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New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
THE BREAKFAST TABLE TREAT.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: After the price OF The Spectator"
was raised from three and half cents TO
four many of it's readers wrote TO the edi
tor expressing regret for the advance.
You have deprived me-" said one. "of
the best part of my breakfast. Since the
rise of my paper i am forced every morn
ing to drink my dish of coffee by itself
without the addition OF The Spectator.
which used 10 be better than rum to it."
A large family of daughters drew up
very handsome TemOnstrance in which
they set forth that their father having
refused to take in The Spectator" since
the additional price was set upon it they
Offered unanimously 20 bate him the arti-
Gle OF bread and butter in the tea table
account provided The Spectator might be
served up TO them every morning as
usual"
am wondering. Mr.. Editor. whether.
besides the thanks you have already re-
eeived for lowering the price of The
Tribune from three cents to one. you have
thought of the many breakfast tables 10
which you may have contributed a new
and welcome treat-how many IT W's"
can now have an aromatic with their cof-
fee and how many Arabellas raspberry
jam or orange marmalade with their tea
biscuit. Ar
PittSfield, Mass Nov 10 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
NOT A FAILURE.

IL is surprising TO read in a Washing
ton dispatch TO THE Memphis CONNER
cial-AppeaT' that the Payne tariff law
revenue. The writer of the dispatch
seems To think that he clinches the mat
ter when he says:
The Payne-Aldrich tariff law is not
yielding the revenues predicted by its
trainers. There is "A deficit for the four
months of this fiscal year of nearly
s24.O00,0 00c.
What he neglected TO see or 10 note
WAS that the deficit of nearly $4,000
600 for the first four months of the pres
ent fiscal year is Sl2,0O0OOo. or 33 1-3
per cent. less than the deficit for the
first four months of the last fiscal year,
when the Dingley law was still opera
tive. That gain shows that the change
has been for the better. and a far greater
improvement would have been apparent
if Congress had not increased the expen-
ditures of the first four months of this
year about Sl3,000,000 over the total for
the same period last year
The Payne law is raising much more
IdN ltle
year before. From July 10 November 1
customs receipts have increased S25,O00,-
COO and internal revenue receipts 5000
600 over the figures for 1905. The franz
ers of the Payne bill did not expect it
10 raise enough revenue 10 pay all the
Treasury's obligations in 19O9-'10. They
pledged Congress 10 reduce the appro-
priations for 1901 and 1911-'12. and
merely predicted that if a cut of $780,
0o0.00O in expenses could be made the
new law would by 1912 bring in enough
10 meet current charges. 1t must be re-
membered that at the beginning OF the
next fiscal year the corporation tax will
become available. There will probably
be deficit on June 80, 1910, but after
that, with a slight decrease in federal
outlay, the government will have little
trouble in gradually reversing the bal
ance. The Payne law has been so far
lot failure, but a pronounced success,
as a revenue producer.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
4m0semenfs.

ACADEMY OF MCsIc-sis-The wi'ehins
AlHhMRRA-e-s-Nau audeyflle.
ASIOR-Ssis- Seven Days.
tstLAsCo-S.is-is Mstrtmony fail1re'
BlJoT-s .ao-1Gols
6ROADWAG-s .is-T'he Midnight sons.
tARN EGIE HAII-e-i'iano Recital.
tAsiNO-s.1a-I'he GiIl and the Wizafd
.-iS-NnudcNille.
COMEDY s;i5-1 The ANlting Pot
cRIlERloN-S ,ia-Israel
taAl-N - The lseile ~ Brittany
EDEN MlrSEF- Morld in Wax
0MilkE-S i5-inconstsnt George.
SATETN- .i5- The Fortune Hunter
GARklCk-S .1S-''he Harvest Moon.
EACKETr-S .is-Such a ILttie Queen.
lkNNEESrEIN' So H. .ia-Naudevllte.
cier
H1PPoDRoME- -e-s-A Trip 20 japan; Inside
the Earth: the Pallet q Jewels
GlOSON-s. - The Builder ~ Bridges
hNlCKERROCKcR--s- Dollar Princess.
liBfRTN--s -l5-Sr rrinctimc.
l.Nchsl'N M .fs-Arscne Lupin.
INHIl'-S .l5-Hcr0d.
MADISON SQUARE GARDENS m.-HOrse
NAIEsTIC-s Mr. Lode O, Koal.
NANhAETAN-S-Afd
NANiNE EldIOTTS THEATRES .29-I'he
Passing ~ the Th.rd Floor Back.
SEW ANSrrRn ans S-iH-The Silver star.
NFW TfIEATRf.@ and Cleopatra
NEW WORKS .ls-The Man Mhs Owns Broaos
way.
skNoY- : ls-The Awakening ~ Helens Richie.
srJNN'EsANr- .I5--The FASTEST Way.
ST NICHOLAS RINk--lc. skating.
NAlLAt'k S. The Fourth Estate.
MEkES - .fs-ThC climax
N-Sf hND--S 1.-The White Sister.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN. - The Advocate General
prosecuting Mine. Steinheil In Paris in
diCated that lie would be satisfied with
verdict conNicting the woman OF com
plicity in the murder of her husband
-= At the convention OF the American
Federation of Labor il was suggested
that the organization affiliate with the
International Labor Congress. == Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter
Ethel expect 10 return 10 Naples in the
spring 10 meet the eX-President. ==
The ArchGuke Franz Ferdinand and his
wife. the Duchess Of Hohenberg, are the
guests OF Kaiser Wilhelm at Potsdam.
DOMESTIC. - President Taft left
Washington for visit 10 Hartford and
MiddletOWn. Conn. == Pearl HarbOr,
I'm the Hawaiian Islands. was selected boy
the administration for A naval base in
the Pacific. == Thomas Jefferson Hall.
seventeen years old, of Louisville. killed
the cashier and wounded two other men
in an attemst To hold up the Merchants
National Bank at New Albany. Ind. ==
Senator Aldrich spoke at a dinner in his
honor AT Des MOines. the home Of Sen
atOr Cummins. --- Will James, "A negro
charged with the murder of a young
white gifl wss lyncbed by a mob near
Cairo, III -= According 70 the state
ment of a Big -Four Official in Cincinnati.
third woman is involved In the Warri-
ner shortage case.
ClTG-StOcks were irregular and dull
= Fire IN a celluloid factory in West
3lst street burned two 10 death and four
others so seriously that they may die.
- Charles II. Wilson. manager at
Alfred G. Nanderbilt's Newport farm,
was arrested at the horse show for fail
ure 10 pay alimOny. - Christian
Scientist adherents OF Mrs. Stetson said
that charges against Richard +. Kerran
were being prepared in consciousness"
and would follow those against Strickler
- Jurors who sat in the Morse trial
denied the allegations OF intoNicatiOn and
gambling made by the former bankers
lawyers ia = motion for a new trial.
- Witnesses before the commission
which Is investigating employers liabil-
;ty and kindred subjects advocated radi-
cal changes in the law =--= The Epis-
cOpelian convention decided 20 raise an
additional sl,00000O for the Endowment
fund OF the Cathedral OF St. John the
Divine. == chauffeur was seized
with an epileptic nj yesterday al Broad
way and slst street. but the owner
stopped the car in time TO avert trouble
THE WEATHER.-lndicatiO for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, el degrees; lowest a..
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12

cLAGK WILLIAMS, CONTROLLER.
The only fault that will be found with
the appointment OF Mr.. Clark Williams
as state Controller is that IL takes him
away from the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
State Banking Department. In which he
has performed rare services and made
such an impression as few men have
ever made in the employment az the
state. IL has become the custom 10
point 10 him without fear of contradic-
tion as the ideal superintendent OF
banking. Ills reputation has spread
throughout the country. where bis ad-
ministration has been generally recog-
nized as n model for other states 10
follow. His transfer from the depart
ment in which he has made such a sue
cess 10 the controllership is an indica-
tion that i'm the Governors opinion the
Banking Department is completely re-
organized and that the Controllers office
needs the same kind of reorganization.
Mr.. Nilliams's appointment follows
close upon Attorney General O'Malley's
opinion that the Governors appointee
will serve till January 1. 1911. There
never appeared IN be much force in the
objection that the Governor could I'LL
the vacancy only till the first of next
year. The preccdents were all against
his limitation Of the Governors power
in favor of the Legislature.
Twice before the controllership has
been filled by Executive appointment.
Governor odell appointed Nathan l..
Miller i'm place of Erastus c. knight,
resigned, ca December 80, 1901, and he
served under the appointment through
out 1902 I'm that year Mr.. Miller was
elected Controller and served until No
Ycmber l.. 1909, when he resigned TO
accept an appointment 10 the Supreme
Court Governor Odell then appointed
otto Kelsey. on November u. 1908, as
Controller. and Mr.. Kelsey served ont
the rest Of 1908 and during all OF 1904.
The question OF the Legislatures au-
thority 10 nil the office upon its meeting
in annual session was not even raised
on either occasion.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
DEMOCRATIC REORGANIZATION.

Preparations for naming New York
County's 105 representatives on the
executive committee of the new Demo
cratic State League are welcome to those
who want 10 see the Democrltic party
here regain its character as an organiza-
tion conducted for legitimate public
purposes. There was a good deal of talk
at the Saratoga Regeneration" confer
ence Of a return 10 Democratic prin-
ciples, and the conference subscribed TO
certain views Of national and local ques-
tiOns which IL declared 10 be Democratic.
Net il is manifestly of far less impor-
tance 20 commit the Democracy in this
state 10 certain declarations of policy
than il is to reorsanize the party so that
its policies. whatever they are. will
represent the ideas and wishes Of the
Democratic voters.
What the Democratic party in New
York needs most il Ia be literally inocu-
lated with the spirit of democracy. 1t
is to-day about the least democratic in
stitutiOn imaginable under a system OF
free popular government. Jefferson's
fundamental ideas in politics were popu-
lar sovereignty, the rule Of the ina jority
and government with the fun consent Of
the governed. lie believed that power
should come from the mass and be exer-
cised in the interest of those by whom
il was delegated. He was opposed 10 all
theOcratic, oligarchical and autocrati.
forms of control. holding that the ma
iOriiy in Il state or in Il party was filter
10 rule than any leader or grOUD OF
leaders set over il. Yet in this city The
organization which calls itself Republi-
conference.-the. thus claiming 10 trace
it's lineage back direct 10 jefferson and
his associates, is thoroughly Russian I'm
It's repression and absOlutism. Tammany
Hall IS an autocracy ruled from the ton.
In has no ideas or wishes except those
Of lis temporary leader. aud its only
remedy against incapacity or undue
tyranny on the leaders part l. his dis
placement aud the substitution of an.
other master. The Russian system has
been described a. despOti5m tempered by
assassination. Tam4any's method of
party government is dcspotism tempered
by occasional rciirements 10 country
life IA Ireland or elsewhere
Who ever heard 0f "A Tammamy con-
venti0n presuming 10 nominate a candi-
date on its own motion: The delegates
never know whom tIcy are going 10
vote for until the slip with the right
names j. brought In by some messenger
boy of the leader. II is that peryersion
OF the idea Of popular sovereignty which
gives Iammany its strength as traf-
ticker in contracts and offices. The
party exists for the profit Of those near
the TOP who are strong enough 10 de-
niand share Of the proceeds. That Il
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
DISGUSTING AND DANGEROUS.


The tragic ending Of an hypnotic rarce
show in Il nearby New Jersey town
should mean the prompt and final end
ing. by process of law, of all such eX-
hibitions. Ii is not yet judicially deter
mined whether the professor who con-
Quoted the show should or should not he
held accountable for the death of his
subject" He did not mean TO kill him.
and hypnosis could scarcely cause rupt-
ure of the aorta, though it is an in
teresting and pertinent question whether
standing upon a mans chest while he
was i'm a cataleptic state might not have
serious results. That. however. is apart
from the chief general aspect of the
case.
The point is that exhibitions of the
kind which seems 10 have occurred at
SOmeryille are both disgusting and dan
gerous. To lay a man, made rigid by
hypnosis or catalepsy. across trestles and
then stand upon him as though he were Il
log. or 10 send him through the gaping
crowd of spectators with bOdkins thrust
into his flesh. is a performance which
must cause something like nausea To
every right minded person who sees il,
and which must have a perniciOus effect
upon weak or immature minds. That II
can be edifying or elevating is out IF
the question. Such performances, rs
parts of vaudeville shows or 9th rwise.
should be forbidden for the sake of COM
mon decency.
bor oil IL mar ho ,bot ,l,o 20
casiOnal practice of hypnosis, by skilled
and conscientious physicians on certain
class of patients, is of therapeutic value;
though il is. we believe, pretty generally
agreed that its frequent and habtual
application is likely to have demoraliz-
ing and disastrous effects upon the
nerves aud mind. But for an unlearned
person, who knows nothing of medical
and surgical science, 10 apply this pecul-
iarly delicate and mysterious practice
habitually 10 some random subject whom
he has picked up, for no other purpose
than TO amuse a crowd and get pecu-
MARY gain. involves danger 10 health
and life which ought not to be incurred
and which ought 10 be forbidden by law.
The prescribing and administering Of
even simple and non-toxic medicines and
the performance OF even minor surgical
operations are legally restricted To quail
fed and licensed practitioners. It is an
anomaly that in any civilized community
any c0in-seeking mOuntebank should be
permitted publicly 10 practise. as part OF
"a raree show, an operation which even
the most authoritative physicians under
take with reluctance and with the fear
which naturally accompanies the hand
ling of incomprehensible forces. II is
worse. II is n shame and a scandal
which, after this Somerville tragedy,
should never again be tolerated.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
CHINi'S LEGISLATURES.

The Chinese government has announced
ifs plans for the election OF the imperial
parliament, which was promised some
time ago as an essential part OF the
constitutional and representative system
gradually 90 be established in the em-
pire. and is now taking the necessary
steps for their fulfilment. That does LOT
mean, however. that the parliament is
10 be established at once. or even that
general election for IL is 10 occur next
year The scheme Of constitutional de
velopment provides for the advent of an
imperial parliament In 1917, and it is In
BE- expected that IL will appear then, aud
not before that time
One Of the most important steps
toward this end has been the election
and organization OF provincial legislat-
ures, or assemblies. This was done last
month, and ON October II those bodies
met In all the twenty-five provinces of
the empire. They vary In size from 40
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
People and Social Incidenf.s

Draper. 10 society this season. she vf,i
be one Of the bridesmaids in the party 20
attend Miss Yulee Noble az her marrfa1.
to Lieutenant sherman Miles. on Nov.u-
Der "a
Brigadier General and Mrs. AIeshsre en-
tertained the Secretary Of War and Mr..
Dickinson AT dinner tonight. IA 1r-r
Dickinson - IN mourning. the entertain
ment was Informal. and only two or thr..
friends were invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clifford Stuart n,
New York. have come TO Washington for
the winter.
Lieutenant General Nelson a. Miles la.
leased house IN nth street for the vin,s-
and viii make bis home here. He hss ans,
returned from visit with his daughfs-
Mrs. Samuel Reber
MT Barranco. Cuban first Secretarv rr,.
guest or honor at a dinner party ara
musical tonight In celebration OF bt-
birthday with Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
Harmon as hosts. A number OF diplomat,
and resident members OF society v-sr. en-
tertained
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
tastes the worst. Maybe that's 80 with
work and smells"

Opportunity knocks occasionally at every
mans door," said Uncle Eben; "but w YOU
sits aroun' i'm de rockin chair waitn ior
IL. you's purity sure to fall asleep an miss
it."-Washington Star.
There is at least one Judge out in the
State OF Washington who does not believe
in oldtime judicial customs and Is wii'inS
TO fight any law that forces them on him.
washington's Legislature at its last session
decreed that its higher judiciary should
wear gowns. Judge Mitchell. OF Thurston
County. opposed the law. but when IL be-
came effective bought a robe at cost OF
's75 and sued the counties In his district for
the amount, contending that as the extra
expense was forced on him by the peoples
representatives the taxpayers should settle.
II don't see any sense in referring to the
wisdom OF Solomon" said the man, smart
ly. He had thousand wives"
Yes" answered the woman. tartly. he
learned his wisdom from them. Buffalo
Express.
The extent of the popularity Of the late
Governor John A. johnson In Minnesota Is
attested by the generous response of the
people of the state 10 a call for funds for
a memorial Already more than 10000 has
been raised. although the limit Of individual
gifts was placed at 81. AS only $500 has
been asked and the books will be kept open
until November "a. the Indications are that
the amount will be more than realized.
Candidate for part OF Juliet Ito manager
OF Shakspearian company)-oh, yes, Mr..
Stormer, I'm awfully gone on Shakspeares
stuff D'you know. think he's a man IN
a thousand.-Funch
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
members In Chill and ia in Chekians
To- 10 each in Nirin and Hsin-k -kfang.

members In Chill and ia in Chekiang
to 80 each in Kirin and Hsin-kiang.
They appear at present to he deiberative
and consultative bodies rather than act
ual lawmakers, but there is little doubt
that their powers will be increased as
time shows their fitness for higher work.
A function OF these provincial legislat-
ures will be to provide fit men for the
imperial parliament. Indeed. the mem
bers OF the latter body will be largely. II
not entirely. drafted from them. In that
particular China Is following closely the
successful example of japan, where IL
was long ago noted that "the experience
gained in provincial legislatures adj
''mirably trains men for service In the
imperial parliament" The result will
be that when the Chinese imperial par
lament finally is opened II will be COM
posed not of novices but of parliament
ary veterans.
In thus adopting the constitution step
by step and carefully preparing in ad-
vance for each successive step China has
promise of greater success and Of less
disturbance than there would probably
have been in an attempt to adopt a COM
plete constitutional system all at once,
after the manner Of Russia and Persia.
Ii will be far better to wait until 1917
for complete representative system anu
then have 1t adopted without conflict or
friction and put into efficient operation
than it would be to promulgate 1t at once
and then spend the next ten years I'm
wrangling over it and making more or
less futile efforts to determine just what
il meant
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.I


Washington. Nov. 1.-THE fOrtteth
birthday of the King of Italy was cele-
brated at the Italian Embassy in this city
to-day by the Ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches- The deep mourning
observed since the death of the baron's
mother prevented the customary display.
but the flag hoated from the front of the
embassy all day and many messages OF
good will were left there TO be trans
mitted 10 the King. Tonight the Am
bassador and Baroness des Planches en-
tertained a dinner party of fourteen. in
cluding all the members of the embassy
staff. a few personal friends and some
Italians living in Washington.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
entertained the Baron and Baroness Caca-
mist at luncheon at the embassy to-day,
and had as guests at dinner tonight the
Spanish Minister. the Netherlands Minis
ter and Nine. Loudon. Mr.. Kroupensky.
charge d'affaires OF the Russian Embassy:
Mrs. Bayard. Miss FreshheId. Miss Paul.
Or. Freshfeld and Mr.. GOdkin.
Great ceremony will attend the arrival
in Washington Of the special envoys from
Turkey, Zia Pacha and Colonel Aziz Bey
who were sent to this country 10 announce
TO President Taft the ascension 10 the
throne of the new Sultan. When they ar
rive here on Sunday they will be met at
the station by officially appointed dele
gates. and. in carriages furnished by the
government. will be taken TO the New
Willard Hotel. where they will live while
in the capital. An audience with Presi-
dent Taft has been arranged for the after
noon of November 10. and on the evening
OF that day the President will give a din
ner in their honor. a special drill at Fort
Myer has been arranged in connection with
the visit. for Tuesday. and the Secretary
of state Will give a dinner in honor Of
the envoys on that evening. The follow
ing day the government will take the
Turkish representatives TO Mount Yer
non. and a distinguished party will attend
them. In the evening a formal dinner will
be given I'm their honor at the Turkish
Embassy. when the charge d'afraires. n
Rustem Bey. will act as host. Zia Pacha
was formerly Turkish Ambassador TO
Rome. and there he formed the friend
ship Of the Italian Ambassador 10 this
country. While the Ambassador and
Baroness Mayor des PIanches are in
mourning and will not give an official
dinner, they will entertain Zia Pacha AT
dinner on November 10. ~ Rustem Bey.
who has made his home I'm the embassy
since the departure OF the ambassador I'm
August. has furnished IL richly and made
II one Of the most attractive foreign
homes in Washington.
The German military attache and Fran
Won Livonius returned to Washington to-
day from weeks visit I'm New York
The former Ambassador to Rome and
Mrs William h. Draper will open their
house here on Wednesday. They will pre-
sent their daughter. Miss Margaret
New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
FRENCH TRIALS AND OTHERS.

It seems probable that one result Of
the Steinheil case, in Paris, will be
modification Of procedure in the French
courts. For many years the belief has
been growing among thoughtful French
jurists that a change in some Of the
methods of conducting trials, if not in-
deed IN the principles Of Jurisprudence,
would promote the equitable admins
tratiOn Of justice, and each Of several
conspicuous trials IN the last decade has
strengthened that belief. The SteinLeil
case is simply the latest Of these, though
perhaps not the most striking or most
important ana its influence is cumula-
tive. probably, 10 a sufficient degree 10
''fll tie measure"
That does not mean that French iuris-
prudence is 10 be revolutionized. There
IS no assurance nor indication that il
should be-. Ia some important respects
il differs radically from English and
American procedure. and Anglo-Saxon
iurisis are naturally Inclined to regard
those differences as marking its Inferior
ny 90 their own: in which they may not
Doe altogether right. We should hesi-
were mere frequent under the one than
under the other. or that criminal trials
of sensational character were con
Quoted more deoorously In New York
shan IN Paris Nor are we sure that the
alleged inquisit0rial practices OF French
Judges and their 't0riuring" of defend
ants are IN amy respect more objection
able than the notorious third degree"
doinss ~ our police. As for The com
lyiaint that French judges sometimes ad-
nit testimony which under our rules of
eNideRoe would Doe excluded, il may
fairly be replied that our own judges
Sometimes exclude essential and llertl-
nent testimony on merely technical
grounds.
There h. room for Improvement in the
judicial systems Of both France and
America, and indeed OF al countries; 50
much room that IL h scarcely httlng for
any country 10 be censOriOus or scornful
of another such improvements when
effected Will naturally tend toward uni
formiiy Of principles ana practice. since
Ne ma. Theoretically assume that ideal