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New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
TILE OPLLM CONFERENCE.

The International opium Conference
will meet at The Hague on December |.
Bishop Brent. of the Philippines, has al
ready sailed from Manila for The Hague,
and Mr.. Hamilton Wright, of Maine,
and Mr. Frederick J.. IiuidekOper, the
two other delegates. with the secre-
tarieS. will sail from New York next
Saturday. This conference is of far
more Importance than is generally
realized. and if it is even partly sue
ceSsful i'm doing the work laid out it Will
confer great benefits on mankind.
The Importance Of the part which this
country has already taken in promoting
the suppression of the traffic i'll opium
and other habit producing drugs, includ-
ing cocaine In its various forms, is little
appreciated. Although not an opium pro-
ducing country, the United States has
long been interested in the suppression
of the drug evil and the acquisition of
the Philippines lent TO the subject more
compelling interest than il had previ-
ously possessed Realizing that the
traffic i'm opium was not one with which
any nation could adequately cope single
handed. this country proposed confe'-
cnce of the powers. but on the suggcs-
ton of Great Britain modified its propp-
sitiOn SO as 10 provide for an interna-
tiOnal commission. Such a commission
met i'm Shanghai. China. in the early
part of 1909, and was able to accom-
plish much good, hut the greater part of
its work was of tentative character.
Determined not only to suppress the
Cpium and cocaine evil In its own do
minOns, but 10 prove its sincerity by its
willingness 10 make financial sacrifices,
this country enacted laws prohibiting
the importation, except for medicinal
purposes Of opium into the United
States and the Philippines and imposed
other restrictions and penalties, with
the result that the industry in the Phil
ippines, which in 1892 yielded the Span
ish government revenue of SI46,OO0,
was practically wiped out. During the
sixteen months following the enactment
OF the new law the total duty collected
VII Oiiibii iiilOiitI liio ihf u
for medicinal purposes amounted 10
only S247, while approximately $1,000
was collected in fines for violations Of
the statute.
One Of the most serious obstacles 20
effective control Of the traffic was found
by the Opium Commission TO exist In the
lax laws, or the absence of law. In the
foreign concessions in China, and II was
urgently recommended that steps he taken
by all the nations possessing such con
cessiOns, as well as by China In co-opera-
ton with them, 10 remedy this difficulty.
All the nations represented on the com
mission were urged 10 take steps t0
check the evil in their own territory. \
majority Of the states have enacted
more or less stringent legislation, al-
though II still remains for the federal
government 10 cooperate 10 the full cx-
tent Of It's power by imposing equally
drastic regulations OH opium, cocaine
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

lFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE President spent
three hours with the members of the CAP
ire, to-day. The Secretary of War was the
only absentee from the Cabinet meeuhs'
Senator Rayner urged the President 10
appolnt Edgar II. Cans, of the Bai'i''o'o
bar. TO the vacancy i'm the Supreme court
Morton Jourdan, president OF the MIS-
souri, Bar Association, has written 10 the
President urging the selection OK MIS-
souri LAWYER TO fill Justice Harlans place
II was announced at the White House TO-
day that the nomination or Jusuce mar
;ans successor will not be sent 10 'he
Senate before the first week In January
A number Of other judicial nominations
will be sent I'm at the same time.
THE people Of Ohio are for TAFT SAID
Professor w S. Scarborough. president vi
Wilberforce University. q. the exeohuTs
offices to-day ''They always have oehe'eo
I'm him and are confident he Will be renoml-
mated and reelected II by any means ne
should fail to be nominated, the state woulo
go for Harmon, II the Democrats nominate
him As between Taft and Harmon VINO IS
a mighty good man. the state is for TAFT.
president Taft is gaining strength win
rapid strides. and the prospect OF MS re-
election looks brighter every day. saio
Representative Campbell after talk with
the President to-day.
The President has been invited to be the
guest of the Chicago Traffic Club this WIN
ter. TO be the guest of the New York order
Of the Society Of the Cincinnati on Fep-
ruary 90. to attend the conference on edu-
cation I'm the South at Nashville next April
to be the guest of the Thirteen club OF
New York City I'm January, and to be the
guest of the National Civil Service REFORM
League in Philadelphia I'm December
Among the White House callers were
Senator's Smoot and Brandegee, Represen-
tatives Ames, Wilder Roberts and Need
nam, Assistant Secretary Winthrop and
Peter A. Jay. American Consul General At
Cairo
Thc President and Mrs. Taft have IN
vited the members Of the Cabinet and their
wives and few friends to hear the Nor
mon choir sing at the White House to-
morrow night.
Miss Helen Taft returned to the White
House this evening from New York.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied u
box at the National Theatre tonight TO
gee Blanche Bates in "Nobody's Widow.
with thsm were Mrs. Rae. widow Of Rear
Admiral c. ". Rae, and Major Butt.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
Nv lrelcrrapb 10 The Tribune. |

[By Telegraph to The Tribune.
Newport, Nov 1i.-Mr. and Mrs. Elisha
Dyer and Miss Laura Swan have closed
their season here and have gone TO New
York for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hartman are to
keep their residence here open until Janu-
ary I. before going to Aiken. Mr. and Mrs.
Hartman and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Jones
Colford. jr., have gone TO New York.
Andrew Robson, r., has gone to Boston
for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Redmond and Miss
Redmond will not close their estate until
late In the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Livingston Beeckman
have gone TO New York for the week end.
Pemberton Powell has gone 10 South
Carolina on a hunting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Lawrence ana
Miss Lawrence will close their season here
on December l.
Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Glynn will close
their stay on Thursday.
Mrs. w Rogers Morgan is TO stty here
throughout the winter.
Miss Keteltas has gone 10 New YORK
Mrs Thomas =. Eldridge and Miss Grace
Eldrdge have also gone to New York for
the winter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lawton are
closing their residence on Friday wneh
they will start for st. Augustine. Fla
Daniel b. Fearing is making short Visit
I'm New York.
Mrs. Paul Andrews and Miss Margaret
Andrews we're Boston visitors to-day.
George l.. Lorillard Is visiting MS
mother. Mrs Louis i. Lorllard.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

are tired of I.atin-American revolutions,
and particularly of having this country
made the base OF operations for them.
These Venezuelan Progressives nave
however, an excellent opportunity TO
make use of this country in perfectly
unobjectionable manner for the benefit nf
their own land and It's politics. That :,
by studying American institutions and
methods and temperament. with view
to impressing them upon their own coun-
trymen We are not Offering ourselves
as models in all respects. There are
some things here which Venezuelans
should study only to avoid. But without
vainglory we can say that in adherence
TO constitutional methods of reform. IN
acGuiescence in the results of popular
elections. and In making elections gener-
ally full and fair expression of the pub
lie will, there is much here which could
profitably be emuated by Nenezuelans
III pursuing such course Venezuelan
organization in America would command
cordial sympathy.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
WOMAN AS THE "eATE OF HE'LL

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: At the recent suffrage convention,
held at Louisville, and reported in last
Mondays Tribune, Miss Mary Johnston,
referring with some natural objection 10
Tertullians exclamation: Woman, you
are the gate Of hell proceeded to dis
cuss it with some rather remarkable re-
suits.
She started to show how this gate Of
hell' ought to be, and in fact. was being
improved. Thus. the new gate would differ
from the old physically, In sweep and
power e.. mentally in education. the
larger brain spiritually with the
nobler and wider heart, the true mother
and lover Of humanity"
All these vast improvements would. OF
course. be wrought by women obtaining the
ballot.
But what then? This new gate" in
her allegory would still be the gate OF
hell and the more attractive ii was
made the more people would naturally
be induced to enter the Internal regions.
Is that the result that Miss Johnston
expects from her architectural improve
ments? And II not. a mere man must
beg her TO elucidate her meaning TO suit
the feebler masculine understanding
r. W. MACKRETH.
IAHk n hgV
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

and other habit producing drugs when
carried in interstate commerce. 1t IS
believed however. that with the con-
cIusions of the approaching conference
before it. Congress will he prepared 10
pass this important measure.
Despite all the steps which have been
taken to curtail the traffic In these
drugs and to penalize their use, the
habit of consuming them In various
forms is growing. 1t Is most sincerely
to he hoped. therefore, that the approach
ing conference may result i'll such CO.
operation between the opium and cocaine
producing countries aS will materially
curtail production and surround such
trade i'm the drugs as medicinal purposes
may require with safeguards which VIII
make complete government supervision
possible.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
1924 STUDENTS IN YALE
Increase in All Departments Except
Forestry, Medicine and Law.

New Haven. Conn, Nov H-Prelimnary
registration figures issued at Yale to-day
show total student registration of 1924.
There is an increase In every department
OF the university except the schools OF
forestry, medicine and law, the decrease
in the two latter being attributed TO the
fact that the law school has changed TINS
year to "A college degree basis for ad-
mission and the medical school changed
last year to the two year college require
ment.
BY departments the figures are given;
Graduate school, AS; college, 12S7; Shelf
field scientific school, l0s9 besides l7S grad
uate students registered i'm the graduate or
forest school; art school. 50; music school.
ss forest school 81; divinity school. lol;
medical school, 63; law school, 10; deduct
ing eighty for names inserted twice.
The figures also show 127 professors, 50
assistant professors, l3i instructors ana
officers of the university, 6S assistants IN
instruction and 9S assistants In admins
tration.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

Lord Randolph Churchill said that Ul-
ster would fight against Home Rule, ana
would be right in so doing. The present
prospect is that Ulster will not fight, but
will do much more formidable thing
namely, assume and maintain an attitude
of passive resistance. which Will compel
somebody to resort to compulsion. The
spectacle of the rest of Ireland using
force against Ulster would cause mucn
perturbation in England, while the en-
ployment of force by the British gov
ernment to put Ulstermen under rule
to which they objected would raise
storm which no ministry would care to
face.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
A STRIKE THEORY
Writer Contends Garbage Men Con-
tracted to Work by Day.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: a great wrong is being committed
against the garbage collectors of the city
In the effort of the Street Cleaning De
partment to force them out of their posi-
tions. They are strikers, but they are
striking for their rights. They are en-
ployed to collect the garbage Of the city
by daylight, as has been the custom OF
the department They have done faithful
service No complaint has been filed against
them, and the city has been entirely salts
fed
When the hot season came they were re-
quired to do their work by night, TO save
their horses They acquiesced with little
or no objection, and continued work TIL
the summer was past. Now they have pc
titloned the department to be allowed to
collect the garbage at the time in which
they engaged to do IL. Their repeated re-
quests were denied. At last they decided
that they would not do the work any more
by night The department has chosen to
call them self dismissed laborers' They
have not dismissed themselves. They are
ready and anxious to work In accordance
with their agreement with the city. The
department had to call them self-discharged
because it has no right to discharge them
except for cause, and because the law pro-
tects them. as It does the Commissioner,
during good performance
Now, the Commissioner, claiming the
right to engage extra help IN an emer-
gency, is gathering in men from all the
neighboring cities to take the places or
these men, contrary TO law, because there
is no emergency except that created by
the Commissioner himself, by requiring the
la aborers to do what they were not cm-
pIoyed to do and what they had not en-
gagged to do.
The people of New York have not asked
TO have the garbage collected at night.
There is no reason for 1t. The men can
do much better work by daylight than
they can by night. The city is certainly
more quiet when the work is done in the
daytime. What the citizens need Is to have
a quiet time for sleep and rest The clean
ers are better fitted for service when they
have their accustomed rest-and so are the
horses. All domestic animals sleep at
night. If they arc not disturbed, and horses
will last longer II they have their natural
rest. These men, having become accus-
toned to their work, and regarding their
contract as binding so long as they per-
formed their services properly, have pro-
vided homes for themselves and their fami-
lies and made their arrangements for the
winter. Now, to thrust them out OF tho
service will mean to them and their wives
and children great suffering and loss.
The people OF the city should raise their
voices in sympathy with these men. Their
rights to work according to their contract
are being violently wrested from them, and
for no just reason. The only reason that
could be given is that of the dust This
does not weigh against the right in this
matter and against. the humanity which
would save the men from the rigors of
night service. j. FORD SUTTON.
New York, Nov. II, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
DANGEROUS HAT PINS
Correspondent Urges Their Suppression
While a Few Eyes Remain.

To the Editor OF the Tribune.
Sir: Last January committees from the
New York Federation OF Women and the
Womeus Municipal League appeared be-
fore the Law Committee OF the Board Of
Aldermen in favor Of Mr. Drescher's ordi-
nance to prohibit the wearing of long hat
pins Soon afterward the matter came to
vote In the worthless and incompetent
Board Of Aldermen and was defeated by
vote Of 81 to 90.
II is severe reflection on the intelligence
Of these women that they "lay down" as
Wall Street would say instead of demand
ing further hearing and urging their as
sociatcs to write TO the delinquent aldermen
Within the last month articles have APP
pcarcd in nearly all Manhattan papers cit-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

tentative scheme. with the purpose Of di.
recting the attention Of Congress to the
principle. rather than with the eXpec-
tation that it would be accepted in de-
tail. But il would seem 10 he a mistake
for the leaders in Congress TO put the
whole subject aside pending the further
crystallization of public sentiment. Ac-
tive consideration by Congress would
lead not only to important contributions
from the members Of that body. but TO
suggestions from outside not improbably
showing the way to legislation which
would meet the demands of all con
cprned
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
LUNCHEON FOR pEsUTANTEs.

Miss Elizabeth Carson entertained ABOUT
forty young girls. most OF them, like her.
self. debutantes OF the season. at luncheon
yesterday. at the East S7th street nome oi
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore
Carson. Among her guests were Miss Mar
jory and Miss Florence Blair, daughters OK
Mr.. and Mrs. Ledyard Blair; Miss sarah
and Miss Dorothy Manice, daughters OF
Mrs William Manlce. and of Mrs Edward
A. Manice. respectively: Miss Helen Seton
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Seton.
Miss Natalie Slocum. daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry Warner slocum; Mss Helene
Gourd daughter of MIR and Mrs Henri
Gourd; Miss Rosale Moran. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Charles a. Moran, Miss Flea
nor Lawrence. daughter Of Mrs. James c.
Lawrence: Miss Sybil Davis. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Howland Davis, and MISS
Dorothy James daughter OF Henry A.
James.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
TURNING THE TABLES.
The sprIngfeld RepubIIcan.

From The springfield Republican
An Annapolis upper class man had 10 so to
tho dispensary to be patched az the other night
after an encounter with stalwart freshman
the roommate OF youth marked to be victim
% hazlns II hazing episodes were always Of
this sof' they could bc tolerated win some
cheerfuness \ former president of Amherst
College. before hszng Was entirely forbidden.
used TO tell the new freshmen TO defend them
selves with an axe. II necessary II they were
attacked bl hazors.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
ROOM FOR "PROGRESISTAS."

The organization Of number of young
men from Venezuela i'm this city into
"Progresista" party is not to be depre-
Gated. On the contrary, it is at least
potentially cOmmcndable and worthy Of
encouragement It is always well for
men To take an interest in public affairs,
and if these Nenezuelans are merely
temporary sOiOurners mere, intending to
return home after acquiring education,
wealth. or whatever they came here for.
IL is eminently appropriate that they
should cultivate keen interest in
Venezuelan affairs. 1t is WELL moreover,
that they should declare themselves
'prOgresistas" because Venezuela is
much in need of rational and orderly
progress.
All depends, however, upon their inter
pretation Of Progress. Too often. among
South Americans as well as In the United
States, il has been made To mean mere
restlessness. change for the sake Of
change. or, worst Of ALL Il turning
out Of one set Of "grafters' TO let an
other in. after the corrupt fashion of the
"Rotativism0s" Of Portugal. Not infre-
mently it has meant the brewing of rev
olutionary schemes and flibustering eX-
peditiOns, abusing American hospitality
by making this the plotting and recruit
ing ground II is earnestly 10 he hoped
that these ardent young Venezuelans are
blaming nothing Of that sort. They may
have "A right 10 do "a lot of revolution
airy scheming and preparing without vio-
lating the neutrality laws, but they will
not commend themselves 10 Americans
by 10 doing. The people Of this country
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Miss Olga Roosevelt, daughter Of Robert
T. Roosevelt. will be married to-day In St
Thomass Church, Washington, TO DIR. J.
Breckenridge Bayne. reception VIII fol-
low at the home Of the brides father, on
Massachusetts svenua
In the Church OF the Ascension this az
ternoon Miss Elizabeth Bryan Sloan daugh-
ter of Mrs. Nelson H. Henry. will be mar
ried to Monson Morris. The ceremony will
be followed by reception at the home OF
General and Mrs Henry, in West 9th street.
Miss Oilda de ApezSegua. daughter or the
late Marquis de Apezteguia and a grand
daughter Of the Rev. DR.. Marvin r. VIM
cent. will be married to-day AT the Vincent
home. in East 92d street, to John Wolfe,
Of Tuxedo Dr. Vincent will perform the
ceremony, and a reception will follow.
Still another wedding to-day will be that
Of Miss Arietta Fl. Prentice, daughter OK
Mr.. and Mrs william Packer Prentice. TO
Stephen Willets Collins. 1t will take place
AT the house of the brides parents, in West
10th street.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Maurice Heckscher have
arrived I'm town from Tuxedo and are at
their house. No. 62 West 5lst street. for
the winter
Mrs William Lowe Rice gave luncheon
at the Plaza Yesterday for her debutante
daughter Miss Mildred Gautler Rice. her
a. "a
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Oliver w.
Bird
Mrs. John l. Kane Of No. 20 West 4sth
street, will give receptions on December :
and IS at her home TO introduce her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Kane.
Mrs. John c. Livingston will give a dance
at Sherry's on December % for her .debu-
tante daughter. Miss Aida Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Mason have ar
rived in town from their villa at Tuxedo
and have taken possession OF their new
house. No. s54 Fifth avenue.
Mrs William Hamilton Harris will give
luncheon of forty covers at the Ritz
Carlton to-day for her granddaughter, Miss
Hazen.
Lawrence L. Gillespie will give dinner
at the Union Club on November % for Lord
Camoys.
Mrs. f. Francis Hyde gave reception
Yesterday afternoon at her house in west
5Sth street
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond d. Little are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of
daughter at their place at Babylon, Long
Island. Mrs. Little is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gustav Kobbe. Mr.. Little Is one
of the national doubles tennis champions
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
People and Social Incidents

noon was attended by a number Of the
younger members of society.
Mrs James w. Pinchot and Miss Nor
gan will go 10 New York tomorrow TO
meet the formers daughter. Lady Alan
Johnstone, on her arrival from Europe At
the end OF the week. They will remain in
New York for week or ten days before
returning here.
Mr. and Mrs Truxtun Beale are in Wash
ington awaiting the arrival Of the new
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakh.
metleff. the latter the sister OF Mr.. Beals.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

There will be no small measure OF re-
gret, even among those who are not d.
rectly concerned, that "the hurry or
transcrlbing the codicll" In the office OF
his lawyer defeated the natural desire
and purpose of Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer to
make his oldest son an executor ana
trustee under his will.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

DR.. Wiey's declaration that every
"person who dies Of preventable dis
ease is either a suicide or victim Of
murder" may seem extravagant. Put
into another form, that all preventable
diseases ought to be prevented, 1t be-
comes an indisputable truism.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

"Marse' Henry said recently that be-
cause Of the two-thirds rule in Demo-
cratic national conventions the nomina-
tion of that party was more than likely
to 20 to a dark horse. Wonder if he was
thinking of the dark ringer from Lin
coin?
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
Nelp~1orls dEribmme.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1911.

This newspaper is oicned dHd pub
iishcd bv The Tribune Association, O
Ne,o York corporation; Office and pr'n-
cjpal place of business, Tribune Build
ing. No. 154 Nassau street, Neo forE;
Ogden Mills, president; ogden AZ. Re'd'
secretary; James II. Barrett. treasurer
The address OF the officers is the Office
OF this necspaper.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

In the light Of President Tafts own
assertions. no other guess regarding his
annual message seems quite so fantas-
tic as that it will recommend the amend
ment of the Sherman antitrust law.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

Miss Oilda de Apezteguia. daughter OF the
late Marquis de Apezteguia and grand
daughter Of the Rev. DIR. Marvin R. VIM
cent will be married to-day at the Vincent
home in East 92d street. to John Wolfe,
of Tuxedo. pr. Vincent will perform the
ceremony, and a reception will follow.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

Miss Olga Roosevelt, daughter Of Robert
l.. Roosevelt, will be married to-day In St
Thomas's Church, Washington, TO Dr. J.
Breckenridge Bayne A reception will fol-
low at the home OF the brides father, on
Massachusetts, avenue.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

Still another wedding to-day will be that
Of Miss Arietta II. Prentice, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs william Packer Prentice. TO
Stephen Willets Collins. 1t will take place
AT the house of the brides parents, in West
18th street.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

In the Church OF the Ascension this az
ternoon Miss Elizabeth Bryan Sloan. daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Nelson H. Henry. VIII be mar
ried to Monson Morris. The ceremony will
be followed by reception at the home OF
General and Mrs. Henry, in West 9th street.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Maurice Heckscher have
arrived I'm town from Tuxedo and are at
their house, No. Sc West 5lst street. for
the winter.