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New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
CAME AND 4 HALF LEAD E
 NOW ENJOYED BY YANKEES
Washington Defeats Tygers and Creeps Within Half Game of Second Place-Chicago Beats Boston-ln' dans Beat Athletics - Giants Lose to Pirates Hut Cubs Also Lose-Phls Lose to St. Louis

New York. July si. -- rFohting by the operation Of the haisRes of power principle. the Yankees today are stronger by game and half than their closest rivals in Ban Johpsan's basebah league of nations Through q policy of watehful waiting, 10 which they were forced ta resort by faIt while Washington was defeating De- troit, New York added half q enbit 10 ils stature By their victory the Senators incidentally crept 10 within half \ game Of the Tygefs,
 Although Walter Johnson was knocked out in the serond inning or the Washington. Detroit tilt, he was in the fray long enough to start his team on tho road 10 a 10 { win by cracking out homer with iilnego on lase. Marberry. the faomus speed merchants successor, kept the fero- cious jungle cats at bay during the remaining seven frames.
 Chicago made hay while the sun shone in the Windy City and the rain descended In St. Louis by taking
 
 ducing the Browns lead in the fight for fourth place to two games and a half The White Sox converted an apparently hopeless cause into an oc- casion for rejoicing with three-run rallies in the eighth and ninth rounds.
 Gailoway's error in the eighth started d Cleveland rally which prov cd the undoing of Gray and the Ath- letics. the Indians ultimately winning by fD
 With their guardian angel still on the job, the Giants maintained their lead of seven games over the Cubs in spite of a to defeat at the hands of the Pirates, as Chicago also lost. Catcher Earl Smith, who once was on McGraw's payroll. was banished for protesting a decision.
 The Cubs defeat was administered by Brooklyn in the form of to o shutout. Burleigh Grimes applied the calsomine.
 Boston was inconsiderate enough to take new lease on life just as Gin cinnati's drive to oust the Robins from fourth place was gathering mo- menus, throwing the Reds for a brace of losses, , to Q, and s to 3. The Dodgers now lead their chalcng- CTS by three contests.
 St. Louis dug in still deeper behind sixth place breastworks by handing the Phillies 9 to beating. Horns by's 14th home run of the season and a triple play, in which the redoubt- able Rogers also figured. featured the eta h,pe affuir
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
EXPERTS CONCEDE
 VICTORY ID GIANTS
The American League Race Row'
 ever, Is a Thriller

Al present the New York Giants ap- pear to have the edge in the National league Lnquestionably MeGraw's elub is the class Of the held,
 The commanding lead assumed by the Giants has tended 10 lessen in- lerest m the race, The experts are already eoneeding the Giants the right to srepresenl the National league in the world series,
 What about the American league?
 
 Al one time, with the race just about half over. only live games sep- afated the first and seventh place clubs, Most unusual. Since then certain clubs have slumped and are no longer getting serious consideration as pennant cons tenders, However In league where there arc SO many evenly matched clubs as in the American, there Is al- ways a chance for tho dark horse to come through.
 Will New York. picked by most of the experts to win, be able to land its fourth consecutive pennant? What are the chances of the De- troit Tygers? cobb's team finished second last season, has only the pen- rant to shoot at Will Washington be able to hold up?
 What about the other dark horses In thesrace?
 Pitching is the deciding factor in every pennant race. The slump of the Yankees pitching staff is what tightened up the American league racetmore than any other one thing. The team that gets the pitching in the home stretch will emerge the victor.
 The slump of the New York pitch ing has caused pennant hopes to blos- som forth on number of American league clubs.
 Recently Manager Ty Cobb of the Detroit club. in an interview on his pennant chances, remarked thusly:
 "All other things being equal, the breaks of the schedule favor my club.
 T regard the west as having the strength of the American league. New York must meet the west in about two-thirds of the remaining games on its schedule.
 New York has already played 56 Of it's 77 games with the east. The Tanks have much tougher going the rest of the way than Detroit"
 Manager Miller Huggins of the Yankees is hopeful that the experi- ence and seasoning of his team will carry him to his fourth pennant. The Tanks have been through three tough races and profited much there- by.
 Other American league manager are not taking seriously the belief of Manager Cobb and Higgins that the race is confined to their two clubs.
 No doubt each one believes that if he can remain within striking dis tance there is always a chance.
 It's a long way until October. A lot of things can happen.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
JOHNS0N-NILES MATCH
San Francisco Tennis Star Will Op- pose Bostonian in Seabright Tour namcnt Today.

Seabright, N. J.. July 51.-William M. Johnson Of San Francisco, will meet Nathaniel w. Niles of Boston and Howard Kinsey of California will engage Lucien Williams of Chicago in the semi-f1nals of the mems singles division of the Seabright invitation tennis tournament today. Miss Mary K. Browne of Los Angeles and Miss Mayme Macdonald Of New York will clash in the finals of the womens singles tomorrow.
 Johnston advanced Co the semi finals by defeating Alex Thayer of Philadelphia. G-1, 6--3; lkinsey won from Walter Wesbrook of Los Angeles 6-3, 6-3; and Niles downed Dean Mathey Of Cranford. 6--2, 6-1.
 Miss Browne eliminated Miss Molly D. Thayer of Philadelphia by scores Of 6--3, 6-2. and Miss Macdonald registered a hard-fought triumph over Miss Florence Ballin of New York at 7-9, 60. 6-3.
 Tn the mems doubles Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin and Karl Behr and Mathey were the first to reach the scmi-fincls.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
EARL NHITEHILL

going to try his luck with the other extreme.
 southpaw butch" Leonard, q vet oran star who has been out of the game for several years, is due to join the Tygers early in August. If Leon- ard is right. he will be big help to Detroit.
 Realizing that the American league race is going to be struggle to the bitter end, in which reserve pitching is sure to be the dominating factor, Cobb, in getting Leonard back. is looking to the future.
 Leonard, always great relief pitcher, may be used largely in that role by Cobb. His value to the Tygers will, of course, be determined by his physical condition.
 Seldom if ever, in the history of big league baseball, have three rookie pitchers won places as regulars in their first year. In that respect the work of Stoner, Whitehill and Wells is decidedly unique.
 If the veteran Leonard comes through, the 1'yger pitching staff must be regarded as one of the freakiest combinations in the annals of major league ball, youth and old age, pro- perly mixed.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
CANADIAN REGATTA OPENS
American Entrants Are Expected At St. Catharine's For Big
 Events Today

St. Catharines, Ont, July S1.-The Canadian Amateur association regatta opens on the Royal Canadian Henley course today. All the contending crews except representatives of the Philadelphia and Buffalo clubs arrived last night The American entries were expected this morning.
 The preliminary heats in 14O-pound fours, junior singles and junior eights will be rowed this afternoon. In the second heat the wyandotte eight from Michigan, which promises to make d strong bid for the winners laurels, will be pitted against Toronto univer- sity juniors and Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
Plestina Fails to Throw
 LondOs in Handicap Match

St. Louis, July 31.-Marin Plestina. Jugo- -Slav wrestler Of Chicago, failed to throw Jimmy Londos, Greek heavy weight. in ninety minutes of fast wrestling here last night Plestna had accepted handicap match against Londos on the agreement he was to throw the Greek twice in ninety minutes Londos weighed at
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31

A-TNo hut when Nlhhlhs fuh htoIeu'
 s-Batted for Connally in seventh,
 Boston .,......,,,,..,,..,, eso iei iVi-6 chicago ,.s.sss.ss,s..,..s' p'u Vlp paS-
 Two base hits, faik :, kamn, Nsarh Hooper; three base hit, F. collins. sseri' lrss, shsnks. Harris sheey; double plays Barrett 10 Collins. Barrett h Collins 10 sheeiy 2; wamby 10 shnnks 10 iierris; left on bases, Boston s. Chicago 2: bases on balls, of Ehmke 2, Conpaliy {; struck out, hy Ehmke |. Gonnally .: hits of connaily Ii In :. of Lyons 2 in 2, of Ehmke il In mono out In eighth, oh quinn in ii-3, Ferguson in l-5i win- ming pitcher, Lyons; losing pitcher, Fer. guson: umplres, Hiidebrand. Evans and Holmes: time e:Oi.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
GLEN NORTH ENDS DEFEATED
Are Noscd Out by the Glen A. c. ir
 Close Game.

The Glen A. c. turned back the North Ends for the sixth time We'd nesday night. The score was to s. MacDonald's all-around playing fea- tured. Score:
 Glen North Ends .130 020 002-S Glen A. C. .13O OH lO2-9
 Batteries: Schuman, E. Klopp and Leiner; Suess and Stelma.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31

x-Batted for Benton in ninth.
 xx--Ran for Hargrave in ninth. Cincinnati ..,.......... 900 900 000-0 Boston ........-........... luV OVV VsN-J -- Two base hits, Bohne, Burns; home run, Felix; stolen bases, Bohne, Shay; double plays Bohne to Critz 10 Bressler; Shay to Smith to McInnis, Bressler (unas ed) ]; left on bases, Cincinnati 9, Boston q: base on balls. off Benton ?. Cooney A. struck out, by Cooney 2; wild pitch, Benton; passed balls sandberg; 'lmpires, Moran and Riger, time, 1 :30
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31

The exact place of the Walker Leonard match has not yet been an- nounced by Rickard but it is con- fidently expected that the promoter will choose one of the local baseball parks within a few days.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
CLEVELAND

Iotdl atsssE.s.sss o0 l- l5
 x-None out when winning run was sored.
 xA-Battsd for Cray in ninth.
 z-Batted for Lutzke in eighth.
 zz-Batted for smith in eighth.
 zzz-Ran for Stephenson in eighth.
 z.zz-Batted for Elerbe In ninth Philadelphia ......-....... 0i0 aDu ti1-4 Cleveland ................ 900 600 on-5
 Tuo base hite, Bishop, Dykes, Mgatt: three base hi'. Gray; stolen base, q. Burns; sacrifices. Simmons. Dykes. Lamar. Miller. q. Burns. double plays. Dykes, pshop and Hauser: left on bases. Phla- delphia :. Cleveland Is: bases on balls. od shaute l. Gray :. T. Burns l struck out. by smith 2 Gray {. hits. off Smith in eight innings. off Ehaute in l, on Gray 10 in T. on p. Burns 2 in no innings fnons out in ninth: wild pitch. Gray: passed ball Perkins: winning pitcher. ehaute; losing pitcher. .. Burns; umpires. Connolly snd Eailin time. z;i0.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
Bedford of Austin Goes
 To N, Y. Tanks for S5. .OOO

Austin, Texas, July 51. - Benny Bedford, outfeder for the Austin, Texas. association club, has been sold to the New York Yankees for con- sideration, said to be s5,0oo. it was announced here yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
LEAVES NEW LONDON CLUB.
Dorothy Campbell Hurd to Succeed Smith as Shenecossett Instructor.

Sm1th as SneneCOssett lHstTuCSOr.
 New London, July 31.-Alex Smith. for the past nine years professional at the Shenecossett Country club. will sever his connections here on August 1, when he will assume his duties as professional at the Westchester-Bilt- more Country club, succeeding Cuth- bert Butcraft. Smith has twice won the American open championship. He has started number of stars includ- ing Miss Glenna Collett of Providence.
 The announcement was officially posted at the club and it was further announced that for the present Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of the Merton Cricket club of Philadelphia, will as- sume part of the duties of the pro- fessional.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31

bostuh ''''' '''.'.'''''.' lVU uVS USx-b
 Two base hits, Wilson, Gibson; three base hit, Critz; home run. Bressler; stolen base. Stengel; sacrifice, Walker. double plays Mclnnis to R. smith, R. Smith to McInnis; left on bases Cincinnati 5, Bos- ton (; base on balls, of Sheehan 3, Barnes 1; struck out, by sheehan 2; un- pires, Rigler and Moran; time, ;50.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
BROOKLYN

Two base hit, Wheat; three base hit, High; left on bases. Chicago :, Brooklyn G; base on halls. of Milstend 2, Grimes s; struck out by Wheeler 1, Grimes 5: hits, off Mlstead in 2 2-3 innings. off Wheeler in 5i-3, hit by pitcher, by Milstead ,Fournier); losing pitcher Milstead; um- pirts, klem and Wilson; time, 1.4o.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-31
PHrLADELPHiA

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
EXPRESS COMPANY
 UNDER /. C. C. RULES
Georgia Injunction Set Aside By
 Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The American Railway Express company was held by the supreme court today to be subject to the jurisdiction and control of the interstate commerce com mission.
 The question was raised in three cases brought by the United States. the Southern Express company, and the Southern Traffic league and others to set aside an injunction granted by the federal district court for northern Georgia restraining the commission from exercising jurisdiction.
 The point at issue was whether the American Railway Express company is a carrier by railroad within the meaning of the Interstate Commerce act. The lower courts held that they are not, and therefore cannot be con trolled by the interstate commerce com mission.
 The supreme court reversed that de- cision, h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
JUDGES ARE NAMED
 FOR RELIEF WORK
Will Assist In, Clearing Docket
 Of Jefferson County Courts


 Judge George Shoot, of Wetumpka, and Judge s. F. Hobbs, of Selma, are assisting at the courthouse during the present week, following transfer from their own circuits.
 Judge Shoot is helping to dispose of city appeal cases that have been added to the criminal docket more rap idly than they could be disposed of by Judge w. K. Fort and Judge II. P. Heflin. Judge Hobbs was assigned as relief judge to preside in the civil divi- sion during the illness of Judge Roger Snyder. He has been sassigned to the local circuit several times before and spent much time in Birmingham, where he married s daughter of Judge Sam Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
TAXES HIT LEVEL
 OF PRE-WAR DAYS
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watches selling for S6O or less are ex- empted from the per cent jewellery tax, as are also surgical and musical instruments, eyeglasses, spectacles, sil- ver-plated flat tableware and articles used for religious purposes. The tax of Z cents on each $1OO sale on produce exchanges is cut in half.
 Playing Cards Taxed
 The tax on playing cards was in- creased from to 10 cents a pack.
 The same brackets of amounts to which the estate, tax is applied in the present law are retained, but the rates are increased so that the maximum is 40 per cent on amounts of $10,000 900 and over, instead of % per cent It is estimated this increase will bring in $12, 1000, ,000 additional revenue annually.
 The new gift tax Imposed, its au- thors said, merely as a complement to the estate tax and to check evasions of the latter, carries the same rates as the revised estate tax. It allows an exemption of $50,O00. Also other ex- emptions would be allowed including gifts to public purposes and charitable, educational and religious organizations. The tax will be levied on the donor and the amount of the gifts during the year. This tax goes, into effect as of last January l. The rate would start at 1 per cent on gifts not. in. excess of $50,000. It is estimated this tax will bring in $2,000,000 revenue annually.
 Nah Jong, Hit
 The new tax on nah jong sets is 10 per cent, and it is estimated this will result in collection of about s$2 900, GOO annually. e
 The new normal tax rates on indi- vidual incomes of $4,00O and less 4 per cent on incomes between $4,OOO and $8,OO0 and 6 per cent on incomes above that amount. The surtax rates range from 1 per cent on incomes between $1OOO0 and $14, 1000, to 40 per cent on incomes of more than $500O0O.
 The following table shows the amount of tax married man with no depend ents will have to pay considering that only $5,000 of tbe income is earned, as compared with the present law:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
DEATH OF YOUTH
 HELD ACCIDENTAL

HEFLIN, Ala, June 2.-lS2ecial.) -Sherif H. A. Jackson and Officer Alex Powell returned to Heflin this afternoon after making an investiga- tion Monday afternoon into the death of Ben Rowell, who was found dead be- side the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line railroad at Borden Springs.
 Evidence found by the two officers Monday afternoon indicated that young Powell had stumbled and falen against the sharp corner of a support to high trestle and that his skull had been fractured and his neck broken by the violence of the fall.
 The body was found mile east of Borden Springs by a member of the crew of a passenger train. The agent at Borden Springs was notified by wire and the investigation begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
NORRIS IS BITTER -
Sings Song of Hate Against Ford and
 Coolidge
(Washlngton Bureau.l

Washington Bureau.)
 WASHINGTON, June 2-The re- port of Senator George w. Norris ex- tolling his government ownership bill for the operation of Muscle Shoals, filed today, is regarded by supporters of the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals as a distinct boost for that offer.
 The Norris report was characterized by its intemperance. It not only as- sailed the Ford offer on all the points it is alleged to be assailable, but ex- pended great energy in sarcastic and bitter references to the charge that the President and Mfr Ford entered into a trade, whereby the former was to give the latter Muscle Shoals in return for his political support.
 Coolidge May Act
 Senators Underwood and Heflin have hope that this attack, regarded by them as gratuitous and uns0und in it's basis, will prompt the President to bestir him self in support of the Ford offer, and further than it will bring to the sup port of the Ford offer some friends of the executive who might at present be termed lukewarm. The Norris song of hate, it is calculated by Alabama sem ators, will, contrary to the expectation of its author, rebound to the disadvan- tage of tbe proposition so near the Ne braskan's heart.
 The minority report, filed late today by Senator J. Thomas Heflin, of Ala bama, is regarded as temperate in tone and unnassailable in logic. It was pre- pared with all the political astuteness of J. W. Worthington, and scientific knowledge of W. c. Waldo, representa- tives of the Tennessee Valley Improve. ment association. It is an argument for the Ford offer and a strong criti- cism against government ownership.
 Charles Sumner, formerly of Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
LAST STRONGHOLD
 OF REBELS TAKEN
Villa Hermosa Falls Before Mex.
 ican Federal Attack

MEXICO CITY, June 2-(By the Associated Press. )-villa Hermosa, capital of the state of Tbasco, and considered the last rebel stronghold, fell before federal attack in the early hours of yesterday, according to a war department announcement, quoting ad- vices from General Vicente Gonzales.
 The rebel garrison under command of Fernando Zegovia, was dispersed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03

expenditures of the government after the bill becomes a law. We shall close the fiscal year ending June 30, next, with a surplus, but it is the next fiscal year that must have consideration. By far the greater part of the loss of rev enue which will be brought about by the bill is in income taxes. Aside fr@n the 25 per cent credit in 1924 taxes the bill applies to incomes received Tn 1924. the tax on which is payable In the calendar year 1925. So this in- come tax reduction bill will not be felt until the last half of the fiscal year 1925. Under these circumstances, aft CT giving effect to the bonus law and the reductions contemplated by the bill, and provided no further commit ments in large amounts are made by the Congress, the treasury may reason ably expect to conclude the fiscal year 1925 without deficit.
 Must Consider Future
 Hooking beyond 1925 to later years, there are certain factors which deserve consideration. The excess profits and income tax laws of the war period were new in principle and exceedingly complicated in practice. The treasury has not vet become current in the as- CefIdlHnent Dl ldA tdUAlitS anu Coi- lection of taxes for this period. We must, therefore, consider the establish ment for the future of such policy of taxation without the aid of these reser- voirs which will soon be empty. This means that the policy must be so framed that it will encourage the crea tion of income subject tax, will close the most obvious methods of avoid ooca u-iII nof diminish bv excasSiya estate taxes the very values upon which the federal and the state gov ernments must rely for revenue, and will bring about reduction in the high cost of living as a means of meet ing world competition. Of the 110,- O00,0 900 people in this country, less than 100000 pay income taxes direct ly. The remaining 106,000,000 who pay no such direct taxes are given no relief from what they pay indirectly in everything they buy. They too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
VOTE IS CERTAIN
 ON FORD OFFER
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that Ford is the only bidder who had refused to testify, "and yet, queer as it may seem, he. is the only person who has made bid for Muscle Shoals that any committee or either House of Congress has reported favorably on or given serious consideration to as far as acceptance is concerned"
 The report describes the Norris bill in detail and advances the claim that if the government owned and operated the power plants it would hold an important key in a giant power sys- tenn that could be made to spread over the entire south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
PRESIDENT SAYS
 LAW INADEQUATE.
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per cent while the surtax rates are revised on a similar basis.
 The next surtax schedule starts with 1 per cent on $10,OOO and graduates up to 40 per cent on $5O0,OO0 and more.
 A new feature written into the leg islatiOn at the recommendation of Sec retary Mellon provides for an addi- tional reduction of 9 per cent on earned incomes up to $1O,OO0 with all incomes of $5,O0O and under classed as earned.