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New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
rug RrclLL OF CONSTITUTIONS.

THE RECALL or CONSTITUTIONS
The recall of judicial decisions as
planned by Colonel Roosevelt is in effect
nothing less than the recall OF conStltu-
tions. 4 constitution is an ordinance OF
self-restraint adopted by people IN
sober mood. In it the people agree mat
the power Of the majority will never be
invoked, while that constitution stands,
to do certain things 1t IS a sort OF
Magma Charta of the minority. By IL
the minority is assured against va
riety Of oppressive acts by tie majority.
1t is assured, for example, against at
tainder, against the taking of property
except by due process Of law, against de-
NAL of the writ Of habeas corpus and a
variety of other things.
OF how much force and effect is this
solemn agreement by the majority to re-
spect the rights of the minority II
Colonel Roosevelt's plan is adopted and
the majority obtains the right to inter
pret as it sees fit its own promises
After having put into its constitution a
promise not to pass acts of attainder,
for example, suppose the majority
wishes to pass one. If Colonel Roose-
velt's plan prevails 1t has merely to pass
such an act and after the highest court
has declared Il unconStitutiOnal-if the
Judges facing both a recall Of themselves
and Of their decisions retain enough ln-
dependence to reject a popular law
after the act has been declared uncon-
stitutional the majority has merely to
vote that the attainder contemplated IS
not attainder within the meaning OF the
constitution and then proceed with 1t.
Thus In effect the solemn constitutional
pledge of the majority to restrain It's
hands in this respect is recalled.
1t is useless to maintain that consti-
tuition whose provisions were subject to
recall In this way would occupy the
historic place of the written constitu-
tion among American institutions. Nor
would the recall long be limited to state
constitutions if It came to be adopted.
A federal Constitution not subject TO
popular Interpretation would soon be felt
to be an intolerable obstacle to true
popular government" since it Is much
harder to amend by existing processes
than state constitutions usually are.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
[By Telegraph to The Tribunal

BY Telegraph 20 The Triouno.I
Tuxedo Park. n. Y, Feb. z2--Washing-
toms Birthday at Tuxedo Park was rather
quiet on account OF the weather. The
skating on Tuxedo Lake was good and
many were out IN their iceboats during
the day. Some Of those who opened their
cottages for last Sunday remained over
until to-day, and there were numerous ar
rivals at the clubhouse.
Mrs. p. C. Hewitt occupied her villa in
Continental Road and Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Richards arrived at their house for the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart ara
spending several days at Groton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Harris are at Palm
Beach for a fortnight's visit. DR.. 2. c.
Rushmore is also spending several days at
Palm Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth wickes are at
Gray Craig.
Robert d. wrenn entertained party at
the Clinton cottage. and Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Dinsmore have opened their
house for ten days
Other late arrivals to-day were Mrs. Jo-
seph 4. willard and Miss Willard, OF Rich
mond: Miss Louisa Norwood, Mrs. Albert
Gould Jennings, Rowland Pell, Howard
Slade. DR.. and Mrs. John S. Thacher. Mss
Thacher, Miss Kimball. Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Spencer Morris. r. w. G. Welling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orme Wilson. jr., George WI
lett Van Nest, Edward Hewitt and K. b
Schley.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
PREHISTORIC MAN.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: when you were tadpole and was
a fish In the Paleozoic time" came to my
mind on reading the recent accounts OF the
finding amid pre-glacial debris of the skele-
ton of a prehistoric man, which, strangely
enough, resembles In most respects that oil
a modern Englishman and rs not OF the
more Simian type to which the Neanderthal
man, though a very much later phenome-
non, belongs" This certainly dlsposes for
ever of the theory Of the missing link as
supplied by the Neanderthal man, and, as
is said. adds cons to mans age" putting
him back, as l understand II, into the Tert-
airy period
In this connection there are pages OF In
teresting matter In that extraordinary Theo
sophical book, "The Secret Doctrine The
theory advanced in this book concerning the
pedigree Of man is that, instead Of man
descending from the ape, 1t was the ape
that descended from man. being the de-
generate offspring of man and a now extinct
species OF mammal during what. In Tneo'
sophie terminolcgy, are known as the tmro
and fourth root races, cyclic divisions OF time
in human evolution. Now, science states
that the ape-like Neanderthal men mus'
be survivors Of stock which had deterior-
ated, and not progentors OF our race. as
some had thought. Thus again they fall
in line. as they have done 80 often before
with the Secret Doctrine" which, further
more, holds that man, being the mcrocosn
OF the macrocosm. holds within him the
potentlality OF every organ useful to life
Commenting on the differing scientihc
theories as to man and the ape, the author
records an interesting prophecy:
"If the skeletons OF man should at any
time be discovered in the Eocene strata
while no fossil ape is found there. and the
existence Of man is thus proved 10 be prior
10 that Of the anthropoid, then Darwinians
will have TO exercise their ingenuity in an
other direction. Moreover. II is said that
the twentieth century will be still in its ear
Hest teens when such undeniable proof OF
mans priority will be forthcoming"
1t would be interesting 10 know II the
skeleton Just discovered was in the Eocene
strata and whether any anthropoids have
ever been found there.
EBERT P. MILLS
New York. Feb. %. lSl2
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Trrom The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau.
washington. Feb. 22:-The first OF series
of musical teas arranged for Thursday in
Lent brought many members Of society Ia
the Playhouse this afternoon at O'clock
Kathleen Parlow, the violinist, gave tina
chief feature of the programme. Among
the patronesses, most of whom were pres
ent, were Mrs. Wickersham, Mrs. George
Won L. Meyer. Mrs Charles Nagel, Mrs
Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Nicholas Ander-
son. Mrs T. T. Gaff. Mrs. Franklin Ellis,
Mrs. Henry c. Corbln, Mrs. Richard 4
Townsend, Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna, Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Mrs. A. Z. Bates, Mrs. Win.
throp Murray Crane and Mrs. Christian
Hemmick The programmes were deco.
rated with tiny hatchets in honor OF WASH
ington's Birthday.
The large dinners given by the Navy
League and the Southern Society left few
prominent persons to entertain or be enter
tanned at dinner tonight, and, aside from
the dinner party at the home of Mrs. Pres
ton Gibson. the large luncheon party en-
tertained by Mrs. William Lttauer and
that at the homo of Mrs. Mitchell Harrison.
most Of the affairs, both afternoon and
evening, were small and informal.
Grenville Winthrop and Miss Emily VIM
throp, who are the guests OF the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop, will return to their home in New
York tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. who
were the guests OF Mrs. Richard Fl. Town
send for some days, have gone TO one OF
the Virginia country clubs for short tine.
DR.. and Mrs. Carey Langhorn have Issued
invitations for a dinner in honor OF Miss
Taft on February rs.
Miss Mary Emo, Of New York. Is the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Charles BouShton
Wood, for a week.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
People and Social Incidents

A. c. Horstmam, third secretary, OF the
German Embassy will return to Washing
ton tomorrow from short VISIT IN New
port and New York.
Mr.. de Bach. Russian second secretary,
one Of the most popular bachelors Of the
diplomatic corps, has returned from Phila-
delphia, where he went to meet some so
cial engagements
Signor Catalini, recently appointed coun-
sellor Of the Italian Embassy TO succeed
Signor Negrotto. will arrive here next week.
He was formerly secretary of the Italian
Legation at The Hague Signor Catalinfs
father is a noted diplomat and was italian
Ambassador to Constantinople.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
EXCEPTION BY PROF. DEWE
Says Mayor Lunn Mistakes His State
ment of Economic Determinism.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: My attention has been drawn TO the
article written by Mayor Lunn of sche-
nectady, in which article he quotes an
extract from my History of Economics
and makes out that that extract teaches
economic determinism.
Now, ! want to make clear the follow
ing things: First. utterly repudists :he
doctrine of economic determinism that
teaches that mans whole life is nodded ex-
clusively by the mere material and eco-
nomic element Secondly--and this. per-
haps. more Immediately concerns the pres
ent issueII maintain that the extract quot
ed by Dr. Lunn will not bear the interprc-
tation that he places upon II.
When | say In the passage quoted tnat
there is scarcely any important political
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Churchill says, TO retain and to exercise
mower TO interfere in Irish affairs nc
cordlng TO its own will and Judgment 10
there not an ominous prospect OF enuies9
friction and conflict? 1t may be that Tue 's
limitations which are now proposed WIZ
remove some Of the objections whicn
have hitherto been made to Home Rule,
but II is by no means clear that they VIII
not inject new embarrassments ana diin-
culties into the practical working OF the
Schpmp
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
M. PoINCARE Mr.. BACoN's GUEST
French Premier Entertained at Dinner
by the Ambassador.

Paris, Feb. 22.-Premier Raymond Pom.
care and Nine. Poincare were the guests Oh
honor at a dinner given by Robert Bacon
the United States Ambassador TO Francs
last night, and a distinguished company
was present TO meet them.
Several receptions and dinners are PENS
planned on the occasion Of the departuis'
of Mr.. and Mrs Bacon, which Is expecfea
to occur I'm about six weeks
The Franco-American Committee has ,uss
founded special section devoted to tno
development OF the intellectual and eco.
nomic relations between France ana INV
United States. It's first meeting taA.s
place on February 2s. when arrangement
will be made for giving a farewell dinner
10 Ambassador Bacon.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
BRITISH DIPLOMATS SHIFTED
Sir George Head Barclay to Go IRON
Teheran to Bucharest.

London, Feb. 22.-Sr George Head pa
eIay. British Minister TO Persia since i"s
has been appointed British Minister
LADY Barclays maiden name was ~, :
Reatrice NJ. j.. Chapman, and sne We IL
daughter of the late Henry u. Cnapns1'
Sir Walter Beaupre Towniey. who ns nse
been British Minister to Rumania since -
year. has been transferred to Tehersn'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

The Cuban veterans will do we'll TO re-
member tomorrow that the Spanish wer
ended more than thirteen years ago and
that 1t is high time to let the factional
animosities OF those days be laid away
upon tho shelf. II Americans who wore
the Blue and who wore tho Gray could
fightside by side under the same flag for
Cuban liberation. Cubans who differed In
1898 should be able to agree in 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
TWO REMBRANDTS FOR U. S.
Painters Works Bring S56,2o0
and S29,250 in Weber Sale.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-More large purchases
were made to-day on American account
it is believed, at the auction OF the sn
collection OF tho late Edward E. Weber.
who was one OF the leading merchants OF
Hamburg.
Charles Sedelmeyer. Partisan dealer. ac-
quired two Rembrandt pictures, THE Pres
entation of Christ In the Temple" and "A
Portrait of a Boy" for sS6.25o and SszS9
respectively. The ultimate destination o..
these. like that Of Andrea Mantegnas
Virgin and Child" which was purchases
the other day by Francois Kleinberger. OF
Paris, is understood 10 be the Unitea
States.
The total realized by the sale OF the COZ
lection amounts to more than N.oo,OOo net
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
NerpDork Grihn1Ie.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1912.

THIS nelcsp0per is oroned and pHo-
Eshed by The Tribune Association q
geio YORK corporation; office and pri''-
cipal place of business, Tribune Bn'id-
ing. No. 154 NGsSOE street, Neio for@'
ogden II. Reid, president; CoHde Ham
lin. secretary; james N. Barrett, treas
yrer. The address Of the officers IS '"e
Office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
Or. s. WEIR MITCHELL HoNoREp

baltimore Feb. 22.-At the annual COM
nemorauon day exercises OF Johns Hop
kins University to-day the degree of Doc
tor OF Laws was bestowed upon DIR. s.
Weir Mitchell. the novelist OF Philadel-
phia. DR. Mitchell was the orator of the
day. taking George Washington for his
subject Other recipients OF tho III. D.
degree were George Victor Schck Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, and Horatio L. Smith, OF
BrattIeboro, VT
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

The cost in this city Of family table
foods, according to the general agent OF
the Association for Improving the Con-
dition Of the Poor, rose % per cent be-
tween January, 1911. and January, 1917.
Pretty soon the old-fashioned family
table will become reminiscence, and
each member Of the household will eat
his carefully graduated morning and
evening ration standing.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

that policy is to be reversed, why not
reverse it all along the line?
Congress will do well TO study tne
commissions recommendations thor-
oughly before committing itself TO the
makeshift and unscientiic revision OF
second class rates which ii suggests
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The possibility OF the conveyance OF ty-
phoid germs by means OF vegetables and
fruit has long been suspected. and as a
result OF studies In recent years evidence
has been collected that such foodstuffs play
an important part in the transmission Of
typhoid Infection. Typhoid fever is a rural
disease; typhoid fever patients are fire.
quently found on farms where green vege-
tables are cultivated for market. The de-
mand for fresh vegetables being so great
and the means OF transportation so rapid,
vegetables grown In one section may be
shipped great distances and used by large
numbers Of persons. There Is danger OF
the transmission OF typhoid fever by this
means The Journal OF the American
Medical Association" thinks that the In
spection OF truck farms would he advisable,
and permits for the cultivation Of vege-
tables for public sale might properly be
withheld from all farms on which improper
methods OF fertilizing are practised.
The basebali season is drawing on"
That's right"
Yes; the boys around tho stove have
begun preliminary practice. ce."-Washington
Herald
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

The story Of Excise Commissioner Far
ley's raid on the unlicensed wine end
liquor sellers of this city reads Ike
tale from the "moonshine" region OF
Kentucky or North Carolina, 1t Is well
to remember that "moonshining" can be
carried on in a city cellar as well as IN
a cave in the Businesses Of the Alle-
ghanies
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
YES. WE'RE CRAZY.


tTherc are .o5i patients in the insar. ssy
many more loose on the Great white Way
Charleston News and courler.l
Suppose you lived where men grew pale
Because somo brigands bold
Astute enough to keep from jail,
Gunned openly for gold;
And that the men who yelled the most
OF robbery were those
Who engineered a mammoth host
or stores. where they sold clothes.
And meat and eggs and other stun
And charged like pirates crew
Say, don't you think 'twould be enough
To make you crazy. too?
Suppose you had to grin and bear.
With mien sedate and meek,
The admonition, Don't you care.
You'll get the sub next weekl'
Suppose the common needs OF life
Left you so badly broke
You couldn't buy gum for your wife
Or for youself a smoke:
Suppose at such you have to wink
And never show you're blue
With such conditions. don't you think
That you'd be crazy. too?
A. W. u.
She-What would you do II you had none!
enough TO supply your needs?
Held make lot more to supply m!
wants.-Variety Life.
A teacher In a New York public school
speaking Of tho failure OF fifteen midship
men Of the fourth class of the Naval Acad
emy to pass at the semI-annual examina
ton and being compelled In consequence u
resign" said that glance at the list wa!
a source Of comfort TO any one connected
with the schools Of the North or East. d
the men who "hunked" two were from Vir
ginia and one each from Louisiana, Texas
Kentucky Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee
South CaroliE2. North Dakota, Indiana
Michigan, Wisconsin. Washington and Ne
braska.
Can you rely on your stenogrspher q
keep your business secrets"
Sure. She can't even read her owr
notes. Washington Star.
Thousands OF Americans have seen fht
sallow, long bearded Anton Lang at wor.I
in his modest pottery or on the Oberammer.
gau stage as the central figure in the Pas
sion Play" says letter from Munich
"but we, who visited the place recently, In
the wrong year and the more than wrong
season, saw him In a new and humanity In
teresting role. In rough. heavy coat. high
woollen leggings for cap and old-fashioned
wool mittens, he sat on a sled. In front
OF him sat little girl mufiied tightly IN
heavy wraps. Her little gloved hands were
on the wheel and she probably thought
that she was directing the course OF the
sled. II facial expression may be taken as
a guide Lang was having a better time
than when we saw him on the celebrated
peasant stage"
Head OF the Firm (entering, to former
partner who has dropped In for chat
i've just sacked the office boy. / DOM
know IL he'll go, though.-Punch.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
There was wind enough for a political
campaign yesterday.

The new flag Of the Chinese Republic
can scarcely be said TO be as pictu-
rescue as the Dragon Banner. and It's
strange use Of only yellow, red, blue
white and black irresistibly provokss
the wondering inquiry. What's the mat
ter with the other colors?
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
FRATERNITIEs IN CONVENTION
Alpha Delta Phi Meets at Springfield
and Chi Psi at Boston.

Springfield, Mass. Feb 22-Two hundred
delegates from the large colleges of the
country gathered here to-day to attend the
opening session Of the three days conven-
tion of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
Numerous entertainments were planned for
the visitors. To-morrow's programme will
be carried out at Amherst, opening with
a session In College Hall.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Boston, Feb. 22.--Coleges In all parts Of
the country were represented at the seven
ty-hrst annual convention of the Chi Psi
fraternity, which opened here to-day mad
Will contiue three days An excellent pro-
gramme has been prepared by the New
England members. The convention will
close with dinner, at which Elbrldge T.
Gerry, Of New York, will preside.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Has Governor Dix worked the recdi'
on Boss" Murphy as his guine' ph'los-
opher and friend?
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

tactIess, offensive and therefore charac-
teristically American performance it was
for Mr.. Knox TO think Of going to CO.
I lomhia
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mrs W. X. Vanderbilt, jr., has returned
to town from the South, and is at her
house, In Fifth avenue. "a,
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mrs. French Vanderbilt leaves town on
Monday for the Pacific Coast.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave
a dinner last night at their house for the.
German Ambassador and Countess Berns-'
torn, who returned to-day TO Washington.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Cornelius c. Cuyler left town yes
terday for Washington, to stay with Mrs
Marshall Field.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Waterbury ars In
town for a few days at the Ritz-Carlron.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

That gale was enough TO make even
the Windy City Jealous.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Casimir de Rham are
at the Gotham for few days.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Taylor varnun
have left town for their country place, at
IsIIp, Long Island, where they have been
Joined by Miss Justine Ingersol, from Phil
adelphia.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, who
are staying with Mrs. Richard Townsend
in Washington, leave tomorrow for the
Orange County Hunt Club, In Virginia
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23

There are .05i patients IN the insane asy-
lums OF Now York. counting Thaw. and about as
many more loose the Great white Way
Charleston News and Courlerl
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-04-25
DROWNED IN oBIoN.

Sam Pierce. of Trimble. Tenn. was
drowned in obion River. near Obion
station Thursday morning. The un-
fortunate man had been in Hickman
the day before and was on his way
home with a horse and buggy which
was traded him by Chief Wright He
was said to have been drinking
when he reached obion and in view Of
this fact, the liveryman there accom-
panied him across the bridge. He
had scarcely gone a mile further
when he drove off the levee and went
down to a watery grave.
The remains we're found shortly af-
ter the accident and carried TO Trim
Bile for burial. Chief Wright attended
the funeral, which occurred Saturday
In the trade Mr.. Wright gave
Pierce a check for 1895, which was
left on deposit at the Hickman Bank
4 Trust Co.
The deceased leaves three children
two of them grown.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-04-25

ton OF 100000 to $3.50. 900 would be
necessary to get the Reelfoot levee
In shape agaln-that is to repair the
breaks aud raise II six feet above the
high water mark OF lSl2-and the com
mission was urged to do what they
could to secure this amount.
Sen. James among other things.
said he thought the expenditure
would mean economy In the end He
says II will require $1,000. 900 to cover
the cost OF taking care OF refugees
during the present flood-and unless
the levees were properly and prompt.
y repaired the same thing would hap
pen every year. Hence. be thinks
100000 should be appropriated at
once for leyee work. and promised to
do everything In his power to get
the matter through Congress.
A number OF others took part in
presenting the matter TO the commis-
aihhfiaf Ahhn' uldhluk ehhifhHth vi
this subject we're: Sen. James. Sen.
Lea. Con Garrett, Col Ellis. Con.
Mcclellan. Sen. Frost. Judge swiggart
and s. G. Lattta.
As matter OF fact the River Com
mission could make no definite prom
isos. more than giving the matter ser
ious consideration. They did state,
however. that II was a question with
them OF getting sufficient money with
which 10 do river work Sen. James
promised to stand by the commission
ers In their demands for more mon
~. and II they don't get II, he will
know why The gentlemen from
Tennessee also endorsed James In
This matter
Taken as a whole. the Levee Board
feel reasonably sure that In due time
the Reelfoot levee viii be put back il
shape better than Il ever was.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-04-25

Prices on food stuffs continue to
soar up and up, and it behooves the
people of all classes to prepare for
stin higher living expenses. About
the best way we know to fortify
against increased living expenses is
to raise at home as much Of your
food products as you possibly can.
Even raise a little more than you
calculate will be necessary for home
consumption-your neighbor may have
some misfortune and need your as
sistance. The man who lives at
home, instead of out the grocery. is
not much concerned about the pres
ent high cost of living. Make calcu-
lations to grow more food products at
home this year than you have been
growing.
j. w. Buford, a renter on the farm
of j. NJ. Blakemore, near Humboldt.
and who has been a poor man and
renter all his life has just received
information that he has come into an
inheritance of between $1,000 and
$50, 900. by reason of the death of a
great-uncle. which occurred in Louis
vile, Ky. 1t appears that the uncle
had been in the insane asylum for
twenty-five years, and that he had
no nearer relatives than Mr.. Buford.
According to present day standards.
he is now known as Mr.. Buford. in
stead of plain John.
Mrs. ]. r. Ford and Mrs. VIM. Cross
ley, who have been guests of Mrs.
Percy Jones. returned to Cairo last
Thursday.
John Kirkindall viii leave next
week for Old Mexico on a prospect
ing tour.