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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26
FIGHT PLANNED
AGAINST FREAK
TAXES0NCARS
European Situation Pointed
Out In Argument for Dsmoc-
raoy IN Motoring.

During the past several months
It has been an exceedingly poor
day which has not produosd . new
suggestion. state or national. for
taxation Of motor vehicles. These
suggestions embrace every man.
ner of levying bnposts on motoring
from taxing the Horsepower. in ad.
dition to the already existing State
taxes. down to State and national
taxes Of l cent per gallon on
motor fuel.
It u for the economists to thrash
out the logtcality Of these various
methods Of raising money by motor
car taxation; We cannot pretend Tn
offer suggestions. We may be
pardoned. however. II We call at.
tention to q distinct tendency to
which all these additional imposts
on motoring contribute.
Motoring In this country In q
democratic institution. Our manu-.
facturers with their quantity pro-
duction have reduced prices to q
place where the man Of very small
relative income can hope to own q
motor car. The fact that nearly
100000 motor vehicles are now
In use In this country Is csrtain
proof of the democratic ideals of
motoring. since this means that
nearly half the families in the
country have motor vehicles of
some sort. Our national life has
been speeded up immeasurabIy by
this condition. II would be impos-
sible to estimate the health. wealth
and happiness that general motor
Ing has brought to the country.
We do not want to alter this in any
way. II every family in the land
had it's own motor car, it's own pri-
vate transportation system. we
should have achieved the real ideal
of motoring as we know 1t in
America.
In foreign countries, where cars
cost more than they do here. whero
gasoline or other fuel is far more
expensive, and where taxes are
many times heavier than they are
here. motoring is reserved exclu.
sively for the rich. Theirs arc the
health. wealth and happiness that
are added to human life by the
efficiency of the motor car. Taxa
ton, Of course. must fall alike upon
the just and the unjust. but let us
be sure that our legislators. State
and national. do not pile on the
motor vehicle such an impost of
levies that the motor vehicle Is no
longer a possibility for the mar. or
woman Of small. income. and be-
comes In this country, as II Is
abroad, a mere appendage Of wealth
Lot us fight vigorously for the
democracy Of motoring in America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26
TRUCK MAKERS
RESUME HUGE
CARSH|PMENTS

SAN FRANCISCO, March Is
THE Prosperity Special" a fast
freight train consisting Of As cars
loaded with more than 100 motor
trucks manufactured in Cleveland by
The White Company, arrived here to.
day after a record-smashing trans
continental freight run. This is said
to be the largest single shipment Of
high-grade motor trucks since the
war and to mark the resumption of
solid train dispatching in the truck
industry.
To signalize the return of better
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

Automotive Activities Through
out the World.
Monrovia, q small foreign ooun.
try, has only three automobiles.
There are nearly 10000 licensed
garages in the United States.
Motor buses in operation through.
out the United States number 90.
900 cars.
Norway has 10000 automobiles. or
one car for every Els persons In the
entire country.
New York. with a few more than
| 100000 motor vehicles. represents
71s per cent of the cars In the
country.
The Department Of the Seine. in
which the city of Paris is located,
has 56,644 motor vehicles.
A large taxicab company in Chi
cago has increased the wlges Of
It's chauffeurs $4,000 this year.
Australia, which In approximately
the sise of the United States. has
ono automobile to every 81 Of its
Inhabitants.
More motor vehicles are reg
jstered each In Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania than In the European
Continent
Germany has So passenger auto
mobile manufacturers, - truck
makers, IS body builders, 20 &C
ceesory concerns, and 30 machine
tool companies.
In Central America, automobiles
are stored In the homes. and Il II
essential that the car ne built with
proper dimensions to fit In the hail
or parlor.
With u per cent Of the depart
ment motorized. Philadelphia pro-
poses expenditure Of $SS.000 to on
tfrely equip the city with motSr ffrs
fighting appAratus,
| American automobile TOURISTS. en-
terinG Oanada over the NlAgArA Dor
der. spent aB7.ooo.ooo tn the Do
minfon last year Nearly $4,000
cars carried the tourists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

When trying to get out of q bad
mud-hole the tire chains sometimes
help to dig the wheels I'm deeper.
ping the entire length around the
wheel, 10 that they form . large
lump In one spot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

Overcoming Dirty Gasoline.
When filling q gasoline tank. q
simple. but frequently forgotten. pre-
caution II to carefully wipe of the
mouth OF the can before filing. to
remove any dust or dirt that may
have lodged there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26
Stili Set Up In Auto.

A discsr6ed automobile was dts
covered recently ON . farm near
Willfmantio. Conn.,, converted into
stiii and proAucins liquor, The
Gas tank and raAtatcsS gasoline feed
ptpa. ana hood ct the car composed
the make-up q the ~hOotch" pro-
Queer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

Badly-fitting rings not only allow
leaking OF gasoline. but. on the
suction stroke. air 10 sucked up
from the crank case. thinning the
mixture and causing the motor to
skip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

0lyoertne and Scale Deposits.
A. small amount Of glycerine In
The, cooling system 10 recommended.
not AZ an anti-freexe agent. but to
kDep' down scale deposits. The pro-
portions are q half-pint to each
tive gallons Of water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26

American automobile TOURISTS. en-
tsrins CANADA over the Niagara Dor
der. spent &b7,ooo.o00 In the Do
minfon last year. Nearly $4,000
cars carried the tourists.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Judge Landis Declares
Douglas Letter Closed Incident

CHICAGO. Aug. 19.-The expulsion of
Phil Douglas. New York National
League pitcher. for writing a letter to
an unnamed ball player indicating that
he was planning to desert the club. is a
closed incident. X. M. Lands. baseball
commissioner. said to-day. The letter
was made public yesterday. but the COM
missioner refused to disclose 10 whom 1t
was addressed.
II am no longer interested In the
Douglas letter matter the commits
sioner said. 1T Is a closed incident so
far as the office of the commissioner is
concerned.
II am not saying whether Mann did or
did not receive the letter." the commits
sioner added. but / can readily UNDER
stand how a man would not feel compli-
mented at being the recipient of docu-
ment of this kind. have made no
mention OF the man to whom the letter
was addressed because / do not believe
him involved In any guilty way. Tho
guilty person has been expelled from
baseball and the incident is finished"
The New York herald., 1922-08-20

brothers In professional baseball Char
,ey is one and I4ughey is the other
Hughey will be remembered as form
er Yankee. now on the Coast.
Bob Roth and lis brother Frank were
together on the Yankees last season,
Bob as an outfielder and Frank as
coach. Frank still is with the club
hut eccentric Bob has gone. WalFe
Schang's brother Bob, who was with
the Pirates and the Giants. is playing
on the Coast and Zack Wheat's brother
Mack is catching in the minors. Ivy
wingo OF the Reds has an outfeld4r
brother who got trial with the
Yankees and is hack in the Southern
League.
Next season Johnny Morrison of the
Pirates, a great PITCHER and one OF the
best curve ball artists in the game, M
doubt will be Joined by his brother.
~ho is pitching for Birmingham. the
Pittsburgh farm. from which Johnny
came. Stanley Coveleskie. of the Indi-
ans. had a great pitching brother In
Harry, the Giant Killer. but Harry
has gone from the game. Joe Dugan
OF the Yankees .Ias two fine ball play
ing brothers. Len and Leo, but they are
not yet ripe for tie majors. They are
at Holy Cross College. from which joe
came TO the Athletics.
In the old days. before the time OF
McGraw with the GIANTS, the New Yorlss
nad a twin battery. the Hawleys. They
were Pink and Blue. Their mother
identified them as kids by putting rib
bons on their wrists-and pink was Tor
Pink and blue was for Blue.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
McCraw Refuses to Connect
Mann With Douglas Case
Giant Manager Explains Sani-
tarium Incident.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.--John McGraw.
questioned concerning Phil Douglass
statement made in New York. In which
the banished pitcher named Leslie Mann
as the player to whom he wrote. refused
either to affirm or deny the truth OF the
statement.
This matter is In the hands of Com
missioner Landis,' said McGraw, and
l must refuse to comment on that phase
of It,"
The Giant leader was asked concern
ing Douglass tale of being dragged from
an apartment by detectives. taken to a
police station and then removed to A
sanitarium In which he was held pris-
oner for several days.
AS to that" he replied. "anything
which I can tell you merely is hearaay.
Jess Burkett could give you the infor-
nation first hand. but all know heard
from him. The way the story came to
me Is this:
Douglas was member OF party
In an apartment which was raided by
detectives on complaint Of nelghbors who
objected to noise being made there
When they arrived at the apartment
the detectives ordered Douglass com.
panions 20 leave and then took him TO
the West 135th street station, for what
reason | do not know The detectives
communicated with Judge McQuade. who
asked that Douglas. because of his cor.
dition. be removed TO sanitarium on
Central Park West.
"Burkett. who had learned of the
situation. got In touch with me and I
visited Douglas at the sanitarium, not
once but several times. He was IN bad
shape, butseemed satisfied with his sur
roundings, which. ! might add, were Of
the best.
After he had been there three days
he wanted 10 leave, but the physician
In charge refused 10 permit him TO do
so because he was taking treatment.
The following day he again asked TO be
allowed 10 go, but again the physician
refused permission. II was explained TO
Douglas that he was being kept there
solely for his own good and he then
seemed satisfied to remain. II he says
he was locked In he tells the truth. All
institutions OF that sort must lock theif
patients In. RI they did not the patients
would be running out at will.
"As TO Douglas having been black
lacked or dragged downstairs by the
detectives. this is the FIRST / have heard
Of ". He bore no marks Of having
been assaulted when I saw him and ia
thousand 70 one nobody hit him.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20

An unusual accident occurred in the
double header between Newark and To-
ronto at Harrison Field. Harrison, yes
terday In which the Leafs won the
first game, 6-4 and the Newark Bears
took the second. Ill. Vincent, n
catcher on the Toronto team, was
struck by pitched ball while warming
up with Pitcher Connolly and his fore
head was so badly gashed that It was
necessary to take him to a hospital for
treatment
The accident happened in the fourth
inning of the second game. Newark
had three men on the bases. Vincent
was facing the diamond willis Connolly
had his back to It, When Tileshifter
hit to Orme who threw Mooers out Mt
the plate, Vincent was so interested In
the play that he wasn't watching Con-
molly. who let the ball 60 striking the
catcher between the eyes.
Ffleshifter pitched good game for
Newark In the second contest, allowing
but three hits in the seven innings.
Basngartner pitched Toronto to vic
tory In tho first game, being moro es-
fective In the pinches than Kneisch. the
Newark SALESMAN. The score:
FIRST GAME
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PHILLIES' FINISH
OYERTAKES CARDS
Quakers Score Three Runs in
the Ninth to Whip st.
Louis 8 to z.


ST. Lours. Aug. 1s.-The Cardinals.
defeated by Philadelphia 8 to z to-day
while the Cubs We're whipping the
Giants, fell into tie for second place
with the Chicagos. but lost no ground on
the Worlds champions. The Phladel-
phias won by scoring three runs in the
ninth TO overtake two run Cardinal
lead assumed In the seventh.
Little Willie Sherdel was the losing
pitcher. He did some great hitting. but
his flinsing was tntolerable. Henline.
Lee. George Smith. Parkinson and WILL
Jams assaulting him in the final round
for four solid hits and the three -eces-
sary runs.
Wilhelm used three pitchers starting
with Jess Winters. He was kayoed In
the eighth and was relieved by George
Smith. who struck out Hornsby with the
bases loaded and one out. Charlie Wei
nert retired. the Cards in order in the
ninth.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20

Totals. .s5 91o 2712 o. sMetevier. 600 0 ooI
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
GIANTS TUMBLED
BY HACK MILLER
Continued from First Page.

went to third. Bancroft hoisted a sac
rlfice to deep center and Snyder started
for the platter. Under nearly any cir
cumstances /. Is difficult to make Sny-
der exceed any speed limits. This time
Snyder was in great hurry
AS the throw reached the infield Sny-
der started to slide while he was still a
furlong or so away from his destina-
ton. But there was so much vehem-
ence in the start of the slide that ii
carried him completely across the plate
with the run and quite bit on the way
to first base. Snyder does not resemble
the antelope in any manner. but the pic
ture of him rolling across the plate was
highly pleasing to the Giants and rela-
lively as distressful to the Chicago GUS
toners.
In the sixth inning Frankie Frisch.
the celebrated jumping frog Of Ford
ham. carried out nearly all of the dirt
between second and third on his person.
Frisch had drawn a base on balls and
started to make all the distance to third
when Meusel singled to center.
Maisel made a line peg to Krug and
Frisch slid head foremost at the bag.
He went under Krug in n cloud of dust.
but was touched out AS soon as he
could scoop some of the dust from his
throat the jumping frog told the unsym-
pathetic customers what he thought
about the decision. This doubtless re-
lieved his mind. but did no material
good.
In the eighth Frisch got one of the
Chicago ground rule two baggers. But
1t happened with two out. Meusel was
thrown out by Terry, and 1t began to
look as though this game might go to a
considerable number of innings. The
customers out on the lawn we're pre-
pared to sit II out along the same lines
II 1t took oil summer.
The crowd was bigger than yesterday
and was composed almost entirely OF
cash customers. They had them packed
more compactly in the outfieids. too.
Large punches OF customers brought
megaphones and clustered behind tho
Giant dugout, where they conversed at
their guests all afternoon, particularly
a. "Heinie" Groh. '1Ieinie" seems 10
be about as popular as prohibition.
As the Cubs came UP In the tenth
the customers became highly demonstra-
tive. They werc relieving their feelings
for the suffering Of the previous after
noon. The Cubs began TO complain Of
the baseballs that Nehf was pitching In
this inning. and Umpire Rigler collected
few samples or them TO examine AZ
his leisure. Tie Cubs seemed TO think
that Nehf had something ON the ball.
He had but IL was nothing visible 10
the naked eye.
Young and Kelly got hits in the elev-
enth with two out The stage was set
for Casey Stengel to drive tho Giants
through But this time there was no
epic TO be written about Casey at the
bat. He was thrown out by Heinie
Krug.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
BOYS PITCHING FOR THE CLUB MAKE INTERESTING
BROWNS FALLBACK
BY BREAKING EVEN
Divide With Athletics on
Double Header Marked by
Eight Homers.

PHnApsLPH1A. Ans. ls.-St Louis
dropped out OF the lead in the Ameri-
can League race this afternoon by
losing the. second game of a double
header to the locals while New York
was defeating Chicago. The Browns
won the first game. 8 to 5. and lost the
second. 6 to s.
Kenneth Williams. the leading home
run hitter of the league hit circuit
smashes in the first and second games.
running his total up to SO. Clarence
Walker Of Philadelphia hit hts twenty
ninth of the season In the first game.
Bing Miller's sixteenth homer OF the
season In the eighth inning enabled
Philadelphia to win the second contest.
Rommel turned In his eighteenth VIC
tory OF the season.
Eight home runs were made IN the
two games, Williams getting a pair
and Walker, Dykes. Welch. McManus,
Miller and Perkins one each. The scores: (:
FIRST GAME
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Southern Association.

STANDING OF THE CLUB
The New York herald., 1922-08-20

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-"Dutch" Rue
ther had been saved up especially to
pitch to-day against his former asso-
ciates of the Cincinnati Reds. The
former associates welcomed him with
open arms. They saluted him with eight
hits for seven runs in the first five In
nings and drove him to the showers
at the end OF the fifth, with the score
to against him. Two runs were
added off Harry Shriver in the next
three innings by the Reds. They won
g to l.
Adolfo Luque, the Cuban right handler.
had one bad inning. That was the fifth.
He went into that with a lead of to 0,
but after two were out suddenly weak
ened and allowed five hits. on which
the Dodgers scored four runs.
The Cuban closed up like a clam
after that and not another hit was made
off him until Janvrin. batting for
Shriver in the ninth. with two out.
singled to left. Olson flied to Roush
and the crowd of 5000 went home.
Burglars had field day in this game.
George Burns stole two and four other
Reds swiped one piece. Wheat. Bert
The Reds had the better of the thleving.
as they stole a run In the second inning.
The only errors in the game were De
Berry's wild throw on steal in the
second inning and his muff of return
throw on a double steal In the same
round.
Griffith Shines.
Bert Griffith was in the spotlight for
the DODGERS His double In the fourth
inning was their one extra base hit IN
nine safeties off Luque. he stole second
after singing In the fifth and his catca
of Duncans high fly in the stiff wind in
the sixth inning was the best play of
the day.
Jimmy Johnston indulged In Some
fancy shortstopping. and Caveney did
likewise. George Burns was the Leading
performer for the Reds He made three
singles in his last three times up, sto.e
two bases and carried home pair os
runs. Two of the thirteen Red hits
were perfect bunt by Luque toward
third In the fifth inning off Ruether by
Luque. and his two Dagger to right OF
Shriver in the eighth.
The Reds scored two runs in COM
plicated second inning. Roush fouled 70
De Berry. Fonseca singled to left and
stole second after Hargrave flied 70
Griffith The steal was stretched an
other base by De Berry's wild throw to
Johnston. Pinelli walked. Caveney
singled to left, scoring Fonseca and
sending Pinelli to third. Pinelli scored
on a double steal with Caveney. Ca
veney continued to third when De Berry
let the return from Johnston go through
him. Luque struck out. The fielding
on both sides was perfect after those
lapses by De Berry in the second inning.
Luque allowed one hit in the first
inning and two in the fourth. His ex-
plosion in the .ffth was dramatic AMI
would have been costly If Ruether had
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Dutch Reuther Is Battered
BY His Former Associates
Cincinnati Accounts for Seven Runs in Five Innings
Before Brooklyn Pitcher Is Retired Reds
Triumph byS9 to 4 Score.

been able to hold the lead of two runs
handed to him in that round.
High opened the Brooklyn fifth with a
single off Luque's glove. He was forced
by De Berry. and Ruether forced De
Berry Olson singled to center and Bert
Griffith singled to right, Ruether scoring
and Olson taking third. Wheat was
purposedly walked, filling the bases. to
bring up Bernie Neis. who was playing
center to-day for Hi Myers. Neis
spoiled the tactics by slapping a single
to right that scored Johnston and Griffith
and moved Wheat to third. Neis stole
second, but Schmandt closed the rally
with fly to Roush. The game was a
walkover for Luque after that
Reds on "Joy Ride"
Ruether gave the Red batters a Joy
ride In their half of the fifth and threw
away the lead the Dodgers had given in
Brooklyn's half.
Pinelli began the JOY stuff with a
single to center. Caveney singled to
right, Luque beat out a bunt toward
third. which Ruether felded. but held
too long. With the bases full.s Burns
poled a single past Johnston. scoring
Pinelli and Caveney and sending Luque
to second Daubert sacrificed. Duncan
walked. filling the bases again. Roush
singled to right. scoring Luque and
Burns. and Fonseca doubled to center.
scoring Duncan Hargrave fouled to
High. Pinelli came up the second time
In the inning and struck out.
Shriver retired the first two Red bat
ters in the sixth, but Burns singled to
left. stole second and scored on Dauoerts
single to left. Daubert stole second but
Griffith made his running catch OF Dun
cans fly, retiring the side.
Luque doubled to right In the ninth
after two were out. Burns sent him
home with a single and stole second for
the second time. He was left on Dau-
bert's fly to Nels.
The Dodgers make their last stand IN
Cincinnati when they play a. double
header tomorrow. They play an exhibi-
tion In Saginaw. Mich. Monday and
open In Chicago Tuesday.
The score:
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Totals IS I 0 % 13 3

sBatted for G.. Saith In the ninth inning.
tBatted for Lavan In the eighth inning.
Iran for Schultz In the eighth inning.
Slated for Mueller In the ninth inning.
Philadelphia 49,. 0 2 o O 2 s.
st. Louis ....... 0, o 3 0 0 o.
Two base hits-Hornsby. Sherdel. Fletcher.
Mokan. Parkinson. Home runs-Walker.
Sherdel Sacrifice hits-F1etcher. Parkinson.
Winters Hornsby, Wrightstone (2), Blades.
Ansmith. Mann. Double plays-Hornsby.
Hit by pitched ball--By Sherdel twillams).
Bases on bals-off Sherdel. 2: off Winters.
4; off G.. Smith, i. Struck cut-By Sherdel.
6: by Winters, /; by G. Smith. /; by Vein
ert, .. Pitching record-Off Winters, hits.
Z runs in 1-3 innings: off Smith. no hits.
s Rms in 20 innings. Left on bases-St.
Louis. o: Philadelphia. {. Winning pitcher
Smith. Losing pitcher-Sherdel. Umpires
Moran and Quigley. Time Of gaine-2 hours
and % minutes.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
LET LANDIS NAME
PLAYER, SAYS MANN
Continued from First Page.

In the winter he is assistant director of
athletics at Indiana University.
Branch Hickey. manager of the Car
dinals, would neither deny nor affirm
Douglass statement that he wrote to
Mann.
Nothing whatever to say" was the
manner in which he replied to a ques-
tioner.
Other officials of the club, including
Hi Mason. vice-president, and Clarence
Lloyd. secretary, also refused to discuss
the matter.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Sixteenth for Pillette'
as Detroit Wins Twice
Red Sox Beaten S to and I
to o at Boston.

BosroN, Aug. 19.--Detroit took both
games from Boston to-day. to 1 and
1 to 0. Pillette won his sixth game in
taking the opener, holding the Red Sox
to seven hits. Heilman made home
run in the fifth with two men on bases.
Ehmke and Karr had battle In the
second game, the only run scored was
In the seventh when Veach walked. took
second on a wild pitch and scored on
Heilman's single to center. The score !:
FIRST GAME
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Totais...se . I 3o142 -

sBattcd for Gardner In the tenth inniug.
tBattcd for Picinich IN the tenth inning.
tBatted for Francis In the tenth inning.
Cleveland ... q o q "a
Washington -. 0 0 o o OIL
Two base hts-Cioslln. McInnis. Sacrifice
Hits-Coveleskie. Gardner. Double plays
Stephenson to Sewell TO Mcrnnis. Left on
bascs---Cleveiand, IL: Washington. q. Bases
on balls-off Covcleslie, 2. off Zachary. q:
OFF Francis, I. Hts-off Zachary, IN .
out--By Zachary, 3: by Coveleskie, Z. Los-
ing pitcher-Za chary. Umpircs-Guthrie and
Connolly. Time of gamc-2 hours and IS
minutes.