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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-01-17
DistiIers Ask Congress for Millions in Revenue Graft

better able to pay its share to the rev.
enues Of government than liquor.
The entire amount of liquor in bond
was purchased with the understand
ing on the part of the buyers that
the outage would remain at the pres
ent figure But, having bought UP the
principal part of the liquor made, the
whisky trust sees a way of adding
enormously to its present unholy
profits. No other article on which
internal revenue is exacted is allowed
outage. Cigars, for instance, do not
improve with age. beyond short
period. After that, they lose value.
A cigar kept seven years would not
be worth anything. But the cigar
makers get no outage.
Of course, the majority of good
people do not believe in taxing liquor
at all, but in prohibiting it. But while
taxing is the governmental policy,
they cannot understand why the gov
eminent should make any concessions
to the liquor manufacturers, nor why
any special interest should be granted
concessions at an enormous loss OF
revenue.
The whisky men do not even con-
tend that the ultimate consumer will
benefit by the increased outage. The
drinker will pay just as much for his
eye-opener or night-cap as before,
and it will do him just as much dam
age. The retailer will get no benefit,
and the only fellows to profit by the
transaction will be the members Of
the whisky trust.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-01-17

almost gone, and they are compelled
to use Southern oak which is more
porous, and, therefore, their loss by
evaporation and absorption is greater.
The distillers ask, also, that if the
liquor remains in bond eight years an
other gallon of outage be allowed for
the last year.
Rainey and Kitchin Object.
Representative Henry T. Rainey
and Representative Claude Kitchin,
of the house committee on ways and
means, have brought in a minority re-
port, disappearing of the provisions
sought by the liquor men. In their
Investigations they found that the
outage already allowed is more than
sufficient to cover evaporation; that
the distillers make more money by
aging whisky-in fact, whisky is not
potable until after it is year old;
that the passage of the measure would
mean an annual loss to the govern
ment of from one to four million dol
lars a year. They found, too, that
the liquor when manufactured is sold
or assigned, and that the Standard
Distilling and Distributing company
in plain English the whisky trust
owns nearly all the whisky.
The passage of this bill, therefore,
would mean an annual subsidy of
from one to four millions to this trust
which is the greatest and most pow
erfu1 of business combinations. At
the present time the amount of
whisky in bond is 25o,ooo,ooo gallons.
There is no article of use that is
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-01-17


OF those engaged in the liquor bust
ness. If Congress were to pass all
the measures these fellows want, and
repeal all they don't want, every man
engaged in Importation, manufacture
or sale of intoxicants would receive
an annuity of a million dollars year
from a grateful public.
Just now they are engaged In try
ing to get Uncle Sam to amend his
outage laws so that they may line
their pockets with millions that do
not belong to them. They see the
constantly increasing limitations that
are being thrown about their busi-
ness, and are making desperate eff
forts to recoup.
Provisions of the Old Law.
The Federal government imposes
a tax of $I.Io a gallon on all whisky
manufactured. According to the
original policy of the government,
this tax was collected on the actual
number of gallons made. For in
stance. if barrel contained fifty gal
Ions, the manufacturer, as soon as
his raw whisky was made, paid the
government $500. This was the law
up to 1880, by which time the manu-
facture Of liquor had passed into
such a powerful Capitalization, that
the liquor men were successful in get
ting Congress to amend this tax pay
ment, so that since that time the
tax is levied, not on the actual amount
manufactured, but on the amount that
is in the barrel at the time of remov-
ing the liquor from bond and placing
it on the market.
The New allowance"
The theory of this allowance is that
liquor evaporates rapidly, and the
kind government does not want to
exact a tax on liquor that has gone
off into thin air. So the fifty gallons,
that were are no longer fifty gallons,
but only thirty-seven and one-half,
and the government taxes that
amount.
Now of course, the longer liquor
remains in bond the more it loses
in volume by evaporation, but 1t is
believed that the government allow
ance for outage is more than sutfi-
Gent
Also, the liquor that remains in
bond for seven years is worth far
more than when it is fresh, not less,
in fact according to the distillers
themselves than fifteen cents year.
Fifteen cents a year for seven years
means $I.o5, so that, assuming that
the distiller has actually lost in vol
ume all the government allows for
outage, he has lost little or nothing in
value.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
'bROOKLANDERS
GET revenge.
Jim Trayers Hurls Red and
Black Outfit to Victory
Over Seton Hall.
THE SCORE WAS 6 TO O.
Ralston Is Touched Up for Six Hits,
but Is Given Poor
Support.
THE SCORE WAS 6 TO 0

Catholic University came back strong
yesterday, and turned the tables on Sc
ton Hall. blanking them by 6 to o
count. Seton Hall did not look to be the
same team at all, and ii would seem
that they were playing away above their
real form when they defeated the Brook
landers Friday
Ralston toed the slab for the New Jer-
seyites, and his work was really better
than the score would indicate. He was
touched up for six hits. but he did not
get the kind of support that he deserved.
Jim Trayers did the hurting for the
Red and Black crew. and he was at
hes. best. Our hits. two Of which
were of the scratchy variety, were all
that Seton Hall was able to garner of
his delivery. He sent eight to the bench
via the strikeout route, and passed three.
Threaten to Score.
At only one stage of the game were
the Brooklanders in danger of being
scored upon, and that was In the seventh
frame Morris, first man up, popped UP
to Zachary. Gilmore. who followed him,
singled to right field. Fish was safe at
first on an infield hit. Gilmore advancing
to second. Peploski then drove one at
Trayers, who shut Gilmore off at third.
O'Connell famed, but Mcdonnell let the
third strike get away from him, filling
the bases. Monahan, however, ended the
inning with a foul fly to Pipp.
Catholic University started the scoring
in the opening round. Zachary flied out
to the shortstop. Hayes singled over
second base and went to second on
wild heave by Eiwood and stole third.
Donnelly drew base on balls and stole
second. Mcdonnell. next up. hit hot
one down the third base line and Hayes
was safe at home. Fish dropping the
ball after O'Connells beautiful stop,
Donnelly taking third on the play. Pipp
hit an easy roller to the second baseman.
who booted it, and Donnelly scored, but
Mcdonnell was caught at the plate.
Koran ended the inning with a foul fly
to the third baseman. A two-bagger by
Mcdonnell. a passed ball, and sacrifice
fly by Pipp gave the Brooklanders an
other tally in the fourth.
A hit, a sacrifice hit, stolen base and
three errors gave the Red and Black
three more runs in the fifth.
The Score.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
TY COBB TALKS Terms
With AUTOMObILE firm
Wires that He Will Accept SIS, 900 for
Years Work-Ready to
Make a Start.
OWNER NAVIN Is BACKED UP

Chicago. April 1s-That Ty Cobb in
baseball because the Detroit club will
not pay him the SIS, 900 salary demanded
was evidenced this afternoon when the
following telegram was received here by
l.. j. Coyle. Illinois representative of an
automobile supply company, in Logans-
port Ind. which offered the Georgia
Peach" a one-year contract. calling for
$4,000 for his services as salesman
Am now ready to talk business. Of
fer still stands. Await your orders
Coyle planned leaving at once for Lo-
gansport to talk matters over with his
office, and Cobb. no doubt, will be mail
ed contract on Monday.
Vincent Campbell, formerly with the
Boston Nationals, recently joined the
sales force of the company and is its ST.
Louis agent.
Detroit. Mich, April 1a-President Ma
win. Of the Tigers is said to have re-
ceived the assurance of all major league
magnates today that they win stand by
him in his attitude toward Ty Cobb. the
hold-out slugger
Navin declares giving in to Cobb at
this time would make other players feel
that they could make any demands on
their clubs they saw fit. and this would
have the effect of disrupting the organ
zation.
Cobb's salary was 5000 last year. Ma
vim SAYS ne is willing to give him
81. 500 contract, but will not meet Cobb's
demands for $4,000.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
CLUBMEN LOSE
To GALLAUDET
Mount Washington Club, Of
Baltimore, Is Defeated by
Local Collegians.
ROCKWELL STAR OF GAME
Buff and Blue Outfit Plays Fast Ball
and Outclasses Visitors from
the Monumental City.
ROCKWELL STAR OF GAME

Gallaudet won its first big game OF
the season yesterday. defeating the
Mount Washington Country Club. of
Baltimore, at Kendall Green, to 3, in
d rafting good game.
big Six" Rasm Essen, who was sent
TO the mound for the Buff and Blue ag-
gregation, had the Baltimore lads on the
run i'm all but one inning, the second,
when Mount Washington scored its
three runs by means OF three hits and
two errors. The remainder of the game
Rasmussen held the visitors safe
On the other hand, Dewlin, who es-
sayed the box duty for the Orioles was
slammed hard in the first two innings,
the Kendall Greeners collecting four
runs. enough to win the ball game. He
HAS succeeded by Duncan in the sixth
and he was greeted with tally in this
frame. In the ninth the visitors made
game try to tie the count, but a
nifty catch of a line drive by Miller
ended the battle.
The Buff and Blue outfit played good
baseball. played the game as it should
be played, and the visitors were out
classed. Rasmussen had the Baltimore
lads buffaloed. and the Kendall Green
ers won in a canter.
Rockwell in short. Capt. Kendall be-
hind the bat, Marshall in lent and Mil
Ter in right each made sensational plays.
Rockwell stabbed a line drive off Cans
bat in the third inning which was Ia
beled a bingle, while Rendall's catch of
foul fly in the fourth was q corker.
Marshall pulled banner stunt in the.
fifth when he snatched Logan's line
drive at his shoe tops. while Miller
caught two drives which bordered on
the big league style.
Duncan and Moore did the best work
for the visitors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
TOMMY MURPHY
GAINS DECISION
Wolgast Is Trimmed After
Twenty Rounds Of Fierce
Fighting.
NO KNOCKDOWN SCORED
Bout on Even Terms for Seventeen
Rounds-Wildcat Weakens in
the Eighteenth.

San Francisco. Cal, April 19.-Tommy
Murphy won from AID Wolgast after
twenty rounds OF desperate fighting. and
won so decisively that there was not a
dissenting murmur in Coffroth's Eighth
Street arena when Referee Griffin
grabbed Murphy's blood-soaked right
glove and held it aioft
For fully seventeen rounds there was
nothing to choose between the pair of
human gamecocks. Murphy, it may be
said, fought the more persistently of the
two, and for that matter scored the
greater number of punches. But when
Wolgast landed he landed with greater
force than his adversary, and this ap-
plies particularly to the body blows that
were exchanged. From the very opening
round Wolgast acted like a fellow who
felt that he had long and tortuous
journey before him, and that he recog-
nized that 1t was necessary to husband
every ounce of energy he possessed. He
fought carefully, and until his strength
began to wane he fought well.
Murphy, for that matter, gave no ex-
hibition OF foot-hard boxing. He was
scarcely as vehement as usual, but he
made every point tell. 1t was a case of
two men who had met before and who
knew just what to watch for. There
was no Touchdown at any stage of the
bout. At the close of the seventeenth
round Murphy's lightning hooks and up
percuts balanced Wolgast's body
smashes. Wolgast was the weaker of
the pair, and in the eighteenth, during a
desperate spell OF infighting, Murphy
split Wolgast's lip with an uppercut.
The gore flowed freely. and Ad be-
came weaker still. He tried hard to Off
set the lead Murphy gained and failed.
Tommy began a blizzardly finish, and
was naturally tearing Wolgast's head off
when the gong signaled the end OF the
bout
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
BIG BOUT
FOR JOE TURNER
Local Boy to Tackle Young Hacken-
schmit at the Gayety Theater
Wednesday Night.

Joe Turner, the popular local mat
artist, will take on Young Hacken-
schmit at the Gayety Wednesday night
in a finish match. Young Hack has a
draw with Henry Gehring to his credit.
and also wins over William Demetral,
Jim Prokos, Sam Anderson, and Tom
Duchesne to show that he is q clever
man.
In the bout Wednesday night, Manager
Peck will try to give the fans the best
bout of the season. Manager Peck has
secured some of the best wrestlers i'm
the country to appear at his house. and
the fans are attending the bouts in big
numbers. Pat O'Connor will handle the
match Wednesday night.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
GIANTS Land
DOUbLE-HEADER
|"Red" Ames Twirls New York
to Victory IN First Game
Of Double Bill.
BASE RUNNING A FACTOR
National League Champions Bat Hess
for Ten Runs in After
noon Contest.
BASE RUNNING A FACTOR

Boston. April 19.-"Red'' Ames pitched
the Giants to their third straight victory
in the first half of today's double-header
and Tesreau carried them through in the
second game. Even without their slug
ging captain, Larry Doyle, who has been
suspended for three days for "sassing"
the umpire yesterday, the Giants had
little trouble winning the first. to 2
The superior base running of the Ma
tional League champions became very
evident when they pilfered eight sacks
on Devoght, Herzog. Snodgrass. and
Murray each getting away with a pair.
Ames famed ten of the Braves.
The second game was easy. The WISH
tors found Hess for four hits i'm the
third, which, coupled with a muffed fly
and pass, netted four runs. In the
fifth and sixth fusillade of hits. inter
mingled with misplays. Tailed three
each. The game was never in doubt.
Scores:
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MONTANA TO MEET
REDMAN AT. LYCEUM
Fast Italian Wrestler to Take On The
Belgium Wildcat Thurs
day Nipht.

Louis Montana, well known to follow
ers of the wrestling game, will meet
Pou1 Redman. the wonderful Belgium
grappler, at the Lyceum Theater Thurs
day night in finish match. winner take
all.
Montana has been in hospital in
New York until three weeks ago. and
writes that he has regained his old-time
form. He will take on Redman on the
winner take all basis to prove to the
local fans that he is again in condition.
Montana has wrestled some of the best
men in the country, and can always be
depended upon to put up a good bout.
Pat OConnor will officiate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
CRT. DOYLE SUSPENDED.
New York Giants Leader Set Down
by President Lynch.

New York. April 1s.-Larry Doyle, cap
tain Of the Giants. will cool his heels
and adjust his temperament on the
benen for the next three days for dis
agreeing with the umpire in yesterday
game against Boston.
President Lynch, of the National
Legue. today announced Doyle's SEN
teIce with those of the following players:
second Baseman Sweeney. of Boston.
for trouble on the playing field, sus-
psnded three days; Heine Peitz, St.
louis for using abusive language in a
game against Chicago. $50 fine and three
lays suspension; Pitcher Perdue, of
Boston, for discoloring the ball, $40.
Abusive language on the field will not
be tolerated. said President Lynch to-
day, and any player misconducting him.
self in this manner, or otherwise, will
be severely dealt with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Carl weiman, standing six feet five
and one-haf inches in stockingless feet
and weighing in at 1S7 pounds after a
hearty meal, caused the Tigers TO lose
the first game they played this season,
and the Browns invaded Detroh yester-
day hoping to win at least another con-
test behind Weilman in the first series
OF the season at Navin Field. Their
hopes we're fulfilled.
This portsider tall as he is, is only
twenty-five years of age and started in
professional baseball last year, pitching
for the Maysville Oky) team. His home
is in Hamilton, Ohio. He quit machine
shop for baseball.
"I have never seen a man in my life
who 50 reminded me of Addie JOSS" says
Manager Stovall, of the Browns, who
was a teammate Of Joss. "Weilman
woHs the same as Addie used to, and
he picks up his front foot in the same
wa"
A Real Thinker.
He is a philosopher and a thinker. is
Neilman. He was graduated from the
hamilton High School He now studies
baseball as he studied his schoolbooks.
When not working he Is on the bench
occupied with study of batters and
heir peculiarities and methods
Bunny" Brief, whose baptismal name
s Anthony, and who came to the Browns
from the Michigan State League, where
he led in almost everything in the record
books, is weilman's roommate. Brief is
always called Be Brief. The coming of
weilman, the tailest pitcher in the
league, and Be Brief is widely COM
msnted. But Be Brief Is not brief in
phEsical strength. He stands six feet
ami weighs 100 pounds.
Veilunan is credited with beating the
Tiers because he Is left-hander, and
the Detroit club is weak against south
nav pitching, but the tallest HEAVIER in
the league appears to have a bit more
than the faculty Of pitching from tn, Jeff
side of his tall and lank body.
A Good Pitcher.
This southpaw came into the league
last September and the first game he
pitched for the Browns was against the
Tigers a. Navin Field. They beat him,
2 to !, Villett pitching. He hurled six
games before the season OF 1872 closed,
won two games and lost four, but proved
himself good pitcher despite a heaving
average Of 1893. WeilmAn gave 90 hits
and ony two bases on balls in the As
innings he worked during the regular
season OF 1912. He struck out % bats.
men.
against the Cardinals in the st. Louis
city serie last fall. He had fine sue
cess in hat rumpus. Both weilmans
games resulted in shutout victories for
the Browns. He allowed a total OF five
hits in HE two games, struck out eight
batsmen and gave one base on balls.
In tn, spring series this year Well |
man pitched full game against the |
Cardinals and part OF another game. |
He won the fun game. And he defeat |
ed the Tigers in his first start this sea-
son. 1
weilmar has two one-hit victories to |
his credi One Of these was scored
over the White Sox last September |
Both his victories last year were over
Comiske,'s team and on September Is he 1
let them down with one safety and won /
Is to o. The other one-hit game was
over TIN Cardinals in the city SERIES
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
EASTERN HIGH SCHoL
BIG MARATHON RACE
TO FRITZ CALSON
Cookies Gymnasium Runner Lands
First PIac, in Boston A. A.
Distance Rum.

Boston, April 1s.-Fritz Carlson, flying
the colors of Cookies gym nasium. won
the great b. A. A. Marathon race this
afternoon. His time was hours Z
minutes and IA As seconds. This is
minutes IS 3-5 seconds slower than the
record run made by Michael ]. Ryan a
year ago.
Andy Sockalexis, the Indian runner OF
Old Town, Maine, and wearning the
Aegis Of the North Dorchester A. A, was
second. His time was 2 hours n minutes
and 1. 2-5 seconds. Harvey ]. Smith,
of the Bronx Church House. New York,
who put up a splendid run for two-thirds
of the course, was third. His time was
2:2S:23 As.
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Runs-Boos en- Mccarthy Miller t2l Cooper
Bescher Bates, Hobiitzell. Egan. Clark. Two-base
hits-Butler. Miller. Hoblitzell. Three-bass hit
Boos- Hits made-0f Cooper. in innings: of
Hendrix in innings; off Works. Z in Is IN
nings; of Packard, in % innings. Sacrifice hits
Marsans, Tinker Grant Stolen bases-Bates, Hob
htzell. Sacrifice fy--Gibson First base balls
OF Cooper s. of Hendrix. 3; of Harter, /; of
Packard. l. Hit by pitcher-By Works. Mccarthy.
Struck out-By Cooper. l; By Hendricks 2; by
Works, J. Umpres-Messrs. Owens and Guthrie.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
TRAVIS DEFEATS MARsToN.
Large Crowd Sees Semihnsls I'm
Golf Tourney.

Lakewood. N. j., April ia huge
crowd turned out today for the semi
finals in the spring golf tournament of
the Lakewood Country Club. Weather
conditions We're ideal.
Walter j. Travis defeated Max Mars
ton, of Baltimore. up and to go.
Horace T. Cook. of Trenton, N. j., de-
feated Edward p. .Allis, of Harvard,
up, after a thrilling contest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
BIG TRADE RUMOR.

New York, April 19.-Theres a story
going the rounds here today that Nam
ager Frank Chance, and Hal Chase, star
infielder of the New York Americans,
cannot agree. and that Chance and Pres
ident Farrell have had negotiations that
may result in Chase and a bundle of
money going to Detroit in exchange for
Ty Cobb, hold-out Tiger outfielder, who
says he'll never play with Detroit again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
After sunday Games.

The Langdon baseball club desires
games with strong teams in Washing
ton and vicinity. Would also like to
arrange q game for Saturday, April 20,
to be played on the grounds in Lang
don, ID. C. The Langdons would also
like to arrange few Sunday games.
Address challenges to Manager Dixon,
L.angdon. D. c.
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PASSES MAKE GAME EASY.
Cubs Down Cardinals I'm Contest
Marked by Free TRANSFORMATION.

st. Louis, April 19.-The Cubs beat the
Cardinals to today in sort of ball.
bearing combat. A liberal outburst of
nine passes among seven hits off three
struggling home pitchers gave Evers'
gang an easy time. B. Hunt exploded in
the fifth, and the Cubs grabbed off three
runs with single swat. Mowrey's single
among the flock of passes produced the
runs. Score:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Good Game Today.

A game has been scheduled for today
between the Yankees and the Rough
Riders at Sixteenth Street and Columbia
Road Northwest. Teams averaging fif-
teen years address Manager John Fl. Rob-
inson. 1916 e Street Northwest, for
games with the Yankees -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
PIRATES TROUNCE REDS.
Pfttsburg Wins Exciting Contest
from CINCINNATI, q to 5.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 19.-The Pirates
today defeated the Cincinnati Reds in
most exciting game. the final score being
to 5. The Reds took the lead in the
first inning by scoring three runs, but
the Pirates caught up with them in the
fourth and went to the front in the
sixth. when they crossed the plate twice,
Score.
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The Petworth Athletic Club would like
to arrange games with any team In the
District averaging seventeen years old.
Address George Norris, T5 Randolph
Street Northwest.
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Runs-Bush. High, Dubuc t9, Two-bass hits
Austin ca, High. Three-base hits-Gainer. Sacfi-
nee hit-Bush. Ffrst base balls-0h Allison, l.
Hit by pitcher-By Dubuc Wallace. First base on
errop-St. Louis. ]. Left on bases-St Louis s.;
Detroit, 6. Struck out-By Allison. |; by Dubuc.
Double plays-Dubuc to Gainr: Shotten TO Alex
snder. Passed bail-Agnew. Umprres-Mesrs Evans
and Hilderrand. Time Of eame-l hour and %
minutes.