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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
"ONE or THE LEADERS,"

The Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff bushes
and perspires uneasily as the peoples
champion. He wonders painfully how
many persons will recall bis own po-
litical past. He starts guilty. at every
thing in print for fear it may be a
deadly parallel, just like novice doing
his first political flop. There are those
who will ask" he says, "how | can
reconcile my present attitude with my
''past Identification with the machine
during the thirty years Of my partici-
patton in public and political affairs"
And again: at may be asked how
"can subscribe to q platform such as
that upon which Colonel Roosevelt Will
stand. especially in view Of the fact
that I was a delegate to the Rochester
convention and there a member Of the
committee on resolutions"
But 10 one really does ask him these
questions No one requires any explana-
lions of him. He is his own explana-
ton. Whatever he does, It is just Tim.
ME" No one will quote from his latest
utterance the burning words with which
he announces his present principles ::
LET me say that the people Of the West
"both Democrats and Republicans alike
"are waging great contest for cause
that appeals to all the people every
where alike-the right to determine for
themselves who shall administer the
"offces Of the nation. state and munich
"pality, or, in other words, they are de-
"manding the rule Of the people in the
place of the rule Of the machine and
place them beside his own denunciation
Of direct primaries as anarchistic, so
cialistic and un-American.
The cause of the people against the
machines finds an ardent adherent in
Mr.. Woodruff. He overcomes his passion
for consistency and goes over to the
t'ird party movement, in which he I'M
hesitatingly declares himself ready, If
wanted, ito enlist as one of the leaders
This revolution in the Republican party
is like revolution In South America
every patriot enllsts as general.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
faces such bombardment serene'y sell
dom gets hurt.
a,oyHFP AVIATION TRAGEDY.


The tragic death of Miss Harriet
Ouiubv in Dorchester Bay yesterday
embassies the wisdom Of her fellow
aviator. Miss Matilda Moisant, who, re
aliZing that the inevitable end Of long
confirmed flying career was violent
death. retired from the sport before
temptjng fate too long. Miss Qulmby
was a pioneer among women aVlators
and was the first Of her sex to fly across
the English Channel. She was popu-
lar figure at exhibitions and had a high
reputation for skill and daring-a daring
which sometimes seemed TO verge on
recklessness, as when, on her recent re
turn from Europe with higher powered
machine than she was accustomed TO,
she nearly lost her life through failure
by preliminary practice to adapt her
methods to il before essaying regular
flights
Miss Ouimby is the fourth woman 10
lose her life in an aeroplane. Doubtless
she will not be the last. But her fate
ought to give women. and men, too.
pause. The aeroplane is a vehicle Of
great promise. But it is at best an I'M
stable one. and every person risks life
who flies. That is risk worth taking
for q serious purpose. The machine must
be developed; it must be tested for the
uses of peace and war But It should not
be made a plaything under conditions
which place a premium on reckless tricks
and encourage flying in unsuitable
weather for the amusement of curious
throngs. Miss Quimby is not a victim
to science, but to sport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

The New York swindlers who tried 10 net a
Chicago man and were turned over to the
police have very harsh opinion OF Chicago
sharpness. Journal
II is sais that 30 per cent OF the butchers
of New York will quit the business by the fall
II they should all so TO work for the street
cleaning department they might make New
York clean enough to visit.-Boston Adver-
tissr.
Amelia Bingham, the actress and president
OF the Professional Woman's Club, says New
York Is the most moral town In the world.
We shall continue, however, to believe that
there Is less wickedness In Coshocton. Ohio.
than In New York.--Chicaso Record Herald.
Tho Housewives League In OF the New
York boroughs has suspended its regular busi-
ness 10 make q swat-the-hy campaign That
ought to furnish plenty OF exercise during the
hot weather. and. besides everybodys doing
it.---Philadelphia Press.
The killing OF Banker Selisman, OF New
York. in an automobile collision is likely to DO
helpful in the night now on In New York
against automobile speeding. Mr.. Seligman
was riding 10 hts summer home from meet
Ing at which this very subject was under dis.
ssion.--Rochester Union and Advertiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
TOO SENSITIVE.

Mr.. Bryan exhibited undue sensitive
man Of the Democratic National Conven-
ton to be allowed to protect himself
against "gratuitous insult" The In.
suit consisted in unfurling in the faces
of the Nebraska delegation banner in
scrlbed with one of Mr.. Bryan's recent
tributes to his recent friend and fol
lower, Champ Clark. There was moth
ing essentially offensive in recalling TO
the Peerless Commoner's" memory his
former glowing testimonial to the "boun'
dawg" statesman's character. Mr.. Clark
was therein described as absolutely in
cOrruptible," and the device on the ban
ner was intended TO suggest that the
Bryan who refused 10 vote for the
Speaker any longer because Of the lat
ter's association with Tammany owed
an apology to the Bryan who had said
that for eighteen years past Mr. Clark
had ever been ION one side Of the queS-
ton, and that was the side that repre-
sented the people"
M III y an may nave Drtu tHJllltu W
wave aside the demand for an apology,
but he should not have resented it as
insulting" He believes that evil as
sociations corrupt good manners in poll
tics as we'll as out Of IL. and he has al
ready made it clear that the Clark who
was willing to court Tammany's favor
is in his estimate an entirely different
person from the Clark whom he thought
he knew well enough TO characterize as
absolutely incoruptible." That being
his view, he could have afforded to dis
miss the legend on the banner as II
harmless, il not humorous, anachronsm.
a statesman who throws epithets about
rs freely as Mr. Bryan does ought not
he surprised when others try to make
him uncomfortable He has made per-
sonal warfare on fellow delegates like
August Belmont, Thomas i. Ryan, Al
ton b. Parker and Charles T. Murphy
and has repudiated as unfaithfuI the
candidate for President whom hc was
instructed by the voters of Nebraska To
support. He must expect retaliation in
kind. The banner incident was only
mild species of revenge. Other bombs
viii be exploded But seasoned bomb
thrower like Mr.. Bryan ought not to get
ruftied In the excitement. From his own
experience he knows that the man who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
NEW YORK'S "WAI FTGURES.'

The Hon. John Il. Stanchfeld did the
best that could be done with a bad case
when he tried to defend New York S
delegates at Baltimore from the charge
of being wax figures" He assured the
convention that the delegation Of 1917
was the most representative" which
eyer came from the State Of New York.
That statement might have been accept
cd in entire good faith, and yet it would
have failed to shake the firm impression
of the vast majority Of Democrats from
other states that the New York delegates
were merely mariOnettes, operated on
wires controlled by the pudgy hand of
Charles F. Murphy.
The present delegation may pride IT.
self on the fact that il Is more COM
pletely end cheerfrlly responsive to a
single will than any delegation seen at d
Democratic national convention in many
years. and TO that extent may be entitled
to consider itself more representative
OF Tammany methods of popular rule"
than any OF it's immediate predecessors.
But the honor claimed by Mr.. Stanch-
field was hardly worth claiming. 1t did
not impress the convention, which after
seeing the New York wax figures go
through their automatic performance for
three or four days running could not I'M
derstand why any one of them should
want TO boast about the fidelity with
which they had responded on all occa-
sions to the pull Of the string.
Mr.. StanchEed and his associates may
he representative" enough in their way.
But what they represent has become ex-
tremely odious even in Democratic poll
tics-the system. namely, Of tying up
eighty-nue delegates in a bag and car
rying them into the market for trading
purposes. Nobody on the New York
delegation but Murphy counts. He saw
10 It that at least forty-iive of the eighty
nine samples which he took along TO Bal
timore would echo his ightest thought,
and by the aid of the unit iule he has
appropriated willy willy, the votes Of
the others who are free TO talk about
giving effect 10 their own opinions but
never viii have y chance TO do so unless
those opinions happen to coincide with
Mufphl's previously arrived at judy,
meDi.
Mer % Mr. StanchfeldS standing IN
the community who consent to do Ser-
vice as Murphy marionettes ought rot
10 l,e surprised if they find themseIycs
targets for scorn and ridicule in IA
tional convention. Their souls are NJ
their own, and everybody Is aware OF it,.
DIR. Stanchfeld made a bluff of voting
for Governor Wilson after he had tried
TO demonstrate how independent and
eelf-controlling he and his associates
were. But his vote went down on the
secretary's roll for Clark, and fact thus
routed rhetoric. It would have been bet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
A CHINESE pT/ZTF.

II Is impossible TO avoid feeling GER
tain theoretical sympathy with the
Chinese in their aversion 10 II foreign
loan: or would be- # il were more GER
tain that their aversion was intelligent
and sincere. China, largely because of
her mistaken policy Of nOu-milltarisn,
and because, also, of an inyincible BOur-
bonism. has for many years been 10
considerable extent under foreign domi-
nation. Doubtless she would long ago
have been completely conquered and
partitioned had not the rivalries Of some
powers aud the disinterested generosity
of others protected her. But now she
has nominally become constitutional
and up-to-date republic, and has actually
achieved extraordinary progress toward
the standards Of twentieth century civil
~ ton. Therefore, many of her people
think she should be Immediately relieved
of the reproach of alien domination or
even supervision, and if she gets loan
from abroad she should get It with the
same freedom from hampering condi-
tions that any other borrowing nation
would enjoy. Since Europe and America
very prudently will not lend any consid-
cradle sum without certain reasonable
safeguards against its misuse, they raise
a demand for no foreign loan at all, but
for a domestic loan 10 meet all the gov
ernment's needs.
That would undoubtedly be sound pol
L.. cfi % ,..h; ,ath op
are grave doubts. The last important
domestic loan which China was able TO
raise was more than a thousand years
ago There may be no doubt that she
has resources for raising one, adequate
to her present needs. If they could be
utilized We have hitherto suggested
that her revenues might readily be
doubled or more by the introduction of
improved methods Of taxation, and that
without materially adding to the bur
dens Of the people. But TO devise and
execute plans for such fiscal achieve
ments would take much time. and the
need Of large sum of money is said to
be so urgent rs TO admit Of no delay
We were told few weeks ago that If at
least S50OO00OO were not provided be-
fore the end Of June the republic would
be in peril, with the probabilities against
its surviving. That fatal date is now
past, however, and the republic is still
in existence and with no perceptibly in
creasing indications Of impending dis
solution.
The question of sincerity. therefore,
unavoidably arises. There are suspi-
cions and counter suspicious. At Picking
il is suggested that the powers are con-
spring to secure Il monopoly and to i'm
pose onerous conditions upon China
which really seems absurd, seeing that
the powers in question are practically
the only powers i'm the world that are
capable Of providing China with sufii-
cient money, and that the terms pro
posed are merely such as have long been
In force in connection with other loans.
On the other hand, the belief is eX-
pressed that China is either playing her
familiar game OF procrastination and1
pitting one power or group Of powers
against another In the hope Of winning
advantage from the dissenslons thus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
IN THE sERKSHlREs.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Lenox. July Mrs. Thomas Zimmond.
J. Remick Zlmmond and Mrs. McNichols,
OF New York, are at the Red Lion Inn,
Stockbridge.
Or. and Mrs. Linsly $. Williams, who
we're at the Curtis Hotel for the week end
with Mrs. Charles A. Lamont and Mrs.
James r. Jesup have gone N their camp
a. Marlborough. n. n.
Mrs. W. Murray Crane gave luncheor
for Mrs. T. Marshall Crane, the mCtAtr o.
Senator Crane. a Dalton this afternoon.
Mrs Morris X Jesup will start to-nnor'
row for Bar Harbor. She will return IN
Lenox In September FOR two months. Mrs.
John Miller. who has been Mrs. Jesups
guest. has returned to New York
Mrs. Grover Gle Gland was q weekend
guest of President and Mrs. Harry \ Car
field at williams College, in WillismstoVn
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Crownirshieh
came to Stockbri6ge tonight after an I'D
sence OF three years abroad
Arriving at the Hotel Aspinwali to-daT
were Dr.. and Mrs. Warren Adams. OF Ne"
York: Mr.. and Mrs. A. Winsnt. Miss \.
Winant. Daniel Winant and Miss Adelrs
Grant. Of Great Neck, Long Island Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Henry II. Law and Walter W. Law
OF Briarclff, y. y, and Mrs. William
Brown and Mrs. william " Pomerov, 81
New York
Mr.. and Mrs z. NJ. Ives, Miss Josephine
Mann. Miss Nina Rhoades, Mss l. +.
Smith and Mrs s. Fabricotti. OF New Scrs.
are at the Maplowood PitsAeld.
Miss Helose Meyer and Miss Gertrucs
Parsons will start on Wednesday for can
ada, where they are to fish for salmon.
+. Augustus Schermerhorn is guest o'
his sister, Mrs. Richard T. Auohmuty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

DOMESTIC. Miss Harriet Qulmby
and w. A. p. Willard, who was flying
with her as q passenger, fell 1000 feet
from q monoplane into Boston Harpor
and were killed - The President
end Mrs Taft attended the tWenty-thlru
annual Saengerfest at Philadelphia; they
were welcomed by six thousand voices
singing THE Star Spangled Banner
- President Taft sent to the Senate
the nomination of William Marshall
RulIltt. of Louisville. to be Solicitor Cen
eral of the United States. - Congress
averted q tie-up of government depart
ments by extending the appropriations OF
the past fiscal year through July; funos
were provided for the army man6uvreS
- 1t was said at San Francisco that
Mrs. Pennybacker probably would be rec
commended for the presidency or the
Federal ton of Womer's Clubs, now in
session in that city. - William d,
Burns. the detective, was fined $40 Tor
contempt of court at the trial Of Clarence
IS barrow at Los Angeles. - The
battleship Louisiana went ashore IN
Narragansett Bay, but was fioated With
out serious damage. - Daniel Engle-
hard of New York, jumped from
steamer into Lake George and was
picked up by cottagers at Silver Bay
alive but in dangerous condition; ne
was convalescing from nervous prostra-
zion.
CITY.-Stocks showed strength. -
Managers Of coastwise lines took the at
7itude that the dock strike had proved a
failure, declaring not more than four
hundred men had walked out. - r.
R. Mccormick, as q Deneen emissary,
told eX-President Roosevelt that the
Governor did not believe Taft could
carry Illinois. and he was ready to non
back TO the colonel. - DR.. Austin
Flint testified that Harry K. Thaw, In
his opinion, was an incurable paronoiac,
and w. T. Jerome failed either to have
the writ dismissed or the hearing trans
ferred TO another justice. - Accord
ing TO DR.. Mabon, 81 per cent of the in
mates OF the Manhattan State Hospital
for the Insane are foreign born, am
many are of doubtful citizenship. -
"A detective spoiled the well laid plans
of a band Of wire tapperS who were just
mulcting their victim. - julius Har-
burger contributed materially toward
the twelfth consecutive victory or the
Giants - One hundred and nifty
Fresh Air children will start to-day for
outings at Utica, n. Y, and Pittsfield'
Mass.
FOREIGN.-It was estimated that the
fatalities in the Regina tornado would
be confined to fifty. - Mexican led
eral troops advanced in three columns 10
within 4 few miles OF Bachimba, tho
rebel front. where a decisive battle was
expected. - The Leyland liner An
lillian. which ran on reef at TURK
Island. in the Bahamas, month ago
was foated off. 60 a rigid quarantine
was ordered in England against all irish
cattle. on account OF the spread OF 1901
and-mouth disease; the principal cattle
markets in the North of England were
closed by order and the holding of cat
lie shows counternanded. - Caleb
J Milne. prominent philadelphia,
was knocked down by taxicab in Lon
don and killed
THE WEATHER.-Indica for to
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. rs degrees; lowest. 3D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
DISGUSTED PIONEERS.

The real, dyed-in.the-wool Progress
siyes who, under the name Of the Social
ist party, have been steadily gaining
votes i'll recent years are disturbed at
the prospect OF their stock ia trade
being appropriated by others. AS Mr..
Bryan long ago complained that Mr.
Roosevelt had stolen his political clothes
after he had overcome the popular
ridcule Of the innovations and made
them the fashion--so now the Socialists
Of this state, who have just nominated
ticket issue warning against the Third
Term party as 3 counterfeit OF progress
siyenesS. They arc suspicious Of Greeks
bearing gifts. and an heroic figure fabri-
Gated in the shops of the Steel Trust
appears 10 them more like an ambush
than votive Offering to the people
They say:
We call attention to the fact that ?
new national party may soon be launched,
ostensibly Progressive, but really backed
BY the steel Trust, the Harvester Trust
and similar interests, and provided with
funds 10 carry on gigantic whirlwind
campaign.
These champions Of the downtrodden
have been 100 long bitter critics of
labor conditions In the steel mills to see
I'm George W. Perkins An advance agent
Of the millennium. They were among
the earliest to complain Of the restric-
tions OF our constitutions on doing things
for the peoples welfare" They may re-
ioice to see some OF their ideas become
so popular that It Is worth while for
practical man to profess them. But they
feel they have n right 10 ask:
who fishcd the murex up"
What porridge had John Keats"
II has been porridge for them right
along. and those who now Guido one an
other in azure feats" Of progressive
ness while consuming the turtle Of the
Chautauqua Circle or having their cups
clarct crowned by the steel Trust have
all along insisted that even porridge was
too good for these heretiCs. No wonder
they resent the limitations and loudly
proclaim themselves the original In
ventors Of the cry for social justice
and entitled 10 enjoy the political fruits
of that cry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, July 1.-The President ana
Mrs Taft went to Philadelphia this AFTER
noon to attend the German sangerrest ana
will return tomorrow morning.
The dinner for the South American dip
Iomats and their wives which the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Taft were to give tomorrow
night has been indefinitely postponed on ac-
co,nt If a number of the diplomats being
absent from the capital.
Miss Taft will not return TO the White
House before the President and Mrs. Tat'
leave here. on Wednesday. but VIII meet
them at some point between washington
and Beverly
Mrs Laughlin, the younger sister OF Mrs
Taft, will again occupy her cottage OH the
North Shore and will be In close touch with
Mrs Taft all summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

Mote must confess heard q man max.
this point IN conversation
Developments in woman's dress
Seem likely 10 produce distress.
The matron with a modest mien
Must be old-fashoned to be seen.
The skirts we gaze upon to-day
Are tight; and fashion makers say,
To-morrow's viii be tighter when
They'll verge to tights. and then
What then7 J. @. &.
Pat was a bashful lover and Biddy was
coy, but not too coy.
"'Blddy." Pat began tImidly. did Yer 'yer
think OF marryln'?"
Sure. now, tn subJict has niyer inferred
me thoughts" demurely replied Biddy.
IT'S sorry OF sm." said Pat. turning
away.
Wan minute, Pat!" called Biddy. softly.
we've set me a-thinkin'. "-Harper's Bazaar.
TN the matter Of the ixstlon OF stand
ards for foods and drugs" says The Ian
Get" tho mother country has much to
learn from her Australian colonies" As
the latest advance In connection with the
Standardization Of drugs, the measure pro-
posed by the Board OF Health Of Victoria
is quoted. This provides that ''disinfect-
ants" "antiseptics' and "deodorants'' raust
be 80 labelled when offered for sale as TO
give the purchaser a fair idea OF their
value" The label must state the mean
ing OF the term, and in order to prevent
the cure all' idea a deodorant, which Is
defined as any substance which, when
used in accordance with directions on any
label accompanying 1t, will prevent or
neutralize offensive odors,' must be Ia
beled with the words, This substance Ia
not 10 be used as a dislnfectant or germi-
eide" Under the new law II will be an
offence to label an article as "antiseptc"
unless 1t comes within the meaning or tho
term. and many toilet articles will have to
be relabelled.
81 don't think your portrait is much like
the original, old man.
only once have, 1 painted portrait
eued Inc for libel afterward. '-F1iegende
Blatter.
Pointing TO an illustration in '"rhe
Tribune" an ardent votes-for- women adj
yocate said: III this man-CooncI j.
Ham Lewis--has anything TO say in the
selection OF a candidate at Baltimore the
women will be against lie ticket Champ
Clark called him "the biggest dude in the
country a little more than a year ago.
That Is one thing against him. Women
have 10 use for men who BOAST OF the
possession OF 365 necktes. But even that Is
not all. A few years ago he was reported
as having said In Chicago: Remember. an
oath means nothing TO a woman and, as
Horace has so truthfully expressed II.
gta ri mi 10 bar.
self all hell cannot keep her record
took an oath then that I would not forget
the Islander and have not forgotten It,"
"Ono way to git de best OF an argu-
ment." said Uncle Eben, lis to say one
thing wifi all yoh might an keep on sayin'
it, Oar ain no use tryin' to convince a
parrot. Washington Star.
The subject of neighbors is one on
which We are sensitive" writes Agnes
Athol In an article on Some Things
That We Learned by Renting a House in
the Suburbs" In which she advocates rent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
NOT coMPLIM ENTARY.
i,or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: on the arrival homo from Africa or
Colonel Roosevelt Progressive New YORK
publisher gave us a picture OF the colonel
at the tomb OF Napoleon entitled The
Meeting OF the Great" Could not this
same publisher now furnish us with pict-
ure OF the colonel at the tomb Of Judas and
entitle II the meeting OF the ingrates? l
would also suggest that he include Tiny
Tim" Woodruff and his former clerk "Bill'
Prendergast In this group.
ALFRED NJ. REDMOND.
BROOKLYN, July /, 1912.