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New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
THE COST OF POLITICS.

The Commissioners OF Accounts In their re-
port regarding the administration of the Bor-
ough of The Bronx have made public announcer
useful study Of the actual operations OF CITY
government. Theirs is research work OF the
highest value and the reading OF such reports
as this regarding President Haffen's admlnlsua-
ton and the earlier one regarding PRESIDENT
Ahearns should teach the people how much
politics has to do with making CITY aoinihis
tration costly and inefficient.
In The Bronx the commissioners found the
whole administration conducted with chief re-
gard to benefit Of political machine Con-
tractors presumably In friendly relations WIN
the machine were not held up to the terms OF
their contract, and where their contracts were
rescinded for violation bidders notor1ously rep
resenting the defaulting contractors were al
lowed TO receive them. Public money was spent
TO improve little used streets where pollt1clans
were interested in property on them. waste Oh
time amounting to 80 per cent by the laborers
employed by the city is reported The appoint
ment Of politicians incompetent to perform such
highly technical duties as architect and engineer
shows how far politics was permitted to de-
moralize the service Of the borough. Parks were
purchased apparently with the motive of bene-
fitting politicians interested in adjacent real es-
tate, and the contract for the courthouse was
drawn in favor of q district leader with granite
| for sale This In outline is the picture which
the commissioners paint of conditions In The
Bronx.
The waste on payroll disbursements is placed
| at 80 per cent, and while the commissioners DO
not attempt to estimate the cost of favoritism
to contractors, of conducting public improve
ments for the benefit OF politicians interested In
real estate, of trusting important technical work
to political bosses and of the other eccentrlclteS
of borough administration, it is not unlikely that
the ratio of waste would hold good throughout.
| The situation in The Bronx may be accepted as
| typical, and long as the people acquiesce in
the idea that municipal government exists to
be exploited by political machine they will
have TO pay for 1t at The Bronx rate.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
IN THE BERKSHIRES.

IBy Telegraph The Tribune
I.enox Mass June 21.-Motoring has been the
thing to-day Unbroken cool and clear weather
continues and the roads at their best
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin gave dinner this
evening at their cottage
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French have issued
invitations for afternoon reception tomorrow at
Chesterwood, from to o'clock. in honor OF their
guests Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bush. OF New York.
Mrs William Armstrong is in New London
where she has been called by the Illness of her
sister Miss Charlotte Stillman who has typhoid
fever.
Miss Heloise Meyer has gone to Boston, where
she is to be guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o.
Bemis.
Captain John S. Barnes. with his James. will
start tomorrow for n driving trip TO Cold Brook
n H. TO visit Mr.. and Mrs S. Warren SturgIs
James Barnes will walk back. distance of sixty
miles.
Miss Charlotte Barnes will go tomorrow New
York where she will visit Miss Louise Swan. Later
she will be a house guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Hammond of Mount Kisco.
Mrs Charles Carroll Jackson entertained at
luncheon to-day for her guest Miss Thompson, OF
New York
Mrs. Robert Winthrop has Mrs. j. ID. Woods OF
Boston her guest at Ethelwynd.
Mrs John Spencer Camp and party from Hart
ford, arrived at the Hotel Aspinwall to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-A great demonstration was made
ev woman suffragists in London, about nNe
hundred thousand persons attending a Hl9etL7 9t,4
an fIvde Park; about thirty persons We're s!lgh1-
" injured in disorders around the platforms
According to advices received in Paris:
-he French Senators and Deputies VINO voted
for +he senaretion bill have been excomnuni-
Gated The powers have agreed TO send
warship 10 Tangier TO protect the llNeS aiiC
~ rIague have occurred at Port Of Spain.
though the authorities are hopeful that the dls-
ease will speedily be checked :" Nineteen
persons were sentenced TO deafh by courts
martial in various parts of Russia.
DOMESTIC.-The President and Mrs Roose-
welt attended church services at Oyster Bay; IL
e. designed that the Executive shall have a real
vacation, and only the most important matters
will be submitted TO him. - Secretary laft
left Cincinnati for this city on his way 10 Ngm Io
Haven - No progress was made toward the
selection of a chairman Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee; Secretary Root advised Sec
rotary Taft TO defer a decision IN IIle AnaI'eI
for a time Henry W. Taft, Secretary
Taft's brother said in Milwaukee that the nomi-
nation of James s Sherman Tor Nice-Presluent
united all factions IL New York and made the
state safely Republican. - Frank P kellogg
Republican Nationa- Committeeman from Min
nesota discussed the eanti-injuncIion plank of the
national platform in interview at Cincinnati
- ". J. Bryan gave out statement at LIN
coin criticislg the anti-injunction plank in the
Republican national platform - Inc lhdlca-
4Bons at Atlanta were that an uninstTucted dele
cation will be sent TO Denver by the Democratic
State Convention on Tuesday. - a terrific
rain, hail and wind storm, cutting swath for
ty-flve miles wide, from Cassville TO LynxVlller
Wis, feed two large Chautauqua tents at
Prairie du Chen. burying fifteen hundred per
sons many of whom were painfully injured
CITY.-An importer who lived at New Ro-
chelle killed in collision between two
automobiles. Of which was owned by e l.
('Boots'l Durnell - The report of the Com
mfssioners of Accounts on the administration of
Borough President Haffen was submitted TO the
Mayor - Six persons were hurt in a run
away accident in Central Park. = Theodore
Morrison, of the Connecticut National Guard.
was sent home after being shot by a sentry, ne
said. - President Hadley preached the bac-
calaureate sermon at Yale. == The Rev. DR..
Macarthur criticised Bishop Potter and Arch
bishop Farley - a Settlement worker said
that the small merchants the East Side had
IS bear the principal burden Of supporting the
families of unemployed. - a Williamsburg
sexton. while In a rage. shot his wife and then
tried TO kill himself. -= II announced
that a school for salesmen would be opened by
the Board Of Education this fall - Frederic
Thompson purchased play from Winchell
Smith, which he viii produce here next season.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest, s. degrees; lowest, 20.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Evidently the professional element in Wall
Street had accumulated considerable stock in
expectation OF good demand after the result
Of the convention at Chicago was announced.
for the preceding days Of dulness were marked
by a firm undertone, and at the opening Fri
day morning there brief period OF aggres-
sive manipulation to establish attractive
level upon which to unload. But the public con-
tinued Indifferent. and efforts to realize dis
closed power of absorption. Those who
forced their holdings the market found each
sale fractionaliy lower and the disapr ointment
was so keen that liquidation in the active stocks
brought net losses OF several points. Business
was so narrow. however that the average OF the
sixty railway shares changed little for the week.
The small nat aAclinA Ka& pa mona ahAn .pa1Eht
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
[By Telegraph to The Tribun.

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newport. r. l., June N.-The warm wave to-
day brought out large gatherings at the Casino.
Bailey's Beach and the Newport Golf Club. The
new regstrants at the Casino to-day included
Roger X. Wetmore. Goodwin Hobbs Seymour
Johnson. William Post. Kenneth p Budd. Egerton
l. Winthrop and C. C. Cuyler
William Post of New York. is the guest of his
sister. Mrs. ]. Laurens Van Allen.
Kenneth p Budd. who has been the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Gerry. went to New York this
afternoon.
Roderick Terry. jr has arrived and Joined his
parents at Lidengale. He has his guest c. c.
Cuyler. of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. knight. jr.. entestaincd
1T luncheon this afternoon.
Edward D.. J. Bcrwind arrived here to-day and
joined Mrs. Berwiad for the season.
Mr- and Mrs. Robert l. Gerry left here for New
YORK this afternoon on the steam yacht Electra.
Mr and Mrs. Henry S. Redmond arrived here on
thelr steam yacht Diana to-day. They entertained
at luncheon aboard the boat this afternoon.
Colonel Oliver II. Payne has arrived here for the
season.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

"that the other construction would anect tne
"wellbeing Of thousands OF tenement dwellers
The nub Of this is not the sympathy expressed
for the poor 1t is the determination to read the
law as it is meant, regardless Of consequences.
The Justice does not find the rights OF property
owners so holy that they must be shielded even
oy reading strange meanings into plain laws.
Had the tenement house act been worded SO
loosely that the petitioners Interpretation would
have been reasonable, the courts opinion might
have been quite different, and then we should
have heard once about a venal judiciary
and the solemn puppets Of the predatory rlch'
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
COERTS AND THE PEOPLE.

Tenement dwellers have good reason to thank
the Supreme Court for its wholesome progress
sive untechnical Interpretation of the law relat-
ing TO floor areas in the tenement house act.
The decision just handed down in response TO
landlords petition comes timely disproof OF
the agitators cry about the subservience of
American courts TO vested interests. The petl-
tioner sought writ Of mandamus compelling the
Tenement House Commissioner to approve pro
posed alterations in house in 10Th street which
would reduce the floor area Of large number Of
bedrooms 10 ffty-six square feet each. To answer
the objection that the law plainly requires
minimum floor area OF seventy square feet, the pc
titioner argued that this provision applied "logi-
,allv" only 20 buildings erected after the passage
Of the Hew tenement house act. He further
tended that its application to older structures
would injuriouS.y affect millions of dollars worth
of properly Nevertheless his plea WAS denied,
primarily the ground that il ran counte: 10
1be Ilaiu intent of the law.
one sentence in Justice Gerard's decision il II
special interest al this hour. Speaking of the al
legeC disaster TO property owners which his in
terpretation of the law would work, the justice
said: In constituting this act no attention can be
paid to such contingencies, but it might be noted
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

Eve and seventy, more than 10 per cent between
seventy and seventy-five. and only 1.3 per cent
between seventy-fve and eighty. But 1t prob
ably will not be long before the age at which
pensions are granted is reduced, and tnen the
burden to the taxpayers will be greatly in
creased. without any compensation In increase
of productive life.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

In Germany this year the hot weather has
come with rush that has swept the newspaper
correspondents into nervous and moral prostra-
ton. A recent cable dispatch states that Brazil
has placed orders in England for thirty
ships, four Dreadnoughts and twentysix cruis-
ers torpedo boats etc. For heavens sake, don't
let Mr.. Hobson this He might believe it,
and then what would happen?
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
Ntm71prk naiIp Gribm.re
MONDAY. JUNE %, 1908.

This newspaper Is o,oned and published oy
7be Tribune Association Netc York corpora
,.o, on1oe and principal place Of business Trio-
ure Building, No. 154 Nassau street. Ne'o o'N'
oodeu Mills. president; Nathaniel Tutfte' sec
retarp and treasurer The address OF the oE'-
GERS is the Office of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

Tho New York City street railways had four
hundred more accidents and injured six hun
dred more persons in May than IN April. Is
this the result of reducing the number OF cars
and aboishing transfers? If SO. the receivers
are cordially invited to convert the traction
companies into charitable institutions and in
vest all earnings in hospitals and ambulances.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

Governor Hughes would be little more than
human IL the songs of dersion sung by some of
the returning New York delegates did not in
cline him to take denomination just to prove
again to the persons in my station in public
life' how little they signify.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
MRS. EDDY ENTERTAINS.

Paris, June 21.-NIrs. Hershey Eddy gave a re-
ception this afternoon at her chateau at Andresy.
where a fine organ has been installed. Professor
Felix Alexandra Guilmant the French Organist.
played Many prominent members of American
and French society present
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
GUESTS AT MISS REID,S WEDDING

Paris June 21-Henry White. the American Am
bassador and Mrs. White left here to-day fol
London to attend the wedding of Miss Jean REID
on TUESDAY
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

The mitiamen engaged in the defence of New
York learning not merely the duties but also
the perils of such pursuit. over the accident
which occurred at Fort WadswOrth on Thurs
day nght-apparentiy a nareback-there will be
&be bssrtiszt regret. We hQRs II NiA have the
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

On retreating Mr.. Bryan is somewhat of an
expert He has a magnificent record of mastery
retirements- -bimetallism. anti-imperialsm, the
government ownership of railroads
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

Mr.. Gompers and Mr.. Bryan both being dis
satisfied with the Republican platform. the ma
jority of the people will feel sure that 1t must
be a good one.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

The indictments in the Ice Trust cases were
obtained by means of new ruling on the law
But isn't it the business of efficient prose
cutor to find the law we'll the evidence?
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

compensation Of serving - e
soldiers who may be assignee u '
vice.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
AmuscmentS.

AazoR-e.ao-Psid Full
8IANTYS-2Ies:1S--Carni
(TRcIE@S:lS-Ths Merry-5o-R Round
CxONEY IsIlAND-Luns Park. Roefockt eteepiecnsse'
prearnlsnG.
nArrSS1s-5ire.
FlIEN MUSEE-The World in Wal
n AZ Wftching Hour
yxNNERSTFIN'S-2- -2-S 1s-Naudevfle
EFEAI.D SQJTAREs:15-Three Twins
TAPT9TN T1p PARIS-S15-Follies Of 1908
ENTCKFRBocKER-S :I5-The Yankee Prince
LYRICS 2o-The Wolf. - 90, ~,
GaS-SoN SQUARE ROOF GARDEN-sE-H
NEW ANSTERDAM-S:15-The Merry NlooN
NEW YCRK-s: :se-Mary's Lamb.
SkyOY-s. .aa-The Servant IN the House
WarraCFtS-s: :IS-The Cay Musician.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
MODERN EPICUREANIsM..

A hundred years ago people all over the CIVILIZED
world were suddenly accorded great degree Of
liberty to follow their own pleasure and consult
their own interests Conservative men thought
that this would result in the destruction Of society
In point of fact, il resulted in its Improvement
The modern rational egOlsJ goes far TO claim
that the Intelligent pursuit Of the higher kinds ~
happiness by each Individual man not only gives
the best results for him as individual but the
best results for the community OF which he IS
member; or, In other words, that rational selfish
ness and rational Unselfishness tend to coincide.
This view of life is widely helC-nlOre widely az
the present day than ever before let as phi
IOsOphy of conduct it has certain faults which
NAV wreck the individual. and must certainly
wreck the nation that adopts it.
To begin with. It is not true that rational self
ishness and rational unselfShness always tend 70
coincide 1t is not true that the sefshness Of the
the nation. To certain point II may; beyond that
point it emphaticaIly does not II is sufficient to
say that in many parts Of the social order We have
passed the bound where calculated Sel1ShneSS does
good and have reached the place where il does
harm. All our great social problems. from ts
economic problem of monopoly 70 the moral probs1
calculating seIfShneSs Of the individual does not
max for the good of the community.
happiness Of the individual Look at the school
children-Or. for the matter OF that al me C0less
bOys-whO have learned to study only the things
that please them. and see how rev OF mem 1dV5
the power of getting enjoyment out OF any KIND
of study at all. Look at the life OF the business
man whose sole atternpt is TO make all he can
pecunfariIy or socially. and see how few nave soI
anything except Dead Sea apples LOOK a. tIo
families of those who have entered mo Jle mar
riage tie as something TO be maze anu tss rllise9
for purely selfish considerations. and see WHeuet
you find. as rule. happy h0Tnes- Looh essI ;,q. o.
those who thought they could pursue 50 3-, S-.p-9
a thing physical pleasure IN an Ihteli5su.
wav and see what is left of their nerves arter
trying the experiment Neither as ma nd'gn ~ M nTt
as individuals are We fnteIllSen eAOust, e,I5,- ~
the matter on no higher basis. for palloSopn5
of life which should seek 10 make caIculateuSe Sei'
interest the guide Of our conduct
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
NEED OF A PHILOSOPHY OF 11rr

This principle we call his philosophy OF IN,
A child can perhaps get on without srIch M nj.
lOsophy, content 10 decide each Question 49,
the controlling impulse or controlling force ~ -
moment A man canuOt-at least not un1ass -
is content to remain intellectually and morally %
child. He cannot act one pri1cipIa AZ ~
moment and another principle at another ue6rns-t
and expect anybody TO trust him He viii 80,
stability of character; nay. If We are 70 dsF,s
character as the habit OF doing the same thing
under different circumstances. he will be daS+3s
tute of character itself. II you know what So-,
of principles a man is governed by you can tslf
approximately what 10 rely upon va
The number Of PHILOSOPHERS Of life which har.
been devised is, suppose, as great as the nurS
ber of different varieties Of human cbarar-a-
But 10 the civilized man Of the present dav ths-.
are four, and 1 believe only four Of these dTs-s
ent PHILOSOPHERS that appeal strongy-those or
the EpiCurean, the asCeTc. the stole and ths
Christian He who would make consistent nSs
of his own life must make choice between them
and hold to the choice. once made
The Epfcuredn philosophy OF life which is slzo
known by the name Of rational egoisn. NAV bA
fairly stated follows: DIN like every o-her
animal, seeks his own happiness. He nav thnk
that ne has a choice between different courses ~
action and deliberately choose the one that gives
him less happiness: but this. says the EpicuTean
is deluStOn.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
WHERE AscETIcIsM FAILS.

The most obvious alternating is tnat o. q ~TT
asCetic the second of the phtosophl7S '4S' :
have named -, .. -. AZ
The ascetic sees the evil Of devotion 20 s s-o "a
ternaI means Of happiness lie tneTeI9Ito 5OT "a
the extreme of rejecting them alIoget-T-i s i aver
not believe that this PHILOSOPHY OF IIe 49, W 1-o-5s
appeal many Of those who hear I-eser sSscTs
1t is a philosophy which in 1ts pracLca.. ffs
tends to take out of contact Win tne L;c5 an.
those very men and those very loICeS ~
needed to save that life and improve Il =, ira
Far higher claims than the ph1uSop-y op.y5-s ar,
ascetic has the philosophy OF the ol9c., , ''vvboss
in the midst of a universe, says the 0t3C, .s-fair
purposes we do not fully understand ,.s LIl - bss
things are clear II is clear thaL tl0 - -Ss- Ia
an underlying order; IL Is clear t2t ti ;9ivfdrsI
not arranged with view 20 our VNiL LLT{ ,1uT
haT,pineSs as it's primary object Inc G1-niss G.i hs
avoid pain. BY so doing he put ~ LlI-if -is N fhs
pa ms and terrorS. and adds imaginary -, -,rivzss
real ones The knows that N - - m Do
as il IS at present ordered pam - y 80 r,Ino-
borne: and he so schools hinSei iH az aIt-s - corss
choices that when the day Of major 80 J-lo -bar IS
he neither weepS nor dincnes1 DuL On Aooo+1rsasrf
provided The child is carried away ~ ~ - for
for the pomps and vanitles or tne NulIo, WI 511 Ths
gets all else IL the pleasure or seems for ons
man knows that there viii oe Ten tt.ss o-E.s
success, and chooses 70 regard DOtL. - oisu Il
and his own pursuit Of them as paTI u 1,Sdssrstari
the universe which ne does not IuIII - vrhe;har
but may find satisfaction in worklit s - ~ 10
II lead him as an individual 10 d tilON'
prison - - +hs stoie
such gentlemen were the PRINCIPLES scI9sscal Ss an
phiIOSOphy-the nOblCst product OF S1N
tiquity. Where does Il 1alI-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
YALE BACCALAUREATp
DIR. HADLEY TO !sENJoDe
He Giues Them Their Choice of Al.
-Four PHILOSOPHERS of Life

New Haven. June q (SpeciaD.-
delivered to-day the baccaiaureate sern,o .ialie7
outlining for the members Of the g-ada.t. . LaIe.
the four great systems Of human nbi,oros -iass
Epicureaa. the Stole. Asceticism and Co.., 49,, ne
and pointing out that II was the Cbris.iar
ply which had enabled the nations - - SIOso-
to work out. shoulder to shoulder. wba, .ta NO'a
never have achieved individually vi4ba,, ''l "o1'l
tenn OF philosophy, President Hadley told fba ,a-,
they would go chartless and ruddsr1ss 49,. -o.1' '
He predicted that their choice wou1d - so. II
Epcureanism and Christianity. and sa,d 49,.
two systems were to-day contending N a ~. ''
equal strife.
The members OF the graduating cIassa, -. =,
the departments Of the university. in ca, ~ ..
gown, occupied seats in the main audito-t- -. !.
wooIsey Hall, the university officials sfrtlr. :. "
the platform with DR. Hadley. Professor FL. -
Jepson rendered an elaborate programme - - =
Newberry organ DR. Hadley said.
Every day and every hour we have - =. -
ing choices. Sometimes the matter 10 bs jsrtSs
is like the choice Of profession vvhfcb -rS,l
affect whole future life and which Ss-o.I WI y
months Of careful thought Sornefin1es 4, I. Is s
mere trivial choice OF what we shall est ~ A. -
what shall say do for our arnnss-.a - ny
gotten i''-
And yet the difference between +ha -tr,,o..
and the Untmportant choices Is not SO great "a -
seems Every thinking man must soonsr a. fs. - !.
get at some consistent principle 10 guide bir1 =
these decisions ' !"