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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
BAKERS FIRST Job
WAS AT R|DCELEY, MD.
Charlie Herzog Real Discoverer OF
the Base Ball Slugger
Of Trappe.

Frank Baker. third baseman OF the
New York Yankees and one of the COM
handing figures Of the diamond, became
ball player because he thought 1t was
the best way he could make money.
Frank Baker wasn't born with gold
en- spoon in his mouth. When young
ster in Trappe, Md. where he was born
on March IS, 1885. he ran errands for
the town butcher. He was powerfully
built. big boned lad and every inch an
athlete. After short time in the serv-
ice Of the meat dealer ]. Franklin de-
cided he'd do much better If he took
up base ball. so he got job with a
mi-professional club at Ridgeley. Nd.
which was managed by Charlie Herzos.
at present captain and second baseman
of the New York Giants
1t was really Charlie Herzog who dis
covered the far-famed slugger of Trappe.
His discerning eye saw in the powerful
arms of the youngster unusual driving
force. SO he set about to teach to the
lad the rudiments of the pastime. Baker
gives Herzog full credit for developing
him in those days.
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at the ball. He probably can be taught a
good deal about hitting, however. Muir
ray will get his first chance to play in
Washington uniform tomorrow afternoon.
when he will be In the lineup at short
Conn. Orville Russell, pitcher tried out
by Griff a couple of years ago and who
now lives in Boston. probably will pitch
In the exhibition for the benefit Of the
workout. Charity will do the catching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Brooklyn Releases Fabrioue

NEW YORK. Juno 2a.-It was announc-
ed here today that Tavern Fabrique,
shortstop of the Brooklyn National League
Base Ball Club. has been Internationally
released to Toledo Of the American Asso-
citation.
A championship game between Brook
League will be played in Brooklyn Sun
day. July 1. for the benefit Of war relief
organizations. concert and military
IdriU Udu, prsceda the g2mAf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Virginia to Resume Athletics.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. June 23.-
The University Of Virginia, the first
college in the south to abandon athlet-
ic competitions and sports following
the declaration of war. 1t was announc-
ed today, will vote in favor of resum-
ing all forms Of college activities at
the meeting OF the National Collegiate
Athletic Association called to assemble
In Washington in August .--
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SECOND GAME.
Totals. SO 10 "a IL Totals. SO IL II
sRatted for Raglan in the fourth inning.
tBatted for Rawlings in the ninth inning.

Brooklyn ........ . 0 1 o II
Rnns-Kelly, Rawlings. J. Smith. Meanwhile.
Trasessee. Olson (2l. Hickman: stengel. Wheat.
vile, Olson and Hickman Two-base hits-Kelly,
Tragessee, Daubert and Hickman. Home run
Wheat. Stolen bases-Kelly and Massey. Sacri-
fee hfts-Daubert and Coombs. Double play
Wheat and Olson Left on bases-Boston. 8;
Brooklyn. 8. First base on errors-Boston. /:
Brooklyn 1. Bases on balls-0f Allen, 2; of
Smith, 9; of COMBS q Hits and earned runs
on Raglan, hits and runs in three innings: OF
Allen. 9 hits and runs in five innings; off s.
out in the ffth); OF Coombs, hits and no runs
in five innings. Struck out-By Raglan. l: by
Allen. l. umpires-Messrs; orth and Rigier.
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BROOKLYN WAKES UP.
Defeats Braves in Both Games Of
Double-Header, 8 to O. z to 5,

= BROOKLYN. N. Y. June 2a.-The
Brooklyns returned from a disastrous
trip today and won a double header
from Boston, to 0. and Z to 8. The
home team punched two singles. a
triple and double OF Barnes In the
first inning Of the first game, but there
after was unable to score. Galore held
the visitors safe throughout The sec
ond was free hitting game in which
Raglan and Smith were knocked out of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
THREE CLUBS TIED FOR LEAD.

AS a result Of yesterdays play the
Sherwood, Fairmont and Takoma Park
clubs are tied for first place in the
standings OF the City and Suburban
League. Fairmont yesterday defeated
Spring Road to 1. while Sherwood
was taking the measure of Takoma,
s to o. The summarizes:
Fairmont. 4: Spring Road. 1.
singles-Stewart, Fairmont, defeated Berg
mann Spring Road, al. 6--2: Polk, Fairmont,
defeated Browne. Spring Road. go. e3.
Doubles-Stewart and Polk. Fairmont. defeated
Bergman and Browne. Spring Road. 81, 6-3;
Hoover and Shepard. Fairmont. defeated Gil.
lespie and Brent. Spring Road. 6-3. 6-3
Rouse and kneessi. Spring Road. defeated Pierce
and g. Shepard. Fairmont. 6-3. 6-S, 60.
Sherwood, 5; Takoma. o.
sineles-Kause. Sherwood. defeated Lerch.
Takoms, 60, Is: conslin. Sherwood, defeat
Kause and Marsh. Sherwood. defeated E. Beale
and c. Benedict. Takoma, 5-8 81, 60;
Conklin and Robbins, Sherwood. defeated Lerch
and Lilly. Takoma. e-s, 81: Engle and W.
Fog, Sherwood. defeated B. Fox and stoddard.
Takoma, S6. 81. 81.
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'Bdtted LOT Ayers IN inc uIntH.
Washington. 0 o o 90
Boston. .......... o o 0 0 o x
Two-base hits-walker. Agnew. Sacrifice hits
Walker, Shore. Scott. Double plays-Ayers to
Foster to Judge; Ayers to Judge. Left on bases
Boston g. First base errors-Boston, 3.
Base balls-on Ruth. l. Hits and earned
runs-Off Ruth, hits and no runs In no in
nings (none out in nrst); on Shore. no hits
and in 8 innings: on Ayers. 8 hits and
2 runs in s innings. Struck out-By Shore. 2.
Umpires-Afessrs. owen, Mccormick and Dineen.
Time of game-1 hour and 40 minutes.
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Errors-Gibson. |: Two baSe hit-McCarthy
ian,e Drmn-McCarthy. Sacrifice hitsNewbsm
Man sl.. s s.see on s..Ss po,s
nitc Sm thompson Mclean. Damphierl: By
Hiidebrand Dust(. Struck ont-By Thompson,
nni,cbes-Thompson (2), Hildebrand CmpiresM
Wessrs. Belts and King. Time Of game-2 hours.
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the box and Coombs and Allen had a
pitchers battle. Both games were fea-
handed catches by Stengel and Wheat
stopping Boston rallies. Wheat drove
the ball over the right-f1eld fence in
the second game with Raglan pitching.
The scores:
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Gives Herzog Credit.

1T was Charlie Herzog who virtually
discovered me-" he declared. Il owe my
early training to him. Probably 1 never
would have become a professional ball
player II it had not been for Herzog and
man named Preston Day. 1 was play
ing Dali on an amateur team in Trappe.
with little idea of adopting base ball as
profession. I liked the game, however.
and played it continually through the
season.
"At Ridgeley they had a semiprofes-
sional club. This Mr.. Day to whom l
referred happened to see me play in
two or three games and recommended
me to Herzog. who was then managing
the Ridgeley team. Herzog sent for me.
q! he onered me So week and my board.
and snatched it up. That was in 1906.
when I was twenty years old.
When l Joined Ridgeley I was an
outfielder. but after watching me play
IN number of games Herzog decided
I would make better inf1elder. SO he
assigned me to third base. to which po-
sitfon l have stuck ever since"
In 1907 Baker was given a tryout by
the Baltimore club of the then Eastern
League. but singularly. was let go be-
cause he couldn't hit. Undiscouraged, he
went back to his home in Trappe and
practiced diligently with the bat until
he became so proficient his stick work
began to attract attention. In 1908 he
received an offer from the Reading
club Of the Tri-State League. and it
first bid for fame. After playing with
Reading through the months OF May and
June. Baker was purchased by the
Athletics. but was permitted to finish the
season with the Reading club.
1t was on September l, 1908. that he
first Joined the club OF which in later
years he was to become such valued
member.
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Fran for Evers in the ninth inning.
Iran for Magee in the ninth inning.
Boston O O 0 o-r
Brooklyn...... 5 O O O o o o o 1-a
Runs-Daubert. Hickman and stengel. Two
base hits-Stenge1 and Wheat. Three-base hit
Stencel. Sacrifice hit-Danbert. Double plays
Meanwhile. Evers and Konetchy: Miller Cutshaw
and Daubert: Olson. Cutshaw and Dau6ert Left
halls-or Cadore .. Earned runs-or Barnes.
3. Struck out-By Barnes. 3: by Galore. 3. Wild
pitch-Cadore. Umpires-Messrs ~ RiEier ano
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lIRST GAME
Totals. 81 10 "a 10 Totals. "a 10 27 o
sRafted for Ealkeuherp In ninth AIMING

'Batted for Falkenberg in ninth 1nning
Philadelphia. o o q
New York. . ! o o 10
Runs-Witt. B"die, Haley Grover, Hendryx,
High. Maisel. Pipp "a. Baker Peckinpaueh
Walters. Errors-Bodie ~, Bates, Haley Mai
sci. Caldwell Two bas hit.-W. johnson.
Bodie. Three base ht-Pipp. Home run-Pipp,
HendryK. Stolen base-Dodie. Sacrifice hit
Walters. Sacrifice ny-Pecknpaugh. Double
plays-Baker. Maiscl and Pipp t2j. Left on
bases-New York. 8; Philadelphia. II. First
Bases on balls-on Caldwell. 9: on Monroe, q
off Noyes. B. Hits and earned runs-on Noyes,
3 hits and runs in three innings; OF Falken-
berg, hits and runs in five innings: on Cald-
we'll. hits and no runs in six innings: of Mon
roe. hits and run in three innings Hit by
pitchAr-By Caldwell. fSchang) Struck out
BY Caldwell. 3: by Monroe 4; by Falkenberg
4. Umpires-Mcssrs. O'Loughlin and Hide
brand. Time Of game hours
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sBatted for Schupp In second.
tBatted for Smith in ninth.
New York. ........2 %
Philadelphia .-.... 6 l 0 U U Ks
Runs-Burns, Kauff, Paskert, Bancroft Stock,
Cravath, Whitfield, Luderus, Niehof, hilllfer.
Error-Herzog. Two-base hits-Crayath, Whit
ted Niehoff. Lavender. Three-base hit-Paskert.
Stolen base-Killifer. Sacrifice hits-Stock t2l.
Double play-Fletcher. Herzog and Kelly. Left
on bases-New York. s: Philadelphia, 4. First
on Schupp .: off Smith. L of Lavender. 8.
Struck out-By Schupp. L; by Smith. 2; by
Lavender. g. Hits and earned runs-Of Schupp.
hits and runs In inning; off Middleton, 4
hits and 1 in innings: of Smith, 1 MT
and in innings: Off Lavender, hits
and Branafeld. Time of game hour and 4s
minutes.
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W.. B. & A. Team to Play.

The W.. B. and A. nine is to meet the
p and @. team In a double-header at
Annapolis Junction this afternoon at
, O'clock. This is the first time these
two teams have met this year, and both
have played .good-hal
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Two Games at Fort Hunt Today.

Two base ball games are to be played
at Fort Hunt today. The soldiers meet
the Columbia nine of the Rosedale
League of this city in one contest and
try conclusions with a team Of CID
regular soldiers in the second. Both
should bA veil played,
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FIRST GAME.

Runs-Flack and Douglass. Error-Deal. Two
base hit-Doyle. Three base hit-Flack. Sacri-
fee hits-Merkle (2). Douglass and Jacobs Dou-
BILE play-Ward, Brief and J. Wagner. Left on
bases-Chicago. s; Pittsburgh. 3. First base on
balls-on Douglass. 2; OF Jacobs. 2. Hits and
earned runs-0H Douglass 4 hits and no runs in
nine innings; of Jacobs hits and runs in
eight innings: of Carlson. no hits and no runs in
one inning. Hit by pitcher-By Jacobs (Wil-
liams). Struck out-By Douglass. 5; by Jacobs
. Umpires-Messrs. ODay and Harrison. Time
Of game-1 hour and 40 minutes.
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SECOND GAME.

sBatted for Jameson in ninth.
Washington. ... o.
Boston .... U O . o o o 2 *
Two-base hit-Scott. Sacrifice hit-Walker
Double play-Shanks to Morgan to Charity
base on errors-Boston, l. Bases on balls
on johnson. 2; off Leonard. 8. Earned runs-of
Johnson in innings: on Leonard, o in 8 in
ningy Hit by pitcher-By johnson barry, Hob
litzelD struck out-By Leonard, Z: by John
son, s. Wild pitch--Leonard. Umpires-Messrs
Mccormick. Dineen and Owens Time of game
l hour and So minutes.
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Runs-rhorpe. ]. Smith (2). Long. Hornsby.
Cruise. Errors-Cueto. Long. Two.base hit
Hornsby Three-base hit-Baird. Stolen base
j Smith. Sacrifice hits-Cruise, Miller (2).
Sacrifice ny-Gonzales- Left on basesICincin-
natl, 8; st. Louis, s. First base errorr-Cin-
etnnati, /: St. Louis. 1. Bases on balls-On
: nesan. 8: Earned runs-0n Regan, 6: Struck
Messrs. Byron and Ouigiey. Time of game-1
hour and "a minutes.
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Big Lacquer From Start.

Recounting his debut in major league
base ball. the famous player declared: II
arrived at Chicago and Joined the Ath-
letics on the morning Of that day. Up
to that time / had never met Connie
Mack, but I considered myself a big
Lacquer and breezed into the hotel with
out the least temerity. l presented my
self to the manager and that afternoon
played at third base.
when ! first Joined the Athletics /
was. Of course, possessed of certain
amount of natural ability My experience
with Herzog and later with the other
two professional clubs that played with
stood me in good stead, but when l
bumped into the American League I dis
covered that I did not know nearly as
much base ball as I thought I did.
There Is a great deal more to base
ball than fielding and batting. Those
are essentials. but it is just like any
other business-there are many other
things that a fellow must master be-
fore he can hope to compete success
fully against the seasoned players of the
ma jors."
Frank Baker will rank in the annals
Of the pastime as one Of the greatest
batters in base ball history. Quiet and
unobtrusive and lacking the swashbuck-
Ter qualities that have made Cobb and
Speaker famous on the diamond. Frank
Baker is essentially a team player. He
believes in cooperation first last and
all the time. Just now his hitting has
helped to keep the Yankees up among
the front runners in the American League.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

~ ASA~A'&A AoSS<AA kA<sA" no
Buffalo, 8; Newark, 2.
Providence, 2; Rochester, 1.
Providence. 8: Rochester, 8.
Toronto g; Baltimore, l.
baltimore. 9; Toronto, 4.
Richmond, 4; Montreal, 8.
Richmond. 4; Montreal, 8.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis. 8: Minneapolis. ..
St. Paul. 5; Toledo. 2.
Kansas City. 8: Louisville, q.
Columbus Milwaukee; wet grounds.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville. .; New Orleans, 1.
Atlanta, II; Little Rock. 4.
Atlanta, Z; Little Rock, 1.
Birmingham, 10; Memphis, 5,
Mobile. Z; Chattanooga, 4.
Chattanooga. IL; Mobile, /,
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston. ?; Jacksonville. 2 us innings).
Augusta, 6; Columbia. 8.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Fort Worth. 8; Dallas, Q.
Waco. Z; San Antonio, s.
Houston. Z; Shreveport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
ELEAN0RA SEARS A STAR
Regarded as Au-Around Woman
Athletic Champion Of the
World.

Pages have been written about great
all-around mon athletes. but very few
lines have ever been devoted to all
around woman athletes. In writing OF
the sterner sex the names of Sheridan.
Thorpe, Thomson, Kelly and others
have been mentioned. and writing OF
woman athlete who is an all-around
star, we will use the name OF Miss
Eleanora Sears. the famous Bostonian.
Miss Sears is undoubtedly the worlds
greatest a1l-around woman athlete.
She can boast Of unusual skill in six or
seven sports. Other women can boast
of being stars in some one-or perhaps
two sports-but none can touch the
Stars in Tennis.
Starting with tennis: With Miss
Molla Bjurstedt, Miss Sears Is present
national doubles champion. She has
stood out as a star among feminine
court stars for several years, and has
been steadily growing better. Riding
to hounds is one Of her favorite sports.
At this game she has no equal. She is
an aquatic star above the ordinary.
Miss Sears could hold her own, and. per-
haps. do better. in any open swimming
meet in the land.
Next comes skating. The Bostonfan
is perfectly at home on either ice or
roller skates At this sport she is far
skaters who have made public exhioi-
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Totals. 81 s.as IS Totals. so

Totals. 81 6s28 IS Totals. so q IL
1.-TWO out when winning run scored.
fBatted for Miller In ninth inning
tBatted for Walters in ninth inning.
Philadelphia ....... o o o o.
New York. o o o 2. .
Runs-Bates. Pip. Peckinpaugh. Error-Mai-
sci. Two-tase hit-Peckinpsugh. Sacrifice hits
witt. Left on bases~Sew York. I: Philaael
phis. 5. Bases on balIs-On Caldwell. l; OF r.
Johnson. 4. Earned run-0n Caldwell, 1 OF R.
johnson. .. Struck out-By Caldwell. g. UNI
pires-Messrs. Hiidebrsnd and o'Loughlin Time
Of Ea0a@ hs0x and q RiRptaA
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Expert at Polo.

Miss Sears won national reputation as
being the first woman to take up polo
She has played with fast men teams all
over the country.
Rowing and sailing are two of Miss
Sears chief diversions. There are men
who are better than Miss Sears at these
sports, but there are hundreds who
cannot touch her when it comes to
handling a boat.
Miss Sears has string OF motor cars.
but her favorite Is a 120-horsepower rae
ing car OF foreign origin. She has been
accredited with better than ninety miles
an hour on many occasions. While visi-
tor at both Long Beach and Coronado re
Gently. Miss Sears gave southern Cali
fornia roads thorough try-out. She did
not tell how fast she went, but friends
declared she made close to the century
mark on several outlying highways.
The skies hold no terrors for Miss
Sears. She has ventured into the heavens
on numerous occasions, not only as a pas
senger. but as an aviatrix. Miss Sears
can play golf, but she would rather devote
her time to the more strenuous sports.
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NOT A HIT MADE
OFF ERNIE SHORE

Continued from First Page.)
retired, but johnson walked. and Henry,
batting for Jameson. also drew a pass.
Morgan hit the ball and hit it hard,
but Lewis got under the drive. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
PROBLEM By O. c. BUDDE.
BLACK.
/ IA Va N & M
liza "a q Ia n
81 "a IA ri
In n al n
~ + IN III III
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|M IA ID IN

The solution Of last weeks end-game BY Mr.,
Turnover: 1. P-KB8. PIP: 2. PIP, Kos; s.
P-Kt5. XXX: 4. PxPi! KIP; 5. KQ3 and
wins. Black cannot move his king. and he must
lose one pawn after another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
What the Players Are Doing
In the American League

BATTING AVERAGES.
Records Of players who have played In fifteen
games, including June u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Fort Worth. 8; Dallas, Q.
Waco. Z; San Antonio, s.
Houston. Z; Shreveport, 8.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
SOUTH ATLANTIC 1H.GuE.


Charleston. 2; Jacksonville. 2 us innings.
Augusta. 6; Columbia. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

A team Of golfers from the Town and
Country Club opposes a team repre-
senting the Baltimore Suburban Club
on the course of the latter organization
tomorrow in the annual team match
between tho two clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Norbert Dempsey and Emmons Smith
,r defeated Tom Dempsey and William
I. Hughes. 1r.. 3 and 2. in a match at
Columbia Friday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Following is a fne correspondence
game between two noted English ans
ateurs:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Emmons Smith. jr.. the star boy golf
er of the Columbia Country Club was
around his home course last week in so
IA came to the seventeenth with two
AZ for q IS. but took pair OF S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
Need Not Be Ashamed.

Is your hat so old you are asham-
ed of in You shouldn't be Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller is wearing a
made over hat two years old. She
wore it recently at a community
garden party at Tarrvtown. N. Y,
where she spent her time knitting
for the soldiers. At the same time
her husband was wearing a pair of
shoes he had had half soled to save
the price of a new pair The So
the new pair would have cost" said
he, loaned to the government will
help the Nation in the war" Mr..
Rockefeller defined economy as
doing without what you don't have
to have,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
The Tax You Pay.


Here are some things which the
AVERAGE citizen will pay from time
to time under the new war revenue
bill:
Approximately 2 per cent in
crease on incomes of $4,000 or
less.
Letter postage. except local let
tiers. increased to 8 cents, and post
cards to 2 cents.
One cent for each 10 cents paid
for admission to amusements, S.
cent shows and l0.cent outdoor
amusement parks exempted.
Ten per cent on all club dues of
S12 year or over.
One cent for each 25 Cents paid
for parcels post,
One cent on each 20 cents ex-
press charge.
Three per cent OF all freight
charges.
Eight per cent of passenger fares
by rail or water. except trips Of
less than 80 miles.
Ten per cent of charge for seats,
berths and staterooms on parlor
cars or vessels.
Five cents on each telegraph, tel
ephone or radio message costing Is.
cents or more
Three per cent on jeselry.
Three per cent on checkerboards
and all kinds Of games.
Two per cent on perfumes. toilet
water. toilet soaps. etc.
Two per cent on proprietary
m edicines.
Two per cent on chewing gum.
One cent on each dollar Of premi-
UNI for fire and casualty insurance.
Eight cents on 500 OF lie in
surance.
The tax on whiskey is increased
from ST 10 a gallon to $500
The tax on beer is increased from
ST a barrel to SITS
Increased price on cigars, cigar
cites and manufactured tobacco
and snuff.
New income and war excess
profits taxes are based on income
of 1917 calendar year and payable
before March 81. 1918.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
About Long Hair.

That eminent philosopher. Abe
Martin, has observed that among all
the men who are doing big things
for the country these days not one
wears long hair.
He might have added something
on the disappearance of whiskers
from politics, war and statecraft. if
his leaning to the sententious had
not prevented. 1t was not always
so, nor has long hair always been
the mark OF demagogue. AT
present we believe the only con
spicuously long haired man who
figures largely in public affairs is
Senator Vardaman. and he is con-
spicuous mostly because he is
wrong.
A century or little more ago
men were so determined TO have
long hair that they wore wigs, and
there were in those days also pig.
tails, as witness the portraits Of
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson and
a host of other worthless and IN
worthless. In those days statesmen
paid minute attention to hair dress
ing, but there came period when
they wore their hair bushy, tousled
or lanky as nature ordained. but
wore it conspicuOusly.
Stephen A. Douglas had the bushy
type and Henry Clay furnished a fine
example Of the lanky kind. 1t was
about their time when Peter Cooper
set the capillary record with long
dangling hair. shaven upper lip
and that sort of beard which IL only
seen now emerging from under the
chins of burlesque-shbw farmers
They were the kind which, we be.
lieve, have sometimes been de
nominated Galway whiskefs.
But coming back to Abe Martin
it is true, as he intimates. that thu
roundheads have driven all thu
cav alters from the field. Some day
perhaps. we shall again have states
men who would rather look lik'
B uffalo Bill than like Col. Roosevelt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09

We believe that the food com
missioner is doing the best he can
under the circumstances, the cir
cumstances being that he has
tackled job impossible of accom-
plishment if he thinks he can bring
about any very great reduction in
the prices of food stlffs during a
world war.