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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
BINGHAM'S ELIGIBILITY
His Removal from the Police Depart.
ment Does Not Debar Him.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A statement has appeared in the
newspapers to the effect that General
Bingham would be ineligible for appoint
ment as Police Commissioner under May
or Mitchell by reason of his peremptory
removal by Mayor Mcclellan.
beg to note the following conclusions
which point to the contrary of such state
ment:
Chapter VIII, Section go, OF the great
er New York charter provides
THE head OF the Police Department
shall be called the Police Commissioner
who shall be appointed by the Mayor and
shall, unless sooner removed, hold office
for the term of five years, and until his
successor shall be appointed and has quail
flied. The said Commissioner may when
ever, in the Judgment of the Mayor OF
said city or the Governor, the public in
terests shall so require. be removed from
office by either, and shall be ineligible for
reappointment thereto"
Article XIII. Constitution Of the State
OF New York. oath of office, provides that
the incumbent
"Will support the Constitution OF the
United States and the Constitution OF the
State OF New York, and will faithfully
discharge the duties OF his Office accord
ing 10 the best OF his ability"
: The provision of the charter could only
mean one-thing-i. e., that a Commission
er appointed for term Of FIVE years may
be removed for charges Of neglect Of duty,
mdUedsance ia Office or such other charges,
after a hearing, by either the Mayor or
the Governor. and that then. and then
only. would he be Ineligible to hold office
OF Police Commissioner or to he reap
pointed by the Mayor, IL removed by the
Governor.
II, as in the case OF General Bingham.
he was removed from the Office Of Police
Commissioner without hearing. trial or
counsel, he be considered ineligible to
hold the Office again, his constitutional
rights" would be grossly violated
The fact that this opinion is agreed with
by many lawyers and supported by emf
nent members OF the bench in New York
makes il perfectly clear that the service
in the office OF Police Commissioner OF
such a capable and experienced man as
General Bingham should not be lightly
cast aside on the mere presumption of
such a technicalty.
CHARLES JEROME EDWARDS.
Brooklyn. Nov. Z, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
The Cost of the Canal.

1t is announced that another appropriation OF
S37OOOOO0 will be sufficient for the completion Of
the Panama Canal, making total of S3I5OOOOD
which that work will have cost us.
Lesseps reckoned in 1879, that tide level canal
2S feet deep would cost only S114O0OOOO and could
he built in seven eight years, including ship
tunnel through the mountains which were sup
posed to exist; but in 1887 his estimate was $351,
100000 and twenty years for 15-foot lock canal.
BY the end of 1888 the work was scarcely two
ffhs done and nearly $4OO,0OO,OOO had been spent,
wasted and stolen The new technical committee
after the dfbdce estimated that the canal could be
finished I'm ten years for $10O,O0OOOO.
American estimates have also varied. The third
Canal Commission in 1900 thought that canal
could be built for Observation-Disclosures exacti-
tude,-apart from the cost of securing the land,
which would be so great as to be prohibtive. The
Spooner BILL under which the canal Is being con-
structed. appropriated not more than Sl45O00.0OO
for the entire work
The Panama Canal as now completed, is Of
course vastly deeper, wider, more commodiOus and
more substantial than even dreamed OF when
the work was begun. When this enlargement of its
plan is considered the increase In cost does not
seem excessive, and the financial aspects OF the
enterprise may be compared favoraby with its
engineering achievements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
Alfred Russell Wallace.

The authorship of the theory of evolution may
continue to be as much disputed as the birthplace
of Homer; from Darwin back to Lucretus or per-
haps to Aristotle Impartial Judgment Is likely
however, to credit the PRONUNCIATION of 1t III It's
present form first of all to the extraordinary man
who yesterday died at the age OF nnety-two OAR
win did more to establish the theory scientifically
and popularity and his name is more commonly as
ISOLATED with it, But Wallace conceived the great
principle and proclaimed it years in advance OF
Darwin Both may have got their original sugges-
ton from the same source in Nautilus, and both
certainly worked out their demonstrations in the
same patient exact and truth loving way.
TO his achievements in that important domain
there is much else to add. He was one of the
worlds great authorities in sociology, in psychical
research in political economy and in variety of
topics of both scientific and popular Interest. Re
lgion ethics medicine, geography, geology, all
were grist In his mighty intellectual mill For sew
enty years he was necessarily coupled in the
search for and demonstration of truth, and his con-
tributions to the sum Of human knowledge were
enormous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
Governor Glynn, Free Agent, Can Give
the Public Real Service.

In declaring that he will not he candidate for
election TO succeed himself Governor Martin II.
Glynn has done the first big thing necessary tow
ard the completion Of the task Of housecleaning III
The state government which he has undertaken. 1t
is a singing commentary on the shameful condi-
lion into which New York States affairs have been
dragged that 1t should be necessary for a man OF
unchaenged personal integrity and proved ofiicial
worth to put aside his future in this manner iet
il was necessary, and the Governor, recognizing
the necessity to prove to the people beyond per-
adventure that there were mo strings on him. mas
gone about IL i'm a commendabe fashion
Mr. Glynn has mans size job ahead OF hlin'
He must reorganize and revitalize state depart
ments filed with inefficiency and with wheels
barely turning. He must replace useless depart
ment heads and bureau chiefs, political place hold
ers. with real workers whose chief incentive VIII
not be the pay check. He must see that the state
income is kept up and that its outgo is kept down
as much ms is compatible with fuhlment of the
states duties toward its people. He must root out
sraftcrs and that they 90 to Jail. wherever the
laws processes can reach them.
lie can accomplish this If lie has with him the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

sympathy and support of the public; not other"ise'
A Governor who is looking for second term De
fore he has begun his first Is not free agent
says Mr. Gynn; land propose TO pe ii Tree agent
On that basis and no other, the puDhc VIII pe
with the new Governor and help him raise Ne"
York State from its slough On that basis he VIII
be able to get men of ability integrity ana char-
acter to serve with him, as did Governor hughes
On that basis he will not need to lie awake nights
in dread of what Murphy can do to him, as DIX
and Sulzer did. On that basis he can really i've
up to the full. true meaning of his oath OF once
Governor Glynn, free agent There's cheer-
ing sound in that slogan at this particular stage III
political affairs Living up to 1t, Mr.. Glynn can
administer the states business so that even though
the political bosses drive him out of office as they
did Governor Hughes, he can 20 knowing that HIS
record is clean and that the people got their que
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
a Cure for Circus" Aviation.

The sensation lately caused by Pegouds feat of
hying upside down in monOplane led the editor of
THE Aeroplane" (IOndon) to point out the dan
gers TO aviation from the performance. Though
likely TO give confidence to pilots under adverse
circumstances, he said, 1t would undoubtedly in
SHIRE emulation by less experienced flyers in less
suitable machines He went so far indeed, as TO
suggest that it might be well If the first pilot to
attempt an imitation of Pegoud should break his
neck.
Fortunately, Maurice Chevlllard has just re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
No Murphy-Republican Alliance al
ALBANY Will Be Tolerated.

Whether or not the Republican organization III
this state is to he properly recognized and headed
toward victory in 1914 will depend largely on the
action of the Republican members of the next
Legislature The Republican party will control the
Assembly and the voters will judge 1t next tall d!
the attitude it assumes at Albany toward the Is
sues raised by the recent Reputation OF Murphy
and Murphyism
1t may not he possible to establish by adequate
evidence the charge that there has been for years
n bipartisan alliance in the Legislature. But Il
long series of condolences has made a great many
people think that some subtle understanding eA-
listed whereby the Democratic machine and the
Republican machine at various critical Junctures
at least avoided working at cross purposes lhere
may have been studied cooperation. but the re-
suits have been much the same in many instances
as if cooperation had been bought and paid for'
Murphy has seldom been at loss to pick up some
necessary Republican votes At the last session.
when his need greatest he never went empty
handed. Republican votes were thrown to MN
when he ordered the Senate to whitewash StiiweH
and the Assembly to whitewash Cohalan Ihey
were still at his disposal when he directed the TWO
branches of the Legislature to eject from the REQ
pies House" dsrespectful and insurgent tenant
If the Republican party expects to regain puDhc
confidence and recall to its ranks the dissatisfied
10000 still standing out in the Progressive organ
cation there must be an absolute severance OF rela
tons at Albany with Murphy and his legislative
floor managers. The Republicans in the Legislat-
ure cannot afford to accept aid from Tammany'
They must avoid any ENHANCEMENT which would
put them in the position Of continuing the supposed
bipartisan alliance of other years against meas
ures looking toward the elimination of the closed
system of party government. The people are tired
of that system and will repudate Republican
leadership which tries to prolong it just as decl-
sively as they have just repudated Murphyism.
1t would he far better for the straight RepuD
leans in the Assembly to cooperate with the FRO
gressives and the Republicans and Democrats
elected by fusion with the PrOgressves than to fall
back on the aid of NIurphy's mercenaries in con-
structing and putting through a legislative pro
gramme. 1t is better to push ahead than to stand
still or to walk backward. The election of 1913
has greatly heartened Republicans. But its real
lesson will be lost if the partys representatives at
Albany are permitted to lapse back into the old evil
way of thinking that the mandate of the people
should be ignored every time two or three bosses
get together in a corner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
PARTY AND CITY BUSINESS
Mr.. Bird S Methods Are Damned by
Progressive.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May a National Progressive who
| has remained faithful TO that fundd-
mental principle of the National Pro-
gressive movement which atirms that
ma tional politics should be KEEP ont OF
municipal contests say to Mr.. Francis
w Bird that his post-election claim
that the overthrow o. Tammany on
Tuesday was a victory of the National
, Progressive party is fully in keeping
with his utterances and actions all
| through the campaign? If he left any
| thing Wndone 10 make sure the triumph
of the 18th street machine through the
division of its foes il does not occur TO
me now And whatever Tammany has
saved from the wreck was saved be-
cause of partisan Ineptitude, TO the to-
J tai of which ineptitude MIR. Bird was
! the largest single contributor.
Take. to illustrate, the lamentable
election of Aaron j. Levy to a judge
ship. There was not the slightest eX-
cuse for this betrayal. Neither Hart
man nor Goldsteia would withdraw in
favor of the other. The Progressive
leaders" claimed there were more Pro-
gressive than Republican voters ia the
district Even If the claim. had been as
true as il was unfouuded, what possible
bearing had it on the selection of
city officer. especially of a Judge? There
was here double reason for barring
partisan standards. First, il was a mu-
nicipal position that was to be filled
and. second. il was a judicial position.
The only questions to be asked were;
Is Judge Hartman honest? Is he eff
Client? Is he qualified as a lawyer and
as citizen for the place? And the
same as regarded Mr.. Goldsten. had
Judge Hartman been willing to with
draw There was one more question.
their personal qualfca tons being ap-
proximately equal: Which one is likely
to unite the opposition to Levy most e.
fectively? The ante-election reasons
given in support of the contention that
more electors would vote for Hartman
than for Goldstein IL both kept in the
race seemed sound to me. and that con-
clusion has been amply justified by the
event.
And Progressive leaders" are respon-
sible for this wretched result? Well
does THE Globe" of tonight say of
these tactics:
ITO squander bootlessly the righteous
indi gnation of an aroused public is one
of the crimes against decent citizenship
that are not easily forgiven"
These words are true as they are
strong. and much stronger words could
be used and still he true.
rhe two men who have come out OF
this contest with fewer laurels than any
others are Joseph Johnson and Francis
w. Bird. EDWIN {. WALkE
No. Pa West l43d street. Nov. s. 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
UPROOT TAMMANY
Such Defences as Mr.. Metz Put
Forward Are Rebuked.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Surely Mr.. Metz attempts belated
and feeble justification OF Tammany oy
SAYING They are not all crooks ana
thieves" Everybody knows that Nillany
has ever needed an element OF innocence
10 cloak itself and do the work when
visible horns, hoofs and tail would make
impossible For the few OF that sort In
Tammany we have only pity and com
passion. But the fact that they have not
moral perception enough or stamina
enough to repudiate grating and thieVery
and TO divorce themselves from 1t GER
tainly precludes them from any show OF
fitness for election.
The time has come for cleaning up
A few sneezes from the rising cloud or
dust. a few faint remonstrances at the
stenches uncovered-this must not avail
Let New York rise up and see to II that
the work shall be completed root and
branch until the government OF the people
and by the people and for the people
shall become as fine thing in reality as
II is in rhetoric. Sic semper tyrannis.
RAE MAC ADAM.
New York. Nov. I, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

heated peroud's performance with impunity. But
the editor of THE Acceptance may take some COM
fort i'm the comparative lack of display, 10 Juuse
solely from the American papers, given 10 the he"'
of the achievement.
After all, clever trick successfully Perio'ineu
can attain only an ephemeral vogue fupiic eh''i
ensues and certainly nothing could tenn more "
the encouragement of Circus aviation H. Oh the
other hand, Chevillard had broken his neck SUCH
is our paradoxical human nature, sensational pun
Lefty would have resulted and public interest anu
the spirit of emulation would have been enhanced
For the sake Of the science of aviation there-
fore, well as for the sake Of reckless aVa'ors'
we hope Pegouds disciples will continue 10 escape
death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
A CASE OF PARTISANSHIP
What the Civil Service Council Did
in the Campaign.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The civil service employees of the
City of New York are organized. and dele
gates from the various councils In the
different departments form the city coun-
ell.
The city council during the last cam
paign decided to send out letter show
ing the attitude Of the platform planks
Of the two great opposing forces. In the
envelope inclosed with this letter was a
goodly amount Of campaign literature Of
only one political party
As vice president OF Finance Council
No. 81 and as a member OF the Civil Ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
THAT NORMAL MAN"
He Is Compared to a Bulldog by a
Suffragist.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The man who signs himself "A
Normal Man" and makes such blum
about supreme authority in the home,
lord and master" showing an arrogant,
domineering spirit. is the type of man
who breeds militant suffragettes and
creates militant suffragettes out OF re-
fined, cultured women.
No self-rcspecting being, man or
woman, wife or servant, who has
spark OF manhood or womanhood Is 60
ing to be bossed by such monster as
he describes normal man" 10 be, and
his offspring will be born militants
This overbedring spirit is typical of
Englishmen who tyrannize over their
families. Any woman who Will live
under such a bulldog is unworthy to be
called wife, and no man with half the
instincts OF a gentleman would have any
respect for such a woman.
NJ. b. GEORGE.
New York, Nov. 6. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

vice Society Inc, I at once resigned upon
receipt of this literature October BID.
The views OF all Of my associates
seemed to be opposed to the arbitrary
stand assumed by a part, and, l now be-
lieve, a biassed minor part, or, better
party. in the city council.
In the cardinal principles Of civil ser
vice there is nothing which permits OF
political affiliation of the body Of civil
service employees. and a violation Of the
essentials OF civil service is breach OF
faith on the part of the delegates TO the
large body of intelligent, faithful ana
efficient public servants who are most
emphatically DESTROYS Of being and re-
naming free from all boss rule and
acting honestly and fearlessly under eff
cient administrators elected by the SOW
ereign people.
CHARLES w. LOHMANN.
New York, Nov. s, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
A DANGER SIGN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The abstract Of the last United
States Census ION file in all public libra
ries) says there are I'm New York State
2.757.52l females OF twentyone years and
oyer. OF these only 927,995 are OF ma
tive parentage. The others are 1.06S,3S3
foreign born white. 71o.145 Of foreign or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

mixed parentage. $4,000 negroes, 1,5o2
Indians and 1876 Chinese, Japanese and all
other.
Danger! stop look! listen! 1t womb
be the height OF absurdity to divide the
women Of this state among the various
political machines in 1915. United, we
women stand divided, well, 1t Isn't very
pleasant to contemplate
MARJORIE DORMAN.
New York, Nov. 7, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
REORGANIZATION"
Barnes Must Go, Declares Former
Republican.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The editorial, Reorganization,
In The Tribune OF November I prompts
a few words by the writer.
Not as n politician but silent voter
for fifty years. until recently of the Re-
publican party. state and national. l think
| express the sentiment OF 10000 or more
voters OF the state that the corrupt ALL
ances Of the bosses of two big parties
which are believed to have existed the
rast two decades must cease.
The spirit OF the times indicates that
Tammany- Murphy Barnesism must go.
w. w. SARGENT.
New York, Nov. Z, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

The Governor of Connecticut is astray IN MS
Thanksgiving Day chronology. Not this year. as ne
says but next year. will round out century OF
peace along our northern boundary-uniess CHIP
pewa Lundys Lane and Lake Champlain were not
breaches of the peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

The Park Commissioners staff is losing Steep over
his unexplained absence. But them they worry 81
much more when he's here. Why bring him back!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

The last Lincoln convention delegate mas died
again. The sole survivor Of his bodyguard hasn
passed away recently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

The courts say that unions must not conspire 10
force the CLOSED shop" upon employer 1t often
takes a reaffirmation of the eternal principles OF
law to restore the publics perspective.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

The Tiger most prominent to-day will not be
named Tam"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

Owned and published daily by The Tribune Association
corporation: ogden NJ. Reid PRESIDENT Co"
Hsmlin Secretary; NJ Barrett Treasurer Auu'S'
Tribune Building. No. 154 Nassau street New 1orH'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08

Entered at the Postofhce at New York as secono C MAJ
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The Tribune uses its best endeavors to insure the
trustworthiness every advertisement 1t prints anu
TO avoid the publication OF all advertisements contain
ing misleading statements or claims
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By Mail. Postage PAID 0u'Sue u
Daily and sunday mo s 10 Daily only months 0o
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-12
LuNENRURG

Mr.. and Mrs. r.. N. Norwood
were visitors in Central Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid of the oCngrega-
tionaI church held a social at the
home of Mrs. Eta Turner Friday af-
ternoon which was well attended and
enjoyed by all present.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Congregational church will have a
chicken pie supper and social at the
town hall Friday evening, Nov. IA
and hope for a large attendance.
Mrs. Flora Balch was called to
FairIee last week by the edath OF
her father, Rev. p. b. Fisk.
Rev. Albert Gregory was in Island
Pond over Sunday.
DR.. Breitling returned on Satur-
day night from two months trip
abroad.
Vernon Zimmerman of Lancaster
was a guest OF his sister on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Cora Gee was a visitor Ia
Groveton last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-12
Monoolian Lamas.

Every third man In Mongolia is a
lama. Some live in tents with and on
their relatives. while others live In the
temples. The temple lamas are Of the
lower type. They are coarse and filthy
and much inferior both morally and
physically to the tent lamas. They are
not unlike those sometimes seen by
travellers in the Lama temple at Pek-
ing. China. The lamas living In tents
among the people are of better class
and are much respected and looked up
to all over Mongolia. Sumo. which
consists Of the two temples and their
outbuiIdings. forms one Of the largest
and most important lamaseries in outer
Mongolia. There are about 1000 lamaS
living here. some quite young. as Sumo
is an important theological school. This
lamasery or monastery is town In IT.
self and very interesting. Lamas may
be seen here of all ages and degrees.
On the tops and corners of the temples
are prayer wheels covered with gold
leaf These contain long prayers writ
ten on rolls of script. and the wheels
revove In the wind. = National Geo
graphic Magazine.