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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
PERSONAL.

Why this unholy hope i'm our preaS'
nj the news that the President has moi
yet baniShed wine from the Nhi'e
House? Demon rum is no ackH""'
edged friend of ours. or of any h"'eN'
mans. and yet here we are sharing
this emotion. we fancy. with the citl-
zcnShip i'm general
There must he subtle something III
the psychology Of the sltuatioh u
evoke this naughty joy. No hroau
question Of state policy, of the iurl-
tan in politics. and so on. could en-
tirelv account for it, Has il not arisen.
rather. from the infringement OF Il
personality?
Had President Taft taboocd the cup
that cheers we might have argued
that the Taft countcnancc, the Iai'
smile. provided cheer enough for any
state BANQUET. Had the Colonel taken
this drastic step il would have seeihc''
natural 10 contend that his untallinE
cfrcrvcsccncc was a sufficient tonic 70
the dining diplomats spirits. Pit tha'
the Iusterc Wilson. the rather emmy
democrat. if the truth must be ONT
should So grip the water wagon Win
his prchcnSilc cXtrcmitieS rs 10 I"'N
them beneath lis barrcllcd body-the
constant contemplation of such pct
urc would halt the Ratchet of carrie
Nation. Please Providence, Il Hi!
not be-
Some mon need gentle lubricant To
humanize them. 10 merge for Inc pun
noses Of social meal those character
PARTICLES called principles which III
prcsidcn, Wilson stick forth in su'h
sharp. uncompromi>inG relief. We DO
NOT advocate the use OF alcoh"I'
I'oaven forbid, This opposition 10 Il
dry White Hou>c has an entirely dlf-
fcrent source. It's Wilson: that an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
DOMESTIC IDEALS.

l. there any more touching evidence
# human optimism than the advertise
mcnt which appears az frequent inter
walls for an ideal hOuSckeepert The
latest person thus 10 pour out his soul
is apparently a man of mature years.
He has been married. has lived with
his mOthcr-in-law after becoming u
widower. has doubtless had much cN-
pcricnce with servants. with their in
competcn wastefulnesS and inSolcnce.
vet he still retains enough faith IN
human nature To pay for several nun
dred words in n newspaper describing
the paragon who could make his home
comfortable.
Are servants more diSilluSioncd than
masters and miStreSSeS: Do they never
expect 10 find an ideal employer: ThcF
seldom or never advertise for one. We
can recall only one such advertisement.
that of n woman seeking Il place as a
domestic i'm a house where plain living
ard high thinking prevailed. This do
nestle with ideals turned ont Ia be
colOrcd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
THE TEACHING MOTHER
Why Should Not Society Encourage
Her?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: Mrs. Edgell's application for lea''
Of absence places tho men who oPPoS'
her i'm a rather ridiculous and decldediS
illogical position.
When a woman has thoroughly lear ~"
her art. what an economic loss IL Is U
substitute the finished article win I'd"
material, And when her character ha'
been ennobled by passing through inv
crucible of motherhood. what folly 10 us
card her services. which have only IN
creased In value
We cannot get away from hereditH' W.
need some dilution i'm the progeny OF gun
men. erafters. thugs. thieves ana respe''
table hypocrites Many mothers are Nv
ing In fairly comfortable curcufns'aIl'e
and giving their children advantages 'h'S
could not otherwise afford because 'ii'S
are helpIng TO increase the family IN
come
To me it seems a very great piece VI
impertlnence for any one TO presume ~
interfere in such private matter II
is Mrs. Edgells own affair She Is huruh1
no one and benefiting society by her act
and ought TO be encouraged.
Let this be free country for botn
sexes. NJ 6LAS'o"' W. 80
New York. March Q. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
TEN YEARS WITHOUT A RACE.

II is ten long and empty years since
the last race for the Americas Cup. and
every yachtsman not Of the rocking
chair feet will feel the keenest regret
~ he failure of the latest challenge.
In apportioning the blame for the
present fiasco il must he conceded that
Sir Thomas erred considerably in the
form of his challenge. Had he simply
named the length of his craft at 10
feet and not attempted 10 fix the length
of the defender there could hardly be
81 doubt that the New York Yacht Club
would nave defended with craft of
approximately the same length. To
race q gO-foOter against 75-footer
wouId be 10 invite ridicule whichever
way the races went. And such an I'M
conditional challenge the club could not
have declined.
Moreover. il must he confessed that
i'm fixing the waterline length of the
proposed yachts at ~ feet Sir Thomas
practically asked his enemy TO meet
him on his own familiar ground. That
particular size of racer has received
much attention from English designers
in recent years. and has undoubtedly
been developed 10 high state Of per
lection. Our own large SlOops have
favored somewhat shorter waterline.
SO that at the present moment we are
without boats or experience in craft OF
those precise dimensions. Here. again.
more tact might have prevailed.
preliminary effort TO agree upon class
below the 9O-foot limit might conceiv-
ably have resulted in fair compro-
mise agreeable 10 all concerned.
But when all is said and done the
regret will be general that the Ameri-
can holders of the cup did not see mt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
RECEPTION FOR M'KELWAY
Eagle Employees Honor Editor
on His 68th Birthday.

The employees Of THE Brooklyn Eagle
gave reception last night for DR.. St
clair NcKelWay. at the Heights Casino.
al Hicks and Montague streets. Brooklyn.
IN honor OF the editors siXty-eighth
birthday
About four hundred present and former
employees OF the paper and many Invited
guests attended the affair which was pre-
coded by a concert and followed by dane
ing. Congratulatory kilograms came from
Pomeroy Burton. OF The London Times"
and The Daily Mail" CHIEF Justice Ed
gar NJ. Cullen of the Court of Appeals.
William BERT and Colonel William He's
ter. president of The Eagle. who IS
now in Florida.
At the close Of the reception j. l. Boyce.
chief engineer of The Eagle" plant gave
DR.. Mckelway. on behalf Of the employees.
a pair of opera glasses. and Or. Nickel
way made the presentation the occasion
for brief speech of thanks.
Among those who were present were
Don c. Seitz business manager Of The
New York World" and Mrs Scitz: Mrs
William Y. Hester. Herbert +. Gunnison
business manager of The Eagle: Her
bert l.. Bridgman. of The Brooklyn
Standard Union. y. 4. Butterworth. ad-
vertising manager Of THE Evening Tele-
gram" and Mrs. Butterworth: Richard G.
Ellsworth. business manager OF The
Brooklyn Times. Mr. and Mrs William
NJ Dykman and William Demorest. Miss
Flora Foster. a niece. assisted DR.. and
Mrs Mckelway in receiving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
BOROUGH NAMES.

Would Brooklyn he any more metro
politan because il was called New
York Southeast. or Richmond any less
suburban because il was called New
York South? Not bit. II is the llfe
Of the boroughs and their physical con
ditions which count. not their nomen-
clature.
True manufacturers in the outlying
hOrOughS complain that buyers the
world over fail TO give them metro
politan standing. Yet their grievance
is not against the borough names. but
against the postal law which does not
hermit the whole town 10 receive its
mail addressed to New York City.
Changing Brooklyn poetOffice 10 New
York Southeast pOStoffice would not
much improve matters. even If the
law fOrbiddng consolidation OF offices
in different counties were repealed.
postoffice service for the whole district
under the name New York. which is
what the merchants really want. would
be difficult without wholesale remain
ing Of streets to avoid the present
more than duplication in the several
boroughs. But it is the postOtfice d.
vision. not the municipal administra-
tive division. of New York which
makes consolidation still unreal in the
ewes of the commercial interests Of the
rest of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14

TO waive these details and take up III
Thomass challenge on his own care
fully chosen terms. American sports
manship scarcely needs 10 rely up""
technicalitieS. There would unquc'-
tionably have been general praise l"i
a handsome waiver of all criticism
and willingness 10 defend the cup
upon conditions of the challenger :
making.
So far as the inSi>tence upon lHe
@O-fcOt limit goes. there Will ne lH"'
sympathy among yachtSmen Tor tue
Yacht clubs position The pam 'r''''
is that the 9O-fOOt SloopS nave uoNcI
oped into abnormal craft. beyond an
reason and use. The 80 or 49, i"ot cIai'
is probably the largest hull OF mode''
lines in which a single stick can prop
erly he placed. And until the AlheTl'"
Gun can be raced for by such Wh'lo-
some and practical yachts il is likely
10 remain forgotten trophy, WITHOUT
significance 10 present day yachting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
TOO MUCH OF A LOAD.

Senator BENJAMIN Il Tillmau iSht
for the Craftsmanship Of nh" Appr"prla-
tionS Committee suggests the thuuGht
that there are no approximation
scrumS 50 potent IL ambition anu =
sense of sighted worth. Is long rs
the Senate remained under Republican
control Mr.. Tillman was prudcntly re-
.ardrul Of his shattered health. lie
took little part I'm committee work or
in debate aud Withdrew for lonE
ueriodS of needed rest He rciralnrd
from attending the last Democratic Ma
tioual Convention because he Thought
If safer 10 shun such excitement W men
be WAS a candidate for reelection last
summer he plantivcly acknowledged
that he could not serve the state as
we'll rs formerly and asked the prlyi-
leec Of going back 10 Washington III
order 70 be able To- die in harness.
Rut now that the wild asses are
breaking into the corn, rs ne himself
pjctllresduely puts il, he thinks ne
can do as full days work for
oginp as anv of the rest of them.
Because seniority favorS him he Is
demanding the most oncrouS post IN
the Senate. The chairman Of the Ap-
propriations Committee has Ia work
like = Galley slave. He must be mas
for of inuumerable details and burn
the candle nj both ends when appro'
pria,ionS get into Jam near the end
Of each session. He must he contlnu-
ously on the floor and also serve on nu-
merous conference committees. only II
man of William T.. Allison's eXtraor-
binary equilibsty could fill such
place for any great length OF time
without breaking down.
Mr. rHlman is suspicious of the SoIic-
i,ude for his health expressed 10y
members of the Democratic Committee
an Committees. Yet whether they do
If disiptcrestedly or not. they take the
mcrciful view. He should not be bur
doned hevond his strength. The people
Of South Carolina were willing To have
him die in harness" but they do not
want 10 see him trying 10 pull the
whole load.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
AT NEW PORT.
LBy Telegraph o ~ Trlblne J

lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. March l3-Mr and Mrs Paul
\. Andrews, who are spending tho win.
ter I'm New York. are expected 20 open
their season here In May
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson,
L. :. ~, retired. and Mrs. Brownson, Of
Washington. are TO arrive for the season
on June !.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Storrs Wells have
returned to New York after inspecting
their estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish have
postponed their visit which they had
planned to make here this week.
Charles Potter King. Of New YORK
was here to-day cottage hunting
Commander and Mrs. William V. Pratt
have returned from Boston.
Mrs. Burke Roche has returned 10 New
York after visit with Miss Grosyenor
and an inspection OF her estate. Elm
Court.
Miss g. ogden Jones entertained at
luncheon to-day in honor Of her niece
Miss Caroline Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Oelrichs, who
are In New York. are expected back 81
their cottage here next week
The Misses Mason. OF Boston. are to
open their Rhode Island Avenue residence
IN May.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
MARTIAL LAW FOR LABOR
RIOTS.

There il Il certain appearance or
retributiOn in the West Virginia decl-
sion subiecting the labor leaders Of the
United Mine Workers 10 trial by court
martial. The miners had. like all labor
leaders. cOntended that the strike was
form Of war and had publicly sought
to Justify the killings in the Paint
Creek and Colin Creek districts as acts
OF warfare rather than of murder. SO
touch Of grim huInor lies In the pres
Cnt refusal of the Circuit Court of the
state 10 save the accused from stand
ing trial before the military authOri-
ties
There is little fundamental Justice
and no small danger 10 the cause OF
right. however i'm this ruling. he
powers Of the several states 10 declare
martial law are. aS they should be-
plenary. Yet they should always he
sparingly exercised and closely re
stricted 10 the absolute necessities Of
the situation.
Amid scenes Of actual war or re-
bellion the ordinary processes Of JUS
tice are too slow and hcsitant by far.
The normal constitutional safeguards
then become laden with peril for the
community. 1t is hard 10 spell any
such necessity. however in the recent
riots and killings Of the West Nir-
ginia mines While the declaration of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
THE ANTI-CUBIST SPEAKS
NJ. Picabia and His "Inanities Get
Severe Scolding.
o the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune:
Sir: The Sunday Tribune saws.
IF the beholder can recognize in one u
these drawings New York's towering
heights and sharply cut skyline. n view OF
its electric power houses and industrial
establishments from the East River IL is
not because the artist % deliberately
has sought to reproduce them. but be-
cause the vividness OF their impression
has made them salient part Of his
mood"
Just so This indicates the entire fool
ishness. I'm no phrase Of comment that
prcsumcs to take these preposterous
things seriously can the all-important "if'
be dispensed with. Even those VINO see
for themselves just what such crazy
things are should also flourish the con-
venicnt conjunction-as. for instance: n
each and every one Of these utterly insane
productions were hung tother end up. or
if they were all SO arranged that diagonal
and cater-cornered views only OF them
were had. or. II they were each cut small.
put together a la crazy-quilt. and then like
n huge. stupidly draped curtain. suspend
ed in "A ftful draft 20 that their utter
nothlngness Of design and purpose would.
nv napping, be fully displayed in a per-
fectly thorough intermingling OF idiocy-
folks OF natural intelligence would not
feel called on to warn the half-thinking
many that your post-impressionistic reek
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
POLITICAL BLINDNESS.

Some one took occasion when the
Presidents Cabinet was announced TO
ask the Missouri Congress delegation
about the Secretary Of Agriculture, Sc
lccted from that state. Not single
member Of either the House or Senate
delegation knew Mr.. Houston. and
only one Of them had ever heard Of
him.
We don't suppose the Missouri Con
gressmen are any different from other
Congressman. If they. the chosen rep
resentatives Of the intelligence and
civic and material interests Of their
community. could thus be ignorant or
the very existence Of neighbOr en-
gagged In a large public work. head OF
one OF their leading universities and
well known elsewhere as a leader in
certain fields of usefulness. il was be-
cause professional politicians in gen
eral have been ignorant Of the real life
and the real leaders Of their commu-
mites.
How often does the political worker
make the same comment on some pub
lie spirited and useful citizen sug-
gested for office, He IS not Of the caste,
and the politicians have never heard
Of him.
It is time for the politicians to wake
M. The caste system Of their calling
Is doomed. The country is looking for
real leadership for the solution of real
problems. not for generals like the old
italian condottieri, who made purely
conventional campaigns according TO
,,,re'v conventional rules
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
A "SEAKE-DCWN."

The Manhattan Elevated Railway
Company will get $4,000 more year
out Of its tenant, the lnterborough
company. by conserving to withdraw
it, opposition TO the dual system. This
i not large sum, 10 be sure. not
nearly so large sum as it might have
liked to hold out for if il had not felt
that some of the rights" il had grabbed
were vulnerable, hut It Is enough to
make ii feel that il has not lost an op-
portunity to demand pay for removing
itself as an obstacle to the general con-
venience.
The hold-up to which the city has for
several years been subjected naturally
Inspired the Manhattan company with
envy and the desire of emulation. Inc
result Is this "Shake-dOwn.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
TIE GORDONS OF ST. HELENA

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. About 1870 John Gordon. jc"ei'e''
left the business at New London. corner
~ state and Main streets tie was I'm
companv privately with Morris Bacon.
lie disappeared from Sew London and
went 10 California This Gordon. well
known character In New Loncon. did not
return. tie had come mere from -.
Helena some years before. belns brought
bv his mother. with other members OF tue
family. In 1870 Mrs. Gordon was taken
very III and died. being patient OF mine'
and II was then that Gordon appeared
together with his family and business
81. Helena is the island home of captain
Robert Glass. several Of whose descend
ants live in New London. They are hair
English a. W. NrLS'\' VI -
New London. Conn. March T., 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
MR.. WHITMAN FOR MAYOR.

District Attorney Whitman an
nouncemcnt yesterday Of his Wiling
ness to run for Mayor this fall makes
the task of the citizens committee
now organizing a simple one.
Here is an outstanding candld''E
which by reason of its pre-emncnt nj
ness and the hope of victory IT nous
forth should do much 10 facilitate the
cffectinc of n union against Tammany
The appropriateness, the inevi'ap'''N
almost. of Mr.. Whitman'S NOMINATION.
would he likely TO he recognized by al
the diverse groups that must enter
into n successful anti-Tammany com
bination.
And Mr. Whitman's nomination does
seem inevitable. Every otho" name
mentioned for the Mayoralty leaves
the nublic cold. Other possible candi'
dates can point only to record OF
efficient administration or to familiar-
ity with details of the cityS business
useful qualities so far as they 60 bur
with nothing in them TO stir the popu'
lar imagination.
Such men, if they could be elected
might make good Mayors. But com
pared to Mr.. Whitman. they would
make poor candidates
And Mr.. Whitman is more than Il
good candidate. His unequalled tamil
iarity with the police problem quailile'
him for the Mayoralty itself as no
other possiblc candidate is qualified.
The police problem will be the great
problem of the next city administra-
tion If has been the great problem OF
all recent administrations Mayors are
chiefly remembered 10y their relative
success or failure with the police. Ii
is his failure with the police that has
wrecked Mayor Gaynor'S adminlS'ra-
ton And the administration of his
successor will stand or fall upon IFS
handling Of this department.
Its great task will he to apply in the
work of reform the knowledge which
Is being piled up day by day through
District Attorney Whitman's prosecu-
ton of the police grafterS. The next
four years will he period Of police
reorganization. and no one in this city
is 50 well fitted for this task aS is Mr..
Whitman
He has already measured his
strength with the system and won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
80 YEARS IN ONE PULPIT
Bishop Cheney Celebrates UnusuA
Anniversary in Chicago Church

Chicago. March l3.-Bishop ~.
Edward Cheney has just comp1e'eu o..
ffty-third year As rector OF CHRIST
formed Episcopal Church here. lie j w.
first and only rector the church nas
Ne celebrated yesterday the anh''''
of his first sermon in the chur'h'
Bishop Cheney said the anusuS In "a.
tration of hfty-three years with one -,
sregatlon has been easily managed ~
no minister ever had "A more MIN 81,
generous people. and he attroU'eu ,.,
success to waiting. watching WIZ
and praying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
BLAME FOR THE PARENTS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. That letter of AIRS Ann" h'S'
Weeks to Mayor Gaynor rs ABOUT IN"
most sensible thing hav" read "h the
white slave" subject And ] fear there
is too much truth In ihe assertion oil
Miss Agnes Heard. of Philadelphia. that
mothers pay too little attention To tn"
actions of their daughters. seeming 'o
think their girls can do nothing wronS'
The fathers are also To blame for surely
they know more OF the evil IN the world.
MRS. j. \. I.
Poughksepsis y. =. March II. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
A MORALS POLICE
One Benefit Would Be to Release
REGULAR Force for Other Duties.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. in all Of the discussions Of proposed
noIice legislation and at the various near
irgs held. while criticism has been made
NJ the proposed so-designated morals
poIice." one OF the greatest dement's 10 ne
derived by relieving the regular ponce
force from duties OF suppresslng wee ana
the social evil appears 10 have been l'st
sight Of
II NAV be that the graft which mas
tainted the present force would be trans
ferred To this new department. though IL
the situation Is boldly met. particularly
bv Kidding the community OF the hNpoc-
risv from which II is suffering. graft VIII
no reduced beyond any doubt To MIN
imum.
Mayor Gaynor and other authorities
claim that the police force is not large
enough 10 meet all the demands upon H.
and IL will be conceded that the same
has not grown apace with the increase
in ponulation and the development oi the
outlying territory OF this city.
Real crimes are committed daily. ana
&, many instances the offenders are
,ever apprehended. Some Of the bur
claries. hold-ups. murders and taNl-cao
robbers. etc. are published In the news
r,rors hut many crimes are committed
or which the public never learns.
Relieving the present police force OF the
duty OF suppressing such vices as gam
bling. the social evil. Sunday liquor sell
ing. etc. should greatly increase its Ell
ncicncy IN preventing and detecting real
crimes which in tho end. perhaps. are OF
greater injury TO the general pubic thah
the vices TO which SO much attention is
being paid
SAMUEL STRASBOCK GER.
\ew York March q 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14

should never be let drip and percolate
unto uncertain minds
Impossible personalities. masNins as
artists ever the more clearly show their
own hopeless mental muddie Vi
concelts by the tiresome fact t"d' '"es
never even so much as partially express
what they think. except by mixed ne'a-
phor-metaphor so altogether Hleiieu'-
ably mixed that what they say mas "o
sense at all Of true nationality ana cie"'
relation to fine art COMPROMISING SUI"
as properly distinguishes sane paln,eIs
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN
New York March II, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
WILSON LAUOS CLEVELAND
Can't Attend Dedication Of
Predecessors Birthplace.


Caldwell. y J.. March l2-Presldeh'
Wilson will De unable 70 attend the deG'
cation of Grover Cleveland's birthpla~
as public memorial in this town neN'
Tuesday In a letter 10 John n. Finley,
president Of the College of tho CITY o.
New York. one of the officers OF us
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memoha'
Association. Mr.. Wilson SAYS he res'.S
he is bound 10 remain IN Washington
obligations he cannot escape. he SEM
short message 20 We read nc the exercises
in which he says that Cleveland LOOMS "
as zone OF the most notable figures "
our long line of Presidents.
Among the members of 'leVeanu
Cabinet who are expected % attend u''
exercises are Ex-Governor David 4 rla"
els Of Missouri. Hillary \. Herbert S"'
charles ). Fairchild.