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New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
MEETING AN AERIAL ESEMY

Same of the means which it has been pro
rosed 10 adopt for defence against military
airships. are described III the issue Of 'kn-
qineering" 1.ondonD for February 26 These
are guns of various Sizes mounted on heavy
automobiles and pivoted so as 10 move in a
, horizontal plane through a complete circle.
None of them can be pointed directly upward.
but one can be elevated at angle Of 90 degrees
and another at - degrees. The KruppS and
other gun makers in Germany have designed
weapons Of this class the calibres ranging
from \ trihe less than two inches to a fraction
more than four. The projectiles which would
be employed differ in character, as well rs in
weight. Shrapnel shells. solid shot and e1plo-
sive torpedoes have all received consideration,
only those of the last mentioned class, however.
possessing ara novelty. One Of the guns. 1t IS
said when fired at an angle OF - degrees
above the horizon. is capable OF delivering Il
missile AT a distance Of $500 yards. or about
i've miles Trained at its highest elevation,
the same gun has Il range of 4,150 yards. Some
of the designers furnish steel shield for the
protection Of the gunners
From these details Il Is possible TO derive 4
good general idea of the work done thus far.
but they show that il has scarcely gone be
yond a rudimentary stage of development. Be
fore much further progress can be made many
tests must be applied. II is desirable to
know which kind of projectile will do the
most HARM and this be learned only by
practical experiment Perhaps gun Of smaller
bore and relatively greater length than any
yet proposed may prove TO be more satisfactory
than those hitherto suggested BY diminishing
the weight and increasing the range 1t may
be feasible 10 do more harm than otherwise
and at the same time 10 facilitate the move
ments Of the automobile which carries the gun
especially when traversng rough ground. Fine
macadam roads not likely TO be available
everywhere when war breaks ont. 1t also re-
mains To be determined with what accuracy
a moving target can be hit with light artillery
of the kind here described. Perhaps a Mauser
rife in the hands of a sharpshooter may do
greater execution.
OF course. success in driving off m aerial
enemy must depend 10 some extent on the type
Of craft engaged in the attack. The dirigfble
balloon aild the aeropiane may not prove TO be
equally vulnerable. Even II one should be dis
timctly superior Ia the other in this respec. 4
might not he altogether immune. a change in
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

nue. line iu 10th street Would the other two
be third tracks on the Second and Third ave
nue. elevated roads? And what will the terms
le. that no use Of the citys credit IS TO be
asked: Until the public knows how the law
must lie amended to enable the lnterborough
lo make the offer 1t has in mind. the pubic
cannot Judge just how handsome that offer Is.
One thing is certain. however; the lnterboroagh
cannot afford 10 lot West Side line beio"
l2d street get into the hands of rival. Nor
aS it seems to Us. can Mr. McAdoo much BET
Ter afford to let II slip out of his hands 1t
is q competition that deserves encouragement.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[From NJ Tribune Rureau.l


Washington March S-The President busy
in his office from early this morning until after
o'clock tonight His visitors were numerous
that he could give each little time. Senator Adrch.
Speaker Cannon and Franklin MacVeagh. the new
Secretary of the Treasury. had a long conference
with the President this afternoon Representa-
tive James r Mann, of Illinois, spent nearly an
hour will him this morning.
1t Is announced that President Taft contemplates
a long trip through the West in the summer and
that his Itinerary may include Alaska He Will
probably attend the Alaska-Yukon Exposition and
come home by way OF the Southwest
Timothy L. Woodruff had short conference With
the President in regard to the diplomatic offices
now held by New Workers.
Among others who shook hands with the Presl-
dent were Senators Root. Borah Smoot' SutheT-
land Lodge Owen, Gore, Heyburns CulDerson'
Nelson, Curtis Clapp, Beveridge, DoliVer, Du Pont'
Warner and Overman, Representatives Neisof''
Gardner Madison, Howard Dawson, Steenerson'
Cole Campbell Olcott and Stephens, Postmaster
General Hitchcock General Powell Clayton. H
Clay Evans Booker T. Washington, Cecil Lyon
and Bishop Grant
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce called TO
pay their respects to the President and Mrs IatI
and William Loeb jr.. made his parting visit be-
fore his departure for New York on the O'Clock
train.
The President took luncheon with Charles P.
Taft but was gone from the White House only a
short time
Mrs Taft made her first appearance in public
since the inaugural ball this afternoon at the
Paderewski concert. In the box with her were MIS-
Nicholas Anderson and Mrs. Charles Anderson
both of Cincinnati; Professor and Mrs. Moore. Mrs.
Tafts brother-in-law and sister, and Miss Torrey'
the aunt of the President Miss Torrey VIII remain
at the White House for day or two before gong
to her New England home Mrs Taft posed IN
her inaugural gown for local photographer to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
II AmHSementS.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-s .1R-BrewsteT's millions
ALHeM eMBRA-2-s-TaGdevill
A6TOR-e-15-T1le Man from Home
Bf1OT'--e .l5-A gentleman from mississippi
T3J-ANEsY So Vaudeville
BROA DWA1--S IA Stubborn Cinderella
CASINOS -sb-flsVa-sa-
CTRCTsE-S-l5-Tf Queen of the Moulin Rouge
s7oTloNTk kL-2-E-NsudevflI
FR1TERION-S.iS-The Richest Cir
T9kE.T-S-e -t6--'Fhe Goddess % Reason
EDEN III -ST-E,-The WcT3d in Wax
E1NEIRE-S-1l- a hat Every Woman knows
GAIETT-S-IE--1hr Travelling salesman
NsAEDEN-S -2a-Eeyer & son
GARF2TCK-s .3o-Tle PatI1ct
GERMAN -1E-Tile open Door
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HERALD sol ARE S-1.,--A Woman ~ Impulse
HTPPODROEfE-.-s-S sporting DaHs-Baattle IN the
Skles-F7ird Bailet-Ci-c1s-
HUDSON IsecauIe-S 1.-THE Third DeEIee
KNTrKERR * ER-s -I5--J'he Fair Cold
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MADISON SCT- ARE GAEDF,N-Siz-day race
MAJESTIC -15-ThIee Twins
MAETNE ELLIOTT S-s-@o-Ehis " oman ana Inns
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WEST END-s-15-The World and HiE VIE
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

dent and the President and OF the
members of the ed Congress shall be ex-
tended 10 the last Wednesday of April 1913,
and that the last Wednesday Of April shall
be substituted thereafter for March as
the date for the beginning and ending OF
the terms of the President the Nice-Presl-
dent, Senators and Representatives The pro
posed constitutional amendment would repeal
the provisions Of the 18th Amendment 10
the Constitution. which mentions March as
the date for the expira ton of the term OF a
President It would also affect the provision
of the Constitution which fixes four years as
the Presidents term: for the term would he
irregular in length if il dated from the iasI
Wednesday of April Of one year to the laSl
Wednesday of April four years later. Ihls
trouble would be avoided by selecting April 81
as inauguration day. The fact that 1t might
occasionally fall on a Sunday, as March =
sometimes does in inauguration years. would
be of little consequence As Chief Justice Mar
shall declared in letter alluding 10 deterren
inauglIratfons the President becomes President
on March T. but he can take the oath whenever
thereon or thereafter ii seems 10 him most con
venient to do so.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
TIL Lr4L-Gt-RArLnN DATE

! The movement to reform our political cal
I cndar starts with general approval. No one
/ has now a good word 30 say for March as
the date of Presidential inauguratiOns. If the
two houses Of Congress should he required to
vote at once on a bin TO submit a constitu-
tionaI amendment proposing more suitable
date. there would be little doubt of its passage.
But the danger IS that the interest Of Congress
in the change may cool as it has cooled before,
and that the what-was- good d-enough-foT the
fathers is-good denough-for-u spirit will event
uaIly defeat legislation which has only gen
eraI convenience and academic logic TO com
mend it.
The Tribune has long advocated moving for
ward the date Of the inauguration to April 30.
for "A double reason. The change would allow
the continuance under proper conditions Of the
public ceremonies in Washington, TO which the
country has become accustomed The drawing
power of the inaugural spectacle is increasing
rather than diminishing. The passing Of one
administration and the entry of another natu-
rally excite widespread interest, and the desire
70 participate in or to witness striking Il
political event is natural and should he encour-
aged. InasmUch Governors, dctachments
of state troops and civil organizations from
various parts of the country will continue 10
go TO Washington for the inauguration, and
enormous crowds will gather there to enjoy the
0iCD3V Incident thereto, II - TAR DtIJPf 10 ldhe
advantage Of the ideal weather conditions of
the last week Of April--when the capital
blooms in all its beauty-than TO risk the dis
tressing and dangerous interference of a
mgleyolent March storm. If we are TO have
national celebration of the installation of a
new President. why not give it the most agree
able and impressive setting possible?
But another positive advantage would result
from a lengthening of the present shcrt ses-
sion Of Congress. Twenty or thirty years ago
three months sufficed for the work Of that ses-
sion But the ordinary business TO be trans
acted by Congress has greatly increased i'll
volume since 1880. The country has grown and
the operations Of the government have been
vastly widened in scope. The annual appro-
priations for instance, have more than doubled.
The pressure on Congress at the short session
is little less than crushing, and the committees
Of the two houses cannot give even the appro-
Driation bills the attention which they ought
10 receive Much good legislation is sidetracked
for lack of time Ia consider it, and some
had legislation Sims through because the
measures which have the right of way are
sometimes ''railroaded" without judicious con-
sideration. \ short session from December TO
May and a longer session i'll alternate years
would restore Il better balance and allow Con
GreSs 10 distribute its work To greater advan-
tage.
The measure introduced 10y Senator DepeW
provides that the terms of office of the Presi-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
MIR. ROOT AMONG WESTERN SENATORS.
Nebraskan and Two Montana Men His Neigh
bors-ofices of Mr.. Depew.
From The Tribune Bureau. J


Washington March S-Seuator Root has taken
possession Of his new quarters I'm the Senate office
building Suite 4S1 on the fourth floor. consisting
Of two large rooms facing west on Delaware ave
nue.. and commanding Wow Of the Union station
plaza has been assigned TO him. Senator Brown,
OF Nebraska, has the adjoining suite on the north
and Senator Dixon of Montana, the adjoining suite
on tho south Across the hall from the quarters OF
New York's new Senator the rooms Of Sen
ator Carter of Montana. In fact, Mr. Root IS
heInmed I'm by men from the West.
Senator Root was not at his new Offices today,
but one Of his clerks moved in and began work on
the great mass of correspondence which has been
accommodating on Mr.. Roots desk since he left the
State Department
Senator Depew has two rooms on the second floor
in the new building. The suite is No. 2i7 and is
I'm the extreme northeast corner of the building
The rooms are further from the Senate chamber
than the offices OF Senator Root Across the hall
from Senator Depew's rooms the Offices Of Sen
ator Kean, of New Jersey. His other neighbors
are Senators Dover. of Iowa, and Bradley, OF
Kentucky
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
AN AMERICAN HosPITAL IN RARls.

Paris. Feb 27.--An American hospital. long
needed in Paris. owing to the lack of good French
hospitals and the formalities required for Arneri
cans to gain admission to them. is last reality.
Through the generosity OF members OF the Amerf-
can colony funds have been raised with which
adjoining villas at NeuiIly have been purchased
and transformed into we'll equipped hospital.
consisting OF a free consultation room. two wards.
each having seven beds, and eleven private rooms.
There is a large garden in the rear. where the d.
rectors intend to erect two more additional pa
vilions. The institution Is designed for the OF
all classes OF the growing American colony and
may also be used by American visitors. 1t VIII 30
formally opened IN May. Charles knight Is the
architect. and John H. Harjes Is president OF ths
board OF directors
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
About People and Social Incidents

the guest OF honor at large luncheon to-dav ,,,A
Mrs Anderson as hostess. In the party were M.
Ballinger, wife of the Secretary Of the Interior.
sehora de Quesada. Sehora Cruz. sehora Corte.
and sehOra Guzmsn, Of the diplomatic circle and
others
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft their son-fn-Isw
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ingalls, and
Miss Anna Louise Taft. who took house here for
Inauguration week, will return to Cincinnati to-
morrow.
Mrs john Humphreys Watkins and her sister
Mrs Palmer. who have been the guests Of the ex-
Secretary of War and Mrs. Wright returned to the
home of Mrs. Watkins. in New York to-day. Mrs
Wright will go South I'm a 0ay OF two
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
THE ENLISTED NEWS WELCOME.

An essential and grateful part of the testivi-
ties connected with the homecoming Of the fleet
is the welcome which is given to the enlisted
men of the navy They are deserving of credit
as truly as the officers are, and it is we'll to
make them feel that they get 1t in no stinted
measure. There no more modest and no
more Independent men than they, and when they
get to the home port, with shore leave, they can
pretty well locke out for their own entertain
ment Yet public recognition of their efficient
services and public solicitude for their enjoy
ment while ashore are nothing more than their
due and will not fail 10 be appreciated 10y
them
It is cause for sincere qualification that
through the munificence of Miss Helen Gould
and others this city has been provided with So
commodous and attractive a place of entertain
ment and resort for the men of the navy as
that in the great Young Mems Christian AsSo-
citation building near the navy yard Its value
10 them. in mind and morals as we'll as in
bodily health and comfort, is above computation
In pecuniary terms, but it is appreciated by
them perhaps more fully than by the givers or
the admiring public 1t offers 10 the enlisted
man ashore a pIace of abode and of social resort
which is as far superior 80 what he was com
pelied to accept before as the Connecticut Is to
what the Bonhomme Richard was. We can
not doubt that the general provision Of such
institutions. in emulation of Miss Gould's gener-
Gus example. and the consequent improvement
of the standard of sailors life ashore, will have
an easily perceptible effect for good upon the
morale and the practical efficiency OF the ser
vice.
But while this week the men from behind the
guns are thronging those attractive quarters on
Sands street, and are exchanging grateful vel
comes with friends and benefactors they Will
not and should not be able 10 forget their three
score martyred comrades whose bodies have for
50 long and so inhumanly been left prey To
the elements in Havana harbor. They rejoice
in being remembered by the American public
hut they wish that the Maine, too, might be
remembered by the American government. And
we doubt not that any and all of them would
gladly forego some Of the warmth and lavish
ness Of the welcome which they are receiving if
they could thus secure decent disposition of
that neglected wreck and IFS tragic contents.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
KEYSTONE sENAToRsHP UP TO-DAY.
Republican Caucus Will Probably Nominate
George T. Oliver. of Pittsbure

Harrisburg. Penn. March S-Ths Republican
members of the Pennsylvania Legislature VIII meet
in joint caucus tomorrow 10 name q candidate for
United States Senator 70 succeed P. G. Knox. 0fr.
knoXs term would have expired on March l. 1911.
and the Senator viii serve out the unexpIred
term.
1t Il probable that only one name. thar OF George
T. Oliver, or Pittsburg, viii be presented 70 the
caucus and that he Will be unanimously selected
The two houses Will take separate ballots on the
senatorship March l6 and on the following day
Will meet in Joint session declare the successful
candidate formally elected
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. William X Vanderbilt. ir Mrs Har-s
Payne Whitney. Mrs Seth Barton French Mis-.
Anrah Ripley, Miss Harriet DAILY. Miss Cornelia
Bryce. Miss Elizabeth I.attimer and Phoenix In
graham will he among those who viii take part IN
the TableauX Vivants which are be given for the
benefit Of the Lisa Day Nursery at the Plaza on
the evening of March . The pictures Will Illus
trate and follow old English and German songs
by Cecil Fanning. There will also he operatis
selections which will be pictured. Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden will dance. and Miss Geraldine Far
rar will be heard I'm several songs Tickets for
the entertainment may be had Of Mrs. Sidney Dill
lon Ripley. president of the Lisa Day Nursery:
Mrs. James W. Gerard Mrs. Charles b Alexander
and Mrs. r. J. BerVind. A meeting was held YES
terday morning at the home OF Mrs Vanderbilt to
complete the arrangements for the affair.
Mrs Philip n. Lydig gave a small dinner last
night at her house in East sd street
Miss Caryl Lererts daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Frederic r Lefferts will be married 20 Duff Green
Maynard April II. in the Church Of the Incar-
nation. The ceremony will be followed by a recep-
ton at the home. Of the brides parents. No. q
West S7th street.
The sewing class OF the Fresh Air Association
Of the Cathedral Of st. John the Divine will meet
to-day at the home Of Mrs Lewis Cass Ledyard In
East I'D street.
The sewing class which works for the Ne-y York
Infant Asylum had its regular meeting yesterday
at the home OF Mrs Frederic J. de Peyster. IN East
s6th street.
Mr. and Mrs. Karrick Riggs and their daughter.
Miss Pauline Riggs. will sail for Europe at the end
OF this month.
Mrs. Charles II. Marshall and her ds sughter. Miss
Evelyn Marshall. viii sail for Europe in MAY
Mrs J. Russell Solely viii give a dinner this even
ing at her house IN East 5Sth street
Miss Marguerite Person viii entertain al dinner
on March II.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

LFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington March 8.-The Nice-President and
Mrs Sherman were the guests of honor at dinner
given tonight by Senator Warren Vice-FTesident
sherman was long chairman Of the Committee on
Indian Affairs in the House, and in compliment TO
his valuable work the dining room was decorated
with Indian work and Indian relics of all kinds and
presented an interesting scene The Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, the Secretary OF Agri-
culture and Miss Wilson and the Speaker and MISS
Cannon were among the guests
Mrs Sherman wife of the Vice-President was
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
The CABINET.
from The Tribune Bureau

TFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March s.-The Secretary OF State
will hold a reception for the foreign ambassadors
and ministers resident in Washington Wednes-
day.
Mrs BaIllnger. wife Of the Secretary of the In
terror who came here for the inaugural ceremo-
MES viii leave Washington tomorrow She VIII
nav a brief visit to her son in college, and will
then go 10 Seattle for a protracted stay.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

That is q peculiar report which comes from
Durham about the signing OF an arrangement at
johannesburg by which Great Britain takes
over the Lourenco Marques railway and port
It may be that the government has acquired
proprietary rights IN the railway as 1t already
has in the general railway systems Of South
Africa but the port belongs TO Portugal. and It
is scarcely probable that she has ceded It to
Great britain
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
J. EDWARD SIMMONS BACK AT WORK.

J. Edward simmons president OF the Fourth Ma
tionaI Bank and OF the Chamber of Commerce, who
was taken i'll in a subway train about two weeks
ago, and has since then been resting at his home
resumed his duties the bank yesterday, fully
restored 70 health. Many business associates and
friends called in the of the day TO congratu-
late him upon his speedy recovery from his indis-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
MRS. YERKEs DEMANDS RESALE.

Justice O'Gorman. Of the Supreme Court, re-
served decision yesterday on the application of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company to compel the
syndicate which bought the Yerkes gallery 10
take title. The property sold at foreclosure
sale for S27750O and there a mort gage on 1t
for s250,00o Counsel for Mrs Yerbes says that
the property did not bring enough aud demands
a resale The syndicate asserts that 1t could not
get a good title TO the property.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

There must be a perfectly awful state OF
affairs i'm Central America, If we are 10 judge
from current reports. Every one Of the hve re-
publics is in the throes of a revolution ana at
the same time IS furiously fighting each ana
every one Of It's neighbors. The SaIvadorlaH
navy is bIockading Tegucigalpa, the Costa Rican
army is nassed on the Guatemalan frontier,
while Nicaragua proposes to rectify her borders
by forcibly annexing Quezaltenango. The funny
feature of it, however, is that nobody in Cen
tral America seems to know that anything Of
the sort IS going on.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
YALE EXPECTS Mr.. TAFT TO CONTINUE
Resignation from Corporation Not Looked For
Now-Mr Ripley May Be Reelected.

New Haven. March SIT is now expected that
President Taft Will not resign his membership In
the Yale corporation. the university governing
body II he retires special election will have to
be held at the commencement exercises IN June
The term OF one member expires every year.
This year the term of Alfred l. Ripley, OF Bos-
ton expires lie has been a member OF the cot
7orat,on for two slx-year terms, II is believed
that he vii consent 10 stand for reelection.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

Press dispatches and correspondence from
China continue more and more to confirm the
correctness of the Interpretation which The
Tribune practically alone put upon the dismissal
of Mr. Yuan Shi Kai from office at Peking. BY
this time there are probably few discriminating
observers who are not convinced that his dis
TnissaI was purely personal and family matter,
because Of his treachery to tho late Emperor
and was in no sense an indication of reactonary
tendencies in the Chinese government.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
WELLESLEY COLLEGE GETS $4,000.
Bequest of Miss Ellen A. Kendall To Be Used
Largely to Found Professorship

Boston, March s.-A bequest 10 wellesley College
Of the residue Of the estate OF Miss Ellen A Ken
dali Of Boston. estimated at between $1,000 and
$4,000 made in the will OF Miss Kendall fled
for probate to-day The viii directs that the money
shall be used in the establishment Of a professor
ship named for the Eiver. and that everything IN
excess Of $4,000 shall be used assist worthy
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
AMERICAN METHODS PRAISED.
British Delegates to tuberculosis Congress
Urge Adoption of Similar Measures.

London. March S-The British delegates 70 ~.
international tuberculosis congress held in Wash
ington last fall issued a report to-day, I'm which
they pay high tribute 10 American preventiys
methods in this field. They Law stress on the com
pleteusss with which compulsory notification -
carried out in New York and elsewhere. and insist
on the absolute necessity OF similar regulations IN
the United Kingdom. The delegates formed q high
opinion Of the value of the various day and night
consumption camps in America