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In Washington Society.

Ash Wednesday was generally observed
in society, the dinner parties tonight be-
ing small and mostly informal.
President and Mrs. Taft will lie the
guests OF Senator and Mrs. George Pea
body WetInore at dinner on February 70.
and Oh February 10 Senator and Ms.
Newlands will entertain the President and
Mrs. Taft. who will also be the guests az
dinner on February % OF Mrs Richard II.
Townsend who Will give musical.
Senator and Mrs. Winthrop Murray
Crane entertained at dinner tonight
Mr. and Mrs. T.. Rollins Morse. Of New
York, who are spending the winter here.
entertained at dinner tonight m honor %
the Misses Loring. of Prides Crossing
the house guests OF Mrs. Letter.
Miss Emily Tuckerman entertained az
luncheon to-day III compliment TO the
Misses Loring.
Mrs. Thomas L. Walsh has taken Two
boxes for the opera OH Friday and mar
issued invitations for several luncheon
and dinner parties. Friday will mari,
Mrs. Walsh's first appearance IN societ.
in q public way since the death Of b..
husband. several years ago.
Mrs stephen + Elkins vii. entertain
al luncheon on Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
WHEN LAW IS NOT JUSTICE
Why the Suspended Sentence?
Asks Correspondent.
> Editor of Tile Tribune.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIN. During the year 1912 the judges OF
the CITY Of New York turned loose upon
the conn unity Under suspended sentences
1866 persons who had been convicted OF
crime rs follows: Assault and robbery.
50: burglary, III. grand larceny. SIc: con-
ceal"d weapons, %. rape. IS: receiving
stolen goods. 5; petty larceny. 5+s, and
other crimes. l7.li3 REPORT OF the COM
missioner II Police. itl2)
Here is food FOR thought Why the
suspended sentence? What is the good
OF having laws IL those who break them
are not punished? Setting aside the
crimes against property. let us consider
the crimes against the person. Assault
and robbery is grave crime. yet thirty
i've men guilty OF this crime were not
punished Rape is considered such a
grave crime that II vas NJ one time pun
ished ~ death, Yet eighteen men who
committed a monstrous crime against
some helpless girl or woman are to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
The Diplomatic Corps.

There will be several diplomatic din
ners in Lent. few OF the ambassadors and
ministers Of the corps observing the fort
day period with any other Formally than
disseminating dances and more preten-
tiUus affairs.
The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand will entertain at dinner on
February Il. and have issued invitations
for several other dinner parties.
Mrs Bryce will give tea Oh Monday
afternoon, and the Ambassado- and Mrs
Bryce have out invitations for several
dinner parties. one of the largest being
arranged for February a.
Viscountess Benoist DAY. vile OF the
French naval attache, who has just re-
TUNED from abroad, will give society the
benefit OF her dramatic talent on Febru-
AIRY ~. when Mrs Edison Bradley Will
open her house FOR the affair. The Wis
countess will present French play
"Etincelle." by Paileros Miss Dorothy
Shuey. a debutante OF this season, and
one other person will make up the cast
After the play there will be dancing.
Senior Don Hector Nelasquez, recently
appointed minister 20 this country from
Paraguay, has arrived. and will present
his credentials 10 the President I'm d short
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
TIME TO STOP.

IN spite OF the fact that Congress
PASSED last spring genera age-servlce
pension bill increasing the annual pen
sion outlay OF the government by SO
100000 or 100000. a large amount
Of time is being given at this session to
individual pension legislation. The ln-
valid Pension committees of the two
houses seem TO have been acting on the
theory hat they ought 10 dispose Of
the claims which have been accumulat-
Ing on their calendars. notwithstanding
the promise held out by the supporters
Of The Sherwood Curtis bill that If a
liberal general law we're passed there
would he no more need Of granting Spe-
ola relief 10 individuals. The last Con
gress made q high record by passing
9.649 private pension acts. The present
Congress has SO far granted perhaps
five thousand special pensions
IL is reassuring. however. 10 find in
recent issue Of The Congressional
Record" somewhat belated reCogni-
ton Of The facr that there is no longer
any excuse for passing private pension
bills as a matter OF courtesy 70 Con-
gressmen who want 10 please deserving
or undeserving constituents. 1t appear s
that the House Committee on Invalid
Pensions has adopted he following res
Olution for its own guidance
That it is the sense Of this committee
that hereafter. on account Of the liberal
provisions Of the Sherwood bill passed
by this Congress. We should only report
faVorably private bills for increases for
those who are benefciaries under the
said law. or any other general law.
where the evidence shows that the APP
plicant needs the assistance Of an at
tcndant. and only in cases where it Is
shown that the applicant hos little or
no income.
Thereafter must not he taken as
applying 100 literally TO the situation.
since private bills are still being rushed
through by the hundred Yet with the
end OF the present Congress the new
era Of abstention may be expected TO
set in. No one can object 70 special aid
given in cases of genuine hardship.
The vice Of the system OF private pen
sion legislation in vogue has been that
il shOwered consideration equally upon
I he Just aud the unjust. II ranked all
applicants alike az beneiiciarieS OF Il
mistaken theory of governmental graft
tude. Instead of applying fair and
equal rule Congress wasted vast
amount Of time creating thousands If
exceptions 10 that rule and then lcgis-
lating 10 fit each one of them Here
deal only with such exceptions as are
really exceptional
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

held such legislation To he within the
scope Of anv states legislative power,
50 that in any community where the
demand for the compulsory guarantee
fund is strong the experiment may be
made without hindrance. Oklahoma
took the lead in applying Mr.. Bryan :
notion. and under the operation of the
new state law seventy state banks
have within the last year applied Tor
national charters or gone Out OF bu>i-
ness. With the two systems at WORK
in any state il has been easy 10 deter
mine which is the more advantageous
OklabOma'S experience has shown lhal
the compulsory guarantee fund is an
incentive 10 reckless banking rather
than an additional protection to de-
positors. and Mr. Bryan probably had
the Oklahoma lesson in mind when ne
droDDel the guarantee fund demand
out Of Democracy's national pro-
gramme.
II the guarantee fund is worth while
if will prove its value in those states
i'm which the law has established IT,.
and national banks will soon seen oil
their own accord to he pui on tue
same basis as state banks. No tederal
guarantee legislation is now needeo'
That is conceded both by Mr.. BfNa',
who prepared the Democratic nanoi'a'
platform Of 1912. and by Mr.. WILSON
who in the last campaign stood on II
nnrnmnlnin inPlY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
A NATIONAL SONG.

Mr.. 1.evy's Joint resolution to make
The Star Spangled Banner by law
The national anthem Of this country
will doubtless provoke much cOntro-
yersy. We shall hear The claims OF
o, her songs to that distinction urged,
the changes rung upon the real or fan
cied demerits Of the piece in question
and renewal Of the often made but al
WAYS futile demand that somebody
shall write new national anthem 10
order which shall exactly meet all re-
uIirements But OH the whole il may
lie for the besi 10 have Mr.. LEWIS rcso-
l1tion adopted. Not everybody will he
pleased thereby; but then It would he
impossible to please everybody in the
matter. and it is highly probable that
very many more will be pleased by the
adoption Of "'rhe Star Spangled Ban
n,r" than of any other piece.
Three objections are made Ia The
Star Spangled Banner" one is to the
origin Of the music. which Is English.
That might be urged also against
America" and Columbia the Gem
of the Ocean" The melody Of Hail.
Columbia was The President 5
March" and was composed here. but
probably by German. There are those
who think that this objection 10 the
music is more than counterbalanced by
the intensely American origin and spirit
Of the words. Another Is that the music
is so difficult 10 sing II so. that is sole
~ because Of its compass. for in melody
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
THE TRAINMAN's "NEIGHBoR.

How lonesome will be the annual trip
If Uncle "Si" and his wife 10 he coun
IL fair when this new rule Of the diyi-
sion Of The Pennsylvania Railroad hay
ing its headquarters al Camden. y. j..
comes TO be generally adopted
An employe On duty IS forbidden 4"
address a passenger or patron oi the
company as friend stranger CON
rade." brother" sister" 'neiehbOr
or bv any other term OF this character.
When necessary II the passengers or
patrons name 10 not known usc cir
madam or beg pardon
With the abolition of The kindly term
II "neighbor" the last touch of rural
senaliiy ~ sses out Of rairoadine. \
little while ago the president of the
railroad on his own lines sat In the
same car with his passengers and called
them Informally friend ''nclgibor
or stranger" a. the case might be.
Now his grand private car is sometimes
seen passing on the main line and even
the conductor is no longer = human be
ing. with hOmely rural phrases on his
lips. but distant official restricted 10
the formal "sir' or madam"
The urban passenger does not miss
this human touch. He does not want
il. 4 Kentuckisn in New York trying
10 sell timber toppers" from his blue
grass stock farm. after various incfcct
ual attempts 10 relieve his loneliness.
said 10 "neighbOr' iii the subway. by
way of trying again 70 strike up an ac-
auaintance "The thing that most I'M
presses stranger here in New York IS
"eyerybodys Indifference 10 him" The
city man takes this Indifference for
granted. but not 50 the traveller on
railroad lines where il is necessary. for
the sake Of efficiency" 10 order the
trainlnen not 10 salute passengers aS
"neighbOr. friend @" SISTER" When
the countryman rides up TO the county
seat and not a conductor calls him
'neighbor' there will be- brand new
lot Of antirailroad bills introduced in
The state Legislature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
a STEP BACKWARD.

II has come 10 this. then, thai a man
must call in the Legislature 10 protect
Lis rights as buttoner-n-waiting 10 the
head Of his house.
Representative Hay. Of Butler Conn-
II. Mo. would have his state standard
ize The buttons which infest the backs
of wOmen'S gowns in order that the
thickest fingers might manipulate them
without balm or without injury In The
,Iisposiiion But this is the sort Of leg
l>lation that puts Il premium on medl-
ocrity. discourages the development OF
deyteritv and takes the heart ont OF Il
man who would naturally fecl prlde
i'm The precision essential 10 the rapid.
neat and artistic accomplishment or
dress riveting.
1t would also interfere with the work
ing Of natures law Of sex selection AMI
he consequent evolution OF the race
toward a higher type. If buttons out
lining the spinal column must equal the
silver dollar i'm size. then what further
need for the slender fingered husband
Il sensitive mien who can feel button
when he can't see il. whose nncrring
intuition leads him 10 the proper bu,
tonhole. whose artistic soul SENSES the
eve that fits the hook. whose whole nat
ure can be centred in his finger tips
like hat Of pianist tickling vertical
ocraves into an imperiShable harmony
This PRAYER for state aid is unworthy
nf the sons Of heroic sIrcS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

NAV arise partly from 4 hypeftrOplileu
notion of home rule ana parti! Iio'''
the traditional GOODNESS oi New io'N
toward the national government III sucn
matters ever since that government
manifested its own Coolness toWaru
the Erie Canal enterprise. Bu' JUS
appreciatiOn Of the case should demon
s1rate Ia all that the whole nation -
concerned in the regulation oil inns l''
Dor far more than in ,nat Of any "ln''
OH our coasts. and that II ~ rraIi! d"
high compliment TO regard II ~ VI ~
much general importance ~ 10 requi'c
national rather than merely ihlliiic'p"'
or state control. II j. Just because
this harbor il so big and - important
H. thc commerce of the whole country
that the general rule Of federal con
trol is especially applicable I" II.
". are now spending more than Il
hundred millions Oh an undertahi"-
which is moi unworthy 10 rank WITH
the Panama Canal III magnitude anu
which i expressly designed I" illahe
Nev York more than ever the erea'
national port. not for the trade OF 'l''S
national metropolis alone. hut also foF
fine direct commerce of the Whol"
Great Lakes system The question =
moi merely how passengers ami frel2h'
ia and from this city are best To he
provided for. but also how the peSI
provision is 10 be made for carrying
The commerce Of the heart OF the coh-
linent to tidewater This harDoF i
NOT merely "A harbor: il is equally Il
highway. and as such IL j. l" Nv
treated. The two functions are not III
compatible. and it must surely be pos
Sihle 10 develop both without injury
l., eli her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
HARBOR CONTROL AGAIN.

The President speaks with his usual
clearness and force Oh the subject Of
New York harbor control. There are
various details concerning the harbor
which are properly within local juris-
diction. and there are some upon which
conference and cooperation between
local and federal authorities are desI-
able. But the great fundamental
matters. such a. the location Of har-
Dor lines and the determination Of the
width of fairway. must he controlled
10y officers of the general government
who will exercise their functions with
out regard 10 local bias and prejudice
and with vision so broad as to com
prise the interests of the entire nation.
II is easy 10 understand the local
desire TO control the harbor which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY

There's more than one way TO skin a
cat SAYS an old adage. And there's
more than one way To beat Inc, weight
limit of the parcel post. \ New Yorl,
man tells this story OF the INGENUITY of
his wifes maid: While she was in Paris
she decided to send pair of trousers 10
her brother In ConstautHople The weigh Z
OF the pautalOOns ran beyond the inierna-
tionai parcel post 50 this clever servant
ripped tile TWO legs apart. made up two
packages and shipped the halved gar
ments Here's n hint for Americans
Mablstrate-And what was the prisoner
doing
Constable l. were avln' a very 'eated
argument with "A cabdriyer. yer worship
MagIstiate-But that doesn't prove he
was drunk.
Constable-Ah' But there eortt no
cabdfiNcr there, yer worship.-Lopdon
opinion.
DR. Austin OMailey. In lecture under
the auspices OF the Catholic summer
School Extension Course at the Girls
Catholic High School i'm Philadelphia.
secuted the theory Of heredlty with re-
spect 10 drunkards aud asserted that.
with the exception Of the dipsomanac.
every drunhard il what me is solely be
cause he chose 10 be so. "A tendency to
alcoholism ~ not hereditary" he said
"Dlpsomania. which ls mn irresistible ten
dency 10 alcoholism. is a form Of inssnity
and a very rare disease. The drunkard
who tells us he cannot help his tendency
is very near the truth. but he IN account
able for getting himself into Il condition
where he cannot resist his appetite Most
az the immortality Of drunkenness IL In
the fact that the drunkard has dcliber-
ately destroyed his free will
II thought YOU said, Crouch. that YOU
would never permit Your wife TO run all
auto"
so did: but she happened to hear me
say Judge.
Writing from Worms Germany. an
English tourist says This ~ the city
which will ever remain famous because
OF its Lutheran history Here IL was that
the great ref0rmer pronounced the words
Here ! stand. | cannot do otherwise. God
four hundred years, a church has been
erected to his memory which bears mis-
name \ peaked roof, straight MASSIVE
lines, expressing strength and stability.
and a tower massive. lofty simple with
the emblem of Christianity over dome
Of graceful proportions-ths is the me
moral which the people Of Worms have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
NOT FROM HEADQUARTERS.

The person who started the story III
Washington that the Democratic lead
ers IN Congress were going to revive
the compulsory joint guarantee fund
idea and apply IL TO the national banks
must have been merely trying ito
throw a scare into Wall Street. The
Democratic party is not pledged 10 any
such programme. In fact. the author
NJ the Democratic national platform
If 1912 gracefully backtracked on the
guarantee fund declaration Of the
Democratic national platform Of 1903
That change Of attitude was not acci
dental or unintentional. Mr.. Bryan
drew or supervised both platforms
and when he omitted from the latter
the guarantee plank which figured a.
an issue in the campaign of 1908 he
certainly knew what he Was doing and
was convinced that the omission was
advisable.
Conditions have changed materially
since the platform Of 1903 was writ
zen. The Democrats said in that year
we favor postal savings bank IL
the guaranteed bank cannot be Sc
cured" About thirteen thousand postal
savings banks are now open, and tht
small depositor whose first concern Is
safety can put his money in a postal
institution. where his principal and IN
terest are guaranteed by the fed
eral governments practically unlimited
credit. One of the principal arguments
in favor of joint guarantee fund was
disposed Of when Congress passed the
POSTAL savings bank law. Another was
met when the states began 10 pass
guarantee fund laws applicable to
state banks. The Supreme Court has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

and RHYTHM il is exceptionally s!hiP',
and easy: but its compass Is loeii''' q" =.
with that Of "rlfe Watch on the hnino'
which has never been rejected on 'n"'
,ccoupt The third objection j. 10 '"'
martial spirit Of the words. hu. '"1
are not nearly a. warllke ~ the W.
Of "rhe Watch Oh the Rhlhe =" "
'MarscillaiSc" hymn. ,
I'm The ether hand. this song mas ",
.rol highly desirable qualities '"' =
that Of age. in which it outraiihS ino'
oi,ors It's centenary will j." celeo'"'eu
,o,, reor Another is that 1t i io'
associated in origin with any oon.cN'iI
cr fractional strife. * are UNIV '" y.
"rbe Battle Hymn OF the ieP"o.','
third j.; that il has for gehera'io"N
noep far more generally used as Il III
,ionol anthem than any DINER III o"'
repertory. We might add tha' II "o"''
,,nh,blv bc futile to wait longer io'
tho ideal bvmn. which Is always '"'"'
,o no hut never is written. Years a7o
Keller wrote dignified and some" i''.
inspiring American Hymn. nu' II
never won general favor '''"lo, ,'
o,.,te his "Columbia' some thirtA -"ou
vears ago. but it was seldom ie'."
save when he himself performed 1t,
And ibe fact is that il is now 700 i"'e
for our national hymn TO be "Fl''en ,
for any which might now he produceo
vonld fail Of association WIN me ~ :.
century Of our history. 1t would oe
mich like adopting new nag i'll p''ro
90 that which Washington designed
vnI ho lifting. therefore. TO marx 'ne
centenary Of Keys immortal Ni' ~
making il de jurc. as il has long 'ee''
dr. fccio. orr national anthem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
WASHINGTON.
from Tie Tribune Bureau
Washington. February ).
At the White House.

President and Mrs TAFT will nave as
guests at the White House for some days
Miss Della Torrey. aunt Of Mr.. Taft. VINO
Will arrive tomorrow morning
Mrs. Taft will entertain several friends
OF Miss Torrey at luncheon tomorrow.
Mrs. Taft took a party of friends To
Mount Vernon this afternoon on the
Sylph. Tea was served on the return
trip. In the party We're Miss TAFT. Miss
Catherine Anderson. the niece oil Mis
Taft; Mrs. McClintock. Mrs. Rae and
Miss Sophy Johnston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
A CoMMUTER INQUISITIvE
Questions Miss Chittenden' Obiec.
tiOns to the Vote.

70 the r.nitor of The Tribune
Dear Sir: l was much interested ana
surprised at Miss Alice Chittenden's plea
not 90 re given the vote
What great weakness does she see in
herself or friends? Is il mental! physical
or moral? Whatever It is, it must be aN-
ful to feel YOU can't possibly stand the
strain of voting once a year
Up TO date / haven't seen one good rea-
son why women should not vote that does
not apply equally as well TO the men.
\ COMMUTER.
Plainhel' y. j.. Feb. I. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
AT NEWPORT.

By telegraph to The Tribune.
Newport. Feb Mrs r. II. G. Slate.
viii enlarge her villa, Hopedene The
work is TO be completed before she A.
rives for the season next july. \ semi
circular addition is 10 be bull to The
west side OF the villa. where there is =
terrace AZ present. and il viii afford
larger drawing room and ballroom facll-
ties
Nj. and Mrs. Arthur Curuss James.
now cruising on their yacht in European
waters. will return 20 this country in
time TO open their home here during
April
Walter C. Cabel IS making a short visit
In New York
Mrs. j. II. Rhett has returned from
Washington and is at the Corson cot
4. e. Size viii take possession OF her
own home on KAY street within week.
Newton Adams has returned from New
York
Mrs. George W. Williams has an.
Eounced a luncheon for next Weduesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
The Cabinet.

The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
ami Mrs. Nagel will entertain the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft at dinner tomorrow
night. They have also issued invitations
for "A dinner on Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

thetical situation. What success Jap
anese cavalry would have had attack
ing the Russians in retreat can Only be
guessed Mt. since the japanese did not
have the cavalry to make the expert
ment. The cavalry forces in Man
churia might have done more as
mounted infantry than as cavalry.
The point we were making was that in
fulfilling its normal and highly useful
functions cavalry would only rarely
have To use swords 10 attack or re-
pulse an enemy Modern conditions
seem to have made tho old-fashioned
sabre charge in battle more or less i'm
practicable. We may have been mis-
led by the brief summary of the new
order given in Washington dispatches
into thinking that ii would apply 10 all
officers. whether in the cavalry or not.
If our correspondents belief is sound. il
ought 10 be n matter Of regret 10 learn
that the new sword should not be put
To universal use. Infantry and ar
tillerv officers are evidently more likely
10 come into close contact with an en-
envy than cavalry officers are. and II
the new sword has "A genuine value for
offence or defence they should certainly
be armed with it. We do not think.
however, that very many casualties in
future wars will be laid 10 sword blows
or thrusts.-Ed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

enjoying their liberty, 1t is all very well
TO temper justice with mercy" but even
good thing can be carried too Far.
There Is something wrong somewhere
when IN one year 1856 persons convicted
OF crime are allowed TO go UNPUBLISHED.
JUSTICE BEFOGGED
New York. Feb I. 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

owned and published daily o' Inc
Association. a New York corporation Os~''
". Reid President; Condo Hamhn' Se,'''''.
lanes NJ Barrett. Treasurer Address I'iOu"'
Building. No. 1874 Nassau street Ne" VOTE"
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just dedicated TO the memory Of the srea'
man Of courage

II suppose YOU tried To save e, every
penny when YOU started ia pusinJJSTj Mr.
# did more than That tePids" o,har
Cassius chez II rescued a lot thar ot.er
people were sduandering. w ash'''s'o'