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New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
TAMMANY AND JUDGE WHITNEY
1t Turns Down a Judge Not Dominated
by Interests.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Edward Is. Whitney. who has been
renomlnated for justice of the Supreme
and litgants who have appeared before
him. proved most acceptable Justice dur
ing the year in which he has occupied this
important position. President Taft himself
told the writer that in his opinion Justice
whitney was one of the ableSt LAWYERS in
the country. and no one is better qualified
to pass upon the qualifications of Il lawyer
Indeed. Mr.. Whitney, when young man
as Assistant United States Attorney Gen
eIal under another President, Grover Cleve-
land, argued before Mr. Taft. then Judge of
the United states Circuit Court In Ohio. the
famous Addyston pipe case, in which Judge
Taft upheld Mr. Whitney's contentious
thereby deciding what is the pioneer case
III the current of Gnti-monopOly decisions
Mr.. Whitney has constantly and effec-
lively represented the cause of the people
against the efforts of corporations to Sc
cure unjust privileges.
Mr. Whitney was the chief counsel
against the notorious Bedel- Goodsell
sneak bills" introduced in the I.egisla-
lures of l903-'0i. designed To secure To the
street railroads OF the state valuable priyf-
legos and franchises without compensation
owing mainly to his efforts. not one or
these numerous bills became a law. not
Withstanding tho Interesting testimony re
Gently given before the legislative commit
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
4 uuscmPnts-

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a .ggaNPR As S-NaudeVlile
I. .aFrR5,TA AN vaudeville
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Try THEATRE -S.l5-Is Matrimony "''
,,arDN-IAI-e e-S-Eaudeville.
- PeIT'E.PION- -N.a0-T-ne Commuters.
7,sI y-S-S .5a-RaIy Mine.
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srhrf-Ty- s.Ia-Cset Rich Quick waning lo4~'
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SI1Of,F- S.20-The Girl in the Tram.
HaCEFTT-S 2e- Mother.
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A-es - eleI- sTgT--S Titles Niehth9Ie-
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@' Tss1ier 81 Nia-a.a-The Earthquake
----rSG>S -S-a0-Tne peSeflers
sIpFTTN-fl PThCF-S :1.t-Boccaccio. -
33oy- WFPFR'S :l5-Alma. Where 10 h"u
,,,-TrK KrRBoCKER-s.I 1.-THE Scarlet PimPer-
r1BFF7-y-s .l5-T7le Country Boy
TYCFI NJ : 80 Electricity
1yRIC-s:l5-M Madame Trogb2aoar Han. ,,,s
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE, s;l"-liahS oie
arANTTF F,I,i,IOTT-S-S S:.o-rlre Inferior Sex
N-kZTsrOl As. .o0-The Little Damoze!-
N,F-IT ANSTERDAM-S:I 10 Ma dame sherry
NfrTv The EATRE,-S.ssG-The Blue Bird
N-r-yv Work 1.-THE Dollar Princess
1pT-gsT-fsl Ig-S -I-l-HebecCa q SunIybrooh taiIH
NAL. Af-FI- Is AIias Jimmy Naientlne-
WEST END-S:13-The Merry WIDOW"
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
THE WV iOIEUTCT.

The newest aqueduct undertaken by
this city * on the whole the greatest
oi them all That from the Catskills TO
Park Hill is gigantic. but save In the
crossing ~ the Hudson River it presents
40 novel problems nor any of special
difficulty excepting the magnitude of the
labor involved 1t II chiefly nothing but
AN extended work in ''cut and cover
But the main artery Of distribution.
from Park Till down, VIII be a very
different thing. To drive tunnel
through solid rock longitudinally under
the Borough of Manhattan ri a depth of
two hundred 10 seven hundred feet. and
thence under the East River and under
much Of Brooklyn. and also across the
NarT0ws 10 Staten Island. is an under
taking which challenges imagination TO
surpass
Of The wisdom Of the decision 10 do
this thing there can, however. be little
if any question. The plan is irresiStiblv
commended by The considerations which
were long ago set forth in these columns
IN first commenting fayorably upon it.
The actual cost Of the work will proba-
bly, be less than that OF laying conduits
llear the surface. OF course the public
Inconvenience caused boy tearing up and
obsiructing the streets. which would be
GLORIOUS under fhe surface plan. will
be practically avoided altogether. Tie
increased pressure which We are told
can Ihus De secured .gill be of immense
adYant3ge The security of The conduit
Irom breakage leakage or contamination
OF hs couicnts should be far greater
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
THE PRELIMINARY TAX BILL.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: There is one important defect IN the
form of the preliminary tax bill issued I'M
der the new arrangement of the controller
II is headed memorandum taN bill
Under the Obi system the tax bills gave
the tax rate by borOughs. and last year the
Brooklyn tax rate was 1-731s0- We were
then able to figure for ourselves and ascer-
tain If the amount of the bill had been cor
rectIy figured by the tax clerk. Every bust
ness man wants 10 know this before making
payment
I have Just received my memorandum
tax bills but the rate Is omitted, thus
putting me to the trouble of ascertaininS
same, for If overcharged it would be next
TO impossible to recover after payment
On the other hand, if underchaTged, I
might. and might not. find in time to come
that my property was to be sold for arrears
of taxes.
1t is not sufficient to say that the regular
tax bill will give the tax rate. since such
hill is not received till after the memOran-
dum tax bill has been paid. AUDITOR
Brooklyn, Oct q. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
MONEY AND BTSTNESS

Reactionary tendencies in our indus
tries apparently have been checked, and
although there is as yet no material in
crease in the volume of new orders, a
more cheerful view is taken of the fut-
ure course of mercantile affairs in bust
ness and financial circles SeasonabIe
weather has impaired greater strength
to the jobbing and retail trade, reports
from most sections of the country indi-
eating "A growing demand from consum-
ers while in the West the general mar
kets are beginning To feel the stimulus
of the years satisfactory harvests. when
eventually will bc reflected ia better con
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
THE WoolNe OF MORPHEUS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: To any of your readers who suffer
from loss of sleep and its attendant evils
would say, have you tried sleeping on hop
pillows?
Some time ago l was very greatly troubled
with insomnia and wasted TO shadow;
slept only few hours each night, ana
then from sheer exhaustion My appetite
was poor; I was very nervous various
remedies were brought into play, such as
automobile trips. ocean trips. long walks,
etc. all in vain. when at last 7 got hop
pillow, which brought the long sought for
relief Trusting this suggestion may do
likewise for others. | volunteer IT with the
hope that ii may do some good
WILLIAM r. SHERRILL~
Lenox Mass, oct. =, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
al CROOKED ROULETTE WHEEL

al CROOKED ROULETTE WHEEL" :"
The news Of one of the recent police
raids upon gambling places in this city
related that in one resort was found "a
crooked roulette wheel" which, instead
of whirling freely and stopping by
chance. was regulated at will by one
Of the gamblers by means Of an in
geniouS electrical device, so that it could
be stopped at the point which would
insure the greatest winnings for the
managers of the game and the greatest
losses for the players Other gambling
devices for faro and other games. were
found with corresponding arrangements
for unfair play.
Such practices are characteristic Of
gambling establishments in the city. and
probably also throughout the United
States Iniquitous as it is in other re
spects. the great Casino at Monte Carlo
is fairly conducted. Players are not
tricked out of their money. That fact is
doubtless one explanation of the vast
regularity which the place has enjoyed
though il is no justification of its cX
iStence. But mere the cards are marked,
the dice are loaded, the roulette tables
are crooked IN honestly conducted
games of chance the prepoDderance of
winnings is in the long run bound To 0e
heavily on the side of the banker But
our American gamblers are not content
with that In their greed they make
their play no longer "a game of chance
but an assured Swindle We do not
know that general realization of that
fact would restrain many persons from
being duped in such resorts. At least, the
fact should place the final stamp of
condemnation on all such concerns. 4
fairly conducted game of chance is suf-
ficiently demOraliZing To deserve the
legal ban. These crooked" games are
scarcely as respectable AS straightfor-
ward pocket picking or bank burglary
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
SMUpGY TAX BILLS.
NJ of The TrihIIna

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: have Just read with considerable IN
terest the criticism Of the dirty tax bills
just issued to taxpayers. and A G. Pleydeil
expresses my sentiments exactly.
II is a disgrace for a man who is the
proprietor of a respectable peanut stand to
tender a receipt as cheap and smutty as
those given by the leading city OF the
United States.
No man is safe regarding the payment
of taxes. unless he has the documentary
evidence on hand to produce on mo-
ment's notice that he has paid his taxes
for i'm my experience as real estate dealer
have had many cases where taxes have
been paid and never cancelled or fecoTd'
and had | been Obliged to refer 20 such
specimens as those in use this year ! can
well imagine the result. after they had been
handled two or three times.
There are thousands of taxpayers who
have no other chance of seeing the item
lied appropriations which were printed on
the backs of tie former bills. and, instead
of spending s25.Oo0 on budget exhibit. 1t
would seem better form I'm my estimation
TO abandon the present dismal failures ana
return to the form that had stood the test
of years from every standpoint.
This not a kick from one who has
any axes to grind, but from one who has
been an independent Republican ever since
/ first cast vote. and believed in letting
we'll enough alone.
WALDEN NJ. BRANAN.
Port Richmond, n. Y, Oct. q. 1910
Major f. Fl. l.. Ebstein, acting Re
ceiver of Taxes, says that the tax bills
used this year smudge easily. but that
this defect will be Temedied another
year. The new system of receiving
taxes. one of the principal features OF
which is that OF accounting control, re-
qIIires two carbon copies of the original
bill The original is sent to the tax
payer as a memorandum; the first copy
is given to him as a receipt when nc
paws his taxes, and the second copy IS
sent to the auditor of receipts OF the
Finance Department as q check on the
amount taken in by the Receiver of
Taxes In putting this system in force
this year it became necessary to take
the carbon paper that could be obtained
in the quantity desired within week
Next year there will be no annoyance
from the smudging. according to Major
EbStein.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

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
man. If he continues to make as
good a President as he is making now.
he 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 repudiate the
administration of MIR. Taft by such a
crushing and overwhelming defeat of
his party that it will be apparent that
Mr.. Taft cannot be reelected
The Democratic party cannot bring
about such a 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 genera!
result; and If it should happen that the
administration can't hold it1 own party
together, the national convention would
be quite likely to look for Moses 20
lead them out of the wilderness, and
they might 90 to Mr.. Roosevelt or they
r,iuht 90 to one of the far more radical
leaders who are now looming up on the
political horizon in the North and Mid
die West.-Eihu Root.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

The fact that the principal residents of
Chinatown approve the efforts of the
police to discourage sightseeing and
Summing parties from visiting that part
Of the city suggests the moral superiority
of the Chinese to many Of those who go
to cape at them. The chief attraction
of the Chinese quarter to most of the
midnight visitors who have gone thither
has been its vice, or its. supposititious
vice. That is an uncommonly unworthy
attraction for people who profess to be
civilized. AS matter of fact, the place
is probably not half as bad as it is sup
posed to be, some of its residents merely
assuming the guise of depravity to please
the depraved curiosity of visitors and to
win their coin. 1t is a shabby business.
and the Chinese do well to be tired of il
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
UNFAIR CRITICISM.
m The Rochester Post Express.

From The Rochester Post Express
Criticism of MIR. StimsOn for the amount
of his compensation uS special prose-
cutor under the government Is unfair. and
the Democrats ought to stop H. In the
FIRST place no lawyer would collect Ss.O00. OGO
for "A client for the S0OOu ar StD,tg0 that Mr..
StimSou received. and d Is highly prOba bic
that the amount ne received from th,. gov
ernment was less than the American sugar
Company paid it's lawyers for dcfcudinS
the case.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
aeDr31nrs Grtbmlss.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1910.

Jhis newspaper is OToRed and pHo-
liShod bV The Tribune association.
Ncfc York corporation; Office and pTln-
rina1 pIqce Of business, Tribune Build
iBa. N0. la Nassau street. Aeio loTh'
OqdcB UHEs. president: Ogden IL. Reid,
eocroforg: James II. Barrett, treasurer
The address Of the officers IS the once
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
\ POINT To REMEMBER.
.m The Ringhamton RepublIcan.

FIOIl IIIt IlIIIbIIIIIINUII tNVI'Vt1IIIVt'II-
1t is conceded that the fight is TO be a
close one and every vote will he needed.
one vote has sometimes saved party
from defeat. In one instance an Assembly
man was elected by one majority and that
ASsemblyman east the deciding vote fOr
United States Senator III YOU are tempted
TO 40 hunting or fishing on Election Day,
remember this
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
PRIMARY REFORM.
rom The RuffaIo NeWs

From 7 he BUIIiIO NtWS.
1t is proposed in the Saratoga platform
to take up the work OF primary reform
where Governor Hughes left il and go on
with ID in the direction which he pointed
out as the wise one to follow. ON the other
nand the Democratic statement Is nothing
hut "A bid for votes. without a grain of sin
Cerity or of effective purpOSe in II.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

1t may be moot question whether a
worlds fair in New York is desirable at
any time, seeing that this city is rer-
petually one of the worlds biggest fairs.
but it is absolutely certain that no such
enterprise should be undertaken at any
place without adequate time for prepara
ton. We have had far too many ex-
positions opened when they We're only
half ready.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The rigorous enforcement of the customs
laws by Collector Loeb gave vag an
opportunity to perpetrate . joke on his
family which failed to produce any unusual
amount of nerrfment The man Is a bach
elor and the loving and indulgent uncle OF
four Young people, whom he has been in
the ha bit of remembering literally with
gifts He probably knew that the question,
What will uncle bring from Europe?
would be discussed at his sisters home,
and in order to dispel any illusions sent
this note: 'Our protectionists are right
We should patronize home industry. I'm
bringing nothing more than 1 took, except
French and Italian real estate. deposited
on my clothing while motoring. VIII not
be detained at the dock"
How did BIiggins come to be go mis-
taken about his political popularltyg
TOO creduOus He thinks lot of men
really mean f5 it T eyerE time they siPfi bir6G G5
Star.
Or. Christopher Koch. Of Philadelphia,
vice-president of the Pennsylvania Phar-
maceutica1 Board. who recently directed a
crusade against cocaine and opium sellers
in Philadelphia, says that As per cent of all
criminals are addicted to a drug habit of
some sort He adds that the use of opium
in this country has increased $50 per cent
since 1860 and that 10000 Americans and
10000 Chinese I'm the United States smoke
$4,000 pounds of opium every year He
favors life imprisonment for criminals
known 10 be drug users. IF I had my
way" declares DR.. Koch. Il would put
them all in an asylum. where / would keep
them until they died. Very few of them
ever get cured of the habit While under
restraint they can do without their dope,
but remove the restraint and back to it
they go as fast as they can get it."
skybough-Why have YOU put that vacuum
cleaner in front OF your alrShtp?
kloudleigh-To clear path. I have an
engagement to sail over PfttsburE.-Chicago
News.
a novel present will soon be received at
the White House. 1t IS bust Of President
Taft full size made of fine dairy butter
It is one Of a number Of odd exhibits at
the National Dairy Show in Chicago and
was made by student at the Chicago Art
Institute. 1t Will be hardened in a refrig-
orator at the show and shipped to Washing
ton in a cold storage case
Tommy-Pop what is a dividend?
TOmmy's Pop (who has been Stung in p.
d & Q)-A dividend, my son. is what is
left for the stockholders after the divvy-
Philadelphia Record.
Among other propositions to be voted on
in California on November is one to levy
a state tax to aid the Panama-Pacific ex-
position project The California papers
having adopted the slogan Anything 70
beat New Orleans" in spirit at least. are
urging a favorable majority 'eThe
5 San Francisco Chronicle declares that Ito
create. conduct and pay for the greatest ex-
position yet held anywhere on earth will
be an achie cement even more notable than
any ythIrg we hs We hitherto accomplished
1t will he The more notable because 1t will
be done by q community but little more
than half century old"
Young Bride didn't accept Harry the
first time he proposed.
Miss RyvaI-No, dear; you weren't there.
iyt
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

set coon to catch a COON" was the
argument Of Mistah Jack Johnson, of
Georgia-not Texas informed at
the Bronx Zoo that his services as an
expert 'possum hunter were not needed
there, Mr.. Johnson should land a job
soon, being evidently willing 10 turn his
hand to anything in his line.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

After Senator Roots convincing speech
in behalf of Mr.. Stimson. the state will
be gravely informed what a bad man
and menace to the nation Elihu Root is.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

Report says that a man who had shot
another was found some time later with
a smoking revolver" and was arrested.
He ought to have been. 1t is bad enough
to have automobiles and soft coal and
cheap cigarettes emit smoke. but when
1t comes to revolvers taking up the
habit, indeed ''this is > mutch.''
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
CAMPAIGN COMMENT.
SOME BETTING HISTORY.

From The Syracuse POst-Standard.
The netting on the coming election favOrs
the Democratic nominee.
The odds on Dix against Stimson are just
about the same as those offered on HerriCk
against Higgins and on COler against Odell-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

As a dodger of issues Dix surpasses
Chanler. Chanler gave it up three or
four days before the month of October
6loqp1
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
TAMAIANY AND TIL
.om The jamestown Post

: " =
Mr. Stimson and his associates in the
campaign do well to emphasize the mischief
that Tammany Han could do If IL should
take control of the Public Service com
missions whose members are removable by
tht. Governor. even before the end of their
terms
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

Tommy-POp, what is a dividend?
TOmmy's Pop (whO has been stung in p.
u. & Q)-A dividend my SON is what is
left for the stockholders after the divYy.-
Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

Airships should he made for the service
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

When Election Day is over it may be
hard for some of orr contemporaries TO
adjust themselves once more to cabbage
instead OF kings"
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
| OF man. and not human lives Tor the
| exploitation of arships.

OF man. and not human lives for the
exploitation of airships.
-
1t is gratifying to know that the preVa-
lence of typhoid fever in this state mas
this year been less than the average TOT
the preceding ten years, but II Is stiii
far too great The fact that 1t mas been
materially reduced should be regarded
as proof that it can be still further re-
duced. if not entirely abolished. and
should also be an incentive to botn
official and popular efforts toward that
end There is no disease the prevalence
of which is more discreditable to the
community than typhoid fever, for 1t is
ON which is conspicuously due to sIoven-
liness and filth. The good name of the
community, as we'll as the lives and
health of the people, demands its ellmi-
nation from every civilized land.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-26

Benson.
Del Huff Of spearnsh. s. D., is a guest
at the T. A Bailey home
A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs c. A.
Johnson during the past week.
Gus LlndQuist Of Waterloo, Neb.. spent
Monday in Benson visiting his parents.
Mr. ana Mrs /. w Raber win entertain
at a large Christmas dinner at their home.
Mrs +. n. Gagnebin entertained Miss
Grace Sair OF Omaha few days last week.
Mrs n. J. Larsen Of Blair, Neb., is
guest Of Mrs. .. w Childsffor a few days.
The women Of the Presbyterian church
cleared 500 AZ their bazaar held In Omaha
James Manning Of Schenectady. n. Y,
was a visitor IN Benson during the last
week.
Carl Keller has returned home from a
six months stay with relatives in Mis-
soun-
Mesdames W. II. Tlnden and B. Gross
have been on the sick list during the past
week
Christmas in Omaha at the home Of rela-
uves.
Mrs. A. : Ruth has returned home from
/ the Wise Memorial hospital much i'm
proved
Mrs. J. Z. Bailey has returned home
I after ten days visit with out-of-tOwn
7 relatives.
Ms. A. c Thompson and family Of
/ Blair. Nsb-. viii soon move to Benson to
] reside here.
/ George Hin. IT.. is recovering from his
/ injuries received last week, being hurt by
I the street cars.
! Oscar Newman Of Crawford, Neb.. will
spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and
I Mrs. G. Newman.
Miss Minnie Kellogg left last Saturday
morning 10 spend Christmas with her
brother and family.
Mrs. c. ". Childs entertained al lunch
last THURSDAY in honor OF C ". Reed 5
birthday anniversary.
Mr. and AIRS Clinton Keller have gone
70 Hamburg. la, 20 spend Christmas with
+ Mrs keller's parents
Fortunes Folly vas gwen at the audi
forum last Tuesday evening By the Dick
. erman stock company
Aessrs- Ben Morton and J. y. Horton
4 returned from Wausa. Neb., Saturday for
the Christmas holidays.
r "a Fedde OF Harrick. s. D, is in Ben
son 20 spend Cifisimas al the home o. ms
neither, Mrs NJ Fedde.
The Misses Horning left last Tuesday for
Their home IA Pittsburg, Pa, after year
stay with relatives here.
D Miss Nellie Rice Of Central City. Neb
arrived in Benson 10 be the guest Of her
brother for the holidays.
A home talent programme vas given al
the Methodist church last Tuesday even
. ing b. the young people.
Dr. and Mrs b. w Han VIII entertain
al a family Christmas dinner. when about
ten guests will be present.
Alfred Tindel has returned home from a
three weeks visit in Los Angeles AM
other points tn California
[ John Seaback Cf Rockville. No. spent q
few days last week al a guest Of his sis
ter, Ms J. Gleason and family.
Special exercises in all the schools OF this
place marked the close Of the schools las
Friday for the Christmas holidays
AR. and Mr. n. J. Baker and family
have gone 10 Icllville Kan. where theJ
viii spend the holidays with brother.
Il N. r. Day Of ST. Paul MINI Is IN Ben.
son as the guest o. MT. and Mrs. Thomas
smith during the Christmas holidays
Mr. and MIS-. ~ G. C0lsOn and family
have gone 10 Armour No, 10 spenC
Christmas with Mrs- Colson's parents
James Develin Is a. the HOSPITAL, beinI