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Mrs krcbhs Hostess
To y Y. e.

Mrs. p 7 Krebbs vas the hostess
AZ a very pleasant meeting OF the
y r. c Friday afternoon from 8 70
8 o'clock AZ her home. 1870 Duchan-
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Philharmonic Club
With Mrs. Storm

The Philharmonic club will meet
Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
with Mrs Frank Storm, SOS Pierce
street
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Ring ii3, that's Pike Stroud. for
the Taxicab--it don't cost any more
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announcements
The sun., 1912-07-12
THE RULE or THE PEOPLE.
The Candidate calls . Convention to
Nominate Himself.

To rRE EDITOR or The SuN-Sr: Let
the people rule so say we all OF us.
The recent Republican convention was
called by tho Republican National Com
mittee. which had been selected by dele
gates to tho preceding convention. who
had been sent to that convention by the
votes Of the people. IL was therefore the
peoples convention, or. more strictly. the
Republican peoples convention
We now have u call for national CON-
vention to be held In Chicago In August
to select nominees for President and Vice.
Pre- sident called by a number OF gentle-
men from number of States. The callers
Of this convention were not selected by
the people directly or indirectly. but were
designated by the man who expects 10 be
the nominee Of the convention for Presi-
dent. II cannot therefore he said to he
In any sense called by the people or their
representatives.
IL is also clearly manifested that the
delegates to this convention cannot be
selected by the people. as there Ia no ma
chinery In the various states for the hold
ing of caucuses or primary elections
for their selection in which the people as
such may participate. The delegates viii
therefore not he any more the choice OF
the people than werc the men who called
the convention. but will be designated
by the prospective nominee for President
or his hcnchmcn. and they will he instructed
not to express the wish Of their constitn-
ents, as they will have none. but to carry
ont the orders OF the Bull Moose OF Saga
more Hill. TO nominate him and adopt his
platform. The credentials OF delegates
TO the con INVENTION, IL they arc scrutinizcd
at all, will not be passed upon by COM
mittee OF the peoples choice but by a
committee made up by the man who ex-
poets every delegate to cast his ballot for
him.
Was there ever before a national con-
vention called by the candidate himself.
composed Of delegates designated by him
or his representatives.. every one OF whom
shall have what amounts 10 his personal
orders 10 vote for him and for no one else?
And this is the Roosevelt idea OF the rule
Of the people.
II a more impressive illustration Of the
rule Of the boss for the boss and by tho
boss could he conceived the hounds Of
my ina sination do not compass It,
FREDERICK W. PEABODY.
BOSTON, July n.
The sun., 1912-07-12
NOT 4 CONVENT"
4 Recent Escape From . Refornate ers
Near Cincinnati.

To rpr EDITOR or The srN-SI: How
comes IL that TpE Sun. which usually shines
with such commendable jmps rtiality on
the good and the bad. countenances. at least
nv imnlication. that boary and most ma
licious caIumnv The alleged forcible re-
tent,on Of convent inmates? In news item
IN Tpr sin OF Juiy o fHllsciously headed
Girls Escape From Convent" a sensational
break" for freedom made BY three girl.
from tho third story window of a convent "
near cincinnati ia described. II seems
one was in iurcd and after trudging several
n,,,e. Tho rrcosnition nv n juyenile court
oficcr of the so.called convent" uniform
led ,o their arraipnment before the juvenile
court
Ware n not for the casusl mention Of the
court ofBcer the ,,nsophIstIcated reader.
relyinp on tho usually straishtforward
vcrocjiv Of SrN reports. inevitably derives
tho imnress,on ~ an I'm 70 date instance of
..sn-,.d d,-... ..;,htU couvnrt wniis
The sun., 1912-07-12
THE DiLLINGHlN RiIL.
Some Statements About u by Mr.. n. y.
Dennet COntrOycrtct.

To rHE EDITOR or the SUSSir
notice in yesterdays SIN letter by OK
Congressman ". y. Bennett confusing Ccr-
tain statements in my letter OF the day
before and certain facts that demand cor
rection
Tho so-callcd Dillingham; bill was pre-
pared by and under the direction Of the
same experts that prepared the forty-two
volumes published AS the Report of the I'm
migration Commission. and is in every par
ticular just a. much the commissions bill as
thosc forty-two volumes nre tho commits
sion's report. The hill was prepared a.
were the forty-two volumes Of the report
edited and published under the supervision
and AT the direction OF Mr.. ". ". Husband.
the actual work ing head Of the commission
and its secretary in Az far AS actual work
was concerned. And the preparation OF
the forty-two volumes and the publication
occurred since the commission expired on
December 9. 1910. even the Brief Statement
OF Conclusions and Recommendation
being presented 10 the Congress and Mr..
Bcnnct's lone Minority Views" being re.
ported and printed as Senate Document
sso after that date In order to accomplish
this II was found necessary TO put Mr..
husband and some of the other EXPERTS
upon the payroll of the senate COMMITTEES
on Immigration and find them places in the
departments
The bill was not only introduced in the
Senate by the chairman oi the commission
nut but It was also ,ntr3duced IN the House
| missions bill II IL true that II was intro
| diced IN the House ny congressman Focht
and that Congressman Burnett preferred
| 10 Introduce n number of separate and dis
| ttnct bills instead ot one comprehensive e
measure, but most OF the Burnett bills fol-
| low word for word the identical language
! contained IN the commission hill
| With reference Ia the attitude personally
of the eS-members Of the late Immigration
| I omInis,ion. brought to an almost untmely
oi one member in particular. Mr.. Bennett Ia
entirely in error as to every on" ~ the nine
cxcep, himself We is the only eX-member
r""o1 rslo,r h"re a.. a. and b. did no"
eN-menber hu, rs attorney for certain in
tere.ts opposed IA the legislation.
| With reference To the attitude 0f Professor
,hosc stated by Mr. Bcnnc,. not only as 10
his book but also H. 10 his position with
| reference to III" commission bill, for he
book. jointly edited by Professor i.auck
| he does print the bill precisely as intro
duc~d by Senator Dillingham; and prefaces
il with the statement. page 81. that most OF
| Of the Immigration Commission" and treats
| II IA the commisri hill.
Congressman, Burnetts COMMITTEES. con
sidered the hill Tor some time, and hnally
! reported II with tho recommendation that
: the Burnett illiteracy test hill bs substi-
,utcd after the enacting clause, Congress
20, IN" hill reported. Tho committee did
not strike out" ANYTHING because It has no
power 10 strike out. az Mr.. Bennet would
tions OF a committee OF Congress, just as
we're h" still in Congress. he would realize
that the so-cslled Dillingham; bill is re,
an S"dsa hsrs Sy effy Sy one NE
| WASHINGTOS, II. G., July 10
The sun., 1912-07-12
AIMS AND THE MAN.
should We Bother About the Worthlncss
or Need OF Beggars:

To rHr EDiroR or THE SrN-SI: phi
lanthropist" has treated a serious subject
in the lighter vein. There 10. however.
an undercurrent of gravity In what he has
written. The serious strain and light
touch give a sort OF agreeable synthesis.
The giving Of aims il surely a matter Of
prime importance. whereas the giving of
aims judiciomsly Is OF the last difficulty.
II Ia doubtless hard TO resist the prec~pt
laid down by Charles Lamb and practically
adopted by "Philanthropist. Give. and
give always": nevertheless. IL requires 4
strong and ready judgment to detect the
spurious" exception on the spur OF the
moment. InjudiciOus giving may do harm
where only good f. intended. Money
given as a reward for the histrionic per-
Torrance of a gifted beggar can hardly he
considered aims. Tho charity societies"
pretend to do tho thing scientifically. but
"Philanthropist" will nnd that the best
sympathies OF the great bulk of mank ind
to private giving.
some clerRymen too may be found who
willingly corroborate his views. His con-
science should be at rest and his banquet
untroubied by a skeleton not Of his own
making. His kind hearted thouRhtfulness
regarding the starving one he cannot
not engender melancholy. Every expert
ence has its own utility. We are told nor
should experimental starvation prove the
exception. Away back IN the sixteenth
century a certain vincent de Paul. a priest
Who furnishes not a sermon but an object
lesson. used to give every beRgar man his
supper. lodging for the night and one penny
for the road after breakfast in the morn
ing. | have often wondered II professional
trampa and itinerant hobOes were as com.
mon then as now. The system followed
in some contempOraneOus. .parsonages is TO
hestow on every tramp who presents him
self dime or nickel as chance determines
The modern Benedictine monastery fur
pishee bread to all cOmers. on the ground
that II car harm no one and IL scarcely
negotiable.
When II comes TO differentiation you will
hnd II harder to discover the deserving poor
than the ubiquitous tramp. Because Il Ia
his trade and from, constant study OF his
appeal 10 the tender heart Ny last trem-
bling word to "Philanthropist" is this
Since YOU are strong in irony be merciful
to the socialists. Have no fear; they will
not abolish poverty IN. our generation =
tho poor We shall still have with us"
CHESTER, Julyli j. A. NJ
The sun., 1912-07-12
PORTCGAL.
sympathetic Words for the SounE and
StrugglinG Republic.

To TIRE EDITOR OF TIRE SrN-SU: The
leader" In THE Sun Of July q dealing with
the poiitica, situation in Portugal contains
hut lntle chcer for believers In the repub-
lican form OF government. while il cannot
fail to strengthen the hands Of the apollo
gists OF monsrchical rule in Portugal in
this instance.
You pass adverse Judgment upon the
new republic in the matter OF finance.
order and liberty. But those fam ilisr with
the history OF nationalism in Portugal
the last few years will have the full pic
tnre Of all the events pro and con In their
minds and they cannot readily join with
you in pronouncing failure or smoothing
a way to the return of the infamous house
Of Braganza.
As you are aware, the young republic
has had 10 contend with serious obstacles.
in the active hostility Of past masters in
the art Of stirring up strife and working
on the cTcdulity Of the ignorant masses OF
the people.
The Hrst duty Of government is the estab-
lishrnent and securing, OF law and order.
keep m a state Of civil war. thus preventing
a sense OF security and the natural evoln-
ton " progress; they seem intent upon
'a"H;s{b1Isi resdy bIsd and by % tho military " outlay
necessary to thwart their efforts to recap:
,ure the peninsula inwardly would bleed
il to death. You cannot be blamed for not
settling down to regular housekeeping.
with the enemy, pounding away a. your
Huese are fighting still for tho consolida ion
OF political principles. principles for which
observes. after Ns own fashion, every
Fourth Of July, with a lively sense OF their
worth The Lisbon Cabinet In faced by n
combination Of reactionary forces which 1t
will require all the wisdom and statesman
ship og the reformers TO foil
surely our message 10 the nationalists
should ne " Be strong and Of q good courage.
stand up for sound principles. for govern
| ment by the people and for the people.
Keep the Braganzas out. ~ the United
| Let the Portuguese show themselves worthy
of individual kingship by loyalty to their
| declaration OF independence.
| that America is still republican and wishes
nothing but success to her Young sister
across the seas WILLIAM LINDSAY.
| DOVER, y. H.. July 10.
The sun., 1912-07-12

who despisc him as "chump' but seize
folly as it revolves on tires. 1obsteria
of the quick wit, the sudden Friend
ship with what ironical Joy does it
receive the easy marki' If he should
not turn ont to be "a cheap sport how
great would be it's surprise. 1t awaits
philosophically the arrest of the stranger.
although If any of his roll is left at
the moment Of disappearance the de-
tectives are thought not to have played
fairly. Any one guy cant expect to
be laughed at for more than five min
utes after his exit. New faces and new
buyers are due in Lobsteria, and
they are coming from every part of the
United States. The "very delectable,
highly respectable type. like our little
bookkccper, furnishes fair percentage
Of these temporary immigrants.
Heaven forfend the conclusion that
responsibility is any more monotonous
than anything else in a world OF flux;
but think of being damned to "buy
wine forever, or even for the few days
and nights or weeks that a defaulter
lasts. To cat too much at intcmpcstivc
hours to be the host Of parasites who
scarcely hide their contempt. to be- set
down as a greenhorn by ovcrpaid wait
ers and cabmen. TO be az most nine
days wonder of bcllboys, TO rumble and
swagger land how can q poor little
meek bookkcepcr swagger?) from cafe
TO cafe and to think that is life and
the actor of so pitiful farce tragedy
"a good fcllow!' Is it snobbcry, mere
vulgar desire TO pose as rich? May il
not be folic dos grandcurs?
The little bookkecpcr. who has an cvi-
dent taste for hcrocs, says he bought a
revolver but hadn't "the nerve to pull
the trigger. No shame in that. Long
ago there was a Sir WILLIAM MEADOWS.
an Indian official caught in some
crooked practices, who penitcntly and
Ostcntatously shot himself or at him
self in the forehead. His friends rush
ing in found him wiping his brow care
fully. II have had an affair of honor
with myself he explained. and it's
settled satisfactorily Our little book
keeper should never let his want Of
valor's execution worry him.
But VIC wish that Lobsterian book
keepers wouldn't get married.
The sun., 1912-07-12
OLD CHOP HOUSES.
The Shakespeare OF Incompatible Mutton
and stout.

oStO StOut' II
To THE EDITOR ov THE SuN-Su: The
shakespeare Head" in THx SUN Of to-day
is pleasant reading TO New Workers. Of .
generation and longer back
That English chop house Of cleanliness
and npatness" was more than decade
older than the nrst Of the '7os think
neither the formal INN" nor head" was
much used by it's freauenters. Its nomen-
clature WAS generally condensed into The
Shakespeare and Il was much affected for
slIppers OF ne plus ultra thick English
mutton chops and beefsteaks and mugs OF
stout by the Guieter sort Of jeunesse dorte
and indeed also by the vieux bonhomines
who had been without ladies to escort In
which case they would have gone to Del
places OF aniusement like Tripier Hall.
hrst used by Jenny Lind after her debut at
tho corner Of broadway and thirteenth
street. the Park Theatre. on / think the
same soeE A. nsw s,t and pot, not long enduring
the City Hall Park. and a French theatre
on Broadway near Fourth street. II my
memory serves me. or perhaps lower down.
couple Of seasons; and indeed ons recsived
SxperimentaI before one reached iis foyer
from m ef' the second So f,oop. on Which the stsx" H
and auditorium were contrived. the stairs
after the close Of the performance and
being pulled up Tor the - mex, ext day: days 'rs, FREE
"aStil" esiabI.hment. of late % Years ''
have out of CURIOSITY asked a number Of
french venture or had heard their elders
speak of i, The answer has Invariably
been that they had never heard Of 4, -
sroN,SoroS. Conn. July 10. DAWN
The sun., 1912-07-12
swsthinRs Of the Fat.

To rRE EDITOR OF THE SUS-!Sr: Your corr
respondent Goodness In his prescriptions pallla-
tive OF the heat implies that high collars. neck
wound ties and waist binding belts contribute
much 10 discomfort. he Il riaht The high
starched vertical edged collar. aside from Its In
artistic shape. II lnauisitioniike In punishment.
and when one Ia AFFLICTED with fatty tissue Of
neck II becomes embodied with something akin
To a breakfast roll.
Then the us under Il. Why II cannot he
seen but II ardently felt. even II silk. shop
made tie is permanent better fashioned and
quickly wired on even paiamas In case OF alarm
Of nre. Then u sensitive portion Of anatomy.
the waist, Is inexorabiy bound by a belt, omni-
present In restraint OF abdominal respiration.
and still the belt does not obviatc the frequent
necessity OF the vulgar hitching Of trousers,
Its encompassing point Of contact In inches Is
far In excess OF that NJ suspendcrs which owing
to elasticity Is only on the shoulders and inter-
mlttcntly elsewhere, EASE.
NEW YORK July 10.
The sun., 1912-07-12
Why Not Pandcr" to Common
Sense:

II may he Just as we'll 10 say now
as any other time that some excellent
friends. and even some of the campaign
managers of Mr.. TAFT, are striving
after wind If they nourish the hope that
they will turn any votes against Cover
nor WILSON by picking M, rcprinting
and scattering among an unimprcssed
people past opinions inconsistent with
his present ones or apparently attack
ing any set or class of persons. It has
seemed 10 us and to many people that
since the great prize Of the Presidency
burned before his eyes he showed
certain alacrity Of conversions; bu,
all contest about that is over and done.
He has been approved by the Dcmoc-
racy as he is; and what no has said or
written in the past before he went into
politics matters no more than a last
years newspaper Professor WILSON,
the president of Princeton. the historian.
the lecturer-the country has no more to
do with that part of his career than with
JOHN ADAMs'S opinions when he was
"keepin school in Massachusetts.
If in tho Democratic national plat
form. in the Governors reply to the
notification committee. in his letter of
acceptance, in the speeches which he
makes in the campaign there is fair
hold for the Republicans, we'll and good;
If he can be shown to be free trader
or any other sort Of Il downpullcr de-
.troyer and ficnd incarnatc TO the Home
Market Club. all right. But an an
'hology of his Inconsistencies, a canto
Of passages torn from their context
scraps of his writings or his speeches
TO show that he is an enemy" of some
body or other and something or other,
that sort of truck is a waste OF breath,
time. postage,
1t is a venerable but none tho less silly
usage of campaign politicians to throw
these spitballs, so to speak. into the face
of the public. There is nothing in it.
Why not begin TO attribute little in
telliCence to the voters? Here We have
two highly accomplished and fit men,
Mr.. TAFT and Governor WILSON. From
the campaigners of both a campaign of
intelligence is due Pitch out of the
window all the ancient. fabby, pithless
poppycock. "Pander' a little. in the
famous Fernandian phrase, 10 common
sense.
The sun., 1912-07-12
SEWING Machines and Sugar.

To rHy EDITOR or THK SuN-Sn. A n
protectionist troubled with doubts and
deeply desirous that the tariH question may
become so thoroughly understood that It
will cease to be matter Of partisan politics.
am greatly interested in watching for the
answer to the query about the price Of sew
ing machines. propounded by "A Pro-
tectionist" in this mornings Sun. should
also like to know why the Federal Sugar
Company doing business At YonkerS has
this notice ON It's sugar barrels: Tariff
on sugar IL Of advantage to the sugar trust
and its allies only. With free raw sugar
this sugar would cost you about two cents
pound less. Urge your Congressman
to insist on removal Of tariff on sugar. "
Are our ninety millions OF people paying two
cents q pound more for sugar for the sake
OF the planters OF louisiana
GEORGE p. r. HoBsoN.
BRooKLYN, July 10.
The sun., 1912-07-12
EXPORT Taxes.

To THE EDITOR or THE Sun Sir: Even
IL the constitution were 40 amended or
interpreted as to permit the levying of ex-
port taxes. would such taxes he morally
right? ! maintain that 1t Ia unfair to the
consumer to put restrictions on tho purchase
Of what he would buy by levyine 4 protec-
tive import duty: and ! maintain that Il
would he just as unfair to the farmer and
other producers to put restrictions on the
sale Of their output by levying an export
duty. The farmer must pay the same prices
for all he buys that others pay.
Let the law of supply and demand govern
As the Brooklyn Alderman said Let nature
take her course" O.K.H.
NEW YORK, July H.
The sun., 1912-07-12
To Little Robert Reed.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: After
reading the wall OF your somewhat bilious
correspondent Citizen" in to-day's Sun
] would he very happy to know the place Of
origin and present frontier OF advance of the
alleged national crusade against toba Geo
smokers" If n station platform be in the
open air. or nearly so. any transporta u on
company will find il exceedingly difficult
to abolish smoking among its patrons
Maybe little experimenting with good
pipe and good tobacco would mellow "Citi-
zen's" heart so he might be more toleran mt
Of the pleasures OF some and less narrowed
by the plants of others OF his fellow men
New foRK. July 10. A. j, Ply.
The sun., 1912-07-12
4 Nature Poem.

The Bull Moose wanders on the lonely shore
OF the Oyster Bay by Sycamore.
He lifts his head and he snifYs the air
For the scent OF followers anywhere.
He strains bis lunss and his breath falls
short
In furnishing truly defiant snort.
He paws the earth and he runs around
To hnd noise that's like sound.
The Bull Moose wanders on the lonely shors
In search OF . thunderous. booming roar.
He waits and he watches aud trimps his
call
The boom Of the bittern rsplies; that 10 all.
W. ]. LANryoN.
The sun., 1912-07-12

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--.Sir; My shaving
glass despite It's recoi As II reflects me exhibits
tho fact that the Hon. Woodrow Wilson resembles
mo. We are also Of the same aee and anatomical
rchitecturc. Ihave no complaint to make. never
having secured . copyright or design patent.
am a. modest as the devil and scarcely care
10 he the recipient Of Ova,iOns or otherwise in
mistaken identity for q more dlstinguished lndl-
viduai. I am therefore planning 10 disguise
myself BY means OF a mustache. which persists
In coming out gray In contradlsiinotiou 10 my
brown head hairs OF course no one but an asa
dyes mustache. because growing from the roots
several hairs viii betrsy tho dyes. whose gray
changes to brown. and false brown is not TO be
considered.
Ny whole life has been nlied with trouble.
NEW YopK. July II. PERPLExrry.
The sun., 1912-07-12
Stepping Backward.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sr: read with
much interest Mr.. James =. Conways letter on
stepping Backward" and ! am sorry TO state
that he Il right In his assertion and that nine
tenths OF the women do get on street cars stepping
backward !. IS woman. wonder why. unless
the majority OF us have no common sense.
There are a few OF us. Mr. Conway. who do
pay attention 10 signs and use our brains TO good
advantage. especially In this particular stunt.
for II is a stunt for MS TO board and Alght from
the high step trolley that was built for men.
sincerely hope that your letter will do some good
for we do not want to see our sex crippled or the
company paying out money for stupidity or
carelessness, a KEEN ObsEBvER
NEW Yolk, July II.