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New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rr-o,r rbe Tribune Bureau.1


wssbingtop March s-The President received
DR. Charles w Eliot. president Of Harvard Uni
versfty to-day In the Blue Room where they
chatted for half an hour
H f Mills chairman. Henry r. ToEne, OF New
York and d. A. Tompkins. OF Charlotte y. u
comprising the executive committee Of the com
mttee OF one Hundred created by the Na1ionai
Tariff Convention held in Indianapolis, after rec
onmending to President Tart To-Day the cIeauoh
of a permanent tariff commission, stated tnat the
President favored such commission or bureau
believing that IT would he of great value IN 'he
application of the maximum and minimum pro
visions Of the new tariff bill in the negotiation OF
foreign trade agreements
The Attorney General, the Secretary or Agricdit-
IRE DR. Harvey w Wiley, chief OF the bureau of
chemistry: DR.. Frederick l. Dunlap, the associate
chemist; George P. McCabe, solicitor for the De
partment of Agriculture; Joseph Fl. Choate, Max
we'll Evarts, Warwick NJ. Hough. T. W. Taylor
Of Kentucky Louis Gerstley Of Philadelphia; Her
man CelIarius of Cincinnati and several others
had a talk with President Taft regarding the con-
troversy over the labelling Of whiskey the Presi
dent will give them further hearing on Nednes-
day.
The place OF presentation to the Wright protiiers
Of the Congress medals was decided on to-day'
when President Taft selected Dayton. ONO the
home of the Wrghts. The President hopes 10 so
to Dayton in May deliver the medals in person
Representatives Hughes and Kinkatd invited 'he
President to the Memorial Day exercises in Jer-
sey City President Taft said he did not think II
would be possible for him TO leave washington
at that time Postmaster General Hitcncocs VIII
he one Of the speakers at the exercises
President Taft has accepted an invitation to me
annual dinner Of the Union League in Philsdel-
phia, April d.
The President is being besieg4d with invitations
visit a number Of cities around Charlotte. n e,
his trip to that city, in May. The President
said he would have 10 decline them all but hoped,
the event Of his making extended southern
and Western tour early next fall to visit mum
her Of them
Among those who paid their respects were Sen
ators CiaIlinger and Simmons the latter to intro
duce several North Carolinians, who ara urging the
nomination Of II. F. Seewell as judge Of the East
Arn District Of North Carolina Representative
Keifer, who introduced ". P. Orr, Of Piqus, Ohio;
Representative Barchheld who presented Mrs.
Frank r. Robinson and Miss Elsie Robinson. Of
Pittsburs and Mayor !. /. Sherard - NJ. folly
and A NJ. Carpenter, who invited the President 70
visit Anderson, ? G. when he makes HIS trip
South.
President Taft attended the funeral IF Rear Ad-
nniral Converse st Johns Church this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
PESFRTyNG 4 CAR FOR WOMEN.

Mr.. MCAdooS experiment with a special car
for women may he expected TO work better after
few days than ii did at first, but he is TO be
congratulated what seems 10 have been a
successful initiation of the plan. The result is
largely due to his preparations He gave ample
notice TO the public and the necessary instruc-
tions 10 his employees. The regular pa Ssengers
on his line, knowing in advance what 70 expect.
easily adjusted themselves 10 the new arrange
ment. and it was only the occa sionaI traveller
who was taken by surprise Men. as rule.
whatever may have been their opinions about
the feasibility of the reservation appear To have
offered no opposition to il. and. as might have
been expected. the women generally welcomed
the privilege accorded them.
At the outset two limitations were put on the
concession. The car for women and children
was reserved only durin the hours when the
traffic is the heaviest. and only trains travel
ling in one drection-to Manhattan I'm the
morning and TO Hoboken in the afternoon and
evening. Relief was offered Just when and
where il most needed, aud II was left 10
time 10 determine whether any extension of the
system is desirable What notifications OF yes
terdays practice demanded. If any, and
whether its continuance is called for. are mat
ters concerning which it will soon he possible 70
form intelligent opinion. We shall learn if
there is a waste of space in the special car.
delay i'll loading or unloading. and hence in the
starting of trains, any other objection TO the
Plan which has not been foreseen.
In the mean time Mr.. McAdoo deserves the
commendation not only Of those who use his
road. but also Of the thousands of women who
travel up and down in the New York subway
i practical demonstration Of the merits and
faults of the system, on a comparatively small
crale, viii throw light the question of re-
quiring the Ilterborough company 10 furnish
similar facilities. 4 few days ago the Public
Service Commission asked the InterbOrOugh
company to give its reasons for not taking this
step, aud the company signifies it's willing
ne 10 make a trial if the commission shall SO
order but expresses doubt concerning the feast
bilty OF the plan. The responsibility for fur
ther action now rests with the authorities who
will undoubtedly watch Mr~ McAdoo's expert
ment carefully before reaching decision. II is
fair 10 say that. owing To the differing condi-
tions in the Hudson and Manhattan tunnel and
in the New York subway success in the former
would not be decisive as TO the latter. Possibly
the Public Service Commission will postpone a
trial of the plan on the subway until the length
of the station platforms and trains has been in
creased and ii may consider the advantage OF
Teserving front instead Of rear cars for women.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
..THE ENEMY" " FRANCE.

1t is not a surprise TO hear intimations of a
possible restoration of friendship and co-opera-
ton between the government OF France and
the Roman Catholic Church The present crisis
in the affairs of the Republic, the gravity Of
which is not 10 be exaggerated. suggests the
onportuneness if not the need of IL, for pre-
cfsely the same reasons which moved Germany
10 repeal the Falk laws and to accept the
Centrum as bulwark of constitutional empire
In France. indeed the need Of such
rangement is more urgent than ever il
beyond the Nosges. The enemy which menaces
the republic is common TO all European lands
or nearly ali: but il is proportionally mere
powerful and more dangerous in France than
elsewhere Historically and temperamentally
France is the favorite field of effort of those
who would replace free popular government
with the despotism of the mob.
The warning of Gamhetta generation ago
"Clericalism that is the enemy may then
have been true. and since. It is no longer true
in anything spproximating supreme sense
il indeed at all. few Ultr3montanes may
still be hostile 70 the republic, but the great
majority Of Catholics in France are as loyal
10 the State as they are devoted 10 the Church:
and perhaps more so The real enemy is that
noxious spirit which animated the Court of
Miracles. the Jacduerie, the Reign of Terror
and the Commune, and which by some incom-
the same hostility which il felt for the Valos
and Bourbon kings Assuming the existence of
real provocation and some honest desire for
abatement of unjust burdens in all these cases.
il is inexplcable thSt rational and intelligent
men should not he abe 10 discriminate between
the reign Of John the Good and the admins
tration of Armand Fallieres
Last year, or further back. we expressed tI,e
fear that in extending so far the principle of
state ownership and in permitting the existence
of trade unions among its employees the French
government was rashly playing the part of
Erankenstein, and when the recent strike oe-
Cured we pointed ont that it was a realization
Of that fear. AT first the government doubted.
or afected 10 doubt The political and revolu-
tionary character Of the strike while the strike
leaders themselves vehemently denied it The
former, If their doubts were sincere were mis-
| Iakens the latter lied 1t is now Recognized
and admitted by the government and openIv
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE CHARTER HEARING.

The shaIlowness of the ''home rule obJecnons
to the new charter was exposed at the Albany
hearing. when the advocates of borough au-
tonomy were asked if they wanted nome
rule in taxation as well as in administration.
No indeed. Nothing could he further from
their desires than autonomy in the COLLECTION
of taxes. 4 centralized collection of revenues
is what they want and a localized expenditure
of them They scorn such independence as
would he theirs from the expenditure within
each borough of only such revenues as are oh
tanned from that borough. In the matter Of
raising funds they insist upon being 'subju-
gated provinces" It i$ only in spending the
funds that they demand autonomy.
And the emptiness of their fear that the
interests of the boroughs Will suffer if they do
not retain their administrative presidents is
shown by the handsome way in which the
central government has always treated them.
The Borough Presidents have in their hands
only small part Of the expenditures for city
government within the borOUghs. Yet il was
estimated at the hearing that from a. TO 80
per cent of the cost Of city administration was
paid by Manhattan. The Borough Of Brooklyn
pays about oneh8If of its running expenses
Queens and The Bronx pay probably less than
half The total tax levy of Richmond pays
little more than the annual deficit on the ferry
that the city operates for the benefit of that
borough.
Nor does the taking away of the Borough
Presidents administrative functions mean the
government of the outlying boroughs by the
Borough of Manhattan The Mayor is elected
by the votes Of the whole city. half or
nearly one-half. Of the voters live in the out
lying boroughs. too large section Of public
opinion for the Mayor TO take strictly Man
haitian view Of administrative questions. even
e r.
Board of Estimate and Apportionment are
now and always are likely 10 he in the hands
of residents of other boroughs than Nanhat
tan. Only local politicians will have anything
to lose by ending the wastefuI and inefficient
system Of borough Dana cement
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A correspondents writing against special police ap-
proprations in The Tribune March % said that
the police force consisting OF eight thousand spe
ciaIy trained officers and men" "a force about
equal 10 the entire national guard of the State OF
New York" The last official census of the citizen
soldierv shows the names OF 1859 officers and
on the roster, distributed follows: Infantry,
1866 artillery. 232o: corps OF engineers ia,
cavalry. 5ss; field artillery. 4S signal corps l6a;
staff department 652 and general officers and stats,
g.
The Snake Indian admitted that his people were
YES he said. they maintain the native preju-
dice against being swindled by their pale face
Carefully sighting his rife he proceeded reduce
the objectionable majority.-PhiiaGelphia Ledger.
In tho current number Of MARI Albert Laneen
has an article on The Barnum OF German Music
in which that title Is conferred Richard Strauss
What cannot understand" says the writer, ''is
this: In Dresden Frankfurt. Munich and Berlin
the success OF 'Elektra' instantaneous. When
considers how long Il took the public 10 accep.
Wagner's melodies one must ask Has the opera
public really grcwn so wise?' Or is ii that the af-
vent Of tie Zeppelin air ship makes nothing inn
possible in It's eyes," The writer condemns the
composers advertising methods. and in conclusion
says: And the prices-in Munich - marks for II
orchestra seat Who doubt to success with
such prices? The man who pays % marks grows
enthusiastic If for no other than TO conquer
possible regret for the money. The Barnum Of
German music has certainly been successful"
Collector (angrily)-You know very we'll sir that
this bin has been running several years. Now, /
put ii up to you what do YOU want do with
Debtor-By George, I'd enter it in the next Mara
thon race if l were you.-Puck.
Iceland is to have art museum The sculptor
Cinar Jonsen, hos long desired that his native
country should possess art collection, and with
that object in view has presented all his works
fort y-nine in number-as a nucleus. The only con-
diton named by him that a suitable bousin,
place be provided by the government and this ma
accessible to the people. The Althing, hv a unan-
in"us vote, agreed to accept the gift and 10 com
ply with the terms
Tonne-scauffer says he never prayed in all his
life. "
Browne-Wen. well What a monot tonous life ba
has led! Evidently nc has been in a tight
place.-The Catholic Standard ard Times
Twenty-eight miles from Boston In the town If
Maynard. is typical Finnish Village II has
population of seventeen hundred Firms. who are
following the old customs Of their race They hoyo
their own sports their own food and their own fAta
DAYS. They make their own clothes weave ;beir
own woollen garments they refuse 70 learn
English
Photographer-tireat Scott. man, Can't vou Icok
a little more cheerful " IN
Mr.. II. Enpeck-No, sir not for this nicturer T,,
20 send il to my wife, who is way on visit ana
II looked too cheerful take the first train To-
honne.-Chicsg go News. 49,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

The slate OF delegates would then vote 1or 'he
slate Of nominees, or the Hughes measure
would recruit primary voters from the large
class now enrolled who habitually ABSTAIN
from primary voting.
There is no way of proving in advance lusC
which would he the result for the system Is
untried All that he done Is TO present
priori arguments for the belief that Only 'he
present primary participants would take par
IN the Hughes primaries or for the heIiet tna'
the Hughes primaries would be wen ai'eHu'u'
Let the opponents dispose of such question
as This. There being now on the primary rolls
enough non-attendants al primaries To wrest
nartv control from the regular attendants.
would the fact tha, the slate of nominees was
subject 10 their approval put the fear "f too
i'm the hearts of the bosses? Direct or NOT
now If the plan is tried and succeeds il VIII
be the direct system of the future.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
GERMAN IMPERIAL BUDGET.

From Daily Consular and Trade Reports
Ambassador David jayne Hill has forwarded fr-r1
Berlin the official documents relating the fiscal
measures Of Germany for this year. which are fled
for public reference at the bureau Of manufactures
The following figures of receipts and expenditures
are noted:
The estimates carried by the German budget for
1893 show total expenditure OF $685. 2S OF when
s5S, ,S40,a59 is the permanent statutory appropr3-
ton and $9+ 6S6e2s the annual appropriation This
an increase Of s26,4S4239 the total appropris
tion for 1905 The estimated revenues for the yes'
fully cover expenditures
The largest item OF expense Is for the inperis!
arrny-Ss 421 500 This is decrease Of SS++ssl a.
compared with the preceding year This decreasss
is wholly on the annual appropriation. While -
permanent appropriation for the army Il increase
81. .34S $50 The estimate for the navy 10 StIoAs-.
an increase OF s91s7os4 The second largest sr, 49,
under appropriations is for the imperial posts -
telegraphs sl40 42s 25e This department Is credlisc
however. in the estimated revenues for the ys- yss
with bringing in l6oG42.52e The general penslC,'
list carries s2a eS1o5, and the fund for invalid So
diers and sean1en SsS7.5S The expenditure Id Ia
government railways estimated ac S--1..aa..l
while the estimated revenue from this sourcs 10 49,
s2, ,GS -
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
WATER SUPPLY TINRERTYG.

Thoughtful and public spirited persons will
generally want much stronger evidence and
arguments than have thus far been produced
before they will approve the scheme which has
been started at Albany for reorganizing the
Board Of Water supply of this city 1t will he
recalled that the present organization was
created several years ago. after much delibera-
tion. through the cooperation Of the Repub-
licsn state government and the Democratic
city zoverpment and that the Board Of Water
Suppl vas made purely non political body
const mted on the recommendation Of several
Of the foremost commercial and civic bodies
Surely such system should not be changed
and such a board should not he abolished IN
less for the most convincing and urgent res-
sons. and no such reasons have vet been pre-
sented. Certainly there can be no reason save
that of the spokesman for changing the non
political character of the organization and for
making It a partisan affair NOT would there he
any rational hope OF securing increased econ
omy. efficiency or expedition by making the
change.
Despite vast amount of socalled invest
CATION" and Of innuendo and abuse the EXIST
ing commissions work thus far stands abun
dainty approved, Every engineering difficulty
has been overcome. More rapid progress has
been made than was expected or promised Fy
penses have been kept considerably below the
original estimates. At the rate of valuation
and payment thus far agreed upon the cost
of the land which is 70 he taken will be less
than SS000,000, instead of the S15e00o1 or
the original estimate. and there is good reason
for thinking that the entire work If there is
no maladroit tinkerng will be completed IN
less time and for less money than were at first
calculated. To a certain class Of political ad-
ministrators and contractors. such as have long
been familiar TO this city in connection with
the Croton aqueduct and reservoirs such ex-
pedition and economy may seem an inexcusa bic
neglect of opportunity. but we cannot believe
that the taxpaying and water using public will
so regard them
The one provision Of the new measure which
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
a 4mHsementS.

EcADENT OF UsIC-s:Is-BreTstsrs Millions
ElHsMBRA-2-s-N Vaudeville
AETOR-s -l5-The Nan from Home
BTIoU-e.f .fS-A Gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
RI.ANET-S-2-s-Ksu sudeviile.
EROADWAK-s-l5-A Stubborn Cinoerena
CASINOS -l5-Hasans- 80, -.
CTRCTE-2:I5-s Queen ot the aouhn hoIao-
COLONIAL
CRTTERION-s. .3o-Au Englishmans Home
DALYs-s-Iord DandreaTy-
EDEN -ECSEE-The World in Wax
ENPIRF-s.15-What Every woman hnoNs
CAIETY-s.15-TRe Travelling Salesman
EARDEN-s I5-shs Conflict
GARRTCK-s- -2c-I7ne Patriot
GERMANS .1S-firetcilen
EaCKFTT- ? 20-s-2o-A wonan's Ws-:
FgsNaE.RSTETNrS-a n -I5-s-15 By sudeNiile
FFRsT.T1 Sofa RF-s :15-The Return of Eve -
zTPrOrTROM Days-Batf-e N l-e
stfes-Rrd Bsllet-Circus.
IDSON-s-Ik-The Third Degree
ENICK CKERB0CK KER-S-l5-The Fair Co-ro
TTPFR-Y-S go Fool There Was
r,YCFITM -2-2o-s 2G-T'he Dawn OF TS-inorioH-
T.yRIC-s.Is-The Blue Mouse ,
n nTSC% SQUARE GARDEsS-2.i -s:l5-Csrcnt
NAJESTIC-s 1.-THE Newlyveds snd IheIr Baos-
MEXTSF FIJTOTT-S-S- -s0-The Bachelor
NEW AMsTERDAH-s. .l0-K King Tear.
NEW WORKS -eG-Mss Innocenos.
feEOY-2 2A-s 20-Ths Battle,
pr BARTHoLOMEw"s CHURCH IS IS -- c-7an
eTT-YyEEaS-T-- 2.1s-S.To-The Esses; WAY.
WALLACE .2s-Shann
TFRER-r-s f5-The Girl from Rector's
WEST s-I5-The Goddess Of Reason
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

From Tribune Bureau
Washington March 31.-Mrs- Sherman. wifs OF
the Vice President was informally at home this
afternoon ana received a number Of people from
Official and resident society
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
ware the guests at dinner tonight OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Henry Butler who entertained for
their house guest DIR. Wilfred Grenfell. the mis-
sionary. Their other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Ten Eyck Wendell. Mr.. and Mrs Peyton Russell,
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Becker, DR. and Mrs.
Charles Wood Major General and Mrs AdolDhus
" Greeiy Mr. and Mrs William Phelps Emo. Mrs.
C. A Severance of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs w E
Curtis Mr.. and Mrs Edward c. Heald. George
r Peck. Of Chicago; Mr. Kranof. John Dimon.
E. F Butler and McCauley PeaDody and Folser
Peabody, OF Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh and their SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs Mclean. left
here to-day for Atlantic City. to remain until
Easter.
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Hennen Jennings. lefs
here to-day for Baltimore.
Mrs Herbert Shipman Of New York. arrived
here this afternoon 10 remain until Saturday with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley With
her was Miss Beatrice Crosby. also Of New York
Mrs Louis Pooler. of Tuxedo, also arrived this
afternoon TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
Mime De Woliant wife OF the Russian Minister
to Mexico met a number Of her old friends IN
society az a tea this afternoon, given By her
mother Mrs. Tisden.
Mrs Thomas ". Symons- wife cf Colonel Sy-
mons L. : A. tretired). returned to-day from q
visit in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
HOPE NOT LONG DEFERRED

From The Tribune yesterday morning
"A Pyramid of Pigs. Headline in TbA Nam
York Evening Post. ~"
Readers Of The Post disappointed ~ find
with the tariff - H'
from The Post yesterday afternoon.
There are always porcine aspects Of the enact
nent or a tarlf bill. but the gin
washington has peculiarly swinish features This
because the ordinary process is to-day reversed
Csuay the trough Is filled with swil In the secret
sessions OF the majority OF the WAYS and Means
committee The bill Is made hoggish as possIhIe
Per- pel4re even being reported to the House Then eli
lIdl te Favored pigs have 10 do is maintain the
attitude OF defending their own With ali four feet
IN the feeding trough. anC snouts rampant thew
oEIy the world to oust them from their Rluttonous
qevantage But AT present the tactics are Changed
ne FaSne Dill. as drafted by the Republican mem
ners or the ways and Means Committee and hay-
ing me tacit approx al of the President was unex-
pectedly good. Some Of the astonished uies fo,Ind
Inenseyes with only one foot in the trough
Others discovered that her supply of boiled no
tatoes and sour milk cut far below the de-
Eeloped capacity OF their stomachs Hence 81 is
that the air of Washington Is filled with their
disnant squeals, and that they are showing and
scraInoling and sweating % get hack 10 their
eligible position in the tariff sty.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

might in some circumstances be cOmmendaDle
is its apparent abolition of the Aqueduct Com
mission That abolition. if real, would be
blessing TO the city. But under this Dill II
would not be real. On the contrary, the Aque-
duct Commission would be perpetuated by
being "consoidated' with the Board of water
Supply Indeed. it is hard to escape the conVlc-
ton that the plan is expressly devised Tor lhe
purpose OF not only perpetuating that d1scfed-
tied body but also of making it the dominant
factor in the new board, and thus nractlcauy
turning this great Catskill enterprise, Wnlcn
thus far has been so we'll conducted, over to
the management which for the last score or
wears has made the Croton waterworks a
concrete synOnyme of excessive cost and mex
cusable delay. As we have said, under the
competent direction of the present board there
is good ground for expecting the Catskiil work
to be finished in less time and for less money
than the estimates provide Under the mallgn
influence of the Aqueduct Commission If We
may Judge from the record of the new Croton
aqueduct and the new Croton dam, it would
cost two or three times as much as has been
calculated. there would he innumera BILE scan
dals and lawsuits over IT, and man now
living could reasonably hope TO see it even ap-
proximate completion. The most vital inter
ests Of this city require that there shall be no
such tinkering with the enterprise in the in
terest of either political advantage or of per
soua1 prOft