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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
ITRECKING THE STATE DEPART
NEWT

WRECKING THE STATE DEPART
NEWT.
The recklessncSs with which the Demo-
cratic Majority i'll the House of Repre-
sentativeS has been slaShinc at salaries
in the executive departments in order 10
cover extravaganza in other directions is
strikingly illustrated in the havoc it has
Just made with the Department of State.
Within the last few years the State De-
partment has been recognized on a
modern basis. II had long been glariugly
underofficered for the work which had
been piling UP on it, The cOmtry's rap
idly increasing foreign trade, its enlarg-
ing interests in Central and South
America. due tn the Pan-Amprican move
ment and the building Of the Panama
Canal. and its newly assumed RESPONSE
hiltieS In the Far East all combined 10
oycrtax the old organization, and under
Secretaries Root and Knox new offices
were created and new bureaus were
built up to handle the additional work
The action Of the House of Represent
djiNee, II Susldlu'u, NOuIu SllnpIN TtSlpTe
the ancient chaos. Democratic sham
economy has attempted 70 le2islate out Of
existence the counsellor TO the state De-
partment, an important and necessary
officer the director of the foreign ser
vice and the chiefs of the divisions Of
information, of Latin-American. Far
Eastern, Near Eastern and European az
fairs. II would also deprive the State
Department Of the services Of resident
diplomatic officer and destroy the Bu-
reau Of Trade Relations by combining it
with u somewhat similar bureau in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
These blows at the new organization Of
the state Department are all vicious
The department is now in Il condition Of
high efficiency and j. doing work in
systematlzed manner hitherto undrcamed
Of To wreck all the present machinery
in order to save $4,000 year, while
Congress is throwing away millions a
year indefcnsibly. would be the height Of
Inconsistency and folly. The Senate
should call Il halt on what Representa-
tive Fitzgerald has denounced as the
"hippodroming' of the House. Such
peryerse. catchpenny economy can ere
ate nothing but public disgust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
COTRT AND CLEEk.

The overthrow by the Appellate Term
of the Supreme Court Of that recent ana
most reactionary decision OF the munici-
pal court which awarded damages or
only one cent 10 sutton for the loss or
his golf cleek. his temper, bis happiness
and all the other things which 20 with
the loss Of u beloved golting instrument
is a cause Of immense satisfaction. Inc
higher court does we'll in admoniShiug
the court below on the leyity with which
it treated the complaint. Consider the
obscure vision. the utter failure 10 APP
Dreciate the realities of life. which Il
court evincpd when il regarded lightly
the loss OF cleek that was peculiarly
suited 10 its owners taste, that had been
reshafted until il had just the wonder
full "balance" which inspires the golf
er's utmost confidence. that was one OF
the most powerful clubs the owner had
ever seen, with which it was possible
for him 10 get 90 yards from the tee,
and using the same club through the
green" go as far again on his second
Such club as this is priceless.
Though every golfer has one. he knows
that If it is broken or lost he might go
TO his grave never having another. Such
a club is not bought. II grows in its
owners hands. II is part OF his life.
Another might "wagglo" II end find It
only an ordinary club. So you may
look into the face Of your friends wife
and wonder what he finds there 10 love.
Take such n club as this lost one away
from a man and he IS only n sorrowful
Samson shorn Of his locks. And 10 think
that a court should award its owner
only one cent damages for its loss, and in
Il spirit Of lcyity. too.
The Clew 10 this reactionary lack n
insight is 10 be found in the dissenting
opinion Of the appellate court. The
Justice writes that he. like the judge
below. is not learned in golf. How shall
we expect Justice from the judges 80
long rs they live apart from the realities
of this world and have no better means
OF gauging the questions before them
than outworn philosophers? Fancy a
man Who has never loved n cleck try
ing 10 do justice to one who has lost
the cleek he loved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS:
rr-o,, The Tribune Bureau. ]

From The Tribune BUREAU
Washington, May 13.-The French AM
bassador and Nine. Jusserand have enter
tanned almost constantly since the arriVai
OF the Red Cross delegates They were
hosts tonight to an interesting company
Of delegates and prominent persons 10 meet
them, to see the remarkable collectioh Vi
pictures NJ. Jusserand made during MS Trip
through the Far West last year. All OF the
beautiful show places were thrown on inc
screen, as well as many delightful oyways'
Mr.. Blanchard, OF the reclamation serVicN'
operated the stereopticon.
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand VIII be
hosts tomorrow afternoon at tea at
which Red Cross delegates VIII be guests
OF honor.
The Jnpanese Ambassador and Niscount-
esq Chinda entertained a. dinner to-hlBhI
for the japanese delegates to the heu
Cross conference. The company ihcIuueu
Henry White. General George W. DAVIS
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. brhes'
r. Bicknell. Surgeon General Rupert 6lue'
Colonel and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompsoh'
Major Charles Lynch, Baron Takeo OzaWa'
yice-pres!dent OF the japanese Red Cross
Count and Countess glassware, the latter
n progressive japanese woman VINO acts
as counsel for the Red Cross; Nine. Iaye
Nagasaki, wife Of the court counsellor u
the Emperor; DR.. Masanosuke AKyiahia'
Governor General Of Corea; Or. 1enJ'
Ihoue. Lieutenant Colonel Kazutsugu IN
ouye, japanese military attache: CAPTAIN
Hiraga, Japanese naval attache; MI togo
and Hlroshi Sai.o.
The Slamese Legation, which mas peeh
for years housed in the Arlington Hotel
which is about to bo torn down. VIII go 10
its summer quarters before settling IN a
new residence.
Major Won Herwarth, German military
attache. went to New York tonight ana
will sail from there tomorrow for Ger
many.
The British military attachc ana MIS-.
McLachlan went 10 New YORK Tonight ana
Will sail for England tomorrow. II was
said at the embassy to-day that no mott
ncation Of the appointment Of Lieutenant
Colonel Henry Yarde- Butler D. > o. VINO
has been appointed to succeed Lieutenant
Colonel McI.aAlau. had been received
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
No CENSOP REQUIRED.

Virtually all the opposition TO the
Folks moving picture theatre ordinance
which will come up for passage by the
Board Of Aldermen to-day. is based on
the idea that 1t should provide for a
municipal censorship Of films before eX-
hibition This opposition seems dis
tinctly unfortunate. 1t is hard TO see
why there should be established in this
city a prostitution censorship of NOV
ing picture films, any more than there
should be one of dramatic productions or
Of billboard posters and advertisements
in public prints and public places. If
the films when exhibited offend public
decency there is proper law to meet the
situation. or If they run counter TO pub
lie opinion the manufacturer and the
showmen will have "a more effective les
son taught TO them in small gate receipts
than could come from any censor.
Neither manufacturer nor Snowman has
any inducement to offend decency or pub
lie opinion, and in general the films as
shown now are in their own field quite
as moral and contain as little suggestive
material as stage productions. To the
extent that this opposition projects the
censorship question into discussion Of
this measure it becomes an attempt to
Kill the ordinance by indirection.
The Folks ordinance is, primarily. a
means Of protecting the health and
safety of audiences at moving picture
shows. Ii is well designed TO do that by
reason Of its provisions relating to the
construction Of theatres and their light
ing. heating and veptilation. Safety re-
Quirements are drawn in detail to afford
far as practicable, any theatre from be-
coming a fire trap. They are retroactive,
so that unsanitary show places, and like
wise those which are VIGOROUSLY unsafe,
will be legislated out of existence if this
ordinance is adopted. 1t is TO be re-
GREETED, however. that 1t would permit
moving picture theatres capable of con-
tanning 600 persons to be erected under
restrictions and safety provisions less
rigid than those governing the building
Of theatre TO hold 600 and 10 be used
for regulation dramatic performances.
This ordinance would concentrate in
the Mayor and the Bureau of Licenses
all responsibility for its enforcement. 1t
would provide. through the proposed sys-
TEN Of inspectors and the power 10 sIs-
pend or geyoke licenses, all necessary
regulation to govern the moral side Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
HONOR AND UNoRTHoooXY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 4 letter in to-day's Tribune names
several unorthodOx things that orthodox
ministers have done. and declares that tho
number OF insurgent ministers who ere
courageous enough 10 declare their real
convictions In defiance OF creed and dogma
is rapidly increasing"
ono significant fact is generally associat-
ed with such incIdents-thc unorthodox
clergyman always tries to remain in the
orthodox pulpit and draw support from tho
orthodox worshippers while violating his
ordination VOW as clergyman OF the or
thodox faith. The honor that obtains in the
world ought to be III standard to govern
the Church. II man had been trained for
a business life by firm, admitted TO It's
employ and honored with responsible POI
sition In its management, he would be re-
quired by worldly honor to give his time
and energy to his employers business and
not to that of his chief competitor. III
man were elected to a high political position
which Influenced or controlled vital party
interests he would be required by worldly
honor TO care for the interests OF tho party
to which he belonged and not 10 its oppo-
nent II either the business man or the
politician receives new light and wisdom
and cannot conscientiously perform his plain
obligations to those who have honored and
maintained him. he can resign and still be
honorable II he goes over to the competitor.
A clergyman may receive new light and
wisdom. so that he can no longer advocate
tho creed OF tho Church that trained and
ordained him. Worldly honor would de-
maud that no shall onnoSe hiq former faith
from without his pulpit-neyer from with
In. His first duty IS to deal fairly with
the Church which has trusted and honored
him. JAY BENSON HAMILTON.
New York. May s, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
INFORTUN1TE BOSTON.

Since Boston first coyly admitted that
hers was the last word on all matters
literary and aesthetic the average out
lander has had a notion that his Bos-
tonian brother rather lacked the punch"
or couldn't put il across This has
been due TO no wanton disregard for the
value Of literature and the arts but to
a notion that too close attention to that
side Of mans nature weakened or afro
phed the sterner and more practical
side. In n discussion of the subject the
following advertisement now being cir
culated in Boston seems pertinent:
WANTED-Physician sanitary engineer
or other person experienced in this
field. To fill the job of chairman Of the
Boston Health Commission; salary TO
start with $4,000; more may be expected.
Apply John r. Fitzgerald. Mayor Bos-
ton, Mass.
Such an eXigency implies lamentable
conditions among the men Of the New
England metropolis. Statistics show
that $4,000 a year is far more than the
salary to which the average citizen Of
this country can aspire. The first
thought in the mind Of the practical man
is to get good, well paying job and
cling to it, Surely there ought to have
been such rush TO secure this $500
plum that the Mayor would not have
been reduced TO Offering it on the bar
gain counter, if Boston men were as
those of other cities. Or Is there no TAX
ing of pride in public service there:
Ilat0's system Of education was espc-
cially devised to 1T the youth Of his
dreamland for public service Can it he
that BostonS educational ovcrdeyelop-
ment Is In any way tending 60 keep men
out Of public office. even with an attrac-
tive $500 attachment
Whatever the cause Of this remarkable
occurrence, about which no New Yorker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
OBSCURE LAND TITLES
And Some Recent Misunderstanding
of the Torrens Registration System.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Some Of the recent newspaper COM
ments respecting the Torrens title resistra-
ton action of Charles Crabbc. plain'ih.
against Emma l. Hardy q al. defendants
In which | appeared as attorney for plain
tin. seem 10 misapprehend the scope and
PURPOSE OF the Torrcns law with respect TO
removing clouds and curing defects OF title.
Section 800 ~ tho Torrens law distinctly
provldcs that the court may find and de-
cree I'm whom tho title 10 or any right or
interest In the property or any part there
Il IS vested, whether in tho plaintiff or In
any other person. aud m0V rcmore clouds
from tho title and may determine whether
or not the same is subject 10 any lien or In
,umbrance, estate. right. trust or interest
ara MAY declare aud fr the same" etc.
This does not mean. ~ course. that the
Supreme Court or tho State OF New York
can. through tho Torrens or any other meth
o.. give a person possession OF real prop
ert, 10 which hc Is not entitled, or deprive
a person Of any legitimate right, title or
interest which he may have I'm any property.
Eut tho Torrens law does enable the court
10 rcrrorc clouds aud cure defects ~ the
TILE Of tho true owner. which could not lie
removed or cured in any other way and
which would otherwise result In the title
beng rejected by tho ordinary title insur-
Rncr company or would necesstate tho
enumeration az all these clouds and defects
in tho exceptions" in Schedule u" In the
policy OF title Insurance.
As there are several thousand titles which
arc rejected and defective titles In tho city
Of New York It is desirable that property
owners should fully understand and aprre-
ciato the fact that their titles can be cured
ard perfected by registering the same under
tho Torrens land title registration law.
GILBERT RAY HAYES
New York May \, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau

Prom The lritutc bureau
Washington. May I3.-one OF the most
brilliant receptions FOR the Red cross dele-
gates vas that given this afternoon py MITE
I. 4. Letter. High winds and recent rams
preyentcd her receiving I'm her French gar
den. but the drawing rooms, library anu
ballroom were gay with large baskets OF
pink hydrangeas. The Marine Band or'"es-
o., VA. stationed In the ballroom. MISS
Roardman remained with Mrs. Letter our
ing the receptlon OF tho delegates. but MIS-
Letter received the others ~ the distih-
grished company unassisted. Assist'ns he'
IN the general Inequalities were the Secre-
,ary of War and Mrs. Stimson. rho Atto'-
new General and Mrs. Wickershanl' the sec
rotary OF the Navy and Mrs. Meyer 'he
secretarv OF tho Interior and Mrs. tishcT,
,h. Secretary Of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs Napel tho Admiral OF tho Navy ana
Mrs Dewey Major General ana MI
Wood Colonel William Cary Sanger. MIS-
Winthrop Murray Crane. Mrs. NashdI'
Field, Mrs John Hay, Mrs. klchHrn H.
Townsend and others The Austrian Am
bassador and Baroness HengelmulIer Tue
French Amhas sador and Mime Jusseranu'
tho German Ambassador, the Turkish Am
h.ssador. tho Italian Ambassador ana
Warehouses Cusani. tho Brazilian AfnnaS-
ssdor. tho Russian Ambassador ana NINE.
BakhmeteY. tho Japanese Ambassador 'hu
yiscountess Chinda. Alfred Mitchell lnhes,
British Charge dAnfair's; Niscount ana
yIscountess Benolst d'Azy Count de Cham'
brun and many other members OF the dlp-
lonatic corps. the Senate and House ana
resident and official society wcr" among inc
guests Mrs. Letter wore gown oil soit
e,r,, satin with an overdrcsS Of old thread
lace in black. and diamonds
NJ and Mrs Frank p. Mitchell. OF Wash
-, o,d Now York. were hosts at din
nor tonight at the Country 'ldD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
REPUD1ATEs "NoXIoUs It'll,
Marauise de Fontenoy Takes Exception
To Criticism of Roman Catholic.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The letter Of William r. Mckim
published in your issue of to-day. Sunday
May y. declares that in my article of May
"repudiate" as a "noxious' title the
appellation OF Roman Catholic" as used III
referring to that branch OF the Church
Catholic which owes allegiance TO tho
Bishop Of Rome!'
II Mr.. McKim will be so good as TO grant
another glance to the article to which ne
takes exception he will find that merely
recorded therein events which occurred nj
the time Of Queen Victoria's diamond JUDI
lee and OF Edward Wis coronation, when
the hierarchy OF the Roman Catholic
Church in England were severely fepri-
randcd for having in their addresses TO the
above named monarchs omitted the WORD
Roman" and simply used the phrase we
cardinals. archbishops and bishops OF the
Catholic Church In England" They were
instructed to use in future the word "Ro-
man before Catholic" since the omission
thereof would he an admission that the
Roman Catholic Church" was the only
Catholic Church" In England.
In the same article | stated that King
George during his recent trip 70 lndia'
where, quite independent OF his Parliament
lie Is Emperor and absolute autocrat'
showed particular good will to the "Ro-
man" Catholic prelacy and TO the Arch-
bishop Of simla by replying to their al
dress Of welcome (Which had been OK
course. drawn up in compliance with the
decisions of his predecessors on the throne
As coming from the Roman Catholic
Church of India In a most gracious &C
Acknowledgement ITO His Grace the Catholic
Archbishop of Slmla and to tho Catholic
Church in India"
This is what was stated in my article OF
May l. ! made no remark whatsoever
about tho appellation OF Roman Cathohc
being "noxious," and neither did refer to
the Council OF Trent or tho canons OF HIS
Holiness Plus ".
Therefore I will I've grateful 10 you II
you will, In your columns. kindly set MI
McKm right o. this subject.
MARoUIsE DE FoNTENON.
Nov York. May r. 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
CREST SELLERS " TRUST.

Are we threatened with an increase III
the cost Of another of the necessarleS OIL
life. the best seller? What else does
the organization of authors now being
effected mean? With alarm the pubic
notes the names of all the producers OF
best sellers" in this combination In
vain are the soothing phrases about
merely doing in this country what au-
thors have already done to protect tneir
interests in France and England. Equally
unavailing is all that is said about merely
looking out for the rights of authors, re-
straining the greed Of publishers, caus-
ing ROYALTIES to flow in weekly and curb
ing the rapacity Of the middleman or
literary agent. All this sounds familiar.
Was there ever trust that did not
speak the world fair that did not
promise Economics" the benefits OF Co
operation" and especially the "eliminh-
ton of the middleman':
TO make the public fear the worst all
that needs to be added to the announce
ment that the authors are combining IS
the assurance that the public will share
in the benefits to be effected by co-opera-
ton. When these words are said the
public will be able TO see in Imagination
the best seller" already entering the
class of Injuries along with meat and
the other former everyday possessions of
life in which the economies of comblna-
ton and cooperation are now generally
enioyed. With best sellers trust In
existence the public cannot escape even
in the realms Of the imagination from
the grin of economic tendencies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14

* fitted to reason dspassionately, IL is
main that some remedial measures mus
he devised. It might be well FOR puolic
snirited Bostonians of advanced IDEAS
to endow chair OF practical politics aC
Harvard and install as its first occupant
the Hon. Charles Francis Murphy at
present a resident Of Manhattan. / rom
the experience of this city, 1t can ne al
6rmed with the utmost confidence that
under Professor Murphy's educational
system a sufficient supply of pract!cai
men would be poured into Boston 10 re-
lieve its executive from any fear OF nav
ing to repeat his Help Wanted adVer-
ticpmpnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
Japan TO SHARE IN FAIR
Accepts Invitation to Take Part
in Panama Exposition.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.
=. e., $500. H., 81 a.


Washington, May 8.-Japan has accepted
the invitation OF the President TO partl'!-
pate in the Panama. Pacific international
Exposition, to be held I'm San Francisco III
1915. and the acceptance has been COM
municated TO the Department or state
through the Japanese Ambassador Ike
ferring TO the commemoration OF the COM
pletion and opening OF the Panama Canal
tho letter OF acceptance, given out to-day
says:
The institution of the vast canal under
taking Will beyond doubt exercise an I'M
portant and beneficial influence upon inter
Rational commerce, the effect OF which WIN
be especially felt by Japan. owing to her
geographic position. But apart from tlas
phase, the question OF the establishment OF
this new International highway connectins
the Atlantic and the Pacific VIII assuredIy
bring the nations making use OF the con-
vanicrce into closer and more intimate IN
tercourse and intercommunicauoi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
PEOPLE and Social lncfdents
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Among those booked to sail for Pr.
to-day on board the Kronprinzessin r.".,'
are Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cass r~Srsu'
Miss Jean Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Gso.S
jay Gould. Mrs. George r. Sheldon ny
Frederick Pearson. Miss Josephine
Miss Lesley Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs i
Stotesbury. Mrs. Robert A. Sands ana ,, =
Katherine s. Sands.
Friends Of John r. Cowdin in Bo,,o,
New York will give a sort OF ,,,.
bachelor dinner for him this evening =, -, w.
Union Club. Ills marriage to Miss NJ
leinc Knowlton will take place at thu -.
Of next month.
Major General and Mrs. George L ofl...
pie and their son and daughter-in.lav n.
and Mrs. Lawrence T.. Gillespie. VIII -.
for Europe on May 30 on board the Ka,,srN
Augusta Victoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Allen Townsend left IT,
Yesterday for their country place A. A..
ley, y. Y, where they will spend thu nm.
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pierson HANNA.
have taken possession OF their COUNT.
place at Sterlington, ". Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Berwind WIN ~
turn from Europe at the end OF next ruoru
and go to their place at Newport for "a.
season.
Miss Ruth Stillman will arrive In tsv,
tomorrow from California.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grant Mason hav.
arrived in town from Tuxedo and are .,
the Hotel Gotham.
Mrs. Edwin A. Post and Miss Edvtpa
Post have left town for their plao. q
Southampton, Long Island
Mrs. French Vanderbilt has arrived |.
the city from Newport and II az the Ritz
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen c. Clark have com.
10 town from Southampton. Long Island
and are at the 81. Regis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
IN THE BERKSHlREs.


Lenox. Mass May t5--prepara iiozs ar.
being made 10 open the villas 81 Mr and
Mrs Richard e. D'Tcv. Mr.. Joseph u
Burden. In Lenox, end tho James
" slker cottage IN Stockbrdgc.
Mrs. Albert r. ShattJgk. who has been a.
the Curtis Hotel. went 20 Fow Nor5 ts'
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick 5 OeIahsh -
turned t. LeuoX tonight from ATTENDING
the funeral Of tho late II Remsn Dulai
Mrs. l. e. Bates Dana. % New York. la
arrived &C her cottage IN Great Barrngioa
George Westinghouse win 20 20 View l~E
tomorrow.
Miss Ellen Billiard. Of Boston. e At h'
Curtis Hotel
Mr.. aud Mrs. George : Lee. Who aa'
been 1T tho ReJ Lion Inn. have gone %
Boston.
Mrs Robert Gould shaw and Miss shaw
of Boston. ar, ga i.n Rcd Lion Inn