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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
TO PROBE STRIPPING BOAT
Inquiry as to Loss of Dorothea's
- Equipment.

Cleyesand, July S-CommaIder G, y
! !ljSkins. VINO arrived here yesterday
after a practice cruise with the Cleve-
land naval brigade on the gunboat
Dorothea. saws that he has been or
dered to Washington to report on the
controversy between the Chicago and
Cleveland brigades. The row has oc-
cured over the removal OF nearly all
o. the ships equipment by the Chicago
brigade.
It is claimed by the Chicago men
that most of the equipment of the ship
was their own personal property,
which they had supplied when the fed
eral gear wore out.
Commander Haskins said the boat
had TO run slowly because of the Grip
pied condition of its engines and the
further fact that the vessel was al
most completely stripped of equip
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
King Peter Falls from Horse.

Vienna, July S.-A telegram re
ceived here from Belgrade says that
while King Peter of Servia was riding
III the park Tuesday he tainted and
tell from his horse. He was taken
to the palace, where it was found that,
except for few bruises. he was not
injured The fainting is attributed to
excessive smoking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
BY ThV.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, July G.-Why are the
corporations partial to the Taft-Ald-
rich per cent tax on net earnings as
compared with genuine income tax ?
Is it because they will be able TO make
the public pay the tax by simply boost
ing prices a notch or two, while under
have to liquidate with their own pri-
vate funds?
Taft and Aldrich say that under
their plan the sugar trust would have
to pay an annual tax of $290,000, and
the oil trust $500, 900. But would these
sums come out of the pockets of the
consumer or the treasures of the
trust?
Payne Once Answered II.
Serene Payne, chairman of the house
ways and means committee, answered
these questions in the Congressional
Record of Dec. IA, 1900. He was dis
cussing the war revenue act of 1898,
which provided for a tax of one-fourth
of / per cent on the gross receipts OF
corporations dealing in sugar and oil
The tax went out of existence in 1900
Referring to the passage of the tax
Representative Payne, republican
said:
II remember making a remark al
that time (when the act was passed in
1881 TO my associates on the confer
ence committee that they knew. an,
| knew, that if this tax should be inn
posed, the people who were expected
to pay it ithe sugar trust and the oi
trust would simply put up the price
of sugar and petroleum enough to re
imburse themselves for the tax which
| they paid and allow themselves ;
handsome profit. No doubt such ha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
JAPANESE PREPARE
TO DEFEND MUKDEN
Garrison of the City Raised to $4,000
Including is Squadrons of
Cavalry.

ST Petersburg, July S-A dispatch
today from Harbin reports the Japan
ese are strongly reinforcing the garri-
$4,000 men, including Is squadrons of
cavalry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
Refused to Talk.

she was crying and her face was
swollen
Refused to Talk.
Il asked her. continued the wit
ness, what was the matter. and she
said she could not tell because they
would kill her. She was trembling and
excited but all | could get out of her
was that she had been treated terri
bly,"
Miss Gingles while on the witness
stand testified that after leaving her
room she was taken to the Wellington
hotel in connection with the charge
of theft of some lace against her but
discovered when too late that the
visit had far more sinister import.
She told a story of degenerate
orgy and of being made a victim of
masked man.
Tells of Feb. 10.
Mrs. Linderman's s attention was then
directed to the bathroom incident of
Feb. 16, and in describing Miss Gin
giles condition on the day following
when she had visited her, said: Miss
Gingles was a raving maniac. She
continually screamed, Don't kill me.
Miss Barrette. won't drink any more
of your wine You told me he was a
doctor There goes man over the
transOm now"
Comedies with Girls story.
Miss Gingles' story of this occur
renee was to the effect she was lured
| into the bathroom, drugged, and the
circumstances of the previous attack
repeated, with the added detail of be-
| ing cut and scratched by a sharp in
strument by the man who had led her
into the room The man was assisted
by woman, who, however, left ahead
of the man, locking the door. The
man escaped from the bathroom over
| the transom.
On stand All Day.
Chicago, July S.-Ella GingleS. the
| 1S-year-old Irish lace maker, was on
the witness stand in Judge Brentano'
| court room all day yesterday, matching
her wit and her innocent face against
the sharpness of the lawyers who were
| trying to coDfound her
| All afternoon the girl was cross
| examined by Assistant States Attor
ney B. J. Short on the story she re
lated in the morning of how she was
attacked by two women and man ir
the bathroom OF the Wellington hotel
Feb. t6 This story. was similar IL
many details to the one she gave last
Friday concerning another attack upor
her Jan. s in room at the same hotel
Miss Agnes Barrette, the late Mrs
Cecilia Kenyon and "a masked man
figure as the assailants in both cases
Tells of the Impossible.
The girl did not hesitate in her an
Iswers. She faced the prosecutor witt
simple denials. She told of the mos
impossible situations apparently witt
candor and frankness.
The case probably will reach th
jury by tomorrow. The court room wa
4 icaeared of all but those having a direc
interest the case by order of tn
Judge. The main points In tn. origina
story were gone over again by Nj
Short in his cross examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
Woman Shot by Burglar.

New York. July S.--Mrs. Sophie
Staber, wife of George Staber an i'm
rorter of Duane street. was shot aud
instantly killed in her fiat Will, aid
ing her son in struggle with burg
Jar early today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08

been the case | have no doubt that
those interests that have been requir-
ed to pay the tax have collected from
their customers more than the amount
which they have paid over TO the
United States in the form of taxa
ton
Serene Payne knows more about the
methods of the sugar trust and the
oil trust than the average member of
congress. He is the man who framed
the present tariff bill
If his remarks do mot clear the at
mosphere as to why a tax on corpora
ton earnings is about to be passed by
congress instead of an income tax, fur
ther enlightenment may be secured by
June l. 1S9S That was the day on
which the war revenue tax on the
sugar and oil trusts was passed
THE corporations will not pay this
TAX" said Senator Platt of Connecti-
cut. 1T will be paid by the consumer.
There is no other business in the
country where the corporations or the
persons engaged in it can SO surely
and certainly evade the payment of
the tax as in the case of the business
of oil refining and sugar refining, and.
what is more, the persons engaged in
the business will be very careful in
| raising the price of oil and sugar TO
raise it, a little more than the tax, so
| that the consumer will pay not only
the tax, but the additional profit to
these two companies.
In San,e business Then.
| Reading further along, we find that
the elusive Senator Aldrich, then as
now using his talent for the corpora
tions and SO accused on the floor ol
1.-THE senate. took the position it would
be sheer madness TO single out cor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
U. S. NAVY RANKS SECOND
French Paper States That Germany
Is Only Third Place.

Paris. July S.-The Temps takes -
sue which A. Michel. who declared I'M
the chamber of deputies during the.
debate on the naval inquiry coinmfsS
sioI's report, that Germany stooda
second among the naval powers. The
Temps points out that second place
is held by the United Statess whicht
with a feet of 16 battleships, saccO1i1~
plished an admirable feat in the cir
cumnavigation of the globes'.
The paper adds that ~ Englishz
authorities class the UEit8d AStat4e
second among the naval ri Ger
many, therefore. would ~ tnll and
France fourth. ~ $ St = &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
Des Moines Man Dies Aboard.

London, July S.-Profcssor Law
renee Marshall Byers of Des Mo1hes,
Iowa, died yesterday at a nursing home
where he underwent an operation.
Byers. who was member of the
faculty of the State University IF
Iowa was suffering from an liberated
tooth and died under ether
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08

and vicinity is suffering the worst
Good in its history. Following the
overflow of the Jordan river as a re
suli of a rainfall today of nearly seven
inches three persons are reported
drowned The damage is placed at
$750,0GG. Scores of residences are
flooded. In the surrounding country
farms and farming sprQperty are suf-
fering much damage
Part Of Dcs Moises Under Water.
Des Moines, July S.-The Des
Moines river has left its banks and
inundated hundreds of acres of land
in the vicinity of its juncture with the
RaCcoon river at Des Moines. Several
portions of the city are flooded. The
river is still rising and causing great
apprehensioR., All trains are late.
Conditions ii5s hoSthern tessa have inn
proved. -
Situation Generally Better.
Kansas City, July S.--Flood coadi-
tions in Missouri and Kansas today
were vastly improved, except at Kan
sas City, where the Kansas and Mis-
souri, rivers converge Most of the
streams in this part of the southwest
were receding this morning, and it is
reached and passed In Kansas City
the damage so far has been slight and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
HONOR FOR ROOSEVELT
Named President of the International
Committee on Monument.

Committee on Monument.
Geneva, Switzerland, July Sex
President Roosevelt has been NOM
mated honorary president of the in
ternational committee in charge of
the reformation monument, the cor
ner stone of which was laid yestcr-
day. The American minister to
Switzerland, Brutus J. Clay, has rep
resented his country at the celebra-
tions which have been going on in
honor of John Calvin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
TROOPS TO QUELL STRIKERS
Contest Among Men in British Col
umbia Growing Most Serious.

Glace Bay, n. s., July S.-The arri-
val Of a train load of troops today from
Halifax to assist in quellng the dis
orders at the mines of the Dominion
Coal company demonstrated the seri-
Gus condition into which the strike of
the United Mine Workers has devel-
oned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
John D. RockkcfclIer Is 70.

Cleveland. Ohio. July S.-John d
Rockefeller today quietly celebrated
his 7oth birthday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
cseiis Of Visit to Home.

Mrs. LinderTisan testified to the ori-
ginal visit of Miss 6arrette and an,
testified they arrived at the house be-
lore Miss Gingles came home and
without being invited proceeded to
her room where they overhauled her
clothing, strewing it upon the floor and
covering it with dirt and candle grease
Miss GingleS arrived home at Z. her
usual time. An hour later the three
women left the house and when Miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08

rider attacks in Kentucky and Ten
nessee. There is little doubt the
provision will remain in the bill. The
tobacco tax schedule as a whole was
adopted by the senate.
Washington, July S.-When the
senate convened today Aldrich offer
ed a motion to amend the order of
procedure adopted last evening by
striking out the provision for the
automatic adjournment at this eve
ming. The motion was agreed to
without a single objection. There
was general understanding among
both republicans and democrats that
the final rote on the tariff bill should
be taken before adjournment to-
day.
No Understanding Sought
There was no effort to reach an
understanding as TO the hour but
the general feeling was that whether
early or late. the measpfe should be
disposed of before leaving the SEN
ate chamber. 1t had been supposed
much time would be consumed in
the discussion on the tobacco tax but
even before that item was reached
it had been arranged there would be
comparatively little effort to alter
the finance committees schedule.
Daniel Continues Speech.
The uncomplcted corporation tax
provision was the first subject of the
days consideration. DAME. .Fesum-
cd his speech began yesterday. Ills
remarks we're in defense of his
amendment levying tax Of a quar-
ter of one per cent On the gross re-
ceipts OF corporations having cap
ital stock of more than 100000.
I'VE have a worthy man in the
presidential chair" declared Daniel
"a judicial man of great mind and
great heart ! have no sentiment OF
opposition to the corporation propo'
sition because of its source. On the
contrary l look to it as of the highest
respectability.
Bacon Suggests a Change.
Bacon suggested that DAME
change his plans for taxing corpora
JlOnS 10 apply also W COI poio'iOf'
that have gross receipts of more
than 100000 annually.
All Go ON Table.
All amendments including Daniels
to the corporation tax amendment
were laid on the table at the instance
of Aldrich and the corporation ta'
provision as perfected by the finance
committee was agreed to.
Objects to Tobacco Tax.
The tobacco tax amendment wa
laid before the senate after the dis
posal of the other measures. Mar
tin protested against it as carrying
large increase of taxation on the to
bacco industry. 1t was, he said. al
increase of 33 per cent of the Ia
on manufactured tobacco and pre-
dicted it would bring into the treas
ury $10,000,0OO additional revenue
Manufacturers and dealers, II
said. will not pay this tax The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. July S.-Following is
a summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, OF the work OF both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE: - The finance committee
forces completed arrangements for the
final vote on the tariff bill In the sen-s
ate today. The straight income takers
were afforded the opp2rtunity they
have so long been working for, a
chance to voter directly IN favor Of sthe
income instead OF the corporation tax.
snd they were defeated Is Up A. The
Corporation tax arntnd5nent was, a. az
finally made q part * HE tayiH bill
and Sepator Clapp of 4tnste4qk N1ld-
Include holding 6s1 fIinsa l6ss Affei 4 not
siebaf e. ON ll1e cns{oms court the n
luance conamfteeess Rfev1sfon was ac-
efszI 1Iu&lldzu4 but they were re-
E3eete4 - tQbacco tax will be con-
|staer&1 <tdnys
The house was not in ses-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
NEAR END OF CASE
Ella Gingles Trial Reaches Re-
buttal Testimony for the
State.
LANDLADY CORROBORATES
and She Retains Composure
---s,,s.-- 20 the End.

Chicago, July Sit was with the ex-
recitation of finishing the defense's evi
Cence and starting the states rebudal
that the trial .of Ella Gingles was re
sumed today. Mrs. Sophia Linderman,
Miss Gingles' landlady, gave testimony
concerning various phases of the case
which in many instances corrobora ed
Miss Gingles' story as told on the
" iI-,pSS stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
Takes Burden From Grow
er Which Has Caused
Much Trouble.
LAST TARIFF PROBLEM
Upper House on Verge of Vot-
ing on Bill Practically as
1t Was.

Washington. July S.-The senate
accepted Bradley'S amendment per-
mitting tobacco growers to sell their
products without the payment of a
tax.
The measure is practically the
same as that which passed the
hOuSp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
CONGRESS- AGREED upon
TOBACCO TAX SCHEDULE
will reimburse themselves out of tn
pockets of the people.
Glad Mt Approach of End.

will reimburse themselves out of the
pockets of the people.
Glad ut Approach of End.
Washington, July S.-With gen
eraI understanding that the final vote
in the senate on the tariff bill should
be taken by o'clock this afternoon,
the senate adjourned at o'clock last
evening in pleasant anticipation of the
early conclusion of the labors of the
special session of congress.
The arrangement for vote was re-
ported after much consultation and
was only arrived at as an alternative
for a night session last night.
Vote ON Income Tax.
The income tax question, including
The corporation tax provision and in
heritance taxes, received much atten-
ton in the senate yesterday, and the
straight income takers were afforded
the opportunity upon which they have
so long insisted to get direct vote in
favor of the income tax as opposed to
the corporation tax.
Senator Bailey moved his income tax
amendment as substitute for the fl
nance committees provision. and with
out debate a vote was taken upon it
and it was rejected by majority of
10, the ballot standing IS to AZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
May End Night Riding.

1t removes the tax of 6 cents Il
pound on the tobacco grower as a
yender and thus removes what is
supposed to be the cause of the night
rider attacks in Kentucky and Ten
nessee. There is little doubt the
provision will remain in the bill. The
tobacco tax schedule as a whole was
adopted by the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
|SUFFRAGETTES SCORE IN
attempt To GET HEARING

she was crying and her face was
swollen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
Situation Generally BETTER.

Continued on Page Two.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-14
"STiCKEEN JAMES
REQUIRES A PARTNER

"Stickeen' James, whose memory is
green with all waterfront kamaainas,
is still editing his San Francisco
waterfront publication, The Pioneer. In
a recent edition be advertises for a
partner, as follows:
Wanted, an intelligent man or wo-
man, with some capital, to take half
interest with me in running this paper.
Also in publishing old "reminiscences of
the Pacific Coast and Pioneer Pacific
Coasters. Also to print my life and
experiences since 1S4s, when I first
went to sea. Everything is now written,
ready for the press-stories of the old
times, old ships-a mass of historical
matter and data of this State. Would
prefer a woman, without any encum-
brance such as a husband, affinity, or
children This is business. It is a
good chance for a woman with literary
tastes. VIII contract to devote one
whole page of The Pioneer for her
special writings, free. VIII even ad-
NIT her poetry in print, as women in
general know more about raising chick
ems than writing good poetry.
p. S.-Prefer a red-headed woman,
so as to have some spirit in the
work -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-14

majority Of this court of nine for many
years to come. 1t is the policy to name
men for justices who will have long
term of service ahead of them, and the
men whom the President viii select may
ter of a century.
Once nominated and confirmed, a
Judge Of the Supreme Court is prac-
tically beyond any governmental au-
thority. He can not be removed except
by impeachment proceedings, and can
serve till death calls him, unless he
chooses otherwise.
The ability of the court, as at pres
ent constituted, Is not questioned, but
as the older justices drop out there will
be a very crying demand for the nomi-
nation of men of very high capacity for
judicial work. President Taft is ex-
pected to meet that demand, for, hav-
ing served himself as circuit judge,
he has ideals of what the Supreme
Court should be. He has been partieu
larlv careful in the selection Of judges
for the district and circuit courts, and
does not allow politics to influence him.
The serious illness of Justice Moody
is regarded as very unfortunate. 1t
leaves only eight members of the court,
with the possibility always present that
the court will be evenly divided. AS
Justice Moody has served as attorney
general, before he was elevated to the
court, he has been unable to participate
in the consideration Of a number of
cases because of having represented the
government in some of them at earlier
stages. The last case of serious illness,
that incapacitated one of the Supreme
Court judges for quite a period, was
that of Justice Jackson of Tennessee.
He was i'll for long time, following
MS appointment by President Harrison,
and died before he had had any extend
ed career as a member of the court.
The usual visit of courtesy upon the.
President at the converting Of the court
for the October term will be omitted
this year, because of the President IS
absence. There are few formalities at
tending the resumption of business.
Many cases await argument, and with
little delay the round of arguments by
counsel will be begun in the little court
room which, in the olden days, was the
chamber of the United States senate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-14

attentive listener, and, when the band
struck up the Star Spangled Banner,
Her Majesty was the first to arise.
After the national anthem the boys
stood with barred heads and courtesied
to the Queen, who bade them gracious
aloha.
Musicians Please All.
The band gave two concerts yester-
day at the Orpheum, and the symphony
orchestra will give a concert this after
noon, which promises to be quite a
society event.
The program yesterday afternoon was
made up of the request numbers, and
showed that Honolulu s music-lovers are
up in the very best in the music line,
for the first half of the program slosed
with a Wagnerian selection, and the
second half with one by Rubenstein.
Each number called forth an encore; in
fact, the encore numbers received the
larger rounds of applause, especially
Mendelsshon s Spring Song and La Pa
Iona But it was when the band struck
up the opening airs of Aloha De that the
audience rose to it IS feet to cheer.
The Philippine Constabulary band is
conceded to be one of the greatest mill
tary bands in this country, verdict
in which Honolulu cordially agrees. Of
the eighty-six members of the organi
cation, each one plays as many as two
instruments, the organization being a
symphony orchestra as well as brass
band. These unsteady gifted Filipinos
have more than fulfilled the expecta
tions of President Taft, through whose
1mbS
ago, in the Philippines, while the Pres
ident was governor general of the
islands.
Since taking the grand prize at the
st. Louis exposition, the Fiipinos have
added one long, continuous string OF
laurels to their collection. They partici-
pated in the inaugural ceremonies at
Washington, when, at the invitation
of President Taft, they were his escort
of honor from the White House to the
Capitol. The members were again hon
ored, the same day, in the parade and
at the state dinners at the White House.
The members of the band have become,
as matter of fact, known popularity
as "The President s Pets
Last evening the program included
well known compositions of Rossini.
Grieg, Beethoven, Donizetto, List, and
Verdi.
This afternoon the symphony orches-
ira will render the following program;
Sinfonia-La FOrza del Destin0. Verdi
Andante-Loves and Passion. .Messina
Pizzicato-Blue Mediterranean. Eolpati
| Mosaico-La Estrella del Nord.
Meyerbeel
Eron1 Mayah from Aida Nnr1i
| Overture-William Tell. ..... .Rossin
Entr' Acte ct Valse-Naila. . . .Delibes
Grand Potpouri from Rigoletto. Verdi
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Mr.. Cleveland used to tell story of
an old darby who risked his life when
out fishing TO save a small darby. He
was asked whether the boy was his own.
''Oh, no. sab; he not my son. - "Well.
was he some relative, that YOU risked
your life for him?" "No, sab: he no
relative; no. sab - "Then WHY did
YOU plunge in in that reckless way and
fetch him out?' "Wen. sab, the fact
is, sab, that that boy had the bait.''