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New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
ADULT EDUCATION.

The sixteenth year Of the Free Public Lect-
ure system in this city was formally closed
on Thursday evening with the customary
dining and speechmaking II was fitting that
the occasion should thus be marked for this
last year has been the most successful year of
a work which has been successful from the
beginning. There has been a practically un-
varied story Of increase in the number of Iect-
unes, in attendance, in merit, in popular inter
est-indeed, Of increase in practically every
thing but the pro rata cost of the lectures
which. we believe, has considerably decreased.
There are not many departments of public
service which can show equally gratifying re-
suits
As for the prOpriety of maintaining the sys-
TEN and OF developing it to a full practical
extent there can be little question. 1t is
system Of adult education, and adult education
Is as legitimate and in some cases at least as
necessary as juvenile education. That fact is
realized and acted upon in our creation and
maintenance Of public libraries and reading
ROOMS. Indeed, the lecture system is closely
associated with the work Of the libraries. For
years the audiences at the lectures have been
informed OF the books which they might profit
ably read in connection with the lecture courses
ana OF the libraries at which the books might
be found. This last year "A further step in
fnat direction has been taken by having many
OF the lectures delivered IN the library build
lngs an excellent arrangement which it is
understood. viii next year be considerably ex-
tended.
More and more. TOO, the lectures are being
systematizqd sn comprehensive courses. AZ
present the general curriculum of tas system
5 comparable with fsat OF a great university
u its careful selection OF topics so as To cover
tbe widest RANGE OF human interests, and an the
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
CARS EoR PLcKPoCKETS.

Magistrate Breen was quite right in his re-
marks the other morning about the facilities
which our disgracefully overcrOwded street tran
sit systems afford to pickpOckets for the plying
of their trade. On the Brooklyn Bridge, on the
trolley cars, on the elevated roads and in the
subway the rule holds good. The best possible
opportunities are offered to thieves, and they
are numerOusly and increasingly improved. 1t
is quite believable that, as the magistrate said,
knowledge Of the conditions prevailing in New
York attracts hither thieves from all over the
country. 1t is certain that thefts in these pub
lie cOnveyances are far too common.
The managers Of the car lines do not intend
that such shall be the case. They doubtless alb
hor pocket picking as much as do any Of their
patrons. But then they are not moved, either, by
the knowledge that their patrons are thus being
victimized. The fact that overcrowded cars IA
cilitate pocket picking is One-and a strong one
of many reasons, involving the security and
comfort Of the public, why crOwding should be
abated as far as possible. But no effort is made
to abate it. On the contrary, it is impossible to
avoid the suspicion that it is deliberately and
purposely maintained, since some Of the worst
of it habitually occurs at hours when it Is OBJ
viously altogether preventable.
But if the evil of pocket picking is not TO be
abated by correction Of the conditions IN which
it hOurisheS, IL might be well to warn the public
against it. 1t might be well to remove the i'm
pertinent "NO Smoking" signs in cars, which no
body observes and nobody ever undertakes to
enforce, and put in their places signs to this
effect: These cars, because Of the OverCrOwded
condition in which the company persists in
maintaining them, are the happy hunting
ground Of pickpockets and crooks. Look out
"fOr your purse!"
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
WATER POWER IN LTALY.

A correspondent Of the London Times (En-
glneering Supplement- reviews the progress
made within the last seven years in the utiliza-
ton of hydraulic power for the generation of
electricity in Northern Italy. \ line twenty
five miles long, opened in 1898 by the Edison
Company was practically the first important
venture OF its kind in that part of the world
1t brought to the city Of Milan 1900 horse
power from the River Adda. At the close of
1905, it is estimated, not less than 165 600 cleo
trical horsepower, derived from mountain
streams had been made available. Additional
works. now under construction. will probably
raise the total to 225.0GO or 25OO0O horsepower
during the current year. These results have
been achieved in part by corporations like the
Societa LOmbarda per Ia DlstribuziOne di Ener
gia Elettricas in part by communities which
have acted for themselves and in part by pri-
vate manufacturers who wished to procure now
er at the cost price. The essential fact is how
ever, that big cities. towns of moderate size and
even small villages in I4Ombardy and Piedmont
are now profting by the example set by the
Edison Company
These provinces have been greatly favored by
nature, no doubt, in the ample supply OF bv-
draulic power which they possess. Northern
Italy is not, perhaps, better off than Switzer
land or Sweden. but IL is certainly more fOrtu-
nate than England or Holland Moreover. the
Italians have been quick to take advantage OF
their opportunities. In fact, their promptness
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

OF new operation In this state, and must
frankly admit that when we declared that ,ne
proper remedy was by certiorari we did not aP-
preciate the results that would necessarily toi-
low from such a review. We think IL wiser 70
retract the declaration then made than, for the
sake OF consistency, to adhere 20 rule which
would lead 60 unfortunate and erroneous results
AS mandamus will not lie TO review an act
fairly within the discretion of an executive
officer, the question arises whether the court
does not leave the Civil Service Commission
in possession of dangerous power Might not
a commission of spoilsmen practically destroy
the competitive system by reckless exemp-
tions? The court hes guarded against that.
Chief Judge Cullen says:
If 1t should appear that there was plain
violation by the commission of its duty to clas-
slfy as competitive an Office which was clearly
and manifestly So there should be remedy in
the courts But there Is necessarily large de-
batable field to cases within which there Will
be great differences of opinion, even among the
most intelligent and fair minded men, and as 70
this field 1t seems to me that IT is not reasonaDle
that the judgment of appellate court should
Yet, If the action Of the Civil Service Commits
sion is to be reviewed by certiorari, there seems
to be escape from the conclusion that ulti-
nately the classification of every officer or en-
ploye in the service OF the state or Its political
subdivisions must be determined by this court,
for If the classification presents question or law
renewable by the Supreme Court, that question
survives in this court Surely such result was
never contemplated by the trainers of the con-
the Civil Service laws. 1t would cast upon the
courts a burden which would not only be diff
cult for them to bear. but which they are by no
means the officers best qualified to discharge
Thus it is seen that all decisions which are
fairly a matter of executive judgment, depend
ent upon knowledge of particular circumstances.
are made final with the Civil Service Commits
sion. Yet the courts are available to compel
the commission TO do a plain constitutional
duty. 1t cannot refuse to exempt places which
the law says shall be exempt nor can it arbi-
trarily throw open to spoilsmen places which
all experience has clearly shown TO be properly
competitive. Where a position is one about
which there may be a difference of opinion
among intelligent and conscientious officials the
action of the commission will stand even though
the court might think the action unwise. In
that field the commissions decision is final.
Only where the commission has failed in clear
legal duty one way or the other will the court
interfere, and then the remedy will be by man.
damus
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In South America. where visitatIons Of earth
Quakes frequent. the buildings. Of course are
especially constructed for safety in such calami-
ties. but there is a curious recognition of the
peril Of life in the Peruvian town Of Cuzco For
three centuries. ever since the Spanish occupation
special festival is celebrated in Easter week In
honor of Christ Of the Earthquakes" The whcle
town is resplendent with decoration waxen eff
gies Of saints borne shoulder high, and last
Of all. massive silver stand. borne by eight
missrably clad beggars, a waxen representation of
Christ, ingeniousy equipped with inner springs
that the whole frame appears to be in a constant
Quiver. The sight of these tremors makes such an
impression the kneeling crowds that on the
close of the procession at the cathedral doors the
people, and especially the women. almost forcibly
resist the taking away of the image of Him whom
they regard as their special protector.
Coincidence- II suppose you enjoy hearing
y0gT 2og tk Fman snce ne Wea3 to G4egs
of a coincidence that so many Of them classical
quotations begin with 'rah 'Tah. 'rah?"-LousviIIe
Courier Journal
1t seems probable that Nine. Curie will succeed
her husband as professor of physics in the Sor-
bonne. This chair was specially created for NJ
Curie two years ago. and his wife. by reason of
her valuable collaboration in the research that led
TO the discovery of radium, was appointed his chief
laboratory assistant. Now that the question has
arisen of appointing successor to NJ Clris lis
widow is quite seriously spoken of as the uerson
best fitted not only by intimate knowledge of his
melAOuS anu WoTk, Dul also by her scientific
attainments. to succeed him.
Sad Story.-Kind Lady-Do you mean to tell NE
that reading Shakespeare brought you to nrisonS
What works did you read? F'''
No. Ill Romeo an Juliet" mum. 3
Kind LAdy-But what evil influence could thar
have you? '
No. 4l1-Why. it learned me to be a porch
climber, mum.-Puck.
There Is talk Of legislation in England to take
away from the dog its mmemori1l privilege Of n
first bite. No owner, under the law. is responsi
bic for the dogs first nip at a human leg II is
proposed to make the owner liable to the
bitten person, even II it cannot be shown. as the
law requires, that the animal had revealed
"a previous mischevous or ferocious disposition
toward mankind
II say kid. wake me when I'm thirsty" when
me!''-Sporting Times.
Bishop Strachan of Toronto once received ,v,o
church wardens who complained that their clerpv
weared the congregation by repeating a SER
mon He had preached it twelve times The BisboD
asked for the text, Neither Of the church wardens
could remember. GO back" said the Bisbon
sternly "and ask your clergyman TO preach the
sermon more. and then come back ana tell
me the text"
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
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New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
THE LEGISLATURES RECORD.
REsr Ii a GENERATIos

BEST IN GENERATION
From The New York World Dem-)
The record OF the present Legislature q the best
that this political generation has known
THE CREDIT SIDE
From The New York Times (DeTn-l
I7pon the credit side OF the account the entries
are fairly numerous and important
MANY GOOD WORKS
From The New York Herald Qnd-).
It's good works were many. such o9 the passage
AGAINST stubborn resistance of the bills ploVlolns
for Insurance reform, lessened mCrtsasa tax ~
cent gas a broadening of the RAPID Transit actl
the removal of the dangerous New YORK SenSI9
tracks In Eleventh avenue. this city; the puDlcon
nv camDaiqn committees as well as by Candidates
OF expenditures. and appropriation o. &e@eSS
this YEAR and SOOO000O in all for improvements O
what is farcically called the roads OF the staAe
THE ASSEMBLY'S GOOD RECORD.
From The New York Evening Post Qnd-)-
Mr. WadswOrth has been conscientious speaker
and under his leadership and that OF men Ike
Moreland Wainwright. Hooker, Prentice ana AZ
new the Assembly has done uncOmmOnly Wen
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

treatment os the various topics so as TO make
the instruction in them as complete as possl-
bic ia fact the system closely approximafes,
I'm many respects, TO that of great university,
or certainly 10 that of the best devised uniVer-
sitv extension scheme. 1t does not attain the
ideal OF IAN Institution in which any person
may gain instruction i'm any subject nor do
we know Of any seat of learning that does. But
it does 20 far toward realizing the aim ex-
pressed I'm the motto of another great uniyer-
sity of teaching those things which are essen
tial for the welfare of the state and in such
community as this there is special need of pre-
ciseIy that kind Of instruction.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
NAVAL DISARMAMENT.
What Policy the United States Should Fol-
low in Regard to It.
litnr Of The TrIbune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. In the rigorous expressions ATTRIBUTED %
Mr. FI,tIer In The Tribune OF to-day he refers win
spirit and intelligence to the policy for genera
ton of Great Britain IN regard to naval armament
At this time however Il Is TO be remembered that
Mr. T2alfour in addressing the last House OF Conn
mons last summer said distinctly that Great bri-
ain only awaited an initiative 70 he given BY some
other power OF Importance before she joined ~ 'no
Dolicv OF disarmament. The Liberal party nov IN
pOver has expressed its wishes In the same GEee-
ton with great freedom. and ar. AsQnitns tae
Chancellor OF the EXcheQueF. has said ols1heeN
tbot tbev ACCEPT the DreadnOughc policy only "a an
ipheritance from the last government ana SlA~
they should be ready in tho future to laoA lssos-
bly, on a policy OF disarmament
In our own case a simple course would oe %
make the appropriation for the new mammoth
shin Of the line so far conditional that II Our Ge-
eates AT The Hague ind there Is a prospect tor a
general disarmament the United States would %
V1D,- 20 abandon the satisfaction Of buildins ths
largest WQrship In the world
Washington D. c. May 3 lSo@
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

occasion f- - et'S
MISS Ethel Roosevelt was the only ronr.z.nsat,vs
OK the PRESIDENTS family present Others attanli-r
were the French Ambassador ana lTrne. r,,--.-,-,4
tne Nuasian Ambassador and Baroness Rns-n. tas
baroness Elizabeth Rosen 1lF. and LIrs tFenrz
May. the counsellor Of the British Enta.s1 80
Lady Susan TOwnley. the Belgian MInisso- 49,
baroness Noncheur Mrs. Townsend, lrrs slasor
MIS- Gan. Miss Car. Mr. and BIrs Ch.srIse p.,r
1ne secretary Of the Colombian Legation and Una
I. Il'ana. Mrs. Ho~el Carroll, Senator ana Ms
Burrows. Mrs. spOoner Mrs plncbo1 ~ -
ana ana the financial agent Of the Russian Embassy
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
S. L. wOoDFORD CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
Hudson-FultOn Celebration Commission
Meets and Elects Officers.

The trustees named in the charter OF the Hudson
Fulton Celebration Commission met in the Gov
ernor's Room in the City Hall yesterday after
noon and took the oath state officers. Ex-
Justice William w. Goodrich, for the committee
on organization. submitted a draft fbylaws which
was adopted. The following officers Of the old
joint committee appointed by the Governor and
the Mayer. were unanimously elected officers Of the
new commission:
Stewart L. WoOdford. president; Robert B. ROOse-
Welt Andrew Carnegie. General F. d. Grant Morris
X Jesup Levi p. Morton. William Rockefeller
William b. Van Rensselaer, and Andrew d. White.
vice presidents; Henry w. Sackett. secretary and
Edward Hagaman Hall. assistant secretary. The
selection Of treasurer and seven more vice-presi-
dents left 20 the executive committee.
General Grant eXplat- ed that there in
consistency in his having relations with the COM
miss on and also with the Fulton Memorial Com
mittee since the latter was organized 20 put up
memorial to Robert Fulton before the organization
of the Fulton part OF the commission
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
AL The WHILE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureaul

fFrom The Irihuns BGreaul
Washington. May 4-Senator Newiands haa
long talk with the President before the Cabinet
meeting over the subject OF government aid Iof
San Francisco. Mr.. Newlands believes that the
general government ought to place sufficient money
properly secured. az the disposal Of the properly
holders OF the devastated city enable them TO re-
build at once and contends that such financial as
sistance is amply Justified by precedent
Senators Long and Crane and Representatives
Pearre and Cocks called at the White House TO
discuss matters Of legislation with the President
The Cabinet met at II a m and remained in ses-
sion until / D. m.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
NIsH-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. MAY s. 1906.

has evidently stimulated effort elsewhere In
Europe One of the first applications made of
cheap electric power in Northern Italy was 70
traction work. The displacement of steam sew
eral years ago ON an existing railway which
skirts Lake Como and then branches off to the
eastward was q notable event. Whether In
every detail the xperiment-including the adop-
tion of the three-phase alternating current, for
instance-was wise may be doubted, but it un-
questiOnably exerted a powerful and wholesome
influence i'm other countries. The determination
of Switzerland and Sweden to operate their
state railways by electricity and the adoption
of the same form of power for the Simplon tun-
mel road may with reason be attributed to the
precedent established on the -LeccO-SOndrio
line.
Compared with transmission systems in the
United States. none of the Italian projects can
be considered revolutionary. One system which
taps the Bernine Alps will convey power for 12O
miles, There are two or three lines in this
country which are longer. Again. the pressure
adopted on one italian line which is now in
service and on another not yet complete is 10000
volts On the Pacific Coast in the Rockies and
down in Mexico $4,000 or 10000 volts have been
handled successfully, but the limit in the great
majority OF services in America is $4,000, espe-
cially in the East Climatic conditions must be
regarded to some extent in designing a trans
mission line Air which is damp facilitates leak
age and makes unadvisable potentials that are
practicable where it is dry. On two of the new
lines from Niagara, 1t is asserted, attempt
will be made to use 10000 volts, but it is too
soon to Judge Of the practicablity Of the vent
ure. If the Italians do not deem it expedient
to adopt such high vOltages 1t may be assumed
that they are restrained not by inability to make
as good an insulator as Americans are making,
but by misgivings about the atmosphere along
the routes which they are compelled to follow.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
SEVENTH REGIMENT CENTENNIAL.
Secretary Taft viii Review Parade, Under
General Shaler, This Afternoon.

All preparations for the centennial celebration OF
the eth Regiment were completed yesterday. Sec
retary Taft OF the War Department will review
the parade this afternoon and attend the banquet
the armory.
Major General Alexander Shaler win be in COM
mand of the parade. Immediately behind General
Shaler will be carried the battlehag OF the First
Brigade. Third Division. Sixth Corps. Army Of the
Potomac. which he commanded. Following Cen
eral Shaler's staff will be displayed what Is left
Of the national and state flags first carried the
battlefield by the st United States ChasseurS later
the 65th New York Volunteers, in 1862.
The parade will move at p. from the 71st
Regiment ATmOry S4th street and Park avenue.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
ARGUMENTS.

/ listen to de arguments
Dat happen d0y by day
/ dOesn' understand EN-
But / likes EN- anyway.
It's just as good as meetin'
An u makes me want TO shout
10 hyuh dem big an sOundin' words
Jes' come a-pOurin' out.
I don't care what the subject %,
De man dat hab de gift
Kin talk about IL In a way
Dat gives yoh soul lift
MY teelin's keeps a-shiftiu
It's kind o curious how
My sympathies Is allus with
Do man datB tallIin' now.
Washington Star
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
TIE DIPLOMATIC coRPs.

From The Tribune Bureau-l
Washington. May 4.-The British Ambassador LETT
Washington this morning for New York. accom-
panied by his niece. Miss Evereld Durand, who
spent the winter as a guest at the embassy They
will sail from New York tomorrow the Etruria
The Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hengel-
miller will go 20 New York tomorrow to remain
for short time the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Frederick Vanderbilt at their Hyde Park home
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
KING ALFONSO RETURNS TO SPAIN.

London. May @-King Alfonso. who has been IN
London for the last few days the guest of Pr'n-
cess Henry OF Battenberg. the mother of Princess
Ena. to-day bade farewell to her and to his anc6e
He will Princess Ena again until she arrives
Madrid for the marriage. which Is 20 take place
June l. King Alfonso rode from london 10
southampton in a motor car. and sailed for Spain
on the Spanish royal yacht Gralda.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
COMMENT ON KING EowARo's TOAST.

Paris. May 4-King Edwards toast az the dinner
In his honor given by President FaIeres az the
Elysee Palace last night. referring the enduring
nature or the cordial understanding between Great
Britain and France, has attracted widespread COM
ment as being political declaration OTsettng tho
German tendencies toward the separation OF Great
Britain and France The Temps says:
Chancellor Won Bulow's statement that Frances
eHort 70 isolate Germany a thing OF the past
must now be paraphrased "Germany's effort to
past" =
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

Kings is not so ObstnateIy Democratic as New
York, and the chance of winning districts Is worth
the risk taken. especially as the distsets usually
strongly Democratic are made larger than those
which are Republican or doubtful.-The New York
Times.
If it is true that Democratic district in Kings
has been made larger than Republican district
by so much as half the population of any block
in the larger district on the boundary line be-
tween the two. the inequality can be corrected
by the courts. The constitution prescribes ex-
actly how many Senators both New York and
Kings shall have and exactly how nearly equal
the districts must be-
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

We de8STe % remind our readers tChO are
obOEt 70 EeGDe the city that THE TRIBUNE lCfu
De sent bg mail to any address in this country
or GbToGd, and address changed as often as
desired. Subscription mGV be giCen to your
TegETGT dealer before EeGOin0, or If more con-
pensesst, hand them in at THE TRIBUNE ONCE
See opposite page for subscription rates.
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PLAN BIG RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT.

Norfolk Va May A-AnnOuncemont Wos maao
to-day that the coInins Of President AooseseAe %
y9ort4n,outh ON May % 70 make The Memorial Day
address before the Army and Navy Union. would
be made the occasion OF grand reunion q Tho
Army and Navy Union. which Is expected 20 bring
upward oP ten thousand members Of that orGaHiza-
tion to Norfolk and Portsmouth to take part IN
the parado and other ceremonies incident 60 tAs
Presidents prcsenos-