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WOULD TAX DOWRIES

American millionaire fathers are going to be
forced to pay a % per cent ad valorem export
duty on all the heiTesses they ship to Europe just
as soon as Congressman Adolph j. SABBATH Of iii.
nOis has his way. Mr. SABBATH has embodied his
ideas in a bill recently introduced in the house
Mr. SABBATH Is tired Of seeing 80 much good
money going to the Golfers Of the European no
bllity If the scions want to become American ,iti-
zens well and good Mr.. Sabaths measure will
relieve the family Of the necessity Of paying the
duty His bill provides that tax Of % per cent
on al! "dovrics gifts, settlements or advances
Of property made In consideration Of or In con.
temptation OF marriage BY citizen OF the United
States 10 a person other than citizen Of the
United states shall be paid into the national
treasury
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT


John r. Walsh, who after long trial, was
found guilty of wreCking the Chicago National
bank of which he was president, owes his down.
fall to his rascibNty w H. Moore of the Chica
go & Eastern Illinois called upon him one morn.
ing several years ago to make arrangements for
an exchange of traffic between his road and the
Southern Indiana, which was controlled by Walsh
and which had access to Chicago being there.
by compelled to depend upon connecting roads.
Walsh in more than usually bad temper and
irritably asked: What do you mean by coming
down here before ten O'Clock in the morning.
Moore left the Office in rage and when Walsh
reopened negotiations later Moore replied that he
had no facilities for handling Wash's cars.
L,IIll hiLrar
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New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
BUILDS PARTY UP.
Governor Hughes and His Measures
as RecOnStructOrs.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The sondifcation OF the G. o. P. is nee
essary in the State of New York The sOi-disant.
we now notice are giving way to more tenn
perate reasonings- The elements OF factions are
crumbling beneath the weight of public opinion.
and soon the sonata of the Grand Old Party
will be sung in perfect accord. The party will
not go back on its record, unless that record is
wrong.
Too much energy has been given the idea that
Governor Hughes did wrong in advocating the
enactment of the racetrack gambling bill. Gov
ernor Hughes did Just what any other reputable
occupying his position would have done
when the bill was handed to him for executive
action. Why don't the party leaders put soma
Of the blame the Legislature that passed the
bill? They supposed to be nearer the people
than is the Governor. and arr held to a stricter
INABILITY. because the members person
ally responsible to their cons Jt-Uents-
We notice that the John and T. telegram
was backed by the constituents OF the lanented
Senator who voted wrong at the last moment
when it really intended that should regard
public opinion and keep in its wake The Govern
or's action from beginning TO end has been IN
yielding in attempt TO build up and not tear
down the party which he belongs His course
has been onward and upward No lukewarmness
his part, but strong. determined efforts that
leaned only toward the elevation OF his people TO
clearer comprehensiveness of what ought to
belong TO good citizenship
The Republican party in Steuben County as
well as many Democrats. is exceptionally
pleased to know that the official head of the En-
pire State possesses independence enough to go
straight ahead and do his duty toward the whole
people without fear or favor from political
binatfons, legal Illegal No man in the state
can begin to add strength to the Taft ticket like
Charles E Hughes. We need this combination
and must have It WARREN w ON
Hornell. N Y, Aug. r. 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
NEW TYPE OF TELESCOPE.
Invention by Professor Wood, of Johns
Hopkins, Giant Affair.

Calling new type of rejecting telescope which
is being built for him a small working model. al
though its diameter will be half great that Of
the big Yerkes telescope. Professor Robert W.
Wood of Johns Hopkins University declares that II
it gives satisfaction he will construct giant in
strument of this kind
The builders of the Lick and Yerkes telescopes
are making the model from drawings and specica-
tions furnished by Professor Wood, and he expects
receive it at his private laboratory. in
East Hampton. Long Island.
Popularity described. this type of rejecting
telescope may be said to consist of fat circular
basin, filled with mercury and set in motion by
means of electric motor By altering the speed
of rotation the focal length of the instrument can
be varied at will. but Professor Wood says 1t is
impossible now to tell what dameters attain
able in this way
What the dimensions of the giant telescope will
be has not been determined. therefore, but that II
will astonish the scientific world there is little
doubt in the minds of Professor Woods friends.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
THE FRESH AIR LINEUP
Busy Time for Workers Preparing
Children for Vacation an Countru.

In room in the Broome Street Tabernacle
twenty children ranging in age from six to eleven
years stood in row before Miss Carter mis-
slonary there Each one of the twenty had a
bundle. ani these bundles contained a supply of
clothing that for all-around raggedness could not
De outcome. The children Were going to the coun-
try with Tribune Fresh Air party and were in
process of being inspected as to equipment and
cleanliness. Some of the boys needed shoes others
trousers and bloUses while there few girls
whose gowns not in all conditions of patchery
The collection of clothing represented their best
When the children started for the country they
were all clean and seemed well clad They looked
almost prosperous. and it all due to gifts of
friends of the Tabernacle so with all parties
sent out The candidates for the vacation are as q
rule fairly well equipped with clothing when they
leave.
one of the boys of a recent Tabernacle party
came from family of ten living in three small
rooms. The eight children. OF whom he was one
were all clean. IN the first room were a stove.
chairs, table and washtub. a chicken was
peTched the tub, just out OF reach of g dog.
TWO cats were playing what had been rug.
The other rooms were choked with beds and boxes,
leaving little floor space. And this was typical
Italian home the East Side, and it was clean
One the little applicants for fresh air on the
day the twenty standing at attention was
asked why she had not brought some whole cloth
ing
My pop he has been out of work months.
an we amt got no money" replied the child.
How do you get things to eat?"
oh" said the little maid, I'VE have whole lot
Of trust"
The child looked Ill fed She had the wistfu look
of the half starved.
Coming back from Ardsley-on-t the-Putnan, where
fifty children from the Tabernacle had been spend
ing two weeks at the Ashford Hill Home OF the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund q boy said that they had
great big pieces of fat" Ice cream 1t must have
cost five cents" he said And as for other eata-
bjes u-by- there wa end.
IAN YOU had to do said one little girl was 10
do mis- yrgaIine her arms above her head, ''and
they would bring you another plate Of soup.
know who had five plates; yes, sir
i made TWO pounds more fat SAID a noy, mean
ing that he had gained two pounds One declared
that he had made four pounds more fat and the
attendant who brought the children back said that
all had gained in weight. and in ways more last
ing
parties will go to-day 10 Woodford. Vt; Holder
ness. \. H; Stony Point Utica, Campbell Hail.
Otego and Delhi, N y
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17

local art and literature But eventually they all
died out Few of their descendants are to be
round in either Greece Turkey. and while the
picturesque ruins of their castles and stronghoIds
remain their very existence had been forgotten
alike by the people of country by students and
hy novests until Sir Rennel Rodd took the trouble
10 peer into this so long forgotten aftermath Of
the Crusades and to bring to light of the
most fascinating ronances history. The Princes
of Achaia'' is undoubtedly the important of
ali Sir Rennelrs works, betraying an immense
amount of research well of skill in choosing
from the wealth of material his disposal in
what may be described altogether virgin
field.
Sir Renneil. who owes his title to his possession
of the Grand Cross of the Victorian Order and
also the Order of St Michael and St George. will
now, ambassador to Rome be appointed a MEM
Der of the Privy Council He comes from one of
the county families of Cornwall, of his
cestors having served in the army. notably his
great grandfather. who that celebrated geog-
rapher Major Rennell. who began the survey
of India. Sir Rennen takes the place of Sir Edwin
Egerton, who retires FROM the embassy at Rome
on the score of age and will be succeeded as Brit
ish Minister Penipotentiary Fat Stockholm by Sir
Cecil Spring-Rce, whose appointment thus dis
poses of the story the effect that he des-
tined to succeed in the near future Ambassador
Bryce at Washington.
Sir Cecil is son-fn-law of Sir Frank LasceIles.
the British Ambassador at Berlin; stationed
for number of years at Washington. where he
became a close personal friend of the President
when the latter still Civil Service Commits
sioner, and in this connection 1t may be recalled
that while the war between Japan and Russia was
in progress he selected to convey TO the Presi
dent some important communication from Berlin
and from London bearing upon the friendly inter-
vention of England. Germany and the United
States in the interests peace. lie reached Wash
fngton late one Sunday evening from England.
went on straight from the British Embassy to the
White House, spent portion of the night there
IlGHls sGGinv -zrh +ha D-1-
first days OF February, 195-and started for England
again on the following morning. More recently he
has been minister at Teheran, but obliged
resign his post to return home on account of his
health, his place being taken by George H Bar
clay, married to Miss Chapman, of New York,
granddaughter of Mrs. John jay and niece of
Colonel William Jay
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
1T MAKES VOTERS FOR TAmMANY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS a taxpayer of what may eventually be-
come the most magnificent city on earth. would
respectfully call attention TO detail of city gov
ernment-an example Of what is popularity accept
cd as a concomitant of bOssism now transpiring
10 public view
Some two or three months ago. before the
award of the design of the new municipal build
ing was made public. gangs of men were employed
in the depths of the excavation for the proposed
building in laying ponderous blocks of concrete for
what appeared to be column foundations and con-
Meeting foundation walls. the length of the site
between Chambers. Reade and Duane streets a
week or two after the cessation of this work.
which must have cost thousands OF dollars. other
gangs of men began to work and they are work
ing to-day. with pick and shovel, drill and dyna-
mite blasting up and removing the whole of this
massive construction than thirty days
old My definition of city taxpayer is one who
spends nickel less within its market
places the party obtaining the receipt from the tax
office being merely an agent with power to exact
payment for his services AS taxpayer. say.
would deferentially ask Mr.. Metz 70 take a look
at what is going In the big hole between Cham
bers and Duane streets. and. without reference 20
increased school accommodation or more subways.
kindly to explain II he will the whatness OF tho
what and the whyness of the why
W. II. ROYSTONE.
II
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
MAcARoNIc POEMS AUTHOR.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of the literary distinctions OF Water
bury is that II is the home Of the author OF the
famous macaronic poem beginning ''Fels sedt by
hole" Interest in this funny composition re-
wives periodically and various erroneous versions
Of the poem and its authorship get into fresh cir
culation. One such account appears. through the
of Dubuque Iowa, who supplies TO The Tribune
of August 10 q "colleted" version It is different
in many minor respects from the original, and
some lines are almost wholly He also cred
It's the verses to Greene Hendrick. The original
was entitled THE Mice and Felis. Fable and
was contributed TO THE Yale Literary Magazine"
of March, IS43, by John Kendrick. Of Waterbury,,
a member of the graduating class of that year.
In his edition of Burton's Book Hunter (New'
York 1869 Richard Grant White reproduces this
poem as good enough specimen" of its style TO
be printed in full. Mr. Kendrick later wrote an
other macaronic poem, entitled Santa Anna ct
Amerfcanus Dux.' which also acquired some fame
Mr. Kendrick was an important man locally. be-
ing born in 1926 and being lawyer, City Judge,
Mavor Representative in Legislature, candidate
for Congress and member of the Peace Conven-
ton at Philadelphia in 1856 He was appoInted
by President Grant in 1859 as special bearer of
the treaties which had been made with the Bel
gian government He died in 1871 He was an
old school Democrat. good speaker. fine story
teller, amiable. impulstve. a good classical
scholar and with a taste and aptitude for liter
able composition The word remarkable" is
hardly misused in view of the fact that 1t has
survived for sixty-fve years and is thrashed out
and reprinted again in newspapers and literary
journals every few years e F. C.
Waterbury, Conn., Aug II, 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
FINANCING THE MOOR
.AngIo-4me5ioan Syndicate Backing
the Pretender.

Tcopyrieht 1905 by Brentwood Cornpsnyl
In England and also on the Continent of Europe
she assertion is freely made in political and ad-
-,,inistrative circles that Mulai Haig, the Moor
tsh pretender. has been financed for number OF
months past by an Anglo-American syndicate
which established an understanding with the
rebel leader in the face Of good deal of compet-
,ion on the part OF German. French and Italian
svndicates It IS even alleged that there were
other Americans who were ready 10 finance Mulat
y7shg and the name OF the Standard oil Com
nsnv is mentioned in connection Herewith in Lon
son OF course the successful syndicate counts
,,ro- -ecoupinE itself for the money which it has
snent in furnishing supplies 10 Mulai Hang by
means Of concessions for mines railroads the de
,,.lonr1ent of oil fields. and II looks very
-,rcb as - the venture would prove successful.
Cor Nulal F7afig who is known TO have with nm
n Fez as his chief advisers two members OF the
English syndicate. one of them being young Ash
-,ead Bartlett son OF the late Sir Ellis Ashmead-
I,.-4Ie++ and nephew OF W. Burdett-Coutts, is now
,n virtual control Of the whole OF Morocco, ex-
.--ire the CITY of Tangier and two three small
x.sooast towns which are. SO to speak command
- ny the guns OF the European warships- In fact,
,srlsi FIafg has become 10 such an extent the ul-
sssouted master and ruler OF Morocco receiving
the willing submission and allegiance Of the peo
,,,e and showing himself capable Of maintaining
order and Of fulfilling treaty rights that ms recos
Ii+fon as the de facto Sultan OF Morocco by the
great powers is regarded as inevitable IN the I'M
mediate future
Tsa-+lett we're born in this country, at Brooklyn
=. -zrents who. Ike their own parents be1ore
+bsvn had always lived in America, and young
aenroead- Bartlett IS well known over here, having
feo,,ertlv been in the United States TO visit MS
many American relatives
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
"TIE DEVIL" AT THE BElASCO,

At the Belasco Theatre tomorrow night Harrison
Grey Fiske will produce The Devil" by Ferenc
Molnar a Hungarian play that has sprung into
popularity in five different languages since the first
of the year 1t will also mark the first appearance
of George Arss, recently leading with Mrs.
Fiske star.
Despite the fact that Mr. Fiske's company has
been rehearsing daily the last four weeks not a
r,lnor OF the new production has been allowed to
reach Broadway. The rehearsals held in a
hall in Tarrytown in the strictest secrecy.
Mr. Fiske lays special emphasis the fact that
the version to be used By Mr.. Arliss tomorrow
night is from the original Hungarian text
The cast:
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
A CONCESSION BY THE KING.

American tourists visiting Londcn VIII De inter
.ste5 to learn that King Edward has announced
his intention Of throwing open Buckingham Palace
for the general public view on certain days IN
.te same manner as Windsor Castle The laIter
has always been accessible to English and foreign
xizb>see-s who have been permitted 10 view the
cate apartrents the grounds. and even certain OF
the rrivate apartments. But no sucn privilege mas
baer accorded in the case Of Buckingham Palace
the internal arrangements Of which have remained
corroletely terra incognita TO the general puohc
and 70 American visitors. excepting the relatively
few who are included each year in the invitations
- The courts and state balls given by the King ana
Queen during the season The apartments at
J7pcEtnsharn Palace which It is proposed to throw
o-s-7 70 view are the throne room, the great ball
room suite The picture gallery the private cnape
and number Of other apartments The inlentlons
q the King cannot. however. be put into execution
,,rtt next year as owing 10 the peculiar arrange
en- Of The palace. certain structural changes aye
necessary IN order close of the personal private
APARTMENTS Of the King and Queen from inquisiti7e
ewes The changes in question will De carried out
a the same time repainting OF the exterior
OF the palace. which Is 70 be undertaken, at cost
cf S36g-0 almost Immediately. II is quite neces-
sary as owing 70 the smoke CRIME and SCOT Of the
London atmosphere, the metropolitan residence OF
the King and Queen has e terribly dtngy lock when
seen from the outside
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
"FElIS EFT MURES."

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In 1850 heard FftzHugh Ludlow recite the
macaronic poem 'Felis ct Mures." and after all
these years it seems be strangely similar the
version given by Arthur Nj. Clark in a late copy Of
The Tribune.
did not know who the author was. but knowing
Ludlow as 1 did it would have surprised me il
he had written IT himself for he had wonderful
genius for many forms Of literary expression, grave
and gay AS one Of the early writers Of short
stories he was excelled by of the young
writer's day, and his songs are still sung
the campus of old Union S. L. FREY.
Palatine Bridge, y. Y. Aug. 10. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
WANTS HUGHES LETTER CAMPAIGN

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Would not epistolary crusade by the
admirers of Governor Charles Z. Hughes be Of
advantage to the cause of the Governor just now?
Letters from his enemies are written to Oyster
Rav urging the most prominent Republican in
the country note the reasons why he should
not be renominated. These communications are
then forwarded to the state committee They
represent a small but active opposition Let the
sunporters of the Governor inform the President
by personal letter that Mr. Hughes has more
friends than foes by far. If few thousand citi-
zens wrote TO Oyster Bay. perha the leaders
would see a light and use reason No one should
he mentioned as the Republican candidate hut the
honorable efficient and fearless Executive. Charles
z. Hughes. hhFO bLiCA>-
New York Aug IL. 1908.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
ANOTHER "FELIs SEDIT" VERSION.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: CHANGING to in your issue of SATURDAY
July 25 the discussion in vacation Veln' OF the
true version OF that touching ''macaronic ballad
''Felis Sedit" etc, have recalled from rlsceI-
laneous shelf Of the old college days accumulation
very clever, interesting and amusing volume py
James Appleton Morgan. A. NJ. published by Hurd
& Houghton, 1872 classic in It's way Ihe oooA
Is a curiosity in many ways. containing hundreds
of literary oddities OF all periods both ancient anu
modern including some truly astonishing feats CT
literary ground and lofty turnbling On page 2aS
is printed in full the u1acaronc rhyme under dis
cussion. of which I subjon the entire text
HOBART B. WHITNEY.
Essex, n. Y. Aug. 3, 1908
VERY FELIS-ITOUS-
Felis sedit by hole.
Entente she. onn1 soul,
Mic. cucTTrerunt trans the floor
In numero duo tres or more
Oblitf cats.
Felis saw them oculis,
"Tll have them, inQuit she I guess.
Dunn ludunt."
@Ha6eam tda6 ana diSit diSRt good rat SOUP
Pingues sunt
Mice continued all ludere.
Entente they in ludum we're
Tune rushed the felis Sin, into the them;
Et tore them omnes limb from Hmb'
Violenter-
MORAL.
Mures omnes nunc be shy,
Et prabe mihi-
Sit hoe satis-"verbum sat"
Avoid whopping thomas cat
Green Kendrck, Esq.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-17
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