davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
P(JC|[|ST IN
CENTRAL
.gCLA||N
High School Stars Eligibility
May Decide Football
Championship.

Whether Central High Sehoo
will be awarded the championship
of the interscholastic football
series for 1922 is the problem
under consideration today by the
board Of principals Of the whit'
high schools of the District,
The board has taken under ad
visement the charges filed yester'
day before an executive session by
8. Duncan Bradley, attorney
president Of the Home and Schoo
Association Of Western High
School, in which Mr.. Bradley pro
tested the eligibility Of Vincent
William Plumpton, one OF the
Central players.
Issues Statement.
Bradley states:
+. That Pmmpton was not
shown to be eligible to entrance
rs regular student In Central
High School.
:. That Plumpton was Ineligible
for participation IN amateur sports
owing to proviOus participation In
professional boxing matches.
Bradley's sxteen-page statement
to the board. with correspondence
and affidavits, was supplemented by
testimony Of Morris A. Joyce ant
Joseph. M. Bateman. He asserts
that his protest Is filed by himself
as a private citiizein, on his own re
sponsibility, and that officials Of
other high schools have nothing tC
do with the case.
Everything in connection with
the Initiation and conduct Of tn,
Investigation into Plumpton's eligi
bility can be attributed to me only,
says Bradley.
Principal Unmformed.
He states that DIR. <. w. Newton
principal of Western High School
had no intimation of the protes,
being made against the Central play
er until newspaper stories concern
ing the matter were printed on No
vember 2.
George F. Green. physical instruc
tor at Western. and Frank G. Dan
lei. principal Of Mckinley Manua
Training School, are quoted b,
10 TCiubtu IlIf
protest. Mr.. Bradley adds that hs
has been hampered In filing hi,
protest owing to the failure or DIR
Ballou, superintendent OF schools
to furnish him with copy of eliri
bility rules for. Washington hief
schools for 1922.
Mr.. Bradley's resume of the fact,
concerning the eligibility of Plump
ton follow:
Reviews Facts.
In order to get down to tn,
actual question as to the eligibilit,
OF Vincent william Plumpton N
this matter, I will give a brief re
sumo Of the facts.
On October 81. I called at IN,
bureau of navigation, Navy Depart
ment. where I was shown ever,
courtesy and was verbally told O,
Mr.. Plumpton's naval record.
also addressed a letter to tn,
bureau Of navigation under date n
October 20, stating that I wa,
acting as an individual citizen: tina,
I desired full information with re
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s.,
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
F|ANCEE DROPS
.k|LL|NGOF
DR.F0X
Hounds Followed Dainty Foot
print, But Suicide or Mistake
Is Theory in Death.

The fiancee Of DIR. Frank Arnold
Fox, young surgeon OF the Fox
Hospital at Greeneville, Tenn. as
others who were close to him. now
is satisfied that his recent death
by shooting is to be attributed
either to mistaken identity, or a de.
termination to commit suicide and
probably will make no further move
in the mysterious case.
This was the word brought to
Washington today by Miss Harriet
M. Kincheloe. sister of Miss Evelyn
Kincheloe, whom Fox was to have
married in Christmas week. Her
comment, when interviewed at her
suite In the Cordova apartment. was
brief and decisive.
Dr. c. p. Fox. the dead physi.
clans father and founder OF the hos.
pital. In which his son was develop.
ing his knowledge Of his profession,
her sister and others affected blythe
tragedy are ready to support even
the suicide theory rather than to
credit Sensational reports that the
arm Of jealousy. either In the Per
J Continued on Page .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
FIELD SCENE
Of ARMY FLYING !.
TRAGEDY

-=r By Istsrnstiona News Service.
y LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Dec. Six army avia-
tors were killed here today when Martin bombirg
plane, carrying four enlisted men and an officer,
and Fokker plane which had just taken off the
ground collided about 200 feet in the air.
THE DEAD:
Maj. Guy L. Cerhardt.
Capt. L. A. Doyle, of San Francisco.
Sergt. Arthur Marsick, of Cleveland, Ohio !.
Private Leon Rolas, of Philadelphia.
Private Felix Blumka, of Chicago.
Private Tom Jordan, of Deepstep, Ga.
BOTH DROP TO EARTH IN FLAMES.
The Martin plane was practice fight with Cap!
tain Doyle and the four enlisted men aboard. ~,
1t was travelling at great speed when Major Ger.
hard arose from the ground in his Fokker directly
in the path of the oncoming bombing plane.
With q resounding crash the two planes came to-
gether, both falling to the ground in flames.
Private Rolas leaped from the burning Martin
plane and survived few minutes.
All the others were dead when witnesses to the
collision reached the scene.
An official investigation was ordered Immediately.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
BACHELOR JUDGE TALKS
~ ON MARRIAGE PROMISES

LONDON, Dec. eff man
finds his engagement Is a mistake.
what is he to dor That is the
question asked by Judge McCardle.
one Of the most distinguished of the
English judiciary-and a bachelor.
IAN engagement to marry is not
like a bargain made in a counting
house; 1t is not an ordinary con.
tract.
els the man, then, to say to the
girl: All my affection is gone, but
7 will marry you rather than have a
breach of promise case?'
"Or is he to say: Il believe the
right and honest thing is not to
marry, and will submit to any
damages the Jury thinks fit to give.
Marriage In the eyes Of the
church is a lifelong contract that
nothing but death can dissolve.
But the consequences Of un-
happy marriages are seen every
day In the congested lists of our
divorce courts"
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Golfers, Attention
Sarazen Gives Free.
Lesson Saturday

~ ENE SARAZEN worlds champion golfer at the
NJ age Of twenty-one, will give a FREE lesson in
golf TO public link players Of this city This lesson
will be given at East Potomac Park at o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon Don't fail TO 70.
In his exhibition lesson the youthful star-WHO
ROSE FROM CADDY TO CHAMPfON--wil show how
ne grips the various clubs. He will explain the me-
his bag and will point out how each shot IL made And
ne viii show the difference between the correct way
and the wrong manner Of hitting the BALL
The champions lesson will be Complete in every
detail and all are invited to view the exhibition as
guests OF THE WASHINGTON HERALD. Il will be
the rst time champion golfer has ever demonstrated
MS snots IN this manner. Moving pictures will be taken
Of the great event. You are invited. Go.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Reveals Dod&ers Mesnoos'

Various methods used to reduce
the amount Of income subject to
ncomea tax include the following
according to Secretary Mellon. De.
auctions of losses on sales Of capital
assets, with failure to realize on
rabital gains; exchanges Of property
and securities to. avoid taxable
Gains; tax exempt securities: division
of property. such as creation OF
trusts. .t, 1..Na
Regarding the "eyii," the secre'
tafy said to Congress-:
Tho thing most necessary IN re
duction Of the surtax rates thin
selves in order to reduce the pres.
sure OF avoidance and maintain the
revenues derived from the surtax
I believe II would be sound policy
and at the same time helpful to the
general situation. to reduce the sur
taxes to a maximum of 15 per cent,
which would mean a combined maxi
mum, including normal and ssurtax
of not over SO per cent. ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
TIGER EXPECTS
j. s. ARMY IN !,
FRANCE
Makes Prediction to Officers
He Addresses View
of Versailles.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS,
international News Service.

zone Of these days, under q
form I don't exactly know, the
time will come, gentlemen, whom
we win meet again in Frapce!'
Georges Clemenceau, the aged
wartime Premier of France, left
this prophetic message today with
the generals of the American
army, who gathered at the Army
War College to greet him. Most
Of those officers whom the
"Tiger" addressed commanded
American combat units In France
during the world war.
America ana France cannot stay
apart. The Tiger" asserted vigor'
ously.
"You say you are not European'''
ne asked. al say you are. You
came from Europe. But you have
added greatly to what You brought
from Europe. You have added the
knowledee Of how TO do big things"
Democraciss are good thinss, NJ.
ccontinued on Page Z. Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
FIVE BARGES DESTROYED
IN GALE ON ONEIDA LAKE

UTICA. N. Y, Dec. 6.-Caught
in a furious gale, a fleet of five
barges. owned by tht Inland Ma
rine Corporation of New York city,
carrying a cargo Of 10000 bushels
Of wheat from Buffalo to New
York. was torn apart and practi-
caily destroyed on Oneida lake late
yesterday. Two Of the barges sank
in midlake. The others are strand
ed on Verona Beach. All five mem.
bers Of the crew were rescued.
The loss 10 estimated at 500, 900.
Less than q fortnight ago sir
barges were wrecked and two livef
lost In a similar accident on Oneida
lake with q loss of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
General Patrick Gets
News of Crash and
Orders Report, at Once
by international News Service.

? BY Internatisnal News Service.
Six army aviators were
killed at Langley Field,
Va, today in the collision
between q Fokker air
plane and q Martin bomb.
or, according to a report
to the army air service. !,
The report said Major
Guy L. Cerhardt was fly.
ing the Foklxer plane and
Capt. L. A Doyle and
four enlisted men were in
the bombing plane. :
The two ships came to-
gether with a crash in
midair, killing ali Of the
occupants. :
First word Of the &C
|cident reached General
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
% POLICE cHAUFFEURs
FLASH NEW BADGES

Peeping from beneath the coat
collars Of the thirty-six police
chauffeurS today were the brand
new badges that have been issued
to them. Their chest expansion
has increased Immensely. New cap
badges were also issued to the
, Their insignia is now similar to
that flashed by the regular guys"
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Princess Mary Soon
To Become Mother,
London Hears
isrrNNfiosaA .hEna aGni

LONDON, Dec. ga happy
and interesting event is expect
ed at the home of Vincent Las
cellee and the former Princess
Mary within a fortnight" the
Daily News announced today.
The Princess, who is the only
daughter of King George and
Queen Mary, is expected to be-
come a mother before Christ
mas. This will be the first
grandchild of the King and
Queen.
Queen Mary is expected to go
to Hardwood Hall, Yorkshire,
to join her daughter in a few
days.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Predicts Increased YIeld.

'Readjusted to this basis, surtax
rates would. In my Judgment, ac-
complish their purpose and yield ns
large or larger revenues to the
Government, without the unwhole;
some consequences OF existing
rates.
Lower surtax rates would
broaden the market for Government
securities and otherwise encourage
the development OF productive
enterprise. Until some readjustmept
Is made the yield Of higher sur
taxes win tend to drop toward the
vanishing point.
"The wise course IN TO reform
the surtaxes now, while the system
still functions. and to close as far
as possible the gaps that now ex-
ist. On this basis the revision can
be made without loss Of revenue.
and In the long run, with material
benefit TO the Government
Secretary Mellon condemned as an
iniQuity In the nations financial sys-
tenn the tax-exempt security. and he
CONTINUED On rass .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
POTTERY WORKERS ARE
ORDERED BACK TO JOBS

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio. Dec. 6.
Seventeen thousand workers I'm
the general ware pottery industry,
who have been IDLE since October 1,
were ordered back to work today by
President John T. Wood. Of the Ma
tional Brotherhood OF Operative Pot
ters. ...t -
The action followed declaration
of peace between the union and the
United States Potters' Association.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
L0WERTAX,,
MELLON
SAYS
Secretary Asks Reduction in
Higher Rates in Annual Re-
port to Congress.
By w. H. ATKINS,
Interna tienal News Service.

Lntermn tiOmot NoWs Dcrvhoe.
Undaunted by the expected de-
ficit this year in Government rev.
enues, Secretary Of the Treasury
Andrew w. Mellon, in his annual
report to Congress today, declared
that the country should not be
subjected to additional taxation.
Advocates Lower Surtaxes.
Instead Of recommending new
taxation to make up the deficit,
Secretary Mellon advocated the
lowering OF surtax rates on large
incomes from the present 50 per
cent to rs per cent, contending that
this action would result in capital
being drawn from it's hiding places
and put to productive work. thus
creating new tax sources naturally
Great wealth, Mellon pointed out,
now sinks itself in tax-exempt BE-
curities and other tax-free invest
ment fields and yields the Govern
ment nothing. II this money 10 re
leased. he pointed out, It will mui'
tiply tax sources.
There is real danger, his report
said, in the decline Of taxable IN
comes above 100000.
THE surtaxes are gradually de-
feating their own PURPOSE" his re-
,ort said. High rates are becoming
naffective because OF thhe steady
disa appearances OF taxable incomes to
which they are intended to apply
~
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
PHI I'LL FPS
ESCAPE
ON BOAT
Officials Work on Theory Roads
to Mexico Were Not Used .
BY Jailbreaker.
BY WILLIAM G. CAYCE, S
lBtermatioaal News Service Staff


Correspondent.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. g.
Hunted by every officer of the
law in southern California and
Federal authorities along the
Mexican border, Clara Phillips,
convicted "hammer" murderess VI
Alberta Meadows, who escaped
from the county Jail yesterday
morning by saving through the
bars of her cell, was still the
"enigma woman" today at the end
Of twenty-four hours search after
she got away.
Husband Knows Nothing.
Although working without single
tangible clew, Sheriff w. 1. Traeger
and his deputies went at their task
Of finding Mrs. Phillips with re-
newed vigor today and confident
that she would be found before
nightfall. .'
The possibility that Mrs. Phillips
flight from Los Angeles to some
point across the border might have
been made in an airplane was not
being overlooked by the authori'
ties. Sheriff Trager said that while
ne had no evidence to cause such
q belief, the possibility existed she
might have flown" the city. II
was expected check would be
made of the various flying fields
to ascertain IL any plane Is missing
or made a mysterious trip.
Under Sheriff Eugene Biscailuse,
acting on a tip that Mrs. Phillips
may be aboard fast motor boat
heading for Eusenada, Lower
California port, left Tia Juana early
today for that point to make a
search for the escaped prisoner.
Deputy Sheriff Nolan was left In
charge Of a border patrol at Tia
Juana.
Armour L. Phillips, for whose love
Mrs. Phillips is said to have beaten
Mrs. Meadows to death, has been
found, but failed to throw any light
on the sudden disappearance Of his
wife. After Phillips explanation OF
his whereabouts on Monday night
CONTINUED on Page Q. Column 2)
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
FIREMAN is KILLED
IN w. VA. WRECK

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. a.
Robert Lushbough. fireman. of Hin.
ton, w. Va, was killed and o. O..
Temple, engineer on the Chesapeake
and Ohio fast trair No. 4. from Gin
cinnati to Washington, was seriously
scaided. and may die. whom tho train
was deraiied near 0auiey's bridge
early today.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Regents Reappointed.

The Senate has, by special reso-
luton, reappointed Henry White
and John T. Henderson, members
Of the board Of regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution. The terms
begin on january 1,N19z3. X
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Reviews Facts.
WEATHER.

Fair and Slightly colder
tonight; lowest temperature
about 70 degrees.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30
AROUND THE COUNTY
READSTOWN

Readstown, August 26-Miss Cath
crime Everson of Lacrosse has been
spending severaldays with girl friends
in this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. HoIcomb and son
Otis, departed Monday for Epsie,
Mont, TO visit their son, Warren, and
daughter, Mrs. Walter Eddleman.
They made the trip by automobile
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Yttri, Sunday, August
10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Jerman and
family have been enjoying their an
nual vacation, visiting with relatives
in Minneapolis.
Oscar Anderson and family visited
several days last week at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Galloway at Clayton.
A number of Masons and Eastern
Stars from here attended the dedi-
cation of the Masonic Temple at vi
rOqua Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl fainter, who have
been spending hte summer in northern
Wisconsin were called home on ac-
count of the death of the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Geddes of Liberty Pole.
Ben Rastall of Viola visited at the
Myrtle Rastall home Tuesday.
Mrs. c. v. Fitch went to Sparta on
Tuesday to attend the funeral of a
relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Williams of Wau-
kesha. visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Williams last week.
Mrs. George Turner and children,
John and Erma, of Prairie du Chen,
we're at the VIM. Jones home last
week
s. E. Jerman is enjoying a weeks
vacation from his duties at hte Nu-
yum Lumber Yard. He with his
daughters, Edith and Edna are visit
ing with relatives at West Prairie.
Thomas l.. Flanagan is taking his
annual vacation from his rural route
work. John Flanagan is driving the
route in his absence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30
AUTOMOBILE FIGURES

Pessimists and knockers and mem
bers fthe Ancient Order of Gloom
got a jolt when the 1922 automobile
registration figures for United States
came out, according to G NJ. Clark,
Goodyear Service Station dealers at
Viroqua
Despite generally adverse business
conditions and the fact that thousands
of cars went out of service, the peo-
pie of this country own l ,428,773 more
automobiles and trucks now than they
did year ago, an increase of 15@S.
ut means just two things-one, that
this country is long ways from be-
ing broke, and two, that automobiles
are not regarded by the people of this
country as luxury to be bought only
in flush times.
GAS a matter of fact Americans
bought within the past twelve months
nearly as many cars as the rest of the
world owns altogether Statisticians
figure that there are about 1880 900
cars running in the world, all of which
but about 100000 are owned in this
country"
Mr. Clark had collected some inter
esting figures in regard to automobiles
owned. For example, Great Britain
has about $4,000 cars, Canada 463,-
900, France $4,000, Germany 1000
and the next one down the list is Ar
gentine with $4,000.
There are only IL states, his figures
showed, out of the as in this country
which do not own more cars than Ar
gentine
Why, this state alone with regis
tration of 364,829 owns more cars
than any foreign country in the world,
except Great Britain and Canada"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET

Edgerton, Wis, August IS, 1922.
The prospects of big binder crop
so bright few weeks ago are grow
ing simmer every day. Taken alto
gether the chance of harvesting a
bumper crop has gone by. The fields
harvested yielded fair crop of sound
tobacco, but few of uniform leafiness.
The standing tobacco is not growing
right. The hot weather has, of course,
retarded it, but even where some
growth is apparent in parts of the
field, other parts of the same field
are not getting anywhere. Many
growers lay it to presence of root rot;
others are of the opinion that the
baking after the heavy rains have
root-bound the plants, and this in con-
tinued hot weather would retard the
growth and stunt the plant.
There is still a chance for late to-
bacco. Moisture and heat in right
amounts can do wonders in few days.
In the sections of the northern coun-
ties where rain came at the right time
the stand is promising, and some ex-
cellent tobacco is and will be harvest
ed. The Madison-Sun Prairie terri
tory had a good rain a week ago, but
high winds did considerable whipping
in the advanced fields.
1t is estimated that some over 1000
acres have been contracted for in the
northern section. The movement has
slowed down for the time being,
though a few sales have run above
that figure, in one instance touching
% cents. The Lorillard and the Eisen-
lohr companies have, as far as known,
not entered for any field buying as
yet
Old tobacco is picked up at various
prices in bundles and cases. There is
about $4,000 cases of all types in the
state of old leaf, 1918, 1919, 1920 and
1921, still in the hands of independent
packers, including the cooperative con-
Germs. Of this amount, perhaps, not
more than 20 per cent is real binder
goods of quality. With the prospects
of another short binder crop, what
will the binder situation be next
spring and summer?
At the meeting of the board of d.
rectors fthe pool Tuesday at Madi-
son the matter of general manager
was discussed, but no final action was
taken 1t may be another week be-
fore the matter is settled. The bal
ance of the time was devoted to a
discussion of ways and means to hand
lie the warehousing and finance prob
lens. One of the directors when seen
after the meeting, would not divulge
the names of the candidates consider
ed for the chief executive office.-Wis-
consin Reporter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30
BlOodhOunds Used to Trace
puurn WrncLo


DodgeyiIle, Wis.-Bloodhounds were
brought here Friday by Mayor John
Wedlake an dthe city council in an
effort to trail persons who are believed
to have been tampering with machin-
cry in the city waterworks.
The superintendent of the water
plant recently informed the council
that bolts had been found in gears of
the pumping apparatus. Had the ma
chimes been started they would have
been wrecked and the city left with
out water supply.
Members Of the council are at loss
to understand the motive Of any per-
son in attempting to hinder operation
of the water plant. A secret meeting
of the council was held after midnight
Thursday night and another was
scheduled for Friday.
There's this about the musical num-
bers OF q radio program: There are
no enccres.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30

"Officers, there will be crowd at
the hall"
yes, sir"
Ladies' first"
Does that include girls in knicker-
bockers 20
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30

A Chicago professor says the world
has been ruled by women for 10000
years. We had thought the world was
older than that.
DIR. Chase, dentist, ofi3ce b Ms
donai Bank Building. Phone n
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30
SOME NUTS

1t happened in one of those "mixed"
shops where all the sorts and condi-
tons OF commodities were sold, altho
the proprietor was registered as a con-
fectioner. In one of the windows was
a bag of small potatoes. A poten-
tial customer scrutinized the window
closely. Finally he entered the sbop.
and pointing to the potatoes stated:
Give ma dimes worth of them NUT.
they are particularly fine and large.s
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30

Best results are always obtained by
yielding the right of way to a rail-
road train, street car, or heavy
truck. There's no instance on record
where an auto has done much dam
age to any of them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-30

In Glass Cage
She has always led sheltered
An heiress 2"
@Ticket seller at movie show
y
A skull half an inch thick found IN
Arizona viii be sent to Washington.
That's nothing new. though, most OF
them are.
.
Money brings 30 little happiness "a
those who have It that can't think
it viii be the currency in our next
existence. ~