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New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
Az OLD-TIuE JOURNALIST.

Frederick Greenwood probably is and
Will continue to he hest known 10 the
world in general for one conspicuous
non professional or extra-prufeSSionaI
achievement of more than thirty-f0ur
years ago, the precise circumstances of
which are and may remain subject Of
dispute but the bcnefcence Of which TO
his country and to the world was long
ago established beyond all cavil Yet
he is entitled to remembrance for other
reasons. He was a prominent member
of that class of journalists 10 which De
lane belonged. and an exponent OF
great school Of journalism which has not
Iassed away and which. we trust. VIII
never wholly disappear. but which has
in the last generation unqucstiOnably
been somewhat over>hadowed-or OUT
shone-by another school. radically diff
ferent. more preteutiouS. but perhaps
not in any substantial sense more cIi-
cient.
II was the primary aim Of Greenwood
and his great contemporaries 10 record
history and to comment authOritatively
upon il. 1t has become the feyeTish am
bition Of many journalists Of these later
days themselves to make the history
which they are TO record, and to give 1t
times more effort and attention TO the
making than TO the accurate and i'm
partial recording Yet we are not sure
that any OF the latter are TO be credited
with greater achievements than are
those Of a generation or two ago TO
whom the making Of history was subor-
dlnate TO their primary aim. Russell did
not 20 10 the Crimea as Il detective. or
an investigator, or for the purpose Of
putting the War Office lin a hole" He
went as a news reporter; but incident
ally he did work for administrative
reform second 10 no other on record III
British army annals. SO Greenwood was
not promoter or an agent. in finance or
IN diplomacy. He was journalist pure
and simple, and his suggestion to Dis
raeli for the purchase of the Khedye's
shares III the Suez Canal was the result
not of elaborate and premeditated in
Yestlgation, but simply OF his profes-
sional observations and the application
Of his professional judgment The In
public genius was simply an incidental
ofshoot OF his real work as founder and
editor OF a great newspaper
Times have greatly changed since
Greenwood established The Pail Mall
GaZette"--the journal OF Thackeray's
ideal. written by gentlemen for gentle
men" Such work as his. and that Of
his great successor who at present di-
reefs in London the administration Of
the Indian Empire, might now be reck-
oned old-fashioned and dun by those
who wish their daily news hot i the
mouth But, Oh the whole, the mark
which it left WAS probably deeper and
more enduring than that produced by
those who in straining to make history
neglect or fail TO record it, or con-
sciously or unconscicusly disiort it be-
yond the semblance of the truth. 1t
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

COEGRESS.-TheS Senate was not in
session. - House: The District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was again
under consideration.
FOREIGN -Princesses Louise Steph-
snie and Clementine will divide a legacy
Of 100000 under the terms of King
Leopold's will. Prince Albert is expected
70 be crowned without opposition and
the Baroness Vaughan may he eXiled.
-= Advices from Paris say that
Princess Louise has begun action TO re
cover a larger share Of King LeOpOld's
estate. == Jose Santos Zelaya. who
has resigned the Presidency OF Nicar-
aqua. said that he had sent conciliatory
message 10 President Taft The
Sydney. New South Wales Legislature
passed a bill rendering employers or
employees who instigate a strike or lock-
out liable 10 years imprisonment
DOMESTIC.-TheP President left Wash
inEuon for WatertoWn, Conn. to attend
the funeral Of his sister-in-law. Mrs.
Horace D. Taft - The Buffalo. with
sever. hundred marines. was ordered TO
sail from Panama for CorintO on advices
that American citizens in Nicaragua
were IN peril. - 4 bitter fight is in
progress over Secretary Meyers plan of
naval reorganization. opposition being
led by the naval constructors. = The
appeal Of the Standard Oil Company
against lIfE recent decision on dissolution
against il was fled in St. Louis. --
Secretary Dickinson arrived at Spring
field H. ready TO appear in the tax suit
Of the state against the Illinois Central
Railroad. =- Il was announced that
the new battleship Utah would be
launched at Camden, y. J.. on Thursday.
CTTY-Stocks were strong on light
dealings. -= L was said that G.. T.
MURPHY would seek to enjoin further
publication Of his correspondence by ".
r. Hearst. =- The City club appoint
cd z committee composed of delegates
from various civic organizations 10 in
vestigste the subject Of ballot reform.
= Controller Metz said the bonds au-
thorized for tax deficiencies We're not
chargea bic against the debt limit Of the
city. == The plaintiffs case was rested
in Mrs. ". Gould Brokaw's separation
suit
TIE WEATH Indications for to
day CLOUDY and colder The tempera-
tUre vest erday; Highest. 81 degrees;
lowest. sc.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
People and Social Incfdenrs

Nagel. but she is detained In 81. Lem,
the illness OF her sister.
Mrs. L. LOwrey Reamsy. wife oS Co.
mander ReaIney. entertained a nuub.- :,
debutantes at luncheOn-
Mr and Mrs. Edison Bradley. % "
York. have opened their Washington ho,,,.
for the season. They will go 20 New w..
for the Christmas holidays. but viii rs,,,--
TO Washington and entertain the younz.-
members OF society at a ball on Jan1ar,- >,
and will give large dinner party for dsbu-
tantes on January 70.
Mrs. Richard H Townsend entertained
large luncheon party to-day.
Captain and Mrs. William D. Conner has
10 dine with them tonight Captain aps
Mrs Francis W. RalstOn. Paymaster ana
Mrs. Stewart z. Barber. Miss Root OF Nsw
York; Miss Darlington. Mr.. Edgerton ana
Lieutenant Atkinson
Captain an1 Mrs. William II. H southsr-
land entertained Colonel and Mrs Soeue.-
Cosby. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Cobb. Nj.
Katherine Elkins and a large party or
debutantes at dinner tonight
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFron The Tribune Bureau. !

from The Tribune bureau
Washington. Dec. 17.-As mark Of re-
spect TO the dead King OF the Belgians
President Taft called at the Belgian Lega-
ton this morning and left his card for
Count de Buisseret the minister OF that
country. The president was accompanied
only by Captain Butt. his military aid
Sehor Creel was formally received in the
Blue Room this afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock
when he presented TO President Taft his
credentials as Special Ambassador from
Mexico.
The President left Washington this
afternoon at o'clock for Watertown,
Conn. where he will attend the funeral
Of his sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. Horace d. Taft.
tomorrow He was accompanied by As
sistant Secretary MischIer and Captain
Archibald W. Butt and will return 10
Washington Sunday morning.
DR. Thomas JonnescO. the Rumanian
surgeon. was presented to President Tart
to-day by Horace G. Knowles. ex-United
States Minister TO Nicaragua
The President had as luncheon guests
to-day Otto T Barnard recently Republi-
can candidate for Mayor of New York;
william Loeb. jr.; George Thompson. or
St Paul; Fl. V Jones, OF Minneapolis, and
Mayor Rhett OF Charleston, S. c.
The Presidents callers included Senators
owen. Nelson and Bailey and Representa-
tive Stafford.
Mrs Thomas K. Laughlin. Mrs. Tart
sister, who has been her guest at the
White House for several weeks. returned
to her home in Pittsburg this afternoon
The invitations for the dance which was
TO have been given at the White House
on December 80 have been recalled on ac-
count of the death Of the president
sister-in-law, Mrs Horace d. Tart NO
change will be made in the of1clal pro
gramne for state dinners and receptions.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

lect upon IT, As mere matter of book
keeping a large and quick realization
upon assets is possible in that way.
Another novelty exhibited in the set
tlement is also described in the same
dispatch to The Bee THE only
difference from the procedure In I'M
guaranteed banks it says. lis that
instead of applying the money secured
ION assets pro rata to all depositors of
1.-THE institution, Bank Commissioner
Young is paying certain depositors first,
while others are waiting, willingly or
"otherwise,' This means. we suppose.
that the depositors who were willing to
take the bills receivable from the port
folio at or near face value got them,
while those who wanted money had TO
wait
At this distance it looks as if there had
been a scramble 10 make record In
settling up the affairs of the bank
promptly so as 10 show rs good a case
as possible for the guarantee law. The
method adopted gave every opportunity
for favoritiSm and irregularity to enter
into the liquidation, and it Is not sur
prising that there was much dissatis-
faction. The grand jury went into the
matter OF the liquidation. but Governor
Haskell took il out of its hands. on the
ground that the proceedings before it
were an attack upon the guarantee law,
not an attempt to administer justice.
With the guarantee fund exhausted, it
will be interesting to see what will be
accomplished in the way Of rapid
Liquidation of the banks now in trouble
and how ii will be accomplished
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
THE UNEARNED INCREMENT

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir In your issue Of to-day ! see that
the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, at
the corner of 22d street and Fourth avenue
has sold its property, 1142 by 100 feet. TO
Mills & Glib, to be used for commercial
purposes: price, S66OCO0.
AS the church bought the property in
April, 1858, for $4,000, the unearned incre-
nent seems to be a large one, and the
question arises why should not part OF
this unearned wealth go into the city $
treasury. Is it not wealth that belongs TO
all. because created by social causes?
1t was in 1853, l think. that the Brick
Church. now at 37th street and Fifth ave-
nue. when it sold its property in the lower
part Of the city. was obliged, after friend
Iy suit, to paw over to the city s5S,O0O as its
share Of that increase in value on the
property imputed TO social causes The
church, too, being a religious body, had
benefited for years, as has the Fourth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. by being free
from certain taxes altogether.
Surely nothing else known creates wealth
in land so RAPIDLY as a modern city. Like
the three hundred German cities, why
should not New York so legislate that it,.
too would get its just share of this vast
wealth which the community itself has
created? 1 think this yearly increase is
s155, 81. .972. Is it not best to tax the eco
nornic surplus. the unearned wealth. rather
than the necessaries and processes of the
industry OF our people?
This point has been we'll taken by Eng
lands able Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and the contest over this proposition in the
budget is TO be one Of the most mornentous
in England's history
JOSIAH c. PUMPELLY.
New York, Dec Is, 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
BARON UcHIOA ARRIVES.

San Francisco Dec. I7.-Baron Yasuya
Uchida. the new Japanese Ambassador 10
the United States, arrived here to-day on
the liner Tenyo AIRru. He was accom-
panied by Baroness Uchida, who is q
graduate OF Bryn Mawr College Baron
Uchida has not been in washington since
1859. when ne was an attache or the Jap
anese Legation there
Baron Uchida and his party VIII leave
San Francisco tomorrow morning for
Washington. The haron expressed his
opinion that the Japanese government has
a firm grip on the Corean situation and
that there was little danger OF further out
breaks there
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
TO CELEBRATE EM4NcIpATION

The question of making a national
celebration of the f1ftieth anniversary Of
the Emancipation Proclamation in 1913
is twofold One part. which is funda-
mental and primary, is whether there
should be any such national celebration
al all and the other. which is secondary
and dependent upon the former, is what
form the celebration, if there is any.
shall take. The discussion at present
centres upon the suggestion of a ma
tional or international exposition. to be
held at Savannah. for which undertak-
ing, indeed, request for an appropria-
ton is now before Congress.
Taking the second part Of the ques-
tion first, it must be confessed that
many persons think that expositions
whether local national or universal
have been considerably overdone; that
they should not be undertaken save at
much longer intervals than have oc-
Cured between them in recent years.
and that some other method of COM
memorating an anniversary or m epoch
IS desirable; in support of which opin-
ions there is doubtless much to be said
On the other hand, it is urged that
nothing else can be devised which would
80 satisfactorily serve the purposes of
a great celebration rs an exposition;
that such affairs are always sources OF
entertainment and instruction 10 multi
tudes Of people, and that the rapid
progress which the world is making In
the arts and sciences assures the posi-
bility OF u profitable display OF new
features at each such exposition. An
exposition of the progress and achieve
ments Of the negro race during these
last fifty years and comparison of its
condition in 1863 with that in 1913
would be Of novel and exceptional in
terest and of much practical profit.
As for the other and more important
part OF the question, whether there
shall be any national celebration at all.
there need not be much hesitation in
answering II with an emphatic affrma-
tive The abolition OF human slavery.
entirely apart from the attendant cir.
cumstances and the ways and means
through which il was achieved, was an
event of first class magnitude in the
history OF America and of the world.
Its political, moral, social and indus
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
-RApIn LLnLLnATLnA-.

II viii be interesting 10 see how the
Oklahoma officials meet the situa ton
caused 10y the suspension Of TWO more of
the states guaranteed banks. The two
new suspensions occurred in chain Of
banks run by the president VI the CO.
lumbia Bank and Trust Company Of Ok
laboma City. which closed its doors on
September %. That bank was the largest
IN Oklahoma. having S3.OUO.G0O il depOs-
its Its growth appears TO have been
mushrOom-like. for a year before It's
deposits were only S35J.009 Such an
increase was an instance of the benef-
icent results of the guarantee system. if
We are 10 believe various statements
that emanated from oklahoma before
tie trouble came. And certainly the
state appears 70 have regarded the -four
ishing Columbia Bank with much favor.
since at the time of its failure il held
$4,000 of state deposits. besides $4,000
OF the guarantee fund.
The failure Of the Columbia exhausted
tie fund. which, Of course. fell far short
OF paying the liabilities. Bank Commits
sioner Young Of Oklahoma issued n
statement on October go showing that
he had paid SJ03G47 TO depositOrs from
the guarantee fund and S1.9S5. .G47 p
from the assets Of the bank. About
$4,000 was still due TO the depositOrs.
Thus the guarantee fund did not result
in the prompt payment il full OF de-
pOsitors, and, indeed, 1t is understood
that some OF the banks liabilities re-
main unpaid even now. All that is now
claimed for the Oklahoma system Of
handling q failed bank is remarkable
speed IN liquidation. But a dispatch TO
''The Omaha Bee 10 which we are in
debted for these facts. shows the method
by which the assets were quickly turned
over and claims settled. The quick
work. il says, has been due not only 20
collections and TO sale Of collaterals, but
TO settling with depositors by turning
over 10 them bills receivable" That is.
the dep0sitOrs accepted the paper in the
banks portfolio in payment Of their
GAINS A very good showing IN liqui-
datIon can be made if depositOrs Of a
bankrupt institution accept its paper
at face value and take their chances
with IL instead Of taking their chances
through waiting for the receiver to col
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
SETBACK FOR MRS. sTETsoN.
Mrs. Eddy Writes That She Has Not
Seen Her for a Year.

In "The Christian Science Sentinel OF
to-day. the official organ OF the cult, Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy has published letter.
addressed 10 Miss Marion Stevens. who
was formerly one of the so-caned "Stet-
son practitioners"
In view OF the assertions OF the Stetson-
ties in the local First Church of Christ.
Scientist, that Mrs. Stetson was close TO
Mrs. Eddy. the closing paragraph was
pointed 10 by Mrs. Stetson's opponents as
significant IL was as follows:
I have not seen Mrs. Stetson for over
a year. and have not written TO her since
last August
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
NOT ESCORT OF MAE WOOD.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: paragraph in this mornings issue
of The Tribune states that Charles B.
HubbeH escorted Mrs. Mae Wood from the
Tombs. AS I happen TO be the only lawyer,
indeed the only resident of the city bearing
the full name indicated. and as I have had
no connection with this case 1t is apparent
that some other person than myself was
the escort of this unhappy woman.
I am sure you Will make the needful cor
reCtion.
CHARLES BULKLEY HUBBELL.
New York. Dec. II. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Christmas cards of unusual beauty have
been made for the members Of the various
royal families OF Europe for distribution
among their friends and kinsfolk. The one
which bears the greetings OF the Empress
OF Russia is a reproduction in colors Of
work by II. NJ. Bennett, showing a mother
caressing her child King Ed wards card
shows 2 large assembly Of knights and
ladies' witnessing King Arthur comforting
knighthood upon a valiant subject. The
central figure is King Arthur. with right
arm uplfted about to give the aCColade.
On Queen AlexHndra's card. by Howard
Davie. is depicted Queen Philippa implor
ing King Edward III to spare the lives of
the captive citizens OF Calais.
i suppose YOU all drank a toast 10 your
host?
NO we cut that out"
Why, I am sure it was on the pro-
gramme, the last toast
That was the trouble. It was the last
but why?"
well. You see, it was to have been
drunk standing. Houston Post.
Mayor-elect Gaynor is said to have a lot
Of hounds down on his farm at ST. James
Long Island. Couldn't he pick out one 10
be the municipal dog after January l.
so that indianapolis will not get ahead Of
the metropolis? Mayor-elect Shank of In
dianapols says that when he takes office
there will he an official municipal dog, -"
Tark. by name. who is to have the run Of
all departments at the City hall Tarl-
short for the name OF a certain Indiana
author-can do a lot Of clever things, ac-
cording TO Mr. Shank. Among them are
these: Carries the newspapers up to his
masters room: carries Mr.. Shank's shoes
10 him each morning, and sometimes when
he is in a playful mood runs away with
one of the shoes; whines and means when
any one plays the piano; refuses TO eat
for days ar a time after he has been rep
rmanded by the Mayor-elect: refuses to
sleep unless he has a pillow under his
head.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

trial results were tremendous, affecting
not only this entire nation in every part
but also In some perceptlble degree every
other important nation ON the globe.
Whatever may be thought Of the wis
dom of some of its sequels and supple
ments and of the way in which efforts
have been made 10 solve some Of the
colossal problems which it entalled
upon the nation, there can be no ques-
tion of its transcendent Importance in
human annals
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
LAST CHRISTMAS MAIL GETS AWAY

The last batch OF mail from tbs -
that viii arrive IN England before ~,
mas left here yesterday on the AnnS--
liner ST. Louis. The steamer took - a
thousand sacks OF mail and eight th'u'...
packages for delivery by parcels posi-
had an extra stan or clerks 70 ses1
mail during the voyage. This maA' ". -.
is the largest eastward consignnsns !,
year. will most likely reach Plyrno1A.
the forenoon on Friday. December = =.
cial trains have been ordered 20 ta
mail az high speed up TO London ana w.
parts OF Great Britain
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
A GOOD INNOVATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; I beg leave TO congratulate you for
the innovation in publishing assignments of
mortgages.
Since the recording tax has been imposed
on mortgages the practice of taking mort
cages by assignment, thereby avoiding the
tax on new mortgage, is becoming more
and more the custom. and your publishing
these items will enable the brokers and
borrowers to get in touch with all the
lenders.
think your practice of giving promi-
nence to the property rather than to the
borrower is good one. Frequently the
borrower is a dummy.
TITLE INSURANCE DIRECTOR
New York Dec Is, 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
ALsGNo DEER IN MAINE

From The Kennebec Journal -
James Hatt. OF Machlas. has re.ss ess,s .
from u hunting tcip IN TownsaiP 49, - nssf
the camp. lt is large animal anu ,rsn
formed AlbluO deer have been iuss Ssssss,,ifrn.
usually plentiful this season S~-s,ssrf.
specimep OF white deer was she1 ~
Jy in me pend River region BY N,,.
Dean, OF SOnlervIlle. Mass. me srnsa
has a coat OF white, with lust .s,urns
splash OF drab on lie faes. - -.
iensd crown ef Antisrs. The 49,
vida rhsss yaxs- q ee1eA
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
HIS COMPLAINT.

! don object to dressing up
For dinner every day.
I'm willing II my wife insists
The social game to play;
A butler may be needed, since
l lately struck 1t rich.
But darn these salts and peppers that
can't tell which is which.
know that women folks are fond
OF social teas and things.
I've spent whole evenings sitting round
While some strange woman sings:
I'm getting used 10 tony ways,
But habits hard to smother.
And darn the salts and peppers that
You can't tel! one from t'other.
I've learned the silverware by heart,
The salad fork | know.
And every rule of etiquette
mastered long ago.
I'm trying hard 10 play the part
Required uf one who's rich
But darn the salts and peppers that
l can't tell which is which
Hand painted croekery is fine.
And IL betokens class
But there are two things. I opine.
That should be made OF glass,
And here ! make a plea for them
Throw style into the ditch
And give me salts and peppers that
know just which is which.
Detroit Free Press.
That bridge whist is on the increase
rather than on the wane. as some people
wish 10 believe, is shown by the latest fad
of the rich devotees OF he game namely.
the touring car equipped with a bridge
table and all the appointments that go
with IL. While il is a fact that the bridge
hend would rather play her favorite game
than eat or sleep, II was generally thought
that she was compelled 10 free herself from
II while taking the al in the park. but
now. with her touring car equipped with all
the essentials, she can play In comparative
comfort while out ia the open. II merely
for an hours drive. fer spin into the
country or for trips into the suburbs. TO
Lakewood, Tuxedo or Atlantic CITY to
spend the week end. As a result, il in not
ancomnon these days whsn cut wsikinx
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

along the country roads to see large tour
ing car go sailing by and catch a glimpse
of the occupants thereof completely ao-
sorbed in cards and oblivious to the beautl-
full country through which they may De
passing.
Husband-How conceited you are, Effie.
You're always looking at yourself IN the
glass.
Wife-Tm sure I am not. I don't think
I'm half as pretty as l really am.-lllus-
trated Bits
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
AS TO REALTY INFORMATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l wish to compliment you upon the
very thorough real estate news you are
publishing at the present time in your daily
paper The completeness with which you
furnish owners names. assignment OF mort
cages and the description OF property sold
at auction is of great value 10 all the
people Interested IN real estate. and very
particularly to real estate brokers think
the work you are doing along these lines
will react TO your decided benefit.
o. A. JENKS.
New York Dec Il 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
CHINESE PRINCE COMING HERE.

London. Dec 1.-THE Chinese Naval
Commission. headed by the Regents
brother. Prince Tsai Chun. has not aban-
doned It's proposed visit TO America. as was
reported here yesterday, According 20
present arrangements, the commissioners
after reporting to the Picking government
on their European experiences. will cross
the Pacific for trip In America