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New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
4 cHANGLNG ORDER OF THINGS

Those who assume that lynching is approved
by the intelligent, thoughtful people of the South
are overlooking or ignoring part OF the evidence
Considering the difference between conditions in
that section of the country and in the North
and in view of several unfortunate incidents
within the last two years in states that cannot
by any stretch Of the imagination be considered
Southern. the general temper of the people Is
hardly less opposed there than here to criminal
punishment of crime. No more caustic criticism
of the Chattanooga Sheriff who permitted n
negro prisoner to be lynched has been uttered
anywhere than that which appears editorially
in The Times-U Union" of Jacksonville That
paper is distinctly not in harmony with the 25 %
sympathetic men who gathered at the station 10
see the ex-Sherf off for Washington. where he
went 10 be sentenced for contempt of the SUI
preme Court of the United States After de-
scribing the case THE Times Union" SAYS:
Aside from the crime OF lynchng no man or
set Of men ever more brazenly Haunted their
contempt for court than this mob did If il il
certain that the right parties under arrest,
the court should give them as severe a punish
ment the law allows It is said and was
said at the time. that the Sheriff made no effort
at resistance. If so. his gray hairs should not
shield him. Gray hairs only honorable when
they crown one who has led life of Lonor.
Now comes the news from Alabama, state in
which the antinegro sentiment might be pre-
sumed TO be. and is, much stronger than in
Tennessee. that the Sheriff of Mobile County has
been removed from office by the Alabama Sn-
Dreme Court for allowing mob to take a negro
from the Jail last January and hang him The
grand jury Of the county acquitted the Sheriff
Of blame Immediately after the incident. but the
Governor ordered proceedings before the Su-
preme Court, and the testimony showed that the
Sheriff. although warned of the danger. took no
special precautions and went home early.
As Justice Simpson said, IF mob law is
right all common laws are wrong" and there ic
no basis for the assumption that the will of an
irresponsible body of inf1amed men is more To
be depended upon to insure justice than are the
laws deliberately placed upon the statute hooks
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by the representatives of the people. To a great
extent, of course, these sheriffs are the prouucI
of conditions The rights of the negro pe1ore
the law are not so fully established as they
should be. and especially is there tendency to
consider it permissible to lynch members OF the
colored race for particularly atrocious crimes
The same failure to appreciate the new order OF
things made possible the shooting affair IN the
Tennessee capital few months ago, and the
criticism of the Southern press at the time was
in most cases as much to the point as the COM
ment of The Times Union" in the present IN
stance. Generally speaking. there is no section
alism in the matter of law enforcement, even
where certain prejudices, naturally more COM
mon in the South than in the North, are IN
VoIved
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
A CHICAGO COURT SCENE.
From The Chicago Evening Post
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From The chicago Evening Post
jury box, suggested Judge McEwen Frank
Moore and Frank Sullivan who had Just been
acquitted of charges of robbery Il have been on
the bench for some time, and I have heard many
verdtcts, but l can't believe that the verdict ac-
quitting these defendants nonest one
Then the Court directed a few remarks to the
jurors as follows:
You men are discharged from further Jury SER
vice. and you get no pay for to-day. You can 90
now, but cannot believe your verdict was an hon
est one" ~ NON
Judge McEwen told his clerk, Edward Carter to
return to Sullivan and Moore two revoIvers found
in their possession when they arrested
Turn over those weapons and cartridges To the
defendants" said tie Court. They NAV wish 10
them again ~ ~
handed Sullivan and Moore the cartridges and the
revolVers. 'N eii0
The two men charged With having entered
the saloon of John BarZal two miles west of Chi
cago ielShts, New Years Eve, and avfng robbed
Barzal OF $40 and a watch and chain. They were
arrested by the Chicago Heights police short
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ETAsION WOULD BE CONFESSION.


There are rumors extant that various local
party leaders in New Jersey are devising tricks
for evading the provisions OF the new primary
election law, or. at least for defeating its OBJ
ject. 1t will be remembered that the law
explicitly and strongly promised to the people
by the Republican State Convention of 1907,
at which the present Governor nominated,
and after much delay, caused by the opposition
of local party leaders. was at last enacted by
the late Legislature a few weeks ago through
the personal urging of Governor Fort Its prin-
cipal provision is for the election of the county
committeeman Of the parties at open primaries,
and ii is TO that provision that objection Is
now said to be made. The latest story is that
the constitution of the party organization will be
so altered 10 put all real power in the hands
Of local boards of guardians" appointed by
the present leaders. leaving the county
mittees TO be more ornamental than influential.
II is doubtful for variety of reasons which
must appeal to the practical politician as well
as 10 the intelligent citizen. if this or any such
scheme will be executed. Chief among these
reasons, perhaps, is this, that any such
action would be tantamount TO confession that
those who took il We're not really representative
of the party and were not, in fact, its chosen
leaders. The object of the law is to give all
members Of the party a voice in selecting those
who shall direct the affairs of the party To
evadP its provisions would he to express a fear
that the present leaders would not be reelected.
1t is scarcely 10 be believed that any astute party
leaders would make such a confession They
would be wiser to trust their fate 10 the free
franchises of the party according to the let
ter and spirit of the law
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
sOUTHERyEPS FOR THE SOryB

There is apparent need for such admonition
as that given by one of the speakers before
the young men Of the University Of North Caro-
Ina at the recent commencement exercises.
One Of the greatest difficulties with which the
South has had 10 contend is its loss through
emigration 10 the North and West of energetic
snd capable young men. Instead of developing
the resources of the South and crea ating Oppor-
Sunity there they 20 elsewhere in search of it.
The North and West have. 10 be sure. no cause
for complaint. but il is a question if these emf
grants would not have been equally successful,
measured by the standards of the South had
they remained ar home
All the leaders Of Southern thought appre-
cate the opportunities which the Southern
Suites offer In agriculture. in manufacturing
IN mining il trade. il is necessary ONLY 10 de-
velop the field. At the present time the South
must depend TOO much upon the North for its
Development While Southern men are achiev-
ing success in Northern cities. II will he noted
th2t 10 q large extent Northern money is behind
much o. the business activity of the states sout1
Of the Ohio and the Potomac. It is tine that
II general wealth may not he anlassed so ran
idly there. but il does not require so much 10
I've comfortably in that section. and certainly
# a man aspires 10 intellectual and politicaI
leadership. the opportunities are relatively
greater there than here. as the number Of in
diFiduals available for these honors is not rela-
lively so large The governing class" especial
" in states with a large negro population is
much smaller than in other parts of the coun-
Try
II only for examples sake the young men of
me South should. If they have ITS interests ar
hsart remain there Citizens of the better
class are needed, and how can they be drawn
II large numbers from the North whence con-
stant effort Is being made 70 draw them. when
the more ambitious of Southern men indicate
tnslr own lack Of confidence in the place of their
birth by taking The first opportunity TO leave il?
Tens OF thousands Of the hest citizens Of the
North are ignoring the call of more favored
s7euons Of their own land and passing an
oually across the border into Canada IN endure
,he oiscomforts OF pioneer life there largely
because they do not appreciate what the South
has To offer them. and this may be due largely
TO their knowledge Of the migration of Southern
men TO other states. These Northern men. in
stead Of remaining a. home not only endure
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

with poor roads in Russia and lead to demand
for improvement there. Nor Is that oy any
means a fanciful supposition. In actual tact
the Russian government has thus intervened TO
CHECK or otherwise to control Finnish legislation
of an even more purely domestic character thah
that for good roads would be.
1t was because of its protests against sucE
Russian meddling and aggression that the late
Finnish Diet was dissolved All Russia's 1nfu-
ence was exerted for the election of new one
which would be more Compasant and suplne'
but in vain. The new Diet seems to stand SUD
stantially where its predecessor did on that sub
ject 1t has chosen for its president one OF the
most Outspoken champions of Finnish rights
and although he forbidden by Russian de-
cree TO mention in his reply to the speech from
the throne the well known cause of the recent
dissolution and the present conflict he did
make clear his attitude and that Of his col
leagues toward it, There can be little doubt
that this Diet will protest vigorously against
Russian meddling with Finnish domestic legls-
latiOn. though it may not be quite SO certain how
those protests will be regarded at st. Petersburg
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
ELEVATING THE SALOON.

Regarding the opinion expressed at the brew
ers' convention in Atlantic City that the wave
of prohibition is receding it is impossible 10
reach definite conclusion. Certainly less -
heard about prohibition just now than was
heard a year or so ago. The movement seems
TO be temporarily. at least at q standstill But
since in sudden exhibition Of strength was
utterly unexpected and the ease with which
II spread over wide areas was never understood
it is just as well not TO predict what will happen
in the next stage. Some degree Of reaction is
10 be expected. but very marked reaction il
perceptible The prohibition movement Is not
meeting with serious reverses nor is ii losing
any important ground that II has won.
Brewers Will do well not to pin their faith
on its subsistence. Their safest procedure is 10
prepare for the future by improving conditions
under which liquor is sold. The wholesale
liquor interests have It in their power to dis
arm criticism by putting stop to abuses. Re
fusal TO sell to dives" and low resorts of a
criminal character would do much 10 mitigate
public opposition to the traffic Legislatures.
too have been known to listen to the wholesale
liquor interests. If the brewers and distillers
desired it, perhaps proper limitation on the
number Of saloons could be established by law.
The reaction from prohibition Is to be eX-
pected when its failure brings on evils of its
own When that time comes the brewers and
distillers perhaps can prove there IS better
way than prohibition.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

one of the questions raised by the report that
wireless telephone conversation between a
French ship and shore has been conducted sue
cessfully for a distance of nearly seventy miles
is whether the use of the necessary apparatus
interfered with the working of a wireless tele-
graph equipment. Another relates to the posi-
bility of talking with equal success at all times
a device which will work well only in
while is of little value.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
Iep71prk DAILY Gribunm.
SUNDAY. JUNE G. 1909.

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Tbs Tribune association Ne1c York corpora
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Tribune Building. No. I54 Nassau street, Ae'c
YORK. Ogden Hills. president; HcnTy u.
Sacg7ett. secretary; james II. Barrett treasurer
The address Of the officers is the Office Of TINS
rezrSpdper
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
A SANE FOURTH OF JULY
chester Herald

fToIl 1 ne Hochester Herald
Rochester has adopted the proper course in limit
ing the sale OF fireworks to articles that can do
niue damage ana in prohibiting absolutely the sale
OF the giant hrecracker and the deadly toy pistol
AS long as the small boy could buy these things
no police force was large enough step his using
them A prohibition of their sale strikes at the
root or the matter. and such provision is not
hard TO enforce by proper police YfzilancA
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
ELECTED TO gLIHu CLUB AT WE

New Haven. June 5-The Elihu Club. at - -.
composed OF seniors. announces these eiecuons
the class of 10: c. D. Armstrong. Ptttsourg' =
Barber Toledo. HiIdreth Benner, Tarryto"n. z. =
Y; F. S Brainard. New York cry: K , 80
Chicago; D. r. Dickey. Dubuque. Iowa; W :
Duncan, Jersey City; d. ]. Ely. New York C Cc'
A. McC. Haskell. Wakefield. Neb.; Meade AN--,
gerode. Paris. France; F. 7. Nelson. Detroit -,
A. V. sinderen. Brooklyn An election wss
clined by G. Z Poneroy, OF werrersvills, Psna-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Beirut is without a single soda water fountain
according to the American Consul General In
that city. A glorious opportunity Is apparently
afforded there for an enterprsing Yankee. 1t
ought not to take long TO teach the Syrtans the
soda water habit
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
Long live Princess Juliana of Nassau ana OF

Those owners of dogs which neither muz-
zled nor held in leash while on the street should
take note of the fact that DR.. Bensel, OF the
Health Department. is again on the war path
This official has no regard for pedigree. All Is
dog which comes to his net.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

The choking of the Strait of Belle Isle with
ice at this time of year suggests that the much
vaunted short Canadian route TO Europe may
not be all beer and skittles and that little old
New York may continue to be a favorite port.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

One will almost covet the privilege Of being
employed at the Brooklyn navy yard after the
new restaurant, to be established by the Ma
tional Civic Federation. is opened there
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

All those Of the smart set who retain thai
bership OF St Georges. Stuyvesaut sou.-. - -.
Who still IN town. viii assemble on Ws,4,s.s
in that church for the wedding there OF its -
the Rev Hugh Birckhead. to Miss Carolina -Iy.'
Hall, daughter Of Mrs David Prescott Hssr -
granddaughter Of the venerable Mrs Julia waTs
Howe who recently celebrated her nineteen -
day Bishop Greer. assisted by the Rev Dr. ww
lam NJ. GrOsvenOr, will perform the cerer,o
Philip G. Birckhead will act his brothers -.
man. and the ushers VIII be John and Hsnrv -
Hall, Donald Mckay Frost, Walter G. Lane vr-
lam G. Low. jr.. DR.. Reginald s. Sayre and Fr,.s
z Hagemeyer. Miss Laura and Miss RosaF-s
Richards. Miss Marion and Miss Louise Cla-s -
Miss Margery and Miss Eleanor Swan VIII bs =
attendance the bride Following the cs-er1o,~
there win be a reception IN the Memorial Ho,,s
adjoining the church. and few days later ~,
newly married couple will sail for Europe 10 guenS
the summer abroad.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Earthquakes at Panama, earthquakes at Mes
sina earthquakes at Singapore and where not
else? Really. the old globe seems to be get
ting trife giddy
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Reginald w Rives. who has succeeded uls
William c CiuIIfver as vice-president OF the COs
ing Club was in charge OF the coacn OF 'Ne -,
for its annual long distance drive which was -,
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. the start go -
made from the Metropolitan Club me OO90s .
point Of the trip Mailands. the county pi1 -.
Oliver Gould Jennings at Fairfield. Conn 80
the members Of the party are spending to-day
will return tomorrow. being due TO arrive -, q
METROPOLITAN Club at $50 D Among those 'A .
part in the trip are George G. Haven, secreC1-s -.
the club who relieved Reginald Rtves at Je1o
avenue and drove as far New ROolfsiie Nlei =
surrendered the reins TO ". G. LOew me e.
handled the ribbons up to Milton Point We, ,-.,
stop was made for luncheon at the AIhS- =
Yacht Club. The next stage was driven oy JOlin -.
Alexander. jr.. one Of the new members o. =
club. and at Greenwich his place was raAen ~
Peter G. Gerry. who in was followed oy - 80
z. Coe. the last stage being driven by OLiVsE -,
Jennings, the host of the club over Sunday- - -
member provided his own horses over the s,-s-
of road assigned to him The coach reached FAN
field $50 O'Clock last evening.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

The wedding OF Miss Phoebe Lee Pro1L oaNsn.9i
of Colonel and Mrs Henry Gos4ee Prout. 70 -.
pOnt Van Derveer Davis took place Tss'SEO0s =
Grace Church. Nutley The maid 0f n0s'O1 -
Miss Elizabeth Page Prout, and the mower So
Miss Gabrielle Prout- Howard Carter Laws se'
as best man. and the ushers were RicnsF0 NJ ~ -
Fairbanks. Murray Sargent, John SLOANE 49, 49,
Perrin Prout. Henry Byrd Prout and Curus - -
The ceremony was performed 81 the rev. =
Mitchell Page a cousin OF the bride. aSsiSlsU "
the Rev Herbert D. Cone. rector OF me C0uiS
The BRIDE wore a white satin gown WIN . - -
and inserts OF point lace She carried sHO -,
bouquet OF ulies-of- -the-vaIIey. and her tui@ -
was fastened with orange blossoms AMONG - -
invited the ceremony and recepuon "eto
and Mrs. Charles Page Perrin. Mr. and MIS- =
Howard Davis. Mr. and Mrs John Greenougn' NJ
and Mrs George Westinghouse. Mr. ana MS
H WESTINGHOUSE Mr.. and Mrs George MalCU- -
DR. and Mrs G. Pierrepont Davis. MI anu =
William Travers Jerome. Mr. and Mrs Ie'. .,
Dimock. General Horace Porter and Mr. and NJ
John HAYS Hammond
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

It is a gratifying announcement that there
has been revival of hazing AT the Annapolis
Academy.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
Abouf People and Social Incfdents

T. Ogden Jones. whose ushers VIII fncr,.a -
Egmont Schermerhorn. Bayard Boyesen sDH rs N
tav Schwab. OF New York: Waldo C. Jobnst-S rs
Cooperstown. N. T., and DR.. George Jean la, y u
United States army. Langdon Warner n, D. y
ton will be the best man for Raphael W PunpeTv
and his ushers will be Ralph and Arthur W - -
Gardner B. Perry. Guerdon s. Parker and W -,
Conrad The double wedding will be foro-raa -
reception given by the parents OF the brides az t
house, in West 56th street
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Park Benjamin. tr-. and Miss Katharfne Dorsr,p.
will be married the afternoon at the VVsv,
SD street hcme OF her parents. Dr and Nr.
Charles A. Doremus. who in mourning n,
wedding will be a very quiet affair. There VIII bs
no ushers and the bride viii have only. one attend
ant, Miss Margery Fickes
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Miss Mary Sands, too will have only one attsns
ant Miss Julia Collender. on the occasion Of he.
marriage to John Godfrey SAKE, at the ST Regis
on Thursday afternoon. The bride is a daughter n
Mrs Ferdinand Sands. niece of Mrs T J Oak
lev Rhinelander and a granddaughter OF N-z
Charles F. Sands, Of Elnlira. N. Y The bride
groom was graduated about ten years ago from Co-
Iumbia, is a son OF John T. SAKE. Of Albany sr4
a grandson Of John G. SAKE, the poet. Allen q
Hoyt. Perley L Freeman. Percy K Hudson and
Stewart Johnston will be his ushers and Austin M
Peele his best man All entertained a. din
ner last night by Mr.. Sake at the Manhattan Club
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Miss Florence a. Bryant, daughter OF Dr. ana
Mrs. Joseph d. Bryant was married YESTERDAY
afternoon TO Frederick Augustus de Peystsr' az
the home OF her parents. in West 18Th street ms
ceremony was performed in the drawing room 0s
the Rev Charles F. Jefferson. OF the Broadway
Tabernacle The bride who was given away By
her father. wore empire gown OF white en-
broidered satin with a tulle veil fastened VIII
orange blossoms She carried a bouquet OF nIes-
Of-the-vaHey and wore pearl necklace she haa
no attendants. Daniel Rumsey acted as best nan'
but there were no ushers. A reception ana ouH''
followed the ceremony. Among those present Neis
Mrs Grover Cleveland and her two daughters anu
two sons Dr. William NJ Polk. ex-Judse and ME-
Alton B. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. William 4 "loo1
and Mr. and Mrs Richard Watson Cider. M
and Mrs de Peyster viii make their hons ~
Indianapolis.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

delphia streetcar strike cost 81. 500. 600 ~ SIX
entrants started in the national balloon race at
Indianapolis. - Charles P. Knapp
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Consuls in London gave a luncheon for Robert
J. Nyune the retiring American Consul. --
Ex- President Roosevelt and party left h1aoe
for the SOtik district - Princess JulIana, the
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

rested at Deposit, y. Y. charged with accepting
a deposit after he knew the bank conducted by
t,sv,, I-aS fnScI1-er7r The pOrr1prStOra q the
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

slaughter house in SOuerville Mass suddenl,
became insane and killed four men and wounded
four others. tive Of whom may die.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

As usual at this time Of the year. the fashionsb.
restaurants present an animated scene at rbs
luncheon hour Of the day when the ocean Insrs
arrive and depart In fact. 1t is there that one IS
able TO keep track in a measure OF the movements
Of society and TO form idea OF those who ara
leaving for foreign shores and Of those who ara
returning Persons when sailing usually bstaks
themselves thither in order TO bid farewell TO their
friends and acquaintance. while 1t would seem az
IL the very first thing that homeward-boUud travel
lers do or landing is TO hasten from the dock 70
the temples Of gastronony in question. in order %
see and be seen. and above all TO exchazgs ths
news Of the day and the gossip OF the hour While
the exodus has diminished and the tide turned ys,
there are still a number OF people leaving. among
those about 70 sail being Mrs Theodore Roose-
vet with Miss Ethel Roosevelt and her sons. Arcas
and Quentin: Mr.. and Mrs E o. Richards who
are bound for Afx-les- -Bains; Mr. and Mrs. William
A Greer who are on to London, Wednesday next
and Mrs D. Henry Knowlton, with Miss Natalie
and Miss Louise Knowlton. Among those who hsxs
Just arrived are Mrs John R. Drexsl. with her
daughter Miss Alice DrexeI, who IS 70 maks hsr.
debut next winter; Mrs. Pembroke Jones and Mss
Sadie Jones Mrs Elisha Dyer and Miss Lzurs
Swan and Mrs Charles B. Alexander, VINO Is esr15-
lished at Tuxedo for the next fortnight. until ns
annual open-air horse show at the Park drives as
regular colony away to cooler cles for the heated
term. Mr.. and Mrs George w Folsom and Ms
o. H. P Belmont are homeward bound
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

- Owing 10 the state o. AITS AT : nealtb.
the President announced that be had abandoned
his proposed trip to Alaska, but hoped TO be able
TO visit the Seattle exposition - Secretary
NacVeagh, in a speech at Chicago, outlined the
policies of the Taft administration, saying that
decision and regularity Of procedure were the