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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
MEASURING OF CITY WATER
Engineer Makes Certain Suggestions
Anent the Meter Problem.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent issue you publish an IN
teresting article headed Water waste
Enormous" AS an engineer 1 have peen
watching the New York methods or hand
ling the water meter problem for the last
two years and I wish to call your atten-
ton to some of my observations.
Water meters are very much neglected In
many localities, and when repairs are re-
quired the property owner has to pay a
repair bill, which, oftentimes, will buy q
new and better meter.
The city requirement regarding the set
ting of meters is anything but what II
should be- The city owns. or controls, the
water systems throughout greater New
York. and therefore should own as well as
control the meters The city should test all
meters and furnish competent men to SET
them.
The meter should be sealed of course
but the idea that II must be set by O
Number who is licensed is absurd; as is
the requirement that lead pipe and wiped
Joints must be used A good quality OF
galvanized iron pipe Is far better IRON
every standpoint Under certain possible
conditions lead pipe will cause lead poison
ing. and for this reason, IL for no other, as
little Of it as possible should be used
understand that some of the requirements
are to be, or have been. modified Let us
hope that the changes are along broad and
substantial lines.
Meters should be read with as mucr
regularity as a gas or an electric meter, II
possible If the meter is installed as II
should be. the weather conditions will make
but little, il any, difference. Meter diais
should be direct reading; that is, the num-
bers only, which indicate the water con-
sumed, showing.
l know of one city where thirty thousand
meters were set (most of them within one
year,, and an enormous saving of water
was the direct result. Another result was
that the water rate was reduced 20 pei
cent
Just a word about meters. If the orig
inal test of any positive acting water meter
positive displacement meter) shows 1t 70
be correct, it can never run fast. meter
properly tested will run with wonderful &C
curacy for long periods of time, providing
1t is well built and of good design.
AN ENGINEER.
Whitestone, n. Y. Oct "a, 1910.
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NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.

TBy Telegraph to The IrfDunc
Tuxedo Park, Oct 29--One OF the at.
tractive affairs Of the Halloween season
was the dance given tonight By 5rr and
Mrs Charles B. Alexander at the Alex
ander villa for their daughters, the Misses
Harriet and Janetta Alexander The ball
room of the villa was decorated for ths
occasion. and previously there was laFgs
dinner given for a number OF the younger
guests Among those present at the dancs
were Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Miss Helen
Coster. Miss WiIfreda Mortimer, Mss
Edith Kane. jefferson NewboId. C. Tiffany
richardson. A. f. GaIlatin. Addison Cam
mack. Mrs. NJ T Campbell. Mrs. C. c.
PelI Cecil d. Iandale, Lewis Cottera. John
Neeser. Mr. and Mrs J. F. Pierson, IT.
Mr.. and Mrs D. Rowland. Theodore P.
Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs. c. 5. Lee, Mr.. and
Mrs. $. A. F'ahnestOck, Mr.. and Mrs. S. r.
Bertron. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer.
H. L. McVickar, Charles Lanier, r., and
nearly all the Tuxedo coIonists-
The Alexander dance, together with per
feet weather drew a large gathering of
well known people 20 Tuxedo today. Week
end parties were given with numerous din
ners at the cottages, and many automobile
partfes had luncheon at the clubhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs r F. Cutting, who are n
their villa, are entertaining a house party
over Sunday. and Mrs Charles H Coster
is giving party for Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
who arrived for the Alexander dance
Other large house parties to-day were
given BY the Rev. and Mrs Herbert snip
man at the Bradley cottage; Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Mortimer. Mr. and Mrs Henr5
NJ TfIford. Mr.. and Mrs X WfnslOw, Mr.,
and Mrs. Arson NJ Beard and Mr.. and Mrs.
George +. Baker
Several of the Tuxedo cOlOnists witnessed
the. Harvard-Army football game at West
Point today. motoring over and having
luncheon at the West Point Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs Newell Tflton arrived al
the club on Friday for several days Dthes
late arrivals arc Mr. and Mrs J. F Pier:
son. IT.. Mr. and Mrs. James l. Breese, A.
Post Mitchell. Miss Dorothy J. Nanice,
Mrs. Henry l.. Burnett Mrs Peter H Bur.
nett. Captain Seth Bridge. Of London, J.
Macy. Mr.. and Mrs. DuIaney Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. F E. Dodge. Townsend Nor.
gan. Miss Louise KnowlrOn, Miss Dorothy
Brown. Miss Dorothy Tuckerman. he
Misses Force. Mrs Willard 5. Brown. Hen.
~ Dupont. W b Smith, c. ;. Thomson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Richards. Mr. and Mrs
J. F. Tams. Mr. and Mrs F. V. : Crosby
Mr.. and Mrs r. A. SnOE and Mr.. and Mrs
NJ G. Barnwell
In the wOmens handicap tennis singles
Mrs. j. Edward Davis won the cup present
ed by the Tuxedo Tennis Club, and the an
nuaI womens singles was started to-day
with a big entry list
Mr.. and Mrs Forsyth WiCkes have re-
turned 10 their new villa after a brief visit
at Lenox-
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IN THE sERKSHIRES.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune ]

IBy Telegraph % The tribune
Ienox. Oct 2g-The Misses Josephine anu
Helen Garretson. who are at the Eddy cor
taCe. Mr.. and Mrs Robert W. Paterson and
Mr. and Mrs s. Parkman shaw viii -
70 New York on Monday
Miss Lydia Field Emmett and Dr. ah4
Mrs. Thomas 5. SOuthwOrth have cloSS
their country places in Stockbridge for tns
season.
Miss Clara Field and Miss Clara Heroe-
OF Washington. are spending a fortnight
StOckbridge.
Mrs. George P Grant, who has been msS
ing a motor trip in the Berkshires' has
gone to Boston before returning 70 New
York
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Warrin closed tns'-
villa in Stockbridge yesterday and went
Mrs George Griswold Maven. who spent
the season at Sunny Croft. has returned
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley T. Proctor VIII -
TO New York tomorrow.
Miss Meta Mackay. who has been IN Ne"
York for the week. returned 20 Lenox "
night.
Mrs. Henry Winthrop Cray returned =
New York to-day after a short stay Z"
Lenox.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
FOR A GOODYEAR MEMORIAL

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The modern has come to receive the
most important announcements of science
or mechanics and marvellous creations for
human comfort and convenience with
feeling of half-anticipated right. But at a
time when, enjoying so much, we are still
looking forward 10 the marvels this her
aided century of electricity IS to afford
u.s. it were fitting to single out and TO as
sign TO merited place those who have chief
~ contributed to make our progress pos
sible And among them should be ranked
Charles Goodyear. the discoverer of vul-
canization, who has recently received only
seven ineffective votes In the choices for the
Hall of Fame.
To those acquainted with Goodyears life.
it's recurring intervals of keen poverty, the
elusive difficulties of his long prosecuted
task and his extraordinary faith in It's
final achievement it would seem that a
monument, or preferably memorial founda'
ton, ought to be accorded him.
This idea was long ago expressed in
France. 1 beg to translate a para graph
from the comprehensive work of f. Chapel,
lie Caoutchouc ct la Gutta Percha.' Paris:
Sufficient account has not been taken in
the United States of the character of this
researcher. 1t is owing to him that We
have been able to take so great advantage
of caoutchouc that its employment has be
come Indispensable in medicine, in chemiS-
try, in physics, in electrictty-in a word, in
all the arts and sciences, in which, in many
cases. it permits the realization of progress
of the highest Importance We should con-
slider Goodyear one of, the benefaCtorS of
his race, and must regret that no statue
to that end has been raised to this Bernard
de Palsy of the New World
CLARKE DOOLEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.

Those Republicans who mistakenly feel
that by voting for Mr.. Dix for Governor
they may be doing Indirectly a service
TO President Taft should study the fol
lowing sentences from Senator Roots
speech last Friday night:
1t is said that we must consider now
the nomination for the Presidency in
1912. Well, MIR. Taft is President of the
United States-a Republican President, a
strong, wise, considerate and fearless
good a President as he is making now,
ne will be the natural and inevitable
candidate of his party in 1912 unless one
thing shall happen-that the people OF
the United States shall repudiatc the
administration of Mr.. Taft by such a
crushing and overwhelming defeat OF
his party that il will be apparent that
MIR. Taft cannot be reelected.
The Democratic party cannot bring
about such result, but Republicans can
by their adverse votes. After election
people don't scrutinize the multitude OF
reasons which may have contributed to
the result They see only the general
result, and if it should happen that the
adn1inistr alton can't hold its own party
touether the national convention would
be quite likely to look for a Moses to
lead them out of the wilderness, and
they nqht 90 to MIR. Roosevelt or they
mioht 90 to one of the far more radical
political horizon in the North and Mid
die West.
No one who wishes to see the Taft
administration succeed and President
Taft renominated and reelected can
further those wishes by voting for Mr..
Dix
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
"GENITS" AS AN EXCUSE.

We do not know what genius is.
Psychology has not yet found a solu-
ton Of the mystery. and consequently
we lack as yet even an exact dictionary
definition of the phenomenon Rousseau
WAS a genius and so was Napoleon; yet
the Two had absolutely nothing in COM
mon SO far as the genius itself was con-
cerned. Neither had Bismarck and OAR
win No wonder that so vague, so Ill
defined and indefinable word is found
most serviceable as an explanation and
an excuse in all kinds of circumstances
ranging from a lack of the sense of f.
nancial responsibility TO domestic dis
cord. The argument, being as vague as
IL is high sounding, cannot easily be con-
troyerted. the less so as il is applied in
an utterly reckless manner. 1t has
served In the cases of Byron, Shelley,
the elder Dumas and many others. IL
we quote the far different case Of Soc
rates, it is only to invite profound cogi-
tation upon a remark made by Mr..
DoOley: Most men of genius are unhap-
PLY married, Hinnessey. So are their
wives"
The instances quoted are those OF
men of undOubted genius, yet it may
well be that it was not their genius that
caused the trouble, but their temper
ament." This may look like bubble,
a distinction without a difference; but,
on the other hand, 1t is possible that
there is more in IL than meets the eye.
Instances of genius without this trouble
some temperamental equipment are not
lacking, and 1t has usually contrived to
do what 1t must. undisturbed and with
out causing disturbance In the lives of
others.
We may, then, leave the genius out of
the question for the moment, even In
the case OF men Of undoubted genius,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrou, The Tribune Bureau-J


Washington, Oct. 29.-New YORK pohti0'
was the principal subject OF discussion Q.
Tho White House to-day. The Presloehe
saw Robert N Kenyon. Judge James A
blanchard. Of the state Supreme Court ana
William r. WILCOX. Of the Public service
Commission, who made formal call on
the President and told him that there -
a growing sentiment for the Republican can
d,date for Governor. 10 was the consensus
Of opinion that Senator Roots speech
would bring many conservative voters 10
the Republican ticket
Secretary Wilson will leave washington
on Monday for New York and make seV-
eraI speeches in behalf of Mr.. Stimson.
Ex-senator Chester !. Long, OF Kansas
and Representative Hull and ex-Represen-
tative Hepburn, of Iowa, told the PRESIDENT
that the regulars in Iowa would vote the
Republican ticket.
Secretary Knox, who is TO make se'ei
speeches in Ohio next week. conferred Win
the President as to the tenor OF the
speeches, but would make no comment Oh
the political situation when he lett the
White House.
Charles p. Taft, the Presidents oro1heh'
Is a guest at the White House ne al
rived late this afternoon from New hofA,
and will probably leave here for Cfnclnhau
tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
THE PUBLIC LECTURES

TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; The New York Board Of Education
is an up-to-date institution and has in
augurated public lectures 10 help the peo-
pie. Permit me to offer a few suggestions.
Instead OF such unpra cticaI topics as THE.
English Approach to the Novel" and
Fielding and the Realistic Novel" the
Department of Education ought to get
more subjects like that of Dr. Gilbert
Reeds american Influence in China and
f. A. H. Endre's Modern Egypt" in
which he compared the Egyptian govern
Fnent with that of the United States
When the average men or women re-
turn from a hard days work at the Of
flee or store. they seek recreation In read
ing They don't have the energy to study
novel-they don't need English APP
proach" to their novels PRACTICAL
New York Oct. %. 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30

the proposed park or the ines'iniapis
value of it TO all the people'of the state
rural as we'll as urban. It ought NOT 10
be necessary to urge men to vote Tor the
bond issue for we cannot conceive that
any will be so shortsighted and so lack
ing in public spirit as to oppose the
grant, seeing that 10 refuse III "ouiu
be TO forfeit the entire profered glils
Of individuals and of the State OF Ne"
jersey. and thus 10 defeat the whole
park plan But so exceptional an OPP
porunity TO achieve a great public Dehe-
fit deserves exceptional recognition ana
for that reason there should be per
fe1ly Overwhelming vote in favor Oh
the bond issue The unanimous vote OF
the electors OF the state would be none
too marked tribute of appreciation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

TBy Telegraph 70 The tribune
Newport, Oct 29.-Nr and Mrs Victor
Sorchan. who have not occupied their New
port summer home in q number Of sum
mers, are at present here inspecting their
estate For the last two years il has been
occupied by Mr. and Mrs Joseph F Dill
worth. who have again taken IL for the
coming season.
Mrs. Clarence PeU and Miss CharIotts
Fell have decided TO remain here until
early In January They will then 80 %
New York for the remainder Of the winter
Mrs. John J. Mason is visiting IN Ne"
York. and Miss Maude K Wetmore han
gone to Pelham Manor for a visit
r N Bates. OF Geneva. * a guest or
Leonard NJ. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. George s. Scott have closed
their Newport season and have gons to
Aiken for a visit
Henry Walters returned 10 Newport on
the steam Yacht Narada to-day for ths
week end
Mr. and Mrs William Watts sherman
will occupy their New York home ms
latter part OF November
Mr. and Mrs. r. I. Gammeu closed then
season to-day.
Mrs Emile Bruguiere and son. LOUIS
Bruguiere. are 70 remain until next month
Mrs Elisha Dyer VIII remain unui SOlne
time in November.
Edward J. Berwind arrived from Ne"
York to-day to inspect MS estate
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Tuck French haNs
returned from Tuxedo.
Dudley G. Gautier Is a weekend guest o.
Iispenard Stewart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Oct 29.-The Minister froHi
Peru and Mime. Pardo. who spent the SUM-
rner at Blue Ridge Summit, Penn, will ar
rive here tomorrow and again estaDllsn
the legation at the Shorehan for the
winter
The French Naval Attache and Viscount-
ess Benoist day, who are now IN Ne"
York for the aero meet, will come 10
Washington next week. They nave re-
Gently returned to this country from VlsiI
in France and later in Canada
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, daughter OF
the Russian Ambassador and Baroness
Rosen, is practising roller skating TINS
season, and, accompanied by her mother
has made several visits to a large rink
where, with several Of the young diplomats
Baroness Elizabeth tries her skill She Is
an expert ice skater also.
Major Herwarth Won Bittenfeld VIII re-
turn TO Washington from Mexico on NO
vernber 10. and take up his duties as mill
tary attache of the German Embassy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
VOTE FOR THE PARK

Another step in the work Of securing
for the people OF this state the finest
pubic pleasure ground in the world was
taken yesterday, when Mrs. Edward II.
Hartman. IN fulfilment of her promise
# some months ago, gave to the Com
misSioners of the Palisades Interstate
Park a deed for ten thousand acres Of
land IN and adjoining the Highlands Of
the Hudson. and the State Commission
on New Prisons turned over 10 the same
body the seven hundred acres Of land
ar Bear Mountain which had formerly
been intended for prison use. For the
enlargement and perfection or the park,
which is 10 extend from opposite this
city almost 10 Newburg and is TO com
prise practically all Of the Palisades
and the Highlands Of the Hudson on the
western side Of the river, Mrs Hartman
is also giving 100000 In cash and the
State OF New Jersey and various phil
anfhropic individuals have subscribed
abO-t S1,5C0OOO more making S2,500,oo0
in addition 10 the land
This magnificent, and in some respects
unrivalled. public benefaction, which was
long ago 8ccepbeO IOr Lne STATE Dy the
Governor and Legislature, and which
has been gratefully and appreciatiyely
We -omed by the people and the press. is
dependent upon a single condition. That
is, that the voters OF this state shall at
the coming election approve the issuing
OF state bonds In the sum of $500 900,
OF equalling the cash gifts already an
nounced, for the completion Of the work
This condition is certainly reasonable
and moderate. II is a common thing for
men 90 give SUNS 20 churches, colleges
and other institutions on condition that
equal sums be raised elsewhere. In this
case the state is ssked 20 contribute
less than the SUM which is given TO IL
Surely such a state as New York, with
vastly greater wealth than any other in
the Union and with a present indebted
ness OF scarcely a dollar q head Of its
population, Will not hesitate SO cheaply
to acquire 3 magnificent a possession.
There is no occasion again In this place
80 dwell upon the pnrivalied charms Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The writer is a young man who
by home training ought to be an indepen-
dent Democrat After reading about all of
the New York City newspapers on the state
campaign now under way he concludes that
were it not for their fear of a man by the
name of Theodore Roosevelt at least two
thirds of the Independent papers here which
are now supporting Dix would support
StimSon. These papers are filled with
screaming editorials warning the people to
squelch once and for all a man honored
above all others at home and abroad who
they say, seeks to make himself emperor
dictator. car or king of these United States
How any thinking man can abandon the
ticket of the Hughes administration stamp
because his brain has been affected by
such un-American nonsense is beyond the
writer's comprehension.
If the majority of the voters can be so
terrified l believe that itNwilI be the best
evidence that a decline of the spirit of lib
erty is at hand. AS the misusers of cor
porate wealth are the worst enemy of Mr.
Roosevelt and of the Progressive wing of
the Republican party, any falling away
from the man and the party at this time
simply means that the people are gradually
succumbing to the tryannizing power of
materialism. And they are to be terrified
by the boyle man Roosevelt c. s. F.
New York. Oct. o. 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
PROPHECIES.

About this time look out for prophe-
cies for the coming year. Superstition,
latent during a brief period in the last
quarter of the nineteenth century, and
therefore believed TO be dying by Opti-
mists, is lifting its head again with all
the oldtIme trustfulness and hopes and
fears. Mother Shipton smiles to Nine
de ThebeS across the interregnum OF
logic. We shall hear soon from the
Partisan sibyl what we may expect in
1911 Meanwhile her English con-
frere "Old Moore" is already on the
spot with his annual representations,
tabulated month by month.
January will be uneventful for the
world at large, but England will have
new government Conservatives, take
notice. In February Spain will startle
the world. and in March Germany will
follow suit. Uncle Sam had better pre-
pare for May. when China will awake
very much indeed, while in June our
negro problem Will reach an acute
phase. 1t usually does not until later in
the heated term, at least not in New
York and last summer 1t did not
boil over at all here. However, fore
warned is forearmed- In the same
month Ireland will brighten up things
with a Denny brook fair sort of diver
basement Continental European poll
tics will help newspaper editors through
the dull days Of August and renewed
German disturbances will carry them
through September. Furthermore, Eng
land will have another spy scare in Dc
tober. There will be a rising in the
Ralkans in November, too late in the
season TO achieve much, and the year
will close with a calamity at sea. Then
the year 1912 will open auspiciously,
which must be welcome advance infor-
nation to some of our pesSimistic con-
temporaries.
The prophet makes several definite
statements. only one Of which, that of an
airship accident, can be safely made as
a guess. "Old Moore must be assumed
to believe in his own powers of divina
ton as much as those who hang upon
his words. Most of his other prophecies,
however, arrived at, will unquestiOnably
be disprOved. but the public that be-
lieves in this sort OF thing IS ineXhausti-
blv patient and of amazingly short
memory. 1t never remembers the fail
ures Of its sOothsayers, it ever considers
its faith justified by single accidental
hit. And therein lies the secret of the
endurance of the prophecy industry TO
this day.
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Poodle and Social Incfdenfs

Royal Horse Artillery subaIterns, Canaan
staff officers. Dutch chasseurs ana -
French delegation. representing the e,s,
form Of horsemanship as taught ar ~
great cavalry school at Saurnur. Tbo-
foreign officers and other visitors "a -
show from Europe are arriving on -
big liners from abroad. and much Ia.
pitaIity IS being prepared for their rec.rL
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Harry AIexandrs ar. :.
Hot Springs. Va, as are also Mss a.
rena Rhinelander. the Corntesse Casio,
a. Arschot. Colonel and Mrs. Robert W.
Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen n
PelL
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson and NJ,
william Mcmillan have arrived IN tor,
and are staying at the Plaza
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner Atterbu-,
who are at their Mount Kisco place, WIN
arrive in town at the end Of next week ror
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Sturg1s elos.
CHpston Grange. their place at Lenox, thin
week and returned TO town for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen Peabody have -
turned to town from their country pIac,
on Long Island and are at their house IA
Madison avenue for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. NewbOld Edgar return 70
town this week from Southampton for n,
season.
Mrs. William @. CULVER has taken an
apartment at the New Weston, Madison
avenue and 18th street, for the winter.