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On January Is senior and Junior
club handicap events will be started,
and entries already recorded indicate
sizable list of competitors in these
Journeys. These contests really will
serve as preparatory affairs for the
club championship to be conducted
in February.
a team will be sent TO Baltimore
January IS for q match with the
Baltimore Athletic Club. Seven play
ers are to compete. Those regarded
as likely selections for the team are
r. W. Wigglesworth, Coleman Jen-
nings, Dwight F. Davis. Horace Green.
G. Quincy Peters. L. E. NJ. Crocker
and Arthur HELEN.
The game certainly has established
itself at the Racquet Club. In No
vember of last year not more than
thirty players registered for courts.
but now more than 15o are interested
in the sport. The four excellent
courts at the club are in daily use.
each court for an average OF ten
half-hour periods.
Otto Glocker, professional. who is
developing the Racquet Club players,
believes that within ten years the
game will be played in every inpor-
tant city in America and Canada.
At present it has a firm hold In
Philadelphia. New York. Boston. Eal-
timore. Detroit. Cleveland. Chicago
and Ncnt"ccl. and in several other
cities - .Jut,-iil1 .aullIy,
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CHAMPIONS FOR 1922
IN THE BIG LEAGUES

AMERICAN.
Hittins-Sisler. St. Louis. ........... .4ls
Pitching-Faber. Chicago. -. so
Bush New York. ......-. f.786
Run getting-Sisler. st. Louis. ~. 134
RlIs batted in--Williams. St. Louis 155
Home runs-Willisms, st. Louis. go
Base stealing-Sisler. St. Louis. ..... SO
FPer cent earned runs per nine-inning
game.
won &c. lost I.
NATIONAL.
Hitting-Hornsby, St. Louis. ...... .40i
Pitching-Ryan, New York. 90
Donahue. Cincinnati. t.esT
Run getting-Hornsby. St. LOUIS. 141
Runs batted in-Hornshy, st. Louis. 152
Home runs-Hornsby. St. Louis. 42
Base stesling-Carey, Pittsburgh: 81
sPer cent earned runs per nine-inning
game.
Won IS, lost 8.
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REEKIE TO MEET PARS0N
IN GOLF TOURNEY FINAL

PINEHURST. y. G.. December Sc
William Reekie OF Upper Nontclair,
y. j., and Donald Parson of Youngs-
town, Ohio, survived the semt-tinal
round in the midwinter golf tourna-
ment at Pinelfurst today and will
meet in the trophy contest on Mon
day.
Reekie played against T. Russell
Brown of Montclair and won by 4
and 2. Parson won by 8 and 4 from
John F. Daley, jr, of Rochester.
n Y,
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SKI SUES FIGHT CHIEF.
Senegalese Boxer Renews Efforts
to Restore His Standing.

PARIS. December 20.-BattlinG Sikh
filed u suit in the civil courts today
against Paul Rosseau. president OF
the French Boxing Federation, for
annulment OF his nire-month dis
qualification and for restoration OF
his title as European heavyweight
champion. which he won from Georges
Carpenter.
The suit was a result of Rosseau's
failure to answer formal summons
served upon him last week. direct
ing him to produce within three days
the records upon which Sikh was dig
qualified. The Senegalese boxer re.
asserts, in the action begun today,
his contention that the federation s
action was illegal because he was
not allowed to give his testimony.
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e,v York Pennant Monopoly Hurts Game Pgsm 7riues Despite
<'BUYINC" OF TITLES
CAUSES ILL FEELING
Giants Clearly Outplay Yanks in World Series-An
But One of Minor Leagues Finish
Season.
BY JOHN 3. FOSTER.

IINNNG the championships OF both OF the
wv 1922 by representing New York please
large of the Neither did thrill the New York
public itself huge because New York thrill 1t
merely the base bali enthusiasts Gotham
the world for yea
leaving hore.
Students Of bsse bail and casual writer's have naryeed the lack
the both
Obvious enough The gods OF the hleach and the the
folding would
whether Yankees
back study the work OF their favote
the seventh Of
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STADIUM FOR SAVANNAH
TO BOOST SPORT THERE

Savannah will construct n modern
on the ground inclosed by the race
track in that city.
It may help secure professional
base ball for the city. The improve
ments will be directed by the tri-state
exposition auto races, and a big foot
ball match will help put Savannah on
the sporting map.
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SOME OF THE CHAMPS
DETHRONED THIS YEAR
Jake Schnefef. billiards.

Jake Schnefef. billiards.
Jack BrittOn, boxing.
Johnny BufR (twice), boxing.
Georges Carpenter, boxing.
Battling Levinsky, boxing.
Gene Tunney, boxing.
Babe Ruth, h0me,run hitting.
Norwich, running herse.
Harry Arnst, rowing.
darcy Hadneld, rowing.
Duke Kahanam0ku. swimming.
Jesse GulfOrd, golf.
Jim Barnes, golf.
Walter Hagen. golf.
Miss Marion HOllins. golf.
W. 1. Hunter. golf.
Miss Cecil Lefteh. golf.
Jock HutchisOn, golf.
Stanislaus ZbysSkO, wrestling.
Frank Kramer. cycling (retired).
Tommy Milton, aut0 racing.
Tommy Murphy, harness driving.
Newell Banks, checkers.
Carl HeadEe, hand ball.
Earl johnson. running.
Charles Isolshit. hOrser.hor pitching:
~. .,uv ~ ia vVks, JOlv.
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SWIMMING TITLE SEEN
FOR AUSTRALIAN GIRL

Miss Thcima Lawler of sydney.
girl Of sixteen years of age. is lauded
as the coming middle-distance SWIM
ming champion Of Australia.
She won the annual sS0-yard race
for the Annette Kellerman cup. and
New South Wales swimming experts
predict she will become an interna-
tional star.
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ADDING GOLF COURSES.

New York \. c. has added two
ment. They will be opened next May.
The limit Of membership has been
placed at COO. There promises to be a
hustle among the 5000 members OF
:he Winged Foo: nrganiZatioG 'cr
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SQUASH RACQUETS FACING
BUSY SEASON In CAPITAL

TTH becoming popular day among
wv of Racquet Club probably will not be
Washington will be able terms
which have fostercd this for Intro
club the fourteen months has
intercy The Racquet Club has joined
twelve hveman the national cham
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SYRACUSE U. is TO ADD
TO ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT

Syracuse is about to add to its ath-
letic equipment.
The new Hendricks Field will in
clude twelve acres and consist of a
base ball section. quarter-mile run
ring track, practice foot ball field. la
crosse field. several tennis courts.
women's hockey field. outdoor basket
ball rectangle and several field
houses.
1 ,t,. inlI,r,, YcuiefItS I.lil ,vS. SJSuv. .gug
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ROGERS
HoRNsBY
RECRUIT MYATT EXPECTED
TO STAR WITH CLEVELAND
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

December 30t expected today that the Cieve
M will addition Mya
Milwaukee club playing staff shortly after
My without
certainly Borchr Milwaukee
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TITLE WINNERS OF 1922
IN THlRTY.ONE LEAGUES

For the hfst time, the complete
list OF the championship bnse ball
teams of the United States in 1872:
IL published herewith.
This IL the way they finished.
both in the majors and in the
bushesi
League. Club.
World seris-Ssv York Natioralr.
Nadonal-New York.
Ar.erican-Nev York.
American Associa tton-St. Pa.
Pacific Cosst-San Francisco.
Observation-Disclosures
WestcIN-rulss.
Scuthsi0 Associatiou-Mobile. Ala
Eas.ern-\ Aw Haven. Conn.
TeI.s- ,worsa;
Sirg1nta-V lson. N. c,
Three E, .--Terre Iiaute
South Atlanuc--ChaI!eston. S. c.
3sntr.iEersnd Rapids. Mich.
PieGmont-Durham n. C.
Sorthwestern-Sapups. Okla.
Western Assoe.ation-Jopln. No.
Blue Rids--Mart:nsburE. W. VI.
Blue Gr.c-Ms ysviue, XIV
chiaa-Br1stol, Va.
Cotton States-0recnwood Mss
Dskots-Nitcheil, s. D.
TexaS-Okla aoma-Paris Tex.
Nebraska State-Fairbury.
Eastern Cann da-Three Rivers
Mississippi vsllsy-Ced.r Rapids, Iowa.
Eastern Shore-Parksley, Va.
x. I. T.-Cairo. III.
Oklahoma Stats-Chickasha.
West Texzs-AnaHllo.
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HERZOG WANTS BENTON
CASE GIVEN AN AIRING

BALTIMORE, Md. December 30
Buck Herzog. former major league
star. who was mentioned in the
Ruhc Benton case. now before Base
Ball Comm issioner Landis. wants the
affair reopened. and has retained
Charles II. Knapp as his attorney.
Knapp IL we'll known in base ball,
having served AZ Jack punr's legal
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CREWS CLASH IN MARCH.

The annual 4-mile rowing race
between oxford and Cambridge var
sity SCARED shell crews will be held
over the Thames course, London,
March "a. The intervarsity sports
will take place the same day At
Queens Club.
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LOTS OF GOLF COURSES.

There are 1874 golf courses in this
country. not including the nine-holc
links, estimated 10 number 25e or
more, st summer and winter resorts
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Browns Tough Fo~men.

was the lifting Of the philadelphia.
cut OF eighth place.
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THRILLS ARE FEW,
BUT CROWDS GOOD -,
Dempsey'S Enforced IdleneSS
Reduces Interest-Several
Titles Change Hands.
By FAIR PLAY.

30 lar a thrills were concern
the sport OF pugilism fell prc'
- ~ Hat in the year 1922. i
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INVESTIGATION OF
MERGER STARTED I : / |.
Consolidation Of Steel Con-
Germs Ratified by Off
ciaIs Today.

NEW YORK, May 16.-M oses
Taylor. chairman Of the Lacka-
wanna Steel Co., and E. G. Grace.
president OF the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation were summoned today
to appear before the Lockw pod ex-
ecutive committee Thursday for X
.amina ton concerning the merger
of the two concerns. ratified ear
lier IN the day b ytheir boards Of
directors. a.
Bethlehem will pay for the Lack,
avian ma property in Z per cent pre-
ferred stock and class B. common
stock, giving an aggregate amount
OF the two classes equal at par
vaule to the par value Of Lacka-
wanna's outstanding stock-i735 r
los, 500.
Forty per. cent OF the payment
will be made in per cent prefer
red and so per .cent B. common,
Bethlehem reserving the right to
reduce the amount of preferred and
increase the amount of class b.
common paid by $1,543,0OO par
value upon payment of approx
mate1y $300,000s in cash
Bethlehem assumes all the debts
and obligations OF Lackawann.
Bethlehem stockholders will be
asked soon to authorize the ad ditiz
onA amount of stock necessary to
consummate the purchase, Presi-
dent Grace announced
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.CALLEN AND BROWN " N,
ATTEND BA!NQUIIEE:.Tl.;S<: JETS:

Prof. "A &C. Callen, Moragntown.
head Of the department Of coal
mining engineering at West Vir-
ginia University, arrived home
Yesterday afternon from Mt. Hope,
where the mining extension scho1:
ars of Southern We1c Virginia nea
from various towns in the Mt.
Hope district. VI n .l5s.
The banquet was held on Sat
urday night at the Y. M. G.. A.
at MT. Hope, and r. m. La mbie.
charleston, head of Il the Depart
ment. Of Mines. acted as toastmas-
ted. Addresses were made by
Edward Graft. manager of mines
Of the New River Co.. NJ t.. Hope; !;
E. j. McCool, auditor of the same
company: L. S. Tully, cashier ot
the Bank of Mt Hope, and EP M.
Snyder, Appointment coal operator
sof9years OF standing if the Fayette
coal fields. One hundred and fifty
covers were laid. 5a.3
c. K.Brown Morgantown,. assis-
tant director Of mine extension
work, returned yesterday after
noon. from @Beckley, " here he at
tended the banquet of the mining
extension scholars OF Raleigh
County The banquet&was3 held at
the Beckley Hotel, and 4 90 covers
were laid. j4 5s2s
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Court Holds Restitution
Must Be Sought at Once

CHARLESTON, May 16.-The e
Supreme Court today held that
where a party has rlgnt 70 .
3rescind contract on the groun - =
OF fraud, restitutions.As must De
sought at once. and any unreason-
able delay will be regarded as q
waiver. ~
The decision was given in the
case of W. E. Deegans Coal 20.
VS.. G. C. Hedrick, z reversing IN e
decision OF the Circuit Court OF
Raleigh County and rem anon
the case for re-trail.
other decisions handed down
by the court included: WILL !,
Frank Roe VS.. x. D. Geiger and
others; Lincoln, judgment 'e'lllt az
6rmed. s
c. G. Caste vs.. F. M Cook ant q
others; Raleigh, reversed n part sa
and case remanded.
Mollie FDurkin D Donohoe Us.
=. M. McCollan and others; Raj
eigh. decree affirmed. $T
Joe Graham VS.. #. Brlght I
and others; Randolph, judgment tl'7
reversed, verdict set aside and
new trial awarded to defendant
D. E. ILutz vs.. Rena u. cur
|rence and others, Randolph judg-
ment reversed, verdict set asid
and new trial al#awarded to plaintiff
4 State VS.. Martin Davis; sum
5mers. jud gment reversed d.2sverdlct ,e1
of jury set aside and new trlal
awarded defendants.
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NEGRO HELD0NA A
SHOOTING CHARGE
Charley Williams Accuses doe
Jackson With Shooting
at Him Last Night.

Joe Jcckcon. a Pickhandle Hill
negro, is prisoner in the county
jail awaiting a hearing on charge
of feloniously shooting at Charles
Williams another negro resident
of the Pickhandle Hill section.
Williams, who caused Jackson S
arrest. told officers that w}szn ne
went to the home of J.. H Rob
inson. a negro who occupies a two
room house on Pickhandle Hill and
shares it with Williams and Villa
Dunlap, at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing he found a crowd at the house
and left to go up the hill q piece
farther to a house occupied ~
Jackson. @%
AS he entered the Jackson house,
to him and ran him out of the
house calling him "snitcher. 4
AS he was leaving the house ha
claims that jackson followed him
out AMI started firing at him. He
made his escape uninjured and
notified the police &. "
@g Policemen Digman, EaRe AMI
Hoult wen to the house occupied
by Jackson and. placed him under
arrest. A search was made for a
gun and 80 caliber Smith antt
Wesson special was found hidden
under some clothing in trunk.
The gun and Jackson were taken tc
the police station and kept until
this morning
4 At today's session OF police
court. Jacksons case was called bI1
as the judge does not have juris-
diction over shooting cases the
prisoner and his weapon were
turned over to Prosecuting Attor-
tney Amos. The County officers are
investigating the case today and
will give the accused man a hear.
ing in a day or two. y.s 5. Z
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BOB HAWKINS ON
TRIAL TODAY IN
CRIMINAL COURT.
Grant Town Man Charged
With Cutting Neighbor---
Many Confess.

Robert Hawkins Of Grant Town
is being tried in the Marion Coun-
ty Criminal Court today before
Judge E. NJ. Showalter on q
charge of feloniously cutting, with
intent to kill, Tony DencaESch, also
of Grant Town, in a free for al
fight there Sunday afternoon, May
IN. Il
Hawkins was indicted by the
May term grand jury. on the charge
and when arraigned in court last
Saturday he entered a plea Of nc
guilty and the case was set for
trial today. The case was called
following the motion and confess
sion hour, today and the jury i'm
paneled to hear the evidence in the
case is composed Of Goff Sturm,
g. c.. Hamilton. Russell Floyd,
Walter Clark, c.. F. Anderson.
Otto Book. Roy H. Cole, Clint
Shaw. Earl Miller, T.. H. Brum-
age, r. W. Clossin and B. F !.
Holdsworth. ~
Attorneys Musgrave and Bras.
non are representing the defend
ant, and John w. Mason. assist
ant prosecuting attorney, is re-
presenting the defendant, and
John w. Mason, assistant prosecut-
ing attorney. is representing the
state in the action. The cutting at
fair, accord ing to the testimony,
was the outgrowth Of drinking
party by some Of the principals n
the case. &%g
The state rested its case at :
o'clock and the defense started TO
present it's testimony to the jury.
It is thought that; the case vii
reach the jury later this afternoon.
A large number Of pleas OF guilty
we're entered when court opened
today and sentences were handed
out in several cases by Juoge
Showalter.
Glen Ishenzoff. who entered a
plea OF not guilty to felony IN
dictment, charging him with felon!.
ously cutting Louie Doktoroh, when
arraigned in Criminal Court last
Saturday. appeared before the $bar
Of Justice this morning accompan-
led by Marshall w. Ogden, his -
torney, and entered a plea Of guilty
to a charge of ,unlawfully cutting
Doktoroff. 6. @g
Pros scouting Attorney Amos
agreed to wave the felony charge
as Ishenzoff has already servec
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Local Man Will Probably Be.
Selected New Grand
Commander.
PARADE TOMORROW.
Auto Tour, Luncheon at
Country Club and Dance
Planned for Ladies.

rairmont is gayly attired in an.
ocean of colors TO welcome the
5forty-eighth grand conclave of the
Grand Commandery Of the
Knights Templar of West Virginia.
Adams street from beginning to
end is decorated with red, white
and blue bunting, American flags
and those bearing the immortal
words Of every Templar, In Hoe
Signo Vinces. %.58
1t is nine years ago since the
city of Fairmont has been honored
with a knight Templar conclaTe.
At that time, Harry F. Smith of.
city city, who is now grand re-
corder, was the grand commander.
1t is also considered most fitting
that the conclave is to be held
here this year as it is expected
that Scott G. Lowe, Fairmont, for
mer Judge Of the Criminal Court
of Marion County, who is now de-
putty grand commander, is to be
signally honored by being select
ed the incoming grand command
er. At the session in Fairmont
nine years ago, former Judge
Lowe received his first appoint
ment and gradually was promoted
from office to office until he is
about to receive the highest honor
of heading the 5000 Templars in
West Virginia IA s
The Grand Officers.
The officers of Grand Comman-
.dery, the conclave of which will
formally open here tomorrow and
continue until Thursday noon, are
as follows: Grand Commander.
Frank w. Van Horn, Martinsburg
deputy grand commander. Scott
C. Lowe, Fairmont; Benjamin. a.
5Corruthers, Charleston, grand
generalissimo William H. Wade,
.Bluefield. grand captain general;'
'Charles+E. Carrigan, ,Moundsville.
grand senior warden; Fred E.
tDelbrid dge, ClaEksburg, grand
Junior ward en-: the @Rt. Rev.. Bis
hop William =. Gravatt, Charles
ton. grand prelate; j. Scott Van
sdervort, weston, grand treasurer:
Henry Smith. Fairmont, grand
recorder; John NJ. Crawford, Par
kersburg, grand standard bearer:
O.. Jay Fleming, Grafton, grand
sword bearer; F. M. Hawkins.
Huntington, grand warder; Fred
p. Spillman, Martinsburg, grand
captain of the guard.
Morgantown Delegation
The delegation from Morgantow.i
Commanders will leave Morgan
town at 1915 p. m tomorrow foi
Fairmont. arriving here over the
b. & o. at 1:25 p. m. II
Tonlorrow'S Session.
$s5 Between s and 12 O'Clock noon
tom orrow the visiting commander
ls Continued on page nine)
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PESS|MlS7 AND J.
OPTIMIST SPEAK.
Two Views Taken on General
Outlook for Trade in
World Today.

WASHINGTON. May 1e.-Al-
though business conditions are on
the mend in this country, the inn
provement throughout the world
especially Europe since the war
has not been sufficient to Justify
optimism in the future Joseph
fDeFrees. president OF the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
declared today in opening the tenth
annual meeting OF the chamber
Laying before the convention
the keynote problem to be consid-
cred, Europe and the conditions
and their effort on the American
nation, Mr.. De Frees said
when we look eastward to the
centre OF modern -civiliza tiont.ssi ii
Europe to the markets Of half OF
ours export trade, it is only thu
Ihope1essly ignorant or the incur
able optimist who can work out
aony imm ediate assurance OF CON,
fort or sta ability3.
"Hunger and its kinsmen, bot
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M o NONGAHELA WILL T AXE
N OFF TWO TRAINS SUNDAY

* Announcement was made today
that the Monongahela railway will
discontinue running passenger
train No. 80, which arrives in Fair
mont at s:35 am and returns 70
Brownsville, Pa as train No. 81
out of Fairmont at 2:40 p. m. The
.Fairmont off ce of the NJ r.. r. an
snounced that the trains will be run
for the last time on Saturday. It
will be removed on Sunday morn
ing at SOL am.
Next Sunday the Monongahela
Railway will run its second Sunday
excursion to- ittsburg gh.5 Passengers
will leave on the esregular +. &s L,. %. q.
train ~ 5 N. md Will arrive
here On the return trip 8ats S:45Ep.m1--. p.
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BODY RECOVERED / \ | !. I
FROM RIVER Herr: (
THIS AFTE. RI ERN00N [:
Man Now Believed TO Be John
Moroskovitch, Miner OF
Louisville. .+s
local yot,!r,:1ng ,:I11's men n at \

-Four local young men at |
O'Clock this afternoon recovered
the body Of a man believed to be
John Moroskovitch, 35, married,
Russian union miner Of Louisville.
who committed suicide at .
O'Clock yesterday morning BY
'plunging from the top Of the new
million dollar bridge to the waters
of the eMononganela SRiyer$l0O feet
below 80 - iT
Identification was not complete
at the hour The West Virsinlan
went to press this afternoon. but
Mrs. Mary Cristo Of Louisville,
who is visiting in this city, stated
that she&believed him to be a man
she knew in Rivesville.
Saw Him Yesterday
ct saw him yesterday morning
when L went across the new river
bridge just little before S
O'clock declared Mrs. Cristo this
afternoon as she stood viewin s the
body of Moroskovitch as it lay on
the river bank.
II am not we'll acquainted with
the man but I have often heard
him called John SO I imagine that
is his first name. I, did not speak
to him yesterday and was not even
certain that it was he who had
committed suicide.
Tile is a Russian and union
coal miner, working for the New
England coal company at Rives-
Vile. He worked under Mr..
Breedlove, the assistant superin-
Ttendent there. if ne is the man
believe him to be. VI
This afternoon when I heard
that the body had been recovered
/ came here, thinking it might be
the Russian I knew as John and
whom I had seen on the bridge
yesterday. 1t proved to be the
man..
55 Same Name on Book.
aiT Lowesville- persons stated this
afternoon that Russian union
miner named ssJ ohm Moroskovitch,
who answered the description of
the drowned man. worked for the
New England Fuel & Transporta-
ton Co.. but that they had not
seen him around for several days
He5was a married man. they
stated, but they. did not know if
he had any children. The name
i. .'Moroskovitch' is the same as
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WASHINGTON, May Am
erican valuation was again
brought into Senate discussion Of
the Tariff Bill today, Senator
Capper, Republican,, Kansas. chair
man of the Senate agricultural
bloc, charging that .sthe most
Jealous advocates of this system
desired it because they believed
that by it they could .'conceal
from the American people the ex-
tent to which they desire to raise
rates. s&&
In effect" he said, .'they admit
that they are seeking s rates so high
as to be unpopular; that they are
endeavoring not to represent the
will of the people, but to fool the
people,
$# Senator Capper predicted that
the "real propa ganda'' for Ameri-
can valuation was coming in spite
of the action of the Senate finance
committee in abandoning it in
favor of the foreign valuation and
that it would belaunched by those
who desire excessively high pro-
ktective duties on manufactured
articles he added that manufac-
trners were ~ content with tariff
rates that would equalize their
position in competition with
foreign producers, but desired an
exclusive position in the American
market ~. ,53s Ell N .5S
- believe, said the head Of the
farm bloc. that. American valua-
tion, if incorporated in the present
bill would have theSsame3e economic
and political effect as did the con
cealed protestation in the ompen-
satory duties of schedulesK of the
Paync-Aldrich Act. President
Taft was compelled to state that
schedule K of that tariff act was
indefensible. The eopponents of
the, bill W ere able ofattack it more
successfully merely because the
protection which it contained was
concealed. In, the same way
va luation,s if incorporat-
ed in the$present bill, would wea-
ken the position of the Republican
party It would almost certainly,
conceal an excessive amount of
protection whic hswould be difficult
to defend.