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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
FOLK FORSTATE PRIMARY TAN
says II IL Only Way to select Prrsi-
dental NOminees.

WASHINGTON. Jan 6.--Orgauizat'o- -
PRESIDENTIAL primary system on state
basis is the only plan for such a prln.,r.
llke!y To prove acceptable. said eN.lt..
Joseph w. Folk OF Missouri solicitor ~
the Department OF State, in a spseea o.
day at luncheon OF the Common Core.
Club OF which he is president Menu
or the Cabinet, House and Senate, bes,-.
Government officials. were present
Congress might by law authorize Free
idential preference primaries under 20
laws OF the different States as state pr
mar'es are now held" said Mr. Foil
Accordingly. the candidate who receive
a plurality in State would have the VOC
Of that State. which should be calculate
upon the basis OF representation In Cor.
gress.
For instance. the candidate for Pres
dent who carried Missouri would thereNy
have eighteen votes, All that Congress
would have to do would be to make pro
vision after the canvasslng of tho vote
by State authority for forwarding the
vote OF each State TO central officia.
board 10 tabulate the returns. proclaim the
result and announce the nominees
This would, while in no way interior
Ing with the rights OF the States. give the
people the power to select their own non
inees by direct vote without the interven
tion Of political conventions"
Secretary Wilson, Louis n. Brandels o
Boston and Secretary Daniels also mad !"
addresses
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A Seventh Avenue Incident. -

There seems to be no sound geo
graphical reason why the southwest
corner Of Seventh avenue and Twenty
seventh street shouldn't be as safe ana
quiet as any other corner OF the town.
Much Is heard Of the troubles Of Sew
enth avenue. 1t Is becoming a line of
great hotels and restaurants. Whatever
1t is becoming. and especially In Its
parts which are mere saloons, subject
to sudden Intervention BY the well
armed classes, 1t seems entitled to n
respectable defence. 1t doesn't get It.
What district Of New York does?
OF any other American region? Be
violent, be "out" for murder and you
succeed. Six Of the fine flower Of this
town Sumter into Mr.. JAMES BELLo's
| saloon. demand drinks. The owner
labors under the impression that these
clients are members Of the Gopher
gang. He refuses their refreshment
to the six. One after one the visi-
tors "pull" their "guns" and remon.
strate with Mr.. BELLo. He must pro-
duce the drinks rapidly. Mr.. BELLo
making vicarious his respectable re.
solve. bids one Of his walters 90 Out
and get policeman. The waiter
chosen Is JOHN MURPHY. Mr.. MUIR.
PLY starts out on his employers and
respectability's errand. Six guns
are fired at him. Naturally he drops
dead. Presumably his wages were moi
so magnificent as to compensate the
risk. Why. indeed, shouldn't he be
killed because Mr.. BELLo Is dissatisfied
with the thirst of the Gopher" gang
MURPHY" THE SUN tells us, was
married and lived somewhere about
Forty-third street and Tenth avenue.
To know where, exactly. would he tt
ravage the mysteries Of Manhattan
Enough that MURPHY was married
His wife is almost sure to miss him
But men are common; and the mem
bers of the Gopher" gang want theil
drinks ON the moment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
YACHT TAN CASE ARGUED.
Retroactive Feature Ruling May AZ.
feet Income ImpOst

WASH INGToN, Jan illegal arGu.
ments for and against the constitutions
atty OF the yacht tax under the Payne.
Aldrich tariff act were made in the 81.
nreine Court to-day. William u. Guthrie
Of New York made the oral argument
for the yacht owners. and Assistant At-
torney-Generel Jesse c. Adkins defended
the tax. G. Andrade Jr., Of New York
was counsel for some of the yacht owners
and Joined in the briefs. but yielded hrs
time for the oral argument to Mr.
Guthrie.
The yacht owners resisting the tsy
are James Gordon Bennett. IL Clay
Pierce. C. X. @. Billings. the estate OF
Mrs. Harriet Goelet and Roy A. Ralnev.
The case came to the Supreme Court
on certifcation from the Court OF Ap-
peals OF the second circuit, except the
Pierce and Billings cases. which are IN
the highest court on writ OF error 20
| me Circuit Court for the Southern Dis
trict OF New York The tax sought "a IA
| collected is on foreign bull, yachts owned
by citizens OF the United States. Tls
following assessments among others
were made by the Collector at New Yorly
which are being resisted In the suit heard
to-day
II. Clay Pierce, Tacoma. $3.50: {, x.
G. Billings, Vanadis, s7,644; James Cor
don Bennett, Lysistrata, slS.sOl; Mrs
Harriet Goelet. Nahma, $IolS0
To-day Mr.. Guthrie urged the follow
| ing objections:
THAT the tax violates the Fifth Amend
ment or the Constitution; that "a TO for
eign built yachts not in commission. such
~ Pierce's and Bilings's, that tax could
not apply even II constitutional that On.
! TAX Is made retroactive by the at'c-r'
or tho Collector of New York to e7fe-'N
II Tor the year 1909. the year tn ~.
was passed and for many months prior
| to its passage"
The cases have attracted much etten-
ton and comment. As to tho attack
on Its retroactive feature there is ar adj
ditional interest. for Senator Root urged
me same objection to the income TAX
imposed Tor the year 1913. prior 20 tNS
| passage OF the tariff act. and IL 4, ~
pected that the courts decision "a tho
yacht case may throw light on r.s va
| lid!ty OF the Income tax
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
THE SUN OF Saturday, January 3, you
say in speaking OF the new chapel of the
Intercession. THE style of the new struc-
ture is English Gothic and 1t was de-
signed by Bertram q. Goodhue. the
architect of 81. Thomass," Permit ~
again to call your attention TO the fact
that neither of these statements is
strictly correct. The architects for the
Chapel OF the Intercession We're Cram.
Goodhue X Ferguson. the work of design
being specifically under the personal
charge OF Mr.. Goodhue, precisely as in
the case OF the Graduate College and
Cleveland Tower for Princeton Univer-
sity. where the work of design was
specifically under charge of Mr.. Cram.
Mr.. Goodhue is not the architect OF
st. Thomas's Church" So far as the de-
sign is concerned this Is equally the work
OF Mr.. Cram and Mr.. Goodhue. who were
engaged thereon in Intimate and un-
broken association until the completion
OF the church.
In THE Sun OF Monday. December
30. In which you speak of the tentative
schemes submitted by the consulting
architect for the continuation of the work
on the Cathedral Of 81 John the D'vir.
you say that "it was asserted In behalf
of these changes that apart from artist,
grounds the Helms and La Fargo pro.
posals involved structural difficulties" Nc
representations 70 this effect have beer
made hv the consulting architect, nor
does he believe any such Structural din
culties" exist.
You say: Criticism Is made also on IN,
ground that out of respect FOR the mem.
DRY OF Nj In Fargo his plans should T.,
retained" The inference from this would
he that Mr.. La Fargo is dead. which is
far from being the case.
You say further IN speaking of "th'
fitness OF the new Synod Hall for m,
PURPOSES for which Il was des gued" tina
1t was said to have proved TOO smal
for many OF the meetings and the acous,
tics We're not good" The dimensions o
the synod Han were not determined h,
the architects, and whatever defects II
acoustics developed were due to an ar
rangement of seats for which also thu
architects were not responsible
CRAM & FERGUSON.
BosroS, January g.
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THE tA7HEDRAL PLANS.
The PubIic's Interest and the EiusiNencss
Of Intelligent Lay Criticism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir
Thank YOU for the editorial article ni
January | about the Cathedral or st
John. If the opinion of the pubic Is Ia
be considered in selecting the new plans
1t is important that the public should get
such Information as YOU gave last week
So far as the public IL concerned the
whole matter of that cathedral and the
change of plans remains in considerable
obscuritv Public discussion might In
volve some abrasion of the feelings OF the
late architect, the present architect. the
building committee. or the contributors
but certainly If the views of the laity are
wanted there should be thorough dis
cussion of the two plans with information
for the ignorant as to what they mean
what their respective merits are and wha
are their supposed defects.
Here liz n work that concerns every
body hereabout who has eyes in his
head. The direction of 1t Is In private
hands; the money for 1t has been and
will be furnished by private donors. Bu,
presumably the desire Of every one con-
cerned in 1t is to build the noblest and
most inspiring church that the wit and
skill and piety of this generation Of men
can devise.
Certainly II the old plans were bad
II was public service to stop them
and IL the new plans are good it will be
"A public service to build them.
But who knows? or rather. who that
knows will ten?
The opinion OF the average layman
my opinion for example, II l have one,
is NOT based on kruwi"dg. or train-.
perceptions and is hardly more than q
within. The opinion of the general public
which understand the building com.
mittee now desires. would be no NOR,
than a collection of whims. 1t would
have certain value. but very little rea
authority.
Are there not opinions to be had that
would carry authority and help to in
form the public mind? Is 1t not possible
to impress few qualified persons &c
disclose as n matter of high public SER
vice their sentiments?
OF course no prudent expert will rush
in to publish his thoughts on such {
matter. but there ought to be some means
of putting on the witness stand a few
gentlemen who might know and wiring
ing some sworn testimony out of them.
remember the edifying fine arts tcs-
timony given in a picture case a few
years ago by William G. Browncll Isn't
there some way of getting Mr.. Brownel
and other articulate gentlemen of hii
sort. II there are any on the witness stand
in this cathedral case?
EDWARD s. MARTIN.
NEW YORK, January 1.
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COMMISSIONER EDW ARDS.
brIef Tribute To Hts Fidelity and En-
cheney In the street Cleaning Work.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SU: Too
bad that Mr.. Edwards will no longer be
street Cleaning Commissioner" has been
the expression In my hearing of several
persons, when speaking of Mayor Mtchers
new appointments. Surely there can be
no question that the city of New York
never has had the services of more
honest, conscientious. energetic and faith
ful public official than Mr.. William ii.
Edwards For nearly seven years he
served as Deputy Commissioner and Com
missioner of the Department of Street
Cleaning. Ills intelligent devotion to the
important work of his position his hearty
enthusiasm In the constant prosecution of
II. his ambition to make the department
the acme OF excellence. his thorough
knowledge of all it's details. his fine execu-
tive abilities. his kindly touch with the
employees. his appreciation OF their lahors.
the esteem and confidence he won from
them while maintaining good discipline,
his direct instrumentality in procuring for
them n reasonable pension law these and
other considerations emphasized Mr.. Ed
wardss fitness for the place he so ad-
miraby filled.
Mayor Mitchell. In accepting Mr.. Ed
wards's resignation. said very truly OF
him that "he must be able to look back
upon his tenure of office In the street
Cleaning Department with praise and sat
isfactlon." His numerous friends do in
deed regard the severance OF his connec-
ton with the work which he sincerely
loved. the good results Of which have
been distinctly manifest; results that
would have been greater and better had
his req0sts for appropriations to pro-
cure additional material to use been com
pied with.
| believe that Mr. Edwards has the best
OF wishes from this whole community.
which he served So well. for his future
career. 1t Is a matter of congratulatior
that his successor In Office is man OF
such eminently qualified experience In the
same line of work and responsibility.
| NEW YORK. January ). X. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
The Last OF the ok lahOm a

Few sea stories Of the Imagination
have equalled or ever will equal that
Of the founderlng Of the oil tank steam
ship Oklahoma. Added to this 1t gives
m awful picture of what might have
happened to the survivors Of the Titanic
had the waters In which she sank been
even moderately rough. They Of the
Titanic were mainly pa ssengers, mostly
women and children. but the handful
Of men who were rescued by the Ba-
varla and the Gregory were able sea-
men with the grit to show what
amounted ~ almost superhuman endur-
ance and presence Of mind.
OF that portion Of the ships COM
pany, including her captain. found
clinging to the bridge structure we
read this single detail of their at
tempted rescue by the Manuel Calvo,
whose efforts should not be underesti-
mated because she failed:
'-rhe Spanish skipper called for volun-
teers to man a lifeboat. and more than
dozen men responded lie selected
Chief officer MARREouRE and i've men.
They got into the starboard waist life
boat and let go of the tackles. When
the boat touched the water a great
comber smashed her against the side and
two OF the men were thrown into the
sea. The lifeboat filled and the rest of
the crew held on to It. Life buoys were
! thrown to the two men. They got them
and kept afoat until they were hauled
stuck to the broken boat were likewise
hauled to deck. Three OF the men were
badly hurt and sent to hospitals"
Now the Oklahoma broke In two at
ton Of the sea nine hours later in the
day, thereby giving a conception of the
mental. not to say physical, agony those
eight sailors outlived. Not only this
ing to put out lifeboat from a safe
ship with all hands to help. what must
have been the miracle that permitted
eleven men 10 escape in an open boat
/ snip III tW'' liht u
dismembered worm?
Somehow five Of these sailors were
pulled aboard the Gregory alive! IL
the simple words OF Captain AsPIN
WALL, who brought them in. their atom
Of existence must have been seaworthy
to outlast a gale that made counties.
persons shudder In their beds mile,
inland. Captain AsPINwALL Said:
The llfeboat that they'd been tossed
about In for six hours must have beer
a remarkably good one. I saw It righ
itself after 1t had turned over and ther,
was a dead man in the bottom with one
arm hanging Imply over the gunwale
I didn't dare send any one after It."
Somewhere that little craft Is hoat
ing, the last remaining evidence OF ;
tragedy that has proved once agalr
that men are brave when II comes I,
actual sacrifice.
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The l3sth Session.

In the Legislative session that pegins
to-day a majority Of the Assembly will
be Republicans. but adherents or n
party 50 disturbed by internal conflicts
that its course Is difficult now TO fore
zee. The Senate remains Democratic
and filed with humility, while the
0Oyernorship Is held by man whose
previous record justifies the hope that
his attention and influence may be de-
voted to the rescue of the State from
a financial situation as unnecessary as
1t Is menacing.
A considerable sentiment has been
expressed among the Assemblymen for
Q revision of the rules and the clip
ping Of the Speakers power. This
has enlisted the support Of members
Of all parties some inspired BY high
reformatory motives, others obviously
playing politics. The rules hitherto In
force are In effect not unlike those
which formerly regulated the proceed
ings of the House Of Representatives.
Confidence In the benefits to be Oh
tanned from a radical change in their
provisions would be stronger than it is
were the air not ringing with cries of
pain from the minority in Washington
evoked by the relentless determination
Of the majority to enforce its priv
ileges and pass the legislation TO which
It Is pledged.
1t Is obvious that the slim Republi
can majority in the Assembly, with IT.
discordant factions, offers the oppor
tunity, as human nature and the State
campaign Of this fall furnish the in.
centives. for continuous and interest
ing game Of politics In that body
Whether this game Is to be skilfully
played depends on the calibre Of the
men engaged.
Over the proceedings OF Assembly
and Senate alike is the cloud arising
from Il plundered treasury and an ex
hausted body Of taxpayers. Are there
in either house or in any party a suffi
Client number of capable and disinter
ested men to force on their fellows thu
practices Of retrenchment and ecOnom!
that are imperatively demanded by tn,
deplorable condition into which tn,
state finances have sunk?
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Uneasy lies the head that wears the
plumed hat Of President Of Hayti. Last
May President TAScREpE AuuusrE,
elected for seven years In 1912, died
mysteriously. Poisoning was suspected.
His regine was said to be "shaky"
when "apopleXy" struck him down. To
him succeeded MICHEL OREsrE, chosen
by Congress. Now the regime Of
OREsTB 10 "shaky." To strengthen his
hold upon the Presidency he has dealt
vigorously With sedit1on At Thomazeau
twenty conspirators including the aged
patriot General CYRIAouE CElEsTIN, have
been put to death at the conclusion of
q drumhead cOurt-martial. He and his
friends having grievances against the
Administration had raised the banner
taking the field were filling patriots
graves.
General CELEsTIN met the fate he had
doomed others to. When he was Min
lister Of War under the venerable Presl-
dent NoRD ALEXIS, General CELEsTIN
summarily executed General JUNEAU
and members OF his STAFF. who had risen
against the Government. 1t Is also
said CeLEsTIN "lost prestige" by shoot
ing seventeen young men "or family
who expressed sympathy with the
cause Of the rebel leader FIRMIN. All
Of which shows what a bloody and
turbulent land Hayti IL. Who may be
President Of that republic the day after
Tomorrow and by what foul means
NOBODY knows. II President osssu ware
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the day for the Right Hon. WINSTON
CHURCHILL and his allies in the Cabi-
net, who, II they can help it. will not
allow naval retrenchment to come to
the front while the Ulster question is
In controversy. The rej6lnder to Ad-
miral MAHAN is likely to be that to
carry out his ideas Great Britain would
have to embark upon a construction
policy compared with which Mr..
CHURCHILLs proposals are moderate.
and that the British taxpayer would
never stand the strain. In the past
diplomacy has often saved England
with new alliances, and 1t may have to
be invoked again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
NEW CHARTER WAITS
LESSONS BY mitchell
McAncny Tells Merchants Needs
Will Be Better Known
After a Year.
ADMINISTRATIONS IN UNITY
MayOr and Prcndergast Agree
Much May Be Learned
by Delay.

The new city administration Will make
no attempt to get the New York charter
revised this year. and 1t may he Two
wears before a new charter is sought
Mayor Mitchell. George McAneny, presi.
dent of the Board of Aldermen, and
Comptroller Prendergast are in accord on
that point All three told 600 members
of the Merchants Association the reason
at the first uptown midday luncheon OF
the association yesterday at the Hotel
As:or.
II do not think that anything in the
way of charter reform should be sent TO
Albany for at least n year. and possibly
for two" said Mr.. McAneny. While |
do not wish to throw rosebuds In the
circle OF this trio. from what | know o,
John Purroy Mitchell his administrator Is
bound TO suggest Improvement In our city
charter, and we are going to wait for
that"
The Mayor. speaking next said:
eve need new charter; Just what
kind Of a charter we need, just how ex-
tensiye the changes in the present charter
should he. is something ! agree with Mr..
McAneny we will learn more fully during
the next year than We could poss bly,
know now.
There has never been an opportunity
thoroughly to test the efficiency OF the
present charter. The great Administrative
departments under the jurisdiction OF the
Mayor have never been in that complete
and sympathetic accord with the Board
of Estimate that they are going TO he
during the next four years.
Pledges of cooperation for the common
good abounded in all three speeches. and
II seemed evident from what the MAYOR
said that the one objectionable sin IN a
city official OF this administration is go
ing TO be a lack OF team work. Mr
McAneny expressed his views as follows
IF there is any mischief maker in this
town that hate more than another 1t is
that man who intmates that there Is
| the slightest possibility OF disagreement
| In the Board of Estimate"
When Mr.. Prendergast came 10 speak
he devoted several minutes to pok.ng fun
at his associates.
drawled Mr.. Prendergast, but evidently
Mr.. McAneny after exhaust!ng that
thought it would be advisable 10 make
! the principal subject the taking Of the
oath OF loyalty and obedience to the
| Mayor"
Cut off the obedience" interjected
Mr. McAneny.
Mr.. Prendergast did. and went on:
| 80 that there may not be any doubt
| that this delightful stream of good fellow.
ship and loyalty is flowing through tho
| entire city administration. may | supple
| ment Mr.. NcAnenys oath of loyalty by
saving that the Comptroller Joins I'M"
Detailed discussion OF charter needs
was undertaken only by Mr.. McAneuy.
| The Merchants Association wants charter
changes as soon as FEAST BILE, but IA
members listened TO the advice 10 delay
new charter with an air OF being con.
| WINGED.