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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
13
The New York Tribune is a daily publication owned by the Tribune Association. It lists officers Ogden Am. Reid president Condé Hamlin secretary James M. Barrett treasurer. Office address Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York.
Stocks closed lower as wage disputes extended to Sherry's and Mouquin's. Roosevelt hedged on Chicago plans while Taft allies seek control of the Republican convention. A car wreck in Queens kills one and injures others as taxicab profits draw scrutiny. Foreign reports note U.S. neutrality tensions with Mexico and Cuba conflicts. Weather shows a high near 73 and low around 65.
The House Democrats push to transfer tariff administration from the Payne law to a new Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce under Commerce and Labor. The move aims to neutralize tariff experts and keep political control, while Underwood’s program combines protection and revision aims. The outcome hinges on Senate and President approval in a clash over tariff policy.
The passage argues that Democrats use political leverage over industry, while most people seek to end this club swinging. If needed, the public will push the Democratic party out of business to remove tariff politics from government.
The piece argues waiters suffer under a tipping based pay structure that leaves them underpaid while patrons’ tips are split among many staff including head waiters and kitchen crew. Public sympathy is low though some support exists in Haywood of the IWW. yielding to pressure could worsen their plight.
In a Missouri case the Waters-Pierce and Standard Oil trust dissolutions are debated. The minority objects to proxies from former Standard Oil control groups, fearing reassembly into a combination could void the Waters-Pierce charter. The suit asks if genuine dissolution occurred and whether past collusion continued despite reorganizations.
A review argues rising taxes spark unrest across industry in the United Kingdom. It notes national expenditure jumped by about 18.75 percent over eight years, funded by taxes on property incomes and consumer prices, with the burden falling on the poor via higher rents and costs. It criticizes Liberal and Radical governance for promises of economy and social reform while defending increased spending on pensions and meals for schoolchildren. The piece questions whether higher taxes stem from reform costs or from tax shifts onto the masses.
The piece argues reforms help workers but face stiff opposition as government costs rise. It notes the Senate’s refusal to consolidate eighteen pension agencies into one, defending patronage and traditional staffing over economy, while warning a future break may finally permit centralized payrolls.
A fragmented report criticizes a proposed 100000 testimonial to Miss Strachan as highly improper under Board of Education rules. It argues teacher fundraising by assessment breaches department spirit, cites public opposition and policy conflict, and urges immediate termination of the plan.
Chicago Bar Association plans a professional duty campaign to weed out unscrupulous lawyers and provide proper counsel for the poor. A special salaried administrator and a volunteer corps of young attorneys would distribute the burden, offering vetted, capable defense in criminal cases and lifting the stigma on the profession as public attention to justice increases.
The Mexican insurgent leader General Orozco condemns U S restrictions on arms shipments to his followers as unfair while acknowledging such limits cripple their operations. Insurgents claim U S policy favors Maderismo and say enforcement hinders their federal advance, but the government says the prohibition aligns with established principles followed at great cost.
The text argues that American policy favors recognizing only established belligerents and denying munitions to unrecognized insurgents. It notes Jeffersonian law allows armament to recognized belligerents, warns against aiding multiple insurgents, and asserts U S interests require clear status before support. It also mentions domestic issues and political appointments amid broader unrest.
A New York letter describes urban life in American cities with tales of commerce and social foibles. It notes how shops operate, tax prices, and the odd pleasures of travel, with remarks on London chemists and a telepathic boast. A park incident ends with a man giving a beggar a coin, reflecting on manners and misgivings about charity.
A physician asserts life saving duty over capital punishment and cites Barns on a tested claim. A New York gala outdoor theatre on the Hudson ends with guests finding plates swarmed by ants after a break in refreshments, leaving many without cake. Henrietta is mentioned by Mr Meekton amid questions of women's roles and soldier uniforms.
New York labor letter urges retail grocers to close at 1 pm to ease overwork among clerks. It cites long shifts, lameness from standing, irregular meals, and impact on families. The appeal references reform advocates, factory studies, and international examples to support reduced hours.
A letter from A J Bloor of New York May 9 argues the city should convert the Lenox Library site in Central Park into a grand public space rather than raze Arsenal or use it as a lumber dump. He praises a generous proposal already under consideration by officials and urges prompt action by the Municipal Act Commission and authorities.
A letter to the editor notes a past coal price hike of 2 cents a ton for chestnut size coal, arguing it effectively raises domestic coal costs by 6 cents per ton on about half of consumer purchases over the year. The writer cites increased demand and domestic usage patterns from Baton, New York, dated May 212.
Washington society items report a White House dinner for visiting German fleet officers and a Cabinet dinner at the Navy Secretary’s home. The page notes social schedules including the Nagels preparing to open their Southampton house and local families shifting to summer homes, with arrivals in the city and weekend plans at Morristown and Hempstead.
Washington May 31 Russian Ambassador and Mme Bakhmeteff hosted a dinner for Curtis Guilder and a few guests and will entertain again Wednesday German Ambassador prepares to sail Mayflower Sunday with thirty German fleet officers to Norfolk and attend luncheon there Swiss Minister visits Philadelphia delegate events to International Navigation Congress and steel plants. Saburo Okabe to assume duties of Masana Manihara in Tokyo. British second secretary and Mrs Emond Over travel to New York with Mr Ovey returning June 1 9 to sail for England Seilinrn de Calero returns from New York with the Mexican Ambassador to a Pan American peace dinner Maugras French third secretary hosts luncheon at the Manor Randall Heights and German naval attaché Roy K4 to Hampton Roads to meet the German squadron.
Washington social scene features guest of honor at a dinner with host Mrs Dorothy Williams, plus attendees including the Postmaster General and various dignitaries. Preparations for summer travel loom as Arthur Tee and Baroness Korff plan visits, while families announce domestic gatherings and speedy departures to summer homes in New England and elsewhere.
Muse Mary Quintard Meyer to wed Percy B Weeks at St Bartholomews Chapel at noon with a small reception at Lexington Avenue. Marion Yowing to marry Harold Chaffee Mecollom at her parents' home. Lloyd-Jones to marry Nelson Holland Jewett this afternoon at Mrs. Jones’s apartment. Christening planned for son of Mr and Mrs Schuster Cammann in Merrick, Long Island, as silver wedding anniversary observed by grandparents. Families travel and social gatherings noted across New York society listings with visits to Ourhampton and Lenox.
Williams College held the Gargoyle honorary senior society election on May 31 on the laboratory campus after the interclass singing contest and Amherst game. Nineteen juniors from the class of a were tapped by twelve Gargoyle members, including New York State men John Beebe Gibson and others from Waterloo Huntington Cilchrist Auburn Irvington Sidney Morris Michael Buffalo Francis Stetgart New York City Jerome Foote Page Batavi Merritt a Vivian Smith Jr New York City and Albert Wietor of New York.
A mosaic item notes a New York poet remarking on pronunciation and a Boston Globe misprint. It mentions New York City attorneys and jokes about Mayor Gaynor. A Seattle paper adds a vignette on a court ruling that poker at home with friends for money is lawful.
The Department of New York United Spanish War Veterans prepares a Coghlan memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to honor Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan U S Navy. Admiral George Dewey will unveil the monument with Chaplain W H J Reaney delivering the address. President Taft and the Secretary of the Navy are expected to attend.
The Senate considers nominations of Alexander R. Magruder of Maryland for secretary of legation at Lima Peru and Roland B. Harvey of Maryland for secretary of legation at Santiago Chili as part of diplomatic post appointments.
Newport social notes list Daniel Fearing and Charlotte Strong engagement and various visitors. Families from Baltimore New York Portsmouth and Washington arrive or stay at Shamrock Isle Taforge Cottage Humbletage Coloniel George Ro Fearing returns to New York and the Trene steam yacht voyage. Several Baldwin and King family members arrive or relocate for the season.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Francia Milton Fitz Gibbon was baptized Francis Hastings Fitz Gibbon at Trinity Episcopal Church by Rev. Arthur J. Yammeck. Godparents were Miss F. Constance Folsom and Miss Mary Aleld Schenck, with Edward Hi Delafield as godfather. A reception followed at Sunny Ridge. Many Berkshire social figures are noted as visiting or staying at local estates and hotels.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia traveled by Canadian government steamer down the St. Lawrence through the Thousand Islands and landed at Prescott to board a train for Montreal. The royal party, touring Western Canada, was greeted modestly as they passed the crowds.
Mr and Mrs Edward A McGuire of 5 West 18th Street announce the engagement of their daughter Cra Antes to Lieutenant John H Birdwall US Army. Lieutenant Birdwall is stationed at Fort Columbia Washington. The marriage is planned for October.
New Haven May 81 The Exlestopra torical prize at Yale has been awarded to Stewar L. Mms Yale 04 of Durban NC A member of the graduate school with P Campbell of Essex Fell NJ received the Woollsey scholarship and William H Chandler of Auburndna MA the Hurlburt scholarship Sheffield School panty 75900 Asst han 5 on hae need.
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