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New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
TIN PLATE" PUBLICITY.

II does not need a Bernard Shaw
play or a list Of owners Of property
used for gambling or disorderly houses
such as Police Commissioner Waldo
Is preparing to prove that rents from
questionable sources uphold some pre-
tentious social edifices. The Commits
sioner says his list will show that
persons high in financial and social
life. and even philanthrOpic organlza-
tions. drew money from property given
over 10 such base uses. Or course
there will be q merry scurryinG 70
cover and indignant proteStarons OF
innocence and ignorance. Yet social
settlement workers and others whose
line Of duty has informed them or
underworld conditions have known
that an appalling indifference ana
hypocrisy have contributed as much
10 make II possible to rent property for
such purposes as corrupt and brazeu
greed
For that condition publicity Is the
cure. On that theory Father Curry
and his associates drew up the tin
plate" ordinance, which would require
the name OF its owner 70 be attached
10 practically any building save one
used by d private family for a resi-
dence. They believed that this would
impose enough sense Of responsibility
on 4 property owner to cause him 70
investigate the use 10 which his prop
erty was being put. They thought that
even an absentee landlord or cor
poration or a penny-sdueeZlng agent
would hesitate long before taking
biz rental from tainted sources In the
face Of publicity and inevitable crit
cism. Under such circumstances the
Indifferent owner. who never thought
where the profits grew. or the hypo-
crite. who never cared SO long as his
friends didn't know. would have a.
little escape from responsibility a. a
dummy director or Mr.. George W.
Perkins In the case Of tle night WORK
ing women al the Harvester trust \
mills. The tin plate" ordinance. or
course would not be a cure-aI. hut II
would help 10 solve q serious prob
lem. Il has been held up in the Board
of Aldermen 100 long Commissioner
Waldo's list should give 1t the needed
impetus for passage.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
ANOTHER POLICE PROBLEM

is the police force Of this city in
credibly incompetent or Is corruption
scattered among It's members far be
yond the confines Of the group now
under the District Attorneys scrutiny? ?
One condition or the other seems the
only explanation for the remarkable
circumstance surrounding the death
Of Miss Julia Curran in a Broadway
Raines law hotel. These circumstances
would warrant question Of the police
at any time. Now. With public atten-
tion centred on the Police Department
because Of its lameutable record in the
Rosentha affair, the CurTan case is
merely fresh proof Of the need for a
most drastic examination Of Police De
partmeDt workings
Miss Curran was found dead In
room IN this hotel on Thursday even
ing under conditions which would seem
suspicious 10 the average person. She
occupied position IN life which made
II strange for her TO be there at all
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
THE PANAMA BILL SIGNED.

The signing Of the Panama Canal bill
bv the President will not modify the
unfavorable estimate OF that measure
which has been widely entertained and
frankly EXPRESSED. The bill was made
less bad. no doubt, by the elimination
OF the proposal 10 exempt American
foreign commerce from tolls. bur II still
remains bad. Whatever there may De
said in favor OF our technical right 70
exempt purely coastwtse commerce
from tolls. that right is, as the Presi-
dent has pointed out, subject 10 grave
doubt. and ii is go much challenged as
to make its unqualified assertion IN this
bill injudicious.
Apart from this. the doubtful pro-
priety and expedienCy Of other feat
ures OF the bill. IT'S crudiries and alb
surdities. and its mixture Of irrelevant
topics after the fashion Of the rider
legislation which the President mas
most properly condemned. all marked II
as one deserving Of veto. The Presi-
dents motives in permitting It 70 be-
come a law are plain. He had 70
choose between this bad bill and no
legislation. We regret that he was led
10 believe the administrative features
Of the measure So Immediately impera-
tive as 10 force the acceptance Of other
crude and unworkmanhke provisions
that will probably injure the national
interests which they were designed 10
0rOmOre
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
WHEN CAMILLE" WAS YOUNG
Triumuhs Of a Half Century Old Are
Recalled.
To tha Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In last Sundays issue you state
that Mathilda Heron first played Camiiie
in this country This statement Is hot
In accordance with the facts, which,
think. YOU will md are as follows
Alexander Dumas. the younger wrote tne
story OF Camille or TO use the o'ie
inal title. The Lady Of the Cameihds'
In ls47. when ne was just twenty years
old. II was published In book form one
wear later. and merely had what the
French call a success Of curiosity. he
dramatized his story he concluded the
arst two acts in three days and IN nl'eeh
days he wrote the remaining three acts Oh
the piece.
Dumas took II to the Theatre Historidue'
but the censor prohibited It's proauc'ion
After a period OF two years II was pro
duced with Fechter as Armand ahu
Eugene Doche as the heroine. 1t acnieVeo
an instantaneous triumph running for TWO
hundred nights, a marvellous thinS III
1852 One Of the auditors on that oc-
casion was Mise Jean Lander Davenport
VINO. thinking that II would prove goou
vehicle for the display OF ner artistic am
tiles in America, procured q copy OF th1
play and made free translation OF II
She then went TO London am placed ner
version OF the play in the hands OF the
late J II. wilkins. az that time a rising
Young author She simply requested MN
20 arrange her version for stage presenta-
t.on She decided that the name OF tn@
NAV should be Camille or, The Fate OF
Il Coquptte." Miss Davenport hrst pre-
se7ted the play 10 the American public
AZ The old Broadway Theatre. east side OF
Broadway. between Pearl and Anthony
nov WORTH street. or october g 1900.
This vas It's first presentation IN this
country The cast waR
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
Peopke and Social Incidents
AT NEWPORT.
rBy Telegraph tn The Tribunal


Newport. Aug 24-Congrat tulation.
every quarter were showered upon v.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt a, -
Casino to-day for the success of a..
big entertainment OF the night hs,o.-
Everybody united IN saying that n x..
the most elaborate and the largest s,..-
tainment that had ever been attenn,.,
here and at the same time was the mo-.
successful.
Mrs. Vanderbilt. attired IN q gown =.
heavy princess lace. with a frill OF baol
net and a sash oddly tied in a b..s
some COW at the hem OF her skirt. VASE.
OF the early arrivals al the Casino -,
she was immediately surrounded bv -.
friends. Mrs Stuyvesant fish VIA.
ball last Monday night was coassIe.,s
as surprising anything that had b..,
given 'ir 4 long while was one OF tho.
TO congratulate Mrs Vanderbilt
The principal entertainers this eyeni,,
we're Mr and Mrs. Pembroke Jones xa.
gave q dinner al the Sherwood for eigs,
guests and later in the evening had n,r
more guests come In for the info,v,
dan ing Round tables. decorated n,
japanese lilies In large tOrch-hke gss.
were used for the dinner. The dlnhz
room was prettily decorated with 6ose~
and the grounds about the villa werea.
Eliminated for the occasion. The younge,
guests present included the men sho
took part IN the four seasons quadrzsg
the Vanderbilt ball. lyu
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James had Din.
uer at Beacon Hill House Tonight prin.
cipany for young people. and othes ,dianer
entertainers we're Mrs. Preston Gibson
ana Miss wetmore. All of the gueaf
later went 10 Mr.. and Mrs JonesS'tanee
There was the usual morning CROWD tor
the tennis tourney at the Casino to-day,
ami the new ones to register we're Eugens
Hale. r., Of New York. who mas Joined
Mrs. Hale as guest OF Dr.. and Ma
Roderiek Terry; Miss Marguerite ssona
and William Mitchell, OF New Tork
guests OF M. and Mrs. George 4 Bea-
iarin; Mr. and Mrs. Amor Hollingsvora
a, Boston. guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fst.
ertck N. Davies: ". D. Il. Wasninyicr
81 New York. guest Of General J. Frs
p,erson. J z. Coudin. Of New Yrk
guest OF August Belmont; Harold Blar-
cha-d OF New York. guest OF Mrs. Ereast
Vanderbilt. and Franklin Paris. Of New
York. guest OF Bishop Darlington.
Roderick Terry. jr.. Is visiting al sous
ampton.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman Isft ns'
to-day for White Plains
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt =
went TO Oyster Bay to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. (. r. Benreno- OF IRA
Penn. will be able 20 take possession Of
their new summer home IN Middietox'
next week.
Colonel Charles Hayden, Of Boston .
: weekend guest OF r T. Wilson
MIR and Mrs. George Goraon Ains ine
the Misses King. VINO nave been spendins
the summer abroad, are TO return Eek
ruontn for the fall season.
N- and Mrs. Franklin Mott Warren q
New YORK. are guests al Id r-.f- COZ
tage.
rnree tour-in-hand coaches me ~ u'
residence OF August Belmont this after
noon an went from there o. tn- vest
chester Polo CLUB. The COACHES YER
those OF NJ. Belmont and. william '
ward There was Iuncneor '-t'
port CIambake Club tnis after
bv He-ry 4 Ward.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
NATIONAL HOUSEKEEPING.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Do those who find fault with the
tariff realize that we now have prscti-
cally tarifr for revenue? Do they know
we have great country--a nation bigg r
than some OF our would-be rulers?
The expenses are enormous, and will
never be less. though there may be some
retire enchment In some outlays AS people
do not voluntarily contribute TO the sup
port or the government. the funds must
be raised In some other way. We have
two principal ones. VIZ. by internal rev.
enue and by tariff on imports. Together
they barely meet the needs OF govern
ment. No doubt some OF the tarifr sched-
ules ought TO be lowered. but II so. there
must be a corresponding rise In some
others-always keeping In view the ever
lasting war between the grower and the
manufacturer. with labor an interested
Iarty. II IL doubtful II there is any
better system OF raising revenue.
THOMAS l.. STRINGER-
Raritan. n. J.. Aug. z, lsl2
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
THE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT

" is curious n 500 Mr Roosevelt
turning 70 the Eleventh Amendment
a. the example o. his proposed recall
OF judicial decisions In the nrSt
place. ~ that is all be- ~eek- ne hA7
no need OF new machinery either IN
state or nation for its accomplishment
The passage Of the Eleventh Amend
ment was not case ~ saying thAt
some law was constitutions which the
Supreme Court had said was uncon-
stttutional. or rice rerRG II was q case
~ the people saving they wanted 10
change the Constitution. which they
had made p few years before There
was no question n any statute law
or its validity involved. nor ~ anv
new and unheard-of Interpretation o.
the Constitution.
Article III Of the original tnstru-
ment said that the judicial power OF
controversies between state and
citizens of another state" Several
such cases had been before the court
and half a dozen states had submitted
10 It's jurisdiction Finally. however,
Georgia. In the course Of the anti
Federalist agitation FOR the donation
alization Of the government. In the
case OF Chisholm agt Georgia. refused
10 acknowledge that Jurisdiction or
even appear The court stood BY the
Constitution. and the states rights
party set about to secure the Eleventh
Amendment exempting every state
from suit by citizen Of another state
or OF any foreign state II the people
to-day want 10 change their COnsti-
tuition. either because their views OF
sound public policy have altered or
because they ind their Constitution
does not work as they expected. they
have just the same chance 10 do II
that they had then. And as for state
constitutions. for the most part they
are much more easily amended than
the federal There is no reason for
overriding them TO validate particular
laws.
The result achieved By the Elev-
enth Amendment is moreover about
the last thing 20 which the advocate
Of extended federal powers and the
apostle Of the new natiOnalism"
might he expected 10 point with pride.
The decision in Chisholm agt. Georgia
was rendered on February Is. 1893,
only one Judge. Iredell the exponent
of extreme states rights theories. dis
senting. Justice Wilson in his opinion.
declared that the question al issue
was: "Do the people Of the United
States form natioh?' Two DAYS later
the Eleventh Amendment was pro-
posed as part Of the campaign to es-
tablish the doctrine Of ultimate SOW
ereignty In the states. It was not
adopted until 17oS. the year Of the
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
the twin seed Of nullification and re-
belliOn. The demand for 1t sprang not
from objection 60 wrong interpreta-
ton Of the Constitution, hut from the
provincial prejudice just then at its
height. And in its train has followed
the long record of state lawlessness
md repudiated debts which have so
disgraced some American common
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
A MILITANT CHRISTIAN.

The funeral rites Of William Booth,
with their absence Of conventional
mourning emblemS and their abundance
Of martial banners and quasi-military
guards. were emineufly appropriate
For the General Of the Salvation Army
was iu al exceptional sense a militant
Christian. The phrase has often been
applied 10 other religious leaders Of az
Eressive methods and cOmDative TEN
Deraments. Genera Booth was eminent
IL the possession Of those qualities,
and be added thereto with singular
success the employment Of actual mill
tary organization. discipline, uOmen-
ciature. trappings and music To what
degree the extension and efficiency Of
mis- work were due 70 these external
demonstrations It would be difficult 10
estimate That II was a considerable
. degree is strongly suggested by the
widespread and varied imitation of his
. system The Church Army. the Boys
Brigades and other organizations IL the
churches. and the Boy Scouts and
similar bodies IL secular life. are pal
pable and indisputable tributes TO the
genius Of the man who recognized the
militant and military strain in human
nature and devised the plan Of trans
forming it into a dynamic agency for
righteousness.
He had. too. IN a high degree the
genius OF authoritative organization.
which is indeed inseparable from mill
tarv success. The magnitude, diversity
and cOmplexity Of the body which he
formed and directed were enormous
and bewilderinC. Yet he kept himself
in touch with every essential detail.
and impressed upon each MS own un-
challenged authority Some called II
not authority but autocracy. and the
chief legitimate criticism which was
made Of him was that he kept his own
counsel too closely and was too disin-
clined 10 share his confidence and his
authority with others The answer to
that and the vindication OF his system
were IL results. The organization OF
his army was fiaWiess. In collOquial
phrase. the great machine never slipped
a coz. In all the immense operations
Of receipts and expenditures the in
tegrity Of his administration was un-
impeachable With all the multitudin-
Gus and umltifarious personal social
and moral temptations TO which his
thousands Of officers were IN the nature
and method of their work peculiarly
subjected there never was q scandal in
the staff A leader who can command
such results is worthy 10 be something
Of an autOcrat.
Some Of his methods were no doubt
diSfaSteful 10 some excellent Christian
people But so were the problems with
which he was dealing and with which
his critics could not or would not, or.
at any rate. did not. deal. II + not easy
20 save a drowning man without get
ting wet On the very sunday before
his death observation was made Of the
scanty attendance OF worshippers at
even the few New York churches which
were open. and jeremiads were uttered
over the decline Of interest in relig-
ious work. II the churches Of this city
and OF the world had been growing as
the Salvation Army has been growing
in the last thirty-fiye years there would
be no such complaints and room for
one II Is not 10 be suggested that the
methods of the Salvation Army would
be applicable 10 al the work Of all the
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
m TIE 6ERKS HIRES


f.rox Aug 2-Mrs Johu s Lyle
New YORK. and her sister. Mss --a. -1
Harmon. are guess a. Tie He-..
wall.
Mr. and Mrs. George Winthrop toIs'1
-,v. q dinner tonight at sunny -,I-s'
for their guest baru. son $685.
Germany They entertained o parry Z"
,our. people. who later went d. Mss
rrencas fancy dress call. II Gienda-s'
Mrs oscar Iaslgl gave d dinner 1o-lisa'
.o- ,.r ana Mrs. Francis Crown.nsaieie.
Btsr0D Thomas F. Davis won the s'1
handicap at the Lenox Coli Club 'o-oA'.
Paving with him were James SaFnsA
Robert ". Paterson. Lindsay ta.E1AA
Charles L. Barlow and SamUe. Russell
M and Mrs. William 3. o Field asEs
offered cups for mixed foursomes al w
Lenox Golf Clue next Friday and Safar
day.
Mrs William s. Hall was hostess at
tea AZ me Country Club, OF P.itsie!d' ths
afternoon.
Mrs. Charles D. MacDougsll. o; AuoEr1
is q guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos n "
Heredia. az Wheaueigh
Mrs Eugene Paige mas announces v
engagemeni OF her daughter Miss AZ
PuIsoury. OF Piitsneld, TO stanton ~"
man. OF Pasadena, Cal
Mr and Mrs. Lambert Suydar-. u, y"
arrived at Heaton Hall. In Stockoride
There was a osll az Hsaton HaaN
night for Lieutenant Colonel Fashion y
twenty-five other officers Of tne
United states Infantry, which Is na''-
ing through the Berkshires on us
from Connecticut 70 the caracas
Plattsourg. \. !.
Miss Margaret Dwight, who nas been
guest OF Mrs Oscar Iasigi. has gone
Boston
Colonel Spencer Cosby, I. S. A. Is VS.
ing Mrs. :. Frederick SchencA
Cosby NJ Mrs. schenck's guest fof y
season. u
Mr.. and Mrs, John Baine. jF.. NJ
Mrs. !. ". Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. =
Campbell, Of New York, are at the f0'
Aspinwall.
J. Gerald De Pole and George r. vac
tine OF New York, are at Heaton H"
in Stockbridge.
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin, who has
with her sister. Mrs Henry Biatchioo. .,.s,.
New Lebanon. has gone 10 the
Mountains. II
Mrs. II. " Eaton. Misses Florenes
Isabel Eaton and Miss A. l. ! i'a,A
New York. have arrived Al the AN'
wood. In Pittsheld w
Miss Georglana Sargent and MISS
Biddle. VINO have been az MhhcneS'
the Sea. returned to-day 10 LenoA' =
MIR. and Mrs Henry ". Monroe
arrived IN Lenox 10 visit Mrs Aon'
sister Miss Adele Kneeland. az FaH"
Mrs. George Griswoid hdven VI! -
10 sunnycroft next Friday from NeS,w x
Mr. and Mrs Forsyth Wickes WI"
Mrs Haven's guests for septemoe'' ,eS
General and Mrs. Walter Howe "A
are in the Berkshires. nave been sues a
Chaplain and Mrs. Charles :. NsiN''
South Lee. this week. ..rs
Mr.. and Mrs. George Westingnouse n
returned 20 Erskine Park from '''
town. .,ars
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley z. Proctor -.
70 their cottage on Monday ro'"
Northern resorts. ..rr,,
Mrs. Almon c. Judd. OF "a's, .0s,-
Conn. raised the flag at the Hotei rs,sra %
wall this afternoon. and Judge "A.
Br,nkerhoff. OF Jersey City. made AZ .,s
dress. During the exercises the
orchestra played patriotic airs. s
Mrs. j. 3. Francis Herreshor' wno
at the Hotel Aspinwall with ner s.y
Miss Helen Bfskine, received woro o
or the death Of brother and returns"
New York.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
NOT SOLICITING CAMPAIGN FUNDS

T. the Editor of The Tribune.
sir regret again 20 have 20 state
that ms name mas been used unjusth-
ably The Republican committee has
asked the aid OF the Republican women
i- raising a campaign tund. IN 40 appeal
tnat goes out Will my name or that OF
arv othe- woman D. used In soliciting
subscriptions have asked no one per
sonaIy. nor shall ! ask any one. for a
contribution 20 the Republican campaign
fund.
Z have made request of the chairman
of the Republican committee that ny
name be not used publicly In any way
connected with campaign matters.
MABEL r. BoARDMAN.
wineclyne Manchester. Mass Aug ..
fer~
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

Big Tim" Sullivan has decided 10
return 70 the House Of Representa-
tives at Washington. He once SAID
that about al Tammany ConEressmen
were good for at the national capital
was TO tie horses to-" Maybe ne Is
better reconciled now than PREVIOUSLY
70 the idea that the post NJ honor IN
national politics is the hitching post.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

ness Of the left side Of her face. inois-
nant, ashamed she sought her ia"ye''
who took the case into court and "o@
II likes 70 hear a young gemman So So
he's irwin TO keep up wif de times 3D. 3D.
Uncle Eben, "pervded he uses an ara -
clock TO help him. m."-Washington S'aE'
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
~HERE's a STATE or THINGS

T. me Editor ~ The Tribune
sir Who will be me next President Of
the United States
some say Wilson some say TAFT and
some say Roosevelt
No thought Is being given 70 the man
who stands the best chance OF al!
Wilson probably viii carry all OF the
Southern states. with perhaps te"
Northern ones Roosevelt NAY carry most
OF the Western states. and n TAFT carries
three or four o. the Eastern states there
will be- no election result
The Twelfth Amendment Of the Consti-
tuition OF the United States provides tnaI
the successful candidate must get a ma
iority OF the Electoral College Ia plu-
raIty will not doJ or the House OF
Representatives must elect the President.
and In their selection each state mas only
one vote. no matter COW many members
ot Congress Il may have.
The House OF Representatives a. al
present constituted may not be able 10
agree by majority vote. SO that the
Vice President. the Hon. James :. Sher'
man. VIII become the next President ny
virtue Of his ONCE. NO BULL MOOSE
New York Aug o, 1872
[Our correspondent forgets that (;
the House OF Representatives should
be called upon next winter 20 elect a
President. there being no majority for
any oandidate in the Electoral College
the Senate would likewise be called
upon 70 elect a Vice President. There
might be a deadlock in the House
where the highest three on the list OF
Presidential candidates are allowed tc
compete. But In the Senate only the
highest two candidates for Vice Presi-
dent are permitted 10 contest, so that
d choice would be easier II no Presi
dent were chosen by the House or Rep
resentatives before March 4. and a
Vice President was chosen by the Sen
ate before that date, the latter would
qualify after March as President
Mr.. Sherman would probably figure in
the equation as a candidate for tn,
Vice Presidency 70 be voted upon in
the Senate but he would not figure in
IL In his present capacity as Vice
President.-Ed.l
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

The death OF Alexis Suvorin deprives
Russian Journalism OF one OF its most
forceful and resourceful figures. He
made tre "Novoe Vremya' too often
an enemy OF America. but that was
because Of his intense yea FOR Russia.
lie made hts paper an important pub
lic factor in a country where the press
has less opportunitv than IN almost
any other. and thus contributed real
and lasting influence % The trans
formation OF the Russian Empire
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

wealths. n that Is the model COM
mended TO us. If the recall Of decisions
Is to make easier the overturning OF
sslutarv constitutional provisions when
they run counter to prejudice or inter.
fere with some popular programme Oh
fraud and repudlation, It is more ilkeiy
TO be a weapon Of the devil than OF the
Lord on the field OF Armsgeddon.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

Nathlda Heron played Camille for the
FIRST time ir.New York at Wallacks The
atre. Broadway and Broome street. on
January %. 1857. u was ner nTst ap-
pearance In this city since her appear
ance as the leading woman az the old
Bower Theatre in January. 1853. Z A.
So,hern was the Armand. She had pre-
viously acted II in Western cities such
a hit was never before made as was Miss
He-ous Camille
Miss Davenport was one OF the most
ACCOMPLISHED Of the tragic actresses of
the day
COLONEL =. ALLsTON BROWN.
West Philadelphia. Aug q. 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
To the Session: Good riddanceI
How many were called liars yester-

The Olympic athletes got a reception
which shows It isn't considered pad
form vet in this country for man 10
play 70 win.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

owned and published daily by the Irloan- i'.
.....,s,,ou a New YORK corporation. Osde1
~ Reid. president. Conds HanaiiH. 9'''1
tarv. lanes X Barrett. Treasurer Aao'e1
rr,bune BUILDING. No. l54 Nassau stree
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