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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-16

NEW YORK, Nov 16.-"Golly, hope
Jeff can get into shape and whip
Johnson" That's the way Jack Nc
Auliffe, retired lightweight champion,
feels about the coming battle between
the greats heavyweights. And Jack
said more. People don't dream of the
agony Jeff will have to undergo to pre-
pare himself for the fight with john
son. The battle itself is child's play.
It's the training that proves whether a
man has the heart or not But jeff
should fight every man who is willing
to meet him before taking on Johnson.
1 never saw the black fellow in an ac-
tual fight but I did see the Ketchel-
johnson pictures and let me tell you
that Johnson has everything.
Jeff is doing a far greater thing
than people are. giving him credit for
when he signifies a Willingness to
tackle the black man after such a long
lay-off. He is a perfect fool if he at
tempts to fight Johnson without first
meeting all the men he can before go
ing into the ring with the negro. 1t
would break his heart to lose to John
son. 1t is terrible to lose when you
are an indicated champion. It broke
John L. Sullivan's heart. Il broke Jack
Dempsey's heart, and it broke Charlie
Wilson's heart.
"They all tried to come back after a
layoff and failed. They lost because
they didn't discover that they hadn't
the old judgment of distance and pace.
It is terrible to get into the ring and
suddenly come to realize that you're
gone-that judgment of distance and
pace are no longer any part of your
very reason I retired as indicated
lightweight champion of the world? 1t
happened in funny way. I was in
Seattle boxing a fellow named Jack
Green. He was the boxing instructor
of the Seattle Athletic club. We fought
six rounds. I had been having good
time for a couple of years and hadn't
been working at my trade for many
moons I got into the ring with this
fellow and we started out
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
HALLS OF

Insurgents in the Senate deter
mined to flibuster to delay action on
the Naval Appropriation bill.
When the postal savings bank bill
was before the Senate Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho, spoke in opposition
to it.
1t was reported that Representa-
tive Fitzgerald, of New York, would
succeed John Sharp Williams on the
Rules Committee of the House.
The joint resolution making Feb
ruary IL a special legal holiday in the
District and heLTerritories, in honor
of Abraham Lincoln, was passed.
Mr.. Hale said that Of 900.
pounds of powder used annually.
about one-third was made by the Gov
eminent, the remainder being pur-
chased. 1915 8
The Senate insurgents" is was
learned, agreed upon certain funda-
mental changes which they will try
to bring about in the customs of the
Senate. :
: senator Lodge offered an amends
ment to the Senate rules aimed at
preventing particularly the speech in
preparation by Senator Tillman at
lacking the President.
The President sent a special mes
sage to Congress transmitting the re-
port of the conference on dependent
children, and recommending the es-
tablishment of a children's bureau.
Senator Kittredge declared that a
Panama lock canal will cost $780,
600, 900, and with Senators Foraker
and Teller, advocated a change to
the sea-leve1 type, the estimated cost
of which is $247,O0O,O0
The ever interesting ceremony of
counting the electoral vote was con-
Quoted by the Senate and House in
Joint session. William H. Taft was
declared elected President and James
s. Sherman Vice-President, the count
disclosing ,321 electoral votes for the
Republican candidates, as against
1852 for Bryan and Kern.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
MEXICAN THEATRE BURNS.

Moving Picture Machine Starts Fire
in Crowded Theatre at Acapulco,
Mexico, and Between $50 and 500
People Lose Their Lives.
Mexico City, SpeciaI.-Between $50
and 800 people were burned to death
and many were injured in a fire which
destroyed the Flores Theatre in the
City of Acapulco Sunday night. The
news of the disaster reached this city
Monday afternoon, telegraphic COM
munication with Acapulco having
been destroyed owing to the fact that
the telegraph Office adjoining the
theatre was burned and all wires put
out of commission.
The floor of the theatre was a
wooden affair and over one thousand
people crowded into it.
One of the numbers of the pro-
gramme consisted of a series of NOV
ing pictures. While the operator was
exhibiting these, a film caught fire and
a blaze was quickly communicated 10
some bunting which had been used
for decorative purposes. In an in
credibly short time the flames spread
to all parts of the structure. There
were but three narrow exits, and the
panic-stricken audience rushed to
these, many falling and being crush
ed, their bodies choking the way Of
escape to others.
1t was impossible to rescue those
imprisoned who were literally roasted
alive, as the fire burned with little
smoke and few were s~uffocated.
Monday pitiful scenes of grief
were enacted in the streets of the lit
tie west coast port. Men, women and
children are wandering from place to
place, hunting relatives or friends. In
some instances entire families were
wiped out of existence. The munich
pal authorities caused large trenches
TO be dug and into these the remains
Of the dead were laid.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
CONVENTION OPEN.

Non-Partsian Board Urred-First
Session of the National Tariff Com
mission oonvenes in Indianapohs
For a Discussion Of Ways and
Means For Improving the Tariff
System.
indianapolis, Ind, Special-Men
OF opposing political parties and
whose views on the construction of a
tariff differed as widely as the tenets
of their parties, sat side by side as
delegates and joined in tumultuous
applause Tuesday as speaker after
speaker in the first national tariff
commission convention vigorously de-
nounced the present tariff and the
method Of its construction.
That the present tariff system has
been outgrown and that the United
States fingers decades behind the
scientific methods of European
tries was repeated almostSas often az
a new speaker addressed the dele
gates. That the prompt establish
ment of a non-partisan tariff COM.
mission was the only remedy for
present conditions was repeated as
often.
j. W. Van Cleave, of St. Louis
president of the National Association
of Manufacturers, who was made the
permanent chairman of the gather
ing, aroused the first. enthusiasm by
asserting that the tariff must be TAX
en- out of PARTISAN politics, and Con-
gresham Fowler, of New Jersey, who
is sponsor of the Beveridge commits
sion bill now before Congress, u
ed a demonstration when he asserted
tina the tariff must cease to be
the football of political parties.
Former Governor Guild, of Massa-
chusetts; Senator Brown, of Ne
hraska, and Congressman Ransdell,
of Louisiana, gave the varying view
points of their sections.
Henry R. Towne questioned vigor-
ously the ability of the members of
the ways and means committee to
deal intelligently with the tariff. H.
E. Miles, as a manufacturer, coincid-
ed with Mr.. Towne.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25

on every submerged ledge and was
borne on every unknown tidal cur
rent; that the skeleton of some of
the ships would doubtless be left in
the Straits of Magellan; that, if the
fleet should succeed in rounding
South America it was reasonably GER
tain that the individual ships would,
one by one, arrive with machineries
loose and almost unservicable, with
crews rejecting the demoralized con-
dition of the material, and that a
woeful spectacle Of failure would
thus be presented.
Gas to the material, the cold facts
are that the ships have practically
taken are of their own repairs on
this cruise. The repair lists turned
in at the Cavite naval station were
negligible"
That the experience gained on the
cruise will be of unending benefit to
the navy is indicated from the fact
that probably one-half of the entire
personnel Of the naval establishment
participated in the epoch-making
trip. Three of the sixteen captains
who sailed in command of vessels are
returning home as rear admirals.
Eight other captains are returning in
command of the same ship on which
they began the journey of the world.
From rear admiral down to midship-
man the training has been such as 40
other naval cruise ever afforded.
Among the enlisted men the training
has been even more valuable. Lands
men shipped just before that start
and utterly green in the ways of the
deep, are coming home an integral
part Of a wonderful feet efficiency
and loyal believers in all that the
American navy stands for. Deser-
tons on the ships have been few: The
men have taken a pride in the cruise
and it will be a constant boast with
them that they started to the west
from Hampton Roads and came home
with prows still turned in that direc-
ton. They know the world is round,
and they know what it is to work and
play over $4,000 miles of the water
ed surface Of the globe.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25

form a tight, stable ond permanent
dam"
Dams and locks, lock gates and all
other engineering structures involved
in the lock canal project are "feas-
ible and safe,' accoding to the en-
gineers, "and they can be depended
upon to perform with certainty their
respective functions"
Having considered the proper
height for the crest of the Gatun
dam, they concluded that 'Eit could
be safely reduced 20 feet from that
originally proposed; namely to an
elevation of lis feet above sea level.
or 80 feet above the normal level
of the water against the dam" This
change has been ordered.
Their estimate of the complete
cost Of the canal is $360,000, 900.
They Say it is incorrect to state that
the original estimate of cost was
$40, 600, 900, as they did not include
"sanitation and zone government. -
They estimate the expense Of SAM
tation and zone government at S27,-
100000, while payments to the Re
public of Panama and to the new
Panama Canal Company amounts 10
$50, 600, OO0, which would make the
difference between the present est
mate and the previous estimate, with
cost of sanitation and zone govern
ment and payments, added, only
SAB, 900, 900. "Of this amount,
they say, "nearly one-half can be
accounted for by the changes in the
canal and appurtenant works already
referred to and the remainder is to
be attributed mainly to the higher
unit cost Of the different items %
the work"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
WARRANTS ISSUED
Jury Returns True BiIAqaiOst
Editors.
.NVOlYING PURCHASE OF CANAL
Bench Warrants For Editors-Feder.
d Grand Jury at Washington Re-
turns Indictments For Criminal
Libel Against The New YorE
World and The Indianapolis News

Washington, Special-BeueR wan
rants were issued late Wednesday
for the arrest of Jospeb PnI;tzos
proprietor, and Caleb NJ. VanHamn
and Robert II. Lyman, edito-S -
The New York World: and for Io1a1
van Smith and Charles R. WINE
owners of The I~ndiananol;s Ne
for criminal libel in connection with
the publication in those newsnsne~s
OF charges of irregularities II The
purchase by the United States oov.
eminent of the Panama canal n1on.
erty from the French owners,
The indictments on which +ba
rants were based were returned We'd
nesday by the United States Grand
jury sitting in this city and the war-
rants were issued later by the cle,t
of criminal court No. l. The wo-
rants are directly against all Ave of
the natural defendants of the two
newspapers. The summons raon;roe
the corporate defendant 1.-THE press
Publishing Company, Of New York;,
to appear In court forthwith to ans
WEI the Indictment.
Theodore Roosevelt, William n
Taft, Elihu Root, J. Piermont Nor
gan, Charles P. Taft, Douglas Robin
son and William Nelson Cromwell
r named in the Indictment as the
persons alleged to have been villiAed
by the\ stories appearing in the two
newspapers. =
Failure Of an attempt to blackmaiI
him, according to William Nelson
Cromwell, was the reason for the
publication of the stories, which. he
declared Efwere exceptional and pre-
meditated and made with free knowl-
edge of their infamous source and
after specific warning by me of. their
fassity.n
tFThe stories" he added, "were
c%oncoeted more than two and a half
years ago by inscriptions parties in
New York, some of whom have GRIM
inal records, in an attempt to black
mail me-" He said that he was ask
ed TO pay $4,000 to have the stories
suppressed. e.
81 do not believe The World was
a party to these attempts, but it was
dealing with the same gang. The
Indictment of The New York World
and The Indianapolis News is not an
Indictment Of the press of the United
States, as they would like to make it
appear to obtain the support of the
general press of the country. I am
in favor of a free and unmuzzled
press"
The Indianapolis News men an
nounce that they will fight extradi-
ton to the District of Columbia.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25

Washington, Special.-Any attack
made hereafter On the lock type of
Panama canal, according to the opin-
ion expressed by President Roosevelt
In a message transmitted to Congress
last week els in reality merely an at
tack upon the policy of building any
eanai at ALL The report CT the en-
gineers ''shows il clearest fashion
that the Congress was wise in the
position it took, and that it would be
inexcusabIe folly to change from the
proposed lock canal to a sea level
canal"
The engineers show that the only
criticism that can be made of the
work on the isthmus is that there
has sometimes been almost an excess
of caution in providing against pos
sibIe trouble.
The engineers report that, as the
Gatun earth dam was the central
point of discussion, they gave it, IN
der instructions from Mr.. Taft, "frSt
consideration in the light Of all new
evidence" and they add that ''the
type of dam now under construction
is one which meets our unanimous
approval" They say they are "satis-
fed that there will be no dangerous
or Objectionable seepage through the
materials under the base of the dam
nor are they so soft as to be liable
to be pushed aside by the weight of
the proposed dam so as to cause
dangerous settlement. We arr also
satisfied that the materials available
and which it is proposed to use are
suitable and can be readily placed to
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
FLEET ENCIRC[ES THE V0R[D
is Of Uncle Sams's Largest Sea-Fighters Return
From a Successful World Cruise

On the last long reach of their
spectacular cruise around the world,
the sixteen battleships of the CUNT
ed States ATLANTIC Fleet" are steam
ing in %leasurely fashion towards the
anchorage grounds of Hampton
Roads, whence they sailed just four
teen months ago.. During these
months of record steaming.the heay-
lily armored fighting vessels have
travelled approximately $4,000 miles
and are returning in condition still
fit for "frolic or a fight" The
cruise has been a Variable expedition
of the seven seas and tasks hereto
fore deemed impossible for the modern
ironclad have been accomplished with
an ease bordering on the
place.
The stories of the cruise have been
succeeding chapters of receptions,
banquets, balls and merry making,
but back of all this relaxation and
entertaining in the hospitable ports
Of the two hemispheres has been a
test Of men and material which has
placed the American navy in an en-
viable position before all the world.
The facility in following the motions
of the fogship in the fleet, squadron
and divisional which
came with constant experience at sea,
and above all the marvellous records
made at the targets in Magdalena
and Manila bays tell of the real work
and the subsequentia1 accomplish
ments that have marked this most
notable Of peace demonstrations
among the navies of the world.
Secretary Metcalf says: when
the purpose of giving this assemblage
of battleships the privileges and ad-
vantages of a, practical cruise was an
nounced, criticisms from high techni-
cal quarters were heard. 1t was Sug-
gested that the undertaking was too
monumental; that a battleship is too
vast and complicated a piece of mech
anism to send around the globe on
any ordinary occasion; that dangers
more than multiplied with numbers
in such a case; that disaster lurked
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
First Dax of Cooper Trial.

Nashville, Tenn, Special,-FiIled
with dramatic incidents and marked
by scenes that bordered on the sensa-
tional, the first day of the actual trial
of the Cooper-SAarp case closed
Tuesday night with both sides claim
ing to be- well satisfied with the pro-
gress made. Whether Col. Duncan B,
Cooper, Robin j. Cooper and John D.
Sharpe killed former Senator Ed
ward W. Carmack in s~elf-defense Oh
ss a result of a conspiracy is the
great issue in the case.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
INFERENCE CALLS FOR TARIFF REVISION

tariff schedules so that they shall eff
feet all interests equitably.
"Fifth. The fixing of the rates Of
duty to be paid on the exports from
any foreign country within the limits
of the maximum and minimum rates
established by Congress, under reel
procal trade agreements negotiated
by or under the direction of the
President in order thereby to develop
and protect our foreign trade by the
means favored by President McKin-
ley and authorized by sections 3 and
4 Of the Dingley law.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
Negro Shoots White Boy.

Memphis, Tenn, Special.-James
Holman Taylor, aged 16 years, a
nephew Of Chief Of Police Davis OF
this city, was shot and killed near
his fathers home in South Memphis
late Wednesday by Eddie Prode, a
negro. Following the killing when
was the outcome of a minor, qnarrei'
a crowd Of several hundred persons
formed and began a search for Prode'
intent on indieting quick punishmenk
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
whistIins on a Sabbath.

Concerning the Scottish reproba-
ton of whistling on the Sabbath.
Dean Ramsay has a characteristic
story. A famous Glasgow artist met
an old Highland acquaintance unex-
pectedly.
Donald, what BROUGHT you hero?"
"Ou, weel, sir, it was a baad place
yon; they we're baad folk-but they're
a God-fearin' set o. folks here"
We'll, Donald, Pm glad to hear il"
"Ou, ay, sir. deed they are; an
I'll gle ye an instance OF. Last Sab
hath just as the kirk was skaii,in'
there was a drover chield frae Dunn
bries comm along the road whfs'!in'.
a n looking as happy as if it was to
miGdle o.. the week. Weel sic. DOR
lads is q G~odfearing' set o lads,
an thew were inst comm oct o the
kirk-'odthey yckit upon him an
Almost killed him!-Iondon Chron-
icle.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
MI. Knox VIII be Premier.

Washington, Specialize the opin-
ion of President-elect Taft, Philan-
der C. Knox is now legally eligible to
receive the appointment of Secretary
of State. That he will be the pre-
mier in the Taft Cabinet was again
positively stated by Mr.. Taft Tues
day night at the White House, the
statement being made after two con-
ferences Tuesday between the Presi-
dent-elect and Nj. Knox.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
Negro Appointed Judge in District OF
Columbia.

Washington, Special.-Robert Il
Terrell, a colored graduate OF a
ward College. 's4. has been appoint Il
a Judge of the municipal court OF h
District of Columbia, which has JUS
been created by an act of Congress
He is the only cclored man IN the
country holding a judicial position OF
the dignity of the n to which re
has Just been elevated.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25

The indianapolis Tariff Conference
addresses Congress urging a Tariff
Commission to consider:
First. The collection and intelli-
gent, thorough and unprecedented
study Of tariff fees.
Second. The development and en-
Iargement of our foreign trade.
Third. The accomplishment of
this by reciprocal trade agreements
based upon maximum and minimum
schedules.
Fourth. The adjustment of the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
ROOSEVELT ON THE PANAMA CANAL

Importance the dispatch of the Amer
lean battleships around the world.
The third place he gave to his settle
ment of the Japanese-Russian wal.
The President named as his super
lative achievement the Panama Canal
because he believes that this will live
for centuries and centuries. He thinks
his name will be linked with this en-
cheering enterprise long after the
other accomplishments of his admin
~istration have been forgotten.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
200 Miners Entombed in British Mine

Newcastle, England, By CabIe.-A
terrible disaster has occurred at
West Stanley, small mining town
IL miles distant, in which. it is fear
ed, 40 lives have oeen lost. There
were two explosions at 4 O'Clock
TUESDAY afternoon in the West Stan
ley colliery, which employs 400 men.
Nearly 200 of them we're in the pit
at the time. and up to a late hour
Tuesday night none of them had
come to the surface. Rappings have
been heard. and it is supposed that
those are from some of the miners
who escaped death from the c1plo-
sion and the fire which followed it..
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
Attempt to S~egregate Jap School
Children Fails.

Sacramento, Cal, Special.-An I'M
availing attempt was made Tuesday
in the lower house of the Legislature
to accomplish by amendment to a
school bill the segregation Of Jap
anese pupils in the public schools. It's
intent was to do what was sought to
be done by Assemblymcn Johnson's
Measure that recently caused Presi-
dent Roosevelt to address the Cali
fornia Legislature.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
Washfnrton NoEH rTotes.

It is semi-oficially given out that,
having been inaugurated as president,
Mr.. Taft will call Congress in extra
session 10 meet March the 18th.
The grand jury has found a true
bill against Joseph Pulitzer and
Caleb NJ. Van Horn of the New
York World and Delovan Smith and
Charles R.. William. of the Indiana
polls News, for criminal libel in the
Panama scandal case.
In a forecast of P~resident-elect
Taft's inaugural address it IS said
that he will give prominence to the
Negro question and will declare a
pclicy unfavorable to appointing Nc
groes to offices where it is distasteful
and irritating to the white people.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25
Foreign Affairs.

Sixty-seven persons were lost when
the Penguin sank last week near New
Zealand.
An earthquake shock occurred in
Mesina and Reggie last Saturday
evening that threw down some of~the
remaining tottering walls. No fatal
ties occurred
a young man was arrested in
Southeast Berlin last week as the
monster who is terrorizing the city
by wantonly stabbing young women
and girls with an instrument some
thing like a sharp awl. Several at
tacks have proved fatal.
On the 18th of February, Congress
found itself with but Is days yet
in which to act upon Ii appropria-
ton bills.
The anchor of the lamented Maine,
which was sunk in Havana harbor
eleven years ago, was dedicated on
Monday at Arlington as a. part of
the monument erected on the resting
place of the 165 men that persisted
there. Capt. Sigsbee, the commander
of the Maine, made the dedicatory
address.
The great fleet arrived in the
Mediterranean too late to render
much service but 400 men from the
Illinois hunted till they found the
bodies of Consul Cheney and his
wife.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-25

Teheran, By Cable.-Reliable re
ports from the province of Nuristan
say that the earthquake of January
Esd was of unprecedented violence. A
courier arriving from the scene says
that the prolonged quake changed the
entire appearance Of the country,
snlit mountains. shifted stresms and