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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THE TRIBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWS
BROKERS QUIT EXCHANGE;
OBJECT TO HARSH RULES
Governing Committee in Capel
Court. London, Blamed for
It's "Busybody" Tactics.
[By Cable to The Tribune.l

London, Dec. THE great falling on
i'm business on the London Stock Ex-
change. and what is described by many
brokers as the "busybody" tactics OF
the governing committee of the Capel
Court Exchange, resulted this week In
the resignation of all the members OF
another brokerage firm from the ex-
change Some financial men say that
these are signs Of the gradual decline
Of the Stock Exchange unless the gov
erning committee can be persuaded to
let brokers do business unhampered by
rules which prevent them from max
ing a living.
The firm which resigned this week Is
Hebert, Wagg e. Russell, one Of the
oldest, and presumed to be one Of the
wealthiest, on the exchange. 1t Is un-
derstood that the firm will still con-
tinue in existence and start business
as outside stock and share brokers as
well as doing general financial business,
which IL will be in considerably better
position to handle without membership
in the exchange.
A we'll known broker, speaking OF
this resignation, said that under the
new rules made by the governing COM
mittee, which went into effect early
this year, not only had the practice Of
charging double commission been
stopped, but commission brokers were
allowed to cut down their charges by
nearly 70 per cent, and the methods Of
handling shares had been so changed
as to result in still further cut In
the remuneration Of brokers.
Whereas a year ago brokers received
commission of one shilling and six
pence for handling shares in such con-
Germs as De Beers Syndicate. for ex-
ample. under the new rules the COM
mission was only seven and half
pence, and this is but a fair sample OF
the general reduction In the profits OF
the brokerage business. In these cir
cumstances many members felt they
could no longer afford 10 retain their
place on the exchange, but would have
to resign and go into outside business
where they could make living.
This broker said that unless the gov
erning committee came TO its senses
the London Stock Exchange was likely
soon to lose It's pre-eminence among
the stock markets of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
[By Cable to The Tribune. ]

London, Dec. Prince Francis OF
Teck was the principal guest at a
small shooting party entertained at
Wrest Park this week end by Whitelaw
Reid. The ambassador, whose health
shows improvement. is remaining AT
Dorchester House, where he gave a
luncheon on Wednesday to Richard {.
Kerens, American Ambassador to Aus
tria- Hungary, who is leaving for Vienna
shortly. Major P. A. Kenna was also
a guest.
A number of members of the Ameri-
can diplomatic service are now in Lon
don. Willing Spencer, second secretary
at the Berlin Embassy, is spending a
few days on leave here. Franklin Mott
Gunther, the newly appointed secretary
Of embassy at Rio de Janeiro, and Craig
w. Wadsworth, secretary OF legation
and consul general at Teheran. are ooth
stopping in London on their way 10
their new posts
Mrs. James Amory Moore. who re-
Gently cancelled her engagement 10
marry Henry F1tzhenry, art adviser TO
j. Pierpont Morgan, left on the Baltic
this week for New York. having re-
covered from her recent protracted in
disposition.
The great event in society this week
has been the pantomime ball. held un-
der royal auspices in the Albert Han
on Wednesday. During the last Few
years the English aristocracy has shown
such enthusiasm for functions OF TINS
character that they may be regarded
as society's most popular fad. Charity
is. of course. benefited by this gor-
geous pageant of Anglo American FASH
ion, and the London University College
Hospital is $4,000 richer as a result.
The ball was organized by Lady Con-
stance Hatch and the Duchesses OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
ARTISTS HOME UNS0L0
Alma Tadema Auction Stopped
at Bid of $4,000.
fBy cable 10 The Tribune. ]

London. Dec. THE home of the
late Sir Laurence Alma Tadema, which
has been described as the most beauti-
full house In London. was offered for
sale at auction this week The house
cost 1880, 900. but this represented only
small part OF its value, the chief
asset being the boundless stores Of the
artistic feeling lavished on construc-
ton and decoration by the great art
list and his friends.
The entrance hail. for example, is
decorated on three sides by panelled
screens painted by such artists as
Leighton. Poynter, Boughton, East.
Rivere, Marcus Stone, MacWhirter Val
Prinsep. Ricksee and John Collier.
The studio is OF vast size, and the
walls are panelled with gray Siena
marble The apse and the dome are
covered with aluminium leaf. and below
the concave surface Of the apse is. a
dado OF Venetian red leather. The
domed ceiling is filed with yellow glass.
In the atrlum, leading from the stu
do. Sir Laurence kept his books. The
ceiling Of this apartment is copy
from Pompeii. The window Is COM
posed Of a sun Of onyx, on either side
being panels of japanese lacquer
When the house was put UP for sale
it was found impossible to get a pur-
chaser. The auctioneer suggested as
an opening bid s250,ooO. This was not
forthcoming. but 100000 was offered.
When the bidding reached $50, 200 the
sale stopped, and II was announced
that the property would not be sold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
CZAREVITCH BEDRIDDEN
Still Uncertain Whether He Will
Regain Use of Leg.
fBy Gable TO The Tribune.

London, Dec. THE Czarevitch is
still bedridden in the imperial palace.
Tsarskoe- Selo, with doctors in constant
attendance. Apparatus for the support
of the left thigh and leg is being made
for journey to Gagry, on the Black
Sea coast, which the doctors insist is
necessary for the boys life.
1t is still uncertain whether the
Czarevitch will recover the use of his
leg. The Car and Czarina for long
time refused to believe the serious
nature Of the boys illness, and were
only convinced by Professor Fedoroff
while the imperial family were at
S'pala, Poland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
in THE LONDON THEATRES
J. M. Barrie Writes Two New
Plays for Charles FrOhman.
MCDONALD HASTINGS'S NEXT
1.-The Tide" To Be Produced by
Miss Ethel Warwick-The
Theatrical Situation.
[By Cable to The Tribune. ]

London, Dec. 7.-McDonald Hastings,
who recently sprang into fame as the
author of 1.-The New Sin" and Love,
and What Them" has decided on the
Tide" as the name of his new play
which Ethel Warwick is to produce at
the Queens Theatre next Saturday.
The piece is in four acts and the COM
pany will include Norman Trevor, Ed
mond Breon. Shell Barry and Miss
Muriel Martin Harvey. Mr.. Hastings
Is now writing a play for Cyril Maude,
and after that has an order for one for
Arthur Bourchier
It is reported here that Charles
Frohman has received from j. VI.
Barrie two new plays, one called The
Little Policeman" and the other Half
an Hour" 1t is understood that they
are to be produced in America before
being presented in London.
Norman McKinnel will sail for New
York next Wednesday to open there
with Rutherford and Son" on Deem
Der 81. The principal members of the
company Mr. McKinnel is taking with
him are J. V. Bryant, L. Cooke Beres-
ford, Miss Edyth Olive, Miss Thyrza
Norman and Miss Agnes Thomas.
Melville Gideon. the brilliant young
American composer who is responsible
for the music Of the successful AL
hambra revue, xiii That Fly" and
who has just concluded an engagement
at the London Hippodrome, has been
engaged by George Edwardes, under a
three years contract, to collaborate in
the musical score Of future Gaiety pro-
auctions. There is, however, no truth
in the statement that revue is to be
produced at this theatre. This partial
"Americanization" OF London's home
of musical comedy is remarkable, If
only for the interest OF Mr.. Gould the
New York millionaire, in the theatre,
and that gentleman's recent suggestion
that he would show London how to DO
things"
That London has too many places Of
amusement is the expressed conviction
OF those who are concerned with pro-
vidng it's public with entertainment.
The West End of London has dnclud-
ing Covent Garden and the London
Opera House, thirtytwo theatres. Be
sides there are numerous picture pal
aces and the Scala and Terry theatres,
now used for cinematograph shows.
OF the ninety-eight plays presented in
the course of the last theatrical year
at the thirty-two theatres only twenty
five showed a profit, and opera pro-
ducing during the same period was not
paying business.
But every one who has a thorough
knowledge and experience of the Lon
don theatre business is well aware that
there is plenty of room for good plays.
The public will support thirty good
plays every week night Of the year il
they are only provided. But the sup
ply of good plays is not equal 10 the
demand and chances are taken more
often than is wise with plays that are
OF doubtful merit 1t is therefore be-
cause a sufficient number of good plays
cannot be found that London has too
many theatres.
AS to the music halls. of which there
are ten in the West End area, how
much their profits have fallen off ls
eloquently shown by the following fig
ures:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THREATEN WEBER IN CUBA
Bridge" Sails from Havana
Due Here Tuesday.

Havana, Dec. 7-"Brldgie" Weber, one
of the "informers" at the Rosenthal muir
der trial, who arrived here on Wednes-
day on board the Ward Line steamship
Saratoga, departed to-day on the same
vessel for New York. where he is ex-
pected 10 arrive on December TO-
The reason given for his leaving was
that he had been threatened with as
sassination II he remained in Cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
ITALIAN FINANCES GOOD
Revenue of Government Constantly
Increasinp-Credit at High Level.

Rome Italy. Dec. 7.-Italian finances
are in excellent condition, Notwithstanding
the heavy expenses incurred during the
war in Tripoli. according TO Francesca
Tedesco. Minister of Finance. who to-day
made in the Chamber OF Deputies state
ment showing The situation Of the Treas
ury.
He declared that the revenue of the
government was constantly increasing
and referred to the high level of Italian
credit. ttf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
LONDON TRADE BOOMING
November Statement Shows Large In
creases in Imports and Exports.

London, Dee The November state
ment OF the Board OF Trade shows in
creases of IS0o5.oo0 in imports and ST.
$50, 500 In exports. The principal gains IL
the imports were ST,5OO,0OO in cotton from
America and s6l25.Oeo in cotton from
Egypt. In the imports manufacture
goods showed the largest increase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Past Methods Too Tame.

Window smashing, horsewhipping
Cabinet ministers, frenzied heckling Of
public speakers and other we'll ex-
plotted forms Of protest have now be-
come all too tame.
When Lloyd George visited Aberdeen
a few days ago a clergyman resembling
him was viciously attacked, and at the
same time a respectable, law-abidlng
artist, who also bore slight resem-
blance to the Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer, had the windows of his auto
mobile smashed.
Now it is authoritatively stated that
will more than probably
break out in a new and even more sei-
Gus channel than before. Meanwhile
the pillar box outrages continue, in
spite OF the vigilance of the detective
force detailed Ia guard them through
out England and Scotland. Hundreds
of instances have been reported, and
by way Of variation the militants are
finding a measure of satisfaction in
painting the doors of prominent house
holders. This has been done in Aber-
deem, Dublin and elsewhere, and in
each case the familiar slogan Votes
for Women has been inscribed in
white paint on the portals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
NET PROFITS.

And in the suburbs the same state
Of things Is found.
On the ever-growing competition is
placed the blame for the fact that divi-
dends have come down. and COM
petition is the cause assigned to many
managers attempts TO seek for produce
tons that will get talked about This
occasionally is responsible for the
risky" turns. of which there have
been few very recent instances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
SMALL REIGN OF TERROR
Militant Sufragettes Keep
Britain in State of Alarm.
WOMEN LAUGH AT THE LAW
Governmental Hesitancy to Let
Them Starve if They Wish
Makes Them Bolder.
[By Cable to The Tribune. !

London, Dec. THE militant sur.
fragists are still keeping Great Britain
on the tenterhooks Of alarm. The re-
cent wholesale attempts to destroy the
contents Of the public letter boxes and
the threats to carry the revolutionary
work to even more drastic limits have
occasioned the greatest fear in the DO.
litical and commercial communities.
Mrs. Pankhurst has described the
campaign against the public mail as
another step in the great civil war now
being waged. This graphically epit.
omizes the situation. There appears
to be no limit to the outrages Of tht
militants, and it is regarded as signif-
cant that Mr. and Mrs. Pethick Law
renee, who broke away from the Pans-
hurst wing of the party recently b.-
cause they were unprepared to go 10
the extreme limits advocated by the
Pankhursts, now indorse the latest
phase of the campaign, though no Sims
are apparent that there is to be snv
new characterization OF IOTCeS.
Pethick Lawrenees in Line.
The Lawrences state that the at
tacks on the pillar boxes are pat OF
the rebellion brought about by pre-
cisely the same causes which have
brought about rebelIions in other coun-
tries in other times. On the samt SUBJ
ject Christabel Pankhurst says:
1--WE are told that attacks upbn let
tiers may cause most heartrendng dis
tress to very many innocent ana needy
persons. For example, postal orders
may be destroyed and neyd reach
those for whom they are destined
Surprising that here or there a poor
scrubwoman loses a postal orler. She
may be thankful If at such a price she
takes a step nearer enfranchisement
Those who burn letters are fighting
above all for the poor, undergrad
women. They are striving 20 prevent
the lifelong. wholesale robbery OF
women who in hundreds Of thousands
are being paid one-half or one-third or
even less than they could earn if they
belonged to the enfranchked class
Letter burning, she says, by way 81
summarizing her argument, is a grave
revolutionary act, a serious remedy Tor
a far more serious disease.
What the next move will be in the
terroTizing campaign It is. OF course,
impossible to say, bEt il is certain
that the militant faction is supremeiy
regardless Of any criminal punish
ment. The leniency Of the government
which when prisoners have deliber.
ately attempted by hunger strikes 10
starve themselves to death has ordered
their release, has served as an encour-
agement to such an exteUt that they
simply laugh at the law when planning
their future operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Still To Be Ratified.

Then comes another step in the an
nouncement OF Canada's intention TO
make royal gift to the imperial navy.
This time there can be no mistaking
the genuineness OF the offer. 1t is true
that IL still remains for the Canadian
Legislature to ratify Mr.. Borden's pro-
posaIs. and not very long ago Canada,
under the leadership Of Sir vfafrid
l.aurier, refused TO contribute to the
British navy, but English memory does
not go buck that far. Instead. England
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
SURELY SETTLES
UPSET STOMACHS
"Pape's Diapepsin" Ends Indigestion,
Gas, Sourness and Heartburn in
Five Minutes.

Really does" put bad stomachs in or
der-''really does" overcome indges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes that just
that makes Pape's Diapepsin the larg-
est selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you beleh gas and
eruetate sour, undigested food and acid;
head is dizzy and aches; breath foul:
tongue coated; your insides filled with
bile and indigestihle waste, remember
the moment Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress van.
ishes. It's truly astonishing almost
marvellous, and the joy is its harmless
ness.
A large fifty-eent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction or your druggist
hands you your money back.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stomachs
regulated. 1t belongs in your home
should always be kept handy in case of
a sick, sour, upset stomach during the
day or at night. It's the quickest, surest
and most harmless stomach doctor in
the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
The Rat Catcher.

With the plague at our doors the an
cient If not specially honored profession
of the ratcatcher may come into vogue.
at least until science and invention have
solved the problem of eliminating the
rat altogether In the congested and in
sanitary cities of centuries ago it is
easy to imagine the utility of such a
functionary. The profession still exists
in most of our larger cities, its repre-
sentative sort of non-criminal mem
Der of the underworld claiming special
skill or mysterious professional secrets
in his way of working. 1t is not to be
doubted that such individuals are better
acquainted than the rest of the commu
nifty with the ways of the pestilent ro-
dents, and the success of some has pass
ed into tradition as little short of mar
velous. The usefulness of the profess
sion should make il more respectable at
this time than il has been considered in
the past Boards of health and sanitary
might well utilize this class
of workers as a temporary means of
warding off threatening crisis like the
epidemic of plague Catching
the rat, to be sure, like swatting the fly
is a lame and unsatisfactory expedient
says The Journal of the American Med
zeal Association, compared with the
method of building and starving out of
existence; both so long as such an
anachrOnism as the rat exists, there is
no inconsistency in fighting it with a
medieval institution like the rat
catcher.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30

fight hard for a hearing. When the col
onel mentioned Gov Wilson's name part
of the crowd began to cheer. Others
shouted Roosevets name, and soon the
audience was in confusion. The colo
mel stood with his arms lifted and tried
several times, with no effect, to make
himself heard.
Hardly had the crowd become quiet
when man near the platform called
out a question. In an instant there was
an uproar. Mr., Roosevelt summoned his
questioner that he might hear the query.
He wants to know" said Mr.. Roosevelt,
why we repudiated the Republican
party after ] had sought the Republican
nomination. He ought to be ashamed to
ask such a question. | sought the Re-
publican nomination on Progressive
platform" The tnmult continued and
Col. Roosevelt, mounting a table, fought
it out with the men who were attempting
to prevent him from finishing his speech.
1t took Is minutes OF hard work but the
colonel quieted the crowd and excepting
for applause finished his speech without
interruption.
Gov Wilson was charged with max
ing statements in regard to Roosevelt's
position which were mot merely an UNI
truth but the direct reverse of the
truth"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
For Participation in the Worlds
Baseball Championship
ANNOUNCED BY COMMISSION
In Addition, the Commission Made Public
a Set of Revised Rules to Govern the
Games and Cautioned the Public
Against Fraud.

Cincinnati, O., Sept 30. Twenty three
players representing the New York Ma
tional league team and twenty-five the
Boston American league club will battle
for the worlds baseball championship
which begins in New York City on Octo-
Der s. The eligible players as announced
by the national baseball commission here
are as follows;
New York National league club--Ames
Becker, Burkes, Crandall, Doyle, Devore,
Fletcher. Groh, Hartley, Herzog, McGraw
Marquard, Mathewson, Mccormick, Mer'
kle. Meyers. Murray, Robinson, Shafer,
Snodgrass. Tesreau, Wilson and Wiltse.
Boston American league club-Ball, Be-
dent. Bradley, Cady, Collins, Carrigan,
Engle, Gardner. Hall, Henriksen, Hooper,
Krug, Lewis, Nunamaker, O'Brien, Pape,
Stahl, Speaker, Thomas, Wagner, Wood,
and Yerkes.
The following additional bulletin con-
corning the series, as well as the revised
rules that will govern them, was also
issued by the commission:
'The public is cautioned against pay
ing higher prices for admission than
those fixed by the commission, which has
the hearty cooperation from the mu-
nicipal authorities of each city in the
suppression of ticket scalping.
"Play will begin on each grounds at
2 P. m.
to every ticket placed on sale.
"The official ball of the National league
will be used on the National league
grounds and the official ball of the Amer
can league on the American league
grounds.
1.-THE revised rules Of the commission
Tor the conduct of the series are as fol-
lows:
"A scheduled game, postponed for legal
cause, called before it becomes a regula-
ton game or terminating with the score
tied, shall, unless the schedule explicit
" provides to the contrary, be played
off on the grounds for which it was
scheduled before the succeeding sched-
slIed game for the other city shall be
ontested. and the dates assigned for
subsequent games shall, thereupon, be
moved forward.
sBefore the commencement of the
sixth game, the commission shall deter
mine by lot when and where the seventh
game shall be played, in the event thaa
In additional game be required to decide
The winner of the series.
"The secretary of the commission, az
required by section of the regulations.
jointly enacted for the government of
the worlds series by the National and
American leagues, shall notify all elig-
BILE players as soon as it is definitely
ascertained which teams will compete,
that they will be held individually amen
able to all provisions of the playing
rules and be subject to discipline for
violation thereof regardless of the ex-
piration of their contracts with their
respective clubs.
'The umpires, whose authority in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
Last Weeks Scores.
Upton MAY ISSUE
ONE MORE CHALLENGE
Would Give Every Dollar He Has, He
Says, ito Bring Cup Back to
the Old Country"

London, Sept, 30.It is possible that
Sir Thomas Upton may issue still an
other challenge for the Americas cup.
He tells The World correspondent that
he hopes his business will allow him
to sail for New York next Saturday.
Regarding challenge, he said;
"The New York Yacht club knows
perfectly we'll that | am always ready
to challenge if they will accept one
under the American rules. | always
Sam is good enough for me. | believe
in sticking to the rule that represents
the stars and stripes and not the rule
that is banned from every yacht club
in America.
There are no better sportsmen in the
world than the New York Yacht club,
but they are sticking to a rule sixty
years old, which prohibits me or any
other yachtsman in Europe from having
a ghost of chance of winning.
"The conditions under which the cup
is at present held do not represent sport.
All | want is that when the gun fires
| am to have an equal chance | don't
say I'll win, but none could say | didn't
get sporting chance.
II would give every dollar | possess
to bring that cup back TO the old
Regarding his visit. he added:
II want to meet my friends, the kind
lest people in the world, and to see
more of the greenest country on Gods
earth"