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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

league magnates repudiated John
sons suggestion did much to show
the real attitude of the majority
of big men in baseball.
And so far as other branches OF
sport are concerned followers may
take pride in the fact that stars
Of the diamond, grid iron and
track offered themselves among
the first,
No figure will stand out more
heroically in future annals Of
sport than that of Johnny Poe, the
Princeton star, one Of the first
Americans to offer himself for
liberty long before America join
ed the war. His grave, near
where he fell in a charge in the
battle of Mons, is an eternal mon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

What romantic young girl has
not been thrilled by some hand
some stage hero as he boldly ed
flies the whole world-from the
other side of the footlights?
Bah was just like that. She
had lost her pretty head over
Adrian Egleston, the hero of a
third-rate drama. She had not
learned that stage idols may not
be as noble in real life as behind
the footlights.
But when a pet scheme Of Miss
Bab's fell thru and resulted in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

ordinary medical man really knows
but little about curing the ailments
peculiar to men. He merely has y
general knowledge Of such ailments
because his practice H. spread out
over the whole range of ailments 70
which flesh Is heir. He therefork
knows little about all ailments
and Is not an expert in any. II you
should go to him he may consclsht
tiously try to. cure you. but. n@
knowing how, he would have to en-
pertinent upon you. Knowing these
facts, would you want to trust
your case in his handsf Use the
same good. sound judgment when
you need q doctor as You would u
other things. Your health Ii your
most valuable asset.
1 confine ny pracuce to
And I administer all the latest vac.
cines, serums and intravenous rem.
edies.
MY advice and consultation are
free to the afflicted. whether. treat,
glad to explain my methods and giyb
or ono monthly ihstalfmsnts. Nv ps,s
are within the reach OF avery MAD
J. j. Keefe, Phi. g., N. u.
/, e52M Pacific Ave-, Cor. llth e.
Tscoma, Wesk.
Private Entrance. ssfK Commerce, y
Street
Hours-p q. m. to p. m daily
Evenings. to :. sunasva 10 u &
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
PORTLAND BOUNCED
FROM COAST LEAGUE

Credie's seat at the conference.
Retrenchment was the principal
topic. AS a step In that direc-
tion the single umpire system was
adopted for next year. Moreover,
Cal Ewing of Oakland offered a
resolution providing that so per
cent of the roster OF each club
will be composed of "bushers. !"
This will likely be adopted.
Considerable gloom at next sea-
sons financial outlook hung over
the first session, but there was
an apparent determination to
trim expenses to meet war time
circumstances and weather the
sQuall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

ument to American sport.
Since then hundreds of college
football men have followed him.
Every training camp Is filled with
men whose names have been writ
ten in football history in the past.
Two or three all-American teams
of the past can be found in serv-
ice.
Hank Gowdy, hero of the 1914
world series, was the first base
ball player to don uniform.
Scores of other players from the
big leagues and the minors have
followed him.
A few months ago big sturdy
fellow walked down the gangplank
Of a boat at an eastern port. One
arm, paralyzed, hung In sling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Anna Held is playing a silent
role quite as important as her de-
pction of the charming actress
who is followed by men and wom-
en- alike in Follow Me-" her lat
est musical comedy success, at
the Tacoma theater tonight and
Wednesday.
1t Is the role of producer, for
the chic French coincidence with
the big, brown eyes, that lust
won't behave" and famed the
world over for having INDUCED
in milk baths and for her naughty
stage demeanor, not only design
ed the gowns worn by herself and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
SPORTS
PORTLAND FINALLY
BUSTED BY COAST
LEAGUE MAGNATES
CAMOUFLAGE?-OR
STRAIGHT DOPE?

test himself, aided by the official
staff of his circus. He will try
to have the department OF justiye
give permission for the exhibition
of motion pictures of the fight in
order to continue giving money
to the Red Cross.
Fred Fulton probably will be
the man selected and to Fulton
must 20 some of the credit for
smoking Willard out. The threat
of the long plsaterer to claim the
championship unless Willard
agreed to fight by Dec. 20, doubt
less had something to do with the
champions decision,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
Keeps
On Playing

The school board can't keep
Eddie Danielson. from having a
little athletic enjoyment this year.
Altho the Lincoln Park high
school athlete is formally barred
from taking part in any sch olastio
events, because he played on an
outside team last year, the school
board can't keep him from play
ing on other teams. Eddie has
Joined the st. Leo's Athletic club
and will be leading member Of
the first basketball team. He
played with the Orioles last night
and helped defeat the Wops IA to
II,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

The hazards Of the moving pic
aure game are ever increasing on
the part Of the actor. Recently,
one of the leading characters of
1.-THE Dream DOLL" a new Essan-
ay production, was decapitated.
The script called for such action,
and the script was followed.
However. the actor still Lives"
He merely was one of the dolls
used in the picture, and has been
given a new head, so worries uot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

The other gripped leash on a big
collie. Jack Monro, the first Of
our boxers to see real service, had
come back, incapacitated for fur
ther duty by wounds received in
a charge.
Tennis playing seems to develop
those senses necessary to the avia-
tor for seven Of the "big ten" Of
1915 are in the aviation corps.
Golf has given France Ouimet and
many others.
There won't be many track rec
ords broken next year. There are
no athletes left in college to break
them. Practically every man who
has hung up new standards over
the cinders may now be reached
by addressing his letters U. s. A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
Halifax Films
For the Apollo

Pictures Of the destruction
caused by the explosion that
wrecked Halifax will start at the
Apollo Wednesday a. added at
traction. The musical program
at the Apollo this week 10 an ex-
cspktonally good one, headed as
1t 10 by the Keaunuis Hawaiian
troupe, whioh Includes singers,
dancers and instrumehtalists who
have aroused the enthusiasm OF
Apollo crowds. The Lamb"
with Douglas Fairbanks in the
loading role, II now showing.
The Voice OF Conscience" in
which Francis X. Bushman 10 the
star, comes TO the Apollo merit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Arthur Donaldson, whose stage
career began when he was years
old. Is one OF the best known
character actors in screens. and
also has hign reputation here
and abroad az a comedian, being
best known as the original Prince
Of Pilsep. He has one of the
leading chacter parts in II W.il
Repay" coming soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Several Mack Sennett girls, ap-
pearing in the comedies produced
for Paramount re, ease, went into
the woods recently to gather red
berries for the soldiers. One re-
turned with an armful of beauti-
full shiny leaves which she thought
were so pretty. Later che devel-
oped fine case of poison oak.
She believes now that all is not
fine that shines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
Bah Falls In Love With a
Matinee Idol a Week

much humiliation to Adrian, she
quickly learned that her hero"
was not as heroic as he could have
been. -
Bab's experience with the Lead
ing man are amusingly related Ii
"Babs Matinee Idol" present at
traction at the Colonial, with
Marguerite Clark starred.
The final installment Of the
war pictures, THE Tanks in 40
ton During the Retreat Of the
Germans From the Battle OF
Arras," Is also shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
DETER'S
II IFFLE

The death Of Frank Gotch at
the age of Al only reminds one Of
the many athletes who die be-
fore they reach their prime. It's
muscular overstrain, not high liv-
Ing, that causes most Of the pre-
mature deaths.
Connie Mack Is treating
the Athletes with as much
ruthlessness as the kaiser
showed in his treatment of
Belgium. And he's becom-
ing about as popular with
Philly fans as Wilhelm, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
y z! Ess sss! II .a e g. Ar s MOVIES
Anna Held Here In
Her Own Production

her women principals and chorua
girls, but from her ideas alonS
were fashioned the three scenes
Of the piece.
Miss Held stopped at nothing to
get the effects she desired in both
scenery and costumes. Many
times she visited the dirty, stuffy
scenic studios in New York, walk
ed up winding flights Of stairs to
inspect the work under way, and
for hours at a time stood drapint
models in Lady Duff Gordon'S
private dressmaking studio that
her ideas as to gowns might he
carried out in detail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
'EElI.$T,,Il4Gz'

A real novelty in the box
ing line will bc furnished
by the st. Leo's Athletic club
Saturday night. There will
be nine events on the card,
and the admission price will
be 90 cents for civilians and
06 cents for uniformed mon.
il ought to be q treat for
lovers Of boxing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

(UhIted PFess Lehsed WfFe.1
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18-Port-
land was dropped from the Pa
cific Coast league and It's fran
chiss given to Sacramento here
late yesterday afternoon at the
first session of the annual meet
ing Of the P. G. l.. club owners
at the Van Mugs hotel.
This means that Portland prob
ably will be a member OF the
Northwest league next season,
and the league given class A
standing.
Charles Graham of Sacramento
was invited to take Walter Nc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Jack Hartford of Tacoma, who
recently returned from California,
where he has been boxing sue
cessfully for year, Is anxious to
get a local battle with Leo Houck.
The latter has returned north for
the holidays after working in a
Los Angeles flicker factory. Hart
ford claims one victory over
Houck and says he'd like another
chance to muss up the movie
mans phys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Jess
willard has taken the step that
may yet make him popular.
Hounded by critics end boxing
fans because Of his unwillingness
to fight. the big champion stands
today committed to a promise to
tight solely for the benefit Of the
Red Cross No heavyweight is
barred for his opponent.
Further than that no man will
be allowed to make money from
the bout. To insure this, Willard
declares he will promote the con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Houck isn't paying much
attention to Hartford, but is
trying OF get q bout with
Frankie Tucker. After work.
ing In the pictures with Jack
Pickford, Leo says he's will
ing to try anything once, and
he thinks Tucker would be
about his size.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Tacoma boxing fans believe
that Joe Benjamin, Spokane light
weight, has taken on more than
he can handle by signing to meet
Joe Rivers In a six-round bout in
Portland Friday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

An Ohio prizefight was
called off the other night
because there was no coal to
heat the hall. Might have
started fire by chipping
some sphnters off the box
ers' heads.
A lot Of fellows at Camp Lewis
Will be developing new ailments
now. The police have turned
over 1000 quarts of old FASH
ioned Ticker to the base hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
Choose the Right Doctor

The most linz
portant thing
for you to Do
II you are an
ailins man n
to seek the
services Al
n ne RIGHT
Don't go To,
the first one
you see, sih-
ply becauaa
he happens "a
De q physics
ian. Choose
the physician
who makes n
speciality q
curing the
kind of all.
ment frou
which YOU
suffer. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
TOWNsFOLK TO
HONOR GOTCH
(By United Press,)

o HUMBOLDT, Ia, Dec. Is.
y - All Humboldt today
q mourned the death of Frank
q Gotch, undefeated wrestling
. champion and the towns
y first citizen. When the big
y champion goes to his last
. resting place, the entire town
y will follow him to the coun-
y try cemetery ON the edge Of
o the town.
D Tomorrow, the day of the
. funeral, not store will
@ open. Banks and schools
y will close and not a wheel
= of industry will turn.
8 q o 3 = . . 3 d q o q q q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18

Sam Langford and Harry Wills,
negro heavyweights, recently stag
ed an unsavory bout at Toledo.
The frame-up was so obvious that
Toledo has barred negro boxers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
tH>% 3 . q q D = = y = y q .
. POOR OLD DAVE 9


cd his arm. He hasn't sent out
any bulletins to the sport eds for
almost Q month.
The first sight for visitors
who como to Tacoma by
steamer 10 the new Quaran-
tine station at the muny
dock. City councilmen ought
TO paint "Welcome to Our
Oty" over the front door.
International league magnates
spent the first day Of their ses-
SION awarding the 1917 flag to
Toronto. Which was very excit-
ing, since Toronto had only won
the flag three months before.
. . . = s. . o q . . q. D . q . .
Tacoma wouldn't have @
minded this muddy water @
= epidemic at all three or four .
= years ago. because then we 9
. didn't have to drink water. 8
80 . q . y q . y o . b = y q 9
1t is reported that Fred Toney
has Joined the army. The news
must have been as pleasant as a
broken leg to Matty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
Spit BALL Is
BLACkLISTED
(United Press Leased wire.)

UNITED Press Leased wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-The mar
ket price OF spitballs stood at $25
today.
They will cost that much apiece
Tor any American Association
pitcher who uses one next sea-
son, as a result of a resolution
adopted at the annual meeting Of
that association here late yester-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-18
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATRES

TACOMA
Tonight and Wednesday -
Anna Held In "FOllow Me-"
PANTAGES
"The Beasts and the Fairy"
with vaudeville.
HIPPODROME
1.-THE Pool ROOM" with
vaudeville.
MOVIES
COLONIAL
"Bab's Matinee IDOL" Off
cial war films.
APOLLO
1.-THE Lamb" with Douglas
Fairbanks.
MELBOURNE
"The Tiger Woman" with
Theda Bara.
LIBERTY
'"The Dancers PERIL" with
Alice Brady.
The herald., 1917-12-20
McDONOUGH NO. 5.
CAT HELPS FIND THE LEAK
lnoenius Plumber Demonstrates Feline,
With Aid Of catnip, Is Worth
Having Around.

"There are more ways than one to
kill a cat" says an old proverb, and
"there are more ways than one to use
cat" is the new reading. Here is an
illustration:
A plumber was called upon to locate
q supposed leak In a ten-story tene-
ment house. After a days cogitation
and sundry profftless soundings and
sniffings, he finally hit upon plan.
He went to a drug store and bought 10
cents worth Of fluid extract Of valerian
commonly called catnip. Then he
took the elevator to the top floor and
poured the valerian diluted with water
down the drain. Half an hour later he
took a cat and visited each floor In
turn.
The cat exhibited no interest until a
room In the seventh story was reached.
Then, with bound, 1t sprang from the
plumbers ARM and began to paw the
wall, mewing loudly. A hole was made
In the wall, and there, sure enough.
was the leak.
That plumber deserves to make q
fortune from his ingenuity.
The herald., 1917-12-20
BUFFALO WAGES GAME FIGHT
Huntsmen When He Is Poked
In the Eye.

An exciting story is told of a party
who went buffalo shooting in Zuzuland
recently. During the course of the
holiday buffalo was shot early one
morning. The party saw the animal
drop, and as Ii did not move. decided
to deal with 1t later In the day. Re
turning in the afternoon they saw the
buffalo from a distance, apparently in
the same position as they left it. One
of the hunters went out to the buffalo,
and on reaching 1t poked stick In its
eye. This had the effect Of restoring
animation in the animal, which was
only badly wounded, and warm time
thereupon ensued for the gentleman In
question.
The buffalo jumped up and tackled
the hunter. who hung round the neck
of the buffalo in the hope of firing 1t
out. When the other members of the
party arrived the buffalo and his foe
were whirling round at such a rate,
that 1t was impossible to get a shot in
without endangering the life of the lat
ter. The buffalo tried to stamp the
man to the ground with his forefeet,
and at last lifted him with a terrible
toss of it's horns into thorn-tree near
by. This gave the other men the
chance Of shot, and the buffalo's
career finally terminated.
The herald., 1917-12-20
The Simple Breakfast.

Over, under and through all eatinG
the simple breakfast still stands SUI
preme, declares A. ]. R., In the Mime.
apolis Journal. A glass Of water. q
cereal or wheat biscuit with cream In
abundance and a peach from Colorado
sliced in, two slices of bacon not 30
crisp that they break, two slices OF
homemade bread comfortably toasted
a cup of coffee poured upon the cream
and sugar and stopped at exactly the
right color, two of mothers dough
nuts and, as you leave the table with
a sigh of relief, II it be possible to gel
the hooks on one of baby's bits Of choc
olate candy for topper, no great
harm is done. With that breakfast
one may leave the house feeling thai
he is fortified until the noon hour rolf
around again..
The herald., 1917-12-20
The Duty Of Parents.

What better legacy can parents leave
their children than to teach them that
success and prosperity are surer II
they begin by doing everything well
by being so careful and exact In the
performance Of every duty, and max
ing themselves so useful that their
friends or employers cannot do with
out Them" and that when success be-
gins to crown their efforts they will
'be happier and no poorer" If they use
some proportion Of their wealth In
aiding those less fortunate? Let par
ents and employers, both by example
and precept, teach their children and
their employees to be industrious,
faithful, economical and scrupulously
honest, and the daily papers will not
send through our community so many
records of crime and immoralty.-Mil'
waukee Evening Wisconsin.
The herald., 1917-12-20
Press cana at Church.

The cursory examinations which
many recruits allege they received In
the earlier days Of the war were far
greater tests Of endurance and STAN.
ina than the recruit of so years ago
was wont to receive. In those days,
If man could count all his limbs and
had sufficient teeth to enable him to
crunch the hard army biscuits and salt
beef, or bite Off the end of a cartridge
before putting it into his old Brown
Bess, he was certain Of being accepted.
In earlier times, however, there was
no pretense at medical examination at
all. When Queen Elizabeth resolved
to assist in raising the siege of Calais
in 1896, the lord mayor and aldermen
Of London received instructions to
raise a thousand men for this service,
and on Easter Sunday they proceeded
to several churches with their con-
stables, fastened the doors, and select
ed from the congregation the number
Of men required. Without any medical
examination they were equipped and
sent to Dover.-Tit-Bits.
The herald., 1917-12-20
ORPHEUM.


The following will be the Christmas
week attractions at this popular play
house:
Double Headline Bill: Lew Brice,
and the Barr Twins, in "A Little o.
This and A Little o. That.
The famous comedian Billie Reeves
(himself) "The Scream of the Screen
assisted by Amy Webb and Edwin
Redding, in an uproariously funny
farce, "The Right Key, but the Wrong
Flat"
Extra feature: Collins & Hart, in
their novelty surprise.
Charles Olcott, offering his original
travesty "A Comic Opera in Ten Min
utes."
Billie Burke's motor Boating" with
Tom McRea, Hazel Clark, Ada Brown
and James Carney.
Harry Norwood G Alpha Hall, sense
and nonsense.
Charles Lovenberg presents Loven-
berg Sisters and Neary Bros. in
Around the Compass" introducing
songs and dances characteristic of the
East West, North and South.
Orpheum Travel Weekly, the world
at work and play. In Zealand. The
Old City of Gand. The Island of Ia
hiti.
Orpheum Concert Orchestra. e. e.
rosso, Director.
The herald., 1917-12-20
At The PlayhOuSeS M
WRITTEN" BEFORE THE WAR
Impressive Fact in Nature Is Stiffness
and Quiet on Earth, Says Observa-
tory Director e. L. larkin.

One of the most impressive facts In
nature is the Stiffness and quiet here
on earth, writes Edgar Lucien Larkin,
director of Mount Lowe observatory.
Ancient roarings, thunderings of pent-
up potential of electricity, the terrific
energy of heat, the exploding surfaces
of millions of suns so many times
larger and energetic than our sun,
itself 100000 times larger than the
earth, had to be hushed down into
stiffness, quietude and silence to make
ready for that amazing event, the Gre
alton of life on worlds, revolving
around genial suns, giving out life-sus-
tanning light and tempered heat.
None can imagine this perfect bal
ance Of titanic forces, for. with slight
increase or decrease Of the suns radi-
ant energy, all life on earth would van
ish. How accurate the adjustment Of
mighty powers, that living things,
where imminent death always turks,
could even appear and then survive.
The mere item of the careful adjust
ment of the heat energy output of
the sun for reception and use Of the
most delicate organisms on land and
In the sea, this even balance is beyond
Imagination, and one of the marvels
of the careers Of the earth and man.
With the creation of life on earth,
Mind Supreme appears, so far as man
is able to see, rested and retired.
There is no trace of the action of the
Original Mind now on earth. The 6O3
laws Of nature, their force, is all that
can be detected in action now.
The herald., 1917-12-20

his bride. A telegram arrives for
Budd from his quaker aunt who is his
guardian and opposed to the mar
riage. The bride decides it best to
spend the night at her home. She
and George leave the apartment, and
then Jackie Sampson, an actress who
plays "Modesty' in Experience"
dashes in the open window to escape
constable. Luck favors her lucky
move, for she meets Jim Marvin. She
tells him she was with a party in a
restaurant, and during a mix-up, and
in order to protect herself, she hit an
officer in the eye. Jim Marvin proves
timely friend and introduces her
to the constable as the real Mrs.
Budd. The arrival of the brides faith
The herald., 1917-12-20
TULANE THEATRE.

A newly married couple, midnight
supper and a dashing and captivating
actress, Jackie Sampson, accidently
meeting Jim Marvin in an apartment
where she takes refuge in fleeing
from an officer of the law after mix
up in a gay restaurant is what made
possible "Oh, Boy" the delightfully."-
pretty New York Princess Theatre
musical comedy success which F. Ray
Comstock and William Elliott will
send here for a weeks engagement
at the Tulane Theatre beginning Sun
day, with matinees on Tuesday
christmas Day., Wednesday and
Saturday.
The book of lyrics of "Oh, Boy" are
The herald., 1917-12-20

er and mother, and of Budd's quaker
aunt, result in some funny situations,
but as George is a resourceful young
mar. he manages to straighten out the
mix-up and the story ends with hap
piness for all. Eighteen musical mum.
bers grace the score of Oh. Boy" of
the whistley kind. The special cast
engaged to interpret "Oh, Boy" could
hardly be better and includes Leona
Thompson, Gertrude Waixel, William
Pruette, Jr., Charles Knowlden, T. d.
Leary, w. Fredericks, Eileen Powers
Helen Dubois, James E. Rome, Bob.
by Hale, Marian Hibbing and Laura
Wells. "Oh, Boy" is now running on
| its second year in New York.