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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
THE BRITISH INSURANCE SCHEME.


Mr. Lloyd Georges scheme for state
insurance Of working people against
sickness provides that there shall be a
compulsory deduction, taken by the
state, from the wages of all employed
persons whose incomes are below the
income tax limit Of $500 n year. ex-
cepting school teachers and members Of
TIE army and navy who are otherwise
specially provided for. The standard
deduction will be s cents week from
a mans wages and 6 cents from a
woman's but where n mans wages are
not over 50 cents day It will be 6
cents. where they are not over 80 cents
n day II will he cents and where they
are not over 81 cents a day It will be .
cents. Employers will he required 10
contribute q cents week and the state
will contribute cents week for each
person Thus there will he a maximum
premium paid Of IS cents a week for
each man and IL cents for each woman
i. is calculated that there will be 300
coo men and 100000 women in the COM
pulsory class. total of 100000. If
all were at the maximum rate. that
would mean a fund Of S11S.552. 900 n
year. of which the state would contribute
S27. 24s.OOO
The benefits will he medical relief aud
maintenance during sickness. The allow
ance for doctors services IS 10 he fixed
of oh
the cost Of drugs. which is about half
what the friendly societies now allow.
In maternity cases there Is 10 he a grant
of 81 80 for doctoring and nursing. but
only for women who do not return TO
work within four weeks. The mainten-
ance grant will be 50 30 week for a
man for the first three months. 81 % a
week for the next three months. and if
lac is altogether broken down 81 - n
week for the rest Of his life. For women
the grant will he 81 81 a week for three
months and 81 - n week for n limited
period thereafter. but there will be no
allowance for life as in the case of men.
No sick pay will be given To those whose
Illness Is due To misconduct, and in all
cases IT will be conditioned upon the
PATIENTS obedience TO the physicians
orders In addition 10 these benefits
there will be limited amount of medi-
cal treatment for mans family as well
as himself. convalescents' homes and old
age pensions 10 whatever extent the fund
will permit.
The Insurance against unemployment
will primarily apply TO only the pre-
carious' trades of building and engineer
ing. though other trades will have the
privilege of coming into the system
voluntarily. Each workman will be re-
quircd To pay cents week, and his
employer an equal amount. while the
state will contribute zone fourth Of the
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total cost" All employers VINO p.'
their workmen by the year VIII DC e.
titled to rebate Of about 30 per ..n
In order that they may be induceu
TO give their men permanent elnp'u'
ment. The benefit to each man nui ''7
unemployment not due to STRIKE y.
lockout will be 81 a. week for nl'''"
weeks. IL an unemployed man reiuso'
any employment which is offered 10 III"
through labor exchange there VIII oe
n tribunal to decide whether ne ousn.
to take it. and If it decides that he ousn'
and he refuses his pay will be stoppeu,
This system will include about 2,4oo'oV
workmen.
On its face the whole scheme will seem
to many n splendid thing, TO Induce
thrift and steady employment ana 10
care for those who fall into distress
through no fault Of their own. A closer
analysis, however. gives rise to COM
parsons which are not so flattering. The
amount Of the stipends which are TO pc
granted savors irresistibly Of aims 10
paupers. It is less than is now given
by the voluntary friendly societies, with
whose work It will inevitably interfere.
And there is always present the danger
that It will induce In its beneficiaries a
spirit Of dependence upon the state
which will promote the very reverse Of
thrift. The possible evils may indeed
be avoided and the good be magnifed.
but It will not be the easiest Of tasks
TO effect that end
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IN THE BERKSHlRES.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

BY Telegraph 20 The Tribune!
Ienox. May 16-NIr. and Mrs Samuel
Sands. who were registered az the Gu
Hotel while making an inspection Of %
New Lebanon villa. started FOR New y
by motor to-day.
Miss Mary De Peyster Carey VII Q
her house, the Gables. tomorrow.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick T. West VII
rive at their country place, Court Hill
morrow.
Henry McBurney. who has been VIE
and Mrs. Charles McBurney. at Cas
Hill. Stockbridge, has returned 10
York
Miss Ebie r. Trowbridge and Miss d
Foster, Of New Haven. are az the III
Stockbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards Spencer re'u'
TO New York to-day.
Mrs. Robert Cumming and Miss Ada
Zant. OF New York. are al the Curtis ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert DumaresG
have been at the Inn, in Stockoridse
several weeks, have gone 20 Boston.
Mrs. Henry w. Bishop and Miss Jes
Bishop, of Chicago. arrived in Pittsne'
day 10 open their country place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren +. SalsouN
Chicago. have arrived IN Pittsded. W
they have a country seat.
Or. Francis 2. Kinnicutt. who ~
country place. Deepdene here. arrived
day at the Curtis Hotel.
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SUBWAY VENTILATION
English Expert Finds Crying Neeo io'
a Simple Remedy.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. AS a visitor now in New forh a"u
as one who has spent practicaiy n :,
In the study and practice OF tho scienoe
ventilation. I am indeed surpriseo ~ -
that apparently no serious attempt re-
ovor heen made TO ventilate properly '"'
great underground highway OF New io' n, ~
EoruarIv tho main underground railway ~
ordor England, was as bad as IL not III
er,te,v worse than, so far as Ventlia Nv"
went. the New York subway OIL 'o-u"
Nov. however, the main Lonooh ui'''
ground is undoubtedly the best Nen''a'.
railway Of It's kind In existence WIN 's
atmosphere always equable, fresh heai'"i"'
and comfortable.
Having had the honor Of reporting OH INC
ventilation OF the houses OF Pariaiiien''
England. in 1894. on the ventilation Oh ."e
London underground in 1886. ana OF sl'ine
oxnart evidence on both subjects before the
select committees on ventilation at the
tIo,sa of Commons and before the Board
~ Trade in Great Britain. have no hest
tation in stating that, 10 my mind. tnere
should be no great difficulty In thorousnis
and simply ventiating the New YORK sup-
way and In making It one OF the most COM
Portable places in which 10 travel. both IN
summer and I'm winter.
Smoking. again, because Of the lack OF
ventilation. IS strictly prohibited In the
New York subway. whereas. because OF
ventilation, the use Of tobacco In this way
II found to be beneficial rather than other-
wise I'm the London main underground TO-
bacco smoke being, II anything. at least a
good disinfectant. Ventilation really means
IN. changing of the air, and without the
constant changing of tho air and the DIS
Injecting Of germs therein in places crowd
cd with human beings such places tend 10
become the breeding grounds for disease
and are source Of great danger To pubic
health.
Formerly steam traction. with the prod
ucts of combustion. etc, in even well ven
tilated tunnels or subways was bad enough
but with tho advent Of electric dynamos'
motors, transformers. etc. with their heat
generating and atmosphere fouling propen-
stiles. I'm Improperly ventilated subways,
power houses. engine rooms. etc, new,
more subtle and more deeterious element
has been introduced which can only be
satisfactorily dealt with by having such
places flooded with fresh air in constant
volume and under moderate pressure by
mechanical means.
To my mind. the solution Of the problem,
II properly tackled. Is simplicity itself. and
I would stake my professional reputation
on the result Ny greatest surprise Is that
a clever. practical people like my American
friends should put up with such an In
tolerabe state OF matters as apparently
with impunlty. exists in the New York
subways.
In closing this rather caustc communi-
cation, may be allowed 10 say that great
and wonderful are the changes which have
taken place in New York since I used TO
work IN IL rs young engineer more than
forty-two years ago? JAMES KEITH.
New York, May II. 1911.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fr.o RI. Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune BuIedh.I
Washington. May 16.-The President ann
the British Ambassador held an eXtehueo
conference In the executive offices TINS
morning. when they discussed arbitration
and reciprocity.
The Mexican Ambassador and Senators
Briggs and Wetmore were among THOSE
who called to inquire about Mrs. lat
condition. The Mexican Ambassador pre-
scented a telegram from Minister ana
Sefora de Ia Barra, expressing soicitude
for the Presidents wife.
The report Of the Tariff Board on tne
wood pulp and print paper schedules OF the
Payne tariff law was submitted to the
President to-day by Charles NJ. Pepper.
commercial expert Of the state Department,
and James B. Reynolds OF the Tarifr
Board Mr.. Taft Will send IL to Congress
tomorrow.
The arbitration treaty and the trust de-
cision were the principal topics OF discus
sion at to-day's Cabinet meeting. TIE arbi-
tration treaty draft Is practically COM
pleted. only few minor changes having
been suggested by tho President at to-day
Cabinet meeting.
vi Hicl pOFtiuOl hHo'h "a oNNN| DNA'
lima, who Is a candidate for district Judge
Of South Carolina, was introduced to the
President to-day by senator Smith and
Representative Finley.
Because Of the pressure Of business the
President was unable to attend the laying
OF the cornerstone OF the Knights OF Pyth-
las temple at Gathersburg, Md, this after
noon.
Among the White House callers were the
Austrian Ambassador. who introduced
Elmer Won Pompery and Dr. Paul Ritter
Beck, patent experts, who are attending
the conference Of patent attorneys; Sena-
tor Briggs. Speaker Clark and Representa-
tives Clayton, Campbell, Martin, Me, Fin
ley. Dyer and Gambler.
The President and Major Butt took a
ride through Potomac Park this afternoon
This evening the President delivered an
address at meeting at the Eighth Strtet
Temple. The purpose Of the meeting was
to arouse interest in tho movement 10 erect
monument to Haym Solomon, a Hebrew
patriot whose private fortune was partly
used to finance the American Revolution.
DR.. and Mrs William A. Edwards, OF
Los Angeles the latter the sister Of the
President are guests at the White House
for few days. They have spent part
Of their time In a motor car since leaving
their home. and Will probably call for
Europe on May %.
Notwithstanding the good reports pub
lished in the newspapers relative TO Mrs.
Taft's condition, the private lines running
into the White House are kept constantly
busy by the solicitation of her hundreds
Of friends in the capital. who ask for the
latest news from her. This President heard
from his brothers house by telephone this
afternoon. and Is much encouraged by the
reports OF Mrs. Taft's Improvement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The blue and beautiful sky gem Vega
is becoming more and more conspicuous
with the summer advent OF June, and the
sidereal coronation Of this sparkling and
scintillating sun is near at hand. Out OF
the northeast and east. with the symmetr-
cal Crux of Cygnus and minute Delphinus
in her ornamental wake. Queen Vega rises
higher and higher. until In the earlier even
ing hours of August she attains the zenith.
sparkling al the very apex of nights dark
ened dome. Amid the inconspicuous con-
stellation Of Lyra the Harp. fundamentally
bounded by the consultations OF Cepheus,
Draco, Hercules, Aquia and Cygnus, Queen
Vega shines upon us across a sidereal gulf.
at distance more than one million times
that of our own King Sol Viewed in a
clear and moonless sky. Vega IS indeed one
of the five greatest monarchs Of these north
ATTITUDES, surprising brilliant Capela and
ruddy Antares, and In the delicate beauty
Of her sparkling FIRE this queen OF summer
Is truly pre-eminent.
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
Brookline' Mass, May 10. 1911.
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COURTESY BY SMOKERS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In this mornings paper "A Man"
crlticises "A Woman" who advocated the
courtesy or abstalning from smoking at the
peace dinner on Wednesday at the Hotel
Astor In consideration of Mr.. Carnegie
VIII there be present at this dinner a man
so lacking in the fine sense OF courtesy as
not 10 be willing to forego his smoke in
consideration or the comfort and opinion OF
man whose life has been spent in kindly
consideration OF others? II there should
be II would be good for him To learn that
courtesy is the handmaiden of Christian
love and as worthy OF cultivation as peace
III mas nothing whatever To do with the sad
fact mat there arc women who smoke and
arc so lacking in refinement as TO use per-
fumes so strong as to be obnoxious TO
others.
MARNlDA LA BUTLER ROBINSON.
New York. May Is. 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

NGRESS-Senate: Two more flu
ti,e ballots were taken in an effort TO
elect a president pro tempore; H. IL;
sstirnson. to be Secretary of war; ana
Francis w. Bird. 10 be Appraiser at the
Port of New York, were confirmed. = :
House: Democratic harmony disappeared
when the chairman of the Rules commit
tee attempted to name the speclal com
rnittees to investigate the steel ana
Sugar trusts; TO end the squaDpie On
adjournment was forced.
FOREIGN.-The memorial to Queen
Victoria was unveiled In London, WIN
impressive ceremony. in the presence OF
q great gathering. the King delivered a
epeech. - The Standard OIL decision
did not excite London, but the market
was much strengthened there ana III
Paris: the tone of London press com
ments was pessimistic. - The court
OF Appeal in Montreal ruled that lnVes-
1igation into the United Shoe Machinery
Ccmpapys alleged combine" might con-
tinue. - Chancellor Lloyd George
plesented the budget, the new feature OF
which was the proposed payment OF a
50 600 salary 10 members of the House OF
commons The veto bill passed
tts first reading ia the House OF LORDS
DOMESTIC. Tafts public
,Itterances, especially message or Janu-
srv. 1910 show that he is in full agree
ment with the opinion rendered by the
supreme Court in the Standard on case
- The Secretary of the Treasury IN
,lted nopular subscriptions 10 q $4,000
600 issue of bonds fo~ the Panama Canal.
- The members of the Senate at Al
bauv nearly came TO blows over the
measure 10 create a county OF Inc
Bronx: Tammany members won VIC
tory I'm both houses. --== Governor DIX
sent a letter to Speaker Frisbie of the
Assembly at Albany urging immediate
action on the income tax amendment.
CITY.-Stocks were strong and active.
-= Wall Street was pleased by the
terms Of the Standard OIL decision. ana
stocks. instead of declining. advanced all
along the line. -- II was said some OF
The conferrees on subWays strongly ad-
vccated the plan Of dividing the territory
between the PETERBOROUGH and the Brook
lvu Rapid Transit =-= The trial OF
Daniel j. OReilly. the criminal lawyer,
on charges growing out of the Bancroft
bond robbery. was begun. -- Andrew
Carnegie gave unstinted praise to the
decision IN the Standard Oil case, speak
ing at the annual meeting of the Peace
SCcictv = The Rev DIR. Frank Page
resigned his Brooklyn rectorship TO re-
turn to Fairfax. Va -== The American
Federation of Labor and unionism were
assailed IN the report OF the president OF
the National Association Of Manuiact-
ufers. === Bishop Burgess in his ad-
dress to the convention Of the diocese OF
Long Island. discussed church govern
ment. and approved Tafts arbitration
policy. -- Vice Pr esident BOgart one
Of six United Wireless officials on trial
for fraud. will plead guilty to-day ac-
Cordng to W. T. Jerome his counsel
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-
day: Cloudy. The temperature yester-
Gay: Highest. - degrees lowest 60.
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otherwise he inclined to play tricks il,
behalf OF their political or persona
friends.
Upon logical grounds the reform Is
strongly commendable. 1t Is obvious
that so long rs jury trials prevail ine
members Of jury should be as Impair
tial and as free from suspicion of pollt-
ical or other influence as the Judge MIN
self. But it is too much to expect ina,
TO be the case in suits In which politica'
interests are involved so long as .ne
Jurors are selected solely by the sherih,
who is unfortunately a purely political
official and Is usually conspicuous
member, If not the actual head, OF 'he
political machine In his county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
NEW JERSEY JURY reform.

NJ " JERSE1 JtRf REfORU.
A long and important step is reported
toward making the proverbial Jersey
justice" real thing in all cases, with
ont fear or favor. This consists in the
decision of the Court Of Errors and Ap.
peals confirming the constitutionality of
the law enacted in 1906 which gives the
Judges Of the Court of Common Pleas
power to revise The lists of iurymen pre-
pared by the sheriffs. Hitherto the
sheriffs have drawn panels of jurors rs
they pleased, and the court has been
compelled TO accept them without de-
muir. Under this new law the Judge
will be able TO set aside any members of
the panel drawn by the sheriff and APP
point others 10 take their places without
regard 10 that officer
In the majority of cases. no doubt,
New Jersey iuries have been fairly
drawn. and they have done good work.
But in several counties ii hes VIGOROUSLY
been impossible 20 secure satisfactory
juries in cases involving political con
sideratiOnS. In one county. during Gov
ernor Forts administration. the spOkes-
man of the grand jury openly declared
that he and his colleagues would not
find indictments in certain cases. no
matter how plain The evidence was of
violation Of law. because they consid-
cred themselves above the law. In AN
other county criminals boosted Of their
immunity through their friendship with
the sheriff The sherif's all right"
they said. "and there won't be any con
victions.' And the boast was justified
by the event
These and similar circumstances pro-
voked n demand for a state jury com
mission which should take the work of
empanelling jurors entirely out of the
shcriffS hands That reform has not
been effected. but the confirmation Of
the judges power of revision will go a
long way in the same direction. In
some cases the judges will no doubt ex-
ercise that power for the elimination Of
unsatisfactory Jurors, while the fact
that they are able to do so viii act as
a strong restraint on sheriffs who might
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
Well, let us all be "reasonabl e",

The Arkansas Legislature hadn't got
comfortably adjourned last Saturday be-
fore Governor Donaghey issued call
for an extra session TO begin next week.
The Legislat ure didn't find an oppor-
tunity TO do various things which the
Governor thought it was sadly remlss In
neglecting. Governors everywhere seem
disposed to make legislatures toe the
mark. and the legislatures hardly know
what to make of such an invasion of
their immemorial privilege Of doing just
what they feel like doing and taking
their own time about It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

TRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Newnort. Nav 16.-The Misses Sturtevsl
daughters Of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stur'
want. arrived tonight after an extend
stay abroad.
Mrs. Frederick ". Vanderbilt lie THE gu
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mary Laurens Van Allen
Dudley Morgan has returned from N
York.
George Warren Lippitt was here to-day
Mrs. Edward r. Thomas, who IS az
villa. will remain here until Mr. and NJ
Robert Goelet take possession Of the G
tage In June.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dodge, Of New Yor
who have leased the Lanier cottage. "
not arrive until August
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward C. Post, OF -
York, have arrived.
Mrs. Charles c. Pomeroy who arriN
from New York on last Saturday. is III
her summer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert I. Gammeli are "a
ing their summer home prepared for oc7
pancy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Harkns1
of New York. are having the Herbert
Hartman cottage also made ready.
b
Mr. and Mrs Lorillard Spencer j., ~
returned from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Cramp II
returned 70 Philadelphia
Edward c. Cramp, Of Philadelphia, va |
visitor here to-day. inspecting his esut
which has been leased by Senator Henry 4
Lippitt.
Mrs. William Woodward has returned
New York after an inspection OF the ca
ters.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Sheehan
New York, are to take a Newport cciti
this summer.
Mr. and Mrs Stuart Duncan, Of
York. are 10 arrive on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ". Dola,
Philadelphia, are 70 open their season
co,,a .ir,1a IN Tune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
LILIES OF THE SUBWAY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: THE Syracuse Post-Standard" sug-
gests removing seats from New York tran
sit lines. Has any one suggested standing
booths? Patrons could then be packed, not
as sardines. but as Bermuda lilies. one in
compartment upright This method would
do away with straps protect corns elimi-
nate manslaughter from hat pins and. II
small enough. cure the punging and stag
gering habit Of the trolley tourist AS TO
the size, the diameter OF a fashionable"
hat could be taken as a standard.
H. NJ ?.
CioversvilIe Y Y Nav * foif
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DISCIPLINE AND CITY OWNERSHIP

If executives could always be Ut
pended upon 10 adopt the firm Tone
toward municipal employees threatening
TO strike which is used by Mayor cay
nor when he writes to tell the ferlymen
employed on the city ferries tn strike ii
they want to and just as quickly as
they like. municipal ownership woulu
not be so dangerous as II Is. The Mayor
promises to have even the report that the
ferrymen threatened to strike inquired
into, telling them that such threats are
INSTRUMENTATION and that those guilty or
making them should be dismissed. That
is the proper way to suppress dlsaf1ec-
ton and discourage the belief that city
officials, because they are elected ana
have to consider the attitude of labor,
will show weakness which would not he
expected from private employers OF
labor
But without any intention to detract
from the credit due the Mayor for TINS
firmness, it may be said that 1t IL one
thing to he resOlute In suppresslng IN
subordination among the comparatively
few employees Of the municipal ferries
and quite another TO he resolute In rae
ing a threatened strike by host OF city
employees in municipality that has en-
tered extensively into city trading. The
public will not be encouraged to think
that enforcing discipline IN the latter
case is easy by the exhibition of vigor
which the Mayor has given in facing
down the ferry service grumblers.