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Az Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre
Adele Ritchie. the musical comedy star.
returns % vandeville. Billy b. Van and
the Beaumont Sisters reappear Ia the one
act comedy Salt Props and. William
Rock and a company Of thirty people give
a tabloid version OF The Tenderfoot.' nv
Richard Carrie Al J0lsOn. the minstrel.
Bert Levy. the cartoonist. the Three
Doloe Sistaua. singers and dancers, Stew
art and Marshall Colored entertainers
and KOtara. Japanese eqlIihbrtaf. are the
other entertainers on the programme.
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Marie Drsaslsr IN Law Fields's pro-
duution Of Titles Nightmare has scored
heavily at the Herald Square Theatre
Miss Drasslsg II one % the funniest women
on the American stage. and Mr.. Fields
has surrounded hsr with . company
including Oteavia Broske. Nay Moot.
ford. Marie Fnnchionottc, Nellie ~
Ornaas. LOttie Tart. Nay Brsunan. AaronI
Dancing Dolls. Bva narlowo and Noili'
Wilhig.
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The all star revival Of Jim the Penman'
remains a. the Lyric Theatre Firsi
produced q quarter Of q century ago, I
was the pioneer detective drama. anf
owing 70 the vividneas Of the character
and the unusual Suspense Of the plol
still remains interesting In the cast ar
Wilton Lacknys. JOAN Mason. Floreno'
Roberta. Theodore Roberta, Arthur For
rest. MarRuerite Clark. Jeireys Lewis
Grace Raak. Thurlow Bergen, Ernes
0lendinning. James Kearney. Fredericl
Pauliing. Louis Mason and ]. n. Davies
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
WANTED: POEMS ON REFORM.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We want ''Reformer's Verse Book
"a book which shall be for English speak
ing people throughout the world. at once
a treasure house of beauty and an arnory
of spiritual weapons: book TO which any
one who seeks to quicken the feeling for
universal brotherhood to help the humani-
tartan movement or simply TO advocate or
oppose a specific reform may turn. assured
of finding those poems which may most
effectively be quoted to serve his purpose.
Such an anthology. which I have already
begun must be the work not of one man or
of one class but of the people. To your
readers, then, of every class and creed,
appeal for titles or copies of any poems.
old or new, which they think suitable for
the book If contributions are to be re-
turned international reply coupons should
accompany them.
This appeal is going forth to every quar-
ter of the globe. 1t is already bringing a.
wonderful response from the home country.
and trust that the response from America
will be such as to secure for her worthy
place in a collection which, if rich and
varied as the lands whence it is drawn.
will be unmatched and unapproachable in
any other language of the world.
ARNOLD EILOART.
Surbiton. England. May II. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25

who is an ambitious rival of the present
Prime Minister. and 46 more are retainers
of Mr.. AIontero Rios. under the command
of his son-in-law. Mr.. Prieto. Here, then
are 12S of the go who may support Mr..
Canaleias in some things and to some
extent. hflt who are not to be relied
upon further than the more or less sci
fish and ambitious interests of political
rivals may permit. This prevalence OF
factions has always been the worst weak
ness of Spanish Liberalism. and it seems
to exist to-day and to be as ominous
as it ever was.
With the return from exile of Mr.. Ler-
roux. the Republican leader. and the adj
vent of Mr.. Iglesias. the Socialist leader,
in the Cortes two strong and Influential
personalities are put forward in Spanish
public life of whom we shall probably
hear much in the near future. Standing
alone. the eloquent Socialist will be only a
voice. but a commanding one. Mr.. Ler-
roux. however, will have compact and
coherent party of forty or more Repub-
licans behind him, and may thus prove
to be a force to be reckoned with in the
making of political combinations. Mr..
Maura's 1OS Conservatives are practical
ly a unit, and are thus the strongest
single faction in the chamber. There is
thus a prospect of animated scenes and
perhaps Of stirring crises in Spanish par
liamentary life within the next year.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.

from Inc 1I1Dule 6uiodu
washington May 24-Peter Goelet Gerry.
of New York. whose marriage to Miss Ma
thilde Townsend will take place on Thurs
dav, has arrived in Washington and ar
rangements for the wedding are being rap
idly completed Mr.. Gerry obtained his IL
cense Yesterday, and the Rev. Roland Cot
ton Smith. rector of St. Johns Church. will
perform the ceremony. Robert Livingston
Gerry will be best man for his brother.
The marriage of Miss Grace Bell. daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, and
Granville Fortesque, cousin of ex-President
Roosevelt, will be one of the most pietu-
rescue of the June weddings. as il will
take place under the great forest trees which
give the family suburban home, Twin Oaks,
it's name The ceremony will be performed
at o'clock on June 4. and Miss Bell and
her attendants will proceed to their places
under the oaks, where Mr. Bell will give
the bride away. Mr.. Fortesque has long
list OF attendants. including his brother.
Kenyon Fortesque. as best man Miss
Laura Merriam and Miss Gladys Hinckley
will be among the attendants for the bride
Miss Bell is in deep mourning for her
grandmother Mrs. Gardiner g. Hubbard,
who was killed in an automobile accident
a few months ago. and the guests will be
few on that account
Mrs James ". Pinchot has gone to New
York for weeks visit 10 her brother.
Amos Emo She will meet her son. Clifford
Pinchot, on his arrival from Liverpool on
Saturday. and they will return TO Washing
ton together. Mrs Pinchot will go to Grey
Towers. Milford. Penn, her summer home.
in a short time and spend most OF the
summer there.
Mr.. and Mrs John ". Foster will close
their Washington house about June 10 and
go their summer home in the Thousand ISL
ands to remain for the greater part of the
season.
Miss Hester Singer, daughter of Mrs
George Horton Smith. of Pittsburg, and
niece OF the Secretary of State and Mrs
Knox, is in Washington as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Adds Brown.
Representative and Mrs ]. Van Vechten
Olcott will go to New York this week for
the wedding of their niece. Miss Eleanor
Rodewald daughter of William MacNeiH
Rodewald. and Mr.. Livingston.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CHILD SUICIDE AND FOOD.
tho Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR. Noticing the excitement in Russia
inst now in regard to the prevalence OF
suicide among school children, the resuitaii'
Investigation and the suggestion or the po-
lice that the suicides are the chlldren Oh
misfortune, it comes into my mind tlat
when 1 was a. child, say from ten 70 thlr-
teen. I was subject to frequent nts OF men
tai depression, and sometimes thousht seli-
ously of suicide as a way out OF my trou-
bles I told no one, and had done SO
would probably simply have been iaugheo
at for my pains, but I think now that the
whole cause of the trouble was ind1sestloh-
There was very little popular knoWledse
at that time of the effect of diet on healtIi'
and children ate what they liked or Wnat
they could get hold of, with no one 10
watch direct or advise them, l 90. now
ever, once remember our family physician
meeting me with paper full OF rather
poor raisins and telling me to throw them
away and if I must have something 70
eat to take the same NUMBER OF srd'ei
stones. as they would be better for me
So far as I recollect. however, my chliolsh
appefite carried the day against his sound
medical advice, and, although remen-
hered it I do not think that I needed it.
either then or afterward
From certain circumstances I can fix
nv age at that time as twelve. l continued
to have the same occasional fits of depres-
sion. although I think without the suicidal
disposition. for many years; in fact, until
7 had come to learn something of the rela-
ton of food and exercise to health But it
is now a. long time since I have been trou-
bled in this way, and I would be glad TO
suggest to the Russian investigators that
the first place in which they look for the
cause of this suicidal disposition should be
the food of the children. its nature, quail
ity and quantity, and its relation 70 the
child's exercise. In short. look at the
childs physical health as the predisposing
cause Of it's suicidal tendency. T. j. k.
Waterbury. Conn. May q, 1870
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFron1 The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. Nav 24-The President has
received a suggestion that 1t would be wise
to ask Congress 70 abolish the Depart
rnent of the Interior and In its stead
create a Department OF Public Works. 70
comprise all the bureaus under the pres
ent department, as we'll as the Panama
Canal. the Marine Hospital Service ana
other bureaus of health and the Forest
Service. together with such other bureaus
as might fit in the department
Senator Warner and Representatives FL
wins and Morgan asked the President TO
appoint Charles z. Schwarz head of the
new Bureau Of Mines.
The President received Don Juan Riano
Gayangas. the new Spanish Minister, IN
the Blue Room this afternoon. The minis
ter was formerly secretary of the Spanish
Legation in Washington, and while here
married Miss Alice Ward. granddaughter
of Mrs John Ward, of this city
The degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence
rtl1 he conferred en- the President when
he attends the commencement Of the Col
Ieee of St Thomas, Villanova. Penn, on
June IS.
Mr.. Taft has promised TO attend the
Appalachian Exposition at Knoxville
Tenn. some time between September II and
October Il, having accepted an invitatfoh
presented by Representative Austin ana
Sanford Cohen, assistant general manager
Of the exposition.
The President and Representative weeks
discussed the postal savings bank bill MI
Weeks declined to make any predictions as
to the fate of the bill in the caucus calied
for tomorrow evening.
Among the White House callers were the
members of the Cabinet, Senator Burrows
accompanied by NJ. J. Mcleod, collector
of internal revenue for the 1st Michigan
District; Senator Warren. Representa- tives
Brownlow. Roberts, Gillespie, Austin, Mil
ler. of Minnesota; Morgan. of Missouri
DENLY and Townsend, and Colonel Daniel
N. Ransdell, sergeant at arms OF the
Senate.
The President and his brother, Charles
P Taft. the Secretary of the Treasury.
Assistant Secretary Hills, John Hays
Hammond and Captain Butt were at the
game between Detroit and Washington at
American League baseball park this after
noon.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
box at the Belasco tonight. and had with
them Charles P. Taft, Senator and Mrs
NevIands. the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Beeknlan Winthrop and
CAPTAIN Butt
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
A PRoPITIOUS REVIVAL

1t is an old project to which Mayor
Gaynor directs attention when he in
vites discussion of the plan to cut a new
avenue between Fifth and Sixth ave-
nues, but it is well to have ii considered
fully again. Sooner or later it is inevita-
BILE that something should be done to re-
lieve the congestion on Fifth avenue and
the plan of cutting an additional thor
oughfare in the manner suggested will
probably commend itself more to the
public and TO interested property owners
now than ever before. The development
Of Fifth avenue as a business street in
dicates the possibilities Of the upper
part of the proposed avenue, whose
prospects from the point of view of real
estate values are much more brilliant
now than they were when the subject
was last prominently before the public.
The Mayor suggests thatthe property
benefited could with advantage bear all
the cost Of the improvement. Property
owners were not sure of this when the
scheme was last considered. but they
may think better of the outlook now.
At any rate. the Mayor having raised
the question. they should let themselves
be heard from, for if they are TO bear
the cost and reap the financial benefit
they are closely concerned
New York needs more north and south
streets. not only in the section where a
new avenue is proposed, but in the
crowded business region further south,
where skyscrapers are daily adding to
the strain on streets adapted only 10
the purposes of small city. But in that
section there is not not as much room for
new thoroughfares as there is between
the widely separated avenues uptown,
nor is there any other place where the
benefit TO the neighboring property could
clearly be so great as in the new centre
| of the city's finest shops. New York in
time will have 10 provide other arteries
of traffic in several sections. but the re-
lief Of Fifth Avenue will probably be the
first step. as most needed and most like
ly to pay for itself in immediate benefits
TO contiguous property.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25

on the cold and uninviting doorstep OF a
public building every hour for twelve DAYS
The difficulties in the way of the scnoo'-
marm'' were not few. The weather was
cold, to begin with, and sleeping out oi
doors was far from comfortable A ois
chair was her bed but there can pc no
doubt that Miss Williams would en1inenty
have preferred her own couch at nome
Her friends We're loyal. and there were fe"
hours In the day when the brave woman
was alone Her meals were taken to her
and served on the steps
DOC, can't sleep"
Did you try counting sheep. as L sus-
gested?' ,st, fig
uring what 1 could get for 'em at present
prices. Wa ashington Herald.
writer In the .'Neue Freie Presse,
Vienna. says that the death of King ho-
ward recalls an event in the late KING
history which gave rise to controversy
as to corporal punishment for chiidreh
which was carried on in the columns OF
''The London Times for months Wnen
Queen Victoria opened the World fair
at London in 1851 she had with her on the
platform where the ceremonies took piace
the prince, who was then nine years olei'
The future King of England seemed 10 De
greatly bored by what was gong on
slipped from his chair and went TO near :
by booth, where he took up and examiner
articles which interested him. Obedlent 10
his royal mothers Don't. he returheu'
but after a short period repeated the OF
fence. He was so absorbed, says 'ie
writer, that he did not notice the ap-
proach of the Queen, who, seeing that her
oft repeated 'don'ts' had no effect ooxeo
his ears soundly, to the consternauoll oI
the spectators, particularly the couruers.
The future King made a wry race ana
would have cried had his mother not toio
him that to do so would be uhrilahiS y
The act demonstrated the rigidity OF the
Queens discipline
"why don't they have women on Juries
.'Imagine a woman sitting. through long
argument by a lawyer and not lhI Df
ing" was the answer she receiVed--6ul-
faio Express.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25

risky one of naval retrsnchment on our
own initiative regardless of what other
naval powers may do 1t is true that
disarmament is becoming popular cry.
The enormous increase in the size and
cost of battleships is doubling the bur-
fens of the leading maritime nations.
The poorer countries are being crowded
out of the competition for greater size,
speed and destructiveness in modern
warships. The expense Of naval devel-
opment along modern lines will soon be
prohibitive except to few nations able
to bear the pressure of added taxation.
Every friend of peace and the settlement
of International quarrels by arbitration
hopes that the excessive cost OF naval
construction will lead to restrictions on
naval strength by international agree
ments. eventually producing status of
all but nominal disarmament.
But until the pressure of cost has been
felt severely enough TO make disarma-
ment probability instead Of mere
hope 1t would be unwise for the United
States TO take the lead in restricting
naval construction. We can better afford
TO go ahead with our relatively moderate
plans for naval expansion and wait till
the other leading naval nations show
signs of WEAKNESS. The United States
has known what it is TO lack sea power
and the respect shown to sea power. and
does not want to invite return of that
experience by premature cessation of
new construction. Suggestions of dis
armament by international concert we
should heartily welcome. But we should
be prepared TO maintain our proper place
as naval power while such concert tar
ries We should treat first and disarm
afterward, not disarm first and then ne
gotiate.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
THE SPANISH OUTLOOK.

The newly elected Cortes will meet at
Madrid next month, but will not engage
III serious work until October. II is prob
able. therefore. that Mr. Canaleias will
retain Office for some months to come.
though before the end of the year the
quality Of his victory at the nolls will
presumably be put 10 a severe test, which
it may or may not successfully endure.
On the face of the returns his trlumph
was sweeping. The number Of Liberal
Deputies was increased nearly fourfold.
while that Of the Conservatives was re-
duced by more than one-half. Moreover,
there was i reduction of strength of some
minor factions, as Of the Carlists. Cata-
ianists and Democrats. though there was
aR increase OS Republicans, and one So
ciaiist was for the first time elected. But
analysis Of the situation does not leave
the outlook so .oseate for MIR. Canaleias.
He has about $50 OF the 4O4 members.
noninslly. But there is no such solidar-
ity in that majority as there was last
year il Dir. MaVsas following of 237
Conservatives Of the Liberals As are
followers Of aIr. aIoret. who is By no
means a fast follower of Mr. Canaleias :;
81 ars supporters Of Count Romanones,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFronn The Tribune Bureau.l


washington May 24--Dominico da CANA.
now Brazilian Minister tos the Arsentine
Republic, has been appointed ambassador
TO this country TO succeed the ls's
Joaquin Nabuco. who enjoyed the honor OF
being the first Brazilian diplomat WITH Tue
rank of ambassador TO be appoinfed 70
this country Mr. Cana Will not come 10
Washington until fall. Mr.. de Lima :
Silva, new serving as charge d'afaires' VIII
establish the embassy at Mancnestei'
Mass, I'm June.
The Ambassador from Mexico VIII go 70
Poston within a few days TO look for
location for a summer home for the En-
bassy He will decide on either Manchester
or Magnolia. and will remove his farniiy
and the embassy staff to the Nortn
Shore early in June.
The Russian financial secretary ana
Mime Wilenkin have leased No. ISL Gar
field street and taken possession. Gregory
WtIenkin recently returned here as imam
cial secretary after an absence OF seVerai
years.
The Minister from Chilli and Sonora de
Cruz will go TO New York on Friday ana
on the following day will sail on the
Deutschland for Europe They VIII vlsit
Buenos Ayres before returning here
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
sOTyD NAVAL POLTCY.

The Senate acted with consistency and
prudence when &c accepted on Monday
the .vvo-hattleship programme Of the
President and the House Of Representa-
tives. It could not have favored the
amendment OF Senator Burton authoriz-
ing tie building of only one new battle
ship withou: reversing a policy deliber-
sa:e,y adopted by the government. The
navy has been built on a well consid-
cred plnn. The United States found IL
self with international responsibilities
or is Lands which il could not hope to
discharge with satisfaction 10 itself Il
81 lacked sea po;yer enough 20 Sustain Its
ius- demands. II had acquired oversea
,.eaeadeBcies, had undertaken 10 bnild
ard operate an Athntic-Pacific water
way and was bound 10 exercise n certain
protecting power OF both American con-
iinents by the pledges OF the Monroe
Doctrine IT had 10 create feet equal
10 emergencies which might arise in the
fulflment of it's duties As Il world power.
3 has not aimed at bnildng a navy
equal 10 that of any other two nations.
or even equal 10 that of the greatest
naval power. But it has been impelled
by sound policy to try TO keep its naval
strength up to safe and reasonable
level The country, we think. has not
begrudged a single ship added so far
10 the nations resources for offence or
defence
IT is too early 20 abandon the safe
policy Of sufficient construction for the
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
THE WEAKENED RESOLUTION

IT is impossible not to be impressed
with Senator Humans destructive an
alysis Of the graft inquiry resolution
Every change that the Assembly made in
that resolution weakened its force and
diminished the prospect of thorough
investigation Hinman made a
strong point. when he declared that the
effect Of the amendments was to pro-
vide only fora trial before a legislative
committee of specific charges and not a
general investigation. Every witness
would feel, he said, that he was put in
the position of accomplishment responsible
for the pressing of his charges. Certain
ly the requirement that charges must be
verified and the prospect of a cross
examination which every one with a
graft story 70 tell would have TO face
would deter many whose Information
might be valuable to the public and to
the committee. The provisions adopted
by the Assembly would convert the IN
quiry into something vastly different
from any investigation ever held in this
state before. if they did not render it
utterly fruitless
Senator Cobb's reasons for accepting
the changes made by the Assembly lead
ers were not sound. In effect he CON
ceded that the resolution was seriously
weakened. but be supported it on the
ground that It was the utmost that could
be obtained from the Assembly and that
If it were nor accepted by the Senate
the inquiry would be defeated No in
CURRY at all might be better than one
that may turn out to be a farce. More
over, the Senate is an independent and
coordinate body. although it is engaged
in creating the impression that it is in
leading strings to the Speaker or the
Clerk of the Assembly, and it has re-
sponsibilities of its own. If it had stood
nlanfully TO its guns for the Cobb reso-
luton as originally passed the Assembly
and not the Senate would have had to
accept the responsibility of defeating an
investigation
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
cOMMUTATION RATES.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: BY far the most sensible deliverance
on the subject of increased communication
rates, pending and announced, that [ have
seen was your editorial in Sundays issue
AS you say in effect, there is no occasion
for mysteries over the matter, nor, on the
other hand. are we called upon to swallow
blindly any sort of mathematical or stalls
teal dope that our friends the railroad
managers choose to hand out to us. Most
commuters with whom have talked seem
to take this position on the question of a
rise In rates: We are from Missouri
Show US" And that, it appears to me. is
the tone OF your excellent comment When
the new schedules. complete, are published.
with full reasons for their adoption. may
we not hope to hear from you again on this
topic. so vitally affecting many hundreds
of thousands of daylight New Workers? ?
Yonkers. May 20, 1910. YONKERs.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
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