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R1doe VIII Show "As Quiet Along the Potomac" Forever

two towers in the middle The bridge
will. as has been said. provide a dir. u
route from the national capital 10 Ar
Iington National Cemetery and For,
Myer. Within view Of the site proposed
for the Washington terminus Of the
bridge has been erected grandstan1
for the Marine Pand. which. ~ Mrs
Tafts direction. gives concerts every
Wednesday and saturday. To mark the
approaches 10 the bridge IT, IS purposed
10 erect neavy DoriC columns in two
quarter circles. dankne each side of the
bridge proper and inclosing = half circu-
lar plaza. 4 corresponding arohitectu-
raj feature is 10 balance it al the oppo-
site end ~ the bridge.
The Fine Arts Commission appointed
bv President Roosevelt favored the cree
ton. as memorial 10 Lincoln of a por-
tico Of Doric columns arising from an
unbroken stylobate on The axis between
the Washington Monument and the pro-
posed memorial bridge the bridge to be.
Of course. svmbolical Of the union Of the
North and South. The portico proposed,
consisting Of columns 40 feet in height
would occupy q space $50 feet in length
and 200 feet in width, approached nv
fights Of stairs on the east and the west
embellished with appropriate groups Of
sculpture and surmounted by a central
GROWING group Of statuary. At the
head OF the canal. at the eastern ap-
proach TO the memorial, it was proposed
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Burial Places of Southerners Who Persisted in Northern
Prisons and Hospitals Are Adorned by Government
with Memorial Stones as Fast as Identity Of
Dead Soldiers Is Ascertaned
.--,rht- 1871. by ". A. Du Puy.)

,-,,--,rA,. 1871. by W. A. Du Puy9
-B1s Memorial Day will witness the
CORRECTING Of the nations policy
i Cor honoring her military dead
~ see the fruiting of national at
% express official sympathy with
ssreaved who have lost sons. broth
u'' - sweethearts in their country's
service
- government has supplied free of
80 100000 headstones 10 mark the
IS n soldiers and sailors who have
-. her service. To the cemeteries of
~. great cities. to those Of the quiet
- 70 those or the borderlands Of
..,.lization. these headstones have gone.
-. Memorial Day they offer themselves
-, scattered multitude as fitting places
=. tho bestowal Of floral wreaths. The
,a-ked graves. through the efforts of
=. government are growing fewer.
:, the national cemeteries alone there
-, the remains Of $4,000 unknown he
.oas who have met death in the defence
:. their country. and who must, because
- the loss Of their identity. be denied
,,5ividual recognition. Yet the nation
hos exhausted every resource in attempt
&c n find the names Of these heroic
a.s5 The very futility Of these deaths,
from, the standpoint Of the credit re-
,sived by the men as individuals. calls
,7r,b sentimental appreciation Of their
service that overshadows that accorded
,bs men with the handsOmest monu-
rents The unknown are being REIN
TERED in sacred ground. their graves are
heing kept green and great monuments
are being erected TO them collectively.
Finally the government is marking the
graves and placing monuments over the
remains Of the Confederate soldiers who
died in Northern prisons and hospitals
during the Civil War.
During the Civil Way there were great
numbers Of Confederate soldiers taken
r-isoners and held in Northern prisons.
Nanv Of these died in these prisons, and
ranv others. suffering from wounds and
disease. died in the hospitals Of the
Union forces. TWO years ago the fed
eral government appropriated 100000 TO
mark the graves Of these Confederate
soldiers That money is now being ex-
pended. The task is practically COM
pletsd. The Confederate dead are thus
being honored in the land from which
cane their enemies in the monster con-
aict
AT many 81 the prisons the dead Con-
tsderates were buried separately and
their graves were marked with their
names. IN these cases the graves are
being permanently marked with head
stones Of design different from those
used for the Union troops. but in no
vay less imposing. There is the Gene
tery al Elnira. y. Y. for instance. The
resting place Of the Confederate dead at
that point is no less beautiful nor well
cared for than are any Of the national
cemeteries
But in most instances It was found
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military dead went into effect in 1913
there have probably been 100000 stones
that have gone forth and which are to-
day standing over the graves or men
who once fought for their country. The
nation is willing and anxious to continue
this distribution of monuments free OF
charge. with freight paid 10 any point
L. is hoped that eventually every grave
Of every soldier will be marked with a
lasting stone.
The graves Of all soldiers and sailors
who are buried in national cemeteries
are so marked when the identity Of the
individual is known. There are some
eighty such cemeteries. with total OF
$50 600 men buried in them. But Of this
great aggregate Of assembled dead of the
military there are ia. 900 buried beneath
the slab Of the unknown" At Vicks-
burg. Miss. there are 10000 graves with
the mark, Unknown There are acres
and acres Of these white headstOnes that
mark the graves Of soldiers whose identi-
~ was never established At Fredericks-
burg. Va. there are 10000 more graves
Of men whose mothers never knew where
they rested There are 5000 Of them at
Memphis, $1,000 az Salisbury y. G.. 5000
at Richmond. 1000 at Nashville and sim 20
liar and smaller numbers scattered oyer
the country as a whole. At the greatest
Of the national cemeteries. that At Ar
lington. opposite Washington, there is A
single great monument that marks the
burying place Of 2111 unknown soldiers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28
FACT AND FANCY.

II is both paradoxical and unpleasant
TO wade through a dry book.
II IL easier to live within an income
than without one.
When the average man says frankly.
81 can't afford it," you will usually find
on investigation that il is something
his wife wants, and not something he
wants himself.
II love is blind il must be admitted
that marriage il a first class oculist.
The average reformer wastes all his
time trying 10 reform somebody else.
II you want mans candid opinion Of
YOU. make him angry and you'n get H.
Preferred creditors are those who do
not press for payment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28
Plans for Elaborate Lincoln
Memorial Span Call for Ex-
penditure of Something
Like 100000.

-FNOP1AL DAY 1911. finds the
Nj United states exerting its power
AN1 ful influence 20 promote world
peace. with Great Britain and France
ready % Join in signing arbitration
treaties which nave for their ultimate
purpose the abolition Of war But while
President Taft is carrying on these ne
gotiatons. this time of year brings mem
cries 70 hundreds Of thousands Of Amer
icans NJ Tho greatest conflict I'M which
the United states ever enga ged-the
Civil Ws~ The fifty years which have
elapsed since that memorable war began
lave served ~ reuuite the ties If friend
ship between the people Of the North and
The South
The elimination of an bitterness grow
ing out Of that great internecine conflict
evidenced hy the placing Of the statue
q one Of the most famous generals in
tas Confederate army. Robert J.. Lee. in
s'atUsrv Har. in The United states cap
Noi beside those Of the illustrious men
q the North Recent Presidents Of the
United States have literally broken down
ne wall Of sectional feeling. and on
many occasions have brought 10 the at
IGNITION Of American citizens the fact that
"ere Is no North. no South. no East,
IN West. but one grand and glorious
country, under one flag, the Stars and
stripes. President Taft, as did also ex-
resident Roosevelt. took a Southern
democrat into his Cabinet. Mr.. Taft also
recognized the abilities Of Edward Doug
rs White. OF Louisiana. and honored
-'h with the Chief Justiceship OF the
'"ted states Supreme Court. And
while Secretary of War. Mr.. Taft Sc
'Hea legislation from Congress which
aO'horized him 10 set aside a part Of
arlington National Cemetery for the
'o'lal Of an the Confeo". - soldiers
'ho died IN or near Wa. r--.- TO-. end 70
marx the grave Of each w. suitable
stone
Ivy years nave elapsed since the first
e'e OF the bugle sounded and during
h period thousands Of the veterans
- passed away, last year alone Wit
me passing o: more than ten
me- a,o and, judging from the feeble
u many to-day this number will
o~e sleased during the coming year.
~ ue graves Of the heroes Of the
a.. aho the South the hands Of their
non,, 's nave been joined in har-
IS ro,' aNu reverence and peace. and il
mort proposed TO erect a lasting me-
ono. "a. 70 'hat reunion Of a great people.
u. uiVided, by linking the Norm ana
with memorial bridge across
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mains, but the names Of all the men
buried in given trenches are TO be found
in the records Of the prison. In such
cases one imposing monument is erected
over the spot and the names Of all the
dead resting there are inscribed upon ii.
Such a monument has been erected at
Camp Douglas. Chicago. and upon it are
the names Of 4,275 Confederates. At
Point Lockout are the remains of $500
prisoners who died. and their resting
place has been marked by a similar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

N nIsre a statue Of Lincoln. while sur
rounding the memorial ard framing IL
linden trees would be planted four rows
deep. 10 form a peristyle o: green, from
which would radiate various avenues
centring upon the memorial itselE
Sentiment is growing in favor 3 the
erection OF the memorial bridge. IN the
event the Lincoln Memorial Commission
and the Fine Arts Commission decide
on the erection OF the portico Of Doric
columns in addition 10 the memorial
bridge, the Doric columns with which II
IS now proposed to mark the bridge APP
uroac aches will be eliminated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

Wherever any man dies for whom 1t
can be shown that he ever served in the
United States army or navy the federal
government stands ready 10 furnish Tor
his grave a headstone Of marble, neatly
inscribed with his name and indicating
his military service. The government mas
2 large contract with a firm IN Massa-
chusetts 10 furnish these headst'neS'
Under the contract 10000 such head
stones We're delivered last year An av-
erage Of 10000 a year have been SO de-
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pitfalls. But throughout the South the
various organizations, such as the United
Confederate Veterans and the Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, have given am
ple recognition to the men who died lot
the Southern cause. Their bodies nave
been gathered i'm special cemeteries
monuments have heen built in Their
honor and their graves have been APP
propriately marked.
Every effort is being made 10 lessen
the number Of the unknown graves.
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monument. The same course is being
followed al Films Point y. j; at Alton
Ill. at Camp Morton. Indiana, ard at
Camp Chase. Columbus, Ohio. All such
hurying grounds are TO be marked by
January /. 1912, and the commission ap-
pointed for the purpose is to be dis
banded.
The federal government has taken no
action toward marking the graves OF
Confederate soldiers other than those
who died in Northern prisons and nos
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tnat the dead had been buried in
trenches. as were most Of the dead on
both sides in that war Here it is i'm
possible to identify the individual re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

can il he said that a spring bonnet is
not a spring bonnet when 1t becomes a
woman?
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
Az lNTARCTIC QTEST.

One Of the most interesting subjects
of Investigation I'm the South Polar re-
eions. where several scientific expeditions
are now at work, is the shape or the
earth. That may seem startling 10 those
who have been accustomed to accept rs
final the familiar school book description
Of the earth as an ellipsOid, flattened at
the poles. There is recognized GROUND,
however, for challenging the accuracy OF
that description and for likenlng the
form Of the earth not to an orange Dut
to a somewhat stumpy pear. Inc more
scientific designation Of 1t would be that
Of a tetrahedrOn-a solid bounded py
four triangular sides and thus with tour
apeXes and six ridges.
According to this so-called Lowthlan
Green theory. three Of the summits ol
the tetrahedron are already known.
They are in Scandinavia, Canada ana 81
IBERIA. and the three faces lying opposite
to them are the South Atlantic ocean,
the Indian Ocean and the Pacihc ocean.
The fourth face is assumed 10 be the re-
gion around the North Pole. the latest
soundings Of ocean depths there support
ing that theory. and therefore the fourth
apex IS confidently 10 be looked for IN the
neighborhood of the South Pole. 1t Is 10
the determination Of this theory that
much of the scientific study OF the ANT
arctic regions is being directed. with
careful surveys and with measurements
Of the force Of gravity by means or the
pendulum The practical value or the
result will be considerable. since, apart
from the satisfaction Of knowing what
the form of the earth really is, it must
be remembered that astronomical dis
tances are measured in terms Of the
earth's diameter.
There is a curious interest, also, in re-
calling that this latest theory Of the form
of the earth accords with belief which
was cherished by Columbus, who held the
earth TO he not round. but egg shaped or
pear shaped though he erred in fixing
it's apeX. lie gave that distinction 10
Venezuela. which he declared to he 'the
highest part of the earth,' and lie sup
posed that the vast torrent Of fresh water
which the Orinoco poured into the Gulf
Of Paria was flowing down from the
highlands Of the Garden of Eden! II Is
not clear that he had or assumed any
scientific basis for his belief but It Is In
teresting 10 find scientific research COM
ing so near TO vindicating his imagina
tim
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE CABINET.
frrom the Tribune Bureau. !

From the Tribune BuresI.l
Washington, Dec 23.-An old-fashicned
Yuletide will be celebrated by the Secre-
tary Of state and Mrs Knox at Valley
Forge tomorrow night, and among the
chief attractions will be Christmas tree.
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh will spend
Christmas quietly in Washington. They
will have their son, Eames MacVeagh.
with them for New Years. He will ar
rive in time to attend the dance at the
White House.
The Secretary Of War has gone 10 New
York TO remain over Christmas Day with
Mrs Stimson and the members Of their
family.
The ATTORNEY General and Mrs. Wicker
sham will celebrate Christmas Day on the
way TO Panama. Their younger daughter
Miss Constance Wickersham, accompanied
them.
The Postmaster General who has gone
to New York, will go to Boston 10 spend
Christmas with relatives.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs
Fisher have been Joined by three of their
children, Walter Fisher Arthur Fisher
and Miss Margaret Fisher. all Of whom,
are in boarding school With the young
er members Of their family they will
light big Christmas tree tomorrow
night.
The only other Christmas tree in the
Cabinet circle will bs that al the home OF
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs Nagel, where, with all their children
about them. they will make the day
merry one
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THRIFT AND HEROISM.

"The Charlotte Observer reports as
an incident worthy of the attention Of
the Carnegie Hero Fund the Hon. Hoke
Smiths turning down $1,000 due him
while serving as Governor OF Georgia
"befOra reaching the Senate and eX-
claims ecstatically: "Will wonders never
cease Yet the less impresslOnable pub
lie can hardly he blamed for asking
where the heruism comes in. If it IS
true that Mr. Smith has declined that
share of his salary as Governor Of Geor-
gia which accrued after his election as
United States Senator last July, that
circumstance will he taken by the I'M
sophisticated merely as evidence that he
wanted 10 qualify himself for drawing a
salary as Senator from the date Of his
election. The salary Of Senator is
s.. 800 a year, and the salary Of the Gov
ernor of Georgia is $1,000 a year-or
was at latest accounts. Thrift rather
than Self-sacrifce must therefore have
prompted the remuneration Of the smaller
allowance, for only one compensation
could be decently drawn. and it was sim
ply choice between getting pay at the
higher federal rate or at the lower
state rate.
Strange misapprehensions exist as to
the proprieties involved in such choice
as Mr.. Smith has Just made Not long
ago the Hon Alton B. Parker based a
glowing eulogy on David h. Hills SEN
sitive integrity upon the fact that Mr..
Hill, when he served as Governor after
being elected Senator. turned back into
the federal treasury his stipend for the
period covered concurTently by the two
services. Yet Mr.. Hill merely elected TO
draw the larger compensation. his pay
as Governor of New York being at the
rate Of $4,000 a year. while the pay Of
a Senator at that time was at the rate
of only $1,000
Though possibly on heroism bent both
Mr.. Smith and Mr. Hill had frugal
minds For the sort of abnegation which
they displayed poSterity will hardly feel
called on TO build them monuments.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
PeoDle and Social Incidents

Mrs. Philip ". Torrey. and Miss Mars,
retta Morse each of whom wore "a.
tune Of pale yellow satin. The brides So,r
was Of white satin and old lace. with trr.
yell and orange blossoms. Miss Doro,h,,
Hale OF Boston: Miss Harriet Pooling. a,
Buffalo; Miss Elsie Downing. Miss r,sh.,
Magruder and Miss Ruth Bliss. the inf.
mate friends of the bride. formed an ai.r.
through which the bridal party psssea
Lieutenant David Brewster was the has,
man. and the ushers were IIeutsnan,
Beardall. Lieutenant David Barry ana
Lieutenant Percy Hunter. The parents NJ
the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Frank JamA.
Martin, OF Boston. and his brother. Guv
Martin. were here for the ceremony. which
was performed by Father Cooper. of =,
Matthew's Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Burnet Crane introduced
their daughter, Miss Estelle Crane. m so.
ciety at a tea this afternoon A nurpbs,
OF this seasons debutantes assisted
Mrs william f. Draper is entertaining
her relatives, DR.. and Mrs. Preston sst,sr-
white, Of New York. She entertained A.
dinner tonight the Russian AmbassaHor
and Nine. Bakhmetieff. the Brazilian Am.
bassador. Senator Lippitt Mr.. Lefeyre
Pontalis the French counsellor. Mr. and
Mrs Henry y. White. the Russian naval
attache and Nine Bassllieff. Mr. ard Mrs
e. g. Glover Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair
Mrs Lloyd Bowers. Mrs. Hunt Slater. Mr.
and Mrs Edward Beale Mclean MIs,
Martha Bowers, Miss Ruth Wales, MI.
Sophy Johnston. John Campbell, {. c.
Glover ir.. and Thomas Bowers.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE CONTRACT ~ POLITICS.

The general public has always had
pardonable curiosity to know just how
it happens that many a man "in poll
tics" without salary. compelled by
being "in politics" 10 eXpend much
money. gets rich in comparatively
short time Some recent lawsuits have
produced testimony which shows the
possibilities Of the political field as a
wealth producer. There is the case of
Cornelius J. Sullivan. for instance. Sui
Ivan is n cousin Of Big Tim and the
Sullivan name is not without power in
the political field Cornelius has n suit
for Il large sum pending against one Of
the firms which worked on the Manhat-
tan Bridge, alleging that II agreed to
give him half the profits II he helped
il obtain the contract The profits. ii
is estimated, must have been $1,OOO,000
or more Then there was the case Of
that officer of Tammany who obtained
place with an advertising concern on
the representation that he could "infu-
ence' official advertising Another case
now being heard Is q suit against one Of
the contractors on the aqueduct work.
This concern, the complainants alege,
had n contract with them for supply
Of the steel pipe necessary. but broke 1t
because political influence" was exert
ed in favor Of another manufacturer, and
the political powers that be' declared
that the contract would not be awarded
70 the defendant firm, oyen though it
was the lowest bidder, unless certain
individual could supply this pipe TO the
contractors
These cases fall IN the category
Of what George Washington Plunkitt
termed honest graft They would not
Of necessity be outside the letter of the
law. if the allegations were true. Yet
conditions such that a contracting firm
feels that it needs political assistance 10
obtain its contracts, or a contractor IS
obliged to take supplies from a political
favorite under penalty Of losing the de
sired job, cannot be termed precisely
ideal If the politician actually helps TO
obtain a contract. by hook or by crook,
he does not do it for nothing. The politi
cal favorite who sells supplies TO the city
or TO some contractor on public work is
not likely to be philanthrOpic in the mat
ter Of prices or quality Of his goods.
The politician, whether or not he ad
mits it, ordinarily is in business "for his
own pocket" The public contracts the
thing these days. Public curiosity re-
garling the process by which the money
gets into the contractors pocket is en-
tirely natural, because il is public money
which enriches him. Perhaps some day
that curiosity will be so far satisfied
that taxpayers will insist on having con-
tract bidding without extra" lists and
"lump sum- estimates, and officials who
won't stand for political friends
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
ERANCO.GERMAN ARRITRATLON

The ratification Of the Franco-German
treaties Of settlement in Africa IS a
noteworthy incident, Of which the most
striking and not least valuable feature
has been permitted TO pass almost un-
noticed. 1t is 2 good thing TO have the
dispute over Morocco, which several
times became acrimonious and ominOus,
finally ended and TO have the rival
claims Of France and Germany I'm all
parts OF the African continent readjuSted
on lines which we may hope will prove
substantially permanent. But il is a
more significant thing to have the two
powers which above all others for the
last thirty or forty years have been re-
garded as potential. if not inevitable an
tagOnists come together in an agreement
of compulsory arbitration.
That is what France and Germany
have done. It is formally stipulated that
all disputes aud differences which may
arise under the treaties Of settlement ia
Morocco and in the Congo and Gamer
oOns region, shall he submitted 10 arbi-
tration. The rule is not merely permis-
sive, but is mandatory. II does not ap-
pear that there is any exception Of issues
involving national honor or sovereignty.
All issues which may arise over these
treaties are 10 be arbitrated. There is
10 option in the matter Neither is the
agreement merely formal. with no pros
pect Of its being put to practical applica-
tion. There is, on the contrary, a strong
probability that number OF important
questions will arise before the new status
in Africa is fully accepted, all Of which
will automatically be referred 10 arbitra-
tion.
Just how the two powers came 10 make
such an agreement is not disclosed We
may assume that France was favorably
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

disposed toward II from the beginning
since she has long inclined toward arpl-
tratlon and adjudication as standard
methods of settling disputes. In Ger
many opinion is divided upon the subject
Conservatives and Centrists do not re-
gard arbitration as accordant with GER
man policy, while Radicals and Social
lists approve It. But there has been no
disposition on either side to carp at or
to denounce this arrangement. because
while it is Of course welcome to the
friends Of arbitration, the opponents OF
that principle see in this adoption or IL
an intimation that the present settlement
is not final, but is likely TO be subject 10
much modification. To the world at
large the significance Of the agreement Is
great. and It will be reckoned strange IL
such thing is possible between those
two traditional foes and yet is to he con-
sidered impracticable or undesirable ne
tween this country and its neighbors.