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New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
WANTS A TAXPAYERS MAYOR.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The newspapers print daily the names OF one
or more possible candidates for Mayor but no one
thus far has been described who would represent
the rentpayers and taxpayers and who would
tighten the real estate mans burden
Real estate is OF course the largest interest IN
our city. and the surface elevated and subway rail-
road companies have much in common with the
real estate
The taxpayers associations Will not nominate,
but they Will work hard for suitable candidates on
the city tickets An aggressive leader who Is
known to the various taxpayers associations IS
needed and ii is hoped that he will be proposed as
Mayor before the Republican-fusion convention
meets. September q
We cannot have business administration unless
the Mayor is familiar with the city government
He will have little time 70 study the charter
the various departments II elected
II Tammany wins the bosses VIII select the COM
missioners and other city officials, that the
Mayor need be troubled in making appoint
ments: but II there time when rent
payers and taxpayers should show their hands it IS
now. Let them suggest at once suitable candidates
We need Mayor in sympathy with the taxpay-
ers one who win not antagOnize them az the hear
iugs either legislative bills before the Board
of Estimate In other words want a Mayor
who will listen TO business men, who the weak
points in the city government. a RENTPAYER
New York. Sept. H. 1859.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
ART COMMISSION APPROVES DEsrrrs
Action Taken on Bust Of VerrazzauO T,Yl..
Bronze Figure and Panel

bust or VerrazzanO. the reputed diaco,a =,
the Hudson River before Henry Hudson w. - =
proved az meeting OF the Municipal Ar r,o-,t
sion yesterday. Robert ". de Forest prssi5f,, !.
Will rest on granite base with female ag-,-. = :
'front.'. and VIII be erected in Battery Park. W.,
ground was broken on Monday Il Is a gift "a =.
city from Charles Barsotti in the name - n,
Italians Of New York
The commission approved The suggestion OF p.,.
Commissioned smith 10 move the FarragIt starr,
at the northwest corner OF 2Sth street and Ff,,
avenue. back few feet This is made neessu-v
BY the widening OF Fifth avenue
The commission approved a bronze tablet give,
by the Washington Heights Chapter OF the Daugs.
ters OF the American Revolution. 70 be placed a,
a boulder at 18th street and Broadway II Win
mark the first line OF defence OF the American
army IN I776.
The commission also approved a ufesizs broun
figure. with a design OF spouting frogs for A
fountain for the rose garden IN Prospect Park +
Is The gift OF the Misses Dor0thea A. Nary Z ani
katherine : Dreisr- An elaborate panel in uuk
Knoxville marble for a fountain at 11sth street sri
Riverside Drive was approved. II IS a zift frun
the Women's Health Protective Association
Plans for four tuberculosis pavilions OF savanzsi
iron for the east side OF North Brother Island %
cost $c5,e0o each, were disapproved.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
CHARLES Z. MKLlf.

Properly TO estimate what America has lost
in the death of Charles f. McKim. 1t is neces-
sary 10 have some knowledge of the conditions
by which this distinguished architect was con-
frOnted at the outset Of his career. Thirty
years ago the artistic character Of Il new build
ing in this country, whether public or private
was determined by no excellent and firmly
established tradition. The best monuments OF
an earlier period, such as st. Paul's Chapel in
this city, or our City Hall, exerted no living
influence. The few tokens of better regime
than that which had given us the "brownstone
front" and unnumbered nondescript structures
were significant Of only or two imperious
voices crying in the wderness-the scholarly
Richard Morris Hunt and the full -boodcd
more or less romantic ii. H. Richardson These
men achieved noble things - things which
weighed heavily in the halance-hut much had
still TO be done and toward the doing of II Mr.
McKim made contributions the value of which
it would be impossible to OverestImatc. What
needed Il publication of American
taste, the establishment of ideals Of refine
ment and balance. and for these precious eIe-
ments in architectural development he had
q rare genius.
Since men of such great gifts as Hunt aud
Richardson possessed were his contemporaries
and since there were other architects, too, who
SupIOTleu, as JuCy uNl, ulSn STANDARDS OF de-
sign, IL might seem perhaps n little excessive
10 attach peculiar and even unique importance
to the functions exercised by Mr. Mckim But
there has probably never been in the last quar-
ter OF a century any member of his profession
who would have denied TO him the honor of
having gradually introduced into American
architecture the sense of restraint, of Uuietude
of law, of pure beauty which above all else
American architecture lacked at the time of
his entrance upon the scene. We needed to
learn the virtues Of line and mass of proper
ton. He taught them TO us. We were wont to
make much of detail that we thought Dctur-
esque. He preached in his work the strength of
discipline and showed that, in the first place
detail should be fine in itself and that sec
ondly, there were occasions on which II were
well to dispense with decoration altogether or
at least, to use it but sparingly AS in the
case OF his brilliant partner, Stanford White
the great merits in his work flowed from in
spiratiOn pure and simple, from creative emo
ton seeking expression in terms Of stone and
wood; but with him emotion was governed bv
reason and n profound instinct for immutable
principles. When discussion of his art brought
up a very obvious relation of that art 10 GER
tain European schools, and the citation of
such a building as the Boston Public Library
provoked an allusiOn TO the Library of Ste
Genevieye, in Paris, which had clearly beer of
service to him, ,Sthe question of his originality
was bound TO come up 1t left the essential
genius OF the man untouched. He profted by
the monuments of classical and Renaissance
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
II nlzlSenlentS.


ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-Cavaleria Rnstieana ana
PagliaCci.
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ASTOR-2: 2:l5-s:1b-The Man from Home
lsEI.ASCO-2:lb-S:16-Is MatTmony a tauuteI
J-2:SO-S.80-A Gentleman from ldisslssApph
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Midnight sons
SINO-2l6-S:15-HaVana-
CIRCIE-s:l5-In Hayti
COIlONIAL-2-S-NauoeVlIe-
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SsoNEY ISIAND-Mardi OsTas parade az dsSV p ~
sSRTTERION-2:l Flag Lieutenant
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x3AIETE-2:l6-S:l5--The Fortune hnnteT-
x5aRRICK-s:3O- Detective Sparkes.
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nIFPaTD SOTTARE-2:15-S:lB--A Broken idol, ,r.-.A,
SIIPPODRO OAiE-2-s-A Trip 20 Japan INSIDE me
Ballet Of Jewels
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NICK T,F. CKER-S-The Dollar princess
TTBFRTY- -2IB-s:I5--rhe Widows Might.
lFNCOI.N SoTAREt-2:lA-S:la--I Squa" Man
lYCF,UN-2:l -S:l5-Arsene Lupin
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MAXINE FIIIOTsT"S TEIEATTfE-2;lS- teNe'
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sSI-Vv YORK-2-s-The sins Of Society
fyTl-yVTcS NlI,-s:I5-The Easiest Way.
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vVT7Sr l5---he Motor Girl
s7ORISVITI, ,F-2:IB-S:l5- The Mitchng Hour
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
MURPHY SETTLING IT.

II Justice GaynOr reads the newspapers from
day to day his erroneous impression regarding
the functions of the Democratic City Convention
must be rapidly disappearing When any one
wishes to learn about the prospects of the Gay
nor candidacy he goes straight to the boss of
Tammany Hall. Two justices of the Supreme
Court are reported to have visited Murphy to
urge him to nominate Justice GaynOr Report
ers flock to the Wigwam every day to ask what
the boss purposes to do with the Brooklyn
jursts candidacy. BY common consent one
man will settle the question of the nomination,
and the Democratic City Convention which JUS
tice GaynOr treated with such elaborate respect
in his recent letter will merely record that one
mans decision.
There is no question that the Tammany leader
has handled the GaynOr situation with cOnSum-
mate skill The judges desire to be Mayor con-
tained an element Of danger TO Tammany. II
he became the fusion candidate he might con.
ceivably lmperil Tammany'S chances, and II he
ran independently he might create such con-
fusion as Jerome and Hearst created four years
ago. Tammany has disposed of every danger
and has an option on the GaynOr candidacy for
itself 1t played upon the judges ambitions so
TO induce him TO render himself unavailable
as an anti-TAmInany candidate and to discredit
himself so far in the public eyes by his open
fishing for Tammany nomination that MS an
independent candidate he would hardly develop
any considerable strength. And now It begins
TO look as if Tammany, having induced the judge
10 commit his ambition into its safekeeping
would decline to make him its candidate. Ger
tainly the talk of Tammanys nominating him is
perceptibly dying away.
If ii turns out is now generally expected,
every one will applaud Mr.. Murphys cieveness,
but whether the Brooklyn judge is nominated or
rejected at tho Democratic ('itv Convention IL
will be Murphy's work. He will be Murphy's
candidate If he is nominated. If he is turned
down he will be Murphys victim Every visit
made TO the Tammany boss in his interest serves
TO remind the public of the speciousness of the
pretence that the Democratic City Convention is
something apart from and different from Tam
many Hall
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEwDo.-
nv Telegraph to The Tribune

lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. Sept lahore OF Nevrno-..
visitors closed their season to-day NJ su17ss
Stuyvesant Fish departed for Csarrisono-ss - IN
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Gould Jenningv - -'sill.
field. Conn. John w. Ellis for New Yorl- - an
and Mrs WilliaF Kent for Tuxedo ParI- N-4 4s
MIR, and Mrs Harry s. Iehr will clos. ~,
son on September "A, Mr.. and Mrs. C1,.- ssa-
Doian on september 20 will go to Torresdale b w
Dr. and Mrs Henry Barton Jacobs viii -. -. en-
Baltimore for the winter on Septenba- In :. to
and Mrs. Paul NapoleOne will return n NJ - AT
next Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs George Co. -" tork
will close on October 8. returning To Na v- Ains
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Mahoney and Mrs = "a and
will depart on October s. : Post
Beaulieu the summer home OF Mr.. ana -
Cornelius Vanderbilt. has been closed A0 AiEN
Dinners were given this evening bv 1f,,
Jones. Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Mrs Iob- y = Osds'
and Mrs. George Peabody Wermora Dfexs.
Livingston Beecknan was a luncheon -. - K
Mrs Clermont L. Best will give a danco -
urday evening in honor OF the visriDo ~ ~ sat
naval officers. Ne'Inaa
Ex-Commodore and Mrs. Elbridge T Ca
returned from New York. where they went - -
tend the funeral OF z. H Hartman F" al
James ]. Van Allen has gone to New, w..
main until Saturday. i" ~
Brigodier Genegal Isaac De Russy. y
tired) is at the La Forge cottage a Vs-
Miss SaIlte Thayer will Join her paren.. -,
Mrs Nathaniel Thayer. IN Boston Thurs6sT-- a-s
Mr. and Mrs j. D. F. Lanier. OF New Yo-s
here on a visit. 'N 40
Mrs Charles Greenough. OF New York =.
Of her mother. Mrs. Whitney Warren sDes'
The Misses Dennis. OF New York, who b.v.,
the guests OF Mrs Zabriskie, have ended tba,- -.
Registered at the Casino today were - r,,l ~
A Thompson. Philip Key Potter Edrouu5 -. -.
Miss Louise NJ Herrick. Miss Margaret A -, -,
Miss Jean Balm. Mrs E 5. Kellogg, SnsV g.
Ennis and Miss Georgianna G. King N4'-
Mr. and Mrs. z. Livingston Iu,IIo,- -,
70 New York on October '1-ia
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
RELATIONS WITH LATIy-4gERIcA

The establishment Of a distinct bureau of the
Department Of State TO handle Latin-American
affairs, just announced by Secretary Knox, will
be generally commended. II is IN lire with the
policy Of the last administration, and especially
with that Of former Secretary Root, whose ex-
tended trip through South America impressed
him strongly with the benefits TO be derived
from cultiYating closer relations with the re-
publics 10 the south Of US and under whose su-
IerVisiOn the Bureau Of American Republics re-
ceiVed a new impetus. which is making IL far
more Of factor for good than il has ever been
before. The selection Of Mr.. Thomas c. Dawson.
until now American Minister TO Chill, as head Of
the new bureau augurs well for its usefulness.
Mr. Dawson has won the complete confidence Of
TWO secretaries Of State 10y his devotion to his
duties He has a broad grasp OF South Ameri-
can affairs. both diplomatic and commercial.
having given much careful study 10 conditions
IN Latin-America, and he enjoyed the advantage
OF acting secretary 10 Mr.. Root on his South
American journey. Mr.. William 7. s. Doyle, Sc
lected as Mr. Dawsons assistant, is also a stu
dent Of Latin-Amerca. He has written an ex-
tended treatise on the arbitration between Great
Britan Germany and Italy on the one hand,
and Venezuela on the other. and it was, In fact,
only an untimely illness which prevented Mr..
Doyle from accompanying Mr.. Root as his secre-
fGry, instead Of Mr.. Dawson
The bureau OF Latina Inerican affairs may
ana doubtless will. 90 far 10 promote more init
mate relations between this country and its
neighbOrs 20 the south, but il viii be powerless
10 remove the fundamental weakness Of all
movements in that direction. the lack of ade-
quate means OF transportation. Only this week
communication was received from Consul Gen
eral Anderson in which he called attention to
the fact that mail leaves Rio de JaneirO for
CfSrf Tfrnoc sl,a
Continent in from twelve 20 fifteen days where
as mail departs for the United States only once
In eighteen days. He reports that the number Of
fourteen-knOt vessels between Rio and Europe
has doubled I'm three years, whereas there
ere only two tWelye-knOt vessels running TO
some variation attend all communication be-
tween this country and South American ports
and travellers Invariably find they can proceed
with greater speed and increased comfort by
going FIRST 20 Europe and coming thence 10 this
country. So long as these conditions prevail
efforts 10 promote the commercial relations Of
the two continents through diplomatic and con-
suiar channels cannot be wholly successful.
Congress has more than once considered a
form Of postal subyeufiOn bill designed 90 rem
cdy the defect The latest of these measures,
which was extremely simple IN form, failed by a
narrow majority after having passed both
houses OF Congress, bat in slightly different
form II is generally believed that an earnest
recommendation OF material encouragement to
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
THE BANKS AND A CENTRAL BANK.

THE BANKS AND 4 CENTRAL BANK.
The speech OF President George H. Reynolds
at the convention of the American Bankers
Association in favor of a central national bank
will perhaps contribute to the formation of
sentiment among the bankers Of this country
favorable 10 such an institution as the National
Monetary Commission is likely to recommend
Hitherto the Bankers Association has always
supported currency reform only to the extent
of a provision for an emergency circulation,
limited in volume and heavily taxed TO 5c IS
sued upon the general credit OF the individual
national banks II was u makeshift measure at
best. but it represented the distance that the
bankers of the country were ready 10 20 in
favor OF currency reform II practically pre-
served the status quo, but provided for elias
ticity of the currency in emergencies. retaining
for the banks their individual prerogatIyes,
which they naturally regard with jealousy.
Among the bankers of the country there has
always been some sentiment In favor of n cen
tral bank but II has been "A minority sentiment
They are naturally reluctant 10 see a larger and
more important bank at the top OF the banking
system. Such a bank, moreover, woulI take
away from them certain of their present oppor-
tunltes and functions. Government deposits.
for example which are now made with the iu-
dlv!dua national banks. would II there were
central bank 20 10 that institution. The note
issuing function which banks regard jeaiously,
would presumably all he centralized In The
great bank Reserves. too, would to some cx-
tent be centralized IN that institution All OF
these changes would mean a diminution 0f the
opportunities and prestige of the individual
banks. Opposition TO the proposed reform woull
naturally. therefore. be looked for among the
bankers, unless the recommendations Of the
Monetary Commission should contain some
cOmpensating advantages for the individual
national banks.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15

Consul General Hanna now reports that ten
thousand lives were lost in the recent floods in
Mexico and appeals 10 American generosity for
assistance for the survivors. 1t is gratifying 10
reflect that in the National Red Cross Ameri-
cans have an agency through which they may
render assistance with the knowledge that the
funds will not be wasted. the American public
viii not be imposed upon and help will be given
IN exact proportion 10 the need, not In accord
ance with possibly exaggerated newspaper re-
ports the assertions of more or less hysterical
survivors.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
vii OF sENJAMlN z. MARTIN FILEa

The viii OF Benjamin Ellis Martin. who died q
August Is, was filed for probate at the SurrOsatss
office yesterday by Charlotte NJ Martin. his Vidoa
who is executriN and trustee. with the Farrae's
Loan and Trust Company as co-eXecutor and O
trustee. The value OF the estate is given as mo'
than $1,000 IN personal property Mr. MaFu.
creates trust fund consisting OF ali his estate an.
directs that his wife receive an income OF $VN
year for life. On the death OF Mrs Martin p,
principal OF the estate will go 70 Frank TWln' .
Cambridge. Mass, u nephew OF the testator.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
PLEASURE FOR HOSPITAL CHILDREN.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: want to thank you for your hospitality eX-
tended our children of the visiting nursery
department of the Presbyterian Hospital this sum
1t has helped many and they have all
returned much better 10 us. The children all look
forward 10 their trip and through your
kindness We're able To benefit a number OF them
Thank YOU very much for siviug the chance 70
give our children much pleasure.
MARGARET a. BEsWLEY.
Presbyterian Hospital. New York. Sept. H. 1903.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
BETRoTHAL OF KING MANUEL.
Belief General That He Will Wed Daughter
of Duke of Fife

Lisbon. Sept. liking Manuel Will leave Port
ugal November 20 for England. lie will stay
four days in Madrid TO return the visit OF King
Alfonso It is generally understood here that King
Manuel's betrothal to the daughter OF the Duke OF
Fife will be announced from Windsor Castle and
that King Edward VIII confer the order OF the
Garter on the Portuguese sovereign in honor Of
the engagement
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
MR.. ALTMAN'S ART PURCHASES.
Three Rembrandts and a RuysdaeI To B.
Shown Here

London. Sept. H-Beniamin Altman. OF New
York. who is now In London has purchased ani
sent TO New York four - the Dutch MASTERPIECES
recently acquired by DUvseE Brothers from the
collection OF the late Maurice Kann. The pictures
will be shown at the Metropolitan Museum IN ne
exhibition IN connection with the HUdsOn-Fultol
celebration Three OF these pictures are famous
Renhrandts. while the fourth is the "CornheldS'
by Ruysdael The Rernbrandts are The Man WITH
q Magnifying Glass and its pendant. "Ihs
Woman with a Red Book" The third is portrait
OF friend OF the artist.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
SIGNIFICANT.
From Nc PhiladeIphia I.edger.

from Ine Enlaueipull A@cuSSt- q
While these men have apparently - ~ eoncsras
any kind and their immediate use i.S-js admin
only the international aspects OF ~ the ser
istratiOn, their selection is signihcanS % ana u
eral attitude OF the adminlstfauv--4 recon-
Is possible that their reports anu impOr-
mendatiOnS may ultimately exert sas-ral recos-
tant public influence. II is at least an o1orc SUD
milton that the tarim Is technical 49, tbe hesn-
ject and not question OF politics, aHG HGosy u D.
ming of an effort 20 subordinate parry w.
telligence and reason.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15

marine communication with South America will
be embodied in President Tafts first annual
message 10 Congress, and no more effective
method OF developing the foreign trade OF this
country seems TO have been suggested.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
AMBASSADOR RocKHILL AT POST.

St Petersburg. Sept 14-W- W Rockhil. Auleri-
can Ambassador TO Russia, arrived here to-day
from Berlin lie was met at the railroad station
by the members OF the embassy and escorted BY
them 10 the Hotel de France. where he will occupy
apartments until the embassy building is
ready. Mr.. Rockhin is accompanied BY his wife
and daughter.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
THE NEW TARIFF BOARD.

DEEDS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WOE~"
From The Boston Herald n,
President Taft is a man OF action hlS I've SsTs
speak louder than his words. some peuplS. =, "a
been worrying as to what he would say rf's ~ a.
people OF the West concerning the taliH IIosssiv -
pOintment OF the tariff board lessons the ~ eSSs
for speech his tariff policy. II ne shou,iu ~ ne
To say nothing this subject. the pSople, bs
West and OF the entire country Wen me- 5 Nsa1f
satisfied at silence while he goes ahead r, az
wood after the manner in which he has uees-~
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
I'M The WumIngton DeD News.

From The Wilmington (DeD News =, ,Sa
Tbs creation OF the tariff cOumissloh = issstioa -
direction OF eliminating from the tariH W. he
all sembIauce of politics The 0Per9tlon ,'rss Of
tariff Is business proposition, ana aluIS uIS.ing u
business IL shouIi be considered. The Wuts--,if IN
the new commission may be expected 20 I,Ss ISS in
a better determination OF the many Sutss'Si even q
volved At least the new body should oe ,6 riucA
fair trial. IL can do no harm and may "
that is good.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
a.etu71urls Dniln GrihnatG
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER l.. 1909,

This neicspGper is otrnod and published by
The Tribune association. a Ne'r York corpora
fion: Office and principal place Of business.
Tribune Building. No. IJf Nassau street. Nc'c
York: ogden Mills. president; Hcnry W.
Sackett secretary; James II. Barrett. treasurer,
The address Of the officers is the office Of this
eelCSDdDer
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15

should be a day Of reckoning which would mark
an epoch in municipal history. To make the
most urgent needs of public health and life itself
an occasion for plumber and spOils would be an
iniquity which even those who work for their
own pockets all the time" should hesitate to
V,roff
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
ITS FUNCTION.
From The Boston TRANSCRIPT,

FROM The Boston transcript u-fn
IL is not probable that these appGihtIs.'soS tar1
produce riOtous enthusiasm amonS tne tness7 ss7 nc en-
extremists. and amOng the stand com
thuSasm at all. because the Idea or isu-s mas
mission is obnoxious 10 their econoIiS ~ change
much Il implies change corresponding - - respect
In conditions. But the commission = :" is drTy
either a laWmakng or judicial oody. ,n,inisfsTns
primarily 10 assist the President IN =, rba nsf
the maximum and minimum clauses ,is.--,tssd ~ Il .
tariff law. The Senate bill practically hl'
that function.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
MISS oRexEL NOT ENGAGED TO PRINCE

Dlngwau Scotland. Sept. H-Mrs- Anthony J.
Drexel Of Philadelphia. authorizes the denial OF
the report published IN Berlin papers that her
daughter. Miss AIargarita A Drexe is engaged 70
Prince CHRISTOPHER. the youngest son OF the King
OF Greece