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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

simply my judgment. Jack wasn't
himself and I felt that Fitz was
too much for him,
"The first time ever met Jack
Dempsey was in the Olympic
Club in San Francisco.
HE came up there to train for
q fellow by the name Of .Cleary,
think. was about nineteen
years old then, weighed about
1865 pounds, and was the cham
pion heavyweight boxer OF the
club. It happened that one after
noon Dempsey's sparring partner
didn't show up-so, kidlike, /
readily accepted the chance to
show what / could do against
the great. champion from the
East.
Everyone in the club, ! guess,
got around the ring to watch us.
They quit the swimming pool, the
billiard tables, the wrestling mats
and the card rooms. was proud,
too, and felt sure that I'd show
Dempsey a few things he hadn't
aoan hof0re
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Will Try Moore.

Ty Cobb will give trial this spring
to Earl Moore, who was such a fail
IRE with the Mackmen Moore is the
widest southpaw pitcher in captivity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Oil Fame, why sleeps thy favored son
In wiIds, In woods, In weeds2
And shall he ever thus sleep on,
Inferred his valiant deeds7
It's strange New York should thus forget
Its "BraVest Of the Brave"
And In the Wlds Of Oregon
Unmarked leave DempSey's grave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Thinks He'll Shine,

Connie Mack says that Chick Gal
ilaway is destined to be the American
Leagues leading shortstop inside of
another year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Thomas Has Sargent.

Ira Thomas will have Third Base
man Sargent, formerly with the De-
troit Tigers, for his Shreveport club
this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Will Report Early.

Harry Heilman and Lu Blue have
received permission to report at Au-
gusta, Ga, with the rookie pitchers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
irwin In Southern.

Tex Irwin, former National League
arbiter, viii handle the indicator in
the Southern Association this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
THE DAYS
Biggest Lie

BY A. GHOST.
EEB. Sin . monster mass
Il meeting held at the east
entrance to the Capitol, citi-
Gems Of Washington today pro-
tested any reduction in street
car fare. An deliberately sill
yer service was presented to
william r. Ham.
Can you think OF . bigger lie
than that? II so. send 1t to Big
gest Lie Editor today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
DONOVAN WISE ENOUGH
FOR MAJOR HELM
By SAM CRANE.

At the big banquet "Wd Bill Donovan
New Haven Club the beat the Baltimore Orioles last fall
the minor league championship and at which High Commissioner
baseball mentioned
BY various speakers Wid Bill always in big league class
aeader of reward for his New
Haven ought to be the head Of another team the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
McGraw Plays Golf.

John McGraw. manager of the
world champion New York Giants, is
playing golf these days in Havana.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

When Jack Dempsey speaks
people pay as much attention 70
him as If he were total stranger.
When he enters a telephone booth
he's got to drop nickel In the
slot before Central viii even Is
more him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Has Dernp
stayed on the
pubIfc's stomach
until he ID sour?
Looks like the
biscuits q 4 .
completely burn
ed when bilious
champion can't
get ey en- q
growl out Of
completely dis-
gusted populace.
One year and
seven months o.
stagnant aulua
ton on part Of
h 8 q " y " eight
duke has served
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

People who used to pay $50 Tor
ringside row to see false teeth
on full dress parade now pay
orchestra cushion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

He's just common ordinary
citizen with a wonderful future
behind him. IL he's got b $750ss
600 dizzy picture offer, he'd bet
ter freeze on to it before bidder ID
adjudged insane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

to divert interest from Jacl
Dempsey to Jack COOgan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Says SKILLET"
| Finn, Esq:
Spring and Summer Styles
in KnuclKle Tournaments
Will Have to Struggle
Along Without
Richard.

~ ICKARD turns up his nose
at Dempsey like pet poodle
~ ignoring ordinary bologna.
In contemplate retaliation, Jack
announces he may leave the pugi-
listic world flat on its inner
tubes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

uUV ulzZy picture O11cTs ned Det-
ter freeze on to it before bidder ID
adjudged insane.
For professional fighter ne.
does less of 1t than any man we
know. He won't make anybody
sore by 1eapfng into the movies.
since no amendment yet makes
fIittergraphs part OF Americas
compulsory education.
Dempsey melted 5000 miles Of
guttapercha rails from Los An
geles to New York to find our
he'd grown slightly old fashioned
When Richard waves 'em aside
you can make sure sentiment is
about to ask for new and I'M
used deck.
Double-upholstered gossip broad
casted from every lunch room be
tween Hongkong and HobOken in
dicates boxing menu is in need Of
severe alterations.
Patrons are tired of inilaIing
same fumes for breakfast. lunch
and soup. They would like TO see
Dempsey en- casserole, but no.
body can relish Wills, Willard or
Gibbons even with q bad cold in
the head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Something About Jack Dempsey,
Famous as The Nonpareil'

knocked head on The blood ncled
lips and like wild with rushed at
Dempsey with idea Of killing him. grabbed and
couldn't swing He wrestler know and
B hadm mes tee u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

fighting went.
Jack held the lightweight cham
pionship after he had given mp
wrestling, and relinQuished claim
TO, the title when weight began
to gather about his ribs. Jack
McAuliffe then took the light
weight honors, while Dempsey
gradually moved up to the middle
weight class, where he became
kingpin within q very short time.
He beat everything Of his
weight in the country and to-
wards the end, when the white
plague started to slow him up.
was knocked out La Blanche and
J bit later by Fitzsimmons.
The writer once asked Jim
Corbett whether he had ever
seen Dempsey.
Jim's hair almost stood up q IL
q =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

However, I win say that Demp-
sey stands ready to meet any man
In the world for percentage Of
the gate. No guarantee is neces-
sary to draw the champion into
Stffe ring with any opponent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

It was said, too, that the
Yankees then were the worst -
gregatiOm that ever repreeentei
the club. This was largely due
to the inexperieHlce Of the new
owners I'm baseball and their
failure 10, furnish Donovan with
the hiGh-class talent to put the
team IN high standing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

which are added to that amount as
the burden is passed along.
The easiest way for the erich" to
avoid paying the high tax is to invest
in tax free securities. This places the
amount of money which ought to have
been raised from that property upon
the people who are in business or who
are not fixed to live on interest cou-
pons. And more than that, this poll
cy takes out of business billions of
dollars which ought to be active as
capital in business, and for the pay
ment Of wages to labor, and the with
drawal of this amount of productive
wealth is the greatest hindrance at
the present time to general activity
and prosperity.
SO when you say "stick it to the
rich,' do not imagine for moment
that the rich are going to be stuck.
All you get out of the plan is that
you pay the taxes without recognize
ing the label taxes" as you pay them.
You pay the taxes and the added per-
centages and you pay in the lessening
of business several times more than
the government gets out of the rich
man who is Stuck.
Of course it is the easiest thing in
the world for the demagogue to at
tract popular favor by saying to the
millions that he will reduce their
taxes and place the burden on the
thousands. Unfortunately the millions
seem to swallow this kind of stuff and
act as if they like it. Probably they
will insist that Congress shall do this
very thing. But l want to call their
attention to the fact that they are
only pulling down the load upon them
selves and making it harder to bear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
HIGH TAXES LOCAL TROUBLE
AND CURE MUST BE LOCAL

At time when the federal govern
ment is cutting down the national
debt, reducing expenditures and tax
alton and proposing further relief for
the taxpayer, the debt of states, cOun-
ties and municipalities is increasing
to an alarming extent. OF course
most of the money borrowed by state
and local authorities is for improve
ments or additions, but, as pointed
out by Postmaster General New,
when calling attention to this state
of affairs, many of these improve
ments or additions could be postponed
until more propitious times.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
in his last annual report, referring to
the tremendous increase in taxes in
rural communities, stated that be-
tween so and so per cent of the taxes
paid by the farmers are for state and
local purposes. His estimate proved
too low, for an analysis made by the
United States Census bereau shows
a jump in county and local taxes
from $50 to 700 per cent in the last
ten years. Additional confederation
is found in the just published report
to President Coolidge on conditions in
the Northwest by Messrs. Eugene
Meyer, Jr., and Frank W. Mondell, of
the War Finance corporation. The
ease with which tax-eXemption securi-
ties may be issued and the avidity
with which they are snapped up act
as an irresistible stimulus for borrow
ing which state, county and municipal
agencies are fain to obey, The ease
with which larg issues can be tloated
leads in turn to eXtravagant eXpendi-
lures, fact which holds good for
both urban and rural districts.
Sooner or later the people must
face the consequences Of that extra
vagance, also Of the neglect on the
part of the voters to call halt. While
the issues Of tav-eTcmpt securities by
states, counties and municipalities are
piling up into the billions, at least
one source Of federal taxation is dry
ing up. For the continued process of
issuing taX-free securities is not COM
patible with the income tax as a
source of national revenue,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
SELBYSPORT

Christmas is near, but no winter
weather to speak of.
Saturday morning was our coolest
here.
Miss Nezzie Friend returned home
Monday after spending a week with
relatives in Frostburg.
Miss Agnes Frazee was shopping in
Friendsville, Monday.
Byard Liston, of Friendsville, spent
Sunday with. his mother at this place.
Mr., and Mrs. Bailey Liston and
daughter, of Confluence, Pa, visited
Mrs. Listens parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimmell Frazee, over the weekend.
Messrs. James Frantz, Albert Fra
zee and Norman Fisher spent Satur-
day and Sunday with their respective
families here.
Mr.. Denison Frazee, of Baltimore,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. w. w.
Schlossnagle, at this writing.
Mrs. Grace Plaskett and daughter
Martina spent Sunday afternoon with
Zadok Green and wife
Mrs. Steiner, of Strawn, Pa, spent
the weekend with her brother, Mr..
Jackson Lyle and family.
Mr.. Frank Lowdermilk returned to
his work on Monday, having spent the
past week at his home here.
A Merry Christmas to all The Re
publican readers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
FALLACY OF "SOAKING THE
RICH BY HIGH TAXES

TIL announcement that the admin
istration is expecting to present a
budget which will permit large re-
duction in federal taxes is of course
good news to the country. The taxes,
not so much just those taxes that we
pay ourselves, but the taxes paid
throughout the country, are a large
factor in the maintenance of high
costs in places where there should be
lower prices.
When the actual reduction of taxes
is taken up it will be found that each
and every one of us is demanding
that the tax be taken off of him, and
that the tax of somebody else either
be left as it is or be raised. Probably
this is human nature, but it is dis
position which should be laid aside
and the reduction made all along the
line.
There is one school of thought on
this subject of taxation which attracts
many excellent and we'll intentioned
people, but which is as fictitious as
the theory that a man who wears
boots can lift himself up by his boot
straps. 1t is the proposition set forth
in the cry "stick it to the rich"
Of course if the rich could be forced
to pay all the taxes, the great major
ity Of us would be very willing to
compel them to do so. But the diff
Guilty with the theory is that these
rich people are of at least average
intelligence, or they have managers
or guardians who possess a fair
amount of brains so that the taxes
which are "stuck" onto them they
promptly and easily turn around and
stick onto the rest Of US. And as
every business man knows who gives
the subject the least bit of thought,
when taxes are passed on" to the
next customer there is always an ad-
dition for overhead and depreciation
and possible losses, and other items
which are perfectly proper but which
not only pass the taxes paid by the
rich on to the rest of the people, but
make them higher by the addition of
this overhead charge. And as the pro-
cess usually goes through several sta
ges before it reaches the ultimate
payer, the great common people not
only pay the high tax levied on the
rich, but the pyramid Of percentages
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

The Republican National Commit
tee has selected Cleveland as the place
and June 10 as the date of the Re
publican National Convention. The
choice of the Ohio city was made at
the instance of Mr.. Coolidge and his
political lieutenants because, the
Johnson managers allege, Chicago is
known to be strong for johnson and
there is an excellent prospect of John
sons carrying the primaries in that
state. Of far more Importance, how
ever, was the action of the committee
in increasing the number of delegates
from the Southern states. The total
number of delegates was reduced in
the 1920 convention to 9S4. By the
action of the Committee this number
is now increased to LOO. Senator
Johnson has denounced the action of
the committee in this respect, charg-
ing that there has been scandal in
connection with the negro delegations
from the South and pointing out that
South Carolina and Mississippi polled
total of 14,100 votes for Harding
and were accorded eight delegates
between them, but that under the new
rule those states will have % dele
gates to represent their 14,100 Re-
publicans as against the 10 delegates
accorded South Dakota which polled
10000 votes for Harding, or SO dele
gates for Michigan, which polled 1922
600 votes for Harding. 'The South
ern states where there is no Republi-
can party and where delegations are
sometimes a farce and a scandal, are
rewarded" said Senator Johnson.
"This kind of politics needs no charac-
terization. The campaign begins with
an act repungent to every sense of
fair dealing and just representation"
Rumor has it that certain negro lead
ers in doubtful states where the ne
groes may hold the balance of power
threatened a revolt to McAdoo if the
Southern representation was not in
creased.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
Eternity.


The undersigned administrator will
sell at public auction the household
goods of the late Mrs. Rose Shaffer
on Saturday, December Goth, 1923,
consisting of bed room furniture, by
the suite or piece, couches, rockers,
tables, chairs, parlor stands, kitchen
cabinet, cupboards, mattresses, coal
and gas stoves, lamps, organ, canned
fruits and vegetables, preserves and
many other articles too numerous to
mention.
TERMS-Cash on the day of sale.
w. B. MILLER, Administrator.
Advertisement 43-2t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
THE DEATH RECORD.
GARRETT V. DIXON

Garrett V. Dixon, one Of the Oldest
and best known residents of Garrett
county, died at the home of his son,
John Dixon, near Accident. on last
Thursday, December 18th, at the age
Of SO years, months and Is DAYS.
On Sunday last the remains of the de-
ceased were taken to Friendsville, ac-
companied by many relatives and close
friends of the deceased and at the M.
f. church in Friendsville the funeral
services were held, being conducted by
the Rev. A. L. Donachy, before a con-
gregation which filled the house. At
the conclusion of the services the re-
mains were taken to the family bury
ing ground, located on the Dixon
homestead and there inferred by the
side of his wife who preceded him
number of years ago. Mr.. Dixon is
survived by a number of sons and
grandchildren. He was the father
of the late D. NJ. Dixon, of Oakland.
ELIZABETH DEHAYEN SNOUSE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dehaven Smouse,
widow OF the late Edward Smouse,
ST., died on last Saturday at the resi-
dence Of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Anna Smouse, on Second street, Oak
land, following an illness due to ad-
vanced years and a stroke of paraly-
sis which she suffered early in the
fall. Mrs. Smouse was born at Sails
bury, Pa, on December 4, 1889. and
was aged IS years and II days. She
was the mother of twelve children,
six of whom are still living, namely:
]. R. Smouse, Howard w. Smouse and
Mrs. Alice Eckles, all of Fairmont,
West Va; William H. Smouse and
Albert SmOuse and Mrs. Ida Messen-
ger, all of Oakland. The deceased
was a devout member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church from her early
childhood. Her funeral was conducted
Monday afternoon from her late res
idence by Rev. ]. c. Buckley, of St.
Paul's church, assisted by the Rev.
D. M. Funk, of st. Marks Lutheran
church, with interment in the local
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

FOR SALE-Two 2-ton trucks and
one 1-ton truck at a bargain. OAK
LAND GARAGE-Advertisement.
Anyone wishing board with private
family, apply at lat Second street,
Observation-Disclosures 4O--4t+
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
Card of Thanks.

The family of the late Mrs. Eliz-
abeth j. Smouse take this method of
extending their thanks to all who as
sisted in any way during the illness
and after the death of their mother.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
Card of Thanks

We desire to take this method of
thanking our many friends for their
kindness extended during the Illness
and after the death Of our wife and
mother,
S. A. NALLY AND CHILDREN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

shake up a stogy old Senate as the
election Of Mrs. Longworth to the
upper house of Congress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
CUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
What Is Transpiring At the Ma
tional Capital.

Washington, D. c., Dec. II. The
United States is at last in the Euro
pean ENHANCEMENT, although Just how
deeply remains to be seen. Premier
Poincaire having backed down from
his position, President Coolidge has
announced his approval of the selec-
ton of several Americans, probably
three, to sit with the select commit
tees of the Preparations Commission
to investigate (D Germany's ability
to pay Preparations and (2) the extent
Of German wealth sequestered out
side of Germany. Theoretically. the
American members will be chosen bv
the Preparations Commission and this
country will only give its assent. Ac-
tually, no doubt, the selection will be
made Jointly by the Preparations Com
mission and Secretary Hughes and
the men chosen will be in all but name
official representatives of the United
States. AS nothing succeeds like sue
cess, the verdict of the American peo-
pie regarding this somewhat patent
subterfuge probably will depend in
large measure on the success or fail
ure of the proposed investigation and
the extent to which, as the work prog
resses, the United States is found to
have become involved in European
entanglements. The Administration
is specifically forbidden. by the treaty
Of peace with Germany, to appoint
any representative on such European
commission without the consent of
Congress, which explains the necessi-
ty of resorting to this involved meth
cd of representation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

FUR RENTING room flat with
bath; partly furnished or unfurnish-
ed; desirable tenant. Apply to S. A.
Nally Oakland advertisement 43-1*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

President Coolidge's candidacy for
the presidential nomination has been
formally announced by his friend and
hacker Frank W. Stearns of Boston.
who also announces that Mr.. Coolidgs
political manager viii be W. NJ. But
Ter. Mr.. Butler has had little exrer-
fence in national politics but has
served in both houses Of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature and is understood
to be an aspirant for senatorial hon
ors, prospective candidate against
Senator Walsh, whose term expires
next year. Mr.. Butler announces
that Coolidge organization will be
perfected in every state. Simultan-
eously with the announcement of Mr..
Coolidge's candidacy comes one from
the supporters of Senator Hiram
Johnson that he will enter the Ma a-
chusetts primaries and make a h1t
for delegates in the Presidents own
state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

A new book, "Boudoir Mirrors of
Washington which relates much
gossip regarding feminine official life,
is creating something of a sensation
here. 1t narrates the story of Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth standing
on her head to demonstrate that exer-
else was the best cure for Lumbago,
of Mrs. Coolidge always getting out
the corn-popper when her boys came
home from Mercersburg, of Mrs.
Longworth lying on a couch on Sun
day evenings clad in silk jacket and
trousers while her husband plays his
fiddle to her and many other intimate
incidents which are interesting, even
if they may be somewhat exaggerat-
ed. II gives a somewhat pathetic
picture Of those who come into official
life with social ambitions which ex-
coed their pocketbooks, and finally de-
clares nothing could so effectively
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-02-01
REVERLY RT. 1

Clarence Combs is dangerously
i'll with grip. Everett Combs and
Clyde Bamfield are taking care of
Mr.. Combs.
John Taylor and wife of Point
Pleasant, w. Va, who were visit
ing their son Chas. Taylor and
family and other relatives here,
have returned home.
John Richard and family. Alex
Hayes and wife, John Dillon and
VIM Vests and family are sick
with grip.
Frank Roberts lost good work
horse Sunday.
Mrs Charles Taylor, who has
been visiting her daughter and
other relatives in West Virginia,
has returned home. Miss Gibbeau
of West Virginia, niece of Mrs.
Taylor, accompanied her home.
Dana Albright, who left about
two weeks ago for Chicago where
he underwent an operation in
hospital, is reported as getting
along well.
Charles Taylor has gone to West
Virginia where he has employment.
The family of Forest Reed who
have been very sick with grip are
much better.