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WAR REVENUE BILL
TO BE READY TO-DAY
Minority Report VIII Be Of
fered by Senator Penrose.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Thc war rev.
enue bill. designed To raise slightly
more than $4,000, 900 900 in taxes next
year and about $4,25O, 900, 900 in 1920.
will be presented to the Senate to-
morrow by Chairman Simmons with a
view to beginning debate either next
Monday or Tuesday.
The majority report on the bill and
also a minority report from Senator
Penrose Pennsylvania) will not be
filed until next week. Senator Pen
roses report, 1t was said. will deal eX
Clusively with opposition to the Uills
provisions fixing taxes for 1920, TO
which the Republicans vigorously OBJ
ject. While these oil icctions will be
outlined fully to the Senate In debate
Republican leaders disclaim any inten-
ton to fllibuster against the bill.
Senator Simmons said tonight that
no effort would be made to institute
the plan of passing an emergency
resolution for imposition OF an 50 per
cent. tax on 1918 corporate war
profits unless Senate discussion should
he so protr1Cted as to threaten defeat
Of the bill or OF the Treasurys plans
for beginning tax collections early
next year He and Majority Leader
kitchin of the. House are prepared,
however. to propose the so per cent.
war profits tax II it should he deemed
necessary.
Chairman Simmons explained that
the plan would be TO initiate in the
House separate resolution amend
ing the present revenue law by pro-
viding for a fiat tax Of so per cent.
on corporations war profits made dur
ing 1918. based upon the bending
bills exemptions and Its pre-par
standard. Its object, he said, would be
10 prevent loss OF revenues from 1918
war profits which might escape taxa
ton IL the pending bill should fat.
In final amendments 70 the bill the
Finance Committee changed to-day
the proposed one cent pound postage
zone for secoad class mail from 2o0
miles 10 $50 miles. The one cent
rate. under the final amendment.
would apply only within the first and
second parcel post zones I50 miles),
with a rate of one and one half cents
beyond.
Senator La Toilette IWisD gave no
ticc to-day that he would offer numer-
Gus amendments To the hill II was
he desires to impose
heavier rates on war excess profits
and urge increases in some OF the in
d.vidual surtax rates.
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PAPER MAKERS STRIKE TODAY
output of NewsprInt for Metro
pOIitnn DaiIies Threatened.

GLESs FALLS. n. Y. Dec. 5.-Morn
than 5000 employees i'll the seven
newsprint paper mills OF the Interna-
tional and Independent paper com
panies of northern New York will 20
out on strike tomorrow morning.
This will tie up all work in these
plants. Most OF the product of these
mills is consumed by the Now York
city newspapers. Officials of the mills
say that about ten days supply Of
paper is on hand.
Since the strike is being called gen
orally throughout New York and New
England, the metropolitan dailies are
liable TO be embarrassed to some ex-
tent if il proves of long duration. The
paper mill employees had demanded
of the War Labor Board n bonus OF
10 per cent, which was discontinued
on July to be continued. The Labor
Board issued no statement whatever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
TO RELEASE
100000 MEN SOON
Daniels Will Turn Back 700
Private Craft.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--Discharge OF
20 per cent. of the navy's wartime per-
sonnet, about 100000 men, has been
authorized. Secretary Daniels to-day
said the men would be released as
quickly ms possible.
Private yachts. motor boats and
other craft taken over by the navy for
the war are being turned back to their
owners. Mr.. Daniels said by February
700 craft would have been stricken
from the navy fist
The release OF enlisted men is au-
thorized not because the navy is over
named but to permit their return to
civil pursuits.
Members OF naval units in schools
and colleges will complete their train
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
NIGHT KILOGRAMS TO BE CUT
Cheaper Service offered IN New
Year for short Messages.

Commercial General Superintendent
Nathan of the Western Union an
nounced yesterday a scale Of greatly
reduced rates for short overnight tele-
grams, effective January l. The new
rates are calculated to develop q new
class Of telegraphic correspondence
consisting Of short communications
which will not stand the higher rates
necessarily charged for the longer
night letters.
The new service, known as night
messages. T. designed 20 supplement
and round out the night letter service.
The minimum night message rate il
20 cents, and for 25 cents ten word
overnight messages can he sent a con-
siderable distance, while the maximum
rate is 80 cents, as against a maxi
mum of 81 heretofore charged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
CITY CLUB SEEKS NEW LAWS,
Asks support of GovernOr-eIect for
It's Programme.

The City Club submitted to Gov.
ernor-elect Smith yesterday partial
reconstruction programme" and asked
his support. The suggestions in
clude:
Passage Of a workmen's health in
surance measure similar to the one in
troduced In the Legislature Of 1918.
Systematic advancement of neces.
sary public works that will provide
employment for returning soldiers.
Adoption of plan for State-clty co
operative employment offices and the
regulation OF private agencies.
Creation of State housing COM
mission.
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extending Farm Loan system.
The second involves the Farm Loan
card OF which the Secretary Of the
treasury Is chairman, Mr.. McAdoo
mas worked consistently for extension
I tho system to make it available TO
maximum number of farmers Farm
'an bonds were sold during the war
nd an increase and extension of such
'ond sales now is likely.
Third the continuance temporarily
1t least Of the Capital Issues Commit
.''. that 1t may use It's powers and in
ll'nco 70 protect investors in Gov
eminent securities from wildcat stock
'fomoters and in checking a rush for
api'al that might have "A bad influence
On the next big loan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06

Tons of sugar for Europe Burned.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1.-Two million
pounds OF sugar destined for Europe
was destroyed to-day, when big
warehouse OF the Franklin Sugar Re-
filming Company on the Delaware
River front was burned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

There's not much urishment for
'he members" Of boxing clubs these
nights, what With the uncouth action
OF the police in butting in on the little
entertainments and the wear;some an
pearances in the courts of our fair
but cruel city.
Last Monday night it was the Olvn-
PIC a. c., Of Harlem, under Colonel
EDDIE Mcmahon, that was bumped into
by. the bulls. But in this case the
evidence against the Criminals" was
not sufficient to convince the presiding
magistrate, and the defendants we're
discharged the following day.
apparently satisfied that they could
90 better next time, the police. under
orders from Inspector Honest Dan"
Costigan, visited the New Polo A. A..
OK Harlem. on Friday night, and made
4 big haul. Fourteen men, including
boxers, timekeeper, referee and sec.
police motor Limousine" to the East
l26th Street station house. There thev
were held in $500 bail each, until pai,
liant old Tommy Lloyd, who has bccn
doing such acts OF kindness throu~h
most of his hectic career. came in IN.
toe. and bailed them right out apaln
Yesterday the noble fourteen wero
arraigned in the Harlem police GOVT 81
fore Magistrate rockingham. charr ~.
With violation Of Section l7i0 Of eha
Penal Code, or. in more brutal words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Navy Mermen
Easily Defeat
Princeton I cam

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 26.-The
Navy commenced its series Of swim
ming meets this afternoon here bv
downing Princeton. The score WAS 80
to -. The sailors won in their native
element in every event excepting in
the plunge for distance. The Tigers
took this contest from the Admirals
when Kinkard, Of Princeton, crossed
the 60-foot tank in 80 2-5 seconds
The midshipmen easily won the 15o-
yard relay race and registered the
larger number Of points in the other
events OF the meet. Coxgins. Of Tho
Navy. and Kinkard. Of Princeton. were
the stars OF their teams.
Tho summary:
~, !eo.yEd S!N racs-wcn oy the Navy WITH
,oS swim%srs B.co.s. TV1tchsu. Brandon ane
G g.. N.yy ssssond; Sa:rn. Navy. third
Forty dssh--won " Dickens. Nay: John.
=, saO.ysrd dash - Won by Thompson. Navy
1S,! 1, rrossi9n secoad johnson. irlnesiOa
roNy.y.rd back stroke-won BY po,. Nav
Griffith nay; s<cond; Brandon. Princeton. third
INA Ics.v 20 a.; y, co-u,. NJ.
Ny; second: johnson. rssssson. nisd. S'f fa@s
Refssss and .t.r,er-M r. Mukis, Contra,
:: N c. a. o. bIamo.e Judsvs--1isulenanss
Timers Messrs SHUTS. Wallin and Mans Of III;
Naval Academy. Wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

one Josephus Tinker, who equalled the
mark set by Crawford and Gandil
+ You may understand the conditions
in the Balkans, and, perhaps, you can
outline the economic reasons why Ru:.
STA should have free access to warm
water ports. but are you aware of Iris
Speakers 1907 batting record. We
thought that would perpiex you. In
1907 Tristram busted into the American
League and played in seven games.
During that time he was at bat twenty
one times and he succeeded in making
five base hits. He scored no runs.
being a modest youth at that time
That gave him a batting average Of
.238.
But there was some class to IRIS
even at that early age, as indicated BY
the fact he made two of his five hits
off Add;e Joss, the Human Stat. joss
was among the greatest right ha nders
who ever showed in the American
League.
The world record made by the Giants
when they won twenty-six consecutive
games is of such comparative recent
vintage it is supererogation to dilate
upon it. 1t is unnecessary to add that
these were by no chance world series
games. The Giants have the world
record for doing a cuckoo in that cpl
cLrean baseball repast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Killiter Leads National League
In the Ih1v0rtimg of Base Stealers

In the National League Red Bill
Killifer leads the pack, with 1870 high
way murders that were traced directly
to his door. That was in the year 1913,
and the only way an enemy base run
ner was safe was to carry first base
around the circuit with him. Thus he
was always on base and comparatively
safe, unless Sharpshooting Bill ampu-
tated him from the sack with one of
his bulletlike heeves.
There are no monuments raised to
the men who bat out sacrifice flies, and
yet there are times when sacrifice
fly is a pretty thing. With man on
third base and the score tie a sacri-
flee hit is about as effective as the
genuine article, though it has never
been so rated by the fan.
The American League sacrifice fly
record is held jointly by Wahoo
Samuel Crawford and "Chick" Arnold
Gandil In 1914 they each batted out
sixteen long drives that brought men
in from third base. Up to this time it
was not suspected that sixteen Wash
ington base runners reached third base
during the year of 1914.
In the National League the figures
are the same, and the record is held by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Championship Events
For School Athletes

Central High School, of Newark, will
hold its sixth annual indoor athletic
meet Saturday night, March 9, at the
LIST Regiment Armory, in Newark. A
sanction has been granted by the A. A,
U. to run = set of national indoor inter.
scholastic championship events. this
being the first time that there has eve,
been national indoor competition for
high and preparatory school boys.
The scholastic events will be 7o-yard
dash. 220-yard dash, 44O-yard run, $50
yard run, one-mile run. 7O-yard low
hurdles and l.-pound shot put. The
900 yard A. A. U. metropolitan cham
pionship has been awarded to tn,
Central High School games. and there
viii also be 30oyard handicap and a
threc-miIc handicap open TO A. A. U.
competitors. A special 6OO-yard hsnd
cap has been put on for the army and
navy athletes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
born in

Well, tho best laid plans Of mice
and men go awry, and darned if we
hadn't forgotten the date we had just
looked up under the tension OF making
a somewhat extemporaneous speech.
So it is lucky we have our statistics
before US as we write. Edward S.
Plank was born in Gettysburg. Penn,
in the year 1876. The day and month
are not essential-at least, our his-
torisn has not included them in his
chronicle-so We shall assume that
Mr.. Plank is vcrging on his fortythird
birthday. Neither does the historian
tell US whether Edward is a grand
daddy OF if there are any little Planks
running around the house. What .
charming thing it would be, if the
Plank children needed the air, to take
them out to see Grandpa Plank white
wash the Washington Senators.
In gazing over the catchers' throw
ing records for tho last Eve years, what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

wasn't afraid to take a chance Even
Iy Cobb was caught thirty-four times
IN 1912. which was the same year Lee
Magee was tossed out thirty.thres
times.
In 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander
pitched sixteen shut-out games. which
is a record that may stand for some
time. The great Alex had a beautiful
run OF goose eggs Dn that string. blank
ing every team in the National League
and some Of them as many as three
times.
In 1910 Jack Coombs pitched thirteen
shut-out games, and batters believed the
limit of endurance had been reached
until Alex broke forth in 1915. In
1905 Christy Mathewson hurled dozen
scoreless games. A remarkable thing
about Alexander's record was that be
started and finished every game in
which he pitched a shut-out. They
practically closed up the homo plate
and turned out all the lights when
Alex was pitching that year.
A fungo hit is made when ball is
tossed into the air by the batsman and
also hit by him. This is the only way
most good fungo hitters can hit ball
Peter Schneider, an inmate of Cincin-
natl, holds the world record for fungo
hit, having walloped ball AIT feet and
G inches on October l, 1916. We hope
he had to chase the ball after he hit
it. That would be the world record
for recovering a fungo hit.
Tom Griffith, of the Cincinnati Reds
holds the record for participating in
the greatest number OF consecutive
games. The igurc stands at 315, he
having played 100 ganses in 1916 and
l5o in 1916. At the end Of this modest
little tryout the Cincinnati team de-
cided he was good ball player and
they have kept him ever since.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Zbyszko Will Test Skill With
Olin-Stecher to Face
FIussane

country H. arrived in New York tow
ard the end of the recent tournament
at the Lexington Theatre.
Joe Stechcr was raised at DODGE.
Neb., and has been wrestling about
eight years. He was known in his
part of the STATE as "the boy in over
aus as he was farmers son, and
for the first few years OF hiA career
overlooked the formality of adopting
and trained with his brother Antoine.
About three years ago Joe Stecher
began to attract attention outside his
own county. 1t was about this time
that he began to flop all the good sec
ond raters that iourneyed to his part
of the state looking for soft MONEY
Farmer Burns, who had Yusif Hussane
IN Omaha at the time. returned from
tilt with young Stecher sadder but
wiser man. This match. by the way.
was held in the community church Of
stecher's neighbohood.
Stecher. to his credit, in the heyday
CT his prominence. barred nobody. He
conquered in rapid succession such
Jesse Westergard, HAnry Ordeman,
Americus, Ad Santel, Charles (Kid)
Cutler and DR.. Roller. Stecher's body
scissors had become world famous.
NebrasAans at the time not only backed
Stecher against all corners, but fell
all over themselves betting no man
could stand against Joe for half an
hour. And Stecher seldom, if ever,
failed to cash the bets for his ad-
mrers
Stechcr took tour through the Far
West to the Coast, meeting and con-
Querng all Corners. His tour was a
honeymoon on the side. He returned,
after his triumphal pilgrimage, to
Omaha to face his first setback At
Omaha he bumped into Earl Caddock,
and was forced to taste defeat for the
first time. Stecher won the first fall
from Caddock, but the latter came back
and threw the young marvel. Stecher
forfeited the match rather than con-
tinuc. He claimed at the time he was
out Of condition; that he had gone stale
from oTcrwork.
young Ncbraskan retired to his farm
for a long rest, and has only recently
returned to mat activities. Since his
comeback Stecher has taken the meas
urc of Plestina, Charlie Peters, Jack
Taylor, John Frieberg, Steve Savage,
Paul Martinson and several others.
Nebraskans never lost faith in
Stecher. They claim he was far from
himself the night he met Caddock. They
believe their popular idol and his
crushing body scissors can squeeze the
life out Of any of the other present-day
wrestlers who have designs on the
championship.
Tuesday night should furnish the an
swer. Yusif Hussane is a pretty handy
sort of trial horse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

the HORRENDOUS crime Of partici-
parlng IN boxing exhibition at which
an admission fee was charged. And it
was only one SEED. at that. brethren.
Inc magistrate, after listening to the
evidence, paroled the defendants in the
custody of their counsel until next
Wednesday.
Eight of the men were arrested on
warrants issued by Chief Magistrate
McAdoo, as the result of evidence col.
lected by Lieutenant Valentine, Of
Sostlgan's staff, who visited the club
nouse on January II and testified to
nHaylng witnessed boxing exhibition
na,ehtine said he went to the New
Ioio A. a. clubhouse on Friday night
70 execute these warrants. when he
VAS mortified to find the boys going
through the same stunts again.
~ does not seem possible that Irish
fa'sy Cline, Harry Poliok's "infsns
prodigy" is outgrowing the lightweight
claSs and will soon be forced to tske
cracks cI on the chin from the welters
we couldn't believe it, either, Hor'
tense. until we discovered that Patsy
would not go through with his schse.
u'ed bout with Willie Jackson in New
raven because he would not consent 70
enter the ring at "A lower beamsse
IMAM l3S pounds. Jackson insisted upon
won't fight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Three Triple Plays Chronicled
In American Le0eue in 1916

Triple steals are a common baseball
commodity, it seems. for as many as
three of them were .hronicled in one
Austin and Sisler, Of the Browns,
worked the high-power.d steal against
Detroit; Evers, Collins and Compton
pulled it against New York, and L.
Collins, Jackson and Felsch played it
against Cleveland. Flags in these
three cities were ordered at half mast
for several months. thereafter, but
eventually each recovered.
When James Sanford Lavender
joined the Philadelphia Nationals there
was one man arose and gave three
rousing cheers. He was James San
ford Lavender. 1t 80 happens in his
vath, Of the Phils. had made eight home
runs off Lavender. who was with the
Cubs, and this is record Of its kind.
We are indebted to that lynx-eyed
statistician, Ernest ]. Lanigan. for
most of these records and also the
figures on "Steals that we're throttled."
That sounds like a headline for a po-
lice story. AS matter of fact, it is
a modest recapituiation Of the number
can and National leagues that were
nipped before the burglars got into
the kitchen, so to speak.
In five years $3.50 base runners were
tossed out in the American League and
5,729 in the National League. If any
one doubts these figures Mr.. Lanigan
probably will give him permission to go
over the records himself. A man
should get few thrills during his
lifetime.
In 1914 Higgins was caught trying to
steal ,hirtysiX times. This is the rec
ord for non-stealable bases, but it in
dicates the little leader OF the Yanks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Urban Faber
Forced Upon
Chicago Sox

CHICAGO, Jan. ga $500 pitcher
won the 1917 worlds championship,
added $4,000 to the Golfers of the
Chicago White Sox club and made
Charles A. Comiskcy owner Of team
in line to pick up many more thou
sands during the coming season. Urban
Faber. known in polite baseball circles
as Red" is the hurlcr whom Comiskey
purchased for pittance. In 1913 Faber
was pitching for the Des Moines team
in the Western League and was making
opposition batsmcn look like revolving
storm doors. While the Des Moincs
hurlcr, assisted by Clint Roggc, was
pitching Des Moines into second place
Frank Isbcll ard Tom Fairwcather were
trying to peddlc him.
lsbell knew Fabcc was a major league
pitcher, and besides he needed the
money. A major league pitcher wouldn't
do him any good, and the money would.
The time for the draft drew near, and
it was certainty that some ma or
league club would draft Fabcr. In
those days the draft price was only
$1,000. The day before the draft
opened 1sbell boarded a train Chicago
bound, gained an audience with Charles
a. Comiskey and presented his case, at
the same time giving his candid opinion
o. all baseball scouts.
Comiskcy wasn't in generous mood
that afternoon, but he was charitable.
He offered to give Isbell $500 for
tabcr. He was certain the sum was a
gift. Isbell didn't mind having $500
thrust upon him. He was only disap-
pointed at the amount and also peevcd
at Comiskey's attitude in considering
$500 for $4,000 pitcher gift, so
ne made a counter oposition-that
the White Sox pay $1,000 for Faber,
and # he failed to make good, no pay.
faber proved q winner for Chicago
at once. and rs a direct result one
major league scout lost his job. There
is no need to give his name here, but
he was employed by the Washington
Americans. Clark Griffith, the Wash
Ington manager, fined the scout because
ne had followed Faber in the Western
League for nearly three weeks and had
then labelled him with the an. G." sign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Mayor Hylan to Attend
Big Games at Boston

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 26.-The
big feature of the annual Boston Ath-
lctic Association indoor track carnival
is to be the Hunter Mile. in which Mike
Devaney, the Mllrose A. A, middle dis
lance star. will attempt to win the
event for the third time. One obstacle
in the Gotham boys path is Joie Raw.
Of the Illinois A. c.. who recently won
the one and one-half and two mile
runs at the Millrose A. A. games.
pcvaney wired his entry yesterday
and asked that seats be reserved for
Mayor Hylan and party of friends.
Ray will reach this city early and will
do his training on the hoard track in
the Harvard Stadium. Jack Ryan, of
the Boston A. A., who finished second
TO Devaney last winter. will also be a
competitor, as viii Hal Weeks. the New
England title holder, and probably
Willie Gordon, Of the Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

name should impinge upon our eva Int
that Of Edward Sweeney, erstwh;,.
Yank. When earning his daily broad
at the Polo Grounds, it was often su,.
pected that Edward was drafted BY n.
Yanks from Marblehead, Mess. but
there was nothing the matter with hi,
arm. In 1912 be led the American
League catchers at catching lareensu,.
ly inclined base runners, piekia, ia
Of them off the paths in the course a,
the season.
This is not a record, unless Won
might call it the Sweeney record. Il,
the American League. In 1914 Samiysl
Agnew, Of the St. Louis Browns, and
Oscar Stanage, of Detroit, each trapped
1873 men. Why Oscar and Samuel In.
sisted on doing a brother act on a
record such as the above has never
been fathomed. This is not only che
Oscar and Sam record, but also the
best American League mark ever to b,
made in this particular direction.