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New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
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ASToR-s.IAs:ao-fad in Fall
BEa.ASso-c:IE-s:i5-TEe WaTTels OF Virginia
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observation-disclosures OF Arthur. Ballet ana
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New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

q more sensible mode OF procedure, since IL
allows legislatures to elect up to the time OF
their dispersal, and it may often happen that
with limited sessions general as they now
are. a vacancy will occur within two weeks OF
adjournment The state has then to face the
dilemma of calling an extra session at consid-
erable cost or leaving the vacancy untitled; Tor
the Governor cannot appoint to ill vacancy
not actually occurring in the recess.
1t has been the aim of recent decisions IN the
Senate TO limit the Governors appoinfive power
and to force the legislatures to fulfil their func-
ton of choosing Senators. Possibly the statute
regulating the filing of vacancies occurring
during the session should be amended so as 10
give the legisla lures greater freedom OF actlon.
The Senate seems to have practically amended
it by sustaining the claim that the law was not
violated in Mr. Smiths election.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
MISLEADING HEADLINES.

The treatment Of Rear Admiral Evanss to
port upon the position Of tho armor belt shows
how Il misleading idea of the news is often dis
seminated. Almost all the New York papers
hasinc their captions upon the first sentence Of
the admirals report. without regard 10 what
follows. announce that his conclusion is that the
armor belt is placed too low. Higher Armor
Belt Safer Saws Evans is The TimesS" head
line. '-Armor Belt l. Too Low. Evans Re
ports" SINS THE Word.'> Admiral Says
Armor Belt Should BE Higher is The Suns
view. High Armor Belt Is Idea of Evans
The IIeraid's" caption declares. But the truth
* that if that part of The letter which relates TO
the armor belt is read through it Will be found
that Admiral Evans offers conclusion at all
as to the proper position of the armor belt, but
says expressly:
The fact is that under the sea conditions in
which battles may be fought belt Of eight feet
in width il considered alone, is too narrow to
afford the desired protection wherever it may be
placed the question becomes academic dis
cussion with certain arguments on each side
1t is AN academic discussion which d real
fighter dismisses with scarcely disguised
contempt. Those who would like TO place the
belt higher overlook the fact that as it now is
even when heavy laden and in the smooth 10
moderate Seas''-says Admiral Evans-"which
have thus far characterized this cruise. the
ships have frequently exposed their entire belt
and the bottom plating beneath. That part of
the ship is especially vulnerable. and shots there
are particularly dangerous TO raise the belt
would increase the ships vulnerabity below.
Those who think the belt is at present in the
right place have 10 meet the replies from conf
manding officers which relate to this subject"
from which lit would appear that better protec-
''tiOn might have been afforded had these belts
been placed between six inches and one foot
higher.
If the belts were higher there would be less
vulnerabilty just above the water line and more
beneath That is SO obvious as to be hardly
worth saying. And so it is a mere matter of
opinion, upon which naval win probably
always disagree. whether a ship is better
guarded against shot and shell with her heavy
belt six inches higher or six inches lower. II
is IAN academic discussion as The Tribune
has twice before said. and the public will doubt
less gladly take the opinion Of A practical sea
going officer-tbere is none of wider experience
ia the service-dismissng the whole discussion
if only they read far enough into his report not
10 he nIisled by headlines.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS- Senate: The Aldrich currency
bill was passed AZ to Is. the entire session he-
ing devoted TO consideration OF lhat lnet,S.l ! :,
- House: The agricultural appropriation ion
hin was discussed but not materially
amended
FOREIGN-Hundreds Of persons, it is feared
have lost their lives in the SarlhauaheS .h IN ~,
Mexico: two towns are reported TO have been
destroyed by shocks and Tre- -- me puhe
Of the Abruzzi arrived at Liverpool on th,e LuSl
sania: he refused 10 discuss reports OF ms en-
~agernent The German cruiser Bremen
ieff Portraits Prince. carrying sci ety-1Ve refo-
gees who had taken refuge in the leSatlohS 10
aeroplare inventor. painfully injured at
Issy one of the wings Of his machine Srlhl,'s
the ground and throwing him out --- ho''l
t,uhans and Americans in cuba favor plans 10
raise the wreck OF the Maine - A decree
raising Brazilian sugar duties from 20" I" f'p
reis viii be signed to-day the action inGlca'lhs
that Brazil viii not adhere to the Brussels sugar
convention
DoMESTIC.-oficial information was re-
ceived AZ Washington that David Jayne Hill IS
r.erSona grata at fhe Berlin court ---- 1t was
- id in Washington that RepreSe entatlFe tep-
burn would make q strong ef1ort |" .sn% t m.
T,,s5riarZ- COMMITTEES Representative
fI4Hir Of Alabama. shot at negro on q street
car I'm Washington wounding HIM slgntly ano
also hiring a horse trainer of New York. --
Governor John 4 Johnson Of Minnesota IN d
letter published at st Paul. announced his re-
ceptive candidacy for President - Governor
HroNard of Florida appointed Hall Milton OF
Mariana. TO succeed the late W J Bryan in
States
stevens Of alle State Department OF Pubic
Works announced at Albany that the Erie Canal
would be opened for navigation on or about
Nav :. -= Charles P. Williams, First Deputy
ATTORNEY General. was reelected 10 the state
COMMITTEES bx the Wayne Democratic district
convention At Clvde. y Y - The funeral Of
Senator : P. Franchot took place at Niagara
Fails Y Y: Governor Hughes and about one
hundred members Of the Legislature were IN at
tendance.
CTTY-Stoclls advanced sharply toward the
close Joseph w Hyams. Speaker Of the
Louisiana House Of Representatives, said that
Governor Hughes was the real choice Of South
ern Republicans for the Presidency. -= The
Boz rd Of Estimate authorized the letting Of con
tracts for six sections of the Brooklyn subway
Speaker Hyams Of the Louisiana House
If Representatives SAID he hoped for The passage
of bills aboiishing racetTack gambling IN that
state this year. Daniel Leroy Dresser
found not guilty Of larceny. - It was re
PORTED that negotiations were pending for the
consolidation OF the Franklin Trust Company Of
Rrooi1lHn and Manhattan trust company -
More evidence was heard in the hearing of
charges against District Attorney jerome -
Commissioner Bingham transferred Acting Cap
tain Bernard Kelchar and several other police
men following the gambling expose.
THE WEATHER.-Rain to-day; colder and
cloudy o-morroW: east "a south winds The
temperature yesterday: Highest 20 degrees;
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New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
FUNERAL OF DR.. TRUMAN J. BACEUs
Many Well Known Men and Women at Ser.
vice In BROOKLYN

The South Congregational church OF Ertokiv7
filed With We'll known men and 7orlsn ea4
siumnse snd undergo 17Iares OF Fs~ke~ rclesf4fs
Institute yesterday morning. when rha funeral ~
DR. Truman 7 Backus vas heId Du Ba~iuls fo-
the last quarter Of century tha president ~
Packer, died last Tuesday at No. - Ii~ir-s-a1
street.
When the body reached tfo church T. 7z5 ret
~ rhe church and for NAM -esrs personal frisnt
OF the schonlna1. y v4s followed M ths aisla -
President BRYAN II Smith ~ Packer toard ~
trustees and MS associates on ths board AIsxs--
der z orr F. = Beliany. ?, J. Abbott James
Nckeeu- Edward NJ Shepard. william Low
Willis J. Ogden Charles \. Schierer, : z. Lssch
4 Augustus Heaiv. II Z D-iar William
Packer. Cornelius Zabriskie ard Dr. . T Burisr
and by David a Boody- president Of the Ubrzr7'7
board Of trustees. and his associates. william 4
White. J. W Devoy. r Ross Appleton Coorsl
Andrew d. Baird, Richard r. Bowker. ; 3 Chit.
tendeu. T l. rockingham ). :. Haizht D
Sou1Hrs and Harrington Putnam.
The Rev. BOYD Edwards opened the services WIN
prayer. and the Rev. Dr. l. Nasor Clarke rss-or
OF the First Presbyterian church. read = charter
from the Scriptures. Dr. Lyman then preached
the funeral sermon.
The body carried to the Grand Central sta
tlon, where it was put train for Syrz.uss.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
OTHER BRONX PARKS. &"

The region of Hunts Point Park is likely 10
become justly famous dis the one where parks
are thicker than they anywhere else on the
surface of the earth. The renowned submarine
park is by no means the only pleasure resort
in that vicinity whittier the citys tired millions
NAV go and recreate themselves. Explorers
travelling along the top of the Farragut street
sewer should pause to notice. as they approach
tho Hunts Point reservation. another park of
almost equal merit. In the swamp there is
small island of solid ground-perhapS there are
many sucl-but at or near this particular small
island of solid earth there IS a Shanty where
resides a woman who does not know that she
lives on the edge of a city park When this
particular combination of circumstances Is
found the explorer may know that he is at
the Joseph Rodman Drake Park Therein are
some more or less neglected graves. III one
of which sleeps the poet after whom the park
iS named 1t is very small park now. hut
'-historicai' and scientific" societies in The
Bronx are moving heaven and earth to have it
tfebled in size.
The Joseph Rodman Drake Park is only half
n mile away from Hunts Point Park. Thus
there arc two pleasure resorts in the midst of
this swamp where tho congeSted masses Of the
city may escape and commune with nature.
Their utter inadeQuacv is 50 obvious that Ger
tain civic spirits of The Bronx plan another
on the north side of Hunts Point. Across this
strip Of land. about Two thousand feet away
from The Justly famed Hunts Point Park. the
eminent citizens of The Bronx have hopes of
another submarine resort, whose name we he
lieve has not yet been decided upon Perhaps
il will be called. if ever bought. the Raretto
Point Park. for il lies between Hunts and
Baretto points. and. moreover the real estate
company which sold Hunts Point Park to the
city for sixty times its assessed valuation was
called the Raretto Point Realty Company
Surely history calls for the preservation of the
name of that company by tho hestowal of II
rpon tho future park. if bought. Some Bronx
"bistoric' society may he trusted To sec that
this famous incident does not pass into oblivion.
The Raretto Point Fark-we might well
anticipate the justice of history's verdict-is
obviously just advantaSeously placed for sale
10 the city as was the Hunts Point Park. Why
il has not been sold do not know. unless it
he because of that moderation and Self-re-
strlinf of the eminent citizens of The Bronx
which have hitherto noted. As Il convinc
ing instance of this amazing modeSty would
only mention that when the Baretto Point
Park project was on the calendar of the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment for author
liza ation-on December 20 Iast-there were only
five other Bronx park projects on that
calendar
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
FUNERAL OF SENATOR FRANCHoT
Governor Hughes and One Hundred State
Legislators in Attendance.

Niagara Falls y. Y, March @'-fhe tnHeIel ol
s.,.+o- e+anisIa1s = Fraucnot held at ~
Peters Church at II q III. to-day For an ho'E
previously the body lay in state IN the 'hurch ana
was viewed by q large number In the fnIeIa' ser
vice the ritual of the Episcopal thurch NeS S''i-'
observed the Rev Philip W Mosher. rector OF
.,o church assisted nv the Rev. W :. BarToab.
Of Doyea,Ix College. officiating
The burial vas private in RiveTdaie cemetery
The "a iJbearers we're Arthur g Hastings, 3 T
Vanderberg;, George +. Clark, Ut w n lioos-.
George W Whitehead end Peter ? Ptohl OF
Niagara Falls =. Wallace DempseZ, of Lockpcrt
and Samuel Ames. of New York
4 special train Albany bearing Governor
Hughes and members Of the Legislature to the
number of one hundred more arrived at 9i'
O'Clock. The Governor met by Congressman
Porter and escorted to the Prospect House sdtoin
ing ST. Peters Church. where he remained until
the funeral hour. The Albany party returned at
=. n
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
SENATOR SMITHS TITLE.

The United States Senate went on record last
Thursday as favorins an extremely liberal CON
struction of one of the statutes governing the
election of Senators. 1t accepted by a vote of
"a to % the credentials of John. Walter Smith.
chosen by the Legislature of Maryland to fill
the vacancy caused last week by the death Of
William Pinkney Whyte. The desire of the
upper branch of Congress was, apparently, to
do practical justice rather than TO stick at legal
techncaliteS. and its action was to that eX
tent somewhat at variance with the stringent
construction of constitutional provisions and
election laws on which it has been in the ha bit
of insisting.
The history Of the Smith case is interesting.
Congress found out long ago that much en-
barrassment caused by the failure of
states to fill vacancies occurring In their rep
reSentaton in the Senate. 1t was therefore
determined to lay down u strict rule binding
on all the state legislatures and governing their
procedure in elections To prevent delays and
neutralize plots to defeat elections it
dered that whenever vacancy was in prospect
through the expiration of q term the LegiS-
lature should proceed to ballot for Senator
on the second Tuesday after its organization.
This regulation served TO give due notice to
all persons interested and it also compelled
the legislative branch ITO begin balloting
promptly and to continue balloting daily, if
there was no agreement, until adjournment.
The same rule was laid down for filling a
vacancy occurring during the recess Of the
Legislature and then, TO cover all possible
cases, Congress also prescribed that whenever
during the session of the Legislature of any
state n vacancy occurs in the representation
"of such state in the Senate similar proceed
"lngs shall be had on the second Tuesday after
the Legislature has organized and has notice
''of such vacancy"
The trouble in Maryland was this: The Leg
islature OF that state can sit for only limited
period-ninety days-and it had already ar
ranged TO adjourn sine die before Senator
Whyte died. His death occurred on Tuesday
March H. and by a strict construction of the
statute an election to fill the vacancy would
have had to be held March 81. But the
Maryland state administration anxious TO
avoid the expense of summoning the Legisla-
ture in extra session and, on the advice OF the
Attorney General, the Governor and the Leg
isature held that the election of a Senator
could take place legally on March 24 Accord
ing 10 the Attorney Generals argument, the
fact of Mr.. Whytes DEATH published on Tues
Legislature, SO that two Tuesdays elapsed be-
struction might or might not have been ac-
cepted by the Senate. But In his argument in
support of the validity of Mr.. Smiths creden-
nais senator Rayner seems to have gone 10
the added length of contendpg that once the
Legislature has organized and the second Tues
day OF the session has passed the formaty of
two weeks pause before filling vacancy
can be entirely dispensed with. This may be
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
Abouf People and Social lncfdenfs.

Club the Carman's River CUB the Long rsY.,.
Country Club. the Suffolk. thes3lsI Neck er, hay.
each OF them not only extensive preserves 90
their hatcheries. but also luxurious clubboues.
provided with excellent cuisines and well sfooks
cellars The foremost organization OF the lot ix -
South Side Sportsmen's Club. founded nearly hale .
century ago. which includes among it's meunber, "a
Bayard Cutting william X. VANDERBILT. Av,-,.,
Belmont, H. Mex. TwombIy and Richard 7 n
son. jr Each OF the hundred members Is CO.,
PEELED to Own a share OF the stock the pa- -,
of which is 500 and actual worth about ia >
has long waiting list Of several hundred l..
preserves. which famous a sanctuary 8
Long Island deer. include a stretch Of countrv o.
prising five thousand acres between ti,a vsre
of the Montauk and the main division of the ro-.
Island Railroad at Oakdale- Un:H Mav = -
whipping of the waters in the preserves IA res,-s
ed exclusively TO members OF the club ara {. =
only after that lapse OF time that the privr.,-
thereof extended TO their fsmiles ana -,
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne vvhitu.y are v,.,..--
the week end at theiE country place on Long r,,,s
Mr.. and Mrs. William Church Osborn --;rr h.
town for their country home at Garrison X
early in May.
The sewing class which works Tor tie x,,--..-
and Child's Hospital met yeste-Gav ~ the r.
Mrs. William NJ. kinssiand IN Fifth aveurs
James A Burden. who has been sfaviu- -.
Mr. and Mrs. w a NJ Burden in Asae .ils' X -
returned 10 town yesterday.
Mrs Frederic 2. Sands has arrived ,n to-. g.
Newport and is with her daHghter Nr~ T.o-sr,-s
Spencer, jr.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Mscisy Bull vii rctarn fr7r,
California early in Ma
Mrs Frederick Pearson and Ms Pearson ii
sail for Europe to-day. Thsy -HI remain ab-o,4
for several months
Mrs John r. Suydam viii EI~- p -tae-ra 49,
this evening for her dsIShter Niss lisa o. s..
dam
NJ and Mrs Robert 8 3ftnturH arc looked 1,
sail for Europe to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B CIafn. rao arc 44 -s.-
country place st Lakewood. y = 7fU y1i1 ~,
week for Europe They vITI retu-u Lstr m -.
summer and 20 to their cottage a. Southampton
Mrs. Coruelja Van Rensselaer, Pru,n. o. No :,
West 4eth street. and Hamilton Iouig Hoppr7 p
No. ~ West Slzt-- got a marriage license N -
city Hall vsSterdFy
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

been effected with comparatively little tight
ing and it has resulted in u marked advance
in the political. social and industrial status of
the countries annexed Algeria, indeed, is no
longer considered colony at ALL but an integral
part of France, being under the jurisdiction of
the Minister of the Interior. just the same as
France itself Nevertheless it is only,-f1ir to
reckon it as part OF the French colonial do
main
In many respects the French have shown
themselves to be highly successful admins
traitors of outlying possessions. Their relations
with the subject races are generally sympa-
thetic and amicable They are conspicuousy
endowed with both practical and imaginative
foresight and more than most other colonial
for future development They have created
great harbors on the Barbary Coast and are
gridironing the interior with railroads. There
are now 1000 miles of railroads in North
western Africa reaching down to the borders
of the Sahara. and in Indo-China there are
nearly 1000 miles. while such rivers the
Senegal. the upper Niger and the Mekong have
been greatly improved. the navigable length of
the last named having been extended by about
1000 miles. All these things have of course
cost a good deal of money. the expenditures
for colonial administration. excluding Algeria
and Tuns. reaching S24.oOO.000 q year. But,
then. the volume of colonial trade is large and is
increasing. Apart from their large commerce
with other countries the colonies sell to France
S1O0.000.000 worth and purchase from her Sl2o,-
100000 worth yearly. On such q basis the
FRENCH colonies seem TO be pretty secure and
their future prosperity to be assured.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFron The Tribune Bureau. }

Washington. March 1.-THE President receIEeu
to-day the resignation of William u. Kldseis' 1oN
troller of the Currency. Lawrence o. Murray AS as
sistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor WIZ
succeed as Controller.
A DELEGATION of veterans representing L. ;. 'SahI
Post 273 of Brooklyn. called, under the escort oi
Representative Calder
Secretary Taft announced after the Caolne. me-
ing that the President ordered troops to Iread-
we'll Alaska to prevent trouble feared from strih-
ing miners.
Other callers at the White House to-day inciudeo
Senators Lodge. Frazier, Bourne, CulioIn Hop
kins and Piles, Representatives Gardner and fos-
tor Covernor Hoggatt of Alaska. Assistant Secre-
tary Robert Bacon of the State Department, AS
sistant Attorney General Cooley and Surgeon Cen
era Rxey. of the navy.
The Cabinet met at II o'clock, with all the
members present, and remained in session until
LIS p. m.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
SOME Personal GIFTS.
MAJOR GENERAL GREElY RETIRED

Washington. March Z1-Maior general A. W.
GreeIy, having reached the age of slxty-four wears
to-day. transferred to the retired list. in ac-
cordance with law. He recently relieved of
command of the Department OF the Lakes st Chi
cago and is now travelling in the Orient on leave
OF absence. Brigadier General Charles 3 Hall
commsndant of the General Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth. Kan. has been appont-d a major
general. vice Greedy. retired. and Colonel John T.
Kerr, commanding the 18th Cavalry. at Fort OsIe-
thorpe, Georgia. has been appointed a erisadier
general. vice Hail. promoted
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.


Washington March 27-Mr. and Mrs John II.
Mclean will close their town house the first OF
next week and will 20 TO their suburban place.
Friendship. On the Tenuaytovn Road They
have issued invitations for large breakfast TO
be given Easter morning
Mrs Rush Shippen Huidekoper. of Philadelphia.
is the guest of Mrs. Richard H. Townsend.
Miss Anna stephens. of New York. who came
to the FfouIke- Ifavenith wedding, will remain with
MIR. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke until Monday.
Mrs. Richard Harlow will give her drawing rooms
Tomorrow for an auction of mysterious pacLage
for the benaht of the Working Boys Home.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

The Republican National Committee has
found it necessary to send out warnings TO
many state and district committees that their
conventions for choosing delegates to the ma
tionaI convention are being unduly delayed. No
delegates can be lawfully elected after May Il.
and thirty days notice of the holding of each
convention must be given. All calls should be
ont bv April L. Despite the plain language Of
the coInmitse's instructions oenighteo
branch of the Republican party in Texas re-
Gently called a state convention to meet on
May 20.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

The Hon. John Sharp Williams will retire
from Congress- for two years to make d study
of the life and times of Thomas Jefferson In
this he is taking cruel advantage of other
Democratic leaders. who merely draw on their
imaginations prove what jefferson would do
to-day in any contingency under any possible
circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Trout fishing opens this morning on Long Island.
and Yesterday afternoon many Of the men Of the
rashforabIe set LETT town by motor and h. the
Long Island Railroad. bound for the various fish
ing clubs which they belong. and which were the
scene last night Of scores OF festive dinners. at
which the prospects OF to-day's sport constituted
the chief topic of discussion. These various fishing
clubs among them the South Side SpoTtsfusns 5