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uP. ROO8ETELTS MISSION.

The Presidents appointment of Mr.
Roosevelt as special ambassador to
represent the United sates at the flu
neral Of King Edward will be universally
approved. The functions of a special
representative on that occasion could be
discharged by nobody else so appropri-
ately as by the former President, who
is about TO pay a premeditated visit TO
England
Besides most fittingiy assuring to this
nation such special representation at j
scene the solemnity of which will appeal
TO Americans scarcely less than to Brit
ons. it is not unworthy of consideration
that the appointment will relieve Mr..
Roosevelt and his British hosts of what
ever embarrassment might have re
suited from his visiting the United
Kingdom at q time when court. govern
ment and people were plunged in
mourning. His mission TO England will
he worthy Of himself and will assure
him digniied recognition. while the SYM
pathies Of America with the mother
country will be betokened in the per-
sonality Of a special envoy who com
plands the high regard Of both nations
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owner from $500 to $500. and many Ne"
Workers have wondered where such MUM
YER of vaIuabls vehicles could have been
disposed of. Many have been sold to hack
men in New Haven, where the hanson Is
as much novelty as the aeroplane Is IN
New York. A scattered few have founo
refuge IN Brooklyn livery stables, whi'e
others have had lasting honor thrust upon
them. by the. wealthy OF Scranton. Alien
town and Jersey. City No accounting can
be made OF the enormous number or horses
which were formerly used. and the DISPOSE
ton of the vast amount of harness Is an
other subject for conjecture. Nearly All
the old stables in the uptown, distrlctS
have been converted into garages and the
high-hatted 'jehu'' has turned chauffeur.
Scarce and high-comets. mr.,
Good stepping stones to natrimony-oia
mondS. 4h
4 tree that bears human beings Is the
axle tree.
70 the actor a small role is better than
long loaf. .
The man who never makes KICK mas W
take lots OF them.
A man can keep sober at a banquet even
though his health is drunk ,,o,
To get up a good appetite for lunCiieoii,
forget to take the price of 1t WIN you
when you leave home.-Boston transcript.
Fish farms are the latest enterprise IN
Nebraska Two farmers, Frank Young ana
Eric Johnson, who live near Miniature IN
Western Nebraska, have decided there Is
as much or more money and CONSIDERABLY
less wcrA IN fish than in feeding oU-cehe
corn to cattle. They have made arrange
ments with the Bureau of Fisheries or the
United States Department of Agriculture
to be supplied with all the fish eggs anu
fingerIings to which they are entitled. These
will be turned loose in irrigation dftches
and the ponds on their ranches Bass
pickerel. pike and perch VIII constitute
most of the stock. though some trout VIII
be secured from the mountain hatcherles
at Bozeman, Mont, and Leadville, Coi''
for the clearer bitches and ponds.
The cook met, at the polls. her mistress.
Here at all events, you've got nothing
on met" exclaimed the former slangny, but
with dignity. ....
Except a hat a wrap a silk petticoat.
ana the Lord only knows what else! re-
toried the latter somewhat tartly.
For there are conditions which no mercy
political revolution can ever alter--Puch'
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ACADEMY OF DESIGN OFFICERS
John W. Alexander Again President.
Art Exhibition Begins To-day.

The National Academy OF Design -
elected yesterday John w. Alexander "a
president. Herbert Adams vice-prssident,
Harry W. Watrous corresponding secretary
and Francis c. Jones treasurer Charles G
Curran was elected recording secretary m
place of Kenyon Cox These were elected
members OF the council: Edwin Rowland
Blashfeld. Frederick Dielnan. Frederics
". kost. Cass Gilbert. Kenyon Cox ana
Frederick Ballard Williams. The follow
ing associates were elected academic'ans.
John NJ. Carrere and William Rutherlcrd
Mead. architects. and Montague Flasg. Al
bert L. Gron and Birge Harrison. painters
Following the election tho acadenniclahs
enjoyed their annual dinner.
Regarding the plans OF the National
Academy of Design for erecting new nhe
arts building. Mr.. Alexander said tnA-
nothing could yet be announced TIE an
nual exhibition OF drawings By the SUI
dents OF the academy will be open to-aaS
and tomorrow in the class rooms at AN
sterdam avenue and 10th street.
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THE LIGHT BREAKS.

Confirmation of the general impression
that the farmer is now in training for
the highly desirable degree of Bachelor
of Prosperity will be found in a letter
published in The Tribune q few DAYS
ago from a person signing himself 'Hud-
son Valley Farmer" In general, mem
bers of that highly honorable profession
have responded Not guilty. with the
accent on all syllables, when asked If
they were reaping the benefits which
must accrue TO some one in connection
with the increased cost Of living From
all that could be learned from various
classes concerned - farmer, merchant
transportation company, middleman, re-
taller, ConSumer-all were losing money
or account of the prevailing high prices.
In every instance it seemed to be case
Of everything going out and nothing
coming in.
This conspiracy of silence, however, on
the part of the real beneficiary has now
been broken by this up-river agriculturist.
In his anxiety to show that the various
commissions appointed and abetted by
almost every one except the farmer for
the encouragement and betterment of the
tiiler Of the soil were not welcomed by
the class presumed to require uplift he
betrayed the secret that men In all In
quisitorial walks of life have been
searching for. To- these many moons.
THE real farmer he remarks. lis apt
Ito smile when he reads of uplift COM
missions and the sleepless nights of his
city friends. who are so worried Just
nov over his condition; continuing
with the really enlightening sentence
When he runs out his 1910 car for q
little spin in the evening all such trifies
land tri1ers are left behind" Which
may be understood as meaning, IL the
city trifiers are left in the rear, that
the farmer has the highest powered and
most expensive car.
is is only few days since we learned
that number of benevolent and we'll
meaning gentlemen i'll Missouri were
planning TO form large company for
the benefit Of the farmer, the object
being 10 place men not highly success
ful in other business upon plots of forty
acres where they might not only make u
living but the equivalent of an attractive
city salary. According to a report Of
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
from The tribune Bureau

From The Tribune BuredhI
Washington. May 1.-The President mas
received a favorable reply to his cable dis-
patch asking ex-President Roosevelt to rep
resent him as special ambassador at 'ne
funeral of King Edward VII.
Accompanies by Mrs. Taft. Captain BUT
and Colonel Cosby. President Taft ATTENDED
the unwilling of the Pulaski and koscluSHe
monuments this afternoon. Despite 8. heavy
cold Mr.. Taft delivered the principal ad-
dress at the Pulaski unwilling
The President consulted a number Of SEN
ate and House leaders to-day on Legislative
affairs, chief among them being the recon-
rnendation of $4,000 to continue the work
OF the Tariff Board Senators Crane and
Aldrich spent some time with the President
in the early morning. and later Representa-
tiycs Payne, -Tawney, Dalzell and Burieson
conferred with him. Senator Crane said ne
believed vote on the railroad bill would be
reached the latter part Of next week
Representative Mcguire introduced q
group of Usage Indians who called 10 thank
the President for his announcement that
without the consent of the Indians them
selves the Indian rolls will not be opened
The President entertained at dinner to-
night the California delegation and others
here In connection with the proposed Cali
fornia exposition. including Senator Per-
kirs. Senator Flint, Representative Need
ham, Representative McLachlau. Rep
resentative Knowland. Representative
Hayes, Representative Kahn, Representa-
tive Mckinlay. Representative Smith, Rep
resentative Engelbright, the Governor of
California, the Mayor Of San Francisco,
Victor II. Metcalf. F. W. Henshaw, NJ. III.
De Young, William I. Gerstle, James
RoIph, jr., William e Gerber, NJ. F. Tar
pey, Colonel William NJ Garland, William
e. Dargie, Luther J. Evans, F. J. Zee
handelaar r. Cary Friedlander, L. n
Lane, Charles s. Aiken, E. c. Cooper, G.
e. Cooper and Captain Butt.
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DIRECT PRIMARIES DEFEAT

In defeating the Einman-Green bill
ine Republican Assembly under the
leadership Of Speaker Wadsworth has
made a mistake both from the public
crd from the party point of view. Tn
less it can be repaired as the result
of different action in the Senate, 1t
will be harder TO elect a Republican
Governor next fall. for not a few will
reason that Governor HIghes's influence
upon the Republican party has been IN
availing. And il will be harder to elect
a Republican Legislature, for the vote
in Ontario County last fall and in
Speaker Wadsworth's own district and
in other districts where the direct nom:-
EatiOns issue was acutely raised by the
candidacy of some conspicuous oppo-
pent indicates plainly what may be
expected. The sentiment for the Hin
man-Green bill showed remarkable
strength in the last election and it has
been growing steadily ever since. 1t is
bound TO be an important factor in the
coming election.
It is cllaracteristically sbortsighted
Of the politicians who have comprised
the result in the Assembly 10 think
that they have disposed of direct
nominations The demand for this re-
form is a part of the moral awakening
that is bringing about tremendous
changes in the political life Of this coun-
try to-day. The people feel that 1t is
no longer safe TO trust the interests Of
democracy 10 irresponsible bosses and
self-perpetuating political machines to
the extent Of leaving in their hands the
important function of making nomina-
tons The sentiment behind the demand
for direct primaries was not of Gov
crnor Hughes's making and it will not
disappear with his retirement to the iu-
dIcial bench. If it has the vitality
which there is every reason 10 believe
il has this defeat will OILY intensity It.
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Peace, then. would seem not to be a
condition obtained by disarmament, any
more than war is due to preparedness: but
there can be no war II nations act and
deal justly with each other. Upon this
foundation alone can universal peace he
upbuilt.
1t follows that to confuse the movement
for an adequate navy for the policing of
the coasts and possessions OF the United
States with war spirit" and as against
peace, Is illogical.
The fact is that the people of this coun-
try, who have given but little thought TO
this subject heretofore, are now awake to
its personal practical relation 10 their ma
teriaI independence, uninterrupted prosper
ity and safety. and are increasingly inn
pressed with the sense OF the historical
acase. In time of peace prepare''-not
alone for war but 20 prevent war: 4. g.
TO maintain what all patriotic citizens de-
Sire-peace.
LINCOLN C. CUMMINGS.
Hyannis Point, Mass. May .. 1910
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IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,".
IFrom ThesTribune Bureau. ]

wasfington May 1.-THE Vics-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Hughes at
dinner tonight. Invited TO meet them
were the Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs Ballinger, Senator and Mrs. Eikins,
Senator and Mrs. Stone, Senator and Mrs
Oliver. Senator and Mrs. Scott. Senator
and Mrs. Guggenheim and Lieutenant
Colonel and MRS. DoHney.
Mrs. Ballinger was the guest Of honor at
a large luncheon to-day, with Mrs Charles
=. Norton, wife Of the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, as hostess.
Mrs. Albert c.. Barney IS preparing 70
give big Greek festival at the Oaks. the
Georgetown Heights home OF Colonel and
Mrs. Henry F. Blount, when at least
hundred of the most prominent members
Of society will be in the cast. There viii
be classic dances with young women rep
resentins historic characters. Mrs Noyes.
of Boston, will be Gala tea The Marine
Band has been engaged for the afternoon
of May q, when the entertainment is to
be given
Wednesday, June Is. is the date set for
the marriage of Miss Adna A MacMurray,
daughter Of the late Major Junius ".
AIacMurray and Mrs MacMurray, and
captain JdIQSS dISCUS 1AODlnSOn. u. =. "A
The ceremony will be performed at 4:5o
o'clock at St Thornas's Church, and the
Rev. DR.. Brooks. of st Paurs Church.
Albany. will officiate. Miss Ethel Mac
Murray will be her sisters only attendant.
and Captain Arthur Fuller will be best
man for Captain Robinson. The ushers
will be Captain Percy Bishop, Captain
Merwin Buckley, Lieutenant Perry and
Lieutenant Woodbury.. all of the army
There will be a reception at the home OF
Mrs. MacMuTray following the ceremony
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop and the As
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilson
left here to-day for New York TO attend
the launching OF the Florida. When they
return to Washington. Mrs Robert Win
throp, the mother of Mr.. Winthrop, will
accompany them for short visit
Mrs. John Hays Hammond had several
hundred guests at her usual Wednesday
afternoon reception, the first for two or
three weeks, as she has been indisposed
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Mr.. Piles de-
clared that Secretary Ballinger had prac-
ticafiy been drafted into the public ser
vice by President Roosevelt. and Score
tary Ballinger and Mr. Borah spoke on
conservation. - House: The day was
devoted 10 consideration Of Indian land
bills.
FOREIGN. paving tributes
to King Edward VII, and expressing
congratulations TO King George were
made IN Parliament; there are further
signs that the dispute regarding the veto
power of the Lords viii be settled with
out an appeal to the country: the late
Kings physicians intimate that political
troubles FASTENED his death. - Tho
edore Roosevelt and Emperor Niiilam
were in the saddle FOR five hours at
r7lanoauvres of twelve thousand men at
Uoeberitz: the e8-PTeSident was enter
tanned al dinner at the American En-
baSsy in the evening. - Thousands OF
foreigners. including many Americans,
are at ObeTammergau for the perform
ances Of the Passion Play The
steamship Minneha lla. which went ashore
on the Scilly Islands, was fioated and VIII
resume her sailings between London
and New York in August. = The
Tunard steamship Company gave orders
for a steamship 500 feet long and of
1S.o00 tons. for the Liverpool Boston
trade The Duke of Tdlleyrand.
formerly known as Prince Helie de
- gan. has asked the court in Paris to
nullify the judgment appointing Count
Eatzfeldt trustee of his Silesian estates.
OMESTIC.-Statues of Pulaski and
Kosciusllo were unveiled in Washington
addresses being made by President Taft
end Secretary Dickinson. -=- The ap-
peal of the American Sugar Refining
Company was docketed in the United
States Supreme court. - The Senate
committee Investigating the high cost of
living at Washington decided TO inquire
INTO the So called cotton pool - Dis
PATCHES received by the State Depart
nent in Washington from points on the
west coast Of South America say that
both Peru and Ecuador are modifying
troops and wer seems to be Impending.
CITY.-Stoclzs closed weak = The
hsttleship Florida. the largest vessel ever
launched in America. will glide off the
Ways al the navy yard to-day. = A
number of cotton men have refused TO
obey the federal subpoenas 10 show their
alleged pool transactions. All the
property of the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company VIII be SOLD at auction to
day TO the highest bidder above $4,000
noo The Consolidated Stock EX-
changes grain wire service from Chica go
was cut off by the Chicago Board OF
Trade == The defence in the Eeinze
trial rested and the summing UP will be
gin TO-DAY. - Commercial organiza-
Fions in q conference decided to petition
the Interstate Commerce Commission for
an investigation Of express company
rates. Several more customs in
spectors were suspended on charges by
the governments special counsel
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-
day. .Cioudy. The temperature yester-
day; Highest. 81 degrees; lowest SIS.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
KING EDWARDS KINDLY NATURE.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have been a reader of The Trlo-
une for a number OF years and L am a
great admirer of the stories over the slsna-
ture '.Marquise de Fontenoy."
Some years ago Gin 1900 read that King
Edward VII had given pretty little
chapel TO the Primitive Methodist denomi-
nation at Wolverton. A short time after
ward I read that his majesty was going
down TO Sandringham to celebrate MS
birthday. Sandringham is in the parish Oh
Wolverton. and I knew the latter place
quite well years ago. also knew the
man through friendship for whom the King
had had the chapel built
BEFORE the Prince of wales bought the
Sandringham estate. my father, Prlrnl-
tive Methodist itinerate minister, was sta
toned at Kings Lynn, shout g. dozen mics
from Sandringham. The village of VOL
yerton was on the Lynn circuit, ana III
its turn was visited by the stationed min
listers. went there a number of times
with my father.
Living here was man with whom We
as family-became very intimate HIS
name was Abraham Claxton. He was the
village shoemaker, and some years before
had met with an accident which cost him
ers they called them over there, quite an
orator. and was known all over the circuit
as the eloquent wooden-legged preacher
of Wolyerton" Whenever he came to the
circuit town Gynn) he always put up at
our house We youngsters became very
fond of him and called him Uncle Abe
Our family, finally, left Lynn, but Mr.
Claxton kept in touch with US through the
mail, and when the prince bought San
dringhanl he told us ell about 1t IN his
letter He also told us how the prince had
dropped into his little shop-"just like an
ordinary rnan"-and spent more than an
hour with him.
In his shop Uncle Abe had quite a gall
Iery of steel plate portraits taken from the
monthly magazine of the Primitive Meth
odist denomination: fathers held quite
prominent position. In his next letter
came the fact that during one of his visits
the prince (vTho had in the mean time, De-
come quite chu1nmy'D asked about the
different portraits. Uncle Abs wrote us
that he had told him all about us young
sters-how we had bestowed upon him the
relationship mentioned before: land
really" he wrote, 1.-The prince seemed quite
Interested" It goes without saying that
we as a family rather put on airs" when
we read that.
Remembering the above and also that
the King had given the chapel to the con-
gregatfon through his friendship for one
of their number, and that that one was
our Uncle Abe" I sent to his majesty,
in 1905. a letter of congratulation on his
BIRTHDAY I have in my desk the note of
acknowledgment from the Kings private
secretary.
In conclusion, 1 would add my humble
but sincere tribute TO the manly noble
ness of the deceased-a monarch among
men''-and assert that he will be mourned
by thousands of humble friends such as
Abraham Claxton, the ''wooden-legged
shoemaker of Wolverton."
GEO H. Belts. SR.
New Rochelle, N. Y, May T. 1910
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NOT Up TO DATE.

Senator Cummins's ''iITepressible con
& ct" speech at Des MONIES on Tuesday
, night was ludicrously i'll timed. II
might have been delivered ten days a go
with some dramatic effect, but it came
un Tuesday with al the ineptpess of m
anti-climax. For while the Iowa Sena-
tor was telling his fellow insurgents IN
Iowa that the differences in the Repub-
iican party over questions OF policy
were irreconcilable the telegraph wires
were carrying the news all over the
rountry that the Republicans in the
House of Representatives had voted as
q unit 10 pass an interstate commerce
bill II was ON this measure that Mr..
Cummins predicted fatal split in the
Republican organization. But even his
Own insureent associates from Iowa and
IT.. radical insurgent followers. of Mr..
Ia Toilette from Wisconsin Joined the
regulars IN supporting Il Republican in
IcrState commerce measure.
IL the differences on which Mr.. Cum
mins so strenuously insists can be com
t,ased on the question If railroad legis-
laiiuu. why cannot thnF be as readily
,omnosed on every ether disturbing
s:aestion2 The Iowa Senator doubtless
las reasons OF his own FOR exaggerating
iis disagreenents with the regular
forces in Washington. He probably be-
Iieyes that fbe attitude Cf Insurgency
which he and Mr.. Deliver have as
samed will prove popular In Iowa and
can be JIsed 10 give him still firmcr
control of the Republican organization
ia that state He is an insurgent for
private and personal as well as public
reasons. and his natural inclination Is
la magnify for home uses the difficulties
4, the way of Republican solidarity at
Washington and In the nation
The unanimous action of tie EepuD-
leans in the House proves that party
BiiitS can ne restored fn the Senate.
4 be railroad bill. as IL came from the
,ts.ver branch. contains provisions 50
radical that Senator Cummins will him
self probably object to some Of them
On the ether hand, il contains material
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fer 4 progressive and Useful piece Oh
legislation. and if the Senate approaches
4 vote in the spirit displayed in the
House II will be possible TO send TO coli
ference an amended act cut or Wnlch .
satisfactory compromise measure rep
resenting the judgment of a large Md
tority Of the Republicans OF botn
branches can be fashioned.
Similarly, on the tariff issue, the riit
IN the party which Mr.. Cumnnns HIKES
&c consider SO incapable et beng priaSeo
can be closed by the exercise Oh .orol-
lrir-r tact and moderation Tie lowe
Senator does not reject rhe principle OIL
protective tariff Legislation LAID down Al
the Hast Republican national platform
He merely SAYS that it was not fairly
and intelligently applied IN the Payne
Law. BUT ne must himself eoncede that
he information needed to guide CoI-
sress i'm applying the principle was lach-
M. The House Of representative is
about TO make ample provision for TIC
collection of that Information. therepJ
leaking il possible to repair the errors
There is no reason why the Republican
J,arfy in Congress anil III the country
cannot get together on the proposition
that the mistakes of tic present tarlft
law land every tariff law must contain
a considerable number Of errorsD shall
f,e rectified, as soon as the data neces-
SHY for rectification can be put at the
service of Congress. That is plat
form on which both regulars and in
surgents can stand.
But if differences on railroad legisla-
ton and tariff legislation can be ac-
commodated. what remains of the partT
schism? To be up to date Mr.. Cum
lrins should have revised his Des
Moines speech so as TO show that the
discords which have recently afflicted
The Republican party are not perma-
tent and irrecOnciliaflle. but are ephe-
neral and perfectly capable Of adjust
trent