Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-04

felt obliged to the sporting public te
make an effort to reclaim the cham
pionship for the white race He sale
he was through with the game until
Johnson won the crown.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ. March L.
In telegram from Albany. n. Y, Her
bert j. Hagerman, former governor OF
New Mexico. denies the story sent
out from Washington Saturday that
he had attacked the people of New
Mexico before the senate committee
on territories. Il left Washington over
a week ago" said Mr.. Hagerman, land
never appeared before the senate com
mittee or had any communication with
1t. w. II. Andrews and his friends
cannot shift responsibility for the de
feat of the statehood bill when they
brought about conditions which re.
suited in that defeat New Mexico is
entitled to statehood but the present
situation proves that she cannot get
1t as long as discreditable men choose
10 represent her in Washington or
elsewhere" Mr.. Hagerman said the
story that he had declared the people
OF New Mexico as unfit for statehood
and illeterate as absolutely false.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Senator
Knox Will not sever his connections
with congressional monetary commits
sion because the transfer from the
senate to the stale department. Pro
visions have also been made for the
continuance of Senator Teller and
Representatives Overstreet and Roy.
nnge on the commission. As original.
ly. the commission contained only sen
ators and members and the provision
in the currency law of last session
creating commission to limited
membership of the two houses. The
law apparently did not contemplate
possibility of the retirement of
members of the commission, but de
feet is removed by paragraph in the
general deficiency bill which now is
in its final stages. That provision di-
rects the payment of salaries to retir.
ing senators and members of the
house who are on the commission
equal to that paid them in their pres
ent places and effect will be to insure
continuance of services of the retiring
senator and house members.
LOS ANGELES. March 1.-E. j
uucky) Baldwin, famous breeder OF
race horses and part owner of the
Santa Anita race track and proprietor
of the Baldwin ranch, died at his home
in Arcadia at o'clock this morning.
Baldwin made a brave fight for life,
and his death has been hourly expect.
ed. He was 81 years old, was suffer
ing from a complication of diseases
The passage of the antl-racing bills
in California also preyed on his mind
and in his weakened condition un-
doubtedly hastened his death. Since
the bill passed the house he has been
very excitable. AT his home when he
died there were many of his old time
friends and prominent horsemen.
WASHINGTON, March William
II. Taft will take the oath of office as
president on Century old Bible.
which belongs to the supreme court
of the United States and by 1t kept In
custody There is touch of senti.
ment in this decision which Mr.. Taft
announced today with the statement
that had he become a member of the
supreme court his oath would have
been taken on identically the same old
book.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Forester
Pinchot has arranged to go to Colo
RADIO so he may appear before the leg
islature on March 16, and discuss the
many questions pertaining to his ad
ministration of the national forests
and submit the plans for cooperation
between his bureau and the state.
NEW YORK. March 1.-Asserting
that murderers condemned to die by
electricity in Sing Sing are not killed,
but are merely made comatose,
Charles Quill, who claims Denver as
louhs saw an W
prove 1t. Sitting in the copper bound
chair, one similar to that used In the
executions, Quill allowed a current of
1900 volts to pass through him. and
emerged nervous. but whole. Quill.
who is % years old. says there is more
carbon and less iron In his system
than in that of the average person, SO
he can stand more electricity than the
most men.
CHICAGO. March 1.-The shooting
OF Richard j. Fink. who was killed
while he was half block from his
home early Sunday developed into
double mystery The police discover
ed another man, after being shot at
he same place and at the same time
also died early in the day. Mr.. Fltz-
gerald, walking delegate for the bar
tenders union, staggered into his resi-
dence shortly after midnight and with
in few minutes of the time OF the
shooting He was shot In the abdo-
| men. He died six hours later at hos
pital. That two men were shot In the
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