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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-12
STREET CRIES.

How many things we abolish only to
rehabilitate them in some modified form,
more useful or more ornamental There
are our street cries for instance. We
decided that they were unnecessary
noises, disturbing our urban peace, and
suppressed them. Gone IS the piercing
wall OF the rags bot = man, with his
handcart adorned with bells weakly but
viciously jangling out OF tune The ped
Ter no longer shouts UP to our windows
his oner Of fresh strawberries at SO little
basket: the old clio dealer approaches
Us with the air Of q conspirator aud
whispers his overture to a commercial
transaction softly into the ear. Even
the proverbial voice that cried CLAIMS up
a blind alley IS stilled Only the ''Wu1-
try remains to ring through the quiet
uptown street in the shades of falling
night. 20
Now Il Boston woman comes forward
with a proposition 10 revive the strident
calls of petty trade, but on a musical
basis She has visited Italy and listened
10 the melodous phrases of its street
vendors Perhaps she has heard Char
DeULicE = BouiSt- anu ltIoShiHcu tHc
possibilities of the street cry for the
future American composer. At any rate.
she has begun TO teach the foreign born
pedlers of Boston to cry their wares In
musical phrases instead Of raucOus
sounds. But the rub lies just here. VIII
native street vendors prove good pupils
Or will they return TO their ear-cuttinS
shouts once they are allowed 10 take up
an old habit?
We are not q 'peuple chansonnier,
The street cries of Europe have evolved
slowly from the people; they have not
been made by composers and schools.
Our street cries. TOO. came from the
people, and We were forced TO suppress
them In self-defcnce. There lies the
fundamental difference. Moreover, we
have no time and no patience for mu-
steal paraphrases in trade. All Ameri
cans ask is q brief statement of facts;
they would suspect trills as well AS friils
OF Interior and deceptive motives. Still.
we shall watch the fortunes of the Bos
ton experiment with sympathetic inter
est. It has possibilities, If only in the
direction of Ineligible enunciation. 1t
would be such Il comfort to be able to
understand the conductors and brake
in subways. Greatest boon Of all would
be an ineligible musical phrase telling
what the 'wuxtries' are really about.
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posed to pay the advance. re" ne"
large contracts are reported III the mar
ket for finished steel products, although
specifications are increasing. The oihst
furnace production of the United states
Steel Corporation at present Is estimate"
close to 70 per cent OF capacity. --asaiiist
about no per cent a year ago, ana I'M
filed steel tonnage on hand at the close
of August shows 1851. LIS tons, de-
crease of 49,, 1868 tons from July 81 ana
80 Io, tons from the end of the sep
tember quarter q year ago. The hnisned
steel output OF the concern is now run
ming between - and 80 per cent or
capacity, while the independent steel
companies are doing about the same
amount of business fToportionateiy-
With industrial corporations liz general
the silrnkage in business from the high
levels earlier III the year is estimated at
from 20 to y, per cent. The local de-
mand for copper is not heavy at the
moment, but foreign consumption is in
crea sing, as reflected in growing eX-
ports of the metal from here.
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4 TAXATION BOOMERANG.

There seems to be reason TO fear that
Mr.. Lloyd. Georges land tax has failed
of its purpose and is having an effect
precisely contrary to that which was in
tended That tax. which was the most
disputed and most Strenuously opposed
feature of the famous finance bill over
which the late political campaign
against the House of Lords arose, was
meant to compel rich land owners to con.
tribute more 10 the revenues Of the state
which was a laudablc enough object
provided il was shown that they had
been evadinG their due share of taxa
ton; and il was further held that if
such taxing inclined them 10 break up
and sell their estates the nation would
be the gamer in the development Of q
much larger number of small land own
ers and peasant proprietors- Such were
the pleasing theories Of the accom-
plished finaneier who framed the
echeme
It is nov reported, however, that in
both respects described the law is work
ing b. contraries The large estates are
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4Rsusenienis.

ACADEMY OF MCsIC-s:15-Blae Jeans
Neutrality-suspicious.. oeriiie
NN-a-S-FaudevfDc
ASTOG-S :l.,-Sevca Days.
BE-. ASCO-S:I5 Lily
T.,yCslj-s :.sA-Tclcoyne to Orr Cl-.:
ER0AJsWA Y-s:l5-Tlse Sl-nHleI v mowers
CaSINo-s:I5-Up and Down sr9acFVSE-
t-T-Ty IiF-kTrsE-S:Ia-Ihree WINS
fNeE>l,NIA lie
c55SfrY lST,aND-Brighton Beach Park Dream
land.
ELECTROMAGNETIC Commuters.
IsaI,7rS-s ::a-I5aty Mine.
!,NpIRE-S:s--Srnth.
FIFTFs ANI.NCT1-s--e-NaU oeTiue.
s,Arf7TY-S:5..-The Fortune Hunter
r;ATsJSTCK-s:ce-Leve Among the Lions
81 CDIyF--s:J.l-The Echo.
HACK T-S:75-Motfe;,.
n aSf.JFzRSTFzrSf S-.-S :1!t-KauoeN1ile.
zJr5aIrl SOT ARE-S:l!-Tiilies NsghtnaTe-
IYTpIooDfsOaiT I-a-S-J!ie International Cup
PsIies of N-ag.l-zi--The lsartbquai1c
l. -KrRFOC IIfsR-S:1o-our Miss Gibbs
TTFTRTY-S:I5-T'he Country Boy
rTCFET Ms :i3,--Tile Brass Bottle.
lyric s:T--Nec dame X.
SAZTNON 4 S-1s-Ntss FatsE-
NEW AMSTERIeAN-s:1:,-M NhcTrE
MEM YORK-s:I3-Thc Arcacisns-
I,r-y7F-I;r.IC,- S:I-s-B cbbie Burnt
wAI.Iz.aCK IS -IS'--alias Jimmy NsAiSittthe-
VEST F1ND-s-15-The Man from Home
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not being broken up. On the Contrary.
they are growing larger. for the sni'ii'
freeholders cannot endure the taxatioh
with which they are or are ABOUT 10 DC
burdened. and so are selling out at the
best terms they can get to the rich
owners of vast estates. who are much
better able TO stand the tax. And WINE
the great proprietors ostensibly pay the
tax, the burden really falls upon Their
tenants. whose rentals will be raised III
proportion to the increase Of taxation.
The net result. therefore, will apparently
be that the new tax. which was Intended
to rest upon the rich, will in fact ran
chiefly upon the poor.
This latter result might pretty con-
fidentiy have been foreseen. Afternoon
has been called in these columns 10 the
folly Of community's INDUCING In ex-
travagance---as some have done-on the
ground that the rich property owners
who pay the taxes will have TO foot the
bills, and that the men who own no real
estate will go free. Every rise III taxa
tion of realty Is promptly felt In an III
crease Of rents: and even those who pay
no rent but live in boarding houses. or
hotels are affected, since higher rents
for shops inevitably mean higher prices
for the commodities which are SOLD Ia
them. This is. of course, not an argu-
ment against the taxation Of land TO the
full extent which is its due. 1t Is
demonstration OF the fact that in the
complex interdependence of all elements
of the community it is exceedingly difn-
cult to tax one class alone without nav
ing other classes feel the burden, ana IL
is most difficult Of all to do so when the
class taxed is that which holds that
nronertv which is basic and fundamental
to all property and to all business.
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cRIuE 4NoNG IT4LIANs.

The complain of a marked increase IN
crininality among the Italian residents
OF this city since the reduction of force
at the Italian bureau Of the Central Po-
lice Office is well founded, and is not To
be regarded as invidious. since 1t Is made
bv representative Italians themselves
who are in fact foremost TO recognize the
existence of crime among their country
mcn and 10 invoke measures for its re-
preston From April 10 December OF
last year. the period Immediately follow
ing the murder of Lieutenant Petrosino
and the consequent weakening of the
police staff. there were in and near this
city no fewer than fifty-three murders
by italians. and thus far this year there
have been at least as many, while the
present year has been marked by more
than thirty dynamite outrages. Yet IN
the whole of 1903 there were only twelve
Italian murders
Without any undue reflections upon
race which in many respects commands
high admiration, il must be said that this
showing, bad as it Is, COMFORTS not in
congruousiy With the record Of Italy it
self. For crimes Of violence are nu-
merous in that country to degree which
must seem startling to Americans. Ac-
cording to the latest figures given III
the 'Statistica Giudi2iaria Penale," there
were in Italy in 1906 DO fewer than 2.612
murders and s., 1913 lesser crimes Of rio-
Ience against the person, the majority
being stabbings. BY way Of contrast it
may be stated that in Great Britain,
with q population one-third larger than
ItaIy's. there are only about 200 murders
and $500 violent assaults yearly.
This appalling prevalence Of crime Is
recognized by Italian statesmen anu
publicists, and there is much discussion
Of ways and means Of abatins II. Edu-
ca ton alone does not seem TO answer.
for in recent years the standard Of liz
eracy and of instruction has materially
risen without any corresponding cessa-
ton Of crime The police and the courts
are energetic and faithful. but 1t IS
thought by not a few italians that they
pursue a somewhat mistaken policy III
having more regard TO the criminal than
to the community which suffers from his
L
ing circumstances" because Of which the
prisoner IS released or subjected to only
light sentence, and reluctance TO
'humiliate'' men has the same effect
The Humiliation Of a murderer or OF
the sneaking scoundrel who stabs his VIC
tim in the back III the dark would indeed
be a lamentable thing. Some men are,
however, beginning to recall the story OF
Count Cristiani. that Grand Chancellor
Of Milan il the eighteenth century. who
found the knife and dagger exercising
reign Of terror in that city and who
promptly and enduringly. until after his
death, put an end to such crimes by the
simple and heroic expedient of sending
every guilty man TO the whipping post
for a thorough f1ogging cordm Dhbhco.
1t is possible that some touch OF per-
sonal and physical Humiliation Is just
what is needed to abate the reproach Of
criminality from which Italy suffers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-12
Mr.. BENNET's CANDIDACY

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: With your kind permission ] Would
reply to a letter appearing in the Issue on
your paper of September which assalied
the candidacy Of Congressman William =
Bennett on account OF his opposition to a
certain immigration bill In the last Con-
gress. which would, IL passed, among other
things. restrict the immigration OF foreign
ers 70 this country.
The United States is in need Of and
should welcome those who seek shelter
under the protection OF the Stars and
Stripes The criminals referred to in the
communication OF your correspondent ara
greatly in the minority. One cannot ex-
pect each one who seeks admission to this
country to be OF the highest type in edu-
cation and morality. Some are undesir-
able as citizens OF this country. but shall
We, who Join in saying with malice
towards none. with charity TOY all" close
our doors to the majority because We ind
the minority are ''undesirables" En1pfat-
ically, no! We should always be ready 70
receive them Ignorance should not be
bar.
If a man has the funds and amply satis-
ies the inlrligra ton authorities under the
present law, then, I say-and l am sure
that it is voicing pure American principles
that the door OF this country should be
thrown open. and that immigrants be as
sisted as much as possible.
Instead Of criticising and opposing Con-
gresham Bennett for his efforts in behalf
Of the alien, We should assist and Cooper
ate with him. II It were possible TO elm
mate from the immigrants now received
the undesirable element, 1t would regulate
rather than restrict immigration.
In my opinion Mr.. Bennet's candidacy
should not be assailed on such ground,
but, on the contrary, his fight for the
rights OF the immigrant and his eTldeavor
TO perfect the immigration laws Of the
United States should greatly strengthen
his chances. LOUIS A. RAPPAPORT.
New York, Sept. 9. 1910
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THE COLONEL AND THE CAMPAIGN.

We have DO doubt that effective work
is being done quietly in this state for. the
election of Progressive delegates to the
Republican State Convention. The result
in Orange County, where The "old guard"
has abandoned the field. abundantly
proves that it is. That was q striking
victory for change in party manage
ment, one that may well fill Mr.. Barnes
and the other occupants of the squares
on the checkerhoard7 with apprehension.
The retirement of Governor OdeIl from
politics and the growth in his county of
all opposition too strong for his machine
should teach the others what TO eypect
Mr.. Odell was one of the most astute and
effective political managers that this
state has developed within recent years.
YET he is "out of politics and the Pro-
Tessives are in control OF his county. A
similar revolution is probable in Oneida
County, and it will not be many years
before other Strongholds of the |fcId
guard fail,
The result in Orange Will add strength
and confidence to the Progressive move
men1. The return Of Colonel Roosevelt
is another circuInstsn nee that should cen
tribute TO the reduction Of the "old
guard" 10 a corpoTal's guard The colonel
may be expected TO take an active part
il the campaign against the bosses He
has promised 80 give them all the fight
they wsnt, and a fight in which there
will be no compromise His participation
will bring TO the Progressive cause q de-
gree of enthusiasm which will be al i'm
portant factor in winning q victory. The
success Of those who are supporting Pres
ident Taft and Governor Hughes in this
state depends upon the arousing of popu
lar sentiment. It is we'll enough for Mr..
Barnes to work quietly in the dark pull
ing his wires. Quietness and dark favor
Mr.. Barnes and his methods and cause.
His success depends upon reaching indi-
Yiduals here and there who under ordi
nary conditions can deliver votes and
control the choice of delegates The sue
cess Of the Progressive movement must
be. On the other hand, to large extent
the result of q popular uprising. There
fore the campaign for the election of Pro-
gressive delegates TO the state convention
requires that enthusiasm which Colonel
Roosevelt more than any other man in
the state has the capacity to inspire.
Now that he is back. the Barnes still hunt
for delegates Will not be so easy TO
carry on.
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p0oD AND CITY GROWTH.

That is au interesting admission which
The Evening Post makes that many
food supplies not materially affected by
7te tariff OF the trusts have much adj
vanced in price We had become So &C.
slIstou1ed Ia hearing the tariff austcreIy
condemned as the sum Of all human vii
lqr,ies and the cause of all our ills, from
fTzhr boots 70 the sleeping sickness, that
II is positively refreshing and not little
startling 70 hear It's foremost deDuncia-
tor frankly-we trust not inadvertently
admit that there are serious evils for
which Il is not responsible, and, amid
memories Of the famous quotation about
the man wearing taxed clothing sitting
down at q taxed table 10 eat taxed food.
10 be assured hy a simon-pure Cobdenite
that the tariff is not altogether the cause
Of the Increase in the cost OF living.
Apart from that happy aspect of il,
however. the observation Of The Even
ing Post is welcome and profitable In
ite confirmation Of the cause OF rising
prices Of food which we have already
suggested il these columns; that Is, the
failure Of food production 10 keep pace
with the increase Of population. For
that failure there are various causes, one
Of which forms the proVocation Of our
contemporary remarks namely. the
di>proportionate growth Of cities over
rural regions. An example is given in
the case of Michigan The foEty-seyen
counties in the southern part Of that
state were formerly distinctfvely rural
and agricultural. Ten years ago only
IS per cent of the population was in
The cities, while G2 per cent was in the
cuIDtry Since then the population ri
the country has not only relatively but
actually declined While that of the cities
has Increased 10y Ito less than ~ per
cent. 80 that now 90 per cent of The
population is urban and only 40 per cent
rural SO the number Of food producers
here has actually decreased, while that
= cons2lners has enormously increa sed
such processes, widely extended
throughout THE country, amply account
fer IN increase N the price OF food
They gre temporary processes, which He
may hope 70 see corrected. and when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-12
THE NEWS THIS nOR5IhG.

PoREIGS.-The English cotton spin
l,ers remain defiant and may be locked
ont this week; the shipyard boiler
r7,aterr have asked for & confer
eDce with employers and the Great
aSrr.he., employees have decided again
20 sIbrnit their grievances TO arDl-
ration. President ESTRADA pro
posed the postponenaent OF elections
N Nicaraeua for z year; he intinated
-t7at z loan raised in the United States
7ould te guaranteed by the custom rev
enues: he welcomed the idea OF an Amer
icar commission Of investigation. -
A great parade Of Catholics held in Mens
treaI, 10000 persons being IN line'
marked the close Of the Euchartstic
Congress. Robert Lorraine started
On an aeroplane trip across the irish
channel. but was forced to descend
when about two miles from the coast
near Dublin; he swan ashore.
DoMTSTIC.-On the eve Of the bien-
NAL election in Maine both parties ex-
pressed themselves as being confident OF
,-ictorv. -- Representative Mckinlay
ri California, predicted AT Beverly
Mass, that the Republicans would via
in the Maine election to-day. - Gov
ernor Patterson's resignation or the
Democratic nomination for reelection
has left the independent Democrats OF
Tennessee. who planned to indorse the
Republican candidate, in q quandary'
- The Department Of State in Wash
{ngton announced that il regards the
fisheries award by the Hague tribunal
as q substantial victory for the United
states. -- Admiral Schroeder reported
that the snen injured by the fire on the
fstJlesh;p South Dakota Were doing
veil 49, Gold bullion valued at s9i,-
$50 part Of d consignment OF Slintto
tom she Washington Alaska Bank OF
rieIlsI Of Seattle. on the steamship Hum
b0!dt, was stolen IN transit. = It was
announced in Boston that the Harvard
aero meet would be continued until
THURSDAY night. instead Of Tuesday
night: it was also stated that 10000
persons had attended thus far.
CITY.-Nin. workmen were killed and
seven were injured by q cave-in at the
uld Bergen tunnel. on the Erie Railroad.
The Roosevelt tour ended. and the
ty-Presioent has sought repoSe at his
home in oyster Bay Two men
were rescued after clinging to an over
turned boat all night in Great South
Bay. - Fire in rubber and ceilu-
Ioid factory did damage estimated ~
more than S2Uuo1. - News was re-
ceived Of Z mass meeting IN Monroyis.
Liberia, which passed resolutions eX-
pressing gratitude for the aid of the
United States in that country's recent
troubles. 4 threatened strike Of
the stage hands vas ayerted by q COM
promise. Immigration authorities
were puzzled by a pretty Russian girl
Y no came here 70 marry, deserted hef
husband and refused to return TO Rus
sia. -- -Four persons We're run over by
automobiles and seriously injured.
THE wEATHER.-Ind for to-
day: Cloudy. The temperature yesteT-
day: Highest. - degrees; lowest, 81.
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Peace. TO cost not less than $4,000. as a
contribution to the Mexican centennial
celebration, now in progress.
"Dibbs is an up-to-date person"
''Why So?''
'eIe doesn't know to-day who he will
owe Tomorrow. ''-Birnlingha Age-Herald.
Far from receding. the tide of emigration
OF Russian Jews 10 America Is likely 10
grow according to the American Consul
in Moscow. He reports
t'On account OF the governments firm,
attitude toward the Hebrews and the re-
stTictions that limit their residence to GER
tain 'pales there is a united sentiment
among the latter to seek other places OF
haDitation. the United States offering the
most favorable conditions for settlement
It is expected, therefore, that the exodus OF
the Jews will increase from year to year.
Many a man who has a prosperous ap-
pearance still owes for the appearance
Detroit Free Press.
Sam Weller's observation on veal pies
has been unpleasantly recalled to English
people recently by a report OF the medical
officer of Finsbury describing the discov-
cry OF cat IN a consignment of Ostend
rabbits THE cat, fat, sleek, well ma
tured animal, weighing about four pounds
says the doctor, had been decapitated, its
tail removed and it's carcass had been dex-
terously attached 20 the emaciated head of
a rabbit, sewn on by ordinary gray thread
On a previous occasion three carcasses of
cat-rabbit had been conhscated in Ike
manner.
NO said the baseball manager. II will
not recommend a married man for the po-
sition of umpire.
''WbV2' jnulIired the aDpIiPaDT
Being married hurts his capacity for
quick decisions. II gets him out OF the
habit of having the last word. ''-Washing-
ton Star.
According to the Vienna ''Neue Presse,"
General Colnnar Won der tioltz is about TO
retire from the German army on full pen
sion. which means with the Emperors ap-
proba ton, in order to enter definitely the
Turkish military service. which he reor-
ganized in the years 1895 for Abdul
Hamid II, who recognized his efficient
work. seen in the brief Greco-Turkish war,
by making him a marshal of the Ottoman
army. This news item is OF Importance as
throwing light on the present state OF Eu-
rcpean policies in the Near East
u wonder why. that automobile ran so
close 10 the curb
Il don't know. Did YOU see anv peopl.
on the curb buffalo Express
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saved by instant attention makes ieni-
sucy in such d case the worst OF CRIMES
OF course. Rosenheimer may succeeu III
clearing himself OF this charge, ana nome
of us have right TO assume the contrafS
until his case is heard in a court Oh id"'
But whatever the facts in this particular
instance. the general principle should os
established that running away IS prihla'
facie proof OF guilt, amounting In the case
of the death of the victim 10 no less t!lA''
murder In the second degree.
JAMES F.. MORTON, JR-
YORK Sprt 9. 1910.
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pears that on the whole the requirements
for the former are a little higher than
for the latter-five instead of four years
OF study That fact will generally be
accepted as confirmatory of the wisdom
OF insisting upon at least maintenance
j; not indeed. /: further advancement OF
cur best standards of medical and sur
y1.al e1uca ton
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1t IS announced that the estimates OF
appropriations TO be submitted to con-
gress by the War Department VIII sho"
a reduction of several millions compared
with last years estimates. Under Pres1-
dent Taft the appropriations for the
army. the navy, pensions and the routine
expenses OF the departments are being
Systematically pruned. It Is a great
labor, and in some respects thankless
one, but by the close of the present ad-
ministration the saving in cost will be
SO noteworthy as to entitle Mr.. Taft to
unique credit as determined and prac-
teal economist.
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Aflu>nork Iribn1rf.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER -, 1910.

This nesCSpaper - otCned and pao-
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vetc Fork corporation, = once and pratt
c-DoE s,Jace of business, Tribune Build
,-g. 50. ia Nassau street, Neg foTR;
ogdef, Hills, president; o6den H. Keio,
s.7cyetoyy, James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers i5 the ofsce
II the newspaper