davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
SHADE TREES ON STATE ROADS.
They Could Readily Be Provided For at
Small Expense.
the Ediror OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The almost general neglect 10 plant trees
on the newly constructed State roads, so called
IN NewTork is greatly to be depIored and action
should be had through amendments to existing
laws or otherwise TO provide for the planting of
Shade trees on ali newly constructed roads where
feasible The planting OF suitable trees should be
arranged for in the specifications for the work
from the beglnning--the tree pits properly spaced
should be generous in the provision of soil with
which they should be hlled-and it rarely happens
mat this soil cannot be conveniently had the
lHe Of the work-so that this important part
Q, the work need aud only little 70 The cost of
me roadway. And. likewise. suitable trees in
large quantities can be purchased at very low
rates from our large nurseries
Here let me make a suggestion to our Forestry
Commission, or other officials of competept an
thority: Why not lay out and maintain nursery
OF sorne eligible part of State domain and
roads, lunatie and other asylum Sites, public
trees could be raised but ey green's in yartety
Ed IN large numbers could be grown by A small
aalltonal expenditure Of money now used by
n. State for the care of our forests. public
1 have tried to interest our State officials from
the Governor down but with 70 practical results
SO far. Unfortunately. the engineer@unIess he has
natural taste for such adornment as NAV be
possible in his ordinarily verv utilitarian work
on roadside This should net be so, for the
lsnged often 10 his disadvantage.
Something could be said also as to the rather
mesgre allowances TO the mile now arranged
ioF ey law for the construction Of our State roads
AS lar as built they vastly superior TO the
oTdinery road constructed and cared for by
ae Iocal authorities. but il is 10 be hoped that
oeiore long the control of this work Will pass
entirely into the hands Of the State and their
pan and scope TO substantialness and con
Gnuiy may be enlarged upon and improved
Essatehester County, where there. should not be
poor road. is notorious for its bad ones
instance. the Westchester roads thoroughly
discredted
All through Westchester we have an abundance
q stone and gravel and If many roads were
properly made of the latter material and cared
IG ntelligently they would greatly serve the
eeenlfort Of those who ride for pleasure and the
BUSINESS convenience OF the more practical
minded But, withal-and the the gospel of good
Ioaqs has been well preached-the gospel Of main
,stshanoe must be advocated and enforced with
AAe srenuousness
But, anyway. let Us have shade trees on the
roads already constructed and intelligent provision
made for the planting of trees on the State roads
N he future JOHN Y. CULVER.
New-York. Nov IL 1905
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20

..,,o.s management the towns make {.
y -.te proft out Of their municipal under
@e-s ard reduce the cost of various services,
ishA rss and tramways; and they are not
su.'' ;.-ge and trustworthy employers of labor,
oe ~ are also heavy contributors to the
ps'., ps' treasury in income taxation. In spite
ns"y., -.,,oss nismanagemenJ in Poplar and a
o tAo- borolghs and towns. 1t is by no means
'se n+ IN the interests of labor the municipali-
ora .,,ld be excluded from the benefits of free
-, If is more reasonable TO assume that
"o1 . ,,,norting, which exposes the home market
..st-uctive competition from foreigners. is
n.in cause of the present lack of employ
gent
~ 10 per cent on manufactured goods in
,.r4ne the range of home employment. il
ia enable the Chancellor OF the Exchequer to
..rst the balance between direct and indi-
=. tsrstion and to reduce the levies on mer-
..as earnings and private incomes In this
= the dead weight of taxation now felt with
sing force by every industry would be d.
-,,,shed and a considerable share of the bur
- rould be shifted 10 foreign exporters 1t
Ia be a genuine relief measure for people
=. moderate means, who are the largest class
..+,rnsvers and are now terribly burdened by
=, continuous shilling on incomes, by munich
:, borrowing al high interest and by increased
....s involved by education bills, pauperism and
.,-,,v improvements when there are no assess
.,,s for benefit on any betterment principle
-sis long suffering class does not form process
,.ns with socialists as drum majors and march
.,-oss London to Downing Street between files
. svnps thetic spectators; but it is squeezed
-,-a and more forced TO retrench expenses
ard 10 pay tribute to money lenders. and we'll
,gh exhausted by constant bleeding. Some
Zines one hears Of a pauper baronet receiving
ssT shillings in old age from the Poor Law
Guardians: or when a peer is sued by his wife
ssr maintenance in the courts there may be a
nstbetlc recital OF the sorrows of neglected
sspghter digging potatoes in the fields to keep
herself and her mother alive: but these are ex-
csptiona episodes in the history of the titled un-
tmDloyed. Yet any account of taxation in Free
Trade England would be incomplete if ii were
n stop with the unemployed workn1en, who are
noT clar1oring for work and sending their wives
and children TO Downing Street to plead for
them Il should also include the privations
ana sacrifices of people with fixed incomes of
moderate size who. between the national tax
gstherer and the rate collector. spend their time
h whipping thistles. They do not troop into
Trafalgar Square to cheer for a social revolu-
ton when blatant den1a gogues express the hope
that "autocrats viii soon be sent to heaven bv
chemical parcel post: but as the helpless VIC
tins Of direct taxation. ever increasing in
weight they commune with their own hearts
and are still when they are told that the coun-
TT is prosperous and that they ought 10 be
thankful for the blessings of Free Trade
T.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
DR. ALDERMAN ON FOOTBALL.
Ssw More Attention to Studies Would In
crease It's Sport.

-@l"-n 4 Alderman. president OF the University
= virginia, who will be one of the speakers at the
.'Aeal dinner OF the Chamber Of Commerce. is
slhg at the Hotel Welcott. Although ne would
- =. express his opinion in regard 40 the insurance
t'esugation or the recent municipal election law
= @s perfectly willing talk football He said:
The = my mind the chief issue at present is not
s.aiaIity Of the game. but the neglect OF thelr
Eeea -. football and not enough study believe that
ibs oreialty Of the game may be eliminated, put
ssS.-. .es5ghness cannot be When the players con-
raors Ger academic COURSES first. footoah win pc
Il ol sport than il IS At present.
es sa speaAing OF the case Of Tom Thorpe, who was
FrS - captain CT the Columbia University team
oer.Sas vas unable TO play because of faculty debaI-
Of ~. ~. ana who is now student at the University
sart glnia. President Alderman said:
sho,. lie mas not been with sufficient tlle 70
ra. mat he is eligible 10 play the team II ne
Il -, Tie siculty requirements he VIII proDabiE
49, 70 play Eext year
,..,.siceit Alderman said that President Ro9se-
1s.et deal of good
tss A..tslough President Roosevelt wei liked py
ins- south before his visit" said President Alder
b. y mas done much 10 remove The toea lhat
"as STs.Gdlced partisan"
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
TO SEEK TODD WILL.
Return of Dead Womans Daughter
Viii Re1ITe Case.

Mrs. RosaIie Tousey. daughter of the aged Mrs
Todd who found dying in Fairmount Park
Philadelphia. October %. is expected TO arrive
here from Europe tomorrow Wednesday. With
her return brisk action will be begun TO invesu-
gate the death of Mrs. Todd and to clear up the
mystery surrounding the will left by the aged
woman
Action by the Philadelphia authorities. who have
been trying to down murder clews has been
suspended, awaiting directions from Mrs Tousey.
The District Attorneys Office here is waiting to
consult her before going further with its case.
Sinclair Tousey. who has been representing Mrs.
Tousey during her absence in Europe, and has
succeeded in getting the Lincoln Trust Company
appointed temporary administrator FOR the Todd
estate, will take further action until Mrs Tousey
gets here.
The efforts to clear up the mystery surrounding
Mrs. Todd's death will make necessary the deter
mining Of the legal authority of Ingerson Lock
wood, who had acted for several years as Mrs
Todd's lawyer and now, under what appears 10 be
the latest existing VIII. is named as her executor
so far nothing has been learned of the later will
said to have been by p ". Radcliffe, manager
OF the Merritt Burial Company which, II Is stated
did not name Mr.. Lockwood as executor 49,,
Mrs. Touseys lawyers after consultation with
her. will unite with the police and the District At
torney's Office IN endeavorlng to bring this viii 70
light and TO find out where Lockwood who has ap-
parently had large sems Of money, supposedly from
the Todd estate 'g6e it,
Mrs Tousey as heir TO the Todd estate. probably
possession of the property as executor. ana Milton
Berosheim. a grandson of Mrs Todd At present
lawyers for the grandson are acting with MTs lou.
disposed Of their common interest will cease Any
clew the missing will. they believe. will practi-
cally clear up the mystery surrounding MRS Iodo
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
NEED IDEALS. NOT IDEAS.
President Wilson also Says Young
Me7: Are the Conservatives.

Woodrow wilson president of Princeton Univer-
sty one OF the speakers at a meeting in the
interest of young peoples religious organizations
ence Federation in Carnegie Hall yesterday
afternoon. There an overflow meeting In the
Broadway Tabernacle near by.
John r. Mott, secretary Of the international COM
mittee, presided. With him were, besides Presl-
dent Wilson. Bishop Greer. who pronounced the
benedicton; the Rev. DR.. William II. Roberts
permanent chairman of the conference and others
President Wilson's subje< THE Mediation
OF Youth in Christian Progress" He said in part;
The radicals the men past middle life. There
are the desperate radicals; the men who would
clear the stage that they might begin anew. 1t Is
not the youngster of hope. but the near the
darkness of despair who is your man of destr~c-
ton
1t is your youngster who catches his conviction
in a lump We older fellows split hairs and dis
criminae closely and out our progressive
vitality in doing So Your youngster moves forward
older men. He torges ahead and overcomes obsta-
cles that seasoned men, knowing their olsneSs'
would falter at.
The pushing things in this world are ideals, not
pulsive force. No naked idea is ft to become an
ideal until we illuminate It, dress 1t up ana give II
halo that properly does not belong to it We live
by poetry, not by and we live only as we see
Attention was called to the fact that out Of the
plan for a federation. under the style or ne
Council OF the Churches OF Christ. the word
evangelical had been omitted. which might cause
confusion if the Unitarian body insisted that
it be added to the thirty bodies already included
n
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
MAY SEEK RoTHsCHILD PARDON.
Witness in Mathews Case Not Yet Sent Back
TO Sing Sing.

David RothschiId the convicted ex-president OF
+bo wrAcked Federal Bank may never be sent
hack 10 Sing Sing prison TO serve out the remain
ar NJ his term OF nine years and five months He
hos raen kent in the Tombs for months State
witness He was used witness in the trial of
John ". Wooten who was convicted of larceny
many weeks ago but has been kept .s in the T9mbs
- 49, x he 81 made 10 Governor Higgins pardon
bofb T2othschild and Eooten
Rothschild wooten Armitage MATHEWS ana M
indicted RothSchid' s
Saue f - FOR alleged conspiracy in the looting of
IN T-e;sseI estate. Wooten's conviction was
nraI,g q stem TO making him witness for the
.ereiS EsrrrI.on was understood 10 have con
sented TO witness Ihe man IN pHI pptio1 pos m g
pt ,r,e sudden death of Armtage Mathews
NJ ,-,,tng ~ the DAY he was to have ap-
.raS er trial left the District Attorney win TWO
useless witnesses in the Tonos instesp oL hin h Is
Mr. Jerome has been planning; Il Is sac; 10 nay - =
.Sa,, 1ardoned on account or tfelr promises 70
snrl-e fhe state by testfyng against MatneWs II
seIse ee -. - tbsf Ferguson will not be placed on
Is ,I I'ioTi 5 hat fho Indictment against him VIII be
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
PRESIDENT ELIOT ON "eREAT RICHES

40 the Editor of The Tribune
sT: As I was present at the meeting of tho
contemporary Club IN this city before which Presi
aeht Eliot recently delivered his address Great
fches. may I be permitted to say in view of the
sor'es now going the rounds of the press that no
-JIlesions 70 secrecy to the contents of the
s simple. but forceful. paper presented were laid
ss, ON me club, any member thereof, upon that
ft-s MN Nor were there, stated in some quar-
sesS,s shs aFlmadversions whatever upon the pos
inSi,IisS iSioiS OF great wealth either class as
~. 'll1dis The whole story must have grown
ic1s ~ tte fact that President Eliot declined 10
60 ls manuscript to a local reporter, because he
Pected to use il on other occasions and naturally
rt51,lot ny care 10 have its contents discounted by
'sTSalgcalton Al this time
sri.ls; ms; added 10 the fact that reporters were
Te,i@.' i' 20 be present at the meetfng-the usual
49,. ol the club which is essentially private
rlsa tlon-must have given rise 10 the absurd
i.-S55 OF secrecy. when none whatever was en-
80 OF expected. X.
'Llogeaort Conn, Nov. L. 1906.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
MIR. sEWELL MAY REMARRf WIFE
All Concerned in Matrimonial Tangle Refuse
to Discuss the Case.

The principals in the sewell divorce tans
kent themselves in seclusion yesterday ne
first Mrs. Sewen declined to see visitors VINO
called at the Majestic. Although Mrs. seven
the second, who was Miss Ritchie of Montclalr'
was supposed to be at her town house NO l.
west 76th-st. which is for sale, none OF tiie
occupants would answer the bell
Barton Seweu remained for most OF the uaS
in his rooms at the st. Regis he oecllheu 70
+ha olIeged annuIment of his second marriage
bl the decree obtained by his first wife, he
replied ,,.o ,o+bire
to say publicly about it 49,.
Mr.. seweH has consulted his lawyers ABOUT e
that phase of the case, it was learned. il1 oInce
their opinions differ it. it is quite posslple;
according to some of his friends, that. to avold
future difficulty, he will remaEry the ne Secone 5ra
obtained bv the first Mrs. Sewell becomes opera
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
MAKES 100000 IN HAVANA DEAL
lows Farmer Buys Land for 5000 Which
He Cuts Into Town Lots

Sioux City. Iowa, Nov. 10 (SpeciaD.-On an invest
ment of $4,000 in real estate at Havana, Cuba, w
F. Seybold of Danbury, this county, has realized
exactly 100000 in the last year.
Mr.. Seybold has been reputed for years to be one
of the wealthlest land owners in Northwestern
Iowa A year ago last September he took $4,000
TO Havana, and. after looking over the situation
he purchased fifty of land near the outskirts
of Havana. paying $500 acre for it He divided
the land into $50 lots, fifty OF which he sold for
900 each and the others have since been disposed
of at s1250 each
Mr.. Seybod has just sent a message from Ha.
that he has sold the last of this property ad
that his investment has netted him 100000: He
says that he enabled to realize this handsome
profit by reason of some fortunate investments or
American money in electric railway and other en-
terprises in the neghborhood of his land.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20

So1@se F' & 81 h am. sash Boa
aged rs years. Funeral services private st. Louis
papers please copy.
1s5 At tse residence of her nephew Robert l. case
Mary Powell daughter Of the late Ann tgq9w sac ana ana
be held the Church of the Corner Stone. Newburs
". Y, Tuesday at 1890 p m.
eSaoe Gsre6sa the late 5aoob and
Cox.
Dixon Sunday November LOrinda Morris KinssIsy
residence No. 80 Townsend-ave Clifton, Staten Island
at 8 p m. Tuesday. November Fl, 1905
brooklyn Philip A Fzgatrisk aged u ElneEaI d1s to
csfhoIc GG5oM chaTcn s92 a Sidney @ Place Brooklyn
ov6a ws64 d Thomas X On
and daughter OF the late James and Harriet joyce
T. srnfrn5 g on iFgldss Mondsy Novsnbsf 20 iiso
Stamford Som IS satg5day tg5a NgEsg T.Tt
Pn.s P9r seFces viii Be held at her residence No.
56 south-st.. Tuesday. at p. m
widow Of Henry Kag@s9 Funeral ssytSsi MeRda1 at
November 20 at 3 O'Clock p m
IINDsTEDT-At New-Brunsvvick \. J.. November 1s.
1905 John Lindstedt in the s0th year Of ms se
at 2:8o O'Clock from his late residence No 80 Wei
come-st
.s IS @ lis ats esdgHo in in Tss6s s sR
MARTIN-on November IS. Stanley Martin, aged 80.
Funeral MOnday M st the resfeRSe West OF W5s sada
G. GGiRs No - sSeas Of Sigma Phi society
please note
M9ntar H. on nf NPysesr fSemss aRS i
Lillian R. Poison, aged years Funeral strictly PM
from her home
ROBERTSON November IS 1905 Alfred Roberts In the
o h his ys son u DR. A. percy Roberts No LBS East Jersey
St EtTa6sIn ntsnenf II in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Philadelphia.
penn
r. 9ohas strsmraei sah Q, hs age
Monday November 20. at oclocS PRAYERS at his iate
rA1xrosudden st Louis Mo- on on S9ysnser Sss % an is
in year. Giles Augustus son Of tiles l. anu
Augusta H. Teintor
aged - gssT fuTcp gSneTa drown feTygs T Taesday
vember 81. 1870 D m
VAN METER-sunday November 10. 1905. sophTona =,
OF the late Rev W G Van s MedeI, oi r. =
Argyle Place Arlington, n j. on Iuesday
I:3o
vIDA1-suddenIy Englewood, Noyen,5eT T. lula i
NJ ot the late William r yid2l q Jersey ,i ny ~
Il Rochester No &c wiuthroD-st-. Englewood y J.
on M9ndsy g me oTns e6nSenn % the family Jersey city
and Freehold papers please copy
No p RiTersw g,g.- Pi9ss ace. Y9n 9 S
Jacob Weber Funeral Monday 3 p m al PARK view
Reformed Church Yonkers
ert c Black. in Pelham Manor n I. on sunaay s NJ ~
vember le Sophia G Goff widow OF ths eIe Tas II ~
ices win be held her late residence No rs Maa-
Wednesday morning. November 2 at il;@o o clock
woop-suddeny on Friday. November 7 T. 1895 George
on "wednesday 22d inst al P m a. me 1es1aehee
On 6Pn s.Tag GsTaE so T Central Rs n sst0a aitRF at on a
TlVSi ?. M o '''
In Mernoriam.
M GA0Sain ANN p aa 1eoT 9z os'ead s November 2 100
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
PROMINENT ACTORS IN PALMER BENEFIT

The all star, benefit by the Theatrical Man
-. - a., ,-es,dent Daniel Frohman, for the
,e,dor and FAMILY OF A NJ. Palmer, viii be held at
the broadway Theatre on FrdSy a enc pIR 5Rs
DLta a 80 esDecfaIlv arranged novelties Those
VINO have ALREADY agreed to appear IT, these e new
Hprned Miss Fay Davis, Miss Olga Nethersoie.
s5tss Es5na Nav Frauein Absrbaneli OF Ionreids 8
MISE .so yeronIaue company, with Miss Ruth
1inr@nt William Favershern. De Wolf Hopper and
Vrilifam Collier One OF the new PIays 70 DC given
is H.T'he Ninth Waltz" BY r. c. Carton
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
DOES NOT EXPECT TARIFF CHANGES
Senator Hemenway Thinks More Important
Subjects Will Occupy Congress.
TBy Telegraph to TIE tribune. ]


Richmond Ind. Nov. Ex-senator James A. Hem
enway. of Indiana. who IS now preparing to go to
Washington for the session of Congress. does not
think that Congress will this winter disturb tariff
rates He feels that there are other subjects OF
grsver Importance In interview he said:
Congress is likely provide for government
regulation of insurance companies. 1t is certainly
most important that legislation be enacted that
for insurance to be misapped AS to the tarif pr
there is no doubt that number OF scheduIes
ought to be revised, but there be no revision
of a single tariff schedule without going into the
construction OF new tariff bill. do not thlhK
that advisable at this time
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
Religious Notices.
90 cents per Iine.

INTERCHURCH CONFERENCE.
For the convenience of the public the com-
uittee on Meetings give notice that admission
20 the Morning and Afternoon Sessions is free.
Holders of tickets for Monday evening ara
opening. as the Committee wish TO accommo-
GATE as large number of nonresident visitors
as possible.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
MIR. CLEVELAND EsCHEWs POLITICS.
Ex-President Went South to Escape Re-
porters, He Says.
TBy relegraph to The tribune ]

Richmond, Va. Nov. ia dspatch from 'he
Eack raw Cunning Club says that ex-President
Grover Cleveland is well and is having great sue
cess cunning for ducks. Mr.. Cleveland was asAeu
for an interview on the political situation
'fI have made up my mind to say nothing ABOUT
politics. the ex-President answered, ana an =
20 -ro,re, ~ change nv mind I might that
ooroa dawn here for the purpose of getting away
from the newspapers which. since the eeettol ske 4
statanoent The desire to get away, augmented H ps
b oenecte Of good ducking, caused me to make
mn nv mind without half trying.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
TO PLAY "PRINcE OF INDIA"

Chicago Nov. 1s-At a conference of theatrical
managers to-day arrangements were completed for
an original presentation at the Colonial Theatre
soon after the first OF the year Of dramatization
of General Lew Wallaces Prince OF India" More
than five hundred persons. including Turkish
army of two hundred and Roman army of
like number, will be employed in the production
The cast will include J. z. Dodson. William Far
mum William Beach, Maude Fealy and Sarah
Truax The music is being arranged by Horatio
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
PROFESSOR JOHN |. MORRIS DEAD.

Ithaca. y. Y, Nov. 19.-Professor John l. MOTIFS
~ forrnu died at his home here tonight, after be-
ing unconscious for forty-eight hours, from a
paralytic stroke complicated with pneumonia: IN
I'll he retired last year Professor Morris had neen
at the head of the mechanical arts department < Oh
bIey College since 1868 having been the cnolce lot
that position of Hiram sibley founder OF me inst u
tntioT He was a trustee of the State Hospital az
willard Professor Morris was seventy years
old He was a brother of the Rev Edward Morrls'
of Columbus, Ohio
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
aossE LIVED EoRTYrHREE YEARS.

p " Geissenhainer, of Sea Cliff. Long Island
mourns the loss of a family horse named DANDY
The horse was forty-three years old For seVeraI
wears Dandy had lived on the fat OF the iahu anu
had had the constant attention of veterinary sur
qeon The horse will be buried in the field where
he was ALWAYS turned out for grazing.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
POPE SENDS GREETINGS.

Fnornttsburg. Md Nov 19-The centennial of
Mount St Mary's Church and Parish. was celebrated
to-day, the Rev. Edward P. Allen Bishop of Mo
bile Ala celebrating pontifcal mass Cardinal
Gibbons who was present, read cabled greetings
from Pope Plus Y, and pronounced a special ponti-
fcal benediction.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
eREENE-GAYNoR TRIAL JANUARY 9.

Savannah. Ga. Nov. 19.-The trial OF BENJAMIN
n Greene John F. Gaynor and others. for alleged
participation in government frauds, has been sci
for TUESDAY January Q.