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An EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

1T may be the custom Of City Cham
berlain Hyde, as his friends say. to so
TO Florida on a long vacation at this
season But we cannot agree with them
nor with Mayor Gaynor that there is
therefore, nothing extraordinary about
his doing so this year Mr.. Hyde's name
had been mentioned in a very unpleas-
ant way in the testimony before the
legislative investigating committee in
connection with the large sum raised to
defeat the anti-gambling bills We think
it is extraordinary that Mr.. HYDE
should have gone away without first de-
manding an opportunity, if none were
offered to him. 10 deny and diSprove the
allegation made against him. And even
if Mr.. HYDE was less regardful of his
good repute than most of the other men
whose names were connected with these
ScandalouS charges. we still think il
extraordinary that he should have gone
away, knowing that his testimony might
be required. without leaving such infor-
nation concerning his movements that
he might be reached if the committee
desired TO call him.
Mr.. Hyde's habit of taking long Win
ter vacation. for his friends assert that
such is his habit, persisted in now that
the city is paying him $1,000 month. is
not a sufficient explanation of the pres
ent mystery about him. His continued
absence is fast becoming q scandal. and
the Mayors apology for it is nard to
understand. Is it of no concern To the
Mayor that the name of the man whom
he appointed TO the highest paid Office
in his gift has been dragged into Il legis
lative graft scandal and that instead
of insisting upon chance to clear MS
name he has gone iauntily off, no one
knows whittier. TO stay until no one
knows when?
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clines through natural causes. PENSIONS
should not be given merely for the pur-
pose of keeping money in circulation.
Crazy IN YHE DISCARD.

What has become of the new constr
tutionalism? \ little while ago it was
said that the choice Of leader OF the
Senate was 'up to" the Senate, yet
though the Senate is not in session and
has not been consulted it transpireS that
Grady is not to be its leader and that
a leader has been chosen for IL. A
graceful exit had been prepared lor
Grady Despite the overwhelming de-
sire of his party. he was to refuse with
adamantine resolution to take his old
place at its head in the Legislature.
His long service. his failing health. his
outside duties, etc, etc. made 1t 1npos-
Sible In fact. as the regretful an
nouncement said: "Under the circtiln-
stances all the party can expect from
"the Senator is to have him act us one
..of the members of the upper house OF
1.-The LEGISLATURE But Grady las de-
clined to take this thrice-upon-lhe-L
percal pose. and goes roaring and smart
ing into the discard a sacrifice to his
partys newly awakened sense OF de-
cency.
The public with entire unanilnlty
gives Goyernor-elect Dix credit Ter
supplying the sense of decency when
revolted at Grady Certainly Murphy
in spite Of his new equipment of 'best
motives'' saw nothing uniting III
Gradys leadership. He was going for
ward with every preparation for another
term Of Grady when 4 protest was
heard that had so be needed. Accord
ingly Grady is amazed that his old pal
for whom he did the dirtieSt days
work" of his life should throw him over
If it is to Mr.. Dix that the rejection OF
Grady is due he has performed Il great
public service. Grady in the leadership
Of the Senate, naming its committees
and in command of legislation, would be
a public scandal. But to perform that
service Mr.. Dix has had to depart from
his position Of being Governor ana
nothing more and acknowledge his re-
sponsibiIities as a leader of his party
ONLY thus could he do his full duty by
the people OF the state And If he mas
begun to accept these responsibilities 1t
will be easy for him to employ some
thing more than his sympathy IN Sc
curing for this state proper repre-
sentative in the United States Senate.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
DEFENDS PRICE OF Oil.

10 tie Editor of The Tribune
Sir: When I read Mr.. Whites letter in
The Tribune of Saturday last stating that
the Standard OH Company's price in New
York City for water white oil Is six cents a
gallon I felt sure that there would be a
howl from the consumer. The letter from
Poughkeepse in to-day's issue shows that I
was correct in my surmise. Mr.. White
omitted to say that the price quoted is
that charged to the retailer.
At first sight it might seem that four
cents q gallon Is an exorbitant profit. but
consider that in addition to it's share OF
the ordinary expenses of business the oil
trade has considerable expenses of it's own
to bear, including license of $40 a year,
or about a cent for each gallon the average
grocer sells.
Consider further that the handling of oil
usurps large portion of a grocer's time
and adds greatly to his laundry bill Che
must keep his hands and clothes free Of
the smell of oil when handling other goods)
and that the grocer is not in business for
philanthropic purposes, but to make a liv-
ing for himself and family. To do that he
must work early and late. Saturdays. Sun
days and all holidays Who grudges him
his small profit on the sale of kerosene?
New ork Dec. q. 1910 RETAILER.
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BACK TO PoLE

.sThe Houston Post has for some time
mast looked asi1ance At Colonel George
Harvey. doubling the proofs OF eiisli'h-
i.r ia nualifv as a real Democrat which
he had so far furnished. 1t viii cheer
fulIy admit him TO its Jef1ersoIllan han
oe Fame NOW that he has written an
article in The North American Ike
v,ev- indorsing all that Senator Joseph
W. Bailey has ever said about the ne
cessifv of repudiafing the MIlls-oieNe-
lapf Observation-Disclosures programme of
tariff revision and going back TO the
sogntler teachings of Walker ana foik
C.Ionel Harvey spent several years Try
inc fo reiabiIi.ate John G Calhoun as
an oracle of moderilized Democracy
Now be has Joined Senator Bailey in
,e,,,rrvin1 Calhoun and exaltins Andrew
Jackson. at whose feet Polk, Walker ana
fhe incidental pretec'ionists OF 1876 all
sat
In his article Colonel Harvey plants
himself. squarely on the Texas platforms
nr 1884. 1886 and 1910. He says that
+l,e thrift rolicy Cf the Democratic party
.-Deypr coniDrehended free trade. and
that the party stands now as ever for
- tariff primarily for revenue and in
.cidentalIy for protection In making
that bold assertion he goes even further
than Senator Bailey has gone. The
Texas statesman lacks Imagination
enough TO assert that the men who die
fafed the tariff policy Of the Democratic
narfv from 1876 te 1882 were incidental
protectionists Were Wood. Morrison.
Mills. Carlisle, :. s. Cox. Beck, Vest.
Waftersou and Wilson protectionists in
alrv recognizable sense? They drove
Samuel ]. Randall out of the Speaker
Shin because he had protectionist lean
in2s and charged fhe Randailites with
being assistant Republicans. They
maintained that tariff duties should be
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
THE CABIN EFT.
From The Tribune Bureau.1

From The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington Dec. 23.-The Secretary or
the Treasury and Mrs MacVeagh gave their
first formal dinner party of the season to-
night. with Justice and Mrs. Hughes as
guests of honor. Their other guests We're
the Postmaster General. Justice and Mrs.
Jurton, ex-Attorney General and Mrs
Charles ]. Bonaparte, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Todd Lincoln. Sir Robert and Lady Had
field. Mrs l.. Z. Letter. Mrs Writ Dexter.
of Boston; Mrs. C. A Mum, Mrs T. H g.
Slater, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Lathrop, OF
Chicago; Alfred Mitchell Innes. counsellor
of the British Embassy, Henry c. Emery
and Ames MacVeagh.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer gave dance at their home, on Scott
Circle. tonight for Miss Elise Ames, Miss
Lillian Sears, of Boston. and a number of
young men who are their house guests for
the holidays. The Misses Meyer and George
Won l.. Meyer, jr, invited about one hum
cred of their young friends A number OF
young married people were included In the
company.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
THE SHORT BALLOT ORGANIZATION

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you kindly make space in your
columns for a correction of your editorial
of yesterday Ghe 29th)? The Short Ballot
Organization Is not sponsor for any bill
regarding the commission plan of govern
ment that is likely to be presented to the
Legislature. This organization acts as
clearing house for information on the sub
ject OF commission government, but 1t does
not promote any specific application Of the
short ballot doctrine. 1t is true. however,
that a commission plan bill. applicable to
third class cities in this state, is likely TO
be presented to the Legislature. 1t VIII net.
however. come from this organization. but
probably from one of the upstate civic or
ganizations.
THE SHORT BALLOT ORGANIZATION.
Richard S. Childs, Secretary
New York, Dec. %, 1910
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laid for revenue only, and were eager
to put as many commodities as possible
on the free list. The Southern leaders
who won Mr. Cleveland over to their
crusade cared very little about raising
revenue, but a great deal about opening
our market to cheaper European manu-
factures They hated the idea of pro-
lection. direct or incidental. Mr.. Bailey
admits that they held such views, but
says they were honestly mistaken He
has undertaken the mission of convert
ing the party to the more suitable ide'S
OF Jackson. Polk and Walker. But
Colonel Harvey with a few swift raps
on the typewriter demonstrates that
there is no need of such propaganda,
since Democrats have never challenged
the policy of levying revenue duties
with protective intent.
Senator Bailey has announced that the
tariff declarations Of the last Demo-
cratic national platform must be rewrit-
ten and that he will see that they are
rewritten. But Colonel Harvey has al
ready harmoniZed them with Vandalism
and is going TO apply them as they stand
in a new tariff bill. The Hon. Champ
Clark who has never been accused of
being an incidental protectionist. may
as well throw up his hands. What can
he do when Bailey and Harvey turn
their batteries on the Democratic ma
jority in the next House, compelling it
To echo the classical utterance of Sena-
tor John w Daniel: Call it revenue or
call it protection: I'm for it, With
Bailey. Harvey. Polk Walker and Jack
son all for it a judicious programme
Of thinly disguised protection can hardly
fail TO go through.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Tribune's correspond
ent in Paris says Don Quixote." a COM
edy in five acts, was successfully pro-
duced to the music of MaSsenet. -
Flames have swept the buildings around
the harbor Of Messina. according to in
formation brought by boat to Reggie,
Italy; all communication by telegraph
and telephone is cut off - A violent
earthquake was reported in the Province
of Ellis. Greece. A dispatch from
Rome says the Italian government pre-
pared 10 meet the railway strike by
reduced service to be carried on by SOL
5iiers. One hundred and fifty MEM
bers of the French Chamber of Deputies
have united in "A petition to the govern
nent for new trial for Durand, SecTe-
tary of the Coal Handlers Union. now
under sentence Of death. - Private
advices received in New Orleans stated
that a revolution. in which Generals
Foni1la and Christmas We're actively en-
gagged, had broken out in Honduras; a
press dispatch from Honduras failed To
confirm this News from Lisbon
received in Paris says the political situ-
alton in Portugal is threatening
DoNIFSTIC=It was announced in
Washington that Attorney General
Wichersilam would reject pleas for Glenn
snev TO be made by members Of the
''hathtub trust to-day and would insist
on iail sentences for those found guilty.
- Controller Murray. following sen
safienal developments in the case OF the
Quanah National Bank, in Texas, is
sued an order requiring all national
banks to adopt q practically uniform
system of bookkeeping. 80 Arch
Hoxsev. holder of the worlds aereplane
altitude record. made at Los Angeles
this week. scared over 10000 feet in fly
ing over Mount Wilson, California. -
II was announced at Albany that the
inauguration of Governor Dix would be
the most noteworthy affair OF its KIND
in The history of the state. - Gov
ernor-elect F'oss of Massachusetts at
tackled United States Senator Lodge
record at meeting in Boston, declaring
TIE Senator WAS not 20 be trusted IN re-
Nising the tariff.
t'ITY-Stocls were strong but duh
- William F. Sheehan placed HIM
self formally before the public as a can
ssidate for the United States Senate
- Joseph @. Robin, the banker was
indicted: bail was fixed at S2e'eoo, ana
he was placed under close guard IN MS
sisters home. The manager of the
insurance exchange told the Legislative
I.oTannittee that Manhattans fire system
1vas deteriorating to the level OF Brook
1y-1's - The Mayor in letter TO
Seth Low applauded the report OF lne
1atters committee on Subways: control
1er Pr,endergast said The Mayor got
what he asked for - The Conlnls-
ssor1er Of Water supply Gas ana tiec-
.rici.y announced a saving for the year
of sS RATS The reorganiZat ton
plan of the Metropolitan street kaliway
S,op,ranv WAS filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission.
THE wEATHER.-Indic for to-
oax- Cloudy and much colder 1he
temperature yesterday: Highest, ~ de-
srees- lowest. So
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THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
I From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Prince I>oudacheff,
counsellor of the Russian Embassy. re-
turned to washington to-day from a short
visit in Pittsburg as the guest of John
Ferguson.
Mr. de Beaufort, attache of the Neither
lands Legation, has returned to Washing
ton from Philadelphia
Eduardo Racedo. jr., second secretary OF
the Brazilian Embassy, has arrived III
Washington, accompanied by Pedro Nldai
Freire, a noted engineer of Brazil, who VIII
study engineering in this country.
F'riederich Luethy has been appointed
chancellor of the Swiss Legation here. to
succeed Otto Schali, who died last summer,
instead of Henri Martin. secretary OF the
legation, as has been reported.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
BARONESS HENGELMULLER I'LL
Austrian Ambassador Wife in Criti.
cal Condition from Appendicitis.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. /,

Washington, Dec. 29.-Baroness Hengel-
muller. wife of the Austrian Ambassador
is in a critical condition at the embassy.
suffering with an attack of appendicitis
Her condition Is pronounced grave. The
baroness has not been in robust health for
some months. and never fully rallied from
q severe illness at Lanox I'm the early fall.
just after she returned To this country
from abroad She was suddenly taken ill
late yesterday afternoon. and several ply
sicians were with her at the embassy all
last night and to-day. She has not rallied
sufficiently to undergo an operation MANY
messages Of sympathy have been received
1t the embassy.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
ANENT SMOKING BY WOMEN.

To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR A casuistic Lady Who Smokes
writes that she is opposed to women smok-
ing in the Hotel Ritz in public and thinks
that women ought to confine their smoking
TO private rooms. so as not TO attract the
demi- -mondaines Does she forget that
there is no danger to really moral people
from dem-mondaines. or does she object
to being seen with them because she might
be thought one? This is the idea very
largely. / imagine. for the social distinc-
tions of the day are based not on positive
mental and moral attainment combined but
merely on financial position and good man
ners. for the most part, regardless of true
culture and morals,
1t is amusing to see the fear these
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ART SALES NOW $4,000
Total May Be Treble That Sum Before
Academy Show Closes

Sales of paintings and sculptures at ths
current winter exhibition of the National
Academy of Design in the Fine Arts Build
ing, IN West 53th street. amount so far TO
$4,000. approximately. and it was conf
IDENTITY expected. yesterday. by reason ot
negotiations under way. that sales a-nounr-
ing 70 at least Sc0,000 more would be made
befof the close of the exhibition ea
January s.
The highest price paid so far was $4,000
FOR Silence and F1eetins Light" by Card
ner Symons. n. N A Flying Shadows.
by Hobart Nichols. sold for $500
In sculpture. a sketch in terra Gotta,
unique copy. by Bessie Potter Vonnoh- ~
~ "A, brought $500. and "A Friendly StruS-
gle,' by E w. Deming, sac.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Newport. Dec. 29.-AIfred G. Vanderbilc
arrived to-day in Newport and went to his
farm IN Portsmouth. The trip from New
York was made in his car. the Wayfarer.
He will return to Nav York tomorrow
Miss Roberta Willard. daughter of Colo
mel and Mrs. Joseph IT. Willard, will so
to New York tomorrow. While there she
Will be the guest of Mrs John r DrexeI
Mrs French Vanderbilt will return from
New York to-day. and will remain in New
port for short time
Colonel and Mrs James c. Sanford and
their daughter. Miss Faith Sanford. left to-
day for Philadelphia. where they will spend
the winter.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30

bromideS have as to what the world will
think If they are seen doing uncustomary
things. whether good or bad. for it shows
they have very little of the spirit of no.
hlesse oblige. Sulphides do not need a
raft of money to keep them on the top of
the ocean; they stay up by the uplifting
force that Is in them, and do not care so
much about whether blase women smoke
so much as they care that they shall have
something better to do. Among these
things voting might be included.
New York, Dec. %, 1910 H. S H
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such circumstances. And as for the
German court. it is conceded by the
British press that it conducted the trial
fairly and that its punishment OF the
men was not excessive
Under the German law the ofence
was punishable with Imprisonment Tor
not less than two nor more than Hlteeh
years. provided the actual commuiiica-
tion of the acquired information TO an
alien government was proved. II such
communication was not actually made.
but was merely intended, the prescloped
IMPRISONMENT was from one to ten years,
to which might be added fine Oh not
more than $500. In this case the coih-
munication was not proved, ana thus
the lesser punishment was appncaDie.
The court imposed four years 1mprlsoh-
ment. which is nearer the minimum OF
one than the maximum of ten, ana
omitted the fine. In that there was ho
suggestion of vindictiyenesS OF OF eA-
treme severity. and we are not sirprlseu
at the favorable comments winch are
made upon it in London. it Wouiu oe
foo much to expect, of course, that
ar end will thus be put to spying III
time of peace. Adventurous indlvlduais
will continue to do it, for the sake OF
adventure. for the sake of the posslple
profit or for the sake of supposed pa
triotisn. But it is agreeable to thihK
that governments do not authorize the
work and that when culprlt Is Caught
his punishment does not imperu inter-
national npaCe
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
Nstu'3lnrk Gribm,1e.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1910.

This newspaper is otcned and pub
lshed bv The Tribune Association, q
Ne,c York corporation: Office and pri'a-
cipdf place of business. Tribune Build
eng. No. 154 Ndssdu street, Ne1C York
Ogden Mills. president; Ogden IL. Reid,
secretary; James II. Barrett. treasurer.
The address of the officers is the office
Of this newspaper
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APPROPRIATE.

From The Troy Press
The Commoner'' speaks of "the Bryan
and SeWell ticket in 1895" How soon ~
old associates and the ways they spel ti0H
names forgoti-New-York Tribune.
First we know some lrreyerent sCaAs
Will be spelling the thrice-tried eanaiuas.o, y,
Brine because he has been UD Salt AissI =
9lten-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
People and Social Incidents

which the debutantes of this and last y.a-
and a number of young married p.onl,.
were juvifed
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steps to stop the leak Hereafter All
stamps purchased for city use VIII De per
forated in the form of the letter
Trayeller-The Chinese make IT an III
variable rule to settle all their debts Oh
New Years Day. -.
Stay-at- Home-Yes. but the Chinese don |
have a Cristnas the week before-bostoh
TranScrint.
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Total for 500, 900 men.


not be far out of the way, the alleged in
crease of s45.000.O 900 diminishes by the sum
of s19.oSo.OO9. or 43 per cent of its own
bulk.
Even if the 100000 were divided into
four equal classes of 75,0 600 men each, the
average increase would be SO 25 a month
for each man. or Sill a year, giving a total
increase of $4,000. 600; and this obviously
unfair method would still disclose an error
of s11.7000U0 in the estimate of the Com
missioner of Pensions.
The Tribune editorial stated that the
increase arising from the McCumber act
was nearly $24.e00.OOO. advancing the total
amount paid by the government for PEN
s,ons to S1e1 973,7O3; and that since the
wear 190S-'09 there has been an annual de-
crease of about $4,000 900 year. If that
be true. the decrease is already about S14.-
100000, and the pension outlay of the next
wear should be about SI4S. 100000 The
House Committees bill, if it should become
a law, would add about S26,Q00,0O0, making
the expense for the first year about S174,-
O00.o1O. an increase over the cost of PEN
sions in the year 1906-'07 of only about
S12,000,000.
Now. if an annual pension outlay of S14S,-
0OO. 900 decreases at the rate of ss,900,OOO
a year in round numbers per cent, an an
nual outlay Of SI74,00O00O would decrease
by the same cause, the decrease of pen
sioners, SS,700,000 year So in three
years time the terrible increase of s26,-
Ou0, 900 would entirely disappear.
May it not be that a careful analysis Of
tie figures of the Commissioner of Pensions,
ami some little regard to the fact that the
old soldier is not exempted from the in
creased cost of living, would account for
the House Committees action? And would
not the same considerations greatly afay
the astonishment expressed in The
Tribune editorial that such bill should
have been reported for the benefit of the
veteran? CRANDALL J. NORTH.
ErookIyn N V Dec. %, 1910.