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New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau

TFror1 The Tribune Bureau
WASHINGTON April 3s.-The President had can
from Representative Slemp. who was accompanied
h, 6 Brown Allen. United States marshal or the
western District of Virginia; J. l. Crupper OF
Alexandria. and C. L. Pritchard. of Front Royal
president Taft promised his hearty support to the
Republican leaders in their goveTnorsh1p caHlpaie"
IN that state this year and said he would SEND one
OF his Cabinet officers to address the state conVeh
ton called for July 2S
charles NJ. Pepper. of the Department of Com
u1erce and abor who has just returned from ten
months tariff investigation in Europe tod the
President to-day that the changes proposed oy the
Finance Committee In the maximum and minimum
clause would entirely alay the fear OF foreign ma
tions that too short time would be allowed thein
to adapt themselves to the new scneduleS-
Carl F. Rakow of Wheatland. n. D., general or
ganizer of the American Society OF Equity VINO
was introduced to President Taft to-day Dy f|ePle
sentative Hanna, urged full protecuoh 1or the
products of American farms. He said that owing
10 the cost OF farm lands, their maintenance. ETC.
1t was impossible to produce wheat prohtaby Tor
less than 81 % bushel
Applicants for the Office of Commissioner OF IN
ternal Revenue which is held by John G
Gamers are becoming numerous Representative
Hubbard and c. w. Swisher, the latter interested
in the candidacy of Ex-Governor A B. "hite Oh
West Virginia, called the President to-day
Spencer 3. Adams, Republican state chairman OF
North Carolina is also spoken OF for the co1nns-
sionership.
President Taft hopes be able to be present at
the international sender class yacht races between
American yachts under the direction OF the Eastei
Yacht Club and the German boats under the dlrec-
ton of the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club The races WIZ
be sailed off Marbehead the first week IN sep
tember. If the President can attend ne VIII VIC"
the races from the deck OF the Mayfower
Among the White House callers to-day were Sen
ators Depew, Stephenson, Foster and du Poht
Representatives Crumpacker, Ocott. keifer ana
Hull Brainard II Warner and DIR. t. H. Beatty
of Los Angeles
rbe president went horseback riding this after
Mrs Taft received the women who are attenolhs
the meetings of the Civic Federation at o CLOCK
this afternoon in the Red Room Where Tea "a'
served. In tho company were Mrs Nicholas Long
worth Mrs ] Borden Hartman, Miss Anne Nor
gan Mrs Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Mary Willard MIS-.
Horace Brock and others. Mrs Taft will not attend
any of the meetings OF the federation nor tdhe ah
active nart.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
4 RAD BEGINNING.

The Civil War veterans pension bill, which
has lust passed has been knocking at the uo.,
of the Legislature for a good many years IL
is nassed this year, perhaps because Ihe iFsi'
1a+,re feels that the state has a Governor "i
nroved courage. II is an indetenSlhie mes'suie =
and If is impossible to believe what the AioaliH
diS,e+cbes say about the fifty thousand veterans
of the state agitating for it. Ihere ma! pe ni.s
thousand veterans in this state who served III
the Civil War as members Of New York reef
ments-no others will be eligible for pensions
,,nda- this hiII-thougb that seems doubtful
Rrt however many there are, it is lmposslDle to
believe that all Of them, or even q majority "'
them apnrove this effort TO draw furtheF sup
mort from the public. For the veterans are HI
ready well taken care of by the federal govern
rpent With its liberal pensions, and a very COLI
siderable percentage of them have "hat are
practically life positions in either the state OF
federal Civil Service, wherein they nave great
advantages over the ordinary civil employe-
The pension system is like the Gamer WIhch
was permitted to put its head into the Arap
toni Soon the whole body was there and the
Arah WAS crowded out into the cold. 1hls Ne"
yorl, State pension makes a modest beginning
only So month TO each veteran. and the pen
sjoners carefully restricted 10 members OF New
York regiments still resident in New YORK ouI
once begun il will grow like the federal peISloh
system. Soon II will be extended 10 all veterans
resident in the state for they all have votes.
Then the amount will go up from ST To SlZ'
then 70 SIS and then TO S24 a month Iheh
there are the veterans widows Nhat par'!
oould he 81 beartIess on the eve of an important
campaign as TO overlook their claims! lneie
are the heroes of the Spanish-American War
already organized and clamorous for special
consideration. If the system is once started it
will not be long before they, too, are on the pen
sion rolls The evils that the plan entails out
weigh any sentimental claims upon the state
that the survivors of the Civil War possess. The
federal government is and of right ought to be
in the business of pensioniEg Its former soldiers
The states should keep out Of II.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30

Maxim writes to "The Daily Mafl' to pronounce
such nisgivings unwarranted. He does not re-
mort having examined those patents himself pdt
he has been Informed that the special IeateieS
of the Wright machine to which Its owners d'-
tach the most importance are the means eih-
ploved for preserving equilibrium Sir hiram
asserts that these are not new. and relers |"
two British patents in which the ideas OF Ihe
Davton aeronauts seem to have been antlci-
pated.
Before acting on the advice to disregard lhe
Wright patents English inventors may wen
take counsel with competent patent lawyers
Nevertheless there is at least a poSSIbllty 'il'i'
Sir Hiram is right. He is by far the pest 'iu-
thoritv On aeroplanes in England. Ills OWL
machine. tested long before the virgins "I-
tracted attention. was a two story aeropiane'
driven by wooden propellers which feNolFeu III
onnosfte directions In its main features IL
closely rese!nbled the airshipS of the virgins.
Sir Hiram used steam instead of gasoiehe 1or
his motive power but the engines OF the "flghts
were probably not covered by patents III IheF
rIse the same mechanism for maintaining eq'i-
rbrium that the distinguished EngfSnnan uSeu
they might have adopted it in ignorance or uh-
dor the impression that he had Abandoned All
aaronautic ambitions. At any rate. Sir hiram .
statements if corrohorated by patent experts,
will presumably inspire energetic efforts 10 W'n
the nrfze now offered by The Daily Mall
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
MRS. TAFT ENTERTAINS WOMEN.
Members of Civic Federation Addressed by
Well Known Persons.

Washington April 2y.-Reports of work done and
plans for future work by the welfare branch the
women's department of the National Civic Fedora
tIon were discussed here to-day at the sem-annual
meeting OF the executive committee. Mrs. Taft was
present at the morning session. and in the after
noon entertained the members of the committee at
the White House.
en- at their afternoon session. Mrs. Wckersham
was chosen to-day to take the place made vacant
by the resignation OF Mrs Taft chairman of the
committee in charge of the welfare OF women in
the public service.
At a dirner given tonight by the welfare branch
Of the mems department the following spoke: Mrs
J. Borden Hartman, of New York; Mrs John
Hays Hammond Mrs. Horace Brock. of PhiiadeI-
phIa; Mrs John X Ottey, OF Atlanta; Sena tor
Hepburn. Commissioner Neil. United States Treas
rrer Treat. Samuel Ciompers and Marcus NJ. Marks
OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
President. Er-President ana "A
,oiral Honorary Presidents.

Albany April 2s-President William II Ialt' "a
,,a.,a.rt Theodore Roosevelt and Admiral george
- aa honorary presidents of the American
I,a,oo ana Arbitration League which nled arIlcleS
-, incornoration with the Secretary OF state 'oHaS
Ade,uate armament and effective aroitrauoh coi-
stitutes the leagues practical programme io' Pee'
+1,a rurpose of the organization oelhg u se0uio
,,sr nrotection now and rapid progress toward
permanent peace ,.f,.,
The other officers are: President eN-Ii'l'
sto+es Senator James b McCreary. or hehtucAS ,
,ca- presidents. ex-United States Senator "llliah
clark OF Montana; Congressman Richmond /
IIobson of Alabama. and General James Grant
yVnso, of New York. secretary, Alfred NJ buiIo"0'
~ Nav York; treasurer. Henry Clews' OF Ne"
yo-k. General secretary, Andrew b. Humphrey oi
New York -,
:, addition 10 those named officers the board
-, directors includes Admiral George Dewey, brlsd-
dier General George w. Davis, John Humphrey ol
Washington; Dr. Charles baskerville. George n
Hull Lindsay Russell James Talcott' waiter
DougIass Walker, OF New York City; United States
Senator Holm w Daniel, OF Virginia; Judge hlile'
r Adams of St Louis: Governor Martin r Ahse',
of south Carolina: DIR. +. Benjamin Andrews ol
lincoln Neb; ex-United States Senator Frahcls =
New,lands of Nevada; United States Senator WIN
tam Alden smith OF Michigan; United States SEN
otor Robert l. Taylor of Tennessee; Selden
rr,,tt, ell OF Philadelphia. and Pearl Wight OF
Oria
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
QUOTATIONS FROM KORAN ON CARPET
sidky Bey Sale Brings S11,816 5O-Arab
FlintIock Gun for S21.

A royal Persian palace carpet. with red heio
and medallion centre and having quotations from
the Koran in the border. brought the highest price
fl O5O-yesterday at the second session or the
Sdky Rey sale the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries.
which we'll filled with art enthusiasts despite
the bad weather. The total yesterday was $11,-
sis So making the total to date a9S66. panel
OF Venetian velvet woven In Italy during the
sixteenth century for In the palaces OF the
Turkish nobility obtained by NJ de Hersc
for 49, and NJ Schinasi paid $50 for large hang
ing OF Khva velvet, with centre panel of emerald
green-the sacred color of Islam
A long Arab 1intlock gun its wooden stock
and butt inIaid with mother OF pearl and silver,
brought S21. A. Crawford was the buyer The
same price paid b. Mrs Z. S. Loveland for
a Daghestan plate in rich blue on ivory white. and
Mrs r. X. Dunham bought for s7 Bokhara
plate The other purchasers included Clifford Bell.
g. F. Waters, DR.. J. II. Abrahams. William Norris.
c. F. Asrnus and f. O. Hamilton. Objects in
silver and bronze and old firearms will be
toned off this afternoon. Tonight the James q.
Tyler collection of paintings will be sold.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30

. ,,eruanant tariff hoard would feel less re
snonsibIe TO local interests and sentiment IMAM
the houses of Congress do. 1t would graduai3
davelop policy national in scope, and It's recoli-
mendations would be accepted as inspired pS
disinterested considerations. Those recon-
noendstions would furnish basis on which me
n,,hlir might Judge the deviatiOns proposed py
the localized interests represented In congress:
They would set a standard not 70 he departeo
from except for reasons clearly ana cVii' iio
ingly presented.
A nermanent commission could also do great
nublic service IA elucidating tariff leglstaIlou-
Fnyy persons really understand the tarlH schei-
,;Ies or can forecast their operation with &C
c-,racv There Is an unfortunate lack OF ud'a
+o show the difference in cost of production mere
and abroad Yet that difference is supposed u
measure the protection which should De gwen
to the domestic producer If the difference III
cost is not accessible, how can the puDile Know
whether the rate of protection allowed Is JuS'l
6abIe2 The House Ways and Means committee
and the Senate Finance Committee d1ner WluelS
es IN the amount of revenue which ought 10 De
raised by new tariff bill. and difer WideiS
also as 10 the protection needed on many ar
ticips The public may have its opinion as 10
which body Is right in any specific dispute, puC
II has moi accurate enough knowledge because
the necessary data are lacking II the tarlh -
IN he revised to the public satisfaction 1here
ought TO be no mystery about the process liie'e
is much mystery now. and an important iuhc-
rion of A tariff commission would be 10 SHOW
on what cost differentiaIs rates are based anu
what changes in diferentials occur as the CON
ditions of industry and commerce mere ANU
abroad are altered.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
COL. LARNED coRREcTs STATEMENTS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you permit TO correct some state
ments contained In a report OF my address at tn 5
annual meeting OF the Army Relief Association \
which 1 regret to say. to have been insplres
bv a somewhat unamiabe dissent?
did not. stated by your correspondent adFof
cate taxing the army" and I did not "bolsterk
such proposition by 'long rows OF statistics
NV proposition was very different, and was tq
the effect that the army relief should be wholly
sustained by voluntary subscription of both orncers
and men, I quoted statistics whatever out'
instead a few calculations showing conciusNelS
that an inhnitesimaI voluntary subscription Woud
afford large and regular income far IN excess
of ANYTHING possible to be obtained by sporad'c
social efforts 4 subscription equivalent 10 one
2-cent postage stamp per month by the enlstso
prfyates alone would give income of approx
TnateIy $4,000 per annum- correspondnsiy sni''t.
subscription on the part of non-commissioned ara
commissioned officers would raise the total amount
70 over $50 oo This would relieve the beuevotenee
of any charitable aspect. render il more dtgnineo
and certain and in my judgment, would be more
satisfactorv to the army a $ Well to the eene-
sciarv So far from being received with general
dissent I am glad say that the considerable
number who spoke 10 personally at the close
of the meeting we're cordially i'm favor OF the prop
osition for which 1 veutured to give interesting
historic naralel CHARLES w LARNEsD
Colonel and Professor. L s NJ A
United States Military Academy, West Point ~.
Y April %, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
t,EyF4yT AND W4SHINGTON.

The removal of the remains of Major ChafleS
Pierre T'Enfant from obscure graveyard IN
MARYLAND near the District of Columbia line, TO
Arlington Cemetery is a tardy tribute OH the
nart of the government to the man who, III an
architectural sense. created the city of Wash
inct0n The President, the Nice-PreSident ana
the French Ambassador participated IN the
ceremonies in connection with the reburial,
which were witnessed also by representatives
of the chief American patriotic societies.
Major |. .Enfants service to the nation IN It's
hered He designed the seat of government Ill
the newly acquired waste along the Potomac
on lines which ignored the limitations of the
present and wisely considered the potential
ties of the future. To his courage. faith ana
imagination Washington owes a happy escape
from the narrow streets and other dwarnng
features of the conventional American city OF
the eighteenth century. He prepared plan for
real capital drawn on the most spacious lines
and capable of a continual growth In dignity
and beauty. 1t has taken a century to realize
portion of that growth. and imposing and at
tractfve rs the capital has now become it must
nevertheless continue 70 push forward toward
I'Fnfant's ideal through many years to come.
His fame is secure and will increase as the
work which he planned moves on step by step,
10 an inspiring completion.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, April 29.-Ihe French Ambassador
and Nine Jusserand entertained at dinner at the
embassy tonight in honor Of the secretary oA
State and Mrs Knox. The other guests were tle
Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham. the Brlt-
ish Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, Justice ana Mrs
Holmes Senator and Mrs. Lodge, senator Foo'
the Persian Minister, the Danish minister anu
Countess Moltke Mr.. and Mrs John w roster
the Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs huill-
ington Wilson Mr.. and Mrs Nelson y ohausH-
messy Ex-Governor John Lee CarroI anu 'ii0
French Counsellor and Nine Lefevre-PontaIs-
A number Of diplomats and members OF oHicld'
and resident society attended the tea given al 'Le
British Embassy this afternoon WIN riS -
- t,oss Mrs Kennard wife Of the second
pr,t,sh secretary and Miss Adams. presided at the
+.a table where white and pink spring flowers
were used decorations
- S,ss Minister entertained few guests at
luncheon. the party including Fiscount de Mar'ei
Mr. Janssens and Henri Martin
Commander Dmitri Vassilief has oeeh sd-e''eu
,,oI attache of the Russian Embassy here 10 re-
place Commander NebolsIne
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
THE PUBLIC AND THE "cOuIcs"

At Oak Park H.. the members of the Nine
teenth Century Club have begun campaign
to remove the comic supplement from the face
of the earth. and at q session preliminary 10 the
annual meeting of the international Kinder
garten Association at Buffalo a resolution was
adopted condemning the same gaudy offence
and pledging the association to work for the
substitution of more refined forms of Illus
trated Sunday literature for the young And
to all of this the intelligent public. even that
portion Of it which has the comic supplement
habit in mild form, say amen.
But while the comic supplement may be
guilty of all the crimes laid 10 it. from destroy
ing the taste Of children to influencing them
TO initiate the pranks depicted in the funny
pages. cannot hold that the creators or dis
tributers Of that sort of literature are solely at
fault. We sympathize deeply-how deeply she
may never know-with the worthy woman
who returned to her Oak Park domicile late one
evening and found the dog running about the
house attired in her husbands best dress shirt,
collar and cravat. but how did the comic paper
from which the idea was gained come to be in
the house! Newspapers are very rarely con
veyed into a house surrepttiOusly. The baker
does not send up loaf of bread wrapped in
the comic supplement Of n newspaper. nor does
the butter arrive from the grocery in that vivid
garb. We dislike to believe IT,. but with the evi-
htii't li III e are 10 lnc CONCLUSION JndJ
some one in the home of that indignant woman
purchased the offending sheet for an amount
equivalent to the price of her carfare home.
If the public did not purchase the newspapers
which added the funny pages" the publication
of them would cease Immediately, and if when
the citizen found that he had inadvertently
acquired one of these artistic monstrosites he
hastily consigned It to the garbage can the
effect on the publishers would be the same
TnCt
notice on the publishers that it will not have
comics in the house, that it will not have the
dog running about in dress shirt and neckte.
that 1t will not have the children initiating the
vulgar pranks depicted in the gorgeously tinted
pages, the obliging makers Of newspapers will
turn their attention 10 something else. Until
that time comes the public must assume some
fraction Of the blame which It is now attempt
ing to unload on the makers of comic supple
mentS
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
RR[TLSR AEROPL4NE PRIZES.

To its two offers of valuable prizes made sew
eral months ago for the encoura cement of fight
with aerOpanes The London Daily Mali now
adds third. The earlier propositions of which
no one has Yet avaled himself are open to aero
nautS of any nationality. The third is more
restricted in its character, being addressed ex-
clusively to British subjects. The winner of
the prize now promised must not only be sub
ject of King Edward. hut must also use a ma
chine made in England of English materials
The object of The Daily Mails'' latest offer. of
course, is 10 stimulate British invention and its
method Of doing so is generous For n flight
OF only a single mile over circular course. in
cluding one stop on the way and return TO the
point of departure, ii will give 5000 the same
amount which was pledged some time ago for
the first voyage across the English Channel
with an aeroplane. and one-tenth of the sum
offered for voyage from London 10 Man
chester
A fear having been expressed that British in
Ventors are restrained by the risk of infringing
the Wright brothers patents, Sir Hiram q,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
- Telegraph to Ths Trfbuns.l ]

I3y Telegraph 70 Ihe 1riouns-I
Newport r l.. April 29.-Mrs. Cornelius Nander-
hill, and her daughter the Countess szechenyi palo
= hurried visit to Newport to-day The purpose OF
the visit was to inspect The Breakers, Vhicn II ts
exnected Mrs Vanderbilt will occupy during th'
,rr,r,a- They also visited the farms OF Alfred G
and Reginald c. Vanderbilt during the day
Miss G ogden Jones is at the Muenchinser hlnE
cottage while waiting for her Ochr7 Foli' eo''ae0
10 be made ready for occupancy
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock will not occupy the Chan-
la, co++aee this summer. Mrs Hitchcock has leased
New Lodge. the estate OF Mrs Blair Falrchilo' 10
Bellevue avenue
C,aorxa Gordon King has returned from New YORK
Afr and Mrs Mahlon A Sands are to spend q
r+ - the summer here with Mrs Sands's father,
Atherton Blight
NJ, and Mrs. Ralph n Ellis will return to New
port this summer
Mrs John Nicholas Brown and son and Mrs Har-
old Brown are TO go 10 Europe about the rnlodle
~ the month for an extended automobiis tour
-smith Hollfns NIcKim and Miss Jeanne Wal
ZACH arrived this evening
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
4nnSenlents.

ACADEMY OF NTSIC-s-HaInlet-
ALEANBPE-2-s-KaE5ev1
ASToR Man from Home
BELASCO-ss3 ss30-SoiuS some.
BIJOU-s:i5-A Gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
CAsT%o-E-I5-FisV8u
CERCI.E-s-i5-The Queen of the Mo2ih 4H'S5-
sUoeEiils-
CRITERION Fair Coed
DAT.ErS-s:I5-The Climax
EDEN sTSEE>-The Word in wax
FssfPITsE--S.Ess-EEhar woman AlloNS
C,AfETY-s: :15-Th. House Next Door
CYAnPTCK-S :3o-Ths HaIFy AarIlase- -.--. ,--,x
IL. -2.2O--The lrClbuE - N llla' veg
II ~ssERST EfN' 'S-e-l-s- -s-l5-h haun+flle-
FIY. AID eoT- AREs-s.lE-The Beauty spot 81 r7-,.,
t5aLife II s f7hiS7
Bird Bs1lei-CircUs-
uSoN-S - Third Degree
KNTCK BOCKER-s-l5-Ihe 1.en-S Stl'f'
II3F-RTE-E-5st--A A Fool There was
IYCEI-M- .29-The Dawn II a Tomorrow
Z IFRIC-s-i5-The Blue Mouse - 49,. r,r,r.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN -@-l1-9-l'- i'I-lfi' i'i :
.s,.lNEc FTfIOTTrS- .so-The Bachelor
E1T-xE AAfSTE.Fs1B 4 Ms 1.-THE Mascot
YDRE-s -2u-Afiss Innocence
81 Writing -Hs Wall
MS .In-The Easiest Nay
weII,ACJZ' SIS .a5-Sham.
uFPFR- R-S-S 2B-The Girl iron Rector :
WEST F-ND-s:15-The NeWly'eis and iheF ha-E-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30

The business organizations which favor the
two effective arguments. The first is that long
delays would be avoided IN tariff legislation if
q competent permanent body should submit 10
Congress plans for a revision carefully worked
ont IN advance. \ tariff commission aiming To
Apply the principle of protection scientifically
N equalize duties and To widen the foreign
market would be able to present to The Navs
and Means Committee OF The House a ripened
scheme. AL sides could he heard i'm advance
testilneny in regard 10 proposed changes could
be printed. their effects on revenue and on the
margin of protection calculated. and a case pre-
sented on which the WAYS aud Means Commit
tee and the House Of Representatives itself
could pass more intelligeutly than they pass
NOWADAYS on The comparatively rough drafts
END provisional estimates which have 10 serve
as basis for tariff legislation
The great obstacle 20 the preparation of we'll
balanced tariff laws under the present system
has been the dominance of political Influences
and local interests Representatives and Sen
ssors are disposed Ia look at questions of tariff
rates with an eye TO the advantage of their dis
ficts and states rather Than TO national ad-
vancement and the greatest good Of the greatest
number. Those who speak for particular sec
ton often want 10 secure it special benefits at
tsle expense of the rest Of ,he country In CON
tests for local and sectional advantage scientific
revision is crowded out Of sight The determ-
nation Of 4 rate i not i matter OF painsta king
comparison and adjustment. hut one OF resource
fitness and ingenuity in political competition
New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW PROSPERITY

Washington, April 29.--An increasing wave of
prosperity is sweeping the United States ac-
cordng 70 that usually accurate barometer of
prosperous conditons-the gross postal receipts
The receipts at fifty of the largest cities for March
show an increase over the same month last year OF
s1l7s 921 1880 per cent, the normal rate of in
crease being about per cent.