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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
I SOPHISTICATED VIEW.

While il is true that Speaker WadS-
worth was opposing only the vague and
unsatisfactory resolution of Assembly
lnan ChanleT, what he said on Monday
was general and appears TO commit
Linn against any investigation INTO the
charges growing out of the Allus IN
uuiry. If an accusation is made against
Z present member of the Assembly, ne
SAWS. the Assembly will investigate it.
If one is made against a former mem
Der. il should be taken before the Dis
trict Attorney. Into charges OF cor
ruption which do not affect present
members and upon which prosecutions
cannot be undertaken there is nothing
To be gained by an inquiry.
But there is something to be gained
An investigation would clear up the
present suspicion which hangs over the
Legislature and which the Assembly's
vote. under the Speakers leadership,
will do much to strengthen. Mr. Wads-
worth speaks of a system, which, II 1t
lever existed. certainly does not exist
today The testimony of a man who
can express doubt that bribery and the
BLACK Horse Cavalry" ever existed Is
not impressive evidence regarding their
Eon-existence to-day. Besides, it must
be remembered that Senator Conger has
sworn that he was approached with
demand for money as recently as 1907
and that Mr.. Wadsworth's own or
ganiZation of the Assembly is tender
toward a clerk who has been accused
ny a mcmber of the Assembly of violat-
ing the state law in regard TO lobbying
If the Republican members of the
Legislature take the ground that the
Speaker takes. the belief will become
general that they are afraid of what
might Ice disclosed. And the Demo
cratic party will have merely to pledge
itself TO give such a houSecIea ming as
the Republicans refused in order TO
possess a great moral advantage in
the coming campaign.
In taking his stand Mr. Wadsworth
sets himself squarely in opposition TO
the Judgment of Governor Hughes and.
according TO common report. OF Presi-
dent Taft. as well as of many other
leading Republicans who have the best
interests Of the party at heart. Mr..
Wadsworth wants to know who il *
that is competent TO tell them that
The people are demanding an investiga-
ton" We should say their common
sense was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Feb. 22.-The third meeting
of the Roller Skating Club was held at
the Light Infantry Armory this afternoon
and a host of young diplomats and people
in society with their Out-of-tOWn guests
skated The Hungarian Band played from
to o'clock. and tea was served
Ex-Justice and Mrs. Henry B. Brown en-
tertained the members of the Washington
Monument Society at luncheon to-day, toi-
lowing their annual meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Sinclair Cameron
have gone to Lakewood, N j., 10 visit
Miss Dolly Lynch
Mrs. Henry T. B. Harris entertained at
luncheon to-day Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell,
Mrs. John w Weeks. Mrs. Isdor Rayner,
Mrs. Lloyd W. Bowers, Mrs. II. s Haw-
kins Mrs. Mann. Mrs Arthur Pettis, Mrs
McConihe of New York; Mrs John NJ
Hudgins. Mrs Mattingly, Mrs. S. c. Neaie
and Mrs. Green.
Mrs James w Pinchot has as a house
guest Mrs. James r. Garfield, wife of the
ex-Secretary of the Interior.
Mrs John Z. Reyburn, who is spending
some days at her apartment in Wendell
Mansion, will go to Panama with the
party accompanying Brigadier General and
Mrs Marshall Brigadier General and
Mrs. Murray will also be members of the
party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
PLANS FLIGHT OVER OCEAN.
German Lieutenant Here TO Select
Landing Place for Dirigible.

Karl Ieps. formerly = lieutenant in the
torpedo service in the German army. ar
rived on the steamship Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria of the Hamburg American Line.
yesterday. Before coming to the Jnited
States in his airShip about May 1 next,
when, he says he will be acCompa MED by
nine passengers. he means TO pick out
place to alight The airShip will go UP
from Hamburg, sail over Plymouth and
begin it's transatlantic voyage from above
the Irish coast line.
MIR Leps has been up with Zeppelin sew
eral times. he says. His dIrigible airship
will not be long the Zeppelin. but
will carry seventy persons; Zeppelin is
satisfied to carry nine The first transat-
lantic trip will take five or six days. he
Saws but when he gets down TO compel
ing for freight and passengers he will he
prepared to guarantee that from coast to
coast will not require more than three DAYS.
Mr. Ieps has been able To keep secret
his fight of some weeks ago that. he says,
occupied three and a quarter days, during
which he developed wonderful horsepower.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. - Senate: WaShington's
farewell address was read by Mr.. De
pew. and a few bills of minor impor-
lance We're nassed 80 House: The
Indian appropriation bill was passed
FoREIGN-The outlook for Premier
Asquith's government is trifle more
honefli than il was yesterday. though
the situation is still precarious- --
Twenty-three persons were killed by IN
avalanche in Iceland. -= The York
shireman." an opera by Frederick Dell;ls
was we'll received at toFent Garden
= Arthur Fraser Walter. chairman
of the board Of directors Of The London
Times" died at mis- home al Working
ham All places of business III
point-a -Pitre. GuadeIoure. were closed
and the Governor WAS unable 70 restore
quiet following the arrival IN the town
of many striking cane cutters hut later
negotiations resulted in granting me
strikers demands - One son and
three daughters OF Abdul HGmid. the
deposed Sultan of Turkey. reached Con-
stantinop1e-
DOMESTIC President Taft withdrew
TIE nominations for Judges OF the Court
Of Customs Appeals from the Senate.
Attorney General Wickersham
spoke in Washington on the fight against
monopoly -= Grain men argued in
favor Of dealings IN futures before the
House Committee on Agriculture. ==
A day Of rioting eliminated in Phila-
delphia with the dvnamiting Of a car
harm. in which fifteen policemen narrow
~ esca ped death. = In speech at
the University Day celebration of the
University of Pennsylvania Governor
Hughes characterized the sale of gov
ernmental over in legislative halls
as sichenil and urged the need
Of the spirit of Washington 1t the
present time Republican lead
ers in the State Senate at Albany
are in favor of d thorough inveS-
tigation Of charges of corruption. and II
Speaker Wadsworth OF the Assembly at
tempts to prevent il he must shoulder
the responsibility. = Senator Benn
Conger. on the witness stand in the
Aids inquiry in Albany. said that As
Semblyman Burnett told him that As
semblyman Doughty. chairman Of the
Internal Affairs Committee was TO get
part of the 81 ts0 received by Burnett.
CITY-Presideut Taft spoke at the
dinner of the New Jersey Society OF The
Cincinnati State Chairman Con-
ners said he thought the upstate opp"-
sition TO Tammany Hall would MAKE
him win his fight for control. ==
The bursting Of an oxygen tank in
garage caused the death Of a workman.
$500 LOoting Of the aTmory Of the 9TH
Regiment WAS discovered. == Samuel
Gompers and other labor men her" did
NOT believe New York unions would be
come involved in the Philadelphia strike
= II was announced that the Charles
2. McKim 100000 memorial fund WAS
completed. == The special grand jury
IS expected to report on possible milk
Indictments to-day. Disclosures
concerning a gang of 'ycggncu" wore
made by the wife 90 one Of their num-
Der who was murdered IN BROOKLYN.
THE WEATHER-Indica for H.
day: Fair. The tomparatur" yesterday:
Highest. - degrees; lowest. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
PELLAGRA AND FOOD.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: / see that representative commit
tee of Europes foremost medical and SCI
entific experts is standing sponsor for an
expedition necessarily at great expediture
of time and money! to go to some district
where pellagra abounds to carry on in such
locality some up-to-date scientific research
The contention is that this disease, like the
sleeping sickness is extensively cOmmu-
ncated to man by the sand fly.
This disease prevails In Lombardy, In
lower Egypt and other countries, and the
symptoms described are distressing in the
extreme. the disease being found where
"the food of the peasantry has consisted
largely of the more worthless varieties of
grain of their own growing, the produce
of the poorly cultivated ground, sown late.
harvested before maturity, stored carelessly
in it's wet state and either made into sort
of porridge or into 1oaves which were
baked hastily on the surface and left wet
within, large enough for weeks consump-
ton and apt to turn sour and mouldy be-
the week had expired.
The question which arises in the mind
of the unbiased thinker is, Why is 1t
needful to carry laboratory research
to solve this self-evident problem of
poison food supply instead of enforcing
such food regulations as would prohibit
this death dealing diet? This disease will,
like the sleeping sickness. the Indian
plague, etc, defy all remedial measures
save the removal of the causation of the
maady. To be sure, to build up the health
of people by sanitation and hygiene has
far less of the sensational about it. and the
"sanatist'' would receive but a limited
salary, and prestige and renown (under
existing progress) would be lacking
New York, Feb. 20, 1910. PEbLAGRA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
he MORAL INDIRECTION OF
PHILADELPHIA.

To sympathze with a strike -sainst
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany seems to be the only form OF
moral Indignation of which the civic
consciousness of Philadelphia is capable.
A few months ago there was a strike
similar to the present one. Phlladel-
phia appauded and walked, giving a
good imitation of a community in an
upheaval of civic virtue. The ring
quaked and the traction interests
trembled And then Philadelphia .oted
10 continue the same politicians III
power To-day there is another strike,
with somewhat the same manifesto
tons.
Philadelphia has about the same rea-
sons for not loving its traction com
panies that every other big city has or
has had. The relations between the
companies and the political ring that
rules the city have not been diSSimllar
10 the relations that have prevailed
elsewhere between the traction interests
and the bosses, except that they have
been longer undistuI'bed n the Penn
sylvania city than elsewhere To pro-
ton company could borrow more readily
representation on the directorate Of
the traction company was given to the
public a few years ago The bosses. of
course select the representatives of the
public so that the plan seems to have
been we'll conceived TO make every one
happy and To hull the people into Il
sense of having their interests thorough
~ protected.
But their interests are not well pro
tected. and Philadelphia. although moth
ing can persuade it TO lift a hand against
hair on the head of its bosses. is
whenever the unions come TO a clinch
with the bosses allies. the traction men.
Strikes. therefore, in Philadelphia are
political and in seasons when the
municipal conscience is not working
Ia Dor leaders run for office on reform
tickets and get Soundly beaten. Pre-
Stunning on these sound defeats. per-
haps. the pOliticG-traction alliance at
against the labor leaders and encoun-
tiers the public morality of Philade-
phia seeking its usual indirect outlet
It is idle 10 guess when the city will
begin TO fight its own enemies itself
and not be content merely TO applaud
some one else for fighting a friend of its
enemies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
CHINESE P4TLRO4D LO4yS

The id"ntica note of three great
powers 10 China marks an important
new phase in the somewhat complicated
controversy over the financing of Ger
tain new railroads in that country. par
ticularly the Han-KOw and SEE Chuen
line. Some time ago the Chinese govern
ment entered into negotiations for a loan
in which the European powers were to
participate The United States then i'll
tervened with the reasonable and proper
demand that in any such loan this COIN
try should have q share q point which
China conceded much more readily than
the European powers Next the infiu-
entail people of various Chinese prov
inces protested against any such foreign
loan from any source and prOfeSSed
their Willingness and ability themselves
IL provide the capital by domestic loan.
This plan commended itself to the Chi
neSe government, which thereupOn d-
rected tn Imperial Board of Communi-
cations 10 consider it with Il lie TO its
adoption. And now the three European
powers want to knew what China
means in thus contemplating abandon
bic agreement.
There are three principles involved
winch seem TO us indisputahle One is
that China had the natural right to
secure the money which she needed by
either foreign or a domestic loan. as
might be most practicable or as might
seem 10 her most deSira BILE The second
is that if she really made an agreement
TO borrow money abroad she ought to
keep the agreement. And the third is
that if she makes a large foreign rail
road loan the United States ought ia he
permitted TO participate in it on equal
terms with other powers. Concerning
the frst, 1t is not at all clear that the
domestic raising of the funds required
for railroads would be possible. There
are some Cinnamon who would say that
il they cannot be built with domestic
capital the roads had better remain nm
built. But China needs ailroads and
if she cannot herself provide the money
for them she should borrow il abroad.
That is doubtless the opinion of the
Chinese government itself
The question then crises whether rba
acknowledged negotiations did i, fact
constitute Il virtual agreement to borrow
money abroad. If they did we must as
sumo that the Chinese government will
fulfil its obligations, IS it has been IN
the habit of doing If. on the contrary.
they were merely tentative. the Chinese
government has a natural right TO change
its mind and its plans. The Tinted
states has not joined III the controversy.
since il relies upon the good faith of the
Chinese government but there can be
no doubt that American interests will
lie visilantly safegnarded,, whether
against Reputation OF agreements or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
OLD ROMANCE RECALLED.
Supreme Court Decides Olmsteds Not
Entitled to Fathers Estate

WASHINGTON Feb. % In holding that
John NJ Olmsted and William H. Olmsted
are not entitled to share in valuable prop
erty in New York belonging TO the estate
of their father, Benjamin F. Olmsted. a
shattered romance of the SOS was recalled
by the Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday
On Christmas Day 1885, Benjamin F.
OImsted and Mary Jane Olmsted were mar
ried in New York State Four children
were born to them. In 1870 OImsted dis
appeared. Without procuring a divorce he
appeared later in New Jersey and went
through marriage ceremony with Sarah
Louise Welchman. Two children, John and
William, were born to them
About 1880 Olmsted and the New Jersey
family moved TO Michigan, and there, after
two years residence, he procured a divorce
from Mary Jane Olmsted on the ground of
desertion. He again went through q mar
riaee ceremony with the woman from New
Jersey. According TO the law of Michigan
at that time. it is alleged. the children born
before the marriage were legitimized.
In 1900 Sarah L. WeIchman died. In 1902
Mary Jane Olmsted died. In 1905 Olnsted
himself died. Back in New York his broth
or had left property TO the lawful issue
of Olmsted. After Olmsteds death fight
Was begun by John and William for share
in this property.
The trial court decided that the children
born in New jersey were not entitled to
share: the Appellate Division of the SU-
prene Court of New York held they were.
and the Court OF Appeals of New York
decided the. were not so entitled. From
this decision the case was brought to the
Supreme Court of the United States. which
affirmed the decision of the Court of tp-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
HERE WITH BIG CONTRACT.
ShipbuiIder Tells Of Award from Ar.
gentine Government

The steamer Kaisarin Auguste Victoria.
of the Hamburg-An}erican Line. arrived
yesterday afternoon. having had a rough
trip. Among her passengers was Francis
J. BOwIes. president OF the Fore River
ShipbuiIding Company. Massachusetts
He said that his company. in conjur ction
with the New York Shipbuilding Company.
of Camden. y. j., had just obtained the
the contract COR building two Dread
noughts for the Argentine Republic
Miss Adeline Boyer. a dancer, travelled
under the name of Marguerite Boyce. She
will dance in this country as "A Princess
of Israel" She said she had pleased many
members of the royal families abroad, but
refused to be more explicit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
1rrorr, The Trihune Rurean.I

From The Tribune buTeab-J
1,-osbington. Feb 22.-The French Am
bassador and Nine Jusserand entertained
~ dinner tonight the Secretary Of the In
terror and Mrs. Ballinger, Mrs Uranium
,,acveaah. Justice and Mrs. McKenna, As
eistant Secretary Of the Treasury and MIS-
CHARLES D. Norton, the secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution and Mrs. CharieS
n waIcott. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Henry
Rrt,er. Mr.. and Mrs T. y. Page, Mr. and
Mrs Herbert Wadsworth. Mrs Julius &
burrows. Miss Mae Williams, NJ Enart.
Of France; Dr. and Mrs. Buckner Ran
dolpb Colonel Archibald Hopkins and Pro-
lessor A. Piatt Andrew.
The Italian Ambassador and Baroness
Mavor des Planches who left Washington
this morning for New York, will be Joineo
there Tomorrow by the counsellor ana
charge d'affafres of the embassy, Marcnese
PaoIo di Monaghan, and Signor Roberto
Centaro. the second secretary, who VIII re-
main with them until they sail on Thurs
day
The French Ambassador made short al
dress this afternoon before the Columbia
Society of the Sons of tine Revolution, when
celebrated Washington's Birthday at the
New Willard.
The Spanish Minister will go to New
York on March 2, preparatory to sailing 1or
Spain.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine LOU
don gave small dance at the legation 10
night for their niece. Miss Kfnen, OF PARIS,
who is spending the winter with them-
Their guests were the younger diplomats
and the members of the younger set OF
resident society.
Senior a AIgara Romero de Terreroa. who
succeeds Senior Don Julio w. Baz as Mexi-
can second secretary. has arrived here 10
assume his duties. Senior Baz has been
assigned TO duty at another diplomatic post
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, FEBRJA AIRY 1910

to purchase it." 1t was explained that
the place was a steamship Office and had
no toy boats for sale. but the ambitious
boy pointed to a twelve foot model of the
steamship George Washington which was
in a glass case in the foyer That was
the ship he had seen when his father
then on the ocean. had taken him to the
steamship Office to purchase transporta-
ton. They were wealthy people, and the
grandmother said she would be glad to
pay 5000 for the model If 1t was for sale
When the clerk informed her that the min
iature steamship cost $1,000 and was not
for sale she left the office with a greatly
disappointed youngster.
What are they so stuck up about?'
Don't you know? They have a friend
who keeps hens and she sells them
dozen fresh eggs every now and them
Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
WILL OF EDWARD P. BRYAN.
Sons Get Bulk of Former Interborough
President s Estate

New Brunswick y. J., Feb. 22--The will
of Edward 2. Bryan. former vice-president
of the Iuterborough company. who died IN
Porto Rico recently. was filed to-day -Four
of his sons get the bulk of his estate. His
wife receives S125, 600 absolutely.
Each of the four sons is TO buy ten $1,000
bonds Of the Brooklyn Union Elevated Rail-
road and hold them in trust and pay tbs
income for the support OF their brother
John. for whom no other provision Is made
except that he is TO receive $500 from a life
insurance company. No inventory OF the
estate is filed. Mr.. Bryan lived on the River
Road. near Bound Brook
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
PERSONAL ASSESSMENTS.


Andrew Carnegies letter TO Mayor Gay
nor of New York the futility of the tax
on invisible property is very Illuminating
He is assessed at 50 900, 900 for such prop
erty while his actual holdings must be
from twenty TO forty times that amount
Yet he does not make the assessment
swear to il or make any affirmation whether
il is too high or too low. IL is made for
him by the assessors. whose policy evil
IDENTIFY is To find out now much of am
sessment the miilionaires of New ork Mil
stand without changing their legal resi-
dences to upstate or New Jersey town
and then fixing it at that figure. The gross
inequality and injustice of such levy
must he manifest, and il must also be man
ifest that an equitable assessment of such
property is impossible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23

Nc happier memorial of a useful Ire
could be conceived than that which 1T is
purposed to create under the name OF
the Richard Watson Glider Fund for the
Promotion of Good Citizenship. 1t is
true memorial, because Mr.. Glider WIS
a good citizen, and lit derives an added
propriety from the fact that he himself
would have desired no public monu-
ment which did not serve a wider and
more practical purpose than that of
contemplation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23

fore seek to turn ont the government at
the first opportunity. Mr.. chamberlain
said the other day that if he were able
to take his old jlace in the House he
would try TO turn the government out
within six months. He is AT Cannes, but
it may be that his spirit is potent 1T
Westminster, and if so, we may see d
large part of The Unionist3 striving to
bring about rather than to avoid an I'M
mediate crisis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
ENGLISH BOOTS" FOR AMERICA.

From The IUIIuUJI Daily NdII.
The export of boots from Leicester to the
United States is the subject of report bv
the American consul at Nottingham who
describes the departure as "a novelty in
the export trade of that district.
The last shipment comprised over LOCO
pairs valued at about E6O0 The ship
ments are said to be the result of the
lowered duty in the United States tariff
law, and the consul quotes a statement
that the new trade affords gratifying
proof that there British manufacturers
who can beat. in point of style and price
the best that comes to us from across the
herring pond. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
Mr.. FAIRBANKS MEETS KAISER.

Berlin Feb 92-The Emperor received ex-
Vice President Fairbanks. who was pre-
sented by Ambassador Hill this evening.
ard talked with him for nearly an hour-
After the audience Mr.. Fairbanks said ths
Emperor had been most kind and was IN
te-estsd i'm everything relating TO the United
States. on which he was well informed MT
and Mrs Fairbanks took a late train for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
CHILDREN LEAVE X-SULTAN.
Son and Three Daughters Of Abdul
Hamid Reach Capital.

Constantiuople. Feb. 22.-One of the sons
and three of the daughters of the depossd
Sultan. Abdul FTamid with several women
Of the barem, arrived here from Sslonica
tonight The Minister OF the Interior es-
plains that their health suffered from the
climate of sSaloniCa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
GOMEZ SETS FREE EDITORS.

Havana. Feb. president Gomez signso
to-day the bill which was passed ~ t'e
Senate yesterday granting amnesty 10 ''7
three editors imprisoned recently on cnsrses
of having Hbeiled the President The edi'e'S
are General Estenos. Of the negro organ
Provision" Or. Garride. or La Frehsa-
and Senior Villa. of "El sordo. all or "ho'"
VIII be released tomorrow popu'N
demonstration in their honor is now being