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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
A SUBWAY PROPHECY.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: II is interesting and significant 10
note that while travelling in the subway
during tho heated spell has resembled n
brief soiourn I'm the Internal regions, the
Hudson River tunnels have remained cool
and comfortable. That represents some
thing OF the difference between the two
companies, in their regard for the welfare
of their patrons. From Mr.. McAdoo the
travelling public receives every reasonable
consideration. BY the Interborough that
same public Is punched and pulled ana
thrown around like so much rather value
less merchandise Yet. when it comes to
planning for new subways, every minor
consideration has full weight In the de-
termination OF how the contracts shall go,
but the all-important question OF the treat
uent the public is TO receive is utterly iS-
nored.
The only wav to judge the future is by
the past. and the past gives us no right to
expect decent accommodations or courteous
treatment at the hands of either the Inter-
borough or the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Yet Mr. McAdoo, the one man who has
completely made good, by furnishing the
only lines of local transportation on when
Il Is possible to ride Ike human beings
rather than Ike cattle IL contemporary
brushed aside, as unworthy Of the slightest
consideration; while every consideration IS
shown to the other companies; and long
months OF negotiation mark the desperate
effort to arrive at a conclusion which shall
be pleasing 10 them. The thought That We
are to suffer I'm the new subWays as we
have in the old. and as we do in the Brook
lvn Rapid Transit trains, is not pleasing
one.
Why was not the same earnest effort
made to negotiate with Mr.. McAdoo as
with the other companies? II he had been
met more than half way as they have,
the ODDS are that fair agreement would
long ago have been reached. and that We
should now see the dirt flying and we
should have had the assurance OF good
treatment and comfortable travelling,
which now We can scarcely dare TO hope.
To nut our future IN the hands of COM
panies which have always betrayed our
confidence In the past IS 10 render an ex-
ceedingly poor service to the city and to
tho peopIe who must ride in the subways
Of Che future.
JAMES r. MORTON, Jr.
Na,- York Julv - 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
CONlI[SERAIION WASTED.

Some commiscratiOn has been eX-
pressed for the members of the Iegis-
lature who have used up their salaries
and are now obliged 10 serve the com
monwealth at their own cost. Ii is con
tended that the salary of $1,000 is TOO
small for 4 Senator or an Assembyman.
who has to spend four and possibly six
az seven months ut Albany. The Legis-
lature itself has taken that view and Is
arranging To submit 10 the voters a con-
stitutional amendment increasing the
pay Of Senator TO $500 and the pay
f All Assemblyman TO $1,000. 1t MAY
be admitted that S1,JOV would be a
somewhat inadequate salary if it were
really necessary that the annual session
should last more than three or -four
months. But il mugt be remembered
that the legislators are alone 10 blame
if they stay too long at Albany. The
constitution allows them 10 use their
judgment as 10 the time needed TO do
their work. Most of the states in the
Union limit the sessions OF their legis-
laturcs. and those who seek office know
exactly how long they will have To work
as we'll as what they will get Oh per
dicDt basis But it IS entirely optional
with New Yorks Legislature whether it
stays AT Albany sixty days or two hun
drcd days.
II should also he remembered that
legislative weeks at Albany are not real
weeks The Legislature holds brief
night session Oh Monday and usually
knocks off work on Thursday. Its week
f. only half week ut best. Lawmakers
with desire 10 finish their tasks and
make the most of their salaries would
work from Monday morning till Satur-
day evening, and by applying them
selves industriously, unhampered by the
dcmOraIizing intermissODs due 10 the
General Thursday exodus from the capt.
tai. might easily accomplish IN two or
three months what they now barely ac-
eomDlish In five or six. Fifteen hun
dred dollars for three months Is pay at
the rate Of $4,000 Il year Three thou
sand and thiriy-five hundred dollars for
three months work would he pay at
tbc rate of $1,000 and $4,000 year.
The services Of our Legislators are not
worth 50 much as that, In no other
state in the Union. would a proposal to
give such salaries be seriously con-
sidered
The trouble il that the lawmakers NJ
Albany do not act enough Oh their own
responsibility They sit around WHINE
to be told what they shall vote On ana
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Poodle and Social Incident,

Registered at tho Casino linda.
Count Emilio del sera, Of Rome: c,.~l
William r. Fullam. I. S. y: cs,.Wah
W Hourigan, Y. :. n: Henry n. ~
Wickes. Of Now York; 4. T.. ps,,.T
Boston; Moses Taylor and sors -,
York Mrs. Arthur Scott Burde, ="
Charles Avery Doremus. Of New va '
and William Woodward, Of New yor,, VIZ
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Taylor ana o.
are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs He,rv s'o
Taylor.
According 80 adyices from shro.,
change OF climate from America n O. /"
has been Of no benefit 10 tho ho.,.aT'
Harry S. Lehr, and nc IS serlou,lv :,
Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. i. LothroD Ames. a, :.
Esston, Mass. have arrived at Tn. 49,
Mrs Thomas r. Eldridge and NJ
bridge, Of New York, have arrived ., -, -
estate on Ochre Point Mrs. Eldra..
sons. Dudley q. and Douglass p. rla,,ss
will spend n portion Of tho snrnn.,
their mother
Commodore Harry Kane, who "a
aun.
mcring at Management Pier. ana yb,
recently mado member Of the om,..
Fountain Fishing Club. Of this city. TIA,
entertained the members Of tho club MIA
luncheon az the Pier Casino.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lowell Putnam -.
Boston visitors to-day
Mrs. stephen Morris and her dauv...
-
season guests Of Miss NJ ". Horp,,g
Washington street
Colonel &. J.. y. Robinson was ab,s 3,
VI to-day after his recent attack Of ill,,..
Mr. and Mrs. stuart Duncan. who -.
the Henry White estate, f. Harrison a..
nue.. have added attractive lawn fea,r..,
for the entertainment Of their guests
William Woodward has returned ,,,.
New York.
Alexander 5. Cochran mas returned ,,.-
New London.
Miss Tevis Camden, OF Kentucky. is ~
20 be 8 guest OF her cousin, Mrs Jane, .
Haggin, who has planned q large dir,.,
followed by a cotlllon. for her CUES, :.
August II.
Mr. and Mrs William Starr Miller a.
New York. have arrived at their ,,,,,.
here.
Mrs Frederick II. Allen, Of New York /,
a guest Of the Misses Wetmore.
Mr. and Mrs. William s Patten. Of Po..
ton, are at the cottage Of Mrs. Ns,ta,s
Thayer.
Lisperard Stewart and J. f. Clark h,y.
returned from New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
THE uURpHY.GAYNOR CHARTER

THE MURPHY-GiYNOR CHARTER.
The charter proposed for this city
appears from the summary made public
in Albany TO differ little from the one
prepared at the Mayors direction. or
course, il Is impossible TO tell without
seeing the text in full what "jokers
Tammany may have caused 10 be in
serted in it. but apparently the drafts
men at Albany have needed the Mayors
desires regarding the chief structural
changes in the city government Public
opinion has received scant attention.
The small. paid Board Of Education, de-
voting all its time 10 the schools, which
has occasioned 50 muCh public protest,
is adhered 10. The vicious change III tine
civil service system which would per-
nit it to be Tammanyized is adopted.
The reduction Of the Controllership to
an unimportaut Office and the magnify
inc of the Chamberlain into an I'M
portant public functionary are provided
for in this Just as they were in the so
called Gaynor charter. n addition, the
Chamberlain il made an elective officer
n needless addition 10 the already eX-
cesSive number of such officers
The Office Of Mayor is magniiied AT
every point hut especially in the be-
stowal upon him Of the important
power of vetOing franchises granted by
the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment. Apparently the uninfuentia role
which Mayor Gaynor has played in set
Ting the subway question has not been
70 his liking. \ curious feature OF the
charter which seems hardly likely To
meet the Mayors approval, is that which
reouireS The Board of Aidermcn's con
sent to all issues of corporate STOCK
except those made under the RAPID
transit act. This provision seems to he
i'm the interest of Tammany contractors,
I'since corporate stock is largely used III
having for contract work Like many
Of the other changes. this one is utterly
lmcalled for and wholly bad.
Unless public opinion is more effective
in securing attention than il has been
hitherto the city will enjoy only tenn
porarv respite before the Tammany
Legislature puts ihs charter through.
The interposition of the Governor Sc
cured merely an opportunity for public
discussion. There is no implied promise
on his nart or on that Of the legislature
that any attention will be paid to pubic
protests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
MIR Smith drawing both salaries wouid
break Gcorgia's heart.
GOOD OUENS IN.MEiICO.

Reports from Mexico through various
channels are encouraging. There was u
widespread fear. founded upon expert
cnce and analogy, that the recent reNolu-
ton would be followed almost iinme-
diately by chaotic conditions. and many
persons who earnestly desired radical re-
forms deprecated the course of the Ma
derists. lest II should lead TO n return
al the antc-Juarist regime. II would bc
& mistake TO he extremely confident, out
nj least those fears have not thus far
been realized. and there seems TO be in
creasing reason for hope that the rcyolu-
ton which displaced Diaz will be fol
lowed by tranquility and prosperity as
was that of "A generation ago when Dinz
displaced Lerdo and put himself i'll the
Presidential chair.
The state of the national treasury and
the general condition of business affairs
throughout the republic dispose OF the
suspicion that the country had been cX-
plotted If not looted for the benefit of
piaz and his friends On the other hand.
their power and opportunity So ms 10
pacify and unity the nation and to dis
courage any tendencies which may have
existed toward renewed and chronic dis
order
1t should not escape notice, either, that
these circumstances constitute high
tribute TO the statesman and patriot who
has been driven into exile. We know
what invariably happened after rcyolu-
ton forty years ago, and what now Is
too likely 10 happen after a revolution
il, some other Latin-American countries
In which revolutions are still in fashion.
The difference between the Mexico Of
to-day and the Mexico of forty years
ago is difference created by Porfirio
DiaZ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
IN THE BERKSHIREs.
La TeIegraph 3 - TrIbune !

Lenox, July l3.-Miss Ciyi'lse Alex,rd,,
has selected the Misses Elizabeth. M,rv
and Irene Turnurc. Miss Leila Burds,
Miss Anita Delancld and Miss Anna Alex.
andre as her assistants al the fai- in al
Of the POSTGRADUATE Hospitals children,
ward tomorrow I'm Curtis HotN
DR.. and Mrs. John G.. jaw. Miss Eds.
jay. Of New York; Mr.. and Mrs. z ?
Fairbanks and Miss Fairbanks Of Ter,
Haute, Ind. have arrived at me Maple.
wood, i'm PittsGeld.
Mrs. Pho Echeverria Mrs Romaire c
Nichols, Miss Margaret Nichols and. : :
Nichols are members OF motor 'par-
which arrived AZ the Hotel Aspinwadl %.
day.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lydis, who were n
New York 70 attend the funeral Of VIII.
lam ". Tompkins, have returned to THIS.
tledown
Mrs. James +. MART Professor aH
Mrs. John W. Burgess, OF New York: Mr.
Waldo h. Chase. Mrs Oliver 'rocker stsy.
ems. Of Boston: Or. and Mrs. J. Wood NJ.
and Mrs. W. d. Goodwin, Of ,ieyeani;
tOiOllFl anu = '-AloAlf1 4ff til2ll .A' wv
mel and Mrs e. J. Bailey, OF WashIngtor,
arrived to-day az the Hotel AspinwslL
Colonel John Jacob Ast0r md yinosl.
Astor, with party Of friends. arrived q,
the Curtis Hotel to-day FOR luncheon an
departed for the Upper ST. Regis later II
the day.
Miss Margaret Hale. OF BrooKline is 1
guest of Mrs. Oscar Iaslg., IN StockbrIds'
Joseph II. Choate and Miss Mabel ChOa1
left this afternoon TO attend the funer.
Of Charles f. southmayd IN New York 'o'
morrow.
Mrs. Reginald r. Belknap and Miss So
phla Furniss We're hostesses 10 lunchs1
to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs James a Burden and FAM
~ are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. william
Douglas Sloane ~ Elm Court
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Swartwout and Nia
s. T. Hawkins and T. =. Meeks. OF New
York, are motoring in the Berkshire HilA
Mr. and Mrs. stephen Lane Folger, W.
and Mrs. {. \. Dubois and Dr. and aFS
7. {. Jones, Of New York, have arrlyed a.
the Curtis Hotel
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
MISUSE OF NAVY UNIFORM.
he Editor Of The Tribune

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Upon recent visit 10 Concy Island
I found that the uniform OF the United
States navy Is worn by many Of tho at
tendants i'm the side shows and parks. J
am aware of the recent law prohibiting
the use of our national flag for business
advantages. Why should this misuse of
the uniform be allowed to exist?
1t struck me as rather curious when ]
visited tho so-called Deep Diving Act
the barker" had the full uniform or one
of our chief gunner's mates, and his at
tendants wore the uniform Of our petty
officers Of inferior rank (sallor's clothes,
and many Of the people are led TO believe
that these men belong To the navy.
Unfortunately the uniform Of the navy
is cloak for many impostors and others,
who don the uniform for the purpose or
panhandlng, etc, on the sympathetic pub
lie. telling them such stories rs missing
their ship and losing their money. Still II
is possible for such unfortunate circuln-
stances to happen to the men of the SER
vice If suth a case should happen. re-
lief is TO be Immediately had at the navy
yards and recruiting offices However,
those who know the general type Of the
men Of the service also know that this
method Of swlndlng is not practlsed by
men OF the service.
WILLIAM A. LAMKEH.
Seaman, L. 5. Navy.
L. S. S. Washington, flagship, at anchor
North River, n. Y, July -, 1911.
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I y
The Hon. Hoke Smiths declared in
tcntion TO hold on to tha goyernorShip
of Georgia after having been chosen
United States Senator 10 fill out the I'M
ey,ircd Term Of Alexander :. CLAW has
caused much bitter criticism, ana MI
Smith was Missed in the Georgia JOINT
assembly when he returned THANKS 10
tbe legislators for electing him. Plural
oaceholdlng is highly objectionable,
oven when n statesman merely continues
f., occupy one post while he keeps vacant
another post pre-empted for ms own
benefit. Mr.. Smith purposes exercising
Lis functions ms Governor III order 10
re-estabish his grip on the democratic
organization in Georgia, while holding
in reserve the seat in the Senate Which
ne has been selected to occupy. The mo-
tive of this policy is 50 obviously selfish
as 10 excite general condemnation.
Governor David Il. Hill of New York
had the plausible excuse for not quality
ing for service as Senator when his
term began that Congress was not then
In session and would not meet again for
at least nine months. But Congress Is
now in session and Mr.. Smiths election
has terminated the service of Senator
Terrell. appointed dd interim after Mr..
Gays death The state is deprived OF
one Of its two votes in the Senate, ana
maW Democrats IN Washington are
worried over the loss Of the second
Georgia vote because Of the possibility
of final action at this session OH the
resolution submitting I'M amendment 10
the federal Constitution TO bring about
the popular election of United states
Senators With Mr. Tcrrclls assistance
the Democrats and insurgents opposed
io the BriStOW modification were able 10
tie its supporters, and had Mr.. Clarke, 0f
Arkansas, joined with the other Demo
Gratis the amendment would have been
approved in the form in which IT passed
the House of Representatives. with Mr..
Terrell eliminated aud his successor
failing 10 qualify, Mr.. Clarke could re-
Join his colleagues and they would stu
be- one vote short in any parliamentary
nanpuyring in connection with the sub
mission of the direct election conference
report.
Mr.. Smith has fish of his own To fry
I'm Georgia and has not needed the Mace
DOMAIN cry from Washington He thinks
that he cannot afford to resign the gov
ernorship and let others scramble for 1t
n, this juncture, and he is also reluc-
tant 10 forego n senatOrship now sc
curcly In his grasp His attitude is far
from allrustic. ana there are many am
litious Democrats in Georgia, with far
foo few offices 20 90 around, However
bc may console himself with the moral
support Of distinguished Democrats not
eligible a. Office in Georgia, like the
lion. Alton Is. Parker who recently de
Tended David Il. Hill for doing what Mr..
smith wants TO do and eulogiZed ns IN
evidence Of the formers exact probity'
his refusal 10 try 10 draw salary both ~
senator aud as Governor. To think OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
,rro,, The Tribune Bureau.l


-,,,..,o, Ju,v t3-Thc President has
,...,,a,.dod IN DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, cher
of the Bureau OF Chemistry Of me Depa,'
mept of Agriculture. for reply al NV
noners submitted TO him BE- the At'orhes
,.oneraI I'm connection with the charge 'na'
M wiley violated the law by paying 10
~, n Rusby. Of New York, compensation
!, oxcess of tho legal restrictions.
Harry y. Martin and COtter 7. Bride OF
Tho Antitrust League, told the Prcs'oeh'
they believed tho recent conference az
Rrusscls to organize an internationai steSi
and iron institute was an effort 10 SUIT
a, international steel trust, ana supsest""
n federal investigation. Mr.. Tart rcterr'"
,bop, In the Attorney General.
uorreseptativcs Austin and tampbeil to'"
tbo President he was growing IN FAVOR
throughout the country, ana maj N"e''
. vosr ago he was severely criticised he
10 NOW warmly praised. What pleased inc
people most. they said. was MS lo'
wav OF doing things without makns .
noise about It," They are convinced mat
he is neither working for popular up
pause nor playing politics
RESOLUTIONS commencing the President lot
his special message urging that the pun
food law he amended were received 'o-oaS
from the Colorado Pharmacists ASsocia-
ton and tho National Eclectic Medical As
ISOLATION. -
Among the White House callers were inc
Secretary Of the Interior. Assistant Secre-
tary Oliver. Oscar LAWYER, Charl's NJ
Pepper Senator'S Guggenheim' johnston
TAYLOR, Townsend and Rayner' ex-senator
Burrows. Representatives Palmer Hous-
ton. Rauch, Woods, Needham' Steriins'
Kahn, Andrews. Cannon, LonsWorth' |a'n-
cron. Hardwick and Trbble and nun
dred nuns who have been taking q course
at Trinity College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
NEW YORK FROM THE sUsu''s

The dress suit. silk hat and wiz, New
robber is becoming 50 conliil,s,n might
York that the author oi r,,,bt -TarOn'S
just as we'll give up his COP! "S"'
Ledger ,,I
The NEST marvellous thing Nsw York
f. the marvellous growth 81 ~. ~ well a
City. IL is a real wonder" HV, ~ instsneo
The city Beautitul, luNv,si5entisl So.
the development Of new With "saE
ton near 60th street. plah.TS," Ia; bulldlnss
ways" IN tile form OF ariistS That seq
each twelve stories in he's n,,uiren
the American pace -bun"'o q. n.u
New York is complainins n,i sci for pa,,,
a 'safe-and- saner So % cVilua.nrks, But y
chasing s9T 80 worth OF h,SST =, would halss
1: hadn't bought any az Az some peop.s
been even safer, wouldn "a plain Deaie"
are never satisfied. -Clcyei"n" =, ,er
They are Offering prizes IN New Me- ny. Ns~
the best essay on sW"lt,e he oualrsii,n n.
York newspapers will soon water. -I'~
us 10 which makes the pes'
do Blade. ,,s poipI
Lew Fields. the come1l"nn uckB in n.,ss
Of Joke IL seen more Albany con
York than anywhere elSy,,eh. Chlcasv,v
next I'm ability to get the =" Session IL s'wsat
a poor MIN or sixth, an" a'hev say u,,cn
down at the tail emu rally too Urn
thoughtful people are 80 quickly va.
nreoccuplcd TO eaten Tcw York~V
may be the matter WIN NV
60 Record Herald
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To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: IL is interesting to note that SPUR
rels are said to he inimical TO birds in the
following item by Edmund Thos Dau-
benv from The Selborne Magazine an
English monthly. If the squirrel nature
is as therein described bird lovers would
gladly favor the removal OF those in the
parks. for a full supply and variety OF
birds is surely to be- preferred, not only
because of the greater importance of birds
as park paraphernalia, but because of their
well known usefulness as destroyers Of
the insects which injure trees and plants
The view tree i'm Miss Braz's garden
beats any single tree that | have known
I'm the number and variety Of birds that
most I'm it, She dcploreS the violent death
Of A squirrel that had taken up It's winter
quarters there. For the lirdS, however, II
was mevcfu deliverance. Had the SPUR
rel been there the next spring II would
have rihed almost every nest. sucked the
eggs or dcvourod the young. The coal TITS
nest. from being in hole. would have
escaped Even a powerful bird like the
magpic would have To keep perpetual
guard.
friends garden was visited by "A
squirrel one spring and all the little birds
eggs We're sucked. \ good observer wrote
10 me To say that of fourteen nests of the
gold crested wren which he found one
morning thirteen We're turned inside out
and the eggs eaten by squirrels. He also
saw a squirrel I'm the act OF eating a black
birds egg The keepers here report 10 me
they have seen squirrels devouring young
thrushes. one of the best ways OF in
creasing the numbers OF our little song
sters, such as the nightingale, blackcap.
whitethroat and others Is to thin the ranks
of squirrels. squirrels should be absent
from bird sanctuarles.
could relate many more Instances TO
corroborate these remarks. ana have been
soundly abused before to-day for daring TO
point out the squirrels propensity for at
lacking the nests OF birds and for advising
they should be kept In check. j. II. w
New York july H. 1911.
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how they shall vote. and the powers
that-be behind he legislative mach'u'
cry, having many other concerns are
often an Unfortunately long time III ieaci'.
ing decisions. OF the six months ana
more of the present session fuzzy '1ree
months have been wasted. why shou'o
the voters he importuned 70 allow highe'
salaries because legislators take slA
months TO do what they ought TO 90 Il,
three? 1t would be more prac'ica,
10 put IL limit on the annual session anu
thus compel the Legislature TO ecoho
mizc in time and salary values III spite
Of itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
TWO OF 4 TOWER.

Ii is pleasing 10 see the editor of The
CommOner' and the editor Of "Harper's
Weekly" standing shoulder 10 shoulder
In support Of an idea which both regard
rs feasible and as Democratic. Tint
they have never before been able 10 give
each other mutual aid and cOuntcnance
makes The present conjunction all the
more notable. They agree that every
Democrat in the Senate but one aud
every Democrat in the House Of Repre-
scntatives but one Is of the track In
wanting 10 exact as price for the sub
sttutlon of the direct for the Indirect
method Of clecting Senator's the sur
render 10y the federal government Of its
right 10 supervise elections 10 the Sen
ate. TO insist on that pound OF flesh H.,
Of course, 10 Kill the plan for popular
elections. for il il evident thar the
states which believe in the theory OF
ratioualism as opposed 10 the theory
Of Calhounism are numerous enough 10