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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
SANFORD LIVED WELL
WHEN OTHERS STARVED
Holy Ghost Yachts Former Sail
ing Master Tells Of Priva-
tiOnS at Sea.
PROSECUTION FOR LEADER
Health officer at Portland to
Complain to U, S. Attorney
Cults Head Tells OF
Vessels Trip.

Brunswick, Me, oct 22.-While mem
hers. Of the crew and passengers OF the
Holy Ghost and Us yacht Coronet, wnic'i
put into Portland yesterday in sinking
condition. were subsisting on half rations
and with only three swallows of water
each day. the Rev Frank w Sanford
the leader of the cult, was enjoying TWO
meals a day. according to Roland Wilton
who until recently was sailing master OF
the yacht
once Sanford and several of his fol-
lowers were arrested in Hayti by mistake
as revolutonlsts, and again In san sat
vador he was threatened with arrest TOT
disobeying port regulations. Whittom as
sorts The former sailing master said
At the time Of the wreck Of the kingdom,
another of the society's yachts, OF tne
African coast. we had only eighty edlIon"
of water or the Coronet. ana with Tue
Kingdoms party aboard there was toldi
OF fifty souls to partake OF II. instead oi
going to land 10 get more SandioId hed.icI I
the vessel south, because. NJ sara ne u1 W.
instructions from God. The water supLiy
was gradually reduced until we We're az
lowed only three swallows q day. SdHu
ford however had two square meals u85'
while we were on half rations. ,..L
Later we spoke vessel ana got IT,
stnplv Of water. Soon after we feacntu
Tho vicinity of the West Indies one OF me
men, named Sellick was stricken WIN
fever. Sanford called Mrs. Sellck oeiSSa ar
him and told her that the il!ress OF ntI
husband was due to the displessure OF Goa 90,
with the dongs Of herself and her iar n,,.'.
He ordered them to fast for Wenty-l2u on.
hours During this fast the SeIIlck pauS 4,
two wears old, was taken win conNuI-i1,n;;
and died. Again Mrs Sellick was calico
before the leader and told that the death
Of her baby was the Judgment OF God on
a. it3r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
Main Pump Disabled.

During these gales the men were forced
TO pump necessarily. night and day. once
the main pump gave out and II was an
anxious hour before the repairs were COM
pirted, both pumps manned and after a
desperate battle the depth OF water below
reduced 10 a point Of safety.
Then followed a lOng-drawn battle 10 keep
the vessel from laundering on account of
the strength Of those manning the pumps
gradually giving ont. We were obliged to
20 on short rations. as the voyage, which
should have taken eight or ten days
heightened out 10 a month or more. We
shall never forget the great kindness Of
the captain Of the steamer Lapland, who, in
response 10 our urgent signals for help,
lowered lifeboat and IN rough sea sent
US an abundance Of food supplies
To add 10 our troubles, scurvy began 10
break out We had never before had cX-
perience with this scourge of the seas. 80
We were ~ first unaware Of its existence.
sunposing the alarming condition IN the
men Of our part, due TO our exposure ana
uTlHdtlOng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
100000 FOR PAVING.
Continued from first page.

rotten pavements would be far more ex-
travagant than the cost Of replacing
them with up-to-date work"
The generally bad condition OF the
pavements when he came into Office
said the Borough President, was due
largely 10 the fact that many OF the
maintenance guarantees were expiring
The contractors gave guarantees for
what they figured the life of the pave
ment and after that period expired ne
EXPLAINED. the cost of keeping them In
repair would soon outstrip even the cost
of replacement.
"In 1909 Manhattan laid just eighteen
miles of new pavement; in 1910 my first
wear in office, twenty-five miles, and this
wear forty-one miles said Mr.. Nc
Aneny. Heretofore it has been at best
a patchwork system. and l came to tie
conclusion that New York needed new
and modern system of paving through
out"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
sandford Reticent About Trip.

Sanford returned 10 the Coronet early
to-day after being released on bail. follow
ing mis- arrest ia a civil action by Mrs.
Florence Whitaker. He would not say
here ne had been since he sailed from
Portland on June 10. 1870 and would tell
little OF the suffering Of his flock. Others
aboard the boat declined to talk without
the sanction of their leader Regarding
the last few weeks of the trip, Sandfor1
said:
We were Off the Grand Banks about Sep
tember :. We had run north until within
some five hundred or six hundred miles of
Greenland. when we decided TO head west
and make for America. our food supply
was not oNcrabUnddnt and we hoped either
to catch fish ourselves or get a supply from
some fishing smacks. DURING a calm the
Labrador current carried us somewhat ont
OF our course.
The last night If September was time
Of horror our main storm trysail blew 10
pieces. and our last hope Of controlling the
vessel was gone. oar other sails had pre-
vlously been rent. and hence We were
helpless derelict, rolling in the trough Of
the seas which struck the vessel with great
violence. We cannot describe the awful
ness of the long, long nouns of this night.
Each laundering billoW struck us broadSide
on. and there was danger that the houses
would he swept overheard the yacht del
uged and the next billoW would MI the
vessel and We should founder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
Sent OF in Small Boat.

Last August the food supply was again
running short, and SANFORD Heciued -, ~
send Captam Perry. who had. been CON-
rlander of the wrecked Kingdom, en- myself sell
visions The Coronet was then about ~
miles off shore. and / objected fearing sI tnaI
we shcaild not ne able 10 find the Vessei
again. but Sanford assured us that ,ior
would guide MS. We left with insuucti ,0..s
that II we should see any revenue cutter
we were not TO bother about the provision
but to stay on land and proceed home
ward We met two cutters. and so ala not
return 20 the COronet. A.,
lust as we were leaving the yacht MIS-
Sanford appeared 10 urge on us he ne-eS-
sity Of Cutting food, because she Sald'
there was barely enough to last two days
Sanford chidcd her. saying she should not
think Of such things.
After leaving the Coronet Wilton pro-
ceeded north and stayed with the Shilohtes
until a few weeks ago, when he left. lie
says that he will never return. When
Whitrom did not return 10 the Coronet at
ter landing at Norfolk his brother was
made sailing master.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23

Portland. Me, oct 22.-Worn out by long
hours At the pumps. which\ had been
manned for days 10 keep their craft atioat,
the crew 81 the Holy Ghost and Us So
Cicty's yacht Corcnet, which dropped
anchor off the quarantine STATEN yester-
day after having been at sea since last
June. welcomed d party which came from
Shiloh to relieve them to-day. The new
arrivals Immediately took their places at
the pumps. which will have to he kept GO
ing until the craft is repaired. The relieved
men crawled into their hunks, and al
though they were at liberty to go ashore
not one Of them was seen on the streets
of the cit to-day.
Mate Mckay came ashore last night
With Dr. Charles T. Banks, physician Of the
Marine Hospital, aid announced to-day
that ne was leaving Sanford FOR good.
IN bidding him farewell Sanford present
ed to Mckay a 50 bill The mate de-
clined TO discuss affairs aboard the vessel
hut Dr. Banks was not 50 reticent, and
to- day he said that he should call the at
tention Of the United states Attorney,
Robert r. WhitehCGse, TO conditions aboard
the yacht
II was Disguised with conditions, and !
think there should be some way 10 reach
whoever is responsible. For weeks the
Coronet sailed about improperly provis-
toned, and no effort was made apparently
TO remedy tho difficulty" said Dr. Banks
MANY Of the crew are i'm a terrible con
diton with scurvy. The two who are in
the hospital. John Cummings ami John
Bolster. have the worst cases ~ scurvy
that ! have ever seen. Their condition IS
e1lch thai thrN cannnf mnro-n
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Sunday Rest for Letter Carriers.

The action of Postmaster Merritt in
ordering cessation of Sunday de-
liveries at the letter carrier windows of
the main and branch post-offices will be
welcome to the hard-worked carriers
and will not interfere with the transac-
ton of necessary business.
The order is based upon the natural
desire of the carriers to secure Sunday
rest, and its issuance was also requested
by large number of representative or
ganizations. In Detroit, where the con-
ditions now about to be tried here have
been in operation for some time, the ex-
pertinent has been a thorough success,
and there is no reason the experience
should not be repeated here.
The letter carriers are entitled to the
consideration which has been shown to
them, and they may expect hearty CO.
operation from the public in giving per-
manency to the order.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

creases the cost of living for those who
are employed in productive labor.
Such unproductive squandering of the
fruits of production, of extravagant con-
sumption without increase of produc-
tivity. appears in military and naval ex-
penditures, so far as they are not neces-
sary to national defense or the promo
ton of national security and progress ;
in public works improvements" so
far as these may prove to be of no real
benefit, and in public employments that
are unnecessary, or extravagantly sup
ported. If this could be seen and felt
by every individual, there would be a
demand for public economy and prudent
management of public affairs which
could not be ignored
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

hangers IN the crowded car. And it is
interesting and somewhat amusing as we
enter the car to see gray-haired man
or woman-rarely young man-arise
and beckon US to a seat. And then
there is that freedom from constraint
and conventionality in habits, dress, and
manners which gives peculiar zest to
life, as all these defects are readily at
tributed to age. No one criticises our
unblacked shoes. nor our displaced neck
wear, nor even counts the number of
hairs on our coat collars, but life runs
on in a happy -go-lucky way to the end"
This picture, of course, will not do for
the indefinite future DR.. Smith belongs
to transitional period Sooner or later
the generation which learned to rise and
give its seat in crowded public places
to its elders will pass, and the cente-
narians to come may expect less con-
sideration. Perhaps, also, by the time
men live to be 40. the transit companies
will have mended their ways, and there
will be seat for every passenger.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
a Contrast.

Standing upon the pinnacle of his own
greatness, Richmond Pearson Hobson
shakes his CORY locks and sounds the
loud alarm. In the far East he sees the
war cloud rise Across the Pacific he
discerns an approaching feet of battle
ships, with men armed cap a-pie and
deadly guns loaded to the breech with
shot and shell. Long years of bloody
strife are pictured in his mind. and deep
and rugged burrows on his noble brow
betray his agony of soul. He stands
like Marius amid the ruins of Carthage,
surveying desolation. To his prophetic
vision all the cities on the Pacific Coast
appear as devastations. and Mars stalks
forth supreme where Ceres reigned!
Such is one picture. On the other
hand. behold San Francisco! Undis-
turbed by Hobson's dire alarms, I'M
vexed by threats of war, the city is ac-
tually raising funds for the exposition
of 1915. 1t is even planning the site
for a series of costly and beautiful build
ings. 1t has not even begun to con-
template the necessity of hasty retreat
to the eastern side of the Rocky Noun
tains. 1t has the effrontery to invite
Japan to participate in the great demon
stration 1t is pursuing the even tenor
of its way, complaisant, happy, confident,
serene
Alas. that this should be! To think
that Hobson's eloquence falls lightly on
their ears, making no more impression
than the white-capped waves which
break upon the rocks where Cliff House
stands!
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Mans Life Lengthenine.

Longevity is to be regarded seriously
No longer is a man to doubt whether
he will pass threescore and ten. Ac-
tuarial tables prove that life is length
ening, while experts assert that there
is no excuse for not reaching Ieo years.
1t is good. therefore, TO have some as
surances about the estate of old age be-
yond Rabbi Ben Ezra's word that "the
best is yet to be-" or such as may have
been absorbed from reading Cicero in
early youth.
That age has its eompensations amid
modern circumstances-compensationso OF
which Cicero never dreamed--we have
the testimony of DR.. Stephen Smith, who
may seem old because he IS the father
Of the New York health department" |"
but is really only just beginning to enter
upon old age, being only eighty-eight,
The doctor has this TO say about his
happy lot:
"Old age has its compenssfions. Al
the age Of eighty we are no longer strap
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
What Public Economy Means.

All that is waStcful or extravagant in
public expenditures is a burden upon
the people. because everything that is
spent by the government must be earned
by the people This applies to local,
State, and national governments. All
these arc supported by the people from
the proceeds of their daily labor and
business. and their cost is drawn from
the income of production. If the ex-
penditures of government arc wasteful,
the people are robbed, and the cost of
their living IS increased. There is no
escape from this conclusion if the prin-
ciple is accepted that whatever is con-
sumed, whether economically or extra
vagantly, must be produced; whatever
is spent must be earned.
If the voters could be made to realize
the effect Of the cost of government upon
the cost of living, it would have potent
influence toward public economy. The
subject of taxation has become compile
Gated, but there is fundamental prin-
ciple of economies that ought to come
within the comprehension of all. Every
thing, whether consumed, lost. or squan-
dered, must be produced by labor and
the use OF capital Whatever is useless
or without benefit to production is sub
trscted from that to be distributed
among producers for their support. 1t
diminishes the amount available for
such distribution; it lessons the supply
IN relation to demand, and increases the
price to consumers. All diversions of
labor by government work or public
service from the producing forces re-
duces production, adds TO its cost by
restricting the supply. and raises prices
70 consumers Whenever this diverted
labor is employed ineficiently, it results
N further deduction from the COM
mon fund, while. again. men ineffectiveIy
rmployed are consumers without con-
lributing 10 production. All this in
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
American Opera.

The always delightful controversy as
to the existence of a purely American
opera has again arisen through the pres
entation of "Natoma." Critics, of
course, differ The New York Herald
characterizes the opera as "an essen
TALLY American work" The Phila-
delphia Ledger recalls the grand operas,
"Leonora" and "Notre Dame" written
by William Henry Fry, Philadelphian,
half a century ago, and insists that Bris-
tow's RIP Van Winkle" and Dam
rosch's Scarlet Letter" are certainly
more American than an impossible mc,o-
drama of New Spain.
There is no standard by which an
American opera can be vigorously
judged. Puccini's Girl of the Golden
West deals with an American theme,
but the composer and language alike are
foreign. Dvorak's New World Sym
phony" essayed to be a musical utterance
of American significance, but his themes
were the voodoo chants of Southern
negroes and originally came from Africa.
The fact is that music in this country is
conglomerate We have no distinctive folk
songs, such as are known in Hungary,
Germany. and even Ireland. Our COS
mopolitan population has brought over
melodies from every land under the sun.
The fact is, too, that music is bound by
no limitations. Carmen" is a French
opera although its environment is
Spanish. Gounod. Frenchman, achieved
his greatest success in Faust" a Ger
man story. An American wrote the
story of "Madama Butterfly" an Italian
composed it into an opera, the scene is
Japanese. Geographical, location is a
mere incident. 1t is privilege of the
if he has anything tuneful TO
say, to use whatever tune and tongue he
pleases.
At the same time, the generous recep-
ton accorded "Natoma" should encour-
age American composers. 1t makes no
difference what story they adapt, what
melodies they write. If their work is of
the character which survives, the world
will not ask what country claims the
melodist as its own.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
VIE WS AND
INTERVIEWS
auibbIe Too Much ON Bible.


Rev. DR.. Dyson Hague, of Toronto.
Canada, who was recently seen at the
New Willard, in discussing the present
tendency to doubt the authenticity of the
Bible, said: THE Bible doesn't say that
whale swallowed Jonah, but the book
of Jonah says that the Lord prepared a
great fish to swallow Jonah. The Mat
thew account says that it was a whale,
but this mistake is due to an error in
translation or transcribing. There is no
peradventure or coGitation in the Scrip
lures.
Ministers beat about a bush.' said
the reverend gentleman, ''and especially
is this true concerning theological profess
sors. and there is absolutely no necessity
for such athletic feats when an expla-
nation of the book of Jonah is to be
made
Many of the men who are being turned
out by the theological seminaries to-day
know how to do a thousand things, but
they do not know how to win souls-ths
one thing for which the ministry is in
tended. The successful preacher must be
willing TO be made fool of in the eyes
of his fellows, in order that he may MAIN
tain the integrity of the church and Ghe
chuTch's Bible
THE average preacher would be sur
prised if people were to be converted in
his services, and by his suggestive, mega
tive attitude those who had been seri-
Ously contemplating living a different life
are discouraged and give up to the long
ings for the career of sin
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
The Sixty-frSt Congress.

The third session of the Sixty-hrSt
Congress, which came to an end amid
turbulent scenes yesterday. was not pro-
ductive of important results. To its
credit must be placed an appropriation
for fortifying the Panama Canal, the
creation of a forest reserve in the Appa-
lachian and White Mountain regions. the
construction Of embassy and legation
buildings abroad, the codihcation of the
laws relating to the judiciary, the Lin
coin memorial appropriation. and a pro-
vision for two new battle ships On the
other hand. the reciprocity agreement
did not reach vote in the Senate, and
the tariff board bill failed in the final
hours to become a law The effort to
increase the postage on magazines was
abandoned, the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
United States Senators by the people
failed to receive the requisite two-thirds
vote. Arizona and New Mexico were not
admitted to Statehood, and the increase
of the pension roll was not accomplished.
Indeed, the record of the things not done
outweighs in number and importance the
list of laws
1t was a session almost unique in ma
tional history There was so marked
an exhibition of disagreement. there was
such an evident lack of leadership, espe-
cially in the Senate. as to make it almost
impossible accurately to gauge the out
come. As against this want of cohesion
in the Senate, the attitude of President
Taft stood in strong contrast. He made
his policies and his purposes plainly
known. and never did he deviate from
the line which he had set down. The
extra session. which he had predicted as
the result of failure to vote upon the
reciprocity agreement, is now to be an
accomplished fact He nailed his flag
TO the mast, and while Congress steered
wildly through the maze of legislation.
he kept steadily to the course which he
had LAID down upon his chart.
1t is not a commendable record which
Congress has placed upon the pages of
our history. 1t is too soon to analyze
the conditions which made the record
so unsatisfactory. but none the less the
fact remains, 1t is quite evident, how
ever, that the lesson which has been
taught by the shortcomings OF the domi-
nant party in Congress ought not to be
lost upon the Democrats. who now have
control of the House. Ii they. too. lack
in discipline and cohesiveness. they can
not expect to hold for any length of
time the responsibility which the coun-
try has, temporarily and in part, in
trusted to their hands
When is trust not a trust? Ask the
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Abating a Common Nuisance.
New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
No sooner has the nuisance of splitting
in the cars been somewhat abated than
that of the smoldering cigar takes its
place. The man who is too economical
to throw away a half-smoked cigar and
too sensitive to cold to ride on the plat
form until he finishes it is Increasing in
number, and our suavc and gentlemanly
conductors. ever reluctant to chide. are
conveniently blind toward the fault and
deaf to the feeble complaints uttered oc-
casionally by the passengers.
With customary Western sagacity Kan
sas City has discovered a remedy for
this state of things. When man with
lighted cigar is noticed on a car the
conductor stops It until either the cigar
Is extingulshed or the man gets on. The
simplicity OF this plan Is only equaled
by It's effectiveness, as well as its success
IN putting the trouble and responsibility
where our street railways think they be-
long-upon the passensers tannsslseA
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
The RaiIro.d rate Decisiop

Editos Tue Washington Herald.
As constant reader of your valuable
journal, kindly permit me to express my
hearty appreciation of your recent edito-
rial on the freight rate decision.
Il Is the opinion Of many OF your
readers that the press can do thi.
nation no greater service just now than
to educate the railroad people and the
general public to realization Of the i'm
portance OF this decision. It is sincerely
to be hoped that The Washington Herald
viii lend Its good once to this irnportsn,
mission. HzRRY 4. r,rrzxa.
Fet Hunt Va. March 1
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Paper by Phone Now.

For cents a day We will put into the
homes of Washingtonians an arrange
ment that will not only serve them from
o'clock in the morning until II at night
with all the news of the world for the
day just as quickly as it comes into the
city by wire. but we will give them
concert for luncheon. together with q re-
sumo of the days news and all the gos-
sip of the city
This promise was made recently by
Ladislaus de Doorey, OF Budapest, who
was seen at the Arlington, and who is
interested in placing this Hungarian in
vention in American cities.
In the evening We will entertain the
whole family with a concert-not a phon-
ograph concert, mind you, but real con-
cert, just as it is sung or played down
tOwn-and at night We will put them to
sleep with popular selections or music Of
the great masters. Can you beat il?
Why. within a short time everybody in
Washington, from hodcarriers up to mil
Iionaires. will have the arrangement in
the house. They cannot live without it
But that isn't ali That is the bare
skeleton OF our programme. Once or twice
a week We propose to furnish lectures to
subscribers. The woman of the house
can sit down TO her sewing and hear
what some eminent speaker is saying to
a body Of club women. Between numbers
We viii let them know what the latest
bargains are in the big department stores.
Children will also be provided for. The
news. however. will be the chief feature
of our service"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Direct primaries are fine. as far as
they go. but sometimes they may go too
far. Chicagos cost only 1886, 900. OF which
amount the city has to foot one-fourth.
And the contest has to be fought all
over again at the real election.