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picture-the quiet, unostentatious giving
ECSWyyA away of millions Of dollars annually by
kA>SxS5 philanthropically yinclined members of the
sex. Foremost among the gifts made by
women in the United States Is the endowment OF Leland
Stanford Jr University with $3O0OOo0O by Mrs Leland
Stanford This institution started In 1888, in mem
ory Of the only child Of Mr. and Mrs. Stanford, by Mr
Stanford His will gave the university $2,50O,00O, and
the $4,000 900 gift Of his widow disposed Of nearly the
whole residue Of the estate.
Mrs Russell Sage probably Is the most prominent Of
living women phanthropists. She is dsposing OF the
S65O0000 that her husband acquired In fifty years at
the about s8 600 900 year. The Russell Sage Foun
daon with an endowment 1000000 is the largest 81
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dalon single charity the
of about 100000 Its work the
gift will be Ito eradicate far possible the
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
NAMING OF WAR VESSELS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's Tribune I note several
interesting statements in your editorial.
Naming New Battleships." The prophecy
that you made regard the monitors Arkan-
sas and Nevada was fulfilled about a year
ago when the Navy Department changed
the names OF these ships 10 Ozark and
Tonopah. respectively, and the two 1900
ton battfeships authorized al the last
sessions Of Congress were named Arkansas
and Wyoming. Thus. as you say, there
are Nevada. Oklahoma and Texas 20 draw
on. the name OF the latter being changed 10
Dallas, as the old Texas is now ranked as.
a coast defence vessel II the United States
should accelerate her shipbuilding pro-
sramme. we could use Arizona, New
Mexico. Hawaii. Porto Rico and Philippines
as well as anything else.
In regard 10 the naming Of modern ships
aft=r famous old frigates and line-of-
battle ships. DO not England and France
recall historic naval engagements by this
method? They offend no one by this Gus
tom. and personally ! think COnqueror'
Dreadnought. Infexiole. -ThUnderer. Mars.
Justice. etc. far better suited 70 modern
lighting machines Of the sea than the
names OF our state and territories
HAROLD NJ KENNARD-
Brooklyn, Dec. 5, 1893.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
AHEARN,S SUCCEssoR.

Mr.. Ahearn appears TO have exhausted
the capacity of the courts 10 advertise
his own unfitness for office and the
flaerant indecency and disregard OF pub
lie opinion and law in Tammany's ap-
pointment of him 10 the place from
which he was removed. He depended
on the laws delay, but his reliance in
the end proved a broken reed.
Ii is now suggested that the Tammany
aldermen should name Mr.. George Nc
Aneny. the Borough President-elect, 70
FIJI the few days of the present unex-
pired term. But Tammany will not be
50 weak as 10 manifest any such
eleventh hour repentance The spirit
that put Ahearn back in Office after his
proved incapacity is still triumphantly
alive and undaunted, and Tammany
may be counted on 10 proceed with its
demonstration Of the fuulity Of remov-
!ng unft and incompetent officials. Ii
would have the public know that there
is nothing 10 gain from oppressive con-
scientiousness. Why should il not,
therefore. name Christie" Sullivan,
Jimmie Hagan or Percy Nagle 10
succeed the Martyr President" so rs
10 enforce the lesson which his appoint
ment after removal was meant 10 teach?
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
4 musements.

xc<DENy OF NUslc-S.iS-Sharn-
Allan MERA-o-s-Nsu
lrTcP-S l--Sevtn DAYS
EEIsaSCC-S lis Matrimony failures
frJOC-S.l3-The Lcttery Man,
EROsDWAv .ls-The NicliEhf sons
CASINOS .ls-The CTR anc tie Ntz1ro
C-rIoN-f fAL-2-S-Taudevfiie
SE1TTkl lON-s .lS-lsracl
So .IS-The Befle of Ertttery-
1DEN MUsEE-Ihe Noric an wax
1-.ffIRE-close6
fTf-1f4 aNF-NT- -.-s-s-audevil
CAIETN-s .1s-The Fortune Hunter.
GARDENS .lS-Eis Name ON the Door
CARRICK-s.1s-TheH Hsrvest Moon
EsJklcTT-s -iS--Septinus.
hANME rs 'ElN So j Is .l-l--N aneeNtAe
tIERAlD ARE-slS-Old Dutch.
1ProDEOMr-e-S-A Trip 20 Japan IN
SIDE the Barb; the Ballet of Jewels
frnSON-S -So-litndu Dances.
IRVING PA C1c-S -1s-Der Zlceunefharcn
KY ~EERRot-fl FF-S-The Dollar Princess
r-EF E-v--S I5--Snrinstime
LYRICS .l5-The C-.ocn.ate soldier
MADISON SQUARE G RDEN--C ycle race
MAXI HATTAN-S-Ta Tannha user.
NANTNE ELLIOTTS TIE ATRE-S-So-
Passing of ths Thir6 Floor Back.
ETROPOLrTAN-S-l Trcsatoro-
NV aRFc-rU ID A Af-S = = -7'hs silver star
HEW TIEEATRB-Czar und Zirumerrnann-
-SEW WORKS is-The Nan no owns
Brcs6wsy.
ST NICHOLAS RINE-Ice skating.
SIlAkESANT-S-Sorg Becital-s -l5-Ihe has-
iest WAY.
VA sCg'S-S .Ts-The Fourth Estate
rvrEER's- s.IS-rhe Climax.
WEsT END-s-S-Naueesiile
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10

That Is the principle upon which Ger
many has been consistently proceeding
in that marvellous development OF in
ternal waterways which has put her
foremost among the nations OF the world
in that respect and which has contrib
pted so greatly 10 her industrial growth,
as the German Ambassador explicitly
informed the congress in his exceedingly
instructive address. OF course. that u
always the first thing considered by
capitalists in planning for a new rail-
road What Is needed in our govern
ment work for waterways is the same
farsightedness. impariality and hard
business sense that private promoters
exercise before investing their capital.
There is no use in constructing a canal
or deepening a river between Nowhere
and Weissnichtwo.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10

the worse for having had the germs OF
tuberculosis in their bodies.
Excellent authorities have insisted
that at one time or another in the life
Of nearly every individual tuberculosis
has more or less strong hold upon
him. In majority Of cases be never
suspects H. Something occurs 10 arrest
the progress of the disease, the cavities
in the lungs heal. and unless the discov-
cry is made through an autopsy that he
was thus afflicted. the fact Is never
known. But because nature has been
kind in working her own cures in many
cases. she should not be trusted TOO rar
and left 10 perform them unaided- Dr.
Park made his Investigations for the
purpose of determining the need or open
air schools in New York City. and In ar
irving al his conclusions il is safer 10
assume that all the suspicious cases are
dangerous than TO ignore any large pro-
portion of them because Of the moral
certainty that many Of them will not
terminate fatally.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10

outside the school grounds and outside
school hours. we doubt If the school au-
thorities could make that fact cause for
excluding them from school or for dis
ciplininc them In any way.
II may well be considered indeed,
whether the question Of gan md other
activities OF school childrs utside Of
school is not properly TO b, left TO the
parents rather than 10 the teachers or
school trustees. There are those. il is
true, OF the socialist persuasion. who
would have the school stand almost al
together IN loco PARENTS, 10 the extent
of feeding and clothing the children and
prescribing their choice of pursuits for
after life. But that conception of the
school happily does not yet prevail in
this land. We still have family homes
and believe in parental discipline and
authority. And we must believe that
il Is wiser 10 emphasize the existence or
the latter and 10 promote the exercise
Of il than 10 minimize domestic infiu-
ences and exaGgerate. the school into
sort of universal provider. With all
their good work, the schools are not yet
50 perfectly performing the strict func-
tiOns Of schools as 20 warrant intrust-
ing them with the additional and alien
functions OF the parent
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
TEE TALK OF THE DAT.

The worklngrn ems exhibition recsntlv
held In Berlin brought TO the pubnc's notice
many masterpieces by shoemakers. ioinsrs.
weavers. tailors and locksnniths But the
exhibit gave the public an opportunity 10
see also that his trade does not occupy All
ot the workingmsn's time There were
several oil paintings in the collection which
Z writer IN Vienna paper said might have
received q good place in any art exhibition.
A painting OF himself BY J. Junrhsus ~
Hamburg, whose occupation vas concealed
behind the word ''workingman." and ,
picture entitled My Half-Blfnd IItrIa
Mother" by Karl Eancke. a house nainter
attracted much attention a Sru6,..
signed Erich wunsche. apprentice six-
teen years old. and landscape. a Mis-
of a Meadow" by Paul ChHg. needle
maker. seventeen years old. were among
the best OF the works in the juvenile class.
Rollingstone Nomoss-Ir YOU could he
newspaper man wot job would you like?
Iatterdon Torn-Sportin' editor OF de-
Congressional Record.-Philadelnbia ps@t @
ora.
At one OF the New York theatres. where
a popular play is now running and seats
are at premium, two men-a salesman
and an out-of-town buyer-arrfved late
and could md no place except two seats
IN box. They had hardly been seated
when man and woman who We're in the
same predicament entered the box. ana
the country buyer was not a little sur
prised 20 md that they were from tba
same town In the western part OF thA
state that he came from. The first act uas
nearly over when two other men were
ushered into the box. and the first man
Icn
home" for they were also townspeopla
The salesman. who became the rank out
sider' for the rest Of the evening. said the
incident made material for a good story.
but he pitied the folks at home" who
would have 20 hear II for the rest oS their
natural lives.
''Givin' some men advice" said Uncle
Eben. reminds me OF tryin' 10 disciniine
de giver and hurts de receiver. but don't
make no real din nce."-Washington Star.
One OF the attractions az the forthcorn-
Ing international Hunt and Field Sports
Exposition in Vienna viii be q moving
picture so large that its exhibition viii
occupy about thirty minutes. 1t viii show
ling Edward an1 his friends shooting
pneHsants at the shooting preserve near
Sandrtngham. The principal features OF
the picture viii be: The start 70 the hunt
by automobile. the arrival. the King mount
ing his horse. while the guests. led by the
Prince OF Wales, follow on foot. Then will
come tie shooting. showing the King 10
be a fne narksman The whole party is
seen 70 enter the refreshment tent. where
the queen. with the Queen Of Norway
and other women OF the royal family. awaits
the hunters. Inspection OF the two thou
sand pheasants killed by the party and
review OF the dogs end the scene.
II am breVer than you" boasted Johnny
Il can go into the cellar in the dark
Hun" said sammy. ! can go 10 the
dentists alone. '-BuffalO Express
There Is q place In the Franzoesische-
ctrasse. Berlin. writes an American from
that city, whefe they deal In theatrical
scenery. In tho courtyard OF the, estab-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
FOOTBALL N PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

FOOTBALL N PCBLTC SCHOOLS.
The action Of the Board Of Education
against football IN the public schools is
emphatic. The vote is almost unani-
NOUS, and after the end Of the present
month the game viii be prohibited Dlf-
ferences Of opinion viii prevail and win
doubtless be freely expressed concerning
the wisdom and the pTacticabllity OF the
boards action and the discretion Of the
manner in which it was taken, but we
Scarcely expect 10 see a reconsideration
of the order. Il vii probably be en-
forced 50 far as il can he for time.
until there Is another change IN the
mercurial temperament Of this public
or in the methods Of playing the game
The tact will readily be recognized
that the Beard Of Education and the
other authorities Of the public schools
occupy a very different relationship 70
the subject from that Of the authorities
Of private seminaries and colleges. the
difference being as great as that be-
tween the status Of boys who invol-
Cntarily and compulsorily attend a pub
lic school and young men who volun-
tarily or on the N0litlOn Of their parents
attend a private college. 4 course Of
action might therefore be appropriate
CT even incumbent in the one case
which would be uncaIled for in the
other. Moreover. IL is entirely conceiv-
able that q game might be fitting for
yOung men II hardened frame aud
i0ughened sinews which would De quite
unsuited 10 children Of tender wears.
We may therefore reckon the question
Of football in the public schools a. dis
unct and apart from that Of football in
the colleges
We have said that the prohibtive
order will probably be enforced as far
as possible. IL is an open question how
far that viii be. Here again there Is a
vast contrast between public schools
and colleges. Football il generally
U.ayed On ground owned or controlled
by Tie college corporation. and the stu
dents. because OF their community life
in tie college buildings and their sub
lection 10 the college rules, are governed
Iv the college authorities much more
fully, al least IN point 81 time. than areI
the students OF day schools The latter
do not play football On the school
grounds. for there are generally none
On which il could Dee played, and the au-
th0rity OF the teachers og trustees be-
gins when the students enter the school
building in the morning and ends when
they ieHve il In the afternoon. IN Is
difficult 20 see. therefore. how the order
can be made effective. II boys with the
permission OF their parents play football
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
7HE NEWs THIS WoRNIYG.

FOREIGN The election campaig ign OF
fhe Lnionists In Eng land has not shown
rie energy II the Liberals so far. and
ssay not sex into run swing unul next
month == The protecting powers in
3Centical notes denied Turkeys request
10 Interfere With TIE status QUO IA Crete.
- Dr- Torp. rector az the University
Cf Copenhagen. and others connected
with that body said the charges made
by Loose and Dunklc were pure nCuon.
= A dispatch from ManaEua- Mic
RragUe. saws President ZelaNa viii re-
sign the Presidency IN three weeks. -
IFr. Bethmann- \ H0llweg- the silent Chan
cellOr." delivered his maiden speech in
fhe Relchsrac, Berlin == Gubata. hello
81 Paris on . charge Of obtaining leNelry
'lsder false pretences. admitted that he
had forged documents 70 help him pose
rs an Austrian archdUlle. = a call
has been issued for q mass meeting in
Honolulu 20 adopt resolutions asking
ror q temporary suspension or the regu-
1auOns which impose fine OF s2O0 on
sny American Who travels between
American ports in foreign ships.
Official and journalistic comment on
President Taffs message IS generally OF
. congra t,ilstory nature.
OMESTIC.-President Taft promised
support 20 advocates Of WATERWAYS I'm
proverents. but they received little en-
coura cement when thew called on Lead
CTS IN Congress The President
conferred with Speaker Cannon and
Nice-Presideut sherman on the pro-
gramrc of legislation IN Congress.
- Senator Money. Of Mississippi. was
elected minority leader AT a caucus of
Democratic senators. Federal
Judge safer held iu Toledo thar actions
FOR damages under the federal employ
ers liability act must be brought in the
districts where the railroads are incor-
pcrlted. = one hundred and sixty
guests az rlle Burd0Ck House escaped
scautily clad in q fire which did S-50eeo
damage fn Kalamazoo, Mich. == The
New York state Bar Association held
melting in the Assembly chamber Al
Albany ~ commemorate the life and ser
vices or Justice Rufus ". Peclharn. ad-
dresses were made b- Senator Root ex-
Judge Wallace, Judge Gray and others.
CTTT.-Stocks closed strong. -
Captain Looser and George II Dunllle
hacked uu their printed afidavfts. saw
tnE the former lad ''faEsd" astronorni-
csl cbservations FOR Dr.. Cooks polar
data- == The federal grand jury con-
t-nueo The invest cation Of the sugar
frauds. - Mrs Y. Gould Brokaw
5ook the witness stand sgsin in her SUIT
fo- separation after a mass q relegra ms
which had passed between her and her
husband, had been debarred from the
record. - T X Vail president Of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
COMPANY, testified before the legislative
commirIee. - A Princeton professor
Ezid some unc0mplimentarv things about
American legislators in general before
the committee on direct primaries.
THE WEATHER--Ind Indications for to-
Gay Far The tempera uure yesterday.
Highest 80 degrees; lowest, Or
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
People and Social Incidents

for their debutants daughter. 1rss Xs-.
sara1 Draper IRE guests were Counties,
Lrhse-Alexaudr Won Bernstorr. Mss us--
riet Southerland. Miss Gladys Einck.zv
Miss Alice Whiting Miss Eudora Clover
Captain Archibald Butt. Captain Chsney.
Lisutcnant Commander Cleland Davis
Frederick Brooke. Frsde-lck Huidekooer
Reginald Huidekoper. Dr- Grayson ana
Basil Miles Mss Draper also entertained
large party OF dsbutantes az luncheon
to-day. Mira. Sherman Miles chaperoninx
the party.
Colonel Robert K Evans entertained John
b. Jackson. Minister 20 Persia. and Her
bert c. SqUiers. Minister % Panama. ans
a number OF other men al dinner tonight
Dr. and Mrs.. Fremont snita we're azaonx
the hosts entertaining dinner parties.
Among the numerous social Affairs q tas
day were a luncheon for Miss Ruth Pillas.
with Miss Mary McCenev. OF New York
and Washington, as hostess: lu1cason
for Miss Julia Goldsborough. with her
mother. Mrs E X GOldsbOroCgh. as host
sss: another luncheon party az WEich Bfzs
Maitland Marshall was hostess. and stu
another luncheon given for Miss Marta
Calvc. with Mrs. Reid Hunt as hostess.
Mrs. Charles p. HoWry entertainn-1
guests a. luncheon to-day 70 meet Mrz
stanton. who Is the house guest q her SIS
ter. Mrs James Marion Johnston
John Barrett entertained az dinner To-
night at the New willard ths Secretary q
War the Secretary OF Commercs and La
Dor. Governor Dsnsen OF Illinois. Govsrno-
Weeks Of Connecticut. Governor Hadley
OF Missouri Senator Buckley and Pep
Issentativs z. J. HiL. OF Connecticut. Rep
rssentative James p Mann. Of Illinois. and
Harold T. Mccormick OF Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
POPE RECEIVES AMERICANS.
Among Them Were Bishop Walsh and
the Very Rev. Henry A. Brann.

Rome. Dec s-The Pope received
Bishop Walsh OF Portland. Maine. in pri-
vate audience to-day and was most cordial
toward his visitor. whom he detained for
an unusually long time. The Bishop pre-
sented the Pontin with several baskets and
other articles OF skilled and interesting
workmanship which had been made by
Indians living within the diocese Of Port
land. His Holiness was highly pleased
with the gifts. and later received several
Americans introduced by Bishop Walsh.
The PontiT also received MOnsignOr
Kennedy and the students OF the American
College in Rome in their annual audience.
Nonsignor Kennedy introduced Father
Bernard Mahoney. formerly pastor OF 81.
Peters Church at Troy. N " in the
Albany diocese. who has succeeded Bishop
Farrelly as spiritual director OF the Amer
ican College here and the Very Rev. Henry
A Brann, rector OF St Acnes's Church,
New York City. who was the nrst clergy
man ordained AZ the American College.
The Pope was exceedingly affable and i'm
parted the apostolic blessing 20 hts
visitors.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
eYETEm IN WATERw.rS

The President reminded his hearers
~ the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress 81 what IS probably the most
essential principle in the whole COM
pick problem uf inland WATERWAYS i'm
provemenL That is the necessity of de
yeloping such routes according 10 a
comprehensive general system. aud there
fore Of estimating the merits of each
individual ease not 10y the urgency Of
local demands but by the relation Of
the projected work TO other works and
20 the whole series Of WATERWAYS
throughout The country. II is. as he
said. hopeful feature q the present
movement for waterway improvement
thar this principle is more fully recoS-
uzed than hitherto, 80 that men from
Oregon are favOring Improvement Of the
Ohio River as well as OF The Columbia
IN might he added that disregard Of
this principle has been the chief cause
az the considerable suspicion and dis
favor with which waterway improve
ment schemes have been regarded. The
periodical rivers and harl,ors appro-
priati0n bin has been called ne Con-
r-iNo1i'titA li'iA hailfl from " lltu
each fortunate member was 10 pick
something good for his district Aud
when in q single year more Was appro-
priated for The Improvement 81 some
reni0ie. detached and insignificant
stream or harbor than the gross value
~ al iis commerce for MANY wears
fhere certainly seemed 10 be ground Tor
- regarding a. ~ WAS not much of
IN exasseration Iu those days 10 say
that half 81 an appropriation was for
deepening a stream and half FOR boring
wells and pumping water 70 hll II.
we are happily getting past that and
are coming % realize that waterway
Improvement Is not an end in itself but
= merely a means 10 the end OF pro-
tnyting tie commerce % the country.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
WOULD DEVELOP FARM EXPERTS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Familiarity with the primitive con-
ditions and methods prevailing even on the
New England farms. and particularly
among those OF the Southwest. suggests
that only the beginning is made IN the
yield Of the land While billions are re-
quired to represent the increment OF the
sell. the fact remains that this. the richest
asset OF our country, is as YET only imPer-
fectly developed
What better movement could be under
taken by every board OF trade and chamber
Of commerce in the United States than for
each one 70 assemble a fund for the special
practical education OF dozen young men
IN us county al some agricultural col
lege. where scientific farming ard study OF
the soil are taught. and thus send back 70
the ranks experts who can intelligently
administer these prolific fields: Many boys
il our land to-day are unable 10 take ad-
vantage Of these great privileges because
OF poverty who can thus be made fnde-
pendent citizens ard factors Of progress
and advance in this vast field
Incidental-, II the girls oS poor families
could thus be helped and educated IN local
colleges in the advanced art Of housekeep-
ing and domestic science by the same or
ganizauOns. what greater and more specihc
work could be done for the advancement
OF the farm. the ideal home OF the Amer
lean to-day. the most backward. improvi-
dent and primitive enterprise in evidence?
Scientiac, educated mastery OF the subject
Is rnanifestly lacking on the general aver
age. ard is the keynote. as in any other
successful business. OF It's needs
With such an organized movement in op-
Grafton throughout the United States 2 vast
army Of experts would shortly be returned
10 the ranks now unavailable and the
farms row neglected and unprohtable
would be developed and made 70 yield thel
gold now lying unworked IN their veins.
the homes now indinerently comfortable
and attractive made the ideal homes Of the
land Such movement among the COM
mercial organizations ought 10 enIisf help
from the national movement now in prog
ress for the advancement OF the farm. and
together make concrete and practical
method for its attainment
LINCOLN c. CUMMING.
Pinehurst. n. c. Dec. 5. 1915.