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New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rErnm rhe Trihune Bureau.l


washington April 19-The President has shown
a taste for baseball in addition to golf AFTER d
two-hour horseback ride this afternoon he went
in his large touring car. accompanied by Captain
Butt to the American League baseball PARK 10
witness the game between Boston and Washington
The possibility of income tax law was us
cussed at the White House to-day by the Presl-
dent and Congressmen, but the President declined
to commit himself on the subject in advance OF
hearing Mr.. A1drch's' explanation of the Senate
tariff bill. Representative Crumpacker predicted
the passage of such measure If presented 10 the
House by the Senate.
Colonel J. c. Bonner. collector of customs for
the district of Miami Ohio. arrived at the White
House in time to hear that the President had sent
the name of George ". Huntley, a railroad con-
ductor, to the Senate, to succeed him as collector
He left the offices expressing great disappointment
Representative Bartholdt to-day received assur-
ance from Mr. Taft that r. S. Taylor would be
retained as a member of the Mississippi River
Commission.
General and E. D. Dyer. a Birmingham lawyer
about Alabama and North Carolina judgeshps
Mr. Dyer has been recommended for the judgeship
for the Northern District of Alabama by the At
torney General.
Among the Presidents callers were Senators
Burkett, Brown, Briggs, Scott and Frye, Repre-
sentatves Scott, Foster and MurdOck, the Post
master General and Archbishop James NJ. Blenk
Of New Orleans, who is his way to Rome
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
About People and S0cfof Incfdenfs

Ger and others. A different local charity vvu =
aided every night this week, with the exception -
Friday night. when tho Junior Republic will asst
receive the profits of the evenings entertainment
Mrs James s Sherman entertained a Iunchac
party to-day in compliment to Mrs William Lima
say regent of Oneida Chapter, D. a R., of Utic,
N Y. of which Mrs Sherman is a member m
other guests included the delegates and aIteruats,
from Utica TO the national congress. which ouena5
here to-day.
Senator and Mrs. Clarence d. Clark, OF Wyor
ing, announce the engagement Of their daughts-
Mrs Frances Dyer Clark to G. Hobart Chapman
son of George F. Chapman, Of Boston and Wyom
ing No date has been set for the marriage.
The Minister to Spain and Miss Ide, his daughts-
will close their house here this week, and on Ma
will sail for Madrid. Representative and Nh,
Bourle Cochran, the latter the daughter Of NJ
Ide were to have accompanied him to Spain bu,
Mrs Cockrans health will prevent their sailing n
early.
Senator Kean and Miss Kean entertained 4.
dinner tonight in honor of the Vce-President and
Mrs Sherman
Mrs Charles Francis Adams entertained a dinus,
party tonight
Mr. and Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt returned 10
New York tonight after visit Of several days 10
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

A clay model of the first statue OF a Confederate
officer to be erected at the National Military Park
Vicksburg has been finished at the studio OF Henry
Hudson Kitson, at Quincy. a suburb OF Boston. 1t
represents Lieutenant General Stephen Dill Lee
9. S. A, as he stood at critical moment OF the
siege Of NIcksburg in the eventful summer Of 1863
The figure is of colossal size. standing nine feet
high The attitude Is one OF expectancy-of mo-
mentary before decisive action The left leg is
raised and thrown forward, and the unsheathed
sword held in both hands. rests upon it. the scab-
bard hanging naturally by the side. The accoutre
ments are the familiar ones of the wearers of the
gray. The insignia Of rank appear the collar
The buttons in high relief. bear the eagle and
eleven stars.
rs he honest with himself
4 don't think He says that he enjoys camp
ing out his summer vacation. Detroit Free
Press.
Although he says he has made more than mil
lion dollars the prizering, 'Jem' Mace, the old
time English pugilistic champion. has applied for
a pension under the new British old age annuity
act Mace who s now seventy-seven years old,
has record of five hundred appearances In the
ring and only two defeats In recent years he has
been giving boxing exhibitions and month ago
appeared IN sketch entitled Catching a Tartar"
at a Hull music hall, but the money earned was
insufficient TO keep him in comfort, and he was
helped by friends.
The Mistress-Mary Ann. you get up hour
before we do; but you don't seem to accomplish i
might do in that hour?
The Maid-Yessum. I moight make tn beds
Cleveland Leader.
Speaking in Toronto recently, DR. Wilfred T.
CrenfeT the Labrador physician missionary. out
l,rod his project of erecting in st. Johns. New
foundland a home for seamen and fishermen. Fish
err1en have really no place go II they have
homes and the doctors plan is to erect a
uodious building. which will be club well
home for these men. The building is TO stand
two blocks off the waterfront, in the district most
frequented by seagoing men. and is TO be
structed of selected red brick. with native stone
trimmings probable cost will be 100000.
There are to be four floors and a basement, with
separate quarters for and women Most of
the latter are schooner girls and "outport'
what sort of people live in the Balkans?''
asked the girl who seeks information.
ing by the frequency with which they schedule
fights that happen 1 should think they
might be professional pugists Washington Star.
How some Australians have rid themselves of
the pest of rabbits is explained by The British
Australasian." All the permanent water sources
were at certain times securely fenced and special
poison tanks not accessible sheep dis
tributed over the area. To these the rabbits
sorted in large numbers. with the consequence
that at present some farms almost free of the
nuisance.
Has the son sent away to college got his
YETI
SI should say so. Why. he wrote last week that
the faculty had called him in and given him
third degree That boys ambitious. .'-Phiadephia
Ledger
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

LFrom The Tribune Bureau1
Washington, April 19.-The Brazilian Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Nabuco entertained at dinner to-
night in honor Of the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs MacVeagh.
The Russian Ambassador and Prince Koudachen
have gone to Atlantic City for snort visit They
may return tomorrow.
The Belgian Minister and Baroness MOncheur
went to New York this afternoon for the launching
of the LapIand When they return here on Thurs
day they will be accompanied by Mrs Grant Duff.
wife of the British Minister to Cuba. and sister of
Baroness Moncheur. who will be their guest for
some time Baron Moncheur has received official
notification of his appointment as Minister to Tur-
key and in company with his daughters. Baroness
Marguerite Moncheur and Baroness Alix Moncheur.
will sail for his post about the end Of June.
Baroness Moncheur and the younger children OF
the family will remain in this country, probably at
York Harbor, until fall when they will join the
Minister. Mrs Holman, the grandmother Of Baron
ess Marguerite Moncheur and Baroness Alix Mon
cheur, arrived here this afternoon from Baltimore.
and is a guest the legation
Senor Don Alberto Yoacham entertained infor-
mally at dinner tonight Mrs. Piquette Mitchell,
wife of the American Vice Consul 10 Mexico; Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Biddle Miss Grace Bell and John
Barrett The party later occupied Senor Yoachams
box at Mrs Barney's play, About Thebes
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
LIFE on OTHER PLANETS

In behalf of Professor Pickering's plan for
finding out whether or not Mars is inhabited
this can be said, that it may concev8bly lead
10 more definite conclusions than Mr. Percva
Iowell's method of assumption. The markings
on the ruddy planet, called canals" by Schiapa-
reli. have been interpreted in divers ways. The
theory that they are the products of engineering
skill is only one of many advanced to explain
curious network of lines, and is pure guesswork
A response TO signal from the earth, or, rather
a series of responses TO signals. would be far
more convincing
The distinguished English anthropologist DIR.
Francis Galton, gave this matter little atten-
tion fifteen or twenty years ago. He carefully
refrained from expressing an opinion concern
ing the main question involved-the existence
of intelligent beings on Mars-but he outlined a
code of signals which might prove valuable in
case such creatures really live there. The ia SIX
of opening communication did not seem to him
TO present nsuperable difficulties, and by pro-
ceeding from the rudimentary to the complex
he developed a sort of universal system of teleg-
raphy which might be understandable on both
planets, if time, patience, intelligence and a
spirit of reciprocity were devoted to its use
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
TRE MAN For MlYOR.

The listing in various New York papers of
the diverse qualifications that the next Mayor
OF this city should possess shows how hazy
is the situation regarding the next municipal
administration. one of Our contemporaries has
the right man in mind. so il says. He is a law
yer and IS at least six feet tall and hand
some. And those are as promising qualfica-
tons as any we have seen. though we should
cut out membership Of the bar as non-essen-
tai We seem as likely to obtain a good Mayor
by choosing one who is six feet tall and hand
some as by adopting any of the various tests
suggested He must be a lawyer and finan-
cier. says another of our contemporaries But
why any more than six feet tall and hand
some or than the seventh son Of a seventh SOM
: A lawyer with financial experience might in
deed. probably would. know little or nothing
about the big problems of city administration.
Tammany is said 10 have entertained the opin-
ion that the next Mayor must be Justice of
.he supreme Court" But why this anv more
than six feet tall and handsomee A Justice of
the Supreme Court might or might not make
good Mayor Even so. a man six feet tall and
handsome might or might not make a good
Mayor
The truth Is that the city needs first of all
trained municipal administrator as much
: rs a steel corporation requires an experienced
: steel man its executive man who is not
az experiment man who viii enter office with
au intelligent conception of his task and IT'S
possibilities. who has sympathetic insight into
the needs Of all classes Of citizens an instinct
for spending money in the right direction and
skful managers ability 10 get the utmost
out Of the money spent. There is no such man
I'm sight The next Mayor must be an expert
nert and ali present tables of qualifications
are attempts 20 indicate how the experiment
may he made with the greatest prospect of
success.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
OBSTACLES TO SIGNALLING MARS
Messages Mechanically Impracticable, Thinks
Professor Mitchell.

Professor William II. Pickering. Of Harvard Cn-
versity, will have to overcome some very reaI u-I-
cuItfes before he can hold conversations Win 'I7
inhabitants of Mars So Professor : Alfred 5lIcH-
ell of Columbia University said yesterday al'e.-
noon. The most puzzlnE Of these dlf1cll'i5S "
Professor MitCheIIs opinion. viii be the mere 1O
struction of the gigantic mirrors by wnich means
Professor Pickering purposes TO throw oeam =
concentrated light in the direction of Mars n SUE
a way that signals can be transmitted
The mirrors. DR. Mitchell saws. would have % -
about one thousand yards in length, and theiF GO
would be stupendOus. 1t is extremely dodolll =
the whole scheme is not mechanically inpraclra
according to Dr. Mitchell because or tne '~1
delicate machinery that would have TO be mdu7 "
keep the mirrors in adjustment.
After the mirrors nave been constructed -
Pickering will have TO worry about the cods "
means Of which he viii talk with the Adrt@--
1T is very unlikely" said DR.. Mitchell tna- -.
people on Mars are Conversant with the W.
code and II will take at least five years iol =
Pickering 10 teach il Them il he Is able 70 - -
at all Life on Mars is supposed 20 be hucn u--e.
than on the earth and there is no reason WY
should not believe the Nartians have been 9s -T.,
ling to us for years. while We in our In'e'--. -.
have been unable 10 decipher the messages "a -
detect the signals
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

rBy Telegraph to The Triou1el
Newport, April I9--Mr. and Mrs H Morti1ler
Brooks who have long been summer visitors N
Nevporr have either leased or purchased 4 place
at Princes Crossing, Mass. where they VII sPeni
a great portion OF their time IN the future
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt has again leased
rs..,,1ia-, the Astor estate in Bellevue avenue
George II Benjamin has returned 70 New York
after a short visit here
Mr.. and Mrs George Gordon King have returned
from an extended visit 10 Bermuda
Mrs Seth Barton French and Miss Clarlce FreacA
have returned New York
Paul A Andrews has returned O. New YORK
Thomas r Walsh. who, with his family oecD-
pied Heaulieu several seasons ego. may return 10
Newport this season. Report has il that ne mas
leased Seaside. the summer home Of Mrs. James r
kernochan-
Mrs Edward T Potter and her SON. Julian Po'ter'
arrived here this evening
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
SMALL FAKORS.

Mr. Bryan ought to be grateful TO both the
Hon. Frank Clark and the Florida Legislature
for keeping his name before the public in these
days of political preoccupation. The country Is
immersed in the discussion of tariff legislation
All interest centres in Washington, and Lincoln,
Neb., is only one among great number OF scat
tering date lines in the news dispatches. out
side of Texas nobody Is worrying about state
guaranteed bank deposits, and Shall the people
rule?' has been retired as a slogan until the
summer Chautauqua circles meet again.
Small favors often gratefully received,
even by those accustomed to great ones. Mr..
Bryan is not present conspicuOusly debating
the policy of the Democratic party. He must
rejoice TO know that his name still casts spell
and that at least one Southern legislature is
ready to rise in its wrath when Democratic
Representative in Congress so far forgets him
self as to suggest that the Nebraskans days of
leadership are over
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20

erable virtues of commission. which the sopeA
second thought of its critics will presently recos
nize We have already commented taVordoi9
uDon the EMPLOYERS liability law, winch lS oli0
Of the best ever enacted in any American sU''e.
The urinary election law. too when "oIeInoi
Fort personally drove through a reluctant hesl'
Iatr1re by the exercise of masterIul pei aoii''i -
fuence will prove Of much value. Inc plo
vision of authoritative means for ihe rea9oe''
n,eDt Of railroad valuations and FOR III 'eS.is"
ton of the enormous expenditures OF schooi
funds and of the disastrous decline IN cahal
traffic is highly commendable' While tne 80
criticised report of the excise comfhissloii'
tho Governor appointed last year on MS pei
sonaI responsibility. resulted in the enaclinen'
Of ot least one important measure OF excise re-
form Several new laws for the reguIaIioh VI
,,ea of the highways will strongly coInei''
themselves both to autOmobihStS ana ~ 'ne
c,oneraI nubJic and there were various otneL
e,ood hills adopted while the numDeT ol oau
bi1Is ond ..iokers" which were suppressed oI ue-
foo+ tod was considerable. The Judgment OF lhe
naorIe of the state will doubtless be, therelore'
+to+ ,.biIA the Legislatures record Is not exempt
from, serious criticism it is by no means suoJect
- General condemnation and has not forfeiteu
tho title of the Republican party TO the conn
dence of the public. 1t may be necessary .Ii
Governor Fort as for Governor HugheS III liil9
state TO conduct a campaign OF education. bu'
Now Jersey is not slow to learn.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
NO HARMONY DINNER" FOR CROKER
Declines to Act as Dove of Peace at Demo
cratic Club as Planned.

Tired OF harmony talk. tired Of publicity Of a GER
tain sort tired of sitting at the guest table Richard
Croker Yesterday knocked endwise the Democratic
Clubs plans TO honor him with farewell "har-
mony dinner a the clubhouse just before ne sails
for Ireland. a week from tomorrow
All the belligerent factions were to have been
corraIled President Fox aid others in the club
thought 1t would be a grand thing for the old
chieftain to give the warriors some parting good
advice and his benedicton. Instead of that, the
cold man. saws he does not rap whether
Murphy and McCarren fight or not-that they can
fight il they wani to. and with traditional Irish
grimness he says. "and may the best man win
Every move that Mr. Croker has made since he
came here has been scrutnized closely to see If
politics were in Mr.. Croker would have liked
a farewell dinner from his old friends but when II
began 10 appear that it would have political rig
nificance he decided he didn't want 1t.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
"LET Is ILONE."

This LET us alone" movement Of the corpora
tions should be mutual While the public lets
business alone and refrains from interfering
with its peaceful progress by agitatons and rest
less innoya tions. the corporations should let the
public alone. keeping their "black horse cavalry
from the field, refraining from secret dealings
with legislators and from proceedings tending
to create the impression that they control legs-
latures. and avoiding the appearance of "accel-
Grating" public opinion. Unless the corporations
let the government alone they may be sure that
the government Will not long let them alone.
The people are jealous Of any undue promi-
nence of corporation agents at state capitals,
and will resent the defeat of reasonable legsla-
ton by unfair means, by direct or Indirect in
fuence of the various interests upon legislators
or through the manufacture of spurious public
opinion.
They will not tolerate the activities of which
Public Service Commissioner Wilcox com
planned in his statement yesterday. return
10 old conditions at Albany. of which The Trib-
unes Albany correspondent finds indica tions al
ready. 4 resumption Of old tactics viii be
short-sighted policy. The friend of the cor
porations in politics or in the Legislature is
their worst enemy in critical times for he must
clear himself of suspicion and cannot afford to
b. fair. If this reaction in which some are
finding such satisfaction, proceeds too fast it
will not last long.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
A mnsementS.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-Macbeth
A5.HAMBRA-2- vaudeville
AsTOR-s .15-The Man from Home
ASCO-s -30-fSOinE some
SIJOU-s-15-A Gentleman from Alssiss-pP'
CASINOS Havana
CfRcIEls:I5-The queen Of ;he Moulin Rouge
COI.OHEAI1-2-S-NaGdeEll
CRITERION s-3o-An EnslisFI1lars : t1ul--e-
DALY'S-S-f5-The Cav Life
EDEN MT-SEE-The world IN wax
EMPIRES is-Nhat Every woman hAi+oN
GATETF-s .15-The House Next Door
-3o--The Happy Marriage
AN-S-15-Ier Veg F1oeile-
HACEETT-s- -oo-A Wornaus y ay
lAAfAfERSTFEN : l5N atoeNl
TTFRATD SQUARES 1.-THE Beauty S2oJ., a., 81.
rTTpTOUp Da3s-f7AlNt1 IA N-o
Skies-Bird BaIlet-iircus
TIy-DcQ%-S 1.-THE Third Degree
KNOX ERBOCK KEE-s 1.-THE sair Co-E-o
IIBERTY-S -30-A Fool There W as
IYCEf-N-s .20--The Dawn OF a 1o-lhoIIoF-
L Blue Mouse
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - -
NagESTTt--s -15-The Nev-lyEEecs ana lleiI t'a's-
EAXgNzE ELLIOTT S-s-.u ne rSseL.5..,
EF-NTF-T.SSOFIN HALL S-I5--S7nE Rectal
KEW ANSTERD AM-S-lT--Thc Mascot
YORK-S cO-Niss Innocence
PIAZA-a-S-NsudeyIle
sTT-YTF-SAsCT- -f0--The Easiest Way
%As " WAfSs n s.75he Climax s2o-The Cir from Rec
D.+cL
WEST ENDS I5-asrs- Wigs Of the Cabbage Pateh'
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
SEVENTH VETERANS CELEBRATE.
Fiftieth Anniversary of Organization March
ed to Battle on April 49, 1851.

Forty-eight years ago last night the eth Resi-
ment y. G. y. Y. marched down Broadway TO the
cheers of thousands bound for the battehelds OF
the Civil War and last night at the Hotel Astor
about four hundred veterans OF that regiment cee-
brated the anniversary with banquet
1t was an anniversary of more than that one
event In the regiments history, because nifty years
ago last night was the date of the organization Of
the regiment, Patrick +. MCGOwaH President OF
.he Board of Aldermen; ex-Controller r NJ. Grout,
the Rev John Wesley HILL pastor Of the Metro9oli-
tan Temple and Congressman J. Van Nechten
OIcott were a few Of those who came out to help
the regiment celebrate its double anniversary.
Thomas Dlmond. president of the Veterans Asso-
caton acted as toastmaster.
Private r. c. Rathbone had a place of honor at
the speakers table, though he was not a speaker
He was the only present who took part In the
organization Of the regiment fifty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
WEATHER DOES NOT MAKE ICE PRICES

From The Philadelphia Press ma
When the ice machine was invented an it3Is1ysnisnt
profitable the price of Ice ceased 10 W ''
on the weather s,- sale is
All summer a large share OF f'the lcs lcs.gs - In ore
I-aar than in another. unless the cost OF :! -ss~
labor goes up Neither has taken place. 'f-s-is
The cost of machine made tCe-aFll
this year lust what IL was last year - same
The price should be the same IL i ,-o,--,bired
where the artificial ice maker has not Cu-,a-Est
10 advance The cheapest ice makes tnS +sElng
unless there is a combination w 9als 9al = isd by
nIaCe this summer is that few producels~. ire
the ice trust. tryins 20 combine 10 i'
price of ice ,.,. , oorlbins-
The price cannot be raised without a. a ~ ice
ticn. and a combination 20 raise tne PIi'7
Is an indictable offence
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
THE HUGHES FIGHT FROM AFAR'
from The Topeka Capital

From The Topeka Capital -.
Ex-President Roosevelt and Prestdent a. ,-rss-
both ardent believers in direct nOnna tioL9 Kew
ing with Governor Hughes. DistInS dlsi1.Ss grfrh
Workers who standing shoulder 20 sl9u.de SETH
the Governor for this legislation are {
Low. President Stryker, Rabbi Wise AlaGisThs Mac sS ire
Peters. Norman HapgOOd. with such papers = +hsss
Tribune The World The Evening POST -,.-.a-
representing the stauchest Rep,a ci.il = = srs,-
cratic and independent sentiment II SN@55S hov-
fict with the bosses that Hughes has hau,z ire
ever the lighting Governor has posSeSse-.t, u
confidence and backing of the bes- cltlzeH - ary
the state Irrespective of party politics. lS4sfs.
man can force self government on New 1orA g.
II is Governor Hughes
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
A SUCCESSFUL sPEcULAToR.

From The Chicago Record Herald -. u,
j. A Patten. said to have gained a LOT sl.s has
the rise in May wheat in the last two NSS~iHr ard
been consDicuous for several years as tLlS ard
sucCessfui Board OF Trade operator IN Hbe1srsss
corn He has been In the Board OF TRACE as an
since ISIS and previously served four yeaISr9r,snt
empIove Of the state Grain Inspection DepaI and
in Chicago Mr. Patten lives in Evalsos Evals serving
was Mayor of that city four years. besadss TSstalb
two terms as alderman. He was born l,5 N - ja
County, Illinois. in 1852 and a boy WoIASU -
country store and farm
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20

And that is pity, for we have been steadily
shaping the city charter to call for an lneVlt'pie
man. What shall il boot US TO concentrate
power and responsibility In the hands Oh 'he
Mayor if there is not man III slshl "no
is surely and Enthusiastically htted TOT lhe vast
task that we have created:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
GERMAN DECORATION FOR M. cAMsoN

Berlin April 19,-Jules Cambon. the French Am
bassador TO Germany. has been decorated by the
Emperor with the Grand Cross of the Order OF the
Red Eagle in connection with the conclusion of
the Moroccan agreement. Various decorations OF
a minor order have been conferred the other
members of the embassy.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
RED CROSS AND eRIscoM HoNoRgo.

Rome April 1s.-Couut Taverna, president of the
Italian Red Cross accompanied by his stan' TO-
dav visited Lloyd C. Griscon. the American Am
hassador and presented TO him two medals from
the Italian Red Cross-one of gold. for the Ameri-
can Red Cross and the other of silver. for Mr.
Criscom The medals of beautiful workman
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