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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
"BIGNEsS" NOT MONOPOLY.

The Supreme Court decision in the
United Shoe Machinery Company case
amounts 10 declaration that big
business" in itself. even when its big.
ness is the result Of combination. -
not forbidden by the sherman law.
That rule will be reasoning 10 indus
try. though il will not please Mr..
Bryan. who has proposed TO penaliZc
mere size and success by fOrbiddin@
any corporation 10 transact more than
n certain percentage " the business
in its line. The court in its recent
decisions has gone far 10 restrain
combinations which limited cOmpeii-
ton or had the power TO limit il. and
has shown the effectiveness Of the law
10 deal with corporations in themselves
lawful which acted TO restrain trade
IT now shows that prohibition Of mo
nopoly does not mean that business
must he done on q small scale and
that men with Il legitimate common
interest may not act in combination.
The United Shoe Machinery Com
pany was formed by the combination
Of several corporations. each making
machines for different processes in the
manufacture Of shoes one made 60 per
cent of all the shoe lasting machines
used here. Another made 20 per cent
OF the heeling machines and 50 per
cent Of the metallic fastening ma
chimes. Still another made 80 per cent
of the welt sewing and outside
stitching machines. The combination
brought together these machines for
various parts Of shoe making. thus put
ting under one control the business
Of supplying machinery for the whole
process. But il did not directly re-
strain the competition Of rival ma
chimes for any part or all Of the work.
though doubtless the ability to supply
the whole outfit operated diSadvan-
tageously TO those selling machines
for a single process. This restraint the
court apparently regards aS incidental
and indirect and not forbidden. Jus
tice Holmes i'm his opinion says that
on ats face the combination was sim
ply 10 effect greater efficiency and he
can see mo greater objection 10 one
corporation manufacturing 20 per cent
'of these nOn-cOmpeting groups of pat
"ented machines collectively used for
making single product than 10
three corporations making the same
proportion Of one group each" He
holds that the diSintegration aimed at
by the statute does not extend to re-
''duciag all manufacture 10 isolated
units of the lowest degree.
The supreme Court does not pass on
the company'S leasing system. which
forbidS the use of independent ma
chimes where its own are Installed.
The government will doubtless push
that phase of the complaint against
the shoe machinery company in an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

HUMAN STOCK FARMS"

California is 10 he asked 10 endoW 4
human stock farm" 10 he conducted
on strictly scientific principles, accord
ing 10 the Mendelian theory. no DOUBT.
There is nothing new in the project eN-
cent the method. The Greeks Sough'
Derfection Of body and mind: they
drpamt Of the "kalogathator, 10 ADOPT
4 horrible word coined in Boston Sev-
cral years ago. The eighteenth cen
fury philosophers believed that the
child Of nature pure and simple. If II
could be raised in the real primitive
environment. would turn ont 10 he me
perfect human being. while among
later and now forgotten experiments
there was one planned il NOT carried
ont. OF mating only slX-f0oters. 1t was
believed in Europe half q century ago,
and may still he held there that the
ugliest OF races could he made comely
in the third generation by transp!an-
lation TO the Caucasus. land OF hand
some men and beautiful women. and
that. moreover. the sixth generation
would lose all It's acquired good looks
by RECONSIDERATION Of it's grandeur
ents in the original habitat.
The new experiment will be one
whose desired results may be long III
Coming-far longer than the enthusiasts
expect: for. after all. what holds trie
of sweetpeas and cereals may not be
even remotely realized in the case or
human beings What. for instance.
could be done with prize product OF
the establishment who should prefer
the wrong mate and insist on marry
ing him or her instead Of the scientifi-
cally indicated partner: Happy are
the parents who have had no expert
encc. not even Il lecting one. Of the
tenacily worthy of great cause
wherewith girl will cling to the
wrong man--inelicible in character.
mind and even in body. not 20 speak
Of social qualifications and the ability
10 support her Is il not likely that
even u Mcndeian daughter will be a
child Of Eve and not Of the theory
However. the human stock farm
has not yet been established II Is
doubtful if II will be- for while nj
least
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

other case. The issue presented mere
was simply whether the transaction oi
what was called an undue proportion
Of the shoe machine business was III
itself violation Of law. No acts ol
unfair competition were charged ! lie
leasing question involves definition
Of the extent Of patent rights. Wlil'H
has already been before the court
with reference 10 ink used IN 4 copy
inc press. The ink was Il necessary
element Of the working Of the machine
itself and il was held that the pat
entee might prescribe what ink SHOULD
he used. In the case Of the Snoe lila
chimes the independent machines are
used in other processes having no reia-
ton 10 the working Of the company :
apparatus. or for competitive perform
ance Of the same processes. and ther"
would seem to he good reason TO lor-
bid discrimination against them as III
attempt at unlawful monopoly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
SAFETY FIRST.

Coroner Feinberg explained the
Houston street moving picture show
panic truly when he said Every
man. woman and child who paid his
nickel of admission knew he was
going into fire trap. and in his in
"ner consciousness all that was needed
was the fatal cry OF Fire" TO immedi-
"ately drive them into panic. with
resulting loss Of life and injury 10
limb"
A very little thing will cause Il panic
i'm crowd which knows that it is in Il
fire trap. Until the law governing the
places in which moving pictures may
be shown is made stricter audiences
will know that they are taking chances
In fire trap This East Houston
street place is described as conforming
10 the present law. Yet it was an old
wooden church. dry rotten and worm
eaten. which. according 10 the Coroner,
would have started into blaze nj the
dropping of a match II would be
against the law 10 erect such struct-
ure now and yet under the law il is
n proper place in which 10 give an ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

hibitiOn. inhammable in lis nature, 10
a crowd IN the dark,
Had the Folks ordinance been passed
the deaths and injuries which resulted
from this panic would have peeh
avoided. That ordinance forbade Such
steps as those down which the pane
stricken crowd rushing from the WORTH
eaten fire trap stumbled. The ordl-
nance was beaten by fanatics VINO IN
SiSt upon a moving picture censorship
uniting with those who wish To aNold
the expense of making the MOVING
picture theatre safe. Let us nave
safety first" Censorship, Mayor Gay
nor says. is unconstitutional anyway.
The people should not be exposed 10
the dangers OF fire traps while the
censorship question goes through the
courts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
VICE AND RACE SUICIDE
Women in Rebellion Against Slaugh-
ter of the Sex.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Again we are reading of inycstl-
gallons and reports OF vice conditions
with the usual suggestions Of segrega-
ton Of women tut never a suggestion FOR
the protection 81 women from men
white slave' dealers. procurers. cadets
and other men who live of the proceeds
OF the sale OF women. 40 suggestion
about striCter enforcement OF even the
very Inadequate laws We now have for
crimes against women. OF " making
newer. stronger better ones. No Won
der that the number OF men whose bust
ness is trafiic in women is legion. for ii
II the easiest and safest way 10 acquire
. fortune. In all laws FOR crimes against
women there seems 10 be "A technically
through which the lawbreakers OF this
kind pass with perfect safety 70 them
selves. And IL on .arc occasions they
are convicted the terms are SO short ~
to cause but little Inconvenience to them.
aud they are often pardoned even before
those short terms expire.
We women are accused by men of race
suicide. Isn't il strange that IL doesn oc-
cur 10 men that the hundreds o. thousands
OF women who are trapped and kidnapped
and forced into "a life Of degradation. i'm
prisoned for that purpose II allowed by
them would become wives and mothers
1t Is they who are forcing women into
race suicide. Think OF the yearly toll 81
lJpOo women IN the United states alone.
The average life Of those women il only
FIVE years. and many die In one year. At
that rate how l0ne viii this world he
populated? What Is TO become Of the race
If 90 women have 10 be slaughtered
every year. Women are at last becoming
thoroughly alive to the terrible fate that
IL being forced upon the helpless OF their
sex. and are beginning 10 think.
We women are becoming restless under
this ruthless. cruel and merciless slaugh-
ter Of our sex. and will not much longer
stand quietly by while il is going on. II
even in this so-called civilized country
there Is no hope OF the males of our race
growing from Insecurity into manhood,
no hope for protection of our sex. who are
physically weaker and therefore easily
overpowered by brutal masculine strength
then II is time we stopped creating PEG.
pie for such purposes
MIRIAM STRONG
New York Feb. l. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
IMPOTENT BRITAIN
An Indignant Reader Suggests That
She Spank Her Suffragettes.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: What spectacle for gods and men.
The great English nation. condueror Of so
many other great nations or men, utterly
helpless and impotent before handful OF
pti'il objects calling themselves women.
II they want the rights OF men give them
TO them freely. and first and foremost
the right To BE- adequately punished for
rowdylsm and vandalism What ridicu-
lous TODD about starving. II the gov
eminent places within reach proper nour-
ishing food Its responsibility certainly
ceases there. If the prisoners choose 10
,eave ii alone TO the bitter end (Which is
very doubtfuD the world would certainly
he better off. To haggle and potter with
such hrebrands is Infamous and can lead
only TO worse and worse Just now in
many quarters II is being suggested that
much of the lawlessness and crime in our
great cities may be the natural outcome
OF the entire abolition of fioggng In the
public schools. II might not be a bad
policy TO furnish stalwart matrons i'm the
English prisons. empowered to administer
sound and thorough spankinss.
SIDNEY AMES
Brentwood. n. T.. Feb 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 10 the American Museum o.
Natural History. metropolitan Museum o.
Art New York Geological PARK ana IN
Van Cortlandt Park Museum.
Meeting OF the Equal Suffrage League. Hotter
Aston, p. M.
Dinner of the Methodist Social Union OF
New York CITY. Aldine Club. q p m
Dinner Of the Pilgrims OF the United states
Waldorf Astoria, $50 y. IN.
Dinner ~ the Ees, fremont Taxpayers "
ISOLATION. Bronx Park casino p. III.
Address by MAJOR Gaynor at dinner 81 NJ ,
tional Retail DRY Goods Association ho's
Astor, p. m.
Dinner Of the Mems Association OF cous-
giste Church OF St Nicholas. Hossi 49,
haitian, y. IN.
Dinner OF the Brooklyn Democrats Gun M
the eX-presdents OF the club, fouch Ma"
sion. Brooklyn evening.
Illustrated lecture by Colonel Asa Bro
Gardiner on The United states Army ~
the War OF 1912" at the meeting OF I've
New York Historical Society. No. lao Ten
tral Park West. $40 y. m.
Public lectures OF the Board OF Education
s:l5 y. m. Manhattan Wadleigh hlsn
school. Hath street and Seventh avenue'
Economic Problems OF Immigration "!
James p. lichtenSerser: public school :;
Riyngton and Ridge streets. Mysteries ol
India" DR.. Arthur II. $. ROY: fuDiso
"okiahoma. the Land OF Now" Elias W
Thompson Public School 66 ssth stree
east OF First avenue. THE Industrial Key
olution in England" Or. Paul Klappei
Public school 80. l+Tth street, west o.
Seventh avenue. 'Das Rhelngold. Mt,
Mary Hill Brown; Public School ~ ia ~,
street and Wadsworth avenue. THE Vel .
low PERIL sidney. Neville USHER. Public
School 1853. AUDUBON avenue and l6s,n
street. In the African Jungles. Miss lua
Vera Simonton: Museum Of Natural HIS
tory. 18th street and Central Park West
Lincoln and the War That Ended slaN.
cry Garrett =. Serviss: Metropolitsn
Temple Seventh avenue and 1sth street
Byron. the Eternal Spirit Of the chain
less Mind" Professor Cristlan Gauss; -,
Cornelius's Church. No t23 West 4etn
street, Life in Mexico Mrs. II. New.as-
ton Goodwin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
MORE WAR.

The renewal Of the war in the Bal
kanS. which now seems 20 be impend-
inc. if it has not already occurred not
only Is q deplOrable outcome Of weeks
Of negotiation. but seems altogether
needless. II is due. on the face Of H..
tO HE unwillingneSs OF the Turks 10 ac-
cept the terms proposed by the allies
and Of the allies 10 accept tie counter
proposals of the Turks The chief
points Of disagreement are the Surren-
der OF the three cities Of Adrianople.
Janina and Scutari and the cessiOn OF
the islands OF the .Egean Sea. the
cities being closely invested by the
allies and the islands already in
Greek possession.
The real reason for the failure ~
the negotiations Is probably to be
found in the selfish meddling Of some
Of the great powers. II is not 10 be
seriously doubted that Turkey would
have yielded to the requirements or
the victorious allies long before this II
those powers had not encouraged her
10 resist: that encouragement being
given not for TurkeyS own sake. nor
for the sake Of equity. but to promote
the selfish interests Of those who gave
il. There Is n strong desire. amount
inc almost 10 resolution. on the part
Of some Of the powers 10 prevent the
allies from reaping in full the legiti-
mate and logical fruits OF their re-
markable campaign. not for the sake
Of protecting Turkey. but in order that
the powers themselves may now or
hereafter gather those fruits.
This attitude is simply the latest
manifestation Of disposition which
from the beginning. indeed for thirty
five years. has been devoid Of credit
To the powers. First. there was the
failure to provide for the enforcement
of the Berlin Treaty OF 1878. and then
there were many years of neglect to
undertake its enforcement. When at
last Balkan patience was exhausted.
and the allied states purposed TO do
what the great powers had failed 10
do. there was no effort TO avert the
conflict under the rules Of The Hague
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Under death notice published lr "a
Vienna paper IL the announcement that
the deceased man was member OF tho
Nerwaltungsrat der Observation-Disclosures
POrtland-Zemcut. Ia brlks- Akticn -Gcssrll-
scheft ana also q member OF the Yer
wsltungsrat der Otto-Nachfolger-A Asphalt
ind Baumesterialicn Fsbriks Aktien-
Gcsellschaft. and the correspondent who
sent the notice TO a friend in New York
wondered whether the checks for these
business organizations were signed b.
hand OF with a rubber stamp
What ~ your name little sirl?'
Mary"
And what is your last name"
! don't know. You see. mamma hasu' [
got back from Reno, yet"-phiadelphia
Record.
LESS AID LESS
That scientist with heatless light.
Who turns 10 day the darkest night.
Achieves rCnown. but why oh why
Ignore the humble freely?
That insect for some ages back
Has carried heatless light in sack.
And so why should IL not be sore
Because not recognized before?
Still there's a fortune right on draft
For him who finds some graftless graft.
or rentless rents when men are broke,
or buness buns. or cashless cash
When robbers bring bank 10 smash.
Or chumplcss chumps. or mumpless
mumps
or sumpless slumps, OF bumplcss bumps.
b. G. II.
He has written a new play"
original
Yes The heroine is a married woman "
ooh. | know And falls i'm love with
another man"
NO. That's the original part OF It. The
play shows marriage To be sacred re-
lation that some people take seriously
and get a good deal of happiness out Of"
Detroit Free Press.
AT the twenty-nrst annual meeting OF
the American Jewish Historical Society,
which will take place in New York on
February u and II, Samuel Oppanhem
will read newspaper account OF an
auto-d a-fc IN Lisbon In l726. DR.. Joseph
Jacobs Will have as the subject OF q ten
minute DISCOURSE "Rebecca Gratz and He.
Relation TO the Rebecca OF lvanhoe -
Mark j. l<atz will read a paper on The
Battleship Maine and the Gunboat Scor-
pion and the Part Played b. Jewish Sea-
men in the Marine History OF the United
States" and Leon IIuhner will speak on
THE Jews in the War OF 1872
Il wish you'd get rid Of that absolutely
worthless poodle "
Absolutely worthless
That's what ! said, Absolutely bso-
damnlutely worthless What does IL do
that makes II good for anything
Il was thinking OF what IL doesn't DO "
"Oh-h. what IL doesn't do!
Yes. II doesn't chew tobacco. smoke a
pipe, night booze or use profane lam
guage. Houston Post.
The recent announcement that the old
B!jou Theatre. In Broadway. just above
%th street. was 10 be sold has recalled
many interesting bits of theatrical his
tory woven in the building. IL was in
the Bijou Theatre that Henry Dixey pro-
duced "Adonis." which ran six hundred
performances. IL was in the same theatre
that David Belasco first staged the play
that won him most fame. The Music
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
A BEGINNING.

BV securing the confession OF Patrol
man Fox District Attorney Whitman
has made breach in the defcnceS OF
the system" Its efforts 10 brighten
the "squealerS,' TO hire them TO leave
the jurisdiction of the court ana 10
nerve Fox up 10 accept the penalty
and thus save it have been defeated.
It's work to stop the revelations from
spreading have failed. They are
spreading. There is now a case against
captain which is alleged 10 be rs
good as the case against Fox. and that
was good enough 70 lead him 10 be-
come n witness for the state in orucf
to save himself. Thus the trail or
graft has been followed one rank
higher up. and there are traces ot 81
leading still another rank higher mp.
II is impossible to eXaggerate the
importance of what Mr.. Whitman has
accomplished What q patroinan mas
done to keep out Of Sing Sing Il cap
tain or an Inspector is likely 10 do IL
he finds himself In as tight place. I'D
lust such way as this the whole in
solent system Of police graft that has
for more than generation defied the
people Of this city will some day come
tumbling down There will be an ava
lanche Of confessions, wild rush OF
the whole hierarchy Of white slave
exploiterS 10 save their skins. and
the people will be able 10 throw the
big grafters. police and politicians
alike. into jail. The thing only needs
to get fairly started. Some time II
will surely get started. 1t looks more
ms if If had this time than ever before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

Master" With David Warfleld playing
the title part II ran for more than TWO
years. May irwin was another VINO pro-
duced several successful plays in the oiu
theatre. In its earlier days. when II was
known as the Brighton Theatre. it was
famous for its negro minstrel SHOWS
uptown trend Of the theatrical district -
the main cause for abandoning the oui'u-
ing as a playhouse. OF late 1t mas oe''
used for a moving picture show
ono van think we are really making
any headwav in spreading culture III t"iS
country?' ,,orded the
Grand opera the other night. ana ! uiu ~ q
see any one who chewed gum uu SI ~
performance" -Chicag0-RecOru iieI""'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04


The Secretary of Agricultural gave his
sixteenth Cabinet dinner tonight in
honor of President and Mrs. Taft Ex.
Postmaster General Gary, OF Baltimore.
and Mrs. Gary were guests at the for
mer dinners, but advancing age kept
them from attending tonight. and in
their stead Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Stanley
Gary came from Baltimore.
The Presidential suite at the New VII.
lard Hotel was fragrant with the odor
of white lilac and pink roses. while the
same flowers We're used on the table
Miss Flora Wilson received for her
father and wore a gown Of white satin.
heavily embroidered in rhinestoncs Be-
SIDES the President and Mrs. Taft the
guests we're the Speaker and Mrs. Champ
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
Senator and Mrs. Cummins. Senator and
Mrs. Kenyon, Representative Cannon.
Miss Cannon. Representative and Mrs
James r. Mann, Representative and Mrs
4. f.. Lever Representative w. y. Nc
Kinley. Miss Maths. Representative AMI
Mrs. Charles II. Sloane. Representative
John Lamb, Mrs Wilforth Mrs. Thomas
*. Laughlin, Mrs. John b. Henderson.
John Barrett. DR.. and Mrs. j. J. Rich
ardson. Dr. and Mrs. Radciff and Robert
Reese.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs Nagel will entertain the Pres
dent and Mrs. Taft at dinner this week.
making the last OF the series Of Cabinet
dinners this season and the last OF this
administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
In Washington Society.

There were several large dinner parties
tonight. one of the most interesting oe-
ing that nj which Miss Patten enter
,alned in honor Of Cardinal Gibbons.
Mrs Dnnock Hutchinson entertained
M dinner. having among her guests the
Postmaster General. the Spanish Aih-
ister and sehOra De Riano. the PORT
uguese Minister. Nine. Loudon MI
Catalani. charge d.Affaires FOR italy; Mr.
and Mrs. Allerton Cushmau MI ana
Mrs. George EustiS Colonel and MIS-.
McCawley. Miss Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter h. Howe. Mr. and Mrs. Apple
ton. OF Boston. Mrs. Nathaniel Francis,
Miss Alice Emo. MI aud Mrs. John Har-
rison. Of Minneapolis: Major Langhorhe'
John y. Henderson. jr. and Douglas
Dodge and Louis Williams, OF Ne"
York
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers entertained
al dinner tonight for Mr.. and Mrs
William Astor Drayton. when Miss Helen
Taft and her cousin. Miss Katherine
Anderson. were present
Mrs. Seth Sheperd entertained al
dinner tonight.
Major and Mrs William W. Harris helh
A reception this afternoon and were as
sisted by Mrs. William l." Marshai
Mrs. Albert l.. Mills. Mrs Judson. Mrs
William n. Bixby and Mrs. Blankinshlp
Of Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. OF
New York. are spending few DAYS IN
Washington. and Louis Williams. also oil
New York. is the guest OF Mrs. Henry
f. Dimock.
Miss Esther Cleveland. who has been
the guest of Mrs. lockwood Hoar tor
some days. has gone TO Baltimore to re-
main for a short time before rejoining
her mother in Princeton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge and several
OF the other patronesses will receive.
Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock, and sup
tables in the Pink ballroom. Despite the
title OF this series Of dances, there will be
rs cotillon
Mr. and Mrs Theodore r. Cramp are
in the city from Philadelphia and are
staying at the ST. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradley came to
the city yesterday from their place at
Morristown, n. j.. and are at the Ritz.