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New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
1.-THE FIRST AMERICAN"

From IoweI's Harvard Commemoration Ode
Life may be given IN many ways.
And LOYALTY to Truth be sealed
AS bravely In the closet as the field
SO boUntiful is Fate;
But then to stand beside her
When craven churls deride her
To front a lie in arms and not TO yield.
This shows methinks, Gods plan
And measure OF a stalwart man,
Iimbsd like the old heroic breeds.
Who stand self-poised on manhood's solid earth.
Not forced to frame excuses for his birth.
Fed fro1a within with all the strength he needs.
Such was he our Martyr-Chef.
WhoIn late the Nation he had led.
With ashes her head.
wept with the passion of an angry grief:
Forgive NE. If from present things 1 turn
To speak what in my heart will beat and burn.
And hang my wreath his worid-honored urn.
Nature, they say, doth dots,
And cannot make
Save some worn-out plan.
Repeating by Tote:
For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw
And choosing sweet clay from the breast
OF the unexhausted West
with stuff untainted shaped hero new.
Wise steadfast the strength of God, and true
How beautiful TO
Once more shepherd of mankind indeed
Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead;
one whose meek flock the people joyed TO be.
Not Iured by any clleat of BIRTH
But oy MS clear-Bralned human worth,
And brave old wisdom Of sincerity!
They knew that outward grace is dust;
They gould not choose but trust
In that sure-foOted minds unfaltering skill
And supple-tempered will
That bent like perfect steel to spring again and
thrust.
His was no lonely mountaIn-peak OF mind,
Thrustng TO thin air oer cloudy bars
A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind;
Bread prairie rather, genial. leveI-Iined
Fruitful and friendly for all human kind
Yet also nigh to heaven and loved loftiest stars
Nothing of Europe here,
Or, then, of Europe fronting mornward still
Ere any names of Serf and Peer
Could Natures equal scheme deface
And thwart her genial will;
Here was a type of the elder race
And of Plutarch's men talked with US face to
face
I praise him not: it too late:
And some innative weakness there must be
In him who condescends TO victory
Such as the Present gives AM cannot wait
Safe himself in a fate.
always firmly he
lie knew to bide his time.
And can his fame abide
Still patient in mis- simple faith sublime
Till the wise years decide.
Great aptains. with their guns and drums
Disturb judgment for the hour
But at last silence comes;
These ali are gone. and, standing like tower
our children shall behold his fame
The kindly earnest. brave. foreseeing man
saesoious. patient. dresdng praise not hIsms
New birth Of our new soil, the fret Arnerleaa-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
PLANS EoR MUNICIPAL ART ExHIsITIoN.

Charles H. Israels chairman OF the exhibition
committee of the Municipal Art Society. announced
Yesterday that the programme of the forthcoming
exhibition of the society contemplated compre
hensive display of the municipal improvements,
past present and future of New York. divided
into the following sections: Parks and Fairgrounds
schools and school decorations. public buildings
other than municipal. municipal buildings sculpture
and street fixtures bridges, trees and horticulture
mural paintings and New Yorkiana.
"A definite agreement" said MIR. Israels. has
been made with the Committee Congestion OF
Formulation The plan is to hold a Joint exhibition
of municipal art and city planning in which the
Municipal Art Society will hold to all it's original
sections except that of city plan in which sec
ton IL will only collect the exhibits, which will be
hung by the Committee Congestion OF Popu-
latIon."
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
RJ7DGET AND PENSIONS.

Tie embarrassments of the British Minis
try in view of an impending budget dehclt or
huge proportions afford opportunity for some
of IT'S critics-and not necessarily always un-
friendly ones-to say I'VE told you So Such
a reminder is usually considered ungraclous,
yet ia the present case there is much provoca-
tion for il and justification of it, while it
must come home with exceptional force to at
least some Of those TO whom it is addressed.
The simple fact Of record is that some Of the
most iudicious observers in the kingdom pre-
dicted that the old age pension scheme would
cost much more than its authors estimated, so
as to imperil the balance of the budget ana
that the ministers responsible for that measure
resented those predictions
Foremost among the critics last year was
the spectator" OF London. When Mr. As
quith last summer estimated the cost OF the
pensions at only S300OOOOO that journal de-
clared that they would probably cost nearer
S4OO0O,OO0. In reply Mr.. Asquth deplored
the exaggerated pessimism'' of his poor Woe
begone friend" while his less restrained fol-
lowers denounced the spectator as guilty
of either stupidity or malice in an almost Grim
inal degree Yet to-day the Chancellor of the
Exchequer frankly admits that the cost is likely
10 he in the neighbOrhOod of S45,OO0,O00, and Ill
addition he is negotiating for an extension
of the system which will increase the total by
100000 originally estimated as the maximum.
Such is the outcome of the pension scheme on
the original age basis What ii will be when
the age basis is considerably lowered, as it
probably will be- fiscal speculation hesitates to
forecast.
Meantime. for Obvious reasons, the British
revenues continue TO decline. The almost GER
tain outlook now is that the years death duties
will be S10,00O,000 below Mr.. Asquiths esti-
mate of a year ago. With the pension roll at
least S15000OO0 above his estimate, there is
indicated by these two items alone a deficit
of S25.OO0O00 Taking this years figures as
basis for next years budget to balance this
years and TO provide for the balancing of next
years there will be needed fully S50,000,000
of additional revenue, and possibly much more
when other items of the budget are taken into
account The Chancellor of the EXchequer is
thus confronted with condition which might
well cause the most buoyant optimist thought
full if not bad quarter of hour
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
THE CABINET.
1rrnm The Tribune Bureau.

fFrou The Tribune BureauI
washington, Feb. 1.-THE Secretary OF STATE anu
Mrs Bacon entertained another party Oh uipo''@
at dinner tonight -,
rrba ATTORNEY General and Mrs. Bonaparte nad
tbe members OF the Supreme Court as guests OF
honor at dinner tonight. In the party OF tnlrly
wers Chief Justice Fuller. Justice and Mrs mar
Ian. Justice and Mrs. Brewer Justice White JUS
tice Peckharn Justice and Mrs. Mckenna' justice
and Mrs Holmes Justice Moody. Senator and Mrs
E1Lins Senator and Mrs Burrows, Solicitor General
Hovt Mrs B. II. Warder, Mrs. Horatio Garrett
Miss Rogers and Miss Louise Dawson OF Balu-
more; Mrs Phillips Mr.. and Mrs Kellogg Dr. ana
Mrs Fremont Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Elhs
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

teriaI material administered hypodernlca4ly
six times at intervals varying from a few days
to a month. Shortly after the third inocuiallon
ft, was impossible to find any trace OF the as
ease though It was deemed advisable to con-
tiuue the treatment a while longer, ana DC
casionaIly TO renew the search for oacllA- me
narrative emphasizes the danger. not dlstlnceiS
recoenfzed until recently that person may re-
main in a condition to communicate typhoio
fever TO others for years at time Ihe Two
cases of this sort reported last year IN Ainefio@
are probably not SO unusual as might have oeen
sr,nnosed The Belfast story Is the more m
structive because It seems 10 demonstrate 'hae
tvphoid fever may be cured by vaccination. %
thoroughly convinced were certain advisers OF
the United States War Department that such
treatment had at least a preventive influence
thar a few weeks ago they recommended lts use
for that purpose. Prevention and cure ho"eFei'
are different things. and the value OF inocuia-
+ior for tbA second class of service has probably
bsen more IN need of proof than 1t has for the
first.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Iby Telegraph % The tribune.
Newport Feb u.-vincent Astor vho IA
student at St Georges School here. Is with htz
parents. Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor. IN
the South.
Mrs Zabriszie and Miss Zabriskis have closed
their Newport house and gone to New York to r.
main until spring.
Mr. and Mrs f c Knight. 3r., are expected 70
arrive in Newport for the coming season in April.
Mrs. Augustus Jay and her SON. De Iancsy Kan.
Jay. arrived from New York to-day
Reginald C Vanderbilt is expected from New
York tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
HARNEssINe THE OCEAN.
.i,e T.awiston Journal.

From The Lewiston Journal -, t,ts-ssA
Maine coast towns watching WIZ 511s.
the recent development OF the wave 11 cal Is
said 10 he in operation near Santa SIu1] - ron
used for pumping. the power beng aosts Ths
other is at Atlantic city Here the lul lstsSnsd
cipe is applied and sufficient power y 1ss mech
light the long pier at the end OF Whlen sgsSf hoT
anisfn is located. These two nlaenes sssIfssS as
the motion of the waves may -. - Issaf a. u g
source Of mower where not great uSe i-,,-ar
needed The waves, however. can IS A. waiting
to Re utilized in some practtcal "a In es bar
tide power at Ninnegance some oas W.
aessed-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Lincoln's Birthday. like all public hoiidays. s,s.
many people Of the fashionable set o1t Of ,nyr-
and is being made the occasion. of weekend bo,,,
parties at Tuxedo. Hampstead and ar vsrto.,
suburban resorts and country seats near Nsw
York Many Of the country clubs too. will bA ~.
scene of outdoors sports and indoor gayety tod,
At the Baltusrol Club Theron r Strong and 10
Halsted Wander Poel viii have Iuncheor !,
which they have invited many OF the deoutsp+ss !,
the season.
Paulding Fosdick. son of Mrs. Charles a c7,H.,
who is to marry Miss Katheryus Yoakunn ss-
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN F. Yostur,
February q. viii give his farewell bs,bsp1-
dinner tonight at the Union Club Miss YozL-,-.
Will give dinner this evening for her brdesmssss
at the home OF her parents in East s7th street.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Copper will 1sav. tAv, a.
California to-day and win remain on the Psciso
coast until Easter.
Mrs BENJAMIN r Yoakum gave theatre p.-.v
last night for her debutante daughter Miss 49,.
Yoakum. The guests met at her home in Es.s
bfth street and from there IA ken To thu ~
Amsterdam Theatre. After the play thew -s,,,rrs
70 the Yoakum house for supper and inforD.I
dancing. In the party were Miss Murisl and Ms,
Marjorie Kingsland. Miss Margaret Wfnslovr zrs,
Jsnetta Alexander. Miss Rosamond Burr ~
Edith A Brooks. Miss sIaude 6. Shepherd ~
Anne B. Tracy. Miss Mary McKim Wilde sf,,s
Joan Whitridge. Miss Beatrice CIahin Miss Ka+b.
ryne Yoakum. Paulding Fosdck. Lancier Wfpslo,
John Rutherfurd. Edmund Fairfax, J Couper Inr4
Sidney de Kay. FRANKLIN PIummer Harry Osl~ieb.
Seymour Johnson. Marshall r Kernochrsn s,I
Charles Dana.
Frederick Townsend Martin will give = A3,.,.
on Wednesday next at the Plaza in connection yfsb
his werk in behalf Of the sufferers from trbsrc,-
losis. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs Herrar,
Oelrichs will be among his guests. who will sftsr
ward visit the lower East Side under the s1ids-e.
OF their host. where a hall will be engaged s15
addresses will be made by Mr Martin ana othsrv
Mime. Nordica will be in the party and win sim
Mrs. George Augustus Lung who was 1ris,
Helen de PeysteT. viii give reception this sfta-
neon at her house in the Brooklyn navy vsrd
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney's house in West --rA
street was the yesterday morning Of the f,s
Of the sonata recitsIs by Mr.. and Mrs Da1d
Names, given under the auspices o. the Jun.or
League for the benefit of the Music School ssrtIs
ment.
Mrs. Ambrose c. KingsIand with Miss MIrf.1
and Miss Marjorie Kingsland. is booked 10 sail To-
morrow week for Europe. and will spend the surux
and summer abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goadby Isoew viii rsturn
to-day from California
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,".
rz,-,, Tt. Tribune Bureau. I

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. u.--Senator Warren entertalned
sixty guests at dinner tonight in hopor OF the
Speaker and Miss Cannon. In the party were the
Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs. GARFIELD and
members Of the House and Senate. Brigadier Cen
eral and Mrs. Pershing. son-ia-law and daughter
of the host. assisted him in entertaining
Mrs B. RI. WaIder is entertaining Mrs. Horatio
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
ruRIN.coNNAueHT ENGAGEMENT.

Rome. Feb. 1.-THE rumors that the engagement
between the Princess Patricia OF Connaught and
the Count of Turin cousin of King Victor Emman-
rel and brother of the Duke of the AbruZzi. has
been resumed are revived to-day by tine ''AIattino
This betrothaI was suspended it is said because OF
the opposition of King Edward who not in
cnsd to look with favor the efforts of the
Duke Of the Abruzzi to we'd Miss Elkiz~
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

W. Garrett, OF Baltimore Miss Emily Tucks-,.,
has her guest Miss Louise Dawson. OF tbs San.
city.
Brigadier General and Mrs Arthur P. Murrsv
with their daughters, left here this morning r.,
New York. and with Major General and Mrs VIZ,
lam P. DuvaH viii sail for Europe on Monday !,
their way to the Philippines
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Whether or not the views held by the great
English naturalist whose birth occurred nun
dred wears ago to-day are ever to be un1VersaHy
accented the whole world certainly REGARDS thenl
far more kindly to-day than when they were
first advanced Now that the heat OF coh'r'-
versv has subsided. Darwin is much better uh-
derstood than he was thirty or forty years deo'
The doctrine that those species OF plants aii"
animals survive in the struggle Tor eA'S'ehCo
which are best adapted to their environment -
neither startling nor shocking. That tle Same
exclamation of the perpetuation OF certain -
should have been proposed independently oy
Alfred Russell Wallace, and that Herbert Speh-
cor sbould have accepted IT, does not OF course
establish the theory. but those facts at least
give it credibility. 1t was Darwlns Descent u
MAN. printed in 1871, which created the most
,,rofound sensation In that work he comnlt'eo
himself heartily to the doctrine that the nlsHei
forms of life had been developed from the lower
ones and that there, had been more or less
regular advance from the simple and Imperfect
to the complex and finer organisms but he diu
NOT originate that theory. Others before MN
had shown faith in evolution. He merely aInph-
fed the argument and made a new application
Of it,
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

T5hfs se.rspaper Ss o1Cned and published oV
FEe Tribune Association, q NetC York corpora
fSon: Office ard principal place OF business
Trstgae Building. No. I54 Nassau street. Nc10
York; ogden Nils, president; James H. bar
,ef, ,e--eta-,, aad treasurer The address o.
the ofzcers ia the Office of this neiCspaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

A blowpipe in which a mixture OF oxygen
and acetylene is burned is one OF the new de-
vices employed in metalurgy. Whether the heat
developed by it is more intense than that OF tne
electric furnace may be doubted, but for certain
classes OF work the blowppe is undoubtedly
more convenient.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
ROBERT TAFT WINS Pill BETA KAPPA.

New Haven, Feb n.-Robert A Taft of
President-eIect William II. Taft with twenty-nine
other members of the junior academic class at
Yale were elected last night to membership in
the Yale chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary
high stand society
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

DR.. Wiley is pretty nearly right when he says
that a retail price of eight cents a quart for
milk gives a small return TO the serupuious
dairy farmer but he win find it hard TO persuade
the average consumer to pay more.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Senator Bailey called attention 20 the fact tnat
the certificate OF Wisconsin read that the NoSs G S
that state was for William H Taft OF New y oiIh
and lanes s Sherman, of New York MI: BalIeE
said; "Of course under the Constituuon y 10 4o fo
'ary,issjhIe for state TO for candloate Ior
resdert and Vice President from the same 81 a.
''but your tellers perfectly UNDERSTAND lSl INC -
clerical error News dispatch
This is a time for searching the Constitution.
IF the great Texas constitutional lawyer VIII
take the trouble to study his blue book he VIE
find that. of course under the Constitution II Is
permissible for electors to vote for candidates
for President and Vice-President from the same
state. They are merely forbidden to vote Tor
candidates both of whom are inhabitants OF the
same state with themselves. Wisconsin coulu
vote for two New Workers IL it wanted TO-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
HIGH PRICES FOR BENSON COINS.

London. Feb. 1.-THE sale at Sothsoys g
collection OF coins which bslOng TO tne ial9 -
ReDson of Brooklyn, ended to-day. A totA =
s7s77o was realized surprising all previous w.
ords in sales OF this kind
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Captain Jamison's request for accommodation
at the Brooklyn navy yard strikingly illustrates
the scarcity OF docking facilities in the vicinity
Of the port at which more than 80 per cent OF
the dutiable merchandise brought to this coun-
try gains admission.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Maxim does not begin to realize the posi-
ri1ities Of his sound silencer. instead OF
ADAPTING II 20 service on implements OF war LOT
which there might be use not more tflAh once
4, twenty wears why doesn't he offer 1t to Dr.
I,a-,t,,+ov, N assist in the crusade against
s+raat noises or invite a bid from Speaker Can
non7 Just think how effectually the invention
could be used to suppress Raineyi
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Controller Metzs calculations or the oeDt
limit are as Iimitless and mysterious aS 'iie
corpus dcIicti itself
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
assp71ork DAILY Saibrare

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Il. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Coppell will leave town -
California to-day and win remain the Pacso
coast until Easter.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Pauldng Fosdick. Of Mrs. Charles A CHA,
who is to marry Miss Katheryus Yoakun1 49,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Benjamin F. Yoajun,
February g will give his farewell bs,bsa,-
dinner tonight at the Union Club. Miss Yosb-r,
Will give dinner this evening for her bri5es-,,t5
at the home OF her parents in East s7th street
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Mrs Harry Payne Whitney's house IN West --A
street was the scene yesterday morning Of the issr
Of the sonata recitals by Mr. and Mrs Datd
Names. given under the auspices o. the JUNIOR
League for the benefit of the Music School ssrtIs-
ment.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Mrs. Ambrose Q. Kingsland. with Miss Mrrf.I
and Miss Marjorie Kingslsnd. is booked 70 san To-
morrow week for Europe and will spend the spr+ux
and summer abroad
Nj and Mrs William Coadh,- Io.-r --lr 60
New-York tribune., 1909-02-12

Mrs. George Augustus Lung who was Mis.
Helen de PeysteT. viii give reception this sfts-.
neon at her house in the BROOKLYN nav 80
The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
Glen Echo Park.

II has been a great tribute 70 the popu-
larity Of Glen Echo Park. the large
attendance that has been had al the we'll
known resort under tie most adverse
weather conditions that have been known
In Washington o. an early summer season
IN a long tine. The park Is becoming
more beautiful than ever, with each sue
cessive shower. and wheE the rain ceases.
for IL surely VII. the warm sunlight will
make Glen Echo more beautiful than
ever before.
The excursion department Of the park
reports an active business during the last
few days There have been many in
Quiries for Gate reservations from repre-
sentatives OF organizations and those
representing impromptu parties. The
regularly employed artisans o. Glen Echo
Park have not been idIing during the past
few days All the great attractions Of
the resort have been primed FOR activi-
ties OF a busy season The dancing pa
vilion has been gone over. and the free
dancing. which has become q popular
feature az Glen Echo Park. has become
an even more popular diversion. New
films have been received for the motion
pictures IA the hippOdrome. which IS also
among the popular novelties OF the free
list az Glen Echo Park
The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
MISS SESSIONS ON STAGE.
Washington Society Girl Makes Her
Debut as a PrOfeasiOnaI

Very few persons who heard The SUI
tan OF Sulu'' al the National Theater last
Monday knew that the modest Myra
Camp. opposite the name OF Galula, wife
OF the Sultan. hid the real name Of one
OF Washington's society girls. But the
secret is out. and the friends OF Mss
Almyra Sessions are congratuIating her
upon her debut IN professional company.
Miss Sessions. who speaks fuently both
french and German, and who IS possessed
OF a splendid soprano voice. IS preparing
for a career in opera. and her appearance
with the Aborn opera Company IS only
the first step toward the consummatiou
OF her ambition She IS the daughter OF
Mrs. Benjamin Reeves Russell OF this
city. ana Is very popular in the younger
set.
Her appearance IN the several plays
given by the society amateurs al the
Belasco Theater FOR the last three seasons
proved that she is fully capable OF max
ing a reputation for herself among those
who adopt the stage as q profession n
About Thebes.'' produced by Mrs. Bar
ney this spring. Miss Sessions was the
''love-sicl old maid. who created most
OF the amusement in the piece. and, while
eccentric roles have been her fad, she
does not intend 70 make them a specially,
preferring 10 appear in propria persona
for the most part
The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS.
Luna Park.

That the general invitation OF the man
agement 10 get the Luna Park habit Is
being enthusiastically followed. can be
readily seen in the crowded attendance al
the park whenever weather conditions are
favorable. There are amusements and at
fractions for every taste, from the dizzy
rush down the chUtes and across the
lagoon; the exhilarating whirl around the
roller coaster 70 the delightful san down
the scenic river Of enchantment. There
are a number OF other rides which break
all speed laws. a new one will be in
troduced next Saturday. described as q
"Trip TO the Noon. which is a practical
ride under novel surroundings. and Incl
dentaIly a mystifying illusion. StiH an
other attraction VIII be the opening OF the
Wizards Cave which. il IS predicted.
will draw thousands within SIS mysterious
depths. The continuous vaudeville Der.
formances VIII be continued with another
big bin OF feature acts. so presented that
late comers can drop in at any time and
remain for the complete performance for
the one charge OF admission. The floor
Of the dance pavilion has become more
popular than ever. and as A special
feature the management has arranged for
q barn dance 70 be held every Wednes-
day night. and on each Friday night a
prize dance with a handsome prize TO the
best lady dancer. The roller skating on
the lower floor Of the pavilion has its
own music and Is running the dance sec
tion q close second in popularity. To
those who prefer 20 sat and listen to