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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-03
THE TAX" ON GREEKS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There seems To be a nlisunderstand-
ing regarding the so-calIed tax on Greeks
1 am over seventy years old, and for the
greater part of the time l have been an
American citizen. but 1 have always re-
meInbered the land Of my birth with such
voluntary contribution my means
would permit. And that is the feeling OF
every true Greek, whether he be in Amer
lea, Australia or Japan. Each one con-
tributes according to his station in life to
help his native land. So have many Amer
lean, English and French lovers of ancient
Greece. Witness the excavations by them
for the knowledge and happiness OF the
world.
Many OF the nations buildings, her mon
uments and statues have been erected by
these free-will offerings Of her loving sons,
and the nation, in turn, Acknowledges these
miscalled taxes by assisting those OF
her sons thus remembering her. so far as
she properly may, in their business and
social relations in the countries of their
residence.
This controversy came from what was
doubtless an unfortunate misinterpretation
OF our language with no one at fault and
I trust that such an explanation may be
accepted SO that our Greek newspapers
may not become involved in a discussion
that can end only in strife among us here
and distress at our old home, and at 4
time when matters are so critical that we
should present an unbroken front of broth
erhood. NICHOLAS COUNDOURIS.
New York. Jan. Is, 1910
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had no sooner begun than a demonstration
of disapproval, In which eggs, INK oottles'
antique vegetables and fruit played an
important part, took place. Occident ana
Orient find the same means In cases ike
this The police rushed in, but not before
the protesting Servians had created small
panic"
F'rfend-It 1t safe to send your stuff in
wrapper like that2
Poet-Well, 1 find it always comes back
all rigbt!-Punch.
1--WE all know the value OF fresh air IN
cases of lung trouble" says letter from
Dayos, but tire believers In its efficacy
have gone step further here than in most
places. On any sunny day one may see
dozen children cots in the open air,
where they can look upon the snow COW
cred mountains. They are not wrapped In
heavy blankets and then stuffed into sleep
ing bags. as we have seen people at winter
sanatoriums. They are not even covered
with thin blanket or sheet. There they
lie, three-quarters naked. with not rag
In the way of a covering And they seem
to enjoy TT
PhysiciaH-If you continue transgress1ns
the laws Of nature, you will certainly pay
the penalty.
Gouty Magnate-Humbug: I'll appeal to
higher court.-Puck.
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An HONORABLE OBLIGATION.

There seems TO be disposition to mis-
represent the action OF the Republican
members of the New York delegation in
the House of Representatives, who have
Just voted unanimously TO support the
President in trying 10 convert the
promises Of the last Republican national
platform into legislation. Their resolu-
ton is decried by our esteemed contem-
porary, The Brooklyn Eagle" as too
sycophantic and servile by much" The
Eagle seems TO think that the New
York Congressman have somehow sur
rendered their right of judgment 10
President Taft, and suggests that 'syco-
'phancy is no mood and slavery is no
condition with which President Taft
'can be presumed TO sympathize."
The trouble with that sort of de-
probation is that it is based on an en-
tire misrepresentation Of what the dele
CATION bound itself to do. It simply de
cIared a proper desire to have prompt
consideration Of the legislation pro-
posed and recommended by the Presi-
''dent and presented to the people in the
platform of the Republican party,
adopted ar the last national convention"
4 Republican President and a Repub-
lican ajority in the House were elected
TO make good the pledges of the last
national platform. Why should they not
cooperate now TO redeem the partys
campaign promises: The President is
authorized to recommend legislation to
Congress, and the two houses are IN
duty bound TO consider his propose Is
1t is an honorable association for. honor
able purposes. Republican Representa-
tives are not trucking to the Executive
but obeying a clear mandate from their
own constituencies when they undertake
to prove that the platform promises of
1903 were made in good faith and Will
be redeemed at face value
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
A PULLING OMISSION.
yditor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Officers Of corporations attempting
to make return OF annual net income
under form No. 638 issued by the Commits
ssioner Of Internal Revenue will have their
makeup Of the form. The act permits
corporation to deduct interest actually
paid within the year on its bonded or other
Indebtedness Ir. the form as printed the
item for such deduction is: sixth. Total
amount of interest January 1 to December
81 on bonded indebtedness emitting the
words cor other
The effect, of course, of a return in this
form is to exclude interest on all indebted
ness except on bonds, although the law
clearly permits deduction of all interest.
In reply to a letter to the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, calling attention to
this omission, he stated that the words ''or
other were omitted from the form through
error. He further stated that as the regu-
lations We're explicit on this point he hoped
and believed that the omission of these two
words would not cause any Inconvenience.
In this ! think he IS quite mistaken.
know that some officials have puzzled over
the return, and l think it likely to cause
considerable perplexity and Inconvenience
to many others. The proper thing to do in
absence of a revised and corrected form
is TO insert the words ''or other after the
word bonded SO that it will read interest
on bonded or other indie otedness."
w. NJ. JOHNSON
p Hackensack, n. J., Jan. 60, 1910.
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TIE SOOTHING MR. REDLEY.

Mr. Hedley's "I'll do as / please as
regards facilities on the Broadway branch
of the subway was evidently slip Of
the tongue No one viii accuse the man.
ager of the Interborough system of hay
ing adopted the traditional 'the public
be damned" attitude. For does not the
public remember his anxious solicitude
for its comfort in the matter of the lights
in the subway cars? 1t is only few
weeks ago that the manager was re-
vealed as cOnsiderate to a degree almost
amounting to tenderness of the peoples
comfort.
The subway was originally equipped
with 16-candlepower electric lights. Mr..
Hedley studied their effect with anxious
care, and observing his patrons shading
their eyes came to the conclusion that
the lamps were much too glaring. Ac
cordfngly, to provide a more soothing"
illumination, he caused a special 10-can-
dlepower light to be made and installed
in the subway. Your public be damned"
traction manager would have left the
dazzling 16-candIepower lamps in the
trains, saying, Let the passengers go
blind for all I care
1t will be impossible to persuade the
public after that incident that Mr.. He'd
ley meant any disregard of the comfort
of his patrons when he said he would
do as he pleased. Washington Heights
may be sure that the same consideration
for its convenience which was shown
in providing soothing lights will be
shown in regard to accommoda tons.
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4musemeats.

ACADEMY OF MUSES. S-Ragged Robin
MBRA-c-S-NaudeVine-
ASToR-S:I 5-Seven DAYS.
RELASCO-s:21-Just q Wife.
RlyOT--S .20-The Lottery Man
BROAnN AY--S :I5--The Jolly Bachelors.
CARNEGIE nALI.-s:1s-Coneert
CASINo-S:15-The Chocolate Soldier
CoLONIALI-2-S-Taud
COMEDG-s:l5-The Watcher.
COOPER TNIoN--S;f5-Conceri.
CRITERION-S:a 0-The Bachelors Bany.
DAf.YsS-S :3e-The Inferior Sex
EDEN MCSEE--The World in Wax
GAIETY-S:15-The Fortune Hunter
GARRICR-S:l 5-Tour Humble Servant
GLOBE-S:l5-The Old Town
HACK ETT-s-None 50 Blind,
HAMMERSTETN'S-2:1 5-s Iva uaeNlHe-
HERALD OUARE-S:I5-old Dutch
ETPPODRONE+2-S- Trip to japan. IN
side the Earth; the Ballet Of Jeweis,
ECDSoN--3-Eindu Dances-s;l5-A bNcA'
Star. -,
KNTCKERBOCKER -S-The Dollar princess
IIBERTY-S-Tle Arcadians.
LYCETM-2f :s-s:iS-MTs- Dot
YRIC-s:15-The City. - ~,
MANINE ELLiOTTS THEATISE--o-oV-A iie
Passing Of the Third Floor Back w..
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE :4'-Aii'
tan und Isolde
MEM AMSTEKDRM-S:15- Madame X -.
KEW THEATRE-2-Ma :5o--The Slssei-
EOY-a-Ts-S-I5 -The Heights
ST NICHOLAS RINk-s:15-lce hockey
STT-vVr,SA Mt: I5-S;15-The Lily.
wAIJACKS- :1T-AliaS Jimmy Valentine
wFPFR' :f5-I.ife OF the World
WEST ENn-s-I5-The Prince OF Boheh'la
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poonIe and Social Incidents

q, a large dinner party entertained To-
nfyht bv Representative and Mrs Weeks
senator and Mrs Elkins had dining with
them tonight the Italian Ambassador and
Rarouess Mayor des Pianches. the Austrian
.-,bassador and BARONESS HenselmdlIIe-,
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Justice and Mrs.
Irrton Senator and Mrs. Depew, the Ger
nan military attacks and Nine Won 1.-Two
nius- Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kirk Porter. Mr.
81 Mrs G. C. Glover. Mr. and Mrs.
schoonmaker, OF Pittsburg. and others
Mrs. Beeknan winthrop entertained a.
,rmber OF guests at luncheon to-day IN
honor OF Miss Ethel Roosevelt Among
o,b.re entertaining luncheon parties vers
MICS Georgia Knox and Miss Ida Thonap-
.on. whose guests were invited 70 meet
Mrs. Henry 8. Welcome, Of England
Among the hosts entertaining dinner
parttes tonight preceding the SacnelSrs'
Cotfllon were Senator and Mrs Aldrich.
Mrs. Guidet Duryee, Mrs Charles shepard,
Mrs. Austin Stickney. Mrs John Lindsay
Morehead, Mrs William r. Merriarn-
r-antatn and Mrs. sunmerlin and Rear Ad-
miraI and Mrs. Brownson-
The guests OF Miss Mary McCauley az
dinner tonight preceding the Bachelors
vars Lieutenant and Mrs Sherman Miles.
Mics Olga Roosevelt, Miss Laura Britron,
Miss Frances Noyes, Miss Carol SeWoerry.
rJsrtenant Commander Long, Captain
Iobnston. Mr. Scott, Nr. Calhoun and Mr.
Harrison.
The third and last Bachelors Cottllon OF
the season, given ar the New Willard to-
night was probably the most brilliant OF
the number. The guests included tho
y-ice-Presfden. and Mrs Sherman tho
Cabinet members and their wives, the
dean of the diplomatic corps and Baroness
MAYOR des Planches, the Austrian Anoas-
szdor and Baroness HenSelm0Ier, the
French Ambassador and Nine. JusSerand'
tf1e German Ambassador and Countess Won
Rerns,orfr. and a brilliant throng 20 the
number of more than three hundred, IN
eluding Young diplomats and society peo-
pIa generally Mrs Wickersham, VIE OF
the Attorney General, received the guests
the presentations being made by the presi-
dent of the organization. Gist Blair VIII
lam Hit led the cotillon- All the deco
rations were in pink. and the same ce-oF
scheme was carried out in the mower
4r1rres. Of which there were two The
favors for the women were PINK paper
narasoIs. Jewel boxes, fancy silk bags and
f,,1ver vrands. while for the men there weTe
ash trays. corkscrews. memorandum CARDS
calendars and flowers Ine supper "e9
served at small tables
Miss Lillian Chew. daughter Of John J.
Chew, was married at O'Clock this after
noon to John UpsllsIr Moorehead, OF this
city al the home of her grandmother<Al MIS-
ritian T Coffey Tsle ceremony was con-
Quoted By Bishop Harding and the Rev
Roland Cotton Smith. Miss Evelyn che"
uras her sisters only attendant and James
L. Phillips was best man Only members
of the two families were az the ceIslhoHs'
but a number Of others were lnFlleo 70
49, .,rIv retention which followed After
: .-o-.,,e-r, wedding tourney. Mr.. and Mrs.
1,oorabsad will live in washington
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AT THE WHILE HOUSE.
rr-nn The Tribune Bureau

Eab ? The Presidents 10
continuing to receive ASSURANCES ii''- ~,
c'nti"u ,a 80 their loyal support OF All
..."...~.,,,-a measures now before Soi'
-. .r,one those who discussed '''o
Ss~-~-.s~,ona1 situation with Mr.. Tart Wei
e,.or. r,-,ts Crane. Foster, DIXON anu
oliver and REPRESENTATIVES, Oicott FoeiAo''
Miller. Andrus and Mckinney
rna executive committee and officers Oh
,ha National Farmers Union. VINO were IN
trodueed by the Secretary OF Agricullu' @
urged ,b. President to use his influence III
support OF the measure prohibiting gam
bling In futures of farm products
President Taft will attend the annual
dinner Of the Second Army Corps 10 DC
given at the Arlington Hotel on March Il
having accepted an invitation presented OS
General Nelson A Miles, General Cnaiies
F. Humphrey and DIR. William Iyndai-
Mayor Magee, ". s. Brown, John :.
Casey and George NJ. McSandiess' dn vi
Pittsburg, were introduced to the president
by Senator oliver and Representative era
ham. They invited Mr.. Taft 70 the annual
banquet of the Americas Club, of Pittsburg'
on April Y, General Grants birthday The
President told his callers that he had ac-
cepted an invitation 10 visit Cincinnati on
nj -,
his acceptance on being able to make the
two stops on the one trip. Mr. Tart
thought probably the Cincinnati engage
nent could be changed TO an earlier date.
That President Taft was a really Great
White Father was the declaration Of
delegation OF Sioux Indians who called to
pay their respects. The delegation consist
ed of representatives OF the Yankton Sioux
Indian Council including Felix Bruno.
Henry Hostile. John Omaha, White Swan,
Peter Necklace, Alex Henry, Alfred Coe
and Sam La Point. The Indians were much
impressed with the size and gental1ty or
the White Father.
Joseph Burtt, an Engiighman, urged the
President to use his influence In preventing
the American Importation of cocoa from
the Portuguese possessions In Africa on the
ground that this cocoa is made and handled
by slaves. Representative Cocks, who in
troduced Mr.. Burtt. told the President that
the great cocoa firms OF England had al
ready refused TO buy or sell the Portuguese
cocoas. Mr.. Taft said he would have the
matter investigated.
Representatives BroYnlow and Austin
talked with the President about appointing
the Rev. L. A. Carter, negro, TO an army
chaplaincy.
Virginia politics was discussed by the
President, Representative SIeInp and Alvah
Martin, the Republican National Commit
teenan from that state.
The statehood bill was the subject Of
conference between the President. ex-Gov-
ernor Curry, Delegate Andrews and Judge
T. ". Parker, of New Mexico.
The Presidents callers included the Sec
rotary of the Navy, the Attorney General,
Senators Taylcr, Foster and Dixon, Repre-
sentatives Cox, Mcguire. Austin, Brown
low, Morgan, Finley and Cole, and Otto
Barnard, of New York.
The President and Mrs. Taft and Mrs.
Anderson vent to Baltimore this evening
to attend the grand opera La Gioconda'
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THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS,
from The Trihurs Rz-eau,

ltrom The Tribune BDreau-j
Washington, Feb. 1.-The German AM
oassador and Countess Won Bernstorf Ell
tertained guests at dinner tonight, having
IN their party the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs MacVeagh. the japanese AM
oassador and Baroness Uchida. the Span
ISL Minister, Senator and Mrs Newlands.
the French naval attache and Visceuntess
Benoist day, M. and Mrs. Francis
Crowninshield. Mrs. James Pinchot, Miss
Lucy kean. Miss Mary Patten, Count Lad
lslas Cziraky. Austrian attache and Lien
tenant Won Ernst. German attache
The Danish Minister and Countess SoItise
had dining with them at the legation To-
night the Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham' the Swedish Minister and Nine. de
Lagercrantz, Senator Wetmore Mrs. Amos
flhehot, Mrs. Thomas T. Bayard Mrs
hefoert Wadsworth. Miss Kean, Mr. and
MRS Lawrence Townsend Mr and Mrs
chandler Hale, Representative Hamilton
flsh' MIR. Carroll and Mr. Richardson.
DlninS with the Swiss Minister and Nine
Ritter tonight were Miss Marion Wise
MISS Sophy Johnston, Miss Gertrude WIN
iams, Miss Feroline Perkins. Miss Nsria
Duryee' Miss Carol Crawford. Signor C,sn-
taro, Italian second secretary: Coun+ EaIix
Won Observation-Disclosures Austrian frs+
secretary; A. c. Horstmann. German at
tache; Baron Hardenbroek. German at
taehe; s H Pousette, Swedish attacbk.
count L. at uggias. Swedish honorary at
tache, and Mr.. Martin. Swiss secretary
Inc Enlnese Minister and Nine. Cba,S
entertained guests at dinner to-nipb+ -
meet the American Minister to China and
Mrs W. J. Calhoun.
Inc Hon. Mrs. Bernard James enter
tanned informally at luncheon to-ds1- g.
her sister, the Hon. Rachel Kay-Sbnt+1a-
worth. u''le-
me br1tish second secretary and Mrs
Esnlono ovey entertained at dinner 70
nlsnt for Miss ovey. of England, nreca,,,r,,
the Bachelors Cotillon They have iss,,a5
invitations II, for dinner on Saturday nirb4
III honor OF Miss Constance Hoyt ans NJ
sO On SUNNI German third secretary. whose
ensasement was recently announces o.
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Ovev Will ,.a,.I
Washington Tor three weeks trim n rhe
west indies' while Miss Orey will start f,-
montreal from which city she viii sst, g. ~
England. VIM san iof
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worth a hundred times as much as all
the game" tfNy secure.
Hitherto they have been free to tres
PASS upon all lands from which they
were not specifically excluded by pro-
hibirory notices, thus putting upon
property owners the on,.s of protecting
their estates from invasion and spolia-
ton. Now the State Board of Agricult-
ure suggests that the principle shall be
reversed and that gunners shall be ex-
Guided from all lands upon which they
are not specifically invited. Under that
rule the absence of notices declaring the
land open to g1Inners would be practical
notice that cunning was forbidden and
hunting thereon would be criminal tres
pass.
There would be logic, sense and JUS
tice in such law. A mans fields ana
garden should be as secure from tres
pass as his house. and the posting Of
warming notices should be no more
needed in the one case than in the other
In some parts of the country, where
much of the land is wild and there IS
much real game, the old rule Is appro-
pirate. But in densely populated re-
sion, where there is no real game 20
speak of and where practically the only
things to shoot at are the half tame birds
and rabbits In orchards and on lawns,
trespass by sO-ealled "sportsmen' is
scarcely less a nuisance than entry of
houses by them would be. 1t would he
a good thing for most of New Jersey to
have the proposed rule enacted. and for
other similarly situated and similarly
afflicted states to follow the example.
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administrator which has been Imposed.

adminiStra ton which has been imposed.
against its protests, upon some parts OF
its auxiliary works: and it may reason
ably be expected that it will finish its
work on time and be able TO render a
good account of its stewardship. But OF
the second very different account must
be given. Almost from beginning TO end
or to the present time. for the end is
not yet-its work has been marked by
waStefulness. blunderings and delay.
The specific task with which ii was
charged dragged YEARLY on for many
years after the time appointed for It's
completion and far exceeded the pre-
scribed cost. And since then, instead
of winding up its i'll managed affairs as
best it could and going out of existence
10 the relief of the city. the commission
has devoted its attention to inVentllS
new pretexts for continued existence ana
for continued drains upon the city treas
ury. some of them involving projects
which it would be gross tiattery TO cail
merely fantastic in their uselessnesS.
And to crown the record. 1t has, or It's
friends have. been trying to dlScredlt
and abolish tie efficient Board of Water
SUNNY and to have ifs work turned over
70 the commission, for the perpetuation
OF its unworthy and improbable career
There seems to be no good reason
save a bipartisan political pull why
the Aqueduct Commission should not
promptly be put out of existence, as it
should have been dozen or a score OF
years ago, and its work, finished or IN
finished be transferred TO the Commits
sioner OF Water Supply. Gas and Elec-
tricity. AS for the Board of Water Sup
ply. it should be enabled TO continue
its work with all possible expedition.
efficiency and economy until that work
also is completed, when it, too, should
terminate its existence and leave its
achievements to the city's commissioner.
To have three officers permanently en-
gagged on the work of one would be dis
creditable to civic common sense
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TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

"A part OF the Nobel prize. which was
awarded to Selma Lagerlof will be an
Piled, says the Times of Stockholm ito
the purchase of house on the Marbac ka
estate, where she was born. This is stu
ated beautifully near the banks of the
River Mellanfrykan. its main building be-
ing the old homestead. which Is severely
plain in architecture, but large and com
rtahle II came into re hands OF the
family through her grandfather who was
a regimental clerk. AT his death it was
inherited by Eric, whose children were
born there. Through reverses the estate
passed into the hands of strangers from
whom the Nobel prize winner will rescue
it, and her joy at being able to do so is
shared by her countrymen."
Blobbs-Bllndness is terrible affiiction
What would you do If you should lose
your sight?
Slobbs-I'd get a job as a chauffeur
Philadelphia Record.
Some of the Chicago papers seem IN
think that & few of the features of reform
in that city come pretty high. For In
stance, 1.-THE News reports that the cost
of condemning and selling a superannuat-
ed fire horse is ST so. while such animals
never bring more than 800. and fire.
ouently much less. By way OF contrast.
THE News says: Under the old sys-
tenn, which was in vogue before the city
officials became sticklers In observance OF
all legal fornalities, the preliminares to
the sale of a horse did not total more
than ST.
How did you find dear old Broadway"
THAT way, yet"
what Way2"
"Old and dear"-C1eveland Leader
A New Yorker, one Of party on an ORR
entail tour, writes from Salonica: I'VE saw
a performance OF The Merry Widow here
last night, with unlocked for variations.
A Vienna company. with Mia THEREIN as
prima donna, was advertised in Lehars op-
eretta at the Progress Park Theatre, and
we were there on time for the curtain. But
so were lo' of Servians, who objected to
the manner in which their country Is ridi-
culed in the librettos and the performances