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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
STRANGE DOINGS IN Old VIR-
GINA

1t is evident that the political atnos-
phere of the Old Dominion is getting
dangerously surcharged when Colonel
Eugene c. Massie, of Richmond, writes
thus of the Hon. Carter GLASS; efforts
TO prove that the Hon. Claude A. Swan
son does not deserve an election to the
United States Senate in succession to
John w. Daniel:
Let the gentleman with the bilious
mind and venomous teeth continue his
heather rage. The people OF Virginia
have seen the froth and foam OF his
fury, and can judge for themselves or
his character and disposition We
should not grow lethargic from too
much confidence, vet we may we'll be-
lieve that he has wasted his gall upon
the voteless air.
It seems that Mr. Swanson's oppo-
nents have forced from him an admis-
sion that he specialized in American
Tobacco Company securities back IN
1897 or 1898, When he was member
Of the Ways and Means Committee Of
the House of Representatives. 1.-The
Richmond Timcs-Dispatch," which had
hitherto been more or less friendly to
the organization faction In which Mr..
Swanson is a leader, took this disclosure
much to heart, and it has recently been
publishing laconic comments on Mr..
SwansOn's derelictiOn TO the effect that
he has betrayed public trust" has
destroyed his usefulness as a repre-
sentative of the people" and has
proved himself unfit to represent Vir-
"ginia in the Senate Of the United
States"
The heather have been raging cOnsid-
erably since Representative Glass began
undertaking Mr.. Swanson and Repre-
sentative Jones started playing DR..
Watson and Sherlock Holmes with Sen
ator Martins record. Mr.. Jones has I'M
earthed correspondence which in his
opinion creates the presumption that the
railroads were cheerful contributors in
years gone by to the Democratic State
Committee, then in control Of Senator
Martins political agents. That these
contributions were associated with eX-
pectations Of legislative favors TO come
is Mr.. Jones's deduction, although the
contrary deduction Is insisted on in the
Martin camp-that they were due mere
" TO patriotic confidence in the Demo-
cratic party's pledges Of governmental
reforms.
The cloven foot has at last protruded
in Virginia politics. Biliousness Of mind
is becoming epidemic, and local dissatis-
factions have been fomented by the in
reference of Mr. William ]. Bryan. who
writes to the faithful who supported
him in three Presidential canvasses that
Mr.. Martin is a "reactionary" who ought
TO be relegated to private life 1t is
painful TO see the long Unbroken har-
mOny of a great commonwealth so rude
" disturbed. Many Virginia Democrats
not afflicted with the distemper of these
hlase DAYS must look back with longing
10 the good old times when any Demo
crat could set up for a blameiess states
man and n deserving patriot by simply
showing that he had helped to terminate
the political career Of General William
Malone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
THE PUBLIC DRINKING CUPS.
mr. NJ The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Yesterday l called on the Health
Department TO learn what fatalities, If
any. were due TO the public drinking cup,
supposing that this was the reason why
the Health Department caused an ordi-
nance to be passed prohibiting It's use.
1 was informed that. though they had
no record on this point the reason for the
ordinance was that they had number of
cups inspected and found all TO be pol
luted or infections adhering thereto.
II seems to me for overcoming this sp-
parent risk TO health and 70 avoid placing
upon the masses. especially upon the poor
err classes, a great hardship that the
Health Department should issue instruc-
tons TO the park or other city employees
to scour the cups every day, which they
could do with very little expense while
around in their regular work. The Health
Department does not allow the streets to
the cleaning Of the cups, and particularly
when IT can be done so easily?
Further, to reduce a possible risk
through drinking from public cups, the
edge OF the cup or glass could be placed
Just below the lower lip, allowing the
lips to come IN contact with the water
only This would also tend TO keep the
cups cleaner The Health Department
could have printed notices 10 this effect
posted at the proper places Then. with
having the cups cleaned daily, think IT
better that the ordinance be revoked
1 would be pleased to see others express
themselves in the papers on this subject
and address protest to the Mayor or
the Health Department against the en-
forcement Of the ordinance which is to
be effective October /. against drinking
cups or glasses in all public places, hotels,
Office buildings. etc.
n @. IMBODDN
New York. Aug. "a. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

IL is becoming easier 10 steal chli
than 10 get away with a loaf OF bread I"
New YorlG-WaShington Post
New York now has theatre wnieai
opens at midnight. so at last wife VIZ
have time to dress for the show. -Deuo'
Journal.
We can readily believe the statement
OF The Houston Post" that New lorh ,
tho greatest gun-totlng town In ITO
world" One sees more things there ~
would like TO shoot than In all the rest
OF the country.-Charlotte Observer.
II is easy enough for New York 90 De.
eide that Il wants 10 turn Ten Mile klNer
into the Croton Reservoir but objection
has arisen in Duchess County and across
the state line IN Connecticut. IL other-
communities are interested, New l0rN
may yet have TO import the precious be'-
erage by the bottle,-Bunalo Express
New Workers. can no longer speak OK
Philadelphia as a slow town. New NoIN
has just disposed OF Madison Square car
den. tho only great hall IL had for larss
conventions and for exhibitions. while tne
sober Quaker City has approved plans
for an auditorium IN Paramount Park that
is 20 be the largest In the world, havins
A seating capacity Of lS0o and costing =
million and q half dollars.-W Waterfowl
Times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
WHITE HAYD rs. BLACK HAND


WHITE HAND rs. BLACK HAND.
The increase of bomb throwing and
kidnapping in this city has led TO a
demand that the federal government try
IL strengthen the regulations against 'he
Immigration of aliens with criminal rec.
ords. special attention being given to
Italians of criminal habits and associa-
tions II NAV be we'll to take further
precautions against the influx of black
mailerS attracted by the especially safe
aid lucrative field which New York now
seems 10 offer for hOld-up operations. but
il is unfair and unreasonable to try 10
fasten the blame for the increase in
Black Hand outrages In this city on the
federal government The Black Hand
finurishes here chiefly because the Ital-
fans who are its victims are unwilling TO
suppress if or to give the police sufficient
aid in suppressing II. The attitude Of
many members of the Italian colony tow
ard kidnappers and blackmailers is the
secret Of the spread Of their activities
and Of their present Overweening con
Not long ago sort Of vigilance asso-
citation called the White Hand was
formed to combat the Black Hand. The
project seemed sensible and feasible, for
under normal conditions criminal or
ganization can easily be wiped out in
any community when the 90 per cent Of
those suffering from lawlessness or
tlrea tened by it combine TO hunt down
tue predatory 10 per cent The Italian
colony lives so completely 10 itself that
criminal operations on large scale
could not escape notice al many points,
and any general cooperation TO expose
and punish the criminals would soon
produce results. Yet so ingrained is the
average Italians distaste for common
action against crime that even those who
are yictimized hesitate TO admit their
losses and refuse 10 give the slightest
clew 10 the identity Of the men whom
tley suspect of planning and executing
backmail
The White Hand society has apparent
"a lapsed into desuetude. BY an invest
meut Of 100000 or 100000 it probably
could have put the Black Hand out OF
business and saved the law-abidiDg mem
beers Of the Italian community two or
three times that amount a year. But
men Of wealth were apparently afraid
RI contribute aid to the vigilance com
mittee or to be associated with 1t In
a1y WAY They would rather suffer III
c,lenee than seem 10 challenge the evil
doing element openly.
Until the Italians themselves do some
thing TO suppress crime within their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

first Of theoe lectures VIII 60 oenseiea
In the coming season by Professor faui
Ehrlich, Of Frankfort on-the- MAIN IN con-
nection with the appointment vienna
letter says that many honors await tne
lecturer in that city and adds: TO 'ne pro
fessor. has been accorded an honor, , III ms
home. which seldom comes TO u sc'enust.
the street where he lives has neen named
Paul Ehrlich street. It would De interest
ing TO know whether II has NUMBER "o
and. IL 80. whether his excelency Geheimer
Obermedicinalrat Professor Paul Ehrlich
lives there"
Jess-I wouldn't stand for H. II were
Jack. why, you treat him shame1ully.
Bess-Oh, that's all right were Gu
gaged.-Toledo Blade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
WOOD VERSUS STEEL,
From Tho Hardwood Record.

From In0 ffaIdWOOu RECORD.
II is yet to be demonstrated that the
upper work OF the steel Pullman passen-
ger or mall car is a safer vehicle for the
transportation OF passengers than the steel
sill car with wood finish. Their cost Is
much in excess OF the former type OF rail-
road coaches and the Teverberations from
steel railroad carriage do not contribute
TO the pleasure or comfort OF the critical
traveller. Ii is yet to be demonstrated that
all-steel freight car construction Is an
economical and sane movement. Every
time a steel freight ear is wrecked Il goes
to the scrap heap, and Ii Is q pretty serl-
ously smashed-up wooden gondola that is
not susceptible OF repairs. Scores OF other
examples Of wood substitution OF question
able efficiency and economy could be re-
cited but the citations made ar sufficient
to prove that the volume OF timber supply
In this country has been untrutlfully dep
recated; and that many OF the attempts
at wood substitution have proved foolish
eXtravagancies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Dispatches from Mexico say that 'he
Madero leaders fear that the platform
Of the Progressive party has been over
burdened with promises. The Mexican
Progressive leaders might relieve the'r
minds by studying the manGuVres u
their Progressive brethren In this coun-
try, who shouted last year for slnsie
schedule tariff revision in the light OF
information to be submitted by a tarlil
board, but found no difficulty In joining
with the Democrats this year in franz
ing composite tariff schedules according
to the old log-rolling method withou'
waiting for the Tariffs Boards assist
snce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

u,.. Fl,zabeth Jennings, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic B. Jennings, Of No. 20
Park avenue. will be married to-day 10
George Small Franklin, son OF Colonei ana
Mrs. Walter s. Franklin. of Baltimore, at
Fairview villa, the country place OF her
parents, at North Bennington, W oniy
relatives and intimate friends VIII be
present at the ceremony. which VIII be
followed by a small reception.
Mrs. Joseph Stickney is booked to SAIL
from England for New York to-day. ON
her arrival here she will go to Breton
Woods to spend the fall
Mr.. and Mrs. William Allen Butler and
Miss Lydia Colt Butler will return to town
from North East Harbor. Me-. early this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryle. who spent
several weeks at Bar Harbor, Me-, have
returned TO their country place at sea-
bright, N. J.
General Horace Porter will return to the
city from Bar Harbor the middle Of this
month.
Mrs. william c. Sheldon will arrive In
the city to-day from the White Mountains.
J. Coleman Drayton will come to town
next week from Bar Harbor. Me, where
he spent the month OF August.
Mrs. Augustus Kountze ard Mrs. Karl
W. Neuhoff will return to New York to-
day from the White Mountains. and after
a short stay here they will go on to Ohio.
Mrs. Richard Irwin has gone to Balti-
more. where she is the guest OF Mrs.
Thomas Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs William May Wright have
arrived in town from Tuxedo.
Reginald W. Rives, Frederic Bull, WILL
lam c. Cammann and Fletcher Harper
are the stewards and Oakleigh Thorne the
starter OF the race meeting OF Millbrook
Hunt, which will take place to-day at the
Washington Hollow Fair Grounds. at
Washington Hail. n. Y. The meet is being
held under the auspices Of the National
Steeplechase and Hunt Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
QUEEN wlLAELMINA's BIRTHDAY

Washington, Sept President Taft sent
the following cable dispatch OF congratu-
lation to Queen Wilhelmina Of The Neither
land on the thirty-first anniversary OF her
birth. yesterday:
On this anniversary OF your majesty s
birth | extend the assurance OF my high
regard and good wishes and the hone that
your majesty's country may continue 20
enjoy peace and prosperity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
MORE POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
Service Will Soon Be Extended to All
First Glass Postofhces.

Washington. Sept. 1.-The following hrst
class postofices were designated to-day
as postal savings banks, beginning sep
tember 90: Elizabeth and Passaic, y. y;
baltimore. Richmond, Va: Birmingham
Ala: Little Rock. Ark; Savannah, Ga;
Raleigh, n. C, and Charleston. 5. &
All first class postoffices VIII have
been designated as postal savings banks
nv the end Of September. IL was announced
to-day. The rapid extension OF the SER
vice to every money order office In the
country also was assured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

community they can hardly blame the
city government or the federal govern
ment for neglecting their safety. The
White Hand ought to be vitalized and
used as means of exterminating the
Black Hand. 1t could reach and expose
the criminals If It wanted to, and the
city and state authorities would gladly
do the rest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
SHORTHAND CUP WINNER
Nathan Behrin Captures Prize in Accu-
racY Contest. Averaging 96.S Per CT.

Buffalo. Sept. 1.-The committee in chaEss
OF the speed contests held here under ths
auspices Of the National Shorthand Re-
porters' Association to-day awarded ths
shorthand writer's cup 10 Nathan Behrin'
with an average OF 96S per cent accuracy.
Nathan Bottome, the only other contestant
to qualify In the contest FOR the cup, was
second, with an average OF 95.5 per cent for
accuracy.
Mr.. Bottome still holds the record OF -
words a minute. the highest record which
has thus far been made In contest IN
America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
HORACE GREELEY AUTOGRAPH
Addressed to One of the First School
Teachers in Southern Wisconsin.

La Crosse. Wis. Sept AFTER lying IN
trunk full Of trash in a Prairie d.
Chen attic for more than hall century,
an autograph signed by Horace Greeley.
dated March %. 1855. and addressed -
Sumner Stiles, one of the first school
teachers in Southern Wisconsin, has been
recovered and restored 10 stiles This
yellow page bears this epigram:
Years steal fire from the mind and vigoe
from the limb.
And LIES enchanted cup hut sparklea
near the brim.
HORACE GREELEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

old ones-to wit. those with Panama ""u
the United States. There could DC no
more agreeable achievement for all coy,
cerned than a settlement which "ou,"
cause Colombia to recognize the estao-
lished facts on the isthmus and az 'n'
same time to feel that equitable co'h-
pensation had been made to her for Der
actual losses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
ETIENNE lAMY CHOSEN

Paris Sept 1.-The French Academy TO-
day accepted an invitation from the French
Society Of Quebec to send delegate 10 the
Congress OF the French Language % he
hels hi the Canadian city In lime next.
Eicnnt Lamy was selected to repccsent
the academy. 'Sp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
PROBABLY SAYS "ANOTHER.v

From The Portland Express.
When a man says Prohibition has failed
In the State OF Maine II Is safe 10 assume
that he never tried to make IL succeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
DON'T DOUBT 1T A BIT.

From The Binghsmton Republican.
Dr. A. w. Ferris. OF New York State
Commissioner OF Lunacy. says noises OF
big cities are an Increasing cause OF lunacy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

The economist at Cincinnati who said
the other day that it cost one-third more
to die now than 1t did few years ago
should consult the display advertise
ments of bargain days at Jersey City
undertaking establishments, from which
he would discover that. whether for cash
payments or on the instalment plan,
dying-or at least the sepulchral Sc
ouences thereto-is about the least ex-
pensive thing in the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
Ne:p1urk dErib11te.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1911.

This newspaper Is oiomed and pub
Iished by The Tribune Association, a
Neio York corporation; office and pr9n-
ctpal place Of business, Tribune Buad-
ino, No. 154 Nassau street, Neo YORK;
Ogden Mills, president; Ogden IL. Reid
secretary; James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers Is the Office
OF this nccspdper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mr.. Dougherty's dismissed secretary
says he didn't grasp the meaning OF the
phrase politics Is politics" when MS
chief used 1t in telling him he'd have 10
look for another Job. Could there De
more touching proof than this OF the
reiterated contention that the Police De-
partment is outside politics?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

That tale from Chicago about the
oyster that bit the hand that red
comes as a distinct shock on the first Gay
If the first Of the "R" months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

The local weather panjandrum as
sures us that a week Of incessant rain at
Just this time O. year is not at all I'M
usual, but quite the ordinary thing. don't
YOU know. Pity he didn't tell that to the
Commissioner Of Water Supply few
weeks ago TO save him the anxiety
which has made his life burden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

A brief report Of the conference OF
Chinese students at Princeton which ap-
peared in The Tribune last week attrip-
uted to Professor Frederick Wells Will
Jams Of Yale, the statement that the
missionaries in China have done more
harm than good. Those who know the
real opinion of Professor Williams on
this subject, and that he is chairman OF
the Yale China Mission, do not neeo 10
be told that he was enormously quoted
His address did not directly relate 70
missions. but an authentic report OF ltS
substance enables us to say that ne
called the attention Of the Chinese STU
dents to the spirit which actuates Chris
ton missionary work in their country as
a fine example of altruism, and added
that while mistakes had been mace
through ignorance and lack OF tact In an
extremely delicate endeavor. 1t was the
hest thing that Western civilization had
given the East.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mrs. Richard Irwin has gone to Balti-
more. where she is the guest OF Mrs.
Thomas Morris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

The Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION Of Cambridge, Mass, may de-
eide that women who have passed thirty
five are no longer young, but 1t Will be
what the Scots call a kttle task TO en-
force the rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. William May Wright have
arrived in town from Tuxedo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mrs. Augustus Kountze ard Mrs KarI
W. Neuhoff will return to New York TO-
day from the White Mountains. and after
a short stay here they will go on to Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Sixteen more indictments at Atlantic
CITY for election crimes. Early ran
housekeeping seems to be in progress
end no mistake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryle. who spent
several weeks at Bar Harbor, Ne, have
returned TO their country place at Sea-
bright, n. j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

J. Coleman Drayton will come to town
next week from Bar Harbor. Me. where
he spent the month OF August.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

Mrs. william c. Sheldon will arrive In
the city to-day from the White Mountains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

General Horace Porter will return to the
city from Bar Harbor the middle OF this
month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16

civ" him the railroads. reason for
wanting Il strip of his land
Pap knows his business. So do
L. Blair interrupted When we want
TO sell any land to tho railroad, Wen
let you know
He disposed Of the whole matter a
number of times by that ultimatum.
Nevertheless, went mt once to
'pap's' house. Pap Wa about the
finest Old ruin | have ever seen he
was unkeinpt, unWas he'd, and uncarcd
for He had dehed the invasion and
ravages of all the germs Of gcrmdon,
ana had scorned every known law of
sanitation AS IA consequence, he was
only eighty-seven years old. and deaf
at that.
AN about him was state 81 de
cay The house was an early day log.
one corner had sunk down close to the
ground, like Il tired horse shifting its
weight on one les.
Il yelled my proposition to him with
all the details: then l paused, partly
for breath and partly for him to give
some expression He asked with u
child's innocence;
"'How old do you say | be-
"'About sixty eight | said aiming
for "a complimentary shot
He gave Il dry cackle.
81 was eighty seven, second Of last
March. amt never rode on a train
Never rode ou a train" repeat d.
no. Never been inside Of the car.
Eighty seven the second day of last
March. ana never rodc ON 20 train.
1t isn't too lat yet | yelled. YOU
should take a little trir--say down to
IndianapOlis-somc day
-" Me ride ON a train Not me-
An at once | understood him.
"Poople have various ambitions. Al
most every one wants place power or
riches, but this old man wanted to be-
Il curio. flc wanted to bc the prize
fossil He wanted to be pointed cat
as the man Of cighty-seVcn who had
never ridden on a train The distnc-
ton he craved was that he had stayed
hitChcd true to tho prehistoric.
"People come from all around to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16

to the railroad. ned let me know, etc.
After that he assumed a sullen silence.
and made no further Roadway.
"'I will see your father I said TAX
ing up a new lead and see what he
thinks about it. If | can come 10
terms with him, | should be able to
do SO with you
"'You can sec pap if you want to,
but it amt no use, said Blair. Pap's
got his mind made up. So hcv l. Amt
enything can change us
1T can do no harm TO explain mat
tors to your father | argued I want
10 nut our nrOnositinn hoforc him and