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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
REASONABLE PUBLICITY.

Reasonable. nc: indiscriminate. pub
LEFTY for the tax returns made by Ger
porations under the provisions of section
IS of the Payne tariff law is guaran-
ieed by the action taken on Friday by
the House of Representatives. The leg
iSlative executive and judicial appro-
piiation bill was returned tn the House
with a Senate amendment which pro
vided that the reports made by corpora
tons TO the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue should be made public ut the
discretion of the President and upon his
order or upon the request of either the
Senate or the House of Representatives,
NJ. Gillett. of Massachusetts, in charge
of the bill, moved that the Senate pro
viso he eliminated and Il substitute au-
thoriZed under the terms of which the
tax reports should be open to inspection
only upon the order of the President.
under rules and regulations TO be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
ard approved by the President.
The House by Ii vote of 132 10 l23
approved Mr.. Gilletts substitute. and the
conferrees on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill will now
tie able to agree on some satisfactory
restriction of the right of access TO
corporation fax reports. since both
houses have clearly shown that they do
not approve of unlimited and injurious
publicity. Mr.. GiIlett. in supporting his
amendment. suggested that the President
would probably find ii desirable to allow
publicity in the ease of corporations af
fected with a public interest But. he
argued, purely private corporations
compelled TO submit tax returns ought TO
be protected from the prying curiosity
OF rivals and ought to he allowed TO
consider their dealings with the Treas
ury as Invested of any legitimate public
concern.
1t is gratifying TO know that the blum
der committed In the Payne law has been
SO easily repaired. Many of the corpo-
rations which have just made returns TO
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
would have been exposed 10 serious in
jury if full knowledge OF their status
and prospects had been put at the dis
position of INSCRIPTIONS rivals. Many
enterprises conducted under the form of
partnerships compete with incorporated
enterprises. The first are exempt from
any examination on the part of the gov
eminent, but the profits of the second
would have been laid bare 10 all inquir-
ers had the unlimited publicity idea pre-
vailed. Among corporations the strong
could take advantage of the weak by
using information disclosed through
what ought to be regarded as a confiden-
tial transaction between the taxpayer
and the government. 1t is no part of
the governments function in collecting
taxes to expose the secrets of those
taxed and to foment subterranean COM
petition. The vote of the House of Rep
resentatfves. taken in connection with
the earlier vote in the Senate. has closed
the door on publicity of an undesirable
and oppressive sort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
WHAT is THE MATTER?
1itOr of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir An explanation of the northward
movement of American farmers from the
West would, / think, be of much general
interest. On the face of existing conditions
in this country the movement seems mex
plicabe. In spite of all the arguments and
complaints about the exactions of the
trusts. the kicking about the tariff and
various other more or less reasonable
causes for complaint and dissatisfaction.
the fact remains that never before have
the farmers of America been in receipt Of
such high prices for their products as a
whole. With cash wheat quoted in the
New York market at 81 . a bushel, ard
other grains Ii proportion: with hogs sell
Ing at more than Il cents a pound. live
weight: with cotton close to the 1J-cent
mark for delivery in the current month
ami eggs. butter. cheese and other products
barely rccedins from an almost unprcce-
sntcd rGnEe OF high prices, and tic &C.
mand for food from a constantly increasing
population as a sustaining factor, it seems
strange to layman that the farmer. at
airy rate the Western farmer, is not salts
fed 10 let VEL enough alone.
Perhaps ii is innate restlessness a
vandcriust born of the air and soil. with
the knowledge that they are at perfect
liberty to go if they See lit. that prompted
$1,000 persons TO so from the United States
to Canada and take up farms last year.
with Canadian estimate of l25, O00 as the
movement this year. With solid trainloads
of agricuturists going North daily. and
almost solid shiploads of immigrants ar
irving ut New York constantly most of
whom stay in the already congested city.
the anomaly of the situation prompts the
question: What is the matter with the
United States. or what better has Canada
to offer than can be found here? b.
New York, April > 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
CUBAN SANITATION.

With the details OF the dispute which
appears 10 have arisen in Cuba over GER
tain contracts for the construction of
sanitary works in that island we need
not at present concern ourselves The
legal technicalities which may be in
yolved viii doubtless be attended TO by
the proper authorities. 1t is 10 be as
srrnlad that the terms Of the contracts
on both sides will be Loyalty fulfilled. I'M
less convincing reasons TO the contrary
should be adduced.
What is essential, AIT = nat is of di-
rect concern, however, is that all neces-
sarv works of sanitation shall be per
formed there expeditiously and efficient
IL. That is a fundamental need. IL the
plans and contracts as originally pre-
pared do not provide for it in the best
possible way, they should be amended so
that they Will do so. The United States
has q right, under both written treaty
and unwritten law. 40 require the most
thorough safeguarding of public health
I'm Cuba The Cuban constitution pro
vides that the insular government shall
execute and as far as may be necessary
extend the plans already devised or other
plans 70 be mutually agreed upon by il
and the American government for the
sanitation of the cities of the island, 10
The end that a recurrence of epidemic
and infectious diseases may be pre-
vented, thereby assuring protection 90
fh.. people and commerce Of Cuba, as
well as 10 the commerce and people OF
the Southern ports Of the United States.
This provision makes it quite clear
that Cuba herself is not TO be the sole
ii.dge of the needs of sanitation but Is
10 consult the judgment Of the United
States. The standard Of sanitary eff
riency is not merely 10 be satisfactory
% Cubans, but must be satisfactory TO
Americans as well That is perfectly rea-
sonabIe seeing how close the relations
and how direct the personal intercourse
between the two countries are. u viii
pc The part OF wisdom, for the sake of
,er most practical selfjnterest. for Cuba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
IRON The Tribune Rureau.l

Washington. April 1.-The President re-
ceived a committee from the League Oh ne
nubI,can Clubs Of the District Of CoiurnOla'
which called to make arrangements TOT NH
Taft.s participation in dinner next 5atu1-
day night. Mr. Taft promised TO deliver an
address and has chosen "Republicanism
for hts subject.
.aTbe DeonIe of wyoming are prosperous.
and are fully satisfied with the Payne tari1
law. with President Taft and with MS ad-
ministration." said Senator Warren az the
White House to-day. THE Payne law Is
stoppIng the annual deficit. and more goods
are coming in free than ever before
Mr.. Taft promised Representative SIM
mons his support for legislation 10 stop
pollution Of the waters of Niagara River
The list Of candidates for the Supreme
Court vacancy was Increased to-day by the
names of Judge William G. Hook, OF the SIN
Circuit. and Judge John c. Pollock. OF the
Kansas District Court. Senator Curtis told
the President Kansas would like 10 be hon
ored again with an associate justiceship.
President Taft accepted an invitation 10
deliver an address 10 the Ohio state bank
ers at Columbus early I'm June He will De
In Ada. Ohio. on the Sd. and will visit Co
Iurnbus on the same trip.
If possible the President will attend the
laying Of the corner stone OF the National
Religious Training School and Chsutauqua-
a negro institution. at Durham " ., the
latter part OF May. The invitation was pre-
scented by General Julian s. Carr, or Dur
ham: G. f. Duncan. Republican Nationai
Committeeman of North Carolina. ana
Rabbi Simon. of this city. who were intro
The Presidents callers included Senator'S
CuIIom. Curtis and NewIands. Representa-
tives DENLY. Fassett. Bennett. Gronna.
Hanna, Mann, Foster. of Illinois; Bates.
Moon, Joyce. Morshead. Cowles, Kahn.
Knowand, Hayes. Keifer. Clark. OF Mis-
souri,; Kronmiler. Foster. OF Vermont
Stevenson. Alexander. Woods and Sullo-
way.
The President went horseback riding TINS
afternoon with Captain Butt At 5:39 he
left Washington for Worcester. Mass.
where he will deliver an address tomorrow
10 several thousand railroad men
He will spend the remainder Of the day
with his aunt, Miss Della c. Torrey. in
and will return to Washington
early on Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
LR HTLPRECHT'S LATEST.

4 story relative TO the alleged diScnv
cry of Rabylonian tablet. on which
there is said 10 he an inscription refer
ring 10 the Deluge. was told fortnight
or more ago by Dr. Hilprecht, the AS
syriOIOgist of the University of Pennsyl-
yania. Several reasons for regarding TN"
statement with suspicion have now been
advanced by Professor George A Bar
ton. of Rryn Mawr College. He thinks
that there has been childish mistranS-
Iation, TO begin with. but he also be
lieves that there have been unwarranted
additions to the original text and that
the text belongs to a much later PERIOD
than that to which the Philadelphia
assigns it.
Now. Professor Barton is himself ALI
authority on Assyrian literature ana
Semitic languages. and the uninltlated
are warranted in attaching quite as
much weight to his opinion as TO DR. Hi
nrecht's. The Bryn Mawr expert, more
over. does not stand alone. According 10
n Baltimore dispatch TO The Tribune
two other well known AsSyriologlsts-
Professors Paul Haupt. of Johns Hopkins
University. and Albert T. Clary, of Yale
-distrIst the narrative.
Perhaps the only surprising feature OF
the case is DIR. Hilprecbts failure 10
heed the lesson he should have learned
from previous criticism. In book when
he published a few years ago We're pct
ures of objects purporting to come from
the temple library of Nippur. Some OF
these were discredited by other Baby
!onian explOrers-among them DR.. john
=. Peters. of New York City, who was
satisfied that their source and slgnih-
canoe had been miSrepresented. AS Dr
Peters himself had been over the very
ground which DR.. Hilprecht afterward
traversed, he was exceptionally well
qualified 10 detect any errors, unln-
territorial or otherwise, in the Phila-
delphian's reports. 1t might have been
supposed, after having his accuracy ana
authority thus questioned, that DR.. Hill
nrecht would submit any new discovery
made by him to the few persons who are
competent TO pass Judgment on 1t. By
first presenting an account of his latest
find" not to some such organization as
the American Oriental Society, but to
lot of college girls, he has provoked
grave doubts of its correctness. Is he
afraid 10 invite a verdict from jury of
his r,aprSS
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tFrom The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April The Vice-President
left here to-day for Philadelphia. and will
20 from there to Utica on Monday. He will
meet Mrs. Sherman in New York on Tues
day and they will attend the opening of the
French Bazaar. Mrs Sherman will take her
nieces. the Misses belong, to New York
with her.
Senator and Mrs. Depew have issued in
vftations TO a dinner on April %, 10 cele-
brate the Senator's birthday. Mrs. Depew
will go TO New York on Monday for five or
six DAYS.
Mrs Beekman Winthrop received a large
contingent of society at an at home this
afternoon. having with her Miss Colgate. of
New York.
Mrs. Ballinger was the guest OF honor at
a luncheon to-day with Mrs. Lloyd W.
Bowers as hostess. To meet her were Mrs
John w. Foster. Mrs. Henry u. Sharpe.
Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell. Mrs. Stanley
Matthews Mrs. Robert Hinekley. Mrs. Har-
RS. Mrs William b. RidSely. Mrs. Albert
c. Barney, Mrs J. Van Nechten OlcOtt and
Miss GilIett.
Miss Mary McCauley entertained at
luncheon to-day Countess Luise-Alexandra
Won Bernstorff Baroness Elizabeth Roseu.
Miss Martha Bowers Miss Lillian Whiting.
Miss Helen Parker, Miss Gladys Hinckley.
Miss Frances Noyes. Miss Mary Chew. Miss
Carolyn Crawford. Miss Esther Denny and
Miss Steele. o. New York
Edmes MacVeagh, who has been the guest
of his parents the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. MacVeash. for a week. left
here to-day for Chicago. Rogers Mac
Veagh who has also been the guest Of his
aunt and uncle. left here to-day for Har-
ward.
Mrs. John D. Patten entertained a num-
Der of guests at luncheon to-day for Mrs.
Albert Aiken. of New York. who Is visiting
her parents. the Attorney General and Mrs.
WickeTsham-
Miss Ida liaSedorn. Of Brooklyn. who has
been the guest Of Mrs WOOIsey ASpinwaIl
for the week and has been entertained with
the other Youthful Easter visitors. has re
turned To her home
Frederick W RhiuClander. Of New York,
Is here for a week end visit to his daucSe
Miss Constance SatterlCe. and her mother,
Mrs Henry Y SatterIee. Tho marriage of
Miss Satterlee and Mr.. Rhinelander will
take place in this city on April y. Miss
Satterlee Is the daughter II the late Bishop
Satterlee. who for many years was rector
of calvary Episcopal Church in New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
N UTOPIA.

The promoters of the new scheme Of
Acknowledgement in Maryland seem %
have been raised in some blisSfui TTtopia
OF political ignorance. In their prepare
tons 10 deny the ballot 10 the negro
voters of the state they make no effort
to evade the obvious restrictions of the.
federal Constitution. They purpose
multiplying the Fifteenth Amendment
outright on the fantastic ground that
Maryland never ratified that amend
ment and is not bound 10 regard its pro-
visions governing the abridgment Of the
suffrage rights of citizens of the United
States.
The Hon. W. Mitchell Digges. the au-
thor of the Acknowledgement plan. gave
this Illuminating explanation Of IL the
other day to representative of The
Baltimore Sun:
great deal has been said al times. and
think rather unthinkingly about the
necessity or propriety OF DISTINGUISHING
the ignorant or vicious" negro That is
not the ground upon which this legisIa-
ton is based There are plenty of igno-
rant and vicious white men. too, and IL
ignorance or vice were TO determine the
GutSiiDH iHfA Noulu also De ulSfTdn-
chised. But this is a race question pure
and simple. and IL can be honestly set
tied only on race lines.
The Fifteenth Amendment declares
that the right Of suffrage shall not
be abridged because Of race, color or
previous condition Of servitude. Mr.
Digges and his supporters declare that
those are the only grounds on which
Maryland cares To abridge il.
Another grotesque illusion Of the pro
p0nents of the Digges scheme is that
they can plausibly deny registration TO
negro voters on the ground that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Now that the Metropolitan has closed its
doors and that the operate season has
bAeit brought to a close. the fashionable
world is compelled to seek another rcudez-
vous where II can meet az stated times to
exchange news. discuss plans and make ar
rangcments for entertainments % ono Mind
and another Just at present the favcrite
sathcring place seems Co be sherry :. ~
the luncheon hour. and the Plaza. between
the hours Of ; and O'Clock one Is ret
sonably sure Of encountering the people
whom one wishes 10 meet at one or the
other of these caravanseries. I'm ten days
or so The suburban racing season will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

There seems to be no doubt that
Liberia is in a bad way and that many
of her most thoughtful people look 10 the
United States for political salvation.
This is not at all to be wondered at,
seeing how Liberia came into existence
and what its history of cold neglect has
been. II is not to be supposed that our
government will get into any unpleasant
entanglements there, but it is also quite
conceivable that it might prudently and
properly give the little republic some
moral aid and comfort which would save
it from extinction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

We must not take leave of the Aids case
without a word of hearty appreciation 70
The Tribune for its admirable hand ing OF
the news from Albany. its clear ana III
telliEent reporting of case parliculdiiS
difficult by reason of the legal points IN
VoIved and the persistent ehCrtS on tue
Part OF the defence to bring In eXtrahe2uS
matters. More than that. The IriDuLe Ea3
stood UP from the beginning for luil anu
cIsen investigation OF all the actions OF
the LEGISLATURE. II has clearly recoSnized
that party safety lay that way. as wei ;
party hcnor.-The New York Evening Pest.
A compliment to be appreciated com
ing from a newspaper which is entitled
to the credit of having focused attention
Upon the Aids scandal and forced trial
of charges which might otherwise have
been allowed to end in whispered gossip
about the Senate corridors. THE Even
ing Post did a coura geOus public ser
vice i'm publishing those charges. for if
Conger's disposition to draw back from
giving his proofs had prevailed It would
have been left in most serious difficulty.
The result has justified its courage and
devotion and brought it deserved popular
gratitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

It is highly mystifying to hear the
counsel for the American Sugar Refining
Company talk in court about the direc-
tors and officers of that corporation be-
ing compelled to "incriminate them
selves by producing the cOmpany's
books for inspection by a federal grand
jury Didn't the company i'm it's last re-
port expressly declare it's directors and
officers innocent of any wrongdoing or
irregularity needing a grand jury's at
tention?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

Railing at the alleged modesty Of the
tariff concessions granted by Canada to
the United States THE Philadelphia
Record" says:
This concession foOts up s1250oo. Every
little helps. Hurrah for Payne Aldrich!
That endangered trade of nearly S@o9.-
0cO.000 has been so little disturbed is truly
providential President Taft is right; the
Lord does look after children, drunkards
and the United States.
He doesn't look after the cocksure
prophets who made themselves ridicu-
lous by predicting that the minimum
maximum schedule plan would never,
never work except to provoke trade wars
and who are now obliged 10 square their
exploded predictions with the unwel-
come reality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

The public will not take kindly to the
new tangled literary style developed by
the Hon. William. J. Corners. In his
Rochester district letters and kilograms
he is merely transcribing some familiar
examples from THE Statesman's Handy
Letter Writer" He can be more pict-
uresque and effective when he uses the
colloduial. The style is the man. Mr.
Corners will stir the popular magma
ton much more deeply if he sticks faith
fully to Connersese.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

are from, men in every way unsuited for
our purpose
give one verse of "rhe Star Spangled
Banner. 8"
II can't do IL. Judge.
Quote passage from the CONSTITUTION
Too many fer me- q,
Then | can't naturalize you. my man.
Put 7 was born here, Judge. l don
want to be naturalized. I'm after palm
job. ''-Washingt Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
PERVERTED TASTES.

From The Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle
Alfalfa biscuits are popular in Nebraska
THIS is the natural result of the perverted
political diet on which Mr.. BRYAN has been
feeding the state. IL should strive for
sanity in both respects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
TRUTH AND CALAMITY

From The Rochester Post Express
The real compliment nowadays is 10
say that she Is worth her weight in pork
chops, says The Louisville Courier Jour
nat But In COMMUNICATING n lady one
should always sacrifice truth for gallantry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
People and Social xncidenfs

begin. and then il Is that the variTss trsc5.
around New York will take the piac. az a..
opera IS the rendezvous OF the smart SCI
No weddings Of note figure on the ~.
gramme OF the week OpeulnS to-da.-. "a
marriage bells will remain strangely sffe-.
for this season % the year IN fae. -s,
wedding Of Miss Margaret IseIi1. ds1gh..-
% Mrs. Francis l. Roy Satter,ae. 20 W.,
lam H. Fe1cfng at Grace Church. on s,-st
12. is the only marriage ~ any fu0or,s1c,
between row and THE date SCI Tor thar -
Miss Marjorie GOuid and Antno-v Il
DrezeI. ir., more than two weeks horc7 T.
Is not that tie Easter brides are I~ss r..
merous than in Drevio-s years bar for San-a
reason or anCthCT trey sem al % ts.a
put Their weddings o. Is long after Eq-fs-
as possible. and Mss Jean FIOy,I-Jau,,-
Carpender. who is 20 marry PhEiD "a,
Rensselaer, Schuyler; Miss Elizabeth Hurry
who is 70 becona tie wife % Iawrsnea
Swift; Mss Caroline DeIano. who = on
gagged 20 De- Augustus Baldwin Wadz-
worth; Miss Anita InzsrsoIi who iz 70 ~
led 70 the altar by Roger Niuton. 7fss
Maria Louisa Moran. who r. 70 marry I'd
win Chase IIoyt Miss Lorraine Roosevelt.
who is to wed Laugdon Warner. Mss
Madeline Borland. VINO IL engaged 70
Clarence e. PeI; Miss Elizabeth Bartron.
WhO is betrothed TO Snowdep Fahnestocx.
Miss Anita Calef. who is engaged 70 Fran
els Boa rdulan. and Miss Eliz3beth Win
thTop Stevens. VINO Is 70 ma ~ John De-
Koven Bowen. have all arranged that their
weddings should take place toward The end
instead Of at the commencement % New
Tork's spring suburban season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

+bos. so,rces that have come the mo-
tives to which we must ascribe the ii"'e
worthy decline and threatened extihc-
ton Of co-education in the Eastern
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

Attempts like that of Miss Eleanor
Sears are not to be encouraged for per-
sons not accustomed to taking long
walks daily. Weston, who is now sew
enty-three years old. achieves his Won
derful successes only by the regularity
of his exercise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

10 fulfil her constitutional obligations in
letter and in spirit, and we assume that
she will do So
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Nf!n-21ork Iribr1re.
SUNDAY. APRIL 8, 1910.

This newspaper is oiCned and pub
Tished by The Tribune Association, q
KerC York corporation. Office aud prin-
cipGI place OF business, Tribune Build
fnq. No ia Nassau street, Nclc York;
ogden Hills. president; ogden H. Reid,
secretary: James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers is the office
OF This newspaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

This list is b. no means compete %
among the recent engagements are those q
Miss Helen Lispenard Alexandra. daughter
IF Mr.. and Mrs John f Alexandra and
granddaushter OF General Alexander Stew
art Webb 70 Baysrd HOppin. youngest son
Of Mr.. and Mrs William Warner Hoppin
Their wedding is expected 20 take place
before society disperses for the summer
Another bride Of the spring will be Miss
Gladys Benjamin. daughter Of Park Benta-
min, and who is 70 marry Frederick "
Goddard, OF New York Yet other engage
ments are those Of Miss Alice BOrland
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs J. Nelson Bor-
land. 20 VI. OTme Wilson. jr.. son o. Nr
and Mrs NJ Orme Wilson ard grandson e
the late Mrs William Astor and q Richard
T. Wilson; also that OF her sister Miss
Madeline BOrland. who IS 20 marry Car
ence PelI on May Il