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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-06

"Chief Meyers" Genin will again
do the receiving on the South
Tacoma Crescent baseball team.
Though he is only younggster,
last season he showed many of
the old heads in the City league
how the backstop position
should be played. He possesses
an accurate peg to the bases,
hits well and has a line of chat
ter that would rival any catch
er in the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-06
with the Amateurs
This Column Devoted Upbuilding Amateur Sports
All Items Should Be Phoned to Main 9181 or Main IL
By BILLY CAIRNS

he has signed group of young
sters who will make all these
outside teams play the game II
they expect to show the Vows"
anything. He says that every
man on the team Is a sticker
and that each is ball player.
The Hopkins A. c. will stage an.
other smoker during the month,
according to an announcement
by the committee. The smok-
er will be staged at the club
gym, East 30th and Portland
ave. 1t is expected that some
of the South Tacoma A. C. and
Hopkins A. c. talent will be
matched.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-06

League bowling on the Tacoma al
leys for tonight follows: City
league: Ray Day Indians VS..
Olympics; Commercial league:
Peoples Store VS.. p. o. team:
p. o. league: Dodgers VS..
Giants. In the p. o. league the
Tigers are leading in the race
for the pennant. In the Com
mercial league the Ray Day In
dams have it on their fellow
players.
"Hong" Armstrong, the popular
baseball team manager, who
will be at the head of the w.
o, w. club this season, saws that
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
EVERY FARM is A FACTORY

The opportunity of the town lies
IN the country. The country can get
along with out the town but no town
mas or ever will be permanently pros
porous where the land is poor The
town is built on farm profits. ON
what farmers produce in excess of
their home needs. In fact towns are
consumers, not real producers. Towns
are the natural evolution and out
growth of necessity-places to store
and distribute the worlds surplus
products through the channels of
commerce. There is but one road TO
permanent city building-that road
leads to the farm.
Business is so sympathetic, so
sensitive to crop production, that the
forecast of a poor wheat or corn
cropaffects the markets of the warld.
When the harvest fields smile, towns
wax fat, and factories increase the
pay roll. Corn, wheat and hay, beef,
pork and poultry these are the
soil builders, the home builders, the
builders of great cities.
The old-fashioned Commercial
Club with its cash bonuses and free
factory sites, is rapidly passing away.
Instead of grabbing business from
| each other, we must realize that our
opportunities lie hidden in the fer
tility of the soil. Towns and cities
are beginning to look to the country,
out to the fields of growing corn,
wheat and forage for their real pros
perity. A successful hay campaign
may bring factories TO the town. Hay
means beef and pork which beckon
the packing house and storage plant.
More corn means cereal mills, glu-
cose factories, Flour mills locate
in wheat producing sections. Cream
cries follow the dairy COW and the
truck patch calls for the canning
factory.
Let us encourage the Chamber OF
Commerce to take more active part
in the development OF our agricultu-
raj resources.
We must not forget that every
farm is factory. and that in Mex
icO's trade territory there are many
of these factories which need our
best thought and effort 10 make
them productive.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
FIFTH DIsTRICT JUNIOR
G. Il. CONVENTION
In Session In Mexico this Week
Large Delegation Present-The
Programme Today.

The Christian Endeavor Union
Convention met in Mexico Tuesday
night Mayor j. F. HARRISON de-
livered the address of welcome, fol-
lowed by the church's welcome by
Rev. II. p. Atkins. Response by Hen
ry Gubleman of JEFFERSON City.
The keynote address was by Rev.
A. w. Taylor, of Columbia.
Among Audrain County people
who apeared on the program were
Mrs. a. c. Barnes of Mexico and Miss
Maurine Alexander of Laddonia.
Following is the program for to-
day:
The Days Theme, "Our Work"
$50. Morning Watch, Villa Nc
Cune of Vandalia.
9:15. Praise Service.
Address by E. T. Seeker, field Sec
retary.
Address, Miss Dora Clemens, State
Junior Superintendent
1915. Last Conference.
Newly elected officers present at
their corresponding group meetings
to outline their work for the coming
year and to become acquainted with
their respective offices.
11:00. Convention reassembled.
Final instructions to delegates.
Regular closing service.
Afternoon.
100. Praise service.
Devotional Period, Ila Boles, Aux
vase.
Society, THE Age of Decision and
Purpose" Miss Charlotte LANCER
haus, Jefferson City.
Address, The Junior Society, "Well
Begun Is Half Done-Start Right,
End Right" Miss Dora Clemens, St
Louis.
2:45. Program by Juniors and
Intermediates.
400. Regular closing service.
Entertainment by Local Societies
Night Session.
1880. Praise service.
sDeyotional Period. Ion Self, Col
umbia.
7:45. illustrated Missionary Lee.
ture, Damon Orphanage Work" H
p. Atkins.
Special music.
Awarding of Trophy Cup.
Installation service.
Newly elected president presiding
Announcements.
Regular closing service.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
AUTO BEATS TRAIN.

Montgomery City, Mo-, June "a
Sheriff Covington in an auto out
distanced a fast passenger train be-
tween Montgomery City and Wells
vile yesterday and succeeded in cap
turing Frank Tahey, accused of
having deserted his wife.
Talley was recently arrested in
Kansas City and placed in Jail here
on the same charge, but on the plea
of Mrs. Talley and his own promises,
was paroled.
Yesterday Sheriff Covington learn
ed that Talley had boarded a train
to flee again to Kansas City. He
telegraphed to Wellsville to arrest
Talley, then dashed there in an auto
and placed the fugitive in custody
returning here with his man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
CHILDREN MAY GET
DISEASE FROM CATTLE
tuberculosis Spreads Through Milk
Loss is S25, ZOO, 900 Yearly-Hear,
Hear, We Cattle and Hog Men.

Columbia, Mo-, June 24.-Stud-
les of the last few years have proved
that tuberculosis of cattle can be
communicated to, man. The danger
is greater for children, and greater
for those under years of age. The
disease is communicated to children
almost entirely through the drink
ing of milk. Eating the meat of tu-
berculous cattle does not appear to
be especially dangerous, largely be-
cause meat is eaten cooked Adults
do not appear to be prone to con-
tract the cattle type of tuberculosis; I;
however, It must be recognized that
there is danger.
Apart from the public health as
pect of the question, the economic
side must be considered. Tuberculo-
sis is common among cattle and
tremendously widespread among
hogs. The last report from the bu-
reau of Animal Husbandry shows
that carsasses of $1,000 cattle and
$4,000 hogs were condemned entire
ly on this account, in addition to
$4,000 parts of cattle and $4,000
parts of hogs, rendered unfit for
food by the same disease.
The disease is spread among
healthy herds largely by the uCe of
by-products from the creameries and
chees factories. SKINNED milk
which is taken from the creameries
for the feeding of calves may con-
in the tubercle germ. The farmer
who gets back his by-products does
not receive his own milk but the
milk from a number of farms. He
is therefore, at the mercy of his
neighbors, and the neighbor who
harbors tuberculous cattle may in
this way spread it to the farms of
careful farmers who take every pre-
caution. Hogs are practically al
ways infected from cattle, largely
through the by-products from cream
cries.
Few problems facing the farmers
of today equal in Importance the
question of animal tuberculosis. II
is also reflected in the high cost OF
meat. The money lost from this dis.
ease in the United States is estimated
at $25,OOO,OOO a yeah. Just how
this is distributed cannot be told in
a short article, hut it is fair to as,
sumes that the meat eater pas
large part of it, The cost of meat
is raised by the large number OF
condemnations necessary at, the
slaughtering establishments. 1t be,
hooves everyone, then, to guard
against tuberculosis of domestic ami
mails, both on account of the danger
to mankind and also on account Of
its effects in raising the price OF
our meats and limiting the supply
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
MIR. OFFUTT AT LA GRANGE.

La Grange, Mo-, June 15, 19I7.-
Editor Message: l have been in many
schools in my life as visitor, teacher
and pupil but heretofore l have never
had the privilege and pleasure OF
looking out the college or dormitory
window and seeing across the great
Father of Waters. This pleasure
We have with the exception that we
cannot see clear across. The river
is very high. l am told that it is six
miles across If you count the over
flow water.
Many in our home county have
visited La Grange College,and a
considerable number have attended
this college and know the beauty OF
the hill. LaGrange lies miles along
the river. Steamers and boats are
very interesting to an inland fellow
like me.
Stepping inside find ample room
for all. I find most excellent libraries
and when time for class arrives,
for the most part I find most able
and learned men at the head of the
departments.
W. J. oFFuTT.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28

One of the great trips there is the
Skyline Drive. We had to go, of
course. We drove out several miles
from the city which eventually got us
on top of a mountain. The road runs
the length of the mountain for two
miles, right on the very crest. You
see now why it is called the skyline
drive.
We could see for many miles.
wondered if little speck on the far
horizon might be Mexico, Mo- On
one side the "hog-back" hills were
white, on the other, red. The farm
ing valley was a beautiful sight.
AS We near Colorado Springs
again we stopped to pick an armful
of flowers to take home. The wild
hyacinths are over a foot high and
the prettiest blossoms ever saw.
The Indian Pinks are a cerise red
and make gorgeous centerpiece for
the table The fields are red with
them and yellow with daisy that is
finer than many a house daisy in
Mizzou.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
The Red Cross Unit
Escapes Submarine
Miss RAM, Formerly Mexico's Visit
ing Nurse, and Her Party on Ship
TO France.

Miss Cordelia RAM, formerly visit
ing nurse of this city, on board ship
for Europe with Red Cross Hospital
Unit No. 81, from st. Louis, had
narrow escape from submarine at
tack. Serg. Lucking,of the st. Louis
Unit, writing to his mother in st.
Louis, according to the Post Dispatch
gives the following account:
Il had to mail my last letter on
board the ship, two days out of Eng
land. Nothing very exciting had oc-
Cured up to that time Saturday
morning) We didn't enter the dan
ger zone until next morning, really.
zone until next morning, really.
well, late Saturday night we
thought we saw periscope, but it
was a false alarm. 1t stirred every
one up, tho, and most of them slept
on deck. On Sunday morning we
were all on deck when one of the
most welcome visitors you ever saw
hove into view-an American de-
stroyer, with the good old stars and
stripes floating at her stern.
well, she ziz-zagged along in
front of us, looking for submarines,
and about IL o'clock a sure enough
periscope popped up about 200 yards
off the port bow. The destroyer fired
three shots at it, and the aforesaid
periscope disappeared with speed and
dispatch.
Later in the afternoon our convoy
left us. but in few minutes we were
met by an English destroyer, which
took us thru the rest of the danger
zone. We arrived in Liverpool about
1880 Sunday evening, but anchored
in the harbor until 1900 this morn
ing.
I'VE arrived in Blackpool at noon.
1t sure does make one realize that a
war is going on when it comes to as
signing soldiers to ones house and
making them room and board.
81 must tell you about Blaekpool.
1t is quite a wonderful place--a wa
tering place-similar to Atlantic
City, but much larger, / imagine. 1t
is one of the large gathering places
OF wounded soldiers-there are nu-
merOus enormous hospitals, and you
can see great numbers of GONZALES
cents walking about the streets and
also British army surgeons and en-
listed men of the hospital corps.
The people are excessively kind
to the American soldiers, and do ey-
erything they can for us. There are
two other units here-Pennsylvania
Hospital No. 10 and Harvard No. 5.
Cleveland left this morning for
France.
England certainly seems to be
funny place. The people all have
some strange accent; their street cars
are very short and narrow guaged.
and run on the left side of the street
The sun sets habitually at $50 p.
m.-you may find that very hard to
believe, and even now, at 10 o'clock,
it is still quite light.
But the crowning thing of all is
that there are two Fords to one of
any other make, but they have the
right-hand drive l have about come
to the conclusion that Merrie England
is about as topsyturyey as Alice in
Wonderland.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
FUNCTIONS OF THE
FARMERS CLUB
(By VIM. l. Britt.)

1t seems to be generally supposed
that about the only object of farm
ers' club is to buy supplies cheaper
and sell products higher, and that is
one of the main objects in view. But
there are many other ways in which
farm club may be made helpful to
community.
When a city is badly in need of
some public improvement the com
mercial club takes hold and secures
it;or if a public nuisance exists and
no one else removes it, just trust
the commercial club to attend to it.
II the city has a lot of unemployed
labor the club sees to it that some
thing is started that will employ that
labor.
What the commercial club is to the
city the farmers club should be to
the country.
Neighbor, If there is not a farm
club in your community, get busy and
organize one. You will find lots of
men willing to help If you will only
start it.
Then If there is a particularly bad
piece of road in your district and the
road boss hasn't the means or labor
at his disposal with which to rectify
it, let the club join in and help him.
If your telephone system is not in
proper condition, discuss the matter
at your club meeting and devise a
way to improve it. Or, perhaps you
have no phones at all. Then by all
means go to work and get them. If
you are well-organized and working
together, it will be so much easier.
The club may be used to study
insect and weed pests and the best
way to eradicate them. A systematic
campaign participated in by all mem
bers of the community will be vastly
more effective than a single effort
promiscuously applied.
l receEtly wrote the experiment
station at Columbia asking them the
best means to combat the weed pest,
red sorrel", and what is known as
curly-leaf on peach trees. and shall
give our farm club the benefit of the
information sent me.
If any line of live stock in your
territory is not up to the standard,
the club should encourage some good
stockman of the neighborhood to in
vest in some pure-bred breeding
stock of the type desired. By prom
ising him the general support and
patronage of the club as long as he
keeps the kind of stock desired and
treats everybody right, you should
have no trouble in finding a man TO
take up the work. Or failing in that,
the club members might go at it CO.
operatively.
There are many more ways in
which club members may cooperate
with each other and with members of
neighboring clubs to the mutual ben
eft of all; especially in combating
hog cholera and other diseases.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
sALT RIVER S. S. CONNENTION.

Salt River Sunday School Conven-
tion at its meeting held recently at
Bethel Church elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President, Clyde w. Ellis.
Vice-president, F. c. Berry
Secretary, Pauline Flynt.
Elementary Superintendent Miss
Hattie Brown.
Secretary, Mrs. j. f. Durkee.
Adult and Home, Mrs. ]. j. Wood.
Teacher Training, Mrs. Ian Jones.
Arrangement, r. b. Kerr
Among the resolutions adopted
was one favoring having the Town
ship represented at the State Con-
vention and that the Township pay
the expense of the delegate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28

resulted in nothing more serious
than the scare, Next day we took
the"Rubber Neck" ride thru the city
with charming young Mormon, get
ting into Denver about six o'clock
Monday morning, tired and worn out
by our trip.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28
STORE BURNS.

Kellerhals Brothers store at Ben
ton City was destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning of last week.
f. B. Howard slept in the building
and had a narrow escape. The Kel-
lerhals loss is estimated at $4,000.
They had insurance for $4,000. W.
w. Tratchell owned the building.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28

Our good friends, Mr. and Mrs. d.
NJ. Price, who spent the winter with
their daughter, Mrs. Beagles, at
Dulce, Idaho, have returned to their
home at Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28

At the Epworth League Conven-
tion at McCredie last week Miss Lena
Bryarly of Mexico was elected secre-
tary and treasurer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-28

Mrs. w. H. Coil of Benton City is
visiting at Boulder, Colo.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-05
SMALL POX FOUND
In SMELTERVILLE
Joseph Weatherford and Family
Stricken-H Home is Quar-
antined.

Joseph Weatherford, his wife and
two children who live in Smeltervilie,
are suffering from smallpox, accord
ing to the diagnosis of an attending
physician, who had the place quaran-
tined Monday afternoon. The family
recently moved from Ancell, in Scott
County, to their new home, which is
located near the Kirby store.
The case was reported to the Board
of Health Monday afternoon, and Po-
liceman Stone, the health officer, was
sent to the house. The policeman mott
fled the County Clerk of the case. The
latter had it investigated and found
the family in need of fuel and cloth
ing. At his request load of wood
and some food were taken to the house
at his own expense.
Mr.. Weatherford and mis- family
have been living in Smelterville about
two weeks. Several days ago the
father became sick and was confined
to his bed. Not having the means, he
did not consult physician until his
condition became very grave. Several
days later his wife and oldest daugh-
ter became i'll.
A physician was called and after
a careful examination found that the
family was suffering from smallpox.
1t is feared that the other two children
have also contracted the disease They
are being kept separate from the sick
members of the family, and are kept
under observation. Extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent
an epidemic of the disease in Shelter
vile.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-05
TALLEY TO RESIGN
FROM POLICE FORCE
Saws He Will Not Serve Under
NewIy-Elected Chief Arthur
Whitener.

Following his defeat for office of
City Marshal, Policeman George Tai
ley announced last night that he would
resign his position. He offered his
star and revolver to Chief Hutson, but
the latter refused to accept them, urg-
ing Talley to retain his position until
next Tuesday and tender his resigna-
ton to the City Council.
Talley has been on the force for
more than seven years. He ran for
marshal on an independent ticket. He
received his heaviest vote in the Sec
ond ward, where he was supported by
the business men along Broadway.
In explaining his action last night,
Policeman Talley said he would not
serve on the force under Arthur White
ner, who was elected marshal last
night. He would not give any reason
for his opposition to the newly-elected
chief.
Whitener will be sworn in at the
meeting of the City Council which will
meet next TUESDAY evening Talley Will
submit his resignation to the City
Clerk later during the week to have
the City Council act on it at the same
meeting.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-05
MAN BREAKS RIB IN
FALL OFF SCAFF0LD
Wiley Young Injured While
Working on New Intake
Pipe.

The first accident on the construc-
ton of the new water intake station
which was started week ago, occurred
yesterday afternoon when Wiley
Young fell off a scaffold over Sloan's
Creek and plunged into the water Is
feet below.
He was rescued by several fellow
workmen who carried him into the Of
flee of the water works, near the creek.
He suffered fracture of one rib on
the right side, besides numerous cuts
and decorations about the head and
body. He was taken to his home in the
Roberson-Ga addition, north of the
city.
Young and several others were
standing on the scaffold laying the
pipe which is to lead to the pumping
station that is to be erected about
1000 feet north of the present works.
In walking across the scaffold he made
a misstep and lost his balance He
dropped into the creek, distance of
about Is feet. The water was not
deep at this point, but the injured man
could not rescue himself, as he was
rendered almost Unconscious through
the force of the fall.
Several men who were standing or
the ground ran to his assistance. They
threw several boards into the wates
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-05
KNEHAE READY
TO BRING SUIT
AGAINST FRISCO
Says He Will Bring Suit Ev-
cry Day, Charging Road
Trespasses.
FRISCO POO-POOHING
AT CAPE GIRARDEAU
City Counselor to Ascertain
What's the Limit and Then
He'll Proceed.

Drastic measures will be resorted
to by City Counselor Orscar A. kne-
hans to force the Frisco to accept the
old franchise which was granted the
railroad in 1911 by the city. This was
the announcement the City Counselor
made last night upon his return from
st. Louis, where he went several days
ago to investigate whether the Fris-
co had filed any papers showing that
the franchise had been accepted.
When the Frisco was reorganized
last August following the sale of the
road the Federal Court allowed the
railroad six months within which to
either reject or accept all franchises
which the road had made before it
was thrown into the hands of a re-
ceiver. According to City Counselor
Knehans, the time expired March 16.
City Counselor Knehans called on
the clerk of the United States District
Court in st. Louis and inquired wheth-
er the Frisco had filed any document
regarding the franchise the railroad
was given by Cape Girardeau. Mr..
Knehans spent two days going over
the records of the Frisco in the FEEDER
al Court, but failed to find anything
pertaining to the Cape franchise.
He did not call on any officials of
the railroad, he said, because he had
received two letters from w. E. Evans,
general solicitor of the Frisco, assur-
ing him that he would notify Mr.. Kne-
hans as soon as anything had been
done in regard to the acceptance or re-
lection of the Cape Franchise.i
In an interview yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Knehans intimated that he would
take the most drastic measures to
make the Frisco live up to the provi
sion of the franchise and the city ordi
nance which required the erection Of
a new passenger station in the Cape.
Before | proceed against the rail-
road" he said, II want to be certain
just what steps the city c.
against the railroad.
"As soon as | ascertain how
city can go in proceeding aga
railroad. | shall institute
trespassing for every day TIL
runs its trains over the tracks
Cape Girardeau. In my Opn IN"
railroad has no right to travel throue
this city, and for that reason, | belize
the city is justified in bringing the
suits.
Zone prominent man of the r
suggested to me that the city have ,no
railroad tracks taken up, if the Frisco
did rot comply with the franchise
granted by the city several years ago.
This will be done if the city cannot
find any other means to make the
Frisco come to terms"
An ordinance was passed under the
administration of NJ. f. Leming, re-
quiring the Frisco to erectS passenger
station at the foot of independence
street at cost of S35 900. The build
ing, according to the provisions of the
ordinance, was to be completed two
years ago, but up to this time the
railroad has failed to comply with this
ordinance. The officials assured the
City Counselor that the work on the
passenger station would be started as
soon as the levee had been completed