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PAGE SIX Ghe aPOKT PAGE TACOMA BOYS WIN WRESTLING MEET four out of six bouts Taeoma won the Northwest wrestling championship for Y. M. C. associations Saturday night befo-e a big throng at the local gymnasium. Harry Talbot, the crack wrestler in the class, broKe a rib in the preliminaries and had to get out.

Seattle was handicapped also by the fact that Harvey Donaldson, the 115-pound I champion, had bolls and could not compete. BASKETBALL MEET HERE FRIDAY Next Friday at the Tncoma Y. M. C. A.

gymnasium will open the big basket-ball tournament and teams will be here from Seattle. Vancouver, Bellingham. Walla Walla, Portland to meet the local boys and each other. The playing will start Frid.iy afternoon and continue over Saturday, closing Saturday night. Ski Jumper Leaving Take Off There Isn't much action apparent in the photograph of that most risky of winter sports, ski Jumping.

Despite the terrific rush of the rider to the take off, he must carry himself so orect when Knapped, he seems to be posed. The photograph shows Alfred Nelson Stoug'hton, a participant In the big Chicago ski jump- Ing contest. Just as he left the Incline, on his jump. The picture Stoughton's skis pointed upward, the end of the glide being a incline, which threw the jumpers and onward. Taft Again Defends Aldrich Tariff Bill PRESIDENT AT LAST SPKAKM OUT ON TKI'ST EVIL, AND HIS FOLLOWERS THINK NEW YORK A GREAT ONE.

I (By United Press Leaflet! Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 14. congressmen, taking President Tuft's Lincoln day speech at New York as their keynote, today prepared their first I shot for the congressional campaign next autumn. Encouraged Iby the general opinion that the president's speech was the most powerful one he delivered, the "regulars" decided to take I advantage of Taft's aggressiveness by having the speech made availt able "franking" through the mails by making it a part of the congressional record.

Taft his Sjjj speech declared that (he would enforce the trust low and modified his statement only by Baying that the government would not proceed in way as would Injure legitimate business. also defended the Aid rlchi cannon I tariff law again and i claimed that it fulfilled the party Vof a "substantial on I the today hi i republican ranks was generally how- Brown of Taeoma won In the 1 nfi-pound class tW Farrell of Seattle; Moser of Tacoraa defeated Merrick and Riley of Seattle; Anderson of Taeoma In the 125---liound class defeated Stag of Seattle; Hartwick of Seattle in the ISS-pOund won from MoCalluiu of Taeoma on a foul by the latter; Wray of Seattle In the 145---pound class defeated Mahnke of Taeoma; Tuell of Taeoma defeated Whltehcad of Seattle in the 158-pound class. POWELL- MEMSIt ODDS EVEN (By I'nltrd Press leased AViro.) L.OS ANCKUCS, Cak, Feb. 14. the fight between George Memsic and Lew Powell but one day off It begins to as though there will be no favorite.

Monpy is not being bet freely. The odds are even. Every fight fan has an opinion as to the probable result of the 10-roivna encounter, but when it eOBMI to backing it up with reiil coin of the realm, they hesitate. Training was practically concluded in both camps yesterday. It was a day of hard work for the lightens.

With largo crowds present to see the boys in tho final public workout both boxed, skipped tho rope and went through a number of evolutions for the benefit of admiring audieucc-s. ever, qualified their approval, and most of them objected to Taft's defense of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The most striking feature of the speech Is generally recognized, as set forth by one middle western senator, who said: "Heretofore in his desire to please, President Taft has appeared to temporize. He spoke courageously Saturday night. The people like aggressive and well defined Representative Tawney of Minnesota, in whose defense President Taft made his famous speech at Winona, defending the tariff, enthusiastic today in his commendation of the tariff and anti-trust features of Saturday night's address.

The opinion generally expressed here is that the speech was one of the most powerful that President Taft ever delivered, and that It will be an immense help to the republicans in the coming congressional campaign. Watch for "Virginia of the Air Unblemished Record Is Negro Scrapper's "HOOK BONES." MEMPHIS, Feb. "Phenix champion" is the tit'e liornn by Young Jack Johnson or Bones," as ho is knowii. It's the same title "Klondike" had when he bested Jack Johnson. And right now "Hock Bones" looks more like a champion than either "Klondike" or Johnson did at that time.

He's meeting all smoke welters here, where the jcolor line is strictly observed, and he never has been defeated. "Hock Bones" was picked off the street selling "hock bones." which a "eullud" man in tlia South loves next to 'possum and watermelon. That's where his name. LOSE CORPSE IN BATTLE WITH STORM MEN HAVE XARROW KsrAPK WHEN THEY THY TO TAKE IJOUY TO BKBM. KBTOX.

By United Ivensed "Wire.) SEATTLE, Feb. 12. the of a sailor lashed to the tern of their launch, J. F. Winch, in undertaker, and A.

H. Crag, an attorney, both of Bremerton, fought the waves of a heavy sea ill of Saturday night and, completely exhausted from their harrowing experience, ran craft ashore at Richmond beach, nearly thirty miles from their starting point, early yesterday morning. The corpse, which had been In a rough wooden coffin tied to the launch with ropes, was lost in the battle with the waves. The ropes which bound coffin- to the stern of tno aunch had been snapped like mall cords. Shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon the coroner at Bremerton was notified that the body of i man had 'been seen floating in the water near Wing point, north of Port Blakeley.

Unable to go 'ilmself, the coroner sent J. F. Winch, an undertaker, and A. H. Craig, an attorney, in a launch with Instructions to take the body to Bremerton.

The body was found near Winp; where it had been seen, and after considerable dffficulty it was placed In the improvised offin, which was lashed to the stern of the launch. The securing of the body took considerable time, and when Mf. Winch and Mr. Craig started for Bremerton it had become dark. From papers taken from the pockets of the clothing it was learned that the man's name was Hagbert Isakson.

He had a membership card in the Sailors' union of the Pacific, and another card which showed that he was a member of the fHalfbut Fishermen's union of the Pacific. It was far Into the night when the two men decided that it would be necessary to give more attention to the saving of themselves than the corpse, and it was only with superhuman efforts that they kept the litle craft afloat. The waves broke completely over the launch, and at times it was nearly filled with water. With the greatest difficulty the two mon kept the engine of the launch in action and were able to beach the vessel at Richmond Beach. ALLEGED OPIUM DEALER IN COURT Lee Bow, charged with maintaining a room where opium was smoked, was before Judge Easterday today upon a demurrer to the complaint In the action.

The demurrer was overruled and the trial will be held next week. Royal Dairy Ice Cream. Both phones, M. 95, A 2195. Watch for the next great fiction treat THE TACOMA TIMES LEAPS FROM BOAT INI BAY (My United Leased Wiry.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.

14. Police of this city and of Sauaalito today are seeking to learn ttfe identity of a man who leaped from the deck of the ferryboat Berkeley Into the bay last nignt. The suicide left an overcoat on the -deck the pocket of which was a flat iron which it Ik believed he intended to use as a "sinker." It Is thought, however, that tlie mam seeing that the swift tide would carry him to destruction, discarded the iron and Leaped overboard. "Sunday p. Tomorrow at 9:30, if you will call up Kearney 4CIB thoy will tell you who owns the coat," reads a note found tn one of the pockets of the overcoat.

Beside the roat lay a hat and a walking stick. In the hat band are the initials H. The telephone number referred to i-n the note is that of J. and P. B.

N.igle, attorneys here. Neither of the lawyers could H. nor could they identify the suicide's effects. The body has not been recovered. CONVICT TRIES TO LEAVE SHIP MAKES ATTEMPT TO THROW HAFT KISOM SHIP IN I THK STItAITS TO SWIM TO SHOItK.

SEATTLE, Feb. more desperate each moment 'as the speeding steamship rushed him nearer the prison gates, David Carmack, a federal prisoner from Alaska, made a daring effort to escape from the Victoria in the Strait of Juan de Fuca late Satunday night. Only the lack of a jack-knife or other sharp-edged tool thwarted his plan. who had been convicted in t.hf North of attempted murder, was charge of Deputy Marshal J. 'BP Matthews, of Fairbanks.

With fifteen years of hard labor at McNeil's island confronting him, Carmack planned to gain lii)1---erty by dumping a life-raft overboard, jumping after it and then swimming to it through the cold waters of the strait. Carmack thought he saw his opportunity of escape at 10:30 o'clock Saturday night, when the Victoria was off Neah bay, and where the vigilance of the deputy marshal guarding the stateroom in which he was pennod was relaxed for a moment. Stealthily he stole out of the door, down the main aisle to the companionway leading to the topmost deck of the Victoria. Then, on tiptoe, he groped his way through the darkness to where the life-rafts were lashed to their supports. Here it was that he realized the futility of his plan.

He had not expected to find the rafts lashed. He fumbled in the darkness with the knots for a few moments, and retreated to a dark corner when the footfalls of the ship's watchman were heard. He then fled to tlie engine room, where he eluded the searchers for nearly an hour by climbing from side to side on the hot boilers. He' was finally discovered when he dislodged a heavy chunk of coal which made a loud noise in the bunkers. Carmack was sentenced to fifteen years in the federal prison at McNeil's isiand by District Judge Thomas R.

Lyons, December 2, after, a jury had found him KUilty of attempting to murder H. J. Hale, May 27, 1909. J. VERTREES Tennessee lawyer whom Secretary Balllnger sent for In great haste to defend him at the congressional Investigation into the department of the interior.

STOCKS NERVOUS NEW YORK, Feb. in high financial circles over the speech delivered by President Taft Saturday night caused heavy selling at the opening of the stock exchange today. Nearly all the 'stocks in the general list fell off, many dropping from I to 3 points. As soon as the first rush waa over, however, there a brisk recovery, and signs of sertngth were evident all along the IF THEY GET THE LIO OFF THE NAVY THEY'LL GET WATER UNDER IT an Echo of Rooseveltlsm in the Fight of Meyer Against the Kocking-Chlllr Admiral-. By W.

S. Crouch. WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 11.

battle to get water under the navy is on again. Secretary Meyer, the Roosevelt remnant in the Taft cabinet, having reorganized the bureaus by executive order, appealed to congress for legislation to make the reform permanent. Chief Constructor Capps and Paymaster General Rogers promptly went before the house naval affairs committe and poked the Meyer argument full of holes. The house naval affairs committee grabbed at this excuse to back away from the Meyer recommendations. There the matter now stands.

Tliis is the old fight between congressmen and rocking-chair admirals on the one side, and the line officers who sail ships on the other. Meyer has followed Col. Roosevelt in taking up the cudgels for the line officers. Senator Hale and the gang which wants to exploit the navy yards patronage and political purposes fought Roosevelt savagely. Meyer, they thought, a quietvoiced, easy-going chap, could be baffled without either difficulty jor outcry.

Meyer has fooled them. He is using language that was never taught In Harvard. The bureau system of the navy hasthree big flaws: (1) Out of or so annually voted for the United States navy the bureaus have succeeded in spending the greater part on shore. Much of this money has been absolutely wasted. (2) The bureaus have buiit ships, armed and outfitted them without regard to the recommendations of the officers who sailed them, recommendations based on actual experiences.

(3) All the bureaus are independent of each other and more or less independent of the secretary of the navy. The bureaus would never co-operate, because each feared the loss of some of its dignity and importance. Both the civil and Spanish- American wars saw the rockingchair admirals fall down hard. Both times a sort of unofficial central authority had to be hastily improvised. It was to escape Orders from an outfit of this kind that Admiral Dewey cut the cable at Manila.

Despite these failures of the bureau system in time of war, the system came back strong after peace was declared. jfeenator Hale, "Capps and the Portsmouth navy yard offer a illustration of the whole game. Presidents and secretaries of navy come and go, but Hale has been chairman of the senate naVy committee for years, and he IS the navy. The Portsmouth navy yard, although in New Hampshire, is on the Maine line. Hale has filled that yard with his constituents, and his naval policy has consisted in keeping the Portsmouth yard busy.

Portsmouth is a bad harbor for big modern ships, but Hale met that problem by resisting the building of battleships bigger than 12 000 tons displacement. Thus he held back the navy for years after foreign nations built the Dreadnaught size. Heads of naval bureaus such as Chief Constructor Capps are detailed to their jobs for four years at a time, with the title and pay of admiral. They can be redetailed as often as Is desired. Capps, having secured his detail through Hale, naturally adopted the Hale Portsmouth and other policies.

Capps advocated small battleships. Capps saw that Hale men got jobs in Portsmouth, and that Hale's friends sold supplies there. Wherefore Capps could wear gold lace at pink teas in Washington, while other officers sailed the stormy seas. In similar fashion Capps looked after other senators on and off the naval affairs representatives likewise. Other bureau chiefs did as Capps did.

Portsmouth Is not the only navy yard maintained for political purposes. To further illustrate the waste of money, it is worth notice that such bureaus as construction, steam engineering, and yards and docks, each had its independent power plant and electrical plant and machine shop in the same navy yard. The dignity of the bureau chiefs demanded this duplication, and members of congress got jobs for constituents as a result of such duplication. The salt-water officers would not have kicked so hard, perhaps, if the rocking-chair admirals had given them good ships to handle. Capps, though, would demonstrate by differential calculus that a battleship didn't need much freeboard.

When the line effjcers found they couldn't fire their guns in any kind of a sea because 6f' this lack of freeboard they growled. There were the battleships, too, and defective turrets and old-fashioned guns and other faults perfectly plain to the men who sailed the ships. Col. and a muckraker or two took up this battle of the line officers. This forced an investigation, WHICH SENATOR HALE CONDUCTED.

He and his committee browbeat and bullied every critic who appeared and let Capps tell the story of his life and call all the critics names at will. The Hale verdict found the ships perfect and Capps a great man. It was a fine model for the present Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry. After Roosevelt left a sigh of relief came from the bureaucrats. But now Meyer, a Rooseveltlan at heart, is after them hard.

He has at his elbow for adviser Admiral Hutch I. Cone, the young officer who took the torpedo flotilla around the world. Cone was detailed head of the steam engineering bureau by Roosevelt. was one of the critics of the Capps system. Meyer has reorganized the naval system by executive order.

If he can make congress write this Into the law the bureau system Is done. If not, Meyer's reform can be used by his successor. Hale and Capps and their crowd will fight the battle of their lives to beat Meyer. Rogers is simply another Capps on a small scale. GOMMnTEHS AT COJPTIQH The Pierce county commissioners all went to North Yakima this morning, where they will attend the annual convention of the county commissioners of the state to be held there Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The session closes with a banquet Thursday night. POWER SITE CASE SETTLED case of In the condemnation case of the Pacific Coast Power company against Peter Quilguillon and others, Indians, for a site for a power house at Lake Tapps, a decision was given byJ udge Clifford today, in which it is set forth that the land is needed for public use. It is understood that the price to be paid for the land has been settled upon. POSED AS ft CHICAGO I OFFICER Slightly intoxicated, M. J.

Hart tried to bluff Patrolman Modahl Into "passing him up" by the announcement that he was a first sergeant of the Chicago police and could show his badge. But he refused to produce the evidence of his office, deliberately expectorated on the sidewalk and dared the officer to take him to the station. Modahl obliged him and in the police court this morning Hart was fined $10 and costs. i flarkets i FRESH FKUIT. grown, 75c $1.50.

s3.7s 4.75. navels, 2.50; Japs, $1.25 bundle. Yaklnm winter $1.75 FRESH VEGETABLES. $1 sack. Brussels and 9c Ib.

California cauliflower $2 0 2.25 crate. 2c. 2oc St. sack. Horse radish 10c lb.

40c sl.so® 1.65 cwt. Green doz. Oyster dozen. doz. sack.

Potatoes Takima. $18 20 ton; home grown, $16 and $17; Sweet s2.so cwt. doz. Rhubarb lb. sack.

Hubbard l-2o lb. KG OS. 'Washington ranch, 30c. Washington creamery, 39c. Eastern, 3Cc; best storage, 313.

MEATS ASH Hens and springs, 18 20s; ducks, 15c; geese, 13c; turkeys, 24c, live weight. Fresh BHe; steer beef, 9Vic; wethers, 10V4o: port trimmed, veal, c. WHfIAT. Prices offered mlllem for wheat; club, red, forty-fold, $1.09. livestock.

fr, Prices offered by packirjr for live stack: Steers, 6c; COWS, 3V4 4c: heifers, 0 Hogs, Or. wethers, 7c; lambs, 7c. FISH. I Halibut cheeks, 8c; fall 8c; Tyee, 12Vic; black cod, 8c; red snapper, 10c; lln cod, halibut, 10c; herring, 6c; perch, 7c; flounders, 4c; Columbia river smelt, Sound i smelt, 7c; German carp, 8c; rock cod, 12Hc; salmon'trout, 20c; oysters, ek, clams, $2.50 sack; shrimps, 15c crabs, $1.50 red snappers, 10c; kippered salmon, 12c. 1 "'-ISSeSf' How to Make $10 Buy your New Suit or Overcoat NOW.

Because we are making "them for that much less this mouth. Because we need the money. Best of goods. Fit guaranteed. 1 lth Street Tailoring Co.

411 So. 11th St. 1 i VVASHIMGTON LEE CAPPri. BUILDING PKKMITB Fred Neff, furnace, $125. E.

Miller, garago, $200. G. L. Dickson, tile roof $2,500. Jesse O.

Thomas, furnace, $200. Royal theater, awning, $350. A. E. cottage, $200.

Miss Sarah Hogan, shed, $420. H. C. Kohler stairs $20. Frederick Gleb shed $150.

Cheetham Bros. 4 dwellings, $8,700. Mrs. Price, repairs, $200. Alice Kuhns, shed, $50.

Dr. Thomas, Osteopaths. PAID A Hat of tin- Individual Emlornerpi, an required by law, for the nomination A. K. CROMWELL For City Controller 1 James M.

Asliton 2 Lorenzo Dow. Fern Hill 5 Frank D. Hill, Norton A Hill 4 C. W. Rhodes 5 W.

11. Reed, W. C. Waffon Co. 6 K.

M. Mosslngir. 7 E. D. Richards 8 Leo H.

Long, Pres. W. Pipe Fdy. Co. 9 13.

A. Younjrlove 10 W. a. Rowland 11 O. Down McQuesten 12 Fremont Campbell 13 TVm.

L. Davis 14 J. F. Myhan 15 Edward I. Salmson 16 A.

A. Taylor 17 R. D. McDonald 18 J. S.

Menefee, Mgr. W. P. Fuller Co. 19 Hen Haverkamp 20 .1.

B. 21 B. S. Weed 22 T. F.

Peterman It R. E. Pavison. Mgr. S.

P. Co. 24 D. H. Beurhaus 25 C.

Falrchild 26 K. J. Walsh 27 F. A. Olds 28 F.

3. Harmon 29 W. R. Flaskett 30 (Seo. .1.

Chapman 31 Oeo. R. Kandlo 32 Win. RlrmlnKham 33 T. S.

Morrlsoy, Spt. P. S. I Wks. 34 B.

D. Crocker 35 Thomas Robinson 36 H. G. Rowland 37 J. R.

Ramaker, Mgr. Sherman Clay Co. 38 'I. Dobson, Pres. P.

G. P. Co. 39 H. Johnston.

Fern Hill 40 Kdwd. C. Hill, Sec. So. Tac.

Mill Co, 41 Chan. N. Joins. South Tacoma. 42 Clarence K.

Hill. PAID ADVERTISEMENT It James A. Sproule whose petitions aa candidate for mayor have been signed by 25 of the leading business men of Tacoma, has also received endorsements from lending business men In other states and cities. Most of theso rank higher, financially, than the whole committee of 12, whose antics amused tho people of this city for several weeks. Tho Hutchlnson Produce which operates 16 creameries In tho state of Minnesota, writes: "We are pleased to hear that you are a candidate for mayor of the city of Tacoma under the Commission form of government, etc.

John B. Agen, who controls many creameries In lowa and Minnesota, writes: "I wish to congratulate your beautiful city If they succeed In electing you mayor, and I believe they will." Tho Klock Produce Co. of Portland and Seattle, writes: "The writer wishes to compliment you In the position that you are taking In politics. When the business men wake up to the matter of cleaner and better polltics and also to the benefits to be derived from Municipal Omiemhlp, so much sooner can wo expect better service In the matter of city utilities. The writer wishes you success." Many more of these testimonials from-all parts of the country will be published.

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2666. Monday, Feb. 14, 1910 We carry a full line of paints, oils, glass, stains and brushes; try us on glazing. Phone Main 832 H.W. MYERS CO.

1113-1120 South St. How Much Can You Save It's easy to earn money, hard to save it. Yet saving is a habit you can form. The more you practice It the easier it becomes. Suppose you open an account hero and then add a certain amount every week, 25c, 50c, $1, $2, see what it will amount to.

At 4 per cent interest com-' pounded semi-annually amounts Weekly. SaVgs. syrs. lOyrs. 40yr8.

I 25.... 162 403 1294 50... 141 324 806 2588 1.00... 293 650 1301 5177 2.00... 11l 1301 3228 10355 5.00...

1462 3252 8070 25858 A deposit of $1 will open an account with Bankers Trust Co. Trust Bldg, Vac. At. Sherman Epay 028-30 St. Tucomn Rent a Piano Perhaps you feel that you not ready to purchase the piano you desire to own.

Most musicians look forward to the itmo when they will own a Stelnway piano. Kent a piano from us and all money paid as rent, up to ono year, will bo applied toward the purchase of a Steinway or other piano. Wo have the largest stock of ilanos In tin; city and the finest Lne of the old standard. roli'iblo makes. if.

jfi9H i.tut** i vi Pnoknrd ZjMif ii Klnfciibury i art ij 1 Wf EmrrNon If Wh Wrlllniclnn Gives quick, hot fire. If you want a coal that will Sunset Coal It's great. Sold only by TACOMA TRADING CO. Main 21. A 2111 CROWN a BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY I EXPERT OPERATORS IN EACH I DEPARTMENT- PAINLESS EXTRACTMaI WE OPERATE THE LARaEST CARLFVU.V I CONDUCTED DENTAI.

PRACTICE IN THE I PACIFIC MORTHWF3T eiCHT PRIVATE OPBRATIMO tt CHARGES ELECTRO DENTAL PARLORS THtAT Rg BLDG CHICAGO Eye Specialists $5 GLASSES FOR $1 833 Provident lildg. Chicago Dentists I IIBMi Pacific Aye. 1 Opp. 12th st. Both 8 OPEN EVENINGS VICTOR fry ttJOG Down.

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