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New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
rSE AND MISUSE or FILMS.

There NAV h" cXagCeration or over
emphasis of statement in saving that
there is no moro important problem to-
day than the suppression Of immoral
motion pictures. but there can bc no
doubt that the problem is serious and i'm
portant and that the end which is con
tcmplated is greatly 10 be desired. There
are also several other things 10 be L.
sired in connection with moving pictures
all Of which are surely within practical
reach.
The matter Of protection from fire wc
discussed the other day. The general
sanitation Of the places in which the
shows are given is also Of much impor-
tance At present far too many of them
are given in old. ramshackle places. III
smelling and unventilated. veritablc
breeding grounds for disease. The salu-
tary principles of the health and build
ing codes need 10 he applied 10 them
with strictness.
In too many places. because Of care
lcssness OH the part of the operator or
imperfcctions in the films or faulty ad
iustmcnt Of the machinery. there is m
incessant vibration Of the pictures which
is not only unpleasant hut after a little
time actually painful, and which may
become seriously injurious IN tho eye
That is surely fault which mechanical
ingenuity or care can ohyiatc. and the
correction Of v.hich should bc demanded
by law.
As 70 tho elimination Of all pictures
of an immoral or dchaslng nature, tho
necessity Of that goes without saving
So does the necessity of exceptional
vigilance in maintaining order and pro
venting improper conduct ut the cyhibi-
1ions. The darkness of tho halls and the
almost constantly changing compositi"r
of tho audience arc circumstances whicn
facilitate vicious and criminal conduct
and which therefore call for vigilance IN
qua ardinc against It.
The moving picture is not only source
of great entertainment and amusement.
I, t. n means Of instruction the value II
which cannot easily he oycrestimatcd.
II is far too valuable an invention 10 be
neglected or abused
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
CITY PLAYGROUND SALARIES.

To the Editor of The Tribune
sir: May ask space in which to correct
statements mot I'm so MANY directions that
n Is impossible to correct them personally
First Tho protest Of playground workers
against the per diem payment was Justly
rIadc after vain appeal 10 proper authori-
ties I constantly hear contrary state
mont but official records will prove my
assertion.
second leaders are not all
receiving 81: a month. as stated at u public
meeting recently. At tho last pavncpt
some workers received 81 for a weeks
work. others il2 and still others sls
Third The criticism Of the playground
work last summer. justly made cannot re-
feet on the efficiency of the regular staff.
which has been employed for from three to
seven years without previous public criti-
cism Inhampercd by 'rvil Service. eighty
appointments Wer" made last summer
H., Sc being a choice selection from three
hundred applications. Because the work
was not ~ success, the regular stan ,onIy
nineteen. including men and women could
hardly bc held responsible for the failure
of the whole system. especially when the
criticism applied chiefly In grounds where
new appontees were IN exclusive charge
This attempt 10 force out the regular
eva service enpo' es, hy cutting down the
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
THE CORPORATION TAX.

Both in its legal and its practical as
poets the decision Of the Supreme Court
upboldins the validity Of the corporation
tax must give unbounded satisfaction ~
the Taft administration. The unanimous
opinion of the court strikingly yindicateS
the judgment Of the President and the
Attorney General. who both held that the
form of taxation adopted in the Senate
amendment to the Payne tariff bill was
legally unassailable. The administration
ventured a good deal on the soundness of
It's Interpretation of the constitutional
limits on federal taxation. 1t recogniz ID
tho improprlety Of consentiug TO the re-
enactment of the income tax provisions
Of the Wjlson-Gormau tariff act and thus
practically inviting the Supreme Court
10 reconsider the decision of 1895 decar-
ing a general and unapportioned income
tax invalid. Mr.. Taft was assured that
the Senate, If left 10 follow its own
inclinations. would vote for an income
tax pure and simple, thus ieopardin.,
the revenue to be collected under it by
challenging a constitutional doctrine laid
down by thc Supreme Court. In that
emergency the President suggested the
corporation tax plan. coupled with -
reference To the states Of an amendment
Ia the Constitution permitting an income
tax 10 he levied without apportionment
among the states according to popula-
ton. II was evident that the Treasury
would need more revenue than Was like
" Ia he furnished bv the Payne tariff.
so that tho administration Staked tho
prospect Of 2 surplus on the validity Of
the corporation tax. II has therefor" "
won an importan; practical as we'll as
academic victory.
The chief objection found to the cor
poration tax section Of the Payne law
/ I'm It's original form was that n contrib
utiug corporation was not sufficiently
protected against q revelation Of its
business secrets IN rivals. The Tribune
pointed ont that defect and strongly ad-
vised itS correction. BEFORE the first col
lections we're made Congress wisely lin
itcd access TO returns showing the earn
/ incs and income Of corporations and 50
removed the main cause Of complain,
! The returns arc now treated as contden'
/ tial. and 10 outsider can inspect thc'n
without the permission Of the President.
! As modified by the legislation of June IL.
1910. the law had virtually ceased To nc
the subject Of hostile criticism. The coll-
tcntion that it really taxed income under
fhe cIlise Of collecting excise has now
been pronounced unfounded by the Su-
preme Court.
In the fiscal year 1909-1o the corpori-
tion tax produced S20.9Jo.1S3. Since
June 30. 1910 overdue taxes have been
paid into the Treasury amounting TO
Sc. .66S. 900. Tho annual receipts are
therefore about S27. 100000. a sum whic!
exceeded last years surplus by nearly
SO 100000 and will probably about equal
this years surplus. TO the corporation
tax. therefore. the Treasury owes Its
present ability to make ends meet.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune pureau.

" TOM INC irlnu0H bureau,
Washington. March Is Several hundred
Of the younger members of society attended
tho second roller skating matinee at the
navy yard this afternoon. the series being
given during Lent for the benefit Of the
Navy League Mrs. Beekman Winthrop
aud Mrs. Beatty received the guests and
we're the hostesscs for the afternoon, tea
being served AZ : o'clock. Among the wom-
cu Interested in the club are Mrs Frank
Beatty. wife Of the commandant os the
navy yard. president: Mrs Seaton Schroe-
der. vice president; Mrs. Richard VAIN
v right, yice-prcsident; Mrs. Richard Vain
wright. ir.. secretary; Mrs. Albert Gleaves.
treasurer. Mrs. NJ. *. johnson. recording
secretsiy; Mrs. Reginald Nicholson. chair
man Of the relief committee. aud Mrs.
Charles Russell Train. chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee.
A long list OF diplomats including the
Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hen
gelmUller. The French Ambassador and
Nine Jusserand, the British Ambassador
and Mrs Bryce. the Belgian Minister and
Countess dc Buisserot and tire Spanish Min
lister and Sonora de Riano. are patrons for
the Bardice recital, TO nc .iven ut the New
National Theatre on Thursday for the bene
lit OF poor churches. Mrs Edward Doug
las White. Mrs. Thomas II. Carter and
Mrs. Medill Mccormick are among the other
patronesseS for the event, which marks tho
introduction in Washington OF revival of
the old folksongs and dances of ireland.
cleyerly worked into little play
Huntington Wilson. Assistant Secratarv
Of State returned to Washington to-day
from short visit in Aiken, s. c. Mrs
Wilson will remain there for some time.
Captain and Mrs. W. H. Clifford are on
tertainins in their quarters at the Marine
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

Now We understand why tho pcpmis"'
of New York City Increases so rap.uiss> "a. IN
Wall Street telephone hoy MADE N''vs
one week without riskins an!thns
yannah News.
one of New Yorks little difiiclll'..> ,or
that il cannot send Central Park aNs ,sx
q season in order that II may acl.nc,
surface soil.-Christisn Science MO"''V'
4 95-cent piece was recently taken , Xar.
the foot Of an elephant IN the S,.,I.r ,ill
Zoo. where IL had been securely h,uur IN u',,,,sr
the creatures discomfort over " wy ,,aJ
wealth became apparent. The anlnn' p.lt.
be catching graf, from the humans
more American. .
Patronage of New Ncrks rciets"s ~ ia
hrarles shows tremendous fallins In, an IN
the last year, with Corresponding ..ert,ir
fiction The people seem 10 crave -" ssinhlA
ment more than knowledge
Star.
4 lady in n New York divorce ., shs
lagss cruelty on the ground that VIZ All.
asked for money her husband sent ~, het
grams. IL the Jury does nov hp hn n,s,ict
favor we shalt despair of New io'"
Charlotte Observer. A.,
\ deacon OF Mr.. Rockefeller snnS,smsnt
New York had this TO say OF w." no, sur
10 erect new church: We Ha,,.d VIII
we want huge auditorium "Is that
rambling religious rubbernecks. .sfnt'
the way they allude TO onr iturx ysaef~
who ncck Z" the metropolis e's' .
Houston Post ,
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

ton forbids. Similarly II precludes the
passage OF any effective Jaw proviu'hs
for secret ballot. and In variety OF
other WAYS the fundamental instrument
Is out Of date.
The Democratic party OF Ind'a"'
now believes IL has found n way !"
give the state Il new constitution. "''n'
out warning. the Governor ot the s'a"
handed one down to the Legislature OH
February II. sort of revolutionar!
valentine. written entirely by hilnse'f.
Writing constitutions Is II novel functioh
of governors. il was made II caucus
measure by the Democrats IN the Legs
lature. went through rapidly. ana li
fortnight, was ready for the Governor )
signature. which il received two daN y
later. II will be submitted To the voters
IN 1912. There is no intention Ia lnt u
through at two successive sessions o' IN
Legislature which the present cons'''"-
tion requires I'm the case ot alDendhe''s'
for The Democrats of Indiana assert fha'
II is moi an amendment. but new con
s,ituton. The present constitution pr"
viding no way for submitting new o"'
to the people. they argnc that every way
is open. The power Of 'hc people II
plerlary. lhcy sly. and when they la'e
voted 10 adopt II new constitution !, W.
comes their constitution. no matter now
II WAS prepared and submitted. no
argument is ingenious. but it seems y"
lead straight into the courts. where the
haste that has hitherto accompanied inc
process Of giving Indiana new iunda-
mental law by means Of n "ne-mnn con-
stitutional convention will not ne so
,,i.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
I VIEW WAY TO 4 NEW CONSTITI
TIDN

Indiana = constitution Was adopted IN
1871. II thus provides for lis own altora
tiou. Amendment, must bc passed twice
hy the Legislature. at successive sessions,
and ibon ON submission Ia the people
must receive a ma ioriiy of all The votes
east at Il general election. 4 does not
provide ~ all for lis complete revision.
Amendment being difficult. II remains
almost What il VAS in ihc beginning. In
sixty wears Il stale, political ideas IN
dcrgo great changes. For example, IN"
Democracy which wrote into the cons;i-
tuition that "auy male citizen twenty one
''years Of age ard of good moral charac-
ter shall be- cligibl" - admission to the
bar" seems absuIrlly ideal in this day.
\ good many Indianians think it would
be- well to require an examination 81
candidates fpr the bar, but The constiiu
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
1Hr MERLr SYSTEWS PROGRESS

The rerort Of tho federal Civil Service
Commission for the fiscal year cnded
Juno 80 1910. tcstifies io the steady
growth Of the merit system IN public
favor. Owing to q decision 10y the At
torney General that mechanics and Ia
horrrs employed at navy yards are not
under existing laws within the scope Of
The classified service the number of po-
sitjonS within that service was slightly
diminished. compared with the figures
for the preceding fiscal year On juno
80. 1909 the total WAS 23i.oIo. and ~
June 20 1910. it had decreased TO
..,221s Bui apart from the employees
AT navy yards withdrawn from the ser
yicc the number of competitive classi-
fed poStionS Increased ~ 1909 Ia 10y
5iSS. The commission has properly rec
commended that The navy yard workmcn
l,o nut back on the classified roster by
executive order.
Important gains were made for the
merit system ia l9c'-'lo when cNamiua-
,ions were prescribed for appointments
a. assistant pOsinaSt"rS and tO the
lower grades of the diplomatic service.
President Taft urged Congress at its
las, session Z" pass law including the
lower diplomatic grades i'm ibc classified
service thus making permanent an ad-
vance secured by executive order. con
-rcss failed. however. to heed the adj
vice. II will probably also hesitate
about approving the Presidents susgcs
ton that second and third class post
u,a-ters lc selected hereafter through
competitive tests instead of being alI-
,iointed through political Influence. Sen
ators and Representatives would have
Ia surrender u good deal Of patronage II
The Preside ceased to uolninai" post
masters uf those grades on their recon-
,nondatiou Hut there can be mo- d"ubl
that the postal ser' ic" would be i'm
crcvcd and the ''pernicioU- activity IA
politics Of many postmasier> of The old
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

fBv Telegraph 20 TIE TRIBUNE
Newport March 15.-According TO report
here. Nathaniel Thayer IS seriously III o.
his Boston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Horace Gallatin' Of Ne"
York. have leased the Charles +. Lyman
cottasc in lie Roy avenue, for the coming
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watts sherman are
expected to be among the hrst 10 arf'e -,
the season this year. They are expected
next month.
Mr. and Mrs. John n. Drexel vii visit
Hevnort in April TO make final inspection
NJ their estate before the opening OF 'ne
summer.
Mrs. William storrs Wells arrived l,Oa'
New York this evening 10 inspect ''''
wolde.
Mrs. J. J. Wysong, according to report
"A spend the summer in LenoX this Ee"'
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fFrom The Tribun. Burcau.1

fFrom The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington, March f3-Tho Mexican Am
hassador and sonora do la Rsrrs viii re-
turn Tomorrow from weekend visit to
Mr. and Mrs James Speyer. in New York.
They have issued invitations for A large
reception on tho afternoon Of Saturday.
March ls. and their social engagements
with prominent hosts Of official and resi-
dent society extend far INTO the spring.
Tho italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani have issued invitations for dinner
PARTY I'm honor Of the Mexican Ambassador
and Sonora do Ia Barra for April 3.
The French first secretary and Nine. de
Peratti lie la Rocca entertained ~ dinner
tonight the Russian naval attache and
Nine. Vassiief, Mrs. Robert EInckley,
Miss Hinckey. Nile. de Ia Roccs the sis
ter n the secretary. who came from France
to spend tho spring with him, and NJ. Au-
bert. secretary Of the Norwegian Legation.
Alfred Mitchell Innes was host this after
noon at a musical and tea AZ Ra,Ischer's. 5.
When the diplomatic corps and official and
resident society were his guests. lie was
assisted I'm receiving by Mrs. Bryce, Mrs.
George Young. Countess Luise- Alexandra
Won Bernstorn and Miss Ashton. of Eng
land, who Is guest Of her uncle and
aunt tho Ambassador ana Mrs. Bryce.
\ delightful programme Was given by
the Mountain Ash Male Chorus, Of Wales,
which on It's former visit 10 Washing
ton gave a concert at the white House
for President and Mrs. TAFT. These
singers. who viii close their seven months
concert tour of this country in New York
on April g. gave a programme this after
noon of old English and Welsh songs which
ELECTED much applause and several encoreS
The Peruvian Minister and Nine. Pardo
entertained a small dinner party tonight.
The first secretary Of the Austrian En-
bassy and Mmc. Won BoeWenthal-Linau
entertained guests at dinner tonight.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
Netn'Tork Trihnl1e.
Tuesday, MARCH IA, l9ll'

This newspaper Is orned aud p"o-
usbed bv The Tribune Assoc'dtion' "
yep York corporation: office ana p''"'
cfpol place Of business, Tribune b"''a
tno. No. 154 Nassau street, NcW 1o"'
Ooden Mills, president; ogden Ii. he'd'
,ocyetoyv. James II. Barrett, treasurer
The address Of the officers Is fhe once
of this ac,cspcper.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
GERMAN THRIFT.
I'm nally Consnlar Ronorts.

From Daily tonsular Reports
Professor Ballod. n German expert, TAX
ing the organization of the Prussian income
tax as tho basis of his figures shows that
II is possible to form a fairly accurate idea
Of the amount and of the progress Of prI-
valc wealth In Prussia. In 1895 the total
private fortunes I'm Prussia on which tho
income tax was levied amounted 10 SIS la1 .
a66.0oI which had risen IN 1905 to SelslSilt-
eH. IN Increase OF q per cent in fourteen
wears. Hi extending this calculation In pro
portion to the population To the whole Ger
man Empire and by comparing II with tho
figures OF the three leading German sssur-
ance companies. II appears that the total
net annual amount put aside by GERMANY
is no less than 81 go 40 In round nsuccs
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

salaries OF those longest in the service
-four appointed from the first eligible ''s'
in 1900 now receive 81 week. clear weather.
should not be tolerated by friends OF play
grounds or Of good government.
The official report of the school teachers
salaries commission statcc that promotions
must be made according to length OF ser
vice; that fayoritism could not be aVoide"
In trying to judge individual efficiency Inc
Park Department Is trying To do what INC
Board OF Education has practically de-
clared impossible.
MABEL T.. MAcOMBER.
President Of the city Playground League
OF New York
Brooklyn, March i5 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

turnen 10 toWn from Aiken. =. =, and n
at her home. Fifth avenue and 5-d ,tre~,
She has az her guest here Mrs. joseph H,,.
riman.
Mrs. Reginald r. Vanderbilt has also "a.
turned TO town from IN. South. She .p.o,
fortnight at Palm Beach.
Miss Louise Comfort Tiffany and p,a.
man Dc Kay Glider took out a marta e.
license in the City Hall bureau y.s,.rdsy.
| Their wedding is SET for April n. in Nh.
home OF the brides father, Louis Comfor,
, Tiffany. who is president Of tho Tiffany
studios and vice-presidAn. Of tiffany q "a
Mr. elders father was Richard wa.so,
Glider. He makes his home In No u
Grsmercy Park.
Mrs. z. Henry Hartman and Niss ca,ol
Hartman have left town for The Plains
Va.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay viii give 4 dnnsp
followed by a musical. on April H. h.,
house. in Madison avenue. Riccardo Martin
will -ne.
Miss Helen Miles Rogers. daughter ~
VI
riad today in st. Johns chapel Raan.
Wis. to ogden Mills Reid. son Of n.
American Ambassador to the Cour. ds
James's and Mrs. Reid
Mrs. Hermann Oerichs VIII EivA dinner
this evening in her house, in East r,h
street.
Tho ewing class that vorks ,oy tss
Fresh Air Fund Of fhe Cathedral ~ s.
John the Divine will meet this morning In
,bo house Of Mrs. John II. Iselin. IN Ess,
18th street
The annual concert for the benefit NJ N.
New York Diet Kitchen Association took
Mace Yesterday afternoon in the Waldorf.
Astoria. under the patronags Of Mrs VIII
lam Douglas sloane, Mrs. Samuel Sloan.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlse, Mrs Joseph II
Choate. Mrs Morris X. Jesup, Mrs. Archer
NJ Huntington. Mrs. Henry W TAFT, Mr.
Anson ". Hard and Mrs d. Willis James
There was a large attendance and the PRO
rramne consisted Of songs by Mime. Alma
Gluck, piano numbers by Miss Mary era
croft and choral numbers by the 81. cecilia
Club. under the direction Of Victor Harris.
/ Bertram Fox and Kurt Schinder we're
the accompanies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maldwin Drummond re-
turned 70 the city yesterday from Chicago
and are at the Plaza.
Mrs. Frederic J. De Peyster's sewing class
that works for the New York Infant As!'
lum met yesterday at her residence, In Eas'
Ssth street.
Mr.. and Mrs ". Bayard Cutting have r.
turned TO town from Santa Re. y. NJ
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
THE WEST AND FOREST RESERVES

From The Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
The intelligent East Is already doubling
whether the forest reserve scheme Just
passed hy Congress for the Eastern states
is really perfect. The Now-York Tribune
e. talking about selfish and speculative
designs The only objection the West has
10 tho Eastern forest reserves Is that they
do not take In = per cent of tho whole area
of Massachusetts, New York and Ponnsyl-
Nania
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
EVER TRY ANY7

From The Houston Post
The Tennessee boy who drank carholic
ac,d was probably training his stomach FOR
tho kind of stun that the Tennessee boot
loggers sell. \ stomach too weak for car
holc acid t. too weak for the hootlegger
ticker
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
NOT ENOUGH TO FORECLOsE ON

From The Montgomery Advertiser.
Nicaragua wants to borrow from he
United states SlJ.GooN1 hut tho trouble H.
Nicaragua doesn't stand we'll enough 10 get
any Of its n"ighhors on It's note. while the
security II could offer n TOO weak.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

The number OF complaints against
transit service I'm New York Is diminish
ing Does that mean that the service
is improving 50 that there Is less cause
for complaint. or that the public IL grow
ing callous to its sufforings and Is cuI-
tivatinp the fine philosophy of whats
fhc 1850 -
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
TENNESSEE'S CHOICE.

From The Nashville TenneSseean
The newspapers are filled with learned
discussion as to tho most beautiful sentence
IN the English language. We vote for Have
another biscuit
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
URPHY, UP HERE.

From The Florida Times Union
Governor Dix says the choice II the eau
Gus was entitled To reasonable time tor
test or strength. Who sets A time limit
on caucus vote Not the party law.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

The Indiana Legislature at IL last Sos
sion passed a cold storage Law requiring
the tagging or stamping of food prod
frigcration being fixed at nine months.
which seems 10 he a reasonable enough
limit 10 start with. If food kept nine
months ie found to hc ~ for consump-
tion. the limit can easily be extended 10
one year. The most important thing to
Do is TO famllarizc the customer with
the average effects. good or otherwise.
Of cold storage and give him chance
10 decide for himself whether he VIII
cat tho freshest or the longest seasoned
products.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

taking Of Rome to he the capitai u
United Italy, but the great historic 'ac'
remains an accomplished fact when Is
not to be undonc.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
KAISER TO CALL ON EMPEROR.

Berlin. March l3.-lt was announced to-
day that Emperor William would visit
Emperor Francis Joseph AT Vienna on
March a. while en- route for Corfu.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
EXPLAINED AT LAST.

From Tho Albany Argus.
Red blood" literature Is explained Jar
old Moc''rath says he writes his on butch
er paper
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

Two and a half months OF the IcSis-
latlve session are gone. and most oi
Governor Dix's big measures nave "o'
yet even taken shape. VIII inc mn
still be grinding in midsummer!
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

Three wise mon OF Gotham once went
go sea i'm n bowl. Mayor Gaynor has
discarded the bowl and seems Wiling 10
send his administration Ia sea in the
HYDE househoat.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-14

What" NJ Frving Winslow publicly
charged with making wilfuily raise
statements? Dear. dear This Is ter
riblc. The vcriest Imperialist could
scarcely do worse than that. Where Is
the Sacred Goldfish?