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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03
AMERICANS IN CUBA.

Mr.. Walter Wigdil, writing in The
Cuba as the rising of the negroes as a
race against the wrongs inflicted
| against them BY the Gomez govern
ment.
The special interest to Americans in
his article however, is his exposition
of the evident i'll will of Gomez and his
government towards Americans.
The corruption Of President Gomez,
and his administration is fully dwelt
upon and the injustice of the legisla
| tion known as the "port bill" relating
to Havana, which ii is expected will
result in burdens upon commerce
amounting to $36,000,000 yearly, by
reason of the extortions, CRAFTS and gen
eral rascalities of the Gomez administra-
tion, all are fully set forth The writer
says: 'The Americans and most of
the foreigners lean toward annexation
to the United States because they
have been held up and ndbagged so
often under Gomez, that they would
rather take a chance under another fl
asco similar to the second intervention,
than under Gomez, or some one else
equally bad
This coldness toward Americans was
manifested officially in the most dis
courteous form when Secretary Knox
visited Cuba on his recent "swing
around the circle of the Central
American countries, and to Venezuela,
Hayti and Cuba. A writer who accom-
panied Secretary Knox on that trip
gives in the World s Work an account
of the non-reception of Secretary Knox
in Havana, in the following words:
Mr. William Bayard Hale. who accom-
panied Secretary knox's party to Central
America, says that the only cold recep-
ton the envoy received was at Havana,
This was the more noticeable because
the welcomes extended in El-Salvador and
Venezuela and Santo Domingo, the places
most recently visited before the landing
in Cuba. had been so lavishly embroid-
cred with Latin politenesses. At Ha-
vana, however, the American minister.
the mayor and the chief Of police, and
sub Official OF the Cuban state depart
inent came aboard. but not a member
of the cabinet. When we landed at the
Caballerla wharf. there was no band, no
soldiery. not even police. not commit
not a soul We scrambled into automo-
blies. while curious longshoremen. idiers.
and few photographers, looked on. Then
we went to the hotel which had been
set aside for us through a couple of
| miles OF streets including the Prado, and
not a single American flag was to be
seen.
There appears to be no doubt OF
the vindictive feeling of the Gomez
government toward the Americans The
swift and emphatic protest that Gomez
made to President Taft against inter
vention was the outcry of fear made by
! robber, who hated to have his rob
berry disclosed TO the world, and who
was willing TO take a chance even on
the anDihilation of his own government
rather than have the facts revealed, rs
they undoubtedly would have been,
through American Intervention and the
report of what America found in Cuba
| in that Intervention.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03
STRAWBERRY TUNNEL.

The completion Of the strawberry
Tunnel is well worthy of celebration,
and the celebration as preliminary
lamation Service. is due and we'll had
but the real celebration will come when
the water is turned loose and brought
from the other side of the range TO this
side. to irrigate the fertile lands in and
about Spanish Fork and Springville.
The work is not comparable In mag
nitude with the great Gunnison tunnel,
in Colorado; with the Carson Truckee
project in Nevada, or with the big Salt
River dam in Arizona; but il is an i'm
portant work, nevertheless, and it has
taken a good while to open this tunne!
through the range. The water coming
through it will irrigate about 10000
acres of new land on the benches about
Spanish Fork and Springville, and will
pe most welcome and important rein
forcement to the cultivated lands Of
Utah.
The Government Reclamation Service
offered large work in Utah, but there
was little enthusiasm for it here, and In
Salt Lake county there was an opposi"
tion which prevented the adoption Of
the plans of the service, which would
have made Utah lake a great reservoir
for watering lands in this county and
also for Tooele and Davis counties. The
five canal companies Of this county
n M q
could not proceed without that agree"
ment, lest vested rights be disturbed.
so the big reclamation plan Of all was
defeated.
it is pity that this big idea of util~
izlng Utah lake could not have been
productive, for 1t would have increased
the amount of titled land of this county,
and in Tooele and Davis by large
percentage; but the new project which
contemplates taking water out of the
Weber high up, and bringing it into
this valley by means of the Provo
river, will to some extent repair the
great mistake made when the Salt Lake
county canal companies rejected the
Government S proposal
The Strawberry Valley project is in
its way unique. 1t brings water from
one side of the main range of noun,
tains, to the other, No other project does
this. The Colorado project cuts through
lateral ridge that is all. 1t does not
cut through the main ridge; the Straw
berry Valley project does. 1t is there
fore alone in its class, and it will be
vastly beneficial to the agricultural in
terests of Utah county, and of the State
at large.
1t is assured in advance, also, that
the Government will get back the
money which 1t has expended, because
the land to be brought under tI1lage
by this tunnel rs valuable enough, and
ITS products will be profitable enough,
so that the farmers using the water
that is brought will be amply able to
make the yearly payments required by
the law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

n. Y. Tribune: "Mr. Roosevelt 3
statement published Yesterday morning.
1T is anything TO beat me, and L am
going to fight il ont 10 the end, frank
" puts his candidacy on the purely
personal basis where il has all the time
belonged. Nh Roosevelt in effect de-
clares that he himself is the issue. that
Of the whole American people all who
do not favor him are in an anything
tobeat-mc' conspiracy, and that il is
his duty to defeat them by securing an
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

That was horrible accident which
destroyed the dirigible balloon Akorn
and killed her crew. II was the bal
loon which had been built TO cross the
Atlantic; but this accident demon
strates that the dependability of air
ships must be more thoroughly estab
lished before even thought OF ocean
passage can be indmlged in.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

pey General Wickersham in undertak.
ing TO recall Judge Hanford's decision
in this case, and, second, In the petty
and miserable means adopted in the
furtherance OF that recall. 1t surely
is time for President Taft to interfere
in behalf Of his own consistency, and
call halt upon the whole Of this dcs
picable business.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

The idea Of getting Mr.. Carnegie TO
attend the Transmississippl Congress
or the Irrigation Congress In this city
is happy one. IF ne can be induced
to come, that would be a great attrac-
tion in itself
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

A huge discovery of iron ore is re-.
ported as just made in the province Of
Couuimbo. Chill. which is said to show
200, 900, 900 tons of orc. Thus arc the
pessimistic fears of the scientists that
mankind is using up the resources of
the earth too rapidly, put to rout. Be-
sides, here's Utah. with more iron ore
than any other State or country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

A Southern contemporary wants to
know what Ben Lindsey wants In Balti-
more, after his Republican antics IN
Chicago. Perhaps TO give soothing
syrup to unruly boys.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

"If there is any high school that
hasn t graduted the largest class in its
history this year we have failed to
notice it, says the Boston Globe. And
of the wear?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

The Roosevelt Progressives in Con
necticut are about to start newspaper
organ. Thus do they invite condign
punishment upon their pocketbooks.
We could wish the Roosevelt Progress
sive cause no worse move than the
starting Of newspaper organs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

Richard Harding Davis loses no time.
His wife got a divorce from him last
month, and now his engagement to an
actress is announced. But it can be
said for him that he was not the one
that CALLED under the matrimonial yoke.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

The House committee which is inyes-
tigating Judge Hanford because ne an
nulled the naturalization Of one OLSON
Jury and fraud, could no doubt obtain
from OLSON himself some valuable tes-
timony on the point OF his devotion to
the principles Of the Constitution. Why
not examine him7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

A curious statement comes from Fir-
name was on the ballot candidate for
delegate, no one thought Of his being
the great New York financier. That
sort Of thing Will happen, though; and
the people arc none the wiser. Prob
ably few Virginians would think of the
New York RYAN having any claims TO
represent Virginia anywhere.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

Professor Zuebliu says that be
doesn t see any prospect of a National
religion in this country. Thank Heaven,
no, But how does man with a stu
pidity like that come 10 be a profes-
sors Is it dancing or horse doctoring
that he processes?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

1t is reported that at rare'book
sale recently, Nine. lie Pompadour s
PRAYER book brought $4,000, But if it
doesn t do the purchaser more good
than ii did the Madame, he has wasted
hi, ,,,opoy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

Will the final vote of New York for
Wilson taint his candidacy in Bryan S
view, AS he claimed the New York sup"
port tainted the candidacy of Champ
Clark If not, why mott
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

II Bryan continues his tactics at
Baltimore. the first thing be knows he
will play himself out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

The National Democratic convention
abolished the unit rule, but that had
nothing to do with New York.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

any other candidate who might have
been or may now be put forward -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

cabby is ideal, and as many of the
night hawk jehus of New York hail
from the other side of the Atlantic,
Andrews thought he would be able to
mix among them after midnight in his
makeup and be mistaken for the real
thing. His first experience was to buy
a hanson and horse for the night.
The whole outfit cost him s12. Then
he drove down Broadway through the
tenderloin, regardless of the fact that
he was trailing through the city con-
trary to police regulations. He was
held up several times and turned into
by-streets, until finally he found fare.
Some benighted, befuddled individual
tumbled into his cab and asked to be
driven to 1895 River, the same being
telephone number and not an ad-
dress. Andrews had to get the real
address from the telephone exchange,
the location being One Hundred and
Sixteenth street. When he arrived at
his destination he found his cab empty
and driving back to a downtown stand
he was hailed again by the same in
dividual, who had apparently fallen
out of the cab in some way and was
now sitting on the sidewalk. Andrews
had several fares during the night,
which resulted in a total of $3.50 be-
ing received for his nights work. The
odd 8 cents was tip-one disputed
fare came nearly landing Andrews in
police station. The climax of his
adventures arrived at daybreak when
some phiIanthropical individual said
| that the horse Andrews was driving
was mostly ribs and incapable of sup
porting itself unless in the shafts
Andrews humored the situation for
while until he realized that the mat
ter was very serious and likely to land
! him in jail He had leased the horse
and hanson and was legitimately the
driver as he had collected fares for
service-besides, he had been driving
around without a license. 1t took
more than ordinary explanation to ex
tricate him from the dilemma and he
decided that although he enjoys play
ing Mighty in ''Passers-By," reaI
night hawks job is not happy one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
DAVENPORT "Y" is
CHAMP TITLE HOLDER

Clean. fast basketball marked the
rise Of the Davenport Y. NJ. c. A. quin-
tet TO the undisputed basketball cham
pionship of the tri-cities. through the
defeat Of the Davenport Turner's, 81
10 p, last night at the Turner gymnasi-
um. The first half Of the game result
ed 13 10 IL In favor Of the Disciples,
but in the second half. after they had
become accustomed to the strange
floor. they climbed way ahead of the
Turner's. Referee Kellogg, athletic di-
rector Of Iowa state university, i'm
ported especially for the occasion,
proved his worth with the whistle and
kept the game clean all the way
through. Captain Friedholdt was the
star Of the game He made q of the
points for the association. Krabben-
hoeft was the best Turner This was
the third game between the teams
this year. The other two games were
evenly divided. No other team in the
tri-cities has come close 20 winning
from either of those who played last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
ALIAS
LIQUOR CIRCUIT
Interests That Are Now PLAYING
Big Part in Destinies of
the League.
GAVE DECATUR FRANCHISE
Al Leisy of Peoria Admitted That His
IL saloons in That City Caused
Change of Vote.

If the dominating factor that i'm
PEELED Al E. Leisy of Peoria to ex.
tend himself in behalf of Decatur at
the recent league meeting may be
taken as a criterion of the sort of
circuit the Three-Lamp has come to
be, said circuit may we'll be dubbed
the Whisky circuit. You all know
that Alfred E. is interested in the
brewery business in Peoria. Some of
you know that there are Leisy sa-
looms over the state. Well, it was
for II of those same Leisy saloons
that Alfred was voting when he IA
vored Decatur in Chicago last week
In explaining his change in favor of
Decatur, rather than Rock Island, he
frankly admitted that it was these IT
saloons that he was considering and
rot because of any great love for the
Commodore city. 1t was a purely
business move with him and not done
in the interests of good sport. So
that makes two cities that are in it
because of the saloons.
TEARNEY THERE, TOO.
That distinguished parsonage, AL
bert R. Tearney, preXy of the league,
is the controller of several
liquid refreshment emporiums in the
Windy city. So there is another rea-
son for clubbing it the liquor circuit.
Seeing that there are Three-Lamps
in the league, the posts may be used
to good advantage before the 1912
season has progressed into the fee
| BILE age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

American play, "Kindling," by Charles
young California author.
This play is proving the most success
full of any of the many successes in
which Miss Ellington has appeared in
recent years. The theme is novel to
the stage and it is handled in a mas
terly and novel manner. The problem
involved is one of the utmost social
Importance and the play itself is tech
nically a masterpiece. In addition TO
the gripping heart-compelling story
there is a vast quantity of comedy
and the characterizations are intelli-
gent and complete to the last detail.
Miss Ellington as Maggie Schultz, the
young, ignorant wife of the tenements
who steals in order to secure the
money to go into a new land where
there are trees and flowers and fresh
air that her expected child may be
born amid surroundings that will give
fair chance in life, does not only the
best work Of her career, but has Gre
ated character that will live in, the
history of the stage so complete Is it
in every detail. Unlike great many
stars Miss Ellington believes in sur.
rounding herself with the best obtain
able company and in her support this
season are such well known players
as Byron Beasley, Frank Campeau,
John Jex, Frank E. Camp, Annie Mack
Berlein, Ruth Tomlinson and Helen
Tracy. There is a regular matinee at
the Cort each Saturday and a special
popular priced matinee each Wednes-
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
AT THE ILLINOIS.

1.-THE Gamblers" Charles Klein's
highly successful play which comes to
the Illinois March II, is a Wall street
drama with get-rich-quick trimmings.
It shows how young Napoleon of
finance can involve honorable bankers
by his reckless methods, and even tie
them up in the meshes Of the United
States authorities. In the course Of
all this he very nearly ruins his own
father, whom he afterward seeks to
save by assuming all the blame.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
MAY ABANDON
LEAGUE PROJECT
Since Rock Island Has Dropped
Out the Scheme Has
Lost Favor.
TOO LATE IN TIE SEASON
Moline May Hold on and Await De
velopments of Next Year
in Tri-Cities.

Baseball fans in Moline, Freeport,
Clinton, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
are still hopeful of launching a six
club league to play class c ball this
season, and unless something trans
pires to make the magnates in those
cities change their minds, a meeting
Will be held tomorrow night at the
Manufacturers hotel in Moline. As
surance has been given to Waterloo
and Cedar Rapids promoters by Island
er magnates who have been in the
game. as well as those who came near
to breaking into this year. that as far
as Rock Island is concerned, there is
nothing doing. That was why the
meeting for last night was called off
at the eleventh hour, and that may
be a reason for abandoning the pro
ject. OF course II the other FIVE cit
les can get together and launch a
league by securing a city to I'LL in in
the place that was originally tagged
for the Islanders, all well and good.
The situation in the other five burgs is
not like it is IN Rock Island.
REASONS FOR QUITTING.
Briefly stated, the reasons why
Rock Island does not want a six-club
league, are, that a six-club league has
seldom proven a success: the season
is late for putting through the scheme;
the class OF ball would be below the
standard 20 which Islander bugs are
educated; better ball will be furnish
ed across the river, and Islander mag
mates predict that years rest will be
best for the fans, in view of the show
ing of last season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

Fully nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism is simply rheumatism
of the muscles, due to cold or damp
or chronic rheumatism, neither of
which require any internal treat
ment. All that is needed to afford
relief is the free application of Cham
berlain's Liniment. Give it a trial.
You are certain to be pleased with
the quick relief which it affords. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

A measley couple
of pounds is al
that keeps Packey
Mcfarland from
being lightweight
champion of the
world
Most fight critics
agree that If the
Chicago lad could
make the weight
demanded by the
lightweight class
limitations, and be
strong, he could
clean Ad Wolgast
or any other boy
in the business. He
is Q xc e e dill ly
fast, clever, ag-
gressive, and has
demonstrated that
he has the punch.
especially in his re-
cent fights
1t is inspiring to
see Packey go after
an opponent when
he has been stung
by a vicious and
unexpected wallop.
He feints and leads,
always crowding
his adversary, until
he backs the unfor-
tunate victim w
against the ropes,
thec he unlooses q
veritable fusilade u
hoo,-s and upper
cuts to the midrifl
and Jaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
BROWN is STILL
SOME CHAMPION
Cyclone" Tommy Thompson
Diminishes Into Mild Wind
Storm and Succumbs.
MOT IN BEST CONDITION
BrondelI Challenges Winner and Dee
feated Man Wants Return Go
With WaterlOOan.

Carl Brown of Waterloo continues
TO stand forth in the limelight of
Illinois and Iowa wrestlers in a lit
tie class all alone. for last night he
defeated Cyclone" Tommy Thomp-
son of Rock Island in two straight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
AT THE GRAND.

A G. Andrews. who plays Mighty, -
the cabby, in C. Haddon Chambers
''Passers-By," which appears at the
Grand tonight. got into serious
trouble just before leaving New
York through, as he himself puts it.
going out on a BIT Of = lark. doncher
know" His makeup as a London
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
The Theatre
ILLINOIS,

March Address by John Mitchell
under auspices Tri-City Federation of
Labor.
March 9-"My Wife's Family"
March 15-Davenport Elks' Min
strels.
March 1Z-"The Gamblers John
Cort).
March 24-F1ora De Voss Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

tunity to regain the title, suggesting
Labor day as convenient date. Mean
time, he said, he intended to rest. Kill
bane's theatrical tour soon will land
him jim Cleveland, where his friends
have planned a reception.
Omaha, Neb., March Emil Klank,
manager for Yussif Mahmout, the
Turkish wrestler, issued a challenge
to Stanislaus Zbyszcko, for a finish
match and posted $1,000 as part of
$4,000 side bet. Klank stated that he
was willing to hold the match in any
city Offering satisfactory purse.
Hot Springs, Ark, March Tt was
rumored here that Billy Elmore, for
mer captain of detectives in Pitts
burgh, is here trying to entice ball
players away from the major leagues
to join the United States organization.
Elmore smiled when questioned about
the rumor.
New York, March THE executive
committee of the United States Golf
association, which completed two
day session, settled all doubts as to
the conditions for governing the next
amateur championship. The elimina-
ton test suggested by H. Chandler
Egan of Chicago was sent to the dis
card and the old system again will be
employed.
New York, March I'm a letter to
the executive committee of the United
States Golf association, Harold II. Hill
ton, the English international golf
champion, announces definitely that he
will again visit America this year To
defend his title. This time he will be
accompanied by large party of promi-
nent British amateurs, all eager to add
few American scalps to their tro-
pixies. Hilton expresses pleasure at
the change in the championship dates
here, explaining that 'for some reason
or other Britons have come to regard
with terror the American climate dur
ing July and August" Fred HERE,
shoff will leave New York on April c
to compete in the British champion,
ships at Westward Ho. Herreshoff, it
will be remembered, carried Hilton to
the 37th hole in the sensational final
round of the amateur championship al
IApawamis last September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

under the editorship of John B. Eos
ter. continues to improve over previ-
Gus issues, and the fan" who cannot
enthuse over its contents will certain
ly be hard to please. The Guide is for
sale by all newsdealers or will be sent
postpaid on receipt of 10 cents by the
publishers, American Sports Publish
ing company, 81 Warren street, New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
spaIdina Guide Out.

Once more the baseball season is
ushered in with the appearance Of the
seth issue OF this famous annual
Both I'm picture and text the Guide,