Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 3 | Saves Coppers for the Fans

SAVES COPPERS FOR THE FANS Detroit Club Secretary Grabbing Grabbing Grabbing Grab Grab- bing Pennies for cent 8 Tax Mich lIch Feb 23 There Them Thern Is Isone Isone Isone D DETROIT one prominent hoarder hoard r In lu Detroit Detroit De Do- troit who doesn't care who ho knows know It t. t His name Is Charles Navin and atal his father Frank iran owns th the thc Detroit baseball club Charles CharIeR is secretary of oC the team and he is vigorously I on the tho scent of oC the tho cent lie is c pennies by br the quart Secretary Navin has a Rood good o reason for fOI his activity There will b bo be a aar war ar tax of or S 8 cents on baseball passes pases this season and a tax of or 10 per cent nn an paid palO admissions American lea league ue magnates officials that th thata sUJe to government a tax of or 10 cents on passes would beall beall be bo tho the ruled all rl right ht but government Jo that the law says sas S cents cent and S Scents cents It t probably will be Mr Ir Navin like other baseball men Insisted that the tho only reason for ur urging Ing Ing- ne a a. higher tax on passes ses wa was as to re- re lIe Hove con congestion at tho the pass gates HeIndl lie He Indignantly nant denied a rumor that t club dub dubI owners wanted the pass tax boosted to toi I 1 i so 80 that It would be bo cheaper for Cor a 1 ahot lot hot ot of or complimentary ticket et holders o Navin Nin who who is considered a a genius nas tins OUt oui inui nia ma sins ticket sellers on big ble- days dars will handle handles as s man many nian ns as IS pennies cent 5 pieces and 1 12 OO dimes On ordinary days probably cent 1 pieces will change hange hands When the war tax bl bill became ef- ef Detroit theatres faced a penny penn shortage Most of or th the theatre men neatly met the situation by boosting boosting- their heir prices to make penny penn transactions transactions ions unnecessary ar But Navin couldn't do this so o he lie Is filling a spare room or r two with the tue lowly coppers copper