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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
KANSAS GETS
FIRST LOAN
Especial to The Times.)

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The
first loan made to any farmer of
the United States under Uncle
Sans new rural credits acts went
to A. L. Stockwell, whose farm Is
near Larned, Pawnee county, Kas.
The loan was for $4,000 and to
secure 1t mortgage was given on
ESQ acres of the best wheat land
Of Kansas.
Stockwell purchased this land
six years ago at $125 per acre and
has greatly improved it. He is
well-to-do, but said he was glad
to have opportunity to get money
at 5 per cent to increase his live
stock holdings in order to make
his farm produce more without a
proportionate increase in his in
vestment in land.
The first farm loan association
organized, of which Stockwell is
president, contains twelve farm
ers, borrowing total of $61 900.
Practically all the farms are high
grade security.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

I've never taken much part In
public affairs all the years I've
lived In Tacoma, so when some OF
my friends asked me to run for
park commissioner l told them
might try for 1t. have time
enough now to give some of it to
the community, and I'll be glad to
serve If the people want me-"
That's why William B. Black
we'll entered the race for park
commissioner. He hasn't any axes
to grind, he has no revolutionary
ideas to inject into the manage
ment of the city parks, and he
doesn't care an awful lot, one way
or the other, whether he Is elected
Ever since Tacomans have
known Of the Tacoma hotel, they
have known of w. B. Blackwell.
He came here on the first North
ern Pacific train that entered Ia
coma, In November, 1878. He
started the first hotel in Tacoma,
"Blackwell's House." down where
the old Flyer ticket office used
to stand.
Manages Hotel
Then he helped build the Taco
ma hotel, and he has been secre-
tary of the Hotel Co. of Tacoma
ever since, actively managing the
hosiery.
81 believe the Tacoma parks
have been managed In the past in
a progressive. business-like man.
ner," said Blackwell today.
81 understand that the board is
allotted about 100000 year
for the parks, and that about
100000 of this goes to labor. The
rest goes for maintenance, sup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
What People
Are Doing

Many old friends Of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait extended a hearty
greeting to her Monday afternoon
at the reception given at the
Woman's club house. Mrs. Mel
linger responded to Mrs. Cats
address at the reception. In the
evening large crowd heard Mira.
Cats talk at the First Congre-
gational church.
The Tacoma Boy Scouts will
hold the center of the state at a
Tuesday night concert to be givon
at the First Baptist church. Many
features are being planned by the
boys.
A flag raising will be held FRI
day afternoon at the woman's
club house. Patriotic business
houses have donated the flag and
the pole to the club house. Mrs.
H. r. Cox will read a paper, and
Miss Electa Havel will sing,
Never Let the Old Flag FALL"
President and Mrs. f. H. Todd
/, entertained the 23 members Of
the graduating class of C. P. s.
monday afternoon at luncheon.
Mrs. Robert L. Mccormick was
guest of honor.
The annual election of officers
Of the Ladies' Musical club will
be held Thursday afternoon at
the woman's club house. All 40
tive and chorus members are
asked to be present at $3.50. Tea
Twill be served.
Ernest Sheppard, Tacoma ten
or, will sing the solo part in
THE Rose Maiden" to be given
tonight by the mems and wom-
ems choruses of Chehalis.
The Altrua club held its annual
ELECTION Of officers Tuesday.
Marriage Licenses were issued
In Tacoma Monday to William
Edward Johnston and Mary
Johnston, both of Tacoma; Leo
L. Oldright and Verna May Edg-
erton, both of Tacoma; G.. G.
Mueller and Mrs. l.. G. Thatcher,
both of Seattle; Ernest o. Davis.
and Hattie Gatzman, both of Sc
attic; Maurice Il. Vermillion, Ia
coma, and Lillian Serunas, Port
land; Arthur B. Larsen and Lois
Gansen, both of Seattle; Wilhelm
Eskola and Alma A. Wellman.
both of Seattle; Guy Pierce and
Stella Luciel Ames, both of Pa
cific City; Sam Hawkins and Ce-
ellie Hopkins, both of Seattle;
ALFRED HUSKY and Mabel Rose,
both of Tacoma; Walter Wilson
and Katherine Lowe, both of Min
eral; w. B. Donnelly and Flor
ence Cornell, both of Tacoma;
Edward Wick and Ruth Bor-
deaux, both of Tacoma; Andrew
M. Magneson, juneau, Alaska.
and Elizabeth A. barrow, Colfax;
Russell G. Farrell. Bremerton, and
Nellie Steelman, Tacoma, and
Francis Marion Hunter and Mar
tina G. Folk. both of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Dear Miss Grey: Norma's
letter touches on one of the
greatest problems of city life.
George expresses it exactly.
There is no legitimate fair
or foul" method for him to
meet the kind of people he
wants to meet.
Thousands of young men
are good enough to be moved
by corporations from one city
to another. These are me
best paid young men in the
country and they are among
those who usually go to the
theater alone.
1t Is always true that the
cure comes along years after
the disease. Some day our
city administrations and
women's societies will make
ND to the simple fact that the
so-called woman Of the I'M
derworld gets 80 per cent of
her earnings because men are
lonely and 10 per cent be-
cause they are vicious. Then
something will be done.
In the meantime we shall
have thousands of old maids
and bachelors where there
might have been happy homes
and our divorce mills will
continue to run overtime.
separating those who mated
with misfits at venture
simply because they had de-
SPARED of getting an intro
duction to the kind of girl
desired.
The writer of this letter Is
a young man who goes to the
theater two or three times
every week, almost always
alone and finds an audience
eight of ten beins men. The
nearness of pay day is not
the trouble. Simply no way
open to pick out girl--one
worth while with some
brains, a fair education and
able to talk with intelli-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
ReaCtiOnarV!

somebody arisen the weeks to call sud-
ronay supported the ective service
Not sol 1t the who opposed that legislation who reactonay
operation still another
Glass;; plain enemies Of Uncle Sam.
conpt and must conscpt
boarded wealth and swollen Such and must also
working conditions and defend the worker
against inroads planned by selfish employers.
that perform these democratic functions
time will know how to keep performing them in peace times
This going bring democracy eventually Germany to the
perhaps Indian and Turkey just already has brought
it a Russia.
AND TT IS GOING TT MORE AND MORE
ectve draft democratic and only forerunner Of
innovation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Dear Miss Grey: We have
been reading the letters writ
ten to you by the bachelors
and we agree that there are
many girls who only care to
be out with the man who
spends his money freely.
But here we sit in our lit
tie apartment night after
night, wishing that we knew
some nice boys who would
treat US as companions.
In the city of Tacoma to-
day there are Just as many
men living off the girls hard
earned money as there are
girls looking for the man
with the money. So we think
there are just as many good"
girls disappointed as good"
bachelors. THREE GIRLS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

hold her reputation in this
way?
l would like the advice of
your readers on this subject
and as for the boys, as soon
as they stop being hypo-
critics, and rude to the girls,
then, and only then, will we
meet them half way and en-
Joy their companionship.
A GIRL,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
"Makin6 Things Grow"

New York city's committee on food gardens is
flat on its back knocked out by establishment
over the results of its own labors.
Organization for the work of putting seeds and
plants into the untitled ground in the metropolis
got under way April %. 1t now appears that 800
acres within the city limits acres formerly idle,
are under cultivation with prospects Of produce
worth approximately $25OOO0.
If New York city, a city in which the folks live
In layers, can and will do such things, what must
be the home garden crops in cities like Tacoma in
which it is naturally, not difficult to arouse
popular kindness toward the spade and the hoe?
And we say, both as observer and prophet, that
there's going to be glorious compensation in this
war in the teaching of people to ''grow things"
Could we definitely know what the home gardens
throughout this land are going to mean to the
worlds food supply we'd probably be laid out
by establishment, too. God bless the floks!
They re great!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
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Address this department:
, Cynthia Grey, care The
Times, Tacoma.
II q private reply is de-
, sired. enclose stamped en-
velope.
II YOU do not want letter
, published, say SO and your
wishes will be respected.
Miss Grey may be reached
by telephone. Main IL. or
may DO seen personally at
The Times office on We'd
nesdays only, IL q. m. to 4
p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

West virginias legislature has enacted a law pro.
yiding that each adult male must work at least sc
hours week as war measure. The question Is
What is work?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
Housewives, Sign!
Women's Army Against Waste!

/ hereby enlist in the Woman's Army Against Waste and
pledge myself make
servaon of food special duty service country
(Name)
To enlist in the Womans Army Against Waste, sign the
above pledge and mail TODAY to the Against Waste Editor,
The Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
| AN SWE RS !
BY CYNTHIA GREY ;

gence on one or more sub :
jects. Are there any such
girls? Certainly, thousands
of them. Can any of our
women solve this problem?
The one who does will do
more for America than though
she were to give ten sons to
the army. ]. B. T.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Buying food now to sell next winter at inflated
prices is the kind of business that makes Wilhelm
strasse happy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

she were to give ten sons to
the army. ]. B. T.
Dear Miss Grey: Norma's
letter has created as much
interest as the one on kiss
ing, hasn't it?
There are two sides to the
question, of course. | am a
senior in high school and
know score of boys and
girls. / confess the girls,
lots of them, are disgusting,
but not more SO than the
average boy.
l am not a Ounce, nor a
freak. l am a perfectly ma
tural girl and love the things
in life that are worth while.
l play the piano and ukulele
and can sing, too, but it
seems that the average boy
wants a good dancer" and
not one who likes to play ball
and tennis and paddle a canoe.
The automobile doesn't
count - it's the company
that's worth while. Money is
absolutely unnecessary to
have a jolly time. 1t doesn't
cost a cent to go in swimming
and that's more fun than hav-
ing supper parties after the
theater.
| can dance, but I would
rather hike 10 miles in heavy
boots and rough khaki than
to be all "fussed up" in
party frock and I draw the
line at those suspendered af-
fairs my girl friends wear.
ONE OF THE WEAKER SEX
Dear Miss Grey: In re-
gard to "A Boys" letter of
recent date, l might say that
/ agree with him In almost
every respect. I am a work.
ing girl who holds a good po-
sition, and attend quite a
few dances and amusements
with my friends.
But now in regards to the
girls meeting the boys half
way: Why is IL that a girl
cannot walk on the street
without being accosted by
some rude boy in this man
ner, Hello Lizzie, can take
you homer" etc, and IL you
don't speak to them you are
snubbed, and talked about,
and even followed home?
How Gan a respectable girl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Sooner or later the world comes round to see the
truth and do the right-Hilliard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Our army uniform becomes less and less useful to
the martial poet Boys in khaki" wasn't as good for
vorsifying as boys in blue"-and what can you do
With "boys in olive drab"?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29

Here's seed to plant in your dome: We're in to win
and we're going to win.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29

caught, either before it touched the
ground or on the first bound the bats
man was out. However, no strike was
called on the first ball pitched, unless
the striker struck at and missed it.
The rule adopted in November, 1870,
which gave the striker the privilege
of calling for high one or low one,
was put into effect the following sea-
son, which was the first year Of the
National association, the forerunner
of the National league. A high ball
was defined as between shoulder and
waist, and a low one was between
waist and knee. If the batter got what
was ordered from the pitcher, and
didn't strike at it, strike was called
on him anyway. If the striker didn't
express a preference, a strike was
called on him if the ball was "fair,"
which meant between the shoulder and
the knee.
After 1875 the batter had to call
for either high, low or fair ball. This
practice, which now seems so absurd,
was not abolished until 1887. Imagine
Ty Cobb being privileged to call for
the sort of ball he wantedl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
He Found the Key.

ooh, Clarence! Clarence!" cried lit,
tie WHEY, just returning from her holi'
day. "Come up quickly. We've had
burglars! There's not thing in my
wardrobe. All my dresses are gone"
"Oh, that's all right" Clarence calm
~ replied. There's been no burglars
here. It's really your fault"
''My fault! How?"
"Well, after I'd nearly starved for
two days, you wrote and said that the
key Of the pantry was in the pocket
Of your crepe de chine, and"
walking skirt, said. IdiOt!"
swell, I don't know the difference
between a crepe de chine and a walk
ing skirt and I was hungry. So took
the whole bunch out into the garden
and made a bonfire. Then I raked
among the ashes and found the key"
Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
OLD BASEBALL RULES
Knocker Could Demand High,
Low or Fair Ball Be Pitched.
Absurd Practice Was Not Abolished
Until 1s87-What Would Ty Cobb
Do If Like Conditions Pre-
vailed at PRESENT.

Many of the old rules governing
baseball now seem very freakish to
the fans, but the one which seems
strangest of all, perhapx was that
which gave the "knocker" or s,sticker"
the privilege Of demanding OF the
pitcher high or a low ball. 1t was
at a meeting held in New York 46
years ago. November 80, 1870, that
this rule was adopted.
Up to 1870 the pitcher could heave
the pellet where he pleased, but the
knocker didn't have to take a smash
at 1t until he was good and ready.
Strikes were not recorded against him
unless he hit at ball and missed.
That was pie for the batsman, but
tough on the Woodworking pitcher and
the sweltering spectators. In the
games Of 1870 the pitcher was re-
CURED to put the ball over fairly for
the striker" and if the latter let good
ones go by strikes were called on
him, and if the third good one was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29

beat the Giants as regularly as he
worked against them. This year he
seems to be even better and is start
ing like doing it as he once did in the
American league.
Here is a little example Of what
Coombs could do while with the Ath-
letics. Connie Mack started him one
day against the Boston Red Sox, al
ways hard team to beat. The game
rolled along just "a innings before the
Athletics broke to tie and won
the game and 1. Coombs allowed Is
hits, all well scattered, and sent 10
Reds back to the bench after each
had taken three swings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
TRIED TO RUN LEFT-HANDED
President Tener Tells of Batter Who
Had Switched Positions at Plate
Dashlng for Third.

John Z. Tener, president of the Ma
tional league, vouches for this story:
Lew Dickerson, outfielder for the Pr
rates in the long ago, had always bat
ted lefthanded, and left-handed pitch
ers in those times were scarce. Bat
tiers seldom faced them, and some bat
tiers, including Dickerson, had but q
hazy idea Of what they looked like.
One day he faced one, however, and
was bewildered. His mate suggested
that he turn around and bat right
handed. He did so, grounded toward
the left instead Of the right, as he gen.
orally did when batting left-handed,
and so fixed was the habit Of turning
from the side of the plate on which he
stood that he dashed down the line to-
ward third base"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
SINGULAR PLAY BY CRAVATH
Quick Return of Apparently Safe Hit
Forces Runner at PIate-Bat-
ter Robbed of Hit.

The force-out Of runner at the
plate on a ball that dropped in the
outfeld is the remarkable play made
In recent game between the Phillies
and Cubs. With the bases full, and
one out, Mann of the Cubs poked the
ball to center field, and 900 times in
1000 it would have gone for a base
hit. Cravath was playing center. He
caught the ball on the first bounce,
and, actuated by almost sixth sense,
he hurled the ball straight to Catcher
Killifer and forced out Doyle, hot
footing it from third. The play robbed
Mann Of a hit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No fooIishness! Lift your eorns
and calluses off with fingers
It's like magic!


Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind Of corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn few drops OF
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority
For little cost one can get a small
bottle Of freezone at any drug store
which will positively rid ones feet OF
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri,
tate the surrounding skin while ap.
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv. u
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 26--1e17.
HE PLANTED "RARE FLOWER"
Amateur Gardener Discovered That
the Brassica campestri Was
Known to Others as Turnips.

81 am a victim of the 'every-man-hiS.
own gardener said the North Ala
bama street man. 'In my back yard
in space no larger than tablecloth,
/ have planted seeds Of a dozen kinds
Of vegetables and will soon be entirely
independent of the greengrocer. If
the city ordinance were not adverse to
practical economy I should finish the
meat dealer by keeping a couple of
shoats.
while was putting in my garden a
friend Of mine came by and asked why
I did not put in something to beautify
the front yard. Here he said, are
some seeds of the brasica campeStris.
When these come up you'll have some
thing
What colored flower has it?' 1
asked.
yellow was the answer.
$50 I planted the seeds and they
came up promptly.
"a neighbor passing by asked what
/ had in the bed. 1 had written the
name brassica campestris in my note
book, and spelled 1t out to him. / told
him it was a rare flower with beau.
tiful yellow blossom.
"'All right he said. 4 have some.
We call 'em turnips.'
''My kind friend has gone on a trip
When he gets back there1l be some.
thing doing" -Indianapolis News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29

Napoleon Lajoie, grand old man of
the second sackers, is not a major
Lacquer this year. He is managing a
club in the International league-out
Of the fight in the big circuits for the
first time in more years than many
baseball players have lived.
John Evers is Of the same general
usefulness, and probably has another
year of baseball left. He never was as
good as Lajoie as batsman, however,
but his nimble brain and energy car
ried him to inspired heights not at
tanned by the younger ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29

Hans Wagner's failure to show up
this spring and the continued absence
Of his name from the box scores is
only one of many similar absences. Fa-
nous athletes who have played the
game for many long years are out
now, and others Of the veterans brig
ade are slowly slipping back to pri-
vate life. Wagner, however, could not
resist the fever, and is now back in
the game.
Sam Crawford is about the only other
of the old-time school Of ball players
left in the big leagues,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
JACK COOMBS IS COMEBACK
Athletic castoff Gives Promise of Be-
ing Better Pitcher Than Ever
Example TO Prowess.

There is one comeback that seems
to be real. The owner is none other
than the hero of many battles, Jack
Coombs, now a member Of Uncle Will
bur Robinson's hurting staff. Coombs
went wrong while with the Athletics
and was turned adrift by that wise old
sage, Connie Mack.
At that time Mack was turning them
all loose and 1t cannot be said that he
figured Coombs through. Coombs was
great pitcher last year and could
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
Wonderful.

The old soldier was again giving the
youngster accounts of the wonders be
had experienced, especially in the way
Of climate. Said he:
81 remember when we were at Fly.
zardum we used to toast our bread in
the sun, and"
Youngster (interrupting)-Yes,
know, and you were supplied with
corkscrews to draw your breath.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
MAY ABANDON PANAMA JAUNT
Chicago White sox and Pittsburgh
Pirates Probably viii Call of
Trip Because of War.

A spring series between the Chicago
Americans and the Pittsburgh Nation
ais in Panama which had been planned
for 1918 may be abandoned because of
the war. 1t had been suggested that
two teams train at the opposite ends of
the canal and meet in series Of exhi-
bition games along the waterway.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-29
stovaII on Bench.

George Stovall has taken to the
bench and permitted Art Griggs to do
the first basing for the Vernon Tigers.
An Oakland critic says the Tigers
can't field and they can't run bases,
but that they can hit, though the
hit-and-run seems to be the sum total
Of their play.