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New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
AGAINST NEW WATER BOARD.
Commissioner Chadwick Says There Is No
Occasion for a Reorganization.

Commissioner Chadwick OF the Board Of water
Supply SAYS that reorganization Of the Board OF
Water Supply Of this city is unnecessary Assem-
blyruan Ia has introduced bill providing for
five members. two he appointed by the Mayor.
two by the Board OF Estimate and by the Gov
e-1or. the president 70 receive $4,000 year
The blu really provides for a state hoard said
Commissioner chadwick. The state already has I
board Of its own. with large and useful powers.
The Board of Water Supply is a city board, charged
with the performance of a specific work the work
be turned over TO the city when completed The
work is we'll under way in the hands of experienced
engineers and satisfactory progress is being made.
don't understand the Bates bill One OF its pro-
shall be consolidated with the proposed board
The Charter Revision Commission has recommend
the abolition Of the Aqueduct Commission, and
so has the Mayor Any reorganization of the Board
Of Water Supply In the direction indicated would
believe. be of advantage TO the taxpayers OF
cit
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
KEEP TO THE QUESTION.

Whether the plan suggested by Governor
Hughes IS or is not the direct nomination sys
TEN is a question which it Is a waste Of words
10 debate II msSes no difference whether or
not it is entitled be called direct" The only
question of consequence is whether or not it
viii work well What is desired is system of
nominations which viii produce better results
than the existing system The advocates and
opponents of the measure should confine them
selves strictly 10 the point If they would have
9 patient hearing No one seriously cares about
the fact that Mr.. Hughes hss seen 1T to depart
from the models of direct nomination laws ex-
isiing in the West. There is nothing sacred
about the direct system. II has not proved
itself perfectly satisfactory that 10 modify
IL is an act Of presumption. Every one who
sincerely desires improvement in the char
acter Of nomins tions will be glad that the
Governor has departed from Western prece-
dents If by so doing he is likely TO secure bet
ter results than have been accomplished by
the Western laws.
= Primary reform depends upon arousing
wider interest IN primary elections. IF a suf-
hcient number Of party members participate
IN primaries 10 take he control of their re-
suits ont Of the hands of the machine element
better nominations may be expected-better
nominations in The sense that they will not re-
feet the VIII OF fhe bosses nor the desires of
various interests that have found il profitable
20 keep hand en- party machinery. Either
Governor Hughes's measure would or II would
not result in more general participation in
the primaries. Either primaries under il would
remain what they are now mere formaIities
or they would become vital Either only those
regular primary attendants who now vote for
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

hoasted by the strikers that that strike Wds'
and that IFS threatened SUCCESSORS will be
directed primarily and essentially against the
government and against the very principle OF
government. The purpose is 10 make strihe
committee supreme above the Cabnet and 10
replace the Chamber of Deputies with con-
vention of trade unions. 1t is the most serious
crisis in the history of the Third Republic ana
il is one in which State and Church may wen
cooperate against the common foe FOR not
CIericalfsm but Socialism, that is fhe enemy.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
KING EDWARD AT SAN SEBASTIAN

San Sebastian Spain, March Skiing Edward
returned to-day the call made upon him by kirg
Alfonso yesterday Barritz. The two rulers had
luncheon together. and long conversation fol-
lowed. Their meeting is described here very
affectionate." King Alfonso accompanied King
Edward on the return trip TO Biarritz. vhers they
were the guests OF the Duchess OF Manchester at
dinner. The Spanish sovereign then returned to
San Seba stian. II is expected that he viii mako
another visit to Pau TO aeropIane flights by NJ
Tissander and Count Lambert who are Wilbur
WriShts pupils
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington, March 31.-The Japanese Ambassa
dor and Baroness Takahra had the Vice. Presi-
dent and Mrs Sherman guests of honor at
dinner tonight. Invited 20 meet them were Sena-
tor and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs. Flint.
the former Cuban Minister and Sonora de Que
s;da. Judge and Mrs. HOwry, Rear Admiral and
Mrs Frederick Rodgers. Commissioner and Mrs.
MacFarland. Mr. and Mrs. William r. Merriam.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Harlan, Dr. and Mrs
Chatard, Mrs. James J. McCalun. Frederick May
and MT Matsui and Mr.. Hanahra of the en-
bassy staff.
General Carlos Garcia. the Cuban Minister.
who has just arrived here. will be joined within
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE REV. Or. FRgAss OFF FOR AFRICA.

The Rev. DR.. Edwin F. Frease. OF Canton. Ohio
sailed for Europe yesterday the steamer Adri~
attic. route for Alsiers, where he is to ssSurna
the duties OF superintendent of missions in North
Africa. DR. Frease was assigned TO this duty by
Bishop ]. c. Hartzel Methodist Episcopal Bshou
for Africa. The work which he viii undertaks
made possible by subscription OF 500,
which Bishop Hsrtzell received during the Worlds
Sunday School Convention in Rome in 1907. and
has already been begun in Algeria and TunIs. Is
is chiefly among the Mahometan population
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
COLUMBIA CLASS DAY SPEAKERS

Orators for the class day exercises st Cotur bia
were elected by the seniors YESTERDAY George 4
Compton. of Interlaken, N. Y. who won The curtis
oratorical prize being chosen receive the alumni
prize of $50 for the most faithful and deserving
student In the graduating class. He was elected
vaedictorian, defeating v K. W Koo son Of a
Chinese imperial official. McAlster Coleman was
elected presentation orator: Donald Armstrong
historian; William H Brown, jr. prophet. Emil
Breitenfeld, poet and j. W. Melville. ivy orator
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE CABINET.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, March I--Mrs, George ". wicker
sham. wife Of the Attorney General. az home
this afternoon for the first time since her husband
entered the Cabinet She had among her callers
members Of the Supreme Court and their wives.
other members Of the judiciary and a large con-
tnsent of the social world
Mrs Meyer. wife ct the Secretary Of the Navy,
did recee this afternoon, because Of the death
OF Rear Admiral Converse
The Secretary of War Will leave here THURS
day Of next week 70 visit his family in Chicago and
MI A number Of enga sennAnts in that CITY.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
DIRECT NOMINATIONS.
WITH THE GOVERNOR. q"

with THE GOV ERNOR
From The Buffalo Commercial
The Commerciar' believes that most people
who are not professionally Interested in maintain
ing the present boss delegate convention sys
TEN of naming candidates for Office with the
Governor in the fight for direct nominations
"A CRUEL FORM OF WARFARE
From The Syracuse Herald.
The bosses now are limOerng up for another
go with Hughes. There ought TO be way
down the fellow without having to match up
brains with him. That is unequal and cruel
form Of warfare and the bosses feel the injustice
Of
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Having built and opened a new $4,000, 900
bridge uniting the part of the city east Of the
East River with the part west of il. the mu-
nicpal authorities may now try to discover
some means of making the structure really use
full for through transportation. We have over
come the river barrier and Joined Manhattan
with Kings and Queens. but we still unfortu-
nately consider the bridges not transporta-
ton links but as neutral area between two
separate traf1c districts.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
lfsp7lork Dahl, Grihn1ts.
THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1902.

This .,e~spaper IS otoned and published By
The Tribune association O Ne1O York corpora
fion; Office and principal place Of business
Tribune Building. No. 154 KeSsdr street Ne'o
York: Ogden hiIls, president; James II. Bar
~ett. ssc-eto-p and treasurer. The address Of
the -oToers IS the Office of this nelcspdpe'-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
MA TAFT TO ATTEND TURNFEsT

Cincinnati. March 3t--August Hermann. chair
Of the funniest committee of the North en-
cinnati Turner Society. announced to-day that tbs
committee has received assurances from President
Taft that he will attend the national funniest to
be held in this city in June.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE PROMOTION OF PRINCE HENRY.

Berlin. March 31.-Admiral Prince Henry of Prus-
sia will retire next fall from the place OF com
mander in chief of the navy to become srand ad-
miral and general inspector He will be succeeded
by either Admiral Ftschel or Vice Admiral Won
Holtzendorf
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Russia needs a new navy and ought to have
il. but the Douma is probably right in insisting
that there shall be a reform of abuses and q
general Improvement Of the naval admnstra
tion before it votes money for that purpose. It
would be waste to build ships and manage
them as in The years before the war with Japan.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
No ABANDONMENT.

From The Watertown Times.
One fact stands out clear that with all the de-
fects discovered in the workings Of the plan OF
direct nomina tions in Western states OF
them propose to abandon It. All OF them seek TO
perfect it,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

The resolutions of the Southern child labor
conference are we'll worthy of careful consider
alton by all who interested in the welfare
If the race. There can be no sounder principle
than that the health. intelligence and morals Of
children should be held superior to sordd gain.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Mr. Birre suggests that Parliament shall
spend ST7500OOO0 more TO satisfy the land
hunger Of the Irish and yet Mr.. Redmond is
not altogether satisfied with the proposal. He
probably fears that II he were 10 accept even
that offer ne would have cause. like Give. to
stand astonished ct his own moderation.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
VOTERS MAY BE TRUSTED.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Generally speaking. the voters may he trusted
reach a right conclusion matters of real
Importance. They may go wrong occasionally,
but I'm the main they will stand for what is right
and when they aroused legislature
will seldom dare thwart their wishes II Gov
ernor Hughes carries the programme of pub
lie discussion which ne inaugurated with the ad-
dress at Buffalo Saturday night he is almost
certain to win.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Protection is only another name for robbery.
declares Henry Watterson in The Louisville
Courier Journal but Robbery very shrewd In
choosing it's most popular slas.-Chareston News
and Courier.
Projections gains in the South have been
neither aided nor hindered by aliases. They are
due to the souths development section with
diversified industries and interests.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
About People and SocfaI Incidents

a few days by sehora de Garcia. who Is visiting
friends in Tampa, Fla.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
CONCLUSIVE.
From The Oswego Times.

The people believe in Governor Hughes. They
do indeed and deservedly. And in this matter
there is ;he feeling that he is profoundly right
And the feeling of being right grows. and will
grow. Till it becomes irresistible and has its way.
And in this champion of their they have
who. render reason telling and con-
elusive a demonstration in mathematics In
this speech at Buffalo,. therefore. which ask
all TO read. he presents the issue with the power
OF a master hand In Ell that Is logical and of apt
illustration.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

The making of "jov rides malicious mischief
should have deterrent effect upon such rascal
itr by providing for its particularly rromr'
punishment.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Frederic J. Parsons arrives next week from
her home in Paris to spend month with her sister.
Mrs William NJ Y. Hoffman, at the latter's cottage
at Tuxedo Mrs. Parsons and Mrs Hoffman ars
daughters Of the Rev. Or. and Mrs. Charles A.
Stoddsrd-
Mrs NJ orne Wilson. Mrs. George tirsTold
f,aven. Mrs Louis T Hoyt and Mrs. Seth Barton
French are among the members Of the board 'f
managers of the Society fc the Relief OF the Dest-
tutA Blind who have organized sn entertainment
and sale to take place this afternoon at the home
Of the society. on Amsterdam avenue and 1e4th
street.
vaUack's Theatre will be the scene on April x
~ a chiIdren's matinee for the benefit Of the New
york Exchange for Womans Work The pro-
gramnne includes reats by trick ponies and other
trained animals Among the patronesses are MIS-
+ Borden Hartman Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan Mrs
John F. Parsons. Mrs William Jay schiefelin and
Mrs Woodbury. G. Langdon-
Mrs Francis de r Wissmann has iefr town To-
Hot Springs Va. and will not return 70 her honss
in Fifth avenue until the beginning OF Easter week
Mr. and Mrs John q Mccullough. who have been
staying in the South. will return 70 town the day
after tomorrow
Mrs James Henry Smith. Charles Lsnier. Henry
T sloane and Miss Emily Sloane sailed YESTERDAY
for Europe. Mrs. Smith, who was accompanied ~
her daughter Mis- Anita Stewart, will spend The
season in London az her house IN Crosvenor square
near that Of her sister. Mrs Anthony J. DreAet
She has again rented place in Scotland for the
fall
Mrs. Henry Parish, jr-, will entertain the Thurs-
day Evening Club az her house in East 1hrn street.
on the evening Of Tuesday in Easter week
MI and Mrs Herbert CoPPeH return to-day from
their visit to California.
The last dance Of the Friday Juniors for ths-ses~
son will take place at Sherrys on April l5-
Mr and Mrs August Hsckscher and Miss An
tolette Heckscher are booked TO sail for Europe on
Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Borough feeling is borough greed" says Con-
troller Metz. The "subjective' province Of
Brooklyn should hold meeting to de-
nounce this charge
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND
rrom rhe Rochester Post- -Express.

From The Rochester Post Express.
Whatever may be said Of the merits or de-
merits. advantages or disadvantages. Of this pro-
posed legislation. as compared with the existing
system of selecting candidates for political Office.
one consideration should he kept carefully in
mind. Neither party and clique OF men in
either party can afford either 70 smother the bill
now before the Albany Legislature 10 death in
committee, or to rush 1t to swift and hoped for
death when brought up for premature action
Even though temporarily successful. such treat
ment cannot fail to react upon those guilty of IT,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
From The Buffalo Express.

The revolt against this system [dAegate con-
ventionsl has spread all over the country, and it
be only matter Of wear or two before IT'S
remedy-the direct primary--Tir be established
in every state. IF the politicians at Albany suC-
ceed in beating Il this year. they will have 10
give way another year they VIII fall before
the public opinion which demands it 1t is not
that they are threatened with organized factional
opposition led by ambitious rivals for power.
Their danger is the much serious one of
losing the unorganized and unled independent
thinking vote which almost invariably controls
in this state and in many Of its most important
civil divisions
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Mrs Francis de r. Vissmann has lefr town Io7
Hot Springs. Va. and will not return 70 her hons
in FYfth avenue until the beginning OF Easter week
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27
The Hartland Nature Club.

On Saturday, March 20, Il very
ENJOYABLE meeting of the I,rtlanG
Nature club was held at the Misses
Sturtevant's, the general topic being
Astronomy"
Miss Nelson's excellent paper on
"March Consultations aud Planets
aroused much interest, both for its
subject matter and for its sly le, and
Mrs. G. C. Gates collective Paper"
was full of new ideas.
Monday evening, March y, the
public entertainment on Birds ana
Bird Life, as previously announced,
was given in the Congregational
church before a good audience.
Mrs. A. B. Morgan's contr button
on Rare Birds We Ought to See"
opened a wide held Of interesting
possibilities which were based on
observations made in ucigbboring
towns. The text was illustrated by
bird studies in color and b" few
bird skins.
Miss Florence II. Sturtevant pre-
scented f. Schuyler Matthew'S ideas
on the Interpretation of bird songs
in very attractive manner, supple
menting them by her own original
studies in the same line. The latter
seemed to the audience quite as true
to life and as artistic as the ,ormer
In the last number of the program,
slides showing the herring gulls of
Duck Island, Maine, the audience
enjoyed a rare bit Of shore life. The
slides were shown by Mr.. }. G. I'm
derwood, and the descriptive read
ings, which were we'll chosen and en-
tertaining were given by Ms. I'm
derwood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27
BAIT FOR ALLIGATORS.
Tho Way a Mexican Indian Gathers In
the Ugly Beasts.

the Ugly Beasts.
A Pinto Indian Of eastern TabascO
adopted n novel method Of catching
alligators. The Indians weapons were
a harpoOn, a stout club and coil OF
tarred lariats. For bait he used a
sucking pig, box of something which
smelled Extensively and several chunks
of half roasted meat.
Selecting an overhanGing bough
about six yards from the waters edge,
the Indian stripped off It's leaves and
suspended from the fork the squealiug
pig. That was the bait for the eyes
and ears Of the alligator.
Opening the box, he used its often
Sive contents to grease a string, one
end of which ne tied to a bush, and,
weighing the other with piece of
wood, threw 1t into the river. That
was the nose bait.
Between the thicket and the waters
edge was a long sand dam, capped
with a row Of gnarled logs. Taking
the chunks of meat, he placed them
at equal intervals between the beach
and the ridge Of the dam This is
my grub bait" said the Indian 1T
will make him mount the barreea"
(barricade).
Stimulating the pig with kick that
caused it to squcal for the net ten
minutes, the Indian waited In ambush,
harpOon in hand. One end Of long
lariat was fastened to 1t and the other
to tough elastic sapling. The sun
had set and it was growing dark when
a dark object was seen to rise slowly
from the water and sprawl up the dam.
The first chunk of roast bait was COB
bled.
Hes smacking his chopsw chuckled
the Indian. ITS the same one eyed
old sinner that owes me two pigs, but
he's going to pay his debts"
Gobbling the second chunk, the alli-
gator crawlcd on, swallowing the third,
and at the sight Of the hanging pig
stopped and glared. Suddenly he
pushed forward and fell into a sandy
hollow behind the dam.
Instantly he turned and headed for
the dam. Up sprang the Pinto and
hurled the harpoon through his scaly
hide. 81 got you this timer he shout
ed.
Jerked back by the tension of the
larlat, the alligator made the leaves fly
with his switching tail and would have
snapped the rope if the elasticity Of
the sapling had not broken the force
of his spring as he plunged forward
again and again.
Selling the club and jumping around
the laundering prisoner, the Indian
dealt him whack across the head that
laid him sprawling on his back. Three
more blows, and the alligator had paid
his debt.-New York World
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27

mont is Il guest Of Mrs. G, a. Sturte-
want.
Misses Pearl and Estello LaSuro
are visiting their aunt, Mrs, Nathan
iel Spaiford
Mrs. Bayard Lyman and Mrs Fred
LaSure spent day last week with
Mrs. +. p. Daniels,
Mrs, Marjorie Merrill is visiting
her uncle Ernest in West Windsor
Mrs. D. c. Webster and Asa Mcr-
rift have joined the number on the
sick list.
Mildred Lobdell is assisting Mrs
l.. |. Walker with her housework for
short time
Mr.. and Mrs L, Lobdell visited
relatives in Lyme, n. H., going Sat
urday and returning Monday,
Miss Hazel Bryant is visiting rela-
tives in Leominster and Fitclburg,
Miss IdeIla Benjamin, teacher
in White River junction graded
schools, is spending her vacation
with her parents.
The Hartland Whist club have
postponed their party indefinitely,
The entertainment given by tn
Ilartlamd Nature club in the Congre
gational church, March p, was at
tended by fifty interested ones. The
paper by Mrs. Evalyn Darling Nor
gan on Birds" was especially in
teresting. The Bird Songs, as illus
rated by Miss Sturtevant, showed
careful study Of the songsters. The
illustrated lecture on sea gulls by
Mrs. Underwood, with forty Stereop-
ticon views, was very instructive.
A daughter arrived in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown March
q.
Fred LaSure is working for Asa
Merritt.
The remains Of the late Frank II.
Miller were brought here from Lis
bon, n. It,, Tuesday, Mr. Miller
was a son of the late Harris and
Aurora (Shedd) Miller. He was
about lilty-fvo years of age and un-
married He leaves a brother, Hugh
II. Miller, and an uncle, L. A. Shedd,
and many cousins in town.
Gersha and Glenn Lobdell are
both quite sick with the prevailing
distempcr
Miss Gleason returned from her
visit at West Lebanon Saturday
evening.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27
Ladies' and Gents,

When l was younger kids were kids
In Kansas or in Cadiz. Now all the
boys are gentlemen and all the girls
ladies' Where are the kids who climb
ed the trees, the tousled young ca
rOusers who got their faces black with
dirt aud tore their little trousers?
Where are the lads who scrapped by
rounds while other lads kept tallies,
the maids who made their pies of mud
and danced in dirty alleys? They're
making calf love somewhere now, eX-
changing cards and kisses. They're
all fixed up in Sunday toys, and they
are sirS and misses. Real kids have
vanished from the world, which fact
is surely hadeS, and all the boys are
gentlemen, and all the girls are la
dies.-Walt Mason in Emporia Ga
zette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27
A WARNING DREAM.
The Vision Lincoln Saw Several Tim,
In His SIeep.

The Vision Lincoln Saw Several rir,s,
In His Sleep.
Napolcou hcIicynd dnvoutI,, IN
drooIus nc v.,r,i,r.. 49,, .,...,.',
.... 90 ''''
'''' "'" eve"
Nv must I'"'' "''I'S'l upon MS
Ii''u"ln from superstition knows u
or mas experienced at least one dream
tn'' cannot De explained as mere
result u "''rieedlllE.
men we contemplate dreams aud
tlelr rallllIlcallohS science can help us
Dut niue /" lh"Ir explanation, NIIkIe
CoIlIhS Sn""'u inns to be So III one of
ms most ingenious NOVELS Arinadair.'
warming dreams OF pr"hOhillunS may
W 'Ilc result "l Ha''lIaI laws WHICH
we 40 h"l UNDERESTIMATE
LlHcoIl' was NOT counted SupcrstF
nous because ne hau some confidence
III Ile proPhe'lc character OF one
uI'''iI' ~ I'"S'' Ior 1t VISITED ms sleep
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-03-27

On the occasion of a fatal accident
to lift in Paris hotel some years
ago a lady who was just going up
in 1t started back, saying, "Oh, there
is that dreadful man again. and
tried to induce her husband to come
Off it, too, but he refused and was
among the killed. The dreadful man.
to whom she referred she had seen in
a dream, which the niece of the friend
who told me the story had heard her
relate a day or two before the acct
dent. 1t was of funeral drawn up
at her door so pompous as to produce
a great impression on her, presided
over by big dark man in strange
sombrcro hat. This man she saw, OF
believed she saw, in the lift, and the
coincidence terrified her from going
up in it.-London Notes and Queries.