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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
DARING Barn EY
WILL RACE HERE

Officially dubbed by the Amer
lean Automobile association as
the master driver of the world,
Barney Oldfield, who appeared
here last year, will be an added
entry in the galaxy of stars Of
the Speedway here August 5.
This announcement was made
this morning by Secretary George
Dunn of the Tacoma Speedway as
ISOLATION. Oldfield last year fail
ed to make a good showing be-
cause of the development of mo-
tor trouble in his Peugeot racing
car, but he will bring with him
this season a special constru ated
Delage racer and he has already
announced that he is after the
scalp of one Ralph DePalma.
81 want to show the Tacoma
fans that l can race" Oldfield
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
BEN LEON
BEATS WELSH

NEW YORK, July 29.-Freddie
Welsh, lightweight champion, was
out-boxed and outclassed by Ben
ny Leanard of New York. in eight
rounds of 1O-round match boxed
in the open air of the old Federal
league ball park last night.
Leonard bore in upon the cham
pion with terrific speed, almost
sweeping Welsh off his feet. The
champ took the sixth and seventh
rounds when he showed little of
his old style form. But in all
other rounds he apparently tried
too hard to protect his jaw, and
his blows fell short.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
Fine Program
For the A. O. n.

In addition to the double-head-
er ball game of the A. o. ii. team
at Redondo tomorrow, there will
be a splendid program of athletic
events, open to all persons who
attend the picnic.
Among them will be a 100-yard
dash, three-legged race, shot put,
boys 50-yard race, girls 50-yard
race, married womens race, egg
and spoon race for women, and a
women's ball throwing contest.
M. l.. Davis has offered hand
some cup for the 100-yard free
for all race. Kilgore's orchestra
will furnish music for dancing.
Boats will leave the Muny dock
at 8 and IL a, m, and / p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

The slave trade in America and
slavery as it existed prior to the
war is exemplified in 1.-THE Birth
of Nation" d. w. Griffith's pie
torial and musical elaboration of
Thomas Dixon's "The Clansman"
and THE Leopard's Spots"
This phase of political condi-
tons is traced strikingly from the
Importation of the first slaves to
the troubles that grew out of
their freedom and consequent en-
reimbursement.
AS a sort of prologue to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

wired to Dunn, referring to the
tough luck he had last season.
In the recent match made in
Chicago between Resta, DePalma
and Oldfield, the American ran
the Italian drivers off the track
until he broke a part of his car
and was put out of the running.
Since that time, Oldfield has
purchased a brand new Delage
racer and expects to set few
world records for speedway rae
ing in the coming contest.
Sunday afternoon Tacoma au-
tomobile racing fans will be the
guests of the Speedway mana ge-
ment. All of the drivers entered
in the race will be on the track,
with the exception of Oldfield,
who has not yet had time to get
to Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

drama, the arrival OF the first
cargo" of slaves is presented
with historic fidelity. From this
the scene changes to ante-bellum
days, depicting the condition of
the negro in the south at that
time.
Lincoln signing the Emancipa-
ton proclamation is a favorite
among the 5000 odd scenes of
the mighty spectacle.
The Birth of Nation" ap-
pears for one week at the Tacoma
theater, beginning Sunday, Au-
gust 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
NAME MEADOW
PARK OFFICER RS

Formal organization of the new
Meadow Park Golf club was eff
fected at a big meeting held IN
the Tacoma hotel last night.
Newton II. Peer, who has been
one of the leaders of the move
ment which resulted in the Lake
wood club taking over Meadow
park, was named president. A..
r. Mcmillan was made vice presi-
dent, II. G. Bright secretary, and
r. w. Jowders, treasurer. The
following trustees were named:
George Dunn, DR.. James, T. f.
Hall, e. K. Perkins, Z. c. Cooney,
C. j. Backus and w. T. Cunning
ham
Members are being admitted to
the new club until August Is, at a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
new CHAPLIN
FILM SUNDAY

Beginning Sunday, the Mel
bourne will turn from laughter
to thrills, but the accent will be
on the laughter, for the big fea-
ture of the new bill will be a
four-reel Chaplin affair called,
Charles Stormy Romance"
Charles Stormy Romance"
was issued solely for laughing
purposes, and while it may be
lacking in plot, IL is said to be a
continuous scream from start to
finish.
On the same bill will be a
three-reel Universal drama enti-
tied Swallowed" II is a society
story Of love and intrigue and
mystery and is a drama that
grips attention all the way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

bee. At the time that Edd had
the Tigers he heard of Bigbee ard
signed him to a contract. Even
at that time, Watkins considered
Bigbee wonder.
The youngster wanted to con-
time school in Oregon, and Wat
kins did not force him to play
ball, considering that Bigbee
would be better in few years.
Then Watkins lost the team. and
Bigbee's contract expired.
His heart and soul are In the
game all the time" said Watkins.
lie Is one OF the greatest natural
born players ever saw. lie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
DAILY CHATS
WITH FAMOUS
B ALLPLAYERS

OSCAR WITT, DETROIT TlG-
ERS:
There's been a lot of talk
about the bean ball and / have
favored its adjustment ever
since Walter. johnson accidental
BY busted me off. The world
stopped moving for a while when
the ball nicEsd my bean. john
son thought was killed and
guess | thought so myself for a
while. so far as l was able--te
think AZ alL<xa
yMy head pf5rsd-->To be the
goods all right and wasn't the
worse for wear. But II upset
johnson so much that he couldn't
pocate the plate and we pounded
him all over the lot. He is tho
restest pitcher there ever was in
" Opinion. and that's the opln-
Ion Or most Of the batters In the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
WEAK PITCHING
GIVES Frs
One MORE CAME

Another weird exhibition Of the
national pastime was staged Tor
the crowd at Athletic park Friday
afternoon. A sudden weakness by
Pitcher Henry Peterson In the
fifth, together with Manager
Halls unwillingness to relieve
Pete from suffering and the team
from defeat, cost Tacoma one
more game.
The fighting Tigers made a
good bid for the game. Even
after Peterson had allowed three
singles and a home run in the
fifth, making the score ) to for
McGinnity's men, Tacoma went
right after the Miners and clean
ed up three tallies, tying the
game.
Q . . .
Had some other pitcher taken
up the game, Tacoma might have
stood chance: Peterson this
year is only good for about half
a game, and then blows up. In
the sixth he was hit for a homer
by Kippert over the left fence,
and in the seventh walk and two
singles netted another run. Taco
mas chances were killed when
Peterson continued pitching after
that fatal fifth.
. . . =
Sammy Bohne did some more
spectacular work yesterday, steal
ing home in the fourth with two
outs and Thompson at bat. He
made two stolen bases during the
game,
In the third. Peterson famed
Hoffman, Letter and johnson in
quick succession. Iron Man"
McGinnity, who replaced Letter
in the fifth, allowed only three
hits in five innings.
. . . =
Sutherland, star pitcher for the
Tigers, has been i'll for several
days, but may be able to pitch this
afternoon. Scout Ira Thomas Of
Philadelphia was on hand to see
"Sude" yesterday, but left last
night for Portland.
. . Q .
After Sundays game. the IA
coma team will go to Vancouver,
for a split-week series.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
n. A. C.. to Have
Big Excursion

The steamer Nisqually has been
chartered by the Hopkins Athletic
club ball team for Sundays excur-
sion to Olympia. The steamer
leaves the Muny dock at IL
o'clock. A large number of fans
and excursionists will attend. The
II. A. c. team, with Jacobs and
Davis as battery, will meet the
Olympia Senators at the Olympia
ball park in the afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

wants to play baseball because he
likes 1t. He is a star in every
department Of the game"
Bigbee has given himself two
years TO determine whether ne Is
a good player or not. II he is not
a star of the big leagues inside of
two years, ne will give up the
game and return to a ranch THAI
he owns in Oregon.
I know that baseball playerJs
career doesn't amount to much
unless a man Is at the top Of the
list, says Skeeter. I'm goingfto
be first class player. or quit en-
tirely."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
SKEETER BICBEE GIVES HIMSELF
TWO YEARS TO BECOME BALL STAR

Ed Watkins, former owner of
the Tacoma Tigers, who arranged
the deal which "Skeeter" Bigbee
was bought by the Pittsburg Pir-
ates, thinks that the Tacoma GEN.
ter fielder is the greatest player
he has seen in years.
I've watched that boy for
years, and he is wonder" said
Watkins today. II believe he 10
going TO make great name for
himself IN the big leagues =
II developed through Watkins
conversation that the former Tig-
4 manager once Owned" big
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
G RiFFlN is
OUTCLASSED

BOSTON, July 9.-After de-
feating r. Norris Williams earlier
in the tournament, Clarence Grif-
fin of San Francisco met a sensa-
tional defeat at the hands of j. J..
Armstrong of Philadelphia yes
terday afternoon in five sets. 'irif-
fins smashing style of game was
easily overturned by the Phila-
delphian's we'll rounded style.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
Play CoIoniaIs

The Bates-Federals will play
the Colonials Sunday at 2 O'Clock
on the Logan school grounds.
The team has added two new
members to it's infield during the
past week and is getting better
all the time. Out of five games
played since the Bates-Federal
were organized, four have been
victories. Harlow and Nordfors
will be the BE-. battery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Butte's pitchers had the Tigers
eating out of their hands yester-
day.
Only two Tacoma players i'll
creased their batting averages
Baldwin and Thompson. Both of
these boys have just struck their
hitting stride, Baldwin batting
1000 yesterday and $50 on We'd
nesday.
All the other Tigers dropped off
a few points yesterday. The
done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

CHICAGO. July 29.-President
Johnson of the American league
backed up Umpire O'Loughlin's
decision at Cleveland this week,
In which the jumps ordered that
band music be discontinued while
the game was in progress. This
order becomes effective through
out the leapme
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
WANT A CAME

The w. o. w. ball team wants
a game for Sunday, having Ieafn-
ed last night that a game sched-
uled for Roy had ben canceledlby
that team. Any city team want
ing a game should call Main 1927
this afternoon, or Nelson's billiard
hall this evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Shown first in defiance of the
national board of motion picture
censorship, Where Are My Chill
dren?" which comes to the Apollo
Sunday for a week, won the APP
prevail of educators, reformers,
press and pulpit in New York City
where 1t ran for two solid months
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

of forbidden operation, and the
society doctor" is arrested. The
prosecutor grills him unmerciful-
ly, and a 5-year-sentence is i'm
posed. Then comes the startling
revelation that the prosecutors
wife has been a patient" of the
doctor. The big situation is adj
mirably handled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

reduced initiation fee AS soon
as 200 members are signed up,
the Meadow park course will be
closed to the public on Sundays,
Saturdays, holidays and tourna-
ment days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

In the appearance of Reese's
Africanders Sunday at the Hippo
drome theater, Manager Clarence
Summerville announces the big
gest feature of vaudeville that
the Hippodrome has yet shown.
In addition to the big company of
20 there will be a picture pro-
gram headed by Mutual Master
picture de Luxe with Helene Ros-
son and e. Forrest Taylor as the
stars. Mr.. Taylor was immensely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Summary: Stolen bases-Big-
bee, Leard, Bohne 2. Sacrifice
Aits-Fries, Baldwin. Two base
hits-Baldwin 2. Home runs
johnson, Kippert. Struck out
BY McGinnity 1, by Peterson 3.
Bases on balls-Off McGinnity 1,
eff Peterson /, off Letter 6. Wild
Ditch-Peterson. Hit by pitched
ball-Killilay by McGinnity. Time
Of game-1:40. Umpire Howell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

The story is an essentially hui
name one, and it reaches eli
max of powerful emotional In
terest. The thrilling plunge over
a 70-foot cliff which Charles Ray
took with a horse and an Indian
is said to be the most breath-tak-
ing scene ever put on a film. The
performers actually risked their
lives in the making of the scene.
A clever Triangle comedy,
"Bedelia's Bluff" with Fay Tin
cher, and Pathe news pictures
will round out the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

at the Globe theater.
This film has created a sensa-
ton everywhere. 1t attacks the
murder of the unborn. The act
ing is said to be admirable, the
strong cast being headed by Ty-
rome Power, who as the prosecu-
tor has the leading role.
A girl loses her life as a result
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

"The Deserter," which comes
to the Regent Sunday for four
days, is without doubt one of the
most thrilling and deeply inter
esting photoplays Triangle has
yet put out. 1t introduces a new
star, Charles Ray, who has the
part of an army lieutenant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

popular with Tacoma audiences
when he was leading man at the
Empress theater in stock under
the Richarss regime.
Reese Brothers Africanders are
a company of colored singers,
dancers, instrumentalists and CO.
medians. They have been prov
ing a sensation over the Hippo
drome circuit and give an entire
vaudeville program. The title of
the act opening Sunday is South
land"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
Coast League

Games Yesterday. !,
Vernon 2, Oakland /. 4
San Francisco 7, Portland 4.
Los Angeles 6, Salt Lake 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

SEATTLE, July Seattle
made a bid for yesterdays game
in the ninth, but only landed one
score. II was a splendid fielding
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
STOP STREAK

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 90.
Great Falls winning streak
was broken yesterday when Van
couver held the Montanans down
to six hits and two runs. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

An innocent country girl I'M
Willingly wins the love of a dash
ing young man about town, al
ready intriguing with b married
society woman. The latter de-
liberately plans TO compromise
the girl with her Qw:}psband.
This is one( zza 20 in
The Lupe whia =
Cnlenial tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE

Scores Yesterday.
Tacoma 6, Butte Z.
CT. Falls 2, Vancouver 6.
Seattle 1, Spokane 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Averages of the Tiger pitchers,
corrected to date, follow:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Kallio, Tener, Hester and Ha-
worth; Barham and Cheek.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29

Harstad and Murray; Schmutz
and Cunningham.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
LEAGUE STANDING
THE "IF" COLUMN

!. PLAY TODAY
, Butte at Tacoma.
, Spokane at Seattle.
, CT. Falls at Vancouver.
, 9 T. o o 8 O o o o o o q o Q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-29
NATIONAL
Standing OF the Clubs.
"a-

Games Yesterday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
BRYAN WILL TAKE A HAND.
Feels 1t His Duty to Try and Prevent
War With Germany.

st. Louis.-William Jennings Bryan
arrived in ST. Louis Wednesday morn
ing from Omaha, on his way to New
Orleans to address a teachers conven-
ton.
After reading the dispatches in the
newspapers | have changed my plans
and decided to go to Washington" he
said. 4 believe it would be a crime
against civilization for this country to
go into this war, and therefore it is
unwise for the country to do anything
that would increase the chances of 60
ing into the war"
Bryan said that he had not formu-
lated any plan of action in Washing
ton. but felt that it was his duty as a
patriotic citizen to go there and do
everything he could TO prevent the
United States from getting into war
with Germany.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
PoSTSCRIPTS

The Russian senate has been in ex-
istence since 1911.
An average of one ton of solid and
liquid nourishment is consumed every
year by healthy man.
Australia's last census revealed the
presence of 52,951 naturalized British
subjects.
An expedition of Norwegian scien.
lists is studying the natives, fora and
fauna of almost unknown regions of
northern and central Asia.
One of the queerest requests on rec.
ord has been received at San Antonio,
Tex, from DR.. Guy A. X. Marshall of
the royal bureau CT entomology, Lon.
don. 1t is for certain flea, which
lives in the eye of a bat, and San An.
tonic, the only town in the world
with a municipal bat roost, is about
the proper place to go for it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Field diseases of sweet potatoes are
usually controlled by seed selection
and disinfection, the proper prepare
ton of the hotbed and crop rotation
Root rot, which attacks other crops
besides sweet potatoes, is best con-
trolled by deep, clean cultivation, aer-
alton of the soil and crop rotation.
Farmers bulletin ia, new publ
cation of the department of agricul-
ture, describes five of the principal
field diseases of sweet potatoes. These
are all caused by some fungi in the
seed or in the ground. For stem rot,
black root, and foot rot, the essential
point is to plant clean seed in a clean
hotbed If the field itself becomes in
tested, use it for other crops for a
period of three or four years. Healthy
seed can be secured by selecting it
in the fall at digging time, while the
potatoes are still attached to the
vines. Each hill should be tested by
splitting the stem and potatoes should
be taken only from plants the insides
of which are not streaked with black.
1t should be remembered, however,
that heavy frost will blacken the
bundles in the same way as stem rot.
In the spring, or during the winter, it
is frequently impossible to tell wheth-
er the potatoes are diseased or not,
since they become darkened after a
period of storage. For this reason
fall selection is essential.
Just before they are bedded, the
seed potatoes should be disinfected
by submerging them from five to ten
minutes in a solution of one ounce
of corrosive sublimate to eight gal
Ions of water. Only wooden vessels
should be used for disinfection. Cor
rosive sublimate, it must be remem-
bered, is a strong poison, and should
be kept out of the way of animals or
human beings. After disinfection the
potatoes should be rinsed in pure wa
ter and laid in the sun to dry. This
treatment will not destroy any fun
gus within the potato, but it will kill
spores that may be on the surface.
That a hotbed should be free from
germs of the disease is almost as i'm
portant as that the seed potatoes
themselves should be. The common
practice of using the same soil in the
hotbed year after year is probably one
of the chief sources of distributing
sweet potato disease. Even if the soil
is thrown out after the hotbed season
is over, it frequently is left by the
side of the hotbed and is used the
following year.
Soil that has been used in the hot
bed should be hauled away, together
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
FUNGUS DISEASE OF TOMATO
Wilt Is Slowly But Surely Injecting
Principal Sections of Country
Effective Solution.

A tomato disease called the wilt Is
slowly but surely injecting the princi-
pal tomato sections of the country.
The disease is due to fungus which
lives in the water channels of the
stems. There it multiplies until they
actually choke or prevent the circula,
ton of moisture and the plant willis
at first until finally it dies. The dis.
ease lives over winter in the soil and
enters the plant through the roots.
Tomatoes, elephants and similar
crops should not be planted on infect
ed soil for few years. However,
what promises to be the most effec.
tive solution is to develop resistant
strains by constant selection. Several
experiment stations have already OBJ.
tanned very encouraging results.
Spraying is of no avail as the fungus
develops within the plant where spray
cannot reach it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

most distressing instances, of the de-
liberate method and spirit of indis-
criminate destruction of merchant yes
sells of all sorts, nationalities and des-
tinations which have become more
and more unmistakable as the activity
of German undersea vessels of war
has in recent months been quickened
and extended"
The United States, the communica.
ton declares, considers the torpedo
ing of the Sussex not only proved by
the evidence, but actually substantiat-
ed by the German disclaimer OF re-
sponsibility.
Copies of the American note were
sent to representatives here of neu-
trial nations on the assumption that
they are as much interested as the
United States in the protection of neu-
trail rights. The document was not
given to any of the belligerent diplo-
mats as the controversy is regarded
as being solely between the United
States and Germany.
Count Won Bernstorff already has re-
iterated to Secretary Lansing that un-
der no circumstances will Germany
give up the submarines as a weapon
of warfare, because, she contends, it
is retaliation for Great Britain's
food blockade. The ambassador has
declared, however, that his govern
ment will attempt to bring submarine
operations within the law of nations.
This the United States is willing to
discuss after Germany has abandoned
her present methods-not before.