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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-09
INHERITANCE TAX
 LAW VALID, SAYS JUDGE I. M. REED
Constitutiionality of Territorial Statute Tn
 Blaine Estate.
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authorized to levy an inheritance tax on certain personal property situated without the Territory and in foreign jurisdiction.
 (3) That certain bonds, known as Central Building Bonds, issued by a foreign corporation organized under the laws of Washington. are subject to taxation under the inheritance tax law of that state and that it would be double taxation and manifestly un- just to subject them to a like tax under the laws of this Territory and that such tax would be void.
 (4) That through no fault of the execWtor the property devised has diminished in value since the death Nf the testatOr and that it would be inequ.table and unjust and against the policy of the law to appraise the estate as of the date of the death of the testator.''
 Decision Is Lengthy
 Judge Reed, in his decision. an alyzes by section the law attacked. He examines at length the conten- ion of opposing counsel and their uthorities He overruled each con tention of the plaintiff and affirmed the position taken by the Attorney General.
 Taking up the first contention of Mir. Robertson. he adjudged the Ter. rHorial tax law to be not one on prorerty and said: Our statute is undoubtedly a succession or privilege tax there can be no valid of possession in the heirs of any portion of the estate until the tax is paid" Continuing, he said: "This being my view of the matter, 1 am of the opinion that notice of the arpraisement to the heir or devisee is not necessary and that the statute is constitutional in that respect"
 May Tax All Property
 Judge Reed dealt with the second and third contentious together, citing a number of authorities and holding: Although personal property may be located in another state than that of the domicile of the decedent at the time of death, the situs. for the purpose of imposing an inheritance tax is in the state that was the domicile of the decedent and where the primary administration is had"
 This disposes of the third question raised. he said. which was "that the imposition of the tax on the Central Building Bonds is negotiable, unjust and unconstitutional. They undoubt- edly come within the provision of the statute as property possessed by decedent at the time of his death and are subject to transfer tax and required by the statute to be in- cluded therein by the probate judge"
 Time for Appraisal
 The fourth question touching de- preciation in value between the time of the testator's death and the ap- praisal is said by Judge Reed to be answered by the statute itself. "It Is imperative on the probate court, :" he concluded. therefore, to hear and determine the value of the property transferred as of the date of the de- cedent transferring the property and automatically the tax is assessed on that valuation"
 MT. Robertson said that the amount
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Tell IL ana sell II through a classi fed ad
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-09
FREE TRADE IS
 NOT EXHIBITING
 RUSS PROVINCES
First Year of Soviet Russia s New Economic Policy
 Makes Little Change.

SUIZRAN, ON THE VOLGA. May 9.-(By Associated Press. )-Five hun dred miles from Moscow and at the border of the famine belt. it becomes evident that the first year of Soviet Russia's new economic policy has made far less changes in the prov. inces than in Moscow. Petrograd and the other big cities.
 Far removed from the seaports. connected with the manufacturing districts by a broken transport sys. tenn overloaded with the shipments of food and seed grain to the worst stricken hunger regions, large pro. vincal towns such as Suizran have naturally. benefited very little by the present freedom of trade.
 They are not starving. as the provinces farther down the Volga, but. at this time of the year. with the next harvest some months off they are living day to day from hand to mouth.
 Markets are open, but display scanty stocks and at prices as high or higher than in Moscow, while the peasants and town dwellers have not the abundance of paper money which seems common to all in the cities. Besides, they are slower to think and spend in millions and seem re. auctan4ly to part with the printed bits Of paper which Muscoyites spend freely today in the belief that they will buy less tomorrow.
 In the principal street of Suizran. which has more than l0,000 inhabit. ants. the correspondent counted less than u0 open stores in a miles ride Thers were three or -four bakaries d&sg1aying meager stocks of pastries and black and white bread. a meat chop or two, and some others had in their grimy windows a few pitiful bifs of feminine finery doubtless of . prewar vintage.
 Mot oe the buildings were empty. t6eir boarded or broken windows Dpealdng the desolakfon of seven venrS 0 war and revolutlon that 'hcw. much more plainly ia the prov
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-09
Debate Ole's Removal;
 Citizens Probably Ac,

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. May s.-If Mayor George Oles attempts to re. duce the police and fire departments. as he proposes, an effort may be made to impeach him. it was said here.
 Prominent citizens discussed the possibilities of laying the case be- fore Governor Harry l.. Davis, and asking Ole's removal on the grounds
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inces than in newly resurrected Mos. COW.
 When the Volga opens this spring some of Suizran's shop windows may be filled again and if the coming harvest is normal, the town may lose its air of depression, but. as it stands today. it seems an example of the desolate provincial towns of the bet. ter class that dot Russia from yladi. vostok to Petrograd and from Arch. angel to Odessa.
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1 of incompetency. They say Oles has made Youngstown the laughing stock of the country. and does not take his office seriously.
 Oles says he is doing the best he can under the circumstances, and that any talk of removal comes from politicians, who are sore because of his election and because they cant control him.
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of taxes involved is comparatively small, probably about S1,500. No ap peal, he added, is contemplated.
 Judge Reeds decision touched briefly on the appraisal and in con clusion said that further review ol the valuation and assessment woulo be ordered if counsel should make a request for such review
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-09
ATTENTION EASTERN STARS

Regular meeting Juneau Chapter No. 2, o. E. S.. Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening. May S.S o'clock Initiation. Visiting members well come. LOIS NORDIING, -ads. Secretary.
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R you have never usel the classi- ped columns this is the bet ums to begin. The straight line to what you want is throusf Empise wat sdA
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
LEONARD PATCHES
DIFFERENCES WITH
PROMOTER RICHARD
NJ atch for Welterweight
Crown With BrittOn Now
Practically Assured.
BY JACK vEIOCK.

NEW YORK. Jan. Z. - Benny
Leonard will get his long coveted
chance at the worlds welterweight
championship before many months
have passed.
This was the prediction going the
rounds in boxing circles here Satur-
day following the burial of the
hatchet by Promoter Tex Richard
and Billy Gibson, Leonard's agrees
sive manager.
The worlds lightweight cham
pion has not boxed at Madison
Square Garden in some months be-
cause of differences between Rick
ard. Gibson and himself. Now that
the storm clouds have blown over.
he Will defend his lightweight title
under Richards roof and in due
time will sign to battle Jack BrittOn
for the welterweight crown.
"Britton will defend his title
against the best men in his class, -
said Danny Morgan, his manager
today. He has not been idle be-
cause he doesn't want 10 box but
because there have been no good
matches in sight for him recently
lie is going TO take on Shade in the
Garden this month AMI he will meet
other contenders as fast as they
want to come"
How about Benny Leonard p
Morgan was asked.
There's a match that has been
talked about a lot, ne REPLIED.
Certainly Jack will take Leonard.
Morgan, who was on Billy Glib
sons side of the fence in the con-
troversy with Richard, explained
that the main trouble was over the
Judging at Madison Square Garden
some month ago.
He said that competent Judge are
being used by the boxing commits
sion now and that fighters and
managers are satisfied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
SPORTS FOR WOMEN
GAINING IN FRANCE

PARIS. Jan THE American
Idea Of sports for women is rapidly
gaining Roadway IN France, despite
opposition in certain cirlces. An in
struction has just been given by the
new bishop OF Strasburg, Mgr. Ruch.
which Will probably have consider
able influence IN converting those
who still think sports harmful 10
girls and women.
Mgr. Ruch was chief chaplain OF
the French armies during the war
and took great interest in organizing
sports for the men. He now argues
that since an athletic training was
obviously so successful in the case
Of the men with whom he came in
contact II should be equally good for
women. He has. accordingly, given
instruction that all the Catholic
girls societies within his diocese
should. under medical supervision.
institute athletics for girls. a lead
which is likely 20 be copied in other
parts OF France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
COLORED FIGHTERS,
BELT C0NTENDERS,
BATTLE TO ADRAW
Harry Wills Unable to Land
Knockout Blow In Go
With Bill Tate.

PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 7-BH
Tate and Harry Wills. colored con
. tenders for the heavyweight crown.
fought a 10-round draw here last
night
Wills made every effort TO knock
out Tate and regain the colored
heavyweight championship, but Tate
was in fine form and held the chal-
lenger of.
Wills took the first three rounds
but seemed TO tire I'm the latter part
of the fight and his swings were
wild The fourth round was even
and the next three went 10 Tate. In
the last three rounds Tate seemed
70 have a shade although the refer
rec decided they were even.
A crowd Of 5000 saw the fight
free. Five thousand were outside
the arena, unable TO gain admission
The fight was held after a tiasco on
Monday when Tate won on a foul
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
ENTHUSIASM MARKS
OPENING NIGHT OF
BOWLING TOURNEY
Interstate Pin Tournament
Off to Auspicious Start
Singer Team Leads.
BY FHosAPHAT SPARE.

No tournament ever received
greater impetus on its opening night
than did that of the Interstate at
the Orpheum bowling alleys Satur-
day evening. Everything was there
with the exception of the scores.
although the bowlers tried their very
best to deliver their part Of the
transaction.
If the enthusiasm Of the patrons
on the opening night is any critic
rion as 10 the interest in the great
game Of bowling, then the sport must
be voted the greatest ever. Every
available space was occupied when
the bowlers received the bell TO start
the tournament, and the big crowd
remained until the first squad had
finished their games.
In this the Singer team came off
the best Of the lot, as they turned in
1851 pints for their effort They
were closely pressed by the Stude-
baker five, who posted 2541. The
George Cutter team was third with
2491. The best individual effort was
made by Harry Willette. who shot
500 for his series. The tournament
will be continued at 1880 this aft
ernoon, when six Chicago teams will
take the drives. The scores of the
first nights play were as follows:
SINGERS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
Five Men Team Standings.
SPORT ANGLE

Achieve greatness in any line of
endeavor, sport in particular, and
Immediately you become a pet target
for criticism.
Last year the east heard much
about Brick" Muller. the famous
end Of the University Of California
eleven. He was touted as an ALI
America certainty. Walter Camp
didn't select him for his team.
Although Muller played very little
football in the season just closed,
not over a few hours Of actual play.
Camp selected him for his team Of
this year. Possibly the criticism for
failure to pick him last year was
the real reason.
In addition to Muller. Camp Sc
lected Mcmillan as one Of the tack
les. From the west we have been
reading tales about Mullers passes
for 40 and so yards. Also how Nc
MILAN would open up holes in the
opposing line. through which his
backs would walk for big gains.
Evidently those plays were not
made against teams having defensive
line play as strong as that of w. & j.
When the fasteners We're scheduled
to play California, much interest cen
tered around the two All-America
stars of the California eleven. Muller
and Mcmillan.
Stein, the Washington and Jeffer-
son captain, also an All-America Sc
lection. came up TO expectations. He
did commit a fault when he was off
side on a play in which a ". & J.
back ran 40 yards for a touchdown.
Such things however are a part Of
football.
II IS rather interesting 70 read
what Joe Fitzgerald, former Harvard
quarterback, now a coach at Sanford,
has 10 say about the play Of two All
America stars.
Mcmillan and Muller were dis
appointing" says Fitzgerald. The
former was not only taken out OF
many plays, but committed himself
too fast, and allowed the opposing
team TO gain many yards through
his position.
Muller. however. was the prize
disappointment. Erick son a
Brenkert ran around his end a.
though they had never heard Of him
On kicks ne was also spilled several
times and failed 70 get away with
single forward pass"
Possibly Mcmillan and Muller real
lied the football world was watching
their effor-s, and for that reason they
pressed themselves. and failed %
show their real form.-B. y.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
ECGULS AGREE ON
/ $1,000 DRAFT FOR
MINOR LEAGUERS
Major League Heads State
This Is Last Concession
That Will Be Made.

CHICAGO. Jan. Major league
baseball leaders, meeting here sat
ufday with Judge X 81. lands. base
t.lI commissioner. decided 10 amend
the mafor-minor craft agreement so
chat $500 instead Of $1,000 will be
the price for drafting player from
the class "A leagues. This agree
ments. according TO Ban Johnson,
American league head, and John
Heydler. who represented the ma
tfonal league. viii be the last con
cessicn OF the majors to induce the
minors 20 accept the draft.
The major league chiefs consented
70 the increase IN price only after
an all-day meeting. mthe most OF
Bhich was taken up by John Con-
way Toole. president OF the Inter
national league. and Pest Tom
hickey, OF the American assC cia-
Non. in explaining why their circuits
have objected 70 the major leagues
selecting one player annually from
each club.
At The suggestion OF Judge lands,
ne amendment 20 the draft IS TO be
50 wordsd that either major league
can withdraw prior 20 Jan. /, 1929.
This was the only condition on which
Pres't Johnson and Pres't Heydler
would agree to the change. Both
Hickey and Toole expressed a belief
that the raise might satisfy their
respective club owners, but the mat
ter viii have to be put before these
men and also before the major
league owners before IL can be put
into effect.
At a recent meeting OF the asso-
citation the draft question was turned
down. principally because one Of the
owners thought $1,000 was not
enough for a player.
No statement was made at the
close Of Saturdays conference re-
garding the proposal recently sub
United 10 Judge lands by Al Tear
ney. president OF the Western and
Three Bye leagues, the only other
circuits not within the scope OF the
draft Tearney presented proposals
which he said would stop the farm
ing out" OF drafted players by the
majors.
Minor league leaders asserted that
the higher price would make the ma
Jors less anxious 70 draft players
tndiscriminately. In returning a
drafted man. only half the draft
price viii be paid back as in the
original agreement.
The new arrangement If accepted,
II was stated, will include the fea-
ture agreed to by the advisory coun-
ell IN New York to the effect that
when players are turned back by
the majors they must be offered first
to class IA. then class A leagues
and so on, until they are accepted
This viii insure the player Of being
In company fitting his ability.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
Chicago Cubs TO Trade
Nine PLAYERS for Stdnfz

The Chicago Cubs Intend 10
rival the deal OF the St Louis
Browns. in which that team gave
Il players for Dave Danforth.
The owner Of the Cubs also
owns the Los Angeles team IN
the Pacific Coast league. The
Cubs want Arnold Staatz Of Los
Angeles. II so happens Los An
geles would like to keep Staatz.
Staatz is a big favorite on the
coast. The Los Angeles mana
ger didn't think II would be fair
70 the patrons Of the game in
that city to take him away.
In an effort tot satisfy all con-
Cerned, the Cubs have agreed to
turn over nine players TO Los
Angeles In all probability the
players viii not be turned over
until Manager Kflnfer has a
chance TO rass judgment on his
players in spring training.
Staatz was developed by Jesse
Burkett during his regime as
baseball coach a. Holy Cross. He
wa signed by Manager McGraw
for the New York Giants. He
flashed brilliantly for a time. but
was unable 70 hit major league
pitching.
Staatz IS small Of stature, be-
ing on the Memo Leibold, DOME
Bush type Aside from being a
fine baseball prospect. Staatz IS
crack golfer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
Giants Seek Star Pitcher

class pitcher will insure the pen
nant. He has always been very
strong (or Lee Meadows
Meadows is the only bespectacle led
pitcher IN the majors Despite the
fact that he is compelled TO wear
glasses on the field, he IS a very re-
markable pitcher.
without the pair OF heavy lenses
which Meadows uses while on the
field. Il Is said 20 be impossible for
him 20 see the plate from the
pitching rubber with any degree OF
accuracy.
That would cause one 20 Infer
that Meadows IS poor on control
Such however, Is far from being
the truth. Bad eyesight doesn't
seem 20 affect his pitching in any
way. as long as he has his specs "
a. Meadows calls them
Branch Hickey Of the ST Louis
Cardinals IS authority for the state
ment that Meadows VIII wear New
York uniform next year
President Baker OF the Phillies
SAYS that. while negotiations for
Meadows have come from the New
York management. there f. no
chance Of McGraw getting him
Prest Baker ought 20 know
where Meadows viii play. yet last
season Cincinnati officials said there
was 10 chance of Groh becoming a
Giant.
Groh VIII he with New York this
summer IN All probability Meadows
viii.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
BILLY EVANS
Says

Was the University Of California
eleven overrated2
Was Centre College as strong
team as generally believed after its
defeat OF Harvard
These two questions have been
freely discussed since the games Of
New Years day on the coast and in
the south.
Washington and Jefferson was un-
questionably a better team than most
Of the experts thought il was. Cali
fornia was probably considerably
overrated.
The fine showing Of the eastern
eleven against California was not un-
expected TO those familiar with the
strength Of Neale's eleven. Possibly
overconfdence on the part Of Cali
fornia also had something TO do with
the failure Of Smiths team TO come
through
In letter recently received from
an eastern expert who witnessed the
game on the coast. ne made the fol-
lowing comment on the contest:
California really has a great foot
ball team I watched the eleven
practice for week prior TO the
game. I thought It had an excellent
chance to defeat ". & J. by possibly
the margin of a touchdown. Having
seen W. & J. play Detroit University,
was in a position 10 make a COM
parison.
Supporters of the California
eleven. as well as the team. rather
moderated W. & ]. I am positive
that Smiths team felt certain il
would defeat the fasteners by at
least three touchdowns. Unques-
tionably overconfdence hurt the
chances Of California.
There you have the opinion OF one
OF the country's leading football ex-
/ perts. Possibly the rain and cool
weather worked 10 the disadvantage
OF the California eleven. because the
game was played more under east
ern conditions. II rained all day In
the country that boasts of perpetual
sunshine.
The real big surprise I'm the final
football game of the present season,
which extended over into the new
year. was the defeat of Centre Col
/ 1ege at the hands OF the Texas
Aggies.
Again overconfidence must have
played its part The Centre team.
which had run rough -shod over it's
opponents all season. probably fig
ured that Texas farmers as safe pick
ing The Centre boys have a diff
ferent opinion OF the kind Of players
turned out In Texas. now that il is
all over.
There are those who now say that
the Centre defeat OF Harvard didn't
mean so much after all The unkind
critics are now claiming that Har-
wards thoughts were on the Yale
and Princeton game, and that the
outcome of the Centre contest didn't
mean much OF anything.
That is rather unfair to Centre.
! While Harvard possibly regarded the
Yale and Princeton game with much
more interest than Centre. still the
| Crimson is not in the habit OF ac-
cepting defeat with a relish from
some small college
The defeat OF Centre by the Texas
Aggies can be traced to any number
/ Of reasons. Texas has an excellent
team No team can cover the terri
tory Centre did on the trip to the
coast, and play so long a season as
| did Moran's team, and keep on edge.
/ No team can attend a wedding In
Fort Worth IN the morning. travel
! so miles at top speed in an automo-
I bile to Dallas, and be IN tip-tOp shape
/ for n football game IN the Afternoon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
Days When LajOie
And HOnuS Ruled
Brought to Mind
Hornsby and Heilman Dupli-
cate Feat of Famous Stars
in Leading Hitters.
By Billy EVANS.

Rogers HOrnSby OF st. Louis led
the National League in the batting
during the season of 1921.
Harry Holman Of Detroit captur-
ed the swat honors in the American
last season.
1t so happens that both Hornsby
and Heilman are right-handed
batsmen.
1t is the exception for right
handed hitters to lead the major
leagues in batting.
1t is extraordinary when two
right-handed batters in the same
year lead the two major leagues in
hitting.
Not since 1904 have two right
handed hitters carried off the ma
ior league batting honors.
In 1904 those two great hitters,
Napoleon Lajoie and Hans Wagner.
were the premier batters i'm the
American and National Leagues.
In the lapse of II years a right
handed batter would occasionally
carry Oft honors in the National
League. but not until 1921 did two
right-handers equal the perform
ance of Lajoie and Wagner
In the American League left
handed batter have held sway most
of the time. In the National League
right-handers have been a trifie
more successful than in the Amer
lean.
Left-Handed Hitters Lead.
When Holman beat out Cobb ia
1921. after a hectic struggle that
lasted throughout the year. it was
the first time since 1904 that a
right-handed hitter landed on the
top in the American League.
In 1906 George Stone of the St.
Louis club, with a mark Of 35S. led
the American League hitters. Stone
was not a hard-hitter He was very
fast, and had a habit of chopping
the ball to the inheld and beating
out the high bounds for many "a base
hit.
Ty Cobb. left-handed batter
jumped into the limelight in 1907.
Cobb proceeded to hog the spot
light for nine years with averages
ranging from 1924 TO APO.
In 1916 Iris Speaker. also a left
handed batsman, interrupted Cobb's
run for a single year with a mark
of .2Se
Cobb came right back with
vengeance I'm 1917. 1918 and 1919.
In those three years he did some
mighty constant hitting his average
being SIS. $50 and .SS4.
George Sisler of the St Louis
Browns stopped Cobb i'm 1920 with
the fat mark OF .4O7 Like Cobb
and Speaker, Sisler is also a left
handed batter.
In 1921 Harry Heilman brought
the Highlander back into promi-
hence IN the American LEAGUE.
Rogers Hornsby did likewise i'm the
National