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New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
DANGER TO PASSENGER SERVICE,
Compulsory Rates Would Injure It Through
Freight Traffic, Correspondent Thinks.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The establishment of compulsory rates OF
transportation would seriously impair, if not ruin
the splendid passenger service of the United States
This service leads the world in point Of efficiency
capacity and elegance. 1t renders journey post
tive delight. mode Of recreation and yet improve
ments in this service constantly being made to
meet the exigencies OF the times. The passenger
service is distinct and important factor in the de-
velOpment OF commercial activities. The swift.
luxurious trains which sweep like the winds through
valleys and plains and the fast flying mail trains,
perform most important and Indispensable func-
tiOn in the execution of Industrial and business
terprises train like the Twentieth Century
Limited" which places New-York and Chicago but
twenty hours apart. performs valuable service TO
the commercial interests OF the two great marts
But the passenger service OF the country with It's
superb equipment has been built up chiefly from the
profits OF freight traffic. From the fruits of the
latter traffic the roads have been able to equip and
maintain strong safe lines. laid with pOnderous
steel rails and construct locomotives Of special
capacity and speed for passenger service. Indeed
the passenger service.
But II the rates Of transportation are fixed bv
law the freight service win receive a severe blow
and the passenger service will suffer to a CORE
spending degree, just a a body suffers from the
Impairment of the blood which affords the neces-
sary SustenanCe ALLEN BENEAM
Cortland. N Y. April Is. 1906
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
EnR THE SUICIDE CLUBS.

--h bobi+ Of committing suicide on the ele-
,o+o6 ,aiIrood seems to be growing in pOpu-
larity. We have not the temerity to set ABOUT
n campaign against self-destrucdOn III seHerdI
when neither the statute law nor the natural
love Of life and manly courage in the llulVluual
candidate for oblivion is able to act as u ueIet-
rent Suicide is doubtless a sin, but we suppose
II is +o he classed with those sins which Mr..
Jerome teaches us to make up our minds TO nave
freely committed So we refrain from urging
would-be suicides to continue to endure the
slings and arrows OF outrageous fortune. BUT
when they make up their minds to shufhe on
this mortal coil will they please go somewhere
else to shuttle?
In the first place. jumping before elevated
and subway trains makes horrible mess, ana
is highly disa greeable to many persons against
whom the suicide can have no personal grudge
In leaving this world we should think man
would wish to do it with the least possible IN
convenience TO his neighbors. 1t is incOnceiv-
able that he should want to nauseate them and
make himself horrible and disgusting. There is
a dignity Of death which in due season may
be expected even by the most miserable and
despised, and why should any man forfeit his
final need of awe and reverence from his fel-
lows, to be swept up with loathinS, like the
filth of the street? Then too the suicide causes
great inconvenience to the whole travelling pub
lie. In getting himself put out OF the way ne
displays a colossal egOtsm. Thousands are
waiting to get to business or get home when he
selishly steps in and stops traffic, possibly Gre
ates panic and starts a whole train of evils
the end Of which is beyond calculation.
A cat, when it gets ready to die, goes on
alone to some quiet spot. Is a man, experienced
enough in this world to think he wants no
more of it, less decent and self-respecting than
stray cat? This tendency among some people
to scatter themselves revoltngy In the paths
of traffic, where they will bother other people,
should be severely condemned by all suicide
clubs. There are plenty of other eXpedients for
those who must have them. The railroads are
TOO much crowded and their uninterrupted SER
vice is too important for the tracks to be made a
dumping place for derelicts. If the suicide
is of no good in the world, and sees no way in
which he can forget himself by helping human
lty so that his life viii become worth while let
him at least have the decency not to make an
unnecessary nuisance of himself
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
TIE NEWS rms MORNING.

FOREIGN dispatch from Saigon SAID that
Admiral Toeo's warships had captured large
number of coers off the COCHIN emma 0oo9N'
- Admiral Rojestvenskys vessels were re re-
ported at kamranh Say, noTth OF selsoii, aI,U ~
al points further north, one rualor HlenliOiil!is
Russian warships north of Hons Kong; al the
Iapanese movements are hidden --- r lslu
Marshal OyaTna reported the repulse oi i've
PuesiaD sOundrons sveet Of The railway. ine STU
alton in lie main j. unchanged. ----- OrceTs
have been issued TO formulate plans for the IN
PRODUCTION Of the zeucstTo system INTO SlDeila
and Poland
DOMESTIC. The United States Supreme
Court declared the New-Nork law. nNing Ten
hours as . days work for bakers unconstilu-
lional holding that il is an interference Win
personal rights and freedom OF contract; the
mandate IN the Northern Securities sun was
issued -- The Senate Committee on Inter
state Commerce began its hearings on me rail-
road rate question IN Washington. ---- JOSEPH
.Jaetersou's condition took decided turn Tor ule
,,,f-=e al Palm Beach ----= -Four neWsboys were
Killed i'm q rush 20 get free tickets 10 show
fn Tndfanavo Severe damage VAS cone
10 truck and fruit farms In the south by the
cod snap Of sunday night. =- me .. f.A-S t4sS
Refarea'' bill. authorizing the appointment oI
retired supreme court justices ia Ne~-h ofR
county as Cficial referees for life. became Jaw
without The signature OF Governor higgins
CTTY.-Stocks were irregular and active -
A. he annual meeting OF the Panama I9aliIOaG
Corrl,sr. officers ana directors were elected ana
4 complete oranizatiOn. ,nsuring harmony pe-
rEeen tne road and the caT2l colHfnlssloi "ss
effs.teG - Tee District Attorney had TIE
Third triel OF Nan Patterson postponed 50 ne
ooul5 eVoSe svTrenderin2 the letters taken IfoIh
7 Morgan smith -- Health officer Doty de-
fls9ed no alarm need be felt over = prealcuoh
thai 1le bubouic plague Nouid break cut mere
TIE WEATHER.-IndicaJions for to-day;
Fair and warmer The temperature yesterday;
Rsgcest. - degrees; lowest, 81.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

AcADEAET OF NUsIc-s-The Darling q the Goes
AllEISlCAN--S;lS-No Wedding Bells for Her.
hElaASCO-6-A Adrea
BljOU-s 15-The Music Master.
nnOADWAF-R.lb-F FlOrodora
NEiAIEkION-S.2o-Iin the Carrier.
COLOETA1.-2-S-Nau
DAILY
EDEN Nj SIsF-WorlG in Wax.
EhllfgffS-Ciosed tonight
GAISTIClI-e-lO-Nou Never can Tell
GARDENS .20-The college widow. ,,
HAMMERSTETS'S NECTORlA-2-6:lS-NauaeN
HARl EN- .20--The MsanthTope.
HIFPODROAfE-2-S-A Yankee Circus on Mars ana An
dersonvile.
HUDSON-s s0-The Heir the Hoorah.
IRVING PI.ACT,-s .2o-Er und seine SohFeatef-
KNICrKERB BOOK ETS-S .15-Lnndon Alsurance
LEW FTFIsDS'S-S:i5--It Happened n Norolaiio-
IEBERTy-S 1.-THE Education of Nj flpg =. -
T-AI-3-Rurton Holmes Lectures -
dugRel's Boots.
lyric. I8--FRntana.
MAJESTIC Kcllnr.
MAnIsON Sol- AHTl-s :3o-Ihe Firm q eainnils"
NApTS0N SQUARE GARDEN-1-e-
NAME ATTAN,-Close6 polv Week ,--.~
NsFVv-A ARfSTERDAM Ms .l5-she Stops to S'HS"ei-
sFrpr. YORK-g g.f5-PTince of Pilsen
T5lsTNcrrF,gG-R.R - T'renzied Finance
s1S-The school for hosoaAea-
VEST FND-s:l5-sis Hopkins
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

JOHN PAUL JONES.
The Claims to Fame Of the Naval Hero Of
the Revolution.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: All honor to General Porter for his dis
covery of the body OF that remarkable man. John
Paul Jones. captain in the United States Navy.
Chevalier of the French Military Order OF Merit.
ADMIRAL Of the Russian Navy. and member
Of the Russian Order Of Anne. who died in Paris
in 17S2 In the midst Of the agony Of the great
Revolution, Paris paused amid the fierce tempest
OF social and civil conflict to commemorate the
gOries Of the gardeners son. because he had de
voted his life 10 the cause Of human freedom. Yet
neither America that he served so devotedly. nor
Russia that he battled to place in possession OF
coveted COnstantinOple. claimed his remains and
his place OF sePuItUre remained unknown and
Unhonored Catil now. after hundred and thir-
teen years. through the efforts Of one OF Americas
nOblest cons. the lody is found, Identified and
placed in the vault of the American Church await
ing transportation TO this country.
Five feet seven inches the body measured, and
1t Is true that this the height OF Jones. He
was a slight person but his frame was firmly knit
and he was capable Of enduring great fatigue. HIS
eyes were Of dark hazel. and his coUntenanee pen
sive. but IN moments Of excitement his whole face
aglOw. In battle his hps closed like viss
and his brow contracted with the rigidity Of ron
He would then speak with haughtiness and great
emphasis He not conscious of fear, ard
moved with the air " one superior 20 fate. yet
though fierce In battle he was kind by nature. and
his sympathies were deep and abiding
An English lady at Paris described him. in lISS.
as "a smart little man OF thirty-SiN. who speaks
but little French appears TO be an extraordinary
genius. a poet well hero and Is greatly
admired by the ladies' who all wild for love OF
him. he is for them
Many and various the opinions about this
singular nan 4 myself believe him to have been
sagacious and far seeing. because we owe 70 him
the adoption or that policy OF organization and
appointment which enabled militia OF the
ocean To Vindicate arms IN the War Of 1N2 ard
TO dispute with other nations the title to dominion
on the sea And before 1S0o he presented q plan
FOR an organization OF the navy which. - one
author declares showed him to have been the
most enlightened naval officer in service. and
that his sound AMI comprehensive views were
equal to his bravery"
JOSIAH c. PU~MPELLE
New-York April II 1eO5
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
NEM.YoRK SOCIETY,".

Mrs. Henry C1ews Mr.. and Mrs +. Rollins Morss.
Mrs Gustav Amsinck Mrs. FOxham p keene Mr..
aud Mrs w. B. Leeds. Mrs. Richard GamDrll'
James Stokes and his bride. who were married on
Saturday by Bishop Potter: ]. Stevens UmRn. ]. +.
D. Lanier EfOucure Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Townsend Burden, with Miss GwendOlyn Burden,
are among those sailing to-day for Europe MS
Clews will join her and daughter-in-iaW' Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Clews tr.. in Paris and viii re-
turn with them to Newport in June for the season.
Mrs James Pinchot arrives In town to-day, and
until her departure for Europe on Saturday will De
at No 30 5th-ave She is going abroad to visit her
son-in-Iaw and daughter. the Hon. Alan and Mrs.
JOhnstOne. at Copenhagen, where the former mas
just been appointed British Minister Pienipoten-
taFy.
Among those who have arrived from Europe are
Miss sackvilIe West and Mr.. and Mrs George ".
Childs DTexel
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. who have been
at Hot Springs Va. sail early next month TOT
Europe. with the intention Of making motor tour
the Continent
Lord and Lady Suffolk and the latter's sister
Mrs Colin Campbell have sailed for Nsw-York. and
are due here the day after tomorrow or on Friday
It Is understood that the presence Of Lady Suffolk
and Of Mrs. Campbell IN this country has been rem
dered necessary by some hfculties which have
arisen in connection with the settlement Of the
estate Of their father. Levi z. Letter. In cOnse-
Quence Mrs. Letter has postponed indefinitely her
trip abroad.
The Duke and Duchess Of ROxburghe have taken
for the season IN London No. Carlton Gardens,
which Is the town house of Lord and Lady Dudley.
This would seem to indicate that Lord Dudley has
no intention OF resIgning the VicerOyaty Of Ireland
in the near future.
Miss Dunham will be the hostess OF the Thursday
Ev, ming Club when it meets at the ST. Regis on
Thursday week. Henry James will d9Iiver adj
dress on BoIzaG.
Nine WaddingtOn sails on the Savoie on Thurs
day for her home in France.
W. Watts Sherman chartered the Pioneer yester-
day for it's trip to Ardsley. and among his guests
were Mrs Norrie SelIar, Miss Deacon, Miss KnOwl-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
WOMAN STOPS NINE PASTORS MOVING.

Nine Of the clergymen recently transferred by the
Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference are unable
70 move their Lares and penates as the wife of
of the minister's the Rev. Charles Little, Is seri-
cusly i'll and cannot be disturbed. She is at the
parsonage Of the church in Arlington. Her husband
was transferred to Rutherford The Rev. Nj
RYDER who was transferred from Irvington 70
Arlington. cannot vacate to the Rev. Mr.. Gardner
who was moved from Jersey City; the Rev. NJ d.
Church. who was transferred from Newark to sue
ceed Mr. Gardner unable to move his belongings,
and in this way the nine ministers are affected
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
4 CBANCE For sOmEBoDY.

II is an infinite pity that the young rufiians
who. returning from ball game in Harlem on
Sunday evening on a 6th-ave. elevated train.
produced an uprORF and viciOusly insulted men
and women passengers, could not all have been
caught taken 20 court. tried, convicted and
sentenced 70 about five years at hard labor.
This seems 20 have been an aggravated case,
but similar exhibitions of brutal indecency are
common, especially on Sunday. Too often the
conductors and guards either are afraid to exer
else their authority or are indisposed 10 interfere
Respectable passengers shrink. perhaps not Up-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
Abouf People and |ociaT I1cidenfr.

1on. Count Beroldingen and Count L1mburg stirurn
Reginald Ttlves drove. Mrs. G. Louis Boisssvai--
has the coach for to-day.
MS. Edwin H. Weatherbee win give a youur
peoples dance next Tuesday at her home IN Ma
tson-ave- for her daughter. Miss Nay Weatbe-bo.
Monson Morris has leased Waycroft AZ T.7n,.
stead. Long Island. from Mt and Mrs W seots
Cameron. for the summer. Mr. and Mrs Can.
eron have taken house at Saratoga for the sea.
son.
Mr. and Mrs- Oliver Hartman will Oman Rf5..-
leigh Manor their country place at White Plains d,
May . for the early summer. and win be there
until they 90 to Newport for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore A. Havenseyer win re,,,r-
from Europe next month"; and VIII spend the s7D,-
mer at Newport. going on afterward to Hempste41
for the fall
Mr. and Mrs n. Van Rensselaer, KENNEDY Who
have been touring through France and italy In a
motor car. are likewise their way home They
win sail for New-Yorz tomorrow.
Nine. Gadski and the Pittsburg Orchestra. uude-
the direction Of Emil PaUr will constitute the ehes
features Of the programme - the concert which "a
to take place at Biltmore George vanderbfts
place in North Carolina. April O. in behalf OF
local charities.
Mr.. and Mrs George de Forest and their son
Louis de Forest. who has returned from California
are staying with Robert HargOus in the Adron-
dacks Mr.. and Mrs. de Forest will 60 abroad early
next month, and viii spend the summer in Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pe are booked 70 sail
for Europe on May 10. with Colonel and Mrs. Rob
ert NJ Thompson They viii return in time for tho
season at Southampton. Long Island, where they
win spend the summer.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

naturally, from exposing themselves 10 assault
at the risk of finding that the ponce are against
them hut II was discreditable to those who
we're asked on Sunday evening to appear as
witnesses that they refused to do so.
Perhaps some day John L. Sullivan IN his
prime will be aboard a car Of which company
of filthy and violent hOOdlums have taken pos
session and will put them to sleep in the
free and easy manner belonging to his art
and his physical endOwments. If that fond
fancy should come true, grateful pOpulace
might elect him Mayor at the earliest OppOr-
fuOifv
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; William j, Bryan. In Public Opinion q
April IS has an article entitled. 'Ias the Presdea&
the Courage To Be a RefOrmer?" irs which he sii~
fully appeals to the Presidents pugnacity and en-
deavOFs TO enroll him in the Bryan Democracy. As
opposed to this ask the question; Has the Presi-
dent balance wheel?' 1t takes both good main
spring ana good balsHee wheel to make good
umePieee. II the mainsPrinE ID too strong Il rms
too faSt 10 the balance wheel is heavy 10 runs
too slow The friends % Iresidcnt Roosevelt. wn0
voted Tor him. think he has both a good Mtlt-
spring and a good balance wheel. ard that ne -
too good sportsman. to go on half cooked az
the suggestion OF new toInd friend Ike Willm
j. Bryan ~ q 4
NeW-York. April u. 1895
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
Mr.. sHoNTs PENNsVLVANlANs' GUEST.

The guest Of honor at the annual meeting OF the
Pennsylvania Society this evening at the Hotel
Savoy. will be Theodore P. ShOnts, president OF
the Isthrnian Canal Commission Mr. ShOnts Is a
native Pennsylvania. although much Of his Ffs
has been passed in the West Other guests viii
include Congressman Joseph A. COulden- OF this
city: Congressman S. X. Dresser, OF Bradford,
Penn: Congressman Fl. Burd Cassell OF Marietta.
Penn: State Representative James A Irwin, OF
Pennsylvania. and the Rev. Dr.. John F. Carson, OF
Brooklyn. Charles NJ Hogan is chairman of the
committee Of arrangements, and James r MagOf-
fin is chairman OF the reception committee.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

The debate between the Howell Literary Society
Of Evening Recreation Centre No %. champion OF
Group D, and the Progressive Literary Society OF
Evening Recreation Centre No. 105. representative
Of Group E. was won by the former.
The question was: Resolved. that New-YoFk
City should own and operate the street railways
within her boundaries "
The debaters were Messrs. Tischler, GrabsOn and
Jae0bOWtz OF the Progressive Literary Society and
Messrs. Miller, Friede1berg and Zimmerman. OF the
Howell Literary Society. Miss T. E. Whitney,
tres was present.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
A CONSTANT REApER.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir see by to-dAy's Tribune that others besides
MIR. Cooke have read The Tribune from its start
/. too have taken and read II from that time to the
present with the exception OF a few intervals For
the last fOrty-odd years have hardly missed a
paper. My first vote for William Henry TIar-
Tison. and for several wears before and fyar bia
election / lived near The Tribune office
Glen Ridge. N. J.. April "a. 1895.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
"TAINTEp MONEY. -

To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR English papers report that tbo T,.ndo, N,.-
sionary Society. the Congregational organization
for foreign missions. Is 10 receive f75. a beauest
from tohaceonist. We are constantly reattsng
or the feartW results os cigarette smoking es-
pectaily by boys There Is FaaSOn thFrerCre In
fear that some some OF this money is tainted"
associate prOteateTs 70 URGE tbs T,e.N1,.L t,, -re
Brooklyn. April a. lls5.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you kindly correct an erroneous para
graph that appeared in The Tribune OF March 2s?
The paragraph stated that was IN the bull ring
at Juarez. Mexico, when I was informed OF nv
fathers death; also. that went usual with
my part that night. This Is quite untrue 1 start
ed at for New York. but the train was ~
late could not possibly make connections and
turned back at Chicago for the West
LIONEL. BARRYMORE
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

approach to it-in degree, not in kind!-that
we can recall was a man on the old Gunther
road to Coney Island. who was engineer nre-
man, brakeman conductor and baggagemaster.
all in one. But then. he was an unreasonaOle
che, Who Kicked when he was required to
manage switches too! Besides, the Gunther
road wasn't comparable with that az Panama
in size and Importance.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
PERSONAL NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU-I
Washington. April 17.-Mrs- Tan returned tO-uight
from New-YoTk, where she went a day two
ago with the Secretary. Mr.. Taft did not accom-
pany her.
to New-YOrk yesterday morning after short
visit to Major and Mrs Edward Burr. at Washing
ton Barracks.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

deed II Justice Gaynor is correct, the police are
NOT even competent in congested neighborhOods
TO direct the traffic so as to keep it freely moving
In that respect he OutdOes the Berlin courts.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

The Indiana Legislature at it's session just
closed adopted a strong measure against cigar
cites. and the Governor in his proclamation de-
clares that II will be vigorously enforced. II
viii be interesting to watch the result. Indiana
does not hold a conspicuous place among the
States which raise cigarette tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

As the Official representative Of the sole
stockholder. Secretary Taft was described as
pretty much the whole thing" at the annual
meeting OF the Panama Railroad Company yes
terday, and it wouldn't be easy to find any one
better fitted to dlI that role. About the nearest
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

The Socialist strikers az Limoges are some
what ungrateful in attacking the great Ameri-
can mandatory and the American flag which
flies above II. If it hadn't been for American
genius and capital Limoges would not have
attained its present eminence in the ceramic
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

The Hon George w. Beavers's Discrimination
to leave New-York and face an unsympathetie
washington jury has at last been overcome Oy
order from the Supreme Court Mr.. Beavers
seems to have great an aversion as Messfs.
Greene and Gaynor to the notoriety Of criminal
courts.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

About ten years after the Erie Canal improve
ment is completed we shall probably see worthy
gentlemen filing the press ana the leslsiA1iVe
halls with arguments to prove that it was all
unconstitutional.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18

The unspeakable ruffianism on an elevated
railroad train on Sunday must be regarded as
moral. II not legal. argument against Sunday
baseball. Such conduct is not. OF course
necessary nor even a general sequel to Oali
game But 1t is fact that the great ma
jority OF such scandalous Occurrences-of Which
New-York sees a good many every summer
do follow ball games and are produced by the
players or their corpradss. II there had been
no ball game last Sunday there would in all
proba bility have been no such outrage upon
the elevated railroad.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERs.

Among the passengers who viii sail to-day on the
Rhein are:
Mr. and Mrs Hermann Al Mrs. Henry Pfeper
Lrscbr Mrs. AIpr. Allen Watts.
TobD n Constable Dr. AMI Mrs. G. T. Warner
Mr. and Ms L0uis Deppe Mrs. John A. Wslsch.
Mr. and Mrs W. Holstein