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New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
Az EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTION.

Some of our contemporaries are object
ing to the Governors calling of an extra
session on the ground that no "e1traor-
dinarF occasion" exists. The state
constitution says that "the Governor
shall have the power to convene the
Legislature, or the Senate only. upon
extraordinary occasions" It is pretended
that by the phrase extraordinary occa-
sions" the constitution limits the execu-
tive authority TO call special sessions of
the Legislature TO emergencies or occa.
sions of more than ordinary Importance.
But the meaning Of the word 'eXtraOr-
dinary'' appears in the next sentence of
the constitution, which says "at ex-
"traordinary sessions no subject shall be
acted upon except such as the Governor
may recommend for consideration "
The plain meaning of that sentence is
that at other than the ordinary annual
sessions Of the Legislature, namely, at
those called by the Governor, no subject
unless suggested by the Governor can
come before the Legislature.
The meaning Of extraordinary" in the
previous sentence Of the constitution is
the same. and extraordinary occasions
simply means occasions other than the
ordinary occasions when the Legislature
meets in annual session. On ordinary
occasions the Legislature meets without
q call from the Governor and can con-
slider any subject. On extraordinary Oc-
casions it meets only upon a call from
the Governor and considers only the sub
jectS recommended by him. "Extraordi-
nary occasions" in one sentence of the
constitution no more means tremendously
important occasions than "extraordinary
sessions in the next sentence means
tremendously important sessions.
The Governor Of the state does not
need TO have extraordinary reasons for
calling an extraordinary session. Gov
ernor Roosevelt once called one to amend
a bill, the franchise tax bill. which he
was prepared 10 sign even without the
amendment he thought desirable No one
had discovered this constitutional mares
nest at that time.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
or THE CHANGING OF NAME.

or THE CHANGING OF NAMES.
The perennial question Of the changing
Of names Of places arises again In con-
nection with the village in this state
which has long been known as Turner's,
or as Turner, and which # is now pro-
posed TO call Hartman, after the distin-
guished financier whose country home
was there. To this change vigorous oppo-
sition is manifested not only by members
Of the Turner family for which the place
was first named, but also hy others who
on general principles dislike to impair
the historical integrity Of place by such
an alteration.
With this latter view Of the case there
will be widespread sympathy. There is.
OF course, no thought of disregard for
Mrs. Hartman. who has Just performed
an act of public spirited generosity en-
titling her to more honor than the state
is likely TO bestow upon her There
would be no conceivable objection but
doubtless a general and enthusiastic as
sent, TO q perpetual association Of the
name Of Hartman with that place in
any fitting way. But there is ground for
challenging the fitness of arbitrarily dis
carding the name of one family for that
OF another and Of making q change
which would disguise and conceal the
origin and historical identity of the
place
Tennyson's mordant reproach to the
Parisians for changing the titles OF
their streets comes aptly to mind One
change is precedent for and 4 tempta-
tion to another. If Turner is changed to
Hartman, 4 generation hence Hartman
may be discarded for something else. and
so ON forever, q process which obviously
would be deplorable In addition. there is
almost always n distinct loss of historical
significance and suggestion The loss
and the wrong 10 American history in
volved in the changes Of some Of the
street names of this city have been very
great It was an abominable thing to
discard the splendid historic and pa
triotic names Of Laurens and Chatham for
the snobbishly affected South Fifth ave.
nue and the upmeanine or mismesning
Park Row
There ought es a rule II be more care
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
B.U.CALLS MIAMI PRESIDENT
DIR. Benton Expected to Assume
Charge in Fall.

Boston, May S1.-President Guy Potter
Benton OF Miami University. Oxford. OHIO.
was elected president OF Boston University
to-day. The presidency became vacant b.
the retirement OF President William 2.
Huntington. President Benton is Just clos
ing years 1eaee OF absence which does
not expire until late in June and he has
notified the Boston trustees that his obligs
tions and connections are stiu with Miami
IL is believed that he viii assume charge in
the fall
DR. Benton has been long under ths s~ss
OF the Boston University trustees AMI
offers were made TO him as soon as pr.
Huntington announced hts retirement last
January. he is forty-fve years old. Yet hs
has held many important positions IN etIu-
cational institutions and his rise has been
rapid He has also attained much success
as a financial administrator and lecturer
he was strongly recommended for the Do
sition BY the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of New York Boston University now has
nearly thousand students
Oxford. Ohio Nav S1-Dr. Guy Potter
Benton. president Of Miami University. de-
chned "a discuss his election as head 81
Boston University. Whether he viii accent
the new post will not be announced until
after he has consulted with the trustees of
the local institution. he said.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
70 LONGER NEEDED.

Senator Robert L Owens speech res
terday urging the submission of g Consti-
tutional amendment for the election of
Senators by direct vote sounded like a
strayed echo of the past Ten or fifteen
years ago no session of Congress ever
ended without dozens of speeches having
been delivered in behalf of direct Sena-
toTial elections. Agitation was brisk,
snd it was sought to manufacture po-
litical capital out Of the issue Of popular
rule The Democratic party clamored
for the new method. but enjoyed no
monopoly in urging it on reluctant
Senate. The House of Representatives
by large nOn-partisan msioTities three
times passed resolutions providing for
the submission of q direct election
amendment. But the Senate. whether
controlled by neither of the greater
parties. declined consistently to concur
with the House.
In the last few years this proposed al
teTation Of the method Of electing Sena-
tors has lost all practical interest. The
issue has become academic. because the
states which wish to elect their Senators
by direct vote have found a way to do it
under existing Constitutional forms
Oregon has made its Legislature elect
Senator designated by the popular vote.
Notwithstanding the fact that the party
10 which he belonged was in minority
in the Legislature. Other states can do
the same thing, if they see fit to. al
though in most Of those in which the
Legislatures power Of election has been
circumscribed party candidates are
merely designated at separate party pri-
nlaries and no popular verdict is re-
turned binding on the Legislature as a
whole
Yet for the purposes Of those who
urge the popular election Of Senators
this less extreme method sufices. 1t
takes the selection Of a Senator out of
the hands Of the Legislature and vests it
in the voters who constitute the ma ior-
ity party. An amendment TO the Con-
stitution requiring the direct election Of
Senators could do little or nothing more
1t would. indeed. drive into line against
their will the states which have not vet
transformed their Legislatures into in
voluntary agencies in the selection Of
Senators. But the comfy which should
prevail between tie states ought TO
check such desire on the part of the
majority TO cOerce the minority. There
Is perfectly free action under the Con-
Stitution as it stands. Public opinion in
each commonwealth should he allowed
10 prescribe the method Of election
which it thinks best. There is no need
of an enabling amendment in order to
bring in popular rule any more than
there is of an amendment forbidding
state legislatures to choose Presidential
and Nice-Presidential electors In order
TO secure the delivery Of n states cleo
toral vote I'm accordance with the wishes
Of majority Of its voters.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
[Frorn Ths Tribune Bureau


WASHINGTON, May 3f.-Mrs. Sherman did
not accompany the Vice-President on his
return to Washington. but will arrive here
within a day or two. bringing her guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Lotion Hunt, with her.
Lieutenant John William McKis. coast
artillery corps. L. 8. A, whose marriage
TO Miss Florelle Edison daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph r Edison, will take place
tomorrow, entertained Lieutenant Edmund
T. WeiseI. best man, and Captain John NJ.
Dunn, Lieutenant P. II. Emerson, Lieuten-
ant c. H. Goodier and Lieutenant Henry
Carger Pratt. ushers, at dinner at the New
Willard tonight
Miss Edison was entertained at luncheon
to-day by one of her attendants, Miss Ger
trude Wagner, and tonight Miss Marie
Mcmillan Brown. another bridesmaid, en-
tertained the wedding party at supper. The
marriage will take place at ST. Thomas 5
Church at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell closed
their Washington home to-day and started
for their summer place at Cazenovia, n. Y.
They will stop in New York for few days.
Senator and Mrs. William Alden Smith
left to-day for Monroe, Mich, where the
Senator will deliver an address at the un-
yelling of the General Custer statue. They
Will tnen go 10 THEIR hoihe III 1FdnO fSdpiuS.
Commander and Mrs. William Manning
Irwin will leave the capital Tomorrow, ac-
companied by their daughter, Miss Annie
Irwin. and will stop for a few days at
Princeton on their way to their summer
home at OsterviIle -
Rear Admiral and Mrs. E2oley d. Evans
will spend the summer At Bar Harbor,
going first to Newport tai visit their son.
Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans, on duty
at the Naval War CcIfcge-
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Trieun. Bureau


Washington, May 51.-rhe Ambassador
from Japan will leave Washington on
Thursday for New York to meet his coun-
trymen. Prince Haroyasa Fushimi and
Princess Fushin1i, who will arrive there
on Friday. Baroness Uchida, who Is spend
ing week at Atlantic City, will meet him
en- route to New York and accompany him
to that city. They will remain there for
the festivities attending the presence Of
the prince and princess. who are scheduled
to arrive in the capital on Wednesday.
June g. The prince and princess will re-
main here until the following Saturday,
when. accompanied by the ambassador.
they will go to Annapolis The prince and
princess are on their vay TO Toxic from a
trip around the world. The prince ia a sec
ond cousin Of the Emperor Of Japan and
has the rank Of lieutenant commander OF
the imperial Japanese navy.
The Ambassador from Mexico left the
capital tonight for Boston. where he will
remain for several days. He will select a
summer embassy during his absence.
The Minister from Colombia. has secured
the services OF Senior Don Emilio Murillo,
Of New York. q noted musician and an at
tache of the legation. for the musical 70
be given at the Bureau Of American Re
publics on Thursday evening, for the bens-
fit Of the Costa Rican earthquake sufferers
The musical is under the management of
]. B. CaIvo. jr.. son Of the Minister and
Sonora de CaIvo, himself an artist Of note
and he has secured the service OF a num-
Der OF excellent musicians.
Mr.. Ekengren. secretary Of ths Swedish
Legation. will move the legation 10 Bar
Harbor the middle of June, and will be
charge d'affsires during the absence Of the
minister, who sails for Sweden IN a few
davs
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01

tirely revolutionize the old school of In
struction, and. the result win be that we
shall i'm future generations have a fai
greater proportion of really good singers
My school will be more particularly Tor
children. l am going to instruct children
how to use their voices to the best advah-
tage. In my opinion nobody is worthy OF
The name of singer unless he enters into
the full spirit of the song Frankly. may
tell you that / don't think that in this sense
you have single singer worthy Of the
name on the English music hall stage
Hes a stinsy old curnudgeon. isn't he?
"The worst / ever saw. Why. he nag
gle over the cost of building spite renee
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago takes care of the ordinary Pc
destrian at the street crossings better than
any other great city in the world" says
Captain Charles c. Healy. Of the Chicago
mounted force. in g cable message from
Paris to THE Daily News" at home. This
is a fns slap at New Yorks traffic squad.
for the captain, now on 9 tour OF the world
to observe police methods. stopped In this
city on his way 10 Europe. Captain Heaiy
adds: 'One thing is sure. The spirit OF
Chicago is too democratic ever to allow
women efoot to be treated as | have seen
them treated in Europe. ] don't want to
say word against the Paris police, for
they could not have shown a president
more courtesy than they have shown me.
but I must say that I think the much
touted French polteness is not equal to
Chicago chivalry In all the time l have
been here have not seen a policeman offer
to assist woman in crossing the street
Stranger (entering ofice)--Is this Mr..
Damn? My name is Short
Proprietor (testily)-Well, well. So IS
nlinei What do ycu want?-Boston Tran
script.
Judge O'Connor. Of the City Court Of
Utica, believes in making the punishment
fit the crime and sometimes in executing
the sentence himself, to make certain that
a complete job is done. Not long ago Judge
O'Connor had before him an incorrigtble
schoolboy of eleven who needed above all
things, in the opinion of the court. a good,
sound thrashing. Calling the young scamp
into his private office, the judge proceeded
to deal out first hand justice with the palm
of his hand. It is said that the sounds
emanating from the room indicated that
the court was a first class executioner.
Siilicus-Love is a game in which Cupid
deals the cards.
Cvnicus-Then why does he so often deal
from the bottom of the deck ?-Philadelph
Record.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
q RIVAL TO THE FOURTH

To the Editor cf The Tribune.
Sir: The columns of The Tribune this
morning show fourteen automobile acci-
dents, causing seven deaths, with twenty
three persons hurt. some said to be fatally.
Also two motorcycle accidents, with two
persons likely TO die as a result. Is it not
possible that long before the automobile
is as old the f1recracker Memorial Day
will rank with the GLORIOUS Fourth" as a
day to be followed with lamentation and
prayer? 1t would be interesting to have
the automobile accident statistics for the
whole country-interesting as a matter of
knowledge, If not as a warning. A. B.
New York. May 81, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
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4 NAVAL NOV ELTf.

A remarkable innovation in battleship
design is about TO be made by Russia
and Italy. Both OF those countries have
hitherto followed the practice of putting
only two big guns in a turret, thus ad-
herring TO the usage of the other naval
powers for forty years or more 1t is
now proposed to try three guns in a tur-
ret, Russia making more extensive
application of the principle than Italy.
The former will adopt the plan for the
entire main battery of twelve guns with
which each Of her new Dreadnoughts is
to be armed. The latter will resort TO
compromise. Three out Of the five tur-
rets on an italian ship will each mount
three guns. while the others will have
only two, this arrangement making it
possible to carry thirteen guns in all.
As both Russia and Italy will place the
turrets Cor barbettes) on q central line
running fore and aft. the whole battery
can be employed for broadside fire, as is
the case with American Dreadnoughts.
If the triple system Of mounting
should work satisfactorily. It would
facilitate a concentration of fire. 4 four
turret Russian Dreadnought will carry
as powerful battery as the six-turret
Wyoming, and yet have q displacement
5000 tons smaller. Italy's new ships will
each displace $4,000 tons. a slight in
crease in size would apparently have
made it feasible to put three guns in
every turret and to secure fighting
power one-quarter greater than the Wyo-
ming will possess. There may, however,
be corresponding disadvantages. One
well directed shot from the enemy would
presumably do more harm if it pene-
trated a turret with three guns and their
crews than if it penetrated q turret like
one of the Wyomings or the North Da
kota's. Russia's and Italy's example will
probably not be followed by other naval
powers without q vigorous discussion of
the merits Of the innovation.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
ECONOMICS

We planned to have an oldtine Fourth AZ
POhick on the Crick;
II struck us that catastrophes of yore had
been too thick.
We'd shut. the places that sold drinks.
exceptin' lemonade.
And read the Declaration with band and
a parade.
Then up rose Hiram jenkins. who has
opened g hotel.
An said 'twould spile the trade in what his
RESTRAINT had to sell.
An young 81 Smothers. who has took his
medical degree.
Said II would hurt the prospects of a risin'
young NJ. =.
And Of Joe Struthers reckoned that our
fire department new
Would profit by the practice of a little
Bill Binks. who keeps the general store
commented 1t was queer
That folks should envy him his fireworks
profits once a year.
Our Uncle Jim when fur advice an wisdom
we applied
Remarked twas harder than tariff oues-
tion TO decide
With interests SO confictin suspect we'n
have to stick
To custom an take chances down to Po
htclS on the CTick-
Washington Star.
81 am perfectly used. remarked visitor
to tho Central Park Zoo. ito seeing
monkeys and elephants eat peanuts And
1 do not think it strange that the toucans
leiisu IHtul. TOT they are very like a par
rot. But when It comes down 10 noIar
bears buffaloes. Wild dogs and the rhl-
noceros liking peanuts it disturhs my ideas
OF wild animals" Peanuts. however. seem
to furnish the finest of dairties 10 even the
widest animals in the Zoo. Tho deer,
antelope, brown bears ducks golden
pheasants and all the animals there. ex-
cept perhaps the lions, tigers and eagles
eat peanuts The peanut seems 70 have
charms TO soothe the savage breast.
/ don't s'pose tn comet serves any use
tul purpose Cavortin' round up vonder7''
Nope Dr. Hank Burdock says its tn
Nermlrorm appendix OF the solar system -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nine Ivette Guilbert the comedienne
and singer, is about 70 establish in Paris
school Of singing. II am convinced" said
Nine Guihert, that my methot. will en-
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
ROOSEVELT wEobING PLANS
Theodore, Jr., Announces Assist
ants at His Marriage.

Theodore Roosevelt. jr., announced last
night the names of those who would assist
at his marriage to Miss Eleanor Butler
Alexander IN the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church on June %. The matron OF
honor will be Miss Elizabeth Bertron. who
is 10 be married to-day to Snowden A.
Fahnestock. The bridesmaids Will include
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, a sister OF the bride
groom: Miss Harriet Alexander and Miss
Janetta Alexander, sisters OF the bride;
Miss Jean ". Delano and Miss Jessie Mil
lington-Drake. Evelyn du Pont Irving is %
be best man and the ushers will be Kermit
Roosevelt. a brother Of the Bridegroom
Francis q. 3. Roche. John ". Cutler.
Hamilton Fish. jr.. E Morgan Gilbert. Full
ton Cutting. Eliot Cutler. Grafton Chap
man. George Roosevelt and Monroe Rob-
inson
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
process would probably be effected with

process would probably be effected with
out delay.
Certainly that course would appear
far more appropriate TO an enlightened.
elf-goYerning people than to ask the
sovereign to intrude upon the domain
OF party politics by cousenting TO pack
one house In favor of one party or TO
seek 70 reduce that house to impotence
by adding 75 per cent to it's numbers.
II would be q curious performance 10
say in effect: The Lords must go
therefore we will create five hundred
more of themi" It would therefore
seem auspicicus for the new reign and
for the kingdom itself to. have the de
mand for royal guarantees changed into
n deliberate ard well balanced proposal
for a popular referendum, which would
settle the constitutional controversy on
authority which no man could nationally
cha llenae
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01

faults which have been conspicuous in
naval administration. 1t is theoretically
under the supervision of the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor. But be enjoys
only nominal control, for the chairman
of the board has usually been an officer OF
the navy. and OF the other five members
at present three are army officers, one a
naval officer and one j civilian. It's
secretaries are q naval officer and an
army officer: so that Of its whole per-
sonnel only one member is responsible
directly TO the head of the department
Of which il is subdivision The board
has been managed on 4 bi-service plan.
Each military establishment has set up
certain claims 10 consideration, and each
has bad to respect the prerogativeS OF
the other Officers Of the same relative
rank cannot serve on the same ships Or
on the same stations without serious
embarrassment due TO clashes in prece-
dence
Naturally. there has been a lack of
administrative efficiency due to such
friction. The board has had not one,
but half a dozen heads. Secretary
Nagel wants to have a bureau sUbsti-
tuted for the present board. with n civil
ian head responsible 10 him That
would put the lighthouse service on the
same administrative basis as any other
department service. Army and navy
officers could be assigned to advise the
Secretary and the chief of the new
bureau, but the old deadlock in author
ity would be broken. Congress has au-
thorized the change in a bill now in CON
ference committee. It ought to pass, for
its passage would be a step forward in
the important work Of simplifying and
otherwise improving the federal mschin-
cry in parts where it has begun TO creak.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
MAIL ORDERS AND PARCELS POST.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Almost the sole semblance of the
shadow of an argument against the instt-
tuition by the United States government Of
an up-to-dats parcels post has been the
contention that It would rob the country
merchant to enrich the Eastern mail order
houses.
The Postal Progress League Of California
has for long time affirmed the very op-
posite; that for lack of an up-to-date
parcels post much additional business was
thrown to these Eastern houses.
The minimum freight charge of the rail-
roads being for 100 pounds. mail order
buyer, wanting an article of eleven pounds
weight was tempted TO expand that order
with additional goods until 1t reached some
where near the hundred pound limit on
which freight charges had TO be paid Or,
in case this buyer could think of nothing
more that he wanted, neighbors would be
invited to Join fin making up the hundred
pound minimum.
Thus the local merchant. instead of los
ing eleven pounds of trade, lost nearly q
hundred pounds.
Travelling the last few days in Yosemite
Valley, 1t was my good fortune to fall in
With the head of a firm doing the biggest
mail order business IN America. His
lengthy and extensive experience confirms
the view taken by the league In every par
ticular So far from an up-to-date parcels
post being urged by the mail order houses
he assured me that neither their firm nor
their closest rivals were at all anxious for
such parcels post. They prefer the pres
ent system, which induces the purchasers
to make up their orders to the full hun
dred pounds. He says that their house finds
small orders source of loss, rather than
profit, and does not want them.
EDWARD BERWICK.
President Postal Progress League OF Cali
fornia.
Pacific Grove, Cal, May %. 1910.