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Show BIG LEAGUE PEEXIES1 TALK OYER TAX LAWS WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. The big guns of baseballdom were arriving in Washington tonight for a conference with Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper over complications arising over the new tax Jaws. President Ban Johnson of the American Amer-ican league, Chairman Herrmaan of tho national commission, Secretary Heydler of the National league, Secretary Sec-retary Foster of the New York Giants and Secretary Hapgood of the Boston Braves will be in before morning. Manager Clark Griffith and President Presi-dent Minor of the local organization will meet them. Up to a late hour only Chairman Herrmann had arrived, tho others being be-ing held up by railroad delays. The baseball heads have been seriously bothered by the complicated war revenue rev-enue taxes. Some big problems havo presented themselves and the delegation's delega-tion's object is to got Commissioner Roper to decide what Is to be done. |