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New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORFS'

tFror Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb 16-The Austrian AM
bossaaor and Baroness Henselmuier re-
turned to-day from New York. The baron
ess has sufficiently recovered from ner re-
cent indisposition 10 accept few ihF''a-
ticns. ,,orohesa
The Italian Ambassador and Marches@
Crsani entertained at dinner to-nlght tne
Attorney General and Mrs. NlcKersidii'
The German Ambassador and Countess Won
parnstorff. Countess Luise-Alexandra Won
Rerr storff. the Belgian Minister and count,
ess de Bulsseret, the Danish Minister and
Countess Moltke. Prince Koudacnen' rus
sian charge daffaires; the Austrian Couh-
se,lor and Nine. Won Loewenthal-Llnau' 'he
Austrian naval attache and Baroness
prauschen. the French military attache
and Countess de Chambrun. the French
orst secretary and Nine. de Peretu de la
Rocca. Alvey a Adee, Second Assistant
Secretary OF State; the Third Assistant
se,retarv Of State and Mrs. Chandler Hale
Dorna Beatrice Cusani and Marchesa No
erotto. Italian Counsellor.
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POPE'S TEMPERATURE RISE
His Physician, However, 3D.
His Condition Is Satisfacfor,'

Rome, Feb. 16.-Pope Pius " VINO = -
fering from an attack OF inhueaIs' - -,
slight rise In temperature this es 80.
but DR.. Petacci. his private PAYS
found HIS Holiness in sat'sfact'D -
dltion, and expects that with fe" !" !,
days OF care and rest his health y"
completely restored He advised nov.
that all audiences be suspended u""
week. .-l
The Pope had a relatively calm nssus, !
early to-day his temperature was - .
have fallen during the night from ~
only half a degree above normal .S.
The fever having abated. Dr. \,
permitted His Holiness TO rise noI 4.
bed this afternoon. but soon atter"". 80
vised him TO return 10 II IN order -
fatigue and the possibility OF taAne m
cold. which might result In a re'sPs' ,,5
Petacci considers that the dlSeas "a q,
ing its normal course and has o'ue.. ar
usual remedies and also that eS''' "a
be exercised and absolute gest on -"
OF the patient. o,y
III, LNNoiV '"o'N .tisi "
siclan 10 the Pope. has not been CO.. !. !,
the case yet, and this fact seens n
dlcate that the illness is not ser'"I ,,,c,
patient. however. Is suffering Soh'e :, q.
venlence because OF consesuoa ~, ;
bronchial tubes. with some d'lne~"
breathing and increased reSprauo"' r.rs
influenza is quite prevalent here ..dss
nal Rampoua is suffering from b
attack. and although his ten'ps,roa {
not risen above 100, the oonsusO rsS
the Cardinal is not such az 10 oh.' o,c
resistance. In consequences OF "S
worked and ascetic life. ,wb
Cardinal Rinaldlni is also coni'n''
apartments from the disease
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THE GERRYMANDEREE ABROAD

THE GERRYNANDERER ABROAD.
lust about this time we may expect to
see evidences at many state capitals OF
such pernicious activities as are de-
scribed in recent dispatch from Ra-
leigh. y. C.. 10 THE Charlotte Observer.
The dispatch ran as follows: ---
Friday night Of this week there is 10
he q caucus of the Democratic members
of the Legislature 10 determine upon
what this Assembly shall do with rel
erence 10 redistricting the state In the
matter of congressional districts. This
decision was reached tonight in a con-
ference of the joint committee on con-
cressional districts. The situation was
discussed at great length Tonight the
sentiment Of the committee seeming W
be that there be an entire redlstrlctlng
instead of any minor changes involved
I'm the bills already introduced Inc
view was generally expressed tnat tne
state can be so districted as to assure
ali ten districts Democratic and, II not.
then certainly il can be so adjusted as
TO make nine Of them certain for Democ-
Iacy.
The idea seems still 10 obtain in some
legislatures that the main purpose OF an
apportionment of representation In Con-
cress is not TO create districts compact,
contiguous and as nearly equal in popu-
lation as practicable, thus obeying the
federal law. but TO juggle boundary lines
so as TO give one party or the other a
factitious advantage. Gerrymandering
IS tolerated when partisan feeling runs
biob enouch IN bpnumb the sense Of fair
play. But the old intensity of partisan
ship is pretty well spent nowadays, and
no progressive state ought To look with
leniency on an effort to stack the cards
in a Congress apportionment and to null
lily the plain instructions of federal
reapportionment law.
North Carolina has n craZy-quilt ap-
portionment now, made for other pur-
poses than that of dividing the state into
constituencies fairly equal I'm size. The
4th District contains six counties and
had q population in 1900 Of 113,2S4,
while the adjoining 9TH District contains
eleven counties and had population in
1900 Of 274.443. The Sd Districts popu-
lation in 1900 was only 157, ,7O4. In A
state like North Carolina, with many
small counties, such a distribution is on
| it's face artificial and discriminatory.
| The Legislature should try TO amend the
present apportiOnment plan. not TO ex-
aggerate its defects In order to assemble
a Democratic plurality in each district.
The time for such chicanery Is past.
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THE CABINET.

tFrorn The Tribune Bureau
7,-osh,roton Feb. 16.-The secretary oL
.sr,o,,,,rre entertained the President ana
Ne TAFT at dinner tonight. the ffeSi-
a.,,,oI s,,te al the New Willard was usso'
oud tbe dining table was decorated WIZ"
otrI, roses. while roses and other NoWel'
,,.ar. used in the drawing rooms 'i'S
Crr,r,,ns wife of the Senator from lowe
,.as hostess for Secretary wilson rece'N
inc the guests with HIM. Invited 10 me-
ItEe President and Mrs. Taft We're opeaNe'
ard ,riss Cannon, Senator Cummins' oen-
ator Warren. Senator and Mrs. uanpie'
senator Young, Representative ana MI
Tar,as r. Mann, Representative aho M's'
Iobn W. Dwight. Representative Cn'IieS
y scott. Representative and MIS- Nlcnoi'.S
? oro,rorth Mr.. and Mrs. John \. steNai l.
- New York; Mrs. Elmer L. Black o.
yeu York: Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Gary, ol
po,t,more; DR.. Henry Wallace OF pe'
,To,nes. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rixey' PRO
ftssor and Mrs. Charles L. Marlatt' MIS-
etonlev Matthews, Mrs. j. f. Audehre'u'
Mrs. John cropper, Mrs. Adams cars
,Ues Mabel r. Boardman, Miss LOUISE
Foraker. Miss Phelps. General Jonn -
pIock CAPTAIN Archibald Butt and Jasper
wilson.
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nlication table. on the same subject tIiis
magazine. I'm It's February issue, says:
..rbat # we surround the worker with con-
ditions in which his birth rate Is hsher
than is justified by his wages; If we aiio"
him pay enough to nourish two healthy
,,,udror and he insists upon attempting 10
roar six. with the result that three OF them
inevitably die society, II IT admits
its inability to change these conditions
should quietly and painlessly destroy 'he
three children which social conditions nave
doomed. In order that the full value oi
nourishment, attention aud training may go
into the other three and make them more
efficient members of society"
| am not advocating murder. but rather
wholesale respect for mathematical laws
and decent adjustment OF the size OF ram
lilies to the cost OF living.
ARTHUR BAKER.
Editor Insurgency, Chicago.
Chicago. Feb. IA, 1911
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DIAL waters and to formulate a general
rule Cor the delimitatlon thereof in ac'
cordance with modern conditions.
Az ASSEMBLYMAy'S INsOLENCE

Az A.SSEMBLYMAN'S INSOLENCE. =.
This city has often i'm the past had
cause To feel ashamed OF the representa-
tiyes whom Tammany sends to Albany.
one or two members of the Legislature
in recent years have had to he banished
from public life because of their foul
language In debate. So Assemblyman
Levy's transgreSsions are not quite the
worst for which the public has had to
blush. His grossest offence, moreover,
was 10 insult woman. One OF his
predecessors insulted womanhOOd itself,
and on the very floor of the Assembly.
As for his insults to the other public
spirited citizens who were appearing be-
fore the legislative committee, Assem-
blyman Levy has the excuse of great
earnestness. He wants that bill passed,
since it would make the city magistrates
elective He has tried, according TO
common report. until he is I'm despair, to
become an appointed city magistrate.
Doubtless he feels intensely regarding
the activities of high brows' who stand
between him and preferment. And he Is
right in believing that if this bill passed
the way would be open for him and his
kind TO places On the bench.
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DISCUSSING ASYLUM At THE
HAGUE

There Is some satisfaction in having
the question of asylum-and with ii, of
course, that Of the distinction between
ordinary crimes and political offences
officially and authoritatively considered
by the tribunal at The Hague. The
whole matter is and has long been Of
much interest TO the United States.
Probably in no other country, not even
i'll Great Britain itself, has asylum been
so much sought by alleged political Of
tenders during the last century as In the
United States, and probably nowhere
else has the privilege Of asylum been so
much abused as here. The principle
which has been so generously main
tanned for SO many years is Of course
not to be renounced. But il will be
gratifying TO have an enlightened inter.
national expression Of opinion concern
ing the limits To which hospitality and
tolerance should extend.
The British Indian subject over whom
the dispute at The Hague has been
raised was charged with two offences.
Oue was cuispilaIs hSdihst lnc So''Ih-
ment, which is generally regarded as a
purely political offence to the perpetra-
tors Of which asylum is properly TO he
granted. The other was completely I'm
the assassination Of magistrate. Now,
that assassination was avowedly com
mitted for political reasons and no other,
and there are therefore those who
would call It political crime and claim
for Its perpetrator asylum In foreign
land. That 1t was political crime in the
strict Interpretation Of that phrase must
probably be conceded. Certainly It was
crime, and certainly It's motive was
political.
But we are not prepared TO believe
that the enlightened judgment OF the
world will hold such political crime TO
be entitled to the immunity of interna.
tionsl asylum. To adopt that view
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assurances of having had "loVeiy ia
all around. THE queer thing ABOUT .,,or.
venture" said "the fourth rs ina.
were no introductions. All ] know 10
the young woman called one OF the u
Dad but whether Dad was burs'"i
a banker don't know, and they are proo'
ably wondering to which brand pe'o"s'
But we had our game"
II am working my way through coIes9;.
brave girl! How do you earn money
We'll. father gives me SO for every ll,,e si,s
ing lesson | don't take. eo'i
ier Journal
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People and Social Incident,

, with them tonight the French Amh..
and Nine. Jusserand. the swis. 49,
and Nine. Ritter, A. Piatt Andrev Dc
sentative William 3. Mckinley. 70. VA
Nrs. w. r.. Curtis, Or. and Mrs ~, W
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Guggenh.sa
New York; Major and Mrs. Porte, -. 8
MATHS, Miss Ru-gles, Mrs. Rids.lv 40
Moreton Frewen.
Miss Marion Oliver. who IL en,s-...
Miss Marion Leutze, daughter OF p..-
miral and Mrs. Leutze, had TO NEE, 49, ~
dinner tonight Lieutenant and Mr., -
Grant, Sd. Mrs. Harriet Wadswortb ~.
tenant Commander Butler. Lier..'
Commander T.mington. Frederict 8
Brooke and Captain Mccoy. :
The Assistant Secretary OF the y,r
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop entertained 80 .'
at dinner tonight. Mr. and Mrs p.,'.
Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. McLannahsn w.
Mary McCauley. Mrs. r. r. Mo-,s 80
Brlgadier General Anson Mills also s,,~
tanned dinner parties.
Lieutenant General Miles entertsI,.,
number Of guests at dinner.
Mrs. Y. c. Holiday gave lunehe.. 4.
! honor OF Mrs. Claude c. swanson. n,
| Frank +. Mumford invite' numh~ !
guests to a tea this afternoon TO meet y,
Joseph Rucker Lamar, wife of Juv.
| Lamar.
A brilliant audience greeted Nj. D.
Terry at the New National Theatre a.
+ afternoon when she talked OF the woms
Shakespeare plays. Several member ,
the Cabinet. diplomats and members o. I.
fetal and resident society filled the hr.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt has arrived /,
Washington and will be ono OF the s,A.
maids at the marriage Of Miss Car,
Louise Mum and Reginald BOARDING, {,
Saturday. She is the guest OF Mr.. and M
| John r. Mclean.
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THE IYCoME TAX AMENDMENT.

JHE JNtOML III IN H' DhH+' -
The Board of Trade and TranspOrta-
don OF this city has sent a communica-
ton 10 the state Legislature opposing
lhe ratification Of the pending income
lax amendment to the federal COnstitu-
hon. The opposition to ratification,
though of late II has not found frequent
expression, Is widespread and serious,
md the Legislature would do well not TO
bet hastily. New York is entitled to pro-
.ect its own interests and should give
hue weight TO the consideration that it
would involve a manifest sacrifice for
ibis state TO surrender TO the federal gov
,rnment a field of taxation which 1t may
itself desire to cultivate for its own ben
fit The federal government has the
power now to levy tax on incomes If
the tax is apportioned among the states
recording to population. But that meth
sd Of collecting the tax has not been en-
bloyed. because there are many states
which do not want 10 pay the assess
tnents that would be made on per
,apita basis They want to see differ
.nt plan of apportionmert adopted-a
plan which would put practically the en-
lire burden Of the tax on a few OF the
hrger and richer states. When the in
,ome tax amendment was before one Of
he branches Of the Arkansas Legislat-
nre the other day, its passage was en-
Enthusiastically advocated on the ground
that New York would have TO pay the
bulk of the collections. Arkansas was
,cting in the matter from the point Of
tiew of self-interest, and nobody finds
,ault. Yet it is said that New York
,houId not act so as tn promote its own
Interests.
There is the further objection to the
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PASSING OF THE VETERANS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune:
sir: Apropos Of James r. Appleby's let
ter in to-days Tribune. there is certainly
"A limit 10 pensioners, for We are Joining
Father Abraham at the rate OF five every
hour now, with an increasing ratio: so that
in another decade there will only be neg
ligible number OF veterans of lS6l-'65 left.
What will pension obJectors do then?
The Commissioner of Pensions. in his re-
port OF November 80. 1910. reported that
there were $4,000 Civil War pensioners.
only 100000 OF whom were Civil War vet
Grams. And yet there are those who rail at
the 10000 veterans receiving from the
United States. whose union they helped TO
maintain. the wherewithal to make them
comfortable after their Biblical age of
threescore and ten years has passed.
EDWARD II. FULLER
Saratoga Springs, n. ", Feb. Is, 1911.
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IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,"
,rro,., RI. Tribune Bureau.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Nice-President
and Mrs Sherman returned to washington
to-day.
Miss Helen Taft was entertained at dln-
ner tonight by DR.. and Mrs. Wallace NeH'
who invited a number OF the young friends
OF their daughter, Miss Nancy Men, 10
meet her.
Senator and Mrs Guggenheim had dining
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1sApoRA DUNCAN AND WAGNER
Walter Damrosch Replies to Criticism
Of Programme at Carnegie Hall.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is not my habit TO object 10 any
criticism printed in newspaper OF my
work as an artist, and especially not II IL
is nublished over the signature OF H Il.
L whose opinion / always respect and
with whom | generally agree on matters
pertaining to music. But III T.. Is Is
mistaken when he states that 1t had been
proclaimed for days that Miss Duncan
would portray the final scene from Tristan
and Isolde" The facts were just as i
stated in my little speech yesterday after
noon. and | simply mention this because L
am in the habit of choosing my words very
carefully when | make public statement.
II is true that an oyerenthusastic press
agent made an announcement over three
weeks ago that Miss Duncan would appear
In music from Tristan and Isolde" but
this statement was Immediately corrected
by the mana cement, and not one Of the
announcements made since or any OF the
printed circulars contained such an an
pOuncement. The decision 10 give Miss
Duncan an opportunity to give public
demonstration of her experiment was ar
rived at by me, just as stated in my speech
of yesterday afternoon, after having given
Miss Duncan private orchestral rehearsal
which interested me sufficiently to give her
this opportunity. Whether Wagner's music
gains or loses by being presented in this
form is a profitable field for discussion, but
that was not my object in writing these
! lines. WALTER DAMROSCH.
New York, Feb 10, 1911.
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would be TO Iecognize assassination do
q legitimate method of political action'
and TO charter political adversar'es 10
murder each other at will. we are hos
surnrised TO find the Socialists Oh
France who recently prescribed ana ue'
creed assassination as means OIL ui'-
couroping strike breaking. deinanuii's
asylum for an alleged murderer On NV. ,ac
ground of political motives; but thelr
estimate of criminality has not yet oee''
confirmed by the tribunal at The hague'
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TO the Editor OF The Tribune:
Sir: | observe in The Tribune. under a
Boston date line, an interview with DR..
Eliot In which he recommends that every
family have six children. WIN DR.. Eliot
explain where he would put the fourteenth
generation since the thirteenth generation
would be standing three deep on one an
others shoulders, crowdIng every foot of
dry land Oh the globe. the number border
ing OF a dizzy total OF quintilions? one
quntlllon looks like this: 1000. .00o 600, ,OO0,-
600 200
Ajax defying the lightning Is a tamo hero
compared with DIR, Eliot den'ing the multi
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THE FOREST PRESERVES BILL

THE FOREST PRESERVES BILL.
1t is highly gratifying to be able TO
record, as we did yesterday, the final
passage by the United States Senate, ny
an overwhelming majority. Of the bill
for the creation of mountain forest pre-
serves. TO which we called attention on
Tuesday last. and the enactment of
which we then, as frequently before,
strongly advocated. The fight for that
measure has been long and tedious and
at times discouraging, but 1t has at last
been won at n date not too late to make
the achievement of immense public
value.
The operation of the law will be beneii-
Gently felt in many places. The Middle
and Eastern states will. of course, be
most interested in its redemption of the
White Mountain forests from the hand
of the spoiler. The delay which has al
ready occurred has been costly, for some
sad ravages have been committed, but it
has not been altogether disastrous.
Nany Of the finest expanses OF forest
are still unmarried. We may therefore
hone that the future of that splendid
Alpine region is secure. The cooperation
Of federal and state governments-NeW
Hampsbire herself is moving for the
protection of the peerless Crawford
Notch-shoud he sufficient to make it so.
The passage ofNthe bill is creditable TO
the nation. and il will prove as practical
" profitable.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

[Py Telegraph 10 The Tribune'l
Newport. r. l.. Feb. i6--Airs' t's-
Vanderbilt has returned 10 New YORK
Mrs. Harold Brown has returne' ~
New York after a visit with her iatI.ei'
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown Is 10 sn'
reception at her home on February -
honor Of Bishop and Mrs. James De''
Perry.
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KAISER GOES OUT DRIVING.

Berlin. Feb. l6-The condition OF Emperor
william, who for several days has been suf-
fering from an attack OF influenza, was
much improved to-day, and he took an au-
tomobile drive through the streets OF the
city. His Majesty. 1t is expected. viii re-
sumc his public functions tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
ELECTED TO FRENCH ACADEMY

Paris. Feb 16-Hcnry Roujon' the Wr'tei'
was elected to-day TO the seat In the frehch
Academy made vacant by the death OF
Henri Barbour. The opposing canaida'e
was Anatoe Leroy -Beaulieh
Denys Cochin. the Conservative deputy
WAS chosen over Alfred Capus, the author,
for the seat OF the late Count Albert VAN
Aal
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DOG SHOW REVERIEs.

Gone is Doc Tray, and Fido, too
No more we hear the bark OF Rover;
The simple doggies We once knew
Silently sleep beneath the clover.
No more Sport meets us at the gate
70 welcome us to daily dinner;
We call kioodle pets Of late
Such names as Klempfoort Chusghaarrt
Winner.
Faithful Dog Tray His name brings back
The years OF yore when We were younger,
He followed ever on our track
And guarded us from tramp and monger
And Carlo. OFT behind the sheep
lie trudged, and herded them with pas
sion;
He was dog, But now We keep
La Belle du Wishwash. We're in fashion,
Where once we shouted Down. Rags,
DOWN.
stand up an beg. JIM "sic him.
Tiger!'
We now call names OF great renown:
Here is bone, Marchamp Nlsch'Niger"
Some water. Princess Rossmont Scrobb!'
Your collar Parqueeta en- Chow-Chow"
Old Dams sneaked 20 another job
lie couldn't stand the modern bow-wow.
A. w. Y.
Tlobbs-When she wasn't looking kissed
her.
Slobbs-What did she do?
Plobbs-Refused to look AT me for the
rest of the evening.-Philadelphi Record.
4 class OF seven boys ranging in age
fron. seven 20 nine years had heard from
their teacher the story Of Abraham Lin
coin, and the three "big boys" OF the class
were told TO write something on the sub
ject. This was one OF the results OF the
teachers order: Lincoln was the greatest
President because he made the slaves free.
An actor killed him. Then the actor
tripped on q flag and broke his neck (sic).
That shows what a good thing it is TO have
flags around. Lincoln used to chop wood
to make his living. But lie was smarter
after that"
ut doesn't pay 10 brag about how much
money you arc earning"
That's right. You never can tell what
minute some enterprising bill collector may
call your bluff."-Detroit Free Press.
Shortly after fast train from the west
left the Albany station on its way 10 New
York recently a card was fastened on the
portiere in front OF compartment In one
of the drawing room ears. on which was
written In heavy black letters: "a fourth
wanted at auction bridge" A young man
peeped In. and seeing two men and wom-
an at an open card table offered himself
as "the fourth" provided the stakes were
not too high. "As low as you please" was
the reply, and the game was soon In prog
ress. and lasted until the train reached
l2Sth street, when the party separated with
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
AMERICAN DINNER IN HAMBURG

Berlin. Feb. 1.-the American Assoela-
ton Of Commerce and Trade Will give a
dinner for It's Hamburg and Bremen mem-
bers at Hamburg on March ). American
Ambassador Hill will speak and the state
and municipal authorities OF Hamburg VIII
ba gupst
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
ESSASSINATEO.

From The Waterbury Republican ..,,su
The official food faster OF tne r ~. J
Turkeys court has retired tIosa,i q
quite suddenly. Maybe ne sor "a
american Welsh rarebit about II y
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Aeap.1)ora Iribm,e.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY u. 1911.
1nis ncrsnnner Is olcned md pNb

This newspaper is orhed ana P"o'
iished by The Tribune Association q
NeiO YORK. corporation; office ana pfln'
c,pol place Of business. Tribune Bn'td-
ino. No. 154 Nassau street, New for6;
Oqden MUls, president; O0den VI. hefa'
secretory; james u. Barrett, treasurer
Tbe address Of the officers Is the once
OF this aeicSpdper.