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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-17
INSANITY MAY BE
I. Defense or SH|PLEY.
Questions of Lawyer at Prelim-
mary Hearing for Killing
Baby Indicate Line.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Sept. J,-After he
had listened unmoved TO his wife's
scathing recital OF how she says he
choked little Sarah Elizabeth Shipley.
aged one year. out Of spite against his
wife, Douglas Shipley. was held here
by Police Judge Henderson for action
OF the November grand Jury. charged
with numbering the child.
Only two witnesses were called In the
preliminary hearing yesterday after
noon-Mrs. shipiey and DR.. G. II. Man
child's body as snown by an autopsy:
The probable line the defense would
take In the case was indicated at the
hearing by Attorney John A. CARROTS
"Did your husband act Thursday night
any way out OF the ordinary he ask
ed her.
His entire way was out Of the ordi-
nary" she, answered. He was much
the average man. He was peculiar"
This Is taken to indicate that In
sanity will be the line OF defense taken
by the defense. of both an emotional
and permanent character.
Tells Of Threats.
Had your husband ever threatened to
kill the child7" Prosecutor Bouic asked
Mrs. Shirley. yes" she answered. but
I didn't believe that he was doing any
thing but joking. But when l saw him
choking her the third time. I realised
that he meant II. and i said TO MIN,
Honey, don't kill the little baby He
cursed me and answered, III XIII her
the next minute IL hang!
Then I said ! was going out 10 get a
bucket Of water. and ran through the
rain through a corn field and wood.
barefoot, to q house, where got some
one to call up the officers. And when
we got back home. found my httle
baby lying dead on the bed. ! teii over
her poor little body. weeping.
Heaven knows the child Is better on
In heaven than here on earth being beat
around all the time" the mother cried.
her tense drawn face relaxing Tor a rev
moments into lines Of convulsed grief.
She made a pathetic picturein the wit
ness stand.
Shipley Sits Silent.
Her husband sat with bent head. SEEM
ing not to hear the words which were
making him face the hangman's moose.
His beady eyes were boring into space.
with a distant look in them, and his
mouth half open, set In rigid lines. He
did not utter a sound during the entire
course OF the proceedings. AZ several of
the tensest points OF his wife's testimony
his mouth fiuttered trihe. and his
hands clutched the arms OF his chair
convulsively, but he gave no other signs.
MIS-. Shipley denied vigorously that her
husband had been drinking the day be-
fore, and attributed his actions 70 jeal-
ousy. claiming that he bad handled the
child badly out OF spite against her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-17
Jagged in the Race.

old sailor?" inquired seedy mendicant.
Poor old sailor?' replied the house.
wife at whose door he had called. Yes
mum. followed the water for sixteen
years." well" said the housewife,
YOU certainly MY don't LOOK T as II you ever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-17
Shipley Sits Silent.
Safety First.

Specialize calm, madam They've
driven off the Zeppelins.
Young Mother--oh. constable. dare
I venture to take baby out OF the
safe Punch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
EARL CONNERS MAY
GET A CHANCE TO
REDEEM HIS TITLE

Both men pack real punches, SO
the bout may have an unexpected
ending.
Action should be the keynote
of the bout between Harry Casey
and Frenchy Vaise. Neither of
these lightweights likes to waste
much time, and each of them is
capable of putting up a slashing
fight. This go. is expected to De
one Of the best on the pill.
Battling Bunker and Les Cal
vert meet in a special event that
should be highly entertaining.
Bunker is the man who drove
Dobie Shuemake back to the grid
iron. Bud Ridley and Steve Pol
lack have a go, and Mickey Nc
Mimm will show how Ireland got
its name.
Seats are fast selling out for
the big show.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Should Earl Conner do a
comeback" at the Eagles
smoker Thursday night and beat
Bert Forbes of Vancouver, he may
get a crack at Muff Bronson, the
Portland boy marvel who recently
vanquished Joe Harrahan. Earl
has put himself in good shape,
and believes he will beat Forbes,
who is a mighty clever boxer, by
the way. 1t will be no easy task
to put it across on Fores, and this
bout should be one of the liveliest
on the card.
Both Frank Farmer and Steve
Reynolds are on edge for the main
mill of the evening. The husky
fireman is hoping to beat Farmer,
and as he has improved wonder
fully since last seen in Tacoma,
he may make things highly inter-
esting for the King of kapowsin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
TAHOMA A.C.
PLANS FOR
CLUB HOUSE

A greater and better Tahoma
Athletic club was launched last
night at an enthusiastic meeting
OF Tacoma athletes in the Com
mercial club.
A large number of young men
of the city who are anxious to
see the successful organization of
an Independent athletic club at
tended the meeting. The idea of
using Whitworth colleges old
gymnasium was practically aban-
doned, because of the location of
the building. 1t is so far out on
the PIT. Defiance line as to be al
most out of reach for the average
member.
Committees were appointed to
confer with the Elks and Y. M. G.
A. about the using of gymnasiums
owned by these organizations.
Many persons objected to this
plan, on the ground that the club
would lose its individuality If it
used another clubs gym. Efforts
will be made to raise money for
a gym to be owned by the club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
Speedy Rush
Is Worried

Nntted Press Leased Wfre.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Speedy
Rush, Princeton's football coach,
with the chance of years before
him, is a worried man today.
Once In IL years has a Prince
ton team been able to take the
measure of Yale in football
game and now with the best Tiger
eleven in many day 1t seems al
most impossible for Rush to find
a backfield which will be able to
hit Yale's line with sufficient
force to crack 1t.
Rush has been at a disadvant-
age all year in the lack of depend
able, fighting backfield material.
He has had Thomas, briggs,
Brown, Ames, Eddy, Comey,
Moore and Tibbott, and each of
them has had his chance. 1t must
be admitted, however, that there
Is only one of these, Brown, who
has shown himself a good line
plunger and his clumsiness makes
his work too uncertain. He had
chance last Saturday to snatch
victory from Harvard, but was too
slow to distance n Harvard
tackler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15


NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. Is.
American Association club own
ers have plan to popularize the
game next season. 1t is suggest
ed that Association and Intarna-
tional league clubs play a series
of 112 games and then play an
inter-league series of 4S games,
all clubs in both league visiting
the rival circuit for a three game
series. At the close of the sea-
son a series between the two
champions could be played for the
worlds minor league title.
The plan is being threshed out
by the A. A. moguls and II found
agreeable will be put before Presi-
dent Barrow of the International
league.
Lee Foil of the Cleveland
Americans, Wild Bill Donovan of
the Yankees and Pants" Row
land of the White Sox are on the
Job buzZing the minor league
managers regarding possible sales
and trades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

SEATTLE, Nov. ia Cali
fornia invasion began this morn
ing, when twenty young men from
tho University of Washington, Gil
INCUR Dobie, chief strategist, and
j. Arthur Younger, of the COM
missary department, left for
Berkeley, where the two colleges
are to decide football honors Sat-
urday afternoon. Dobie leaves
with anything but pleasant out
look on what the weekend has In
store for him. The men are anx-
ious to get another wallop at the
team that gave them the scare of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Newspaper Enterprise Assoctatioul
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA. -
Eddie Hanlon, great lightweight
boxer of the day when Young"
Corbett, Abe Attell and BAT"
Nelson were in their prime, lives
here. Hanlon's business places
him among those who manifest
great interest in the prohibition
wave. He conducts a place where
everything but water is sold.
Taken as a boy, a long way
from 20, Hanlon was put through
a pace which possibly cost him a
championship. Lacking the stam-
Ina of a man, Hanlon was pitted
against older boxers, more sea-
soned in the strenuous pastime of
exchanging fervent wallops. Be-
fore the exertion began to tell
upon him he fought some wonder
full battles.
About 80 today, Hanlon looks
heavier than when he began mis-
spectacular performance some IA
years ago.
Asked who furnished him the
most thrilling moment of his ca
reer, Hanlon does not hesitate to
answer.
Eddie Graney, the referee,
handed me the surprise package
I'm never going to forget" said
Hanlon. How did he do It? He
called adraw between myself and
"Young" Corbett at Mechanics
pavilion. in February of 1903.
The crowd gave me the popular
decision and I always thought
won that bout.
"Corbett and ] were very good
friends. The night Caesar Young,
the bookmaker. was shot while in
q cab with that chorus girl, Cor
betf and were eating dinner at
the Metropole on Forty-second
street in New York.
In December of the year that
Graney surprised Hanlon, the lat
ter again met Corbett and this
time Hanlon was decisively beat
en-. the affair being stopped in the
sixteenth round. In June OF 1905,
Hanlon retaliated by defeating
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
Champ Melon Eater to Go After
New Record; Training On Custaro

Newspaper Enterprise Association)
A new worlds record is to be
shattered next year.
Thomas s. Vanaszk is champion
and holds the present record made
this year. He says he will break
the record and he ought to know.
Vanaszk is undisputed cham
pion cantaloupe eater of the
world. He lives in California and
since he has started after new
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
ATHLETIC CLUB
FOR RUSTON is
NOW PROPOSED

and can be obtained quite cheap
ly for club quarters. Those ia
voring the idea are proposing that
boxing, wrestling and other indoor
sports be taken up, under instruc-
ton of an expert to be retained by
tho club.
A meeting will be held soon to
determine the sentiments of the
Ruston men and youths.
With the Tahoma club, South
Tacoma A. C. and Ruston A. c..
in operation, there should be a
good opportunity for inter-clup
contests here this winter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

There is probably no football play
er In the city who can show
Capt. Bert "Dobie" Shoemake,
star tackle on the South Taco
ma A. G. football team, any
thing about the gridiron game.
He was a star on the Tacoma
high school team in 1911, ~
and 10, also starring on the
Whitworth college in 1913 and
with the Tacoma A. G. in IA
and 10. Dobie is we'll known
by all the old time football fans
as well as the players, and all
who know him have good
word for him. This season
Shoemake is playing a stellar
game with the South Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Mary Miles Minter, the 0ewitch-
ingly sweet young star who has
found a warm spot in the hearts
of millions of motion picture fol-
lowers, and who is improving in
every new production in which
she appears, comes to the Apollo
Thursday for three days in q
charming heart interest photo
drama, Faith" in which she has
the part of a child of q million
aires daughter put in an or
phanage.
y Through the influence of O
woman who knows the child's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

their lives last Thanksgiving day.
Great Crowd Expected.
Reports from Berkeley indicate
that probably 10000 people will
witness the game. Already over
SIS, 900 has been realized from
the advance ticket sale.
Following are the men who are
taking the trip to Berkeley: Ends,
Don Abel, Faux, Torkelson and
Rawson; tackles, Grimm, Mayfield
and Writ; guards, Seagrave, Nor
rison and Calkins; center, Wick;
backs, Noble, Johnson, Hams
worth, Murphy, Bob Abel, Briggs,
Carey and Logg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
WILL PLAY
FINAL GAM E

Deciding to reach a champion
ship in the interscholastic football
season, and yet not drag cut the
season any longer than possible,
school authorities last night set
Saturday, at 10 o'clock in the
morning, as the date for the
fourth Lincoln-Stadium game.
Each team has won one game,
and they have tied the third. For
a time the school authorities re-
fused to permit play-off for the
title, believing that the season
had been extended too long al
ready.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
And now Ruston is talking of

And now Ruston is talking OF
organizing an athletic club.
The Shelter boys, who have
taken leading part in athletic
events during the past two years,
despite the fact that they had no
club quarters or gymnasium, are
seriously contemplating this week
the formation of a club to have
supervision over all sporting
events of Ruston.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building at
Ruston, which has a fine gymnas-
ium, will be vacant in a few days
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Corbett in 20 rounds.
1t may be interesting to recall
that on the night of the battle
wherein Graney called the disput-
ed draw, Herman Rosenthal,
whose murder sent Lieutenant
Becker to the chair, was in Cor
belts corner.
Eddie Hanlon is not much given
to athletic work of any sort now
adays. Possibly the terrific grind
he was put to in his boyhood days
satiated him.
Like George AIDE, Hanlon may
have wanted to make some one
girl happy. At any event, Ed
ward is bachelor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Leonard Shea was riding home
from Seattle one day tins week
when the interurban conductor
told him to take the suitcase
off the seat in front of him.
Shea refused, and the conduc-
tor became insistent. 1t look
ed like a warm argument, until
the conductor threatened: "You
take that suit case down, or I'll
throw 1t out of the window"
Go ahead and throw it," re-
piled the Tacoma ball tosser.
at isn't mine"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

seen in the title role. Although
new to the screen, Miss Penning-
ton is destined to score a gr~u1
hit, being possessed of a dainty,
winsome personality similar 10
that of Margaret Clark.
A number of thrills are incOr-
porated into this story of circus
life, including the exciting e1-
perience of the princess" in q
storm tossed balloon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

records, California melon grow
ers have greatly increased their
output for his benefit.
Last melon season he ate 7S9
melons, counting them on notches
made in sticks, a trick learned
from the old-time California gun
men. This was an average of 26
a day, but next year Vanaszk
hopes to eat an even thousand.
During the winter he trains on
oranges and cup custard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
MATINEE FOR
WOMEN ONLY

Wah-Let-Ka, who is attracting
huge crowds at the Hippodrome
theater this week with her DOM
onstration of undertaking" an.
nounces that she will give a spe-
cial matinee for women only on
Friday afternoon. At this time
she will come down into The aud.
fence and grant personal inter-
views, in addition to her other
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

The Auburn railway employees
team of bowlers will meet the
N. P. quintet on the Shaw G.
Soule alleys this evening. The
game will be one of much in
terest to all railway men. Both
teams are composed of slicker
players, and will undoubtedly
roll some high scores. A crowd
of Auburnites will accompany
the suburbanite team to the
city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
up among the dopesters.

UT "ff1Offb VIfO NVpCoVSTb'
The latest is that Chance has
set his figure at $4,000 for man.
aging the Cubs two seasons, about
the figure he received from the
New York Yankees. 1t is said
several persons interested In the
Cubs have dickered with Chance
and have arranged so that the
peerless leader could easily leave
the Los Angeles Pacific Coast
league club. The fact that Chance
won the pennant as manager Of
that club is counted a factor in
the alleged Cub offer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
CHANCE HAS
FAT CHANCE

Omitted Press Leased Vire.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 10. - Frank
Chance, the peerless leader, may
not be destined to settle down to
the peaceful life of a California
farmer after all. Rumors that a
faction of Cub stockholders ire
trying to bump Tinker and put
Chance in his place, are bobbing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

story she is placed after many ad.
versities in the very homo from
which she was taken as a baby,
She comes in as a servant, not
knowing the home is her own,
and the millionaire and his iaugh-
ter do not know that the little
servant is their own flesh and
blood.
Complications arise when Faith,
the little outcast, is suspected of
stealing money taken by the step
daughter of the millionaire. The
clearing of Faith and her restora-
ton to her mother make a climax
of tremendous heart punch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
PROPOSE WORLDS
TITLE in MINORS

Cal Ewing, Pacific coast base
ball leader, has been assigned the
task to make the minor leagues
fight for representation on the
national commission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

In the Minor bowling league,
which represents the younger
players, the Canadian Pacific
team will meet the Pyramids in
scheduled league game on the
Tacoma alleys tonight. The
fireworks in this event will
start at 8 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

A. G. team. He will be seen
in the big Stadium battle Sat
urday between the Tahoma and
South Tacoma clubs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
DETER'S
L IFFLE

The first ball game played 1893 of the players
are still in the Northwestern league - ~ p''
Alibis We have heard sum was Iookn the
ether when he hit me-He
time-Aw, got dirt in spikes " Wv ~
Helo-is this the sporting
tickets for that not whasa
how work anv - g.
stay home when the Eagles give say yu don't ey
pect regular do you?-Huh?
for next time?-Wel, don't foget-Tanks-Goodbye! " ~ "
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Bill Spencer has not been able to
get in touch with the Tacoma
Royals football team for a
game yet. He Is anxious to ar
range a game for Sunday. The
manager of the Royals Is hero
by challenged for q contest.
Call Spencer at the Lindum ho-
tel after $3.50 p. m.
Roscoe Stowell, the popular
Woodman ball player, is hap
PLY passing out the cigars to
his friends today, announcing
the arrival of a 9-pound boy
at his home. Roscoe says that
his young son is also going to
be w. o. w. and a ball play
er. The reason, he says, is
that the youngster has already
said quite audible a number of
times "Wow!" "Wow!"
"Wow!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT AIS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
Story =
For Colonial

The joys and griefs of a pretty
little circus waif-her love and
her despair-are charmingly re-
lated in 1.-THE Rainbow Princess"
which comes to the Colonial to-
morrow.
Ann Pennington, petite little
star of "Ziegfeld's Follles," rs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

Doc Soue he can't understand how Rip
sleep the vicinity bowling alley
Doc doze five minutes his
the around and rudey awakening
Light occupaonsKeeping rassler in highbrow literature
We've found that this prohibition thing
opinion friends always complaining
kicking where the
lay the buildings don't sway about
Oh well! You can't please everybody all the time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

EAGLES SMOKER
Eagles Hall, 18th and r. SITS.
Thursday, November 10,
at S:f5 Sharp.
TWO MAIN EVENTS
Frank Farmer VS..
Steve Reynolds
Light Heavyweights.
Frenchy Vaise VS.. Harry Casey
142 lbs.
SEMI-WINDUP
Earl Corners vs.. Bert Forbes
1872 lbs.
Special Attraction
Battling Bunker VS..
Leslie Calvert
165 lbs.
ADDED ATTRACTION
Martin Foley VS..
Mickey McMimm
1913 lbs.
PRELIMINARY
Steve Pollock VS.. Bud Ridley
100 lbs.
TICKETS FOR SALE:
Pastime Pool Hall, t223 Pa
cific Ave.; Vannoy a. Cough
Inns Cigar Store, OO4 Pacific
Ave-; Scobey's formerly
Prince's) Cigar Store, DIG Pac.
Ave., Keystone Club, 18th 81
Court A; Alfrcd's Cigar Store,
1852 Pacific Ave.
General Admission One Dollar
Reserved Seats ..... $50
kingside ............ 500
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15

If Jack Dillon ticks Brother
Mike, he'll have to take a shot at
me, says Brother Tom. Fools rush
in-you know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-15
hrs at West Point. 1t must be joyful

Once there fight whose lightweight
and he told the editors that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
COTTON CROP CUT
SHORT BY THE RAINS
SOME FARMERS REPORT THE
YIELD WILL BE DECREASED
AS MUCH AS SO PER CENT.

The continued rains during the
past four weeks have damaged the
cotton crop of Terrell county and the
entire cotton belt considerably, but
just how much cannot be estimated
with any degree of certainty. In the
bottoms and sandy lands some place
the damage as high as fifty per cent,
while others say that the entire crop
will be cut off at least a third, and
some farmers say that the damage
will not be more than 20 per cent,
especially on the red lands.
The corn crop has been damaged
very little, if any, and the yield in
Terrell county was never more prom
ising than at the present time. The
farmers of this county will no doubt
harvest the biggest crop this fall ever
grown here.
The grain crops have all yielded
abundant ha1vests, fat hogs and cat
tie are seen on every farm, and even
with shortage in the cotton crop
this fall promises to be an usually
prosperous one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
SUGAR GOES UP AND
so DOES SWEETENING
Recent Heavy Rains Cause Prices
to Soar Rapidly.

As a result of the recent heavy
rains in the wheat growing sections
of the country the price of flour has
advanced rs cents per barrel, and the
market is now steady.
Fancy patent flour is now quoted
at $6.75 per barrel, which is rs cents
more than before the rains of the
past several weeks. Fancy patent
self-rising flour is selling for $3.50;
fancy patent plain, 1928; first pat
ent, self-rising, $3.50; second pat
ent, plain, $5.75; second patent, self
rising, $500.
Sugar is also still on the ascent,
having continued to rise gradually
since the beginning of hostilities in
Europe, which created an increased
demand for the staple. Cane sugar is
now selling for $50 per hundred,
having increased 20 points per 100
pounds during the past week. When
the war in Europe began sugar was
selling for $5.75 per 100 pounds.
The Increase in price to date has
been nearly rs per cent.