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,,s mon this extraordinary discovery
writer in a Vienna paper says we a
accustomed to hearing strange stories d pou'
the aSe of wine, but these usually efnaha.e
from newly rich hosts. This last story VIII
probably hold -hrst place until 1T Is super
scded by some ingenious antiauary VIM
sells rare wares to rich Americans Win
taste for the undue.
BessI sometimes wish / might see MY
self as others see me- ,,,, 80, inst
Nell-Oh. you poor dear! why, you !uS
couldn't believe your eyes.-BroWniis
Magazine.
The Pennsylvania Society for the IRE
vention of Tuberculosis has begun wal
on the street cleaning methods of Phiia7
deIpfia. Dr. Howard s. Anders. who mas
made an exhaustive study for the socle'y
of street cleaning methods in the unileo
states and Europe. declares that 'iio
Quaker City stands alone in fostering eooi-
sumption causing conditions The soclety
will direct its first efforts toward competing
the street cleaning forces to sprinkle the
pavements before sweeping. and when t'iat
is accomplished will move TO have the city
equipped with the latest vacuum cleaners
Ascun,--Do you think it's true that SKIN
ner has bought a place for hlmseh III 50
ciety2
Wise-Oh, no, III bet he's only leased
It. for he's liable to have to skip OUT a. .
moments notice.-The Catholic STANDARD
and Times.
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APOLOGIES. ZOE SMUGGLING.

IT is remarkable what tenderness
some otherwise Draconian. censors of
public morals can show when It comes
10 offences against the customs laws.
From an article in a recent issue OF The
Evening Post the reader might almost
gather the impression that when citi-
zens returning TO this country are caught
trying TO bring in dutiable articles un-
declared the onus ought not to be put on
them, but on the inconsiderate statutes
which forced them into that embarrass-
ing predicament.
Those who do not like our tariff laws
complain that we do not follow the prac-
tice of other civilized countries which try
TO make it easy for travellers submit
ting 10 a customs examination. But that
charge has no sound basis Most Euro
pean countries deal more gently with
travellers because less exaeting in
spection is needed. But the means taken
10 detect smuggling are as adequate in
European ports as they are here. and no
foreign country tolerates any such easy
going entry OF dutiable goods as would
be possible in our ports under the sys-
TEN advocated by 1.-The Post" of unin.
spected admission of all personal bag
gage. So many articles on our dutiable
list can be brought in as personal bag
gage that ii would be foolish abandon
ment of the government policy of tax
ing merchandise TO allow such merchan-
disc TO come in freely as personal eff
fects
But The Posts" mild apology for
smuggling seems almost innocent along
side Of the out-and-out defence of it
made by the organ of the Star-eyed
Goddess. Professor Miinsterberg. of
Harvard. recently tried TO explain in
terms of psychology the penchant which
so many Americans have for trying tn
defraud Uncle Sam of his just dues on
imports He said that the trouble was
that ordinarily moral persons who would
not fry 10 escape payment of their bills
TO the grocer, the butcher or even the
tailor were unable 10 personify the
United States government. and were
therefore readily tempted to defraud IT.
But THE Louisville Courier Journal
denies the soundness of the Minsterberg
hypothesis. II says that IL is not lack of
imagination but too much imagination
which tempts the returning traveller To
smugsIe.
According TO THE Courier Journals
idea, the incoming tourist does not con.
jure up in his minds eye "a gentleman
in striped breeches and star studded
''spihetail,' but sees "a line of nenduious
''paunched men standing upon the rim OF
his native land, directing stout yarlets to
prize open and pry into bis trunks. his
boxes, his pockets and everything that
is his OF course, if these trunks
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UNITED SOUTH AFRIC4'S FIRST
GOVERNMENT

The elevation of Mr.. Herbert Glad
stone to the peerage and his appoint
ment as first Governor General or Vice
roy of United South Africa form. as we
have remarked, q singularly interest
ing and suggestive incident. regarded
from the point of view either of cur
rent politics or of historical perspective.
That incident is. however, from both
those points Of view fully matched By
the selection of General Louis Botha TO
be the first Prime Minister of the gov
eminent of the new nation. That selec-
ton was some time ago seen TO be prac-
ticaliy inevitable, and is doubtless the
best that could have been made.
General Bothas assumption of Office
to-day. when the union Of South Africa
is TO be formally proclaimed. will be
crowning incident in one of the
most remarkable careers in South Afr
can history. Little more than ten years
ago he was a not particularly con
spicuous member of the Transvaal Leg
islature At heart he was an admirer
and disciple of the fine constructive
idealism of Cecil Rhodes, especially in
its generous and patriotic transcending
and ignoring Of racial lines. He there
fore strongly disapproved the bigoted
and reactionary policy of Paul KRUGER,
though he was unable to offer efficient
opposition to it. Then, by the bitter
irony of fate, because of his innate
genius for both military and civic leader
ship, he was forced into the incongru-
GUS position of being the legatee of that
policy and of striving for two years to
maintain it against what he knew from
the outset TO be hopeless odds. When a t
last the necessity Of surrender became
so apparent as to absolye him from even
the remoteSt suspicion of treachery to
the Boer cause, it was he who secured
terms of peace which preserved the in
tegrity of the Transvaa1 as politica
entity and the moral seIf-respect of the
Boer race. Within five years after
Vereeniging he became Prime Minister
of the TransvaaI, in which place, like
his great exemplar as Prime Minister of
the Cape. he knew neither Boer nor
Briton but only the whole people There
could have been no more auspiciOus
choice of a first Prime Minister for the
new nation and the best wish of the
world for him and for that nation will
be that he will be enabled consistently
to maintain and to pursue the moderate
open minded, far seeing and enlightened
policy which has hitherto been charac-
teristic of his public career
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every other infdelity and still come
hack into the party. but that if he did
not believe in the referendum he was no
Democrat. and should be sentenced 10
perpetual Punishment. If peculiar con-
ditions in Ohio can excuse return TO
the "stil hunt method of electing Sena-
TORS. why couldn't they excuse i'll some
other crisis disloyalty 10 the referen-
.ium? The Harmon answer VIII not
create much enthusiasm in the ONCE
nf 1.-THE Commoner.' Hard, indeed, is
the lot Of a candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination who has not
outfived the demoralizing associations OF
service in President Cleyeland's Cabinet.
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT
Isy Telegraph 20 The tribunal

tBy Telegraph % The tribunal
Newport. May S0-Mrs r. Casirns- y.
Rham arrived this evening 10 visit NJ az
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeknan Whitman =.
Washington. are the guests Of M AID
Mrs H. A. c. Taylor. Mrs Taylor enrs-.
tanned at dinner this evening in honor :.
her guests
Ochre Court. the summer home Of NJ,
Ogden Goelet. is being opened and prsuar.s
for occupancy.
Mrs. Spotswood Schenck. George de a-s
Hermann Oelrichs. OF New York. are az tina
Muenchinger- King cottage
Ogden Mills and Edward J. Bervind. asr.r
short visits TO Newport, have returned 70
New York.
Beekn1an winthrop and Andrew Robssor
of Boston. who is guest Of Mr. ard Mrs.
Newton Adams. registered At the Casino "a
day.
Mr.. and Mrs J. T. D. I.anier. M-. ard
Mrs William E Carter and former Com
rnodore and Mrs. Elbrfdge 7. Gerry and
the Misses Gerry are ezpecred for the sea
son during the present week
Mr. and AIRS. Il. II. Ward, Of Washing
ton, have arrived at their cottage
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FORT WASHINGTON POINT.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Apropos of all the regent agitation
for an increased number Of city parks and
Fairgrounds, Mayor Gaynor's personal in
terest in the matter, the passage of the
Hudson Park bills in the Senate and the
suit brought this week by the Parks and
Fairgrounds Association against the lin
vasion of the rights and powers of the
Park Department" the following resoIu-
tons were unanimously passed at the regu-
lar May meeting Of the Fort WASHINGTON
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo-
luton:
Whereas. Fort Washington Point. former
" known as Jeffreys Hook, is the most
and cherished by the people of New York
CITY. for whom it was acquired and to
whom it was given;
Resolved, That we, the descendants of
men and women who gave fortune. service
and life for liberty and free government,
ton of Fort Washington Point by the
erection of a bridge terminal at 18th street
thus tn taking from the city its most beauti-
fuI park of the future.
Resolved. That the destruction Of trees
for the width of a city block from the
river to Riverside Drive which. the archi-
CURED by the proposed bridge terminal, is
contrary to true economics and conserva-
ton of resources.
Resolved. That we condemn and depIore
the false economy of saving money by
placing the bridge terminal at Fort Wash
lngton Point, as proposed, because the
cty's park. now and for the future, is
Infinitely more valuable to the city than
the sum which it is proposed to ''save''
and becaus future years, by the bounty of
Gods Providence, will restore the money
to the city. but could never restore the
peoples park when once destroyed.
Resolved That a copy of these resoIu-
lions be sent to our representatives in the
state Legislature
CHARLOTTE sAYRE BooRMAN.
New York. MAY 25 1919
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THE DAY AND IT'S FUTURE.

The announcement that at the fortn-
coming epcampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic resolution calling TOT
the abolition of Memorial Day will be
pro,,osed might be received with III
credulity were ii not so seriously mane'
and were there not some color OF prov
ocatjon-though not. we think or JUS
titica tion--for it. The idea seems to De
that it would be better to abolish the
day altogether than TO have 1t trans
formed into an ordinary holiday Oh
merrymaking.
1t was inevitable that as the actual
scenes and passions of the war receded'
as the poignancy of bereavement was
dulled through the merciful processes OF
time. and as the ranks of those to whom
the initiative in the memorial services
was confided grew thin, the character OF
the day or of the popular observance
OF it would undergo cnange. indeed,
change was desirable. 1t would not be
we'll to cherish forever the precise feel
ings of a generation ago. But the change
has become extreme. A headline-typicai
of many-in Sunday paper ran, Pros
poets are Rosy for Memorial Day Fun
Beyond doubt there is striking In
congrlIity between memories of the dead
and fun and it would be missioner
to continue calling by the name Me
mortal Day a day almost wholly devoted
to amusement.
We hope, however, that as there IS at
last. by virtue of much urging and re-
Fiction. a reyersion toward an 'cld-tash-
toned Fourth Of July" so there may be
movement for the preservation of
Memorial Day In its original significance.
though not entirely in its original form
The veterans of the Civil War will pass
from the scene. But already there are
many organizations of their sons. to in
herit their memories and to cherish their
fame, to whom the guardianship Of the
day might safely be intrusted. The
American nation, with all its love of
sports and merrymaking, is not inca
pabIe of being led to remember and ap-
propriately to commemorate the greatest
personal sacrifice in its history.
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An INQUIRY NEEDED.

Ia view of the evidence which has
been laid before various grand juries in
Illinois favorable action by the Senate
on the resolution offered last Saturday
by the Hon. William Lorimer seems inn
perative. Mr.. Lorimer's resolution dl-
reefs the Committee Oh Privileges and
Elections TO examine the allegations
that bribery and corruption were prac-
tised in connection with his election to
the Senate. No seif-respecting Senator
wishes to retain a seat which he owes
TO the votes of purchased members of
state legislature Charges that cor
rupt practices have tainted Senate
election, if made seriously and supported
by what seems to be substantial t.vi-
dence. cannot be ignored by the indi-
vidual whose status they affect or by the
body on whose integrity they cast re-
Election.
Mr.. Lorimer is apparently convinced
that the charges Of bribery committed
at Springfield have no foundation In
his speech in the Senate he denied not
only that he had given or offered moneg
~ any liiNihtt-l VI Int lllli1OlS
IRE, but that money was given to any
member by persons acting / his inter
est. He said fatty mot one dollar was
paid to a single member of the General
Assembly for his vote for me-" This
statement is challenged by confessions
made by various members of the Legis
lature. Both Senators and members OF
the lower house have given testimony
To show that money was paid to them
and TO others to procure Mr. Lorimer's
election, The Senator may be an en-
tlrely competent authority when he de
elares that he personally paid out DC
money. But he is hardly qualified to
give conclusive testimony MS TO whai
other persons may have done for his
benefit. An investigation may prove as
enlightening TO him as TO the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Election:
and to the public.
If there was bribery at Springfield
from which Mr.. I.orimer protited some
body must have furnished the FUNDS and
directed their disbursement. Who wer.
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a 7nuSemeufS.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s:15-Ths Chorus
Lady.
BRA-e-s-rsudeville.
AMERICA E-3-S-Nsudexiile.
ASToR-S:i5-Seven Days xx-,,,
Ay-S:1s-The summer Naoo"es- 7
CASINOS: is-The Mtksoo.
CoIONIAI-2-S-Nsu 80.
COMFY ISLAND - Brighton beach
DresrIsnd and Luna Park;
s-EJTFRIoN-s. co-The Bachelors BaeS-
nAIsy'S-s Ca Matinee Idol.
EDEN MI'SEE-Worid in Wax.
EMPIRES .2n-Csste.
f-ArTTY-S i5-The Fortune sunteT
t-ARRItsR-s.3 o-Her Husbands Vie
eIOBE-S-15-Theo Old Town.
JACKETS :J5-The City
HAMMERSTEIN'S ROOF = s-1o--Na eoe'
vile. ,,-.-
HERALD SoUASE-s:15-Tiiiie' Nightmare
ErDSON-S.I5-The SnencthrifS.
ENTCE RRocKTR-s: i5-The Arcaoians-
LYRICS. l5-Jim che Penrfian
NEW YORK-s:15-The Merry Wh.rt.
wAILACK' -S:15-Aliss Jimmy satehtlhe-
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TREATMENT OF RUSSIAN JEWS
United Presbyterian Protest AgainH
Alleged Abuses.

Philadelphia. May ga resolution PRO
testing against the alleged inhurlan trea''
ment of the Jews in Russia was adopts
to-day by the General Assembly. Of tas
United Presbyterian Church Of NeE1
America. now holding it's ffty-second. an
nuai meeting in this city. The resolutSs0
is as follows;
Resolved. That the General Assembly - :;
the United Presbyterian Church OF so -
America expresses. in The name o. -. -
Lord. it's earnest protest against tls 81.
tinued persecution of the Jews n 49,
and particularly deprecateS the eXptns's-
OF the Jewish families from hieV-
Copies OF the resolution were ordered sea-;
to the Secretary Of State at WaShinsN'1
and to the Russian Ambassador fcf p's
sentation TO his government. ~
The convention at t0-day's SESSION -
cidsd to memorabilia Congress 10 pass =
mediate legislation TO prevent the traas
portstion OF fight pictures from staeS
state. The Jefrries-Johnson nght vas
nounced by the Rev. George W GrahIs
general secretary Of the Lords Day A.
ance. who in a speech advocating On eas.s
Sunday for postal employees blamed =
apathy OF the clergy for whst Ia teFns-
the degrading contest between two 0s-''-
on independence Day"
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IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IRON The Tribune Bureau

washington. Nav 3o.-The Vfce-Presl'
Ssn. ,ra Mrz Sherman will return to-m'r-
row from weekend visit 10 UTICA anu
1ri,1 hiring with them for the week MT. ana
Mrs Lotion Hunt, of Utica There VIII O7
some informal entertainments at the nome
of Tho yice-President and Mrs sherman
for Mr and Mrs. Hunt
Mrs James w Pinchot, who went 10
New York a week go to visit her brotners
Amos Emo and to meet her son. erlhoro
pinebot. on his arrival from Europe. VIII
return to-morrow. Mr.. Pinchot arrived
here tonight.
REPRESENTATIVE Hamilton Fish and the
Misses Fish will go 10 Newport on Wednes-
dav 70 attend the funeral Of the brother-
ir-Ia1sy of the former, Sidney Webster, news
of whose death was received here early
this morning. Mrs Webster WIS Saran NJ
Fish. and with Mr.. Webster she occupied
Pen Craig Cottage at Newport After at
tending the funeral Mr. Fish and bis
daughters will go to their summer nome
on the Hudson
Mr.. and Mrs Hennen Jennings will close
their Washington house on Friday and go
Tn their summer home at Camden. Me, for
the season.
General Maxwell Woodruff entertained
informally at luncheon at the Chevy chase
Climb to-day, as did also Brigadier General
and Mrs William W. wotherspoon The
club was crowded all day, a number OF IN
formal tea parties being given this a1ter-
noon and several dinner parties tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Sinclair Cameron
will go TO New York tomorrow to spend
several DAYS Mr. Cameron will be an
usher at the wedding Of Miss Harriet
Smith and Granville G Ahernathy. which
will take place at the Buckingham at noon
on Wednesday
Mrs Oliver c Cromwell and her daugh-
ter. Miss Louise Cromwell, have returned
70 WASHINGTON. to remain until July They
have as guests Miss Sussanne CarroH,
John Gilmore and Henry Cuttings, all OF
Baltimore This is the first return Of Mrs
Cromwell to Washington since the death OF
Mr.. Cromwell, which occurred last winter
few DAYS before Miss Cromwell was TO
have made her debut and while a brilliant
series Of entertainments was being planned
for her.
The bridesmaids who will attend Miss
Grace Bell at her wedding TO Granville
Fortescue are Miss Marian Wise. niece OF
Senator Newlands; Mss Laura Merriam,
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Mary Chew,
Miss Julia Goldsborough and Miss Jean
Oliver, daughter of Senator ard Mrs OIL
yer With the numerous men 70 accom-
pany 1Ir. Fortescue. they will have tbs
largest wedding party Of any of the couples
married here this spring.
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IN The BERKSHIRES.

IBy Telegraph to TIE Tribunal
Ienox. May 9o-Mr. and Hrs. william :.
Hornblower and Nr. and Mrs 3 z
Baruch. who have been at the Maplsrood
in PittsfeId. have returned to New York
Bayard Hoppin is spending a Few days at
Spring Lawn, the home OF his fancse
Miss Helen L Alexandra
Mrs. HasIett McKim and Leroy McEir
started to-day for New York. after short
VISIT at Ienox-
Harry Z. Lee and Samuel Rockingham
took part in the gun club shoot N Pitts
field this afternoon.
CONGRESSMAN Herbert Parsons vas one ..
the Memorial Day speakers IN Leno1 this
afternoon. He started tonight for vash-
ington-
! FIR. and Mrs. Frank Ber1is. who havs
been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Sanusl
rockingham at OverIee. have returned p
New York
Marshall T. Dodge, James s 5fcCras II
and Mrs. Frank arnold, Of View Tork; Mrs
and Mrs Clarence Price, ETrs, Prtnd-s
Mitchell and Mrs < 3 Laphau. OF View
York, are registered az the Curtis Hotel
Mr.. and Hrs. Clarence Berry. Miss Beat
rice Berry and Mrs. =. 2. ChamberIin.- Of
summit. n u are a IES -A4dpl0"Oous II
-PittsfieId.
Mr. and Mrs. E F Bedford. F. F. Bed
ford. Mr. and Mrs. Messmore Kendall and
Mr. and Mrs. George y. Crmsley. OF New
York. are at the Hotel Aspinwal- =
The wedding Of Miss Helen A BanEs
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Lsnuel 3 Bangss
and E r.. Saver. of New York, viii take
place in Stoekbridge on June 8 1fr- saysr
will graduate from a divinity school next
month.
+. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H Choats and Mss
Mabel Choate have gone 70 New York for
2 few days and Will return soon
Charles S. MelIen started for New York
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s Francis and
Miss Francis. of Toy. are registered IT
the Red Lion Inn. in Stockbridge
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NOT SATISFACTORY.

IN replying 10 some recent criticisms
appearing in THE CemmoneT' Governor
Harmon seems TO have added TO the
gravity Of the original offence. The
Governor undoubtedly meant TO give the
soft answer which turpeth away wrath.
But the apologize softness of the re
5oinder viii probably make it the more
unacceptable. for il will be held to show
that Ohios favorite Democratic son is
mere oppertunist in politics. ready TO
dodge a plain duty for expediency's sake
and TO excuse his dereliction by plead
ing the unusual and peculiar circum-
stances of the case.
Governor Harmon was taken 10 task
for not influencing the Democratic State
Committee to decide that a nomination
for United States Senator should be
made ar the approaching state conven-
tien. The Governor will he a candidate
fer reelection this fall. and he greatly
preferred 10 leave the choice of a Sena-
tor TO the next Legislature. Lively COM
petition for that honor would help him
in the state campaign. each Senate aspir-
ant seeking 10 secure as large follow
ing IS possible in the two houses. So the
state committee, with his concurrence.
issued convention call which said moth
ing about naming q Senatorial candidate.
Mr.. Bryan regarded that omission as a
step backward, and censured il as a be
trayal of principle. But Mr. Harmon
has indicated in his reply that he and
the Ohio state committee were more
concerned about results than about prn-
Gples. As he frankly explained the fail
use TO insist on a Senate nomination WAS
ave TO the general belief that I'm the
present unusual situation I'm Ohio an
attempt 10 settle the senatorship i'm adj
'vance would increase the risk of hay-
ing no Senatorship 30 settle
That argument did not weigh with
Governor Marshall in Indiana. and will
not weigh with Nr. BRIAN. Is q Sena
tcrship worth gaining at the sacrifice of
the great principle of popular control
IN Senate elections? 4 Democrat who
would -countenance such barter would
probably also repudiate the referendum
the most sacred Of Democracy's pres
eat PRINCIPLES Mr. Bran said not long
-ge that Democrat could be guilty Of
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THAT PROPOSED AVENUE,

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I notice your editorial on the plan
to make another avenue between Fifth and
Sixth avenues
As taxpayer I would like to voice my
protest against any such scheme. The
cost is now estimated at about $4,000 600,
but before the thoroughfare can be COM
pleted 100000 will be nearer the mark.
There is a grave question whether this
new avenue would be used to any great
extent What Is the matter with our pres
ent Madison evenueo People seem 20 prefer
Fifth avenue and 1t would be q. hard mat
ter to get them to use 100-foot street in
place of II.
There are too many Of these schemes in
volVing millions of dollars springing I'D
lately, and most of them originate in the
craniun1s Of people who own no property
and consequently do not stand any of the
burdens. a s
New York, Nav Is. 1910