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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - Grover
Cleveland Alexander wants $10.-
900.
He isn't particular where he
gets 1t, but would prefer 1t from
the wallet OF William Baker, pres
dent Of the Phillies, who Is re-
puted to hae received $25. in
cash as the first installment on
his sale of Alexander and KILL
fer to the Cubs.
II do not think l am unfair in
this demand" Alexander said to-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
Eddie Campi
Is Ruled Out
tUni,ed Press Lea.ed wir-.,

OAKLAND, Dec. 20.-Declar-
ing Eddie Campi was butting with
his head and Lee Johnson wa2
holding and that neither was try
ing to fight, Referee Eddie Han
Ion stopped their four-round bout
in the second round and called it
no contest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
TAKING CHANCES
(By United Press

= CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Jess
@ Willard will box for charity
@ but not for the champion
o ship. He made that clear
@ today when he specified that
% his proposed million dol
+ lar" Red Cross bout should
@ be limited to ten rounds
O with no decision and no title
q at stake. Jess further de-
@ clared that the fight should
q be held In some big city,
q preferably Chicago, and
10 should be staged In a BAH
@ park because of the large
o seating capacity. This would
o mean that the match would
o have to be held In warm
= weather.
n Il a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
Select Camp
Eleven TODAY

Football stars of Camp Lewis
will know by tonight whether or
not they have been selected for
the squad which goes to California
for the big New Years game with
the Mare Island marines at Sacra-
mentO.
After today's scrimmage, it is
announced, Head Coach Stanton
will select the men to make the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
New Cue Record

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. -
Young Jake Schaefer established
a new worlds record for high runs
in red ball billiards last night
when he run 40. The precious
high record run was As. held by
Marc Cation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
D o . Q o o o . y o . . o o o t

E@ NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Z
9 Believing that a saving of
@ 100000 tons of coal will re- 4
@ suit, the United States Golf :;
O association today mailed to I
9 Its members an appeal that
= they close their clubhouses 6
. from now until April 1. 4
o o @ q o @ @ O o o @ 9 o O
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20

existence.
Fair and Warmer" is infallible
as a laugn-maker. Nobody was
ever able to resist it's array of
absurd situations, or its galaxy of
sparkling lines. These accounted
for the fact that month after
month of its long run in New
York there was never a vacant
seat in the theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
DETER'S
i IFFLE

SOFT.
1t pretty soft Pitcher
Out the old ball lot
He worked twice a week-drew five thousand
year-hat's what he
1t pretty soft for that baseball
When he pitched a ca
In winter he loafed-or his
Oh, yes, 1t peaches
Jones
OF the u infantry.
Now month he thirty
And his grub and clothes free.
1t isn't soft for old Jonesy
He drills 20 miles a day
But Jones he amt kicking
"A great life," he says, say"
showdown was expected when John Tener
together
couldn't have been interesting There's
. cold deck. " -
In Seattle the police pinchng manuac-
goodness. have orr Tacoma
overlooked something?
WARH&s>V Freezing to Is to be
~ mSNV ENSSV - an easy death. That
SfV people up
catching.
- WITH DIARIES FLOODED CAN'T BLAME
THE MLKAiEN If THERE'S LITTLE MORE RIVER WATER
THE MILK THIS WEEK THAN USUAL.
Horse med star was also in a ecent Haya
Someone probably hiched their him.
Ban johnson exemptng players
lately. Wazza matter Ban? Cold feet?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20

willard should really sign a fight
dollars, whole
dollars doughnuts that
M title enough the
- million bucks getting away from him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATRES

TACOMA
Sunday to Tuesday, matinees
{. Sunday and Christmas, "Fair
and Warmer"
PANTAGES
'"The Beasts and the Fairy"
with vaudeville.
HIPPODROME
'Taking the Censusu," with
vaudeville.
MOVIES
COLONIAL
"TOm Sawyer" with Jack
PickfOrd.
APOLLO
1.-THE Voice of Conscience"
with Francis X. Bushman.
MELBOURNE
"Behind the Screen" with
Charlie Chaplin.
LIBERTY
1.-THE Disciple" with VIM. S.
Hart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-20

The six-day bike race I'm New
York Is finished but suckers
won't have to wait whole year
- get = chance to bite on some
1hlng almost ~ bad. A rassling
1ournament II scheduled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
BRITISH W0RKMEN PROMISE
TO "DELIVER THE SHIPS
All Yards in Scotland and NorthcrI,
England Failed by Partially
Completed Vessels.

GLASGOW. Sept 1I.-On the hull
of a big ship being built in one of the
many yards that line the river banks
of Scotland and northwest England
workman has written with chalk in
bold letters six feet high five words
that express the determination of
British submarines. The five words
are these.
I'VE will deliver the ships"
A staff correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press has just completed n trip
thru the yards of the rivers Tees,
Tyne, Wear and Clyde as the guest of
the foreign office and the admiralty.
Great Bratain not only will deliver
the ships; they are being delivered
now dozens Of them, scores OF them,
even hundreds of them. or the four
principal shipbuilding rivers of the
country every available foot of ad-
Joining land has a ship. more or less
completed over IL. Nearby engine
works are turning out motive power
for the vessels at a tremendous rate.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
ECHOES!
EVERY farmer wants
AN automobile and
THE ambition OF
EVERY automobile
SALESMAN is 10 own
. A horse.
Blouie!
GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME
PUTS SIX UNDER ARREST
'iore lhan 100000 Realized by Sale
or Cancelled Railroad Bonds
In Chicago.

., CHICAGO. Sept 14.-Eugene l..
fIanniBan and Peter Johnston are un-
der arrest and four OF their associates
are sought by the police as the result
or disclosures OF their connection with
the disposition OF 100000 worth of
cancelled railroad bonds, which are
declared to be worthless according to
states Attorney Hoyne.
Flannigan. who is said to have been
former police magistrate of East
wood N. j., came to Chicago recently,
opened offices and. according to Mr..
Hoyne, negotiated for the sale of the
bonds. He is said to have purchased
Tor 500 between $4,000 and $780,
600 worth of cancelled bonds OF a
SGOO0,O00 Issue surrendered some
time ago by an eastern court. The
cancellation mark made with a rub
Der stamp was 80 dim that II could be
revealed only by close scrutiny. gank-
ers, brokers, real estate dealers
priests and property owners in Chi
cago are asserted to be among those
who bought the bonds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
OFFICIAL POLICE Ak
IS BEING WHETTED UP
One Detective Is Released
Others Expected to Be
Dropped From Roll.

The AK has been sharpened to n
razor edge at the police station, anc
already one official neck has felt It's
cutting blade and more heads, 1t Is
declared, are to fall into the basket
which has been placed Just without
the door OF the chiefs room.
Joe Duran. for more than year IA
members of the detective force ano
previously a patrolman, from which
Of the service, yesterday was informed
by Chief Ed Lucas that the decisvA
OF the powers that be was for his
removal from the force
The exact charge made against
Duran, which resulted in his removal
from the force. was not announced at
the station. but IL IL known that ms
presence has met with objection Honn
those who were responsible for the re-
moval OF Grant Pilkington and others
several months ago, and as Grant ana
Joe are good friends and have found
opportunities to work In harmony
since PilkingtoN has been made a dep
uty sheriff, IL Is supposed that the
same power which guided the ak in
Pilkinston's case was responsible foi
the keen cutting edge on the instru
ment which fell on the neck Of Detec-
tive Duran.
Upon the return of Commissioner
A. l., Funk to the city several days
ago II was intimated that several
changes were to be made in the rorcv
and 1t was presumed that some of the
first action in this nature would be in
the detectives department. Since the
practice of publishing in the monthly
police Asport the number Of arrests or
each office was inaugurated there has
been no little friction in the depart
mpnf In raq tha pnfninn hag q
been expressed by the detectives that
the number of arrests had little to
indicate as to the ability of the Of
ficer Other changes, however, are
predicted as the wielder of the ak
gets accustomed TO its power.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
WANTED TO SELL CAR CHEAP
Auto Worth More Than Amount Asked
So Police Officers Investigate.

The anxiety of man to sell a six
cylinder automobile In good condition
for $500, led Paul Zabinski, police
patrol driver, to do a little investi-
eating. This investigation led to the
arrest of the man, who gave the name
II. c. Cochran, and to the disposition
of his person in the county Jail yester-
day afternoon.
Two machines, one touring car the
other a roadster, were found in an
apparently abandoned garage near
Orcutt lake. Both the cars were in
good condition. From the presence
of cards in one of the machines, bear
Ing the name of n Joplin physician,
the officers believed that both were
stolen in Joplin.
Zabinski heard that stranger was
acting in a suspicious manner regard
ing the cars and was showing great
eagerness to make the sale. Downing
civilian clothes and mounting bicycle,
the patrol driver went to the place
where tho cars We're stored and made
a few deductions. Later, accompanied
by Chief Lucas, Grant Pilkington and
Forrest Bowlin OF the sheriff's office
and four other police officers. he re-
turned.
The cars were brought In and are
being held with Cochran until It can
De determined whether he is wanted
4t Joplin.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Tn
SCl

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking as the formula is
printed on every label, showing It IS
Quinine and Iron in Tasteless form.
60c-AdV
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
SHOULD INVESTIGATE
AGENTS. CREDENTIALS
Housewives Warned Against
Hasty Action in Subscrib-
ing for Magazines.

Women OF Tulsa are warned by w
A. Rayson. secretary OF the Retail
Merchants association, against pay
Ing money TO solicitors for magazines
and periodicals In cases where the
agents are unable to produce creden-
tials from the concerns which they
claim to represent.
Several women OF Tulsa have
called at the office and informed m,
that they have been solicited by book
agents to subscribe for papers" Mr.
kayson declared The women com
plain that evidently this money is not
sent to the publishers. as they are
Informed by their bankers that the
checks are being clshed almost im-
mediately after they come into the
hands Of the agents. This Is taking
risk, and II would pay the women
who entertain such propositions 10
investigate the agents before they pay
for subscriptions"
In speaking OF the operations OF
these peddlers, "a member OF the de-
tectiNe force declared that there could
be no easier method employed by
crooks for securing the signatures OF
women with bank accounts.
The check they receive for their
subscription may not amount to more
than two dollars. but the signature on
the check may be worth ten times NJ
much to the crook, in case he wanted
10 use II In raising the check, or in a
little piece OF forgery. 1t Is best that
the women investigate the credentials
Of such persons seeking subscriptions
In which collections are made by the
solicitor"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
MUNICIPAL STORAGE HOUSE
City Commissioners Order Immediate
Construction of New City Building.

Members of the board of city cont
mlssioners yesterday instructed II. II.
Harris, supervising engineer for the
city. TO begin at once the work of
erecting the new S17,500 municipal
storage house and garage, which is to
be erected on n piece Of property
owned by the city just south of the
city market site.
The building, which will cover a
floor space 10 by $50 feet, Will be
used as a garage for all city owned
vehicles, as we'll as n storage house,
and IL is expected that the building
will save the city thousands of dollars
annually as n result OF centralizing all
materials and keeping in safety all
storehouse goods.
In the past the street department
alone has lost several thousands of
dollars In brass fittings and imple-
ments thru theft because no safe place
sprinklers. sweepers and equipment
storage house, which will be me
proof In every detail, part of the
floor space will he given over to
equipment used in the waterworks ce-
p8rtment, and the remainder will be
turned over 10 the convenience Of the
department of public property
It is the plan OF the city fathers 10
have railway spur run into the site
and n loading rack erected. This item
alone will be worth several thousands
of dollars annually, according to Com
missioner Walker. Especially true is
this in the saving OF time for unload
ing equipment for all city contracts
by the elimination OF demurrage.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
WASHINGTON co. MEN ENLIST
BaruesyiIlc Merchants Plan Patriotic
Farewell for Soldiers.


BARTLESVILLE. Okla. Sept. IA
From the number of names of men
who enlisted and from reports coming
In II is estimated that approximately
one hundred twenty-five men have en-
listed from Washington county in the
various branches of army and navy.
This does not include the number of
men called In the selectivc draft. A
large number of men who enlisted
have Joined the aviation service. Tho
retail merchants association is com
pilinG record of the names OF the
men who enlisted from this county.
Already 10 men called I'm the draft
have left for camp. Next Wednesday
40 per cent of the number OF mon
called in the first draft will leave
Bartlesville for camp. Nearly one
hundred men will leave in this con-
tingent. Bartlesville is preparing TO
give the soldiers big patriotic fare
well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

placed nj $4,000. based upon prevail
ing prices.
When Pilkington crept up 10 the old
barn whore he suspected a "whole-
sale" establishment was located, he
found Mathceni and another man en-
gagged in filling several five- gallon
water bottles with the firewater.
Mntheenl was an easy capture, but the
second man leaped over ten-foot
fence and escaped. A passing auto
mobile directly In range kept Pilklng-
ton from shooting Mt the man.
Matheeni, according to the deputy,
declined to comment on tho occur
renee, except to state that he had
helped bring the liquor into the state
Two water bottles were found with
the barrel. partly filled with whisky,
and several other cmptlcs were In the
barn. II is supposed that the trade
was being supplied in fiyegallon lots
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
PILKINGTON GETS A
BARREL OF WHISKY
SiXty-two Gallons Of Firewater
Is Confiscated by Deputy
Sheriff.

Another outpost in tho rapidly
dwindling army Of John Barleycorn
was taken late Thursday night by
Grant Pilhngton, deputy sheriff, north
OF the city when he took into custody
S. b. Matheeni.
Matheeni himself is Of comparative
insignificance beside the cargo of wet
goods found with him. a G2-gallon
cask Of sour mash whisky, practically
fun OF the valuable contents. rcposcs
In state i'm q vault in the sheriffs Of
flce. It's value is conseryativcly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
HOIST BY HIS OWN PETARb
President OF Frisco, Passing Thra,
Suffers From Frisco Latencss.

w. p, Biddhe of ST. Louis, president
OF the Frisco. passed thru Tulsa yes
terday en- route to st, Louis after an
inspection "trip OF the southwestern
division or The Frisco lines He was
accompanied by A. Hilton, passenger
traffic manager and by f. A. Buchan-
an. his private secretary. President
Biddle's party was delayed In Tulsa
for more than two hours on account
OF the lateness OF the eastbound
Frisco train which Is scheduled to
leave Tulsa at i:55.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
COLLINS RECEIVES SO YEARS
sentenced for Stabhing Al johnson "
Death Over Gard Game.

HENRIETTA, okla, Sept. IA
jury late last night sentenced C. C.
Collins to SO years Imprisonment for
the murder of AL johnson at tie
camp here August 20. According to
evidence adduced at the trial. Collins
stabbed Jof(lson to death with
butcher knife during a quarrel over
n game of cards.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

The Epworth league OF Grace VI. T..
church announces special meeting
Tor Monday evening, September II, AT
the church, corner Trenton and Third
streets. Officers are urged 20 be pres
cnt and cordial invitation Is extend
ed 10 all strangers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

PHONE 1890.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

We deliver 20 Kendall and Orcutt
Tuesdays and Fridays.
PHONE 1890.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

Unpaid telephone bills for the
month OF September are past due. II
not paid by y. m, of the 18th SER
vice will be discontinued. Pioneer
Telephone \ Telegraph Co.--Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-21
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER p, 1917,
LIEUTENANT MILLER AND rHE NEWS.

LIEUTENANT MILLER AND THE NEWS.
vain TO Offset The public indignation that has
been aroused by its vicious and outrageous editorial
attack upon Lieutenant Thomas W. Miller Of tho First
Delaware Regiment the Morning News makes matters
today by commenting follows upon our spirited
defense that honorable honorcd and efficient army Of
ncer:
THE EVENING JOURNAL throws a dozen compton
FITS all in one, Il herOically yells "cowardice' and
various other unpleasant things because we referred 10
the fact that Lieutenant Thomas w. Miller had charge
Of the Post Exchange at the State Rifle Rangc-an inn
portant duty the commander st0tesand expressed be-
lief that he would become proficient and getting
valuable experience We also noted the variety duties
that person prominent In political life might he
called upon TO perform as an officer OF the army. Our
frenzed contemporary must imagine the duties connected
with the Post Exchange trivial, hut n Il does II
IS wrong THE JOURNAL needs something to lower its
high temperaure-sOme OF the cooling soft drinks that
the soldiers are enjoying.
We reproduced yesterday the low-evel and cowarlly
attack Of the News upon Lieutenant Miller As thou
sands of readers never the News, with equal
franness reproduce above the low-leyel and despite
able the News TO squrm out Of the dilemma in
which II finds ITSELF
An indication Of the public resentment by the
attack OF the News and OF public endorsement OF our
defense of Lieutenani Miller found in the following
letter which sent to the Morning News yesterday by
Morton Harvey, of the wholesale grocery establishment
of HoIsten Harvey and which letter the Morning News
sedulousIy refrained from publishing;
Gentemen i agree with the editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL that the person who wrote the article attack
inc Lieutenant Miller is coward. Like all good SOL
ders, Lieutenant Miller is doing what be is told TO do
The only thing that do is 10 order YOU 10 have
the dirty paper called The Morning News sopped, at
and have doubt that you will hear from other
citizens who don't believe in such damnahe attacks on
our soldiers Kindly let me have your bill
stop your paper COMING TO my house.
Yours truly,
MORTON HARVEY
That is the sort OF defense that should he made in
behalf of any honorable efficient American army ON
soldier who Is made the target for abuse by any
person who is obsessed by overhangng political or fac
ional hatred who like Lieutenant Miller Is so
to get into the army that he voluntarily submits 70
serious and expensive surgical operations TO remove
'seal' disabilities Is certainly suitable mark for
the snrs Of any voluntary involuntary stay-ahome
who has political personal prudaes 10 serve.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-21
thinning TO COVER.

m HE best sign that the American people are becoming
aroused to the seriousness Of the nations struggle
is the hasty effort being made by some OF the dsoya
elements to get to
individuals who were most blatant few weeks ago are
now keeping silent trying TO prove that they are not
pro-German
The American Union Against Nfltorsm, an orgoniza-
ton for the most part Of futile Tolstoyan nonressrs
after active participation in every effort to make America
Yield 10 Inc demands OF Prussia the and, falling
that TO make the country helpless and to deprive the
war OF an yigor has issued statement threatening to
sue anyone who calls 70 "proGerman.' The pceyishness
displayed by the foolish threat IL Significant Mt least OF
the fact that the directors Of tho organization have dis
covered that proGcrmanlsm IS not only unpopular but
unpleasant
The revelations Of Russell TO the work OF paclss
and traitors from America IN Russia have produced a
chorus Of donuncalons and denals Of responsibility In
the ranks Of the Berger-qutt gang Of Kaser-boosns
Socialists.
The CALLED Jade IS winclng in this vigorously
thet she looks like cabaret performer doing contor-
ZIONIST dance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-21
With The Paraqraphers

One Of the holders Of the nrst number drafted was
hat check man in New York hotel 10 sounds too good
to be war.-Louisvile Courier-Journal
In the absence OF any regulation common decency
should restrain cemetery OWNERS and everybody else
LOT mat matter from compiling prospect" lists from the
long lies OF names printed in the newspapers con-
neeon win the workings OF the seectve service act-
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Now that Mr.. Hoover has admitted that the nve-cent
oa cannot be sold In the large cities and the six-cent
iou IS very doubtful there may be no use in discuss
ing Inc mpractcable and The unatainable but 81 is inn
lossDe not TO recall that persons associated with AR
Hoover, II not Mr. Hoover himself were urging nrce
control as government function in order "a Keen down
the cost Of living and the nveoent loaf was deenI,r
promised by somebody IN the vicinity Of Mr. Hoovers
! onlcess-New York Journal Of Commerce 00'S'