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New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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washington. Dec 3-The Presioeh
called Representative Payne INTO con.o'
epce to-day to discuss farin iesisiauol'
When leaving the executive oiiie ~,
Pavne said that tariff commission OH
meeting the entire approval OF 'ne
dent as we'll as Congress would Dc repo' 'e'
early In January. and he predic'eo us q"
actment into law 40,
Representative Prince was urseo ps th'
President to use his influence IN getune
the omnibus claims bill through a' 'i'''
session.
A delegation of Detroit lawyers com
nosea Of Judge w. L. Carpenter, Harrison
Greer, C. D. Joslyn, Edward Lhshtnei
George B. Yerkes and State Senators Guy
L. Miller and John Mackay called III 'he
,r+erasts of Judge +. T.. Brook, Of the
Michigan Supreme Court, who mas oeen
recommended for appointment as Uni'eo
States Judge for the Eastern Distrfc. o.
Michigan.
The President will probably attend tue
dinner to he given in honor OF Nathan
Straus in New York on January 81 ine
invitation was presented by Henry w
SchIoss chairman of the committee on ar-
engagements. the other members of the COM
mittee being Theodore Roosevelt Ausus'
Belmont. William S. Bennett, Andrew Car
negie, Lloyd c. Griscom, William Il. Hears'
and W. Bourke Cochran
s'San Francisco Is going to get IL OF
fciaIIv." said Representative Kahn after
his talk with the President. when he gave
his reasons for believing that city entitled
to the exposition to celebrate the opening
of the Panama Canal. "and is going te
have an International display the Ike o'
which has never been seen.
Representative Needham urged the ap-
pointment of Californian &c q chaplaincy
In the navy.
The manifold duties of the President OF
the United States have extended TO de-
Gliding whether small Staten Island post.
office should bear the name of Tottenvilis
or Bentley Manor. A delegation favorine
the latter name took the question up with
Mr.. Taft to-day.
An amusing incident occurred In inc re-
ception rooms at the White House A
number of pretty girls attending the Wash
ington seminaries, but failing from Mon
tana, were waiting to he introduced to the
President by Senator Carter. In the ad-
joining reception hall several West Point
cadets in full uniform were also waiting
to meet the Chief Executive They were
accompanied by Senator Dick. The two
Senators. introduced their friends, who
found each other so entertaining that when
time for meeting the Executive arrived the
girls and boys had almost forgotten what
they came for
Representatives Thomas and Cameron IN
troduced friends to the President.
The President and the members Of the
Cabinet will witness some expert billiard
playing on Saturday evening, when willie
Hoppe will give an exhibition at the White
House
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
RRfTtNNI4 4RAING HERSELF,

RRfTtNNf4 IRATNG HERSELF.
There is perhaps nothing else quite so
noteworthy in the military state Of the
world to-day as the rapldlty and ,he
aytau+ of British naval construction.
There is 40 prospect of war, ana the
work which is now being done Is not dt
all emergency work iii preparation Iof
IN impending crisis. Nothing but the
reg,,lar neace footing is being maln-
tanned. Yet the shipyards of the nlted
Kingdom are Il scene of such actlFlty as
tie world has never before seen III that
Tine. An array of fighting ships is beng
huiif which never before was aplroXi-
mated in - single programme. aho Il
sneed of construction is being attained
which provokes astonishmenn
IT would require Il column of space III
sn,,lI tvne TO give merely Il catalogue al
,he vessels of all kinds for the British
may which are now in hand. Much
sb.,rte,. buf tremendously impressive =
tae list of heavy armored hghlihS
v.sseIs-battleShips and those arldof"d
,.r,,isars which are the most forioldaDle
of baftIeships under another name At
this moment there are no fewer tiliiH
eavanfeeu of those vessels building or au-
,l,or;zed including two for colonial ser
vice And such ships as they are. The
Draadnourht was a worlds wonder ana
,,ava her name TO the present type OF
figl,tinc ship. But the Dreadnought OF
four wears ago is actually in danger OF
,,aine. considered obsolete and sent 10
the scrapyard'
Eor the Dreadnought is of scarcely
,s ooo IONS and 230o0 horsepower, While
tbe smallest OF the seventeen ships no"
i'm hand is OF 2o,co0, tons and 2o.Uo
horsepower. ard four others are each
of nearly 23.o0o tons and 27.C0o horse
mower while the four largest are OF
~ 600 tons and probably 10000 horse
mower. Nor has the increase been III
those respects only. The Dreadnougii
has Ter l2-inch guns and gave her name
to the newly revived system OF ''all big
ouns- But there are eight ships on the
r,rasent list which viii each carry ten
13ik-inch guns. As for the "armored crtils-
ersn we hear Of ships Of more than
26yo0o tons and the almost incredible
potentiality of 10000 horsepower. and
armed with eight 13i2-inch guns. That
Is. the serf OF craft that the Admiralty
n,,fr,oses 10 send numerously, III ZIP
Iing's apt phrase, "sby-hooting through
the brine" And as for speed of coli
struction, from the acceptance of the
plans to putting the ship in commission
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
lBy Telegraph TO The rrIsuns1

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. Dec. &.-Mr. and Mrs. William
r. Hunter and their daughter Miss Editn
Hunter. will depart for washington Fri
day. where Miss Hunter is attending school
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter will spend q part Of
the winter In Washington and will later
go 10 Miami and other Southern winter re-
sorts.
The Rev and Mrs William Brsntor
Greene are spending a few days at their
house here. coming on from Princeton for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darlington Moore. who
spent their honeymoon in Newport, oe-
parted yesterday for New York.
Miss Rosa "A GrosverOr. who spent Shs
holidays In Providence with Mrs. Wilhsh'
troSvenor, has returned 10 Newport
Mr., and Mrs Paul a. Andrews VIII spsna
the late winter season IN Europe.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
POINTS 4BOUT RECIPROCITY.

The current discussion OF feclprocits
Iatween Canada and the United States
and the hopeful negotiations to""iu
that end serve to make clear certain
,nints which. if we'll kept in mind. should
correct and prevent recurrence of
great deal of nonsense which has been
uttered upon the subject.
one point is that the desire for recl-
procity is by ne means uhiFersal III
canada. Some persons have repre-
scented all Canada as earnestly desiring
commercial union with this country and
rs being sadly grieved by the forbid
a;no, attitude of our barbarous Protec-
tiouists. That is far from the tact
Many Canadians want RECIPROCITY as
do many Americans, but the proper
tionate number Of those opposeh TO IL
is fully AS great on the north as on the
south side of the line.
Another is, that the matter Is not
simple but complex, involving multi
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
A PLACE FOR TRANSFERS,

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: If the Interborough plan is accent
ed In lieu Of something better, the plan is
aliuring as TO scent fare That company
should be compelled to give transfers at
6eth street and Broadway from elevated 70
subway, and vice versa. The transfer sit
uation is as practical here as the one at
Third avenue, in The Bronx. and in every
way as much of a necessity 1t would mt
the Sixth avenue shopping district and the
West Side in close touch, with no extra ex.
pense TO the company or its patrons. This
and other exacting conditions as to leases
and new lines, service, better tubes ann
equipment should be risidly safeyuarded.
Then let us have something doing at once
that Will give labor to man and make the
1irt fly. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
New York. Dec Is. 1870
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
LITTER THE EIDNAPPEkS.

The long prison sentences imposed III
the Kings County Court on two convicted
italian kidnappers WILL we hope, serve
as a warning to those who are trying
TO domesticate an alien and particularly
obnoxious form of crime. kldnappinS
is nractice little INDUCED i'll northern
countries. It is indigenous to the Medi-
terranean basin and is natural sur
;-ivaI Of the ancient custom OF enIap-
ming adults Of means and holding them
for ransom. The banditti of Italy Hour
ished on such exactions. and the recent
,,,duct tions in Turkey of an American
woman missionary. Miss stone, ana II
Morocco of the rich merchant, ferui-
caris. prove that the old system mas sun
some vogue in the more unsettled couh-
tries of southern Europe and northern
Africa. Kidnapping grown person -
~, awkward venture, however, wnefe
civilized methods Of police protection
nravail The abductors of this day ana
generation prefer to make hosiaSes III
LITTLE children. who cannot communicate
their Night TO others. The olo HAL
heroic form of eXtOrtion has degeherated
into = nitifui warfare upon the utterly
weak and helpless
There, are few instances of the COM
mission of this crime by native DOTH
Americans. The Charley Ross. the Cuua-
d,- and the Whitla cases may be cited as
.xcentions 10 the rule that our PROBES
sional kidnappers are aliens 1hose
cases were all widely advertised, ana IL
rust be remembered that many aDuuc-
tio,,s in which Italians are concerheo
are never reported to the polIce Tor the
italians as Il body still cling TO the loed
tia+ the olackmailers Of their own ha
tionaIitv must be dealt with outside the
Inv That attitude has permitted GRIM
;,al associations like the Black Hand to
t,aa, .liye. But recent happenings IKE
the Caruso prosecution ana tne cai'tuIo
aud sentence of the heads OF the brooh-
lvn gang of kidnappers encourage the
hejief that the italian community Is III
last owaking to its duty TO expose the
workings of the Black Hand fraternity
j., the courts.
Ahduction could not be practlsed long
If :, serio,;s attempt were made by the
victims TO detect ana puhish the
vratches who now thrive on IL. Nhal
are practically life sentences Tor the
man and woman convicted In Judge
Fawcett's court ought to discourase
their associates and imitators Ii II Is
once understood that American justlce
i ON the trail Of the child stealers they
are likely to abandon a form OF CRIME
which is as intolerable as 1t is exotlc'
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Stephen II. Brown gave a fancy
dress dance last night at her house in
East 10Th street, for her debutante daugh-
ter Miss Caro- Quartley Brown. There was
no cotillon, but general dancing was en-
joyed until midnight, when the guests I'M
masked. Supper was served in the garage,
which was entered through the lower hall.
and later the guests returned 10 the BALI
roor where the dancing was resumed.
Both the house and garage were attrac-
lively decorated with Christmas green's,
through which shone at intervals tiny cleo
trio lights.
Among the guests were Miss Helen Ausr-
bach, Miss Ruth Adams, Miss Claire Bird,
Miss Leonie Burriu. Miss Angelica s
Brown, Miss Ursula Wolcott Brown, Miss
Lydia Colt Butler, Miss Mercedes de
Acosta, Miss Susan Fish Dresser, Miss
Agnes lie Roy Edgar, Miss Harriet Ferry
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
IN TIE BERKSHIREs.

LenoX. Dec 2s.-Mrs Carl De Gersdor.
mas opened her country place In Stock
fridge and is entertaining Miss Mabel
Choate and Edward CrownlnshieId.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles MacVeagh. Of New
y ori1, have arrived at Stockbridse.
M and Mrs w. VI. Fahuestock. Dr. and
Mrs. Arthur Fowler and DR.. and Mrs.
henry r Jacques have arrived at the Cur
tbs Hotel
MRS klchard L. Howell and Miss Nina ".
Gather have returned to town.
Nswboid Morris and family Will srriys
tomorrow at the Curtis Hotel Mrs. Norris
VIII not be able to come 10 Ienox becauss
OF the Illness OF her mother.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

lished because experience had shown that
the task of building n comprehensive sys-
TEN of state highways and maintaining
them was big enough for department
directly charged with the responsibility
for ii. State water storage in few
years viii Develop into project of prime
moment to the state. Is there no lesson
in the failure of the Good Roads Bureau
i'm the State Engineers office to cope with
its task
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
DR. s. WEIR MITCHELL RESIGNS
Six Vacancies in University of PennTi-
vania Board of Trustees

Philadelphia. Dec. 2s.-The resignation OF
DIR. S. Weir Mitchell as a trustee OF 'nS
University OF Pennsylvania. which has luss
been made public. makes six vacancies tn7
board of trustees will have 10 ill at "'
meetings next year. Three OF the Vaesh'
cies We're caused by death and three "
resignation.
DIR. Mitchell has been a member o. -
board for thirty-ttvs years. His reason ~
leaving the board has not been made p'N
lie.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
GOVERNOR WHITES PLANS
To Remain in Syracuse This Winter
No Vacation Contemplated

Albany. Dec. 2s.-Concernins Governor
Whites plans after January 1 George A.
Glyn, his secretary. said to-day:
Governor White will return n Svr,,,s.,
as soon AZ his official and personal mater
In Albany are closed. IL is his Intention 10
remain IN syracuse during the winter and
ne has made no plans for a vacation MOI
Withstanding the hard work connected with
the state fair and official duties at Albany
the Governor has enjoyed vigorous health
put mas noped to take q journey FOR me
purpose l OF pleasure and sightseeing durinc,
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
coNeRATULATES THE TRIBUNE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: L want to congratulate you on your
new cartoonist. The cartoons are quite
the best in New York. They are great
JOY to all our family, and I want to thank
vol, for them. NJ. S. II.
New York, Dec 2S, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
THE CABINET.
T rrrnn The Trihnne Bureau. l

rom Tie IrIDune ButsaI-I
Washington, Dec 2S.-Mrs. Knox has
Joined the Secretary of State. and they will
have as their guest over New Years Miss
Hester H Singer. of Pittsburg, who Will
arrive on Friday.
Mrs. MacVeagh and Mrs. Wickersham
were informally at home to-day, receiving
a large contingent OF the official social
world.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

tect of preventing the workmen from spehu-
ing their evenings in them when the women
find a store around the corner at Wn'cn
they can get all the liquor they want!
Didn't you promise never TO 90 thae
again?"
''Yes, father. ,,,a
"And didn't 1 promise to whale you gooo
.:YesNbut I broke me promise and won't
hold YOU to yours. Toledo Blade
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
AS kOW-THEY HUNG ON

From The Syracuse Post-Standard.
A million people day rode on the New
York subway last week. How In the world
did these folks get about before there was
q subway?
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
Neta,-Drrk Irihu,ls.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1910.

This Rerspapor is oUned and pub
l;shed by The Tribune association. @
Ne1c York corporation; Office and prsn-
cipgl place Of business, Tribune Build
fRg. No. 15t Nassau street, Nef0 York; /;
Ogden Mills, president: ogden H. Reid,
secretary; James IL. Barrett. treasurer.
The address Of the officers is The office
of ffiS sleWspdDeF.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
HONOR CARDINAL MARr,NElII

Rome. Dec. 2S.-The Pope has annontsa
Cardinal Martinelli as the Protector of the
Sisters OF Charity OF Nazareth at Louis
Yille
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
CHRISTMAS-TlME ROBINS.
he Portland Pres.

A flock OF robins was seen in York one
day the first of the week. The birds
seemed quite hungry, attacking apples
which lay on the ground with vigor. Iii is
thought that these birds encountered the
storm which has since reached York and
were turned back in their flight South
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Mr.. Edward NJ. Shepard pleads guilty
to having voted against William J..
BRYAN in 1896. He will feel encouraged,
however, by Mr. Bryans recent an
nouncement that other Democrats VINO
did likewise are now in good party
standing and eligible for promotion Mr..
Bryan's statute of limitations no longer
runs as far back as 1896.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
NEW SWISS SECRETARY.

Berne, Switzerland. Dec &--r Ei1'
Luethy a federal official, has nesn AZ
Washington. This post has been hs'o
Henri Martin
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
THEY WERE, BUT

From The Elmira Advertiser.
The people were warned against Grady.
Murphy, Sheehan and their kind last fall
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

The eagerness of the indicted Ohio vote
sellers to get to court, confess and pay
their fines without suffering the dis
grace of being served with warrants re-
veals tenderness of conscience in an un-
suspected place. Singular animal, man.
in what he regards as shameful.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Application has been made to the Pub
lie Service Commission for permission to
retire the horse cars on the 11Oth street
line and substitute therefor electric stor-
age battery vehicles. Are the pictu-
rescue reminders of the means Of public
transportation of a more leisurely age
which New York has courageously pre-
served to be ruthlessly sacrificed t. the
spirit of progress? In our reverence for
the antique we shall soon be on level
with Kalamazoo and Oshkosh.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Spokane, Wash, offers suggestion tc
street railway managers On keeping dowr
damage claims. The American Safety
League of that hustling Northwestern city
has just awarded prizes to four womer
who showed that they knew the proper way
to get off streetcars-facing the way the
cars were headed. The league is conduct
ing a campaign of education on the proper
way of boarding and alighting from street
cars.
Sunday School Teacner-After he heard
the people shouting Saul has slain his
thousands, but David has slain his tens OF
thousa nds! what did Saul do then?
Willie twaoSe sht father @ also ,6iin rnn1i t sup
Tecount.-Puck.
GOTHAM'S CAFE TAMENESS.
TThey are planning 10 spend a tame New
ears Eve in New York There is reason to
lieve, however. ,hat the tameness of the
otham cafes Will not be of an oppressive char
cter.--Dayton Journal
Go to. go to. you talk without
The fullest information
Concerning Gothams cafes where
There's table dissipation
That tameness which you speak about,
And which may be excessive,
You'd find, were you to pay for it.
Is really most oppressive.
W. J. HAMPTON.
Ere, Bill. ,wot's the matter? You're
.'Work-nothing but work from mornin
till night
''Ow long have you been at it?''
Il begin tomorrow. -Tit-Bits-
The Burgomaster of Vienna, Dr. Neu-
mayer, promises vigorous action against
the deplorable evil'' of long hatpins, and al
the request of a municipal councillor, Herr
Philip, has instructed the police to do wha,
they can 10 protect the eyes of the public
Herr Philip ayers. according to 1.-THE Lon
den Times correspondent, that ''the follies
OF fashion now go so far as to menace pub
lie safety
There is one thing said the serious
person, that everybody admits his neigh
bor is in a position to do better than he
can,
whats that"
Make New Year resolutions Washing.
ton Star.
THE Toronto Globe draws a gloony
picture OF moral conditions in the Ontario
metropolis. There's far too much drinkins
among the women up there. THE Globe
dnds It wants thorough investigation Of
the sales OF the bottle shops of the city
The truth is" says THE Globe" tina,
many of the women of Toronto. barred
from the saloons. have turned 10 the liquor
store and by that means supply themselves
with spirits for home consumption on such
Ii scale as TO alarm the officials charged
with the enforcement of the license laws
OF what use is it, they ask. to keep hotels
out Of the residential quarters With the OBJ
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

With a former Prime Minister and a
dozen former Cabinet ministers under
arrest for mismana cement of a bank.
Portugal seems TO be doing little much
needed housecleaning.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Directors of Morses old bank are
going, to reimburse it to the extent of
S211 900. This shows that even If
director does not direct, at least he
sometimes pays.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
AS MUCH BY ONE AS THE OTHER

From The Rochester Herald
Poor old West! Menaced on the east nv
Wall Street and on the west by Iapanr
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

In a little over a month and half
there were in this city $50 arrests and
$40 punishments for smoking automo-
biles. These figures did not comprise
nearly all the offenders, but they are an
eloquent reminder of the magnitude of
that particularly unnecessary and often
sive evil and Of the desirabil of in
creasing the efficiency Of the Health De-
partment until it can suppress it alto
gether
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Is insanity going to be offered as de
fence for get rich quick" finance?
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

It's wonder that Hobson has not be-
fore this charged that the sinking of the
old monitor Puritan without prepara-
tions for Immediately raising her again
WAS done at the surreptitious and sinis-
ter suggestion Of Japanese plotters.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

The Chinese National Assembly
'.sasses'' the throne, but the throne does
not order the Deputies to be fogged with
bamboo rods. and so all is peace. with a
promise of progress
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Sunday School Teacner-After he heard
the people shouting Saul has slain his
thousands but David has slain his tens of
thousa nds.'' what did Saul do then?
Willie (whose father "also ran')--I sup
pose lie get right up an hoiered for a
recount.-Puck.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
GOTHAM's CAFE TAMENEss.

[They are planning TO spend tame New
ears Eve in New York. There is to
lieve. however. that the tarpeuess of the
{ Cotham cafes will not be of oppressive char
cter.-Dayton Journal
New-York tribune., 1910-12-29

Still another dance last evening was that
given by Mrs. Frank y Hoffstot AZ
Sherrys. There was no coti1Ion. but gen.
al dancing was enjoyed throughout the
evening
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-21
National League

PITTSBURG. July 20.-Boston, although shut
out until the ninth inning. today's game. 3
to 2. Maddox in the ninth gave his only base on
balls of the game This was followed by two
three baggers al single, giving Boston Its
three runs Score: X II 4.
Batteries-Evans Mattern, Ferguson and Gra-
ham, Maddox and Gibson Umpires-klem and
Kane.
CHICAGO, July 2o.-Chicago defeated Brook
lyn l TO O.. in a hard fought u inning game.
Both twirIers were in fine form. Pfeister was
forced to retire in the ninth, when he disoeated
drive If ii had gone safe Brooklyn would have
scored at least one run and won. Score:
ShisagTo {nbosT % --.-..-......,.,....-.....a 7 3
brPSksr Mcintyre and Archer Bell
and Erwin. Umpires-Johnstone and Eason
ST. LOUIS. July 20.-St Louis lost the final
game of the series with Philadelphia, IL TO =
Foxen held the locals safe throughout the game,
although he was wild at times. Score:
st. Louis. ...-.....-...---.--.z
Philadelphia .......................1 IL II
Batteries-Harmon, Backman. Rieger. Geyer
O'Day and Brennan
CINCINNATI. July 2O.-Cincinnati beat New
York today in a seesaw game. 6 to .. Downey
and Egan pulled OF a triple play in the eighth
inning New York had Doyle on third: and
Becker. who ran for Myers, on second: Murray
lined to Downey. who stepped third, retiring
Doyle. and threw TO Egan. retiring Becker
Score: r. H. Z
New York - 2
Batteries.Ames. Crandai and SchIei; Burns
and Mclean. Umpires-Rigler and Emslie-