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New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The statement in this mornings
real estate section that after Nov Is the
filers of building petitions in The Bronx
must abide by the law ard erect their
structures entirely within the building
line might convey the impression that
prior to this date Bronx builders had
been violating the law. If this were so.
the superintendent would be equally guilty
in permitting its violation UP TO Nov 10.
since there has been no recent change in
the law
Charter Section Il continues in force
all city ordinances in effect L eeern-
Der 81, 1901 not inconsistent with
the act and the stoop and area
line ordinances we're then in force.
Section % empowers the Board Of Alder
men TO establish building regulations I'm
der which stoops, areas and other projec-
tions are permitted Section ~ empowers
the Board of Aldermen 10 make ordinances
in relation to the construction. repair and
use of vaults and areas under which
vaults are allowed under Sidewalks and
areas in front Of buildings 10 light the
cellars. Section 80 authorizes them 10 reg
ulate the use of streets and specifically
recognizes 'stoop lines"
The courts nave sustained these ordi-
nauces in this city, as in the case of Jor-
Eensen agt. Squires, IA \. Y. $50 when the
decision was: 1T is competent for the
Legislature to authorize q limited use of
sidewalks in front of buildings in cities
and villages for stoops or cellar openings
or underground vaults for the more con-
venient and beneficial enjoyment Of the
adjacent premises. While such uses may
restrict somewhat the free and unembar-
rassed use of the streets for pedestrians,
the general interests are subserved by
making available to the greatest extent
valuable property, increasing business IA
Cilities, giving encouragement TO improve
ment and adding to taxable values
The logical line of demarcation between
the street and the buildings along it is
the face Of the building ewalIs, not the
outer edge OF the mOuldiuSs. pilasters,
stoops and areas, and any attempt 10
Justify the superntendent's order by citing
cases of buildings whose walls themselves
actually do project beyond the building
lines. as. for instance, the True residences
on Riverside Drive. While it may tend 70
confuse the public mind on the subject.
demonstrates the lack of precedent for the
order. ALBERT L. DAVIS.
Bronx Borough, Nov. 10, 1910,
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
THE cRTY or CHINA.

The decision of the Chinese govern
ment 10 establish a national parliament
at = considerably earlier date than was
M first intended is widely regarded
with exultation as victory for popular
representative government. Beyond
doubt ANYTHING which facilitates and
expedites the making of real progress IS
70 be commended. But in this particu-
lar case there seems TO be cause for
apprehension, and for some questioning
of the practical benefits Of the intended
step.
II would he a mistake. 10 suppose that
the change Of date was made III re-
sponse to general popular demand.
The masses Of the people know little
about it. and have nothing to say. The
demand came largely from q limited
class of the provincial gentry who,
having tasted political activity and in
fiuence ins the provincial councils and IN
the tentative National Assembly. which
some have enormously called a Senate.
are eager for a fuller measure thereof,
II also came from the Empress Do
vager's faction. which is intensely hos
tile To the Regent. and which made the
demand. not because it really believed
in the thing. but because it wanted 10
I.rcak the Regents power and re-estab-
Iish the supremacy Of the Iehonala
clan. If the parliament succeeds, it will
circumscribe the Regents power, and II
il fails it will discredit him, and in
either case the YehonaIa clan will be
the gamer.
It will not do to say that China is
inst as ready for Il parliament as Japan
was when she adopted one. Apart
from other important differences be
tween the two countries, 1t must be re-
neInbered that the intense and over
powering spirit of loyalty to the EN-
peror which absolutely dominates
.Japan. and which was from the first
one of the CHEF factors of success i'll
the constitutional experiment. Is practi-
caIlv non-existent and unknown III
China. In its place there exists
throughout large part-the major
part-of the empire a cold Indifference
if not an aggressive animosity toward
the Emperor and the Manchu dynasty.
These circumstances make the expert
ment Of Fastening the parliament one
10 be regarded with solicitude and some
misgivings.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
FOR SHAKESPEARE THEATRES.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: April %. 1916, is the 2o0th anniver-
sary OF William Shakespeare death.
Americans. and those of us who live in
America, will want to possess some per
manent practical living record of the
worlds greatest PLAYWRIGHT
The coming generation loves its Shakes
peare. At least six OF the great cities of
this country can erect a real Shakespeare
theatre.
The ideal manner OF its foundation would.
OF course. be by public subscription, from
rich and poor alike real peoples play
house For instance. a million people
could give at least a dollar q year for five
years. commencing April % l911-19l6 viii
be here in d twtnkling.
England and Germany are at work in the
cause. It only needs a practical plan OF
operation The press alone can do ii.
New York, Nov. 10. 1910. 4 PLAYER.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
Eckert, Jr., WEEDS While James c.
Goes TO Court About Estate.

Thomas r. Eckert- jr-. eldest son OF the
former president OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company and principal heir in
the estate. successfully effected his mar
riage yesterday morning 20 Miss Minnie
Egau, once maid 10 his mother and later
housekeeper TO his father and himself.
They were q basEfuI coupje-far more
bashfuI than one might expect from their
respective Years When. arriving in their
big automobile they saw the curious crowds
gathered around the Church of Our Lady of
LoUrdes. at No. 457 West 1i2o street. they
would not stop But love won out The
truants returned and were married by the
Rev Joseph \. Mc3Iahon. Only a few OF
the brides family and friends were per
mitted to enter the church.
The happy bridegroom IS about to defend
a charge brought by his brother, James
CIendenin Eckert, that lie used undue in
fueuCe upon his father VIXEN the latter
made the will that left the greater part of
his s. 0G1,0G0 estate TO him. James was cut
off with only S50.Cg9 cash and a life interest
il s1ooo50, left to his daughter. Joanna
This suit is expected 10 limit the honey
moon 10 less than two weeks
James CIeudenin Eckert applied TO Surro-
gate Cohalan yesterday for the appoint
r.ent of a temporary administrator of his
fathers estate. He submitted an affidavit
that certain lands having q rental value of
S50,oo0, and belonging TO the estate, are
now in the possession OF Thomas T. Eek
ert his brother. who is the chief beneficiary
under the viii Of his father and that
neither the latter nor T. @. Page. Jr-, who
controls the property with hinl- has any
business experience. He says that the ap-
pointment OF an administrator IS abso-
IuteIy necessary if the fun value Is 10 81
realized from the property Argument on
the motion will he heard in the Surrogate
Court on Friday.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
posT0EFTCE Is PP0SECrTOR

The arrest Of a number Of stock
rnon-ers for alleged fraudulent prac-
1ices l. Of much interest from each
Of several points Of view, but perhaps
most of all fer the manner fl which. or
the agency through which. il was
effected. The boldness of some Of the
offerings was striking. Tie magnitude
of the operations. II the number and
distribution of victims and In the pecu-
mary proceeds. must be regarded as
afordin- an impressive and depressing
exhibition Of human credulity under the
influence Of covetoUsness. But still more
Interesting and suggestive IS the fact
that the work of detection and seizure
was performed 10y that department IF
government the fundamental function
of which is merely the collection, con-
vevance and distribution Of the mails.
Tie postofice played the part Of prose
cutor
That was. Of course, because Of the
wise provision Of the law which fOrbids
the use OF the mails for fraudulent or
immoral purposes. II was on that same
principle that the notorious Louisiana
-fdlf LSyAt-IA Nae N4Aht1 litAb tAlhSs y
stale might permit snd even license the
existence and operation Of a lottery. but
If the federal government forbade it
the use Of the mails. through which the
buIk Of its patronage had TO be be
slowed, IL was h0pelessly hampered sud
driven out Of business So in the case Of
fraudulent stock schemes. State and
municipal authorities might be tndlf-
fcrent or powerless. The operators
might be shrewd enough TO avoid cul-
liability Of which the police or the ordi-
nary law could take cognizance. But
the moment they used the mails for a
-1efarious purpose they made themselves
subject 10 the penalties OF a law and an
administration which take no account
Of state boundaries or or municipal ordi-
nances.
1t Is 81 exceedingly gratifying and re-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
tolls STOY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In the death OF Leo Tolstoy the
world has lost another noble soul, and
Russia, though she may not yet realize It.
has lost faithful son. Though only one
such man were granted TO our world in
a generation, Yet would there be great
cause for Thanksgiving TO Him from whom
all blessings flow.
He would like to have made Russia a
better place to live in for prince as well
as peasant, but he was not permitted 70
do so. He had a vision of a redeemed
Russia. but died with the vision still un-
realized, though not without leaving be-
hind him a rich moral legacy TO those in
his own country vino follow him. The
brighter future for Russia which he saw
but dimly and in the distance those who
come after him may live 20 see a reality
which without his help could not have
come, and so
What matters r= 1r they
His OF another Gay.
So the right ord - said
And life the sWceter uaGe7
New York. Nov q. 1910. Z. COOMBs.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFron The Tribune Bureau-I


Washington. Nov. Z2-The Netherlands
Minister and Madame LoudOn. both Of
whom are fine musicians, have given the
use OF their drawing rooms for the after
noon OF November g, for a recital by the
Kneisel Quartet. Of Boston. Society peo-
pie in general are rescrving that date
Lieutenant Colonel Kunishiga Tanaka.
for several years military attache Of the
Japanese embassy, will sail from New York
December 9, for Europe, and win be made
q member of the general staff OF the I'm
perial Japanese army at Toxic. His sue
cessor. Colonel X. Inouye. arrived IN Wash
inEtOn today. Colonel InOuye wears the
decoration of the Rising Sun and Of the
Golden Kite for military bravery. and Is
regarded in Japan as one OF the best known
students Of governmental affairs IN his
country. He is accompanied by Lieutenant
Commander l.. kurosi, who Is on his way
to England TO study gun construction.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
THE AMERICAN THERMoPYLE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: During the recent celebration. In
Fort Washington Park, of the lSith ami
yersary ef the surrender of Fort Wash
inGton. several gentlemen, some with a
marked British accent. inquired why We
marked the site of defeat Similar com
ments have appeared in the daily papers.
Perhaps the entire history of our Revolu-
tonary War is "A history OF victory wrung
from defeat Fort Washington was over
wheimed by force flve times greater than
the defence. That battle was our American
TheFmOpylR.
The Greeks remembered their Their
mopyiae. Shall We forget ours?
CHARLOTTE sAYRE BOORMAN.
FIRST Ntce-President Fort Washington
Chapter D. A. r.
New York. November Is 1q1o
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
People and Social Incidenfr

j. Allen Townsend. IN Madison sv.ru.
Her guests were all dsbutautes or The ssa-
son and included Miss Katharine sbs-
Miss Julia Dick, Miss Laura Hazard. AI,.
Caro- QuartIey Brown. Mss NathaI,
Kelley, Miss May Vogel. Miss Guenr {.
Matthews, Miss Thelna Violet. arisv
Marjorie Do6id. Miss Sara McAlpin Pyl,
and Miss Jeanette McAIpin-
Over 1000 was realized from The brt4r.
tournament given yesterday afternoon a,
the plaza by Frederick Townsend M.--s-
for the benefit OF the Tuberculosis Nizb+
Camp The prizes were very hsndso-,a
and included a tall cut glass vase ara
a silver tray from Mrs. Vanderbilt. an
old Irish silver cracked fee basket ara
sugar basin from Mrs Frederick ". Van
derbiIt a silver cup OF the Louis XIV
period from Mrs Martin. an etched silva
borbonnfere from Mrs. E ~ Brstrua,
and many other silver trinksts- Aunour
the players were Mrs. r. K Sturgfs. N-s
William "A. Street, Mrs Gouvsrneu- Ko-s
right. Mrs. J. Warren Goddard. 3frs. Al
fred KessIer and Mrs. Walter L. Suydar
Miss Dorothea 2 WardweIl. daughter .,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lansing Wsrdu.H
viii be married 70 Throop Martin wiId--
this afternoon in the Church OF ths Hel1
Communion
Kenneth B schlsy viii give a h-snt
breakfast tomorrow az his place az Fa,
Hills, y. 7
Mr.. and Mrs. John Innes Kane viii =,
turn to town to-day from Lenox for ths
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Rollins Morse raw.
taken apartments at the Hotel Gothau
for the season
Mrs. James Tolnan Pyle viii give
dance al SherryFs on December 15 for ~
debutaute daughter. Miss Sara 3FeA!7,u
Pyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. H Casimir de Rhan rtu
open their house. No 7 East 65th street
at the end OF next week
Nr. and Mrs Francis R. Appleton have
returned 20 town from Ipswich. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence L Gillespie ha-e
leased the house Of By and MIS- WaIts-
Brooks. No. los East 10Th street for ths
winter AIr. and Mrs. Brooks are in Eng.
land.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

new peers as would give the Liberals
majority.
The latter course is obviously unde
sirabIe. even If 1t is practica BILE, which
many doubt. The former is decidedly
preferable, though it does not now ap-
near how 1t can be assured. It will
he well, however, for the British ma
tion to enter the electoral contest with
feeling that its result viii be made
effective and will be decisive, no matter
what the House of Lords may do.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Frederick townsend Martin gave din
ner at Sherry-s last evening for Mr. and
Mrs William Douglas Sloane and after
ward took them 10 the BeIasco Theatre 10
see THE Concert" The other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Z Baylies and
Eliot Gregory.
Miss Viola Townsend gavs a luncheon
yesterday at the home OF her mother. Mrs.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
N. Y. .. AT CITY THEATRE
Students VIII See Miss Mccoy IN ms
Echo. Written by Graduates.

Bessie McCoy-S engagement III
Echo" at the CiCy Theatre, has oesn =
tended another week Next MONDAY VII =
celebrated as New York University rs.
l. honor OF the authors. William l7 S4-.--
and Deems Taylor. who are graduates %
that institution
JOAN T. S.anueu. who plays one q ~
best comedy parts in the piece, - 49,
graduate % the university a ~
seats have been reserved rCC students - -
graduates The E,cuO- lad is rs -
r,~esercat5ou AT New Work Univ erslty
lIr. Scau1eII was member ot t-'e oA
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
PORTRAIT GIFT FROM A KING
Gustav V of Sweden Presents II y
American Seaman S Friend Society

\ Ia~Ee autographed portrait o' ~
Gustav Y of sweden now '-anss e
walls of the American Seaman S Ffiei-.. -
cietv. Ne. 20 Wall street 1t was pres pres,
Yesterday morning oy the Rev A1,. --,vr
Lila. ~ No. I34 Berkeley Place n1'0, ls !,
rastor of the Lutheran Swe'i'sH = - - ma
F,Ius Island DR.. StOddard. PreslHsslis.Sj, ssi.j,sf q
so-iarv. received the picture on
Tx ~ l;1srav Z sent the portrait e xark
saiS ir recognition of the h-ty yea-'
~ the society in Swedish poftS-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
AND JUST AS HARD.

FROM Ihe Milwaukee Journal
There Is disease that kills turkeys and
tas t mile raising them difficult and uncer-
fat - getting harder every year TO fol-
low the time-honored ceremonies of Thanks
stEIns, thoush there Is no reason that
as siieS e1. 70 cAureh should not be just as easy
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
GLOOMY TIDiNGs.

From ne Vftland Press
Maine raised @ turkeys are going 10 be
Hish tili9 ~ B according TO ali reports
last year has but Is this tall and the lack
OF tuaheS EXHIBITS is said 20 have been
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
aen,Illcrk Grib1s1le.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1915 /

This newspaper Is OIUHed and pub
Ished bp The Tribune association, q
Ee50 York corporation, Office and prin-
CfpGl place OF business, Tribune Build
tnq. No 154 Nassau street, NcC IOrE;
ogden Nils. president: ogden II Reid,
secretary James II. Barrett, treasurer.
The address OF the officers is the Office
O. fAtS newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

New York has always been fortunate
in the comparative freedom OF its at
mosphere from coal smoke. and corre-
spondingly grateful. Is il now doomed
20 suffer from increasing clouds of smoke
from automobiles? Not with the con-
sent Of Magistrate House, who in fining
fourteen offenders yesterday said that if
pecuniary penalties proved Ineffective he
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY

me PERSIAN government has applied TO
Italy for military instructors, both Russia
and England having declared thai thev
would allow the employment of German
officers only if an equal number of Russian
and English instructors were engaged.
II supposed you cheered my speech be
Senator Sorghum
No answered Farmer Corntossel: Il
cheered because you showed your sense bv
SAVING the things I had already been
thInkIn .--WashingtOn star
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
would impose prison sen'en a,,,,.
hearty cooperation OF all pupiio o -
to abate this nuisance is earhe0s''
desired.

r,;sc-;,,ir..;r, -..5ers have frequently
perceived that the 'best seilele
always the books best worth rea"ins
We suppose that If the annual Iepoi' =.
the Children's Aid Society were P,''
for sale it would have few ptircIisS ser
and would be lucky to get iiieiie'04-
among the "aIso sold" Yet II "ouAO AA0S
De easy to name a current PupiANe
better worth the attention OIL IA0o0
whom the welfare of their fellows Is an
important object. Moreover th7
which it describes appeals strongly Iio'
alone TO the sentiments Of pity and sym
pathy, but also to the love OF enteIp
and of romance It would be I11teres'iiio
to contrast the 5Sth annual report Win
the first one, nearly two generations DC W
and to trace the steady ana cohSls 'sli' :
development of the work, year nS Seai-
But apart from that it is inspiring TO
note the activities of the present day III
industrial schools, lodging houses the
farm school. the health home the sum
mer home, the convalescent nome TIE
camp, the sick children's mission. the
school dental clinics, the shelter and IN
the we'll known old Five Points House
Of Industry. The work of the society
touches the needs and the welfare Of
youth at so many different points and in
so many different ways that the view
given in this report is Kaleidoscope in its
variety, as also in the beauty of its
benevolence and its high efficiency. AS
for its appeal TO the practical sympathy
and cooperation of the public, it should
prove direct and irresistible.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
THE HUNTING SEASON

THE HUNTING SEASON.
Te huntsman taketh TO ye woods,
And with his fatal gun
He roameth forest neighborhoods
In which ye wild things run.
He creepeth Silly oer ye trails,
He Heth long in wait
Among ye hills and in We wales
Where game doth cougregate.
He watcheth with an eagle eye
Ee signs which always show
Whatever creature passeth by
And whittier It doth 20
He knOWeth woodcraft like a book.
Is wise in nature lore:
His gun is in his elbow crook
Prepared 10 rise and roar.
He seeth branches shake and bend.
He heareth sounds ahead:
And then some stranger. or some friend.
Gets pumped plumb fun Of lead
w. J. HAMPTON.
Did she have good time at the
danCe2"
Not very. You see. nobody raised any
fuss because her partner took more than
five dances with her-"-Detroit Free Press.
The children should know and remem-
Der what their fathers have accom-
plished," said & native TO a FrenChman. as
they stood before j monument which had
just been erected in the East Park, At
Tckio. The monument is probably the
only one Of its kind. It is one of the mon
ster siege guns captured by the Japanese
from the Russians in the war with that
country, and it has been erected com
FIete. with every detail restored Writing
about the unique memorial, the visitor
says: 1T made a deep impression on me.
this grim instrument OF war in the midst
OF n peaceful scene. and if the smiling
young people who stood about il saw as I
did. they read in the lines of tube and
mechanism the American injunction: Keep
your powder dry"
BIobbs-S -Sweuedhead says he doesn't ne
heye in hiding his light under a bUshei-
SiobbS-Yes, he evidently thinks a busheI
wouldn't be large enough.-PhiladeIphia
Record.
Brooklynites who boast of taking dip
every day in the winter at Bath Beach
will be interested in an organization in
Portland. Ore It is called the Christmas
Day Swimming club. and the members
pledge themselves to take bath in the
Willamette River on Christmas morning
To persons who plunge into cold water in
a porcelain tub every day in the year the
Portland crowd will not seem very heroic
when ii IS remembered that Oregon Pa
cihc Coast winters are mild and that the
river has never been known to freeze over.
There might be money in it for some of
the Bath Beach crowd to challenge their
Pacific brethren, thermometers barred
a man who enjoys seeing a woman in
tears IS a brute
4 don't know about that" replied Miss
Cayenne "One of the kindest husbands
know takes his wife TO see ali the emo
tionaI plays."-Washington star
The taste for scented tobacco is con-
dernned by The Lancet" which declares
that the palate OF the public must have
gone astray. Foreign fiavors, 1t declares,
are present sometimes In nauseating eX-
cess, and the fragrance Of pure. honest
tobacco is to most smokers a mere mem
ory- III the real demand of the smoker, -
says this English medical journal Is In
favor Of a highly scented tobacco IL mat
tors very little what the quality OF the
tobacco is. He does not seek the pleaslng
qualities of the tobacco Itself. unadulier-
ated. unoiled. unscented he Is satisfied
with an added scent which is not due to
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

In the rivalry Of subway plans Mr..
Mcsdoo will have the advantage of a
popular competitor over an unpopular
one. The Interborough Company should
bear this in mind.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

''Do you think It's ,oSs,rio for a man to
live all his life without taiiins a He9"
Hardy. Most every man falls in love
one urne or another"-CIeveland Leader.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

TOBACCO at all Our view IS that It wouio
De better IL the tobacco manufactures kept
no account with the chemist
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

A long cherished plan TO send radio
graphic time signals from the EiffeI
Tower every day has at last gone into
effect. It's object is to enable mariners
within the range Of the station to de-
termine their longitude without any
astronomical observation. If the ships
chronometer reads 10 a m" when the
Paris clocks say IL 1t will be obvious
that the vessel is Is degrees to the west
ward Of the French capital 1t will
be interesting to note how many
mariners utilize the new system. The
signals are likely TO prove helpful only in
case chronOmeter is used which has a
recording attachment actuated by Hertz
waves. At present the number of such
instruments in service is probably small.
and il is rather uncertain whether the
device will prove popular Still if il
does, and if navigators regard the inno-
walton as a real boon, no doubt arrange
ments will be made for sending time sig
nails from other countries than France.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

One example set by Governor Houghes
Mr.. Dix will do well not TO avoid, and
that is the one OF dealing honestly with
the people in regard to direct primaries
His party pledged a statewide system,
and Mr.. Dix stood on the platform"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

The excitement Of Governor-elect Foss
contagious.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

Mr. and Mrs Francis R Appleton have
returned 20 town from Ipswich Mass.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
BUILDING ORDERS IN THE BRONX

New York. Nov. q, 1910. E cooMBs.