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New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.


Washington, Dec. 4-NIiss Helen Taft
will be the guest of honor at a large din
ner for young people 10 be given on De-
cember 20. with Miss Mabel Boardman as
hostess. A number OF other social af-
fairs are being planned for Miss Taft. who
will arrive here day or two before
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare were among
the hosts entertaining dinner parties to-
night.
Mr. and Mrs James Marion Johnston
had TO dine with them tonight the Ger
man military attache and Frau Won Ii
vonius. the British second secretary and
Mrs II. W. Kennard. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare.
Colonel and Mrs Montgomery NJ. Macomb.
Miss stanton, Miss Sophy Johnston, Mr..
Goldsborough and Frederick Brooke
Mrs. Leutze. wife OF Rear Admiral
Leutze. entertained a number of officers
wives at a bridge party this afternoon at
the navy yard. and later invited an addi-
tional number 10 tea.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Marshall
gave large bridge party tonight, which
was followed by a supper party.
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth have come to WASHINGTON and
opened their house for the winter They
have released their present house for a
number of years.
Lady Johnstone, wife of the British
Minister 10 The Hague. will leave here on
Monday for New York. where she will be
the guest of her brother. Amos Pinchot.
until she sails. on December IA
Mrs. Guidet Duryee introduced her
daughter. Miss Marie Guidet Duryee, to
society at a tea this afternoon Assist
Ing the debutante were Miss Laura Mer-
riam. Miss Marguerite Barbour. Miss
Mary McCauley. Miss Frances Noyes. Miss
Adelaide Heath. Miss Gladys HinckIey and
Miss Mary Scott In the tea room were
Mrs. J. B. Buckley. OF New York. the sis
ter OF Mrs. Duryee; Mrs David Porter.
Mrs. James l.. Barbour and Mrs. Joseph
Crawford
Mrs. William Haywood entertained a
number OF debutantes at luncheon TODAY
for her daughter. Miss Doris HAYWOOD.
who will make her debut next season. In
the party were Miss Alice BouteIl. Miss
Eudora Glover. Miss Margaret Draper
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Elsie Down
ing. Miss Evelyn Carpenter. Miss Laura
Merriam. Miss Ruth PiIIing. Miss Mary
Stead. Miss Jessie krOgstad. Miss Kath-
crime Brown, Miss Marguerite Barbour.
Miss Leonora Finley, Miss Katherine Brit
ton. Miss Marthena Harrison and Miss
Alice Whiting
People IN society. as well as lovers OF
art. are interested In the collection of
portraits by Mrs. A. e. Barney which will
be opened at the CorcOran Gallery on De-
eember l6 and last for ten DAYS. The
pictures are the same as those shown in
New York and Boston. and include a nor
trait or baroness HengelmdIler Won Hen
servar' one OF Bernard Shaw. one OF Mrs
fatriek Campbell and fine one OF Whis-
tier' VINO was Mrs Barney's instructor for
some time
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
THE INTRIGUEs OF zELAYA.

That Is an interesting report which
now comes 10 hand that certain ennis
saries of the Nicaraguan President are
about to undertake the task of defeat
ing the policy Of the President Of the
United States and his Secretary of State
by making hostile intrigues against them
I'm the United States Congress. tits con-
ceivnble that IL has some foundation In
truth. Similar things have been done or
attempted before, sometimes by accred-
tied diplomats and sometimes by unotfi-
cial persons The case of certain Mr..
Genet, of unfragrant memory, I'm the
days of Washington, will he remem-
bered-with more of warning than of
encouragement for those who would now
initiate his example.
IL would he difficult 10 conceive Of any
thing more offensive than such prac-
tiees. 10 every instinct Of patriotism and
10 every principle of national and inter
national integrity. Those who essay
them in their very purpose evince an
insultingly low estimate of the character
of the government and the people
against which they are directed. And
while unfortunately. IL is not possible
Ia deny that at times some men have
been found who were willing to listen
sympatheticaly and even 10 lend them
selves 10 such overtures, il is unhesitat-
ingly 10 be said that in no way could
they more surely discredit their citizen
ship.
In the case of an officially accredited
envoy of course any such practices can
he promptly and efficiently dealt with.
In the case of an unofficial intriguer
who thus Outrages the hospitality of the
country. circumstances are different and
different measures must he employed
different but, we should hope, not less
effectual. In the specific case now po-
tentially before us il is not 10 be ex-
pected that the intrigues will meet with
even the slightest success, that their in
spirer will he i'm the least prOfited by
them. that any reputable American will
make himself a party 10 them in the
slightest degree. or that. indeed. any par
ticular notice will need 10 be taken of
them.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
GOOD NEWS FROM KANSAS.

There used TO he an impression that
Kansas was entitled to sympathy.
When prairie schooner hove In view
thought was that some one was moving
10 Kansas, and no one was surprised
To see the same team. leaner than be-
fore. pulling dilapidated wagon out
% the West n year or two later. They
were quitting Kansas. land Of drouth
and desolatiOn. To-day no one dares
to say anything against the Sunfiower
State before n present or past resident.
for the figures are available to prove
that Kansas has q little the advantage
of every other section Of the world.
Now comes the president of the Kan
sas Association of Charities. who has
just completed an investigation Of the
conditions surrounding his work, with
the statement that In half the counties
Of the state he found no prisoners In
the jails. And as if-to settle once for
all the statement that farm life is
productive of insanity, Mr.. Knapp
shows by figures that "Cook County, H..
furnishes more insane to the state
hospitals than the total population OF
"all the state charitable, correctional
"and penal institutions OF Kansas CON-
'bined." There are 2S cOul lty poor farms
out of possible 105 having no inmates.
and the state has place near the top In
the smalness OF the percentage OF
crime, dependency and effectiveness.
1t would be interesting to know just
how close the relationship Is between
these cheerful statistics and the high
percentage of literacy, Kansas stand
ing third according to the last census.
1t would also be instructive TO have some
authoritative deductions from the fact
that few states, II any. have smaller
percentage OF foreign born and colored.
1t is probable, however. that the good
fortune of Kansas In respect TO morals
and disseminated prosperity is due in
considerable measure TO the lack of
large cities. which from thei- very nat
ure must be TO a greater or less ex-
tent breeders of poverty and crime. In
Kansas the individual is not lost in
the mass. but has a better chance TO Sc
cure moral and material support from
those about him than the member Of
large urban community. Even the tor
nadoes of Kansas seem TO be less ter,
rible than in the years when whiskers
and pOpulism flOurished.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
THE TALK OF. THE DAY.

Up in Northern New York. where Demo-
Gratis are "scarcer than hens teeth" can
didates who offer themselves as lambs
for the sacrifice" do not believe In throw
ing away money. A Democratic candidate
for Justice of the peace in a Franklin
County town has fled the following mod
est statement of election expenses: Din
ner at hotel. 25 cents; stuck two games
of pool. 10 cents; total. 50 cents
Your. boy is in college. isn't he?"
What business or profession will he fol-
low when he leaves college?"
Crippled beggar on a street corner I
believe, Will be the only thing he'll be fitted
fer: he's on the football team. Houston
Post.
With the overthrow OF President Zelaya
which now seems assured. the year 1853
will have to its credit an unprecedented
record for international political reform.
After years OF effort and bloodshed and
attendant failure. the dictators OF four
countries have been deposed in this single
year. Zelaya Is included In this Quartet
First. President Castro of Venezuela went
TO Europe. and that ended his official
career. for his people would not permit
him TO return. Then there was a tremen-
dous uprising In Constantinople. and the
political head OF Abdul Hamid fell into
the basket. Third was President Reyes of
Colombia, whose experience was similar 10
that of Castro. with the difference that he
did not try tn return 10 his country when
he learned the temper of the Colombians
He too. Is in Europe. And now. Zelaya
Il give you my word the next person
Judge sterniy, will be expelled from the
courtroom and ordered home"
Hooray!' cried the prisoner
Ihen the judge pondered.-Judge
The pastor OF church at MillyilIe. N
J.. about a week ago. hit upon a some
wha; novel though sensational method Of
attracting people TO his church He an
nounced that he would tell who wa, the
most wicked man In the town. ana a. n
result an unusually large number hocked
TO the church. expecting to hear the pastor
pick out somebody and By name score him
numerically. Instead. however. re referred
Ia general terms to the drunkard the pro
fame man and the gambler. but said that
the most wicked man OF them all was ..hs
who knoweth his duty and doeth IL not
Jack-So your efforts t. win the rich
heiress were fruitless. Ell?
Tom-fruitless! oh. no, | got the lemon.
Boston Transcript
The presence OF Angelo Sarto at the
Vatican on his first visit since his brothsr
asccnded the throne OF ST Peter ana his
pride In speaking of his position as rural
letter carrier is not the first incident of
tho kind. The sisters OF the Pontir showed
the same homeiy modesty when they fr.t
went 10 the 'Papal residence and took mora
interest In their simple household than thew
did In matters pertaining to the Vatican.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
THE REASON FOR HIS FAITH.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You seem to be representing the
people and not the politicians In the direct
primary issue now before the voters of the
state
I notice that Timothy l.. Woodruff said
recently that he had found much sentiment
in the state for direct nominations but few
people who knew anything about the sub
ject Why do T. an ordinary citizen. favor
direct nominations? Because believe
such a reform will enable me to have some
thing to say in the management OF my
party.
I do not care a ig what system OF party
government we have so long as II Is fair.
honest and representative. I have no OBJ
jections TO a party boss" IL he Is good
boss" a leader. whose sole desire and duty
is the advancement of the best interests OF
his party and not Of his business or pVcAet-
book or ambitions
The present system OF party government
seems outrageous to me. IL forces on US
bosses whom the voters do not want ana
whom It is nearly impossible 10 oust
believe the Hinman-Greene bill VIII SMASH
the system At present we have a system
whereby the representatives OF the electoh
districts meet IN committee TO manage the
Assembly ulstrlcl anu act hAO A'0'
rot daring to express an opinion contrary
TO that of the boss.
These are the conditions which have
aroused the desire for direct nominations
/ believe It will strike at the root of our
political troubles and misgovernment- d.
rect nominations is scheme which will
effectively break up the party ring and the
control OF the many by the few. In that
light II is understood. and 1 as well as many
other voters I know favor IT for that rea-
son. No wonder the bosses oppose H. II
will make the boss a leader in the true
sense and not a dictator.
10 A. T. THOMPSON.
BROOKLYN Dec 3. 1908.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
4 SERIOUS MATTER.

So far as the general public is con-
ooluel There f. Jess Interest I'm The prin-
cir.es involved in the strike of switch
men M ile Northwest th'n in The
settlement of that strike un any basis
C9ei1.u- reports have been received
relative lo Tine possibility of an under
Standing being reached. the strikers AS
seriius thW go all mtents ana purposes
tley had alreldy won. while the rail
road officials were equally positive that
the backbone of the strike had been
broken and that even n the disafectei
inen uli remained oUi il would be only
few days before their places would
Doe filled from the outside. In lie face
of ah this. however the latest reports
Indicate that instead Of immediate set
ilcmcut of the difficulty there may be
struggle which viii practically tie up
aIl the railroads of the country.
B-cuuSe 300 swifohmen feel that
they ARE entitled 10 higher wages, not
merely ihe whole oi this country but
The entire civilized world may bc made
90 suffer M.ll> cannot run without coal
except where wafer power is used. and
when a iactory's supply il stopped every
emulOy= IN it j. thrown out Of employ
ment. one Of the first results OF the
action on The part Of the switchmen ia
Minnesota was 10 stop the Touring mills.
for while water power is largely used
by those of the twin cities, ID is neces-
sary 10 feed them constantly with
wheat. and this makes imperative the
prompt ana efficient movement OF cars
The inhabitants OF much OF the ter
ritory tributary 10 the railroads now
most affected are peculiarly dependent
upon this means of communication. es-
pecially an this season OF the year Ia
the Northwest there are great stretches
of treeiess plains where the wheat Of
the farmer il exchanged for everything
else TINT bee may require Nature pro-
ssdes him with nO feel and little va.
rseiy ~ susienance, and in the shipment
OF coal and foodstuffs into that section
should BE- stopped for a week great
suffering would result. Notwithstanding
tie frequent warnings, a large proper
ton OF the hOuseb0iders OF The prairie
regions neglect 10 lay IN their coal sup
ply ahead OF time, ana when the FIRST
keen wind Of winter sweeps over the
reeless levels there is heavy demand
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
ANNA 7. JEANES WILL UPHELD
Heirs Will Garry Fight to PENNSYLVANIA
Supreme Court.

Philadelphia. Dec. 4-The Orphans Court
here to-day sustained the validity of the
will OF the late Anna T. Jeanes, who left
much OF her large fortune To Charitable and
educational institutions. The estate Is ss
timated to be worth between 100000 and
100000.
The will was attacked by thirty-six heirs
at-law. who contended that witnesses who
signed the instrument were interested be-
cause they were officers OF a local banking
company which had been named as a trus-
tee. The banking company in defending
the Will claimed that the witnesses were
merely employees of corporation which
ad been named as trustee and did not ac,
in an official capacity. The case will be
carried to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
CHEAP MeLopRAMA AND YOUTH.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We have our criminal courts and
our penal institutions. and ours. in a meas
ure. is the responsibility that both are
taxed TO their capacity. Though we punish
the evildoer. We do nothing to save our
youth from the influences that lead to the
deed.
Cheap melodrama, picturing crime and
vice in lurid colors. setting up false ideals
In the minds of the young and feeding
them with immoral suggestions. is a men,
ace TO good citizenship. How do the boys
and girls OF school age get the time to at
tend the matinees? II should be made
misdemeanor for the proprietor OF any
theatre 10 admit these children to afternoon
performances unless accompanied by guar
dians.
MEMBER BROOKLYN DIOCESAN EX-
ECUTIVE BRANCH. AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC So
C1ETIES.
Brooklyn. Nov. -. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

shortening Of the stop to twenty-five
seconds. a saving OF at least fifteen Sec
onds. when the Improvement recently
begun has been completed. but even that
small reduction In the delay would en-
able the company 10 start eight trains
In the time now required for seven.
The jam on subway trains during
the hours of heaviest traffic steadily
grows from year to year. IL not only
has passed the limit Of decency. but Is
dangerous 10 passengers. SO great Is
the probability of injuries for which the
In,erborough company would be liable
that we may well wonder why that cor
poration does not I'm It's own interest
hasten the delivery Of its new cars.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
LFron: The Tribune Bureau.I


Washington, Dec 4-The President Is CIV
ing careful consideration To the long list OF
candidates who have been mentioned for
various vacancies. including the Supreme
Court associate justiceship. Senator Nelson
spent some time with him to-day discussing
this Office The entire Minnesota delegation
has recommended Judge w. FL Sanborn. OF
the 9Th Circuit. for the place In the gu
preme Court
State Senator Hugh Mcfndoe. OF 81 Jo-
seph. Mo. was introduced TO President
Taft by Senator Warner to-day and recon-
mended for one of the judgeships OF the
Customs Court of Appeals created at tne
last session of Congress
Representative RansdelI conferred Win
the President this morning regarding the
speech Mr.. Taft will make 20 the RIVERS
and Harbors Congress here next Wednes-
day.
President Taft will attend the dinner OF
the Periodical Publishers Association here
on January IS. having accepted an invita-
tion to-day from Cyrus Curtis. OF Phiiadei-
phia and s. s. Mcclure. John A sleicher
and Edward Z. Higgins. of New York
Frank B. Kellogg. who has been men-
toned as the successor OF Senator Clapp'
OF Minnesota. had conference with the
President to-day.
The Presidents callers included the Secre-
tary OF State. the Secretary of the Interior.
the Postmaster General. the Secretary or
Commerce and Labor. Senators JONES'
Smith. Dixon. Gamble. Clay. Piles. Nelson.
Warner. Beveridge. Newlands and Olver'
Speaker Cannon and Representatives
BrownIow. vreeland. Townsend and Camp
bell
General Harrison Gray Otis, OF California
was luncheon guest at the White House
The President left the White House snort
ly after o'clock this afternoon for the
Chevy Chase golf links with Captain Butt
and Senator Bourne.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

for fuel. The winter is Just now be-
ginning. and in many instances II
catches the settlers unprepared. as Y
always has done in the past and prob
ably will continue 10 do for a long
time I'm the future. IL is 10 be hoped.
therefore, that late disquietlng rumors
as 10 the strengthening rather than
weakening of the strike are without
foundation and that an equitable adj
justment OF the difficulties between the
railroads and their employees may be
reached without delay.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
Mr.. FISH BYRNE'S SPONSOR.
Representative Urged Appointment to
West Point.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau. /

Washington. Dec. Through the efforts
OF Representative Hamilton Fish. of New
York. John Byrne. brother OF Eugene
Byrne. the West Point cadet who was killed
in the Harvard football game. has been
designated for examination for the Military
Academy TO I'LL the vacancy created by the
death of his brother. Byrne has been am
bilious to enter West Point for several
years, but has not been able to secure the
appointment.
Soon after the disastrous game Hamilton
Fish. jr.. captain Of the Harvard team.
learned of this and asked his father 10 use
his influence to place Byrne at the
academy. Representative Alexander, OF
Buffalo. Byrne's home. was appealed to and
Immediately took the necessary steps to
secure Byrne's designation. Mr.. Alexander
telesraphed that the designation was made.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

A letter from Rome. written at that tme'
said: The Pope's sister. who was present
(at a ceremony. is in appearance typicai
middle class woman. with kindly race
she has been quoted as saying that she
knows best how to cook the simple dishes
which her brother likes. and that to 90
this will be a reason for remaining near
him
Silicus-What becomes Of loves young
dream?
sCynicus-Well. IL never dies or old age
Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
REFRESHING COMMON SENSE 4.

From The New York World CDem).
VIII refreshing common sense Governor
Hughes declines 10 consider the charges
against Borough President Co!er They
could not possibly be considered before his
term OF Office expires. Proceedings befor.
the Governor 10 determine the ''remoyaIs
of man already out of Office would be ZOO
much like opera bourYe wv
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

may do this. for the Liberals did that
and much more at the last election.
and In recent years British elections
have often shown sweeping changes.
On the whole, the outlook for the elec-
tions of January 1924 Is more than
ordinarily uncertain.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
People and Social Incidents

will be the President and Miss Helen Tar
The newly married couple are booked "a
sail for Europe on January 5. and VIII visit,
Egypt before returning to this country.
Miss Catherine l.. Hamersley made h.-
debut yesterday at a reception given at mar
hcme. In Fifth avenue. by her aunt. Mr.,
Charles ID. Stickney. The house, which q.
at the northeast corner OF 85th street ana
the avenue. had been converted into /.
perfect bower OF American Beauty rose,
Miss Hamersley. who wore a frock a,
white satin. trimmed with lace. ma,
assisted IN receiving not only by Mr.,
Stickney. but also by Mrs. Hamilton F,sh
Kean. Mrs. George ChisOlm. Mrs. C. m
Lowrie. Miss Caroline White. and bv !.
number OF the debutantes OF the season
Including Miss Helen Montgomery Ian
don. Miss Katharine TIlford. Miss Lesley
Pearson. Miss Agnes Landon. Miss JA..
Roosevelt. Miss Isabel Hoyt. Miss Charlot,.
Glover and Miss Maude Gwynne shephsrd
Miss Hamersley's house will be the scan.
Of another entertainment on Friday, WIZ,
dance will be given for her by Mrs. Ham
iltOn Fish Kean. at which Alexander NJ
Hadden will lead the cotillOn. On the sam.
evening Mrs. George W. Forsyth VIII hav.
a dance at Sherry's for Miss Eleanor Bur-
rill. who has come out this winter. Ind.ed
the series OF private dances which ordi-
narily only begin around Christmas and th>
New Year, have begun this fall much
earlier than usual. and there are affairs OF
this kind almost every night OF the wssx
Thus tomorrow night Mrs. +. Egerton
Webb has cOtiIlon at Sherry's for her
daughter. Miss Laura Webb. on Tuesday
night Mrs. Henry r. Hoyt VIII give A
dance at her home. in East 18th street for
her debutante daughter. Elizabeth. on
Wednesday Mrs. James Gayley. OF Wash
ington Square North, gives a dance al ths
Colony Club for her daughters. Miss Agne,
and Miss Florence Gayley. while among
other dances IN the near future Is that OF
Mrs Ridgely Hunt, at Sherry's. for her
daughter. Virginia. on Wednesday week:
that Of Mrs George GriswoId Haven. also
at Sherry's. for her daughter. Miss Leila
Haven. and a cOtillOn given by Mrs Wood
burg @. LangdOn. at the same place, FOR
her daughter, Helen
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
MERRY CHRISTMAS. esHi

From The Syracuse Herald
Tammany can remember merrier Christ
masses thah the coming one Is going 10 be
Mayor-elect Gaynor. "''
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
IsruIork Gribnre.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER ., 1909.

This neirspGpor is OICHed and pub
NSbcd Do The Tribune Association. 4
Acic 1orE corporation; office aud prin-
oipal place OF business. Tribune Build
ina. 10. l54 Nassau street. Nel0 York:
Ogden Mills, president; Henrp W.
EGckcff. secretary; James N. Barrett.
treasurer. The address Of the officers rs
the Office ~ this neICSpapor.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
"SWATTEO" AGAIN.

From The Rochester Herald.
Perbaps Alabama voted that vav ,,,.,
TO put crimp In Mr.. Bryan's % nara
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

We are told that the elimination OF
flies would add an average of two years
TO each human life in the United States
and mean a money saving of S2O.OOO.-
100000. And yet Charles Tennyson
Turner apostrophized the wings of a
dead fly as the pure relics of blame
less life,
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

Airship insurance promises to come
high. but it will be a good investment
for those who squander their shekels on
dirigible balloons and aeroplanes.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

m'ss louise w Taft. daughter OF MIR
anu Mrs. Henry Waters Taft. and a niece
OF 'ne president OF the United States. has
s."e'eu Ihursday' peeember so. as the date
=. "s, "euu'hs 10 George H. SnowGion. OF
Seattle. The ceremony will take n,a.s, -,
the home of the brides parents ,n w.
ssth street. and the invitations have bes,,
restricted ts gslAtivss. among whom