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New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
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Washington. Feb. 12.-Miss Taft was til,
guest of honor at a dinner tonight. with
Mr.. and Mrs. Britton as hosts. Among the
other guests were Miss Taft's visitors, MIS-
Rocker and Mr.. Roelker, OF New York
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop returned from
Annapolis last night, where they were the
guests OF Commandant and Mrs. Gibbons
for the week end, and to-day went to Pal.
adelphia, where tonight they will be ,ha
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chsrlomagne
Tower
Miss Emily Beatty, daughter of Captain
and Mrs. Beatty, entertained her young
friends at dance at her fathers qusrler.
at the navy yard this afternoon.
The Solicitor Of the State Department and
Mrs. Chandler Anderson entertained o.
dinner tonight
The officers of the Dolphin entertained
several young persons at dinner tonight
on board the ship.
Representative and Mrs. ]. Charles Lin.
thicum entertained several hundred suests
at a reception at the Congressional Club
tonight In honor of the Governor OF Mary.
land and the Mayor OF Baltimore and Mra
Joseph X. Benson. Assisting In receiving
were Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs. Isador Ray.
ner and Mrs. Preston. Among the house
guests being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Linthicum are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hitch.
cock, of Auburn; John T. McCaftrey, Of
Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron A. Allen.
OF Geneva; Mrs Wilder and John Leland
Perry, Of New York.
Mrs. Louise Winter, of New York, 10 ths
guest Of friends at the navy yard. and win
later visit Captain and Mrs. Davis Bowles
Wills at the marine barracks.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
THE STONE OF DESTINY
It's Story Before It Came to Rest in
Westminster Abbey.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The cable messages giving the result
of the lawsuit brought by the Duke OF
Argyll for the possession of Dunstaffnage
Castle, whence the celebrated stone or
Destiny or Coronation Stone" was car
ried to Westminster Abbey, need supple
menting and rewriting.
This stone, according TO Irish annals
which are seldom Sound to err, was
brought to Ireland by the Tuatha-de-
Danaans, and from it's name LA FAIL"
Ireland was called 1nis Fail or Isle Of Des-
tiny On this Stone II Destiny the ancient
monarchs of Ireland pagan and Christian,
were inaugurated at Tara. The stone was
sent TO Scotland In the ninth century by
Aidus Finliath, l3Sth monarch Of Ireland,
for the crowning of his father-in-law. Ken
meth MacAlpine, conqueror Of the Picts
under whom the Irish conquest Of Scotland
begun by Fergus MacEarca in 500, was
completed. Kenneth did not return the
stone TO Ireland, but placed II at scone,
near Perth, from which ancient abbey IL
was carried In 1896 A. D.. as a trophy Of
victory by Edward l OF England, who
placed II under the coronation chair Of
Westminster Abbey, where II still remains
II is asserted by Petrie that the large
stone still standing upright on one OF the
hills of Tara is the Stone Of Destiny, but
this assertion is opposed to the statements
of Keating, O'Flaher:y, Ware, DR.. OCon-
nor Charles O'Connor and other learned
Irish historians as veil as Scottish his
torians, who all regard this latter stone.
which is OF huge dimensions, as the ''Lig-
ma Ffan" or Stone Of the Fians, celebrated
Fenian warriors of the second century in
Ireland.
There is an ancient prophecy that the
Scotic Qrish) race would continue TO ruls
while the stone remained in their posses
son-fuflled in so far as the King Of
England is descended from q score OF the
kings Of Ireland. The verse runs in Irish:
cinesd scqIt save an mime. nun badh breas an
Mar ruiEhid an LA Fail, dlIsid Haithsas DO
gsbai
In English:
II Fatss DEGREES be not announced in vain,
Whereer this stone Is found the Scots shall
reign.
"scotr' or scots is OF course, the Latin
for Irish"
HERBERT O'HARA MOLINEUX.
New York Feb 8, 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
SIX MAKE PHI BETA KAPPA
Columbia Elections Include q
Cripple Active in University.

The alumni meeting for the election Of
members TO Phi Beta Kappa WAS held yes
terday in University Hall, the ColumaA
section of the New York Delta seiectins
six members Of the senior Glass;. P. W.
son, C. A. Manning, II. II. Nordlinger, AZ
b. Bremen, NJ. L. Yates and r S. Bourne.
Fully fifteen men were on the eligible hs
for election, but the society voted on SIX
only, and left the others for considerauoa
until the regular meeting at commence
ment
Notable among the newly elected men
r. s. Bourne. a crippled student. lie
editor in chief OF '"rhe Columbia Monthly
the literary magazine; member OF 'ls
editorial staff Of The Spectator the uhi.
versity daily, and an important officer o'
his class. lie is a frequent contributor
magazines.
A special meeting for the initiation
members elected yesterday Will be held Gu
March in the trustees room Of the un'
versity library.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
SOUTHERN RELATIONS.

The visit Of the Secretary OF State to
the neighboring republics of Central and
South America has an encouraging prec-
edent in the similar but more extended
Journey of Mr.. Knox's predecessor. 1t
is timely In view Of the great CONNER
cial changes which are impending in
that part of the world and which are
destined TO give the Caribbean Sea a
large part to play In the future,
The vast changes TO be produced by
the opening Of the Panama Canal, three
years hence, may not be as fully ap-
preciated here as elsewhere Americans
are so busy with multiplicity of In
terestS that they do not readily turn
their attention 10 anything additional
until II is actually forced upon them by
the logic Of achievement. There is no
question, however, as TO the appreciation
OF the rest Of the world. The CONNER
Cial nations of Europe and Asia are
busy with preparation. II is desirable
that this country should remind itself
and its neighborS and the world Of the
fact that the great work at Panama is
an American canal, under American
control. It is for Congress TO legislatc
and for American commercial interests
10 provide for the development Of our
trade through the canal. The Secretary
Of state hopes 10 put our diplomatic re-
lations with the Caribbean countries
hn Hx-ki ho .,.Ia xxfiIi
require.
The approval Of this visit and the ex-
pectations which will be entertained
concerning it's results would be more
complete If only Congress, in both
branches, had been less dilatory in acting
ON certain important measures. There
will be certain incongruity, which Of
course will not be Mr. Knox's fault, in
going TO the shores Of the Caribbean 10
arrange for the opening of the canal
when Congress has not yet provided the
indispensable rules and regulations for
It's operation and for the government of
the Canal Zone. 1t would surely facli-
tate Mr.. Knox's mission TO be able TO
speak explicitly on these points. 1t
must also be cause of regret, IL not
Of embarrassment, that he is compelled
10 inform our Central American neigh
bors that instead Of giving them moral
aid and comfort in the ratification Of
treaties which would facilitate the re-
habiIitation Of their finances. the United
States seems inclined TO refuse them
such neighborly Offices.
Mr.. Knox's tour, apart from its appli-
cation to special topics, may be valuable
ns another step toward making our ira
aitional policy concerning Central and
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
INEFFECTIVE.

Governor Wilson's communication 10
the Hungarian League founders. he
is naturally ashamed TO say of his MS
tory what he has already said or DIS
lectures to students at Princeton on the
initiative, the referendum and the re-
call, for If he once begins to back water
on his literary indiscretions he VIII De
kept busy between now and June 20
when the Democratic National Conven'
ton meets, debating letters OF apology
and the retractions made necessary ny
his political aspirations will be bulKy
enough to fill an crrGtd appendix Dc
large as any of the volumes Of the pres
ent edition of his history. If these cor
rections" should be numerous and con-
trite enough to serve his ends as q can
didate for the Presidency they wouio
blast his reputation and curtail his roy
alties as man Of letters.
In his criticism Of the Chinese e1ciu,
sion law Governor Wilson had allowed
himself to go to extraordinary lengths
In disparaging immigration from the
south Of Italy, Hungary and Poland he
wrote:
But now there came multitudes OF
men of the lowest class from the soutn
Of Italy and men of the meaner sol
out Of Hungary and Poland, men out OF o.,
the ranks where there was nelther shl,i
nor energy nor any initiative or QUICK
intelligence; and they came In numbers
which increased from year to year, as
If the countries of the south of Europe
were disburdening themselves OF the
more Sordid and hapless elements OF
their population, the men whose stand-
! ards Of life and of work were such as
| American workmen had never dreamed
Of hitherto The unlikely fellows
who came In at the Eastern ports we're
tolerated because they usurped no place
| but the very lowest in the scale OF
| labor.
These unlikely fellows" and their
children have become voters by the hun
dred thousand, and Governor wilson
feels obliged to try to allay their indig-
nation at his classification Of them as
below the Chinese in character and de-
STABILITY. Yet his letter TO Mr.. Braun Is
an ineffective effort to dodge RESPONSE
bility. Here is his e1culpation:
I was not speaking Of a nation, but
of certain elements which had recently
disclosed themselves among our immi-
grants. I am perfectly willing to abide
by any fair reading Of the passage In
my history, to which you probably al
lude If ! have at any time de-
plored certain elements that have come
to us in our later immigration, l count
myself very unfortunate If l have been
so awkward in my way OF expressing
what / had to say as to bring injustice
TO a people whom I admire and respect.
Nobody had said that he was writing
Of the Hungarian nation or that part OF
it which remained in Hungary. He was
dealing with the Hungarians, Poles and
Italians who have come here in recent
years, and If he is perfectly willing TO
abide by any fair reading of the pas
sage quoted from his history, he Is
ready to maintain that these elements"
are just as mean, sordid and hapless as
he described them TO be. As a poultice
to the aggrieved Hungarians, Poles and
Italians the Braun epistle will not serve.
Governor Wilson would have done better
to stick to an unvarnishcd Forgive me
and forget my Manners
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
Mr.. KNOX STARTS SOUTH
Secretary of States Itinerary
Not Fully Arranged.

Washington. Feh. l2-Secretary Knox left
Washington to-day for Palm Beach, Fla,
where he will remain about week and
then embark on the armored cruiser Wash
inaton for Colon. TO begin his diplomatic
visit 10 Central America, South America
and the West Indies.
The exact itinerary OF the Secretsry's
trip has not been arranged, and is likely
to be kept open until the last moment to
receive advces from the American diplo-
matte representatives in the various capt.
tails TO be visited.
The republics will be informally notified
during the next few days of the plans OF
the Secretary of state.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

hands there is evidence Of the increase OF
tuberculosis. I have frequently referred 10
this scourge, which Is spreading through
out the empire unhampered by any attempt
TO check It, sanatoriums are unknown
not even the most elementary principles 10
limit infection now so well establisned IN
Europe are observed. In this land' with
five hundred medical and over two thou-
sand lay missionaries, belonging 10 every
imaginable sect, there is abundant room
and opportunity for those who are willing
to practise and preach the gospel OF puohc
hygiene"
THAT new clerk Of yours seems lacklng
In self confidence" remarked the hrst
business man. Yes" replied the second
business man; "he has been with me nearIy
week and doesn't seem to think ne "a can
run the business better than can. Phil
adelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
SOCIAL NOTES FRcm NEWPORT
fBy relesraph TO The rr,bun.

IBy telegraph TO The Tribunsl
Newport, Feb. 2-Mrs. Charles NJ
Thomas Is returning from abroad owing "a
the death Of her son. Lieutenant Com.
mander Samuel B. Thomas, U. s ~, IN
Los Angeles. She will Join her daughter.
Mrs. II. E. YsrneIl, here. AS far as can bs
learned. no definite arrangements have
been made for the final burial Of Leuten-
ant Commander Thomas's body.
After an inspection Of their Newport es-
tate Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Curtiss James
have returned 10 New York.
IIspenard Stewart Dudley @. Gautier
and Mrs. Harold Brown have also returned
to New York.
Having recovered from her recent opera
ton for appendicitis. Miss Edith ~
Hunter has left the Newport Hospital.
Mrs. Amos Tuck French and Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Leroy will return from New YORK
next month.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

nm which our fathers skated having been
long since closed and the park lakes
seldom freezing to a depth capable OF
supporting the numbers that yislt tnem'
vet roller skating on the streets develops
bows and girls who after a couple Oh e4-
periences on the ice skate easily ana
with pleasure. Nevertheless the inca
pacity of New York, compared Win
places where winter, real winter, Is a
regular institution, Is shown oy the
neglect of the city to take proper care
of the ice on the lakes. IL is cracked
and worn by weeks Of skating IN cities
where Measure on the ice Is an habituai
feature Of the winters life ice on park
lakes IS regularly flooded by night ana
presents a fresh surface whenever
freezing temperature Is reached. WIN
no more cold than New York has mao
this wear. cities which can count on that
degree with some regularity have popu'
lations given to tobogganing, skiing and
sleighing. But the first two sports are
exotic here and have relatively few fol
lowers. while the automobile seems 70
be crowding the sleigh from the winter
highways
Thus q hard winter is really hard for
New Workers to bear. They do not have
the heavy garments with which the peo-
pie of more regularly cold places sustain
the shock Of low temperatures. They
have not the facilities for nor the addic'
ton to outdoor winter sports which
make January and February with all
theIr rigors welcome elsewhere. Arctic
weather finds the city as badly prepared
to meet 1t as tropical weather, yet such
is the range Of the city climate that both
may come In turn.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

South America a vital habit OF lie III.
stead Of a mere formula on prlnteu
page of a public document AS doc
trine alone, in words, the Monroe DOC
trine might be challenged and require
militant backing TO maintain Its enec-
tiveness. Transmitted into conditions OF
intimate social and commercial inter
course, it would be impregnable. That
is one strong reason why it Is desirable
to cultivate close relationships with our
southern neighbors.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
KAISERs SON HERE IN JUNE
Prince Adelbert Coming with Squadron
to Return Kiel Visit

Berlin, Feb 12-It Is now cer,o,r ,ho,
Prince Adelbert, the Emperor's third son son
will accompany the, German sonadrnr Sotn ~
the United states tate when IN June it returns
sion OF the United States Nortb ha,antic utn
SQUADRON, under the command of Rear Ad-
miral Badger in June last year near ''u
No dSnS tSs pass Psssss have
&c American waters but thn 70 proteV1s 20
under consideration at the Adm,psitv and
Sndogotsalyb is x b some se repgesentaiiYs modern
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. John R. Drexel will give dinner on
Friday at her home. in East 62d street.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Pulitzer have left
town for Colorado. TO remain for several
weeks.
Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig gave a dinner last
night at her house, In East SD street, and
afterwsrd took her guests TO the opera.
William K. Vanderbilt has returned Ia
town from Aiken, S. c.
Carroll Winslow. who is to marry Miss
Rose ONeil Kane, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grenvlle Kane, at Tuxedo on satur-
day. will give hts farewell bachelor dinner
this evening at the Yale Club.
A subscription dance organized by Mrs
Oliver Hartman, Mrs. E. Clarkson Potter,
Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish, jr., Mrs. William B.
Dinsmore, Mrs. Stephen II. P. Pel and
others will take place this evening at
Sherry's
Mrs. Herbert D. Robbins will give din
ner this evening at her house. in Fifth
avenue. for Miss Dorothea Carroll.
From Paris comes the announcement OF
the engagement OF Miss, Olga Hoffman
SANFORD, daughter OF Mrs. Ella Hoffman.
OF this city and Paris, TO Oswald NJ.
Ormsby, son OF Bishop ormsby, chaplain
Of the British Embassy Church, in the Rue
d'Musseau. Paris. Miss Ssndtord's
mother, who is the daughter OF the lats
John J. Hoffman, a former Governor OF
New York, was'the wife Of Edward Halsey
Sandford. lawyer, who killed himself in
Paris in 1909. Mrs. Hoffman obtained a
divorce from him in 1896 and resumed her
maiden name.
Another engagement just announced IS
that of Miss Joanna Morgan, daughter Of
Mrs. William Rogers Morgan, OF Newport.
to Arthur Goadby. son Of Mrs. Thomas
Goadby, Of No. q West S6th street.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
LEIsHMAN RECEIVES IN BERLIN

Berlin, Feb. IA reception was held at
the American Embassy to-day by John G.
A. Leishman. the United States Ambassa-
dor. and Mrs. Leishman on the occasion OF
Lincoln's birthday. A large number Of
members OF the American colony In Ber-
lin, as well as German ofhcials, came to
the embassy to pay their respects to the
new ambassador. .---------.----.. :
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
NetusDork Grtbn1le.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1912.
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office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
AN ADVANCE PAYMENT.

From The Houston Post.
You have noticed. We suppose. that the -
who consecrate themselves to the upun -
srslly demand sa ecsss ~ a-stsrtss -.,azfs<i
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

There have been so many cocksure an
nouncements OF lust as good" subst-
tutes for india rubber which have proved
upon experiment to be a little worse
than worthless that tho latest report OF
such an achievement will be received
with caution. II will also. however. be
received with an earnest desire that It
may prove true, for II the recent ad-
vance In the price OF natural rubber
should be maintained the thing would
presently vie with the precious metals
and gems In value.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

A college man has taken job as valet
of a Massachusetts, COW. This cannot be
regarded, however. as the opening OF
new career for graduates. for there are
few $4,000 cows like this one
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
PEOPLE and Social Incidents
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

| Lieutenant Won Herwarth. who mad.
short visit In Washington.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
A candidate should avoid writing not
only letters but histories Of his country

VI TITS ND"''N's
Ex-Governor Joseph w. Folk has done
a chivalric thing in stepping out OF the
pathway OF the Hon. Champ Clark. II
he had only realized q week or two ago
that he was destined to play little chief
to Mr. Clark's big chief he would have
suppressed as untimely and indiscreet
his attack on the Speaker as the candi-
date Of the st. Louis "reactionanes."
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

The Weather Man is doing his best TO
win the undyins affection OF the butter
and egg trusts.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig gave a dinner last
night at her house. In East SD street, and
aftervard took her guests to the opera
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

Or. SPAIN, Clerical, refuses to accept
the Presidency OF the Reichstsg with a
Social Democrat as Vice President.
There is no expectation that the latter
will resign in order 20 spare the feelings
OF the representative OF the blue black
bloc" But Just suppose that a Social
Democrat should be elected in DR..
spahn's place! Would all the Clericsls
and Conservatives resign their seats?
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

William K. Vanderbilt has returned "a
town from Aiken, s. c.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

II President Tan has not already done
more for tho promotion and confirmation
OF the merit system in the civil service
than any OF his predecessors. 1t would be
interesting TO know who surpassed him.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

Mrs. John r. Drexel will give dinner on
Friday at her home. in East ed street.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer have left
town for Colorado. to remain for several
weeks.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

Mrs. Herbert D. Robbins will give din
ner this evening at her house. in Fifth
avenue, for Miss Dorothea Carroll.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
COMMITTEE QUIZZES
MUNSEY ON STEEL STORY

WASHINGTON, March 3e.-Seek-
ing information as to the source OF
his authority for figures embodied in
one OF his magazine articles on the
steel corporation, the Stanley com.
mittee" today quizzed Frank A. Nun
sey, the newspaper proprietor, for
two hours, with but little result. The
sum total OF the information secured
was that Director George F. Baker,
of the steel corporation, told Munsey
the Northern ore bodies were worth
$500 900, 900 as stated in Munsey's
Magazine article.
Il got few facts from the steel cor
poration," said Munsey.
Only by insistent inquiry from
Chairman Stanley and Rep. Bartlett,
did Munsey disclose the source of his
information. That the Tennessee Coal
and ron company's property was
worth $105,00,000 was a bit of in
formation, Munsey declared, he got
entirely from outside sources, be
tween friends Munsey admitted he
talked with Judge Gary, chairman or
the steel trust before publishing his
article. He did not disclose whether
Gary helped him in collecting data.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
BRIBE CASES FINISHED: 4
JUDGMENT RESERVED

The taking OF testimony In the
cases against Robert Brown and
Charles e. Baumheckel charged with
giving brides 10 Fred Fritzen and
Charles Holcomb.. heads o: depart
ments OF the Studebaker corporation
I'm connection with sales made by the
defendants. was finished before Jus.
tice Stein, Friday afternoon, and
judgment reserved until next Tues,
day.
Holcomb testified that he received
between $500 and $500 from Baum
heckel who represented the Forbes
Varnish Co., OF Cleveland, and $500
or WOO from Brown, who was the
representative OF the Acme White
Lead a. Color works, Detroit. Hol-
comb said that he did not take the
money on the understanding that II
was In consideration of business that
he might give the donors.
Assistant Prosecutor VOORHEES, pro-
duced a stenographic statement. pur-
porting TO be a report of what Hol-
comb told Prosecutor Shepherd, some
days ago. The statement credited
Holcomb with saying that the money
he received from Brown and Baum
heckel was In the nature of a bonus
for patronage. On the stand, he said
that the statement was a mistake
Attorney Allan III. Frazer. for the
defense, suggested that the money
was merely mark of good fellow
ship and holcomb said that IL was.
A. L. Smith, an employee of the
Studebaker corporations. and Attor-
ney Frazer clashed during the exam
nation OF the former. Smith had
previously testified that Brown had
given him a punch bowl at Christmas
time. In answer to Frazer's ques-
tons. Smith admitted that he had
been a member OF the Durable Top
Specially Co.; that the products of
the company had been used In the
Studebaker plants on his recon-
mendation, and that, when the com
pany dissolved, he got $26,250 as his
interest in the concern.
Smith got much agitated by Fraz-
er's questions, and he fairly blazed
with Indignation when the attorney,
a little later. asked him about
piano he got through the Mutty Co.
OF Boston. Mr. Frazer intimated that
Smith had saved 5000 or $500 by get
ting the piano through the Mutty
Co. Smith admitted that the Mutty
Co. got IL more cheaply than he could,
but said he didn't know how much
he saved on the deal