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New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
COMPARATIVE COSTS OF GOVERN
JIENT.

An instructive example in the com
parative costs of different kinds of gov
ernment is just now afforded by the ez-
perience Of New Jerseys metropolitan
county OF Essex. which contains the
city of Newark, the Oranges and other
important communities. A few years
ago the progressive. or New Idea, Re
publicans elected as Sheriff Professor
Frank Sommer OF New York Univer-
sity. who forthwith entered upon a
vigorous and successful work of reform.
The work which a ring-ruled police
failed to do in suppressing the white
slave" traffic. closing disorderly houses
and enforcing the excise laws he did
with marked efficiency. and he made
Essex County more clean and law
abiding than il had been for years.
But, of course, his work cost some
thing, as good work does and should;
and when the expense bills came in
there was a howl. 1t was said that he
was faddist and doctrinaire. who
had squandered public money in pur-
suit Of an impracticable ideal. and there
was a demand for a return 10 a ''prac-
teal" administration. AS a result Will
lam Harrigan, a typical Democratic
'war horse of the old fashioned type
was elected to succeed him. and there
was d return, as was supposed, to JEFF
fersonian simplicity and economy
Now, however. after a year of Mr.
Harrigan's administration, what is the
showing? This: that the cost OF run
ming the office has been about $4,000
more than il was under Professor Som
mer while the receipts have been about
$1,000 less. so that the 'old-fashioned"
administration is more expensive than
the 'idealist' by some $4,000 a year.
Nobody, not even the present Sheriff,
will pretend that the existing admins
tration is $4,000 better, or any better,
than its predecessor The most com
petent judges, on the contrary. will un-
.hesitatingly declare that il is not nearly
so good. The county is therefore paying
g larger price for poorer service.
The lesson is one which may we'll be
taken to heart elsewhere. 1t is doubtless
possible for a good government to be
made unduly expensive But that is not
likely TO be the case. because the very
qualities and principles and ambitions
which make an administration good in
point of integrity and efficiency incline
10 make it good also in point of economy.
Generally speaking. a government which
is constituted because of its integrity
and efficiency will prove to be economi-
cal, while one which is selected because
It is expected TO "run things on the
cheap" will lack efficiency and will also
in the end prove pecuniarily expensive.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

The dance last night az the home q Mr.
and Mrs George J. Gould. No. S7 Fifth
avenue. at which the engagement Of their
daughter Miss Marjorie Gould. to Anthony
]. Drexel, ir.. of Philadelphia, was an
nounced, served the purpose OF a house
warming as well. II was the first large en-
tertainment given in the new house which
is built on the site Of the old one. The
guests entered on the eth street side and
were received in the marble hall on the
second floor by Mrs. Gould and her iaugh-
ter. They then passed on to the Louis Ky
ballroom. at one end of the hall, done in
white and gold, with hangings OF gray and
pink brocade. which was decorated with
orchids arranged on the mantel and mirror.
The hall and great winding staircase were
hung with Southern smilax and mauve
orchids. and specimens of native New yea
land tree fern. the Cythea, were placed
about the hall. Two orrhestras played
throughout the evening
The cotillon began about II O'Clock and
was led by Phoenix Ingraham. dancing
with Miss Gould. The favors consisted OF
gold rings and lOckets and gold veil pins
for the girls and watch charms and scarf
pins in an exchange figure; while in an
other fSure the national eoIors were used.
the women receiving parasols tied with red
white and blue ribbons and their partners
neckties of the three different colors Other
favors included bVocaded bags, automobile
wells. artificial orchids and fancy leather
belts for the women and leather novelties,
boutonnieres OF gardenias and silk auto
mobile hats tied with ribbons for the men.
A seated supper followed in the dining
room and the regency room. the tables
being decorated with American beauty
roses.
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs
Edmund L. Baylies. Mr.. and Mrs c. Led
yard Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Breese,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Mr.
and Mrs. William Earl Dodge Mrs. John
r. Drexel. MIR. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer. Mr.
and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
GoeIet, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, MIR.
and Mrs. Albert z. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs
Austen Gray. Mr.. and Mrs Pembroke
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs W De Iancev
Kountze. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip NJ Lydig
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles de Loosely Oelriehs. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank X. Pendleton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry T. Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Randolph. Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Oakley
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS S-Senate: The Presidents
conservation bills and measure pro-
ziding q government for Ala ska were
introduced. House: The confer
cnce report on the BalliHger- -Pinchot in
vestigation was adopted. and the urgent
deficiency bill was considered.
rORFTGN.-A special cable from LON
ION Saws the Tnionists have gained
forty-two seats 81 three days balloting,
hut the Liberal government, with the
abor and Irish vote. still has 2 majority
Of forty-two. == Orders have been
received AT Harbin to place the schools
under the educational department Of
tho Russian Railroad. but those in
charge OF the schools have strongly OBJ
Jected. == The Argentine Naval Conn
mission authorized the construction or
two 2S.00o-ton Dreadnoughts; they viii
probably be constructed by the Fore
River Shipbuilding Company.
DOMESTIC. IC.-Presiden Taft issued
proclarnatioIls declaring that Italy, Great
Britain. Russia. Spain, Turkey and Switz-
erland are entitled 70 the minimum
rates imposed by the Payne tariff law.
President Taft and Governor
Hughes addressed the conference OF gov
erncTs in Washington. -- The govern
rnents brief in the hard coal suit was
fled in the United States Circuit Court
81 Philadelphia. - Louis Paulhan,
the French aviator, MADE A. u mile
cross country flight in a little less than
sixty three minutes. at Los Angeles
Justice W. S Andrews. of the
Supreme Court, at Syracuse granted the
application OF the state Insurance De-
partmeut TO have the Peoples Mutual
Life Association and League turned over
10 the department for liquidation: Arthur
7 Saxton. of the department was ap-
pointed Special Deputy Superintendent
of Insurance by superintendent Hotch-
kiss and put in charge OF the company.
CITY-Stocks closed weak after early
strength. - Tammany men received
three out Of five appointments announced
hy the Mayor. -- The Mayor charged
that recent damage awards by the city
10 property owners were grossly eX-
csEsiye." - Senator Benn Conger
made charges Of bribery against Senator
Aids. = As a result Of gifts aggre-
eating over s1.000000 Columbia Uni
VErsltY has purchased a site adjoining
tho campus for the College of Physicians
and Surgeons there. Ey-I5ieuten-
ant Governor Chanler told the story uf
the launching of hiF Presidential boom
on the witness stand == Theodore P
Shonts said the Interborough was ready
- make extensive improvements as soon
aS the Public Service Commission ac-
'eded 10 its plans. == Commissioner
Waldo abolished many places i'm the
Tire Department and saved the city
$4,000 Z year
THE WEATHER.-Indi for to-
day: Fair. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest. S6.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
STREET CLEANING CRITICISM.
r of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: After each snowstorm the clanior
is heard: More money. more money. II is
not grudeingly given; still we are COM
PEELED TO ask the question: Are we receiv-
ing tho best results obtainable for the
enormous outlsyr
There is a useless extravaganza that
must be clear 10 any one given to obser-
walton. / noticed during the cleaning OF
the snow previous to the latest falling. on
Nassau street. twenty-seven men attempt
ing TO load two carts. They were not
doing any other duty. walking around and
climbing over one another to land their
mite in the cart. Any man with proper
Judgment well knows that seven men are
all that can work to advantage loading
one truck. There were on that one block
not less than twelve men being paid for
simply carrying shovel, as fifteen could
have done more work with better results
than the twenty-seven
On Saturday 1 noticed in front OF the
Astor House thirty-three men with shovels
awaiting the coming of the carts. Not a
man was doing anything for fifteen min
utes; then there came two carts TO be
loaded and all made a move to make it
appear they were anxious TO give the city
a slight return for the cash looked for.
There was an excellent suggestion made
by an observer a few days ago-that the
city furnish and own ash cans and a new
style Of cart made TO cart the cans 10 the
dumping grounds without their being
emptied in the carts on the street. there
By doing sway with the adding OF much
Nth to the streets. This plan could not
fail TO work satisfactorily.
p. A WORTHLEY.
New York. Jan II, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: 1t is cruelty TO horse to drive him
on a slippery or heavy road. with the check
rein drawn up or with a sharp curb bit
With its head free the animal can bal
ance its weight, see its way, avoid slip
ping as much as possible and distribute
the strain of heavy pun equally over all
of it's limbs.
In the event of a fall the high checked
or curb -bridled horse is apt TO painfully
cut his tongue or jaw.
Some teamsters are under the impression
that by high checking a wor1l-out horse
could be prevented from stumbling But it
is only the animal that has to suffer for
this mistake.
Checking, TO some extent is in reauisi-
tion with horses left standing alone. to pre-
vent them from nibbling at the snow
watering being mostly neglected in winter.
But then the checking ought to be left
loose enough to give the horse free head
A FRIEND OF THE DUMB BRUTE.
New York, Jan. II, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19

parallel oe north latitude. TO learn that
in Washington, which lies q little below
the 10th parallel. a 4ongressman's health
is put IN jeopardy by residence there be-
tween June and October. Mr.. Perkins
argued last week that an Inauguration
day late il April would be Il menace to
the efficiency OF the legislative depart
ment, because if 4 President wanted 10
call an extraordinary session imme-
dately after his inauguration that ses-
sion might have TO run on through the
heats of midsummer Said the Roches-
tor statesman in plaintive protest: Every
man within the hearing OF my voice
remembers the practical inconvenience,
1.-The danger 10 health, the detriment TO
effective work that resulted, and DtHst
result, from keeping q large body like
this In session In the city OF Washing
'ton during the months Of July and Au-
gust"
II was President Taft's idea last sum-
mer that Congress would grow more
"a donal the more it boiled out. He APP
proved the process as a stimulant to
mental vigor and political suavity. We
cannot recall any deterioration in the
work OF the two branches as the session
OF 1909 advanced or any casualties suf-
fered by members from exposure 10
"senli-tropical' surroundings Have the
Senators and Representatives of to-day
become so sensitiZed that they cannot
face the summer temperature OF Wash
ington as their predecessors used TO do
and not even know that they were in
viting disability in the line of duty?
Congress sat nearly all summer in the
years 1890. 1898. 1894 and 1897 without
the slightest enfeebiement, and surviving
sunburnt veterans of those sessions like
Senators Aldrich. Hale. Frye. Bur
rows, Cullom. Gallinger. Hodge, Dolliver,
Bailey and Daniel and Representatives
Cannon. Dalzell. Payne and Bingham
must smile when they hear q Congress
man of the newer heat-Shy model protest
that summer sittIrgs are a hazardous
risk TO brain and body and practically
involve a punishment of the cruel and
unusual sort prohibited by the Const1-
tuition. IF Mr.. Perkins is serious he
should add TO the Constitutional amend
ment now pending a clause forbiddng
Congress 10 sit In Washington after
June ] or before October !.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
NO LAW SCHOOL IN soReoNNE

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; The Associated Press dispatches
from Paris of January is mention what is
called riot among the students at
tlfe Law school OF the Sorbonne"
The SoTbonne does not comprise the law
school, nor the medical school. either. In
the words OF one of the most recent French
dictionaries, the "old Sorbonne, whose
buildings go back to Richelieu. was re-
placed BY vast palace, where are located
to-day the Faculties of Letters and of Sci
ences. the School of Charts and the School
OF High Studies (Hautes Etudes)." A ref
erenee to the Sorbonne is hence reference
to a building. and more specifically to the
faculty OF arts and sciences, which has
always had its scat in that building The
law school and the medical school are q
few blocks away q q
Ithaca \ 4
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
BIBLE DISCUSSION AGAIN
Freeport Priest Objects 60 Reading :
Public Schools

ISy Telesraph % The Irferns a.
FreepOrt. y. Y. Jan. 1S-This ViHss
again IN state OF ferment Jecaase =.
Rev. c. a LOEue. a Catholic pries~ - !,
renewed his Efforts 10 have the reaalas I,
the Protestant Bible and other fofH4s
exercises classed by the priest rs - -
stopped in the public schools -
I.osue was defeated lest fan In an 49,. -
10 the State Commissioners OF Ha1'a,., Ha'..,.s
The school board explained that the -.
hour was e:t5 a. m. and the Biois Nas - q.
from Q until els. This excused ir''. 49,,
tendance the Catholic children ana -,
who objected to hearing the Bible rsa1
Father I1osue charges one OF t.' -
teachers with posting names OF -. :.
Catholic children for tardineSs d'Fn"- d'1.,.,s
chapel exercises and for failure % a.
them. Physical force. he asserts Va. "a
ployed In enc case. The board soni.' .ss
posting OF certain names. but sa's
done without authority IA
The board is charged With eNA-' A.
law and nulufying the coriniiSsi'He' ,,.es
cisian. The Protestants here zl ,s,r
wrought up. and say No child W. ,bs
compelled To listen 20 the reaaahe
Bible
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY
From The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. Jan. 1s.--Mrs. sherman,
wife of the vice-President, was the guest
of honor at q Iuncheon to-day, with Mrs
Eugene Hale as hostess. Invited TO meet
Mrs. Sherman were a number OF women
from the Senate families.
Mrs Albert j. Halford entertained at
luncheon to-day. having as guests Mrs J.
MEG. Dickinson Mrs. Welcome. OF Eng
land, and others
Mrs. Richard A BalIinger Was the guest
OF honor at a luncheon. with Mrs. Medorsm
Crawford as hostess. To meet her were
Mrs. Isidor Rayner. Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
dell. Mrs. F. 3. Moran Mrs. Henry 3.
Brown, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mrs Arthur
MURRAY, Mrs. William Marshall and Mrs
Samuel H Piles.
John Hays Hammond entertained at din
ner tonight. His guests were Secretary
MscVeagh. Governor Hughes of New York
and Governors Conner OF Alabama, Weeks
OF Connecticut. Peunlwell Of Delaware.
Brady of Idaho, Wilson OF Kentucky. Fer
nald OF Maine. Draper OF Massachusetts,
hadley of Missouri. shallenberger OF Ne
braska, Quinby OF New Hampshire. Fort of
New Jersey. Ansen OF South Carolina.
Prouty of Vermont Glasscocs OF West Vir-
ginia. Vessey OF South Dakota. Sloane OF
Arizona. Spry OF Utah. Shafroth OF Colo
RADIO, Davidson of Wisconsin. Pothier OF
Rhode Island. Carroll of Iowa. Harmon OF
Ohio. Brown Of Georgia. Norris OF Mon
tana. Curry Of New Mexico, Eherhart OF
Minnesota, Burke of North Dakota and
Stubbs OF Kansas Other guests were Sc
Iected from the members of the Efvic Fed
Grafton.
Mrs William J. Calhoun Joined her hus-
fand here this afternoon at the home OF
the Secretary of War and AIRS. Dickinson.
where they will be guests for some days
Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Miss Scid-
more, Mrs. Samuel Spencer and Mrs. Jo-
seph E. Thropp were among the hostesses
entertaining luncheon parties to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In order properly to appreciate the power
of the patrolmen who daily regulate the
traffic of lower Broadway In the rusb
hours one must be III that world fsroous
thoroughfare after fire alarm is turned
in AS soon as the faint tinkle of the hell
or the toot of the whistle of the approach
ing apparatus reaches the ears of the
guardian Of public safety at the cross
streets he gives one majestic wave of his
hand and every trolley car, automobile
and other vehicle near him stops instantly
so that the firemen may have a clear road
AS soon as the smoke eaters pass. an
other sweep of the hand starts the traffic
along its regular course.
THE PLANT OF THE CONSUMER
The cost OF living's gone so high
We cannot live and so must die
And, say,
We've got to do it right away
Because unlsss we're D. d. a.
In what it's up 10 us to do
The undertakers will combine
Along the whole darn funeral line
And make that cost prohbitive
AS now we find it is 10 live
Thus we can neither live nor die
No matter by what means we try
And this condition being true
Say, what in thunder shall we doo
w j. hampton.
BY order of the Minister OF Educatio, tb,
hours have been reduced in many of tho
schools Of Germany. BY the new arrange
ment forty-five minutes is the maximum
time for subject. thus allowing the treat
ment OF six subjects in the school dav Il
is ordered by this high educational au
thority that the shortened hours AT schoot
be made up in home study and that 90
little school work as possible be done o,,+-
side the school proper THE child aari,,a.
more benefit" the educator THINKS 1f.,...
Its play and from the study which II does
voluntarily than IT does from grinding. sa,y
imposed mental work is of the r-rnata.,,
benefit 10 the school child, and the ottat,,
ment of this is possible only when ,br aI',,.,
mas several hours daily of absolute Iels,re ;,
Before we were married" said NJ.
Mtekton, Il showed nv affecfin,, alr. r.
Henrietta by serenading her Tor
II suppose you neglect any s.ch -.
tentions now ' shch at
Yes. show my affection ro,, -.
spectlhs hsr ueslre that 1 SHAH ~
TO sng."-Washington star S"si not try
Ernesto Nathan Mayor OF ro,,o
declined on several occasions "a - :" NV
decoration from King Victor ,r.'-.sp'
was nnalIy forced by clever ruse on 49,.
part of the King to take the Crsna o,l n,e 1iie
of the Grown of Italy Nathan 80 '-,''t ~ioss
cail Al the Quirinal, ana ,vbo,, .,''A ''e
depart "aa asked TO take gron, 81, '"N' ~ 'o
HIie parcel to his wife TIL Sueen
taliie9 INC decoration which the -. -
Mayor was compelled 10 ar..n. INQUEST
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19

Talk at Albany about there being no
need of an official inquiry into the ac-
cusations made against Senator Aids by
Senator Conger is not well advised.
Thus far il is the word OF one man
against his colleague in a case in which.
by the way the accuser seems to be, by
his own statements. awkwardiy in
vGlved. and. Of course. there is no as
surance that the end OF an investigation
would not leave the present situation
practically unchanged. But public opin-
ion rightly demands that an earnest ef-
fort shall be made to ascertain all the
facts, in order that, II possible, de-
cisive judgment OF innocence or guilt
may be rendered
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
lFrom &c Trinunc Rureau. ]

Washington. Jan lathe President re-
ceived the governors OF thirty OF the
states and territories in the East Room
this afternoon at o'clock Mr. TAFT.
after shaking hands with his visitors, made
an address.
The Secretary Of the Treasury was the
only absentee from to-day's Cabinet meet
ing The President spent no time in his
cfTice after the meeting.
Among the Presidents callers to-day
were Representative Hayes. of California;
Representative Gardner. OF Massachusetts,
and Representative Murdoch. of Kansas
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
AMIEL ON woMAN's. SUFFRAGE

To the Editor or The Tribune
Sir: The following quotation from Amiers
Journal May IL. 1863, seems pertinent in
view of the present agitation about suffra-
gists:
To man belong law. Justice, science and
philosophy, all that is disinterested. univer-
sal and rational. Women, on the contrary.
introduce into everything favor. exception
and personal prejudice. Complete equality
with man makes her quarrelsome; posi-
-tion OF supremacy makes her tyrannical.
To honor her and TO govern her will be for
q long time the best solution"
NJ. D. SHERMAN
New YorL. Ian * 1a1o
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
tFrom The tribune Bureau ]

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Jan. 1S.-On account OF the
Death yesterday OF the Brazilian Ambassa-
dor the ambassadors. ministers and
charges d'anaires. who were invited to the
reception at the White House tonight by
the President and Mrs Taft. were excused
from attending.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand left Washington this morning for
New York 20 attend the dinner of the
French Society. They will return here to
morrow evening.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
"mANoN" FOR FRENCH Hosp''N

Massenet'S "Manon" was sanS - ~.
at the Metropolitan opera Ho"Sr .sss
benefit of the French Hospital - .s,-asis
ence was OF large size and eoA's's s'.,.r q
sum was realized The guest o. N ..sVr
the evening was the French Anl1As,s S-s,sh
NJ Jusserand who sat N ,.nsscs noN al
had been draped with ths :, ~. eesFs
American cOlcrs. In the cast % I-isn,sn.
were Miss Farrar ana A-A
Scotti and de Seguroia-
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
SYRACUSE TRUSTEES CHOSEN.

syracuse, Jan. ls--At a meeting of the
trustees of syracuse University to-day at
which John II. Archbold presided. Louis
Marshall OF New York. and u. NJ. Ed
wards. of Syracuse. were made trustees
at large George Furmsn Bovard. presi-
dent OF the University of Southern Cali
fornia, received the honorary degree of
LII. D.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19

every reason to expect that just juds-
ment will be rendered at The Hague.
and that the jurisdiction of that court
in such cases viii thus be further COM
mended to the world
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
A POETS RESOURCE.

From The Elmira Advertiser
Tho poet OF The Washington Herald /"
VINO has neen taken 60 task for attempting
TO rhyme gone with ''morn" pleads in
eNtenuation the fact that he Is from
Georgia whefe gone is pronounced germ .
paper men.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
Nf.n11ork Iribntre.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ID. 1910.

This newspaper g otr7lea ard pub
lisbed Jr The Tribune Association, a
Nc,C York corporation: offcc and prin-
cipo7 place Of business, Tribune Build
fIsq. 30. I54 Nassau street, NeiC York :
Ogden Hills. president: 0gden H. Reid,
sacrctGrV: james II. Barrett. treasurer.
The address of fhe officers is the office
Of fhis Berspuper
New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
WHAT CAN HE SAY?

From The Buffalo Commercial
Whenever the Tammany leader visits
ene Mayor nowadays and the reporters ask
him about the interview the stereotvnsS
answer Is nothing TO say" The real
facts arc presumed TO be that he ent
nothing out or the Mayor worth talking
about.