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New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

1 House Of Representatives to override the Senate
and 70 reject the recommendations of the Presi-
dent In order to carry out its Secret Service pol
ICY. Were there no serious and ineligible rea-
sons for the sction of the House?
Representative Swagar Sherley. of Kentucky,
in speech on January s, following Mr. Taw~
news. gave quite a different account of the pur-
noses of at least a part of the membership Of
the House. He spoke Of the Treasury Secret
Service as constituting a spy system when
threatened the life of the Republic He elo-
ouently denounced the employment by the gov
eminent of secret agents as continental ana
opposed TO Anglo-Saxon usage. He SAID:
In nv reading Of history I recall no instance
where a government perished because or the
absence of a secret service force pu. many ANY
there are that perished a result OF the spy
system If Anglo-Saxon civilization stands for
ANYTHING ii is for q government Where tne
hunblest citizen is safeguarded against the
secret activities of the Executive 81 the gov
ernment.
Mr. Sherley announced that he and the Presi-
dent held "diametrically opposite positions rs
10 the uses and benefits of the Secret Service
He was for suppressing the service as far rs
nossble. thinking its advantages outWelghed by
its disadvantages. This was an entirely frank
statement and it doubtless represents a view
shared nv other Congressman. But Mr.. Sheriey
is in the minority and is not responsible for
. legislation. Mr. Tawney and the Republlcan
members of the Appropriations Committee VINO
carried the restriction through the House, dld
not attack the Secret Service rs tyrannicai ana
despotic The grounds of their hostility TO the
service are unfortunately by no means as clearly
defined as are Mr. Sherleys.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
STILL ENEEPIAINEn-

Cur peiEhboT The New York Wcrd suggests
that We were in error in saving the other day
that Repre sentative Tawney had not given an
adequate explanation of the reasons which i'm
PEELED him and his colleagues in the House of
Representatives tOs cut down the appropriation
for the Treasury Secret Service bureau and n
forbid transfers cr details from that bureau 70
other departments II says that we did not read
Mr. Tawney's speech Of January 5. or we should
have found a satisfactory explanation. On the
contrary. did read that speech with interest,"
IN the hope Of penetrating 10 the core of the
mystery. We noticed this paragraph in Mr.
Tawney's statement quoted Is The World:
There can be bat one explanation, and that is
that the chief Of the Secret Service division in
the Treasury Department. no longer controls the
Secre; SerVice men thfretofore detailed from
!. his division the other departments Of the
government. and no longer fixes the compensa-
tion that these other DEPARTMENTS pay for that
service.
We called atten-i-n TO the fact that Mr.. Taw-
ney reported-on the authority of Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte-that tie per diem expense al
lowanees Of Secret Service men assigned TO work
In other departments Lad been increased from
s. 10 81. and We asked whether Mr. Tawney's
purpose in taking away from the chief of the
Secret Service authority TO transfer men and fx
their per diem allowances was simply TO save
the government the extra 81 on those allowances
The chairman Of the House Appropriations Com
mittee nowhere expressly says that his sole oh.
5ect was such petty retrenchment In Secret
Service expenditures. He discarded the eco
Domical motive when be called attention 70 the
large Increases made by Congress in expendi-
lures for inspection and special agent work
lie seemed to argue that it was better to build
up nine separate secret services in the nine de-
rartments than 10 use body to do the same
sort of work in all the departments. There could
in r4pb -.olic Xof H.
this suggestions that per diem expense allow
ehces had been increased and that each depart
ment should be free-at much greater ex-
perse-to do its own Secret Service work, Mr.
Tawney threw no light at all the supposed
urgent necessity for change which induced the
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
ZIP kERNS DEFEAT.

The Hon. John W Kern is making a more
than Bryanesque record for bad LUCK III pun
tics He is the sort of statesman thdI never 10
hrt always 70 be elected. Like Mr.. Bryan, he
has naturally lost faith in the reality OF popu-
lar rule He Joined with the edllor OF Inc
CommOner" last summer in an euoFt 10 uelnol
strate 10 the people of the country that Ihe!
had never ruled the strongest evidence 10 sup
mort that assertion being that the one demon
s+.ator had twice been defeated for President
of the United States and the other demon
s+ra+or had been twice defeated for Governor
of Indiana Rut an obstinate generation would
NOT take the argument at face value. In the
November election the public rejected the
Rrvan and Kern hypothesis and again rerused
IN elect them in order to prove to ltselt that
it really ruled.
Mr., Kern said after the election that he had
no expectation of being chosen Nlce-fresldehI'
and had merely sacrificed himself on th7
altar of party duty. But he did have posltlVe
expectation of being chosen United states sell
ator. and he now prOclaims that he was ue-
feated by '.treachery, double dealing ana cor
r1,nt practices" 1t seems that the rugged JEFF
fersonianS who composed the Democratic leSlS-
Iatfve caucus in Indiana could not be trusted
TO do the obvious and proper thing any more
than the misguided outside public They baked
and hesttated and were finally driven by IN
terests'' which Mr. Kern alludes to, but does
not name. to the support of rival candidate
That is the Kern view of it, at least; though
some of the deserters may have merely beeh
influenced unconsciously by the indianapolis
statesman'S protracted and OminOus record as
Il loser.
The adoption by the caucus of the secret bal
lot probably did much to insure Mr.. herns de-
feat The fact that he had the Hon. Tom
Taggarts support was also against him. Mr'
Shively. who got the nomination is probably
rs competent Il man the Democratic party
in Indiana was likely 10 send to the Senate.
He served four terms in the House of Repre-
spntStives and has stood for everything for
which the Democracy IN Indiana has stood In
the last twenty-five years. The incidents al
tending his election will not. however. tend TO
strengthen the temporary hold of the Demo
cratic party the state. They suggest too
powerful revival in HoosierdOm of od-fash-
ioned Jacksonian Ideals and methods
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
TIE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

There is undoubtedly much truth in the re
mark Of The London Globe" that if ever there
time in which the members of the Triple
Alliance ought 10 stand shoulder to shoulder to
achieve that which is the aim and object OF
their agreement it is now. But equally true is
the subsequent remark Of the same journal that
Italy is very lukewarm in her official friendship
for Austria Hungary and that the action of Aus
tra Hungary in Bosnia has caused mich dis
pleasure in Germany. The latter statement pre-
cisely accOrdS with what we have already af-
frmed and the relationship of il TO the integrity
and permanence of the Triple Alliance is readily
to be perceived when consider what that
much misapprehended compact. according to tile
best authorities really is. .-.-... ........
The Triple Alliance is by no means an often
sive and defensive association of the powers on
equal terms. On the contrary It is decidedly
unequal In it's terms, and between two Of its
members there Is no direct agreement at all It
consists substantially Of two separate military
conventions each between only two powers One
is between Germany and Austria Hungary. and
provides that In case the former is attacked at
once by a power at the east and power at the
west-diplomatic euphemism for Russia and
France-tbe latter shall come TO her aid and
that III turn. IL the latter is attacked from the
north--diplOnlatic euphemism for Russia-the
former shall aid her. The other Is between Ger
MANY and Italy and provides for the assistance
of either by the other in case of an attack from
the west-to wit By France. Between Italy and
Austria Hungary there appears to be no treaty
whatever. their only relationship in the Trinle
Alliance being the indirect one through Berlin
They are allied only in the sense that powers
which are allies of the same power are lilies of
each other; and We are not at all surs that such
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
THE CABINET.
IFror The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Jan. 15.-Nrs. Meyer and the Misses
Meyer. wife and daughters Of the Postmaster Cen
eral have gone to New York to remain until the
first Of next week.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry
gave dinner tonight for the Danish Minister and
Countess Moltke.
At the dinner given by the Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs Straus for the Speaker
and Miss Cannon tonight the guests were Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Payne. Representative and Mrs.
DalZell. Representative and Mrs. Bartholdt, Rep
resentative and Mrs Champ Clark Representative
and Mrs. Sherley, Representative and Mrs. OIcogs
Mr.. and Mrs Fremont Smith. Mr.. and Mrs II. c.
Perkins, Miss Leupp, Miss Ruggles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marks. Mr.. and Mrs Hochstadter, Morris Stern
and Louis Lavanburg, Of New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

an adaptation of the mathematical axiom ls
valid in diplomacy.
We have hitherto remarked upon the pro-
nnunced disfavor with which both government
and people in Italy regard the conduct OF Aus
tria Hungary in the Balkans. Relations between
Germany and Austria-Hungary are more cornal'
but are by no means such as would preclude
disagreement and even sharp antagonism Inc
German ambition to absorb into the empire the
German provinces of Austria has long been no
torious. At the same time 1t must be remem-
bered that Austria still cherishes an ambition 10
regain her old place the head of the German
Empire The imperial crown and regalia OF the
old Germanic (Holy Roman) Empire are stlii
held at Vienna despite the Prusstan desire TOT
their surrender and transfer to Berlin we
have long perceived too, significant reciprocity
of action between Austria and Germany in NUT
nal rivalry. The moment the Pan-Germans of
Austria in their antagonism toward the Czechs
hepin an agitation for the annexation or the
German provinces of Austria to Germany there
appears In the great non-Prussan states of South
Germany an agitation for independence from
Pr1lssian domination; and there are those VINO
suspect that these movements are really pro-
NOTED by. the two governments concerned.
Apparently, then, the Triple Alliance Is not
based upon affection or community Of Interests
among the powers which form it, but rather
upon external apprehensions and antagonisms-
Such foundation is not to be regarded as trust
worthy and enduring. That the Triple Alliance
has been productive Of good in the preservation
Of peace we have often cheerfully testified ana
we see no reason for changing that estimate o1
IT. But we cannot look upon II as impregnable
or indestructible or as at all certain to survive
the first trial in which the selfish interests OF
one Of its members may be involved.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
About People and Social Incident,

Mr.. and MRS; William P Emo had a. s,,.
and Mrs MCGOWAN Mr. and Mrs 49, Aoiu'rsl
and Mrs Chatard. DIR. and Mrs M'-ey, Maz-,d.- y D.
General and Mrs Sanger, ex-Governo- = 1ac,
William R Merriam. Mrs. Morehead. Mrs D. m
Mr.. Glover. Rear. Admiral Renney ana NJ. 0&'asSS
Montgomery. 'ans
Mrs. James Pinchot has as house -
sister. Mrs Charles B Wood. OF New - as
Mrs and Miss Montgomery. Of Portland. On. ~
will remain here several days Va
The Assistant Secretary OF Wa
Oliver, gave a stag dinner tonight S0es
Pont was also a dinner host Of the sv.,,-~eA 2
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Moran entertained - IS y
guests.
Senator and Mrs Hemenway entertain.a
dinner party tonight in compliment "a ,n.s- -
ter. Miss Lena Hemenway, who viii h. - --H-
Mr.. Gates. OF Indianapolis, to-morrov.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNTNG.

CONGR ESS-Senate: The proposed increases
of salaries Of the President Vice-President
Speaker and judiciary We're discussed -
House: A message from the President. Fe1olns
q bill for the construction OF dam across the
James River in Missouri. discussed; the
Judiciary Committee was directed to report on
the right OF Governor Lilley OF Connecticut 10
retain his seat in the House.
FOREIGN.-A child was taken alive from the
ruins Of Messina, having lived under the debris
for eighteen DAYS. == Catanians were excited
over a report that an apparitiOn of St Agatha
had appeared OF Mount Etna- ~ 1t was an
nounced that Baron Rnsen. Russian Ambassador
70 the United States. would succeed the late
Count Muravieff at Rome = The American
and English ministers in Peking made repre-
sentations 10 the Chinese Regent regarding the
dismissal Of Yuan --- vessels OF the Annerl-
can hattleship feet were welcomed at Malta,
Tillefranche and Marseilles. == 4 prize was
offered for the best plan for the rebuilding or
Messina in uanna- to guarantee safety in
earthquakes.
DOMESTIC.-Presiient- elect William H. Taft
vas the guest Of honor at the most ambitious
banquet in the history Of Atlanta. he was met
b. cheering crowds throughout the day -
Secretary Ne7vherry's plans for reorganization
of the navy were approved bY the commission
appointed h President Roosevelt AZ conferences
held al the White House and the Navy Depart
rrent -- Floods in California put many rail
road bridges out % communication. practically
stopping overland traffic. President
Charles \. Eliot of Harvard vas elected Presi-
dent Of the Harvard Alumni Association. -
The State Beard OF Examiners in Optometry
considered applications for licenses ar Albany.
- The annual report OF r 4. Pearson. State
Commissioner Of Agriculture. was made public
ct Albany. - George D. Beattys, Of Brooklyn,
appointed by Governor Hughes commissioner
70 take testimony and report on charges Of
neglect OF duty preferred against Sheriff Joseph
Besch Of Albany County. in report submitted
- the Governor finds that the charges were not
proved.
CTTY.-Stocks were dull and irregular =-
q taxpayer obtained temporary injunction
straining the building Of the municipal terminal
building. - Thornton J H5ins found
not guilty Of the murder Of William E Annis
The Public Service Commission announced
that il would ask legislative power 10 remove
the tracks Of the New York Central Railroad
from Eleventh avenue. - German importers
complained that they were receiving an inferior
grade Of grain from American exporters. -
Following the announcement that blunder had
been made in the ordinance TO stop theatre
ticket speculating. the Spectators were busy at
eli theatres where their trade was profitable.
- The Board Of Estimate heard arguments
against the depression Of 42d street at Fifth
avenue. but reached decision. Ella
RawleS Reader was examined in supplementary
proceedings to determine her ability TO pay
butcher bill. == Two men We're arrested. sus-
pected Of plot 10 waylay and rob Brooklyn
man
THE WEATHERs-Indications :or to-day:
Rain or snow. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest. - degrees. lowest 81.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
THE SANE Old BOARD.

Hats off to the Aldermen When they passed
their ordinance against ticket speculation i
little while ago every one was puzzled to under
stand how they could turn their backs on their
good friends the spectators. in favor Of so
shadowy a thing as the public interest. Every
body felt that the City Fathers were proba bly,
saving their souls under the rhadamanthine eyes
of Mr. WINS. That belief did them a monstrous
injustice. No eleventh hour repentance for the
Board of Aldermen! Rejoicing over its de
parturp from the ways Of sin was premature.
The anti-speculation ordinance appears 20
have left the spectators in better position
than they were ever in before They can now
carry on their trade without a license. because
the penalties for peddling tickets in the streets
were carefully tucked away in second ordi-
nance. tremendously drastic and tremendously
unconstitutional. The Mayor simply had to
veto il. If he had not done SO the courts would
doubtless have set it aside. He would have
been better advised. il now appears, if he had
returned both ordinances without approval
unless there is some way Of proceeding against
the spectators for lettering or obstructing
traffic or committing a nuisance, now that they
have no licenses
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
DIR. ELIOT HEADS HARVARD AIUEE
In Accepting Presidency Follows Bxampl'
Edward Everett in 1919

Boston. Jan 15.-PreSident Charles W Eno' :
Harvard University has been elected Presiden' -
the Harvard Alumni Association
In accepting the presidency - the sssoc.SuI
DR.. Eliot has followed the example set By sdsS.
Everett. of the class Of 1911 who was presds11
Harvard from 1886 TO 1s4s In the year asst ns1H
DR.. Everett made president OF tne aill-
association. and he remained at the head Oh -
association Until 1856. He was the second preaos
of the association. which was formed in ls%- =. :.
first president was John Quincy Adams u -
class OF 1877. who was the sixth President " -
United States
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
TEXAS AS AN ORANGE STATE.
Irgfeld Republican

From The SprInsfeTd KepubIIcan
Texas is u mighty big state. and her people
doing all they 10 persuade Northerners to set
lie where there is and to spare. Recent Texas
new spal ers report the arrival Houston and Cal
weston OF thousands cf home seekers. In Houston
such visitors greeted with roses, each home
seeker receiving one. the product Of the home gar
dens in nlidWinter Il is claimed that hundreds OF
these prospective settlers had sold their farms In
the North and stovd ready to buy In the Lone Star
State They prefer working ten-acre tract that
will produce DIS much rs twice that acreage In
the North, ard putting the rest IN their pockets
grunge industry in the Texas coast country from
the Sabine to the Rio Grande. II Is claimed that
the California orange district has three frosts and
freezes TO ons IN the Tsaas S0Sst GSSunEy gu ~ ana
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
JOSEPH WHARTON LEFT $4,000, 900.
Relatives Get Practically Everything g-Bequest
of 100000 to Swarthmore

Philadelphia. Jan 15.-The will OF Joseph Whar-
ton the iron manufacturer. who died recently, was
admitted to probate to-day It disposes OF
estate estimated at s25.Oc0OO0- Mr.. Wharton gives
practically all his fortune his widow. three
daughters and his grandchildren.
Swarthmore College gets 100000 for the compile
tlon OF a dormitory building already endowed by
Mr. Wharton. bequest OF $4,000 to the Wharton
School of Finance and Economy Of the University
of Pennsylvania is revoked IN a codicil Mr.. Whar-
ton having provided for the school before his
death.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

The people of Sicily and Southern Italy are
wisely considering the type Of building which is
best fitted to withstand earthquake shocks. In
view of their many disastrous experiences II is
strange that they have attempted to solve
the problem before. In some measure they have
been anticipated by the Japanese. to whom they
may well apply for counsel If their own archi-
tects cannot offer satisfactory advice. When
Messina is again rebuilt. it should be rebuilt to
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
PoE,s BIRTHPLACE.

Letter Of ". K watkins in The Boston - -- !. .
contemporary questions my eOrTsctasss:,:. t.ss,. ..
the site OF Poe's birthplace on CarveIz Izsnry Es,
claims he lived in house owned y ~ an svsassss
error OF the assessor Of 1s0S In us us.to LIST =.
name from the original taxing Named by - =
fact that Carver street was not then. snd hrst ~
street IL had been recently lald TrIsnry HaFltssss
never owned house or land on Holl.s oll.ssnsrty Osnsss
Carver street property and otneL ons as 49,
is ninety years eld, with . sr.sesSt@s @nlS. =
saaliy a. e ths sxAdlkla1s 81 ~
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
:ge.p9lorlss I:liIn U-ii,rnts.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 16. 1909.

This newspaper is opcned and published By
The Tribune Association. a Ne1C York corpora
tion; Office and principal place Of business.
Tribune Building No. Isl Nassau street, NeO
York; Ogden Hills, president; James L. Bar
reft, secretary and treasurer. The address Of
sbe officers is the office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
PRESIDENT ELIOT AND HAaFAa''

From The Springfield Republican. =, z.r-r4
1t 10 well that the next Drsstasnass, = tsas y
should enter once with the conyicoos. rrstso
position was 'the most innuertiA - La1.d-ncy .
States" but the truth Is that ne Trs,ssI W!.s n
country than the individual holdins t.,.naS 70
the influence Of college presidsntt, Prsfesss
the maj rather than upon tne olSs ol.Ss ~ ors -
E.liot's great personal influence conslsS
Harvard and three parts El1or-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
PROFESSOR NgwcomB OPERATED on

Baltimore. Jan. I5.-Professor simon NsSeD--
OF Washington. the astronomer and mS--. -.
tician. underwent a surgical operation 81 sS,,-s
Hopkins Hospital this afternoon his cOI--.a c--sa,
shortly afterward was declared 70 oe I2s
and he is said to be recovering safislae'Oi"'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
[From ne Tribune Bursau- !

From The Tribune Bursaul
Washington Jan. 15.-The Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks dined tonight with Senator and
Mrs GuTgenhem. who invited to meet them the
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs Garfield, the
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. the Swiss Min
lister. Mr. Vogel. Senator and Mrs. Crane. Senator
and Mrs Burrows. Senator kean, Mrs Talbot.
Miss Harlan, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, of New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

the mobilizers of capital. they mean, the mophl
zation of it is at an end. Well, we shai see
what we shall see The present situation OF tne
Metropolitan traction company. however sus-
gests that. if this is true, there are disad-
vauta either way.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
NEW HEAD OF STATE " NJ c. 4

William VI. kingsley. vice-president OF
United States Trust Company. accepted tns -
manship Of the New York State Young " =.
Christian Association yesterday, 70 suceee1
mund P. Platt OF PoughkeepsIe. who reSlsnea -
Thursday after thirty-two years as cnairnS"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

The Democratic Governor of Tennessee has a
Legislature on his hands organized and con-
troIled by his opponents. Ex-senator Carmacks
policies seem to be in the ascendant in Nash
Vile. In life he could not make them effective,
but his death has apparently given them tri-
umphant vitality.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
LADY BgREsFoRD's ASHES sUaIEH

Curraghmore. Ireland. Jan. 1.-The ssn
Lady william Beresford were deposited nelT el,,.s
day beside the coffin OF her husband. L'l1 a, no
Beresford. In the CIonegan ChurcnyaIu yr.sss.
presence OF the Marquis and AIarchiOness Oh
ford and the Marquis Of LansdoWne.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
aas. MAeELlE coRENs FATHER u

San Francisco, Jan &c. n Gilman. S--,s
Of Mrs. Mabelle Corey. wife OF William = &C
president OF the United States Steel COiV ~ : tns
suffered a stroke OF spOplexy at his non.s
city last night and Is in a critical eondin0@
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

When one reads of the fatal puncture Of
mans brain through his eye by the tip Of
carelessly handled umbrella he can hardly re-
frain from wishing for revival OF the old law
of retribution in kind.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

When you IN public Office don't try TO buy
any public land unless you know exactly where
you are at.-Charleston News and Courier.
Don't offer "disingenuous" explanations, either.
which will not harmonic with the record when
1t is made public.