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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
! Miracle at
Painted Rock
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asse-
citation
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
THE PERSIAN CRISIS.

The repentance of the Shah appears to have
been too late There was a time when the
great mass of the Persian people would have
accepted him in good faith. But his vacillation
and untrustworthiness have disgusted them.
True he has promulgated new franchise
law and ordered the election of new Parlia-
ment and has sworn again to maintain the
constitution. But tomorrow, so the Persians
think, he may repudiate all that he has done.
They cannot trust him. Therefore they press
on with the revolution, TO the very gates of
Teheran At first their purpose was merely to
persuade the Shah TO restore and to maintain
the constitution. Now it Enthusiastically is to
dethrone him and to put into his place SOW
ereign whom they can trust Their attack upon
the imperial capital makes that intention plain.
The leaders in this formidable movement
the Bakhtiari, a significant fact They are pre-
eminently the fighting race of Persia. They are
to the empire of the Shah what the Sikhs
to India Their Ilkhani, or chief, Sadar-a s-Sad,
is slngularly forceful man, as wary and dis
Greet as he is warlike. Some have complained
that he talks extravagantly and foolishly, so
that there is no telling what his designs are.
1t is no impeachment of his sagacity that he
keeps his own counsel; while, as for extrava-
gance of language and misleading words, they
have been characteristic of Persian speech from
time immemorial Nor is 1t 10 be overlooked
that while Teheran is In the north Of Persia,
the Bakhtiari are from the south. To reach
Teheran they have traversed nearly the entire
length OF the empire.
There are Russian troops near the scene, but
it Is said that they viii not intervene unless for
the protection OF the lives or property Of Eu-
ropeans. That is probably wise decision see
ing that the revolution is now distinctly anti
dynastic In character. 1t would be most un-
fortunate for any foreign power TO interfere
in q contest TO decide who is 10 be Shah There
fore, having done their best TO dssuade the
reyolutionists from pushing their campaign fur
ther, the Russians. ike the British and all other
nations, win stand aside and let the Persians
fight it out among themselves. In that case the
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
THE TAF RATE

Tammany is straining every nerve to keep the
telItaie tax rate down as low as possible. Yes
terClay mornings papers had it that the rate
would be about 10, but the fatal figures were
hardly announced before Controller Metz, the
great discoverer discovered unexpected
$1,000 900 from some source or other in the gen
eral fund. and so it was hopefully asserted yes
terday afternoon that the rate might not be
more than 1.66 1t was 1.61 last year.
As a campaign issue the tax rate Is likely to
prove effective in the outlying borOughs of the
city whose population is rapidly increasing. In
them is found a large number of small holders
of real estate owners Of their own homes In
most instances. On them the increased cost OF
city government has fallen heavily. The assess
ments their property have been steadily In
creased for the last few years, while the tax
rate also has been going up. The result is that
thousands of property owners in the outer parts
of Brooklyn, in Queens, Richmond and The
Bronx are now paying double the taxes they
paid when Mr.. Mcclellan entered office. Per-
haps they may feel that their property was
underassessed five years ago, but, nevertheless
they will be more sensitive to an increasing
tax rate than the property holder whose assess
ment has remained practically unchanged
The Increase in the tax rate this year IS
largely due to the check in the growth of total
assessed valuations. The increase in this item
was only S1OO,O0OOOO. against the usual S400'-
100000 or $5OO.OOO000 This practical stand
still of real estate values is 'ascribed to the
panic, but is it not in part also due to the
Tammany administrations failure to provide
new subways? The development of the outly-
ing districts has been checked. No new sections
have been opened. If a new transit line had
added as much this year to the value of prop
erty in some part of Brooklyn or The Bronx
as the present subway added to property values
on Washington Heights, the setback in build
ing operations in Manhattan, due TO the panic.
would have been counteracted, so far as total
assessed valuations were concerned, and there
would have been the normal increase The
Tammany administration has put the pressure
On the taxpayer in two directions. Its extrava-
gance has increased the cost Of government
and its lack of foresight has checked the growth
of the citys capacity TO bear its tax burden.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
PROTEST OF A CHINESE STUDENT.
Says sigel Case Has Led to Annoyance of
Many Innocent Celestials.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: VIII net the thinking Americans-the lib
erty loving and justice seeking people-Iend will
ing ear to the plea Of Chinese student for fair
play and a square deal? The death of Ameri-
can girl. who. according to the newspapers. was
missionary and visited the Chinese in China
town. the discovery of her body in a trunk. the
aieht OF Americanized Chnese-these are all
the facts know with certainty about the So
called 'Sgel murder case" and yet this
fortunate coincidence q call It a coincidence be
cause yet one knows whether the death
caused by murder or suicide, whether it resulted
from love hatred has been taken excuse
for annoying molestng-nay. even prosecuting
the thousands Of innocent peaceful and harmless
Chinese in this country.
The chief objects OF my present complaint
the police and the detectives. whose indiscriuinate
exercise Of the power intrusted them has done
even greater injustice to the Chinese people than
the ruthless explorations Of yellow journalism
These men have of late wantOny stopped. rudey
questioned and arrested many Chinese students
TO say nothing of other classes of Celestals-for
being suspects in the Sigel case. and have mall
treated them in a hundred other ways all over the
country-in Chicago. Buffalo. Syracuse. Rochester.
Albany New Haven and Boston Ons studezs
e'ling from Michigan to New York was stopped
three times on his way.
Is it conceivable that in civilized country such
this justice cannot be Obtained without causing
undue Interference with the freedom OF movement
Of the innocent and the peaceful? or can it be
imagined that the type of Leon Ling's face so
common among the Celestials that il is impossible
for the police and the detectives to avoid making
wrong arrests? l submit that it is time for the
thinking part Of the public do something in
order that such deplorable abuse of the police
power may be put to end and that the thou
sands of innocent, peace loving Chinese in this
country. known 10 be the freest the earth may
receive from the police and the detectives a just
and decent regard for their nvioae personal rights
and liberties. V. X. WELLINGTON KOO.
Columbia University. New York City. July s. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
THE vIWsEcrIoN CONTROVERSY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The quotation from DR.. Keen in to-days
Tribune is disappointingly vague. IN that it gives
neither the name OF the American periodical
which quoted Sir Frederick Treves the state
of that great surgeon which anti-vivisec-
tonists reprehensibe to@quote- Posi-
bly,. however, DIT. Keen refers TO the address
ported in The British Medical Journal for No
vember 5, 1898. in which Sir Frederick Tfeves said
that his former experiments dogs the Con-
tnent had done little but unit him 'ro deal
with the human intestine"
DIT Keen (whose language as reported N
The Tribune. might easily mislead ''unsuspect-
ing reader into supposing that Sir Frederick
Treves never made the above deClaratiOn) appears
to believe that Observation-Disclosures would like to
prevail upon their readers think that Sir Fred
erick had become of themselves Nothing
could be further from the true interests OF their
cause Aside from the puerility Of all concealment
or prevaricatiOn nothing could help anti-vivisec-
ton greatly the admission of ardent
upholder OF the dismal practice that lie had had
everything to unIearn'' from series of expert
ments.
BY all means let the Observation-Disclosures do as
Dr. Keen and every candid person would have
them, and emphasize the fact that this case
vivisection has been wounded in the house OF its
friends" s. N CLEGHORN.
Manchester. VT. June 80. 1903.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08

national relations, conducting TO a more accurate
and comprehensive mutual understanding, and
thus TO the confirmation of friendship. 1t has
sometimes been observed that college and uni
versity students are Of all the population the
most chauvinisdc and the most intolerant OF
foreigners. So far that has been true II
has been a reprOach to higher education Men
Of college and university culture should DOUBT
less be among the most loyal citizens of their
lands. But they should also be the most
catholic in their sympathieS and appreciauonS
and the most ready in international as well as
in individual affairs TO realize Huxleys crown
ing characteristic Of a liberal education by
respecting others as themselves" In contrib
uting TO that consummation the project which
is now broached may prove of great value TO
the Anglo-Saxon world
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
4 LAME ARGUMENT.

The argument made at the public hearing on
there is no water In the proposed plan is not
impressive it is to the effect that the securi-
ties TO be issued exceed by only small amount
the outstanding securities of the present COM
pany. plus the cash TO be put into the reorganl-
zation. and that the bonds of the old company
once sold at 81, while Its stock stood at par
But the stock doubtless sold at par because
the company's reports appeared to show good
earnings and because satisfactory dividends were
paid. But It was the custom not so very long ago
in street railway management in this city to jug
Gle with annual statements and TO pay dividends
not out of earnings, but with borrowed money
Moreover. no proper allowance ever made
for depreciation, and maintenance was stinted
in order to make good showngs In the annual
reports. To say that the Third Avenue once
put forth such good statements that its bonds
were near par and It's stock at par or above
does not prove there was not abundant water in
the securities Of the company at that time and
indicates nothing about the new company's
prospect Of earning interest and dividends on
a similar amount of securities under proper
accounting regulations prescribed by the Public
Service Commission. At present no Income is
i'll sight to meet the proposed per cent cumula-
tive interest on the S32OO0,0O0 of adjustment
bonds. and from public point OF view the queS-
ton is whether the future management of the
road and it's patrons should be subjected 10
pressure to satisfy the claims Of these bond
holders
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
FROM ITALIAN RED CROSS.
american Society Receives Tokens
for Earthquake hid.

Washington. July THE Italian Red Cross has
gold medal and diploma as tokens OF appreciation
OF the great assistance rendered by the United
States after the earthquake in Sicily and Calabrlz
These gifts have just been received BY President
Taft. president Of the American National Red Cross,
with letter from Count r TaveTna president sf
the Italian society Count Taverna in his letter
says
Touching evidence OF human solidarity came 70
every burst Of charity was OUtdOne by the Red
cross, over which You preside. sir. and which
sisted her Italian sister with supreme munidcenes
OF relief
May you find the medal and diploma We now
send yOu ss tokens OF our gratitude. OF which.
however. they are but modest outward sign. sc-
cepJaole; more durably than in the metal Is our
whose mindful blessing viii stand as the sacred
heritage Of the generations 20 come
President Taft in reply has written Count
Taverna as follows.
As president OF the American National Red Cross
II affords me great pleasure accept these tssti-
monlals in behalf Of the association. not only be-
cause Of their intrinsic worth. but tokens Of the
humanitarian spirit which joins the world in fra
ternai kinShip IN times OF great distress
Not less valued than they 4ra The seutirl lentE 81
generous appreciation the part Of the Italian Red
cross To which You give expression IN your COM
muniCa ton
beg YOU 70 be 50 good as 10 convey to ths
Italian Red Cross the thanks and appreciation II
the American Red Cross for their COasideTats ae-
ton
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribur

By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. July The arrival Of the New>YOrk
Yacht Club fleet tonight from Glen Cove caused
things TO be lively i the cottage colony
Commodore and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry and the
Misses Gerry arrived to-day on the steam yacht
Electra. and have taken possession of Seaverge
Other season arrivals included Miss Mary S. Ames,
Of Boston, the Train villa and Mr. and Mrs
Conde Mast, of New York. at the Stockton cottage.
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont has arranged for a series
of dinners and luncheons at Marble House
William Post Of New York is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs A Lanfear Norre.
Mrs. Barger Wallach is arranging several
wOmen's tennis tournaments the Casino courts
Rear Admiral and Mrs. J. H. Upshur, of Wash
ington, have taken apartments at the Corson cot
tage.
Commodore Hazen L. Hoyt. of the Manhassett
Yacht Club. Is a Newport visitor.
Registered at the Casino to-day Thomas II
Eckfeld. OF Concord and <wIam Grosvenor. .
Paul J. Raney reported being very COM
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
MORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

The system of international travelling
scholarships for college students which is being
devised in London. as set forth in our dis
patches. is so different from the Rhodes scholar
ships that the comparison which has been
made between them seems scarcely appropriate
There is a marked contrast between them in
magnitude, the present scheme contemplating
only 2s scholarships against 179 provided
by Mr- Rhodes The present scheme in
wolves only the United Kingdom Canada
and America, while Mr.. Rhodes's embraced
the whole British Empire the United States
and Germany The present scheme conten-
plates nothing more than ten weeks travel fer
each student in another country than his own
while the other provided for three years study
az the University of Oxford. And while thus
this scheme contemplates reciprocal study and
observation the former one contemplated study
IL England alone. In practically every essential
respect the two systems are almost Numerically
dissimilar.
Nevertheless. there is promise of usefulness
IN the proposals which are BOW made In ac-
cordance with them fourteen British university
students would spend the long vacation preced-
ing the last year Of their course IN america and
Canada under expert direction, observing social,
political and industrial affairs. Similarly ten
American and four Canadian students would
visit the United Kingdom The idea is that
after the ten weeks Of study the students will
return TO their universities and report 10
their fellows the results Of their observations
and thus 10 some degree leaven the whole lump
with the information which they have acquired.
There are many collegians who IN the interval
between the Junior and the senior years are
capable OF receiving much profit from such a
tour, both IN actual information and in intel
iectusl stimulus. and also Of inparting some
measure of II 70 their classmates during the re-
naming year of their course.
We should also expect such processes 20
exer. tn time beneficial influence upon inter-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
IN THE sERKsHIREs.
fBv telegraph TO The tribune i

fBy Telegraph 10 Inc TT1Dune
Ienox. July 7-There were several picnics aud
one large afternoon tea to-day The largest So
ciaI affair Of the summer will take place to-mor-
row, when Miss Adele Kneeland entertains at Fair
Lawn She will be assisted By many well known
members OF the cottage circle
Mrs Charles S. Mellen has gone to New York
Mrs Charles S Whelen. Of Philadelphia, who has
been a guest Of Miss Clementina Furniss for sew
eraI weeks. will start tomorrow for the North
Shore.
Mrs s Parkman Shaw hostess at luncheon
this afternoon at Redwood for Miss Alice sohier,
the fancee Of Herbert B. Shaw.
Mayor and Mrs. George A. Hibbard. OF Boston
are at Heaton Hall. IN Stockbridge- They were ac-
comvaned by a party OF seventy city officials and
women Of Boston
Countess de Grasse, who has been at CIipston
Grange, a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank K sturgs
started to-day for New York.
Miss Charlotte Barnes gave a 5 O'Clock tea IN TIA
gardens at Cold Brook to-day. complimentary 70
Miss Mabel ChOate-
Mrs John s Barnes entertained at bridge at coIs
Brook this afternoon
Mrs Franklin Osgood and Mrs. G. G. whsocs
started to-day for Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs Montfort Shattuck. Mr. and Nm
". B. Bolton. Mr. and Mrs Walter Churr and
Miss Churr Of New York. at Heaton Hall
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r Lowe. Mrs. 2. N Shepard
H ". Wheeler, Mrs A NJ Young. Miss Young
and Herbert GalIaudet OF New York, have ar
rived at the Hotel AspinwaH
Mr.. and Mrs. H T. E Beardsley, Mr and Mrx
E s knight, OF New York. Dudley Hornbrook
and Mr. and Mrs George O. Cole. OF New YORK
are arrivals at the MaDIewood. in PfttsasId-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
BAR HARsoR NOTES.
- Telerraph 10 &c Trihun-1

tBy Telegraph % The Tribune.
Bar Harbor, Me-. July Mrs. Elliott T. sb.
ard and Mrs. ErnestO G. Fabbri are at Leno-
where they are the guests at house party z;vs.
by Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sloane.
Mr. and Mrs GOuverneur Morris and J "
Waterbury, of New York, have engaged the Nor-i,
cottage. on Eagle Lake Road, for the s1mpsr
and VIII arrive in few days. Mr.. Morris Is n.
author of several popular novels.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 2. Mott, Of New York have an
gagged the Sturgis cottage and will be here durinz
the week for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs PendeJOn Rogers and Miss Eniy
Rogers. of New York came to-day to the De-
CSregoire for the summer.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
HIS LAST s1.Ooo.ooO FOR CHARITY.
D. K Pearsons, Aged Illinois Philsnthropisk
Will Have Distributed Over 5000. 600.

Chicago, July Daniel X PearsOns, of Hins-
dale. Ill. already noted for his benefactious to
small colleges announced last night that he would
devote the remainder Of this his ninetieth year
distributing among the various educational and
Philan thTopic institutions OF this city his last
N.ooo.0oO- This viii round out the that he bad
always intended Chicago TO have and leave him
relatively poor man when he celebrates his nine
tieth birthday April IA next.
For Virtually a quarter OF century 9fr. Pear
sons has devoted the major part OF his attentoa
to bestowing his money upon public institutions
which he deemed worthy. and ne has already given
away considerably 100000
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08

Regret but no surprise will be felt If the an
nouncement proves to be true that the British
government Will postpone indefinitely" its rati-
hcatiOn of the Declaration of London for the
regulation OF naval warfare. Ever since the
meeting of the naval conference last winter II
has been known that Great Britain regards
some of its proposals with decided d!sfayor, be-
lievng they would place her at a disadvantage
in case of war. 1t has been hoped that ulti-
mately the British government would make the
sacrifice OF incurring potential disadvantage Tor
the sake Of the general good, but 1t Will incur
no serious reproach if it declines to do so. II
will be recalled that In a similar manner the
United States refused to ratify or become
party 10 the Declaration of Paris more than half
I century before But that did not prevent the
United States from observing voluntarily the
beneficent provisions Of that declaration and IN
like manner failure to ratify this later agree
rnent will not keep Great Britain from observ-
ing its humane principles TO whatever extent IS
compatible with her welfare.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
People and Social Incidents

Portable to-day at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. L.,
Hartman. 1'a
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Post Of London -
concluded their visit with Mr. and Mrs Edz.-s-
Post.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick o. Beach have rst,-.
10 their Long Island home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mitchell Clark Of New w..
have arrived at Gray Craig.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur B. Emmons have zo, .
upper Sa-anac N Y. for a visit
Sherwood" Pembroke Jones's estate on Beusv
avenue. is to be Increased by the addition OF -
four and half acres. which he has purchases So
the heirs of the late Theodore A. Havemeyer
Mrs. Charles G. Weir. Of New York, Is v1,s.. :.
her father, John W. Ellis.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
n. p. HEDGES WALES OLDEST ALuMNus.

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
New Haven. July Judge Henry P Hedges. of
Bridgehampton. n. Y, according to the university
secretary, Is the oldest living graduate OF Yale
He the only surviving member OF the class of SS
Chester Dutton. Of C0ncordia, Kan. wao had been
for year the oldest surviving alumnus, died
Saturday. Word has been received that William F.
Cooper of New York CITY, a member OF the class
OF SS died recently leaving Judge Hedges the sole
survivor
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
A GIANT MAINE PINE.
. Kennecbec Journal.

From The Kennecbec Journal.
A pine stump six feet and seven inches through
Is curiosity a piece OF land in Phillips north
OF the road leading 20 Thomas Winnings from the
Nehemiah Haines place. Augustus Vning says
that his father and uncle felled the tree, sawed
boted the butt OF IL and shaved 25 900 shingles
and OO0 feet of boards from II. This pine stump
rnea sured more than feet before IL
rotted around the edges and lost its bark and
pagt AZ the wood on the outer edges.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
A KANSAS scoFFER souELcHep.

From The Kansas City Star.
THE Jewell County Republican" acknowledges the
receipt OF a paper published by w. II. Kerr at
Girard Kan, called The Truth About God" Its
object is 10 teach that God is Fabulous Being
and that death is the permanent cessation OF life.
''All that being granted, what's the use printing
paper about fl? asks The Republican" IF human
beings have within them the possibility of a higher
and better existence than they know, il Is
worth while to toll and sacrifice to persuade them
TO reach out after it; but If they more than
gnats and notes that dance about for brief sea-
and are gone forever. then what's the difference
what they think? Mr.. Kerr, his own PROPOSE
tion and from his own standpoint, is wasting his
breath"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08

"The Columbia State wants to have an as
socIation of Democratic newspapers formed in
South Carolina for the purpose of determining
what newspapers are and what are not sup
porting Democratic policies 1t ought to be IN
order first to establish what policies Demo-
cratic. Are Senator Tillman and THE Charles
ton News and Courier" Democratic in viewing
kindly the imposition of high protective tax
on tear
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
PRINCE KuNI TO VISIT AMERICA

London July Prince and Princess Kuni ef
Japan who have been making a long trip In E2-
rope. and win spend the summer in England. haSs
decided 10 return home by way OF the Uni1e'
States. and will leave here for New York late u
August. Prince Kuni distinguished himself IN tns
RussO-Japanese War. when he was menoel
the stan of General Kurok
New-York tribune., 1909-07-08

that a single f5 note has been the passport OF
many persons, being mailed back to the Con-
tlnent again and again to other emigrants as
soon as it has served its purpose. In the pres
ent case, of course, the criminal is subject OF
the British Empire; but that fact Is not 1keiy
to restrain the demand for more eHect1ve
action against anarchists of all natonalltles.