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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03

MURPHY AND WILSON.

Never was there situation which
made q greater appeai % Democratic
Leadership IN this state OF the Wood
row Wilson kind. declares The Even
ing Post" III the course OF a plea for
the downing Of Murphy and the nomi-
nation Of a Democratic state ticket OF
high character and independence. But
where is the leadership Of the Wood
row Wilson kind Where is Woodrow
Wilson himself:
However much Governor Wilson NAV
be opposed in theory 20 bosses IN gen
eral. however much be may be prac-
tically opposed 10 one boss in New Jer-
sey and ready 10 night that boss's re-
Mobilization as a menace 70 himself, the
Governor has not vet found it possible
10 give q word Of comfort TO New York
Democrats who profess a desire 20 take
from Tammany control Of the state or
ganization. Instead, he writes a letter
commencing Tammany for the ire OF
patriotism kept burning on its altar,
and lets it be announced by his support
ers that as the national leader be can
not attempt 10 interfere with state poll
tics. Murphy Is steadfastly supporting
Governor Wilson and is clearly assured
tnat so far a. the national organiza-
ton is concerned the various Democra-
cies that profess desire 70 overthrow
him will receive no substantial aid.
As for any leadership here in the
state against MurpDys domination of
Democracy. it is truly 'of the Woodrow
Wilson kind" the kind that. like Wood
row Wilson himself. leaves Murphy In
control. There Is talk about opposition
10 Murphy Just now. So there was two
wears ago. but the lOudest takers ODE
diently followed Murphys orders 10
abandon a man like Shepard and put
up a man like Dix. Again they thun-
der in the index, but are they doing
anything effective in getting delegates
10 the state convention who will stand
against him! On the contrary, they
are preparing tamely 10 accept the dele
gates proposed by him because many
Of them are respectable and Of indepen-
dent aspirations. As an antidote 20
Murphyism in this state Woodrow viii
son Is about a. effective as John A. Dix.
He Is not engaged in knocking Murphy
into cooked bat any more than be is
in knocking Bryan. He has adopted
the other attitude and justly recognizes
Murphy as 1.-THE one fixed point in the
Democracy" OF New York, Just as he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
WANToN DESTRUCTION
The Law Should Be Met by Sane
Methods. Not Those of Bsrbarians.

To On. Editor o. The Tribune.
Sir Las, March there appeared o. The
Tribune a picture o. piled W pistols.
knives guns and various other deadly
weapons )aiioEethcr hundreds. o. per
haDs Thousands. designated as The sui
livar Law crop" thereby leaving o. 10
De Inferred that b. virtue OF 2 iaw known
% 10 unconstitutional and IN force only
during six months the New York police
had captured that mass OF mischievous
materials. Later or. however. this proved
o ba a rlisapprehcnsion By the fact made
public tina. that particular collection com
prised everything OF the KIND conhscated
on New York throughout more than forty
years and that the sullivan law figured
little o. not az an probably not per
cent? IN this matter.
The Police Department ANA disposal
Or an those things Nss ridiculous ani
probably iueEal. They were thrown over
board from a tug and sank iu the waters
o. New York Bsy The Law distinctly
states that all such coufscated weapons
shall be destroyed. Throwing them into
New York Bay conforms neither 10 the
letter nor the spirit OF the Law We're
each implement heated In forge and
hammered completely out OF shape The
lsw would have been complied with and
some hundreds OF pounds OF FIRST rate
steel saved or we're the law less insane
the whole collection could row be IN the
Metropolitan Museum properly enough.
A parallel IN fool waste o. fire material
il shown by a news item IN to-day's
Tribune which tells OF a furnace recently
nut into operation BY the American Bank
Note Company for burning up matured
bonds What f. moro deplorahly sense
less than burning up the most excellent
paper made? All OF II could Be and
should De reduced 20 pulp as the direct
means or It's destruction and then r-made
into fine paper again.
ALFRED LACRENs BRENNAN.
New York. Aug = 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
English Public Opinion Doesn't Sup
mort Criticism Of Americans.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir. The American press have almost
unanimously accused Us Iof being bad
losers. Nov. there are one or two points
that are not realized over here IN regard
70 the English feeling about the olympic
games. To say that Americans took more
interest in the games than the EnShsn
IL a moderate estimate % the truth Be
fore these international contests absolute
" no interest was taken IN them IN Eng
land. and not one man IN ter could have
told whether the athletes wer. amateur OF
professional The natural consequence
was that the English athletes went 10 the
north not as your athletes went-to win
but-what shall We say? To-weil-to COM
pete in the games. victory might or
might not. reward their efforts. The
Americans were "out 20 win and they
did win az they fully deserved 20 do
Had our English athletes sailed forth
With that grim determination or your
men. backed By your country's enthusi-
asm. they would have made a far better
show You may take II from me, SIR
that neither the anticipation nor the re-
suits OF the Olympic games aroused any
interest m England. ! DO not defend THIS
anathy. ! mention simply the bare fact.
Nov for the second point. I refer "a
your accusations % our oeing osh
losers" II certain remarks IN the Eng
usb press on the so-called tactics 81 the
American athletes had any backing o.
English public opinion. we should be bad
losers indeed. This. however, Is not 20.
The general opinion In England. and es-
pecially amongst Cambridge and OXFORD
men In town. is thai the Americans played
the game fairly. and, a the best men
they won. Had there been any fouiing
on the part OF the Americans or any
other athletes. IL IS perfectly evident that
the judges would have found II out Ions
before the newspaper men.
Personally. r have big opinion OF the
sporting sense in England. n the spring
am as keen as mustard on Cambridge
beating oxford on the river but / say
with every other Cambridge man, let the
best crew win should Ike 20 assure
your reader that when your Two great
universities meet ours CT the Thames
We simply say. let the best crew WIN
want Americans 20 fee that though
articles have been published N English
paper. rejecting on American sporting
methods" often IN a spitefui vein. ana
invariably unsounded. b. men who GER
,a.nly should have known better. these
articles represent IN 10 way the respon-
sible feeling % the country
an quite justified IN repeating what
said a. The beginning o. this letter. the
Americans proved themselves 20 % bet
ter men thar ours.
GEOFTREY BESANT.
Nsv York sept T. 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
THE COMET CENTENARY.

The celebration OF the centenary OF
Tulton's Clermont was not 80 long ago
thar we should not be able still 10 re-
tain some interest in the general sub
iect and 10 give a generous measure OF
svupatbv 10 the corresponding ceiebra-
tiou Of last week ia Scotland. in when
was commemorated the one-hundredtn
anniversary Of Bells Comet Indeed.
some of its circumstances invest the
achievement OF the Helensburgh inn
teeper with a romantic and even heroic
interest which entities IL 20 q place IN
the foremost rank OF such triumpns OF
resolution and endurance over the pur-
blind worship OF the gods OF things as
they are. Henry Bel was not the in
ventor Of the steamship. Neither. IN
tho strictest sense. was Fulton, though
the latter unquestionably deserves his
fame As the man who made steam nayi-
cation a practical success. But Bell
was certainly the founder Of practical
steam navigation In Great Britain and
Of the gigantic shipbuilding industries
for which the Clyde has long been
world famed. Glasgow and all Scot
land could not too highly honor his
memory.
Indeed. we must regard Bel as the
one real rival OF Fulton. Pspin and
Hulls. Fitch and Rumsey Miller and
Svmington. all had shot their bolts and
failed to impress the world. But Ful-
Ton and Bell. contemporaries, had both
probably observed the temporary opera
tions OF Symingtons last experiment
and at the very time when the former
was seeking Livingston's aid IN Paris
the latter was begging the British Adj
miralty 70 assist him 70 develop his
plans. Although Nelson, midway be-
tween the Nile and Trafalgar, added
his pleas in Bells favor, the Admi-
ralty's ears were deaf and Bell was
sent away unsatisted Then be turned
% America. though. being unable 10
press his suit here in person. he had
70 he content with sending plans and
specifications 10 Washington By mail.
By this time. however. Fulton and Liv-
ingston had their caveat on the Amert-
can field. and the only result here or
Bells overtures was 70 hasten the OBJ
erations OF his rival.
Left thus 20 his own devices. Bel
would not despair. bur with resolu-
ton worthy Of Palsy himself set
about accomplishing bis task single
handed. His craftsmanship as a mill
wright and his savings as thrifty inn
keeper were given 10 II. and az last. ten
wears after his unavsiling plea 10 the
Admiralty. the Comet was launched az
Port Glasgow. The craft was - feet
long by II broad and drew 81 feet Of
water. and her engine. built by John
Robertson. OF Glasgow. was OF three
horsepower. But T. steamed from
Glasgow 70 Helenshurgh and 70 Green
Ock. al I'VE miles an hour. and II was
the FIRST steamboat In European waters
o. carry passengers on a regular course.
More than any other man and vessei.
Bel. and the Comet deserve % rank not
far from Fulton and the Clermont
and indeed might have outrsnked by
preceding them had Bel been as fortu-
nate as Fulton was In finding encour-
agement and patronage.
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AT SOuIHAM pTQN.

b. Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Southampton. Long Island. sept 2-Ths
Labor Day sports planned TO- to-day haa
10 be cancelled for the most part because
OF the lncessant rainy weather vnteo
continued from SUNDAY sDd made L dtf-
cult for the people 70 get about even II
automobiles. During the morning visiting
took the place OF other engagements While
this afternoon those who were Tot content
O. stay a home gathered az the Meadow
and Gols clubs. where indoor activities
supplanted the outdoor sports planned
for the holiday
The second boat race scheduled Tor 90
Gav or Agavau Lake vii be sailed To-
morrow. The mixed doubles tennis tour
nament arranged az the MEADOW Club fcf
a cup presented by James p. Lee "a
postponed until tomorrow morning. On
Wednesday afternoon. starting from the
water mill railroad station. ih- Srsolk
Hunt Club viii have another run across
the fields az Hay Ground The other t,res
hunts held thus far have proved very e.
ioyable. and attracted a large NUMBER o.
riders from nearby cottage colonies
MISS Marion Gsynor daughter o. Mayer
Gaynor. and her chum. Miss MuTiel Coax
lin, OF Morristovn. y. J.. are spending ere
week end az the Irving House Miss Gay
nor and Miss Conkin we're n az the
XIII after the hunt OF tire sunck
Hunt Club on SATURDAY. afternoon A
fancy dress ball for the younger Sc, vi
be held at the See In Dune, the suHn'f
cottage OF Mrs. Henry Sage or Wednes-
day evening Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Brown and their son. Vernon Brown. have
returned 10 New York after a Two months
stay az the Irving.
A boys doubles round robin tena'
tournament began on the Meadow CluD
courts or Saturday Among the players
are Edward Van Ingen. Richard DlvorIh'
Mairsrd Patterson, Goochue Livingston
jr.. II Avery. Lawrence Var Insen, eos
ter schermerhorn. William FisitmSh'
Henry Harris. Thomas Carnegie. Il HSS.
and Masters Rob. Clark. Cromwell ana
Robert p Huntington
Numerous guests are being enterta1ne1
over ths week end and holiday al w
National and shinnecock Hills golf e1u'''
where a club championship golf tourhF
ment mas been I'm progress since saturass
J. Bowers Lee entertained al dinner
the Meadow Club tonight Mr. ana M"
l.. $. Thompson were also among the U.s.
ner entertainers at the club this eNeni"e
Mrs Harry ". McNickar has been '''''
ing In Southampton over Labor Day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
THE SMALL MARKETS USES.

The market under the greensboro
Rridge conducted by citizens com
nittee and the Housewives League has
been officially pronounced success.
It's life was despaired Of at first, but
now II has been forced 70 enlarge its
scope. so that fish, vegetables, fruits.
butter and eggs can be obtained there
any day IN the week. The prices are
generally a little lower than those OF
the stores and vegetable stands OF the
neighborhood. and the goods are de-
clared % be fresh. People come 10 buy
not only from near by but from remote
parts OF the city. Some have been seen
who rode in automobiles.
This enterprise began in an attempt
10 educate the housewife 10 the value
Of fsh and the possibility Of cutting
the household bills considerably by sub
stituting cheap FISH for dear meats at
some meals. It's history is an object
lesson in the value Of small markets.
Only a few weeks old. II is already so
well patronized that II is on profit
able financial basis. II is not a fad.
but centre where hundreds OF people
90 for their food supply because they
know commodities can be obtained
there at desirable prices and in good
condition.
In other neighborhoods in this great
city its success might not have been so
great in 90 short a time. Even with
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IN THE sEaKsHiREs.
IBy TeleEraDh % Tho tribune


Lenox, Sept mir. and Mrs. Thomas
Shields Clarke entertained the Garden
Club OF Lenox. or which Mr. Clarke IL
president. at their country place. Fern
brooke, this afternoon. The club was
addressed by Edward Forhush. state
ornjthologist vsose subject was Birds
IN the Garden" The meeting was in Mr..
Clarke's studio. and tea was served by
Mrs. Clarke. assisted by Miss Alma
Clarke. In their villa. Among members
OF the club at the tea we're Mrs. William
Pollock. Mrs. Joseph II. Choate. Miss
Mabel Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c.
Dixey, Albert Il. shattuck, Mrs. John A
Spoor. Mrs. Walter +. Cobb, Mrs George
Westinghouse. Mrs. Ross W Whistler,
and the Misses Gertrude Parsons Heloise
Meyer, Georgiana Sargent, Emily F. Bid
die and Mary Tappen.
DR. Arthur ", Swami. who has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Lewis Cass Ledyard Is due here to-day
on hoard the Kronpripzessin Cecins.
Among his fellow passengers are MI aho
Mrs. Archibald l.. Russell
Mr.. and Mrs. Orne wilson are Oooh''
70 sail tomorrow from Liverpoi for Ne"
York
Mr. and Mrs Henry " Tart nave re-
turned to Paris from Scotland ana are a.
the Meurice. IN the Rue de Rivoh
Mr. and Mrs. James 3. Haggin left
town Yesterday for their place near Lex
inston. Ky. where they will remain unn'
November.
Princess Ruspoli widow OF Don Enrico
RuspoIi. who was formerly Miss Eugenis
Kerry. OF Oak Hill, Ga, has arrived IN
town from Rome and IS at the Plaza.
Mrs William X. Vanderbilt, jr., is due
here from Newport the day after to-mor-
row with her children and Will stay al
the Ritz-Csrlton.
M and Mrs. Hamilton Fish. now a.
Benagio. or Lake Como, are booked 10
sail for New York or October r.
Mrs George r. schieHeln and Miss
Dorothy schienehn nave arrived tn Brian
cnH Manor from Bar Hsrbor. Me. and
x az the end OF the week 70 Tuxedo,
where they will spend the autumn
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge 7. Gerry and the
Misses Gerry arrive to-day from Newport
a, their country place or Delaware Lake,
y 7.
Mr. ana sIrs Oliver Hartman have re-
turned 10 their country seat at White
Plains y. J., for the fall
Mr. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish, who
leave Newport to-dsy, will spend some
time a. Lenox. az the Aspinwall, before
going 70 their place az Gsrrisons-on-the-
Hudson. y. Y. for the autumn.
Miss Therese Iselin viii have no orioai
attendants az her wedding 20 irwin b.
Laughlin OF Wednesday, September Is. at
the country place OF her father Adrian
Iselin. on Davenport Neck, near New
Rochelle Nor viii there be any ushers
George Laughlin viii act as orotners
best man. The newly married couple are
booked 20 sail for Germany on OCTOBER !
and VIII take up their residence in Berlin
where Mr. Laughlin Is secretary OF the
American Embassy.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Forbes McCrcsry
and Mr and Mrs !. Victor Onauvia, with
Miss Vera Onsuyis, are al Brsrciin
Manor. y. Y. for the fail
Miss F1ournoy Hopkinss marriage 70
Gilbert Elliott. OF this city. viii take place
during the first week o. October IN -.
Andrews-on-the-Dun at Southampton
Long Island. where Mrs. Willougnoy
sharp. mother OF the bride. has summer
home Miss Hopkins Is daughter o.
Mrs sharp by her former marriage 70
Alexander stephens Hopkins, OF Georgia
and made her debut three years ago az
he- stepfsther's house. IN West 18th street.
Gilbert Elliott is in business In Wall Street,
and is son and heir o. Sir Arthur ana
Lady Elliott. OF sto0s, Roxbursheshire'
Scotland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03

prices az the top Of the scale the mar
ket basket is not yet popular in some
neighbCrhoods. But this unofficial,
comparatively unknown. new market
still limited in it, facilities and range
Of supplies. has demonstrated clearly
that economically the small market IS
not q thing Of the past. Terminal mar
kets and "a big wholesale market such
as the Mayors Market Commission i
considering may be a good instrument
against The high cost Of living Numer-
Gus small neighborhood markets.
though. seem likely to be much better
suited 20 the economical consumer =
present needs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
AT NEWPORT.
BY telegraph - The Tribune. J

~ telegraph - The Tribune
Nevpoe Sept. Members % the sum
rner colony were out IN force this after
noon for the opening OF the sixteenth
annual horse show and while there we're
some beautiful gowns worn By the women,
a majority protected themselves against
the cooi ana threatening weather with
POLO coats and other heavy wraps. while
a few light furs we're noted in the grand
stand
Mr. and Mrs Frederick n. Prince
brought their entertaining season 20 o.
close this evening when they gave din
ner for large company. followed by 'n-
formal dancing for the dinner and other
guests Al we're entertained later b.
company OF fancy dancers brought trom
New York. M and Mrs. Prince. who
had the grounds OF their estate uum.-
mated will leave on Wednesday FOR Bsv-
erIv Yarns. where they VII spend the
fall season.
Mrs. Clarence Peu was dinner hostess
this evening and iuncheons were given
this afternoon b. Mrs.. Henry :. Red
mond. Mrs William Storrs Wells and
Mr. Henry A. G.. Taylor. who viii give a
dinner or THURSDAY night
Stanley Mortimer gave luncheon ot
the Clambake Club.
Mrs Marsden J Perry. Mrs Clayton
Dixon. Mrs. Benjamin Thaw. Mrs. An
drew ~ Morcland and Mr.. Arthur Car
roll gave box parties a. F-eebody Park
tonight
Nj and Mrs. Preston Gibson Will close
their season this week. They are 20 be
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Draper al
Manchester. y. Il
Arthur CurtiSs James has returned 10
New York on the Aloha.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Kay Dsingerheld ar
rived to-day from Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mclean. who are
guests OF Ambassador and Nine. Bakh-
metea. received many calls to-daT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorlllard Spencer. r. are
having improvements made 10 their home
IN Rhode Island avenue while they are
abroad
Registered az the Casino to-day were
Mr. and Mrs George L. Rives. jr.. guests
OF Mr. Rives parents: John 7. Terry, 50,
OF New York guest OF DIT. Roderick
Terry. Derrick Gunston and Richard
Pease. OF Cambridge. England. and Law
renee Perkins, OF New York, guests OF
Mrs. French Vanderbilt.
Miss Annie Lyman. Mrs Bradford Nor
man and Bradford Norman. IT.. have re-
turned from their trip abroad
Sumner Gerard, OF New York. Is q
guest OF Pembroke Jones At Sherwood.
Miss Eleanora Sears returned to-day for
the horse show
Miss l.. Atterbury. OF New York. is
visitor here.
Miss Inez MilhoIland has concluded her
visit with Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont.
Craig Wadsworth. who has been spend
ing a month here. will leave for Wash
ington tomorrow. He expects 10 start
for hts new diplomatic post, secretary OF
the American Legation at Teheran. Per-
STA. about October J.
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THE COMMON PEOPLE.

Where are the common people: Has
anybody ever seen one OF them j.
there any one who pleads guilty 10 the
charge: DO you VINO read these lines
ever boast that you are descended from
the common people even A. one might
boast % his roysl blood, Yet II l.
commonly said that the voice 81 the
people is the voice Of God. Il man
over modest;
The world has long taken The com
mon people for granted. and = Is a
melancholy fact that whatever is taken
for granted must remain meaningless
Sometimes the world grows lachry-
nose az the mention OF the common
people There rises in IFS mind vi
sion Of hungry men and women howl
ing FOR bread as in French Revolution
dsys-men and women compelled 70
labor IN dark and devious ways. but
always a people whose outlines are in
distinct.
Their own feelings not facts. are
often the concern OF men. Despite
this. however. they have not failed 20
observe the unacceptable fact that one
T. Roosevelt OF all others. weeps the
most desperately when mention is
made Of "the common people" For a
long tine he has been appropriating
this phrase for his own uses Finally
he confesses the whole truth-he is the
savior OF the common people. Now. a
savior implies love for the object 20 be
saved. Does he love them so well that
ne would become one Of them II is
here that the question energies: Where
are the common peopleg'
By twist OF the mind the fancy
fingers upon the word "aristocracy.
And man cozdtates for time upon
those aristocracies which are known as
ROYAL families. There are degrees. II
seems. even there. II is commonly re-
ported that some royal families OF
Europe are regarded a. bourgeois by
other royal families. and even by those
who lay no claim 10 royalty. but who
have pedigrees And so down the line
the world fnds dowagers OF all sorts
Struggling their shoulders. elevating
their eyebrows and saying, par
venusr' Down the line until II comes
TO the English Cockney, who shifts the
air and talks about vulgar Americans.
Perhaps one OF Americas elect reads
this In an English newspaper He in
wardly RACES. And because he can de-
wise no other outlet for his rage he
snarls AZ the bootblack who polishes
the shoe while he reads The boot
black is patient dark-eyed Italian.
II il very likely that the boy has the
blood OF Cesar in his veins and back
OF him long past and traditions. But
in most companies. royal or demo
cratic. be is the unbidden guest Would
Won say that be is one OF the common
people? The boy must sometimes
laugh at the world. The fairy tale OF
the prince In disguise is not far from
truth. And 40 we arrive at defini-
ton. The common people constitute a
class 10 which "I'' do not belong. And
~ is everybody.
q benefcent Nature that builds men
so that each seems worth while in his
own eyes