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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
WHAT Is GOING ON TODAY.

e q the New Y0 y 19 F 4 sysSas and eh sh
street. 1880 m
The Rev Thomas r sIieer on Emerson the MAJ an:
street.. Ii a m.
Drowning Day entertainment under the auspices OF
The Daughters Of Indiana, Hotel Astor. p m
Bridge and eucHre under the auspices Of he West
se Pa fT the Ha eP2 Sfar Sc n Afternoon
Iecturs BY George l. McNutt al League for Political
Education No % West 44th street. $50 P.
de- ia croE Rogue schermerhorn Building Columbia
University. $40 p m
Dinner OF the South Carolnians Astoria even
Anniversary concert by William carl Old First Pres
byterian Church. Sis ?.
DH9 $50 G5 1a' Friendly sons OF s. Patrick Ds''''
Meeting Of the city Clubs N IS West 44th street $50
court martial to Try Captain Louis Wendell armory Of
1st Battery, p
wit Clinton High School 59tA street and Tenth ave
nue.. FTa4k T Moony; Songs That Never Die, illus
avenue. DR. James T. shotveH. Rousseau and
18th Street " weiagton Massee COWBOY Life on
the Plains Public sehoSl 49, No as West 2sth St.
Pubic school 40. i56th $, Nisholas ave
Far West" illustrated: Publ; school u ~. 52a
of LIFE dIustratedj: Public school e. Hester Essex
suffolk streets. Or. Lucy +. Bliss. spain Ill
a1eaa. frotessoF Robert Prentiss The Moon:
Ton diastTa,sd): New York Pubo Library. No liz
East e"h sf H9 Pnf sSb 1a 1a Se w'
near Eighth avenue Or. Edward p Crowe, Across
ne New England States illustrated Public School
i3S FIRST avenue and 5lst street; Edgar J. Banks.
The Arabs Of the Desert illustrated; Public
School I5S. Avenue A. between 18th 18th streets.
Jr Francis a. SCratchley. The 81 Broken
bones Dislocations, Sprains. Suffocaton. Drowning.
choking and Group Cllustratedl: Public School
No 24i 1leth street. Edwin a Taiaferro.
Charles Dickens Public school ISIS. Lewis and East
Houston streets, Joseph g Oakman picturesque
New Zealand illustrated. st. Luke's Hall, No. ASS
Hudson street. Professor Rudolf Rombo. IT..
.srhier'. Peters Hall Goth street. between
Eighth Ninth avenues. John Martin. ''VisEnn
Budapest AMI Their Governments illustrated;
Norris Ugh DAD
Ut Lewis castor Lea~y. syria and Palestine ~
strsttt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
WIRELESS TELEPHONY"
Inventor Says He Has the Secret Fast Locked
in His Brain.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Through the Hon Wilson c. Hunt as VII
son g. Hunt Strong I. In 1851, when an infant be-
came possessed Of small interest in the first sue
cessful Atlantic cable and yet have my certificate
in the Atlantic Telegraph Company. now. believe.
known as the Anglo American Cable Company 1
was named after Mr. Hunt, who wanted 10 adopt
me on the death Of my father. Major General
George C. Strong. who promoted when on his
deathbed by President Lincoln A small knowledge
of electricity led me later to be treated as if OF
their age and standing by Messrs- Field. Cooper
and Morse. from whom 1 learned much. When
Marconi De Forest and others proved that wireless
telegraphy practical I looked into wireless
telephony, and with the result that I looked
upon by my relatives. friends and others just as
MI Hunt told Mr.. Field when he first
siollty OF teegraphing under the ocean for a dis
lance of over two thousand miles. The only news
paper ITEM that appeared about my little contrl-
vince was on April Is. 1907, under the starving
caption. Phones Five Hundred Miles. but Uses
40 w lreS My experiences in trying to get people
Interested IN my little invention so disguised me
that l turned the matter into a Jest. and when
people asked to my wireless telephone I showed
them a phone with Irvine instead of wire-iust
a wagon or carriage drawn by steer is known as
the original horselesS carriage "cOherer'' is not
needed in my idea, the original model OF which
n3t tInk one man In ten million Will learn of, and.
IKE the Wright brothers. Of Dayton. Ohio, whose
secret work on flying machines is exciting much
and protect by the best legal talent that money
can command will not let my secret out. II
may die with RE, but some will find il later,
as / believe after being lost for centuries, the
secret Of Greek fire again found You safe
IN predicting that within century human speech
perhaps, over the land. 1t is carried some ten
miles, believe. from a point Just south Of Boston
10 the fishing fleet near Care Cod s-po,,,
Georgetown. D. c.. March II, 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
THE GLASS SHOULD NOT BE BLAMED.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 7 have read many articles from Mr.. Winter.
Of The Tribune stan with much pleasure. and I
would have fault to find with his article in to-
days issue II he had confined himself in 1t to
futing the SANDER which he claims was contained
in a statement made by one clergyman but when
he is led by his indignation 10 SANDER the whole
class which that offender belongs. and 10 claim
for the theatre benehcent influence in the
world as the Church il seems clear that his
theatrical environment and associates have left him
no time to give TO the Church and her ministers.
even as an intelligent observer. His adoption Of
Lord ClarendOn's opinion that Clergymen
class in their meddlesome interference with public
affairs are the misChieVouS people in tho
world Is proof of his inability give intelligent
judgment on matters outside his environment as
such opinion applied to these times and this
country is simply absurd
Mr. Winter SAYS: Il believe the Theatre
institution 10 be intrinsicalIy powerful for good
as tho Church is There millions Of people in
the world to-day who ascribe their emancipation
from an evil nature and their uplift into lives OF
righteous endeayor 70 the Gospel of Jesus Christ
working through the Church and her ministers
How many clarifying the theatre the means
of their emancipation from evil and their inspira-
ton righteousness2 r. NJ. WHITING.
Brooklyn. March Is 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

:, RS. Pu0ic ownership has not been rennu-
- .i-c ard. owing 10 the lack Of concentration
81 municipal powers, economies OF aanInistTa-
ion 3i,,l have been effected in provincial towns
80, ma impracticable in London. The new
(,~,..a can defer the construction oe the
,,,......--.G, palace ABANDON the electricity
.c4,,css a-l obstruct many % the Progressive
-, -e,ts FIR public ownership: but a far-reach-
a. -yste~l 80 ~etrencha,ent which viii reduce
80 swollen rates is hardly within the range of
rrobab.ier
The partisan invectves against socialism VIII
o.osA -,ith the elections The results % he
,,llsr- show that 5he voting for Socialist candi-
sa,,s -as .;gft and that the working classes
wf,h consecutive spirit supported the Munic-
,,ai P-sa,.a party. OF municipal ownership
.,sra ms neen little in London in comparison
9TH The great provincial towns. where Conser-
vatives have beer IA active as Liberals ami
Tabor politicians in introducing and maintain
,rg public msuagenentrof water, gas. electricity
end trarlways. Against this vaporing about the
-rinous waste wrought by Socialism may be set
the plain fact that London is the victim OF its
oWn conservatis If the London County Coun-
m had been established when the provincial
towns were armed with municipal powers, there
might to-day be unique metropolis with a
Uniform TAX rate, ana us own system OF electric
transit and its own supplies Of water gas and
electricity Problems which might have been
worked out when the population was less than
.5O0O0o are impracticable when il is 100000,
with the ancient City the stronghold Of vested
interests and swarm of twenty-eight boroughs
rrarnihed into cities, with municipal admins
frations Of their own. Public ownership cannot
ne undertaken on large scale when London
has become an unmanageabe metropolis; and
economies are equally difficult when municipal
seruices cannot be unified and thousands OF
clerks and public servants dispensed with. The
relief measures which are now urgently needed
are a uniform tax rate and an enlargement OF
sources # taxation, Legislation under either
head would have been facilitated by the success
n the Progressiyes. although their extrava-
gance and uismanagement of local business had
become scandalous. The Municipal Reformers
will be economists and Obstructionists; but
pinch and squeeze as they may. the reduction
OF the rates is a hopeless undertaking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
IN DEFENCE OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The defence of the Anglican Church Cby
F;x- Attachel from the ENVY hatred. malice and
all Observation-Disclosures of a large section of its op-
Moments seems to have attracted much attention
and to be itself the object OF many attacks DR.
C'adman says in this mornings issue of The Trib-
une There is nothing sacrosanct in political
Anglcansm' This may we'll be true: yet l was
under the impression that for the last twenty years
all the political measures dictated by 'the Nom
conformist conscience presumably far superior
10 tho poor Anglican conscience) had perforce been
reckoned sacrosanct by statesmen Most certainly
Gladstone was obliged to bow to its demands Him
self an earnest and devout churchman time and
again. when the claims OF his Church and
those of Nonconformists were I'm conflict he pre-
ferred the latter. as in other way could he
retain his political supremacy
IL would at this date be impossible TO fulfil DR.
Claimants demand and give the votes the
OPS upon every subject OF interest which has been
debated The House of Lords for the last century
and ] cannot suppose he expects his suggestion to
be taken seriously. AS regards legislation I'm gem
I interesting TO note that more than Onca
the House of Lords passed the bill raising the age
or consent most desirable In the interests of mo-
rality) before the House Of Commons concurred
Also It is we'll known that when Lord Shaftesbury
was making his celebrated campaign against the
horrible abuses of the child labor system OF those
days it the wealthy Liberal manufacturers
who were his chief opponents. while the Tories
supported him.
right and churchmen always wrong the bIqbo1s
are greatly to blame for their stand in regard 10
the Education act. But some EnglshmAn are will
ing allow that even bishops should have the
privilege Of walking according to the lrht vorcb-
safed to them. though il may be much fainter than
that enjoyed by those outside the Establish
New York, March IA. 1907. JUNIIJS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
HIPPoDRoME TO ENTERTAIN

Elaborate PREPARATIONS ara being made a. tho
Hippodrome 10 celebrate the second anniversary Of
the opening Of the big playhouse on Friday even
ing April IL An invitation that Will include prac-
uoaly every member Of the theatrical profession
playing n New York viii be issued. An entertain
ment viii be given the big Hppodrome stage
and will last for perhaps forty minutes. Louis
Mann and Eddie Foy are TWO OF the hcadners for
this feature Of the programme The Hppodrome tank
VIII take place. Prizes will be offered and girls
from other companies who wish compete with
permitted 10 enter the tank. After the swimming
the stage viii be prepared for tie grand ball
in which all present may take part In the course
of the evening the two large hall gardens in the
front OF the HippOdrome viii he used restau-
rants and supper Will be served free every body
Shubert & Anderson Will give away 20 each mem
Der in tho audience on that night miniature
production Of the Hippodrome building done in
lIon2e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
The REAL ENGLISH cHuscn
tor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems pity that the article on the Eng
lish Church. by 'Ex-Attache." in last sundays
Tribune. interesting and accurate in so MANY re-
spects. should be marred by misstatements II
seems sometimes as II people never would grasp
the fact that the English Church In repudIatin the
usurpng power of, OF the Re Pope in Engiand did not
tolic church. There had been a national cburcb in
Britain before the Pope sent his missonary there in
697. The following paragraph well describes the
position of the Church of England that / quote IN
in full: THE breach with Rome amounted 10 mis-:
that before the Conquest this Church (of EngIandC
independent OF Rome AT the Conquest this
Church admitted to Rome a carefully defined and
ieaIOusly limited amount of authority. thar Ron,s
for while greatly eneroached upon those limits
then gradually was driven within them: and fnaiIv
that this Church and nation withdrew aitoFether
it's recognition Of the authority of Rome and re-
turned to its ancient independence and autonomy
Ths term Protestant Episcopal. has never been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
HIS WIFE'S SISTER.
Why Royalty and Commons Are
Unable to Moue the Lords.

Engands Lords have again. for ABOUT the
oozenth time, thrown out by a large vote the bin
baSSeo Oy An overwhelming majority in the House
p" Commons authorizing marriage with deceased
WE s sister. This bin has again and again been
enacted by the House of Commons and as oiieh
defeated by the House % Lords, nor IS there any
prospect of its ever becoming law as long as lne
upper chamber Of the national legislature TeiiAi'S
as constituted. This IS al the more awk-
ward. as matrimonial alliances Of widoWers VIZ,
the sisters OF their dead wives are perfectly leedl
Welnigh everyW here I the British Empire SAY
in the United Kingdom
The action OF the House of Lords in TINS mater
has been ascribed to tho influence OF The arr"
bishops and bishops occupying seats In the el'ueu
chamber. not spiritual peers, bat as !oI"S ~
Parliament, who naturally consider !" 10 nc
their duty "a champion the cause of the cauo''t"'
Law Of the Established Church. But this Is mis-
leading. There is another and much more impor-
tant reason for the animosity Of the Upper House
10 the bl-an anImosIty which the Influence OF "e
reigning house has been powerless 10 allaY. queen
Victoria made secret Of her wish TO nave ue
bill passed. For ii would have permitted the mar
rage OF her widowed son-in-laW. the late Grahd
Duke Of Hesse. 10 her youngest daughter Princess
Beatrice. a match upon which her heart was SET
and which would have provided his motheTiess
girls with suitable guardian in the place OF her
dead daughter the Grand Duchess Alice Aware
OF her views. the present King when Prince OF
Wales his brothers. namely. the late Duke OF
Edinburgh and Coburg also the late Duke OF Al
bany and the Duke of Connaught. as Wen as the
present Prince Of Wales the late Duke Of Clarence
and the late Duke Of Cambridge have all cast
their votes $ peers of the realm in favor OF the
bill and what is more have vigorously cham
pioned its cause. and erdeavored 10 canvass sup
port for it among the hereditary legislators but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
THE CLERGY AND THE THEATRE.
Many Ministers Approve of the Drama

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. / have just read Mr.. Winters letter in The
Tribune OF March Is The letter. evidently written
in anger. scores the Church and the clergy
body for something which individual clergyman
may have said written about the theatre
have read Mr.. Winters dramatic writings in
The Triftune for more than forty years, and CON
slider him 10 no the foremost he Is the oldest
dramati" writer and critic in America 7 always
enjoy his articles and seldom miss of them
am often amused and delighted when he scores
the filth and lechery Of some modern PLAYS. and
will testify that his standard is high. his dramatic
knowledge vast and MS ideals pure and uplifting
And vet I feel that he went away past hts
best instincts right ana justice when dictated
that letter. His grievance lay with an individual
Ike himself should feel called upon to make COM
PARSONS between the theatre and thu Church 70
the disparagcment Of the latter and that he should
quote approvinEly Lord Clarendon that ''clergymen
class the most misChievous people in tho
world thus bringing the whole Church and min
istry under ban. because OF the narrow Utterances
Of individual. surpaSses belief Hundreds OF
clergymcn visit and enjoy the theatre and also
read. enjoy and agree with Mr.. Winters criticisms
or the same. am not clergyman. nor tho
or a clergyman. but feel sure that his loving and
gentle better nature has already thu injustice
OF the letter referred to.
ALBERT F. SHERWOOD.
Waterbury. Eonn, March IL. 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
CONAN AND HARRIS IN VAUDEVILLE.
Join Forces with Klaw G. Granger in New
Enterprise.

t,ohan and Harris have joined forces with Klaw
a Frlanger and their associates in the man
ererneuf Of their new vaudeville circuit, which is
~ embrace large theatres in every city in the
country The new company which IS 70 be formed
n Klsw & Erlanger. and viii soon he incsrpo-
rated has also gathered in Frederick ". Thomp-
son proprietor Of Luna Park
Il thought I Was out Of the vaudeville business
FOR good said George N. Conan yesterday, but
when NJ Erlanger laid out lis present plans for
vaudeville the temptation was too strong for ne
and made up my mind that, with my partner,
sam Harris We would b. interested with hiaw a
Frlapeer in what is going be the biggest vaude-
vile enterprise that has ever been arranged IN
this country.
The high priced business can take care Of itself
and ITS people and II is not the intention Of hlaw
E. Erlanger. the people associated with them, Mr.
Harris or myself 10 deprive the regular vaudeville
performer Of any part OF the nill-
Mr Cchan said that he had agreement with
Rlaw e. ErlanEer 10 furnish them with new comedy
sketches which he VIII write himself He will
have three ready by September, and will produce
one every six weeks
The new vaudel lille entertainments which are
expected 10 be in operation by next September viii
consist OF thirty minutes each Of variety said Mr.
Cohsn. There will he thirty minutes each OF
rnel0drama or drama thirty minutes Of circus and
one hour ~ musical comedy. These PLAYS when
ready for the road. viii he something entirely off
ferent from anything ever attempted in the pay
houses devoted TO vaudeville
Some OF the sketches that have been written by
Cohan are The Governors SON The Wise Guy
Money 10 Burn" Running for once and Dan
CerogS Miss Delaney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
ASIA MINOR oPPoRTUNITIEs.
ON The Hartford Courant.

From The Hartford Courant.
Consul Ernest /. Harris Is a believer in the
future of Asia Minor-"one OF the richest agri-
cultural countries in the world" Soil and climate
alike excite his admiration. Back from the coast
there are pine clad hills streams waiting to be
harnessed, medical springs and mineral deposits.
Asia Minors wool and goat hair are renowned.
Asia Minor raises yearly about 34O00 go head Of live
stock. At the latest census taking Il had LOO
hogs. 10000 mules q. 800 camels. 10000 bunaloeS.
e6500 horses, 1880 donkeys. 10000 cows. l3lOOO
oxen. $3.50 sheep and 16600O0 goats. The awak-
ing OK Asia Minor tho need OF modern tmple-
ments of agriculture" writes Consul Harris will
present a great opportunity TO American manu-
facturers. Everything needed farm will find
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
AN APPEAL FOR RANCH CATTLE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir 1 have just read with very painful in
terest the vivid account in your esteemed paper
concerning the slow. pitess death endured by the
ranch cattle our American plains 1t should
bring the blush of shame 10 every American to
Of the hendsh and heartless cruelty permitted
by these wealthy stoCkmen the living beings for
whose appalling sunerngs they feel not the slight
est concern.
Agitation. and agitation alone. can cure these
dark rnerciIess evils. and may I ask you 70 re-
ceive the accompanying check, which will aid a lit
tie the noble and practical task which the presi-
dent of the American Humane Association purposes
accomplish in exposing and rectfylng these
shameful conditions? AMERICAN.
New York March TO- 1897.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
BENEFIT For MISS MATTE SHERIDAN

testimonial benefit 10 Miss Matte Sheridan. .
ma gaZine and newspaper writer VINO has done
much with her pen 10 encourage theatrical people.
will be held at the Lyceum Theatre, given by Dan
lei Frohman for the occasion. on Tuesday after
noon. Many members Of the theatrical profession
have responded with proffers Of their services and
checks leading actors and actresses and others
have been pouring IN the financial
mittec. Seats and boxes have been bought and
the tickets returned 10 be sold again The
programme will contain acts and actors from plays
now being presented IN this city and there will be
nausic and singing. Miss Sheridan has been IN IN
health since the first Of the year and needs a long
rest, and her friends Ia the theatrical profession
intend give in 10 her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Observation-Disclosures. March
1I-There been light showers in the lake
zion the Middle and southern New Eng
land light SHOWS in the upper lake region and light
rama on the slope the Northern
as no other precipitation Of consequence Of the
P0cl,v side the weather gen
rains the middle and northern
prevail generally
tba Iake where 10 is considerably colder.
There Will Do rain snow Monday In the lower
lake region and rain in the Ohio
~ Middle Mississippi valleys. There will or
SNOW on Tuesday the lower lake region and
,,rr"r ohio valley Middle Atlantic States prob
sb, southern England. There will also be rain
Si1vdav In Montana Western Wyoming, and Tues
dav i'm the Northwest states generally Rain will also
Rocky Mountains except in the
trerr'a Srrithyest colder Monday New
EDrisnd ana the Middle Atlantic States and
N-ortbyyest / will be Tuesday
INNER aIe region and the upper Mississippi Valley.
along the New England Coast will be fresh
,ast n. northwest: the Middle Atlantic Coast.
vest 10 north the south Atlantic Coast light
the SOUTH MichI-
za1 flesh and mostly northeast
departing Monday European ports will
ha fresh northwest winds. with fair weather
the Grand Banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
"sLAmEs MANIPULAToRs."

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The article in to-days issue OF The Tribune
by Representative Hepburn. Of Iowa. under the
heading "Blames ManipulatOrs. should be read
and reread by every thinking and interested man
II - right; IL tells more actual facts In few
words, straight 10 the point, than anything have
read on the situation. | believe that there have
been fifty millions borrowed for every twenty mill
ions actually spent for genuine improvements OF
railroads GEORGE A RAGI.EY
Peekskiu. y. Y. March 1s 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
Or. OTTO HoTzscH HERE.

~. Otto HJtzs,h. professor Of history AT the
Poval Academy et Posen arrived here yesterday
on the Hamburg American liner Anerika. He will
remain in this country six weeks, and lecture I'M
der the auspices Of the Gtrmanistic Society IN
many cities He will deliver three lectures, be
ginning next Friday, al the Academy Of Medicine,
in West s5th street. on the origin. structure and
development u the German constitution. Among
the places where Professor H6tzsch viii lecture
ere Pirtshurr New Haven. Boston, Princeton and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
PROSPERITY AND LUNCHEON BOXES.
III.


L 40 not know whether to attribute it to the
present prosperity what. but l have lately
noticed that few clerks. stenOgraphers and persons
similarly employed carry luncheon boxes. said a
business man who rides TO his office every morning
I'm a filed with such workers ~ few years
ago these boxes were numerous. and the practice
of carrying them almost universal among the
class of employees referred to. Corresponding in
point of time with their disappearance has been
enormous Increase in the number of luncheon
places l have doubt that warm. substantial
food freshly cooked and properly served, has dis
carried about in the little boxes of former days."