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The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

The value Of motor cars owned by
Americans In Switzerland this year is es-
timated to be ten times as great as that
Of automobiles owned by all other for
eigners together.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
TIE HOT POTS OF HEBER.
Curious Natural Formation Found
IN Utah.

or ever increasing interest to natural
riGsty seekers the Hot Pots about three
miles from Heber City, Utah, a branch line
of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad running
up through picturesque Provo Canyon.
This region is a level plain. the surface
of which arise In strange confusion numbers OF
concal shaped cisterns, the largest Of them be-
ing all of fifty feet high one hundred feet in d<
ameter at the top. and twice that at the base,
and containing In their dark depths immense
volumes of water heated to high temperature
in the furnaces of the earth The waters con,
tain the usual chemical properties of thern&
springs and used for bathing and drinking
with excellent effects.
These pots have evidently been formed by th&
slow deposition through countless centuries OF
the silica and soda which enter into the compo,
stion of the waters that once weed over th$
rim The Hot Pots found in the midst OF
cultivated fields and thriving orchards, not
withstanding the peculiar rockike soil compost
ton.
One of the marked Deculiarities OF the region
IS the hollow rumbng sound caused by car
riages and horses they move over the road
ways for miles around. rs there an enormous
cavern lust below the surface. and will it ever
cave in?" is the anxious inquiry of every visitor
alarmed at the strange underground sounds.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

plussed. He does not know what the sounos
mean-whether they will increase or diminish
in volume, nor whether they serve as gentle
hint that a trap has been sprung or something
more violent placed near at hand for his enter
tainment. He seldom feels encouraged TO IN
vestgate. especially as he knows that only an
usually sound sleeper deaf person could
continue TO slunber after the harp had begun
10 play
japanese peals of bells have sometimes been
attached to doors. These, too, give out soit'
musical cadence when stirred by the opening
OF door. and give notice of the presence OF
visitors while Offering 10 these pleasant well
come that usually comes as surprise. The
peal Of bells. however. is soft and the bells
cease TO ring Immediately. that bells would
not serve burglar alarms For this reason.
however. their music is probably PREFER d by
the man with the dark lantern to that Of a
harp.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
NOVEL BURGL1R 1L1RM
Harp Made to Play When House
Door Is Opened.

A great many persons have planned different
sorts of receptions for burglars. but no one had
ever given consideration to the musical sense
Of that fra ternity until C r. Lerch or VIM
throp street, Brooklyn, arranged a Tyre shaped
harp upon upon his door to serve the double
purpose of welcoming friends with harmonious
sounds and providing an agreeable surprise TO
burglars. When a burglar opens the door the
same musical tones which greet him acquant
his intended victims with his presence before
he has had even time TO think of spoons. The
harp will vibrzate loudly enough to awaken any
sleeper Of the average sort. OF course there are
seepers who never blink eyelid at the most
resounding nocturnal noises Such sleeperS
would need the report Of cannon to awaken
them to the fact that burglars were appraisinS
their iewelry and biting their silver to learn
whether not ii plated. The ordinary per
son, however whose nerves respond more or less
to unusual sounds in the night, VIII Immediately
awaken at the vibration OF the harp burglar
alarm and secure the necessary weapons to vel
come the unlimited guest should he fail 10 take
the musical hint given upon the threshold OF the
house and leave for more silent domains.
The cadences Of the harp much more re-
sounding when it is strung with piano wires
These keep in tune and require less Tightening
I'D than do mandolin wires. which are also uSeo
for this instrument.
Mr. Lerch's musical burglar alarm has 4
sounding board made of white mahogany ami
curved sides of cypress. to the upper ends OF
which are attached small ornaments carved III
the shape of harps. 1t is strung with mando-
lin or piano wires and has a key which VIII
tune it up TO an octave. To the crossbar at the
top of this Tyre shaped instrument are attached
silken strings of different lengths weighted WIN
metal balls a little larger than marbles Inc
strings are so arranged that the slightest move
ment of the door will set the balls TO Vibrating
against the wires in a pleasant concord OF sweet
sounds. The vibration will continue for ninety
eaconds whom the musical chords will softly die
away into silence
Visitors are inspired with pleasurabie feei-
ing when greeted at the door by weirdly sweet
sounds. the source Of which they do not always
see The burglar. on the contrary. is non
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THE LESSER EVIL.

The Hon. John D. Long, ex-Secretary OF tho
Navy. recently said that most public utterances
bore both the audience and the speechmaker
about equally. II always feel glad when called
upon to speak. however" he added. with
smile, "for / often find myself in the position or
an amateur actor Of my acquaintance.
''He was in all the theatricals going in his
small town. He played all sorts of parts. 1
asked him one day if he did not get tired of ap-
pearing in every private theatrical perform
"Yes, awfuIly tired he replied. for don't
like to act bit. But 1 know if L am not on
the stage shall have to sit in the audience. -
Youths Companion.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

ing for him. for he is great friend of President
Roosevelt At this reception Mr.. Chow Tszchi
who is serving the Celestial Emperor as charge
d'affaires will do honor to the occasion. and he
too wears silken robes embroidered with gold
and silver.
Among the new attaches who will behold the
great democratic reception for the first time
Will be: Francis Jannsens who viii accom-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

pany The Belgian Minister secretary; Senor
Don Arturo Pad-o Almedia, first secretary,
and Seflora Padro. who will lead the procession
for Cuba: Chung Chuan, who accompanies the
Chinese Charge d'Anaires: JOnkeer !. L. van den
Rerch van Heemstede. with the Netherlands
Minister; Henry Martin, Of the Swiss Legation;
Or Alberto Palacos Costa, of the Argentine
legation, and Manuel de Freyre Santander,
yrith the Peruvian Minister.
SLBURBIA.
Boarder-Do you subscribe for the village
newspaper?
Inhabitant-No The village dressmaker boards
few our house.-L4fe-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.J

Washington, JAN 9.-The President to-day prom
ised to make an address at Indianapolis on Me-
mortal Day. the unveiling of statue to General
Henry w. Lawton. who killed in the Philip
pines. After visiting Indianapolis the President
will proceed to Lansing. Mich. to attend the COM
mencenent exercises of the State Agricultural Col
lege. Representative Overstreet escorted delega-
ton of Indianapolis business men to the White
House to present the invitation.
delegation of Confederate veterans called at
the White House early invite the President to
attend the Robert z. Lee Memorial Day celebra-
tion. which is to be held in Washington on the 18th
of this month. The President said he would be un-
able to attend. but would write letter to be read
at the exercises.
Representatives John Sharp Williams and Hum
phreys. of Mississippi requested the President to
order warship to Natchez next month to aid the
citizens IN celebrating their Mardi Gras festival
The President said he would take :p the sio5ec-
with the Secretary OF the Navy.
ators Beveridge, Warner and Alger. Nice-Pres1-
dent Fairbanks. Representatives Overstreet. Kahn,
DENLY and Calder. Secretary Hitchcock, Attorney
General Bonaparte. delegation from the Merchant
Taors' National Protective Association, who re-
quested and obtained the Presidents promise TO
receive the members of their convention when they
reach Washington February 6, and committee
from the National League of Navy Yard EN-
uIo
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION WORK.
Correspondent Holds That 1t Is Worthy Of
Praise, Not Censure.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir When vast public undertaking involving
the expenditure of millions has been executed as
honestly as a private contract: when no horde OF
incompetents appointed to strengthen political fort
unes has been permitted to fatteu like leeches at
the expense of inferior Workmanship and materlai;
when integrity. patience courage. wisdom. dignity
and determination have characterized the execution
OF public trust. those of whom this might IN truth
be said would merit praise, not censure YET
within the last few months most faithful board
OF public officials has been the centre of whirl-
wind Of threats and abuse
The reason Is not far 10 seek. After years OF
patient study the requisite engineering and legal
difficulties have been overcome. so that 1t Is only
question of weeks when bids will be asked for the
most comprehensive system of marlborough travel
which has yet been planned for New York city
These routes promise TO he the most profitable or
the ctys transportation lines Naturally the two
great controlling traction companies. the Inter
borough and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. are
straning every nerve to retain control and prevent
competition This is the inspiration back of the
proposed Delaney street elevated loop and the
third track the elevated roads. In each case the
disease Is very real. but the remedy ofered Is Ike
some patent medicine which has been so advertised
from the housetops that some people really oeneVe
that 1t will work cure.
Against these influences the Rapid Transit Conn
mission has stood like rock. and II would be little
short OF a public misfortune were II now prevented
from carrying out its well matured plans for real
relief In this crisis the intelligence of the COM
munity with the hope of securing real rapid transit
may well breathe the spirit of Longfeilow's lines:
Fear not each sudden sound and shock
'Tis OF the wave and not the rock;
'Tfs but the tapping OF the sail.
a made by the gale.
In spite Of rock and tempests roar.
s s' Sdr o f1ss es Lights ss ss.a S the he. 'sse ss
Our hearts. our hopes are all with thee
New York. Jan. 8. 1907
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
PERSIA.

The long expected death of MuZaTar-ed- Din
creates less sensation in the world at large than
would that OF almost any other sovereign for
the obvious reasons that the Persian dynasty Is
not connected by blood or marriage with anv
other. that Persia itself is comparatively Sc
cuded and remote from the chief centres of
international Interest and that now, as for
many years past, that empire is regarded as
little more than negligible quantity In diplo-
matte problems. The incident is however of
the greatest Importance to Persia itself and It
should not be devoid of more than passing inter
EST 10 Intelligent observers throughout the
world. For there are few lands with more i'm
posing histories or which have played greater
parts in the drama Of humanity than that of
Cyrus and Zoroaster, of Jamshid and Kai
Khosru
Even In its decline Persia remains great It's
ten million people are both physically and intel
lectualy not unworthy of their illustrious an
cestry. Desolate much of the territory is.
it still contains resources OF vast potential
wealth. As for its strategic position I'm both
war and commerce. it is OF unsurpassed impor-
tance. At the north 1t fronts upon the Caspian
Sea, with the Volga River and Russia's whole
system Of inland navigation, and upon the eau
casus and Turkestan. At the west II abuts UPON
Armenia and Mesopotamia-the richest parts of
the Turkish Empire At the east it marches
Win alSudulStaH diG bTlIlSn IDQa. and at the
south it is washed by the seas in which Great
Britain aims and needs to maintain forever an
unchalenged supremacy Were It to fall into
the hands OF Russia that power would have It's
long desired outlet upon the Indian Ocean and
would extend unbroken across the Eurasian
continent from north to south, as 1t already
does from east to west. On the other hand IL
Persia were to become a British protectorate the
southern coast of Asia would be coIored red
from the mouth Of the Euphrates to the Strait
of Malacca
The passing of the Shah-n-Shah and the ac-
cession of the Valiahd, however, does not mean
any such disposition of the empire nor vet It's
partition between the two powers. but rather,
we are inclined to think confirmation of Per
sia in its Independent estate and a strengthen
Ing Of its ability to maintain that estate The
late Shah was. for his day, land and creed, a
fairly enlightened and progressive monarch, and
he Illuminated the closing year of his reign and
life with the granting of constitution under
which Persia receives popularity elected parlia-
ment and other liberal Institutions His son
and successor. now in the prime of young man.
hood, is mich more enlightened and progress
sive and much more in touch with Eurnnean
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10

politically, socially and industrlally stun
bling block TO sound national Development
Italy, Austria Hungary and Russia sent US in
1905-06 1898 homeseekers. Practically all
of them, according TO Mr. Sargents figures,
came to swell the foreign colonies already ex-
listing In this city, Boston, Chicago and Balti-
more and In the Pennsylvania mining regions.
1t is foolish to think that we can go on in
definitely digesting or trying to digest this raw
material. 1t would be wiser to cut the supply
down by half and TO raise the standards of
qualification. A head tax of $40 or $25 might
prove deterrent In many cases, but an edu-
cational language test would be more eff
fective. We are AT that stage of growth
when can afford to pick and choose, instead
of throwing the doors wide open to all comers.
There is room here for the desirable Immigrant,
and he should be encouraged to cast his lot
with us. But we inJure him as we'll as our
selves when we permit our hospitality to be
abused and the value of our gift Of citizenship
TO be wantOny deprecated.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from the Tribune Bureau.I

[From Tribune Bureau
washington, Jan. 9-The Austrian Ambassador
and baroness Hengelmiilier entertained a dinner
party at the embassy tonight in compliment to
Count and Countess Stanislas Castellane. who are
spending several days in Washington. Invited TO
meet them were Colonel and Mrs. Edwards. MT and
Mrs George W. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Nor
man. Mrs Marshall Field, Mrs. Purdy. Miss Elkins
Count Szechenyi OF the Austrian Embassy; Prince
zu I.ynar and Prince Koudachefr. Count and Count
ess CastelIane on their departure from Washing
ton will go direct to Cuba where the count has
business interests.
The naval attache Of the French Embassy and
Nine Blanpre had dining with them tonight Mr
and Mrs. William Slater. Miss Slater. Miss Board
man. Mr.. Won Sebert. of the Russian Embassy
c. NJ. s. Higgins OF the British Embassy. and
Count Mani Mocenigo. of the Italian Embassy
The Japanese Ambassador and Viscountess Aoki
are expecting their son-in-aw and daughter. Count
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
THE FATE OF THE PONCE

A few days ago it looked as if the remark
able loss of life from recent railway accidents
in this country were about to be paralIeled nv
disasters at sea. Almost simultaneously with
the burning of Norwegian mail steamer and
the suggestive discovery of life RATS which
had washed away from the City of Panama il
was noticed that the Ponce had failed to reach
New York from Porto Rico on schedule fine
Only five persons perished on the coast of
Norway and the fears which We're entertained
for the safety of the Pacific Mail Companv's
steamer were relieved by her appearance at
her first port Of call after leaving San Fran.
CISCO but nothing has occurred permanently TO
dispel the anxiety which is felt for the Ponce
The Porto Rican steamer was sighted on
December 2S by the Shenandoah. when three
days out from San Juan. and less than half
way TO New York. Momentary hopes have
been raised by reports that vessels resembling
her had been seen since that time but these
have proved delusive. Had all gone well with
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
TNFILTERED IMMIGRATION.

IT is fortunate that the report of the Commits
sioner General of immigration for the year
l905-'06 appears in time TO instruct and pos
sibly TO influence Congress in its effort 10
strengthen the immigration laws. There is an
act now pending in conference committee
which slightly amends the law OF 1903. But
in the form in which 1t passed the House of
Representatives 1t is mere legislative make
shift. The Senate deserves credit for dealing
with the immigration problem in coura geous
and intelligent spirit The Dillingham;, or Sell
ate, bill sought to check the allen inflow and
TO improve the quality of applicants for citizen
ship by increasing the head tax and enforc-
ing moderate educational test. But the House.
apparently affected by the protests of certain
foreign colonies and associations in the larger
cities, struck out the restrictions and left the
barriers against undesirables as flimsy as ever
Commissioner Sargent's report emphasizes the
folly Of trflng with the immigration question.
In the last two fiscal years-19O4- -05 and 1905 O6
we have admitted more than 2, 100000 Aliens
nine-tenths OF them having no knowledge of
our language and being utterly unacQuainted
with our laws customs and institutions More
over while the volume Of the incoming alien
tide is steadily increasing, the character of the
applicants is changing for the worse. Fifteen
or twenty years ago we recruited our citizen
ship almost entirely from the peoples of North
ern Europe. Ireland England, Scotland, Wales.
Germany and the Scandinavian nations SUD-
piled US with immigrants nearly allied to us
In blood, habits and ideas and readily assimi-
liable. But the Northern movement has nearly
ceased, and three-fourths to four-fifths of the
applicants for adoption nowadays come from
the Mediterranean basin-from Italy, Austria
Hungary and Southern Russia. In the last
two years new recruiting ground has been
opened in Turkey in Europe and Turkey in
Asia, Syrians and Armenians being attracted
here In larger and larger numbers. With these
Southern Europeans and Asiatics the colony
habit is highly developed for, being handi-
capped by lack of assmlabllity. they cannot
scatter through the country as the Northern
immigrants used to do. They herd therefore,
In few cities. live I'D intensive life and are
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
THE OPPORTUNITY OFFERED IN FRANCE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: 1 read with interest the editorial IN your
issue OF the 9th inst. in which YOU suggest that Il
would be interesting to what would be the eHecC
II the French bishops. To assemble IN CONFER
ence should issue a declaration that the Pope mas
no temporal authority in France. However thaI
may be- for my part l should like 10 see what wouid
be the effect il the bishops were 70 join IN 4
pastoral 10 their Ocks declaring that all forms OF
government are Indifferent to the Catholic ChurcH'
and that as the majority Of Frenchmen desire a
republic il is the duty OF all French Catholics 10
get together and organize a Catholic RepuouCah
party one plank in whose pto-f shall De i
declaration Qike the clause in The Magma Charta)
that the Catholic Church in France shall be free
free TO grow and flourish and carry out her dlvlhs
mission in her own way, without unjust tnterreF-
ence by the state, the in the United states
And another plank TO pledge tie party 10 the per-
petual maintenance of the true republican pm
cpIes OF liberty equality and fraternity Something
like this would have been done years ago II the
counsel OF that great Pope. Leo KIN. had been foi-
lowed Perhaps il Is not too late now
DAVID e. WHITTI.ESEI>
Canaan, Conn., jan s. 190i-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
Il muse


ACADEMY OF aTI-sIC-s:l5-The Girl O. the Golden
West.
ALHAMBRA-2
-aSTOR-s :30-The Straight Road.
RE-LASCO-s:15-The Rose Of the Rancho
GROADWAY-s:t0-T The Partisan Model.
CARNEGIE HALL S:15-Concert.
GASINO-2:i5-S-prince Beggar.
COLCNIAI-2-S-Taudev!ile
GsRITERION-S:l5-The Truth.
DALY'S-S:l5-The Belle of Mayfair
EDEN MUSEE-The World n Wax.
EMPiRE-S-Peter
csARpEN-s:l5-The Student King.
sjARRICK-s-3 s-30-C'aught IN the Rain
HACKETT-2:2u =39-The Chorus Lady.
HAMAERSTEIN'S TICTORIA-s: s:15-Vaudeville
RERALD SQUARE-S:l5-The Road TO Yesterdsy
fiIPPODROME-2-S-Nept Daughter and FioheeI
Days.
HCDSON-s:15-The Hypocrttes.
IRVING PLACES s:20-wie Man Maenner Fesset
KNICKERBOCKER-s s:15-The Red Mil.
LIBERTY-s:l5-The Girl Who Has Everything
LINCOLN SQUARE-S:l5 :l5-Matlda
1IYCETN-2:lb-S:l5-The Lion and the Mouse
I.YRIC-S:15-The New York Idea
MADISON SQUARE s:f5-The Three OF Us
MAJESTIC-2-S S:15-Brown of Harvard.
MANHATTAN-s:15-Les Miserables.
MENDTI.SSOF5 HAL,I-2:30-Song recital:
NEW AMSTERDAM-S:15-B Brewster's Millions
NEW YORK-s:l5-Tne Vanderbilt cup.
PRINCESS 2:20-s :3o-The Great Divide
-2:15-s:15-The Man of the Hour ,
ST. NICHOLAS RINK-s-N. Y. A. @ vs. St NichoiaS'
wAIIACK'S- -s:15-The Rich Mr. Hosgenhe1er
wEBER'S-S-Dream City and The Magic Knight
New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
COMFY ISLAND EiRES.

The decision of the Court of Appeals on the
question of COney Island fares is another con-
vncing demonstration of the folly of govern
ment by hysteria. Deluded by sensational lead
ership, thousands of people last summer en-
Darked course of riot under the impress
sion that they We're standing for popular rights
against a law defying corporation. Serious
minded persons and newspapers at the time
sought to show that, whether the fare should
be properly ) cents or 10 cents, the company
was justified in making the higher charge until
the courts had determined otherwise. and that
II was defyng no mandate of court IN re-
fusing to yield to the Coer mob. Justice Gay
nor himself when he saw the disorder result
ing from the misinterpr5tatiOn of his decision
in a case to which the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
not a party, corroborated this view. The
great body of the community came to under
stand 1t and TO frown upon the disorderly ele
ments whicl. seized the opportunity to indulge
in wantOn mischief As a. result the issues
were framed and the case was carried to the
Court of Appeals.
That court unanimously holds that the 10ccnt
fare is legal. While under the street railway
law the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company must
carry passengers on all street railway lines I'M
der its control in Brooklyn, whether owned or
leased, for one fare, that ruling does not de-
prive it of the rights or free it from the duties
lines running not on streets but on private prop
erty. The motive power of those lines has been
changed. and they now operated as parts
OF the continuous system of the company to
the great advantage of the public in cOnven-
ience and time. 1t would be strange. how
ever, If such beneficial enterprise on the part
OF the company should be made an excuse for
the forcfble reduction of fares from what could
have been charged under the old system
We do not believe that there will be any
serious disappointment over this decision. Ac-
cess to Coney Island is cheaper and more con-
Venlent than it ever was before the consolila-
tlon OF lines. The people have not been injured
ana, on the contrary, have been benefited in
this respect by the company's policy whatever
lts shortcomings may be in other directions
nevertheless, in spite of its legal victory. the
company may well consider the expediency of
reducing the COney Island fare to five cents
Inc enormous traffic would probably warrant
this and certainly the public good will which
would be earned by such a course Is worth DOS
sesslng Having established It's right TO charge
~ cents, voluntary reduction now would he
iavorabiy received and would have 10 appear.
ahce OF yielding to mob rule nor would il IN
volVe the surrender OF any legal rights Per
maps the most serious objection which could
De urged against such n concession would no
mat Ii might stimulate Coney Island traffic be
yond the capacity of the already congested
lines