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New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
CONVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN.

Yes. do" he stated gravely. But
purely rs a matter Of discipline. The
conventions arc good for young people
inst AS a matter Of training as Geom-
etrv is good for their minds. church,
going is excellent for boys, for instance.
for even If they don't acquire much doc
trine. al least they learn 10 s;t -'-'k Ia
other words. the conventions serve 80
moral strengtheners; they teach MS self
control if nothing else. We learn to obey
them. even IL We don't believe In them"
There was small pause. and then I
went back abruptly TO the question pre-
yiously before the house.
You haven't yet told me what YOU
think about dressing the Barnard stat
ues," | reminded him.
Il think before the American people
begin 10 drape their statues in flags or
plaster they had better suppress the lin
eerie displays in the shop windows
throughout the country. Whenever | see
young men with their eyes and noses
glued TO the glass windows OF shops con-
tanning such exhibits I want TO put on a
pair Of brass knuckles and go out and
administer summary punishment 4
nude statue. fashioned after God 3 model.
is. from my point OF view. far less OF a
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
CRITICS.

"Only competent critics .an give com
petent criticisms" said Admiral Mahan.
at the Immortals' -ecent reception in
New York. The ignobler the critic
the ignober the criticism-even Of the
very finest things-that ne will pro-
nCunce
A man in a bar was praising a IA
nous American journalist. a justly ia
nous journalist a journalist who gets
out a really fine paper.
Yes the bartender agreed. his
paper is a good one II picked two win
rers last week
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
FROM BABIES TO IDEAS.

From babies To ideas" he continued.
II like the plays | see, the books ana
pictures I read. even the business l tram
sact. in the nude. like things in the
raw-in other words real things. / even
Ike winter for the same reason, because
that is the time Of year when eartn -
short Of her graces and is frank and re-
lentless."
"You are not so disillusionizing, after
all" I ventured. He looked at me In
quiringly
What do you mean?" he asked.
"Whv. when / saw you as the Faun
tonight. upsetting everybodys APPLE
cart Of conventions so beautifully. I re-
membered that l had been sent out to
obtain the point Of view Of "a fresh and
urspoied mind IL struck me that .
Fam was really a most appropriate-er-
person TO go TO in such a search, and
tben with a shock / recollected that you
weren't a Faun really. but probably a
highbrow gentleman Of great dignity and
extreme conyentionality.'
And now you think I'm not?" MT.
Faversham's boyish laugh, his buoyance.
his whole breeziness of manner, recalled
the Faun so viyidly that the illusion the
play had left on me returned in full
force.
You don't believe in convention. any
more than the Faun did. do your I
pleaded.
NO. indeed he answered stoutly.
Just then came an unexpected inter-
ruption. Mr. Wlstach, his business rep
resentative. who was master OF cere-
monies. and who had hitherto kept as
still as a mouse, broke in suddenly:
Now. now" he demurred. Hes iead-
ing YOU quite astray as TO his character.
He's not bit the sort OF person he's
trying To make you think
80 YOU do believe in the conventionsF
I accused. turning TO Mr.. Fayershsm in
great disappointment.
His eyes danced and he turned from
Mr.. Wistach to me and then back
again.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
FOR QUEEN MARY'S REGENCY.

No bill of regency was passed during
the reign of King Edward, owing to the
fact that his son and heir was already
of age. But in June last King George
caused his ministers to submit a bill
in Parliament providing that in the
event Of his demise and the succession
Of any child Of his to the crown while
under the age of eighteen, his consort.
Queen Mary. should become not only the
guardian Of the child in question, but
likewise the regent of the empire until
the sovereign attained his eighteenth
year
The need Of an act Of Parliament Of
this kind is due to the fact that, strictly
speaking, the sovereign. as sovereign,
cannot. in the eyes Of the English law,
be regarded as minor. no matter how
tender his years and it is on this ac-
count that whenever the heir has been
under the age Of eighteen special legal
provision has been made by Crown and
Parliament for the exercise Of the regal
authority during his youth.
While Georges action in nominating
his consort as Regent, in the event Of
the Prince Of Wales's accession to the
throne before his eighteenth year. met
with universal approval by reason Of
the public admiration Of her levelhead-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
THE REAL REASON.

Or. Harvey W. Wiley. the govern
ment's food expert. was discussing In
Washington the fall in the price OF meat
The reasons given us for this fall are
ludicrous." said Dr. Wiley. They are
as ludlcrous as the young woman's rea-
son for avoiding tight lacing.
lis tight lacing unwise? her teacher
asked this young woman in a physiology
lesson.
Yes. it is very unwise,' was the re-
ply.
why is it unwise? the teacher pur-
sued.
Because IT busts the corset said the
young woman
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
AUTHORITY OF PARLIAMENT

! But in the event Of the regency being
necessitated by the dementia Of the mon
arch, or through his homage, then the
sanction Of Parliament is requisite
Thus. when George III lost his reason.
in 11SS. and Fox claimed in the House
of Commons the right of the then Prince
of Wales TO the regency. Pitt. who was
Premier, declared that the prince had
10 more right 10 the royal authority
than any other subject" and having
caused Parliament To be opened by COM
mission under the Great Seal, affixed by
the authority Of Parliament. introduced
a bill appointing the Prince of Wales as
regent. subjecting his authority as such
to all sorts Of limitations and restric-
tions
When William " succeeded to the
throne in 1880 Parliament. in view of his
advanced age. passed a bill appointing
the widowed Duchess Of Kent regent in
the event Of her daughter, Princess Vic
tOria. succeeding TO the throne before
arriving at the age of eighteen. Again
i'm 1887, on the accession of queen Vic
tcria. an act was passed by Parliament
providing, in the event of her dying,
that the government of the country
should be carried on by lords justices
until the King of Hanover. who was
then the next heir to the throne, could
reach England from Germany. Three
years later. on the marriage Of Victoria,
an act Of Parliament was passed, at her
instance ordering that in the event Of
any child born to her coming TO the
throne under the age Of eighteen her
husband Prince Albert OF Sake Coburg
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

edness and common sense, his appoint
ment Of his uncle. the Duke Of Con-
Taught. as regent during his absence in
India during November. December and
January next, also meets with general
approvaI. The duke is a soldier and q
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

gallant one at that. by profession. and
he is among the very few royal person
ages now living who have seen active
service in war. He has held aloof from
politics to such an extent that even his
closest friends are as much in the dark
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
n,,;ne Coming Trip of King
George His Uncle Will Be
First British Regent in
Nearly a Century.

-, to11 hy tho Brentwood Company.I
RTHUR DUKE OF CON
4 xA1-GHT. only surviving brother
n ~ Edward VII. is, according TO
,.i announcement. 10 exercise the
,-erogative as regent Of the
...,.sd kingdom and of every part Of
p~itish Empire save India, during
ohssnce in that great Oriental de-
-so,cv Of King George and Queen
- IN the closing months Of the pres
rear More than ninety years have
o.ed since any regency has existed in
.r,o,6 the last having been that rem
- necessary by the insanity of
-,ge III. when his eldest son, the
,,.snce Of Wales. afterwards George ",
administered the various duties of SOW
,-signty IN his stead.
csoree ". like his unhappy father,
.r left lis dominions. not even TO
...,, his kingdom Of Hanover, during his
-, Years Of reign, although at one
..,rert he intended doing so. Indeed,
80 &c q record in the books of the
- Council. under the date Of Sep
..r,ber i. 1921. to the effect that His
.,oiae+v in Council was this day pleased
:, declare his intention Of going out Of
,.o tinedonn for a short time, whereupon
.,a annexed draft of blank commits
,,or for appointing guardians or JUS
...ss for the administration Of the gov
,-,mert during his majestys absence
,.s read at the board and approved.
And his majesty was further pleased
. declare and nominate the following
,o-sops ~ be the said guardians and
.ustlces. namely, the Duke of York (hls
,-otberl. the Archbishop Of Canterbury,
,he Lord Chancellor, the Duke Of Wei
uneton" and sundry other great officers
~ state. The appointments specified
,ba movers TO be exercised, and were
made under the great seal, which obvi-
sted the necessity of obtaining the as
sent Of Parliament. As King George
changed his mind and did not so
abroad. the appointments-that is to
ssv. the letters patent under the great
seal-did not come into operation.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
A VICTORIAN PRECEDENT.

William " likewise refrained from
leaving England during his seven years
of occupancy Of the throne, and when in
lS45 the question was raised by Lord
Campbell in tie House Of Lords as to
whether it was not necessary TO ap-
roint a regency during the then i'm
pending fortnight visit of Queen Vic
toria 10 Germany Lord High Chancellor
Iyndhurst replied. in the name of the
government. that since journey Of
twenty-four. or at the most thirty-siX'
hours could bring her majesty back
from the furthermost point of her pro-
jected itinerary. it had been decided that
there was no necessity whatsoever TO
appoint a commission of regency.
Queen Victoria took advantage Of this
announcement on the part Of the gov
ernment Of In, day. which was i'll
dorsed by Parliament. and in her later
years extended her visits abroad TO the
South Of France. to Italy. TO Austria
and 20 Prussia. while her son and sue
oessor. Edward VII. even went as King
70 Russia. to Portugal, to Greece and to
the three kingdoms of Scandinavia
without evoking any suggestion as TO
The necessity Of the appointment Of a
regency.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
THE ROYAL MESSENGERS.

70 King George were on the Continent
papers could reach him for signature
by the same carefully organized system
Of royal messengers that was employed
FOR the purpose by Edward VII during
his annual sojourns at Marienbad and
~ Biarritz. But this, Of course, would
be out OF the question were he half way
down the Red Sea or across the Indian
Ocean, and when It is borne in nina
that during the political crisis last
month. George found even Sandring-
nam too far distant from the seat or
the government and came specially up
10 London in order 10 be near his min
Listers IT will be readily understood that
tne appointment Of a regency is indis-
pensable for the purpose Of carrying on
the government during his absence in
India.
There is a difference between a regen-
'y Of this nature and a regency arising
from the dementia or the death Of the
sovereign during the minority Of his sue
'essor Whenever in the reigns Of VIII
IAN III, Of George l and George ii 1t be-
'ame necessary TO institute regencles'
SYRx % their absence in the Neither
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
PLASTER FOR CLOTHES.

I'm referring TO the nude statues by
George Grey Barnard. designed for tho
state CAPITOL at Harrisburg. Penn. Their
arpalling lack Of wardrobe, you know.
has caused serious shock TO large por-
ton of that good Quaker community
These have virtuously and Indignantly
demanded that the statues be draped- In
this embarrassing situation, Senator Fox
has. I believe. decided on Old Glory az
the most appropriate costume. others
think plaster good enough, and, In fact,
one of the heroic figures has already
Leeu embellished by an application OF
that material on the other hand, the
Plastic Club OF women artists are nav
ing a fit over the very idea, and declare
tbat. any 6rapery whatever is absurd.
urdignified. nd-and-barbaric. What
do you think?'
Mr. Faversham looked relieved APP
rarentlv. he was reassured as 10 my
sanity. if not as TO my intelligence.
"Ah. YES" he replied. THE Barnard
statues-I had forgotten them for the
moment. and think the luminous sug-
gestion to clothe them in the flag or IN
MASTER had altogether escaped me-
But what do you Think l inter-
rupted, somewhat impatiently, l am
afraid. do you approve OF nude stat
ues?"
II love most things nude" began Mr..
Faversham. with much solemnity.
|, Goodness" l interjected, appalled,
and-terribly interested.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
URGENCY OF THE CASE.

Rut with King Georges intended
visit 10 India the case is different, and
there can be no analogy between
brief absence on the continent OF
Europe and a prolonged absence such
As q Journey 10 India entails or course
I, NAV be argued that modern facilities
a travel have brought India whole
weeks nearer than formerly, and that
thanks 10 telegra ply Calcutta IS Tot
some purposes less remote from LONDON
than was Hanover in the eighteenth
century. but, on the other hand the
teleeranh is at best an unsatisfac-
tory medium for the discussion Of in
rricate and delicate matters of state
while without the telegraph there could
Re no communication between the SOW
oreign in India and the government at
home. except at the cost Of weeks OF
time.
Moreover. there are hundreds Of docu-
nents that need the sign manual Of the
sovereign every day in order to pre-
vent any arrest. even momentarily, Of
the working OF the intricate machinery
Of the administration Of the vast Brit
ish Empire. Queen Victoria was able to
fulfil these duties Of the crown until
within TWO days of her death, and al
though her son took up the burden OF
Engship within an hour after her
demise. those two days Of inaction
On the part Of the monarch. caused
boundless confusion, the effects Of which
we're felt in certain instances 10 the
most remote parts Of the empire ana
The results OF which il took not merely
Weekr hut rncuthS 10 rpDair.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

They who go not believe that character
can be told from handwriting have ovi-
IDENTIFY never heard handwriting read
aloud in q breach Of promise suit.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
Duke of Connaught Will
Rule Empire Save India

lo''us ana IN Hanover, they themselves
appointed their locum tenens. as a sover-
elsil act sanctioned by the Privy Council
anu stamped with the Great Seal. Thus.
"liiiam III appointed in this fashion
several great dignitaries Of the realm to
exercise the sovereign power. with the
tltle of lords justices In 1716 George
nominated his son. the Prince OF Wales.
regent FOR the period Of his own absence
IN Hanover and in 1872 George II. who
mated his son. Frederick. Prince of Wales.
accorded the office of regent to his Won
uer1uily clever consort. Queen Caroline
whiIe he was away on the Continent. A
regency Of this kind can he terminated
AT any moment by the monarch. either
through his return and resumption of
the reins Of government or even by
means Of meeting Of his Privy Council.
which he can summon to assemble under
his presidency wherever he happens TO
be abroad.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

Those who borrow trouoie pay big in
terest. ~
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
VIM. Faversham
Prefers Most
Things Nude
FROM BABIES TO IDEAS
He Wouldn't Drape Harris.
bure's Statues, But He'd
Suppress Displays
of Lingerie.

I'LL Ow do you do?" 7 said. ''WhN
is your candid opinion OF this
proposition TO drape Adam
and Eve in plaster scarfs?"
The scene was William Favershams
dressing room at Days Theatre; mo
time. Immediately after performance
OF The Faun" When Mr.. Faversham
had bounded on to the stage as the
Faun in the first act. in costume so
abbreviated as scarcely 10 be worthy ot
the name. when he had followed this
entrance by uttering lines in keeping
with his unconventional appearance ie
did seem 10 point to the conclusion that
I had come to the right quarter 10 OBJ
tain a fresh and unspoiled point OF view
on the subject in which I was interested,
at the moment.
Mr.. Faversham did not Immediately
reply 10 my question. and. fearing lest
I had been thoughtlessly abrupt / went
on hastily:
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Pure California Port ana sherry wines.
sc Of; $lS gal, or Ut bots, g. Eu.
gene Schwab. as sth 1t -. 'Ph. Tin "a.
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MCNEIL GETS NINE MONTHS.
Sentenced for Robbfng Girls in
Moving Picture Shows

Having admitted in the United States
branch of the Police Court that he was
guilty of picking up girls in the streets
and taking them to moving picture
shows, afterward relieving them of sun
dry articles OF jewelry or their purses
Walter Mcneil, alias Walter Nelson.
alias Walter Lipsey, was sentenced to
spend nine months in the District Jail by
Judge Mullowny yesterday afternoon.
Mcneil was arrested some time ago by
Detectives Vermillion and Warren, and
a large amount of stolen goods found In
his room. When confronted with the
owners of this property, he confessed
that he had stolen it, and when arraigned
In court yesterday he presented a pftia-
BILE appearance He declined to make
any statement and received his sentence
stoically. going to jail in default of the
fine of $50 imposed as an alternative by
the judge.
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Every Day More Groeers Find
1t necessary to handle Jno g. Weinberg 8
Bread. A favorite with everybody
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ADMIT THE FORCE
OF ADVERTISING
Sultan & EiSemdn, GIT and
619 Seventh Street NV,
PLAN EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN
Inaugurate a Sale of Spring Wearing
Apparel for Men that will Be
Big Money-saVer.

The weIl-known firm Of Sultan & Else
man, clothing merchants. at 617 and 61g
Seventh street northwest, to-day start
one of the largest clothing sales ever in
augurated in Washington. In their store
they have assembled a complete stock of
high-grade clothing and mems furnish
ings which will prove to the most dis
eliminating buyer that this sale is the
greatest clothing bargain opportunity of
the season
Merchants of the reputation Of Sultan
& Eiseman buy right and what they
offer for sale can always be depended
upon as goods of quality.
Thousands Of mems spring suits in all
the popular materials and shades, cor
rectly tailored. values up to SIS, will be
sold without reserve for S6.S. Every
suit in the store that was made to sell
at $3.50. s1S, go. $3.50. and SIS will be
sold at s9S5 while they last These suits
were made by the leading clothiers OF the
country and are finely tailored in every
detail, satin lined, cut in modish styles.
When opportunity for buying clothing
such as this is offered no one need hest
tate.
In addition to the general and up-to-
date line of mems furnishings, Sultan &;
Eiseman carry a fine line of mems hats,
and offer Spring of 1911 styles in derbys
and soft hats which were made to sell
for $50 at the specially reduced price Of
SS cents
Every 75-cent mems shirt tn the store
will be sold at 50 cents.
Hundreds of other articles needed by
every man to be sold without reserve at
greatly reduced prices.
The many friends Of Sultan & Eiseman
are cordially invited to call early at their
stores, GIT and 619 Seventh street north
west, and take advantage Of this sensa-
tional clothing sale.-Advt-
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Welded 40 YEARS,
SHE ASKS DIVORCE
Mrs. Edward Pitts Makes
Remarkable Charges.
made HIS HOME A HE'LL"
She Declares He Also Told Her She
Was "Worse Than the Devil In
tended Her to Be" in Suit for
AIimony and Injunction Filed
Against Aged Husband.

| Divorce and maintenance suits contain
ing all sorts of allegations have been
filed in the District courts ever since
I their organization, but there has never
been placed on record in the past a suit
description, detail. and occasions of
marital infelicity. with the one filed yes
terday by Mrs. Osee W. Pitts against
her husband, Edward Pitts.
Mrs. Pitts asks for a limited divorce,
fer alimony. injunctiSR, accounting. and
other legal rules and dtders of the court
She is sixty-five years old, and she tells
the court she was married at Waynes-
burg. Ohio, October Is. 1866, and has a
son thirty-nine yearsold
| \The petition filed by her attorneys,
Mason N. Richardson & Charles s.
Shreve, jr, is the elimination OF a we'd
ded life of nearly half century. Her
husband, who is clerk in the Pension
Office, is nearly seventy years old. The
| couple separated about Two years ago,
Mrs Pitts living at 17i3 Thirteenth
street northwest, and the home of her
husband being at 1924 street northwest
According to Mrs Pitts her husband
ordered her from their common home
two years ago, each taking a house
resided and have had little to do with
each other.
Said Her Head Was Thick.
Mrs. Pitts allegations in part are as
follows:
That her husband frequently stated to
her that her head was so thick that she
could hardly see anything without be-
ing nearly knocked down"
He repeatedly told her that God had
departed from her and that the devil had
taken possession Of her: that she was
worse than the devil intended her to be.
He frequently called her a liar.
He frequently told her that she was
an ugly and hateful thing, that she was
a contentious woman. that he hated
and despised her, and that she made his
home I hell.
That he would Furthermore persist in
following her around the fat reading
loudly from the Holy Writ and religious
works, admoniShinG her to give heed TO
certain passages previously selected by
him. which in his opinion suited her
spiritual needs; that from this course
OF reading there was no escape, for if
she sought the quiet OF her room ne
would raise his voice louder stilI con-
GLIDING with shouts of "Hallelutab. and
praise the Lord
The list Of complaints covered many
pages Of typewriter paper and were all
OF them OF unusual character.
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Rites for Julius Vierbuchen.

Funeral services for julius Vierbuchen
were conducted by New Jerusalem Lodge,
No. 9. F. A A NJ, with Rev. George
A Miller, pastor of Ninth Street Chris
tan Church. officiating, at sos Maryland
avenue northeast. at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Interment was in Rock Creek
Cemetery. y Mr.. Vierbuchen died al
Providence Hospital Saturday He was
born in Washington on August so, 1879.
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Funeral of Mrs. Costello.

Spring Flower Show
At GUIDES, 1914 F. American Beauty
roses and other choice blooms
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MORE LIGHTS FOR CLERKS.
War, State, and Navy Building to b.
Supplied with New Plant.

Lieut.. Grant. superintendent of the
State War, and Navy Building, is car
ryinG out plans for a rev system of
illumination for the benefit of employees.
which is made possible by an appropria-
ton of $4,000.
\ contract has been made with a
Philadelphia concern, and the work is
to be completed by June 10 next More
than twenty-eight miles of wire will be
used. the feed wires carrying 1900 lamps,
each of sixteen candle power
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Rev. Timothy Barrett. of Woodstock
College. officiated yesterday at the flu
neral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Co.'S
tello, who died suddenly at her residence
IS H street northeast. last Saturday. The
services were held at St. Aloysius, Church
Rev. Father Cannon eulogized Mrs. Co.'S
tello, who for years had assisted in the
affairs of the church. Interment was
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.