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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
RF1fAFTNG TIE COTRT.

L VIII probably have fallen TO Presl-
dent Taft's LOT before the close CT his
present term TO have made over the
SUPREME Court OF the United States BY
appointing q majority Of lis members
HIS administration is only sixteen
months old. bur already three vacancies
have occurred on the supreme bench
and enc more IS IN prospect. Few other
Presidents have had So large an oppOr-
-unitv 10 leave an impress on the char
acter Of the court and no other Presl-
dent but Washington was required To
make so many appointments within the
first year and Z half Of his term Wash
tuE1on in eight years named three chief
justices and nine associate justices OF
the other Presidents who served two
terms Jefferson made three appoint
unents. Madison TWO. Monroe one. Jack
son five. Grant five IF Stanton is in
Guided. who never served, Cleveland
four and Roosevelt three Lincoln in his
first term made five appointments and
BENJAMIN Harrison in his single term
made four. President Tafts quota Of
nominations bids fair. therefore, TO be
exceeded only by Washington's.
IF Associate Justice Moody takes ad-
vantage OF the law passed at the last
session Of Congress permitting him 70
retire with full pay in spite o. the fact
that he has served less than ten years,
there VIII be left on the bench next
fall seven justices, appointed : IN five
Of the nine judicial circuits. The first
circuit viii be represented by Justice
Holmes, Of Massachusetts; the second
by Justice Hughes. Of New YORK: the
fifth by Justice White. Of Louisiana:
the sixth By Justices Harlan Of Ken
rucky: Dey, Of Ohio and Lurton, Of
Tennessee and the ninth by Justice Nc
Eenna. OF California In replenishing
the courts membership the President is
likely 10 go 10 the four unrepresented
circuits. Chief Justice Fuller was ap-
pointed from the seventh and The
eighth was represented until last spring
By Associate Justice Brewer The third
mss not had a member since Justice
shiras retired, il 1903; the fourth has
had none since Chief Justice Taney
died. in 1864 II recent years there has
been q tendency TO disregard the prin-
s.iple OF geographical distribution in su-
preme Court appointments as well as in
Appointments TO the Cabinet
President Taft is properly opposed 70
issuing recess appointments To ssau On
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4 PARK NOT A PLAYGROUND.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune of yesterday in an edl-
toriaI described the importance OF retain
ing Central Park Tor gentle recreation, 10
De kept distinctly as park With these
sentiments nearly all can agree, and few
would ever wish TO see the park used .Tor
parades. shows. athletics, racing. pubHc
assembly Or seni-cOnmercial purposes
In the rnaddening whirl Of metropolitan
energy, show, pomp and circumstance 1t Is
well 10 encourage the officers OF this city
to hold Central Park free from every form
of aggression by such as would permit the
park TO be used for organized sports or by
societies and associations.
great many people would reserve this
park land for the pleasure in walking,
gentle driving, viewing from the park seats
the trees and lawns and people visiting the
hills and rayines. with the right to sit OF
recIine without the espionage OF the police
in fine, a retreat, a place of study, refec-
ton. contemplation and rest. There are
other less central places suita bic and proper
for the athletic youth. the boisterous. the
organizations. clubs, societies and military.
BY all means encourage the Park Com
missioner 70 stand firm against organized
intrusions that seek to convert Central Park
into sporting field. formal playground
a parade camp or forum.
DR.. ELMER LEE.
New York. July l. 1910.
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NO BERLIN EXPOSITION
American and German Promot-
ers Abandon Plans.

Berlin. July 5.-The plan for an Arnerl-
can and German exposition IN 1911, WHICH
was suggested in March, after the project
for 2 strictly American exposition was
=ronDed. has been given up also 4 cor
fArs1re was held between the chairman OF
the American executive committee ana ne
German promoters. Baron 6raId7i-S -
F7riyv- Councillor Loewe and Albert VIII
ner Of the American exposition COMM
Tee which resulted in this decision II
arneared that the German government was
not disposed to support q joint exposlrlon-
The German industries which eXh1o1teo
ar E77enos Avres and Brussels in 1910
and Turin In 1911 could with difficulty De
persuaded TO exhibit in Berlin II lS-l-
Neither the Americans nor the Germans IN
terested cared 10 back private enterprise
without enough government support 10
carry 1t through.
Duke Adolph Friedrich OF Mecklenours'
one Of the honorary reception committee,
gave a dinner last night in honor OF Her
man \ Metz, honorary commissioner 70
the proposed exposition. Among those pres
en+ were the German promoters. Bran
1enstein. Loewe and CohniIz. and Captains
von Bredow and Won Ernst, former at
tschss AT washington Duke Adolph- who
will leave here on July for fifteen months
with a scientific exploring expedition IN the
Eastern Congo, discussed with M Metz
the possibility OF aroUsins interest II the
United States in the enterprise
Mr. Metz went TO Meininsen to-day 10 De
the guest of the Emperor sister, Princess
Charlotte OF Saxe-Meiningen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
TO THE WRONG ADDRESS.

The Hon Champ Clark chose queer
assemblage to which to unburden
the glad tidings Of great joy which
he said he brought for Fourth of July
use from Washington He assured the
emaciated but still unterrified Democ-
racy OF Tammany Fall that the Demo
Gratis in the House of Representatives
were no longer feeble, wrangling.
''queruIous, dispirfted body, but cou-
"rageous. vigilant. vtrile hopeful, mill
--tant band, not only ready but eager
for the fray" He glowingly described
the wonderful success with which he
had rallied the facti0n-ridden minority
in the House last March to the support
Of the Norris rule deposing the speaker
as chairman of the Committee on Rules.
But he exercised commendable tact n
ignoring the fact that most Of Tam
n!any's distinguished delegation in the
House had deserted him when he tried
20 cooperate with the Republican in
surgents 10 secure a similar reform at
the beginning of the extra session. Mr..
Clark was discreet in avoiding the de-
tails of the flank movement led by Mr..
Fitzgerald. OF Brooklyn, and Mr.. Har-
risop. CT Manhattan. which succored
Speaker Cannon and postponed for
year the termination of his reign as
parliamentary autocrat.
The Missouri leader probably de-
ceived Tammany Hail as little as he
deceived himself when he described
the party in Congress as virile and
united It was not united either in
the House or in the Senate when it
came TO applying the tariff declarations
Of the Denver platform. 1t was half
for and half against protection. The
party at large is equally divided on
that issue. In this state 1t is half for
popular rule and half for the perpetu-
alton OF the boss system. 1t is not
viriIe enough to get rid of an oppressive
dictatorship at the top and is likely to
be used this year in Il trade to defeat its
own prcfessed purposes as it was used
in 1909 to make futile Mr.. Clark's COM
menda able attempts TO enlarge self-gov-
eminent in the House Of Representa-
tives. The only real .tidingS OF great
Joy" which anybody can deliver In
Tammany Hall are Of the sort which
concern the disposition of patronage or
the declaration otherwise OF dividends
t. the stockholders OF that famished po-
litical corporation.
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SYMPTOMS N PRUSSIA.

The recent changes in the Prussian
Cabinet have attracted less attention
Than those in the German Ministry, but
they are no less significant ~ indicative
of the progress Of political affairs in the
premier state Ct the empire. The de-
Dartures Of Won Moltke and Won Arnim
from the posts Of the Interior and Agri-
culture. respectively, are euphenlisticaliy
spoken Of as designations, and il i
pointed OUT that the King wrote them
personal letters OF thanks for their ser
vices and conferred high decorations
upon them Nevertheless there are
abundant reasons for thinking that, in
fact. those ministers were dismissed be
cause OF their disagreements with the
masterfu Minister President, DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg
Most significant is the case Of Mr.. Won
Moltke. who had been Oberprasident OF
East Prussia and who entered the Min
istry OF the Interior as Or. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg' successor when the lat
Ter became Minister President Mr. Won
A1oltke disagreed with his chief on the
subject Of franchise reform. He Loyalty
accepted the bill which his chief thrust
upon him, though he did not al all ap-
prove il He was in favor OF granting
many Of the popular demands, particu
iarly those for direct election and secret
ballot. He did his best to secure the
passage Of the government bill however.
but when its defeat was presaged and IL
was withdrawn he could not conceal his
personal satisfaction AS q consequence
Of this disagreement with the Minister
President he offered his resigna ton.
which was declined. only to be followed
] little later by his dismissal. His place
has been filed with Mr. Won DaIlwitz.
who was one Of the permanent officials
who We're dismissed from their places by
William II in 1899 for opposing his canal
BIZ but who has since been restored TO
favor and has been Oberprasident Of ST
Iesia. Mr.. Won Arnim, who sympat hized
with AIr. Won Aioitke in the franchise
matter, has been succeeded By Baron
Won Sch0rlemer. who has been Ober-
president Of the Rhine province.
Soy. both Of these new ministers are
close friends Of Dr. Won Bethmann-HoH-
veg and are fully IN accord with him OH
the franchise question We may assume,
therefore. that he purposes To continue
or 10 renew 81 the next session of the
Diet the policy tC which lie committed
himself and the government last winter
This prospect has caused the National
Liberal party TO declare open political
war against him and ha. encouraged the
Social Democrats 10 redoubled endeav-
OTIS. The campaign OF the latter must
necessarily be in German rather than in
Prussian affairs, since they can vote
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TH4T Is 1T SAKE

The suggestion is heard that Speaker
Wadsworth should succeed Mr. Wood
ruff as chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. with the purpose Of
making il clear. we suppose, hat the
party Is completely in the hands of
reactioaary group and that all the pro-
Sressive and independent elements
which have been in the habit OF sup
porting il in recent years should regard
themselves as outsiders Doubtless
the suggestion springs from eXultation in
the first flush Of victory. 4 little con-
sideratioE will make its proponents feel
satisfied with what they accomplished
at the extra session in the way of max
ing the path OF the party thorny without
going further.
This is an unfavorable year for taking
risks. So unfavorable that wonder was
expressed at the uncompromising atti-
rude OF the local bosses who opposed
direct nominations. IN the first place,
general conditions are admittedly less
advantageous 10 the Republican party
than they usually are. and, il the second
place what is at stake in this state is
UNUSUALLY -4S-Il- NJ Ollh St4S -
and al the other state officers and
Legislature TO be chosen. but the Legis-
Iiture to be elected at this election will
choose United States Senator 10 sue
coed Senator Depew- Furthermore, a
federal census has just been completed,
and before the Legislature adiOurns next
year Congress is likely to pass 2 resolu-
ton fer the redistricting of the United
States il accordance with it. and the
legislature 10 be elected this fall ac-
c0rdingly will rearrange the boundaries
Of the New York State Congress dis
riots. 4 Democratic Legislature would
see TO it that three or four more Demo
cratic Congress districts were carved out
II New York City and would do what
II could to find Democratic district
or so II the upper part Of the state
though it probably could not do much
unless 4 considerable change took place
III the relative voting strength of the
parties.
OF course il will be said that even
though the Republicans should lose the
governorship and the other state offices
through the tactics Of Messrs Barnes.
Wadsworth and their clique, there would
/ be no great likelihood of their also los
! ing the Legislature. And this is proba-
! bly, true Only a great overturn in pub
+ lie sentiment would make the state Leg
islature Democratic. But continued
Haunting Of the reactionary influence Of
MessrE. Barnes and Wadsworth in the
lace Of the voters might produce q great
overturn of public sentiment More
than once political changes that were
practically impossible have taken
place with what the election returns
showed 70 be astonishing ease.
We are not inclined TO despair of the
Republican party's prospects. We have
10 doubt that good sense and good po-
litical morals Will prevail and that the
conscience Of the party will make itself
felt. The party viii put itself in the
right light before the public in the cam
pain. We merely call attention to the
unusual Importance OF what is al stake
FOR fear lest, N the excessive attention
which has recently been bestowed upon
personalities. that element in the situa-
ton might be escaping attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

TBv Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. July 5-There was general
exodus OF Fourth Of July guests to-day
Lawrence L. Gillespie, Arthur Carroll and
charles NJ OeIrichs departed for New YORK
Colonel c. l. F. Robinson went 70 hart
ford: Henry Walters sailed on the steam
YACHT Narada Mr. and Mrs Oliver Har-
rinan on the yacht Mohegan and Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick ". Vanderbilt on the steam
Yacht Warrior for the st. Lawrence River
Dudley G.. Gautier. Mr.. and Mrs W r
Whitehouse, Mrs. william K vanderbilt
r.. s B EIkins. jr-. Charles Il 2 Gilbert
Mr.. and Mrs. James B Hags1n- W1lllaIns
p Burden and Edwin D. Morgan nave al
returned TO New York. John Berwlnd VINO
has been the guest Of his brother Z =
Rerwfud. has returned TO Philadelphia
Mrs. French Vanderbilt is expected PACK
from abroad next Tuesday Mrs IL Mch-
Twombly and Miss Ruth Twombiy VIII ar
rive this week, and Mr. and Mrs p L-lV-
inps+on Beeck1nan are also expected before
the end of the week
Mrs. John R. DrexeI gave dinner party
this evening in honor Of Mrs Alexander
Van Rensselaer,. her guest Dancing 1oL-
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PEOPLE and Social lnciden1.

lozsa the dinner Ms Craig E!t61.
give a dinner Tomorrow for Mn
Rensselaer,
Registered at the Casino today
Mrs. Livingston Best, Lader pr,,~
Reginald Brooks. Louis Bruzfs-s
Pierson. Mrs Frank Pl-adZell. and n
liam Rhinelander Stewart. j.. VINO q ~
OF hts uncle. Lispenard Stewart
MIR. and Mrs. Reginald Brooks ar.-
Of Nj. and Mrs. H. Mortimer B-ooxs. -
Misses Linscott. OF Boston. are vix.,.,-
Mrs. Gardner Blanchard Perry, Mis-. -
S. Jessup. OF Pfttsfeld. Mass. Is In. 70.
Of Mrs. Charles 4 Baldwin
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whttn.7 -.
Mrs. Ogden cfoeler arrived for the -
this evening Robert Walton GoeI.- -
arrive Tomorrow
CAPTAIN and Mrs Cameron McR W.
low are having their summer home ~
pared
Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel Thay.- zr6 -
sanle Thayer. WITH Mrs. william
tsn OF Boston. have arrived fo- n. zu-.
rner.
Prince Troubetryz Of Rns.sa. vic -
been the guest OF So1u r. DT-xA. -
ended hts visit
The lawn rete which VIII be stv-u 4. A.
fred G. Vanderbilt's Oakland farm !,
Portsmouth. ro-morrov afternoon al ,
church benefit viii attract many rr.ro~,
Of the Newport summer colony. Mrs r.
maid c. Vanderbilt Is acting as x.us.
manager OF the fets-
Henry r Ward. OF Washington. -
been elected treasurer OF the Nsvc-
Clambake Club IN the place OF Walter 4
Andrews, who has resigned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
THE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION
OF SPORT

Without intending d suggestion Of
any other resemblance between the tive
things. it may be said that one of
the gravest objections TO prizeflshtin2
is substantially identical with that
which was q few years ago urged, with
no little force and pertinency, against
the manner in which college football
was then too largely managed, namely,
IFS excessive exploitation and the sub
ordination of true sport. The justice Of
this criticism was recognized in the case
Of the game and the evil complained
OF has been largely abated. We do not
expect that q similar course will be
pursued with pr;zefghting. But if the
thing is suppressed altogether il will be
we'll 10 have it done in part for this
reason and TO have that fact generally
appreciated.
This consideration should appeal 70
these who still regard pliZefghting as
q manly art In that estimate Of il
we cannot agree with them: for while
4 training in the use Of the hands for
self-defence may be desirable and adj
mirabie. and boxing may be a useful
and unobiecrionable form Of physical
culture. the efforts of two men TO pun
mel and br-uise each other into insensi-
oiIity are neither edifying nor. worthy
Of emulation. Such performances no
more conduce 10 physical culture than
GCttenburg horse races helped 10 i'm
prove the breed
But if fer sake of argument il be
granted that coca siOnal bloody knock
outs like that al Reno are necessary
for the development OF legitimate box
ing, our proposition still holds good.
For all that is or can be gained from
such a contest could be secured with
out commercial exploitation. In the
late case the talk and the interest
centered not upon the scientific use Of
their limbs by the contestants, nor upon
the popular instruction and profit which
might be derived from contemplation
thereof. but rather upon the size of the
stakes and the winnings Ct the fighters
and Of their hackers, and the managers
Of the fight. The commercial phase was
uppermost And while il might be per
MISSILE and even praiseWOrthy for two
men TO maui each other for the sake of
science or of any real benefit to human
ny, TO do SO purely or chiefly for what
there is i'll it, in cash is repuIsive and
abomina BILE
The tendency to seek pecuniary prof
it in everything is far too general. in
this country perhaps more than else
where. II should be discouraged. and
The idea should be inculcated and fos-
tered that some things are worth while
just for their own sake. whether they
pay or not in dollars and cents If this
sordid exploitation of prizefighting
shall contribute to a revulsion against
that tendency. it will be well; and It
will be better still if the same process
shall help TO make an end of prizefight-
ing altogether
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freely In imperial elections, while they
are practically DISTINGUISHED In those OF
Prussia. 1t is quite certain that votes
are being made for them daily by DIR.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg's policy. so that
so calm an observer as Professor Del
brtick estimates that In the next Reichs-
tag they are likely to have a hundred
and twenty members. Such a result
could scarcely fail TO have an important
effect upon DR.. Won Rethmann-Hollweg' $
official status and upon the franchise
question in the kingdom of Prussia.
That kingdom might think it unwise to
persist in its repressive course ut the
cost of throwing the empire into the
hands of the Social Democrats
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IN THE BE7kSHTPEs
rBv Tele-aph 70 The Trf5rr..'

by Telegraph 20 The TrlSuref
I,enox. July ut was announced n a.
annual meeting OF The Lenox Library :.
day that during the year ROne-- 5e6xv..z
had given the association a bust % n,
father. ETIery Sedgwick. WHO was q ~
dent OF Leuox- Mrs William s BuIIxs
has given the library q collection Of media
lions. The officers elected a. the neet.r
were: President, John z Parsons. ss--.
tarv. GrenvilIe I. Winthrop, treasurer Dr.
Richard G Greenleaf- board OF n1anaxs-z
2 Augustus Schermerhcrn. Richard Good
man. John e Parsons. David Lyd5s. Grsz-
Vile I. Winthrop. Giraud Foster. Thc-a,
Post and George ". Folsom. aSsss-z-
managers. Mrs Frank K Scu-g1s. us
Helen Parish. Miss Anna Shaw. Mrs. Da-a
T,v,5iz- Miss Mar Parsons, Mrs J. Woo.
ward Haven and Mrs Edward ?. Whar-u-
Francis L Y Hoppin and J. Bowers r.
nave gone 70 New York
Mr.. ard Mrs Joseph H Choats, T. W
have been IN stockbridge. have gene
Mount KisCO-
Mr. and Mrs. 7. " Burbank, VI q
Mrs P E Bran. OF New York. ard K
and Mrs. W 2 Rogers o. East 0rzzs
y J.. are registered saJ Gresn0ck In. =
Lee
Mrs sydnev Haight who has been tx.
iue Mr. and Mrs George " Poison, rs
zone 70 New York
Mr. and Mrs Robe-- V. Chambers II
NJ and Mrs. Wheaton Vaughan. VINO AZ
motoring; Mrs J Y Ireland Miss :
NJ Harvey, OF New York, and Gr II
Mrs Raphael =. Semmes, o. Sava1uah. a-s
at the MapIewood. II Pit1sdeld-
Mr. AM Mrs Walter ChUr and Mss C--
OF East Orange. n J. have a--1ved z
Heaton Hall for the season Mrs = I
BIagden and Philip Blagdsc- o. View Eorz
nave also arrived
Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith. Who -
been in the Berkshtres, has returned q
New York
Mr.. and Mrs Henry = Dawes T.. sc-s-sa
today for Montreal. whence they VII 81
for England
NJ. and Mrs william Proctor are s-.-1
OF NJ. and Mrs Harley T Procta--
Miss Frances LeUpp, VINO has o-sr Z
Tvringham. has gone to New YORK
George T. Perkins went 70 New Torz .
morning
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ba has undertaken He has already gained
international fame by wheeling MS WI"
and child around the earth III an eiiiai ecu
baby carriage. He returned recently HUM
England. where his wife is buried. and some
day before July ! will begin a pedestrian
trip from Hamburg to New YORK. accoii
panied by his fourteen-year-old dauehte'
He has no funds and win work MS way
with a camera, having the newspapers as
his best customers. I viii reach 4'
York he SAYS without boarding an ocean
ship Ny route viii be through Austria
Gaiicfa. Russia, Siberia. across the berihs
Strait on the ice. and then oy way %
Alaska and Canada to New York wnere
hope to arrive in 1914
Edith-I sold Clara under promise OF aD-
solute secrecy, OF our engagement
Fred-And she has spoken OF Il e'eA'
where? van
Edith-No: the spiteful thing never men-
toned it.-Illustrated Bits
Another cause for war on flies mas Deeh
discovered An Italian scientist repoiI %
that they carry pellagra, a disease ina.
prevails at times in the South. and 1hat
r,as s11D1osed 70 be spread by the use Oh
corn. DR.. Marshall L. Price, OF the STATE
Board of Health of Maryland. leader III
the battle for the determination OF mes
announces that he hopes soon 10 pe'iec1
a compound that will be sure death 10 tiie
little winged pests. He will give MS ui7
covery to the public. He is now "oi hN,i-o
IN A formula for a fly exterminator he
has in mind a powder which can De sea-
tered about room and which means III
slant death TO flies, but which does NJ
damage 10 human beings or dornesrc an
mails. This formula contains a NUMBER u
simple drugs which may be purchased RON
the corner drug store and compounded q
home. Experiments with this powder 50
far have been successful in the destruc-
ton OF flies
..she asked me how old I thought she
was
what did you say?" ,.,.-
We'll, I perjured myself Ike
man Detroit Free Press