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New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
N THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

The House Of Representatives passed
by unanimous vote on February u last
n bill intended 10 decrease the unneces-
sary cost and delay attending litigation
i'm the United States courts. II was
drawn by committee appointed by the
American Bar Association and read as
follows:
No Judgment shall he set aside. or re-
yersed. or now trial granted by any
court of the United States in any case.
civil or criminal. on The ground o. mis-
direction Of the jury or the improper
admission or rejection OF evidence or
for error rs 10 any matter OF pleading
or procedure. unless I'm the opinion Of
the court to which application is made.
after an examination Of the entire cause.
IL shall appear that the error complained
cf has injuriously affected the substan-
.ial rights Of the parties. The trial
Judge may I'm any case submit TO the
Jury the issues Of fact arising upon the
Headings, rescrving any question Of law
arising in the case for subsequent argu-
ment and decision. and he and any court
10 (which the case shall thereafter he
taken on writ Of error shall have the
power to direct judgment 10 he entered
reserved. II conclusive. AZ it's Judgment
upon such poirt reserved may require.
II was shown In the debate in the
House Of Representatives that new trials
had often been granted because of trivial
irregularities I'm procedure. Mr. Moon
citing one case in which a cony iction for
murder bad been set aside because in
the indictment the phrase against tho
peace and dignity of the state" had been
written against the peace and dig
nifty of state the second definite article
having been omitted Technical obstruc-
lions 10 the administration NJ Justice
have been Interpo~cd too frequently in
both the federal and the state courts. \
just verdict ought not 10 be aunUlled he
cause of q mere clerical error in an in
dictment or the improper admission of
evidence Of no material value. The
House bill ought to pass the Senate at
this session II IS q step in the direction
of simpler and more rational judicial ad-
minietration.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
STILL FIGHTING MACHINERY.

Is organized labor still opposing ma
ch,nery: What else Is the meaning OF
its Agat against the Treasury Depart
ment's plan 10 replace the hand presses
in the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
inc with power presses: The Secretary
of the Treasury wishes ~ make me
change In order IN save ultimately near
the bureau is increasing so rapidly and
the reform Is planned 70 GO In fore" 20
gradually that the change would cost
none of the present employees their Jobs. "
would increase their pay from Sc To 80
day. for machine workers In engraving
receive higher wages than hand workers
Moreover il would tighten the lahors ~
the men and lessen the danger of their
being injured Yet the union leaders arc
vigorously opposing il and flooding Con
gress with petitions In their efforts to
prevent IFS being adopted.
The Gstensible reason of Mr. Gompers
and his associates Is that the work of
power presses is inferior To that Of hand
presses. and they would project the
country from the danger Of counterfeit
ipG. The Treasury Department is'un-
able 10 perceive this infericriry. and the
union engravers decline 10 point it ont
specifically The fact that hand presses
arc still used in the bureau AT great
cost 10 the nation is due to union labors
influence with Congress in the past.
Other Secretaries before Mr.. MacNeagh
have desired 10 effect the savings that
machinery would make possible. but
have found the unions too strong in the
Senate and the House
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
PENSIONS FOR LIFrSArEPS.

II is not easy 10 understand why there
pending bill for the granting Of pensions
I'm the ifesaving service. There surely
are no other public servants. at any ra g
in time Of peace who suffer greater hard
ships, incur greater risks of illness. ar
cident and death. or who i'm proportion
to their cost perform labors Of greater
profit 10 the nation, than the mombecs
of lifesavipg crews. Their pay Is so
small that any considerable saving from
IL is impossible and the strict rules Of
the department prevent them from On
gazing in any other occupation for gain
Moreover. when they :ct done with their
service for the government they are gen
orally incspacitated for further activity
In these circumstances they, or thoir
dependents and survivors certainty
seem 10 be entitled 10 consideration at
the bands of the government. In pri-
vate industries the principle Of emplov-
erS' responsihilty Is gaining favor. and
more and more II is being held that
business shoOld pear IT, own. rI%h>.
There is apparent 10 good reason why
the government should differ from other
employers or why the public business
should he exempted from the general
rule of responsibility. for its own risks.
If there were any economic reason for
denying tbc pensions, such as that the
Treasury actually could not afford t.
the case would be understandable
though regrettable II tbe pensions
should, however, be denied not on that
ground but on that If lack Of merit in
the proposition. the case would bo still
more vegetable but not understandable
on any theory which Ee should wish {"
entertain.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

the ls tier part Of that aim. at least. has
been baffled. The Belgian government
has declared that the Crown Domain of
tho Congo and nearly all the other &C.
curitics which were thus transferred by
Leopold TO this corpora tion were in fact
the property Of the state. which he had
no power 70 allenate. Accordingly. the
Foundation de Niederfullbach has re
nounced its claims to them In favor OF
the state, which will grant to that cor
poratiop. however, O capital Of $2I5.p~.
As for King Albert. in his own name
and the names of the Duke of Bra ba Mt
and the Count of Flanders ne has re-
nounced forever all claim upon the por-
ton Of the late Kings grant to that cor
roration which was to be for the benefit
of the agnates. SO the large fortune
which greed sought TO sequester comes
into the possession Of the Belgian nation.
Not the least gratifying feature OF the
case is the prompt and ungrudging re-
linoushment by the King and bis family
Of all claim upon part n that fortune.
The income from more than sonn0.0 900
would form a welcome addition IN the
ROYAL revenues. hut the King who might
have made q strong fight for IT, re-
uonnces II without demur. That is an
act which will confirm the confidence NJ
his people In him and strengthen his
bold upon their loyal regard. 1t will
emphasize the welcome contrast between
this reign and its predecessor and ress-
sure Belgium and the world that new
era has come in the affairs of the Bel
gian court
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

From present appearances the amend
ment Is not attracting enough support TO
insure its adoption. Counting New Mex
leo and Arizona cut only twelve states
need 10 vote against II or TO fail to act
upon It in order to bring about its re-
lection. Seven states have already gone
on record as unwilling to enlarge The
federal governments power TO tax In
comes and to interfere with the govern
mental instrumentaiities OF the states
hv levvjng on the salaries Of state officers
and on incomes derived from state
county aud municipal securities. West
virginia's decision materially diminishes
the chance of the amendments getting
the support of three-fourtbs OF the
states
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
FUR FARMING IN MINNESOTA.

From The s.. Paul Pioneer Press.
A citizen Of Raymond has addressed
communication to the Legislature proposing
that the laws oS the state should be
amended so as 10 permit the catching OF
mink. otter. beaver and muskrats out OF
season for breeding purposes. lie believes
there Us possibility for very profitable fur
farming IN Minnesota, and advises that the
laws 10 changed 10 encourage those who
would undertake 20 raise fur bearing anil
mel~ for profit. There may be difrcuites
ir the wav that are not apparent 10 the
uniritiatcd But n there arc not, the sug-
gestion seems TO be worthy ~ consideration
on the part 81 the lawmakers and others
who arc anxious 10 develop tho resources
OF the North Star State.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
BAD NEWS FOR PIPE SMOKERS

From Consul Britain. Prague, Austria.
The valuable material from which meer-
schsum ripes arc mado Is continually get
ting scarcer, and the large industry which
has fourished I'm Vienna. Budapest. Nurem-
berg, Paris and IN the Ihnringian town or
OF uesrschnum pipes IS much more inn
portant than is generally supposed The
iowe of Ruhla alone has been exporting IN
round hgures pipes 20 the value OF about
81 zoo OIO annually. The nnest grade Of
meArschaum is found near EsN-Schelr. IN
Anatolia Asia Minor, In hollow which In
early DAYS Was lake. IN which the meer-
also found In other places, including
Thsbes Egypt. The Bosnian Mountains IN
the neighhorhood OF Grubschtz. and Nusn-
Spain and Portugal.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
THE talk or THE DAY.

"rhis will he remembered &c the fool Jay
NJ ,be soutbern Confederacy' The quoted
remark vas made ny member Of the Con-
federate House Of Representatives on teb-
mary 20. 1868. after q majority had voted
I'm favor Of the bill 10 arm and equip 100000
negroes "a aid IN defeating tho invaders
from tho North" For several years efforts
re-e made 10 create new fools day. but
the schcn,c failed.
Mrs stubb- john. what do you think ~
the English prcaduoushts'
Mr. Subb- Battleships or suffrasettes,
Maria It'll Bits.
sigrist. tho man who slssbed Remhrsndts
"Nightwstch." has disappeared. and may
be in this country hv nov. Arrested on the
spot ne was released on his, own recosni7-
arce and innnedistslv took advantage NJ
.re onnortunity afforded him b. the Dutch
To-, 4 eenterce Of two wears imprison
mont awaits him ~ he ever returns home
"Bu5 Haskins vuz 20 Hikevile yestiddy
N git his lug filed. an he sez he seen a
white robin hoppin' round Barlow's med
awuz Bud roin' or comin''"-cleveland
Plain Dealer.
\
Speaking nor- OF cabbases
And kings and things Ike that
Canadian r.ciprocty
And talking through 4 hat.
Also Of annexation
And action in the Senate,
Say. couldn't Canada annex
Champ Clark and Willie Bennet2
" !. LAMPTON.
pa what is cynic9"
a c,.nIc nv son. is person who never
bc,ieve. the compliments he reads on
tombstone birmingham Age Herald
rbs uarpton Institute Farmers Confer
erc. ves held last week az the far-famed
Virginia school II brought together"
x.vs a correspondent, NV. hundred white
and colored men. who are daily improving
hom. farm. school and community life in
the south" Perhaps the most spicy ad
oress vas that OF Governor Mann of Nir-
ain,a known as "the agricultural Gov
ernor." who pointed out one or two whole
some truths Said the Governor: I'VE have
IN Virginia 25 $4,000 acres Of land. We arc
cultivating less than 10000. We have not
enough people i'm Virgina-only 2,osl,0co. II
We had as many people In proportion az
Massachusetts -l2 ooo GOV Virginia would be
IN. empire state Of the Union. II the farm.
srs of Virginia averaged tls, bushels of corn
to the acre. "a did the boys who undertook
the demonstration work for 1910 boys corn
clubsl virginia would produce annually
100 ooo. .oo0 bushels.
SinsIeton--Even 2 married man has a
right 10 his own opinion.
HenpeoSke- dear fellow. II isn't a
question OF right. It's question of cour'
Philadelphia Record.
The american Israeite' saws of Billy"
Sunday, the baseball PLAYER evangelist. that
he !s forctful speaker and excellent
actor. lie delivered a lecture with the sig
nincsnt title 81 'RooEe The tone of the
lecture vas IN fun harmony With the title.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Washinstons Birthday on Wednesday
will he dies non from social point Of
view, and will take many out ~ town 10
country houses and suburban resorts. es-
pecialy 10 Tuxedo. 10 Morristown and 10
Long Island. II breaks In on the pro-
gramme Of enc of the closing weeks cf the
season IN a manner calculated TO interrupt.
az any rate for twenty tour hours. the round
OF gaysties that are new on the wane. but
which have been more numerous this winter
than for many year past. Every out
going liner leaves port heavily freighted
with passengers Of note bound for England.
the Riviera and for the Mediterranean ports.
especially Alexandria. There is also a big
exodus 10 Havana and to the West Indies
while at Aiken and a. the various winter
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.


IFrom The IrlNIIH" FHT'hHF
Washington. FEB. 1s-The Austrian -hin-
bassador. the German Ambassador 'he
Swiss Minister. Major Won Herwarth' 'ei
man military attache, and Baron rren
schen, Austrian naval attache were az
quests at the Gridron Club dinner to-night
The Mexican Ambassador and ms oriIe'
sehora De Ia Barra have arrived IN WAS"
ington from Mexico city. Where thsN Nere
married a week ago, and viii spend 'hie"
weeks az the embassy before going 10 i'ai''
Thsv are accompanied by the Two young
so,s ~ the smbassador and the three chill
dren Of his bride. Mrs. John - 'enu.,sS-
has issued invita- tions for dinner !" 'i'''
hnnor on Monday night
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
WANTS PENNY POSTAGE.
The Tribune

Tt the Editor Of The Tribune
Str: II seems 10 me that in the agitation
concerning the proposed postal rate change
there is a very important side cf the 1ues-
tion not getting the consideration Its i'm
portance warrants. II e. the same vital
question involved in the present reciprocity
treaty and all tariff issues. yiz.. How would
these various change aGc't. tho people at
large not alone the dre:ty interested
parties?
President Taft and |ocr'sary Hitchcock
are both trying to administer the national
affairs in a more efficient and economical
manner. with various objects in view one
Of which is that when the postal service
is on a self sustaining basis they Will ad-
vocate penny postage: and right here Is
where the public becomes the greatly in
terested party in the change ot methods
now proposed.
Take. for example, the ordinary sub
scrinor TO these magazine, who, with his
family. mails probably $50 letters year
on which s. 50 would be saved II penny
postage were in force; and If, As in my
case. he should be a business man, even IN
small way, with postage expense OF SlOo
a year, he would save $50 year.
This saving, in all the ramifcaticns or
business and social life. would he such
vast item that the amount Of the increase
complained of by the Publishers Assecia-
ton would be so small that they them
selves, who are always IN editorials and ar
ticles advocating square deal ana the
most. good for the most concerned, etc.
ETC. should be glad TO lend hand to help
attain this penny postage, when can ohiS
come when postal revenues warrant
We ought 70 he thankful We have Presl-
dent who by his words shows the workings
OF a large. broad mind. and by Ills DEEDS
the throbbing of kindly generous heart
together making man champloning the
cause Of the masses. hope ! may be aoie
10 vote for him in 1917. VI. W BROWN
Wat Saucerties y. Y. Feb. l5. l9ll.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
hTNG LEOPOLDis ESTtTT.

There is q considerable degree Of salts
faction 10 be derived from the baking,
at leaS, in part, II one of the Shabbest
hut most Characteristic tricks Of the late
Leopold ". King Of the Belgiaus. That
monarch. IL will he recalled. lived on Un-
commonly bad terms with his daughters.
and in consequence did all i'm his pow or
10 prevent them from inheritnG his i'm
menso fortune. both through the pro
visions of his will and through ante
mortem manipulations. IN particular he
created what he called tho Fondation
DC Niederfullbach, which was 10 assign
une-third Of It's revenues 10 the Belgian
agnates of his house, onethird Ia public
works in Brussels and elsewhere and
the remaining third 90 It's own assets,
and 10 this German concern. situated in
Coburg. he gave estates and Congo Sc
curities. especially tbe Crown Domain of
the Congo, which the Belgian Parlis-
ment uas about 10 abolsh-property
worth in all more than s1,oonnoo,
IN this performance he aimed 70 rob
both his daughters and the state. But
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
THE HARTMAN DECORATION
Aobott Thayer on the Faulkner PANT
Ing at the Architectural League.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Slr' hear that this mastery producl'o"
mas peen much barked az 10y the proieS
siohI osrkers. Strange trade. that actua''s
hFes py the spice" alias mud slingihe
'hat " can get into its articles The divert
ing OF human thought from the enjoynle
OF rhot IS TO the noticing of whdt tsnt!
once chanced to hear one OF the sub-edltors
OF reading Journal coaching his superior
sixteen yoar-od daughter in tho art OF
writing musical critiaue for their paper
she hung back. saying, "Oh Mr. ---'
cant do such a thns. know no mors
apcut music than cat" He repheo'
Pshaw' It's as easv IS possible. ] VII
show YOU how. We will send YOU the com
positions 10 be reviewed and all you nave
to do IS 70 say funny, sharp things ooo'pa
them One wonders how often striving
artists have passed slespless nights atfer
reading some such 700 Del as those TWO
people then concocted.
In Barry Faulkner We have a decorator
who makes most OF his cotemporsries look
like amateurs We are grown accustoneo
~ leave 10 the old masters the titanic virit
ity that conceived those Crea hsr'nonies
and rut them through. almost n natures =
own degree of fnish--6uish, that thing IN
possible to the amateur. And here ne are
presented canvas which certainly belongs
far more 10 the old heroic class than 10 any
modern one. and which has been conceived
rrasped and executed ss few modern men
could do and behold. the harkers find moth
ing better ~ do with II than try ~ show
what II ~ rot. It r. Tar from certain that
competent Judges would agree with them,
even ss - ~hat the painting l1cksJ 80
beautiful performance "a possible only -
a big artist. and there Is tho end OF the mat
ter. Moreover this Young man is progress
Ing AZ most unusual rate anu even his
near futur. is likely 20 surprise us.
ABBOTT II THAYER
Mcnadnock y II. Feb II. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
POLITICS RUN MAD.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir Is the deadlock in the New York Leg
islature anything short of downright abom-
Unable nonsense Is there nor more manli-
nes. in childs play than In such inexcusa
BE t>nnfoclery? Why don't the Democrats
drop the old candidates and nominate a
good trusty man unspotted bv party In
trieus or Tammany domination. and Why
don't the Republicans drop Depew and help
elect such = man
II there Is not virtue enough IN the New
York Legislature 70 DO this. aughtn't IL "a
he abolished until sound legislative timber
can DO sought and found? At least this is
the way It looks 10
PENNSYLVANIA.
Turbotvile Pa Feb. rs. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
ct by enterprisiur editors and pub

jtct by enterpr1sinc enltors anu pun
fishers.
Last of all. our tourist must have
made the trip untroubled in his mind by
forebodings Of the custom house ordeal
AT this port He could carol merrlly while
peeling the main Ingredient Of lyonnaise,
French fried. baked and creamed pota-
toes. of kartoffel kl6se and kartoffel
salat. lie conld afford 90 laugh light
heartedIs at the occupants OF the flrst
cabin pondering with corrugated brows
over.their declarations. Our tariff levies
no duty on personal effects In the form
Of polish and experience, least OF all
whom they are brought in as raw mate
rial to be used in the American manu-
factlrrc Of reading matter
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
NOT MAKING .jfUcH HEADWlY

NOT MAKING ,HUCH HEtDW1Y.
West Virginia is the latest state 10
reject the income tax amendment 10 the
federal Constitution. The upper branch
of its Legislature defeated o ratification
resolution last Thursday by q vote If
u TO 10, The non partisan character f
tlis vote Is significant. There ere fifteen
hers # the state Senate, and seven Re
pubiicans and ton Democrats ioined In
killing resolution which bad asSed
the lower house with only two votes
In opposition. The Governor Of West
Virginia. Republican. bad recon
mended ratification. West Virginia. like
Nirginis, opposes the extension of ;ho
federal power "a tax incomes on
the ground that that field of taxation
should he left 70 the states. II is eyi-
dent that national party platform
decars tions or this subject cannot con
troll the decision Of many Of the state
legislatures now Democratic, each being
disposed 10 do what it thinks 10 the best
interests ot its own people.
Although The sessions OF most of he
legislatures which assembled i'm Ianu-
arv are'noW about half over. little actiy.
ity has bcoii shown IN disposiDc of the
Income taN question. SO far ibis year
two states Vermont and West Virginia
have rejected the amendment, and
three statee- ohio. Idaho and N"nta7a
have ratified H. II IL also stated IN
some quarters that oregon has voted
for ratification. but there has heen no
.offidal conirma tion Of that statement
nod the public viii probably have 10
vait until The Congressional Record
appears VIII a communication from the
Oregon authorities before all doubt -
resolved.
IIu 10 date twelve states have voted
for ratification Alaiama Georgia, Idl-
no. Illinois kenrucky. Maryland Mis-
sissippi afouta IA. Ohio, oklahoma.
south Carolina and Texas. Orccon's 1"-
flou being in doubt Seven states have
refused 10 .raiin Lnuisiora, Afassachu-
setts. New Yorb Rhode Island Vermont.
Virginia aud West Virginia Partial
action has been taken ia number -,
other states. one hrancb of the Legis-
lature having. passed . ra'ihcption rsse'
lltion in Kansas. Now Hampshire Mich
iean... North .rollna and Arkansas.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

. no JUS vocabulary was taken from tn-
'o"s'y Of the saloon" The old paSeD'
man work IS done among drunkaros'
"hoin he is said to have reclaimed NAM
ne always was bad egg. but hoV0V'
9csml'd 10 notice N while he was ricn' as
les ne Vas all right until ne
proke. '-Tit-Bits
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
Ns,u-Derk Iribna1e.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1si1.

THIS newspaper is otcned and puo'
Hshsd bp The Tribune ASSOCIATION q
Ne,s York corporation; ofice ard prtH'
c,pol place Of business, Tribune R"i'd'
,no. No. ia Nassau street, Ne,0 lorE;
OGDEN Nils, president; Ogden H. Red
secretary: James n. Barrett. freassrer'
The address Of the officers is the Office
Of this pelrspoper.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

The increasing probability Of an extra
session Of Congress reinforces the srsu-
ment which The Tribune has often made
that the present short session is much
too short. If Congress had until the end
OF April TO Do its work there would he
no crowd,ne. and the work would be
done much more carefully and intelli-
gently
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

There is report that the Voters
Civic League ~ Pittsburg does not in
tend TO seek prosecution and punish
ment of the grating which II has ex-
posed In the school board but aims
merely at political effect for securing
the enactment Of new school law. Per
haps that will be better than nothing,
but n would really seem 10 be the pub
lie duty of anybody who hss evidence ot
nalfeasance in ONCE 10 present II in
court
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

Canadians resent annexation tal'A'
reports a dispatch. n IL always in or
der 10 resent conspicuous and offensive
folly.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

II seems like old times 10 read OF sur
ring hostiities -bloodshed kidnapping
and all the other old fashioned acces-
sories-in county seat war now rag
ing I'm oklahoma. The Governor having
designated Mountain Park rs the tenn
porary county seat of the newly created
county Of Swanson, two Of the county
commissioners suddenly transferred the
governmental apparatus 10 the rival
town Of Snyder The citizens Of Noun
tain Park thereupon kidnapped the
chairman ~ the Board Of Commissioners
and are trying 10 hold him in confine-
ment az the original county seat. County
scat wars arc relics of the days when
might made right on the frontier .1he
state government Of oklahoma itself set
a bad example 10 tho counties when 1t
shifted the state capital overnight from
Guthrie to oklahoma city in defiance OF
the provisions Of the enabling act and
before even the state courts had passed
on tho Legality of the transfer.