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New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
"H4Ti Di BiNAN'?"

The interesting announcement is made that
Germany has acquired lively liking for the
banana and is about TO establish line of fruit
steamers from Hamburg to Honduras To supply
the demand. This liking assured, is
not because Of a fancied resemblance In form
between the fruit and a frankfurtcr, but be
cause of Teutonic appreciation of the intrinsic
qualities Of the fruit. The German nation is
accordingly to be congra tulated thus joining
the plurality. If not the majority, for it is said
that more people live BAN mas than any
other one article Of diet; anG also on learning
to enjoy Of the most delicious Of fruits
so delicious that even its least desirable variety
is scientifically called the fruit of Paradise
while in its best estate it is known the fruit
of wisdom.
1t is to be hoped, however, that the Germans
will insist upon having the right kind of banana
and upon having it handed and served in the
right way-as unfortunately too many Amer
leans fail to do. To the average American. we
fear the name of the banana stands for the Mar
tinique plantain. pale yellow in hue. long and
slender in shape. with longitudinal angular
ridges. growing in enormous punches in which
the closely packed bananas overlap one an
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

withhold frcn them the benefits of the free en-
Try of these cargoeS II our custom houses
narrow AID ungenerurs prejudice defeated the
House BIZ aud left the Flipinos aliens SO far as
their right TO sell in this market Is concerned
thus giving them patent grievance Ihey see
-!:t they are treated with far less fairness than
arC ma Porto RicaHS. and they cannot Under
stand Why they should BE- singled out Tor Sacri-
Zee 20 aI,Icase the groundless clamor of few
domestic. interests which have no more to fear
from their connection shan from the competi-
ton Of cuba Hawaii and Porto Rico. The Fill
NOS would have q better opinion of our pro
fess;ons OF ,lisinterestedness if Congress should
do it's duty and rearrange the Philippine tariff
on d. basis of logic and Justice.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
THE PHILIPPINE ELECTION.

The first general election i'm the Philippines
seems TO have been notable chiefly in attracting
only small percentage of possible voters to the
polls. As a first step in the development of the
American policy Of graduated autonomy Tues
DAYS balloting expected to gauge in
measure native sentiment toward that policy
and native inclination TO participate I'm the
duties and responsibilities of local government
The srlallness of the poll may be interpreted in
two ways. BY the critics Of the experiment of
gradual political evolution the apathy shown
NAV be attributed TO native sullenness or indif-
ference Yet we think il more reasonably
be credited 10 a sense of strangeleSS and wide
spread passive acquiescence in the general re-
suits Of American administration. 1t was only
natural that the advocates Of independence or
in1medSlte self government should seek TO show
their strength in the first general election. 1t
was yitally important 10 them 10 control the new
legislative assembly for the purpose of formulat
ing their demands and strengthening their organ
ization Their vote certain To be cast pretty
fully, while the classes less interested in the ag
fation for independence and content with things
as they are had no particular motive for bestir-
ring themselves, since the function Of the Assem-
biv will be for the present rather TO suggest and
advise than TO legislate.
In view of the conditions under which the elec-
ton was held the result as SO far reported. is
not al all surprising. Manila and other cities
chose Nacionalstas to represent them, the more
conservative elements failing generally 10 employ
the suffrage and OF the fifty members of the
first Philippine Assembly probably thirty TO
thIrty-fiye viii represent the active political fac
ton which favors independence and the transfer
TO its leaders OF the responsibilities and oppor-
funities Of unchecked power Ii cannot be as
s,iuled that this Assembly majority reflects the
wishes of clear ina jority Of the inhabitants of
the civilized portions of the archipelago for the
vafe cast on Tuesday was less than half as
large AZ that cast at the municipal elections OF
1:+is ans even the vote Of 1903 fell one-third
short 81 the full strength Of the qualified cleo
1orate-
IA 30 far Is the result Of the election repre-
sents partial protest against Americanism and
American policies, the unjust and unreasonable
action Of the Senate in the last Congress in
strangliag the Philippine tariff bill largely OK
plains that protest. The House Of Representa-
tives. at the urgent suggestion OF President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft, passed a measure
practically abolishng the duties imposed here
en- Philippine products and admitting the islands
economically as well as politically into the Amer
fesn system Congress had previously brought
them partly into the economic system by eS-
tending coastwise navigation laws TO Phil
ippiae commerce. But the Senate, while willing
TO n.ake The Fiiiplnos pay for the privilege Of
seeing our flag fly over their carGoes wanted to
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

and instruments TO determine his position II
Lieutenant Shackletons facilities for meeting
these requirements prove superior to those OF
Captain Scott. as is probable. he may falrly
hope to go further than his predecessor dld'
which was TO latitude 81 II. Even at that
point he would be nearly five hundred miles
III direct line from the pole. and still nave
& tremendous task before him. Ihe uSeiui-
ness of an utomObile. Of course, depehus' aS
tnGt of Mr.. Wel!mans arship does on ths
ouantity of gasolene at its disposal. If Lieu
tenant Sbockleton can store enough in his
machine for a run of 120 miles and return
he NAV be able 10 realize his ambition FULLY
If he cannot he will at least give the world
important evidence TO the value OF hlth-
erto untried agency i'll polar enterprise ana
perhaps. by revealing means of Improvement
upon certain details of his present plan. pave
the way for an ultimate triumph.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
BEvERIDGE-EDDY WEDDING PLANS.
Private Ceremony az Ambassador Tower S
Home on August Forms To Be Met

Berlin. July Sit settled to-day that tho
wedding Of Miss Katherine Eddy Of Chicago $ -
Of Spencer F Eddy. First Secretary To the
American Embassy here, and Senator Bsveridge.
OF Indiana is TO take place August at the home
Of Ambassador and Mrs Tower
The embassy to-day obtained the necessary
waiver Of the authorities to tn" requirement that
OF the persons 10 married shall have resided
days in the district OF IN. Registrar but in
spite OF this. Senator Beveridge will b. obliged %
sign q pile OF documents three inches deep before
the necessary permit be issued. The Senator
will arrive here from Berne tomorrow. Ambds-
saior Tower. who is at BAD KiSSingen. and Mrs
Tower. who is in Paris return August 4
The wedding = 70 he private The religious
nouy, which will he performed by the Rev Thomas
HAIL OF New York. VIII he preceded at the Reg
istrar's Office hy the civil ceremony. \ wedding
breakfast members OF the family will he given
by Mr.. and Mrs Spencer + Eddy at their home
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
4 CHINESE PUZZLE

Chinese puzzles have been proverblal almost
since the time of Marco Polo. and CoIohel
Ting the Chinese military delegate to Ihe
Hague has offered the world a new one
What he asks. is to be done if one nation de
clares war and the other does not want 10
fight? 1t is contingency that only an Orientai
would think of Occidental nations are not
supposed not to want 70 fight It is not 2oou
form among them. But seasons change and
manners with them: and with peace prizes
hung up for turning the other cheek. ana AT
nral conferences of irenic advocates and quln-
uuenniaI gatherings at The Hague. ana Mt
Stead going I'D and down the earth hnSrliF pro-
claiming peace and good VIII 10 men, perhaps
before another international conference can
h, called 10 ponder this Chinese pIHHl" s"H'
nation NAV not want 10 fight when it is invited
To do 50. What then:
In these days il Is the custom of many peace
advocates to stretch the analogy OF the lnol'lh-
ual 10 cover the conduct of a nation. and If, as
they fondly hope. should have internatiohdi
police courts the nation with Il chip on It's Shoui-
der could he hauled before the magistrate for It's
ramFunctiotls conduct and receive the usual
$40 or thirty days Perhaps in the lack "i
this efficient check upon warlike behavior N"
irenists who applying the indlVidual aiId'-
ogy 10 the conduct of nations might boTro"
some useful lessons from the dying days OF
the code dueIIo Under the extinct rules "t
private warfare the challenged party chose the
weapons. This power was often very effective
in the hands Of the man who did not want to
fight" RIFLES nj three yards" was often known
to chill the fiery ardor of the challenger, ana
there are classic stories of how famous men
put off would he comhataHtS with offers to
fight il out with pitchfoIks other rural I'M
Elements Why not let the challenged nation
choose the weapons and thus answer the
Chinese puzzle? The choice by the nation that
does not want to fight Of dumdum bullets or
some Of the other ethal agencies that are helhG
Iegislated out of polite warfar" might make
declara tiOns scarce. If the challenged nation
were free to elect the most perfect modern
methods of annihilatOn it might maintain It's
unwillingncss 10 fight amid general applause.
ONLY where the duel has been made painless
does il survive. We offer this solution of the
Chinese puzzle to irenists who belev" that
they find the guiding light for national conduct
in the analogy Of the individual.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
ILL FOR FRESH AIR.
Three Parties Sent Ont By The
Tribune Warm Praises RfCfiCed.

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent three parties
to the country yesterday. Activities began early
in the morning The commuters arriving at tho
Lexington avenue terminal saw hundred boys and
girls trampug through the tunnel from the Grand
Central station the terminal and shouting al
the ton OF their lungs This crowd was bound for
Pttsfeld Mass. where it Will ha entertained for
two weeks ny thu Berkshire Fresh AR Fund. This
third large party that has To- that place
this year
Two weeks ago tho people Of Rfvarhasd Long
Island agreed To take twenty girls and board them
for two weeks in the buildings Of the Riverhesd
fair grounds. This WIS lie q SORT of experiment.
Il proved successful The twenty girls aroused
such interest that yesterday the Fresh Fund
able To send another party-forty this time Ths
Rev. Percy Billings is at the head Of the work n
Rivarhead
Last night a third party of the day started for
all niEht trip to Bangor. y Y, where through
the efforts Of the Rev Charles j. Middleton. it
to be- entertained for month
That this work OF the Tribune Fresh Air Fund =
appreciated IS shown ~ the letters that aye ---
ceived daily Yesterday the following came from
Or. G. Irving Fisher. sUp~rnteudrut of the Presby-
terrain Hospital
Permit me to express 20 Won our appreciation %
the great help which the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
is 20 visiting nursery department Dur nurses
work among the worthy and appreCiarive poor %
the East Side. and are constantly in contact with
the Very ones who need ami are to De most hene-
fitted by the outdoor country conditions To the
children with Udle faces. shopping shoulders and
languid action. aS they come % Us for the receS-
sar-- examination before going. and to see tLeu
their return plump. erect and happy. hardly 20 -
recognized by those who sent them away. Is enough
70 convince the most Skeptical of the real value 80
your work Again. a hearty thark you iu behalf
Of our nurses for the enlargement ~ their sppur-
tunity for service. and frr the many needy ones
who receive the benefits thereof
The following letter received yesterday from
OF the missionaries Of the Adams Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Il want to thant you for the good times you have
given our girls az ShOkau this wear. I have q 1a
fresh air work for several years. bug have
the girls returned with such praises f1- tE-.- OUT
tne- They have been home two weeks ana they
still keep telling OF the good things they have
had to eat. So many Of them have V,a-a n
which to play one of the boys last week Went %
the roof 10 hy kite. reached q icrI- too far. t-l
10 the pavement and was Instantly killed aG-
preciate the effort you Uakiuz e- them "ut
of the city
Acknowledgements IS made by th- Tribune Fresh
Air Fund OF the receipt OF "a large box OBJ: chill
dren'S clothing. furnished by tLe YourE LADIES'
Aid Society of St Georges F,piscopa. ''hu--H. e
BrOOklyr5.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

other like the scales of a fish, plckeu anu
brought hither green as grass ana ripel'eu III
cellars
That which Germany should Insist upon nav
ING. and for which America shouu scoih ~
accept a substitute. is the true banana tne p'i"
Goa of jamaica the fruit not merely Oh ara
dtSa h,,t hotter still of wislom-deep yellow
or duskv red in hue, short and thick ana 1a'iH
rounded in FORM not closely packed ana iappeu'
but loose in the bunch and sticking OUT from
the stem at all sorts of angles. picked wileh 1t i
lust rpe and landed here ready for instant anu
irresistible appeal to the nose with It's honettu
fragrance 10 the palate with ITS incompetence
flavor and to the amentary economy Win il'
ease of digestion and its abundant iii'I
It is in aInrecatiOn of that fruit that men re''
iza tho richness of the gifts of Ormus and OF
Ind to all the world and cease to wonder al 'he
ease with which Eve and Adam were lnduftd to
Weld To temptation.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
SEEKING THE SOUTH POLE AGAIN

Honeful expectationS are warranted In re-
gard 10 the venture of Lieutenant Shackleton.
who sailed from England on Tuesday for the
antarctic regions The explorer has had pre-
vious experience in the work in which he is
engaged He has selected much the most prom
isinp rGute His means of transporta ton at the
most critical stage Of the undertaking include
Siberian ponies which, for the food they con
suma Weld larger output of work than dogs,
and tyyo or three automobiles built expressly
to traverse ice. 1t may be doubted whether
no will succeed in reaching the pole itself, but
he is not unlikely TO beat the record made by
Captain Scott four years ago.
There are two essential differences in the
conditions under which geographical research
is conducted in the arctic and antarctic regions
A ship can be pushed further in the Northern
than in the Southern Hemisphere But after
If has been abandoned much easier travelling
NAV be expected In the latter The South foie
IS surrounded by land and the North Pole by
water The antarctic continent Is covered with
ice of great thickness, but ii offers a more stable
foundation than the Arctic Ocean does to the
floating pack The winter quarters last occu-
pied by Peary were close TO the SD parallel OF
latitude The Ross Sea. south of New Zealand
gives a far more advantageous opportunity for
invading the region beyond than does any other
indentation of the coast yet discovered, but
Lieutenant Shacketon Will be able TO force the
Endurance no further than latitude as. or about
two hundred and forty miles further from MS
goal than Peary was while the Roosevelt
The chief restrictions imposed upon the are
,ic or antarctic explorer when he enters on
the final stage of his mission is that Wnlch
grows out Of the necessity for carrying food
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among those who arrived yesterday from Eu-
rope
POTSDAM. FROM ROTTERDAM
Leon W Woodford. Mr.. and Mrs 8 IL Gddngs
Mr. Crifiths Mr.. and Mrs. W. l. CLAYTON.
Mrs Florence NJ ronsue
Among those who VIII sail for Europe to-day
ARABIC. IVERPOOI.
Tho Roy. Henry Mrs. Cornelius Zshris<i~.
Mr. and Mrs W J. Rey- Mrs Eugene r. Leland,
mold. Hiss Julia Fitzgerald
BERMTDIAN, FOR BERMUDA
Thomas Rutterneld H Whipple
Mrs Mr.. and Mrs Il. ". Rhodes
and s. lC. " InghaIn-
PRIN ~ESS ALICE. FOR BREMEN.
Senator Racon IMr md John Zismmer
N II Arnold man
Frederick 4 lMr. and Mrs Herman Mase-
Miss Margaret NJ ponoghue mann
Ia TOURAINE. FOR HAVRE.
Tho Rev Rene G Martin A
Mr. Mrs. Mattel. +. H. F1nlAy.
Frank s. Richardaon. J.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

E.x-Cf6verror Joseph f. Johnston OF H'dpdli'h
is in a position to realize that it pays sometimes
10 come in second best. He was competitor III
the state primary last year called to nominate
'.alternate' United States Senators MI ballh-
head led the poll and Mr.. Johnston was secofu'
and they became entitled To be recognized as
heirs apparent to the sitting Senators. Mr. Nor
gan and Mr. Pettus. Mr.. Morgan died first. ana
Mr. Bankhead the first alternate. drew the uh-
expired term ending March g. 1918 MI pet
tus died a month later. and Mr.. Johnston VIII
be selected automatically to fill out both the uI-
expired term ending March ;. 1909. and the ne"
term ending March g. 1918, for which Mr. Pet-
tus had been elected.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
BARRED FROM FTNER4L.
Huntington's Request Rcfnsed-His
Sister UOrSC

Versailles. July 3l-The request made ny
Henry Huntington. who last Sunday shot ana
wounded his two sisters and two brothers AT
m" bedside of his dying father TO attend the
funeral Of his father tomorrow has been re-
fused by VI. Hrsch. the examining magistrate.
the ground that his presence probably would
result in a
The doctors in charge have not yet been able
20 extract the bullets from Henry's pistol that
injured Alonzo and Elizabeth Huntington. ana
the condition of Elizabeth. who was shot in tn,
breast is to-day serious
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

Chautauqua. n Y. July S-J q Phelps Stokes.
OF New York city delivered address Social
ism and tn" Social Unrest ut this afternoons ses
sion OF the Chautaqua Assembly Mrs Stokes
spoke OBSERVATIONS Wealth and Class Feelings
from a SoCalistic Standpoint John Graham
Brooks. OF Cambridge, Mass president OF the Ma
tional Consumers League addressed the league
members this afternoon. His subject THE
Organization OF Discomfort
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
MR.. FAIRBANKS GOES WEST.

Boston July 31-Charics w Fairbanks Vice
President. OF the United states. who has been TN
Boston the last few days attending the Old Home
Week celebration. and also the Fairbanks family
reunion at D.ihHn. of which family association
ne IS president. departed to-day on the :" m
Boston & Albany train Lincoln Neh.. where he
is scheduled speak Friday night Tie VIII
return later TO pass the remainder OF the summer
with his family DInveTs.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

The kentucky judge who expected to pre-
side at the fourth trial of Caleb Powers left the
bench because the prisoner filed an affidavit de-
claring his belief that the judge was prejudiced
This ecrupulous withdrawal is in refreshing con-
trast with the conduct of former Judge Cantrlu
whose bitterness against the defendant was un-
concealed and whose arbitrary rulings caused so
many revcrsals at the hands of the appellate
courts The Powers case. when finished, viii he
one Of the most curious and romantic in Ameri-
can criminal history
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

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New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
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THURSDAY. AUGUST /. 1907.

This newspaper is otrned and published by
The Tribune Association, NeIC York corpora
tion: office and principal place of business T'ib-
anc Building. No 1a4 Nassau street. Ncw York:
Oqdc5s Hills president; Nathaniel THttie. sec
rcfUry and treasurer. The address OF the Of
ggcerS IS thc Office OF thiS Rctcspaper.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

Ridgewood y. J., July 3l.-Mrs. isabele +. Mil
Ter. whose husband brother-in-aw of the
late Gould. vacated to-day the Joseph Jeffer-
son homestead at HohokuS. which sold under
foreclosure by Sheriff Mercer at tackenSaCk last
February Sl7.@A She contested the sale
nIeantim. refused to
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

Arbitration is making progress. Up III Inc
Bronx 4uo Young gentlemen of refinement ar
,i,o+o5 their claims to the favor of Harlem
belle They acted their own arpi'i ih''''
Judges and presented their respective eFIoeh
neatly done up in five ounce boxing gloves "
ports say that the evidence OF the Vlctor s'' uNN
the loser most forcby as a proof OF 'he ioi
n,er's right to spoon with the belle Peace ha'l
her victories, etc.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
m'klNLEv MAUsolEUM DEDICATION

canton Ohio July S1.-Secretary Corteisuu sav
here from his summer home on Long IsIahu " - :,
and met Justice Day and Charles u o" -s.r
chicago. former controller of the CurTehCS- rni-
had a conference with Mr.. MaSOnise ,Hs ,,it-
tect and later with the Canton Citizens Coy, 1s,sx
tee in reference the dedication or the .r-,,,
mausoeum on September 50. Secretary C'A % ere
Justice Day and Mr.. Dawes. as trustees ARE
Mckinley National Memorial Associauon' "a
named as a special COMMITTEES OF thaI '
arrange for the dedication.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

Mr. and Mrs c. Oliver Iseln have re'ulneo tha
Sound near New Rochelle
Mr. and Mrs Elisha Dyer nave LETT Newport i''
Bar Harbor-
A., . ,,r w De Lancey kountze have gone
80 Tsu.rort where they are staying with MI ana
Mrs Joseph Hartman
Mr. and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and MI. snu
w % yybitra,, are still at Carlsbad at the
IIo,., savoy Henry White, American @AIoa9'''i
10 France is also at Carlsbad. with ms s'i' q
Hotel Victoria Mr.. and Mrs faui 'i'' '''' "
also staying there.
Mr. and Mrs w X Vanderbilt. jr-. have arrived
at Aix-les-R Rains where they purpose staying
about three weeks AIr. and Mrs EDWIN ''''''
are also at Aix-les-Bains
Mr.. and Mrs Robert J. Collier. after terminating
+bir visit 10 Newport have gone to the AdroH-
dacks where they have place on Lake ftacaue''e
Ior the summer.
,rs Rower Ismay who has been staying WIN
ber relatives here for weeks. sailed yester-
dav for her home in England on board the oceanic
Mr.. and Mrs William Goadby Loew will spend
the greater part of this month at Newport WIN
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hammond. who have been
staying in the Adirondacks. arrived yesterday at
I.enox and are Elm Court as the guests OF MT
and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane.
Mr. ard Mrs H. Nick. Twonbly staying in
Berlin Mt the Hotel Bristol
The Hon. Charles Russo II. eldest of the late
Lord Russell of Killoween. who died Lord Chief
Justice of England. is due here to-day from Eng
land on board the Baltic
Mrs ogden Mills and Miss Beatrice Mills. Miss
Jean Reid. Colonel and Mrs. Robert VI. Thompson
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01

Germany is send commission to the
United states to learn how electric railways
are operated here This is the country in when
the trolley originated. and no better school Tor
the study Of electric traction can be found ON
the other hand. Germany herself showed IN"
world a thing two about high speeds three OF
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
HOSPITAL FOR TUXEDO.

tRy Telegraph to The Trtbune-l
Sufrern y. y. July 31.-Tuxedo is to have hos
pitaL Or. Rushmorc. physician here. has been
circulating a subscription list among the wealthy
residents The site has been chosen and the build
Ing will he begun The nearest hospital now
IS at Suffern. The medical stan will consist Of
New York physicians. with DIR. Rushmore at the
had The building IT is said will cost about $50
on,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
GUESTS AT SYCAMORE HILL.

oyster Bay..July 3l-Joseph Bucktn Bishop. Sec
rotary OF the IsthFnian Canal Commission. and Mrs
Bishop were guests OF President and Mrs ROose-
Welt Sycamore Hill tonight Mr. Bishop and
family will sail tomorrow for Panama where the
duties of his office require the presence OF the
r.ft. In fhn
New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
AMBASSADOR WHITE LEASES HOUSE.
Has Not Had Private Residence Since Ills
Arrival in Paris.

Paris. July 3t.-Ambassador Henry "hl's' -
since coming here has been without a pri'N-t9 -
dsnce has leased the fine Ridgeway house III 20
Rue FRANCOIS Premier. near the FONT des ~,
validts II overIooks the Seine and the Cou'S
Refine