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TRANSFORMATIONS PFFOR.gs

Two Of the recommendations Of Chief Engf-
neer Rice forwarded by the Rapid Transit Com
mission 10 the Interborough Company. relate to
the operation Of subway trains at night One,
which deserves unqualified approval. is that ex-
press trains should be kept running until a. H.
Instead Of stopping 1T midnight as they do now
There IS considerable amount Of through traf-
&c after Z O'Clock, both northward and south
ward which ought not 10 be turned over to the
local trains.
Mr.. Rices other suggestion is that the practice
OF shortening express trains after s o'clock be
abandoned. The theory on which this is based
that accommodations are at present outrageously
inadsquabe-is eminently sound; but we believe
that the object in view could be attained more
satisfactorily 80 another way. What the public
most needs through the late evening, when the
regular rush begins TO slscken, is not long
trains, but more Of them If the Interborough
company would run eight FIVE car trains in the
interval In which Mr.. Rice would have FIVE eight
car trains, the existing delays on station plat
forms would be greatly abbreviated. Heaven
knows they are tedious enough. If the company
which has leased the subway had had "a decent
respect 70 the opinions Of mankind" it would
have spontaneously minimized the nuisance long
ago. Since It hasn't, perhaps the influence OF
the Rapid Transit Commission can be exerted tc
bring about the desired result.
REFORMS are needed over IN Brooklyn, too; and
without waiting for formal complaint, the Stat,
Railroad Commission has taken steps to secure
some Of those which appear to be most prac
ncable. That body seems 10 be convinced tina
little or no Improvement can be Effected durin,
rush hours on the bridge but that at other time
the service could easily be made more efficient OF
some Of the elevated roads Accordingly. the com
mission has recommended a number of change
which ought 10 have an appreciate effect. s
far as we are aware, there is no reason VIII
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Shout
limit itself TO those which have Official indorst
nent II none OF them bears on the length an
frequency Of trains leaving the Manhattan Ter
Tninal late at night the company may well COZ
sider the complaints which continue to be hear
on this score.
Some relief-it is difficult TO say lust bo,
much-will probably come when recently create
new facilities at the bridge station are put INF
use. Extra staircases and platforms have bee
constructed for both incoming and outgoir
trafhc. The former have been in service for Nv
or three months, and certainly have lessened Il
discomfort and delay Of disembarking and Re
ting down 20 the street. II is reasonable
hope that when the other additional stairs al
platform are put at the disposal Of eastbour
passengers the present congestion viii be som
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IRON The Tribune Bureau
Washington March 2.-The French AInoassau''
and Nine Jusserand were among the dinner hos'S
tonight having as guests Justice and Mrs NC
Kenna Senator and Mrs Dryden. the Gillian MIN
lister and Nine. Walker Martinez, the peruvian
Minister and Nine Pardo Mr.. Adee Third As
sstant Secretary Of State; Commander and MIS-
Fremont the counsellor OF the French Embassy
and Nine des Portes de la Fosse the navaI al
tache Of the French Embassy and Niscountess ue
Faramond Captain and Mrs. Raymond REDMOND
Rogers Mrs Nicholas Fish. Miss Walker Martinez
General Crozer. Captain Fournier and captain
BrugeTe. Of France.
The naval attache Of the Russian Embassy and
Commander Nebolsine wero hosts at a small dinner
tonight.
Baroness ven dem Bussche- Haddenhausen. accom-
panied by their children and servants. will leave
here on Tuesday for New York preparatory TO
sailing for Europe on leave Of indefinite length In
fact, it is thought the baron may not return to
Washington. The new attache OF the German En-
bassy and Nine. KuhImann have taken temporarily
the house at No. 1716 Connecticut avenue.
Baroness Hengelmuler, who has been too indls-
posed for days to attend to social duties. was
able to attend the opera this afternoon. She wore
feather boa.
Among the other diplomats attending the opera
this afternoon were Nine de Casasus, wife OF the
Mexican Ambassador, who occupied box with all
her children, and a blue velvet gown with
light blue plumes in her toque; the Viscountess de
Faramond and Miss Violet Lsngham. Nine. de
Amaral wife OF the first secretary Of the Brazilian
Embassy; Lieutenant Colonel and Nine Peder-
nairas.
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THE PRESS IN WAR THE.

most thoughtful and-thOugh its authorship
is hidden behind a pen name-authoritative ar
tcle appears in The Fortnightly Review on
the subject Of the press in war time, its duties
privileges, responsibilities, umitati tons and what
not. 1t has long been a truism that modern
inventions in means Of news transmission have
radically changed the character and import of
war correspondence, and even of domestic news
in war time. A hundred years ago, indeed, in
the days before the telegraph, belligerents some
times learned important facts about each other
from indiscreet publications. In the time Of
our Civil War such information was much more
plentiful, and In some cases caused the fall
ure or success of battles and campaigns In our
Spanish War the Spanish Intelligence Depart
ment could have wished no better agents and
aids than some American newspapers whose en-
terprise surpassed their discretion. In the Boer
War the British found it necessary to establish
rigid censorship over the press. Finally. in
the Russo-Japanese War a most impressive
illustration was given of the contrast between
needless publicity and discreet reserve
Concerning this later subject the writer in
1.-The Fortnightly" recalls that when the Rus
sian squadron left VladvostOk in August 1904
the news filtered through st. Petersburg, was
published in the London papers, and was
promptly cabed to Japan and impaired to Ad-
miral Kamimura, who was thus enabled to in
tercept and defeat the squadron. So, too, when
Admiral Rojestvensky made his doomed excur-
sion from the Baltic to the Corean Strait al
most every stage of his progress was blazOned
TO the world. But what a difference on the
Japanese side! 1t is hardly an exaggeration
says the writer, to say that they won COM
nand Of the sea by first winning command of
their pens and tongues. There was no feature
of the whole marvellous campaign of japan on
sea and land more marked. more impressive, or
/ more effective, than the impenetrable. almost
| supernatural, secrecy with which every move
ment was masked. While Rojestvensky was
steaming up from the Indian Ocean to the East
ern Sea the world knew absolutely nothing
| Of Togo's whereabouts Is II supposable that
| the Russian commander would have steamed
! into the death trap as he did If every Japanese
! journal had been printing daily bulletins from
| the waiting feet at Tsu Shima2
There can be no question that a large meas
ure Of reserve is supremely desirable in the
! publishing Of news in time of war, and not
| only Of news from the front, but also of news
| OF preparations and what not at home, and
even in time of peace in respect OF such mat
| ters as the plans Of warships and of fortresses
1t does not seem that editorial discretion is
always TO be trusted, for even If all editors
could resist the temptation to print sensations
and score beats" ii must be frankly confessed
| that they cannot always be expected to know
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
PROGRESs OF TIE DEWEY.

The nearness of the drydock Dewey to Gil
braltar makes it possible to estimate roughly
the time required to complete her voyage to
the Philippines. From Las Palmas, IN the Ca
naries, to the entrance to the Mediterranean the
distance is $50 or 800 miles Should the strait
be reached to-day or tomorrow, as is eX-
pected, the expedition will have proceeded at
the rate Of about one hundred miles a day
This is the average speed made for the first
few weeks after Chesapeake Bay was left. IT
certainly ought TO be maintained pretty stead
lily hereafter, except when stops are made for
coal for the vessels which are towing the dock
From Gibraltar onward they must go some
thing like ten thousand miles, so that scarcely a
day less than four months will probably eiapse
before the Dewey gets TO her destination.
There appears TO be no cause, however. to
expect serious delay in the future The dock
itself is reported to be in excellent condition.
Such damage as has been sustained up TO
the present time was to the cables. These
will probably not be subjected TO such violent
strains in the future as they were out on the
Atlantic The waters of the Mediterranean and
Red seas are fairly well sheltered. and much
Of the route across the Indian Ocean lies near
the belt of equatorial Gains. II, therefore. the
Philippines are reached before the typhoon sea
son opens, in September, the only remaining
source Of danger worthy Of consideration now
will be removed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
SYSTEMATIC HELP FOR COLLEGES

The United States has really no system Of
higher education. and few states have any. Our
colleges have grown up largely by private con-
tributiOns, and no standards are enforced upon
them. Some colleges, by voluntary association,
manage to maintain a certain uniformity OF
courses and unity Of purpose, but the influence
Of such association does not extend far beyond
the leading institutions and least controls the
colleges which are in the greatest financial need
and which serve communities most in want Of
educational facilities
Under such circumstances the General Educa-
ton Board. an account of whose organization
and methods is published in another column of
The Tribune to-day. is able to be an extremely
useful instrument for the decentralization and
Improvement of higher educational methods
throughout the country. 1t is at once bureau
of information and an administrative force. 1t
has in its possession more accurate information
about colleges in the various states than all the
state and national educational bureaus COM
bined. Through its power as the distributor Of
educational funds and the adviser Of philan-
thropists seeking to make gifts wisely, it is able
to lead weak institutions to realize their own
weakness and take the necessary steps to over
come it.
One of the curses of American education has
been sham and pretenCe. Colleges which are
not colleges, advertising work which they do not
w. nave wv lOAs AiupOoeu OA pllloIiA Ok'40IS o
too long demoraliZed the educational ideas OF the
communities which they pretend to serve. One
Of the best things which the General Education
Board has done has been to set its face against
this sham and make it difficult for institutions
which are not honest with themselves and the
public longer TO impose upon the generous. The
board is working along these lines not in
the spirit Of carping criticism, anxious to detect
evil, but of helpful cooperation, seeking good
encouraging it and assisting those who are on
the wrong track to get into the right way and
their influences for the greatest good of their
communities. Such efforts continued are bound
to result in the vast improvement Of our collie
gate education IN all parts Of the country.
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auctioneers, engineers and others must be
licensed or registered before practising on the
public, any irresponsible person, without knowl-
edge of medicine or pharmacy. may compound
a mixture using ingredients any number or
drugs in the poison list, and may sell 1t as
cure for any known i'll without restraint ana
without giving information as to its contents
The public has a right TO know what II Is
invited to buy in medicinal preparations as IN
the case OF food. 1t ought TO have an oppOr-
tunity to decide for itself whether it will take
poison not
An effort is being made to put upon the stat
ute books of the state an act to require the
manufacturers Of all medicinal mixtures, ex-
cept those for external use which contain alco-
hol, or certain other narcotic or potent drugs
TO reveal their presence with the percentage OF
such ingredients on the label in plain English
The bill is a moderate one which no maker of
honest medicines has reason to fear. Earnest
work however, is needed to secure its passage,
for the enemies Of the reform are striving to
bring about its defeat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25

Just what is and what is not proper to pub
llsh "a piece Of information" says the "FOrI
nightly" writer. may be Of the last impor-
"tance and yet fits significance may wholly
escape an editors eye" It is therefore ar
g1ed that legislation should be provided max
ing II a penal offence, at any rate in time OF
war. TO publish any news of military or naval
movements that was not officially authorized
That may seem severe, but certainly the Dan
ger which ii is meant to avert is not easily
to be exaggerated. We note that some or the
foremost English journals have Deen urging
such an enactment and that In the interval
between the writing and the publication OF tne
article in THE FOrtnightly" the Committee OF
the Newspaper Society of Great Britain uhanl
mously approved its principles and directed the
drafting Of such bill for Introduction IN Far-
lament. We shall watch the prosecution or
the matter with much interest. There may be
some dispute as to precisely what should be
done. but there can be little question that what
ever is done should be done deliberately and
circumspectly in time of peace, and not be lert
for hurried and passionate action amid the
emergencies of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25

what abated. Trains will then be loaded even
more rapidly than they are now, for the opera
ton will be conducted at two places instead
OF at only one place. II, as is remotely posi-
BILE the saving of time thus effected should make
ii feasible TO dispatch trains more frequently
than is regarded safe at present something
would be gained. It is by no means obvious that
the time REQUIRED for loading puts any restric-
tiou on the number Of trains sent out in the
course of an hour. Switching is undoubtedly
a much more important factor. Hence we should
hesitate to predict the result of the experiment.
though 1t is one which a good many patrons OF
the bridge would like to see made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
PUBLICITY FOR EosTRUMS.

Recently William Jay Schieffelin, himself a
wholesale druggist, declared at a hearing AT
Albany that there were drug stores in New
York City which gave away cocaine for the
purpose Of developing the habit and creating
customers. He repeats the statement in an ar
dcle in another column Of The Tribune. and
adds that over 20 per cent of the cocaine at
present manufactured in this country is con-
verted to Illicit uses. In article published In
The Tribune several weeks ago IL was shown
that manufacturers OF so-called catarrh cures
which contained this drug were in the habit of
distributing free samples Of their wares on the
sidewalks with the same end In view Cases
were cited Of persons who became addicted to
the cocaine habit through this promiscuous dis
u1bution. 1t is a well known fact that med-
cines advertised as entirely vegetable and
mended for treatment of alcoholic habit do
contain large percentages Of alcohol. Certain
headache powders contain acetanilid, which is
a poison and sometimes causes collapse. Other
medical preparations contain opium, morphine
and other narcotic and dangerous drugs
The craving for these drugs once created, II
is easy, according to Mr.. SchiefeIin, to OBJ
tain the drugs to crafty II, either consciously
| or nsciously-consciously from licensed
| druggists, unconsciously from nostrums Mr..
4 Schiehelin's remarks regarding. drug stores
/ coupled with the facts brought out by the De-
partment Of Health and published IN The
| Tribune some time ago, suggest that the public
is insufhcendy protected against INSCRIPTIONS
! druggists.
Oddly. while physicians, dentists, veterina.
! rians, Pharmacists nurses. lawyers, plumbers
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NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
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10y LrleBrdp1 70 The TrlbIne1
Tuxedo Park, n. Y. March 2i-C1sar c,,s
weather. with bright sunshine to-day favored tbs
colOnists for their weeks end sptertaf,,-,s-- -
tournament in court tennis at the Tennis CHM o.
the chief attraction. and all day the galleries ws-s
crowded. "e'9
large number arrived BY the morning tral,z q,
pass Sunday at the clubhouse. and other, ors-a1
their villas for the weeks end 20 enjoy the si.f,b
ing and coasting. House parties were go =.
nearly every cottage, followed BY dinners IN +bs
evening. 9
James Henry Smith entertained Marty o. 5t--..
tonight Among the guests were George 7 zo1r4
T. suffern Taller, Mr.. and Mrs Norman V-rI,s,
house and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Nicou
Dinners were also given by Mr. and Mrs c,ao-z.
n Hun Mr. and Mrs. Stephen II. P PeH Mr. ana
Mrs Grenville Kane. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur p IC-5
Mr.. and Mrs w Il. y. VOss Mr. and Nrrz W.
throp Mckim. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wyman Porter Mr.
and Mrs A Lantear Norrie and Mr. and Mr.,
". G. Davies
Among those who arrived and opened their villa.
for the weeks end were Mr. and Mrs r + C,,
ting. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Warner. Mr.. ana NJ.
Herbert c. Pen Mrs. Charles H Coster and M
and Mrs. P c. Hewitt
Charles. B. Alexander arrived at the cIubbou,A
to-day and entertained party at luncheon.
Mt and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt jr.. who were
at the club last week cruising IN the south On
their yacht. the North Star. The Vandarbirr chr
dren are staying at the winter club for several
weeks.
Mrs. John Murray Mitchell IS at her villa on
West Tuxedo Lake, and Mr.. and Mrs HarIes.on
Deacon are in their new villa in Continental Road
Among others who are occupying their villas for
the early spring are Mr. and Mrs. Otto Andrea
MI. and Mrs B. F. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. August
Hoesler. w MacNell Rodewald, Mss Newbold and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rutledge Gibson.
MI and Mrs H H Rogers, jr., have taken the
walker Smith cottage for the spring season. Thew
will return from their Southern cruise next month
Dr. and Mrs Edward L. Keyes will occupy the
Gillespie cottage. on Tuxedo Lake this season.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Cuyler arrived at the club
house to-day for brief visit Other arrivals were
Mrs Lindley H. Chaplin. Miss Chaplin Mr.. and Mrs
Edward De Rose. Mr.. and Mrs. H D. KOuntze
Miss Coster. Miss Kountze. George J. Gould. jay
Gould Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Nicou. J. Fred Pier
son. jr, George T. Baker. jr. Mr.. ana Mrs Mac
Crane Coke, Philip o. Mills. r. H. DuvaI W. ~
Wood. A G. Kotch J. Copper Lord and Stewart
Waller.
AR and Mrs ". ". Hoppin IT., who were IN
the Gallatin cottage. have gone 10 Ashevfue. N. c.
for several weeks
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[By TeleEraph . Ths Tribuns.l


Washington. March 24.-President Roosevelt re-
ceved a call this afternoon from Charles s. Francis
the new Ambassador to Austria-Hungary.
II just came to town to pay my respects 70 inc
President the Secretary and my old friend. Senator
Platt' said Mr. Francis.
Representative Lacey. Of Iowa. consulted the
President about the bill for the opening OF 00O'VW
acres in the Riowa and Comanche reservations.
Attorney General Moody called TO discuss the
Beef Trust and Tennessee Iyuchng cases; Secretary
Root came with State Department matter anu
Secretary Taft spent some tIRa at the White House
on problems relating to his branch OF the gov
eminent
The President was busy shaking hands Win
members If Congress and their friends all the
morning and until luncheon time
Among the other visitors were Senators Ful 'l
Beveridge, Piles and Newlands, Representatives
Olcott Gaines Of West Virginia. WadsWorth' "e'-
son, Campbell Foss. Curtis. DalzeH. COCKS anu
Often Crosvenor Sparks Of Nevada, and DR.. W l.
Pierce president Of Kenyon College.
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Abouf People and Social Incidents

her brother. John Henry Hammond. The latter f.
married TO Miss Emily V. Sloane. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane. Dnlwyn z starr
win be HIS brothers best man. and the ushers viii
be Philip Boyer, OF Philadelphia: Malcolm d
Sloane James Watson Webb. James J. Hgginson
Robert L. Bacon, George Whitney. Francis W.
Sargent jr. and Nathaniel r. Emuous.
Mrs. COrtlandt Field Bishop. Mrs Eliphaiet N
Potter Mrs. Douglas Robinson Mrs r. FNlIto,
Cutting and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney are tha
patronesses for a performance Of Gilbert and St,TH
vans ''Mikado." at the Berkeley Lyceun. BY tbs
Boys Club. This organization was founded NOR.
than a quarter o. a century ago and has a Iarzs
building Of IT'S own az Avenue A and 10th stree,
and membership OF several thousand boys OF TIA
district.
Mr.. and Mrs George F. Baker and their dauEhtsr
Mrs W. Goadby Loew. who have been IN CALI
fornia for the last two weeks. have returned IA
town
Mr.. and Mrs John r. DrexeI will sall next week
for Europe. with the intention OF remaining abosa
for at least a year. They have rented their WIN,
at Newport to William 3. Leeds for the season
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson have LETT toVn
for Washington. and staying az the v-bit.
House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
SEVENTH REGIMENT CENTENNIAL.

The plans for the celebration 81 the 9Th Reginsn
centennial are now under way and many details
have been arranged General George Moore smith
Colonel Appleton. and Thomas Dimond. president
or the veterans. are the committee in charge Of
officers in various organizations. There are about
sixty-nve 9Th Regiment men now serving as regl
lars or National Guardsmen. Among these ar:
Major General W. A. Kobbe. l.. s A. Genera
George Moore Smith and General McCoskry Butt
y c. n y, Colonel II. Freeman. LIST New Jersey
Colonel ]. Wray Cleveland Inspector. y. @. y. y
Colonel ID. Z. Austen 18th Regiment. Colonel ". o.
Bates list Regiment and Colonel C. A Denlka
LIST Regiment. y. G. n y.
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NoTEs o. SOCIETY," IN WASHINGTON.
From The Tribune Bureau

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington, March 24-AIrs. Fairbanks was
among those entertaining for the opera this after
noon, having among her guests Mrs. Hale, Mrs
Foraker and Mrs. Timmons. Others entertaining
box parties were Miss Isabel May. Mrs Pinchot
and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. Baroness Moncheur
and Mrs. Taft
Cornelius Bliss. jr., OF New York Is staying over
Sunday at the capital. and to-day obtained his
license TO marry Miss Zaidee Cobb. The wedding
Will take place at St Thomas's Church, at 4
o'clock, on Thursday. April IS, with the Rev. o.
born Ingle ofhciating. Miss Cobb will have only
one attendant, her sister, and Mr.. Bliss Will select
his best man and most OF his ushers from among
his New York trends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A new feature Of journalism has appeared in Ind
ian Territory newspapers which have depart
ments OF public school telling OF the progress
OF the schools and their pupils From one Of them
The Lehigh Leader" may learn that the
algebra class lacks only two pages of being through
the book while the Latin class is wo-thirds the
way through the book; that the girls of the eighth
grade decline party invitations because they have
to study; that certain miss who has always been
active the playground is this year almost a
champion OF algebra; that the joint debate on Gold
or Education" interesting, and that boys who
throw trash on the floor should be taught to pick
Il UP.