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New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
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Senator Charles A Culberson has never been
suspected Of being a humorist. He is usually
austere, repressed and matter-offact. Yet he
laid himself open 10 the charge of playing On
the Senate's risiblties when he said on Friday
that the Democrats in the deliberative branch
had distinguished themselves in the considera-
fion Of the tariff bill 10y the tenacity of their
fellowship aud the unity Of their counsels. The
Texas Senator expressed great surprise that a
contrary impression had been created. The
idea that the Democrats of the Senate have
been commonly and seriously divided" he said
with gravity which Private John Allen might
have envied was wholly unfounded." The
aforesaid idea is one which the speeches and
votes contained in The Congressional Record"
have done much 10 spread. Yet, according to
Senator Culbersons notion those speeches and
votes should not be charged UP against
minority whose opinions had been somewhat
unsettled by trying to satisfy conflicting de-
mands and carry out contrary policies but
whose hearts still beat true to abstract Demo
cratic principles.
Mr. Culherson believes that if unity exists IN
the abstract II is unnecessary 10 bother about
SIS concrete manifestations. When the Demo
cratic minority held caucus on the tariff sit
uatioa at the beginning Of the present extraor-
dinary session il was found that every Senator
present was willing 10 support an income tax
amendment 20 the House bill. but that major
ity could not agree on any other single PROPOSE
ton The Democratic Senators thereupon alb
solved themselves from any obligation TO act
unitediy on questions Of tariff rates, and that
policy has been followed consistently throughout
the session. Mr.. Culberson is the nominal minor
fly leader In the tariff debate he exercised no
leadership whatever. Every Democrat voted as
he pleased On rates in which their constitu-
encies were not actively interested most OF
them opposed the Finance Committees pro-
gFamme. But when il came TO rates touching
home industries the minority split enough OF
them going 10 the aid Of the Finance Commit
tee 10 save IL from defeat crucial items and
10 prevent downward revision of the tariff We
do not mean 10 censure the minority for so di-
riding. Yet that fact can be reconced with
Mr. CulbersOn's theory of indivisibty only on
the supp0sitiOn that however diversely they
voted on details OF legislation the minority
Senators were in their devotion TO tran
scendeGtal Democracy.
The faith about which they rallied was how
ever. fno sublimated 10 be put into words or
symbols. There was the last Democratic na-
fionai platform. for instance II might have
been supposed, being only year old, to estab-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
REGARDING THE NATIONS FINANCES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: While Congress is perspiring over tariff re-
vision and the question Of sufficient revenue very
many thoughtful citizens OF all parties indulge the
opinion that had lawmakers exercised a wise
economy and care in national expenditures there
would be no need of either corporation OF In
come taxes by the government. Fer instance, had
the pension legislation been kept within proper
limits. instead OF constant extension of terms and
amount. there would not now, over forty-four
years after the close Of the Civil War, be a de-
mand for Sl60OO0,00O annually. The deaths OF vet
Grams and their wives and widows, together with
a purging of the list Of fraud would greatly reduce
by this time the annual amount, enough. doubt.
well make up all that now is sought by new
measures.
The old practice of steady reduction in the
public debt which continued for years after the
Civil War, should never have been interrupted I
the opinion that had national business
been the private concern of each member of Con-
gress the financial showing to-day would be very
different from whet 1t is Congress has made the
bed in which 1t is lying JOHN J. ADAMS
Metuchen, y. J.. July q, 1909.
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grandfather before him-and lately as minister
of the empire he has acquitted hlmseIf not
brilliantly but at least with much credit, ana
as Chancellor he will doubtless show hlmseI
highly efficient in a methodical and bureau
cratic fashion, though he can hardly be expected
to develop into the great leader for whom the
German people are waiting.
We have INDUCED the hope that Prince bu-
lows retirement in the face of an adverse Nole
in the Reichstag would prove to be the connrnll-
ton of the promised step toward fully reSpoh-
sible ministerial system, and therefore more
truly representative and popular government.
Logically it should do so, and we cannot see
how it can fail at least to make substantially III
that direction. 1t is true that the mdJOrIlN
which opposed the late Chancellor was composed
of the conservative and reactionary eiemepts OF
the Reichstag. But that is not the point Tie
paramount question is whether or not the Chan
cellor's resignation was in consequence OF the
adverse vote. If it was, as we have been as
sured. then the precedent is set, and the prec-
edent thus set by conservatives may the next
time be put into practice by liberals and radi-
Gals If the Chancellor is responsible TO the
Reichstag he must be responsible to progress
sive majority as well as to q reactionaTy ma
ioritT
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

lish current standards of unity and conduct
But it, too, was found to be tainted with con-
creteness. 1t too precise, and before tne
tariff debate was half over more than nan
the Democrats in the Senate had repudlated It,
The debate, indeed, brought on a Crisis III
Democratic politics; for Mr.. Bailey, besides re-
pudiating the Denver platform, repudiated the
leadership of William J. Bryan and gave hotlCe
that he intended to preach new DeInocLaliI
doctrine in opposition to that of Mr. Cie'ei"nu
and Mr.. Bryan, advocating the general taAa HI
ton of raw materials. Mr.. Bryan VIII LaruI!
be able 10 see the point Of Mr.. Culper7olI ,
pleasantly about the unity and harmony eAhus
tied by Democratic Senators III the taIlh Is,
The Nebraska leader is no transcendeh'alist
He sticks Inv the concrete ideas expressed IN
the Denver DIatform Mr.. Culberson shoulu
round out his statement by getting Mr. Bryan
to add his ideas about the thoroughness OF the
recent demonstration of Democratic unlnc'IloH'
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SKIES

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: once again we ken and admire the suns and
consultations OF July and August, A few months
ago We kenned and admired the suns and consteIla-
tions Of January, and tonight gaze upon
armament exhibiting different sidereaI spectacle
King Sirius and Queen Capelia have been deposed
and King Arcturus and Queen Vega have been
crowned. King Arcturus glitters IT, his mighty
fire; Queen Vega scintillates in her brilliant splen-
dor To the south glows and CLEANS the demon
Antares, the weird and ruddy Antaves, amid the
well defined Scorpion our glance sweeps north
ward and eastward. and ken the consultations
Of struggling Ophiuchus winding Serpens. minute
Corona. dim Hercules and the symmetrical North
Cross. Southeastward Of the Cross sparkles
Affair between its inseparabe companions. while
To the northwest ydwn the threatening jaws OF
DTaco, the Dragon. Northwest OF the Dragon We
find Ursa Major and its Dipper, and, following :he
direction Of the D:ppers handle southwestwdrdly,
we first see Arcturus In his royal fire and. below
him. bright Spica at the bottom OF the constellation
Virgo CHARLES NE,V ERS HOLMES
Templeton. Mass. July q 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
AMBASSADORS ROYAL GUESTS
Thousands Cheer King Edward on Dis .
rival at Silsoe Church.

Silsoe England July 25--The royal s--4 vr-,4
floats over Ambassador Reds residen1s .,--,c
Park and the precincts We're the centre . o. s-gs
ton to-day for the country people, who cane ts 4.
miles around The King and Queen -.rt
American Ambassador and Mrs keid an sfss
of the other guests. attended services . o-e.,osss
Church this morning guard Of honor eeIsS,rsrg
Of several CORPS Of boy scouts from neiSss a
villages. was drawn up outside the chnrSH
Iuted the party when it entered an. q
Thousands OF spectators. many OF Whoni '~--,r-usi
bicycles. crowded about the church anu -. ,surcs
on fences and trees. cheering the hlns- ne e
was filed with parishioners and tenants - -. ess
tates. The service lasted hour Al - ,sors
the choir sang the national anthem anu
outside took up the hymn. ,,ss-,lfy n
The royal party on emerging found diae.r -.,ur,-
forcing a way through the crowd Beio eio..sa ~
ing to Mr.. Reid's residences the King inSt''
scouts. ,bassstsr
The afternoon was shOwery. and t's = =. ,sa vhs
invited several Of the local gentry 70 H'''
the King
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

FROM CALAIS TO DOVER BY AfhShif'
The unexplained stopping of the engine OF NJ
Latbam's aeroplane while he was trying 10
cross the English Channel last week has cnapleu
q rival TO nerfOrm the feat first. NJ Bleflol
who ACCOMPLISHED the undertaking yesterday
morning used a machine manufactured ny nun
self but resembling in general character the
Antoinette monoplane with which Latham AT
tempt was made. His chief reward no uoup''
will he the liberal money prize offered by 'Ihe
Tondon Daily Mail" Though Latham has lost
This n similar opportunity will still be available
if the proposition made nearly two years ago 10y
NJ. Deutsch for the encourag cement of the use OF
"heavier than air. machines is still open.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the
first aerial journey from the Continent OF Eu-
rope 10 England is that it was made with ah
aeroplane and not with dirgble balloon. Inc
development of the former has been much slower
than that of the latter Heavier than air ma
chimes. capable of travelling twenty miles with
practical certainty. were not publicly exhibited
until last year Both in England and France
airships of the other type were making trips of
even greater length in 1902. Spencer the Eng
lish aeronaut. remained in the air an hour and
forty minutes. and moved at the rate Of nearly
thirty miles an hour in September of that year.
Soon afterward dirigible balloon constructed
by the Lebaudy brothers. who have since built
several others for the French government made
q slightly more creditable flight. NJ. Beriots
achievement, therefore, will serve as a fine ad-
yertisement not only for his own machine, but
also for others like il, several of which have
demonstrated their ability 10 travel at the rate
Of forty or forty-five miles an hour-a speed
considerably greater than even Count Zeppelin
has yet attained.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

trustworthy Industrial barometer. Figures OF
pig iron production in the first half of the year
show an output of Il. .022,346 tons, an increase
of so per cent over the same time In lSOo. ana
a decrease of only 2,455,69S tons from the same
time in 1907. when the output was the largest
on record. The iron trade experienced an un-
precedented slump following the panic, and the
noteworthy recovery coming so soon, therefore,
is particularly encouraging and indicates a
speedy return Of wholly normal conditions. I'm
provement is noted in the copper market, and
while it may be several months before the sur
plus metal on hand is disposed of, there is
every reason to believe that by the end of the
year consumption will again exceed production
Activity is reported in drygoods and the gen
eral textile trade the only unfavorable feature
being the disnclination of China TO purchase
American cotton manufactures, due, perhaps to
the fact that several months ago Oriental i'm
porters stocked up heavily with certain grades
that have not yet been exhausted. The
price question also is a factor making for lack
of trade Speculation in cotton futures has
been active at wide fluctuations in prices that
have shown great susceptibility to weather
news, with final quotations shade under the
closing of the preceding week. Stocks are being
reduced more rapidly than they were at this time
last year, and spinners' takngs are heavier than
have recently bcen recorded. Speculative selling
has brought about lower prices in the wheat
market, especially in cash and nearby contracts.
due TO larger receipts and favorable weather IN
the grain belt bur -four for prompt delivery con-
tinues strong and generally is held above the
buyers views. Exports of wheat, flour included,
light and in the week just closed showed
decline from the time last year of l,o96,OOO
bushels Corn prices are steady and specula-
tors appear to be working for higher quota
tions though the crop is making excellent prog
ress, with the promise of an enormous harvest.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
FAvoRs DUTY ON TEA AND COFFEE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I am firm believer with 80 per cent of my
customers. and / believe. with 50 per cent OF the
consumers of and coffee in this country. that
a duty Of 10 pound tea and five cents
a pound on coffee would solve the question OF get
ting $S5.GNOC0 of revenue for the support the
government. with the least expense OF collection
and the greatest benefit to the people Of the coun-
try. II would raise the standard of living by keep
ing out the low grade teas, a TO the people
per cup of the 225th part of 10 cents a pound
Of tea.
1t was a mistake take the duty off tea and
coffee. 1t was taken off in 1902. when the Treas
ury was nlled to overfowing AT that time it was
represented the committee that it had decreased
importation and of teas of the better grades
in this country
That a mistake. What did reduce the con-
sumption OF teas during the time was the quantity
OF very cheap teas that imported in anticipa-
tion of the passage OF the act placing the duty
it-a conservative estimate OF which about
25 100000 pounds-au Of which in the hands a
the who imported 1t without duty. 1t
mostly rotten stuff. which having any
spect for himself would handle. 1t was the mixing
of this stuff with the better grades Of tea which
caused the decrease In the consumption OF tea.
When this was used up and while the duty OF 10
cents pound force the consumption began
increase; the quality better.
The only people to be benefited by tea and Cof-
fee having no duty on them are the jobbers. who
complete control of it while it is admitted free of
duty. They could not touch 1t while in bond. With
and coffee the free list the government loses
the revenue: the consumer loses in the quality of
the tea and coffee he l.. j. CALLAHAN
New York. July 81. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
EASILY IMAGINED.

From The Springfield (Ohio) News - fsrsf
Imagine IL you please. time WIlen .,s4ns Of 81,
can have its own aying machine ll n. ss nGT = =
ting out for day with as much safetsy etsyniIy boIsf
tends the automobile or the Cld :. ne Eols
Wouldn't such a thing add a V~eLuo ~ ~ living Y. r.
able te take the wife and baoies OEs-e - al Q. ss3
the sky. where the air IS pure, W. ss IL is 81 70
before the eve OF the eagle? Woules take Pr
th,e sum total OF human happiness "a 10 canIss<r
oIou6s as do the birds. and 70 ~ rocN VI
neither the beaten highways nor .S.s,Iv Il wyrlnE
riers of the mountain ranges? Se.ss,idiy dss'
ana iust as certainly such time y ray
for the human race.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
TAXATION IN TENNESSEE.
.he Memphis CommercIal-AppeaI.

From The Memphis COmmercIaI-AppeaL
In their effort revenue for the state
with the knowledge that revenue from LIQUOR deal
would be reduced, our legislators went to alb
surd lengths in taxing occupations For instance
embalmer must pay privilege tax the state,
and he must also pay d merchants tax il he is an
undertaken. A cObbler who Inends shoes by ma
chnery must pay the state for the privilege of
carrying the work All soft drink establish
ments taxed. Dealers in cash registers have to
pay the privilege Swimming pool keepers
sellers of Photographic supplies and laundres i'm
addition to the payment nf the tax upon the stuff
sold equipment must pay a license
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

The Georgia Legislature has been asked to
pass law requiring cooking and housekeeping
10 be taught in the public schools. Good cooks.
It Is argued, make a contented and enduring
commonwealth. The Empire State Of the South
viii lay a firm foundation for greatness If its
schools take to turning out domestic economists
who their accomplishments To scientific
training as well as to nature and inheritance.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

A decision just rendered by the United States
Circuit Court regarding the ownership of new
land which has been built UP through the de-
struction OF adjacent area by tidal currents
emphasizes the fact that a considerable portion
of Barren Island, in Jamaica Bay, has been
eaten away by the sea. Persons who have caught
the odors emanating from the reduction works
on that island are wicked enough to wish that
the ocean had done its work thoroughly.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
"DR. ELIoT's NEW RELIGION y

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: have read your strong paper all my life
and have been thankful. very thankful. for the
powerful leadership you have given the public but
never so thankful as I this morning over your
editorial on DIR. EIiot's New Religion" I am
buying up the paper and sending it my friends.
Gratefully D r. FOSTER
Magnolia, Mass. July .. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
MUSIC HATH CHARMS.

/ Prom The WatertOWn Times
A New Jersey farmer has discovered that music
pays in the dairy business. He employed a Swiss
A,nkmald who yOdeled and the daily supply of milk
Increased The milkmaid left. the cows mOped and
the milk supply decreased. He bought a phOnO-
graph and installed il in the stables and when he
put in the kind OF music the cows liked they gave
down freely Some tunes made them dry Here
Is a hint for Northern New York dairymen.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

The effect of a howitzer shell on an ordinary
balloon having been demonstrated by German
military officers, the world would be glad TO see
the lesson followed up The next experiment
should be tried with an atrshp like zeppelin's,
in which the gas is fncIosed in separate COM
partments. How much damage would a we'll
aimed shell do to such a craft?
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
.lsm7lork DAILY Gribnare
MONDAY. JULY 26. 1909

This newspaper is OIOned aud published b1
The Tribune Association. a Nel0 York corpora
tion; Office 0gd principal place Of business,
Tribune Building. No. I5# Nassau street, Aelo
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Saoieff. secretary: James n. BG'Tett. treasurer
The address Of the officers is the Office Of THIS
neI0spaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

The Commissioners OF the District of Colum-
ba have been making war on the unsightly
street signs with which Washington has been
afflicted. The nuisance has been abated, and
the national capital will thereby gain in at
tractiveness to residents we'll visitors
The Washington authorities have set a good ex-
ample. In too many other American communi
ties hashy signs and billboards offend the eye
and mind
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

After being open only week the new Hudson
tunnels are working as smoothly and scores OF
thousands Of people are using them in as matter
many years.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

Unless the estimate which puts the number Of
wireless telegraph operators in service at six
hundred is grossly exaggerated. the business in
which they are engaged, if not particularly prof
liable. has certainly attained notable proper
tions
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
4nluSSn1ents.

AERIAL. GARDENs-s:S0-A Gentleman from Missis'
sippi.
BRIGHTON BEACH PARKS :30-Fains Fireworks
BRO4DWAE-S:I5-The Midnight Sons.
CONEY ISLAND-Dreanland, Luna Park
EDEN MUSEE-The World in Wax.
EzANERSTETNS-2. .15-S -15-NaudeTine
HERALD SQUARES :15-The Beauty spot
IARDIS DE PARTS-S-15-FOllies Of 1SOs
LYRICS -i5-7he Motor Girl.
WERERS-S:I5-The Climax
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