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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18

There can be no doubt of the need
OF legislation for the Isthmian Canal
and Canal Zone such as is suggested by
The report of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. nor can there be much # any
doubt OF its urgency. Certainly il is de-
sirable that the regulations concerning
tolls ana navigation snail be esta hlished
m the earliest possible moment. Already
preparations are being made by various
shipping companies. both American and
foreign. % use the canal But kn0wl-
edge Of the tolls 20 be charged and of
the rules under which the passage viii
be made is absolutely essential 10 the
intelligent completion of such preDara-
tons This country wants the canal 10
have the largest possible patronage To
that end IL ought % facilitate and en-
courage patronage. and the drst way I'm
WHICH 10 do that is TO let shippers know
on what terms they can use the canal
The suggestion is made that the gov
eminent should permanently own the
various public utilities of the Canal Zone.
and even all the land. In support Of this
there is much 10 be said. The canal it.
self is owned and viii be operated by
the government All other things I'm the
Canal Zone are mere adjuncts % the
canal Indeed. the government acquired
the land, FIVE miles on each side of the
canal. purely for the sake of the canal.
Owning the greater, therefore. it might
well also own the less. There is not
1COm In the zone. anyway. for very ex-
teusiye private ownership. without tres
passing upon the land which is or may
De needed for the direct purposes Of
The canal T. is a reasonable question.
then whether for the security of the
canal aud TIE convenience Of operating
IL and its appurteuaut works and for
the avoidance of possible complications
and embarrassment 70 would not be
best for tbe entire Canal Zone 10 be
Under government ownership and con
trol and with az least all its public
utilities directly conducted by the gov
eminent
AT any rate. Whatever is 20 be- done
about these matters should be done at
the earliest practicable date. II must
be recognized thst our enterprise at the
isthmus is now close to entering It's
third and final stage. The first was that
Of acquisition and planning That was
finished years ago. The arrangements
winch were appropriate for it were dis
cardcd when n gave place 20 the Sec
Ond stage. that Of construction. Now
construction is nearly finished, and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18

the commission that no bake shop. no mat
ter how complete its equipment. IS MOD
ern establishment unless II boasts as one
Of its accessories a sprightly, active ana
good rat or mouse catching cat"
President Eliot said at a Harvard alumni
dinner: Il cannot acknowledge that L am
growing old. l have evidence to the con- con
a few wears after my graduation, l learned
that the students spoke or me habitually az
'Old Eliot A few nights ago on the other
hand / met A group OF students IN the
street and when I had passed them j
Ieard one saw 10 the others I wonder
where Charlie has been so late chris
tisn Register.
One Of the English papers tells a story
that in the prison at Maidstone not long
ago. the orranist. a convict, played Oh
for the Wings Of a Dove The humor OF
the situation is said TO have been appre-
cated by the prison population. This re-
calls a break" made by Buffalo BIT al
Auburn state prison a couple Of years ago.
when. after a performance Of his circus IN
the walled yard, he addressed the audi
ence. beginning. Friends I'm glad TO see
so many Of you here to-day" Then there
is the old clerical yarn about the country
preacher appointed to the chaplaincy OF a
penitentiary choosing for the text OF MS
farewell sermon, WHITTIER I go ye cannot
come now, but I go 10 prepare a place for
thee"
Yes, I have Just finished a treatise on
the single tax. Next I shall grapple with
the woman question.
Consult me, old fellow. ] grapple WIFI
a fresh one every hour
How is that
81 am married. Satire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18

even a tendency toward conciliauon'
desire To learn the wishes OF the pubic
and meet them where possible. are more
and more becoming the dominant feat-
ures in the corporation attitude. Com
plant bureaus are established and OF
ficials welcome the suggestions or COM
plants of the public. THE public he
plea sed'' is in use as the official motto
Of one railroad company. Protests such
as those which greeted the requirements
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Public Service commissions IN
this state regarding the filing of official
reports, rate schedules and the ike are
recognized as rather foolish. Here ana
there persist examples Of the old order
of contempt and insolence toward the
public. defiance and suspicion OF public
officials and continued obstruction or
their orders. Yet it is a singularly IN
fortunate concern in these days whose
officers have not realized thar IL IS
simple matter to have the public salts
fed and disposed TO he friendly toward
il rather than suspicious and antago-
nistic. The public be pleased policy Is
infinitely better for both parties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
OWNERSHIP AND COMPETITION.

OWNERSHIP AND COMPETITION.
The chief objection made TO the Amer
lean Tobacco Company's reorganization
plan is that the individual defendants
who controlled the trust will be large
minority stockholders in each and every
one of the companies which are designed
20 take its place and that they may
really control each Of these companies
and dominate the tobacco industry as
completely, if this plan is accepted by
the courts. as they did before the courts
Outlawed the trust. No doubt the Situa-
ton In this respect leaves a good deal 20
he desired if the public is TO fee posi-
lively assured Of the restoration Of com
retition The holdings Of the individuals
who directed the trust In the companies
which viii take its place viii be large
enough to enable them. acting together,
10 control those companies.
But is a more complete dispersal Of
ownership Of the tobacco industry pos
sible? The law does not forbid individ-
uals TO own stocks in competing com
panies and the court has not directed
the individuals controlling the Tobacco
Trust 70 dispose of or reduce their hold
ings. II is not probable that it could
issue any such order They own now a
strong minority interest in the trust
and. pro rata distribution Of the
shares IN the new companies which will
take irs place being the fairest and most
feasible method Of disintegrating it with
ont disturbing property rights. they will
own n similar minority interest in the
companies which are proposed. Whether
the courts win be satisfied with a reOr-
ganization which leaves ownership I'M
changed remains TO be learned. Perhaps
they viii have 10 he satisfied. because Of
the practical difficulties in the way Of
efectinc q new and distinct ownership
for the separate corporations to he ere
ated. At any rate. If this common own
ership. being permitted, proves source
of monopoly the government will he left
with the power Of enforcing criminal
penalties against the individuals who use
their stock to make the disintegratton
ordered by the courts an empty form.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
FEEBLE MINDED CHILDREN
Carefully Graded in Randall's Island
institutions, Says Mrs. Dunphy.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. Recently there have been reports in
the public press relative 10 the care and
treatment and classification OF children in
RandaWs Island institutions. Particular
mention has been made Of the case OF a
mentally deficient child named Andrew
Bianco who was brought before the Chill
dren's Court
As superintendent Of the Hospital School
for Normal Children as well as the School
for Feeble Minded. on Randalrs Island /
must call attention 10 the misleading effect
such articles are bound 70 produce in the
public mind. They convey the impression
that child sent 20 Randalps Island must.
OF necessity, be compelled 70 associate
with low grade IDIOTS. Needless 10 say
this is not the case. A fact readily demon
strated by a visit 70 this institution.
While we have idiot asylums for the
children of hopelessly deficient mentality
we also have a totally distinct institution
for brighter children OF slight mental de-
fciency. the School for Feeble Minded.
where these children are taught and de-
veloped 70 their highest expression OF
power according TO the modern methods
Of training atypical children. The IN
mates ~ either division never come in con-
tact with each other. All children sent 70
the island are kept isolated for few
weeks and are carefully tested for their
mental makeup by a committee OF medical
and lay experts before being assigned TO
a certain ward.
The aim Of the school on Randalrs
Island IS 70 make the mentally deficient
child al efficient as circumstances will per
nit. II he cannot be made self-supporting
he at least is instructed in right habits Of
thought and action. I'm the need Of work
and fin self-control and is made selt-re-
speeding through endeavor Of some sort.
While. therefore, Il may he deemed neces-
sarv 70 organize a central school for the
mentally deficient in New York City where
they may be scientifically developed along
the lines of useful endeavor. Il must be
conceded that RandalIs Island has been
the pioneer IN this work. That the Depart
nent Of Public Charities may point with
pride 70 the result Of IT'S labors at Ran
dalrs Island is attested by many Of the
leading authorities on the care Of feeble
minded children in the United States,
whose reports 10 that effect are on file and
men for inspection at the Office Of this
institution. MARY c. DUNPHY,
Superintendent New York City Children 5
Hospitals and Schools.
PandaU's Island Oct L. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
HEAR ATTACK ON TOBACCO
Clubwomen Take Dr.. Peace's
Lecture with Music.

The Gotham Club. % which Mrs A. Ar
thur Alfred Brooks IS president. gathered
a score or more strong last night az the
Waldorf on the promise OF an extremely
varied programme. one Of the features o.
which was an attack on tobacco made By
Or. Charles G. Pease. Unfortunately ;or
Or. Pease, the audience consisted mostly
OF the sexwhlc is supposed 10 shun the
weed. Still. the doctor got in some telling
blows. as follows:
"A man, whether he takes poison through
the hypodermic needle. from a vial or sucks
it in from the tobacco weed, IS uniting
himself as q prOgenitor
Most children are damned through To-
bacco before birth"
If a man viii hold a piece Of white
paper above his mouth while DE IS smoking
and afterward remove the stain and Apply
only a small part OF it 70 the tongue u
cat the cat VIII die within three minutes
The sisters who teach in the parochi1
schools and the teachers IN the puolc
schools find the same condition among
their pupils-one Of rapid desenerary.
Music held the centre ~ the stage. Mr.
and Mrs. G0okirs sang separately and TO-
gether: Master Bancroft B0udy PLAYED tie
violin: Miss Mary Louise Woel5er. iuue-
diately after DR.. Pease had ceased speak
ing. sang about the girl In Kiplng Nan
dalay" who was "A-smokln OF a whackr
big cheroCt."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
THE Ia TOILETTE CONFERENCE

THE IA TOILETTE CONFERENCE.
The Progressive conference in Chicago,
which put forward Senator La Toilette
as a candidate for the Republican Presl-
Dental nomination. seems to have taken
itself more or less seriously. But IT'S
claim to represent any substantial SEN
timent within the Republican party is
clearly open 10 challenge The Progress
sive movement was highly formidable
year ago. when the successful hight
against CannoniSm in the House OF Rep
resentatives was fresh in the public mind
and large section Of the country looked
10 the Progressives to take the lead IN
bringing about q scientific downward re-
vision of the tariff When the original
Progressive League was organized by
Senator Bourne. Of Oregon, it seemed as
IL that body might become an important
factor i'm shaping Republican policies.
But the negotiation Of the reciprocity
agreement with Canada poured acid on
the professions Of most Of the leaguers
so far as a coura geous and disinterested
revision of the tariff was concerned.
Most Of them quickly pilloried them
selves as shouters for the sort of re-
vision which would decrease protection
ON the products Of other sections, hut
would leave protection on the products
OF their own constituencies undisturbed.
Since then the Progressive movement
has lost all Roadway. II appears that
two United States Senator's and one lone
Representative took part in the Chicago
gathering. The Bourne league had
anon. its members more than a dozen
Senators and about twenty-five Repre-
sentatives. 10 say nothing Of three or
four Governors. If there had been any
real vitality in the effort 10 unite the
Progressive leaders and voters behind
Mr.. La FOllette's candidacy there should
have been an asse1nblage Of delegates at
Chicago representing some real political
power. Instead there was a weak imi-
tation Of the average 'uplift" convention,
with all the strings pulled by self-ap-
pointed insiders. Besides Wisconsin no
state was represented by men whose
names are a guarantee OF Tote-nahlnG
potentialities st home.
Beyond approving the direct election
Of delegates to the national convention
the resolutions adopted by the confer
eGce were entirely vague and cOlOrless.
They failed 10 outline any programme Of
tariff revision. which was only natural,
perhaps. seeing that Mr.. La Toilette.
after committing himself positively in
1910 10 revision through the aid Of "a
commission. reversed himself in 1911 and
dickered with the Democrats in Congress
to put through freak tariff legislation by
the old log-rolling method. A few gilt
tering generalities are all that the Chi
I cago platform contains, and they fifty
/ represent all that IS left Of the side
tracked and bacl-switched Progressive
movement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
1.-THE PrBLIC Re PLEASED "

II is n far cry from the public be
damned" policy which not SO many
years ago seemed characteristic Of the
relations OF most Of the large corpora
tions of the country with the public 10
the point now attained by the Missouri
Pacific Railroad. 4 disastrous wreck. in
which seven persons were killed and
many more injured. occurred on that
line President Bush. taking the lead i'm
the work himself had notices Of the
accident sent 10 the relatives OF those
killed and injured. He caused 10 he
prepared and sent 10 all the newspapers
along the road an account of the disas-
ter. which apparently was so complete
I'm IFS details rs to include material not
handled by regular news agencies and
which omitted nothing tending ~ place
responsibility or blame on the road aud
It's employees.
This Is a striking aud c0mmendable
example Of the new attitude of public
service corporations toward the general
puelic. Frankness, a spirit Of fair play,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
PEOPLE and Social Incidents.

until Monday. when they will 90 to M,
York
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell Putnam nay.
gone TO New York. closing their ssase,
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Child have r..
turned to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. +. Livingston Ludlow hay.
returned 70 New York for the winter.
Craig Biddls. OF Philadelphia, has aza,s
leased the Charles " Shields cottage. on
Ochre Point. FOR the coming summer
Mr. and Mrs. Marsden J. Perry are y1st.
ing In New York
James V. Parker is III at mis- home here
Theodore VI. Davis win sail for Europ.
next Saturday. He viii as usual. spend thu
winter in Egypt
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur l. Kellar. Of New
York are guests OF A. Livingston Mason.
Mrs Burke Roche r. visiting AZ the Long
Island home Of her daughter Mrs Arthur
Scott Burden
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lowering, Mr. ana
Mrs. Harold Kern and Mrs. NJ A. Kern
have closed TIER summer homes AZ James
town and have returned to Philadelphia
for the winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
IN The sERKsHIREs.
by Telegraph 10 NJ TrIbaae- J

Lenox. oct 1.-THE Lenox Golf Club "a.
called for $4,000 IN subscriptions for build
ing tennis courts and making other IN
pr0yements. William D. sloane, Charles
Lanier. william b. Field. Samuel Froth,g.
hom. Robert ". Paterson. Giraud Foster
and George F. Turnure have each sub.
scribed $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs Clark g. Voorhees,. who
have been spending the summer az their
studio. Lyme. Conn. are visiting Mr. ami
Mrs. George Winthrop Folsom, az sunny
ridge
Mrs. Daniel s. Terrence. who has been az
the Curtis Hotel for the season. Is going 10
New York next Monday.
Miss Beatrice Jones who was a cuegt 81
Thatcher n. Adams az the Slndrum House.
has gone 20 New York Nr. Adams IS now
entertaining Mrs Archibald Hopkins. OF
Washington.
Mrs. Frederic Bronson is a guest Of 1Irs.
William D. Sloane Mr. and Mrs Sloane
gave a dinner party at their villa tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. Giraud Foster have gone 10
New York for a short time and are az the
Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur 4. Vesey closed
their Stockbridge villa to-day after having
spent the entire season IN that resort.
Mrs. John A. Spoor has arrived from
New York at her cottage on Onota Lake.
Mrs Robert Alaclay. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Maclay. ir, Mrs. J. Clarence Post. Miss
Louise Parsons. Mrs J. 7. Thompson and
the Misses Thompson, who have been at
the Curtis Hotel. will 90 10 New Y0rk To-
morrow.
Mrs Miles II Carpenter arrived AT the
Curtis Hotel to-day from New York
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mitchell Ryerson. %
Chicago who are on their honeymoon. are
at the Hotel AspinwaM
Henry A. Clark. Mrs z. II Franklin
Misses Z. I. and J. NJ Franklin. AIr. and
Mrs John Russell Gladdng and Miss Bow
ers. of New York. are az the Hotel Aspin-
wall.
George ". Folsom and Charles Lanisr
will go 70 Worcester tomorrow as delegates
10 the conservation Of B.shop-eIec, Davies
Of the diocese Of Western Massachusetts, Of
the Episcopal Church
Miss Civiuse Alexandra served tea at
the Lenox Roller Skating Club this after
noon.
Ambassador and Mrs. James Bryce. VINO
have been guests OF Miss Emily Tuczerman.
in Stockbridge. for the Choate golden we'd
ding. motored 10 Pitrsield to-day with Alex
ander Sedgwick. and left for Boston al noon.
Ex-Aubassador Andrew .. White, who was
in Stockbridge for the function. has re-
/ turned 70 New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
BTCCyArS NEW RULER.

Russia seems in one sense 10 have
passed under the rule of another Witte.
The new Prime Minister like his dis
tinguished predecessor Of some years
ago. rose 10 eminence as a financier, and
is likely to administer the government
Of the empire in the spirit and with the
aim Of a fnancier That may not he a
bad thing. If IL is not carried too far.
Eussia. while sorely needing fiscal re-
forms. needs many other things. But the
fiscal reforms can be effected by nobody
but a financier. while the others can
probably be supplied by him as well rs
hy any one else The advent Of great
fnancier is therefore to be welcomed
witt hope and sympathy. The fault Of
Mr.. Wiue was that he let financial
Laps he inherited an exaggerated strain
of commercialism from his Dutch fore
fathers. There is reason for hoping that
alr Kokovtsoff viii avoid that error.
AS Finance Minister for the last seven
years Mr. Kokovtson has certainly
achieved great things At the beginning
81 1906 the Treasury depleted by the
japanese war. showed a deficit Of $50
ODO0OO Without resOrting 10 loans it
now shows free surplus Of $2j000OOO0.
That Is high finance in It's best sense.
Al the same time the ordinary budget
las increased by - per cent and the
foreign commerce of the empire by 20
per cent The latter item is a sufficient
answer 10 the critics who complain that
his strict economies have retarded the
progress Of the nation. II is not too
---,,nL. 10 SOW that Russia Lne Ind no min
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
INTELLIGENT VOTING.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: President Taft was right when he
said that not every Hottentot should vote
Not any Hottentot should vote. whether
that Hottentot be masculine or feminine
California has done a good thing, but Cali
fornia will have 10 do In time what other
populous states will also have 10 do when
they extend the franchise to women-that
IS limit the voting privileges OF both men
and women TO those OF intelligence and
right habits.
For one thing, the age limit needs 10 be
raised al least 10 twenty-five years. For
another. some degree OF education should
he required. perhaps what would be equiva-
lent 10 a grammar school course. II is
difficult to see how any less amount than
This could be accepted as intelligence
That grammar school education should also
have been acquired in this country, which
would presuppose nationality in this coun-
try.
What do Tribune readers think Of Il?
JOSEPHINE MAYBE.
New York. Oct Is, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
THE PERSISTENT HATPlN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: What a simple thing It would be.
the remedy for this hatpin nuisance. There
are penalties for injuries inflicted by other
weapous-why not a special penalty for in
fury inflicted by a murderous steel point
sharper than the point Of stiletto, stick
ing out from the hat OF an irresponsible
girl or woman?
II women will not take thought for the
safety Of others. the way 70 oblige them %
take thought is 10 arrange a penalty severe
enough 10 put an end once and for all TO
the wearing Of projecting hatpns. Let fine
or Imprisonment. or both. be the penalty
for each and every injury inflicted hy a
carelessly adjusted hatpin. and the trouble
would soon cease. Isn't this a matter FOR
action by the city fsthers2
A BROOKLYNITE.
BROOKLYN. oct Is, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18

rules and conditions which were fitting
for it will become obsolete and must he
discarded for those which are required
for the third and permanent stage, that
of operation Of the canal With the
actual opening probably less than two
years away. it is high time to make
known under what conditions that great
highway of commerce and travel is TO
be enjoyed by the world which for four
centuries has been waiting for il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
GERMANY WANTS TO KNOW
Imperial Chancellor Refuses 70 Reply
in Reichstag to Interpretations.

Berlin oct. 1.-THE Reichs5ac reasse-i-
bIed to-day after the summer vacGuoa
The programme OF legislation is long ne,
but II is likely that the greater part Of
viii cvait the succeeding Roichstss. 20 be
chosen ar the coming election Among tile
measures TO be introduced however. IS ore
providing against the manufacture and sac
OF impure food.
interpretations calling on the Imperial
Chancellor 20 outline the position of re
government on the Moroccan AFFAIR te
Italian occupation OF TriPou. The revolution
IN China ard the problem Of the constant
Increase OF cost OF the accessories of lie
were introduced by members o. the Clerical
party Radicals and Socialists.
The Imperial Chancellor. Dr. Won Ba.n-
mann-Hollweg, sent a letter 10 the speaker
OF the Reichstag. stating his readiness @
reply 10 the interpretations on foreign pr--
tics as soon as the political situation re
rnits. Tn view OF the pending negouatv9s'
however. the government cannot ~ nc
present moment. he wrote. participate Do
such a discussion without enlangering usI
man interests. Tie pointed out that e.
changes of views continue between INC
mowers relative 90 q termination ~ tn7
rurco-Ttalan War. These render 2 ir'po'
sible for Germany publicly TO declare Ne,
position.