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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
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GOVERNORS ARRIVE
FOR BIG CGNCLAVE
Sessions VIII Be Opened To-
morrow Morning in
White House.

Washington was oyerfowing today
with governors from nearly every State
In the Union. each accompanied by three
delegates. who have come here at the
Invitation OF President Roosevelt TO par
ticigats o. the conference FOR 5h, con-
servatiou of the Latural resources OK
the country.
The sessions OF the conference viii not
begin until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. a. which time the governors and
delegates viii assemble in the last
Room Tonight. however. President
Roosevelt wiz have as his dinner guests
at the White House all OF the governors
in attendance, and the justices OF the
Supreme Court as well as Andrew
Carnegie. James j. Hin, William Jen-
nings Bryan, and john Mitchell
Never before iu the history Of the
Waite House has there been a more dis
tinguished and representative gathering
Of officials around the banquet board.
The dinner VIII be as informal as such
an affair possibly car be, and every ef-
fort has been made TO permit a free and
easy exchange OF opinions among the
chief executives from the various
States.
Provision for All
Provision also has been made for the
numerous delegates, although in this
case private entertainments and din
ners will occupy their time during the
first night In Washington. Many OF
the Senators and Representatives viii
keep open house tonight TO entertain
the visitors from their home states
and in several Instances, alumni as
sociations have arranged extensive
programs.
Every big hotel in the city IS crowded
TO its capacity, and those who were
unfortunate enough TO forget 20 make
reservations in advance found 1t i'm
CONTINUED on Fifth Page)
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WEATHER REPORT.

The indications for the next thirty-six
hours point TO fair weather, with con-
tinued high temperature n the East and
South. The temperature in the lower
Lake region viii probably fall slightly.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports VII have fresh TO brisk
southwesterly winds and fair weather
TO the Grand tanks.
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BOSTON BROKERS SUSPEND.

NEW YORK. May 12.-The suspension
of NickersOn, simmons & Buss. OF 60
State street. Boston. was announced on
the Consolidated Stock Exchange today
H. c. Nickerson WAS the board member.
The suspension % Boston was an
nounced in a dispatch earlier in the
day.
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TILLNAN RETURNS,
IS IN SANITARIUH
Southern Senator, Improved
in Health, Prepares for
European Trip.

Senator Benjamin r. Tillman. OF
South Carolina. is a patient IN the
HealthariuTa. at Fifteenth and streets
northwest, where ne Is undergoing
treatment for a nervous breakdown
prior 10 sailing fer Europe next satur-
day, 10 spend the summer. de arrived
in Washington Sunday night.
The presence in Washington OF Sen
ator TillInan was not generally known
until today. Accompanied by Mrs. TIL
man, he came here very quietly and
went 10 the Healtharium, an institution
conducted by DR.. Alma {. Arnold. q
chyTopractic physician
Receivers From Stroke.
Senator Tillman had a stroke OF Ia
raIysls some weeks sso, and is recov-
erlng from its effects. He is resting
quietly, receiving only a. few vfsfL7rs
ana Is improving steadily. The Sena1or
Is able 70 80 about by himself, and went
out Tor short walk Yesterday. It Is he
sta,t 81 slidt ne viii De strong enough to
day. - 17s1' 'Ii-
o. When it became known TO-DAY that
senator Ililnan had returned TO WASH
,'tt5''tI muCn interest was displayed at
tilS capitol Grave rImors had been
nsard concerning Senator Tjllman's
health, and dispatches from his sout6
aroma nome even went SO far as TO
state that some doubt was felt as 10
whether Senator Ttllman ever would
return TO his Congressional duties
HIS removal 10 Washington was az
comPiished without the knowledge OF
MS toWnspeople. and when il became
known that he had slipped away for
treatment, accompanied by hrs. TIL
man, II was generally believed that the
senator Was worse than had been sup
posed.
News Leaks Out.
Efforts were made to keep the news
OF Senator Tillmans arrival in Wash
ington from The public, but it reached
the Capitol ultimately. and several OF
the Senator s associates went TO call on
him. Senator Tillman was in fine
spirits, they said today, and he seemed
TO be greatly improved in health He
has not fully recovered from the effects
OF the paralytic stroke, but he Is slowly
regaining his strength. OVeTwOTk and
Worry did much to shGtter his nerves.
but quiet and rest are doing much 10 re
store him.
Senator Tillman has Cancelled all his
speaking engagements. ana he will
spend the summer and fall at European
health resorts.
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HUGHES SPURNS
VICE PRESIDENCY

NEW YORK. May 12.-Governor
Hughes has written a letter to Gen.
Stewart WoodfOrd. president OF the
Hughes League, formally stating that
he would not accept a nomination for
the Vice Presidency
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connections for AnnapOlis

or and after Wednesday. May Is. Penn
sylvanla Railroad trains leaving Union
Station. Washington, at 7.s0 a m. lZ.30.
40. and $40 D. m. weekdays. and 5;45
o. m. Sundays viii connect at Odenton
for Annapohs.-Adv-
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Letter Mailed After Death.

q norwegian luuoTtrf living IN q suburb
OF Kansas City, signed -'Idrs B. s
Guinness caused much sDeculdtiCn
when the authorities here heard of it
tooay, il was dated May 1, 1908. four
days after the FIRE in which Mrs. Gun
ness is supposed 10 have been burned TO
death. and did not reach its address
until late Saturday The letter reads AS
'Laporte. Ind, May l. 1903
MI ChTisten Hansen, ArMourdale,,
Kas
Dear Sir: / am a lonely Norwegian
woman, and you have been recon-
menued to me by a mutual friend. who
goods and have a kind and generous
disposition. / live 5n q little seventy
flVe-acTe farm, Just fifty miles from Chi
cage, with coy twelye-room cottage,
a good kind husband to look after my
self and small family of three children
I nave two little girls and a boy
five years old. His father died FIVE
years ago when he was a little baby.
so he needs a father and one who viii
aid in his bringing up.
You understand that hire help here,
but none Of the men 1 hire can be de-
pended on, so you must not come as a
hired man. but as my husband and
viii entertain you under my roof until
we understand each other. You will
find me competent and Of loving dis
position.
I have plenty of money upon which
to live. You must have plenty of
money, too. In order that 1 may know
you are not CRATER and do not marry
me for my money you must be sure
I live only q few miles from Laporte
and have a splendid farm and a nice
little garden Lovingly yours.
MRS. 3. S. GUIEESS."
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Most of Doubt About Her
Fate Removed by Latest
Discovery.
STRONG EVIDENCE
AGAINST LAMPHERE
More Facts Point 10 Suspect as
Slayer of Woman Who Kill
ed Nearly Score.

LA PORTE. Ind. May 12.-Coroner's
Physician Meyer. during the second ex-
animation today Of the body Of the wo-
man taken from the ruins Of the Gun
ness home. found three rings On one Of
the hands. One was a plain gold rlns
and the others diamond rings. The
gold ring had this inscription on The
inside: p. G. TO J. S.-AUgUsL y, "a.
Mrs. Guinness Rings
"P. G." is believed 10 stand for Philip
Gprness, Mrs. Guinness second husband.
One OF the diamond rings bore this In
scripti0n: 'P S. 20 j. S.-3-5-'95." The
third ring had no inscription.
The discovery is believed 10 remove
most of the doubt that Mrs, Guinness
perished in the fire.
clare she wore three rings, two dt8-
mOnd rings and a plain gold band ring
The rings were not found when Dr.
Myer first examined the body because
the fingers were so badly CharTed that
the rings had sunk into the flesh.
DR.. Myer and DR.. J. /. Gray in an
official report of their examination TO
the coroner, said the woman and her
three children had evidently met death
while they were IN bed OF preparing 10
retire, Fragments of night gowns were
found on the WOman's body and on the
bodies of the children. The report says
the woman's body bore no scars nor
evidence OF violence
Has Evidence Against Lamphere.
States Attorney Smith today an
nounced that he has strong evidence
against Ray LampheTe. He claims to
have reached a complete solution OF
the mystery surrounding the whole af-
fair and says the unal steps in clear
ing the matter up VIII be taken today
or tomorrow
Tine report g current that the author
tiles. besides letters from Mrs. Gun
ness, found bloody clothing In Ray
Lau,phere's trunk, which was hidden
in the nay lori of q barn near the
Guinness home. Coroner Mack ana
States Attorney Smith refuse TO make
statement regarding this report, but
il is believed TO have much 10 10 with
their announced solution OF the mys-
teTy.
Latest evidence indicates tlJt AIRS.
G-ulcss strauEIel her victims sa death
uld did not administer drugs A close
examination of the body Of Andrew
HelEeleiu shows this.
states Attorney Smith is expected
70 bring the Lamphere case before the
grand jury and speedy indictment Is
sure 10 follow
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TEMPERATURES.
W.

" EdLlEt
Bureau Affle
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Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
MR.. HERRIN. FUNERAL DIRECTOR

E organization which Herrin appears have got
hold OF the bull by the tail and does know whether
hold let The preference primary, the called
unofficial primary, called for May IS the OF trouble,
This primary trick invented by Mr. Walter Parker to
embarras the Lincoln Roosevelt league and the
the of hole by passing the responsibility
nation Parker and Hatton did Taft ndosed Indeed
they said much the time Yet they knew that if the
mttee turned down Taft would from Syou San
Diego So they togethethese cunning elowsand they
said Here will these long haired refomers dose of
their medicine We will give them something that will look
ike direct primary and will hold the election ourselves
make the anything please Besides, will give
Us time Many things may happen in three months.
Wasn't that smart? But, after all this spurious primary
be held outside the law and under exclusive control of Parker
Co. did not any burst OF enthusiasm Repub
sometimes ungatefu The fact IS the California
and unanimous for Taft and did additional
information that point from Parker Co The trick
plague the inventor
they shabby dodge not catching any
h General George Stone heard weep aouda strong
crying his agony because ungrau party
to It's pledges adopted knee deep the famous Santa Cruz
ton favor OF the direct primary Why pledges
given the instance Of the LinconRoosv league What
offend sensibes or hurt the highest
aud sacred feelings OF amabe and bottle
but the fact is his medicine the real thing The long
haired reoners substitutes principle primary
made By Herrin and by Parker is lust good.
Now in the and development OF things Parker Co
do nor know what DO with the sham primary left their
They would IKE drop quietly, but
An nmaton of this perpexiy is gathered from accredited
mouthPiece of the Organization San Francisco the Chronicle
Ia which read:
By the republican central will be held May give
States viii pobsb Be determined hs eI possbie that R the the enfed ee
take action the matter TIE indications are 5 thsf s loss I b b
effected by which the unofficial will be held
Gay and during the same hours the regular primary but different polling
The unofficial primary being prepared for decent burial
with Walter Parker George Haon chief
mouTners, and with Mr. Herrn for the undertaken
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
Irrigation in India

According to Consul General William
H. Michael of Calcutta, 1t is proposed
by the British India government to link
| the five rivers-the Indus, Jelum, Che
nab. Beas, Raw and Sutlej-together
In such manner as to equalize the flow
of water when one river or more is
in flood and thus supply the whole
canal system connected with these
rivers
BY this arrangement the Punjab (the
meaning of punjab is five rivers) will
be given water supply for irrigation
sufficient at all times. The decision of
the government of India to adopt the
northern alignment for the Sind-Bom-
bay connection railroad. partly on mil
ftary grounds and partly owing to the
objections raised by the Rao of ,,utch
TO the southern alignment, puts an end,
for the present at least, to cooperation
between the irrigation department and
the railway company, which was ex-
pected to effect great benefit in that
part of the Punjab through which the
lines would have run.
In time, when the great irrigation
projects in the Punjab, now in course
OF construction, shall have been COM
pleted the irrigation department. will
take up the scheme of drawing and
rendering fit for cultivation the low
lands and selt marshes which make up
what is known as the Rum of Clutch.
1t is claimed that the irrigation de-
partment has work In. hand on plans
that have been adopted to engage it's
time, energies and available capital
for so years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
AN AWKWARD QUESTION FOR CALIFORNIA

embarrassing and highly suggestive question concerning
the San Francisco graft situation asked by Portland
Oegonian of the many newspapers paying their
respects to the California appeal Here Ore
gonians query:
Why OF
That should
Ruef be re-establshed boss Justice after before
Not being the confidence of the supreme and con
tossing its inability understand interpret confusion
OF words by which the unconvced Schmtz The is
unable the question The position by
opinions OF the appears the con
vction OF Schmz good enough dsquay him hold
Office but good enough send him Jail This not The
Calls Interpretation These the rulings supreme
court distinct each of which the effect the Schz
conviction the point But conviction of Scmz
Invalid from the beginning the supreme declares
that tribunal did him injustice when
stripped OF Office by the engine for the dpensaon of ndf
ferent justice
These questions put with dfdence Laymen are
told by their learned brothers that sacrleeos
attempt fathom explain much less ccise
mysteries OF the law expounded by august tribunal and
wrapped fog of words from the of the
vulgar He loves me; he loves He guilty guilty.
To the unnstruced justice complicated by law appears to
work like counting rhyme The the one
accoTdng 10 the
Bat there wisdom Oregon with embargo put upon it
bar association Quoting from the venture
re,naks with difdence-that the duty of govern
protect life and property through the almost
tribunals given themselves
orgy scholastic casustry which practically nsues the
immunity Of criminals
An orgy Of scholastic casuistry close recent
opinion OF the By like processes reasoning it
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
Answers to Queries

RAVIOLI-Subscribe City. Please
tell how ravioli. the italian dish, is
prepared
Following is the recipe for preparing
ravioli-the proportions are to be re-
duced in accordance with the amount
required: Twenty-three eggs well
beaten. FIVE punches OF lettuce making
about four handfuls after being
squeezed dry; the center of one bunch
of celery, five sections of garlic; six
crackers. rolled fine; one pint of olive
oil, a large bowl of Italian cheese
grated. salt, pepper, cinnamon, all
spice and cloves TO suit taste; one set
of brains. well cleaned and chopped
fine; two handfuls of mushrooms.
soaked and minced and added last of
all. Make dough of whites of five
eggs. two quarts of -four and water and
salt until like pie crust. Roll into
thin layers and cut with large biscuit
cutter. Place a large spoonful of mix
ture on half of each round and cover
with other half. Wet edges and press
firmly together. Drop into boiling wa
ter and boil 10 minutes The gravy
for ravioli is: Put a large pot roast
of beef into two spoonfuls OF grease.
fry brown on both sizes of roast Then
take from pan. Chop fine six small
onions, one bunch of celery, four
cloves of garlic, pint of peeled or
canned tomatoes: ada stock, spice to
taste and simmer until ready to serve.
HOLIDAY-R NJ NJ. City = Has the
United States a national holiday? What
constitutes national holiday?
There is no national holiday in the
United States. as congress has never
declared such day. A national ho1i-
day is one that has been set aside as
such by the highest power in the land.
STAIN AND oDoR-P. S. G., Oak
land Cal. What should be done to re-
move the stain and odor of oil of cloves
from garments?
Any drug store will sell you COM
pound that will remove the STAIN To
remove the odor, hang the garment in
the open air for several days.
DIFFERENCE IN TIME-Call sub
difference in time between San Fran
Francisco and Peking, China?
When ii is noon in San Francisco it
is 1892 p m. in Greenwich and 4:36
a. m. in Peking.
FOREIGN CoPYRIGHT--H. E., city.
Where can l secure copyright for Eng
land, Canada and Australia?
By registering the article to be copy
righted at Stationers' hall. London, Eng
The British consul will assist you in
the course to be followed to secure the
copyright
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21

ploy women beyond the legally pre-
scribed hours. the number OF the
women affected being 3S.SS4. whereas
In 1905 there were $50 such factories
with 55,951 women employees"
Following a French example the
main line underground electric railways
IN London are TO try the experiment
OF employing women ticket sellers or
booking clerks In many quarters
the experiment will be watched with
interest The principal difficulty IN the
way OF employing women in this eapac-
ity rests in the hours of duty. mas
much as the booking Offices are opsn
from a. m until half an hour after
midnight
The employment OF young women At
railway stations in Glasgow is a prac-
tice of good many years The Gale
donian railway has about 12 female
booking clerks, who began at s2-5O ana
rose to S4.50 per week. So far as their
work is concerned the girls in scot
land are stated TO be a success because
II is the kind of employment that suits
them exactly. 1t cannot be said that
the experiment had been an overwhelr1-
ing success Practically the same num-
Der of women clerks are now on the
stan as 1S or IA years ago. One draw
back to the employment OF girls is that
IL restricts the area for training youths
who pass into other branches OF the
service.
In addition to women ticket sellers
the underground electric companies
are about to enlarge on an experiment.
which already promises success. in the
use at station entrances OF automatic
ticket machines with slots for halk
pennies and multiples thereof
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
Hard Travelling in Peru

According to information received
from Consul Charles c. Eberhardt of
iquitos, travellers in South America suf-
Ter many hardships and losses which
could be obviated were they more fa-
m1liar with the routes to be followed
and the conditions to be encountered
thereon. AS coming within zone more
or less within his official sphere, he
submits report, which is on file in the
bureau of manufactures, covering the
two routes of travel between Iquitos
and Lima, one route passing through
the "lncas country" occupying 40 days.
and the other route 25 days. AS of
primary Importance. travellers should
come we'll recommended. and with pass
ports. so tuat their consular represen-
tatfves can secure for them letters from
the prefect to the various authorities
along the route. asking that they ex-
tend every possible courtesy and assist
ance to them. At Iquitos full infor-
nation can be acquired, pot only as to
the obstacles to be overcome on the
routes, but as 10 the amount and char
acter of the OUTFIT necessary for the
journey.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
PNEUMATIC TUBES FOR SAN FRANCISCO

TOTINC1 the world slow the postoce department
III with the congressional brake ago Francisco
promised pneumatic tube for the
local mails London and Paris have had
years past 1t neither mystery experiment The plan
by business houses small scale America
and there dispute about its efficiency but congress and the
department still talking and hggng the matter and the
money required The bill under consideration by the house
provides S8000 for the installation of the tubes and San
Francisco has luck and the cheese pairing disposition of does
this the decade
by these tubes They ought have been
should be Oakland
the bay cities by the apparatus OF the
and the railroads stand the block and hamper these
Improvements by possible device indeed they do in the
of most reforms proposed for the postal service
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21

chOWS AAdL coOsoIV aunt
women were employed during
the year 1905 in the industries of
Prussia. The report continues:
This means an increase over the
preceding year of 90 per cent. while the
year 1905 showed only an increase of
4s per cent over the year 1904. The
total number of women laborers would
have reached still higher in 1905 if this
had not been counteracted by the scar
city of laborers. Among the various
industries employing women workers
the textile branch comes first. with
120,S53 adult female workers Linen
and underclothing comes next with
7741s women. In other lines $4,000
women We're employed in chemical
cleaning, 35.69S in cigar manufacturing
26 .44S in metal working and 24.41s in
factories making instruments. appara-
tus and machine tools After the in
dustries mentioned the greatest in
crease in the employment of female
labor is found in mining and the
Photographic industry.
I'm regard to the coming law re-
specting the 10 hour working day for
female labor 1T viii be interesting to
consider what the present condition Of
labor is. In Prussia among trades in
which most women were employed who
worked more than 10 hours a day in
most cases IL hours being the rule.
brick making occupies the first place,
with 1858 women workers. The sugar
and jam factories also worked more
than 10 hours. 1t was the same to some
extent in the textile industry, but on
the whole this branch showed an in
clination to shorten the hours of work
In all other industries il was an ex-
ception to work more than 10 hours
In 1902 there were only SO factories
which had adopted the English factory
work period. while in the succeeding
three years All more factories put it
in force and in 1906 267 additional fac
tories adopted the system.
The condition of female labor in
Prussia has become much better. in
spite of the exceedingly high industrial
activity, in that overtime has greatly
diminished as compared to 1905. In 1906
there were 572 factories licensed to en-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
Swiss Watch Makers

Recent statistics quoted BY Consul
Francis B. keene of Geneva show that
out of total OF about $500. 900 inhab-
ttants the number OF persons smpiay~sl
IN the watch making Industry in Swit-
zerland is 1851. OF which 55.9ss are
male and 59.629 female The total OF
watch makers is 52.752. OF which s5.s7S
are men and 1874 women The dis
tribution of the total 1851 WORKERS n,
the various cantons BY percentage is
as follows: Berne 42-4 Neuehatel 342
Solothurn 10, Vaud s. Geneva A.
Baselland IL. Ticino OF and Sehafr-
hausen o..