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New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
"yiEED As SANCHO PANZA."

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The protest of Mayor-elect Gaynor
concerning the way the city's borrowing
capacity is disappearing is not remark
able. He naturally does not wish 10
enter Office with his hands tied. but at
the present rate If spending money the
new Mayor will he without the means TO
carry out any constructive policy OF
public improvements which he may have
in mind. if the city is not already in
that condition. Mr.. Allan Robinson, of
the Allied Real Estate Interests, ap-
peared before the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment on Friday With fig-
ures purporting 10 show that the city 5
borrowing capacity will be down TO ST.
100000 by January / If the pending ap-
preparations are made. Mr.. Robinson 5
figures are disputed by the Controller.
partly on the technical point that until
contracts are actually registered they
are not debts, but il cannot be doubted
that the city's obligations through con-
tracts awarded and authorizations of the
Board of Estimate have so rapidly in
creased within a month or two that
SO. 100000 now remains.
This is an astonishing situation. Until
the Court of Appeals decision on the
debt limit, in the latter part of October,
The Board of Estimate and Apportiou-
ment had been extraordinarily careful
about expenditures. and the Citys bor-
rowing capacity had not been reduced
for months. II was said TO be the in-
tention of tbe administration TO leave
generous leeway of borrowing capacity
for its successor. Whether this was the
reason or whether the Board of Esti-
mate feared that the Court of Appeals
might find. as some Investigators had
found, that the city debt was really
larger than the Controller had esti-
mated. expenditures were at any rate
kept down. and for many months the
city's borrowing capacity, according TO
the Controllers estimate, WAS steadily
about SJ0.OO000o When the decision OF
the Court OF Appeals was handed down
Il was found that the Controller bad
overeStimated the city debt by nearly
S101.o00OG0. and so it was announced
that the clty's borrowing capacity was
at that time, and as result of that de-
cision. more than Sli0.Ooo.0oo. But now.
six or seven weeks after the Board of
Estimate began Ia attack that sum. 1t
is said that only S20.o0o,Oo0 or $780,
OO0.OOO now remains, or perhaps, if Mr..
Robinson is right, only 100000 will
remain at the end of the year. No won
der the MayOr-elect rises TO protest.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom ~ Trihune Bureau. !


Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Presidc1t re-
ceived large number of callers to-day. m
Guiding eighty-Hve census peFvis"rs.
whom he warned against allowing politics
to enter into their work. The supervisors
were presented by tine Secretary OF com
m-rce and Labor.
Representatives Bennet and Fassett. ot
New York. conferred with President Iatt
to-day The Mann white slave traffic
bill was discussed
Senator Smoot discussed with the Presl-
dent his plans TO have Congress provide an
annual appropriation OF $1,000 for the puf-
pose Of teaching domestic science to women
In agricultural colleges.
Mississippi patronage brought 10 tne
White House Representative SPisht. J. r.
Moseley. Republican National Committee
man from that state: State Senator Chsries
ingalls,. a candidate for United States At
torney for the southern District. and L. u
Adams. candidate for the attorDeysAip OF
the Northern District.
The Postmaster General and the Seere-
tary of Commerce and Labor were luncheon
gus~is at the White House
Several members OF the Iowa delegation
will Introduce next Wednesday Horace En-
erson Deemer. CHEZ Justice OF the Iowa
Supreme Court.
The Presidents callers included Senator
Clapp. who introduced Timothy Byrns'
yiee-president of the New Haven i;ailrosd'
senator Nelson. accompanied by ,. Listoe,
United States Consul General at Rottsr-
dam: Senator Dick. who brought John K
Malloy. clerk of the Ohio state Senate
Senator Burton, who introduced George
Psish. editor of The London statiss Sen
stors Perkins. William Alden Sniith,
Fletcher aud Beyeridgs. REPRESENTATIVE
Cooper. Brownlow. Fordnsy. Burke. Need
ham, Austin. Mckinley. Gaines. Anderson
Griggs. Sherwood and Gallagher, Marshal
Auliek Palmer. Professor Bernard Moses
formerly of the Philippine Commission. and
General Clarence X. Edwards.
The President was guest at the dinner
given by the Gridiron CluDat the New VIII
lard this evening.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
WATCHING HALLEY'S COMET.

No such elaborate campaign fer the
study OF a comet as is now being organ
lied for keeping watch on the one which
HALEY made famous by predicting its
return was ever before undertaken. Pro-
fessional star gazers have been invited
by the Astronomical and Astrophysical
Society of America TO cooperate In pho
tographiDg the celestial visitor whose re-
cent reappearance has created pro-
found sensation. 1t is proposed that this
interesting object shall not be lest sight
OF for an hour during the months of its
greatest visibility next year. and in order
to ill gap which might otherwise re-
main open the society will itself send an
expedition TO Hawaii.
The value of concerted action in the
matter will be better appreciated when
the wonderful behavior OF Halley's comet
on the occasion of its next previous visit
in 1880 is remembered. IL then under
went astonishing changes of form. Under
the influence of solar heat it gradually
developed tail which at one time had
length of thirty degrees. or one-sixth of
the span Of the visible heavens. While
the head was still on the way to the sun
the tail entirely disappeared. Subse-
quently the nucleus grew enormously. In
single week, according TO Herscbers
estimate. its volume increased fortyfold.
Some other comets have also shown puz-
zling eccentricities. One broke up into
five small comets. which pursued parallel
paths. The tail of second showed
kinks, as if 1t had been hit In the side by
an invisible body. 1t is not unusual for
comets 10 have two or more tails, and at
least one has been observed which threw
out lateral branches. The nature of the
forces acting within and without the
comet which produce these strange ef-
tronomers are eagerly awaiting the ex-
ceptional opportunity now at hand for
obtaining new clews. If, in addition TO
noting every alteration in shape, the
astronomers devote attention to the spec
trum of the comet, they will unquestiona-
bly, gain fresh hints of its composition.
Perhaps year hence better classified,
hon will be made on the basis of ma
terials than has previously been prac-
ticable.
Photography, unknown In 1881, has
given the astronomer assistance of i'm
mense value. 1t furnishes permanent
records of fieeting phenomena. II makes
possible the multiplication OF copies of
the original picture and leaves the ex-
pert free TO examine deliberately feat
ures which may at any moment disap-
pear from the telescope view. Besides,
1t preserves with absolute fidelity details
which even the most skllful artist could
not hope to reproduce with the pencil.
How HALEY and Herschel would have
envied the present generation Of their
successors IL they could have foreseen
this advance.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
THE DIPLOMATIC. CORPS.
fFrotn The Tribune Bureau.


Washington Dec. 1.-THE French An.
bassador and Nine. JusseTand had dining
with them at the embassy tonight the
Russian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen.
Baroness Elizabeth Roseu, Justice White,
Justice and Mrs. Holmes. the Belgian Min
lister and Countess de Buisseret. the As
sistant Secretary OF State and Mrs, Hunt
inston Wilson. Mrs. John Story. the Rus
Sian naval attache and Mime. Fassiiieff.
ex-Associats Justice and Mrs. Henry e.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Minor,
Lieutenant Camperio. Italian naval attache,
and Mr.. de Peretti de la Rocca, first secre-
tary. the naval attachs and Viscountess
Benoist d'Azy and MIR. falkland. third sec
retary. all Of the French Embassy stan.
The Norwegian Minister and Mime. GUIDE
and their two daughters. Miles Ingebors
and sigrid GUIDE. who have made their home
at rest resort just outside of the capital
for some weeks. win return 10 the lega-
tion on Tuesday for the remainder OF the
winter.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
zEIAYA HAS A SUPPORTER.

TO me Editor OF Tho Tribune.
Sir: Regarding the shooting Of Cannon
and Groce by order OF President ZeIaya
of Nicaragua. I simply ask whether or
not in case of revolution in the United
States the American government would
consider a foreigner lighting in the revolu-
tionary ranks a regular beIligerent and
az such. subject 10 the International law
of 'droit des gems?
I think President Zelaya was entirely
justified In executing the two men who
Joined General Estrada's army. for II they
desired, as American citizens considera-
tion from the Nicaraguan authorities, they
should have mana sed their business with
out interfering with the political quarrel
OF the Central American republic
MAURICE DAVIES
New York. Dee II. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
CANNOT GET ON WITHOUT IT.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I wish TO take the liberty OF writing
you To tell you that you are getting up the
best real estate news column of any
paper in New York. AS matter of fact.
any one who pretends 10 keep track or the
real estate news cannot now get on WIN
out your paper. and 1 voice the sentiment
of myself and many broker friends and
several of the large operators who have
so expressed themselves TO me. Your news
Is concise, intelligent, and evidently care
fully collected and worth reading.
BROADWAY BROKER
New York. Dec. II, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
THE CINDERELLA OF THE UNION

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; When IL comes TO the naming Of the
battleships viii you kindly tell me. and, in
eidentaiy. the rest of your many readers,
why Alaska should be overlooked?
But ii has been ever thus. Alaska. po-
tentially the greatest and richest of all
our possessions, is neglected. overlooked
and almost completely forgotten by the
government and the people of the Eastern
States. Yet Alaska is pouring virgin
golden stream of more than sao.e0.OJo a
year into the channels of commerce of the
United States. ALASKAN.
New York, Dec TO- 1900
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
the CABINET.
fFrom The Tribune Rureau. !

VFrom TIC Irlbune BuIeau.T
Washington. Dec. u.-Mrs. WicSersham
is spending some days in Albany as the
guest OF her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Akers.
Mrs. Baliinger. who arrived here a few
days ago TO remain until the first OF March,
win begin her regular Wednesday Tecep-
tions next week. They will not have the
same formsiity as those 10 be given later.
but she has many friends here whom she
wishes TO meet before the rush of ths off,
eial season.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

The engagement is announced cr 1s-,..
Watson Webb. oldest son OF DR. ana NJ
William seward Webb. 10 Miss tJs,.,ra.
haVemeyer. daughter Of Mrs. Henry a
haNemeSer. Mr.. Webb. who was grad
usted from Yale In the class a. OF ha-
taken np the railroad business aud Is neyv
connected With the Chicago & Northwest
e'u' peinS stationed al Chicago, where he
expects TO spend another yesr. The d.,a
OF 'he wedding has not been hxed. bun IA
's not hke's TO be long delayed.
Nun Chrlstlnas only a fnrtni.ht or ~
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
Aftp-llurk Irihure.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER II. 1909.

This acWsPoper IS OIcRod and pub
fsbed bV The Tribune association. d
Aow York corpor0fion; Office and priFl-
cip6l place Of business. 7'ribuHe Build
ing. 40. Ia NossaU street, Ncio YorE;
Ogden Nails. president; Henry W.
Saclloff, secretary; James II. Barrett,
Treasurer. The address Of fhe officers IS
fho Office Of fhis netrSp0per.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
HYFNorisM AND MARRIAGE

From The Charleston News and .,rcuri.,
Georgian complains that his wife has
hspnotixed him That Is a habit woms,
riaGeA ~'
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
NEw-yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY. DECEMBER H. 1909.

ed by the man. who said something aooaf
''piksrs butting in" which he resrette'
few moments later. whsa Il vas discovered
that the intruder was the proprietor. st'1
now the part of wise man In that body
of stock spectators IL vacant.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

The Mayor-elect SAYS that he forgiyes
the newspapers. Now II the newspapers
all forgive him, as we guess they viii.
his administration will start with clean
slate for journalistic praise or blame.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
FATHER.S PRESENTS.

FATHERS PRESENTS.
Same old pipe for father.
Same old socks for dad.
Same old Christmas presents
That every year he's had.
Same old carpet slippers.
Same Old white shirt. too:
No one thinks of buying
Father something new.
Same old three-ply collars.
Same old things TO wear;
Same old phony cum links
Fifty cents a pair.
Every Christmas morning
Father wakes to find
The same old bunch OF presepts;
Aren't hts loved ones find2
Detroit Free Press.
movement to take the body Of Patrick
Henry to Richmond receives the hearty
support OF The Times-Disrateh.r which
says: The great orator OF the Revolution
belonged. IN a sense. 10 Richmond. 10
was here that he made his most unerncra-
BILE speech: here that he led the tegisls-
ture after his retirement as Governor, and
here that he fought the battle of state 5
rights when the Constitution Of the United
States vas under consideration ny the vir-
sinis Convention. Nothing could he more
appropriate than that his body should rest
under the shadow of st. Johns, whence he
issued. In years gone by, the leader of the
American patriots"
often drink. but when ne doe. as always
has 20 have chaser.
GuzZler-Mesning his wife, ! suppose,-
Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

The announcement that Mr. Herbert
j Gladstone is 10 be made a peer sug-
costs one marked difference between that
accomplished statesman and his illus
trious father. II was simply impossible
20 conceive Of William Ewart Glad
stones becoming member of the House
of Lords. though of course IL was vithia
his power at any time during many
years TO command such elevation" Tha
incident also suggests anew what we
have frequently remarked upon, To vii,
the readiness with which. with a few
noteworthy exceptions. even the mos,
Radical Englishmen-and there are few
more Radical than Mr.. Herbert Glad
stone-accept places i'm the peerage
Whether that is a ground for preserva-
tion or for abolition Of the House If
Lords is question open 10 dispute.
Questions come and questions go but
the problem OF the debt limit goes on
forever.
Mayor McClellan's farewell words 10
the Board of Water Supply were highly
eulogistic but we'll deserved. II the Cats
kill enterprise is carried to completion
as satisfactorily as il has thus far been
carried. the record of its inception and
promotion will stand greatly TO the credit
of Mr.. McClellan's administration.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

NV and AIRS. Frank Hunter Potter =
toohcd 10 sail ior europe On russdl
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Questions come and questions go. but
the problem OF the debt limit goes on
forever.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

The annual Charity Ball in ard OF the
Nursery and Child's Hospital. at slst strsst
and Lexington avenue. is set for Tuesday,
January ., at the Waldorf-Astoria- Mrs.
Robert NicOl, George Hammond sullivan.
stowe Phelps and Theron II, strong are
again the principal managers and rCcyiHs
spirits OF the affair. which for more than
half a century has been one OF the recos-
nized Institutions 0s the New York social
season.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Mrs, Henry 5. Glover save reception
yesterday afternoon at her home. in Ftfia
avenue. for th@ coming oUt OF ber dausA-
ter, Miss Charlotte lie Roy Glover. Ias
debutante was assisted in receiving by Miss
Helen NJ, Langdou. Miss Charlotte Wysta.
Miss Catherine l. Hamerslcy. aItsS Bessie
:. Ciailin, Mss Elizabeth G0rham Bacon.
Miss Isabel lJeyt. Miss Linda Arnold. %
Providence, Miss HeleG Ls Roy 4lillec ana
Miss Maude GWynne shepherd.
Miss Dolly Madison Ia MoE'agns vas
presented az reception given BY h~
mother, Mrs Edward La Montssoe, yea
terd0y afternoon at the COLONY Cluo. IN
the receiving party We're Miss Andfs4
Poor Miss MurieI Kelley. SJiss Nslpe
Granville Brown. Miss Nsrhryn Motes'
Miss Alice l(ortriSht. Miss Marjorie S0ses'
Miss Edith Alden. Miss Grave t,iy, Niss
Anne carroll, of Saltiuore. and Aiiss tEaa-
ces Mears. of Philads,ph's.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Mrs. Delaney Niculi viii give a dams
az her house n East &ta street, oa fan"'
AIRY 81.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

WIN Christmas only q fortnight on IN.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Mrs. Hamilton Fish Ksan. Mrs. Anscc
Phelps Stokes. Mrs. J. Frederic KsTpoc1an.
Mrs. Joseph II. Choate. Mrs, George Bowcoin
and Mrs. j, III. Hammond are among ths
Patronesses OF the two performances OF
Mrs. Dakin.' a play by Katharine Ior-
dan, to DC given on Tuesday and Wednss-
day afternoons az the Hackett Theatre fcv
the benefit Of the Association in Aid ol the
Crippled Children OF New York. OF which
Hiss Catherine a. Bliss is the president
Tickets may be obtained from Miss Eleanof
Ervins, No. II West 10th street.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Mrs. Jabish Uolales presented her daVsH
ter. Niss Elise Nialory Holmes, yesterday
afternoon at a reception which she save
az her home. in East sJth street. The ds
butante was assisted in receivins BY Nis'
louise w. TAFT. Miss Susan tfsh Dresser
Mss Marsaret French. Nliss Narl'H'
SmJtie and Miss Nelie Granville Brown
\ theatre party and supper az The r'ss~
followed.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

Nr and Mrs g. oliver Issin. Whek -
turned from Europe few week asc NJ
now az HoPeland, their place az NkeH'
=. -. for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

MR.. John Clsfitn. who save "a rece3Ne'
ou Friday az her home. n Wasains'e"
Square North. for her daughter. Miss Eef'
sic :. Clsfio. viii stve a diuner for '''
debUtanto On December -
New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

On Tuesday Mrs. waldron Pest Brown
gives theatre party. followed BY supPsr az
Sherry's. for her debutants daughter. Miss
Nellie Brown On Thursday Mrs FrederieS
Pearson gives another reception for her
second daughter. Miss Lesley Freisrlla
Pearson. at her house. IN West 57th street
On Friday Mrs. Alfred Seton has larss
dinner for her dehutants daughter. Mss
Marie Seton, and Saturday night Miss Cath
crime Leverich has a large dinner AZ tbs
Colony Club for Miss catheTins l. Hsmsrs-
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-11

Louisville, December 1O.-Though story after story has been investigator thor oughly by the Louisville police, the whereabouts of s-year-old Alma Kell- ner, who disappeared from her home Wednesday morning. remain unknown tonight. The day was filled with vis- itors, bearing clues to the Kellners and with activity on the part of the police, but in all respects nothing was accom- plished.
 F. L. Kellner, father of Alma, said today that he believed his daughter was looking at toys in the shop win dows in stores on Walnut street when, as he expressed 1t, somebody nailed her" He said that the child made friends with strangers in quick, re- sponsive way and that after she had attended church, for which purpose she left home, she was wandering among the Christmas displays when she was kid- naped.
 Meanwhile children resembling Alma Kellner have been sympathetically re- ported to have been seen, being forced into covered carriages by yelled wom- en, roughly dressed men and the like; observed walking up and down street car aisles; hurried into Tell City, Ind, where an allegedly disgruntled relative of the Kellers' is supposed to live; while another theory is that Alma was mistaken for her 11-year-old aunt. Meta Kellner. an heiress, whom Alma re- sembles. The city has distributed 800
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-11
WARSHIPS INJURED
 BY COLLISION

Washington, December 10.-The battle ships Georgia and Nebraska collided Thursday afternoon while engaged in tactical exercises off the Virginia capes.
 The effects of the collision were not serious and the two ships were able to return to Hampton Roads today with the entire fleet. Rivets in the two vessels were strained.
 This information came to the navy de- pertinent this afternoon from Rear Ad- miral Schroeder, commanding the fleet.
 Commander A. H. Davis, executive of ficer of the Georgia, was in charge of her: Captain Potts, the recent commander of the battleship, having been relieved and his successor not yet appointed.
 Rear Admiral Comfy. in command of the third division of the fleet. was also on the Georgia. The Nebraska was in command of Capt. John F. Newton. Fur ther than describing the effect of the col lision as slight" the navy department had no information to give out in re- gard to the damage. It was learned, how ever, that the collision strained the rivets of the armored sides of the vessels. A court of inquiry may be appointed to as- certain the responsibility for the collision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-11
Wild Excitement In
 Cotton Exchange O
 NeW York Oper Report

New York, December 10.--Not since the SulIy boom Of 1903 has the New York cotton exchange witnessed a more sensa- tional scene or a more spectacular rise in prices than occurred today with the announcement of the government crop report.
 With the galleries crowded with visi- tors from the south, augmented by friends and relatives of operators and other in terested spectators. the market scared to a new high record for the season with gains of more than g bale over yes- terday. Both the May and July options touched the high mark of 15.s0c, both gain ing approximately 42 points over yester- days close.
 Bull brokers prevented a more violent advance as they had distributed heavy selling orders every points up from 5.55c for May and July. They sold enormously. supplying the demands of shorts and also the thrush of buying orders from Wall street, Chicago and southern operators and the local and New England dry goods interests. The markets continued in an excited state up to the close, with estimates that 5Oo,O00 bales had changed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-11
FERRY STEAMER
 LOST IN STORM

Detroit, December 10.--All hope that the car ferry Marquette and Bessemer Mo- outlived the wintry gale which has made of Lake Erie watery graveyard during the last 72 hours has been practically abandoned at the head offices at Walker vile, Ont, of the Marquette and Bessemer Docks and Navigation company, owners of the ill-fated vessel. It is believed that Capt. R. R. Mcleod of Conneaut, O., and his crew of % mon have gone down to death with the big steamer.
 The ferry left Conneaut at 1925 o'clock Tuesday morning for Port Stanley, Ont, with 30 loaded coal cars. due at her desti- nation at 3 p. m., the same day. She has not been sighted by other boats.
 An empty green yawlboat and some wreckags was seen by the steamer w. B. Davock near Long Point. Ont. In the path which the ferry would have taken: The yawlboats of the No. are painted green.
 The Marouette and Bessemer No. left Conneaut at 6 a. m. Tuesday for Port stanley. and 1t was about 60 hours before she was heard from She has since reached Lake Point, but has found noth- ing of her sister ship.
 If ia not definitely known whether or not there were any passengers on board No. g.
 The Maruuette and Bessemer No. was valued at 3s6O,000 and the cargo at upward of 5000.