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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
CONTROL Of LIQUOR
TO OCCUPY SENATE
Committee Hesitates to In
terfere With IndiVid-
ual Rights.

One Of the matters that will occupy
the attention OF the Senate, after the
Aldrich currency bill is out OF the way,
will be the proposed legislation to give
the States control Of liquor shipped into
their borders. It is expected no little
debate viii be aroused over this ques-
ton
The subcommittee Of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, which has had be-
fore II a number OF bills relating to
State control of interstate liquor ship
ments. has completed its hearings, ana
VIII report fayOrably a bill to the main
committee Monday, and then il is ex-
Dected the judiciary Committee viii
make favorable report 20 the Senate.
Liquor interests are bitterly opposed
10 any legislation along these lines.
They have been fighting it before the
subcommittee, and they VIII have
enough support in the Senate, IL IS
believed now. 10 bring about an inter-
esting night.
Generally speaking. the Southern
Democrats are insistent on getting this
legislation. They have the support OF
a number OF Republicans from States
thar have prohibition or local option
laws. The Senate viii not divide on
partisan lines IN the consideration OK
the judiciary Committees bill
II framing the bill the subcommittee
Of the Judiciary Committee has had diff
hculty IA seeking TO draw the measure
70 prevent it from interfering with the
individual rights Of the Eerson who
wants 10 take a drink occasionally,
even in { prohibition State, and who
sends to some other State TO get a
case Of wet goods shipped in Tor his
own home use.
Efforts have been made TO protect the
liberties OF the citizens in instances
of this kind. Under the Constitution,
he cannot we'll be barred from getting
drinks shipped into the state for his
own personal use.
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= - SAGE SENATORS DARE -
ID FOR FEAR FEAR OF Fl 100000 Id

That ancient hoodOo number. 1S,
and it's more modern, but no less
OminOus companion, ., rest heavily
upon the Senate These cabilistiC
numbers are encountered in all sorts OF
fashions. and Senators have to work
hard not t., permit their superstitious
gorge q. rise on contact with them.
Tne latest witchery in connection with
one Of these numbers deeply concerns
Senator Kittredge. He was assigned
to seat No. % at the outset of this ses-
sion. Now, he has been beaten fer re-
election.
1t was just twenty-three days, as viii
be recalled, from the time of Senator
Bryan's appointment TO succeed Senator
Mallory. making a full Senate. when
the death OF Senator Latimer was an
nOunced.
Richardson Has Room No. I3.
Thirteen members make up the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs, from
which Senator la Toilette resigned.
Senator Richardson Of Delaware Occu-
pies room Is on the terrace OF the Capt
toll. 1t does not seem to worry him.
Senator Daniel Of Virginia has seat l3.
sim, there are others. Senator Bank
head Of Alabama was born on the 18th
day of the month. In the Congressional
party that attended Senator Proctor's
funeral. the other day, were thirteen
members.
Senator owen Of Oklahoma dehed SUI
perstitiou the other day, on Friday, the
18th OF March. BY introducing thirteen
public building bills. It is expected
III luck WIZ pursue them when the
House Committee on Public Buildings
get hold OF them and uses upon them
the axe or retrenChment
No one IN the Senate has telephone
No. Is. The secretary or the upper
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house. Mr.. Bennett. is allowed to enjoy
this
Down in the Office of Captain Nc
Grew. Of the Capitol police, there
hibernates a black cat which, tradition
says. came TO the Capitol Friday the
18th OF December. All sorts OF trouble
is predicted as the result Of its sojourn,
but so far none has materiaIized.
Superstition used 10 be more rife
about the Capitol than Il is now, though
il has not lost its foothold entirely. IN
these modern days It is less in vogue
than 1t was at one time. The reason IS
said 70 lie in tho fact that the building
is no longer infested with rats so thick
ly as it wag formerly. In the dead
watches CT the night the Capitol 20
hceman, tramping about the lonely halls
or sitting Ionesomely in a chair in cor
ridor o. rotunda, was stirred and
startled by all manner of creepy noises
and manifestations. Ghost stories
tFoOped thick and fast and tales went
round of strange revels and gatherings
of the spirits OF dead and gone rates
men who frequented their old haunts
after darkness came on.
Live Rats Not Dead Statesmen,
InvestiEc ton disclosed the unromantic
fact thar live rats and not dead states
men were causing the trouble. Then
1t was decided to hunt the rats down
with ferrets. This was begun two or
three years ago. and since then has
been undertaken every SUMMER. The
result is that the Capitol nowadays is
comparatively free from nocturnal dis
turbauces
Now, If some method can be found
20 leg1slate I3 and % out of existence
or Danish them in some fashion, every
one about the big building wiz breathe
easier.
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
WILL BE REPORTED FRIDAY

According 10 the plans Of the judiciary
Committee If the House. as expressed
yesterday. an employers liability bill
viii be reported 70 the House next. Fri
day.
Although the final shape Of the meas
ure has not been agreed upon. IL viii
contain features that viii make fl a
combination OF the Knox and La Fol-
lette bills. II is now the intention Of
the committee to consider the measure
Wednesday and Friday and 70 vote on
IL at noon Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
THE FOOD OF LOVE.

THAI Russian count looks sweet
enough to eat"
No CaviaTe for me. BeTnice. This sea-
son the caper is gOulash- ''-Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
Foraker Would Slap President.

Senator Forakers bill. if put through
Congress, would amount TO a hard
slap at the President. For political
reasons, on account especially of Taft.
the Presiden. would like 10 see the
storm aroused among cOlored voters
over the Brownsville affair Gained and
smoothed. But he does not want his
friends in Congress TO go to the point
Of passing legislation that would
amount 10 saying he was In the wrong.
Under tho circumstances, with the
Senate Democrats opposed TO reinstate-
ment under any circumstances. with the
friends Of the President favorable to
reinstatement under conditions that
would not reflect on the first action OF
the Administration. and with Senator
Foraker and his forces planning on leg
islation that would sebuke the Presi-
dent. It seems likely much Will yet be
heard Of the Iong-fought controversy
over Brownsville.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
WOULD BUILD MONUMENT
IN CANADA TO AMERICANS

Representative Peter Porter of New
York wants to have monument built
at Fort Erie opposite Niagara Falls on
The Canadian side Of the river in honor
OF the soldiers who fought in the battle
or Fort Erie in the war Of 1872. He
is consulting with the Departments Of
War and state as to the proper amount
for the memorial and the proper steps
for having the monument put On Cana
dian soil
Porter. led the American forces in the
battle Of Fort Erie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
REPRESENTATIVE GOULDEN
TO ADDRESS u. S. CLERKS

Representative Joseph a Goulden OF
New York and other prominent speak
ers, whose names have not yet been
definitely decided upon, will address a
public meeting Of the Civil Service Re-
tirement Association, to be held in Ma
tiOnal Rifles ArnOTy, Wednesday night.
at s O'Clock
Several bills. providing for the re-
tirement of Government clerks are now
pending in Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15

Are you getting interested in your
own interests? II so you are interested
in Times want ads.
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PARTIES TO DIVIDE
OVER BROWNSVILLE
Senate Democrats viii Not
Reinstate Men AS Repub-
leans Would.
Foraker Forces Have Bill
Giving Slap to RooSe-
welt.

Senate Democrats. who have been
keeping company with Administration
Republicans in the upper house on the
Brownsville case, have reached the point
where they will part from them. An
affinity no longer exists, and the SEN
ate Democrats are prepared TO get a
divorce.
The difficulty is over the Administra-
tiOh proposition for the reinstatement
OF such members Of the discharged bat
talon of the Twenty-fifth Infantry as
can show to the satisfaction of the Sec
rotary of War and the President that
they had no part in the Brownsville RI
citing.
The President has himself recommend
ed that the time for reinstatement OF
the discharged men be extended 50 that
opportunity may be given for the re-
enlistment OF such soldiers as are in
no way guilty Of the ARRAY. A bill 10
this effect VIII be put through Congress
II possible.
Want ColOred Men Kept Out.
For this the Senate Democrats have
no stomach. They are opposed, in the
first place. TO having any COlorcd sol
dlers In the army. Now that the Pres
ident has got rid of a battalion Of the
Twenty-hfth, the feeling Of the Sen
ate Democrats is that they should not
re reinstated. This is the feeling not
alone Of these members of the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs, on the
Democratic side, who voted 10 uphold
the Administration I'm discharging with
out honor the cOlOred battalion but
OF the Democratic Senaors generally.
AS he result OF tbs attitude OF tho
Senate Democrats, it is likely 10 De
more or less difficult for the Repub-
Hcans TO put through legislation for the
reinstatement Of the discharged troops,
The Republicans themselves are di-
vided. Senator Foraker wants TO put
through a bill Of his own which would
deal much more Ieniently with the dis
charged soldiers than the Administra-
ton desires 10 do.
Mr.. Foraker would reinstate the dis
charged men and give them back pay
and allowances for the entire time they
have been out Of the service. In other
words. Senator Forakers plan would
amount 10 recognition Of the fact that
when the men were discharged they
were discharged wrongfuIly and I'M
lawfully and that It IS now desired 10
make reparatiOn-
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BILL PROVIDES $41400O
TO BUY CENSUS OFFICE

By q bill introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative CrUmpacker
Of Indiana, chairman OF the Committee
the purchase Of the building now occu-
pied by the Census Office and the site
Of the building. including all the land
bounded by =, First aud Second streets,
and the public alley IN that square
For the erection Of a building on the
part If the land now unOCcupied by the
office $50 600 is set aside
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
Of
JAMES CAMPBELL
PECULIAR PROCEEDINGS RE
GARDING THE NOTORIOUS con-
VICT OLIVER WINTHROP.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.-SOme
one, according to the investigations OF
Detective Sergeant Ed Gibson, head Of
the police department, has been tam
pering with the records of the bureau
Just who it is Gibson does not know,
but an investigation will be undertake
en- with the object of discovering the
guilty party.
The picture of Oliver Winthrop, SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at Folsom
for torturing aged millionaire James
Campbell for his money in 1896, has
been removed from the rogue's gallery
of the police department. in addiIioh'
all Of the record of winthrop, written
upon the books in ink, has been care
fully expunged with acids
So far as the local records are con-
cerned there is no evidence that WIN
throp was ever sentenced to Folsom.
Winthrop at the time of his arrest
was sexton of Laurel Hill cemetery.
He boosted many influential friends,
He was arrested by the late Chief OF
Police Isiah Lees, who suspected jhaJ
Winthrop knew something Oh lhe us
appearance of James Camppe'.' d"
wealthy Hawaiian VINO had oeen
spirited away. Campbell was suO7e-
quently found almost dead from Tor
lures inflicted by winthrop WHO "'"
forced him TO sign o"eoNS lot ''''' ''
$4,000.
Winthrop was found guilty ana SEN
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
Harmony Island"


= within few days schooner s TO sail from Francisco with =
= nearly 500 and They
: find an island and found 90 and idelal republic
+ They to the island ideal republic +
= a
stenographcs
We have books There viii be bacing
We will be big happy family We win be ideal
= in ideal state +
That fine houghtau idea u ideal
life
+ We should all like such existence that
% OFFS +
+ where in the Pacific +
there need for Harmony islands here home +
= Probably they think will be easier there, but i
s / will be worth them
and +
the satisfaction they looking for be
trying to reach ideal by a short +
o he !
lock a a high tower, the +
o myradsided life he will be
o. many that he will beay q
drink himself the There
other things he will do
from the influences that might him them
he His
either He has
only Harmony while
inside the little
i call
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29

CONCORD. n. H., January o.
About $50 republicans from various
parts of the state met here today and
formed the Taft Association of New
Hampshire, for the sole purpose OF
promoting the nomination and cleo
ton" of Secretary of War William IT,
Taft as President Of the United States.
Former Gov f. w. Rollins of this
city was chosen president of the as
ISOLATION.
Letters were read from United
States Senators Gallinger and Burn
ham and Representatives Currier and
Sulloway, expressing disapproval Of
the meeting on the ground that it was
unwise for the party to place itself
on record at this time in favor of any
one candidate Many other letters
we're read indorsing Secretary Taft
and pledgng membership in the as
ISOLATION.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
REPORTED PLAN
OF SUGAR TRUST
ALLOW JAPAN FREE TRADE
OF EXCLUSION LAW.

WASHINGT TON, Jan. 15-Now comes
the sugar trust with the weirdest plan
yet presented for the solution of the
Japanese immigration question.
. It proposes that the Japanese gov
eminent prevent the immigration Of
coolies to the U. s., and that in return
for this concession we permit free
trade between the Philippines and
Japan.
Representatives of the trust have
caused their plan to be aired in Wash
ington as the view Of Baron Kaneko.
The trust does not want the public to
understand it is at al interested.
Allied with the trust in this are all
the sugar beet states. 1t may seem a
long jump from sugar to immigration,
but interested observers establish a
close connection.
The sugar interests fear the reduc-
ton or abolition Of duty on Philip
pine products coming into the United
States. This would mean that the
price Of sugar to consumers would be
cut at least one-half Hamilton
Wright, in his Handbook Of the Phil
ippines," shows that because Of the
cheap Filipino labor sugar could be
actually sold for / cent pound.
Therefore the reduction of duty on
Philippine products would be a severe
I.1,,,. 80 t14. arrvg,, iDfaraste Tho nrO.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
LOOK
AFTER TWO THUGS
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS REFus-
THE STEAMER WLONIAN.

There are two toughs i'm town This
afternoon they may be behind bars.
They tried TO stow away in the S. $.
Hilonian when she was about to sail
from San Francisco for this port, but
were caught and they then put up the
money for steerage passage and arriv-
ed here with a lot of queer-appearing
baggage, some of which may figure in
the investigation which is now being
made by the detective force.
When the Hilonlan was about to
sail for San Francisco from Brewers
wharf yesterday these same men
endeavored to take passage home, but
were refused, since the steamship peO-
pie had learned enough OF them not to
want to have anything further to do
with such specimens. II was discover
ed last evening that since the Hilonian
has been in port these two chaps have
been sneaking aboard and practically
living on the Ship, taking their meals
and sometimes sleeping aboard
They are Of the gas-pipe thug type
and it is suspected that they have also
had some experience as second-story
men. They had probably heard that
Honolulu was an easy town and
thought they would come down for a
spell Of easy graft, but the police were
put wise by officers Of the Hilonian as
soon as the vessel reached this port.
They deposited bag with a man on
the waterfront for safe keeping, first
taking therefrom a handful of jewels,
whether "phOney' or not is not at
present known They may constitute
some "swag' or they may be imitation
jewels which they desire to palm of
on the unsuspecting They put the
jewels in their pockets and what they
left with the acquaintance for safe
keeping are phials of medicines and
pellets dope" of various kinds.
The bag is a surgeons bag and bears
a name which is not borne by either OF
the suspected characters This bag
may also be 'swag," stolen property
Their actions have been queer and oil
a nature to be suspected and it is prob.
able that the police will gather them
in for investigation They may be
wanted in San Francisco or elsewhere
on the Coast.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
THE TAX COURT.

Judgments were entered in the Su-
preme Court yesterday, according to
the late decisions, reversing the Tax
Appeal Court and affirming the assess
ments of income taxes, respectively,
against Hakalau Plantation Co., Hilo
Sugar CO., Hutchinson Plantation Co.,
Olowalu Co., Paauhau Sugar Planta-
ton Co. and Waimanalo Sugar Co.
The judgment in Eva Plantation Co. IS
case was filed before. There is a pos
sibility that the question of eXemp-
ton for depreciation in these cases
will be carried to the United States
Supreme Court.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
HoKE SMITH FOR TAFT.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 15.-Address-
ing the Atlanta Freight Bureau at it's
annual banquet tonight, Governor
Hoke Smith expressed the hope that
the Republican party will nominate
Secretary Taft for the Presidency
next year. The expression Of the
hope was made during a speech in
which the Governor justified his po-
Icy toward the railways, and congra-
tulated himself that he had Roosevelt
and Taft for comrades in the anti
railway crusade.
'If it were true" said the Governor,
chat the wise and necessary efforts
that are being made along these lines
had contributed to the national dis
turbances, our political enemies in
Georgia do more than full credit for
independence by attributing the en-
tire catastrophe to Georgia alone,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
ROOSEVELT TO
KEEP CUBAN PLEDGE
PRESIDENT SHOWS HIS DETER
PENDENCE OF THIS ISLAND.

WASHINGTON. January l1-Prosi-
dent Roosevelt showed his determine
ton today to- have Cuba restored TO
Cubaus before his term expires. when
be made public letter to Secretary
Taft and sent % special message to the
Senate ON Provisional Governor MAJ
goou's report ON conditions iu the isle
and
In his letter 70 Secretary Taft he
said.
u direct that the installation Of the
President and Congress of Cuba to be
elected next December and the turn
ing over of the island to them take
place not later than February 1, 1903.
If it can be turned over earlier l shall
be glad but under no circumstances and
for no reason will the date be later
than February /, 1909
In transmitting the report to the
Senate he said
II cannot too heartily commend the
action of the Provisional Governor and
his civil associates and of the army IN
connection with this Cuban matter
Our word to turn over the island
to its own people will be scrupulously
regarded, and through their own Presi.
dent and Congress they will administer
the government of the island a yeal
hence"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
CoURT-MARTIAL AT SEA.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-No details
have been received at the Navy Depart
ment of the charges against Rand z.
.Crandall, surgeon of the Georgia; Pay
master w. II. Doherty of the Missouri
and Acting Assistant Surgeon Leopold
H. Schwerin, of the torpedo boat flotilla
who have been ordered before courts
martial by Admiral Evans.
The charge against Schwerin is that
he was ordered by Lieutenant Com
mander Hutch ]. Cone, commanding
the torpedo boat flotila, to go to the
Hull and attend James T. Robinson, a
fireman. who was sick, and that Sch
werin instead OF obeying the order,
sent the pharmacist to see the man.
Robinson died, and it is alleged did not
receive competent medical attention.
The trials, under the naval regula-
tons, must be held at sea, as there is
an express prohibition of holding any
court in any place subject to foreign
jurisdiction. 1t is likely the trials of
Crandall and DOherty will be held on
the Illinois and Georgia, as those YES
sells are fitted for hagships, and such
trials are customarily held in the Ad-
miral's cabin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
HARTMAN HITS
PANAMA ROAD


WASHINGTON. january 2O-spc-
.rctary Taft today transmitted tu the
senaJc Committee ON m.orocaauic
Canals the report of D. H. HHs.uw
who was sent by the War Depart
mcnt TO investigate the relations cv
istinE between the Panama Railroad
Company and the steamship lines OPP
Grating on the Pacific Coast with q
view to ascertaining whether the Gov
eminent ought to- engage iu the steam
ship business on the Pacific Coast in
order to preserve the business of the
Panama route and furnish traffic for
the Government steamers plying north
on the Atlantic side.
The report contains interesting data
gathered by Bristow and recommon-
dations, which may give the Canal
Commission some important legisla-
tive points to consider in connection
with the building of the canal.
It is shown that the Government is
facing serious condition of affairs,
in that the traffic over the Panama
Railroad from west to east is dwin-
ding at a rate which will practically
mean the extinction of trade between
San Francisco and New York by
steamer route by the time the canal
| is built The business at the Pacific
terminal of the railroad has been re-
duced one-half since the Government
( took charge Last year but $1,000
/ tons of freight were transported over
the railroad from Panama to Colon.
! At the present time most of the steam
| ers operated by tho government on the
Atlantic ocean are compelled to return
north in ballast
! The traffic depression Is mainly due
| to the action of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, which was refus-
ed an exclusive contract with the Pa
mama Railway A contract formerly
existed by which through bills were
issued by the Pacific Mail Company,
| but this was an exclusive contract
and the Secretary of War deemed it
proper to cancel it.
The steamship company advised the
Government that it would be willing
| to improve the service on the Pacific
Quasi anu put Ol JNO ne" SltdulGlS II
| the Government would give them the
exclusive right to shut out some for
eign ships of certain lines. The Sec
rotary of War did not feel justified in
doing this, and the result has been a
general falling off of east-bound bust
ness from the Pacific Coast States to
! New York via the Panama route.
! The question arises whether the
| Government should save the income
to it's line on the eastern side by run
ming some risk on the western coast
in operating a steamship line and re
turning a traffic route through the ca
nal As conditions are at present, &C.
Cording to the report of Bristow, there
is danger of traffic being diverted TO
! Tehuantepec and other routes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-29
REPAIRS MADE.

The Department of Public Works
reports the repairs on the court house
at Ulupalakua, Maui, have been COM
pleted. The Kohala court house
which has been undergoing some re-
pairs will be finished in a few days;
while the work Of making general re-
pairs to the Hama court house, of re-
constructing the lock-uR has been be
gun.