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New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
A LESSON OF CHRISTMAS.
Economy in Parcels Post Seen in fule-
tide Mail.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: "Ten times the usual days business
three times the daily gross receipts. "Ia
Is doubtless the record Of many postof'ice'
besides ours this Christmastde. Ana IL
was all so easily accomplished at ours
with only two additional helpers; one clerk
In the ONCE and one carrier and vehicle
The usual staff employed here consists
Of the postmaster and assistant postmas
ter three helpers I'm the office and three
carriers. Their Joint pay, plus Office rent
amounts to s25 daily The increase in the
staff and expenses OF a team raised the
daily expenditure s. 40 or say 20 per cent
OF course the rent paid was the same
There was ample office accommodation al
ready and all needed facilities for the en-
larged business The percentage Of proht
depends. OF course on many things beyond
the mere officers salaries. but II will not
be hard TO realize that 1t was enormous.
Receipts rose from an average OF $50 daily
10 $50 for two or three days and S75 daily
for the whcle Christmas week, or $50 to 200
per cent The public sent parcels galore
in spite Of the ridiculously high domestic
rates that prevail.
What happens once year, viz, the fuli
employment Of postofflce employees. wouIh
he continued the year round were parcels
post at reasonable rates instituted. Any
sane merchant knows that paving need
lessly heavy rents and full salaries TO hall
employed clerks would spell bankruptcy
Utilize the same premises and the same
clerks 10 their utmost csracity. and pros
peritv dawns and wakes. Conduct our
postoffice on this latter plan. and the pres
snt deficit can be converted into proht
such as accrues 10 the German, British and
other postoffices, whose annual gains foot
up millions and millions OF dollars.
II is high time Congress gave urgency TO
this matter Of an up-to-date parcels post
and put our country where II belongs,
ahead or at least abreast OF any country
in the civilized world. Let every reader
personally demand this of his representa-
tive Even the express companies cant
fool all tho people all the time"
EDWARD BERWICK.
President Postal Progress League of Cali
forria
Pacific Grove. Cal. Dec -. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
THE NEWS THIS MORNfNG.

FORETGN.-Four men who left
schmargendorf. near Berlin, in q balloon
on Thursday are believed to have been
lost in the Baltic sea. = Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria, dispatch
from Vienna announces, is IN no danger.
having only a simple cold, which does
not interfere with his daily routine.
= The LuSitania, which arrived at
Fishguard. was unable 10 land passen-
gers on account of gale blowing at
the time. but the liner proceeded for
Liverpool. == a dispatch from Tours,
France. says the public prosecutor Sc
yeTelv criticised Count d'Aulby, who
was charged by the Duchess of Choiseul-
Praslin with swindling her out of S2Wt -
OOO. but abandoned the case against the
Countess" Aulby.
DOMESTIC.-The New Years. recep-
ton at the White House was brilliant
affair: the President received the repre-
sentativcs of foreign governments, Jus
ticcs of the Supreme Court, officers OF
the army and navy and citizens, shaking
hands with more than six thousand per
sons. - John 4. Dix was inaugurated
Governor of New York state at Albany
amid scenes OF unusual spiendor. =--
4 number of appointments by the newly
elected state officers were announced AT
AIbanv. -= Henry NJ. Whitney, at
Roston. came out in favor OF the re-
election Of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
--- The number Of voters of ADAMS
Comfy. Ohio. indicted for selling their
FRANCHISE at the November elections
reached .431 '- 4 blizzard, accom-
panied By temperatures below zero. was
reported throughout the West, lrom
Tevas to Montana. -- Declaring IN
trastatc EXPRESS rates to be excessive
and unconsCioNablc," the Iowa Railroad
Ccmmission ordered q reduction OF from
: 20 on -c-. cent ---- New taxes 10 De
submitted ~ the Pennsylvania LeGlslat-
,ro which meets to-day would raise the
Income Of the state millions OF dollars
wear. --- 4 wrecking company began
Inc work Of raising the monitor Puritan
at Norfolk. Va.
CJTY.-A dozen steamsnigs were held
,,n down the bay 10y the thick FOG. -
Anna vo'inekv. committed 10 the Man
haitian Hospital as "A paranoiac, folloW-
ing threats against Jacob II. ScHll,
hanged herself To a peg in the clothes
roou - Followers Of Mrs. Augusta
= ctetson waited about a vacant chair.
bopine for the temperance in the n'sh
of Mrs. Eddy. q phenomenon sald 10
have been witnessed before her passing
on The Boys Knee Breeches
Makers Union followed the usual custom
- their trade 70 order strike at the
beainnjng Of new year ana at the
same time took steps TO eliminate the
necessity fer recurrence of the strike
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-
dsv: Cloudy The temperature yester-
day: Highest, - degrees; lowest ~
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
READY MADE HOTSES."

one Of the fruits Of the efforts Of Mr..
Atterbury. the architect Of the Russell
Sage Foundation. to solve the problem Of
efficiency In home building is block
house. 1t is a Youngsters block house
on a large scale. in the erection of which
the blocks are put in place by the mighty
hand OF a travelling crane instead OF the
tiny fingers of a child. To he more spe-
cifc, II Is a house Of concrete slabs sew
eral feet long and wide and weighing
from one to three tons each.
-Four years ago Mr.. Atterbury said :
custom ma = clothing would he laughed
"tO scorn. Yet we are enthusiastically
trying to house our poor In custom
made tenements, and are puzzled and
worried when We find that, In spite Of
most model planning, the cost Of the
model tenement fails to 90 down so rs
"to bring its rentals within the means
"of the poorest laboring classes whom
I'VE wish TO reach" His theory was
that the employment of more or less
STANDARDIZED cement blocks Of the max
imum economic size" and their complete
manufacture by means Of machinery in
Il shop would solve the problem of the
ready made house PERI anent moulds
alone would make possible saving If
more than 90 per cent in the cost.
The Russell Sage Foundation opened
the door for experiments I'm the construc-
a
sizes" The December number Of Gem
ent Age" describes the results of nearly
three years Of laboratory, shop and field
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK,
~ Telegranh 70 nc Trlbune !

by belfSldpA " Ah' AiA'Nh'l
Tuxedo Park. y. Y, Jan. New Years
Day at Tuxedo Park was lively in spite OF
the wet weather. Nearly all Of those who
came out for the ball remained over til
to-day. Many large luncheons were in
vogue at the club, and numerous house
parties ut the villas.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Nogel who are a.
the club, chaperoned party Of young peo-
rle over Sunday. and Mr.. and Mrs Amory
:. Carhart entertained mouse parties at
their villa Others who opened their Villas
we're Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Schiefelin,
Mrs. Charles Coulter, Mrs. Charles W.
Cooper. Mrs II. Z. Loomis and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. d. Whitfield. Among those who
chaperoned parties over to-day were ST.
and Mrs. F. B. Keech. Mr. and Mrs. ". Z.
Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hull. IT,,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Taller and Mr. and
Mrs. Dulaney Rowland.
Miss Louisa Norwood gave luncheon at
the club to-day to a large party, and DIr
and Mrs. Grenville Kane entertained a
large party at tea.
Lord Fairfax arrived at the clubhouse
to-day. Others who came to-day were g.
Wagsiaff. Mrs Archibald Maciay Mr.. and
Mrs Philip Hiss Miss Hiss, Miss Janet
House George 7 Brokaw, Harry La Mon
tagne, w J. Sturgis, Robert G. Cooke.
John y. Willard. G.. Howard Dawson,
Alexander Wcekes. W Stephen Van Rens-
selaer, ]. II Philbin, Mrs. T. J. o. Rhine
lander A. f.. Gallatin and 4. b. Duke.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
TIRE TALK OF THE DAY.

IJpn,an Levy. secretary of the Union OF
American Hebrew Congregations. has Is
eued the programme Of the twenty second
council of that organization. which Will
take place In New York next month, and
SAYS that It will be the most important and
Interesting in the history OF the union.
The programme includes an address by the
Rev. Or. Kaufman Kohler, of Cincinnati
a paper on Immigration by Max j.
Kohler. and an Grafton at the Temple
Fmanu-El by Lucius l.. Solomons. Of san
Francisco. At the dinner, which will take
Mace on the evening OF January lS, Jacob
H. schin will preside and among those VINO
will speak will he eX-President Roosevelt,
Mayor Gaynor, Judge Josiah Cohen. OF
Pittsburg, and Oscar S. Straus.
"Who's that worried, dyspeptc looking
MANI asked the theatre patron.
''He's the press agent replied the door
keeper He can't ever be happy. It's i'm,
possible for him to say the star is as good
possible for him to believe any show is as
coed as he saws IL is. Washington Star.
man who keeps up the old-fashioned
custom OF sending New Years cards to his
friends included this year a second card
bearing these lines handsomely printed
Instead Of returning evil with evil. try TO
return evil with good; to say nothing Ill Of
men. 10 act kindly even with the OK and
dog. Live thus one day, two days or more
and compare the state Of your mind with
It's state I'm former days. Make the attempt
and Won will see how the dark, evil modes
have passed away and how the souls hap
p.ness has increased. Make the attempt and
Won viii see that the gospel OF love brings
no, merely profitable words. but the great
est and most desired Of all things" on
these cards he wrote: This is Tolstoy's
advice. IL is good to pin on a calendar
where II will be seen every day"
81 have a remarkable history began
..To toll or sell?" inquired the lawyer eau
,,ouslv- Washington Herald
In the current number Of "Our Dumb
,nip,aIs" there is a picture Of a snow white
horse ~ which the owner. Miss Ryder. who
is also seen on the picture clad In spotless
white saws: "He cared nothing for men
and only for women who were dressed
very clean and pretty He would not step
on wet place for fear Of getting his feet
dirty He was mighty proud OF himself
and saucy. lie really seemed out Of place
in the dlngy Cuban patio" The picture was
shown To q small boy who seemed t" take
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
VATICAN TO THE ORIENT
Aims to Neutralize Article Writ
ten by Prince Macmillan.

Rome. Jan. 2-The "Osseryatore Ro-
mano," the Vatican organ, to-day publishes
a Papal epistle TO all Oriental Churches.
which aims at neutralizing the effect which
the article recently written by Prince Maxi
milan of Saxony may have produced, and
TO explain which the prince a few days
ago appeared before the Pope and Cardinal
Merry del Val.
The epistle says that since the separa-
ton of the Roman and Oriental churches
in the ninth century the Popes have always
endeavored to heal a breach harmful both
TO the East and West. Ii enumerates the
six dogmas which, according To Prince
Maximilian's article, should he waived to
facilitate the return of the Oriental to the
Roman Church, demonstrating that this
was impossible, as dogma is truth and truth
cannot be waived
The epistle declares that Prince Maxi
milan, in the presence of the Pope, SOL
emnly undertook to teach, reject and con-
denim what the Church teaches, rejects and
condemns. II charcterizes the article as
unconsidered. but written in good faith.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

fFrom The Tribune Bureau ..,u,ant
washington Ian 2.-The most VI
day Of all the year in Wasf''"s -, ,,orld
Years Day. when the entire or'iohi ,r,.n
.,r,s ont IN cau on one another i"o
s,ree,s were lined with splendid equipase9
from 10 O'Clock this morning UNI" sor
ARK Senator and Mrs. Depew nave ~,
years observed the old-fashioned cus'on'
keeping open house and had nunoreuo
visitors to-day Assisting Mrs Depe" 49,
Mrs. Frederick r. Benedict, MISS Ann"
paulding and Miss Helen H. squire
Mrs. Oliver and Miss oliver, wire anu
daughter OF the Assistant Secretary Va
war. had a brilliant reception this atter-
noon. receiving all OF the higher army
officers stationed in Washington Mrs'
Leonard Wood and number OF the wives
of officers assisted them.
Mrs. John A. Johnston and her daushte''
Mrs Summerlin, also kept open mouse 'o-
day.
Robert j. Wynne former Consul Genera
at London. and Mrs. Wynne presenter
their younger daughter, Miss Ruth Wynne,
TO society at a brilliantly appointed pan
at Rauschers tonight Miss Wynne is as
noted for her beauty as are her sisters.
Mrs H. T. p. Harris. wife or Kear Az
miral Harris, u. s. N, presented her niece
Miss Caroline Chester. Of New York, TO
society at tea this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Harlow are among
the numerous dinner hosts tonight.
The women of the Congressional Club
kept their clubhouse open this afternoon,
and 1t was the mecca for almost the en-
tire official world. Among the women as
sstng in receiving were Mrs ". Murray
Crane, Mrs. Nathan B. Scott, Miss Kean.
Mrs William Alden Smith. Mrs. Serene
Payne. Miss Wood, Mrs. Albert Douglas.
Mrs j. Sloat Fassett. Mrs. Champ Clark,
Mrs Herbert Parsons and Mrs woodward.
Senator du Pont, OF Delaware, has issued
invitations for a dinner in honor of Miss
Helen Taft on January s
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell gave small dance
tonight for her young son. Eaton Crom-
we'll who is home for the holidays Forty
young persons were present.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

New York is always producing some
wonder. IL has police sergeant whom
the men who well understand theatrical
reporting declare Is the real goods as a
dramatic critic.-Providence News.
"A million passengers day ride In New
York's subway" The sardne packers
better look 10 their regulations Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
Nonkers. 1t is said, is 10 be annexed 70
New York. Ii would be interesting 10
Know IL Yonkers has any say I'm the mat
ter and IL so. what its opinion on the
proposition is.-Phiiadelphia Inquirer
They have all kinds OF people in New
York. a man is under arrest theI9
charged with enticing one OF the Cenuaii
Park squirrels up to him by the oner 9.
nut and then kicking II as far as no
could.-Syracuse Herald.
Speaking OF get-rich-quick schemes. notn-
Ing beats tho method by which any flus
burger who figures In the New York papers
becomes a millionaire by the simple process
of his name going over the wires oet"ee"
here and Gotham.-Pittsburg Dispatch
That New York is the hottest place "
summer and the coldest in winter does rh, W.
necessarily spell climatic supertor!ty-~
caeo News
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03

work. involving hundreds of experinon,,o
and demonstrations. Two workii's"..
houses, Is feet by 2S1a feet, and t"o ''''
ries and basement in height. have 'e'H
erected and plant equipped WIN ma
chinery for the commercial manuia''u'e
of ten thousand standard blocks 9e"i'
Each Of the houses has cellar, kl''"oh'
diSng room. living roOm three beuioo"iS
and q bathroom. The walls. floors par
titions and roof are formed or ceileliC
blocks shaped for the places they are "
occupy In the structure. There aie Nv
OF these, including twelve roof piocSs'
some OF which weigh three tons each'
and a one niece stairway. They Gun pe
put I'm place In five days. the house 'heh
being ready for the windows. uoors,
kitchen range. sink. plumbing anu the
tinting Of the interior walls and ceilings
The hollow construction of the giant
blocks. it is said. makes the house cool
In summer and warm In winter niue
heat being required in the latter season
beyond that furnished by the Kltchen
range. One OF these houses has Deen
occupied at a fair rental for more 'hah
six months. the occupants expressing
themselves as satisfied with IT,
It is not probable that the ready
made" block house In assorted sizes
will give way to the custom MADE nom-
icile as a home for those who can aHord
the latter. although standardized parts
l..
than at present. There are, however
many advantage to be gained from such
form OF construction. The use OF the
concrete standardized house in place or
the unpainted. unsanitary wooden hre-
tran which now dsgraces 50 many Amer
lean industrial communities would serve
TO give dignity to those towns as well as
provide sanitary and fireproof homes for
workingmen- Cement houses or tasteful
design would also improve the appear
arce Of our tenement districts. Ameri-
can cities and towns I'm their freedom
from fires would more nearly approx
mate those Of Europe. The use or the
block house would lso reduce the de-
mand for lumber and thus aid In the
conservation of the forests. If the
Foundation has discovered a way of pro-
viding a well built home for the Ameri-
can wOrkingman at lower cost than
that of the uneconomical structure ne Is
.obliged to occupy to-day. It has performed
IA service well within its purpose. the
Improvement Of social and living condi'
''tions"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03

being conducted under the old registra-
ton. How uniform that decrease was IS
now seen. The Ministerialists lost 629,-
796. or 1910 per cent, while the Unionists
lost 62O,246, or 2l.1 per cent These
losses In the vote were distributed with
remarkable uniformity throughout the
kingdom, so that each of the parties suf-
fered In each of the divisions OF the
realm. 1t is to be doubted If ever In any
election in any country so little relative
change was marked as the result OF
campaign on what were declared to be
issues Of 80 transcendent importance as
to rouse popular feeling to the highest
pitch. There surely Is in these figures
little encouragement for either party to
seek the polls again on the same issues
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
PEOPLE and Social Incidents

County Donegal, Ireland. has left her ranc,,
in Texas and is now staying at the Br.ak-
ers at Palm Beach Mrs. Adair Is a dauvh-
ter of the late General wadsworth. q.
Genesee, n. Y.
Mrs. Oakleigb Thorne will give a dInn..
tomorrow evening for her daughter. Mrr
Birdseye B Lewis.
Mrs. Eben Wright will give large dane.
at sherry,s on January 10 for her debu.
tante daughter, Miss Lets Pell Wright.
Lcrd Alsstsir Innes-Ker, brother ana
next heir Of the Duke Of Roxburghe. and
Lady Alastar Innes-Ker. who was for.
merly Miss Breese OF New York, have ar.
rived from England and are staying at ~.
Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Mrs Joseph F. Stilman gave a dime,
dance last evening at her house in Eas.
39th street Mrs. Stlllman will give din.
ner on January 2S, preceding the Cinderella
dance, to which she will take her guests
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown and M,s
Angelica and Miss Evelyn Brown are
booked to sail for Europe to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. who
have been abroad for several weeks. ara
booked to sail from Englans for New YORK
to-day.
Mrs. Geraidyn Redmond VIII give a dane,
on January II at the Colony club for Miss
Elizabeth Jay Russell.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
GATES GIVES SCHOOL TO CHURCH

Announcement was made yesterday OF
the transfer Of the business college at Port
Arthur. Tex. 10 the Beard Of Education
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. as a
gift from John w. Gates. The value of the
donation was estimated al s25O0OO, and the
church pledged itself to raise 500 900 within
the next five years for additional building
and equipment. and to maintain the col
lege The Rev. J. W. Lagrone, OF Port
Arthur. acting for tie church. took over
the property. which will he known as the
Port Arthur Collegiate Institute.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
FRANCIS JOSEPH BETTER
Austrian Emperor Has Only Cold and
There Is No Cause for Anxiety.

Vienna, Jan. emperor Francis Joseph,
who yesterday was compelled 70 forego the
usual New Years festivities because OF a
slight indispositlon, enjoyed an undisturbed
night and rose al his customary early hour
which is o'clock in the morning. After
attending 10 his correspondence his maj
esty held private audiences as usual.
An official announcement issued this af-
ternoon I'm connection with the aged mon
arcn's health says: There is not the
slightest cause for anxiety. His majesty
merely has simple cold. lie has no fever
and no cough"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
JAMES TO MAKE FIGHT
Editor of Paris "Liberator" to
Defend London Agent.

Paris, Jan. Edward II. James. nephew
Of the late Professor William James ot
Harvard University, and editor Of the
Paris "Liberator' the sale Of which re-
Gently was suppressed In London because
of its alleged anarchistic tone. arrived here
to-day from Lisbon. When the paper was
suppressed the London police arrested Ed
ward f. Myllus. who, James says. is being
held in default of $4,000 bail. charged with
sedltion I'm connection with an article pub
lshed In the "Liberator' casting asper.
sions on King George.
James says that he is going 10 England
TO take up the cause OF Myius, who, he
says, was merely the distributor OF the
"Liberator," which is a monthly publica-
ti0n devoted 10 the propagation OF repuo-
lcanism, published by James in Paris.
London Jan. Edward F. Mylius, who
is connects with Edward II. James's pub
lication. the "Liberator," was arrested.
taken before a Judge of the High Court
and remanded last week. The proceedings
were i'm camera. The exact charges against
MyluS have not been divulged. but 1t Is
said that he was connected with the sals
and distribution of the "Liberator." whsA
is a Paris publication.
The police for some time have been
watching for an opportunity 10 lay those
responsible for the issue OF the LIBERIA
tor by the heels. on account OF scandalous
and seditious attacks upon the royal family.
In the November issue an article ap-
peared revving the scandal, long aeo dis
proved, that King George was married at
Malta i'm 1880 to the daughter OF British
admiral This was followed BY a state-
ment, signed by Edward F. Mylius. indors-
ing the attack upon the King and svgSest-
ing that "the only way lie can be dealt with
in this country is by revolution"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
AN oLEAGINcUs COMPLAINT.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The statement of ;ha Rev. Emory S.
Haynes in The Tribune that. in contrast to
the price Of oil. a. given by Charles 7.
White. in New York City-siX cents GAL
lon-Mr Haynes pays 10 $40 cents in Pough-
keepsie causes me surprise also. | can go
him one hotter. or. to he exact. 40 bet
ter Here we pay 13 cents gallon. and
Nyack IS only thirty miles from New York
CIV. G. W. FUBLWOOD.
Nyack, y. Y, Dec. go 1910.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune,
Newport, Jan. 2-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ].
wsgstaf have re,urned 10 New York after
spending the holidays with Mrs. Wasstans
parents, Mr. and Mrs Amos Tuck French.
Daniel b. Fearing was among thote en-
tertnining this evening. lie gave dinner
party al his cottage on the Clifs.
Countess Beroldingen has returned TO her
home IN New York after spending Christ
mas and New years here with her mother,
Mrs Joseph r. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs Lyman Tiffany. who have
been here for visit. nave returned to
New York They sre TO spend the remain
der OF the winter abroad.
Senator Wetmore's home. in Bellevue ave.
nue. IS being extensively improved
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS,
From The Tribune Bureau

lfrom Inc tribune Bureau
Washington, Jan 2.-The Mexican Am.
bassador will leave tomorrow for trip tc
New York, Mexico and abroad. He will be
absent several months
The Italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani Confaloneri have issued invitations
for dinner party on February H. The
ambassador will go TO New York on Janu-
AIRY II, TO be present at the presentation OF
"Rigoletto" at the Metropolitan Opera
House for the benefit Of the Society for
Italian Immigrants
Many Of the ambassadors and ministers
entertained the members of their respective
staffs at dinner tonight. following their
round of New Years calls.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
U. OF v. GETS S67,966
First Instalment Of Rockefeller Foun.
dation Gift of 100000.

Burlington, VI. Jan. A check for go
from the Rockefeller Foundation was re-
ceived to-day by Treasurer /. ID. Smith OF
the University OF Vermont. representing
the first instalment OF a gift OF $1,000
made to the university, on condition that
an additional $4,000 be raised elsewhere.
The 5000 has now been subscribed. and
OF the amount sg7l 900 has been collected.
The half million dollars is TO be added 10
the endowment fund for the general uses
OF the university.