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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
TAFT URGES TARIFF
BE QUICKLY REVISED
SAYS BUSINESS DEPRESSION
is DUE TO CHANGE
President=Elect Denies Alleged Mis-
representation in New York.
Tells What He Wants
Done

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-President-
elect Taft vigorously protested tonight
against what he said was an absolute
Misrepresentation in certain New York
afternoon papers as to what he had
said in answering questions regarding
tariff revision.
He had stated he said, that the pres
ent business depression was undoubt-
edly due in a large measure to the fact
that the tariff is to be revised at an
extra session of congress to meet
March Is, that it was of the highest
importance that this revision. should
not be delayed.
Mr.. Taft also said he favored a per-
manent tariff commission, the plan
for which had been marked out with
deliberation, it's duties to be to make
a careful stduy of the operation of the
proposed new tariff law, to the end
that the whole question of the tariff
might be placed on a more scientific
basis.
Upon this statement Mr.. Taft was
made to say the present tariff sched-
ules were responsible for the present
business depression. and that when
they were revised their own parents
would not know them, all of which
was amplified at length and made pos
itive by appearing to be a vigorous
and enthusiastic statement.
Mr.. Taft was perturbed over what
he called a misrepresentation. He
had, he declared, changed his position
in no way and held the same views he
had publicly announced during ami
since the campaign.
The subject came up because of a
call on Mr.. Taft by J. w. Van CIeave
president Of the National Manufac-
turers' association, in which the sub
ject of the tariff commission was men,
toned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
JUDGE URGES PROVISION
FOR DIVORCE EXAMINERS
Hon. Peter Shields Goes Before the
Senate judiciary Committee
to Advocate Bill

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.-Superior
Judge Peter F. Shields of Sacramento
appeared before the senate judiciary
committee today in advocacy of Sena-
tor Charles w. Bells bill providing for
divorce examiners to follow the courses
of divorce trials to detect collusion, per-
jury or any other irregularities in the
proceedings.
He said there were not too many
causes of divorce. but declared the real
danger TO society was in the multiple
city of such cases, not the divorce it
self.
He blamed present day conditions for
the prevalence of the evil. The people
had become fiat and hotel dwellers, he
said, and this custom encouraged race
suicide
Judge J. H. Merriam of Pasadena
and Attorney Charles l.. Chandler of
Los Angeles also favored the bill, which
has been indorsed by all the superior
judges of the southern metropolis, as
well as the bar associations of that
city.
Mr.. Chandler was California's repre-
sentative in the divorce congress con-
vened by President Roosevelt in 1907.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27

Cash prizes for the boys and girls who write
the best descriptions of What 1 Do on a
Rainy Day" Address all letters to Aunt
Laurie, care this paper.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
COOPER SCORES
FIRST TRIUMPH
BITTER ARGUMENT MARKS DAY
AT NASHVILLE
SESSION CLOSES WITH ADVAN-
TAGE FOR DEFENDANTS
Interesting Legal Point Raised and
Is Decided by Judge Hart.
SIayer's Revolver
Identified
LBv Associated Presg.l

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 26.-The
trial of the Coopers and John D.
Sharpe, charged with numbering former
United States Senator Edward w. Car
mack, was marked by bitter argument
between opposing counsel, and closed
with decided advantage for the de-
fenSe.
At the same time an interesting law
point was decided by Judge Hart.
The defense offered proof that Col
Cooper was told by Edward Craig,
whom the colonel had sent to see Sen
ator Carmack, that Carmack was in an
ugly humor."
The case of the defense was based
really on this one expression, for Colo
mel Cooper and Robin Cooper both tes-
titled they armed themselves because
they were led to believe from the re-
mark that Carmack might attack the
colonel.
The state then offered to prove by
two of the defenSe'S witnesses, Major
Vortress and Assistant Insurance Com
missioner T. L. Thompson, that Car
humor, but laughed at the idea Of
trouble.
The defense fought the admission of
this testimony with more vim than
has characterized any argument since
I the trial began.
Counsel declared the state could
cross examine only on such matters as
should be gone over in direct eXamina-
ton.
Jury Is Excluded
On the question of Major Vortress'
| testimony, Judge Hart excluded the
jury and permitted the state to ex-
anime Major VOrtreSS for the court s
benefit.
He admitted all the state said he
would; that Carmack laughed at the
idea of trouble, said he had done moth
ing to provoke it and that he wanted
a revolver simply to satisfy his friends.
The court held the testimony must
be excluded.
When L. l.. Thompson was on the
stand almost the same question arose.
Judge Hart then said he would render
final decision on the point tomorrow,
but intimated that unless the state had
discovered some new authorities to sup
port it's contention he would rule out
the testimony.
Revolvers played a prominent part in
the days hearing, and the testimony
was much to the advantage of the de-
tense. The prosecution had gone upon
the theory that the revolver with the
two empty shells found near Senator
Carmack's body was in reality Colonel
Cooper's, and that the revolver intro
duced as ColonePs Coopers, which had
not been discharged was the one the
dead senator carried.
Major Vortress, however, who loaned
Senator Carmack the revolver, identi-
fed the one found near his body, with
two discharged shells, as the one he
had loaned the senator
Police Commissioner Hutchinson iden-
L ..-T-
fired as the one. he loaned Colonel
Cooper.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
JAPANESE EDITOR INDICTED
AS A DANGEROUS CITIZEN
Inflammatory Articles Published in
Hawaiian journal May Cause
His Deportation

HONOLULU, Feb. 26.-Y. Soga,
editor Of the Nippu Jill, a local
weeks has waged a virulent campaign
urging a strike of the Japanese plan
tation laborers for higher wages, and
went so far as to advocate that all
Japanese leave the island if their de-
mands are not granted, has been in
dicted by the grand jury as a danger
Gus and disorderly person, because of
the inflammatory articles appearing in
his paper.
Soga's paper recently indorsed the
sentiments of a Hilo publication that
the Japanese in the islands ought to
ask the government of Japan to send
warships to Hawaii to back up the de-
mands of the plantation laborers for
higher wages.
Soga's bail was fixed at $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
opossum Prices Booming

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 26.-From so
cents each to SO is the remarka BILE rise
III the opossum market within the past
month as a result of the featuring of
this marsupial in the recent Taft ban
Quet. Atlanta Dealers are sWamped
with orders for them from the north
and east, one announcing today that
he had orders for 500 at SO each, the
prospective purchasers desiring them
for nets.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
GAS EXPLOSION IS CAUSE
OF BIG FIRE IN COLUMBUS
Five-Story Structure Destroyed-SoI-
diers Save Many Panic
Stricken Women

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 26.-Fire
which originated from gas explosion
early today in the four-story building
occupied by the Brunswick Bowling
company destroyed the f1ve-story
structure of the Tracy-Wells company.
The total loss is placed between $780,
600 and 100000.
Many tenants occupying the upper
rooms of the Brunswick Bowling COM
pany and twenty families were driven
out.
Soldiers from the army barracks car
ried out number of half-clad fright
ened women and children.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
Jury in Oil Case Completed

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The jury in the
retrial of the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana for alleged rebating was COM
pleted tentatively today, but the gov
ernment and the defendant corporation
reserved the right to re-examine the
men in the jury box Monday OF the
twelve selected three are retired farm
ers and the others are small merchants.
Five are Chicago men. Eighteen men
were examined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
N. P. WANTS NINE
CITY STREETS NOW

It developed yesterday in the
Investigation of the franchise
committee of the proposed right
of way of the Northern Pacific for
it's Point Defiance line that the
railway contemplates doing in the
North End just what it has done
in the present business section
close up practically all of the
street ends to the waterfront.
At first 1t talked only of fran
chise. Now it wants vacations.
1t wants a piece of water street.
1t wants street ends vacated. BY
the time it gets through 1t will
want the street ends largely elm
mated until it will have a grip on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
Tacoma Business Chance
Agency
d. Loree, Mgr,
407 California Bldg.
Phones: NJ 1904; A4091
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

McCOLLEY & HALL
319 California Bldg.
BARGAINS!
1s-room house, fine location, ev-
above all expenses about $50 per
month. Price $3.50. and only $3.50
A BIG BARGAIN
A stock Of genera! merchandise
with first class butcher shop IN
connection-the only one in town.
stories. 8 lots, best location in town.
Owner wishes to retire from busf-
ness and has put low price of ST..
$50 on building and fixtures and 3.
rent building for $25 per month.
A BIG BARGAIN ~
32-room transient house, good lo-
cation; rooms always full, on c st
500. On account Of sickness e so owner .H
must sell and will make a big cuts
in price in order to sell quick. Gomez
In and look the place. oyer and
GLIDING water.
A GOOD ONE
niture; every room occupied. Price,
5000 Rent ne-R ses Rer Ho 9Gsts'
nished and for a quick sale will.
take $500. Look it up.
ANOTHER GOOD ONE
10 rooms nicely furnished, steel
want a good small house this is it.
Rent, $25. Price, $3.50.
~-6-ROOM FLAT -
This is A No. 1. New furniture,
$3.50 piano, mission furniture, Brus- !.
sells rug. Owner has already left for
the East and this place must be
sold. Price, $3.50.
GROCERY STORE
Good location and good clean
stock Of goods, horse and wagon.
will trade for other property.
RESTAURANT =.
This is a first class place. Best
business location. Seats 80 people,
Fine fixtures. Price $1,000. Ask to
see this.
NOTICE
If you want your property sold
quick, list 1T with us. Don't wait. :.
McCOLLEY & HALL
Room 319 California Bldg.
Phone Main $3.50: Al8S6.
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the waterfront so the people can
not get it except by making terms
with the railway.
Both the councilmen and the
railway engineers decided that a
viaduct will have to be put in at
McCarver street or some other
street in Old Town to permit the
people to get to the waterfront
there after the network of railway
tracks contemplated shall be in.
Before that franchise is passed,
1t Is evident there will be a num-
Der of things that the city will
want to have settled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
Cop in Role Of
Human Spider

SAN FRANCISCO, March 49,
Patrolman Martin Fogarty today
is recounting to friends how he
played the role of human spide in
making an arrest yesterday after
noon. Word came to Fogarty
that certain men were breaking
the law by running a poker game
at It's Geary st.
A rope was tied under Fogarty's
arms, and, dangling from its end,
he was lowered into the room of
the poker players through a sky
light. The policeman, when half
way down, discovered that the
rope was too short.
Lower me up" excitedly cried
Fogarty to his companions on the
roof. The players, at first power
less to move from establishment,
started to run. Fogarty reached
his pistol with which he covered
the crowd, until his companions,
hearing his cries, rushed into the
room.
After Fogarty reached the
floor, the police learned that the
men were playing a private game
in their own rooms and were not
breaking the law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
MORTALITY NOTES

Naoma Cornell, aged Is, died
today at the Cornell residence,
1918 North Fifth street. The
funeral announcement will be
made later.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ada Mil
dren Kirby will be held Sunday
afternoon at 1880 from the chapel
of Roberts. Buckley & King. The
funeral cortege will go to the Res
ervation Presbyterian church,
where the second services and in
terment will be held.
The funeral of Mrs. Jesse Lee
nera Cassels, who died at the
home of her father, Robert An
derson, 2415 McCarver street,
yesterday afternoon, will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence. Rev. R. D.
Nevius will officiate.
Mrs. Ellen T. Rigney, the first
white girl born in Pierce county,
wife of John L. Rigney, died yes
terday at Steilacoom, So years old.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 1890 O'Clock from the
Steilacoom Catholic church.
Miss Mary Sindfng, Fl years
old, died this morning at a city
hospital of scarlet fever. A priv
ate funeral Ill be held tomorrow
afternoon.
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CUT IN TAFIFF WILL BRING
s MILLIONS OF FEET FROM
CANADA-U. s. TIMBER MEN
GETTING CONTROL OF CAN
ADIAN MILLS.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

VANCOUVER, B. c., March IS.
British Columbia lumber manu-
facturers on the coast look with
favor on reduction of half the
duty on finished lumber or a pos
Bfble dropping of the tariff alto
gether in the case of rough prod
net.
There is about three billion feet
Of rough lumber stocked in Brit
1sh Columbia coast yards and the
mill owners are reckoning on hav-
ing this over the border as soon
as the tariff is reduced. Paying
less for their logs and less for
their labor they will be able to
sell far below Washington.
Practically the same condition
prevails In the mountain mills.
All the yards are carrying big
stocks as. IL the owners were as
sured that the tariff would be TAX
en- OFF or at least lowered by the
new Payne bill. Special rates al
ready have been given to these
mills by the railway and it is
stated that dealers in the Dakotas
will be able to save about a cent
and half per hundred pounds by
taking the British product.
A significant phase of this sit
nntion is that within the last nine
months practically every mountain
mill has passed under the control
OF Minneapolis and St. Paul syndi-
Gates which know what will hap
pen when the tariff is reduced or
removed.
The general opinion among
members of the trade here is that
Canada will benefit greatly by the
change in the lumber tariff and
mills are already working full
time to prepare for the rush.
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LIEcoLws FACE WITH smlLE-l SMILE FOR
chILDREN-.0n THE new AMERICAN PENNY
BY w. G. Shepherd.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-When
the new pennies are issued 1t will
be like closing your eyes to a sun
set IL you do not study the face of
Lincoln on the coin.
For the first time in the history
of American coins we shall have a
coin with heart and art In It,
A penny would mean a world
of goodness and beauty to you If
you could sit, as / have, in the
studio of Victor D. Bremen, sculp-
tor, and talk with him about his
great work on the new penny. ]
wish you could see his kindly face
light up and his big brown eyes
sparkle, as he tells of the glories
of Eincoln's life, and how the
beauty of the martyred presidents
character grew upon him as he
studied 1t.
II would rather have Lincoln's
face on the penny than on $40
gold piece" said Bremen.
II have made Lincoln smiling.
You will see 1t on the coin. I want
ed to show the sunshine as we'll as
the goodness of his life. Indeed,
had hard time to find a photo
graph of him in which the slight
est suggestion of a smile appeared.
At last I found one.
Then 1 began to study out a
situation in which Lincoln might
have appeared at his brightest. :.
finally imagined him as talking to
a child. And that is the face on
the coin.
"Do you know, man or woman
is natural when speaking to a
child? When I talk to you or you
to me we are on our guard. 1t is
always that way with adults.
"But when we talk to chill
dren"-the sculptor's eyes lighted
four faces relax and we are at
our best. So 1 tried to imagine
Lincoln"
This artist has indeed put heart
into his penny.
Every chubby chi1d's hand that
carries a penny to Sunday school !;
every calloused toiler's hand that
carefully dips into a worn pocket
book for the small but honestly
earned coin; every worn and
wrinkled wOman's hand that
takes of her tiny store to keep
life in her body that she may toll
some more-millions Of common
hands, the hands that Lincoln
loved best-will grasp daily the
sacred lesson of Lincoln's life.
The penny will indeed mean
something to American citizens;
more, in the best way, than any
|other coin.
Artists are delighted at Bren-
ner's idea.
This photograph of Lincoln was
taken two weeks before his assas-
lsination. 1t belongs to the collec-
tion of Eliot Norton, New York,
and was published only at the time
of its taking. 1t was from this
photograph that Victor Bremen
|got the Lincoln smile. This pic
ture is published, at this time,
with the consent of Mr.. Norton,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
PARIS CUT OFF
FROM WORLD

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, March 1S.-Paris
has been practically cut off from
communication with the outside
world up to 5 o'clock this after
noon, except by telephone mes
sages from this city.
The strike of telegraphers, tel
ephone operators and postoffice
employees seems to be spreading to
the provincial cities and 1t is be-
lieved that a general strike Il
threatened throughout France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
MAN WHO MADE THE LINCOLN PENNY
ONCE SOLD MATCHES FOR LIVING

Here's wonder of America 1890 Victor Bremen,
most penness to this country from
small funds he rented cheap and bought supply of
matches He sold these day after day for in
New York. A penny looked large to him then
Then he job engraver, which
his father In Russia. He only 81
$3.50 week. At night he the Cooper institute
learn clay modelling His salary raised.
SIS week With his savings he studied art in Paris Then
he returned to America Now he has the Lincoln
Hereafter anybody who a penny
out the coin designed by the lad ago.
sold matches livng.fl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
MAY NOT HAVE FRANCHISE

Commissioner McGregor Is to-
day investigating to see whether
or not the T. r. e. P. has any right
to lay a track on Commerce street
in front OF the Wiegel Candy com
pany. The company sent a remon-
STRANGE to the council last night
asking the city to stop the work.
as the company has no franchise.
The council put 1t up TO tine com
missioner to investigate and IL
there Is no franchise. to stop the
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
INTO
MONTREAL
WRECK

MONTREAL. Que, March Is.
The inquest on yesterdays ia
tai Windsor station smash opened
before Coroner Mcmahon this
morning.
Engineer Cunningham, who was
hurled from the cab of the loco
motive, thus leaving the train
without a controlling hand, died
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
Eight Year : Old Child
Kidnapped and Held
for Ransom

structed by letter to insert an ad-
vertisement in three papers; one
is the Cleveland Press, and this
afternoon he sent the following
advertisement to The Press:
"PERSONAL-A. A.-Will do
as requested. J. P. W."
The lad was taken from his
school by the men who told the
teacher that his father had sent
them for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
TAT rs COUSIN
SOUGHT ON
WARRANT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BERKELEY, CAL, March 49,
DR.. F. D. Taft, a second cousin of
the president, was sought this
afternoon by deputy sheriff
bearing warrant for his arrest
on charge of keeping a vicious
dog. The complainant, Is Mrs.
Anna T. Belden, neighbor of DR..
Taft's, who alleges that the ply
sician's dog bit her daughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
THE TACOMA TINES
HARTMAN PLANS
RAILWAY To
PANAMA
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, March 18-Wall
street was agitated today by bull
rumor to the effect that Harri-
man is now planning one of the
boldest moves in his career in the
form of a line of railroad from
Nogales, on the Arizona-Mexican
line to the City of Panama, to be
opened coincident with the Pana-
ma canal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
1T SAVED HIS LEG.

"All thought I'd lose my leg"
writes ]. A. Swenson. WATERFOWL,
Wis, '"Ton years of eczema. that 15
doctors could not cure. had at last
laid me up. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured 1T sound and we'll" In
fallible for Skin Eruptions, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Boils, Fever Sores,
Burns, Scolds. Cuts and Piles. Csc
at all druggists.
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SHARON, Pa, March 18.-
Willie Whitma, the eight-year-old
son Of James P. Whitma, brother
1n-law Of Frank H. Bull, the
steel millionaire of Sharon, was
kidnapped by two men today and
IL being held for ransom in the
sum of $4,000.
The father of the lad was in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
1ooDLER Is
RE NJ OWED

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, March
1S.--Following his defeat for re-
nomination, Alderman w. 8. Pof-
fenberger, admitted yesterday he
had accepted 5000 as bribe from
a public service corporation.
The councilmen removed him
from office last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

Theodore Roosevelt's mustach is
familiar to Americans. But his
Whiskers are another matter. It is
not probable that pictures showing
this delightfully."- new and novel
eapect Of the Roosevelt face will
- available for some months in
America. But IL the photogra-
phers are lucky we shall see them.
African hunters do not shave.
They consider II risk OF their
Lives. The opening Of the skin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
CLAIM RAIL WON'T BREAK.
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

CHICAGO. March 1S.-The OIL
ficials of the Pennsylvania Steel
company today asserted that they
are ready to undergo a series of
drastic tests of a new steel rail
while they manufacture and which
they claim will not break.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

which is caused by shaving LAYS
them liable to the more ready con-
traction of disease which is car
ried by various insects.
X. J. Cunningham, the famous
English guide of the Roosevelt
party, raises crop of whiskers
that keeps the bugs at least eight
inches away from his face. How
well Roosevelt can thus guard
himself is a question. His whfs-
kers record is one with which the
public Is entirely unacQuainted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased W1re.)
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-James
w. Van Cleave, president of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, when asked for an opinion
on the tariff bill today, said:
From cursory view of the
Payne tariff bill l feel safe in
saying that 1t is an honest attempt
to fulfill the promises of the par
ty to meet the expectation of the
country"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
LUMBER TO BE
CHEAPER

Several orders have already been
placed from California subject
to the duty being reduced.
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ssssssseesssss.

Tacoma's A.-Y.-P. adver- 3
Using fund amounted to Z
$12,340 today, fourteen con- q
tributions ranging from So z
} to 500 being AIDED to, the z
} fund. Z
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SUBURBAN HOME

6 acres on car line all cleared, in
high state of cultivation. Some
fruit, good house and barn, some
stock will go with this also, imple-
ments and feed. This is a fine OPP
portunity for one who Is tired of
city life and wants a nice country
home. Come in and talk to us about
right.