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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
Magician Heads
Pantages Bill

The Great Leon and his COM
pany of wonder workers and
the Kinkaid Kilties are the two
headline features of the new bill
at the Pantages today. Leon is a
magician with many wonderful
new tricks in which he is assisted
by a notable company, including
Edith Packard. The Kinkaid
Kilties is an aggregation of Scotch
singers, instrumentalists and
comedians.
Fred Eckoff and Anna Gordon
are comedy musicians. Jones and
Johnson are colored singers and
comedians. Margaret Ford is o
novelty singing coincidence. Ire
Wits Military dogs will be an in
teresting feature. Billie Burke
will appear in chapter IA OF
"Gloria's Romance"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Never in the history OF the
Eagles lodge smokers has there
been such large advance sale
of tickets as for the boxing show
to be staged Wednesday night.
Lodge members are worried that
the crowd will be too large for the
size of the hall. For some OF last
years crowds taxed the entire ca
pacity of the large lodge room,
and none of the bills could at all
compare with the one arranged
for this week.
Tacoma fans agree that the pro-
gram of boxing matches arranged
by Matchmaker George Shanklin
Is one of the very classiest yet
staged by the Eagles.
Muff Bronson, who claims the
championship of the coast in the
lightweight division - and who
seems more entitled to 1t than any
other claimant-will defend the
crown against frankie Sullivan, a
Californian who Is noted for his
aggressiveness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
EXPECT IMMENSE
CROWD FEB. 9TH

Harry Casey and Jimmie Ma
loney, the welters who knocked
each other out simultaneously in
recent match at Seattle, will try
to beat each other to 1t this time.
One of the most interesting
bouts will be between Earl Con-
ners and Joe Richmond. Both
boys are quick as cats. Corners
is believed to have more strength
while Richmond is looked upon as
the more shifty. These boys
should mix like a couple Of ban
tam ROSTERS.
Battling Bunker and Gus
Bloom, heavies, are due to furnish
the fun of the card. Walter Porsch
of Roy and Jack Shaughnessy of
South Tacoma, are both clever
boxers. Eddie Quinn and Bat
Ting Hopkins are looked upon as
a pair of game boys with ambition
to get higher in the sport. Martin
Foley, physical instructor, and
Bob Walker, of Seattle, complete
the bill. Foley has many friends
In Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
Leg Gone; Gets
20 Golf Score

Even the loss of a leg can't
stop the enthusiasm of a "a
carat golfer.
Corporal Tom Jones, London
golfer, who recently lost leg in
the fighting in Flanders resumed
his golf playing soon after re-
turning to England.
In a game on the Chiselhurst
course, in London, Jones, by bal
ancing himself on one leg round
ed the course in 70.
The record for the course was
81, made by Jones himself be-
fore the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Manager Anderson has a triple
treat at the Apollo this week, a
big photoplay, an unusually good
comedy, and musical feature
way above the ordinary. "A Wom-
ans Past" in which Nance O'Neil
has a strong role, thrilled the
crowds yesterday. The comedy,
His Tlcklish job" with Hank
Mann, is the featured fun-maher.
Yoryou, the singer, has a pleas
ing voice, and his singing won
much applause.
"A Woman's Past" presents
Nance O'Neil in a play that grips
the heart and delights the eye.
The acting of Miss O'Neil and her
strong supporting company is adj
mirable, and the story is one to be
enjoyed and remembered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
Jack Quill, manager of tho T. II

xuthhs Vi
& p. baseball team, says that
his team will be much stronger
this season than last. Since
the close of last season several
nifty baseball players have he
come conductors and motormen.
Quill himself is a mighty nifty
player. He has played in the
California State league and in
the Portland Coast league and
later he tried out with the Ia
coma team In the Northwestern
league, but on account of sick
ness, he had to quit the nation
al pastime as a livelihood. lie
is now playing the game Just
for the sport of It, but when he
gets his arm to working he sure
is a bear"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

The Wisconsin boxing commits
sion has had many surprises since
it's establishment, but perhaps
none so great as when 1t received
a request from a minister of the
gospel to grant him a permit for
a fight club.
The club, when started (the
boxing commission has issued the
permit) will perhaps be the most
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

An elbow joint may prevent
Johnny Evers from realizing his
life's ambition to play in the ma
jor leagues 20 years.
Evers has played for Is years,
breaking in at Chicago in 1902.
Evers is 33 years old and would
be under 40 should his ambition
be realized.
If Evers' throwing arm can hold
out there is no reason why the
Trojan shouldn't last in baseball
until his fortieth year.
His rare generalship on the
field, his indomitable courage and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

fighting spirit make him a won
derful asset to any team.
There have been few ball play
ers who have been able to remain
in baseball for 20 years.
Cy Young, Cap Arson, Larry
Lajoie and Honus Wagner are the
only ones who succeeded in round
ing out two decades in the majors
and it now seems that Evers is
about the only veteran who has
any chance of getting in.
Evers has been giving his arm
plenty of rest and the best of care
and hopes to have it in better
shape in the spring than last year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

This is the story of an ivory
hunter.
An ivory hunter is a big league
scout, but most of them, although
not backward about calling their
finds ivory, would wildly disclaim
any attempt to SO characterize
themselves.
Cincinnati sent one of its
scouts to Toledo last fall to sign
an amateur rightfielder, a men,
Der of the Rail-Light team for q
trial with the Reds.
Either the collector didn't know
the regular rightfielder's name
was Schaeffer, or he forgot about
II, and when he arrived at Toledo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
BOwlerS From
Seattle T a k e
Every Contest

Seattle bowlers "mopped up
the Old Tacoma alleys yesterday
afternoon in a series of matches
held there.
Robb and Perry of Seattle de-
feated Vitaich and Radonich OF
Old Tacoma by total scores of
1,7S0 to 1872. Then Robb de-
feated Vitaich, three games, ISL
to 4S6, and Perry beat Radonich,
$50 to $40.
The fourth contest was five
games between Robb and Perry,
and Whisner and Bascovitch. The
Seattle men won again, 1885 to
1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

unique in the world. The club
rooms will be a church gymnas.
ium in Rhinelander, Wis, and the
boxers and spectators will be Sun
day school boys.
The preacher in question is
Rev. Fred Wedge, formerly
kid" Wedge, lightweight
champion of Rhinelander and
outside the ring one of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
SENT IVORY after IVORY,
so REDS LOST THEIR STAR

he watched game, saw fielder
and offered him a chance for a
trial. The fielder he secured was
Nietzke, a substitute, who was
playing in Schaeffer's place that
day.
Neither the scout nor the Gin
cinati management found out for
months just what they missed.
Nietzke played in eight games
last season and didn't make a hit.
Schaeffer took part in II
games, was at bat 80 times and
collected IT hits for an average
OF .436. His hits included four
home runs, three triples, brace
of doubles and he had seven
stolen bases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
SAY CLIFFORD IS
MERELY "MISI,ED'

A denial by Judge Clifford that
he was responsible for the release
of prisoners convicted of dry law
violations from Jail before the ex-
piration of their terms, has led
to statement of the Tacoma dry
committee that the judge was mis-
led by Prosecutor Remain in issu-
ing an order for the release of
James Mccormick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
best rough-and-tumble fight
ers of northern Wisconsin.

Before beginning his career as
a minister Wedge could don the
gloves and 60 into the ring, but
seemed to prefer street fight.
AS a fighter of the devil he is
as tenacious as he ever was in the
squared circle.
Rev. Wedge has organized
an amateur athletic assOcia-
ton i'm connection with his
Sunday school and takes per-
sonal charge of the boxing
classes, teaching his boys the
mysteries of left hooks and
uppercuts, fOOtwOrk and
feinting.
The boxing game is one Of the
cleanest and healthiest Of sports,
according to the Rhinelander
preacher, and is not, as some
would have believed, snare OF
the devil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
PANTACES
THE GREAT LEON & co.
KINKAID KILTIES
-FOUR OTHER BIG ACTS
BILLIE BURKE
m "Gloria's Romance" No. l.
LEGAL NOTICES

LOCAL Improvement District No.
435.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance Of Ordinance No. 1897
Of the City of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 18th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
the improvement of the alley be.
tween Yakima avenue and
street from North 18th Street to
steele Street.
Said Improvement shall consist In
grading said portion of said alley to
the established grade, with road
way sixteen G6) feet in width and
in laying down on said roadway a
pavement of asphalt on concrete
base, with concrete curb and gutter;
also in taking up and relaying any
walk, pavement, or curb in place TO
make same conform to lines ana
grades of new Improvement
Said installment may be paid on
or before February 22nd, 1917, but
II not paid on or before said date
added interest, penalty and costs
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Jan. 1929, Feb. 8, 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
STARTS TOUR

HOQUIAM, Feb. 5.-The Ho-
GUAM high school basketball
team, in charge of Coach Brewer
Billie, left yesterday for a week S
tour of Southwest Washington
and Columbia river towns. Dur
ing the tour they will play Astoria,
Chinook, Raymond, South Bend
and Leban.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
Ansagican Bill

The Monday and Tuesday pro-
gram for the American theater,
Old Tacoma, contains. the follow
ing films: Episode No. 8, 1.-The
Shielding Shadow; Luke
Movie Muddle," one-reel Lone
some Luke comedy; Pathe News,
showing independent Poland and
the. famous Rheims cathedral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
FOR TITLE

CENTRALIA, Feb. 5.-The fast
Tono basketball team will meet
three of the best quintets in the
southwestern part of the state
during the next two weeks, and
these games will decide the cham
pionship of the section. Tono
plays Winlock, Doty and Olym-
pia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
u. S. MAY OPERATE
SCHOOL WIRELESS

IN case OF war the government
probably will take over the wire
less equipment at st. Martins col
lege, one of the most efficient of
the amateur wireless plants in the
U. s., and will press a number of
the most efficient wireless stu
dents into service. The station
has a sending radius of 700 miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Adie Bennett, Outlaw football
star, will play with the fast
Clearwater & Burkepile base
ball club in II. He is one of
the best hitters In amateur
baseball circles in the city. He
hit over the 800 mark last sea-
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
The Elks' basketball team in the

City baseball league are doing
some nifty work on the floor.
The team is improving in every
contest, and is at present one
of the strongest in the league.
They line up as follows: II.
1ffert, E. o. Johnson, l.. Carter,
III. Moekel, II. p. Jones, +.
Beck, J. Cromwell and Captain
George Mallory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

A big crowd OF fans will accom-
pany Walter Porsch to Tacoma
Wednesday night to watch him
fight. He has a big crowd of
Roy followers and they are all
good sports. They surely know
how to root for their home
product.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
Billy Iibke had his baseball team

Shiy hhpht uuu iiS DdStudil ttiii
out for practice In the Stadium
yesterday. They played a team
Of boys, who were in the Sta.
dunn, representing different
teams. Bills squad was in the
lead at the end OF the 9Th in.
ming when the game had to be
called. The score was II to
in favor of the w. o. w. Mid
gets. Libke expects to play
outside teams this season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Countrywide search for the
third of four highwaymen who
took 100000 in Unsigned bank
notes from train at Dodridge
City, w. Va, October, 1915, is said
by the Kansas City police to be
ended with capture of H. Grady
Webb, freshman at Eclectic Medi-
cal university, through information
from Webb's roommate, ]. G.
Wright.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

"HOotch" Radke, the comedy Twi-
light league pitcher, says that
he will wear a Head-Hunter
uniform during the coming sea-
son. He has starred on this
club In seasons past, and says
that he likes the fellows on the
team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
TACOMA ATTORNEY
LIES NEAR DEATH

G. j. Langford, Tacoma att0r-
ney and former member of the
state legislature, is near death at
Ashland, Ore, according to word
received by friends. He left Ia
coma several months ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

The Spanaway A. c. will give TN
other smoker at its club rooms
on Feb. 18th, according to an
announcement by Matchmaker
Billy Fowler. In the main event
Walter Porsch, the Roy sensa-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

1t is thought that Spanaway and
Falkland will organize a star
baseball team together this sea-
son. In this way the should
have a very fast team. Both
towns have soon good baseball
material.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
DETER'S
i IFFLE

lot of these nearchamps
find plenty of it now. Let em join the
Fred Clarke has asked waivers 11 his Kansas ranch
Two boxers fined 500 the
mission try couple of rassers
Promoter He'll has couple of boxers Dupont
Hopkins Both boys work in the dynamite plant they
have a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
ARMORY GUARDED:
DOORS ARE LOCKED

Armed guards are patrolling
the four sides of the state armory
at 18th and Yakima, the 18th
street entrance is locked and all
civilians are denied admittance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Louie and Heinie MOckle will
probably play with some fast
team in the City-Valley baseball
league. Both boys have played
In the City league for several
seasons past, and both are good
batSmen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
The Hopkins A. G. is highly pleas.

ed with the series of dances CIV
en- in their new hall. They re-
port that they have nearly
enough funds already raised to
tide the baseball team over the
1917 season. They will have a
complete new outfit for the
team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

The two league games of bowling
scheduled for might, on the
Shaw & Soule alleys in the Ia
coma building are as follows:
City league--Scobey Cigar team
VS.. Scotch Tailors; Commercial
league Standard Oilers VS..
Rhodes quintet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Eddie Karl says that Joe Rich
mond will show the fans what
he can really do next Wednes-
day night, when he meets Earl
Corners at the Eagles smoker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

LOCAL Improvement District No.
425.-Notice Is hereby given that
I'm pursuance of Ordinance No. 1898
OF the City of Tacoma. Il roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 7th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
improving South Tacoma Avenue
from the center of South 18th street
to South 27th Street =.
Said Improvement shall consist in
grading said portion of said avenue
to the established grade, with a
roadway fifty-six $3.50 feet in
width, and in laying down on said
cept where otherwise, specified, on
a concrete base with brick cutters,
concrete and granite curbs and all
necessary storm water drainage;
also in altering any pavement, curbs,
cutters or walks to make same con-
form to lines and grades of new
Improvement, extending all aprons
to eurbs, taking up and relaying
same where necessary, constructing
cement concrete sidewalks six (6)
feet in width where walks are not
already in place.
Provided that the interseax1 ~
South 18th Street, South
South 21st Street, S0u1h
and part OF the int z
South 23rd Street sM
with sandstone bloctt7
Provided also that Ma
done by the Tacoma
Power Company, Is nd
cluded In this improvem
Said installment may
or before February 2zn(
II not paid on or b1
added interest -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05
the Amateurs
This Column Devoted Upbuding Amateur Sports.
All Items Should Dc Phoned to Main 0131 Main IL
By BILLY CAIRNS

ton, will probably be matched
with some fast local boxer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

Les Darcy he will box for 100000 Some Of get that
using the needle, and then of em snuff
will
wonder what all the comedy Is about.
press a wonders as
the public falls for It, But the public ENTIRELY
Of boobs No, not noticeaby
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

PAUL., 3.-(By Wireless. mike Gibbons
the mmortals He sporting wrist watch
There other the sporting world Mixes
That Perciyal Haughton Harvard university and
Friends secretly watched him nothing
unusual in his living and have decided that he probably will
Mike has decided take the the
with him or not although he would come in handy sur
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-05

sport page complaining
getting publicity
the game, baseball
<>u hi
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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
MEASURE FOR
STRIKE MEDIATION
Laudcd by Representative of EN-
plOycrs' Associations.
j. A. Emery Asserts Bill Is Aimed
at Combination Which Would
Interfere with Commerce.,

Washington, Jan 4-llcarings before
the Senate Commerce Committee on
Railroad Legislation to supplement the
AdamSon law were continued today with
James A. Emery, representing the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers and
other employers organizations, and
Ralph NJ. Easley, of the National Civic
Federation as witnesses.
MIR. Emery speaking, he said in be-
half of $500 industrial plants in % states
interested particularly in an uninterrrpt-
ed flow of commerce, vital to the con
tinuance of their business, denied that
the proposed arbitration bill would in
fringe the right of an individual to quit
his employment, but said i. was directed
only against a combination or conspiracs
which would interfere with interstate
commerce.
That he argued, was not involuntary
scrvitudc, because Congress could not
compel a man to work but could condi-
ton his quitting under circumstances of
public necessity
Mr.. Easley, chairman of the Executive
I VI lliC 4Ndllolldl SlNlC ItucT-
alton, speaking for himself, opposed the
arbitration bill The Canadian disputes
act similar to that before the commit
tee, had not proved to be success, he
said. He believed neither the railroads
nor the brotherhoods" now wanted the
Adamson act, which was an emergency
measure.
Pressed by Senator Robinson, Mr.
Easley said he had no legislation to sug
geSt to prevent strikes which might worl
better than existing law.
MIR, Easley presented statement re
viewing the operations of the Canadian
act to support his contention that it wa
ineffective. In nine years of existence
he said, the Canadian Commission deal
with only 100000 employees, and of thos
% per cent struck in spite of the awards
He compared that to the record of tn
present Federal Mediation Board which
without compulsory powers, settled z
out of ~ railway disputes He instance
cases in Canada when the men struc
without regard to the law or afte
awards which they did not approve.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06

o him, every woman is sister"
whether the aristocratic society woman,
pleading "kleptomania" as an excuse to
evade the law, when arrested for shop
lifting, or the frail, unfortunate creature
OF the night, bounded from pillar to
post and from post to pillar TO the
Blind Judge, brothers and sisters, all.
Such a one now Cringcd before him
bedraggled, beplumed, slight of frame
and furtiye of eye; the bright morning
sun shone pitilessly on the pinched, hag-
gard, painted checks. Only too obvious
was the oifensc and a ripple of laughter
went round the crowded room when the
Blind Judge qucrcd "What is the
charge, officer"
And the officer of the law, important,
accusing loud of voice and large of
frame, recited in ringing tones the events
OF right, how he had been patrollng
his beat when accosted by this woman, a
stranger in his district but no doubt an
old offender. The officer finished his
story. He had done good nights work.
three arrests-all women! How proudly
he stood there, this protector of the law !
And then the Blind Judge spoke, his
rich, mellow tones filled with a wealth
OF sympathy; Tell me all about it,
sister"
Bewildered, dragging pale, thin
hand across her brow YEARLY she
spoke: 81 didn't know he wuz cop
Honest to Gawd, Judge! He wuz dil<cd
out like sport-spokc to me and
smiled back-surew
A ripple of laughter interrupted her
plea. Quickly the Blind Judge sprana
to his feet "Silenccw he thundcred, anc
just as quickly the mockcry subsidcd.
Trembling, the poor unfortunate gaz.
ed across the rail at her protector, and
was it only imagination? Surely thos,
sightless eyes shonc with compassion
divine compassion
Again the Blind Judge spoke One,
more that marvellous voice, herald of
still more marvellous soul, resounde,
through the hushed courtroom. Costs
suspended" !"
And those around, who knew TIN
Blind Judge, understood, Truly has
been said, "Justice is Blind "
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
WANTS COMPENSATION LAW.

St. Louis, Mo.-Copics of the tentative
draft of the workmen's compensation
bill, which it is proposed to have intro
duced in the coming State legislature, is
being distributed by the State fedora
ton of labor.
This is the third attempt TO secure a
compensation law and there have been
three commissions appointed by the gov
ernor and the State legislature to inves-
tigate the question.
The present movement is the result of
joint action by trade unionistS and EN-
ployers who met in this city last May
and organized the Missouri Workmen's
Compensation Conference for the pur-
pose of agreeing on a bill instead Of
having their fight before the legislature
as was the rule on former occasions.