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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20

Got your blackberrieS picked
and canned?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
Abolish Fee System.

While the judges Of your courts,
men of families, and required to be
learned In the law, are required to
serve for what are beggarly salaries,
still the clerks in their courts and the
holders of mere ministerial but polit.
ical offices, swagger around smoking
fifty-cent cigars, drawing fees and per-
auisites, as report goes, from $4,000
to $4,000 a year. Still the Supreme
Court has declared two laws, designed
to remedy this evil, as unconstitu
tional.
Where is the man who will stand
UP and defend such a system of laws?
All these ministerial officers should
be put upon good and substantial sal.
aries, thus saving thousands to the
people annually; besides, the vast
amounts now drawn by these officials
make the offices colossal political foot
balls, and the elections thereto are
often tainted by corrupt practices.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
SAY THEY ARE WONDERFUL

Hot weather is doubly dangerous
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
DR.. Miles Nervine

advertised in the papers and I at
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to take it for some time and now I
am we'll"
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general run down condition and
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daily grind of life, you need some
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You may not realize what is the mat
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why you should delay treatment.
DR.. Miles Nervine
has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for thirty years, and merits
trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help you.
Sold by all druggists. n Hrst bottle
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20

md zaaSesx q tAO ceaneOFy Co0St aad
Q county register. Il Is well known
that in many of these counties these
officers do not receive as much as
$3.50 per year. Still the register Of
Shelby County enjoys an income Of
$4,000 a year, and does no work or
need do any. He gets S1.75 for record
ing a deed only ten lines long. and
you cannot reduce the fee. because
the law would have to apply to the
register of Unicoi County also, and
reduction in his fee might starve that
official. Why not follow the example
of other States as to the smaller cou1-
ties and let the sheriff collect taxes
and abolish the trustees office? Let
one man act as clerk of all the courts
and also record deeds, thus having
only two officials where you now have
six and in the meantime cut down
exorbitant fees.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
A More Efficient System of Public
Education.

Illiteracy in Tennessee, not only
among the blacks, but among the
whites, has been a reproach to the
State. 1t is believed by many that
there is lack of unity of thought
and purpose in extending educational
facilities to all children within the
borders Of the State. This question
IL one of which have not sufficient
information to express an opinion.
However, it is believed that the mem.
bers Of constitutional convention
would certainly take a forward step
In the educational affairs Of the State.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
GASOLINE

Motorists desiring gasolene can get
t from us.
NEWS PUBLISHING co.
Sequachee. Tenn
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
STATE AMENDMENTS
THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD MEET
ONCE IN EVERY FOUR
YEARS.
Views Of James n. Malone On Subject
Of Changes in States
Constitution.
Too Many Elections.

We are loaded down with innumer-
able elections in Tennessee. The
sheriffs and trustees must be elected
in August every two years, while the
Legislature and the Governor must
likewise be elected every two years;
but this election must be had In No.
Vember instead of August The clerks
Of the criminal, circuit and county
courts, the county register and assess.
or must be elected every four years,
whtse clerks and masters are appoint.
ed Cor SIX years.
Then comes the city election In No.
vember every four years, but in DIFF.
ferent years from the State and coun-
ty officers
While we are not holding regular
elections, primaries for various cleo.
tons are being pulled off; and so on
ad infinitum. with the result that there
is not a single year, nay, a single
month, scarcely that we are not in
the throes of political campaign,
and some of them tending to corrup.
ton. The people are kept in a con
slant ferment. to the good OF no one
and the detriment OF all.
Fix the terms of all these officers
at four years, and have only one cleo
ton in four years. 1t would be almost
- benediction from heaven If the legis.
lature met in Tennessee only once in
four years, as is now the law in MLs.
sissippi.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-07-20
Forbid Corrupt Purchase Of Poll Tax
Reeeipts.

There should be a constitutional
provision In Tennessee similar to the
law in Mississippi, requiring that the
poll tax must be paid by March 1
when the tax becomes Delinquent OF
the year in which the person offers 70
vote. This would cut off the corrupt
practice Of buying up votes by the
thousand, under the guise of paying
poll taxes by candidates and factions.
Likewise make it a crime for dive.
keepers and ward heelers to gather
up and have in their possession
patches of registration certificates
which are used to debauch the ballot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
STEELE WINS
FAST Battle
AT Aberdeen

time. Percy Cove was the only
other boxer to drop him.
The first six rounds were even.
In the sixth Steele received a lab
In the right eye which closed the
optic and kept it closed. The Ia
coma boy went into the remand
er of the battle like demon, and
in the Sth, 9th and 10th rounds
sent Large to the mat five times.
Vernon outweighed Corners 10
pounds. But Earl took the fight
to the Aberdeen boy continuously
and the battle developed into one
of the most sensational ever stag
ed here, The crowd was on its
feet, wild with excitement, dur
ing the last half of the 10
rounds.
Both Steele and Corners are
slated to box in Portland soon
They will return to Tacoma this
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
TIGERS STAGE
REAL THRILLER
IN THE tenth

III the finish of yesterdays
game between the Chicago Giants
and Tacoma Tigers had occurred
In a regulation game authorized
and sanctioned by the Northwest
ern league and the National asso-
citation, 1t would have been term
ed the most sensational session
of the season.
Since it occurred in a practice
game, after sevral hundred fans
had huddled I'm overcoats through
10 long innings and had lost some
of their enthusiasm, il doesn't at
tract so much attention.
The game had gone into the
10th with the score . and =. Tel
ford, who relieved Eley in the
sixth, weakened slightly, and Hill
slammed a homer over the right
field boards after Pitcher John
son had received pass. The
10th opened for Tigers with a 4
to score.
Moran fouled out. Leard
bluI hltu SlOuHutE lllIOuS II
pitcher and second. Dean fouled
out. Carman got in front of the
ball, and there were two on bases.
Skeeter Bigbee was up to bat
Rube Foster brought Cans from
left field TO replace Johnson. Cans
is a left-hander, so Russ Hall
pulled out Bigbee and sent in
Healey.
Healey singled, bringing Leard
across the rubber. Thompson
drew pass. RUDE Foster. as
eager to win the game as though
II were a championship contest
sent Cans back to the garden ant
returned Johson to the slab.
The bases We're full, with two
out. Score to 3. Switzerland
from Kansas City, went in to ba
for Maher. Switzerland waited
until he drew two and two, ther
swung.
1t was mighty effort. But tn,
pill dropped three inches out o
the plane in which Switzerland,
bat was banging ethereal atoms
And the game was over.
Yesterdays was a rafting GOO
contest. Eley allowed the Giant
only three hits In six innings
Had the Tigers shown more brain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
SOLID IVORY
IN PLAY BY
PADDY MAHER

Many fans are wondering
what kind of an ivory relic
Pat Maher could have pulled
at Athletic park yesterday
afternoon to deserve immedi-
ate discharge from the Tiger
team.
Ii happened i'm the sew
enth.
Thompson had singled and
Naher walked. bechant sac
rificed and TeIfOrd flied out.
Moran was hit. filling the
bases. Leard singled through
center and Thompson came
home. LCard ran to second
and Moran to third, but Ma
her, suddenly paralyzed,
stopped half way between
third and home.
Grant, the Giants first
satker, trOtted all the way
around the bags and easily
tagged Maher out.
Mir. Maher is journeying
hOmewards today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

Totals ...32 3 6x29 13 )
TBatted for Eley in fifth.
%*Batted for Bigbee in 10th.
ZBattcd for Telford in 10th.
XBauchman hunted foul on
third strike.
Giants 40 90 I 90 90 "a
Tacoma "a o. 30 001 10 Ia
summary: Stolen bases--Pet-
way, Cans, Bauchman, Leard.
Double plays --I.eard to Thomp-
son; Leard to Thompson to Bib
bee. Home runG--lIill, Dean.
Sacrifice Bechant 2. Left
OH bases-Giants ;. Tacoma 8.
Struck out-By Washington I,
by Johnson 2, by Eley /. by Tel
ford .. Bases on balls OFF
Washington 4, off Johnson |, off
Eley |, off Telford 4. Hit b!
pitched ball-Leard. Carman
oran. Time of game-2:25. I'm
pire-Shilling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
X II edited
CHAPLIN TREMBLED WITH excitement
WHEN he SIGNED $35 MOVIE CONTRACT
BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN.


People sometimes credit me
with being the merriest man in
the world.
Yet there have been times when
l thought myself the saddest.
What is that" | hear the
scoffer say. "A man who gets
$4,000 a year; the most IA
nous motion picture star in the
world; an actor whose every
whim, every eccentricity, every
characteristic is copied by eager
hundreds whose face is known
in all climes and countries-why
should he ever be sad?"
But 1t must be remembered
things were not always this way.
| am a little over 81 years of
age and for 25 years out of that
~ | battled against a stole, care
less world, fighting to wrest a
bare living. Now things are
coming my way, Life has a more
pleasant hue. Still, 1t has been a
hard, wearisome struggle, that
SAihAo UP tA'C AouoVls
| was born in the poor quarter
of Touchdown among the
cockneys and the costermongers.
Almost from the cradle | had to
fight my own way.
1t was sordid, unpleasant ex-
istence. Yet it taught me many
things. 1t made me self-reliant.
| became used to buffetings and
hard knocks was toughened
for moving picture comedy in
childhood. 1t was then, too,
learned to invest the characters I
assume with naturalism. | have
been often complimented on the
playing of certain roles. People
say, despite the obvious eXaggera-
tion of the character for comedy
purposes, there has been a real
portrayal of the type underlying
it all.
I'll admit have profitted much
from those earlier experiences,
but they used to depress me then.
Even as child | had secret long
lnss, ana vague ambitions. | cried
myself to sleep more than once
over my unfortunate lot
My first theatrical employment
was as a program boy in a music
hall. 1t wasn't much of a job,
and paid but few pence a week.
From 1t ] graduated by degrees
into comedy acrobat. Together
with my brother Sgd, | was hired
by Ed Karno as one of his pam
tomime actors. Ability to sus-
tain severe tumble was more
requisite than histrionic ability.
Finally, was given the part of
the drunk" in Karno's spectacle,
"A Night in a London Music
Hail." ! made my first tour of
the United States in this produc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
2 MATINEES
FOR PUPILS

Tacoma's big Shakespearean
tercentenary celebration perform
ance of "Romean and Juliet" will
open at the Tacoma theater Mon
day night. In addition to the
members of the Wilkes stock
company, fully $50 Tacomans will
take part. The production is un-
der the direction of Miss Will
amene Wilkes.
Well known singers of the city
will appear and prominent Ia
coma artists have charge of the
stage decoration and lighting.
There will be special matinees for
the school children aside from
the regular matinees on Wednes-
day and Saturday. The school
children matinees will be on
Thursday and Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

Stand close to the plate when
batting. Don't lose your nerve If
the pitcher tries to bean you.
Some fellows like to choke their
bats or grip the handle about four
inches from the end. My father
don't approve of this style. He
taught me to take hold at the end
of the handle. Grip tightly.
Don't try to knock every ball out
of the lot.
Learn to place your drives.
Practice bunting. Don't 60 after
every ball delivered. Make 'em
be over. A base on balls often
times does as much to help win a
game as a single. Don't argue
with the umpire. II you are hot
headed you hurt your chances to
connect with cool-headed pitch
ing.
Above all be natural and at
ease. Don't strain your self.
Keep your eye on the ball and
try to just meet It.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

ABERDEEN, April 20.-tSpe-
cial. Paul Steele, lightweight,
and Earl Corners, featherweight,
OF Tacoma, created a sensation in
their two matches with Aberdeen
boxers before the Eagles here last
night.
Steele won a deserved decision
from Dick Large, one of the best
boxers of Southwest Washington,
despite the fact taht lie boxed the
last four rounds with one eye
closed.
Corners fought aggressively
and carried the battle to Tex YER
non all the time, the crowd burst
ing into cheers repeatedly over
his Ttfappy style. The bout was
called a draw
Dick Large has record of hav-
ing boxed 1873 times, and only
being put off his feet once in that
time. Last night was the second
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
S. S. LEAGUE GETS
READY FOR SEASON

There will be five intermediate
teams. with possibly more to
come. They will represent the
First NJ. E., Plymouth Congrega-
tional, Mason NJ. e., First Pres
byterian and First Christian.
Thomas Fitzpatrick will be presi-
dent and 4. II. Webb secretary of
the league. Allan Brown, A. j.
Bell, c. r. Foster and Roy Nell
son wer chose mas umpires. The
schedule is not yet complete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
DETER'S
. IFF lie

Freddie Film, the nut who
writes motion picture news
for this page, says he went
fishing this week. But unlike
most friends of the S. E.. in
Guiding David Bales. Esq,
he did not give the said S. e.
an opportunity to sample the
evidence.
Rumor has It that Freddie
angled all day in Chambers
creek. He didn't have much
luck. He caught a find cold
fishing, and caught some
thing else again when he re-
turned to his wife at night
fall.
According to Leo Kellogg,
premier ball fan, the bushers
who bloom in the spring
have nothing to do with the
race.
Some of the bushers who
have bloomed at Athletic
park during the past week or
SO are destined to wither up
and blow away, according to
threatening rumbles heard
from Russ Halls private Of
flee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

There will be six clubs in the
senior division of the Pierce
County Sunday School league, 1t
was announced after a league
meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
night. The clubs will represent
the Epworth NJ. E., First Chris
tian, First Evangelical, Westmin-
ster Presbyterian, Plymouth Con-
gregatiopal and Park NJ. +. Sun
day schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

ton. playing the Sullivan and
Considine houses. The act was
very popular with vaudeville aud
fences, who seemed to find the
character of the "souse" extreme
ly funny. 1t was wholly panto-
mime stuff-rough and tumble
comedy-but it scored wonder
fully. | toured the country in
several of Karno's acts. Each
proved comedy hit. While play
ing the "souse" role, | met Mack
Sonnet. Impressed with my per-
Torrance, he asked me to join
the Keystone Comedy company.
Il want YOU to sign contract
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
WHERE TACOMA Is
AMUSING ITSELF
Theaters

lhSoAhA
Dark all week. "ROmeO and
Juliet" in community celebra-
ton next week.
PANTAGES
All week - september
Morn" clever musical comedy,
with good vaudeville bill.
Photoplay Houses
REGENT
1.-THE Raiders" with ii. Ii.
Warner. and IAN Oily Scoun-
drel," comedy.
APOLLO
"Cndine," with Ida Schnall,
and a Charlie Chaplin comedy.
COLONIAL.
1.-THE WOman's law" with
Florence Reid and "The Lost
Bridegroom" with John Bar
rymOre.
LIBERTY
"Vengeanee Is Nine" fea.
turing Crane Wilbur.
SHELL
1.-THE Human Cauldron,"
Broadway star feature.
MELBOURNE
"The Soul of Broadway"
with Valeska Suratt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
Freely BILL
At PAN TACES

One of the best vaudeville bills
of the season is attracting large
audiences at the Pantages this
week. The Towman Brothers are
scoring an especial hit with their
comedy dialogue and singing,
while September Morn" the
breezy musical comedy, is another
headline act that pleases.
Chabot and Dixon are proving
a tremendous success in a musi-
cal act and Jean Ward and Har-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

Movie item: Chaplin pitch
ing for Princeton yesterday
held Rutgers to one blow.
All there, Charlie, old top!
They say that there's a
shakeup coming soon in the
police department. Or is it
q shakedown?
Frank Moran acted as
ring missionary in the New
York senate to show boxing
wasn't as brutal as painted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
FAST BOUTS
At SIN OkE R

Joe Richmond. the pride of
South Tacoma, boxed fast four
round battle with "Chuck" Re-
vella last evening before the
South Tacoma Athletic and Com
mercial club, and was given de-
cision. There were six other
fast bouts on the card, and NO
knockouts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
BILLIARDS

Albert Rousseau was defeated
last night by A. J. Scallon in the
professional pocket billiard tour
nament, &c to So. Scallon's high
run was 10. Jack Brown and
Walter Mauseth play tonight.
viii Raymond won a sensa-
tional game from Woods last
night at Peterson & Cooksie's,
In the seIni-finals of the amateur
tournament. The score was 100
to "A. Raymond represented An
drews' and Woods was for Peter
sons. Leo Turner and c. Coombs
meet tonight at the Thomas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
COMEDIAN

with u.s." he said to me. "IH
give you s35 a week. VIII you
accept"
Would ! accept,
My hand trembled so I could
scarcely hold a pen to sign the
contract. | was almost over
come with happiness. No sum of
money, before or since-not even
excepting that $670,000 from the
Mutual-looked as big to me as
that first salary offered by Mack
Sennett.
tTomorrow-Chaplin's expert
ences as comedian for the
mOvies.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
STADIUM WINS
IN SWAT RALLY

Lincoln Park freshmen lost
their fourth game with the Sta
dunn freshies yesterday afternoon
when Piper, the South End pitch
er, blew up in the eighth inning
During the previous part of the
game. he had done excellent
twirling, and held the Stade boys
to the small end of 3 to !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

rison Terry score with adramatic
playlst entitled, "The Frame Up"
The Montclair brothers have a
thrilling act on the revolving lad
der. The first chapter of the big
Pathe serial, THE Iron Claw" Ia
attracting much interest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
WITH THE
AMATEURS
HOPKINS FAST TEAM.

The Hopkins Athletic club
is fast rounding into form,
and threatens to clean up
several OF the faster amateur
teams of the city. Accord
ing to Manager Floyd Fur
latt, the club is stronger
than last season and much
faster. Outside of a prac-
tise game with the Long
shoremen last Sunday, the
Hopkins A. C. team have not
played any regular matches
this season. They meet the
McKenna team Sunday, and
are taking an excursion to
the busy mill town. The
Hopkins team has several
Sundays open. Games can
be arranged through the
Sporting Editor of The
Times.
The Hopkins A. c. lineup
follows: Davis, c.; Wright,
D.; Michael, h.; Johnson,
2b,; Washington, S.; John
son, S.; Olson, 3d.; Fowler,
IT,; Rasman, CT; Furlatt,
IF.
9 o o 9
The Washington gram
mar school met defeat at the
hands of the Sherman school
yesterday afternoon, 10 to 4.
The Sherman boys excelled
in every branch of the game.
The lineups were:
Sherman: Becker, p;
Englund, C; Harper, 1b;
Berg, 2b; Green, 3b; Han
sen, IS; Swenson, II;
Churchill, CT; Hamilton, RI.
Washington: Weingard,
p; Gordon, C; Monzingo, lib
Remain, 2b; Mead, 3b; Cor
don, 1ndene, IS; Bradshaw,
If; Kirkpatrick, CT; Beach
wood, IF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

Franks talk was a wallop
and he won the popular de-
cision.
Poor, creaking, decrepit
Hans Wagner, nigh on to SO
years old, started the season
with three helfty blows.
Hans ought to be fair-to-
middlin' hitter at so.
Tom Sawyer is holding a
job as assistant funmaker
for the Washington Senators.
Folks say Tom is a buckle
berry at cutting comical ca
pers.
Fred Clarke rises to ex-
press heartfelt thanks that
he don have to train lob
sters on his ranch at VIM
field, Kan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
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