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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
DAY AND NIGHT COURTS.

In contemplating the establishment Of night
court New York is not surprising the world as
It did when day and night bank was started
Within the last year Chicago has introduced the
novelty and seems to be satisfied with it. We
are glad to see the city officials lining up In
favor of Magistrate Whitman's plan to adopt
the Chicago idea Of a night court whose pur-
pose shall be to relieve the Overcrowded day
courts and to break up. far as possible, the
graft of professional bOndSmen-
OF these two motives prompting the suggeS
ton, only the second fully justifes the plan.
1t is true that the day courts are frequently so
congested that some injustice is done either
to the arrested persons or else 10 the magis-
trates. But If this congestion Of judicial traffic
were the only thing to be overcome, it would
be much simpler and less startling to increase
the number Of magistrates The curse of the
professional bondsman, though, could not be
removed in this wise, How 1t can be wiped
out is a problem that has long worried the au-
thorities but Magistrate Whitman may have
hit upon the much sought device. as all the city
officials thus far consulted seem to think.
Under the proposed arrangement, Il person
arrested at night would be taken Immediately to
court and disposed OF on the spot. He would
save himself the expense Of paying an exor-
bitant sum for the bail kindly furnished by
some friend of justice" who turks about police
arrested innocent, II too poor to CRAFTY the
bail sharks, would be spared the humiliation OF
a night in the police cell.
As the precinct officers must often connive
with the professional h0ndsman 10 secure vic
tins for the latter, the objection has been
raised that the night court would be rendered
impotent by dilatOry methods on the part Of
station sergeants. These officers it has been
urged, might conveniently find il impossible TO
deliver arrested persons to the night magis-
trate promptly and would lock up the victims
until the bOndsman appeared. No doubt IN
der the present police system, this trick might
readily be often worked. All the more rea-
son. then, for Fastening the reforms urged by
Commissioner Bingham. And yet, even with
out these reforms, simple rule compelling pa
troll wagons TO follow a rigid schedule Of collect
ing prisoners from the various stations would
seriously undermine the bail sharks business
We hope that the metropolis will not lag be-
hind Chicago in giving the new scheme a fair
trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08

ginning to realize that we have made a costly
blunder in denuding our mountain areas and
destroying their usefulness as natural reservoirs
There is a strong agitation afoot to create great
forest reserves in the Northern and Southern
Appalachians. thus undoing the errors of the
past. But if we are TO admit our fault in not
protecting our Eastern forests, why should we
rashly blunder into the same folly In dealing
with the Rocky Mountain region, so much of
which is still under direct federal ownership
and controli
more forest reserves shall be created except
through legislation should not be construed as a
protest pure and simple against the theory Of
preservation and nonalenatiOn. Congress is al
ways jealous Of the power which 1t commits to
the Executive and is easily persuaded TO with
draw or limit that power President HarrisOn's
administration took the first great step forward
in withdrawing forest lands from entry, and Con-
gress at that time reasserted control and checked
the expansion of the park and reserve system.
It is now only following precedent in declaring
itself the best judge of the needs OF the situa-
ton. A good deal Of noise has been made by
the interests which want TO break up the public
domain and by their representatives, in the two
houses But we think that the country at large
! stands firmly behind the President in his pur-
pose TO transmit great national heritage unim-
paired to the generations which are to come
after. 1t will. therefore applaud the latest move
he has made 20 carry out a progressive and en-
/ lightened forestry policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

lFrOm The Tribune Bureau
Washington March THE German Ambassador
and Baroness Won sternburg had as their guests
at luncheon to-day several OF the visiting Germans
who touring America at the expense OF their
Emperor. The list included Major Busse Score
tarv Bralter, Major Ollzewa. Major Losberg. Lieu
tenant Setter, Mr. and Mrs. Hannis. Lieutenant
Commander and Nine. Hebbinghaus. Count HAITI
feidt' Count Won Radowitz and Mr. Won Schubert
Of the German Embassy.
Tho Ambassador from Japan and Viscountess
Aoki gave reception tonight in the embassy. In
X street The parlOrs were decorated with red
roses. and the guests. who were largely represen-
tatve Of official and diplomatic circles Of society
arrived at 10 o'clock
Nine Creei. wife Of the newly appointed Ambas-
sador from Mexico. at home this afternoon
when she received number Of callers from Official
and diplomatic circles. The drawing room was ar
tsticaly arranged with spring flowers pink carna-
lions and roses and Nine. GodOy assisted Nina
Creel in receiving the guests. Miss Godoy prs-
sided over the tea table
The Minister from Norway and Nine Hause en-
tertatned at dinner tonight. their list OF guests
including Miss EllOins. Miss TTill. Miss Foraker
Miss Townsend. Miss May. Miss Jackson. Miss
Jennings. Miss oliver. ViscOunt de Chambrun Mr.
szent-Ivany. Mr.. Centaro Mr.. Huidekoper. Count
Bornstorff. Count d'Adhimar Mr. sturdy and Lien
tenant Edward McCauley.
Senior Don Ramon Pima y NiiIlet the newly a2-
pointed Minister from Spain, 10 this country
after long and distinguished service in the diplo-
mauc corps OF his country having served AT such
important posts Berlin. Paris Rome Mexico
city. St Petersburg. Vienna and Caracas Lately
AIR Pima has been VITA the Foreign Office at Madrid
and was ordered TO this country in recognition OF
his services as secretary of the International Con
Rress ~ AlgeciSas In addition To this he has
received five decorations from his King Mr. Pima
is bachelor about forty years old. and has taken
apartments before deciding upon a suitable home
FOR his legation.
The first secretary of the Spanish legation and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
Tie RLrER AND TIE ZOE.

Wa have not been able 10 agree with all that
has been said in defence of the purity of Hud-
son River ice. On the contrary. fear there
is good reason for regarding much Of it as
unfit for any use which viii involve tho swat
lowing Of ii. Doubtless it is quite true, as Mr.
Oler. the president Of the American Ice Com
pany. is quoted as saying. that it would be n
hardship 10 this city 10 be deprived OF The use
Of Hudson River ice. since ice from otner sources
would be more expensive. But 1t would also
be a hardship TO hive a widespread epidemic
Of typhoid fever IN this city as a result OF the
use Of frozen sewage"
We believe that New York City should have
the continued use of Ice from the Hudson River
But also believe that there should be- a
stronger assurance than there now IS that such
ice is fit 10 for all purposes. and in that
view of the are glad to give cordial
approval to tho substance Of some other Of Mr..
Oilers remarks, as when he said that the Leg
isIature should enact laws compelling commu-
mites on the Hudson TO dispose of their sewage
in a way that would not contamnate the river
The upper reaches, at least, of the Hudson
should be redeemed and protected from pollu-
ton. and will have TO be soon or late-and the
sooner II is done the less It viii cost.
In connection with this matter It IS to he
hoped that the Legislature viii promptly enact
the Cohalan-Sheridan bill. and thus checkmate
the scheme now impending to increase the pOllu-
ton Of the Hudson much more by pouring into
1t the sewage OF a number Of pOpulous cOmmunl-
ties the natural drainage of which is In an en-
tIreiy different direction. Whatever right towns
along the Hudson may have TO natural drainage
into that stream, no such right can properly
be claimed by communities remote from its
banks and belonging to other huvial systems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
COLLEGE EXPENSES.

Professor Bailey, Of Yale has been looking
into the expenses OF students at New Haven.
and from an investigation Of some FIVE hundred
accounts discovers various things OF interest
to papGs. mammas and sOciOlOglsts. The five
hundred young money spenders fall statlstically
into five groups of varying disbursing power
The lowest group, financially speaking is com
posed of high class. self-maklng men who work
their way through college at an average an
nual cost of 1902 so. The highest group has
nine members each of whom puts more than
s.. 600 yearly into dizzy circulation. The larg-
est group represents the middle class OF stu
dents, who pursue knowledge and worldly wis
dom at cost Of from $500 to $1,000 year
There is nothing startling in these figures.
The proportion Of 'plungers" and poor students
to the middle class OF spenders Is normal And
the absolute amount Of money spent by the
great majority appears decidedly moderate as
soon as we take into consideration the prices
and harmless habits prevailing In college com
munities. But a somewhat less pleasing light
is thrown upon the classification by Professor
Bailey's analysis OF the purposes for which
money is spent. student in the largest class
spends per cent OF his total on clothes while
a representative of the high-hyer class uses I'D
One-quarter of his funds for the same purpose.
Finally, while nearly all students are partial
to the tobaccOnist, the Weather ones spend
more on intoxicants than on nicotine. Computed
by classes, the wealthiest group spends eighty
two times as much liquor and tobacco as
the poorest class does
While these figures are suggestive in rein
forcing the age old belief that usually the
greatest evil that can befall a youth Is a large
allowance. there is some consolation in know
ing that at a college patronized by so many
wealthy families there should be so few stu
dents who fairly merit the title Of "spenders."
We wish Professor Bailey had given us one
more piece of infOrmatiOn-namely the number
Of students enjoying practically unrestricted
allowances. We might then have discovered TO
what extent parental authority Is responsible
for the totals expended and to what extent the
self-control of the students Is. This, after all
is what many persons would like 10 know. 1t
might give us some real insight into the char
acter Of modern American colleSians.
The American student is generally reputed TO
spend much less prOpOrtionately upon books
art works and the theatre than European stu
dents do. And this is sometimes held to his
discrsdit, though not in perfect fairness we
think. The European student is more dependent
for his culture upon his own books than the
American is, chiefly owing to miserable library
management in European universities Fur
theEmoEs, the family library IA the home OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08

the attention OF engineers. Explosives are now
known which apparently equal NobeFs famous
combination in power, but whose use is attended
with little danger. One Of theSe-and perhaps
more than one has similar merits-is credited by
the technical press with possessing the following
qualities: In the first place, it Is a solid,
whereas dynamite is a mixture Of a certain kind
Of earth. which acts as a sponge and nitrO-glyc-
crime. The explosive referred to cannot freeze,
ana hence the necessity for thawing it never
arises. 1t will burn but not explode when
touched with redhot iron. In actual use 1t
can be persuaded to do its work only by a full
mlnating cap. Finally, it IS said to be insenSi-
tive to the heaviest blows from a hammer.
If these representations are correct, and If the
merits of these new explosives are not offset by
faults which are not characteristic of dynamite
public safety would unquestOnably be promoted
by their general adoption. Until contractors
have made their own tests and are convinced
that change would be advantageous they can
not properly be blamed for not making one
Failure to investigate the possibilities Of i'm
provement on old methods, however, would be
less excusable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
AmuSementS.

kcA DE1dY OF NJ gIC-s-Ben-Hur.
llOAiEN HALIS-S-Eecitai
y auGevile
tSTOR-6.IB-The Mills Of the Gods
k1LASCO-S :l5-The Rose uf the Rancho.
elJOU-S :2O-All-of- a-Sudden Peggy.
tltOADKk AY-S:10-The Partisan Model.
FA6lNO-S:15-T'he White Hen
OLONIAI-2-S-NHud
FRITERlON-s :l5-The Tattooed Man.
pALK'E-e:l5-The Belle q Mayfair.
EDEN MUSEE-The World Wax
EMPIRES :20-Captain links.
FAItDEN-S. 15-The Merchant OF Venice.
bAEtRfCE-s ;S0-Caught the Rain
HACkETT'-S-3sl-Th Lady.
hAMM ERSTEIN'S -6:15--FaucevlIe
herald SQUARES: The Road 10 Yesterday,
IPPODROME-2-S-Neptune Daughter and Pioneer
Days
ECDsON-s:l5- Brewster's Millions
IRVING pLACE-S20-Die DoIpel Ehe.
ENICKERB0CKER-s :15-The Red Mil
LIBERTY S:I5-Salony Jane.
LINCOLN -6:f5-ChaTley's Aunt
LNEEU1I-s -l5-T'he Lion and the Mouse.
bYRIC-s-R0me0 and Juliet.
MADISON SQUARES :I5-The Three OF Us.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN--l0 D. m 10 II p M
SnoTtsr1en's Show.
lGAJEETIC-e .l5--On Parole.
MANHATTAN OPERA HoUsE-s:15-Era riavoio
EETROFOLTTAN OPERA HOUSE-S-Tosca.
NEW a1FSTERDA M-7 :Ab-Peer tiynt
NEW YORK-S.15-tseOrEe Washington. r.
Princes :21-The Great Divide.
SAVOY e.l5-Tae Man OF the Hour.
gT. NICHOLAS RTNE-ThFes sessions.
YAI.I.A s:15-The Rich Nr Hoggenheiner
WEBET's- Dream City snd The Magic knight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08

DR.. Eliot's opinion that football IS incurably
unfit to be played by college students and wit
messed by intelligent spectators is we think. mis-
taken. We are on the other hand, In hearty
sympathy with the president Of Harvard In his
conviction that intercollegiate sports IN general
hold far too exalted a place in the life and
thoughts Of the college world For many years,
and increasingly, they have been conducted on
too extravagant a scale, which is partly the
cause and partly the consequence Of the dlspro-
portionate attention bestowed upon them. They
engrOss the interest Of students to an excessive
degree They produce too large a revenue, which
creates an unwholesome spirit, leading 10 prof
igate expenditures. In one way and another
they excite a not altogether generous rivalry
from which results an erroneous estimate Of
values It is too commonly the feeling that
defeat inflcts q total loss OF time and effort
What President Eliot says about organized
cheering at intercollegiate games was said long
ago by The Tribune and has been repeated many
times. Such laboriOusly manufactured applause
IL meant to inspire your own side, is an inanity
and a nuisance. II meant to disconcert the ad-
versary, it is usually futile and always shabby
Happily there have been signs of It's abatement the
last year or two, as there have been Of a readi-
ness to acknowledge and a resolution to cure
other and worse evils IN the department of ath-
letics We believe that the net result Of inter
collegiate contests is valuable but the balance
TO their credit might be much larger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
~ FoREsT REsERHH oRDER.

In adding 100000 acres OF forest lands To
Che reserves already established President
Roosevelt has shown bis usual strength OF con.
viction and conscientious devotion to the public
Interest. Using en- authority which Congress
was about 70 abridge be preserved from en-
ezOaehmenf and alienation a section Of the pub
Nc domain destined 20 develop an enormous
economic value In the near future This proropt
and courageous action blocks the schemes OF
those who are seeking 70 divert to private own
erShip as large share as possible OF the gov
fEnments timber, coal and other mineral lands.
with view % stimulating local progress. This
policy which IS defended by a group OF Iegislat-
o-s from the Rocky Mountain states, IS one OF
heedless OppOrtunism. since Il involves an ex-
change Of a vast future Inheritance for a tenn
poraEy mess Of pOttaga II mortgages the well
rare OF many generations 70 come 70 the appe-
ute Of the present generation and so conflicts
with the aims Of enlightened craftsmanship.
II Is hard % drive into the heads OF easygoing
Americans the idea OF frusteeship In the use OF
natural resources. In the preface to one OF his
delightful and Illuminating books, "Alan and the
EARTH Professor Nathaniel s. Shnler laid stress
on this peculiar attitude Of man toward the
earth he inhabits. Said Professor shaler:
As teacher OF geology have seen thar
tnere is complete lack OF understanding IN our
communities as 20 tho duty We owe 90 our sue
cessors in their nse OF those resources n All.
regard cur conduct IS like that OF children Who
TAKE the good that comes 20 them with No
thought OF the hereafter. This attitude os 80
az regards the future of the material values a.
TIE earth notably contrasts with that they hold
e ne moral ana political future of their Kind
A large part OF their thought and endeavor
goes 20 that group OF problems. but practl-
cally none az al 90 the immediate questions
which relate % the material founaafions on
which al the higher development OF the Mss Of
their Kind has 20 rest
Professor Shaler found Il easy TO make out 8
esse of crudo and culpable s1travaganee In our
general treatment OF the material resources
which are 70 support the lie and Industry OF
the future. To enjoy with no obligation 20 re-
store OF preserve has been the keynote OF our
exploitation Of tho tosestl snd we are sust DO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrom me Tribune Bureau.1


washington March THE President was ''nOnni-
mated for a third term by Senator Depsw. who
was one Of the White House callers. to-day. The
Senator said that II the President indicated his
willingness to accept he would be nominated by
reclamation at the convention
Senator SpOoner, who introduced friend TO the
President. denied that he win become James J.
Hills legal adviser.
Representative Hepburn. who called to talk with
the President about Iowa appointments. said upon
leaving the White House that Mr.. Hartman Is
''the living justihcstio OF all the President has
done or has attempted to do IN the way OF railroad
legislation"
The President held a conference to-day with
Labor Commissioner Nell and delegation OF labor
representatives over the enforcement OF the Eight
Hour law. The Executive assured the labor men
that the law would be rigidly observed IN all the
government departments.
Among the visitors at the Presidents office to-
day Secretaries Root. Taft. COrtslyou and
Garfield: Attorney General Bonaparts: Senators
Hemenway. Hansbrough. Patterson Burrows and
Long; Representatives Kinkaid. BarthOldt DENLY
Clark and Allen. and Ex-Governor Montague OF
Virginia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08

American student is vastly superior 70 its Eu-
rOpean counterpart. And as for money spent
In theatregOing, the unlucky American student
has scant opportunity to invest his funds wisely
in that fashion, unless he happens to attend
one Of the metropolitan universities.
One the whole, a propensity for tobacco and
an occasional blow is not a very damning
charge to bring against student yOungster
might be a good student for all that. College
education must be measured by its results. If
the men of Yale make good citizens nobody will
be stern In auditing their accounts. We sug-
gest that statistics be kept for generation or
two, SO that the relation between college ex-
penses and successful manhood may be estab-
Iished If that relation can be fixed, its dis
cOvery will relieve fond fathers and learned So
biologists Of much responsibility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
WANTS AHEALTHY BLOCK TO LIVE IN.
Manhattan" Says Public Officers Should Do
What They Undertake to Do.
To the Editor Of The Tribure.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
SIT: The spectacle seen in many Of our cf+v
streets since the frst OF the wear is one that s5
De photographed and put on dIe for the use -
street commissioners One hloql, yin En-.
inaIly-4Sth street. between Fifth and Sf~-r .,e-
hues has twice had attention from the Street De-
partment since ths first snowfall Of the year. One
tuesday as rain was imminent. a slow moving
person IN sotled white garments fndoIentIy scraDsd
little snow from the top OF piles that had accr5-
nulated refuse OF many kinds. frozen. thawed and
frozen again into hard humps, and then these piles
had made valley OF the street between Two IN
slightly hiuocks- This valley is one OF Despair
Drivers OF all grades swear. shout and lash weary
horses through its uneven length Motors have
been stalled horses struggled and fallen and srfH
the ruts deepensd the holes increased and the rains
found II impossible 20 dissolve the dirty frozen
mass.
Sunday. March 8. men were sent in ON the east
side OF the block to break UP the stun now
hard that it resisted the men and tools Monday
March T. the work continued n" carts came To
remove this accumulation caused by neglect and
indifference 70 public health and rights
The piles were placed on both sides of the road
way, leaving alternate open spaces hardly larse
enough for delivery wagon TO stand IN. Tuesday
night. March 8. fell II imagination fails IN
conceive the condition OF mis- block noW-aud many
others are like it-go and see. 1t viii make
honest citizen Of YOU. Are these things 10 be en-
dured? Let Us demand service for money 1ur-
work which they agree 10 undertake IL is no
strange condition for snow 70 fan in New YORK,
FROST is we'll known. Pay for snow removed not
snow fallen. Let be ready for snow, frost or
rain by having honest. capable men 10 grasp the
situation. not the money.
The occupants of the side streets are willing 70
wait for the cleaning of the thOrOuShrares. They
make no unre tSOnabs or impatient demands. oHt
am sure I voice the sentiments OF many sufferers
when / demand Il safe, healthy block 10 live ln i'
the name OF harassed drivers suffering horses and
tormeuted hOUsehoIders. L ask that public opinion
make heard and force the civic authorizes u
release New York. from its disgrace and return ID
the citizens passlble ana decent streets.
MANI ATTAIN
New York March g. 1907
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
a CANADIAN OBJECT LESSON

From The Baltimore News
In 1903 the street railway system OF Toronto. Cam
ada. capitalized at only 100000 stock ana
100000 bonds, although the company was operil-
ing eighty eight miles Of railway in the city limits
BY the of its contract WCh the city the COM
pany sells ten tickets for % cents To school children
For during morning and evening hours, when
people are going TO their work coming home from
II. tickets sold at the rate Of Z for . cents
Tickets good at all times are sold at the rate OF
six for % cents twenty-five for 81 At the saIne
time the company PAYS the city $500 annually for
each mile Of single track, and also percentage ot
gross receipts on sliding scale, starting at per
cent and rising 10 20 cent all receipts over
S3OOo. GOO a Moreover, the company Is bound
TO lay rails on such streets end run cars in such
number thu city authorities may direct And
YET the Ccmpsny's stocks and bonds are gilt edged
securities making regular returns % their holders