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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

Two patriotic concerts will be
given at the Colonial theater this
evening by the First Baptist choir
under the direction of r. Festyn
Davies, and a portion of the pro-
ceeds will be donated to the fund
being raised by Tacoma school
children in an effort to save the
Lincoln statue.
In the choir are a number of the
best singers in the city, and 60
voices will be represented in the
organization that sings at the
Colonial this evening. The choir
gave an elaborate sacred concert
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
Hopkins A. G.
Plans Smoker

The Hopkins Athletic club,
busy Portland avenue Organi-
zatiOn, is planning to stage
boxing show in short time.
Il. Pollock, Raymond Hunt
and Frank Furlatt have been
named on a committee to ar
range the matches. A Hop
kins member will be matched
with some good outsider In
each event.
The smoker will be held In
the clubs gym, as soon as the
new showers have been in
stalled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
NEW INFIELDER
is TOCTED STRONG

% Russ Halls latest acquisi- Z
{: ton to the Tiger team for 4
@ 1917, is Eddie Bogart, in {
{. fielder, now playing in the 4
@ famous Trolley league of {
{. winter baseball, alifornia. {
4" Brick" Eldred, heavy hit {
Z: ter of the Seattle team, was {
(: asked by Russ Hall to give Z
9 Bogart the once over dur G
@ ing the winter, and Eldred 9
@ reported that the infielder 4
Z. was the likeliest looking 4
{. player in the league.
9: A Los Angeles paper made
Z. this comment on Bogart the {
Z" other day: I'm the belief of
{: Demon Doyle, Eddie Bogart Z
Z: is the best second baseman in
{: the Trolley league. Bogart
@ not only covers a world of
(: ground in the field, but is a
9 hard man to pitch to. When
{: he is at the plate, he is using {
(: all his noodle against the OPP
{. posing twirler. He hits most
o any kind of ball, and-hits it
9 hard"
4 Il Il Il 4 4 n n Il Il a Ia a n a A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

ested for more than 25 years as
amateur reinsman, breeder and
exhibitor.
His stables include the great
est trotters of a generation, IN
Guiding Lou Dillon, 1881
worlds fastest trotting mare and
the first trotter to step a mile un-
der two minutes; Uhlan, 1.54k,
the fastest harness horse; The
Harvester, FOL, former cham
pion trotting stallion; William,
1.5S;, champion trotting PAGER
and more than 100 other trotters
and PAGERS of rare breeding and
speed.
Billings has annousced his
intention of keeping Lou Dill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

pie, Z. v. Wintermote, Frank
Hickey, Mark Davis, Tom Des-
mond, Ed Hatch, Virgil Foster,
George Dunn, C. C. Doud, Roger
Chase, V. A. Collins, DR.. Mace, DR..
Carlson, w. j. Freedom, e. G..
Hill, J. s. Kemp, Tom Morris, J..
j. Cameron, Fred Remain, Vim.
Turner, j. f. Mckenzie, f. j.
CRUDE, Mr.. Tomlinson, F. Il. JEFF
fries, Lind Messenger, Van Noy
Coughlin, Orville Billings, Virgil
Foster, F. f. Valentine, Tom Nor
ris, G. b. Foster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

medley of popular airs.
A male quartet in evening dress
bears the name of the Metropole
Four. The young men have q
good repertoire and sing well to.
gether.
AN Inside Job" is drama
based on a murder mystery. II ID
well written and well acted.
Myron Beck and Ella Hall offer
new and original songs. Mispah
Selbini is a clever young woman
who juggles and dances at the
same time, introducing several
novelties into her act.
Pearl of the Army" with Pearl
White, closes the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

Ed Bates, r. p. Lefebyre. Earl
Meyers, John Bloomberg, E. ]. Nc
Gowan, r. F. Gleason, ]. H. Ber-
nard, Oscar Martin, Frank Leslie,
Jim Anderson, Ben Haverkamp,
Harry ONeil, DR.. Siegle, DR..
Jonez, Maurice Langhorne, George
Newbegin, DR.. l.. l.. Love, ED
Meath, A. o. Burmeister, DR.. Van
Valzah, DR.. Cozza, James McNeely,
Lorenzo Dow, G. F. w. Stoever,
Ed Sherwood. Floyd Snyder, Mr..
Johnson, VIM. Russell, Roy Sup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
City League
Game Tuesday

The next City league basketball
game will be staged Tuesday night
at Cushman Trades school, when
the Elks and Indians compete.
The Cushman team is favored in
the betting, as il has shown more
class in the early season, and COM
peted in more games than the
ElkS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
BY BILLY CAIRNS

BY winning two games straight
yesterday Frank Yorktheimer, of
the Opal cigar store at South Ia
coma, is now tied with Mr.. Patter-
son, the Tacoma champion, for
the city checker honors. When
the tournament opened a week
ago, Patterson won two games and
tied third. The games to date
show Patterson two, Yorktheimer
two and one tie game. 1t still
looks like anybody's honors.
Perhaps Is games will be play
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
WEINERT AND FRED
FULTON BOX TONIGHT

tween Fred Fulton and Charley
Weinert.
Each is scheduled to make the
same amount of noise II he hits
the canvas, but Fulton's war
whoop probably will sound more
on the welkin in case he Is the
winner A bout with Jess Willard
looks perilously near.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

really remarkable. Both men
are clever and both fought a
hard fight. At one time dur
ing the go, Shaughnessy came
near being handed the k. o.
punch. but in a moment he was
himself again, and he finished
strong. Two of Jacks broth
ers are professionals and it is
plain to see that Jack is on his
way to the top If he keeps on
going like he has been this sea-
son.
The hOt-stove baseball league will
be abandoned soon, and all
those sluggers will be left out
of the game for the summer.
Isn't it a funny proposition how
so many of these sluggers get a
charley horse about this time
of year?
Fred II. Radke, jr., scorer i'm the
Twilight baseball league last
season, says that he finds much
pleasure in dancing during the
winter months. He is said to
be an artist at the fancy steps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

The Auburn A. c. will stage
smoker at clubs newquarters
next Thursday evening. Dish
man Bros are acting in the ca
pacity of matchmakers and an
nounce a good program for their
first show. Red" Morgan, the
Kent fistic expert, meets Red"
Spicer, of Bremertol, in the
main event. They will tip the
scales at $50 pounds and are
rated as high class dQmonstra-
tors of the manly art. Others
who have places on the bill are:
Ted Lawrence of Seattle and
Eddie ASKING of Tacoma, Jack
Shaughnessy of Tacoma and
Kid Snyder of BremertOn, Ed
Carter and Battling Davis, both
of Auburn. Wrestling matches
be staged between Despair and
Qocal, Cove and Adams.
When one stops to consider that
Walter Prosch outweighed Jack
Shaughnessy by nearly 12l
pounds, the battle which the
South Tacoman put up at the
Eagles smoker last week was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
Midgets Win

BY the one-sided score of 80 to
8, the Lincoln Basket Shooters, q
midget team, defeated the Spana-
way Midgets Saturday night. The
Lincoln team is anxious to meet
other midget organizations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
Something About Geo. Cohan
His Press Agent Never Told

never forgive me for saying any,
thing about his charities. con-
cluded Barney, but If there is one
title that fits him it is 1.-The little
father of old Broadway"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

Next Friday night the Sodality A.
c. basketball team will play the
fast Olympia quintet on the
Olympia Y. M. C. A. gym floor.
The locals will be accompanied
by a number of their followers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
limited Press Leased WIRE,

Omitted Press Leased Wirel
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The his
toric lid that has lowered over the
doors and the various other
means of entrance to Madison
Square Garden for a long time
will be pried off tonight with the
ceremonies incident to a bout be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
CENTRAL.
BUS STATION

115 SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 1Ol
Lunch Room in Connection
Schedule Auto Stage & Freight
Service. Baggage Checked.
Carbonn'io,-Nilke
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
Retirement of Billings Is a
Blow to Harness Racing World

The harness racing world has
teen staggered by the annousce-
nent that G. X. G. Billings will
dispose Of his great breeding
farm in Virginia, practically all
of his string of great trotters aud
PAGERS and retire from racing and
breeding.
The retirement Of Billings is
certain to be a serious blow to
the pastime he has been inter-
G. X. G. Billings riding Uhlan
world champion, trotting geldiny,
anu Lon billion, fastest trotting
mare, the only horses Billings
will retain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

We are sure that if he dances
with as much enthusiasm as he
makes up box score, he is one
of the best on the floor. He
can umpire baseball game,
make out a box-score and take
up the admission from specta-
tors all at the same time.
A regular baseball game will be
staged between the Mckinley
Hill and Sheridan school teams
tomorrow afternoon on the
formers grounds, the weather.
man being willing. Most all the
schools are organizing and will
be ready to play as soon. as the
weather is good enough.
Virgil Foster, one of the best in
dicator men in the city, will
probably call balls and strikes
in the City-Valley baseball
league this season. If the league
is fortunate in securing his serv-
ices 1t will be a mighty good
move, as he knows the game
and calls them as he sees them.
Eddie Karl says that If that ref
cree at Portland does not give
Joe Richmond a square deal
well never mind. 'He better
call the plays as he sees them,
that's ALL" says Eddie Karl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
duO IL .OU
BUCkLEf-TACONIl

BUCKLEH-TACOMA
Lv. Tacoma 10 a. M; $3.50, 8 p. m.
Lv. Buckley s a. M; 1880, 6 p. m.
Saturday and Sunday-Lv. Tacoma
10 a. m; $3.50, 1880 p. m.
DUPON1-TACOM
Lv. ,facoma-6:00. 1000, 1880 q. m.s
500, 1880, 11:10 p. m.
Lv. Dupont-S:0O. 800, 1000, 1890 q
M; 1890, Sis, GAS p. m.
Sunday Sjecial-9:00. 1000, 1900 q
IN. and 1880 m.
NORTHEAST TACOMA
HyIebOs Creek and Hague Boz
Factory
Lv. Tacoma--6:30, 1880. 1890 a. MI
/. 2:15, 4, and 10:15 p. m.
Lv. N. u. Tac.-7. IL a. m: 1870. 6:3o
p. m.
MINERAI-TACOM
Elbe, Alder, La Grande
Nv. Mineral a. m. ,TU
Lv. Tacoma p. m.
ORTING-TACOMA
Lv. Tacoma-7:30. 800, 1900 q INF
100. $3.50 p. m.
AsHFORD-TACOMA
Lv, Ashford-S a. m. and 2:i6 D. m
Lv. Tacoma-S a. m. and p. m.
MORTON-TACOMA !
Ly. Tacoma-8.00 a. m.
Lv. Morton-1:45 p. m.
Stages for Roy, Yelm, Kapowsin.
Graham. Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
With the Amateurs
By BILLY CAIRNS .

This Column Devoted Upbuildng Amateur Sports.
All Items Should Phoned to Main or Main l2l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

ORTING-TACOMA
Nv. Tacoma-7:30. 300, II 100 q. m.S
100, $3.50 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
MORTON-TACONIA

AUTHORIZATION
Lv. Ashford-S a. m. and 2:i6 D. m,
Lv. Tacoma-8 a. m. and 3 d. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

Stages for Roy. Yelm. Kapowsin,
Graham. Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
DUPON1-TACOMA
NORTHEAST TACOMA
Hy1ebOs Creek and Hague Box

MINERAI-TACOM
Elbe, Alder. La Grnnde
". Mineral s a. m. fE
". Tacoma y. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12

Ly. Tacoma-S:00 a. m.
Lv. Morton-1:45 d. m.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

Us considered one OF the most beau
tlnh noblewomen OF Europe. he
p, the war she was regarded a.
a possible bride of the prince.
But allho Rumania Is an ally OF
England. Princess Elizabeth had 10
be eliminated. She As a hohenEof
lern
Another princess was the 2l-year
old Helen of Greece Hut her moth
or. Queen sophia, is sister OF the
kaiser.
Princess Victoria Louise OF Prus-
STA. daughter Of the kaiser, was dis
cussed thruont tho world the
young princes future bride until
her marriage in 1913 TO Prince Ernst
August Of cumbeSland, duke OF
Brunswick
The war left one other possible
candidate for Prince Albert. Grand
Duchess Olga OF Russia. eldest
daughter of the cEar. Hut the Rus
sian revolution not only dethroned
the car. but ostraclzed his family
from royal circles.
That leaves PRINCESS Maud as the
only remaining candidate within tho
ROYAL castle who would be looked
upon with favor by the British
people.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

mechanical structure and also the
evolution OF the commercial side and
the material development OF ne
country especially this section,
which il has brought about There Is
A thoro analysis or the industry and
chapter on II as an Investment
II is a curious fact that in the early
days of the automobiles STRUGGLES a.
IA promisin4 Investment no banker
nor moneyed man could be- brought
10 believe that % held our any rea-
sonable hopes of~greai gain Every
one in Detroit knows OF Henry
FORD, effort in De- early days io
ind onoG-h investors FEB s'ar mis-
business "a even q modest Way
A.. J. Munson a Company chicago.
H.. Sl5O
FLIZAR~rfT d. HITCHCOCK
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

STORY OF the AUTOMOBILE, by
n. /. Barber. book for all inter
cssed in the automobile, especially
for those engaged in the autono-
bile industry and for present sne
prospective investors in stocks OF
automobile companies.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29
MAN FOUND DEAD
IN NJ. {. Bon CAR

Blood dripping from d box car IA
he Michigin Central yards at Cars
ave. attracted the attention oi SID.
ney Strelinger. q car checker, ON
Thursday afternoon invest cation
revealed tie dead body oi a man.
sul warm living On hs 200. close
10 the door which Strelnser hsd
found partly open Asleep on top ut
a bale Of paper with which The car
was ioaied 1888, 81 man giving his
name az John Kalina no home He
did not kno the other nAr npN ag
came go his death b declared. bui
was locked rp pending ~ inFesiisa
ton The police ore inclined 'o me
belief th3i dea'h vas acclder'si
The man was dressed as "a .aooter
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

The prince Of Wales and tour
daughters Of royalty mentioned as
candidates to marry him. Left 70
right, Princess elizabeth et Ru-
mania. Princess Helen Of Greece,
Princess Maud Ct FIFE, ard former
Grand Duchess olga Of Russia
LoNnoN. June The CRY Of
tho English people against anything
HohenzoHern has reached the ears
OF the prince Of Wales and, II he
heeds their protests. he viii not
MARI, anyone outside The British
Isles. even II be- has 20 choose a
nonroyai countrywoman.
IL has been the custom for years
FOR British royalty 20 we'd Teuions.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29
Oh Makes salesman Rieh.

WICHITA. Kan. June -
Harry Walker. an automobile sales
man OF this city. bought an eighty
acre farm Ave miles west OF Edo
RADIO year ago. paying SO an acre
FOR II. Then II was believed the
land was outside the oil pool re.
Gently hne oil we'll has been drill.
"a In on the farm and other wells
surround II. Now Walker Is worth
almost quarter OF a million dol
lars. hut he Is holding 10 his job
vct Hc viii receive a fourth of all
oil taken from the land
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

Dads Son Could set month
on for the shooting What
Dad Partner WHY not take two
and iet "a catch up With our work
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29
push the Button.

Strange bug Beg pardon, nut
have YOU any idea how might
rouse the custodian OF this build
ing
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

queen Victoria spoke German be-
Ter than she spoke ENslish. Now
The British say the! viii not toler
ate intermarrisge With Teutons hN
the royalty and insist that the WON
an who is 90 marry the prince ana
be queen of Britain shall be British.
Out of some half dozen posst
blities only one remains. That II
marriage 70 Princess Maud, young
or daughter Of the late duke OF Fife
and OF the Princess ROYAL But
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

These are all intimate, home let
,srs not intended for publication
h,u OF such literary merit = Wen
I'D fpii of the spirit Of the Enslish
soIdier during this war, that me
other Of The writer felt II his duty
~ Give 10 the public the benefit OF
he ,ony courage and beautiful
taith expressed by the writer IneIe
4 no doubt but that those engaged
!, ,his herculean struggle are am
mated by Tho Hottest motive The
nobllify shown in these letters 10
The nmln may never be surpassed
s{are Il picture OF soldiers toislns
,syos. the somme battenelds
.vrhev are loaded down like pack
animals. their shoulders are rouna'
"a they're vearied 70 death, nnt
,hev go on and on. There's no nash
ri sword or splendor OF uniforms
,hev're only very tired men deter
mined "a carr, on. The war W.ii be
won by tired men who can never
again pass an insurance test lh"'
voung Dawson is writer can oe
sasly recognized by his letters
which aside from all else are eA-
onisitely written.
John Lane, publishers, New YORK
sl.0o
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29
BOOKS

CARRY ON, being a collection OF
letters written from the front oy
LIEUTENANT coninesby Dawson,
younn english writer, who was nv
ina N America when the "s'
broke out and enlisted IN the
canadian gnly.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

even her, b, g. ,Aacu1tsA .,. r,...c'ss
Maud is a cousin OF the heir appar
r,. and marriages OF first cousins
are not favored
one daughter ~ royalty looked
upon with favor for Nthe prince was
Princess Elizabeth 81 Rumanis She
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

BOTTOMS UP, by George Jean
Nathan. one Of the few American
satirists with keen sense OF nu-
NOR which does not condeseend TO
the slap dash vulgar level et the
most popular moving picture hlms
and the comic page Of the Sunday
newspaper.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

The average price OF automobiles
IN 1909 was $4,000 II was essential
ly an invention for the pleasure OF
the rich. The average price in 1915
Is s6u5. and it is now the necessity
of all business concerns and me
convenience and pleasure OF all but
the very poor This was due main
IN TO Henry Ford's biz idea which
was the building Of a motor and
car combined which would be con
strlctad at a cost that would COM
mand large quantity production.
The experimentation of the automo'
bile. offer the low price was attain
81. sas due TO the Standardization
Of parts. il being now the most in
Interchangeable OF ali assembled
mechanisms. This book gives the
evolution eof the automobile. as a
The Detroit times., 1917-06-29

Newt 10 being told how superior
they arc. PEOPLE like 10 be told OF
their weaknesses and ioibles, II tne
teller knows how TO do it in the
right way. In other words We Ike
10 b. The object OF interest me
star performer around which q BOOK
pisy. or war revolges. II makes
us feel important and proud even
no VIC are held up before ourselves
with good natured rldicule Mt
Nathan understands all this and ad-
ministers his object lesson with me
cleyerest viz and the utmost TACT
ANYONE can take anything 10 him
self or leave il. If IL is too much Tor
his constitution and undermines his
self complscency. Magazine Fiction
a Ia mode. where We are cut on IN
a thrilling lcve scene 10 read an ad-
vertiscment OF lmato soup ana turn
10 the steenth page. and The Quar-
anteed Box Office Melodrams a. well
rs Faany's Second Play are pure
unaduiterated satire OF the Noi'aire
variety. Sermons in satire are
much more APT to hit the mark than
serm rs Of the ordinary variety, for
YOU Elust enterNin the child while
YOU teachf him his lesson IN true
Froebeliah fashion
phhp Goodman company, New
York.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
Potato Cuils.

Among the many products which are
being successfully dried ut present AMI
which otherwise would 20 to waste.
are potato cuils that is, potatoes which
have been injured in digging and there.
fore are below market standards. At
least IL per cent of the potato crop
falls into this class. This percentage
is now being dried and converted into
potato flour.
\ pound of dried mixed vegetables
made uN Of carrots, tulmips. onions.
cabbage and potatoes, prepared espc.
cially for soup, is sufficient for sixty
or more adults. \ barrel Of the same
vegetables weighing 100 pounds pro
vides enough soup stock for nearly
G.000 persons. The raw vegetables
which 20 to make Up this mixture be.
fore drying fill thirty barrels aud
weigh in the neighborhaod Of 500
pounds. Popular Science Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15

"This is what have wanted, moth
err" he said weakly. 80 hold thy
hand. Mother-at last"
Huldah held him convulsively in her
arms and wopt. while Gaal snecred nj
this display of asection.
"Beg from thy mother-bah." he said
"Nay, Gaal wrongs me. mother" said
Jether softly. Il would beg naught
save thy forgiveness. Father was just.
took my portion and ! wasted IT, !
sinned, too = oh. In SO many ways. And
once saw Gods lightning buried
against me.
He turned once more toward tie fa-
thr.
Father. thou standest there and will
not look at me. But let me say To thee
| did not come to he welcomed It's thy
son. threw that right away wien
Jared forth AND would hot listen to
thee. But In the lands where ! have
been there is no call fol helpers. least
for stranger Nor have | strength.
| cannot walk to kneel before thee.
But couldst thou not let some one care
Tor me until ] am stroAg and can
work? For ! would work. father,
gladly if | could for any one in any
way. And when | am but strong
enough to 70 Shalt 20 ON. And
promise thee that until have wired
out my sins by labor ana good deeds
no man shall know that am .Icthor.
sou Of Jesse
tluldah eXultantly turned once more
to jesse full of hope.
Thou nearest. Jesse? This is our
own boy, and he is sorry and repent
ant. He is flesh Of our flesh. Thou
Wouldst not turn even Il heg@ar frora
thy door. Shall our son plead In vain
to thee! Naomi, knee before thy IN
Gle and add thy prayers to ours so that
our Jether may stay"
But ere Naomi could 90 more than
move a step "A strange voice was heard
among the gathering. and Il stranger
pushed his way through the throng.
He was rugged and travel stained
Il come at the bidding Of Jesse.
Which is hc?" demanded the stranger.
who art thou:' cried Gaa
II am Haggai the son Of Manassah.
newly come from Jerusalem
Iethcr looked up in surprise and dis.
may. 1t was the Iudeun he had known
IN the house OF Nadinn who now s)oke.