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New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
THE FORTY.EiGHTH STATE.

Arizona became state yesterday, when
President Taft signed the proclamation
admitting il into the Union. It's entry
will probably close the circle for many
years to come, since, excepting the Dis
trict of Columbia and Alaska, there is
now no territory left in continental
United States on which 10 draw for Lew
commonwealth. No one outside the fed
eral district can think seriously Of erect
ing IL into a state and Alaska's develop
ment is bound to be tedious and uncer-
tain. The territorial form of government
will undoubtedly suffice for its needs for
two or three more generations. There
remains the prospect that Texas may de-
eide to take advantage Of the stipulation
under which ii was annexed, which per-
mits 1t to subdivide into five states. But
that prospect is remote since Texans
have an intense pride in the immensity
Of their state and look forward to the
day when ii will be the most pOpulOus
and powerful commonwealth In the
Union. Statehood for any of the insular
possessions Is a still remoter probability.
since such step would involve a dan
gerous modification Of national policy.
The fOrty-eighth state in order of adj
mission ranks fifth In area. 1t covers
113,020 square miles, less than half the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
DR.. DOTY AND HIS SUCCESSOR.
m Tho EDITOR OF The Tribune

Sir: II has been reported in a manner
tLat might lead some to believe that DR..
Alvah II. Doty, Health officer OF the Port
OF New York. or his counsel had cast re-
hection upon DR.. Joseph J. o'Connell, of
Brooklyn. whose name was only yesterday
sent TO the Senate for confirmation as sue
cessor to Dr. Doty, or that they had re-
nectec upon his fitness or qualifications for
the office. There is absolutely no founda-
ton for any such statement Neither DR.
Doty nor this firm have considered either
the appointment Of Dr. O'Connell or his
qualifications for the office.
O'GORMAN, BATTLE & MARSHALL.
New York, Feb. IA, 1912
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THE MAYOR AND THE STREETS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In matters Of haste, standards.
ideals, a leader should aim high. Better
aim at a star and miss 1t than aim at
bush and hit it," Mr.. Gaynor does not find
the evil and dangerous conditions OF this
city very bad. When few weeks ago the
streets outdid those OF Constantinople. Mr..
Gaynor did not think them very dirty.
One day last week one OF our side streets
resembled a skating rink more than a thor
oughfare, and the horses legs resemoled
those of jumping jacks. young woman
t!midly and politely suggested TO a driver
that a little sprinkling OF the ashes from a
nearby can might give his horses footing
over the worst OF the Ice. Mind your own
business" the man shouted, and added with
a sneer: Go down TO the City Hall and
see what Mayor Gaynor will have 10 say.
This is his business" And evidently II was.
1t is hard for some women to understand
how other women can be Tor Gaynor."
ONE WOMAN.
New York Feb L., 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. Feb. l4.-The American
Ambassador to Great Britain and Colonel
George W. Goethals, chief engineer or
the Panama Canal, were entertained at
dinner this evening by Miss Mabel Board
man, who invited a number OF guests TO
meet them later
Miss Taft was entertained at dinner
tonight by Mr.. and Mrs Murray Cobb
who invited a large party OF young people
TO meet her,
Brigadier General and Mrs. Clarence r,
Edwards were hosts tonight for the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
inviting TO meet them the Russian mill
tary attache and Baroness Elizabeth de
Bode, Nine. Christian Hauge, Mr. and Mrs.
Chandler Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bolt. Representative and Mrs. William
Littauer, Captain and Mrs. Mason l..
Gulick, Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Legare,
Captain Sowerby, British naval attache;
Judge Magoon and Benito Legarda, resi-
dent Philippine commissioner.
Mrs. NJ A. Hanna entertained at din
ner tonight in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Stebbins, Of Long Island.
A number of dinner parties were given
tonight preceding the Valentine dance
given by Brigadier General and Mrs. Mar
shall for Miss Marshall. Among the hosts
were Mrs. George Summerlin. who enter
tanned for Miss Marshall: Miss Mary Nc
Caulev, Miss Ruth Bliss. Miss Ruth Pill
ing and Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Senator
and Mrs. Briggs also entertained a num-
ber of guests at dinner.
Brigadier General and Mrs. William L.
Marshall gave for their daughter. Miss
Maitland Marshall. an oldfashioned VAL
entine dance tonight. Two hundred
guests we're invited. and the dancing was
done in the officers hall at the Washing
ton Barracks. supper being served In the
officers mess hall Brigadier General
Marshall is the nephew Of Humphrey
Marshall, of Kentucky, and great-nephew
OF Chief Justice Marshall while Mrs
Marshall Is the granddaughter of the late
Senator Colauitt OF Georgia, whose sue
cessor in the Senate was Mrs Marshalrs
father. The party carried out all the
traditions OF both Kentucky and Georgia
All the guests except the army officers,
who were in uniform, wore old-fashioned
costumes, many Of them dating back into
the l7OO's. Mrs. MarshalPs costume was
particularly interesting, of the period OF
1850. and was the one worn by her aunt
Miss Elizabeth Hill Colquitt. when sew
enteen years old, at the inauguration BAH
of President Pierce 1t was OF shaded
gray, brocaded in bouquets or pink and
red flowers The point lace fichu was a.
part of the original costume. as were the
cameo and pearl brooch and the high
backed comb. Miss Marshall's costume
was of white silk, rufiied to the waist and
worn under a much draped overskirt and
bodice of yellow brocade. Her hair was
combed low In front and parted done into
q high coll at the back and finished by
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
TTrono Tho Tribune BUrcau.I

yyosbington Feb 1.-THE Austrian
Ambassador. accompanied by Count Cze-
konics. secretary of the legation; the
DanIsh Minister and Countess Moltke'
Miss Josephine Patten and Robert Roose-
welt, left Washington Tonight Tor Ne"
Orleans on the way to Panama Jamaica
and other points. They Will return oy
way Of Cuba and reach Washington on
March Q.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
will have as their guest next week Mrs'
Margaret Wood, of England, whose nus
band is one of the Oldest professors Oh
oxford. On Mrs Woods former VISIT 10
the Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce she gave
several lectures for the beneht or locai
charity. and as a compliment TO her ana
N show appreciation her friends nave ar
ranged q lecture date for her at the WASH
inpton PLAYHOUSE for Wednesday, when
she will talk on "The Victorian Spirit ana
yictorians." The subject will be especial
" interesting, as the characters discussed
were personally known to her Ine
patronesses are Mrs. Bryce, Nine, JUS
serand, Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Wickersham'
Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna, Mrs Marshall tlelo'
Mrs. J. b. Henderson, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins. Mrs. Joseph Hobson and MISS
Edith Wetmore. Lord Percy, Of the Brit
ish Embassy; Representative Theron Cat
lin. of ST. Louis, and Chauncey Hackett
will act as ushers and a. Gordon Cum
ming will take tickets.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorf entertained at dinner to-
night Senator Lodge. Mrs. Edward
Thomas. of New York; Captain and Mrs.
Gibbons. Mrs. Marshall Field, Mr. and
Mrs Herbert Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walcott Tuckerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
b. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare'
Miss Marion Oliver. Lieutenant Colonel
McCauley and Mr.. Horstmann, Of the
embassy staf.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport Feb. 1.-THE Newport cottage
OF Mrs. Charles NJ Thomas is being opened
for the return of Mrs. Thomas and Miss
Ruth Thomas from Europe the latter part
of the month.
Mrs. Cameron MGR. Winslow has gone 10
New York on a short visit.
Mrs. French Vanderbilt has returned 70
New York.
DIR. and Mrs. 4. H. Ashton, of Ardmore
Penn, are guests at the Muenchinger King
The officers of the Narragansett Bay
naval station will close their series Of win
ter dances with a costume carnival on
next TUESDAY evening. Captain and Mrs'
Albert Gleaves will be hosts at a dinner
that evening for the young members OF
the winter colony.
Mrs Henry s. Redmond has gone 70
Miami TO visit her father. Robert WfPaT'
sons.
Mrs. Julian Little has returned to New
York
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
BRTTAIN'S IMPENDING
STRIKE.
VINE

The circumstances of the threatened
strike of coal miners in the United King
dom are more than ordinarily simple.
There is a dispute over wages. On No
vember - last conference Of the
Miners Federation formulated a demand
for minimum daily wage for every i'll
dividual working underground. the wage
varying, according to the district, from
As. lid. in Somersetshire and Bristol to
rs. Cd. in Yorkshire. Derbyshire, Not
tinghamshire and South Wales. hut be-
ing Uniform throughout each district
That demand has been maintained, and
the vote which was taken a few weeks
ago was on the primary question, "Are
you In favor of giving notice to estab-
'lish the principle of an Individual min
''imum wage for every man and hoy
working underground In every district
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
A DANGER POINT.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: one of the most dangerous spots
in the city for passengers to cross is
Columbus Circle. 1t seems to me there
is not the least protection there. You
never know from which corner danger Is
coming. and traffic is very heavy. There
snould certainly be a policeman constant
Iy on the crossing to the 59th street SUBJ
way station. COLUMBUS CIRCLE.
New York, Feb. 10, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

wonder pictures and realized a large
profit on his investment; the inventor oieu
l-pitifully poor"
"A number OF men who get to the front
are mere accidents" ..r
Yes replied Senator Sorghum;
sometimes think that what our goVeIshiiiseni;' asn;
most needs Is some reliable form ol a'N'
dent insurance. ."-Washington star
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

east Of President Cleveland nearly
wear and a half before, in when he ~
garded our intervention in Cuoa "a o..
but inevitable. For that reason we in|!
the more readily think Of the traseu'
hereafter without resentment Wllhot'
suspicion and without passion. III sun
fashion shall we hereafter remehlhel '"'
NTnipn
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
Ne,u.Dork atribune.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912.

This newspaper is oICHed and p"b'
lshed Jy The Tribune association
NeW York corporation; office and prln'
cipaI place Of business, Tribune Buttd'
ing. No. 154 Nassau street, AoW lof|'
Ogden II. Reid, president; Conde Ham
lin. secretary; James u. Barrett treas
urer. Yhc addrcSs Of the officers Is inc
Office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In the household of New York family
living temporarily in London there is q
Lincoln Day celebration every year because
the head Of the family was born on Feb.
ruary l2 and bears Lincoln's name. The
souvenirs. in the form of booklet for the
dinner this year. to which many New
York people were invited, as on former
occasions. were designed and made by a
New York artist On the cover are pictures
OF Lincoln: log hut birthplace and the tiny
country house where the host was born
forty-seven years ago, encircled by a wreath
OF primrosCs-the February nower-and on
four pages are family portraits and things
TO remember" from the lives Of Lincoln and
the host. On the last page is a facsimile OF
the letter which Lincoln wrote to Mrs
Bixby, OF Boston, whose four sons were
killed in the ranks Of the Union army.
Her uncle is a very rich man"
That so? Is he friendly with her?'
Yes. and she's making the most Of his
friendship. too. II he fails 10 remember
her In his will she'll have plenty of evil
dence on which to sue the estate for her
services for five years as his companion
and private secretary. Detroit Free Press.
CHRoMATIC.
"The rose is red, the vioet's blue"
And so is Woodrow Wilson, too.
He's blue. because the people note
So many OF the things he wrote
Before he was a candidate,
And which he now regrets, too late.
What's once set down in white and black
Is not so easy to take back;
And one must be a trile green
To fancy such will not be seen,
II he steps forward in the light,
And so comes fully into sight.
To strange conclusions thus we're led.
Wilson Is blue because he's read!
C. B. NJ.
81 think a trip TO Europe would helm
your wife. but perhaps ia better hold n
consultation. What other doctors would
you PREFER"
IL think a couple OF dressmakers would
be more helpful. doc. Louisville Courier
Journal.
a motion picture show seventy years aeo
Is the subject OF an interesting article py
Baron Rudolf Railou In a Vienna paper
According to the baron's story. the inventor
was an Austrian general-Ritter Won Ucha-
tius-who was also professor OF physics at
one of the military schools He empioyed
the stroboscopic machine" says the
writer, Ito explain light and sound waves.
but as this could be used by only one
student at a time and required much time
he perfected machine by means OF which
and with the aid OF the magic lantern the
whole class could see the moving pictures.
This was in the early 40s. When all the
pictures had to be drawn. After Uchatius
had delivered a. lecture on his invention
the famous sleight-of-hand performer
Dobler offered him the liberal sum- OF 100
gulden for the machine, and the offer was
eagerly accepted. Dobler exhibited the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
UPSTATE PAPERS CONSOLIDATED

Gloversvllle, n. Y, Feb. H-Announce-
ment was made to-day of the consolidation
Of THE Gloversville Leader ana The
Johnstown Republican" under the name OF
The Leader Republican" to De published
in the Gloversville office by the NJ d. Col
Inns Company.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

The Virginia Legislature, trying TO
tricts in that state, has arranged a con-
stituency which The Richmond Times
Dispatch" says will be over two hun
dred miles long and on the average about
twenty TO twenty-five miles wide. 1t is
shaped like an old-fashioned duelliny
pistol, with the butt near Petersburg
and Richmond and the muzzlc over close
TO the Tennessee line. The construction
Of this district clearly violates the fed
eral apportionment law. When will Con-
legislatures which persist in what Mr..
Bryan calls the larceny" of political
power?
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

"in Great BritainT' There are Ctner
issues, but this one is primary ana lun-
damental. -, .,
The mine owners have steadily refused
n Grant this wage scale, although they
concede that in some cases there should
be an increase Of pay. They point out
that while the demand Is noilihalls ior
an Increase of from 1913 to 20 per cent
on the average, it in fact Involves II.
some classes of labor an increase OF
from 20 to go per cent. They recognize
the right of workmen who are engaged
in abnormal places to receive Wages
commensurate with the cohdltlons Vi
work. But they hold that the coiiultiollS
vary so greatly that no general scale can
he odoDted. but that a local adjustment
sbould be made in each district lhelr
fear Is that If a minimum wage were
thus granted to piece workers. Wnich
each man would receive Irrespective ol
his OUTPUT of coal, the output Oh many
would greatly decline, on the pFetence ol
difficulties In operating.
Now the miners have voted IN iaVor
of messing the demand and OF going on
strike at the end of this month If 1t Is
not granted. The strike Will Involve
more than q million men and boys, be
sides. of course, affecting in an increas-
ing degree many more in other indus
tries which are directly dependent upon
the supply Of coal. If the strike be-
comes a test Of endurance the period OF
its continuance will be problematic. 1t
Il understood that immense quantities
of coal have been accumulated and
stored by railroads, manufacturers ana
coal dealers, so that cessation of produc-
ton for a short time would cause no
serious embarrassment. On the other
hand. the men are i'll supplied with funds
for their support in idleness. 1t Is esti-
mated that the total In the treasures OF
the unions is not more than f2 for each
man. or only four weeks strike allow
ance, and to use this all up would seri-
ously embarrass the unions for a long
time to come. In view of these circum-
stances It seems probable that the men
will not close their ears against any
reasonable overtures which may be made
for a settlement In advance Of the date
set for the beginning Of the strike.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

Having blundered In other respects in
the Brandt case Governor Dix FASTENED
to add a blunder in the law to his
record
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

II brevity is the soul Of wit the Kings
speech has at least that quality OF wit
ia a supreme degree. II is doubtful II
three topics OF comparable weight and
controversial nature were ever before so
succinctly disposed of in a message to
Parliament.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

Gompers had nothing to say about the
latest dynamite indictments. The Nc
Namara case appears to have taught
him a lesson.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

a Milwaukee judge decides that fathers
are privileged to thrash their daughters
lovers II they catch them in the act OF
eloping. He should have added an obiier
dictum, If they are able"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
COLUMBIA JUNIORS DANCE

New York, Feb. Il, 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

Frederick Townsend Martin gave
luncheon yesterday at Sherrys for Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish. His other guests include'
Mrs Edmund L. Baylies, Mrs. John =
Drexel, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, Mrs. z.
Breitung, Mr. and Mrs. Ormond @. Sn1''r
Miss Lota Robinson, Craig WadsWorth an
Albert Morris Bagby. Mr.. Martin VINO
leaving the city for Palm Beach on teDru
airy %, will give a reception with music 10
morrow afternoon at the Plaza. Amato WI
sing.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT,

Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting gave dinner
last night at her house, In East I'D street
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

For about the forty-'leventh time in its
capricious history Madison Square Gar
den is reported to be saved from dem
olition. In that we may well rejoice,
but we cannot blame Diana II she keeps
her weather eye open for a new perch.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
Her uncle is a very rich man"

Yes. ana she's making me most OF ms
her In his will she'll have plenty OF evil
dence on which to sue the estate for her
services for five years as his companion
and private secretary. Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19
DANGERS or STATE INSURANCE

More has been written of the Ger
man method of compulsory insurance
than that OF any other country. and
it is the general impression of EN-
ployers of labor and OF thorough stu
dents of this subject that the German
method has proved an unqualified
success and would work equally we'll
ii transplanted TO our shores, But
literal analysis of that Law and ex-
haustive study of the statistics pre-
pared by the government, made by
Hugh Hastings. state historian OF New
York, by no means justify the conten-
ton of its success in or adaptabIlity
for this country. The main objection
to the system is based upon the fact
that it is compulsory insurance in
mutual associations composed of all
the employers in any given line OF
trade and vested with power to resu-
late and control their members.
For the state OF New York or any
other state in the United States the
only law that seems applicable for the
moment is one OF simple compensation
as a substitute for all other remedies
except the common-law right to re-
cover, through the civil courts. Just
damages for the consequences of vii
full and objectionable negligence.
In an article in one of the leading
magazines Mr.. Hastings makes 1t
clear that TO make this law COM
pulsory one is as repugnant TO the
idea of the free-born American eiti-
zen as federal ownership of the rail-
roads, therefore, while this law
should be compulsory in effect, It
should be elective in fact, and each
employer. while required to insure,
should be given the choice OF doing II
in the way most adaptable to his sur
roundinss. He should be allowed TO
insure in either stock or mutual in
surance company duly qualified by
the state insurance department to do
business in his state, or to put INTO
effect within his own organization a
workmen's compensation plan that
should be not less beneficial to injured
claimants than the Law provides. or
he should be allowed to carry his own
insurance if he so elects. Mr.. Hast
ing urges, however, that the law
should provide that, if an employer
should elect either of the two last
mentioned plans, he be compelled to
furnish either to the insurance de-
partment OF his state or to some other
department or designated officer Oh
the state a bond sufficient in amount
to cover the obligations imposed up
on him by law as regards injured EN-
ployees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.

a late census bulletin presents some
interesting information on the subject
of garbage disposal. Some cities are
put to heavy expense to collect and
get rid of the garbage and refuse that
must be removed if anything ike san
itary conditions are to be maintained.
Other cities have the garbage hauled
away without cost by contractors who
make use of it. Still others are able
to sell the garbage for cash to offset
the cost of collection by the city.
Statistics collected show that the
cost to all cities was less where the
garbage was removed by contract than
where it was done by city employees.
| Cleveland managed its garbage bust
4 ness so we'll that its sales OF grease
and fertilizer very nearly equaled the
total cost of collection and disposal OF
| the garbage.
Methods of disposal are various
Minneapolis burns its garbage and in
doing so generates power for heating
and lighting the city workhouse and
tuberculosis hospital In other places
it is burned in the open air. In many
cities it is fed to swine either By sell
ing to farmers or on farm owned by
the city. The most Objectionable plan,
dumping on land and leaving it to
decompose, is followed in q number OF
cities reported by the bulletin. Some
cities on large rivers dump all of their
garbage into the water. Nashville has
an ingenious plan by which it throws
the garbage into sewers and then
/ flushes the sewers, sending all into
the river. In eight towns the garbage
was buried.
Some classes of garbage have q
large value and can be utilized by
reduction plants. Where a city re-
ceives revenue from its sale, different
kinds of garbage are kept separate.
With market for fertilizer and grease
and a plant for burning the refuse, II
should be possible for any well man
aged city to dispose OF all the gar
bage at a small net cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19
k.okuk,s Memorial Day Orator.

Columbus Safeguard: Hon. F. NJ.
Molsberry of this place has been Sc
cured to deliver the address at the
Memorial services in the National
cemetery al Keokuk on May Both, he
having Teen asked 10 fill the place of
Governor Carroll, who could not be
there on that date
More than one thousand veterans of
the Civil war have been buried in the
cemeteries OF Keokuk and the patri-
otto people of that city pay fitting
tribute to their memory each year. A
monument is being erected there in
the National cemetery in honor of the
unknown dead who helped to preserve
the union, and it was hoped by the
people of Keokuk that they could
dedicate 1t on May Goth. 1t will not be
completed in time and the service
will be postponed until later.
Ex-senator Molsberry is one OF
Iowa's most fluent speakers and Keo-
kuk people should not miss this oppor-
tunity of hearing him.