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New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
ygE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: The admins
tration railroad bin and the cost ~ living
inouily were discussed again. without
action. -=- House. a movement vas
started 20 have the vote on the railroad
-b8l taken next Tuesday.
FOREIGN. - There were rumors in
Liverpool that S2500. 900 had been lost
through forged bills of lading for cotton
sent from the United States. --- Presi-
dent T.allieres entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt ~ dinner --- AdYices re-
ceiNed ~ the state Department say that
che conditions IN the province of Hu-
Nan are critical and that the mission
aries in the district have been urged 20
fee 20 Hanlov as soon as possible. --=
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth. widow 81
Serglus. who WIS killed by a bomb IN
1905 took the Neil Of p nun 'D 81 Peters
burg = a peasant thief who stole
the diamond ornament from the image
~ the Virgin IN the Cspensh Cathedral
IN the Krer1lin. vas starved out from bis
hiding place under The altar. =-= D9vi-
soH. Dalziel. N. T. has purchased from
60 A Pearson. who is in poor health. fhe
control of The STANDARD" and The
Fveuirg standard" = The Kaiser
went - FIonburg 20 inspect the squad
ron % dIriclhle balloons which ade the
"Trip from cologne 70 the former city
DOMESTIC - Senator CallinEer. Or
his seat next March. although he has I've
Nears more 20 serve. @Winiam u
fFofChkiss. state superintendent Of In
Turance. made public ~ Poushkeepsie a
report of an investigation Cf the affairs
cf The Dutcness Fire Insurance Company.
'--=- Miss Anna Houlihan. a nurse. tes-
fifed in the Kansss Citv trial that seven
DAYS after DR.. p. q HYDE gave Miss
Stella Swope = box of candy the young
woman was stricken with typhoid fever.
s=-= Great excitement followed the dis
roverv - oil ~ New Mexico. few miles
north az El Paso. Tex. =- Greeley =.
curtis OF this city. fell twenty feet with
the Herring Burgess biplane at Plum
Island. Mass but escaped serious injury;
fhe machine was dsmaee -= Edward
r Weston was entertained Al Syracuse
and started for Utica. == After forty
two hours dehberation the Jury in the
bribery case Of eX-Councilman a Y.
Simon. Of Pittsburg. disagreed and w2s
DISCHARGED. = Twenty-Five miners
r-ere trapped b- a gas explosion IN the
collier ~ the NoUghiOgheny and ohio
Coal Company, near Amsterdam, ohio,
seven were taken out alive.
CITY Stocks were weak. -= Albert
". Nolter was found guilty Of murder in
she frs- degree for killing Ruth Wheeler.
Well known independent Repub-
hcau> expressed their views on direct
primarv legislation in a petition 10 the
LEGISLATURE urging the passage cf the
Finman-Green bill with certain amend
-rnents -= 4 clerk and two weighers
were arrested on = blanket Indictment
charging fraud in the customs service
=- James >. Collins. depCscd super
fnter6en- of Highways, was put cut Of
IRIS Office b. the police. -= A woman
Jumped 100 feet from the L station at
10th street and was killed. -= The
funeral Of Sanuel l.. Clemens CNark
Twain viii be i'm the Brick Presbyterian
Church here this afternoon and the Rev.
Dr Henry van Dyke viii preach the SER
mon.
THE WEATHER Indications FOR to-
daH. Pair The temperature yesterday:
Highest 20 degrees. lowest -.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
CHINESE UNIVERSITY PLANS.

The chief outlines of the plans for
great university in China. to promote
which Lord William Cecil has come to
this country. are probably already famil
lar 10 most Of those who are interested
cr are likely - be interested in the
project This son Of the great Marquis
Of Salisbury has given much thought to
that which he is probably willing we
should regard as his hobby. and has Sc
cured for il much Illuminating publicity.
From more than one point of view the
scheme is attractive. and the proposal
to execute If through the cooperation Of
Great Britain and America invests it
with added interest and increased praC-
ticality.
Lord Williams idea * tc create -
great central university at or near Han
kov. with which shall be affiliated all
the various missionary colleges which
have been or shall be founded in China,
of whatever religious denomination.
These may continue their religious and
even their denominational propaganda,
hut the central institution Is to be purely
secular. except as its teaching will
have to be Consonant with Christianity,
which lies al the base of al Western
thought" The prime purpose is to teach
60 the youth Of China that which Is
best in European and American Civiliza-
tion. not necessarily with any idea Cf
Americanizing or Europeanizing China,
but simply of bringing her awakening
life and rising civilization into touch as
closely as possible with the life and
civilization Of the remainder Of the
world
The scheme seems suited n make \
pretty strong appeal 10 sympathy and
support, not only in Europe and Amer
ica, but also in China itself IT has been
easy 70 raise large sums OF money here
for the planting Of mission schools and
colleges in China. and il certainly should
not be difiicult to get from the same
sources means for this further extea-
sion of that work. The Chinese govern
mcnt has sent many students To Amer
ica and Europe tu study Western civiii-
zation. and II may well encourage and
aid the giving IF authoritative instruc-
tion therein within its own domain
Such an institution ought 10 do much 10
promote the awakening of China and t.
be a strong factor I'm making that awak-
onin- apprcciative az Western Thought
and institutions and inclined 10 bc i'm
harmony Herewith.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23

Since her retirement from the stage she
has divided her time between her home In
New York and her country place I'm Eng
land. where che observed yesterdays an
niversary. Born Crehan. in Limerick. Ire
land, April o. 1850. Miss Rehan was brought
20 this country by her parents at the age of
five. When only fourteen she made her
hrst stage appearance In Newark m
Across the Continent. Thirty-one years
ago this month She attracted the attention
or the late AUgustin DAILY and was invited
70 join hts company. and she remained
With the famous manager until his death'
I'm 1879. There is n story, well known 10
theatrical folk, of how she came n adopt
the stage name of Rehan. Mr. DAILY. tradi-
tion relates. was opposed To middle Initials
OF his actors and actresses being printed In
advertisements and programmes Just be-
fore Miss Rehan's appearance "a DAILY
recruit Mr.. Daily was looking over some
proofs OF programmes. His eye III on ADA
c. Rehan." a compositor's error. He struck
out the &C." and Rel1an her nsmc has been
ever since.
Now. Children said the teacher. 'you
have been making too much noise. Let MS
see II We can't al be quiet. just see how
still you can bc--so still you can hear a
pin drop
The teacher waited expectantly. The
pupils responded I'm a body After several
moments of pFofuud silence. in which not
sound was heard from pencil, book or
paper. the boy i'm the back seat called out:
Let her drop. teacher'"-Lippincotts
Toward the close of the rush hour yester-
day morning a wen dressed young man be-
came conspicuous i'm the I'D street down
town station OF the subway by insolently
putting smoke into the faces Of several
men, who by their looks indicated 10 him
that they Knew lie was violating city
ordinance. Ire was OF the class mentioned
by Magistrate House when he reminded
the health squad that wearers OF SILK hats
should be held accountable as well as the
poor and ignorant. The man carried his
lighted cigar into the car, but no one
seemed anxious TO remove the chip on his
shoulder.
Pstience-I hear you're engaged to be
married.
Patrice-where in the world did you hear
thai?
My maid told me-
How did she hear it7'
"A policeman told her"
More mystery. How cams policeman
to know it?''
Why the man you're engaged to told
him when the officer was taking him
home ep'-Yonkers Statesman.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

by Telegraph - Ihe Tribune
Newport. April 21-Mr. and Mrs. Willard
= Brown. Cf New York. IL f. understood.
have taken the Csdwslader cottage. on
Bellevue avenue. for the summer.
Mr.. snd Mrs. ~. Cssinn1- dc Rham havs
ended their visit with AR and AIRS. Lorils
lard spencer and returned to New YORK
T. Le ROy Dresser Is a guest OF his
sister. Mrs. John Nicholas Brown.
Mr. and Mrs Leonard N. Thomas. vho
have been ar the Nuench1nger King cot
tszs. have taken possession Of AIRS. WoOd-
bury Kane's villa for the season.
Nr and Mrs. George T. Rtves are ez-
pected for the season the early Part Of
June.
Mr. and Mrs F. L4vtngston Besckrnan
have returned from Providence for a shor5
visit before going 70 their long Island
home
". ttlde Nelson is at the Mlsnchinges
King cottage.
James =. Coozsn. p New York. arrived
tonight 70 arrange for'ths opening of hia
villa
Louis r. LorilIsrd. f.. has rs-u--ed rom
Boston.
Robert Ives C4an1r-eu is Ire guest Of Mrs
and Mrs T. shaw safe
Miss Mariana F11Fsn1. austin IA sands
and Mrs sidnsv Webster have rsturrsd
from New York
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
CONSERVING
- ACQUIRED
sol RCEE.

CONSERVING ACQUIRED RE
SOTRCEF.
The desira bility Of more careful
snd discriminating conservation Of the
natural resources Of the nation is now
generally recognized. and earnest. wide
spread snd effective movements 10 that
end are now in progress. with hopeful
prospects Of success. Without I'm the
least detracting from the urgent neces-
sity of prosecuting this work. IT seems
fitting 60 call % mind the need of con
serving those resources or possessions
which are not free gifts Of nature but
are the products Of mans toll and the
result Of his investment Of capital. 1t
is easy 10 tax -of the vast sums which
are lost yearly in vssteful methods Of
wood cutting end in forest fires. and Il
is all true and pertinent: but il is no
less desirable to consider the hundreds
Of millions Of money and the thousands
Of human lives which are sacrificed
every year in the United States in the
burning Of buildings. in city and Coun-
try. When q great Conflagration occurs.
as in Chicago, Boston. Baltimore and
San Francisco, the nation Is hcrrified
And yet IN every year the aggregate Of
fires, the vast majority Of them easily
preveptahle. considerabl exceeds in de
structiyeness the results Of one Of those
historic disasters.
1t is not creditable TO the thrift. the
practical business sense or the human
ity Of the nation that this is so. The
contrast between the United States and
other countries is humiliating. IF Euro
pean peoples can build their towns and
cities in tireproof fashion. We ought to
be able to do the same; or II they can
exercise effective precautions against
fires. we certainly ought 10 be able 70
DO so. II is high time to realize that
fire traps are not economical and that
the homes and workshops Of the people
are as fitting and as urgent objects OF
protection from Ere as are the forests.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23

lo the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir: Tho cause of child labor and com
pulEory education laws has received a
needed rebuff IN the election of Governor
Patterson OF Tennessee to the presidency
Of the Southern Conference on Women and
Child Labor, which closed it's conference
at Memphis at exactly the time that Gov
criIOr Patterson disgraccd himself by
issuing the pardon for Colonel Cooper.
The above conference at Memphis was
attended ny the most noted friends of
child labor and compulsory education laws,
and II was announced that the especial
aim of the conference was To stimulate the
securing and enforcing of further legisla-
tion ON these subjects. Governor Patter-
son was bright particular star In the
conference, and gave himself heartily to the
work
lie shows an abnormal aptitude for the
dismissal OF real criminals and a feverish
inclination To- make criminals out of the
hoys and girls who essay 90 earn bread
by the sweat of their brows and who shun
the disease and crime breeding public
schools In consequence
FRANCIS b. LIN ESEY.
Clarkson. Md. April rs. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
THE PHYSICAL REQUISITES

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. l see the hookworm disease has
teen discovered in Florida, "vhols schools
teachers and pupils being infected. From,
an inspection in Florida the Rockefeller
commissions agent has recently re-
turned
This viii doubtless give opportunity for
sddsd zeal along vivfsection lines. but
would II not be far more to the point
TO find out Just what are the predisposfnz
Conditions which invite THIS disease $
manifestation in given localities and make
ones Jealous attack on the unwholesome-
ha making enyironment-air. food ana
vster-contributing TO the causation of the
malady7 The first idea Of the practical
sanatist would he 10 build up vital force
by compelling health giving conditions.
II even a small portion of the vast
wealth spent on making Laboratory prod
ucts' (serums and sntltoxiuJ could be
devoted so the support of an intelligent.
vigilant committee Of health" whose
duty II shoud tc 20 supervise health
giving conditions throughout each state
such committee to be formed Of men who
would feel patriotic prids I'm their work
our country might be lifted out Of fs
present deyitsllzcd. invslided condition
and life would become well worth living
10 scores and scores or semi -iuvalds TO
whom It has necessarily become q pro-
fcssion 10 keep body and soul together"
Eut we shall never have health and
y'gor until wo frown down laboratory
products and substitute for these remedies
tho ono thing imperative and essential.
the simple building materials Cpure air..
wholesome food and sufficient exercise
which our HoTsa Beautiful demands 70
keep in good working order.
HEALTH IABITS
New York AprU
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
NOT KEEN FOR TIE MERGER.

The hilarious welcome given at the
Jefferson Day dinner in Washington 70
the Hon. John Temple Graves. bringing
overfures for 2 remerger Of the Hearst
partv with the Democratic party, did
not apparently represent the feeling of
the Democracy as whole toward the
scceders OF 1908. To the unexhilarated
reason of Democrats who did not sit at
the dinner table. enthralled by Mr..
CraveS's eloauence. hut who had to read
his overtures the next day in print, those
proffers have not seemed TO Justify
much enthusiasm on the Democracy's
part I'm welcoming back the prodigals
who deserted Bryan for Hisgen. The
offers of cooperation made in Mr..
Hearst's name have struck unsympa-
thetic critics away from Washington as
crafty rather than single-minded, and
these dissenters are beginning TO warn
the party against accepting any GTeCian
gifts from Mr.. Hearst.
THE Macon Telegraph" for instance.
expresses q more than mild suspicion
that the Independence party really IA
vors no merger which will not promote
the political fortunes Of its creator and
financial b3cker. Commenting on the
Graves overture. it said the other day:
What this means-if not that the
Democratic party must be all Hearst
and that Hearst must be its candidate
is not very clear. 1t is pertinent
for us to remark. however. that IL is not
usual for schismatics 70 impose Condf-
tons on their return TO the greater body
from which they separated. The Inde-
uandence people will be welcomed as
voters but not as leaders. and. If their
arc such a lfr. Graves too
vaguely suggested. :ha sooner they are
given to understand this the better.
But. as Mr.. Hearst himself has
pointed out. the Independence people
do not care To be welcomed rs voters"
contributing to carry into effect any
policies TO which the Democratic party
may he temporarily pledged. They want
10 continue TO consider. according 10
NIr Hearst. the promotion Of their
principles as tho question Of first inn
"poTtance in any campaign If they are
10 have no other function than TO vote
the Democratic ticket and 10 accept as
filling and satisfactory any gold brick
promises which the Democracy is Will
ing to make 10 them and to the country
the proposed merger viii hardly prove
any more attractive 10 the Independence
2 aggregation than a reorganized "all-
Hearst" Democracy. with Hearst as its
leader. seems 10 he 70 The Macon Tele-
graph" There may he a remerCer: hut
If there Is it viii he founded on self
DECEPTION and viii last only 50 long as
one or the other Of the coaleSCing par
ties is willing to close SITS eyes TO the
fact that it has been outwitted.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
CYABBERS STREET THE PLACE
FOR IT.

CHgBBERS STREET THE Place
FOR IT.
The remarks of Mayor GaynoT ON
receiving the report Of the Courthouse
Commission may he taken 10 mean that
he does not regard The cost OF the site
north of Chambers street as prohibitiye
The city's borrowing capacity. rs h.
said. VIII increase. and he hopes that
the equalization Of assessments and put
ting An end 10 favOritism win bring
about a considerable advantage. But. in
any case. if the result of this proves dis
appointing the Improvement in business
conditions is bound 10 have IT'S effect.
The small increase in the city's as
sessed valuations for the last two years
has been abnormal. the result Of the
depressed state Of industry and com
merce. \ short time ago it was not I'M
usual for the cifys borrowing capacity
to increase S5e.000.O0o or S60.Oe00O0
year 1t IS not too much 10 expect that
such condition will soon return, and
perhaps even he surpassed.
Mr.. George u. Post answered yester-
day very effectively the argument for
saving tho cost Of site 10y building in
the park. He said: suppose il were
offered 10 sell so much Of the park for
IAN Office building. would not there he
- hue and cry about it?' Yet that
would he the same sort Of "econcmy."
The city needs money for subwayS.
parks and other things. let US suppose
the argument 10 run. Let il sell the
whole north end Of City Hall Park 10
private persons for the erection Of office
buildings. City Han Park is no park
ar all. That is only misnomer. and
the unOccupied space there IS unneceS-
sGfy for any public purpose. Used in
such contention as that. who would
not make short work Of the flimsy ar
gument that City Hall Park is no park
and not subject 10 the wholesome sen
timent against filing parks with public
buildings?
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23

TO the fitness Of immigrants drawn from
those nationalities or peoples for the
duties Of citizenship. when properly
trained for those duties, there can he
little room for dissent from the opinion
that the conditions under which these
unskilled vorkmen live are not con
ducive to the development Of those
traits of character which the native Of
this country likes 80 look upon as truly
American.
We are further warned by Or. VIII
GUS. chairman Of the committee on i'm
migation OF the State Lunacy Commis-
sion. that one out of every four persons
landing at Ellis Island is mentally IN
balanced. He says:
We cannot hope for desirable race
from these immigrants now coming 20
cur shores Some Of the immigrants
arc 81 low in the scale Of humanity that
they don't know their own names; they
forget the names oflthe towns they came
from; they do not know the days of the
week or the month.
That it is impossible to guard against
the entrance Of undesirable persons
into this country. when leach immi-
grant has two minutes for a medical
examination and the answering of
twenty-five questions that are put 10
him by n lay Inspector is too plain
for argument. And while it is difficult
to lay down, offhand, set of rules
which would make possible an unerring
separation of the fit from the unfit. the
suggestions of Or. WiIgus that there
should be Il larger station at Ellis Isl
and. larger force Of inspectors and
literacy test, If not an increase in the
head tax. are undoubtedly along the
right lines. Except in the great cen
tres of population, the magnitude of the
immigration problem is not fully COM
pretended. but among thoughtful men
who are not swayed by selfish consider
ations and who have at heart the best
interests Of the country there is general
appreciation Of the growing darger fo
our institutions. not merely local. but
state and national. under the conditions
which now prevail.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
CALL FOR BROOKLYN PASTOR
Big Michigan Church Wants the RsT.
Edward Niles.

The Rev Edward Nile. rcstor ef t1s
South Rushwick Dutch Reforrlsd Churcn'
Bushwick avenue and Hir1rod street, BrooS'
tyn. received word on Thursday tnat y
formal call was on It's way % bin TON
Hope church. the church connected VIZ
Hope College and seminary. the Dutch -
formed Institution NJ Holland. Nich
church Is booked upon As The st1
one OF the denomination lu the celU
states. Mr.. Niess friends % The c'"'s
and seminary have been urging hlm
icin them aii winter. but he ssid las' MS
that ts had rot yet reached a decision.
Mr.. Niles - the son Of the }ata heN- -
Henry r. Niles. who Was FOR thr'' ~,
years The pastor OF the First Prssoy y's'
Church. a. York. Penn. lie is siao-
OF WlIams Collesc and OF tne UNION
logical seminary. His first charge
Dutch Reformed church ~ Gardner. ~
Its has becu with the present church s''
March l. 1891
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23

Tho revised chnrier for New York
City 5nsi introduced m the Assembly
A nearly oue-fhird shorter than the
r-cscn: inSirumerr. The provisions -
fho latter have been systeEiatized ana
rodundauces and cXcresccnces have
been omitted Tn this respect The pro
posed charter is q great improvement
over ihe present one. Resides this edit
iug of the charter. the legislative 'on-
n.ittec las made a number q changes
IA the Framework of The city govern
mcnt following in some measure TIE
saeeesiio ions Of The Twins commission and
~ others making changes Jess radical
tian The latter proposed. The most i'm
l,oriani respect in which the new char
fcI differs from The Twins charter is ia
reclining borough autonomy. which The
sentiment ~ the smaller b0roUchs evi-
doutlr demands. The proposed rrea-
ficr ~ elective members or the Board
OF Estimate and AppoTtionment 10 take
fho place Of the borough presidents in
fhas body is ouen 10 objection as in
f.roaSjnc the number Of elective officers
while The tendency ~ Legislation should
b. toward The short ballot.
Some of the changes proposed in the
city government are open 10 debate. and
81 f. doubtful If any good would be ac-
conplisheG by the adoption Of charter
introduced 80 late IN The session. There
is NJ present ns particular demand or
immediate necessity FOR charter reFis-
son. 4 municipal eviction IS three wears
OF. and the natural time 20 make
changes in the form Of the city govern
rlent Is At the beginning Of new 3D.
raaipistration. There was some demand
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23

Nevertheless. the fact that three of the
five are neutrals and the high judicial
character OF the two special representa-
tiyes afford ground 70 confident eX-
pectation that the verdict of the court
will be not merely q good natured com
promise. with concessions all around,
but rather an approximate adjudication
according TO the intrinsic merits Of the
case and the legal and equitable issues
involved. If the tribunal acts promptly,
as Sc probably will we may hope that
the operations Of This years fishing sea
son. which opens a few months hence,
viii begin under the principles Of the
final settlement.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
BRISK BIDS FOR AMERICANA
Edwin Babcock Holden Collection
Brings S21, ,6s1 at Two Sales.

There was GOOD attendance Of eager
bidders at the sale Cf the Edwin Babcock
Holden collection OF rare Americana at the
American Art Galleries yesterday after
noon and evening. when t3.55t % and S.
S., ~ we're realized. respectively. making
total Of S2i, ,6st - for tho two sessions. The
sJies were conducted by Thomas v. Kirby.
The highest price last evening SiO5. was
paid by 'FTjdenberg" for ~ etching Cr a
bust Of Washington. Campbell tvpC cir
cular with bead border. and over the circls
an eagle. This is the only known impress
sion.
At the afteruOoH sale the highest price
S3'5. was paid by "FridenbCrg'' for an en-
craving of Washington. flu length. I'm uni
form. upon pedestal I'm the BACKGROUND
* a view OF Bowling Green. showing the
empty George If1 pedestal and the evac-
Uation Of New York by The British