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New-York tribune., 1911-11-13
Nfn't11ork Trihmne.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1911.

This nepspaper is olcned and puo
Nshed by The Tribune Association
Ne,o York corporation; Office aud prn
cipal place Of business, Tribune B"itd
ing, No. 154 Nassau street, Ne'o forEi
ogden Mills. president; ogden az. Re'd
secretary; James IL. Barrett, treasure
The address Of the officers Is the oNic'
Of this neicspdper.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

"The New York Sum- prints elaborate
analyses of election figures to prove that
fusion in this city fails to secure the
support OF the entire antl-Tammany
vote. What is the moral? Two anti
Tammany tickets, a divided anti-Tam-
many vote and walkover for Tam
many? =.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

The outbreaks Of the "Slav soul" in
the Russian dancers are much of a dis
Illusion TO the students Of that mystic
rious something In the pages OF Tur-
genev. Dostoievsky, Gogol and their COM
peers.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

Governor Dix ought to be glad. He
will not be overshadowed by Murphy,
who, instead Of owning both houses Of
the Legislature outright, will probably be
ity In one
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

Park Commissioners Slower does we'll in
preserving little standing room In the
public parks for statues OF native celeb
rites New York has paid ample honor
To the memory of distinguished foreign
ers in any way connected with it's past
and that Of the country. The next step
to be taken will be the removal OF some
Of them, and, in a few cases. their re-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

1t is demanding a good deal TO ask
the public to believe that women suf-
fragists defeated a candidate by the
silent treatment.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13
placement by others that are not artis'i'
crimes

The daily list of Turkish and ltaiiah
losses proves conclusively that po'h
nations are maintaining energetic press
bureaus
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

So it was Curly Joe" who was orig
inally an enemy of Willetts! This adds
pungency to the question how Willett got
that nomination.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

SOLID whiskey' does not sound con-
vivial. The invitation Have an eat
with me" may well lead to temperance.
and even to total abstinence.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

Why worry? This earth is going to
last tens OF millions OF years more.
Never mind the odd numbers.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13
TOO MANY MEN ON 1T.

Flom The Cleveland Leader
Tho woman sunragetteB OF New York are
looking for emblem" How would the earth
New-York tribune., 1911-11-13

Football seems to be escaping the an
nual criticism this fall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03

OF new elimination rule, the guards
men have the best chance they have
had since 1905 TO land the great ma
tional trophy. This rule bars twelve
members of the 1910 winning team,
the United States Infantry; ten OF the
dozen that won second place, the
United States Marine Corps: eight
OF the third honor team, the United
states Cavalry, and six Of the fourth
team. iowa. These are barred for
three years, and the rule obviously
gives the State teams as a class a
decided advantage. because they arc
able to return to the fight with +beir
veterans.
The fight this year should be n
struggle between the navy and three
or fodr National Guard teams. The
JACK tars last year landed fifth. so
they escape the new elimination rule.
ana VIII. therefore, take the field this
year with all of its 1910 seasoned shots
that it wishes TO bring.
seven OF last years cracks are again
IN me game-Ensigns w. F. Amsden,
q. Allen and F. Il. L. VossIer. Midshin.
men H. ]. Kneer. w. Smith and w w
smith. and Quartermaster j. S. Wier-
powski. Tho Navy captured the trophy
IN 1907 was second in 1908, and sailed
away with the trophy in 1903 by the
worlds record of 1901. The team has
new captain this year, Lieutenant
oortch, one of the mainstays OF the
1907 and 1908 teams, who succeeds
Lieutenant T. L. Johnson.
District in CInss A.
The District of Columbia team will
compete this year in the first honor
class. Glass a. for a year ago in the
held OF forty-three 1t got in four
teenth. the first time since 1908 that 1t
landed in the first fifteen. Last year
the District beat Virginia by 233 points
and Maryland by 12I. the Marylanders
having quit in twenty-sIxth place
They beat New Jersey by IS points,
and We're only 50 points behind the
New Workers. The District last year
was beaten by only eight State teams
Iowa, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Col
orado. Michigan. New York. Ohio and
Minnesota.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
BEST WHEAT CROP SINCE 1907.
Indicated Now, Says Northern Pacific
President-Other Crops Good


New York, August 2.-President
Howard Elliott. of the Northern pa
cific Railroad. said yesterday that
crop reports from the Western part
or the Northern Pacific lines. includtp g
Washington, Idaho and Oregon. tndi.
cate that the wheat harvest in that
section will be about 24.00oOoo bushels
larger than in any year since 1907.
Nontanat protpects agriculturally are
particularly good. East of Montana
the Northern Pacific expects to haul
from 90 10 80 per cent. of the agricul-
tufai tonnage Of 1909. Though crops In
southern Minnesota and Southern
North Dakota have suffered, the pros
poets in other parts are satisfactory.
-Nr. EIliott said that he found banks
west OF the mississippi in a strong con-
otIoh and the people not in debt. Mer-
chandise firms in, the Northwest are
eonsefvativaly sanguine. one OF the
largest iobbing concerns working its
tactorieS a. full time and expecting e
steady fail trade
Northern Pacific ended the fiscal year
win good margin after dividend re-
quirements without drawing on any or
lts subsidiaries. sa i'd Mr. Elliott. The
Hhal ngures are not ready yet. One
"t me most important effects of the
recent rate decision. ne thought, would
De upon distributing centres, with a
possible shifting OF shipping points
ne thought that although the North
etn Pacihc had not reached final de-
cislon as 10 It's action. all the roads
would he inclined to appeal to the
Commerce Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03

well known to all railroad men where
great system OF the East operating
thousands OF miles OF road. purcha Sc d
the patent rights to a device to pre-
Vent collisions OF trains. whether rear
of head-on. Its engineers made most
exhaustive tests. extending over miles
or track and months OF time. and re-
ported the device as perfectly perform
Ing its functions. The railroad COM
pany purchased the patent-ana then
pigeon holed It. even tearing up the
appliances put in for the tests / am
informed that other roads have sought
to purchase from this company the
right to Install the system on their
own lines. but have been refused. be.
cause the owning company fears that
II the people once see 1t In extended
practical operation upoa any one line
public opinion will compel all toads
TO adopt (which would Include their
own! They found the purchase of the
patent cheaper than the expenys OF
installing the method. you see
However. these pigeon-holed pat
ents oil have to expire within the sew
enteen years" concluded Mr.. woolard.
Then more progressive concerns will
take hold OF them. and We will have
an era OF manufacturing much cheA ser
than that OF to-day" p. H. Meg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
CRACK SHOTS, ARE
PRUNING FOR FRAY
District Rife Team Picked for Good Showing in
Annual Struggle for Supremacy by All
Nations Branches Of Armed Service.

! Camp Perry, O., August 1.-The ad
vance guard of thousand or more of
Americas picked hair-trigger rifle and
revolver shots--shots picked from all
arms of the United States service.
! army navy and marine corps, and
from the National Guards Of the States
and Territories and the District of CO.
mbia-is encamped on Ohio's mann
moth range for the annual national
tug of-war for craftsmanship laurels.
This is the twenty ninth tournament
OF the National Rifle Association and
the ninth matches of the National
Board for the Promotion of Rifle prac-
tice. which combined give frearm fans
three weeks of war" beginning Au-
gust IA with the program OF the Ma
tional Rife Association and continu.
Ing from August % to September ]
with the national matches.
This national tournament will DO
conducted by the Department OF War.
| During these three weeks Camp Perry
will be practically an army post Army
officers will marshal the comoatan,s
to battle, Acknowledgement Robert
| *. Evans. general staff, for the fourth
year. Will act as executive Officer.
Assisting him there will be about 100
officers from the infantry and cavalry
and from the Marine Corps. To man
the range-to run the targets and to
do the marking and the scoring on the
firing line-from 1000 to HOO troops
pital to, care for the sick aod
wounded"
New Events Added.
The 1911 tournament IS certain to
surpass all its predecessors in at least
two respects. tho number of matches
and the cash value and significance OF
the prizes and trophies. The historic
National Rifle Association, which held
It's matches ct Sea Grit. n. j., until
1907, has made large additions to it's
program, with seven now events sched-
uled.
or these events six are taken over
from the Ohio State Rifle Association.
These are the Adjutant- Generals for
$500 cup; the 200-yard of-harld, the
Hale match, the Catrow match. for a
| 5000 cup. the Governors match and
the Herrick trophy match for the mas
siVe $4,000 cup presented by former
i Governor Myron D. Eerrick. OF Ohio.
Two entirely new matches are on this
years card. one the enlisted mems
team match. at 600 and 1000 yards. for
| teams OF six from the United States
Infantry. Cavalry. Navy Marine Corps
and the National Guard. The other is
Z, TO DE tug-of-war by teams of twenty
from the Army Navy and Marine Corps
and one team from the National Guard.
J The members of these teams will be
the final pick shots in these respective
! organizations.
/ The victor will get the United States
trophy presented by Colonel Robert Nj.
thomson, OF the class of '6S in the
/ Naval Academy
| The ninth national match, for teams
| OF twelve will this year develop the
oi'terest confIct between the regulars
/ and the guardsmen the sport has seen
| since New York the only state team
: that has won the match. last took
I away the laurels, in 1896, az Sea Grit
f, Elimination Rule Aids.
/ rms year. through the operation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03

Washington. .. c., August lead
ers in both houses of Congress believe
an agreement will be quickly reached
on both the wool and farmers free
lis; bills. both OF which the President
Is said TO be as determined as ever
TO veto. The wool bill went to a
conference committee of the two
houses to-day. The free list bill came
back to the House with the Senate
amendment attached, and probably
will be rejected and sent to con-
ference within day or two. The
House will not act. however. until the
WAYS and Means Committee decides
what should be done.
The cotton tariff bill came to the
end Of its general debate in the House
late to-day, ana will be passed late
tomorrow.
There will be n general movement
for early adjournment after the eN-
pected veto of the wool bill, the con-
ference on which. beginning to-mor
row will not be prolonged.
The prediction sti!l is for a conpro-
mise wool bill that both houses can
accept, the agures named, all spocula-
tive, ranging from % TO 80 per cent.
I'D valoreIn on wool,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
REVIEWS ATTACK
ON M DONALD LEE
Glass Says He Is Illustration of
Machine and Its
Methods.
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.l

Suffolk. Va, August 2-Emphasizing
the corruption of machine methods
In Virginia, cauterizing certain poll
tlcians who enter into its making, per
forating and ridiculing the record of
his competitor, incidentally capitaI.z-
ing some OF his own achievements.
hring at Mcdonald Lee. punctuat ting
forensic flights with humor and scath-
ms sarcasm, Congressman Carter
Class tonight closed an address OF
nearly two hours with an appealing
peroration TO Virginia voters to AS
sert their rights OF liberty and inde-
pendence and help to strangle the very
life out of the Internal political ma
chine"
Notwithstanding the warm night an
audience of several hundred voters
heard Mr.. Glass at the Academy OF
Music and proclaimed their sympathy
by frequent waves of applause. A brass
oand made the music. The speaker
was introduced by former Mayor
6raotord hilby. who said he priced tho
pf'N!iege OF presenting a man who
would give his audience a fearless and
honest exposition or political condi-
lions.
Referring to the State Fish Com
missioner, the speaker said.
nave no more respect for a litt1e
iueiehah like Mcdonald Lee, who sold
out Tor patronage, than for a man
VINO sells for cash. It took him n lon.
'!me 10 grasp my meaning. l went over
20 ms county and told them about II.
put yet he comes down to Portsmouth,
-"s' night in State oyster boat. At
your expense and mine. and seeks TO
make disorder a my meeting.
would dignity S,cb
ar Issue He is ..sre cipher. use
MIN only as an incident to illustrate
the. deprav!ty of the machine an, lis
methods"
Speaking of the narrow margin Of
me machine at the last gubernatbria,
primary, he said It's agents had robbed
the graves Of their dead and desecrat
cd tombstones. and later, as evidenced
by political practices in Franklin
county, We're seeking to replace dead
Democrats by live Republicans.
Mr.. Glass said that the seat OF John
warwick Daniel had been negotiated
for on Virginia courthouse green
SIX months before his condition was
known to friends; that when Daniel
was stricken with paralysis and was
speeding south to Florida. his compet-
itor was speeding north to Washington
TO confer about the Job with political
potentates across the Potomac
Such methods are shocking in their
improperly" shouted the speaker
'and II there were in Virginia only
100 men who are with me in this fight
would spend my time and money to
give them opportunity TO register their
protests"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
EXAMINE MERITS
OF TEXT BOOKS
Selections for Use in North Caro-
lima School Will Be Made
Soon.
Especial 10 The rime.-p!.pa.ch.l

Raleigh. y. C.. Angus, 2.-Thc subcommis-
sion OF the State Tex, Book Commission has
rounded up its work OF examining Into the
merits and defects OF the books offered by
publishers to be adopted for use In the
public schools during the next five years.
mission Thursday at Joint meeting when
the bids. that IS. the prices at which the
publishers propose to furnish these books.
VIII be formally opened. II is expected that
several days Wall be consumed in the hnal
review OF the books. and the prices and
discussions by members OF the commission
In executive session before the adoptions
are all finally disposed OF. The commits
sion. composed OF the STATE officers and the
subeonnission. vii! have joint and equal
voice In the voting for the Anal adoptions.
Later news from Mexico City concerning
the shooting of Eugene Lee. OF Dunn. who
graduated from A. and N. College here
on the National Railroad Mexico. is TO the
effect that he shot himself accidentally
while examining an automatic revolver. The
pal! penetrated his abdomen and lodged in
his spine. His lowe. extremeties are para
lized. There is little hope for his recovery.
He Is son Of E. Lee. OF Dunn.
The Southern Railway good roads train
reached here this afternoon at O'clock
and was net by large numbers OF county
and city officials and citizens interested in
road construction and maintenance. There
were also numbers OF citisens from neigh
boring counties. interested roads. who take
advantage OF the lectures by road engineers
train on Its through the snte.
VIII Deliver Address
Ex-Governor Charles B. Aycook one of
North Carol!na's four candidates for the
United States Senate,> goes 10 Krnansvllie
tomorrow 10 deliver an address Thursday
for the Confederate veterans. who will hold
their annual reunion on that day. THE
Old Soldier" will be the theme OF the cx-
Governor.
The Raleigh and Southport Railroad Com
pany is erecting here repair shop to be
i0oxio0 feet The work in the extension OF
the line from Lillionton via Broadway to
Sanford is making steady progress and
President and General Manager John A.
Mills expects to push the work as speedily
as possible 10 completion.
The Dixie Ice and Coal Company, o..
Greensboro. has amended It's charter SO as
10 allow the issuance of $1,000 additional
shares OF preferred stock bearing or s
per cent ]. W. Landreth is president OF
the corporation
The Lenoir Company tIncD. of Murphy.
is charterde with 5000 capital by willard
NJ. Axiey and others for real estate bus!-
ness.
At the State Department OF Agriculture
II is said that the crop conditions in this
state this season seem 10 be phenomenal
~ irregular. so much that It Is almost
Impossible TO get together any figures that
VIII make reasonably authoritat tive show
ing OF the conditions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
fered with him on the wooden schedule
that he changed his mind.
Denounced MS False.


THE gentleman who has issued that
statement. Mr.. William j. Bryan. OF
Nebraska" said MIR. Underwood.
charges that the chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee, standing
In the interest OF protective tariff.
has led this House into lines that We're
unworthy any Democrat in the land.
Il know IL is false. Mr.. Speaker.
You know it is false and so do the
But we must let the country know It
Is false. The gentleman from Ne.
braska says that my leadership of this
side of the House could not stand in
the open, There is not a Democratic
member that does not know that II for
one moment 1 misrepresented the De-
mocracy of this House in bearing my
commission. / would send my resisna-
ton to the Speakers desk"
Both Mr.. Underwood and Mr.. Kitch-
in were greeted with deafening cheers,
speaker Clark repeatedly pounding
his gavel TO restore order.
Mr.. kitchin confirmed Mr.. Under
woods statements in every respect.
and declared that Mr.. Bryan had
launched his criticism without having
any specific information as TO what
the caucus had done
"Mr. Underwood stated the facts
clearly to the caucus, NSaid MC. hltcn-
in. He did state before the commit
tee at the beginning of the session
that he was interested in the steel and
iron business, and 1t would relieve
him of embarrassment Il the commit
tee would take up that schedule at
once and get rid of it. But it was the
Judgment OF the committee that tho
most iniouitous schedule hat had ever
been put on the statute books. the
wooden schedule. ought first to be re-
vised."
Mr. Kitchin referred to Mr.. Under
woods statement about his iron COM
pany holdings. and said he had eX-
pected that might be made IAN occa-
sion by our opponents to SANDER and
libel the Alabama man. and the posi-
ton Of his Democratic House, but I
never dreamed that any Democrat In
this country would attempt to malign
MIR Underwood or the Democratic
party.
Mr. Bryan is not responsible" said
Mr.. kitchin, amid great laughter from
the Republicans, for he was not in
our caucus; he must have gotten his
information from somebody. and he
was the most badly informed man in
the world"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
REMAINS IDENTIFIED
bones Known to BE Those of Engineer
~, MerrItt.

Havana August 2.-Thc bones
found yesterday in the ward room OF
the battleship Maine. which were be-
lie:ed to be the remains of Assistant
Engineer Merritt. We're fully Identified
to-day : The Identification was based
on the CONFORMATION of the skull. The
skeleton is that of a tall man. and
corresponds to Engineer Merritt's
height, Near the bones We're found a
portion OF an officers cap. uniform
buttons and fountain pen,
The bones were discovered at the
precise spot where Midshipman Boyd
testified that he and Merritt had tsepa-
rated bv the thrush of water while
struggling to make their way from
the Junior officers ward room to the
main deck. The bones have been
placed in n casket to await instruction
from Merritt's family.
Two more bodies. both beyond iden-
ufcation. were found to-day near the
warrant officers quarters on the port
side of the berth deck under the CEN
trail superstructure, making the total
number recovered twenty-one-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
Derendr President Tnft.

Washing ton. D. c.. August DE
olaring that he desired to defend Pres
ident Taft because the latter had no
one in his own party to say a word in
his behalf" Representative Burnett, OF
Alabama. Democrat, said in the House
to-day. that the only trouble with the
President IS being honest. himself, he
IS too credulous."
NO honest man, as I believe Mr.
Taft IS" said Mr. Burnett, ever had
such nournful comforters since the
days OF job. have no doubt that his
daily prayer is that W!ckersham and
Hitchcock Will do as Ballinger did"
Mr.. Burnett said Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson was another honest
man to fall victim to bad advisers,
and that consequently the downfall of
pr Wiley. who has so often stood be-
tween murderers and the people" had
almost been accomplished.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
FR0WN ON LIQUOR
knights of Columbus Are for Total
Abstinence.


Abstinence.
>, Detroit. Mich. August 7-The
Knights of Columbus, in annual con-
yention here, vigorously reafIirmed to-
cay the declarations OF the order in
favor OF total abstinence.
In executive session an attempt was
made to amend the bylaws SO that
wine and other liquors. which are now
prohibited. may be served ct ban
quets and in the club rooms of tho
Organization There was storm Of
opposition and the amendment was
overwhelmingly defeated
~ Lhe annual report of Supreme Knight
fiaherty. presented to-day, shows that
on April 80 last the MEMBERSHIPS Of
the order aggregated 25s.o0o. a net
gain for the year OF 1908 A net
gain OF eighty-three councils for tho
year Is reported
=, This includes the establishment of
the first council in Porto Rico and
tnakes the order active in the United
states, Canada. New FoundIand. Cubn
the Philippines and Porto Rico.
The amount paid in death claims
since the organization has been in
existence is over $4,000, 600. with an
asgregate collected In assessments ri
more than 100000. vs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
Debate ncupportlonment.

Washington August Final debate
on the congressional reapportionmeut
bill 10 increase the House membership
from 39I TO 433 occupied practically
all OF to-days session OF the Senate
Senators Root of New York. aud Bur
ton. OF Ohio. opposed the BILL and
DGorman, or New York. and Shively
OF Indiana. supported IT. The bill
probably will pass the Senate to-
morrow
Senator Root will offer an amend
ment tomorrow to maintain the pres
ent House membership. He contended
to-day that large body tends to
Legislative inet!iciency and gives each
district less chance OF making its needs
known
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
NEW MAILING RULE FOR
USsTAMPED PACKAGES

Washington, August 2-Importan
changes In the regulation affecting the
mailing OF third and fourth class man
matter without stamps were pronui-
gated by Postmaster General Hitch :
cock to-day
cago. the department became conv{nn
ed that the existing regulation did
not adequately protect the government
ana the new ruling. which does nor
impose any hardship on the posi- ON = =
patron who desires to mail not ~
than 1000 identical pieces OF mali MAJ,
Ter without aifixing stamps. makes :,
practically Impossible for any employ.
co 90 aeiraud the government by con.