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The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Room for Improvement.

The reconstructed staff OF experienced
pitchers looks good. but II could look
stronger, particularly in the left handed
division. Harper is the only veteran
southpaw The other i've experienced
pitchers are Carl Mays. Bob Shawkey,
Hoyt. Rip Collins and Jack Quinn. The
last named IL going TO Shreveport with
the understanding that II behooves him
10 prove that he should not be sent back
to the Pacific Coast League.
Higgins needs one more left handler
and another good right handler. In an
effort to get these men he will pay par
tcular attention to his young pitchers.
Only one OF these ever before went
South with the Yankees-Aleck Fergu-
son. Aleck who Is a right handler. spent
last season under Wild Bill Donovan at
Jersey city and may be ready for n
regular job. Jack Clifford. who made a
good record with Rochester OF the Inter-
national League also will make a strong
bid to remain with the club. and Arthur
Irwin says that he has a good chance 70
win. Ferguson. Clifford and Mitchell
are the only minor league additions to
the roster from class AA company Tom
Sheehan. who was with Atlanta last
year. is another good prospect.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Bakcr May Return.

Il may be that by tho time the YAM
KEGS open the season they VIII have an
other newcomer" In the person Of Frank
Baker Should the veteran come back
aftor an absence of year be will have
TO get very serious consideration. II
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Two From New York.

The recruit left nanders include Frank
Schwartz. who spent the 1920 season
with Kitchener In the Michigan-Ontario
League and A. r. Cook OF the University
of Alabama. Two Of the Kid pitchers
Tom Godfrey and Ed Le Pard-are
New York semi-professionals. 10 Pard
we are Informed has posed for collar
advertisements and Will win the Apollo
championship OF the camp, IL nothing
else.
In tho catching department the
Yankees arc n bit weak. They need one
more experienced backstcp and II looks
as if they will have 70 start the season
without him. as several deals for n
catcher have fallen through Wallie
Schang viii do the bulk OF the catching,
with Fred Hoffman as his understudy.
Thole and Grassck. semi-professionals.
will get lot OF work In the camp and
one may be held for warming up pitchers
during tire season. But Il is not likely
that either will jump into a regular job
The inneld situation is a complex one
The most prominent newcomers are Nc
Nally, ono Of tho best hclders and one
or tho fastest men In the league. and
Mitchell. Ray French. who was with
Dos Moines last year, also looks good
skinner Mcmillan and white are the
pffr~ rprFutt irnrlinrg
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
New York Herald Bureau az

Special cable 10 THE NEW YoRR fiERALo.
coprri0ht, 1871. bV TIE NEw YoRk uEEAip.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
TWENTY-NINE NEW
MEN WILL REPORT
AT YANKEE CAMP
Five of These We're in the
American League Last
Season.
THIRTEEN ARE PITCHERS
Hoyt and Harper Head That
List-Many Hail From
the Bushes
THIRTEEN ARE PITCHERS
BY DANIEL.

Who arc the new Yankees of 1921?
What are their claims to recognition
and their chances of helping the club
in its fight for its first pennant? As
the players prepare TO entrain for the
training camp at Shreveport, La. these
questions are salient in the discussions
among followers of New York's repre-
sentatives in the American League.
Just what the newcomers are capa-
Bile of doing no doubt will be demon
strated soon, for the main squad will
leave New York for Shreveport next
Friday afternoon. But in the mean
time it may be interesting to name
names and TO speculate.
First, let us remember that this
winter the Yankees made three deals
two for men in their own league
and another for q minor league star.
The first transaction was by far the
most important. The New Yorks gave
to the Red Sox Herb Thormahlen, left
handed pitcher; Muddy Ruel. catcher;
Sam Wick, outielder. and Del Pratt,
second baseman. in exchange for Wal
lie Schang, catcher; Harry Harper,
southpaw; Waite Hoyt, right handler,
and Mike McNally. second baseman.
The second deal sent George Mo-
grldge left handed pitcher. and Duffy
Lewis. veteran outheldcr. 10 the Wash
Irgton club in return for Bobby Roth.
tho right fielder. Soon afterward the
Yankees completed their deal for Johnny
Mitchell, the infelder who made n great
record with Vernon of the Pacific Coast
J cague last season. Ernie Shore, Bob
AscGraw. Truck Hannah. Ham Hyatt
and Lefty O'Doul all were sent TO the
Coast for the recruit. Another player
will be sent when Miller Huggins begins
releasing his etiruiug material
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Continued on Second Page.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
DEVIL PROMPTED
HIM, DECLARES
VIRGIL DECKER
Gives This as His Only Rea-
son For Causing Low
ett's Death.

Warsaw, Ind, March 1s.-(By the
Associated Press. .)-Memories of his
early religion, revived by a letter urg-
ing him to confess his sins and seek
forgiveness, combined with the sof-
tening influence Of motherly advice
given by Mrs. C. B. N1oon, wife of the
sheriff of Kosciusko county. has re-
suited in a confession from Virgil
Decker. Is. in which he declares he
alone was responsible for the death of
Leroy Lovett, 10, of Eikhart, Ind.
with whom he chummed.
Signed Confession.
Decker signed the confession early
today.
Since his arrest Tuesday at Marion,
Ind, on a charge Of numbering Low
EFT. the Decker boy has insisted he
had no part in the Lovett lads death
Questioning, by officers failed to
bring any admissions from him ex-
cept that he had spent some time Fri
day and Saturday. March II and L.
with Lovett. Yesterday he received
in Letter from Mrs. George Walker
of Nappanee, a woman wholly un-
known to him. a! deeply religious ap-
peal that he confess everything to
the man you have harmed" and i'm
ploring him to lean on Jesus"
During his incarceration Mrs. Moon
also has talked with him. Late yes
terday Decker requested bible
Later Mrs. Moon heard him talking
as he walked about his CELL. She
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
Bert Lesion Taylor,
Noted Humorist For
Chicago Paper, Dead

Chicago, March 19.-Bert Les
ton Taylor. noted humorist, and
conductor of the column in the
Chicago Tribune "A Linc-0-typc
or two" died of pneumonia at his
home here early today after an
illness OF two weeks.
The widow. who was Miss En-
ma Bonner of Providence. II. l..
and two daughters. .Alva and Bar
bara Taylor. survive.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Co
shen. Mass. in 1866. and received
his early newspaper training OF a
paper in Plainficld. y. H. Iii
1895 he came west to edit the
Duluth. Minn.. Ncws-Tribunc.
where he remained for three
years. Coming to Chicago i'll
1899 he went to work on the
Chicago journal. and remained
for two years. when his bent for
the humOristic side of journalism
led him to start the column for
which he became famous in the
Chicago Tribune. as "B. l.. IT,
In 1908. he left the ''linc-o'-
type column and the Tribune, to
contribute for several years tn
''Puck" and the New York Sun
and publictions in New York.
In 1909 he returned to the Tri-
bune and resumed his famous
column and continued 1t until a
few days before his death.
Among his better known writ
ings arc ''Thc Well In tho
"Woods.'' "The Pipe Smoke Car.
ry.' ''The Charlatans." Motley
Measures" and "A Line o. Verse
or Two"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
WALSH CHARGES Pennsylvania
AND new YORK CENTRAL ROADS
WITH DOMINATING R. R. POLICY
Cities Plea
Ignored BY
Gov Frazier

Bismarck, N. D., March
19.vGovernor Frazier to-
day. signed house bill IS,
which limits tax levies of.
political subdivisions to
one-third of the amount re-
ceived by taxation in 1913
1920. Representatives of
Grand Forks, Fargo and
Bismarck have protested
that the limitations would
cripple finances of these
cities he governor was to
issue a statement on the
bill this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
DELECATESARE.
SELECTED FOR
DIST. MEETINGS
-'.a ,rT i.
Independent Voters Hold
Precinct Caucuses This
Afternoon.

Precinct caucuses were, being held
by tho Independent voters Of North
Dakota throughout the state this aft
ernoon for the election of delegates
to tho legislative district meetings to
be held next Wednesday.
At the district meetings delegates
will be named for the state conven-
ton to DO held at Devils Lake March
80 and 81. ~,
The caucuses held in the city this
afternoon were well attended and tho
general sentiment Of the voters ap-
peared to be favorable to the recall.
Reports from the rural precincts were
lacking but It was thought likely that
the bad condition of the roads would
cut down tho attendance there to
some extent,
The apportionment Of delegates to
the various precincts isfon tho basis OF
one delegate for every 50 votea cast
for the board of auditors law at the
general election held last November.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
Received Much Mail.

Chicago, March 1s.-The mail re-
ceived every day by Mr.. Taylor.
known to thousands throughout the
country as "B. l.. T." was .voluminous.
Thousands of readers admired his
humor and, the struggle among them
"to make the line" with some WITH
cism had become daily practice. Mr..
Taylor was noted for his quips at ma
tional personages and was celebrated
also for his repartee.
1t was his pride that after the first
year Of ''theslii B. l.. T., became in
dependent of all supervision. Often
"a line-o'-type or two." disagreed
with other column on the editorial
page. In the weeks before his death
B. L. T.. was carrying on a, mild cant
paign in ridicule of his editorial con
ferees'' in his defense Of its me-
and ut don't as common usage.
Mr.. Taylor's attachment for hit
family was portrayed from time tc
time In his column.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
JAPAN:STANDS
FIRMLY ON HER
YAP MANDATE! II!
viscount Uchida Makes
Such Announcement to.
Diet Budget Committee.


Toxic, March. lo.-(By The Asso-
ciated ress.)--Iapan will stand firm
ly. on her mandate, over the Island of
Yep,s in the south. Pacifcs, ,Viscoupt
!. uohida the Foreign minister, told .the
budget ,cohnInittee Of the diet today .in
Etsujiro UehAra. The. latter asked
whether. the attitude of Great Britain
and the council Of the League of Ma
tions, and thstof the United States re-
.garding Yap did, not affect Japan's in
terests, and also whether Japan in
tended to insist on her rights under
the Yap mandate.
Representative Uehara said that
anti-Japanese agitation in the United
States: were spreading to other states
was probably due to the fact that the
California agitators were communicat.
ing With persons similarly disposed, II
other states. thus tanning anti-Japan-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
North Dakota Can Be RehabIlItated d
The Men Who Have Reasonable Concession. And Have Forfeited
The Confidence Of Are Removed From Office By Means OF
81 THE REC ALL


having the welfare Of the state at
heart, bnt under the orders OF
William Lcmkc and with the ap-
proval Of Governor Lynn J.
Frazier, II was absolutely refused
by the sta&es industrial commits
sion which raised the usual cry
of "Wan street domination"
Enorts Blocked.
Since then there have been other
attempts at! making ID compromise,
which would have brought much
needed funds into the state. but all
OF them have been made vain by the
absolute refusal of the Industrial
members and other Nom
partisan league leaders to agree to
any reasonable terms. 1t should be
noted that the bankers made no de-
mand for any abandonment of the
so-called industrial program. All
that was asked was that it should be
kept within its present limits until
the enterprises now under way had
.tained whethet they were successes
The. league chiefs, however,
preserved an attitude of absolute
defiance which made all efforts
at settlement frultleas and the ef-
forts for the financial RECONSTRUCT
tton Of the state fell through.
Change Necessary.
The facts which have been brouEh,
to light regarding the condition Of the
state In dustEies, Z especially. the Banl
ofsNorth Dakota; during the last few
weeks, and @the methods used in con
Quoting them have made it. PRACTICAL!
certain that any terms which woult
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
NEW. FILTER SYSTEM.

Built out. of the earnings Of the local
water department, which is operated
under the direction Of the city council
an additional unit : to the filtration
plant here has just, been completed,
making it the fifth largest in the Unit
ed States and the most modern of, all.
it Is said, Total cost Of the entire plant
including the t&e5s, 600 unit jVst COM
pleted, isl $1.435,01A. and according to
jSnsiniearss haJs sum ftient I'd pacity for
the, needs sPx..a.s etty. of 76a, 900 .iRhabi-
F The taugmenteu; filtratior plant now
has asdaily capacity Of So,o00,o0o gal
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

be offered by the bankers now would
include demand for the elimination
of the members of the industrial COM
mission who have made the state
finances byword throughout the
country. s.-
The present state Industrial
commission then has made 1t
plain that 1t will accept no COM
promise which would make the
sale of bonds and the rehabilita-
tion of the states finances Even
il the members should now have
change of heart and offer such
. compromise 1t is more than :.
doubtful II bonds could be sold
SO long as such a bunch remains
In control of the state finances.
The conclusion is obvious that the
only way, to secure financial aid fol
North Dakota is to remove the pres
ent industrial commission member.
and put in their places men who viii
take a reasonable attitude In order IT
obtain the funds which the state
needs. and who will command tht
confidence Of investors.
This can be done by means Of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
ARGENTINA NOT
TO APPLYEXTRA
TAX ON WHEAT
Agreement Said to Have
been Reached Between Gov
ernment and Exporters.

Buenos Aires March 1s.-wheat ex-
ported during the present year will not
be subjected to an additional export
tax, President Yrigoyen declared to-
day. An agreement has been reached.
Ne said, between local exporters and
the government to fix the weekly min
imum prices in Argentina.
:. The uncertainty regarding the levy
of an additional tax, such as was sud
denly imposed last year is said to have
been one of the causes for the recent
weakness Of the wheat market here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

csc feeling. He also charged John F.
Stevens of Chicago. head Of the Amer
lean railway mission in Siberia, with
carrying on an anti-Japnese movement
as result OF the clashing Of his
views with those of the Japanese army
in Siberia.
.Viscount UchidA replied he knew
nothing iof the allegations against Mr..
lStevenA sbutrsatd the government was
adopting every possible means to pre-
vent the, passage of laws similar to
those adopted In California.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
Six Crown Soldiers
Reported Killed In
Irish Ambush Fight

Belfast, March 1s.-(By The. Asso-
ciated Press.)-A great ambush BY
Irish republican forces near Kinsale.
county Cork. this morning in which six
crown soldiers were killed and Ave
wounded, is reported. ,E
The attackers suffered heayy casual
ties and tho battle still 10 In progress
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
REDUCED FREIGHT
RATES ON LUMBER
IN EFFECT MAR. 81

Omaha, Neb.. Marci, 1s.-Reduced
freight rates on lumber from the
northwest to Omaha and other Mis-
souri, river crossing points 80 into ef-
feet March 81, according to an an
nouncement made here today by G. E..
Childe, freight traffic manager for the
Omaha Chamber Of Commerce.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
ORDERS ARREST !.
OF ALL WHO SELL
\ FORD PUBLICATION

St. Louis. No., March 1e.-Chief Of
Police Martin o'Brlsn today ordered,
tho arrest Of all persons crying tho
sale ON the streets Of Henry Ford's
publication, the Dearborn 1ndepend-
ent because Of tho anti-semitio cam
palsn being conducted by tho news
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

North Dakota needs money. 3. 8.
Z This is admitted even by the Nom
partisan league state administration,
which for some time past has been
making frantic efforts to sell the
state bonds authorized by law.
In spite of the urgent need of the
state and the efforts Of the admins
tratton the bonds still remain unsold
and; the reason for the failure of the
attempted sale lies in. the character
Of this administration.t h i,
;-~s Reasonable Plan offered.
Some two months ago q number of
the bankers Of North Dakota offered
to undertake the sale Of these bonds
to the amount of $13, ,00O, 900 II certain
reasonable guarantees were given BY
the state government.
These guarantees consisted, chiefly
Of the limitation OF the Bank Of
North Dakota's activities to the
financing of the state industries and
state institutions, and farm loans, the
limitation ofethe state industrial, pro-
gram to the, enterprises now under
way during the life of the present
state administration, the enactment OF
| depositary law such as was later
passed by the state legislature; and
other legislation which might be re.
4uHcu " SdIeB uAtO SINKING luHQS anu
guarantee payment Of the bonds
when due.
1t was expressly provided that
funds would be provtded.for com.
! .pleting the state mill and elevator
at Grand Forks and putting that
enterprise into operation.
This was a reasonable. program.
and should have commended
itself to any sane group Of men
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

Dublin-An official statepent char1-
es three Irish members Of the British
'parliarnent with instigating all the at
tacks on British forces In. Ireland. and
says they have not vet been appre-
hended. S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
NOTIFY RAILROAD
WAGE, CUT HAS
BEEN REJECTED

Detroit. Mich, March 1s.-Repre-
sentatiYes q four organized crafts OF
Pere Marquette railroad workers no.
tilted company officials here today that
proposals. for wage reductions had
been rejected and requested the COM
tpanyfto lay the matter before the rail-
road labor board. The crafts are the
clerks, maintenance Of. way workers.
shopmen and carmen.
The road had announced reductions
to the scale in effect prior to the award
of July. 1920. The wage cut is to be-
come effective April /.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
TO CLOSE. ToRPEDO WORKS

Weymouth. Eng, March 2.--It has
been announced that the famous
Whitehead torpedo works here will
close down in March owing to the gen.
eral depression in trade.
During the war about 5000 work
ers were employed at the works here.
in addition to turning out torpedoes,
the paravane, a mine cutting inven-
taon which, 1t is claimed. saved many
hundreds Of ships. was tested.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
THE WEATHER.

Minnesota: Cloudy and unset
tied, tonight and Sunday; colder.
North Dakota: Unsettled and
colder tonight, possibly light
snow in west portion; Sunday
. cloudy; colder in east and south
portions, sE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
FURTHER STEPS 4; !
TAKEN BY THE ].
II EA- ~ IA y | "
/. FRENCH r | [. ] TROOPS
Two More Railway Stations
II Ruhr District Are
d, w Occupied. I.

Paris, March 1s.-tBy the As
sociated Presa 1.-The occupation
Of the -Nfullleim and Speldorf
railway stations in the Ruhr dis
trict Of Germany by. French
troops was simply further step
in the plan adopted by the Lon
don reparatApns conference, if
was explained in Official circles,
here today. ~7i
. The stations command tho APP
proaches to the Rhine and their
possession was necessary to make
the Allied occupation effective, it
was added, - -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
THE RECALL

Whether or not such steps
shall be initiated will be de-
cided at the Independent con-
vention to be held at Devils
Lake March 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
France Secs End. OF Dimcnltaes.

Paris. March 1s.-"1f Germany
pays. France, will emerge from her
financial difficulties, notwithstanding
the colossal burdens left, by the war.
If she does not pay, the problem is
insoluble." >i%
This. statement was made in the
senate today by! Henry Cheron in pre-
senting the. senate finance committee'l
report on the 1921 budget. The
French debt, which in August 1914,
stood at 27,O00.O00,O00 fransc, he ex:
planned. amounted on March l of this
year to 100000 100000 francs, to
which must be added in the. future
pensions and war damages estimated
at another 21S,oO0,000.000 francs. he
said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

49, = f }sstys A.i,
TOCOBEF|ORE
]. SEC. OF LABOR ||
Union Leaders Declare the
Terms Must be Met or
Strike Will Take Place. ].

Chicago, March 19.-The two rep-.
resentatives of the union packing
house employees, accompanied by ex-
ecutives Of nine other unions sigma
tories to the wartime arbitration
agreement in the, packing industry.
today were on their way to Washing
ton with representatives of the pack
the department Of labor next Mon
day. Ballots Of the, employees at
packing centers throughout the coun-
try received up to today showed q
vote of 44,799 to 618 in favor of q
strike II the union leaders fail to OBJ
tain revision OF the packers recently
instituted wage cut and return to the
ten hour day before extra overtime
I'VE will place our demands be-
fore the conference. clearly and sue
'cintly," said Dennis Lane, secretary
treasurer Of the Butcher Workmen's
union, and one of the two delegates
to the conference. The other, Red
mond s. Brennan, counsel for the
union, said: 'If they are not met.
the only alternative for us is to strike.
ence to rule that the packers abroga-
ton of the Alschuler arbitration
agreement was Illegal. If this is done
the recent wage cuts and changes IN
working conditions effected by the
packers are also Illegal. Before put
ting them, into effect they must first
shsw their necessity before Judge
Alschuler." ~
Federal Judge Alschuler was the
arbitrator chosen to handle packing
employees disputes under the war
time agreement =
Mr.. Lane announced today that Of
ficial count of the vote in, the Kansas
City yards showed IS .224 men author
izing a strike and ~ voting sagatns
one.
Other vote results. announced to
day, follows: IA ~ S
against II.
&. Ut So,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
Cleveland, for 1853; against ~.

&, Chicago. March 19.-Onicial tabula-
ton of returns in the strike vote taken
by stockyards workers at the st. Paul.
Mimi, yards was announced here to-
day by union officials at 2,183 for and
116 against striking. Through an er-
ror in transmission yesterday the vote
was announced as o96 for and
against striking. The latter figure ap-
piled to the Oklahoma City yards in
ataad
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

3, WRESILE TO A DRAW.
Il Janesvyle,,a Wis, March 1a~-Walter
Evans and Jimmy De Metral wrestled
one hour and 80 minutes to draw at
Evansville last night. sss ss n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19

The Hague, March 1s.-rhe Cham
;ber of Commerce of Cologne and
similar bodies in other German
toWns have decided. in exporting
goods, to avoid wherever possible,
Allied adn.. harOors in favor Of Dutch