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New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
RR. T4FT'S FACATTOg.

William Fl. Taft. after a public service OF
twenty one years. becomes to-day private
citizen. He resigns the post of Secretary OF
War to free himself from official cares and re-
sponsibilities while making his canvass for
election to the Presidency. Mr. Taft has richly
earned 4 breathing spell and the comparative
rest which he will enjoy in the next eight
months will fortify him for the exhaustipg
duties which he will be called on TO perform
after March e. 1909
Mr.. Taft quits public office with record of
exceptionally varied and useful achievement
He has been Judge both on the Ohio bench
and on the federal bench, and was for time
one of the leading officers i'm the federal De-
partnent of Justice. He has been pioneer in
adjusting the relations of this county to its
dependencies. He introduced stable govern
ment in the Philippines and helped TO bring
order out of confusion in the Isthmian Canal
Zone He restored tranquility in Cuba and has
acted in many difficult situations as nege-
tiator and pacificator. His experience in Presi-
dent RoeseveIt's Cabinet has extended far be-
yond the mere administration of the army. He
has been inirusted with many tasks. and in
none Of them has he failed 10 comprehend the
situation or TO master all its difficulties. In the
prime of life, instructed in all the details of
federal administration and in touch with all
the policies domestic and foreign. *hich the
nation is now so successfully pursuing, Mr.
Taft does not have to ask the voters 10 take
on trust his qualifications for the Chief Magis-
tracy. He has proved his fitness by the most
exacting tests and he can now confidently rest
from his official labors while the country makes
its choice between him and his opponent, be-
tween the progressive and capable party which
he leads and the divided and incapable Democ-
racy Bv decisive vote next November the
nation will call Mr. Taft back to its service
Meanwhile. it wishes him pleasant and cheer
full vacation.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
THE J9TH STREET CASE.

| With due respect for Judge Iacombes as
! surances TO the contrary. those who use the
crosstown streetcars affected by his decision
are fearing that it will result in very serious
Inconvenience. In granting the receivers of
the New York City and Metropolitan Street
Railway companies permission to cancel the
seth street lines leases and TO turn the prop
erty back TO its owners, the Courts decision on
the face of it, puts at least temporary end
I TO service over Manhattan's most heavily pa
/ tronized croSstown line. The Central Park
North & East River Railroad. which is the
original holder of the 59th street franchise
owns no rolling stock power equipment, and
the cancellation Of its leases therefore leaves
it empty handed. mere paper corporation. 1T
is highly improbable that the stockholders will
permit their valuable franchise to lapse through
complete cessation of service: they will run
at least car or two daily until equipment can
he bought or leased on reasonable terms or the
franchise sold advantageously Y. But multitude
of persons are assurediy anxious to know how
long they must wait for the restoration of a6e
auate service. Judge Lacombe does not answer
this question. He authorizes the receivers Ito
make contracts with the company for tenn
''porary operation, or for the rental Of cars and
'-noHer provided such contracts do not expose
1.-THE receivers TO loss" But it is one thing to
allow the Metropolitan receivers 10 lease ont
and still another to coax the J9tb street
many TO seek such leases. The future OF the
service is therefore darkened by various con
tingencies.
The opinion that interrupted service will not
work any material hardship 10 crosstown
travellers is far from obvious. Judge I.aeenbe
reasons that passengers can be carried for a
single fare from the 59th street region 10y
other lines But will not the resident Of York
Vile iourneying Ia any point west of lower
central Iirk think an extra mile ma
;eriai hardship? VIII not the concertgoers
from the upper East Side lnG tie trip to Car
negie Hall via 42d street and Seventh avenue
cisa greeable stormy night: VIII there not
be many resultant trials and tribulations Of
kindred character: Doubtless hearts Will not be
i,yeken er school children starved resul
of the order; but people coming 10 think
that this is not powerful eytenuating crcun-
stance The stockholders Of the Central Park,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
ROTH RIGHT.

Sornethin like a deadlock seems to be devel-
oping again in the long campaign for the re
demption of the Passaic River from pollution
with sewage. and as usual it arises over a diff
ference of opinion or policy between the cities
of Newark and Paterson. We should hesitate to
say how many times hitherto those two antag-
onists have been at ioggerh9ads over this mat
fer Sometimes enc has been right and the
other wrong Sometimes both have been wrong.
in different ways At the present time, strange
TO saw. both seem TO be right largely so,
though in different ways.
Newark. together with Passaic and other COM
munities along the river. wants great trunk
sewer to be constructed. which shall receive the
sewage of all the communities in the lower Pas
sale Valley and bear il to tidewater. That seems
to no an economical and effective plan Pater-
son on its part. insists that instead of pouring
the crude sewage into the waters of New York
Harbor there shall be filtering or other purify
ing plants established on the meadows, which
shall remove from the sewage the solids and OF
fensive ingredients. and let only the conpara
tively clear water flow into the kills and bay.
That too. seems TO be a commendable plan
Rut there is no essential incompatiblity be-
t,,,een the two. On the contrary. the com
plements the other. and the two are we'll caicu
lated TO be combined into 4 single complete and
efficient system. The great sewer is necessary
TO keep the sewage out of the river and to col-
vey it TO central point for treatment, and the
establishment Of purifying works would not IN
the least interfere with the efficacy of the sewer
ss drain Really the proper course would
seem to be for Paterson and Newark to stop
hacglipg over the points on which they differ
or over which they think they differ. and to get
together on the ground on which they are
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
A SOUTHERN SEER

The Charleston News and Courier seems to
he unlucky in interpreting political sentiment.
A coupe of months ago and up TO the last
available minute it maintained that the South
Carolina Democratic convention would never
.rstruct for Bryan. The convention instructed
for Bryan however. without even a peep of
opposition. On Monday THE News and Cou-
rier' assured its readers that the North Carolina
convention would not give Bryan instructions.
1t published first page headlines: North
Carolina Anti Bryan: Not Much Likelihood Of
IAN Instructed Delegation The same day the
convention at Charlotte passed resolutions of
instruction by vote of 523 to 1914.
IT is always dangerous TO prophesy unless
you know, and The News and Courier is cv-
IDENTITY short on intimate knowledge OF political
conditions in the two Carolinas.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
TH4W'S INSANITY.
full vacation

1t may he the law that Thaw is entitled to
have the question of his sanity passed upon by a
iury-that is the issue before Justice Mills in the
present action for his release-but though lie
may be able TO take advantage Of technicality,
his rights kave been amply protected and his
sanity has received sufficient consideration in
the trials and hearings that have taken place
already 1t is true that no jury has passed spe
cifically and solely upon his sanity at the pres
ent time. but the jury before which he was tried
for murder distinctly passed upon his sanity
and rendered verdict that he insane, not
upon evidence that went to show a temporary
arrangement. but upon evidence proving con-
genital predisposition and repeated attacks of
insanity over long period and oil testimony
which showed that he neurably afflicted
The verdict of that jury as TO Thaws sanity
was as nearly final as any verdict can be- though
it may not fiji all the technical requirements of
the law.
Besides the jury. two justices of the Supreme
Court have considered his sanity and have pro-
nounced him insane. Justice Morschauser. at
the recent hearing in Poughkeepsie. decided that
Thaw still dangerous 1unatic. and Justice
Dowling. before whom the second trial occurred.
i'm declining to modify his order placing Thaw in
Matteawan. writes his opinion that this man is
Il dangerously insane person. Confined in the
hospital for the criminal insane. he is under the
observation of impartial physicians. and if the
conclusion Of the best experts that he is incur
able proves uniustified he will receive his liberty
upon evidence of restored mental health. If his
sanity has TO be passed upon again. it will be
under one of those technicalities which breed i'm.
patience of the law.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
1LDRICH MUSEUM OPEN.
Manu Vel kRozcn Persons attend
Portsmouth (N. III. J Exercises.

Portsmouth. y. H, Jun e 50-A large gathering OF
we'll known persons. representatives of many walks
of life came this city to-day to honor the mem
ory of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the poet. by assist
ing in the exercises held in connection with the
as museum. Those present for the occasion in
who had formed themselves into the Thomas Bailey
the matter of remodellng the house where the poet
passed his boyhood. and where he wrote The
Story Of a Bad Boy ard other pieces which have
made his name known throughout the country
The exercises preceding the dedication were held
in Music Hall. which packed with visitors from
New York Philsdelpha. Baltimore, Boston and
other places in New England and the East where
the poet had formed personal friendships or had
commanded respect ny his works
Mavor Wallace Hackett of Portsmouth. presi-
dent Of the Thomas Bailey AGrich Memorial Asso-
citation presided over the exercises. which had
bee11 arranged under the direction Of Major Talbot
Aldyich, son of the poet.
Pro,ninent among those who took part in the
ltera.v exercises were Governor Curtis Guild. ir
Of Massachusetts, Hamilton Wright Mabie Rich
ard watson Glider and Samuel l.. Clemens. Mark
Twain of New York and Thomas Nelson Page
of Was hington fellow authors and friends of Mr.
Aldrich THE Singing Heart original poem
dedicated. TO the memory of Mr.. Aldrich, de-
ivered Iy its author, Robert Bridges Of New
York.
The house which sheltered the poet during his
boyhood had been restored to it's former condition
in every respect that the memory Of those who
knew the place at the time could recollect
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
Abo11f People and Social Incidents.

MIRA William II Taft is the guest or Miss RoeAkers
daughter of William o. Rocker. At Hawxhursc
Mrs Edward J. Bsrvrnd and her mother, MA
Torrey. have returned from a New York vtstt-
W s. X wefn1ore has arrived for the summer.
Mr and Mrs. Hamter Fish Webster have sona
TO New York accompanied by Mrs. Griffith. who
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs sidney
Webster at Pencrag-
Mr. and Mrs C. Oliver .Iselin. who are at TIA
present time at New Rochelle are expected later
for a visit
BENJAMIN p YoaLrun. Of Philadelphia wno fcr
the last two seasons has occupied Villas ners -
reported as looking for Newport summer honne-
Mr. ard Mrs. Sidney c. Love will arrive for US
summer Tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs Craig Eddie of Philadeiphia hays
arrived for the
MIS- Cornelius Vanderbilt has returned 70 Ns4
York
Mrs Barger WsIlach fresh from her lawn tennis
victories at PhfIa dephia arrived here TO night fes
the season.
Mopson Morris is the g.1est OF Mrs. Alfred cas
Vanderbilt.
Mrs o. NJ Hutton and Miss Hutton reeurnea
from Baltimore tonight -
The steam yacht AphrodEte. Colonei civer y.
Psyne and the auxiliary intrepid. Lloyd Pnenf1s
sailed for New York to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
PRoPHETS WETROET HONOR

Once upen n time an editor proud of MS M
agnativeness published q souvenir anhiyer-
sary number. newspaper dated n hhhafeh
years hence ahd filled with the eonieetured nap
penings of that far-ef day. Those who recall rne
contents of that. extra" which has been lest
for many wears in the yeilewing flies OF journal
istic libraries can scareel!7 have failed TO pon-
der over the fraiIty of prophets rs they read
Yesterday 3 news The imaginative editor in the
eos excited iBcreduiity with reports about sky
scrapers fifty stories hyi- With more than sew
enty-fve years yet to eapse before the day Of
the extra rolls AROUND New Yerk City has
ono building virtually fifty stories high and one
projected which will thrust sixty-two stories 9es
feet into the air. The imaginative editor Wrote
about airship regattas ane, an aereplaHe Sub
urban service Yesterdays papers told of one
airship sailing frem Switzerland to Italy over
the Alps. while Count Zeppelin drove anethef
over Lake Constance for six and tfree-quarter
hours At au average speed of thirty four and
one-half miles an heur-sometimes ag;lst still
wind. The imaginative editor thought he was
going to the limit when he inserted an item
about .,0a-pound watermelons hut he never even
dreamed that in The first decade of the twen-
tieth century the invention of new vegetables
would become so easy and colnlnen that only
ten lines at the hettem of a page would be gwen
10 dispatch about plant which hears eoth
toma foes and potatoes. The imaginative editor
casually told of a man having his heart removed
and shipped 10 Germany for repairs an artificial
rented organ Keeping up his circulation while
his own was abroad. The men of the Sos
laughed at the yarn: to-day might wonder
seriously how many years the world must wait
fos. this triumph of surgery. he stomaeh mas
already been removed. and four ounces Of brains
scooped eslt what, then is fancy?
As the world moves on. the futiity of proph-
eyyfng becomes ever more apparent Forecasts
are rarely anything mere than mere exagsera-
tiens of the actual. and their probability is
measured by the attanments Of the passing
hour The influence of revolutionary discover
ie and new social tendencies cannot be reck-
oned with because these latter cannot be sur
missed Our imaginative editor, III his widest
flights never limited at radium. wireless teiets-
raDflv or the now commonplace wonders OF bac-
teriology He spoke of poor people being cared
for In unusually perfect ways; and yet. twenty
wears afterward sober thinkers are saying that
there will be no poor two generations hence!
The man who pictures the future by distortlng
the present in the curved mirror of lis fInagina-
fjou will soon b. hOoted out of the comic papers
by public which sees the real world outdo his
gonderands every day. prophet of fifty story
buildings is rightly withoI; honor among his
own countrymen when they can take an elevator
TO the sixty-second floor to see the sun set III
Ohio
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
PROTEST AGAINST STREET NOISES.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: We have subscribed ror-or bousht-The
Tribune for many years That Is my excuse for
writing 10 81. l have in vain appealed TO the
Public Service, who say that the so on
their tortuing way till the last of September
This noise Eighth avenue Is something
srxeakable. day and night. The shattered. broken
and fiat wheeled against the law
Several, every moment, crashing. screa ming.
dral,eing broken chains and members after them
II is almost Impossible to be borne with open win
dovs and the depth of Fat Is such that II allows
all to he heard in the small close the
back
We are obliged remain just where are
for the first time in many years, being unable to
leave the, CITY at ALL my mother the widow Of
and daughter of oficers) is eighty-seven and not
sufficiently. trying being in proper condition.
the streets means crash OF elevated. rattling OF
carts hoot of autos. putting of bicycles and
street noises of a hundred kinds besides No
wonder the insane hospitals are "overcrowded" >!
Iron girders pass day after day, clanking and
clattering ur bound sometimes several times a day.
and this aecs in. is contrary to law.
One cannot reach stop them from the upper
stories No policeman is set TO watch and report
the iawIess. nuisances. AS poor. tortured and
henless atouu in the great swirl of things. I write
to YOU as a capable and living force of protection.
So many itavalids and nervous people along this
avenue nusu suffer in the same fashion. and they
fail to protest having hope of Justice or
law. r. NJ BENHAM
New York .-Iune g, E0S.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

by his demeanor and utterances 10 escape most
of the ridieTle which another might have SUI
fered. but the affair should not be quickly for-
gotten. hfoissan did indeed. perform the al
most miraculous task of inducing carDor 10
crystalline. but his Diamonds were too snali
to have q market value He obtained Il little
light on natures mode of producing such
stones. but satisfied himself that Imitation OF
it could not be made the basis of o new lndlls-
Try. InasnlIlih as Sir julius WeTniier did not
discover this truth in time 10 save himself from
an outrageous imposition, his experience de-
serves wide publicity. The man who was pest
fitted by technical skill aud special study TO
form an opinion the subject having decided
that there is no money TO be made in the manu-
faeture Of real diamonds. any one else WHO
promises to eutde him may we'll be left TO ms
6evieeS.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
IBv Telegraph TO The Tribune.

BY Telegraph TO the tribune
Newport, r L. June 30-Mrs Reginald c. VAN
derbt and other Newport residents will
again take a prominent part in the lawn fete OF
St. Mary's Church. Portsmouth, which is to be
held July at Oakland Farm, the home OF Alfred
G. Vanderbilt. Mr.. Vanderbilt has cabled orders
for the whole farm be turned over to the church
members and elaborate planss are being MADE for
the fete Mrs Reginald c. Vanderbilt is to pre-
side over the tables
Iispenard Stewart has planned large dinner
for Wednesday evening White Lodge in honor
of James j. Van Allen
Elisha Dyer has returned from brief stay in
New York.
Frederick Fl. Allen, who has been visiting in the
cottage colony has returned his home in New
York
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Bristow of New York, have
arrived at the Baldwin Cottage for the summer
Colonel Walter Howe, L. s. A, Mr. and Mrs.
Walker Smith and Henry +. Sedgwick registered
at the Casino.
Mrs H. Mortimer Brooks has returned from
Europe and Joined Mr.. Brooks here.
Peter GoeIet Gerry is at Seaverge, his father :
estate.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Beeckman are expected on
Thursday for the remainder of the summer.
Miss Helen Taft. daughter of Secretary and
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
In The sERKSHIRES.
fBv rsgegrapl1 TO The tribune !

rEv telegraph The Tribune p
vanox Mass June S0-Nrs- Joseph W 6uroet
issned a call to-day for the annual meeting OF tna
aDox Association to held IN curtis Hotel on
Thursday morning. This society mas enarse on 'ns
village improvements. Its officers are is i''
den1s and villa owners So.
Mrs Frederick Bull gave picnic TO-DAY At -
- Glen In Richmond for her daughter. MISS
E-.ss-,cs Bu,I The guests inclJuled the cnldreo
Of the villa owners e.,.-...
Mrs Frank K. Sturgis has returned tV OlpsA
Grange from the AdrondaHks
Miss CIemenlne Furniss opeheH hoSs'oiN"' ~
country place for the season to-day
Ioseph H. Choate viii be one OF the speaAerS "a
the Old Home week celebration IN NeW Hqi1'olo ~
Mr. and Mrs Cloate. with Mrs WI iani D'deeH
and Miss Draper departed to-day for : 2" fors-
NJ, Alexander sedgvick. who has been IN New
VII bscause of the illness of Mr. Setgwlck- mas
returned to Stockbridge. ~,
Mr. sedgwict is at the Prssbyterlah Hespi'sI'
IL, iii ~ br,,,rbt to Stoekbridge very shortly.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Astor STlsted, VINO are 40
lakeside after visiting Mr.. and Mrs George =
Maxwell at Oyster Bay, are To entertain a AouS'
party the Fourth
NJ AIhert stickriey. of New York, is a guest OF
Dr and Mrs Charles McBurney. in Stockbrldse.
Mrs. F w bennett, II. Brokaw. T. Siosns and
Mr. and Mrs c. Day, of New York, are at Heaton
Hall. in Stockbrldse -
Mrs charles s Dana arrived here Tonight
Mrs Thomas Shields CIarkes guests at Iuncneon
d.,- at Fern Brooke were Nj. and Mrs s. Parks
man shaw Mr. and Mrs Frederic b Delaaslos
walter NettIeton Mrs. Lindsay Fairfax ana MI
and Mrs H. HOLSTER Pease
Mrs Frank X Sturgis is TO give a fete rer ms
ch iI5ren of TRINITY Church Parish on Saturday ar
ter,,oon The grounds at the reetory VIII Dc useo
and the entertainment will be in the parish build
ing , ~
MARSHALL r. Ke-nochan and Mss Marion Bur
hank have charge of the Fourth OF July TENNIS
to,,rna,nAnt al the Country Club of P1ttsheld-
A A. S.ra-Ie. of Chicago. has oHefeu shVsF
golf trophy for a handicap contest
Mrs Jolrn & Barnesfs garden party ana song re-
ct.1 tor,orrog afternoon will be the event OF ths
c.eorpe Pollock. of New York, is a guest or ars
o,I Mrs William Pollock at Holmesaale
Ground has beer broken for the new viHa Tor
Mr. and Mrs William B o. Field on Hlsha"h
Farm, William d. SSloane's large estate
General and Mrs Alexander Webb. who are with
Mr. and Mrs John T. \ Iexandre, Will return to
New York tomorrow
Mrs lanes Bryce wife of the British AHlhss.
sat,or denarted this afternoon for New York
Mr. and Mrs II. L. De Forrest and Mr. ana Mrs,
William X. Morris arrived at the Hotel AspnWa4
tonight.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FrsErsG FOR THE CONSERVATIVES.

Mr. Rrvsn seems TO he conscious of the same
weakness in himself which some of the sanest
observers in the Democratic party perceive in
him In casting about for a Cleveland Demo
crat some man like Judge Gray, of Delaware,
as q running mate. he is evidently trying to
make I'D for his own defects. He has come to
eee that in a great part Of the country the
name of Bryan is not one TO conjure with. and
thinks that the ticket will be less OF q bogie
81 ~ carries upon il one name, of the safe and
sane variety.
So zoe the latest dispatches from Denver
seem to indicate that the platform may not
after all, be such a radical document as might
be expected from a convention entirely under
Mr.. Bryanis control. A fight" is expected in
the committee on resolutions. and compromises
are predicted which may make the declaration
of the party principles 8 coloriess and meaning
less document Mr.. Bryan may be beaten by
the delegates who are under his thumb, and
NAV have gracefully TO yield his personal con-
victions to men who do not know their souls
are their own There may seem TO be tactical
advantage in this, If the candidate and his
friends are impressed with the indications that
the present mood of the public is favorable TO
moderation. The party may be put upon
platform that falls far short Of Bryanism, and
Mr. Bryan. whose political convictions are
remarkably adjustable will find no difficulty in
feel that the candidate himself Will supply all
the radicsIism that is necessary. With him
upon The ticket there will, at any rate, be no
danger of the party's being called reaction
ary7 The platform and the Vice Presidential
nominee will be complementary TO the candi-
date 1hose who want moderation may find
Il in the platform. Those who seek ultra
servatism may take what comfort they can
from fl.a conservative tail to the ticket. Mr..
Gompers may be disappointed. but he and the
rest OF the radicals may say: Bryan was
-beafen in the resolutions committee but he is
with us.
The whole problem before The Democratic
convention is 10 hold together in support of
its nominees all shades Of party opinion froE
conservative 10 radical II was this problem
which led 20 the suggestion during the last
few months Of various other candidates WHO
In the opinion of their proponents would alien
ate fewer of those who call themselves Demo
erats than the peerless leader, but the failure
Of every suggestion to commend itself 20 more
than small minority Of the party shovel
how inrracficsbIe the ideal of uniting AL
ehsdes of opinion seemed TO be. No man
could be found whom si1 sorts and conditions