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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
Regular SWatfest Is
Promised By Eagles
For Wednesday Show,

Pete Brothers of Wilkeson and
Seattle, wholesale and retail
punchers and sluggers, will figure
prominently on the boxing pro-
gram to be given by the Eagles at
their hall Wednesday night.
Frank Pete is carded to meet
Jack Shaughnessy in one of the
two semi-windups. Frank carries
line of stiff jolts and lusty
clouts, while Mr.. Shaughnessy of
South Tacoma packs few him
self, in addition to. being a glut-
ton for hard knocks. 1t is likely
Frank and Jack will spend
rousing evening.
Mike Pete, senior member of
the firm, and very successful
swattist, hooks up with Eddie
ASKING in an added attraction.
ASKING is a scientific miller, with
a southpaw jab that is peach.
It is predicted nobody will browse
during this battle.
Two main events are scheduled
for Wednesday night, the big bout
of the evening taking place be-
tween Lightweight Champion
Lloyd Madden, who recently
humbled Muff Bronson, and the
veteran gladiator, frankie Sulli-
van. Madden is very clever, and
Sullivan is not; but frankie usu-
ally gets there just the same.
The other main event is be-
tween Joe Richmond and Weldon
Wing.
Battling Bunker will again
face Val Comstock's shrapnel, and
clever little Eddie Quinn takes on
rugged Jimmy PanatOni in an
added attraction. The curtain
raiser is between Poke" Hunter
and Jack Denley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
Close Course

In order to put the course in
first class condition for spring
play, the greens committee OF
Lochburn golf club has decided to
close the course for the next two
weeks. In the meantime the
greens will be rolled, and all 9th
er possible improvement work will
be done. A get-together tOurna-
ment scheduled for Sunday has
been postponed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

With keen perception the
American public recognized that
in M. Jose Mardones, basso with
the Boston National Grand Opera
company, the operate world held
q new star Of the first magnitude.
And the appearance of this Span
ish basso in Verdi's aida" at
the Tacoma theater Saturday
evening should prove this state
ment true.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Tomorrow night George Shanklin
will again treat TacOmans to an
all-star boxing smoker. The
show will be staged at the
Eagles hall and from all ap-
pearances will surpass the last
one given by the Eagles.
Thursday night the SOdality A. @.
basketball team will meet the
Quee City quintet, of Seattle,
on the st. Leo's gym floor. The
game starts at S:15 p. m.
c. Il. Bozell is wearing spud In
place of his diamond tie-pin set
ting. He says it is more appro-
pirate, and more up to the min
ute.
AL Davis, the veteran amateur
catcher, seems to be as much in
demand as Les Patterson. At
lease three clubs are claiming
him already.
II the weather can only last until
Sunday The Times golfers will
try and do a come back.
Lloyd Kincaid says the YeOmen
baseball team will be fast one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
Athletes Compete To
Benefit N. Y. Babies

So New York children will be
strong and healthy, the cream of
New York athletes will compete
in an indoor meet early in March,
the receipts of which will be do
mated for the New York fund for
the treatment of victims of in
fantile paralysis.
The meet promises to be one of
the greatest of its kind ever held
and many of the athletes hold ma
tional and international records.
Officers of the New York A. A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
Dug Will Not
Trade SChmutz

SPOKANE, March 6.-Owner
Dugdale of the Seattle Giants has
turned down an offer of Bob
Brown, Vancouver magnate, for
the trade of Pitcher Russell of the
Beavers for Charlie Schmutz, star
twirler of the Seattle club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

GREAT FALLS, March 6. =
After a census taking, Herb Hes
ter, manager of the Great Falls
baseball club of the Northwestern
league, announces that he has
signed or holds under agreement
23 ball players of one sort or an
other.
During the past few days Hester
has purchased from the Lincoln
club, of the Western league, Harry
Gardner, a right-hand twirler, and
has an agreement with the Salt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
INcR Ease SCOPE OF
TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Tacoma will be a tennis center
this year, and will hold tourna-
ment under sanction of the United
States National Lawn Tennis asso-
citation, according to word receiv-
ed from New York by local en-
thusiasts.
The association, convinced by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

last seasons large turnout that the
nationwide competition is benefit
cial, has decided to stage local
Journeys in nearly 100 different
sections of the country, the win
ners to be matched against each
other at some central tournament
place. Tacoma will be the North
west center,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
DILLON
TO BOX
DARCY
Tnitcd Press Leased Wire. }

uufted Fress Leased Wirc.b
DENVER, Colo, March Jack
Dillon, the Hoosier middleweight,
and Les Darcy, Austrian cham
pion, have accepted terms for a
20-round fight for purse of
$4,000 to be fought in Denver
within the next sixty days. &C.
cording to information received
today. The battle will be staged
in the Denver Stockyards stadium
by Jack Hammer, promoter of the
National Athletic club, who is to
be backed by group of business
men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
"DOde'' Starts
u. w. Bows Off

SEATTLE, March 6.-"Dode"
Brinker, captain of the Vancouver
ball club, took the University of
Washington rockies out on the
field yesterday afternoon and gave
them their first workout. The
university has some good baseball
material this season. Brinker will
remain until the Northwestern sea-
son starts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
American Bill

The fifth episode of Pearl Of
the Army" is featured at the
American, Old Tacoma, for We'd
nesday and Thursday. The cpl
sode shows the silent menace Of
spies who infest Americas shores.
Annual loss in this country from
hog cholera exceeds $5O,000,O 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
Leo Keirsteadt, who finished the

IeO NeTsteaut, WIN AShSu viz
season with the Hopkins A. G.
ball team, has been signed to
fill the shortstop position on the
Majestic team for the coming
season. Leo is also the chap
who will put a team against Don
Grants team to decide the
championship of Oakland as
soon as the weather is right.
Leos gang will be single men,
while Don's team will be COM
posed of married men only.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
DETER'S
L IFFLE

Wonder If there's danger that Chinese
certainly as he did the
Tigers last
Paul Steele Conner
meeting tonight Yes the
boys planning mix things bit edifcaton
members Dad West is referee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Jack Hartford, the boy who has
fought some classy battles in
and near Tacoma, will leave
for the Sunny South the 31st of
this month. He is at present
mixing fancy drinks at the DON
nelly. soft drink room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

King of Sweden has a large in
terest in a Stockholm brewery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

The Elks will have a bowling
league in the running before the
week has passed., according to
announcement by J. C.. Seigle,
chairman of the sports commit
tee of the antlered tribe. The
league will be composed Of six
five-man teams. Two cups will
be awarded at the close of the
season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06
George Shanklin has arranged a

Shanklin has arranged a
clever battle as curtain-riser
for the Eagles smoker Wednes-
day night. 1t is between Poke
Hunter, the clever local speed
merchant, and Jack Denley, of
Keyport. These boys will meet
at 100 pounds. Poke is the
lad who first found that he
could fight when he had an &C.
casion to tell an umpire a thing
or two (by hand) in the Sta
dunn about two years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar is
a butcher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Believing that two can live
cheaper than one, Barney Drey-
fuss will reduce Hans Wagner's
salary now that he is married.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Lloyd Kincaid says the YeOmen
baseball team will be a fast one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Leonard Shea, manager Of the Me-
Cormack ball team in the Twi-
light league, will get his team
prospects together tonight. He
says that he believes his team
will be much stronger this esq
son than last.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

Through an error, it was an
nounced last night that the
Hopkins A. c. would give their
next dance at Rhododendron
hall. The Hopkins dance will
be given March 16 at the new
club rooms on Portland ave.
Rhododendron hall is used by
the Lincoln A. G.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

II the weather can only last until
Sunday The Times golfers will
try and do a come back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

A prize of suit OF clothes was
won by A. Brescovich for rolling
high score for three consecutive
months on the Radonich alley at
Old Tacoma. His score was
267. Nick Vitiach won a table
lamp on the same alleys by his
score of 258.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-06

.Polly" Olson is a little undecid.
ed who he will play ball with
this season. He was member
of the Hopkins pennant winning
squad last season. He has been
offered a contract by. several
team managers, but says thai
he may stick with his old team
mates, the II. A. c. players.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
GET OFFICERS STRAPS
NEW MEXICO MEN WIN HoNoRs
IN CALIFORNIA.
Announcement Made Of Commissions
Given at Officers Training Camp
at the Preside,

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Albuquerque, N. M.-The names o.
the men in the reserve officers train.
ing camp at the Preside in San Fran
cisco who won commissions were an
noUnced, and among the men from
New Mexico who qualified for com.
missions and their ranks, are:
Major-A. w. Hanson of Gallup.
Captains-James w. Carr, Deming;
Rollin Witter, Albuquerque; l.. r. For
ney. Roswell; A. G. Gill, Las Cruces.
First Lieutenants-L. D. Ferlet, N.
NJ. Infantry; d. c. Imboden, Silver
City; A. R. Seaman, Roswell; w. H.
Neblett, Silver City.
Second Lieutenants - William e.
Williams, N. M. Infantry; J. B. Wick
ard, Las Cruces: Winfred Houghton,
Mesilla Park; p. R. Upton. Deming;
c. e. Turner, Roswell; J. F. Runyon,
N. M. Infantry; J.. w. Miller, Albu-
querque; II. f. Smith, Artesia; r. l..
Forest, Hurley; c. N. Hilton, Socorro;
Bryan Midget, Carlsbad; Edwin
Schultz, Silver City; T. NJ. Mcclure,
Roswell; Vii Lane, Las Cruces; Fl. b.
Cooley, Roswell; Carl Minnigerode,
Las Cruces; A. J.. Coats, Mesilla
Park; S. l.. Dunlop, Silver City; o. v.
Hartshorn, Carlsbad.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
New MEXICO.

Kelly and associates are opening
up placer ground On Mineral Creek
The Black Hawk Copper Company,
Of Tularosa, capital $25O.OOO. was in
corporated.
The Excelsior at Organ, DOna
Ana county, is reported to have Neen
sold to Philadelphia parties.
The Mesa Verde OIL Company is q.
new organization created for the pur-
pose of further testing out the oil
possibilities Of the San Juan Basin.
One hundred tons of copper ore
was shipped from the mines Of the
Pecos Copper Company at Cowles,
Oh the upper Pecos, to Glorieta sta
ton.
The Yankee coal mine at Ration,
which has been inactive for several
months, is now the scene of activity,
and fifty miners have started to
work.
The recent strike of the 1,1O0-foot
level OF the Champion Mine at Mogal-
Ion. has increased in width and
values. The ore is Of a heavy sui
phide and is high grade.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
Colorado.

Two oil drilling rigs are working
near La Junta.
Over 10000 acres of land in Pueblo
county are under lease to oil com
panies.
There is a big movement to re-
awaken the oil industry Of Colorado
in all parts of the state.
In Ward district, Boulder county,
the Lulu B. mine is being unwatered
and put into working condition.
The Boulder Tungsten Production
mines are producing heavily and sup
plying all the ore which the concen-
tTating mill can handle.
While the plant capacity of the
world before the war was about 1,OO0,-
600 tons of spelter, the American
plants alone have since been doubled.
Active development has been COM
nenced at the Douglas Mountain cop
per mine in western Moffat county,
where a new hosting plant, air COM
pressor and drills have been installed.
The property will be rapidly devel-
oped, the deposit being reputed to be
one of the largest in the United
States.
A report issued by the United
States geological survey on "Petro-
leum marketed in the United States
in 1915 and 1916" shows the follow
ing: Wyoming-In 1916, 6,234,137
barrels, worth ~$5,644,OSO as against
4,245,525 barrels in 1915, worth &c..
217,018. Colorado-In 1916, 1921
barrels, worth $217,189 as against
208,475 barrels in 1915 worth $780,
435.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
SPORTING NEWS

Bob Cannefax, world champion three.
cushion billiardist, enthused Denver
devotees of the cue game with his ex.
hibitions.
Eleven members of the Dayton, o.,
Central League baseball team we're
more or less badly hurt when a fast
freight crashed into the rear end of a
passenger train in which they were
riding at Mansfield.
Bob McGraw, Colorado boy, whose
pitching prowess is known over the
state, this year playing with the New
ark club in the International League,
has been recalled by the New York
American League team and will Join
the Yanks at the close of the Interna-
tional League season, Sept. 10.
GENERAL
Drafting of unemployed is recon-
mended.
The 1918 encampment Of the g. A.
r. will take place in Portland, Ore.
The start of an alleged statewide
plot to destroy foodstuffs was re-
vealed at Cincinnati, Ohio.
The direct charge that many of the
hundreds of fires in the Northwest are
OF incendiary origin was made by the
state forester's office at Portland, Ore.
Boris De Laskine, who claimed to be
timillionaire manufactures, was exam
ined by a Detroit draft board and It
was announced he passed the physical
tests. Ford claimed exemption on in.
dustrial grounds.
After four years in the Arctic, much
of the time stalled and beyond reach
Of rescue. Donald b.. MacMilland is
safely homeward bound. A wireless
message from him to President Henry
Fairfield Osborn of the American Mu-
scum OF Natural History Of New York
so reported. II was dated Wednesday
and was from the relief ship Neptune
off the Newfoundland coast.
What is left OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic passed in re-
view before the citizens of Boston.
About 5000 ~blue-coated, gray.haired
men were IN line, as compared with
nearly $4,000 who formed the parade
at the last reunion.
Edsel Ford. son oNEIenry Ford, mul,
a Russian diplomat. was arrested on
his arrival at San Francisco on a
transpacific steamer by federal au.
thorities as a German spy suspect. He
had a Russian passport. $4,000 in
cash and seventeen trunks, the author
tiles said.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
Montana.

The 500 Oil Company drilling near
Bonanza, is down about 1900 feet and
expects to bring in a well.
The Embar Oil company, drilling
near Bonanza, is down about 1900
feet and expects to bring in a well,
AS soon as the Anaconda Develop
ment Company completes its drilling
contract with the Ten Sleep company,
it will pull up its rig and begin drill
ing on its W property or the east
side of the river opposite Hines. Tho
Anaconda company has a large tract
of land in that locality which it will
develop. Six wells have been put
down for the Ten Sleep company.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
RIOTERS TAKEN TO COLUMBUS.
Negroes Who Shot Up Houston Taken
From Civil Authorities.

Negroes VINO onot UP HouSton Idken
From Civil Authorities. \
Houston, Tex, Aug. 27.-Though
Houston generally breathed distinct
relief that martial law will end and
that the rioting negroes of the Twenty
fourth infantry are no longer in a po-
sition to cause further trouble, county
officials expressed resentment that
forty of them indicted here for MUIR
der, should have been taken from their
authority.
THE fact that they were removed
to Columbus, N. NJ, does o mean
that we will not ultimately take a hand
in their punishment said District At
torney John H. Croker. I'm my opin-
ion the court martial which will be
held by the military authorities does
not abrogate the right to trial by the
civil authorities. Those who escape
punishment in the military court viii
be prosecuted in the courts Of Harris
county"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
kERENskv WARNS OF PERIL.
Premier Declares Policy Of "5Iood and
Iron" viii Stamp Out Treason.

FTemiST SeCiaTeb FoICy OF 6Iooo dHu
Iron" viii Stamp Out Treason.
Moscow. - Russia is passing
through a period OF mortal danger"
Premier Kerensky told the National
Conference which assembled in Mos
cow to consider the present situation
of the country and plans for a new
national government.
He declared that any attempt to
take advantage of the conference for
an attack on the national power, al
embodied in the provisional govern
ment, would be depressed pitilessly
"by blood and irOn.''
The proceedings began with a
speech by Premier Kerensky, lasting
an hour and a half, pronounced in a
nervous, impressive voice, which
aroused tremendous applause, mainly
from that part of the theater occupied
by the, democratic organizations and
members of the cabinet, but the Duma
members and the Moscow industrial
deputies also at times participated.
M. Kerensky spoke resolutely en-
phasizing the role he had played in
recent events and his determination
to guide events in the future.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31

The Curry Mining Company is the
latest ~flotation in the Superior dis
trict.
The Jerome Copper Company has
been taken over by the General De.
velopment Company.
No less than three Jerome pros
poets give promise of becoming big
rIines within the next few weeks.
These are the Jerome Verde, Verde
Combination, and Calumet g. Jerome.
Some twenty properties in the dis
trict are under development.
The Jumbo Silver mine, twelve
miles northeast Of Globe in the
Apache mountains, shipped to the
Deming smelter a car load of high
grade ore, much Of which shows
heavy cords Of native and horn sil.
ver The company is also shipping
high grade and native silver by ex-
press from this mine. They have a
large sample Of ore heavily impreg-
mated with native silver, the ore run
ming 5000 ounce per ton.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
Parliament took a recess until
Oct. 16.
A second fire in salonizl destroyed
1000 houses.
Austrians are crying for peace. says
subject just from Vienna.
Pope's peace proposal was issued Of
his own accord and not at request Of
Central powers says German chan
cellOr.
Thirty chiefs and sub chiefs of
Yaqui tribesmen, who have been In
revolt against the Mexican govern
ment, have accepted amnesty.
England the archenemy Of Ger
many, must be beaten down at what
ever cost, Emperor William told his
troops while on a visit to the Flanders
front.
NJ. savinkoff. acting Russian minis
ter of war, has resigned. His resigna-
ton was the result Of military and po-
litical differences with Premier Ker.
cnsky.
The French wal cross hkas been
awarded to r. A. Drake, Franklin, N.
H., of the American ambulance field
service for driving through a barrage
Of gas shells.
The first detailed account of tho
disastrous fire at Saloniki is con
tanned in a Reuter- dispatch from that
city which says that 10000 persons
are homeless and that the property
less is enormous.
Twenty thousand Austro-G erman
prisoners are estimated to have been
taken within three days. Picked
troops Of the Kaiser have been sac
rificed in vain attempts to stem the
allied advance.
The statement that King George
has conferred the Order of Knigh.
Grand Cross of the Bath on James w.
Gerard, former American ambassador
to Germany, appears in London in an
official announcement.
The officers and men of the first
regiment of the Polish Legion have
resigned in a body. The commander
has published an order accepting the
resignation and sending the regiment
to Galicia to be disbanded.
A dispatch to the London Exchang"
Telegraph from Melbourne says Adele
Fankhurst, daughter of the English
suffragette leader, was sentenced to n
months Imprisonment for a demon.
stration she started outside parlia.
ment building.
Friends of Germany are conducting
in Mexico newspaper propaganda
against the United States, but up to
the present time the efforts have
failed Of their purpose insofar as the
better educated and influential
class of Mexico are concerned.
The proposed prohibition of bathing
at home in Germany to save fuel and
soap is called rank folly by the Vos.
siche zeitung of Berlin. The paper
says many public baths already are
closed, owing to a lack Of coal, and at
tributes notable increases in skin dis
eases, dysentery and other disorders
to enforced uncleanliness.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
Would form NC Realments.

Santa Fe.-With the idea Of preserv-
ing the state identity of New Mexico
soldiers, and tor prevent a large num-
Der from being distributed among reg
iments Of other states, Governor Lind
sey wired the secretary of war asking
hat New Mexico be allowed to supply
Two regiments for the new army in
stead of me-. The present quota calls
FOR more than enough men for one
regiment and not quite enough for
two and the governor plans to raise
he additional men by calling for vol
lnteers.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
state eos Per caplta Ineresses.

Santa F6.1Pointing out that the
per capita cost of state government in
New Mexico has increased from $3.09
In 1913 to $500 in 1917, or SS per cent,
former Governor Herbert j.. Hager-
man, president Of the Taxpayers AS
ISOLATION, in an address at the annual
meeting of the association here, said:
In no way can we collectively more
clearly demonstrate our loyalty and
patriotism at this time than by elm
mating the unnecessary waste of mon
sy which has become part and parcel
Of our political institutions. This
much, at least, is due from the stay
lt-homes to those who are giving all
they have in training camps and
trenches"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
go suoar Produoera cut Prlosn.

Washington.-Beet sugar producers
OF the country have agreed with the
food administration to limit the price
OF their sugar to a basis which should
result in a reduction of about 1hc a
pound from the present price, effect
ing a saving Of $3O,OOO,OOO to the con-
Stunning public between now and the
first Of next year.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
AIbuauerque Men Are Ready.

Albuquerque.-Thirty men of the
25s called for physical examination
and passed as fit for service have
made no claim for exemption. Their
names have been sent to the govern
Or as the first increment of the 1919
that will make up the county's quota
fr the draft.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
New JUDGE Mako App0Intments.

Santa Fe.-District Judge Reed Hol-
loman has appointed former speaker
Of the House Roman l.. Baca, court
Interpreter. and Miss Genevieve Har-
mon, formerly in the office of the at
4orney general court st~enographer. He
also appointed the following jury
commission: Levi A. Hughes, James
l.. Seligman and Juan Ortiz.