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INQUIRY ~ ORDER.

Civil Service Commissioner Creelman
denies that he had any part In manipu-
lating the civil service rules to enable the
Department of Charities to appoint Dr.
Bacon general medical superintendent or
hospitals, although he was only twelfth
on the eligible list. We are glad to be
informed that Mr.. Creelman was not
personally responsible for what we can
not but regard as grave abuse of the
machinery Of civil service administra-
ton.
The rules are explicit in prescribing
that only three names shall be certliled
TO an appointing officer from the appro-
pirate eligible list for the filling of a sim
Gle vacancy. They require that one of
these three shall be appointed, and only
when one of them has in good faith re-
ceived an offer Of appointment and de-
clined il or failed to respond TO it Is
there any authority for giving an APP
pointing officer opportunity to consider
arother name. In this case it is undis-
puted that a list Of twelve names was
sent to the Charities Department, the
twelfth being that of Dr. Bacon. There
is reason TO believe that this exact num-
her was chosen because the Charities
Department wanted TO reach Dr.. Bacon
and in order to assist It in doing so.
Apparently no offer Of appointment was
made in good faith TO any of the per-
SONS above DR.. Bacon. Instead. notices
were sent 10 them by the Charities De
partment telling them that it was desired
to make another appointment and asking
them TO send decination. Enough of
them did so. or else failed TO respond at
all. to give color Of regularity 10 the
appointment Of Or. Bacon as the third
OF the list Of those remaining.
This looks very much like intimida-
tion of eligibles, and calls for rigid IN
vestigation. If an appointing officer is
to be allowed TO take a long list Of
cligibles and call on them one after an
other TO surrender their rights until he
can reach the man he wants the whole
structure of competition falls TO pieces.
rr Bacon may have been the best man
on tho list and the desire TO appoint him
entirely praiseworthy. but the incident
suggests possibilities of abuse which are
of the graveSt character.
In the case Of Police Commissioner
CropSey Mr.. Creelman showed com
mendable frmneSS. He refused 10 allow
tie Police Department 10 pass over men
reported by its surgeons 10 be unfit He
should he equally uncompromising with
this scheme for passing over eligibles, for
there Is far more excuse for passing over
an eligible who may have become physi-
cally unfit after his examination than
for dragooning him into giving up his
rights in order that rival candidate
may secure certifcation under color of
law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
AMERICAN ATHLETES ABROAD
An Objection to Confusing National
and University Representation.
the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir Before the recent oxford Cambridge
vs. Harvard Yale athletic contest passes out
of the list of current topics ] would draw
attention 10 the grudging spirit in which
the New York newspapers yielded the VIC
tory To those who had most fairly won IL.
The grandstand play was made that virtu-
ally il was an American victory forsooth,
because "A gentleman from Kansas was on
the oxford Cambridge team. which won by
one point
Rubbishi 1t was no more an American
victory than II was an English victory Can
spurious patriotism devoid OF all true
workmanship so cloud the fact that it was
not an international but an inter-'ysrsity
meeting into which nationality did not en-
ter? What If Rhodes scholar from Kan
sas did help his varsity TO win? Could Il
sportsman and a gentleman have acted
otherwise? lie won as an OXonian. not as
Kansan because II was purely an inter
varsity match. Had II been. on the con
udr.. an International contest. he would,
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mobiles from New York enter New Jer'
sey 10 every one from that state when
enters New York. In fact, it is not I'M
possible that under q system OF reci-
procity there would he as many New
York automobiles on the roads of a large
part Of New Jersey as there were from
New Jersey itself.
What is urgently needed Is a uniform
sy stem of automobile control and regu-
lation I'm all the states ind system OF
reciprocity among them in the granting
of licenses 10 visitors Even In such cir
cumstances there would, as we have in
dicated be much inequality. but there
would he compensation for that in other
respects. New Jersey would not use
New York's roads anything like as much
as New York would use New Jersey s.
but then New Jersey would get by far
the greater profit from the visitors. 10
lave system of highway barriers sepa-
rating the states and warfare OF reprl-
sails constantly raging would be for the
good of nobody and would be contrary TO
the spirit of American institutions. 1t
nay he that the subject Will not De
deemed unworthy Of the attention OF the
House of Governors when 1t meets again.
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AT THE WHITE HOoo-'
From Tn. Tribune Bureau.J


vaebington JuIv 29.-The Presidents at
,,tude toward the wool bill was made per
fectIv clear TO those Senators and Repre-
soptatives who discussed the subject with
him to-day. Several Senators when leaving
tle White House said the President was
most emphatic in his determination 10 veto
the wool bill.
II was announced I'm the White House
to-day that the arbitration treaties between
the United States and Great Britain ana
France would he signed next week.
The charges against Major b. r. Ray
L. s. A., will not be investigated at pres
ent. This information was conveyed to
Secretary Hilles In a letter from Repre-
sentative Helm, chairman of the House
Committee on Expenditures In the War
Department presented by Major Ray
Mr.. Taft devoted part OF his time this
morning to the consideration of the Wiley
charges.
Senator's Stone and Reed and Representa-
tive Borland asked the President TO com
mute the sentence OF r. f. May, OF Kansas
City, who is serving one year in prison for
fraudulent use of the mails. The delegation
said May was the tool OF several men
stock and who escaped punishment. Charles
A. LOOMS, of Kansas City, accompanied
by Senator Curtis, called in the Interest
Of S. Fl. Schneider. convicted with X. T.
May. The President referred them all to
the Department OF Justice.
Former Senator Scott, who has just re-
turned from an automobile trip through
New England, reports that sentiment In
favor OF the President and his policies IS
growing by leaps and bounds.
The President has taken under consid-
Grafton an invitation TO attend the opening
Of the Army and Navy Young Mems Chris
ton Association building in Newport, X. l.;
declined an invitation, presented by SEN
ator Overman and a delegation from North
Carolina, to visit the Wnston-Salem Fair
on October 4, and accepted an invitation TO
visit the Ocean Grove Association in Ocean
Grove n j.. on August Is.
Among the White House callers were the
Secretary Of State. the Secretary OF the
Interior, Senator's Bradley. Smoot, Crane
and Curtis. and Representatives Slemp,
Dwight. Powers, Rowland. Raker, Lloyd,
Russell, Hardy, Moon. Mays. Stephens,
Rothermel Kopp. Hughes and Brantley.
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PROGRESSIIE NR[lLLNALS-

Following the prominence given To the
automobile as an aid to crime comes
the record Of the employment of the
motorboat in the robbery Of a pOStoffice
in Hudson River community. Appar-
emily the robbers masqueraded as limo
cent yachtsmen until the actual dynamit-
ing of the postofficc safe after which the
speed and easy handling qualities Of
their craft enabled them 70 leave all
pursuit behind
Like the motorcar. tho motorboaf
seems especially adapted 10 the use Of
criminals who must retain the appear
ance Of ordinary care-freo citizens up TO
the moment Of committing u crime. and
regain il as soon thereafter as may be.
meantime having the means Of escaping
speedily from the scene of the crime OBJ
viously the field Of usefulness Of the
mOtorboat in the criminal world must
hc more limited than that Of the auto
mobile. but the number Of robbpries of
scasbore cottages about year ago. sup
LOscd TO have been committed by pirate
yachtsmen, and the robbery Of the
ArdSlcy postofficc show its possibilities.
Criminals these days are progressive
and give much attention 10 details-wit-
ness that burglar who carefully donned
pair cf the hOuseholder's gloves that
hc might leave no finger prints viii
the next development in the gentle art
Of anneXing the other mans property be
the use Of aeroplanes?
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TBJrUpBJyG OVER CHOLERA.

1hIt uIHiNU WIN NHOHH''''
The triumph over Asiatic cholera APP
pears to be complete. The disease IN
deed entered this port and this city, but
IL WIS promptly detected and held IN
check, and there is reason for hoping
that il is now fully under control. 1t IS
gratifying to have the pestilence held at
bay and confined to the few patients who
bore ii hither from foreign ports, TO
have the city and the nation protected
from the appalling ravages which marked
an invasion by cholera couple OF gen
erations ago. when New York was so
desolated and deserted that grass grew
in Broadway, and to be spared the blind,
wild terror which prevailed here less
than score Of years ago. 1t is no less
gratifying TO have so perfect a vindica-
ticn Of recent scientific declarations con-
corning this disease and to see it robbed
Of its most formidable characteristics.
For it is now established beyond the
doubt Of any reasoning man that the old
motions of the cOntagiousness of cholera
were quite erroneous and-as we shall
sce-most mischievouS, and that the dis
ease, while exceedingly dangerous to
those who acquire it, is really not at all
contagious but is communicable only IN
ways which are easily preventablc. Time
was when it was believed that the lethal
power of the pest was conveyed for great
distances through the air and that TO
bt- in, xvb M
| tient lay might infect one with the dis
ease. Men know better now. 1t was a
demonstration of that knowledge, rather
| than an exhibition of heroism, which the
Mayor gave when he visited cholera pa
tients in the hospital. The popular prev
alence of that knowledge is Of great
value.
| The last few days have in one striking
| incident impressively confirmed scientific
| teaching and at the same time illustrated
! the mischievous effects Of the lack Of it,
or of lack Of faith in it, There occurred
al Bellevue Hospital two cases of what
was at first supposed by some TO he
cholera. The patients themselves appear
t. have believed that they had the dis
ease. They did manifest some symptoms
of it. But teSs proved that il was not
cholera at all. The patients were sim
Ply suffering from exaggerated fear Of
! the disease and practically eXemplify-
| ing the old fable about the Plague and
Fear They thus became seriously i'll,
and might have died if their fears had
been encouraged instead Of allayed Pre-
ciSely so in former years many persons
/ doubtless died from fear. with symptoms
specifically Stimulating cholera. aud thus
gave strength 10 the false notions of its
conta giousness. The sufferings Of these
| two men suggest what tens of thousands
| might today be suffering were it not for
the general prevalence Of better knowl-
edge, or of faith in the knowledge which
! las been laboriOusly and often perilously
/ acquired by the heroes of science who
are one 10y one conquering the ills 10
| which human flesh is heir.
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the Presidents wishes as material i"-
fluence In getting Mr. Lorimer the Demo
cratic votes which he needed.
The committee seems to have been fol-
lowing thoroughly unproductive trail
The real mystery to be uncovered Is
whether corruption fund was raised for
use in getting votes for the successful
candidate. If 1t can be shown that such
n fund reinforced the capital out OF
which dividends were paid to the mem
bers Of the Jackpot club, the corrupt
character Of the election may be fairly
inferred. II is hardly worth while specu-
lating whether or not the men charged
with giving or accepting brides either
knew what President Taft's view of Mr..
Lorimer's availability was or would have
been especially concerned If they had
known Of it.
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IN THE BERksHlREs.
rBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune


1erox. July 29-Mr. and Mrs. William -
Oseood Field are the parents OF uaNs
Ter horn at Highlawn House last hlsH'.
The child is a granddaughter OF Ar. ana
Mrs william Douglas Sloane VINO are q.
r-lr, Court which adjoins Mr.. Fields coun'
,r,. Mace Both Mrs. Field and child are
do,rg nicely Mr.. and Mrs. Field hsye
three other children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Y. Falle ana Aisi
lane Rutherford Faile, Mr. ana 4lFs. Dd','
T Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Churen'
80 Nev York. are az the Hotel Aspinwau
Mr. and Mrs J. Woodward Haven enters
,a,red AZ dinner tonight AZ Ingleside, n
Stockbridge
Daniel chester French has gone 70 Wasn'
,rg,on 70 attend a conference Of the Ma
tlonal Art Commission. Miss Margare'
French Is q guest of Miss Lillian Gloe1
al Great Neck. Long Island.
Robert Fulton Cutting arrived at 'ns
Curtis Hotel tonight
Mrs Percy Rivington Pyne Will arriv'
on Tuesday at the Curtis Hotel Tor ths
month Of August.
Mr.. and Mrs G r. Chaplin. OF New YORK.
and Mr.. and Mrs c. J.. Paterson OF peis'
ware, arrived at the Red Lion nm u
Stockbrdgc, to-day
The Lenox Kennel Club has selected 'hs
homestead property in Clifford street.
owned by Arson Phelps Stokes tof 'h'
place OF the dog show.
Mr.. and Mrs James +. n Lanier arrived
AT the Allen Winden to-day from new
port to visit Charles Lanier.
Mrs. James 3. Ludlow who has oeeH
III at her residence. I'm Main street way
reported much better to-day
Miss CiviliSe Alexandra has returned 70
Spring Lawn from Rosebank. staten ISL
and where she has been guest OF NJ
and Mrs. T. Henry Alexandra.
Mrs James Lawrence Lee has gone y
Southampton, Long Island, for seve'''
weeks az the shore,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Read, who Ne'
motoring with Mr. and Mrs. r. Pennifs'
ton. Of Minneapolis, as their guests STAR
ed this morning from the Curtis Hotel :"
Manchester, W.
Arriving to-day at the Curtis Hotel "H'
Mr.. and Mrs Henry NJ. Bradhurst Of New
York; Mrs. r. w. Downing, IT., OF Phl,
delphia: Mrs. ". II. Thrill +. !. lirTr
Mrs William Rand. jr, William Kana, -
Mrs Wester c. Estes, Clifford W hS'"
and ]. e. Estes, OF New York.
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were invited TO bring their produce. Inc
result was almost paralyzing TO the
housekeepers who had been dealing with
grocers. The. market was packed on
the first day and the city had to arrange
at once TO provide new site twice as
large. "The Des Moines Register ana
Leader" reports that The Associaten
Press Office ut Chicago clamored ior
news of the experiment. which was sent
TO every important daily newspaper in
the United States and Canada.
Both consumers ana PRODUCERS are wax
ing up to the possibility of getting part
of the OOOOO,O0O now spent annually
for the services Of Intermediates The
game is certainly worth the candle 10
both
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TO AID COURTHOUSE FIGHT
Committee Asks Opponents Of Stilwell
Bill to Attend Hearing.
10 Editor ~ The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The undersigned respectfully request
that you will call the attention OF those
opposed TO the appropriation of space WIFI
I'm any public park in this city to other
uses than as public parks TO the hearing
before the Mayor on the 0hird) so-called
StilwelI act, which will be held i'm the
Mayors Room at the City Hall on Monday,
July 81, at II a. m. The result III eHect Vi
an acceptance Of that act by the city would
be, beyond reasonable doubt, the appropri-
alton Of a considerable space In city Hal
Park, even beyond that now occupied by
the present courthouse and the so-calIed
brownstone courthouse, for the proposed
new law courts.
Incidentally also, at a time when the re-
moval Of the Postofiice Building from the
City Hall Park is being earnestly advocated,
1t would seem preposterous for the city IT.
self to appropriate any portion Of the lin
tied space now composing the park to other
uses and its so doing could well be urged
as an unanswerable argument against the
ultimate removal OF the Postofice. We re-
main yours respectfully,
GEORGE +. KUNZ,
For the American Scenic and Historic
Preservation Society.
ROBERT S. BINKERD,
For the City Club Of the city of New York.
JOB f.. HEDGES,
For the New York County Lawyers Asso-
citation.
GROSVENOR ATTERBURY,
For the New York Chapter OF the American
Institute OF Architects
ALBERT 8. BARD,
For the Bar Association OF the City OF New
York.
Now York IuIy % 1911
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PARTING FOR THE TR4uPS.

The experiment Of a farm colony for
tfamps and Migrants, TO which this state
has been committed by Governor Dix 8
signing Of the Chanler bill, will be
watched with much interest. The es-
adjustment Of such n colony, to which
tramps from any part Of the state could
! he sent. was urged by the State Board Of
| Charities and various philanthropic or
CARNATIONS. Similar colonies abroad
/ seem TO have worked well, both for the
Individuals and the state.
Perhaps the ennobling influence spring
ing from daily contact with the soil.
| which appeals strongly 10 deyotees Of the
back 10 the farm movement. may not
mean so much to the confirmed vacrant.
! He can. however, hardly fail 10 benefit
| from the routine of regular living hard
work and instruction which it is planned
| H. put into force at the farm colony To
! the extent 10 which the non-prOductivc
vagrant becomes an industrious, pro-
dIctive citizen. even if under some com
pulsion. the community will have de.
rived benefit. Industrial colonies main
tanned by private philanthropy for the
down and out have proved that it is
not at all impossible for clean, regular
living and work to restore long forgotten
sef-respect and decency. This farm col
ODv may not clear the park benches in
this city of the "hoboeS.' as the state
Board Of Charities hopes. but il offers a
distinctly more hopeful outlook for those
unfortunate persons aud the society Of
which they are a part than do sentences
to "the island
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OHIO SUCCESSION TAX UPHELD
Must Be Paid Even if Estate Has Paid
Similar Levy Elsewhere.

Cleveland. July 29.-The validity OF the
Ohio succession tax of per cent imposed
on estates going TO relatives of decedents
even when the estate has paid similar tax
elsewhere was upheld in decision to-day
handed down by Probate Judge MADDEN In
the estate Of Henry c. Rouse. president OF
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railroad. who
WAS a Cleveland man and who died April
2S, 1906
Mr. Rouse was a bachelor and left an es-
tate OF Sl.2060 600. OF his property about
1854 900 was in the state of New York.
and before the Cleveland executors could
get possession OF 1t they had 10 allow TO
be deducted from IT a tax Of s2s,491 Is.
The executors In Probate Court here held
that the New York levy ought to cause ex-
emption in Ohio.
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orr THE TRAN.

Mr. Bailey's criticism of the methods
Of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections. from which he has with
drawn as a member. may not he well
founded. for the Texas Senator enter.
tainS highly restrictive views Of the
scope inquiries into charges Of cor
rrptioE "a elections to the Senate. But
it is evident that the investigation into
the new charges affecting Senator Lori
mer's title has gone pretty far afield.
Whether President Taft expressed wish
10 ex-senator Aldrlch or 10 eX-Repre.
sentative Boutell that the deadlock mt
Springfield should he ended and n Re.
publican chosen, or even discussed the
availability Of prospective candidates, has
very little 10 do with the mystery which
the committee is frying 10 unravel.
II may be held that the Presidents
reported interest influenced some friends
of Mr.. LOrimer 10 push his candidacy.
But that assumption has no connection
with the real object Of the investigation.
Mr.. Lorimer was elected by the aid Of
Democratic votes-by the cooperation.
il is charged, Of Republicans and Demo
Gratis in the Legislature belonging 10 that
bipartisan circle for whose benefit CON
tributions flowed into the celebrated
"jackpots." 1t is obvious that the Demo
cratic legislators who voted for Mr.. Lori
mcr did not do 50 because of any con
fdential communication 10 them that his
election was desired by the President.
They had no ambition 10 be serviceable
a. Republican adminlstrat ton, and II is
utterly absurd 10 exploit any possible
rnnresentatiOn VI Misrepresentation of
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CONDITIONS AT THE zoo.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: BY your kind leave the following
reionder should be made TO William r.
Hornaday, who, in The Tribune, charges NE
with denouncing him or others and writing
intemperatey. The former | certainly did
not do. nor thought OF doing: the latter IS
entirely matter of opinion, perhaps, but
nowise justified by any form or substance
of the letter from me- Referring to the
Polar bear Silver King, Nh. Hornaday says:
The water in his swimming tank is kept
reasonably clean and fresh and the tank
full 10 its limits" This is not true in
reference to that tank and its contents on
Sunday, July ., 1911. The water then in it
was not at all reasonably fresh and clean,
nor was the tank full to its limits; It was
not more than half full.
He also says: I'VE do not indulge the
luxury Of running water" No geological
park should ever be planned or be consld-
cred a properly fit place for captive ami
mails and birds without running water
This is obvious
am charged with rushing into print to
denounce persons responsible for the proper
management of n geological park | de-
nounced no one. ! saw certain captive
birds and animals in torrid weather suf-
ferng for good water and stated this fact.
which I now repeat. Ny statement was
printed. I did not detail half the suffer
ing that | saw, nor did | seek to witness
more. but came away from the zoo when
| found that the particular birds which |
went there to make drawings OF were I'm
pretty bad general shape and extremely
restless
Any official representative Of those hav-
Ing such matters in charge should be glad
Of public attention being directed TO CON
dtions demanding a running water supply
where animals sorely need IT,
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN.
New York July -, 1911.
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To tho Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Apropos of the editorial Ducks
and Suffragists' in to-dsy's Tribune let
me say that sitting on nice. comfortable
nest is probably the choice of the drake,
and the duck is no doubt forced out of her
happy home through no wish of her own.
Men have been known TO set the example
for this selfish drake by placing them
selves on 4 nicely feathered nest prepared
by the female. and filled with golden eggs,
and then wondered why women were not
satisfied with privileges instead Of rights.
Tho drake belongs 70 the Grass ~ mares
who prate of chvalry-the kind who be-
lieve that protection for woman consists In
taking all she has 10 give.
New York, July Is. 1911. SUBSCRIBER.