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New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
ADEE FORTY YEARS IN SERVICE
Second Assistant Secretary of State
Long in Diplomatic Work.

Washington, Sept. ?.-IForty years of con
tinuous service in the diplomatic branch OF
the government, mostly in high station, is
the record accomplished by Second Assist
ant Secretary of state Alvey A Adee
Twoscore years ago Mr. Adee was appoint
ed secretary of legation at Madrid I'm due
course he became Il clerk in tho State Dc
partment, on July ., 1877: chief of the Dip
lomatiC Bureau in june, 1878, and Third As
sistant Secretary of State in July, 1SSG
He was appointed Second Assistant Sec
rotary on August 3. 1886, and at almost any
time since then might have become As
sistant Secretary had he cared to fill the
post No American diplomatist is so extern
siveIy known in his particular field of &C
tivity as is Mr. Adee, and few of the great
diplomatic notes issued from the State De
rartment during the last quarter of a CEN
fury have failed to receive his careful edit
ing and emenddtiou-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
ROOSEVELT AS An ISSUE.

While Democratic governors and Demo
cratic MAYORS in the West are Offering
to nominate Colonel Roosevelt for every
thing under the sun the Democrat who
is writing the platform for the coming
Democratic convention III this state, the
Hon Edward NJ. Shepard, is for making
the colonel the issue OF the campaign.
Which shows that. despite all of Chair
man DiX's efforts, there are still several
varieties of Democracy left.
Mr. Shepard. however, is not the
pioneer with this issue. The discovery
of it must be credited to the Hon. Will
lam Barnes. ir., of Albany. who Is pro
tecting business from palsy" Mr.. Shep
ard is not exactly protecting it from
palsy. He is guarding it against
.'satraps and tyrants,' which are some
thing lust as bad. He is going forti
boldly to proclaim himself "a guarantol
.'of free industry and free and I'M
"shackled business" Certainly. We hope
he will. The more the better. But out
OF respect for the ordinary rights OF
property-who respects them more than
the Hon Edward NJ. Shepard:-Mr
Shepard should not lay an acquislnVf
finger upon this issue until the Hon
William Barnes. jr.. gets through Wltf
II. We want Mr.. Barnes 10 have un'
trammelled and undisputed use OF il just
as long as he needs it. He won't need
it long And after he is through with it
we are sure that no one will interfere
with Mr.. Shepard's reversionary interest
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10

kota, something must be considered De,
sides the comparatively small INJURY III
f1icted on officers and men on board the
battleship and the actual damage TO the
vessel itself But for the heroic enorts
made to check the spread of the hames
the fire might have reached the maSa'
zine In that case disaster like the one
which wrecked the jena two or three
years ago would have occurred, possf
bly, with great loss Of life. How KEEN!
Captain GIeaves realized the danger Is
shown by the energy with which he met
the situation. Still, his success-a mat
Ter for profound congratulation-does
not lessen the necessity for the thorough
inquiry into every phase of the accident
which will doubtless be made. a repetl-
tion of it could not be expected without
much more disastrous results.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
A WESTERN VIEW OF TAFT.

From The Denver Republican.
President Taft is 50 quiet and uucSlen.sI 81
tiouS. and he does his work 50 easily S.. h,s
simply, that the people were q Ions va; =
in finding out what sort of man re -,
But it is Just that kind OF man who m ti't ~ -
acquires powerful hold upon publlt St.sf
ment President Taft cUudS NO trunps
before him, he does nothing SenS6tiS5%t,s, -,
To attract attention or To mdke n, ~. =
seem to be one OF the "plaiR people - ~
way he suffered from this fOr a WNiiy, 10 80
some OF the peopie thought he was deaas
nothing, because he vas making no a'i ~
about it. But they have found out tug. an
is working all the time. and that he isl = y
efficient guardian of public interests y, =" sTe
ually the people have learned that al All btn
time he is doing the things they wths Mn,
to do and that they can safely truSe e,.sry
To keep On doing his duty by them IN ,S'.5y Ss.5y
particular. Most of them have e. nv
found this out, and this Is one rTltSe;i ,,sn
he stands 50 nigh in their respect. - IN
of that kind travels long and trayelS iia.ies
pEbliC estimation ana laws the toni-S-"f
for strong popularity based upon ~ : fr,s
for his patriotism and the clements %
greatness in his character.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
L. re1egreph 10 20 Trihune. /

I,enox. Sept 9.-Nrs. French VANDERBILT.
and Mrs. French, who have been motoring
in the Berkshires. started to-day for Wood
stock, VT.
Mrs. C. W. Townsend and Miss Daisy
Townsend, OF New York. are at F.ed Lion
Inn.
Coaching to-day IN preparation for, ths
narade next week were Miss CharIotts
Barnes. with Captain John & Barnes on
the box seat; Miss Kate Cary. with Girauf
Foster. IT.. and Harris Fahnestocil. with hts
guest. Philip Curtis. OF New York.
Mrs. Philip Schuyler. vino had been
snendipg several weeks in Lenox. has gons
to New York
Miss Margaret Nacltay IS a guest OF 3Ir.
and Mrs Archibald Mackay at EigsIeston
House.
MIR. and Mrs g wickliffe Yulee. William
G. p. Kemp and DR.. and Mrs. Walter +.
C,bappelle are at the Curtis Hotel
I'm the Junior lawn tennis tournament az
the I,euox Club to-day the results were:
Glass A. singles, Ross Whistler. jr., beat
G.. E. Turnure, jr; class Z. singles. Thomas
Camuack beat Robert Ware; mixed doubles.
class A. Miss Irene Turnure and Ross
Whistler. jr. won; class p. Hiss Charlotte
Cram and Samuel rockingham Won Ths
c,1rs for the tournament were offered b.
Samuel rockingham.
MIR. and Mrs Richard P. 3IcGranl, Mrs.
n. III. Smith, Miss Amy (. du Pont, Good
live Iinsey and II e. Adams, OF Philadel-
mia Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cudahy, ot
omaha ; Mrs. George h Russell Miss Z T.
Johnson and Samuel Baldwin. Of New York
are at the Hotel ASpinwalL
Prince and Princess DeIgado, OF Italy.
who have been at tile Hotel AspinwaIl. have
gone to New York
Mr.. and Mrs q. Howard White, who have
been at the Hotel Aspinwall, have gone 70
New York, whence they viii sail tO-rnor-
row for London
Mr. and Mrs Forsyth Wtckes are guests
of Mrs. George G. Haven
In the Stockbridge lawn tennis toUrla-
ment to-day the mems doubles were Won By
Hamilton Fish Benjamin and Edward H.
DeIafieId the women's doubles by Miss
Marie Kobbe and Mrs Edward T Rice. and
the wornen's singles by Miss Frances NJ
Johnson.
Mrs. John Sloane entertained in honor ot
her daughter. Mrs. William E. 8 Griswold
this afternoon Mrs NJ Dwight Collier,
Mrs Charles \ Bonaparte, Miss Goodman.
Mrs. Lindsay Fairfax, Mrs James B. LGd-
low. Mrs. Francis ). Barlow, Miss Georgi-
ana Sargent, Mrs J. Frederic Schenc< Mrs
William D. Sloane. Mrs George Westing-
house. Mrs George Winthrop Folsom. Mrs
Robert Winthrop. Mrs. Henry II Pease and
Mrs John :. Barnes were among the many
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Newbold Morris gave
dinner tonight at Brookhurst for Albert Z
Gallatin, who is their guest
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
Il m-uSements.

ACADEMY OF 15-S:1o-SfIongheari'
AIHANPRA-2-S-Nau
AMTRICAN-2-S-Na
ASTpR-2: :l5-S:l5-SeVen paNs
Bel, -o:IS-s:15-T'he Lily.
EsF2GkpyyAS-2: 2:15-S:l5-The summer "iooN
CASINO -2l5-s:l5-T-p ard Down Broadway.
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eyes
NIAl-o-S-NaudeVilie = 49,.
CoMEDY-a:I a:I5-s:I5-The Marriage OF a staI
CoNEY ISLAND-Brisilton Beach FafA' DIe"i'
land Luna Park
CRITERION -a:I5-s: :2a-The Commuters
ntIY'S-c :3o-s:3 s:30-Behy Mine
TsNTaTRF-2.7 Smith.
-a:I5-S:i5-The Fortune Hunter
GsRRICE- -2..s9-s -ao-I,ove Among the 1soIis
t1T0FTc- o:Ia-s:I5-The Echo.
KET'T-a:1s- $ .I5-MotheT-
TIANMI-RSTETN'S- " s:I5--HaudeXlle-
HEFAIlD square,. 2.I3-s:l5-TiIhe NighI-
azT7,Es05lIsQMF- -o-S-The International Cup
rSsljef q Niagara-Ti1e Earthquake
t<>SrrEE-RRnCKER - e:I5 - $40 - Our MISS
rJRFRTY-21s-s si5-The Country Boy.
TyCT-T-M-e:1 e:15-s:15-The Rrass Bottle
IyRTC"-e:l5-s: :15-Madan4e Y.
A's-2:15-S:J5-Miss Patsy
MEM AMSTERDAM - o:i5 - S:13 - Mauahle
Sherry
NEW YORH-2:I5-S: :15-The Arcadians
NAIIsACR' So lbs :f5-Aiias Jimmy Na!en-
WEST END-o:1s-s:1s-The Mar from Home
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
WHO DID THE "STUMBLING"? y?

Our esteemed neighbor. THE World,
saws that we stumbled" over its con
tpntfon that the result of the Vermont
election showed that this is going TO he
"a Democratic wear" and expresses sur
prise that we could find any comfort IN
the Vermont returns. We could not read
into the vote some of the wonderful
things which The World read into it
for example. that the people of Yer
mont are dissatisfied with the national
policies of the Republican party, object
ito the whole scheme of prOfiigacy, ia
'"voritism and war making which has
been developing without check in
washington for ten years" and want
10 open the books and lind out what
there is about. the Panama transaction
that lis chief promoters are so intent
"on hiding" Now, if the people Of Yer
mont were greatly concerned about such
federal questions. it is reasonable TO sup
pose that they would have shown their
discomfort not 50 much III the vote cast
for Governor as in the vote cast for Rep
reSentatiyeS III Congress and for mem
bers Of the next Legislature. which is to
elect United States Senator.
The Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in Vermont stumbled" over The
Worlds contention by teStifying that
in his opinion the falling off in the Re
publican vote for Governor was due TO
local and not TO national causes. His
view is corroborated 10y the fact that the
two Republican candidates for Congress
inia r.ir1 tT- Itt
larger than the plurality Of the head of
the state ticket. Moreover, the substan-
tial Democratic gains reported III the
state Legislature seem TO have been en-
tirely imaginary. 1t was announced that
the Democratic membership in the lower
branch of the Legislature had been
doubled" and Democratic OptimistS
outside Vermont had no trouble in figur-
ing out that similar doubling Of Demo
cratic representation would throw the
Legislatures in most Of the Northern and
Western states into Democratic hands.
1t seems, however, that the new state
Senate will be solidIy Republican,
whereas in the present one two Demo-
Gratis have seats. Late returns show the
election Of fOrty-four Democratic Rep
resentatives. But in the present House
there are thirty nine Democrats and four
Independents, so that the anti-Repub
lican vote in the Legislature as whole
has actually decreased from forty-five TO
forty four. That is a curious way TO
show dissatisfaction with the national
administration and with Republican ma
tional policies. We are afraid that 1.-The
World" itself is the authority which has
stumbled" in interpreting the Vermont
returns.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
CONFUSION OVER PROBATION
Civic Workers Demand Competition for
Officers.
From The Survey.

tiii ti4NN s>tt4 ht-
Much confusion exists over the selection
of the additional probation officers, OWING
10 the indeCisiOn of the Municipal CtNlt
Service Commission The law does nYe
exempt the positions from Civil Service, q
though il declares them 10 be confidential
positions. On signing il. Governor HuSEe9
attached memorandum stating hlS 9plL
ion and that OF the state civil SeStlS7
Commission to the effect that the pOSl-lehs
are not thereby exempted. The MunlclpdI
Civil Service Commission. after a heaIln@
on July T. announced on July 70 tla- tleIe
would he examination There we're =
$40 applicants for the positions The SON
mission then announced that tie sN,.--,--'5f sN,.--,t5+
tion was postponed An opinion was sJ-sll.
from the Corporation Counsel who allvi
some time declared that rhe CharaCtSEl]s-
tiOn of the positions as "COnfIdeOtII 0pes
not exempt them. but that IN his oplulo'
1t would be difficult to frame an eNaIllnS
ton AT q hearing before the CoInluiSs'elts t
b. many speakers that examinations oIo.s
successful in other cities. y telegram I"
this effect was read from the CuleI pTo
baton officer in Chicago, aiaI similar tei5
grams from Judges Of juvenile courts III
Buffalo Rochester and Erie County Al's
Magistrate AtCAdoO. moreover, stated -
the first division had voted in favor oI q"
examination. and Chief Magistrate ksynII
ner said that the magistrates OF the SeSY.U
division no longer insist on eNelnP.'0.r
though Tie expressed himself in favor 90
exemptinS tine position of CHIEF pTooa'i''
officer.
The MunicipaI civil Service CommisSlon
has not YET announced its decision I'LL -
decides to exempt the positions from ~
Service examination. u viii he acuhE y.
Tectly contrary to the expressed opiu,,esra
which the State civil Service COnlnlS>l.+
gave 20 Governor Hughes, AMI before
decision could become effective tHe ~
prevail of the state COumiS$iou-re rev E 80 -
its former opinion-nUst be had Nh vs. vs.
seek to guard jealousy the best inteftSSs
OF the juvenile court viii kesnly NS
the oUtcon, Of this situation, and any -, ="
CindIiOn the part Of tb@ CITY o. ia
Civil Service commissions 70 let iOWa -. -
bars in the face OF successful CtFh SeA -
examination for probation OFFICERS -,
where win undoubtedly bc opposed IN
those who understand that real pf0hSt,5
depends essentially upon the charactsr "'
Qualitica tiOnS of the probation othcetS-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
TIE LATEST EXPLOSION

Liquid fuel has been tried on destroy
ers in the United States navy for a year
or two, but its use on those small yes
sells has never been attended with acc-
dents Less fortunate results have fol-
lowed the experiments with it on bat
tleship, which had been wisely ordered
by the government The explosion on
the North Dakota, however, need not
necessarily discourage the adoption OF
oil as an auxiliary fuel on large ships.
When the causes of the accident are
more fully learned better precautions
will doubtless be taken TO prevent a
repetition Of it in the future on any
vessel on which the use of oil is deemed
advisable. SO great are the advantages
10 be derived from liquid fuel that the
premature abandonment of it because of
a single unhappy experience would be
most unfortunate.
Nevertheless, III measuring the signiti-
canoe Of the explosion on the North Da-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
LOCAL LOSSES BUT GENER4L
GAINS

1t is not at all surprising to learn that
some merchants in Long Island City are
disinclined to share in the rejoicing over
the opening of the railroad tunnel con
Meeting that community directly with
Manhattan. but on the contrary, look
upon this as 4 time of detection and re-
Grets and upon the tunnel as an injury
rather than as a blessing. They have
substantial reasons of a direct and per-
Sonal kind for assuming that attitude
as others have had before them in simi-
lar circumstances. though that fact does
hot by any means argue against the
general utility of the tunnel and the gen
eral desira bility Of the new transporta-
ton arrangements.
Precisely the same thing occurred 1T
the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Before that achievement the East River
end of Fulton street, Manhattan. and
the lower end of Fulton street, Brook
lyn. were two of the most frequented
and busiest thOrOughfares in the me-
tropolis and were among the most profit
able for tradesmen to occupy. Soon
after the opening Of the bridge their
prosperity declined trade abandoned
them, and now they are in part half
deserted and i'll part transformed and
given over to Industries of an en-
tirely different character from those
which formerly tiourished there That
is bound to happen wherever there
is a marked diversion of those tides of
travel upon which certain classes of
trade depend for patronage
OF course it would be foolish to re
gard such processes as a condemnation
of the great public works which cause
them. Some people suffer hardship, but
immeasurably greater numbers receive
vastly greater benefits, so that the bal
ance is altogether on the side Of the
improvements. Moreover, it is usually
possible for the few who suffer loss 10
recoup themselves in some way, while
of course, the absence Of the improve
ments could not be compensated for
With the philosophic calm which should
prevail in the borough which once en-
loved the civic ministrations of Il Glea-
son, the merchants of Long Island City
should realize that it is better to have
through trains from Chicago, Oshkosh
and San Francisco than TO have ferries
even from Manhattan The loss OF II
few Will be the gain Of many.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Miss Helen Lispenard Alexandra ddueh
tor of Mrs. John T. Alexandra, VIII DC
.,,arrtea this afternoon at the home OF hti
notber. No 26 West 33th street 10 Dh'
ard Cushing HoppIn. Owing to the rece"I
Death of the brides father. the weddiiis
,,i,, he very quiet and simple. and ohiy
@ev of the Immediate relatives Will oo
nresent ar the ceremony. which VIII Do
performed by the Rev. Father OFarreh'
re the Church OF the Holy 1nnoceh'S'
U,bere will be no attendants The orloe
will be given away by her grandfather
General Alexander Stewart Webb.
Another wedding to-day will be that OF
Miss Eleanor Robinson, daughter OF the
late John X Robinson, Of chicago 10
Frederick Dowen Countiss. president OF
the Chicago Stock Exchange and mem
ber of the New York Stock Exchange. 1t
will take place at the Hotel GothaHl' "here
Mrs. Robinson. the mother Of the BRIDE
gave a dinner last night for the bridal
party.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Egerton Webb ana MISS
Webb, who have been abroad the greater
part OF the summer, are booked 10 san
from Europe for New York to-day.
Mrs. William Phillips has left Bar Har-
Dor. where she was the guest OF her
father, J. Coleman Drayton, and IS no"
with Mr. Phillips's mother. Mrs. Jonn
Phillips. at North Beverly, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Iaurens Van Allen VIII
oDen their house, in East 50th street, for
the winter about the middle of November
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt VINO
went abroad six weeks ago, will return TO
this country at the end of the month and
go tc Newport for a short stay before
opening their house in town for the WIN
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Iselin, who spent
the month OF August at Newport, have re-
turned to town.
Mrs Charles II. CosteT, who arrived IN
the city last week from Newport. has gone
to her villa, at Tuxedo. for the fall
Daniel G. Reid and his son-in-law ana
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Henry j. Topping,
who were married early in the summer,
are booked to sail from Europe for New
York to-day On their arrival here they
will go to Mr.. Reids country place, at
IrvingtOn.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
IBy Telegraph to The TribuneI

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune1
Newport Sept. 9.-Registered at the
Casino to-day were Samuel Willetts, of
Westbury: Mrs. r. II. White, Of Boston;
James c. Blaine, Sd: w Stuart Symington
and Miss Hambleton, of Baltimore; w.
Stephen Van Rensselaer,, of New York, a
guest of Harry S. Lehr; II. Orme Wilson.
jr., of New York; the Due De Vallombrosa,
of Paris. a guest of Norman De R. White
house, and a G.. Santee, of Tuxedo.
guest of Joseph T. Tower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delancey jay are the guests
of ex-COmmodore and Mrs. Edwin D. Nor
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan are to remain
until September IS, when they Will go to
Westbury
Mrs ]. Fred Pierson. jr-, a luncheon
entertainer to-day. Mrs. AdOlph Laden
burg gave a luncheon in honor of Miss
Annie Leary.
Mrs. Whitney Warren has returned from
a short visit in New York She has planned
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
PEOPLE and Social lncfdenfs

10 sail for Europe on September - 10 fos,
Mr.. Warren. now abroad.
Mrs. Charlse Fl. Baldwin Is entertaining
her sister. Miss Morgan. OF New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman
will start tomorrow for weeks stay In
the Adirondacks.
Mr. and Mrs. George G. KeeIer have re-
turned to New York.
There was a report to-day that Reginald
C.. Vanderbilt, who is suffering from
typhoid fever. was not so we'll The re-
port, however, was not borne out by his
physician. DR.. Harry j. Knapp. VINO said
that Mr. Vanderbilt was doing very well
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
GRIMES BY FOREIGN BORN.
iitnr of The TrihrInc

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: viii you kindly answer few
questions?
J. Why do not the great daily newspa-
pers discuss editorially the many amazing
crimes committed by Italians in this coun-
try?
. Why do congressman close their eyes
10 the vast immigration of these blood
thirsty and vengeful miscreants and make
no effort to stop it? More crimes are COM
mitted by Italians in this country than by
all the other nauonalities proportionately.
our people now regard them with the
same suspicion they would "A mad dog
;. What ails the municipal government
of the greatest city in North America,
when the Black Hand can successfully
thrive in it? AN AMERICAN.
Paterson. y. J.. Sept :, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
NEWPORT WEDDING POSTPONED
That of Mr.. Peabody and Miss Deacon
Put Off Because of His Illness.
. fBy Telegraph to The Tribuue.J

= fBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newport, Sept. 9.-On account of the poor
health of George Lee Peabody, of Boston,
tiance of Miss Edith Deacon, their wedding,
which was to have taken place on next
Thursday at the summer home OF Mrs
Charles II Baldwin here, has been post
poned An announcement to this effect was
made here to-day and at the same time
it was said the wedding would take place
in January 1t has not been decided
whether in New York or Boston
Mr. Peabody was taken i'll while making
n visit here early i'll the summer He re-
turned to his home and then Went to a
hospital in Beverly. where he has been
seriously i'll.