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The Washington times., 1908-03-23
SHERMAN TO HEAD
STATE CONVENTION
Tim Woodruff Tells Presi-
dent OF Empire State
Selections.

Timothy /. Woodruff, chairman OF ths
New York state Republican Committee,
mad a talk with the President today
about Empire State politics, and an
nOunced that Representative James +.
sherman would be permanent chairman
and Lieut.. Lynn NJ. Bruce would be
temporary Chairman of the State con-
Nention, which will be held at Carnegie
hall April IL.
Ar Woodruff said that he had come
to Washington for the purpose OF in
vlting Mr.. sherman TO preside. and
added thar he would serve If his health
permitted.
When NJ. Woodruff was asked II any
decision had been reached as TO the
personnel Of the delegates-at-larEs
from New York, he answered in the
negative.
we are waiting for the governor.
he said. IF ne wishes to De one OF
them, he can have the place. Until we
hear from him we viii not make any
move in the matter"
mr.. Woodruff visited the Capitol TO
talk with Senators Plat and DApew.
and expected TO return to NV York
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
In Jail and Out.

How often can a criminal life be
Fundamentally changed. as soon as the
absurd prejudice IS given up that every
criminal Is = different kind Of man from
those outside Of jail. and sIraighIfOr-
ward sympathy instead of mere Chart
able pity is offered!
To make them feel that they are rec
ognlzed as equals means 10 win them
over 10 decency. And those who ana
lyze them psy CholOgically know well
that there IS really no condescensiOn
necessary for such acknowledgment.
They are the equals of the unpublished;
they are stupid or lazy or vehement or
reckless or uneducated or Unconditional
or egoUsttc. but al this We ma on the
other side OF the legal demarcatton line
as well.
This is the expert opinion of Prof.
Hugo Munsterberg. 1t lifts the pail
from the lives of the condemned
and opens TO them opportunity for
usefulness where now in many
places it is part of the punishment
to stain a man indelibly with the
word CONVICT But what shall
we say of it here in the District of
Columbia, where the most unfortu-
nate first offender is given no better
chance than the most persistent and
experienced criminal?
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
The PaTalyZing Effects of War.

How terrible a thing is war; how
ruinous TO the interests and indus
tries of the nation engaging in it;
how vastly more destructive than in
any past generation, is aptly illus
trated by the effects which the
Manchurian struggle has had upon
both Japan and Russia. 1t would,
indeed, be difficult to say which
country has suffered more.
Russia is without a fleet, deprived
of her place among the powers of
the world because she has neither
navy nor credit with which to build
one. 1t is practically impossible for
her to resume her place as a first
class power because she cannot
hope TO be such without a navy, and
even if she could raise the billion
dollars which she wants, it would
take many years TO get a navy built,
and generations to make it more
than a paper feet. Russia's pres
tige is gone, her army demoralized,
her credit ruined, her debt unbear-
able, and all the forces of disorder
and turbulence are loosed in her
society.
So much for the loser. Turn to
Japan, victor in the most wonder
full succession of Titanic struggles
of all history. How much better is
her condition? She is utterly ex-
hausted; her people stagger under
the fearful burden of a debt that
would be small for q wealthy coun-
try, but that is beyond her re-
sources. She has acquired a posi-
ton in the world which she cannot
afford to support. No nation has a
more magnificent army; ne navy is
superior to hers, unit for unit, and
none is comparable to it in training
and experience; but how shall they
be maintained?
The very fact that Japan con-
tinues to maintain these establish
ments makes ell the world sus-
pieious of her, fearful that she de-
signs a career of conquest in the
East. Yet she may not disarm, for
TO disarm, while the rest Of the
world continues to pile on greater
and greater burden of war taxation,
would be TO CONFESS her inability to
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
ANTI-BRYAN FORCES
FORM IN VIRGINIA
Democrats Centering on
Senator John Warwick
Daniels Candidacy.

Announcement comes from Richmond
that the anti-Bryan Democrats in yir-
GINA are determined TO line up their
state against the Nebraskan. and TO
that end they will set on foot al once
campaign 10 instruct their delegation
10 Inc national convention for John W
Daniel, senior Senator from the state.
senator Daniels name is John War
Wick; and II his State can be held away,
from bIyan the Senator may be. indeed
warwick, for this anti Bryan peopIe
hsufe tAaJ one or two Southern deIega-
lions added TO the strength they can
muster IN the North against Bryan win
De suHlcient 10 prevent the necessary
t"o-thlrds Of the convention going 10
Bryan, and nominating him on the first
ballot After that. if they have their
way, they VIII deadlock the convention
ana nominate preferably John ] John
son. OF Minnesota But IL might he
harmon or Gray or Daniel, or some
other man.
The Richmond TImes-Dispatch has
laAeh IHe lead IN the fight for a Daniel
delegation, which is construed to assure
a hot contest II his friends sbou.. ba
aefeated, and Bryan get the delegation
II would probably be tantamount "a
Senator Daniels defeat for re-aIao,5o-
at the end Of his present term The
Legislature 10 select mis- successor will
be chosen in 1910.
In Senator Daniels home town Of
Lynchburg there is a determined o-,,o-
sltiou to giving him a delegation as
against Bsyan. State Senator Thomas
VINO Is power there leads the anti
Daniel faction, and il is expected the
night right at home will be one OF fhe
Dltterest IN the State. though the Sena-
lor friends are confident he will win
The opposition to Bryan is revf,-fy1er Con-
tdenCe and hope of late, and ia other
Southern states efforts are making to
secure delegations against the Nebras-
kan.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
THE GUN SHERIFFs.

They wasn't fancy takers. and they
didn't put on airs;
They didn't stop to argue, aud they
wouldn't split no hairs;
The word they knew was duty-it was
first in its appeal
And they played LIES game out fairly,
and they never scamped a deal
They recognized two classes-one was
bad and one was good
And they didn't hurt a hombrey who be-
hayed as hombreys should;
ANT they wouldn't pass a game up Jest
because twas hard to beat.
So centrally when they cashed in both
their boots was on their feet
some are sleepin' back in Kansas. where
they brung respect for law
To the cow towns where the trailmen
kept a loud and long hurrah;
From the Yellowstone to Brazos they
was there with nerve and gun,
And because OF peace they gave US
they have earned the praise, well
donei' Denver Republican
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
TOO HIGH FOR KEENE.

Wall Street associates of the great
bear" James r. Keene, admit aiT7osT
unanimously that the financier is seldom
caught mapping. They declare. hovyeIrcr'
that Mr.. Keene is absent-rnindad no,
casionally, and tell this story on him 70
prove it: keene and his fellow "buII
batter" Washington r, Conner vlere
at the Keene country place outside ~
New York. 1t was a beautiful sumner
evening, and Conner proposed. q stroll
through the magnificent rrrofl,1.Ss
Though the guest had left all the carss
and worries of the Street In the civ
apparently his host had not. THE t1y1
started on the walk but Conner 7oticeS
that Keepe was strangely uncomn7I5rsf-
cative. Suddenly the full moon aDDear-
ed above the trees. and Conner regsrsIss
its splendOr in silence for a u10nocrt
Then he turned to his companion.
isn't the moon beautiful. Keena %
ne asked
yep; but it's toe. high. too hight"
was the preoccupied answer, with a
sigh--EXchange.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
FACES FOUR HUSBANDS;
SENTENCED TO PRISON

LANCASTER. Pa. March 23-Agnez
Jane Miller, Lancaster's 'Marrvinp
Mary who pleaded guilty to polygany,
has been sentenced 20 a years solitary
confinement and TO pay a fine of 500
It was shown that Anges, who is abou+
thirty-four years old, had four fivine
husbands. from only one of wbo1, she
was legally divorced. Her accuser wa !
Isaac y. Leaman, husband No. 3 and
when he instituted proceedings Police
man Loilar started an investigation. 1t
was then believed that she bad buf Two
husbands. 1t was not long before two
more turned up,
The four husbands were in court today
when the woman was called for sen
tence, but her tears Of repentance
them.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
Eggs.

Banking interests have made their
first move TO control the output OF
the American hen. Bankers in
2ittsburg, New York, and Chicago
lave combined to control the stor-
age of an estimated number of 3OO,-
100000 eggs. incidentally the com
bine involves the settlement of the
question of the value Of eggs as col
lateral
The syndicate, it seems, has
agreed that in the future not more
than ter cents viii be loaned on
each dozen Of eggs in cold stor-
age. Last year the loans went up
to fourteen cents, and the certifi-
Gates, or negotiable warrants, "
have had a standing Of their own
in business circles. Thus in Pitts
burg, we read, they ARE almost as
freely recognized as pig-iron certifi-
cates,." Whether the limitation of
these certificates will have the eff
feet of knocking down the price Of
eggs is one of the interesting spec
ulative features of the present
move. The feeling in the Pittsburg
market seems TO be that a slump is
certain.
The storing season begins about
the first of April. New York and
Chicago generally store about a
million and a half cases Of thirty
dozen each. The business in cities
OF Washington's class is put at $780,
600 cases, or 19,5OO,OOO dozen. 1t is
said that this year the price at
storage will be fifteen cents a dozen.
Last year it was little higher. The
market price when the eggs are
taken out of storage varies, but it
is usually ABOUT three times the
price prevailing at storing time.
The eggs thus put away against
the days when few are laid but
many are wanted represent less
than a quarter of the total produc-
ton The Federal census Of 1900
gives the eountry's supply as 1,293,-
662. 433 dozen. Iowa was then the
leading State, with a production of
nearly 1OO.nGO,OOo dozen.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
EIGHT RUSSIANS EXILED
FOR BURYING MAN ALIVE

ST PETERSBURG, March - 81
- vves+ Russia. three men nave
. -Ni-l.7 =. sentenced respectively to HE
Ju91 ,a1or an the Siberian mines. two
<. .oii sstsen years and three to eight years
- - sarvitude for being ringleaders
in a horrible murder - 81. .ar
,,,nsI- A peasant denounced him as
-'l ~ 'a,,,,Ioved by a foreign government
spy crow Of frenzied peasants seized seized
e,.<AN.3+seFf tied the poor wretch hand
$500; foot TO a horses tail and sent the
horse at fun gallop for SIX t Ter sIiya IosI ~
Hll Isy,5 of the gaIop and the peasants
ne that he must be possessed by
Ssta-l 70 Withstand an ordeal so fearful
buried him alive.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
YOUNG SENATOR'S REBUKED
FOR BREAKS ON THE FLOOR
BY MEMBER FROM MAINE

der was raised against his amendment
that he would retaliate by raising a
point Of order against a number OF
Increases Of salaries the Appropriations
Committee had allowed. aroused the
wrath Of the Maine Senator. he arose
TO protest against the unseemly 'scraln-
bic for higher pay for clerks, ana ne
concluded by ending Senator Dixon
saying IL was the way TO legislate 70
threaten other legislation simply be-
cause one could not get what he want
ed He advised the young man 10 wait
and take his time, as others had 20.
OF course, Senator Dixon, who Is little
more than half the age or the Maine
NestOr, was suppressed. However, as
rev Senators escape the same expert
ence In the course Of their early years
IN the upper house, he had no particu-
lar occasion to feel resentful over II
or embarrassed by IL.
Lot Of New Senators.
It is just simply one OF the inevitable
things IN store for the new member.
unless he IS extremely careful about
himself Nowadays the new Senators
are showing an inclination 10 do things.
and the result Is that It requires a
good deal OF strategy TO avoid crossing
the path OF Senator Hale and calling
down his wrath.
Doh1AoA AiAiihah N inc CouEao u MS
fiery Senate career has experienced the
castigatiOn or Senator Hale on more
than one OCCASION II asked about IT,
he would probably say he had profted
by It. Spooner, TOO, u4ed 20 make II
his business 10 hold Tillman IN bounds,
and at times was exceedingly severe
on him one Of the most difficult propO-
sitlOns Senator Hale ever tackled was
Senator Ia Toilette. The Wisconsin
Senator did not prove tractable, and re-
fused 20 acknowledge the right Of the
Maine Senator 10 dictate the course
Of action Of the representative Of an
other sovereign state. Generally speak
ing, however. the youngsters give ear
70 his admonitions, and he has given
many a new Senator valuable advice
and counsel
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
Diamonds Again.

Another sensational phase Of the
diamond situation has just deveI-
oped in Paris. Experts appointed
by the court have found that Ola
mond" Lemoine is not what he
claimed to be, and that diamonds
cannot be manufactured by the
method he invented. The finding
has an important bearing on the
state of the diamond market, al
ready acute enough owing to the
prospect of a break in prices.
The investigation now ended was
the outcome of charges brought by
Sir Julius Wernher, one Of the mag
mates of the diamond world, that
Lemoine had swindled him out of
more than 100000 by means of an
alleged invention of a method of
manufacturing diamonds of consid-
cradle size. Previous experiments
in diamond manufacture had had
small results. Lemoine appeared to
produce big results-big gems, in
other words. Naturally Sir julius
was impressed, if not scared, and
he encouraged Lemoine, he says,
with words and bank notes; but
finally he reached the conclusion
that it was all nothing but a fake.
Hence the resort to the court to
settle the matter.
1t looks as if in the making of
diamonds nature still has science
beaten to a standstill.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

keep the pace, to relinquish her
place as first-class power.
War is, indeed, a proposition in
finance nowadays. Who has the
long purse can sustain it. But no
nation can afford it. No amount of
glory can compensate for it.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
EIGHTEEN FRIED EGGS
MEAL FOR WlNSTED MAN

WISSTED, Conn, March 29-Eatins
eighteen eggs at sitting nearly as fast
as chef could fry them, three at a
time to start with, John Griffen last
night established a record which he
claims no man can equal in an eouaI
space OF time. This morning he was
hungry and had his usual steak break
fast. He has eaten seven your chick
ems in a daY. he saws.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
ARCHITECTS TO ENTERTAIN.

Invitations are out for an entertain
ment to be rendered by the Washing
ton Architectural Club to the Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute OF Ar
chitects, in the clubs rooms. 20 Flf-
tenth street northwest. next Friday
night at o'clock
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

Earthquake shocks have been felt in
the Imperial valley Of California. The
Imperial valley is the region concerning
which Theodore Roosevelt and T.. n.
Hartman are just now in a JOINT debate
as TO who is responsible for plugging up
the Colorado river and saving il from
being converted into an inland sea No
doubt Mr.. Hartman, who says he spent
s., O00. 600 fixing the river because the
President ordered him TO do II. will now
expect orders from the White HOUSE. 70
capture and chain that earthquake.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

Senator Hale. Of Maine, chairman OF
the Naval Affairs Committee, and rank
ing member of the Appropriations Com
mittee, fills the role of the stern parent
IN the Senate.
The Senator from Maine. who is near
" seyenty-two years Of age. and who
has served continuously in the Senate
since 1881, proceeds on the seriptural
theory that those that are loved should
be chastened. he never appears to bet
ter advantage than when he arises in
his seat for the purpose Of rebIking
ana tanning down some OF the rebellious
youngsters or the upper house. With
his rebuke there is pretty apt to &c
a certain measure Of kindness that
lends 20 the castigation a good deal
more effect than II it were administered
otherwise.
Not many members of the Senate
among the younger and more active.
those that have served not to exceed
a term or two, have escaped getting
hauled over the Goals by the senior
S ''5l t'1 from the Pine Tree State. Some
one mas 10 DO II. seemingly. Some one
has to watch over the Senate tradi-
lions and conserve them and see that
they are not allowed 10 DO too faI
trampled on
Every little while. some member of
the House. who has been a force In
that body. is elevated TO the Senate.
he Is apt not TO bring with him that
yeneratiOn for Senate practices and ira
ditions that the family is working
hard 70 maintain. In such cases. the
newcomer Is likely TO find himself taken
TO task by Senator Hale.
Dixon Latest Victim.
Senator Dixon, OF Montana, Is the
latest victim. His effort the other day
70 set an amendment attached TO the
legislative, executive and judicial bills
increasing the number OF committee
clerks who are allowed higher salaries
and his intimation when a Uoint or or.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

It seems that the retchstag reporters
have gone on a strike because a speak
er- on the floor, pointing to the press
gallery, referred to its occupants as
pigs. Those boys in Germany certainly
get their bristles up at mighty small
occasion.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

It turns out that Senator Ia Toilette
has one or two more links Of his fnan-
clal speech yet TO be let out, and that
they are to be very. very animated.
Isn't there any limit with this gentle
MANI
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

Senator Tillman's attention is respect
fully called TO the necessity Of adding
another name TO his little list. Charles
II. Keep, once Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, Is to be president of the
Knickerbocker Trust Company.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23
HELP WANTED FOR THE NEEDY.

CITIZENS RELIEF ASSOCIATION spent sl17571 in Janu
%
THE CITIZENS RELIEF ASSOCIATION spent s971 in Feb
ruary for food andc clothing
WILL YOU NOT HELP CITIZENS RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
IN RELIEVING DISTRESS?
PURCHASING FOOD, FUEL. AND CLOTHING
FOR THOSE SUFFERING?
Address. THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE
G
For the Associated Charities, John Joy Edson treasurer
For the Citizens Relief Association Milton Allies treasurer
For the Committee Prevention of Consumption For
wood, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

Captain Carter having acquired vim
dication after all these years, II is as
sumed that Messrs. Greene and Gaynor
will start in on another ffty-year chase
after their interest in il.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

That loud, cachinnating sound which
was heard from the neighborhood of
the Pension Office this morning is now
reported 20 have been caused by Samuel
GOmpers mourning over the retirement
from Congress Of the Hon. Charles z.
IittIeheId
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

With the street cars making regular,
easy. and quick trips to Washington,
Baltimore viii be able to take rank
among the most desirable residence
cities OF the country.
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

It is authoritatively announced Il t
John w. Gates has captured Port Ar
thur
The Washington times., 1908-03-23

President Roosevelt has again been
accused Of oversteppIng his cOnstitu-
tIonaI and legal authority. Folks who
are always fearful that the President's
tendency to do this will ruin the coun-
try, should study the era Of James
buchanan, q President who has never
been accused Of the slightest DISPOSE
ton 20 overstep his authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-19

the employees to fund disbursed by the
government for the purpose OF enabling
the elders to quit the service after
certain length of time or upon reaching a
certain age.
Short of the establishment of a civil
retirement list. maintained wholly by the
government itself, as in the case OF the
army and tine navy, which exact )ustice
demands. Congress should certainly ad-
just this matter upon the half-and-haii
basis. Every dollar contributed by the
clerks should be matched with dollar
from the Treasury. But If the rigid
economists of the House and Senate Will
not agree to the reasonableness and the
expediency of this method, they have alb
solutely no justification for standing In
the way of some enactment which will
put the clerks retirement proposition upon
a working basis. granting the employees
the right to tax themselves under the
law and to maintain their own fund.
If nothing whatever is done in any OF
these lines. to the end Of enabling the
elder clerks to retire in comfort. there
should be no more of these cruel annual
threats to sweep out all the veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-19
No Taxes on Cats Just Now.

The pigeonholing OF the cat tax bill.
Just announced, marks the passing of a
problem that, If fully precipitated. would
have (sorely tried the resources of the
District government. 1t may be true that
cats do not come up to the mark of their
repute in the matter of rat catching. 1t
may be true that they are luxuries in
most cases. and that the cats that are
not luxuries and pets are nuisances. Pos
sibly also - Is true that the cats that
run at large are better. more humanely.
dealt with by lethal methods. Perhaps
the pound Is run at a loss, as stated. and
that the cat tax would relieve the District
treasury of this burden Of maintenance
All these things may be true, and yet
there are reasons why the cat tax law
would prove a source OF infinite worry
to those charged with its enforcement.
The greatest of the difficulties was pic
tured the other day in The Star. Perhaps
before that picture was printed the en-
barrassments awaiting the cat catchers
were not fully realized by the official COM
munity. No law is a good law that
cannot be enforced to a reasonable degree.
The cat tax law would not be enfOrcible
save in the small minority of cases.
demand the execution of the homeless
cats has not carried very far In this
connection. Viewed philosophically. the
stray cat is not altogether an object
of commiseration. 1t may look lean and
hungry. but it seems to have fairly
good time after all. And it is this same
alley cat, this stray, this homeless prowler.
that does the greater part Of the cat work.
Of catching the Observation-Disclosures rats or
mice Is not material. The pet cat, for
which the owner would pay tax of S.
or SO a year. is the symbol of practical
uselessness. II some means can be found
whereby these pampered pets Of the
hearthstone. these fluffy-rufiies in fur.
can be taxed. while the homely. gaunt.
hurting wanderers of the back lots. the
scavengers remain immune. there will be
some logic in the proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-19
South America and the United States

Immense importance is attached by
many students of our international re-
lations to the influence Of the battleshp
cruise around the continent OF South
America The news reports from the sea-
board countries fully justify the predic-
ton that this enterprise will strengthen
the American prestige of the United States
and rebound to the commercial credit as
well as the political influence OF the great
republic in that region. The enthusia SIN
at every point has been marked 1t was
perhaps less at Trinidad than some ex-
pected. but there could be no possible dis
appointment over the reception accorded
the battleships at Rio At Punta Arenas.
too the signs of official welcome were
unmistakable. while the government Of
Chile continued it's good Offices when the
feet cruised past the capital of that
country Now Peru is making ready for
a great demonstration when Callao is
reached. which is scheduled for tomor-
row. The day Of the arrival is to be
celebrated as public holiday. A steam
ship company is organizing a great ex-
cursion to sail down the coast to meet
the battIeships. The official preparations
are on an unusual scale.
Even in Bolivia. which has no sea-
coast, the passing Of the fleet has Gre
ated . sensation, and the newspapers are