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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31
DISFIGURING THE ROADS
Correspondent Urges Rural PROP erty
Owners to Help Enforce New Law.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR The law which goes into effect this
week for the regulation OF the public roads
In the matter of advertising signs and
other dishgurements. referred TO in The
Tribune's timely manner to-day, is an ad-
mirable one and effectively supplements
the heretofore imperfectly prescribed de-
mands of the law in this respect.
What should be understood at the out
set is that the law has a decidedly eco
nomic value, besides operating as con-
servator OF good taste. Thousands or
trees which otherwise would have grown
into almost majestic beauty, fine examples
Of characteristic structural development
and resourceful in grateful shade in the
arid days OF summer, have been needless
~ destroyed while equal numbers have
been injured and disfgured in such man
ner as 70 insure certain decay and ulti-
mate early destruction. In many parts Of
our state what has made the old roads
charming in their rugged attractiveness IS
the trees, which here, as throughout New
England, were planted by those who
bulded better than they knew" and left
behind what has proved to he a grateful
memorial OF llltlI tlLtIlIFc lbNb VI tul q.
One is reminded OF the irrigating rivu-
let's channeled by the Moorish occupants
OF Grenada centuries ago. which. despite
all the intervening changes Of race, etc,
have never ceased 10 flow, the sweet music
Of whose waters mingles with the dreams
OF the traveller as he sleeps and meets his
ear as the first pleasant voice in the still
ness Of the early dawn.
In old Westchester County the spirit
has Jagged. from which must spring an
effective, systematic policy Of road i'm
provement in the matter Of tree planting.
For the moment ! write 70 urge property
owners in the rural sections Of the county
as we'll as all other lovers Of trees 10 aid
in enforcing this law.
JOHN Y. CULVER.
New York, Aug. %. 1911.
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To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The sadmirable and timely letter
by J. c. Pumpely I'm to-day's Tribune is
an expression OF opinion that may be
worthily'estimated as properly constitut-
ing public opinion I'm itself, for Il IS true.
is IT not. that public opinion Is after all.
that opinion which most nationally BELTS
q vital interest OF the day because IL Is.
as opinion. clearly suggestive Of practical
means and measures which, being duly
applied, result IN lasting benefits to the
general people
What can ever he more distinctly good
as legislation than complete uniformity
of Just laws controlling divorce? And
what council can there be the dignity and
powers Of comprehension Of which shall
exceed the councils Of all our governors?
These councils. IL IS true, are new to us;
still, nevertheless, they ought 10 arrive
very directly at their best, and that best
certainly appears 10 he an unmistaka BILE
governmental awakening such as gives
radical remedies for prevailing conditions
Of ethical disturbance which altogether
tends toward social depravlty, the most
fragrant forms OF which in this country
to-day appear quite as much the result
Of wrong or irreconcilably blameworthy
statutes as they do OF moral laxity and
want Of ethical sense in constituencies, In
fenior people
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN.
New York, Aug. 90, 1911.
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IN THE BERKsHiRE&
by Telegraph 70 The Tribune !


lam, Auo 3o-Mr. and Mrs. Robb de
pnys+er Tvtus. who have been since last
pecernher touring In Europe, ransacking
many countries for furnishings for their
new country house, in birmingham Nalley'
have arrived In this country and are VISIT
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Louis p. Henop at Ossi--
ing n. Y, before goins to Tyrirgham the
last OF this week.
Mr. and Mrs. william z. s. Griswold
have arrived a. Wyndhurst. the Jonn
Sloane estate.
Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes are the
e,,ests Of Mrs George Griswold Haven at
Sunnyrldge.
Mrs william Douglas Sloane has re-
turned 70 Elm Court from Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. william V. Lawrence, who
have been at the Curtis Hotel have gone
TO town.
Mrs Franklin Osgood. Of New York re-
turned 10 the Curtis Hotel tonight from
the White Mountains.
Mrs NJ. r. Pitt. Miss Pitt Walter 0.
Wilson, Walter H. Wilson. Miss Marjorie
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. A. c. futile MT.
and Mrs. n. B. Tutte- the Misses futile
Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Lewis. Miss Cora
Gleason. Miss VI. Heloise Clarke and Miss
Ida Rees. of New York, have arrived at
the Curtis Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dykes. Miss Isabel
Dykes and Miss B. NJ. Dykes, Of Flushing
arrived to-day.
Mrs. Douglas Henry, Miss Frances d.
Henry. Miss Honora s. Henry, Mrs. {. f.
Bouton and Miss NJ. A. Bouton, OF New
York, are at the Maplewood, in Plttsfield.
NJ. r. Martinez and Kimball Salisbury
will play for the Davies Cup at the Coun-
try Club of PIttsfeld tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Hoffman, Mr.. and
Mrs II. V. Wyckoff, Mrs. David Ives
Mackie. Mr. and Mrs. II. ]. Hall Brown
ing. Mrs James Wilkinson, Miss Wilkin-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Kelly Miss Kelly
and Paul Mortimer, Of New York; j. w.
p Walsh and Miss Walsh. OF Toronto, and
the Rev. D. A. Hart, OF Rochester, are at
the Hotel Aspinwall.
A meeting was held to-day OF the Leno1
Kennel Club. OF which Frederic S. Della
field is president and Henry II. Pease is
secretary. at which II was decided TO
change the date Of the show from Sep
t.r,ber q TO October II, and TO hold the
show under the auspices OF the American
Kennel Club.
Daniel Chester French, who has studio
at Chesterwood, his country place in
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according 10 plans and designs made py
Cantain Fricsson. and has since been am
plIfied in the construction or an nUueih
vessels Of war. But the principe Oh q,
volving towers or batteries md 40 such tow
ers or batteries were In actual use III. -
turtles since and even before tne ihE 'I,,,pv
of gunpowder. Early In the I iast ceLd
ono Abraham Bloodgood publicly exholteu
I'm the city of New York model LOT the
construction OF a floating ana reVoIEins
battery striklngly similar to the Mohi ,,,a
The revolving turret upon vesseis , al
was neither the invention OF the cIairndIt
nor CAPTAIN Ericsson. but was nrst. put
into actual use by the construction OIL '"e
Monitor. co..ot,
Ericsson ever paid or authorized 10 be paIu
TO the claimant [Timbyl any money, vi
made any promise to claimant TOT the pay
ment Of any money as royaitSy, o III ,UI
any other purpose. by reason or the alieYed
use of claimants device in the CONSTRUCTION
Of the revolving turret on the Monitor Oh
any other vessel $500.
during the lifetime Of his patent before
any court, against any individual OF
against the government for infringement .!
his alleged rights covered by MS patent,
and the claimant has not presented any
satisfactory reason or excuse Tor not pro,
ceeding I'm the courts TO protect his alleged
rights during the lifetime OF his patent
These. IT will be noted. are the conclu-
sions of n judicial tribunal after listening
TO the testimony offered by Timby IN sup
port Of his claim, and these findings OF the
court should be conclusive with those VINO
have been disposed to question the equally
positive testimony TO the same erect pre-
scented IN Church's Life OF John Ericsson.
Ericsson never claimed TO have originated
the idea OF a turret for an all-around lie'
and he would never have attempted the I'M
possible task Of applying to a hoauns
structure the turret OF Timby, for whlcn
no use has ever been found on land or sea
The essential idea Of the Monitor was thal
OF submerged structure, oherlns INC
minimum OF exposure TO the snots OF al
enemy, and the turret WAS only an lnclueH'
in It's plan. To adapt the operations OF
man-'o-war to an under water vessel re-
ouired series OF contrivances Impossible
10 any man who did not unite IN an equal
degree with Ericsson a thorough training
and experience in engineering with rare
capacity for invention. II has been csti-
mated that some forty OF the mover cum
trivances In the Monitor were patentaole'
though they were freely given 70 the pup
liz as were the patent rights In the vessei
itself.
The Court Of Claims further says:
The Minton and Thomas patents OF lSoS
for a revolving tower. ana the =. Z, Coies
natent Of 1S5Q for a revolving cupola, and
The A. B. Cooley patent of April I; 1852 for
improved floating battery, and the WINS
patent OF 1853 for improvements In noatlnS
batteries embodied substantially the prn-
cipIes claimed by Mr.. Timby in his patents
and antedated his application.
So far as 1 am aware, no one OF these
patentees who antedated Timby ever suS-
sested that he was the originator OF the
Monitor turret.
WILLIAM CONANT CHURCH.
New York. Aug. go 1911.
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Pessimis as to a peace
ful outcome Of the Franco German nego-
tiations on the subject of West AFRICA
we're EXPRESSED II London; Belgium ad-
vanced her preparations TO enforce the
neutrality Of her territory ~ the event oI
war. == Francisco J. Madero, IT, was
nominated for the Presidency by the
Constitutional Progressives of Mexico at
the party convention. held in the capl-
tai. - Sir James Whitney, Premier
of Ontario. EXPRESSED the belief that the
American sponsors OF reciprocity ahtlcl-
pated ultimate annexation. -= Mar
mis- Saionu announced the composition
Of the new japanese Ministry, OF WhlcH
he is the noad: Niscount Ucnida, AmDaS-
sador in Washington, Will be Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. -= The steam NachL
Gunilda. ON which her owner, W. l..
Hardness. was believed 10 be cruising
was reported wrecked on the CANADIAN
side Of Lake Superior
DOMESTIC.-A boy wireless operator
on the steamship Lexington saved many
lives bv summOning a revenue cutter 10
the assistance of the vessel. which went
aground on the South Carolina coast in
the hurricane. - Two witnesses tes-
titled for the defence of Henry Clay
Beattie. jr., on trial at Chesterfield Court
house. Va, for the murder OF ms WlIe,
that they saw strange bearded man
near the scene of the shooting snort
time before the tragedy. - Governor
Mills issued a proclamation liking Tues
dav. November I, as the date for hold
ms the first state election in New Mex
leo. =- A Mount Vernon, y. Y, youth
risked his life off the Maine coast IN a
vain effort to save a girl when their
canoe capsized. -- W. y. Hornt.oWer
protested against further drastic eN-
periments in legislation against bust
ness before the American Bar Associa-
ton in Boston; Justice Brown Getired),
Of the Supreme Court, spoke against the
recall of Judges. == Lehigh valley
Railroad attorneys said In Manchester,
y. Y. the train wreck there probably
would cost the road $4,000 in damages.
CITY. Stocks were heavy. == The
Joint charter committee announced that
il had reached a tentative agreement on
several changes in ~ charter since the
lublic hearings closed == Both sides
rested at the trial of Paul Giedel, ana
the case VIII go 10 the jury to-day; the
twelve men visited the scene Of the
murder =- Appraiser Bird caused the
arrest Of a government packer, charged
with stealing $1,000 worth of merchan-
disc in transit. and suspected Of taking
an antique ring owned by Mrs. J. p.
Morgan. Two bombs wrecked
buildings. frightened hotel patrons and
blew a cabman from his seat, and In
spector Hughes said the refusal OF Black
Hand victims TO confide i'm the police
made their labors fruitless. - A
cashier Of the Hotel Manhattan was ar
rested on a charge Of theft. and It was
said that the amount involved would
reach $50 600. - The application for
an order 10 compel +. NJ. GrOut 70 tes
tify in the Union Bank investigation
was heard in the Supreme Court, Brook
lyn. = Police Commissioner Waldo
appointed one new inspector and pro-
NOTED twenty three detectives.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-
day Rain The temperature yesterday:
highest. 6S degrees; lowest. "a
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THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The publicity office Of the town Of Carls-
bad. posslbly with a view TO encouraging
travel in that part Of the world. has sent
out this news item: THE case OF Mrs. Eli
nor Glyn, which has been before the Aus
trian courts for two years, has now been
finally settled. after having been taken TO
the third court Of appeal by the plaintiff, a
Russian named Weltuzzen. Mrs. Gyms
chauffeur. while returning 10 the garage at
Carlsbad, ran over Weltuzzen. who sus-
tanned broken leg. Weltuzzen sued Mr..
and Mrs Glyn, with the result that they
and the chauffeur were arrested, but were
released after an interval of some two
hours. when the truth became known. Wei
tuzzen then brought claim for 10000 kro-
men. but has now lost his case in all the
courts and has to pay all costs" The rea-
son for imposing costs" on the man who
sustained the injury is not given.
want a situation as errand boy. do your
We'll, can you tell me how far the moon
X from the earth. eh?'
Boy-WelI. guv'nor. / don't know: but I
reckon IL amt close enough TO interfere
with me running errands.
He got the job.-Christian Register.
Arthur p. Farwel head OF the Law and
order Lea que in Chicago. declared that
there are hundreds Of blind pigs'-illiclt
1iouor shops-running there. Says Mr. Far
we'll: There are II present issued in Chicago
.Ool more government licenses than there
are city licenses. thus proving that there
arc that number Of persons selling liquor
without n city license. We have in many
cases made arrests and in seventeen cases
we have obtained convictions. Ten out Of
eleven cases that have been carried 10 the
Supreme Court have been decided in favor
of the antl-liquor interests"
RoIIingstone Nomoss-Wors klepto-
maniac, Tatters?
Tatterdon lorna klaptomaniac, Rolly.
is q fellow wot steals fer de love OF stealth,
not Iccause nc wants dc stuff
ROllingstone NomosS-Geei Den ! must
be one. ! swiped a cake o soap to-day
Philadelphia Record.
In a biography Of the late Josef Israels,
Alfred Hagel says: when a man reaches
the age Of ninety and works every day, as
did the great painter. he may he counted
with the giants Of his day. and such
man was Tsraels. But the man who did
not know him would have found another
word to describe the little man with white
locks and beard. who looked smaller even
than he was under soft felt hat and
wearing a long frock coat from under the
sleeves Of which protruded long white
cuffs, and whose eyes were hidden behind
large glasses The great heat at The
Hague was directly the cause of his
death"
She-But how am / TO know you will be
patient and forbearing when we're mar
ried?
Hell can put fourteen and a half
stand-up collar on a No Is shirt without
SAYING a word.-Variety Life.
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dent is another evidence of the high
estate Of New York Democracy and the
splendid stature Of its chief men.
VARYING VIEWS OF COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT.

A short time ago the city Of Passalc,
n. j., voted by a strong majority to
adopt the commission form of govern
ment. Now the adjacent city of Pater-
son has voted by an overwhelming ma
tority not TO adopt 1t. The two cities are
side by side I'm the same county. OF the
same general character and largely sub
ject to the same political influences
The radical divergence of views De-
tween them on the same subject ana
after presentation Of the same aTgu-
ments is therefore noteworthy ana al
fords food for reflection.
The significant feature Of the case
appears to be that while in Passaic the
reform element was In favor or inc
change of system. in Paterson the
Good Government Club took the lead IN
opposing it and in UNFOLDING the exist
ing order. In that circumstance there
was no essential inconsistency, unless
we think that men take or should take
more interest in theory than in prac-
tice. 1t is TO be supposed that III
Passaic. as in Trenton, the evils or the
old system had been clearly felt, ana
the desire for 81 new system was not
81 much a preference for the comnlls-
sion system per sc as desire for some
change for the better; perhaps 1eeInlS
that any change must be for the oet-
ter. In Trenton, at any rate there was
reason for that feeling But in Pater-
son there appears to have been genera
satisfaction with the municipal ADMIN
istration. The city has been paying OH
IFS debt building schools, laying out
parks. and in general enjoying the al
vantages of an enlightened and progress
sive government. There is therefore a
feeling that il is doing well enough 10
be let alone and that change would
be undesirable.
Whether or not communities generally
act upon that principle, we are inclined
IN think that they will come TO appre-
ciate IFS force. Cities which are badly
governed will probably seek relief in
change of system, and will find 1t. for q
time and 10 Il degree. Cities which are
well governed will prefer to stick TO the
blessings which they enjoy rather than
TO seek others of which they are not
sure. The personal factor determines
The result, and that personal factor IN
government Is the product not
of systems or charters but of the lntelll-
gent and vigilant action of the voters
themselves in their fundamental partici-
patton in the government.
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TIMBY'S CLAIM TO TURRET
w. G. Church Quotes Court of Claims
Decision on Monitor.
the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Friends OF the late Theodore f.
Timby seem disposed to revive the pre-
posterous claim that he was the inventor
OF the Monitor or. al least, OF the Monitor
turret As all the papers left by John
Ericsson were turned over TO me after his
death and are now in my possession. | have
been able elsewhere TO show the absurdity
Of Timby's claim. Such credulous souls as
appear 10 be still unconynced I would re-
fer To the decision Of the United States
Court II Claims Of April %. 1897 Gong No
l093D In the case OF Theodore +. Timby
v the United states" Following are ex-
tracts from the courts findings Of fact:
The claimant lTimbyl had nothing TO
do with the construction II the Monitor
aud during tho time of its construction was
not consulted by either captain Ericsson
0r SIR. Rowland
The principle ~ revolving turrei. ~ he
used ON warships or eunboats. Was first ap-
piled in the construction OF the Monitor
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NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

New York is getting worried over ~
manners. That's some consolation. -Floflos
Times Union.
What is crime?" asks William NJ. lNin,Si
OF New York City. We suppose II WoG.t
be useless to ask Mayor Gaynor or mo
police.-Albany Knickerbocker Press.
Now we know why The Houston Post
is so rabid against everything Northeit.
When its editor was In New 1olk l,ns
summer he saw man drink mint JH'eP
with q spoon.-Cleveland Leader.
II doesn't seem TO US that the bet'us
trial Is being staged in such manner -
TO bring out all of its possibilities .tnP
Virginia locality seems 10 be tat pSuuia
New York in THIS respect Phhadeiph'
Inquirer
London has seven millions sun ktellnS
the lead as the largest city IN the N1ilu.
But American enterprise behind New
York's five millions will soon put our NMn
metropolis I'm the lead, this being mar
the land OF biz things. Baltimore NihV'F
can.
Another boy has been killed by one OF 10
Cherry lin gangs In New York; rs u il.',
possible for the police 10 put thCSv 800 ,,
out OF business This Lad was hll'eu ~
three other boys because they were ansis
ON finding only one cent In MS pochv1'
when they held him up and searched nm IN.
The crime was committed IN pFoa| "a''
lght.-Bunalo EXPRESS.
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MORE DICKERTNG.

An interesting sidelight on the fashion
in which laws are made for the state
under Democratic administration is fur
Eished by ''The Brooklyn Eagle" which
says with much positiveneSs that Gov
ernOr Dix has sent directions by his
military secretary TO Mr. MCCOoey,
Tammany's Brooklyn representative 10
line up his legislators behind real
direct nominations bill when the LegiS-
lature reconvenes. ItannOunces further:
The fate OF direct nominations, so far
as IL can be settled by the Democratic
majority in the Legislature. will have a
decisive part 10 play In tho fate Of the
charter. II the Governor obtains salts
factory assurances as 10 the primary
reforms he advocates he will be inclined
10 view the wishes OF Murphy for new
charter I'm more favorable light
Democracy's efforts in the Legislature
70 befool the public into belief that
there was a real intention to live up
20 the direct nominations plank Of the
Rochester platform were ludicrOus.
Tammany's representatives. who domi-
nate the majority, so juggled the legis-
lation that Governor Dix himself felt
obliged 10 indicate that he could not
accept as n genuine direct nominations
bill the miserable pretence they had pro
ducai. Evidently the resentment fol
lowing this failure TO keep an important
campaign promise which has been eX-
pressed by many upstate Democrats has
stirred the Governor 10 action. With a
wholly credtable desire 10 see the
present Legislature enact a direct nomi-
nations law. the Governor sets about
work to that end in the customary
fashion Of diekering and dealing. 1t
was so he obtained the passage Of other
legislation which ne deemed important.
Murphy. with the practical philosophy
which gives point 10 Omar'S Take the
Cash. and let the Credit 60" landed
few good jobs in that dicler.
The present situation seems parallel.
The Governor sees personal credit, per-
haps even some credit for his party
which needs il sadly. in the enactment Of
Il preSentable direct nominations bill. To
bring that about he IS represented as
being willing 10 view lin a favorable
light" Murphy'S charter. i'm the enact
fent Of which there can be no credit
for himself or his party and no benefit
10 New York City. It is lamentable
confession of weakness for the Gov
ernor thus 70 put himself in the position
AZ buying the favor Of political boss
AZ the expense of more than half the
citizens of the state. II i q striking
Lack Of faith in the power of tine reform
which the Governor is advocating II
Il believes II necessary 10 dicker end
deal direct nominations bin through
uurphys Legislature by placating the
boss who opposes it. The whole Incl