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New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES.
The Rev. Mr.. Usher Commends Mr. Ellis's
Investigation.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir In view OF Mr.. Ellis's trip regarding mis-
sions and missionaries. IT interest you to know
that have just completed independent tour OF
the world, not the agent of any missionary
board. society denomination This trip has
taken me three years, lacking two months II has
covered missions in Italy, Austria, the Balkan
sta tes. Turkey Greece. Asia Minor, AL the Black
Sea missions. Southern Russia, Georgia. Armenia,
Arabia, Oman. India. Burmah. the Straits Settle
Manchura. Corea. Japan and Hawaii Previously
! took two journeys. in 1880 and 1897, when
visited. in addition to some of the above places
Judging of the work done after four years in
tervaD, the countries of Syria Lebanon. Palestine
the world have visited almost every archaeological
find of any note, pending months in the Tigris and
I feel a sympathy for Mr. Ellis in his work and
understanding of it which few of your readers
may have. AS The good fortune ia mine TO speak
to get near he aaves hearts and study the
spirit OF their Telisloas as only one familiar with
BY that mean 1t takes man I'm touch with the
profession TO know its art in this way.
tin DS S y or ns % sa,1 fS S SEiS I q
ing the wrong way around. He is going the oppo-
site wey from which our civilization has travelled
way, until he reaches his journeys end.
L have such faith In Mr., Ellis and his good
Judgment, however that know he will find more
than enough to interest your readers 1 can cniy
say, If he will see as much of the work as have,
and in the out-of the-way places as Well as in the
power and work of the silent forces OF Christian
ity, which are making themselves felt as in no
cepting commercialism. 1 am also sure his journey
wifi do a great deal of good and that he will find
the investment you speak Of IN IN miSsi9ns truly
Grand Rapids. Mich. Nov. u, 1906
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
PASSATC PURIFICATION.

The Governor of New Jersey does we'll to
manifest his interest in the publication OF the
great watershed of the northeastern part oil
that state and to intimate readiness to call
a special session of the Legislature to deal with
the matter as as there is reasonable
assurance that the hitherto conflicting interests
are prepared to agree upon some practcable
scheme for the radical abatement of what
should many years ago have been regarded as
an intolerable nuisance OF the urgency of the
need there can be no question. In the last few
weeks scores of cases of typhoid fever have
been reported at various places in that water
shed and there is no indication that the re-
ports We're exaggerated. If they are true, d
monstrous state of affairs must exist in that
region. Even if they were grossly exaggerated,
there would be need for prompt action. A
single case of typhoid, originating on the spot
is a discredit to a community and should COM
pei prompt mending of ways.
The urgency of the case is ample reason for
calling special session of the Legislature
even though the time is so short before the
opening of the next regular session. Every day
counts when typhoid threatens to become cpl
denic. There is also another reason. namely,
that the present Legislature is better qualified
to deal with the matter than the new one will
be, for the reason that it devoted much time
winter 1t would have settled it then had there
been agreement between Paterson and Newark
1t could settle it now in twenty-four hours if
such agreement We're reached. 1t ought to
dictate an imperative settlement, whether such
an agreement Is or is not reached.
There has been ten times too much see-saw
ing already between those cities For years
each has been trying to throw responsibility
upon the other. Each has seemed to make a
point of being willing when the other wasn't
and of not being willing when the other was
The case has long been scandal 1t is high
time it was ended and one of the finest water
sheds in this part of the world was redeemed
from the condition Of a series Of cesspools and
sewers. And while they are about It the
various communities will do we'll to consider
if IT will not be best to quit altogether their
old game of passing their sewage along for
some one else TO dispose of, and TO adopt the
only decent and manly system of making
final disposition of it themselves
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

about S4 a bale during the week. somewhat
similar conditions prevailed In the wheat mar
ket although there was the further strengthen
ing influence of small receipts at the Northwest
and some disposition to believe that the Produc-
tion had been overestmated. Foreign markets
are elso important factors at this time, as thero
will be considerable surplus available TOT snip
ment abroad and prices in this country must
be influenced by the limits fixed by exporters
Manufacturing returns are steaohy IhPioN
ing although there Is complaint OF insufh-
cient water power. but this is Strengthening
the fuel markets. AT time when III is kho"H
that the nation is surprising all previous records
of prosperity it is natural that the accepted
standard should provide phenomenal ngufes.
Production of pig iron in October surpassed ali
previous monthly records and November opened
al a rate of 26,OOOO0O tons annually. yet the
domestic output is Inadequate and imports are
being arranged for delivery next year as well
as liberal current receipts. Spot quotations are
almost nominal because of the few offerings,
while distant shipments further advanced to
about So a ton above the level prevailing
year ago The higher prices asked for next sea-
sons iron ore did not prevent the placing of
large orders and coke advances in the face OF
record breaking production and vigorous work
on new that will soon materially increase
the output With this industry in astonish-
ingly vigorous condition there is place for
pessmsm in the business outlook. Shoe shops
are receiving large orders for spring delivery,
and shipments through Boston for the year
! maintain the largest total on record.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
FRENCH RAILROAD REFORM.

The proposed purchase of the Western Rail-
way system of France by the government of
that country seems TO be assured and when 1t is
effected more than one-thrd of the railways of
France will be under state ownership. This
transaction has had It's provocation in the poor
service given by the railway companies, and this,
In turn. is in a measure charged to the fault of
the government or its agents. The roads are
said to be in shocking state of congestion, so
that there is intoierable delay in the shipment of
goods and much irregula~ty and uncertainty In
the conveyance of passengers. There have been
innumerable appeals of aggrieved patrons to the
government for relief from n state of affairs
seriously detrimental to the welfare of that part
of the country The opinion is expressed that
the companies have long been far more intent
on large dividends than on the welfare of the
country
But it is also polnted> out that all this could
not have come to pass had the governments in
spectng engineers done their duty. The Minis
ter of Public Works has just been reading those
functionaries severe lecture, telling them that
his knowledge of affairs on those railways has
come not from them, whose official duty 1t was
to supply 1t promptly, but from others, and that
If they had only done their duty matters would
never have got into so bad state The inspect
ing engineers themselves might have required
the companies to institute the needed reforms
If not. they should have reported the facts to
the Ministry, which would have taken efrectual
action. But now it is too late, I'd there seems
to be nothing TO do but for the government to
purchase and manage the roads.
1t may be that this decision of the French
government is wise under existing circumstances
But many will ask what guarantee it can af-
ford of improved service. For, if the government
officials SO grossly neglected their dnty while the
roads were under private ownership, what assur-
ance is there that they or Others will not be
equally negectful under the system of govern
ment ownership?
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
FOR A CARL SCHURZ MEMORIAL
Ex-President Cleveland and Others 70 Adj.
dress Meeting on Wednesday

meeting to honor the memory OF Carl Schu-z
will be held IN Carnegie Hall at $50 o'clock on
Wednesday evening. at which admirers OF the
German born patriot from all parts of the country
will attend.
among tnose who are expected to make addresses
are eX-President Grover Cleveland Joseph n
Choate; chairman OF the New York Carl schurz
memorlat committee: Charles j. ROr aparte Sec
Ietary OF the Navy; President Eliot OF Harvard.
Eugen kuhnemann, of the University of Bresau;
teIulan schumacher, of the University OF Rom
and Booker /. WASHINGTON.
Richard Watson Glider will raaa an or.ylral /
poem % h on MT schurz and the last address will be
IN I"c nature OF statement from the chairman
tis wh9 WIN Sc, forth the plan and scope of the com
nnse of titSh MhiSh mas been organized for the pur-
PoST OF raising fund 10 provide for a permanent
th 'iInonIal l TO Mr. Schurz. The musical part Of
rnscbP Taflme a VIII he In charge OF Frank Dam
TSa 1gssh lie VIII conduct the Symphony Orchestra
,a ne Eiederkranz and Arion societies have volun-
esnb vii me services of their respective choruses
u iu VII Iurnlsh more than a hundred voices
NepresentatiyHs OF the following associations will
% ,aneSeht. thaInner of Commerce Civil Service
YnrL LiTasue; Authors Club. city Club OF New
fbih' Eh,so German Societies German Press
Club Gn1Sa,n German,s,, Legion of Honor. the German
New York Historical Society, o"' anu INC
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
In1tsenents.

ACADEMY OF MUSTC--s-M Macbeth
ALB AMRRA-2-S-N -Nnudeviile.
ASTOR-S:i5-The Daughters of Men.
s3GLASCO-s:i5-The Girl the Golden Wect
SLJGG--S:l5-NrsN Nilson-Andrews.
,5saUA DNAY-s-ThA Prince Of -ndia
CAsINO-s-The Blue Moon.
sOLONlAI1-2-S-Va1d
Cg1TERtON-S:I5-The Iittle CherLo.
DAILY SIS S:l5-The Spring Chicken.
EDEN MCSE;Es-Jhe World
EMPIRE s15-His House Order
GARDFN-s.2o- Madam Butterfly.
GARRICFE-S :2o-Clarics-
AAckETT-S:3 Chorus Lady
HAMMERSTEIN'S NICTORTA-2-s s:l5-NaudsVlile
HERALD SQUARE-S-The Great Decide and ABOUT
Town.
HIPPODROME-a-S-A Society Circus
ECDSON-s:15-The HypocrItes
IRVING PI.AC-s:ao-De Katakonaher Che Catnsonlps)
kNICk ERBoCKER- S:15-The Red MIL.
IIBERTY-S:l5 S:l5-Nurse Marjorie.
LINCOLN SQTAREs-s:I5-The Love Route.
1GCEUN-S:I5-The Lion and the Mouse.
IsYRIC-s:I5-T1he York idea
MADISON SQUARE, -s:i5-The Three q Us
NsJESTIC-2:3o- Passes s:l5-The Tourists
MANHATTAN :i5-C1othes.
MEM tMSTERDAN-s: :15--C;esar and Cleopatra
KEW YoRK-s -s:I5-Forty five Minutes from Broadway.
PRINCESS-2:2 :2o-s: s:20-The Great Divide.
SANOT-S:15-Sir Anthony.
ST. NICHOLAS RlNE-Ice Skating
wAII.ACK'S-S-15-The Rich Eoggerheimer.
WEBER SIS :2o-Twddle-
WEST END--2-S-Me. Him and L
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

thought is revolution. The impossible maid
is humble instrument Of fate This scientist.
Mr.. T. NJ Rubinow, of the Department of Agri-
culture argues that the scarcity and expense
of domestic labor will stimulate the invention
of domestic machinery. We keep house practi
cally as did our ancestors generations ago.
Labor saving devices are few and unimportant
It was the cost of male labor that stimulated
the invention of machinery to save male labor
But domestic labor has been cheap. Mothers,
wives sisters daughters and unapproprlated
aunts have done the housework for their board
and clothes "Hfred girls" have been compara-
lively cheap. But now the unpaid domestic Ia
Dor is rebellious and the paid labor is riotous,
and there Is call for inventive genuses who
will do for housework what Hargreaves. Ark
wright and others did for weaving It is not
an impossible parallel. for no one living in
England in ITO. when a large part of the male
population labOred at home. assisted by the
members of their families. their "spnsters, y
turning out homespun on a handoom. could
have foreseen that In a few years all would be
changed. Give the servant her due as stimu-
liant. Says the scientist The recacitrant ser
want girl is an effective force toward technical
"and social progress" She is humble soldier
In her sexS rebellion.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DEFENDED.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune of the 10Th inst. there is a
report of an attack by the Rev. DR.. Van Allen
upon Mrs. Eddy and Christian Science. He char
acterizes Christian Science as gigantic bunco
scheme wherein the victim thinks he has the
treasure. but instead. holds only the worthless
imitation
Tens of thousands of these victims all over
this country and Canada Europe and Asia Aus.
tralia and the Philippines know this worthless
imitation has given them health for hopeless dis
ease. prosperity for poverty peace for sorrow and
unto the perfect day. for the way that leadeth
Allen in way TO add that in all probability the
majority among these thousands OF Victims" are
OF Christian Science as he can possibly be- That
their testimony also ts being heard above the
noise of all opposition is proved by the growth of
the movement. II. CORNELL, VIII SON "a
New York Nov. II 1906 'AA'NO->'
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
OPERA ANNOUNCEMENTS.
La Traviata" Substituted for Marta -
Metropolitan Matinee on December l.

To provide a suitable opening ou'llis ,,+.,
week OF the grand opera season at the NeeFV'O1.
for his new Italian barytone Recardo
Mr. Conried has found 1t necessary 10 Hi'''-1
ARRANGEMENTS for the matinee perteriHan'O -
will take place on Saturday. December /, - - .sr a
OF Marta. as announced the opera VII - -,
Traviata." with a east including Nine,
Caruso and StracciarL -, u-s+h-
Among the recent operate arrivals Is N'"' ~,
arina Fleischer- -EdeI. the German sop'.i'o, ,'.a,
will make her New York debut at the Ne0'o -
on Friday November 50. as Elisahetn !" -,
hHuser" Carl Burrian. the tenor. VIII aS ~.
pear for the first time here in the ute Ia~ ..,ut
Venus will he Nine Olive Fremstad. l"o -.
OF Miss Geraldine Farrar and OF Chares nVI aI
lisre who succeeded Jean de ReszSe IN III
important parts at the Paris opera - fioN9- AZ
take place on the opening night. IN n0'"'
Jultette." ,.5av
Nine Lima Cavalieri viii follow on - ,r1l
November u in Giordano's Fedora o-
make his re-entry I'm that opera as Lol Lolls ,,ars
ON Thursday afternoon CrhankssiVihs Csratel"
will be a performance Of t'Hansei "AN - sae-
on Saturday evening Fernand SouoeyFa'" sr ths
ond OF the new French tenoFs. VIII app ,.,rcon
first time here with Miss Bessie Aoo''. -, q
Nine Josephine Jacoby and Bars ~ - pss-
Juliette." The public sale OF seats tel ' - rnuss.
formances at the Metropolitan VIII op0N -
day. November -
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
FOOTBALL REFORMED.

Football is reformed, and in the face Of the
prophets II Is mighty good game. It is bet
ter game for the spectators and IL is better
game for the players than the old stvle of mass
play. In the reformed game the spectator can
actually see the play. He can discern skill
speed. variety and resourcefulness of attack
all that goes 10 make up a real game and more
over, game from which the vital elements of
the old football-strength, endurance and nerve
have in nowiSe been eliminated To the spec-
tator il Is vastly more than watching heaD Of
players untangie themselves and measuring with
his eye whether the ball. finally disclosed on
the ground. has been advanced or not.
The object Of the new rules was TO open ND
the game, To make II more one of skill and less
one of brute strength 10 lessen the possibility
Of serious physical injury TO the players. and
above all, to change its moral atmosphere so
that brutality and hidden and unsportsmanlike
violations Of the rules would be done away
with The changes seem TO have accomplished
in a considerable degree all of these things
Men still are injured at football. as they are
az several ether of the rougher sports. but the
number of accidents in play has been materially
less this season than before The rules severe
ly penalizing brutality and unsportsmanlike con-
duct have been enforced by officials this wear.
and healthy public and undergraduate senti-
ment has sustained the officials The result IS
clean football
IT had been feared by many adherents Of the
old rules that the changes would ruin the game
IL was said that football would degenerate into
kicking duel and chance fumbles would de
termine the result. But luck seems to have
been no greater a factor this year than in the
past. Indeed comparative scores have been
unusually true indices of comparative strength
We do not find team winning handsomely one
week and the next being overwhelmed by a
team of about the same quality as the one lust
defeated. That would be the result which we
should expect If the new rules had substituted
luck as the controlling factor in place of skill
and power
The faie-Princeton game CT Saturday was
this seasons crowning exhibition thus far Of
the new football.
The New York Worlds" account oe IT said:
Experts who hovered on the side lines said
that OF the football games of recent days Il was
the most open and spectacular
said The Times:
The game abounded with these spectacular
new-fangled plays. No more we're the close
formations that marked the games of the past.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
MUSICAL COMMENT
VI. Soint-Saens and His Fifth ~.
certo-Negro Melodies

Only the sticklers for the verf,ias n, -,
have felt like picking quarrel with the can
made ir all the announcements OF tbs
VI. Saint Sasnss music given by the ooronos.r oe
Mr. Walter Damrosch IN Carnegie Han -. and
afternoon that his pianOforte concerto e. = e'lay
mot minor as the advertisements and hou.asr, sor
iD was to have its first performances ~ --' aaa
1t had been heard in this city nearly ,t.aaH
before; but II good as a novsl,r s s7ass
those who heard VI Pugno play II az a o -. %
French music given by Theodore Thomas - -, ~
orchestra in Carnegie Hall March 1sas -
chanced at that time that VI. Pugno. NJ r.un-..-.
and Mr.. Thomas. with hts valiant fns,r,,,,.n..,,
battalion were In New York at the same ,,~. IA
somebody conceived the idea that II was = s-a LIN
pitious moment to make propaganda s,r ~
French School OF Composers So besiaes 80
familiar music. the programme contained nsu ,,,I
Cesar Franck's symphonic variations for nfan0
forte and orchestra, the fifth concerto bv sa,-,
Saens-then only two years oId-Franckss 80
phonic poem lie Chasseur maudit'' and sor,a :.
Guilmants compositions for organ and orcbas.-,
The first two Of them had never held place or. AZ
American programme before. and the second =.
them unlike the first. has never been heard In tba
country to the best Of our knowledge. since
Musical memories are heeting. and little br,--.
attach TO any community that does not hols
firm to it's recollection Of concerto wh!ch as wa
have heard. the composer has himself PLAYED onlv
five times since It was written. and which he as
terday. That he Is fond Of IT, fond OF II with a
special fondness. IS not TO be wondered at !. IA
trite observation that parents have particular
liking for their youngest offspring. The concerto
was written ten years ago. and had It's first pro-
duction at the celebration OF NJ. S3int-Saanss If
tieth anniversary as a virtuoso- II was written
moreover. in the African Orient. resort to when
ne is prone to fee to escape the rgor OF European
winters. The melodic tiuts OF the Orient permeats
1t. they did the set OF orchestral pieces which
followed il yesterday afternoon. the Algerian suits.
also the rhythms OF the East. The slow move
is hot and langUorous. the atnOsphers culver,
above IL and suggests visions OF murrlurng AwaIina
and chanters of the Koran. OF sinUous dancing
girls and enhancing Arab rornancers- Yet II be-
gins with a decorum and sObrlety which in no visa
prepares for what IA to follow. Its fascination
however. is largely exotic and II IS likely thar
any numerous company Of NJ Saint-Sa9nss ad-
mirers will be tempted to put IL alongside OF ths
concerto in @ minor, even that In minor in
their admiration. Its proper companion piece ia
the fantasia entitled Africa, which the composer
introduced at his first concert There was beauti-
fu equipose in VI. Sainu-Saens's playing OF ths
fligree passages and the piquant rhythrns OF tina
concerto. though he most charming in the slow
movement.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

The intimation that Santos -Dumont in experi
menting with the aeroplsne is really reverting to
English ideas is not without a largo element of
justice Sir Hiram Maxim. who has long made
England his home, demonstrated the soundness
or the principle underlying that device a dozen
years ago. He used steam, not gasoIene as his
motive power. and. though he was seeking to
test the efficiency of his propeers, In one trial
that he gave 10 his machine 1t developed un-
expected buoyancy. and lifted itself from the
railway track on which it was designed TO run
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
the long tedious stretches OF lire breaking to be
Said 1.-THE Sun"


Said 1.-The Sun:
The merest novice with a keen eye was aole
to follow the ball to-day, because OF the general
open style of play The forward passes the on
side kicks. the long punts and runs througn
broken fields the interference, the wide passes
and the flying tackles combined TO make the
spectacle SO thrilling that the crowd went away
emphatic in its praise of football up TO GATE
And The Tribune said
The game was remarkably clean and entirely
brought 1t to an evil pass last year Not sin
gle player injured, and 1t was not neces-
sary to take ont any time for exhausted
PLAYER to get his breath or be rubbed down
These comments make a pretty convincing
tribute TO the effectiveness of football reform.
Nor are the possibilities of the game under the
new rules by any means exhausted. Coaches
are only experimenting with the rules. New
plays cannot be learned in year. Moreover.
most of the players have been trained for years,
both in school and college. TO the old style of
game. and they are not the best material for a
new style. With two or three years familiarity
with handling the forward pass. that very pretty
play will become more effective. Long passes,
double and triple passes will be developed when
players come to the colleges trained in the clean
handling of the ball. For there the emphasis
of the new game falls. while in the old game 1t
fell rather on handling men. It's good game
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

Mr.. Hedey remarks that when expresses cease
10 run between s6th and 1s7th streets as local
trains the reduction in local service will be felt
by patrons of the Broadway branch Of the sub
way. Perhaps; but there's feasible remedy
If the necessity exists, more locals can be put on
without danger OF congestion. The Interboroush
company has been made TO feel the spur of off,
cial authority before. and may possibly be sub
jected to II again
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

Richard Croker is a good hater. New York
has not much to thank him for except the few
years when he barred Bourke Cochran out of
public life. which Mr.. Croker himself regards as
making only slight amends for having intro
duced Mr.. Cochran into public life Bosses will
commit mistakes and Mr.. Croker's apology for
this one is so earnest. honest. SO fervid and
so convincing that feel constrained to ac-
cept it.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

Daniel j. Sully appears to be unduly downcast
over the prospect that exorbitant prices will be
demanded for soap ere long. on the plea that tai
low, one of the ingredients employed IN it's
manufacture. is growing scarce. Can 1t be that
the former cotton king never heard OF cotton
seed oil and the various uses TO which I, q MT