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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
MOVING 15O ENGINES
 TO CEDAR HILL YARDS

New Haven, Nov. 15-The New Ha- ven road roundhouse win be moved Co., day the I5O locomotives will be moved Fourth ward to the Cedar Hfll yarde The electric lighting system in the ncgy roundhouse has been finished and to- day the 15O locomtives will be moved to the new home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15

It is said however, by. the officers of the company generally that no acceptable stop device has as yet beer brought to their notice and that upon such appearing. they would gladly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15

In regard to this MT. J. J. Carma1t, Engineer of Maintenance and Way of the New Haven Go, in answer to my question, when testifying about the speed merit of No 20 crossovers, Have you much hesitation in saying that the 20 crossoyer would take 50 miles an hour?" replied, s'Yes. think T shouId hesitate about that, think 45 miles would be about the limit of safety
 Herman P Havenor, Assistant Chief Draughtsman of the New Haven Co, nnawarInz nav question on the sanaa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
SPECIAL COUNSEL NEEDED.

CORPORATION Counsel Watson should
not be counsel for the coming alder
manic investigation Of police grating.
The attitude Of Mayor Gaynor makes
him an improper person to conduct
such an inquiry. The Mayor regards
this investigation as hostile to himself.
He has told a member of the Board OF
Aldermen that il would "stultify" itself
by undertaking such an inquiry rs IS
now projected. and he has only Srum-
blingly acQuiesced in the holding OF
one. Nh Watson is Mayor GaynOrs
appointee and close personal associate.
The MAYOR Is interested in having any
inquiry that may he held develop the
fact that grating was confined to
single individual in the police force.
He has reluctantly admitted that his
Police Commissioner may have been
deceived by one Of his subordinates.
The possibility Of more extensive cor
ruption than this the Mayor will not
admit. More than that. he assails vim
dlctively every one who holds any other
opinion.
Mr.. Watson as counsel for the alder
manic investigators would represent
the view Of the Mayor. His real in
terest would lie in the direction Of
clearing the police of all charges Of
systematic corruption. He would have
no heart in the work of getting at the
truth as to bad administration Of the
police under direction Of his superior
in Office. A more improper legal ad-
wiser the Board of Aldermen could not
nave in the proposed Investigation.
Mr. Watson ought TO see how he is
disqualified and refrain from attempts
TO force himself on the committee. If
he does not, the board should decline
his services and secure special counsel.
This surely must he within their power,
for not only have they hired special
counsel for Investigations In the past,
but the law certainly never intended 10
give them the authority to conduct In
veStigations of city conditions and then
nullify the grant by compelling the
board TO rely upon counsel for admin
istrative city officials to conduct the
inquiry into their conduct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
NOT so SURE ABOUT IT.

II is interesting to find so many Demo
cratic newspapers regretting the free
trade tendencies Of the Democratic ma
tional platform. The Democratic parry
is pursuing the fallacious notion th"t
an ora of cheap and comfortable livlnG
can be ushered in 10y removing all tarin
duties on the neceSSarleS OF NE. 1el
many Democrats who take the time 10
think about II are beginning to realize
that if tariff duties are swept away
production here must be checked 10y
the inflow Of more cheaply produced
foreign foods and commodities, wages
must fall and the public's ability TO
purchase must BE proportionately dl-
miniShed.
THE New Orleans PIcayunc,' com
menting the other day on the Demo
cratic tariff programme, made that
point very clear. II said:
II will be truly q Joyful time when
by turning into this country an un-
limited Hood Of foreign products OF
every sort made by European ana
Aslatlc pauper labor, our own people
will be enabled 10 purchase all they
need al the lowest possible prices. e
Everybody will then be able TO buy
every article Of food and other neces-
sar!es at the lowest possible prices, ana
if il were possible to satisfy human pc
irgs, all the American people should be
truly happy, with the possible excep-
ton OF two classes. These would be
our own farmers, who would be forced
to sell their products In competition
with those Of foreign p3uper labor, and
our workmen turned out Of the closed
and idle factories. 9. NO matter
how cheap necC ssaries OF life might
be. men who were earning no wages
could not buy.
The Democratic economists purpose
to make things cheap, but at the same
time they would empty tho pockets OF
would-be purchasers. How can the
country be benefited by the intrOduc-
ton Of lower foreign prices II 1t must
at the same time accept lower foreign
wage scales and standards Of living?
Il will tax Governor Wilson's capacity
&c q student Of economies and history
10 answer that question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05

would be angry If we commemorative
the making OF peace with some other
nation with which we had been at war.
The simple statement Of that PROPOSE
ton is sufficient to expose its ridiculous
character.
Finally, we are told that the popular
sentiment in favor Of peace between
America and Great Britain is sufficient
and would not be strengthened by the
commemoratiOn. Let us say, then, mat
the popular sentiment in favor of indie
pendence in this country is sufficient
and there is no use. therefore, in cele-
brating the Fourth Of July. on the
same principle let us discontinue all
anniversary commcmOrations. Would
these directors approve that course:
II not, why nOtI
The fact is that the other nations,
whose resentment and antagOnism we
are told would be aroused by this cele-
bration, would be surprised and dlsap-
pointed # We omitted ii, and would re
gard us as having been remiss In our
duty toward a great historic event OF
world wide significance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
THE GANGsTER's PISTOL.

Judge Mulqueen's sending Of two
gunner 10 jail for seven years and
three more for indeterminate periods
Of which seven years Is the maximum
illustrates the possibilities Of the sui
Ivan law when enforced. But nothing
is clearer than that the sullivan law
as generally applied has totally failed
20 protect the public. With n muir
der every day last. month, with
shooting ARRAYS q regular feature OF
the news, and with armed, murder0us
gangs ~ existence ready TO Kill for
hire it cannot be said that crime has
been diminished by the stringent law
against weapon carrying. No guninan
has difficulty IN procuring his favorlte
automatic pistol, rs steady in the
hands ms a rifle and almost as deadly
as a shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Indeed. there is sugge stion in the
ROscnthal case that the Sullivan law
by reason Of its severity has been
turned into n means Of extOrtiOn 10y the
corrupt element IN the Police Depart
mcnt. The inormers against Becker
allege that the threat which he used
10 compel them 10 procure murder was
that he would slip weapons into their
rockets when arresting them and thus
cause them 10 be sent TO prison for long
terms.
If the gangs do not pay tribute, what
is the explanation Of the immunity
which they enjoy? Why Is ii that re-
peated efforts by Judge Swami failed
tn induce the police 10 arrest two or
three Of the gangsters now wanted for
Rosenthal's murder? DO they possess
the privilege Of carrying pistols In de-
fiance Of law because of services they
render 10 the corrupt police. like the
ALLEGED services In this murder case.
or because OF the services they render
TO the gamblers and other protected
purveyors Of vice and 10 their political
hackers? The aldermanic inqulrers
might pro0tably take UP the relations
Of the police and the gangs, especially
the immunity from prosecution for
weapon carrying which these profess
siona murderers enjoy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

The stock market was aroused from
its state OF inactivity during the week.
On Thursday II came forth with 4
vigorous advance, and the session
closed with a general gain in the
broadcast market for several weeks
The remarkable point about this move
ment was not that Il had occurred
hut that II had been delayed when
all conditions had been favorable, and
all apparently that was necessary was
for some influential interests TO be-
gin aggressive buying OF good stocks.
The week just ended has been rather
unusual In news Of character which
is generally considered a factor in stock
market movements-the report of the
STANLEY committee, the quarterly re-
port Of Steel earnings, various rail
road reports, the governments cotton
condition report and news from all
over the country of industrial progress.
II must not be reasoned, as the
salient items OF noted betterment are
each week confirmed, and the spirit Of
optimism Is emphasized by the trade
records OF commercial agencies and
other sources OF information, that
there are not spots where adverse con-
ditions prevail. II Is however, the
overweight of evidence in favor OF pro-
gressive business that each week gives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
THE CLIENT CENTENARY.

1t Is not supposable that the opposi-
ton which was manifested IN the Sen
ate on Thursday TO the cOmmemOration
Of the centenary Of the Peace Of Client
Will prevail. But It may not he amiss
TO point out briefly its Illogical and un-
reasonable character.
The opponents say that ii IS OF no
more Importance TO have an official
celebration Of one hundred years OF
peace with Great Britain than to cele-
brate hundred years Of peace with
Germany, France or Russia. That Is
absurd, because America was never ut
war with either Germany or Russia
and was never formally and officially
at war with France. while ii was twice
at war with Great Britain through for
NAL declaration. There Is no anniver-
sary to be commemorated with one OF
those other powers as there is with
Great Britain.
Again. II IL objected that the pro-
posed celebration would be IAN invidi-
Gus distinction" which would prob
ably arouse resentment and antagO-
uism. That IN TO say, some nation with
which we have always been az peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05

IN 1872, when stock boomers we're exploit
ing the claim that we had become great
creditor nation and were gradually &C
qulring the earth Clement A. Girl com,
an American, was the first president OF
the company, but lie soon gave way TO
J. Il. Ismay the English ship owner who
has held the Office ever since, and all the
business meetings have been held In i'on-
don. The only change Of ownership came
when the English capitalists bought UP
the American Line, which f. now in the
combination.
There were doubtless many persons VINO
believed AT the time that Mr.. Morgan rep
TO, ented American interests, but there
we're others who felt certain that such
vas not the case. In June, 1903. The
Nautical Gazette concluded summary
Of facts about the combination With the
following statement;
Those seeking TO build up American
shjpping In the foreign trade surely nave
load enough to carry without having MT
Morgan and his British SnlpplnS, hiS
british agreements and his British inter-
ests saddled upon their oacks aho niun'
to appear as Ell, ing the American SHIP
MING problem. His leeitimn opera IONS
are are not discussed here for any purpose or
criticism. but merely TO make clear the
fe , that hi shipping merger IS almost,
IL not entirely. a british enter2T.s'; 10
tbIrg but helpful to American shipping
interests.
This statement from one OF the most IN
auentlal authorities on shipping interests
hos pever been contradicted
w. II. ALLEN.
Rrooklyn. Aug g. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
PARK CONCERTS POPULAR
Attendance in the Last Month About
Hundred Thousand.

According to police estimates, practical
ly one hundred thousand persons have
attended the concerts on the Mall In
Central Park in the last month. The
Sunday concerts have an average attend
ance of ten thousand or more and the
five night concerts average about SIX
thousand or eight thousand.
on Saturdays there are two concerts,
one In the afternoon and one In the even
ing Scne music lovers carry their
luncheon with them and remain In the
park after the afternoon concert TO set
seats for the evening.
Park Commissioner Slower said yester-
day this Is the greatest year in the history
of the city for park music. There Will be
seven concerts a week on the Mall until
August 81.
The programmes now being issued py
the Park Department are edited by the
Park Commissioner and are sometimes
distributed In the form OF tweve-pase
folders. In the Last one Commissioner
Slower tells about some Of the work being
done by his department. and Arthur FAR
veil. supervisor of music, explains the
musical numbers on the different S'o-
grammes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
A POINT OF CONSCIENCE.

The Third Term party assemblies for
its ratification of Mr.. Roosevelts al
ready self-efrected nomination faced
with a difficult question Of morals. AS
Is well known, it has q tender con-
science. Its leaders from Mr.. ROOSe-
welt down, have not the slightest expec-
tatiOn Of winning the Presidency.
Their Immediate aim is, IL possible, TO
beat Mr.. Taft. If they can accomplish
that, some Of them at least, Like Mr..
Finn, hope to get possession of the
Republican party. Others, perhaps less
practical If not less pure, really look
for the continued existence of their
new party. But, whatever their vision
for the distant future, they one and an
have I'm immediate view not victory
but revenge. They are under no illu-
sions about political prospects. Among
themselves they are entirely frank.
What troubles them is how far the
honesty which they preach requires
them to avoid predictions Of success
which they know TO be false.
The ingenious Mr.. Garfield has been
seeking recruits among the brave
hearts who do not expect victory but
are prepared for "long years of strug-
gle" Mr.. Hotchkiss, the New York
state mooseherd, thinks it permissible
TO claim the election for Mr.. Roose-
welt. The Chicago followers of the
colonel. according to dispatches, are
sharply divided. Some urge the duty
Of truth telling Others say that If
the truth were told the rank and file
OF the oppressed would refuse to re-
spond to the call. preferring suffering
to emancipation without the prospect
Of immediate leaves and fishes The
arrival Of the candidate Is therefore
awaited, that he may decide between Il
campaign of simple truth telling or Of
elaborate false pretences
We think there can he no doubt Of
the decision. II will be matter Of
the highest moral obligation with Mr.
Roosevelt 10 claim everything for
psychological effect" just as he was
in duty bound 10 put up fake contests
which he afterward confessed he never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
A STORY OF WARTIME LABORS
I'm Mcmoriam" to a Woman Who
Served in Those Troublous Times.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. Since noting recently the announce
ment I'm your regular obituary list OF the
passing OF Miss Ellen Collins. OF New
York. 7 have been looking daily through
three New York journals for the appear
ance OF at least a few lines from some
relative or close friend OF hers In MEM
DRY OF a woman who deserves remem-
brance for widely beneflcent life. and
not least for that portion OF 1t which
came specially under my observation,
when was manifested throughout the Civil
War her devotion 10 the care primarily
~ the Union forces and Incidentally TO
that ~ the Confederates whom the fort
une OF war had placed as prisoners in
our hands.
Miss Collins belonged to that class OF
women who, shelterd from birth. are,
or, ut least. were. until recent years.
nearly always much averse 10 anything
Ike publicity. at all events outside Of
their own immediate circle; and she was
by nature SO retiring and IN her meth
DDS so quiet that II may we'll be that few,
II any. OF her longtime contemporaneous
associates would hesitate 10 withdraw her
name from the seclusion she preferred.
But the multitude IS ever In need OF
good examples. II only pour encourager
les autres. the light emanating from a
notable wcll-docr should not permanent
j.. I'm Scriptural phrase "ho put In &c
cret place. under bushel."
II was one OF my various duties. as
assistant secretary and occasionally act
ing general secretary. OF the United States
SANITARY Commission, during the great
conflict 10 correspond regularly from the
commissions headquarters In Washing
ton with those leading women Of the
principal cities OF the North and West on
whose long devotion. zeal and
efficiency the commission relied for suf
hccnt and uufalling supply of the cloth
iug, food. dcllcacics. medicines and other
hospital appliances required to meet the
needs OF the Unions defenders I'm lcld,
camp or hospital. quite agreed with the
president OF the commission when he used
o tell me what a great privilege he
thought was mine IN having continuous
correspondence IN behalf OF my supply
department with what he correctly styled
tho elite Of the women OF the loyal states,
as was the usual Technology used by the
Unionists in those days. Miss Collins was
one OF these women.
And TO this day. ever since the tcrmina-
ton OF the Civil War, she has carried on,
in one shape or another. the public chart
ties unfortunately ncedful, under past
and present economic and social condi-
tons. In all great communities.
The memory OF the Just makes for
righteousness" A. j. BLOOR.
Stonington, Conn, July a. 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
TERMS AT SUEZ.

Seeing that the Suez Canal OOnven-
ton, which was made by nine Eu-
ropean powers at ConstantinOple in
October, 1888. is directly cited in the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty and is frequent
" referred to in current discussions Of
the question Of tolls at Panama, it IS
worth while to recall some facts con-
corning that instrument.
1t is to he observed that the Suez
Canal Convention makes no direct dec
laration concerning equality Of tolls.
Indeed, il does not 50 much as men
ton tolls at all. 1t does say In Article
| that the canal shall always he free
and open to every vessel without dis
"tinction of flag" That may be inter
preted to mean that tolls, If any be
charged, shall be uniform and equal
10 all. It might Also by some stickler
for liberalism, be interpreted to mean
that no tolls should be charged.
Again, in Article MI the COnyen-
, ton says that the signatOry powers.
"by application of the principle Of
equality as regards the free use Of the
canal, agree that none Of them shall
"endeavor TO obtain with respect to
"the canal territorial or commercial adj
"vantages or privileges in any interna-
"tlOnal arrangement which may be con
"cluded." The obvious implication IS,
no doubt, that there shall be equality
among the nations in the use Of the
canal
That is all. Tolls are not mentioned.
The specific mention OF them I'm the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty is, therefore
original with that instrument and IS
not q citation from the Suez COnven-
ton. On the contrary, the adoption Of
the latter as q precedent and example
for the former has to do entirely with
naturalization and not at all with tolls.
II may he added that while the sigma
tories OF Suez have undoubtedly kept
faithfully the letter Of the provisions
which we have quoted, they have, or
some of them have, as certainly eyaded
the principle Of equality Of use.
For. as we have hitherto shown,
while between nations there IS equality,
between shipping systems there is
marked inequality. Between nations
A and y, for example, there may be no
discrimination and neither may have
any advantage over the other But by
rebatlng from the national treasury a
part or all Of the tolls paid by It's
commerce in the canal nation A may
give its shipping vast advantage over
that of nation Il, which makes no such
rebate. It does not appear that the
Suez Convention forbids such rebatlng,
In the form Of subsidies, and 1t seems
certain that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
does not
As for the practical financial differ
ence between letting vessels 90 through
without paying tolls and rebating the
tolls to them after they have been paid,
II may be left to those who seek to de
ter1nine the difference between tweedle-
dun and tweedledee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
SOUTHAMPTON SOCIETY.

fBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.l
Southampton. Long Island, Aug. A.
The annual invitation tournament Of the
Shnnecock Hills Golf Club will be the
main diversion for Southampton society
the members OF tho summer colony here
have entered in the competition. as well
az most OF the leading golfers OF the
country.
Mrs. George Barton French's brother,
Mr.. Gordon, is being entertained by Alvin
W. Krech over the week end X. II.
Hoadley, who came down Friday. re-
son. spent the week end here, 20 be one
of the Judges OF the horse show yester-
day. Mrs. Alvin W. Krech gave a large
dinner last evening az the Meadow Club
His eminence Cardinal Gibbons. OF
Baltimore, who usually spends his vaca-
lions in Southampton with the Rev
Francis p. O'Hars. is expected TO arrive
here about the middle of the week He
will come on from Brooklyn, stopping at
several OF the parishes on Long Island
on the route.
Miss Marion Gaynor. daughter of
Mayor Gaynor, was one Of the riders in
the hunter class at the Suffolk Hunt
Clubs horse show yesterday. Miss Gay
nor Is staying at the Irving for a few
weeks, and her jumping yesterday on
Aylvnrds Carter won much favor.
Miss Ida l.. F1eitmann. Miss Adele s.
Colgate. Miss Beatrice Clefin, the Misses
Winlfred, Margaret and Elizabeth CHS
holm, Miss Julia \. Robbins Miss Ethel
Hartman. Miss Murlel Conklin. Miss
Madeline II. Cook, Miss Betty Bliss, MISS
Helen Ives. Miss Sarah r. Manice Miss
Mildred Poor. Mrs g. Ogden Chisolm,
Mrs Adrian H. Larkin. Mrs Elizabeth
n. Grinnell and Mrs. Howard ". Beebe
were among the other women exhibitors
and riders
The latest subscribing members 10 the
Meadow Club are Mrs. A. II. Cochran,
Mrs George Barton French, Henry F.
Godfrey, William Ross Proctor, &. n.
Norton Whitman. Miss Kate Schcrmer-
horn. Mrs. A. Seaton Post. Mrs. Eastman
johnson. Miss S. r. Rae and A. G. Cor
don Norric.