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The Washington times., 1909-08-05
EVENING. AUGUST s. 1909
THE CASE OF ALDRICH VS..
HALE.

Senator Hale, titulsr leader of the
Senate, and Senator Aldrich, dictator
OF all fiscal programs of that body,
have INDUCED a most illuminating dis
cussion as to the meaning and utility
of the so-called tariff commission pro
vision in the tariff bill.
Senator Aldrich, who has been for
months busy whiting down this pro-
vision to an irreducible minimum of
value and usefulness, told the Senate,
in answer to questions, that he had no
doubt that the language of the pro-
vision would empower the experts
named by the President to make in
vestigations as to the comparative cost
Of production at home and abroad and
ali the wide range of other matters of
which knowledge is absolutely neces-
sary before tariff rates may be fixed
intelligently.
Senator Hale was not present when
this statement was made. He appeared
the next day, and Mr. Aldrichwas absent
Mr.. Halo was asked his opinion about
the powers conferred by the same pro
vision, and he vigorously and unhesi
tatingly declared his utter disagree
ment with Senator Aldrich. He was
positive that nothing in the language
of the conference committee provision
could possibly be stretched to cover any
investigations into the comparative
cost of production in this country and
abroad. the costs OF labor and Other
clements in this and other countries
and other elements
When he made this unequivoca
statement he had not known of tn,
Aldrich statement. Senator Beveridg'
then picked up the Record of thu
previous day. and read from it tn,
absolutely contradictory view Of Sen
ator Aldrich. Mr. Hale stood hi
ground, and declared that he could no
possibly accept the Aldrich view
Language could not more plainly con
vey its Intention he declared, re
reading the words Of the provision.
Senator Beverage nodded approving
". He is the leading advocate of TIM
tariff commission, and Mr.. Hale i
probably its most frank and outspokel
opponent; but as to the meaning Of thi
provision they were in complete accord
It may be added that everybody els
S IN accord with them. The re
assuring statement of Senator Aldricl
NAV not have been intended 10 mislead
but it was certainly OF the sort which
could have no other effect. The so
called tariff commission provision pro
vides no real powers and viii produc
no benefits worth considering.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
A LITTLE FELLOW WHO
WON'T TAKE A VACATION.

According to Judge Albert C. Barnes,
Of Chicago, the worst offender at this
time of the year is not the 10Y rider"
or the boat rocker, but a popular little
codger named Dan Cupid. In other
words, the worst summer complaint is
love. Lei as quote from the report of
the judges remarks:
Then, again. IL is so easy 10 make
love under a summer moon while lis
tening TO the sad sea waves" Most
any kind Of an old man can make
love with such surroundings. And
most any girl VIII believe him. The
result is q hasty marriage, followed
by the divorce court.
Judge Barnes said people would be
amazed to know how many divorce
cases arise from what might be called
midsummer madness. He suggested that
a statute requiring the license to be
issued two weeks previous to the mar
rage ceremony would perhaps do some
good"
As Judge Richardson Of the Massa
chusetts superior court has recently
said, and with such business of OBJ
servation, divorce is not a cause
but a consequence What is widely
known as the divorce evil" is the re
suit. in many cases, of this get-married
quick business.
And the most serious part of it all Is
that Dan Cupid is busiest when other
peoJle are on their vacations. If only
he could be persuaded to take a day
of once in a while!
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
MARK TWAIN'S EXPERIENCE
WITH TOBACCO.

Mark Twain admits that excessive
smoking has damaged his heart, but he
refutes the statement that it has
damaged his morals. Until lately Mark
this Is surely not so familiar as it
would be 10 call him Sam-was one of
the huskiest old timers in the land. Now
he is practically shut-in. 81 cannot
walk 300 yards, OF take an extra smoke
or two" SAYS the famous biographer
Of Joan of Arc, "but l pay the penalty
with a severe pain in my heart" Not
so long ago even New York WAS not
too fast for him, but now he finds
loahng in the country strenuous
enough.
The whole story of the physical de
cline and fall of the world-renowned
humorist is partly to be found in the
statement that for years he smoked
forty cigars a day. Now he is limited
to fouf. But there is another part to
the tale. We refer to the celebrated
corncob. The favorite picture of the
Mississippi pilot shows him putting
away at a eorncob in a bed covered with
q prize erazy-quilt This Dr. Tracy
who accuses Mark Of nicotian i'm
morality has evidently missed that his
toric portrait. which certainly has a
bad look The medical doctor charges
the literary doctor with having violated
an Oxford rule by smoking on the
varsity premises but what is that
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
TORPEDO DESTROYER
INJURED ON REEF
Paul Jones Nearly Turns Turtle
When Struck by Tidal
Crfr~e1f
Current.

SEATTLE, Aug 5.-A dispatch from
Skagway today says that the torpedo
boat destroyer Paul Jones, which yes
terday struck a reef several miles south
of that city and was badly damaged.
was temporarily repaired and rejoined
the other boats in the flotiIia. that Is on
a cruise in Alaksan waters.
Two holes were broken in the star
board bow of the Paul Jones. the pro-
peller shaft bent and other minor in
juries sustained. The accident was
caused by the tidal currents in Peril
straits carrying the Paul Jones out OF
her Course. She nearly turned turtle
when she struck the reef and several OF
the crew were injured by the force of
the impact The Paul Jones is COM
manded by Lieut.. H. 5. Davis.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
LONDON PLANNING
TO RECEIVE BOYCE
Chicagoan Who Will Photo
graph African Game Will
Be Honored.

LONDON, Aug. Arrangements
are icing made here to receive W. D
Boyce. the Chicagoan, who is due in
few days on the Mauretsnia, and
who is going from here 10 South
Africa 10 photograph animals in the
country through which former Presi-
dent Roosevelt is hunting.
BOyce plans TO take his pictures
from the basket Of balloon. He is &c
De accompanied from London by sew
eral East African game experts, who
will make the necessary arrangements
for the trip.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
THE THAW HEARINGS AS TO
SANITY.

The hearings at White Plains to de-
teFmine, judieially, whether Harry X.
Thaw is now sane or insane, on Which
will depend his right TO be given his
freedom or the laws right to continue
him in confinement, illustrate one of
the eccentricities and abuses of the ad-
ADMINISTRATION of the criminal law. Thaw
was found by a jury TO have been in
sane when he killed White; therefore
he cannot suffer the penalty of the
crime of murder, but he was locked in an
asylum on the ground of his insanity.
Now he appears for examination, pro-
testing that if he was once insane, he
has now recovered and should be given
his freedom.
The court which is hearing his case
now has explained the law in a most
interesting way more than once. 1t ap-
pears that when Thaw was on trial he
was entitled to await himself of every
resource in order to save his life; and
the fact that at that time he made a
record which in reason would be de-
cideily adverse to him in the present
hearing. cannot now be held against his
application to be adjudged sane. The
question is not whether ThaW was in
sane at the time of the murder, or at
the time of the trial; but whether he
is insane now Indeed, it seems to be
in the mind of the court that the ques-
ton is not even whether he is liable to
become insane again and commit an
other murder some time in the future.
This line of reasoning opens up some
strange contradictions. 1t would seem
that if a man is judieially proved to be
so constituted that he is liable to com
NIT homicide in moment of mental
unsoundness. and # because of that
momentary insanity he may escape the
laws penalty for whs5 in a sane man
would be crime, he is certainly dan
gerous person to have running at large,
and ought TO be kept where he would
as little as possible menace society.
This White Plains proceeding could
hardly take place in any other com
munity than the United States. It is
one of the things which tend TO break
down respect for the efficacy of the
laws administration. 1t is perfectly
recognized that Thaw has had peculiar
advantages in his fight for life, and now
for freedom, by reason of having wealth
behind him. Wealth ought not to enter
into the determination of such ques-
tions as his case involves.
The truth is that lynching and jury
corruption and all the evils of ou
administration of criminal law are tn,
inevitable outgowths Of just such pro
cedures as have kept the Thaw case q
continuing sensation for the morbid
minded community for years. A first
class spectacle is made of the most
solemn and awesome processes of Jus
tice. Thaw and Jerome give a fine
spectacle Of two men matching wits
The stories about their fencing bouts
their repartee. and their badinage
make good reading. But there is more
of comedy about it all than of the i'm
prcssive enforcement Of the idea thai
murder is the great crime, that justice
lis memorable, and that its administra
tion is the highest duty of society.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
FRAUD is ALLEGED
IN LIFE INSURANCE

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Aug. Sal
leging fraud in the transfer Of life
insurance policies amounting TO
$1,000 on the life of Frank P.
GIasier OF Chelsea, former State
treasurer, the Security Trust Com
pany, of Detroit, trustee in bank
ruptcy of the estate. today began
suit against Emily J. Glasier. mother
Henrietta, wife, and Frank SWeetland,
brother-ia-Iaw of the former official.
IS The trustee alleges that the assign
merits were made when GlasieT $
financial affairs had reached a critical
sra
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

ACA 4AAStNaA SAA1A@S-
Newberrys At Wedding.
The former Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Truman II. Newberry were
among the company IT. attendance at
the wedding of Miss Corinne Hopkins
Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
George A Pope, of Baltimore, to
Charles Sidney WindeT. which took
place yesterday at noon at the summer
home of the brides parents at Watch
Hill, r. I.
Miss Marion Leutze. who has been
visiting the Misses Downing at Mar
ragansett Pier. has Joined her parents.
ReGr Admiral and Mrs. Leutze, at the
Navy Yard for a few days before go
ing to the Thousand Islands, where
she viii be the guesf OF Miss Alice
Admiral and Mrs: Leutze. viii go to
Stockbridge for the remainder OF the
season.
Mrs f. J. Tighe and her daughter,
Miss Marie Friday. who have been
son and at Atlantic City, have re-
turned TO their home in Mt. Pleasant.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Brooks
have gone to Atlantic City for brief
sojourn.
The Italian cruiser. the Etruria. which
has been anchored at the Washington
Barracks for several days. left Wash
ington this morning for Baltimore, for
a short stay there. Lieutenant Cam
perie. naval attache OF the Italian EN-
bassy, who has been a guest OF the
commander, Count di Casalino, left with
the ship.
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Mr. and Mrs p. H. Spauldsng and
family Will leave town-tomorroW for
months stay at Colonial Beach.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Louis Stern.
accompanied by their daughters, Miss
lI9t 'uI5lS BJuII ssIN puB uI9lS Buo9rI
town today to spend the remainder Of
the season at Braddeck Heights. Md.
Mrs. Ernest Mayer and Mrs. Alfred
Mayer left Washington yesterday for
a months stay at Atlantic City, and
are stopping at the Hotel Rudolph.
Adolph Guntz returned home yester-
day after a two weeks stay at Brad
dock Heights.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
FIANCE TOO COSTLY.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 5-Because Of the
great debts as well as the additional de-
mauds Of money by her affianeed,
Prince Miguel de BraGanEa, Miss Anita
Stewart, daughter OF Mrs. James Henry
Smith, has broken of the engagement.
His debts amount to more than a mil
lion dollars. He has served notice that
these debts must be paid and he must
have a liberal dot" besides.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
73O ARE SENTENCED
TO DEATH ANNUALLY
Russian Statistics Show That of
This Number 347 Are
Executed.
Executed.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 5.-An rec
ords for death sentences and executions
in Russia were broken during the first
six months OF this year. according &c
official figures made public today. They
show 739 death sentences imposed during
the first half Of the year, and 347 exc
cutiOns.
These figures include only the results
OF formal trials, and take no account
of summary orders from governors and
military commanders, which would I'M
doubtedly double the number Of execu-
tons.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
PLAN FOR CONVENT. ON.

All good letter carriers in tSis city
and others are looking forward 10 the
seventeenth convention of the Ma
tfonaI Associates # Letter Carriers,
which begins ST. Paul, Mimi.
August 80. and lasts through Septem-
will be held i'm the auditorium. on
Monday. August so, there viii be 3
public reception. On the following
hve DAYS business viii keep the car
rierg working.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
REQUEST
TO CHANGE STREET

Following the request OF c. NJ.
Campbell. OF 1913 Harvard street. that
G street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets northwest, be de-
cfsTed q business street, Corporation
Counsel Thomas has returned an
opinion in which ne holds that Mr..
CampbelIs request can not be granted.
as a majority of the frontage of the
block is not used for business
purposes. The Young Mems Christian
Association building, says Mr.. Thomas,
cannct be regarded as business
property.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
/ or Goodness Sake--Don't!

Don't it
some F. NJ OTTiNGER
other peoples children Wait
ii raise some OF A
when chiefs
still 60 unrecognized A. o. H.
a faultander friends
Don't think once the you
tmesg up J. r. T.
husband, whate yer else may do H. l. s.
Don't 0 If
pevouw will orcclt
Don't put in your W
Don't queston-askng nothing
Yourself CAROLINE CALDER
had
paying Doctors
as a
Don't 5. H.
Don't get busy with other peoples business w.LB.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
A TALE or ALIEN SAUSAGES
AND ITS MORAL.

a burgher of Harlem in the city of
New York. went 10 Rotterdam last
month. On his return he brought five
pounds Of genuine Rotterdam sausages,
the gift of an old friend. They were
carefully packed and placed in cold
storage on shipboard, where they re-
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
SCHLEY IMPROVING.

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-The condition
Of Rear Admiral ". S. Schley. who has
been in St. Luke's Hospital because Of
an attack Of bronchitis. is much inn
proved and he viii soon be able TO be
out again.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Wheat has got down this side Of the
dollar mark. and It Is believed that
If nothing Untoward intervenes, the
merely weil-to-do classes will again
be able TO eat bread by Christmas
time.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
ROAD DIRECTIONS
IN ROCK CREEK PARK
Guide Signs Indicating Entrances
and Exits to Be
Erected.

Signs indicating the entrances and
exits of Rock Creek park will be erect
ed in the near future The signs VIII
be placed at the intersection of the
reads for the accommodation of thcse
who are not familiar with reserva-
ton and will indicate the direction and
distance Of the nearest exit
Heretofore it mas not bsen the policy
of the board CT control TO permit the
erection Of signs, but il is believed 1t
will be an accommodation 10 the public
which is expected 10 give greater pat
rOnage 10 the park than heretofore
The signs will be Of an inc0 lspicuous
design so as not TO conflict with the
beauty of the surrounding scenery.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Can't the war correspondents In
North Africa invent something for the
Spanish commanders to open their
dispatches, which will be as satisfying
as the good old Russian Il regret to
report"
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

ghost, carefully sealed up in a
tin can, caused a lot of trouble in a
New York boarding house Evidently
the label ought to be made to tell,
in reference 10 a good many other
things than food products.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

There ara numerous predictions that
the corporation tax will be held I'M
constitutional. but nobody has been
observed rising up to express any
deep-seated anguish over the prospect
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

AS the hour approaches for announc-
ing those house committees, Uncle Joe
Cannon's whiskers look more and
more like the hirsute ornamentation of
Santa Claus
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
GUN FACTORY BAND CON-
CERT AT NAVY YARD.
THIS EVENING AT 7.s0 O'CLOCK
W. o. Little, Director.
PROGRAM

PROGRAM
March semper Fidelis" ....... .souss
Overture-''Poet and Peasant" suppe
The Sunny South" PIantatfon
Songs ................. T.an,e
Baritone solo-"Le Reve D. AMOUR
Mullars
afford Grosskurth)
Seleetion-"The Bohemian Girl
Bale
Medley-'rBits OF Remieks Hits"
Lampe
(By request)
Waltz-"Daughter Of Love-" Bennett
Grand Fantasia on 'fMassa's in the
Cold. Cold Ground ........ Clements
Mareh-"Our Glorious Flag"
George ROsenkrans
''The Star-SpangIed Banner"
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

II is evident that General WeyleT
needs to establish a trochs down in
Morocco. and then keep 1t working all
the time
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Prince Miguel OF Braganza isn't sat
isfed with the million he is to receive
for marrying Miss Anita Smith, and
is sticking for more. Honestly, II
would seem as IL the young woman
in the case should be the one to de-
mand a big increase in the ante.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

This is good time to stop and re-
mind careless people that there is no
such American coin as a penny.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Good-by, gentlemen of the lobby:
your good cigars and dinners and other
things have contributed quite a bit to
relieve the horrors of the thing.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
SENATOR AND MRS. DEPEW
CLOSE THEIR HOUSE IN
WASHINGTON.

Senator and Mrs. Chauhcey N. Depew
closed their Washington residence on y
street today and went to New York.
from where they will sail on Saturday
on tie Philadelphia for visit to Mrs
Depew's mother MIS-. Palmer. at her
home in Paris. They will remain abroad
for several months.
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Mrs. A. c. Barnsy, of Washington,
who recently arrived at Bar Harbor for
the r,mainder Of the season, is arrang-
ing to. give an entertainment in the form
Of a Greek pantOmi me--with muse to
tell the story in verse-at Bar Harbors
beautiful Temple of Art" The pro
gram will include Greek dances OF
ancient times, and a pageant Of Greek
maidens and youths. the Sacred Bull
with attendant Bacchante, and the like
The Boston symphony orchestra VIII
furnish the music, and the proceeds of
the entertainment will go to the Bar
Harbor hospital
Barney was the one at Friendship the
country place of Mr.. ad Mrs. John r.
Mclean, representing the penod OF
Louis XVI
Mrs. Barney will hold an exhibition Of
her paintings in Boston, on October Is,
at the Kimbal Gallery.
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Mrs. Pinchot Home.
Mrs. James w. PinchOt. who recent
" returned from Europe, where she was
the guest Of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, the British Minister to Denmark
and Lady Alan tombstone. has joined
her son, Clifford Ptnchot, at their Bar
Harbor villa. She viii remain until
the end of the season.
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Former Representative and Mrs.
Henry Kirke Porter and Miss Hegeman
have arrived a. LenOX, where they will
spend the remainder Of the season at
the AspiDwall.
Mrs, Churchill Candee has closed her
Rhode Island avenue residence and gone
to York HarboT for the balance Of the
summer. Her son, Harold Candee, who
will spend a few weeks with her there,
will return 10 Denver next month.
Mr. and Mrs. H. s. Reside and their
daughter and son, Miss Elizabeth Rec
side and Master Hammer Reside, have
returned to Washington after an extend
ed sOjOurn at Atlantic City. Early in
| September they will go to New York Cor
The Washington times., 1909-08-05
FRANK A. MUNsEY

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The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Persons leaving the city for a
long or short period during the
summer enn have The Times mailed
20 them at the rate OF thirty
cents a month or seven cents q
week. Addresses may be changed
az desired. All mail subscriptions
must be paid I'm advance.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

Every dAyyo have some hobb o.
uhh
ake-D
ri in a "A
card end Times Washington D.. c.
The Washington times., 1909-08-05

a fortnight's stay. and Miss Reside
VIII spend the winter there, pursuing
her musical studies.
The National tribune., 1909-11-04

vast deal of valuable timber land which
the Government hopes to conserve
against the day when the country may
be threatened with a timber famine.
The splendid utility of the Forest
Service is recognized, and the people
probably approve of 1t too cordially to
permit of any material curtailmeHt in
appropriations. Chief Pinchot is con-
fident that in tfme-and that before
very 1ong-the Forest Service will not
only be self-supporting, but will yield
a fine revenue to the Government
Therefore, Congress will find it an up
hill fight to cut him off from the neccs-
sary funds for administration, just as it
has in previous years when his large
plans for conserving public timber lands
have been bitterly assailed in Senate
and House.
so it is whichever way the economy
advocates of Senate and House turn.
They can point out where lot of
money could be saved. but the demands
for the appropriations are tremendous
and cannot easily be resisted. Many
appropriations are going for purposes
which President Roosevelt made popu-
lar. The Army and Navy are getting
a great big chunk of the increases. The
policy of building dreadnoughts, at least
two a year, was forced upon Congress
by the former President. Each dread
naught adds about S10,000.000 to the
budget for its construction and the
maintenance, once it is commissioned,
means another million annually. With
all the efforts at economy in the Navy
this year it is necessary to ask for 5000
additional men. Nowadays it costs ST.
500 to maintain soldier or a sailor.
1t used to cost 1000. But now more
money is required to buy the ration.
Transportation is a larger item than
ever, because of the distant possessions
to which soldiers and sailors must be
conveyed.
The price of everything is going up
for the Government as well as for poor
old ultimate consumer" and economy
of expenditures is more difficult of at
tainment than ever.