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New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
THE PLIGHT or mr.. GouPERs.

The position in which the president of tho
American Federation of Labor finds himself at
the International Trade Unions Congress I'm
Paris is fttngly 10 be regarded. rs II probably
is by Mr. Gompers himself. with the proverblal
mingled emotions. His unwillingneSs 10 commit
American w"rkingmen and their organizations
10 the domination 81 aliens who know littia or
nothing about industrial problems and condl-
tionS i'm America j. rommcndable, but in taking
that ground Mir. Gompers subjected himself to
the sharp if not savage attacks NJ the Eur,pean
delegates aud IL must he confessed that lngicalIv
be not unde~erving Of them. For since u.
beld those views and determined to retain
them he really had no business IN that congress
II Was called for The purpose of suhordnatln.
national 20 international interests and Of CON.
hitting ifs members and their constituents 10
The policy Of attacking their own national gov
ernments for ihe aid of strikers I'm = foreign
land. II was therefore pertinent for European
delegates 10 ask why Mr.. Gompers was there 81
al. and why he sought To- inject himself into
the deliberations and transactions Of a body TO
The fundamental principle Of which he was un-
compromisingly opposed. We shall not b. sur
prised If many ~ his countrymcn and constit-
uents ask the same question. Why should man
who IS loyal 10 his own nation dabhle in inter
natonaliSIne
one or the usually bcst Informed rhd most
thoughiful of French journals, the journal dcS
Dfl,ats.' describes Mr.. Gompers as opposed to
the building mp Of unionism on foundation Of
socialism, politics or open revolution. and says
that his work lies i'm the direction Of devclop-
ing the real interests Of workingmen and solving
the problems of labor and capital We should be-
glad 10 believe that Mr. Gompers fully meriied
every detail Of that characterization. though we
should be more certain Of his desire to keep
trade unionism and politics separate IL he had
not last year 50 openly tried TO deliver the
labor vote to Mr. Bryan. The equvocal plight
in which he has placed himself at Paris may be
ntoned fer by the value of his plain statement
Df American dissent from the Continental creed
of ant-patriotiSm
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

From The Boston Post.
1t is reported that Senator Adrch has intinata5
10 Jhe PRESIDENT that 10 would be prudent 10 Win
mold recommendation OF scheme OF postal sa,,
ingS deposits until the general monetary system
sucn delay Is not necessary. and we NAV doubt
tnat Fresidtnt IaIt, IL he has made up his mini
on the subject, Will restrain hir'seH The protpcf
mas been long I'm contemplation. aud II has grown
In popular favor as its purpose and It's prebabta
operations have become understood
Here in Massachusetts there is little in an,, ,a.s
ct federal savings bank system operatinl
through the postoIice We have abundant fse1tI7
tes IN the banks established under state authoritv
anc caretuly ana wisely guarded rs our laws IN
the conduct OF their business They do thar uScri,
well and M their place 20 admiration, But ths-s
Is conslderacle Fcpuls1on outside ~ NsrSarhr,-
setts needing the facilities for saving ,hich va
enjoy here for whom the scheme OF postal savinrs
hanks would be an adyantax~-
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
A HEAp-LINER.

Incompatible. distinct, alone,
\ lion heart,
by such descriptive terms is known
n. BonapaTte.
And Wouldn't they look we'll srrayed
Al. what hit he would have made
Louisville Courier Journal
At a downtown luncheon club. the refusal Of
Judge Robert Carey. Of Hudson County n j. 10
issue naturalization papers 10 Avaone hIatteo
who could not name six states in the Union and
who. in his twenty-one years residence I'm This
country. he'd never heard OF Abraham Lincoln
recalled TO a Wall Street broker this story: Il
had young man In my employ whose father a
good customer, wanted him to learn the business
from the bottom up lie twenty-One years
old. sporty in his dress and his luncheons for
the week used 20 cost him much more than hts
pay amounted to- one day / overheard some OF
the boys talking. and heard our miIlionaire's SON
stock runner ask: when was "JeT' Davis
President of the United States?' butted in before
any orc could answer and found that the question
had been asked in good faith. Then asked him a
few questions and the answers were the cause OF
his resignation did not want that kind OF clerk
any than Judge Carey wanted that kind o,
citizen. Within a week the father secured a better
job for the boy, and he has IL yet and I lost n
good customer. II Matteo should return 10 Italy
and his natIralized friends beat Judge when he
comes up for Office again. the cases will be
parallel"
Are you willing to join US and become vege-
tarianP' 90
Yes" said the philosopher. If you're willing
TO cOncede that all flesh is grass''-IIfe.
There is nothing new in the theory that music
has beneficial effect persons who are ner-
vously affected" says DR. Stodato I'm ''Medicina
Italiana." but its application has not yet be-
come so general as the men who believe in fits
sedative powers wish. The great Napoleon. who
was not a musician recognized the Influence Of
harmonious sounds. and by his order bands made
music under the hospital windows This order is
still in force in the provinces where the military
bands give concerts at stated times in front Of the
hOspitsls."
''HoTs the climate around h.rsr' asked the
tourist ~
Il reckon tts purity much like other climates
sns1 cred Farmer Corntossel 1t sin't lnneh FUR
stiadE comfort but It's mighty csnvsnient ar
reliable as means Of tskin the boarders' minds
e3 q thesr other troubles. "-Washipxtou star.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
THE cINARD> LINES NEW USAGE

- Y
The Mauretanis having demonstrated that
time can be saved by landing passengers at
Fishguard instead Of taking them on 10 Liver
pool. there will he much interest in seeing
whether or not the other steamships of tbe
Cunard Line will be able 10 offer n similar adj
vantage. The Campania, which sails to-day
is considerably slower than the new turbine
liners. If she should maintain a speed Of 2l
knots, which is probably the utmost that couId
be expected, and should stop at Queenstown
she could not reach Fishguard at I n IN
Monday, but might possibly do SO nj Z or Y
n. m. Tuesday. Even at 81 knots IL would an.
parently be feasible 10 stop at the new mort of
call not mere than twenty-four or twentyflve
hours later than did the Mauretania. Passen-
gers bound for London would probably be able
TO get there at a particularly convenient fine
Of day.
The Lusitania is not, by the record ouIta en-
fast as her sister ship and Il is doubtful II she
can reach Fishguard early as the Mauretanlo
dld. Just now all transatlantic liners enioy
an advantage i'm being free 60 take the short
course from Sandy Hook 10 Queenstown. The
distance travelled is fully a hundred miles loss
than when the long course is followed
25-knot steamship can thus gain four hours
The expediency of ceasins 20 call at Oueens
Town. thus avoiding delay Of an hour or two
is again being discussed How much the Iusi
tsnis can accomplish without freedom 10 ignore
Queenstown is an interesting problem. hut the
answer will probably be forthcoming within
fortnight. The Iusitania is scheduled TO leave
New York next week Wednesday.
"A more important question is whether the
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
yEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER L. 1909

Cunard company VIII deem it worth while 70
adhere to the new practice when ii is no longer
judicious 10 take the short course across the
Atlantic. Unless the Mauretania still has speed
possibilities that have not been revealed she
will not then arrive at Fishguard before D. m,
four hours later than on Monday, and her pas
ScnSers may not be so well pleased to take
train which cannot deliver them in London be-
fore midnight as with the present arrangement
for getting them there at 80 or o'clock. IL
the Lusitania needs two or three more hours
for the run than the Maurptania. how will her
passengers feel about railway Journey which
cannot terminate before l or = a. m! Finally.
what kind of service can the Campania render
when she encounters the heavy weather of
winter: 1t does not matter at what hour mail
bags are put aboard railway train. but night
travel is so objectionable to many persons that
the patrons of the Cunard Line may not con
sder the FishgUard route as satisfactory few
months hence as they likely to find Il at first.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
a nMsenenfS.

AMBRA-o-S-TaudeViile
AeTOR-216-S:15- Mar from Home
EbLheC0s-2:ih :ih---s lbs Matrinoav a Failure?
BlJOC-2.1b--S .3O-A Gentleman from Mississippi
FRICTION BEACH PARK-Pair's Fireworks
6hQADWAY-2. .lS-s Is Tho Midnight sons
CASrNO-2:15 S:1b-Hsvana
CIRCLES .I5-Nclntvre and Heath in TIaytl
eoLCkIAI~-2- --S-Naudevfiie.
tNNEY ISlskNIl--Treaulard. Luna Park
CRITERION ? rs 1b--The T1aE lieutenant.
DA1A 50 .sG-S sSO-Rilly
EDEN lTSEsI5-The World IN wax
ssAlETN-S:20-T House Next Door.
yARRICK-S. .2o--Detective Spsrlyes
hACkETT-s 20-Such Little Queen
hAMMERSTEs1 n So lbs .I5-Naudsvfiie.
HERALD sol tARE- -2:15-S:I5-A Broken Idoi.
HUDSON . .l5-S :i5-The Third Degree
JARDIN DE PARIS-S 15-TollieE ri 1909
lSNlCk ER TSOCkER-S 1.-THE GAY Hussars
LIBERTY IS-The Florist Shor.
CECN--S-krsc Iapin.
Lyrics 1S-Ehe Motor Girl
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE Carmen.
MAXINB ELTIOTT'S-2 is .i5-The RinErnaster
LEV AAiSTETTDAM-s: :15-The Love Cure
NV YORK -2.1h-S-The Sins of Society
HALtACE s. .i5.-S 1h-Tlle Dollar-Mark
" 1.3iSFt' So Is $ The climax
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
~HANos OFF" THE "sRITIsH" LANGUAeEr

10 the Editor OF The Ifiouhe.
Sir: Referring TO the letter of Albert j. Brooks.
may I say that whatever may be done In this
country as To ''smplided' spelling. he may take t
for granted that no alteration win be made In
Great Britain where the people intend to retain
the proper spelling OF their own language? They
resent such proposition this absurd idea. espe-
eiallv coming as Il does. from America. They VIII
retain their own language. unaltered ard unadui-
teratcd. -.
n however Il should ever come to pass that this
so-caIed .smplihed' spelling should be adopted. t
viii come from the proper quarter. and not from
country where the English language IS nos even
pronounced correctly. as England VIII surrey eau
a.. ,,, An that direction az she should consider :,
aacss.arv-vvbich God forhd0. as she has Ia an
ether matters education or otherwise. affecting tAs
world.
have the honour 70 CO. sir,
AN OXFORD ENGLAND NJ -
pongan Hills, Staten Island, AUG ~ l'0'.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
BEARING OF COMMODITIES CLAUSE.
One Of It's Provisions Affects Many Railroads,
Correspondent Thinks.
70 the Editor % The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In anticipation of the Hnal decree in tho
commodities cases. now IN process OF formulation
between the Attorney General and the lawyers rep
TesentIng the six defendant railroads for subrnis-
sion to the Circuit Court at Philadelphia may
call your attention 20 application OF the recent
opinion os the Supreme Court OF the United states
upon the subject which seems to have escaped
general attention have already brought Il 10 the
attention Of President Taft and his Attorney Cen
eral Mr.. WiC<ersham and have received assurance
that the matter will be given full consideration.
The commodities clause forbids railroad com
panies to carry any COAL object OF interstats
commerce. IN which they have any interest direct
or indirect which Is owned or which has been pro-
duced by them, or which has been produced under
their authority As a matter OF fact four OF tho
defendants in the commodities cases at the time OF
the proceedings brought against them by the for
mer Attorney General. did not either own or pro-
Guce any OF the coal which they carry. And tho
supreme Court has finally decided that the stock
control by the railroads Of the companies owning
and producing coal carried by the railroads does
not constitute a legal interest in the said coal
That provision Of the clause Is stII effectuaI how
ever, which declares that railroad companies may
not carry In interstate commerce. coal which has
been produced under their authority. To and svi-
deuce competent to prove this authority on the part
of MANY Of the railroads. il is only necessary TO
turn to the records Of past and present investiga-
tions by representatives OF the government.
That this Authority ON the Part OF the Penn
syIyania Railroad Company. tho LehEh Valley
Railroad Company. the Erie Railroad Company and
the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey IN
the production of their 'peetive subsidiary coal
can be proved individually was affirmed the other
day by an eminent railroad lawyer whose name
appears among the defendants counsel I'm the court
records of the commodities cases IN these words:
why, the proposition is so clear not to bs
worth discussion. Here railroad companies Is
suing bonds to fanance their coal companies"
This point OF authority was not passed upon
either by the Circuit or the supreme Court. and ~
was touched rs gingeriy by the attorneys for the
railroads as IL II had been a red hot coal
My own conclusion after an employment OF three
years In the preparation for my company OF a
series OF reports indicating the effect OF dsassoca-
ton OF railroad and coal properties railroad Sc
ourlties is that most OF the important railroad com
panies OF tho United States come under the sppli-
cation OF the "authorttv' provison OF the commods
ties clause EMI4EN HARE MILLER
New York CITY Aug 2s 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
Mr.. sToTEsBURY TO BUILD COTTAGE.
Buys Part of Island at Bar Harbor, Me-
Bridge Fight May End.

Bar Harbor. Me, Aug. 3i.-A land sale. wh>h
probably will terminate a dispute the pro-
posed situation Of a S5000 bridge the land In
question. consummated to-day. when the west
ern part Of Bar Island purchased for approxi-
mately $4,000 by Edward T. Stotesbury. OF Pha-
delphia An injunction to prevent the from
building the bridge recently obtained by sum-
mer residents. and a hearing was ordered for Sep
tsmber 20. Mr.. stotesbury will erect cottage on
the land
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs Richard t. Wilson, ir., spend
ing the week in New York. but will return to their
villa at Saratoga Saturday, to remain for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. George j. Could are booked to sail
from Europe for New York to-day.
Captain and Mrs Warren C. Beach will come to
town from Saratoga on September -.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Cunningham Bishop. who
spent August at Saratoga. have returned to Mill
stream Farm. their country place at Mount Kisco.
\. Y.
Prince Gunther Sch0nburg- -waIdenburG has gone
TO Hot Springs. Va. and is staying at the Home
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert GoeIet have left Claridge's
Hotel I'm London to stay with the Duke and Ouch
ess OF ROxburghe. at Flores Castle. in Scotland
Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer, and her daush-
ter and daughter-in-law, Miss Alice Van Rens-
seIaer and Mrs W V. r. Van Rensselaer,. VIII leave
Bar Harbor next week and go to Hot Springs. Va.
for the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Potter Read are at Garden
CITY. Long Island where they will remain until
after Labor Day
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Iselln have arrived in town
from Newport where they spent the greater part of
August
Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley has returned 70 her
country place on Long Island from Saratoga where
she was the guest during August Of Mrs. Henry B.
Hyde.
Mrs Frederic n. Belts has sailed from Europe
for New York. and is due here at the end OF the
week.
Miss Julia Hoyt has joined her parents. Mr. and
Mr.. Gerald Livingston Hoyt. at Ipswich. Mass
after visit to Southampton. Long Island
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

An Associated Press dispatch from Washing
ton says:
An important amendment has been made 20 the
navy regulations which places the engineer officer
attached To- ship of WAT in line to succeed the
executive officer
II Is n long time since there have been "engi-
neer officers" in the navy. The duties OF engi-
nccrs have been performed by line officers since
the engineer corps and the line smslga-
mated.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Up to date Zeppelin III has not made record
to boast Of It's journey from Friedrichshafen
was twice interrupted. the second delay cat Bit
terfeld) lasting fully twelve hours. The return
trip was scarcely begun before another deten-
tion, which may extend over several days. be-
came necessary. At no time has the new air
ship travelled continuously more than about two
hundred miles. Zeppelin II. which made It's ad-
vent last spring. was obliged to abandon the at
tempt to reach Berlin. but it is credited with en-
unbroken fight Of $50 miles Apparently IL IS
the better craft Of the two. or else has had bet
ter luck than its successor
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
CzAR ON WAY TO THE CRIMgA.
Imperial Yacht Passes Through Dardanelles-
Precautions Against Cholera.

st. Petersburg. Aug. S1-A dispatch to the NOVA
Vremya'' from Constantinopie says that the i'm
perial yacht STANDARD with Emperor Nicholas
aboard. has passed through the DardaneIles on Its
way the Crimea.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
arip7lurk Tniln Sribfrars.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER l. 1908.

This newspaper is C3cRod and published by
The Tribune ASSOCIATION q Nc1r York oo,pora-
sion; o65oe ana principal place al business.
3s1bERe Budding No. I5i NastGR street Ncic
l0rk' OgGcn Mus. president; Rruy "
SGcl'etf. secretary: James H. Barrett. frcasu,y7.
The Gddress NJ TIE officers is the Office Of shis
aet0spGrer
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

The eclipse Of star or planet by ths moon IS
not phenomenon Of much popular interest. yet
any watching for the Occultation OF Mars.
which Is announced for this evening. may easily
determine the position Of a celestial body which
has been much discussed Of late. Mars is nearer
TO the earth at present than II has been for q
dozen years or more and may easily be identi-
fed by its ruddy hue. As the moon will hide IL
al about s:42 the observer should look for st
shortly before that hour. or else wait until the
eclipse ends at 9:39
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

SebastOpol. Aug. I.-Extraordinary sanitary
measures being undertaken In the Crimea i'm
view OF the approaching arrival OF Emperor NIcho
las and the members OF the imperial family A
special health Gordon against the cholera has been
created In the Yalta district
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Washington inventor has made rooster
muzzle and wants 20 still forever the voice OF
the monarch Of the poultry yard greeting the
rising sun. Has our age become material. pro-
sale and citifed enough to applaud this attempt
ed indignity on the poetic figure Of Chanticleer?
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, ir.. spend
ing the week in New York. but will return to their
villa at Saratoga Saturday, to remain for few
days
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Could booked to sail
from Europe for New York to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Captain and Mrs. Warren c. Beach will come TO
town from Saratoga on September %.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Mr. and Mrs Francis Cunningham Bishop. who
spent August at Saratoga. have returned to Mill
stream Farm. their country place at Mount Kisco
n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Prince Gunther sch0nburg- -wadenburg has gone
10 Hot Springs. Va. and is staying at the Home
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Iselin have arrived IN town
from Nevport where they spent the greater part Of
August.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goeet have left Claridges
Hotel I'm London to stay with the Duke and Ouch
.ss of Rnxburghe at Flores Castle. in Scotland
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
CITY NEWS.

L
Read the wants In this issue.
BE sure to hear MacManus in hi
inimitable Irish readings at st. Peter.
hall Monday, November Is.
Special: Ladies $500 and $3.50
+, shoes to clean up at $1.e5. Miller
SIC Main street!
There were several AUTOMOBILES
in town yesterday from nearby places
Most Of them got caught in the storm
before they got away.
The boating season will practical
~ come to an end this week with the
cessation Of runs by the packet Keo
kuk This boat will make her last
trip Saturday.
The Woman's Guild Of Graham
hospital will meet at the nurses home
tomorrow afternoon at 800 o'clock
A large attendance is sesired.
DIR. Henry William of the Foreign
Mission Society occupied the pulpit
in the Baptist church Sunday
Bruggeman, the former Burling.
ton catcher is bowling with city
league team in Quincy He has the
fifth highest average, having bowled
183. Wolf who has done a good deal
of bowling in this city, stands third,
with 1884, Bruggeman tied last year
for honors in the national bowling
tourney.
Robert Reiner who attended high
school here last year and who is now
student in the Burlington Business
College. is learning to be chauffeur
outside Of school hours. being employ
ed by one Of the garages in that place.
The Diamond 10 steamers, Quin-
,cy and st. Paul vii probably pass
through here sometime tomorrow on
their way to Dubuque where they will
be placed in winter quarters. They
arrived at st. Louis yesterday from
New Orleans where they went with
the presidents parade.
Friends in this city received word
of the death of Mrs. Mary NJ.
Mathews, formerly a resident of Keo-
kuk, but more recently of Salt Lake
City, Utah. She passed away at her
home there on the 30th day of octo-
Der. She resided in Keokuk about
three years, leaving here last January
for the west. She was well known by
a number of Keokuk people. Death
was caused from dropsy Her husband
was formerly physician at Fl Madi-
son and was also well known there
and in this city. The body Of the de-
ceased will be taken east for burial
where her relatives reside.