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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Washington, Aug. 6.-Speaker Can
aon announced the appointment of
committees for the 61st congress late
Yesterday. The insurgents against
he house rules" are disciplined and
in number of instances ranking mem
5ers have not been given the chair
nanships of their committees.
Representative Fowler of New Jer-
sey, Gardner of Massachusetts, and
Cooper of Wisconsin, three of the
rules insurgents" who held chairman
ships in the last session of congress,
have lost their committees. Represen-
ative Vreeland of New York succeeds
Mr.. Fowler as head of the committee
On banking and currency, and Repre-
sentative Rodenberg of Illinois sue
ceeds Mr.. Gardner as chairman of the
committee on industrial arts and ex-
positions. Mr.. Cooper was replaced
by Representative Olmstead of Penn
sylvania. Representative Davidson OF
Wisconsin is retained as head of the
committee on railways and canals.
These deposed members participated in
he fight on the rules at the beginning
of the present session and thus incur
red the speakers displeasure.
Good Post for Mann.
Although Representative Wagner OF
Pennsylvania was the ranking men,
Der of the last committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, Represcn-
tative Mann of Illinois, who has been
most active on that committee, sue
ceeds' to the chairmanship. Represen-
tative Gardner of New Jersey also was
the ranking member of his committee
tpostofffees and postroads); but Repre-
sentative Weeks of Massachusetts has
received the craftsmanship of that i'm
portant committee,
= The ways and means committee and
the committee on accounts, mileage
and rules were organized earlier in
the session. Representative Alexander
of New York succeeds to present Sena
tor Burtons position as head of ths
committee on rivers and harbors, ant
Representative Parker of New Jerse,
| is made chairman of the judiciary com
mittee to fill the vacancy caused b,
the retirement from congress of Rep
resentative Jenkins of Wisconsin.
| Important chairmanships retained b.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
Washington. Aug. 6.-Taft will leave
Washington late this afternoon for the
summer capitol at Beverly, Mass, and
will not return to Washington until the
middle of November next.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The timer
-ary. of Taft's trip through thezwesi
and south was made public today.
1t will be a swing around practically
the entire United States and the
most notable tour ever made by a
president Starting from Beverly,
Mass, Sept IS, the first stop will be
Chicago, the day following. From
there he goes to Madison, Wis, on
the 18th and after spending three
days in Minnesota, Des Moines, Iowa,
will be reached on the Goth. The
trip thenceforth will take the presi-
dent through the states of Nebraska,
Colorado. Utah, Idaho, Montana and
Washington. He will visit the ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
QUICKLY TEST
The new TARIFF

Washington, Aug. Conformation re-
ceived at the treasury today from New
York city, Boston and Philadelphia in
dicates the new tariff law is working
Unexpectedly smoothly. Generally ut
the beginning of operation of new
tariff law, matters in the big custom
houses are at "sixes and sevens'' for
few days, but no confusion yet has
manifested itself in the administration
of the Payne law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
SHIPS LOSE RACE WITH TAR

Enactment of Law Will Cost Import
ers Large Sum on Goods EnrOutc.
New York, Aug. 6.-Nearly 20
transatlantic steamships which have
been bending their utmost efforts in
response to orders sent by wireless
to reach New York before the new
tariff law went into effect lost their
race yesterday.
At 4:30 p. m, the doors of the
custom house changed shut and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
POSITION OF SPANISH AT
MEuLLA IS DESPERATE

tower room as told by Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw-were related at the Thaw san
ity hearing before Justice Mills yester-
day. They were told first by wit
nesses called in Harry K. Thaw's be
took the stand hoping to show that
what he knew about White were not
''delusions,' as the state contended,
and that this phase of the states at
tack on his sanity is unfounded.
Between these unsavory accounts
like jewel held up to view between
soiled fingers, came an illustration of
mother love and filial affection that
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

last payment of duty under the old
law was registered and labeled
Entry No. 1,11S,OO0" by one of Col
lector Loeb'S clerks.
Importers who have merchandise
on these boats will be losers between
100000 and 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
ILLINOIS DAY
AT EXPOSITION

Seattle, Aug. 6.-The Illinois club to-
day celebrated Illinois day at the
Alaska a-Yukon-Pacfic exposition. Clarke
E. Carr of Galesburg, former United
Sattes minister to Denmark, was the
speaker. Several thousand former and
present residents of the state were pres
ent. Illinois led every other eastern
state in the number of visitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
TO Be NO STRIKE
Chicago Traction Expert De
clares Company and Men
Will Agree.
LATTER VOTE TO GO OUT
Step to be Taken Only as last Re-
sort, HOwever--Contcst at
Evansville Fails.

Chicago, Aug. G-"Positively nc
strike. (Signed) IN. B. Herely.''
The foregoing statement was issued
in writing by a city traction expert
this afternoon. 81 cannot go into de-
tails explained Hereby, "but the two
sides are going to compromise. There
is no possibility of a strike"
The offer of the Illinois board of ar
bitration to endeavor to settle the dis
3ute was declined by the city railway
on the grounds that the situation does
not call for arbitration at present. The
vote of the men completed today does
not call for strike at once, but rath-
er leaves that as last resort.
Vote in Favor.
Chicago, Aug. 6.-The probability of
one of the greatest strikes the coun-
try has experienced grew more threat
ening with the conclusion of the bal
oting of the Chicago street car en-
ployeS on the question early today
Unofficial figures at the end of the bal
loting showed only 1913 employees out
)f more than 5000 were opposed to a
general walk-out. The result of the
vote will not be made known officially
before tomorrow.
Men Lose at Evansville.
Evansville, Ind, Aug. 6.-The street
car strike, which began May 20, was
declared off today. Forty of the men
will return to work, but the company
1oes not recognize the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
Minority Leader Champ
Clark Reviews Work
Of Congress.
WAS REVISED UPWARD
Democrats Come Out of Fight
United-SeSSion Ended
at 6p. m.

Washington, Aug. 6.-In reply to
what he terms the mlsrepresenta-
tiOn of democrats in the papers, -
Champ Clark. leader of the minority
in the house, today gave out a state
ment regarding the course of the
democratic members of the house il
connection with the consideration of
the Payne tariff bill. He says the
democrats came out of the tariff
fight more thoroughly united on that
question than they have been in a
generation and the republicans camc
out of it worse shattered than ever
before.
Absence Not Felt.
Some papers," he adds, "either
through careleSSneSS or malice have
gone so far as to say that had the
democrats not been absent i'll large
numbers impaired we would have
defeated the conference report on the
tariff bill There is not a syllable
of truth in it, and to SO charge is
either unadulterated malice or Grim
inal negligence"
Average Rate Much Higher.
Clark details at length the course
of the democrats in the matter of
amendments and votes throughout
the session to substantiate his asser-
ticns. In connection, Clark says:
Many newspapers arc trying to
make it appear that the Payne-Ald-
rich-Smoot bill is a revision down
ward. That is absolutely untrue.
The average rate of the bill is about
per cent higher than the average
rate of the Dingley bill. When the
maximum goes into effect March 3
1910, the average rate will be about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
VOTE TO KEEP UP
SWEDISH STRIKE

Stockholm, Aug. 6-The strikers
held a general meeting in the woods
north of Stockholm at noon today and
adopted a resolution TO continue the
strike until all the questions in dis
pute shall have been settled to their
satisfaction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
AVERAGE ADVANCE INPAYNE-
ALDRICH BILL IS 2 PER CENT
81 per cent higher than the aver
age of the Dingley bill.
Statement BY Taft.


Statement by Taft.
Washington, Aug. president Taft,
| after signing the tariff bill, last even
ing gave out a statement In Which he
said:
81 have signed the Payne tariff bill
because believe it 10 be the result OF
sincere effort on the part OF the repub-
lican party to make downward re-
vision and comply with the promises
of the platform as they have been
generally understood and as | inter-
preted them in the campaign before
election.
This is not perfect tariff bill, nor
complete compliance with the prom
ises made strictly Interpreted, but a
fulfillment free from criticism in re
spect to a subject matter involving
many schedules and thousands of ar
ticles could not be expected. 1t suf
fees to say that except with regard to
whisky, liquors and wines, and in re-
gard 10 silks and as to some high
classes of cottons-all of which may be
treated as luxures and proper subjects
of revenue tariff-there have been
few increases in rates.
Decreases Are Many.
There have been a great number of
real decreases in rates, and they con-
stitute sufficient amount to justify
the statement that this bill is a sub
stantial downward revision and re
duction of excessive rates.
This is not free trade bill. II
was not intended TO be. The republi-
can party did not promise to make d
free trade bill
1T promised TO make the rates pro-
tective, but to reduce them when they
exceeded the difference between the
cost of production abroad and here,
making allowance for the greater nor
NAL profit on active investments here.
/ believe that while this excess has not
been reduced in number of cases, in
a great majority the rates are such as
are necessary to protect American in
dustries, but are low enough, in case
VI ubIiot tiitti lihSiNtt- va uCihiho anu
raising of prices, to permit the posi-
bility of the importation of the foreign
article and thus to prevent excessive
prices"
Adjourn Mt q Il. VI.
Was hington, Aug. 6.-The tariff
has been revised and the extraordi-
nary session of congress has been
brought to close Both houses ad-
journed sine die officially at O'Clock
last night
The closing hours of the session
were uninteresting. The revision had
been according to the desires of some
and with the hearty disapproval of
others, and the last two days had
been consumed by members of the
senate in expressing their satisfac-
tion or dissatisfaction, as the case
might be.
Taft at Capitol.
President Taft arrived at the cap
itol at 4:45 p. m. and entered the
room set aside for the occupation of
the president on the concluding day
of session of congress. His appear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06


houses of congress yesterday:
SI2NATE-The senate convened at 10
o'clock and, after four hours debate
passed the Payne tariff bin by Il vote
of Al To 81. The conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to
early in the day. y concurrent resolu-
tion to correct the leather joker in the
tariff bill was passed, as was a similar
resolution providing for more draw
backs on agricultural products and
putting cotton bagging on the free list
On receiving word that President Taft
had signed the tariff bill, the senate ad-
iourned sine die at 6 o'clock.
HOUSE-The house passed the con-
current resolution regarding the leath-
er joker, but Mr. Payne defeated the
resolution on drawbacks and cotton
bagging. Speaker Cannon announced "A
list of important committee appoint
mentS. Word was received that the
president had signed the tariff bill. and
the house adjourned officially at 6
o'clock sine die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, Aug. G.-Following is
summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work OF both
houses of congress Yesterday:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
Adjourn mt q Il. VI.
Taft at Capitol.

President Taft arrived at the cap
ltol at 4 4:45 p. m. and entered the
room set aside for the occupation of
the president on the concluding day
of a session of congress. His appear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08

of the face, giving him the ap-
pearance of his satanic majesty.
Oyama is a perfect demon, never
stopping from the time the bell
sounds to start the fight until 1t Is
lover.
Just the reverle is Young Togo.
He fights with a continual grin
face. He never appears to be seri-
Gus, yet has a knack of winning
his battles. His first fight here
NEARLY resulted in riot. He was
knocked down in the first round
just ten times, yet, in the very
next session, he came on and
whipped his opponent. dropping
him in the middle of the second.
The Japs will leave this city in
a few days and expect to be gone
about six months, travelling
through the East and fighting in
EVERY city where there is boxing
|club-provided, of course, that
matches can be secured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May T.
Fight fans of the East will soon
have an opportunity Of seeing
two real Japanese boxers in action
who can certainly handle them
selves with all the manners of a
topnotch pugilist. The yellow boys
are Young Oyama and Young To-
go, 1873 and los Founders re-
spectively. The Japs are plan
ming an invasion of the East this
summer and hope to return to
their native land with the scalps
of many American boxers hang
ing at their belts.
The laps fight as do no other
race in the world. Their principal
asset is gameness. combined with
only a fair amount of cleverness.
Oyama Is the cleverer of the
two, and when he fights his SAT-
fron-colored skin contracts until
1t is drawn tight over the bones
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
FERN HILL ISSUES
Def TO CITY
TEAM

The Fern Hill grammar school
team, although not admitted to
the grammar league, owing to the
fact that it is outside the city
limits. will probably play the
champions of the grammar league
before the end of the season.
Manager Denny Soderholm, of the
Fern Hill boys, today issued q
challenge to either the pennant
taker of the grammar league or
to any other team of the league
and arrangements for a game are
now pending.
The Fern Hill team lis one of
the strongest aggregations of the
many Juvenile teams of the city.
It has played about seventeen
Eames this season and has only
lost two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
TACOMA RUNNERS
WIN IN SEATTLE

It looks as If Tacoam athletes
will represent the Northwest in
the great athletic events to take
place at the exposition this sum-
mer.
In a preliminary tryout at Seat
tie today, Carl Kachestf of the
Tacoma Athletic club defeated
James G. Coyle of Seattle in the
mile run in 4:39 and Harry Miller
of Tacoma defeated James Gren-
nan of Seattle in the half mile in
2:12.
The fast time of the Tacoma
runners will probably place them
on the Northwest team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
GOOD JUVENILE 4
GAME TONIC ORION

An exciting game Of ball will
|be played on the Center street
grounds tomorrow afternoon, COM
Imencing at 1870 o'clock, when the
blue Stars and the Rufus Chris
titan teams get together. The Blue
STARS challenged their opponents
land II has been agreed that the
loser treats" the crowd. Bat
lteries will be: Blue Stars. Sing
ierffest and Burke; Christians, Hu-
.fus Christian and Moran
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
I TODA YS SPORTING NEWS
MOVE ON FOOT TO
CHANGE CAME
LAWS

The Pierce County Game Pro-
tective association wants the
game laws fixed up If the legisla-
ture should be called in special
session. 1t desires that game war
dens have the right of search
without warrant, wants the limit
on quail shooting placed at 10 In
stead of 20 and on all other up
land birds at 5. 1t wants the hunt
ing season shortened for all kinds
of game and thinks no one should
be allowed to kill more than two
deer.
The association held a meeting
last night and the proposition OF
having a varmint hunt to extend
over the whole year was discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
GYMNASIUM GIRLS
GIVE SPLENDID
exhibition

They are teaching dancing in
the Tacoma public schools. The
fact was shown in the exhibition
given by the gymnasium class of
the Tacoma high school last night,
when a large part of the program
was devoted to various dance
steps, including the Swedish folk
dances.
A large number of school pat
IRONS witnessed the exhibition and
were wkell pleased with the per-
|formance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
MATCH NOT OFF,
DECLARES JOHNSON

SAN FRANCISCO, May g.
Jack Johnson denied the report
that he had called on his match
with Stanley Ketchel in a letter to
Promoter Coffroth, made public
today. The black champion wrote
in reply to a letter from the pro-
moter who made 1t plain that If
the negro called OF the fight, Ket-
chel and Coffroth would divide
Johnson's $4,000 posted as a for
felt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
MECCA FOR AUTO|sTs AND Av|ATORS

The outer track is two and a
half miles long, with banked turns
calculated to permit a speed of 112
miles an hour on the turns and
100 miles OF, the straightaways.
The smaller track VIII be used for
slower machines and motorcycy-
lists.
Pipe lines have been laid into
the park to furnish gas for bal
looms. and It is intended to open
the park with balloon and airship
races.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
SHREDDER GETS
DESPERATE, BUYS
4 NEW PITchEn

PORTLAND, May 8.-George
M. Shredder, manager of the Taco
ma ball team, yesterday closed a
deal for Pitcher Berger of San
Francisco, and he Is looking for
more. The Tacoma pitchers have
been great disappointment. They
are thoroughly outclassed by the
|other teams. Baker being about
the only one up to standard.
Shredder is also hunting for See
|ond baseman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
BREAK BOWLING
RECORD

The Lewis Brothers bowling
team lost the championship last
night when the Menzies & Stevens
team trounced them and incident
ly broke the city record with a
score of 1910 to 2,805. In the
first game Menzies & Stevens
'bowled 1909, in the second 955
and the third 946. The Lewis
Brothers score was 1914, $50 and
921
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
BIG FIELD DAY
Meet ON
MAY Is

The celebration of the presence
of the battleship fleets here May
% will be reinforced by the an
nual field day of the Tacoma High
school, in which 200 boys will
take part. There will be SO from
each class. The tug-of-war prom
ises to be a hummer, for there will
be SO boys on each side.
Some unique features will add
interest to the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
OLYMPIA PLAYS
HERE TODAY

Olympia High school is up here
this afternoon tackhng the Taco
ma High boys on the baseball
field. The capital city fellows
are no slouches on the diamond
and they showed the Tacoma
chaps few tricks a short time
ago, drubbing the local fellows 8
to 8. Tacoma expects to turn the
tables on them today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
HIGH SCHOOL
WINS FROM
SUMNER

The Tacoma high school second
team yesterday defeated Sumner
by a score of to 1. Denton for
Tacoma struck out 16 men.
Neither side scored until the
Fourth inning when Sumner got
one. In the fifth, Tacoma started
and soon had the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
TACOMA BACK IN
Her CELLAR
STRIDE
SPOKANE. May s.-Tacoma'l

T. =
SPOKANE, May 8.-Tacoma's
victory OF Thursday was only O
Gpa0m. and the Tigers lapsed back
into their cellar gait yesterday
Coins was pounded all over the
lot and the Tacoma players showed
ability neither to hit nor field the
ball. The team is thoroughly out
c1assed. The only score for the
visitors came on a misjudged fly
~ Clynes, which let Kellackey
ocore, the latter being on base
with the only clean hit of the day
tor Tacoma. Score:
r H e
Spokane ........ 1T IL !
49fUme .......s .ss..l
Batteries--Wright and Ostdick;
Coins and Kellackey.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
PORTLAND TAKES
ANOTHER

VANCOUVER, May sport
land took another yesterday, Pin
nance defeating Hall in q battle of
fwirlers. Good base running by
Portland helped them over the
rough places. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08

to do the same thing. Smith has
announced his willingness to
work every other day for Mana
ger Sullivan, II necessary, to keep
the White Sox near the head of
the procession.
Now Walsh has returned, and
the ability of Smith to work fire.
quently, added to the same valu-
able asset in Walsh, makes the
hitless wonders just as danger
GUS as they were last year, despite
the absence of Fielder Jones.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
Ready to Pitch
Every Odd Day
If Necessary

Last year it was "Big Ed"
Walsh who set the American
league afire with his remarkable
pitching. Thisseason Frank
Smith, the plant mover, proposes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-08
SEATTLE WINS BY
HARD HITTING

SEATTLE, May 8.-The Turks
pounded Wilder out of the blk In
two innings and took the game
from Aberdeen without trouble
Yesterday. Rush kept the Black
Cats guessing and they never got
= good start. Score:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-22
GETS SAD MESSAGE
 WHILE MAKING UP
Gurley Phillips Receives Telegram While in Dressing Room at EIks Theater, Telling Him of Death of One 0f His Best Friends.

The many Pine Bluff frinds of w. II. Hoffman, who was formerly con- nected with the Cotton Bek here, will regret to learn of his sudden death at Tyler, Texas. Monday. Mir Hoffman was chief clerk In the gen eral offices of the Cotton Belt there He leaves q wife and daughter Miss Stella Hoffman. who recently visited Mrs. S. D. Phillips in this city, and who were visiting in Newark Ohio, at the time of his death. The bodf was taken through this city seSter- day to Newark for interment. Gurley Phillips, of this city, was an inti- mate friend of the deceased While Afr. Phillips was "blacking III" for the Hot Time minstrel performance in one of the dressing rooms at the Elks theater Monday night q tele- gram announcing the death of Mr. Hoffman was handed him. Mir. Phil lips was almost overcome by the sad news and notwithstanding the fact that he felt more like returning 10 his home he went through bis songs and other acts as if nothing had hap pened.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-22
FOUR. F1TNDRED
 BASKETS FOR POOR

The charitable and benevoielt Elks of Pine lun LodBge No. 1tS have four hundred baskets filled with toys, clothing, fruits. candies and many good things for the S!.and Christmas tree which will be @ivcG for the poor children on Satur;say= Christmas morning, at 10 o'clock, at the Elks theater.
 This is the fourth event of as kind that has been given by tn Eks on Christmas. and on previous cce%- sions these Christmas trees of tAe Elks have made many poor and unfor- tunate children and many grown pao~ pie happy. On the tree there will be presents consisting of clothes, proyi- s|ons and everything else that btins happiness to the poor on Christmas day.