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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
Declines to Talk,
FIGHT ON RULES COMMITTEE
Bill Introduced for It's Reorganization
ana for Elimination of Speaker.


Washington, D. c.. January 2s.-Rep-
resenrative Fowler. of New Jersey. one
OF the original insurgent Republicans
OF the House, to-day introduced a
resolution providing for reorganlza-
ton OF Rules Committee and the re-
movni of Speaker Cannon from that
committee. The resolution aims
straight at the House organization.
and would shear. the Speaker OF a
great portion of the power of his Office.
according to the statement of Its au-
thor. The resolution follows:
Resolved. That the House of Rep
resentatives shall. on the 18th day OF
February, 1910. after the morning
hour. proceed to the election OF five
additional members of the Committee
on Rules. four of whom shall be Re-
publicans and one Democrat.
Resolved. That from and after the
passage of this resolution the Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall
no longer be a member of the Commit
tee on Rules. but that the Committee
on Rules shall consist Of the four
members heretofore appointed and the
FIVE members elected under the pro-
visions Of this resolution.
RESOLVED, That the said COMMITTEES
on Rules, consisting of six Republic
| cans and three Democrats shall elect
one of their number as chairman Of
i, such committee
Speaking of his resolution, Mr..
Fowler said:
st Is now time that we should take
another step toward the restoration of
representative government in the
House of Representatives, and that step
is to remove the Speaker OF the House
from the Committee on Rules. The
I House resolution which l have intro
duced to-day has for it's object the
| broadening of the Committee on Rules
and the exclusion hereafter or the
Speaker of the House from that COM
mittee. In my Judgment this resolu-
ton expresses the clear and undoubted
wish of the people and the now we'll
4 settled opinion of the country"
We'll" said Speaker Cannon,
when shown a copy OF the resolution
IT don't know of any law 10 prevent
a man from introducing any kind OF
a resolution he may sec ut.
Champ Clark. the minority leader
said that 1t didn't provide sufficient
proportion OF minority members on the
Rules Committee.
Representative Norris, OF Nebraska
one of the leaders of the Repuplicar
insurgents, declared that the insur-
gents stood solidly behind the prIncl-
Il pies set forth in tho Fowler resolution
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

sas: Kansas City Refrigerator Car Co.
OF Kansas; United Dressed Beef Co. OF
New York; st. Louis Dressed Beer ana
Provision Co, of Missouri; Hutchison
Packing Co.. of Kansas; National Car
Line Co, Of New Jersey. and the
provision Dealers Dispatch. of Illinois.
1t was also learned that subpoenas
had been issued for employees and OIL
GERS of Armour e Company. Swift e
COMPANY and Morris & Company.
Besides Mr.. Snow, those examined to.
day were Henry II. Myer. department
manager for Armour & Company, and
Everett Wilson, superintendent OF
branch houses of Armour G Company.
No information as to the line OF IN
auiry into the alleged price fixing
methods was given out.
It was learned that District Attorney
Sims had arranged to carry on the
probe for at least six weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
M KEW I WILL
MANAGE WINSTON
Especial 10 The Times-Dlspstch.

Winston-salem, :. G.. january 20
Pop Mckevitt. OF Grand Rapids,
Mich. who managed the Greensboro
team the past two seasons of the Caro-
lima League, and both times walking
off with the pennant, will manage the
Winston-Salem team this year. The
owners have notified Mckevitt that
they accept his proposition. and have
requested him to prepare contract TO
be signed By all parties concerned. He
viii como here in March to make the
necessary arrangements for lining up
hIH mon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
HAS NO POLITICAL CARES.
Er-President roosevelt In Pursuit.
only of Pleasure.

Ex-President roosevelt In Pursuit.
only of Pleasure.
Kansas City, No, January o6.--W.
N. Mcmillan, who last Juno entertain.
ed former President Theodore Roose-
Welt on his ranch. near Nairobi, East
Africa. passed through this city !. to-
been visiting on the Pacific coast.
MIR. Mcmillan talked freely Of the
incidents during Colonel Roosevelt's
stay with him. and told Of how the
former President had cast completely
away all politlca1 cares.
while at my ranch Colonel Roose-
welt did not read an american news
paper or mngazlne, said Mr.. Mcmillan
Tile continuslly refused TO discuss ma
though many residents Of the neigh
borhood questioned him on those sub.
l1eatss Il am here for pleasVres' WAS hi,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

to the United states 7 will say what
think about the situation
Colonel Roosevelt is fair shot
not an extraordinary marksman," con-
tinued A1r. Mcmillan. KERMIT is a
better shot than his father, as Colonel
Roosevelt admits to every one except
Kermit. He is afraid 1t would make
the young man think too much OF him
self to tell him so. 1t does not, how
ever, take any wonderful marksman-
snip to hit an elephant or a rhinoce-
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------>-----------s-
INQUIRY WILL BE NATIONAL
Government Investigating Affairs OF
Sn-CalIcd Beef Vrust.

Chicago. January 26.-That the gov
ernment's investigation into the affairs
of the so-called beef trust is TO be ma
tional was shown to-day following the
questioning before the Federal grand
Jury of Charles C. Snow. secretary and
treasurer OF the National Packing Com
pany. 1t was learned that the books
and other documents of the follow
ing concerns have been laid before the
Jury:
C. Fl. Hammond 6: Co. Michigan.
Hammond Beef Co., of Michigan; Ham
mond Packing Co. of Colorado Ham
mond Packing Co., of Philadelphia;
Hammond Packing Co., of Toledo,
Hammond Co., of New York: Anglo
American Refrigerator Car Co., of H.
linois: Fowler Packing Co.. of Kan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
signed with New York Americana.

New York, January s6,--Four players
signed with the New Yorls American League
Club to-day for next season. They are
Pitcher Frill, with Newark In 1909; Pitcher
Vaughan, who helped Louisville win tho
American Association pennant: Jack Buinn,
a box man who was With the locals last
YEAR md second Baseman Frank La Portc
Other men who have signed for 1910 with
tho New York American League club als
Hal chase, first basomani Raymond Fishar
and Richard Carroll, pitchers. and Bert Dan
3Ials outiieller II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
HALF OF pAyING BILL - arm
ii1AA WILL BE STRICKEN OUT

Tho Committee on Local Assessments Assessment.
heard a protest from President Soatwrism.,
assessment OF 1881 for paving sidewaiS
aions the Lombardy street front of the col
iegs grounds and of s4s2 for paving ing, an r al
icy hasIda Inc college athletic field. In
n nns Of the character Of the and
s s,um its property is only remotely improv-
ed by the work recently done, inc co.l'. ~
tee recommended to the Counch .ia' ons'
Sslf ~ each bill be RENTED
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
LYNCHING AyERTED.
Mother Of Girl Complainant Pleads for
Mans Release.

Granite City, ILL.,, January 60
Yielding to the pleas of the Other
OF an eleven year-od girl who had
been attacked. that n lynching be pre-
vented, Judge Edward Rigg last night
ordered the release Of man held as
a suspect in the case. A mob was
gathering about the jail at the time.
bent on hanging the man.
The girl. Grace Hendricks. was at
tackled as she was leaving a grocery
by white man. who dragged her into
an alley. Her cries frightened him
away. A man arrested a few hours
later was identified by the child as her
assailant. A crowd Immediately began
10 congregnte. When Mrs, Hendricks
heard OF tho threatened lynching she
ran to the jail and begged that the
suspect be released, saying that she
did not want the mans blood on her
daughters head.
The suspect then was let out by a
rear door and escaped the crowd. He
was ordered never 10 come back to
Granite City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
PUBLIC RECEIVES
GOOD D A UBBINC.
Heavy Play at Tampa and Only
Two Favoritcs
Win.

Tampa, January 26.--Only two favor
ties won to-day, the public getting a
good drubbing. Heavy play character
lied the day, well-backed second
choices failing to make good for the
betters. DR.. Heard won the hurdle
race. at IL mile and an eighth. True
Boy fell, and Jockey Wilson'S collar
bono was broken. The summaries:
First race--ahout three furlonss,
straightaway--Sanc LOG tGlasner).
to 3. first; Kathryn Gardner, 100
NGilberD. s to |. second; Blanche Ring
1903 tBurton). 20 to /, third. Time,
80 1-5.
Second race--nve and half fur
longs. scllins-Dr. vinson. 1o4 (Bran-
non). to j. first: Catrine Montour. 1o4
(Jackson), to s, second Mrs. Elliott.
30 (Burton), IL to L. third. Time 1I2
2-5.
Third race--mle and an eighth, SELL
ing, over four hurdles--Dr. Heard, ISL
tEarD. to I. first; Madison Square, 151
(Carrier). IL to ], second; Bronte, 149
(cocffrane). to 8. third. Time. 2:14.
Fourth race--six furlongs, selling
Confessor. 1o1 tGlasner), to /. first;
sanona Girl ics tMurphey). to 1. sec
ond; Eminola. 107 (Lewis), to i, third.
Time. 1:19 1-5.
Fifth race-six furlongs. selling
Jack Larson, loo (Glasner). to s,
first: Jack Dennerlln, Ito Dennison).
TO I. second. Colonel Ashmcad. 107
{Burton), to 5, third. Time. 1:1s 3-5.
Sixth race-mile and a sixteenth.
fclling--Plrate Diana, 1o4 (Jackson). Z
TO 10. frst; Canopian. 103 tCole), to
], second; Claiborne. 100 (ormes), 90
10 /, third. Time, 1854.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
WALLS FALL ON BUILDING
Inmates of RoomtnE House Arc Buried
Hinder

Under wreckage
Cincinnati. Ohio, January 2s.-Top-
pied over by f5-mile wind. the walls
of a recently burned five-story brick
building fell on and almost buried an
adjoining roonlinS house Tonight at
Central Avenue and Fourth Street.
Five injured persons We're removed
from the debris of the rooming house
after several hours work. and several
other persons were reported missing.
Firemen continued digging In the ruins
all night. in tho hope of,rescuins other
pOsSibIe victims.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
BASEBALL SCHEDULES.
Both Long and Short Seasons of Games to
BE Presented to National League.

Plttsburg, Pa. January .6.-The JOINT
schedule committee of the two major base.
ball leagues concluded their work tonight
and the members left for homo. It was
formally announced that both the long and
short schedules will be presented TO tho
National League meeting next month
Ban Johnson, president of the American
League. said that either schedule would
ut in satisfactorily with his league The
season will open IN the West on April l$
Pittsburg will open at ST. Louis. New York
will play the first game at the Polo Grounds
April %, and the first game at Forbes Field
will be with Cincinnati April 20 or 81.
The American League Will open in the
East a day later than the national.
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roco,noke Wins Feature race.

jacksonville, Fla, January 26-Po-
cornoke. freely offered at to 1. raced
away from his field in the Tallahassee
stakes, to-day's feature at Moncrief.
Away torwardiy, he get his own pace
throughout and won handily. inciden-
tally lowering his former track record
for the mile tlree-fif OF a second.
first choices were returned winners,
which resulted in disastrous session
for the layers. Summaries:
First rsce-ttrce furiongs. Ceiling
Darling. ITO CPowcrs, 8 10 8. nrst;
Hyestraw. III tNicoD. IL to 1. second;
Lady Ormicant 100 (Burns). e. TO I,
third. Time, :36,
Second racc--'ivc furlongs, selling
Flying Footsteps. I04 (o'Fainl, IL to
TO- first; Dave Wallace, 100 (Troxler),
S to ]. second: Henderson. l14 (pow
erso. TO 2, third. Time 1901.
Third race-si8 fnrlongs. selling
Topno,c. lO5 tButwelD, TO .. first;
Grande Dame. loT tGanz), to i. Sec
ond: Mary F.. 1o7 tIcnry). to l.
third. Time. l:13 1-5
Fourth race-Tallahassee selling
stakes. mile--Pocomoke. 81 CHenry).
to /. first; Eifall. ss (King1. to i
sccond; Pinto. los tButwelD. . to
third. Time. 1893 t-5.
Fifth race-seven furlongs. selling
shapdale. los fButwelD. to 8. first
Endymion, fee eIling), . to /, second
Gold Dust, los CTroxler). to l, third
Time. l:2s.
sixth racc-mile and an eighth. sell
ing-Warneld. ios (Goidstein), TO !
FIRST: Billy Pullman, III tButwelD, i
TO 8. second; Lois Cavanagh 10
toFain). Z 10 10. third. Time. 1854 A.;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
- p,nr:r o, Fight Being Called on.

San Francisco, Cal, January 2s.-Jack
Gleason to-day said that there WAS no
foundation for the rumor that the JeHriet
and johnson fight might DO called OF be-
cause he and Tex Richard did not agree as
10 where the contest should be held. Glea-
.on declared that IL Richard were not VIII
Ing for the contest 10 be held In San Fran
rIsco Richard could retire from the man.
szemcnt. Should Richard do this. Gleason
said, hc himself was prepared TO make all
arrangements for holding the fight in san
Francisco.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
wants Match With Nelson.

Welsh and Ian Hague. the English
heavyweight will sail for this country
on February .. under the membership
of Harry Marks. Welsh intends to
force Battling Nelson into a match
for the worlds lightweight title while
Hague will accept matches with Kauf-
man, Ross, Barry or any other second.
rate heavyweight. Langford knocked
Hague out in four rounds last spring.
but the Englishman foored the Boston
siugger in the opening round with a
hard swing on the jaw.
NIny Ride in Buenos Ayrcs.
sam Doggett, who has just received
a license from the Jockey Club, says
.he may go to Buenos Ayres to ride
this year. Doggett may take several
OF S. C. Hiidreths horses along with
him. as the stakes in the Argentine Re-
public are very rich, and tirst-class
racers are few and far between.
Jockey Highlander. who rode here sew
eral years ago, and finally got into
temporary trouble with the Pimlico
stewards, Is a star at Buenos Ayres,
where he has commanded big salary
for more than a year
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Tempting oner to Kaufman.

Tempting Offer to Kaufman.
Boxing promoters in five large cities
have made tempting offers to Al Kauf-
man to box six Or ten rounds with
Sam Langford. who. in their opinion,
is the logical opponent of the big Call
fornian. But Kaufman Is very shy, It
seems for he refuses to talk business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
Times Dispatch Bureau,
SsnA

Henry r. Pollard. OF Richmond. spoke last
night at cambridge Street Church. During
the meeting hymns wero sung and solos
rendered by Miss shiplcy.
The record OF the Sunday school for tho
month OF January IS: January 2-Officers, 49,
teachers. 49, scholars, 2s0; total. 2s6. jan
uary a-oHlcers, IL; teachers. IS: scholars.
273: total, 3o2. January 16-Onicers, II;
teachers IS; scholars. :7s: total. 300 Jan
uary 2s-oricers, II; teachers. is: scholars,
s35; total. 5a.
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The Vnssnr Girls.

The ynssar Girls.
The Eight Vassar Girls, appearing
under the auspices of the Radcliffe En-
tertainment Bureau, will be the stel-
lar attraction in novel musical con-
cert to be given on Saturday afternoon
and evening at the Academy before art
idiences that promise at this time to
be the largest OF the season.
With an interesting history and n
record of splendid work in many big
cities. the double quartette comes to
Richmond under the stimulating neces-
sity of having to meet and satisfy high
'cHpectations aroused by the press
agents claims, recently put forth IN
it's behalf. That 1t will maintain the
even standard OF excellence set for II
some years ago no one familiar with
It's past performances VIII doubt for am
instant
Trained In the best literary and nu-
steal schools In the country. the young
arranged a magnificent program OF in
strumental selections, which their thor
ough educational equipment enables
them to perform In a manner that has
pleased even the most eHacting critics.
In addition to instrumental and vocal
solos, the concert here VIII include a
number of distinctly unique features,
among them being sextet of saxo-
phones. a septet of brass Instruments, a
feptet OF wood instruments. a quartet
| of clarinets corresponding to the tenor.
alto. soprano and bass OF the human
voice. quartet OF wood Instruments
and various other combinations. The
whole will offer n very delightful inu-
! steal fantasia. to which the charming
personality OF the young women VIII
| add much.
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GRAVES DECLARES
he WILL WELD AXE
Significant Statement Made a
Banquet by Pinchot's
Successor.

New Haven, Conn, January 26.-
Professor Henry S. Graves VINO sue
ceeds Clifford Pincnot as head of the
Bureau of Forestry. calls PiEchot a
second Lincoln. and threatens to use
the axe when he gets to Washington.
Pinchot was the guest at n farewell
banquet given by the Yale School OF
Forestry last night.
The most significant statement made
was the ono by Professor Graves that
he would find very probably a few
rotten trees which will have 10 be cut
down" This may mean good deal
II the strongest sense Is to be read
into it--a Chs kerp in the bureau.
session Was Secret.
1t was a secret session of the For
estry School. even the walters being
forbidden presence in the room during
the speaking. P!nchot's SHADOW. re-
nected from Washington, seemed to
hover back of the speakers table at
one time the Yale yell. with nine long
"Pinchots" appended. nearly raised the
roof.
Professor Graves said last night
that he would follow out Pincnots
plans. Professor James William Tou-
mcy lauded the former forestcr's
achievements, as Gld Professor ITdNes,
and referred to him as maybe a new
| Lincoln" 1t was big night fol
| Pinchot.
Il shall take up the york which has
| been organized by Pinchot," declared
Professor Graves, who leaves New Ha-
ven Saturday TO enter the government
| service February /.
ITO continue the policy which led to
the great principles of the conservation
| OF the country's resources will be my
task 1 am thoroughly in sympathy
with the wise ideas and plans of the
recently retired forester, and at pres
ent everything bids fair for their con-
| tinuance."
Declines TO Talk.
4 Professor Graves declined to discuss
/ any phase of the Ballinger- Pinchot
controversy or his attitude with re.
spect TO the squabble.
81 will simply report for duty to the
Secretary of Agriculture, James Will
son. when arrive at the capital he
announced. and he refused to indicate
whether or not the consultation would
Ipertain to the departments future ac-
ton with regard to the Alaskan coal
fields or any other feature OF the dis
putes.
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The anti.anntxationists held private
meeting Tuesday night in .Andcrson's Hall,
gathering was 10 formulate plans to frus-
ira to the joining of the two cities and to
appoint committees From what could DO
lea rned last night the body %ill make an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

r. c. Broaddus. OF Eleventh and Hull
ana staple products quoted in an afternoon
paper arc utterly inconsistent. He says tho
cost of living in Manchester Is on an equal
fity with Richmond. some OF the prices
quoted here arc. Butter. 4oc.; meal, &c.
a peck; peans. loc. quart irish potatoes.
:5c a peck; eusar, Sic. pound: round steak.
lsc. a pound and salt pork liza and 1sc.
pound.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

,o,r,,,h.tandino tho meat boycott
trronshout the country the trend of values
in this city is not downward, That the boy :
colt has curtailed consumption somewnat Is
Ia. the cIamor for reduced prices Is made
without support by facts. Some butchers herr.
bowever. are tlm.d about nllins thelr
shelves fearing a drop in prices.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

Will be shown tonight at the Academy
In the series Of Burton Holiness Trav-
el0gues, being delivered by Wright
Kramer For picturesqueness and
grandeur in scenery and quaint and
unusual In human interest Java will
esaily prove the most unique OF the
present serles. The colored views are
excellent. and the motion pictures,
giving street scenes, native dances.
professions celebrations and the like.
are unusually numerous and descrip-
tive of daily life about which little
is known by the average traveller.
PRESS NOTES FROM THE THEATRES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

John w. Moore. committeeman on con
soIIdation and prominent IN municipal work,
was married yesterday morning at O'Clock
10 Miss Annie NJ. Kain, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Kahn. at Sacred Heart
CathedraI. The Wedding was quiet. owing
- tho recent death of the brideg groom s
father. Tho couple left for the North at
IL o'clock. The marriage was surprise
TO many friends OF Mr.. Moore. The couple
win live at .4Oo cambridge Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

Marshall Clarke and Miss Amelia Hart.
a.,,rhtar ~ Mr. and Mrs w. T. Hart, loft
ves,erday morning at $40 o'clock for Wash
ington. where they were married. After q
tour OF Northern cities they VIII MAKE tneiF
fnture homo Mt .as East Eleventh street.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Academy-Tnll> ON Java.
Bitou-Hnnlou,s SuPerba.

Holmes and Kramer In Java.
What Burton Holmes ana ms cam
.ras saw in Java scarcely year ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

Tho case Of Carolina Dunnavant against
the southern Railway and tho Miller Man
tho Corporation Court yesterday. was de-
ferred until next month. Attorneys for the
plaintiff arc Judge j. NJ Gregory and 81.
sands; for the defense, Ex-Governor ~ j.
Montarne. for the Miller Manufacturing
Company, and Il. r. Williams for tho
southern Railway.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

ntonewalk Jackson Aerle met Iast HIsHt
as 7.so o'clock in Fraternity Hall for
business session. ,,
Tho funeral of Mrs. Hugh L. Kidd TOOK
placo Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
from Central Church. the Rev. III. c. Pfeif-
Tor officiating The burial was In Maury
Cemetery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

Lfne.Up OF White Sox,
Chicago baseball nharps are already
predicting that the White Sox will line
up the following regular team this