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New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
A! THE WHITE hoUeE.
from Tn. Tribune Bursau.]

washington, Nov. zs.-President TAf~
after careful consideration of tho estimates
Of the departments. summoned tho H'ei"
bers OF the Cabinet to-day ana oroefeo
further pruning. Before taking this action
he studied every item Of expenditure In the
estimates and reached the conclusion tnae
further reductions could be made
The Presidents message will not be ready
until Saturday evening. The PRESIDENT ~
denying himself to all callers except those
he wishes to consult about the message
Representative Alexander. chairman Of the
Rivers and Harbors Committee Of the
House, and General Bixby, chief Of ensi-
neers talked to the President about ap-
propriations to be made for rivers and har-
bors at the coming session Commissioners
Rudolph, Johnston and Judson Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia were called In to discuss
legislation for tho District. The President
hopes to have the portions Of his message
dealing with the executive departments
ready to read At the Cabinet meeting to-
morrow. -
Speaker Cannon and Representative Mann
were luncheon guests at the White House
to-day and spent some time with the Presi-
dent discussing the message.
The President entertained at dinner to-
night the Attorney General and Mrs Wick
ersham. the Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Nagel, Commissioner and
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp. Commissioner and
Mrs Judson C. Clements. Commissioner
Charles A. Prouty. Commissioner Francis
NJ. Cockrell. Commissioner and Mrs Frank
lin K. Lane. Commissioner Edward E.
Clark. President Arthur T. Hadley Of Yale.
Frederick y. Judson. Frederick Strauss
Walter l.. Fisher. II. H. Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. s. Griswold Commissioner
and Mrs Charles P NeiIl, Miss Taft and
Captain Archibald W. Butt The table dec
orations were Golden Wedding chrysanthe-
NUNS and ferns.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
THE MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: A measure with the stamp of
Hughes approval that must receive the at
tention of the next Legislature is the So
called Massachusetts, ballot law. There
are no party columns on this ballot, but
the names Of all candidates for each Of
fee are placed together in a group, with
party designation attached, and the voter
thus has opportunity to vote his inde-
pendent choice for each Office or to vote
party ticket straight.
The one cross blanket ballot was never
scientific. Is now out of date and, to the
voters, is imposition. So long as it is
used there will be suggestions, persistent
ly renewed, in favor Of reducing the num-
Der of election officials. Such suggestions
are out Of harmony with the spirit of our
democratic institutions. 1t is not less Of
fcials. but more. for whom the people
should vote directly.
Every citizen interested in a free, fair
and untrammelled expression Of the popu
lar Will at the polls should recognize the
Importance Of adopting the AIaSsa chusetts
ballot and throw his influence in favor of
its enactment into law.
ROBERT d. MKAY.
The Bronx, Nov. 90 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30

Count Tschertkod, Intimate Friend of
Writer, Called His Worst Enamv

St Petersburg, Nov. g.-Count Leo Toll
stoy publishes a bitter denunciation of
Count Tschertkor. the intimate friend and
literary agent Of the late Count Tolstoy.
The son declares that TshertkofY was the
worst enemy that his father had In all
educated Russia and the civilized world and
that he was directly guilty of the tragedy
of Yasnaya Poliana.
The malign influence OF Tschertkof,"
writes Count Leo. caused the premature
death OF my father. his superhuman suffer
ings and the separation from his family
But for his literary agent. the son adds.
his father would have lived foe many years
peacefully at Yasnaya Poliana with the
family who loved him and whom he loved
so devotedIy. The arrival of Tschertkofr.
he says. was the beginning OF the end
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
THE BRITISH ELECTORAL OUT
LOOK

Now that a general election has actu-
allv been ordered In the United King
dom. political seers will be busy and
volube with predictions Of the result;
though the time for prophesying Is very
short. We have already recalled the
composition OF the House just'dissolved,
which remained unchanged despite the
occurrence Of twenty-one by-elecdons.
With a total membership of $40, includ-
ing the non-partisan Speaker. and with
the Liberals numbering 275 and the
Unionists 273 In the late House, it is
obvious that to secure In the new House
a bare majority over ali others-which
of course is highly desira ble-the LIB
erals need 10 gain 81 and the Unionists
63 seats over those held In the last Par
lament
That one OF them will do this is by
no means impossible. nor even grossly
Improbable. 1t is to be remembered
that at the election of last January the
Liberals won - seats by majorities of
less than 100 each. and the Unionists
won II by similarly narrow margins
Moreover. the Liberals won 26 other
seats 10y majorifies ranging from 100 to
800. and the UniOnists thus won 21 seats.
There were also other seats won on each
side by ma jorities of more than 800, but
yet so low as TO be proportionately small
and 10 mark the constituencies as very
closely divided Now, II there should
be any pronounced general influence
throughout the kingdom to change votes
from one side TO the other il is easily
conceivable that all these closely divided
constituencies might go one way. Thus
a change of less than 100 votes, prop
erly distributed, would give the Liberals
81 seats which in the last House were
held by Unionists, and change Of less
than 1900 votes would give the Union
lists 3S seats which were occupied by
Liberals.
II is to be noted, moreover that Brit
ish constituencies are far more likely to
change their complexion than are Con
gress districts in this country In the
last election the Liberals and their allies
won I27 seats and the Unionisfs won %,
making total OF 149 out OF $40 which
changed their politics. OF these 149.
too. no fewer than lO7 had changed
their complexion at the preceding cleo
ton. returning in 1910 to the political
faith which they had professed In 1900
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The American Ambassa-
dor TO Great Britain, Whitelaw Reid
read an address on Lord Byron before
the University College of Nottingham,
England. at the inauguration Of the
Byron memorial chair ~ English lit
erature at that Institution. - Most
of the leaders on both sides in the Brit
iSh election campaign made speeches IN
England OF Ireland last night, Home
Rule, American dollars and the reform
OF the House of Lords being the princi-
ral issues discussed. The ship
Terra Nova bearing the British South
Polar expedition. left New Zealand for
the Antarctic. President John III.
Finley of the College of the City of New
York delivered his first lecture at the
Sorbonne in Paris. - Serious doubt
is expressed in Peking that negotiations
for the s50,000,000 loan, offered to China
by an American syndicate, Will be con-
f cInded Count Leo Tolstoy pub
lished. in ST Petersburg. a bitter denun-
citation Of Count Tschertkoff, the init
mate friend and literary agent of the
late Count Toistoy.
DOMESTEC.-Presiden Taft gave or
ders to members of the Cabinet that
further cuts in department, estimates
must be made The third annual
conference OF governors held its first
session in Frankfort. ky: Woodrow Will
son spoke on the questions before the
conference, and urged cooperation in
/ ihe regulation OF railroads and corpora
tions by the states. - a report from
Phoenix. Ariz- said that the proposed
constitution now being framed had ex-
cited much opposition because of its So
cialisuC and ultra progressive trend and
would likely be rejected by the people
= Street railway companies in Mas
sachusetts have made application ac-
cording to a Boston dispatch. for the
right to carry freight; Of the eightv-oras
companies forty-one paid no dividends
last year
CITY.-Stocks were strong
August Belmont testified at great length
before the legislative graft investigation
eommittee, and called the dinner ~
which & 100000 bribe fund was alleged
10 have been raised, q myth.
brilliant gathering of delegates from the
leading universities of the world marked
the completion Of the dedicatory exer-
cises at the new home Of Union Theolog-
ical Seminary. - Representatives OF
The leading iron and steel companies will
discuss trade conditions. Mr.. Nc
Adoo held a long conference with Mayor
Gayror at which subways were dis
Vet reached a decision regarding his
proposals. - Charles F. Murphy de-
cltned TO announce his preference for
United States Senator. TO be chosen by
the next Legislature.
THE WEATHER.-Indicatio for to-
day: Unsettled. The temperature yes
terday: Highest. 40 degrees, at D. m:
lowest. 81, at . a m.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
by Telegraph TO The Trioune-I

IRy Telegraph 70 The TrihuneI
Newport, Nov. 9-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Ba,riman. who are still here have planned
tn close their season In short time ana
will then 80 to Aiken, s. c.. for the 70
maInder of the winter.
DR. and Mrs. Roderick Terry are visiting
in New York
Andrew Robson. jr, of Boston. is spend
ing the week here
Mrs. Harold Brown. Mrs. John Nicholas
BROWN and Miss Edith Wetmore will 70
turn from New York tomorrow.
Robert Hone, of New York. has closed
his Newport estate
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Nov. 2S.-Mr. and Mrs John
Jay White, of Washington and New York.
gave dinner and dance here tonight IN
compliment to their daughter. Mrs. Walter
Suydam Of New York. The guests at the
dinner we're Colonel and Mrs. Spencer
Crosby, DR.. and Mrs. James Kerr, Mrs
Seawell. Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Olga
Roosevelt, Baron Won Hardenbroek, Ger
man attache: Henri Martin, Swiss secre-
tary, Churchill Candee and Chauncey
Hackett. Among the guests invited TO the
dance were the Postmaster General. Miss
Katherine Elkins, Miss katherine Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Fortescue, Mr.. and
Mrs Wadsworth, Miss Louise Cromwell.
Miss Lillian Whiting, Miss Mary McCauley,
Miss Baxter Miss MCMILLAN and Miss May
Hammond. cousin and niece. respectively,
of John Hays Hammond: Miss Margaret
Cotton Smith. Paymaster Merritt Jack Sic
bert Walter Davidge. Captain and Mrs
Marsh, Lieutenant Palmer and Edward
Mclean
Mrs. A. w. Greedy introduced her daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude Greely to society at a
tea this afternoon, when the members of
the diplomatic corps. the army and navy
set and Official and resident society vel
coined her. General and Mrs. Greedy have
occupied a charming old-fashioned house
In G street for many years Assisting Mrs
Greedy this afternoon were her daughters.
Mrs Charles L. Adams, OF Hudson, N Y. ::
Miss Greedy and Miss Rose Greely
Miss Adele Colgate. daughter of Lady
Stratford. will come to Washington on
Thursday to be the guest for the week
end of the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
Mrs. Winthrop entertained informally at
luncheon to-day for her guest. Miss Mar
garet Ide, daughter Of the Minister to
Spain. who Is here for the Camperio-Terry
wedding.
General and Mrs. George NJ. Sternbers
entertained guests at dinner tonight In
compliment to Justice and Mrs. Harlan.
Mrs. l. z. Letter entertained guests At
dinner tonight.
Lady Alan Johnstone. wife OF the British
Minister to Denmark. Is making a short
visit to her mother. Mrs James w PIN
chot.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
PRAISE THAT DOESN'T ExALT.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Time was when commerce and
finance were deemed abstruse subjects,
but how clear 1t all seems now Recipes
for prosperity abound
One recently brought forward is Raise
rates on the railroads" This has the
merit of absolute novelty well as the
most lucid and understandable simplicity.
All that we need in order to add to our
prosperity is the privilege of paying
little more freight on the wheat and meat
that feed us, the coal that warns us and
the manufactured goods that we produce
which pay our wages and enable us to buy
wheat, meat and coal!
Can any one be so stupid as to object
to this programme? 1 hope not. ! am
afraid that il discouraged the genius who
proposed 1t will quit trying, much to the
worlds loss.
A MERE CONSUMING PRODUCER
New York, Nov. 28, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
CAMPAIGN FUNDS FROM THE
BENCH

The report of the Democratic General
Committee of Kings County on its re-
ceipts and disbursements In the cam
paign contains the interesting infOrma-
ton that among 3he contributors were
Justice Isaac NJ. Kapper, who gave
$3.50; Justice Luke D. Stapleton, who
gave the same sum, and Surrogate
Herbert T. Ketcham. who contributed
500. This is interesting because 1t
shows that the attempt of the law to
take the judiciary out of all relation to
politics is not yet entirely successful.
Section 7SO Of the Penal Code say VS.:
No candidate for judicial office shall,
directly or indirectly. make any contri-
button of money or other thing of value.
nor shall any contribution be solicited of
him.
This law WAS enacted to stop the no
torious practice, which long prevailed
in this city, Of exacting huge sums from
judicial candidates. These sums were
in some cases so large as practically to
auount to a sale Of the Office The
public conscience was awakened on the
subject of these levies. and the people
determined TO remove all question OF
money from the selection Of judges, and
so far as possible to set them apart from
political activities and relationships
while on the bench. It is obvious that
IL a judicial candidate though forbid
den to contribute In the year of his
own election, can afterward go on con-
tributing to the oempaign chest of the
party which supported him, the pro-
hibition of the statute Is Of little avail
if anybody wants to evade it. We do
not for a moment mean to suggest that
any of these three gentlemen sought to
evade it, or was making acknowledge
ment for past favors. On the contrary.
we have no doubt that they We're actu-
ated by the perfectly disinterested and
patriotic motive Of promoting the politi-
cal views which they hold. But if some
judges contribute from good motives,
others could contribute from bad mo-
tiyes. and pay off old debts, and the re-
form which the law seeks would not be
accomplished. Apparently the law needs
| to be amended so as to forbid contribu-
tions. not merely by candidates for
| judicial Offices in the year In which they
are running. but by judges at other
times. That would prevent the indirect
doing Of what the law seeks to forbid.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30

litical assets II may readily De oe
lieyed TINT so competent and aggressiso
man as he was intrusteu oS .h.,,1,
with much responsibility anu ~ a,' ,ad,'
and that his knowledge Oh Nap.e .,,o
Gated him as a fitting organizer Vi .ne
invasion of that part Of the klhsuon.
But, Of course. In that there Is no'nins
10 detract from the supreme creoit anu
glory Of Garibaldi. II the
had never gone to Marsaia' .ne' -,-,r,oI
have been no Volturno Inc Va -.
conception and the executio, VI uod
first masterful strokes when assun.o nrs
the end were ,ndubitably Ganoaioi .
His fame is not impaired by tne kho"
edge that he had an efflcleh' .nd
in the later stages of the campaign anu
it is honor enough even 1or -
Crispi. to have been the iieu'en"
Garibaldi
The circumstances to which the re-
ported publication calls attention are ps
no means singular They exist III ai'
most every campaign. In our own va
Washington and Grant had suooiu,n
Of high capacity. who perforfleA SCI,
vices OF great importance ana WIN "
entitled to much credit Yet 'ie
preme credit must rest, and I" couiS'
should rest, with the supreme leauei.
Hamilton and Lafayette may nave uohe
more actual fighting at Yorktown 'n"n
did Washington. vet 1t was Washihs'ol
who led them thither. So Crispl may
have organized the advance from SICILY
into Naples: but he did 1t under the
leadership Of Garibaldf, ana 1t "nS
Garibaldi who brought the e1peoi'i.ni
into Sicily and so made possiDie 'ne
crossing Of the strait
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30

sponded the witness. quickly. "'E worn'f
under anything except the table wneh
see i'm. and that I sticks to,"-Tit-Bits.
Wireless communication between the
Einel Tower station and the New Worid
was recently established via Rufisque,
coast town Of Senegambia, whence a mes
sage was transmitted to Brazil The an
swer received in two hours.
Il celebrated my silver wedding yester-
day." said the actorine
"ImpOssibler' cried the angel. You re
not old enough to have been marrleo
twenty-five years" ,
"Of course I'm not But I was married
yesterday for the twenty-ffth time =
Cleveland Leader.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
THE TALK OF. THE DAY.

Senator Cullom Of Illinois. opposes the
project for Lincoln memorial road from
Washington to Gettysburg and proposes in
stead something more lasting. such as
monument in the national capital. Speak
ing OF the highway scheme, Senator Cul-
lom says: Il have not been disposed to
favor such proposition because my idea
of a memorial Is that 1t should remain for
all time to come and l do not know whether
the American people OF future generations
would for all time support such a road"
The Tenant-Look here. SIR. It's only
20 above zero in this room. There's the
thermometer-look for yourself
The 1-andlord-Thats not a fair test
You've hung the thermometer on the radi-
ator.-Cleveland Leader
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
The Terra Nova, Under Captain Scott,
Leaves New Zealand for South Pole.

Christchurch, New Zealand. Nov y
The ship Terra Nova, bearing the Briu'h
South polar expedition. under the command
of Captain Robert F. Scott. sailed fro"
Port Chalmers for the Antarctic to-day
The Terra Nova sailed from London on
June I last and gradually worked her way
south Captain Scott. who joined the veSei
In New Zealand. hopes 10 reach the sou1H
Pole In December of 1911.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
SUCCEEDS TO COUSINS TITLE
Count Hermann Won Hatxfeldt- Widen
burg Now a Prince

Berlin. Nov 2e.-Count Hermann Won
Hatzfeldt- -Wildenturg, In consequence Of
the death OF his cousin. Prince Franz Won
Hatzfeldt-Wildenhurg. inhcrits the title and
isnmense properties OF the latter.
The counts mother was Helene Isabelle
Susanne Mouiton, an American. born In
Paris. He Is now German Minister at Cairo
and was formerly nrst secretary of the
German Embassy at Washington and IN
charge OF that embassy during the last Ill
ness and for a time following the death of
Ambassador speck Won SternhurK
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
People and Social I7cidenks
NEW YORK socsGrx.

Mrs James Harper North savs Q nuncAe
con at Sherry's yesterday for her dabu-
tante daughter. Miss Marjorie North rhs
guests were seated at Ave tables. and IN
ciuded Mrs. Roger NJ. Minton. Miss Eliza
beth Bacon. Miss Katharine Shaw, Mise
Margaret French. Miss Mary Edgar. Mis-.
Florence Rand. Miss Genevfeve Sanford,
Miss Maria Whitman, Miss Constance c.
Buel. Miss Beatrix Buel. Miss Ihelma vio-
lett. Miss Gladys Lord, Miss Dorothy
Wells. Mis-, Kate Riggs Miss Dorothy
Cramp. Miss Margaret French and Others
Mrs Chalmers Wood gave a dinner last
night at her house. IN Lexington avenue,
for her debutante daughter. Miss Mary A.
Wood. Her guests. whom she afterward
took to the Lyceum Theatre. were Miss
Aileen Osborn, Miss Leonie Burrill. Miss
Leta PelI Wright Miss Frances Goodwin,
Miss Laura Canheld. Miss Claire Bird. Ed
mund P. Rogers. Rober VI. Poor. lie Roy
King. Chalmers Wood. jr.. and William L
Wood.
Frederick Townsend Martins luncheon
yesterday at Sherry's was very small. and
was for one Of the English cavalry officers
who came over here for the Horse Show
at Madison Square Garden His guests IN
cluded Lieutenant Edward Brooke. Lieu
tenant Thomas Thornton, Colonel and
Mrs P A Kenna. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish.
Mrs F. " Breitung Mrs Crawford Hill.
Mrs Graham Miller, Miss Gwenfra Will
Jams, Miss Lota Robinson. Mrs William
r. Sheehan. G. Creighton Webb, Living
ston Phelps. William c. Reick and Howard
Townsend Martin.
Mrs. j. Francis AIoysfus Clark will give
dinner this evening for Mrs. Poultney
Bigelow. She will also give dinner,
followed by small dance. on December
for Miss Doroti " Bigelow-
Mrs. George Edward Wyeth will give .
luncheon to-day at her house, IN East 18th
street, for Miss Frances H Wyeth-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitney Carpen.
ter have issued invitations sor the mar
rage OF their daughter, Miss Beatrice
Carpenter, to Gambler Cobb. in the Brick
Presbyterian Church. Fifth avenue and
37th street. on December 20. The recep-
ton which will follow will be very small
owing 10 mourning IN the bridesroom's
family
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin. tr. re-
turned to town yesterday from their eoun-
try place. on Long Island. and are at their
house In East s7th street. for the winter.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish will give a dinner
at Sherry's on Saturday.
Mrs Clarence NJ. Hyde has leased her
house, No 2s4 Madison avenue. and has
taken an apartment at No. 3so West End
avenue for the winter.
Colonel and Mrs William Jay hare ar
rived IN town for the season and are az
the Plaza for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs Henry A C. Taylor have
returned to town from Newport and arc
at their house. in East list street, for tho
season
Among those who sailed for Europe yes-i
terday were Mr. and Mrs Archibald s :
Alexander and MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Scott
Burden They will remain abroad for tho
greater part Of the winter.
Mr and Mrs. John l. Waterbury VIII
pass the winter at No. "a West 54th street.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
;sSGlo-5:oir. a-rihnR.
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 80, 1910

This newspaper is oicned and pao-
Hshed by The Tribune Association,
Nesc York corporation; office and T'9s-
cfpGi place OF business, Tribune BHitc-
ing. No. 154 Nassau street, Neic York;
Ogden Mills, president; ogden ~ Reid,
secretary; James II Barrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers is the Office
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
IN bU-fAlO2

From The Buffalo News
The renunciation OF Senator Grady is
made topic for comment and much moral
reflection as II he were the lieutenant of
the Prince OF Darkness. But there Arc
worse Democrats than Grady
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.


Oh, say,
This very day
Get the hop
For the shop
And don't stop
Shopping
Till you feel like dropping
Dead in your tracks. And then
All the clerks. women and men,
VIII rise up and call you blessed,
And you. with your shopping done,
VIII sit down and wonder
Where in thunder
Do people find Christina. fun
W. J. HAMPTON.
Teacher-Now, Willie, what is an eeofst7
Willie thinking OF atheist)-One who does
not recognize the existence Of a superior
being.-London Opinion.
Because some OF the Buffalo voting ma.
chimes did queer things with the figures or
Election Day there Is an outcry In some
quarters against them. Buffalo has beer
voting by machine for twelve years THE
Express condemns the proposition tc
abolish them and go back to the old sys
tenn. and The Utica Herald Dispatch
agrees with II and observes: Utica, with
its longer experience with the machines
will concur in this view In fact, 1t would
be impossible to persuade Uticans that re-
turn to the old system could ever be de-
srable"
Prospective Customer-What fish is that?
IIItterate Fishmonger-Thats AXE, sir
Prospective Customer-Oh, indeed, Tooth
ache or headache?
Illiterate Fishmonger-Neither. sir; it's
AXE all over, sir.-Tit-Bits.
Chicago commission men object strenu-
ously. according TO 'The Tribune" to a
proposal to sell eggs by weight. From
time immemorial,'' says one OF their
spokesmen eggs have been collected
bought, sold and shipped by the dozen
The farmer has marketed them. the ship
per has shipped them and the markets OF
the world have priced and quoted them by
the dozen, and there is a natural and In
herent reason for this The egg is a unit
of substantial Uniformity
Now, be careful, SIR IL your answer.
and remember you are upon OATH" said
the cross examining counsel. who was try
ing all he knew to confuse the witness
You swear that at that particular dinner
the defendant was under the influence OF
alcohol"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30

It is said that In the last year Ne"
York Harbor has received more than Its
share Of attention from the engineer
corps Of tie federal government. Per-
haps But for many years it received
far less than It's share.