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The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
Importance Lies in Solv.
ing Problems of Opera
ton, He Declares.
GROWING BURDEN
Trucks Will Act as Feeders
To Roads on Short Hauls,
Is Prediction.
BY ELISHA LEE.
tlee President Pepnxylvania
Railroad.

Railroad.
Few present day developments In
transportation surpass in impor-
tance the rapidly growing use of
motor vehicles as common carriers.
particularly in the freight service.
Public discussion of the subject.
Aowever. often goes astray in deal
1ne with the motor truck exelu-
eively as a rival or competitor Of
the railroads. The inference seems
to be that 1t can live only on
profits taken away from the rail
pines, and that its future impor-
tance to the country must be
Judged from that aspect.
Personally. l do not subscribe to
these views. The Importance and
value of commercial motor trans
port to the country as a whole
will not lie in menacing or injur-
Ing the railroads. but in the extent
to which il is capable of aiding
Them to greater usefulness by as
sisting in the improvement of
their Indispensable public service
and in the solution of their prob
lens of operation and earnings.
Adapted to Bulk.
The railroads are evolving into
Wholesale transportation machines.
rhey are becoming more and more
hdapted to the handling of goods
and commodities in bulk-to the
movement Of full carloads and
long trains. This development is a
hatural response to the needs of a
rountry having such enormous
Quantities of freight to transport
pver such vast distances. The
railroads still do a great deal of
purely retail business. Some of il
perhaps pays its way. but much of
Z unquestionably entails a loss.
either directly or by reason of the
bulk traffic which it crowds out.
This is particularly true of less
han carload freight. In the i'm
mediate vicinity of all our highly
developed Industrial and CONNER
fial communities. an immense
mount of such traffic originates.
A large portion OF it moves only a
lew miles. but in its handling we are
obligated to employ the most costly
md overworked facilities which the
railroads own. viz. their yards and
terminals in the great centers OF
industry and population.
Expense Increases.
As every one knows. the increas-
ng expense of construction. main
aiming and operating such terminal
Facilities has become one of the
greatest problems of railroad financ-
ng. while nearly every period of
railroad congestion has had its
principal cause in terminal over
Providing.
Here is a real opportunity for
he motor truck to demonstrate its
Ftility upon a true economic basis
The reason why less than carload
rafic. especially on the shorter
hauls, is becoming a growing bur-
EN- upon the railroads is that we
Rre obliged to use in il terminal
facilities and rolling stock which
$ too expensive for the purpose,
The Washington herald., 1922-09-03

stay and who shall go being dele
gated to Baron omori and Count
ChInda, the two chief attendants
upon the Empress and the prince
regent, respectively. At the same
timee, a few ladies to attend the
bride of the prince regent are to
be selected.
This selection will not only smash
another hoary precedent of court
life. but prove another long step
on the way towards democracY
whittier the prince regent is lead
ing his 6o.00O.0O0 subjects. The
personal attendants OF the young
bride, who is some day to be the
Empress of Japan. are not TO be
necessarily of noble birth. but are to
be chosen from among the wives OF
diplomats and educators, thus TO
furnish a wholly new atmosphere
in the most exclusive circle in the
world, that within the imperial pal
ace OF Japan.
Copyright. is22.)
The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
COMPLETE 3-YEAR
IRRIGATION SURVEY
ALONG RIO GRANDE
Engineers Urge Necessity
Of Recognition of Mex
leo by United States.

The three-year survey of the Rio
Grande irrigation project designed to
improve nearly 250,OOO acres Of
land. has been completed by en-
Gineers for the United States Rec
lamation Service who are engaged
now in drafting a report, recon-
mending approval of the project,
which will be submitted to Director
Arthur Davis.
Further affirmative action on the
project of great import to farmers
of the Southwest is contingent upon
recognition of Mexico by the United
States and the adoption of a treaty
of amity and commerce. That this
will come eventually, the engineers
are convinced, and with It. they
feel, the project is entirely feasible,
By the construction of a dam
across the river above the little
town of Rio Grande City, Tex, II
will be possible, they say, to bring
water under gravity irrigation for
an area of from $4,000 to 100000
acres.
If this project is realized, the en-
| gineers declare 1t will comprise the
greatest irrigated area in the
United States, the next in point of
size being the Salt River project in
Arizona, where it is estimated 49,
900 acres are capable of being
brought under cultivation by irri-
cation.
Range of Cost.
The cost of this project In the
lower Rio Grande Valley, IL Is esti-
mated, would range from $50, ,o0o,-
900 to 800, ,o00.0 900. depending upon
the height of the main dam and
whether one or two storage dams
will be deemed essential. 1t will
be recommended that. IL built. con-
struction shall be by the United
States government, either by ad-
vancing funds directly, taking liens
against the land within the district
until repayment is made, or by un-
derwriting the bonds of a vast irri-
CATION district to be created.
The magnitude of the project has
impressed the engineers. who point
out that with a climate such as
possessed by the Rio Grande alley
1t will be possible always to raise
two and possibly three crops each
year. Frost rarely ever reaches the
Rio Grande country. which is in
about the same latitude as Lower
Florida, and even now Is the
source of most OF the early yeg.-
tables for the Middle West. The sit.
uation in the valley. 1t is declared,
Is not now conducive to further ir-
rigation development save on a
comprehensive scale, such as pro-
The Washington herald., 1922-09-03

posed. A number of companies are
operating there but without ade-
quate storage facilities there al
ways exists question as to the
water supply. Lack of this, during
Particularly dry years. has forced
some farmers to abandon their eff
forts and with rich soil and a
humid atmosphere these lands have
reverted to jungle.
Mexico Entitled to Half.
1t is urged that unless something
like this is done. that with the rec
ognition Of Mexico that country
will have a claim against the United
states amounting to a vast sum for
water used in excess of that to
which the United States Is justly
entitled. The Rio Grande forms
part of the international boundary
and Mexico is entitled to half the
water. Instead of getting 1t, how
ever. the irrigation companies op-
Grating in Texas have pre-empteo
practically all of the normal flow
and this situation can only be cor
rected by the erection of dams to
provide adequate storage. No doubt
Is entertained that this can be done
Tor the Rio Grande is visited peri
odicaliy by floods which are count
ed upon to fiji any reservoirs which
can be constructed.
The upper Rio Grande Valley al
ready has been brought under irri-
cation by means of the Elephant
butte dam, providing irrigation for
lands around Ell Paso. both in the
united States and Mexico. This
dam. which required four years to
buiid' Is 3o6 feet high. 1874 feet
long and 200 feet thick at the base.
~ provides a Reservoir forty miles
long and of sufficient size to store
the flood waters for q period of
The Washington herald., 1922-09-03

DENVER, Colo. Sept 2.-There is
an All-States avenue in Denver's
s25o.ooo free municipal camp
grounds at Overland Park on which
every automobile traveller in the
United States has been asked TO
drive; In fact, register and camp
awhile. 1t is the roll call avenue
Of the nation.
Five thousand campers from
everywhere were present when
Mayor Dewey C. Bailey oficially
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
TIGERS INTEND TO INVADE
 CHICAGO IN REGAL STATE

Princeton may not have the great- est football team in it's history but when the Tigers establish a new pre- cedent this weekend by going out into the West to meet the University of Chicago they are going to travel in regal state. A special train, con- sisting of twelve sIeepers and two din- CTS, will leave New York at 3: 55 p. m. Thursday afternoon as a second sec tion of the Pennsylvania's crack train the Broadway Limited. Many Prince ton graduates residing in New York will board the train at the Pennsyl- vania station and the Old Nassau con- ungent will be picked up at Prince ton Junction. Coach Roper will give his men their final drill at the Pal mer Stadium early Thursday after noon and then rush them to the all umni special, due to leave Tigerdom at 4:5s. The squad will consist of thirty players fourteen coaches, and trainers, and three managers
 The Princetonians will make their headquarters in Chicago at the Chi cago Beach Hotel. Returning the train will leave Chicago at Il o'clock Sat urday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
INDIANS TRAINING SCHEDULE
 IS VERY EXTENSIVE

Cleveland, Oct. 25-Plans ot the Cleveland Indians for their spring training trip call for one of the big gest training schedules ever laid out for a Cleveland team, according to announcement today by E. s. Bar nard. president of the Cleveland Am erican league team.
 Spring games have been or will be scheduled with not less than five of the eight National league teams in Florida. An agreement has already been reached for four games with the Cincinnati Reds. two at Lakeland. Fla. where the Indians will train, and two at Orlando, Fla, where the Reds viii train. The dates will be set later.
 Offers of spring games with the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves and the Philadelphia team have beer received and there teams will be giv. en dates for games by the Indians Barnard said. The Brooklyn Dodgers will train in the same part of Florida Barnard said, and will no doubt gel dates on the Indians spring sched- ule.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
SPORT WORLD BRIEFS.

Hon to Brown" is the slogan for ths Boston University students. 300 of whom are going by bus to Providence next Saturday to cheer their team /
 Paneho Villa, the great Filipino fly weight may have to call off his bout with Patsy Wallace at Philadelphia Monday night as his right hand was injured in his battle with Danny Ed wards here Monday night.
 Danny Edwards planes three ui- cerated teeth and worry over making weight for his defeat by Villa Ed- wards is now after @ 15-round bout with Villa in New York.
 The Capt. Roper-Harry Greb boud has been postponed by the Buffalo promoter until Nev. S. as Roper is not in good shape at present
 According to New York newspapers, Phil Krug is to box Tommy Robson has made any announcement. The Pittsburgh golfers and business men do not intend to let Gene Sara zen National open champion. get away from the Smoky City. A fund is being ! raised to keep him in Pittsburg and to send him to the British open cham | pionship, realizing that he has done much in the way of advertising for Pittsburgh.
 Ohio State certainly lost valuable athlete in Noel Workman, who was only a short time ago declared ineli- ] gible to play football It seems that this star was ruled out by the college | authorities instead of the Western Conference. The action was the cause for the report that Ohio States had blamed Michigan for the decision. and l that Ohio State was to retaliate against members of the Michigan | team.
 The pessimists are blJer about Vale than the flag that floats over the | bowl. Give the boys a chance. | Walker Cochran and Willie Hopps were both easy winners of their ex- hibition matches at the Hoppe- Pet
 erson Billiard Academy Tuesday Cochran defeating Herbert Hammer, . sixteen-year- r-old amateur star, by tn, score of 300 to 6S and Hoppe runnini
 away from Edgar Appleby, nationa and international amateur champion
 by the score of 300 to s. Cochran average was 30 and his high run 13e while Hammer had a high run of 2I and averaged 5-9.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
START WAR ON TICKET
 ScALPERS AT CHICAGO

Chicago. Oct. 25-Representatives of the government and the Universities of Chicago and Princeton took ac- tion today to prevent ticket scalping at the Chicago- Princeton game here Saturday. So frantic have football fans become that offers of $10O for a single ticket are reported to have been made, according to George N. Murdock, special attorney for the in- ternal revenue department.
 Only 31,000 tickets were printed and all had been sold several days ago. How many may have fallen into the hands of brokers is not known but revenue agents will be at the field Saturday and arrests will follow any violations of the revenue act
 The law requires that ticket brok- CTS endorse each ticket wHh theil name and the amount charged in ex- cess of the regular price, the govern ment taking half of the excess.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
PROMOTERS MUST POST BOND
 COVERING BOXERS PURSES

New Haven. Oct. 25-The state box ing commission at a meeting here to- night adopted a rule making if man. datory in the future for all fight pro- moters to post bond. five days be- for the bout, covering all expenses including the purses guaranteed the boxers. This rule will come before Governor Lake for his approval be- fore it can become effective
 The rule. in large measure, grew out of the question now before the commission of the failure of the pro- motors of the Kid Kaplan. and Andy Chaney bout here Friday, to pay the principals. The commission will hold a meeting at Hartford. November f. and probably will take final action on the matter then. All those involved m the bout have been requested to at tend the hearing.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
BARTLETT HIGH FAILS ! TO APPEAR AT ACADEMY

Throught misunderstanding Bart lett High school football team which was scheduled to play the Academy team at the Campus on Wednesday afternoon failed to put in an appear ance and the Academy eleven played a full game with the second team de- feat them 1S-0. The reason that the Bartlett team failed to show up was that the Bartlett management knew nothing of the scheduled game as the athletic director that made the ar engagements early in the season had left the school and had not informed his successor of the scheduled game Manager Connor of the Academy team is making arrangements to have the Webster team here later in the sea- son.
 The game between the first and sec ond teams developed into fairly good game and the scrubs showed up well against their heavier opponents. Hell Ter, the stocky little left end of the second team, showed up well in the Fame as sure tackler and it was his playing that broke up several plays It is probable that if he continues tc show the same form he will be sent into the game on Saturday against Stonington. Spaulding also showed UT well at times and is fast improving in handling his team.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
PENN STATE TO PLAY
 AT'PASADENA ON NEW YEARS

Corvalle, Ore, Oct. 25-Pennsylvania State university will accept the invi- tation of the Pacific coast intercol- legiate conference to represent the
 east in the inter sectional football game at Pasadena, Calif., January l, against a team to be selected by the
 Pacific coast conference, acooriiing to message received late today by Dr. w. G. Dubach, president of the coast conference.
 Negotiations for the gam were con- ducted by Dr. Duback and Professor
 Leslie Aver, of the University of Washington, as president and secre- tary of the conference, under author ity granted at the recent conference meeting in Portland. They considered several eastern terms.
 Penn State was invited to play a representative Pacific coast confer ence eleven said Dr. Duback. Moth ing was said about meeting the cham
 pion team.
 What it will be is game between
 a representative eastern eleven and representative Pacific coast team. either of which may or may not be l the champion of it's section The game will be played under auspices of the | Pacific coast conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
BOXING OFFICIALS CAN NOT
 TALK OF THE REPORTERS

New York. Oct. 25-Referees and judges at boxing contests in New York state are forbidden, in the state athletic commissions latest edict, to converse at the ringside with news papermen or associate with them when off duty. Spectators, boxers, their seconds and managers also must be ignored by officials for the ruling, which was made public today, pro- vides.
 Admonishing strict adherence to the new regulation, the commission de- clares that referees and judges will be held responsible for any viola tions.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
sTATZ SAVES CUBS $1o,ooo
 BY HITTING UNDER 300

Chicago, Oct. 25-Failure of Arnold Statz, star outfielder of the Chicago National to keep up his hitting in the last four games of the 1922 season saved his club s$10.000 it was revealed today. The Chicago club had agreed to pay the Los Angeles club of the Pa cific coast league this amount in ad- dition to the cash and players already given for Statz, if the star should fin ish the season with a batting average Of .30c or better. Statz knew nothing of this agreement.
 Statz finished the season with an average of 297 according to unofficial figures compiled here. Four days be- fore the season closed the little out field star was travelling along with a mark of .S01. In his last four gaines he made only three hits in sixteen times at bat.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
CARPENTER WILL HAVE
 T0 WAIT HIS TIlRk

Paris, Oct 25-(By the A. P)- Battling Silzi, the conqueror of Car pentier received the latter's challenge for a return match with undisturbed calm. M. Hellers, his manager cooly informed the fallen French idol that he would have to get in line and take his turn.
 M. Hellers considers that the bat tier would have nothing to gain and all to lose by meeting Carpentier. The managers present plans are for Skis match against Joe Beckett, the Eng fish heavyweight, on December z. If successful in this bout, he will go to America.
 Dollars look particularly good just now he said.
 Ski himself displays no special de- sire to undertake the American trip He prefers to fight in Europe. Some unpleasant experiences in Paris cafes with Americans led him to this de- cision. The Americans left the cafes as soon as Ski entered.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
WORK STARTS ON NEW
 MILLION DOLLAR TRACK

San Diego, Calif., Oct. 25-Ground will be broken November 30 at Ti- juana, just across the Mexican line south of here for million dollar rac- ing plant to be erected by the Tijuana Jockey club, Jack Atkin, general manager of the organization anneunc- ed today.
 The, club, of which James Coffroth is president, wants to make the new plant rival in beauty and practica- bility to the famous course at Sara toga. One feature will be glass sheds for exercising horses in indictment weather.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
MAILS MAY GO TO
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Cleveland. Oct 25-Walter Mails, the big southpaw who helped the In dians win the American league pen nant and the worlds championship in 1920 will not appear with the tribe next season, according to an an- nouncement here today by E. S. Bar nard, president of the Cleveland Am erican team who has told Mails to have any pacific coast league team interested in securing him, for next season to write Barnard.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
ED RoMMEL HAS GREAT
 RECORD WITH MACKMEN

How well Ed Rommel, facetiously
 referred to as Connie Macks pitch ing staff" qualified for the recogni- ton given him by the committee of sports writers charged with the duty Os selecting the most valuable player to a team in the American League is seen by a glance at his achieve ments.
 Kept Maek's Team From Cellar The Macks this year won collec-. lively sixtyfive games. Of this total the knuckle ball slabster won twen-. ty-seven, nearly 50 per cent. HMack's team escaped the cellar, the first tune in eight years, by a margin Of three and one-half games. Rommers share
 in that feat is at once apparent. When it is known that only one Athletic hurler, even on the brilliant teams of the last decade, won twen- | ty-seven or more Rommers feat be- | comes amazing. In 1904 Eddie Plank 1 and Planks name is associated with l the Mathewsons and others who dott- | ed their caps to none-won twenty six and lost seventeen games. And | the 1904 team was leader. In 1872, | when the AS finished second, Plank ] won twenty-si six and lost six.
 Why Not "Iron Man" RoryneI9 The only Mack pitcher to turn in | more than twenty-siven victories in | a season was Jack Coombs, the Iron
 Man. In 1910, with a world cham | pion team, he won thirty-one and | lost nine. In 1911, when the White
 Elephant again was supreme, Coombs,
 won twenty eight and lost twelve
 games.
 The title of Iron Man" was bestow-
 ed upon Coombs because of his abil- ity to work in any number of games, 1 with any period of rest Yet in his | best days, 1911, he worked in only l forty seven games. Rommel, upon
 whose shoulders rested the burden ] lifting a team from the cellar games l this year.
 1e22's Greatest Pitcher
 Without doubt the greatest pitcher
 of 1922 Rommel has during the three
 years with the Mackian forces made
 for himself a record of victories and
 losses .1S4 percentage points higher
 than his club During the present
 year he is .265 points ahead. Rom
 mel won twenty-seven and lost thir- teen an average of .675. The As wor
 sixty-five and lost eighty mine, a mark
 of 426. In the three years, Romme
 has won fifty and lost forty-two, z
 pitching record of .543. For the sam'
 period the Athletics have won 166 anc : lost 295, a record of .360.
 During the season closed he de feated every other club in the leagu' at least twice. Boston and Clevelant he has turned back on six occasions Cleveland has defeated him the great
 est number of times, three.
 By winning nine successive victor P ies Rommel tied the longest winning ' streak among major league hurler . for the last two seasons. He begal f his winning ways on August g b. ! handing the White Sox a facing, an continued piling up the victories fo ] the As" until the Red Sox apple the brakes in the second half of tn doubleheader of September g. e < RommeIs record of nine straigh
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
SAFETY RULE Bo5s UP
 AGAIN AT BUTLER

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 25-In the opinion of Coach H. o. Page of the Butler football squad, the final score of the Butler Earlham football game here last Saturday. should have been 55-0 instead of 57-0.
 The Butler mentor pointed out to- day that the safety awarded Butler in the fourth period was not a safe ty since the ball. on the kick off hit the goal post. An Earlham player carried the ball behind his goal, where he was 1downed and Butler was giv- en safety. Coach Page said however, he was of the opinion that the ball should have been kicked off again.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
TO ADD MORE. HOLES
 TO CLEVELAND GoLEIiNke

Cleveland, Oct. 25-So popular has golf become in Cleveland in the mast summer an additional nine holes is .to be added to the Municipal course here making total of 27 holes, it was an nounced today.
 Work of contracting the additional 3 holes will commence at once and it is planned to have them ready for play by next June.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
MULLIGAN IS PURCHASED
 BY FRISCO ciIJR

San Francisco, Oct. 25-Eddie Null ligan, third baseman of the Chica- go American league baseball team, has been purchased by the San Fran cisco club of the Pacific coast league and will report next season, it was announced today The purchase is a part of the deal whereby Killie Kamm, San Francisco third baseman goes to Chicago. The White Sox paid $100, ,000 for Kamm.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
Erisdman and sh.d. Matched

Chicago. Oct. 25-Sailor Friedman, Chicago lightweight, tonight was matched to meet Dave Shade in Bos- ton, November s. and Morrie Schai- fer in Omaha, November B.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
Garcia 70 Meet Noble

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. 25-Frankis Garcia, of Memphis. Tenn. today was matched with Tommy Noble. of Eng land. in a ten round bout at Detroit October 90.