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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
THE BERGEN CELEBRATION.


The celebration of this week III New
Jersey has been magnitied into little less
than state function with some degree
Of propriety. although strictly speaking
il is purely local in its interest 1t marks
the quarter-millennium Of the settlement
o. Bergen. q community long ago merged
into. or perhaps rather expanded into,
Jersey CITY The date is amply worth
commemoration because of the impor-
lance of the place. II does not, however,
Indicate the first settlement of New Jer-
sey BY Europeans, or even the first in
that part of the state HobOken and
Pavonia date back 10 1880. although
the latter was perhaps not permanently
occupied until later period, and there
have been claims of priority TO 1900 for
Weehawke ell. Harsmus. or AhasimuS, and
Constable's Hook. OF course. nj the
other end of the state settlement NJ
the site Of Gloucester. not entirely con-
tinuous. was made as early as 1923 by
Captain Mey, whose name in reformed
spelling is retained In the southern
county of the state. and Swedes ut Fort
Elfborg near Salem. and Englishmen at
Narkens Kill or Salem Greek cOnsidera-
bly, antedated the settlement of Bergen.
But because OF the continuity Of its
OCCUPANCY Bergen may perhaps be re
garded a. the true nucleus of Jersey
City and thus of the first large com
munity in the state Elizabeth. Newark,
Burlington and Camden came later. after
the English conquest. Moreover, Der
gen. of course. is diStinctively reminis-
cent Of the Dutch settlement which WAS
first of all i'm New Jersey or New Meth
eIland. as IL WAS then called. And I'm two
OF three counties of that part of the
state not only do Dutch names prevail
bur the Dutch race remains .conspicu-
Gus IN New York the Dutch element
has been more largely overwhelmed by
the enormous influx Of others. but in
New Jerseys northeastern corner II
holds its ground i'm proporiionatc mum
hers ~ we'll * in mental and mora
VITALITY This weeks celebration Is thus
in = notcworth, degree Dutch celcbra
ton
In sense also ii i, metropolitan.
Nov York f. taking little part in it, Yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Here is an excellent although mia.
exampla If how dog stories are supplied
10 our collections of animal anecdotes ana
become sometimes false material for an Ill
founded psychology. recently published
telegram from Northport' Long island
says
\ woman left one OF tne utter
noon trains Yesterday at East Notthpolt
and started back toward King fark aloot
i'm search OF a small dog. she had carrieu
the animal on her tap In the tram, ana
Just as the train passed over ttt uol
bridge across Cheese fpiioN US =
slipped out OF the leash ana SpTahs tnI y - II
am omen window The bridge Is about htty
feet high The woman touhu lnt $i"e hea'
the spot where il landed unhJureo-
The facts are these: The dog was not
small hut rather large strong lrlsh
terrier. II was tied in the baggage car by
rope. which IL gnawed i'm two. As the
train was ascending steep grade through
a cut auproaching the Northport station
and going very slowly perhaps no faster
than trotting horre the dog sprsne from
the open eide door Of the baggage car 10
the adjacent GRASSY hank aud ran oft
There was nothing ondorful In the feat a
ali no material for tho psychological.
. ERNEST INGERsOLI.
New York. oct. T. 1910.
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BIRDS VS.. SQUIRRELS.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The article in to-day's issue of The
Tribune concerning efforts to save the squir
rels in Central Park is very important. as
it means driving all the birds from Central
Park. The squirrels hunt out the birds
nests and suck the eggs. and in that man
ner they are killing off the birds of the
park. One songbird in Central Park Is
worth more than all the squirrels in the
park. IF the squirrels were all killed OFF
and the park stocked with sOngbirds. how
much pleasanteT the park would be than
II is,
When l think of the way the squirrels are
killing off the birds in the park. the more
the squirrels seem like rats, and should
be exterminated. Crowd the park with
automobiles. They are doing work that
will prove a blessing to all who visit Cen
trail Park J. A. BUTLER.
New York, oct. 10. 1910.
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Bergen was founded as a part OF the
Dutch colony which had its headquar-
ters on Manhattan Island, ana the
growth of it and of the other clustering
or blended communities beyond the Hud-
son has been part and parcel of the
growth of this metropolis. Inc social
and business relations of Jersey City
with New York have always been closer
md more intimate than those OF some
communities which are now politlcaily
narts of this city. 1t will be appropri-
ate therefore for New York troops TO
fake mart i'm the military pageant of the
week
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IN DEFENCE OF DENOMINATION

To the Editor OF The TribuuS
Sir: In your issue of October 10 Or.
c. F. Aked, of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, is reported to have said concern
ing a certain Bishop Sellew, Of James
town, n. Y, that .'he belongs to a small
and relatively insignificant denomination
called the Methodist Protestant Church, a
denomination which has fewer than 1000
members"
This is mistake I'm fact. Bishop Sell
lew does not belong to the Methodist Prot
estant Church, and that Church has no
bishops.
It is also bad logic. Even if Bishop Sell
lew does belong to "a small and relatively
Insignificant denomination what bearing
has that on DR.. Aked's argument? The
size of a mans church has no more to do
with the truth or force OF his statements
than the size of his hat.
IL is also a blunder in Christian comfy.
To assume TO estimate the significance of
a denomination by the number of its mem
bers is superciious. Or. Aked might
as well call those members of his own
church Insignificant who are worth less
than one hundred million dollars.
The Methodist Protestant Church is the
second oldest Methodist denomination in
this country. 1t has brought about and
made universal the most notable eccle-
siasticaI reform in Methodist history. 10 is
preaching the Gospel I'm twenty-seven
states in this country and supporting
twenty five mission stations In Japan ana
one in China What It has achieved and
what il is make il as dear to it's mem
bers and as much entitled to respectful
mention as though 1t had five times as
many DR.. Aked ought to extend his
knowledge of American church history or
emit reference TO II i'm future cOntrover-
sizes. 1. H. LEWIS
President of the General Conference OIL
the Methodist Protestant Church.
yI-cSt,,;us@ar Mi oct II 1910
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TIE orTLOOK FOR WELLM4N

As one speculateS on the possible out
come of Wellman's latest venture he Is
confronted with diScouraging lot Of
uncertainties and facts. Up TO the pres
ent time the longest fight with dirigi-
BILE balloon has lasted thirty-seven hours
and has covered distance Of so miles.
Wellman has planned voyage about
four times rs long. though the capacity
OF his gas bag. if not actually less than
that Of the Zeppelin airShip, which holds
the record, is certainly no greater.
The America was originally designed
for much less ambitious enterprise
than crossing the Atlantic. From the
base of Wellman'S polar expedition tn
his goal the distance is six hundred
miles. Including the return trip and
making allowance for unpreventable de-
Walton from the course, his airship
should have been able TO travel fifteen
hundred miles without interruption. Who
can say. though. whether or not it could
have met this requirement. It was turned
back Icy an unforeseen mishap n few
miles from the starting place. If there
is room for doubt about the success of
that undertaking, how much more must
he entertained about the result of an
aerial journey which. before it ends,
may stretch ont to $500 or 1000 miles .
Cross currents of air and head winds
might easily add TO the distance 10 he
traversed before land is reached on the
other side. even if the America should
not tee oycrtaken 10y the hurricane re-
Gently making trouble in the West
Indies
One of the most common and veXs-
fious hindrances TO aviation with both
the aeroplanc and the dirigibc balloon
is the stoppage of the engine from a
defective carburetOr or some similar
cause. Scores of flights which were
begun auSpiciOusly have terminated
abruptly because the motor gave out.
Zeppelin. Moisant and Ely are only
three of many aviators who have thus
been bitterly disappointed. Has Well
man any better guarantee that his mo-
tors will hold out for three thousand
miles? TO be sure, if he comes down in
the ocean and if he follows the path Of
transatlantic steamships. there is a
chance that he and his companions may
be rescued. but such an experience could
hardly be regarded as an aeronautic
triumph.
SO great are the odds against success
on the very face of the matter and so
manifold are the chances of trouble
which has not been expected that it
is hard TO speak of Wellman with the
slightest degree of patience. He is risk
ing not only his own life but the lives of
five other men. without ever having
achieved anything but failure in scien-
tific work
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DISAPPEARINCES AND FICTION.

. = y
A German writer has recently be
walled the rapidly vanishing liability
of the mysterious disappearance as II
plausible ingredient of the plots of fic-
ton and dram and of the timely re
turn Of the missing one as n happy end
ing. The world, he observes. is now so
thoroughly covered With n network of
cables and telephones. with the mail
reaching its most remote sections il Is
50 well p0liced. that no man can remain
lost who is seriously searched for. even
when he purposely hides himself There
is some reason in this apprehension. al
though as yet il is decidedly premature
If dramatist and novelist and poet seek
justification for their continued use of
the lost motif they can find it in
abundance in the columns Of the daily
newspapers and the records Of the
police
The motif is as old a. literature itself
We find il in the Bible and i'm the
odyssey" ia the Greek tragedies and
in the medieval tales of lost Crusaders
returning home ut last Shakespeare
Used il repeatedly. II was not in the
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People and Social incidents

Mrs. Middleton 3 BurriII and Mrs Psyn.
whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Governor Morris. who -
Gently returned from Europe. where they
spent about six weeks. are the guests OF
Mrs. MorrIs's mother. Mrs. J. Muhlenberx
Bailey, in westchester.
Mr. and Mrs William Alexander are az
the Gotham for the winter. Their daugh-
ter. Miss Frances Gordon Alexander. VIII
be married on November q 10 Allen Cow
erneur Wellman. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Lewis WeIlmsn
From Hot Springs. Va. comes the an
nouncement Of the engagement OF siss
Ethel lie Roy De Koven. daughter % Mrs
Reginald De Koven. 20 ~. Giers5sds Hud-
son. son OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Hud-
son. Of this city. Mr.. Hudson was zrads-
atsd from the Columbia Scientific School n,
1903
Miss Amy Townsend who vas IN trwa
for the marriage Of her niece. Miss Maria
Winthrop. to Morris Kellogg left soon az
ferward to toln J. Pierpont Morgsn's party
IN Cincinnati
Mr. and Nrs J. Iaursns Van Alsr. WI,
cams over from Newport % gee Bfr. Van
Aliens father, James J. Van Allen. ard htz
sister Miss May Van Allen. OF for Eurcp.
Iunched Yesterday AZ Delronico's-
Mrs. Middleton 8. Burrfll passed through
town yesterday. Mrs. Burriil ts spending
The autumn ar her country home On Long
Island.
Mr. and Mrs George r. 5chisHelin vii
return % town tomorrow ard open thar
house in West sd street for the winter
NJ and Mrs Herbert L. SattsrlzA an
return 70 town from Highland Fans. y Y,
early next month.
Mrs. French Vanderbilt. who arrived IN
town from Newport on Thursday and who
he's been staying ~ the 81. Regis. has
taken Mrs. Thomas Mason's house. No Us
Madison avenue for the winter
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Potter Read hsvs
returned to town for the winter from C;Tseas
Wirh, Conn
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.rr71,G Used TO GREATNESS.

SET7TNG SEQ TO GREATNESS.
The Democratic and independent
newspapers here which have been sup
porting Mr. Dix'~ candidacy find it DIFF
iiculi So follow his logic when he at
sacks the two administrations of Gov
cI8lor Hughes * wholly wasteful and
incompetent. and promises L. do single
handed. If elected. what he says Gov
clnor Hughes failed Signally 10 do. In
his speech Of acceptance Mr.. Dix said
in his natural vein Of reckless general
izaiinn that honesty. economy and eff
ciency are no longer ia evidence" n Al
bany. and declared that il was high
tine for the people If the state to sweep
tie Republicans ont Of power in all
Those branches 81 the government
which they have Gisgr8ced."
Mr.. Dix Glasses Ex-Governor Hughes
with the dishonest. cXtrayagant and in
efficient and boasts that lac will ''put the
black horse cavalry TO rout." although
he must know that the Governors power
al Albany is not unlimited and that a
Legislature under Mr. Murphy's control
Ia which Senators Grady and Big Tim
sullivan will Ice the Democratic leaders
would block any efforts OH his parl at
reform even more completely tl3an the
Tammany-~ guard" alliance i'm the
last four legislatures blocked those Of
Governor Hughes Mr.. Dix fiippantly
sefs himself mp as a political superman
who in the matter of regeneration is
going 10 make his predecessor in the
Governor chair look like q dabster and
an amateur Talk like that based on
complete ignorance Of what Governor
Hughes accomplished and 81 the condi-
lions under which lac accomplished IT,
naturally CRATES "n those Of Mr.. DiK's
y: eSont supporters who have l,een ae-
.ueromed - consider Charles T.. Hughes
q public servant Of the highest class
The editor II 'Harper's Weekly" may
nos have read Mr. DiK's wonderful
zpeech of acceptance. bUt If he did he
wasn't much impressed by the contrasts
= suggested ir Nj. DiT'S favor. said
7 he Weekly" in Is last issue
Governor Hughes TceiEnod hi= Office
last v'eels. retiring with thc greatest rep
Dtstion thai has been won IN the gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

The New Jersey court has decided
wisely in tt case of Charlton. the Lake
Como wife slayer. There is TOO much
evidence of his criminality to Justify his
release, yet 1t is impossible to bring him
to trial in a country remote from the
scene of the crime. 1t is therefore for
the federal government to decide whether
he shall be given up for extradtion. Or
perhaps it is for the Italian government
to decide whether it will persist in its
refusal OF reciprocity in extradition, at
the risk of failures of justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Dom Manuel will find a safe and
agreeable asylum in England, as vari-
Gus other exiled royalties have done be-
fore him, and his means will doubtless
enable him to avoid the fate OF one of
his predecessors. Theodore of Corsica,
who was imprisoned for debt, released
through insolvency proceedings. and at
the end of his life was buried at the ex-
pense of a tradesman, partly charita BILE
and partly shrewd, who coveted the dis
tinction OF having paid the funeral ex-
penses Of king.
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AN INTERPRETATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Cannot Mr.. Nussbaum comprehend
that DIR. Aked, In speaking of tolerance
being IAN intoIerant and intolerable thing
simply meant that no religious BODY mas
any right to say that they VIII tolerate
another for they are all equal before the
law In this country. and for any one Oh
them TO profess such superiority Is 10 as
sumo that very spirit of intolerance "hleh
DR. Aked justly condemns!
JOHN f. GREENE.
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money When the governor OF the prison
appointed another hangrnan between
duii business and competition. the senior
eAeeut'oner's term dragged along, nut mar
~ came TO an end, and he went torth ireed
anu comfortably rich" the correspondent
reports
why do you invariably take taxicab
when you're drinkingY'
The bill always sobers me Instantly -
Washington Herald
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EFFORT TO FORM GREER csslnsr.

Athens, oct iS.-king George has rs1u-ss-
81 VI, Venezslos, the Cretsn leader ws- !
was recently elected a member 81 the Ma
tiousi Assembly. % form new Csrinst,
The recent cabinet. Of wbich M TTsS ounlia
vas Premier resigned on Octobsr u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

In order that Grady and Big Tim"
Sullivan may not suffer from "loneli
ness" at Albany next winter James ].
Frawley has been renominated as Tam
many'5 candidate in the Goth Senate
District. Mr.. Murphy Is always consid-
crate and thoughtful. Lonely and
homesick Tammany Senators could not
be Of much service to Candidate Dix if
he should be elected and should begin
to exterminate the black horse cav
airy" He ought to write a letter thank
ing MIR. Murphy for sending Tammanys
best, bravest and most dependable to
Albany, and sending enough of them to
drive off melancholy and to make the
Senate Chamber feel almost like home.
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NrIn-11ork Gribuns.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER IL. 1910.

This newspaper IS o'rncG ana pub
FiSbrg bv The Tsibgnc A1SoC'GFto'- n
Nrrr York corporation. office and T,T7n-
ss1poT pIgre oT bgsincss, Tribune RVild-
s-r. 10. 1sa Kosrou street NeW York !;
zpr6cn hf7Is. president: o1dcp H. Nod,
s.crcS0ru: James u. Barrett. treasurer
The address Of the officers is the Office
81 this newspaper.
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Candidate Dix should take some sam
pie wall paper hangings along with him
when he answers the loud call Of the
public for his presence on the stump.
They would give point TO his contention
that he is a sure enough business man"
drafted into politics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
FRANCIS OF rsck eaAvsIY Ill.

London. Oct. 15.-Prince Francis OF TecS'
brother OF Queen Mary, is critically ~ VITA
pleurtsy. lie has already undergone too
operations. and although he rallied from
these his condition Is considered grave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Among foreigners In town, some Of them
in connection with the aviation tournament.
Is Count jacques de Lesseps. who arrived
Yesterday on board the French liner. and
who is one of the leading French avtatorss
as well as younger son OF that Count
Ferdinand de 14esseps TO whom the c1vlined
world is indebted for the creation OF the
Suez Canal. Sir Ernest Cassel. who financed
the Nile dam and the entire new irrigation
system of Egypt, as we'll as the railroad
systems of Mexico. OF Sweden and OF sew
eraI other European countries. is also mere
from England Prince and Princess Tpsi-
Ianti. of Vienna. are at the St Regis. while
Lord and Lady GrevilIe-the latter former
ly Miss Olive Grace of this city. and widow
OF Henry s. Kerr. of New York-are at
the Plaza. Other foreigners of note VINO
are in the city comprise Count Jean de La
gree. of the French Foreign ONCE, the
son-in-Iaw-elect of Charles Steele, and MS
brother, the VlcOrnte de Lagreze; young
Lord soners. of the I'd Regiment OF Life
Guards: Lord Gort. Lord Furness, owner
OF the FN1rness line OF steamships, and who
is at the WaIdorf-Ast0Tia; Lord Ritchie.
whose wife is a native of New York; the
French Due de Richelieu. whose mother
is an American. and Cardinal EannutelH.
the papaI legate Who with his attendant
prelates. among them the Right Rev. Prince
Ferdinand de Croy. is booked TO sail on
Tuesday or Wednesday for Europe Car
dinal Logue left yesterday for his home, at
Armagh, in ireland, and Prince Ferdinand
of France, Due de Montpensier. who has
spent a number OF weeks in and around
New York, took his departure on Friday
evening for San Francisco. on his way to
Cochin China.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

oh. it was no use investigating. Graft
all dated back to prehistoric times.
Nevertheless, the investigation has re-
suited in one indictment, and the field
in which that indictment occurred looks
fruitful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Mr. Loeb saws he is going after the
miliionaires who buy Struggled works OF
art. He'd better be careful. or business
interests may soon discover that he is
public enemy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Aviation is the order of the day. and FUR
nishes the principal topic of conversation
at an gatherings of the fashionable world
Peopje are arriving from all parts OF the
Union. and also from abroad. TO attend the
meet AT Belmont Park. which begins on
Saturday next. Women as wen as men are
busily engaged in digesting literature deal
ing with aeroplanes. so as 20 be able TO
discuss with some degree Of intelligence
the subject of the flying machines OF the
past and of the present. In fact. society Is
JUS. at present required to know as much
about motoring in the sky as on terra nrfns,
and Is very much up in the air.
Long Island viii be exceedingly gay
throughout aviation week, and the meeting
will he made the occasion Of much hos
pitslitv at all of the country seats WITHIN
r,o+,rinp distance OF Belmont Park Among
those who win entertain house parties are
Ausus, Belmont the president of the com
mittee I'm charge of the tournament: MI
ana Mrs. Clarence r.. Msckay. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mr.. and MIS-
II van Rensselaer, Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs.
PAYNE whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Norman de
r. Whitehouse, Mrs. w. x. Vanderbilt, 81.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Steele. Mrs Sidney
Dillon Ripley. Mrs o. H. p. Belmont and
Mrs Herbert Hartman. while boxes have
been engaged az Belmont Park by J. J.
Van Allen, J. Laurens Van Allen, Coione'
John Jacob Aston. Cortlandt Field Bishop.
Lawrence L. Gillespie, who has been one
Of tbs moving spirits IN organizing the tour
namert. William Redmond Cross, George
". Perkins, Bradish Johnson. Dave Hen
Anil II
rrexel. ir.. Mr. and Mrs Ernesto @ FAB
bri. Mr.. and Mrs Robert ". de Forest.
Mr.. and Mrs Delaney NicoH. William
b Osgood Field. Mr.. and Mrs John X.
Drexel and Mr. and Mrs. Ira BsrTous-
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Weddings figure extensively on the pro
gramme of the remaining two weeks or
October Tomorrow comes the marriage
of Miss Lillian Warner to William Joshua
Barney, at the home OF her parents. Mr..
and Mrs John De Witt Warner, in Lex
ington avenue, where the ceremony will be
performed by the Right Rev. Bishop Court
ney. formerly of Nova Scotia and now of
St James's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Miss May Parker will be the only bridal
attendant I. Anderson Pennypacker. %
Philadelphia, will Officiate as best man.
and B. F. CrestOn. Du Bots Jones, Hamil-
ton Smith and MandeI Hall, the latter Of
Montreal are to be the ushers.
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Mrs. Middleton 3 BurriH and Mrs. Psyn.
Whffnev-
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A DOG. a TALE AND A WAC.

Brooklyn. oct. I2. 1910,
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Mr. and Mrs Gouverneur Morris, who -
Gently returned from Europe, where they
spent about six weeks. are the guests OF
Mrs. MorrIs's mother. Mrs. J. Muhlen6erx
Bailey, in westchester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Miss Amy Townsend who was IN trwa
for the marriage Of her niece Miss .Isris
Winthrop. to Morris Kellogg left soon az
tervard to toln J. Pierpont Morgsn's party
IN Cincinnati