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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
NOT POISON;;
JUST CIGAR

When Tommy Gray suddenly
put his handkerchief to his mouth
and bolted from the presence of
Bah Archibald, the girl jumped to
the conclusion that her father had
carried out his threat to poison"
any suitors for her little hand.
But 1t wasn't quite that bad.
Tommy had just helped himself
to a cigar-his first. And strong
cigars are not good for youthful
chaps like Tommy. He was very
sick-but not poisoned.
Many amusing little touches are
found in "Bab's Burglar" In
which Marguerite Clark stars at
the Colonial this week.
The concert playing of Francis
Richter, blind organist, is dis
tinct feature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Is
At.HiS Best

Charlie Chaplin is now playing
to packed houses at the Melbourne
theater in his latest release, "The
Adventurer." Never has this COM
edian been seen to better advant-
age than in this production.
He seems to have set his heart
from the very start to make 1t one
Of his very best, for more than co.
900 feet of film was taken in Or
der to get the desired 1000 feet.
The comedy is fast moving and
hilarious. AS an added feature
Mary Anderson Is seen in "Sun-
lights Last Raid" Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon photoplay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
ADJUSTMENTS
ARMORY GYM OPENS
TO TRAIN SOLDIER
BOYS THIS WINTER
DIR. JAMES CARROLL
OPENS HIS GYM AT
ARMORY THIS WEEK

DIR. James Carroll, premier ply
steal instructor of Tacoma, is GO
ing to do his bit"
Carroll opened the armory GYM
nasium yesterday for the wilmer
season. so that he could help put
Tacoma's soldiers in physical con-
dltion for active service. Altho
there are only few national
guardsmen In Tacoma, and the
patronage of the armory gym may
be very small this year, Carroll is
cheerfully devoting his entire time
to the work. He will have out
side gymnasium classes, perhaps,
to fill us his spare time.
After their regular drill last
night, members of company F, the
local national guard infantry com
pany, were permitted to visit the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

four times a week.
Until q year ago he boxed for
points. Then he developed a
punch and in his last Al bouts
has won Is by knockouts. His
record for knockouts in September
was perfect, Jack London, Johnny
Howard, X. o. Brown and Battling
Kopin, the only men he met dur
ing the month, taking the count.
Greb has been knocked out
once, Joe Chip turning the trick
in Grebs 18th fight.
Just now Greb is on the trail
of AL McCoy's so-cllled middle
weight title. Greb offers to post
$1,000 or his end of the gate for
a Is or 20 round bout with the
New Yorker. Mccoy recently
barely managed to last out 10
rounds with Greb and has shown
no sign Of accepting the offer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Colored Troopers at Camp
Lewis To Give MinstreIs

One of the big events next week
at Camp Lewis will be the min
strel show to be given by the 51st
company, colored, of the 18th bat
talon, teeth depot brigade.
There are a dozen or more col
ored entertainers in the company
who jumped directly from the Or
pheum and Pantages circuits into
the army. A colored quartet that
by the finest In existence" is also
included in the company.
The minstrel show will be given
in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium Mon
day night, November IL, for the
benefit Of the company's mess
fund. Anyone who has seen a real
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

remodelled gymnasium. An
nouncewent was made that the
troopers would have unlimited use
of the gym on drill nights. The
boys showed their appreciation by
"whooping things up" during their
visit to CAROLS sanctum.
The gym is equipped with bas-
ketball court, punching bags, In
dian clubs, dumb bells, weight ma
chimes, horses, parallel bars,
swinging rings and every modern
device to aid indoor physical ex-
ercise.
The south. end OF the armOry
building, where the gym is locat-
ed, has been entirely remodelled.
The work will be finished this
week and company F will move to
its new quarters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Dream Of Opium Smoker
Is Theme Of Pretty Act

Oriental scenery and costumes,
wildly splashed with the bright
colors that the fantastic east
Graves, help to make "A Dream Of
the Orient" at the Pantages this
week a truly artistic production.
The spectacle is that of an opium
smokers dream. Pretty girls Of
the harem dance about him, and
beautiful music sounds in the dis
lance, as the fumes of opium
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
New Interpretation of War Tax
Places Heavy Burden On Movies

changing twice a week, would
pay $50 a week tax for this
item alone.
Exhibitors in the east have
sent q committee Of movie
men to Washington, ID. c., to
see IL some modification Of
this Interpretation can be
made.
Under the present laws,
theaters of the size of the
Colonial and Apollo must pay
a total tax amounting to
nearly $4,000 q year, the ex.
hibitors say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

Motion picture exhibitors
declare that the new war
tax, as recently interpreted
by the treasury department,
threatens the extinction Of
the movie industry, according
to the Exhibitors Trade Re-
view, q magazine circulated
among owners of theaters.
According to. the new In
depreciation, a tax of $5 must
be paid by each exhibitor for
every reel Of films rented by
him. Thus, an exhibitor
showing six reels Of film, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

smoke becloud his brain. The act
is tastefully staged.
Charles Hoey and Harry Lee
have parodies and clean comedy.
Claudia Coleman Is scream in
her series of impressions of diff
ferent types OF women. French
and Brant have skit, "All
Wrong" which tries to show the
inconsistency of women. The
Youngers, man and woman, have
a neat posing act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
M'CREDlE COMES NORTH
TO HITCH UP BEAVERS

cards were stacked to get Portland
out of the Coast league.
The Portland magnate said to-
day he believes the Beavers will BIO
dropped from the league as soon
as Sacramento sends a check to
President Baum.
Portland is still a member of
the league, but our ticket is
punched for a direct trip out of
it," he observed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
At Navy Yard

ANNOUNCEMENT Is made that A.
c. Woodward, physical director at
North Central high school, Seattle,
has been appointed athletic direc-
tor at the Bremerton navy yard.
He was selected by Walter Camp,
veteran football authority, who
has charge OF the naming of navy
yard athletic instructors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Stadium Scrub
Team Winner

Winning the second game from
their South Side rivals, the Sta
dunn second football team yester-
day afternoon took the interschoi-
astic championship for scrubs"
by score of 10 to o. The first
game ended with an Is to 6 fin
ish. Yesterdays game was marred
by the fact that the Stadium field
was sea of slippery mud.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Many Seeking
Sacramento Job

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. =
Sacramento will not want for
manager next season. No fewer
than 100 candidates will try to Sc
cure the berth between now and
next spring, 1t is thought, and the
first player to file his application
is Gus Fisher, veteran Portland
catcher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

Canadian people are SO Injured
TO the horrors of war that they
can look upon the coming of the
lacrosse season without batting an
eye.
CH1CAGO..THE s. R. o. SIGN
WAS HUNG OUT AT A ROGUE
MATCH THE OTHER NIGHT.
Two things that don't fit in
with our November weather
thin shoes and street carni-
walls.
Walter Cathcart, the Oldest
bare-knuckle fighter living today,
n going back to California next
week. It's a fine country up here,
according to Kid Cathcart, but the
fail weather isn't pleasant for a
7e-year-old who has a hobby of
wearing light khaki clothes all
the year round. He will say good
bye to the boys at the Eagles
smoker Thursday night.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 6.-To
lay plans for revived Northwest
ern league in 1918, Judge w. W.
McCredie will leave for Seattle to-
night for a conference with Presi-
dent Blewett of the Northwestern
league.
McCredie returned from the San
Francisco Pacific Coast league late
yesterday-convinced that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Bowlers Win

The Tacoma bowling team play
ed the Olympia team on the lat
ter's alleys Sunday, winning by
total team score of 2,798 to 1857.
Tacoma players were Reynolds,
Williams, Dickerson. Pole, Ben
nett; Olympia. Nogal. Field, Rub
bin, Van vlack, Matson. r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Three STRAIGHT

The Mckinley Reds are repeat
ing last years record for victories.
They won their third straight Soc
Ger game of the season this week
when they defeated Whitman, 4
to /,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
Olson To Get
Vernon Berth?
(U.ited Press Leased wire,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. =
Ivan Olson, veteran infielder, may
succeed George Stovall as Vernon
manager next season II Brooklyn
can secure waivers on him. Tom
Darmody, Vernon owner, intimat-
ed to several friends here last
week that he wanted Olson to
manage his club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
.DETER'Si;.;::;;:
j IFFLEA|

Eddie Marine, he Of the
bald head and the white bull
dog, Il back In town with the
statement that he wants 70
get into the army. Eddie
says he wants to fight. But
mot with q gum. He wants
to help teach boxing to the
rockies.
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} DOESN'T FEAZE EN- 4
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

minstrel show staged by colored
performers knows the treat that is
In store for the audience.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06
MOVIES
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS


Tuesday and Wednesday,
matinee Wednesday - polly.
anna" Thursday to Sunday,
"The Eyes Of the World" film
feature.
PANTAGES
"A Dream Of the ORIENT"
with vaudeville.
HIPPODROME
1.-THE Rural Eight" with
vaudeville.
MOVIES (
COLONIAL
"Bub's Burglar" with Mar
guerite Clark.
APOLLO
"Their Compact" with Fran
els Bushman.
LIBERTY
1.-THE Mother Instinct" with
Enid Bennett.
MELBOURNE
'The Adventurer," with
Charlie Chaplin. !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-06

Some good heavyweight
might coax Willard into .
match, providing 1t was In
formal.
IF CONSIDERED ON THE
BASIS OF SLOW MOVES, THERE
Is NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BE-
TWEEN A CHESS MATCH AND
A HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
SOUTHERN assoc
TO HOLD GOLF EVENTS
Local Clubs Offer Special Competi.
lions Tomorrow-Red Cross
Tourney at Chevy Chase.

Golf events will have the attention
of members Of four Of the local
country clubs tomorrow The Chevy
Chase Club is to do its Bit by asking
all golfers who are to compete for the
Victor Kaufman trophy to pay an en-
trance fee of s1.00. A large field is
expected to play for the Kaufman
trophy, this being its first year of com
petition. The event will be held at
handicap match play against par.
The Columbia Country Club plans to
hold a handicap match play against
par event for men both morning anc
afternoon. The women will play their
first 1917 putting matches for the II.
c. Sheridan cup. Prizes viii be given
to the winner of the main flight, the
runner-up and the winner of the conso-
lation.
At Bannockburn and the Washington
Golf and Country Club the golfers will
compete in miniature tournaments. in
which eight players qualify in each
flight and play the succeeding match
play rounds from scratch at nine holes,
instead of the customary eighteen.
Norbert Dempsey had the misfortune
to play two rounds of the Columbia
Country Club course last Sunday in ISL
and yet lose his match. Tom and Norbert
Dempsey Were defeated by George
ing a round of 73 in the morning and
80 in the afternoon. and Eynon getting
around in II in the afternoon. Nor
bert's days play of rs and 76 is the
most consistent scoring that has been
done by an amateur on the Columbia
course this year. James IS included
a on the short thirteenth hole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
WHAT THE sCRAPPERs SAID.
Leonard and Welsh Talk for Publ
cation After Battle.

NEW YORK, May 2e.-when Benny
Leonard won the lightweight cham
pionship of the world from Freddie
Welsh Of England here last night he
scored his fifth consecutive knockout
in as many weeks. Referee MOZART
land stopped the bout when Welsh was
hanging helplessly on the ropes in
Leonard's corner. 1t was a technical
knockout and will be credited as such.
The new lightweight champion OF
the world said, all elated, after the
bout:
IT am planning to enlist in the army
without waiting. to be drafted, If they
will take me after my bout with Joe
Walsh in Philadelphia on Monday
night.
after we get through helping our
allies lick Germany I'll think about
defending my newly won title
1T was outrageous" said Freddie
Welsh. the deposed champion, in his
dressing room after the bout. 1.-The
referee should not have stopped the
fight l was dazed but not hurt, and
could have continued had 1T not been
for Kid Netherlands act. Further
than that, l should have had the
benefit of a count-why, even the pre-
liminary boxers get that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
UTTER FAILURE ADMITTED
TN MARCH ON SUEZ
Germans Unable to Stir Up Holy
War-Bedouins Unreliable in
Efforts Against British.

THE HAGUE. via London. May 20
Paul SCHNEIDER. imperial war correspond
ent,' contributes to the German press an
interesting story of an unsuccessful Turco-
German advance from Hebron across the
peninsula of Sinai toward the Suez canal
ment at the most careful calculations be-
ing upset by hard facts, owing to the
Sinai peninsula being virtually an UNI
mapped country
SCHNEIDER explains that it was impossible
to march along the Mediterranean shore
owing to fear of the British fleet. the
alternative being forced marches across
200 miles of terrible desert tarassed by
sandstorms, locusts and lack of every
thing necessary to success. Native guides
were scarce. OF these he says:
We found the local Bedouins who owed
allegiance to England most difficult to
enlist in our service and often traitors.
The holy war idea left them completely
cold. as they are Indifferent to religion"
SCHNEIDER further confessed vexation be-
cause the scheme to stir up a holy war
among the Mohammedans generally
proved a rank failure and adds sig
nficantly: :"Other means had to be de-
Vlsed to win over the Bedouins. But they
are absolutely unfit for soldering. they
have no idea of time. place or anything
else, and apart from occasional scouting
services they were quite useless"
The correspondent concludes with an
amusingly fierce attack upon the Ger
man professions of newspaper scrbes and
blue stockings" who pretended TO know
all about the country from brief trips on
the Anatolian railway, but whose infor,na-
tion-upon which the German part of the
expedition evidently greatly relied--turn-
ed out to be utterly misleading and dam
aging to the cause"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
FATHER CHANGES MIND
ABOUT SON GOING TO WAR
Rev. R. w. Stancill First Objected,
But Now Believes It Is the
Right Thing.

How one father objected to his sons
going to the front and how he changed
after he studied over the cause for
which the United States and her allies
are fighting is told in a letter from the
father to the son. Carl Burton Stancill
enlisted in the ambulance unit which
soon is to go to France. and his father,
Rev. r. w Stancill, wrote to him as
follows:
when you informed me that you ex-
pected to join the Ambulance Corps
and that you would have to go to
France within a few weeks. my heart
rebelled, and j said to myself, Son, you
must not go. Papa can't spare his boy:
Let others go, but You stay at home
/ really grieved and pined at the
thought. 1t was so hard for me to give
up my own dear son. How could l con-
sent for him to be target for the
enemy's bullet? But, after praying over
the matter, I saw that l was selfish.
why should I want to withhold my boy,
while others were urging theirs to go
and help win the battle for American
principles If Gods boundless love for
a lost world prompted Him to give His
only begotten Son for mans salvation.
why should l not be willing to give a
son in behalf of humanity?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
GREATEST EDUCATIONAL
CENTER PLANNED FOR D. C,
Chamber Of Commerce to Begin
Work of Making Washington
Leader in That Line.

Definite work to make Washing ton
the greatest educational center in
America is to be undertaken by the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
Officials of the organization have de-
cided that this shall be one of the
largest works which are to be carried on
by that body. Plans to attain this end
are to be outlined in the near future
and a definite program followed The
plan will be discussed by educators
Friday evening when the Chamber of
Commerce holds meeting to discuss
ideas as to the best lines of work in
continuing the forward Washington"
movement.
It was explained today by those in
charge that 1t is desired to make this
the most practical meeting in the his
tory of the organization. 1t was stated
by officials that they want every man
to go home from the meeting with a
new vision of the future possibilities OF
Washington"
A statement given out today by the
campaign committee of the Chamber
of Commerce regarding the desirability
of working for educational develop
nnent in this city seys:
'sThe people of Washington have long
believed that this city is the logical
educational center of the new world
This idea is probably national, and
two of the largest church denomina
lions in the world have acted upon the
idea by establishing noted universities
here.
I'm almost every nation on the globe
the capital is the center of education
xhe capital of nation is the logical
center of education. Students and
eayznts the world over are PREDICTING
that the United States will soon be.
come the foremost nation in both arts
and sciences, and when that day comes
the leading educational center of the
United States will be the leader OF
the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
ARMY ORDERS.

Mai. Charles E. Stanton, Quartermaster oorps
| will repair to this city and report to MAJ. Ten
John ]. Pershing for duty.
Lieut., Col Francis A. Winter, Medical Corps
at San Francisco. CAL, will repair to this city
for instructions. ~,
Col George Il. Bushnell, Medical Corps. will
repair TO this city for consultation.
First Lieut. Alfred II. Erck. 9Th Infantry. J,
relieved from treatment at the Walter Reed
General Hospital and Will proceed to Piattsparg,
NM i Fred 4. Ellison. ounrtermaster officers
Reserve Corps. is assigned to active duty AZ
First Lieut. Victor w. Page. Signal Officers
| Reserve Corps. is assigned to duty ut Mineoia'
Can't George f. stratemeyer. Signal Corps. at
| Columbus, N. Mex. will proceed to Columbus,
Maj. John R: Fordyee Engineer officers, Re
serve Corps. will proceed to Washington. D. c..
| and report to the chief of engineers for duty.
The following named officers of the Quarter
master officers Reserve Corps are assigned Ia
duty; Maj. percival 7. Allen and capts Charles
Mai. Reynolds J. Burt Quartermaster Corps,
will proceed to char MsnS s. e for apty
Hcers' Reserve Corps. is assigned to duty at
Leave Of absence for one month and ten days
t. i granted g. At Brig Gen Clarence b. 1'Tn@lsy'
The designations of Second Lieut.. James S.
Mason, 1st Battalion, Field Artillery, Louisiana
National Guard. and of Capt. Rolling G. Nelson,
Sd Infantry, Kentucky National Guard. are ac-
cepted by the President
Can't. James A. Mount Medical Corps. will
report to the srugeon general Of the army for
instructions.
First Lieut. De Witt T. Gauntt. I'd Infantry.
Alabama National Guard, is discharged from
the service of the United States
Mai. Letcher Hardeman retired will repair
to this city for duty.
Capt. John r. Musgrave, Coast Artillery Corps,
is detailed for service in the ouartermaster
Corps.
Leave of absence for month on account Of
sickness is granted Lieut.. Col. Henry ID. Sny-
der, Medical Corps.
Capt. Charles S. Haight. 9Th Cavalry. will re-
port at Fort Myer, Va, for duty instructor
at San Diego. Cal, for duty,
Maj. william z. Stinson, Qnartermaster Of
fcers' Reserve Corps. at San Francisco. will pro-
coed to New York for duty.
The following named officers detailed for
service in the inspector generals department:
Lieut.. Col. George d. Moore, 18th Infantry. and
Mai. Benjamin T. Simmons. 35th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Clarke Thomson, Signal Officers
Reserve Corps, will export at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex. for duty with the Sd Aero Squadron.
Ma. Richard Derby Medical Officers Reserve
Corps. is assigned to active duty at New York.
Mai. Clement c. Whitcomb, Medical Corps, at
San francisco. CAL, will proceed to this city
for instructions.
The following named officers of the Medical
Corps at San Francisco CAL, will proceed to the
Southern Department, for duty: Majs. Charles
G. Billngslea and David Baker; Capts- John NJ.
Willis, Chester r. Haig, Robert NJ. Hardaway,
Charles G. HiIlman. Harley ]. Hallett, John W.
Sherwood, Luther r. Poust, Alvin W. Schoen-
leber and John II. Trinder. and First Lieut. Il.
Frederick Thode.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
SOCIALIST SPLIT HEALED.
French Party Will Send Delegates
to Stockholm Conference.

PARIS. May 29.-The long standing
split in the French socialist party was
healed at a meeting of the national
council. The result was due to new
elements introduced in the debate by
NJ NJ Moutet and Cachin, two Russian
delegates. The majority faction with
drew it's opposition to sending dele
gates to the Stockholm conference on
certain conditions. which were agreed
to by the minority. and a resolution
embodying the compromise was voted
unanimously.
The resolution declares that the So
cialist party associates itself fully with
the initiative of thhe Russians in call
ing for n plenary conference of the
international socialists and has decided
to send delegation to Stockholm ito
express in the preliminary confer
ences the views of the French section
on the subject of the common action to
be taken to prepare the way for peace"
The resolution also named n delega-
ton to arrange with the Russians for
a meeting of the Internationale as re-
quested by NJ. Moutet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
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Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, May 29.-Prof. Michael
l. Pupin member of the national re-
search council. which has been study
ing the submarine problem. asserted
positively in an address last night to-
the members of the New York Academy
of Sciences, of which he is president,
that there was no doubt of the ability
of American genius to check Germanys
,,udarSea camuaicp rs.-ss
The Germans ought to have known
that the same inventive genius which
gave them the submarine weapon viii
also knock it out of their hands, said
Prof. Pupin.
The scientific men of this country
command an art which has been de-
veloped here during the last five years
by scientific research of the highest
order. Some of the very BEST scientific
minds of America are confident that
they will soon employ this art to con-
vince. the Germans that the submarine
is the most fragile weapon which they
are welding, and if this weapon in
really the last trump card upon which
they have staked their all, then they
have lost.
Victory will be ours, and the people
of this country will recognize that
after all scientific research is the most
valuable asset which this country pos
sesses.''