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New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
THE CABINET.
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From The Tribune Bureau
Washington Dec. 27.-The Secretary OF
State returned to Washington to-day from
his estate at Valley Forge, where, with
Mrs Knox and their family, he spent
Christmas. Mrs. Knox will be here later
in the week.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Meyer, who are entertaining large house
party, were hosts at dinner Tonight
Miss Elise Ames, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Ames; Miss Lillian Sears, Mr. Cut
Ter, Mr. Jacques and Mr. Harding. OF Bos-
ton. and Mr.. Cutting and Mr.. Bean, Oh
New York, are their house guests others
at the dinner were Mr.. and Mrs kennaro'
Mr. and Mrs Warren Robins, Mr. ana
Mrs. Walcoth Tuckerman, Countess Luise-
Alexandra Won Bernstorff. Miss Mary
Southerland, Miss Mary Carlisle, Miss Ce-
celia May, Miss Alice Meyer, Count
PourtaIes, Robert Bacon, jr-, Samuel well
don, Basil Miles. Willing Spencer. A. .
Horstmann and George Won L. Meyer, 1r.
The Postmaster General and the Secre-
tsry of the Interior and Mrs Bali1nger
returned to-day from short trips out OF
town,
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
TEACHERS OF STATE GATHER
More than 1000 Attend Annual Meet
ing at Rochester.

Rochester, Dec. 2I-More than two thou
sand teachers are in attendance to-day at
State Teachers Association. which opened
here this morning. To-day's meeting in
cluded sessions of the state Association of
Teachers of English, the Modern Ian
guages Association and the recently created
sections in music and sub-nornal and back
ward instruction a section for kindergar-
ten work viii be created by Miss IsdeIl, of
Albany.
The topic for the general session this
evening was New Ideals in Higher Edu-
cation with Professor Herman Schneider.
dean of the School of Engineering at the
University of Cincinnati, as the chief
speaker.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

TBY Telegraph to The Tribune-i
Newport. Dec E--Mrs. French Wander
bilt left to-day for New York for the win
ter. She will return here occasionally to
entertain weekend parties. She viii give
a dinner in New York tomorrow evening
for her niece. Miss Julia French
Mrs. J. DeForest Danielson has gone to
Boston after a visit here over Christmas
MIR. and Mrs. Darlington Moore will leaTs
here tomorrow, after spending their honey
moon in thi. city. They will not start I'M
mediately for Silver City, n. NJ. but viii
visit relatives in New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Henry z. Coe gave a dance at Share
rys last evening for her debutante daISo-
ter. Miss Rosalie Coe. Miss Emily Coe a,-
sisted her mother and debutante sister IN
receiving the guests. The cotiiIon was led
by Stowe Phelps. dancing with Hiss RosaIia
Coe, and the favors consisted of silver
photograph frames. match safes. brass far-
dinieres and cretonne boxes. The gl5s~x
included among others Miss Leila Ingsrsoa
Haven Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Miss Aueeu
Osborn, Miss Catherine l.. HamersIey, Ni,,
Marian Van Rensselaer, Kennedy, Miss Az
nes lie Roy Edgar. Miss Ruth Adams. Via.
Helen d. Auerbach, Miss Anna Street, Mis-.
Corneia Lanion. the Misses Murisl and
Marjorie kingsland, the Misses Caro- Q. ana
Ursula w. Brown, William Rhinelander
Stewart, jr., Lewis I. Delafleld. jr.. Oliver
G. WagstaH. Charles H. Marshall. ir..
ODonDelI Iselin, Gallatin Pell. Frederick
Osborn, william BayIis. jr., Percy r PINE.
I'd. NJ. Taylor Pyne. jr-. Grafton n. Pyne.
Beekman Hoppin, Whitney ksrnochau.
Malcolm d. Sloane. Orson D. Mum. How
land S. Davis. Richard GambrilI and Henry
c. Emmet, jr-
Mrs. Philip NJ Lydig gave small dinner
last night at her house, in East ed street.
and afterward took her guests TO the thea
tire.
Miss Adelaide Buchanan made her debu.
yesterday afternoon at a reception given fo-
her by her aunt, Miss Jennie E Taylor az
her home, in West 18th street Assisting ths
debutante in receiving We're Miss Georgiana
Barber, Miss Ella Carpenter. Miss Corns,a
B. Mclaughlin, Miss Eloise Talcott, Miss
Marydean Martin. Miss Katherine E. Force
Miss Muriel Kelly, Miss Augusta Whignt
and Miss Earriette l. McAlpin. The re-
ception was followed by a theatre party
and supper.
Mrs Stephen II. Brown will give dance
this evening at her house. in East 18th
street, for her debutante daughter, Mss
Caro- Quartley Brown
Mrs Thomas H, Barber will give a thea
tire party this evening for Miss Margaret
blagden, ard aftsrward will take her guests
to Sherry's for supper and informal dancing.
Mrs. F. Cooper Eewitt will give d danes
on January 3 at her house. in Lexington
avenue
Miss Catherine L. HamersIey will give a
theatre party, followed by assupper at Shsr-
ry's. on January Is
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane has changed
the date of her dance, which was set for
next week, to January 80
Mrs. Reginald Ronalds will return 70
town from Erie, Penn. where she spent the
holidays, and will occupy her apartment AZ
the Plaza
Mr.. and Mrs C. Ledyard Blair are spend
ing the holidays at Peapack, their country
place, near Bernardsvilie, " J.
Announcement has been made OF the en-
gagement of Miss May Bourne, daughter OK
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G. Bourne, 70 Ralph
Beever Strassburger, Of Norristown, Mont
goTnery County, Penn Mr. Strassburger IS
a graduate OF the Naval Academy. at An
napolis of the class of '05, and is a member
of the Army and Navy clubs of washington
and this city and also of the New York
Yacht Ciuo. He recently resigned from the
navy to engage in business In this city
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ELECTS

Washington. Dec 27.-The National Press
Club elected the following officers So-6ay:
President. Arthur j. Dodge. o. THE Min
neapolis Tribune; vice-president Fredsrss
j. Haskin. of the Haskin Syndicate: sec
retary. Ralph Graves OF ''Ths washington
Post; treasurer. G.. A Lyon. jr-. OF The
Washington STAR: financial secretary. Ar
thur c. Johnson, OF The Rocky Mountain
News" of Denver: governors. Frank D.
Lord, of THE Philadelphia Evening Bsi-
letin- and John 2. Gavit. chief Of tbs
Washington staff of The Associated Press
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
WHERE WERE THE DIRECTORS!

WHERE WERE THE DIRECTORS!
I The methods by which the state au
thorities alleged that the assets OF the
Northern Bank and the AtDa lndemnlt!
Company were impaired are of the SOFT
familiar when such companies fall III
the hands of speculative management
Some of the officers of the institutions al
least appear to have been dummies,
who did exactly as the chief stockhoider
told them to do. Assets are alleged to
have been exchanged for other assets OF
nrobiematic value i'll accordance W1tn
the convenience of a needy Spectator.
Checks are alleged to have been "klted,
and items entered upon bank paSsDooKs
are admitted by an employe OF the bank
to have been faxed 1t is deplorabie
that the Northern Bank, formerly the
Hamilton Bank. which suspended III
1907. should have fallen again into the
hands of mana cement of a sort similar
t. that which so recently wrecked it.
After the panic of 1907 the laws OF
the state were strengthened in ways
which We're generally admitted to be ad
mirably calculated to guard against the
speculative mana cement of banks But
already the impossibility of preventing
the manipulation Of banks funds by
an 'insider'' who has his tools in high
places in the bank has been demon
Strated.
One thing, however, is to be observed
about such manipulations. If directors
of banks were not too trusting in regard
to the activities of the one man who is
dominating their banks affairs, whether
he be the president or the chief stock
holder and scrItinized his relations to
the bank and his business activities out
side of it, they might guard against the
havoc wrought by spectators. If the
outside activities Of the alleged specula-
tor in control of the Northern Bank
were what they seem to have been it
should apparently have been possible
for the practical business men on its
directorate to have perceived the danger
in his kind of "one-man' mana cement.
Business men in the directorate Of a
bank ought to be able to make up their
minds with 4 fair degree of certainty as
to whether the one man who is really
running the bank is reckless spec
ulator or not. If he is promoting haz-
arduous enterprises he is vastly more
dangerous to the bank than a cashier
who is playing the races or gambling
in stocks.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

large royalties from France, French au-
thors draw even larger ones from ltaiy'
where four-fifths OF the plays produced are
of French origin. The controversy Is as
suming q decidedly acrid note.
"A horse Is afraid of an auto put an
auto isn't afraid of anything boasted tue
enthusiast .s
the other person. You often read OF an
auto trying to butt a train OFF the track. =
Buffalo Express
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
PEOPLE and Social Incidents

! New York to-day from snort visit to Mn
Wood, mother of Mrs. Winthrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley also n.
turned to-day from visit In New York
The Commissioner OF the Land Once ana
Mrs Fred bennett were hosts at ch,,-
drens dance tonight for their schooIxirs
daughter. Miss Dorothy bennett. who ask~a
numbe- OF young friends from the CATH.
dral school and elsewhere.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Unable good would be accomplished.
That can be done. and there is ground
for hoping that much more can be done
in the wider field of general mental
disorders-sufficien ground to justify
and to encourage every possible effort to
that end
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

The threat of the Union Ferry Com
pany to abandon its five East River
lines because they are no longer profit
able may be well founded. Patronage
of the ferries has greatly decreased, and
Of course a private corporation cannot
be expected to maintain them at q loss
The continued operation of those ferries
seems. however, to be necessary for pub
lie convenience and welfare, for the &C.
commodation not only Of traffic which
prefers them as a matter OF choice to
bridges or tunnels, but also Of that
which really could not use the tunnels
at all and could use the bridges only with
great inconvenience and difficulty. 1t
will thus be incumbent upon the city to
devise ways and means for communica-
ton between it's various parts. and there
are those who think that it is called
upon to provide passage across water as
well as on land.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
2ssIn-;lnri; Iribni1f.
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 2S, 1910.
ybss ue,ospaper is oroned and pub

Jhis newspaper is Olcned and pup
liShed by The Tribune association, O
NelO York corporation; office and prsn-
cipai place Of business. Tribune Bud
sng, No. 154 Nassau street, NeC lofH;
Ogden Hills. president; Ogden H. Reid,
secretary: James il. BHTreh. treasurer
The address Of the officers rs the Office
of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
METROPOLITAN CONTRASTS.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ihere Is woman in New York who
says IL is utterly impossible for ber - NO nv
on sS,W0 a year. And there Is a etraa,
sweeper who on wage OF 81 a day 49,
bought $4,000 fiatbuilding and reared n,ns
spend "'uch you
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
LOOKING AHEAD.


The VOWS we made a year ago,
By us this year will be repeated;
And soon a list yard or
In length by us will be completed.
Well vow to never more touch booze.
Tobacco and cigars abolish,
To cut bad habits; to enthuse
About our splendid moral polish.
Wen VOW to this. we'll VOW to that
AS we have done IN years now perished
Then knock each hatter than a hat
Like many other vows we've cherished
Perhaps it scarcely seems worth while /
This making vows just to be broken;
But it has grown into the style
To celebrate the New Year token.
A. w. U.
SiIiicus-A woman never seems able te
make up her mind.
Cynicus-Why should she? She would
only change it again.-Phiiadelphia Record
In an article on D'Annunzio and Debus
sys forthcoming work, THE Martyrdom OF
St Sebastian" the Berlin "Borsen Courier
says: THE libretto is divided into four acts
and includes, besides the usual choruses
etc, some elaborate ballet scenes. On the
whole, 1t will be g mystery play with
scenes laid at the time OF the Middle Ages
D'Annunzio has made the subject an ex-
haustive study and has written the libret-
to in old French blank verse. The work
will have its first production in Paris next
SPRING
Yes" said the naughty front row
beauty, II was member of the original
Florodora sextet"
Dear me- cried the Johnnie, II thought
that was your mother!-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
The growing opposition of French COM
posers to modern Italian operatic music Is
being met by an Italian attempt TO stem
the enormous popularity OF French litera-
ture and dramat art In the peninsula The
quarrel is degen st,ng from purely artis-
tic into financial one, the Paris Temps
pointing out. after aliuding 10 this unworthy
phase Of u. that, il Italian composers draw
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
CHICAGO, FOR INSTANCE.
le Chicago Record-Herald

From The Chicago Kecord-Herald
The Boston City Council is consideripe,
an ordinance to establish the curfeW W.
could mention towns that would he Incl, =.
II they could even get their midnight cIos
ing ordinances to become effective.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

It is an appalling bit of news that
Pullman car porters are forming a trade
union. Suppose that they should go on
strike and we should have nobody to
brush the dust from our coats into our
eyes?
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
A WAY TO AID THE ENEmx

From The Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle.
IL the Democrats sonly have the couray.
to abolish The Excise Department. take ~
starch out OF the Public Service law and
sehd Cohaian or Srani To the United States
Senate: they will place the Repubticso
party IN a position 10 win d splen,l;d x.,.
tory In this state in 1912. w"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

The Democrats Of several states seen
to be waking up IN the cold gray 1gh'
of the morning after.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Was It not as much ON account Of
Mr. William F. Sheehan as of almost
any one else that the Democratic party
went out OF power In this state sixteen
wears ago?
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

''The World complains that in spite
of it's recent rejuvenation the Demo-
cratic party is not yet Democratic. Our
neighbor ought to be satisfied with the
reflection that In its capacity for quar-
relIing over the division of spoils the
party is at least as triumphantly DEM
ocratic as it has ever been.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

Among the "hints'' given by mother as
to how to dress the baby is this: Knit the
baby's mittens without any thumb; then,
no matter which way they are put on they
are all right. If large enough he can move
his fingers all around inside. while the long
wrists keep the sleeves Of his dress down
over his arms and make him comfortable ~
This was after the quarrel 'I can never
forgive yol," he cried. Last night you
said I was lobster
but you know" she replied, and her
tone was conciliatory, ''you know how
dearly love Holsters"
with glad cry he folded her to his
breast.-Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Prize puzzle in New Jersey Demo-
cratic politics: Find the prevarlcator.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

christmas Skaters Drowned" Three
death in Christmas Candle eMistle-
toe Berries Kill Six and SO on. We
may have to take a leaf from the book
of the Fourth of July and agitate for a
safe and sane Christmas.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

While the Democratic party of New
York is looking for real Landslide
candidate for United States Senator it
might Well consider the qualifications
and accomplishments of that great
Democratic explorer and pathfinder, Dr.
Cook.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Mrs Reginald Ronalds will return 70
town from Erie, Penn. where she spent ths
holidays, and will occupy her apartment AZ
tTo
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair are spend
ing the holidays at Peapack, their country
place near BernardSyilie, y. J.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08
TAFT ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE

recommend the establishment of of the United States
composed of FIVE judges designated for such purpose from among
the circuit judges of the United States be known the United
States Court of Commerce"
Capital but should be empowered hold sessions different
parts the United States if found desirable and its orders and
judgments should be made na subject only to review by the
Supreme Court of the United States with the provision that the
operation of the decree appealed from shall stayed unless
the Supreme Court shall order
recommend that all proceedings affecting orders and DEGREES
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission brought by against
the United States and be placed charge of Assist
ant Attorney General acting under the direction of the Attorney
General
the Interstate commece specifying the cassifcaons of
freight and the fares and charges transportation of
passengers and freight which they may agree establish should
not be permitted provided copies of such agreements be promptly
filed with but subject all provisions of the
interstate commerce act.
think that the law should provide carrier upon written
request by intending shipper should quote writing the
charge applicable the proposed shipment under schedules
or tariffs to which such carrier party and that the party
making such request shall suffer damage consequence of either
refusal omission quote the proper consequence Of
of the the shall be liable penalty
in some reasonable amount say $3.50.
why the commission should be authorized
to act initiative we'll upon the complaint of an nd
vdua investigating the fairness of existing rate or practice
/ recommend that the Interstate Commerce Commission be
empowered whenever proposed increase of filed
either complaint or OF IFS notion upon nves
CATION the reasonabenes of such change and that be fur
her empowered in IFS discretion postpone the effective date of
such proposed increase for period exceeding sixty days
recommend that the law shall be amended provide
that from and after the date Of its passage railroad company
subject the interstate SHALL directly indirectly
acquire any interests OF kind in capital stock purchase
lease any railroad OF any other corporation which completes with
respecting business which the interstate applies
Except remainder of stock when controlling already
heidi
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08
CRUISER TACOMA SENT
TO GREYT0WN, WHERE
BATTLE rs THREATENED

The cruiser Tacoma. in command of
Commander Albert p NibIack, has been
ordered from Bocas del Toro TO Grey
town. Nicaragua.
The insurgent army, under Gen. Juan
]. Estrada, which was victorious several
weeks ago at Rama, is now advancing
upon GreytOwn. and another battle be-
tween the insurgent and the government
forces is expected in that vicinity.
Thomas p. Moffat, American consul at
Bluefelds. had advised the State De-
partment that the commanding officer
of the British gunboat Scylla, which is
now at Greytown. has served notice upon
Gems. Estrada and Hurlado, command
ing the revolutionary and the government
armies. respectively. that there must be
no fighting in the city proper. His note
was. in part. as follows:
The majority OF houses in Greytown
being owned by British subjects, there
must be no fighting within that town.
If any does take place there. shall con-
slider myself at liberty TO land men and
guns 10 stop it.
Similar action was taken by Command
er John II. Shipiey. of the cruiser Des
Moines, at Bluefields. Commander Nib
lack. of the Tacoma will probably take
similar action.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08
HEART OF TOWN DESTROYED
Bramwell, W. Va, Is Swept by
Flames.

Bramwell, ". Va, Jan. The entire
business section of this town was de-
stroyed by fire to-day. The fire originated
IN Smith & O'Conner's pool room from
a defective fiue. Twenty-one buildings
were destroyed and eighteen families
rendered homeless, The only buildings
left between the Bank Of Bramweu and
the Norfolk and Western station are the
Bluestone Inn and the home OF Edward
Cooper, both of which are damaged.
The property destroyed Is: J. L. Lee,
store; w. A. Lee. store; A c. Godfrey.
residence; NJ. Abrahamson, department
store and residence; Pence Hotel and
residence, Smith & O'Conner's pool room
and bowling alleys, W. A Lee, residence;
w. c. Yeaton, residence; Bryant's resi-
dence and drug store; W. ]. Smith. resi-
dence: S. c. Dickey. residence and store:
B. Joelson, residence and tailor shop:
Samuel Keen's restaurant: Kane's tin
ming and roofing establishment: B. d.
Finegan. plumber: Minter & Minter. at
torneys' office; Mrs, NJ Belcher. board
ing-house: post-offlce: Lamars sample
room; Godfreys livery and feed stable;
barber shop; ]. G. Hunt, store: J. F..
Thornton. residence, and the rooms and
Office OF Mayor Wadden
The town, patrolled by ten guards with
Winchester rifles. is now under martial
law
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08
BELASCO We We
MR.. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN'S
MANHATTAN GRAND OPERA co.

First Washington Seascn-Jan. 1914
Mon Evg, Jan. l0.-LUCIA. Mines.
Tetrazzin1, Severina; Nm. John McCor-
mack. Polese, DomenicO, Venturini
Scott
Tues. Eyg.-THAIs. Miss Mary Gar
den. Miles. Trentini, Duchene; NM Re-
maud, Dalmores. Scott. Fossetta, Ven
turini
Wed. Aft-TRAVIATA. Mines Tet-
raZztni Egener, Severina; NM. McCor-
mack, SammarcO. Domenico Fossetta
Wed Evg.-JONGLEUR DE NOTRE
DAME. Miss Garden; NM. Dufranne.
Huberdeau. Scott, CTabbe
Thurs. Evg.-TALES OF HOFFMAN,
Miles. Cavalieri, Trentini Gentle: NM
Dalmores, Renaud, Gilbert, villa,
Venturini, Fossetta
Fri. Evg.-(Double bili) DAUGH-
TER OF THE REGIMENT. Mines. Tet-
razzini- Duchene; NM. Mccormack, Gill
bert. Nicolay. (FollOwed by) PAGLI-
ACCI. Nine. Walter-Filla; NM. Ze-
rola. Sammarco, Crsbbe Venturini
Conductors: NM. Sturani, Charlier
and Nicosia
GySeats for all performances now
-eilinG at Box Office. Prices Boxes,
So and $50: orchestra. S6: mezzanine,
s. and 81; balcony, 81 and SO; second
balcony. k2 and $50.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08

| public, ought 10 rid themselves Of the
idea that such a distinction is practi-
cable or can be introduced into the
statute. Certainly under the present an
ti-trust law no such distinction exists. II
has been proposed. however. that the
word reasonable should be made a par,
Of the statute. and then that it should
be left to the court to say what Is a
reasonable restraint Of trade. what is a
: reasonable suppression Of competition.
what is reasonable monopoly
Through all our consideration OF this
grave question. however. we must in
sist that the suppression OF competition.
the controlling Of prices. and the monop-
oily or attempt 20 monopolize IN interstate
commerce and business. are not only un-
lawful, but contrary to the public good,
and that they must be restricted and
punished until ended.
I, therefore. recommend the enactment
by Congress of general law providing
FOR the formation of corporations 10 en-
gage IN trade and commerce among the
states and with foreign nations, protect
Ing them from undue interference by the
'A-tN 20 f%teAAilk AllFAA 80
as 10 prevent the recurrence. under ma
tional auspices. of those abuses which
have arisen under State control.
FederaI Licenses.
a Federal compulsory license law,
urged as substitute for Federal in.
corporation law. is unnecessary except
20 reach that kind Of corporation which.
by virtue Of the considerations already
advanced. VIII take advantage volun-
tarily OF an incorporation law, while
the other State corporations doing an IN
terstate business do not need the super
vision or the regulation OF a Federal r.
cerse and would only be unnecessarily
burdened thereby
THE Attorney General. at my sugges-
tion, has drafted a Federal Incorporation
bin, embodying the views I have at
tempted TO set forth. and II will be at
the disposition Of the appropriate COM
mittees Of Congress.
''w H TAFT
This White House January T. $40"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-08
GERMANIA CLUB CELEBRATES.
ReOrgani1ed Society Holds Meeting
and Opens Season.

The Germania Club, an organization
which fiourished in this city many years
ago, but which was dissolved. only to be
reorganized recently, met at its rooms at
Tenth and F streets last night to cele-
brate the opening of its social season.
The society, as It's name indicates. con-
sists Of German citizens of Washington.
and their object is the cultivation OF the
German language and ideals. cola ton
was served and speeches made Edward
h0er rraQfdad