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New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
HOHICTDES AND THE LAWS DE
lay


LiI.
From the statistics in Police Commits
slonrr WaIdO's report and those furnished
by District Attorney Whitman in reply It
is impossible TO tell just what degree Of
success has been attained in Furnishing
homicidal crimes the last year. Mr..
Waldo says that there have been only
thirteen convictions for crimes occurring
since January ], 1911, but he does not
make It clear whether those thirteen
convictions cover only murder in the first
degree or all the degrees Of homicide.
Mr. Whitman replies that there were
forty convictions last year for all the
degrees of murder and manslaughter,
but he does not make IL clear how many
of these were for offences committed
prior to January l, 1911. From what is
known Of the delay common in these
cases it is probable that great many
Of this years convictions were for Of
fences Of prior years.
But one assertion does stand out I'M
disputed-namely, that there has not
been Il single execution for capital of
fence committed since January /, 1911.
How many hOmicidal offences were com
mitted it is impossible to say, for Dis
trict Attorney Whitman points out, cor
rectly, no doubt, that In many Of the 12j
cases resulting in arrests mentioned in
the Police Commissioners report there
was such a lack Of evidence either that
a crime had been committed or that the
persons accused had had anything to do
with il that Coroners dismissed the
charges. But, at any rate. seventy-seven
indictments for homicidal crimes were
found In 1911, most OF them presumably
for offences committed In 1911, and yet
it was not possible i'm n twelvemonth TO
press any one of them through TO the
execution of "A death sentence. 1t would
be interesting TO know when the first
murderer Of 1911 is TO expiate his crime.
In the case of Wolter, who paid the
penalty yesterday, twenty-five months
elapsed between the sentence and its
execution. Is that much beyond the av-
erage in capital cases?
Mr. Waldo seemed to place the blame
for the failures of justice upon the Dis
trict Attorney and the criminal court
judges, and Mr.. Whitman's reply dwells
upon the inefiiciency of the police In Sc
curing evidence. But the fault really
lies with the machinery Of Justice which
makes such delays as that in the Wolter
case possible and which leads to such an
impotent conclusion as that not one of
the capital crimes of 1911 was expiated
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
| NEW CUNARDER ARRIVES
Laconia's Anti-Rolling Equip.
ment Proves Satisfactory.

Another fine addition 10 the Cunard feet
called the Lacons arrived here yesterday
on her maiden voyage from Liverpool. She
is an lS,0oO-ton liner, built on the identical
lines of the Franconis, which arrived about
year ago.
While the Laconla has many innovations
her anti-rolling tanks seem TO he the most
important parts OF her up-to-date equip
ment, and according TO her officers, VINO
have had experience in all sorts of weather
the device kept her exceptionally steady
during a fairly stormy passage from Liver
pool. She is the first vessel to come to this
port with the Frahm anti-rolling equip
ment
The Laconia's keel was laid more than
year ago at Wallis End-on-Tyne, and she
was named at her launching in July by Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, wife of the American Am
bassador to the Court OF st. James's The
new vessel, which will leave this port for
the Mediterranean on February g. Will ne
put later in the Boston and Liverpool ser
vice She is 625 feet long and has beam
Of - feet.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
People and Social Incidenfa

lister and Nine. Havenith the Swiss MINI.
ter, the Russian naval attache and Nv.
Vassilieff, the German military atta...
and Nine. Won Herwarth. the former secr..
tary of War and Mrs. Dickinson and oths,.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy ana
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop entertained :,
dinner tonight the Postmaster General n.
Assistant Secretary Of State and NJ,
Huntington Wilson. Senator and Mrs. wa,.
ren, Senator and Mrs. Crane, Represents.
tive and Mrs. Peters. Captain and Mr..
Templin Potts, Mrs. Frederick Brownson
Of New York; Miss Mabel Boardman, Mis-,
Mary Patten, Commander Retzmann, Ger.
man naval attache, and Captain Thomas a
Rodgers.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
THE WASTEFUh RETAIL SYSTEM.

THE WASTEFUE RETAIL SYSTEM.
Mr.. William Church Osborn, a mem
Der Of the commission appointed hy
Governor Dix TO investigate food prices
in this state, remarks upon the cost Of
distribution which makes the retail
price of an article twice its wholesale
price. The waste of the distributing
system, so far as the retail trade is con.
cerned. is obvious. Shops purvcying
food are numerous in every neighbor-
hood Every family in a street has its
own favorite grocer and butcher. The
result is that in order 10 supply the
residents Of a block with their meat for
dinner a dozen or twenty butchers
wagons have 10 60 the round. Where one
or two wagons by single trip might
supply the neighborhood if the business
We're syStematized and an effort at
economical management were possible,
ten times that number are necessary.
and since the telephone keeps the re
taller constantly at the call Of his
patrons several trips may he required 10
suit the convenience Of the different
hOuSehslderS.
But though the unccOuOmic arrange
ment of the retail trade in food Is plain
enough the cure is not by any means
obvious. Some argue that in the diSor-
ganized condition Of this trade the vices
of unreStrained competition are Illus
trated. But in one branch OF the trade
which became organized combination
have been expected. In the ice business
surely the lack Of economy in having a
number of wagons visit each block
when single visit by one wagon would
serve the purpose was increased by the
fact that ice during the greater part
of the year Is constantly melting as 1t
is carried through the streets. Yet the
disappearance of the host OF indepen-
dent ice dealers a few years ago brought
no relief 10 the consumer
Moreover. the failure Of organization
in this instance seems to he shown by
the temperance Of the independent
iceman after an interval i'm which the
retail business mostly went ihtO the
hands Of the combination. The multipli-
cation of Italian icemen, small pur-
veyors Of the commodity, some of them
using only handcarts, is an interesting
development. They seem to owe their
success, if it really is success, to the
fact that the public wants just such in
dividual attention to its requirements as
is impossible in well organized trade.
It wants it's ice delivered at hours which
suit its convenience. When heat mpX-
pectedly deplctes the supply it wants to
be able to send for the iceman and have
him respond promptly. 1t likes the
Italians neat habit Of saving up his ice
into regular shaped blocks. instead of
hacking it off in Jagged chunks. Or il
demands artificial ice when the biz
dealer supplies largely natural ice. In
short, the wastefu lack of system in the
retail trade seems to exist in response
to a public demand.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
TAFT MAY GO TO CHICA6H
Painting of Monitor Merrimac Battle
To Be Given to Government.

President Taft. It is expected. VIII ne
present at the Republican club IN Chicago
on the evening of March s. the date OF the
fiftieth anniversary of the battle between
the Merrimac and the Monitor, when the
Secretary of the Navy and Colonel Johh
A. Church, the biographer Of John Erles'
son, are TO speak.
During the celebration, in which the
Swedes who took part in the war are 70
take part. in commemorating the memory
of John Ericsson, as we'll as that OF NV
great battle, painting of the battle T"
Henry Reuterdahl, will be presented !"
the National Museum at Washington
where It is to become the property OF the
nation. A portrait of Captain Ericsson
painted by A. Nyholm. Chicago artist
will also be presented that night TO t"'
government
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

ebuIlition of the wild beast passion
which is not content with the imprison-
ment or even the orderly putting to death
of criminal, but demands torture ana
tbe horrors Of mutilation and burning.
II has been seen diSgracefully often III
many parts of our own country, but no.
where should such an incident he permh
ted TO pass without reprobation.
II would he interesting, however, 10
know something more of the mental proc
csscs and motives of the lynchers at
ONTO. or of the leaders I'm the work.
Their victims were professional revolu-
tionists, who at times had been success
ful and then had been popular idols, but
who were now unsuccessful and oDJects
of hate. The question is why the people
turned against them. Was 1t because
they had committed the unfOrgivable
crime of failure in their latest revolu-
tionary attempt? Or was It because the
people had grown weary Of frequent rev.
oIutions which are organized just for
revolutions sake, and are determined 10
discourage them with tragic severity?
or was this the act exclusively of the
faction which had been opposed TO these
particular revolutionists? The last the
ory is the least credible. and there are
those who will Cynically say that the
first is the most so.
If the world could be assured that the
second supposition was the true one it
would find some compensation for the
tragedy. Nothing could he more atispi-
cious of good for some countries to the
south of us than that the people should
revolt against revolutions and in a de-
cent way make it Enthusiastically known
that. to use John Hays apt phrase. rev
olutIons have gone out of fashion
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
rnr nEELNLTE ENOUGH.

Colonel WatterSon'S latest pronuncla-
mento throws a little more light on me
inwardness of the Harvey-Wilson-Wat-
terson estrangement. The colonels CON
tributions to public knowledge have been
progressive in their character, and IL ne
does not bury himself too deep In the
wilds of Florida, getting out Of reach or
telegraph. telephone and wireless. as he
now threatens to do, complete record
Of the progress. of what he seems 10
consider IL political and personal Dreacil
of prime historical importance may
gradually Ne impaired 10 a hunger1ng
world.
1t will be highly inconsiderate on
Colonel WattersOn's part to plunge INTO
the Florida Everglades and leave MS
tale half told. He has been the HE OF
the controversy. aud it is apparently
within his power to submit some
real documentary evidence Of sort
which until now has been conspicuous
only by its absence. Why should he sun
clamOr for a star-chamber court oil
honor? The public will serve him Just
as effectually as a jury, and the eA,
change Of innuendOes has now rcached
the stage where some epistolatory cor
rohoration would he highly welcome.
The only new disclosure of Importance
contained in last nights broadSide was
that concerning Governor Wilson's re-
ccption of Colonel Watterson'S ohcr 10
apply for campaign contribution 10
Thomas +. Ryan. The colonel reneWS
the assertion that his proposal To secure
the kindly assistance Of Mr.. Ryan was
welcomed by Governor wilson's cam
paign managers. But he admits that
when he submitted it to the candidate
himself the suggestion met with in
civiIitv. and he now declares that MI
RYAN never heard Of the matter Ihat
let's the latter happily ont of the miN-up
as possible co-victim of pedagogical IN
gratitude.
The issue raised by Governor VIII
sons denial that he or any one author
lied TO represent him ever received
cent raised by Colonel WatterSon Is not
met as precisely as it might he. Inc
colonel has said previously that his et-
| forts as a campaign fund collector were
mot unfruitful." He repeated last night
| that in response to "a most urgent ap-
peal for money from a gentleman OF
distinction closely associated with, II
mot actually directing, the Wilson or
''ganization" he was able at once TO
secure a considerable sum Of money
Didn't he take q receipt for what he
turned over? If so, it would seem 10 be
an easy matter TO publish the receipt
and put upon the Governor the burden
of proving that the agent to whom the
money was conveyed was not his "au-
thorized representative" Colonel Wat
terson again says either too much or too
little. In political controversies Of this
sort Providence always fights on the side
Of the controversialist whose ammuni-
ton chests bulge fullest with document
ary proofs. 1t is, however, impossible
to DENY either the controversial interest
or the political Importance at this time
of a denunciation so bitter by 50 con
spiCuous a Democrat
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

tBy Telegraph TO The TriouneI
Newport, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Austin L. SANDS
has ended her stay here and has gone 10
New York for the remainder Of the winter.
Daniel 3. Fearing has recovered from
slight illness and is again able TO be out
Rear Admiral Arthur B. Speyers. L. s.
N Cretlred). is a guest OF Richard c. Derby
Mrs. William E. Glyn, Of New York, Is
visiting Mrs. Louis L. Lorillard.
The work Of improving the Hunter and
Caswen estates in Middletown. purchased
by VI. A. Van Buren, of New York, has
begun. 66
Thomas Dunn. who has been Ill for some
time. is now able TO be about his Kay
street home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews Swan have
gone TO New York for two months.
Rear Admiral Willard Fl. Brownson. Y. ).
y. (retired), is a visitor here.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

in 1911. such delay as that in the w ol'er
case could be prevented by simple enact
ments aimed at dilatOry practices OH
criminal appeals, and the delay WHICH
fills the jails with untried prisoners
could he much reduced If an earnest Ell
fort were made by the courts and the
bar to do away with technicalities, SIM
plify rules and put the trial of criminals
on a common sense basis.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

snecific. For the present the committee
seems 70 have departed widely from
the policy of the state, embodied IN IFS
statutes. namely, "the progressive deVel-
Comment of the water powers of the
state under state ownership, control
"ond maintenance for the public use and
"beuetit." 1t is to be hoped that the
legislature will not accept offhand the
somewhat pessimistic view
of the states resources and their treat
mont
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
STATUTES ON TRIAL,
itor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Is there not some ground for the
current criticisms of our judicial system
when grave constitutional questions can be
decided by "A majority Of one in our higher
courts? Would 1t not end such criticism
and remove much dissatisfaction If the con-
currence of two-thrds or more of the
Judges df our higher courts were made
rcouisito to the declaration of any act of
Congress or OF the state legislatures as un-
constitutional? Possibly / am crassly ig-
norant. but the question seems to me wor-
thy OF consideration.
A KINDERHOOK LAYMAN.
L>inderhook, n. Y, Jan. a. 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
NetpDork Tribn1e..
TUESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1912.
This newspaper Is owned aud pa'

This ne,oSpdper Is otoned ana pao-
Hsked by The Tribune ASSociGhon' "
Ne,c York. corporation; office ana p''"-
cipaI place Of business, Tribune b"''''
,,o No 154 Nassau street, Nelo lor6;
Ooder H. Reid, PRESIDENT; Conde Ham
lin. secretary; james II. Barrett "e'S'
urer. The address Of the officers IS INC
office Of this netcSpdper.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
LYyCHIyG REVOLUTTOyISyS

The Staying of the Ecuadorean revolu-
tionists was nothing but the exercise Of
lynch Law in revolving manner by an
irresponsible and irrational mob There
was not even nominal excuse for il.
since the victims had been dealt with by
the law in what most people will regard
as sufficiently rigorous manner, and
they were in the hands Of the authorities
for sure execution of the legal SEN
teDces. The conduct of the mob was an
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
THE CABINET.
trro,r The Tribune Bureau. ]

fFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Jan. 29.-rhe secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh have as
a house guest Mrs. Charles MacVeagh' OF
New York.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel entertained at dinner to-
night Senator and Mrs. Guggenheim' Sen
ator Brandegee, the Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs. oliver, Solicitor General
Lehman, Brigadier General Crozier, Mrs
c. C. Glover, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Miss
Biddle. Mr. and Mrs James Marion johns
ton and Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Cumming
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

attractive and delicate flavor, caViare ID
expensive. ard this fact holds any lmPor
tant consumption of 1t i'm check
"Givin a man advice" said Uncle Epen,
generally don't amount to nulnn put
worryin' him wifi talk about troubles ua!
he knows heap mo- about dan you does
Washington Star.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
SIR J. HENNlkER HEAToN NOW

London. Jan. 2o--King George. 1t was an
nounced to-day. has conferred a baronetcy
upon John Hennlker Hcaton. Conservative
member of Parliament for Canterbury
since 1885, and popularity known as the
Father OF the Imperial Penny Postage"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
couNT Won AeHRENTHAL BETTER.

Vienna. Jan. 29.-The condition OF Count
Won Achrenthal, Austro-Hungarlan Minister
of Foreign Affairs, who has been seriously
III for some time past, is reported to be
somewhat improved to-day. The fever.
which was pronounced a few days ago. has
abated
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

The New orleans machine having been
worsted in tho Louisiana primaries in a
struggle with the Good Government
League. THE Plcayunc" published the
other day column editorial on The
Breakup of Political Parties and
Threatened Hard Times" A marked
copy would be appreciated at the Hon.
Charles F Murphy's political hcadquar-
ters in East 14th street.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
THE talk or THE Diy.

by deciding n bet about himself Ad6lf
Link. who IS now playing an crsaGemhnt
at the Irving Place Theatre has added a
party Of ton 10 an audience at that play
house at the expense Of a young man who
was positive that this Link" had never
before been seen on a stage in New York
In answer TO an inquiry on the subject the
comedian wrote that he was "thc Link
who appeared with GcIstinGcr at the old
Wallacks Theatre I'm 1850. giving the names
of the light operas which were drawing
cards at that time. Thirty ycars-a long
tme-but this Is the same Link" he wrote
Examiner-Do you use whiskey rs n bev-
eraGe?
Applicant-No. sir: merely as an intoxi-
Cant.-Boston Transcript
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
CANADA


We greet you, sister Canada,
We reach a friendly hand
To touch your own; for you are wise,
And well you understand
That we who live across the line
Are brothers. strong and true,
And whatsoever comes to pass
VIII keep their faith with you.
Our sister, sister Canada,
White province OF renown!
How glows your splendid star to-day
In England's ancient crown.
And now, while nations stand alert
To watch the growing signs,
How closely should our fingers clasp
Above dividing lines!
ELLEN NJ. II. GATES.
mobile for Christmas"
killed cat and broken n fellows shin
say ! bought IL for toy, but I begin tI
think It's the real thing Washington
Herald.
Caviare receives n clean bin I'm the cur.
rent number OF The Lancet" despite tbe
fact that It is regarded by many medical
'''''' no bhst ihhlS'ollDlt ana unWnOlp-
some" Numerous analyses have been
made OF this sturgeon roe delicacy which
according to the writer, when averaged
appears to be as follows: Water. 5O92 per
cent; protein, H.92 per cent: fat, 1889 per
cent, and mineral salts. 7j7 per cent. II
differs sharply from the flesh OF fish by
containing much larger quantity of fat
Moreover. this fat contains the peculiar
oily phosphorus compound known as leci-
thin, which is a stimulant to metabolism
affecting favorably the processes of nutrl-
tlon. Caviare is. in fact. highly nutritive
and its dlgestibility has been determined
the time taken for It's absorption being
relatively short. II there IL anything 10 be
said unfavorably of caviare 1t is that It's
constituents err slightly on the side OF
richness. Like most foods with a peculiarly
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
NEW YORK SOCIETY,

| Mrs. f. French Vanderbilt gave a dlnn.,
dance last night at Sherry's, most OF her
guests being of the young married set. Tha
entire small ballroom suite, decorated with
fruit blossoms, forsythia, llacs and azaleas
was used Mrs. Vanderbilt received her
guests in the reception room, where vases
of cut flowers were artistically arranged.
The dinner was served In the tapestry
room, the guests numbering sixty and being
seated at three tables each decorated with
white lilacs. Several dinners We're given
in conjunction with the affair, 10 which the
hostesses afterward brought on their guests
numbering in all about three hundred.
There was general dancing throughout thu
evening and seated supper was served st
midnight.
The last this season OF Albert Morris
Bagbys musical mornings took place yes
terday at the Waldorf-Astoria, and, as
usual the ballroom was filed with a brill
liant audience. The artists were Mime.
Louise Homer, Miss Elena Gerherdt and
Miss Katharine Goodson. Among those
present were Mrs. William Douglas Sloane,
Mrs. John Clinton Gray. Mrs Edwin Gould.
Mrs. Joseph Stickney. Mrs. Charles B. Al.
exander, Mrs. Henry W. Taft, Mrs. Arthur
Curtiss James, Mrs. Charles z. Greenough,
Mrs. J. Henry Alexandra, Mrs Edmund L.
BayIies, Mrs. John r. Drexel. Mrs. Stephen
II. p. Pell, Mrs. William NJ. Kingsland,
Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn, Mrs. Edward s.
Hardness and the Duke of Newcastle.
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James gives dinner
followed by a dance this evening. at the
ST. Regis.
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane gives a
musical this evening at her house. in West
.od etreet saT
uH
Mrs. Charles f. Hoffman will give DIN
ner tonight at her house, in Fifth avenue.
Mrs. w Starr Miller will give dinner
on Saturday at her houGe, in Fifth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Allen Townsend, Miss
Viola and Miss Adeline Townsend will leave
New York on February "a fcr Panama and
! the West Indies. The trip will last until
! the end of March.
Mrs. William Church Osborn gave dr.
| ner last night at her home in East 18th
| street, for Governor and Mrs. Dix. e..
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

The abstemious gentleman OF San
Francisco who explained his embezzle-
ment of bank funds by the statement
that he had drunk hundred quarts Of
beer in six hours may he presumed to
stand astonished at his moderation.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

The disaster OF Sunday at Crcedmoor.
which was painful and might easily have
been tragic. was fresh Illustration OF
the criminal folly Of throwing down
lighted cigars and cigarettes and fam
ing matches at random. without regard
10 what may ensue. Several destructive
arisen from that cause. while minor
losses and injuries have been numerous
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

The receipt by the Secretary Of state
at Albany Of more than $9lS,GOO last
year from automobile fees suggests the
enormous extent TO which those practl-
callv Indispensable vehicles are used IL
would be interesting 10 have II IL could
he obtained with any degree Of accuracy,
an estimate of the cost OF repairs 10 the
roads of the state made necessary by
the wear and tear Of motor vehicles.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Governor Stubbs of Kansas Is some
thing Of an Abcrnathy kid himself.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mrs. W. Starr Miller will give a dinner
IN Saturday at her houGe, in Fifth avenue.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mrs Charles F. Hoffman will give din
ner tonight at her house, in Fifth avenue.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs J. Allen Townsend, Miss
Viola and Miss Adeline Townsend will leave
New York on February "a for Panama and
the West Indies. The trip will last until
the end of March.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Not yet, but soon. the end OF the sub
way negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

The state Legislature has got through
a month OF It's session without making
the public really aware OF its existence.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mrs William Douglas Sloane gives
musical this evening at her house. in West
sd street. a'1
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mrs. William Church Osborn gave din'
ner last night at her home in East 18th
street, for Governor and Mrs. Dix. ...
New-York tribune., 1912-01-30

Mrs Arthur Curtiss James gives dinner
followed by dance this evening. at the
ST. Regis.