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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
1 LOST LANDU4Rk.


The reconstruction of New York has
been going on 50 steadily and for so
many years that it requires Il fairly
piQuant incident 10 provoke remark.
Even then the observer INDUCES in only
m0mentary reflection. Marlowe's top
less towers have become matters OF
course in this city. so that the Singer
Building was only nine days wonder
and the Metropolitan Life's shaft Of
snowy white aStoniShed us for scarcely
that period. The demolition of ten or
twelve year old skyscraper in Wall
Street the other day, TO make room for
all edifice of many times its inches.
provided only mild and passing senSa-
ton Yet there is a building now, being
RACED uptown, modest in height and
quite without any historical or senti-
mental associations. on the disappear
ance of which there is an inclination to
muse with some seriousness.
1t is the building at the southeast cor
ncr Of Fifth avenue and 42d street,
which WAS occupied on its lower floors
10y banking and other business firms.
=
mentS II dated from the early or
middle sos, when it was designed by
Mckim, Mead & White That firm was
then laying the foundations of its ulti-
mately wide repute and was doing com
pGratively little work on "A large scale.
When it obtained the opportunity of put
ting up this structure the modern type
Of commercial building" was only be-
ginning to get itself developed. and, in
any case, these three architects did not
know what 1t meant to be commercial"
They designed bank building and
apartment house. but they made if n
Fiorentine palace. They made it, with
its lower stories of rusticated stone and
its upper stories of red brick and terra
Gotta. relieved by taCtful decorative
touches in the same material. one of the
finest monuments ever produced in
American architecture. The site was
difficult, being much longer on the street
than on the avenue. They had to adjust
their scheme TO what was really no more
than slice Of land. But they kept their
roof line down. they beautifully worked
out the proportions Of their design. and.
in short, nothing that they have ever
done since has surpassed this building
i'll the art Of being lust right" Its
purpose was perfectly fulfilled and it
was good to look upon, good In its dig
nifty, i'll its elegance and in its SAVIOR of
style And now it is gone forever.
Gone, but not without having left n
lasting influence. not without bavipo,
stamped itself upon the memory of
every student of our art. This building
had as we have said, no historical asso-
Citations, but perhaps it is To he credited.
after all. with Il certain historical sig
hihcance- 1t was new thing twenty
odd years ago. wonderfully new ana in
spiring. II showed how truly mnnu-
mental and beautiful business building
aud apartment house might be made.
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GOTERNOR FORT on COHuLT4-
TTDN RATES

The controversy over the prospective
which is probably Of more interest and
importance in New Jersey than else
where, reaches a new and perhaps de-
cisive turn in Governor Forts decision
not TO summon X special session OF the
Legislature. There has been a strong
and widespread demand for such a SEES
sion for the purpose Of enacting a law
giving the Public Utilities Commission
power TO fix rates. and it is indisputa BILE
that in the prospect of materially iii
creased cost Of transportation there is
provocation for such a demand. The
Governor however. after mature DELHI
Grafton, has decided that such action
should moi he taken ut this time for
reasons which we think must prove con-
Yincing and conclusive.
With the Governors observation that
the question at issue ought to be dis
posed Of judicidfly. and not BY prejudice
or partisan passion, all must heartily
agTee. Equally convincing is his argu-
ment that rs perhaps - per cent Of the
ira file in question is interstate the ICON
stituti0n vests its regula ton in Con-
gress and thus ID the federal Interstate
Commerce Commission, which, indeed
now has the matter under consideration
L would be folly to call the Legislature
together to do something which il had
lao constitutional power to do. More
over, in 50 far as the rates in question
are not Interstate but interstate. and
therefore under state Jurisdiction. it
must be conceded that they are best to
be considered not by the Legislature in
a hurried special session, but IA Their by
the Public Utilities Commission through
expert Investigation That will neces-
sarily take some time, and when ii is
done the Legislature may be in regular
session again
One other point, at which the Gov
ernor merely hints. is w0rihy OF en-
phasis. He strongly believes in invest
ing the Public Utilities Commission with
rate making power, and has urged such
an enactment upon the Legislature at its
last three regular sessions. But the
Legislature has disagreed with him, and
has refused Ia pass such law, and
there Is no reason for surprising that
the present Legislature has changed lis
mind and - row any more willing 30
pass such - Law than II was last spring
4 hen Il refused 10 Do SO. Moreover.
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and. in addition TO the example 1t SET III
that field, it recalled American archi-
tects to q distinguished ideal OF feilhe-
ment and taste Wildly procialmins
the charm Of the Italian Renaissance, II
pointed the way 10 the adaptation vi
that charm to American conditions, anu
above al. while il gave impetus 10
new movement, it also taught the pre-
ciouS lesson Of restraint.
We have travelled far since tbose
days, and much of our travelling mas
been to good purpose. We can spare
the building that is now going down III
clouds of dust because the country Is
dotted over with buildings OF kindred
strength and beauty. But, as we bid 1t
farewell, we remember, too, the innu-
merable buildings, parasangs high. which
show no trace of its wholesome In
fiuence In all our large cities may
still be found buildings like the one
which reminded a certain witty archi-
tect of wrestling match. because. quoth
he, Its Greek on the first story, Graeco-
Roman on the second, and catchaS-
"catcl-can the rest of the way up
American architecture is infinitely richer
than it once was, but 1t isn't altogether
out of the woods yet So. while we re-
sign ourselves to the loss of this land
mark. we are bound to cherish its mem
DRY. TO recognize the part that it played
in an extra ordinary development, and to
see that its example is followed.
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the state. 10 collect back franchise taxes
when. if the Attorney Generals regular
salaried force is not large enough TO LOOK
after such matters. the city Corporation
Counsel can easily furnish employees
competent to push the collection pro
ccedings. Tho city has recently mace
out warrants of SIS. 900 and $4,000 Tor
franchise work which ii could have had
done at much smaller cost. Precedent
sanctioned the e1travaSant meAods,
and until q Mayor came along who was
not oyerpowered by precedent the eX-
travagant method seemed TO be the nat
ural one. There are hundreds Of ways
in which the municipality has accus-
toned itself to overpaying for the ser
vices which it receives. What 1t needs
most-and what it appears TO have IN
Mr.. Gaynor-is a Mayor who makes
habit Of suggesting that little common
sense scrutiny of these transactions VIII
uncover the cheaper and easier way
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THE VERACITY OF FIGURES

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Please correct the erroneous es,1res
of John Jerome Rooney in to-oav,s
Times which were:
Stockings of lowest class OInder sD nav
under Dingley law. 6s 30 NJ ~.
Stockings of lowest class (under 81 pay
under Payne-Aldrich law 49, IS per cent
The first calculation is based on a cost
of 93la cents a dozen. at so cents plus Is
per cent. No other cost would give that
percentage.
The second must be- on the same cost q
dozen. 20 cents, and the percentage ia "A Sc
nor $50 JOHN D., CUTTER
Brooklyn, July D, 1910
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ROOSEVELT AND DIRECT PR
N4RTES

1t is evident from Colonel Roosevelt's
article in The Outlook that having put
his hand To the direct primaries plough
he will not turn back. The scheme of
direct primaries which Governor Hughes
worked out commends I: self to his mind
as obviating the various defects which
the Western systems have developed,
and he thinks it should have been tested
in the smaller constituencies of the state.
Moreover, Colonel Roosevelt is not so
shortsighted as MesSrs Barnes and
Wadsworth, who believe that they have
finally disposed of direct nominations,
for he sees that the people will continue
10 insist upon their right to make their
own nominations and to secure greater
responsibility TO themselves on the part
of political organizations.
The exPresident's espousal of the
Hughes variety of direct primaries will
be very diSconcerting to those opponents
Of it who have been insisting that this
variety would never be heard of again
after the Governor assembled the Su-
preme bench. That plan, SO its critics
said. owed what support it had merely
10 the Governors personality. Its
friends accepted it solely because of
their confidence in the Governor With
the Governor out of the way the Hin
man-Green sort Of direct primari
would be speedily forgotten. But here is
Colonel Roosevelt, whose practical sense
in politics is hardly open to question,
declaring specifically for the Hughes
kind of primaries as superior to all
others. The eXpedients resorted to in
the Hughes plan TO avoid the defects
disclosed in the West will. he thinks,
avoid those defects. and especially does
he commend the Hughes device to pre-
serve. purify and strengthen party or
ganiZation. If Mr. Barnes wants Ito
fight ii out to the bitter end it is a
safe prediction that the people will give
him all the fight he wants
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A RREEZY CANDIDATE.

An engaging document is the letter
Of Mayor Charles +. Thayer of Nor
wicb announcing his candidacy for
United States Senator from Connecticut
Mayor Thayer writes upon the ami
versary of American Independence Ito
Indulge the writer's own spirit of indie
spendence'' and make known his designs
upon the seat now occupied by the Hon
Morgan q. Buckley. Some one wrote a
letter to THE Norwich Bulletin, saying
that no candidate was in the field for
the Democratic nomination. Il therefore
.-step into this vacant space to fill long
felt want writes Mr.. Thayer. He was
inspired TO do it by a recent close view
of great men:
You see. it is this way. The writer at
tended Hamilton Day" at New Britain
and saw the bird-man fly high He also
saw many high fiiers there, Governors
ex-GovernorS and near-Governors, Sena-
tors and earSenatorS, congressman
and near-Congressmen, and Alexander
HARRISON. And after studying the
statesmen for half a day he concluded
that the great ones are, after all, mere
men. even as you and ]. He even fiat
tered himself that if elected to the
United States Senate he could send out,
under frank, as many garden seeds, con-
sular reports and punk speeches as any
of them
The chief Republican competitors for
the Senatorship were among the high
tliers present:
Here was Buckley, just out Of the
Republican machine shop, his exterior
ct1; iracr
peller blades of the aeroplane. but his
carburetor was plainly out of working
order, and his spark plug skipping. ana
am telling YOU true, 1t is the dismal
swamp for Buckley.
Mclean, the greatest spieler of the
bunch was there, too. His 'Roraback
''airship is in fine working order, but
where will it land? Just consider the
candidacy of the undersigned seriously,
land Mclean will land high up in the
''treetops, with the view of Buckley in
"the swamp as n consolation prize. The
time has come for new methods and
new men" In Connecticut there IS
needed. says this candidate somewhat
more soberly, more democracy and I'VE
must have it even if we draw
new alignment is in progress, he says,
aud he halls the insurgents. In his own
election in Norwich democracy won,
mot the Democratic party, and the Re
publican party suffered defeat, not Re
''pubIicans" He promises to make the
'gamest race ever and may the devil
take the hindmost."
1t is all very breezy. and yet not with
out sufficient touch Of moral earnestness
to save Mr.. Thayer from being mere
funny man His letter ought to interest
Connecticut in his personality. why
need the announcement of candidates.
be portentously solemn: Perhaps the
fact that the honor Of being the Demo
cratic candidate is an empty one makes
Norwich's Mayor SO gay. Yet 50 melan-
choIy is politics that we wonder how so
unconventional a candidate as this one
ever rose to be Mayor Of a city.
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soc,A, NOTES FROM NEWPORT

nv TELEGRAPH to The TrfhunsJ
>-o,-nort J,1;y GA luncheon was given
-, ,yrs Craig Biddle, of Phiia-
.,h;. in honor Of Mrs Alexander van
pans~.I..r of the same city. Mrs Biddle
~ onone her guests Mrs. Cornelius van
kderbilt. Mrs ogden Goelet, MI anu w
Harry 6 Iehr, Mr.. and Mrs LeonaIu NJ
THOMAS MIR. and Mrs William L. carter
and Stuyvesant lie Roy
Nrs J.ehr and Miss Charlotte Pel enter
tanned at dinner this evening
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne whitney VINO
arrived with their family on Tuesday even
inc. have left their children here ana gone
n Long Island for short stay. MI ana
Mrs Whitney visited the Casino to-day
and an irnpromptu reception was rendered
them by many friends.
John J. Wysong IS Ill at his home mere
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglass, Of New
York. who spent a greater portion OF last
summer here, are at present the guests OF
ex-commodcre and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
biIt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pauldins Fosdick. VINO
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs VIII
lard s. Brown. are to remain here, and
Mrs Fosdick will have as her guests her
narents. Mr.. and Mrs, Benjamin F.
Yoakum.
Charles Dupont Of New York, Is the
guest of William Watts Sherman
Hugh D. Auchincoss has gone to Maine
for a short fishing trip.
Mrs. Auchincloss, who has been visiting
in Boston. has returned here.
Registered at the Casino to-day were
Louis Mccarthy Little. L. S. NJ. C.; the
Rev. DR.. William H Fibbert, who is a
guest of Hamilton Fish Webster, and Mr..
and Mrs. Clark A. Miller.
James V. Parker has arrived at his cot
tage.
Mr. and Mrs. A G. Thatcher, of New
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NEW YORK SOCIETY.

A. nd Nrs Harry Payne whitney VII
u,,o,,d very little time st Newport TINS ye"'
rrh.v wen, there on Tuesday, but VIII 10
,r,ain only until this afternoon, Wneh sIeS
return 10 their country place on Lohs
md IN stay until the end of next "ceN'
rber they will sail for Europe, 10 oe e0"'
an Indefinite time.
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas SLOANE
have arrived in town from Lenox ana fi
a, the ST. Regis. They will leave mere 'o-
morrow and return by auto to Elm Coui' l.
theft villa in the Berkshires-
Mrs Hamilton Mex. Twombly and Miss
Ruth Twombly, who spent 'he "eeN
.nd III. Fourth at Bar Harbor as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Ernesto u. @D'i.
win arrive I'm town to-day and VIII DC a'
,ns g. Regis. They will remain only
short time. and then go on TO Newport ~
mass the remainder of the season
Mr. and Mr.. Henry Lewis Morris are a'
,be Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, 1or
short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. darkness nave
arrived in town, to remain for Few Gay D
and are at the St. Regis
Mrs. William X Vanderbilt, jr-, has re-
.,,.d 70 tho civ from Newport. where
- s,,,o-,4 tho week end and the Fourth
Iispenard Stewart has arrived III Tow"
from Newport. and will be here uh'i To-
morrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry III. IhorhuiHs ~
gone to Bar Harbor for the seaso"'
Arthur B. Twombly has arrived IN low"
and is at the ST Regis. where MIS- 1"oiii-
bIy will Join him in a few days Ihes WIZ.
remain in the city only until the emu VI
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman P Tappe are
their country place at Highwooo' " -
where they entertained house party o'eA
the Fourth.
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ESTATE OF r. w. GLIDER.

The value of the estate in New York left
by Richard Watson Glider. who died on
November is. 1909. according to the an
praisal flied in the Surrogates' office yes
terday. was SS!.o01 81. From this there is
deducted NaS15 81 for debts. and other de
auctions for funeral expenses. expenses OF
administration. etc, leaving net total
estate Of SLABS 95. all personal property
Mr. Glider left his estate. BelIevfew a.
BordentoWn, \. J.. to his son, Rodman
de Hay Glider and the remainder or his
property to his widow. Helen de Kav
Glider.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07

POTNDEITER AND Ia FOLLETTE-
How much safer is the La Toilette
smile than the Poindexter interview
The smile, as we pointed out at the
time. is a document whose authenticity
it is impossible TO impugn. 1t may be
carried boldly across the continent and
worn conSpicuOusly before Chautauqua
audiences But the PoindeXter explicit
ness draws forth denial in few hours.
Mr. Poindexter, had he kept his language
safely enignatic, might have taken with
him TO Washington from Sycamore Hill
the most joyous countenance ever seen
in the optimistic Northwest. ant. be
might have exhibited it up and down
the length and breadth of his state for
the edification of q constituency that
wants TO he sure its conscience is in the
right place. But to depart from that
subtle method Of conveying q little alb
sent treatment TO the electorate of Wash
ington and resort 10 words-why, Of
course, Colonel Roosevelt could never
have made him his candidate for Sen2-
tor, The colonel is not in that business.
There being four dozen states in the
union, and heaven knows how many
Congress districts in those states, the
business is TOO vast and politically too
complicated
The colonel likes-that is probably too
mild word. but in climaxes as in tunes
You musn't begin too high-likes Mr..
Poindexter as 4 Westerner. loves him as
a Republican and adores him as con
servationist. And-Mr Poindexter should
learn TO use and rely upon a little mag
ination in politics. He should stop off in
Wisconsin and consult Senator La Fol
lettc on the art of wearing, exhibiting,
filing away and preserving smiles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07

Schiaparelli, whose death occurred this
week, was the first astronomer to OBJ
serve the delicate markings on Mars
which have been called canals. Of late
the chief differences of opinion concern
ing them have related to their nature,
but for a time their reality was in ques-
ton. Practically no doubt is now enter
tanned regarding the existence of these
lines. How remarkable a feat was their
discovery, however, will be better ap-
preciated when it is remembered that it
was effected with a comparatively small
telescope, one having an aperture of only
eight inches.
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IN THE BERKSHIRES.
INV Telcgravh to Tho Tribune. !

FTy Telegraph 10 Inc 4TioE7s.
I.enox, july 6--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fu,.
ton Cutting. Miss Elizabeth y. Cutting
Miss Ruth III. Cutting and C. 8. Cutting
of New York arrived to-day at the Curti,
Hotel BY automobile
Mr.. and Mrs George w EIkins and NJ
and Mrs. Frank Pearson. who have been at
the Hotel AsDinwalI. started to-day for Po
land Springs, Me.
Mrs. Schuyler y. Warren entertained AZ
tea to-day at the Peters cottage for hsr
guest. Miss Frances ogden, Of New York
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Dana WinsIovr, Of
New York, are at their cottage CaTeSFei
in the Berkshire Hills.
Joseph II. Choate went TO New York to-
day.
Dr.. T.. Bolton Bangs and Nesbit Bang,
departed to-day for North Creek. y. Y, for
an outing in the Adirondacks-
Miss Virginia Field has gone to Durham.
N II.
Mrs. James LOwndes has leased auotfle.
villa adjoining her cottage She expects to
entertain extensively and her own eottags
was not ample for the purpose.
Mrs. Stephen Van Rensselaer, has arrived
at Fairview villa. IN Stockbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morse Rumrrel
have leased the Hoffman cottage. in Stock
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank h Sturgis will de-
part tomorrow for their Newport cottage
where they will spend two months.
Miss Barbara Burr. who has been a
guest Of Miss Rosamond Dixey. has gons
to Boston.
Miss Norwood, Miss Kate Norwood and
Louis y. Norwood have arrived at the Cur
It's Hotel FOR the season
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs P Dewitt MAJ
larry. and Miss Ma1Iary. who have been VS.
iting Mrs. George Westinghouse, have gone
to Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey Hoguet have re-
turned to New York after visit with Mrs
John \. McCreery-
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloans
and their guest. Henry I. Sloane, have
gone to New York TO attend the funeral Of
Mrs. SIoane's aunt. Mrs Margaret Brou-
ley Mr. and Mrs. William 3 Osgood Field
will NOT give their house warming this
week because OF the death OF Mrs.
Bromley.
F. Augustus Schermerhorn is a guest Of
his sister. Mrs. Richard Auchmuty-
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Colgate, OF New
York. are in Lenox-
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Janney. of Pflils-
delphia. and Mrs. Thomas Reilly. Of
Paris. are motoring in the Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Logan. OF New
York, are at Hotel Aspinwall-
DR.. and Mrs. Russell A Hibbs, OF New
York, are guests Of Mr. and Mrs Henry
". Bishop
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert B. Shaw. who have
been guests OF Mr. and Mrs S ParAman
Shaw. have gone to Boston
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Barker, Of Wash
ington. are visiting Mr. and Mrs Edwin
Corning, in WIliamstown, for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. g Church are en-
tertaining in Great Darlington Charles
Warren Church, of New York. and Miss
Catherine Harper, Of Chicago Mr.. and
Mrs. Church will give dance ar Bouny
Bank for their guests tomorrow night.
Charles Draper. OF New York, has been
guest of his mother. Mrs William II.
Draper in Stockbridse-
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Poodle and S0ciaI lncfdenfs

York and Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whits.y
arrived tonight
Mrs James 3. Hagsin has returned s~,,.
New York.
The Rev. George g. Houshton, % New
York. is a guest Of Mrs. Titus Za5riskfs
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Davis. who have bee,
visiting Mrs. william Crosvsnor. hav. con-
cluded their visit. Miss Sybil Hommer, n.
New Jersey. has returned to her HON.
after a visit to Mrs- J. j. Mason
Reginald G.. Vanderbilt returned to Va,
York tonight
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FETE AT VANDERBILT FARM
For Benefit of st. Mary's Church
Portsmouth, r. l.
by Telegraph 70 me Tribunr

10y LF4cSfdtu 10 me tFlplIN-
Newport. July 6.-The members OF TIE
Newport summer colony not only aided
finapcially but also lent their services az }
lawn fste which was given this Afternoon
at Oakland Farm. the Portsmouth home Of
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. for the benefit OF St
Mary's Church, a little country parish that
adjoins the Vanderbilt property. MIR. Van
derbilt, though abroad. had ordered that bis
whole farm be thrown open for the fsts
which was arranged and directed principally
by Mrs Reginald G.. Vanderbilt
There was Il large number present and
besides acting as general manager Mrs.
Vanderbilt also took charge OF the tea
tables, with the assistance of Mrs Whit
ney Warren. Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. Mrs.
Harry 5 Lehr. Mrs. Joseph Hartman.
Mrs John II. DrexeI and Mrs. Craig Biddle.
Several other members cf the Newport COZ
ony assisted in making the fste a success