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Arizona republican., 1916-09-17

The amount of work designed and on the boards in the office of Architects Lescher X Kibbey should be a good criterion of the general prosperity of the state and the Salt River Valley as this well known firm has handled nearly a half million dollars worth of work already this year and has several hundred thousand dollars worth more in prospect at this time
 One of the important jobs they have just prepared plaps for is the new bank and office building for the Salt River Valley Bank of Mesa. This will be a modern. fireproof building two stories in height with full basement and will cost about s30 900, not including the bank fixtures. Most of the first floor will be occupied by the bank
 The excavation for this building has been finished and the bids for it's con- struction were opened yesterday
 Another job in Mesa out of their of flee is the new church for the Christian Science Society, cost S4000. For Gilbert, Arizona, they designed the addition to the school building which will cost S900O. Hughey and Keltner are the contractors Lescher X Kibbey are now prepar-
 
 to be erected at Peoria Arizona, that will cost about s15.000
 They are also remodeliug the resi- dence of Jack Barber of Phoenix, upon which S5000 is being spent. Tom Edens is the contractor.
 ] At Kingman. Arizona, they are in charge of a three story, modern rein | forced concrete addition of forty rooms to the Beale hotel and altera- i tions to the present hotel which will | total $50. .000 Albrecht Anderson of | Phoenix is the contractor. | They have also completed plans for a reinforced concrete mercantile build ! ing for the Lovin & Withers Co. of Kingman which will cost in the neigh borhood of S4O.000. This will be the finest store building in the northern part of the state. Bids are now being taken on this job. They also designed new stone church edifice for the Methodist congregation of Kingman | that will cost between s14.000 and S15.O0O.
 Recently the contract was awarded for a new lodge and club building fol the Elks lodge of Flagstaff from plans prepared by this firm. It will be built of Flagstaff sandstone and will cost ] s21. 900.
 At Jerome they are in charge of tho
 new residence for MT. James Douglas . of the United Verde Extension Mine \ This will be one of the most uniqu, and well appointed houses in th' southwest and will cost S4O,000. It i!
 being built on a site that gives beau
 tiful view of the Verde valley T. E
 Stewart of Phoenix is the contractor
 They are just completing plans for ;
 new moving picture theater that vii be built in Jerome at cost of Sl2.00O | The new Elks building at Dougla
 was just completed from Lescher
Arizona republican., 1916-09-17
By R. D. o. Johnson

Have you ever seen the Niagara river in the gorge below the Falls? You have? Well then. did you try to cross it by any other means than suspension bridge or an aeroplane? No2 Let me tell you apout the art
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

ess0 dA~ ~. W W. 0Ae 49,
= q q
From the present outlook the Uni.
versity OF California and the
Oregon Aggies are due to fight
II out for the basketball cham
pionship OF the Pacific Coast
conference for the present sea-
son. Each squad has won four
and lost two contests.
In each Instance one Of the games
dropped by the above schools
was to the University OF Wash
ington quintet A few more ex.
perienced men on the local
squad and things would have
been different
u seems that Frank Cotch 10
figuring out how big . purse II
would take 10 compensate him
for a tumble.
q q q
Sat Nelson admits he made the
one bad match Of his life when
he signed articles with Fay
King. On the other hand. Fay
says she was hitting .023 In the
Brain league when she went to
Bat.
q q q
The Northwestern league rcauis
are looking forward with hope
to a season in which the turn
stiles will wind up with tho ease
OF a dollar watch.
o 8: q
Many a ball player will get his
last good feed In the Spring
training camp.
q . %
We know q JsveIin thrower who 10
afraid to pick his teeth for fear
Of being declared professional.
o q %
With Jimmy Callahan at the head
OF the Pittsburg Pirates n good
year Is being predicted for Erve
Kantlehner. Erve formerly drew
salary from the Victoria Bees.
He hasn't had much OF a chance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
u. w. Nav
Build New
Bowl for
Athletics

The construction OF a new ath-
letic stadium TO be built on the
bowl order In under consideration
at the University OF Washington.
The grandstand at Denny field
was recently wrecked by the
storms and rather than rebuild the
old stand. the advisabiiity OF build.
Ing a new bowl has been taken up.
The site OF the new stadium
would be on the campus near the
lake canal. according TO Graduate
Manager Younger.
Denny field makes an excellent
gridiron. but has always proven q
stumbling block as a track field
or baseball diamond. From $500
10 $1,000 has been spent yearly In
repairing the grandstand and keep
ing II 10 condition. and at present
there is nothing to show for the
outlay but n pile OF wrecked tim
Der.
The cost OF grading and prepar-
ing a new field and erecting new
structure would approximate $780,
600, says Younger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
HERE 1T IS
Here, There and Everywhere
Short Sport

Edaar Frank OF Portland, chair
man OF the r. ". A. registration
committee. has written the y. A.. G.
that IL stands In good way OF get.
ting the Far Western boxing meet
The Star started the agitation 10
seucre the meet for the local club.
Three high school basketball
games are scheduled for Friday aft
ernoon. Broadway plays Queen
Anne: Franklin meets Ballard. and
Lincoln mixes with West Seattle.
As announced In Thursdays Star
Pink, Charley White, the veteran
referee and boxing authosity. hds
been selected to be the third man In
the ring when Willard and Moran
clash.
Willard recently purchased a 3d.
900 home in Chicago. The Willard
family win move from California
and make the Windy City lts home
In the future.
Chief Meyers, the famous indian
backstop of the New York Giants for
a number OF seasons, has been turn
ed over 10 the Brooklyn Dodgers.
His contract Is said TO have anoth-
err year TO run, calling for salary
OF $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

Jus, how much a manager fig
ures IN the development OF n star
pitcher and just how much needs
TO be done. sometimes. to save
good raw material from the Great
Scrap Heap Ia shown by the case
OF Fred Toney, counted on TO be a
whale with the Cincinnati Reds
the coming season.
Toney was turned from
esst-oN dub" Into . pitcher
who won a big majority Of his
games with . second division
club last season and next TO
Grover Alexander was the
hardest pitcher In the National
league TO score against.
From the time Toney set strike.
out records In the Blue Grass
league In 1909 until last season. he
was puzzle. He had wonderful
natural ability. and every good
baseball judge who looked at him
said he ought 10 be wonder.
Wise managers and catchers tried
to make him the great pitcher he
ought 20 have been, then gave up
hope. lie made five trips TO and
from the major leagues.
Finally. last spring. the big
mountaineer found himself out OF
job. He asked for another trial
with the Cubs and was turned
down. He wrote TO every other
club In the National and American
leagues--l5 of them--asklng for
chance. He got one reply. 1t
was from Buck Herzog. manager
OF the Cincinnati Reds.
Herxoe was Willing 20 tackle
the Job OF moldlng the big
failure Into a success.
Toney reported. without spring
training. four days after the sea.
son opened. Herzog is one man
ager who can get ball player In
shape and he started on the big
job. He trained Toney for five
weeks. He was criticised for keep
ing the big fellow on the payroll.
but tho Red leader had some ideas
about pitchers and insisted on
working them out.
Toney had rare speed and al
ways tried to whiz the ball past
the batter. Herzog taught him
not 10 try to strike out every bat.
ter. but to make them bat at bad
balls. Toney was a side-arm pitch.
err: Herzog made him pitch over
hand.
Herxop taught him TO mix In
slow ball and slow curve with his
fast ono and TO use his fade-away
on ieft-hand batters. He taught
him to use the same motion In
throwing his slow ball he used
throwing his speedy ones.
The Red boss taught Toney to
study batters and work" on
them. He taught him to pitch
with his head as much as with his
arm.
In five weeks Toney was ready
and he was whirlwind. The
pitcher who had been the big mys-
terry OF baseball for five years,
won z games and lost only G, held
teams 10 less than two
runs "a game and TO n batting aver
age OF .i75. He pitched six shut
outs.
SO, the manager who found
Frank Baker and gave the game
one Of its greatest hitters, gave
the game a great pitcher who had
been lost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
HOCKEY
CLASSIC
ON SOON

The last big game OF the ice
hockey season In which Seattle and
Portland clash will be on tap Fri
day night at tho Arena.
The rivalry between these two
cities always calls forth the best
that both teams can give. and as a
reanlt every mix between tho Uncle
Sans and Mctropoiitans secs one OF
tho finest exhibitions OF tho ice
game ever staged.
Seattle has but one more st-home
game on lss schedule after the eiash
with the portlsnders. This 10 with
Vancouver on Feb. "a. and 10 the
closing contest OF the season on the
local ice.
The Portianders have been brcex-
Ing along like . whiriwind. Their
two victories IN succession over the
worlds champion Vancouver septet
gave them n world of confidence
and they are IN town with the feel.
inE that they can beat the world.
While Manager Muldoon OF the
Seattle squad. recognizes that his
boys have a hard tussie before
them. he is not Inclined 10 look
glumiy on the affair.
Pete tried some lineup changes
against the Victoria team Tuesday
that worked we'll and will use the
same formation against tho Uncle
Sans.
Frank royston will hold forth At
a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
CHASING THE CHAMP
CHAMPION SHIP
CONTEN De r


rushed into my wife'r arms and
told her what had done. Then
We sat up most OF the night plan.
ming what We would do when
won the worlds championship.
Since that night | have knocked
out hesvyweights right and left
and have never doubted that am
the best fighter In the world.
A short time ago Willard and I
we're signed for . championship
fight in New Orleans. but the bout
was called off stiil think will
be the first 10 fight Willard for
the title. Even II he fights In New
York. II will not be for the cham.
plonship. because II will be a no
decision fight and the only way
Willard can lose the title is by a
knockout
want 60 repeat that I am a
small.town fellow and even after |
am champion will not take 70 the
white lights. The farms the place
for me.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
Fly / N G
|ClH | II S.

Andre Anderson put out Frank
Kendall and. oddly enough. he used
tho Kayo instead OF chloroform.
Pitcher Fred Toney 10 hold
Ing out for q raise Of $1,000.
Probably Fred doesn't know tho
war 10 over.
Many are mentioned. but buyers
are few Ia the case OF the Cleve-
land Indians.
Mayor Kici OF 81. Louis went to
see Willie Hoppe play billiards. He
wanted 10 see how Hoppe makes
his runs. The mayor expects TO
make one.
The high cost Of sofIne-ths
Milwaukee Country club has been
sued for $4,000 by a esddIs who
says he was struck on the head by
a golf ball and Confusion Of tn6
brain resulted.
The Braves will be able 10 get .
man to play first base n Germany
Schmidt really quits. but they won't
find a man 10 I'LL bis shoes.
Paekey Hommey. the feather
weight. would Interest W more n
he would get into the habit OF pack
ing home the bacon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

felt right that night and sailed
into willard. sent him TO the
floor In the second round. II was
a three-round affair and guess
willard and Tom Jones. his man
ager. were glad the third round
was over.
II has been denied that floorcd
Willard. but I have affidavits to
show I turned the trick.
That bout gave me heap OF
confidence and from that time on
told everybody ! saw that ! was
WIZARDS master.
Mike Collins was AZ the ring
side that night ard he became my
manager Immediately.
hurried home that night,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
TENNIS STARS SOON
TO KNOW THEIR FATE

NEW YORK. Feb. IL. - The
future intentions OF Maurice Nc
I.oughlin, former national cham
pion. and Tom Bundy. his partner
in doubles. will probably be deter
mined before night by the execu-
tive committee Of the United States
Lawn Tennis association. which be-
gan the 35th annual meeting TODAY.
The committee will decide wheth-
er 10 declare the two men profess
SIGNALS because they have gone
into the sporting goods business In
Los Angeles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
Butte Incorporates
Its Baseball Club

BUTTE. Feb. 1i--With the
election OF a president today. the
Butte ball club will take definite
shape. Incorporation papers were
filed yesterday.
Joe McGinnity Is here. but re-
fused TO make any statements re.
garding his plans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11


nomah club of Portland and Dobie's u.
of w. squad. This word was passed out
by Graduate Manager Younger when the
question was fired at him point blank.
q q
"Our present schedule is altogether too
heavy to allow the signing UP for any
more games" he said. This goes for
Washington State also.
q
The Pullman school. thru Spokane business
men. has been hot on the trail Of the local
institution for a game. The u. OF W..
would be glad to accommodate Dietx's
crew II any of the other games can be
scratched off the schedule. Such does not
seem to be the case. however Things
look dubious for a football mix between
the locals and Multnomah and w. S. C. in
the year OF promise.
= q q
II will be nine years this fall since a local
team has met the Portland club foot
ballers In the five games played. cover.
IL years. the Portianders took four contests
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
JESS DUE IN n. Y.

NEW YORK. Feb. ii.--Jess VIII
lard win be here tomorrow, pre-.
pared 10 complete his training for
hts i0-round battle with Frank
Moran at the Madison Square Gar
den March 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
TOD SLOAN LOST MILLION

TOD SLOAN LOST MILLION
Tod Sloan. former. famous \
Jockey. says be will never 50
back TO the race track game.
The old fever has left me
forever" says Sloan. The turf
made me. then broke me- Once
had q bank roll In the neighbor-
hood of one million dollars. Nov
I'm fiat
Il used TO be able 10 pick the
winners. then things took . turn
and ! couldn't pick = winner TO
save MY life. One day { lost
$50, 900 and on some other 0ayo
my losses were almost ~ great.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
Young Miss Wins
Most Of Events
at Aquatic Meet

Thirteen.yssr-oId Anna May
hall came mighty near making .
clean sweep OF all the events
for women Thursday night In
the championship s~lms held ~
the Washington Nat. A. Wilde
was the star point winner In tho
mems division.
Tho entry list wac the largest
that ever competed In the city
meet About 70 swimmers took
part
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

n ESPITE the fact that rumors-whole ocks OF them
- have been floating around the horizon there absolutely
between the football warriors Of the Multi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

The Plymouth basket shooters
viii take on the Y. NJ. c. A. five
friday night At Leschi pavilion. In
the second tilt OF the championship
series.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

Frankie Conley, former bantam
weight champion. is not dead. Not
quite. He is running = gym in Ely
ria. o. ~-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

20 shine in the smoky village,
but Ii n good pitcher and should
come into his own with a fellow
like Callahan bossing things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

Pacific coast tennis players say
they will quit the National associar
ton II Mclaughlin and Bundy are
called pros for selling sport goods.
Then an fastener will have :
chance to win . game occasion
ally.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11

ing period Of II years the Portlanders took four
and the u. Of w. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-11
MEN. l KNOW THAT

! treat all
DfaOR-
DEHB or
MEN "ses-
or 'sis" for
blood disor-
ders Con-
knlfutlou
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
.BRIT|SHER ENDORSES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New York. Dec. reformation Of a
leagmc of nations to insure lasting in
terna,ional peace following the ter
mina,icn of the present war was en-
dorsed here in Il speech by John How
ard Mhitehouse. Liberal member of
the British parliament.
Mr. Whitehousc is here studying
educational methods. with the view of
Introducing them in England after
the var.
I'VE must find way to make this
the last war and the United States
can he of great help in promoting
this suggestion at the end of the war. "
Mr. Whitchoiise declared. America
has th" opportunity. the will power
and the humane instinct to bring
aho;:t organization of such leaguc
The establishment of this world
league must follow the cessation of
the rivalrics in armament. One re-
sui; of the league would he to arres,
rivalry in armament and finally bring
about world peace"
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
Definite TERMS MIGHT
TIE HANDS OF 1EuTONS

Berlin, Dec. 19.-"Some sections oi
the foreign press and especially news.
papers in hostile countries" say the
Overseas News agency. having de.
clared that the central powers ought
to have added definite peace proposals
to their peace offer. the Overseas
agency asked distinguished German
diplomatist for his opinion on this
point.
His answer was: The German note
to the entente governments contains
a very definite communication as to
the spirit of peace conditions. which
the central powers would bring to the
proposed negotiations.
"'To go further in outlining the
peace conditions would have meant
handicap to the central powers IN
case contrary to what some newspa
pers in hostile countries have declar.
ed). the hostile governments decided
to enter into negotiations of discus
sions.
"'It is self-evident truth that no.
body could come to such negotiations
with tied hands while the hands OF
the other party We're completely
free"
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
$4,000 Stove and Foundry Workers
Benefit by Agreement


Atlantic City. n. j., Dec. 19.-An
advance of Is 1927 per cent in wages
and reduction in hours was granted
$4,000 stove and foundry workers
throughout the country under an
agreement ratified here by represen-
tatives of the manufacturers and the
international Molders' union. The
work day will be reduced half hour.
The new scale will become effective
Jan. 1.
The men had demanded an increase
in wages Of 26 per cent and reduc
tion of one hour in their work day.
The compromise agreement was
reached after conferences lasting
nearly a week
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21

Roumanian Army Has Withdrawn for
Regrouping and Refitting and Their
Russian Allies Are Now Holding
the Fighting Line.
London. Dec l9-I.csscning in the
intensity OF the fighting in Itoumania
Is indicated by the German army
headquarters statement.
Field Marshal yon Mackcnsen's ad
vance has pushed considerably be-
yOnd the BuZclI line. drawn apprOxi
mately across the southern boundary
of MOldavia. and unofficial advices In
dicate that the entente front Is to be
established between Rimnik Sarat. OH
the Bezeu.Jassy railway. about TWEEN
ty miles north Of Buzeu. and the Dan
ube marshes.
Current advices declare that the
Roumanian army Is no longer in &C
tiOn. having been withdrawn for re-
grouping and refitting to Jassy and
Bessarabia under the protection oi
Russian forces, which now mold the
fighting line.
The Russians are expected to make
their stand on the Rimnik Sarat line
where strong defenses have been pre-
pared
Defense Line Established.
The Berlin statement reporting hos
tile forces falling back on Ibraila
may indicate that the easterly end OF
the line will be established at this
important Danube river point. twen
ty-fve miles south of Galata.
On the o.I'elgian front Paris
announces a strong counter attack by
the Germans on the positions won by
the French in their recent sweepinl
advance north and northeast of Yer
dun.
The only success of the attackint
forces. however. according to Paris
was at one point on the Chambrctte:
farm. about a mile and n quarter nortl
of Fort DOuaumOnt, where they Sc
cured footing.
The French took 1887 prisoners ir
the Verdun fighting of the past three
days. the Paris war Office announced
| together with ll5 cannon. 700 machin,
guns and ~ bomb throwcrs.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
AGED ILLINOIS COUPLE SLAIN
Man and Wife Found Murdered II
Riddled House.

Peoria. ILL.,. Dec. 19.-John P. Beck.
er, eighty-five. and his wife. eighty
three. were found murdered at their
home near Mason City. Ill. The aged
couple had been shot to death and
their home riddled with bullets.
Robbery is believed to have been
the motive for the killins The dead
man. a wealthy holder of hundreds Of
acres of farm land. was repuicd To
have kept large sums of money in his
house.
The bedroom walls were shot FIJI
of bullet holes. while the bodies OF tive
aged couple were found on the noor
in the ransacked home.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
WYOMING HOTEL BURNED
Family Of Six Perish in Fire in chey.
enne.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. 19.-Roy A.
White of Bayles. Cal. his wife and
four children lost their lives when fire
destroyed the Inter-Ocean hotel, where
the Whites were guests.
The bodies Of Mrs. White and two
sons were found in the ruins. while a
nine-months-old baby. rescued by the
firemen. died from burns.
One child still is in the shoulder.
ing wreckage.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
SISTERS RAID DICE CANE
Organized Expedition to Prevent
Brother From Gambling.

Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 10 Miss
Anna Credit. a twenty -year-old stem
okrapher OF Springfield. and her
younger sister raided a dice game al,
Berlin. near here. and ten warrants
have been sworn out for the arrest OF
men and boys caught in the raid The
girls organized their expedition when
they learned their brother was gam
bling and that dice games were held
nightly in an abandoned mine shaft.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
Log Causes Railroad Wreck.

Hoquaim. Wash. Dec. 19.-Two en-.
.S'nemen were killed and a Northern
Pacific local passenger train wrecked
near here when a tree fell across the
track just as the engine approached
The locomotive, tender and baggage
car passed over the trunk. but imme.
diately afterward the tender telescop.
ed the engine cab. crushing the en-.
gineer and fireman.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
Carmen Vote to Continue Strike.

New York. Dec. l9.-unionized car.
men. who went on strike in this city
and parts of Westchester county last
September. voted to continue the
strike, it was announced by officers
OF the Amalgamated Association Of
Street and Electric Railway Employees.
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
DRASTIC LID LAW SOUGHT
Chicago Mayor Would Send Sunday
Vio!ators to Pentientiary.

Chicago. Dec l9.-An amendment
to the state Sunday closing law will
DC introduced at the next session Of
the Illinois legislature at the direc.
tion of Mayor Thompson of Chicago.
The amendment would make violation
OF the law peniten,iary offense. At
present the maximum penalty is dne
OF $500
The Oakes times., 1916-12-21
LOTTlE PlFFER
Piano and Violin

Teacher certificate for piano, John
son Music School, Minneapolis, Minn.
One years subsequent. work at Uni
versity of Minnesota under Carlyle
M. Scot. Additional work l9lG).
Marion Conservatory, Indiana, under
Prof. Owen Ueschetizky's pupii) and
Of Robert Williams in violin at Up
land, Ind. Phone a.