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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
GIFTS DOWN DELAY.

Justice Gol'. by making his stay 81
the execution of Hyde's sentence CON
ditional upon the appeals being argued
before the Appellate Division WITHIN
four months. has adopted means Tor
reducing delay. II the case is argued
in April a decision is sure 10 be rem
dered before the court adjOurns for th'
summer. Compare that with the delay
in the case of llyde's friend CumminS.
Cummins was released on bail as re-
suit Of stay on December Is OF last
wear. On November II Of this year.
eleven months later, the Appellate Diyl-
sion gave its decision confirming his
sentence. Almost Il year had been spent
in advancing the case one Stage on It's
way up.
Nor did this decision put CumminS
in jail. Another certificate Of reason
able doubt keeps him at liberty until
the Court OF Appeals shall act, which
will be at least year from now. jus
tice Golf has probably reduced 10y iiy"
or six months the delay that Il usual
i'm the first stage Of an appeal by re-
curing n prompt argument before the
next court. More than that he cannot
do and we do not know that judges
granting certificates Of reasonable doubt
with regard to decisions of the Appellate
Division can expedite the movement Of
cases toward final adjudication in a
similar way. But wherever possible
they ought to limit delay, as Justice
Goff has done in this instance.
District Attorneys also have IT IN
their power TO reduce the scandalOus
delays in executing sentences by being
ready themselves when cases come up
on appeal and by opposing postpone
ments requested by the defence If the
Cummins sentence is finally confirmed
people will have forgotten what his Of
fence was by the time he begins TO
serve 1t. And in spite of what Justice
Golf has done the same thing is likely
to be true in the Hyde case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12

tho lawyers would make that the basis or
a demand for a new trial"-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.
Four men and their. wives who went
over every week to play bridge had 10
omit one OF the scheduled meetings be-
cause OF the illness of one of the men,
and 20 make up for the loss invitations
were issued for an extra session" whlch
took place on September 10. When the
company assembled on that evening IL
was discovered that 1t was Friday the
thirteenth, and the wit Of the party
predicted that every one would lose, par
ticularly since by adding the figures or
1919 an additional 10 would be the result.
The gathering was the most enjoyaple
Of the series, and December having the
same hoodoo date. the young people have
accepted an invitation for the 18th, which
all who received it understood. II read:
Let's try it again on Friday the thlr-
tenth, in year l-9-1-2."
First man taking out timepiece)-Som
things wrong with this watch of mine, IT
stopped
Second Man-When?
First Man-Oh, sometime during the
night; ] can't tell you exactly when.-
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
1.-THE POLISH PERIL"

The Polish peril seems to have re-
placed the Yellow peril as a Prussian
nightmare, and to have added another
20 the formidable array Of racial prob
lens on q patchwork continent. 1t Is
obviously a peril which Prussia brought
upon herself when she Joined her two
neighbors in the partitionlng of Poland.
But that remote historic fact affords
the PrussIan statesmen OF to-day little
comfort, and 1t wholly fails TO moderate
their resentment and wrath at the
Poles, whom they look upon precisely
as though they had voluntarily invaded
Prussia and sought its conquest
For many years the Prussian gov
eminent has striven in an arbitrary
and thoroughgoing manner TO German
ize the Poles, Lithuanians and other
non German peoples. 1t has been made
a penal offence for them to use any
language but German; Polish and Lith-
uanian names have been c0mpulsorily
changed TO German equivalents and
large numbers Of Polish families have
been fOrcibly tranSplanted from Posen
and Silesia to Westphalia and Rhenish
Prussia, with the object of separating
them as far as possible from Polish as
sociations and influences and merging
them into the great mass Of purely
German population. All Of these de-
vices have proved fruitless, and the last
and most extreme of them Is proving
disastrous by operating in manner
exactly contrary to what was intended.
For instead Of the Poles in the West
ern Marches becoming Germanized they
are holding TO their Polish identity
more resolutely than ever, and instead
OF being merged in the German mass
are Transforming it into Polish. Ger
man women marry Poles because they
are more thrifty and make kinder bus
bands than Germans, and these wives
become Poles by adoption and the chill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
MARRING GOOD WORK.

Except for the large sum taken from
the Board Of Education Mayor Gaynor
restored TO the budget as prepared Dy
the Board Of Estimate and Apportlon-
ment most Of the amounts cut out Dy
the Board of Aldermen. Thus To Il
great extent he undd the harm done
10y that board when IL chopped depart
ment estimates in spirit Of petty poll
ties He restored 10 the appropriations
for the Board Of Health sums to be
used for the campaign against tuDer-
culosis. for child hygiene, including the
inspection Of school children, and for
social service work. Smaller cuts which
would have hampered the hospltai
work of the Charities Department were
vetoed. He put back into the estimates
for Borough President McAnenys de-
partment several items which the
aldermen had removed. and he pro-
tected the general public service by
refusing to approve the cuts in the es-
Inmates for the Civil Service Commis-
sion.
All this was distinctly in the interest
Of efficient government, and the care
and study given by the Mayor TO these
matters are in bright contrast with the
Indifference and haste Of the aldermen
Unfortunately the same cannot be sald
Of the Mayors refusal to restore the
cuts in the estimates for certain
courses in elementary school work.
after he had said at a public hearing
that he would do so. His explanation
Of his action apparently leaves it as a
sort of punishment Of the Board OF
Education for failure to furnish infor-
nation TO the Board Of Estimate re-
garding the salary accruals fund. In
that respect the Board Of Education
NAV or may not he assuming proper
attitude-that is beside the mark. Inc
Board Of Estimate. or careful study,
had decided that certain sums were
needed for the school work; the alder
men. with no study. reduced these es-
Inmates. and the Mayor backs up the
aldermen. The schools. the teachers,
the pupils and the public Will suffer-
not the Board Of Education, the real
offender. If there IS one. IL is TOO bad
that the Mayor should thus lower the
standard Of his other work ON TINS
Iud0nt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
TAFT HEAD OF RED CROSS
Re Elected President of the
American Organization.

washington, Dec. 1l.-President Taft
was reelected president OF the American
National Red Cross at the eighth annual
meeting OF the organization, held here
to-day.
Other officers chosen were: Robert w.
de Forest, New York. vice-president'
Charles L. Magee, Washington, secretary;
Sherman Allen. assistant secretary OF
the Treasury. treasurer. and William Bull
litt solicitor OF the Department of Jus
tice, counsellor. all being re-elections ex-
cept that OF Mr.. Allen. who succeeds A
Piatt Andrew.
The President, who presided at the
afternoon session, declared the Titanic re-
lief work proved that the world was com
ing to know that there was a trustee to
whom money could be paid and properly
disbursed In time of emergency and that
this was the Red Cross.
Reports on the Balkan war, Mississippi
food, Titanic disaster and other relief
work were made by the various officers
who had been In charge OF the work
The President attended the annual re-
ception in honor OF the Red Cross when
Miss Boardman gave at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william j. Board
man, this evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
SYNONYMOUS.

The state has had the benefit Of the
Gamers idea Of play for children
shipping beans for twelve or fifteen
hours a day-a conception with which
the Legislature has hitherto sympa-
thized 1t has heard, too. their obiec-
ton to 'legislating people into heaven
as impracticable. Apparently they
know a better way Of getting them
there-One that works. And now we
have the Gamers idea Of liberty. One
Of them, being asked by Senator Wag-
ner's committee whether it was right 10
let q woman work more than ten hours
a day, replied: IF a woman wants TO
work let her work; that's my idea"
Precisely. Let no one strike blow at
freedom. It would he as monStrouS TO
do so as to interfere with the play OF
the cannery children.
Why did the commission press on
with the question whether the witness
thought the law denying the liberty TO
commit suicide should be abolished and
compel him to give a superfuous af-
flrmative? The question had already
been sufficiently answered when the
witness said that women ought TO be
permitted TO work as many hours as
Gamers and their padrOnes would ask
them 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
HERESY.

The rapidity with which Democrats
are getting away from the Baltimore
platforms declaration that a tariff for
revenue only Is the only constitutional
tariff deserves the attention Of Mr..
Bryan, who made the platform and is
still. we believe, entitled 10 wear the
decoration which Governor Wilson con
ferred upon him as "the one fixed
point in the Democracy Here is
"The Charlotte Observer which ought
to be orthodox, saying: Eve favor a
moderate middle tariff which will
raise some revenue and also give
"some protection where it is needed,
"and which benefits all the people"
What is the matter with our Tar
Heel friend? Didn't it learn from Gov
ernor Wilson during the campaign that
protection couldn't possibly benefit
anybody, not even the protected manu-
facturer? And can there be a loyal
Carolinian OF such latitudinarian prin-
ciples that he would violate the Con-
sttutiOn to secure protection, even If
ii would be beneficial? We are shocked
at such heresy in Democratic paper
"The Observer" couldn't do worse if it
were Republican protectionist, with
its talk about protection where It is
needed" Mr.. Underwood ought to be
on guard against such advisers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
AT NEWPORT.

IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport, Dec. 1l.-Philip Rhinelandsr,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhine
lander. who has been iii with typhoid
fever at the Newport Hospital, is I'M
proved, and his parents hope he will be
able to go to New York for Christmas.
Mrs. Theodore X. Gibbs was q luncheon
entertainer to-day.
Mrs. William Ennis will bs a dinner
hostess tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Henry Redmond and Miss Lydia
Redmond will go TO New York on Satur-
day for the remainder OF the winter. Mr..
Redmond will remain hero for short
time.
Rear Admiral Cameron MGR. Winslow
will spend Christmas with his family q.
their home here.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. French f. Chad
wick will leave here the latter part OF
next week for New York, and will san
for Europe on December o.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Tuckerman have
gone to New York for a stay OF a month.
Miss Mary Appleton is making short
visit In New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
scRUBBINa THE FRONT sTooP.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Mayor Gaynor's continual reltera-
ton that New York is the most decent
and orderly city In the world because
under his administration vice is not al
lowed to show itself prominently out on
the streets reminds me OF a woman I'm
my home town She used TO scrub her
front stoop until il fairly shone, but her
bedrooms and kitchen were rarely even
swept. She would let the dirt lie around
for weeks along with unwsshed dishes
and garbage pals. The neighbors back
OF her were in daily danger from all kinds
OF diseases because OF the army OF flies
drawn there by this woman's garbage
pals. and they used TO complain about II
to others In the town. These others. now
ever, seeing only the bright clean, shin
ing front stoop would not believe It, and
said these were only quarresome women
whose heads were nlled with scandal and
dirt, and that anybody could see that
this woman had the cleanest front stoop
in tho town NORA CANTWEI.L.
New York. Dec. Q. 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12

that case it was understood he was
moved chiefly by a petition signed by
eleven of the jurymen who convicted
the murderer. Governors Hughes ana
White could see no merit in HainSs
claim to pardon. They could see no
merits in the claim Of Patrick, against
whose pardon the District Attorney
and the Judge who sentenced MIN were
on record. Governor Dix did -ce merit
in that claim-on what particular SET
Of petitions nobody knows. though he
did not again consult the prosecuting
authorities and the judge. Governor
Dix is known Of all to be n man OF
soft heart. If the investigation OF
other pardon cases has been no more
thorough than that preceding his aclIoh
in this latest one, he must he man
Of soft head also,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs r. Norton Goddard gave a recep-
tion Yesterday afternoon at her house in
Lexington avenue TO introduce her niece,
Miss Annie Goddard, daughter Of the late
Warren Goddard. The debutante wore
gown OF cream white charmeuse and lace
and carried American Beauty roses In
the receiving party were Mrs Robert
Fowler, Miss Charlotte Deiateld, Miss
Elizabeth Duryee, Miss Katherine Clark
Miss Miriam Cragin, Miss Dorothy and
Miss Cora Weir, Miss May Van Wrinkle
and Miss Dorothy Bull. Miss Goddard Will
be at homo on Wednesdays in January ut
her residence, No. All Park avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip w. fdvermore. who
are at the St. Regis, VIII sail for Europe
on Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Widener arrived In the city
yesterday from Philadelphia and is at
the Ritz-Carlton.
Mrs. John II. Schoenberger will give
dinner and theatre party on December 10
for her niece Miss Helen Jay Du Bots
Mrs. Banyer Clarkson will give dinner
tonight for Miss Du Bots.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Lane Emo arrived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12

dren grow up Poles. Quick witted and
skilful. the Poles excel in the trades
and business and are more prosperous
than their German neighbors, and the
latter initiate them and learn of them.
This is the state OF affairs which is
causing apprehension throughout all
Prussia and something like consterna-
ton In the West. So strong is this feel
ing that the German Society Of the
Western Marches" has been formed,
and already has fifty thousand mem
bers and funds Of S2J0000, for the eX-
press purpose Of resisting the Polish
peril. It's policy is. however, merely a
continuation Of that which has already
so signally failed, and no evidence IS
discernible that a disappointing expert
ence is about to be reversed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
THE TRIBUNE AND FAIR PLAY
A Correspondent Tells Why This
Newspaper Appeals to Him.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A copy OF your valued paper was
handed to me to-day. After | read 1t
instructed my newsdealer to send me The
Tribune daily and Sunday instead Of the
otter morning paper which | have
been IN the habit OF reading for many
years; think II is about fifteen years or
more. This sudden change came on read
Ing the account OF the Christian Science
lecture which was held here Friday De-
cember g. in the Third Church. paper
which is honest enough TO let other people
tell their story and does not cultivate a
sense OF hate toward a religion which has
given thousands health. happiness and
Joy ought TO be supported by every Chris
tian Scientist and every man who believes
in fair play. c. s.
New York, Dec. TO- 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
LIMITS OF FILTRATION.

The filtration of New York's water
supply will be an expensive undertak-
ing. 1t will cost many millions Of dol
lars for plant and large yearly sums
for maintenance and operation, with no
pecuniary returns whatever. Yet it is
10 be commended and its prompt eNecu-
ton urged because Of the transcendent
importance of the interests involved.
There is nothing more essential to the
physical welfare Of city than copi-
Gus supply of potable water; and with
out accepting all the extreme fads and
fears of theoretical sanitarians who
seem to have gone daft over germs
IL must be recognized that there can
scarcely be a greater menace to health
and life than a poisoned water supply.
We believe that the CrotOn supply now
compares favOrably in purity with that
Of most cities OF the world But it is
not exempt from danger OF contami-
nation, and FOR obvious and unavoid-
able reasons that danger is bound to
increase. II is probably now, and GER
tainly soon will be, great enough fully
10 warrant the expense Of filtration.
At the same time 1t must be borne
in mind that even filtration is not an
infallible safeguard 1t Is not TO be
supposed that filter beds such as alone
can he used for so vast a work as the
filtration Of New York's water are SUI
periOr in efficiency TO those devices in
which water is passed through diato-
maceOuS earth or unglazed porcelain.
They are probably less efficient Yet
the fact is that there are more than a
score Of germ diseases whose bacteria
pass through the filters in question. 1t
was discovered many years ago that
the virus Of the foot-and-m0uth dis
ease in cattle passed readily through
the finest porcelain filters and that
the mosaic disease" Of the tobacco
plant had the same property. This led
10 careful study OF the matter. with
the result that It IS now known that
about thirty diseases are "filterable,"
their virus. if inanimate, being soluble,
aud their bacteria, If these exist. APP
parently at some stage being in fluid
state. The diseases against which not
even a solid porcelain filter Is a bar
rier include many serious disorders OF
animals, such as pleurO-pneumOnia Of
cattle. sheep-pox, cOw-pOx, hog cholera,
foot-and- mouth disease and rabies,
some Of which are common TO man
also, and such human plaques az yell
low fever, smallpox, typhus fever,
scarlet fever trachoma. dengue.
measles and infantile paralysis.
Happily, however, while these dis
eases cannot be excluded with filters,
there is little or no fear Of the trans
mission of them. or Of any Of them
save one or two. in water. The cheer
ing fact is that the two chief water
borne pestilences, typhoid fever and
cholera. can be effectively eliminated
ny filtration, and by filtration Of the
kind which is purposed at Jerome
Park. That fact warrants resort to
this method Of protecting the public
health. But Of course the construction
OF even the most perfectly effective
filtration system will not Obviate the
desirability Of keeping the supply at
its source and all the way down as
free as possible from contamination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
SOCIALISM IN THE SCHOOLS
Teacher Excused from Saluting Flag,
Bird s. Coler Says.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The influence exerted by socialism
IN our public educational system interests
a great many people. They are not only
interested IN this, but in the attitude Of
the public press toward this influence and
It's extension. IL is realized that the So
cialst propaganda is insidious. and that
there are not always concrete instances
upon which editorial comment may be
based. / have been informed that in one
OF tho public schools OF the City OF New
York q teacher is excused from taking
part In the daily exercise OF saluting the
American flag on the ground that this
teacher IL socialist and cannot con-
scientiously participate in such cere-
mony.
Do you believe that in an American
city in the public service such a thing is
right? BIRD s. COBER.
New York, Dec. II. 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
DIX PARDONs.

In defending himself against wide
spread criticism for his pardons Gov
ernor Dix talks largely of the careful
investigation he makes before taking
action. 1t would be interesting to
know just how thoroughly he investi-
gated the case Of Abrams, who was
sentenced to fine and Imprisonment for
conducting a fake" auction and whose
sentence the Governor has now COM
muted. The Commissioners of Ac-
counts, in an indignant protest sent to
the Governor say this man was no.
tOrious offender, who had been in re-
peated trouble with the city authOri-
ties The city authorities and the
District Attorneys Office co-Operated to
obtain his conviction. and all thought
the prison sentence inflicted on him an
excellent example for lettering future
enterprising individuals of his kind
That example the Governor has set at
naught. you have certainly most Sc
'verely handicapped us in our efforts
ito compel auctioneers to conduct their
''sales in an honest manner" say the
Commissioners Of Accounts; 1T is
from this Office alone that the true
information could have been obtained
''as to the merits Of Abrams's convic-
''tiOn, and TO this office you should
have sent for information. There Is
mot crook in the City of New York
that could not obtain a long petition
'in his behalf Petitions in themselves
"are worthless things
The Governors worst pardon was
that Of Captain Peter G. Hams In