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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-13
MASQUERADE BALL.

The o. D. H. S. Lodge will give their
second annual masquerade ball at Kur-
ten, February 6. Admission so cents.
Ladies free. All invited.
C. w. HEDTKE, Chairman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-13
Forecast.

Forecast.
Bryan and vicinity-Tonight and
Wednesday, generally fair and
warmer.
JOHN DAILY. JR.. Observer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-13
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

l.. d. Long, Fort Worth.
J. A. Marks, Houston.
s. l.. Carter, st. Louis.
G. j. Myers, Houston.
c. A. Thorp, Galveston.
Z. c. Hessler, Houston.
Charles Rosenthal, Waco.
NJ. C. Olson, Chicago.
II. F. Stutt, Waco.
X. 3. Haynes, Dallas.
NJ. S. Henninger, Houston.
G. ]. Ernest, Dallas.
Claude Milon, Dallas.
F. w. Sheath, Dallas.
E. G.. Goforth, !. & G. n.
G. p. Newman, Houston.
c. B. Cuthrell, Houston.
A. Sanders, Cincinnati, Ohio.
C. NJ. Epstein, Kentucky.
T. E. Niece, Houston.
Herman Eikel, st. Louis.
George Mater, Waco.
r. w. Chapline, Houston.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10

Pittsburgh. July l0.-Tincup had the
better % pitching battle with two
Pittsburgh twirlers yesterday and
Philadelphia scored a shut-out. Wag-
ner was the batting star. making three
Of The five hits allowed by lineup.
r H +
Philadelphia ..00oI0OOOO-1 0
Pittsburgh ....O0O0OO0O0-
Batteries-Tincup and Knlifer; Nc
Qu.llan. Cooper and Gibson, Coleman.
Three-base hits-Paskert, Phiadel-
ph.a Wagner Pittsburgh.
Chicago, July l0.-Boston made it
two straight from Chicago by winning
yesterdays game. James allowed the
locals six hits, but they were well scat
tered r II f
Boston ........OIO2OOOOO-3 : l
Chicago ......O OOOOIOO- 6 2
Batteries - James and Gowdy;
Vaughan and Bresnahan. Two-b base hit
Deal, Boston
81. Louis, July 1O.-Snodgrass poor
throw Of Beck's short fly after two
were out In the thirteenth with the
bases full enabled Magee to cross the
plate in safety with the run that gave
St Louis a victory over New York
yesterday. r II r.
y. Y. ...1OOOOO2OOOOOO-4 l2 4
st. l.. ...301OOOOOO0 OOl-5 10 l
Batteries - Tesreau, Marquard and
Meyers, Mclean; Perdue, Sallee and
Wingo, Snyder, O'Connor. Two-base
hit-M!ller, Magee, St. Louis Three
base hits-Wilson St. Louis: Stock,
New York. Home run-Bescher, New
York
Cincinnati, July 10.-Brooklyn made
a strong finish and won an exciting
game from Cincinnati yesterday. In
the early part Of the game the visitors
could not hit Douglass, but in the
seventh they knocked him out of the
box T. n T.
Brooklyn ......OOOOO14O1-6 /
Cincinnati 100 OO3OOO11- 10 ?
Observation-Disclosures, Allen, Pfeffer,
and McCarty; Douglass. YingIing,
Rowan and Clarke. Two base hit
LaRoss, Cincinnati. Three base hits
Miller. Twombly CINCINNATI Hummell,
Brooklyn.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
BOXING, WRESTLING,
ROWING, AUTOMOBILE
RACING AND TENNIS.

Ruelbach, p.
King. the marvel, no longer plays
bah. He conducts a billiard parlor in
Kansas City.
Brown, the three fingered" wonder.
is now with ST. Louis Feds as man
ager.
Ruelbach is now playing for Brook
Ign.
Chance, the Peerless leader, is try
ing to keep. the Yankees from falling
out of the American league.
Evers is doing his best for Boston.
Tinker virtually started the new
Federal league.
Sheckard is still playing in the
American association.
Steinfeldt, who dropped from the
top to the bottom so suddenly. is no
longer playing ball.
Stage is also out of it.
Hoffman is now playing with the
Brookfeds.
And Sschulte-he also remains of all
that illustrious, fear-inspiring and
heart electrifying machine. The play
er who went TO the Cubs from the
Syracuse club in 1904 is still playing
good ball but not so long ago he was
taken out TO allow another to bat for
him-a silent message that the end is
drawing near to the man who has
made more home runs in the big
leagues than any other and who was
once adjudged the most valuable ball
player in the National league. And
when the end does come (and we hope
II is far away, we will not only see
the last of great player, but the last
of the Cubs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
YESTERDAYS RESULTS,
American League.

Boston. JuIy 10.-Chlcago won its
'hri straight game from Boston yes
tenav The winning tally was scored
.n 'H. 0Felth On Breton's triple and
'.o.''o's sacrifice ny r II T.
CHICAGO ........0020001O0- Z .
Boston ........lUU0o0OOl- 2
Faftor.rs-Ci0ottc and Schalk; r.
Collins Hodicut and carigan, Thorn
a.. laf'e-Has" hit-BrctOn, Chicago.
Wa.H.nztan July l0.-Sl Louis de-
..a,oa Washington Yesterday Tho
....,,r. .....,,.., .i.,. ........,..-.- -.
'' .''' =" '''''''1 run IN the
..'' .'.. p. f." 70. "'''"ms reached first
70. % .'''''.' 3 'h''''' stole second ana
scored on i.oary.s single. r II +
... Louis -....9'0 10000 ! o
'. ...' u y ~ O. . ]
''".''I''. hamilton and Agnew;
'.'.t'' ana henry. Two-base
'.''.".. N's"'nt'oh. Thrc"-base
''. I-''.S.
'i'n july I'.--Ncw York won
..'' 'I. ZANE oil double-hcader
"''" '''|e.'"1' while the second game
~ INNING ne winch was called
''.',.' W oar Fh'ss New York
WI '.'' '''' '''. ' -"i'' on Wretched field
' '''Hd iH inc second, when
i''F scorer SIX runs on one hit
,. ''''..' h''thlhkham lined Left
Co.,. ''' '''ul''"s an easy
uF in the second game Turner drove
900 -''' ~ runs win a triple IN the fifth.
,,....,.. H. II. e.
~. '. ,. '.'''.'' ~ ooo o. 4
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
MANAGER SIGNS
UP ALL PLAYERS


Perhaps, as Ban Johnson has fire.
quently minated there will be no
Federal league by next fall and conse-
quently no raids on talent or promis-
cuous jumping hither and yon. But
ANYTHING is liable 10 happen in an of
year and President Joe Lannin Of the
Boston Red Sox is one magnate who
is not going to wait until fall to find
out whether he has a ball club or just
a set Of uniforms and BAH park.
Taking a tip from the recent activ-
ties Of the Federals in sharing players
coupled with their threat to get some
real stars for next season. the Boston
club owner has thrown up a barrier
which renders his club practically
immune from attack in case jumping
10 the OUTLAWS comes strongly in vogue
at the end of the season. He has signed
nearly all of his players to contracts
for 1915 and is assured of the services
Of all Of his stars. except Joe Wood,
who is not yet ready to consider new
business.
The Boston club Mas in Chicago. the
hotbed of Federalism at the time the
recent raids on the Cincinnati Reds
and one or two other clubs took place
and Mr. Lannin, who was making the
trip with his team, decided to settle
matters at once. Nothing had been
said about new contracts and tits not
customary to begin signing at this time
of the year, but he got busy.
on the train while the club was on
its way To New York last week for q
series with the Yankees the Boston
president went among the players
with new contracts for next season and
talked terms TO each Of them. In this
manner he signed up Cady, Janvrin,
Lewis, Hendricksen, Ray Collins, Guy
Cooper, who was with the Yankees this
spring; Scott, Rehg and COumbe, the
young left handed pitcher. 1t was not
necessary to sign iris Speaker as the
center fielder's contract does not run
out until the end of next season. Prac-
tically all of the other players on the
team it is understood, are now work
ing under long term contracts, which
will be in force next season. The con-
tracts newly signed were all for one
year with the exception of those given
To Collins and Lewis, which were for
three years each.
Joe Wood, the Red Sox star pitcher
declined to talk terms at that time. lie
Is working under a contract which will
expire at the end of this season, and,
consequently when the season closes,
will be free agent as far as the Feds
are concerned. Wood. did not intimate
that he had any intention of jumping
to the outlaws, but he held out from
signing because he said he wanted 10
see what kind of a year he would have
before he would talk salary terms. |
Wood is now getting $500, it is said
If he has good year he will in all |
probability. ask for a substantial in
crease, and with the Federals in the
field he will be able to put some lever |
age behind his demands.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
GIRL MAKES HARD SWIM.
Goes Eight Miles Through Trecherous
He'll Gate,

New York, July 10--Battling against
treacherous currents and eddies in the
swirling waters Of Hell Gate, Miss
Nora Leahy, nineteen years old, Of
New York city, accomplished a feat
on July in which many men have
failed, when she swan eight miles i'm
two hours Three or four of the best
swimmers among the women who
have won fame in the waters around
New York have been able to make the
journey, but she is the first one who
has ever been able to finish the trip
without previous experience.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
HERE'S A FREAK
SHOT FOR GOLFERS.


Here is tale of one or the most re-
markable shots ever made at golf Just
reported from the Kekionga Golf club
mt Fort Wayne. although it happened
last fall.
wright Dodez was playing Fritz
Mccullough in the semi-nnals for a
trophy. His drive was short and he
mt a long ball on the approach. The
pan went among the branches of an
apple tree.
IEe BAH was finally discovered half
embedded in big mellow pippin.
which had dropped into the crotch
of the branches.
Dodez elected to play the bail from
It's lie. Climbing a tree, he hooked n
leg over a limb, splattered the apple
All over the links, and his ball tore
Tree and rolled to the edge of the
green He ran down long put and
halved the hole.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
FEDERAL LEAGUE

~. Louis July Kansas City yes
tcrday defeated ST Louis. Cullop, who
was responsible for the locals shut =
out, allowed ST. Louis only four scat
tered hits. X II T.
Kansas city .,2oOOOOOO2-4 8 0
-. Louis 10000 600 4
Battcries-Cullop and Easterly;
Davenport, Kaupper and Chapman.
Chicago, July l0.-Beck's homer in
IN" eleventh won victory for Chlca-
g" over Indianapolis yesterday. A bat
ting rally in the eighth tied the score
for Chicago, while timely batting gave
indianapolis its runs. r II T.
lndianap's 00O0OG100O- 6 0
Chicago 90 90 0003001 II 10 3
Batteries-Kaise. ling and Rariden;
Hendrix and Wilson.
Brooklyn, July l0.-Brooklyn made it
four straight over Baltimore yesterday.
Baltimore filled the bases in the NINTH
but failed to score. II II T.
Baltimore .....1 700 8 2
Brooklyn .....02Ol0OO2 x-5 0 0
Batteries - Wilhelm and Russell;
Finneran and owens.
Buffalo. July 1O.--Russell Ford pitch
ed sterling ball against Pittsburgh yes
terday and Buffalo defeated the WIS.,
itors. r II f.
Pittsburgh ...O001OOO0 O--1 Z 2
Batteries-Ford and Blair; Camnitz
and Berry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
BASEBALL, FOOTBALL.
CRICKET, TRACK AND
FIELD AND AQUATlcS.
CHAMPION HAD
HUMBLE START
Freddie Welsh Began as Rubber
in Cheap Bathhouse

Chicago July 10.-From rubber ia .
cheap bathhorsc used exclusively by
fighters to lightweight champion Of
the world Ia nine years That is the
rise of Freddie Welsh, native OF Eng
land and born in Pouty Pridd. Wales
March ., 1856. But Great Britain did
not make him champion-it only saw
his winning bout. for Freddie came
~ his fighting ability in the United
States, ana hc is coming back here 10
live.
Back in 1902 Welsh. dissatisfied
with Wales, decided to come to AM
erica. Incidentally ne worked his way
over on cattle boat New York did
not take to Freddie with open arms.
SO he made his way To Philadelphia,
and it was in that city that he got his
first chance In the squared circle
which Is directly responsible fol his
turning fighter.
The first thing Welsh ala upon his
arrival in Philadelphia was % hunt a
JpA. Slack times kept him iu the army
Of unemployed for "a month or so. un-
I'll one day hc happened 10 see a sign
over the entrance 20 "a Turkish bath
house, Rubber Wanted" he applied
was given the job and for the next
few months earned H.a daily bread
by pushing The sinks out Of good and
bad ring experts.
Naturally Welsh looked upon fight
or as a great man. he heard them
speak ~ their D.g purses and $50 for
fighting twenty or thirty minutes
looked lsr gold mine ta the Welsh
man. especially "Hru DO Has getting
only $40 "a month l.r working fourteen
hours "a das .l aH r.. melting BATH
house. f.na.Iy ne edged into the ring
game a- rf.. nary Ha'u.r ~ So "a
irrf at fHe amr time holding Gown
D.. .ag lu the bath.
Ir la riot tare Welsh long rg 2rad-
rn.s from f.o pre.m ras aud the
bath emporium He aaa pretty fair
s-.rs ..e ra"' ana 4ra came
"..f .r T. .a4 signed far 90 rru-
T.aL- #ta Maurice sHvers. Hr.
rua. a.. t# .l III. contest WITH
Charley saas. #fo ~ rEa' .ma was
cons Hrr.. r.. cream Of ,ac west
Wes. .. given e. arH. and t.ru Hr|
me- as art upset. losing FL, rasxo.
ar.aa. .a ron r..ra. The dor.g-
-ar .Hu-.d 81 a.t#r #aaI W comment
aaa '.r fr. .a..trg..e were purG
q
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
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CRACK HORSES TO
MEET AT SARATOGA
FOR $4,000 A SIDE.

: New York, July l0.-Details
: Of what promises to be the
: greatest match race between
: horses in many ysals became
: known this week. The race
: will take place during the Sar-
? atoga meeting ana will be for
: $4,000 a side. This sum eX-
: ceeds by several Thousand dol
: lars the stakes in the celebrat-
: ed race at Gravesend track
: years ago between Henry of
: Navarro and Domino.
The Mdsquerader is owned
by Jere Wheelwright and Raj
Parr; United States Senator
j. n. Camden owns Luke.
The match was the outcome
of a discussion between Wheel.
wright and Camden as 10 the
relative qualities of their colts.
1t started with a proposition
for $1,000 "A side. Each man
then bantered the Cthor to
make the side stake more valu-
able. They bid each other up
; by $1,000 raises until $4,000
: was reached.
= :. :. :. - :. - :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
American Association.

indianapolis. July 10.-Umpire john
stone forfeited yesterdays game, to
0. to indianapolis when, after he had
put Catcher Tony James out of the
game for protesting. the ST. Paul club
had no catcher with whom to continue
playing. The forfeiture came In the
sixth inning with the score to s.
The five innings played were almost a
continual wrangle between the st.
Paul players and the umpires.
Cleveland, IL; Minneapolis. z.
Columbus. 2; Kansas City, 3.
Louisville. 8; Milwaukee, 4; IL in
nings.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
Leading Events In the World of Sports

base hits-Kavanaugh. Heilman. De-
troit, Breseler. Philadelphia. Three
base hlt-Cnwford. Detroit
Second game = II +
Detroit .......lO2l00l00- Is 8
Philadelphia ..O28Ool0O0- s .
Batteries-DubUc and d. Baker;
Wyekon, J. Bush and Iapp, Schang.
Two-base nits-CraWford, Veach, De-
ir0t Home runs-Dusuc. Crawford.
Detroit.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
ONLY ONE COG
OF old MACHINE
Schultz Lone Survivor of Famous
Chicago Cub Outfit

Gone-all gone.
OF that famous Cub club Of 1906
probably the greatest baseball ma
chine ever gathered, there is a lone
player remaining, Frank Schultz
Schultz, the "home-run king" of by
gone days.
Today as you watch the Cubs Cor
Chicago Nationals, as they are now
called, you wonder Eight years ago
you wondered also--but in a different
way. Then wondered how such a gal
axy of scintillating stars were ever
gathered on one team. Now-you
wonder where they have gone. Re-
member the lineup of that world $
champion machine?
Stage. Of.
Sheckard. If.
Tinker SIS.
Chance, ID.
Steinfeldt, 3b.
Schultz, IF.
Evers, 2b.
King; C.
Brown, p.
Hoffman, utility
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
Federal League.
ToDAYs GAMES.
American.

American.
Chicago al Boston.
ST. Louis 40 Washington.
Detroit an Philadelphia.
Cleveland az Sew York.
National.
Boston az Chicago.
Sew York at -. Louis.
Philadelphia al Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn 81 Cincinnati.
Federal.
Kansas city al ST. Louis.
Indianapolis al Chicago.
PITTSBURGH at Brooklyn.
Buffalo al Baltimore.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-10
National League.

PITTSBURGH, July lo.-Tincup had the
better % pitching battle with two
Pittsburgh twirlers yesterday and
Philadelphia scored a shut-out. Wag-
ner was the batting star making three
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
Cannery Closes Season
With Excellent Record

Newberg- Friday, work at the New
berg Cooperative Growers associa-
tion was brought to a close after a
surprisingly successful run Of business
since June 2. The association was
formed last winter and its membership
includes nearly 400 persons, men and
women, chiefly fruitgrowers Of this
neighborhood. Some stock was taken
by business men of the town.
Early in the season the management
of the Newberg cannery ordered a
qunatity of Boston Marrowfat squash
seed for planting by the members Of
the association. An immense quantity
will be raised here for next years
handling. This year the cannery put
up between 400,00 and 500, 600 cans
Of fruit and vegetables Of different
kinds, paying in excess of $40, 200 for
the cans. Employment was given to
128 men and women.
The manager, J. w. Chambers, came
here about four years ago from Penn
slyvania, where he had had success
full business career. The secretary, A.
P. Wolcott, was formerly resident OF
Omaha, Neb.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
School Fund Sh0lUs
Total of Sc, 4O3, $40. as

Salem-The common school fund to-
tails $6, 4O3, 840.46, according to the
biennial report Of the State land board,
made by G. G. Brown, clerk. First
mortgage loans aggregate s5,886, 054;
school district bonds, $206. 750; GER
tificates of sale of land, 1885, 388. %,
and cash, $26, ,648.37.
The Agricultural college fund totals
1902, 1899, with first mortgage loans
$189, 176.47; certificates of sale of
lands, $500, and cash, $10,977.52.
The University of Oregon fund totals
$103, 635.36 consisting Of first mort
gage loans of $103,I41.52, and cash.
$493.84. The swamp land fund is
s2631. The amount received as prin-
cipal from sales Of land aggregates
$243, ,849.44. Loans from common
school fund have been completed
amounting to 81, 505, 872. 63. The loans
from the fund paid during the. bien-
nuim aggregate $l,170, 532.66. The
outstanding loans from the fund ag-
gregate $5,8s5, ,054, making the net
increase 1884, ,298.97. The cash in
this fund in the hands Of the State
treasurer totals S26, ,648.37.
During the past year 8l07.73 acres
of school lands have been leased for
period of one year at total rental of
1857. 40. The lands leased are subject
to sale on application, the improve
ment, If any, reverting to the state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
NOrthlUest's Best Poultry
NOU on Exhibition

The pride of the Oregon poultry
farm is on exhibition in the Pittock
block, Portland, where the Oregon
Poultry & Pet Stock annual show
opened this week. From numberless
back yards chicken pens of city, town
and village, as we'll as from the big
poultry farms, fancy chickens and
cockerels of varying ages and colors
have come the large collection Of
birds, to which has been added an ex-
hibit of pets, including pigeons and
rabbits.
The show this year includes 963
poultry birds, crate Of ducks, four
pheasants, 1856 pigeons and 6l rabbits.
To make the show interesting to the
general public as well as to chicken
fanciers the officials arranged to have
all the judging done before the show
was formally opened. This makes it
possible for the spectators to know the
winners. In other details the show
has been made attractive, the display
of pets being lure to young and old
alike. The fancy pheasants, one OF
which has tail feathers four feet three
inches long, are one of the many at
fractions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
Steel Made Many Times
iStrOnqer by Scientist

Chicago--The discovery Of a revolu-
tionary method of treating steel by
which it is made several times the
strength of the present product was
annuonced before the National Acad-
emy of Sciences Wednesday by Pro-
fessor A. A. Nicholson, winner two
years ago of the Nobel prize for phys
ical research work.
Professor Nicholson explained the
new steel, which he said would revolu-
tionize warfare by making fortifica-
tions as well as ammunition many
time stronger than at present. The
new steel would advance peaceful prof.
ects, he said, by permitting the erec-
tion Of skyscrapers to heights never yet
undertaken and the construction of
greater suspension bridges than have
heretofore been possible.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
Farmers Union Gathers
in Fourth Annual Meeting

The Dalles-The fourth annual state
convention Of the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union opened
In this city the first Of the week, with
State President ]. D. Brown, of Ar
lington, presiding. Mayor French well
coined the delegates at the opening
session, A. R. Shumway. Of Milton,
Or, responding. Other speakers were
Marcus ]. Barroni, who is touring the
United States; ]. G. Lawrence, of
Spokane, and President Grow, of the
Farmers Union of the state Of Wash
ington.
At one Of the sessions Of the union,
DR.. Hector Macpherson, Of the Oregon
Agricultural college, delivered an ad-
dress on Marketing" and Professor
Ralph D. Hetzel, of the Agricultural
college, spoke on Agricultural Ex-
tension" The business men enter
tained the convention delegates at a
banquet in the Vogt theater. Presi-
dent Kerr, of Oregon Agricultural col
lege, and Representative Sinnott were
the principal speakers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
New Measure Proposed
TO Protect Stock Breeders

county from where the cattle or horses
are being shipped, according to the
bill.
The meeting was held in connection
with the livestock show, which is
being held at the Union Stockyards
this week. The Oregon Cattle and
Horse Raisers' association was organ
lied with 100 members in May, 1918,
and now has 282 members. The asso-
citation taxes each member annual
dues of S. and 8 cents head for all
cattle owned by the various members.
The initiation fee is SIS. According
to reports made to the secretary, S. 0.
Correll, 11,200 beef cattle are being
fed now and will be marketed as
shown in the following:
January !, 1915, 1545; February, l,
1906; March l, 2130; April !, 248l;
June l, 285; July !, 1876; when price
is right, 744; no report, 1856.
The reports further show that feed
ing conditions over the state are not
as good as previously, but the stock
men declare general conditions are i'm
proving.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
War Tax Question Is
Raised by State. Official

alem-Declaring that congress had
no right to impose tax on state de-
partments, Corporation Commissioner
Watson has notified the Pacific Tele-
phone & Telegraph company that he
would not pay war tax Of one cent
on each long-distance telephone call Of
his department. The local agent noti-
fed Mr.. Watson and the heads of other
departments that they would be ex-
pected to pay the telephone tax.
'The telephone tax will not amount
to much," said Mr.. Watson, "but ]
am confident none Of the war tax can
be collected from departments of the
state. Numerous decisions Of the
higher courts have said that congress
has no right to levy such tax against
state departments. It would mean q
great deal of money to the state If it
were compelled to provide all stamps