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STEERAGE CONDITIONS.
Effort Being Made to Better Them
for Negro Women.
One of the difficulties which the National Asso
ciation for th« Protection of Colored Women has
tad -n tend with ever since it began its work
has been the lack of suitable cccommodations for
ree- ' *«n»ei=i on the iteamars that ply be
tween Bouthern and Northern ports. Efforts r.re
now being made, in eo-operatlon with the com
xr.itt-- for Improving- tho industrial condition of
xiegro-?. of which W. J. Schleffelln Is chairman,
to reiv this state of afr«irs. A committee has
been fit work fcr a couple of months securing ex
*ict Information on tho subject, and as Roon as this
part ■■ the work Is completed recommendatlona
•will be formulated for presentation to the ■taam
ship - ■ anlea.
j "We ar«j not attempting anything radical." said
Fred It. Moore, president of the New York Ahso
clatji for the Protection of Colored Women. "We
«on*t complain or the eerarati..ii feature, but we
don't want our people herded together like cattle
•nd we think that any steunship man who has a
! Tuf aa # U n ghter " Wll l fiee the reasonableness of
cL'Xev' ° <leCent acoonunodations for
K-:tto Ft£ T& *" ac commndattona on n:ost of the
Bojthern eteamere are Fa !d to be extremely bad
ttetr-ST^S m?« UTO £ lly «"npeMcd to X iravel J ln the
Th'^fe iR m^ i ( ' r h ," v ' mvc ° mone y toe y have.
- mere is or.c line, however that nroviifpH an
ternjediate and clean, comfortable Tblds \Hh
C^^ ea!s , aild clear '« comfortable "beds
Anothr-r feature of the present system that is
oth^r J A he^ ed , togotlier, but are alpo horded
tc .awortMe wit ;... White women nc t'Dies don't caro
tie^f « r , *• A%hlte wom «n who are expecting
c fTo th^ n s rol^L the S outh sometimea find this
fenarat« tri ° S /- '"C I:ilstl '- had to make throe
?rwfr« ,i, ps rom N * w J " rs ''>- on this account.
?vi rst Ume came, a niig of Italians «ot off
the boat, but her servant did not appear. Th% next
time came a tribe of Indians, and Vtill no servant
cl T^?/^J y on . lhe thlr 'i boat that the pirl arrived.
6he nidn t want to travol with Italians or Indans,
and tie only way to avoid lt was to wait Cor a boat
that nao bo such passengers.
White families travelling with nesrro aervanta also
bave cause to wish for better arrangements. One
family, which goes to Florida every winter, baa a
negro chauffeur, and would like to have him accom
pany his car, which he also would prefer to do
B'Jt h* won't submit to the steerage conditions on
the boats, and it has ' ecome the custom for him to
f- South by rail, While the family and the car go
y boat. The conditions on tho tralr.s are said to
be faiiiy ■ fad ry.
JOUNCING THE BABY.
Eosie Deluded Grown-Ups Believe It's the
Way to Amuse Infants.
, Mr.=t moUsers naturally like to show the baby to
other people. They know it is the finest baby In
the world, and : .ey -want every one else to know
it. too. It is a gTeat temptation, but It Is a great
inistak- If there ia any period In a human being's
life when excitement la especially harmful H Is
during t'ae first eighteen months. And It must be
remembered that v. ry little things can be excite
ments to little persons.
It is bad to allow strangers to hold r baby or
relatives to whom the child is not i>erfectly nccus
tomed. They may understand how to hold a baby,
: tut that particular baby is used to Its own par-
Ucplar niche in thata t rms it knows beat, and any
other prasp js not the came ar.d makes it nervous.
Jl is very ruuch better for affectionate aunts and
rrand mothers, when playing with baby, to have
*t Fitting or. the bed. -where its back can be braced
vuii pUlou-a and its less be tree to kick. The bed
i«oes nut jounce a baby. The average person ha?
a deluded notion t-at the way to amuaa an infant
is to jounce it. Let any person who harbors that
rotioi reflect hc-v he or she -would (eel being
panned in the arms of a ti-i,-..; and shaken vio
lenuytup and down. In a recent short story the
-'*? < ] c ':'' are<3 f nat .is turelns had be^n permanently
eoaif-d by ton& relatives who Jcgglefl him when he
v.y young.
All %olsy toys should b« excluded from tho
jursery. Of lato-ycar? the factories have cent
TOtW a Io," of rj];**}\insrs that clash and bang
en<r «ai;tie, T»ey £r t>ase<3 on a flistorted concep
tio» of ba > s ic3*vis. Th^jr are verj- bad for tha
rule «eiH-es. Quief. trerKle play with the baby.
,Icw vvices. Dlf|Rj*of freedom for the tender body,
car" In Biadinfr iMr «>yes from bright lirht. toy^
tha* raaaot jiuK or frl^hrr-n_the baby'B own little
tcea are f i^fytiory as anything to him—
are frns of. §.<i thins* that make for health r.»<l
bappV « a youSe child's Ufe.
FABBAQUT SCHOOL BENEFIT.
j A beae^t t;tertasnmerit for tlia Farraput School
*»J ti» aeho!iiK}»ip f->;nd rnalntolned by the Wom
.ea's Bcutkva p»jfb cf Tisforto University will l.c
4|"f» at t"> A«*or Theatre on May IS, at 2:20
•'CjWk, *;-.• imnrmw.ts .£i.'» in or.itrgfi of Dr E.
l»eij Ear 3% Bft« V*ri Qiwl Ilofar, Miss Mary
■easee a-i WUM»cn BrecJtstone. Among the pa
■^ar.s »r« Vr. t^>l Ufs. »ob*rt Og-dsn, Ur. Hamil
t«H -tt'. sjPttK Ikl*«Td -Wfclßon. Glider. Upton Bln
<2*ilr. Arthvr. BS*m», Ayro«r Bands, Loyal Far-
BK! -, *%? U: ' iim S. ' A '* lfl - Miss E. a Mason. Dr
lv 'xt'tf'^yT? l^ E4 * l Markhajin. Dr. n «l
fm. T. & EEhdsA Emms, fbur#by. Profes
rfest, T. Jl JScim. M3w Emm% Thursby, Proffw
f? r V', ry fc^'i T 5' >n - Pruf|.ss...r aiarte*Sprai,'usßmith.
y>r. Julius -"-■-. Dr. ESaward Thorndj-ka and Mark
J. W 3-iD.
-y" r - i :'ra9'itG^vjo\ wa« named for Admiral
«MTagut, near vftose liofne '■'' li built It Is sUu
tt.-i Una*, th^ shadow of the Great Bmoky Monn-
IT«2* anJ urider i'» roof are sheltered ma.ny grown
cniMren. receiving her*> their first instructfon in
tae ru^instnts of education.
'DON'TS" FOR HOUSEWIVEB.
In view of tne many recent robbprles in and
•round New York, the "don'ts" for Chicago
*or.Kn which aie given In an article on "Chicago
a* Sera by ll< rsc-lf" In "McClure's Magazine" for
Msy are of equal value to the Eastern bousewUe,
The extract reads:
"It's RQi bo now. you have to watch for daylight.
burglars Just as uch as for the night kind," eaid
Captain Richard Levis. who was In charge of th<s
£berie.in Park ttrol.
"lh<\- don't work ;Jone or in pairs, necessarily;
they are getting so strong they work in threes and
-ours and brinsr a wagon. • : i letlme* tfao people
ra We surrounding flats fan four husky men mov
£s. j" f: l^ rp - of the family on the ground
£0*; ar..i stacking •■ In a wagon in an alley. Th.j
£r" S y lh "- v Hr(A prised to }.<-.ir that tho
aov. rs were burglar*."
<-aj;i.-,in Leyla gave out the following series of
Dotfti ior Defenceless Women":
w i0 n t ,, kt lli:jil umulate in vestibule moil
Joies. ] lave (hr . j anitor remove .• when you an
JV ."?' r ' r v WJil p<-rve as a tice to flat irkers
v\ yo . u * r * "'<*' a n<l tbe coa^t Js clear.
1,»0fc2 l directions to your grooar on the
tack door. Thin is another tip to the burglar that
}OU tifC CUt.
n»f D i; n l OI ' on the <loor t0 any one after dark w!th
&k SwiP*! w - t "- 1 il lfi - CaU through the tub© or
■»t>enUNj tne locked door.
4_2S3i? LiSt i a stranger because he is well
cressea. The immaculate thief Is dangerous; the
ragpaone generally is harmless .
»r<P? n r trufcl lhp locks. Most ar-artment locks
Svt, toys: . 1 bu ra*M can 'jimmy* them in half a
ra.nute without noiee. Get special bolts.
sii n I **?* the h0 "se without i akL g 'ire that
i'th If, are fas tenfcd. Leave all curtains up,
fr'^. f c fr^Z? exc( -!'^on of bedroom. This often
°n • "urSJar
!a Tv 0 : 1 ' 1 *- be lrn r jrjl!T " to a bundar if you find one
«i>J X?-™**- Inv!te him to take it all. and th«
pelfce C€ yy ° U Eet run t0 a Stabor and call the
D't acrean In the P rcs<fcne< » O f a burglar or
minded ' rho may loae hi.
fs&rstfszx * after dark:
MAT.
Hopes home is May- ami May is here
It is worth
aii a man can scrape or squander
Just to idle, Just to wander
i> m r " trade - away from duty,
KevellinK In all the beauty
And the glam iur of the May.
Richard !
HOW TO ADDRESS THE T S. S.
All letters and packages Intended for tl • T S S
should be addressed to the Tribune Sunshin. So
ciety. Tribune Building. New York City. If the
tinnVN '" ; s , ls carefullj observed communlca
en tendo 4. fnr , tl T ' B s - WUI be lesS likely to
co astray. The Tribune Bunshim Society has no
conneciion with any other organization of publica
tion using the word "Sunshine All checks and
money orders should be made payable •■ the Trib
une Sunshine Society. Letters contal money
should always be registered.
-MONEY RECEIVED.
Mrs. Annie H. Vermilye, a member of the ad
visory board, lias sent her check for $10 for the
emergency fund; "A Friend" in New Jersey] 110, "to
help some little one"; a "Sunsliiner" In Burlington,
Vt., $10. for some pressing need; the Junior Union
of tho First Baptisrl Church, of Gloversvllle, N V..
through Mrs. L. M. Hyser, superintendent, ;'; ' for
some needy hoy or girl nis I lsi will help sup
ply the wnnts of a little boy In Brookl; whose
mother is a widow and in poo* health .Mrs. C. E.
Jenkins, of Newbure, contributes .*,"> as r'nnual
T. S. B. dues; Mrs. Graham Macfarlane. $,"•: Mrs
■ ■-■ ph Waite, of C ilifornia. S5, R. E. I.. Wash-
Ington, $3 T. > for cheer: "A Friend" In New
Jersey. Jl lor Tatlock fund: "Two Friends," of
Elmira, N. V.. B0 cents as May dues Miss New
ton. S.i cents for a badge, and Mrs. I)., 10 cents for
postage.
LUNCHEON TICKETS.
Miss I.jr.ian I. Carpenter, of White Plains,
treasurer of the Purchase T. B. S. brand has
forwarded $13 50 for luncheon tickets for May 15;
Mrs. Leon Hess, $160; Mrs. J. 1,. Nlver. Jl 50. and
Mrs. Thomas Wallace, 1150. "I." of New I^ondon,
Conn., was the i!:s.t to respond to the '.'Cheery
Suggestion" by penrtlnar $3 to provide tick< I for
two reduced gentlewomen for the annual T. S. S.
luncheon on May 15 at th<» Hotel Aator; Miss I*.
Newton, of Manhattan, has also civ. $1 50 for
a ticket, to be "passed on to another."
WILD FLOWERS.
A box of lovely wild mayflowera and trailing
arbutus wus received yesterday, i:; perfect condi
tion. The unknown friend will please accept many
thanks in behalf of the little girls to whom the
blossoms were sent.
A GENEROUS RESPONSE.
Miss Elsie Heller, a new membei of the Chelsea
branch, has generously offered to send her check
for $5 each month for the remainder of this year
to be used for carfares and luncheons for the
crippled girl who attends the Manhattan Trade
School. This is. Indeed, a kindly act to give such
helpful assistance to one who is hampered by
physical Infirmity nnd Is struggling to become self-
BUpoortJng.
Other responses Include Fevernl copies of the
poem asked for by M. F "W., and the donors arv
especially thanked tor their troulijs In i .'ing it.
Mrs. Glover, of Brooklyn, has kindly offered to
forward the sermons requefltedJby a Virginia mem
ber during the attsence of Mrs. Perkins in Europe.
Will Mrs. A. G. W., of Manhattan, please 'forward
her copies to Mrs. Alice Morris. State Hospital,
Mlddletown, Conn.?
FLOWER SEEDS.
Miss Hawkins would like to dispose of more
flower eeeds, as the money received for them
mfans extra comforts for her "ahut-ln" Ufe. The
Old-fashioned flowers, neatly put up, are only three
cents a package. Orders maj he sent direct to Miss
Kate E. Hawkins. Box No. 73, R. F". D. Ko. 2,
Susquehannu, Perm,
TO BE PASSED ON.
Unfinished work and -wools. have come from Rut
land, Vt.; quilt materials from Mrs. W. Ray, of
Brooklyn; an express package of bound books for
BunshinM libraries from S. 8. S.. of Manhattan; a
larg< i onti Ibutl in ol Ilk pieces fr< in Mrs. Woods,
of 79th street; clothing from E. C I» and unfin
lahed fancy work from "A T. S. B. member'! of
Stamford, Conn.
GRATEFUL LETTERS
The consumptive working nvm who ■■
to go to Arizona in pursuit of health, on t t of
tne laat J^i sent to Wm, wrltei . '."•■■ ept m I
felt thanks arid gratitude for the • I inshine
given tv ii ;*--, also fur reading and postage. May
God's Messing ever be ~*ii i your society In it h
cli r -erin(j work. # J aru Improving Bkowly
Mrs. Spencer, ofHutland, Vt., found tl}<
shoes sent to lior a com
for which Bhe Is most grateful. The president of
Manhattan Branch 11 says the conl of th.
barrel of cheer sent to her from the ofl
helpful in supplying many »
Pennsylvania, suffering and
rheumatism, found her benefit i I ■ In good
. ■ Bhe was In greal ne< I of mi II Ine to re
lieve Buffering. A Brooklyn writes "Al
though 111 f<-r a lon* time, 1 can at lei
'Timnk you!' for your welcom greetinK. i ould you
know how I appre a.t« • kind thoughts of ; ■•
T. S. B. you would In a i
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
Fresh variations of the overw are i instantly
appearing, and the fashion Is such a graceful one
that its favor seems likely to be indefinitely pro
lonsed. Here Is one of the simplest yet most
effective models, that includes the mandarin, or
kimono sleeves, and that can be made either with a
V-shaped or a squaro opening. As Illustrated, i'
Is of pongee, with ellk braid and heavy applique,
and in worn over a lace guimpe, but one of the
many advantages of a waist of this sort Is that It
allows the use of any guimr>e, whilo the waist
NO 6 625-TI6SUE PAPER I'ATTERN OF OVER
' BLOUSE. OR JUMPBB, FOR 10 CENTS.
Itself is adapted to almost every seasonable ma
terial For immediate wear the pongees, light
weight silk, veiling and the like are exceedingly
popular while a little later wasbabla fabrics will
b Vhi U culnmy r oi material required for the medium
of braid and one un.J three- fourths >arcu ot ap-
Pl Tll 1 c" pattern No. 6.623. is cut in sizes for a 83. 34.
"&^£^Ts£?^y address on r; agg
N.wT«rk Tribune. If 111 a hurry for P*"*";-
an extra two-cent etarop. and we will mall by leucr
Sostnse lv sealed envelope.
KEWTORK DAILY TRIBUTE. MONDAY. MAT C. 1
"NO BETTER al „-«%%#
WORLD" LJ C. \ OY
A A&l■■ ■ ■ I m r\ 5
fiyFRICAMnOSIERT
/\M™^ UNDERWEAR
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
An Argument for Their Payment by
ihc People and Not by Candidates.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The announcement from Washington lust
week, made in The Tribune <>n April IS, that tha
President i:; seriously considering the advisability
of asking Congress to provide for the payment of
all campaign expenses in national electionu by the
government is most encouraging to everybody who
i: - seeking to lesson the powei of money in our
political life and to divorce politics from business,
It seems vitable that men like the President
should arrivi at this opinion as the logical conclu
sion from their personal experience In political
mpalgns. In my own campaign for Mayor of East
Orange last fall, and In everj talk since, I have
urged the payment of election and campaign ex-
Ijenses by the state.
No one who followed Governor Hughes's Investi
gation of the Insurance companies can doubt that
democratic tutii ns ai .• menaced by the coi po
rate control of our politl life. We are told that
the ernment of the United States is a govern
ment by party. The Insurance Inquiry lifted the
veil and revealed the mnstei of both politic;)!
parties. Party overnment had become the gov
ernment of high finance.
As the corporations and the high financiers be
hind them obtain their strongest hold upon HUbtic
official.-* through puying their election expenses, I
urge good citizens everywhen to demand from each
candidate v statement of his campaign expenses,
the names of t'.ie contributors and t he amounts
contributed by each; and to insist that thla state
ment hall be Issued prior to i lection Day.
Public opl ii in an enforce this, but l agree with
President Uoosevelt that '.'... real solution of the
problem lies In the payment of all election ex
penses l>y th^ government. In .i democracy lack
of money lould I c no bar to any citizen's run
nlng'for office. Each- caodidate should be per
mitted to issue a statement of what he stands
for at public expense. Meetings should be ar
ranged for in hulls owned by the city, where, wlth
oui cost to the candidates, they could publicly
state their views and answer the questions of
voters. One method mlKhi be to print the plat
form and policies of each candidate In the official
newspapers of the community. Just as nev\- ordi
nances are now advertised, so many Inches of
space to be allowed to each candidate, For the
public meetings city halls, public schools and pu ■-
lie libraries could be utilized at small cost to the
taxpayers.
Under our present system a public official ttln«7
a sa iai . of $10,000 a year Is expected to contribute
ii r m $2,000 to fS.WO of Unit sum early to the cam
paign fund of the political party which nominated
him. The i ntribution, therefore. la taken directly
from the public funds. Under the plan which I
suggest all legitimate campaign and election ex
penses would »•«» paid out of the snino public fund*,
but under the new system we will know whnt the
money is used for and the people will be able to
regulate tha expenditure of It. . .
Under present ondltions I lsl Impossible I for a
man to run for office unless he is able' to put up
a considerable sum of money to cover at least the
legitimate expenses which will insure pub»cltyjfor
his candidacy. V he cannot pay these expenses
himself, some man or group of men must pa^hein
for him. and when elected Hhe^offlcial.^however
£b?S
f } V H ti/en" at large, when those claims com*
m MSthrtoSandi of the man or group
V ■""'ri't' mihlle offl
rf we are 1 i Independent pubu« o" 1
lo represent the p< •, ■•<
'oTt^tr™^
P&ur
East irange, N. J.. April 23, IJO..
PRACTICAL PROGRESS OF NEGROES.
Industrial Schools and Northern Interest
Help Toward Improvement.
To tho Editor of Tl •• Tribune.
Blr It ia ... urae to note the Interest t.'«
Negro race manifests In Itself, Mpecla ly along
practical mid useful linos. This waj «•■ •■ nt In Lha
educational meeting Bunda^in Bethel Church, when
v largo attendance listened with i atlence to the
common sense arid sound advice that was dealt out
to theiri by prominent negro leaders. The meeting
was in tho Interest ,j 1,147 yo mg men and women
at .Morris Brown College, Atlanta.
it wa made clear that the Institution was found
ed In 3SSI by the negroes of tho state for j.ractl
cally tralning boys and girls for farm lifo us well
us other avenues of ■f tlnesa. Bishop W. 13. Der
rick, who has been a very wise and safe leader
of his people for years, presided, but In this meet
ing he talked to more practical effect than at any
tiiLu* before concerning the musses. He urged
uiHjri them the necessity of being skilled workmen.
Oiln-r speakers. Including William L. Bulklej , j>rln-
I ■ 'ouncillor M. I ■
Frazier, ■••■ ad Ice at equal helpful]
Notwithstanding the Irregularities and Bharp
. : i l| irroui led t.i
belle\ c i bal I 1I 1 la Im
proving In ■ inner In every part of
nee of < i Iminal Idleness and ol
Indifl < ■ . >nes( >■■' i.'
truth (Kirn seeing at ever) turn that the n<
making rapid advancement
morally, Intellectually and financially. The S'egro
: iproved In his leadership, In his business ■■!•■
tcrprises and In his lov< tor honest w.iik. This
progre ■• la largelj seen iii the Southern states,
where Ihe masses of the N< kio race are, and where
thi an making • ■■>■: . sacrifice to help themselves.
Al no ii . citj of the North have
negroes In ;i substantial way shown themselves
so lnti»reste I In their cousins ol the South as when
n th< table list Sunday $1,017 for the
training of Southern negro youths, juti to-daj I
am i ild that the collection will shortly reach R.OOO,
thn largest contributors were .1. 1". Thomas,
v■:,.,u ■:,., : ■ loy of llui v-y Flake. &
i , No 62 ' "edai str< et, for fort) ireara
1600; M. Leonard E*ra2ler, J175, and the Metropolitan
M.-i v tile aad Rcaltj > 'omnanj .
Most <jt th«s« hopeful Bigns ara <lup to th«
work oT Bchoola iik<? Morris Brown <'oii-'g'\ At
lant i H. t). B'i'iNSON.
Ni w rork, April 28, 1907.
A ITttVERSITY OF UNIVERSITIES.
What Should Be Built Up at the National
Capital to Realize Washington's Ideal.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Larking, Indeed, In patriotic sentiment would
that American be who could re^rd with entire
Indifference the prospect of the realization of one
of George Washington's most cherished dreams.
If on no other ground's than those of sentiment,
■urely the magnificent plan for a great national
university must commend itself to every Intelligent
citizen of this great Republic, for even the most
complete realization of Washington's Ideal would
be only a partial payment of a debt of gratitude
which every true American hopes shall never be
completely liquidated.
But there are, if not higher, at least more prac
tical reasons than those of patriotic sentiment for
advocating the development of the present George
Washington University into a great national seat
of learning. In all the world there is no spot that
can compare with the city of Washington as the
Ideal location for auch a university as the pro
moters of this great undertaking have In view.
Not only have the students In every department
that would be embraced in the curriculum of such
a university bpe-.lal facilities afforded In Immense
libraries and perfectly equipped laboratories, but
in those special departments of study which touch
upon the science of human government they have
in the great governmental bureaus, the House of
Representatives and Uie Senate, along with that
most august tribunal, the Supreme Court of the
United States, a working model which represents
tho cumulative wisdom and genius of the ages.
I heartily agree, however, with The Tribune that
the efforts of the promoters of this great national
eeat at learning should uot be to establish "an
other" university along similar lines, and thero
fore necessarily in some measure, at least, a
rival of the already established universities, and
which 'even though locuted at the nation's capital
could no more than Hnrvard, Yale or Princeton
r!u!in to be "nut! inai" in its scope; but by galn
iiiK the co-operation of these and other great
American colleges establish an Institution of
higher learning that would be. as it were, a unt
versity of universities, May George Washington's
dream be realized, not In the erection of an liu
jiasl&f croup of ' trchltecturtl monuiumuiM «a th«
Nine Highest Awards
lianks of tl • !■■ ten a . lat .' ot a
centre of Mio h;ehp?i educatii n, ■ ■ y men
: : !ii?k»' it not only the final
goal of every American student's ambition, but tha
Mecca towai f the world
■ nd In i insta i T
A! . X X VND
The Parsonage, Rotterd m, N. V, April 2
.1 MAN-EATING TIGER.
Half a Hunched Victims to His
Credit Before He Was Killed.
To thje Edlti r of The Ti II
Sir: i ii;.''c>--f- ; , clippii - India paper sent
iv a while ago by a friend who for man) years has
been a resident there. Almost everybodj la Inter
ested it: a tig< i etory, esj i i i. lly w
J .1 H. GREGORY.
Marblehead, Mass., A pril 2
The inclosure above referred to Is as follows:
CAPTURE OF A MAN-KATK!:
"Chakrata," writes a coi t, "was cn
tlvened to an unusual extent yesterdaj
rival ol tho man-eating tiger from Lokar, ■
Deoban. Th!a animal h I last three years
been the tern ■of the 1 I luntrj known as
Jaunsar-Bawar. Indeed, ;' , twenty-five mill ■ be
yond Deoban then is . ely a khud that has not
its history of human victims, all attempts to de
stroy tins scourge having hitherto proved futile.
On the 13th of September, leaving his usual i
he appeared at Deoban and killed two men
to the Forest • >tl en, one body only being
found. On the moi ning i : the 15th he killi d a
bullock, a mill and a half from Chakrata. on the
Deoban load. The Foresi Officer, A. Smythies,
Colonel Fitzßoy, .'.tii Fusilier . and most of the
i fflcei a In *.;;.: i isor t h< n n adi
round the spot where ; ie i:^.;- was last seen.
Several soldiers In (jarrison i ig their .u<-i-vlces,. u<-i
vlces, then w< i•■ suffl< leni gi
completely. After about two hours' beating ti:-'
t km- was marked down under a bt'f Nuthii ■
would persuade him i" lea> ■ his ■ It was
not until n I'.'ftv of Bye or six guns advanced to
tin- spu! where he was lyins that a shot \ v
slble, Mr. Smythies di iw Irsi bl I. He. then
bolti d, re ■•■i\ Ing 1 ■' < ln>s; and was
eventually killed on the .1 idl road, about four hun
dred yards from where first hit. !!•■ was then car
ried Into Chnkratn in triumph, accoi
about three h indred men, singing a \
sorif,' and chorus. On i penii g him, t •■ ftnge a and
other portions of the man eaten on the 15th were
found in his Btomacb. The gi vernm< i •
tii im was 800 rupees He was a small bui
powerful animal, measui Ing, is hi laj
.•leht Incli-s from his nose to the tip of t:
He had during the last three years killed i >1 tewei
than fifty human beings, four ol them durii
present month, nnd his death Im a source of univer
sal satisfaction throughout the whole district."
THE LISTING BILL.
Attention Directed to What Are Regarded
as Objectionable Features.
To the Editor of Tl •■ Tribune.
Sir: Thi UstiriK bUI Introduced by Senator Ca»-
Bldy Is before the Senate on order Of third reading.
Its objectionable featui
erally known.
The bill provides that wh( any person (or cor
poratlon) applies for a reduction in personal assess
ment L«cause of doi.ts. aucn complainant must file
a "'true, correct and accurate list" of all his per
sonal property and also "a list of all debts owed."
with the names of the creditors and the dates when
and purposes for whli such debts w< re i ontracted;
and any wilful ttemenl Is punishable us per
jury. This ineana that mercantile and manufactur
ing concern* mutt file d«1 tttf l statements of their
business affairs, as practically every business cnter
prlm* that Is over-assessed needs to show Its debts
as an iifTc^t to property on and.
The Inquisitorial features of the bill nro ns ob
noxious to private Individuals us to business men.
The members of tli« special tux commission who
i:rKe<l this bill declared that th-ir Intention was
"to stop tho tnormoui reduction* of personal as
seasments In the great commercial centres." As
the New Tork Ta« foi m Association pointed out
•<•!.,••! the report was submitted, the bill would not
jmi • an] on the rolls ■•. io now escape. It affft.-t.s
only those whom the as<-s*.irs choose to put down
and who seek relief from arbitral or unjust
assessment It would harass still further tlie
honest cttlaen und burden commercial enterprises
with the labor ol furnishing huge and unnecessary
reports.
Those who are opposed to such Inqulsl
methods should protest at one« to members of the
Senate agulnst tnls listing bill. , . __ -_
Secretary New Y»rk Tax Reform Association.
New York. May 4, 1907.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS" ELECTION.
What an Observer Thinks of the Way It
Was Manipulated.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: If hll honor the Mayor needed arguments
in favor of the Wl Ite bill, he could have found
them at tills morning's meeting of the High School
Teachers' Ai sociatlon. About 10 o'clock men nnd
women began to enter the IliKh School of Com
merce, In \V< Bt 63th" street. All of those persons
give evidence— In their walk and ronwrsatlor;— of
ample opportunities for education ami culture (un
fortunatel) thi two are not always synonymous).
Ordinarily these men and women meet on cordial
term?; often their .t ■:■ ■ B (all them t.» work side
by side in the correcting of examination papers or
In the taking i f examinations. Some have been
graduated from ro educational Institutions, where
equal woi has supposedly been required. M inj
mi •■ teaching together; and nowhere, so fur as one
ran m-e. Is any difference made in the amount or
gun lil y of work required. Never i.s th?re any as
sumption of ma n h superiority.
These faithful, hard-working women and faithful,
hard-working men were called together to He<-t
officers for the coming vt-ar \i the door stood
various persons with prlntwl ballots. Th>- women
were 'Oi dial to on*» another, and were urged, ii f >
vote for tlu>ir candidate. After a time th>* meeting
was '.iil'-'i to orili>r. and men for two hours th>?
unsei mly tactics >f the men prevailed. The women
were generous and courteous to 1 1 1 • • end.
ii im.\ be thai mch dlspla ye are not unbecoming
our profession; bui It was h spectacle to "nuikti
tli>- judicious grieve" to si><> those men (whose
boasted superiority the \V 1 1 Ite bill does not ac
knowledge) so dishonoring their own mothers and
wives nnd daughters. For who shall say that any
man fitly fulfils his duty to himself and c.od who
df-sijiP"H women? And these men havi sal that
wo arc "Inferior."
These men, \\ bo repi eseni probably tho best In
our education, deny our riiriit to "fair play.'.' In
the llipli School Teacl • Association 54 per cent
of tho memluTii are women the gri at majoi I of
whom are tlrm supporters of the Whlt< bill. In
spite of this, and In spit ■ of ihe fac( that the vnon
high school teachers have formed an association
of their «wn to oppose "equal pay." the election
to-day was manipulated in a way to givi the ap
l>areiit Indorsement of the entire asyorlation to the
avowed objections of the ne« president to tin-
WhitP bill. Of course, .t will be laid that a ma
jonty Is a majority, and that the women were not
united. Yes. majorities rule, apd perhaps w pmen
have not learned that in union there is strength.
But In an organization of at least seven hundred
members a majority of twenty-eight is not con
vincing. However, "Th« king la dead! Lons? live
the King!"
Th<» purpose of this l»ttpr is to call the ttention
of our honorable Mayor and of all who ms be in
terested to the mental attitude of those men who
oppose us. Is It worthy of tnoif who would lead the
young in paths of dvii righteousness so to dishonor
womanhood? The high school men and women of
New York should be the noblest in the land.. For
to th*> high schools of i ur city It intrusted th&
greatest task the world has vet seen. Our success
in accomplishing this must depend upon our being
cood men and women. How can we honor our
selves If we dishonor one another? The teaching
can be no better than the teachers. F. D.
New York. May 4, 1&07.
FEELING IN MR. ALLDS'S DISTRICT.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I find a dispatch from Norwich, N. V., in
your paper this morning saying: "The rank" and
file of the party did not seem to take much interest
In the Kelsey case. The Republican leaders, how
ever, generally approve of Senator Allds's vote."
The rank and file of tho party, If Mr. All.ls op
poses the Governor's reform measures, notably the
nubile utilities bill, will take so much interest in
Mr Allds that he will not be remuninated unless
by trickery, and If by any mischance he is renom
lnntei! that he will be laid out at the polls. The
rank and file of the Rcpuollcan party are for the
Governor and will placo> thetr votes where they will
do the OFMR e AM.D R S'°S CONSTITUENTS.
Roxbury, N. V.. May i, 1301.
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Auditorium Concerts, 11 and 2:30
The great Organ, the Angelus; Mr. Townsend H. Fello\v.s. Barytone.
At the afternoon concert, the Song-Cycle "Eliland," by Alexander yon
Fielitz. ■ . .
Cotton Dress Fabrics
World- Famous for Beauty and Variety
The artistic loveliness of French dress fabrics is unquestioned. That in
ventive Yankees have produced fabrics up to French standards may surprise
many. A famous French designer, visting Wanamaker's recently, expressed
pleasure and amazement at the beauty and comprehensiveness of the assort
ments, adding thai in no city had he seen such a splendid showing.
He bought more than two score patterns of cotton dress goods to show
French master designers what marvelous printings, patterns and colors
American manufacturers wer* producing.
Merchants, mill-men and designers from every section are also visitors
ere to secure exclusive novelties, and to get suggestions for future improve
ments — at Wanamaker's they ali find the stimulus of the world's best
pn >ducts.
Loom possibilities are riot exhausted manufacturers,' here and abroad,
are all on their mettle to produce even fairer products in 1908.
But customers will find the fabrics of 1907 eminently satisfying. If
you have not seen the superb collection come NOW. A visit will pay you
even if you do not want another Summer gown.
Prices Are Moderate
There is n wide range between lU'-i.c and fSLQO a yard.
Silk-and-cotton EolJ ■.. Pongees and Dress Linens, In plain and fancy weaves.
Chiffons. i;sc to 50c a yard. 25c to $2 a yard.
Silk Ginghams, 37Vic to 45c yard. Printed Irish Dimities. 22c to 30c a yard.
Fin.» Dsees Ginghams, IJ';<- to 37% c a Shlrtinir Madras. 25c to 45c a yard.
yard. Printed Pongenette. $1.25 a yard-
Plain and Printed Voiles, 10c to 20c a Printed Orgrandies, tl%c a yard,
yard. Printed Plometls and Tissue Carreaoz.
Dimities, HatistP. Bwisa Muslins. Organ- 50c a yard,
die", printed and plain. 12>ic to 25c a yard. Printed and woven Silk-and-cotton llar-
Pc calea Seersuckers and Galatea Suit- qatoettee, $1 to $1.75 a yard.
hiss, at 12 'ie to 1 8c a yard. • I Plain and F;ir Kmbroldered Voiles. 60c
Fancy and Embroidered Voiles, at 25c to to $1.25 a yard.
65c a yard. . Embroidered Swiss Batiste, 75c to f2 a
Voiles and Mercerised and Checked Taf- yard.
fetas, 25e a yard. Embroidered Swiss Muslin and Muslin
Scotch Dress Ginghams, 25c to 45c a yard. ; Robes, at $15 to $50.
Embroidered Swiss Muslins, at EOc to
Second floor. Old Building. ; $1.50 a yard.
The Largest Collection of Women's
Imported Coats and Wraps
j In the city, is now at Wanamaker's. Th»>j^ exclusive and authoritative models rcpre-
I sent the best ideas of Francis, Maurice Mayer, Bob Marie, L, Artus, Bythiner, Gerson and
j otber artistic designers, who set the fashions of the world.
The coats are made in many styles and materials, from simple tailored Jackets to
; elaborate carriage wraps of elegant laces in combinations of embroidered net applique,
| Filet applique, French Irish Venlse nn<l embroidered net, silk Cluny, Chantilly. embrotd
j ered Valenciennes lace and slllc Renaissance. There are handsome Pongee Coats. In the
| graceful Japanese models with Oriental trimmings, and others mads i:i plain full-length
| garments with contrasting colors on collars and cuffs. They make Ideal travelling and
j motor coats. There are also Coats of Gloria silk and Satin Rubber-lined Coats In every
! shade, nnd Black Silk Coats, In both Eton and tnree-quarter length models, and Broad-,
cloth Conts In all the pnstel shades. t
• IMPORTED COATS
Short Black Cloth Coats. $17.50 to $27.50. i Ponsee Coats. $27.50 to $200.
Short Black Silk Coats. $19.50 to $75. Satin Rubber-lined Coats. In pretty
i Throe-auarter 1, rirth Silk Coa*s ISfl to checks and laln ™lors. $25. $30 and $36.
lhree-Quar.T lengtn SUM coa.s, juO to Black Lace Coats, various lengths. $K5 to
| 5160. _ |200
! , Wh v! te n^.™^*-7 V Coats> ln varlons White Lace Coats, various lengths.s3o to
I lenfrth=. $10.50 to $J..00. i $200
Gloria Silk Coats, in light and dark I Broadcloth Coats, ln tho pastel shades
shades, $18.50 and $20. I $66 to $285.
DOMESTIC COATS
W> still have a number of the Coats we had on 6ale last Saturday, ln various styles
and materials — taken from our regrular — $10, regularly $15 to $21.
; " Third floor. Old Building.
Time to Store FURS
SEND us word by mail or telephone and our wagons wUI call for your furs. Our
Cold Storage Vault also takes care of fur rugs. Oriental rugs and any other
goods which you wish to protect from Summer dangers.
We lnvHte the public to visa our Cold Storage Vault and see our magnificent ar-.
ranfreinent for Summer Storage.
Cold Storage Vault. Eleventh floor. New Building.
Fur BtArace Desk. Third floor. Old BuilcMng.
Prices Are Cut
On Negligees and Dressing Sacques
Becaust they are mussed. These are dainty, graceful house-garments, just right for
i presept and Suinmerwear. Some were msulelu France, some here; some in exclusive styles,
j only one of a kind. The materials are Japanese silk, crepe <le Chine, albatross and lawn.
Ttie trimmings, which are more or less elaborate, are lace?, insertions, ribbons and hand
embroidery.
This clear-up of garments, slightly polled by handling, makes ecrttomj; prircx. as you
' see below :
Negligees nt $12 to $50, regularly $22 to $I*s.
!•;■ ties ai *.-> to 125, regularly t^> |0A
Fourth Boor, Old BulldlQg.
An Interesting Collection
Of Pattern Table Cloths
I
Well-informed housekeepers expect a vast increase in prices wherever
they go in scarcli of fine, new table linens. This is why the present collec
tion will l>e highly appreciated by those who are ready to buy at this time.
These Table Cloths arc not only unusually handsome in design, but they
were purchased months ago, before the recent rise in price, and really appear
as very special offerings:
Table Cloths, tii 2 yards, at $2.23. $2.73 and $3.33.
ards, at $2.8©, $■?''> and HIS.
I Napkins to match, L'O-inrh, at $2.25, $2.75 and $3.35 a dozen.
■: ■ h, at J2.25, $2.7r) nr.d *z."7> a d
L'2-Inch, at $2.75, $3.50 Bd $4.25 n dozen.
21-inch. Nt $3.25. $4 and $5 a dozen.
Al*'> a group nf ittini. Pattern Table Cloths*. 2 3 x 3 yards, hemmed ready for
use; regularly $9, but because sliffhtly soiled, now priced at $6 each.
' \ts«> some Special Napkin?, 22 Inches square, regularly $3.75, now at $3 a dozen. ,
Second floor. Old Eulldin*.
. Red, White and Blue Favors
For Decoration Day Parties
i ■ 10c and 1 5c.
■
I >i
:•'. BOX(
Be, 8c
•; A R Hats, to 1 ly. 10c and
?:en.
Jacl - and Drums, $G
Flag E : 1 ■-. ases, 50c ii^z
Red-whiti Baskets, 16c, 15c an.l
25c
Oriental Rugs
WE invite attention to an unusually line showing of Kirmanshah and
Serapi Rugs, in medium and large sizes. Many unusual effects and
odd sizes.
KIRMANSHAH RUGS — Dainty light effects in shades of rose, green, i
blue. etc. Clean, clear-cut design?, and all especially chosen for per. ■;
tion of workmanship and detail.
SERAPI RUGS— Enid design?, thoroughly characteristic of Eastern ideas
of decoration. Colorings chiefly red and blue, but odd effects in crcim
white and tan grounds are in evidence as v. oil.
We have an unusually broad showing just now. Gathered with great
care to exclude all badly-woven or badly-dyed pieces, and in spite of the
fact that goods of this class are advancing tremendously in cost, o::er
these rugs at rheir old prices.
Kirmanshah Rugs. 6 x 9 ft. to 16 x 19 ft., at $165 to $1450.
Serari Rocs, "> x * ft to 14 x 21 ft., at $90 to $950.
Fifth floor, New Building.
JOHN W A NAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Ste»*rt S- Co..
Broadway, Fourth Avenu?, Ei£hth to Tenth Streets.
Store Closes at 5:30 P, M.
' Colonial Hat Ice-coses. 25c rach.
■lee Cups, all colors, with paper Cowers.
10c to 50c each.
Hand-painted Ice Cups, 25c each.
Place Cards to match. 10c to 20c
Jack llorner Pies'. $3.50 to $5.
Novelty Pies. Circus, $7: Teddy Bear. $S;
Carousel. $7; Swan and Canoe. $7 each.
Imported Hard Candy, for favor flUinjjs
ant', table decoration. 60c ■ pound.
Best Chocolates. Bonbons. French Fruit
and Jordan Almonds, for table dessert. 60c
a pound.
Candy Teddy Bears, for children's parties,
SOc ■ pound.
Casement. Old Buildir-sr.
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