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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29

for a charity to bear his name Nine
Carnot gave a large sum, and then solo
the Jewels which she had worn on state
occasions and gave the proceeds also
The governments steps toward voting nor
a pension were halted by Nine. Carnot'
who said she would accept none"
The man who runs that store has got
the right idea. all right
How SOP
Instruments Houston Post.
Or. Koertc. OF Berlin, who received the
title Of Privy Councillor many years ago
and who Is the nestor of his PROFESSION
in Germany, celebrated his ninety-nfth
birthday on January IL. In an article con-
graduating the venerable physician. the
"Rcrliner Tageblatt" says that he TO-
cether with Rudolf Virchow. klatsch,
Wagscheider and Wins. formed FOR
long time the elite quintet Of the pro
fession. "IIc is to be congratulated on
his robust health" says the article. ana
to be praised for the positions which MS
sons have reached. Two Of these are
professors at the university. a third IL the
chief surgeon In a hospital and the fourth
10 the popular Mayor Of koniSsbers.
i've Just returned from abroad, yol
know. How is your poor father:
I'VE lost him.
Dear dear"
Yes. the nurse married him. "--CleNe-
land Plain Dealer.
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UNREASONABLE.

There has been for some weeks much
provocation TO adopt the suggestion Of
the pretty maidens in THE Pirates
of PenZance" and 10 talk about the
weather. With all due allowance for
the fallibility Of memory and for the
inclination Of men to think their pres
ent experience quite unprecedented. ii
seems safe TO say that this winter has
thus far been in this neighborhOod the
most open that we have had in a gen
Grafton. There was some warm weather
in the mdwinter Of 1S1G-17 and the
winter Of 1SI9-S0 was particularly
mild, but we do not recall that in either
Of those seasons violets and trailing ar
butus were blooming freely in open
woodlands in the fourth week Of Janu-
airy. or that at the same time lilac and
peach buds were so far advanced as 10
show the color Of their blooms. Yet
these and other vernal phenomena nave
been widely observed in the suburbs Of
this city within the last week.
If memory serves. however, in the
very regions from which these reports
of unreasonable weather come the local
prophets last fall predicted long and
cold winter. That was the judgment
of the observers Of goosebones and The
fur of wild animals and the depth of
woodchuck burrows and the other IA
miliar indications Of the coming sea
son and when at Christmas there Was
a considerable fall of snow il was con
fidently prophesied that we should Lot
see bare ground again until March.
Instead. there have not been ten days
in the whole winter thus far when
there has been enough frost in the
ground to prevent ploushing. OF course.
the winter is scarcely yet half gone.
and IL will not be forgotten that the
only blizzard we have ever had in this
part Of the country occurred in the sec
ond week Of March so that il would
be imprudcnt 10 plant gardens and rut
on spring clothes just yet.
Indeed. there is only too much cause
for fearing that serious harm wilebe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
FAVOR GETTYSBURG ROAD.
Appropriate Memorial to Lincoln
Saws Charles A. Ingraham.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | am interested in the discussion
concerning the proposed Lincoln memoir
rails. and am on the side of those who
prefer the plan or an avenue 10 Gettys-
burg, although the erection OF COM
memoratiye structure in the capital IS TO
be desired But as Congress Will be like
ly to exhaust its liberality in providing
for but one Of the two propositions,
am distinctly OF the opinion that the road
would be the more appropriate and popu-
lar, and that II would ever grow in the
interest OF the people. The memorial
which many desire to have erected in
Washington would be dignifed and beau
tiful. but IL could not possess those elo-
ments OF iarscness and nsturalness which
inhercd in the character OF Lincoln and
which the road, properly laid out. con-
structed and adorned, would set forth.
In this connection | would say that
Mount Vernon. with its old Colonial man
sion, wide lawns and unprctentious tomb,
Is far more impressive than the immense
masonry OF the Washington Monument
II would be interesting to learn con-
corning the proposed Gettysburg memorial
road which route IL would be best 10
follow and OF the character OF the coun--
try along the way No great effort is
required 10 picture in the mind q grand
avenue, winding mp through pleasant
rural scenes 10 the great battlefield.
which would be nobly fitting monument
20 Lincoln and one disnified. patriotic and
useful CHARLES A. INCRAHAM
Cambridge. y. Y, Jan. =. 1913.
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horses in Florida and converted them'
selves into foot soldiers.
For general military use the sworn
has therefore become in a large meas
IRE superfuous. Except now and then
in battle il is an ornamental survivai.
On most occasions what officers need
as a rule is only hlt and a scabbard,
and many of them would probably feel
more at ease in times Of peace II .hey
didn't have to wear an encunDrance
which has no purpose except rs token
Of authority. For leading troops under
fire some symbol Of command Is de-
sirable IL might as well be baton
as sword. if military tradition lad
not given the sword the preference Ill
DAYS when the latter was q weapon or
prime importance. The sword as a
fighting implement belongs to a more
romantic military age. Now it is In
eclipse. and the expense Of substituting
one sort Of blade for another seems
little more than an ill-considered tx
travagance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
MESSAGES TO POSTERITY.

The members Of the Modern Historic
records Association will be enabled. &C.
cording TO communication sent out by
the society's secretary, 10 transmit 10
their descendants whatever messages,
documents or portraits they may elect
10 preserve from the tooth Of time.
These communications TO the fourth
generation. securely sealed in vellum
envelopes, will he Enclosed In locked,
lpad-lined steel chests, which are 10 be
deposited in the vaults OF the New York
Library. the repository Of the assOcia-
tons collections pending the erection
81 its own building Duplicates will he
kept at Cairo. Egypt. The chests ere
not TO be opened until 2013 A. ID.
Here Is a chance for grumbling and
prophecy. for the expression OF aigh
hopes and serious doubts of the future.
since. as q matter Of fact. not one but
three generations will be represented
IN. these messages. the three genera
lions which. overlapping each other
in every century, reach much further
hack into the past in the "reminiscences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
THORPE'S OFFENCE.

When will American athletes VINO
lave forfeited their amateur status by
accepting money candidly acknowledge
IT, one and all and take the conse-
ouenceS: \ few years ago the holder
Of the 1OO-yard dash record was found
guilty of professionalism and was pun
ished by having his trophies and rec
ords taken away from him. 4 star
tackle on the Harvard football team
brought humiliation OH his college by
concealng acts of professionalism. And
now Thorpe brings humiliation on the
country by concealing the fact thar ne
had PLAYED summer bascba u for money.
The worst Of the Thorpe incident IL
that il will he seized upon by critics IN
Europe Jealous Of this countryS sue
cess in international games as showing
that athletics in this country are thor
oughly commercialiZed The Finnish
runners quick change of residence ana
prompt enrolment in American athletics
is one point i'm the indictment. and this
will be another. In spite of the ',on-
orable efforts Of the athletic authorities
in this country TO make amends. ii will
add TO The difficulty of maintaining
those harmonious relations abroad
which the olympic games ought 10 pro-
mote. Ii is bad enough 70 be always
washing the dirty linen Of summer
baseball in this country without nav
ing if hanging on the clotheslines "
EuroDp
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SUFFERS WORD TO GAYNOR.

There l. reason 10 fear that Governor
SulZer is n seditiOus person who is try
inc 10 embarrasS our Mayor. As Chief
Executive of the state he has referred
10 the Mayor. under circumstances
which can scarcely he ignored, the pre-
sentiment of the grand jury which de-
handed the removal Of William j..
Wright. Deputy Commissioner of Cor
rectiOn. for fayoritism 10 prisoners,
especially 10 Charles II. Hyde, the
Mayors protegt.
This will not come as new com
plaint 10 the Mayor. When his friend
HYDE was convicted he must have read
IN the wicked newspapers OF Mr..
Wright's extreme kindness TO the for
mer Chamberlain. But he knew how
wicked they were and didn't mind. He
is not. like the Police Commissioner, "a
sensitive young man" Then the grand
Jury took hand and on December II
severely arraigned the prison manage
ment and Justice Goff forwarded TO
Mayor Gaynor the presentment calling
for Mr.. Wrigbts removal. The Mayor
has had that before him for whole
month. but has ignored It. He realized
that grand jurors were seditious per-
sons. without knowledge Of philosophy
He didn't have to reply to them, so he
did not, perhaps because he was too
busy writing letters Of rebuke to clergy
men and other evil-minded men. So
now the same persistent grand jury
goes to the Governor and he in Turn
nuts UP" the case once more to the
Mayor.
What will the Mayor answer: lie
cannot treat the Governor of the state
with contempt. as he did the grand
Jury. VIII he defend the assignment
of HYDE. Cummins and Reichmann to
nrivate quarters in the Tombs and pio-
tect the guardian angel Of his former
mariner? Or will he, when he can no
longer divert his attention from the
embarrassing subject. virtuously take
The stand that this is an administration
90 laws. not Of men, and apply the rule
with Spartan impartiality? The Gov
ernor must have some sort of an an
swer showing reasonable disposition
IF the case
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NEW SWORDS FOR OLD.

4 board OF army officers at Wash
ington. IL is reported. has selected n
new model OF sword TO be used in ali
branches OF the military service. The
weapon is TO be straight instead OF
curved and narrower in blade than at
present. The change may please the
cutlery trade but II will be hard on the
forty-six hundred odd officers whose
old-style swords have never seen enough
actual service to get dented. Most Of
these officers will doubtless wonder
what possible difference ii can make
whether the blades which they put only
10 constructive use. except in rare in
stances. are curved or straight. broad
or narrow.
As a cavalry arm the sword may
still have value--if largely as Il con
venience in drill and exercise. But its
employment in actual warfare is be-
coming more aud more infrequeDt.
Back In the early days OF the Civil
War who ever saw q dead cavalry
man." used TO be popular inquiry.
Later in that war the cavalry fought
chiefly as mounted infantry and the re-
pr0ach lost It's sting. A. the fOrma-
ton of troops in the field has become
more and more open cavalry charges
have been made impracticable. FIX
ccpt for scouting and convoy duty. cav
airy ~ suclT has had little employment
in recent wars. II will be remembered
That in the Spanish War the Rough
Riders would never have got 10 the
front in Cuba IL they hadn't left their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29

done 10y cold between now and spring.
Even the slight frost Of yesterday
morning was probably enough to blight
the peach buds which on Sunday last
were beginning to open. AZ for the
meadows and grain fields. they are al
WAYS unfavorably affected by an 1pen
winter. and the present season is about
the worst possible for them. 1t Is,
however. To be remembered that this
unreasonable weather has prevailed
within a comparatively small area. the
country AT large having had more nor
mai conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
SHIPS G1RDLING THE GLOBE.

The most significant and formidable
Of all the many commercial movements
which have been prompted by the pros
pect OF the opening OF the Panama
Canal is that which has been an
nounced from Livcrpool-namcly, The
amalCamatiOn Of the PcninSular ana
Oriental Navigation company with tie
ROYAL Mail Steam Packet Company.
The interest Of il is thrcefold. For
one thing. there is Il strong appeal 10
the oldest and most famous Of British
shipping concerns. whose cabaIistic I'M
tials. p. & O." and "R. NJ. s. T., have
for two generations been conspicuous
in history and romance.
The second and greater source ~ in
ierest il found in the stupendous Iii
mpnSiOnS of the organization which i
! thus formed. The Royal Mail Steam
! Packet Company was already. in both
number of ships and tonnage. one o..
! the largest two or three, II not the
very largest. of all martini" shipping
concerns in the world. Ii had. with
the lines which ii had recently alb
| sorbrd. no fewer than 2Gl ships. with
All aggregate tonnage Of l,l33.Ub. 40
cOrdng 10 the latest statistics III
! "Whitakers Almanac" its next com
petitor. the Hamburg. American Line.
! had only 1913 ships. Of 9i3.UG tons. and
! the North German Lloyd only 100. r
/ 11J.OOO tons. The llamburg-American
| Line now claims. however. Ia hav"
more than 400 ships. Of i.2lo,ro tons
and thus 10 be the largest in the
world Even 50. tho X. NJ. :. i. alon"
| is a close second. Put the PenlnSlllai
and Oriental Line has 81 vessels. OF
fleets attain the colossal aggregates oil
3oI steamships and 10000 tons. ex-
ceeding by n considerable margin the
tonnage Of any other company in the
world.
But tho third aud greatest interest
arises from the strategy Of the conbi-
nation. The ROYAL Mail company has
long been the chief carrier in West
Indian waters. and since It's acQuisi-
ton Of the great Pacific Steam Navi-
cation Company i, has been the domi-
rant factor in trade at the Islhmus oi
Panama. on both the Atlantic ana Pa
cific sides. and In commerce from
Panama down the west coast OF South
America. At the same time the PENN
sular and Oriental has held similar
primacy IN trade by the way Of Suez
In 1910 II sent through that canal
Oh 300 tons. or about 20 per cent
rIore than any other line. Now. II Is
no secret that some competition is ex'
pected between Panama and SueZ as
routes TO certain parts Of the Orient
and the significance thus becomes obvi-
GUS Of this consolidation under which
the chief carrying trade over both OF
those routes comes under one control
II will mean the putting OF CONNER
cial girdle round the globe In both di
rections. with It's clasp fastened and
held secure 10y single hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
LOOKING BACKWARD
To Do This Is to See Woman's Hand
in Progress.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There are many important subjects
for the consideration of our new admins
tration: but il We look back hfty years.
AT the close OF the war. among the va
rious seeming Representatives, facing the
country nothing would have seemed more
difficult TO bring about than tn" chIrah-
chisement and higher education OF
women.
Only the older people Of to-day can
realize the horror in which due sto'"-
ing" or strong minded female, was
held This change in public sentiment
has been brought about By women in a
most quiet and sensible manner, win no
political influence but With Just deter
mined steadfsstncss Of purpose. Ana SO
far. at least. IL has brought NOTHING Out
good 10 all concerned.
More men arc receiving higher edu'a-
ton than ever before: the spirit oil com
petition has acted as stimDiaht ana
men have done better work because OF ~.
Doctors have learned more az me pre-
veu,ion OF disease. with the hep vi
trained nurses. Little children troop 20
school with smiling faces since women
have taken the place Of the schoolinas-
,er OF birch rod fame. Again. II Is Only
the older ones Of Us who can refneHIoe'
VIXEN school was a place 20 be- dreaded
and the first day of it brought tears IN
stead OF smiles.
Among to-days problems are the chll'
lalor question and the white slave TRACE
There il no reason 10 suppose woman
influence would be less b-nehclal IN hea'-
ing with them.
BETSEY q BROOKS.
L.taLuL - Y Inn =. l.LI.
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TWO LABOR PROBLEMS
II Garment Strikers Became Do
mestics. Would Not Both Be Solved?

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. or course. ". all know that the te-
male garment makers In New YORK ar,
not overpail. and no doubt life IL not q
tatn Of roses for them. ! suppose they
receive from s to S. week. and that
is not enough Tor a girl who does not I'VE
with her parents.
when W. consider the great dcarth OF
domestic in this country and the really
good wages paid 10 competent servants.
We naturally wonder why som. OF the -
girl strikers do not take service with re-
spectacle families.
In such positions they probably would
rot rsceiv" so large a wage as IN ther
present occupation. but they would have
food aud lodging free OF cost. and thcif
wages Of So 20 81 q month need he ap-
Piled 20 clothing and smussments only.
OF far greater importance than this. how
ever would be the fact that they would
have decent homes and would thus be
removed from the temptations which. We
are told heset girls who spend their days
i'm Offices or factories aud their evening
or the streets or In dance halls
The great trouble IL that most girls In
this country consider II beneath thor
dignity To become servants. Another
Characteristic Of the average America
GIRL IL that she ~ fond Of luxury. ana
firmly believes that fine clothes. COOS
eating and amuscments are the Only
things which are really worth while.
Lot mo say that II the garment striker
will only condescend 10 take service with
respectable families they will be- infinitely
better off than they are at present. II
many OF them do this. The supply OF gar
mcnt operatives Will be materially dimin-
islcd. and. AZ the demand il likely to in
crease. the manufacturers eventually will
be compelled to pay higher wages.
PRINCETONIAN.
Newark " j., Jan. -. 1915
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NO COST TO THE PUBLIC.

The attack upon the subway contract
| has shifted its ground. IL is no longer
an attack upon the subway contract
but an attack upon contract between
| the lnterborough Rapid Transit Com
pany and J. T.. Morgan Il Co. We are
ask cd to delay subway building ana TO
accept the double fare because 1t ~
alleged that the directors of the Inter-
borough company have not sufficiently
protected their stockholders in their
dealings with i. +. Morgan n Co..
| That is what the argument comes to i'll
the last analysis.
| We know it is said that the public
will be worse Off because the subway
bonds are 10 go to the Morgan house
| for 93ia. But il won't. II won't be-
cause of the contract between the city
and the marlborough company. The
| amount Of earnings which the company
will get and the amount OF money
which the city will have 10 pay if it
| takes over the new Subways are both
| fixed absolutely and without any ref
erence 10 the amount Of paper which
the marlborough company may choose
to put forth
The company would not get a penny
| less from the public If its bonds We're
, 10 be issued al par It will get in pre-
ferred earnings sum equal 10 the
earnings Of the present subway. plus g
per cent upon actual new cash with
an allowance Of 3 per cent for broker
agel put into additions--6 per cent
! upon new money. not new bond issues.
If the company puts about $70O00.C0O
of new money into the subwayS il will
{ get per cent preference OH $4,000
coo. II would get exactly the same
share OF earnings. the same amount to
] q penny. under its contract whether il
should issue S1OOOO,ON of bonds 10
! borrow that S1O.OOO0O0 of new capital
or $SO.OOO.OOO of bonds If the city
decides to recapture the lines II viii
pay back cost in cash or value in
money. The amount OF bonds won't
make any difference.
|
| the bonds will all come ont Of the sub
way passengers. But it is also true
that exactly the same amount Of money
would come out Of the passengers if the
bonds were issued at 100. The Inter
borough company would sill be taking
its earnings on its present subway, plus
6 per cent on actual new cash. and the
new money would be the same. no mat
ter what the amount Of the bonds is
sued. If the bonds were sold at n
smaller discount or at par the stock
holders Of the marlborough company
would be better off The public would
not be one cent better off The com
pany can't increase the amount Of its
preference in earnings by increasing It's
bond issue
The New York World yesterday
morning said that if the bonds could
be sold at par the preferential pay
ment could be cut four-tenths OF per
cent and that thus the public would
benefit from higher price for the
bonds But what proof is there except
THE Worlds" say-so that the bonds
could be sold at par? Mr. MOrSan's
firm. in a letter to Commissioner Will
cox. makes strong defence of the
price at which 1t is TO take the bonds.
And even II they could be sold at par
there is no reason for believing that
the marlborough company would con
1 ia
tial rate. II took several months TO
beat the company down to SIC per
| cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
A STRIKE INExCUSABLE.

II the strike on which the railway
firemen are voting takes place it will
he one Of the most inexcusable strikes
on record. Both parties to the con-
troversy profess to he willing to arbi-
,rate. and the only dispute is as TO the
number of arbitrator. Imagine 4
strike growing from the question
whether there should be three or five
arbitrators. The flremen want only
three. The railroads insist that there
shall he at least five.
The firemen stand on the law. They
desire the strike arbitrated 10 accord
ance with the terms OF the Erdman
act, which provides for commission
Of three. one to be selected by each
side 10 the dispute and the third by
the two thus chosen. or, in case OF
disa greement by Judge Knapp anu
Commissioner Neill. The railroads de
clare that as by this plan two Of the
commissioners would be biassed the
whole question would hinge on one
mans decision. There is force in the
objection that the stake is too great
Ia leave to one mans arbitrament.
The railroads want commission Of
five. seven or nine. composed as was
The commission that settled the en-
gineers' strike. That plan in that III
stance certainly worked well
But whatever the merits of the two
contentious are. public opinion Will
never tolerate a strike. upsetting the
commerce of the country. which hangs
on the issue whether there should he
three or five arbitrators. With arbi-
nation 80 near as IL is in TINS dispute
there must be some man big enough
on one side or the other to compose the
remaining difference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
CHOATE'S GIFT FOR BLIND
Elk Ambassador Sends 81, 0OO
Check to Miss Winifred Holt.

Miss Winifred Holt. secretary OF the
New York Association for the Bind an
pounced yesterday the receipt or 'he'A
for N,ooo from Joseph II. Choate as ~"
birthday gift To that association. lhl'
Elf, follows the one OF $1,000 which Mt
C.hoa,e presented to the Legal Nd so
ciety Friday.
The money given 10 the association ioi
the blind will be devoted to the expense
OF completing the new Lighthouse TO Dc
opened at No, III East 18th street oh
Washington's Birthday.
Mr.. Choa,c, who is member OF the
advisory board OF the association ana
has TAX an active part in It's WORN
will pres 10 at the opening. IL is expect
ed that President Taft, who laid the COT
ncr stone for the Lighthouse year ago
will be present.