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New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
KAISER GUEST OF AMBASSADOR.
Empress Also Dimes with Mr.. and Mrs. Tower
Americans Present.

Berlin March 1s-EnpeTor William and Empress
Augusta Victoria dined tonight with Charemagne
Tower the American Ambassador, and Mrs. Tower
This is the fifth time the Emperor has dned at
the American Embassy since Mr. and Mrs Tower
have been here but the first time the Empress
has accepted their hospitality, as it is her Gus
tom not to visit the embassies. She did so in
this instance as special distinction. in view of
the that Mr. and Mrs. Tower VIII leave ber-
lin in the summer.
their rule of having as many Americans present
as possible meet the Emperor His guests to-
night were Lloyd c. Griscom, American Anbas-
sador to Italy. and Mrs. Griscom; Mrs John 3.
Jackson. wife of the American Minister to Persia
Alexander II. Thackara. American Consul Cen
eral at Berlin: Mrs. Thackara and the Misses
Elizabeth and Enor Thackara; Mrs. T. S. Clay
Brown, of Washington; George E. Eager. Ameri-
can Consul at Barmen, and Mrs Eager; Frederick
B. Miles of Philadelphia; MIR. and Mrs Thomas
w Surette of New York: Frederic Cauidwell.
American Vice Consul at Berlin: William T. Dan
nat the American artist: Lieutenant Commander
Reknap American naval attache, and Mrs. Bel
knap and John W. Garrett, second secretary, and
Basil Miles. third secretary of the American En-
basSy here.
Among the Germans present, besides the nenl-
hers of the Emperor's staff and the Empress's la
discriminating, Herr Schoen, Secretary
for Foreign Affairs. and Frau Schocn: Admiral
von Tirpitz Secretary OF the Navy, and Frau Won
Tirpitz and the Secretary of the Imperial Treasury
Although both the Emperor and the Empress
were suffering from colds. they held animated con-
versations with the guests, chiefly the Americans
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
STREET NAMES.
has known

Appreciatiou of allegory is becoming ever
rarer among the inhabitants of cities whose
thOroughfares either numbered or named
after prosaic merchants and aldermen. The
poetic possibilities of street directory are no
longer visible 10 the masses But, thank Heaven
the wavcring fame of aesthetic sentiment still
burns brightly i'll a few choice souls and thank
Heaven again. some Of The latter are members
OF the Board Of Estimate. There is some hope,
therefore, that the charmingly suggestive elias
steal names proposed for the highways and by
ways of Newtown. in Queens Borough. will be
adopted in spite Of the opposition displayed ny
the unimaginative inhabitants of the village.
Looking at the matter from the dull piebeians S
stapd. can comprehend Newtowns protest
against IXon, Icarus Cyclops MinoS, Pan.
Ganymedc Somnus, Pluto Tantalus, Lucifer
Hcbe, Nemesis, Pandora and score OF
other NEUROLOGICAL ladies and gentlemen. There
seems at first thought to be some force In the
objection that by posting these names up at
Newtown street corners notorious and disrep-
''utable deities will forever more become part
..of our daily life" But the argument is in
conclusive. What possible harm can the mere
names of long dead 'dsreputable deities' work
upon citizens whose daily life is veXed by the
deeds of disreputabe and very much alive demi-
gods and mOrtals: Can Queens Borough suffer
moral injury from signs reading "Lucifer
Street So long as kissena Park is on the map?
Could pluto Avenue" corrupt youths who see in
every ward building bearing the name of
''Tammany': Then, too. must not forget
that there are many possible street names which
would be far mere harmfully suggestive than
Pan and Mipos. Hhat would NevtoWn say 10
PADDY Gleason Square" ~ "Bermcl Boulevard? :?
If the protests against classicism wax too
strou: the Board of Estimate may resort to
locai mythology, the people Of Queens must
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
on THE TPtrk or DR4hE.

Tho enpccted announcement is decsivcly
made AT last that our great war fleet which has
| now reached the Pacific coast Of Mexico will not
return by doubling its track, but will coh
tnue westward 10 the Far East and thus come
home around the world. That will be appro
pirate and serviceabe thing to do and if will
complete the important ends at which this un-
exampled cruise aims
In point of distance. time and cost. of course
the route around the World is not much greater
than that back by the strait would be. or not 50
much create" 10 make that fact an objection
Indeed instead of an objection some Will re-
"a ard it as a recommendation, since one of the
purposes of the cruise is to accustom the feet
10 long VOYAGES far from home. 1t will ne
highly profitable 10 the companies Of the shil's
to visit Asatic and other waters and TO famil-
i3rze themselves with the coasts and harbors Of
the ether side of the world. Upon our remote
Pacific possessions the visit Of mighty an
armada concretely setting forth the material
power of their sovereign government. Will have
a benefice1t effect Nor is it undesirable tnat
our ships should enjoy he hospitality of other
than American lands and should display the
naval force of this country to the world at large
1t will at every stage be peaceful voyage, and
mt every stage. have no doubt. our ships VIII
he welcomed with unaffected cordiality-
Our feet will largely follow the track of the
first war fleet which ever circumnavigated the
globe but in almost every respect it will present
"A striking contrast TO the achievement Of
brakes memorable little fiotilla. The contrast
between these ponderous steel fortresSes ana
his wooden pnnaees is scarcely more marked
than that between their peaceful errand 10 a
world at peace and his truculent raid around
= world largely convulsed with war or seeth-
ing with militant desires. In way this voyage
of ours will be scarcely less epoch marking than
was his. At least, we may expect that 1t VIII
be as successful or rather that it Will continue
on that longer route. TO enjoy the unbroken good
| fortune which has thus far attended it,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
EegIHGgAT THE PENSION ROLL.

There. seems 40 bc 4 we'll defined movement
rnd.r WAY IL enlarge the federal pension roll
and 10 colTnteract any natural decrease i'm the
ccrernments outlay for obligations incurred -
volunteers Of the Civil. Mexican and Indian
WAITS. The expansion of pension expenditures
caused by fbc dependent pension law OF 1890
and the legislation constituting and supplement
in- il has been matted by the operation OF nat
ural causes. That : 10 say. the supply of
claimants made eligible leg the dependent pen
sion AT and the acts nding it. has now been
virtually exhausted and the annual slibirac1ons
from the roll mere than equal the additions 10
II. The Sovernmen; disbnrsed for pensions il,
9ss9- '9S,-fiie last year under The old system
Si05.1sp.1oo. The tew claims approved in the
three wears following. with Ihe arrearageS
granted. forced the expenditure for 1929 az
TO SloG.a05en. That was the largest sum eyer.
paid out IA one year through the pension Dl-
Teau. In Es9.-as the outlay Was S14I.6-f.o
Bui for the other years between lS9i-'92 anG
130Go7 tle acreage has i>een l:.tle under
sl4OUu0oU.
TO all appearances lie tension roii had At
tanned ills utmost limit and WAS destined 10
sIIrink-at first gradually and then rapidIy--to
the dimensions Il had reached before the adon-
1ion of The dependency. age and service tests.
IL addition 10 fha ncrnlal lest of disability.
Executive orders had declared the attainment
oG i certain age iaesulnDiive pr0cf Of Il degree
of disability ooniIonly encountered AT that age.
ard the Mct,l.ini,,.r law Of 1901 both rearrangcd
i;ie degrens Ct presTriptIve disability and in-
creased tie mon.isiy rates allowed for them
All This legislation dealt wish persons already
eligible 10 pensions undcf the theory OF the de-
pendent pension iagv. 1T drew for recruits on
ibe -rls.oyyn army" cree5ed 10y the Law of 1874,
and merely Facilitated the exhaustion Of that
arnr. The normal decline ia 'rension payments
vas checked ey allowing pew claims and i'll
c4easinS the average value of tie pensions
drawn or certain 10 0e drawn, brt the supply
Of elieibles was never increased hy the various
adjustments and reciassiii1etione.
Iae pension BILLS l,eI6:ng in Congress at this
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
THE NEWS THIS HORhING.

CONGRESS Senate: Mr. Bacon. of Georgia,
smoke on alleged executive encroachmenfs on
the legislative power and Ny summons
North Carolina. in support of the snip !s! suosus
hin = House: The Postoffice appropriation
blil was passed.
roRF-TGN-Fire in Bahia destroyed s1-ooo,coo
worth Of property in the business secuoI a,;nI sa
caused the loss Of several lives - AoNIccS s
from London and Berlin say that great lntelesI
has been aroused b. the decision that the amer
,-an h2ttleship feet shall return py Way OF SueL'
i Is hope5 that the fleet will visit British port
The Liberals in the House OF commons
,eiar+e5 l,1 a ma ioritv OF AZ the Labor party
aInen1ploved wor<nen's bill: John Burns Spoh"
IN opposition 10 the measure =-= A socials,
demonstration at Budapest in favor or general
suffrage resulted in riot. in which many per-
sons were wounded and fifty arrests were mace.
Another conference on the seizure or the
Tatsu held by the representatives OF japan n
and China at Peking: no settlement was reaeheu'
oMESTIC-Cha irman New Of the Republi-
can National Committee declared that the com
mittee was not and would not be "controhed
in the interest Of any candidate for the Presl-
sIercy. Secretary Metcaif announced t3'
The battleship feet its return to the AtlanLc
would make a cruise around the world. visiting
Hawaii Samoa. Australia and the PhliippheS
- Jofn r. Sancerson. W. p. Snyder. W. L.
Nathues and James NJ Shumaker were found
guilty Of defraUding the State OF PennsNlEahla
j., furnishing the new Capitol at Harrisburg
Senator Crane in his fight for Governor
Hughes and unpledged delegates to the Chicago
convention. swept Boston. -- IL was an
nounced at Cambridge, Mass, that the Andover
Theological Seminary would remove 10 tall-
bridge become
Divinity School next autumn =- Governor
Hughes sent TO the Senate al Albany his first
veto of the session
rTTY.-Stocks closed strong. = Abe y
Hotisclild. :: famous sWindleT. WAS caught at
: get rich quick game here == Creditors filed
"A petition in bankruptcy against Charles w
Morse: Judge Holt. in the United States District
s-orr-f deferred action. Merchants eX-
pressed satisfaction over present business CON
.iiti,.ns and were optimistic regarding the future
The receiver of the New Amsterdam Ma
rional Bank WAS directed TO join the lquidatins
rglan The suit to enloln the payment OF
dividends by the Delaware & Hudson Company
Mas WITHDRAWN =- A receiver was appointed
for the NeStchester Traction Company. -=
Tho Aprellate Division decided that all Fifth
. Instructions must be removed --
Corporation Counsel Pendieton ana eX-Justice
Dillon rendered an opinion that the city could
build subNays section by section == The
Broadw6T-Lexincton avenue subway route was
approved hy the Board Of Estimate. == w
Bou~ke cockSan dropped from all Tammany
Hail committees. == The Iusitania broke the
record for z daY'S run. The death OF Fire
C5In;nissioner Bonner came surprise 70 his
friends.
THE WEATHER--indications for to-day:
Fair and colder: fresh west winds. The tenn
T,eTsture yesterday Highest, 81 degrees: low
tst. i3-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
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a,.ap..MN oF MUsIc-a-s:Io-Ihe orchid
AlIIAMBGA-c-e-Naude
AsIpls---:Ee--c Paid in tui. -
-a:f5-s:i5-Ihe Sishops taITiaee-
:fS-s.s5--A Malt Dream
a HArL.-s-13-tSoncerf
.AslNe-a.I5-e..5-N :. Hero
.oNsAE--e-S-NsudeNiile-
CRITERION N-a:Ia-Sl5-Miss Hook OF -Hoilsea.
-S-a:I5-s:i5--The Child or TIE SAA-
EDEN MUsEr-T'he World il Wax
fasTirf-a. .la-S -aa-Fathe- sno the Boy
s.afr,p-N-a-f5-S:Is-Tba Village l2Mcei
.s.HRlCH-a.i5-s-2o-Ta T-asteiTsT ..,5 r..ta
Ntaus->-iS--S ioFe'Ae "'u '-
p.ek;sTT-e:is-s:is-T witchinT Hour
~ ,,vj-rSrT,INc :i5-Ns sudevtlle ~,
,srRsTp SoIARE-a:la-s:i5-The Girl behiho INV
ryspSDeoNf-e-s-Battie Of Arthur Ballet ana
~, go, -a:I5-s:I5The Telk a. NeN hoi
,Tnr-pTy :ao-Polly Of the Circus.
WI -y-a:T5-s :a0-The Thief o.,
rypIt-a-s-rhe Fool Hath said-Thefe is NC "O'-
~ .rATF-STIs--.-I.-s-1.--Es r'ne Lard :. ,,.,.
-.\HA-TsN OPERA FOISE-l:sa-telieas Il '
arse-s-T-a NavsrTaise and IaslsS'i ,,;-.,,+,o-S-
Hano- i-~scsuf. - ,,..-. Widow
So >Tn,T t1n.i:- -S:Ia-I.oresome Town.
-zr-w yrRK-e:1o-s:o- Soul Kiss - ---.,.y
- Rising OF the Rocn S"" 1900
sr ,t>--1f.s r,TSK--Tc- sl.tinr-Taree sessions
sTi-YVFS sNT-a:i5--The Music Mas'ei-''i' \ ~
v-.rT .rt.cS s-aq-s rnirl,; for Dsv. ~,
vFTFr Mr-Slc- HALL-el5--s;l"--surlesque OF 'i7
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
A DEFENCE OF VENEZUELA.
One of Her Sons Criticises Fellow Country
men for Siding with United States.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The interchange OF comitiss between tbs
country and Venezuela is likely to assume a serI-
GUS aspect owing the different interpretations
nut upon the llawritten Law of equity by tner re-
spective heads
I see nothing and hear nothing but abuse -
President Castro. whose individuality does not con
Germ me the least degree 7 ove him no favers
/ have asked him for none and ~ IS years since
last met him. But think il bad taste o1 tna
part OF Venezueians residing in this country 70 eat
humble pie to Uncle Sam, and 10 vilfy a man De-
hind his back at a safe distance OF tventy-six
hundred miles. and from atmosphere breathing
hot with prejudice against everything not Arnsri-
can in the sense that you understand by that ad-
iective
Just as In any international question cishty-fvs
million voices would rise up In mighty blare 70
defend Mr. Roosevelt. not on account o. his own
merits purely and simply because he - ths
President of the United States. so should all Ven
ezuelans sink their personal animositv against CAS-
tro and unite in defence of much ualisned
country. The points issue not with Ciprtano
Castro but with a friendly and sovereign power
which has as much right the United States 70
the respect and cor siderstiou Of the world
Every concession granted by the government "
Venezuela winds I'D with the express clause that
.alI differences arising of the terms OF s'lcn
concession shall be settled by the Venezueiau
courts" and on this fundamental premise vii
TAX. my stand to defend my country against wha,
7 know from dire experience 10 be the cause of al
our trouble with foreign powers Your ooedenI
servant NENEECE1AA-'-
New York March u 1909
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
sy4yE AND CITY CREDIT.

New York State per cent bonds at the re-
cent sale brought between 106 ana I"9. oh
February II New York Citys az per cents
brought AN average of only 10i. There has
doubtless been some slight Improvement IN the
bond market since that time, but IL Is so ihco1-
siderable not to show !tself III prices auo'eu
for railway securities. Two OF the niGhest CLASS
railway bonds dealt in on the local hiafhe'
the Union Pacific first Is aud the Northern
Pacific first 4s-are quoted now, as the! were
at the time of the city bond sale, at Ifactioh
above par.
Why then is il that the state can get better
nrice Cor its 4 per cents than the city Tor It's
a. per cents: Simply because BONDS are IKE
anv commodity There is certain market ior
each kind. and If greatly Increased supply
of any kind is offered the price of those oohds
goes down. In other words, bonds are no eA-
ception TO the law of supply and demand. Ii
the state. like the city. had put out nearly a
billion of bonds instead Of the small sum
which it has outstanding it. too. would nave 10
content itself with a lower price and it. too,
would probably be unable to dispose OF per
CENTS and would have to raise its interest rate
This is no novel conclusion. for foreign couf-
tries and cities have had experiences demon
strating the operation of the law OF supply ahi
demand in respect TO their securities Inc III
tcrest in it lies in its application to the various
projects for municipal expenditures III tne
city increases its debt limit largely and under-
takes extensive operations. no matter no"
wise it will have to pay higher rates OF N
terest for its borrowings than 1t has usuaiiS
had to pay hitherto. II probably can not iooh
forward to return of conditions when IL can
borrow. as it has done. most of the time In the
mast for 3i5 per cent. This consideration may
check those who think that the Development
of various utilities should be carried out pF
the city because the city can borrow more
cheaply than private corporations and there
fore-the important clement in the cost of de
veloplnent interest charges. being lower-dc-
yeIopment will he cheaper. If the city ADDS
rapidly to its debt it will add TO its interest
rate or will keep its interest rate high when
the charges for money generally are falling
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

TTTrTn
Washington. March i3-The Italian Ampassedol
and Baroness Mayor des Plsnches have returned
70 the capital from short visit In Ne" iolh'
where they were much entertained
The German Ambassador and Baroness Won
sternburs also returned to Washington to-day from
visit of several weeks in Cuba.
The Persian Minister, General Morteza hhan'
acted as host for the lecture this afternoon on
"Tba Arts of Persia, by the Persian poet, Mira
Alj-ku Khan. of Tehsran. The French AnbaS-
sador and Nine Jusserand. Commander and Mrs-
William s. Sims DR.. Frank H. BiseioV. Mrs VIII
throp Murray Crane, Miss Ffoulke Senator ana
Mrs Lodge Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth,
Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins and others were
present The minister lent many of his rarest
rugs embroideries and Persian wares with when
illustrate the lecture and make II peter unoer-
stood.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
OWNERS OF "5EN HURv BRING SUIT.

Harper & Bros. owners of the copyright of
General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur'; Klaw En-
LANCER who have the sole and exclusive privilege
of producing dramatization of the book, and
Henry l.. Wallace. of the author and admins
traitor of the estate of his mother, Susan E. Wal
lace have brought suit in the United States Cir
cult Court against the kalem Company and the
I<1ene Optical Company. They a1lege that the
defendants without permission. producing the
play in cheap theatres in this city by means Of
machines belonging to the Kleine Optical Company.
Damages and an injunction asked for. and
il is forth that the staging OF the dramatiza-
tIon of Ben Hur; A Tale of the Christ cost
KIav & Erlanger 100000, and that the royalties
amounted 10 10000.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14

not forget that Manhattan has Harry now
ard Square
But Hellenic nomenclature mas Pos'.i'o
advantage. Skilfully applied, it may awaken
rho dormant taste for poetic aIlegory, and IN
cifleptally lend significance. If not iocai
color" to New York geography which future
historians may find useful what duii ciou
away out in Queens Borough five miles from Tue
elevated and ten miles from the subway wou'o
not feel the delights of symbolism when an
talus Avenue became the name OF the street
in which he bought house On the strenSth oi
Tamnany promises for improved trahspoi'"
ton? BY all means give us more CLASSIC stie-'
names charged with poetry and subtle ihpio'
ton Don't stop until City Han farN mas Do.i
dubbed Somnus Square and 14th street reehr's
toned Omeoa Lane which is to say 1.-The limit
and 'the finish.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
At THE WHITE LOUISE.
From The Tribune Bureau.

u-ashira.on March l3-The President was n
vited to-day by J. J. Hanahan, grand master y.
the brotherhood of Locomotive Firencn 10 aetsn
the convention of the order at COLUMBUS o"o'
next September. Although the fresioen' 10 on -,
-, rae,pber n, the brotherhood. he was obliged
10 decline the invitation
Hy direction of the President Secretary Loeo IS
sued to-day a statement denouncins as nhtrue a"
interview recently given out by jesse o. Hoo,.
who asked the President TO pardon SAT- LdAo
convict Roote quoted the President as saying
numerous forceful things about recent notorious
criminal cases.
Callers the White House to-day incinoeo oen
ators Fulton and Hopkins. Representatives, Jaiies'
Parsons and Graft and Mayor Busse of Chicaso-
The Cabinet at II m. and refhaiiieo ''
session until 12 As D. m All the members attended
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
THE CABINET.
lrrnm The Tribune bureau J

IFrcm The Tribune buTea1-l
Washington. March 13--The secretary OF So,
and Mrs Root will give dinner on MONDAY night
in honor of Andrew Carnegie, to which the mem
- of the nev Pan-American Committee have
been invited.
The Postmaster General and Mrs MEYER "eis
hoss for dinner party tonight, when tnelr guess
were Princess Belossesky, OF Russia MT. anu Sii =
Wocott Mr. and Mrs. Story. Mr.. and Mrs. v OF
sott TucksrnaD Miss Schenck, Miss Wiliisms'
Miss Meyer Mr. de Thai. Russian attache. MT.
Hit and Dr. GeIssio Caetane
The Princess Belosselsky arrived IN washington
this morning and will be the guest OF Inc fost-
master General and Mrs Meyer for some days.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14

Robert ". de Forest. executor for tbs estate ol
Russell Sage called President Lawson PUrdS CT
the Tax Department yesterday and sSorc or ms
assessment OF go charged against that eSta-s
Mr. de Forest says the estate dispersed Iast
December The estate paid nearly the sooss
amount last year. the assessment being one OF tis
largest among the personal property assessments
Smith ely. former Mayor OF New York. nss
sworn off s25eeoo non-residence grounds. Pstsr
Cooper Hewitt swore of $1,000
Percy r. Pyne and n. A Lindsay. executs's
for the estate Of George c. Taylor. have sworn 81
the assessment OF toOo0e The executors ana
OF the Iesatees. according 70 declarati,n hSs
out of town
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune BursSuJ
Washington. March Is 13-RepresentatiYe and MIS-
! Sloat Fassett entertained q large dinner party
tonight the Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs Met
calf being the guests of honor Mrs. Fassett. who
Is a member of the board the new Congressional
Club formed by the wives of Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives and former members Of these bodies.
will have a meeting at her home on Wednesday,
when the selection of a clubhouse will be made
All the Senator'S wives and those of Representa-
tives have gone heartily into the club. and deem
it a great social factor for drawing these tran
sjent members Of official society together.
Miss Florence James. of New York. is the guest
of Mrs. James Hartman.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
TO UPllFT THE INDIANS.

Reno. New. March 1c.-Mrs. Bayard Cutting. Mrs.
w II. Vanderbilt. Mrs. w. J. sloane. Mrs Potter
Palmer. Mrs ". *. Vanderbilt Mrs. III. Mckay
Twombloy and Mrs George Gould have organize 4
a society for missionary work among the Indians.
under the direction OF Sybl Carter. Miss Jessie
Hemcnway. representing the society. arrived here
yesterday from New YORK the work %
teaching Italian cemakinS and Roman cut voct.
among the Indian working women Of the Walker
River reservation
New-York tribune., 1908-03-14

TBy Telegraph - The Tribune
Newport T. T.. March B--Mrs- H. ". Berry
man % New York, is the guest OF MI and Mrs
IoriIIard Spencer.
william Watts Sherman arrived from Eew York
this evening
Mrs Seth r French and Mrs. J. l. Vorden Of
New York arrived this evening and are at tls
Muenchfuzer King
MIS- Alfred g. Vanderbilt left Newport for New
York to-day
Mrs John Carter Brown will be one Of The first
to open the Newport season. She Is expected ar
her Newport villa April l.