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New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom Tho tribune Bureau.I


Washington. Feb. s.-The President sent tele-
Gran, tonight to Speaker Stanton of the California
LEGISLATURE explaining the attitude and desires of
the federal government relative to anti-Japanese
LEGISLATION He held conference earlier in the day
with Secretary Bacon, Assistant Secretary Ol1auSh-
lin senator Flint and Representative kahn' OF
California and Franklin K. Lane, Interstate CON-
rnerce Commissioner.
The President sent a special message 10 congress
urging legislation within reasonable limitations re
curing ALI oceangoing vessels carrying consid-
cradle number of passengers to be equipped with
wireless apparatus and competent operators
The President took luncheon with Henry ADAMS
an old friend OF John Hay.
A special Pennsylvania train VIII convey tie
President Mrs Roosevelt. Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Secretary Wright, Secretary Loeb ana 10"
friends TO the Lincoln farm in Kentucky tor ths
dedcatorv exercises the Tooth anniversary a
Ijncoln's birth. The party will leave mere oh
Thursday forenoon. and it is expected that 'leS
will reach the farm by noon of Friday startlhs on
the return trip in the late afternoon or the sahe
day. -.
Among the White House callers we're oeCIetaiS
Bacon Secretary Wright. Secretary NeWoeFIy' Jus
tice Moody, Senators Cullom, owen flii'' N3 =. VI "
Iette. Elkins. Davis and McCreary, Representatives,
DENLY Sterling. Kahn. Parsons. wilson OF minus
Edwards. Mckinley, Hepburn and Humphries, Pro
lessor FISHER. of Yale; Sloan Simpson, of Texas;
w A. Borland of Michigan; NJ. Shefheld' OF New
York. Major Richardson, Of the Alaska ROADS
Commission; Assistant Secretary O'Laushnn As
sistant Secretary winthrop, Pension Commissioner
Warner. Commissioner Franklin K. Lane ana Con-
missioner McIlhenny.
The President took a long walk in the late alter-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
cRLLLNAL c0nRr CONDITIONS.

The recommendation Of the legislative COM
mission that two city magistrates be assigned to
sit in Special Sessions until its calendar Is
cleared has been shown by the investigation to
be imperatively necessary. That court is year
behind in its work, and with the constantly in
creaslng number OF cases sent TO it is steadily
getting further and further in arrears. 1t is to
be hoped that the clerical, subpoena serving and
other forces of the court are adequate to do the
work of two parts, which with the two added
magistrates can now sit IN place of the one that
has been sitting. Unless the court is adequately
served the additional part Will make little prog
ress in clearing up the calendar. Perhaps the
device of having magistrates assigned to the
bench should be adopted as tie regular relief
whenever Special Sessions gets in arrears.
The congestion in Special Sessions is only
small part of the subject before the legislative
committee which has properly refrained from
recommending any permanent remedies until
further consideration. The magistrates, who
were created several years age TO take the place
OF the old police justices, have been a great ad-
vance upon their predecessors, but their courts
have not been without scandals. Political pull,
lack of uniform rulings, failure to cooperate
with the police. eccentric sympathes and preju-
dices have all done their part 10 bring the courts
into a certain degree of contempt and to make
for disregard of law Some system I'm the hand
ling of cases of summary jurisdiction is as much
needed as is adequate provision for the prompt
disposition of the more serious cases that go be
fore Special Sessions for trial.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
WITH ANENDFENTS.

1.-The Augusta Chronicle" has been SUMMARY
ing with more enthusiasm than accuracy the
achievements of the near-dead Democracy In the
election of 1908. 1t said recently:
The dead" Democracy cut down the Repub-
lican vote Of 1924 in 1904 to 7.061,6I5 IN
1908; increased its own vote from 5,071,971 to
6O15,16O; elected seven Northern Governors
where you couldn't have found one with a mi
croscope before; has just landed United States
Senator from Oregon, the first in forty years.
and "stilI a-gwine" Pretty good for a corpse!
The Democratic party increased its popular
vote from 5,079,7 ,7O4 In 1901 to 6,405707 in 1908,
doing better than The Chronicle" thinks it did.
But it did not cut down the Republican vote to
1901, ,S75. The popular vote for Taft was 1871
544, against 1921 407 for Roosevelt. The Demo-
cratic party elected Governors last fall in the
seven states of Ohio Indiana, Minnesota, Ne
braska, North Dakota, Colorado and Montana
But without microscope" "The Chronicle
might have discovered that the same party
elected Governors in 1906 in Minnesota, North
Dakota, Rhode Island. Nevada and Oregon, and
one in 1904 in. Montana In 1907 it lost Gov
ernor in Kentucky and in 1908 one in Missouri.
The gains and losses were about equal Mr..
Chamberlain will not be the first Democratic
Senator from Oregon "in forty years" John NJ.
Gearin, Democrat, served in the Senate from
Oregon from December 81. 1906 to March f. 1907
1t is well to get the facts straight in a death
record"
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
ents.

ACADEMY or MUsIC-s :l5-The Music Master
kIH Vaudeville
AeToR-s.I5- Man from Home
AsCO-s sSn-The Fighting Hope
PIJOJ--s IA Gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
DWAY-s:15-A STUBBORN CnoeTe "a
S-TFrT.F,-s-15-Tss Queen of the Moulin noute.
f-OF0NgAI-2
ss2TT
.S0-The World and us WIG
TT3fN aFTSEE-The world IN Wax
MPTzF-s.l5-WhRt Every Woman hno"s
c5ITETY-s-15-The Travelling salesman A., r.-s,,
GkPpES-5: :s0-ChspiE as Lincoln o-Ao-one4S '
rAEgTCK-s ;se-Tae Patriot.
r=FRNsN-s -1B-Bsccarat-
F71IcKE1T-e-S0 -S0-6sirlE
~ ElSsTEReTETnTs- -s.15--Tauoev11e. g., a..
TIPPOpR Sporting Days-batt's IN 'i'
skies-Bsilst OF Esirdlend .,x -.
HrLSoN-4-Lec Lect1re-s:l5-Ihs Ihiro DTsse0
= ERBOCKER-S-l5-The Fair Co-f@o-
lTBrRTY--Ksssa-
TTCFgTM-S .20-The Dawn Of a 1o-nOF1O"'
TTRTC-s -ia--The Blue Mouse.
WaDrsOS SQUARE GARDEN-Dog snow
Ma JEETIC-s- -I5-Three Twins
EAXI-SE ELLIOTT :30--Ihe Chaperon-
zrF-ST1FT .SSOTTN HAIIr-s.f5-floncert-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOCsk-2-LancoIn Alsiioi'
NEW gWsTERpA pAM-s:Io-Kitty Grey.
KEW TCRK-s .20-Eiss Innocence
eANDY--s-2e-The Bsttle-
eTT-YEESA(T-S-So-Ths Easiest Way.
rrArpoFF-AgTORIA-Th Charity Bail
VAgL,ACK's-S.15-The New Lady baItocA-
WEBER'S-s-I5-The Girl from Rectors
WEST ENDS -15-The Woif
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
cALfFoRNIA's "ONLY RESTRAINT"

1t is not clear that any feature of the anu
Japanese agitation in California is less creolt-
able To its authors and promoters thah Ihi'
which is denoted in reports relating 10 the Only
possible restraint against the passage oi the
pending bills. That sole restraint We are lolu'
is positive information that the anu-JApahese
Legislation will involve the United States III
difficulties with Japan" II such assurance is
forthcoming before tomorrow morning, 'he
hills will be dropped, or laid aside, but If not
they will be passed.
That is to say, gentlemen appear 10 CONCEIVE
il 10 be proper TO go just as lar as possipie
without reaching actual war. They Will Vlolate
the spirit if not the letter, Of ueanes' they
will break faith with their own national gov
eminent. they will discriminate ofenslYely
against an alien nation; they will offer insults
TO a friendly government, but they viii re-
frain from an actual cdSuS beIi. They viii tax
I Jansnese patience Just as far as they can wlul-
out actually exhausting it But they yer! coll
! siderateIy will not do anything which ,1ey are
/ positively assured would cause "dlncI 'ues.
/ Whether that fine restraint is in any way asso
/ cated with a realization that IN case unl
/ culties' should arise California itself would
/ be in more danger Of suffering than any olliei
/ part Of the Union is not stated.
Neither is it explained precisely what posi-
! five information" would be accepted as CON
vincing 1t may be that what IS wanted Is
direct statement from the President that Ihe
| passage of the bills would be Immediately fol
lowed by suspension of diplomatic relations
| between the two countries. Such statement
would, Of course, greatly confirm good feellng
and neighborly relations. Or perhaps gentle
men would like to have the japanese govern
nent proclaim TO the world that it would regard
the enactment of the bills as cdSus 6ehH Ihat,
too would produce pleasant an effect all
around. and it would so finely comport with
American dignity TO drop proposed leglslsuoh
in the face of such menace! We think we can
imagine what some of these identical gentlemen
of the Pacific Coast would themselves say on
such an occasion.
The President has declared that for the sake
of national good faith and friendly relations the
proposed bills ought not to pass. The Japanese
government has said that it relies upon the
good faith of the United States. Surely Jhat
should be sufficient. To require more, TO say
that California will go just as far-regardess
of faith. courtesy and equlty-as she can with
out causing open trouble. is about the worst at
titude which has been assumed in all this dis
credita BILE business.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

IFronl The Tribune Bureau-1
Washington Feb. S--The Speaker and MISS Can
non entertained the Secretary of the Navy and MIS-
Newberry at dinner tonight. asking to meet tnein
Senator Warren, the Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs Beekman Winthrop ColoEel anu
Mrs Evans Mr. and Mrs. J. i. Loose, Mr. and Mrs-
Wadsworth Miss Mabel Boardman, MISS ScioH1ore'
Mrs Wilkes Miss Hegeman, Miss Phelps, MISS Mae
Williams Miss Gillett Representative w BourKe
Cochran Representative Denby. Herbert Putnam
Frigadier General Crozier, Surgeon General Wynlan
and John Barrett
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh had to- dine Wlth
them tonight Senator and Mrs Burrows, senator
and Mrs CIuggenheim, Senator and MIS- SCot|
Senator and Mrs. Clark, Of Wyoming; Representa-
tive and Mrs Cook. of Colorado; Representativ ',
and Mrs Hull Lieutenant and Mrs Roger Will
fans Major and Mrs. David D Porter. MI anu
Mrs Wyborg MIR. and Mrs Willis Moore, MI ailu
Mrs C. J. Bell Mr. and Mrs. George OTIS smith,
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs w T. Cur Cur
ts Mr. and Mrs. Wickersham Mr. and MIS- f4u-
ward 2 Mclean, Miss Louise Foraker MISS Emily
NcElvain Representative HaggotL Representative
Bartlett and Charles Barry.
t7erYruary % Is the date set for the marriage Oh
Niss Grace Jarvis and Preston Gibson The cere
r,onv will be performed at the home OF the srsino
mother OF the bride-elect. Mrs James Mc+hah' al
O'Clock. and will be followed an hour iater Oy
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

under the direction of such enlightened states
men as Mr.. Iswolsky aud Mr.. Tcharykof, IS
ambitious to regain the prestige which was
somewhat impaired by her defeat in the Japan
ese war. and especially to re-establish her IN
fIuence among the Slavic and other peoples OF
the Balkans Undoubtedly this would be ac-
complished in large measure by the adoptloh
of the plan which she has proposed. She would
also gain some measure of the friendship ana
gratitude of the two countries whose welfare
She had thus served. Such circumstances OF
proft 10 herself would not lessen the merit OF
her act.
There are other conceivable considerations, OF
legitimate if less purely benevolent character.
At present Bulgaria is closely attached TO
Austria Hungary. Acceptance of Russia's plan
would transfer Bulgaria's attachment to Rus
sia: which is something Russia naturally de-
sires and Austria Hungary earnestly depre-
cates-hence the vigorous opposition TO the
pIan which is manifested at Vienna. We should
then see all the independent Slav states under
the moral quasi-hegemony of Russia, whlie the
regions which. to coin convenient phrase. we
NAV call SIaUOniG IrredeHtG would naturally
look more and more to Russia for redemption
That would doubtless be most distasteful TO
Austria Hungary. yet it would he an entirely
legitimate development Of diplomatic influence
To gain such an end would well repay Russia
for exercising her good offices, and even for
incurrng some actual expense.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
THE srArE CIVIL sERKLcE REPORT

THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
One of the most important actions of the State
Civil Service Commission in the year covered
in its report, just pubished--ts making of the
new post of county superintendent of highways
a competitive pace-has already received full
attention in these columns. That step was
characteristic Of the steady advance Of Civil
Service reform in this state. Many other places
have been added to the competitive lists in the
last year so that exclusive of laborers the clas-
sified service under the jurisdiction of the com
mission now includes 12.S43 places as against
II 1881 last year. In the twenty years since the
commission was created the number of places on
the classified lists has risen from 6S40 to 12S43
For the further extension of the merit sys-
TEN the report recommends that the mum
ber of deputies exempt from examination be
limited by law to one to an officer. unless the
Civil Service Commission and the Governor i'm
their discretion consent to the exemption of
more. The present system leads To unnecessary
exemptions, and, perhaps, TO unnecessary per
sons on the payroll, for by the appointment
of deputies political debts are paid. The recon-
mendation as to changing the nature Of the
relation of sheriffs' employees II the Sheriff Is
proposed to meet the decision of the Court of
Appeals in the Kings County case in which the
court held that such employees We're agents Of
the Sheriff. The places have been classified.
hut the decision in effect opens the way to a
return Of the spols system. The commits
sions recommendation follows the courts sug-
gestiOn regarding a change in the status of the
employees. and, If enacted into law would make
the employees no longer agents of the Sheriff
individually. but responsible public employees
This legislation is desirable to prevent a return
of the spoils system to branch of the public
service from which it has been excluded.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
LINCOLN MEMORIALS.
Disagreement Hats Plans for Ceremonies u
House
IFrouu IRE Tribune Bureau ]

From Ire Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. S.-Although IL IS conndenuy
expected that fitting ceremonies in the House VIII
mark the one hundredth anniversary Of Lincoln
birth, definite preparations have been MADE o.
cause of the disagreement between the House anu
Senate over the Lincoln memorial The House sonls
time ago passed a resolution providing that LII
coins birthday should he a national holiday. anu
that the President should issue suitable proca-
nation When the measure went 10 the Sen@te j
was amended by the addition Of an spproPriauoh
of $4,000 for preliminary survey 70 Oe maze -
tween Washington and Gettysburg. with a vies
building a memorial highway. The House isao7.0
had already contemplated the building or M
mortal north of the Capitol and commanding tn7
entrance 10 the city.
The resolution providing for national nou''''
with it's amendment, was sent back 20 the rio'N
and referred to the Library Committee Io-ua!
REPRESENTATIVE Mccall. the chairman. asked uls
his committee be discha rged from further C'l'sl
Grafton OF the measure. and that cOnferrees @ a.
pointed. This objected TO bS Representa-
Mann. of Illinois. who does not believe tnat ~ g
propriation should he attached 70 the resoii'i
He will make a motion in the House TO- o-nlorro nlo.s -
disa gree to the amendments and send the PHI 60
TO the Senate II thought that the upper Fo.
will recede from its position and draw up = sesai
bill for the highway survey.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
OPPOSES oRuMPAoKER CENSUS BILL.
Civil Service Reform League Sends Letter to
Members of Congress.

The spscial committee on the census OF the Ma
tfonal Civil Service Reform League yesterday sent
a letter to all members OF Congress urging them
20 support the Presidents veto OF the CruhpacheI
census bill. The letter calls attention 10 the To-
that the bill provides that the additional CLERKS
reauired-about four thousand-should be appoil'eu
subject to non-compettive examinations, ana points
out the enormous waste OF time and money ana
the decentralization OF business methods whlch nav
resulted from this provision in recent cehsuses-
The letter refers to the statement mace on 'iie
Aoor of the House by Mr.. Gilett a Repupllcan
member from Massachusetts, that he unders'ood
the Democrats and Republicans in the House were
10 share equally In appointing the census clerks.
The letter then quotes Mr.. GilIett as follows
This is an even more ignominLous division than p1
the old tnle-honOred principle. ITO the victorS De
long the spols"-and now the phraSing should De
ITO Congress belong the spoils" The COMMITTEES
does not dare TO live up TO the old pTecept ana
allot the force entirely to the Republicans. be
cause I'm that case the Democrats. not getting
anything would all vote against 1t. and enough
Republicans who do not believe in the spolls sys-
tom would join them to defeat IT; SO nov tAey
adopt the new maxim and in this Dill they
shall be allotted equally to all without regard 10
politfcs II is like two unScrnpuloUS lawyers pre-
tending to contest. but really robbng fat estate
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
BAPrIsTs DISCUSS CENTRAL BODY

The report of a special committee at the Baptist
Minister'S Conference yesterday, in the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church, at 31st street and Madison
avenue proposing the organization of a central
body to look after the business affairs OF the
Baptist denomination. including endowment funds
and covering the territory within nineteen miles
of the City Hail. met with strong opposition.
Action was deferred until March s Several speak
ers said that churches already endowed would
protest against their funds being controlled by
any one outside OF their respective congregations
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
FLAWS IN LICENSE BUREAU.
T. A. Cleveland, in Lecture at Columbia
Points Ont Chances for Fraud.

Frederick Cleveland, Of the Bureau OF AunlIl
pal Research, delivered lecture at~Columola Inl-
1yersi+v last night on Public Administration
Most Irregularities in the conduct OF the cry
business can be determined By q process OF detee-
ton rather than by auditing or similar me1noos u
looking after accounts, said Mr. Cleveiano-
s.In the license bureau of New York CITY, con-
tinued Mr. Cleveland. licenses can be taken OUT
whose cost varies from 80 cents TO 500 But tners
is no way of determining either in the license ou-
reau or in the water bureau, OF any other depaF'-
ment Just how much money Is psld over 70 u.
city and how much should be paid over In seiiins
licenses for pushcarts. which cost g piece there
is no way of telling that the man who bought tne
license has not paid s25 for it, because it is very
simple matter TO make change in the entry On the
stub-the only evidence that a license mas oesn
taken out that is left in the Office
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
About People and Social Incidents

large reception. Miss Constance Hoyt Miss Cart.
Louise Mum. Miss Fannie hanna, OF Cleveland
and Miss Martha Cameron among those who vvslI
attend the bride. Mr. Gfbson's brother Richardso-
Gibson of Lexington. Ky. will be best man. and IN.
ushers selected Reginald Vanderbilt PAM
Rainey. William Hit. W. W Keith, CIars,ca
Moore Iarz Anderson and Edward 3. Mclean
The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution a,S
Mrs Charles d. WaIcott invited guests to din,a,
tonight to meet the Attorney General and Nm.
Bonaparte.
Mr.. and Mrs Milton D. Purdy and Miss Kfbhx
were among the hosts entertaining dinner parts.
tonight.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
CHINESE MISSION ENTERTAINMENT.

Persons interested in the Presbyterian Chhess Cs
Mission to entertainment given iast nLsI- I
by the Chinese pupils to celebrate the chinese - -
Year and the opening Of the new house at No -
East 31st street. There were addresses oS =
Fong now In the graduate school at Yale; th'
Rev. Dr. George NJ. Alexander, Of the UniVeIsitS
Place Presbyterian Church: the Rev George We
riam. OF the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Cnul
the Rev DR.. ]. Ross Stevenson. of the Fifth Ase
nue. Presbyterian Church. and DR.. Eugene Auslih'
Mr.. Fong told about the Young Mems Christian ~.
sociation work in China and Corea, Of when y
in charge
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
NAMES pwYER TO SUCCEED MORAN

Boston Feb s-The vacancy caused by the de'1s
in Arizona Of District Attorney John B. Moran. o
Suffolk County. was temporarily fled to-day Ni
Chief Justice Aiken. of the Massachusetts SUPERB
Court, appointed First Assistant District AttorH7s
Michael J. Dvyer to the office. Mr.. Dwyer. who nA.
been in charge of the office during the anSeHee =
the late District Attorney will serve until pelS
nent appointment is made by Governor Draper
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

people which recognizes no Intermediates
there is no good reason why the present sys-
TEN should be changed.
The Brooklyn plan is doubtless drawn as 1t
is TO protect and preserve party organizations
But special provisions for their SAFETY are
not needed. They have shown abundant capac {
ity to take care of themselves in direct prl-
maries without nominating committees anu
without party columns" on the BALLOTS
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
MAYORS LINCOLN PROCLAMATION

Mayor Mcclellan yesterday issued the fou'NiI =
proclamation with reference to the Observance u
the Lincoln anniversary:
To the People Of the City of New YORK; - -. fru
direct that the national ensign shan ~ se-ssf a.
staff on all city buildings from sunrise 20 - tbs
on February a2. 1909 the 100th anniversary " '
birth of Abraham Lincoln -. his
And I ask, as further marx OF non1a nos,sT,- In
memory that all citizens observe his cente41I
a fitting way-efther by flying the flag OF me .,- Cll
he preserved by attending at one OF tie rrIsirR
services be held in celebration OF co5 VIM
meant much to this Republic
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY,".

Announcement has been made OF the enSarsn.,.
of Miss Beatrice NJ. Benjamin, daughter OF M- z,a
Mrs. William E. Benjamin, OF No. East sTtb
street to Alexander Dallas Bache Pratt son % NJ,
and Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt Miss benjamin. q.
a granddaughter of Henry H. Rogers and OF ths ta..
Park Benjamin. Mr.. Pratt is graduate Of Prime.
ton. in the class of O4 and is a member Of m.
Union and several other clubs
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
ae.p7lurk Dailn Grib,t1re
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1909.

This newspaper is oiCHed and published oy
The Tribune Association. a Ne'c York corpora
ficn: Office aud principal place OF business
T,,b.ae Building. No. I59 Nassau street, NeIo
.sorI. 1osen Mills 7resident; James H. Bar
.eft srorefgyv and treasurer The address Of
the officers Is the Office Of this neicSpGper.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
THE CABINET.

IFrom The Tribune Bureau.J
Washington, Feb. S-Mrs Bonaparte, Whe OF tne
Attorney General, accompanied him here from
Baltimore this morning, and will spend the week III
entertaining and being entertained
The Postmaster General and Mrs Meyer will cele-
brate the birthday Of their daughter, Miss Alice
Meyer. by giving a dnper. followed by small
dance tomorrow night.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The professional mourner who can be hired IN
many European cities TO follow in the funeral
procession and look griefstricken IS usually Sc
cured through burial societies. These furnlsh
men or women and sometimes both, dressed In
laeninr with the desire OF the family of the late
Ia1neutec They also weep TO order At homes
where self-control is deemed virtue there is no
loud demonstration of sorrow but where the real
mourners emotional and give way 20 weep
ing they are usually outdone by the profession
ais An undertaken in Delaware furnished mourn
ers several times recently and the experiment
was so successful the stricken families we're so
we'll pleased with the manner In which the
mourning parties had been augmented, that the
funeral director has determined 70 enter the pro-
fessional mourner's business with hopes for sue
cess.