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The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
A. A. A. Develops Plan to
Bring Peace With
Maryland.
TAX WILL REPLACE
LICENSE TAX FEES
709 Replies From $500
Queries Reveals 584
Favor Proposal.

Unanimous Endorsement of a gaso-
line tax of cents on the gallon.
effective January 1. 1924. as a SUBJ
stitute for the existing horsepower
tax on automobiles in the District.
and the oprning of negotiations for
full automobile reciprocity with
Maryland under such a tax arrange
ment. were voted yesterday by MEM
bers of the new advisory board Of the
District Of Columbia Branch. Amer
can Automobile Association
The action of the advisory board
was taken at a meeting to consider
the results from a QUESTIONABLE re-
Gently sent out by the local office to
$500 District members or the A. A.
A. asking their opinion Of gasoline
tax.
100 Answers Received
To this QUESTIONABLE. NJ. o. Ed
ridge. secretary of the board, said
709 answers were received. of which
5s4 were in favor and 125 against.
Those in favor specified tax SINH
lar to that recently passed by the
Maryland legislature.
A. favoring reciprocity with Mary
land. based on the gas tax plan. it
is expected that the District Com
missioners will take similar action
and submit to Congress a proposal to
put the plan INTO effect. Already the
Commissioners have intimated they
look with favor on the plan
IS States Have Gas Tax.
.
tax. but in all except Maryland il
10 collected as a supertax on the
motorist in excess of the regular
local A. A A. board contemplates
the purchase of tags for a nominal
sum, the gas tax to care for the
balance to be raised.
j. n. MackalI. State road commits
sioner fo- Maryland. and H. NJ. Lu-
cius, secretary of the Maryland Au-
tomobiIe Club. present at the
meeting and explained the Mary
land plan.
= Maryland now collects a 1-cent
gas tax as an experiment to deter
mine its results In raising money.
This will be changed to cents on
January 1. 1924 The Maryland law
authorizes reciprocity with the Dis
trict Of Columbia contingent on its
passing a similar gas tax.
Keller In Impressed.
Col. Charles Keller. District en-
gineer commissioner. said that his
ONCE had received a few letters
relative to a gas tax and that
most of them were favorable L. E.
Boykin, of the U. S. Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, and D. II. Lewis. acting
executive chairman of the A. A. A..
spoke in favor of the plan
The meeting was the first OF the
new advisory board which is COM
posed of DR.. F.. v. Coville, of the
Department of Agriculture; Dr.
John c. Merriam. president Carne-
gle Institution: Col. Charles Keller,
Isaac Cans. DR.. c. Hart Merriam.
Smithsonian Institution; Pyke John
son. National Automobile Chamber
OF Commerce; and NJ. o. Eldridge-
director of roads. A. A. A good
roads board.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
FLOOD p. o. ROBBER
FROM HIDING PLACE

LITTLE SILVER, N. j., July 90
ia mes Ayres, a former convict, ac-
cEsed of having robbed the Little
Silver postoffice for the sixth time in
ten years. was flooded out of a va
cant house here N which he barri-
caded himself early today and was
captured after he had shot County
Detective Rue through the right
hand. The postoffice was looted last
night, ABOUT $500 being taken from
the safe. which was blown A car
penter discovered Ayres in a deserted
house to which the former had gone
this morning to make repairs.
On the arrival of two hose COM
panies, two streams were played
through windows. After on hour
Ayres. drenched and shivering.
crawled out and surrendered.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
PLANE VISITS SHOP
OF VILLAGE SMITH

A naval airplane alighting at a
village blacksmith shop and re-
questing minor repairs of the
astonished blacksmith is the Incl
dent of a trip from Hampton Roads
to Washington yesterday by a new
Vickers Viking amphibian plane
now being tested by the Navy De-
partment.
The pilot. Ensign Williams. en-
countered minor engine difficulties
and put into Gloucester. Va. land
ing in front Of the door of the viii
lage smith.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
HOLLAND MINISTER
RESIGNS POST HERE

Offcisl confirmation of the resig-
nation of DR.. ]. c. A. Everwijn as
Minister of the Netherlands to the
United States was made by the Meth
erlands Legation here yesterday.
DR.. Everwijn has been appointed
managing director of The Netherlands
Trading Company. the Oldest and
largest banking corporation in Hol-
land.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
REPORTERS ANGER
GAMMA WALSKA

PARIS. July 2s.-Mme. Gamma
Walska denied reports received from
America today saying she had re-
fused to marry Harold F. Mccormick,
who motors with her daily.
That story is absolutely untrue, "
Nine. Walsa told a reporter over the
telephone. II have meyer told any
one that refused to marry him."
DO you mean you will marry
him?" the reporter inquired.
Damn all you reporters!' she re-
returned and angrily hung up the
phone.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
Frown on Dial Bill.

The Dial cotton futures bill pro-
viding drastic government regulation
Of future trading in cotton was or
dered unfavorably reported to the
Senate by the Agricultural Commit
tee late yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
Lenroot Bill Killed.

An amendment which Senator
Lenroot. Republican. of Wisconsin,
offered to the McCumber tarin
bill. prohibiting a duty greater
than so per cent ad valorum on
importation of coarse woois. wss
voted down in the Senate late yes
terday afternoon by - to %.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
BASEBALL GOSSIP,

The Cardinals have been trying out
quite a bunch Of new talent Of late.
Some battle the Cincinnati Reds
have been putting up trying to finish
in a f1rst division. berth.
Brooklyn fans are disappointed yer
Robins. showing as the team certainly
looked good in the early season. ..f
Chance for the fans to sing, Mr..
Gallagher" since a player Of that
name has joined the Braves. :
Anyway, the Philadelphia outfits
and both Boston teams have held their
own right through the merry tussle.
The Pirates certainly put over 4
being dangerously near the cellar.
Cleveland pitching and hitting have
dropped several points from the high
standard maintained during the past
two years.
r Perhaps pitching is the weak spot
Of the Giants game. but they manage
to n through-and that's suffici-
Pastiming with q taii-end OUTFIT evi-
IDENTIFY hasn't discouraged George
Burns. He has played hne ball tor
the Red Sox.
Pitcher walter johnson may have
slowed up a bit. but even 90 he Is
still speedy enough to win for the
Senators.
It is doubtful if the present gen
Grafton Of fans eve will see a playe
duplicate Everett SCOTS record Of
consecutive games played. +
Few cities can boast Of such a base
ball record as Milwaukee, which in
the late '70,s had a club in the Ma
tionals league. Since that time the
Cream City has been represented in
the Northwestern leagueA the West
Arn league, the American league, ana
the American association. i,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
BROWNS LEFT
In in
PENNANT RACE
Yankees Beat Tigers While
St. Louis Americans
Lose to Washington.

Chicago Sept. 20.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-THE New York yam
KEGS We're a notch carer their Sec
ond consecutive American league
championship today as a result Of de-
'feating. Ty Cobb's battling Tigers, 4'to
3, intrhe first game OF the Gsefies,
while the St. Louis Browns without
the services Of Geo. SiAer, and
showing a reaction from the effects Of
Their losing struggle with the Hug
men succumbed to Washington by
the same score. :
The Yankees Increased thAir lead
In the race to 2 and a half games.
They can clinch the p%ennant by taxi
NV seven Of their remaining nine
ghhmes, even if st. Louis wins all
the Yankees and Herman Pillette,
Cobb's twirling ace, both got off to
,wobbly starts but Jones war alright
after the second inning, while his
rival weakened in the seventh and
eighth, when New York pushed over
the tying and winning runs. Babe
Ruth's thirty7fourth homer, q double
steal by lSchang and Jones and extra
base wallops by Pipp and Meusel
>E Esss' scoring factors Tor the yam
Ken Williams of cne Browns
matched Ruth's circuit clout with
his Goth, putting him W ahead of
Rogers Hornsby of the st. Louis Car
| dinals, and increasing the probability
fthat he will. displace the Babe as
this years home run chief.
The New York Giants holding the
seemingly impregnable lead OF five
and a half games, were ready to bat
tie the second place Pittsburgh out
fts in the first Of a three-game series
today. The Pirates gained q half
game in the race by trimming Phila-
delph:a, 6 to /, while the champions
were idle. The Giants, to clinch their
eighth National league title since
1860 need win but Z Of their 10
games, ever If the Pirates capture
all ten contests.
Two recruit hurlers. Metev:er and
:Winn, pitched Cleveland to a double
victory over the Boston Red Sox, Z to
I and 8 to 2. Neither issued a base
on balls.
Hornsby hit safely in his thirty
third consecutive came while st,
Louis downed the Boston Braves, : to
y In the only other game played in
either major league. +
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HIGH SCHOOLS
MEET TONIGHT
Central and East Grand
Forks Will Hold Stiff
q. h. scrirnrnage /,

g.. E#.-L.H .-
Central \ high school and East
Grand Forks high will hold a direct
ed scrin1Inage at the Riverside park
athletic field this evening. Both teams
will take advantage OF the opportuni-
ty to correct defects which were
brought out in the game Saturday.
Pritchard's main work will be to teach
the linemen the rudiments Of their
positions and the backfield to run in
reference.
Hanson, former center or the Uni
versity Of North Dakota team and
captain in 1920, is assisting Pritchard
with the forward WALL, and the pos
sibilities Of a bad situation getting
better r excellent.
central has a long list answering
sick call' since Saturday. Bad knees
and ankles and Charley horses are
hampering work considerably. Doe,
Hilhgos, Randall, Sadler and Joyce
are among the players hurt the worst.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
FIVE
WORKING out
AT UNIVERSITY
Sinclair Returning To Play;
Plenty Of End Ma
terial

Coach Davis squad or university
football players reached IS yesterday
afternoon. and he estimates that
when registration begins on Friday
he will have over fifty men working
for positions on this years varsity.
Work took on a serious aspect Tues
day and as the temperature raj con-
stderably higher than it has been
since practice opened, the mel had
to be driven more or less.
There is lots Of weight in the line
candidates this fall and Davis Is not
80 worried owe this department as
he was earlier in the year. What Is
botherinE him now is backheld men
for mex year. He has eleven candi-
datet out for back field positions now.
but the greater part OF them who
show any promise will graduate next
spring.
Davis Is worrying over a mar to
take Robertson's place at quarter
back next fall and wants q man he
can put into the ana this season,
"Bub" Nelson will probably get an
opportunity this season to demon
strate his worth with the varsity. He
is light, but has lots Of fight and
speed.
The coach will have plenty Of end
a. AAOi ~oAAooH, SSISad1 "a
last year is on the job. Stechman Is
also here while Sinclair. one Of the
most, promising ends Davis had until
he injured his shoulder. writes that
| he will be out this fall again as soon
as he returns. DAYS. is also going tc
try, Mackert at end. He will not re-
port until later in the week.
Bprkman, fullback, IS playing base.
ball and will be playing until the
Path. Davis expects that he will b
in shape to dig into work within g
short time after he reports.
Jud Mayer iss in poor condition
according 20 Davis. He is having
! trouble with his tonsils and the coach
stated yesterday that he was going tc
send Mayer to q physician as Q o as
he reported: He has lost weight and
probably will not be used to any ex,
i,tent until later. in thu season- ~
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HANDICAP PIN
SMASHERSA GET
OFF WITH GUN
Allen Of DeMolay Team
Hangs Up High Score Of
Evening

The league bowling season Of the
Grand Forks Bowling association was
literally opened with a bang" last
night, when the Commercial Handi-
cap organization let loose at the pins
for the initial matches Of the long
schedule. Tonight the Glass A league
will play it's first games and on
Thursday night the. Seniors will open
In last nights play the Independ.
ent Fruit company team won two out
Of three games from the-Odd Fellows
DeMolay took, two-thirds OF their
ga mes from the City Service Oil Co
team. and the Bankers won two out
of three from the Ell Paxo five.
The City Service Oil Co. quinte,
rolled the high five-man score Of the
evening, having e gross count Of $50
Its handicap for the game was 28
which gives the team a net Of 831.
ALLEN OF the DeMolay team wal
high man for the first evening. HI
rolled Ella in his second game.
The scores. @
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|EVELET'H TEAM q.
MEETS CRISIS
Private Subscriptions Make
Fund When City With
draws Support.

Eveleth, Minn.-This mining city Of
1900 population. which has gained
fame az the biggest little city In the
hockey world" will not rose It's dis
tinction despite court action which
severed what apparently was the only
substantial means OF aftording A.
nancial backing to the team. r
When the court ruled that the
Eveleth Athletic assertion, which
promoted the Eveleth Hockey team
Of Group !, United States league was
not entitled to financial aid from the
city treasurer, it vas generally pre-
dicted that Eveleth's major winter
sport was doomed. But the city re-
sponded to the solicitation Of a gen.
eral committee and within two weeks
more than $4,000 sufncisnt 70 start
the team, was raised.
Headed by a minister, the Rev. l..
C. Smith, the committee eon1bed the
city. While business interests pro-
! vided the bulk Of the sum collected,
individuals assisted materially with
contributions ranging from 81 to
$40. The foreign element In the city
are hockey fans and they were
among the first contributors.
The association has been reorgan-
lied and the destinies of the club will
be guided by q committee OF twenty
Ave men.
Eveleth has been in he hockey
limelight ever sine the United States
Hockey league was organized. Two
years ago the range city team won
the championship Of Group l and
went into the finals for the national
title. The series began too late IN
the season for play on the Eveleth
rink and the Minnesotans, playing or
artificial ice in the east. lost to the
Cleveland sextet' champions OF
Indications are that the industrious
little mining city will be back in the
running for national hockey honors
this winter because the committee re.
ports the signing Of many Of las
years stars.
The Eveleth hockey rink built las
winter at a cost Of several thousand
dollars is said to be one OF the 1arges,
and best in the northwest.
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new RECORDS
WILL Be MADE
AT AIR RACES
Fastest Time Ever Attained
By Men Expected To Be
Attained

Detroit, Mich, Sept. IA speed
OF 200 miles IN hour, the highest ever
attained by man, will be recorded here
during the Pulitzer air races, October
II, according to predictions made by
army and navy officers who have made
Arrangements for the event.
This speed. according to the author
tiles from Washington. is 800 feet a
second. or one-fourth the muzzle vel
ocity OF aE.45 ealibre bullet. one Of the
swiftest OF projectiles. They added an
in this contest will fry ARREST at a
speed four times as great as the fast
est average speed of any express
train on the continent.
The two branches of'the government
service have, entered % planes in the
Pulitzer race, bringing the total entry
list to rs.
Forty. Mile Course.
The Pulitzer trophy race. the cul-
mtnation Of q series Of aerial contests
extending over a period Of several
days, Will start from Selfriegd field,
near Mt. Clemens. The cours is
triangular and measures approximate
ly 40 miles. The Pulitzer race en-
trants must cover this course four
times without a stop. According to
naval and army airnnen the specially
tuilt planes now. being made ready for
the race should esta nlish new records
Four air events in addition 70 the
Pulitzer trophy competition are SEIZED.
lied Tor Detroit and vicinity during
October. The first Of these will be on
Lake St. Clair, Saturday. October I
The chief event at the opening event
will be the Curtiss Harine Flying
Trophy race, including only oyer-watel
craft as entrants. The distance to be
flown, is about $50 miles. eight times
around a closed triangular course Of
90 miles. Twelve, flying boats are
entered. .'N
Big Holiday.
The day. Of the Pulitzer race vii!
be a municipal holiday in Detroit
Prominent national figures, including
President Harding. Secretary Hoover
Secretary Weeks and Secretary DENLY
1.-THE latter a Detroiter. have been in.
vited.
The aero congress is expected tt
bring together representatives OF 81
American cities interested in creating
permanent national aeronautic as
ISOLATION to develop aviation both com
merctally and for national defense.
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GETS HEATED
AND PLAYERS BATTLE

Grand Rapids. Mich. Sept. 1e.-The
seventh game of the Central league
championship was almost broken up
in the sixth inning here today when
nine Of the Ludinston and local play
ers engaged in a fight over' an umpire's
decision: Grand Rapids continued the
contest under protest and won in II
inings 4 to s. The locals require but
one more victory to win the pennant
and the right to meet the Michigan
Or sa,a cha champions in the state inter-
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GOLF NOTABLES
ON EXHIBITION

st. Louis, NO Sept. 2o.-Four 8.
the most notable professional golf
players of the United States and
Great Britain were on exhibition here
today when Walter Hagen, the
American who won the British open
championship this year; Abe Mitchell
and Geo. Duncan Of England and Joe
Kirkwood Of Australia played IN a
36-hole f%oursone.
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y 5: =szs The W0RLD.0F SPORT ss. ::=sz -,
I1In,slee'. Yacht Has
Championship Clinched

New work. Sept. is.-w. Z. Inslee's
Taurus OF the ,Bayside Yacht club, de-
Tending the Star Yacht title held by,
the westernS.LonS Island Sound Star,
fleet. was victorious by q decisive mar
gin today In the second race OF the
national championship series, sailed in
Long Island Sound. Taulas, which
won the first ace yesterday, has a to-
tai OF IL, points. and to retain posses
ci4n of@Gthe championship trophy
needs only to finish better than last
in the third and final G.
Six yachts are competing in the series.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
ORGANIZE TEAM.

velva, N. D., Sept. 1s.-Plans are
being made by the football team Of
the local Boy Scout troop toy meet
several smaller high school teams in
this section later int he season. The
local team a only recently organiz-
ed, and practice skirmishes are beins.
held daily.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia, Sept. 1a-pittsbyrgh
made it three out Of five from Phila-
delphia today by taking teh final game
Ct the series, 6 to i. Both Ring and
Winters were hit hard in the last three
innings. Glazner kept the Phi!lies at
bay until the 9Th when three straight
hits scored their only run.
Score: - r. H. E.
Pittsburgh 80. 900 900 222-6 u 0
Philadelphia ;. 100000 DOL 6 0
Glazner and Schmidt; Ring, Winter
and Henline.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20

The mighty Babe Ruth will have
the home run championship again
this year.
Experts pick Charley Grimm Of the
Pirates for the first bAeing honors in
the National league, and George Sisler,
the Browns star. AZ, the Oreatest first
sackerl Of them all. -
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MAKES PENN TEAM.

Bottineau, N. D.. Sept. 1e.-Carl
Ertresvaag OF Bottineau. who recent
ly went into training at Mt. Gretna,
Pa. was chosen as end Of the Penn
%sylvania. University football squad.
out Of about SO possibilities accord
ing to word received here'today-
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NATIONAL LEAGIE.

Yesterdays Results.
St. Louis g.; Boston 4.
Pittsburgh g.. Philadelphia 1.
Others not scheduled.
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AMERICAN ASSN.

Kansas City, Sept. 19.-Kansas City
today split a doubleheader with In
dianapolis~ by winning the first game
8 to 4 and losing the second, 8 to 4.
Today's was the last game OF the
First game, r. H. E.
Indianapolis. oo2 900 oo1-s 6 0
Kansas City. 800 900 l0x-4 II 0
cavet and Kruger; Caldwell and
Shinault.
Second game r. n. E.
Indianapolis. .oo4 600 ooo-4 8 !
Kansas City. 001 o1c 0o0-3 Z /
Weaver and Kruger; Dawson.
Bono and Skiff.
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Hornsby Makes It 3srd.

Boston, Sept. 1s.-st. Louis played
Its last game OF the season against
Boston today and won 8 to 4 evening
the inter-club series at IL wins for
each team. Hcrnsby hit safely i'm his
33rd consecutive game.
Scores . r. Fl. E.
St. Louis $50. o22 ool 21o-s IS /
Boston ....., o02 o20 O00-4 10 0
North. Sell, Doak ana Ainsmtth;
Miller, Matthews and Gowdy.
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Thirteen Innings

St. Paul, Sept. 1s.-Minneapolis
|won a thirteen inning game from St.
Paul today. 6 to 4. Ten St. Paul
for protesting. his bail and strike de-
cisions. and when Alren split a finger.
Haas, a left handed outfelder. went
back Of the bat. Gonzales. the frst
string catcher. is under indefinite sus-
pension and iDougan, another catcher
was among those chased. !,
Mpls.. 900 $50 90 900 2-s 10 O
st. Paul 900 01o l02 900 o. 8 Q
McGraw and Mayer; Benton. Mar
tin, Hill and Allen, Haas.