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New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

nosed the NrCumber amendment as designed
tn nnrove the Civil Service system. He e1-
nrassed, the opinion in which the Washington
nevrsnaners heartily concur, that the method OF
geographical distribution is mistake ana tha'
froe connection without regard to state lines
would be better Such a method would. OF
course. be to the great advantage OF fesluente
Of the District of Columbia. Mr.. Bailey mace
this argument, though for the sincerity OF IL
he did not vouch:
But if your Civil Service has any merit In IL
at all and If education is to be the test then tIe
man with the best education. no mattsr "heIn
he comes from ought to have the office In
other words if you establish an educational
qualification and if you are TO judge men py
the grade which they can make upon an en-
animation then the man who makes the llisiieS'
Grade though he come from the State or MAINE
sI,oT1d have preference over the man OF lower
grade though he come from the STATE OF Noi'',
Dakota They concede that their educatloHdI
requirement is not perfect because they Pio-
vide that the apportionment among tle States
shall be made. and thus the applicants from
certain state only required to compete "1th
the other applicants from that state
II the United States had a centralized ana
NOT a federal system such an argument would
have much weight. But SO long as we are ma
ton made up of states, 1t is advisable 10 re-
sDect the doctrine of the equal rights of the
states The government service should De re-
cruited from all sections. and every state should
feel that the federal government is its govern
ment We agree fully with Senator Lodge, VINO
contended that each state should have ltS
quota of representation in the Civil Service,
and its real quota There should be no substi-
tuition of merely constructive residents.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
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New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
WHO DISCOVERED ANT4RCTICAr

Lieutenant afterward Rear Admiral, Wilkes,
Of the American navy, was the first explorer TO
report the existence OF land along the Ice bar
rier which skirts the southern edge Of the
Indian Ocean. He visited that region in 1910
Sir James Ross who was there a few months
later, challenged the accuracy of some of
Wilkes's statements. The Americans claim 10
have been the real discoverer Of the Antarctic
Continent, therefore has been disputed. In
deed, geographers of standing IN the United
States have occasionally expressed doubt
whether the honor properly belonged to this
country to England. Hence the wish for
new Antarctic expedition 10 get further light on
the question, embodied in resolutions adopted
by the American Philosophical Society in Phila
delphia this week. Is a natural one Something
would undoubtedly be gained by a comparison
Of fresh observations with those of Wilkes.
Whether The investigation should confirm the
explorers story or show that be in error.
It would supply valuable contribution 10 geo
graphical history.
To finance the enterprise. however docs NOT
seem to he duty Of the national government.
The task TO which Wilkes was assigned and
which kept him ST sea for four years 1S3S
'42i was performed IA a manner highly cred
liable to himself and serViCeable 10 American
and other navigators. His charts Of the south
ern seas gave the world vast amount Of use
full information, and duplication of the work
as whole. sixty-five years after the compile
ton Of Wilkess voyage, is quite unnecessary.
either for verhcation or correction All that is
needed to-day is fresh study of particularly
interesting but not very important detail Of
his report. This might appropriately he con-
Quoted by the scientific societies Of the country.
singly or in cooperation, and If Is not improb
able that private subscriptions could he oh
tanned To cover the cost Of the undertaking
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
About People and Socfdf lncfdents

Iouden the daughter Of Mrs. Pullman. and o,s..
assisted her.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy ana NJ.
Beekmsn Winthrop will have as guest over g.
day Professor Lyman, of Harvard for whom tbs
will entertain informally.
Representative and Mrs A. p Gardner Dr. A.,
Mrs. Fremont Smith and MIR. and Mrs. Arthur T..
were among The hosts entertaining dinner parts.
tonight while ex-senator Hemenway, Mrs q
Barney the Misses Slack and several of the oaics-
al Washington Barracks gave suppers for the pa.
ties entertained at the play About Thebes'' ana
the persons in the cast Mrs Joseph E. Thrm,
gave tea this afternoon.
Miss Josephine Durand. daughter Of the fo-r.,
British Ambassador TO this country. and LADY M,
rand arrived here late this afternoon for a ~,
months visit 70 Miss Oliver daughter of the A..
sistant Secretary of War. and Mrs Oliver
Mrs. James s. Sherman was the guest OF hsn,,
at a luncheon given to-day by Mrs. Rudolph Kaus
mi
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
Mp vH1TRTDGE on REGULATION.

>rr vbitridge was Illogical when by 1mpllca-
t;on ba gave the subjects of King Edward at the
81 ceorges Society dinner additional reasons
for nutting feryor into their 900 save tne
Kirrt tr This used 10 be the land OF unllhlLed
possibilities so ran his course of tnoughC; puC
now there are limits. There's the Pubic ser
rice Commission That's the limit 1hls coun-
try is on the way 10 become what Rome was Ihe
srs+ orea+ ernnire of state regulation. And the
Puhlic Service Commission. one of the bodies
that have made this country TO longer land OF
unlimited possibilities and set it in the path of
porne has done-Dothng 81 have said that, so
"far as the street railways are concerned, they
"Ithe commssion1 have, notwithstanding tnelr
'great powers accomplished nothing at all
Even As to the nine suits which the commission
has brought against Mr. Whitridge for the col
lection Of penalties. he is going to have some
thing 10 say" That is one of the possibilities
that obviously still remain unlimited
And Mr.. Whitridge. besides being illogical, is
uniust to the commission. Modesty or lack of
irrespective prevents him from giving it the
credit Of one accomplishment-Mr. Whitridge
himself If 1t had not been for the Public Ser
vice Commission Mr.. Whitridge would not have
had chance to run the Third Avenue Railway.
But for the commission the Metropolitan Trac-
tion financiers, in spirit Of splendid individual
ISM would have gone right on borrowing money
from their stockholders in order to pay divi-
dends to the stockholders, process which
would have postponed receiverships as long as
the stockholders almost unbOunded admiration
Of If lasted And Mr.. Whitridge would never
have had a chance TO prove the poor policy of
putting all the water into the stocks and none
into the cars, and of treating passengers as
cattle rather than as human beings. He could
never have shown that in q land of limited on
portunities, with the shadow Of Rome falling
over it, It was still possible to increase sreetcar
earnings % Der cent in year while preserving
leisure for correspondence that appears to be
unrivalIed. Besides having accomplished Mr..
Nhitridge himself, the commission has broad
ened the scope Of bis literary pursuits. Even II
it is no more active than that dead cat near
Washington Square about which he used to
write so trenchantly. and frequently. to the
Mayor and the Street Cleaning Department, the
commission is q more elevated and edifying
theme for his pen. The dead cat did not carry
a warning of Rome it's buried Caesars and It's
grandeur brought to dust. as the Public Service
Commission so easily, naturally, obviously and
Inevitably does
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington April e3-Mrs. James W. Pinchot
received a number of women this afternoon, who
listened to Lecture laces and like fabrics given
BY Miss Morris. assistant to Mr. Valentine, curator
Of decorative art at the Metropolitan Museum New
York Mrs Pinchot, Mrs. Robert r. Hit Mrs
Thomas Nelson Page Mrs. Julian James. Mrs
Edison Bradley and a number of other women have
contributed 10 collection Of race laceS. en-
hroideres textiles fans. miniatures porcelaips
other treasures. which is now being shown in the
National Museum here, and tomorrow afternoon
Mrs Pinchot and others will hold reception there
in honor of Miss Morris
Mrs. Franklin MacVesgh. wife Of the Secretarv
of the Treasury. was the guest of honor at a tea
this afternoon. with Mrs. George Pullman as host
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the Vice President. Mrs
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
HARVARD PROFESSOR RESIGNS.
Dr. George Lincoln Goodale to Retire After
Thirty-seven Years Service

Cambridge. Mass. April o2.-The resignation Of
George Lincoln Goodale. Fisher professor Of nat
ural history Harvard University and director of
the Botanical Garden. announced AZ the Har-
ward College offices tonight II will take effect
September I next No reason is assigned. but 1t is
believed that Professor Goodae wishes to retire
owing to his advanced age.
Professor Goodale has been connected with the
Harvard faculty since 1872, Fisher professor since
1883 and director of the Bontanicai Garden since
1879. lie vas graduated from Amherst in 1859. and
received the degree of A NJ. from Amherst and
that of NJ d. from owdoin and Harvard The
honorary degrees of Ii. u. have been awarded him
by AmlNrst Bowdon and Princeton.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
RT4TFS 4ND THE CTTTT TFPTTCE.

question Of general interest was raised IN
the Senate the other day. when the conference
report on the census act was under discussion.
1t was, in effect whether appointments under
the merit system should be made strictly
the state ratio basis as intended by the Civil
Service law or whether an exact division OF
appointments among the states in proportion
to population should be waived as mpraCti-
cable and INSTANTANEOUS. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that claims of residence in particular
states especially in distant states which have
fewer appointments than their ratios call for.
are not very strictly examined. Legal resi-
dence is highly technical status. IT is chiefly
a matter of intention, and the complaint is
made that persons who live in the District of
Columbia. having been drawn there by public
employment retain technical citizenship in the
states from which they came and for office
holding purposes transmit that citizenship to
their children and grandchildren The quota of
the District of Columbia is always full, and
Washington people find it easier to get into the
classified service by affirming residence In
some one of the states.
Senator McCumber offered an amendment to
the census act requiring applicant for Civil
Service examination claiming residence In any
state or territory to show that he or she had
had domicile in that state or territory for at
least year prior to examination. The pro-
vision was to apply not only TO those seeking
census appointments, but to all candidates for
the classified service. The Senate accepted the
amendment. but the House conferrees strongly
resisted it on the ground that It would greatly
delay the creation Of temporary census force,
and was, moreover, too much in the nature of
general legislation. The conferrees dropped out
Mr.. McCumber's amendment, and when the
report was laid before the Senate the North
Dakota Senator opposed it and secured its re-
lection.
Many Senators testified to abuses in the wav
Of claims of residence which had come to their
attention Mr.. McCumber said he had met an
elevator man in one Of the department build
ings who introduced himself as a North Da-
kotan. The Senator continued:
I asked him from what portion of the state he
came, but ne could not remember the name OF
the place. He said he had a SON law who
took up a claim out there once and that he had
visited him at one time. Upon the strength of
that visit and the residence of his son-in- law
he claimed & residence in that state and was
awarded a position a resident of that state
I want 20 meet such conditions as those and to
prevent that character OF fraud
Senator Bailey of Texas, who has no hesita-
ton about saying that he believes the Civil
Service law TO be "a humbug and sham," op-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
TOTAL AT POOR SALE NOW s1Oo65s.
Italian Renaissance Screen Brings $500
Art Museum Pays $3.50 for Table.

An Italian Renaissance screen with carved anh
gilded wood frame and tapestry panel broug1,
s71oh the highest price az the third afternoon sale
YESTERDAY the objects contained in the house OF
Henry W. Poor Nc. Lexington avenue t5raH4rcy
Park The purchaser was G. T. Hudson. Ths
sale was conducted i'm the drawing room Of iha
premises by Thomas r. Kirby. Of the American
Art Association and brought ir s25.J71. making
total Of 500 6Js for the three afternoon sessions
G, 4 Plat paid S1.11o for e large walnut tahls
antique italian. safo for open armchairs. e''
Italian and $3.50 for au italian Renaissance sstts7
Of carved and Ki1ed wood. VI Erdmann was h7
purchaser of two old Italian arnchairs. ar S-'
Two large sofas Of carved and gildsd wood Vsls
Knocked down to ". II. Johnson at $50 Mr. John
straight chairs Of carved walnut. $40 for Two oa
italian armehars. S2@o for two antique Ronia'
chairs and $50 for four antique French arInclaI'
of carved and gded wood
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art was 1he PuF-
chaser of a large walnut table. antique Italian IV
s5s1 At the same price two antique walnut taoi1S'
Italian, sixteenth century. went 70 { r 'rr4l3ii
who also paid $40 for four antique MAHOGANY
straight chairs and $40 for two antique carved naa
hogany chairs \ chest of drawers and a sstn"uOe
dressing table Adam style. we're sold to 'Aner'
ar 500 and 500 respectively Mrs. John T. Parsons
DaId $50 for an antiuue satinwood bookcase anu
S125 for an antique carved walnut dressing taoi@
Mrs F Il M1et was the purchaser Of LOUIS
XV dressing table at s225. Gothic wall caplne'
$780, a large armchair of carved and giided Neu'
at geo and two antique Italian carved and y,
stools at S75 Four old Spanish chairs Of carveu
walnut were knocked down TO c. Grant La FaIsS
AT $500
other BUYERS were Amos F. Emo. II Fl Rogers
ir Dom Barber Mrs Charles Steele CspO4iH
Philip I.ydig and George McKesson Brown
The sale will close this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
spRING CLEANING.
aucet. London,

From The Lancet, London
e,,riro, cleaning especially when certain simple
,stssuf7ons i'm carrying IL out are not OBSERVED y
RT eittn,t its obvious possibilities for evil IhS
t ,,,St always be poteutialies for eVti lurk-
s s., jT5st and dirt, and general houSecieanInsS
Ins ~ -. ~ renewal of these deposits WhicIl uSU-
M M arasent the sum OF years accuTnu4atlon
any a. S,,a h. strange indeed II this sccuIuulatlott
II Sras from disease producing organisms and u
"oI-a- ~ archaeological examination would "a
hound 10 reveal rich garden OF patnogenlS emu
.jee i'm the household dust and dirt annuaitE re
Moved in the spring cleaning process IL 1oHoWs
thot ouIv that method of spring cleaning can "a
sTnnroyed which secures the removal OF the dus--
and dirt as against one which merely scatters l4en+
sDrtng cleaning. after all. amounts TO the appnca
non Of aseptic principles TO the dwelling house
and modern refinements teach that unless t1o
process is well done il might as we'll be leII u
done The accumulation of dirt in a house IS ~
Dugnant sanitary ideas. but the process OF cea-
ing should not be annual ceremony. put c.
"a rried out at more frequent intervals. Few nous
holders however. would find II convenient -
ina CINE TO submit the house TO a kind OF as7sgr~,
process more than once year. and YET tne - -
that il is commonly done only once means tne. =
accumulation of depth and intensity Has. ass.ss
be dealt with. Theoretically no mater1aIss ING
entities should be allowed TO accumulate .-rsl
forces and therefore spring cleaning as an 81 N
aseptic process applied to the house Is WT1onsssrs
principle According 20 this view spring Csorr- ,-rr-
Should be abolished in favor Of a reguiatS- S-ssnd
Quoted cleaning process kept up all the yea "a
al comparatively short intervals tbs 1ss.sssys,
course pursued by many careful cfriEens - -
and the public would do well to fellow N0~
ample.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
TIE SCOPE OF THE REVISION

THURSDAYS tariff debate in the Senate brought
to light some opposition 10 the Finance Commit
fees bill which will have to be taken into seri
Gus consideration. Representing the Republicans
hrf the Northwest and Middle West, Senators
s-selson, OF Minnesota, and Doliver, Of Iowa,
Econaplained that the revision OF the Dingley
schedules accomplished by the Finance Commit
tee was not real revision downward such as
the Republican party promised last year and
such as the country is now waiting for There
IS undoubtedly some basis for that complaint,
since the Senate substitute in restoring the
! duties on raw materials stricken out in the
Payne bill and merely shading upward OF down
werd the duties carried in the Dingley law. is
ppen TO the criticism that it gets nowhere and
premises no material reduction in customs taxa
zion.
The country has come to the conclusion that
sfhe Dingley rates, as g whole, now offer more
protection than is needed. Conditions have
changed enormously since 1897. and American
Industry is far better prepared now than it was
then TO meet foreign competition. It was In re-
soonse &c a genuine popular demand that the
tariff be lowered to 1T new conditions that the
Republican party promised year ago to revise
the Dingley lew. That promise was accepted at
its face value By the voters, and the House bill
was framed and passed with the idea that the
tariff system should be modified so TO insure
q reduction OF excessive taxation and a fairer
end more scientific application Of the protective
theory An important step toward reduction is
the removal Of duties on raw materials when
ever practicable. for Il raw materials are taxed
compromising duties must be added 60 the nor
NAL protected duties On manufactures into
which taxed raw materials enter. But the Sen
ate bill has restored raw materials generally to
the dutiable list, and thus made reductions on
finished articles more dificuit
There can be no question that the country in,
terpreted the Republican promise of revision as
a promise Of revision downward Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed the idea of the voters when he said that
reductions would be the rule and increases the
exception. The Republican states of the North
eest and Middle West are not alone in expect
ing rational and prs ctical readjustment of the
schedules. We have no doubt that tnree-fourths
of the voters la both political parties would ap-
provs az such readjusrment. Senator DoIliver
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
HoNoRs TO sHAKEsPEARE's MEMORY
Ambassador Reid Makes Address at stratford-
on-Avon

sary OF the birth OF William Shakespeare was cele-
hrated here to-day on unusually elaborate scale
The city vas decorated and was crowded with
visitors One Of the principal features OF the cere-
monies the unfuriing of forty-ons national
flags. representing together the countries which
especially admire Shakespeare. WhIteIaw Reid.
the American Ambassador, unfurled the American
flag. There floral procession to the church.
In which all the delegations took part. each carrying
garlandS and wreaths of flowers. which were placed
upon the tomb of the poet Ambassador Reid placed
th+ tomb wreath sent by The Players. of
New York. He made a brief address. in which he
drew attention to the fact that vhe; Shakespeares
grave made the city of New York did
exist. while to-day it not only from the sec
ond city of all the English speaking people that
this tribute came to the supreme dramatic genius
Of the race, but from the second city of the world.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
A. G. VANDERBILT BEGINS TRIPS
Crowds Greet His Coach Along the Routs
from London to Brighton.

London. April a. O. Vanderbilt to-iaT f-'-a
his coach Vogue the first trip OF the season tron
London to Brighton. arriving ar the Hoiei Nero
pole in Brighton, Al III this evening TneT4 -
was greeted by a large crowd
Mr.. Vanderbilt will make daily trips hsr'sfteT
until MAY ,. when the regular season t'' i'-
coaches Venture and Viking begins He met an
enthusiastic reception all along the route fo-laS.
the streets of Brighton being lined with cheering
thro1zs. Crafx Wadsvo-th and A V. : Coch-zns.
Of New York. were among the coaching party
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

Tahriz Is only about sixty miles from the
Araxes River. which forms the boundary be
tween Persia and Russia. but the shievek
Kashaea and other mountain ridges make the
Intervening country particularly difficult to
traverse. The Cossack cavalry of Transcau-
cssia however are accustomed to rough roads
and mountaineering. and will probably make
good tine in their rush to the city's relief
There is need OF all haste for the knowledge
that they ore coming may eXasperate the be
sjeginr army 20 redouble its efforts to storm
and sack the city before they arrive.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

hos now taken deep root in the public con
science that tudicial office is not proper SUP
fect. of partisan contest and that Judge Nno
isr' bas made superior judicial record deserves
distinguished recognition 1t is not SO So mnon 1non
,Tndge Keogh who is TO be congratulated upon e,n
his UNIQUE position as IT is the people CT MS
district and the state.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

Ex-senator William NJ. Stewart, OF Nevada
who died in Washington yesterday. had a most
varied and picturesque career. He served two
periods in the Senate coming in when Nevada
became q state and remaining until 1879, and
then returning In 1887 for three full terms. He
was a man of consequence in reconstruction
days taking an active part in the legislation OF
that time. In his second period Of service ne be-
came a pronounced silver iniationist and ex-
pended more energy in denouncing the "crime
Of '73"-though he had himself supported the
demonstration legislation OF that year-than
possibly any other man in public life. He left
the Republican party on the silver issue, but
later resumed his aff1liation with it. He was
patriarch in appearance and manner, and for
years was one of the best known figures about
Washington. He had a large heart and an
elastic mind and one of the most attractive
types In the school Of mining camp statesmen