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New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

uation. AS the Baltic and Cedric have con-
vincingly demonstrated in the last few days,
getting a big steamship in or out Of this port
in fog is a ticklish proceeding. There is sup
posed to be- and probably is, at least thirty feet
of water in the channel at low tide, but it is not
always easy to find 1t when the weather is thick
and when navigation is still further embarrassed
by the necessity for keeping clear of vessels
which are travelling in the opposite direction.
The advent of the Adriatic renders more need
ful than ever the completion of the first stage
of work on the Ambrose Channel giving depth
of thirty-ive feet at low tide. If the latest es-
Inmates of the engineers in charge trust
worthy, that great Improvement will be avail
able TO commerce by July next. Until then the
officers navigating the newcomer will be
obliged to manifest exceptional vigilance in or
der to avoid unfortunate detentions.
That the White Star Line would this year
make Southampton its home port for passenger
steamships was announced several months ago
The change will be initiated it is said, with the
Adriatc. As The Tribune has already pointed
out, this policy was probably inspired by the
example set by the American Line years ago
and by the practice Of calling on both sides of
the Channel which the German lines have
adopted For British company to take such
step. however. demanded peculiar courage.
Profitable as the transfer may eventually
prove, even partial abandonment of Liverpool
involves a defiance of traditions which would
have comparatively little influence with foreign
ers. As vet these seem TO be powerful enough
TO make the Cunard company hesitate to follow
the same course. Rumor credited it last year
with the intention of going to Southampton but
M the annual meeting of the company few
weeks ago It's chairman said that he was not
ready at present to make any definite statement
on the subject.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
dlNA'S ARMY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

stNth WIN the exception Of ourselves and the United
SStatcs Shina Is the only power OF any magnituds
That sun continues TO work her army ON the vol
uunntary system The following. taken from the
5NeVue MAitaire deS ArmeeS Etrangsrss" may oe
or interest and goes to show that wonderful strides
nave peen made lately In the Yangtse army, under
tho tutsiage or japanese officers John Chinanan
mas at last walked up. Students OF universities and
schools drill The recruiting once IN 1. very back
ward state. has improved Considerably. Great et-
lotus are oeiIg made TO constitute a corps OF OH
cers, ana each province Is TO have preparatory
schooL In ADDITION there to be two middle
sShooIs az Wu-Chung and Nankn. After passing
hrooSn these the officer in due course is 70 finish
ms eoucatlon at Pao- Fu. Here the oornpe,,
on OF unity or doctrine for military students VII
no no Saarea OUT to tho present as many as =
per cent or the officers of the army have gone 70
Japan to get initiated In the arts OF war and "
per cent aIter studying In their country, nave
Deen attached 10 Japanese regiments learn drii.
tiI1r rp tactlcs and interior economy. The Revue
Iurther states that the old field officers haN
oeen weeded out, many of them having been rels.
sdted 70 police appointments. and that the presen.
ones serving are all young and active. The Mancnu
Is kept separate from the Northern Chinese as ths
expected rusion between these races has not coinS
on. me Manchu contingent is. however. a snai.
one and not OF much account at present, being
somewhat under four Thousand
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

difficulty in finding company ready to operate
the proposed three borough subway, as it would
do an enormous business, running in the mOsC
congested part Of the city. If such a subway
were built by the city and its operation let to a
company Independent of the Interborough it
might become the basis for competition III
future bidding for subways, and the recent
refusal of the InterborOugh TO bid proves com
petition TO be highly desirable. The prospect
of the citys building and leasing TO an inde
pendent company a subway on Third avenue
which would compete with the present elevated
railroad there might inspire the Interborough
with different feelings from those which it
now has toward supplying the citys future
traction needs.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
THE CABINET
IFrom The Tribune Burenu.I


Washington, May 9.-Secretary Root Will give g
dinner tomorrow night IN compliment TO the Of
fcers OF the Argentine training ship In haroor
here. while the officers themselves Will hold re-
ception on board the ship tomorrow afternoon
from 1 to o'clock. Secretary Root has invited a
number OF the South and Central American min
listers to attend the dinner tomorrow night.
Secretary Taft will give large stag dinner at
the New Willard tomorrow night In compliment
to General Baron Kuroh and the visiting officers
Mrs. Taft will assist him at reception following
the dinner when ell OF the members OF the Cabinet
and their wives large contingent from the
diplomatic corps and society people generally TO
the number Of four hundred will be present.
Secretary Metcalf has extended an invitation to
the italian, Brazilian, Chilian. Chinese. japanese
and Argentine officers 10 join him In trip TO
Mount Vernon on the Mayfower on Saturday morn
ing The boat will start from here at 1880 O'Clock,
and upon the return trip luncheon will be served
TO the entire party. They will go direct TO the
Presidents reception at the White House after
landing from their trip.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
Il nluSementS.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-S-The Prince Of Pilsen.
Al1E1AhBRA-2-S-Eau
ASIO4s-S:30-Iesore
BELASCO-S: :l5-The Rose OF the Rancho.
BlJOU-S:20-Comtess Coquette.
BhOADWAY-S:l0-The Partisan Mode.
CASINO-S:15-The White Hen.
AOLoHIAI--2-S-Naud
EDEN MUSEE-The World in Wax.
EAdtIiE1-S -30-Cousin Kate.
GAERICk-S .30-Caught In Rain
1tAChETT-S-3o-The Chorus Lady.
6AMMERSTEIN'S s15-Naudevile
HARLEM CASINO-6 TO S-Svedrofsky and Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra
HERALD SQCARE-S:15-The
alEEODttGAE-2 Daughter and Pioneer
Days.
HCDSON-S: -S:15-Brewsters Millions.
IRVING PLACES S:20-Ofiziersehre.
ANlCkERBOCKER-S:l5- Red NH.
1lBEFTY-S:1 :15-Salorny Jane.
LINCOLN SlQUARE-S:15-AIrs Temples Telegram.
AHCEJM-S=2o-The Boys OF Company =.
LhRIfc-s.15-T Road Yesterday
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-S-Wid West.
Observation-Disclosures Path.
1EIROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-12:30 TO 7. NJ.
7:30 to nEGnight-Actors' Fund Fair
1EN AMSTEfiDAM-S:10 Hottie Merchant OF Venice
SANOE-s-I5-The Man Of
WALLACE SIS :30-Divorcons.
WEST ESD-S-U Trovatore.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
THE NEW WHITE STAR LINER

The steamship Adriatic. now on her maiden
voyage to this city, belongs to that large and
steadily growing class of vessels which have
been designed for comfort and great carving
capacity rather than for extreme speed. Her
colossal size gives an assurance of that stability
on which so largely depends the peace of mind
of sensitive passengers. and it is reported that
she is provided with Turkish baths, gvmns
SUM and other new features which are likely
TO enhance her popularity. Her engines are
rated at 25.00O horsepower, and are apparently
not quite equal to those of the Oceanic when
that ship was new. She may, therefore. reouIre
fully seven days for a run, but few who cross
the Atlantic nowadays will be unwilling TO de
vote as much time as that to the voyage.
FOR few months, until either the Lusitania
or the Mauretania is ready for actual service.
the Adriatic will enjoy the distinction of being
the largest steamship visiting New York. Her
displacement is greater than that OF the Cedric
and Celtic or of the Amerika and Kaisern An
guste Victoria. The difference III size ~ small
however, and for the present any superiority in
this respect offers little occasion for congrat-
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. j

IFrorn The Tribune Bureau-l
Washington. May e-Mr and Mrs. I.arz And.r-
will give ball tomorrow night at their home
In Massachusetts avenue. in honor Of the Duke of
the Abruzz to which nearly all OF the guests at
tending Secretary Taft's reception will go
Count and Countess Hatzfeldt. who returnad o.,
Washington from Pittsburg this morning will 90
to New York Monday. and Tuesday will ssu
for Europe Ambassador Aoki. the father or tbs
countess, will probably accompany them 70 Na,-
York.
Rear Admiral Brownson recently IN command
Of the Pacific fleet. has returned 10 New Yort
from the Orient He IS accompanied by his two
daughters. Mrs. G. D. Tooker and Miss Carolina
Brownson- After short rest at his home IN
Yonkers the admiral viii 70 Washington TO
take up his duties chief OF the bureau OF navtg
ton. the most important post IN the navy
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE.

Mans inhumanity to man Is on the wane
IN those very quarters where we might least
suspect the fact. Following the example of adj
vanced thinkers on penOlOgy, the managers OF
public lodging houses, once invdously called
Jalls now advocate and practise the broad
minded policy of indeterminate sentence What
Is more too they have greatly improved the
plan as may be seen from the methods OF the
boniface conducting the Queens County jail.
This up-tO-date. if not ahead time. gentle
man makes the sentence of persons consigned
TO his loving care as indeterminate as possible
indeed, In the latest case, that Of one George
Small biSamist, the sentence has become so
ndeterminate that neither George nor his
jailer, not to mention the public knows whether
there Is any sentence at all
george, the undetermined one it appears
was useful fellow about the jail, being espe-
cially valuable as maker Of tea biscuits Re-
cause of his culinary skill his sentence was
commuted to an optional sequestratiop behind
prison bars, with the result that q policemsn
gathered George in the other night In n region
far removed from cells and padIocks. or
course the prisoner protested that he was q
"rusty"; but as a matter of form he vos
locked up again
The problem for the penologist here A.
whether ability TO make biscuits Is an ex
tenuatng circumstance in a bgamy case And
Shoulu d prlSoneFS Willingness to help the cook
entltle him to an occasional evening off? While
this latter question may be answered afflrma-
lively by many the former remains riddle
TO all save few enlightened jaiers who realize
how eagerly women compete for a man who
can do the cooking. From repeated heart-to
heart talks with his wards, a sheriff comes to
know far better than judges and the ignorant
puphc now lndetermlnate sentences should be
1t i'll becomes an outsider, therefore, to critIcise
the inner diplomacy of prisons or to suspect
that a sheriff is particularly clement toward
an incarcerated cook merely because the free
services Of the latter help to INCREASE the normal
pronts on meals. Let amateur penologists and
other fault finders reserve judgment, and. in the
mean time, beware of discussing prisons. hand
cuffs and hangmen with strangers on the street
For they may be entertaining murderers nm
awares and it would doubtless wound the SEN
sibilities of these latter TO hear deDrecato,-v
remarks about indetermnate sentences
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
TEMPLE EMANUEL ELECTION

The annual election OF trustees and onicer,
OF the Temple Emanu- FN Fifth avenue ana Is5
street. was held last night in tho vestry room or
tho temple The reports of trustees and var,ou,
coIpmttees were acted upon before the meeting
James Seligman. president; NJ H. Moses yica-
president, and Louis Stern and Louis Marshall
trustees were reelected. Justice David Iaven
trtt, of the Supreme Court was elected trustee "a
M IL the the vacancy caused by the death of Emanuel
Lehman ID. NJ. Samuels and ID. II. StonehtII wera
elected inspectors OF election. A recent oyer ~
100000 for The church property published In The
Tribune. was formally refused. " AA''
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

We desire to remind our readers aCho are
about TO IedUe the city that THE TRIBUNE qOfH
be sent by mail TO any dress tn this country
or abroad and address changed often as de
sired. Subscriptions may be gtUen to yOWr reg
stIar dealer before IeaCing, or. II more cOnUefs-
dent, hand them IN at THE TRIBUNE Office.
See opposite page for subscription rates.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Kurok and his STAFF He was accompanied by
Count and Countess Hatzfeldt his son-in-Iay and
daughter. who have been making a visit to friends
In Pittsburg-
The newly appointed Minister from Panama
Senior ]. A Arante. who arrived in New York som.
days ago. is in Washington Sehor de ObaIdt,
the retiring minister. will not leave Washington i'm
mediately, as there are some incomplete plans which
will keep him here
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
r. 3. REEDS BIRTHPLACE.

From the Kennebec Journal
The birthplace OF the late Speaker Reed. whca
- about TO be torn down. Is IN the heart OF PortI
lands italian quarter and Is now tenerers
swarmnG with sons and daughters OF sunny ltaiy'
How much they impressed by the grea,-
ness OF their surroundings was shown last wees
when visitor. desiring TO get look at the ce,e-
brated statesman's birthplace. asked boy X hs
would show him the Tom Reed house. Iuunr
Il un1lkauaanfs
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Mr.. Bion ]. Arnold. the electrical engineer
who accidentally bit off the tip of his tongue
in Chicago the other day, is we'll known in this
city He was of the experts consulted by
the New York Central IN regard to the change
recently effected in it's system of traction. His
friends here as elsewhere, viii hope that the
composure which he showed at the time of the
mishap and the energy which he employed in
securing surgical aid will be rewarded as they
should be.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

One Of the medical societies is about to discuss
publicly the question how New York Harbor
can be saved from intolerable pollution. The
way to do it is TO shut out the flood of pollutng
sewage. or, at any rate. to prevent the increase
Of that flood from allen and remote regions, such
as the Bronx Valley.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Disappointment with the exhibition OF flying
machines recently made under the auspices OF
the Aero Club of London is expressed by some
of the technical papers of that city. Well in
the fine pioneer work of Maxim dozen years
ago England won credit enough to last for a
long time
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

I'huon. MAy s-NAmbassador Whitelaw Reid ard
Mrs. Reid have made arrangements for a series OF
entertainments at Dorchester House little less
notable than those OF last year The first viii be
held May II, when the Prince and Princess OF
Waies VIII be Mr.. and Mrs. Reid's guests at din
ner Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson arc amonr
those invited to meet the Prince and Princess,
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
MARK TWAIN VISITS BALTIMORE

Annapolis. May 9-Samuel NJ Clemens Nf.rL
Twain) arrived here this afternoon and will reman
several days as the guest of Governor and Mrs
Edwin Warfeld Governor Warfield entertained a
party or friends from New York Washin ZION Pal
tr,9rs and annapolis at dinner tonight In honor
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Eight men seriously shot by Frisco streetcar
strike breakers" reads headline in 1.-The St.
Louis Republic" We wonder If they would feel
any the worse if they had been shot thought
lessly, hippanty. carelessly or in any other than
an earnest and matter-of-fact manner.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
PRESIDENT AIDS SCHOOL HYGIENE

Washington, May s-Presdent Roosevelt accord
ing to the statement made by Dr. A T Cabot of
Boston. who called him to-day. consented to
become the honorary president OF the American
School Hygiene Association. which has just con-
cluded its first convention here. ~
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

The new Brooklyn Rapid Transit transfer
offers fascinating study for serious minded
persons. Its complexities can be mastered with
about the same application has to be given
to those Of new language toy like Volapuk
Esperanto.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Tom Johnsons red automobile once made a
furore in Ohio politics, but 1t never had the
seating capacity Of the Taft band wagon.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Commercial reports about the changing con-
troa OF the Great Western packing companies In
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

dicate that, for the present at least. the bovine
race is with the Swift
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mr. and Mrs. q. Hermann Kinnicutt have rs-
turned to town on the completion OF their wedding
tour.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Mr. and Mrs. Columbus O'DonnelI Iselin and AIiss
e. Iselin have left town for Lenox. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Robert w GoeNt and John B. Trevor have re
and Ceylon.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs Frederick II. Allen have rented a
house in Paris FOR term OF years. They will.
however, spsnd the simmer In Newport
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

The Census Bureau may yet under
take an investigation Of the desertion
of medicine by women, In spite of the
fact that more facilities are offered her
for entering this field and the demand
for the services Of women physicians is
growing greater every year. The mat
ter was brought to the doors Of the
Census Bureau this year when it was
discovered that in the class Of aspiring
young medicos entering the magnificent
" equipped department of medicine Of
the George Washington University,
counted not single woman, notwith'
standing that the class was the greatest
In the history Of the institution. The
University last year, under the strong
est pressure from women who aspired
to take their degree in medicine, waived
the rule that it long had observed and
admitted women to matriculation, II
was fully expected that this year the
demand would be even greater, but this
demand failed absolutely to materialize.
According to reports, this same condi-
tion OF affairs is noticeable in practically
all the big schools Of medicine in which
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

Although Oklahoma, by reason Of ths
Presidential promise, will be admitted
to the Union OF States on November l6
there win be no change in the American
flag until July 4, 1908. On and after
that date the blue field OF the national
banner win contain 40 stars, instead Of
45 as at present. This will be the first
change in the flag in IL years, for the
4Sth star was added July 4. 1896, fol.
lowing the admission Of Utah to the
Union in the preceding March. Several
months ago a joint board of the army
and navy, of which Admiral Dewey was
chairman, adopted a plan for the re-
arrangement of the stars. made neces-
sary by the admission Of new states.
Under this plan such arrangement will
be perfected without materially altering
the general scheme. When the star Of
Oklahoma is added, the first, third.
fourth, and sixth rows ON the blue
ground will have eight stars, and the
second and fifth rows seven stars each.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

Australia always appears to Ameri.
cans to be a topsy-turvy country be-
cause people out there are walking
upside down; but report from Consul
! General Bray indicates that the people
of that Anglo-Saxon commonwealth are
acquiring some sense. They have awak-
ened to the fact that in land OF vast
distances they need long distance tele-
phone service. Mr.. Bray announces that
the two leading cities, Melbourne and
Sydney, 600 miles apart. are now tele-
phonically connected. That the Aus.
tNlians should have waited so long for
the construction of a single circuit be-
tween two great centers of population
makes It seem that they have been
singularly unprogressive. The cnief
cities OF the eastern part of the United
States have, of course, been connected
by the long distance telephone for now
a matter of two decades. Out in Aus
tralia they have had government owner
ship to retard the growth OF the utility,
but clearly public demand for the most
indispensable Of electrical services can
force even governmental bureaus into a
show of activity, Besides, Engineer
John Hesketh has been in this country
and, with admiration and astonishment,
studied the telephone habits of the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

CAR SHORTAGE QUESTION
Franklin Lane confers With President
About Inability Of Railroads to Handle
crops--Another Star In the Flag--Au-
stralia Adopts Long Distance Phone.
WASHINGTON. Nov. s.--oklaAoma's

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-oklahoma's
new delegation in Congress probably
will precipitate what eventually may
prove TO be pretty row in the sixtieth
session. This was forecasted by Repre-.
sentative. elect Bird s. Mcclure. OF
pawnae, who has arrived here to look
over the ground before Congress meets
Mr.. Mcclure was delegate from the
Territory In the 5sth and 6oth con-
crosses, and as such Is regarded as the
dean Of the Oklahoma delegation, He
announces that one OF his first acts as
a full fedged representative will be to
urge the enactment OF q law permitting
the Indians 10 sell the lands owned by
them within the borders OF the new
state Of Oklahoma. He will ask this
legislation at the hands Of Congress be-
cause fully one.half the territory Is
composed Of Ian which was granted the
Indians by the United States These
millions Of acres, under the present law,
cannot be disposed Of by the Indians
and for that reason white farmers are
barred out. The new state, Mr.. Nc
Guire says. wants farmers Of progress
sive type. but his bill will not contem'
plate permission TO the Indians to dis
posc Of all their lands, for the right 70
dispose OF their complete property usual
ly has resulted In disaster. The measure
will provide that the Indian land'aola,
ers shall be given the right to sell al
their realty with the exception OF their
homesteads, which comprise between 40
and 100 acres each. The bill Is certain
to stir up the friends Of the lndisn'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

Franklin Lane Of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission had conference this
week with the President about the
shortage OF cars on western and north.
western railroads. The President 10
especially interested In the situation,
not desiring to see repetition Of the
coal famine that precipitated the ter.
rible conditions OF last winter. As a
matter OF fact no repetition Of q coal
famine il looked for. but there 10 much
dissatisfaction over the inability OF the
roads to handle the grain crops and to
furnish cars for the regular freight bust
ness. This condition Is certain to bring
sharply to the front the necessity for
the comprehensive development OF west.
ern rivers and harbors. 1t undoubtedly
will be one OF the important subjects dis.
cussed at the fourth annual convention
OF the National Rivers 4 Harbors Con.
gress, which will be held in Washington,
December 4, 8 and next, In view OF
the situation It Is believed that an un.
usually large delegation win be present
at the convention from the states OF
the middle west, and Pacific slope
regions. Similar complaints and similar
conditions Of car shortages are reported
from the South, and the Southern states
will send unprcedentedly big delega.
tions to the meeting. The convention Is
not to take up any individual or specific
plan Of waterway development, but is
to consider the general question on
broad and comprehensive lines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-10

Secretaries Root and Taft are The
members Of the Cabinet who are most
often in the limelight Of public atten.
ton, but during the past week Secre-
tary Cortelyou has been the most promi.
nent figure Of the administration, not
excepting even the President himself
The Secretary was confronted by a
problem Of terrific possibilities for lis.
aster TO the country at large in the
financial panic in New York, which, TX.
cept for the prompt action taken, prob.
ably would have become one of the worst
in the history Of the country. secre.
tary cortelyou's method of dealing with
the dangerous situation not only called
forth a warm letter Of commendation
from the President but was equally
raised by the financial leaders Of the