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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
CENTRAL BALL PLAYERS OCT
First Practice for Pitchers and
Catehers Held Yesterday.
Doc White Athletes in Charge.
Menefee and Rheem show
ing Up Well.

Candidates for catchers and pitchers
on the Central High School BASEBALL nine
were out for the first tine this season
yesterday afternoon in National Rifles
ArmOry. Doc Harry White, a member
Of the champion White Sox. has the can
cidates in charge.
IN the squad there are about eight or
ten boys that show promise Of developing
into good players. The most promising
OF the squad are Menefee. for catcher
and Rheem, for pitcher. Both are last
year men, and viii be expected 70 do the
bulk OF the work this season
The squad VIII practice in the Rifles
ArmO-y three times q week until weather
conditions permit them 10 work outdoors.
The candidates for the other places On
the team VIII be in charge OF Charles
Hickman. who was g member Of the Ma
ti0nsls for several seasons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
DISPUTE OVER PITCHER.
Harry Epps VIII Tsiri for Bel
mOntS, Says Manager.

Sporting Editor The Washington Herald:
Dear Sir: The Belmont Club emphatic
ally denies the assertion made by the
Piedmont White Sox that the Beimont's
crack southpaw Harry Epps. has signed
TO play tho coming season with the Sox.
The Belmonts have organized under the
management % Frank Mccormick, a
well-known baseball and football player
Of Washington. Mr.. Mccormick has
strengthened the team materially, and
says his team VIII again win the District
Championship.
lie thinks that he has secured thu pre-
uier colored box artists IN the District IN
J. Hawkins. C. Jackson. G. Washington.
II. Epps. and r. Johnson
He has arranged games IN various Vir-
ginia cities for the opening Of the season.
and on returning home win play all the
colored professionals passing through
Washington
Teams wanting dates should address
Frank Mccormick. president East End
Club, corner Thirteenth and p streets
southeast FRANK MCCORMICK
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
GURLBY TRIALS ARE HELD
Fast Relay Team to Compete IN
Johns Hopkins Games.
Athletes Also Entered in Individual
Events-Byrd VIII Run in 100
and 30 Yard DaSheS.

The Gurley Athletic Clubs track team
held trials last night for the relay team
TO compete in the Johns Hopkins indoor
meet next Saturday night The follow
ing athletes made the team: Smithson,
King. Byrd. Curran- and Capt Hide
brand. The relay team viii run the
senior teams Of the Cross Country Club
and the McCuu0b Athletic Club.
Last year the McCuIloh team was the
only outfit 10 defeat the Gurley Club.
The McCuIlOhs were trimmed this sea-
son by the Cross Country team; so q
good race IS promised.
Byrd, the former star quarter back
on the George Washington football team.
VIII run in the 1o0-yard and the 22o-yard
dashes. White VIII also compete in the
22o-yard dash Capt Hildebrsnd has been
entered IN the mile run
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
III NEWS TMTHE WODT n M CDODTC FIRE
]1A@A1 1VAzV - AZ I'LL ~ WILL IA "a O1AI ~
HORSE RAGING
TRACK ATHLETICS
BOXING FOR PRESIDENT.
Instructor sixSmith Putting MI.
Roosevelt Through Course.

During the past few months William
X. Sixsmith, the physical trainer. has
been instructing the men al the various
military posts in his original methods Of
exercises and boxing. The physical re-
suits obtained by them have been 50
pronounced that the fact has been
brought to the attention Of President
Roosevelt, who has decided 20 take a
course in the work himself. in order 10
test personally the value cfthese meth
DDS. Il IS reasonable 20 suppose, how
ever, that in addition TO the fact OF OBJ
tanning a knowledge Of the work Mr..
Roosevelt desires 70 gain the benefit OF
this exercise 10 better n him for his
proposed tour in Africa
While ar Sixsmith is training the
President. he is also instrUcting the men
of Capt. HeEnessys battery al Fort
AIyer and the engineers at Washington
Barracks. .. C.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
CHALLENGE TO JOE TURNER.
Hudson Says He Can Throw WrestIeE
Three Times In Hour.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Head
Lynchburg. Va. Jan Z3-''Tn under
take to throw Joe Turner, the Washing
ton wrestler. three times IN an hour for a
side bet OF SOL. For each additional sos
viii agree 70 throw him an additional
time up 10 ten times an hour for a Side
bet OF S,0J0 declared Bert Hudson.
the middle-weIght wrestler, last night. Just
before going on the mat n the match
with John Straehl, Of Paterson, N J.
7 consider Turner a big buffer" de-
clared Hudson. and J win not take any
notice Of him until he is ready 70 post
a forfeit for a match either IN Lynch
burg or IN Washington.
Hudson claims not 10 have lost a match
in two years. IN which tine his
shoulders, he says, have been pinned 70
the nat only twice Ed Adamson- who
was defeated this week by Turner turned
this trick once here a month ago.
There are wrestling fans here who BE-
Heve Hudson can throw Turner three
times in ten minutes, while other be
lieve Turner would give Hudson q hard
fight in a straight match without a han6i-
cap
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
JOE TURNER ACCEPTS.
willing to Meet Any MiddIe-weight
Wrestler in World.


Joe Turner. the Washington champion,
states he is willing 10 accept the numerous
challenges handed out 20 him by different
wrestlers. including the Indian SannOoke.
from North Carolina, and also would IN .
20 hear from Jack Kelly and others
He wishes 10 state that he is willing 10
meet any man in the game.
Joe states ne Is anxious 10 boost the
wrestling game here and promises that
all Of his matches viii be on their merits
Joe always takes the aggressive. and does
his best TO give the public run for their
money at all times. and he has met every
man who ever challenged him
Any one desiring 10 see Joe Turner or
his manager about wrestling. can meet
him az his Office, coz Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
Y. P. I WINS OPENER.
Techs start Basketball by Defeat
ing Rivals, % TO -.

BIacksburg, Va. Jan 23-The Virginia
Polytechnic Institute made its initial ap-
pearance IN intercollegiate basketball
this afternoon by defeating the fast five
from Emory and Henry College. 50 10 y.
The game was characterized by many
fouls, the Techs being the chief offenders.
COach Brown can now get q line on the
men who are 10 compose the team
The playing OF HargrOve and Hurst
for Y ?. J. and Of Spratt and Suite
for Emory and Henry were the features.
Line-up follows
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24

Granger ". Schmidt 81. Jones. Roberts 81, Gro
CHAN 81, Hubbard q. Fowler. Free tosses-Cr-
CHAN. A Schmidt. Hubbard r. ReIerse-8Ir
Hughes TImT-Nr. StFstton, Tine Of hsiTes-2e
minutes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24

When you have lost or found anything.
telephone an advertisement to The Wash
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
PLAN STRONG TEAM
Bethany Baseball Nine Signs
FirSt-claSS Talent.
KING TO BE CAPTAIN

Manager Stoke Declares that His
Aggregation VIII NO5 BE Handi-
capped by POer start at the Be
ginning of SeaSOn-TaEEart, Lin
thicum, and other stars on Roster.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
TANNERS PLEADING
FOR FREE HIDE LAW
Delegation Visits President, and
Asks That Payne Bill Clause
Be Upheld.

Free hides was the subject Of discus
sion at the White House today wnen
the President received a delegation rep
resenting the National Association of
Tanners and the National Boot and
Shoe Manufacturers Association.
In the delegation. which wanted hides
kept on the free list as Is now provided
by the Payne bill. were Edmond P.
Harrison. Of Cincinnati; August II. Vo-
gel. Of Milwaukee. and John Z. Wilder,
OF Chicago. They told the President
they feared there was a deal on foot in
the Senate to take hides off the free
list. and intimated that II this were
dSpe. It would be in accord with the
" ehes Of the Beef trust"
Fhe Dingley bill put Is per cent duty
on hides, and, according to the delega-
ton, the effect Of Il has been a decline
in the exports Of sole leather made
from both domestic and foreign hides
Under its operation, they claimed. the
beef packers have entered the tanning
industry, and they are today tanning
60 per cent OF all the hides available.
Members OF the delegation would not
discuss the result Of their talk with the
President except 70 say that It was
very satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
PRESIDENT TAFT
GREETED AS BILL"
Attends About Thebes," and
Is Bombarded With
New Song.
Taft is still plain "Ri1 -

President Taft is still plain tRiu.'
He has graciously and sniIinglv ac-
knowledged The salute and indicated nv
actions louder than words" that his
elevation to the Presidency has moi al
tered the ante-eleCtiOn situation. D-ben
he was hailed by the multitude as
bill"
A bevy Of pretty girls singing IN the
musical comedy, About Thebes." at the
Belasco. which the President and Mrs
Taft attended last evening, brought ont
that interesting fact when they bor,-
barded the Presidential presence wit,
the following lines:
Can't we call you Bill that now vo1,,ra
PRESIDENT
Can't we call you Bin now any more?
AS we see YOU riding by, with your
head held up so high,
can't we greet you as In days of yore :?
President TAFT shook with laughter
as the dozen young women. headed bv
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard. author of the
words and music of the song. faced
him, and, with eyes and gestures. Dlead-
ingly sought recognition:
Can't we shake AXE your hand and say.
VIII. you turn us down and pass US
o'er?
Are you really quite intent on the Mis-
ter President?
Tell us, can't we can you Bill now
any mOre2
That settled it. Laughingly the Pres
ident bowed his acknowledgment and
Mrs Taft Joined in the merriment that
kept the house in an uproar for several
minutes.
The song has been one Of the hits of
the production, which is being given
= direction Tz
A. G. Barney. The presence of the
President suggested to Mrs. Stoddard
changing from the third to the second
person the lines Of the song on other
nights running. Cant we call him Bill
etc" Mrs. Stoddard is also the author
of the raXicab song sung by Roy
Cough, which has also scored a sue
cess in the production.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
lowan'S Income Tax Propo-
SitiOn Would Largely De-
plete Their Funds.
ALL OF THEM
ARE WORTH MILLIONS
Every Member of Congress Would
Have to Help Support
Uncle Sam.

If an income tax law Is enacted. espe-
cially a graduated income tax law such
as Senator Cummins has proposed in his
amendment, the tax officials will swoop
down on the Senate at the very first
opportunity.
Also, they will swoop down on the
House. And they will extract large
gobs of revenue from both bodies.
Especially, will the fat incomes Of
some of the millionaires of the Senate
and House be fine picking for the func-
tionaries OF the Treasury Department
who go out in quest of income taxes.
Uncle Ike" Stephenson, of Wiscon-
sin. for instance. who is probably the
richest man in the Senate, would doubt
less be the first man tackled. Uncle
Ike is not strongly in favCr of an in
come tax. This can best be understood
by the statement that a rough estimate
of his wealth is S30,0OO,O0o. which at
6 per cent would give him an income of
Sl,SOO,000. On this ne would have to pay
over 100000 in annual tax to the Gov
ernment, provided the Cummins mea-
sure were put in force.
Uncle Ike" would have 10 dive deep
into his pocket even il the Bailey
amendment were passed. This would
compel him to pay over $4,000. For
poor struggling Senator, whom the Gov
ernment pays but $500 a year. this is
a good deal of money.
The Guggenheim Case.
But the case Of Senator Stephenson
is not so remarkable as the case of
Senator Guggenheim OF Colorado. Sena-
tor Guggenheim. strange to say. is in
favor of an income tax. Just how much
money Senator Guggenheim is worth
is variously estimated. He would have
a big bill tc pay to meet his own in
come tax. But IL is probable that the
Guggenheim family of Colorado is
worth at least Sloo, 600. A six per
cent income ca this would be $6,000,0oO.
The income tax on this under the Cum
Minis bill would be in the region OF
$3.50 00l
Senator Stephen B. Ell1ins Of West
Virginia is another of the Senate mil
liOnaires. He is one Of the foremost of
them. Senator Elkins' wealth IS fre-
quently estimated at Szo,0oOOVO. II can
easily be computed that Senator Elkins
would have q big bin Of something Ike
10000 70 pay in income tax
Aldrich In Danger.
Take the case of Senator Nelson Will
marth Aldrich of Rhode Island. Sena-
tor AIdrich is chairman Of the Finance
Committee, and IS fighting the Income
tax legislation which is proposed It
was recently estimated that Senator
Aldrich has Sl2.OOO.OO0 worth OF prop
erty. This would mean a contribution
to Uncle Sam every twelve months Of
about $4,000 by Senator Aldrich.
Or. there is the case of Senator John
kean of New Jersey, who Is accounted
millionaire about ten times over.
Senator Kean would not be far behind
Senator Aldrich in helping to fill the
Treasury Golfers. He would have TO give
welfare of his country annually.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
CATARRH THE CAUSE OF
CONSUMPTION

If you have catarrh don't fool your
self into the belief that it is a harm
less disease.
At least one-half Of the consumption
in the world can be traced to catarrh.
Here are some symptoms OF catarrh:
If you have any of them get rid Of them
while there is yet time:
Is your throat raw?
Do you sneeze often?
Is your breath foul?
Are your eyes watery?
Do you take cold easiiy2
Is your nose stopped ups
Do you have to spit often?
Do crusts form in your nose2
Are you worse in damp weather.
Do you blow your nose a great deaI2
Are you losing your sense Of smell?
Does your mouth taste bad mornings?
DO you have a dull feeling in your
head2
Do you have to clear yonr throat on
rising?
IS there tickling sensation In your
throat?
Do you have discharge from the
nOse2
Does mucous drop in back OF your
throat?
Medicine taken into the stomach won't
cure catarrhi because to cure catarrh
you must Kill the persistent and de-
structiye catarrh germ.
Hyomei pronounced High-O-me) the
guaranteed catarrh cure is a strong an
tseptic, yet pleasant air which. when
breathed over the membrane of the nose
and throat into the lungs, gets where
the germs are and cures catarrh by kill
ing the germs. c. n. Lindsey, Of
Mitchell, S. D., says it cured him. Read
his letter.
''daving suffered from catarrh for
about two years, and having tried nu-
merous remedies without any satisfac-
tory results, / finally tried Hyomei, and
about one and one-half bottles, I am
entirely cured
Hyomef is sold by leading druggists
by Henry Evans on the money back
plan. A complete outfit, including IN
haler, only costs s1-o0; and extra bot
ties so cents.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23

with respect to the tariff bill. But quite
apart from this the sentiment in his
state is Tor revision downward, as It is
IN other Western States. He has there
Iore taken tiie attitude that his con-
sutuents expect Of him.
Senator Nelson Joins.
Similarly, Senator Nelson Of Mime
sofa has come out in opposition TO
some of the schedules and is insistent
on .heir reduction, Nelson Is another
Senator who is generally aligned with
The Republican organization.
When it is considered that earlier than
this Senators on the Republican side
Ike Beveridge, Bristow, Brown, Cum
MINIS, Crawford, Dixon. La Toilette, and
have been in open revolt, 1t Is clear that
II ls not going TO be an easy matter to
satisfy enough Republicans as to the
features OF the tariff bill to get a meas
ure safely past the Senate.
State Supports Him.
Senator Dolliver. in a speech that at
tracted much notice on the floor and In
the galleries, made It plain that he in
tended to fight number of features Of
the Aldrich bill. He is peculiarly well
equipped to make an effective fight. IN
the first place, he served on the Ways
and Means Committee when the Ding
ley bill was fashioned. In the second
place, he has been devoting a lot Of
time recently TO studying the tariff
question, with the aid of experts
II is said by some Of Senator Dol
hver's friends that he feels his State
would be back of him in a fight for
lowering schedules, and that ne has an
ambition to take the leading part in this
struggle. His position as stated to the
Senate is that the extra session was
not called TO increase the duties. or not
TO leave them where they are. but to
lower them; that the country wants
them lowered and that Congress will
fail in its duty unless it does lower
them
The Wool Schedule.
He intends, he says. TO examine into
any increases of schedules with the
greatest care. He is concerned over
the wOolen manufactures duties and the
cotton manufactures duties. As to the
manufactures of cotton he contends that
by change in the definition Of cotton
cloth large Increases in cotton manu-
features duties have been made. Sen
ator Dolliver also contends that the
duties on wooden manufactures are too
high and that they have been dictated
by the manufacturers.
One of the most interesting phases of
the situation is that Senator DoIIiver' 8
position is closely in line with President
Taft's attitude. who doubts the wisdom
OF failure to accept any reductions
which the House committee made or
the Senate committee made.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
REVOLT OF SENATORS
is WORRYING ALDRICH
Rhode Islander and His Associates on Finance Commit
tee viii Have Trouble to Secure Enough
Votes to Pass Tariff Bill
By John sNURE.

A full-fedged revolt against Senator
Aldrich and his Iieutenants in the franz
ing of the Aldrieh tariff bill is on in
the Senate.
As the revolutionary movement looks
now, It is going to give a vast deal Of
trouble to the Rhode Island leader.
That he and his associates are worried
over it, is apparent.
While 1t is too early to say with
positiveness just what the present sit
uation will result in, It looks now as
If the tariff debate IN the Senate would
be longer than mas been generally pre-
Gicted and that it would be more ami
mated than many have suspected. In
fact, there are symptoms that it will
be SO far removed from lukewarmness
as to reach the boiling point.
Downward Revision.
Senator DoIliver of Iowa and Senator
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota, two lead
ing Republicans. are thus far the most
prominent on the Republican side in
opposition to the present bill. They
are insisting on revision downward and
also insisting that the present bill. in
respect to important schedules, does
not accomplish revision downward.
This disposition Of men ike Dolliver
and Nelson to revolt against the bill,
taken in connection with the income tax
movement, seems likely to result in the
sharpest kind of a conIrc Sersy in the
Senate before the bill is passed. Indeed,
1t looks now as If the effect will be i'm
portant changes in schedules from the
rates fixed in the Aldrich bin unless the
adroit and astute leader of the Senate
hnds a way to quiet a part of the
opposition
Senator Aldrich is shrewd. saeacious,
and far-seeings and none knows better
tnan ne when TO yield 1t may happen
that he VIII find a way to make conces-
slcns here and there which Will tend 10
qlleI those Senators who are insistent
lnat the present bill is not satisfactory
ana that the ways for the passing of
tne blll will be smOothed out with but
little disturbance
Dolliver Is Prepared.
Just now, however. the portents are
for no end OF trouble. The speech
which Senator Dolliver made in opposi-
tion to various features of the bin Is
generally looked on as significant of
this. Senator Dolliver has generauy
been regular. 1t is not often he has
been found in revolt from the leaders
Of the Senate organization. When the
rate bill was under consideration he
went counter to the Senate leaders and
made a fight for that measure But
since that time he has generally been
found supporting the Organization
But on the tariff bill he is an insur-
gent. This is due to various causes.
In the first place, Senator Dolliver has
been ambitious to be a member Of the
Finance Committee This was refused
MIN by the Committee on Committee,
which Senator Aldrich dominated.
The effect was TO leave Senator Dol
liver in a position TO be Independent
The Washington times., 1909-04-23

II but few cases are the millionaire
members of the Senate IN favor or an
income tax. But Senator du Pont OF
Delaware, like Senator Gugg nheim, IS
in "a gor Of one. If the reported wealth
of Senator du Pont, 100000, rs not eX-
aggerated, he would have to pay about
$4,000 annually IN case Of passage OF
the graduated income tax measure,
which is before the Senate.
The cases mentioned are some of the
most striking ones In the Senate. But
there are other Senate millionaires who
would have to fork over large sums.
Senators Bourne, Newlands, Depew.
and Wetmore are estimated to have
about 5000, 600 worth of property apiece.
Each would have to pay in the region
Of $4,000.
Some More of Them.
Senators Eixon of Nevada, Hale of
Maine, Bulke!ey Of Connecticut, Crane
Of Massachusetts, Perkins of Califor-
mia, Warren Of Wyoming, Scott Of West
Virginia, Lodge Of Massachusetts, Bail
ey of Texas, Martin of Virginia, Rich
ardson of Delaware, William Alden
Smith OF Michigan, Briggs Of New Jer-
sey, owen of Oklahoma, Penrose OF
Pennsylvania, and SmoOt of Utah, are
all reckOned as milliOnatres. NeYerthe-
IG-s, several Of them viii be found Vot-
ting for an income tax. Senator Ball
ey, in fact, is leading the fight for such
a tax on the Democratic side.
Besides the Senators named, who are
generally rated as in the millionaire
class, there are plenty Of neer-million-
aires In the Senate.
Ana when it comes to the House. It
may De observed that an income tax
would transact quite perceptible
amount Of business in that body Rep
Tesentative John Z. Andrus of New
York is probably the richest man in the
House. Estimates on his property have
been put as high as SS5 000. 900. or above
the amount owned by Uncle Ike"
Stephenson. he would have TO pay
about $4,000.
House Milliouaires.
Other wealthy House men, in the mil
lonaire class, are Mckinley Of Illinois,
Huf Of Pennsylvania, Lowden Of Illi-
nois, Hayes of California, Lafean of
Pennsylvania. Olmsted of Pennsylvania,
Madden Of Illinois. Weeks OF Massa-
chusetts, Harrison Of New York,
Foulkrod of Pennsylvania, md several
others
Uncle Joe" Cannon is not to be
omitted in this connection. The Speaker
would doubtless have to smoke stc=ias
instead Of those long black cigars for
some weeks after the income tax man
caught hl-a. His property, gossip says,
is worth about 1000. .O0C His taxes
would make a big hole I'm his salary.
Even from the humblest member of
Congress. with a salary Of $500 a year,
$50 year for the support Of the Gov
ernment would be forthcoming under
the Cummins bill This would be the
price Of a good suit OF clothes, and
might tend to impress on the whole
congress the need for economy.