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New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
gITTITE REVELATIONS.

The remark which was made To con
sole those who imagined that with the
reaching Of the poles the realm of dlS-
coyery would he exhausted. that there
WAS far more to search out benealh
than upon the surface of the earth II
aqain confirmed by the fascinating dis
closures which are being made by eA-
cavotions on the sites Of Ilittite cities
in Northern syria and Eastern ASIA
Minor one of the latest OF these
achievements was at Sakjo-Geuzl ne
tween the mountains Of Amanus alld
Kurd. and II has laid bare the ruins OF
a splendid royal city. elaborate III piali'
onulent I'm sculptured works of art ana
easily comparable with the remains OF
Ecvptlan. AssyI'ian and Persian glory
To most the Hittites are name ana
nothing more: 10 many they were sim
nlv one of those troublesome heatheh
tribes which had 10 be driven out or
DESTROYED at the time Of the lsraelitish
conquest of Palestine. Research Is
however. establishing them In a iar
different status. For thousand years
the Hittite empire, extending probabl!
from the EuXlne past the eastern shores
Of the Mediterranean. almost to the
head of the Red Sea. was the rival OF
Etvpt and Assyria when those empires
were at the height of their power and
snlendor In the time Of the Pharaohs.
before the Exodus. II was already an
ancient sovereignty, and it maintained
its Independence through centuries OF
warfare with It's greatest contempora-
ries until after the subsection and cap
tivity Of the Israclites, thus enduring
longer than Babylon, AsSyria. Greece
or Rome.
The progress Of these and similar re
searches elsewhere will he watched by
the world with an interest even sur
passing 10 the thoughtful mind, that
attendant on the exploration Of hlth-
erto unknown regions on the surface "f
the globe. For while the latter reveals
merely or chiefly geographical features.
with possibly some new fauna or flora,
the former disclose hidden and forgot
ten chapters of the history Of man and
Of human civilization. And their posi-
bic extent is inestimahlc. Not merely
the valleys Of the Euphrates ana the
lower Nile are rich in buried treasures.
The empires Of the Utilities. the Ethio-
plans, the Mayas and the Incas have
left equally precious remains. rs for
what may lie hidden I'm tho rccesses of
China and Tibet. aud I'm other regions
where research has not yet made be
ginning. It IS wonderful to think of.
There may yet come {" light the rec
ords Of empires earlier and greater
than any Of those of which We now
have knowledge. Certainly there Is no
field ~ investigation which promises
more fascinating results
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
RURAL CREDITS.

Ambassador Leishman's report on
the operation Of the RaiffeiSen system
OF rural banks in Germany, recently
published by the State Department,
will be an important aid in working out
President Taft's plan TO give to the
farmers Of the country the command
Of capital and credit for their enter
prises on fair terms, such as the manu-
facturer and the business man enjoy.
This is practical. progressive measure
which does not lend itself particularly
well 10 the sensationalism Of dema-
gOgues. but it promises more for the
prosperity and happiness Of the indus
trlous millions Of small means dwell
ing in the country than do all the
loudly advertised political nostruns.
The Tribune has more than once re-
ferred TO the Raiffeisen banks and the
improvement they have wrought in
IMPOVERISHED districts in Germany and
Ireland. and we have urged the intro
duction Of some similar system into
the United States by which farmers
lacking the capital to cultivate their
fields to the greatest profit and con
tribute 10 the food supply Of the ma
tlon the largest possible crops might
be enabled 10 carry on their business
efficiently. Agriculture is probably the
least efficiently conducted industry in
tbe United States. Education Is doing
much to improve II. The growing cost
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
IN DEFENCE OF DEsERTERS
Many Will Follow Roosevelt with
Regret. 1t Is Said,

10 tho Editor of Tho Tribune
str. Your editorial OF this morning en-
tl'l.d The Growing Act has been rc'd
with much interest. II seems to the
,,.-i,.- N,ho since 1851 has voted "a straight
R.puhl.cau ticket matter of regret tl"t
, great Journal Ike Tho Tribune cannot
D.. more truthful ana fairer IN It's com
1,.rt upou the members Of that party.
Tho very means and methods that the
,,pouents ~ Mr.. Roosevelt are using 10
pr.nldice public opinion against MN can
,rl, end I'm winning him sympathy ana
euaIrv support 80 man can - thus
.f,l.,tl, assaiIed with rdiculc. insult ana
,,l..bo,d without at last gaining ad-
h,r,uts.
II has been tho privilege OF the writer
=, converse with many business men
since the so-caIed Republican convention
WAS held I'm Chicago. The majority or
tbaso mon. while not in all cases ad-
,nir.rs Of the Progressive candidate
ayowed their intention of supportins him
al the polls
10 stat, that those who do not believe
in ths Democratic party ,aud who VIII
not. therefore, Nbl' A'i w..
who cannot as Il matter Of principle sup
mort Mr.. Taft. arc acting blndly or arc
vllIing To- follow any path pointed out Is
stiffness. and. like the cartoon printed r'
Your ISSUE OF to-day. beneath the dignity
that is naturally associated with yo"
paper
There aro many thousands leaving the
Republican ranks to follow Colonel
Roosevelt who do 80 With reSret out
with "A sense that IT Is the only course
that. under existing conditions, Is posi-
bic These men are not fanatics the!
ar, not fools" as some journals so eIe-
gautly describe them. They are every
dav. ordinary men. who refuse to give
their assistance 70 tho contamination oi
"a crime. 70 such men as these 1t Is prlh-
cir,le. az they understand It. that appeals
The first and greatest principle or the
Progressive party will be based on hon
osty. As ridiculous as this may appear
10 YOUR Journal. the word has meaning
that appeals. after all. TO the majority OF
our people, as evidenced by the returns
from the recent primary elections In Kan
ras. WILLIAM . "lb'o->'
New York, Aug. 8, 1912.
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THE GERM OF PELLAGRA.

II may be that we shall have 10 add
blackblrds 10 the iHdcr erpUrOdf0rius,
nj which there will be few laments.
Mosquitoes we know TO be puryeyOrs
Of yellow fever and Of complex and
deadly train OF "malarial" pestilences.
Houseflies carry typhoid and other
enteric disorders. The rat and the flea
are Jointly responsible for the spread
Of the bubonic plague. And now there
Is said TO be reason for regarding the
blackbird, in cooperation with flies,
mosquitoes or other insects. as AN
active agent for the dissemination Of
the deadly Lombardy lcproSy, or pei
lagra.
Such is the report which Is made
by scientific investigators in Kentucky
and elsewhere as a result Of painstak-
ing observations and research. II was
noticed by them that I'm various locali-
ties where pellagra was prevalent
among human beings, horses and cattle
suffered from a similar disease The
! horses especially were affected with
deadly symptoms practically Identical
with those caused in South America
by TrBpdnOSOmd eqWinum. Th" same
places, II was further observed. were
visited yearly 10y great focks Of mi
gratory birds, of which blackbirds
were by far the most numerous. and
in the blood Of these were found the
prOtOzOal parasites called trypano-
somes. The suggestion, therefore, is,
according TO "The Lancet" Of London,
which records and discusses these re-
searches. that the germ Of pellagra is
a trypanosome and that II is conveyed
from place to place by blackblrds and
perhaps other migratory birds. The
method Of transmission from the birds
10 cattle and men is uncertain, but
suspicion naturally falls upon insects,
and especially upon flies. since It has
been observed that outbreaks Of pella-
gra are generally concident with
plaques Of flies, and that when effec-
tive measures are taken for the eXter-
minatiOn Of the flies the ravages Of the
disease are abated.
II must be added that this theory is
yet inchoate and improved II is, how
ever, highly interesting and Is suffi-
clently plausible and in accord with
known facts in bacteriology to war
rant serious and careful investigation
which ii will, Of course. receive. NO
! trypanosome has yet been found In the
blood Of a pellagra patient nor any
identified germ Of the disease. But It
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
People and Social Incidents

New York. is visiting az the Russian
Embassy here.
Mrs. Stuart Duncan gave luncheon
Saturday, arranging her table so ,hs
guests could see the yachts come 10
anchor
\ large number Of weekend visitors
registered at the Casino this morning
Among those from New York were Bror.
son Winthrop, Egerton l.. Winthrop ir
Mrs. II. Higgins, Mr. and Mrs Oliver
Hartman, guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Penn.
broke Jones: T. Sandford Beatty, Dudley
G Gauter, a guest of Lispenard Stewart.
Edward y. Taller, a guest of his son. r
Suffern Taller; X. Waterbury, John 4.
Pope, Foxhall Keene and Harry S. Black
guest of Mrs. Henry S Redmond
Registered from Massachusetts were ex.
Governor Eben S. Draper, of Boston, who
is visiting Robert Ives Gammell; Freder.
lex r. Sears. jr., of Boston, guest 0,
William Woodward, and Mr.. and Mrs A
Hollingsworth, of Milton, guests Of Mrs
French Vanderbilt Others registering
were J. a. Carey, of Washington, guest
Of Henry Howard; Miss Rhodes OF Prov.
idence; Miss Marion Sands, OF Washing.
ton; Willing Hare; George Brooke, 0;
Philadelphia; Mrs. James J. Brown. Of
Denver; Miss Alice Goodwin, Of Wash
lngton. a guest of Mrs. W. w. Finlay,
and Mrs. James larson, OF Watertown,
n. Y, a guest of Mrs. Hayward Ferry.
The old officers Of the Newport Clam.
h,l,o C,I,,h u,era re-elected TODAY They
are william r. Hunter. president; Fred
erick II. Paine, secretary; Henry H.
Ward treasurer: Max Agassiz, D. H.
Knapp. Joseph Hartman and Reginald
c. Vanderbilt, executive committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman, who ar.
rived yesterday, Will remain the rest OF
August They came with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry S. Redmond on the steam yacht
Margaret
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

lBy Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune.
Newport, Aug. 1o.-Tho arrival Of the
New York Yacht club fleet. the dog show,
A polo match, golf and tennis. to say
nothing of social entertaining, furnished
abundant diversion for the summer col
ony to-day.
Mrs. Richard T. Wilson announced to-
day that she would give a ball on the
evening Of Thursday. August 22. for Miss
Beatrice Whitehouse, niece of Mr.. and
Mrs J. Norman de Il. Whitehoust. with
whom tho young woman is spending the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are Jccu-
pying the old Wilson villa, on Narragan.
sett avenue,
one of the largest entertainments Of this
evening was given by MIR. and Mrs. Penn.
broke Jones, at Sherwood. their villa on
Bellevue avenue IL was large dinner
party. followed by dance. Other enter
talnments to-day were luncheons by Mrs
Charles II. Baldwin and the Russian Am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteft, and din
ners by Mrs. Williams. wife OF Command
er George w Williams, of the torpedo
station, and Mrs John r. Drexel
Mfs. Rlcndlu J. lISpll, hIs. j. Cor
don Douglas, Mrs j. Norman de r
Whitehouse and Mrs. Forsyth. Wickes
are to give dinners on August %. preced.
ing the ball for Miss Whtehouse.
j. Pierpont Morgan hIA on board the
Corsair Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon and
j. w. Markoe, OF New York. Mr.. Morgan
brought his guests ashore for luncheon al
L. ruhI
Baron Schlippenbach, Consul General al
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is expected that germ will eventually
he found The disease is still as oD-
scure as it is terrible. less belng
known Of il than Of most others winch
have for so long been familiar 10 tle
world through their ravages, Perhaps
the most specific and plausible theory
Of lis origin hitherto has been 'nat
which connected it with the eating ol
unsound Indian corn and which arose
from the historic circumstance that the
disease first appeared in Europe soon
after the introduction of that gram
from America. 1t will he interesting
to see if that theory will give way 10
that which duplicates the blackbirds'
or whether. In view Of the close aSSo-
citation Of blackbirdS with corin'luS'
the two will be found 10 he mummy
confirmatOry.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

of food makes the problem acute not
only for the farmer hut for the whole
nation. Commissions have been ap-
pcinted TO study the subject. Mr.
Roosevelt. while President. had the
rnral regions surveyed by sociologists.
Much has been said about the need of
schools and social opportunities and
amusementS to resist the trend to the
cities. But down at bottom the rural
nrohlem is one Of economies. and no
business can be prosperous and at
tractive when carried OH with made
quate equipment and inadequate credit
The lack Of these leaves vast stretches
Of our fields half titled.
Capital stands ready to-day 70 finance
on easy terms the enterprises of the
merchant or manufactures. IT would
gladly he at the command Of the
farmer. but our system does not make
such cooperation easy and safe. It Is
not that capital is shy Of agriculture
in itself. Vast sums are put into large
farming enterprises, either through
mortgages or through investments IN
irrigation and farm companies. But
the machinery does not exist Tor CO.
operation with the small proprietor
whose preservation and prosperity are
the hope Of democracy. This machln-
cry the Raiffeisen system supplies, ana
Mr. Taft's leadership in directing at
tention to the possibilities Of extend
ING rural credit by this means points
10 n genuinely larger democracy ana
more extended prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
a FRESH CURRENT IN MiASMA

70 tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II the Republicans will nominate
for Governor Charles :. Whitman, one
Of the best District Attorneys New York
has ever had. all they will have to do
will be to count his majority. This Is
a year when men count, and II doesn't
make much difference what political
label he wears, az long as the people
know him. He has been the one bright
spot IN the present political history OF
New York--clean, able, upright He is
not hypocrite or a faker or forever
asking for bouquets, as he is too busy
minding his own business-and he
knows how. Mr.. Whitman is a very
tust man and his administration has
been a record breaker In millpond Of
trash and humbug
Look him over little and see how
we'll he would Mt In.
THEODORUS VAN WICK
New York. Aug. |. 1912.
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he meets a company of monks, ana one
~ them saws: "Thais Is about TO die
Then Of what use is the universe, 'iie
sim the flowers? the priest ASKS MN :
self There is nothing in the "oriu
save That's. and she is about TO die'
He curses the God whom he had ia'eiS
worshipped. And at last wheh Ho
reaches the house of refuge ana klsse'
her dying eyes. he has become as
beast that howls with anguish
It was not the vision from Goa tha'
disturbed the monk and led MN out
into the desert: 1t was his love i"i
ThaYs He had desired her above all
things; but because he had been the
spirituaI leader of men and hau peeii
called holy father he interpreter "iS
desires as visions.
He was self-deceived.
II is Interesting To watch Nature re-
heating herself--the passion "hlcn We
find I'm one age dominating the llfe ot
king perhars manlfests Itself a century
later I'm the habits or Il man VI '"e 'o'''
And so with the monk.
In our own day and time we have seen
the spectacle Of seven little jackals
waiting at the door Of a man VINO caliS
himself the friend of the plain people
They have offered him the subtlest OF
temptations. and he has not KNOWN
that they were temptation standihS
on the lofty column of his own egousm
a column that leans heavily upon the
ruined temple Of a broken promise--he
cries. ont TO these plain people cbngre-
gated about him that he Is going TO
save them. In times past he has helped
them, but now ambition has entered MS
soul and this ambition he calls love OF
the people.
lie is sclf-deCeived
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
MRS. EDDY AND VACCINATION
Founder Of Christian Science Was in
Favor of Keeping the Law.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: IN a recent issue OF your paper
there appeared an item from Washington
headed Suffers for His Faith" wherein
II was stated that gunner's mate had
been severely punished for refusing to be
vaccinated. his refusal being based on the
ground that, as d Christian Scientist hs
could not conscientiously submit.
Each individual should be entitled 10
form his own decision on such quesuohs.
but the account as published might mis-
lead many OF your readers as to the attl-
tude OF Christian Science In such cases
Mrs. Eddy long ago defined the duty
and attitude OF Christian Scientists tow
ard the law. In The Christian Science
Sentinel OF February q, 1901, under the
titlo obey the Law" she published the
following:
"On the subject Of reporting contagioh
have this 10 say: | have always De-
leved that Christian Scientists should De
law abiding; and, actuated by this con-
yictlou. I authorized the following state
ment which appeared in The boston
Herald about one year ago:
Rather than quarrel over vacciha-
ton. | recommend that If the law demand
an individual 10 submit to this process he
obey the law, and then appeal to the
Gospel TO save him from any pad resu'ls'
Whatever changes belong TO this century
or anv epoch, we may safely submit 10
the providence Of God, 10 common JUS
tice individual rights and governmental
usages.
This statement should be so interpret
ed as TO apply, on the basis or Chrlstiah
scIence 10 the reporting of contagion TO
the proper authorities when the la" so
REQUIRES. When Jesus was questioned
about obeylng the human law, he de-
clared. Render unto Cesar the things
that are Cesars.' even while you render
unto God the things that are Gods
This shows the attitude OF christian
Scientists toward reporting contagious
diseases. as well az toward vaccination
In Wow OF the more than nifty serulns
now on sale and advocated by practising
nhvslcians word from the highest au-
,bority I'm this country is not inappro-
urlate. Or. John B Murphy. president OF
tho American Medical Association, at the
annual meeting OF that great oody at Al
lantic city I'm June, said AT the present
time our knowledge Of vaccines is eX-
trcmely limited. and they are very dau-
ge-ous and wicked weapons TO play Win.
\ !fo can be snapped out In forty Sec
opds hy the improper use Of yaccines.
such a statement from such an authority
sb,uId certainly raise the question as TO
the propriety of netting out su'n pun
lshmeut 10 "A seaman for refusing To nave
diseased matter injected into his veins.
EUGENE II. COX.
New York. aug. I, 1872
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THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At tho present time tittlc-tatt.e or
graft" and pull il occupying thu pub
lie attention 10 such an extent that some
folk are actually boosting of their part
I'm such "a game. One such boast WAS r"-
Gently made by man who peddles milk
I'm New York city. Tho boy Of hls family
attends public school. but IS not cate
gorled with the model pupils. hts bee
Lavior being such as 10 bring frequent
admonitlons that punishment would soon
be forthcoming Ills father. strange TO
say. encourages the lad In wiiiully dc
fyiug the teacher. They can't punish
him over there" he often told his neigh
oors because I've got pull Human
curiosity prompted intorrogatious as -
the nature Of this pull, Information Of
which came as a big surprise. because.
II WAS argued. n man could WELD any
influence at all Inc wouldn't be content
with tho hours and wages OF milkman.
Lust what Is your pull one neiehbor
finally questioned why" the man re
piled. II deliver milk at tho principals
house" And Oh such slight foundation
as this do some people build their boast
ful structure of influence In these days
when the hint of graft implies, as the
common peepul' have been saying tilat
"Tammany Hall or some other strong
organization is back Of II all
"Clrcumstantial evidence points strongly
toward YOU as the perpetrator or the
nIvsterious crime" said the detective
DO YOU desire w to send for lawyer
-. ., epItIYnaI adviser
GREAT scott. nol' replied tho excited
suspect. Send for On alienisL WASH
iugtpu Star
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

Neither do We hear any talk about 'a'"'ss
money when the Rockefeller millions ''
placed at the disposal OF tho authorizes
clean up the rotten graft conditions exst"s
i'm New York--Syracuse Herald.
I, may be that eX-convicts arc hire' .
tayicab men in New York. The condition y
the average New York taxicab makes SUI"
occupation look like extra punishment"
Washington Evening Star
There were twice as many murders ID "
York during July as there were ~ LohuV.
during the last twelve months. Whs'
slow old burg London isl--Chiesso hee'''
Herald.
The stories OF what Burns has done -
detective In his New York Investigations
a splendid illustration OF the way IN ""
myths are made.--Boston Advertiser
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

stamp of approval placed upon 1t by tne
home office that in due time Chrisu-
anitys conquest Of japan will be phe-
nomenal and complete.
A little sewickley boy climbed upon his
uncle's knee.
well, Tommy
Uncle, tell me story.
"What sort of story?
"Tell me about Ali Baba and the forty
thieves ~. r
II do not remember that story. But
will, If you like, tell you about my EURO
pcan "trip and the forty hotelkeepers. -
Pittsburgh Post.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

The impending passage by tho Brit
ish Parliament Of the bill recalling or
annulIing the Osborne Judgment OF the
courts may mark an epoch in tho his
tory Of British trade unionism and OF
the whole British Industrial and social
system. The bill IN question Will per
NIT the majority Il n union 20 use all
It's funds FOR olitical purposes. despito
the fact that they were not contributed
for such purposes and regardless of tho
wishes ~ the minority Of the contrib
utorS who n.y br attached 10 the very
party AGAINST which their own funds
VIII thus Le used. Tho practical
working Of the bill. n It becomes a.
law. will probably have a marked ef-
feet upon political campaigns into
which the huge funds Of trade unions
are injected AS "sinews OF war hu'
il will be strange u It does not have 4"
still more marked effect upon loyalty
10 and membership IN the unions.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
DOES ANYBODY KNOW 2

To the Editor 81 Tho Tribune.
Sir: What is the difference In the pro-
fesscd progressive platitudes' OF Wood
row Wilson and the utterauces of Theo-
doro Roosevelt? JOSEPH WlLBY.
Cincinnati, Aug. l. 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
4 STRAW BALLOT.

Although tho trees continue green
No autumn brown yet showing.
one sign may readily be seen
which proves that summers going.
The mercury still rises high.
But this is scarce amazing.
Considering In tho MONDAY SKY
An August sun is blazing
What sign shows summers almost oer.
Despite the wilted collar?
This sign I'm every hatter's store
IAN straws are now one dollar
GEORGE Il. MOREWOOD.
Bald Jack Rose must be very hon
est man
What! That gambler
yes; I know he was gambler aud
graft collector and hired gang OF
gunmen 90 commit murder, but think
OF all the blackmai, money that he had
I'm his hands without ever skipping To
South America! buffalo Express.
After reviewing the career OF the late
Mlkado aud dwelling at length on the
scheme OF establishing for Japan new
religion which the late ruler ndOrsed,
Rabbi Landman. OF Philadelphia, says:
christianity. however, has both the
moral and spiritual force of which
Shinto and Buddhism are void. That's
why II made such tremendous progress
In Japan during the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries. and that's why its
missionaries OF every denomination are
succeeding so wonderfully to-day. It's
appeal Is to the heart and to the soul.
TO the high and low born. to the rich
and TO the poor alike. Its doctrines bring
JOY In the present and hold out hope for
the future. There is little doubt. there
fore, under the broad liberation that tho
Japanese government is assuring both its
missionaries and devotees, and with the
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
The woman suffragists regard with
suspicion the door Of hope when 'h'
colonel has just opened.to them.

At last the world knows why Eve ate
that apple. An apple grower tells the
International Shippers Association
that eating apples is better for the
complexion than all the beautifiers in
the drug store.