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New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
PREPOSTEROTS.

Elect Judge Gaynor and commission
him TO war on Tammany from the
Mayors post of power, as Hewitt did
The New York World.
Why go 10 Tammany for an anti
Tammany candidate when there is an
anti-Tammany candidate in the field?
Why expect Gaynor to war on Tam
many when he is urging the voters TO
elect the Tammany ticket from top to
bottom? Why look TO Tammany's
apologist. who says he secs no tiger
who lauds Christie" Sullivan. repeats
for gospel truth the silly Tammany fable
about "FlOrrie' Sullivan, and plously eX
claims God bless such men, as this
precious pair Of Sulliyans. to turn on
Tammany Hall and rend it? Why eX-
pect anything from the man who can
find no word TO say against RoeScn,
running on the same ticket with him?
Commission him to war On Tam
many." How commission him? He ap-
pears now TO feel that he is already
commissioned by Murphy to defend
Tammany. When Tammany stole the
Independence League he cheerfully as
sumed the role of political fence" and
denied that the property was stolen.
Yet the court has just held that the
League was stolen. Tammany was the
thief, and therefore the theft was an act
of propriety and he must defend it,
Trust Gaynor to clean up the white
slave trade. as The WOrld'' advises.
lie is busy in every speech he delivers
exchanging winks and signs with the
under world regarding the freedom il
can expect if it will bring about his
election Street brawlers. gamblers and
procurers have the most cheerful eX-
pectations from his administration. and
their expectations are based upon his
words in the campaign and his de-
cisiOns on the bench. Does THE
World regard its candidate as capable
Of such treachery as to turn in office
/ upon those 10 whom he owes that office,
upon Tammany. which he now says Is
a much maligned institution. upon the
Sullivans. whom God bless.' upon tine
under world. with which he is now eH-
changing frantic signals Of friendliness
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
FRENCH HOMES AND FAMILIES.

FRENCH HOMES AND FAMILIES.
That is a characteristic French enter
prise which our 4'aris correspondents
wrote Of in Sundays Tribune. for the
establishment Of IN inviolable homestead
system among the peasantry. The name
and some of The principles may be bor-
:owed from America, but the most strik-
ing details. and those which promise
exceptional efficiency and fitness for
French needs, are Enthusiastically Gallic
i'm conception.
The essential features OF the plan are
that every family-''nO bachelors need
apply'-shall be entitled to the posses
sion of Il homestead which shall be ex
empt from distraint through legal
process and inalienable save at the wish
of the father and mother Of the family.
The property must include the actual
dwelling place of the owners, and must
not exceed q certain sum in value, these
requirements preventing abuse of the
law for speculative purposes. Our CORE
SpODdent calls attention TO the tedious
and costly processes which are at pres
ent necessary for establishing such n
homestead, but we may be sure that the
French genius for administration will
simplify the process as far as prudence
permits.
To the thrifty French peasant it ought
to mean much that he can have home
which cannot be levied upon by cred
itors nor taken away from him or his
children in any way. and he will not ne
likely 10 forfeit that advantage by re,
moving to a hired tenement in city.
If also it shall have the effect of en-
couraging the growth of larger families,
and thus increasing the birth rate and
the population, the system will be a So
cial and civic benefit of the first magnl-
tude
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
GENERAL 0. 0. HOWARD.

With the death of Major General o.
. Howard the name of the last COM
mander of a federal army in the Civil
War is stricken from the register. lie
was at the head of one of the sections
oc Sherman's invading forces in the
March to the Sea and through the Car
0iinas. He was also one Of the two sur
viylng corps commanders on the Union
side, Major General Daniel T. Siclles
being the other. 1t is hard TO realize
how young the great ma iority of the
high ranking officers of the Civil War
were. In the Army of the Potomac at
Gettysburg there was only one corps
commander who was over forty-two.
General Howard. commander of the
Eleventh Corps, was thirty-three Gen
eral Slocum, of the Twelfth. thirty-five;
General SickleS. OF the Third thirty
eight; General Hancock. Of the Second.
thirty nine and General Newton, who
commanded the First Corps after Gen
eral ReynOlds's death, thirty-nine. Cen
eral Sykes. of the Fifth Corps, was
f0rty-one, and General Reynolds, of the
First, was forty-two. General Meade.
ihe commander in chief, was forty eight.
His oldest corps commander, General
Sedgwick, of the Sixth. was fOrty-nine.
Protracted wars put premium on youth
ard insure the survival into a succeed
ing generation Of many Of their CON
spicuOus leaders.
General Howard's record was one Of
exceptional personal gaIlantry and un-
questioned military capacity. He was
active in the field throughout the entire
war. from the first battle of Bull Run 10
Jcbnstons surrender lie won distinc-
tion in the Peninsular campaign in 1862.
ana il is proof of his real soldierly
quality that he recovered from two seri-
Gus setbacks. Ike Charlottesville and
the first day at Gettysburg, and re-estab-
lisbed imself by service Of the highest
merit in the Western armies. General
IIowards command of The Eleventh
Corps WAS record of disaster. lie was
probably not blamable IN large measure
either Tor the surprise at ChanceIlors.
Vile or the Generalization exhibited nj
Gettysburg; for the corps MAS in bad
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
4 nusements.

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ALHAMB --S-NaudeftEe
ASTDR-s .fs-The Man from Home
pFaApA'A Y-s-gs-The Midnight sons.
CASINOS :i5-The Girl and the Wizafg.
COLONIAL 2-S-Naudevilie.
fr0NEDy-s :1B-The Melting Pot.
CRITERFON-S:I5 Israel
DELT- S-S.15-The White SistoT-
EDEN afCSEE-The World in Wax
TNPTRE-s:I :I5-Inconstant George
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BACK EsI'T- s-f5-Suci q Little Queen.
u NNERSTETN'S 50 -15-s :i5-N audevtle
herald SoTARE-S:1J-The Chocolate SOL
dier
TPPoDRoME-2-S-A Trip 10 Japan; In
side the Earth: the Ballet ~ Jewels
HUDSON S:i5-The Builder OF Bridges.
IRVING PLACES s;I5-PooT jonathan
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tTRERTY-S:l5-spT spTinEtime
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Lyrics :1b-Herod.
AJEsTIC-S;l5-Two Women and That
Man
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE -s-RigolsttoN
MAXINE ET.LIOTT'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ne
Passing OF the Third Floor Back
NEW STEEDAN-S:l5-The Love Cure
NEW YORK-S:I5-The Man Who owns
sANoY-a:i5-s:,5 Awakerine OF Helena
Richie
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wAfI.ArK'S-S :Es-The Fourth Estate
T-EBER'S- -S:ls-The Climax.
wFsT EHD-s:IJ-The Return OF Eve.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28

condition and II was found TO be goou
policy to merge il after Gettysburg with
another organization. Under more IA
vorable circumstances General Howard
commanded with marked success lie
received the thanks Of Congress for MS
efforts in the gettysburg campaign, so
that it is plain that he was absolved
even at the time from responsibility for
the poor performances of the Eleventh
Corps. lie was the only officer left on
the roster of the army whom Congress
had thanked by namc.
Outside his profession General Howard
was an active force for good. He con
tribnted greatly 10 better the condition
os the freedmen AT the close of the Civil
War. and among other ventures organ
lied the university in Washington for
negro students which bears his name.
He labored always to spread knoWl-
edge among the ignorant and to teach
tie lesson everywhere of temperance,
charity and Christian brotherhood. He
was philanthropist as well as soldier
successfully harmonizing two super
ficially inconsistent impulses. aS many
others of his profession have done. His
career was an honorable example OF
high-minded devotion to lofty Ideals and
genuine service to his fellows rs we'll as
TO the state
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
REARST,S CAMPAIGN.

Mr.. Hearst is heating the air with his
customary asSiduity as the campaign
draws 10 a close. but those who remem-
Der four years ago can see how relatively
little real effort is being made in his
behalf and how relatively slight is the
public response compared to the ehort
and response in that halcyon and vocii-
erous campaign. Mr.. Hearst is now
speaking TO three or four meetings every
other night -Four years ago he spoke
every night. sometimes to ten or
dozen meetings This year he has no
organization, and no work of any conse-
quencc is being done for him in the 'elec-
ton districts. Four years ago he had
an organization which put forth work IN
his behalf like that done by the regu-
lar OrganiZa tionS in support Of their
candidates.
Four years ago money was spent with
great freedom by the Independence
League This year there is no evidence
that the candidate has ''loosened up.
-Four years ago you had only to mention
the name Hearst" on the streets ana
crowd gathered about you. This year
his name has no magic with the street
crowds. Four years ago the dull witted
Murphy hung cartoons in the streets
attacking the prOletariat's hero as an
assassin. and the proletariat emitted
growI that caused shiver Of fear TO
penetrate even into innermOst Four
teenth Street To-day the same Murphy
does not think it worth while to waste
money upon assaults on Hearst, and if
he did the tickle proletariat would
merely laugh.
The surface of the waters has been
laehed bat the depths are quiet TO
those who are being deceived by the
foam we commend the consideration OF
q canvass made by a Democratic district
captain over in Brooklyn In his election
district Hearst had eighty-two votes
four years ago. The canvass discloses
fourteen this year. This does not go
very far, but it strikingly confirms the
deductions from the general aspects Of
the Hearst campaign.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
FJGHTING m0sQrITo FEVER.

The encouraging announcement is
made that further warfare is TO be
waged against mosquito borne diseases
at Panama 10y stocking with tiny fishes
the pools and ponds in which the in
sects breed. That seems practicable. for
mosquitoes must breed in water. and
both their eggs and their larvm are
favorite food for fishes, particularly the
little fishes of the type here familiarly
known as "mummychugs.r
This warfare will be directed chiefly
against those various disorders which
have hitherto been conveniently but in
correctly called malaria and which
physicians are now beginning TO caI
mosquito feyers." There may be come
paludic disorders which are not due to
mosquito bites. but they are compare
lively negligible. Most of them. and the
most perniciOus. are known To be due to
mosquito infection. Careful screening
from the insects has afforded immunity
from disease. and their determination
has meant its disappearance. These
facts have been amply demonstrated on
the Roman Campagna. on the ISthmus
Of SueZ and also 10 some extent at Pam
anna
The campaign is also being taken up
seriously in India, where there is as
much need of ii as in any part of the
world. In that country more than fou.
million persons. or per cent of the
whole population. die every year from
malaria Last year the deaths were
more than five and a half millions That
Is showing which well warrants fine
recent holding of a national convention
OF physicians from all parts of India.
under The presidency of the Viccroy
to devise a plan of campaign against tho
fcverS and their insect carriers.
What has aready been accomplished
AT Panama affords promise that the
work viii be completed in the practical
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28

youngsters of both sexes-of the impress
sionable age-went to the levee for the
first time in their lives. An orgy unex-
ampled in history in the hecatombs OF
vice followed
women as rule, remarked the moral
i7er have poor heads for mathematics
''frue" rejoined the demoralizer; but
they try awfully hard to make their own
figures count Chicago News.
Don't take your fly screens out yet.
This Is the advice of the Health Commits
sIoncr OF Chicago. DR. w. a. Evans. who
lis an expert on flies and their dirty ways
DIR. Evans advises: Keep your door and
window screens In place until snow falls;
screen all food. especially milk. Don't eat
food that has been in contact with flies
Shun restaurants where flies are nuner-
Gus Screen the children's beds and keep
tho bacys bottle. the baby's food and the
baby's comforter away from flies. Keep
flies out of the sickroom.'
The Man-She looks nice enough TO eat.
The Woman-M-yes; plain food seems 10
appeal TO some people.-1llustrated Bits
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
THE eAYNoR cHARAcTERISTIcs.

To the Editor of the Tribune:
Sir: Permit me to suggest that you IN
vite every lawyer, every litisant and every
juror who has ever appeared before eX-
Judge Gaynor to write 10 you for publica-
ton their views regarding him.
l know the treatment I received at his
hands. and I frequently observed what
others received while he was on the bench.
knowing that his word was supreme, he
took advantage Of the fact He would in
suit lawyers witnesses and jurymen with
out provocation; on the call of the calendar
he was tryannical, sarcastic and overbear-
ing, and ofttimes he would cause litigants
and lawyers useless expense and trouble;
he was also erratic in his rulings and un-
certain in his law. According 10 his pub
lie utterances, he has not changed in the
least since he resigned from the bench.
and If he should be elected he would mere
" have a wider field in which to display
his brutality and cowardice.
If all lawyers would publicly express
their views, a great many people who never
came in contact with Mr.. Gaynor might he
aided i'll deciding how to cast their votes
in the coming election.
H. ". HELLER.
New York Oct % 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The tribune Bureau ]

From The tribune tthTedu
Washington, Oct. 27.-The Russian Am
bassador, who is In Paris with Baroness
Rosen and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen. their
daughter. win sail for this country soon.
and his family VIII accompany him. All
the attaches. with tie exception OF Baron
StaeI de HoIstein ard Mr.. de Struve, who
are In Europe, have returned 10 Washing
ton for the winter
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce
returned to the embassy this afternoon from
A series of visits made after they left their
summer home at Northeast Harbor. Me.
The German Ambassador and Baroness
Won Bernstorff and their daughter. Baron
ess I.uise- Alexandra Won Bernstorn. VINO
arrived from Germany yesterday, after an
absence of several months, returned 70 the
embassy here this afternoon. Count Won
WedeI. who was charge dahaires IN the
absence of the ambassador. is preparing 10
sail for Germany for short visit and on
his return will bring Countess Won Wedei
With him.
Mrs Beeknan Winthrop. wife Of the As
sistant Secretary OF the Navy. returned to
Washington this evening from a visit OF
several days I'm New York. Mr.. and Mrs
Winthrop occupied Highwood. the country
estate Of Lieutenant General and Mrs
Henry c. Corbin, in the summer, and have
taken a house in New Hampshire avenue
fer the winter.
Mrs l.. u. Letter returned to her home
here this afternoon. after an absence OF
several weeks spent in visiting her daugh-
ters Mrs. Colin Campbell and the Countess
OF Suffolk, in England. Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
seph Letter. who returned to this country
with her, came TO Washington this morn
-i~f4 haFc
going TO Chicago.
Colonel George r. Cotton, recently ap-
pointed Governor of Porto Rico. viii leave
Washington tomorrow evening for New
York and Will sail on Saturday for mis- new
post Miss Marjorie Cotton. his sister. will
accompany him and act as his hostess in
the winter.
Mrs Henry c. Corbin arrived here this
evening from New York and viii be the
guest of General and Mrs John a. John
ston for several days. She viii at once be-
gin the work of dismantling HighwOod, her
country house at Chevy chase, but ez-
poets to spend the winter here with her
sisters. the Misses Patten.
Mrs. Henry Wells announces the engage
ment of her daughter. Laura Clifford Wells,
10 Lieutenant Julian Parsons Wilcox, L. $.
NJ. c., now stationed on the New Hamp-
shire. No date has been set for the we'd
ding. Lieutenant Wilcox is the son OF the
late General Orlando Wilcox. L S. A, and
Miss Wells is q debutante OF two seasons
ago and popular in society.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page will
open their Washington home tomorrow on
arriving from New York, where they
stopped after leaving their summer home
at York Harbor. They spent the spring in
England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Roosevelt. OF
New York, have leased house in 18th
street for the winter and have taken pos
session. They viii introduce their daugh-
ter Miss Olga Roosevelt, to society this
winter.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
STILL BIGGER SHIPS.

To-day's test Of the North Dakota and
the record breaking achievements of the
Delaware are gratifying proofs of the
practical efficiency Of naval progress in
this country. while the plans for still
more swift and more powerful ships,
which were reported in our Washington
correspondence the other day, suggest
that this country is keeping pace with
others in the development Of floating
fortresses. But tie British battleship
Neptune which was launched recently.
considerably surpasses our largest ships
IN size, though perhaps not in speed,
and we remarked upon her launching
that there was no assurance that Z
still bigger battleship would not pres
entity be built. 1t was a safe remark,
and its justification has not been long
delayed. In a few weeks there will
he laid down at Deyonport battleship
far SURPRISING the Neptune and making
the original DreadnOught seem almost
obsolete
This tremendous vessel is 10 be n
heavily armored battleship, and also
heavily armed. II is expected that Il
Nili carry at least ten. and probably
twelve. guns OF 1875 inches callbre and
with range of effectiveness exceeding
that Of any others in the world Thus
iaid by the side of il. this vessel would
probably be q little more than a match
for any other; al least until our pro-
l'osed ships are built, with twelve IA
inch guns apiece.
But the most striking feature Of IL is
10 be its speed. II is TO be fitted with
turbine engines OF 70 less than 10000
horsepower Our Delaware has 10000
horsepower, or little more. 10 drive her
? almost - knots. The great battle
supervisors of the Invincible class haze
only 5000 horsepower. which drives
them at - knots, and the Mauretania
has only 66000 indicated HORSEPOWER.
But here RiIi be the most heavily armed
and aTlnored batrleship in the world
tiriFen by s0-000 horsepoW er al rare
- - jeasf 20 knots. And We are told
i,3sI W.'h.a .he next ihrec or fur
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
GAYNoR CAUSES NAUSEA.
Supporter Disguised with Abuse in
Which He Is Taking Part.
From The Brooklyn Eagle.

From The Brooklyn Eagle.
As a justice of the Supreme Court MIR
Gaynor often called attention 10 himself
he did this periodically. Nor is il an in
justice TO him TO say that ne Disseminated
almost invariably selected with references
to coming event, convention for in
stance
In this way he became conspicuous az q
time when there was talk of candidates
for Mayor and for Governor and for Presi-
dent. Indeed SO prominent did he succeed
IN making himself that nominations We're
placed at his disposal. II Is no exaggera-
tion to Jay that he is now a candidate be
cause OF his exploitation Of the Duffy case.
This Is not all. Not only We're abuses
so called. but individuals. assaiIed, i'm
many cases Savagely. The Gaynor lexicon
IS atfiuent. 1t is especially rich In epithets
what may be called the Gaynor manner OF
saying things usually obscures the matter
so vehement, if not virulent, ii almost in
Varlaby Is.
Not to put too fine a point upon it. he
ran no risks. The Supreme Court bench is
a shelter. From IL he could lombard with
anything I'm the nature OF a return iTe n
was as though one In tnvulnerahle armor
reprtsal but even for defence.
These are facts dispassionately stated
LIS II Is diHerent ,'si now Mr Gaynor Is no
IS not assured or insured against anythinr
IN the nature of return 1ire lie Is a
legitimate subject OF discussion and OF
criticism, and what he has heen IN the
habit OF giving he is now taking far from
good natuTedly
It is novelty for him. He does not take
kindly 10 IT. He is giving evidences Of the
fact that his sensibities are morbidiv
acute, and his fulminations are not dig
nlted IN abuse, he is not only strong, but
coarse. Temper IS always lost IN the dis
advantage of the loser, ana those who give
blows should expect return In kind 70
state the case In homcly terms. il Is six OF
one and half dozen OF the other, TO the
edthcation Of none And the end will he
nausea.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
TIE DISTRICT Arr0RNErsHIP.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNElSHIP.
A great impetus ought to be given TO
the candidacy of ex-Judge Whitman for
District Attorney of this county by cur
rent revelations and charges concerning
organized traffic in vice There can De
10 question that Tammany Hall has the
support of the criminal elements here.
People engaged in crime and collecting
the profits of crime have no other inter-
est in politics than to purchase pro-
lection for themselves. and their votes
and financial support naturally go 10 the
political organization which can give
them protection. Tammany has long eX-
charged favors with the lawless for aid
at the polls. 1t needs votes, and is not
squeamish about going after them at
the market price The politicians whose
aim is to get rich out of maladministra-
ton. taking their toll from the public
which pays the cost of government, have
every reason to sympathlZe with the
other parasites who live off crime and
vice. taking another and blacker kind
of toll from the community.
Mr. Whitman has shown himself 4
fearless and capable crusader against
crime OF all kinds. He is the candidate
of the forces which want to break down
the alliance between the Iawbreakers and
the politicians and to destroy the sys-
TEN of suppression, evasion and intimida-
ton which handicaps the prosecution OF
crime as crime A candidate nominated
by Tammany Hall. or expecting support
from Tammany Hall, would be betray-
ing his friends and makers if he were to
engage in an unconditional warfare
against the criminal classes. Mr.. Whit
man is under no obligation to shut his
eyes and ears in office, and he is pre-
pared TO make such a war. however It
may embarrass influential politicians
and injure their business as dealers IN
licenses and immunities. The power Of
the District Attorneys office is enor-
nous. The issue between Mr.. Whit
man and his opponent is whether the
office shall be conducted on the old lines
Of indulgence and inetticiency or shall be
used to pursue and punish crime with
out regard to the eXigencies of politics.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
"Huhl"

From The New York Evening sun
The Tammany candidate for Mayor has
evolved from his wide vocabulary drawn.
We believe, IN equal parts from the Hioe.
EplCtetuS and the gutter-an exceedingly
satisfactory expression. Did q tremouns
reporter wish To know about a mdniEnt
conference at the HOFFMAN House, "Hun'
satd MT, Gaynor. Was Il the matter OF
feW gOlt bRllsg "Etuh!' again.
y whole army Of newspaper men arrives
20 inquire about a certain transaction. Ous
W. j. Gaynor Is down on the records az
the assignee OF mortgage. tt seems, from
the Brighton Reach Racing Associatieu
Or something like that The hint seems
70 be that the Sof balls are mixed ~
with the thtnS IN some WAY. Fefnsie
somebody wants 10 turn the TsCetracs i"sp
Eof links. The facts are insignificant e
any rate. Ths real point Is that 70 -
these quesuonerS MIR. Gaynor fully Al"
frankly replies 'ttuh." .
An Illuminating and neat exclamation. 7.
VIII he agreed, small wonder thst - -
Gayror has found t useful IN che last ~
weeks. Nor shall We be at All S'rpflseys 80
on November number OF voters -.
moved TO utter the same expression ,,,,,
ing that 9s the name OF the fsnsulS-s
candidate upon the ballot catches ,heit ~
there invOiuntartly springs from me. a.
the very short and satisfying remAiN
Huh