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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
DARCY Wants TO
SECURE A MATCH
WITHOUT DELAY
Losing Patience With Tex
Richard Because Fight
Has Not Been Arranged,
Threatens to Look Else
where.

New York, Jan. e.-Les Darcy, Aus
tralian pugilist, is getting his peeve
up. He wants to fight and he wants
to do it inside Of six weeks. Tex Rick
ard has been informed, so Darcy's man
ager, Tim OSullivan, told the United
Press tonight, that unless he produces
n match the two will get busy and ac-
cept some offer made by another pro-
moter
OSullivan wanted II understood he
was not trying to force Richard into
an uncomfortable position, but he said
he and Darcy both realized the feeling
of the American public.
THE people want to see Darcy in
action, and we're going to please them
If it's possible" he said Richard has
been putting us off with promises of
a match with Carpenter until we can't
wait any longer. He must do some
thing else
MAY ERECT ARENA.
Darcy would have no trouble in get
ting a match for almost any price but
it is hardly probable Richard will let
the bout slip past him. Although he
has no place in which the fight might
be staged, he had been figuring for
some time on the erection of an arena
in New York.
Tom Andrews, the Mi waukee pro-
moterfi has offered Darcy a flat guar
antee of SIS, 300 or a guarantee of $12.-
500 and a percentage of the receipts
for bout in Milwaukee. He would
pit the Australian champion against
George Chip, Jack Dillon or Billy
Miske. Other promoters have made
offers fully as tempting. Action on
the ultmatum is expected by Mon~.ty.
PLANS TO ENLIST.
The pugilist who left his native land
flat on his back in the midst of war
today picked the battalion he probably
will join when he gets ready TO do or
die for his king and country. Respond :
ing to an invitation from Captain Bob
by Kerr, commander of the 205th
Sportsmen's battalion at Hamilton
Ontario, he said he would be greatly
pleased to enter his organization. Tim
O'Sullivan backed this by saying he
too, probably would join that battalion
Kerr won the 200-meter race at the
Olympic games when they were last
| held in England, and for many years
has been Canada's champion sprinter
| When war broke out he began to or
| ganze a battalion composed entirely Of
men prominent in sports of some sort
| Darcy. he believed would make fine
| addition.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
Sporting Notes.

President Frazee has let go OF all his
New York theatrical holdings and in
tends to devote himself and his time to
his Boston Red Sox.
For the second successive season.
Dutch" Hermann. freshman coach at
Penn State, brought his yearlinss
through hard football schedule with
out a defeat.
IF George Sister had the aggressive
ness and confidence of Ty Cobb, he
would be equally great" is the way
Hughey Jennings sizes up the sensa-
ton of the 1915 season in the American
league.
Charles Doom, former manager of
the Phils. so enjoys the work of run
ming a modern garage. which he re-
Gently opened in Philadelphia, that he
is not over-anxious to return to base
ball.
Johnny Conlon, former bantam
weight champion, has saved his ring
earnings to invest in rea lestate. Re-
Gently the diminutive pugilist sold a
Chicago apartment building for the
snug sum of $4,000.
At the recent meeting of the Ontario
Hockey association. the officials in
their annual reports pointed with much
pride to the fact that so many players
were distinguishing themselves on
European battlefields.
Lines are out for a Colgate Brown
relay race to take place at an early
date. Anderson, the sensational quar-
terback. and Pollard. the dusky Brown
back. are to run the anchor relays
for their respective teams.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
NEW RED SOX BOSS
HAS DIFFICULT TASK

Boston, Jan. 6.-Beginning Monday,
Jack Barry, new boss of the Red Sox.
will plunge into his new duties, it was
stated today at the office Of Harry H.
Frazee. owner of the club. Contracts
will be mailed and details of spring
training Will be fully gone over. Barry
is going into his new position with a
hard job ahead. He is following in the
footsteps of a man who is recognized
as one of the foremost strategists of
baseball. The ghost of Bill Carrigans
success is certain to hover over Fen
way park, and Barry will have to pro
duce the real thing to gain popularity
with the fans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07


paign closes, and nothing is heard
from him until he hobs up serenely
the following spring.
American league jumps save their
money and as a rule take things easy
from November until April.
Tommy Connolly, dubbed by Boston
scribes the Sage of Natick," because
most of the folks of that tight little
Massachusetts town regard Tommy as
the real wise man of the village, owns
considerable real estate and spends
his time looking over his interests.
Connolly is a family man and loves
his home. He can always be seen with
one of his half dozen Riddles promen-
aiding the main street Of Natick hob
nobing with the postmaster or talking
baseball with the president of the bank.
SELLS INSURANCE.
Frank (Silk) O'Loughlin claims
Rochester, \. y, as his home. He sells
insurance policies during the winter,
but so far as known has not, written
any policies for ball players. Silk is
also a politician and one of the lead
ers Of his ward.
Billy Evans sticks right close to his
! home IN East Cleveland. He writes
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
PASSING OF LAJOlE, BROWN,
RUCkER, ScHAEFER AND TINK-
Err AT ONE TIME CAUSES MANY
REGRETS IN THE BASEBALL
WORLD.

The passing from the big yard Of
Napoleon Uarry) Laioie. Mordecli
tAIincrl Brown, George tNapl Rucker,
Herman Germany Schaefer and Joe
Tinker has furnished the hotstot q
league with an earful of gossip, for 1T
Is something out of the ordinary when
five baseball stars of such magnitude
are given the gate al one and the same
time.
All Of these FASTENERS have been
brilliant performers in their day. But
the passing of Lajoie, the daddy Of
EN- ALL is likely to attract most at
tention. What the Frenchman couldn't
do with a ball and bat has yet TO be
invented. The ease and grace with
which he performed n second and inc
way he walloped the pill when at bat
have excited the admiration of base
ball fans for many years.
Lajoe virtually jumped from the
sand lots into tho big show. His minor
league experience was confined 10
three months work with tho Fall River
New England league team in 1896. liz
August of the Same year he was signe Il
by the Philadelphia Nationals. Since
then he has played in the ma ior
leagues continuously and his 21-ycar
records shows a batting average Of
.S3s and "A fielding mark of .9e6. As a
member Of the Philadelphia Nationals
and the Cleveland and Philadelphia
Americans he has at one time or IN
other liayed every infield position.
with the exception of pitcher and
catcher. and in 1897 he played the out =
field for the Phillies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
WAIVERS ASKED ON
ELEVEN OF CUBS

Chicago, Jan. president Weigh
man announced today that waivers had
been asked for II Cubs. He refrained
from giving the names. but stated that
pitchers. eatchers, infielders. and out
fielders were included in the list. The
discards will be used In trades or sent
to the minors. Kansas City and Indian
apolis in the American association will
get the majority, it is said. Catcher
Dill Hoefer is not in the list. The cub
owner declared he would not take SIS.
600 for the youngster
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07

Ms often inquire. What be-
comes OF the umpire during
the winter season." for the
arbiter invariably drops out
of sight as soon as the cam
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
TINkER,s LONG SERVICE.

OF the other big leaguers who have
drawn the pink slip, Joe Tinker coIaes
next to Lajoie in point of major league
service. 1t was in 1902 that he start
ed his career with the Chicago Cubs.
He was placed at shortstop. and with
Johnny Evers at second the fans vera
quick to discover the brlliancy that
featured the work of the two keystone
artists. After ten years of shortstor-
ping for the Cubs Tinker tried his hand
at managing the Cincinnati Reds, oIt
suffered the same fate as the other 81
varieties of Red pilots. Later he be-
came manager of the Chicago Federal
league team and was at the helm Of
that outfit when the old ship Fed"
went to the bottom. Last year he
piloted his first love. the Cubs but the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
REPORT ON BILLS.

They performed this duty and re-
ported 30 bills and resolutions for
passage. and these together with -
more from the regular calendar. or
total of Sc were passed during the
two additional days we remained in
session. Practically all of these were
passed under suspension of the rules
and some of them were the most i'm
portant bills of the session. especially
the general appropriation bill. which
was among the Very last to go through
When we finally adjourned l don't
think there was member of the house
who could have named all the bills
passed i'll those two DAYS; | know
could not have named half of them.
Some one has said that the return
ing legislator - seldom met by his
constituents with a brass band or a
that it is so, for they might ask him
what laws had been passed and he
never could tell until the session laws
are published.
When our laws came out / felt that
the people had the worth of their
money so far as quantity was con-
cerned, for we had made larger vol
ume than any session before or since.
| found that 234 bills and % reso-
buttons and memorials or total of
262 measures had become law, making
a volume of slightly over 500 pages.
NOT TOO MANY LAWS.
l do not agree with the notion that
Continued on Page Eighty
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
OLD STARS DROP OUT
OF GAME THIS YEAR

team failed TO get anywhere and in
consequence Tinker got the AK.
Miner" Brown, like Tinker. won his
greatest fame ms Il member of the old
cub machine. He started his major
league career with the st. Louis Card .
nails in 1908 and year later was tad
ed to Chicago. After hooking up with
the Cubs it didn't take the Miner"
very long to establish himself in the
front rank of big time pitchers. The
cubs were a pcnnant winning outfit in
those days and the grand twirling OF
Brownie game after game and yelr
after year. proved big factor in keep
ing the team up there. Since Joe Think
er has purchased the Columbus Amer
lean association team it would not be
surprising to find Brown wearing
Columbus uniform next season. A
strong friendship exists between the
two old stars and il goes without say
ing that Joe will place the Miner" If
the latter can still show a sample of
his old time flingng.
RUCkER AS A SCOUT.
Another pitcher who is no longer
to keep up the big league pace is Nap"
Rucker. for ten years the star south
been one of the greatest left handed
pitchers the game has ever known.
And remarkable fea of his career
is that he was able TO build up such a
brilliant record with only second
division team behind him. 1t is said
that Rucker will be retained to act as
scout for the Robins.
Germany" Schaefer. who completes
the qintet OF released FASTENERS, has
been popular performer under the
big top for many years. He first APP
peared in the major league as mem
Der of the Cubs in 1901. After two years
with Chicago he was released to Mil
waukee. In 1906 he was signed by De-
troit and held down the job at second
base for the Tigers until 1909. In that
year he was traded to Washington
When Germany" began to show signs
of slowing up as player he turned his
attention to coaching. His witty re-
marks and funny antics on the coach
ing lines made big hit with the fans
and Schaefer became baseballs great
est comedian. Ho coached the New
York Yankees last year and was re-
leased at the close of the season.
&>>-
The triangular indoor meet to be
staged at Harvard next month by
Harvard. Dartmouth and Pennsylvania
promises to be banner event of the
winter athletic season.
Buffalo fight promoters are endeav-
oring to arrange a 10-round match
between kid Williams and Young
Mendo. Buffalo bantam who is pro-
al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
where They Fail

A complicated system OF grades
Is In use which is not Ineligible
to the average consumer and Is
even the subject of considerable
dispute among lumbermen.
Manufacturers OF other building
material have spent large sums of
money to obtain reliable informa-
ton about their products.
They have had to advertise ex-
tenslvely to make a place In the
sun" for themselves.
Substitutes for lumber are guar
anteed to meet specifications
which are easily understood by
the consumer. These facts, the
report states, have com bined to
make substitutes increasingly pop
ular.
Must Learn Moro
For lumbermen to hold their
markets against competing mate
rails. II will be necessary for them
to learn more about the funda-
mental properties of wood, the
author of the report says.
They can do this either by SCI
entific research for themselves or
by cooperating with agencies al
ready established.
Better manufacturing and sell
ing methods, and the development
Eof by-products should enable them
to make profit in spite of the
Limitations on the prices of lum-
Der which may be imposed by COM
peting substitutes.
Need For IL All
Even with the increasing SUBJ
stitution for wood, the report
points out, there will be need for
all the wood In the United States,
and more.
The total consumption of the
country for many years has been
far in excess of the growth.
Already in many regions tim
Der shortage and high prices have
followed the exhaustion of the
local supply.
From the public standpoint
there Is real need for growing
forests vastly larger than are now
planned for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
INSANE PATIENT IS XII ED

The body of man struck by q
Northern Pacific train at Keator
Station, two miles from Stella
COON, at o'clock Friday evening.
was identified at Buckley Kings
undertaking establishment satur-
day morning as that Of Jerry De
Bruen, IN escaped patient Of the
Western Washington Hospital for
the Insane.
DE Bruen was committed from
North Yakima early last summer." :
said Dr.. Stewart Saturday. and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20

was incurably insane, but net <le@
lent. lie had been given VotE -
the lawn for the past feu tn
Thursday he wandered avol
have been hunting for hin C>4k
since. and On hearing Of The m1
who VA struck by the tr0iu
Keator, we investigated An1 fco1
II was the Same man No II
missing" DeBYuon Uae ote1> &
years old. A half el1<ef Ii tn
has beer wired Tor fnckr0clIo16
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
Tells What Ais
the Lumber Trade

Twenty-Five years ago lumber
was regarded as almost as much
OF a necessity as wheat, while to-
day it is steadily being replaced
by various substitutes, says q re-
port by the Forest Service on
THE Substitution of other Ma
terials for Wood" just off the
press.
Disregarding the temporary ef-
feet of the war, with its sudden
demand for lumber and its great
enhancement of prices of many
substitute materials, the report
points out the tendency in the
long run. Each year more steel,
concrete. brick, or tile is being
used in places where lumber was
formerly employed.
Cities Bar Wood
This is particularly true In cit
les where enactment of building
codes and the development of new
forms of construction have Great
ed demand for more durable
building material.
Shingles have given way largely
to composition and tile roofings.
wooden sidewalks have been al
most wholly replaced by cement,
while the modern skyscraper with
its steel framework, and stone,
brick or tile walls occupies the
site of some former frame struc-
ture.
Railroad cross-ties and mine
props are about the only forms of
wood which are not affected
Substitution Increases
How hard this substitution has
hit the lumber business is shown
by the government estimate that
the total replacement of lumber
in all forms of us is 5000, 900. 900
board feet, or 21 per cent OF tho
lumber consumption of the United
States In 1915.
The rate OF substitution seems
to be increasing and is now in ex-
cess of 00,000,OO0 board feet a
year.
Approximately 70 per cent of
the lumber cut goes into forms of
use whose demands appear to be
decreasing.
Twenty per cent more goes in
to strongly competitive fields. In
the remaining 10 per cent of wood
uses, there seems to be much
better opportunity for larger
CONSUMPTION.
Prices Not Lowered
Increasing substitution has not,
however, lowered lumber prices
to the consumer, the report points
out.
On the contrary they have
steadily advanced, while the cost
of many substitutes has decreased.
Exhaustion of the stands OF To-
cal timber and discovery of new
sources for the manufacture of
other building materials are given
as some of the reasons for these
changes.
More than rs per cent of the re-
placement OF wood, however, is
made in spite of higher initial
cost of the substitute.
The effect OF the growing use
of other materials has been to ac-
centuate competition and decrease
profits in the lumber business.
Result Disastrous
AS a result OF this and other
reasons, alternate periods of cur
tailment and over-production have
made the lumber market unstable.
This in turn has resulted to
the disadvantage not only of the
persons whose money is invested
in timber and sawmills, but to the
many hundred thousands who are
dependent upon the lumber I'm
dustry for their living.
Lumbermen have felt, It is said,
the effect of the replacement of
their product by other materials
but have not realized the extent
to which 1t had taken place.
They have failed to adopt ag-
gressive selling methods and have
been unable to supply the con-
sumner with reliable information
regarding lumber, because they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
60-ACRE RANCH FOR TRADE
40 ACRES IN COMMERCIAL

60-ACRE RANCH FOR TRADE
40 ACRES IN COMMERCIAL
APPLES
FINEST sandy loan soil. new house,
new barn for IA cows and 3 horses.
buildings are strictly modern.
You can step In and go right to
making money on this ranch. One
and one-half miles from town In
southern Oregon. WIN trade for
acreage In or near Tacoma or
Seattle, or for city income. Price
$4,000.
i5-ROOM APARTMENT HOUSE
AND one lot; also a 5-room house
in the rear, rented by the month
for $40 per month. You could
furnish it up and make lots more
money. Close to 18th on SO. G..
The building is In good shape.
Price only $1,000, half cash.
5-ROOM HOUSE, az LOTS
TWO large chicken houses, wood
shed. II bearing fruit trees. street
graded, hydrants for sprinkling
system. Price only s2700, $500
cash: You can make good living
on this place
r. MCOLLEY
1921 Fidelity Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
TWO LOTS
RIGHT DOWN TOWN
$65O.0O

IN LIBERTY BONDS, cash or terms.
On East Nth st. between p and
r. A foot or two above grade,
cleared and greded. street has
walks Alley behind: is minutes
walk to 18th and Broadway. Clos
st. Paul mill. N. p. or c.. M a.
st. p. yards. etc. In the city.
Worth over twice as much as IL
asked. VIII some day make q
fortune for you being in heart OF
cIose-in district. One block to
car line. close to East Side fac
In it-being best kind OF residence
property. Come In before too
late.
Houston & Houston
AL Chamber It Commerce Rsds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
STEAL CANNED GOODS

Thieves entered the. basement
of w. Perry's home. sol Aims
worth ave-. Friday night and
stripped the shelves of 80 quart
jars OF fruit and vegetables.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
BUY A LIBERTY BOND NOW H Hom Cam S Use i M TO
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

3400-LB. work team, good order, lit
tie pavement sore. $3.50; one 1100-
ness ssS. must must be soia Cor asd
and Pacific av.
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APPLES csc per sack; pears soc per
box. Bring boxes and sacks, AIS
So. Gath.
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ITALIAN prunes 1hc a pound. crab
apples and pears 1c a pound; pick
them yourself. Mrs. f. A. Durr.
80th and Park av.
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TUBERCULIN tested Guernsey cow.
Phone Main S930-R. SIS SO. S5th.
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SIS. good drophead Singer sewing
machine. complete. Main 5763.
319 So. 18th st
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OLD COINS

OLD MONEY wANTED-We pay to
$50 for certain large cents; IS for
certain eagle cents, etc. High
premiums paid for rare coins to
1912 Many In circulation. Watch
your change. Send &c now. Get
our large illustrated Coin and
Stamp Circular. Numismatic Bank,
Dept. A, Fort Worth, Texas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
DIAMONDS AND
WATCHES

YOU can buy diamonds and watches
for half at Sam Simon's. 1894 Fa-
cific.
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JUST received. 15 used sewing ma
chimes. all makes. prices IS 10 S2S
J. o. Purkey. 1915 Broadway.
Main 563o.
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En- Watches cleaned or main
SV UC springs SOC. guaranteed
1918 Pacific av.
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PERSONAL

CONGRESSMAN, 81 wishes to
marry soon. X-Box 35, League,
Toledo, Ohio.
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FOR RENT-A 4-room Furnished
flat at 400 So. X. SIS. Inquire at
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
WOULD ARREST OWNER
FOR CRIME OF CAT
Delicate Point Of Law Raised When
Councilman Luell's Cat Kills
Partridge

This is the story of a cat, bird
and man.
The best legal talent in Ladysmith
and counsel from other cities have
been trying to figure out the extent of
the culpability of the Maltese cat,
Teddy, owned by Councilman George
Luell. The arrest of the cat may be
expected mOmentarily.
On Sunday Mr.. Luell found the cat
with well-developed partridge in his
yard. This was assuredly against
the learned game laws of the state.
Ben Stelzman learned of it and with
high sense of the dignity of the law
reported the facts to Game Warden
Soule who went on Monday to the
councilman and read a warrant
charging him with having game in
his possession out of season. Mr. Luell
argued the matter for time but the
game warden was insistent and the
councilman finally took off his apron
and said he would go along but insist
ed the cat was the real malefactor.
Then the joke was sprung
However it is suspected that the
cat has been trained and appears in
this tragedy as more goat than cat.
Also the back steps of neighbors
are being watched.
Also where did the partridge come
from?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
HAYWARD HEARING
ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY

There was another meeting of the
Friday and the perfect harmony of
purpose of Sawyer and Rusk counties
was again shown in the advocacy of
the Federal road through Sawyer. e..
Nj. Worden and Councilman George
Luell were the representatives from
Ladysmith. Mr.. Worden showed his
maps of the measured road and the
proposed one also which will cut the
mileage to 81 miles. Other speeches
were made i'll favor of the route from
Ladysmitil.
Assistant Engineer Kuelling who
was at the hearing here also was in
charge of the Hayward meeting