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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
HAD EN-
ALL O|STANCEO

Walter Parker was the greatest
lightweight that ever drew a five
ounce glove onto a tape hand, and
he left when he could have won
the lightweight championship
without starting the perspiration.
Quit 1t to go into vaudeville,
where he has to work like mailer
to make one-tenth of the money
he could make in the fighting
game. There are men who saw
Parker was forced out because he
could not be trusted.
Picture a man of "a with the
physique of Geo. Lavigne, the dash
OF Tommy Ryan, the punch of Ket-
chell, the cunning of Kid Mccoy
and the skill of Abe Attell, and
you begin the get an idea of Wal
ter Parker.
Built to lower the colors of
Battling Nelson or Freddie Welsh.
He was as fast as Attell and car
rted the wallop that made Ket-
chell champion. He could have
caught Fred Welsh and beaten
him, and Bat Nelson could not
walk in head up and take what
Parker would have handed him.
Parker fought in Philadelphia a
few years ago. He outboxed men
like Geo. Decker until they weak
ened, and then handed them the
old Bob Fitz shift as quieter;
he outslugged and battered down
men like Jack O'Neil; he outfoot-
ed and out-boxed heavier men like
Carter and Chambers, and then he
queered ! thy being knocked" by
Kid Sullivan. And fight men de-
clare Sullivan could not beat Par
Ker In month of Sundays unless
Parker wanted to be beaten.
That fight hung the 23 sign on
Waiter. and he left Philly taking
a record of "a clean knockouts.
10 no-decision fights and two sus-
picious defeats. AS an idea of
what Parker did, size up this:
Knocked out in two rounds each
three men who had beaten Cyclone
Thompson.
Gave 20 pounds to good mid
fleweight and slaughtered him.
Stopped in 20 seconds a man
who held Jack O'Keef even when
|Okeef was real good.
Made Harry Lewis great
fighter.
Taught Grover Hayes and Jack
Br1tton what they now know.
Trained Papke for his second
fight with Kelly.
He fought 1877 battles and SO of
ais opponents finished on the
floor. And yet-right now, in his
prime, he can't get fight.
Parker and his fights will al
ways be a ring mystery. He did
not have a yellow streak because
some of his battles were too great,
too desperate for that. He won a
fight in Milwaukee with his right
arm broken for two rounds, and
one when both hands were useless.
simply feinting and dazzling foot
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
Is JAILED FOR
BEATING
WIFE


VIII Rosseau was arrested at
Twenty-ninth street and Pacific
avenue last night upon a charge of
beating his wife. The woman told
the neighbors that the man had
repeatedly beaten her and said
that he had seriously injured her.
Some one telephoned for the po-
lice patrol, but before it could ar
rive, Rosseau ran out of his house
and started on the run down the
avenue. Constable Fred Shaw, who
happened to be near by, gave
chase and succeeded in capturing
him. A charge of drunk and dis
orderly conduct has been placed
against Rosseau but a more seri-
GUS charge will probably be
brought before he comes up for
trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE
HOUSE COMMITTEE In CASE
BROUGHT BY TACOMA AT
TORNEY.

OLYMPIA. July Testimony
was given yesterday before the
house committee appointed to in
vestigate the state supreme court.
The case brought up was a Taco
ma suit involving real estate.
brought by ]. J. Anderson against
Clinton A. Snowden. Both were
former members of the Puyallup
Indian commission, speculated in
Tacoma tidelands and had their
troubles there before the superior
court and twice In the supreme
court.
Col. Anderson, on the stand.
several times declared with en-
phasis that he did not charge the
court with malfeance and said
that while the decision was rem
dered against him. 1t might have
Also been against him had the
facts been correctly stated In the
opinion. He did object, however.
to an opinion which misstated
facts. Anderson was the first wit
ness when the committee assembl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
FINGERS CnT OFF

(By United Press Leased Wire
BERKELEY, CAL, July T.
Left to entertain his little sister
and to KEEP her happy while mother
was away. seven year old Christian
Rouset gave two fingers OF HE
right hand to the cause.
The children were playing In
the yard of their home, and the
little sister, who is five years old.
had been cutting grass roots with
2 sharp Ratchet. She askhed her
brother to lay his hand across the
block and let her chop 1t.
The lad complied, and the little
girl with one stroke severed two
fingers as cleanly as might a sur
gean. The boy was rushed to a
hospital wher the flow OF blood
was stopped and his wounds
dressed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
Lacemaker Says She
Has Never Seen Taggart


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CHICAGO, July Answering
questions put to her by her coun-
sci, Attorney O'Donnel, Ella Gin
giles, the Irich lacemaker, accused
of theft, declared today that she
had only mentioned the name of
Tom Taggart when forced to do SO
by Attorney Short, representing
the prosecution. She denied that
O'Donnell had urged her to bring
in the name of the politician.
She testified that she had never
seen Taggart, that she did not
know him, except that his name
was mentioned on the night she
alleges she was attacked by her
employer, Miss Agnes Barrette, in
her room at the Wellington hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
TAFT WILL Open
A GRIP AT
FAIR

SPOKANE, July president
Taft has been chosen by travelling
men of the Northwest as the
guest of honor to open the grip at
the interstate fair, September 20,
instead OF pressing the gold but
ton.
An urgent invitation will be ex-
tended to the president to arrange
his itinerary to reach Spokane on
his western trip on September 20
and be the guest of the knights of
the grip on Travelling mems day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
MYSTERIOUS SURVEY

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, July t.
News Of a mysterious surveying
party near Salina Cruz, Mexico,
was brought here today by the
steamer Columbia.
The crew of the vessel said that
two days before their departure
from the southern port a large
party of American surveyors went
into camp while they were there.
The mission of the party was not
learned, but it was rumored in
Salina Cruz that plans were be-
ing laid for a new railroad enter
prise in which American capital
was interested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
MOVE TO KILL TAX ON
CORPORATIONS DEFEATED


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WASHINGTON, d. c., July r.
BY direct vote the senate refused
soday to substitute the income
FAX for the corporation tax when a
notion to that effect was made by
Senator Bailey Of Texas. The
motion was defeated by vote of
~ to 2S.
Republicans voting for the mo-
tion we're Borah, Bristow, C1app,
Cummins and LaFoIlette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
TWO CHILDREN FIND
DEATH in RIVER

NORTH YAKIMA, July Tn
cident to the celebration of Inde-
pendence day at camp No. on the
Tieton, about twenty miles from
this city, two children of William
Gkenck, of the north fork of the
Cowiche, were drowned. The
children were aged 8 and years.
The body of the older child was
recovered soon after the drowning
accident, but the 100 or more men
in the United States reclamation
service who have since been
searching have thus far failed to
recover the other body.
The Skenck family formed part
of party of Cowichee people who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
MISSIONARY COMING.

Rev. Albert q. Funk. general
secretary aud foreign snperintend-
emf Of the Christian a Missionary
alliance. who Is on his way for a
trip around the world. to visit the
missions Of the ALLIANCE, viii be
In Tacoma for meeting Friday
evening, July 3 In their hall, so3
South 6 stfee<.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07

had gone to the reclamation camp
to spend the day in picnicking and
celebrating the Fourth of July.
About o'clock Saturday evening
the party left the meadow in which
they had been spending their time
to go u pom a neighboring hill to
watch a display OF fireworks,
which had been provided. The
two children forgot their hats and
went back after them. They were
never seen alive afterward. In
crossing little foot plank over
swiftly running power ditch one
or both of them missed their
footing and the drowning result
ed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
ONE SECTION OF
TARIFF BILL
PASSED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., July t.
The senate today passed the sec
ton OF the tart bill creating a GUS
toms court. The vote was 40 to
27.
Eight democrats supported the
Bill and IL republicans voted
against it.
Detroit. and st. Louis were ad-
ded to the list of cities where the
court will hold sessions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
GETS.
ROLL OF s1,470

(By United Press Leased Wire. !
SAN FRANCISCO, July T.
Joseph Neustadt today complain
ed to the police that he had been
robbed of s1470 by pickpocket.
The robbery took place on a
Fillmore street car yesterday, and
is believed to be the biggest haul
ever made by a pickpocket here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
|BELGfUMs DEFEAT
MAGDALEN COLLEGE

tn{ tH1ttu Efts6 IeAkeU Wire
HENLEY, Eng. July THE
crew OF Jesus college, Cambridge,
and the representatives Of the
arowins clubs Nafioue De Grand
Of Belgium VIII meet tomorrow
in the Henley finals. The Bel
gums defeated the crew OF Mag
daisn college, Oxford. while Jesus
wen from the Leander oarsmsn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07

STEAMER FLYER will make
special trips this week We'd.
Thrrss Sat and SUM-. leaving se-
attic a:5a y M, Tacoma II ..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
TREASURY REPORT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July -
The treasury report today shows:
Receipts, $1,499,650; disburse-
ments, $2,146,301.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-07
S1,7OO, Home Snap, Sl,7OO

Fouroom house, lots, 18 fruit garden
etc. Sidewalks five
at no So 3Sth and Yakma..A 1902. NJ 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
JEFF DAVIS NAME
 AGAIN ON TABLET

Washington, February 22.-Offieial amende for the sensational elimination of Jefferson Davis name from the tab let on Cabin John Bridge,' six miles west of this city, during President Lin coln's administration, is given in direc tions the President issued today through the Secretary of War to the chief of engineers of the army to restore the name. The tablet Is on the bridge that arches Cabin John Run, on the Mary land side of the Potomac river, a struc- ture famous for years as the longest sin gle span stone bridge in the world The bridge was begun under Davis while he was Secretary of War and when he joined the Confectionery and became its pres- dent his name, under government orders, was chiselled from the tablet
 Repeated efforts to restore 1t have been made. At the 1907 convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy at Rich mond a resolution was adopted asking for the Davis restoration and Representa- tive Mayer of Louisiana sought unsuc-
 cessfully to have this carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS

Page i. Battleship fleet ends remarkable cruise. Cooper trial proceeds slowly. Burton answers Rainey's speech Pensacola mob threatens jail. Hundley's case goes over to Taft
 Page 9. Bessemer will sound annexation senti- ment in Brighton and Jonesboro.
 Page 5. Gum says he will hold place. Gadsden to vote on bond issue.
 Page 4. Editorial comment
 Page 5. Judge D. A. Greene given indefinite leave of absence and Fort gets appoint ment. Big buildings going up in wholesale district Avondale to hold another annexation election. Commissioner Lovelady says courthouse is too small. Business Mems league to hold jollifica- ton meeting, City Attorney Thach says East Bir- mngham is part of city President Morphy discusses California mining conditions. Large crowd witnesses motor fire en- zine test.
 Page 6. Inspector Duncan submits full report on work of meat and milk inspection de- partment.
 Page '. Birmingham society. Feminine Fancies, by Dolly Dalrymple.
 Page 8. Negro killed in Ensley pool room.
 Page g. Opinion divided on extra session.
 Page 10. Southern league schedule adopted New Orleans auto races ended. Birmingham auto races called off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
LIVELY CARNIVAL
 IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, February 22.-Today marked the arrival of Rex in New Or leans and the turning over to the monarch of Mardi Gras the keys of the city by the mayor.
 Thousands of people began to line Canal street at a comparatively early hour of the day to await the king of the carnival and the long parade of civic and military escorts of the royal visitor, whose final entry was signal ized with deafening shriek of whistles of dozens of steamboats and larger ves- sells along the river front
 Witha number of military organiza-
 With a number of military organfza- tation of the militia of Louisiana stu dent cadets, various civic bodies and score of brass bands in line the pa- rade was one of the most notable events of the kind in the history of the city.
 The various streets through which the procession passed were crowded with immense throngs. Train loads after train load and boat loads of people have arrived in New Orleans during the past 24 hours to further augment the al- ready large crowd reaching here during the past week and 1t Is declared the attendance on this years carnival Is among the biggest on record
 Considerable excitement was caused during the progress of the Proteus car nival parade tonight when one of the floats, costing more than 5000, was set on fire by a torch and partially de- stroyed.
 The maskers on the float hurriedly descended and none of them was in- jured. The accident occurred as the parade was approaching the French opera house on Bourbon street, where it was terminated.
 Tomorrow Mardi Gras will mark the brilliant climax of the several days of carnival revelry in New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Negro Who Killed White Boy
 Is the One Wanted
IS TAKEN TO NAVY YARD
The Sheriff Appeals to the United States Government and Soldiers Take the Negro to the
 Navy Yard Prison.

Pensacola, Fla, February 22.-Ernest Mertins, IA years old, was struck on the temple with a rock this afternoon and instantly killed by Eastman Spears, col
 ored Some white and negro boys were fighting near Palafox wharf, and the negro Spears, who was not engaged in the fight, picked up a rock and hurled 1t at the white boys, missing them, strik- ing young Mertins, who was standing on
 Palafox wharf, awaiting the return of the
 Kings parade.
 Mertins received a very ugly wound
 in the head and died instantly. A crowd of whites gave chase to the negro and there were threats of lynching but the officers arrested Spears and took him to jail. A half hour later crowd of about 50 persons mostly boys, gath cred at the jail and continued talk of lynching. The police dispersed the mob
 and it was thought there would be no further trouble. After darkness fell how ever, crowds began gathering again and guarded by a detachment of United
 States marines, with fixed bayonets,
 Spears was removed to the navy yard. Following rumors that mob would
 attempt to take the negro from the
 jail tonight and lynch him, and fearing that he would not be able to hold the jail against a mob until troops for which
 he had telegraphed arrived, Sheriff Van Pelt late this afternoon appealed for l assistance to the United States govern
 ment, passing his appeal on the ground that he had federal prisoners in the jail.
 Upon the request of Federal Judge Sheppard detachment of marines from the navy yard, five miles distant, were rushed to the city on one of the gov
 ernment vessels, and went at once to the jail.
 The mob spirit was still strong and excited crowds were on the streets dis
 cussing the crime and means of getting the negro Spears.
 Realizing that an attack upon the jail would result in bloodshed the sheriff asked
 that the prisoner be taken to the navy
 yard and placed in the naval prison
 This was decided upon as the best course
 and. completely surrounded by marines
 with fixed bayonets, the negro was taken
 from the jail. marched down Palafox
 street and placed aboard the govern
 ment steamer.
 Only once on the march from the jail
 to the wharf did the crowd of nearly a
 thousand, which sulleny followed the
 detachment of armed men, become threat
 ening when the prisoner was within a
 block of the wharf. The crowd made a rush toward the prisoner, but dozen
 of the marines about-faced and with their bayonets held the crowd in check while the remainder hurried the negro to
 the boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Aareement on Naval code.

London, February 22-The international naval conference which has been in ses- sion here for two months, has reached a definite agreement in so far as code of gates today are considering request from Washington for declaration to the effect that the prize court shall be con- court of appeal. The purpose of this re- quest is to avoid conflict with the con- stitution of the United States, under which the supreme court is the final court of appeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Judge Hurldley's Case
 To Re Handled By 7at1

Washington. February 22.-(special.)-- The Senate judiciary committee has de- cided to make no more reports on nom- nations pending before it at this ses- sion. This effectually disposes of the case of Judge Hundley of Alabama and a number of other nominations awaiting executive action before adjournment.
 Judge Hundley's friends say there is no doubt of his re-aspointment by Judge Taft after March in which event they look for early confirmation.
 As soon as Judge Taft assumes the presidency he will be visited by dele
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

gatons, asking for the appointment of Judge Hundley or some other man.
 By reason of the agreement by the Sen ate committee several other federal Judgesllip appointments will fall of con- firmation at the present session and un- less the nominations are made by Mir. Taft the incumbents of the offices will re- ceive no pay for the time they have served. Among the other judgeshps that have failed are Milton D. Purdy for the district of Minnesota; John E. Sater, Southern district of Ohio; Royal A. Gun nison, District of Alaska. and Herbert F. Seawell, Eastern district of North Car olina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
DEATH MASK AT
 LAST RETURNED

New Orleans, February 22.-After hay ing been missing from the city for 40 years, the famous death mask of Ma poleon, which recently came to light in the possession of Capt w. G. Raoul of Atlanta, has been returned to New Or leans. Captain Raoul presented it as q gift to the city.
 The mask reached here today and was placed on exhibition in the mayors par lors, where 1t will remain until it is turned over to the Louisiana Historical society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Indian Land Decision.

Little Rock, February 22-The Arkansas supreme court today handed down a de- eision in the case involving a strip of h. dian land near Ft. Smith which has been under dispute for some time, known as the Choctaw strip. It was contended that the state had no jurisdiction on the strip. The court holds that the state is exercis- ing it's sovereignty over the lands and that 1t is not for the court to say whether the state has such a right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

sCONMNUED ON PAun |,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Masonic Temple Dedicated.

Atlanta, February 22-In the presence of distinguished Masons from all sections of the state Alantas s25o,00O Masonic temple on Peachtree street was dedicated today. Gov Hohe Smith was one of the principal speakers.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-23
La accion de AIkemen.
La artilleria espahola ocasiond
numeresas bajas a los rife
nos.

Melilla, Septiembre T. Ell pri-
mer combate de las tropas espanolas
en- SUI m archa sobre Zeiuan, tuvo lu-
gar el dia 5 de los corrientes.
Cuatro mil hombres, q las ordenes
del general Aguilera Sc apoderaron
de Arkemen, mediante una briiiante
carga en- la cual hicieron un verda-
dero alarde de arrojo, pues los kabi-
lenos estaban bien parapetados.
Estos Sc defendieron heroicamen-
te, pero fueron al fin desalojados de
sus posiciones.
Tn numeroso contingente de mo-
ros desde las casas de la poblacion,
tambien hicieron un nutrido fuego
sobre los espanoies, pero no obstan-
te estar protegidos, fueron arrojados
de elias.
Los rifenos Sc retiraron precipita
damente, habiendo sufrido bajas de
consideration que les hizo la artiile-
ria espahola.
Las perdidas sufridas por la fuer-
zas del general Ag uil era, fueron de
insignificantes:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-23
establecimiento.

20 sentido, alcance y valor, son com
pletamente desconocidos, y sobre
el que no cabe, por 10 tanto, discu-
rrir sin temeridad notoria:
Considerando que, este sentado,
es ocioso ocuparse de las demas pre-
tensiones alegadas por el demandan-
te y excepciones opuestas por la re-
presentation de la familia real, AGO.
gidas por el Ministerio fiscal, care
ciendo, segun queda demostrado de
Fundamental y justification la accion
ejercitada en- SUI parte mas esencial,
de la que necesariamiente Sc derivan
dichas pretencioncs, que caen, con-
siguientemente, por SUI base:
Considerando que para los efec-
tos de la imposition de costas 4 la
parte actora hay que apreciar auto
rioridad, deducida fundamentalmen
te en- la absolute falta Gle justifica-
ci6n en- su accion; Y ademas en- rela-
cion con esta, del hecho de haberla
ejercitado despues que SUI madre Da
Elena obtuvo para ella y sus .hijos
las ventajas materiales q report6 en-
virtud de la escntura de "A dc Mar
70 dc 1856, con la promesa Gle renun-
cia a ulteriores roclamaciones, pro.
mesa que debe SCI tanto mas tenids
en- cucnta a los expresados efecto,
cuanto que aquclla Sc otorg6 sobrt
la base y supucsto dc que Sc hacfa
cntrcga de todas las cartas, va que
asi siquicra Sc ha pretcndido la nu-
lidad de dicha escritura, V atendida
la solidaridad moral creada por la
misma entire la madrc y sus hijos:
Fallamos: que debcmos absolvel
Y absolvemos 4 d. Luis Moreno Gil
de Borja, Marquee Gle Borja, en- la
representation que ha ostentado en-
estos autos, dc la demanda inter.
puesta por d. Alfonso SAM y Mar
tinez de Arizala, a quicn condena-
mos al pago dc las costas.
En- esta imprenla Sc vendt
papel de periodico viejo a s.
uuintal.