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New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
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washington Nav 3-The wedding OF
Miss MathiIde Townsend and Peter u
Gerry on Thursday will bring a number OF
nArsons hack to washington 10 attend the
ceremony and breakfast Mrs Letter ana
her family will arrive from Chicago on
"Wednesday. and Miss Mabel Boardman is
returning from Chicago with her, that she
NAV he present at the wedding The num-
her of guests invited is small. but the COM
many will be one OF the most distinguished
assembled here at a wedding IN many
vears The Vice-President and Mrs Sner-
man. the members OF the Cabinet. num-
her of diplomats and prominent society
peoLle will be among the number
At Mrs Barney's ancient Greek festlVai
st The Oaks. in Georgetown. this AFTER
noon. given for the benefit of Nelshoor-
hood House. the audience as well as the
play proved a brilliant attraction Women
in the most attractive garden party gowns
and the most summery hats divided atten-
ton with the Greek robed figures, who went
Ethro,fgh with the arranged programme IN
fauIt1ess manner. Mrs. Sherman, Mrs!
,racyAsgh. Mrs Meyer and the Misses
Never Mrs. Wickershann. Baroness Rosen.
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen. the Chinese
Minister and his picturesque family. IN
Oriental attire: the Minister from Panama.
the Swedish Minister, the japanese Amoas-
sador and Baroness Uchida- many Of the
Younger members of the diplomatic corps,
Mrs Richard H. Townsend. Mrs Morgan
G.. BuIkeley, Mrs. Churchill Candee. Mrs
Charles j. Bell. Mrs. Willard h Browhsoh'
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins. Mrs. John Hay.
Mrs Hennen Jennings. Mrs Nlcholas Al
derseH Mrs Thomas T. Gan and MIS-
Frank Ellis were among those who bought
boxes and tickets The pastoral opehso
With the impressive rite Of the prlesteSses
OF the temple marching 70 the altar al
dawn to light the sacred IRE or Apoho'
followed b. a sacred sun and FIRE dance.
executed by Mrs Barber, the high priest
ess. Apollo with his Tyre called forth the
MUSES., who performed dance in which he
took part. The Misses Downey were the
Three Graces, and other society girls TAX
ing part were Miss Jane Sands, as Diana;
Mrs. Barber. as Niobe. and Miss Olga
Roosevelt Miss Sophie Johnston and Miss
Barbara Brodie. Dionysian dancers Nature
corld not have provided a more fitting
n1acA for an ancient Greek dance than The
oaks oueo of the historic places IN George
town. where great forest trees stand in a
setting of half-cuitivated park, The gradual
rise of the lawn as IL nears the splendid
old mansion forming perfect aH-phi-
theatre.
Mrs A. c. Barney will sail for France on
June IS and will remain abroad for a year
or two. spending the early summer at her
place in Paris.
Mrs. William J. Pettus left Washington
to-day for New York and will attend the
commencement at the Misses Spence School.
rom which Miss Charlotte Pettus viii be
graduated.
Mrs Robert Hinckley and Miss Hinckley
left here today for New York. and will
sail tomorrow for Europe TO spend the
summer.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A WORKER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t has been called to my attention
that "H. E. X" in commenting on DVorak
and American music in The Tribune OF
April II, writes as follows: The latest
contribution to the memorabilia of the
subject was made by Mr.. Arthur Farweh
in a bulletin of the Symphony Society pup
lished last January. Mr.. FarweH has plen-
ary inspiration on the subject of American
music, which ne finds only in the songs ana
dances of the North American Indian.
In view of my known services to the
cause of American music past and pres
ent. in every one of it's discoverable aspects
whether touching primitive music in Amer
lea or not I am sure that in the interests
of Justice and observation-disclosures you will
sustain me in taking exception to the CIV
ing out of the above misleading and mis-
taken presentation of my ideas. and Will
give space to this letter in your columns
With appreciation of The Tribune and aus
broad influence. I am truly yours.
ARTHUR FARwELL
New York. May 13, 1910
TThe Tribune ought not to be expected
to do more for Mr. F-arwell in sustaining
his exception to the remafk of H. E. K"
than to permit him to present his own
statement of the known services" which
he has performed to the cause of Annerf-
can music, past and present; but it is in
clined to be more generous. Mr.. Farwell
has Iectured far and wide on the subject
of such music as he considers American.
He has organized an American Music So
ciety. and in his capacity of publisher he
has helped to give publicity to the music
of some American composers The one
deplorabie fact III connection with his
letter is that, inasmuch as the article
from which he makes an excerpt dealt
with the subject of aboriginal music, he
did not tell The Tribune's readers how it
came about that he recognized the
rhythm" of Iowa in one movement of
Dvor4k's symphony From the New
World and found all the rest Of the
music Bohemian. Such talk about the
music of the North American Indians
and the coddling of small talents stand
in the way of appreciation of what is
characteristic and good in American
music.-Ed.1
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
THE LATEST STEAM ENGINE.

Motive power is put to so many uses on
land and sea that any claim to have
improved the means of developing it is
likely to interest many people. Such a
claim is made for an engine invented by
Gerardus Post Herrick and described at
dinner given to him at the Waldorf
on Saturday evening.
Until recently the only mechanism
utilizing steam to drive ships and to
run mills produced a reciprocating mo-
ton. which it was necessary to convert
into rotary motion. Practically all of the
work of an engine is done with revoly-
ing shaft. Hence efforts TO perfect one
which would have rotary motion at the
very outset have repeatedly been made
for nearly a century. 1t has been hoped
that thus more or less waste of power
might be avoided and greater simplicity
Of design attained. In the turbine, which
is still something of novelty and which
is the first rotary engine to achieve sue
cess, these objects have in a measure
been secured. and with the additions
and changes which will surely come in
time its usefulness cannot fail to be in.
creased Many inventors, however, have
sought to produce rotation in a different
way from that adopted by Parsons and
Curtis. They have employed a piston,
and until now have encountered embar-
easements Of one sort or another which
led them to abandon their endeavors.
Mr.. Herrick thinks that he has overcome
these troubles.
In the published accounts of the talk
at the Herrick dinner it will be noticed
that there is no suggestion of using the
new motor by itself. Mr.. Lovekin. the
engineer of the New York Shipbuilding
Company. asserted that in combination
with turbine the Herrick engine would
increase the speed Of the Mauretania one
knot and enable her to save five hours in
8 transatlantic voyage. Even such a
small gain would be worth making, Of
Course. If the additional equipment re-
quired for it did not materially enlarge
the first cost of the machinery and i'm
| pose new tax on space. The claim
made for the Herrick engine is certainly
modest one. Can its inventor make
| good?
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. May Z.-Nr. and Mrs W "
sherman and Mr.. and Mrs :, E Hunting
TON will arrive for the season tO-morroE
MIR. and Mrs. John r Drexel will arTiT'
on June ?. Mrs. A. c. Dulles on next FI'
dav ]. H. Mahony and Mrs ]. J. Pos
some time during the week, Mr. and Mrs
Herbert NJ. Hartman about June 10 NJ
and Mrs. Elisha Dyer early nexI monta
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II Bull. 9
RrookIvn. the latter part Of this week
Reginald g Vanderbilt has returned 0
New York
After visit TO Miss Fredertka Paila
Mrs. William B Clahin has returned q
Lakewood. y. J.
Fr. and Mrs. William 3. Bristo7z. OF NsE
York and Mr.. and Mrs Arthur 3. ErlIrohs
have arrived for. the season
Mr.. and Mrs. George 3. &c Forest VII
not arrive until after July
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard " Thomas haV'
returned from a visit in New York
Lady Arthur Herbert IS expecIed Lloi"
England this week 70 vtsit hsr sis1sr' MS
T Shaw Safe.
Mrs. H. NICK TwombIy has na1 Nll7'S'lN
prepared for occupancy,
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs arrived rom W.
York to-day, and George Henry "di.s-
and Lyman Josephs have returned rTo-n 10
same city
Miss Goodwin. OF New York. IS the s1s'.
Of DR.. and Mrs. Roderick Terry.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24

putting on the coat which he was 20 Wea
al the end. and that when he reaeneo ','e
platform of the instrument OF death ne
rushed unassisted to the upright fufthee.
from the stairway. ,siapping the iaco =,
one of the assistant executioners VINO ,fleu
TO. stop him.. With hands fastened al ms
back. the reviewer asks. How ola .iie
doomed monarch manage 70 perform ihe
opera tion?
The wife's Caller QightIy)-These 'i;s- BUS
bands of ours need watching from iiol iiii'7
till night.
The Other Wife uess lightly)-Say. ratner'
from night till rnorning.-life
BISHOP M'VICKAR AND MARRlAIE- T.
Some day. dear Bishop all the world
Will be as wise as you,
And every sort of human drift
Can not go two and two.
Wen learn in time that marriage means
A whole lot more than just
Two hearts that beat as one because
Two weaklings think they must:
Some day. dear Bishop. we viii know
Some marriages are wrong.
And in the mean time we must walk
How long. Lord, how long?
". J. LAMPTON.
DIR Eliot says he'd rather draw wen
than spell WELL r,..,
Crowds or salary ry?"-Cleveiand Plan
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24

have forbidden the sale Of LIQUOR With
ont having had 10 employ the services
Of the political organization designed by
its founders 10 undertake that MISSION
that no substance is left 10 the notion
that a Prohibition party IS Indispensable
IN the spread Of prohibition. Logic IS
with Mr.. wooIiey when he says that
while the cause won the PARTY waned
and that Prohibition hopes have been
blasted most cruelty in the communities
which have been foremost in putting
nrohihition laws on the statute books.
The fate of the Prohibition oTganiZa-
ton has been the natural one OF single
issue parties. The Free Soil party lived
only until the ideas which it advanced
tnoL1 firm root. and then was absorbed in
the broader gagged Republican party.
The Auti-Masonic and the know-Noth-
ing PARTIES had a somewhat different
history representing single ideas which
enioyed q sudden temporary popularity
but had little political vitality. When
tie first burst of enthusiasm was over
each of these parties began steadily 10
decline in power Other parties did not
take ND their programme, although ab-
sorhinc their membership. But had
they hit upon principles politically more
enduring and more available, their ideas
would have been appropriated by the
better established organizations and they
would have perished. as the Prohibition
and PopuHst parties have perished in
our dav. while transmitting their rela-
tiyelv narrow progra mines TO the Gus
tody Of political associations more gen
eral in character and therefore more
capable of carrying their pledges into
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
PRINCETOF,S NEW MILLIONS.

The Wyman beduest to Princeton Uni
versity in all its circumstances is proba-
bTy the most romantic in the history OF
gifts to education. university of mod
crate endowment has its wealth probably
doubled. and perhaps more than tripted.
at dramatic moment in its history, IN
a totally unexpected way and from
totally unsuspected source. The glver,
whose bequest may prove TO be the iarg-
est gift ever received by college at one
time from a single donor. was one of'this
country's obscure milIionaires." Proba-
bly, outside of Salem. where he led the
simple life. and appears 10 have made
bis real estate lead the simple life, too;
he was unknown.
The fact that this careful old real
estate investor. who more than once was
summoned into court on account of the
disrepafr into which he had permitted
his property TO fall. should have left his
fortune largely under the control of the
Princeton educator who has figured be-
fore the public in the controversy at
Princeton as the protagonist of the "arls-
tocratic'' conception OF graduate school,
with ivory tower ideals of "cloistered
elegance is one of the apparent contra
dictions that add interest TO the bequest,
humanity considered. But very likely
Dean West and the old graduate with
property in every state in the union IN
derstood each other much better than the
general public understands the merits of
the Princeton dispute. 1t is impossible
to consider the great bequest apart from
that controversy, since it, provides fop
graduate school whose prospective en-
dowment had just been lost through
disagreement over terms and functions
and apparently puts it largely in Dean
Vests power to carry out his own con-
ception of what such school should be-
We are glad to see that reports from
Princeton indicate tendency to concil-
iation and a healing of the breach that
has existed The feeling of irritation
that the endowment formerly offered was
lost may well die out now that greater
endowment is in hand, and a reasonable
spirit of compromise should avoid the
danger Of any such division in the fut-
ure With this great fortune in its pos
session Princeton faces the prospect Of
developing from relatively small insti-
tuition into one of the country's greatest
seats of learning. and It is in need of
harmonious councils and wise leadership.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
People and SocfaI incfdenf4
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Irrou, Ths Tribune Bureaii-l

IF.rorr1 The Tribune Burea1l
| Washington. May 2s.-The President
ceived a large number Of callers tO-e'aS '.r
principally members of Congress
whom he discussed the sftuation IN
gress. MIR. Taft is devoting great oeAl y,
his time to conferences with Sena.'iS
Representatives. discussing the various a.
ninistrative uleasuressand the rahrodn 0i''
IN particular.
The Alaskan bill. together Win oe"el
matters pertaining TO that territory were
discussed by the President. the
General and Governor Clark
/ Major General Cornelis De W. WhicoN'
Of the General staff. now in Manila. was
rsconomendsd bv Senator Bacon for In
structor Of modern languages at west
Point.
Congressional leaders predicted the ad-
,ournrnent Of Congress frcm July 20 10,
but admitted that if the weather continuso
hot members would find way OF nnlsnins
their work much sooner.
Letters Of protest against the estaoiish-
ment of A. department Of health continue
IN reach the White House from every sec
ton of the country.
Among the Presidents callers were AssO-
ciate Justice Harlan. the Secretary OF 'ho
Navy. the Postmaster General. the Secre-
tsry of Commerce and Labor. senators
Crane. Burnham, Brown. Dick and Srnoo1'
Representatives Dickinson. Miller, OF Mln-
nesota: Barnard. Crumpacker. Kennedy. Oh
Ohio: Tayor, OF Alabama: Reeder. EdWaroS.
Of Georgia: Clark. Of Missouri; Siartll' u
South Dakota: Hayes. Browniow- hopp'
Danielson. Aiken. Gambler. Graf. Nolseead'
Murdock. Englebright and Sterling. ex-sec-
retary Terry. of New York; ex-SenalOi
Chandler and x-Representative watson
The President sent list Of nominations
10 the Senate. including the name OF Freo-
erick L Marshall. of New York TO De COZ
lector of Internal Revenue for the 81 Ne"
York District.
President Taft. captain Butt and Gensral
Edwards PLAYED golf this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
FOR ADJUTANT GENERAL.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Among the men who have been sug-
gested to Governor Hughes for the post of
adtutant general when General Nelson II.
Henry assumes the duties OF Surveyor Of
the Port is Brigadier General George
Moore Smith. commanding officer of the
First Brigade
General Smith has been in the service
since April %. 1851, when he enlisted as a
private in the 9TH Regiment. and has ad-
vanced through all grades. receiving the
title of brevet major general in Marcn.
1900 Many of his friends in the national
guard think that his transfer from the line
TO the office of adjutant general would be
a graceful compliment to an efficient Off
Ger. and that II would round off pleasantly
his long and faithful service.
New York. May %. 1910. GUARDSMAN.
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n AmusemcntS.

ACADEMY OF NUsfC-s:l5-Ihe Nn0' -
Lady.
srraNRRa-e-s-Sa
A se-oR-s.Is-Seven Days
PTTOT--s 2o-Ths Lottery Man.
FR0ADWAy-s- -15-Ihe Jolly Bacneiois-
scTSo-s. .1s-The Chocolate sobnsef-
rAI-2|e-Ts3dsTfle ~
-TrrTON-s.oo-The Bachelors baoE-
okr,YS-s "a Matinee IDOL
EDEN s,I-SFT.-Vorid IN wax
FNpIRE-s -1ss-Caste.
GATF-y-e T5--The Fortune Huh.ess
SsPpTrE-S .ao-zrr Husbands VIE
-Is-The Old Town.
EACEETT-s-zy-TheC City
~ GSFSTr RsTEIN--2 S:15-EsudeNIlle
HERALD soTA ARE-s: :l5-Til1s's NigHl1'la-
HI HT5ns5N-s-Is-Tae spendtsrist
ERoCrrE-s :15-Tne Arceoians-
TTCEI-N--S a0--The SpirfiTe-
LYRICS 15-TsTn the l'ennnan -, r
TArTSoN SQUARE GARDEN-2-e-aeaA =
tate ana Idea Homes SHOW
- ,-szr,~pvs-S THIRTY NINTH STREET
EaTRF-ss- -Se-LittIe ESo1-
NEW TORE-S-1s-Three TNtns- -,.,
rvs-r.erE' SIS .Is-Aiiss Jimmy N14eiiliH--
wFFER's-s :oe-The Climax
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
QUESTIONS ON WHITE SLAVERY

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What do you think Of the white
slave" agitation now? Would this Moore
woman have committed the crime Of which
she stands convicted had not the city OF
New York appropriated s25,G9o of the tax
payers money to prove or disprove the
white slave allegations? Whose agents
and whose money induced her to commit the
crime? Was the city's money appropriated
to make white slaves? Is it right or manly
to squander so much money in tempting a
negro woman to commit a crime and then
send her to jail for it?
And the girls who were used-girls with
careers, one of them married, but described
as a poor child crying for her teddy bear
what of them? Are they the only kind OF
white slaves we have?
Is not the whole thing buncombe, des-
picabIe buncombe?
CHARLES o'CoNoR IRWIN.
New York. May 21, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
PROTECTING THE BOYS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Many of your readers will doubtless
be interested to learn that Governor Hughes
on Saturday signed the Murray night
messenger boy bill. which was recently
passed by the Legislature.
This measure. was introduced a the re-
quest of the New York Child Labor Com
mittee TO remedy the very serious situa-
ton revealed by an investigation conducted
by the National Child Labor Committee OF
the conditions surrounding young messenger
boys working at night in our large cities.
It was found through this investigation
that night work for these boys in large
majority of instances was an introduction
for them to immortality and vice.
While this new law will not put an end
to the social evil in our cities it will. lit is
confidently expected. do much toward TAX
ing out of these surroundings growing boys
who particularly need 10 he protected from
temptations of this sort. BY prohibiting the
employment of all boys under twenty-one
years of age after 10 o'clock in the evening
and before o'clock in the morning the
chance of messenger boys being called to
Objectionable places is greatly reduced. If
not entirely eliminated.
In enactinE this law New YORK state mas
the honor OF leading the country in this
particular form OF legislation. and It's ex-
ample Will do much to stimulate similar ac-
ton next year by other legislatures. The
members of the Legislature and Governor
Hughes deserve the fullest commendatiou
for placing this regulation on our statute
books
Permit me Furthermore to express the
appreciation of our committee for the as
sistanee rendered by your paper in this
matter GEORGE A. HALL,
Secretary New York Child Labor Com
mittee. 9
New York. May %. 1919.
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IN The sERKSHIREs.
- TeIeErarn q = -

Lenox. NAV 23-GIrs. J. Is Thomas M
and Mrs. c. G. Wood. Mss Mary
sprazue and Miss ". r. sprague. ol ~,
YORK have arrived at Grsenock Inn. N Ls'
for the summer, ,y..,,
David Lydig has arrived az CsI'4S -, -
The Misses Eleanor ard Marion Has. ss
will open their country place N 0''
bridge tomorrow ,.a.
Robert ". Taft. with party q -
will arrive this week for the week END
Mr. and Mrs. Richard c. Dixsy ana NJ
Rosamond Dfxey have 1rrive1 AZ
wood .,-
Lieutenant-C7overro- Louis A rro'-.-s
ham. Of Boston. returned - the s'aIe ',s =.
tai TODAY. NIr. and Mrs. :, { Ns,a, :.
and Mrs. :. Y. r crosby. the Als.s
Thayer. Miss Williams and r = t'-I's-
who have been on a tolr 10 Iyriss.. -. :
and Great harrington. proceeded to-u''
Williamstown. Al.
Franklin FarreI. Of Ansonia. c'orn'
rived to-day. - n
Eustace Jaques. who has been 49, -
a year. will arrive to morrow u. -,
Mrs. H. P. Jaques viii return % -
later. sa,
Mrs. Robert W. Evans has leased
in Stockbridge.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24

Crawford on A memorable occasion, is
Miss Mary wilkins. and what has she
writtene''
Literature as az art. or its imitation,
s.near-literature. should not he taken
into consideration in discussion Oh tne
rewards of literature as profession. IN
no art, not even in music anu sons' IL
there any sure connection between IN
trinsic worth and financial return Inc
artist is overpaid or underpald, admired
or neglected. according TO the pubilc
good Measure. His work is not neces-
sity. like medicine or the law. with
which professions literature is oftenest
COMPARED. Painters. sculptors. nlusl-
clans never dream of drawing this COM
parison.
The professional literary man, as dls-
tinct from the literary artist makes the
comparison as often, and win beeter
reason. but he, too, overlookS seTerai
differences. If he be teacher he should
conrare his income with the incomes of
his colleagues in the departments OF art
and music not, as he generally does'
with those gained by the lecturers on
law and medicine as practitioners. TO
do this. he. too must practise first
There is general practitioner in lit
erature He is sometimes du0Ded 81
hack" There is nothing derogatory in
the term Andrew Lang declared that he
gIoried in the title prince of hacks
when it was bestowed upon him by
supercilious reviewer. This literary gen
eral practitioner. roo, is much gwen 10
comparison of his earnings with those OF
lawyers and physicians-of corporation
lawyers and eminent specialists by pref
erence-in his hours of detection. Un1ke
them. however, he is "middleman,' not
the ogre that, according to some radical
economists. takes most of the prohts. but
a useful and not badly paid cog in the
machinery of the world of print He
reads manuscripts for publishers, and
''lieks them into shape for inexperl-
enced authors He writes prefaces. con-
tributes to encyclopedias and helps TO
edit them, reviews books, adapts for
eign plays, translates, perhaps conducts
a department of his own in some perl
odical. occasionally IS an acknowledged
authority on some SPECIAL SUBJECT
Chaucer or Jonathan Swift. or heraldry,
or the underrated native English infu-
ence in the drama of the Restoration
and in his leisure hours may be minor
poet. an occasional and very acceptable
novelist or writer of children's books.
and even a persistent playwright. His
interests and his work are one, which in
itself is great compensation: and as
hreadwinner he. the average professional
literary worker, compares not unfayor-
ably with the average lawyer or general
medical practitioner.
All of which leaves the question Of the
speculative financial rewards of author
ship, as distinct from the earnings OF
literature, exactly where it has always
been and always will he, dependent upon
the tickle favor of the public.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-24
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IFToT1 TIE IEIpIII7 II-1
Washington, May 23.-The Amnassador
from Germany will return TO washington
from New York tomorrow.
The Cuban Legation will be estaoi1sneo
at Manchester this summer, and the ne"
minister will take his family directly there
from New York They will not estaolish
themselves in the legation here until nex'
fall Sonora de Garcia Velez, wife OF tne
former minister. has leased cottage AT
Chevy Chase for the summer. and VIII SCOT
leave the legation in 18th street for tnat
place. -.
Lieutenant Ff1ippo Camperio. Itahan
naval attache. who is. now IN Pittsours'
has arranged to sail from New YORK ON
June for Italy. He will enter upon d
months sea duty. and may not return 70
this country.