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New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
THE RECALL.

The first experience with the recall in this
newly elected Mayor Of Los Angeles was sup
ported by Lincoln League, which is trying 10
purify politics in California. He opposed
br. both political machines which united upon
the Socialist candidate for Mayor in q desperate
effcrt TO beat the leagues nominee and to dis
credit the recall at its first trial by causing it
10 put a Socialist in Office. Moreover. there
appear 10 have been good reasons why the city
should have been rid of Mayor Harper. The
charges against his administration were serious.
And rather than face a test before the public
he resigned when the recall was instituted. say
ing that his accIsers had the dope on him"
To rid Los Angeles of a bad administration,
beat the machines and substitute an admlnistra-
f3on which has the support Of all the friends of
good government is 10 small achievement for
the recall. This initial success will doubtless
ready made considerable progress on the Pacific
Coast. and which is being urged in a modified
and restricted form in Chicago and Boston.
II the recall We're never TO be invoked except
when conditions bad as they were in
los Angeles no one could object 10 its adop-
fion. But the danger seems to be that it will
turn out 10 be mere weapon for demagogues
which viii give turbulence TO city government
without assuring any material advantage Ii
is easy to imagine that il this city had had the
recall for the last three years it would have
eoise through a recall election for Mayor. an
otheT fos Controller, another for District Attor-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WANTS DUTY KEPT ON ART.
Believes Putting Paintings on Free List Wsuls
Benefit Only Very Wealthy.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In the name OF justice all. 7 writ. N.
following lines. thus vocing the sentiments -
thousands of our nation The United States 4, a..
New York City only For the last twelve -.
thousands OF people, not muti-millionaires si,h..
all this country have purchased foreign paI,,
ings, paying duty them without deInur thinks.,
Ike all right minded people should that art 4. -
government revenue. They have paid Is and :.
paintings. 20 per cent duty. By what rirak 4,
the value of all these purchases to be Iessened ass
deprecated by the removal OF the duty excs,,
forsooth because the muItirnilionafres and brlIr.
aires want their magnificent collections Tot bo,,vh.
here from art dealers, but abroad. come in d.tv
free?
They were bought for their own private nj
leries, for their pleasure and their families y.
is fool enough to believe that all these eolac
tions. which the duty is many millions an, IA
be given to the public. Even If some rich -,
public spirited and have made splendid IN,
that does not justify them in bringing over thai
purchases free OF duty. saying art should be -.
and thus depriYing the revenue OF millions a,A
millions due art which is luxury. II th.v
wish to be really munifcent. let them give sucs
and such things. pass a law that all gifts mads "a
rich do not buy any of the twenty years Cd
Natter and Rembrandt. Let them pay duty MAJ.
put cents a pound on tea; too many uaar
creatures cannot afford that. Justice to all!
New York. March "A, 1909. FAIR PLAf
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
4mMSen1entS.


ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s :15BTewsteTs Miiiions-
ALHAMBRA-2-s-Vaudsvi
ASTOR-S :15-The Man from Home
RELA s.3e-The Fighting Hope
BIJOT-S-15-A Gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
BI.ANEY'S-2-S-Naudeyille
BROADWAY-S.15-A Stubborn C-nceTela
-.
CTRCLE-s 15-The queen OF the Moulin Rouge
COLONIAI1-2-S-Faudevill
CRITERTOE-s. .30-An Englishnan's Home
DAILY -I5-Richelieu-
EDEN MCSEE-The world II wax
F-MPIRE-s-I5-What Every Woman KNOWS
C;ATETY-s .15-The Travelling Salesman
GARDEN-s.l5-The Conflict
cARRICK-S. .2O-The Patriot
CsERNAN-S .15-Love Watches
CERNAN-s -RosmershoiTn
HACKETT-S- pa Wou1an's Way
HAMMERS TENS silly audeville
FTFRaI.D SOT-a S-15-TAe Return OF Eve
Days-s3attie IN the
skies-BIrd BaIlet-Circus
fiI-pSON-S-l5-The Third Degree
KNECKERBOCKER-S- -15-The Fair COED
IIRERTy-s s:3O-A Fool There Was
.2o-The Dawn Of q Tomorrow.
TYRIC-s.I5-The Blue Mouse.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN :l5-Circus
MAJFETIC-s 1.-THE NewlyTTeds and Their BABY
MAXINE EI.IIOTT'S-S-3G-The Bachelor
NETROPOIITAN OPERA HOUSE-S--Falstan
NEW AMSTERDA AAf-S-1o-RoneO and juliet
NEW YORK-s-20-Ess Innocence
ssVOY-S..0-The Battle
sANT-s-Io-The Easiest Way
WALL sACK'E-S-Shau
wEBER's-s:l5-T Girl from Rectors-
WEST END-s:15-The Goddess Of Reason
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
rvFrIFJL1ED FoREBoDIYGs.

Objection is made to the Introduction Of side
doors In the subway cars on the ground that
they will cause delay il operating the trains ana
also a great Increase in the number oS accidents
and unusual occurrences" 1t may Ne mat the
objection is well founded
If will be recalled, however, that still more
strenuous objection was made TO the use OF side
doors in the Brooklyn Bridge cars when The
Tribune suggested and urged that innovation,
on the ground that 1t would be impossible to
fasten them securely and that they would fre-
ouentIv fy open and spill the passengers into
the river But The Tribune won its fight, the
side doors were introduced, 10 the fnestiDl4ele
convenience Of passengers and facilitation and
exnedition of traffic and not single such dis
aster as had been confidently predicted ever
occurred
For years. too, the adoption Of vestibules on
streetcars, or at least of screens to protect the
motormen from the weather was resolutely op-
posed on the ground that the inevitable result
would be to impede and practically paraIyze
traffic and TO cause innumerable disasters But
the screens have been introduced, and we have
not yet seen Broadway piled high with wrecks
and victims of consequent disaster. And then
there was Dead Mans Curve, concerning which
we were assured, solemnly and authorltatively,
that II was a physical and engineering imposs-
bility to run cars around it save at top speed
Rut somehow when the necessary compulsion
was applied the impossible" thing was done.
Now. the problem of subway side doors may
he radically different from all these and the
objections in the present case may be as well
founded as those in the former cases were Ill
founded But the public really cannot help
feeling some wonderment and doubt upon the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
4 r4LUABLE BY-PRODUCT.

The r1lmor that radium had been found IN
Cornwall England, was confirmed few weeks
ago by The Tribune's London correspondent
He reported that the element the discovery oil
which by NJ and Nine Curi6 created such
profound sensation is present in piles OF ma
teral from which uranium salts have been ex-
tracted and which have been regarded as worth
less 1t was also remarked that "stiil hunt
was in progress TO determine how much Of this
sort of refuse could be utilized A consular re-
port from Plymouth, published in Washington
last week adds few interesting details to the
story II is a mine in the ST Austell district
which was first known to yield radium. but st.
Ives and St Agnes are also attracting attention
because of the belief that they, too, may prove
equally productive.
1t is asserted that works for the treatment
of pitchblende will be established at Trenwith
mine st. Ives, and 1t is estimated that four
hundred workmen may be employed there
Should any such number of hands be required
it is not improbable that the great majority Of
them will be engaged in purely mechanical
tasks The ores from which uranium Is oh
tanned must first be reduced TO powder. The
crushing operation having been performed. no
repetition of il Is needed To make the residue
available for the extraction Of radium. The
chemical trea tment to which the puveriZed ore
is subjected is very much more elaborate and
prolonged when radium is sought than when
uranium Is to he removed. A high degree Of
technical skill vast amount Of patience and
much time are demanded in the separation Of
radium from the substances with which It is
associated, but comparatively little hard manual
labor is required.
The possibility that the world may hereafter
be less dependent than Il has been hitherto
the Bohemian deposits Of pitchblende Is of
the reasons for rejoicing over the discovery In
Cornwall. The use of radum for curative and
other purposes has been sadly hampered by the
scarcity and high price of this wonderful prod
uct The establishment of new works for Its
manufacture may well be attended with
erai happy results. There is promise not only
Of an increased supply, but also Of lower quota
tions. Possibly a way may be found to sim
plify the process of separation and materially
lessen its cost A fresh stimulus will undoubt-
edly be given, too, to the study Of methods of
utilizing minerals which contain radh1m in
microscopic quantities, and to the search for
yet undiscovered deposits.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
FRONT SUBWAY OARS FOR SMOKER.

To the Editor OF the TribUre-
Sir: There has lately been some agitation in isf-
erence t. reserving the rear cars OF subway sx-
press trains exclusively for women. Il that 10 10
be the case, why not at the same time reserve ghs
first cars for men to smoke in? I have noticed And
proba bly, some of your readers have noticed that
many women will not Inconvenience themssrss
to make room for OF their own sex I hsrs
repeatedly noticed women in cars occupying usf.
seats than they were entitled to. who did not
make the slightest move 10 make room for wouusn
standing right in front or close TO them lecture
on this subject would probably help some-
New York, March q, 1909 FAIR PLAAI.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

Establishments in Canada and Australia, but
looks to those colonies to provide their own
land forces. She could with just as good grace
and as much dignity let them maintain their
own deetsthese TO be- Of course. uniform in
design, equipment and discipline with her own
so as to make easy immediate cooperation and
consolidation in an emergency As for the effect
upon international naval competition which
would be produced by such development 1t
would be very marked dozen new Dread
noughts placed under the Union Jack by the col
onies would end all talk about failure or the
two-power standard. 1t would mean hencetorth
not a navy provided by the United Kingdom TO
protect a worldwide empire. but Worldwide
annnira protecting itself with a worldwide i'm
perial navy.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
THE LOSS THROUGH INFANT MORTALITY

From one point of view II might seem repul-
sively sOrdid and utilitarian to compute In dol
lars and cents the loss which is inflicted upon
the community or the country by deaths. and it
would no doubt be shocking to base solicitude
for life and health on merely pecuniary consid-
eratiOns The sacredness of human life is above
money price and the individual and the COM
munity should use all possible means for its
protection and preservation regardless Of the
question Of profit or loss in cash. Nevertheless,
a more comprehensive view Of the case will ap-
prove the suggestion of pecuniary consideration
as an intensely practical and not unworthy sup
plement to the higher considerations of pure
humanity.
The elaborate estimate of the national loss
through infant deaths which was published in
our columns the Ouher day is therefore deserving
of careful consideration by social economists, as
well by sanitarians and philanthropists 1t
is statistical fact that of every thousand in
fants born 165 die within year Of birth That
is by far the heaviest death rate at any period
of life until extreme old age is reached the rate
at the age of one TO four years being only 90 in
1000 from five to fourteen years only 43, from
fifteen to twenty-four years only Ga. from twen-
ty-five TO thirty-four years only 9. and so on
The great mortality Is thus in the first year
and the chief gain is therefore TO be made in
combating the disorders of earliest infancy
We cannot here follow the statistician through
the ingenious mathematical processes by which
he reckons the industrial potency of each infant
that may be preserved from death. The result
of his calculations is that, according to the
United States census. the net potential value to
the community of each infant saved from death
in its first year is $40, ,I20. Now. there die in
the United States each year 317,O00 babies I'M
der one year of age, and this mortality therefore
means n potential yearly loss to the nation of
the enormous sum of $6,56S,0OO,OOO. OF course
it would not be humanity possible to save all
these lives, or perhaps even a majority of them.
But there is reason for thinking that q consid-
erable proportion, perhaps as many as 40 per
mt. might be sayed If so, that achievement
would mean potential net saving to the United
States of s., 627, 100000 year
Certainly such an achievement would be well
worth undertaking And IL, as we have said
and as is indisputable, the financial consldera-
ton is Of least weight, 1t is still Of ..~eat weight
From whatever point Of view it may ue regard
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

nov and at least one for Borough President,
and without adequate reason or resultant ben
eft. Sensational newspapers would be conduct
ing recalls at frequent intervals for the sake
OF their circulation. For good government are
Leeded stability, calm and good sense. not IN
cessant excitement and passion. Until 1t IS
shown that the recall always accomplishes such
results as it has in Los Angeles end does hoe
bring about the evils which would naturally De
expected from it. the cities of this country would
do well to be extremely cautious In adopting II.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
COMING SOONER OR LATER

From The Orleans IN W American.
We believe thoroughly in direct primaries and
hope to see the bill introduced become a law. but
believe that II should be amended in or two re-
spects. 1t may not pass this Legislature. but we
have no doubt that some law Of this kind viii be-
law during the present administration The
people want 1t and will demand il. The Senate may
defeat II this year. but when il comes next year
to facing constituents for a reelection have no
doubt that the members of that body. we'll as
the members of the Assembly. viii be willing 10
carry out what long before that time they will find
is demanded by their constituents. The day OF the
boss and political trader is passing and the day
of direct responsibility to the people is near.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

It seems a pity that the Colombia Panama
treaty must wait till past midsummer for ratifi-
cation by the national Congress which Colombia
purposes to elect on July 20. but if the constitu-
ton Of Colombia requires such procedure no
valid complaint can be made. What is supreme
iy desirable is that Colombia, together with the
other powers concerned, shall proceed in an or
derly and legal manner. and that she is OBJ
viousIy disposed to do
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
Issu7tnrk Ds1iI,1 Griion1te
MONDAY. MARCH %. 1909,

This newspaper is OlCned ana published oy
The Tribune Association, Ne1C York corpora
fion: Office and principal place Of business
Tribune Building. No. I5H Nassau street. Nel0
York. Ogden Mills. president: James IT, Bar
Feff. secretary and treasurer. The address OF
the officers is the Office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
ENFORCING PUBLICITY.
From The WatertoWn Times.

From The WatertoWn Times
1t is q and radical measure but
pansion and extension of what already exists with
the sole object of making party management truly
representative OF the wishes of the party and
PEELED TO do Its work In the light OF day. IL
forces upon parties that publicity which Is
demanded In the workings of great corporations.
Publicity Is the of all evils II is the secret
work of politicians that has made the mischief
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
WELL WORTH TRYING.
From The Schenectady Gazette.

The bill which has been introduced represents the
answer the demand of the voters that they be
given a greater voice in the naming of candidates
1t Is rebellion against Unrepresentative adershp
AS such ii is TnprOVen the present
unrepresentative method of convention nominal
tions While any designed TO this end will
necessarily be experiment and will probably be
found to need changing here and there, 1t is one
that is we'll worth trying
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
TWO OPINIONS.


From The Syracuse Herald.
We notice that Mr.. Woodruff denounces The di-
rect primary nominations bill 'SOCialtStC.' So
calism is equality OF privileges and opportunities
We also notice that Mr.. Wadsworth condemns
the direct primary nominations bill q measure
intended to strengthen boss rule In politics boss
rule is the direct opposite of socialism
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
SOMETHING NEW.
From The Springfield Union.

From The Springfield Union.
The plan strikes favoraby because ii seems
TO combine the desirable features OF the convention
method with the advantages of the direct primary
Whether II will work out in practice well it
seems to work out paper. provided the Legis-
lature permits the experiment to be made,
10 be seen. At any rate. Governor Hughes has suS-
gested something new. and il is be borne in mind
that his suggestion Is the result of careful study
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

Until all of the tests which the new scout
cruisers are now undergoing are finished IL will
be impossible to determine which is the most
economical in the consumption OF fuel Some
steamships need more coal to generate single
horsepower when running at low speed like
ten knots. than when driven at twenty or twenty
five knots.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
DIRECT NOMINATIONS.
A WESTERN VIEW.

From The Des Moines Register and Leader.
Governor Hughes was never more wholly right
than he is in making fight 10 take nominations
directly TO he people. Election by the people is
not even half right so long the men to be
elected named by the bosses.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
HUGHES AND THE PEOPLE

From The Hartford Courant.
Year before last Governor Hughes talked 20 the
New York citizens and voters about his projected
public service commsSiOns-nOw operating. Last
year ne talked TO them about the bills suppress
racetrack gGnLblinG-Tow on the statute book This
year he Is going To talk about the nominating pri-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

The organization formerly known as The
American Sabbath Union" has changed its name
TO THE Lords Day Alliance of the United
states The new designation is longer than
the old one, but 1t more accurately defines the
objects of the society itself
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

The gas company is a foe of special privilege
Customers whose names begin with A are not
getting their refunds first
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

In the spring the Mayors fancy lightly turns
TO thoughts OF Murphy. Especially when the
nation. the state or the city is to be saved
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

Colonel Watterson intimates that Representa-
tive Fitzgerald. whom The Brooklyn Eagle
calls the rising hope of a sane Democracy" is
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

an imitator Of Samuel J. Randall. Mr. FItzger-
aid will have to grow a good deal before ne
measures up to the Randall stature
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29

ed, there is no more important and urgent Work
than the prevention of preventabie infant NOR
tally.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

DR. Hastings H Hart. who has resigned his con-
nection with the Illinois Childrens Home ana Ala
Society to enter upon his duties as head OF the
children's department of the Russell Sage Fouh-
dation with headquarters In New York, has been
superintendent of the Illinois Society for ten years
In the last year has been directing work FOR the
Sage Foundation, under leave of absence from the
society. Dr. Hart was born in Brookheid' Ohlo' III
1851 and was graduated from Oberlin College and
Andover Theological Seminary. For two years ne
was clerk in the United States Indian service and
for three years was pastor of a Congregational
church in Worthington, MINI, From 1893 to 1888
he was secretary of the Minnesota Board OF Cor
rection and Charities He has had much 10 90
with the framing of child legislation
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Wild Turkey for NeU England

be done in Alabama can be done in
many other states. To be sure, some
states would have to import their first
birds and establish them on a range.
but it can be done, and would add a
new delight to the sportsmen of the
state as well as add to the natural
wealth of the states resources. How
would it do to try a turkey experiment
in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Vermont ?-Malchest Mirror and
Farmer.
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Gin as Currency

courts in the brass district where pc
cuniary fines had been imposed, pay
ment was made in gin, contrary to the
instructions of the government. A
church missionary witness named On.
yeabo informed us that fines were ia.
ken in gin at Onitsha by the govern.
ment and that a native crier sum.
moned the waterside people in the
name of the district government to
eject chief, proclaiming at the same
time that every person who did not
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Pathos Out of Place in Schools.

In an address at a teachers insti-
tute Miss Martha Sherwood said that
sad and pathetic stories should have
no place in the public schools. She
declared the pupils great need is hui
morous stories and the kind that
make children roll on the ground
with laughter. Anything to make
them laugh, and laugh loudly" she
said. 'It makes them grow, puts
sunshine into their lives and develops
contented men and women"
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Gin is apparently an important fac
tor in the economic life of southern
Nigeria, for according to the report Of
the committee of inquiry into the IL
quor trade of the district. it is even
used as currency. I'm the more back
ward parts of the country" says the
report, British coin is regarded with
suspicion. The people are still in the
barter stage, and for various reasons
gin furnishes the most convenient
standard of value. In five native
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subject when he says in his Five
Points of Husbandry:"
Yer Christmas be passed, let horses be
let blood;
For mamie a purpose it dooth them
much good;
The day of St. Steven old fathers did
use;
If that do mislike thee, some other day
chuse.
The commonsense reason for
bleeding the horses on this day was
that both man and beast had the
three day following Christmas day
as a holiday. In parts OF Bohemia
and elsewhere among the Slavic peo-
pies of Europe the master of the
house gets no work out of his serv-
ants from Christmas to Innocents
day, and in many sections the holt
day and general suspension of work
is kept up until Twelfth day-Epi-
phany. Among the Valaks there is
a very significant custom. On the
morning of st. Stephens day the
mistress of the house presents her
husband with pair of trousers in
token of her obedience during the
ensuing year. Evidently the suf-
fragette campaign has not reached
into these remote Slavic regions.
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Alabama passed game law one
year ago prohibiting altogether the
shooting of female wild turkeys. Pre-
viously these birds were hunted the
year around The result of the en-
forcement of this law has been a
great increase in the number Of wild
turkeys, so that game wardens declare
that there is no reason why every
sportsman in the state should not
serve to his family wild turkey COB
bier for Christmas dinner. What can
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HIah Cost Of Beauty.

Though the prescription seems to
have disappeared from the pharma-
copia of modern beauty specialists"
it was for centuries notorious that to
feed on snake meat was the way to
win perpetual youth; to cure goiter.
again, or any other swelling, all that
was necessary was to MUNICH viper.
from the tail up, as it might be a
stick OF celery; while yet another
snake, II eaten, conferred the power
of understanding all the tongues Of
birds.