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New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
A FIFTEEy-YEAR-OLD CHAUFFEUR.

boy fifteen years ola was arrested
on Monday for operating an automobile
at thirty-five miles an hour through the
streets of Flushing. IL was his own
automobile. His proud father is said
60 have occupied a seat In II. and the
child had license from the public
authorities 10 operate il. The situation
summed up the automobile evil. Ii illus
trated the willingness of parents To pro-
vide their immature children with these
expensive and dangerous vehicles, the
readiness Of men of presumably good
sense 10 risk their own necks riding be-
hind youthful and irresponsible chauf-
feurs and the reckless attitude of the
public authorities who license fools,
drunkards and children 10 drive huge
and dangerous engines through crowded
streets.
The folly of fools is protected by the
Declaration, Of Independence. The pur-
suit of il is for them the pursuit Of
happiness. and il is. accordingly. one of
their inalienable rights. DOtiHS parents
can no more he restrained from indul-
gence Of the children they have spoiled
than they can be deprived Of life or lib
eTty. Men can no more be prevented
from riding behind incompetent and
dangerous chauffeurs, so long as incom-
reient and dangerous chauffeurs receive
licenses. than they can he robbed of any
of their other constitutional rights.
There is thus only one way 10 ap-
prOach the abuse OF automobiles, and
that is through a reasonable attitude of
the state toward the licensing OF chauf-
feurs. We should say that the state
might begin by declining 10 grant
licenses 10 babes in arms. and from that
simple minimum ID might gradually
stiffen fits requirements. until imbecileS.
opileptics. drTlnkards. drug fiends. deaf
men, blind men and all other kinds OF
deficients Were barred from the privilege
Of driving ten-t0n engines through
crowded thorOuGhfares. II is a very
careful state in spots. for the same pub
lie authorities who licensed the Flushing
boy 10 operate his hrty-five-mile-an-
hour plaything require that a steam
roller. which in the hands OF a speed
maniac might make three miles an hour.
shall be operated only by an engineer
of experience and be preceded when
travelling through the public streets by
Il man with red flag.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-House: Bills were in
troduced for the establishment of a GEN.
tral national bank. the further rcstric-
ton Of immigration: the District Of CO.
lumbia appropriation Was faVOrably re-
ported and many private pension bills
were passed.
There was no session Of the Senate.
TOREIG IGN.-Advicos from Managua
say that the inhabitants are in open re-
volt against President ZelaNa and de-
mand American intervention W.
.. Spillcr was deportod by the United
States authorities from Panama despite
the supreme Courts ruling that the de-
cree of expulsion was illegal == Mr..
Fielding Canadian Minister Of Finance.
introduced the budget i'm Parliament. in
timating that attempt would be made To
Increase duties on goods 10 the United
states. - An operation Was per-
formed on Leopold. King Of the Belgians,
whose condition afterward improved:
there arc hopes that he may recover.
= The art treasures OF George Salt
ing may be sold Al auction in London.
= The central committee ~ the Ma
tiouslists decided at a meeting ia Dublin
- support the Liberals in the coming
elections.
DOMESTlC.-In a statement issued
st Pittsburg. a council Of labor leaders
representing the United States and can
ada declared war on the United States
steel Corporation. The Senate
Committee OF Judiciary gave hearing
in Washington on the Burkett bin for
bidding the transmission Of racing odds
10y telegraph or telephone. == Enrique
cree, special Mexican Ambassad dor
called on Secretary Knox and conferred
= with him on Central American affairs
A. T =. O'CunnOr the Irish news
man and member Of Parliament
eleld a reception in Speaker Cannon's
room IN the Capitol. == In a speech
- philadelphia WI Ting fang. retiring
Chinese Minister 10 the United States
said there would never be a yellow
peril -- When details Of the wreck
si North East Penn. on Monday night
became known. II was found that three
persons were killed and seven seriously
injured
CITN.-Stocks were irregular closing
lower The commission which
framed the rejected building code sub
nitted 3 bill for S225O00 for its services.
== The inquiry into the alleged milk
trusi developed that dealers profits were
unusually large when the price was
raised. -= steamship officials VigOr-
ously denied the truth OF the report made
20 Congress regarding conditions in the
steeraEe 81 vessels carrying Immigrants
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
dsy. Partly cloudy. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, 81 degrees; low
est. g.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
MEASURING AERIAL HEIGHTS

Whether an airshlp il used for mill
tary service or for sport. there will be
times when IL will be desirable TO ascer-
tain its elevation. An English weekly.
THE Outlook" recently suggested that a
satisfactory measurement of height could
be made with a device sometimes en-
ployed in getting ranges when a heavy
gun is being aimed. This is a telescope
on the large lens OF which a scale is en-
graved. II is possible 20 compute the
distance Of an object under serutiny-a
war vessel. for instance--if the area its
image spans in the instrument is care
fully noted, and IL either the length or
breadth Of the object is known. A simple
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,".
IFrom The Tribune Buresu. I

Washington, Dec. 14-Mrs. James s
Sherman viii hold her first lat home" to-
morrow afternoon. thus giving the Cabi-
net women, the wives of Senators and
others in official society an opportunity to
pay the visit required by the social code
before their onerous duties of the new year
begin. Mrs. Sherman will leave here late
next Tuesday evening for Utica and Will
be joined there by the vice-President for
the Christmas holidays. They will return
here i'm time to keep open house on New
Years Day. The Vice-President and Mrs
Sherman entertained the minister from the
Netherlands and Nine. Loudon at the Ma
tional Theatre tonight 20 see Maude Ad-
ans.
Mrs. BalIinger. wife Of the Secretary
of the Interior. was the guest of honor
at luncheon to-day. with Mrs. Richard
Butler, of New York and Washington. as
hostess. Mrs. Butler has taken a large
apartment at Stoneleigh Court for the sea
son. and invited To meet Mrs. Ballinger
Mrs. David j. Brewer. Mrs. p. NJ. Rixey.
Mrs Thomas SymOns. Mrs. William Cor
coran Hill. Mrs. John p. Story. Mrs. John
McGowan. Mrs. William +. Curtis. Mrs.
Charles Wood. Mrs. Henry @. Sharpe and
Miss Woodruff
JONI an antwerp NdCMurrdys second
secretary of the embassy in St Peters
burg. who is visiting his mother here. en-
tertained number of guests at the the
atre and later at supper tonight. In the
party were Miss Lanshtt. Miss Murray.
Miss Harvard. Lieutenant Rockwell. Lieu
tenant Sultan and Christian Hemmick. OF
Pittsburg- Mrs. MacMurray chaperoned
the party.
Mrs. l. H. Letter entertained number
Of guests at luncheon to-day. and Mrs.
luncheon. Mrs. Letter will entertain at
dinner next Tuesday in homer of the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman
Mrs. J. Van vechten Olcott. who was
the guest OF Brigadier General and Mrs.
Sharpe for some days. has returned to
New York and will not return to Washing
ton before the new year. She did not find
house for the winter season and may
take an apartment.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston entertained
dinner party of eighteen young people to-
night for her debutante daughter. Miss
Sophy Johnston.
Mrs. William Salisbury Knox was hostess
at a large tea this afternoon when she
presented her niece. Miss Nina Van Ars-
dale, to society. She was assisted by
number of matTOns well as by a number
of the seasons debutantes.
DR.. and Mrs, Duncan Mckim were
hosts at dinner tonight given in honor
of the Swiss Minister and Nine. Ritter.
T. +. O'COnnor. of London. will be the
house guest for two DAYS OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas r. Walsh. Mr.. Walsh win en-
tertain a number OF men at luncheon TO-
morrow to meet Dr. s. Weir Mitchell, of
Philadelphia. and Mr.. O'ConnoT.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
NAME ART COMMISSIONERS.
Mayor TO Choose Two from List Pre-
pared by Federation.

Joseph Howlsnd Hunt. secretary Of the
Fine Arts Federation. said last evening that
the federation. I'm it's relation 10 the Munic-
ipal Art Commission. had submitted names
OF three laymen and three painters TO the
Mayor for selection on January I. This is
required by the charter. and means the re-
tiTement from Office OF Frank ID. AIillet.
vice-president of the commission. and John
Il. Pine, layman-
The Fine Arts Federation has accepted
the resignation of Frederic Crowninshield.
ITS former president. who went TO Rome
Jo be director of the American Academy
there. a committee has been appointed by
the Fine Arts Federation TO express its ap-
probation OF his services In the develop
ment of American art. This committee
comprises Daniel C. French. Frederick
Dielman. \. y Stoughton and Joseph How
land Hunt.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
DR.. MILVAINE'S EXCEPTIONS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your Sunday issue you speak OF
me- as a rich Pittsburger. ''oslerizing' him
self by retiring at the age of fifty on nearly
a million dollars. the accumulated fruits of
his ministry.
Permit me TO say that my fiftieth birth
day lies so far in the past that have al
most forgotten | ever had one and the
million dollars so far I'm the future that at
my present rate of accumulation 1t will
take at least a thousand years to come in
sight of it,
The prevalent idea that all who live in
Pittsburg are milionaires now seems TO ex-
tend even TO the clergy. but assure you
in our thriving town there are at least six
hundred thousand people who by honest
ana Industrious efforts are just able to keep
out Of the poor house. including five hun.
dred OF the clergy. j. II. MIIEAINE,
Rector OF Calvary Church.
Pittsburg, Dec. 10. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15

the wrong Blank had caused GOODNESS pc
tween the two families. and the man did
not enIighten the callers as to there peihS
another family OF the same name IN the
house With profuse apologies the men
departed. Then the telephone was brought
into requistion. the invitations were looheo
up and the address was found 10 De cor
rect. They returned TO the house. insist
ing they were right. and the man IN tho
hall cleared up the mystery The Blank
dinner was nearly over when the men ar
rived and the breach between the Two
families has grown no smaller.
A young lady entered a grocer's shop
and asked for some good cheese me
grocer showed her an assortment wnsvn ,,srl
did not please her. She wanted some par,
ticularly lively cheese He then showed
her the remainder of his stock. amounting
ed ID stiil more lively" At last the gro
Ger. losing all patience. sarcasucany eallea
to HIS assistant: John. unchain NO ana
let IL walk in-"-Tit-Bits-
Among all the anecdotes and stories
which the fortieth anniversary OF the coin-
pletion OF the Suez Canal has called forth.
no mention seems to have been made OF
Goethe's prophetic words on the subject.
says a writer IN Vienna paper. "On July
21 1877 Goethe said 10 Eckermann; 30
much is certain: II a channel could De
cut through the Isthmus of Panama. broad
enough and deep enough TO allow the
passage Of ships from the Mexican waters
to the Pacific. the whole world would be
greatly benefited. I should like 10 see this.
but fear I shall not live long enough
should like also TO see the English build
a canal at Suez. but would probably have
to live another fifty years. The canal
became a fact forty-two years after Goethe
prophesied II.
What is the motto of your nation?"
asked the newcomer.
Step lively, please" answered his
American friend.-Buffalo Express.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
SPINAL ANAESTHESIA.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; In an editorial note appearing in The
Tribune OF December 14 see that the dis
covery Of spinal an9sthesia is ascribed TO
ah American. and rightly so. The dis
roverer was not. however, a surgeon. but
neurologtst. DIR. ]. Leonard Corning, of
thls city. His two decisive publications are
d paper which appeared in The New York
Medlcal Journal Of October 81. 1855. and
MS book on Pain (see more especially
pages 2i' and 25i inclusive). which was
published In 1894. Nothing is to he found in
medical literature on spinal snRsthesia till
fourteen years after the appearance of DIR.
corhihss trst paper and five years after
the appearance of his book on Pain"
HENRY s. NORRIS, NJ D.
New York, Dec H. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
APPROVES MR.. sEwARo's PLAN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I have never seen a proposition
which So admirably complies with all the
conditions of the case as the suggestion of
+. W. Seward in The Tribune OF the 18th
inst, concerning the final anchorage of the
Half Moon and the Clcrmont. The waters
of the Hudson. whose history they were
built TO commemorate; the sheltering head
lands of Verplanck's and Stony points, an
anchorage unobstructed by traffic. the
identical spot where Henry Hudson
anchored the Half Moon on his first voy-
age, an existing state park. a convenient
wharf. an adjacent railroad station-what
more could be asked than this historic spot
provides? Let all return our thanks to
Mr.. Seward for his suggestion, as timely as
sensible, as sensible as timely, and may
those in charge OF the matter have the
good sense to adopt II.
CHARLES c. MOTT.
New York, Dec. Is, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
PROMPTTNG Police TO ETIL.

An interesting development OF or
fanizatiOn" among public employees WAS
displayed last week al the New Jersey
state convention Of the "Patrolmen's
Benevolent and Protective Association
which has been formed by the police
men Of various cities. One Of the chief
officers OF The organization in his ad-
dress. besides urging the members 20
ignore "scahS." prOpounded the prin-
ciple thar, they should stand by fellow
members so as 10 shield them IN evil
doing "Shield a brother officer, even
''if he be in the wrong. Tell a lie If
'you have 10 IN order 10 help him out"
And another prominent officer in ap-
proving these remarks added that he
would "eat all the statute books that
''stand between a brother officer and
''punishment.'
Now. IL those speeches meant any
thing az all more than sound and fury,
they meant that these sworn servants of
tie public were 10 refuse 10 cooperate
with their fellow servants IL the latter
did not belong 10 the organization" so
that an Organization" policeman should
refuse % aid a 'scab" policeman in ar
resting criminal. They meant also,
quite as Enthusiastically, that these or
ganization" policemen, sworn and en-
pioyed 10 maintain the law and 10 ap-
prehend laWbreakers, were TO repudiate
their duty and were actually 20 connive
at, 20 shield and 10 make themselves
accessories after the fact In all manner
of law'breaking whenever IL happened 20
be done by members OF their ass0cia.
tiOn. II an unworthy policeman com.
mitted theft or murder. his fellow po-
Hoemen were not only 10 refuse 20 ar
rest him and 20 appear against him but
were 10 perjure themselves 20 enable
him 20 escape the just penalty Of his
crime. That was the code OF ethics and
OF procedure which these representative
policemen put forward at this state con-
vention and which, 80 far as published
reports indicate, was accepted without
semur By the association.
Now, we do not suppose that the
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15

application OF the rule Of three win then
afford the desired Information with a
close approximation TO truth.
The mathematical problems presented
by a battleship and an aeroplane. or
dirigible balloon. however are not identi-
cal. For the former II is necessary only
TO determine the distance from the sb-
server. Unless the distance OF the aero
plane from the man using the range
finder will help him 10 determine some
thing else. II will do no good. The line
Of vision in the second instance Is the
hypothenuse of a right angled triangle.
the length OF one side of which IL is de-
sirable to learn. The result cannot be
reached without an additional factor. like
the angle formed by the line of vision
and horizontal The Outlook" does
not propose that a theodollte or sextant
shall be used in addition to the telescope.
Perhaps the best means which an aero
naut himself can employ is a barometer.
The air pressure diminishes at a definite
rate With height. The fluid In a mer-
curial barometer falls an inch for every
one thousand feet OF ascent For many
reasons the aneroid barometer will be
found more convenient than the other
form or instrument, and If IL has a suffi-
ciently open scale IL will indicate attitudes
within ten or fifteen feet A barometer
would not be serviceable on the ground.
but the story ii would tell i'm a balloon
could be made to leave a record, and the
record could be presented in evidence
Immediately after descent
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
MRS. JEsUP'S GIFT TO YALE.
Fifty Thousand Dollars 10 Complies
Fund for Forestry Chair.

New Haven. Dec. 14.-At a ueetins cf
the Yale Corporation here to-day az Waicn
President Taft and Governor Weeks Ok
Connections were present. a sift OF soe'VVs
from Mrs. Morris h. Jesup was receNsa.
The gift will be used 20 complete the una
for the Morris X Jesup chair OF syNicai'-
ure In the Forestry school
Among the minor sifts received wsrs
contribution from General Ledyard. or pe.
troit. for the maintenance OF the LedSaIo
memorial Flagstaff. a portrait OF James W.
Pinchot from Mrs. Pinchot. % Washington.
and money with which 20 erect squas'
courts IN connection with the gymnasiun
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
GOV. FORT ADDED TO COMMITTEE.

Albany. Dec, i4-GovernOr Fort OF No"
Jersey has been added 90 the eomnli''0e'
OF which Governor Hughes is ehafman.
having IN charge the preparation o. wv
programme for the conference of governors
on the conservation OF natural resoutS'
IN Washington in January. The e'ae'
members OF the committee are Governs
Harmon Of Ohio and Governor WeeAs -
Connecticut. Announcement Of Governs
Forts appointment By Governor NI-
Of Kentucky. chairman OF the eorssFsns~
wss made ss The Exseurvs chAua9
AAy
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

by Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Newport Dec 14--Alfred G. Wander
bilt. after a brief visit 20 Oaklond Farm.
has returned 10 New York
James V. Parker has ended his visit here
and gone 10 Boston. before returning To
New York.
Miss Rose A. Grosvenor has closed her
home here for the winter and has gone TO
Providence.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
CHANCE FOR REFORMERs

From The Syracuse Post Standard.
Some say that until the United State
navy gets It's annual supply of Chewing
tobacco tested and accepted we cant se9
around To settling Zelaya. And nv Tes
way, has no society Tor the reformin. ~,
the habits OF mankind prepared cam
paten against chewing tobacco IN the
navy? Should IL not be gumf ''s
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
w. j. HAMPTON.

near that your church has installed
a ph"nograph stuffed vita sacred music.
yes. Had To do II. Choir had struck -
New sch me work all right 90
ITS beautiful Never quarrels with it-
sell. has no skirts 10 rustic doesn't fret
about the angle of its hat refralns from
giggling or powdering its nose, and. N An
gets out OF order a mechanic can repair
I"-Tit-Bits.
Some queer mix-ups occur i'm New York's
apartmsnt houses where people don't know
their own neighbors. Two families of the
same name. but not related. live In the
same apartment house not far from soth
street. one evening last week two men
called AT one Of these apartments. handed
their cards 10 the servant and waited. The
man who finally came 10 see the visitors
was stranger To them. and one OF them
said: we must have come To the wrong
apartment We were invited by Mrs
Blank" II am Mr.. Blank" said the
man. but nay wife is IN. and I fancy You
have made a mistake" On a former occa-
sion an error In the delivery OF a parcel TO
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
GAGE VISITS OLD OFFICES.

Washington, Dec. 1i.-Lyman j. Gage.
ex-seeretary Of the Treasury. took a peep
INTO his old offices at the department to-
aaS. lie came for the purpose of paying
MS respects to Secretary MacVeagh. but the
lst'er remained az his home most of the
uay disposins of big basket of mail
Wiheh mad accumulated in his absence in
Boston and New York
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
MEssRs. DUNkLE AND LOOSE.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; Your editorial article Two of a
Kind" is just the kind Of article that suits
the case in question.
BY the way, is H. not significant that this
cooked-up story has for its authors such
suggestive names as DunkIe and LOOSE
\ dark tale loosely jointed"
j, V. CHALMERS.
New York. Dec. 10. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
Nflp-fork Grihn1re.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1893.

This netrSpapCr Is 0lcnod and pub
HShod by The Tribune Association. Il
-AetC York corporation; Office and prirl-
cipal place Of business. Tribune Build
tng. No. 154 Nassau street, Neic York !;
ogden Mills, president; Henry W.
Fackoff. secretary; James II. Barrett.
trodsw'cr. The address OF fhe officers rs
fhc ofice Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
IN MEMORY OF WASHINGTON.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE 10th anniver-
sary of the death of George Washington
was observed to-day by the Alexandria
Washington lodge of Masons. In accord
anee with its annual custom. a memorial
wreath was placed on the tomb at Mount
Vernon. Va. The members of washington's
old lodge were Joined by representatives of
the Fredericksburg (va) lodge. which also
placed a wreath ON the tomb
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
NEW AMERICAN BISHOPS.

Rome. Dec. H-Approving the recon-
mendation of the ConsistOriaI Congresa-
tion, as presented by the secretary. Cardt-
nal dc i-ai. the Pope appointed to-day
Father James o'Reilly. now rector OF IN.
Nhureh OF 81 Anthony OF Padua. Mime
apoiis' 10 the bishopric of Fargo. n. d..
ana the Rev. Nj. F, Fallon. OF the Provincial,
oolaes' OF Buffalo. TO the elshopric Of
London. Canada
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
GAYNoR AND THE OLD TAMMANY.

frOm Inc Troy Press tDem).
Mayor-elect Gaynor is famous for his
frankness In an address. sunday, he de-
clared that Mayor Van Myck's admin
lstrauon was the most corrupt in the
history OF the greater New York: thai
many bosses became millionaires Yet Nan
Nyck and GaynOr were the candidates OF
the same organization.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15

Something of the economy and elimina-
ton OF unnecessary expense that the trusts
nave brought TO the big industries could
be most beneficially introduced into retail
distribution. II is certainly amazing that
the milk that the New York consumer
pays nine cents a quart for IS sold at
wholesale at four cents, with the dairy
man, who furnishes the land the COW,
the feed and does the milking. getting
Globe.
Milk is not a happy instance of the
blessings TO come when the retail trade
is concentrated in few hands. A strong
suspicion exists that the retail milk trade
in this city is already dominated by n
combination.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
SUCH is FAME.

From The Binshamton Republican
The Syracuse Herald Congra tulates the
people OF the state that there Is m
the head or the Insurance department an
enclal so courageous and Vigilsnt as Clark
Wiiliams.' Such, MIR. HOtchRiss, Is fame
ana the reward of honest endeavor
New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
BIG PRINCETON REGISTRATION.

Princeton. y. j., Dec. 1A-According TO
the university catalogue. issued to-day.
Princeton University's registration for the
present academic year is fourteen hundred.
the highest ever attained with the excep-
ton OF the years 1908 and 1904 New York
state leads I'm the number OF students con-
tnouted. The senior class of PSI II smaller
than last year. the decrease being due to
the raising OF the standards within the last
four