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New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
AT NEWPORT.

fuv Telegraph 20 The Tribune.
Nev,port. Aug 30-Preston Gibson, OF
Washington. and Herbert G. Peil, tr, of
New York. were the heroes of the week.
each stopping runaway teams on Baiiey
Reach. Frisky horses. drawing the sea-
weed cart, gave two exciting thrills They
were halted before any damage was done.
Many OF the younger members Of the
summer colony were guests at the naval
training station this evening, when Cap
tain and Mrs William B. Caperton gave
a dance at their quarters In honor OF
their daughter, Miss Marguerite Caperton,
who has been popular among the younger
set this season.
Mrs William Goadby Loew had large
party OF guests at her home this evening
for dinner. Informal dancing followed
and many additional guests came IN for
this part OF the entertainment
Miss T.. VI. Borland. OF New York. was
q dinner entertainer at BerSer's this even
ing. Dancing followed the dinner.
Mrs. Henry A. C. Taylor and the Misses
Wctnore were also dinner entertainers to-
night.
Mrs. Frances Roche will give dinner
at Elm Court and Mrs. Clarence Pell will
entertain a dinner party at her summer
home tomorrow evening.
Mrs. French z. Chadwick gave a must
cal at Twin Oaks this afternoon In honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Palmer. OF Lon
don. who are the guests of Mrs. William
Grosvenor.
Mrs. Richard r. Wilson has announced
q dinner with music for next Wednesday
evening.
Major Edmund J. Curley made his first
appearance Of the season at the Casino to-
day and was warmly welcomed by his
friends Others to register at the Casino
included the Rev. c. A. Stoddard. Fred
erick NJ. Goodwin and Jay Coogan, tr., OF
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Norman De r. White
house will 90 TO New York next week
for weeks visit
Ex-Commodore Arthur Curtlss James
returned from New York on his yacht
Aloha to-day. The boat made the trip
In twelve hours under sail. Charles Hen
derson. OF New York. is a weekend guest
OF Mr.. James.
Baroness Won Haefter Hatch, of Port
Washington, Long Island. is a visitor
here.
Senator and Mrs. George Peabody Wet
more arrived from Washington to-day for
the fall season.
Sheldon Whitehouse is now visiting
Frederick NJ. Davies
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
FINE PHRASES.

The Empire State Democracy, which
insists that il Is going 10 smash Muir
ply and Murphyism IN this state If II
has to take loaded club to do II. is
deIuging Brooklyn with campaign lit
erature directed against John II. Nc
Cooey, head OF Tammany's Brooklyn
annex. McC0oey is chief clerk Of the
Surrogate's Court In Kings County. at
u fat salary. Political purists across
The bridge have declared at various
times that il he were lawyer instead
Of politician and attended to Surro-
gates court work instead OF politics he
might earn that salary. Now comes
the Empire State Democracy with the
following comment:
The tongueless dust OF Brooklyn's
dead would not now be protesting
against the desecration Of the widows
and orphans court, converted into o
political headquarters and $4,000 Of
your money being paid every year TO
support a Democratic leader" as its
clerk. when a $1,000 employe could
easily do his work. II you did not sit
quietly by and permit such things to be
done.
An organization into whose heart
svcry political governmental and So
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
TAFT AND PROGRESS
Praise of President for Promoting
New Parcels Post Law.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Under the new parcels post law
promoted and approved by President Taft
which goes into effect on January |, 1918.
all farm and factory products In pack
rated as fourth class matter and may be
mailed prepaid at the new rates.
The rate OF postage on packages weigh
Ing not moro than four ounces shall be
one cent for each ounce or fraction OF an
ounce, and packages In excess OF four
ounces will be charged by the pound.
while the pound rate VIII be determined
according TO the distance carried.
For the purpose Of equalizing the carry
Ing cost the United States and Its several
territories and possessions, excepting the
Philippine Islands. arc to be divided into
eight postal zones, varying In distance
within a radius of ifty TO more than
three thousand miles.
rate OF five cents n pound and one
cent for each additional pound OF frac-
ton thereof is to be charged on all matter
mailed at n city carrier Office or at any
point within It's delivery limits for deliy-
cry by carriers from that office or a; any
local office for local delivery. The same
rate applies on fourth class matter for
delivery on any rural route starting from
any postofice which is to be delivered on
said rural route or within said city.
Packages for delivery within fifty miles
from the mailing point outside OF the
preceding special city and rural limits
win be charged Ave cents for the first
pound and three cents for each additional!
pound. In other words, IL Il Is desired to
get eleven pounds Of butter from farmer
within fifty miles of ones place Il may
be done by paying Uncle Sam S5 cents.
Distances Of $50 miles will require 6
cents for the first pound and cents for
each additional pound: 300 miles, Z cents
and cents, respectively; 600 miles, s
cents and O cents; 1000 miles, cents
and Z cents; i,400 miles. 10 cents and Q
cents; 1900 miles, II cents and 10 cents,
and for delivery between the Philippine
Islands and any portion OF the United
States and our possessions IL cents fiat
In thus bringing the farmer, manu-
facturer. producer and merchant closer 10
the consumer II must be apparent to all
that the cost OF living will be materially
reduced. This is another OF the dozen or
more similar popular and progressive
measures for which Mr. Taft has labored
faithfully. zealously. continuously and suc-
cessfully, and for which no well merits the
gratitude. honor, lovS devotion and con-
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
AT SOUTHAMPTON.

BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Southampton, Long Island Aug. SO.--
For the second time this summer Mrs.
James L. Breese gave a large fancy cos
tumo bali and dinner tonight at The
Orchard Although not as big as the one
for the benefit of the Southampton Hos
pitnl, held early in August. II was even
more enjoyable. because the guests ap-
peared masked as well as In fancy dress.
A dinner preceded the dancing and mid
night supper was served afterward. About
one hundred guests were entertained
Mrs. Alvin W. Krech also entertained az
a large dinner tonight at the Hedge Rows
in honor Of Mrs. Sloane, Of Newport who
is visiting Mrs Goodhue Livingston over
the week end. Mrs. ogden Mills who also
is visiting Mrs. Livingston: Mr.. and MIS-
Livingston, Mrs. r. II. Hoadley. Mr. anc
Mrs. Adrian II. Larkin and many others
OF the cottage colony attended.
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen gave BABY
party at The Mallows early this evening
for the children of the summer colony
So many are entertaining friends from
town and other resorts over the week enc
and holiday that tomorrow evening VIII
he one OF the gayest Of the season. The
Meadow Club will bs the scene of much
festiyity. and numerous dinners are to De
given in the cottages.
Mrs. Frederick Bdey. who has been a
guest at the Meadow Club during the
last month. left here for town this arter-
noon. ]. Bowers Lee arrived at the club
to-day, 10 stay over Labor Day.
Mrs Charles r. Keep went to town yes
.erday morning. but returned this evening
with her two daughters, who will stay a.
the Meadow Club. Mr. Keep VIII speho
the week end here with his family.
James C. Parrish has presented cup
TO be played for tomorrow morning at the
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. eighteen holes
boyle handicap. and all over ffty years
old are entitled to compete.
The annual meeting Of the ShinnecocA
Hills Golf Clup will be held on Septem-
Der 81 az ! O'Clock and club luncheoh
will follow on the same day.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
ASSAULT ON THE GOLDEN GATE,

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: l have been n subscriber TO The
New-York Tribune for several years. and
was born and bred in New York City. In
justice 20 New York I do not feel that I
can allow the article concerning Pierre
Humbert. jr.'s. statement published IN
The Tribune on August IL to 60 unan-
swercd.
He says that food In California Is "nt
to eat" Now. have been In California
for some time, and fear that Mr.. Hum
bert hardly knows the true condition OF
things here The cattle. which are left
in the fields the year round to subsist on
the grass. which finally becomes stubble
and In consequence contains no sustain
ing substance, "re accordingly so poorly
fed and nourished that the meat Is
stringy and tasteless. One can hardly
distinguish the difference between beef
and mutton. The latter, however, Is not
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

ciaI evil in the city has firmly en-
bedded q tentacle would not now De
sucking the life blood out OF the Demo
cratic party I'm Brooklyn if you did not
permit Il to.
Verify, these be tine phrases. Prod
ably not since the days when the Him
liable genius Of "Tody" Hamilton was
devoted TO spreading broadcast on cir
Gus posters a knowledge Of zoology.
history, art and science have such
moving sentences been penned. The
''tongueless dust which speaks protest
may well stir cyclones around Brook
Iyn Heights and the tentacles Of evil
wave wildly in the wind at this appeal.
The real point at issue, though, Is
whether McCooey will stir from his
comfortable job ana his organization
Quit sucking that delectable life blood
Of patronage which issues out OF the
public treasury by way OF Iammany.
Not If the Empire state Democracy
doesn't take some stcrner method than
the literary, 1t is certain. McCooey
has survived many a verbal attack.
The leaders of the anti-Tammany CAM
paign should bark back to the days or
their boyhood and recall that Justly fa-
nous bit of epic poetry, worthy to rank
with this idyl OF theirs:
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But names will never hurt me.
McCooey has q firm belief In that
philosophy. Therefore II behooves the
Empire State democracy TO quit talk
Ing. however fine the words, and swing
thot loaded club.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
THE SORROWS OF JOB.

We confess 10 good deal Of SYM
pathy with the Hon. JOB +. Hedges
over his treatment at Elmira. He went
on special invitation 10 the Sullivan
Expedition Celebration there, sat on the
platform near the chairman at the pub
lie ceremony of dedi,ating the New
town battle monument and was not
asked to speak. Consequently he left
town before the dinner Of the evening,
for which he was on the programme
to respond TO a toast. The committee
in charge makes the excuse that Mr..
Hedges misunderstood his invitation.
that he was not expected to speak in
the afternoon and that he was only
scheduled to speak at the dinner. To
all of which sufficient answer is that
Mr.. Hedges should have been expected
10 speak In the afternoon.
Mr. Hedges is a justly popular after
dinner speaker. But that Is no reason
for caging him up to while away the
idle hours Of men who have dined not
wisely but too we'll We don't blame
Mr.. Hedges for resenting. the tendency
to star him for comedy and overlook
his ability for serious parts, to use MIN
for political campaigning and give 10
somebody else the rewards Of political
victory. That is bad enough Mt any
time. 1t is particularly annoying
lust now. when Mr.. Hedges Is with
engaging and commendable frankness
seekirg the Governorship and trying to
convince the general public who attend
meetings like the monument dedication
Of his serious purposes and statesman
like powers. True. this was not q pc-
litical meeting, but nOn-political meet
ings are the accepted occasion for
statesmen to reach the people and win
their admiration and respect without
talking politics. As publicly pro-
claimed candidate for Governor he was
entitled to this chance. II he was
worth having there at all. And with
out doubt he would have used II TO the
satisfaction OF his hearers.
Mt Hedges mas VIII ana numoT' ne
has more he has character and more
than ordinary ability, which apprecla-
ton Of his qualities as humorist
should not obscure. We are not sure
that he won friends at Elmira by re-
fusing TO be used merely to make a
diners holiday. Perhaps il would have
been polite to suppress his resentment
But directness and frankness are
among his virtues, and we like him the
better for failing to pretend n salts
faction which he did not feel over the
place allotted to him and refusing to
he the Joker in the dining room for
those who had no ear for his states
manship on the public platform.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
STUDY AT HOME" SCHEMES
Correspondent Tells How People Are
Separated from Their Money.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The great number of advertise
ments In many of our magazines In which
are set forth the advantages OF Learning
Art for S." "Bricklaying Taught in Ffr-
teen Lessons on Easy Payments" etc.
have always been matter Of interest to
me. and | finally determined to ascertain,
IL possible, just how these concerns ap-
preached the public so successfully. / az
sumo that they are successful in separat-
ing the public from It's money. inasmuch
as they must spend large sums on their
advertising.
I picked at random half dozen adver-
tlsements In tho pages of a popular maga-
zine and answered them. The replies were
very similar in character and in each
case they were carefully followed up, so
that before the matter was allowed to
drop had received from three TO six com
municatlons from each concern. AS the
methods employed in each case were very
similar. have selected one advertisement
as an illustration OF the. methods OF all.
That advertisement ran something like
this:
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

My request for u booklet brought
prompt response In the shape OF a three
page letter. closely printed in imitation OF
typewriter letter, containing many platl-
tudes upon art and several suggestions as
10 the value OF prompt action In forward
ing my application and cash for enrol
ment. In a subsequent mail there came n
very handsome booklet, with cover design
IN green and gold, which contained for
the most part cuts Of celebrated artists
and cartoOnists and "A further reminder
OF the importance OF enrolling now.
But the baldest part OF the scheme 10
separate the public from It's money and
still steer clear OF the law was che In
formation concerning certain scholarships
that have been established, through the
medium of which one may obtain the
course In art at q greatly reduced figure.
Concerning these scholarships they wrote
me that after carefully considering my
letter their board Of directors had de-
clded that was entitled TO n free schol-
arshlp." which meant a reduction Of 30
per cent In the cost OF the course on art.
Just why was selected for this consider
alton did not appear In this letter. but the
fake IS so apparent that one wonders that
such bait is ever effective.
Scarcely q week elapsed before | re-
Ceived another letter from this concern,
but this time II purported to come d.
rectly from the managing director. who
has taken a personal interest in you"
(me). and who was very anxious indeed
that I take immediate advantage Of the
scholarship offer, which 80 reduced the
cost that Il made 1t n mere bagatelle. I
was told in that communication that the
enrolment fee covers every charge, except
the cost Of postage for returning such
work as you wish 10 keep. and this Item
seldom comes 10 more than few cents a
month" This would seem TO indicate
that pupils were not overenthusastIc
about their work or they would desire 20
retain more Of IT,
But note this; a little further on in
the same letter they say: The cost of
materials is not. strictly speaking, includ-
ed In the charge for tuition" Just what
the words strictly speaking" mean IL IL
hard TO say but one has n suspicion that
they mean nothing at all.
That this concern and many others
like II find this sort OF ''hot air" corre-
spondence and literature profitable is evil
dent from the amount Of money they
spend In their equipment.
CHARLES ROSS KEEN.
New York Aug 80, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
IN THE sERKsHlREs.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]


Lenox, Aug. 30-Among the principals
In the Hawthorne pageant. in Tyringhaml
next Thursday and Friday are Mr.. and
Mrs. Robb de r. Tytus, Miss Constance
and Ethel Leupp, Miss Amy Hutton. Miss
Francesca Glider, George Tiffany and
Miss Tiffany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman Glider. who have
been visiting Mrs. Richard Watson Gil
der have gone to New York
Mrs. Bromley Wharton, Mrs. Herbert
Thomas. Mrs. r. L. Franklin and Mr.
and Mrs. c. x. Miller Of New York; Mrs
George Achelis, and Miss Achelis, OF West
Chester Penn, and Mrs Ackerman, Of
Brooklyn, are at the Maplewood, Pitts
field.
Miss Edith Walbridge. of New York:
Mrs. A. C. Judd. OF Waterbury; Mrs. W.
f BunneIl. of New York; Judge William
Brinkerhoff and G. Goodyear. OF New
York, were the prize winners at the auc-
ton bridge party at the Hotel Aspin-
wall last night.
Theodore p. Shonts, who is at the Hotel
Aspinwall, will be joined tomorrow b.
his daughter, the Duchess de Chaulnes.
Mrs. Edward Ridgely. Miss Ridgely
whitestone, Long Island: Mrs. c. B. Mac
Donald, Rosiyn, Long Island: Mr. and
Mrs. J. ". Slocum, Mr.. and Mrs. II. :.
Terhune, OF Long Beach; Mr. and Mrs
Edward Lowber Welsh, Miss Sara l.
Welsh, Miss Emily d. Newbo!d and Miss
Florence johnson, of Philadelphia, who
are touring in the Berkshires, arrived To-
day at the Hotel Aspinwall.
Mr.. and Mrs. James English are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Lozier and
Mrs. Gil. Cleveland. of New York, at the
Curtis Hotel.
Thomas NJ Sherman. OF Utica. the son
of President Sherman, won the
Stock bridge golf cup this afternoon, up
and 5 to play, defeating In the finals z.
I. schofeld, Of the Wee Burn Club.
Mrs. J. Clarence Post entertained o.
luncheon al the Curtis Hotel to-day for
her guest, Mrs. George II. Morgan, who Is
lust back from Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gireud Foster and MISS
Anna Blake Shaw entertained at dinner
tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard c. Hoppin, of
Islip. Long Island. have arrived to yis!t
Mrs. John e. Alexandra at Spring Lawn
Colonel and Mrs. Henry S. Kearney are
entertaining Miss Margaret c. Skies, OF
Buffalo; Miss Margaret w. Colgate, OF
Bennington, and Miss Lila STANLEY, OF
Great Darlington.
Mrs. George L. Ronalds and Mrs. Rus
sell Hoadey have arrived here to remain
during September
The finals and championship rounds ~
the junior lawn tennis tournament al
the Lenox Club were completed to-day
In the final round in the mixed doubles
Writ Walker and Miss Leila Burden de-
feated Arthur Walker and Miss Christine
Sedgwick, 4-s, rs. O., 3-6. So.
Daniel Chester French and Miss Mar
garet French have gone TO Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. French is visiting friends In New
York
Ross ". Whistler has gone to Newport
Dr. Arthur w. Swami has Joined Mrs.
Swami. who is visiting her father, Arthur
@. Sedgwick.
Entries In the Berkshire lawn tennis
championships, to &c played at the Coun-
try Club. in Pittsneld. include Mrs. Bay
ard c. Hoppin, Mrs. George B. dc Gers
dorrf. Miss Marie o. Kobbe, Mrs. t.. 7.
Rice, Miss Jessica P. Bishop, Miss Mabel
Choate. Miss c. Woodward, Malcolm d.
Sloane. F., II. Delaheld, II. F, Benjamin,
Spencer Turner. Mrs. d. 7. Dana and
Miss Carmen Martinez.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

doubled, amounting this year to 49, Inc
twenty-one German universities gave TWO
years ago l.7C3 doctorates of philosophy
(of which thirty-two were TO Americans''
so We still fall far behind that country
in the number of men adequately pre-
pared for advanced teaching and re-
search" adds the writer. "As the pPu-
lation OF the United States ls half again
as large as that Of Germany, we must
increase skiold the number OF doctorates
conferred before we can reach the pres
ent level OF that country"
Here's a smart fellow shows up the
lawyers" remarked DR.. Squills' -,
'Is that soP What does he say?'
We'll, no matter. ! see | was mis-
taken In my estimate of him. little
further on the scoundrel attempts 70
Willy the medical profession. ."-Pittsburgh
Post.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
ALL-YEAR SCHOOLS.

The experiment Of keeping "a certain
proportion Of the public schools open
during the long summer vacation has
been made In the last few years on an
increasing scale in an increasing nnm-
Der OF cities. large and small. with IN
crcasing success. The testimony con
cerninC il IN New York has, wc be-
lieve, been almost invariably favor
able. In other cities, which are pos
sibly In some respects fairer represent
atives Of the entire urban part of the
nation than the metropolis itself. such
Is emphatically the case. Something
like genuine enthusiasm for the sys-
TEN is manifested. and with good rea-
son, II the reports OF the present year
are correct.
Over In Newark, for example. the
"all.year" schools, as they call them.
were adopted this year for the first
time in two of the largest schools OF
the city In districts comprehensively
representative of the cosmopolitan pop
ulation. These schools have now closed
their summer terms In preparation for
taking up the regular fall work. and
the seasons results have been tabu-
lated and analyzed. Briefly stated. In
these two summer schools. one with
| .365 and the other with l.4S4 pupils.
the grade OF scholarship and the stand
ard Of physical health have been high
er than were ever recorded in any
schools in that city before In the regu-
lar school year. The percentages OF
promotions have ranged from 90.7 10
96j. or from 3 10 10 per cent higher
than in the regular season schools.
The punctuality and regularity Of nt-
tendance have also been exceptionally
high. And in one Of the two schools
there was only a single case Of Illness
during the term.
These results may not be entirely
conclusive. More than one years eS-
perlence Is desirable rs basis Of Der-
manent JUDGMENT. But there IL GER
tainly strong and gratifying indica-
ton that the children like To attend
summer schools. that they make rapid
progress in their studies and that such
attendance rs not detrimental but
rather beneficial. 10 their health. If
these impressions are fully confirmed
by further experience and the system
comes into general use the gratifying
result will be recorded Of shortening
by from one to three years the total
period Of school ATTENDANCE OF those
who avail themselves Of these all-year
privileges. The Newark record sug-
gestS that nine ont Of ten Of the sum-
mer school pupils would. by attending
every summer. save two years. The
gain Of completing I'm six years a course
which now takes eight is apparent. es.
peclally since in thus shortening the
elapsed time the instruction Will ac-
tually he made more perfect and the
j. mental and physical health OF the pu-
pills will he kept at least "a good as II
would be in the longer course. What
has already been done affords ut any
rate ample reason for further trial OF
the system. with careful scrutiny of its
workings and results In all respects.