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New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
WHITMAN GETS ANOTHER.

Again the police failed and the Dis
trict Attorney succeeded in the case of
the arrest Of Schepps, wanted for the
murder of Rosenthal The prisoner
was picked up in Hot Springs, Ark
while he was negotiating with agents
of the District Attorney in regard TO
the terms upon which he should be-
come a witness for the state. Although
he was in a town noted as resort Of
gamblers. the police failed To find him.
Are the police making any real eff
forts to apprehend the Rosenthal muir
derers? Their constant failure arOuses
suspicion. Every prisoner caught now
increases the probability of disclosing
who are the men higher up in the Po-
lice Department or out of ii respOn-
Sible for criminal graft in this town.
Are the police as whole cooperating
to bring that disclosure about? An
other of the prisoners is said 60 be
ready 10 confess. and letters found in
the possession Of Schepps seem to indi
cate that he, too. is prepared 10 help
the District Attorney As the case
strengthens the greater becomes the
probability Of confession that will
disclose the whole workings of that
system which resulted in the murder Of
RosenthaI.
1t has been iutimated that men high
in the Police Department are reSpOn-
sible for the successful hiding of the
suspects still wanted That is not be
yond belief. At any rate. il is plain
that had it not been for the District
Attorney the city would have totally
failed TO solve this very simple mur-
der.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
CANDIDATES ON CURRENCY.
On the currency question Governor
Wilson says:

On the currency question Governor
Wilson says:
| do not know enough about this
subject 10 be dogmatic about IL, |
know only enough to be sure what the
partnerships in ii should be. and that
the control exercised over any system
we may set up should be, go far as
possible. control emanating not from
single special class. but from the
general body and authority of the ma
ton itself.
Why should he apologize for his
vagueness here: He is equally vague
and indefinite on all other subjects in
his speech of acceptance. Perhaps his
vagueness on the currency proceeds not
from a desire 10 dodge and cOnciliate
all varieties OF opinion, hut from genu-
inc ignorance. In that case the Demo
cratic candidate is able 10 utter no
more than feeble generalities upon one
Of the most important topics Of lcgisla-
tion before the country to-day He
might, if elected, accept any bill which
Democratic majority in Congress. al
ways ignorant and dangerous on tinan-
cial questions, might send To him and
still feel that he had lived up to the
professions of his acceptance.
On this subject there is only one can
didate who has sound and intelligent
views-President Taft who has given
much study to the subject during his
term of Office. Colonel Roosevelt tries
to say something on the currency ques-
ton. as upon everything else under the
sun. but he does not succeed. His Ian
guage is meaningless and inconsistent
with itself. His most nearly definite
utterance on currency reform is Bryan
ism pure and simple. One thing which
the colonel would do well not to dis
turb the ownership of IS Bryan's fnan'
cial policies.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
AT SOUTHAMPTON.
fBv Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

BY Telegraph 10 Inc Ir1DAneI
Southampton. n. Y, Aug. 1.-THE open.
ing of the annual invitation tennis tour
nament at the Meadow Club tomorrow
morning promises an active week Of sports
and social events in which the members
OF the cottage colony are greatly inter-
ested. Several of the summer peopls siS
entertaining visiting players who will CON-
pete in the matches, and both the cottages
and the club itself will be the scenes oS
many large luncheons and dinner parties
during the week. Many Of the Southanp-
ton society people expect TO leave here.
after this week for the championship tour
nament at the Newport Casino courta
The Peconic Bay bathing station Is
proving more attractive than ever for the
summer residents who desire still water
bathing instead OF the surf. This after
noon the Misses Louise and Helen Hoad-
ley, Miss Hartman and Miss Larlstn were
among the bathers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtlandt P. Dixon and
the Misses Dixon have arrived In South
ampton for tennis week, after which they
expect TO go to the ST. Regis lakes TO Join
Miss Polhemus at camp.
Mrs and Miss Motley. who have been
staying at the Meadow Club for the last
few weeks, will leave here tomorrow.
Mrs l.. Graeme Scott, who is spending the
summer. with her parents, Mr.. and Ms.
Horace Russell. al their Southampton villa,
will leave for her home in England early
I'm September Mrs. Albert II. Ely and her
son, Albert. have arrived i'm Southampton
to joint pr Albert II. Ely for the remain
der of the season.
on Saturday evening Mrs. George WHIT
ney will entertain forty guests at dinner
at the Meadow club. Mr.. and Mrs. 4
ogden Chisolm will give A calico bara
dance at the Vynecroft cottage on Friday
evening. His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons
preached the sermon this morning in the
Church of the Sacred Hearts Of Jesus ard
Mary. The Right Rev. Bishop Foley. -
Detroit. arrived in Southampton yester-
day TO Join the Cardinal on his vacation
here. Bishop Burns. Of Nashville, Tenn
and Bishop OConnell Of Richmond Va
are also here with the Cardinal for few
weeks.
Mrs b. Ogden Chisolm is entertaining
group OF young people az her cottage over
the week end
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

william Jennings Bryan may be popu-
lar I'm Nebraska, but he would have very
little chance Of carrying Nsnking China
He stayed in that city during his recent
tour around the world for more than a
week. The Chinese, and particularly the
servants In the hotel where he was stay
ing, evinced much interest In Mr.. Bryan.
for they had been told that he was a
great man in his own country-in fact an
emperor Of a race called Democrats
When the time Of his departure came
every servant i'm the place. from kitchen
boy TO waiter. was lined up in the hall
Mr.. Bryan stopped when he came to the
head OF the line and, with an expansive
gesture which was intended to convey
the meaning that they should all divide
IL among them. handed out one Mexican
dollar, value ID cents.
I'm all played out and need "A rest
But still ! work the summer through,
! cannot travel east or west
Because my bankrolls played out too.
Detroit Free Press
on his return from his first trip in the
United States, a German physician. who
arrived in this country few weeks ago,
was asked which one Of the sights had
made the greatest impression on him
He said II saw Niagara Falls, and on
my return To New York came through
the picturesque Adirondack region. IL
was all maiesticaIy beautiful. but to
certain extent was prepared for what
saw. But In little mountain hamlet,
where my friends took me to Wild West
show. ] saw an Indian in feathers and
war naint drinking beer out Of a bottle
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
WHERE DOES AUTHORITY END?

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Superintendent Henderson, Of The
Bronx Bureau of Buildings, in recent
report. pays his compliments TO those or
us who have condemned his order pro-
hibiting stoops and areas which corpora
ton ordinances specifically permit. The
superintendent seems to forget that his
office is executive and not legislative; and
there is reasonable ground TO believe
that. even though in his judgment build
ings should not have projecting stoops
and areas, he had no authority to pro-
hbit them. the orderly remedy being TO
have the ordinances repealed
II this view OF the case is correct.
NAV not the superintendent order fairly
come within the scope of what Mayor
Gaynor calls official lawlessness, or the
growing exercise of arbitrary power?
ALBERT f. DAVIS.
Bronx, n. Y. August ). 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Newport Aug ia dance OF the
nvmphs will be the opening feature of
the ball to be given by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish at her summer home here, August
49, in honor of Miss Helena FISH, loi
which more than four hundred invita-
tions have been sent out The OPENING
dance will be executed by professional
Russian dancers from New York. MIS-
Fish also has engaged a Russian band
besides the Casino orchestra.
Luncheon entertainers to-day included
Mrs Stuyyesant Fish, Mrs William *.
Vanderbilt. jr., Mrs. J. Fred Plerson
and Mrs Reginald Norman.
This evening dinners were given by
Mrs r. r. Wilson, Mrs. Il. 5. Reynai'
Robert Ives Gammel and Egerton l..
winthrop,
There was considerable social activity
among the visiting yachtsmen to-day
Commodore C. Ledyard Blair gave a DIN
ner aboard the flagship Diana, MIS-
Henry s. Redmond gave a luncheon
aboard the steam yacht Margaret anu
Robert L. Gerry gave a luncheon aooaru
the sultana
There was band concert In hihg
Park this evening for the beneht or
yachtsmen here and their guests. The
concert was arranged by the city.
Mrs Oliver II. y. Belmont intends TO
transform the dancing pavilion at Eaton 8
Beach into a floral bower for her dance
OH August q.
Mrs John r. Drexel has announced a
dinner for September 6. Mr.. and Mrs.
Drexel will remain here late this season.
1t Is their intention to start afterward
on a trip around the world.
Mrs. Clarence W. Dolan will give a
dinner tomorrow evening.
Mrs. II. Mex. Twombly will entertain
a party at dinner Thursday night
Mrs. Pembroke Jones will give another
dinner and dance next Friday evening.
Mrs William Storrs Wells will be din
ner entertainer tomorrow evening.
Registered at the Casino to-day were
Franklin A. Plummer. Henry J. White
house. Robert Bacon. J. Pierpont Morgan
and William f. Whitehouse. the latter a
guest of Frederick n. Davies.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Van Buren, intend
10 live in their new Middletown home the
greater part OF the year.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
FOR NICARAGUAN PEACE.

General Moncada explains and dis
cusses the troubled condition OF ailalrs
in Nicaragua with authority and lucid
itV and 10 q certain extent win per
suasivc force He expresses sehu'
ments and aspirations which we might
wish to be dominant in that country.
II they were. It's troubles. at least OF
poltical nature. would be at an enu'
ON one important point, however we
must dissent from his views. lhat Is
the opinion that Nicaraguan patriots
should ask the United States To estab-
lish peace and order in their country.
The example Of this country
achievements I'm and for Cuba * un-
doubtedly enticng Nicaragua. or any
Central American state. might wen
like to have such Il work done there.
There is no doubt Of the ability of the
United States thus t0 repeat lis WORK.
There il no doubt of the desirability
Of its being done But there i also no
doubt of the extreme undesirabiIity of
its being done 10y the United states aS
il was done in Cuba. II must be re-
memhered that The Cuban situation
was unique. We were led into inter
vention there AZ logical development
Of n policy which had been definitely
and cohercntly maintained for the bert
part of century. our relations Win
cuba were radically different from
those with Nicaragua or any Central
American state. save perhaps Panama.
The case Of Cuba and our Intervention
there is thus no precedent for action
elsewhere.
Nicaraguan patriots In asking what
General Moncada suggests would he
asking too much For il the United
States should grant such request,
where would the thing stop? We
might be asked 10 intervene In like
manner i'm each Of the four other
states. and aS occasion for such action
arises. ON an average. at lcaSt once
in five years in each. we should have
10 intervene in one Of them every year.
Or else. having restored peace and or
der. the United States would have 10
maintain them by permanent Occupa
ton. Really. we cannot thus make
this country the common bailiff OF the
continent. If we did we should soon
incur bitter hatred Of peoples who
would regard us a. oppresSOrs and
deSpOts.
Far better than this suggestion i the
news which comes from San Salvador.
We are told that the Central American
Court Of Justice at Carriage has taken
the matter UP and will intervene. or
offer Intervention. between the Near
aguan government ana the insurgents.
It NAV he that such action by the court
will be ultra rircs. or would lie il il
attempted TO make il compulsory.
But if such offices are voluntarily aC-
cepted by the two parties concerned.
the result should moi he futile. I'm any
case. there is I'm the incident an apt
and profitable reminder Of the treaties
of 1907. under which, If General Mena
were TO succeed his government could
not be recognized by any other Cen
tral American state. at least not until
freely elected representatives Of the
nation had sanctioned II. The essen
tial thing in the movement is that II
is an intelligent attempt to work cut
Central Americas salvation from with
in. which is immeasurably better than
getting salvation forcibly imposed from
outside
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
"cIEAN.UP WEEK" RESULTS.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The results Of cleanup week
were so encouraging that the Tenement
House Committee feels word of thanks
Is due to those who responded 10 the mid
summer call FOR active effort.
The campaigns work in actual cleaning
I'D was great You have certainly put a
dent In the dirt of the tenement section"
was the verdict OF the Street Cleaning De-
partment But the educational value for
the weeks to come was greater. The
movement proved it's worth, and we shall
probably all cooperate In many more like
this one.
For your part I'm the experimental effort
will YOU accept our hearty thanks?
WILMOT V. TRENOY,
Secretary Tenement House Committee OF
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
PeODIe and Social Incidents

Mary Hannah, and Colin v. Duncan. Al,
New York. are at the Red Lion Inn. IN
Stockbridge.
Miss Mabel Choate will go to Newpor,
tomorrow for a short visit.
Mrs. Francis A. Wood, Mrs. Gavton
Ballard, Mrs. W. j. Forbes, Miss Edith
Spencer. of New York; W. c. Huinstons
of Brooklyn, and Mr. and Mrs Hiram
Miller and Miss Miller, of Boston. are al
the Maplewood. in Pittsheld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert f. Plummer. Of
New York, have arrived at the Elmwood
for the remainder OF the season.
George r. Pollock. Of New York. is
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. William Pollock
at Holmesdale, in Pittsfield.
Henry A. Coster and Miss Martha y
Coster. OF West Chester, n. Y, are guests
Of Mrs NJ. Dwight Collier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II. vreeland, who
are travelling with tho Rev. and Mrs
w. A. Granger, of Mount Vernon. have
gone to the Green Mountains.
Dr. and Mrs. John II. Telfair Of New
York, are visiting Or. and Mrs James
II. Douglas at the Woolsey cottage.
Charles l.. Aeker, of New York is a
guest Of Mrs. Augustine Banks at the
Hotel Aspinwall.
Mr.. and Mrs A. g. Lindsay, Miss z. l..
Lindsay. c. u. Averill, George H. Huz-
Ter. Miss Mary +. Willis and Miss Fannie
G. Willis. Of New York, arc at the Hotel
Aspinwall
Marshall p. Kernochan, z Marshall
Crane, Irwin p Thompson. Miss Mary /.
Hinsdale and Miss Elizabeth c. Dutton
are sending out invitations for the Berk-
shire County tennis championships at the
Country Club, Pittsfield. August %.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12

and holding in his hand piece OF s"'-
American pie. which he devoured between
gulps. II was picture so unnke t"1
one / had formed of the Indian Una.
think it made the greatest impression
..Pa. there's man at the door , sal
he wants to know II you'll sign HIS Pe''
ton to run for alderman
who is the man. ,r,ord
II don't know. He says he's frieho
u "Nothine No DOING. And tell him Il M, ne
isn't Off our porch in one minute / Il 0"
policeman. detroit free fiesS'
An American tourist, in pricing Tea ~
a Chinese store in Shanghai was s
prised 10 find that he could purchase i've
mounds of certain kind OF tea tor S-'
hut that IL he bought ten pouhus III.
nrice would be s.. The American a'sueu
with the Chinaman that such an a'iano
mont was ridiculous, but the proprietor
Of the store insisted that logic was oH
his side More buy, more rich. MUTE
r,cb moro can paw" he explained.
Blobbs-An worIen try to make 'he'"
SesteS sio5bs"I suppose that's why they are
misunderstood.
BIobbs-How dc you mean make
sIobbs-Well, they never try 10 I'D n
Themselves pain.-Philadelphia hecor''
The University of Lemberg' Austria as
an incident of Its recent goth anniversary
conferred upon Professor Henryk ARC, ,
towski. chief of the science division u
the New York Public Library, the HILL
orary degrse of Doctor of Phiiosopn'
DIR. Arctowski achieved scientific dls!ine-
ton for his work as meteorologist OF tne
belgian Antarctic expedition. ana ialef
for worldwide searches looking 10 pio
dIctions. years in advance, OF "ea.le'
and It's effects on crops and food supply
Tho Johnnie--I say. you have MAJ
down two bottles of hook, waitea.
Waiter-I thouent l Drought IL IN .he
The Johnnie ell. It's too eaIiy arr, ~. ID
evening to think / saw them '-liius'r"'s'
Bits
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
IN THE BERkSHIRES.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune

ny leitSidl W Aht AAibNhN'I
Lenox. Aug. u.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. Chaplin. Of London. have arrived at
their country place in Tyringham, where
they have with them their son, Louis
Chaplin. of Chicago. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Reese Alsop. Of New York, their daughter
and son-ln-law Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin
viii be In the Berkshires throughout the
aJtCmr
Mrs. John r. Proctor. OF Washington,
has arrived at Hickory Farm in TyrinS-
ham.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Warren +. Salisbury are
entertaining Mr and Mrs. +. 7. Fuller
ton. Robert T. Jenney. Of New York. and
George quincy OF Boston
Miss Heoise Meyer has gone TO Ham
ilton. Mass, to visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Won T.. Meyer.
MIR. and Mrs Clifford V. Brokaw and
clifford v Brokaw. jr., Of Glen cove.
Long Island, have arrived at the Curtis
Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs F. T. Williams. OF New
York: DR. and Mrs. II. l.. Baer. Of Mount
Vernon; Mrs. A. Mckinley Allen. of New
York, and Mrs. F.. j. Tanning. Of Brook
lyn. are AT the Curtis Hotel.
Daniel Chester French, who has beer
in New York. has returned TO Chester
wood. in Glendale With Mr.. and Mrs.
French are Miss Mildred Harbeck. OF
New York, and Lawrence Fletcher OF
Boston.
Miss Helen e. Butler is entertaining
Mice L,IIen Nackubin Mrs Paul Jones
and Miss Helena Jones, Of New York. at
Lynwood, I'm Stockbridge.
Mrs John s Lyle and her sister. Miss
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
od fortune spreading broadly over

od tortune spreading broadly over
the land.
In the business world progress ''dS
been sufficiently marked to warrah' oil
optimistic view being taken. III sumo
lines there has been shown tenoene'
to hesitate. owing to tariff uncertaihS'
This is true OF wool, as, While the ih"i
ket is high and there has been some
activity. a slight check has oeen no'eu
nm account of possibIe tariff legislation.
The drygoods business has snow"
ponerallv good tone in the West. but III
some parts Of the East. particularly !"
Now York CITY. the reports are not so
favorable. The boot and shoe tidue
continues TO advance, ano tnuush
high prices have reduced the voihme'
the fall trade preparations are extern
sive. Hides and leather are III oe-
mand and very strong. Cotton soous
have shown price advancement, owing
70 the proba BILE shortage OF the cotton
crop. The steel and iron. trade has
daily shown fresh evidences OF better
ment. with an inability on the part OF
the managers of mills TO secure sum-
cient labor. Some mills are now
booked with orders 10 keep them run
ming at full capacity for eleven months
TO come, and II is yet impossible for
mills TO stipulate deliveries during
1912. Business reports from Canada
show a steady Improvement IN that
country in all branches of trade and in
dustry. Railroad earnings In both the
United States and Canada, indicated
by advance reports and estimates, are
encouraging, and the next quarterly
and seml-annual statements should
show a decided Improvement.
Information received from abroad
during the week has shown parallel
advancement in business. England is
in the midst OF great activity recover
ing from strikes and responding to the
improved tone of the worlds returning
prosperity. Germany is showing
weekly evidences OF recuperative fnan
cial and business energy while other
countries give promise OF the return OF
better times in the near future. Money
has grown TO be less OF a nightmare
abroad. and aside from incidental oc-
currences Of comparatively slight mo-
ment. the trend is toward healthy
condition of finances. with rates within
a range not discouraging to commerce
and industry. The weekly return OF
the Bank OF England showed a loss OF
gold, but an analysis OF the various
items presented indicates that the
bank has been shaping It's resources
10 meet all money requirements and Is
In a strong position. other foreign
countries also gave favorable money
returns through their financial instltu-
tions. In the United states the week. s
reports displayed considerable improve
ment in the Volume OF bank exchanges.
and the statements by bankers repre-
senting the leading financial interests
Of this country confirm reports OF a
plentiful supply of funds for business
development at reasonable rates.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
MR.. BRYAN'S CANDIDATE.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: observe the papers that advocate
the election Of Bryan's candidate for
President prate in regard TO the dignits
and self-respect he displayed before ant
since his nomination. He certainly did
not show much dignity az a nominee for
the office Of President leaving his GU
bernatoral chair and going around the
country seeking for delegates. Roosevelt
displayed even less dignity I'm his unjust
and malicious attacks upon President
Taft, which he felt it matter of honor
and duty to defend and explain
The less said about dignity relative
to Mr.. Wilson's actions before his NOM
nation would certainly seem more becom-
ing to the subject A. A.
New York, Aug. 6, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
WIDOW GETS S1,03O,0W
Seth Barton French's Executors
File Their Accounting.

The executors of the Seth Barton
French estate fled an accounting In the
Surrogate's office on Saturday. II stated
the total value OF the estate was 2ItA =
$50. The executors are John 4. Alter
bury. Charles Steele, Mary Walker
French the widow. and j II. French
son.
The widows share is $1,000. 600; that OF
Mary French steele. a daughter. of NO
"a West 49th street. $4,000; John H.
French. a son. Of No. 4S West Slst street.
sa0o00 and another son. George Barton
French. who lives at the University Clu@
10000
Mrs. French lives In Paris with her wv
children. William h. French and Clsrl~
b. French, minors.
A number of servants In Mr.. French
employ were remembered in his wiz
Rose Mccoy received $3.50. two other
servants $50 apiece, and several Others
smaller amounts.
There was mention made in the a''
counting Of s24o0oO being due Cornelius
Vanderbilt on purchase price
Among other claims against the esIa'7
was one of SIS for clsmbake at New
port Another was FOR $500 TO o. W
Huntington for a boat and third iO'
So for cigars at the Waldorf -Astorid.
Mr. French died on February 10 lsiU
at Palm Beach. Fla Before he re''re'
lie was identified with large financial GU.
terprises and was a member OF the Nc"
York Stock Exchange. Ills home III u",
city was at No. Is West 5lst street a''
he had summer home, Barton bo"e''
at Hot Springs. Va.
Mr. French was married twice y"
present MN. French WAS MISS Ma'
Walker Fearn. daughter OF "siNy
Fearn. once United states Minister
Greece