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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
A TILT AT THE PENMAN."

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In connection with the article i'll to-
DAYS issue of The Tribune as to the merits
of Jim the Penman' as produced at the
Lyric Theatre New York City. wasn't the
writer guilty of trying to appease the
minds of few stars who are fast falling
behind rather than to deal with the subject
from a twentieth century point of view?
Don't you think that when Captain Red
wood fell of the chair II was an exhibition
OF "Dead-E Eye Dick" style that was in
vogue years ago and not in keeping with
this enlightened day. when our children
know more than their grandparents?
To be on the level if Jim the Penman"
were produced for the first time and played
by a comparatively unheard OF company
as II was produced by the star cast last
night at the Lyric. do you suppose the
opinion expressed in your columns would
have been what I read there to-day?
In the first place. who ever heard OF
man on the verge of nervous prostration
getting himself together in the .twinkling OF
an eye as if he was fit for a ten-round bout?
II Lord Drelincourt would make love to
some one nearer his own height and If
"Aggie'' were not so conscious that she was
to try to play the part OF a dear English
girl better Impressions might be made.
One moment "Aggie'' talks with very
broad accent. and then gets down TO Eighth
avenue when she pronounces the word
Anyone would think she was calling
Annie
And as for Florence Roberts is II neces-
sary for her to call on the name of the
Deity so many times when she learns the
real identity of Jim the Penman? How
could she profess TO love her husband so
much and be so anxious for his welfare for
twenty years and then throw him down?
Nothing natural about the way she turns
on him. There isn't one woman In thou
sand who would do It.
Now, why don't you critieise from this
point Of view: For the benefit OF your read
ersf II you want TO know the opinion OF
q plain oountryman. I think II IL very
cheap and worthless production
JOHN Fl. SMITH.
Ossining, n. ", May 10, 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
rHE L4TEST MSTRGENTs.

A. many marvels come nowadays out
OF Washington as used in ancient times
10 come out Of Africa. Dispatches from
the national capital bring the startling
news that the Hon. Serene i. Payne, the
Hon John DalZell and the Hon. Joseph
w FOrdney hitherto among the chief
props of the cause of regularity in the
lower house of Congress. are about to
ioin the ranks of the insurgents. It is
reported that they will oppose the Taw-
ney provision of the sundry civil appro-
nriafion bill for the continuance of the
work Of the Tariff Board and the ex-
plicit recognition of lis authority to CO..;
lect data showing the difference in cost
of production here and abroad. 1t need
hardly be said that the appearance of
these three loyal "Old GuardSmen" in the
role of insurrectiOniStS and opponents OF
one of President Taft's chief legislative
policies would create as much amaze
ment as did the appearance of Saul
among the prophets
IT is difficult Ia understand why
Messrs Payne. DalZell and Fordney
should take TO the woods on the issue of
broadening the work and powers of the
Tariff Board As has been pointed out
by President Taft. the object of an in
ouiry into the cost of production here
and abroad is merely to correct any pos
sihle errors made in apportioning duties
under the Payne tariff law. II may be
possible that these three leading mem-
hers Of the House Ways and Means
Committee consider the Payne law abso-
l1.:e,v fawless. Yet IL that is the case,
their present reputation as experts in
fixing tariff rates can only be enhanced
bv the results OF an examination which
will show that the duties imposed in
The Payne law measured accurately the
difference in cost of production here and
abroad and consequently carried out 10
fbe letter the declaration OF the last Re
publfcan national platform. If Messrs
PAYNE, Dalzell and FOrdney are right
fa their contention, the Tariff Board can
only yindicate their foresight and wis
dom. On the contrary, if in framing the
presenf tariff law some variations were
made from the scale of protection Mt
which the Republican party aims, they
asunot reasonably object TO the correc-
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.


washington MAY IL. - Representative
Jonpvortb who conferred with the Presi-
dent regarding the Tariff Board. VIII oe-
liver a speech in the House Epholding the
Presidents views Representative MANN
discussed with Mr. Taft the action OF the
Province of Quebec. in Canada. In promo
itipg the expectation of pulp wool cut from
the crown lands.
President Taft will attend one Of the sex
sions OF the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
convention at Providence, from August 81
to September 2, having accepted an invita-
ton presented by Governor POtnier OF
Rhode Island, Mayor Fletcher of Provi-
dence and Representative Moore. Dresiaehs
of the association. They were accompanied
by Representatives Small. Sheffield, wan
ger. GouIden F'ornes Thomas, Wiley ana
Gardner. of New Jersey.
Representative Howell introduced L. w
Shurtliffc postmaster al Ogden, Ctah, VINO
said that Salt Lake was mysteriously rls-
ing that 1t had not been higher since the
COS and that the mystery Of its rises ana
falls seemed far from solution.
Among the Presidents callers were the
Postmaster General. the British Ambas-a
dor who called to Introduce Sir Walter Ely
Hutchinson. Ex-Governor OF Natal and cape
Colony. South Africa; DR.. Ernest Avellis'
OF Berlin who presented a letter OF intro
duction. from the German Ambassador
Senators Burton. Brandegee. Lodge and
Overman. Representatives Mann, Barnard.
Diekema HILL Cameron, Mc1achian,
Howell of Utah; Chapman. Mcclure. Hoi-
1Ingsworth. Morse, Wanger. Malby, Small.
Sheffield and Burleson; Representative
Fl. J. Hepburn. who introduced Mr. Dewitt;
Representative Lacey. President shank
I'm of Wesleyan University. the Rev Dr.
Shashan. DR. Henry Waldo Coe, Delegate
Cameron, OF Arizona, and thirty-three Po-
iish priests.
Regarding the criticism Of the Presidents
absence from the Polish dinner last even
ing. it was said at the White House that,
tn the first place the President lid not &C
cept an invitation to attend. and. further,
that he was host at a dinner at the White
House to a delegation OF Californ.ans
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied a
box at the Belasco tonight to see the New
Theatre Company in Twelfth Night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
"TRE REIGN OF TERROR"

One of the Assemblymen who voted
for the Hinman-Green bill but opposed
the motion for its reconsideration ex-
claimed. 81 don't think it is reasonable
ION the part of the introducer TO ask us
TO ac1uiesce In a continuation or the
reign of terror TO which we have been
subjected for the last four months.
If he was subjected 10 any pressure Ii
came from his constituents. The GOV
ernOr's attitude throughout has been
perfectly proper He has gone TO the
people with the arguments for his DILL
but he has not sought 10 influence Oil
rectly any legislators vote. The COM
ment on his Binghamton speech as the
abandonment Of an attempt TO dragon
the Legislature into passing the Human
Green bill was unjust, for the Bingham
ton speech took exactly the same ground
that all his previous speeches on the
subject had taken. If he had wished TO
resort to boSSism or terrorism TO get
the bill through the Assembly he could
have done so through use of the veto
power and his control over the fate of
local bills in which the timid and vacil-
lating were interested.
The Governor left that sort Of thing
to the opponents Of the bill, and II the
dispatches from Albany are true the
reign of terror was all on the other
side Who frightened the half dozen or
SO Assemblymen who were pledged, some
of them in writing. TO the Human
Green hill. or who were instructed by
their districts TO support it? Who ter
rorized Mr.. Eveleth, of Herkimer, under
instructions from his constituents. SO
that he hid when his name was reached
in the rollcall, as q child hides It's face
from the lightning, and had to be saved
from the insistent Mr.. Green by the
droning and not to be interrupted voice
OF the clerk? What scared the worst
scared legislator of them all?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13

to go one better. The smaller couh'ii.,
could not stand the expense, and 1t wouio
finally become question Of the larger CON
trolling the whole world. / am hearuiy III
favor of the merchant marine ana the
building of more cruisers and battleships oi
the smaller type. The merchant marine
would give us a sort Of training -schooi Ior
sailors and without sailors what IS inc
good Of battleships2"
ROCKS.
He thought he saw q chance to make
A million buying Stocks.
He bought them on q margin, ana
His toes stick through his socks
Chicago Record-Herald.
But finally he made hit
Buying r. ID. G. in blocks;
His string of banks went to the pao'
And now he's breaking rocks.
Atlanta Georgian
Folks called him wise the day ne Hdoe
A fortune out of stocks,
But he went broke the self-same way
Now everybody knocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
A DEATH INSURANCE POLICY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: VIII you permit me little space
In your valuable paper to reply to the
"Policyholder of West Point" who writes
you under date of May and whose letter
was printed in your issue OF the 7th inst
l am not at all surprised that the gen.
ten1an is dissatisfied with his present con-
tract From mis- own statement find that ne
was forty-one years of age when he took
out his policy; then was the time for him
to become dissatisfied At that time he was
certainly Of mature years and should nave
known better. 1 am under the impression
that he will continue to pay on his pres
ent contract until the age OF ninety-six,
If he lives that long. II there Is no one
dependent on him for support. L should
advise him to cash In" his policy and
enjoy life a little
This gentleman has what 1 should call
a death insurance" policy, not life In
surance" policy. II for the same premium
he had taken another contract. he could
have discontinued paying at the age or
sixty-three-in other words the policy would
have been paid up for the face value at
that age or IL he had continued paying
until the age of sixtyeight. the policy
would have matured as endowment and
he could have drawn his cash, 81 900, eight
years ago.
I find that the trouble with the laymen
to-day in buying insurance is that they
go no further than to compare the pre-
MUM charges of the different contracts
presented to them without taking Into
consideration the conditions Of the con-
tract. l think II as essential for one TO
figure on living, we'll as dying, in pur-
chasing life insurance.
CHARLES r. STEELE.
New York, May 10, 1910.
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONG r S-Senate: Agreements
were reached 10 vote this afternoon on
the ong-and-short- haul amendments TO
the railroad bill and to meet daily at IL
o'clock a. m. beginning on MonQay: -
House: Mr.. Payne, OF New York, oe-
Tended the Payne-Aldrich tariff law and
Mr. Cox. of Ohio. spoke on conditions
in national military homes.
FOREIGN.-The Tribune's correspond
ent in London says ex-President Roose-
Welt will probably ride with the mon
erchs behind the gun carriage at king
EDWARDS funeral. - EN-PreSldent
Roosevelt delivered q lecture on The
World Movement" at the University Of
Berlin. and received from the university
the honorary degree of Doctor of Philos-
ophy- - An explosion in the Well
ington coal mine. at Whitehayen. near
Manchester, England, caused the death
of 49, men. The death of Sir Will
fam Higgins. the astronomer, was an
nounced from London.
DOMESTIC Developments in the Bal
Engcr- Pinchot inquiry at Washington
made II probable that Secretary Ballinger
would leave the witness stand this morn
ing. being succeeded then by h. ,.
Schwartz. chief Of the field division OF
The General Land Office. 80 At the
REQUEST of Senator Davis, who presented
them the erna sculating amendments to
the Parker bill amending the Public Ser
viCc commissions law We're wiped our OF
that measure in the Senate at Albany
The Meade-Phillips bill, which
was nassed by the Assembly on Wednes-
Gav. was handed down in the Senate at
Albany - An attempt to amend the
state forest fish and game law so as to
allow spring duck shooting was killed
hv the Senate at Albany. - The Mas
sschusetts Senate killed the House reso-
iuTions favoTing the election OF United
States Senators by direct vote.
CITY-StOcks were irregular at small
price changes. a crowd Of thirty
thousand persons witnessed the brilliant
launching Of the Florida, the nation :
biggest sea fighter. at the navy yard IN
Erooklyn - F. Augustus HeinZe was
acquitted Of violating the national bank
trg law = No bid was received for
the METROPOLITAN Street Railway prop
ertv. offered under foreclosure. -
Roswell u. Williams. Tammany leader
Of the Eth District. and six Of his lieu-
tenants were put on trial for ballot
frauds ~ The police have made 40
Roadway in their investigation of the
murder on Monday of the housekeeper
and butler Of DR.. Cannon = The
Charities Conference adjourned TO a
country club in Westchester, where fresh
air work was discussed.
THE WEATHER.-Indica for to-
CAV: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, Ga degrees: lowest, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13

highest attachments. Wesley's evangei-
ism would have been impossible had NC
conditioned its performance upon tue
payment Of a salary commensurate WIN
the deserts Of his intellectual EMERGENCY
and Of his physical efforts and sacrinceS.
We cannot conceive the fulfiment Vi
John Marshalrs services to the nation
on the basis OF his looking solely OF
chiefly for pecuniary profit. The otner
day Congress fittingly voted modest ne
stipend to a man who had voluntarily
sacrificed his health for the health OF MS
fellows. His heroic deed and Its Trans
cendent results Of good for the Worio
would probably have remained undohe
had he and those associated with MIN
waited for adequate retainers In advance.
We do not know-it is no business OF
ours - what pecuniary compensatlois
have come to DR.. jacob, whose annlVer-
sary has provoked these reflections, Tor
his many wears Of labor for the sanitary
welfare OF the race. We hope they nave
been large We know that they cannot
have been at all comparable with the
worth of his achievements, and we are
perfectly certain that had he governed
and restricted his labors according 70
the monetary payment which was as
sured to him for them, he never would
have won the place to which he Is SO
amply entitled in the grateful regard and
memory Of his fellow men. The "prores-
sional' man. the preacher, the lawyer,
the physician. Is entitled TO pecunlary
rewards for his labors and should re-
ceive them In satisfa Glory measure But
If he is to do his best work he must
rank duty above all such things and
make the preaching Of righteousness. the
doing Of justice or the restoration of
health and the saving Of life the supreme
aim Of his efforts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
REQUEST FOR TUFTS COLLEGE.

Cambridge. Mass. May 1.-TWO New
England educational institutions are re-
nembered In the will Of David Cummings.
of Somerville. a shoe manufacturer. which
was allowed in the Probate Court here to-
day. Mr. Cummings died on April last.
leaving an estate valued at about s5Sl. eco
BY his will Tufts College receives $4,000
and Dean Academy. Franklin. Mass. 81. oO0.
the amount In each case to be known as
thu Cummings Endowment Fund. To the
somerville Home for the Aged is given
$4,000 requests aggregating $4,000 more
are TO be- distributed among a dozen char
liable institutions in Boston and vicinity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
HERE'S A SCIENTIFIC PANACEA
But It's Promoter, Unfortunately, Is
After a Money Paying Job.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | want money paying job to teach
Flat Earth Astronomy to the people in
America.
Flat Earth Astronomy.
l. The true distance OF the sun from the
earth by Flat Earth Astronomy
q AS the earth has been proved to be
fixed, the motion of the sun. moon, stars
and comets are based on Flat Earth As
tronomy.
g. Water at rest at its surface. as on
Massachusetts Bay in long distances, Is q
true basis Of Flat Earth Astronomy.
T. By evidence given our reason we can
prove the earth is fiat; 1t does not roll over
and over. 1 can prove this in Flat Earth
Astronomy.
g. Consider what Flat Earth Astronomy
means to bookmakers, chart makers, etc.
AURIN F. HILL, Architect.
Boston. May 10. 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
CITY CHARTER RESTRICTIONS

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial commencing Mil
weukees Mayor for going outside the city
for heads OF departments offers a sugges-
ton to charter makers.
In the proposed city charter now be-
fore the Legislature a few city officials
are rigidiy restricted to residence. while
many of the more important ones have
no qualification Thus the Mayor and
Vice Mayor must have been IAN elector
for at least ten years preceding his cleo
ton" while the Controller is not re-
stricted
Other restrictions are. for alderman.
"a resident OF the city for five years and
a legal (o) residence in his district of
lat least one year Immediately preceding
his election; for borough president, IAN
enrolled elector thereof for at least five
years Immediately preceding his election
the present charter requires him to be
"a resident thereof at the time of his
electon'): hospital trustees must be res
idents OF the several bOroughs'' and coro-
ners are apportioned among the several
boroughs A tax commissioner must be
resident therein at the time of his ap-
pointment" The Park Commissioner is
not required TO be a resident. but his Dor
ough deputies must be duly qualified cleo
tors thereof"
The Police and Fire commissioners need
not be residents, but policeman or fire
man must have resided one year in the
state Is a man from iona wanda better
qualified for service in the metropolis than
one from Jersey City?
If Mayor Gaynor had voted in ST. James
Long Island. where he resides part of the
time. he would be disqualified. under the
proposed charter, from serving New York.
ALBERT F. DAVIS
New York Nav 9. 1910.
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THE Rev. DR.. CHAPMAN TO WED.

The engagement OF Miss Mabel E Moui-
ton. only daughter OF Mrs. Ruth Weeden
Moulton. OF Providence. and the Rev Dr.
J. Wilbur Chapman. the evangelist. wss
announced yesterday. Miss Moulton, whose
home has always been IN Providence. Dc
longs 20 one OF the Oldest families there.
She Is a member OF the First Bapus'
Church, the Oldest Baptist church IN Amor
lea. founded by Roger Williams. For fou'
years she studied IN Brown University
and has always interested herself in GIFTS
tian and philanthropic work. she has gwen
largely TO educational Institutions. and our
ing the last two years has taken an aetiNs
interest in the world simultaneous religious
revival movement originated by DR. Chap
man. The wedding will take place IN Az
gust and they win make their home -
Jamaica Estates. Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
BENEVOLENT WORLD MOVEMENTS

BENEl OLENI WORLD MY 10 II EN o.
World politics being so often regarded
as essentially pugnacous and world
power as necessarily belligerent, 1t is
welcome and profitable to be reminded.
as Mr.. Roosevelt reminded his hearers
at Berlin yesterday, that there Is such
q thing as world movement Of civili-
cation which makes for peace and for
the international justice which is the
only secure foundation Of peace.
1t is an inspiring fact, and it must be
cOnvincingly evident fact to every
iudicious observer. that most Of the
great achievements Of science ana IN
vention in recent years have made Oil
rectly for closer fellowship Of peace
full kind among the nations, and that
the thoughts Of the nations In their
habitual diplomacy. as well as In their
occa sional congresses, have more ana
more dwelt upon the maintenance OF
peace and the establishment Of higher
ethical standards throughout the world.
The world movement Of our time is
TO be welcomed, therefore, by friends or
peace and by lovers of the race. But 1t Is
also welcome and profitable to be re-
minded. as Mr.. Roosevelt also pertinent
" reminded his audience, that the world
consists of individual nations, that each
nation can do justice to its neighbors
only as it does justice within itself.
and that the citizen must be good cft1-
zen Of his own land before he can be a
good citizen of the world For In that
spirit of discriminating patriotism is the
true hope Of success for the movement
for world wide humanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

While society in general VIII no, :.
extensively represented at the OPENING :.
the spring racing season at BeImou. Pa.
to-day as IN former years. there WIN :.
however. a large contingent Of the La,
Island set on hand. and a fairly good /.
tendance is expected. Most OF those r.,
have country homes In the Meadow Brr,
district are entertaining house parties. wit.
Will last over the week end, and thsrs ~
be much gayety IN that section OF the i,la-,
for the next few days. Many will motor
the track in the morning and take Iruchso.
at the Turf and Field Club. which In m.
vious years used to be the scene OF n
much life and animation on the o5er.,,
day OF the meet.
August Belmont and mis- bride. who "a,
Miss Eleanor Robson, arrive on the Lusl
tania this morning. and will put In an Al,
pearance at the track to-day. as viii NJ
and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, jr- who har,
Just returned from the South. and are a,
Garden City: MIR. and Mrs. Harry Pam,
Whitney, who arrived from England las.
week and are at their country place on tas
Island: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Macksy
Mr. and Mrs. Philip VI. Lydig. Mr and
Mrs. Thomas Hastings. Mr. and Mn
Payne Whitney and many others.
The last run OF the season OF the road
coach Arrow, which was chartered BIZ ths
Ladies' Four-in-Hand Club. was made ys,.
terday between the Colony Club and Rock.
ing Stone Inn, IN Bronx Park. Miss Harris.
Alexander drove and others on the coach
were Miss Kate Cary Miss Nathalie Know.
ton, Miss Gertrude Sheldon and Miss Marion
HoIlfns Morris E Hewlett, the owner d,
the coach and the clubs instructor, occupied
the front seat with the driver on each days
trip.
Mrs. James Brown Potter will return
from Richmond. Va to-day. and VIII be al,
the St Regis for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs J. Allen Townsend and ths
Misses Townsend have gone 20 their couu-
trv place at Ardsley. y. Y, for the season
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph P. Grace have ar
rived IN town from their country place a;
westbury, Long Island. and are at the St
Regis
Mrs. Robert Winthrop will go TO her
country place at Lenox early next month
Mrs. Henry Waters Taft is booked 70 sal
for Europe on June :. 70 spend the greater
part OF the summer abroad.
MI and Mrs. Samuel Reading Bertror
will sail for Europe at the end OF June. ID
spend the summer abroad
Mr. and Mrs Philip Rhinelander Will pas.
the summer at Spring Lake. y. J., wher'
they have taken a house
Mr.. and Mrs Percy r. Pyne have raxe'
possession Of their country place az Der
nardsville, N J.
Mrs. Augustus Kountzs and Mrs. Ka.
Neuhofr will go to Lenox early next month
RawIins L. Cottenet has returned 70 Sev
York from his trip abroad