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New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE CHINESE RAILROAD QUES-
TION

The unreadiness of Russia and Japan
TO accept promptly this country's disin-
terested and benevolent suggestion cou-
cerning the Manchurian railroads should
not be interpreted as meaning final re-
lection OF the plan. SO important mat
ter is not TO be disposed Of without de-
liberation and negotiation, and an initial
declination is sometimes followed by
an ultimate acceptance. In the present
case there are strong reasons for be-
lieving that lapse OF time and the prog
less of events will more and more dis
close the practical value of Mr.. Knox's
scheme and will strongly commend it
10 the powers which now regard ii with
doubt or disfavor. There are several
important problems to be solved in that
part Of the Chinese Empire in which
this country is equally interested with
the other powers. The acceptance and
execution of Secretary Knox's proposal
would solve them ali automatically, iu
an equitable manner. It's rejection
would not only leave them unsolyed, but
would seriously add to their gravity,
their complexity and the ultimate diff
ficulty of their solution
One of these problems is that of the
surrender Of the Manchurian railroads
to China some years hence, as stipulated
IN the treaties. 1t would be discourte-
ous and unwarranted to suspect that
either Russia or Japan contemplated
repudiation or evasion Of that :gree-
ment or would demur TO it's fulfilment
when the time came But also il Is OBJ
vious that the longer they retain the
railroads the greater will he their re-
luctance 10 relinquish them and the
greater will be the disturbance of in
terests thus caused. If the roads are
or, rather, inasmuch az they are-sOme
years hence to be turned over to China,
it would seem To be preferable TO per-
form that operation now, so as 10 Lave
the general development OF Manchuria
effected upon permanent rather than
a provisional basis of transporta ton.
Another problem relates to the con-
troll Of the region which is miscalled the
railroad zone. The dispute at Harbin,
which has existed for some time and
which is still apparently far from SET
tiement. affords sufficient exposition
Of its gravity. The Russian Minister
for Foreign Affairs is reported IN have
told the American Ambassador that
Russia would be driven 10 arms with
Japan If this country persisted in It's
uncompromising attitude toward affairs
Mt Harbin. We may doubt the accuracy
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.


Washington. Jan. 24.-The Vice-President
and Mrs. Sherman have as guests for some
days their son and daughter-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Sherman. who arrived
here from Utica Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Patten. OF Boston,
who are the guests OF the Danish Minister
and Countess Moltke. will return to their
home tomorrow.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley gave dinner dance
tonight. entertaining the party at Rauseh-
er's. Her guests were Joined later by the
parties OF young people entertained at din
ner by Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. James VI. Johnston
and others
Mrs. John W. Foster was at home to-day,
and had assisting her Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
S. Welcome of England. who are spending
some days in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle and Mr..
and Mrs Joseph E. Thropp were among
the hosts entertaining dinner parties to-
night.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer. Of New York. has taken
a house here for the winter. and will have
ss her guest this week her son. Colonel H
Anthony Dyer. Of Providence. who is ar
ranging to opent an exhibition of his paint
ings here.
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver entertained at
luncheon, followed by bridge. to-day IN
honor of Mrs Charles Anderson. the sister
and house guest Of Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. Walter Mclean and Miss Mclean.
wife and daughter OF Captain Mclean. gave
a large reception at the navy yard this
afternoon. and had assisting them Miss
Mary Baker. OF Utica. the house guest of
tue Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman: Mrs.
Julian Parsons Wilcox. Miss Katherine
Annie Irwin.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert K. Evans. who
had been the guests here of Mrs. Isham
G.. Hornsby. the mother of the latter. for
some months. left here this morning for
New York. preparatory to sailing for an ex-
tended trip through Cuba and Mexico be-
fore going to Fort Smelling, Minnesota,
where the colonel has been detailed for
dUtV
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.

So extensive is the area in France
which has been visited by an extraordi-
nary rainfall in the last few days that
it is impossible as yet to estimate the
resultant suffering and damage, the
reckoning being made more difficult by
the prostration of telegraph and tele'
phone wires. Enough is known, how
ever, to cause fear that the harm done
in and near Paris will constitute only d
small part of the total.
At the capital much Of the mischief
results from the fact that the Seine IS
ordinarily a shallow stream. In winter
it seldom has a depth of more than
seven or eight feet, but the recent deluge
has carried its level nearly twenty feet
higher. AS the river is navigable by
only the smallest craft, the bridges in
Paris are designed merely to afford am
pie clearance to the water, and are so
low that with slight aggravation of
the present conditions they may become
dams. Indeed with the pressure they
still withstand they are liable to give
way altogether. Thousands have al
ready been made homeless by the in
undation, the safety of few public
buildings has been endangered and the
operation of the underground roads.
scarcely ten years old. made utterly i'm
possible. Health as we'll as convent
ence, has been imperilled by the inter-
ruption Of the water service. but it is
encouraging to remember that more
than a century has elapsed since the
Seine rose to the level now attained and
reasonable TO expect that another cen
tury will pass before it does so again.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
A YEAR OF s0-CENT GAS.

In his annual report President Cor
telyou Of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany gives S2,749,56S 16 as the earnings
OF the company for the year applicable
TO the payment of interest on the value
of the company's tangible and in
tangible property employed in the manu-
facture and distribution OF gas, which
is stated. as based upon the decision of
the United States Supreme Court, to be
s13.697. 500 ~. On this sum this years
earnings would be about 3.73 per cent.
But the value Of the Consolidated COM
pany's property was not definitely fixed
by the United States Supreme Court
The United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals estimated the value of that prop
erty al $59,0o0OO0, considerably less
than the sum named in Mr.. Cortelyou's
report. This sum the United States
Supreme Court reduced, as regards the
value Of the franchises, by more than
S4,000,000, to S55.612, ,435. Into the value
OF the company's tangible property the
Supreme Court declined to 90, hut IL
fnfimated that the total value Of its
property. as fixed by the court below,
WAS "much too large"
Taking the figure $55,612,4 4s5, adopted
tentatively by the Supreme Court after
reducing the valuation of franchises.
s., ,336, ,746 10 would have TO be earned oy
tie company i'll order TO make the 6
per cent on the company property
which the court held il entitled to earn.
The earnings for 1909, as given by Mr..
cortelyou, were, therefore, nearly $780,
coo less than enough to amount to 6
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
TURKISH PARLIAMENT MEETS.
Grand Vizier Says Rights of Sultan N
Crete Will Be Upheld.

Constantinople, jan s4-Hakki Bey net
with parliament to-day for the drSt uh''
since he assumed the Office OF Grand Nlzss'
In announcing the policy of the new Caor
net he reiterated with marked emphasis
that Turkey was resolved TO uphold oy -
the means ir its power the Sultans sc''
ereign rights in Crete. though II was p'S
pared TO extend to the Cretans the larses'
measures of autonomy.
Princess Nazime Sultane. daughter OF tns
ex-Sultan. has offered a chamber N hei
Palace Ortekei, on the Bosporus, as
meeting place for parliament untii ens
Palace Cheragan has been rebuilt iH'
offer Of the princess has been accepted
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: The bill pro-
Viding new form of government for
Alaska was taken up. - House: The
urgent deficiency bill was passed. with
the appropriation for support of the Tr-,-
migration Commission stricken out
FOREIGN.-A special dispatch from
London says il is now estimated that the
Liberals will have majority of 11S, in
Guiding La aborites and Nationalists in the
next House of Commons. - The Sit
uauon in Paris due to the floods has be-
come desperate one; the Seine is still
rising, rain continues, transportation Is
cut off and food is higher in price and
scarce. - It was reported in Paris
that the Chinese railroad loan Of $780,
100000 had been settled. - The Ger
man government issued note saying its
board Of tariff experts had Endorsed the
Federal Council in its attitude on the
American tariff note. - The Casa
blanca Commission reduced the claims of
the various nations against Morocco on
account of the Casablanca massacres
from s5.294,673 to S2.613, 92S. ==-= Pro-
fessor Martin Ekenburg, who was ar-
rested in London last fall. charged with
completely in bomb throwing outrages in
Sweden, was committed for extradition
DOMESTIC.-The United States Su-
preme Court took under advisement q
motion for an early hearing of a case to
ton tax. 80 Judge K. n. lands, OF
Chicago, ir his charge TO the federal
grand jury which will take up the meat
packing investigation, said. in substance
that il was through information furnished
by him that the present proceedings were
started.==B-R r. Tillman, jr., son of Sen
ator Tillman, was charged with drunk
enness and cruelty in a suit filed by his
wife in Columbia s. G, for possession
of their two children. - The four
masted schooner Henry B. Fiske If
Boston, bound from Boston for Jackson
Vile, was found bottom up by the reve-
nue. cutter Gresham, twenty-five miles
off Nantucket; il is believed that her crew
Of eight men were lost in last weeks
storm -- The annual reports Of the
Adj ltant General and the State Engineer
and Surveyor We're made public at Al
bary. == The New York State Brew
ers' Association held its annual conven-
tion at Rochester. Three persons
were killed and three probably fatally
injured when an automobile hurtled TO
the bottom of u fortyfoot enbanknant
IN Kansas City.
CITY.-Stocl1s We're weak =- a
tentative Jury was selected in the gov
ernments libel action against The
World. - An arrest was made that
seemed likely 10 bring to Justice the
slayer Of the two little boys in High
bridge Park. - Glen Island was sold
Tor s60o.Ooo. - Judge Hough ser the
trial OF z. =. Heinze for the first Monday
In March - SuffragiSts started a
meat boycott and asserted that one
thousand households had agreed TO join.
80 Members OF the collapsed pool in
Columbus and Hooking prepared to seek
an accounting from James r. Keene
- The suit Of the New York City
Railway Company to recover S2797.20o
from the Metropolitan Securities Com
pany was begun.
THE WEATHER.-Indicati for to-
day: Snow The temperature yester-
day: Highest, Is degrees; lowest. 32
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
A BACHELORS LOGIC
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; A married woman read the riot act
to me the other day because had remained
so long bachelor. When told her that I
would not have so done II she had chosen
me instead of the man she did, she pooh-
poohed my assertion and said that IL was
no argument at ali. Yet women are ever
ready to charge men with INCONSISTENCY and
condemn them for 1t. Under the circum-
stances am not quite justified In remain
Ing bachelor? IL one is hurt, does IL cure
it to get hurt more maybe worseq
New York. Jan "a 1910. RACuFIop
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

TBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.l
Newport, jan 24-Mr. and Mrs Lewis
Cass Ledyard. Mrs. Oliver Hartman. MIA
Kenneth G. Castleman and Mrs Marx IA
Bristol went to New York this morning
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderoilt VIII
go 10 New York tomorrow after an inspec-
tion OF their estate here
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Fanderbilt nave
arranged for Improvements 70 Beaulieu. tae
William Waldorf Astor place, which tlsy
occupy each summer They are expec'e0
here this week to make the contracts
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is AT Newport
to inspect her villa. She arrived on
special car this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE CABINET.
fFrorn The Tribune Bureau.

lFrorn The Tribune Bureau.i
Washington. JAM A--The Secretary or
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh will re-
turn here Tomorrow from a visit OF sew
eral days in New York.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Ballinger entertained at dinner tonight
the Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham. the Postmaster General. the Secre-
tary OF the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. Justice
and Mrs. Day. Senator and Mrs. Crane.
Senator Kean. Senator and Mrs. Clark, of
Wyoming; Miss Kean. Miss Maury and AS
sistant Attorney General and Mrs. LaWler.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

has. The Nebraskan has enjoyed great
er opportunities. but in his rivafs view
has always vacillated, drifted and COM
promised. He has been the most oIn-
"nivorous plagiarist that ever browsed
land fattened on other mems ideas
Mr.. Watson credits himself with having
broken down Il Bourbonism of the
Solid South and let free thought IN
politics in; and certainly for co-operat-
ing in that great emancipation he is
entitled to the gratitude not only OF the
South, but of the whole country But of
his former associates labors he curtly
says:
With the exception of the bank guar
antee law which two or three states have
adopted, and which contains the per-
nicious principle that the honest banker
must suffer for sins of the dishonest. Mr..
Bryan's twenty years of relentless talk
talk, TALK, has amounted to little or
nothing.
We hope that joint debate Oh mis-
sions or some liyelier topic may be ar
ranged. for we are anxious to hear what
Mr.. Bryan may have to say if he under
takes TO make counter comparison
between his services and achievements
and those of Mr.. Watson. History
would benefit by such sitting of criti-
ical judgments, and contemporary
sources of gayety would be greatly en-
larged. Truth is sure to come to It's
own when statesmen meet for frank
and free exchange of appreciations, each
determined to eschew conventional COM
pliments and to thrust false modesty
aside
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
AGREES WITH MR.. SCHIFF.
DR.. Laidlaw Says Jewish Immigrants
Should Scatter.

The Rev. DIR. Walter Laidlaw. eSscuus
secretary of the Federation of Churches anu
Christian Organizations in New YORK Ci'',
issued a statement last night suppoFu.s
the contention of Jacob H Schin that -
Jewish population OF New York CITY ih"s-
ind a way OF distributing Jewish LILLE.
grants over the country instead o. g.
centratins them in this and in etner :
cities.
DR.. LaIdlaw gives figures gathered
the Federation following the WORK u oaE
snumerators in the state census oi ,
They apply 10 1s2 blocks on Mahh
Island. contain. ng more than ISO pefs0N
the acre. The bearing OF these nsui0
Mr. Schiff's advice is so apparent as -
no further comment" says Dr. Aa'"
They are as follows;
POPULATION EAST OF BROADWAY SUI
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

IFTOIn Inc IEIDUlIe uledu-I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Austrian Am
cassador and Baroness Hengelmuller had
as guests at dinner at the embassy tonight
the Italian Ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches, Senator du Pont, the
Chilian Minister and Senora de Cruz. the
Spanish Minister, the Portuguese Minister,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs
Milton D. Purdy. Mrs L. 2. Letter, VS.
countess Benoist d. Azy, Miss Meyer, the
Hon. Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth. Miss Janet
Fish, Captain Archibald Butt and Baron
Ambrozy and Count Czirahy. of the en-
basy staff The last named was recently ap-
pointed attache and has Just arrived in
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
MR.. REID IN WASHINGTON.

washington. Jan. 2i-whltelaw Reid
ambassador TO Great Britain. arrived in
washington to-day. and after calling at
.he state Department proceeded to the
"i'ite House. where he left his card for
sne resident who was engaged In con-
,e'euoe al The time. Mr.. Reid will remain
eie city Tor day or two. and during
To- ~ 'iiiie VIII see the President personally
at London
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
Nfst,-fnrk Gribn,re.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1910.

This newspaper Is otcned and pub
iiShed by The Tribune Association. O
NeU York corporation; office and prin-
cipal place of business, Tribune Build
fng. No. 154 Nassau street. Neto York /;
Ogden Mills. president; Ogden M. Reid,
secretary; James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address of the officers is the Office
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Phul,
NJ Lvdig. Mrs. Ridzely and Mrs. Il Fai~-
field Osborn are among the many hostesses
who will give dinners this evening. Thai az
Mrs. Hunt, at her house, in East 7Sth
street. will be for her daughter. Miss vir
ginia L. Hunt. and viii be followed by a
theatre party. a supper and an informal
dance. Mrs. Benjamin Yoakun also will
give theatre party tonight. followed by
a supper and dance at Sherry's.
Mrs. Frank S. witherbee. Mrs. J. s. Fre-
lInghuysen. Mrs. ". Rosseter Belts, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Frederic J. de
Peyster, Mrs Herbert l. Satterlee and
Mrs Henry f. Shoemaker are among ths
patronesSes of the annual Charity Bal,
which is being given tonight at the Wal
dorf-Astoria for the benefit Of the Nursery
and Child's Hospital
Mrs. Charles A ChiIds viii be at hors
this afternoon az No. 26 East eth street
Among those booked 10 sail for Eurocs
on Saturday next are the American An
bassador to the Court OF St James's. Mira
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Ogden Mills
Lord Albemarle's brother. the Hon. George
keppel, who is staying AT tha Waldorf
Astoria, also viii depart on Saturday.
Mrs. Henry wolcott Warner has issued
invitations for a theatre party. followed
by a supper and dance at Sherry's. en- ths
evening of Shrove Tuesday. for her niece.
Miss Viola Townsend. daughtsr OF Mr. and
Mrs. j. Allen Townsend and q dehulanis
of the season
The last this season Of Albert Morris
Bagby's musical mornings was given az
the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday, and the
ballroom was crowded with members o.
the fashionable world Caruso sang sey-
eral numbers. and Fritz Kreisler was heard
in violin selections Among those seen IN
the audience were Mrs William VI. Kings
land, Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt A-S
John Clinton Gray, Mrs. Seth Barton
French. Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs Edward
s. Hardness, Mrs. Charles A Chlds, Mrs
Warren Delano. jr.. Mrs Oscar Rashazds.
Miss Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens, Mrs
John z. Alexandra. Mrs Hamilton & BIRD
Mrs. Richard Irwin. Mrs. Newhold LIE Roy
Edgar. Miss Marguerite Shonts. Mrs Goc-
yerneur KortrighL. Mrs. Hugh J. ChSor-
Miss Maude Gwynne Shepherd and MrS
Samuel R. Betron-
Mrs Alfred Post Hinton gave large
theatre party last evening for her 6arsh-
ter, Miss Mabel Hinton. one OF the season 3
debutantes Mrs. Hinton took her guests
To the Garrick Theatre. and after ths per-
formance conveyed them to Sherrys rr
supper and informal dancing
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
REAL REVOLUTION.

From The Chicago Evening Post.
Nicaragua wants for it's rasiaa,, &, ,,o,,
conceded 10 DE honest" This is indeed
South American revolution.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
onIIlSH MEDAL FOR PEA6Y.

London. Jan. 2i.-The RovaI Ceosranht,
a,,'' at a meeting to-day, decided to
poa 1u special gold medal to Commander
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

The great "Rainey issue" seems to
have shrivelled up. The House of Rep
resentatfves has filled the vacancy on
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating COM
mittee with an acceptable Democrat
named by the Democratic caucus Mr..
Rainey was turned down not because he
was partisan, but because he had per-
sonally disqualified himself for respon-
sible committee work. He couldn't be
plausibly or profitably converted into
martyr" and the minority was evident
ly glad to undo the blunder which it
made in naming him for a duty for
which he was palpably unfit.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
OPTlMIST DEFINED.

From The Syracuse Post-Standard.
An opumist Is fellow who ren,arks
s Wivh t1s slush Is three inches deep on the
walks that it's fine weather overhead.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

George Duffy is an embarrassing per-
son. What If he should insist on prov
ing that he is just the sort of man whose
picture ought to be in the Rogues' Cal
lery?
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

That story of the pounding of Lake
Michigan waves on the frozen beach
causing furniture to rattle and curtains
to fiutter in Chicago may be true, but
if so we should gravely doubt the SUBJ
stantial character of the buildings.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

With the temperature ranging from
five to fourteen degrees above the nor
NAL every day for the last week, the
metropolis seems to have been favored
with decent imitation of the old-fash-
ioned January thaw.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

Brooklyn is going to have Scent milk.
Is this only another proof of the capacity
of that fortunate borough to get things
under the new order?
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

Two things the public wants in the
coming Aids investigation-that there be
no whitewashing and that the matter be
disposed of as expeditiously as possible.
so that the Legislature may get down to
the business of the session.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

Mrs. Alfred Post Hinton gave large
theatre party last evening for her Garsh-
ter, Miss Mabel Hinton. one OF the season
debutantes. Mrs. Hinton took her guests
10 the Garrick Theatre. and after ths per-
formance conveyed them to Sherry's Tor
supper and informal dancing
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

Mrs. Henry Wolcott Warner has ISSUED
invitations for a theatre party. followed
by a supper and dance at Sherry's. en- ths
evening of Shrove Tuesday. for her niece.
Miss Viola Townsend. daughtsr OF Mr. and
Mrs. J. Allen Townsend and q deoHEaHis
of the season.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

Mrs. Charles A ChiIds viii be at hons
this afternoon az No. 26 East eth street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-15
AFRAID OF THE BANKS,
SLAIN FOR HER MONEY

KANSAS CITY. March 1i.-"Dago
Mary otherwise known as Mrs. Mary
Albert the grocer woman Of Armour
dale. Kas who carried her money in her
apron pocket and hoastcd that she was
not going TO permit the banks to rob
her, was murdered IN her store by an
unidentified negro today.
I, was Mary's cagerncss TO lot people
know that she did not trust banks that
cost her life The negro who killed her
took the savings after cutting her throat
with q razor. Tho specially built pocket
in which Mary carried her wealth
amounting 10 more than a thousand dol
lars. IL is said-was ripped from the
apron.
My money. my money" gurgled the
dying woman as she lay on the floor Of
her store when officers arrived She
fumbled at the spot where for years she
stored her wealth. Death came in Il
few minutes.
Tonight tho poor Of Armourdale mourn.
Mary had owned stores in many parts
OF tho suburbs When times were hard
she credited the needy.
Officers have a good description Of the
negro,