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New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
SELLING SHEEP
A Farmers Discouraging Experience
In Irving to Make a Profit.

To the Editor of the Tribune.
Sir: Let me give you practical up-to-
date experience on the farmers View OF
the increased cost of living. Last fall l
houpht on a low meat market number or
fine sheep at bargain-S 30 each; say
81 delivered at my place. fifteen miles away
I fed those sheep all winter with feed III s=
to 81 % per 100 pounds; hay worth $50 ton
and to say nothing OF the cost OF FENCING
and then the loss OF the spring pasturase
gave them instead OF letting 1t go for hay
Last week on top Of the highest meat
market known since war times ] shipped
them to n reputable firm at the New YORK
market, t. G.. the Jersey City Stockyards
The Jersey Central freight they compel
Grating IN the absence OF cattle cars) Is ~
cents per 100 pounds; crates have to be
heavy and cost 50 30 TO build and are seldom
returned. and. II so. come back all smashed
There was then imposed carriage charge
OF SS-for what. I don't know. The ship
ping weight was:
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
I TONJC FOR THE BAR.

The disbarment of Henry \. Robinson,
the former head of the legal department
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany. is highly sautary. It should serve
as an impressive warning to members of
the bar against indulging in the jury
fixing and subOrnation of perjury which
made the legal methods Of the Metropoli-
tan company a great public scandal and
long an unpunished crime. The chief
regret over the outcome will be the fact
that though the use of these methods
by others on behalf of the same corpora
fiop was long ago revealed the arm or
Justice was in some way paralyzed and
the offenders escaped due punishment.
At last, however the law is In a meas
ure indicated, and its condemnation is
the more impressive i'm that II finally
falls. not OH some underling. some petty
runner who fixed witnesses or passed out
gifts to court officers but on the noted
lawyer at the head Of the system whose
responsibility disarmed criticism and
facilitated the company's efforts to tam
per with the processes of the courts.
BprDanS IDp ldnuIt VI iut earlier at
tempts TO punish the Metropolitan agents
is more than compensated for by the
stern action of the Appellate Division TO
The man higher up"
No doubt the street railways suffer
much from fraudulent claims, and their
attorneys are properly keen TO counter
the attacks upon them. Perhaps the
practice Of fighting fire with fire" grew
upon them by degrees without their
realizing how far beyond legitimate
methods they were going. But the COM
batting Of claims by fraud and crime had
gone much too far before it was exposed
TO permit of the acceptance of any such
excuse from an experienced practitioner.
The Appellate Division rightly refuses
TO be diverted by any splitting Of hairs
about the possibly innocent purpose Of
the lawyers disbursements or his re-
eponsibllity for them and stamps as un-
professional not only the direct bribery
Of officials but the tampering with an
opponents witnesses "in order properly
20 prepare for trial.
There can be no doubt that such les
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM Newpoe-

lBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newport. June 14.--The first surr-..-
party Of the season was given to-nieb, a.
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur cur...
James at Beacon Hill House. The as.,.
was arranged by Miss Margaret II a.
drews. assisted by her mother. Mrs p,a,
A. Andrews, and Mrs. Julian Little IA
guests met at the home of Mrs, .wmu,.-
Grosvenor. short distance from the Ja,,..
place. Before the party Mrs. Little en,.,
tanned at dinner, her guests including NJ.
Marguerite Caperton, Miss Margaret A.
drews, Miss Watts, Paymaster and Ne.
William n. Hughes, Preston Gibson r.,
bott Freeman, Miss Alice Little ana Rs,..
Riedl. Of Austria.
Mrs. Marsden j. Perry was a luurh...
entertainer this afternoon In honor Of b..
guest, Mrs. Alexander Duer Irving, Of N.v
York.
Mrs. A. Manson Smith also was a hn.,.
con entertainer to-day
At the Casino to-day were Mr.. ard Nv,
j. Norman De r. whitehouse, Mis-, {,
ogden Jones and W. F.. Eberle. U.sN
. Mrs. Reginald G. Vanderbilt now IN
Newport. will go abroad In a short tim.
Owing to injuries received in polo zan.
it is doubtful whether William z. Carter
will occupy his place here this summer.
Mrs. S. NJ. McMaster. of New York 4, a
guest at the Faisneau.
Gordon Douglas has Joined Mrs Douglas
as guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harri.
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Thsw are 10 ar.
rive on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge r. Gerry and IN.
Misses Gerry will arrive on July 1.
J. +. A. Clark has returned from New
York
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph S. Stevens, Of New
York, are to arrive next month FOR the re.
mainder of the sea son.
Robert Keeling Of Baltimore. who has
spent the last fifteen years in England, I,
passing the summer with his sister, Mrs.
Stilson Hutchins, Of Washington. who Is
occupying the Pumpelly cottage.
Henry II. Ward has returned to Wash.
ington for few days.
Iispenard Stewart has returned from
New York.
Master Gordon Drexel has Joined his
mother, Mrs. John r. Drexel, for the sum-
mer having completed his school term.
Miss Agnes Keller, Of New York, is tn.
guest Of her aunt, Miss Marguerite Mason.
Miss Thaw, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Thaw; Mrs. f. T. Potter. Will
lam Gammel, Milton s. Barger and Miss
Elizabeth Sands arrived from New York
this evening.
Bertram Cruger, Of New York. is guest
of ]. Norman De r. Whitehouse.
Ex-senator W. A. Clark, Of Montana, is
the guest OF his daughter. Mrs. Charles Pot
ter King.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

By leleSIapn 10 Inc lFlDuAe
Lenox, June H.-Mrs. George Wesi!ng.
house will raise new flag on Jacobs Lad
der on the morning Of July 4. When the
state highway was opened, in SEPTEMBER.
1910 Mrs. Westinghouse raised the first Tag
TO fly from the summit. and on the last
Fourth OF July she replaced the flag with
a new standard, which was torn down by
the blasts OF winter. The bowlder which
Mrs Robb De Peyster Tytus unveiled at
the opening OF the road will have marker
placed upon II this fall by Cortlandt Field
Bishop, father of tie Jacobs Ladder High
way project
Mrs. Robert w. Paterson came TO Blan-
tyre yesterday from New York. Mr.. and
Mrs w. c. Pitman and Mr. and Mrs. q.
w. Dodd, OF East Orange: Mr.. and Mrs.
+. f. Beardsley. OF Boston, and Mr. and
Mrs O. Frank Woodbury. and Mrs. l.. R.
Frost OF New York, are at the Hotel Wen
dell, Pttsfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lydig will arrive at
Thistlewood on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. William d. Sloane. will san
on June 26 for New York, and will arrive
in Lenox by July 4. when they viii enter
tain the members OF their family and th-ir
grandchildren.
Miss Katherine A. Crane, who has been
a guest OF Misses Dorothy and Cora Weir
at Greenwich. Conn. will arrive tomorrow
at Bucksteep Manor. in Washington, where
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George L. craze
are domiciled.
Mr.. and Mrs W. NJ. Bradshaw, John G.
Grant, Miss Grant, Mrs. 6. 4. Plmpton
and Miss Plimpton, of New York. are Al us
Maplewood In Pittsheld.
The Hotel Aspnwall opened last n-''
for the reception OF tourists.
Mr. and Mrs Anthony Kelly, Mr. a'o
Mrs William II. Cook and Nr. ana AIt'
Parthner. of Boston; Mr.. and MIS-. I =:
Hamlin, Mrs. =. Benjamin, the Misses oel'
iamin, NJ. l.. Perkins, Miss Perkins D. ~
Stebbins, Miss Stebblns, and r. schott' N2
of New York and +. .. Graham ana pal"'
of Greenwich. Conn, have arrived
Vincent Astor, motoring from Ne" iolS
70 Roston. arrived I'm the Berkshires TINS
morning,
Mr. and Mrs. George " Folsom return"o
TO Sunny Ridge to-day from Norot'n,
Conn. where they were guests OF MI '"i
Mrs. Edward II. Delafield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gooonue LlFA'sS
New York, are visiting Mr. and MIS- '0ss'"
II. Choate, IN Stockbrdge
Mrs. William Pollock has gone 10 New
port TO be a guest Of her sister, MIS- 'o""
J. Wysong
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shields Clarke haNe
returned to Fernbrook from Frince'On,
where Mr.. Clark attended the reunion y
the class Of go
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Woodward Haven star'eo
to-day for New York by automooie' i"'
will sail I'm a few days for Europe
At Red Lion Inn. in Stockbrldge' are ''
and Mrs. Walter Wood Parsons OF ri's
Neck. Long Island; Mr.. ana Mrs' o.
Chapman, of New York ana MISS
Beebe. Miss Warren and Miss Hooper
Boston. \,
Mrs. John f.. Zimmerman srrNeu
Ienox Tonight and Joined her sister. MIS-
(gementina Etirniss, at ESdgecoulD.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Lrrnm The Tribune Bureau. ]


v-asbinpton June 1.-THE German Am
bassador returned tonight after an absence
NJ four days I'm Boston, New York, New
port and Pennsylvania. He VIII ieaVe ne'o
Tomorrow for Chicago to attend the ne
nublican National Convention. Mr.. Buelo"'
attache. will accompany him. The arnpas-
sador will sail for Germany on July o.
The minister from Nicaragua and MS
family will go to Rehoboth Beach the hrst
OF next week.
The Dominican Minister has been joined
by sefora Peynado Sehor Don Enrique
Deschamps, secretary of the legation mas
been succeeded by sehor Don ]. A. GER
nuda, who is at the Shoreham.
Alfred Mitchell Innes. British counseior
and charge daffaires, will leave mere To-
morrow for Chicago TO attend the conVeh-
tion He will go to Moosehead Lake apout
June "a.
The Norwegian Minister and Nine. Bryn
vent n New York to-day, and will sail to-
marrow for Norway, to be absent until late
i'm the fall. ,
Augusta Rosso. secretary OF the Italian
Embassy, went TO New York to-day anu
will sail tomorrow to spend the summer
in Italy.
The Swedish Minister and Nine bkeh-
gren will go to Bar Harbor on Sunday'
They have taken a cottage there for the
summer.
Colonel Baron de Bode. Russian military
attach6 and Baroness Elizabeth de Bode
have taken a cottage at jamestown, 4. l'.
where they will be within easy distance OF
the Russian Embassy at Newport.
Mr. Schmolck, first secretary and charge
daffaires for the Netherlands, will go to
Bar Harbor for the summer. leaving here in
few days.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
FACTORY SMOKING

\ factory owner Just hailed to court
for violation Of the order forbidding
smoking In manufacturing establish
ments complains that employers are
having much trouble In enforcing the
smoking prohibition, "as their workmen
threaten to strike If deprived of their
cigarettes He may be right about IT,
The greatest danger Of mine explosions
long lay in the unwillingness Of the
min""s TO obey the rules made for their
own safety. They would uncover their
lamps regardless of firedamp whenever 1t
suited their convenience. Much stronger
must be the resistance where the dan
ger is less acute and the indulgence of
an appetite Is involved.
If the workers. especially through
their unions. were to resist the enforce
ment Of the order they could doubtless
make much trouble and perhaps prevent
the reform II seems scarcely possible.
however. that the experienced leaders OF
organized labor would permit any such
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
THE SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT.

Minnesota is the thirty-third state to
ratifv the income tax amendment 10 the
federal Constitution. At the regular
hiennial session Of the Legislature in
1911 the House of Representatives
nassed a ratification resolution, but the
Senate failed TO act upon it before ad-
iournment. The Governor, having re-
Gently called an extra session to pass
reapportiOnment and direct primary
laws. the Senate took the opportunity
on Tuesday TO concur III the House
resolution by vote Of 40 to D.
Up TO the end Of 1911 thirty-one states
had approved the amendment. Arizona
ratified about two months ago. and with
Minnesota's accession only three more
votes are needed TO carry the amend
ment into effect The Democratic state
Convention in Louisiana recently in
structed the Legislature of that state
to ratify. but the Legislature will proba-
blv he slow TO respond. since the i'm
position Of an income tax would open
the way for the removal of the duty
on sugar OF the states which have not
ratified Florida. Utah. Wyoming. West
Virginia and Pennsylvania will proba-
bly, give their assent next winter. 50
that the new amendment is likely to
date from early in 1919. In that case
il will have taken little less than four
wears to secure the assent Of three
folIrths of the states TO the first change
i'm the Constitution since 1870.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
G. E. HUGHES, JR., ENGAGED
Miss Marjory Stuart to Wed Son OF
Justice of Supreme Court.

Announcement was made yesterday OF
tho engagement Of Miss MarJory Bruce
Stuart daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Clarence Stuart, Of No. 45o Riverside Drive.
to Charles Evans Hughes, jr.. son OF JUS
tice and Mrs. Charles e. Hughes, of wash
ington. Miss Stuart Is junior In Vassar
College and a roommate of Mr. Hughes $
sister. Her father Is the chief clerk In the
office Of the Collector Of Internal Revenue,
at the Custom House.
Mr. Hughes is graduate of Brown Uni
versity class of 90, and completes his
course at the Harvard Law School this
spring. While at the Harvard Law School
he obtained one Of the four Sears prizes,
awarded annually to the students who have
done the most brilliant work in the forego-
ing year; was president of the William
Howard Taft Club OF Harvard and was
elected president of the Harvard Law Re-
view" board.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

To the Editor OF The. Tribune.
Sir Your lugubrious correspondent, wv.
S." whose letter was published in yester-
days paper and who feels 30 badly be-
cause New York is beginning to bring up
it's public Improvements 10 the standard OF
other great cities OF the world could prob
ably not be comforted so far as the land
lords are concerned. When II comes TO the
Increased burdens on the rent payers. how
ever, he may feel less apprehensive II he
will remember that they are quite used to
Increasing burdens every year as the value
OF land advances. some Of which, OF course.
is due to public Improvements, but the
greater portion 10 the simple increase OF
population, and that the rent payers carry
these burdens not as much for the benefit
of the city as such as II IS for the benefit
of the comparatively few people who own
land. The unfortunate rent payers, In other
words. are going 10 pay every year more
for the privilege of living and working In
the city, and II they get some of II back
in public Improvements they certainly will
not be any worse off than II It should CON
tinpc to go to support great estates on tho
Hudson and cottages at Newport.
EDW ARD J. SHRIVER.
New York. June IL, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15

son as this is needed. The courts and
the Bar Association have been far too
lax in maintaining professional ethics,
and young lawyers have too frequently
had placed before them the example
Of successful practitioners representing
large corporations whose position seemed
10 render them immune to obviously de-
served censure. The temptation 10 IN
dulge in sharp practice in their smaller
cases was almost irresistible when they
saw such methods in large matters un-
condemned. The ethical teachings OF a
law school could hardly maintain their
influence against experience with the
law as practised by Metropolitan rail-
way attorneys. Mr.. Robinson's disbar-
ment ought to he a moral tonic. Inere
is need for still further treatment II
our courts are TO become again sure ana
speedy Instruments Of justice.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
ARMY HoNoRs DEAD AVIATOR
Entire Fort Mysr Garrison Witnesses
Burial Of Lieutenant Hazlehurst

Washington, June 14-Ldeutenant Le1s"
ton w. Hazlehurst. the army ofiicer W..
was killed I'm the fall Of biplane Oh
government aviation field at Coiiese Va.
Nd. Tuesday, was buried IN Aril,'s'o"
tional Cemetery early to-day with uhuss'
military honors. Though the army res'
tions call for only platoon Of infantry -,
an officer of his rank. the entire sarr'sv' s|
of Fort Myer, consisting of the frst saaau ,,'n
ron of the 18th Cavalry. the I'd sa.'snU5 and
Of the I'd Field Artillery, the cavalry Da,s
and every officer and enlisted man OF me ,ne
aviation corps were turned out
Wright also attended. ,on-
Eight other aviator-ofncers W. were
orary bearers. and the body bearers W.
onI,stsd men of the aviation school, L'en,
tenant HazIehurst's body was buried oes,S, ,,ls,
the grave of Lieutenant seltridge 'ss ,,,. ~, mo-
,In,,ed m states Army officer to give h's NV
for the development Of aviation'
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
SHORT SHRIFT rOr JUDGES.


A good deal of confusion seems To
exist as to the terms OF the ieglslatloh
through which Congress Is seeking 10
make an end of the Commerce Court.
The House Of Representatives follower
one plan and the Senate followed an en-
tirclv different and much more drastic
one. The House voted to abollsn ine
Court Of Commerce and declined 10 ap'
propriate any money to meet the lncr
dental cost of its maintenance, including
the extra allowance above their salaries
made to the circuit judges assigned 10
the court. 1t did not stop the salaries
of these judges. and intended to nave
them reassigned TO circuit work. In OF
der to displaCe them eventually " pro
yided that no more circuit judges should
be appointed until the number of such
Judges should he reduced from thirty
four to twenty-nine.
The House plan did not attempt 10
legislate the present members OF the
Commerce Court off the federal bench.
But the Senate by adopting the amend
ment Of Mr. Smith, Of Georgia, not only
hung up the shutters on the court nut
abolished outright the five additlonai
iudgesbips established in order to fur-
nisb candidates for assignment to Com
merce Court work. The Smith amend
ment read:
The five additional circuit judgeships
provided for by the act of Congress aP
proved June 1S 1910. and by Chapter y
| Of the act entitled AN act to codlfy
revise and amend the laws relating TO
! the judiciary" approved March D.. I'LL,
| are hereby abolished, and the authority
I'm said acts of Congress for the Presl-
| dent, by and with the advice ana con
sent of the Senate, to appoint hVe aGu,-
tional circuit Judges is hereby repeale1
and the number Of circuit Judges 10
hereby reduced to twenty-nine.
Mr.. Sutherland Of Utah, protested
against the amendment on the groulu
that. although Congress had the power
IN abolish any court except the Supreme
Court. it could not deprive existing
Judges of their offices. since continuance
| in those offices is guaranteed to them
under the Constitution during good be-
havior." He held that the circuit
L
Judges assigned to the Court of Com
merce would still be judges, even II the
court itself should disappear.
A majority Of the Senate did not share
that view. Yet it is at least a debata-
BILE question whether the Senate did not
abridge the constitutional rights OF
Judges in adopting the Smith amend
ment. There is no good reason why the
Commerce Court should not be allowed
to adjust itself to the recent decisions
of the Supreme Court and continue its
work. But if the new tribunal Is to be
dispensed with 1t would obviously be
more equitable and more in accordance
with the theory Of an independent ju-
dietary serving during good behavior
10 follow the House plan and let the
members Of the Commerce Court re-
sume their duties in the Circuit Courts
of Appeal. .
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

tFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. June 14--Mrs. Taft TOOK
party OF friends down the Potomac on the
Sylph to-day and entertained them at
luncheon on board. Mrs. A. Garrison NC
Clintock, Mrs. Nathaniel Francis ana MIS-
Horace Westcott were In the party.
Tile President received eight young women
from Oregon, who are visiting washington
as the guests of an Oregon paper III the
East Room this afternoon.
Among the White House callers were AS
sstant Secretary Winthrop and Represent
atives Good, willis Littleton. Dalzeu ana
Bulkey.
Mr.. Taft played golf this afternoon az
Chevy Chase, and this evening ATTENDED
garden party on Capitol Hill.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15

movement TO get started. They ought
ON the contrary, to give every encour-
arement TO the Fire Commissioner. Ihe
unions have always professed to work
for safeguards of life, better sanitary
surroundings and the Improvement of
labor conditions in general. for 'hei''
TO demand for their comfort ana con-
venience on this ground all sorts OF ap-
pliances which involve no contribution
on their own part, while refusing to con-
form to the regulation OF their own
conduct and habits to promote their own
safety. would gravely dlscredit their
professions. We do not look to see the
factory owners fears confirmed by the
action of any body Of organized laDor'
even though individual workers may
mutter against the order.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
THE CABIN EFT.
From The Tribune. Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. June n-The Secretary OF
the NAVY left Washington to-day for his
country place at Hamilton Mass
Mrs. Meyer and tho Misses meyer "e"'
several days ago. The Secretary mas neeh
indisposed and will remain there unth he
RECEIVERS. o...
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. stlmson
will go to their home on Long Island next
urook
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
SPEEDING UP THE BROILER.


A Brooklyn dentist announces that he
is about to put an electric chicken farm
into operatlon at Great Neck. Long ISL
and BY treating the immature chicken
to doses of high frequency current ne
hopes TO increase its weight by at least
IS per cent in a remarkably short time.
The chicken will not be expected TO enjoy
its improved condition long. \ chicken
scientifically submitted to the alternat-
Ing current method may he expected to
reach the broiler stage of It's existence
when just half as experienced In the
ways Of the world as its non-electrifled
companions Of the barnyard.
If. as many believe. life should u"
measured not by the number Of It's
months and years. but by what has been
felt and suffered, II cannot be argued
that the chicken receiving electrically
delivered experience will be deprived of
its life before its allotted time. The
American people under some circum-
stances are sentimental. But If they are
assured that the great American hen
can get a square deal and the American
craze for speed can mt the same time be
satisfied. the dentists pullet profits
should send his forceps to the scrap
heap.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
OF INTEREST TO ALTERNATEs.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / would like to suggest that oil
Juno 90 New York send one or more OF it'
delegates to the Presidential convention al
Chicago In dying machine. They ought
10 use the most up-to-date convenience on
such an occasion.
LLEwELLYN THOMAS
Putnam, Conn. June 8. 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15
SEATING THE DELEGATES.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's Issue you are comment
ing favorably upon the fair settlement
of the Missouri delegation. / believe II
would have been fairer on your part TO
comment unfavorably upon the unfair set
tlement OF the Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky
and California delegations.
H. b. SHEFFIELD. NJ. ID.
New York, June H. 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15

Owned and published daily on me
Tribune Association. a Ne'o YORK. corpo,
ration: ogden ". Reid, President; Co"oe
Ramlin, Secretary; James M. Bd're"'
Treasurer. Address, Tribune B@''o'"9'
No. 154 Nassau street, Nelo York.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-15

The British government purposes pres
emily to introduce franchise reform
hill embodying the much talked OF prn-
ciple OF "one man. ono vote" 1t will be
interesting to see II It can be persuaded
to include that ether equally desirable
principle OF "one vote one value"