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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
Mikes Sorry

SAN FRANCISCO, May al
Mike Gibbons, middleweight box
er, today telegraphed Les Darcy,
seriously iii at Memphis, his SYM
pathy in his illness and offering
any assistance he can extend at
this time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
Slated for Kerns in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hits
Lafayette, Jackson, Connolly. Sac
rifice hit-Lafayette. Double
plays-Coltrin to Baldwin; Kerns
to Lafayette. Stolen baze-Zam-
lock. Bases on balls-Off Bigbee
2; off Pillett 2. Struck out-By
Bigbee 7, by Pillett 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

j. Warren Kerrigan, hero of
thousands of hearts, portrayer of
as many characters, and the
screens handsomest star, will be
at the Apollo tomorrow in person
as the guest of Manager Ander-
son. Throughout the afternoon
and evening he will speak on in
teresting subjects connected with
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ACpOR,T&2
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Tyee salmon are beginning to
run at PIT. Defiance and the Mar
rows. An incoming tide is nee
essary for good fishing. More
than 100 fishermen trolled Sun
day morning, most of them hav-
ing poor luck because of the out
going tide.
j. e. Macpherson, secretary of
the Lochburn Golf club, has been
appointed Tacoma correspondent
of the Golfers Magazine, the
largest golf publication issued.
Earl Thompson, the Tigers first
sacker, had one of his unusual
flashes of brilliant hitting at Spo-
kane yesterday, getting three
singles in four times up. Tom
my's hitting is below average this
year. He is down to .215 at the
beginning of the fifth week of the
season. Thompson finished last
year with an average of .265.
Many golfers will be pleased to
hear that the Western Golf asso-
citation yesterday abolished stym-
les for the western championships
to start soon, and considering
permanent adjustment of the nui-
sance for all matches.
Non-members of the Tacoma
Yacht club who wish to attend
the banquet given tomorrow even
Ing In honor of Rear Admiral
Peary should send their names to-
day to DR.. e. A. Rich.
McGinnity is just beginning to
recover from the lacing that the
Tigers gave him a couple of weeks
ago. His Miners jumped from the
cellar into fifth position Sunday.
Now for the cellar again.
Ralph McKeehan and Ralph
Teats tied for honors in the Loeb
burn clubs tombstone tourna-
ment yesterday. each reaching the
18th cup before they died"
O o o
Contests in driving and APP
preaching comprised field day at
Meadow park golf course yester-
day. Capt. Bill Cooper won in the
longest drive, sending the pill
226 yards. e. A. Dexter made
best average drive. with an aver
age Of 1872 yards in three drives.
E. A. Dexter made the best so
yard approach, and Z. o. Swasey
won the 100-yard approach. Bill
Cooper was the best putter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

The fans at a baseball game i'm the
Stadium recently were dissatis-
fled with some of the decisions
of the umpire and one of them
threatened to break every bone
in his head If he did not "call
'em when they were over"
That's what the jumps has to
contend with.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

After facing the hardest series
of the early season, Russ Halls
Tigers hoped off a train at the
Union station this morning, ready
to do battle all week with Nc
Ginnity's tail-end Miners. The
Tacoma boys lost three games out
of the six played with Spokane.
In the previous three weeks Of
the season had only lost three
games.
While a crowd of 1000 rabid
Spokane fans tried to fooZle him
yesterday, Herman Pillett, the
youthful star of the Tiger twirlins
staff. pitched his team to victory
in great little ball game. Pill
lett only allowed four hits. The
final score was to |, but ii
should have been a shutout, as
the only score for Spokane came
after Daniels had dropped an easy
fly in center.
Illlell Is Tdpluly TAXING SUN
erland's place in the hall of fame.
Yesterday marked his sixth
straight victory of the season,
without a defeat.
O o O
Tacoma fans are liable to see
the Butte team strengthened this
week. Directors of the Butte club,
awakening to the fact that the
Miners have lost their punch, have
been burning up the wires trying
to get infielders. Fffst Baseman
McCarl, who refused for a long
time to report to McGinnity, put
in an appearance yesterday and
played first in the Seattle game.
The club is still searching for
players.
o O d
Vernon Ayau. the Chinese in
fielder, was released yesterday by
Bill Leard of the Seattle club.
Ayau had not been going as we'll
as was predicted, and had been
kept out of most games during
the past week. Eugene Blake,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

George Hendry, trainmaster of the
T. R. G. p, is anxious to see
the trainmen representing that
company get their team togeth-
er and see what kind of talent
they have this season. The trou-
BILE is the company is working
short-handed and they can't
find time for the ball players
to practice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

1.-THE toe hold is not confined mere
ly to the toe. 1t may also be
clapped onto the arm. To prove
this, Berne exhibits three little
scars on his right arm, the result
of an "arm toe hold" put on by
Professor" Ito.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Mrs. H. LaMOnte and Mrs. "Jay"
CALENDER are organizing a ball
team of ladies. Any of the
feminine tribe who would like
to try for a position on the
club may get full information
by calling either of the lady
moguls. The team will be very
speedy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

the motion picture industry.
A special Kerrigan feature will
be put on for Tuesday only.
Gods Law, and Mans" in
which Viola Dana made new hit
at the Apollo yesterday, closes to-
night. The picture showing the
motor car in defense of the nation
is instructive and thrilling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
D . 90 >>>>>H<H%
> PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE .
e q . . 3 q o = . . . q . 9 o Q
Games Yesterday.

Games Yesterday.
r II e
San Francisco 5-3, Portland Al.
Los Angeles 9-5, Vernon IA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

The Lincoln Athletic club team
will meet the Second Wash
ington Infantry ball team at
Whitman grounds next Sunday
afternoon. The soldier team has
played four games and allow
ed only three scores by oppos-
ing teams. 1t is composed of
the best players of all troops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
"MaC'' In Form

SEATTLE, May 21.-"Iron
Man" McGinnity pitched in his
old-time form yesterday, and held
Seattle down to one run on eight
hits, while Butte hit Seattle hard.
Score: r II E
Butte ........ ......10 IA 2
Seattle ....... ...... 1 8 6
McGinnity and Hoffman;
Strand, Blake and Sullivan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Leonard Shea got off the cable
car at G street. A friend ask
ed why he looked so down
hearted. The midget shortstop
answered: 81 guess this will
be my last permit" It's too
bad, Shea. We probably feel
the same way about 1t as you do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday.
Batting Averages of the Tacoma
Tigers, Corrected Daily

Tacoma 2, Spokane 1.
CT. Falls 8, Vancouver 2
Butte 10, Seattle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
Trim Beavers

MOUNT VERNON, Wash, May
21.--Playing here because Sum
day baseball is prohibited In
Canada, the Great Falls team de-
feated Vancouver in good game
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RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN
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TODAY'S STANDING
THE "IF" COLUMN

5 Play Tomorrow.
Butte at Tacoma
Vancouver at Seattle
Ct. Falls at Spokane I
D 9 o @ a = o o 9 - q, o o O 9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

With the score z to 2 against
them in the first of the ninth
inning, South Tacoma Athletic
batters yesterday afternoon set
upon the Shamrock Wonders
pitchers for five runs in the
ninth, tying the score, and won
the game in the 10th with six
more tallies. 1t was real
swatfest. The game was play
ed at the old Y. M. c. A.
grounds. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Good hitting i'm the ninth by Hull
grend, Hystad, Carter and Eff
fert won the game at Gig Har-
Dor for the Tacoma Beavers.
Score:
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terday afternoon when the
South Tacoma and Majestic
teams of the Valley league met
In the first home game. The
biggest boner occurred in the
ninth inning, with the score z
to in the Majestics' favor.
Graham, on first when Larson
hit an infield grounder, did not
notice that the throw to Kier-
stead at second for force-out,
pulled the player off the bag.
Graham nonchalantly walked
to the bench, thinking he was
out. Then, when the Majestic
players suddenly came to life
and demanded that the ball be
returned to second to make
sure of the out, Graham ran
on the field again and squat.
ted on third. The umpire call
ed him safe. A fine squabble
resulted, with the Majestics an
nouncing they would protest
the game. Two more hits in
the ninth gave South Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
A Ii a! !; 11a1s* y
hide and The Arcades downed the ] Street

The Arcades dOwned the j Street
Cubs in hard-hitting game at
the Old Central grounds yes
terday afternoon. Peterson
and Marker were the Arcade
battery, while Sheriff. pitched
for the Cubs. Mama and Y.
Peterson were the stars. Score:
Arcades ....1 sol 2 o 3 DO
Cubs .......0 0 3 0 1 90 O. 6
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Ruff Christian says that he will
remain neutral this summer. He
has had a ball team for many
seasons but Is not mixing up in
it this year. He says he will
enjoy this season by watching
other fellows play. He is a ian
as we'll as a player.
Herb thompson was mt Lake
Taps one day this week and re-
ports that fishing In that vicin-
ity is good. He brought in a
fine lot of the best trout in that
neck of the woods.
Gene Davidson, well known one
armed pitcher of Tacoma, writes
from Pennsylvania that he is
pitching good ball there. He is
on a semi-pro team.
One good thing the war has done
for us is that It has put the ban
on the proposed spring football.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21
The st. Martins college team was

The st. Martins college team was
defeated by the Tacoma
knights of Columbus at Lacey,
Sunday, 6 to 3. 1t was a fast,
sensational game, well played.
1t was the first defeat of the
season for st. Martins. A re-
turn game is announced for
Decoration day. Score:
r II e
X. of c. g IL 6
st. Martin ............3 z l
Batteries-Roesli and Daley;
Walsh and Kuchera
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TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON pA0G FOR
REsULTB. SEE FA0B SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Non-members of the Tacoma
Yacht club who wish to attend
the banquet given tomorrow even
ing In honor of Rear Admiral
Peary should send their names to-
day to DR.. e. A. Rich.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Another tight Valley league game
was played at Wilkeson, where
the coal miners defeated the
Roy Prairie dogs by score CT
3 to /. Roy showed great i'm
provement over the early part
of the season. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Hitting the Enumclaw pitcher
hard, the Lincoln Athletic club
ball team won from the noun
tain aggregation Sunday, 3 to 1.
Biscuits Besaw struck out II
batters. A good fielding game
was played, despite the poor
grounds. Score:
r H e
L. A. G. .............3 IL 2
Enumclaw 4 2
Batteries-Besaw and Sever
ance; Otis and Spencer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

ton; Purse and Chisholm.
The Smelter team OF the Valley
league defeated Sumner yester-
day in a great game, to 0.
Eley, for the Smelter, was in
rare form. allowing only one
hit. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

SCHNEIDER and Blanchfield.
The Glide Rink team defeated the
Mckinley Hill Stars at Glide
Rink Sunday afternoon, 8 to 4.
Lupos base running and catch
ing was a feature. link famed
10 and Renney six. Score::
r H z
Glide Rink ............6 Q 4
Mckinney .............4
Batteries-Zink and Lupo;
Renney and Anderson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

Pillett is rapidly taking Suth-
erland's place in the hall of fame.
Yesterday marked his sixth
straight victory of the season,
without a defeat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-21

j. e. Macpherson, secretary of
the Lochburn Golf club, has been
appointed Tacoma correspondent
of the Golfers Magazine, the
largest golf publication issued.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
Much Figuring on Freight

The tax on freight is three per
centum without regard to class or
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
TWIN BABIES EPIDEMIC
HITS VANCOUVER, B. c.
Thirty Pairs Arrive in Sixty Days,
Says Official Report. Most of
Them Are Boys.

VANCOUVER, B. c. Whether it
is coincidence or the cooperation of
nature in an effort to replace at
double speed the terrible wastage of
human life which the war entails, the
fact remains that there seems to be
an epidemic prevalent in Greater
Vancouver just now, and that cpl
demic takes the form of twins.
Local medical men, nurses and
others who help that long-legged
bird, the stork, to deposit his pre-
cious burden all unite in declaring
that never before in their experience
and recollection have the births in
any three months of the city's his
tory included such large proportion
of twins as was the case during July,
August and September.
A very satisfactory feature of this
epidemic of twins is that the majority
of them are not what Kipling styles
''the more deadly of the species" So
far as an unofficial count can de-
termine boy babies predominant to
the extent of about 65 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23

commodity, supposedly based on
freight tariff charges. The railroad
men also face difficulties in this mat
ter since there are many kinds of
rates, many different charges and a
multiplicity of services.
One authority cites in instance a
car of potatoes originating from
Michigan. 1t may have to leave Mich
igan under heat. In Chicago it may
have to be picked over. By the time
the movement reaches Louisville or
Nashville, or may be Atlanta, the
weather will be so warm that the po-
tatoes must be sacked to insure them
against Overheating and spelling. All
of these services require special
charges.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
WEST TEXAS EDITOR
BOILS With WRATH
PRINTS NAKED TRUTH WHEN
ACCUSED OF ERRORS. NO
MORE LIES TO BE TOLD.

A West Texas editor got tired of
being called a 'liar" because of an
occasional typographical error or
slight disarrangement of the facts in
publishing a commonplace news item.
In his wrath he announced the fact
in boldface type as follows:
"a lot of people in this town fall
out with the editor and brand him
as a liar when the ordinary human
mistakes of life show up in a news
paper. You have a little charity and
fellow feeling for every man in town
but your editor. You claim that you
want the facts, and d-if I don't
give 'em to you. Read the next issue
of this sheet and you'l see some
facts with the bark off. I'll admit
that | have been liar, an editorial
liar, ever since | have been editing
this sheet, but | have never printed
lie in these columns except to save
somebody's feelings from being hurt.
Pm not afraid of any of you, and I'll
be dad blamed if | don't print the
plain truth from now on, or until you
get out of the habit of calling me a
liar every time / make some little
unavoidable typographical error.
Watch my smoke"
Samples of His Smoke"
Here are some paragraphs, culled
from the next issue:
John Clinker, our groceryman,
who voted with the republicans in
1890, and consumes more mail order
whisky than any other member of
the Baptist church in this county, is
doing poor business. His store is
dirty and dusty. 1t is a wonder he
has any business at ALL"
'"The Rev. Cyrus Cringer preached
last Sunday night at the Christian
church. His sermon was punk and
uninteresting, except some stuff he
quoted from Bob Ingersoll, for which
he failed to give Bob any credit. He
also recited few passages from one
of William Ebert Munsey's sermons,
and had the gall to palm it off as his
own"
Dave Charter died at his home
two miles north of this place last
Thursday night Dock Holderness.
who is an old friend Of the family,
attended him a few minutes before
he died. He gave it out that Dave
died of heart failure. That is a lie.
Dave died from drinking too much
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23

of very poor grade of mail order
Ticker. This paper prints the truth"
He Owed For His Paper.
Roger Lloyd, cashier of the State
Bank at Willow Grove, died Wednes7
day evening and was buried Friday
by the Odd Fellows in Pleasant
Mound cemetery. He had been tax
ing this paper seven years and so far
hasn't paid US a cent, we thinking
that he, being a banker, would paw
some time. We will sell the account
for two bits worth Of fresh green's"
Married: Miss Susie Scruggs and
Horace Guffin, last Saturday at the
Methodist parsonage, the Rev. James
c. Williams officiating. The bride is
very ordinary town girl, who firts
with all the travelling men she meets
and never helped her mother three
days all put together in her whole
life. She is anything but a beauty,
resembling gravel pit in the face
and walks like duck.
"The bridegroom is a natural-born
loafer and bum. He never did a lick
of work until his stepdaddy run him
off from home last fall. He went to
the county seat, and just before
starving to death accepted a job as
chambermaid in a livery stable. AS
soon as his ma found out where he
was she went and got him and
brought him home. He now resides
at the home of his wife's father, and
says that he has no definite plans for
the future. Susie will have hard
row to hoe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
HELEN GOULD TAKES
TWO GIRLS FOR ADOPTION
Children Had Lived With Her Some
Time on Probation. Now Three
Heirs at Old Gould Home.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Mr. and Mrs.
Finley J. Shepherd have adopted two
little girls, Helen Anna, six and a
half years old, and Margaret, seven.
There are now three heirs at the old
Gould home at $40 Fifth avenue
Finley j. Shepherd, Jr., the eldest,
and Helen Anna and Margaret.
Mr.. Shepherd did not care to say
where the little girls came from. He
admitted they were institutional chill
dren. Their adoption papers were
filed at White Plains. The children
have been living with the Shepherds
for long time on a sort of prolong-
ed visit just as the boy Finley, Jr.,
did. In their own tiny hands has
been the final settlement of their flu
ture destinies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
TRANSPORTATION TAX
MANY SIDED PROBLEM
DIFFERENT METHODS OF TRAV-
Ell CALL FOR DIFFERENT PAY
MENTS BY THE PEOPLE.

Application of taxes on all pas
senger and freight business under the
new war tax bill just passed by con-
gress is absorbing the attention of the
various rail and water transportation
companies. Among those affected by
the law are the Central of Georgia
and the Seaboard Air Line, which
serve the people of Dawson and this
section.
On All Business.
The law, which is operative in ref
erence to transportation companies
Nov. /, calls for taxes of three per
centum on all freight, eight per cent
UNI on all passenger transportation,
and ten per centum on berth seats,
staterooms and vessels, and the rail-
roads will pass the new burden on
to the public, as do all business in
terests when they are rendered" by
the government Freight and passen-
ger traffic apartments, nor the ac-
counting departments, yet have re-
ceived any positive Instructions as
to the operation of the law, but they
are of the opinion that the taxes are
payable in cash to the representa-
tives of the company receiving the
money on the service.
For instance, a person purchases a
ticket from the Central of Georgia
in Dawson to Atlanta. Upon paying
for his transportation the person
would pay also to the agent an addi-
ton of eight per centum, based on
the price of the ticket. Should he
purchase seats or a berth he would
have to pay an addition of ten per
centum on their cost to the agent,
or to the conductor, to whom he
paid the cost of them.
Much Figuring on Frefghts.
The tax on freight is three per
centum without regard to class or
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
THE PRICE OF CABBAGE
ARE ALSO AEROPLANING

The Pennsylvania department of
agriculture has announced that in
some parts of the state cabbages are
being sold for $50 ton. The price
a few years ago was S. and SO ton.
The present high price is being OBJ
tanned even in sections where the
crop was not attacked by pests.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
HEARTLESS GERMANS NOW
USE CLEANING BULLETS"
This Is Newest Frightfulness of Kai-
ser's Army on Western Front.

LONDON.-It is reported that the
British battalions that captured
Shrewsbury forest and Bulgar wood,
to the east of the former place, expe-
rienced a new kind of German fright
fulness. The advancing troops are
said to have been fired on with
flaming bullets" These bullets set
the mems clothing afre and in sew
eral instances, according to the re-
port, wounded men had to be rolled
in the mud by their comrades to ex-
tinguish the flames.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23

The United States grows more than
8, 100000 bushels of peanuts a year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-09
NEWPORT NEWS FANS
COMING TO RESCUE
Indications Point to Speedy Tcrmina-
ton of the Quest for Neces-
sary $500.

Newport News. March S.--J. Hugh
Caffee last night stated that the re-
ports which have drifted in to him
from member of the committees So
Letting funds to maintain ball club
here are highly encouraging
Ii Is impossible to make an estimate
as to the amount that has been col
lected in the past two days. cap"
says, but he is certain thai the COM
mitteemen have made a fine showing,
and that their request for subscrip-
lions has been successful
The money has not come from .ndi-
viduals only. as $50 donation from
the Rotary club shows The commit
tees, while they are not going to re-
fuse any subscriptions, only set out
to raise $500. This amount seems
practically assured.
A detailed list of those who sub
scribe and the amounts will be print
ed in Sundays issue OF the Daily Press.
When $500 is raised by outside
subscriptions another $500 Is to be
available from a source not yet made
public. This with other funds that
will be available insures successful OPP
Grafton of the club here this year.
Secretary John b. Locke Yesterday
received a long letter from Meuager
PAYNE. which contained the info-ma-
ton that Fred is lining up few good
youngsters that are expected to set the
league on FIRE.