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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT,
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

TBy Telegraph 70 The Irloune'I
Nevport Sept 4.--Ihe national tennis
championship and the opening OF the morse
show made things decidedly lively Tor the
members Of the summer colony ri the "a
sino to-day. There was much entertaining
severaI large luucheons and dinners being
given. There was an exceptionally large
gathering for the championship tennis the
Casino grounds about the court oelns
crowded to capacity. The crush at the
horse show. however, was not as PAD
REGISTERED at the Casino to-day were
Saur,el 7. Parrish, Of Southampton, ano
Miss Helen Lee, Of Washington, guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Abney; Roger X
Wetr1ore. Of washington. who Is visiting
his parents Baron Utkoll, Of Washington
a guest at the Muenchinger-K King; William
A. Hazard, OF New York; Miss Laura Slo-
cum. Of Brooklne, guest Of Miss Louise
Otis Everett; Mrs. C. D. ". Gibson and
Miss Gibson. OF New York and Mr.. Rhodes.
OF London.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, following his
custom Of the last few years, this evening
entertained the officials Of the horse show
at his Portsmouth farm with a stag din
ner, given in the trophy room OF his private
training ring. The recent fire which de-
stroyed the powerhouse Of the farm and
put out OF commission the electric lighting
system made Il necessary for Mr.. Wander
bilt TO go back 10 the primitive method or
light!ng-kerosene lamps These lamps on
the dinner table, however. made novel
form Of decoration.
Other dinner entertainers tonight in
Guided Mrs. John R. Drexel, Mrs. Richard
Gambrill, Mrs. Elisha Dyer and Mrs. Stuart
Duncan. who numbered among her guests
some OF the German naval officers now in
Newport.
Mrs ]. J. Mason, Mrs. Pembroke Jones
and Mrs Julian NIcCarty Little were
luncheon entertainers, and the Misses
Gerry gave a luncheon on board Of their
fathers steam yacht Electra.
Mrs. John Du Fats has recovered from
her recent operation for appendicitis and IS
able to be about again. AS soon as she IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
GOVERNOR DIX, MAYOR GAYNOh
AND SOME OTHERS.

Thirteen days ago, on August -, the
Mayor of the city of New York III d
formal published letter charged that the
State Civil Service Commission was
abusing its power and was false to its
trust. He declared that it was holding
I'D resolution concerning an appoint
ment in a city department until the
'head of the department agrees to ap-
point a man selected by certain politf-
"cians."
Now. this is serious Indictment
which Governor Dix cannot afford to
ignore. 1t Is not idle gossip or a cam
paign argument Of political opponents.
1t is the solemn, deliberate assertion OF
high public official, Democrat,
| friend and adviser of the Governor. who,
indeed. takes credit to himself as having
been instrumental in bringing about the
nomination Of Mr.. Dix for the Execu-
tive office. When Mayor Gaynor thus
turns upon Governor Di1's civil service
commissioners and charges them with
entering into patronage intrigue in fiat
violation Of their sworn duty he raises
an issue which vitality concerns the
reputation of the Governor and Mayor
as well as that Of Commissioners Kraft
and Burton, the responsible Democratic
majority Of the commission. Yet thir-
| teen days have passed and so far as
the public has seen no action has been
taken by the commissioners or the
| - n
them of this grave charge
| Either the commissioners have com
mitted a serious offence, rendering them
unworthy Of trust as upholders and adj
ministrators Of the merit system, or
Mayor Gaynor has outrageously Sian
dered them. There can be no middle
ground Mayor Gaynor has said too
much or too little. Having made the
general and sweeping charge, lie owes
! 1t to them, to the Governor and to the
public to give the specific details of
their alleged offending. He has, on
the one hand, no right to use his great
prestige to iniure their reputation with
out clearly showing their wroDgdoing.
He has. on the other hand. no right to
be content with mere passing com
plant of official conduct which if cor
rectly described by him calls for the
summary removal Of the commissioners.
The commissioners on their part have no
right to sit silent under this indictment.
! They owe it to their own honor and to
public confidence in the integrity Of the
merit system which they have sworn
to maintain TO clear themselves from
! the Mayors charge and force from him
q retractioD or else turn the admins
tration Of the civil service law over to
more worthy hands.
As for the Governor, he should find
il intolerable 70 let one Of the most
important branches of his admnistra-
ton rest under the imputation Of dis
honesty cast on it by SO important, in
! fuential and friendly man us the
Mayor of New York without at once
either vindicating his administration or
cleaning it up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Lord Camoys, the fance Of Miss NIL
dred Sherman, is due here this evening" vi
at the latest tomorrow morning, from Ens-
land, and will proceed at once on his arr
val 10 Newport, to stay with Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence l.. Gillespie, Mrs. Gillespie being
a sister of Miss Mildred Sherman. Others
arriving from Europe by the same boat are
Maurice Burke Roche, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win Gould and the widowed Warehouses OF
Donegal, who was Miss Violet Twinins, OF
Halifax, and a graduate of wellesley
Mr.. and Mrs. william Church OSBORN
and their daughter. Miss Aileen Osborn, are
expected here on Thursday from Europe
Sailing to-day for Europe Is Mrs. j. oe
Forest Danielson, who has been stayins
with Mrs. French Vanderbilt at Newport
Mrs. Edward c. Wharton sails to-morro"
and will spend the winter AT the house
which she has taken in the SUBURBS OF
Paris
I,ouis r. IIoyt is expected on Saturday
next from Europe, and on the same day j.
Pierpont Morgan, jr., will sail to join DIS
family abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernon S. Prentice nave
sailed for Europe to stay with Mrs. Prem
tees parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James W.
Ellsworth. of New York. at their villa, Pai-
mieri, at Florence. Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Wigham, OF KOS
Ign, who have been spending the summer
at Easthampton, Long Island, are IN Town
for few days at the Plaza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt ana
their children are due here this week from
abroad. and on their arrival VIII go 10
their place at Newport for the remainder
of September. They were among the snlai
number of Americans at Cowes during the
regatta week and were included on one
evening in King George and Queen Mary s
dinner party on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.
Mrs w. X. Vanderbilt, jr, is at Villa
schafficr, at Carlsbad with her two chill
dren
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew have
left Aix-les-Bains and arc now at Lucerne'
Switzerland, for the next fortnight.
Miss Anne Morgan, who is making
motoring tour through Switzerland, Is at
Drummer for the next few days.
Mrs. Frederick T. Thompson returned 10
town yesterday from Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Mott Warren nave
left for Southampton, Long Island Tor
few days stay.
Mrs. Robert Taylor Varnum VIII give
reception on December | at Sherrys lot
her daughter. Miss Justine Ingerson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
COLLEGE BOYS AS STEWARDS
Dozen of Them Come Home on
the Adriatic.

dozen American college men. who had
shipped as stewards, arrived here on the
steamship Adriatic, OF the White Star Line,
yesterday. The Adriatic needed the men
and the college men needed the money.
Strike conditions abroad had left the Adr-
attic I'm need of additional help. ard because
OF the strike the university young men. who
had gone abroad on cattle boats, were UNI
able to obtain similar berths on the home
ward passage. The pay was small. but tho
tips helped.
The men were George Rice, University of
Illinois, Vincent Cylkowski, University OF
Illinois, Arthur n. Thomas, Western Re-
serve University. Cleveland: o. r.. Water
son. Western Reserve; Claude Kneupfer,
Armour Institute; Frank Kelly Massachu-
sets Normal Art School; c. II. Ffndlay,
Western Reserve; William Taylor West
ern Reserve: William Parks. Harvard; II.
j. Keefe. Brown University; Ray Beech.
Cornell. and John Van Ripe, Nebraska Uni
yersity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
PEOPLE and Social Incidents,

strong enough Mrs Du Fats Will 20 10 III
mountains.
Colonies G. L. r. Robinson and Charief
Hayden left for New York this evening.
Ogden Mills and q party Of guests leH
for New York on the steam yacht Surf till
evening.
Henry Walters and Mr.. and Mrs. Pem<
broke Jones have departed for New YorI
on the steam yacht Narada.
John r. Drexel has planned 70 leave Cd
September - for three weeks visit ID
the Great Canyon.
Miss Eieanora Sears. OF Boston, IL d
guest OF Mrs. Joseph Hartman.
Mrs O. II. p. Belmont Will close her sca<
son to-day and will go to Hampstead
Judge Somerviile p Tuck and Miss Tuck
arc guests OF Major Z. J. Curley.
During the dance at Mrs. Edward J.
Berwtnd's on last Saturday night vaIu-
able diamond bowknot was lost. reward
is offered. but the name Of tho owner q
the pin has not been made public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

A new law in New York makes tns
penalty OF child stealing hfty years. ~ -
none too severe "A punishment man -.
woman capable or this dastardly crnh
would be prevented from repe'utilhs pai'
offence FOR the rest OF his or her hie.-bai-
timore American
An increase I'm the output OF red tape ara
legal cap is imminent The ltaiiah go
eminent has asked the New YORK POM,
Department for a list OF the Black haNt
outrages committed this ycar.-RochestF
Union and Advertiser
Tbieyery is most profitable pursnt ln
New York City. During the last two monln'
the police there have received reports oI w
theft OF forty-tNo hundred articles, lhclGu
ing watches diamonds and other Jewefy
worth 5000 Very lew, OF ihs 5hsbW
things have neen recovered. And prooann
as many m re articles have been stoien
which were nDt reported 20 the police. Sew
Work also has the finest police force ~
the world when II comes 10 hanulhs
crowds or mobs or making showing "
parades.-Topeka state Journal
picking rockets is picking up In the f.as';
Nev, York artists in this line have cledttI
ahout 800 900 In the last SIN mohtns- ~
most enough TO give them standing III wa"
Street.-Chicago News
In New York City the police arrested
man Tor throwing money To the crowd 1n
broadway. In that town you Hual tsn.
money from the people In order 10 escaP'
arrest. -Poushkeepsie News-Press.
Nev York proposes TO keep card indck
~ itS drunkards, although We nave heal"
~ no proposal 10 build an annex 70 "a
Hall of Records. Syracuse Post-Stanoase'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
POPE REoCCUpIes SIMPLE ROOM

Rome. Sept. although the old bed
room of the Pope, above the library in the
Borgia APARTMENTS. is not yet quite ready
the Pontlff to-day insisted on returning TO
#. During his recent illness his physicians
recommended that the bedroom be en-
largcd and his holiness was therefore re-
moved TO a more spacious apartment On
re-entering his old bedroom, now made
more than double its original size by the
removal OF partition wall, the Pope said
he felt as happy as though he were re-
turning 10 old friends. The flooring has
yet to he renewed, but being in wood this
can be done easily. even though the Pope
occupies the room at night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
THE STATE IN THE FIGHT GAME.
From The WATERFOWL Daily Times.

FIOIH 7 nc " dItIlUWH UtiIIy IIIHtS.
They had a boxing contest under the
new law in Madison Square Garden the
other night II turned ont to be prize
fight OF the old pattern. held under sanction
Of the state, the state sharing in the pro-
ceeds and thereby becoming u partner in
the exhibition. IL is a proud position for
the Empire State TO occupy as being the
only state in the Union where prizeiights
are tolerated. For this the responsibility
rests on the Legislature and even more
on Governor Dix, who was told what the
bill meant, and what the consequences
would be, and yet signed II 10 oblige his
TammanY friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
SECRETARY MEYER BUSY
To Visit Portsmouth and Vickers,
Sons & Maxim Shipyards.

London, Sept George Won i. Meyer.
Secretary of tho American Navy. returned
to London to-day from the Continent ami
Will remain a week in England befcrs
sailing on the Lusitania for New York.
Mr.. Meyer met a number OF prominent
naval officers this evening. He Will spend
all OF tomorrow at Portsmouth. and on
Wednesday Will visit the camp at Alder
shot The Secretary. who is a strong ad-
vocate OF the detention system in prefer
euce to imprisonment. will exclusively
investigate the detention camp and VII
deal with the conditions he finds there In
his report 10 the United states Congress.
The remainder Of the week will be spen'
At the Vickers, Sons & Maxim shipyards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
sIMPLIFIED SPOILERS MEET
Anglo American Conferrees Try to Rec
oncile Their Different Systems.

London, Sept. 4.-The Anglo American
conference on simplified spelling began to-
day at the University College. Only two
OF the American delegates, Professor
James w Bright, Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and Professor Charles II. Grand
gent, of Harvard, University, were pres
ent. Professors Calvin Thomas and
Brander Matthews, Of Columbia Univer-
sity. and Professor George Hempl, OF
Stanford University, are expected 10 ar
rive later.
The proceedings OF tho conference will
be kept private until report has been
made to the American and British socie-
ties. The simpifed spelling conference
will endeavor 10 reconcile the different
systems of tho two societies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
WHY NOT sTATE.oWNED PRESS7

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Why not have government ownership
of newspapers? II the judges decide It vio-
Iates the Constitution guaranteeing liberty
Of the press, recall such judges and appoint
subservient ones. Newspapers are the most
pestiferous public service corporations, and
the "peepul'' ought to own and control
them as much as any other instruments OF
public service, D. r. B.
Montrose Penn, Aug. o. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
COMPUTES DISMISSAL ORDER
Taft Modifes Lieut.. Rutherford S Sen
tence to Rank Loss of so Numbers

Washington. Sept 4-Presldent Taft TO
day committed the court martial sentence
Of dismissal In the case of Lieutenant Rob
ert c. Rutherford, Of the Path Infantry to
a loss Of nifty numbers In rank. Lieutenant
Rutherford was tried on charges Of finan-
cisl Irregularities at Madison Barracks.
New York.
The disposition OF the case by the Presi-
dent will permit the Var Department 10
promote large number of officers OF the
army IN accordance with the recent extra
officers act These promotions had been
held up by the Rutherford case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

people" Of a particular state or OF inc "hoie
nation. and this amendment does hoe i'ilit
and was never intended to limit the ponce
power Of Congress or Of any Legislature
to regulate or to prohibit the use OF inc
possession by particular persons OF such
weapons as pistols or daggers
ALBERT n. WALKER
New York Sent l. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
JEALOUS ST. LOUIS.

From The ST. Louis Republican.
Tennessee Claflin Is going to start in 10
reform Chicago. None Will rejoice more
whole-heartedly at her success than st.
Louis. We have hoped for years that some
one would perceive the necessity OF mend
ing the error of ChlCago's ways We
wonder who will be Tennessee's pardner?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
US, TOO.

From The Buffalo Enquirer.
Putting up ffty-seven varieties OF fruits.
preserves and pickles the good housewife
Is unacquaintcd with that boyle OF the
Wiley school benzoate of soda Us for
home made jams. marmalades and other
pantry goodies, hey, fellows?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

This newspaper Is oioned and pub
iished By The Tribune Association. a
Neio York corporation; office and prin-
cipal place of business, Tribune Build
ing, No. 154 Nassau street, Neio York
Ogden Mills, president; Ogden N. Reid,
secretary; James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address of the officers is the office
OF this newspaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
THE WORRIES OF DEMOCRACY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In December, after the Tariff Board
has reported and the President has recon-
mended tariff legislation, what Will the
Democrats do? HENRY II. FOA.
New York Aug q, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

Recently published "reminiscences OF
the life Of Peter B. Sweeney told now
documents discriminating the Tweed ring
were taken from the Controllers office
and burned in the attic Of the City Hall,
where their charred remains were found
There has been great advance from the
days of Tweed to the days OF Gaynor
and modern charter trainers see the pro-
priety and advantage Of making pro-
vision for the legal destruction Of incon-
venent documents, thus avoiding all
temptation TO lawbreaking TO get rid OF
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE BUSY

Boston. Sept 4-More than 5000 cats ana
GO dogs went astray in Boston durlns
August and were cared for by the Aniin''
Rescue League. Advice and treatment fT
1900 cats, dogs and other animals Wef'
given at the FREQ clinic Of the organ
ization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

1t is seriously to be doubted II the
London conference on spelling reform
will result in so much as knocking inc
''u' out of "labour" in English prints
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

The established industry Of boxing
for gate receipts ought to have been rep
resented more abuRdantly in yesterdays
labor parade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

4 French aviator has just broken an
other worlds record. happily without
also breaking his own neck. We should
be interested to know and 10 publish the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

President Schurman OF Cornell Univer-
sity has come back from Alaska with the
conclusion that II is not right for the
government to go on throttling Alaskan
development That is the general YER
dict. 1t ought to be possible for Con-
gross to find some way to facilitate de-
velopment on basis fair both to the de-
velopers and to the nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

The latest Coney Island disaster raises
again the pertinent question whether 1t
is fitting to provide public "amusements'
the chief feature OF which is their danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
worlds record for immunity from o'sa'
tor, In this perilous work

New York declares the revolver not con
ira hand of war. but contraband OF cN''i""
tjon.-Philadelph Record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

"Fooling" as an excuse for rowdyism
should be regarded as an aggravation of
the offence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

True civilization is Incompatible WIZ"
the idea of armament for private mill
farY nurnoscs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-28
DIIT FLYNN.

On entering the Police Department
DENNY Police Commissioner Flynn
seems TO have kept the door open for
return to the federal Secret Service In
case he wished to go back. Accordingly
he resumes his old work His resigna-
ton is a loss TO the city and blow to
the Gaynor administration. 1t may he
softened by speaking of Mr.. Flynn as
only borrowed" but the general I'M
pression is bound to be that under
Mayor Gaynor the Police Department Is
no place for man of force and self
respect A person Of Mr.. Flynn's char
acter will not be figurehead, and
since the first day of Mayor Gaynor's
term the Police Department has had,
with the exception of the present second
deputy. nothing but figureheads.
Mr.. Flynn has therefore been an
anomaly in the department. He has
insisted upon exercising the authority
which was his, refusing to be a mere
rubber stamp. While he was performing
the work for which his training as a
detective fitted him he solved a num-
Der Of puzzling crimes. The detective
bureau in his hands promised to become
an efficient instrument When he was
shifted from this work to the pursuit OF
vice he went after the gamblers in way
that filed the politicians with consterna
ton. He actually attempted TO enforce
the law and really made arrests: a
foolish, old-fashioned proceeding, for
every one knows that IL is much better
to say that New York is the most decent
and orderly city in the world and prove
it by letting the thugs and criminals
alone But he was trained in the federal
service. where crime is followed relent-
lessly and criminals are actually ar
rested The New York Police Depart
ment was no place for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-28
THE MAYOR AND THE SINGLE
FARE

MAYOR Gaynor is reported to have
said that many were opposed to per
hitting the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company to have tunnel under Broad
WAY. For the distribution Of its pas
sengers. he said it might. in any event,
have the Centre street loop subway. The
MAYORS friendliness to the marlborough
company seems to 60 so far that he is
inclined to regard as reasonable its de-
mand that other traction companies shall
be excluded from Broadway. Now. the
Centre street loop subway is by no means
adequate for the proper distribution OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companys
passengers in fact. 1t cannot he SAID
to be capable Of distributing them at all,
for 1t would merely enable them to
reach the New York City Hall by other
bridges than the Brooklyn Bridge. En-
cept at its terminal near the City Hall
the bridge loop runs through only short
section of Manhattan. which few pas
scngers from Brooklyn desire to reach
For any adequate distribution OF the
Brooklyn traffic there is needed line
extending through those sections OF Man.
haitian toward which traffic naturally
crayitates; and that territory extends
from the business district downtown
through the manufacturing district ana
up to the shopping. hotel and theatrical
district.
The Interborough's demand amounts
Ill 90 hn G.
sengers who cannot use its own scaniy
facilities in Brooklyn must pay 1t a
second fare in order to reach the parts
of Manhattan which they need or desire
to visit. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company shall bring them over TO
certain terminals in Manhattan, so the
marlborough company plans. and then
if they are not within walking distance
of their destination they must pay an
other nickel to the Interborough system.
or some Of its allies. for a short haul to
some part of Manhattan. 1t was TO
maintain this profitable situation that
the "gentlemens agreement respecting
territory existed. Now that the gentle
mems agreement is broken the Inter
borough wants to substitute for IT the
prohibition Of the city authorities. IT IS
striving to intimidate the Board of EST
mate and Apportionment into barring
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
out of its territory
Does the Mayor think It reasonable
that Brooklynites should pay two fares
10 reach the most frequented parts of
Manhattan? His pet argument Is the
single fare: does he believe I'm the single
fare only If the marlborough company
collects il?