davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-25

Beginning on the north line Of Bowen road, al
ing also a corner Of land conveyed by Little and
Naylor. to one Bliss. by deeds recorded among
the land records OF the District Of Columbia.
by deed from Annie E. Mathers to heirs OF T. A
Hayemeyer, dated October 22nd 1898, and re.
corded March 10th. 1899, in Liber 24O3. at folio
/ ct sea-, defined the southeast corner Of the
recorded among said land records, in Aber W.
son lot and with westerly boundary Of said
Bliss conveyance. as surveyed by w. j. Lat
feet; thence leaving said outline south So 49,
east 1871 feet to stu, stump on said Bowen
83s "a west $3.50 feet to IL c." stone,
and thence still with said road. south 6Ss 81
west 1913 feet to the place OF beginning; that
inaton. District Of Columbia. formerly owned
by the heirs at law Of the late Henry Naylor
and known as part Of the "Naylor Farm" and
hectnnine for the part hereby intended to he
Embraced at the point Of intersection Of the
center line Of Twenty eighth street. with the
center line Of street street. as shown on plat
1 peyor,s ofses Of the said District. and run.
ming thence due south $50 % feet. thence south
west 4os.o4 feet to the Marlboro road; thence
by and with the said road north 81 east 43O. 4e
feet; thence still with said road north 81. II
the said line of said street were extended
north through said tract thence due north by
we're the same extended as Aforesaid, to the
center line Of "w'' street las shown on the
: feresaid plat; thence due west by and with
the center line Of "W' street. 425 feet: thence
due north 40 feet; thence due west 1856 feet
thence due north 1850 feet and thence due west
900 90 feet to the beginning, containing thirty
seven and sixty four hundredths acres Of land,
being the same land that was conveyed BY deed
from Smith and Elliot, trustees. to Theodore A
Havemeyer. dated July 23rd. 1892. and record.
ed July 3Oth. 1892. in Liber 17I7. at folio ia,
ct sea-, one of the said land records that
part OF tract of land In said County Of Wash
fngton, District OF Columbia, formerly owned
by the heirs at law of the late Henry Naylor
being for the part thereof hereby intended to
be embraced. more particularly described rs fol
lows: Beginning at point where the west
tersects the north line Of the "Bowsa'' q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
LOVELY WOMAN
A Study in Fine Phrases and Entire
Abandonment to the Feminist Idea.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | read with interest 7. j. Sheri-
dams letter IN The Tribune OF Yesterday.
entitled When Women Get Their
Rights
II viii not be very Ions before the ma.
iority Of men will willingly lend their as
sistance toward woman's progress II
stands 20 reason that they should, be-
cause We all OF us owe everything 10
them: they guide us in the beginning and
successfully through life. No man can
escape her subtle and a!l-pervasivc infiu-
ence. she has moulded the generations to
her viii and way and has been IN turn
moulded by them: she is an integral part
OF humanity and cannot be ignored. Her
beauty Of body springs from the feminine
beauty OF the soul. and the fun force OF
her mystic end resist!ess magnetism is
freely and fully acknowledged by the
broad gagged and knowing men in the
community. Behind every great deed,
every great invention, every improvement
In life. can be found the spiritual iniu-
cnce Of woman and We owe her so much
that IL seems almost Impossible 10 fully
repay her. Therefore. instead OF throw
Ing obstacles in her path toward the
higher goal OF her progress. let us. In
deed. strcw her path toward success with
roses. GEORGE +. ROBERTSON.
Tenafy, y. j.. Feb. e. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
ALIENS UNDER THE LAW.

Something like n new era in inter.
national relations is suggested by the
making of our latest treaty with Italy
providing for the equal protection OF
citizens and aliens under the law. Tba,
means that an Italian subject domi-
ciled here but not Daturalized shall
have the same legal protection. in per
son and property. that natural-bOrn
American citizens have. and thai
Americans dOmiciled in Italy shall
have the same protection under Italian
law that Italians enjoy.
IL Is obviously logical arrangement
since doIniciled aliens are fully subject
70 the jurisdiction and the penalties OF
the law If they violate il and should
therefore. equally enjoy Its protection.
But il may not he devoid Of embarrass-
ing questions. II will not. for example.
always be easy to distinguish between
the enjoyment Of protection ard the
exercise of privilege. in the acquisition
and tenure and transfer Of property
and other matters. In this country
there may arise controversies between
the federal and state governments over
the treatment Of aliens such as have
hitherto risen in several notable in
stances. 4 difficult situation might be
presented IL the laws or courts of a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
GOOD THINGS OUT OF PLACE.

1t is really somewhat annoying TO
find another proposal put forth for the
establishment OF a numerOusly tenanted
institution and its unavoidable adj
juncts and appurtenanccs upon the
very brim of this citys reservoir Of
drinking water. Two or three years
ago private corporation Of this city
purposcd to found Il large tuberculosis
sanatorium on the banks Of the CrotOn,
but the project was abandoned in the
face OF the strong opposition which was
manifested. 4 few months ago the
Westchestcr County authorities pur
posed TO do precisely the same thing
and they. TOO. We're dissuaded from it,
Yet now il is proposed Ia place in
the same region two enormous instiiu-
tons. hospital and "A training school
which would contain and gather
around them congeStcd population,
reasonably estimated at 1000 persons
producing perhaps q million gallons of
sewage daily.
There is no question of the Lcsira
bility Of having such institutions and
Of putting them in places as we'll adapt
ed as possible 10 their requirements
Neither is there any doubt that the
Croton region. il il were not a rcser
vcir Of potable water. would he an ideal
pace for them Bnt the two uses OF
the region are Incompatible with each
other. The institutions would impose
upon the guardians Of the water sup
ply much additional anxiety, vigilance,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
VIRTUE OF INCORPORATION

What is there in the record OF this
states dealing with corporations which
encourages the belief that the Stock
Exchange incorporated would be the
Stock Exchange cured Of all its faults:
Haven't corporations been cause of
regular complaint? Haven't they been
freuuently lawleSS, 80 much 80 that 10
denounce candidate for office aS a
corporation lawyer" il To make his
election doubtful? Has not such pub
licity regarding their affairs as has
lcen required by law been a failure?
But perhaps il is hoped that by max
ing the Stock Exchange sort Of bank
ing corporation and putting IT under
the supervision Of the State Supcrln-
;cndent Of Banking real public regula-
lion will result Does it result even in
banking: DO not banks often fail just
after visit from All examiner. who
has failed Ia discover their weakness ::
And in a bank the duty of the state
Superintendent is merely 10 examine
the books and the assets.
so far as the Stock Exchange might
20 into banking under the new law
he state Superintendent Of Banking
might be as successful in watching IL
rs he is in watching banks. But ma
nirulation of stocks on the exchange Is
something that will not appear on the
books or through an examination of
e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
RULE OF REASON" UNREAsON.

Senator Cummin> and his associates
who want to lcgIslatc the rule al
reason" ont Of the deliberations of the
Supreme Court seem 10 be under inc
IMPRESSION that the bench should D'
filled with automatic chess players or
some such machines instead Of human
beings They want their mechanical
TOYS Ia grind out decisions in hlind
obedience 10 the turning Of coSWbee!'
and cams designed by statute. without
any regard Tor the varying materials
subjected 10 their processes. They are
afraid the federal courts will develop
"a common law for The United States.
Just a. the English courts have mad
"a common law for England.
Now. this is just what courts have
always been doing and always VIII do.
John MARSHALL made the same sort oi
common law Tor the United states ana
every state court. no matter how loyal
il is 10 a code, has u developing con-
mon law. 1t j. inscparablc from the
exercise II Judgment and learning
and common sense IN relation 70 hu-
man affairs. II words were fixed ana
unchanslng things which always ineaie
the same thing 10 all men. ana human
acts and motives could be CLASSIFIED
Ike crystals. perhaps Il "r1llc OF rca-
son" would bc SupcriiuouS on IN"
bench. But so long a. men are what
they are Judgment on their acts ana
the meaning OF those acts must b"
reached by the light Of reason. by The
individual opinion OF the relation "I
the conduct under review and I'll" law
regulating IT.
The more rhe believers in q mecldn-
zeal theory Of justice try 10 expand III"
phrascolosy OF law 10 1T infinitely al
possible human activities the wider
they open the door for evasion. ANA
when they have done they have mer"-
liz provided more elaborate and DIM
cult body Of law to be interpreted by
the rule OF reason and embroidered
nv The inevitable common law oil
nrcccdcnt and commentary. Without
the rule Of reason the Sherman law
would have been reduced 10 absurd
ity. Its enemies were invoking It's
penalties on perfectly natural business
relations which nobody ever dreamed
Of Drccenting. Logic choppers can
make any law absurd by Il similar
mechanical process. The Supreme
Court refused to be made the blind
instrument OF any snch scheme. "
| never said restraint OF trade must pe
"unreasOnable,' as II was blamed Tor
doing: only that ii would apply 10
facts the rule OF reason that is. the
rule Of common sense and ordinary
human intelligence. in order To- deter
mine II there was restraint. Any sane
man in dealing with any sort OF prob
lem would apply the same r,lle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03

Thi. difference between the assessed
va!i:ation By the city and the price that
property brings at auction. am tod Is
not an unusual occurrence.
The assessed taxable value o. real
estate IN the CITY Of New YORK in lsiZ
was 1851 SOS 80 and the personal estate
sJia o.. so. which makes a total Valuation
81 real and personal estate Of = ,3oi,sS. AZ
for that wear. The assessed valuation or
real es.s,. for the entire stat. OF New
York COR the year 1917, including the CRY
OF New York. was }l0Jbl. Oh, ana inc
persona. cstat. for the same perlod was
So. ~ Sl. making a total FOR the entire
state OF SHOE sl2 IA I am unable to give
the .ssessed valuation OF real estate 'or
New York S,ate later than 1911. but !
believe that II ~ not essential. az the
valuation has not materially increased
except In the large dti's. deSir" to
show that by drducting the assessed
valuation OF real estate in the CIV or
New York and the entire valuation of
real estate in IN. State % New York
New York City pays or its present
assessed valuation a per rent OF the
various appropriations To- state purposes,
slch az so-called good roads, canals and
other state Expenditures. THIS amount il
in addition to its expenditures for inl-
proving IS OWN roads and streets. for
which the balance OF the state pay,
nothing Low taxes and uniform assessed
valuations throughout the state would
mean more money for the owners OF prop
cray in this city TO make improvements.
lower rent, and FOR better housing the
poor and those IN moderate circum-
stances.
The city's expenditures arc steadily In
creasing az the rate OF about $l0.W0n
wear and believe they Will continue 10
increase until the owners and rentpayers
unite and cat, halt on those enormous
appropriations and conascatory taxes.
j. Il. NAGI.E.
Member Of the Harlem Property owners
Association
New York Feb "a 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
NOTHING TO DO WITH ENGLAND
Elsie Mckenzie Tells ANTS to At
tack Principles Rather than Methods.
Association.
New York. Feb. "A. Isl

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: When our anti-suffrage friends
have exhausted all their arguments
against woman's suffrage (which in real
ity are arguments for) they al once direct
their attack on the more progressive sec
ton OF the suffrage army in England and
instead OF attacking the principle Of the
thing they attack their methods Of war
fare. Where is their logic? What indeed
have the anti-suffragcttes in this country
to do with the militant sufrra gettes in
England?
When our "aEtf' friends begin 10 attack
the methods OF a far away section OF the
enemy. suggesting an insane asylum az a
possibility OF Kidding the land Of such a
pestllcnoe. then We know that We are on
the winning side. IL II necessary for our
anti friends to point tho finger OF de-
rision IA the omen in foreign country?
Why not LOOK at conditions right here in
America? Would Miss Chittcnden suggest
that the iawless men in Mexico be placed
In an insane asylum? Or does she consider
because they are men. that they have "a
right 10 lie tysttri cal?
II Is useless 20 say that the militants in
England are hurting the cause" in Amer
lea. Militancy can no more hurt the
cause Of political freedom than can the
war in the Balkans hurt the cause Of
Christianity. II IL time now 10 get away
from broken windows and supposed hys-
terra of the British women and try to see
the great underlying principles. n the
principle is wrong attack IL II YOU like
Bat leave the choice OF weapons 10 those
who have the cournse TO fight II anti
suffragists want 20 restore peace and
order. let them restore il in their own
country first. As for an insane asylum,
or any other drastic measures which oar
''anti" friends ingenious minds can sug-
gest as means OF restoring the mental
balance OF the women-well. it would be
just as futile TO try to sweep back the
waters Of Niagara Falls as to try to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
WHY COAL BILLS ARE BIG.

The coal combination has the art vi
making strikes pay. According TO Sec
rotary Na9el. whose investigation was
prompted by The Tribune'S exposure
OF the combination's fimsy reasons for
advancing the price OF coal 10 the con
Sumer % cents ton 10 compensate
for the advance in wages following
last springs strike. the coal operators
paid their miners Si,OOO,Op additional
during 1912 as result of the in
crease in wages and advanced the cost
of coal TO the public in the same year
S13.4JO.OOO Thus they gained $3.50
600 in one year as consequence OF
the strike
This is even more than The Tribune
said they would gain. They made the
additional sum because while they pro-
fessed TO raise the price Of coal only
- cents ton they actually. through
doing away with summer discounts i'll
coal prices raised the average price TO
consumers % cents ton: and while
they profeSSed 70 he compelled TO put
the whole burden OF increased costs
uDon users Of domestic sizes of coal
they actually raised the average price
of smaller steam sizes 1914 cents Il
ton
This use of strike aS al excuse I"
Inulct the coal buyer was III accord
ance with the custom of coal operators.
After the strikes Of 1900 and 1902 they
raised wages % cents ton and prices
10 the public 81 ton. The Tribune
last spring estimated their profit from
that transaction at more than 5000
100000 in a decade. When there Is SO
much money as that in strikes viii the
anthracite coal industry ever he free
from them?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03

Of To-day" the Interstate Medical jour
nal" SAWS: ITO talk too much ana con-
verse too little has characterized o'hci
nations besides the American nation out
even though unforgetful OF natiohai
pride that should inherc in each and every
ono OF us. il must he admitted that our
talkotiveness very often. alas. approacnc'
Or. Ossip- Louries definition OF Feroo-
mania. Take our banquets, for instance
Who of ordinary intelligence has not ie.
marked the intorminable phraseoios! Vi
the men called upon to speak-the ueHNe
TO talk longer than predecessor no"
speech that would make even af''ic's'
flowers sigh were they on the oaHqu.'
heard. rodomontade pushing rodomohtaoe
for place. anecdotes ricochettihs ac'os"
the room. and all the time the speaker .
eyes dancing with pleasure when IN rear
NV they ought TO be wreathed with mel
ancholy. for f. he not perfect cXe'hp'a'
Of vcrbomaria?'
"Dropped a little at roulette while vas
.hr,.d remarked the iceman. -,
Cant beat that game ssiu 'ho N'"
man. ,,,o, vanted TO gee
how II feels TO lose money nv
courcr-Journai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
THE ovERRIDDEN VETO.

President Taft must derive consider
able satisfaction from the fact that the
one overridden veto Of his whole term
is that of the Webb liquor bill He
disapproved this measure because he
believed il clearly unconstitutional. II
is. Of course. open 10 the members OF
Congress who voted Ia pass the bill
despite his arguments 10 say they are
convinced that il is constitutional uil-
der the recent broadcned interprtia-
tons OF the interstate commerce rcslI-
lating power. Few. however. will be-
lieve that was their controlling motive
or that most of them gave any serious
thought to the constitutional question.
It is too clear that they saw what
looked like popular demand and did
not wish 10 he recorded against it. 80
they ight-heaitediy passed the ques-
ton on to the courts.
Whether the courts will sustain the
act or not, President Taft is entitled
to great credit for fixing attention on
the duty Of the lawmaking powers To
square their measures with the Constr
tuition. instead OF carclcSSly laying that
burden on the Supreme Court. In
earlier days Presidents and Congress
men were particularly scrupulous IN
this matter. Jefferson and Madison
maintained that they were Just As
much the guardians of the Constitution
rs the Judges Part Of the Impotence
with the courts is due 10 the reckless
ness with which Congress and lcgislat-
ureS have passed half-baked bills Ill
response TO half thought out demands
for reforms which the courts have had
so frequently to invalidate as to gain
the reputation of hahitually blocking
progress.
If the lawmakers took their duties
seriously enough they would save the
courts from much OF this criticism and
more readily accomplish their purposes.
Three-fourths VI the schemes 81 social
bettermcnt which are overriddcn IN
the courts owe their failure not 70 any
inherent imposSibility under the Con-
stitution of accomplishing the emo
sought. but 10 the failure Of Legislators
TO consider duly the bearing Of the
fundamental law on the details Of their
projects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
THE LARGER CABINET.

If is probable that Department OF
Labor will be created before the pres
cnt session ends. both branches 81 Con-
greSs having passed a bill for that pur-
nose. which is now in the hands OF
the President. II does not provid b
that the head of The rev department
shall 20 a member Of the Cabinet.
There used 70 he Department OF La
Dor whose chief did not sit in the Presl-
dental council. Congress properly
leaves IN The President the responsible
itN of deciding what Subordinates shall
become Cabinet officers. There seems
tc be no doubt. however. that Mr.. Will
son would welcome the opportunity TO
enlarge the Cabinet circle.
If the pending measure becomes a
law three members will have been add
ed 10 the cabinet since 1883 since
then. too. the purely political impor-
lance Of service in that body has di-
mniShcd. After government 10y party
was firmly established a President
was expected 70 gather about him
leaders from the various states. whose
dutie; were not to De confined merely
to administration. They were supposed
Ia keep the administration in touch
with the national party organization in
different sections of the country, and it
was an almost unbroken rule that geo
graphical considerations should govern
10 a large extent in making Cahinet.
Only recently has Il President chosen
two Cabinet officers from the same
state. Mr.. Cleveland reviyinc a Jcflcr-
sonian precedent by appointing in 1850
Daniel Manning. Of New York. Secrc-
tary Of the Treasury. and William {.
Whitney. Of New York. Secretary of
tie Navy. In Colonel Rooseyelt's sec
ond term New York had for time
three seats in the Cabinet.
The power Of the President as a
party leader having greatly increased,
he is thought not TO need nowadays TO
surround himself with political lieuten-
ants. The tendency is TO pick out men
who can do the administrative work
satisfactorily. and iatterly there have
been many Cabinet officers wholly IN
known 10 fame rs politicians in the
states from which they were appointed.
If Mr.. Wilson dominates Mr.. Bryan as
, Secretary Of State he will return in a
measure TO the earlier custom Of offer
ing the first place in the Cabinet to a
real party leader. Yet for the other
places he has Indicated that he Will
pick nominees solely because Of their
qualifications as administrators. In a
Cabinet OF nine or ten members there
is ample room for men whose sole IN
tereSt is in departmental work. Po-
| litically the President now so far over
shadows all his associates that II can
make no great difference whether the
majority Of them are trained politicians
or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
JOB GRABBING BY LAW.

Fire Commissioner Johnson has been
quoted recently as saying that no legis-
lation affecting the Fire Department
will become law unless he approves II.
lie has been such Il defender of the
Bureau Of Fire Prevention against all
the charges of being filled with political
lob holders that il will be distinctly
interesting 10 see if Assembly bill l.239
finds its way 10 the statute books. TINS
measure. introduced by Mr.. Herman,
of New York. is an innocent looking
document. II merely inserts new Sec
ton into the greater New York charter,
reading as follows.
Inspectors and examiners in the
Rureau of Fire Prevention OF the FIRE
Department Of the City OF New YORK
Who have served as such in tempo
rary capacity for one year or more
shall be permanent inspectors and ex-
aminers respectively.
What this section means is that In
spcctors and examiners appointed al
most year ago as temporary ap-
poin,ees would be legislated into their
fat jobs permanently in violation OF the
civil service regulations and all con
siderations Of right and decency. These
men. or some Of them. have held office
row far longer than the civil service
law permits. They We're appointed I'M
der conditions which the Civil Service
Reform Association charged TO Mayor
GaynOr were nothing but an apportfon-
ing Of political patronage among the
Assembly districts Of the city. They
sought special advantages when the
Civil Service Commission fixed the ex-
aminations for permanent appointees.
One Of the number held up the per-
inanent appointments by an appeal 70
the courts. This bill. presumably. is
the last step--an appeal to the Tam
many Legislature 10 help them hold
their places by an indefensihle med
ding with New York Citys affairs.
This bill should not pass. Fire Com
missioner Johnson should ask the Leg
i.latire not to pass it. He should file
~ brief against it with Mayor Gaynor
ard Governor Sulzer II the Legislature