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New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The French Chamber Of
Deputies passed the high tariff bill, but
II has to go through many stages before
becoming q law. Joseph Chamber
lain. in a manifesto issued to Birming-
ham electors, said Great Britain was
threatened by foreign nations as never
before. The centenary of William
EWart Gladstone's birth was celebrated at
Westminster and in his favorite church
at Hawarden. many foreign countries
being represented. The Sultan of
Turkey accepted the designations of the
Grand Vizler and the other members OF
his Cabinet. - Government in Ma
nagua is in a state of chaos. Congress ad-
mitting the claim of ZelaYa as ''titular
President" of Nicaragua. while discuss
ing measures recommended by MadriZ.
= Zelaya was indifferently received
in the City Of Mexico, no government Of
ficials being present to greet him. #
A conference in Melbourne. Australia,
on wireless stations in the Pacific an
nounced the points selected. all of which
are TO be under British control. -
Nearly five thousand cases of typhoid
fever, due 10 polluted drinking water,
have been reported in Montreal. =
IT is estimated that eleven schooners,
with crews totalling sixty men, belong
ing to Newfoundland, We're lost in the
Christmas storm.
DOMESTIC.-Presiden Taft will soon
begin work on his message dealing with
conservation of natural resources. -==
A conference was arranged at Washing
ton for Friday among Chairman Knapp
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner Neill of the Bureau of
Labor and II. B. Perham. OF the railway Y
department of the American Federation
Of Labor. - 1t was announced at
Austin that the State of Texas would
not be bound by the decision of Presi-
dent Taft defining whiskey. Homer
Davenport, the cartoonist, who is i'll at
Point Iona, Cal. suffered a relapse.
The Peoples Mutual Life In
surance Association and League. a So
called fraternal beneficiary society, with
headquarters at Syracuse, was directed
by Supreme Court Justice Andrews, at
Utica, 10 show cause why the State
Superintendent of Insurance should not
be put in possession of its business.
pending the determination Of the ques-
tion whether il should be liquidated.
CTTY.-Stocks were strong and higher.
- Secretary MacNeagh returned TO
Washington after a conference here on
the customs frauds. =- Ambassador
Bryce. in an address to the New York
State teachers. in session here said the
formation Of good Americans was in
their hands. == Wu Ting fang, the
retiring Chinese Minister, sailed for
Europe -= Justice Newberger decid-
ed that neither Commissioner Smith of
the Park Department nor his secretary.
Magic. need tell the Commissioners Of
Accounts what Nagle does for his $500
year. - The Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Coal Company de-
clared an initial dividend Of 21a per cent
quarterly. putting the stock on 10 per
cent yearly basis. == Cotton in the
May and other active options touched
the high mark of the wear. - Judge
Gaynor failed TO make complete an
nOuncement of his appointments
THE wEATHER-Indi for to-
day: Fair. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest. 26 degrees; lowest. II.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
! FRANCO-GERM4Y APPROACHuENT,

FRANCO-GERHAN APPROACHHENT.
The forthcoming meeting of the Ger
man Emperor and the President of the
French Republic must be regarded as
one of the most interesting and sgnifi-
cant incidents in European politics in
our time and as we'll adapted 10 make
the new year lastingly memorable OF
course. il will not be visit of one Of
the dignitarieS 10 the other as so many
other heads of states visit. They will
meet on neutral ground, at the Inter
national Oceanographic Congress at
Monaco. But the meeting will be no less
real and il may and probably will lead
To an interchange of visits at Paris and
Berlin in the near future. for which the
two nations concerned and all the
world will have cause for gra attitude 10
the Prince of Monaco, who is bringing
the meeting about.
There is. indeed, 40 convincing reason
why there should not he an interchange
of visits between the Emperor and the
President and an actual approachment
between the two countries. IT was only
a few years ago that FashOda was IN
Gminous name. when the doings of per
fidiOus Albion" in Egypt were resented
only little less than the conquest Of
Alsace and Lorraine. and when the ami
mostly between Great Britain and France
was deemed the most serious menace 10
European peace. But how far away il
all seems now! 4 little Steadying Of the
nerves, a little recognition of the need
Of making mutual allowances. and Il clear
appreciation Of the community ol inter
ests and Of the extent to which il would
be served by an entente cOrdiGIe-noth-
ing more was needed. in the hands OF
benevolently and reasonably disposed
statesmen. TO bring the two nations into
good relations.
The only grounds for continued ami
mostly between France and Germany
are political, the results Of the war of
1S10-11. But If they are to prevail, be-
tween what two powers on the whole
continent might there not be hatred?
The grounds for friendship are far more
practical and vital. Among all Euro
pean countries Germany stands second
as the source Of Frances purchases and
third as a market for Frances experts.
On the other hand, France stands fourth
among those from which Germany buys
and third among those 10 which she
tween the two is enormous and yet is
susceptible of great increase. France
buys S12j, 100000 from and sells $780,
100000 year TO Germany. IT is in view
Of practical facts like these that prac-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
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fFrom The 1riDun. buItdusl
Washington Dec. 29-The President spent
a long and busy day In his office. lie VIII
leave here tomorrow morning for New
York to attend the wedding OF his niece
and return in time for the Cabinet meeting
on Friday. This gives him little time TINS
week for work, as Saturday will be devoted
exclusively to the New Years reception
The official programme OF this reception
was made public to-day.
Representative Martin was I'm CONFER
ence with the President to-day and dis
cussed the desirability OF compelling cor
porations to take out federal licenses.
Senior Creel. Special Ambassador from
Mexico, called to say goodby to the Pres'-
dent this morning.
A A. Rose legislative representative IN
Washington OF the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen' and Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. DIS
cussed railway legislation with President
Taft to-day.
The Presidents callers included Senator'S
Bristow, Smoot. CulIom. Jones. Curtis and
Gamble Representatives Woods, Bartholdt.
Bingham. Pray and Humphrey, William l."
Ward Republican National Committeeman
for New York, and Bishop Harding, or
Washington
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
HONOR ORIGINATOR OF "AMERIcA"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The genial German poet Matthias
Ringmann, who III the spring of 1907 coined
the word America. then first suggested 1t
as a name for the New World in his
treatise entitled 'Cosmographise Introduc-
to-" published on April %. 1901. in the
city OF st. Die, Vosges, and after much
persuasion finally induced his friend and
cola borator, Martin Waldseemueller. 10
place his name on his famous mappo-
mundi and globe, died in the fall of 1911.
1t appears TO me that the four-hundredth
anniversary of his death should not be per-
mitted TO pass by appreclative Americans
without publicly honoring the man who.
poetically inspired. created the most appro-
pirate appellation for the Western Cont
nent. His deed will outlive time. and his
memory should not be forgotten.
1t might also be appropriate for the
American Historical Association, now in
session. TO put itself on record on this mat
ter especially as President Albert Bushnell
Hart has said that he is glad that the
origin OF the name America has been traced
to Ringmann. HEINRICH CHARLES.
New York Dec. 2S 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.

1By Telegraph 70 The Tribune.I
Tuxedo Park. y. Y. Dec 2S-The hoh-
day week at Tuxedo is always q lively
one, and this year with plenty of sleighins.
coasting tObogganing and skating, it Is
buster than ever. The ball on New Years
Eve at the Tuxedo Club is the chief at
traction and the young people have al
ready begun to arrive for it. The Winter
Club. together with the aunexes. is now
open and the clubhouse is filed. In ad-
dition. many of the cOlonists have opened
their villas.
The committee on winter sports has ar
ranged a series of contests for the week
ends during the winter Silver cups Will
be offered In addition a series OF court
tennis and racquet matches has been
scheduled 10 take place at the Tuxedo
Tennis and Racquet Club. There will be
special matches in tennis for the club
championship and exhibition matches with
professionals from Boston. Philadelphia
and New York on New Years Day The
large lake is frozen over and a toboggan
slide has been erected there The coast
ing on Tower Hin is expected 20 attract
a large number next sunday
The special train service for the nens-
fit of those who wish to return to town
Sunday evenings has been well patronized-
A number OF dinners have been arranged
for the debutantes. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Mortimer Will give dinner and dance to-
morrow evening at their villa for Miss
Wilfreda Mortimer. and Mr.. and Mrs
Otto Andreae. jr,. Will give a dinner on
New Years Eve at the clubhouse for Miss
Alice AndTeae. other debutantes who will
attend the New Years Eve dinner are Miss
Katharine VI. Tnford. Miss Eleanor Bur
rilI. Miss Marie Seton. Miss Helen
COster. Miss Ursula Brown. Miss Ross
Kane, Miss Louise Munroe. Miss Dorothy
Hyde and Miss Madeline Cook
Richmond Talbot gave cowboy dinner
at the club on Monday evening. A large
number OF the colOnists and their guests
We're present.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Cutting have opened
their villa for the holidays. and Mr.. and
Mrs W. r. Belts are In the Jones villa
Others who are remaining over for the
holiday season are Mr.. and Mrs- II. g.
Redmond. MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Wag-
staff. MIR. and Mrs. Grenville Kane, MIR
and Mrs Winthrop McKim. Mr.. and Mrs
j. Edward Davis. Mr. and Mrs NJ. G.
Barnwell. Colonel and Mrs Thomas Denny.
Mr.. and Mrs. NewbOld Edgar. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. V, Hoffman. Mr.. and Mrs
+. A. Snow Mr.. and Mrs. Geor6s Grant
Mason. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Pooler. Mrs
and Mrs. Newell w Thton. Mr. and Mrs
Wilmerding. jr.. and Mrs. ". III, Young
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
AN ANSWER TO "BRITIsHER.'

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The fulminations of "Britisher" in
the columns of The Tribune have been an
endless source of amusement for some time
past, but his diatribe directed against the
Irish National party in to-day's issue of
your paper was a tissue of false state
ments. and his reasoning was unsound and
Illogical.
Just think of Ben" Tillman going to a
foreign country 10 solicit funds to free
Carolina (notice "Britisher's'' covert sneer
at America) because her population would
not be allowed to make Illicit whiskey.
But the ancestors of Tillman and his
Carolina constituents helped to send an
other Ben" the immortal Franklin. 10
France to beg men and money to aid the
American patriots to throw off the yoke
of England.
AS to the hackneyed slander rehashed
by "Britisher" of Irish servant girls con-
tributing TO the National party fund. al
low me 10 inform him that more of that
money goes in one year TO help England
build her Dreadnoughts than the Irish
party. which is the army and navy Of
Ireland, would receive In century.
THOMAS WIXTED.
BROOKLYN, Dec IS, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

of light and leading: There Is bunch OF
cussedness is abnormally developed, while
all that is decent and gentle Is lacking III
their composition. We refer To parties VINO
on numerous occasions have sent pros
pectors to this town miles out or their
way, and only this week parties en- route
from Coleman to this place with cistern
for the hotel were routed via Atoka and
finally arrived here. And there are other
instances. When man has fallen so low
as to wilfully and maliciously send load
ed wagon out Of its course he Is too cussed-
Iy low down to merit the notice OF de-
cent self-respecting yellow cur.
II enjoy grand opera"
but they sing IT in Italian or trench- :.
That's all right with me- They can can
sing it In dia alect."-I.ouisville Courier
Journal
Apparently 1t pays not to be cruel 10
horses out In Chicago. A teamster VINO
admitted abandoning his horses for SIX
hours on a recent stormy day was fined
$50 by a magistrate. The Humane Society
prosecuted the case vigorously and prom
ised to report the matter to the driver
employers. Presumably he will lose his
Job. as he was unable to pay the fine and
Will have to serve jail term.
THE way to run this country. said the
egotist, ''is to put thoroughly wise, capapie'
elert and honest men in control or all al
fairs"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. "bUt
what arr we going to do? There's only one
of you."-Washington Star
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
WON'T SOMEBODY DREAM TRUE

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reading this mornings Tribune
there was discovered letter bearing the
cheerful statement that there are still
many good people who think that Cook
reached the pole. 1t is particularly inter
esting at this time to be on the inside of
the Cook controversy and TO be able to
see by abundant, strong and true pictures,
not that Cook is a humbug and a deceiver
but that he did i'll his effort successfully
reach the real and true North Pole.
Cannot one science assist another? There
certainly must be found here and there
those who by transcendentalism are able
to ferret out the truth.
1t has for some years been my experience
to be able by a spirit sense to become
cogrzant of the grim truth of a condition
whether for or against the specified case
In question. These are not hallucnations,
but good. clear scientific phenomena, and
worth while taking in consideration.
Brooklyn, Dec -. 1909. VI. LODGE.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

that supported him generously in his
previous activities now withholds irs
support from him because of the posi-
ton IN which he has placed himself.
What Tammany hopes from the new adj
ministration was made plain from the
Mount Clemens correspondence, and
what Tammany hopes the decent people
OF this city fear. Mr.. Gaynor may have
given no assurances to Murphy or Tam
many, but as yet he has not done much
to reassure the public. While this
equivocal situation continues we can see
plenty OF reasons why men who might be
valuable members of his administration
should decline TO enter il.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
ONE REASON.

MaYor-eect Gaynor echoes n common
complaint when he declares that lie can
not get the men he wants 10 accept office.
Mayor Mcclellan. if we mistake not,
uttered il once and assigned as the rea-
son for his failure the fact that 10 pres
tige attaches 10 the service OF the city.
Doubtless this has much TO do with the
disinclination which both he and Mr.
Gaynor have encountered. The oppOr-
tunity of succeeding officials whom il is
unnecessary 10 name Is not tempting .
the right sort Of men. Still, it must be
remembered that Mayor Low contrived
10 attract such men as Mr.. Riyes and Mr.
De Fore-t, for example into the public
service, and. 10 change from the city TO
the state, Governor Hughes has been
notably successful in drawing upon bust
ness life for appointees of the highest
cha ra cter.
Doubtless Mayor Low had and the
Governor has had refusals that were dis
appointing TO them. and 10 some extent
AT least their experience has correspond
ed with that of Mr. Gaynor. But we
wonder to what extent the Mayor elect :
failure to secure the cooperation of The
men whose cooperation he desires is due
10 the equivocal position which he occu-
pies with respect 10 Tammany Hall. 1t
is obvious enough that many men who
might feel il their duty as citizens 10
take Office under an administration that
promised much for the city would re-
fuse 10 serve in an administration in
which the hand OF Murphy might be felt
10 an unknown degree.
We know. and the Mayor himself evil
IDENTIFY realizes, that the public opinion
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
PUBLICITY AND DOCKS.

Into the merits Of the question about
the lease of certain East River piers to
the Mallory Line il is impossible to enter
without further information than has
yet been made public. But Mayor Nc
Clellan's suspicious were properly
aroused by the fact that the line was the
lowest of three bidders and by the al
legged appearance in the case OF person
who has been advertised as the dis
penSer of patronage of the coming ad-
ministration and the confidential adviser
Of the Mayor elect
The scandal if it turns out to be one
is characteristic OF the history of the
Dock Department The leases of the
piers have been constantly the subject
OF pull The Ice Trust, when Tam
many officials were interested in 1t, used
the Dock Department for it's purposes.
Tammany contra ctors have enjoyed spe-
cial favors in the way of leases and
dumping privileges.
What is badly needed in relation to
dock leases is adequate publicity. The
suggestion made by the Mercantile Ex-
change the other day and rejected by
Dock Commissioner SpOOner had much
merit 1t was that when a lease was
recommended by the Dock Department
to the Board of Estimate notice should
be sent 10 the Maritime Exchange In
order that it might present its views on
the subject This suggestion met with
approval from several commercial bod
les. Perhaps such notice should not
be confined to the exchange, but should
be sent to the various trade organiza-
tions likely to be interested. That might
give to the leasing of docks and piers
the publicity which is so badly needed.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

teal men in both countries have for years
been striving to establish an entente, and
that there has been founded in Berlin
French newspaper expressly devoted to
the task of promoting better relations
The meeting Of the Emperor and the
President will undoubtedly give an i'm
petus TO the movement and may bring
its consummation within measurable
distance
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
UNITED.

How easy it is to differ in many par
ticulars but to remain in concord on the
main issue we gather from a recent de-
scription by 1.-THE Houston Post" of the
delightfully."- harmonious relations which
exist between 1t and the Hon. William ].
Bryan. 1.-The POST says:
Contemporaries that declare we are in
disagreement with Mr.. Bryan do us an
injustice. Excepting free raw materials.
prohibition. government ownership of
railroads, the initiative and referendum.
federal charters for corporations, gov
ernment guarantee of bank deposits,
federal ownership of telegraph, govern
ment payment of campaign expenses and
several other things of more or less i'm
portance, we are in entire agreement
with Mr. Bryan.
We do not know whether Mr.. Bryan
ever enthusiastically and militantly
championed the polar claims of DR..
Cook and thus put himself in touch
with "The POST on the Arctic explora-
tion issue. There may have been slight
variation Of opinion on that point also,
especially when 1.-The Post" betrayed
signs of wanting to run DR.. Cook for the
Presidency. Yet we believe that on the
really vital matter The POST is, as it
says, at one with Mr.. Bryan In thought
and aspiration. Each feels that the real
intentions of Providence will never be
fulfilled until the Democrats of the coun-
try are provided with offices, or at least
until enough of them are so provided to
make far more creditable showing in
the federal blue book and the roster of
fourth class postoffices. An August
monday thirst makes Texas and Ne
braska kin. Such kinship naturally can
not be disturbed by differences over
mere political distractions.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
THE CABIN Ell.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

TFrom The Tribune BureauI
Washington, Dec 29.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury returned TO Washington TO-
day from a short visit in New York. Mrs
MacVeagh. who has been too indisposed
for social duties for several weeks, IS
rapidly recovering, and Will begin her
regular Wednesday receptions in January
The Postmaster General has issued inVi-
tations for a dinner to be given In honor
of the President and Mrs. Taft on Feb
ruary :. Ten days later the Secretary or
the Interior and Mrs. Ballinger will en-
tertain the President and Mrs- Taft, and
the series of official Cabinet dinners VIII
close with that of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nsgel week
az
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
THE SWIFT BOARD REPORT.


From The Engineering Magazine Tor Jan
uary.
We felt IL duty last March and April
although with much sorrow, to point out
that the scheme which was being forced
upon the navy against the views of most
of the personneD was wrong and could
only bring about inefficiency and waste
to comment very cordially upon the sys-
TEN which Secretary Meyer has estab-
lished, based upon the report of the Swift
board, and to say that We believe the gem
eral principles OF the new system are cor
rect, and that IL it is administered In a.
spirit of reasonablenesS, which Will permit
OF modification where modification is found
necessary, high degree OF efficiency and
economy are the assured outcome of It's
operation.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

The offer of Madrz to Estrada to set
tie the Guatemalan trouble by laying
down arms and having free election"
may impress the latter as the offer of
the Portuguese In the old story i'm
pressed his Spanish antagonist. The
Portuguese in the course of the fight fell
into a deep ditch, from which he could
rot get up without assistance. whereupon
he exclaimed, with splendid show of
magnanimity. "If you will help me out
of this l will spare your life!"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
1910 HOLIDAYS.
From The Rome Sentinel.

From The Rome Sentinel.
Legal holidays for 1910 in New York Stat.
and the days of the week upon Which thev
fall are follows: New Years Day Sat
urday, January /. Lincoln's Birthday Sat
Lrday, February y: Washington's Rirth-
day, Tuesday. February q: Memorial Day
Monday. May 80: Independence Day. Mon,
day, July 4; Labor Day, Monday Sepfem-
Der 8; Columbus Day, "Wednesday, Oct"ber
z: general Election Day. Tuesday Novem-
Der 8; Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, (proo-
ably) November "a; Christmas Day, sun
day, December %. The coming year is one
when most Of the important HOLIDAYS come
on sunday or have q Sunday next to
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
BRONX BOROUGH HALL LIGHTING

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The calendar OF the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment for December 80
contains report of the Controller rec
ommendng issue of $500 corporate
stock. for the purpose of providing means
for new electric wiring, equipment and
fixtures In the Municipal Building. Borough
of The Bronx, situated at nth street and
Third avenue.
1t would be of interest to the taxpayer
to know why new wiring equipment and
fixtures required and how $500 can
be expended in a building no larger than
Bronx Borough Hall.
BRONX TAXPAYER.
Borough Of The Bronx, New York, Dec. g.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Announcement is made OF the engage
ment OF Miss Jennie Floyd-Jones Carpender
daughter of William Carpenter. to Phuip
van RENSSELAER, Schuylec. Miss Carpender
is sister of Mrs. Edward H. Floyd .Jones
and of Noel Lispcnard Carpender ana a
granddaughter of the late William FlovJ-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

What an impressive sight II must be for
a Democratic Senator to walk into the con-
ference room and behold: Senator Money,
chairman of the conference; fernando -.
Money, jr.. conference clerk, Mrs. Her
nando d. Money. jr.. assistant conference
clerk: Miss Money, messenger. We call the
wicked NewYork Tribune to witness that
the Lord has taken care OF at least one
Democratic family.-Houston Post
1t may have been the Lord who pro-
vided, but it looks to us good deal like
a case of lf-help.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
DENIAL FROM THE VATICAN.

Rome. Dec, 29-The "Osservatore Ro-
mano" publishes statement from Cardinal
Merry del Val, Papal Secretary. saying
that IL is absolutely false that he addressed
any communication TO the Papal Nuncio
at Brussels with reference to King Albert
or his encourage