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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
SEA POST OFFICES.

Those Americans who have either business or
social correspondence with people in Europe will
be gratifed to learn that Postmaster General
Meyer is negotiating for an extension of the
sea postoffice system. The first attempt to facil
itate the delivery of letters on the other side
Of the Atlantic by so sorting them on shipboard
that they can be put right into the hands OF
local carriers was made under the auspices of
the American Line. Afterward the practice was
adopted on the White Star, Hamburg and North
German Lloyd steamships, Provision for a sim
liar service by the Cunard and French transat-
lantic lines in the future is now contem-
plated at Washington, and hopes are entertained
that the precedent established In these cases
may eventually be followed on the Pacific
This plan, 1t is hardly necessary to say orig
mated in the United States and was doubtless
suggested by the utility of the railway postal
car service. The two have the same object and
employ the same methods. 1t is estimated that
the sea postofiice makes possible a saving of from
ten to twelve hours I'm the arrival Of letters +
their destination. Such a gain cannot fail fire.
quently to prove Of much practical Importance
but under some circumstances a still greater adj
vantage is secured The heaviest foreign mails
dispatched from New York. as rule leave on
Saturday. Those directed TO London reouire
about week for transportation. Except durine,
Il small part Of the year there has been some nm
certainty whether they would he delivered on
the following Saturday or not If several hours
were consumed In the general postoffce in Lon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from The Tribune Burcau.l


Washington. May 16.-sehor Don Alberto YoachaIn
daffaires sd interim entertained at dinner tonight
IN honor of the officers of the Gillian warshps
Hampton Roads The party included the Secretary
OF State. the Assistant Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Bacon. General and Mrs. Bell. Rear
Admiral Sigsbee. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harris
Lieutenant Commander Cleland Davis. DIT. and
Mrs. ~ Magruder. Captain and Mrs. Wright. Cap
tain and Mrs. Hooker, Captain A E Wilson, OF the
cruiser Centeno: Colonel Montauban, OF the Gillian
army; the Argentine Minister and Nina Portela
the charge daffaires OF Venezuela; the naval at
tache OF France and Nine de BIanpre. Mr. and Mrs
McCallum. Mrs. Darlington. Mrs. Hinckey, Mrs.
Robert Small, Captain and Mrs. Deman, Miss
MaGruder. Miss Switzerland. Miss Ffoulke Miss
Jackson. Miss Chew. Miss Jennings. the Misses Pill
sen, Miss Williams Miss Miller. Miss Whittmore,
Miss Mattlngly. Miss Brewster, Miss Ridgey Miss
oliver, Lieutenant Rosas. Lieutenant Dominique
Lieutenant Jackson. Lieutenant Passig Of the Chill
ian army: Me~srs. W. I. Brewster. John Barrett,
Gulick Hanihara- Sarratea and Salinas
Baron Schlippenbach, the Russian Consul Gen
eral in Chicago. is a visitor at the Russian EN-
bassy. always making his home when in Washing
ton with the Ambassador and Baroness Rosen.
Baron Moncheur returned 10 Washington to-day
from Charleston. s. c.. where he spent the last ten
days. and Joined Baroness Moncheur and the other
arc occupying a cottage until they sail for Europe
in June.
Tho Minister from Bolivia and Sehora Cal
deron and their family Will leave Washington on
Monday for New York their way Lake Mo-
honk, where the minister goes to attend the peace
conference They will be absent from the capital
about a week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
THE CAMERA AT THE RACES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Glorifer never the Metropolitan Handi-
cap you have pictured him to-day. and re-
spectfully suggest that until you can secure by
scientific method truer representation OF
a horse race than the one in your issue OF to-day
II would be well not to attempt to picture II at
all. For objects in motion the snapshot is ridic-
is true to nature. HENRY NJ. CALVERT,
Ex-United States Volunteer Cavalry Officer
Iakehurst, n. j. May To- 1907.
There is a good deal In this. and we have
often thought OF It. but Mr.. Calvert points
out. science has yet given no more accurate
instrument than the camera for our purpose II
is quite true that the Photographic plate an
alyzes motion beyond the capacity OF any human
eye, unless 1T be that of the ancient Greeks.
whose friezes show men and horses supposed to
be moving. in those very grotesque attitudes
which the camera singles out. But all graphIc
arts are untrue TO nature at some point and
perhaps the snapshot is to most men at least
interesting and suggestive as any other form
OF more or less symbolic and conventional ap-
Proclamation TO actual pictorial truth Land
scapes not black and white nor are the
colors of paintings those OF nature. All pictures
at the last merely notes for the eye and the
imagination TO work with for the creation of a
mental imageJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
THE REFERENDUM TEST.

The editor Of ''Che Commoner" expresses sur
prise that the New York newspapers were some
what nonplussed by his assertion that belief in
the efficacy of the initiative and referendum was
the ultimate test Of the orthodoxy of any pro-
Tossing Democrat According 10 our contem-
porary IN Lincoln, the newspaper editors of this
city should have remembered that this is not
new subject with Mr.. Bryan" If they had had
their wits about them they would have recalled
that the Nebraska fusionists in 1895 adopted
state platform which favored, among other
things ''the initiative and referendum system as
IAN cid TO securing government of the people, for
THE people and by the people" Not understand
Ing that this delverance Of q convention most
or whose members were Populists was to be
binding forever after the party of Jefferson
and Jackson, the New York editors foolishly
thought they had discovered a new issue
caught It redhanded just as it was making It's
exit from the Brooklyn banquet after savage
ATTACK on the life OF the Democratic party"
All this connection, THE COmmoner" points out,
would have been avoided If commentators here
had realized that 1.-The doctrine which alarmed
them was not new at all"
Reinsurance in times of perplexity is always
welcome But 1t seems TO us that The Com
moner's" attempt 10 clarity the situation is not
altogether successful. Mr. Bryan did not say
al the Brooklyn Jefferson birthday dinner that
there was a certain warrant for holding belief
IN the initiative and referendum to be good Dem
ocratic doctrine because he and his Populist fol-
lowers had put it into a Nebraska platform
eleven years ago. He went much further than
that. He admitted that other Democrats might
differ with him on a great many issues They
might safely dissent from his views on the tar
10, coinage imperialism and even the control
and regulation OF the lnstrumentalties of inter
state commerce, but when It came to the refer
endum they would find him adamant. On that
issue either he or they would have to quit the
Democratic party. 1t may be admitted that the
referendum idea YVES not new" But certainly
its use as test acid for Democracy was per
picking political novelty.
We notice that few Democrats of prominence
have subscribed to the theory that the referen-
dun is the cornerstone on which the Jefferso-
nisn faith is 10 be builded. Senator Rayner and
Colonel WattersOn have recently dismissed the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
AmnSementS.


ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s-The Prince OF Pilsen-
ALHAMBfA-2-S-Vaud
ASTOR-S :S0-Before and After
BEI4ASCO-S-l5-Th Rose OF the Rancho
S:20-Corntesse CoQuette.
BROADWAY-S:10-The Partisan Mode
CAEINO-S:15-The White Hen.
COLONIAL
CONEY ISLAND-Luna Park
EDEN %CSEE-The World IN Wax
EMPIRES .3e-Cousin Kate.
SARRICK-S3 0-Caught in the Rain
HACK ETT-S .3dl-The Chorus Lady
EANNERSTEIN.s VICTORIA-2:I5-S .l5-Faudevile
HERALD SQUARES :15-The orchid. -.
HIPPODROME-2-s-Nept Daughter ana Flonee1
HUDSON-S:l5 -Brewster's Millions.
IRVING PLACES -20-Ffve Grand Opera Acts
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Red MIL
LIBERTY-S:1b-Salomy Jane.
LINCOLN EQCARE-2;I5-S: l5-Buster brown.
I.YCEUM-s:2o-The Boys Of Company B.
IYRIC-s:lB-The Road 10 Yesterday
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-lo a m 10 II p IN
Advertising Show.
AiAJESTIC-s:15-The Primrose Path.
eAVOY-s:15-The Man Of the Hour
WALLACE S:16-Divorcons-
WEST END-s-The Mikado.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
GFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington May 16-The President ana MIS-
Roosevelt will go 10 Pine Knot. the cottage owned
by Mrs. Roosevelt in Albemarle County virginia
tomorrow morning for weeks rest. Assistant
Secretary Latta, the usual guard and servants
from the White House will accompany them.
President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon to-
day the officers of the Brazilian ships now at
Hampton Roads and a number of guests to meet
them The party included Rear Admiral puarto
Huet de Bacear in command OF the fleet; the
Secretary OF State. the Secretary Of the Navy, the
Brazilian Ambassador, Captain Cavalcanti de Ions.
of the Riachuelo; Captain Pereira Leite. OF the
Barroso; Captain Altno Correa, of the Tamoyo.
and the three eutenants OF the admrals staff. the
Counsellor the Embassy. Gurgel do Amoral;
Rear Admiral Brownson. John Barrett. Lieutenant
David F. Boyd. U. S. N: John S. Elliott and Lieu
tenant Russell Train.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt occupied box at
the National Theatre this afternoon to hear five
hundred public school children sing for the benefit
Of the public Fairgrounds. With them were Miss
welt, Sheffield Cowles Harry Blagdon. Miss Hagner
and Lieutenant Sheridan. In an intermission. the
President went behind the scenes TO congratulate
the children and their instructor their excellent
work.
Callers at the White House included Secretaries
Garfield, Straus and Wilson. Senators Cullom. Bur
rows and Martin. Representatives Burton. OF Della
ware, and Roberts, of Massachusetts; Henry Phipps
Of Pittsburg: ]. @. Homer. of Stafrordshire Eng
land; Judge Dayton. of West Virginia; John G.
Black. Civil Service commissioner and several Of
fcials Of the National Association OF Professional
Baseball Clubs. who presented to the President a
solid gold badge OF life membership and admission
ization
The President after luncheon shook hands with
several hundred delegates of the American Baptist
Missionary Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
THE CITY AND IT'S WATER

Inc elaborate statement concerning the New
York watershed which the State Health Commits
sloher mas made to the Governor in consequence
of The Tribune's revelations of abuses in tho
Croton region Is in measure Illuminating and
suggestive. but we cannot regard it as entirely
convincing III its contention that the city should
guard It's own water supply and that the State
Department Of Health cannot be expected 70 do
much in the matter. 1t may be that the CITY
erred in declining to provide d sewer system for
Mount Kisco, but that place, though probably the
worst of ALL is only of many danger s,ots
widely scattered over an extensive region II
may also be that the city could compel abata-
ment OF nuisances through an appeal TO tho
courts, but that would be a slow and uncertain
process. Prompt and effective action couId and
doubtless would be taken, as it formerly was
taken in many cases through the condemnation
and purchase of the offending property by the
city. were the city permitted to pursue that
course, but it is now specifically forbidden Inv
law to do so.
There can be no doubt that within its own cor-
porate limits and also in the outside domain or
which 1t is the owner, the city is the nroner
guardian of its water supply. But beyond those
limits, within the bounds of other municipalities
and on land which it does not own and which
it is forbidden TO acquire. it appears to us thai
the city mas right 10 look for relief to that
state authority which is not limited nv TOWN
city or county lines. Indeed it would seem thar
the State Health Department existed largely for
precisely such purposes and this view is sim
ported by the Commissioners own statement in
which we are told that some weeks ago-when
The Tribune made known the shocking and dan
gerous conditions in the Croton region and The
widespread prevalence of typhoid fever-he gave
peremptory orders to the local health boards of
the communities implicated that immediate
steps should be taken TO abate the nuIsances at
Mount Kisco and elsewhere, and one of his in
spectors was directed to see if the orders ,vera
obeyed and the work was done.
What that inspector has reported, If anythins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17

docs not appear But In the issuing of those
orders the State Health Department certainly
seems to have acknowledged it's responsibility
and TO have asserted its authority in the prem
ises-preclsely such responsibility and authority
as we have all along assumed 1t TO possess. 1t
is inconceivable that the Commissioner would
issue "peremptory orders" unless he had power
to do so. Either those orders have been or they
have not been complied with If the former
which is much more than we can venture TO hope
then the nuisances are abated and the danger
is removed. If the latter, then it would be in
teresting to know why they have not been
obeyed and how the city can hope to exert more
effective authority than the state. 1t Is scarcely
supposable that "peremptory orders of the State
Health Department are mere blank cartridges,
making some noise, but producing no other
effect.
With the Commissioners suggestion Of flltra-
ton for the whole water supply of the city we
are in accord That is plan which The Trib-
une has long advocated. But we doubt if many
competent engineers would regard it as prac-
ticable to install a satisfactory system of filtra-
ton in less time than four or five years, while
what is needed is immediate relief within the
next few weeks instead of years. Moreover, we
should consider it most unwise to let pollution
of the Croton go on unchecked, trusting to filtra-
ton to render 1t innoCuous. Filtration should
be the ultimate resort after all possible efforts
have been made, through local sanitation and
policing of the watershed, TO keep the water pure
at the source, and these efforts should be con-
tinued after filtration is in action lust as thor
oughly as before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
Nesp21nrk DAILY Gribrnre
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-It was learned that members of
the Cars personal escort were involved IN the
Saints by Albrecht Ddrer was missed in Italy.
and may have been sold abroad. -= The Mo-
roccan Foreign Minister communicated to
France the Sultan's decision 70 comply with her
demands. 80 Chinese officials. at dinner for
Consul General Rodgers IN Shanghai, said that
the famine relief had healed all breaches be-
tween China and the United States - Sat
isfacton was felt in England over Italy's an
nounced attitude toward q discussion Of lmita
uoh OF aTILl4lIehIs' as 1t rs 1ell 70 coicede pa"
ncally all that was asked - me leader OF a
band OF international spies which tried 10 sell
plans of Bizerta was caught in Paris. -
Lieutenant General Zacharias vice-president OF
the International Permanent Geodetic Commits
sion, died at Copenhagen. = The Nicaraguan
Congress approved the peace treaty with Sal
vador.
DOMESTIC.-Plans were accepted at Albany
for the new State Education Building, which
will cost over 100000. - The Senate, after
bitter debate passed the Wemple bill extend
ing the corporate existence Of all railroads hav-
ing outstanding Indebtedness. - John
Raines, temporary president OF the senate at
Albany, appointed a committee to draft a bill
providing for q apportionment of Senate
districts, with Senator Tully as chairman; II
7;+bs, The s1hrnarine
boats Octopus and Lake ended successful
twenty-four hour submergence test at New
port, R 7. 60 New high prices were made Tor
wheat SIS the result Of = sensational session in
the Chicago pit. - The Rev. DIR. w. H.
Roberts of Philadelphia, was elected moderator
Church at Columbus. == Nice-President Fair
banks ex-senator John L, ,McLaurin and Pres-
dent Finley of the Southern Railway addressed
The convention of cotton manufacturers at
Philadelphia.
CITY.-Stocks closed lower. - General XII
TOki and staff visited West Point, while half or
the crews Of the Japanese warships were seeing
the city. == The District Attorneys office, il
was said had evidence of still another forgery
lv the international committee employees. -
IT was said that the grand jury would find an
Indictment against al least one Metropolitan Life
official-=-- William Dalton the dismissed Com
missioner Of Public Works, issued statement
attacking Borough President Ahearn. - A
jury in the Supreme Court found that Q. c.
Shayne. q fuTrier, was Of sound mind when he
executed the cOdicii 10 his viii. == District
Attorneys Clark of Kings and Coles of Nassau
expressed some doubts as TO their power to act
the new anti-gambling IDEA OF Mr. Jerome.
- The White Star liner Adriatic. the largest
IN the feet. arrived here her maiden voy-
age. 60 The belief expressed here that
Assemblyman Wellss bill regulating steamship
ticket traffic would become a law. - The
Washington Square Association wrote many let
tiers complaining Of acts Of omission in street
cleaning.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, ii
degrees; lowest. SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
PRESIDENT GOING TO PINE KNOT.
Will Spend Few Days at Mrs. Roosevelts
Virginia Cottage.
from The Tribune Bureau

Washington. May 16.-The President and GIrs
Roosevelt will leave Washington tomorrow fore
noon for visit TO Pine Knot the cottage owned by
Mrs. Roosevelt In Albemare County Va. 1t Is their
intention TO remain at Pine Knot for week unless
public business calls the President back earlier. As
the Presidents younger children striving TO
c1'sh their studies for the close OF the term they
VIII not be included in tho party. This IS matter
of great disappointment 10 the young people, moro
especially to Archie and Quentin. who always have
a good time IN the woods
Although the President will take much rest
possible he viii be obliged to attend to a certain
amount OF routine work. Assistant Secretary
Latta will accompany him on the journey. Mr..
Latta will remain nights in tho little village OF
North Garden, with the Presid3nts guards, and
will make daily trips 10 and from Pine Knot half
dozen miles away, for the purpose OF taking 10
the President such urgent official documents as
require his attention. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will spend much of their time In tramp
Ing through the woods at Pine Knot or going on
horseback rides about the neghborhood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17

don before letters could be sent out, arrival
there before noon would count for little. The
people for whom they were intended might not
get them before Monday. Hence a small delay
would often result in the loss Of day and
half in receiving them.
Moreover, If a prompt reply was desirable it
could be posted in the one instance in time to
catch the Sunday steamship from Queenstown.
In the other case 1t might wait until Wednes-
day or Thursday, and even then be carried by
a slow vessel. To the majority of Europeans.
perhaps, such inconvenience cause little annoy
ance, but to Americans they are irritating. A
further development Of the policy Of averting
what is now recognized as a needless hindrance
will be highly appreciated IN this country.
For several years mail has been dispatched
from New York to Europe on four days every
week. large part Of that going on Saturday
has been sent by the American Line. The adop-
ton of the sea postofice by the Cunard Line
which has always had share Of the patronage,
will give the United States government "two
strings to its bow" and will also materially bet
ter the service from England to America. WedneS-
days mail has invariably gone by the White
Star Line. The fast German steamships which
leave on Tuesday and Thursday have sea post
offices, too, but up to the present time the vessels
Of the French Line (whose sailing day is Thurs
day. have not been equipped. The proposed
innovation will enable them to compete on more
favorable terms than formerly with their leu
tonic rivals and to realize more fully the adj
vantage of the high speed which some of them
now develop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
GIFT FOR INDECENT ARTISTS.
B. N. Mitchill's Widow Sends $500 to Art.
lists Aid Society.

4 gift OF 500 was received by the Artists AID
Society yesterday from the widow OF Blocker y.
Mitchil who died recently Mr.. NIitchrl was treas
urer OF the board OF trustees appointed BY ths
Artists Aid Society and the Artists Fund Society
raise $4,000 for the relief OF sUperannuatsd art
lists William F. Havemeyer IS chairman OF The
board
]. c, Nicon. secretary OF the society. said yes
terday that applications for help from deserving
artists in distress had recently been so numerous
and urgent that it was hoped the 5000 fund 20
provide permanent homes for them would soon be
raised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
About People and Social Incidents.

Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
has reached Washington and will attend the an
nual council held at the Mount Vernon mansion this
month.
Everything is in readiness for the big charity fair
at Friendship tomorrow and Saturday, and II fair
weather prevails the affair will surpass in brilliancv
that held at Friendship last year. Nearly all thu
local charities will be represented by gay booths
side shows country fairs. takers and stalls for tbs
sale Of fancy articles and CONNECTIONS. AS usual
large number of young diplomats have lent their
talents and services further the success OF tn,
fair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
FOR MEMORIAL TO LORD BALTIMORE

baltimore. May IA movement for memorial
at St Mary's. Md. TO commemorate the landing
there In 1884 OF Lord Baltimores Catholic colony
and the establishment OF the Roman Catholic
Church In English America was begun at the con-
venton OF the Catholic Benevolent Legion he-s TO-
day. A motion adopted providing for the ap-
pOintment OF COMMITTEES TO take charge OF the
work and the project will be made national In It's
character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
THE CABINET.

IFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington. May 16-Secretary Straus OF the
Department OF Commerce and Labor Left the city
tonight for New York for weeks stay. He will
inspect the Sd Lighthouse District. spend day at
Ellis Island. make address at the reception 10
General Kurok tomorrow night and speak to the
National Association Of Manufacturers at the
Waldorf-Astorta on the night OF the 22d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
N. " U. STUDENTS ELECT OFFICERS.

The annual meeting OF the New York University
Student Organization was held yesterday, and the
following officers elected: A Shern, Us prss-
dent; c. F. Hicks. oS. vtce-president; C. ALacDon-
aid 'Os, secretary and G. F. Armstrong 'OS treas
urer. It decided to change the alma nlats-
song from The Violet to '"Ths Palisades"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,".

From Tho Tribune Bureau.J
Washington. May 16.-Representative GnIett en-
tertaIned tho Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs Met
calf, Associate Justice Moody Rear Admiral and
Mrs William Sheffield CowIes Mrs. Reyburn and
Miss Boardman at dinner tonight.
Mrs. William J. Boardman has as her house
guest Mrs. Edward Robinson. of New York
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Townsend OF New York