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The Washington times., 1908-04-28
LINGERIE QUESTION
PROBLEM FOR TAFT
Panama Complains 7 ha t
Treaty Is Too Broadly
interpreted.

Whether lingerie. laces. and ribbons
are necessary 10 the construction OF
the Panama canal is one OF the uues-
tons that Is taking Secretary Taft 20
the Isthmus.
The government OF Panama maintains
that the government OF the canal zone
has placed entirely too broad an inter
probation upon the treaty between the
United States and Panama which pro
vides that all materials necessary 10 the
construction OF the canal shall be i'm
ported duty free, and that. as result
Of this Interpretation. the merchants OF
Panama and colon are losing a large
part OF the trade that IegitimateIy
should be theirs. ard the government
Of Panama IS being deprived of reve-
nues.
Other questions involve the relations
between Panama and Colombia con-
corning which preliminary conferences
have been held with officials Of the
State Department by the Panama min
lister. Senior Don Jose arrange. who sails
today from New York, 10 be present at
the conference between secretary Taft
and the officials or the two Central
American republics.
The differences between Panama ana
Colombia were brought 10 a head re-
Gently by ColOmbias invasion Of Jura-
do I'nis matter viii be arbitraJed by
Secretary TAFT Because OF the long
continued boundary dispute. the treaty
relations between the two countries
have never been entirely settled. Nego-
tiatiOns begun in 1876 never we're com
pleted-
Secretary Taft took uD the general
problem last year. and arranged a set
OF protocols covering every question but
the boundary dispute The treaty vas
approved by Panama. but rejected bv
President Reyes, because the boundary
problem was not included. There the
matter rested until TIE issue was forced
by colombia by the invasion OF the
town or Jurado.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
N DONALD HANGED
FOR WIFE MURDER

PTTTSbURG. April 2S-Winian Nc
Lcod Mcdonald. alias Smith Of Cos
port. England. this morning paid the
penalty Tor the murder Of Ais common
law wife. Bessie Hyslop. last September.
Tho drop was sprung at 1902 o'clock.
and thirteen minutes later He was pro-
nounced dead His neck was broken.
A hard hebt had been maue 10 save
the doomed man. as IL was said that he
had been the victim OF "a designing
woman. but the Interference OF the
English government. through Ambas-
sad0r Bryce. failed 20 have the sentence
committed.
Tine crime was committed on Septem-
Der % last year, the only eve witness
being an eight-yeaT-oid son Of Mis-.
Hysl3V, bv her former marriage
Mcdonald was an expert chemist in
England when Ee first met Mrs. HysIoD.
He was living happily with bis family
consisting Of his wife and Hve children,
when Mrs. Hyslop FIRST entered the
store in which he was employed Il
appeared to have been o. case Of love ar
first sight she lured the man away
from his family. is the charge made by
his wife
After having wany meetings with Mrs
illSlOh- 4ACDbNill confessed q IlS MlIc
that he would have TO leave her for the
new fame With no alternative. Mrs.
Mcdonald consented, but stipulated
that the children would have 10 be
supported. and Mcdonald gave bond 20
carry out this agreement. Failure 20
provide for his family led 10 his arrest.
and he was committed TO Jail for thirty
DAYS
Upon his release ne came 10 TINS conn
try with Mrs lIySlOp and adopted the
name Of smith He secured employment
in a drug store in Homestead Return
ing from work one day while the woman
was absent, he found a letter from an
old lover. addressed to her. When Mrs
Smith. as the woman was known, re-
turned, short time later. he upbraided
her for her duplCity, and d fight
started. Drawing a razor from ms
pocket. he cut her throat and then
drank laudanuT- Mrs Smith ran from
the room. screaming. and fell in the
arms OF a boarder In the house. who
had answered her cry for help
The only witness 10 The tragedy was
Charles HyslOp. the small son OF the
murdered woman, and IL was upon his
testimony that Mcdonald was convicted.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
CENSUS COMPLETE,
OLHSTED RETURNS
Director of Work in Cuba
Again in Washington
Office.

Statlsticiaa visitor II. Olmsted, Of the
Agricultural Department. who has been
in Havana for eleven months as di-
rector Of The Cuban census, has re-
turned 10 Washington. The work Of
compiling the figures obtained through
out the island OF Cuba win be finished
In the Census Office in Washington.
Although Mr.. Olmsted viii remain d.
rector Of the Cuban census until the
work is done. Director North will have
charge OF the corps Of men and women
employed 10 complete the final details.
Mr.. Oims;ed was accompanied back 10
Washington by his IN, Victor c. DIM
sted, an assistant. and a number OF
Cubans who were employed in the direc-
tors Office in Havana. These men VIII
be employed I'm the Washington work
Mr. Olmsted said Il rested with Direc-
tor North how long il would take 70
complete the Cuban census. vylsIcl Is
larger and far broader in its scope
than any ever previously taken on the
island
After the completion OF the Cuban
census. Mr. Oimsted viii resume his du-
ties at the Department Of Agriculture.
Secretary Wilson declined 10 listen 10
the request Of the Cubaus Tor Mr.
olmstcd as director Of their census.
because he said he did not see how
tie staJisUicia9s office could be con-
Quoted without him. The request was
repeated 20 President Roosevelt by the
Cubans, who said they would have no
ether man President Roosevelt re-
luctantiy consented. TO grant Mr.. Ohm
sted a IurlOugh covering the perfOG %
time requisite 20 complete the census.
Mr. Olmsted established headquarters
iu Havana and Immediately BEGAN work
on what is now regarded as the most
successful, comprehensive. and accu-
rate census ever taken in Cuba II was
believed the census would be com
pieted many months h~fore this. but
each time Mr. Olmsted prepared to leave
the island Governor MagOOu OF officials
OF the Cuban government asked for
another set OF statistics on various sub
lects. and the sJaristician was thus de-
laNed from last December until last
Wednesday. when he embarked for
America on the transport Fitzpatrick
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
SMITHSONIAN OFFERS
$1,000 PRIZE FOR ESSAY

A prize OF s.. 800 has been offered by
the Smithsonian Institution for the best
treatise on The Relation OF AtmOs-
uheric Air to tuberculosis as an ad-
ditionaI incentive to the international
Congress on tuberculosis, which viii
hold its convention here from September
q To October -.
The following is the committee select
cd To pass upon the merits Of the papers
presented:
DIT. William II. WEIGH, Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore, chairman.
Dr. Simon Flexner. director OF the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re
search. New York; DIT. George NJ.
Stcruberg. Surgeon General L. s. A. re
tired Washington; DR.. Hermann Biggs.
OF the New York department Of health !.
Dr. George Dock. University OF Michi-
gan. Ann ATbO-: DR. William NJ Davis,
Harvard University. Cambridge. and DR..
John :. Fulton. secretary general Of the
International Congress on tuberculosis.
The committee was selected by Secre-
tary WalCOtt. Of the Smithsonian in
conjunction with the officers OF the In
teTnatiOnal Congress.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
A Simple Test Which Any
Reader of This Paper May Try.

DO you know whether YOU a-e inclined
TO. or have kidney troubie2
Have YOU ever tried the SINGLE test
or setting aside your urine in 4 bottle
or vessel for tweuty-fOUr house,
4 sediment or settling in the r-i7e in
dlc7tes a diseased condition
Silence has today furnished proofs
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needs in fact. all that can be done.
must be done by YOUR kidneys
They are the most important orzs1s
because they filter and purify the blood.
The kidneys strain or litter out The
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E0Tk.
When your blood is impure. nothing
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To overcome these troubles take Dr.
hilmer.s Swamp-ROOt. the WOrid-famous
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You afford natural help 10 Nature. for
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and gentle aid 10 the kidneys that has
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II YOU mention our paper ana write
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free by maii-it viii convince anyone
You viii also receive a booklet OF val
va bic information, telling all about the
kidneys.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
SOCIETY WOMAN TO STUDY
GRAND OPERA IN EUROPE

NEW YORK, April 2S.-AIrs. Henry
Spies Kip, prominent socially inthis city
and Newport, sails on the Kaiser VII
helm II today for Europe. 20 complete
a course in vocal culture.
Though possessed OF a voice remark
able in caliber and range, Mrs. KID has
only recently taken up the study OF
grand opera At musicales she has often
been heard IN arias from the roles OF
Mimi in La BOheme." NIanon IN MA
ron LeScaut. and Clio Clio San I'm Pur-
cinl-s Madame Butterfly The roles
OF Nioiette, Marguerite. and Juliet are
also familiar to her
Mrs Kip Will go 20 Paris and take I'm
a course In grand opera under tho al
rectlon OF Jean DE Reszke. She will be
joined by Mr.. Kip late in July and they
VIII return together FOR the reua{nder
OF the season at Newport.
II IS expected that Mrs. Kip viii be
heard AZ musicales this winter In sew
eral roles which hitherto she has not
undertaken.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28

That President Roosevelt's big fight
for four LattIeships has been one OF
the cleverest pieces Of strategy OF the
session, is the suspicion today.
There was no time when the Presi-
dents supporters claimed seriously 10
expect TO win. Yet they kept up the
contest with remarkable persistence,
and il has been well known that at
their Lead i'm this effort stood the Presl-
dent himself, determined to muster ev-
cry possible vote.
Now it is shrewdIy figured by students
OF the Presidents methods. that in max
ing the battleship fight and submitting
himself TO defeat in both houses, he
has really had in mind to increase the
embarrassment Of Congress in continu-
ously rejecting his proposals. Imme-
diateIy on the heels Of the Senate's de-
feat Of the battleship program. comes
the message demanding consideration
OF various measures In the Presidents
legislative program.
The impression IS strong that he is
taking this course in order 10 make the
strongest possible showing 10 the coun-
try Of the recaIcItrancy Of Congress.
The Administration is confident OF an
overwhelming popular support. not only
for the big battleship program but for
the legislative measures in general
which Mr.. Roosevelt. has been urging.
and which Congress has been refusing
TO pass.
The hattleship proposal has served TO
prove that both houses of Congress are
determined not 90 yield 10 any measure
or Presidential pressure Now the Presi-
dent will make one more effort for his
general policies. and let Congress take
the responsibility. If il desire, OF re
jecting them as II has rejected his naval
program.
1t Is iutimated that the sending Of the
message yesterday may be followed by
a new effort on the part OF independ-
eut Republicans. iu both houses. to force
some consideration Of these measures,
despite the opposition Of the leaders. In
the House. especially, the impression
gains ground that the effort 10 or
ganiZe an insuTgent minority Of Re
publicans 20 make common cause with
the Democrats in behalf Of the Presi-
dents policies, may be brought TO the
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
THAH is STILL INSANE
THINK ASYLUM DOCTORS

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Harry K
Thaw's fight 10 be liberated from the
Asylum Tor the Criminal Insane al
Matteawan promises 10 be a long auc
protracted one
The physicians 1T the institution whc
have had charge OF the inmate win re-
fuse 20 testify In the habeas corpus
proceedings AZ POughkeepsie Monday
Jhat he has recovered his senses and az
the same time District Attorney Jeroms
VII fight TO continue his Incarceration.
Russell Peabody. OF counsel for Thaw,
paid a secret visit 20 Matteawan 20 inc
out The feeling Of the physicians there
toward his client Assistant SuDcrin-
tendent Baker and other doctors at first
refused 70 express themselves. but a.
length declared they could not con
sclenuOusly take oath that ThaW was
a ut person TO be al large Mr.. Pea
Dody was as much as told that ne could
expect no encOura cement from any one
connected with the asylum
When Mr. Jerome learned OF lr Pea
bOdy quest he Immediately conferred
with the district attorney OF Duchess
county. n which county the writ Is &c
De heard. and he granted permission
Tor MI Jerome 70 appear and fight the
Daniel O'ReHly said today that annui-
ment proceedings OF Evelyn Nesbif
p ma" against Harry haw would come
W in tne supreme court the latter part
or next week
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
OIL PROSECUTORS SECURED
BY REGISTRARS DECISION

Los ANGELES, April ACCORDING
70 decision rendered by Gen. Frank G.
Prescott, registrar OF the land Office.
and confirmed yesterday by Land Com
missioner Fred bennett. the presence OF
gas classes land as min, al and secures
oil prospectOrs in rights prior 10 those
Of the state or homestea Iers, no matter
II all other petroleum Indications are
lacking. on the claim. Wherever it may
be located on the public domain
This is the result Of q long battle
fought out in the land office here. in
which the vast Tevis- Hagasin interests
figured. and which mas held the arJen-
ton Of oil men in all parts Of the State
through the three years IT has been
waRing
The prize Is eighteen miles west OF
the Sunset district. and thirty miles
north Of the Kern field. and Col. George
+ Wheeler. OF Boston. gets IT, after
having gone broke on several pros
pect holes.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
SHERIFF SEXES TRAIN
TO SATISFY $1,000 SUIT

RYAN, Okla. April 2s.-PUrsuant TO a
judgment obtaining against the Rock
Island Railway Company for $3.50. Sc
cured as the result OF a damage suit.
the sheriff Of Jefferson county took ad-
vantage of the cOmpanys failure 10 per-
feet its appeal and served a writ Of at
tachment on a local freight train on
the main line.
He chained a wheel OF the locomotive
TO the rail. took his seat IN the cab
and remained IN possession for hours,
delaying traffic Of all kinds and COM
polling trains 10 p2Ss the station on a
siding.
An attorney for the Rock Island came
down from Chickasha, prepared and
executed the required appeal bond, and
the sheriff released the train.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
Embarrassment of Congress
Said to Be PreSfdenfS Aim

, point Of actual accomplishment this
time.
in this connection, the temperance
of Representative Hepburn on the
House floor. after his illness, is regard
ed as significant He was ready 70
organize y revolt against the Speaker
a month 40, when taken III; now there
is anxious inquiry whether ne is going
TO renew The EFFORT in the last weeks
Of the session
That il will hereafter be the rccOg-
nized policy or this country 10 Duiid two
attleships each year - likely 20 be one
result of the Presidents night.
Advocates OF naval expansion point
out that this is worth vastly more, in
the long run, than TO have squeezed out
OF Congress four ships At tins time, with
the serious possibility that a J ear
hence Congress would nave built only
one, or perhaps none. To take on a
regular program Of adding Two great
monsters a year. along with the neces-
sary complemenC Of destroy ers, cruisers.
ana auNiliaries means that FOR an IN
definite period the navy VIII continue
10 expand its effective fighting power
And this IS regarded as likely 10 be. Tie
program of the future.
From all parts of tie country ihe
opinion has Been echoed that the United
States, while peculiarly fortunate ia
some aspects OF its international rela-
tons, carries certain very grave re-
spCnsibiitties by reason Of It's frontage
on both great oceans, and also by ret-
tho Monroe doctrine. There fore. l. Is
conceded mat 10 the United States. as
10 Great Britain, a great uavy Is eSpe-
c!ally necessary as a guard Of peace and
commercial interests.
England never has had a really seri-
Gus war since the hattie OF Waterloo.
said Senator Lodge. student and his
torian, iU his speech for four ships.
And why2 Because her great naval
preponderancc has been the suasdHtOr
OF her peace
That is the argument which IS being
used now, IN favor Of the policy Of
steady and regular naval expansion as
a part Of the national scheme of prog
ress. The United States docs not need
a great army Like England, isolation
saves her from the necessity Of going
heavily into that arm. But that very
ISOLATION involves the necessity or naval
Strengthen developing the arm with
the long reach And so II seems TO be
better settled than ever before. that this
country is to make Itself permanently
and beyond question "A great naval
power
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
WALKING ARSENAL HIRED
TO HUNT MAINE PANTHER

MADRID. Ne, April 2S.-Joe Dignard.
FAMOUS hunter and guide. has been hired
10 hunt a large panther that took I'D
It's abode in the woods here late last
ran, and has frightened the community.
church socials and other forms Of even
ing entertainments have been cancelled
because the people dared not venture
from their homes after dark.
several persons have been attacked
Dy tne animal. and barely escaped with
as being a female with q body about
-FOUR Ieet long and standing two feet
hLu a talt hlgn- At night she prowls
about the farm buildings seeking Drev
A party OF hunters recently tracked
the animal to a large cave. bur none
dared remain after dark for the nanfber
10 appear Dignsrd. who is IN exnert
rifle shot. is armed with an automatic
rihe. large revolver. and bunting knife
and has several sticks OF dynamite with
which 10 blow up the cave and force
the animal 70 Eight in the open.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
MERRY WIDOW HATS
ANNOYANCE TO PASTOR

APPL ETON. Wis. April 2s.-eThere
are two main reasons why ] want the
ladies' % the First Congrega tfonaI
Church tc come 20 service next Sunday
morning prepared 20 remove their
hats said Rev. oh. John Ea-iIIe from
his pulpit.
One reason, he said. is because the
men Of he audieT e were unable 70 see
over or around Lhe Merry Widow and
the other is that the pastor is unable
10 see whether the men are awake or
asleep II Is said other pastors will
follow the example set by Dr. EaviIle.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
VICTIMS OF STORM
FIND READY RELIEF

NEW ORLEANS. April 2S-with the
Federal Government ready 10 give aid
TO the needy in the recent torncdOes
In the South. should the States visited
by the storm be unable 10 care for their
own, relief committees are making rapid
progress In caring for the homeless
Many persons are stiu I'm great need OF
shelter, food. and clothing. but the
larger cities are shipping supplies and
money into the affected districts.
II IS now believed that Federal aid
viii not be needed, and that the gravity
OF the situation has been considerably
lcsseneG.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
KEYSTONE CONVENTION
WILL INDORSE KNOX

HARRISBURG, April 2s-It is expect
ed that the Pennsylvana State Repub-
Hcan convention tomorrow VIII be
marked by quick and decisive action,
with few contests. If any. Senator
Knox will be indorsed as Pennsylvania
choice for The Presidency on a platform
praising President Roosevelt.
Justice William ID. Porter will be
nominated 70 succeed himself on the
superior court bench. and the delegates
AT large viii be Governor Stuart. Colonel
Rock, PittsbUrg: James EMERSON. Phil
adelphia, and r. =. HapgOOd. Bradford
The convention Will meet at 1920
o'clock in the Majestic. and 10 is ex-
pected that the work win be completed
soon after noon.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
QUEEN TO RECOGNIZE
MRS. WALDORF ASTOR

NEW YORK, April eS-It is reported
IN English society circles today that the
Queen viii soon recognize Mrs. Waldorf
AslOr. who is fast becoming a power
IN the higher circles OF London. Save
az court. divorce has not retarded the
social program OF the young woman.
and as her matrimonial differences are
rapidly being forgotten. il % not be-
lieved IL Will be long before she viii
be In royal favor.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
BANKHEAD AMENDMENT URGED.

Cooperation with the BankheaS
amendment In the Senate. compelling
SUBURBAN railways 10 proceed to 4fe
mon. Station hy the nearest route was
Urged at a meeting or the North Canitol
ana lexington Citizens Associarfons
held last night a resolution OF SYM
patty 10 the family OF the late VFafr
Hammett was rassed.
The Washington times., 1908-04-28
TWO TLESHIPS
PROVIDED IN BILL
Presidents Plan for Big
Navy Defeated After
Heated Debate.
Senate Measure Carries
Largest Appropriation in
Many Years.

BY a vote OF 30 10 %, the Senate last
evening. after a debate that continued
for seven hours without a break, de-
feated the Presidents Iour-battleship
program. The bill as passed provides
FOR the construction of two great bat
tlcships and two GOLFERS. the purchase
of three Golfers, and the construction
of submarines and other necessary
craft. The pay OF officers and enlisted
men is increased. as is also the pay
and strength Of the marine corps.
The bin as passed carried the largest
total for the nS y in years. II amounts
10 S1Z3.I l5.G59. This is about $250U0,OOO
in excess of last years naval bill.
Plan Partly Successful
While the President cid not get four
battIeships ne was successful IN two
important respects IN getting conces-
sions TO the greater navy in the Senate
1t was practically settled that the fixed
policy Of the Government from now on
woulc be the construction Of two great
battleships 4 year. in addition to small
or craft. Moreover. the bill appropri-
atoe 81 600 900 for the immediate con-
struCtion OF The two battleshlps author
lied by this years bill
Nineteen ReIublIcans and four Demo-
Gratis supported the Piles amendment
Tor four battIeShps- The Democrats
were Senator's McCrCaTy. owen. Payn-
ter. and Taylor The Repuhlicans were
Senators Arkeny- Beverldge- Bordn.
Bourne. Briggs Brown. burheLi- gu
Tont. Flint. Fulton, Gamble. rams
hrough Hepburn. Lodge, Piles. Snnih
OF Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland, and
Warner.
Senator Hansbrouch arose from
49, he'd TO 20 to the Senate CnamDer
to vote and appeared on the fooor with
banda geS around his head
The session yesterday opened ar II
o'cjoCI. It lasted until well toward Z.
The debate throughout was SPIRITED
Tire feature Of IL was the TACT lh6l
through IL all ran the spirit or revolt
on ~ mart OF Younger Senator's against
the leadership OF Senator Aldrlch-
Aldrich Assailed.
Twenty minutes before the discus
sion ended Senator Smith OF Michigan
made a vehement attack on Senator
sldricb and a defense Of Senator Bev-
eridze. He asserted that Senator AID
rich had treated The Senator from In
diana unfairly and had criticised him
without reason. In his resentment he
forgot the language Of the senate am
used the word YOU in addressing
Senator AIdrich. He concluded by de-
rIaring. senators should not turn this
historic forum into a slaughter house
for the Senator from Indiana
Then the galleries broke out IN
tumult OF applause and the Vice Presl-
dent threatened 10 cNDet the spectators.
Senator Beverage in a ten-mtnute
sraech reDlied to Senator AldriSh's sCor-
ing Of last Saturday and Senator AID
rich took ten minutes 10 emphasize
what he had said at that time