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New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The current number Of Der Wahre Jacob" con-
tans cartoon showing a man clad in fur robes
planting the Stars and Stripes at the North Pole.
Around him, dancing to music played on a hand
organ by an Esquimau, in pairs and singly, are
polar bears. seals. walruses and musk oxen, all
smiling broadly. Under the picture the words:
Through all the long and barren ages
The pole was eventless place
Untold about in histOTy'S pages,
No one had face 10 face.
But now good luck has brought US Cook
From sleep of ages we've recovered,
We're the map. we're in his book,
Oh joy! oh, bissi 10 be discovered
a correspondent of THE Philadelphia Press"
writes his favorite paper TO ask What the
dimensions Of the national Tag" The Press"
after proper thought and investigation. answers.
In the United States flag the width Of stripe is
invariably half the length. in inches of the flags
feet long the stripes should be inches wide. AC-
cordingy the flag would have a width Of . feer
> inches, or thirteen times inches. The field
should be OF blue bunting, measuring seven
stripes deep and extending two-hfths across the
length Of the flag. There should be forty-six stars
the field. arranged in six rows. beginning with
eight, the two middle rows having eight and the
last row eight, and the other rows seven. The
size Of the star at its widest measurement should
be such that one-haIf of its own width will sep
arate it from the star. Flags may be made
in all sizes. but the above proportions should be
preserved"
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07

is not a reactionary, but he seems prepared 10
advocate a moderate retreat toward the com
lnunal and away from the indIvduahstic goal
Perhaps this passage from his inaugural ad-
dress best sums up his views
The task before us is to frame a system
which without sacrificing individual variation
too much or neglecting the pursuit OF dlnerent
scholarly interests shall produce an tntellectual
and social cohesion. at least among large groups
of students, and points of contact among them
all.
In any scheme of education the spirit is more
important than the doctrine. 1t was the merit
of the spirit which ruled in President Eliot S
administration that it tried not much to I'M
part the data of knowledge as TO make the
student think for himself. He was encouraged
TO inquire and test rather than to accept what
ever came to him the mere warrant of
authority Intellectual freedom was the aim
of the academic system which developed under
DR. Eliot and which gave Harvard its distinc-
tion as an institution of learning. If that spirit
remains it will not greatly matter whether n
dividualism is somewhat restricted or not. The
solidarity of culture which the new president
eulogzes has its advantages But it would not
be profitable to try to obtain it at the expense
of freedom Of outlook and thought.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
SAVING POWER on STEAMSHIPS

In the application Of the steam turbine T.
marine service a serious problem, to the solution
of which much study is now being given. has
been presented. That type of engine works 10
the best advantage when making many hundred
revolutions minute On the other hand a
screw propeller cannot rotate more than about
eighty or ninety times a minute without retard-
ing ships progress. In order 10 avoid
wasteful use Of steam and an unnecessary bur
den of machinery, therefore. it is desirable to
adapt the speed of the turbine 10 the speed of
the propeller. one proposition which has been
made is to employ the engine TO drive a dynamo
and TO operate the screw with electric motor
The turbine could then run as fast and the
propeller as slowly as was needfUl the rotation
of one being entirely independent of the other.
This plan has recently been recommended TO
the United States Navy Department by
wen known electrical engineer Professor Regi-
maid A. Fessenden, and it is already the subject
of private experiments in Europe
Another method frequently advocated is 10
nterpose gearing between the shafts of the
turbine and the shafts of the propellers To
such an arrangement il has been objected that
gearng wastes power. Doubts have been ex-
pressed. TOO, about the feasibility Of trans
mittins slarge amounts of power with gearing
as easily as it is done in the driving mechanism
in the former would be enormously greater
than in the latter. Yet as a dispatch To The
Tribune from Pittshurg indicated several weeks
ago Rear Admiral George w Melville for
merly chief engineer of the American navy. is
one of the believers in the practicability of the
scheme
Engineering" a technical weekly printed in
London. announced September Il that an
experimental gear which had been built after
Admiral Melville's design by a leading Amer
lean manufacturer of engines Mr.. Westing-
house, promised to reduce the loss OF power
from friction 10 l per cent-not to exceed go
horsepower when used with a turbine develop
ing 1000 horsepower Furthermore, the opin-
ion is expressed that by fine workmanship. i'm
addition TO the adoption of some of the new
steel alloys possessing wonderful toughness. the
transmission of 5000 horsepower can he effected
with a reasonable prospect thai nothing will
break. II should be added moreover. that Ad-
miral Melville has devised new and ingenious
method of keeping the two axles required
parallel and also employs exceptionally broad
teeth. He hopes and indeed expects TO diminish
the weight Of the engine needed To develop a
given power from 30 To 60 per cent
Further trials are evidently demanded 10
show how fully these expectations are likely
tC he realized Yet even 81 saving in weight of
from - 10 80 per cent would he highly i'm
porlant in both merchant ships and war YES
rels Hence the outcome of continued experl-
ment with Admiral AIelville's invention will he
awaited with no little curiosity.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
Amnscinents.


ALHAMBRA-a-S-Vaude
ASTOR-S .15-The Home
EEI-ASCO-S -l5-ls MatrimouN Failure
EIJOU-S -SO-The Master Key
RROADW - .l5--The Midnight Sons
CASINOS .1S--Thc Girl and the WIZARD
CIRCLE-2l5-N.l5- HRytt
COLONIAL
CONEDy-S -1s,--Thc Melting Pot
CRITERION .2Q-The Noble SpHnlard
DAILY -lE-The White Sister.
EDEN MfSEE-ThC World IN Wax
ENpTRE-S -15-Inconsfant George.
GAIETT-S l5-The Fortune Hunter
CARRICK-S -30-TPefcctiVe Sparkcs.
u IAN MEEST E.IN g 2-15--S -lA-NauceViue
HACKETT- -a:la-S.l5-Such Little Queen
HERALD SQUARE 1.-THE Rose cf Algeria.
HIPP0DRONE E-.-S-A Trip Japan Inside the
Earth. tho Ballet 81 Jewels
HTDSON-S -15-o1 rhe. Eve
IRNTNG-s .1s-Ein Plitzmadei
LIBERTY .l-s-Thc Widows Might.
I.YCEI-N 2-I5-S .IE- Arsene IuTin
TYT.It'-S -Tl. chocolate soldier
MAJESTIC .11--A Citizcr.s Home
MANHATTAN OPERA HoiSE-S-Al Aida
MAXINE EIslIoTTs THEATRES :3o-The Passing o.
Third Floor Back
NEw AAfsTERp AaIS l5-The Love Cure
NEW YORK-s-I5-M Innocence
SANOY-S -l5-Tle Awakening Of Helena Richie
ETTNVESANT- 2:I5-S II The Easiest Way.
WAIL.ACK' 'S-S.l5-The Fourth Estate.
MERER-S-S .l5-The Climax.
WEST END-S-I -I5-Billy-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
Abouf People and Social Incfdor.

tainment Mrs. John s. Barnes Mrs. n -
man, Miss Helen Parish Mrs Harry ~aap-
Lee and Mrs William L. Dayton won ~ p
Others playing were Miss Ethel Brooks 80 s-'-.s
Jay Flick. Mrs. John A. Hsdden Mrs. I -
Shaw. Miss Anna p shaw, Miss Am, - -
Mrs Park Painter Miss Mary Fowler. Ms -.
E. Alexandra, Mrs Frank K sturgis ana ~ -'la
T. Pultz- J.
The Berkshire Hunt met az OverI4a -.
house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Frothings. ~
afternoon The meeting was inrerevflr- l., @ -s
Miss Helen AIexandre and Miss Isshe5 - -A
made their debut IN 'cross-couurry ridfnp ~.
Heloise Meyer and Miss Vera BIoodgood Vs-. -
in the hunting party
Miss Gertrude Parsons. Miss Corneaa Rs--.
Miss Rosamoud Dixey VIII take part In = -
concert for Trinity Church choir On Co.os.-
Miss Parsons viii sing English ballads.
The Rev. pr. William NJ Cirosvenor vnl -,
in Trinity Church next Sunday
Mrs William D. sloane gave a luncheon AZ p
Court this afternoon
Arriving at the Hotel AspiawsH to-day var. n,
Thomas K Niedringnaus and Miss Nled-fr.s-
Of ST Louis, Mr.. and Mrs Clarence s. Vvr+.i,- !.
Brookline, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry soauIslne :
Buffalo
Charles Fl. Platt has gone 70 Canada for n. =,
shooting Mrs. Platt VIII follow next week bv ~
tornobne.
Mrs. Harry J. King is entertaining 1Ira IA
LezIar at the Hotel AspiuwaU
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aspergren. who have bss
the Hotel AspinvalI cottage. have gone 70 a.
ley-on-the-H Hudson to visit Mr.. and Mrs D,rs
Bacon
Or. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacohs have gous "a
Tuxedo for the remainder ot the month
Mrs. Eufrasia Leland after spending ths SUNNI.
in IenOx. has returned % New York
Mrs. w A. Jamlson. Of New York, arrived Il.
day az the Curtis Hotel
Mrs. Thomas Clay DUEan. Mrs = v Msss-s.
and Abraham Meseroe VIII start to-uorroz n,
New York
Mr. and Mrs Richard Watson Glider and "a,
Misses Francesca and RosamOnd Glider went !,
Redding. Conn. 70 attend the wedding q Va,
Clara Clemens and Ossip Ga5rilowitsch.
Miss Nora Iasigi has returned 10 S,ockbridgs nm
a European trip
NJ. and Mrs. Bvan K Stevens and rhs yEs-s-
C1emeutina and Sophia Fu-niss have returned "a
Lenox from New York
Mrs. Birdseye Blakeman closed her country plass
in Stockbridge to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
METLcF ~ THF cnNG0

The new government in the Congo state
begins its work well in the administration Of
justice In lis courts The acquit1al of the Rov
Or Sheppard of the charge of libel which was
announced in our news columns YESTERDAY is
highly creditahle TO The tribunal IL Leopold
vile. as il is also gratifying 10 lovers of Justice
fair play and free speech the world around II
is also 10 be SET down in no iuconSiderab be
measure 10 the credit OF our own state De
partment. which has taken from the beginning
an appropriate interest in the case for The pro
lection OF the legal rights Of American citizens
The prosecution Of Or Sheppard and also of
his colleague. Dr. Morrison >avored throughout
unpleassntly of persecution. There is little
doubt that the real prGvocation Of il was th.ir
exposures # the crlelties and barbarities OF
agents Of the government or Of trading CON
panles in the Congo State But nobody dared
70 deny or 10 attempt 10 dispr0ye the substaa-
tial accuracy Of their reports Suit was there
fore brought against them for an article which
had been published in their mission paper and
which appears TO have erred on the one techni-
cal point Of calling certain company a char
tered company, when il was not actually
chartered but merely had concession
The American State Department secured a
pOstpOnement Of the trial 10 "A date which uouId
afford the defendants suitable time 10 prenare
their case, and instructed the American ConsuI
General N The congo 10 watch the trial CLOSELY
&r. Emile Eandervelde one Of the most en,i
nent members Of the Belgian parliament vol-
unteered his services for the defence Before
Trial the case against Dr Morrison ,,a.
dropped, but that against Dr Sheppard was
pushed. largely. il is thought because he js ;,
negro and because, As a Fellow OF the RoyaI
Geographical Society, be has done much Ia IN
tighten Great Britain concerning misrule in the
Congo.
Complete details of the trial are not vel m
hand bur The fact that Iir Sheppard has hean
acquitted by Belgian court in tile heart If the
Aohso state u hiSnlY Significant Ap0logists
for Congo misrue have long rallied against IN.
missionaries as liars ana slanderers in the nav
OF the British enemies # The "omso But now
a Congo court arquits as blameless one of the
very foremost and most 0utspoRen II those
missionaries. That viii be generally inter
preled as meaning that the charges made by
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
sPlNAL MENINGITIS cuREs-

From The Boston Transcript
The latest report of pr simon FleNner ON the re-
suits of tht serum treatment for epidemic cerrhro-
spinal meningitis, which he has been foremost i'm
dtVelnpus D. very encouraging. A few wears agt,
no disease more dreaded The rnortalft,- -
very oigu. and even where life was saved IL V,as
generally I'm a rurt or less wrecked condition Dr
FleNner har learned ot 1le cases treated bv fh.
serum, which hrs not been employed for more tban
three wears tt these ass cases recovered "a rctluc-
uon ~ mortality ty considerably more than a half
hltherto chIdten under TWO old when at
tackled with 10 had in cases died hut or fo4
treated with the serum 60 had recovered AS
the work has thus far been largely eNperimental IA
is not uGre asonab,e hope that still more favor
able hguIes can be given IN the future
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
TAXES AND CONGESTION.
Plea for Drawing for Revenue On d
Economic Surplus.

To the Editor C- The Tribune
sir What weighs upon The householder anu =
centuaJes The housing problem here is iaai =
municipality, unable 20 do Is do some Ss'--
clties-draw OF The UneaVned increment 1oE - ~
enue-is forced 10 impose most OF the COST OF 3.
eminent on beth buildings and SITES. On oTleAs =
mortar and lumber. which for all social purpe--
would be policy 20 relieve rs tar as possible -
all taxation.
Is IL not best TO tax not the necessarles anu =
fcrts and processes Of industry N our Peops'
the economic surplus the mass OF UHearnec We
and OF luxurious expenditure
This point has been wei made by Mr. Ll..
George EnsLand's able Chancellor OF the =
CAequer. ana the land taxes OF Jre oudgeL
This remarkable budset interests me grea'S
cause it shows how the government, may 'aH =
wealth thar belongs 20 ALL because created 0s =
and is held by the few. and how to ssr is H'o- ~.
in such way that wealth cannot make 'is E
pay the TAX in the Ions run.
Here in New York many Of Us can Fele -
when, about 1855. JHe Brick Church no" a. -
street and Fifth avenue, sold its properly u
lower part of the city IT was oo-ised 20 pay -
TO the city SS,o10 as It's share OF increase Il -
or the property. imputed entirely 90 social 60. -
The church corporation beins religious -
had also benefited for years by irs being Ns'
certain taxes altogether
II Trinity Church should sell ST JohRs TIC
ceeds 20 be used noJ for religious 5ut iof So
purposes. il would be Wen Tor our uunlcf8-
thori,ies 70 consider whether or no thlS pfe1s
would not apply equally we'll 10 Trinity CAI-O-
surely IN a city as crowded as this me -
system, as above described would cheek ''0' IN
noFoucs cf land ownership (Which means sen,
social tyranny would increase the eifectiNe 80
OF land for all purposes and stimulate us - - 4
thereoy would tend 70 lower rents. and 50 49,,
great public benefit % a larse class 0l Es,,s
would II not be more just and more pra0'''-t,
transfer the tax buildings and land improve -
To the bare land, underneath whose vaiae -
ciiI instead of an individual product -
Nothing else know Co man creates weai~. = -
So rapidly as modera ciJy. Like three - - !,
OF Germany cities, why could not Ne" ..,s
lesislate that in time &c would set a shale = -,
great annual increment this wealth "ii'--
community itself has created st
just oy taking from one-quarter 20 one ''.- .'ss
per cent OF selling values these three hNi''' hNi,,,s
have been able 20 remit all other dueet -
When We consider that New York Ci'N -
valuation ot land and improvements yeai' f,ss
Is NSS.6E972. one can easily see what eoui' u ,r
by the above method O., produce all the rcegr
city needs JOSIAH g. PUNE I---
New York. Oct I. I9t9
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
rEsTAroR MADE THREE WILLS.

The last OF three Wills made by Lucius II Big
low offered for probate yesterday the Surro-
gates Court The first OF these instruments was
executed January It. 1900. and the second was
signed three DAYS later In the trst the testa-
tor left his wife. Anna Graham BiElow Ss5 oeo i
cash. and divided the residue OF his estate Hnto
twenty parts, distributing OF these among
his children. In The second viii MI Hislov sat
aside fund OF S5oo0o for the payment Of his debts
by the executors. The third WILL made In Nav
1905 cuts down the cash heQuest for Mrs. Big!ow
20
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
NEW WEATHER MAN IN CHARGE TO-DAY

Eben Fl. Emery who has been the local forecas-
ter in this city for eleven years. will officially
who will succeed him. Mr. .SCarr has been with
Mr., Emery since September 9, having come here
from the station at Key West 10 become familiar
with the needs Of this station After turning over
the Office Mr.. Scarr MIR. Emery Will go 10 Provi-
dence, where he will take charge OF the Weather
Bureau at that city His family went 70 PrOvt-
dence a week ago. after the Emery home in Flat
bush was leased.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
HopEs TO MEET MR. ROOSEVELT.

Naples Oct 6-The Duchess OF AOsta is about
leave Naples for the Congo. and Will spend
the winter Africa for the benefit of her health
She has expressed the hope that she viii meet
Theodore Roosevelt on hts return from his hunt
ing trip. as she DESTROYS of hearing him tell of
his adventures in Africa. The duchess received
Mr. Roosevelt at Capo di Monte last April when
the ex-President OF the United States passed
through Naples on his way 10 British East AZ
rio
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
J. P. MoRGAN's HARTFORD GIFTS.
Historical Society Gets Series of Etchings
Dealing with American Subjects.
IBv Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

TBv TeIegTaph % The Tribune
Hartford, Conn, Oct 6.-At the monthly meet
ing of the Connecticut Historical Society this
afternoon announcement was made Of several
gifts from J. Pierpont Morgan. who was born
here. and who is building a handsome memorial
structure 10 his father, Junius F. Morgan
The latest gifts life membership for the
Historical Society in the Colonial Society Of Amer
lea and a series Of etchings. These are the first
of a series which the Colonial Society is prepar-
ing Of historical subjects. among them being
'Washing1ons Headquarters at Valley Forge"
Charter Oak and Sleepy Hollow Mill
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS.

From The Kansas City Star.
ConeyviIle has joined the list of up-to-date Kan
saS cities to secure modern form of government
Notwithstanding bitter fight against it hy the
political and othef selfish interests the vote was
decisive when Coffeyvie expressed its preferencp
Tor the commission plan last Tuesday.
LeaVeuWOrth. the first city IN Kansas to adOpt
the new rule. is very good company indeed
Wichita, Kansas City (Kanl. Independence Hutch
lnson' Anthony and COfeyville have already adopt
ed the 'Leavenworth plan" Elections have been
called. also, In Topeka and Parsons and Ottawa
Is preparing TO vote upon the rule before the
time for eleCtiHF the new government in 1919
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07

the missionaries were true, and that. as a result
of the making Of them, a new order of affairs
has been established in the Congo, under which
justice and not assassination is dealt out TO
men who have the courage 10 tell the truth, no
matter how unpleasant or damaging ii may be
10 some OF the powers that be. The result OF
this trial at Leopoldville is most auspicious TOT
the future OF the Congo State.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
A BUSY MAN.
Trav'ljuE, speeding, feasting. preaching,
Doing Of different things a raft.
Counsel lending, mine descending,
Work unending,


TAFT Boston Transcript.
In the Hudson-Fulton parade on Thursday there
detachment Of ZOuaves who, when they
passed the Court OF Honor, marched in the form Of
cross. with their rifles held across their shoul-
ders. so that each Individual also formed cross.
Many of the spectators asked who the queer look
ing soldiers We're The French visitors seemed 10
be much interested, and various answers We're
given TO inquiries as to the identity of the little
squad One man said they We're the members of
a military school Another volunteered the in
formation that they represented the Ellsworth
Zouaves. who were famous half a century ago. and
stiu another thought they the sons of the
Duryea Zouaves. No one seemed to know that
they were not soldiers at all, but members of
theatrical company from vaudeville house
Il see the weather prophets are il already,
predicting cold winter
Well how many kinds Of chumps would they
DE if they were predicting hot one?"-Brown-
iugs Magazine
The National Municipal League has established
an annual prize of SlOO TO be called the William
H. Baldwin prize, 10 be given 10 the author of
the best essay subject connected with munich
pal government For the year 1SG9-'l0 the
petition will be limited undergraduate students
registered in a regular course in any college or
university the United States offering distinct in
struction In municipal government The prize Will
be awarded by judges selected by the executive
committee of the league and the name of the win
ner viii be announced at the next following annual
meeting The executive committee Of the league.
acting in cooperation with the committee on the
coordination of university and collegiate instruction
in municipal government has selected as the topic
for next years competition city Government bv
Commission" Professor William Bennett Munro
OF Harvard. chairman Of the committee announces
that he is prepared give full information to com
petitors-
After an. it is an advantage to have sophisti-
Gated husband"
In what way
Well. II isn't necessary 10 waste time hunting
through mis- pockets at ht'-Chicago Record
Herald
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
CABINET OFFICERS RETURNEE
Attorney General Wickersham and sscrsE
NageI Arrive in Washington.
I Fr0u The Tribu1e Eureau

IFr0Tl Lht IrI6u1e Bureau
Washington. OCT. 6.-When one more usnE
OF the Cabinet returns To Washington there n
be majority OF President Taf-'s Official fam
in the national capitol Attorney General Vs4
ershan and Secretary NaseI arrived to-day z
absentees now are Secretaries Knox. NacvsaE-
Dickinson and BaIinger and Postmaster GsHE
Hitchcock Mr. NageI viii leave washington
about TWO weeks for ST. Louis. and VII aceaz
pany President Taft or his Mississippi River u7
10 New Orleans He said to-day rlat he had m
selected a successor 20 Assistant Secretary II
Hars, but hoped 20 be able TO announce his chas
for this important post before The end Of ~
month.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
EAREwELL 10 RErlRINe MlNIsrER.

Santiago de Chill OCT 6.-Thomas C Dawson.
the retiring American Minister to chilli. who Will
return to Washington TO become chief of the
Latin American division Of the State Department.
was guest al a farewell dinner at the Union Club
last night Speeches were made by the Foreign
Minister. Senor Edwards and Sehor Walker
MARTINEZ. former Chian Minister 10 the United
STATES
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
Mr.. s1lLLMAN RETURNS TO PARIS.

James Stirman among the passengers on
the Mauretnnia which sailed yesterday from this
port. Mr.. Stiruan is returning TO Paris where for
part Of his time. He arrived in this country on
June % or the Lusitania. after nine months
all
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
a.ep71ork Daily GaibnnlG.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER :. 1909,

This nclcspGpcr is olrncd and published by
The Tribune Association. Neic York corpora
fion; Office and principal place OF business,
Tribune BHlding. No I55 Nassau street, Neio
York; Ogden Nils, president: Henry ".
Saclott. secretary; James u. Barrett. treasurer
The address Of thc officers is the office Of this
neiCSpaper
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
IN THE BERKsHIREs.
by Telegraph 70 The Tribun

BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Lenox. Oct 6-Mrs- J. Clarence Post gave a
bridge party in the Curtis Hotel this afternoon
Mrs. Post with Mr.. and Mrs. J. T Pultz. Will go to
New York on Friday, and this was her last enter
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07

The erection in France of a nude statue Of
Victor Hugo seems like sansculottisn run mad
1t must be about as appropriate as that Green
ough statue Of Washington which so long
marred the east front of the Capitol. but has
now been retired to a place where the Father
of His Country is at least preserved from FROST
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
MRS. sPREckELs MUST PAY $4,000 TAX.

San Francisco. Oct 6-PrObate Judge Coffee fixed
the OF the inheritance tax 10 be paid 70 the
state by the widow OF the late Claus Spreckels at
Ss7.651. to-day. In partial distribution OF the
estate three weeks ago $S.S7OSs4 allotted Mrs
Snreckels