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New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau J

From The Tribune buIedu
Washington. Jan. 4-The German h'"oa'
sador and Countess Won Bernslor" "'u .,
guests at dinner tonight the SecretarE VI
tho Navy and Mrs. Meyer. the Turkish Am
bassador, the Spanish Minister ana oe"o' ="
de Riano, Representative ana MrS. lo'e
worth, the Third Assistant secre.d'S
State and Mrs Chandler Hale MT ana
Mrs Clarence Moore. Mrs Peabody Gard
,or Mrs Charles A. Mum, Miss Mabel
poardmsn. Commander Retzmsnn, German
naval attache. and Mr.. Low.
The Danish Minister and Countess MoItke
had a few friends to dine Informally with
them tonight They are retiring from all
large and formal social affairs this week
on account of the death in New YORK OF
Miss Robb. cousin of the countess ana
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Iha!er
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
ury without 4 COUNTRY

The anarchist tragedies I'm London
and the reports Of extensive criminal
conspiracies in that city. some of them
I'm connection with the coronation of the
King. suggest the immincnCe Of Il crisis
i'm the long contest between society and
it, enemies Ry society is meant, OF
course. all human communities which
are organized upon bases Of civil and
moral law: by its enemies are meant
those who pretend that all law is tyran-
ny and that no restraint should be Of
fered 10 the qualification Of the indi-
vidual's desires and passions. no matter
what these may he. That was the pre-
tence of these alien anarchists in Lon
don. who held that they had right n
the name Of "the cause TO loot jewellers
shops at will. and that the sacred prin-
ciples Of human liberty entitled them TO
Kill policemen who interfcred with the
exercise Of that right The practice Cf
theft has been common enough in all
ages. but il has not always borne the
additional offensivcness Of pretence Of
right.
For many years England. being per-
hans Oh the whole the freest country in
The world. has been the chief and favor
tie asylum Of these potential and often
actual criminals. and for that reason
IL has been, or has been supposed 10 he,
the most securely exempt from their
outragcs II was long "A commonplace Of
safe from all the plots and assaults
which menaced the heads Of other states,
because the anarchists were too shreWd
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

New Yorks Board OF Health has nine
IONS ~ had eggs Good chance to start a
municipal bakery.-New Haven Palladium
New York is TO have hotel twenty-five
stories high The bills OF course, Will be
correspondingly steep.-Milwaukee Journal.
New York City has bought COW for
central Park II would be fine example
Tor the simple life II the Mayor would milk
her twice q day.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Probably a million dollars WAS spent on
Nav Years Eve In New York hotels for
summers. flowers cigars and drinks II the
fsie ~ Pompeii and 81. Pierre overtake our
modern Babylon poetic justice will ordan
that N fan on New Years Eve.-Syracuse
Post Standard.
1, is said twenty thousand New Workers
ore sunported by their wives. This is a
Sorn, ~ white slavery that might well
iustify the whipping post for the worthless
rascais Houston Post
"Washington Is still provincial town"
tho correspondent OF a New York news
naner wires. What makes IL a provincial
Town? To the observing correspondent the
cSrcumstance that mo attempt was made
90 enforce the rule OF the New York White
Wav nothing but wine after o'clock, ="
an New Years Eve was sunicient proof
~ nroyinciaIsm The New Yorker abroad
is as wide-eyed as Little Rollo and as
sanient as Uncle George.--Providence Jour
nal
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
THE CABINET.

tt.ron, The Tribune Buresu.l
Washington. Jan. i.-This al'e'noo"
marked tho beginning Of the CABINET re'7p
.,sar ,o,. tho season. and, with the excep'
tion Of Mrs. Knox, who will not receive ,ye
until next week, and Mrs. Dickinson "no
{. IN mourning and therefore receives ohiE
informally, all the Cabinet homes were
open ,,,iros
Mrs. Macvesgh, who always coinOi"eS
u,o o@c,aI and resident set Of society III
a delightful manner. had assisting her M,S,
N.diu Mccormick. who is spending 'he
winter here. and Mrs. John NJ. ClarK' OIL
Chicago ,.,,,
With Mrs. Never were Mrs. beek0'an
,ri,,bror Mrs NcCammon, Mrs. waiter
Gberardi. Miss Alys Meyer and Miss KUN
Appleton, of Boston.
Mrs. Wickersham. Mrs Ballinger ana
Mrs. Nagel were assisted by friends
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. meyer
have AZ house guest Miss Ruth Appleton
~ PocfOu
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
AT THE WHITE HOooe'


Washington, Jan 4-The Pres'ue"' W."
tinues 10 be optimistic over ,ne ou''oo"
for important legislation at tnls SeSS'o"
Senator Aldrlch talked with MN lot an
hour and a half this afternoon. ana as
sured him that n bill providing for per
nanent tariY commission would be passed
Mr.. Taft talked with Representative Mar
tin about the Gallinger bill proVioihs 'o'
an increase in the rates paid 10 mail steam
ers pIyinr between the United States ana
South American ports. III We have nlgh'
sessions we can do much besides peS'"'e
approprIation bills" said Mr. Martin wheh
leaving the offices. u think that tne c,'"
tlon of a permanent tariff commission II
fundamental necessity at this session.
Representative Mann took up with 'ne
President the bill fixing Panama |a"''
tolls.
Among others who called 10 discuss 'ee
,.,ation were Senator Bristow. Represent"
tive Langley. who discussed the pehs'ol.
hiu and Representatives CrumpacKer d"
Campbell. A.
Tventy-hve members Of the ooarn OF u,
roctors Of the American Association "
rorsien Language Newspapers. headeu .,
I,ouIs y. Hammerlng. called on fle'''.u'
Taft TO protest against the hardsh,ps ,n'.
posed on immigrants coming i'''o WV
United States =, 49, 49,
The President received call rom .,
,u,,o,s delegation composed OF Senator
Cul,om. Mayor Busse Of Chicago, Aioern'e'
Snow and Foen and Mr.. Mullaney' ON
missioner Of Public Works. VINO are ne
! "a sec the War Department about tne e'e0
/ ,,or of q bridge across the Chicago KlveI.
Ignacio Vilamor. Attorney General OF ''''
philinnines. discussed the Japanese wa
scare with Mr.. Taft.
Among the Presidents callers were sen
ators Jones, Gamble and fl'nt anu -, -
sentatives Douglas, Mck'nhe!'
Crow. Bennet. Loud, Garner ana S'e"'P'
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
HIS CANDY WAS o. X.
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | was quite amused az the article
In vour issue of December 80. reprinted
from "Leslies Weekly" The Origin OF
"a X" IT is nice solution OF the sub
iect. but | think the author Will have TO
60 hack further than the Civil War. Does
no know nothing of the sticks Of white
candy with the magic letters 20. h I'm
red all through the sticks? How dear
thav we're 10 every child ITS all o. X"
was in common use some time before the
war-long before my day, as | have heard
people say. H.
Berkshire. y. j., Jan. ?, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
ABBOT TO VISIT AMERICA
Father Gasquet Will Lecture Here on
Revision of the Vulgate.

Rome. Jan. i-The Pope to-day receive
in private audience the Right Rev. frsn,'
Aldan Gasquet. the abbot president oi u''
English Benedictines. The Abbot GaSou'
is head OF the commission appointed 10 ~
wise the text OF the Nulgate and ne 'S'
ported progress on this work. tie -
said that illness would prevent him H'''
visiting the United States%at the prfSVn.
time. but that he expected 10 msk' Wv
trip next summer. when he would de"'''
lectures I'm favor OF revision.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
YHE TRE1STRYS yEtB

The year 1910 was a good wear for the
federal Treasury 4 year ago. at the end
of the first half of the fiscal year 1909 10
there was an excess Of ordinary expendi-
lures over ordinary receipts of S26.-
100000. \ deficit on Jnne 30. 1910. was
thought to be inevitable. even though "A
now source Of revenue the corporation
tax. expected 10 bring in about S2j.-
100000. had been created and the larger
part Of it was payable in the month If
June. 4 steady increase in customs re-
ceipts after January /. 1910. cut down
the adverse balance and when the cor
Iwration tax collections had been added
10 the other revenues at the end of the
fiscal year there was Il surplus of SI5.-
SOG.323 That surplus and about SIS
10000 more from the general fund were
used 10 meet payments on the Panama
Canal. relmburSable from the sale IF
canal bonds.
Since July the conditions have con
timed 10 he equally favorable The
excess Of ordinary expenditures over
ordinary receipts in the first half of the
new fiscal year has been only S60O0OO0
compared with an excess of $2G0000oO
IN the first six months of 1909 10 \
surulus of $2OOO0C0O or more for 1910
~ is already forecast The only cloud
on the horizon is the possibility that the
Supreme Court may not uphold the va
lidity Of the corporation tax in that
case there would probably be a small def
icit for 1901. and the Treasury would
have 10 refund the corporation taxes al
ready collected, amou"tirg 10 about
$2I.oO0.00o
That the Treasury has been abl' 10
postpone 50 long tue issue Of Pananla
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
FITCH NOT IN NORTHERN BANK

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Certain newspapers of recent date
have included my name among the d.
rectors of the Northern Bank OF New
York | wish 10 say that | have never
boon q director. officer or stockholder in
tho Northern Bank OF New York or any
=, tho corporations in which Joseph G..
Robin is or has been Interested.
ASHBEL T. FITCH.
New York. Jan 4, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
4 SMALL MEASURE OF SAFETY
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir The long hatpin is plague and
peril. I'm crowded elevators and surface and
subway cars human eyes are in constant
danger of being pierced. The length OF
these projections seems to increase as the
Blind obedience to fashion on the part Of
many women exposes them 10 tho ridicule
OF the stronger sex and the scorn of the
weaker sex
Proprictors OF department stores should
instruct their floor walkers and elevator
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

Tho adoption Of the commission plan
OF city government by the voters OF
Springfield, H., calls further attention to
the steadily growing popularity of that
plan to which We recently referred.
Many communities seem ready to try it
as a remedy for the obvious faults of the
it really makes government more cfi-
cient and eliminates the disturbing in
nuencc Of professional politicians with
out creating difficulties of its own. it is
certain to secure wide and cnthusi-
astic acceptance. cities everywhere are
waking up to the need Of more economi-
cal administration. divorced from the ac-
tivties Of party politics.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

The testimony of the Park Commits
sioncr concerning the damage done to
the roads of Central Park by automo-
bles confirms the growing opinion that
some new kind Of road surface will have
10 he devised to stand the wear and tear
Of such vehicles. or else the vehicles
themselves will have to be rcmodelled
or differently used so as to lessen their
doetrIictiXpnpss
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs John r. DreXel gave a small dinner.
lance last evening at her house. In East
SOD street. many Of her guests. who mum.
hnred about one hundred, coming on from
dinners given by Mrs w Earl Dodge. Mrs.
!. Norman do r Whitehouse and Mrs J..
Oakley Rhnelander There was no eo-
tillon. but informal dancing was enjoyed
until midnight when supper was served.
after which the dancing was resumed.
Mrs Moses TAYLOR Campbell gave din-
ner. followed by bridge, last evening, az
her house in East SD street. Her guests
numbered nineteen.
Mrs stuyvesant Fish will give dinner
this evening at her house In East sta
street.
The second Of tie "Chansons on CrinoIin'
will he given this morning at the Plaza.
Adeline Genee will dance.
Mrs James Harper Poor will give thea
ire party. followed by supper. at the
Plaza this evening, for her daughter, Miss
| Mildred Poor.
]
at the Colony Club to-day for her dsbu-
tante daughter Miss Thelma Violet
Mrs. WinsIow s. Pierce gave a reception
Yesterday afternoon in the ladies snneS
of the Metropolitan Club to Introduce her
daughter, Miss Allison W. Pierce.
| George F. Baker. jr, will give dinner
st sberr,,'s on January q
/ Mr.. and Mrs j. Henry Dick have an
nounced the engagement Of their elder
daughter Miss Doris A. Dick, 10 Horace
Havemeyer. son OF the late Henry q.
Havemeyer. Miss Dick was introduced %
society a year ago. Mr.. Havemeyer Is
/ brother Of Mrs. j. Watson Webb, who was
| Miss Electra Havemeyer. and OF Mrs. Peter
| H. B. Frelnghuysen.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Egerton Webb have re-
/ turned TO town from Shelburne. VI, where
: they spent the week end with Or. and Mrs.
w. Seward Webb. Mrs. Seward Weob VIII
return 10 the city on Monday.
Mrs. w. Starr Miller will give dinner
on saturday at her house, on Fifth avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. b. ogden Chisholm have
returned 70 town from their country place
at Ridgefeld, Conn
Mrs. Hermann Oelriohs has arrived IN
the city from San Francisco, where sh7
spent the holidays.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
WILLED S25OOOO TO CHARITY
Harvard the Residuary Legatee Of MIS-
Matchett' s Estate.

Dedham. Mass. Jan. i.-By tho VIII p'
the late Mrs Sarah A. Matchett. Of Brook
line. probated to-day. about $4,000 VIII go
to charity The Mclean Hospital VI
Waverly was left 5000 The Boston Fao'
lie Library and the Massachusetts Cen
eral Hospital receive $1,000 each. The IN
come OF 10000 goes TO the First thurc'
of Roston Unitaran) for general char
ties In case OF the dissolution OF inc
church the income is transferred 20 war
ward University. u,r.
THE residue of the estate Is left TO hSI,
ward College after several other heques'
are made.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

ON the minimum estimate basis given
3S.O2 per cent of the population of the
United States were living I'm cities OF 5000
and over on January !. 1911, whereas on
January I. 1901. the percentage was only
32.ss. The distribution Of these percent
ages reveals that throughout the nation,
unlike the showing in New York State, the
cities of from 5000 to $4,000 in population
occupied in 1910 a place superior TO that
they occupied in the census of 1900. The
showing is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
THE TALK or THE DAY.

American Medicine I'm its current issue
strongly urging a more general uso OF diph-
iberia antitoyin, says that the time is
close at hand when failure to use anti
toxin will impose criminal as we'll as civil
RESPONSIBILITIES" II adds that for a medi-
cal man to assume an antagonistic atti-
tude 10 antitoXin comes perilously near to
wilful negligence" and declares that the
death rate from diphtheria has been stead
ilv going down since the discovery OF the
preventive serum. France has led tho
vav." saws this medical authority. and
with it's mortality rate the lowest Of all the
civilized countries of the world takes un-
oucstiona Dle leadership among progressive
nations. Her success. however, serves to
put all the other countries 10 shame. II
France can achieve such a distinctive tri-
umph over one OF humanity's dread dis
eases. other countries can do likewise"
you have heard that great wits are oft
70 madness close allied" said one alienst.
Yes" replied the other, and 1t is proved
nearly every time one Of these smart get
rich-duickers looks for defence. Wash
II gtOn star.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

bovs to warn their patrons when their nat
nins are q public nuisance and menace
The officials of all car lines should issue a.
once similar instructions. This pract'ce ol
warming should be adopted while our city
Fathers" remain somnolent.
f. L WARNER.
New York, Jan. ,, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
Aem'21prk Tribnuw.
THURSDAY. JANUARY ., 1911.

This newspaper is o,cned and pub
lshed bp The Tribune Association
,Neto YORK. corporation; office aud prln-
cipal Mace of business, Tribune Build
no. No. 154 NGssOu street, Nep lor6i
ogden MiUs. president; ogden M. Re'd'
.secretory: James N. Barrett. treasurer
The address OF the officers is the Office
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT,

TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. Jan. AIRS. French Nander|
hilt has closed Harbor View, her Newport
home. for the remainder Of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs James Andrews Swami ara
visiting in New York.
Mrs. William T. Bull is recovering froni
An illness Of several weeks.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
THE GROWTH OF CITIES
Percentage of Urban Dwellers has
Swelled, Though Not in East

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 4. p. 1911 opens, in my es'i'nate'
with 726 cities Of 5000 and over IN inc
continental United states In A. d. l9VI
there we're only $40 such cities. the ro'-
lowing estimates of the number and popu-
lation Of such cities include all data d"
nounced by the Bureau OF the census ~
December 81, 1910:
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

THE New York Times" complains ne
cause eleven Democratic Senators anu
twenty eight Democratic Assemolyneh
from New -'ork County will vote III the
Senatorial caucus as Mr.. Murphy directs.
II SAYS that they are free men ana
ought to vote as freemen.' There must
he some mistake about that. III theE
follow Mr. Murphy's orders they VIII
do only what they were expected to do
when they were elected. Neither they
nor those who voted for them could nave
had any misunderstanding as to the role
which they would play when they got 10
Albany. They are only making their
prediction pledges good.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

In appointing Mr.. Thomas NJ ospo'''e
AS Forest Fish and Game Commlss'oher
Governor Dix secures an excellent head
for that important department MI
Osborne is an able business man WIN
high conception of the duties OF pup
lie official.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

II is quite possible that my estimate of
even the minimum population in cities of
S. 900 and over may exceed the actual final
showing. though Al the present moment
think the minimum estimate will corre-
spond with the reality | have computed
in all states whose lists OF cities of 5000
and over have not yet been given out the
town population that would he requisite
with an increment equal only 10 the per-
centage Of increase OF the states popula-
tion as whole. 10 carry a town TO the
5000 level ! am reasonably certain that
the twenty-five cities of the 1000 class.
900. will WELD Of cities of the 5000 class
a population at least equal to their pOpu-
lation as cities OF the 1000 class. but
am not so positive that the fourteen cities
below the 1000 class will be carried up
into the 5000 class. All Of the cities be-
low the 1000 class. however. in my COM
putatiOn, are In the states OF the North
west and Southwest which have had over
80 per cent increase Of population. with
the exception of two in Colorado and
Utah. where the state increase was be-
tween 80 and 80 per cent.
All OF the cities Of the 1000 class Of
1900, on the other Nhand. with the excep-
tion of four ~ Oregon and California, are
east OF the Mississippi River, with the
exception of four in Nebraska and Kansas
II will be striking new proof Of the
trend OF urban growth toward tho west
OF our country'if the cities below the 1000
class OF 900 should pass into the 5000
class of 1910, while the Eastern cities OF
1000 and over in 1900 should fail of pro-
motion. WALTER LAIDLAW,
Executive Secretary OF the Federation OF
Churches and CHRISTIAN Organizations in
New York City.
Now York. Jan 6 1Al1
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

Mr.. Edmond Therys estimate of the
total cost of militarism 20 the nations of
Europe as S29,O0O.O00.0O0 in the last
twenty-five years may he approximately
correct its author being particularly
competent authority. But II must not he
understood that all this sum is entirely
lost. A large part Of it goes for wages
Of men employed in armories. gun
foundries, shpyards and elsewhere, and
of course. il benefits them just as much
as would wages in any other trade.
Again. il is complained that about four
million men are continually excluded
from productive industry. That is true.
Yet it may be true also that the in
struction and discipline which the con-
script gets during his term of service so
increase his efficiency as to more than
compensate the state for tho temporary
loss of his services. Even with these
and some'other deductions, however, the
cost Of armed peace is great enough to
demand earnest considera ton of ways
and means for reducing II.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

In making one telephone wire do the
work OF half a dozen Major Squier, Of
the army signal corps, has done some
thing for the public good analogous to
making six blades OF grass grow where
one grew before.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

A compa rison Of the words which Gov
cruor Dix devotes to direct primaries
with those I'm which Governor Hughes
used to advocate them suggests that MS
interest in the reform is rather per
funCtory.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

The 5000 class included in 1900 24992,-
1919 people. and in my minimum estimate
now include 3i,975,s62, an increase Of
9,9S3463.
The whole gain Of the continental
United States has been l5.s77,69i, and at
least $3.50 per cent of it has distributed
itself as follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
FROM WITHOUT.

rTho number Of lunatlcs in New York city
ner Thousand OF population IL Increasing
reanarEob!e increase IN population, then.--De-
truit Journal
We pause upon the threshold of the dark
some hint
Which YOU. so boldly temerarious. print.
And firmly. but respectfully. call
No, only your attention. but OF all.
To one material point which YOU have
missed:
To Wit. that New Nork's population list
WIN show the increase, which your state
ment states
Comes very largely from outside her
gates.
And YOU. we ask with chastcned pride,
Are YOU inside?
w j. HAMPTON.
.orba Harvard Crimson doesn't agree
with President LowelI's recent condemna-
,ion of organized cheering at college gath
.ort,os n believes that II Is the only
motbod bv which hundreds Of enthusiastic
ana care free supporters OF college team
can Give vent 10 their enthusiasm and the
snirit of loyalty manlincss and sportsman
shin that IL oyerfiowlng in them But
..Tbo crimson" supports President Lowell
on ono point. when 1t says that cheering
sinks into the worst kind Of unsportsmsn-
shin when used only to drown out the sig
mails OF the opposing quarterback or to rat
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
535664i

Only one city i'm the country below the
S. 600 level i'm 1900 has made a straight
jump into the $4,000 class. viz. Muskogee,
Okla. which advanced from 4,25i to 25,2Is
IN ten years Only one city of $4,000 in
! 900 fell into the 5000 class in 1910, viz,
Gloucester. Mass; but four cities OF 5000
In 900 are now i'm the 1000 class. One is
i'm Alabama. one in Indiana. one in Ohio
and one i'm Pennsylvania These four cities
had an aggregate population in 1900 or
80. 706. and. deducting Muskogees popula-
tion in 1900 therefrom, net population of
2Si52 I'm 1900 belonging 10 the 5000 class,
belongs TO the class below 5000 to-day
Cities Of the 5000 class have lost four by
demotion and three by ANA gamation. and
the 546 cities of 1900 are thus accounted
for:
22s announced n -. 600 class
2Oa still In S 900 class announced.
100 yet to he heard from.
denoted.
. anna lgamated
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs has arrived IN
the city from San Francisco "nere shv
spent the holidays.