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better condition than they were left by Mayor

better condition than they were left by Mayor
Lows commissioners.
The park roads were greatly improved. Inc
Central Park driyeways were resuriaceu' anu
the transverse road at Eighty-sixth-st was Ell
tirely reconstructed and asphalted without eA-
pense to the city by proper exactions from tne
Interurban for the privilege or changing ''
motive power. Perhaps no better llIusuatloii
Of the condition Of the roads is needed than the
foot that tho fastest quarter mile and the fast
est half mile ever trotted by horse in any way
rugged were made on the Harlem River drive
way last summer. The report shows caIelui
and enlightened attention to every branch ol
park work in Manhattan, with especlai relei
ence TO the needs OF the poor people Oolnili4'
sioner Wilcox also developed farseelnS plans
for large park space in Richmond, 10 get po'
session of the highest land overlooklIS the sea
along the Atlantic Coast and secure NhAe IL -
yet cheap property which Will De grealiy neeueu'
not merely by the Staten Islanders, but by
Nev-Yorkers in general as the population OF
the city grows New-York now has an acre OF
narl, land 70 every 500 inhabitants. only one
large city in the country, Chicago, mas less
Boston has an acre for each 13O 1nhaDlahls'
and Washington an acre for each 40 ihhapi
tants. This project turned over 10 the
present administration, and what Will De done
with It does not yet appear.
In The Bronx ana III DTOoAly III anu SuN"hN -
parks were also we'll cared for. Many neglected
areas above the Harlem were for the first time
made useful to the public. A characteristic bit
of enterprise that of Commissioner hustlS'
who took n forty acre tract OF weeds and briers
and cultivated it that next summer II VIII
produce enough hay for the department horses
throughout the year, thus saving the city money
and at the same time turning an unslghuy
waste into parklike meadow. That Is the ar
ference between intelligence and the barbariV
which reigned over our parks for the -FOUR years
previous TO 1902. Institute Park, in Brooklyn,
has been redeemed from what was waste OF
tin cans, and the great FOurth-ave. parkway
has been brought to substantial complexion 1t
now remains to be seen how the young trees
there will be cared for. There IS great danger
that little neglect will result in wholesale de-
struction The new Park Commissioners in all
the boroughs have received a trust which VIII
not be discharged by letting the parks lapse 10
the condition in which Commissioner Wilcox
and his collea CUES found them or by turning
them over to the poster fend, the school builder
or the qua rdsman.
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COLONIAL THEATRE SITE LEASED.
Felix Isman, Owner Of Several Theatres, Gets
II for Long Term

NJ Brigham Hall & Son have leased for Eirss
"a Shce his plot OF 900 square feet at Long Acre
Square and Forty-seventh-st.. which comprises No.
1864 Broadway. four story building. lot
20xso. sixty feet south OF Forty-seventh-st.. to-
gether with the abutting property, No. 1s4 to 10
West Forty-seventh-st.. four three and four story
buildings, on a plot 76sx1oo5 eighty feet east OF
Broadway to Felix Isman. OF Philadelphia. for a
term OF twenty-one years at aggregate rental
OF $500 600 and taxes.
Mr.. Ia SheIls acquired tho property IN the
autumn OF 1900, buying II from five different owners
through n. Brigham Hall Son, site for the
Colonial Theatre. This project was. however,
necessarily deferred by reason OF a hitch IN the
transfer OF OF the titles The transaction was
the first of the kind in the Long Acre section IL
Immediately followed the announcement Of tho pro-
posed Improvement OF the block front on the west
side OF Broadway extending from Forty-fourth-st
10 Forty-ffth-st., with the nearly completed
Hotel Astor, leased TO William G.. N,uschenhein.
Mr.. Ismau Is the owner OF the former Parker
House property ut Broadway and Thirty-ninth-st.,
upon which a theatre has been projected and also
OF the Sherman apartment houses at No 155 70 15a
West Forty-eghthst. plot sSx1OO, rs feet east OF
Seventh-aye. No immediate Improvement OF the
La Shelle property is contemplated
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GEORGE LEDERER IN CONTEMPT.
Franklin Bien and Herman 0ppenheini Also
Named by Court-Must Testify.

Judge Laconbs IN tho United States CiFcai'
Court yesterday signed order declaring FrahA-
lin Bien. George Lede-er and Herman Oppsnnein
IN contempt unless they appear witnesses oelOi'
United States Commissioner Shields. acting as =
special master. and give testimony In the SUI. :.
the Pan-American Amusement Company ssaihSs
Robert E. Mcguire. Deputy sheriff OF Boston
The action brought IN the federal courts a.
Boston to recover damages for an attachment nla''
by Mcguire This defendant required ths tesuih0"s
OF the three named and. although they "sI'
the principal officers Of the plaintiff company o.
tanned order 20 take their testimony oe1o-'
Commissioner Shields. Maurice Runkie. also sun,
moned witness. appeared before MI Sh's-.
on March and testified Oppenheim also appeafe-'
but. on advice Of counsel. Mr. Bien refused 70 20
sworn. Mr.. Bien failed to appear as Withes''
but appeared the counsel OF the plaintlfr com.
pany and crossexanined Mr.. Runkle- He also az.
vfsed Mr.. Oppsnhem not to be sworn. and also a
vtsed himself and Mr.. Lederer. as their couise'
not to appear and he stated Mr.. Bieh. a]'01
ney. submitted q brief asking Judge LaconhDe -
vacate the service OF Mr.. Bien. witness. tose'.0.
with Lederer and oppenhem. claiming the $50. W
wa, faulty Judge Lacombe refused 70 sign me So
der whereupon Mr. Bien decided 70 0l s -, ina
summons and raise the issue OF the service VI
motion TO punish him for contempt
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MRS. WOODRUFF BURIED.
Odeu, Depe7o and Other Prominent
Mem at Funeral.

The funeral OF Mrs. Cora Eastman woodruff, wis
Of ex-Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. WOODRUFF.
held at the Woodruff home, Eighth-ava and
President-st, Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon. &C =
o'clock The house crowded with friends,
among them many Of the most prominent Repuo-
ncans in the State In spite OF Driving rain ms
sidewalk IN front OF the house was crowded by
friends who unable get inside. Senator Plata
was unable to reach the city in time 20 attend the
funeral. where he was 20 act as pallbearsr. Tns
honorary pallbearers were Governor Odel. Senator
Depew, Ex-Governor Black Frank FL Platt Gen.
eral Stewart L. WoOdford Charles A. Moore. VIII
lam Berri. Senator ]. P Aids. Sylvester G. VIII
ton ex-senator ". J. Ia Roche. Thomas z PearsaL-
James E Hayes. II. r. Smith and Er1estus QUICK
The services were conducted by the Rev. 7 A
Nelson. formerly OF the Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Brooklyn. and the Rev. Or. A P. Van Gil
sen, OF POughkeepsie who oficiated az Mrs WOOD
ruff's wedding.
Among those present ir addition TO the relatives
delegation from the State Senate ana ons
from the Kings County Republican Executive Conl-
Tnittee- After the services the body was taken %
the receiving vault in Greenwood Ce1netsry-
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SNAIL MEN ON BIG CARS.

Youth will be served, of course. But there are
too many half ripe undeveloped weaklings on
the front platforms OF motor cars, so plainly
lacking in muscular strength that the sympa-
thies OF the passengers are stirred. Mr.. Vree-
land himself is a giant OF GATH colossal in
force, with the good nature which has been
characteristic of so many Eiffel towers of hui
mainly since the early days Of the race.
Amiable and kind hearted as he has proved
himself 20 be ON certain occasions. why does
President vreeland permit his assistants and
subordlnates to put puny fellows at the levers
of the enormous cars whose thunder shakes
the earth from the Battery 10 the Harleml Mere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
PARK CONDITIONS.

The annual report Of the Department OF Parks
for 1903 has been finally published In "The City
Record" 1t comes ST q fortunate moment to
emphasize the great progress made In the care
and Improvement of parks under the Low adj
ministration. The present spirit, as shown in
the DETACHMENT of park property with advertis-
ing signs and the proposals to ill the parks
with permanent city buildings in the guise Of
temporary schoolhouses, TO subject Central and
Prospect parks TO the rIinous wear incident TO
use as parade ground, and even TO cut a speed
way in Central Park is so dangerous that the
public should take note Of the contrast and be
prepared intelligently TO hold Mayor Mcclellan
accountable for the custody of the city's pleas
ure grounds.
The report shows remarkable progress in the
equipment OF gymnasia, Fairgrounds and even
farm gardens in the small parks in congested
districts IL is evident that the children of these
neighborhoods need this provision for their
physical welfare far more than they need even
new schools, which can be provided without
croachment on park space. A long neglected
work which was most thoroughly done last year
was the cleaning OF the Central Park lakes and
the provision against their again being made
receptacles for sewage and breeding pisces for
the malarial mosquito. The pruning. replacing
OF worn out soil and renovation of diseased PLAN
tations were carried on in thorough and extern
sive manner. The chronological work Of the
department was especially noteworthy. Never
was such scientific attention given 10 the insect
rests which make tree growing in the city diff
ficult, and never were the trees a whole in
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UNDERBREEDING A NATION.

The facts and figures cited by Representative
Adams, OF Pennsylvania, the other day, in IN
Producing his bill for the regulation of immigra-
ton, startlingly indicate the extent to which
this nation is-to use n convenient livestock
pErase-bcinc underlined We have hitherto
often remarked upon the circumstance that far
less attention is paid 10 the right culture OF the
human race than 10 that of animals Here Is
further indication of it. Some countries have
strict laws regulating the importation of horses
and cattle for breeding purposes encouraging
the importation OF the best strains. Owners Of
horses, cattle. sheep, swine and dogs pay much
attention TO the matter, seeking to improve their
stock by the admixture of superior strains and
carefully avoiding the contamination OF lower
grades. Surely man is better than beasts, and
the nation is OF more Importance than the
stable the sty. Yet here we are letting ina
food of the poorest and lowest human stock in
the world TO faint and breed down our national
blood
In the last fiscal year, according TO tho Of
fetal figures quoted by Mr.. Adams, there ar
rived at American ports S57,0i6 immigrants.
or these 1S5, 667 were illlterate being unable
either 10 read or To write. and 511,302 had less
than $50 each. That is TO say more than one
fifth of them were illiterate, and about three
fourths OF them were on tho very verge OF
paupeTism. II IS 20 be noted, however. that
there are great differences among the imml-
grants from different countriea From some
countries there is great proportion both hit
crate and impecunious. From some they are
poor in money, but not illlteratc. and from
some they are both educated and provided with
means. Here are some OF the worst
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THE CABINET.
rrRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

1FRoM TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington. March 31.-Postmaster General fayne
expected to leave the city before this on trip
of recuperation. but his progress toward recovery
has been slower than hoped for. and he has
not decided when where he can go. HIS physi-
clan thinks he will be able to make the journey
early next week
Mrs. Cortelyou is entertaining her mother. Mrs
Hines, who will remain for the Easter holidays
Secretary Taft will be exceedingly busy through
out April in keeping engagements outside OF WASH
ington. He will leave here tho 9Th for Cincip-
natl to attend the marriage OF his niece on ths
9Th after which he has promised to make ad-
dresses before the Hamilton Club OF Chicago on
April O. before the Kickapoo Club Of Peoria on the
18th, before the Chamber OF Commerce or Cleve-
land on the 18th. before the Psi Epsilon Society
of Philadelphia on the 10th. before the Chamber
OF Commerce of New-York on the list, before the
Americas Club OF PIttsburg on the 9th and before
a church club at Lancaster. Penn, on the 18TH,
following which he will to St Louis to repre-
sent the President at the opening ceremonies OF
tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition on April 10
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Opening Performance of George AIDES New
Musical Comedy, "The Sho Gun"

George AIDES latest musical comedy. THE Sho
Gun" with music by Gustav Luders was produced
last night at Milwaukee. and will next Monday go
TO the Studebaker Theatre. In Chicago. for ex-
tended run. 1t will probably open Wallack's Thea
ire in this city in the fall The leading part. which
was written with Frank Moulan. the inimitable
Sultan In Tho Sultan OF Sulu in mind. "a played
bv CHRISTOPHER Bruno since Mr.. Moulan's personal
relations with Henry w. Savage. the manager,
have put stop to the comedians advancement In
Mr. Savage's productions. Miss Trixie Friganza Is
q member OF the cast. The scene of this comedy I.
to be Corean in population and customs. Mr.
Brunos part Is that OF an American. or. as Mr..
AIDE prefers to call him, 'frrepresshle Yank"
though his native State Is Iowa. who comes to tho
island and upsets the plans and controverts the
customs of the Sho Gun, ruler. to his own COM
satisfaction and IL IL to De hoped 10 the salts
faction OF the audience.
Mile Bresla Glanola. che singer whose imper-
sonation of Carmen was the bright spot OF the
cent disastrous season of French grand opera here,
Is at present in negotiation with Mr.. Conried. and
NAV sing here next season at the Metropolitan. NJ.
Ciauther the leading barytone or the French or
ganiZation who sing In some seventy operas,
Is likely to Join Mr.. Savage's forces next year.
At the ffth annual meeting Of the Association OF
Vaudeville Managers OF the United States. held at
It's Offices yesterday in the St James Building.
the following officers elected for the ensuing
year. after which the meeting adjourned: +. =.
Chase president: J. III. Moore, vice-president: ID.
F. Hennessy, general manager and treasurer, and
f. h. Albee II. w. Behman. j. X Burke, p. y.
Shea and NJ. Shea. board Of managers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
ALLIANCE FRANCHISE MEETING

The Federation OF the Alliance FRANCHISE u 90.
United States held its annual meeting SeS'
at No. 10 Broadway. Seventy-fvs cities were
resented by delegates, including San tranei'
Denver Chicago. Indianapolis. Boston. Clneiiilla-.
Buffalo Albany New-Orleans. Baltimore h@.a T
and Montreal Harvard. Yale. Princeton. CoinsH'
Irniv.rsitv OF Virginia University OF Pennsy iVin'
Smith. Radcliffe wellesley. Mount Holyoke' 'SS'''
and other colleges were represented
The secretary, L. V. Gofiot, of this CITY -, -.
report showing the progress OF the assay ssOeA
,vbtcb NOW includes $50 different societies WIN :
membership OF over twenty-five thousand
decided to organize a French summer class " -
University Of Pennsylvania ana also " -,
MAGAZINE IN French the organ OF the ieSe
Ofncers for the ensuing year were eiecteo as ~
lows: Honorary president. DE-. William L. -. -.
president OF the University Of Chicaso' pIe $500.
Is Row White Of Baltimore: Weep. , slosr
Professor E. de Sumichrast OF Harvard ,-te- OF
c,anbridre Mass; Professor Alcee foru,S1.r ~
r,,Iana University of Nev-Orleans Paul fuI r
New-York: Aphonse Gaulin. jr.. Mayor :. " COT.
socket. r. l.; secretary ard treasurer. L. '. w.
DOT. of New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01

There is a vast difference between taking IN
an army OF Firms, with only one In hundred,
or Of Scandinayians with less than four IN
thousand, illiterate, and IN army Of Croats ana
slovenes of whom more than onethird. OF
South Italians Of whom nearly one-half, are
illiterate There is also vast difference be-
tween taking IN such numbers OF aliens as can
be assimated and AmericaniZed and such
numbers rs cannot be thus dealt with, but actu-
ally transform American into semi-alien COM
nunities The yellow peril" used to be con-
sidered dreadful thing in San Francisco. and
the presence there of so large body of Chinese
is undoubtedly to be deplOred. But San Fran
cisco has not now the largest proportion OF
aliens. New-York, Boston and Chicago all ex-
coed it.
The proposal in Mr.. Adams's bill IS that not
more than $4,000 immigrants shall be admitted
into the United States in year from any one
country. That would not shut out n single
German or Scandinavian or Irlshman. It would
reduce the number OF immigrants from Just
three countries, Italy, Russia and Austria Hun
gary, and those are the very countries from
which we are now receiving by far the largest
number OF illiterates and semi-paupers With
the exception OF the one item Hebrews" all
the immigrants given I'm the first of the two
tables above from those three countries;
and so are most of those indefinitely classed
as Hebrews" 1t is, moreover, from those
three countries that immigration into America
is most rapidly increasing. Whether such re-
striction Mr.. Adams proposes would be suf-
ficent and would be effective, may be open TO
question. But it can scarcely be questioned
that In self-defence, for the preservation of our
national stock from degradation some means
should be devised and promptly applied which
VIII check the influx of human derelicts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01

That beautiful story about the disappearance
of small mountain in the northern part OF
Maine. some twenty-five miles from anywhere,
offers such satisfactory explanation of the
recent earthquake to the uninitiated masses that
It will be received with temporary favor by
large numbers Of people. Those who care TO
know whether It is really true or not. however,
will wait until a reputable geologfst visits the
spot before accepting it. Unfortunately for the
newspapers. the manufacture Of fakes Is by no
means confined to April l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Ever since Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana mas
been regarded as a .trong candidate for the Vice
Presidential nomination he has suffered at tho
hands OF photographers. A day or two ago. accord
ing 10 ..The Springfield Republican" n man with
r,r,e-a called and said no would like to have tho
Senator nose Mr.. Fairbanks consented, but the
man wanted him to outside. explaining; I
want you TO take a seat IN brand new automobile
and be photographed there. guarantee that your
nIc,,,ra will sppear IN the advertising pages OF
sva- magazine in the country. Ny firm II pushing
this automobile in great shape" AS soon as the
Indiana statesman recovered his breath after hear
ing this rervy proposition he had the visitor elected
in a hurry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
4musemenfs.

ACADEMY OF aTlJSIC-s: ia Chinese Honeymoon
pt-L.ASlsO Kitty BellHifH
BROADWAY THEATRES .l5-J1e Yankee Consul
CIRCLE. ID -NaudeNiIle
CRITERION-S 15-Merey Mary Ann
DAIN'E-S. 1S-Sha 90
F>DEN MDSEE-Tlle Wax
EMPIRES .20-The Other Girl.
GARDEN TTIFATf3Fs-S:a0Ghe Secret OF FoNchlir~Ae-
GARTfICsK THEATRE 1.-THE Ruling Power:
OPERA f4OE-SI.-S-EBr Jelal and t1foe
HERALD SQUARE THEAIR2-sla-The Gin from
kays
HUDSON THEATRE-S lo-sian Proposes -
IRVING PLACE THEATlE-S.2O-Zapten VAs'-
tool.
KERROCEER observation-disclosures
LYRIC THEATRES 1.-THE Pit.
MADISON SQUARE GAHnEN-2-S-CiTcus
MAJESTIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of OK
MANHATTAN THEATRES :I5-The Nirginisn
MURRAY Hill, TTIEAIRE-2-S-Turned
EW-kMsTEEDAM-S-The Two orphans:
NEW lYCEIAf-S Admirable CT1caton
SEW-YeRK-s:l5-T7le TeuderfOot $3.50.
PROCTOR S-Taenty- third Street-kaucerilie. lily
eighth Street-Nan Who Dared. fffth Avenus-Meo-
ding March ana Vaudeville one-hundred-snd-'Tens-
nfth Strecf-Cartain Swift.
VAUDEVILLE TTTEATRIt-S 3o-C-anoios-
TICrORIA-2-S:1S-Na
Chairman.
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a. PITOU, JR., UNDER KNIFE.
Actor Operated on for Appendicitis-His
Condition Critical.

Augustus Pitou. tr.. tho actor, and son OF Au-
gustus Pitou. the theatrical manager and play
wright. operated yesterday for appendicitis
by DR.. Richard II. Gibbons. OF No. sS East Thirty
fourth-st at the Aston Hospital. at No. ss West
Sixty-irst-st-
Mr.. Pitou has been playing with tbs Rohere
Edeson company. About three weeks ago he Be-
came i'll in Oswego. N. Y. and grew much
worse that he was brought hero for the operation
He was weak that 1t was feared he would not
recover from the anesthetic. but he did 30. His
condition. however. DR.. Gibbons says. is extremely
critical Augustus Pitou, ST.. IS in Florida with
the rest of his family.
Late last night the patient was resting COM
fortaby.
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scheme Of sufrrage t,nkering and holds that the

scheme OF suffrage tinkering. and holds that the
amendment It suggested must be submitted to
the voters without executive Intervention. The
Governor has communicated TO the legislature
his disapproval Of the Suffrage Amendment
bin. but the legislature will not allow his mes
sage TO he read. The situation is confusing
But IL is also encoura ging. 1t gives some
ground for believing either that the proposed
amendment will fail entirely, or that out OF
il will come some honest and bona fide measure
Of suffrage restriction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

washington March Sl.-Miss Roosevelt returned
from Aiken S. g. to-day.
At the egg rolling on Easter Monday no grown
persons will be permitted in the White House
grounds except those accompanying children TINS
rule will be strictly enforced in order to avoid d
repetition of the crowdng Of the GROUNDS Dy
grown people such as occurred last year
The President to-day received party Of teachers
and students from the State Normal School or
North Adams Mass. They were presented by Rep
resentative Lawrence. He also received seVerai
hundred school teachers from Northern ONO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01

The Boer war show at St. Louis is no doubt
a showman's Job pure and simple. and Is not
likely to be worth stage room. The Beers valor
and patriotism and military courage and re-
source are worthy OF the admiration or the
world and of history and will get 1t, but they
cannot be displayed With dignity In side snow.
The attempt will merely vulgarize them TO the
level Of the money grabbers who stand Dehinu
It. No respectable Boer can give 1t any couh-
tenance or sympathy. and the rest of the worid
,vouId much rather have Il left off the pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IrRoN THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington, March 31.-The Chinese Minister re-
turned from New-York this afternoon accompanied
by Alfred E. stearns principal of Phillips-Andover
Academy.
Tonight the minister gave reception to the
Phips-Ancover Alumni Association Of Washing
ton. The reception was preceded by a small dinner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
J. p. MORGAN EXPECTED TO SAIL SOON.

Ii was said yesterday at the Office OF J. P Morgan
e. Co. that Mr.. Morgan. who goes abroad every
spring at about this time. expected TO sail next
wednesday or a week from that day. i II
derstood that ]. Pierpont Morgan r.. whose hons
ia in London and who has been in this city for the
last three months. may accompany MS fathef 70
Europe The old rumor that Mr.. Morgan was about
TO make his permanent home IN England was rs~
vfved to be once more denied as ridiculous"