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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
THE GRIP OF BASEBALL.

When a baseball series for the So
called championship Of the world runs
its full course and the struggling
teams 90 into the tenth inning Of the
deciding game with the score a tie
at / 10 ! there Is good reason 10 con-
graduate the winners and applaud the
losers. Never, perhaps, in the history
Of our great national game has
struggle been so kecnly, bitterly and
yet withal 50 clcanly waged. and under
the circumstances the Boston Red SoX
deserve the greater credit for carry
ing off the palm that victory brought
by such a narrow margin.
The Giants can be praised for the
game fight they made In coming from
behind and winning two games TO
square the series. 1t was disappOint-
ing that the defence should waver at
n moment when the title appeared 10
be within their grasp, but errors are
part Of baseball and the particular
one that spelled disaster yesterday TO
.NtN 1 VI > HANi N'l''' iA''N ~
thought Of only TO asSuaGe II possible
the sting OF defeat and not as n blot
on the victory Of Boston a team that
can take advantage or fatal hlunders
at critical times and turn them TO It's
own advantage deserves 10 win.
The remarkable struggle and It's VI
Cissitudes will provide food for thought
and conversation for days to come.
Truly. baseball may be said 10 be one
Of our institutions when $4,000
persons will pay close to half n
million dollars in admissions alone
10 see two teams play eight games.
This number, too. was only a small
part Of the thousands upon thousands
who hung over tlckers gathered at
bulletin boards or waited with such
patience as could he commanded for
the newspapers to furnish the details.
Even the Justices of the Supreme
Court passed the bulletins Of the game
from one to another. and for moment
the whole country seemed to be in the
grip Of baseball. Now however, the
great struggle is over aud politics can
rule the land. ... .... .-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
idents Of the Cortes in its three years

idents Of the Cortes in its three years
of life ten were from America. More
over, the legislation OF the Cortes was
impartial as between the peninsula and
the colonies. The latter were declared
to be no longer dependencies, but int
grail and essential parts Of Spain, and
their natives, of both European and
American ancestry, were endowed with
rights and privileges equal TO those or
the peninsulars. Provision was made
for the education and enfranchisement
Of the Indians, and human slavery was
abolished.
All this was undone when Fernando
came back. But the memory Of the
splendid effort remains, and it was fit
ting that its centenary should be COM
memorated at Madrid by the official
representatives of more than dozen OF
the now independent states Of Spanish
America. 1t was in large degree that
effort at Cadiz which inspired the
South Americans to seek their indie
pendence when the regeneration Of
Spain itself seemed baked by the re-
stored BOurbons, and 1t was the Cadiz
constitution which largely served as
the model for the republican cOnstitu-
tons Of the American states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
WEED OUT THE UNITE

The proposal Of the Department or
Charities 10 the Board Of Education
that the defective children in the pub
lie schools be regularly examined by
competent alienists, their family Dis
tories learned, their records kept and
their development carefully watched
offers the greatest hope Of guarding
the public against Schranks In the
future. The man who attempted TO
kill Colonel Roosevelt lived in this
city as boy and presumably attended
the New York public schools. He
came. If the newspaper reports are
correct, of an insane family. 1t is
very likely that had there been any
system Of examining detectives when
he was in school his case would have
received the attention Of the authori-
ties.
The schools afford an excellent
place for the public to begin to
protect itself against defective per
sons. Teachers can usually point out
children who from their actions in
classrOoms or from lack Of mental ca
pacity should be examined by special
lists in mental and nervous diseases.
Until recently It has been the custom
TO carry such children on the rolls Of
the regular classes if they were not
uncomfortable or obviously dangerous,
gradually promoting them from class
10 class I'm order TO get rid Of them.
Lately there has been tendency to
put such children into classes by them
selves, as untitled to profit by the regu-
lar teaching; but this new system Is
still imperfectly carried out. Yet some
thing more is needed than the sep
arate teaching of such children, ana
that is observation Of them by experts
such as will determine which of them
It is likely the state will have to pro-
tect itself against In the future.
The present happy go-lucky way of
leaving weak minded persons at large
until they commit some crime IS dan
gerOus neglect. This class at large
commits many crimes and passes on
its weakness TO subsequent genera
lions. A sensible programme for So
ciety will require an early detection
Of nervous weaknesses that are likely
to render the person suffering from
them dangerous to the public or unfit
to become a parent. The schools, which
bring the children into the hands Of
the state, are the place to look out
for the unfit. Confinement where
necessary and restraint upon reproduc-
ton are the means which should be
unhesitatingly used to weed out the
unfit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
THE SPANISH CENTENARY.

The centenary Of the foundation Of
the Spanish Cortes, which has just been
celebrated with singularly significant
and impressive ceremonies, deserved the
attention OF the world, and In pc
culiar sense that Of Latin America. as
the commcmoTatiOn Of one Of the finest
achievements IN Spanish history and Of
an act which, despite its partial aDnul-
mcnt a few years later, had profound
effect upon the progress Of events In
the two continents. The simple herOism
Of the COrtcs Of CadlZ was superb. At
the time when Spain seemed most
hOpelessly crushed beneath the heel Of
Bonaparte, her people, apparently real
icing that their redemption, if 1t was
to be secured at all, must come through
political emergence from the slough Of
despotism in which they had been wal
lowing, gathered together in one Of the
few places In which they were still free
TO meet and adopted constitution
which to n far greater extent than Is
always realized served as an inspira-
ton and an example to other nations
In both Europe and America.
1t was the irony OF fate that the
achievement compassed In a measure
it's own defeat. For while in making
the constitution the COrtes Of Cadiz
gave a tremendous impulse TO the pa
triOtism Of resistance and revolt against
the oppression Of France, and thus con
tributed essentially to the restoration
Of a native Spanish dynasty and Of
Spanish independence, the restored
Spanish King was unhapplly one of the
worst Of the Bourbons, and under his
rule the constitution was practically
annulled. Had there been n real man
on the throne, instead OF Fernando VII,
the subsequent history Of Spain would
have been far different; and so would
that Of America.
1t is true that before the Cortes of
Cadiz revolutionary movements had
begun in Spanish America. But they
were directed against the very evils
which the Cortes and its constitution
aimed TO abolish, and there can be little
doubt that If the work of the Cortes
had been Immediately and permanently
successful they would have been
checked and undone, and at least
large part Of Central and South Amer
lea would have remained an integral
part Of the Spanish Empire, even to
this day. 1t must be remembered that
the Cortes was not peninsular but n
universal body More than one-siXth of
the Deputies were from the American
provinces. and Of the thirty-seyen pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
sULZER AND sPoILs.

In reply to a letter from the civil
Service Reform Association addressed
to the candidates for Governor Mr..
Hedges writes: "In no perfunctory
spirit but in all sincerity, ! believe In
"the maintenance Of the merit system
"and that IL is now an established,
growing part Of our administrative
claw" His platform favOrs the extern
sion of competition, and Mr. Hedges
adds the pledge that lit will be a great
pleasure to see, so far as | can, that
what has been accomplished shall not
"be lost and that there shall be a
normal Improvement Mr.. Straus
also writes I'm favor Of the maintenance
and proper extension of the merit sys-
TEN. Mr.. Sulzer did not reply to the
letter. The association however, in
publishing the letters Of the other can
didateS calls attention TO this recent
statement which Mr.. Sulzer authorized
in his name:
I am in favor Of the merit system
and have been consistent friend or
civil service reform all my life. II |
am elected Governor there will be no
step backward. / stand squarely in
favor of the merit system and the
greatest efficiency in the civil service.
On the strength of this Mr.. Suffers
supporters will acclaim him a civil ser
vice reformer. They hailed Mr.. Dix as
one He made more explicit promise
TO maintain the competitive classlfica-
ton, and he had no record as a spoils-
man behind him to discredit it, but was
a member Of the Civil Service Reform
Association. Yet Murphy's spOilsmen
have been allowed to have their way
with the service. But what weight can
Mr.. Suffers pleasant words to civil SER
vice reformers on the eve OF election,
when their votes ere desired, hive In
the balance against his loud defiance Of
their very basic principles when no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
TOBACCO AND CANDIDATES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In the accounts Of the shooting
Of Colonel Roosevelt reference is made
TO his rugged constitution. Colonel Roose-
welt is a man. who as far as / am able
20 learn, lives normal life. His whole
attitude and conduct at the time Of and
after the shooting was that Of magnificent
normality; manliness. which Is never con-
comitant with poison habits. II is a not
able fact. as am informed, and one that
should be brought to the attention Of the
public for what salutary effect II may
have upon the individual mind. that the
three principal candidates for the Presi
dency do not use tobacco. In this time OF
overwhelming example 10 our youth OF
poison habits. OF which tobacco using Is
the greatest. prominent examples OF the
freedom from this vice should be present
ed for emulation, not only for the sake OF
the individual. but for the sake OF pos
terity. which Is entitled to pure parentage.
which now. lacking in the main. is rapid
ly on the downward grade to the shame
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
HOW TAFT AIDS WORKERS
Should Be Reelected to Continue
Prosperity, Labor Journal Says.

From Tho steam Shovel and Dredse.
What has President TAFT done Tor the
workers during his Administrations ASK
the railroad orotherhoods interested in the
pas,age OF safety Appliance laws and EN-
nlovera liability and workmen's compensa-
zion legislation on interstate railroads Ask
IN. thousands who are benefited by the
passage OF the eight-hour law amendments.
Ask the reform associations which for years
have urged the creation OF a children's bu-
reau 20 study child life in the country, and
which bureau is now In operation. Ask the
coal miners Of the country who have suf-
fered so terribly from mine disasters and
who are now. thanks to President Taft. pro-
tected by q federal bureau OF mining.
DO we want to see all tho splendid work
done by President Taft undone In the next
four years7 We most assuredy do not, and
that 10 why the thinking worSingmen OF
the country are with President Taft for re-
election y Is not the loud. blatant shouter
who accomplisnes real work in this world.
1t Is the quiet, constructive man who Crap
pies with problems In the privacy OF hts
study ana works out their solution with
care and caution and applies the remedy
with courage and fortitu1e That is what
President Taft has done. and that is why
he will be elected on November q TO
continue the prosperity which he has given
the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
THOUSANDS TURN TO TAFT
Organization of Young Mems Repub-
Ican Clubs Encouraging Feature.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Str: There is great significance IN tne
organization OF thousands OF young men
Republican clubs throughout the couh'.s ,
one of which is now being organized og
the intelligent. patriotic and progressive
young men OF this city. There Is equa'
Significance in the thousands upon thou-
sands Of progressive and patriouc men
throughout the country who place theI
country's welfare above party or indlVlu-
ual preference. and who are now return
ing to the Republican party although 'hey
had hitherto voted for Roosevelt at tne
primaries OF had temporarily cast thelr
lot with the third term party since the
Chicago convention.
In Illinois, Michigan and Iowa, ana Ill
nearly all OF the great agricultural states
according TO numerous letters when l
have received recently, there is STRIKING
change OF sentiment among farmers and
bread winners, from both RooseVeit anu
Wilson 10 Taft and the Republican party
PROSPERITY there is at food tide' thoush
Industries Jagged three years ago. Inc
outlook there for the next -FOUR years
under the sane, safe, strong, feariess'
honest, efficient, economical. patriotic ana
progressive administration OF Mr.. Tatt
was never more promising.
They credit these happy conditions 70
the true American policies OF Mr.. Iait
and the Republican party. They are emil
nently satisfied with present and prospec-
tive conditions and are not quite reaoy
fttully to swap these for the vague reck-
less. un-American theories ana pontlca'
nostrums OF the Democratic party or TOT
the dangerous, wild and foolish vasaries
OF tho third term party.
These mighty men Of brain and Drawn
OF the mighty West are slow to drop the
real for the shadow in crossing the delu-
give river OF politics. They mean 10 et
we'll enough alone and TO rely upon thelr
true and tried moorings. where they nave
successfully weathered every storm. They
mean again to vote the Republican ticket
They were deceived at the April and May
primaries and led to vote against Ialt'
the champion OF their prosperity, but no"
they mean to vote on November 0 TOT
Taft. the undaunted and mighty cham
pion Of our constitutional liberties and the
full dlrner pail.
There is but one issue In the present
campaign. That is. shall Republican pros
perity and progress continue7 A vote for
Wilson means uncertainty, poverty ana
woe. A vote for Roosevelt means a vote
for Wilson. A vote for Roosevelt Is
luxury no one can we'll afford. A vote Tor
TAFT means four more years OF safe, sane
economical. efficient and progressive ad-
ministration Of our national affairs.
All hail the organization OF young
mems Republican clubs throughout the
country. Our country needs them no"
more than at any time in our matchiess
bis,ory J. W. GOGARN.
Mount Vernon. n. Y. Oct 10, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
GROWING GANGS.

T. Mrs Harriet Stanton Batch was
right in saying in her interview In The
Tribune yesterday that the groups OF
young boys who are to be seen loung-
Ing on every street corner are the
"pangsters" OF the future. The devel-
opment of gangs and their perniciOus
activity are among the most serious
problems of municipal government,
and their gravity does not seem to be
decreasing Nearly a generation ago
the notorious and criminal "Whyo"
gang attracted the attention OF the
public, the police and the criminal
courts to itself and TO other organiza-
tions Of like kidney. To-day, with all
that has been done in the last thirty
years. the gangs are probably as nu-
merous and as criminal as ever. In
deed. there have been recent indica-
lions that some Of them have carried
the practice of serious crimes to
greater extent than ever before.
These gangs are not created out of
nothingncss. They grow, and their
germ is, as Mrs. Batch suggests, In
the boys Of the street. These may
be of good native instincts, But In
idly lounging about the street corners
they come into contact with disor-
DERBY and criminal men and are soon
corrupted. Imitativeness is a trait or
boyhood, and these urchins, often with
out fully realizing the purport or the
Inevitable results Of their acts, imi-
tate the doings Of the criminals who
are pressed upon their attention in
the papers or in street corner gossip.
How to prevent this growth Of gangs
Is the question. The public schools do
not solve It, for the corruption OF
youth goes on when they are closed.
The Fairgrounds do not solve 1t, for
while they afford boys places FOR
their time away from evil in
huenees. there is no cOmpulsion to use
them. Indeed, there Is no single
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
IN THE BERKsHiRss.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune, !


Lenox, Oct ls--Mr. and Mrs. Joseph e
Choate, who are at Naumkeak, IN Stock.
bridge, received many congratulations To-
day on their ffty-hrst wedding ami
versary. They passed the day quietly u
their cottage Their golden wedding was
celebrated last year by a family dinn1
and a reception for the countrywide.
Mrs. william S. Brown and Mrs. VIII
lam II. Pomeroy, who have been at II.
Hotel Aspinwall for the season. viii %
TO New York tomorrow.
Miss Metka Mackay is visiting Mrs.
Newbold Morris.
Miss Margaret WInslow, who has been
Ill in Washington. has been taken 10 .
Pittsheld Hospital for treatment for
bronchial pleurisy. Mrs. Francis Dana
Winslow will close her villa here this
week and go to Pittsfeld 20 be with he.
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Crane returned
to Bucksteep Manor from a tour Of the
Green Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giraud Foster have gone
to New York for few days.
Richard c. Dixey has returned from
Boston.
Baroness Bertha vof sutner. OF Vienna,
was entertained at luncheon at the Ccun-
try Club OF Pittsheld this afternoon. The
baroness made an address before Pitts.
field club this morning
p Mr.. ana MS X g. Gregory and Mr. and
sMrs!s wrw. ertfnth,- Of New York, AMI
z. r. Remington, Of Philadelphia, az
rived to-day at the Maplewood Pittsfeh
Charles Lanier and Miss Katherine L
Lawrence Will motor 10 Ipswich, Mass,
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Lawrence. Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. James and Francis Bul.
lard. OF Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H
Ferrey and Miss Ferrey, OF New York,
registered at the Curtis Hotel tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Peabody, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Peabody. Mrs. James ).
Hopper. Mrs James McLane, Miss Nc
Lane. Mrs. Henry Willard. Gerald Willard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sterrett Tate, Of New
York. are at the Hotel Aspinwau.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry c. Fo!ger, Mr. and
Mrs r. Williams, Miss Catherine 10
mans, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. d. Nelson. The
Misses c. l. and Annie Weaver. Of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Bolton and
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lovett OF Brooklyn
have arrived at the Red Lion Inn, Stock
bridge.
j. Arthur Beebe. who has been at the
Red Lion Inn. has gone to Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-nights Evening Post"
commenting .editorially on Paul Rohr-
baChS The German Idea In the World"
wherein he speaks OF the relative cost
per capita of ornaments ito the various
nations OF the world. the following pas
sage occurs: "Of course, these figures are
in sense misleading, because SO much
depends upon the financial condition OF
the country. Thus a burden OF So In
Italy is far heavier and far more ex-
harsting TO the nation than the same
amount in the United States, with its
higher scale Of prosperity"
Would It be permissible to ask your
esteemed contemporary to what II at
tributes this higher scale Of prosperity
IL, as is reasonable to suppose. It 10 due
TO existing and past economic conditions.
would It be equally reasonable TO look for
a continuance OF that high scale OF pros
perlty should the underlying conditions
which have made It possible be radically
changed?
The working man may be interested in
the answer to this.
JOHN J. d. TRENoR.
New York. Oct. Il, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
PeopIe and Social Incidents
AT NEW PORT.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Newport, Oct. ia dance In honor A,
the officers of the German cruiser Viz.
torla Luise was given this evening a,
Fort Adams by the officers OF that post
All OF the officers that could be spared
from the cruiser attended, as we'll as m.
army and navy social colony and IN.
late staying summer colonists. The danr.
took place IN the headquarters building
which was prettily decorated With slsc.
trio lights, flags and flowers. A sIpns-
was served at 1880 o'clock, after which
dancing was resumed Mrs. Tracy. vifs
OF Major Joseph p. Tracy; Mrs. Gran.
wife of Captain Homer b. Grant, ana
Mrs. Raymond, wife of Captain Allen d
Raymond, were the reception committee
and the committee Of arrangements was
made UP Of Captain Grant, Lieutenan,
Lloyd p. Horsfall and Lieutenant Edwar5
S. Harrington.
Mrs. Harold Brown gave a luncheon
to-day in honor Of Bishop Harding, who
later went to Providence to be the gueu
Of Robert II. l. Goddard.
Mrs. John ]. Mason and Mrs. Roderic.
Terry were luncheon hostesses to-day.
Mrs Georgiana NJ. King has leased
from Robert G. Hone his cottage In
Greenough Place, which she will occupy
next winter. Mrs. King has been occupy.
ing Clover Patch, in Narragansett avenue
Mr. and Mrs. z. Livingston Ludlow
will return to New York for the winter
on November 1.
Mrs. Frederick p. Sands and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, Ir., have returned
from their two months visit abroad.
Mrs. William II. Sands has returned 10
New York after a visit to Mrs. James
p. Kernochan.
Mrs. Clermont L. Best, having closed
her season, has returned to New York
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins has gone 20 New
York. on her way TO Washington for the
winter. .-- .-s Bal. .-.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. 8. q. d'Hautsvills hav,
ended their visit to Mrs. sidney Webster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
THE MILLENNIUM NEAR
Correspondent Says What Has Been
Will Be and New Eden Is Coming.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. The Ancient Vagabond period Is
now breaking upon the world. and also
the Eden OF innocency. IN which Adam
and Eve at first dwelt. Cain, who was
the nrst born son Of Adam and Eve. we
read I'm Genesis, went into the land OF
Nod and obtained a wife. and as the
word Nod means vagabond II is easy TO
understand that Cain obtained his wife
from among the vagabonds, which were
evidently a lazy, shiftless people and TOO
impure IN character TO dwell IN Eden
Also atterward We read that the sons
OF God saw the daughters OF men that
they were fair, and took OF them wives
all they desired. and that the world was
filed with violence, which caused Je-
hoyah to bring the ancient deluge for It's
extinction Remember. also, that man
lived to be nearly one thousand years
of age at first. and therefore that II
was mixing with the vagabonds that the
so-caued sons Of God lost their strength
and their life was after time cut down
TO one hundred and twenty years.
Notice now that Solomon says that
there is nothing new under the sun, and
that what has been will be. The ancient
vagabonds. no doubt antedated Eden. and
Melchisedek was a priest without begin
ming or end Of days, who by his holy
life induced some OF tho vagabonds 10
become innocent and holy also, and enter
Eden, wherein they dwelt as the pure
sons and daughters OF God.
IL is a fixed principle in grace, as we'll
as nature, that all progress is made
through alternate action. Men and women
are beginning to come into innocency,
and thus establish Eden again, or what
is now called the millennium, or heaven
on earth. and thus is being proved what
tho wise men so long ago said-that there
was nothing new under the sun. and that
what had been would be.
MORTIMER SMITH.
Madalin, N. Y, Oct. ii, 1912.