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New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Rureau.I

From Tho Tribune Bureau.I
Washington, Jan. 5.-Mrs Sherman occu-
pied herself in the early part of the after
noon in making calls on the women of the
Cabinet. Later she opened her own house
for her first Wednesday reception. and had
TO assist her her house guest. Miss Mary
Baker of Utica. The Vice President will
go 10 Utica on Friday to remain for a few
days.
Mrs. William j. Boardman was hostess
at the Bachelors t1rst cotiIlon of the season
tonight, for which all other late social
affairs We're abandoned. Assisting Mrs
Boardman were the president of the Bach
elors. Gist Blair; the vice president Colo
mel Montgomery NJ, Macomb: the secretary.
Frederick H. Brooke; the treasurer. Frank
lin Ellis, and the committee Captain
Cheney. J. Vaudeville Carlisle. Commander
: Cleland Davis and William Hit The
guests comprised almost the whole roster.
official and otherwise. of Washington So
ciety. Captain Cheney and j. Mandeville
carlisle led the cotillon. assisted by others
of the committee. The decorations of the
bathrooms were all in red. and the same
warmth of color was carried out in the
favors. which comprised for the women.
red boas, silver picture frames fans and
collarettes of red flowers. garands of red
flowers, silver boxes and travelling cases
OF leather filled with brushes The supper
was served at numerous small tables Mrs
Boardman entertaining the president OF the
Bachelors and a number OF visitors at her
table.
Among the dinner parties which preceded
the Bachelors cotillon were one at the
home OF Senator du Pont In honor OF Mrs
Joseph Stickney, OF New York: one at the
home of Senator ElSins with Miss Elzins
as hostess and one at the home of Colonel
and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt. for the friends
OF Miss Olga Roosevelt. Other hosts OF the
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen len
nlngs
Senator Elkins was luncheon host at
the Capitol to-day. HIS guests included
Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs, w N. Wander
hilt. jr.. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Miss
katherine Elkins. the Vice President. SEN
ator Root. Senator Kean and Senator Bran
degee.
Mrs. Richard Wainwright gave a tea this
afternoon in compliment to the fancee OF
her son. Miss Alice Biech whose marriage
will take place in the fall Assisting Mrs
Wainwright IN receiving and dlspsnslng
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tify the expenditure of public money.
Not all pay very much attention 10 tne
business and there Is a much more mann
fest disposition to save money Tor the III
diyidual town than there is to save money
for the whole county. The present
system has been productive OF a good oeai
of graft. That much is certain. The one
proposed could not be any worse, and there
is every reason for believing that 1t will be
infinitely better"
Builders Man-Hi. guv'ner, that new
row OF 'ouses I'm Maple Grove are all fallen
down like a pack o cards
Builder-Idiot, Didn't l tell you not 10
take the scaffolding down till you'd put
man who believes that many fires and
much loss of life could be avoided II peo-
pie exercised more care in disposing of
burnt matches and cigar and cigarette
stumps is sending thousands OF postal
cards through the mail bearing this plea:
Fire is a useful but also dangerous elc-
ment Remember this when you would
throw burnt-out match into paper bas-
ket or on the floor. where an unseen spark
might make fame. Think of 1t when you
throw away your cigar or cigarette stump.
Prevent the fires that kill A receptacle
for burnt matches is more valuable piece
OF furniture than rocking chair
Small Boy-Pa, what Is an optimist2
Pd-An optimfSt. my son. is a man who
doesn't care a rap what happens so that
II doesn't happen TO him.-Tit- Bits.
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THE CABIN EFT.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington Jan. 5.-The wives OF Cab
Knox and Mrs. Dickinson. held their first
formal Wednesday afternoon receptions Of
the season to-day.
Mrs. MacVeagh had with her to assist in
receiving from $3.50 until o'clock her house
guests, Mrs. Potter Palmer. Mrs. Writ
Dexter. of Chicago; Miss Georgiana Hop
kins, of Boston, and Miss Ruggles.
On account OF the serious Illness of a
relative IN Tennessee. and expecting to be
called away from the city. Mrs. Dickinson
did not receive.
Mrs. Wickersham was assisted by Mrs.
Bowers, wife of the Solicitor General. and
Miss Ruth Harlan.
Mrs. Ballinger had to assist her Mrs.
Samuel H. Piles. Mrs. Frank Pierce, Mrs.
William E. Humphrey, Mrs. George
Turner, Mrs. ". II. II. Green. Mrs. L. c.
Gilman. Miss Gilman and Miss Piles
Mrs. Nagel had with her Mrs Austin,
Miss Gallaudet and Miss Nagel
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs
Meyer entertained at dinner tonight in
compliment TO the President and Mrs
Snerman. Their other guests were the At
torney General and Mrs. Wickersham. SEN
ator GalIinger Representative and Mrs.
Foss. Rear Admiral and Mrs Wainwright.
Rear Admiral Swift. Miss Boardman. Mrs.
Potter Palmer. of Chicago; Commander and
Mrs. Philip Andrews Mr.. and Mrs. w E
Curtis, Captain and Mrs. Reginald F.
Nicholson and Dr. and Mrs Wilmer. Mrs.
Meyer and the Misses Meyer received
visitors in the afternoon
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EnR 4 GRE4T STATE P4RK.

Seldom. indeed does the regular an
nIal message of a Governor OF any stare
contain the announcement of pubic
benefaction comparable with that Whicn
was Yesterday reported by Mr.. Hughes
The gifts of land and money which are
offered on easy conditions 10 the State
of New York by Mrs. Hartman and
number OF other public spirited citizens
are noteworthy for their pecuniary mag
nitude. even in this day of large things
Ten thousand acres of land, much of it
highly valuable. and s.. 3d.. 600 III cash
form a gift of princely proportions. COM
manding a full measure of public
thanks.
But even more admirable than the
amount Of it are the spirit and intention
Of the gift. We have frequently dwelt
upon the desirabilty. from more than
one point cf view. of establishing in the
Highlands Of the Hudson a park which
would preserve that interesting and pict-
uresque regiCn from desecration, and
last year there was a well meant though
unsuccessful effort TO secure legislation
10 that end, as a permanent adjunct Of
Governor Hughes's announcement OPP
portunity is afforded for a realization Of
that project at least so far as the west
ern and more important side of the river
is concerned, on a finer and more COM
plete scale than that for which any one
has hitherto ventured to hope. The land
which Mrs. Hartman purposes to give
lies far back from the river. on the
Ramapo Mountains. but her additional
offer Of 81 .GO09e0 is meant for the ac-
QUESTION of other lands lying between
that point and the river while the fur
ther subscriptions OF Mrs Sage, Miss
Gould, aIr. Rockefeller. Mr.. Morgan and
q dozen more are for the same end The
whole plan involves the creation of IA
great state park-in its southern exten-
sion an interstate ark-embracing the
whole western shore OF the Hudson from
Fort Lee TO Newburg, and in the en-
chanting region back of Stony Point and
Dunderberg extending westward to the
Ramapo River 1T would include prac-
tically all of the Palisades and all of the
Highlands On that side of the river, with
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In discussion of colds and their causes
a writer in The Hospitar Gondonl saws
they are most infectious and that IL this
were generally appreciated people would in
sist on more fresh air in public buildings
and conveyances. He adds that people who
are over worked, depressed or generally run
down are the earliest and most severely
affected of tie victims
Bobbs-The suffragettes believe i'm tba
equality of woman. don't they?s
Slobbs-Not at all; they believe in the
SSuperl9rty or woman. Philadelphia
Record.
When prisoner was taken to the Tombs
in default OF $4,000 bail last week on
charge Of grand larceny a man who was
in the District Attorneys office said "a
deptor TO prison? No, not debt" an
other man said; its grand larceny "
That may be true. but schuldner is the
German for debtor-so for the time the
Tombs is the debtors prison" The ,oke
lost its point, however. when il was ex-
planned that there was an additional .J"
In the name making It Schuldiner.
The kind sind-hearted man had given the
anything smaller" asked the panhandier
Well. here's a dime: that's smaiIer.
answered the good-natured man. disn,at
Ing the coin for a moment ana uistR.aS stR,aS
away.-Buffalo Express '' ""iN'i's
Having accomplished reform in county
administration by providing for a con
troller. Oneida now comes to the front with
suggestion that the Office of county nrasi-
dent be created The Utica Press I" fathar.
Ing the idea, believes that sucb ON
officer, holding the same relation 70 the
county that mayor does to a cit,, n,iaht
40 much in the way OF improving r,raI sd-
ministration. THE Press" believes tbat
county president would administer a+ssirs
with regard to the county at large erect
ing large saving. 1t adds: ..Thera ars
forty-eisht supervisors and the support OF
twenty-five iS fortunately requisite 10 ,u..
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. - Resolutions providing
for an investigation of the Ballinger-
Finchot controversy were introduced in
both houses. Senate: Resolutions
for an inquiry into the increased cost OF
living were introduced. - House:
The Mann bill, providing a new form of
government for the Panama Canal Zone,
was passed.
FORETGN.-A special cable dispatch
from London says the Liberal party con-
Cedes the loss of not more than fifty of
the seats they won in 1906. leaving the
party a large majority: while the Union
lists expect a ma ioTity such as they ob
tanned during the time of the Boer War.
1t was announced in London that
the tariff on live cattle from Argentina
would be removed and that there would
he a consequent cheap pening in the price
of meat. == The Russian Foreign Of
fee has received a memorandum from
the United States government suggesting
that all foreign owned railroads in Man
churiz be sold to China TO guarantee
naturalization and that the operation be
financed by an international syndicate.
DOMESTIC Secretary Knox. with
view Of making international arbitration
judicial in fact. as we'll a s in theory. has
addressed circular note to the powers
proposing that the jurisdiction of the
international prize court. authorized in
1907 ny the Hague Peace Conference, be
extended 50 as to make IL a court of ar
bitral Justice = President Taft ap-
pointed the members of the new Court Of
Customs Appeals. the list being headed
by Judge A Z. Coke. == II was again
announced at the White House that the
Presidents special message dealing with
the interstate commerce and antitrust
laws will be sent to Congress Friday.
CITY-Stocks were weak - A
new investigation under the Sherman
law has been begun against the Sugar
Trust which seeks to make il Impossible
to plead the statute of limitations and
will not allow immunity TO those re-
sT,onsible. == An organization TO help
Governor Hughes in his campaign for a
short ballot has been formed here --=
The New York Geological Society start
81 10 raise a fund of S1.000,000 as per
r7anent endowment. - In appointing
announced for the consolidation of the
Amalgamated and Cole-Ryan copper IN
terests. == Low Tang and Low Shang
were placed on trial for the murder or
Bow Kun James B. Reynolds was
chosen 10 aid in the grand jurys white
slave" investigation.
THE WEATHER.-Indic Tor To-
day: Rain and warmer. The tempera-
ture yesterday: Highest, 80 Degrees
lowest,
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1 BLOW AT THE .ST1TES

In recommending the rejection nv the
Legislature of the amendment TO the fed
eTal Constitution enlarging the national
governments power 10 lay direct taxes
Governor Hughes develops an objection
which has heretofore received TOO little
consideration. He holds that the rati-
fcation of the amendment in its present
form would seriously infringe on the
rights OF the states by depriving them of
the power which they now have Of issu-
iEg securities protected from federal
taxation. He says with undoubted war
rant, that the language of the proposed
amendment which authorizes Congress
ITO lay and collect taxes on incomes
from whatever source derived" is broad
enough 10 cover taxation imposed on in
comes from state and municipal bonds.
But If Congress can impose taxation on
tne income from state and municipal
bonds. Ii can, i'll effect, interfere with
the states freedom TO borrow for IFS
own purposes. II income from state
securities is taxed, the market value of
securities outstanding will be depressed
and new securities will have to be sold
at lower ngures or bear higher rates Of
interest. The states sovereignty would
thus be impaired and the federal au-
thority proportlonately aggrandized. As
Governor Hughes puts it.
To permit such [statel securities to be
the subject of federal taxation is to
place such limitations upon the borrow
ing power OF the state as TO make the
performance of the functions OF local
government matter of federal grace
IL will probably be argued by the ad-
vocates of the amendment as it stands,
that the Governors objection has a
technical and theoretical rather than a
practical value. II will be said that the
national government would not care TO
exercise right given 10 it to tax in
comes from state and municipal bonds,
just as 1t would certainly discountenance
any effort On the part Of the states to
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
[From The Tribune Bureau. !

FROM Inc tribune bureau.
Washington. Jan. 5.-The German Am
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorf en-
tertained at dinner tonight Baroness
Rosen, Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. Representative and Mrs. Weeks,
the Austrian naval attache and Baroness
Preuschen Won und zu Liebenstein. the Jap
anese counsellor and Mime. Matsui, John r.
Carter American Minister TO Bucharest.
and Lieutenant Won Briining.
The Danish Minister and Countess MOItlze
had TO dine with them at the legation to-
night the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. MacVeagh, the Austrian Ambassador
and Baroness Hengelmuller. the Portu-
guese Minister. Senator and Mrs. Aldrich,
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth the French naval attaChe and Vis-
countess Benoist day, Mrs. Richard Fl
Townsend. Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, Miss
Janet Fish, of New York: Captain Archi-
bald Butt and SignOr Centaro. Italian sec
ond secretary
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H4BD HITS ron T4uuAAY.


Mayor Gaynor continues to spice his
letters to his appointees with language
which the public likes. Il have selected
you" he tells Mr. Waldo his Fire Com
missioner. lin full confidence that you
will be able to carry out my intention
"of baniShing all political and outside
"infiuence and favoritsm Immediately,
land once for ALL" Appointments must
be made without regard to influence,
even if the men have 10 he chosen from
the eligible list "in numerical order" In
fuence. the Mayor adds must not he toll
Grated in the consideration of charges
against members of the force Further
more, be intends to make this the rule
IL all departments.
To Park Commissioner Kennedy. OF
Brooklyn, on reapp0inting him after in
timating his intention to fill that office
with another man, he writes: You
never had 81 foremen to 119 men. or
ANY other padded payroll These things
must come to an end in the City Of
New York"
No more padded payrolIs. No more
appointments for pull" No letting
down easily viOlators of discipline who
have influence. A hard blow is struck
at the Tammany system. Even if the
rest CT the city goes up to Tammauy
Hall and says good word" to Muir
ply. we wonder whether the Tammanv
braves themselves will say a good word
10 the man who foiSted this Mayor upon
themp
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau ]


Washington. Jan. 5.-The President spent
most of the day putting the finishing touches
on his special message to Congress.
Representatives Bartlett and Hardwick.
of Georgia. called at the executive offices
this morning to protest against Census Di-
rector Durand's plan TO employ negro emu
merators in the South. The Congressman
were assured by the President that the cen
sus taking among the white people viii be
by white enumerators. negroes being en-
ployed only where the negro population IS
dense.
The members of the Tariff Board were in
conference with the President this after
noon.
Senator Beveridge discussed with the
President the proposed bill for change In
the form of government of Alaska
The friends of Judge Z. T. Sanford are
making almost daily calls on the President
to urge his appointment TO the vacancy IN
the 9Th Circuit. Senators Taylor and Fra
zier, accompanied by the entire delegation
from Tennessee. called in the interests or
Judge Sanford this morning.
President Taft promised delegation
consisting OF Colonel W. J. oliver. NJ ID.
oliver. David c. Chapman. T. A. Wright
and b. A. Morton. who were introduced by
Representative Austin. that he would open
the Appalachian Exposition at Knoxville
Tenn. on September 10 by pressing a key
in the East Room Of the White House He
said he would attend the exposition II pos
sible.
The names Of Greed NJ Fulton and Cen
eral John A. Johnson (retired) have been
added to the list of candidates under con-
sideration for commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia
The New York delegation in Congress VIII
call at the White House tomorrow 10 ask
President Taft TO preside at the meeting OF
the Grand Army of the Republic in Carne-
gle Hall on May 80 More than ten thou
sand veterans are expected TO attend
Starbright. the new black horse recently
purchased by President Taft through the
quartermaster general of the army, arrived
at the White House stables to-day.
The Presidents callers included Senators
Depew, Richardson, Burrows. Eikins,
Fletcher and Scott and Representatives
Parsons Townsend Garrett. Brownlow.
Barnard, Mcclure. Sims, Byrnes and Ma
guire.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
box at the Belasco Theatre tonight They
were accompanied by Charles Taft and
Mrs Taft's niece Miss Elizabeth Parsons
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
CONSOLIDATION ~ BANKING.

The projected banking consolidation in
this city suggests that banking is the one
field where such amalgamations among
essential competitors still run no risk Of
conflict with the law Had the institu-
tions to be united been railroads. az
much in competition with one another
as are three trust companies Of similar
rank iii the same city. combination of
them would have been precluded by the
statutes. Had they been large industrial
concerns their combination might have
invited visitation of the Sherman act,
If that act is to be construed as broadly
as the Circuit Court has construed it in
the recent cases. But in banking the
public seems not to have regarded the
manifestation of the general tendency
toward consolidation with the same jeal-
ousy which It has exhibited elsewhere
Perhaps this is due to the fact that the
tendency toward consolidation in bank
ing is more recent. and indeed has made
little progress compared with other con-
solidations, so that the public has not
had an opportunity to observe its effects
1t may be because the subject Of credit
and the consequences of its centralized
control are more difficult to understand
than the subject of the centralized con-
lrol of railroads or industries. Or it
may be that the management of banks
and the use of the capital which that
management gives have been such as to
occasion little public criticism But if
the country is to witness any develop
ment of cOnsOlidat ton in banking COM
parable to that which has taken place
III commerce generally the use which is
made OF the vast credit thus put into the
hands of few individuals will be sub
Ject to close public scrutiny.
The accumulation of vast power over
credit by a few persons. aside from
the danger of its misuse in speculation.
Vitaily affects the public interest in MANY
ways. The present instance of amalga
nation may be an isolated one or it NAV
ne forerunner of many more. The sftua
tlon may prove to be topic for legislat-
ures before many seasons have passed.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
SECRETARY oickINsoN's TRIP.

SaptO Domingto. Jan. 5>-Jacob NJ pics
insoa. United States Secretary OF War, ana
parry left here for Havana last night. Dur
ing their stay the visitors received msny
attentions from the government. VIE
Brigadier General Edwards. chief OF tns
bureau of lnsular Affairs or the Cnitso
states. Secretary Dickinson examined ths
administration OF the customs.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
SOCIAL NOTES From NEWPORT.

10y Telegraphf % The Tribune
Newport. Jan. 5.-The army and navy coss
ony and many of ne winter residents ss~
teuded to-day the first reception OF CONS
mander p w Hourigan. the new cOnN
m&nding officer Sf the United States naval
training station.
Mr.. and Ms Hamilton Fish WebSts<
went to New York to-day for short stan
Miss Emma Stone OF New York. Is ths
guest OF Mrs Harold Brown.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
Nein-Dork Gribntre.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. 1910.

This newspaper is oiCned and pub
fishcd by The Tribune Association. J
Neic York corporation; office and prin.
cipdl place of business. Tribune Build
ing. No. 154 Nassau street. Neic York;
Ogden Mills. president: Henry W.
Sqckett. secretary: James IL. Barrett.
treasurer. The address of the officers IS
fhc Office of this newspaper.
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True 10 LIS NAME.

From The Rochester Democrat and ChFon-
icle.
The news that Walla Walla. Wash Nens
erafpublic How could a town with sucn =
rakish and dissipAtad name 10 sxeea1A y
Ss anything Alssf -
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SWEAR OFF WHAT YOU CAN'T M

From The Rochester Union and ADVERTISE
All of the Republican bosses in the stat
made one good New Years resolution
They resolved that they would not tell o:o,,'
srnor Hughes what he must Dc.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
GIVE 1T TO A DEMOCRAT

From The Buffalo Express.
Think of making the filing of such m
office as county undertaken a party ques-
tIOni F"NS-
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AFTER WHITE RHINocERos.

Butiaoa. Jan. A-Colonel Roosevelt A.
the Others OF the American expedition -
rived to-day from Hoiua. From this pdns
the party will make a huntins trip On ne
I.ado E.nciave IN search OF the whits rns
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

The general election which will begin
IN the United Kingdom on Friday of next
week and will continue for a fortnight
VIII involve the suffrages of T.7O5,71
voters, of whom 3,625276 are in the
counties. 2,576336 in the boroughs and
2o'llo in the universities of England and
Wales; 4oO,950 in the counties, 311 .o34
III the burghs and 23,024 in the univer-
sites of Scotland. and 57S.464 in the
counties. 115.3O3 in the boroughs and
5,02o in the university of Ireland. In
every one Of these classes, excepting the
boroughs of England and Wales. there
has been an increase since last wear. the
net increase in the United Kingdom
being 9O,219
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
People and Social Incfdenrs

hospitality were Mrs. Seeton Schrosds.
Mrs. w W. Wotherspoon. Mrs. Turpln a.
others
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

The Mayor seems to be not ONLY dis
cipie Oh Eplctetus. but follower of the
Perlpatetic School. His example NAV
substitute walking for automobile riding
among the city's employees.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

The words "Gaynor Chooses ONLY
"Democrats-Gives Offices and Salaries
TO the Dyed in the Wool" appear as
headlines over New York dispatch to
The Columbia (S. c. State" The
States" correspondent here seems in
clned to view things with almost yam
kee Doodlsh" enthusiasm.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

Mrs Norrie sellar gives a dinner I'M
evening at her house in East SSth street.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Redmond hav>
left Tuxedo for Miami. Fla. where thsH
VIII join the houseboat Everglade. chars
tered from Colonel Robert NJ ThompsouA
They will remain in Florida waters for the
remainder or the winter
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhinelandsa
have returned to town from Tuxedo.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-06

Under the new administration rubber
ures are evidently going to give way to
plain old sole leather.