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LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE
FOR OCTOBER MONTH 1913.
Paid.

Paid.
Mr.. David Clark (Est. C~arlton), Mr..
Edward Murray est Ho2ensborg1 MRS.
Elizabeth Cornelius.
Unpaid.
Leo Constantine est. Hermitage) 80 Bit,
Miss Beatrice brakes (Est. Mt. Pleasantly SO
Bit, Miss Mary Desant (Est. Castle Burke)
10 Bit, Mr.. Alonzo Francis est. Great
Fountain( SO Bit, Miss Edith Greenidge.
Lower Love Factory SO Bit, Conrad NJ.
Grosvenor Est. Barren Spot) 80 Bit, Mr..
John Gordon Est. Upper Love- so Bit,
Mrs. EIlingan Henry est. Lower Love- SO
Bit, Mrs. Mary Miller (Est. Two Williams)
20 Bit, Miss Samuel Mathew (Est. River(
80 Bit, Mrs. Sophia Mason est. Prosperity
SO Bit, Mr.. Walter Pindon est. Golden
GroVe) 50 Bit, Mr.. Ernest Irwin est. Low
or Love- so Bit.
w RLFRH
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN CHRIS
TIANSTED'S POST OFFICE.

Paid.
Mr.. James Brewster, Mr.. Johnnie Gurant,
Mr.. Charles Z. Jemmotty Mrs. Anna Harri-
son, MIR. Charlisex Petersen.
Unpaid.
Mr.. Benjamin Web so Bit, Mr., Thomas
Williams, Est. Petronella SO Bit.
Parcels to be returned TO sender.
Miss Cecilia Domingo, St. John, 80 Bit,
Cecilia Domingo, e" SO Bit.
Christiansted's Postkontor, den Site Ok
tober, 1913.
M. ANDERSEN.
, 1913-11-05

DIED at Peters Farm Hospital at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, Mr.. KARL KRAUsEy Mana
ger of Est. Slob. The funeral took place ut
o'clock in the afternoon.
, 1913-11-05

GhpistiaNsted.

Oct. 30th-"Dannebrog for st. Thomas
MIR. James Brooks, Apotheker Poulsen and
wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Neither did the accession Of the pres

Neither did the accession Of the pres
ent German Emperor. who called him
self a War Lord and was called by
others a firebrand. Neither did his i'm
paSSiOned pictorial and verbal appeal
10 Europe 10 arm against the yellow
Peril SO the present military eXpan-
sion may remain within bounds OF
peace. But how tremendous is the price
of peace-or. rather. how heavy is the
blackmail which the Black Hand oil
threatened war EFFORTS.
Arnold portrayed his Weary Titan
with deaf ears and labor-dimmed
eyes" But there is reason 10 suspect
that the ears Of Europe are beginning
TO hear and that labor is opening ana
not dimming eyes. Certainly. IL ever
the nations are to realize the plight
in which insenSate military rivalry mas
placed them. and TO seek in rational
decrease of ornaments relief from II
burden sufficient not merely 10 DOW
hut TO break the most Titanic back, tne
KaiSer'S latest demand upon them
should mark the time for doing II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
DROP INCORPORATION, TOO.

Governor Suffers open abandonment
of the proposal 10 double the tax on
stock transfers is manly and honor
able He might have dropped the plan
privately and had the bill strangled in
committee. but he was not afraid 10
acknowledge his mistake publicly.
His reasonable attitude regarding
this bin encourages the hope that he
Will also refuse 10 cOuntenance the bill
requiring the incorporation Of ex-
changes This bill, 1t is true. does not
imperil the business interests of Wall
street as the laying Of prohibitive tax
upon stock sales would have imperilled
them. but IL attempts 10 take away the
property of the minority in an unincOr-
porated exchange and convert il to the
uses of a majority favorable 10 incOr-
poratlon, and 1t would make changes in
the powers OF the Stock Exchange the
effect Of which no one can foreSee one
thing IL is plain that IL would not ac-
complish, and thar is its purpose if its
purpose is 10 repress the evils connect
ed with stock speculation.
Governor Sulzer should follow up his
sensible announcement Of yesterday
with another making plain his oppoSi-
zion 10 this bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
THE DEMORALIZED PRISONS.

The states Prison Department Is
plainly in need of reorganization.
Colonel Scott was state Superintendent
of Prisons when Governor Dix was led
10y the pardon brokers who had access
10 him into gross abuses of the pardon
ing power. II does not appear that
Colonel Scott ever protested against
these abuses Indeed, he is mentioned
rs one of those who recommended the
pardon of Patrick.
Matteawan asylum is under Colonel
SCOTS jurisdiction. The scandal OF
Thaw's being permitted to edit his own
case record which was intended for
production in court went unrebuked
from him so far as the public has been
able 10 learn. Discipline in that asy-
lum was relaxed. Governor Suffers in
vestigators found, 10 such a degree as
to permit Thaw 10 enjoy variety of
unwarrantable liberties. And finally
came the scandal of the attempted
bribery of the superintendent Of Mat
teawan or the solicitation of bride 10y
him. This was brought 10 Colonel
SCOTS attention, but was blandiy
passed over by him. inst as We're also
the grave offences against the laws
Of the state" committed by employees Of
Clinton Prison. which the Carlisle in
vestigators found 10 have been pun
ished by nothing moro severe than Il
discharge Of the offenders and which
in some cases We're subsequently con
doned by the unemployment Of the
guilty.
However good penolOgist Colonel
scott may be. ne is a poor administra-
Tor. Evidences Of demOraIized disci-
pline exist on every hand A change Is
needed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Keeping THE SYSTEM" BUSY.

Just when the system" thinks that
ii has District Attorney Whitman'S
further progress blocked If has 10 be
Gin all over again. II yesterday it felt
confident that il had SwecneyS colr-
ace screwed up to the point where he
would face the likelihood Of n term III
Jail rather than tell on il. to-day il may
begin TO work on the two captains, ana
former inspectors. against whom the
well corrobOrated story of Wren. the
craft collector furnishes Il strong case.
If yesterday il was sure that 1T was
safe from the breakdown and confess
sion of Rosie Hertz. the diSorderIy
house keeper, which had been predict
ed in The Tribune, to-day it may begin
its frenZied efforts TO head off the prop
able "sQuealing" of some or all of the
six wammen whom she paid for pro
lection. And to-day it is likely TO face
danger from another quarter in the
promised confession of another noto-
rious mistress of diSorderly resorts.
While Hussey and Thompson.
against whom the District Attorney
secured evidence yesterday, are now
only captains. they were formerly in
SpectOrS. They can both. therefore.
bring the District Attorney just as
near the men higher up. in and out o'
the department. a. Sweeney can. II
they can tell anything they can tell
Just as much as this frequently indict-
ed Inspector can. and would be Just as
valuable as witnesses should they
choose 10 tell il rs he would he. Inc
first one to come To the aid Of the DIS
trict Attorney will destroy the others
chances of gaining immunity. 80 the
system will have its hands full try
inc 10 stop Mr.. Whitman from obtain
ing the confession that he needs.
And very soon there are likely I"
he other inspectors who will have
Sweeney'S choice before them. The
cases against Sweeney. Thompson and
HIusSey all Sprang from the confession
of Sipp. All of these men are accused
upon evidence obtained in single i'll
spection district. Rosie Hertz'S story
opens up another district The col
lectorS whom she accuses have the
example before them Of Fox and
Walsh. who turned states evidence to
save themselves. They see the "Sys-
tenn beaten and in contempt its
power of terrorism gone. 1t ought to
be easier for Mr.. Whitman 10 trace
this downtown graft mp to the top Of
the police force than it was for him to
trace the Harlem graft up to Sweeney.
Each success makes his work easier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
THE NEW WATER WAGON.

After we have all had pleasant
laugh over the Salvation Army ambu-
Lance in Jersey City that collects
'drlmkS" and saves them from Il
night in jail, we might pause 10 com
pare il with our own long neglect of
This problem.
The system that has always pre-
vailed here is the familiar one of ar
resting drunk, possibly giving him
a bat on the head with Il nightstick if
the policeman feels 50 disposed. locking
him up overnight in Il cell and i'm
posing fine Oh him the next day III
court for his wife or friends 10 pay. \
more waSteful use of legal machinery
and human nature it would he hard Ia
design
Fortunately. we are now on the ROAD
toward better system. As soon aS
the inebriates law is working success
fully there should be- an end of most
Of the old futile arresting and filming.
Meanwhile we can all admire the short
and simple method by which the Sal
walton Army of New Jersey Il endeaN'
oring 10 accomplish the same result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
A NEW RECORD FOR CHEEK

Our friends the express companies
have for so long held all the world
records for mpudence. arrogance anu
plain unvarnished cheek that II seemed
rs if nothing further along these lines
could he achieved.
Yesterdays news. however. records
brand new item. surprising any
thing on the books. IL i. of course.
an express company that hangs up the
new record. The specifications are thdi
Detroit man shipped a box of cigars
bv express 10 Milwaukee. paying
therefor the well known express
charge Of 40 cents. and that the c1-
press company. by shipping the same
10y parcel post AT charge of - cents
made the neat profit Of - cents. quit"
without worry or ovcrheaiing on it's
part.
We have not the name Of the ins'-
NOUS company But II certainly Dc
serves TO have all the existing medal
transferred 10 il al once. What Is
mere baggage smashing. double charg-
inc or ower-than-mOlasScS delivery
compared to such highly Imaginative
and supcrbly honest graft:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
THE PRESIDENTS CHURCH.

The United States is Il state without
a church. and for that very reason the
church affiliations of Presidents are
bound To excite Il large measure OF
popular interest. Probably no piece Of
news coming ont of Washington in the
last few days attracted wider atten-
ton the country over than the dis
patch which told about President VIII
sons going 10 church on the first sun
day Of his administration. Even in
exhibited the independence of routine
which il one of his most striking per
sonal characteristics. He attended 4
relatively obscure Presbyterian church
i'm an questionable part Of the city.
although II had been taken aS Il mat
ter of course that he would go to Il
much more conspicuous church Of the
same faith and sit in the pew formerly
occupied 10y Presidents Lincoln and
Harrison
No doubt the country as a whole was
pleased by the Presidents action.
The democratic instinct is strong even
in matters Of religious association. and
any preference shown for simple sur
roundings in the practice of religious
faith will appeal 10 most Americans
AS becoming and wholesome. Mr..
Cleveland surprised Washington when
he elected TO. worship in an old-fash-
toned Presbyterian church in Az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
A STEP IN THE PHILIPPINES

Mr.. Sergio Osmena, Speaker of the
Philippine Assembly, in his message 10
the President through Mr.. Manuel
QuezOn, the resident commissioner at
Washington. expresses the confident
expectation that during Mr. Wilson's
administration a decisive step will be
taken toward the freedom and indie
pendence of the Filipinos.
In sending that message it may be
that he "builded better than he knew"
We. too. have confident expectation
that such step will be taken by this
administration. But it will be more in
accordance with the fixed and beneh-
cent policy of this government and the
will Of this nation than with the de
sires of Tagalog politicians.
The best step that can possibly be
taken toward the freedom and indie
pendence7 of the Philippines will be
along precisely the same lines that
this nation has been pursuing ever
since ii assumed the burden of caring
for those islands. q step similar 10
those successive steps which have led
10 the existence of the Philippine As
sembly over which Mr. OSmena pre-
sides and which have made it possible
for him 10 occupy the place which he
adOrns.
1t will be rational step TO ground
that is known TO be firm and not a
leap in the dark into some unknown
morass Of mad experiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
VIVISECTION AND THE CHILD
A Reader Protests Against Mr.. Rob
inson s Cartoon.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Few Of your constant readers nave
looked with more pleasure, proht ana
admiration at Boardman Robinson
Illuminating cartoons than have
was the more resretfIl to-day TO note the
pro-vi, iscction cartoon. which seems 10
lunplv tina, those who protest against the
"incurable injustice" and treacherous
horror OF painful vivisection forget or
neglect the Interests OF little children. As
n matter of fact. the same hearts are
omen TO pits and chivalry FOR the helpless
whether of or own species or OF those
which evolution teaches us 10 regard as
Our poor relations
Who saved the little BOYS and girls or
Great Britain from the brutal eNploita-
ton Of the cotton mills Who took them
out Of the coal mines where they were
hauling coai on all tours by "A chain round
their bruised bodies? Who took the little
bovs out of the perllous and brutalizlng
trade OF chimney cleaning? The man who
was the first president OF the first anti
,ivis.ction society in the world.
And who have inoculated the little chill
dreu of the poor with diseases too dread
ful 10 think Of without a shudder? They
are among the ranks OF the defenders OF
unrestricted yiylsection OF animals.
5 y. CLEGHORN.
East orange. y. j.. March 9, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
QUICK WORK.

The seventeenth Amendment. pro
viding for the direct election of United
States Senators. is likely to break oil
records in the way Of speedy ratillca-
ton. 1t was submitted to the state
legislatures on May Is, 1872. and has
already received fve-sixlhs Of the ap-
prevails necessary. Mr. Brstow. oil
Kansas. made brief statement in the
Senate the other day showing the
exact status of the pending amend
ment He counted up twenty-nlhc
ratifying states. and one more state.
Missouri has since joined the column.
Mr.. BristOw also said that in five al
ditional states Pennsylvania Utah.
New Jersey, Delaware and New Mex
ico-One branch Of the Legislature had
voted TO ratify. If four OF these five
legislatures complete the act Of rau-
fication only two more votes VIII he
needed. and the Kansas Senator an
nounced that he had strong assurances
that Tennessee and Florida would ac-
cept the amendment-the first in
March, and the second in April
If the Seventeenth Amendment be-
comes effective in April next IT Will
have been before the country only
eleven months. The Sixteenth Amend
ment was submitted in July. 1909. and
was not approved until February. 1913.
The country is no longer shy of the
amendment process. which il now real
ICES can be invoked 10 secure any con
stitutiOnal change which the voters
generally are DESTROYS OF making
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
mo BOYS WANTED. -

What a flutter beyond the Styx must
greet the news from the ILLINOIS, 'hh-
dren's Home, All the girls OF all the
ages who were driven from unWelcolh
inc homes. left 10 perish on the Slope
of Ida or set adrift upon the Nile see
their long sought yindication and have
their long delayed revenge.
mo boys wanted" reports the SUI
perlntendent of the home. which is
largely active in supplying babies Tor
adoption. Everybody who wants 10
adopt baby demands girl. Enough
girls cannot he found 10 fill the good
homes open to them. while the once
lordly man child finds no takers. "a
little sought are the boys that the au-
thoritieS are at their wits end 10 know
how 10 dispose of them.
Yet IL is notorious that a girl costs
more 10 raise than a boy. And Whch
she is raised she is. 10y universal com
plaint. al a disadvantage in the world
struggle Her wages are low. Her OPP
portuntieS are comparatively narrow
The Suffragist> insist that she l. alto-
gcthcr downroddcn and in need "i
emancipation. The dice OF life. they
say. are loaded at every throw III
favor of the boys. still girls ar" pre-
fcrred
II. * far cry from the day when
a son and heir was the hope OF every
house 10 this fashioV of no boys
wanted" surely no one can longer
doubt that the triumph of iemnINh
LnS nnmn
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POOR WINTER SOON UN-
DONE.

The hesitating. pulling. weak hnced
and utterly irresponsible season now
being gathered 10 its fathers will leave
few 10 mourn its end Possibly lis in
tenlionS were sound. But its results
have been hopeless.
For q fitting comparison We turn 10
that not unfamiliar spectacle. an over
fond parent-wh0 will not and who
will. who commands plaintiycly. re
Dukes amid tears and tempcrs every
thing rude and rough 10 the squawk-
ing victim. The result is that the vic
Tim gets. among other things measles.
chckenpoX cramps and adcnoids, Il
bad temper. a sulky disposition and a
complete dislaSte for life.
So has il been with the muShy win
ter Of 1913. The sooner II takes itself
off the better for all concerned. Bring
on your spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
SEEING A LIGHT IN CUBA.

The gratifying change of policy on
the amnesty scheme in Cuba evidently
means that Mr.. Gomez and his advisers
have seen a great light in the north.
The prompt. unanimous and emphatic
protest which arose in this country
convinced them that it would not do
thus 10 fOut the benevolent authority
Of the protecting power Fortunately.
they mad not gone 50 far in their i'll
advised course as 10 make return to
sanity difficult or embarrassing. Some
measure of relief for Overcrowded priS-
OnS is probably necessary. but il will be
taken with discrimination and 50 as not
10 endanger the peace aud order Of the
country.
This speedy outcome of an incident
which at first seemed alarming is par
ticularly gratifying here as an illustra-
lion and vindication of the sound
principle of a consistent and continuous
foreign policy. The Cuban President
apparently ignored the protests and
admonitionS of President Taft because
his administration was nearing its end.
and thought that the opening days Of
the new administration would he a
prOpitiOuS time for concentrating the
job. either because President Wilson
would not notice it or because the
change of politics in the White House
would mean change Of foreign policy.
If those were his expectations he
was disappointed. He was promptly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
"SENSATIONALISM IN ART
Correspondent Discusses Purpose:
and Methods of New School. -

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir The report of an interview with NJ.
Francois Plcaba in The Tribune OF March
presents a much desired key 10 the
paintings OF the so-called cubists a
represented AT the international art eX-
hibition.
According 10 NJ Pcabias explanation
OF the movement. cubism is not neces-
sarily an accurate term 10 apply in this
connection. Post-impressionlsm is better,
but TO our mind "sensatlonalism' is n
much more definite and comprehensive
expression Of it's fundamental purpose
sensa tionalism. not in the popular sense
but In the scientific application Of the
term. For these artists are endeavorlng
To give us a pictorial representation or
rs physical reaction 10 sense stimuli. the
cellular and nervous reactions which
carry the messages of sense perception to
the brain. They attempt To diagram the
shiver which indicates To YOU that you
are cold. the nerve shock and acceler-
ated heart action which mean fear DO
not mistake: they do not picture cold and
fear. but they diagram the phy steal sem
sation which accompanies the mental
recognition OF cold and fear
From this point Of view, NJ. Duchamp 5
painting. The Nude Descending the
Staircase at once becomes significant.
1t is the diagram of shudder. and a
most clever suggestion of the thing, too.
The downward. slightly swerving effect is
unmistakable Moreover. it is safe To as
sumo that the shudder is reproduced In
at least 80 per cent OF the persons who
have seen the work.
VI. Picabia has a perfect right to de-
pic; sensations or anything else in any
mode which pleases him. The question
IS. Can these paintings properly be desig-
mated works OF art? Does art imply
beauty i'm some manner? Is 1t not neces-
sary that there be beauty either OF form
or OF thought expressed In mastery
fashion? We will grant to the "sensa-
tionalsts" the credit for mastery ex-
preston. Have we not stated that NJ.
Picabia's diagrams seem to carry over
the footlights. so to speak? In his PRO
cession." for instance, one cannot evade
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got it on your sign for" was the '''
indignant response, echoed by a score -
his companions. There must De II ms
take" she protested. Come, sho" '''e
what you mean. Freddie. serene III M
conscious recttude, the lad piloted he'
the front Of the building, where huns 'n'
big bulletin board. and pointed at II Gun
placently. she took one glance, ana '''"'
teacher though she was. gave way 10 Me-
mirth. The appetite of the small 10! -
proverbial. ana the large crowd was easi's
accounted for when she noticed Una.
some unregenerate youngster had erasou
the first letter from the inVi'a'io" u
Seats free"
Reform should be conducted in scleh-
tilic way" said the economist. Mich
brow; the only trouble with scen throu .g
form is that by the time you get !iiro ~
vim a diagnosis it's liable 10 be too iate
for a renedy."-W ashington star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
THE WORKING GIRL
She Is After Bread and Butter, Not
Pin Money.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir The Chicago merchant VINO thi'hS
he is justified in paying a small salary u
n girl living at home is one or large
company But il is time 10 dlspei inc
comfortable illusion so long held that
large number Of girls enter the iaooi
market i'm order to obtain PIN hiohe! p
Local as well as official investigation
by the labor bureau has shown that ~
per cent of our working girls are
supporting themselves. and OF these
large number are assisting in the support
of other members Of their families iea'-
ing per cent not obliged TO depend
on their own resources for living
The merchant may further learn that
Investigations in large cities, such as ST
Petersburg and Berlin. have shown that
occasional far surpasses permanent piostl-
tuition. and increases inversely a. 10
employment and as to industry.
MEDGCUS
New York March Q, 1913.
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street in the downtown business
part Of the capital. lie anu N'''
Cleveland found quiet ana co'lioi
there. President Roosevelt pichcu o"'
a Dutch Reformed church ot Wii">e
existence nine out of every zen Ic'i
dents of Washington were Wholly ui''
aware President Taft wcrshpped IN
a Unitarian church somewhat "e''''
known. but still not Ia he CLASSIFIED d
fashionable.
Presidents As rule. in fact nave
sought To be modest ana iilconSp,'
ouS churchgoers. and III that 'ne'
have lived mp TO sound American '."'
dition. Official titles ana "iA "i''''
should he waived at the cilurch "ooi'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

con and reception on Wednesday IN honor
Of her niece, Miss Caroline Jones, OF
Washington.
Miss Louise Ward McAllister has gons
10 New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, OF New
York, are expected here on Thursday 10
inspect their property.
Mrs. Bradford Norman was a dinner
entertainer this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Payne Thompson
will have a new dining room added 10
their Bellevue avenue house.
Mrs. Caperton. wife of Rear Admira
William b. Caperton. acted as hostess OF
the weekly roller skating party at the
naval training station this afternoon.
Miss Marguerite Caperton will return 70
Newport this week from Washington.
Mrs. Harold Brown has returned from
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. II. Powell have re-
turned to Newport from New York
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Howe will 20 TO
Washington on Wednesday.