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New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
1fR. W4cTE4GH'S WISE g0

MR. N4CEEAGH'S WISE POIFCY
The success which has attended the
policy Of the Secretary of the Treasury
In deferring any increase of The public
debt must crafty Mr. MacGeagh. as il
does the public. Perhaps few persons
outside OF tle federal service can aDpre-
ciate The pressure which has been
brought 10 bear on the Secretary 10 avail
himself of the authority conferred by
Congress in lis last session 10 make =
new loan with which TO carry on the
government.
Finding tEat the Panama Canal re-
earded as an enterprise separate from
The ordinary operations of the govern
meDi, was indebted 10 the Treasury to
The amount Of about S30.QO0.0OO. Con
gFesS. first authorized Il new issue of
Panama bonds. raising the total nuthor-
ization 10 k315.000.O00 On being as
.sured that the fotaton Of further
issue Of , per cent bonds was impracti-
cable, Congress authorized the Secretary
jn his discretion 10 pay a higher rate
ret 10 exceed 3 per cent Then. as If
To make certain Of some increase Of the
debt. although doubtless actually TO saye
the Treasury from possible embarrass-
meIt Congress re-enacted its authorI-
zatiom of one year . per cent Treasury
certificates. placin; an aggregate limit
thereon Of S200.0O00CO.
Immediately after Congress adjourned
Mr. MacNeagh announced his deferml-
nation 10 avoid a further issue OF Pan
ama bonds, explaining that with the
monetary system under consideration hv
4 national commission. and the possibil-
~ that some other ihan a bond secured
currency would be devised. he deemed
u unWise - add 10 the number Of Iow
interest bearing bonds, The value of
which could be maintained only ,u cor
iinuing their dual funcf ion of interest
hearing securities and coi.ateral for ma
iioDal bank circulation. The pressure 10
Issue Treasury certificates coutinuo1
however. aud The Secretary Was urged
T. work bis force overtime engraving .ha
"ertlncates against an emergency. This
Nr. MacNesgI refused 70 do. re af
flmed his determine gon 20 avoid auv
lacrfaee q Interest hearing indebtedness
4 tlae iasf and events have verified 20
secrlaf- 4 bie Juisn eDl, de- cbe latest
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
WAR on THE HOOKWORu

The Importance Of the campaign which,
through the beneficence OF Mr. Rookie
feller, is to be waged against the hook
worm disease stands out distinctly when
it is known that almost two million
persons are afflicted with the malady
An@mia. its chief symptom. is not pain
tul. but the disease causes an exhaustion
which occasionally proves fatal and
which invariably limits the working
capacity Of its victims. In it's economic
aspect, therefore it is fairly ccmparable
with malarial fever.
From Mr.. Rockefeller's letter 10 those
whom he has invited TO serve as his rep
resentatives it is evident that he places
laEch reliance on popular education
through the agency Of the medical pro-
fession. the schools, the churches and
the press. The value of the plan is OBJ
viouS. Since it is now known that the
disease is caused by parasite. n cam
paign Of education regarding the precau-
tions which the fact suggests ought to
bear much the same fruit as public en-
ightenment concerning the methods by
which typhoid fever and tuberculosis are
spread.
The discovery by DR.. Stiles Of the mis-
chief making agent in this disorder has
a twOfOld value II furnishes Il helpful
guide in fighting the disease. and it
leads to new Interpretation of an in
activity which would otherwise be con
siGered exclusively a moral nfirmity.
The first of these possibilities. Of course.
is OF greater consequence than the sec
ond, but evidence that what looks like
Incidence sometimes has an adequate
explanation in an obscure physical de-
rangement may lead to more charity in
judgment
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
THE MOUNT M'KINLEY STORY.

Dr Cook lost more than he gained by
his visit TO Montana. He did not con
vince his auditors that BarriIrs recent
statement was untrue hut, on the con-
trary, ELECTED vote of confidence in his
guides. lie might have escaped this had
he stayed away from Hamilton and Mis-
soula-nor did his affidavit save him
from what TO most men would have been
a humiliating experience: indeed, il does
rot render his original statement about
Mount Mckinley more credible than IL
was before.
II would be unjust to hold that Bar
riils reputation of DR.. Cook settles the
question whether or not they reached
the summit of the Alaskan peak. The
utmost which can fairly be claimed for
il is that IL increases the uncertainty.
rs The case now stands. there is still
greater need of the proof which only
Independent witnesses Of established
character can supply. Ir Dr. Cook will
lead a party Of such men Ia the summit
of Mount Mckinley next wear there Will
be good evidence though perhaps no con.
elusive proof, that lie accomplished tbe
feat in 1900 Until then II would lie folir
70 take ANYTHING for granted
pr. Cook is not altogether candid in
assuming that rivalry is in any large de
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30

gree responsible for lskepticism as TO ms
mountain climbing. Competition for the
honor of first finding the pole has re
vived and in some quarters strengthened
the doubts about his having scaled the
highest peak in North America, but these
found expression long before he went TO
the Arctic or was suspected Of wishing
10 steal a march on Commander Peary.
T. DIR. Cooks own narrative of his
Alaskan achievements there were Gle
ments which made many who are fa-
milar with the difficulties OF mountain
climbing hesitate TO accept it. To Ger
tain inherent improbabllitles in the
story itself is mainly due the skepticism
which it has excited. If, however, this
sentiment did not originate in the jeal-
ousy of rival of DR.. Cook or the
hostility of sympathizers with that rival.
it has an important bearing on the
credlbiity of DR. Cooks claim to have
reached the pole and increases the neces-
sity for convincing proof of that per-
formance.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
eANNARD's CHANCES IN FIGURES

From The New York Globe.
The city's registration this year is $4,000.
This indicates. with the usual shriukage a
vote of 100000. That Mr. Barnard will re-
ceiVe 260.000 OF the 10000 is a reasonable
deduction from the votes Of recent years.
Leaving out of consideration The fact
that year ago Taft received 10000 votes
IN New York City, and confining attention
70 other pollings we ind that In 1903 MIR
Low, although beaten. had $1,000: I'm 1901
Mr. Higgins eoS.OOO in 1905, an off year.
Mr. Hughes POI 900: in 1905 Mr. Hughes
again 26l. O0o. 1t is fairly to be gathered
from this record that the Republican vote
in New York is In excess of 100000 Mr.
Barnard Will receive the Republican vote
besides many thousand votes from indie
pendents and anti-Tammany Democrats.
VIII $4,000, II there are no more for Mr.
Barnard, be- enough to elect him? II IS
practically a certainty. -Four wears ago
Mayor Mcclellan. when there was another
three-cornered contest was elected al
though hts vote was but 22SOD0 III Barnard
gets 100000 II will be only 10000 less than
half the probable total vote this wear ~
$50 600. In other words. IL Hearst poIIs
Il.0O0 and Barnard holds the regular Re
publican vote. Barnard viii have a min.
rality-there will not be enough votes IeS,
10 elect Gaynor. Hearst four wears aro
polled e25,0O0 II he gets one In three ~
his former support he will have - Ns1 In
1901, an OFT year. Hearst polled 81 e00 FOR
his judicial candidates.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
HONOR VICE-PREsIDENT.
Newspaper and Magazine Editors Greet
Mr.. Sherman.

The editors of prominent newspapers and
magazines of New York gathered last
night in the Gilt Room of the Holland
House at a dinner given by John a.
Sleicher in honor of ice-Presdent Sher-
man. The occasion was purely social with
no formal speecnes. though the Vics-PreSi-
dent was called upoa correspond to a toast
in his honor.
The guests included Senator Depew. Col
lector Loeb, Representative Edward B.
Vreeland. A. Barton Hepburn. ex-senator
Dryden. of New Jersey; Frank y. Munsey.
Arthur Brisbane Henry l.. Stoddard, Hart
Lyman, Don c. SeitZ, Rollo Ogden. Will
lam Berri, Cyrus II. II. Curtis. Erman J.
Ridgway. Charles Otis. Charles T. Thomp-
son. H. j. Wright. Emil L. Boas, William
r. Wilcox. State Senator George b.
Agnew. William H. Hotchkiss. John n.
Archbold. Willard Y. King. Gustav Bau-
mann, r. 4. c. Smith, Samuel Cntermyer.
r. c. F. Brown, Arthur Terry, William
McCarroll, Valentine p. Snyder, Charles
Hayden. Louis Stern. Darwin y. Kingsley.
William T. Nash, stephen Farrelly. Grant
r. Hamilton. j. f. Hardenbergh, Reuben
p. Sleicher. Bradford Merrill. George Paish.
editor of THE London Statist": August
Saarbach OF Paris: DIR. 4. Van der Veer. of
Albany; the Rev. DR.. Charlton B. StraYer.
OF Greens Farms. Conn, and William
Slccher. of Troy.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Field batteries and war
ships attacked the naval mutineers on
the torpedo boats off Salamis and forced
them 10 withdraw after an action lasting
twenty minutes: little damage was done'
Il is feared that the fiotilla VIII go To
Crete - The Cuban Conservative
National Committee held a meeting at
Havana and passed q resolution to op-
pose the policies of President Gomez; it
IS rumored that the new budget viii
show en- increase over the current one,
and this is expected to cause serious dis
satisfaction Twenty men are be-
lieved TO have been killed by an eXplo-
sion in a coliiery IN South Wales; the
manager OF the mine and another en-
ploye lost their lives in an attempt 30
rescue the miners. - Sir Edmund
John Monson. the well known English
diplomat, is dead
DOMESTIC President Taft. after
stop at Natchez, Miss. where he made
brief speech resumed his journey toward
New Orleans, the schedule Of the river
"Trip stiil being demoraliZed- -= The
Urea Sury Department Is working out
plans for collection Of the corporation
lax, ana importan5 announcements are
expected when Secretary MacN eagh re-
turns to Washington. =- Fifty prom
inent Chicagoans signed an invitation 10
Charles r. Crane to be the guest Of
honor al a dinner The Court of
Appeals at Albany decided that the cleo
ton OF John j. Ahearn as President Of
he Borough Of Manhattan after being
removed by Governor Hughes was il
legal -= The annual Halloween ball
nss held AT Tuxedo Park, y. y.
ClT1.-Stocks We're strong and active.
- The biggest fusion meeting OF the
campaign was held in Durland's Riding
Academy. == The three nayOral-y
candidates made automobile tours of the
greater city. -= =. =. Kerr. president
of the Barnard Campaign Club, received
letter from Judge Gaynor In which his
name had been crossed out and the word
cur" written above il. == Polls that
reached the Rannard headquarters indi-
cated that the fusion candidate would
have large plurality. Mr Ban
nard in his MONDAY speech said he
would clean out the Junk and scrap
left by Tammany when he entered III.
City Hall. -- Robert r. Moore an
nouncod that ne had instructed his attor-
neys to bring suit against The Amari-
csn" for libel. =- 1t was shown that
-tssemblyman SpieIberg was counsel for
the Independent Benevolent Society
when the State Immigration Commits
SION investigated its business.
THE WEATHER.-Indicat for to-
day: Fair. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest, A degrees: lowest, 36.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
ovgRcRowDINe IN THE SCHOOLS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In view of the agitation over the
approaching election and the fragrant mis-
management of the city's finances by Tam
many leaders, it seems proper to say
word about the ma!adminstration of the
Department of Education.
There has been crying outrage exist
ing for many years known as the part
time system This system has been largely
done away with this term. TO be superseded
by a system far more harmful to the in
torests of both pupil and teacher-the over
crowding of classes.
II an upper West Side district is
class numbering 9S. In other districts
are classes numbering IS, 90, 9S. 100 and
105. respectively. md these are but few
examples When one remembers that
classrooms seat from forty TO sixty pupils.
you may imagine the state of such class
rooms.
What teacher can teach a class Of IO5!
True. teaching means much individual at
tention How can this be possible in such
a large class? Let it be remembered that
the legal size of class is forty; therefore,
a class of double that number is criminal
The whole community would be up in arms
if child were beaten or maltreated Has
it nothing 20 say when a hundred chill
dren are crowded into a room with air
capacity for sixty?
Yet people continue to support a govern
ment whose Board of Estimate refuses to
provide adequately for educational pur-
poses. A TEACHER.
New York, Oct 26. 1899.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
fF'ro1n The Tribune Bufeaul

Washington. Oct. 39,--The British Ani-
bassador aud Mrs. Bryce are entertaining
FOR several days Mrs. Ashton and Miss Ash
ton the sister-in-law and niece OF Mrs.
Bryce. who have just arrived from Eng
land. They came to Washington this af-
ternoon from New York. and will be enter
tanned during their visit here.
Mrs. Taft was joined at the White House
this evening by Miss Helen Taft. who came
from Bryn Mawr for a weekend visit.
Mrs Taft and her sister. Mrs. More Miss
Taft and Mr.. Carpenter. the Presidents
secretary. occupied box at the Columbia
Theatre tonight
Keishiro Matsui. Charge dAnaires for
Japan, will celebrate the birthday OF the
Emperor on wednesday by giving dinner
al the New Willard. at which the Japanese
commercial delegation now visiting this
country and others viii be present.
Count Peretti de la Roccs. OF the French
Foreign Office. who has just been appointed
second secretary OF the French Embassy
here. in place OF viscount de Martel. has
seen considerable diplomatic service. having
been secretary OF the French Legation n
Mexico and held other posts He has been
connected with the French Foreign Ofice
for some time. and viii bring with him 20
Washington his bride OF year. lie is ex-
pected to arrive on November %. Viscount
and Viscountess de Martel are now Ia
Paris.
The British military attache and the Hon.
Mrs. B. r. James will arrive in New York
tomorrow On the Baltic from visit OF sew
eral months in England. They will come to
Washington within a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell. OF
Washington and New York. have as a guest
f. Royall Tyler OF Boston. the uncle OF
Mrs. Wendell. who arrived tonight. Mr..
Tyler will select a Washington house to be
occupied in the future. and will then go 20
New York preparatory 20 sailing for France
He will follow custom of years and spend
his winters at Siniez but live here in the
spring and fall. His daughter. Mrs. Her
bert Thornc King. OF Pau viii spend much
time with him here. Her mother was
member OF the Vanderbilt family of New
York
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff have opened
tkcir house here after spending the summer
az their place al OsterviIle, Mass.
Mrs. Herbert G. Squiers, wife of the
American Minister TO Panama, who. with
her daughters, is visiting in Washington
was the guest of honor at a luncheon at the
Chevy Chase Club to-day. with Mrs Wilt
lam =. Hall as hostess
Colonel Edgar 5. Dudley, Of Johnstowr,
y. Y, arrived here tonight to attend the
wedding tomorrow OF Miss Edith Finch
and Lieutenant Claude r. Thumme!. L. ).
\. While here he will be the guest OF his
brother General W. W. Dudley. Miss Finch
and Lieutenant Thummel with the members
OF their bridal party, were entertained IN
three boxes al the theatre tonight, ana
Lieutenant Thummel afterward entertained
His best man, Cadet Neil B. Finch. and his
ushers. Lieutenant George Goethals. Lieu
tenant Earl J. Atkinson, Lieutenant Horace
II. Fuller and Lieutenant Theodore NJ
Chase, at supper.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
CANDIDATES IN THE cRucIRLE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Every man. regardless Of his own
moral status, demands in others the truth.
Voters at the moment ore sitting distorted
and conflicting statements for what - true
What are the apparent facts In this nlu-
nicipal contest, so revolving in many o. its
features:
An honest, intelligent and economical
Board OF Estimate is the paramount issue
of the present campaign. A satisfactory
hoard gives promise Of being elected. We
are now fighting for the Mayor.
Gaynor. with independent spirit. believes
he can pu- an end TO graft by mingling
with the grafters-the leluslon of an Inn
petuous man.
Hearst desires the defeat of Tammany
This does not mean that Hearst. who for
his own glOrihcation plays the people
prejudices. must be our Mayor
Wins. too able not TO know that Barnard
is the best fitted, but believing he had only
a slender chance, and wishing to leave no
stone unturned to secure the defeat or
Tammany, supports Hearst, thus sacrihciny
the better man to self-thOught expediencE.
Voters should not make the same unforta-
nate mistake A vote for Hearst reduces
Bannard's chances. Events have demon
strated that Barnard had and has a splen-
did chance.
The race for Mayor is drawing to close
Hearst is worried. His attempts to behttie
Barnard show plainly that Hearst believes
bis chances are waning. Gaynor shows
fatigue and a disposition TO withdraw
Barnard strong and self-reliant is making
many friends.
Three men, Gaynor, Hearst and Barnard
are asking for our notes.-the injudiciOus
judge, the sensational journalist and the
sane and well balanced administrator
Every intelligent citizen, in making his
choice. should remember the three neces-
sary qualifications for the coming Mayor
honesty, preliminary training, economy.
ii is not too much to say that, elimI-
mating graft, should past eXtravagance and
waste continue the credit of The city OF
New York viii he ruined.
Which candidate lest stands the test?
Mr.. Barnard is honest. we'll trained, eco
nomical-a man of civic virtue. The man
possessing these qualifications should be
Mayor JOHN HARSEN RHOADES.
New York Oct. 2S. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
ADMIRALS PRAISE NEW YORK.
Won Koester and lie Pord Pleased with
Reception Here.

Berlin. Oct. 29.-Grand Admiral Won Kos
ter. commander OF the German fleet at the
Hudson-Fuiton celebration at New York,
visited the Admiralty to-day. where he
made the formal report OF his visit 70 New
York as the naval representative OF the
German government.
Il had heard a good deal about the
American reporter said Admiral Won Kos
ter, and feit certain shyneSs as 20 how
/ should get along with him Ny FIRST ex-
perience was to have five cameras levellsd
at me at different angles. Daily there
after 1 talked with many reporters. Not
one got me wrong; not once was I mis-
represented. Often 7 mentioned things IN
confidence, and in no instance was that
confidence betrayed"
\ German-American evening has been
arranged for November ). when the sd-
miral will make speech.
Admiral Won koster said that While IN
America he had come in contact with
many distinguished men, whose PERSONAL
ties made a lasting impression on him. He
added that he was still under the spell %
the extraordinary kindness shown him ss
a representative OF the German goverh-
ment.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
People and SocfcI incidents

married 10 Charles p. Greenough fl e-aes
church on November IS. has selected To-
her attendants her sister. Miss Joan Whit
ridge: Miss Edna Biddle. Miss Jane, p
Dana. Miss Ruth Draper Miss Grace Traev
Miss Grace SedgWick. Miss Olive Sroi,t
her cousin Miss Madeline Borland Ms
Ada Monks and Miss Margaret Ciaustou
Tho ceremony viii be performed by Bish,a
Greer. assisted by the Rev. Kari Reiland.
An out-of-tovn wedding Of interest a
society scheduled for to-day is that % Niz.
Eleanor Franklin Duane. daughter og Nfr
and Mrs. James May Duane to stanton
whitney. N the Protestant F.pisconal
Church at Locust. y. J. The ceremony
viii be followed by a reception at Kilro-
nan, the country place OF the brides parent,
al Locust.
Another bride Of to-day will BE- .ti-.
Leonie LentiIhon. daughter Of TIE late Cap
tain and Mrs. Joseph g. Lsrtilhon. Sic
viii be married this afternoon in Trinity
Chapel 20 John de Navarro Maconb it,
Mrs. Nathalie Scheuck Collins viii >.
married 20 William Laimbecr to-day a. ~.
SAVOY. where Mrs. Collins and her mother.
Mrs. Spotswood u. schcnck. have an apart
ment. Only a few relatives viii be present
a. the wedding.
Mrs. Henri Clews has sailed from F;u-o7s
for New York on board the Eronprinzss-i1
Cecilie end is due here on Tuesday
Mrs. Joseph c. HoagIard has returned %
town from Seabright, \. J. and is At her
house in East ssth street for the winter
Mrs. John Sloane has returned to town
for the winter from Lenox
Mrs. William Church Osborn. who won't
abroad a few weeks ago with her danghrer.
Miss Ailesa Osborn. VIII return to New
York in December Miss Osborn WEI speud
the winter in Paris
Mrs. Daniel S. Torrance has arrived n
town from Lenox and IS at her house n
Fifth avenue for :he winter.
Mrs Gouve-ueur Kortrigh, arrived n
town Yesterday from Hot Springs Va. ami
is al the Plaza
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner Att.rburv are
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. seth Barton
French at their villa near Hot Springs. Va.
Egerton J. Winthrop has returned 70 town
from Newport and is at his home a. AIadi-
son avenue and SD street.
Mrs Richard GambrilI will arrive in town
from Newport on Monday.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
GAYNOR'S THREAT.

The man with ''the live coal In his
head furnishes daily so many good rea-
sons why be should not be elected Mayor
that it is impossible TO give attention TO
all Of them. But was there ever more
arrogant suggestion made by candt-
date than Gaynor's, when he told the
people of New York that if they would
not fill the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
pOrtionment with Murphy's creatures
they could not enjoy the inestlmable ad
vantage of his services? This prodlgious
egoist thinks TO elect Mr. Murphy's
ticket by threats and duress! IF you
don't elect my associates he says, you
"can't have me. |. the messiah OF
municipal government, will not serve
unless have with me Tammany ma
'iority in the Board of Estimate and
"AppOrtionment.'
IT has always been the privilege of
self governing people to exercise its
own Judgment among the candidates
presented for its votes. and candidates
have bowed to its will. Three years
ago the people elected Mr.. Hughes Gov
ernor of the state and filed every other
office on the state ticket with a Demo-
crat. If Mr.. Hughes had gone about
the state just before Election Day say
ing that if his associates were not
elected with him he would not serve h.
should have been defeated for denying
the inherent right of d governing
people to exercise its own Judgment and
regulate its own affairs. When the peO-
pie evince such discrimination as Mr..
GaynOr now forbids they are,customariiy
praised for voting intelligently and with
ont regard 10 politics: which. indeed,
Mr.. Gaynor himself always used to say
they should do.
Now, forsooth, his personality tran
scends the principle he used to advocate
OF non n-partisan voting! You must vote
for Murphy, Mccormack. McCooey,
Haag, Calvin and Moore, as also for
sKoesch, Sullivan and Hagan, because
the name of Gaynor sanctifies every
thing with which it comes in contact
If you don't. he threatens to resign il
elected. st. George and the Dragon he
slew. Has the notion of personal grand
eur ever gone further than this?