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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
DIHEASE ~ TIE BATHS.

The objections of the Health Commits
SiOner TO bathing In the waters around
Manhattan Island are worthy of serious
consideration and should, If possible,
lead 10 effective action. DR.. Lederle
recognizes the desirability, even the
necessity. Of providing public bathing
places along the waterfront. Nobody
could do otherwise who has observed
the manner in which the floating bath
houses are patronized, or could doubt
the immense amount Of comfort and
physical benefit which those establish
ments with all tIei' faults, enable multi
tudes TO enjoy. But the fact that the
make the evil any less nor diminish the
need Of ending It, The water Of the
North and East rivers is necessarily
polluted with plague bearing sewage,
and while 10 considerable outbreak Of
typhoid fever has been conclusiyely
traced to the practice of bathing in II
the danger Of contracting that disease is
obvious and is sufficiently great TO war
rant the suspicion that many sporadic
cases have been thus caused. Diseases
Of the eyes have been pretty definitely
traced to this source.
The problem is to provide free and
easily available bathing for the public
I'm waters which are sufficiently clean to
be not only inviting but practically free
from menace TO health II Is doubtful If
there Is single spot where that can
be done OH the whole circumference Of
Manhattan Island Eight sites for baths
have been approved by the Health Com
missioner, somewhat under protest, or at
any rate as the least unfit that could be
found, but we suppose that nobody would
pretend that even the best Of them Is
anything like an ideal place. Nor is it
practicable under present conditions to
improve them or to improve upon them.
So long as the sewage Of the city is
poured into the surrounding waters they
will he poisoned The best that can be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

many cultured people in New York. pos
sessed OF brilliant imagnations and lofty
conceptions?
Why should not a club be FORMED u
vitalize a thought, to render material the
serene fairness of those twin powers no.
biiity and beauty to establish the Olympic
games OF bravery, to revivify the uylhs
Esprit of chivalry, to garnish with pure goid
the amusements Of cultured men and Wom-
ell? Why was the medieval tournament al
lowed TO die?
All the most beautiful women or New
York have beautiful imaginations If only
they could find them. Modern society re-
qures them TO frtter their minds away OH
frivolous moonshine. The power OF beauty
Is greater than any other power because i'S
influence Is instantaneous ana unforeseen
So many Of these charming women neglect
TO look for their imaginations because ther
beauty seems all that is wanted. Ana that
is only what ordinary men want. III were
a beautiful woman-I say il with all reVer-
ence to the SEX being, alas! but mere man
i would say to myself: IT will band my
self with other beautiful women with IN
tellect and all Of us together VIII revive
that diving power of nobility. We our
selves shall be the prizes. We like tourna-
ment queens OF old, shall ask deeds from
men. not words We will match ourselves
we. the beautiful and cultured women OF
this country of new thought-to noole men
who have brought greatness as token OF
their admiration and love OF our beauty
We have beautiful minds and beautltui
bodies. the men we shall love shall DE
strong and brave as lions; we shall match
ourselves with none save proved heroe''
And we ourselves shall prove them
Surely no beautiful woman desires 10 give
herself 10 a worthless man. Surely no man
Of strength OF character desires peter
prize for deeds of daring than a beautifui
woman.
Do the cultured and beautiful women Oh
America agree with me? Would they not
Ike men TO dare for them once again!
Would they not like to see If there are sun
mon living who will Tight and suffer ana
bear hardship for the love OF white manu-
and a bright eye?
Is II not time that society purified ltseit
= little and cut away those chnging weeds
Of vulgarity and useless, ostentatious po"p
and instead raise a vital principle?
G. LESTRANGE
a.. vorL IuIy 1912.
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done is to place the baths as far as
sewers, so that the sewage when it
reaches them will have undergone the
largest possible measure of dilution.
The two methods of radical cure Of
these unfortunate conditions are to in
crease facilities for getting quickly and
cheaply to free bathing places on the
ocean and Sound frontages, where the
water is pure, and to free the local
waters from pollution by stopping the
food of sewage which they now receive.
Each of these courses is involved I'm
great diKculties. The former can prOba-
bly never he followed with such COM
plete success as to do away with the
need of bathing establishments in the
heart of the city. As for the latter the
project of remodelling the clty's sewer
system so as 20 drain it away from and
not into the rivers would seem so stu
pendous as to be visionary were il not
that increasing numbers not only Of sani-
tarianS but also Of practical engineers
are regarding It as feasible and as ulti-
mately inevitable. London, Paris and
Berlin have already done il. and while
il is true that conditions there are far
different from those here It Is also true
that the difference is not so much in
the difficulty of doing the thing as in
the apparent need OF it, \ small river,
far INLAND, obviously could not receive
and dispose of sewage with anything
like so little offence as can vast tidal
estuary. Yet even in the case of the
latter the need of Withholding the sew
age may eventually become so great as
to be irresistible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
A PLEA FOR ORIGINALITY
Worship Of Beauty, Intellect and No
bility Urged.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: i wonder If the readers OF The
Tribune have ever considered how extremely
prosaic tho present age Is In the matter OF
a certain type OF amusement called orig
inal" There are stereotyped forms OF
amusement, such as bridge, drives. balls.
theatre parties, afternoon teas and garden
parties. In which generally inane people con
gregate together to bore and to be bored.
But the eccentric forms of amusement from
which one might reasonably expect modi-
cum of interest are nearly all reaching the
apex OF vulgarity In their striving after
originality. There seems to be "A very minute
number Of amusements showing artistic
taste vivid imagination and sense OF ht-
ness and beauty.
AS you know, In medieval times. especial
~ In early Renaissance days, beauty was
worshipped. intellect ruled the civilized
world, and power Of body, combined with
nobility OF nature, made man worthy Of
praise and the love OF bright eyed women.
Money was not paramount prince OF all;
commercialism was unalloyed with business
egotism In the time when over seas domin-
ions began TO appear before the eyes OF
Europeans. but rather was impregnated with
thirst for adventure and discovery, while
refinement lay In straightforwardness Of
character. the search after lofty ideals
rather than In ostentatlous luxury.
Why should not New York. one of the
leading and most cosmopolitan cities of the
world begin an aesthetic crusade, not a
"gTeenery-yallery' movement, go cleverly
satirized by w S. Gilbert, but a genuine
living thing7 Why not, when there are so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Newport, July 4.-There was plenty OF
entertainment for the summer colony to-
day Among the larger entertainers were
Mrs. William G.. Loew and Mrs. William
Grosvenor. Both gave dinner parties fol-
lowed by dancing. for which many extra
guests came In from the numerous other
dinner parties about the colony. The other
dinnor entertainers this evening were Mrs.
Marsden J. Perry. Mrs. Hermann Oelrlchs,
who followed her affair with fireworks;
Mrs French Vanderbilt, who also had fire.
works; Mrs. Hugh ID. Auchincloss, Mrs.
Arthur Curtiss James and Mrs. 7. Suffern
Taller
Charles Warren Lippitt gave luncheon
for the Society OF the Cincinnati. Mrs
Lewis Quentin Jones, Mrs. j. J. Mason
and Mrs. Barger Wallach were also lunch
con entertainers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 4. c, Taylor had
number OF guests aboard the steam yacht
wanderer for luncheon and sail. and Mrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
People and Social Incidents

| Stewart Barney gave similar entertain.
ment on the steam yacht Cavalier.
The Clambake Club opened It's season q,
bakes with large attendance, and In the
afternoon there were two childrens par.
ties Mrs John Nicholas Brown gave one
for her son and Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt gave one for their children and
the children OF Count and Counties,
Szechenyi
Mrs, Stuyvesant Fish has taken the even.
ing OF July 81 for q barn dance, which
promises 10 be one of the seasons feat.
ures.
Mrs Joseph Hartman IL giving lunch.
con on Friday and Mrs. Craig Biddle is TO
resume her entertaining next week, her
son, craig, jr., having about recovered
from his recent operation.
Count and Countess Szechenyi arrived
here to-day from Roslyn, Long Island, and
are guests OF the countess's mother, Mrs
Vanderbilt, at the Breakers.
Arthur Curtiss James returned from New
York on the Aloha and Cornelius Vanderbilt
on the North Star
Mr. and Mrs Pembroke Jones and family
Narada and were accompanied by Henry
Walters. John Clinton Gray jr, and Phce-
nix Ingraham.
Mrs. Edward J.. Berwind also arrived
from New Yorl, to-day and is at the Elms
Mr.. Berwind and his sister. Miss Julia
Bcrwind. Of Philadelphia, are leaving
Europe next Saturday.
Mrs. Ogden Goeet and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet arrived to-day al Ochre
Court
Among those registered al tie Casino
to-day were Mr.. and Mrs Pierpont Davis.
Of New York. guests Of Mr.. ana Mrs.
Dudley Davis; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stewart
Barney, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wooey' Of
Jersey city. guests at the Muenchinger
King here: Frederick II. Alien, New forz'
WnIian Gammell, Providence Roger Will
iams. r. 6. n. and Mrs. Williams, the Rus
sian Ambassador and Mine. Bakhmeten Z.
e. Potter, Stephen Elkins, II. Bertram Wait
man. Boston: Arthur Iselin. New YORK MI
and Mrs. A. G. TEACHER Oliver Perrin n
~ Niles New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Paud'
ing Fosdick. p. w. Livermore, New forE
and Mr.. and Mrs. Byran Hobart, Memphis
Tenn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
TAFT VERSUS WILSON.

! President Taft has accurately defined
| the issue between the Republican and
Democratic parties in this campaign as
one between moderate progressiyism and
unadulterated radicalism. Although the
Democratic organization has changed
candidates since 1908, its temper, pur-
poses and programme are just as radical
to-day as they were four years ago. Mr..
| Bryan was the nominee in the last PreSi-
Dental election and wrote his semi-Popu-
| listic ideas into the Denver platform
He was allowed to compose the platform
at Baltimore this year, and his dominat-
ing influence in the convention gave
the nomination to Governor Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson's radicalism is disputed by
few Eastern conservatives, who are
trying to find some plausible excuse for
supporting him. But the Governors own
declarations make such self-deceplon
difficult. How is it possible to describe
as q moderate man who said only Il
few months ago that Mr. Bryan WAS 1.-THE
one fixed point in Democracy? If Mr..
Wilson could admit last spring that the
Peerless COmmOner" had stood steadfast
from the beginning while lesser Demo
Gratis were revolving about him and
gradually adjusting their orbits to his
controlling influence. that Judgment GER
| tainly fixed his own standard of what
| is and is not truly Democratic. Bryan
ism is the Governors present ideal Of
Democracy. and those who seek to dis
sociate him from Organism must ignore
his own flat-footed statements and as
sumo that his actions will not square
with his words.
! On the other hand, President Taft
stands exactly where he stood four years
| ago-On a platform of rational and or
DERBY progress In politics. His admins
| tratiOn has been consistent throughout
with his ideas Of constructive statesman
ship. He wants TO build up, not tear
down, and in every beneficial reconstruc-
| ton he wishes 10 avoid tampering with
the safeguards of liberty and true rep
resentatlve government. He has gone
steadily forward stamping out abuses,
making administration cleaner and more
efficient, divorcinS the federal service
more and more from partisan manipula-
ton, prosecuting lawbreakers without
fear or favor aud standing squarely for
programme which will promote social
justice" without recklessly endangering
the institutions on which the country
has always depended for liberty and Sc
curity
Under President Taft progress has
been accompanied by order. The Coun-
| try is now asked 60 choose between a
continuation of safe and well controlled
political development and the destruc-
tive radicalism which would not hesitate
to upset the guarantees Of constitutional
representative government and play
havoc with the earning power df Ameri-
can labor and the profits Of American in
dustry. The success of Mr.. Taft will
lead to tranquility and prosperity; the
success Of Governor Wilson would usher
in a period of business uncertainty and
1 ,oIiticol licnnSa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,
Irrnm NM Trlbune Bnreau. ]

From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, July Among those who
went out Of town to remain over the Fourth
were the Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs Huntington Wilson and the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop The latter were guests of friends
on Long Island. The Postmaster General
also left Washington for the day Small
parties OF those remaining in town were
entertained at informal dinner and supper
affairs. either at the clubs or I'm private
homes.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Theodore +. Jewell
will leave tomorrow for Magnolia, Mass
where they will spend the sumner
Major Dion Williams, L. 5. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Williams will spend the greater part
Of the summer at New London, Conn., TOT
which place they will leave IN the near
future.
Representative and Mrs. Henry ID. cay
ton have returned and will remain In WASH
ington until the adjournment OF congress
with the exception of short visit TO Mrs'
clavton's mother in Kentucky Late In the
season they will go to Lake George
Rr,gadier General and Mrs. T.. A. Cocoa
win will close their apartment IN the Dree-
den this month and will go to Canada TOT
a few weeks.
Major T. &. Boggs has gone to AsourS
por, ~ remain for several weeks.
rj.utenant Commander and Mrs. hearhey
royo gone 10 Ocean city to spend the sum
mer. ,t.i
CaptaIn Howard II. Johnson. medical
corps II. s. A., and Mrs Il" NJ Jones, %
this city. we're married yesterday tue he''
DR. Wallace Radcliff officiating. only iheIn-
hers Of the two families were present a.,
ter returning from a short Visit 10 olu
point Comfort sndA Norfolk captain anu
Mrs. Johnson will remain here. ~here t"s
cantain is connected with the waiter Heeu
IInonital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

New York City Is getting more hay from i''
parks than for many years past. ''lyplesi
New Workers will blush at this display OF nus
bandry IN their city.-Rochester Union anu
Advertiser 49,
New York is about 10 improve her ps's
tenn, but too often the result Of such p'Vss
is TO give greatly enlarged area OF p's
ment and a vastly diminished area 4"
Boston Transcript
one Of the most remarkable ensH'
fests OF all ages will be doubling the car a..
OF Brooklyn Bridge without tncreasw
strength And that's what New YORK P'''V
dolng. --cleveland Plain Dealer
The fact that there are ten thousshu ~"
teachers In New York may account ~
measure fer the very general impression
New York is an excellent place to sVolo ~
ing the heated terms --Philadelpnls l"''
Maybe the women do not know IT, oa'
IS SO In advance they can be made ,tH
attractive. perfectly proportional ana -,
beautiful" So says the advertisement W
New York paper we have been readins
visit TO the metropolis convinees " Ia
mighty few Of the women up there pays ~,
the Observation-Disclosures News and WV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. July 4.-The Danish Minis
ter has gone to Lancaster, Mass, to join
Countess MoItke and their family and will
remain in New England until he sails for
Europe with the countess the middle OF
July
Constantin Brun. who was recently
named to succeed Count Moltke. will arrive
here during the fall to assume his duties.
II is understood he IS already negotiating
for residence in the vicinity Of Sheridan
Circle, near which he lived during his for
mer years of service in Washington
Lieutenant Commander Marques de Aze-
vedo, Brazilian naval attache, and Nine
De Azevedo will go to New York Wednes-
day to visit until they sail, July 20. for
Brazil The lieutenant commander will go
on sea duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
LIcENSIyG ALL OPERATORS.

The aldermanlc committee which has
been Investigating the conditions Of au-
tomobilc operation in this city IL right
i'm urging that all drivers Of automobiles.
whether chauffeurs or owners. should be
compelled 10 show to some public repre-
sentative their competency 10 operate
cars. That is the custom I'm Europe In
this state the aldermen find even the
best Of chauffeurs to he Superficial and
inadequate"
No speed laws and no activity Of the
police will ever accomplish SO much for
the safety Of the public rs would result
from restricting the operation OF the
automobile TO careful and competent per-
sons If u real test Of competency were
made, such as is required in Paris, and
If adequate evidence of good character
had 10 be produced, reckless and incom.
petent drivers might be eliminated. An
other good idea OF the aldermen IS that
the police record Of automobile drivers,
both chaufeuTs and owners, should be
kept in such way as 10 afford lnformG-
ton to the authorities whose duty it
should be To license operators. With a
proper licensing system the highways
might be made much safer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

conference evidently believed, inasmuch
as it decided to give dispatches concern,
ing the weather precedence over an
others-excepting, we assume, calls lo'
help. -,
The complaint has been made win
some showing of truth, that many OF lhe
most advanced inventions are applied iii
medIately to the potential destruction OF
human life in war. 1t Is grateful 10
have one Of the most striking of all re-
cent inventions primarily applied to the
protecting and the rescuing Of human
lives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

pluses will soon cease to be fashionable
or popular on Capitol Hill. In those
days balance to the good of S36,O00,00O
will be looked upon as a curious relic Of
antiouated methods Of fiscal adminiStra-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In reference to the Presidential term
amendment proposition. | only can say that
the more change the Constitution the
more We change the obstacle. Thus far
third-termers have merely caused bit of
confusion. and eventually brought about a
party split by boiling.
l.. NJ. YOUNG, NJ. d.
San Francisco, June 90 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

Otoned and published daily 6v the
Tribune Association, Nep York corpo-
ration; Ogden II. Reid, President; Conde
Homlin, Secretary; James IL. Barrett
Treasurer. Address, Tribune Building,
No, l54 Nassau street, Neo York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

Serious complaint is made Of the de-
fective riding Of the British cavalry, and
It is said that it may he necessary for
that branch of the service to take lessons
from Continental armies. Yet there was
a time when ii was written Of at least
six hundred Of them that boldly they
rode and well"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As slogan for tho Republican
party; ITO eliminate Bryan and Roose-
welt as national characters vote for Taft"
JOSIAH HICKS
Goshen, n. Y. July 3, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
RECENTLY FORGOTTEN.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
First class In civil government will rise Wool
row Wilson, explain. please tho doctrines ot the
Initiative. referendum and recall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

The japanese cruiser Naniwa has just
been wrecked on one Of the kuriles, ana
the incident is disposed of in half
dozen obscure lines. Yet it is not so
many years ago that that mighty cruiser
was one of the naval wonders of the
world Are we so soon forgotY'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
The third party is experiencing ooit
even before getting itself organized.

Colonel Watterson should not THINK
that he is the only one who swallowed
the Wilson highball with grimace Oh
anguish. Let him wait till he gets re-
turns from The Houston Post" and the
Hearst string Of newspapers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

An Austrian count is bankrupt, with
liabilities OF SS1 900 and assets of 81 90.
The latter sum is probably about 81 ~
more than ne is really worth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

Murphy will now attend TO the bust
ness of picking out n candidate for Gov
ernor for the Democratic party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

The Mayor must he glad that he
wasn't a candidate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

Al the Baltimore convention Mr.. Bryan
was observation-disclosures Dix, in an inter-
view in The New York Sun.
The foregoing is entitled to an honored
place in the bullying gallery Of Dixisms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. s. Human Bird. who are
at the Ritz for few days, VIII go TO
Greenwich Conn, next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN SUGGESTION.

San Francisco. June 20. 1912
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-20
Died In S4th Year.

Mrs. Maria H. jenkins died last
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr.. Raymond Burton, with whom
she was living. four miles from the
city on the Greenville road. She
was in the Saith year of her age and
had been an invalid for some time.
her death was due to the infrmities
Of old age. and she was ready to
die. having begged her friends not
to call in a physician during the
time she was confined to her bed.
She was the widow of the late Jor-
dan jenkins and leaves no children.
Burial took place in the Jenkins
family burning ground. Monday.