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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
THE GANGMEN.

Two detectives have been indicted
for falsely charging that IcliG, the
gang leader had pistol in his posses
sion when he was arrested some time
ago. That charge. with the long SEN
tence which it might bring upon the
gang leader as a second offender Is
said to have played a part in the fur-
niShing Of the slayerS 10 the RoSen-
thai plotters. Perhaps this story as it is
developed will bring out the relations
between the police and the murderous
gangs that infest this town and enjoy
almost entire immunity from arrest.
Their immunity suggests the immunity
which the gamblers and the keepers
Of diSOrderly houses secure by paying
for protection. And the GanGmen Sus-
tain relations with both the gamblers
and the dsorderly house keepers,
beating up" and driving out rivals
of their friends among the former
and performing various services for
the latter. including work as recruit
ing agents.
The relations Of the police to the
gangmen should bc fruitful subject
of inquiry. Why do they enjoy I'M
munity? Why was this particular
gang leader "jobbed." rs the grand
jury believes he was? The Rosenthal
plotters knew exactly where TO 90 for
hired aSsassins, and the police had
hold upon a gang leader which made
il advisable for him to do exactly
what was wanted. What is the cX-
PLANTATION Of all this? The relations
between the police and the gamblers
and brOthel keepers are familiar. But
the gangmen are an uninvestigated
subject. Yet all the indications are
that the men who sell anything, from
felonious assault that puts its victim
in the hospital 10 outright assasSina-
ton of the Rosenthal kind, pursue
their trade without interruption for
reasons precisely similar 10 those
which secure immunity for the other
protected lawbreakers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
EXIT SENATOR BRACKET.

The announced retirement OF Scna'
tor Edgar Truman BraCkctt. Of Sara
toga. from active politics. will fake
from the legislative life Of the state
one of its best known figures. In the
present Senate Mr.. Bracket * a sur
vival from a previous generation. He
has served in the upper house for nj
teen wears. n service covering n period
Of seventeen years with one break.
He was n political contemporary Of
Crum. Brown. White. Davis. Malby
and Raincs among the Republicans,
and Of McCarren and Grady among
the DemOcratS-an old guard Of the
Senate in little different sense from
that in which the expression is applied
to politicians nowadays. He worked
with them or he fought them bitterly.
as his political fortunes or convictions
demanded. But whether he supported
or opposed them, they knew and
acknowledged the value Of his lcGisla-
tive services. And whatever the pOliti-
cal morals OF some Of them may have
been. the old guard Of legislators knew
the states business and attended 10 il
rs the present generation does not.
As the Senate Is constituted AT pres
cnt Mr.. Bracket can i'll he spared. He
is one Of the few lawmakers ~ the
upper house with experience training
ability and desire To scrutinize care
fully the gl'iSt which the legislative
mill annually turns out. The value II
his work in committee and on the floor
where for n year he has been the Re
publican leader. Is unquestiOned. To
the people Of the state he is. perhaps
best known because Of "A picturesque
personality. q ready wit and an even
reader tongue. In debate he has the
diction Of camp meeting orator with
the sense ~ dramatic values Of sea
soned actor. tempered by n humor
which saves the situation even when
his attacks on his political adversarieS
are most violent He has never been
accused Of being a "highbrOw" or n
reformer. yet in his frankncSs and re-
fusa TO stand for political hypocrisieS
his influence has been for the better
ment Of conditions In public life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
A FITTING UNION.

Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hearst appear
10 have struck q bargain, at least so far
as Kings County is concerned. These
two great "tribuncs Of the plcbs" are
going 10 unite their forces in support Of
q single local ticket. The preliminary
movements of the operation are already
under way. Independence League nom
nations have been postponed pending
conferences for give and take. and Mr.
Woodruff goes so far as to say that the
PrOgresSiveS will be glad TO consider
candidates suggested by the Indepen-
dence League, but Of course without
any improper obligation or bargaining
on anybOdy's part; which assurance
was quite unnecessary. for nobody
would even dream Of Mr.. Woodruff be-
ing anything but immaculate and con-
sistent in politics.
It is altogether fitting combination.
It is true that Mr. Roosevelt has de-
nounced Mr.. Hearst as the vilest OF
demagOgues and all but charged him
with responsibility for the murder Of
President Mckinley. II Is also true
that Mr. Hearst has strained the vO-
cabulary in his abuse Of Mr. Roosevelt
But when both are so sincerely and un-
selfishly devoted 10 the people such
incidents ought not to keep them apart.
They have many principles I'm common,
and the Hearst party finds the Bull
Moose platform In several respects an
echo Of its earlier demands Mr.
Hearst. indeed, may justly claim TO
have taught Mr.. Roosevelt many of his
present doctrines and political phrases.
II Mr.. Hearst had not been too busy in
his devotion to Champ Clark earlier in
the season he might perhaps have
reached an understanding with his fell
low teacher of righteousness and reason
in time to run on the ticket with him.
That would have secured a more com
plete fusion Of the two branches OF the
army Of the Lord than seems possible
now, but the work started in Brooklyn
by Mr.. Woodruff shows that it is not
too late for righteousness and truth TO
kiss each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23

campaign funds from civil service en-
ployes. In this city public school teach
ers are prohibited from making any
contribution for the benefit of their SUI
periorS in the school system The OBJ
iect in each case is 10 protect the
worker from eXtOrtiOn by somebody
higher in the scale The Wilson c0llec-
ton agency evidently expects to steer
q neat middle course. School teachers
may not feel, of themselves, any special
desire to contribute even dollar 10
promote the fortunes Of the professor
who wanted Carnegie pension as Il
base Of supplies when he contemplated
bestOwmg himself on public Office. the
daily relation of the college professor TO
the school teacher Is not such that the
school teacher class is likely to feel
highly honored or benefited by the
worldly advancement of college pro-
feSSor. But when the state superlG-
tendent of instruction sends a little
note to the school teacher suggesting
the deSirability Of contribution to the
Wilson campaign fund. what school
teacher would be so lacking in patriot
ism as to refusef This scheme may
be admirable in its freedom from con-
fiict with statutes and in its fat-fryins
possibilities. otherwise it is too much
like one of Sam Schepps's art enter
prises 10 have much standing In DR..
Wilson's reform campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
THE PARCELS POST
Member of Postal Progress League
Favors Flat Rate Charges.
o the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Shall the fat rate system be abol-
ished in our proposed parcels post bill
and the old zone system be substituted?
is the issue involved In the various par
cells post schemes now under consdera-
ton at Washington.
We have had fiat rate parcels post
since 1874, and we have but To extend It's
set limit and decrease the rates TO open
UP our whole country TO the supply OF
our wants and the sale of our produce
so as 10 cut down the cost OF living and
widen the opportunities to get living.
But now come Senator Bourne and Rep
resentative Lewis with the announcement
practically that Horace Greeley, Abra-
ham Lincoln and the other statesmen or
the old force that abolished slavery were
impracticable, unreasonable and unjust In
their establishment OF the modern post
office, and that the just and practical
thing TO do is TO abolish IL and to revvlfy
the old zone mummy. with all Its ancient
evils. Both Senator Bourne and Mr..
Lewis ask for $4,000 at the outset for
maps. directories. etc, to explain their
unexplainable zones. And both are espe-
cially careful Ia protect the railroad and
express interests Senator Bourne says
that the railroads and express companies
are cordially in sympathy with his prof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
BATTERED HALOS.

Mr. Roosevelt took occasion the
other day to put his official purity
stamp on the Hon William Finn, Of
Pittsburgh. The wicked muck-rakers
have long been accustomed to class
Mr.. Finn among corrupt politicians.
But the third term candidate told how
both Mr.. Finn and Mr.. Perkins We're
unselfishly devoted to honest politics
and social justice. 1t was touching
tribute, but ii seems to have been paid
at the wrong moment. Ii is followed
too soon for comfort by the revelation
Of Mr. Perkins as an employer OF
women at night work IN unsanitary
factories at what social reformers
would call starvation wages and by
the exhibition of the high-minded Mr..
Finn as the possessor Of Standard
Oil cipher code and as a suppliant for
Standard Oil favor.
Mr.. Finn pronounces absurd the
charge that he offered Sf.OO0,OGO or
even 100000 for the support Of Pen
rose and Durham in his ambition TO
succeed Quay in the Senate. The
charge is so far uncorroborated and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
SCHOOL TEACHERS DOLLARS.

In the Wilson-Marshall Democratic
Association of the District Of Columbia
there surely must be financier of com
manding stature. Nothing less than
genius could have evolved the plan for
helping along the Wilson campaign
fund by dollar contributions from
school teachers, which, presented by
that association to the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. has won its approval.
IL is simple in conception, appealing to
the Imagination, as every plan of genius
must, and gives every promise of being
both practicable and profitable. And
assuredly the work will be admins
tered by practical" men, for the official
announcement Of the project proclaims
that state superintendent of instruc-
"tion. where there is a Democratic adj
"minlstration," will, if possible. be
chosen for campaign collectors.
II is forbidden by law in most states,
and by the federal statutes, TO solicit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
AT SOUTHAMPTON.
rRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune


Southampton, y. Y. Aug. 2.-Mrs. John
7 y Archbold entertained Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt Yesterday afternoon at Holme
Lea. Mrs Roosevelt had luncheon there,
returning to oyster Bay on the evening
train.
Mrs. Henry Pearce gave a luncheon 10
twenty-eight this afternoon at the Mead
ow Club. Mrs. George .. whitney ana
Miss Whitney left Southampton this al
ternoon for Newport. They will stay al
the Casino for tennis week. returning 10
Southampton early next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Benjamin have
returned 10 Newport after their visit t.
Southampton for the Meadow Club. tennis
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 4. Croker, jr,
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Croker, their parents a.
Southampton, returned 10 oyster Bay
early this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Edgar gave a
large dinner last evening at their sum
mer home here. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
"A. Snow also entertained at dinner last
night.
lOlOnea hoUeEL NJ llOliPSVi - 'hS~'
tanning Admiral Brownson. Colonel
Thompson has started a movement T.
improve Southampton by aiding in the
building OF new hall In place OF the
present Agawam Han. which has lons
been an eyesore to the residents snd
summer people. The other members Of
the cottage colony interested on the COM
mittee are II. F. Robbins. David Gilman
tin. Irving L. Terry. the Rev Francis J,
O'Hara and Charles r. Fitz.
Colonel 8. f. Tillman and Miss Tillman
have returned TO the Sound OF Sea, after
a two weeks trip to Canada, during which
they visited many points OF interest near
the border line.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sloane. Of Mr'
haitian, who nave been spending the SUE
mer here. will return 10 the city on Mf
day, going then in a few days TO Mous'
Kisco.
Cardinal Gibbons. who has been eo'
Toying his annual vacation with the Ew
Francis J. O'Hara, will return 10 Balu-
more on Monday. having stayed here ic
three weeks. Bishop OConnell, or hsg
mond Va. will accompany him TO Bau'
more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
Austrian Ambassador Expected
to Give Up Office.

Washington. Aug. 22-Unofficial notice
has been given TO the United States that
Baron Hengemuller Won Hengervar. Am
bassador fEom Austria Hungary will re-
tire from that post when ne sails for Eu-
rope next week. The baron has been at
Washington eighteen years and is the
dean of the Diplomatic Corps here.
II Is assumed that the retiring ambas-
sador will call on President Taft at the
White House to say farewell, leaving to
his successor the duty Of presenting the
formal notice Of his withdrawal and his
letters Of recall.
Baron Hengelmiiler is understood to be
rellnqulshing his post because he has at
tanned the age Of retirement in the AUS
trian diplomatic service. II is believed
his government will profit by his Wide ex-
perence by recalling him 10 service in
the Privy Council.
Bar Harbor, Aug. 22.-Baron Hengel-
miller, Austrian Ambassador TO the
United States, who is spending the sum-
mer here, refused to-day to discuss the
report that he was to retire. He said he
intended TO leave for Austria next Thurs
day.
1t was lntlmated by the ambassador
that statement bearing on the report
might be issued later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23

not entitled TO credence. though II IL
Oh record that Finn had a written
treaty with Quay Of most aDhorrehI
nature relating to patronage ana ieGlS-
lation. But putting aside the Sl,oo'oVo
story, there seems TO be little reason 10
doubt the authenticity Of the fIlnh-
ArchbOld correspondence. notWlth-
standing Mr.. Films reported dehlalS.
That reveals Finn beseeching the
Standard Oil magnate to help him 10
the Scnatorship and saying: 1.-THE de-
"cision of the question is up to Senator
"Boies PenroSe. state chairman. and
Israel W. Durham. The efforts OF IA
few of my influential friends put
forth at once with Penrose and Dur
ham will settle the question. That
completely disposes Of Films present
denial that he sought the aid of Pen
rose and Durham. or that those two
men controlled the succession to Quay.
1t makes his virtuous posings state
ment look silly. 1t shows him in close
relation to the Standard Oil people
whom he now denOunces and leaves
his halo as an exponent Of the higher
moralities much battered.
All of Mr.. Roosevelts geese are
swans. OF course. He admits 10 his
confidence only the good and true ana
unselfSh. SO far he has presented
them to an admiring world as, like
himself good true and unselfish from
the beginning. But. perhaps. as ne
sees the whitewash wearing off some
Of his saints and angels. he may think
it advisable TO adopt Mr.. Hotchkiss's
doctrine OF new birth. The Hotch-
kiss method of accounting for all in
constituencies on the part OF the Bull
MOOsers and all their past misdeedS Is
To say. Colonel Roosevelt has been
reborn All Of us have That is an
easy way out As repcntant sinners
both Perkins and Finn may be saved
TO do the work Of social justice.
Only repentance. TO he accepted as sin
cere. calls for confession, not dcnialS
and hypocritical excuses. Neither of
Mr. RooScvclt's twin hcdoniSts has yet
reached that stage Of Sanctitication.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23

ect. Mr.. Lewis is quite as anxious to pro-
tect the railroad interests as is Senator
Bourne. and neither Of them seems u
care a continental for the public inter
ests
I doubt II $4,000 900 year would meas
ure the needless cost Of either Of these
schemes to the public and to the post
office I'm case of their establishment. post
master General Hitchcock said last ran
that I'VE could never carry out a scheme
so intricate as that Of Senator Bourne
except at very high cost" and he
added that il would be better for the
government TO take over the entire par
GELS business.
Now. we call upon the people OF New
York to JON in a public protest against
the establishment Of any zone parcels posi-
scheme until at least the matter has had
reasonable consideration.
| shall call public meeting in this city
Uhe place and time will be announced to-
morrow for Thursday afternoon or even
ing to give an opportunity for the people
to express themselves on this question
and shall hope for n large attendance.
propose either that this business be
delayed til the opening OF the next ses-
sion OF Congress or the establishment OF
an experimental fiat rate parcels post:
Four ounces, cent: eight ounces, cents
Il ounces, 8 cents; one pound, cents
each additional pound, cents; eleven
pounds. p cents This will involve no
cost for maps or directories, while IT VIII
add scores Of millions of dollars a year to
the postal revenues. and save hundreds of
millions Of dollars a year to the public.
while It will greatly decrease the cost OF
living. JAMES L. COWLtS'
Secretary Treasurer Postal Progress
League
New York, Aug %. 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
IN THE BERkSHIRES.

BY Telegraph TO The Tribune
Lenox. Aug. 22.--Lenox society folk oar.
the afternoon to the flower show. A.,
were greatly interested in the decisio,.
Of the judges.
Mrs. Carlos de Heredia has gone to NJ,
York for the rest of the week.
Alfred B. Maclay, who motored frou
New York to Lenox to visit his mother !,
the Curtis Hotel, has gone to Lax.
George.
In luncheon party at the Curtis Hot.
to-day were Mrs. J. K. Maxwell. Mrs
Walsh. Miss Cleveland and John c. Mar.
well, of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giraud Foster gave a din.
ner party at Bellefontaine this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Winthrop and
family and Mrs Schuyler, of New York.
are visiting in Lenox.
Miss Helen F. Ford, OF New York, IA a
guest Of Mrs. F. E. Walbrdge, at the
Hotel Aspinwall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Wight and Miss
Wight, Of New Orleans, who have been q,
the Curtis Hotel since June, will 20 to
Mortified, Mass, tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hammond, who
have been guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII.
lam E. Sloane at Elm Court, have gon.
to Mount Kisco.
DR.. Henry P. Jaques entertained III.
Farmers Club at luncheon at Home Farm
to-day. Lindsay Fairfax, Albert r. Shat,
tuck. Grenville 1. Winthrop, Thomas
Shields Clark and DIR. w. Gilman Thomp-
son were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian 1selin, IT., have
returned 10 Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barclay Parsons
who have been at the Curtis Hotel, have
gone TO Bangor.
Mrs. ID. l. Ashmore and Mrs. Alon'o
Page, Of New York, are at the Curtis
Hotel.
Arriving at the Maplewood In Pittsheld
are Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Page, OF New
Rochelle: Mrs. Horace J. Smith and VII
son l. Smith, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. p. Northrup, OF Buffalo; Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Farnum. Rockwell King and
Mrs. II. G. King, OF Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Wister. OF New
York, arrived at the Curtis Hotel TO-
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
DRINKING AND SMOKING.

Reformers will be either dismaycd
or moved to redoubled efforts by the
report that in the last fiscal year this
nation used more strong drink and
tobacco than ever before. Particularly
notable, perhaps. IS the immense In
crease In production and consumption
Of cigarettes, for which the Treasury
officials cannot account. 1t will, in
deed. be difficult TO explain ii in view
Of the fact that states in increasing
numbers are now forbiddinC the use OF
cigarettes by boys. However. it may
be said that in Great Britain and in
most European countries the use OF
tobacco for smoking is steadily in
creasing In Great Britain the amount
Of it consumed has increased one
third in ten years.
In drinking the tendency Is not so
uniform. In the United Kingdom
there has been and Is a very marked
decline in the consumption Of both
brewed and distilled liquors. As
against the one-third increase in to-
bacco In ten years, there was in the
same years decrease OF nearly H. per
cent In the consumption Of brewed
drinks and of nearly 80 per cent in
distilled liquors. But the United
States Is both smoking and drinking
more than ever The production Of
beer was nearly twice what II was
in Great Britain and 90 per cent more
than in Germany-ln which country,
however. the quantity is steadily in
creaslng. The production of distilled
spirits here last year was more than
four times as great as in the United
Kingdom.
So immense a consumption OF these
articles in this country must have an
unfavorable effect on social economics.
The cost Of nearly 11,25O,OOOO0O ciga-
rettes, not to name also cigars, of 1873,
100000 gallons Of spirits and OF more
than G2,000,OO0 barrels of beer was OBJ
viOusly enormous: 1t brought no com
mensurate compensatory advantages
and it was largely paid by those who
could i'll afford to spend the money.
The country would be better off If each
year showed a marked decrease i'm all
of these figures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

The statue OF Justice that crowns 80.
Yorks City Hall is going to be regilded. :.
time for New York to have general eie~n'"'
up.-Boston Globe.
At present the honor and reputation OF ~.
York City seem TO be pretty evenly d"'Ds.
between the shoulders OF District A''o'"''
whitman and Manager John J. Mc'rs"
Syracuse Herald.
When whitman gets through giving W.
York thorough cleaning. he may be neeu'
IN China Murder is a profession there s''
Boston Advertiser.
The customs OF New York are likely no. y
be American in any wise The corr"p'N
which seems to be In Official circles there 'u..
be wholly un-American. There Is no use ~
New York TO be placing the blame for het o-.
sins on the nation. The origin OF the o's'
is in New York. Charleston News ana Co'''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
HENGEL MULLER TO RETIRE BIBLE DISTRIBUTION LARGE
More than $4,000 Given Out
in July.

The New York Bible Society reports TO-
the month OF July an Increase OF mof'
than 100 per cent IN the distribution OF
Scriptures above that OF any precedlns
month. The total distribution for july
exceeded fifty thousand volumes OF tn'
Scriptures.
A large number OF volumes were DIS
tributed in tent meetings and the ROOM
OF several hotels were supplied. Nesrp
ten thousand volumes were circulate
among the immigrants landing at Bpf
Island.
The society Is distributing Scriptures
forty languages and in raised type for w
blind.