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New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
THEY "pROTES1r, TOO MICH

The Socialist Laborites who nominated for
the Presidency a man now serving twenty
fiye-year term in prison for murder did not 90
so as joke. They were bitterly in earnest.
They are, according to the other Socialists
who do not hyphenate their name, the dwind-
ling remnant of the earlier converts TO the
faith in this country the men who have never
read anything but Marx and the early German
authorities and who resent modern tendencies.
Above all, they want to protest against that
wishywashy kind of socialism which Is dom
inant to-day, and which Is capable of mildly ex-
pressing its adherence of organized society by
seriously considering the nomination for the
Presidency of man who has merely Deeh
tried for murder, but escaped conviction.
But to the ordinary man there seems little
practical difference between the two. That
the other Socialists should have debated about
nominating Haywood. and that nearly half or
the delegates to their national convention 1e!t
that nothing short of Haywood would ade-
uuately express their feeling toward organized
government. shows how little real progress the
Socialists who have split off from the old ire
concilables led by De Leon have made toward
common sense. That is the reason why the
ideas of socialism have spread in this country
while the Socialist party stands practically still.
1t invariably nomnates candidates whom only
Socialist, and one of very 1rreconchapie
sort could support at the polls, and that Is
not the way to win votes. So long as the more
numerous section of the party continues TO
employ so nearly the same methods as the IRE
concilable followers Of De Leon and utters It's
protests by naming its Debses and Haywoods
in much the same spirit as that in which the
others nominate their convicted murderers, the
fight against socialism in this country VIII
remain a fight against Ideas instead OF becom-
ing. as in Germany, a fight against party
and socialism will make whatever progress III
does make here in spite Of rather than because
of the orga nized Socialists
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
About People and SocfoI Inciden,

Greene, Miss Hazard and Miss Rss.s
Baltimore. arrived to-day from Baltir,o,.
steam yacht Lasonia. The party went -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King - ns =
to Newport from a visit abroad stlr-
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Brown and ,s,.
New York. are in Newport for a r,a.ss, o''Ts
fore sailing for Europe SaS
The Misses Helen and Kate Br,ce ws
abroad. are expected in Newport q, I,1-1s6 naVs
Miss Julia Berwind viii arrive il, s1"e'dss
to be the guest of her brother. Edu.., LAY o 1.
Miss Whitridge. Snowden A. Fabnssta.'.. Ssrss
ton Adams registered at the Casino :, - ahd ss,
MIR. and Mrs r. L. Beeckrnan. WIZ '-r.-os.
Newport for few days, have taken - 0sss
their summer home. Lands End '-ssios =
Mrs Thomas Janney. Of Baltimore
of her son-in-law and daughter. M hs as
A. Andrews U Ars "a
The William H. Osgood cottage IN
avenue. known as Oak View. has - sacss
Mr. and Mrs James Brown. Of New yo-l, 'sa'sd )
Mrs. Brown have spent the last ,a7, - "a. NJ y
Newport unnsr !,
Mrs T. v. Morrer. OF Phnadelpb,.
Muenchinger King for short visit 80. q.
to Bar Harbor 'eiofe 81,
Mrs Charles III. Baldwin Is satd ..
TO return from Europe during the co-,,... paau,
Miss Iselin arrived from New YorJ- .ss "onc
and is the guest OF Colonel and NJ .'. even,
A Kana ITS Dear,
MISS De Barril returned to Newport mi,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
THE RECORD.

We regret to observe that were right In
our lack of faith in the promises OF sa1e ana
sane" celebration of the Fourth OF July Whch
some cheerful souls were confidently making
few days ago. We feared that in spite OF some
local and temporary manifestations OF human
ity and sense a large degree or the same oid
savagery would prevail And such proved to be
the case A census compiled by The chicago
Tribune" shows that down to yesterday morn
ing 72 persons were dead and 2,136 were seri-
ousIv injured as results Of the celebration. While
the fire loss amounted to S525935 The fact that
instead of being concentrated in one place the
Fourth of July horrors are distributed over the
country makes them none the less dread1ul
The case is greatly aggravated by the consldera-
ton that these casualties were incurred gra-
tuitously and defantly, with the record OF the
past and its warnings in full view, but dello-
erately diSregarded.
OF course our Chicago namesakes census IS
far from complete. Not all the returns are in
A considerable part Of the casualties never will
be reported. A large part of them will be
reported in the next week or two, as cases OF
tetanus develop and terminate fatally, causing
the transfer of perhaps hundreds OF names from
the list of the injured to that Of the dead. We
note that in the analysis of the returns 211 are
reported as injured by toy pistols. large pro
portion of these will probably develop tetanus,
and so VIII many or .ne I.IOO lnJuieu Dy Hfe-
works BOG by firearms, 81 by gunpowder and
60 by torpedoes. Two weeks hence revised re-
turns will show an appalling total.
It REQUIRES large degree of optimism to en-
courage the repetition of exhor- -ations against
this annual slaughter. Year after year they
have been made, but their effect has been so
slight that the latest record is the worst In
nine years Nothing, of course, will be done
about 1t now. Legislatures are not in session,
and besides it Will be said that there is no need
of anything until next Fourth Of July. So the
matter will be neglected until just before that
day and then it will be discovered that 1t is too
late to do anything and reform must go
over until 1910 That is precisely the way in
which the seesawing Las gone on for years. and
there Is danger that it will continue for years
TO come.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07

still a microscopic minority In this country
which years ago would have let venezuela De
spoliated and which now with equal compia-
cencv would LET Venezuela spoiate others with
out protest and which will pOmpously af1ect 10
see in Mr.. Sleeper's temperate note shocking
specimen Of shirt sleeves diplomacy ana IN
Mr. Paul's tumd periods an avatar or serene
and eternal wisdom. Those whose judgment 's
of practical significance will probably be con-
frmed In the opinion which they formed long
ago on grounds of information and calm reason
that the Venezuelan dictator has made himself
and the government of his unhappy country
simply impossible for this country longer TO
deal with IL 1t is at the same time 10 malhtaih
its self respect. Some day, we may hope, there
will be return of reason and decency 10 Car-
acas Until then we have at least the satlsfac-
tion of knowing that the majority or nations
having dealings with Venezuela, including those
of South America itself, cordially share our
views Of the dictatorship.
1t may be fitting to add that with Brazil gen
erously acting our next friend In Venezuela
this is pretty good time not to nag at and pin
prick that great republic The notion, or the
affectation of notion that Brazil, with sea
coast as long as our own on the Atlantic ana
with the greatest internal deep waterway In
the world can Lave no possible use for navy
of moderate size and that when her responsible
statesmen declare that the ships which she Is
building are for her sown use and are not to be
used in a conspiracy against lis they are neces-
sarily telling deliberate untruths, may be edify-
ing to some silly season minds. To persons of
discretion and good manners, to say nothing OF
patriotic Judgment, it must seem most deplora-
ble But the enlightened people Of Brazil un-
derstand the insgnifcance Of such filings at
them and the friendship between the United
States and Brazi, is too intelligently founded to
be thus overthrown.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
THE MINEOLA AT VANCOUVER.
Colonel Thompson's Party Returning from
Trip Around World.

Vancouver. B. c.. July 6.-The steamer MineoIa,
former North Atlantic liner. converted into
luxurious steam yacht by Colonel Thompson, the
owner of rich nickel deposits in Ontario, to take
party of guests a yachting trip around the
world. arrived here yesterday, with Colonel and
Mrs. Thompson, Judge and Mrs. Wallace Nesbitt
Toronto: Miss Hemphil. daughter of Admiral
Hemphil. U. S. N; Miss Ruth Thompson. Mime.
Iijama Frederick Cruger and DIR. Trevithi on
board The party will leave Vancouver to-mOr-
to return eastward by the Canadian Pacific
Railway. The MneoIa left New York in November
and visits made to Porto Rico, Mediterranean
ports Egypt, India. Ceylon, Burmah, Java Manila.
China and Corean and Japanese ports. She will
return New York by way OF Cape Horn.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Commodore and Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry ana tiin
Misses Gerry, who have been abroad TOT aooa'
three months. have arrived In London from f1'
and are booked to sail for this country to-morro".
On reaching New York they will go at once "
Newport to take possession Of their viiia' oea
for the summer Their and dausnter-ih-ia"
Mr. and Mrs Robert l.. Gerry, who were narlieu ~
March last have been in Newport for the iast ie"
weeks.
w storrs Wells and his son-in-law and daughter
Mr. and Mrs Harry T. Peters, who have oeen IN
Paris for month. have arrived In London ahu wiz
sail soon for New YORK Mrs Wells returned ilo'
abroad last week and is now in Newport wnere sne
will be joined by MIR. Wells am MT. anu WIS
within a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter S. Gurnee. who have been
at Tuxedo for the last few weeks, nave ieil 'heio
and gone Bar Harbor for the summer
Mr and Mrs. j. Lsngdon Schroeder are speholhe
the summer IT their cottage at BABYLON Long
Island.
Dr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Kip will go to spring La
N j. on Wednesday of next week
Mr. and Mrs Henry Ladd Corbett who were mar
rfed early last month in St Bartholomew" Chuien I.
have arrived in London after motor trip throusn
Wales and part OF England. Mrs. Coroett was MISS
Gretchen Hoyt daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Reese Hoyt of East 18th street
Mrs A Scott Cameron has gone 10 Ricnr'eiu
Springs, where she will spend the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt are e@
pected back from Europe next week and VIII go az
once to their camp in the Adrondacks
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. who have been
abroad for several weeks. have sailed from London
and are due here this week.
Mr. md Mrs. Frederick c. Havemeyer nave gone
To Newport where they will remain the greater
part of the summer.
Nr and Mrs. William Sloane who are now IN
California expected back the latter part OF TINS
month when they Will go to Lenox to De the guests
of Mr. Sloanes mother, Mrs. John Sloane
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Polk, who are now al
Briarcun N Y. will spend the month OF August
at Bar Harbor.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
BISHOP MAKES PROGRESS.
Indications Point to SIOuC but Ulh.
mate RecOUery.

Cooperstown. n. Y. July 6.-Bishop Potter las
continued to improve to-day, notwithstanding a.
extreme heat. and confidence IN his recovery ron
the present attack is growing. His son. AlOnB
Potter. and his sOn-in-law. Charles Russell. started
for New York tonight. and Mrs. POtters niece
Mrs Robert Mackey. returned yesterday TSs
bulletin issued at $50 O'Clock by his physicians
follows:
Bishop Potter has had a comfortable day. not.
withstanding the very hot weather. and has ssins
slightly in strength The indications point toward
ultimate recovery. but IL will necessarily be very
slow.
The forenoon bulletin issued by Bishop Pottsri
physicians read as follows:
Bishop Potter shows still more Improvement Hs
has passed a very comfortable night Sleeping
naturally and quietly. Respira ton. "a pulse ~.
and quite regular; temperature. 100 He is tazLls
light nourishment freely and his response % tas
medical treatment has been and IS most safisisr
tory.
Mrs. Potter requests US TO say that me repo.
to a contemplated change TO so-Called ChrislsS
or mental science treatment which have been cur
rent during the last few days are absolutely fals
1t is respectfully requested that any further "
marks In that direction be abstaned from
]. z JANVRIN. NJ D
NJ l. BASSETT, u p
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
IN The BERHsHIREs
INV Telag-e,, =

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Lenox' Mass, July 6-SOciety took
nsht1ns hre this morning at the burnin, aug aa
stables owned by Richard C. Dixev 80 |" 4
iansle"ood- MT Rixey and Miss Dixev u..
the village when the stables took fire ana e
mobiles and carriages every one in -. a sas
drove down to TanglewOod and gave as., "da
the saving Of property Golf tennis al -
whist were abandoned for fire fighting yr-
Z. Dana, Miss Eleanor Crosby and Ne. - ..
Alexandra moved the wagons Miss NJ Ass
Emily Bacon and Mrs H HoIlistar Paaso -
In rolling out bales OF hay and GOVERNS - -Ss@
wet blankets; Charles Astor Brfsted rlr 'A
Jaques and John a Hadden. jr.. assisted in s,.I
other property. Manager o. D. seayev w. s''as
in charge Of the fire brigade Of fifteen n,a- =
apparatus. was burned about the face +, So
the blaze. The loss is heavy
Mrs. William D. Sloane gave a dinner = -
Of a dozen covers at Elm Court, which M. =
lowed by the fireworks which were To bsv. :,
sent up Saturday night. but were postnc,sa
cause of the weather. For three hours the an
nation was witnessed by hundreds Of peon,s =
drove to Elm Court to see the display N, =
Mrs. Sloane are entertaining Mrs. Margaret p-.-
ley. G. Beekman Hoppin and ]. Bowers Lee w.
Newbold Morris has Miss Daisy Hollins a. =.
guest at BroOkhurst. and gave a luncheon In =
honor this afternoon.
F. Augustus Schermerhorn who has been ,,.,.-
a stay of fortnight in Lenox his longest vi,i, :
some years, departed to-day for New YORK n,
will start for a cruise on the Free Lance alopr :.
Atlantic coast far as Bar Harbor returning /.
Lenox on August L
William Williams, who has been guest Of v.
and Mrs. Joseph n. Choate. at Naumkeag dsps-.,
to-day for town
In golf foursome to-day William D. Sloane an,
Malcolm D. Sloane defeated J. Bowers Lee and
Beekpan HOppin. up IN eighteen holes.
Peyton Van Rensselaer, has gone to- Garrison
N Y. for a short time
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Platt. OF New Yors
Mrs. Charles Bray and Stacy W Bray OF J,
Louis. arrived to-day at the Hotel AspinvaH
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Harde, who have been s
the Hotel Aspiuwall, departed to-day for tt.
Massachusetts, coast.
Mr.. and Mrs John z. Heaton arrived TO-DAY a
their cottage or the AspinwaII properties
Mrs. II. NJ. Scheffeln Miss Eleanor Crosby u,
and Mrs. J. 4. Pultz. Mrs. ]. Clarence Post ",
and Mrs. ". W. Tompkins. Mr.. and Mrs c. c
Chapman and Mrs. NJ. Z. Scott start to-raorrow II
Bar Harbor and other Maine. coast resortsss
Mr.. and Mrs. George de CersdOT are guests d
the Rev. Arthur Lawrence. IN Stockbridge
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
Chronicle" to justify its error. This clipping

says:
lust before the curtain fell. when there were
hardly more than enough delegates present ~
pack q Pullman car a motion to indorse CoioiSi
BRYAN was carred--and thus the state ol so al m
Carolina was committed to the Peerless ~, IL ~ ~ =
count at Denver, though, as II II were fesn' ~
sentiment of North Carolina
How big are the Pullman cars used I'D Nof'h
Carolina? There were $50 delegates In tne con-
vention The votes taken at the last session oi
the conyention-all the candidates 1or inihoi
state offices being then chosen-showed tna'
about eight hundred delegates were present
The chairman of the convention ruled that no
votes could be cast by proxy. On the iast roii-
cal-that for and against instructions-tne ul'f
sion was 528 ayes and 194 nees-ln ai 1T
1t is absurd therefore, to represent the cohVen-
tion as having dwndled to hanuIui-hoI
enough delegates ito fill a Pullman car
We are not disposed to belttle line news
and Courier's" excuses for its mls1udgmenis'
but. being interested in tabulatng the result
of the elections of delegates to Denver, we ioi
lowed the canvasses in North Carolina anu
South Carolina and we say frankly, III repiy
TO our Charleston contemporary query, iha'
we think we could have predicted the results
with essential accuracy Prejudices for OF
against a candidate ought not to be allowed 10
Interfere with the ascertainmeht OF poilucai
facts We feel sure that most political results
can easily be traced to their causes. They 40
not happen mysteriously and contrarlly, III
defiance Of logic and subject only 10 the Whiil
of the blind god of paradox.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
HUGHES GETS TROUT.
Governor Fine Fly Caster, Says HIS
Adirondack Guide.

Saranac, n. Y, July Ex-Governor Hughes
had a successful day in fly casting for trout at
Big Green Pond to-day. He left Saranac Ipn
early this morning in company with his son,
his private secretary and confidential messen-
ger and journeyed through the Upper Saranac
in guide boats to the portage to Big Green Pond.
The guides made the carry, and Governor
Hughes and his friends began to enjoy them
selves In the midst of some of the finest trout
fishing in the Adirondacks.
The guides prepared Adirondack luncheon
of trout and fapjacks at noon. Governor
Hughes caught several fine speckled trout, and
the other members of the party were equally
successful. Jim" Patterson, Governor Hughes's
guide, says that the Governor is one of the
finest fly casters he has had the pleasure Of
guiding.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
ANOTHER INSTANCE OF EXPLOITING.

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF EAPLOITIAG.
Controller Metz deserves praise for his action
in putting the investigation Of the purchase for
the Police Department of a farm in Queens into
the hands of the Bureau Of Municipal Research,
and in suspending on its report the appraiser in
the Finance Department whose duty it was TO
protect the city in that transaction. There
seems to be DO escape from the conclusion Of
the bureau that this appraiser either entered
into conspiracy TO defraud the city or was
utterly incompetent.
The facts in this case show how the city may
he malfreated when land Is acquired by di-
rect negotiation instead of through condemna-
ton proceedings Il system which is supposed TO
enable the municipality TO make its real estate
purchases privately without attracting the at,
tention Of the poticians-tO go into the market,
in other words, just like any individual buyer
without advertising its intentions. 1t appears
that this appraiser and the Police Department
official acting with him looked only at one piece
of property: that il very soon known that
the city wanted a farm in Queens and for what
purpose: that they had hardly looked at the
farm before certain persons acquired an op-
zion upon it under the name Of a dummy
that for some reason these persons were un-
able to sell the property to Mr.. BXrnes, the ap-
praiser: that the latter entered into certain ne
gotiations with Brooklyn politician who i'm
$4,000 upon the property from the persons
who could not sell it. and that two days later
Ryrnes recommended the purchase OF the prop
erry for the city at 100000. Thus the city did
not buy il from the original owners and did not
acquire il until il had passed through the hands
of two sets of holders. each of whom doubtless
made a profit. Moreover. the ofncial who re
fused TO buy from tie holders who sold for S53
900 bought il Immediately afterward from the
politician for 100000. That price is 375 per.
cent above the transfer price on the same prop
erty four months before and 80 per cent above
the price at which it changed hands two days
bofore the city bought il.
II is 10 guard against jus, such results rs
these that condemnation proceedings are re-
sorted TO and it 10 escape the extortion of
condemnation proceedings that the Controller
advocated the private purchase of land for the
eity whichever method is used the city may
he lnuIcted TO about the same extent. ComInis-
sioners and experts are too generally dominated
h, the idea that. The city exists TO he exploited
by the politicians. 1t is DO wonder that the
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
RUSSIAN CIGARETTES.
From the Philadelphia Record.

from the Philadelphia Record -
A good many men, said prominen' 'sc,Isf
conist the other day, ask about the psrsrrsS
shape of the mOuthpiece OF Russian S.iS.~aer d
The Russians. you know. put hollow 80 whks
fine paSteboard the end Of the clgareeSsss xnds
Is put into the mouth The tobacco es.Iaools scr
this paste0oard cy hinder begins Most PeoFa AT ~
pose the idea Is to enable YOU 70 sm1sSs saS
tobacco to your cigarette. believe the .tsst's oo
tects to be an economical lot. see bus bu. IN, 0nF
the real inwardness of the scheme lt ~ ~ D.
explanation Americans are likely to think hrs
cause they haven't the reason here Wiz Wiz 1hey o.
The fact is the St Petersburg crowd are 10 ~
lot, and their WhiskerS don't do 'N-S ySslr Rs'
average Egyptian Turkish clgarei,te. a, his eaia
adornments. he stops the tooaccv searutsraSs
cigarette inch outside his m0utnl cvllndrSs
And that's the reason OF tie H'ue
mOuthpfAS~
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
FUNERAL OF MURAT HALSTEAD.
Noted Gathering at Cincinnati-0ld Friends
Take Part in Simple Ceremony.

Cincinnati July 6.-Among the paIlbearers at the
funeral of Murat Halstead. the editor and author
to-day were Judge Alexander l.. Huston and Ste
phen Gerard, who attended him at his wedding fifty
one wears ago, the other pallbearers being Henry
Watterson the Louisville editor; Mayor Leopold
Markbreit of Cincinnati. Senator J. Z. Foraker
John ]. Piatt. Captain J. Banks. Edmund Lunken
Thornton NJ. Hinckle. Charles p. Taft, Frank Wi
borg. John /. Warrington and NJ NJ. White. The
simple services the home conducted by
Bishop John NJ. Walden. a boyhood schoolmate of
the dead journalist. Burial in Spring Grove
Cemetery, in this city.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
THOMAS TO BE BURIED AT NEWPORT

Washington. July 6.-The body of Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas who died last Friday night at
Del Monte. Cal, will be taken Newport r l.
for interment. Admiral Thomass widow is from
Newport and he was In charge OF the naval train
ing station there for some years. The widow and
the admirals son. a lieutenant the Kearsarge
Will accompany the body to Newport. The death
OF Rear Admiral Thomas Will result in the promo
ton of Captain J. E Pillsbury chief of ths bureau
of navigation: Captain Adolph Mark chairman OF
the lishthous board. and Captain Raymond r. Rog-
ers. intelligence officer. to be rear admiraIs
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
A DINNER FOR JOHN W. GARRETT

Berlin July 6.-John w Garrett. second see'-
tary Of the American Embassy here. who FeceA-.
was promoted TO the secretaryship OF the -
bassy at Rome. was guest at a farewell oLaIs
given by American. German and diplomatic TIE.
this evening The German government was -,s -.
sented by several high officials Mr. Garrett "
leave here for Rome about July IS.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07

This neicspaper is oiCned and published oU
The Tribune Association, Nelc YORK corpora
fton: office aud principal place OF business 1FtO
uiae Building, No 154 Nassau street, Neio i o'@'
Ogden Mills. president; Nathaniel Iafte' sec
,c,ory and treasurer. The address of the Off
GERS is the Office of This newspaper
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
AMBASSADOR RIDDLE IMPROVING

ST. Petersburg. July 6.-John w. Rdaie =,
American Ambassador here. who is cohVai'.
from a threatened attack Of pneumonia. - -,
able to sit up He will leave the hospital as
as the weather becomes favorable.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
STATE FUNERAL FOR JONAS LIE.

Christiania. July 6.-The Storthing voted to-aN
to accord Jonas Lauritz Edemil Lie. the NOrWegl1'
poet and novelist who died in this city yestsrdN'
a state funeral The body will be buried at FIsT
eriksvaern. where his wife is buried.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07

Colonel Guffey again displayed his resourceIui-
ness as a boss by having himself re-electeo
Democratic national committeeman from PENN
sylvania by delegates who have not yet peen put
on the temporary roll of the national conVeh-
ton. There were contests pending in severai
districts. but Colonel Guffey anticipated the ac-
ton of the convention authorities He cannot
understand why he should not have what ne
wants when he wants 1t, since he furnishes the
funds which make the Pennsylvania Dernocrauc
donkey go.