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New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
STLLL. TENE.

The legislature at Albany is nearing the eir'
of its session but there is surely tllle ''It 'V'
tho doing of at least one thing WHICH, tuouS"
small and simple would save the slale i'Iii
discredit and needless expense ana iile PS'l'ie
fro,o i,ranarab ble loss The reference is to the
enactment of the bill for the creation OF p"i "A
in tbe Uirblands of the Hudson. which senator
T,sa ba. had advanced to its third reading. but
which has been recommitted to the iii'n'
Committee of the Senate. and * threatened
with death in 4 pigeonhOle because. II - Salu'
the committee has an understanding 'h'll ]"
is not to he passed this year me ue3 seems
70 be that the appropriation fer brass pauuS
and fireworks and other ephemeral forms oi
celebration is all that should now he ln''d'
but that if there is any uneNpended balance "'
If left it NAV he used next year for some sort
of permanent memorial.
II would be discredtahle and unsatisfactory
to the state to expend all its energy and funds
on . week of iubation and do nothing and give
nothing toward a suitable permanent memorial
of the poch-makng events which form the
occasion of the celebration: to devote. as i
planned two days to religious ana civic cere
monies throughout the state and ut the same
time to neglect the nobleSt scenic spots aSSo
ciated with the theme and subject of those
devotions And all because of some under
standing" which really seems to he largely
based upon misunderstanding. Moreover
such 4 course would entail much needless eN-
pense upon the state if ever the Highlands
reservation is TO be created at all. for nothing
is more certain than that the cost of acquiring
the property will be greatly increased in an
other year. As for the loss to the public ana
to the world il would he diShcarteninC and IT.
reparable for already preparations are beng
made on large scalelfor commercial operations
on Storm King which will mar the majestic
beauty of that noblest Of the Hudson peaks,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

Of modern tyrants and to cause the world 10
regard with relief and gratitude his TOO ions
DELAYED impeachment The one supposeulE
redeeming act of his dark and tortuouS cdLFei
the promulgatfon of the constitution last july: :
has been negatived by his attempt 10 uhHo ui"l
work bv treacherous and tragic coup "etd''
He was no longer TO be trusted His cohq ludnog
upon tie throne would have meant cohIihueu
opportunity for intrigue and continuous Iedi
Of trouble.
His fall marks in truth the opening OF a new
era in the realm of Othman. II cannot be Sllu
that "Amurath to AmUrath succeeds Inc
successor of Abdul Hamid. even though hatuIe
had made him a duplicate, could not repeat
that monarch's reign. He will assume tne
throne and sceptre i'll circumstances esNeH'i'i'S
different from those which attended lhe acce'
sion of anv Of his predecessors lie VIII 10 50
under the constitution and by virtue OF H. ne
will he sworn to obey the constitution anu "
rnspect its limitations of his power More l"'h
that he will be the sovereign OF Il people "H1
at last have tasted freedom, who have aW'Nene"
to = realization of their power. who nave eAtI-
cjsed that mower in the highest degree, ana Wno
will not hesitate 10 do so again II OCCASION
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
e4D STYLES or RAILROAD FENCE.

BAD STYLES Or h1ILhO1D
The fencing in of railroads so as 10 preNeh'
peoDle from trespassing upon the TRACKS 10 "
rommendable practice conducting 10 the SAFETY
Of +be public and to the secure ana SPECIFY
o,,arotion of the trains But the fences shoulu pe
made effective for their purpose and should Oe
Of q kind not disagreeable to the eye ana not
obstructive of the landscape Along some vi
the chief railroads which traverse the State vi
New Jersey are tall wooden hoardlnSS, coNeIeu
with advertising signs Some years ago ihele
were by actual count, more than one llous'nO
of them along the line of single rallroau oe
+,,oon Iersev Cftv and Trenton some of them
each more than q quarter OF ,mlle Ill len7'H
and their total extent being a number OF mlles.
since then many more have been erected ana 1t
i not evtravagant to estimate that there are now
along that one road from fifteen to twenty miles
of bideous hoardings, the existence or WHICH is
= reproach to the state and an offence TO every
traveller who crosses it by daylight ana VINO lS
not blind.
We should think that it would pay any ran,
road TO use its influence for the remoVal anu
nrohihition of these atrocities. Surely the road
which could boast that its line was free from
them would have in that fact a strong claim
rpon the favor of the travelling public But
if that cannot be and If the things cannot ne
wholly abolished we would suggest 70 the
tax assessors. Of every township ana otheT
municipality in which they exist that they
afford a potential source of considerable rev
enue The courts have decided that they are
taxable the same as any other property. and as
they are regarded by their owners as valuable
they might Justly he assessed at high hSures'
and then taxed at the same rate As all other
property in the district. The result would be
twofod There would he considerable reduc-
ton in the number and size of the signs, and
from those which We're left there would ne
handsome contribution to the local treasury;
both Of which are Consummations devoutiy to
he wished
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

CITY the city will not be left at the mercy .,
the Interborough If that corporation slloulu
not offer fair terms, a competitor WILING 10
operate city built subway would not De lillu !.
ia find. II IS idle to say, as the opponents ol
the amendment have said. that ii Is no auVah-
tage 10 have the city able to supply money ioi
construction. that private capital can do II just
as well" and that the city ought not 10 10
what private capital will not do. Inc CITY can can
borrow money more than /, perhaps alHios'
>. per cent cheaper than private COZ pol" Dlo.
tion can. and that difference in interest chareeS
,,o,,Id have = great influence on the profitable
ness or unprofitableness of a subway More,
over the motives Of private capitals refusal
must he taken into consideration Perhaps liieS
are not simply prudential Perhaps the feelll,E
has been that. though building subwayS Wouiu
nav private capital refusing TO buiid 1heln
might paw better.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.

At a meeting of the tlcorporators OF ne Va tss
Employment Exchange, held in the once ..+,r. y.
president of the New York Trust Company -
day the following officers were elecleU- r,ssi-
Barnard. president: John r Macarthur E-Cs -it
dent. PAM Nj. Warburg. treasurer. and y I've
Macy. secretary - S+ss
I'VE are going to open an office al No. l. -,
street" said Mr. Barnard at the close OIL 'o - an
ing AT the beginning We shall coIysii''' T-,srs
the placing Of unemployed unsktlled l@o'l- ri
are great .sumbers of fine men here o~1 ..-frv IN
Perhaps We cannot ind places for the IayO all
this CITY in which case we hope 70 P~'0
capable applicants for work out Of town -.ssl
The other incOrporators are George blll"1r L,as.
Frederick G. Bourne. Robert W. De Forest r.
els l. Hines and Jacob II. Schin-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
About People and Social Incidents

Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson .,
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand NJ
NabucO. the Russian Ambassador. the British a.
bassador and Mrs. Bryce. the japanese Arabas-
dor and Baroness Takahra. the German Amb.
sadOr and Countess Won BernstOrff. the Turt5.s
Ambassador, various ministers, attaches OF slr,o
all Of the legations and embassies. the Chief -
tice of the Supreme Court and associate ins.io
and their wives, with other members Of the. f,5r
ciary, the Speaker and Miss Cannon, Senator'S a,t
their wives, there being an especially large NUNS
from the South; Representatives and their wiz.
and Il large contingent from resident society
Commander and Mrs. Walton Mclean enterta-,
a dinner party at the navy yard tonight in ho-,
Of the Vice-Presideut and Mrs. Sherman invi,i,
TO meet them Rear Admiral and Mrs Leutze "
and Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Rear Admiral Ory.r
Mrs. Jarvis. Mrs Donald Mclean, who is the er..
for a few days Of Commander and Mrs. NcI4,.
and Dr. Jarvis.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and n,
Beekman Winthrop entertained at dinner to-nisb-
Commander and Mrs. L. L. Reamey were amor,
the dinner hosts tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 2. Emo returned to Wass
ington to-day from a weeks visit in New York AMI
LenOx.
Mrs NicoT Ludlow entertained Mrs. Taft sus
several other women at luncheon to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
Just PRAISE FOR THE SAILORS.

The statement attributed to a navy chaplain,
speaking at the annual dinner Of the Methodist
Union in this city. that the men in Admiral
Sperry's feet deported themselves as credtAbly
as an equal number of college men would have
done is less surprising than the apparent feel
ing that such a statement is necessary. 1t
ought to be assumed that the enlisted men on
American ships fair average of the cOun-
trys citizenship, under conditions not always
conducive TO drawing room manners, and the
burden of proof should he on those who CON
slider it good form to look upon the navy as
school for young fellows whose tendencies are
such that they stand in need of restraint
Certainly there are good reasons why the
men OF such navy ours should be the equals
of their fellows land 1t may be noted III
passing that when large numbers of college men
are left together there is the possibility of things
happening which are not on the schedule the
difference being, however, that the misconduct
OF college men Is prank, but in the case If
sailors the name applied carries with it Il more
disgraceful meaning The trouble is not that
the men Of the ships do not conduct themselves
as well as their fellows land, but that they
are judged on an entirely different basis.
There is good reason why thel sailors should
be what the chaplain says they are. They are
selected men, who could not pass the physical
examination preliminary to entrance into the
navy If their habits were not at least fairly
good They are oficered by carefully selected
men, educated especially for the work laid out
for them, and unquestionably far above the
average of their fellows in mental capacity
If any institution can give TO the world finer
class of young men than the graduates of the
academy at Annapolis the evidence thereof has
not yet been presented.
While such a suggestion ought not to have
been necessary, the statement made by Chap
lain Charlton may serve a good purpose The
attention of careless persons may be drawn to
the fact that the American navy which has al
ways acquitted itself so well and reflected so
much glory upon the country in time of war, Is
just as efficient in time of peace and lust rs
creditable 10 the country. Instead of the morale
Of the men being a subject for constant criti-
cIsm and more disgraceful innuendo there
should be a frank willingness on the part of
the people to bestow upon this efficient branch
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
+ cEyTP4L PURCHASING BUREAU

If the city charter is not to be revised at this
session aS now appears certain, then of the
Cassidy committee bills the one that l. best
worth passing is that providing for a central
purchasing bureau for this city. The need ot
such bureau to stop the shameful waste of the
present lack Of system WAS clearly established
at the hearings Of the Cassidy committee, as IL
was apparent before from every Investigation
conducted bv the commissioners Of Accounts
and from every study made public by the Bu-
reau of Municipal Research. Tie present plan
wastes several millions a year. 1t suits the
politicians who act as middlemcn and johberS
and contractors 10 sell supplies 10 the city Ike
the famous rotten hose purchased 10y the Fire
Department II is one Of the sources through
which Tammany battens ON the city. aud the op-
portunities in it for the politicians probably eN-
plain the difficulties which the Merritt bill pro
yidng for a change 10 bu>inesslike methods is
encountering at Albany
II will he generally regretted if the Legs
lature fails 10 provide this desirable reform u
the cityS business organization. II had been
assumed all along that this session would re
suit In that Improvement Provision was made
for il in the Merritt bill and in the revised
charter. and every one who had given the sub
iect consideration had reached the conclusion
that the proposed bureau was imperatlycly need
cd. The suggestion was unanimously supported
b. the press at the time it was made. II was
urged by the Chamber of Commerce. the Mer-
chants Association. the Manufacturers Assoca-
ton of Brooklyn and the Greater New York
Taxpayers Conference. Nothing has been
heard in its favor for some time for it was
assumed that it commended itself so strongly 10
the intelligence of every one that it would sure
" be adopted The Merritt bill should be
passed. Give the coming Mayor a chance 10
start right with an economical purchasing 1e-
partment. even if he is not to have the advan.
tage of Il revised charter
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
TFrnrn The Tribune Rureau-1

iFrom The tribune bureau
Washington April 27.-Mrs. Bryce, wife Of the
British Ambassador. who had issued invitations fo-
a tea this afternoon. postponed the affair until
Thursday. when she will receive a number of in
yited guests
The Swiss Minister entertained at dinner tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas NJ Chat
ard Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Becker and Mrs. Jo-
ssph G. Audenred.
Prince Vincent zu WinGisch-Ciraetz, who will sail
for Austria the end Of this week. was the guest
of DIT. Voge at luncheon at the Swiss Legation
to-day.
The Danish Minister and Countess Moltke are
dismantling the legation for the summer. and VIII
leave Washington next week for Boston, near
which city they will establish their summer home.
Sonora de Velez, wife of the Cuban Minister. has
reached Washingtcys, accompanied by their two
children. They are testsb blished at the Raleigh Tor
the present. Sehora Velez accompanied TO
Washington by her brother. Rafael Martinez loor
Cuban Consul at Tampa. Fla, who Will remain mere
several dayS
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
FOR TRIP OF PRESIDENT.
Tazcney VIII Submit Bill 4Hozo'ng
S25 900 for TraueLHHg Expenses.

Washington. April 27.-RepresentatlNe 1a"ieE'
chairman Of the House Committee on Approprla-
tons talked with the President to-day about the
Iatters plans for extensive tour through the
West late this summer. and at the close OF the
interview said that he would place bill before te
House appropriating S25o0o for the freSlue.lC ,
travelling expenses for the coming fiscal year MI
Taycpe,, said false impression had got abroad that
he was opposed such measure He said he did
not understand definitely until today that PFesi-
dent Taft desired 90 west in the summer ana 10
take run Up Alaska, which no Freslue'i' "i '''s
United States has ever visited
Nr Tavnev said that he had doubt the trav-
eIlinr fund measure would pass the House without
objection Already in the Senate several such
propositions are pending, and no trouble IS ex-
pected in getting the appropriation through that
body.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
AMERICAN CATHOLICS TOO LIBERAL
Reuorted Action of Archbishop Annette Tow
ard Scherr- -Thoss- White Wedding.

Paris April 2i.-The action OF the authorities OF
the Catholic Church in forbiddng Protestant ser
vice in the marriage OF Count Hermann Scherr-
Tboss and Miss MurteI White. daughter OF the
American Ambassador, is causing much gossip in
diDOuatic circIss II IS now learned that the real
opposition came less from Cardinal Kopp. Bishop
of Bresau than from Monsignor Annette. Arch
bishop Of Paris.
No attempt was made to obtain PERMISSION 70
hold a Protestant service. has been inttmated
in dispatches from Rome. 1t was simply desired.
following numerous precedents or mixed marriages.
which were cited. that the dispensation for the
marriage should not contain an express inhibition
arainst the bridegrooms attending another religious
ceremony. The Bishop of Breslau at first offered
no objection to this but the active intervention
of Archbishop Annette he exacted the condition
The Archbishop of Paris it is understood, said
that the Catholics in America were too liberal, and
that the opportunity make example in the
case of the American Ambassador should not be
neglected
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
ROOSETELT 4GAIN WELL.
Er-PresideHt and Kermit KW TuO
More .4nimaLs.

NairobL British East Africa. April 2---Thsotors
Roosevelt and his son Kermit had sufficiently r.
covered to-day from the fatigue connected with
their first shooting trips and their journey rom
Kapiti Plains station 10 the ranch Of Sir Alfred
Pease on the Athi River, 10 so our shooting this
morning for small game. They killed a Grants
gazeIe and a harJebeeSt
All the members OF the Roosevelt party are busy
to-day sorting out their baggage. making IL Up
into loads and otherwise preparing 10 start on
more extended hunting expeditions J. Alden Lor-
ing and Major Mearus came into kap-u sta1cl
this morning from the Pease ranch and set 20 WORK
making UP loads from the baggage there Iney
looked tired. owing 10 the fatigue ot the last te"
DAYS and the depressing effect of the climate
Part of the Roosevelt camp already has been IS
tabIished at the Pease ranch; the remainder or tas
caravan viii move over 10 Jais point to-norro"
morning.
The Roosevelt party has decided 70 remain for
one week at the Pease ranch a number OF cases
Of stores were sent in TO the American camp 10
day
The smallpox among the porrers Of the Roose-
Welt caravan has been checked
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
PISSED

The constitutional amendment affecting the
debt limit viii ge before the people next fall.
IL is certain of acceptance. because popular
sentiment is overwhelmingly in its favor, not
only here but in all the third class cities of the
state. After ia has received a MA jorty at the
polls the increased borrowing capacity viii not
become available for Use until the Legislature
has passed law defining the conditions under
which self-carryinG bonds may be excluded
from q city's constitutional debt and under
which the borrowing capacity thus made avail
sble may be used. In that legislation safe
guards may readily be provided which will
prevent the abuses feared by The opponents Of
the new measure
1t will thus he nearly a year before the addi-
tional borrowing capacity .cln be put to use
But perhaps the mere fact that the city will
soon be in position 10 build its own SubwayS
may awake the Interborough company 10 A
realization that il viii have to make reasona BILE
terms or lose the valuable opportunity 10 obtain
important extensions 10 its system It can no
lcnger offer half loaf no bread. The choice
viii be half loaf Immediately or a whole one
few months from now: and the marlborough
has Way Of doing the impossible whenever
il becomes The inevitable. a day or two ago it
began trying subway trains with middle side
doors and pronounced taeln a great success
although il has beeH maintaining until recently
that middle side doors were impossible on the
subway because of the curved platforms It's
recent proposal To the Public Service Commits
sion. moreover, calls for long platforms and
ten-car trains. Two years ago il rejected such
a suggestion as operating monstrosity"
Just now IL Is another -'inpossibility" for the
company 10 build more 3han half subway
But it is hardly too 7luch to expect that before
the year is cut it VII. zee its way clear 10 con-
sruct whole subway with four tracks and
that too. without perpetual franchise for
additional elevated tracks.
AT any rate. with additional borrowing capa-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
THE FAIL OF ABDUL H4lfID.

The deposition of Abdul Hamd is regrettable
on only one ground That is that it may cause
civil war and bloodshed which might otherwise
have been avoided He doubtless has many
strong partisans especially in Asiatic Turkey
and there is danger that these will refuse to
acquiesce in the decree of impeachment which,
we are told, is TO be issued. A civil war be
tween two parts or factions of the Turkish
Empire would be a dreadful thing for il would
be waged with the unrelenting fury which is
characteristic of that race when once its pas
siOns and particularly its religious passions
are aroused. Rather than incur such calamity
the world might we'll wish that way had
been devised of leaving Abdul Hamid on his
throne. though. of course. a mere figurebead
entirely subject TO constitutional control It is
probable. however. that the leaders of the
conStitutonalistS have carefully considered
that view of the case and have concluded
either that it would be impracticable 10 retain
him on the throne at all. that In doing so
there would be incurred Il peril even greater
than that which is challenged in his deposition.
On no other ground is ii possible To regret
the removal of the Sultan from a place which
he has for third of century filled with con
spicuouS unfitnesS. However amiable his per
Sonality may have been at times. and however
commanding may have been his intellectual
force and his political acumen. there can be no
question that the general character of his gov
ernment has been evil We need not agree
with the poet who In q verse OF Indifferent
poetry and unpardona BILE grammar called him
Abdul the Damned nor believe even a tithe
Of the tales of devltry which have come to us
from the East Enough is known in plain.
prosaic facts TO mark him as one of the worst
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April 27-Between three hundred and
four hund~ed guests from official dipioInatc ana
resident society met the Vice president and Mrs
lanes s Sherman at a reception given in their
honor this afternoon by Mrs. l. H. Letter InVl-
tations had been issued for garden party, but
threatening weather changed the plans ana Ihe
entire first floor of Mrs. Letters house was con-
verted into A veritable garden OF spring flowers
The Philippine ConstabUlary Band gave well Sc
Iected programme. The Vice-President and Mrs
Sherman received with Mrs Letter, and in the din
ing room Mrs John r Mclean. MIS- g A
Williams Miss Williams and Miss Stevens The
guests included the Secretary Of State and Mrs
Knox the Attorney General and Mrs WickeFsharn
the Secretary Of the Navy, Mrs. Meyer and the
Misses Meyer, the Secretary Of the Interior, the
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Frank NJ Avery and James Hathaway KID.
der will be married this afternoon in Grace Church
chautry- The ceremony viii he performed by Bfsbe,
Burgess of Long Island, assisted by the Rev pr
William r Huntington a small reception Win
follow at the Plaza. Mr.. Kidder gave his farewsa
bachelor dinner last night at Demonicos his gues.,
including his best man. James Parrish Lee and
his ushers-N. Thayer Robb. Joseph Fl. Hunt
Duer Irving. Guy Lowell. Robert P Blake. Charles
C. Walker. James Lowell Putnam and Henry ]
Armstead.
Mrs. T. J. Oakley RhiDelander VIII give dinner.
followed by bridge this evening at her house N
West sd street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Peabody VIII spend the
summer at Gold Spring Harbor.
Frederick Townsend Martin gave small dinrsr
at the Plaza last night for Mrs Frank Nackay.
who. with Mr. Mackay sails to-day for Europe
Mrs. Cadwalader Jones and Miss Bsatrx Jones
wfII sail for Europe early i'm June. 10 spend the
summer on the Continent and I'm Great Britain
They will return TO New York in October.
Miss Sarah T. Guild a sister Of ex-Goveruor Cur
It's Guild of Massachusetts,. gave tea yesterday
afternoon at the Hotel WoIcott- She was assisted
in receiving by Miss O. Lillian Clapp. Of Boston.
and among the guests were Mrs Donald Scott Mrs
George BuIkley Salisbury. Mrs James Ihorns
Harper and Miss Harper
Mr. and Mrs Robert OIyphant VII spend ne
summer in I.tchfeId. Conn.
Miss Susan sedgwick and Dr. Arthur " Swarm
will be married in St Paui's Episcopal Church
Stockbridse. Mass. July g.
Mr and Mrs !. Pferpout Morgan. j.. viii tazs
possession Of their country place at East Island.
Long Island the latter part Of next month
The Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Shipmar are booked
to sail for Europe on MAY ., with Mrs Shipmans
parents. Mr. and Mrs. EIson Bradley.