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The Washington times., 1922-06-12
NATIONAL
PROBLEM
~ seRUTGGv nAER
By BUGS" BAER.

A Ii. great men have their pet
trefhens. Napoleon was so
afraid of cats that he wouldn't
order rabbit stew. wellington
was also scared curly when he
piped Persian kittens and Caesar
absolutely refused to sleep in
same cage with leopards.
MEN of all ages have to pay
dearly for pheasants and
ostriches while flappers of all
ages are frightfully pink when
they spot little mice in pantry.
SKEETER picnic is now on.
Very few folks know how TO
protect themselves in clinches
with this neck-nibbling cuckoo.
TRYING to slap one Of these
sock-stingers is like shadow
boxing with Conan Doyle's most
important spook.
SKEETER is like priceless
pearl of tropical seas. Unless
he is worn close to some beau
tiful neck he loses his luster. No
body wants lavaliere of double
barreled Jersey vultures around
his ears, even IL they are per.
fectly matched.
THERE are two methods of
delivering reformatory whacks
to these ankle cannibals. City
and suburban.
TTY Slam is blow Of inexpe-
rience. Usually results In
victim knocking himself out with
uppercut to point of skeeter's
jaw.
EORTUNATELY, even II blow
misses skeeter, impact is so
terrific that swamp hawk dies of
shell shock.
~ CoOfNbAN Is more skilled
slam in manly art Of selfish
defense.
SKEETER throttles his engine
down when near landing
field, shoots his rudder and set
ties nimbly on rural vertebrae.
Suburbanite inhales hum of
marsh Zepplin's propeller and
raises one hand flirtfully, each
finger In its proper place.
SKEETER thinks victim is
waving at some girl. Hand
comes up rhythmically in clas.
sical Greek dancing poses, al
though some folks employ Egyp-
tan style. .Skeeter thinks his
prey is rehearsing for tableaux
wants. Fills his emergency
tanks. About to buzz off when
hand ricochets from it's deploy.
ing movement and crashes down
on spot that skeeter has just left.
THESE reciprocatory calls.
themes are continued at x.
ular intervals Of one minute for
two hours. Skeeter finally gets
his load and retreats to his bokgy
arsenal.
GRoGGY suburbanite sounds
shrill cry Of victory aud
swoons on his patriotic neck
winch had sfven TIL II hurts.
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:Imm igrants
in u. s. Ships
A VALUABLE provision in
~ the ship subsidy bin is

the snip SUBSIDY Din is
the clause reserving for
American ships so per cent
of our immigrant traffic. This
clause has been removed from
the bill by the House Com
mittee on Merchant Marine. 1t
is understood that the immigrant
clause will be introduced as a
separate bill amending the immi-
grafton law.
Nothing will suit the foreign
steamship lines better than to
have the immigrant clause
dropped altogether. The Euro
pean-owned companies were built
largely out of profits made by
carrying immigrants to America.
The immigrant traffic is the
most lucrative business on the
seas. The ruling immigrant fare
today is $85. Half of this is
profit-so shipping men have
testified at the subsidy bill hear
ings.
The immigration expected
under the new 3 per cent immi-
grafton law is 100000. If half of
this, or 10000, come in Amer
lean ships, their gross earnings
from this source alone will be
$9,350,0O0 and their net earnings
$4,675,OOO.
That would be a subsidy of
$4,675,0OO without costing the
taxpayers a cent. Carrying no.
600 immigrants would employ
twenty-five regular American
passenger ships.
Upon what ground can the
British Ambassador protest to
the State Department against the
requirement that so per cent of
our immigrants shall be carried
by American steamersi
The so per cent immigrant
clause, thus separated from the
shipping bill itself, will bear
watching. If the British ship
ping interests could defeat this
measure, they could almost af-
ford to let the shipping bill pass.
In the vital North Atlantic
trade the new American lines
will need more than the small
mail subsidy. They will need
traffic, and the immigrant clause
gives it to them.
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Simple Justice.

WHATEVER other argu-
w ments may be offered for
W or against the Bonus and
the means Of paying it, the de-
mand for justice to our young
men is the one unanswerable
plea.
Hanford MacNider, National
Commander of the American Le-
gion, says on this score:
Congress cannot make prom
ises voluntarily to q whole gen.
Grafton of the nations de-
tenders and repudiate them.
They cannot leave this gener-
alton shaken in its faith in
government. Congress must
pass the Bonus and not capi-
talize it as q political measure.
= The Bonus Is not a political
question and cannot be one. It
is q matter of justice.
The country which was glad to
pay a bonus to Washington will
not question the patriotism of
the modern fighter who is ready
to accept a bonus from the ma
ton whose cause he made his
own. 1t is matter of simple
Justice.
The Washington times., 1922-06-12
Strange Ward Killing

TWO men concerned, one closely, the other
remotely, in the killing of an individual named
Peters. H..
Mr.. Ward, the young man who did the killing
and who admits that he did the killing is at liberty
He has money to give bail
Another wanted as a witness, not accused of
any CRIME is locked up in prison, waiting to an
swer questionable couldn't get $1,000 bail.
The difference between money in this case is the
difference between Jail and liberty, and the curious
thing about it is that the at liberty, because
his father has money, admits that he killed another
man. And the man in Jail is accused of nothing
More important than that small demonstration
of the fact that money counts even in republic is
the extraordinary fact that young Mr.. Ward should
be at liberty at all.
It is we'll known that the crime of murder is one
which admits of no bail. .'..-.,
1t is not, of course, proved or alleged by anyone
that the killing of Peters by Ward WAS murder
But it is admitted by Ward himself that he
KILLED the man. He gives explanation that
suits him; there is absolutely no proof whatever
of his explanation except HIS own words.
He walks up to the authorities, saying: 81 killed
such -and-su a man, at such a time, because he
and his associates were backmailing me-" The
authorities bow politely and allow him to go.
If man ragged and poor had said: 81 killed
man because he had done 80 and 80 to me-" do
you think HE would have been allowed to got
Hardly.
Mr.. Ward may have had sufficient provocation
for the killing of the that he did KILL although
there could be no legally Sufficient" provocation
unless the killing were forced upon him suddenly
and unexpectedly by effort to take his own life.
But that should kill another, that he should
tell the authorities of the killing, that he should
say, "He backmailed me,' and then be allowed
to go and remain at large, is interesting and ex-
tremely difficult to explain to the satisfaction of
the general public
In many other ways the Ward case is compli-
Gated. The other complications are>the details of
a criminal case. They not important.
What is important is the fact male clear TO the
minds of all the people, of all criminals, of aigno
rant and unfortunate, that if you have MONEY
you kill, tell your story and be set free. r.
you have NO money and are even suspected nf
knowing something about killing, you are kept in
Jail.
That is not a good thought to put into the minds
Of millions of men in a republic.
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Who Is Next?

IT ENRY FORD'S neighbors
have organized to boom
- him for President. We sec
ond the motion to make Henry
Ford President-of the Dearborn
Neighborhood Club.
The Washington times., 1922-06-12
Stars and Stripes

Both names Minnesota and Dakota" are
Indian words, "Minnesota" meaning "sky.
tinted water and Dakota" meaning ''allies. Z"
1t refers to the confederation or league Of
Sioux tribes.
According to the War Department, an
honorable discharge Is written on white
paper. a discharge without honor on blue
paper, and a dishonorable discharge on yellow
paper.
The Washington times., 1922-06-12

TRYING to slap one Of these
sock-stingers is like shadow
boxing with Conan Doyle's most
important spook.
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BY X. C. B.
THANK you.

On shipboard, bells" mark the half hour.
Four, 8 and IL o'clock are marked by
eight bells: 4:s0. $50, and 1890, by one bell;
!, 8, and by two bells. and on until
eight bells, which marks the end Of the
ordinary watch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-12
RUNNER-UP PRIZE
IS NOW ON DISPLAY
Binoculars Donated by S. l.
Mckee for Church League
Make Fine Trophy.

DIR. q. L. McKee's prize for the rum
aer-up In the Church League. a pair
Of prism binoculars, is now on display
at the g. l.. Mckee Optical Company,
SIC Market street. The prize was do
mated by s. /. Mckee. who takes
great Interest in the games OF the
Church League.
These binoculars are double adjust
ed. made OF aluminium. with the latest
improvements and are one OF the most
popular glasses made by the makers.
This pair OF glasses has unusually
large detectives, giving the greatest
illumination OF any glass in the line.
Because OF the remarkable light
gathering capacity. 1t is an ideal
night glass. being just the instrument
for use In the twilight. on a cloudy
day. in the woods or under unfavor-
able weather conditions. 1t is the
favorite model OF the armies of the
world and is equally valuable for
hunting, nature study or other field
work. This glass gives a linear field
OF l$3 yards at a distance OF 1000
yards. Included with the glasses are
the case and straps.
The team that wins this prize will
be winning something really worth
while. Being a high priced article, il
should not be much trouble for the
club 10 dispose Of ii in some manner
that would net them several hundred
dollars for the club treasury.
The glasses will remain on display
Tor several days.
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LEAGUE OUT
LAWS WANT GAMES
Galaxy Of Stars Who Were Ex-
PEELED for Sunday Playing
Looking for Opponents.

At meeting last evening OF the
baseball players who were expelled
from the Church Athletic Association
for playing Sunday baseball a team
was formed to play independent ball
and to play under the name OF
Church League Outlaws"
They would like to hear from st.
Paul's NJ. F., Brandywine, Epworth
McCabe and st. Stephens.
The following players. all OF whom
are outlaws OF the league, will be seen
in the line up: Jennings, Hughes,
Davis, Cole, Marvel, Husbands. Coyle,
Everist, Savin, Masten and Grier.
Tho above players are now playing
Saturday ball with some OF the fastest
teams in the East, namely Coyle with
Elkton OF the Susquehanna League.
Masten with Wilmington Of the Phil
adelphia Association, Grier, Savin and
Husbands with the fast Rockland In
dependents. Marvel with Dover. Cole
with Elk Mills Of the Susquehanna
League and Hughes and Jennings with
the Grocers' Association.
To make arrangements for games.
kindly get in communication with j.
Hughes or f. Everist.
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CHARLEY WHITE IS
PERSISTENT BOXER
Has Battled for Is Years and
Still Wants Chance
at Title.
By Bernie Dane.

Although Charlie White is 81 years
old, has battfed in the resined arena
for 15 years, and has had some I3
"stabs" at that lightweight champion
ship belt, MS day seens 70 have dawn
ed again and we may look forward to
Charles being the party OF the second
part in a lightweight championship
tilt . be staged with that scientific
boxing wizard known in private lie as
Benjamin Leiner and In pugilistic par
lance as Champion Benny Leonard.
And II there were ever any doubt
about this opinion. Charlie COM
pletely knocked Il daffy last Monday
night when he slowed away that hard
hitting, sorrel headed novice, Bobby
Barrett, IN the space OF three stanzas,
or less than nine minutes OF actual
fighting.
Charlie got his idea OF Iambastinx
the Clifton Heights prodigy when he
watched him in action against Joe
yelling. in Philadelphia After the
fight, Charlie said, III knock that
Barrett guy for a row IN half the
number OF rounds 1t took Tender 20
do the trick" And ever since that
statement I have remarked time and
time again that Charlie White has
missed his callinx-he should have
been a weather "prognosticator" be-
cause he certainly proved to the world
that he's a man "of his word"
But TO get back to the story: Prior
TO the Tendler-Leonard 20, White ap-
peared TO be Benny's most logical OPP
ponent. But Charlie made a puEilistic
indiscretion when ne tried 20 bump OF
that flying Wop," Johnny Dundee and
came out on the short end of a Is
round verdict.
Still Charlie was not TO be denied
he comes from a business race. He
Immediately got together $500 and
posted il as an evidence Of good faith
that he was willing TO meet the win
ner OF the Tendler-Leonard fight at
any time. any place or anywhere.
Charles scheme went across fine for
! the New York Commission has gone
on record as never yet committing
the accident OF letting ded pass its
ears unheard-
So the commission, Gibson and
Richards got together and it was all
decided to give White another smack
1t the laurels, provided he showed
well against Jimmy Doughertys
protege.
| All of which verbal obligations have
been faithfully fulfilled by the in
defatisable Charlie and we may there
fore expect the Leonard-White rump-
US sometime in October.
I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-12
CHURCH LEAGUE TO
STAGE FAST GAMES
Next Weeks Schedule Shows
Rivals to be Pitted Against
Each Other.

Should all things 60 true to form in
the first division OF the Church
League, il looks like Brandywine, the
league leaders have a sure bet on the
pennant at the present time. but any
thing Is likely to happen in the old
game and upset the dope. With five
more games to play. 1t Is only by win
ming three games that Brandywine
will win the honors. Should they
lose three games, Goodman would then
have a chance at first place.
When George Clifford and Harry
Lynch trot out their proteges, the next
time they meet, which will be on
August 81, a fast game Of ball should
result.
On Monday, the leaders meet the
Second Baptist nine. Tho last time
these two teams met It was by q very
close score that Manager Wilkins,
clan was defeated. Should Second
Baptist have their entire strength out
they should make the best OF them
Manager Wilkins has formidable ag-
gregation.
Tuesday will bring together two old
rivals in st. Paurs and Grace Man.
ager Day Of the Saints expects to take
Grace into camp with mis- galaxy Of
stars.
Mt. Salem will hook up with West
on Thursday. West has won but two
games this season. one of them being
from Mt. Salem. These two teams
from the west side always make a
hard fight against the greatest odds
and deserve credit for the way they
make the others fight for every game
they take.
Goodman will tackle the dark horse
Of the league when they meet Yves
Blake's fighting clan. Westminster,
with Harvey on the mound, has a
pitcher who Is second to none in the
league. When his spitball is work
ing, he shows something on which
| the best batters bite.
The race In the second division is
being watched with the keenest inter-
est, especially the race between Ep-
worth and McCabe. Epworth Is stick
ing so close to McCabe that a slip al
any time might prove disastrous to
the leaders. st. Stephens and
Trinity should offer the leaders the
strongest opposition they will en-
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HIGH SPOTS IN LEAGUE
GAMES OF YESTERDAY
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 12e-whiIe their
st. Louis rivals. league leaders. were
forced into idIcness by the schedule.
the Giants and Yankees turned in
victories and narrowed the rap
separating them from the top. JOG
Bush twirled the Yankees 70 within
half game Of the Browns. and hung
up his nineteenth victory Of the sea
son when he beat the Athletics TO
2.
The Giants reduced tho Cardinals
lead TO one game, and ended their
losing streak by bentlng Brooklyn 8
to i.
PHtsburg now only five games from
the top, registered It's twelfth straight
victory, tying ClcyeIand's season rec
ord by trouncing Cincinnati Z 10 /.
When Tierney failed to hit safely Il
marked the first time in FIVE games
that every member OF the smuggling Pr
rate crew hasn't connected for at
least one hit.
Timely hitting enabled philadelphia
TO down the Boston Braves, TO 3,
while Walter Johnson's pitching ard
hitting gave Washington a 5-s VIC
tory over the Red sox.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-12
.BACHARACH GIANTS TO BATTLE
WITH ST. THOMAS TODAY

The third game Ct the series be-
tween the Bacharach Giants and
the st. Thomas Club will be played off
at Harlan Field this afternoon at 3.l5
j. m. Dick" Lundy will be out
strong 10 win today's battle and stay
in the series. The Saints have won
both games played TO date.
% The pitching assignments for to-
days games have not yet been decid-
ed. Lundy has two good men in
'Jodle" Wheeler and "Speedball''
johnson. Johnson was defeated by
Hawk" Hayes In a pitchers battle
earlier in the week. 'Inkie" Nitchie
or Hayes Will likely be on the mound
for 81. Thomas.
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COBB AND S|SLtR TIE
FOR BATTING H0kORS
Each Has 400 for American
League Lead; Hornsby
Heads Nationals.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE race for bat
ting honors in the American League
hrs developed into ono Of tho hottest
fxhts in years with only = fraction
Of a point separating Ty Cob and
George Sisler, for the prentice honors.
according to averages Including games
Of last Wednesday released today. The
two stars are virtual tie with 400
plus each.
Ken Williams, the home run slugger
OF the majors. who has cracked out
his thirticth homer. rs Joined the Sc
lected ten by boosting his mark from
.3l3 to .32s. TITLE Walker, Of the
Athletes, In the runner up to williams
for circuit drive honora with Is and
Babe" Ruth. tho king Of swat, IL
trailing the pair with Il. Williams, In
addition to leading In four-ply hitting
continues out In front for total base
honoS, while Sisler, his teammate,
ran his stolen base record up to az.
Other leading batters for IS or more
games: Speaker, Cleveland, .376; To-
bin. st. Louis, .s%4; Heilman. Detroit,
.343: Bassler, Detroit. .342: Ed. Miller
Philadelphia. .33s; O'Neill, Cleveland
$50; Williams, st. Louis, .32s; Blue,
Detroit 1926.
Reb Russell the former Chicago
White Sox pitcher, who essayed the
cole OF outfeld with the Minneapolis
club, OF the American Association,
when he realised that his efforts on
the mound were fading, Ia now giving
the National League surprise by his
| heavy hitting. Russel was obtained by
the Pirates from the Minneapolis
club. He was one OF the best hitters
in the league and was somewhat OF
| home run clouter. Since joining the
Pirates he has sockcd out three hon.
| ems In IA games. His batting average
is .42s being tho result OF % hits in
% times at bat. In addition to his
three homers. Reb made six doubles
| and triple
Rogers Hornsby, the st. Louis bat
ting star, however. continued to top
the list OF hitters I'm the Heydler cir
| cult, who have played in SIS or more
games. He has an average OF .3s3
and Is out In front in total bases with
ESQ, and in home runs with 2S. Grimes,
or Chicago, Is the runneC-up to Horns
by in batting with mark OF .36l
and B!gbee Of Pittsburg, with .36o
e third. Max Carey, OF the Pirates
continues to show the way TO the
base stealers with 80 thefts. and also
IS out In front a. run getter, hav-
Ing registered - times.
| Other leading batters are: ]. Johns.
ton. Brooklyn, $50: Carey, Pittsburg
,S4s; Miller, Chicago. .34s; Kelly. New
York. .S47; Hollocher. Chicaro, .s45;
Daubcrt. Cincinnati. .s44; Walker
Philadelphia. .s42.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-12
PROVES EASY
FOR DOVER TEAM

Dover. Aug. 12.@Chestertown PROV
ed easy for Dover yesterday when the
locals defeated them by the score OF
IA to In a one-sided contest here.
Willeys was on the mound for Dover
and experienced little difficulty in
holding the opposing batsmen in
check.
On the other hand Dover took lik-
ing TO the offerings Of Loller and col
lected 10 hits of his delivery in five
innings. He was succeeded by Robin
son. who Jared better. Home runs by
Townsend and Hardesty featured the
hitting. The score:
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LEAGUE ALL-STARS
. TO BATTLE AT ARDEN TODAY

E. The Church League All-Stars.
banded together under the manage
.nent Of Herb" Hirzel will journey
10 Arden. where they will meet the
strong Single Takers.
Some OF the personnel Of the
Church LeaSuers are as follows:
-Oberly. Cross. Shellady, Ifarshman
and Bullen Of st. Stephens; Harry
Hayes and Stoopes. of McCabe:
butcher. Savin. Armstrong and
Hughes. of the .Epworth crew: Yves
Blake and White, OF Westminster, and
several other well known players
throughout the city.
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Score by Innings.
CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES
FOR NEXT WEEK
First Division.

Monday. Second Baptist VS..
Brandywine, at Twenty-ninth
and Market; umpire, Rickerts.
Tuesday, Grace VIZ. st. PauPs,
at Baynard, No. 1; umpire,
Birmingham.
Thursday. Mt. Salem VS.. West,
at Baypard. No. I; umpire
Rickerts.
Friday, Goodman VS.. West
minister, at Baynard, No. /; UNI
pire, Birmingham.
Second Division.
Monday, Epworth VIZ. First M.
p. at Baynard, No. ]; umpire,
Birmingham.
Tuesday, McCabe VS.. Scott, at
Rockford, No. 2; umpire, Rick
erts.
Thursday, st. Stephens VS..
First-Central. at Rockford, No.
2; umpire, Birmingham.
Friday. Trinity vs.. Bethany,
at Rockford, No. 2; umpire,
Rickerts.
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CHURCH LEAGUE BASEBALL
OFFICIALS TO HOLD MEETING

On next Tuesday evening. Director
RUNNER. OF the Church League, will
mold a meeting OF the managers and
would like the following officers Of the
league present: Thomas Taylor, presi-
dent; II, s. Lynch. vice-president; Z.
=. Dlckey, secretary: o. L. Munda
treasurer; c. w. Kadel and Leroy
Sparks, directors.
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Score by Innings.
ORTIZ PITCHES NO HIT, NO
Run OVER GREEN SOX

Ortiz, pitching for Avalon, held the
Green Sox without hit at Fourth and
Church. yesterday, ) to 0. It was the
best game played this season by the
Avalon lads. Ortiz helped to win his
own game by seeking a homer
The score:
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NEW CASTLE NINE IN
VICTORY OVER BRANDYWINE

New Castle. Aug. 12.-Last evening
in twilight game OF baseball at Bat
terry Park. New Castle Athletic As
ISOLATION team defeated the Brandy
wine team Of Wilmington. to 4. Gsb-
hart, in the first inning Knocked .
home run to right teld. The score:
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THREE TASLEY RACES.
Big Last Day Crowd In Spite Of
Threatening, w Weather.

Talsey, Va. Aug. l2.-Yesterday was
getaway day at Tasley and although
the skies looked blue and occasionally
few drops OF rain there was a good
crowd. The races were very close
and exciting. w. E. Miller, who was
knocked unconscious Thursday, was
able TO leave the hospital and take
the mount behind North Bell yester-
day. The summaries:
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GAMES TOMORROW.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York at Washington.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
NATIONAL LEAGUI.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
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The Laurel team slipped ahead OF
the Cambridge Gamers with three
point lead. Under the new manage
ment. the Delaware team is rapidly
rounding into better form and should
now make its power felt throughout
the circuit. Crisfield. Pocomoke and
Salisbury are staging a triangular
night for the second position, with
either team liable to shake up the
standing after days results.
Score Of second game.