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New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau

Itrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Feb 2l.-The Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman invited to meet their
house guests Mr.. and Mrs Charlemagne
Tower and Mr. and Mrs. r. \. g. Smith. at
dinner tonight Representative James NJ
Cox. the Assistant Secretary Of state and
Mrs Huntington Wilson. Mr. and Mrs
Hicks, Mr. and Mrs Neal and Mrs Edison
Bradley
The Austrian Ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller were the guests Of honor at
a dinner tonight. with Mr. and Mrs Clar-
ence Moore as hosts They later attended
the reception at the White House.
The Speaker and Miss Cannon were enter
taned at dinner tonight by Mrs. NJ. A.
Hanna. who invited guests TO meet them
Mr. and Mrs John Hays Hammond will
return to Washington tomorrow from a
visit 10 New York and Lakewood
Mrs Sherman and Miss Cannon will be
the guests OF honor at a tea at the Con
gressional Club on Friday afternoon when
they will be greeted not only by members
of the Senate and House but by a large
contingent of society.
Representative and Mrs Richard Wayne
Parker entertained a number of guests az
dinner tonight. including those OF their
house party, Colonel and Mrs. James
Parker and Justice and Mrs Charles VOL
colt Parker of New Jersey.
Senator Wetmore and Representative and
Mrs. j Sloat Fassett were among the
hosts entertaining dinner parties tonight,
while Mrs. William f. Dennis entertained
a luncheon party for Mrs. Champ Clark
and Mrs. Charles s Neid. Of Kentucky.
Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe entertained a
luncheon party for her niece. Miss Romola
Dahlgren. daughter of Mrs Paul Dahlgren,
Of Newport. and Miss Martha Goldman
entertained a luncheon party
Miss Hester Singer. of Pittsburg. is the
guest of her uncle and aunt the Secretary
OF state and Mrs. Knox
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have issued
invitations for dinner in honor of the
ice-President and Mrs. Sherman on
March g.
Miss Marion Leutze, who had been the
guest of Miss Marion Oliver and Of the As
sstant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop for some time, re-
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
G1FNTNG GROUND.

The prospect of a vote in the Senate
on the reciprocity agreement with Can
ada has materially improved within the
last twenty-four hours. For one thing
the announcement that no Democratic
Senator will filibuste: against the House
measure puts all responsibility for uu-
due delay on the minority on the Repub-
lican side which is opposing the admin
istratiOnS programme The backbone If
that minority is the group of Western
and Northwestern Senators known as
Insurgents. who have heretofore antag
onized the President on the ground that
he has not been willing to 90 far enough
i'm revising the tariff schedules down
ward. Those Senators have been driven
into mn illogical and indefenSble posi-
tion and the humor of their prediCament
is being recognized by the voters in their
home states Every days discussion If
the probable effects Of the agreement
makes 1t more difficult for them to as
sumo responsibility for preventing a vore
on the House bill and thus forcing IN
extra session.
To Judge from the testimony given yes
terday before the Senate Finance Com
mittee, the opponents of reciprocity are
i'm sore straits. According 10 the view
presented by Ex-Governor Bachelor of
New Hampshire, master Of the National
Grange. the price of farm products here
would he forced DOWN if Canadian farm
products were to he admitted free: yet
there would DE no cheapening Of the
price Of food products to the public. II
is hard to digest such paradox. If
food prices are To remain as high as ever
10 the consumer. why should the prices
of farm products. either domestic or i'm
ported decrease If the cost to the con
sumer is 10 remain unchanged. then the
return 10 the farmer should also remain
unchanged Otherwise Il would have 10
be admitted that prices were not fixed by
the law Of supply and demand. but 1y
the middleman. who was able 10 keep
up rates to the consumer with or without
a tariff The tariff is Intended 10 regu-
late competition between the foreign pro-
ducer and the domestic producer by
giving the domestic producer Il certain
margin of advantage. But if the effects
of competition have been practically sus-
pended, so that taking off duties on
Canadian food products will not affect
tho price 10 the consumer IN this coun-
try. then it cannot affect the price oh
tanned by the domestic food producer.
unless ii he assumed that the Canadian
farmer is willing ont Of the kindness of
his heart 10 bestow upon the American
distributor and manufacturer the mar
Gin represented by the former tariff rate
The apnrohensions Of the American
farmer-or rather of those who speak
for him-are unfounded. and even the
agricultural states ON the northern Dor
der which are mos; exposed to Cana
dian competition are beginning TO real.
i've that fact
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

to have navy at least rs strong as that
of Italy. who woulC ther become her
potential antagonist. If. also. there
were to he IN approachment, or an
actual alliance. between Great Britain
and Austria Hungary. the latter would
scarcely wish to depend upon the for
mer's feet for protection at sea, while
the former might earnestly desire the
latter TO increase her naval strength
sufficiently not only To protect herself
but also to assume the task Of holding
In check all other powers in the Medi-
terranean. viii. Great Britain was thus
left free to meet her foes In the North
Atlantic and the German Ocean or
course. these are mere specuations. but
the policy of the Dual Realm provokes
them.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

i'm 190l-O5 to S22.OOO,GOO In 1909-10.
on the other hand. commerce with
South America is rapidly increasing. our
purchases having risen from S1H3,WO.-
600 in 190S-'O9 To $196,O00.00O in 1909
10. and our sales from SI6.0o0,000 to
500. .OOOOOO
We are also bound to our southern
Eeighbors by special ties of political
friendship. and n larger trade would
bring about Il helpful extension of In
tercourse with them and a better under
standing and acquaintance than have
been possible in the past. The benefits
of an improvement in the means of in
accommodation would he political 'as
well as economic. 1t is difficult to re-
move the prejudices from which the
ocean mail bill has suffered in the past
based on the mistaken assumption that
il contemplated freight subsidies and
the expenditure Of vast sums of money
from the Treasury to build up n subsi-
died American merchant marine. II
does nothing Of that sort, merely apply
ing n surplus earned under the existing
ocean postal law 10 extending and bet
tering the postal service To South Amer
lean ports and to Australia
At this stage of the session action on
any important measure is subject TO
many uncertainties. But, having passed
the. Senate the ocean mail bill seems
clearly entitled to a vote in the House
Of Representatives The Rules Commit
tee can probably force such a vote and
II would he reGrettabIe if the session
should end with nothing done TO further
so deserving n national policy.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
DISPLAYING THE FLAG.

To the Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: Are we growing apathetic in the
matter of the display OF the dag as a
lively expression of loyalty and patriotism
on holiday occasions such as the Fourth
Of July Memorial Day. the birthdays OF
Washington and Lincoln, etc? Is It that
time makes ancient good uncouth"? II
would seem SO. for ! have noted during
several past seasons the infrequent display
of the flag on these occasions and quite
markedly so recently, as on Lncoln's
Birthday. especially in our mOe homo
eeneous village communities. where sup
posedly the love Of country is more warm
ly fostered. In many of these incorporated
villages they do not even have a public
flagstaff and its appropriate equipment
would particularly recommend the or
ganization OF an association for the re-
generation OF patriotic observances among
the American people and an early renewal
OF those simple exercises for public gather
ines in hall or field which included a
speaking acquaintance with those master
IL expositions OF loyalty and patriotism
bv Washington. Lincoln and others and
the joyful accompaniment of patriotic
songs.
| would suggest that on Washington's s
Birthday the flag and other forms OF
recognition of the occasion he literally
and generally displayed as evidence of a
renewed pledge of loyalty TO the flag OF
all flags the most beautiful.
When Freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard 10 the air
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars OF glory there
She mingled with ito gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric OF the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakinss OF the morning light
JNo. Y. CULVER.
New Ynrx Feb 81 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[From The Tribune Rurean 1

lfl'i iHT iiibbHf
Washington, Feb. 2L-The President viii
be away from the White House as little as
possible until Congress adjourus lie has
declined a number of invitations for next
week. Senator Carter assured the Presl-
dent to-day that the Senate would approve
the Canadian reciprocity resolution. Rep
resentatiye Mccall was an early caller 10
discuss reciprocity legislation, and this
evening talked with Senator's Carter over
man and Burton regarding the situation In
the Senate and the prospects for getting
early action on the reciprocity resolution.
President Taft to-day appointed the Rev
Alexander T. Landry and the Rev Edward
F. Brophy, both of New York, chaplains In
the army.
President Taft tonight pressed a button
in the White House which lit up n clock in
Honolulu. formally opening the Elks' car
nival there.
The President will celebrate the closing OF
Congress by entertaining one hundred Yale
classmates OF 1878 at dinner at the White
House on Saturday evening, March (.
President Taft will attend the Washing
ton birthday exercises to be held by the
Masonic Memorial Association at Alex
andria, Va, tomorrow afternoon He will
he the guest of Senator'S Martin and Swan
son and Representative Carlin On his
arrival In Alexandria the President will at
tend reception at the Elks home. and
in the evening will be a guest ct "A dinner
to be given by the Alexandria Masons.
Among the White House callers were
Senator Penrose, Representatives Dr!scoll
Nye. Mckinney, Hamer and Taylor. and
the members of the Cabinet. with the ex-
ception of Secretary Dickinson, who has
gone to Memphis.
Mr.. Norton, secretary to the President.
left here for Chicago this afternoon to de-
liver an address before the Union League
Club
Mrs. Taft attended the Boston symphony
concert at the New National this after
noon. and had with her the Secretary Of
the Interior and Mrs BalIinger, Mrs.
Buckner Randolph and Miss Biddle.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
THE NEWS rms UORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: Mr. Beveridge
spoke I'm favor Of unseating Senator
Lorimer. Mr Lorimer is expected TO de
fend himself to-day, and a vote on his
case may be taken -- House: The
naval appropriation bill was under con-
sidcratiOn. the departments building
programme being approved.
FOREIGN.-Th Parliament bill curb
ing the power Of tho House of Lords
was introduced IN the Commons and was
explained by Premier Asquth in
strong speech. 10 which Mr.. Balfour the
inionist leader. replied --- The Irish
Psrli0mentary party decided 10 take no
part IN the coronation ceremonies Of
King George --- Tribesmen i'm Yemen
captured a Turkish convoy and repulsed
an attempt 70 retake II, fifty men were
killed =- Tho Russian government is
repoTted pleased with the tone Of China 9
reply ~ the demand regarding the
Treaty of 1881 == King George held
The first .leVee Of his reign most of those
received belonscd TO diplomatic and Off
cial circles. =- The annual carnival
was opened ~ Manila on a greater scale
thar those of former years. -- Lewis
waller in "Pardelys the Magnificent
was well received AT the Globe Theatre.
in London. z= \ dispatch from New
Orleans said that Manuel Bonilla and
General lee Christmas denied violation
Of the neutrality laws for which they
were indicted on Saturday in New Or
leans
DOMESTIC C-President Taft sent To
the Senate new treaty with aJpan. in
which tho restrictions on immigration
contained IN the present treaty are
eliminated. -- 81 2 hearing gwen by
the Senate Finance Committee it was
indicated that. IA spite Of the opposition
ot several members, the Canadian reci-
proCitv agreement viii be reported to
the Senate without much delay. ==
George = cox. Cincinnati banker and
politician. was charged with perjury in
IN Indictment returned ~ tho Hamilton
County Grand Jury. The charge was made
rs p result of a comparison of the rec
ords Of the 1906 grand jury with testi-
mony given Monday by John II. Gibson,
former County Treasurer. -- There
was no material change i'm the Senatorial
deadlock AT Albany. -= Governor Dix,
VINO in January forced the state High
ways Commission to mold up road build
ing contracts for nearly $4.000000. re-
versed himself and instructed the COM
mission to go ahead With the work.
CITY.-Stocks were dull. closing
heavy. -= Charles II. HYDE was al
lowed to testify for the defence of Frank
]. Gardner, the prosecution withholding
an objection. that he might be cross
examined. he denied al knowledge Of
racetTack bribery fund in 1908. =-
II was said that Charles *. Hamilton
had broken his contract and Quit the
Moisant flying circus - Miss joan
ra Eckerl gave evidence in support Of
her fathers suit 10 break the will % her
grandfather. General Thomas T. Eckert.
- Mayor Gsynor sent 10 the Board
OF Aldermen the second instalment of
his annual message. which discussed
police matters. Some letters to
Miss Grunspan were the feature Of the
waHine breach OF promise case.
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
dav: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest - degrees. lowest. is.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

nlapue was introduced by rats whicn
came in ships from foreign ports anu
which got ashore In England ana III
fected the native rats. That the disease
did NOT make more serious headway III
England was due TO the energetic ana III
telIirent measures which were taken tor
its limitation and suppression and to the
fact that Europeans of cleanly Daolis
are little subject to its ravages. In lhoia
they were almost immune, while nati'e'
were diving around them by thousands
What would he vastly more to the pur-
nose than printing deaths head maps
would no IN organize and promote sys-
tematic campaign for the exterminatioh
of tho creat purveyor Of the plague. Inc
health authorities Of Glasgow report INA.
I'm 1902 there were collected. killed anu
examined I'm that city six thousand ra's'
of which 100 were found to be aifectsd
with the bubonic plague. Any rat from
a plague infected country Is likely 10 w
diseased and thus to he potent o's-
seminator of the plague. ana, lhdeed' any
rat anywhere is subject to SUSPICION
since it is impossible TO tell now far
some infected rats may have wahdered'
Sir James Crichton- Browne cites an es-
innate that rats iR England ana wales
cause yearly loss tn agriculture OF
S75.OOoOOO If so. they probably cause
two or three times as much loss III Amer
lea. If such Il sum were eXpehdeo III
the execution of a law like that uhder
which Denmark has eXterminated mem.
we should he rid of the vermn ana OF
the danger of plague. and should eacn
year thereafter lie recouped FOR the eA-
nensa IL l. worth trNing.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
PTRTEYORS or pLtGyE

II is difficult 10 regard without i'm
patience and some surprise the conduct
Of those usually. iudicious French news
papers which. according 10 our Paris
correspondent. seem to be exploiting n
legged danger of the plague as prime
sensation of the day and t, he printirs
shoWy articles which are certainly likely
we cannot Imagine them 10 he 50 in
tended-to arouse II panic No good pu5-
lie end IS to he served BY such course.
while il might do incilculahle harm.
The ancient fable about fear killing more
than pestilence expresses II practical
truth. There could hc no more deadly
condition for welcoming the plague 10 ,Ic
its worst than that Of popular panic
Moreover, there is Il certain element f
insincerity or else of ignorance in these
publications. IT is folly 10 speal, Of tbe
plague as having jumped from Manchu-
ria To AStrakhan. and thus having come
halfway 10 Paris when as matter of
fact II made its appearance In England
weeks ago. Scientists of-ndisputablc an
thority declare that beyond doubt the
disorder which then appeared IN Sussex
and Essex was true bubonic plague. ;hc
self-same disease which has ravaged parts
Of India ana which Is now raging whole
sale In parts or the Chinese and Russian
empires. That Il the declaration for ex-
ample. of sir Jamec Crichton Browne.
who profitab,y adds that undoubtedly the
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

the transaction. They have decided ho'
appeal the case
Blobbs-BIones Is as stubborn as a -. y. loot
Sioons, es. he always puts his pes'
fhiiadelphia Record.
O FAME. WHERE ART THOUF
Note: A dispatch from st. Petersou's
saS savage lsndor has entered the c"''
man who dug through Tibet lands
AND made name as an explorer
NOW suHers at the ruthless hands
or one who never understands
True Fame, nor can see DER her
savage landor enters town,
Great DIR. Cook. what carefree candor'
As well might one obtain renown
In harmless mirth. as careless clown
AS be a. Savage Landor
What If our own Charles Murphy went
To Petersburg to see a serf lie
Might have a cable to us sent,
by news mans hand. unpenitent.
Arrived to-day. a murphy"
A. w L.
uncles will?" =,
"Yes. indeed. They proved that the OLD
man was crazy"
How did they do it?''
They put three people on the stand VIZ
swore that he preferred rag time 10 gran"
opera. Detroit Free Press.
The residents OF a village in Westchester
County are anxious to have an "anti-rup-
bering' law passed similar TO the one pro
posed in the New Hampshire LEGISLATURE
which provides for fine for "teiephohe
rubbering" or eavesdropping on party INES
One Of the many stories told by the VIC
Tins of their neighbors' curiosity was thls'
Mrs. Brown. knowing that Mrs. Ruboer
would listen said to her friend. Mrs JONES'
Isn't Ii too had that Ethel Johnson mas
scarlet fever? It's a dreadful case. too'
and the Rubber girls are there in the mousse
playing in the sick room. Isn't II shatie'
Something clicked and then the two women
heard Mrs r. madly calling 10 be CON
nected with +s7 ]. The idea of keeping my
children there when Ethel has scarlet
fever: It's Just a sin! Send them home IN
stanty.' But Ethel isn't sick-who toiu
you so?' =" the sentence remained III
complete, for the listeners had something
TO say about rubbsrins.
What became of your ideas OF simplined
spelling?' -, 49, ,,,;,,or
sal reformer THE result looked too much
ike a dialect story with the quotation
marks left out. ut.'-Washington star
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
THE TiLh or THE DAY.

Two young lawyers in this city are tho
sons OF a rich hut frugal father The latter
Is retired from business but loses no op-
portunty To drve good bargain. Also the
father adheres 10 the old custom OF wear
Ing one everyday suit Of clothes and hav-
ing ono for Sunday or special occasions
His sons. with more modern Ideals, have
good sized warirobes. They tried To in
duce the old man To be UP to date I'm tho
matter of dress but. failing, they cons spired
to induce him 10 buy an evening suit The
sons talked IL over with their father. who
yielded. with the proviso that the blamed
thins" would not cost him more than ts
The conspirators agreed that he ought TO
be able to get a fine evening suit for that
price and they sent him 10 their own high
priced taller Before he went the sons got
tho tailor on the telephone. told him OF
their fathers coming, and instructed him
that he must not charge more than SIS for
the evening suit. but TO send 10 the sons
Il bill for the difference. The old man got
his suit An old crony OF his own stature
admired the fine outfit I'm sell IN To YOU
for So. said Mr. Tightfst. Its co."
said his friend The seller chuckled over
his proht Of U His sons lost just S. on
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

New York has an hydraulic battefins .,,rs
for forcing the steel doors OF gananilns
dens How rude but how lovely y'-Oii'"S'
News.
A Chicago man has won the intern,aSii,srss re
championship at 1872 balkllne a sslk.
New York VIII al once decide that 10 N-u,s ~ :
Chicago Record Herald ,.w
bandit who tried 10 hold up Ne" ,s
York City hotel clerk at his desh uh-
quickly captured and deprived OF us man
erty. IL rs useless To try 10 neaS
al his own game -Watertown TiiIles' ,k
When some Black Handlers IN New New,,ment
they ,hey &c, from ten en- TO fifteen lines i,s~s y .ns
metropolitan newspapers. unless prsssn,,ent
people are involved Crime Is 20 ~ an
In the metropolis that IL has 70 ps assins
unusual order 10 attract more than w.
notice. Portland Exprss~
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

to rest I'm. his srave-and bade farewell TO
his people.
As there was no one above him hut the
Almighty, he trusted and was inspired by
God. To Eim we owe American liberty. a
liberty equally enjoyed by all the people
As we all have hearts. It is with the heart
that we are inspired To love and admire
forever such an immortal personality
MICHAEL MARINACCIO.
Brooklyn Feb 90, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
THE CARNIVAL AT MANILA
First Aeroplane Flight in the Orleh-
A Notable Pageant.

Manila Feb q Manila's annual ea'D
val. bigger and better" than ever oelo'|
opened to-day. Thousands came in frON
the provincial districts. and as Usual there
were many visitors from China ana JSp'
A feature was the first flight in the ol'S'
made by j. g. C'Rud') Mars, the New To-"
aeronaut. who sailed aloft in BALDWIN
plane The exhibition excited the Nee"'''
interest.
The military and civic pageant has he'e'
been surpassed mere. The industrial
hibits are creditable 10 the promoters aus.
the Nominations tonight were on 'Ns'
scale
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newport, Feb 2l--Dr Henry Jennings
Knapp. who is now in Paris. will return
to Newport i'm April
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Hunter have
returned from a long visit i'm Washington.
Roland King is recovering from an at
tack of appendicitis at the Newport Hos
pital
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt have
again taken Beauieu for the coming sea-
son.
II IL understood that Mr. and Mrs Reg
inald c. Vanderbilt have abandoned their
proposed trip abroad
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
VELASQUEZ NOT FOR MORGAN
Sir William Van Hornes Remark On
Painting Sent from London.

Montreal. Feb I.-Sir William Van
Horne, who possesses a full length YEAS.
quez portrait Of Philip ~ or Spain sara
to-day regarding a published report 20"
a portrait of that sovereign hy the ssile
artist had been sent to New York Tor u'
collection of J. Perpont Morgan:
Il have good reason to believe that n,.
Morgan has not acquired any picture "
NeIa suuaz
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
Neln310rIl Grinnns.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1911.

This newspaper is otcned and pub
UShed bV The Tribune association, a
Ne,o YORK. corporation, office and pr'n-
opal place Of business. Tribune Build
ING. No. 154 Nassau street, NeU York :
ogden Mis-. PRESIDENT; ogden ". Reid,
secretary; James ". Barrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers is the office
Of this aeWSpGpCr.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
People and Social Incidents

Joined her parents. Rear Admiral and Mr..
Leutze, al the New York navy yard 10
day.
Mrs. 7. De Witt Talmage invited a MN,
Der of guests 10 meet Mrs. Charles Td,r,
field at tea this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

That business administration" in AL
bany is doing nobly! a few days ago
refuse sorte- found lot Of checks i'm the
waste paper thrown out Of the State De-
partment automohil, bureau. Now
checks amounting TO about $4,000 turn
up in barber shop. having been found
I'm the street. where some employe of tn,
Treasurer had left item.