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New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
PART THE AND EMPTY SCHOOLS.

Further investigation of school accommoda-
tions in this city discoses a really and consid-
erably worse condition than that which
officially confessed some days ago. 1t was re-
ported by the Department of Education that
lack Of school room would compel the putting
OF tens of thousands of children on what is
known as part time. That was bad, and par
ticularly discreditable to an administration
which had come into power largely on the
strength of denunciations of its predecessor for
the same fault in a less degree and of promises
that it would fully remedy the fault and make
part time unknown thing in New York school
life. But after all these years the administra-
tion which promised so much leaves the city in
a worse plight than did its predecessor.
Now it appears that the number of part
time pupils is likely TO be considerably larger
than that which was officially estimated, which
makes the case seem worse than before. But
that is not all. The worse feature of 1t is that
with many children crowded out of school
there will be a still greater number Of vacant
seats There is actually a surpusage of school
room in the city at the same time that tens Of
thousands of children are put on part time for
lack of room. That is the most discreditabIe
circumstance of the whole case. For it does not
leave even the pitifully inadequate plea of econ
omy or lack of funds to excuse the deprivation
of children of school privileges. The city has
paid for enough school room for them ALL and
enough room actually exists but it is so badly
distributed that much of 1t IS not available
where it is needed.
That exactly confirms what we said the other
day about the need of more discretion and
foresight in providing school accommodations.
Some critics confidently declare that the
fault lies not with the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment, which they say has provided
enough money, but with the Board of Educa-
ton, which has not spent it judiciously. This
is vigorously denied by the Superintendent of
Schools. Certainly a grave culpabilty rests
somewhere, upon some branch of the city gov
ernment Empty schoolrooms in one part Of the
city and children crowded out into part time in
another form a sufficient Indictment to which
strength is added by the reputed fact that about
eighty costly sites for school houses have been
owned by the city for some time, but are not
yet built on. Really this persistent and increas-
ing failure Of the administration to meet the
needs Of the city requires some better explana-
tion than any which we have yet heard.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
THE WONDERFUL TURBTVES.

1t is hard to say when the series of surprises
afforded by the new Cunard steamships will
end. In their acceptance trials the AIauretania
developed a slightly higher speed than the
Lusitania, and in actual service, also. had
proved her superiority frequently enough to
leave little doubt that she was the faster yes
sci. Suddenly however, she has been surpassed
by her sister ship on a westward voyage the
difference in time being nearly three hours An
exciting rivalry is pretty sure TO follow the
Lustanias recent performance and months
may elapse before it will be possible to deter
mine which is really the swifter
Captain Turner attributes the Improvement
in the Lusitania's speed to her new propelers.
Even after sixty years Of use of the screw it
seems to be impossible to suit its size, pitch
and other features of the design to new
steamships needs on the first attempt with alb
solute certainty. Every year two we hear
that a noteworthy increase in speed has been
effected by a change of screws on some ship
of the mercantile or naval marine.
So nearly has the Mauretania come to arriv-
ing in time to land her passengers on Thursday
evenings that little doubt now remains about
her ability 10 do so occasionally, if not regu-
arly, during the next few months. Both she
and the Lusitania helped by taking
the short course across the ocean, which they
can follow for considerable part of the year.
Moreover, any uncertainty about the Lustanias
ability to reach Fshguard as promptly as the
Mauretania IS removed In both direc-
tions. therefore, the two steamships should for
time more fully realize the benefits of their
remarkable speed than ever before. There still
remains the handicap of a stop at Queenstown,
the disadvantage Of which must have been
keenly felt by the Lustania's captain on her
last "trip westward, for he was obliged TO wait
there more than six hours for the mails Per
haps the Cunard company may eventually sue
ceed in securing a release from that obligation
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
4h: stSenlcntS.


ACADEMY OF MUSIC-S-Aida
a ALaAMBRA-2-S--Na Vaudeville
AsIOR-2;i5-S:i5-Th Man Home.
5ELASCO-2:I5-S:l5--ls Matfimony a Failure7
BlJOC-2:l5-S :30-A Gentleman Mississippi
BRIGHTON BEACH PARk--Pains Fireworks.
BttOAl1N NAf-2:l5 l5-S:l5-TEe Midnight Sons.
SASlNO-2-l5--S.l5-5 Havana.
CIRCLE -2:l5-S:l5--ln Haytt.
NOLoNlAT--2-S- Vaudeville.
GONEG ISLAND--Dreanlan Park
hIIERloN-2: :l5-s :l5-The Flag Lieutenant
DAIY'S-2 .30-S;3O-Btly.
EDEN MGSfE-The World IN Wax
GAIETY-S S:2C-Thc Fortune Hunter
GARRlCk-2 :15-S .30-Detective Sparkes.
fACKETT-2:l5-S. .2O-Such a Little Queen.
4 41AaMF.FRST Elm So ! 5-S -S:i5-Nrudeville.
HERALD SQCARE-215-S:I5-A A Broken Idol.
HlPPoDRoME-S-A Trip 10 Japan; Inside the Earth;
HUDSON: :l5-S;l5-The Third Degree.
gARDlN DE p PARTS-Sl5-Follies Of 1909
hNIckERBOcKER-2 :15-s;15-The Gay Hussars
1fBERTY-2- -15--S i5--The Florist shop.
LINCOLN SOTARE-S-Cirls
1YCECM-2-15-S :15-ArSene Lupn.
IYRIC-215-S- -15-The Hotor Girl
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE - - Traviata - )
Prophete
MAJFSTTC-S-The Bridge.
MAXINE ELLIoTT~s- PTS .l5-The RinEmas;er
NEW AMSTERDAN-2:15-S 1.-THE Love cure.
SEW YoRIl-2-s-The --he Sins Of Society; .,s,,-.
PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK-Balloon ascensofs
STIYN YNFSSANT-S S.10-Thc Easiest Way.
WALLACEE' s.. -2.f5-N.T5-The Dollar Mark.
WEBER'S- -2:15-s15-T Climax.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
PREMISES NOD. coNcLrHoNs NEEER.

PREMISES NOD. CONCLUSIONS NEVER.
Our contemporary The Evening Post ad-
mits that il made serious error of fact the
other day in discussing the effect Of The new
tariff law on 1Ae governments revenues. As
we noted yesterday. The Post pat the Treas
uly deficit for July and August Of this year at
E3S 100000 and said that since the deficit for
July and August 1905. was only SIS 100000
the Treasury was faTinE worse to-day under
lie conditions created 10y the new tariff law
than il Jared year 20 under he DiDgey law
and in the midst Of q period Of light importa-
ZION and general trade depression. Naturally
enough THE Post" drew from such premises
the conclusion that The Treasury outlook was
exceedingly gloomy.
We showed that. according TO the Treasury's
Dficial statement for August 81 last the deficit
FOR July and august this year was not $3s.-
100000 but S2O5l2O00. and that the govern
ment, instead of facing losing balance greater
by SI0000,00O than that Of July and August
1908, really had reduced last years losing bal
ance by a little over S5.O0O,0O0 The Post" now
says that S3S. 100000 was u typographical error
for S2S,000.O00. and adds: The figures since
npubisned show the exact deficit for the period
Ancludng Panama Canal expenditures, to have
rbeen S25, 100000" The suggestion is appar-
emily intended that the real deficit for the two
months was $25,0O0,OO0. instead Of $2O5l2OO0
But it is entirely misleading to include the
Panama Canal expenditures in the ordinary dis
oursemerts of the Treasury chargeable against
ordinary receipts. The money spent on the
Panama Canal is raised by the issue of bonds
Il is not met out Of receipts from customs
internal revenue and miscellaneous forms of
.axation 1t is 4 mere bookkeeping charge in
he Treasury statement for if any money dis
aursed on the Panama~-Iccount is added 70
a,e Treasury's ordinary obligations Il similar
AMOUNT must be added 10 the Treasurys ordi-
,ary receipts. The only deficit resulting in July
md August from inadequate returns from GUS
;oms. internal revenue and other ordinary col
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
TBv TeIerrs Oh - Tbe Trib,,,a ,

iBv telegraph 20 The Tribune
LenOx. Sept. 3.-NIrs. George G. Haven has 1o,
10 Tuxedo for short stay.
Mrs John Sloane Is visiting Nr and Mrs VIII
lam r s. Ciriswod. at Greenwich. Conn
Mr.. and Mrs Henry HolIister Pelse are on a
motor trip to Cape Cod. Mr.. and Mrs Philip Cros,
at the Peass villa during their abse ncc.
Mrs Birdseye Blakeman gave dinner to-nlzht
Pm Stockbrldse for Mrs Frederick G. Torrey her
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux Emmett. who have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph II. Choate. r.. IN
Stockbridge. for the golf tournament have gone 70
St James. Long Island
Miss Grace r Sedswick has gone TO Oyster Bay
visit Ms. J. West Roosevelt.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. 5. W Woodward. who have been a,
jamestown, r I. for the last two months havs
returned 70 Eden HIU. In Stockbcidge-
Miss Susan F. Dresser. F. p. Fox and Allan Hud-
son. OF New York. with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Chester French for over Labor Day.
Mrs James Mcmahon. Miss Helen Lippincott ant
Lloyd P. Jones. Of Philadelphia. are at the Curtis
Hotel.
Mrs. Franklin Osgood entertained at bridge to-
night at the Curtis Hotel.
Miss Kate Norwood invitations out for a
bridge party on Monday.
Miss J. 2. Tuckerman and Miss L l. Tuckerrnan.
of New York, have arrived
Mrs John II. Hammond has arrived % visit her
parents Mr. and Mrs William D. Sloane
William D. Sloane. Harris FahnestOck Mrs
Frank X Sturgis and William D. Curtis have be-
come interested in the Lenox Kennel Show and
have offered cups in classes
Mr.. and Mrs. r H Stearns. r.. OF Boston. and
Mrs d NJ Gordon OF Rochester. have arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards Spencer have leased ths
Quincy cottage for the fall season
Mr.. and Mrs. H Reinan DuvaI arrived az ths
Wellington villa to-day.
g Russell Auchincloss Joseph W Burden. Fred
trick Bull and Colonel Henry 5. Kearney came Up
tonight TO Lenox for over Labor Day.
Amos Schermerhorn is guest Of Chester @.
Burden.
Mrs Archibald H. Davis. Of Washington. and
Miss 2 s MILAN and Miss Lucille NJ Stevens, OF
New York. have arrived
N1r. and Mrs. Henry WhitehOuse, AIr. and Mrs R
Ward jr and Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Tucker, r., or
New York. aad Mr. and Mrs K jay tAch' oI
Wilkes Barre. Penn. arrived here to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
Aho1xf Pe0Dle and Social Incidentr

ran. Of New York is contemplating purchasing
tract OF land in the Harrison avenue district q,
which he intends to build summer home.
Miss McAlister. Of New York has returned ns-.
10 visit DIR. and Mrs. J. J. Mason the hor..
show: Mr. and Mrs. W. Earl Dodge. OF New York
are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Norman de r Whi;s.
house Mr.. and Mrs T. Z. BarthOldt. Of New
York. IS visiting Mrs Clermont l.. Best: Peter q
Gerry is the guest OF his parents, Mr. and Mr.,
Elbridge T. Gerry. and Miss Therese Iselin ana
Lawrence Townsend. OF New York. are being en-
tertained by Mrs. Alfred c.. Vanderbilt
Mr. and Mrs Gordon Douglas who have 5sa,
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman de r Wbit.
house, are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs Penn
broke Jones.
Mrs. Henry ". Chappell. Of New York Is ~.
guest Of Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. John T Terrv
jr-, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hale r. OF NA,
York. visiting DR.. and Mrs. Roderic< Ta-rv
and are to remain until November: stanIsz
Dwight. of New York Is a guest OF Hugh n
AUchincIoss.
Mrs. o. IT. P. Belmont F J. Berwind ana
Stewart Barney returned from New York IA,
evening.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
ETULTANT BROOKLYN.

We foresee an Unexpectedly early realization
of the fondest hopes of the population experts
of The Brooklyn Eagle" now that the North
Pole has been reached by a New Yorker who
happens to live on the east bank of the East
River. The Eagle" has been demonstrating that
by 1920 if not sooner the Borough OF Brooklyn
will become the dominant subdivision of the
city. 1t will outstrip Manhattan in population
and, with the increased power which goes with
increased population, will spread its sway over
Queens. Richmond and The Bronx, reducing
Manhattan to the subordinate, dumb-show part
which Kings County has had to play for years
in Tammany city conventions These We're
plans for the future. Meanwhile the borough
over the East River was to keep on pleading
FOR the preservation of its sautonOmous' privi-
leges and defying the Tammany Tiger to cross
the bridge.
But since it has come into the limelight as
the furnisher of the most sensatOnally success
full Arctic explorer of his own era or any other,
Brooklyn's sense of superiority, held in check
until now for reasons of policy, will be hard to
restrain Why wait for primacy in population
before procaiming primacy in worth and
achievement? Why not anticipate a manifest
destiny? We note that THE Brooklyn Eagle
IS dropping the defensive and assuming the
offensive. It speaks of Dr. Cook as "Dr. Cook,
of Brooklyn" not DR.. Cook, of New York, al
though it must realize that when an American
gets as far away from home as the centre Of
the Arctic Circle he should be accredited to the
city he really lives in, and not to any one of its
segments or parishes Has the part over
shadowed the whole? Has the segment swal-
lowed up the municipality? Evidently The
Eagle thinks so. 1t remarked yesterday:
Within less than year Long Island is to be
connected with the continent by the Pennsyl-
vania tubes under the East and North rivers.
Two of the tubes now ready. The traveller
from London will soon find Manhattan a way
station on his journey to the West.
Poor Manhattan. In 1910 a transportation
way station between Brooklyn and New Jersey,
and in 1920 a mere political satrapy, governed
from across the Bridge! "Dr. Cook, of
Brooklyn is Il signboard pointing to the fut-
ure In Il decade or two there will be no more
New Workers and no more New York We shall
all be Brooklynites, native or naturalized.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
POLYGAMY IN UTAH.
From The Salt Lake Tribune.

From The salt Lake Tribune.
little while ago We printed a roster of men
who are actually reputed and doubtless CORRECTLY
so, to have entered into new polygamous relations
within recent years, very years indeed as
compared with the date of the manifesto of lse0
The Deseret News" referring that list an
parenty accepted II as correct and undertook 10
@ ntlltIle the pol{ sdHiS scdlt ny saying that II
1880 the list a matter OF great concern
This admission however, the part OF the
Church organ serves not TO limit the number OF
new cases OF polygamy, but foundation upon
which reasonably to assume that poygamv is
alarmingy pr-.alent for 10 every new poygamous
case that comes To the notice of the non Mormons
there doubtless hundred that the non Nor
mons never hear anything about.
u is entirely safe, therefore. to say. as The
Tribune" has said heretofore that the new cases
of polygamy numbered by the hundreds; per-
haps II would be no great exaggeration TO even
say by the thousands
At all events. IL is thing that there has
been such recrudescence OF polygamy within re-
cent years as could not have been dreamed OF at
any time between the outgiving OF the manifesto
and the colferring of statehood upon Utah.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
AssEMBLYMAN CoNKLIN ANSWERED.
Philadelphian Thinks He Heard Only ons
Side of Primaries Question
e Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: II there are objections TO primary election
they are not those vOuChsafed BY Assemblyman
Robert J. Conklin. of New York. who has Just re-
turned from an investigation In the West. Pro-
Tossing conversion.
He speaks chiefly OF Wisconsin The vote IN
every Presidential election coutradicts his ass-r-
ton that there is no longer q Republican party
and Democratic" When at other times ara Re-
pubtcans and Democrats desirable? Is il not con-
ceded by students that in local elections local Is
sues should predOminate and national lines be dis
regarded in the interest Of good governments
1t IS true that parties Cmeaning Democrats and
Republican, have been driven out Of many
muntles IN local elections but not by direct nom
nations. as he judges. Several years before the
primary law took effect "RcpUbhcan'' and Demo
cratic meant little in state elections. Ths issues
broad ones existed-were not Republican or
Democrats. and In consequence grew up the terms
Stalwart and HaIf-Breed
Where the lighting has been so hot. II is absurd
10 say There are no longer party principles
number Of Stalwarts tried TO make out that the
issue for ten past going before the adoption
OF primaries. for La Toilette against. out
every unbiased man knows that La Toilette stood
Tor important positive reforms whether they were
good or bad. and these causes. in general had not
yet been made Republican or Democrats BY ns-
tional adoption
MIR. Conklin heard but one opinion BY the decent.
sober intelligent citizens. .he conservative. pro-
fessonal men" This is truly wonderful conssd-
er!ng that the state repeatedly mustered enough
votes 10 put in power those who favored direct
nominations 1t sounds as II Mr.. Conklin had
heard but one side OF the question.
Altogether. his opinions show that local condi-
tions completely befogged. for him. the matter
which he went to learn about.
ALFRED F. IsHAM
Philadelphia Aug. 81. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04

Japanese War, says this correspondent, the de-
mand for American cottons in Manchurla was
S3000O00 a year, while now Japan has Sc
cured $2O00O00 of that trade.
Now, the important point Is how that gain
at our expense has been made by japan. Inc
correspondent does not suggest that there has
been any breach of treaty stipulations, but at
tributes the result described to 1.-The paternal
care and financial assistance of the japanese
government itself" That is TO say, Japan keeps
the doc" freely open to all, but gives her
own merchants such assistance as enables them
easily to surpass in competition those or all
other countries. She does this, we are told
among other ways, by borrowing money at o1a
per cent and lending 1t to cotton merchants at
per cent thus enabling the latter to beat
their American and British competitors. we
are also told that Japanese traders get lower
railroad rates than those of other countries.
If the latter charge is true, it may give
ground for diplomatic representations, as
breach of the rule of equal opportunity To
the former process of assisting trade no such
objection may be made, and it may have to be
left TO the slow but sure processes Of time to
cure: fer it is certain that Il nation of sane
financial habits cannot keep on perpetually
with such operations. The Japanese hope
probably is in Il short time by this means so
to expel alien competition and so to establish
Japanese trade that the latter will need no
more such aid We should think. however, that
it ought to be within the power of American
enterprise, with such encouragement as the
American government can legiimately give, to
meet successfully even such rivalry and to
maintain the leading place in the Mancnurlan
markets which was long ago won by our manu-
faCtuTers and shippers.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
Y. II. O. A. ROLL NUMBERS 456. .s27.
Association Owns S62, 100000 Property and
Yearly Expenses Exceed Seven Millions.

The yearbook of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation of North America just Issued shows that
the organization now includes 1914 associations
with 456,927 members-a gain of IO500 In twelve
months. About 100000 of the members are under
twenty-one years of age 6SO0O officers or mem
bers of active committees. 92OO0 are students in
Bible classes and 1890 enrolled In the associa
ton's night schools or other educational work
The associations property holdings are valued A.
s62.SoO00. and the aggregate debt is only STlOOO0
The yearly expenses, provided Cor ny membership
fees and contributions more than $l6OOOO0
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
CoRNWALLIS'S SURRENDER
From The Baltimore Sun.


The descendants of the Signers" one of the
most important of the patriotic societies i'm this
country, will celebrate at Yorktown, Va on Oc-
tober H. IS and 10. the 12Sth anniversary of the
surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS and his British
forces to General George washington This natri
otlc organzauon as its title indicates is com
posed OF men and women whose forefathers were
signers of that immortal document, the Declara-
ton OF Independence. They Will hold their cele-
brauon of the surrender of CORVALLIS in the state
which gave to the American Revolution its great
est soldier and the first President the United
States Virginia has many battIeheIds hut none
Of them Of broader historic interest than the f.ld
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
ITEMS FROM BAR HAR6oR.
IBy Telegraph to The TFtbune-I

Bar HarbOr. Ne, Sept 3--Miss Madeline Force.
OF New York. the tennis championship N
wo1len's singles a. the Swimming Club to-day
The runner-up was Mrs. Morton L. Fearey. OF Bos-
ton a daughter o. Bishop Lawrence
Augustus Franzrn entertained al his studio at
dinner Thursday evening
D. q. Reid. Of New York. who is occupying Pointe
d Acadie the George W Vanderbilt cottage. will
close it Tuesday and depart for his city home.
DR.. Harry Ami, of the Canadian Coast Survey.
who has been spending his vacation az the Louis
burg and has been a constant companion OF Dr. 5
Weir Mitchell his rambles over mountain and
through wood this summer. departed to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04

Queens Borough citizens are thinking of filing
charges with Governor Hughes against Con-
troller Metz, Acting Mayor MCGOWAN President
Ahearn Of Manhattan Borough and President
Gresser of Queens Borough. Governor Hughes
has made the employment OF the review and re-
movaI power extremely popular, and so long as
the present inclination to bring charges against
elective municipal officers contipues those
dignitares will wear their honOrs and response
bilities uneasily. For persons habituated to the
old order 1t is a trying transition period.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04

Whatever else is uncertain about the North
Pole we are gratifed to know at least what
creed its inhabitants will eventually profess.
This question decided by the Bishop of
Labrador who at the annual meeting of the
Anglican Church in the colonies few years ago
announced that he had made up his mind to
tend his diocese to the North Pole 1t seems
that the Bishop had taken this step upon the
urgent solicitations of his good people, WhO in
expectation of the near discovery of the pole,
thought the successors of Nansen Andree, Peary
and other Christian explorers would feel much
greved If. on reaching their goal, they We're
able to celebrate their discovery on Christian
soil. The Bishop of Labrador could not but
yield to such weighty arguments, and he there
fore resolved to consider the Arctic regions the
property of the Anglican Church. The coun-
try" he argued. belongs to nobody; therefore
II shall belong to US"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
PRESIDENT CALLS ON MIR. MOODY.
Found Supreme Court Justice Resting Com
fortably

HaverhiII, Mass. Sept 3-President William Il
Taft made informal call Associate Justics
William II. Moody OF the United States Suprens
Court at the latter's home here late to-day. The
President. with several other members OF the party
which had come up from Bey erly IN automobile
entered the sick room
1t was said that the President found Justics
Moody resting comfortably During the half hour
which the call lasted the conversation was limited
greetings, personal subjects including the tus-
tices Illness. and other commonplace matters. tt
said.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
CONDITION OF PUBLIC GOLF COURSES

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Thanks fer Your criticism OF the manage
ment OF the Forest Park and Van CortIandt solf
links. Like other Institutions under Tamuany con-
tro!. these links clearly show the bad results OF
partisan politics As YOU remark. there ara men
enough to do all the work required. but 1t Is ap-
parently no ones interest u see that these men
DO their work. have played over many links m
TINS country and abroad. but think Forest PARK
Is about the wors, specimen / have ever seen.
Pittsburg. Aug. q. 1909. +. A. WALTON.