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New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
To the Editor of The Tribune.
STREETcAR NcONVENlENcES

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Upon returning to New York, after
an absence of two years. 1 had every rea-
son to expect that the streetcar service
would be SO vastly improved that the ire of
the public would be forever si1enced, but,
alas! such Is not the fact
The service has indsputably deteriorated,
and the inexcusable hardships imposed by
the railroad company are exasperating.
Groups of waiting passengers, standing
on street corners, while three or more par
tally filled cars pass, refusing TO stop: no
heat, plethora of draft. disregard Of any
schedule time, is a. partial inventory OF the
perplexing discomftures OF the abominabie
high step ''pay-as-you-enter'' streetcars of
New York City.
MARY SCOTT ROWLAND.
Hoffman House, New York, Dec. 81, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
THE CHINESE "FEELING THEIR
OATS"

The action of the Chinese National AS
sembly. which the dispatches call the
Imperial Senate. in adopting impeach-
nent resolutions against the Grand
Councillors for refusing TO hasten the
nrccesSes CT constitutional organization
hv immediately establishing a responsl-
Die ministry, may not have any very
definite and concrete effect. 1t does not
appear that the power OF impeachment
is vested in the National Assembly. at
leasr 10 an effective degree. and it is not
iiu,a,ssiblc that tie Grand Conrcilic"s
viii ignore the resolutions and defy the
Assembly. in which case we know "f n"
means by which the latter body "ould
enforce IFS will against them. That the
Grand Councillors will resent the action.
at any rate by seeking to punish the As
seml,iy for it. is not TO be expected, for
the very reasons which make the AS
sembIy's action significant.
For even if the Impeachment Is not
made effective the resolutions are by no
means mere brutun faimcn. Their sig
ni,icance may be nors subjective than
al, Elective. but it is real and important.
II shows Iif3s- IN hoHieih iBHf1Ne iit tii-
Dese are beginning TO feel their cats.
That is TO say. they have tasted constl-
irtiepal and representative government.
they like the taste and their appetite
grows by what ii feeds OF. The result is
that they are asserting themselves. in
their National Assembly in the press
and in many other ways. to an extent
which few years ago wonid have
seemed impossible Nor is this mani
fes,afion to be considered mere bump
tiousness ON the contrary. ii arises
from a nr.found and grave sense Of re-
sponSibility and from an earnest desire
to assume and To discharge that respon-
sihitity directly and without delay
There may. indeed. he ground for
deub;ing the wisdom Of the demand for
a ~: ,;;ssllsis,l. ministry at this time, see
ing that there is really as yet no truly
representative body to which if might be
rt.zDonsible The establishment of such
n ministry would seem 10 he properly
simultaneous with the creation Of a real
rarliampnt in place Of the present tenta-
tive and experimental Assembly. Never
the,ess. the spirit which animates the
makers Of the demand is decidedly hope
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
,r IT, rr,,,,ns suresu.. /

tFTOm
washington Dec 21-The President COZ
,arred today with Senators Terrell. Fletcn-
.r overman and Percy and Representative
lever who declared that il the export uu's
Levied by Germany on potash is pefhi''e'
to stand great injury will result TO the asif
cultural industry OF the South, as IL niedns
q large Increase IN the cost OF fertii']e,S
The Secretary Of State discussed th's sun"
;ect with the President this afternoon
In a special message to Congress 'ou
President TAFT urged the adoption oh
Joint resolution providing FOR INC
tablishment and remark;ng OF the ooonuA.
line between Texas and New Mexico.
tabJished primarily under the act Oh 'u"e
5. 1858 and known as 1.-THE Clark ine-
President Taft was invited ny eep'e-
sentatives Sims, Padgett. Byrns ana ga.
rett TO attend meeting OF the 1o"'e
Mems Christian Association at Nash'his'
Tenn. next March. The President mas al
ready accepted an invitation to Visit Az
lanta In March, and will include Nasn'iiie'
Professor C.. c. Claxton, Of Knoxvilie'
Tenn. executive secretary or the Soo'hei
Conference for Education, inviteo 'he
prss,dar. IN the annual conference 81
Jacksonville. Fla, from April 1s TO Il VT
Craxtop was introduced by Representative
Austin.
Senator Flint and Representatives
I.aughIiu. Smith and Hayes caiieu W
cuss the Pickett bill providing Tor 'he
guarding of the interests OF the orisiiiai
claim holders who have made entries oi
the oil lands Of California
The President heard the representative
of the Anti-SaIoou League on the mimic
sofa ,,ouor question They Will CONFER WIN
tho Commissioner of Indian Anairs, anu
have ten days in which TO file letters OF
ofber papers. Mr.. Taft will devote two OF
three days to examining the e'l"eiS0 A'
will then announce his decision
REPRESENTATIVE Tavlor talked TO the
President about the reclamation report
uarr;tt q Chance, auditor for the Post
office Department, has been appointed head
of the special Bureau OF Economy ana E'-
ficency.
The President and Mrs Tafe' accoi.i-
panied by Secretary Norton ana Iaptai'i
Rutt attended the funeral OF Senor Don
AnibaI Cruz, the Chilian Minister. 81 81
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, at IL
o'clock this morning.
President Taft will distribute 102 turkeys
Tomorrow or Friday to the married Whlte
House employees.
Secretary Norton will leave here to-mor-
row morning for q stay of ten days IN lhe
Adrondacks-
Among the White House callers were
Senators Clapp and Culberson, Representa-
tiyes Wanger, Nicholson, Cameron wye,
Padgett and McKiniay, the Secretary OF
the Interior and Noodles" Pagan. a news
bow
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

TBy TeIeEraph @ The TTibune-
Newport, Dec 21-Nr- and Mrs Barring
ton Moore, who are here to spend a por-
ton of th ,ir honeymoon, will stay for q
week and then start fer New Mexico, where
Mr. Moore is engaged by the government
in the forestry service
Mr. and Mrs. r Livingston Beeckman are
in New York, where they viii spend ths
holidays. They are staying at the Hotel
Plaza
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Redmond left here
to-day for New York, where they viii spend
the winter.
Mrs Mountford. wife Of First Lieutsnan.
Frederick \. Mountford. attached 10 Fort
Adams. is spending the holidays with reis-
tives in Wayne, Penn
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

Has that always entertaining ahu
often Instructive, English pubiica tioi'
Notes and Queries it's exact counter
mart in any other civilized country since
its American namesake went the way oi
many periodicals. several years Aeo'
after determined but futile struse1e
for life? Readers must wonder "i'a =
beyond idle curiosity. prompts some VI
its correspondents to ask the ques'io1is
they do ask, and how some others VI
its correspondents happen to be IN pos
session of the information re equired- Both
questions ard answers are not Always
useful, but generally curious.
From a recent issue OF the publication
we learn, for instance, that peelstedN
clubs were in existence In England aS
early as the beginning OF the eighteenth
century, for on February s, 11lo' Inc
Daily Courant" OF London reported 'ha'
the birthday OF Queen Anne mad peeh
observed two days before by tine non
durable Beef-steaks Club with the most
distinguishing marks of Honour ana
Zeal for her Majesty" Queries genef-
ally beget answers, but also more que
ries, which is, no doubt, the secret OF the
continued existence OF the periodical
for one at once desires to know whether
the beefsteak eating championship was
already coveted by the members OF this
early "rhonourable Beef-steaks Club
From this to curiosity concerning the
identity and period OF the first man VINO
ate thirty quails in thirty days on
wager is only natural transition.
Again. according to this issue OF
Notes and Queries eighteenth century
clergymen were by no means universally
inimical tO~ the custom Of duelling, for
"The Lady's Magazine" of all papers OF
the period, reported duel between
two members of the cloth in June, 1866,
with the result that one OF the two men
Of peace had three fingers shot on. In
June. 1882, another clerical duellist killed
his opponent, also a clergyman, and was
convicted Of manslaughter in the follow
ing month. which is, incidentally. an
early instance of the swiftness of Brit
ish justice in disposing of capital cases.
another one-namely, was the first man
who mad the moral courage to refuse a
challenge clergyman? We hope SO,
and perhaps we shall even see this ques-
ton answered affirmativeiy by the pc
riodicai
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
NEW WHITTIER POEMS FOUND
Biographer Of Poet Tells of Discovery
in Old Magazine.

Amcsbury. Mass. Dec. 21.-Sanuel T.
PicI<ard, the bioSrapher of John Gresnleaz
Whittier. and now living In the old Whit
tier home in this town, tells of his recent
discovery OF a whole nest of poems hy
Whittier. never before recognized as his
In commenting on his study OF a volume OF
THE New England Review OF 1880 81.
Mr.. Pickard says.
While it was edited ty Whittier. md
much that has escaped me hitherto. j
have found a whole nest of poems by Whit
tier never before recognized as his. Ths
signature was the odd one 'F'erar1orz-' I
find that these .FeranIorz' poems are Whit
tiers and that be used this signature be-
fore and after he became editor of The
Review"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
GRADY.
ON The Binghamton Republican.

From The BinShamton Republican.
Who, of all the forces for evil in the
Senate. did the most 10 block direct
primaries?
Grady.
Who, of all the obiuscators at Albany
did most 10 defend the racetrack gamblers
and hamper real racing reform?
Grady.
. Who has aided, on the Democratic side
Ehe manpuvres OF those who have tried
70 block the wheels OF progress?
Grady.
Who has been picked by Charles f.
Murphy 10 lead the Senate majority in the
coming session.
Grady.
The same Grady.
The same. He canrot change any more
than the tiger can change his stripes.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Dec. I.-Mrs. Sherman left
Washington to-day for her home in Utica,
and will remain with her mother. Mrs.
Eabcock, until December 80. when she will
return here TO assist at the New Years re-
ception at the White House. The sons Of
the Yice-President and Mrs. Sherman, with
their wives and families. Will return to
Washington with them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brewer, of Herkimer. and Mr.. Hawk and
Miss Hawk. of New York. also will be mem
bers of their house party over New Year
day.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest of honor
at delightfully."- arranged old-fashioned
cotillon tonight, when Mr.. and Mrs. John
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
BARoNEss's KENTUCKY ESTATE
Former Miss Caldwell Left Real Estate
Worth $1,00O,o0O.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune. I

Louisville, Dec. 21.-Baroness Won Sed-
witz who died Monday at F'rankfort-on-
Main, was formerly Miss Mary Z. 3. Cald-
well, daughter of the late William S. Cald-
well, of Louisville. Her estate in this
city alone amounted to over 81, ,G00.01o. Most
Of it is invested in real estate. While she
had no immediate relatives in this city
there are many who are distantly connected
through her mother, who was Eliza Breck-
enridge.
The baroness had let contract for a
beautiful mausoleum in Cave Hill cemetery
for her sister who died last spring.
Through her business agents here it IVES
announced Tonight that the body of the
baroness will be buried here. She was
born IN New York forty-four years ago.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
Aesp-Dpk Gribullf.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1910.

This newspaper IS otcHed and pub
iisheG bu The Tribune ASSOCIATIONS. d
Neao York corporation; Office and prin.
cipaf place OF business. Tribune Build
ing, 10 154 Nassau street. Neto York ;
ogden Mills. president; ogden IL. Reid.
eecrefGfB:. James u. Barrett. treasurer.
The address OF the officers is the Office
Of this aeIrspgpeT.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
!. w. sooKWAlTER GIVES s7,oon
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

fBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Springfield. Ohio. Dec 2I-John ". Book
waiter. of New York City. has sent S7,ee
TO Springfield TO be expended for charitable
purposes by the Salvation n Army and other
organizations MIR. Bockwalter. who vas
formerly resident of this city, has given
In all about $242.eeo TO charity In spring
field
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
MRS. c. w. ROCKWELL GIVES sss,5ec

IBy Telegraph The Tribune.1
Scranton, Penn, Dec. I.-Through the
will of Mrs Charles w. Rockwell. whose
husband made fortune in the baking busi-
ness in New York, the Lebanon Hospital cf
New York receives s., 800. Institutions in
Scranton and vicinity get these sums: West
Side Hospital, $4,000; West Mountain San
itarium, $4,000: Hahnemann Hospital, s., COO;
TAYLOR Hospital, $1,000; Carbondale Hospi-
toll lnO
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
GERMAN DIPLOMAT DECORATED

Berlin, Dec. 21.-Enperor William has
decorated the young German diplomat, DIR.
Won SchmdthaIs. secretary of the German
Legation at Teheran, with the Order of the
Red Eagle with swords, for bravery at the
time Of the revolution In Portugal When
the outbreak occurred DR.. Won Schmidt
halls. who was temporarily German Charge
at Lisbon, risked his life to save the guests
az his hotel. The decoration ith swords
is bestowed ordinarily only in recognition
az heroism upon the battlefield.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
POPE CREATES MANY KNIGHTS.

Rome, Dec. I.-The Pope to-day created
twenty -four knights of the Golden Spur.
Among these are the Duke of Orleans, the
French pre,ender; Marshal Hermes Fon-
SEGA President of Brazil: Senior Franco.
ex-Premier of Portugal. four Austrian arch
dukes and six Italian princes.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
Mr.. BACON GUEST OF ARCHITECTS

Paris. Dec. 2i.-Rohert Bacon. the Amer
lean Ambassador to France. was one of the
guests of honor at the dinner OF the French
Architects tonight. In his speech he con-
veyed the greetings OF the American Insti-
tute OF Architects.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22


Let all who will now take their fill
Of mind befuddling liquor;
And those who see a luxury
In smoke, now blow it thicker;
And now employ the so-called joy
OF using language torrid;
And carry strife home to the wife
Do everything that's "horrid"
This means that you must keep in view
The fact that time is flying,
Just ten days more remain before
New leaves" we must be trying.
A. W. u.
de Ranter claims to be an actor of the
old school,
His work makes me think he must have
played truant most Of the time. Judge.
Under the headline Reward of Punctu-
atty The Tribune told. a few days ago
how John E. Lark:n, a hotel clerk, escaped
injury at the time of the explosion in the
New York Central yards by leaving his
home, in Lexington avenue, early In the
morning. A companion story was told OF
a yard employe whose duties would have
brought him in the danger zone and who
could not SO to work on time because the
key of his bedroom door refused to act
He wanted to have the door broken down
but finally concluded to stand the fine for
being late, sent for a iocksmith and. as he
said joyfully, he lives to tell the tale.
That man is about the most tactless
person | have ever known
II agree with you. He would have no
more sense than to ask barber to sub
scribe TO q fund for the purpose of provid-
ing a monument for the inventor of the
safety razor.'-Chicago Record-Heral
The proprietor of a downtown restaurant
from which MONDAY lunches are often sent
TO offices IN the Wall Street district, said
Yesterday that William Wall. Of Newton.
n. J.. who when standing before q clergy
man with his bride discovered that the H.
cense which he brought was not to wed
hut to shoot certain game in New Jersey
was not the only one in his class. 1--WE,
recently had a mixup in orders here he
continued. "A porter came in with what
had been given To him at an Office for a
lunch order. AS usual, he handed il to
the head waiter, who laughed and turned
il over to me. This was the note: Give
the boy my grip. Put enough in TO las.
me tonight. VIII be back In the morn
ing The lunch order probably went IA
the mans home, and his wife now knows
what a hasty bite in the office looks like. -
II likes to see man hab a good opinion
of hisself," said Uncle Eben, IF he tries
to live up 10 it, Std o. maxim n fool
out'n his own Judgment. Washington
Star
Slusil-flled streets have inspired DR.. NefY
PhiIadelphia's Director of Health to send
out warning against pneumonia and a .'st
of "9or'ts'' in which he says: Don't drink
alcohol. Users of alcohol are more prone IN
pneumonia than other persons. because il
deadens the tissues and makes the body
more susceptible TO disease germs: don't s,t
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
CAPT. slocuM GOES TO LONDON

ST. Petersburg. Dec. 21.-Captain S. L.
Fl. Slocum, who has been the American
military attache here, left to-day for his
new and similar post at London.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
It is hard to begin to dig subways.

The federal government obviously
means TO make the undsrvaluation of
imports an Improbable practice, as it
should be, and as all attempts at evasion
of the law should be.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

New Mexico apparently wants not only
to be a state but also to prescribe her
own boundaries; which suggests excess
Of zeal if not outright bumptiousness.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

-Four earthquake shocks within twen-
ty-four hours is pretty stiff record for
this part of the world, especially with no
political car align IN progress
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

MI RockefelIer's statement that he
''co-operated'' in founding the Univer-
sity of Chicago is a modest way OF de-
scribing aggregate gifts of $50, 100000
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

full of good fer the empire. It is far bet
ter for the Chinese to be a little over
eager for full emancipation than to be
apathetic and uncaring.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

The quick conviction of the Italian
kidnapper should have the effect of dis
couraging an industry that has met with
few rebuffs hitherto.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

The Hornet has at last sailed for Cen
sting.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

representatives It is IN act OF conn
dence. Of generosity and Of prudence
which worthuy adorns the great gl1Is oi
which it is the erilOgue.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

MRS. William CnuTch Osborn VIII give 4
dinner-dance for her daughter. Miss Aileen
Osborn. this evening at the home OF her
sister, Miss Grace Dodge. 80. % Madison
avenue Mrs Cleveland H Dodge win give
a dinner at her house, IN Park -enue, and
afterward take her guests OF 20 Mrs. Or
born's dance.
Mrs James W. Gerard will give q diEn--
this evening at her house, in Fifth avenue
Mrs Arternas H Holmes viii give small
dinner this evening for her daughter, Mss
Hilda Holmes
Receptions will be held to-day by Mrs.
William II. Force, at her home. in East
37th street. for her daughter. Miss Made
leine Force, and by Mrs. Julien Stevens
Ulman.
Mrs. Vanderbilt will give a dance On
January at her home, IN West 9th street
Mrs George L. MeAIpin gave a dance
last evening at the Plaza for her debutants
daughter. Miss Jeannette McAIpin- There
was general dancing throughout the even
ing in the white and geld ballroom. which
was decorated with Christmas green's
bUfet supper was served at midnight
Among those invited were Miss Emily and
Miss Rosalie Coe- Miss Beatrice Nicholas
Miss Vivian Gould, Miss v Townsend,
Miss Katherine Force, Miss Madeleine
Force, Miss Lisa StilIman. Miss Ursula
Brown, Miss Caro- @ Brown. Miss Agnes
lie Roy Edgar. Seymour Johnson Orson d
Mum. Alfred Ely. jr-, Morgan j. 6.
O'Brien, Hamilton Pen and Frederick c.
and Charles s. Inn1an.
Announcement Is made OF the engage
ment OF Miss Constance Adams, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. @. III. Adams and
a niece of Artemas II. Holmes. to Or. Sew
ard Erdman, of this city. Miss Adams IS
spending the winter with her cousin. Mrs
W. Gill wyIie, in West 10Th street Dr..
ErtIrnan is a graduate of Princeton and Of
the College OF Physicians and Surgeons
and is assistant visiting surgeon 10 Belle
vue and Lincoln hospitals
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H Olin have re-
turned to town from Rhinebsck. and ars
occupying their apartments at the Ritz.
Carlton.
Mrs E. Henry Hartman and family VII
go to their country place at Arden y. T.
tomorrow to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Rogers and H
Pendleton Rogers, jr-. have returned 70
town from Tuxedo. and are at the Hotes
Gotham for the winter
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
GOOD WILL TO MEN.
ditor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The tribune.
Sir: / would like to call attention 10
the "breadline" at this season. when we
are trying to reach the needy A CHRIST
mas dinner or as much as can be given 10
all those who make UP this line wouio
indeed show the Christmas spirit as wen
as help the needy. The poor we nave
with rs ALWAYS FLORA NEELT.
New Rochelle n. Y, Dec. 1a, 1910.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A touching Christmas appeal has
been made by Mother NJ Alphonsa La
throp Q. s. D., otherwise known as Rose
Hawthorne Lathrop, the daughter OF Ma
thaniel Hawthorne The inmates OF Ros-
airy Hill Home, Hawthorne. n. T.. num-
ber eighty. Hopelessly i'll. and the last
Christmas of many, they are without
promise of gifts" at this near Christmas
time There has been much delay In ex-
pected help, and their money has been
used for absolute necessities.
Mother Alphonsa Lathrop most earnest
ly begs that these suffering people may
not be passed In the midst of so much
Christmas giving A. Is. w.
Brooklyn, Dec. 1s. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Secretary Stokes, OF Yale University, In
sending cut the new Directory of Living
Graduates OF Yale" makes this appeal to
newspaper editors: II hope that this may
be kept in your newspaper library, and
that the staff Of your paper may be re-
quested to consult il before charging the
university with being the alma mater of
various so-called Yale graduates who are
accused Of divers and sundry crimes and
misdemeanors."
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Receptions will be held to-day by Mrs
William H Force, at her home. in East
37th street. foc her daughter. Miss Made
leine Force, and by Mrs. Julien Stevens
Uiman.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Are you an experienced aviator?"
''Weli. sir, ] have been at il six weeks and
l am all here. Life
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Mrs James W. Gerard Will give dinner
this evening at her house, in Fifth avenue
Mrs. Artemas III. Holmes viii give a small
dinner this evening for her daughter. Mss
Hilda Holmes
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Mrs. E. Henry Hartman and family viii
go to their country place at Arden. y. f.,
tomorrow to spend the holidays.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Mr. and Mrs Henry P. Rogers and r.
Pendleton Rogers, jr-. have returned 70
town from Tuxedo. and are at the Hoteg
Gotham for the winter
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Mrs. Vanderbilt will give q dance on
January at her home. In West 18th street
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. stephen eF- DIN have re-
turned to town from Rhinebeck, and ars
occupying their apartments at the Ritz.
Carlton.