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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
Complain That AdvertiS-
ing Literature Is
Misleading.
SAY COMMISSION
EXCEEDS IT'S POWERS
Employers Rush to Get In Under
New LaW-Many Lawyers
Are Indignant.

A controversy is brewing between
insurance companies and the state au-
thorities as to the Interpretation OF
the new workmen's compensation law,
which becomes operative to-day. Inc
chief grievance of the insurance stock
companies bears upon statements made
in the advertising literature circulated
by F. Spencer Baldwin, manager o.
the state insurance fund.
In one circular. extensively distribut-
ed, employers are told that the rates
Of the state fund have been made
with a view TO absolute adequacy, and
in no event will the commission rescr.
to assessments upon policyholders 10
make up for unexpected losses The
employers are further assured that the
claw confers no power upon the COM
mission TO assess any policyholder for
any amount in excess of the premium
paid"
A representative o. a large insur-
ance company yesterddy declared that
the commission had exceeded its au-
thority in thus attempting to limit the
scope of its powers under the law, and
that so far as the levying of assess
ments is concerned the power to do SO
is clearly implied under Clause 100 of
the workmen's compensation act, which
deals with the right of an employer to
withdraw from the state fund.
This clause provides that in case
any employer so withdraws, his liabil-
ity to assessments shall, notwithstand-
ing such withdrawal, continue for one
year after the date of such withdrawal
as against all liabilities for such com
pensation accruing prior to such with
drawal."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
TO HURRY CUSTOMS WORK
Malone Gets Approval of Plan
to Hasten Inspection.

Dudley Field Malone, collector Of the
port, announced yesterday that the
Treasury Department at Washington
has approved his recommendation for
more expeditions methods of examin-
ing baggage of incoming passengers.
The new system, he said, will be in
stalled gradually on the various steam
ship lines.
Hereafter the passengers, instead of
waiting their turn at the chief in
spector's desk 70 have an inspector as
signed to them. will go at once 70 posts
on the pier which bear the initial let
ters Of their surnames, where they will
be met by an inspector and examiEa-
tion will follow Immediately. The in
spector at the same time will acknowl-
edge the passengers signature on his
declaration, thus avoiding another de-
lay at the desk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
SAY DUPE KILLED
NAN FOR REVENGE
Police Unable to Locate Slayer
After Sidewalk Murder
in Brooklyn.

Carmine Dragotta, twenty years old,
On Italian. OF 1853 Sackett St, Brooklyn,
was shot and killed yesterday afternoon
in front of the tenement house at TO-
Sackett st. by an unidentified man with
whom he had been conversing. The
murderer fired FIVE bullets at Dragotta,
all Of which took effect.
Patrolman Peter O'Donnell heard the
shots and saw the slayer run into the
hallwty OF l62 Sackett st. lie entered
the place after the gunman, but was
unable 10 find any trace of him. The
alarm WAS Immediately given and the
block was surrounded by reserves from
The police station, but two hours
search failed to reveal any sign of the
murderer.
II is believed by the police that ORA
gotta was coincidence" man, and that
he wax shot for revenge by dupc. A
postcard was found on the dead man,
showing that he was in the habit of
receiving mail at MANHATTAN address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
Wages May Be Reduced.

81 do not say you may not be com
nclled 70 reduce wages. You are sore
iy tried By the results of labor IN other
countries receiving very much less pay
particularly on account of the present
laws of the country. which, in passing,
| should say were passed because those
who voted for them believed they were
right and would benefit the largest
number.
ave believe they were mistaken IT
the passage of those laws, and time
will probable more fully demonstrate
we are right. but whether you are COM
PEELED to reduce your wages or MT
trust you will give due credit to the
claims and to the merits OF your men
in connection with the possibility OF
your resources before you conclude 70
make reductions
Concerning the Steel Corporation S
new Canadian plant, opposite Detroit,
Judge Gary said the finance committee
would hesitate TO approve requests Tor
extensions during the summer. JuGGe
Gary sails to-day on the Aquitania on
his annual European vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
ROOT NEAR FIGHT
in SENATE PROBE
Personal Encounter Feared Ours
ing Clash Over Near
aguan Treaty. y
tFrcm The Tribune Bureau

Washington. June 30.-The feeling
engendered in the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee by the controversy
over the Nicaraguan treaty reached an
acute stage to-day, when verbal clash
occurred between Senator Smith. OF
Mshigan, and Senator Root. WHICH
some Senator'S feared at one time might
develop into personal encounter.
Senator Smith, who has been mos0
aggressive in questioning the witnesses
before the committee, was examining
James Brown, of the banking firm OF
Brown Brothers e. Co.. of New York,
when Senator Root intervened and sug-
gested 10 the witness that he decline
to reply to the query whether he re-
Carded the issue of 25,000,0O0 pesos OF
paper currency as n betrayal of ths
interests of the people of Nicaragua.
Senator Smith turned upon Senator
Root and in emphatic terms protested
against what ne regarded as the inter
ference Of the Senator from New YORK
He declared that IT appeared to be tho
purpose of the financial interests to
prevent the disclosure Of the truth con.
corning Nicaraguan affairs, and added
that if he had anything further TO say
to him he would say u IN public.
Albert SlfAus ana W - WA, i'Pi'
senting J. & w. Seligman q Co, or
New York, also appeared as witnesses
before the committee to explain the
part Of their banking house in the
financial Affairs which Senator smith
alleges to have been irregular Sec
rotary Bryan also was present.
Senator Poot is supporting the ad-
r1inistration in the effort to secure tho
ratification of the Nicaraguan treaty.
A suggestion made by him TO Secrc-
tary Bryan that the latter refuse TO
supply certain information asked for
bv Senator Smith is said TO have been
the beginning of the hostility between
the two legislators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
French Workers Out for
Five and a Half Day Week

Paris. June 30 Apprehensons are
said to prevail in the French Cabinet
owing to the possibility of strike of
state employees in consequence of the
rejection by the Finance Committee Of
the Senate of bill to give govern
ment employees Saturday half-holi-
day. This action was taken by the
committee regardless of the earnest
representations of Rene Vivian, the
Premier.
Successive governments have given
pub,ic assurances of the granting Of
the Saturday half-holiday, popularity
known here as the English week
There has been considerable agitation
and it is considered almost certain
that a strike will ensue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
Brackets Him with Mitchell.

President Wilson is now bracketed
with Mayor Mitchell in the mind OF
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch,
THE tactical error which the Mayor
made in talking down to US at our
own suffrage meeting in Carnegie, Hall !,
has been matched by the President.
She said yesterday. But Just as the
MAYOR NAV be sorry, SO the President
NAV be. In turning on his heel and
leaving, without the courtesy OF =, a
bands6ake. the clubwomen who called
on him to-day in Washington to plead
the suffrage cause, he committed a
bInncer in etiquette which he may re
g gren'' 1t was, to use word the Presi-
dent is fond of, psychological mis-
tako -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
WOULD PR0L0NG LIVES
Eo uitab BILE Offers Free Medical
Tests to PolicYholders.

The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety announced last night that begin
ming to-day the society's plan Tor pro-
longing life Of the policyholders Dy
free examinations, health reports and
chemical kidney tests becomes effective
the United States and Can
ada.
Under this plan policyholders of the
societv whose insurance has been IN
force for three years or longer can OBJ
tain a free examination from the So
ciety's salaried examiners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
EMPRESS BODIES FOUND
Two Recovered by Divers but
Not Identified.

Rimouski. Quebec, June 30.-Two
more bodies have been recovered by
divers from the sunken hull OF the
steamship Empress Of Ireland. one
was the body of man, aged aoout
thirty; the other of little girl, about
seven years old.
The mans clothing indicated that ne
was a first steward. The little glrl
wore only a light nightgown: BON
bodies will be buried here. Inc "a,
madam Pacific Railroad has purchased
a plot of land near Father Point as "a
cemetery for unidentified dead that
NAV hereafter be recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
100000 FOR THE FAIR
French Government Ready to
Appropriate That Sum.

Paris, June 30.-The French govern
ment's bill for the appropriation OF
100000 to cover the expenses Of tho
French exhibit at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco was REIN
troduced into the Chamber OF Dcpu-
ties to-day.
Tho governments memorandum %
reasons for the appropriation, which
accompanies the bill, sets forth tho
diplomatic and economic considerations
justifying the expenditure. France is
urged TO join In celebrating the union
Of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by
the great work begun by French engi-
neers and carried out by Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01

through inadvertence and is entirely
irrelevant. The whole matter is den
uitely settled by the resolution of the
COZ mission, unanimously adopted on
May %. in which the commission de-
clares II has no authority under the
act TO levy an assessment on any pol
icyholder
$50 far as the possibility Of any
cor tingency arising in which the state
fund would be unable to meet claims
made upon IT," continued the speaker,
the very suggestion is preposterous. In
the state fund any excess OF premium
receipts over insurance costs, including
payments. reserve and surplus. will be
returned 20 the insured in dividends"
Think Rules Too Stringent.
So great has been the rush OF en-
rloyers for insurance under the new
law that the Workmen's Compensation
Commission yesterday declared TO the
state fund ard to the insurance conf
panies an extension OF ten days in
which to get out the great mass of
policies which have piled up since the
rates were published, two weeks ago.
All applications by employers, how
ever, must be filed by tonight. The
stock companies. which are issuing the
bulk of the insurance under the law,
have already issued. It was estimated
yesterday, nearly 10000 policies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
La Gascogne Relocated.

Lisbon. June 30.--The French Trans
atlantic Company's steamer La Gas
cognc went ashore to-day on tne
Portuguese coast, but was rehoated
later without assistance. she was
bound from bordeaux for buenos
Ayres.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
SAYS Commission Has Power.

"This clearly means that the power
OF assessing policyholders is given to
the commission" the insurance com
pany official said. 81 regard the dis
claimer of such power as dishonest and
as unfair to the employer who seeks in
surance in the fund under such a guar
antee.
ain the first place, let US suppose that
a catastrophe like the Triangle shirt
waist fire should suddenly wipe out
the reserve of the state fund. How
would the dependents of the victims
receive compensation as intended under
the law unless special assessments were
levied upon the pollcyholders Ger
tainly. the deficit could not be made q
burden upon the taxpayers by an ap-
propriation from the State Treasury.
"Then, too, let us suppose that a con-
Germ is IN the hands of receiver and
that the receiver has liquidated all Of
the liabilities save that potential liza
bility imposed under this section Of the
law. How could such receivershlp be
dismissed before the expiration Of the
time specified for the continuance OF
the liability of special assessment
A member Of the Workmen's Com
pensation Commission, which admin
isters the state fund, later replied to
this attack, but declined to be quoted,
on the ground that he was seeking no
controversy with the insurance COM
panies."
at is not the desire Of the commits
sion" he said, "to enter into any
frenzied competition with the stock
companies We are simply carrying
out the provisions of the law and are
Offering to the employers Of the state a
cheap and stable form of insurance. In
fixing our manual rates we have had
the advice of the most able statisticlara
and insurance actuarles and in our m
terpretation Of the act we nave pceh
guided by legal advice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
Thinks Matter Settled.

"To be sure, reference is made to
assessment in the section of the act
relating to Withdrawals from the state
fund. but inquiry into the legislative
history of the statute discloses the fact
that this clause got into the final draft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
Run Test Races
Saturday As a
DingIey Benefit

AZ q curtain raiser" 70 the
hid races and motorcycle races
at the Tacoma Speedway next
sIenday. the Speedway sssoeia-
lion has arranged for a series of
qualifying races Saturday after
noon, the proceeds from the event
20 go into benefit fund for Bert
Dingiey, the daring racer who
was seriously injured July 4 on
the saucer.
The gates will open Saturday
at noon and the tests will begin
at 1 o'clock. Admif sion of IS
cents a person will be charged,
with a 25-cent admir- sion for au-
tomobiles. Motorcycle entries
In the Monday races must make
an average of so miles per hour
in three laps Saturday and the
kid cars must make an average
of 40 miles.
There are 10 baby auto racing
machines entered, with a possi-
bility of several additional en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

tries from Tacoma youths who
have been working on their own
machines. The motorcycles racers
include amateur riders OF Taco
ma, Portland. Hoqufam. Seattle
and other Northwest cdies. with
chance of professional racers en-
terfng before Saturday.
The eyclist racers are:
w. p. Glasgow, Tacoma. Har-
iey-Davids0n; Ray L. Day, Ia
coma. Merke1; e. II. Carlson, Ia
coma. Jefferson; Ray Packard,
Tacoma. Indian; Elmer j. Berg
strom, Tacoma. Merkel; CIaud
Austin, Tacoma Merkel; Dan
Lesh. Tacoma. Merkel; A. Ochse,
Tacoma. Pope; Arvid Anderson,
Hoqufam. Excelsior; Ed French,
Hoquiam. Indian; Frank Mcneil,
North Yakima, Indian; Jim
Bergstedt, Seattle, Pope; Roy G.
Thompson, Portland, Excelsior;
Harry Coghum, Portland, Excel
sior.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

in the National league.
The Improvement OF the pitch
ers of the Braves was coincident
with Gowdy's development as a
catcher.
Rudolph perhaps is the most
SUI prised success of the sensa-
tional trio of twirlers. He is
small. MeGraw knew he had
ability and discarded him alone
ON account of his size. McGraw
wants big men who can pitch
often. lie miscalculated on the
durability of the wiry Rudolph.
lie swept through eleven
straight victories before he fell
in smash-test In which he tried
TO rescue Tyler.
James is a different type. He
has strength. speed and bulk and
he can whiz them through. His
curve is a terror and he uses II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
LOCAL BOWLERS
START SEASON

Opening of the bowling season
for Tacoma is heralded by a call
for a meeting of the Tacoma
bank boys to be held at the Cor
by-Hoye bowling alleys at 8
o'clock Thursday night. Teams
will be selected for the coming
season, officers elected and a
schedule drafted The National
Bank-of Tacoma, Fidelity Trust
company, Puget Sound Savings
bank, Bank of California, Bank
ers Trust company, Scan dinavian-
American bank and the postoffice
will be represented.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

cow with more cunning. mixed
IL better and uses a slow BALI
Tyler is a peculiar case. THU
fellow has been for several
" ars one of the best left hand-
ers in the business But nd
never could find a catcher WINS
would or could work to his SAT-
isfaction. Maybe Ii was left
handed Imagination, but the
players told me that when he ex-
Ploded 1t was because of anger
over some blunder of a catcher
In most cases. He fought" his
Catchers.
Stallings tried to get his
brother to catch him. Now he
has trained Gowdy so that he
catches Tyler even better than
he does the others. Tyler thinks
him the best catcher In the
world--and there you are.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

There never has been a cham
p1onshfp baseball club that did
not have a brainy catcher. There
nave been great catchers, and
mediocre eatchers who were
smart, and always, IL you study
the past of the game, a smart
catcher was one of the main
Causes of victory.
Going further: you seldom will
1 nd a great pitcher who has not
worked with a brainy catcher.
For a good catcher, with brains
and a memory, an instinct for
Judging what the batters and
runners are going to do. can de-
Velop pitchers wonderfully.
The Boston Braves are not n
violation of these rules. Some
Ilsyers who have worked with
Gowdy in the past may laugh
but it's a new and transformed
Cowdy who is catching now.
Gowdy was, this early spring,
Joke as a catcher. 1t WASH I
because he hadn't the ability or
the brain; II was because he new
or had been laugh. to catch,
dId not know the finer tricks of
the trade.
They called him Feather" be-
cause Stallings, in a fit of an
ger. named him Featherhead and
Festherbrafn.
But he was learning. Under
the teaching of Stalhngs land
Evers Gowdy suddenly develop
eo into one of the best catchers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Sept 2.
1t was a see-saw game yester-
day. with Tacoma having the adj
vantage until Dutch" Reuther
was sent I'm as emergency twfrler
for the Beavers. Reuther won
the game for the locals, refusing
TO allow the Tigers another hit.
and encouraging the Vancouver
runs.
McIvor started the game for
Tacoma. and the Tigers made
four runs in five innings. Van
couver came across with three
In the fifth, tying the score. and
brought in the remaining two
runs In the sixth. Icy Kauf-
man replaced McIvor in the fifth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
CAN'T EXPECT MUCH
FOOTBALL THIS YEAR
SAY THE OLD GRADS

Football viii apsfhe9ic
q a and
of
pass try to
considerable
before
1t / have a sew
a schedule
o
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

5ummary: TWo-base hits =
Bockei, McIvor. Powell. Cheek.
Three-base hits-Boecke1, Reuth-
er. Stolen bases-N oteIl, HES
ter Credit victory to Reuther;
defeat to Kaufman. Struck out
by Doty 1. by Rcuther 3. ~
hcIvor 3, by Kaurma 1. Bases
On balis-Off Doty 4. off Reuta-
er 1, off McTvor 4. efs Kaufman
o. Umpfre-Frary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
FEDE RAJ

Results Yesterday 80 ~
Pittsburg 2, Baltimore L.
Indianapolis 4, Chicago O. 4
HufH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

There's one thing we should
be thankful for: the baseball
magnates will not talk half as
much this winter, with wine at
$40 a quart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
anne RICAN

Results Yesterday.
Detroit 3. New York 2.
Boston IA. st. Louis 6-2.
Philadelphia 16, Cleveland &.
Chicago 5, Washington 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Read the Classified Ads or
Page Six.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
NATIONAL.

Results Yesterday.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati Z.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Read the Classified Ads ON
PAGE SIX
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
Pacific Coast League


Results Yesterday.
Sacramento 2, Portland 0.
Oakland Q. Venice o.
San francisco Z. Los Angeles .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Our idea of a forehanded man
Is the manager of a boxer wh1
left ms n dispatch saying his
boxer and another had fought a
six-round contest before they left
town to fight 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Connie Mack Is grooming an
other pitcher to turn loose On
the unsuspecting National league
winners. He seems to be prep
ping" Bob Shawkey to help
Bender and Plank this fall. This
indicates that Mack thinks Bos-
ton will win the National league
pennant. Shawkey Is in greater
form just now and is steadier
than he has been since joining
the Athletics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

III the Federal league clubs
run out of special days why not
set aside all the dog days?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

The st. Louis Feds are bitter
over being criticised harshly;
their objection is we'll taken
enc should not eriticise what one
has not seen-and the turnstiles
Indicate no one mas seen them
play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Fielder Jones ought to make a
better bench manager than he
was a playing manager; 1t isn't
SO far from the bench to the
imp as IL was from center field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

Joe Jackson turned down the
Fed league offer; probably he
got Joe Birmingham to read ths
offer to him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

That dream of a ball park
seating 100000 persons on TOP
of New York railroad terminal
is some dream of a dream. 3
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

B Ballard Hits Hard

SEATTLE, Sept. ballard
hit the Giants all over the lot
yesterday, winning by a 9 to A
score. The score:
Ballard ....... 8 Is 1
Seattle ............ 4 1
Salveson and Murray; Kelly,
Bonner, Mails and Cadman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02
Standing Of the cIabs.

Today's Games
Ballard at Seattle
Tacoma at Vancouver.
Victoria at Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-02

IL is the distortion of perspective
by the camera that makes them
appear 50. And they say that
the camera does not liei The
picture was taken in Los Angeles
when the duke was there recent
~ in a swimming meet. Kohana
mOku is very proud of his feet;
they have propelled him to many
q victory.