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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
MURPHY RULE.

"Ghc question" says Mr.. Oscar ;.
Straus. lis whether we shall endoW
Murphy with power 10 rule the politics
of this state That is precisely the
question which coufrontS the voters al
The coming election. and they are 30 de-
eide il after having bad a fair specimen
&C Murphy ~ q state ruler. During the
last year there has been Murphyism In
city affairs, Murphyism in the Legislat-
I'VE Murphyism in the Executive CharI-
Der. Murphy has ruled the state from
Fourteenth Street or DelmonicO's, Or
Good Ground. lie has farmcd out nc
more thriving and prosperous sections
Of il TO ub-bosses-Brooklyn 20 Nc
Cooey, Queens toy Cassidy, Buffalo TO
Fitzpatrick. BinghamtoD TO Farley, and
SO on around the state. And having be-
come ruler of the state Murphy MADE
il pay His Legislature created JOBS
for his people. The state Treasury
paid them. His Legislature passed laws
to protect and foster Murphyism The
boss demanded it,
NurpnIlsm IN me state mas meant -
debauch of treasury tapping. rs Mu"-
phyism IN this city has meant a stead
lily increasing budget. II has meant
Jobs for the favored at the expense ~
the taxpayer It has meant the enact
meut Of such scaudalous legislation rs
the prize6ght law. II has meant an 49,
sault on the rights Of voters, an attempt
10 disfranchisc all Murphy voters
through the Levy election law ] has
meant 4 reckless disregard OF campaign
and platform pledges and on unius,i.
fable breach Of good faith 10 the yot.
ers in the passage Of the fake direct
nominations law. II has meant an 4.
fort 70 Jam through the Legislature 4
charter for New York City which WIS
an open invitation to graft
The question which every voter mu {
answer on Election Day Is whether
Murphyism, with its extravaganza, IFS
brutality. its complaisonce toward graft,
shall be continued in state and county
affairs. Opposition TO Murphy can best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

Nc" York police are trying % dnd the owner
or a $500 lorsnette found on the street The
owner no doubt had her eyes opened on reach.
ing the Great White Way ana threw I, away.
Washington Post.
The largest chestnut section in the ccuatry -
near Furnace, Penn. says Philadelphia paper.
This " mistake. The greatest crop Of chest
nuts Is harvested in New York city-alons the
Great White Wsy-Rochester Post yxpress
Growth continues to be the order OF the GAY 1,
New York City. The Interborough traction sys-
tenn carried 5000, 900 moro people In is last bust
ness year than In the year before. or course.
the city Is not growing 1T this rate. some al
loHance must b. made for the fact that pscpls
are getting around moro than formery.--ChrIs-
tisn Science Mentor
writer who holds a post-mortem on tie
series says that tbs Giants were continually
looking az the money end end became nervous
With the exception Of becoming nervous about
IL. isn't that the typical New York attltude1-
Philadslphls Inquirer
New Workers. are discussing the expenditure o
million dollars IN lump sum aud srnsl
annual outlay Thereafter 20 abolish mosquitoes
in the expectation TIA, this will efec, the aee1i-
tlon OF malarial fever and other malsrta ds-
orders. Figuring on ths .avins In human hi4
and energy that the proposed immunity N0.u
insure there srs many who have reaned u7
conclusion that tine Investment would rsy'-n''-
waukea Wisconsin. -f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
DYING HICKORY TREES.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Numerous magnificent hickories have
been killed by the pernicous hickory bark
b1rer in tho vicinity of New York city. II
has destroyed thousands of trees I'm the
central part OF the state. while recent in
ycstgations show that It IL at work I'm the
Hudson Valley. near Tivoli. and probably
~ injurious I'm numerous other places. The
severe drolths OF the last two or three
years have undoubtedly been favorable 10
the Development OF this pest, since the VI
tally OF many trees has been lowered and
they nave thus been rendered more sus-
coptible T. attack by insect enemies.
The preliminary signs Of injury, such as
willing leaves and dead twigs I'm mldsum-
mer. are exceedingly important. because
they indicate seriouS trouble before Il has
passed the remedial stage. Examination OF
injured trees az the present time may show
particles Of brown or white saWdust In tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
WILL ATTEND C0MSlSTORY
American Cardinals Designate to
Go to Rome This Month.

Rome. Nov. 3.-Pope Plus has now decid-
ed that all those 10 be created cardinals az
the Consistory on November % must come
10 Rome to receive their red hats except
the Spanish and Austrian candidates, who
by the terms OF the Concordat with their
countries. must receive tho red biretta
through their sovereigns.
on other occasions, as in the case OF tho
late Cardinal Satolli, who was Papal Dele
gate in the United States, the red hat was
sent to America, but II such precedent were
followed in the present instance, a period
would be created between the next Con
sistory and another later, during which the
new cardinals would hold office without the
formal and official sanction, state OF
things which the Pope considers urdesira-
BILE. The expense of sending the papal mis-
sion to America, too, would be considerable
whether It fell upon the Holy See or upon
the cardinals themselves. and this consid-
Grafton also influenced His Holiness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos OF cn awakened interest u
infantile paralysis, will you permit me 10
offer a suggestion that may be at least ~
valuable as the dust and fly theory re-
Gently published? Every notable prao-
titioncr that / have met during the ias'
two years treats that malady entirely as
n stomach trouble, and when he can con-
troll tho childs diet recovery Is raplu'
say "can control the child's Diet; TOT
few people realize the rash that Is put
into baby's stomach through intended kild-
ness-chunks of banana. fragments OF pea
nuts, cocoanut cake, chocolate candy anu
worst Of all. tho delicious CONNECTION known
as milk chocolate, because II is so nutri-
tlous." but which also contains taste
less. heavy. coarser part that causes count
less sick headaches.
The fact that many children are athlcIeo
In a given locality has proved nothing SO
far but that they all eat alike. Neverthe-
less, scientists still cry out: isolate case
1t seems catching" Scientists would do
well TO look into these things before IN
iecting FILTERED dust into poor little mon
KEYS I'm search o. an imaginary germ
DOUGLASS.
Utica. \. Y, Oct. %, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
4 IrORD ZOE RONANCE

Mrs Mary Austin, the writer, who
knows more about divorce than most
people" has reached the common con
clusion that It is the romantic streak
in human nature which is responsible
for the conjugal smashups. This ro-
mantle streak is hereditary. she thinks,
and got into the human breast In the
days of chivalry, when knights and
damsels we're busy furnishing the stuff
out of which the historical novels are
made. Some things take it out Of a
man. And some things leave it in or
heighten it, Football. for example,
SAYS Mrs. Austin, is good eliminator
OF romance from boys. Work, on the
contrary. begun at thirteen years seems
tG produce an inordinate amount Of 70
nance in men at the age of forty, for
Mrs. Austin observes that men who are
forced TO assume responsibilities Young
often desert their wives i'm later life.
The ballot I'm The hands of women, Of
course-NIrS. Austin was talking 10 tire
Legislative Lcague-woud take out ,he
SlfPdk II any luluE NoulN. Anu ~ ubtN.
indeed seem rs if votes for women and
romance were not at all compatible.
We summarize Mrs. Austins course
of thought, a. presented Ivy the press.
because we feel sure that II is bound
upon consideration 10 produce a reac-
zion in favor Of romance. Romance has
been blamed too much In uine cases
out of ten it is not the romantic streak
that makes men and women fOrsal1e
their wives or husbands and take un
with new partners. It IS lack of Il. \
little romance Glazes over the dull
actualiies OF life and the havoc
wrought by time. Romance consists of
difficulties overcome, bairbreadth cS-
capes, thrilling adventures. 1t is liy-
ing together, for richer or for poorer,
for better or for worse, that is romance.
That Is the real thing. That Is The
thing which makes demands upon your
credulity. Giving W and trying it with
some one else isn't romance. II is some
thing different. We won't call IL by It's
richt name In this family newspaper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
EFFICIENCY ESSENTIAL.

The most pertinent and profitable
thing which has been said about the
gathering and review of the fleet was
said by the President at the moment
when. from the deck of the Mayhower.
he had just watched the last of the
mighty procession pass, and when his
mind. like that of every appreciative
beholder was filed with a sense Of the
greatness and significance of the dis
play. Unless" he said, "a navy Is
maintained at the highest possible
state of efficiency, it is needless ex-
"travagance.'
1t is agreeable to reflect that, so FAR
as it goes, our mvy Is now IN on ex-
ceedingly high state of efficiency. That
was indicated by the success with which
the feet achieved its unprecedented
cruise around the world. 1t has been
indicated many times 10y the target hit
ting of our gunners. It has again been
indicated by the perfect management
of the colossal review which has just
DtcUTItu. cup lpi Slhp anu i"''N 80
man the American navy has DO superior
in the world.
II Is efficient so far as it goes. But
il does not go far enough. There were
fine destroyers in the review. but there
should have been many more. There
were good cruisers and golfers, but not
enough of them TO make well bal
anced feet. There were lacking the ire
mendous cruiser battleships Of the Bit
ish and German navies. and the need OF
them is felt by many to be great. The
present state of the feet shows what
our shipbuilders and engineers and sail
ors can do. What Is needed is that they
shall have opportunity TO do more, to
bring the navy up to the fullest efficiency
in every department and detail, and
then 10 keep IL there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING
Mayor Calls Board of Aldermen Tor
Gathering on Monday.

Mayor Gaynor yesterday called a special
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen for
Monday 20 consider the budget for WI
which las been transmitted to it by the
Board Of Estimate and Apportonment'
The srecial meeting was called because
there will be no regular meeting OF the
hoard on Tuesday Election Day.
Tho budget will be referred at once to the
Finance Committee of the board, OF Whlch
Alderman Bowling, Tammany leader Is
chairman. lie received delegation OF
taxpayers yesterday, who protested against
the size of the budget.
It IS expected that the Board OF Alder
men VIII make some radical cuts in the
budget at the suggestion Of Mayor Gaynor'
who said he thought it was too big. It Is
understood that the Mayor may make some
suggestions as to just how the budget
ought 10 be reduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
DICKENS CENTENARY PLANS
Theatrical Performance To Be
Held for Benefit of Relatives.

theatrical performance In celebration
OF the Dickens centenary has been planned
by the Joint British-Anerlcan COMMITTEES
OF the Charles Dickens Testimonial Thu
Tooth anniversary OF the novellsts birth Is
on February Z, 1912.
This centennial celebration IS the outcome
OF the testimonial movement started year
ago through the sale Of the Dickens stamp
to create a fund to be distributed among
his relatives. Interest in this project has
led up to arrangements for the centennial
performance. the proceeds Of which Will go
TO Increase the fund for the Dickens heirs
Il is proposed to make the affair an sp-
propriate recognition Of the authors ami
versary and real testimonial 70 his lasting
influence as a popular writer. The homo
rary committee comprises 22j residents ~
this country and Great Britain prominently
identified with literature and art.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

icy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Newport, Nov. 3.-Alfred q Vanderbilt
and his son. William II. Vanderbilt, VITO
have been visiting at Camp Sycamore IN
the Adirondack, are 70 retlsn to Oakland
Farm tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry a. G. Taylor wero
dinner entertainep az their homo this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King viii
close their season here In short time
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Norman have taken
possession Of their Washington street
estate.
Mrs. Paul Dahlgren and Miss Dahlgrc1
are occupying cottage here for the
winter.
Mrs Philip 4. Clark has gone 70 French
Lick Springs. She will return here be-
fore going 20 New York for the winter
Miss NJ. 4. Goldman viii not close her
Bellevue avenue house until efter Christ
mas.
Miss Gwendolyn Burden Is spending the
week end with friends on Long Island
Mr.. and Mrs i. Townsend Burden VIII
close their season here on Monday.
Henry White, who sold his estate hero
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan last sum.
mer is having his personal property
shipped to Washington.
Mrs. o. II. +. Belmont is also having
furniture shipped to New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04

moving object which he sees. This an
nual loss of life is terrible CONNER
tary on the recklessness Of the hunters
who prefer To take the chance OF sh"o,'
ing q deer rather than Ia make certain
that the supposed deer Is not iello"
sportsman. Nine out of ten of sucn
accidents are caused by nothing Dut
oarelessness-sheer criminal careless
ness Ordinarily the person responsive
for the fatality escapes, the prosecuting
officials and the public taking the char
liable view that his sense Of response
bility is an all sufficient punishment.
There is no good reason for continuing
to exercise such charity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
STUDIED HOMES FOR BLIND
Miss Holt Back Home After Visit to
Great Britain.

Miss Winifred Holt, the sculptor, and
founder and secretary Of the New York
Association for tho Blind, arrived here last
night from Liverpool oil tho White star
liner Cedric, after q visit Of two months
ia England. Miss Holt visited many in
stjtutions for tie blind IN Great Britain
and met Sir Francis Campbell, who Is blind
and prominently identified with institutions
for persons suffering from loss of eyesight
Asked II her Investigation abroad would
ho Of much benefit to the blind institu-
tons in this country, Miss Holt replied.
"AlI the blind in Great Britain arc looking
to America for light"
Miss Holt said that when on her way to
England last August on board the Adri-
attic she received a wireless message from
The Lighthouse, in seth street, sent By a
blind operator. The operator knew she was
returning on the Cedric, and sent her an
other wireless message from 59th street on
'ruUISdaE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

From social point Of view the city Will
be practically deserted for the next few
days Tor the Harvard Princeton football
game ut Princeton to-day. the second OF
the races Of the United Hunts Association
this afternoon at the Belmont Park Ter
minal, tho festivities at Tuxedo on ac-
count OF the annual ball at the clubhouse
there last night and Election Day on Iues-
day will keep the majority Of the smart
set ont Of the city until Wednesday. An
unusually attractive programme has been
arranged for the races at Belmont Park
this afternoon, and the affair promises to
be even more largely attended than was
the case last Saturday.
Lord and Lady Cowdray gave a theatre
party last night, followed by supper at
the 81. Regis.
Miss Susan Johnston. a niece or the late
Mrs. Richard r. Wilson and a cousin OF
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr, Mrs ogden
Goelet and VI. Orme Wilson, will be mar
ried to-day in Knoxville. Tenn, to David
Carpenter Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs Goodhue Livingston have
returned 10 town from Southampton, Long
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernon S. Prentice have
returned from Europe and are at their
house, in Lexington avenue, for the winter.
Miss Kate Cary, who IS now at Tuxedo,
will sail for England on November %. 10
spend the winter abroad.
Miss Emily Sloane has joined her father,
Henry r. Sloane, at Hot Springs, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs 3. ogden Chisholm have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
"THANATOPSIS'
Writer Heard Bryant Say He Was
Seventeen When Poem Was Written.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The statements made by a con
tributor Of yours in your issue Of to-day
as TO THE Date of 'Thanatopsis'" are,
considering their subject. necessarily in
teresting. but to me they are quite eX-
traordinary, in view Of the fact that one
Of the daughters % William Cullen Bry-
ant, the poet and for so many years tho
editor Of ".rhe Evening Post" told me
her father wrote It at the age of seven.
teen. And yet more 10 the point. heard
Mt Bryant himself in court, while he was
In the witness chair promptly and en-
phatically give seventeen as his age I'm an
swer TO the direct question, put to him by
his opponents counsel, as 10 how old he
was when he wrote that wonderful output
for a boy--and no less mclodious than
lmpressive-of unhinching observation
ana melancholy but undaunted introspcc-
ton \. j. BLOOR.
Stonington. Conn, oct 81, 1871.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
POINT AGAINST Scent GAS
Company Counsel ImpresseS Service
Board as 20 One Contract.

The Public Service Commission heard
Morgan J. o Brien again yesterday in the
Kings County lighting case Tho former
justice outlined the points on which the
company hopes 10 obtain reversal OF the
commissions order that Sas I'm the 30th
Ward OF Brooklyn shall cost s. cents a
thousand feet instead OF 81, and 80 cents
after January T. The company objects to
the appraisal OF its property by the COM
missions experts at S2,500Oo. asserting that
It should have been at least HSCOOpo.
The commission holds that tho increment
of value OF real estate owned by the COM
pany. due to tho general rise of such value
in the vicinity, shall not be considered as
part Of the capitalization, upon WHICH, I'M
der the United states Supreme Courts de.
clson, o return Of ut least per cent IL
only reasonable.
Mr.. % Brien said yesterday that OH e
proper valuation his company would be en-
dted 10 charge 81 Is thousand feet for
gas but added that they did not want to
ask moro than the 81 rate lie also re-
ferred 10 tho contract made with the old
town ~ New Utrecht FOR street lamps al
SOS per year, cor 81 - per thousand feet. and
said lie thought the order nulllded this con-
tract. II Is probable that the commission
will modify the order m this respect. Mr.
OBriep would not waive the technical
golut whethcr OF not the company could
hX reduced rate aud o stl more reduced
rate in(the same order lie was not in
cincd r. dispute the point, but evidently
brought It might bc useful later
The hearing was purely formal being fof
the purpose OF completing the record for
an appeal 20 the courts In certiorsn pro-
ceedings The Kings County Lighting Com
pany IS said 10 be an Independent concern.
but the case e being eagerly watched by
similar corporations. because y the princi-
pies involved James Z Measher regular
counsel for the company. who assisted Mr.
- Bflen yesterday, Is counsel IN one Of the
rate cases now pending In Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04

them Of their cash. They will incline
toward the belief that bossism blunts
the moral sense in such way that he
who begins by tampering with the cleo
tcral franchise of the people will end
by tampering with their fiscal accounts.
That, indeed. seems natural and logical.
The electoral franchise Is as much
4 possession as money is, and between
robbing the people of the one and of the
other the difference is more of degree
than of kind. When that fact is prop
erly recognized the phrase honest
boss appears much like n contradic'
tion in terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
GEORGETOWN MEN HAVE SMOKER

Ou the eve Of their game with West Point
to-day 80 Georgetown alumni held a smo-
ker IN the gr.ll room of the Hotel Cumber-
land last night Members OF the team,
which had signal practice at Fordham
Field Ia the afternoon, were on hand
Among the New York alumni who made
addresses OF encoura cement 70 the team
we're j. Lynch Prendergast, president OF the
Alumni Association: Joseph Hepiy, James
V. Duross. John J. Kirby. William Michael
Pyrne, Andrew J. Shipmen, Martin Conboy,
Arthur Kennedy, John NJ Barrett NJ
CASTOR Hawkes., James s McDonoeh.
Alex Rorke and Bernard Mckenna From
Washington Was Father Aloysius Brosnan,
S j., representing the faculty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
JOHNSTON LIVINGSTON ESTATE
Appraisal Shows He Left Nearly
$4,000, 0OO.After Deductions

Julius Hamburger, Deputy State Cor
troller, filed yesterday in the Surrogate
office the report Of the transfer tax APP
praisal Of the estate OF Johnston Living
ston, who died on May last al his home.
No. 300 Fifth avenue. The report places
the gross value OF the estate at ss,OS7.9sh
The deductions for debts administration
expenses and commissions left the net
value at SSO,sn. The house, No. 800 Fifth
avenue, was appraised at $500 Mr.
Livingston had several other valuable
parcels Of property, and his estate In
cluded largo holdings of industrial AMI
railway stocks
Tho estate Is divided as follows: Mrs.
Estehe L. Redmond, daughter. s2.aL5es:
Mrs. Canola L. de Laugier- villars. daugh-
ter $2'S62iS, and Geraldyn Redmond. son.
in-law, 10000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
QUEENS CANAL ENDORSED
Chamber of Commerce of That Dor
nngh Elects Many New Members.

Clinton f. James, vice-president Of the
Title Insurance Company; CASTOR Plaintiff,
manager Of the Ford Autobobie Company;
Edward NJ Ward, manager Of Wards ship
yard, Astoria; Henry L. Crandell vice.
president Of the Bank OF Long Island w.
II. Llevellyn, director Of tho Bank OF Long
Island; Townsend Lawrence, Of the New
York Stock Exchange; Alexander S. Burns,
Of Woodslde; BENJAMIN Moore, Of Astoria;
Andrew McTigue, Of Far Rockaway, and
George 4. Woods, OF Astoria, were elected
members Of the greensboro Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday.
The project Of building a canal from
Newtown Creek 10 Flushing Creek and
from Flushing TO Jamaica Bay was In
dOrSed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
HIMSELF AGAIN.

Now that Mr. Fosdicl. Commi ssloner
of Accounts. has withdrawn his men
from the Park Department of Nanhat
tan. and conditions have reverted 10
what they were before he undertook 10
introduce system in its activities. Park
Commissioner Slower must be again in
that congenial atmosphere In which he
works best. System constructs all the
processes of the Park commissioner s
nature He is overwhelmed 10y the ne
cessity of answering correspondence
with regularity. The obligation TO rem
der decisions within six months para
lives his faculty Of origination.
\ letter 90 Commissioner Fosdicks
remains unanswered. It is a good sign
Ii shows that Slower IS once more
Slower With correspondence heaping
I'D on his desk and everything ut skies
and sewers the powers Of his being
will again expand. He Will feel himselt
free from the hateful trammels which
the Fosdick system imposed upon him
Ideas will once more come to him IN
their customary abundance. How op-
pressive. how destructive of originality,
has been the period Of Fosdickian re
straint is shown by the fact that it is
months since the Park Commissioner
has been able 10 make one Of his Gus
tomary announcements of the bless
ings for which this town must prepare.
To q people that has so long enjoyed
the open air opera and the open air
loss. But now that the Commissioner is
once more amid congenial surroundings
the public may surely expect something.
an open air something. certainly.