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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
BENLEONARD
EXPECTED TO.
VISIT COAST

Seattle is announcing bravely
that 1t expects to see Benny Leon
ard, new lightweight champion,
in a local ring within the next
month, but as yet has failed to
name any opponent for the title
holder. With the exception of
Eddie Campi, who is a feather
weight, there doesn't seem to be
any other than Harry Anderson
of the champions weight who
can make him step fast enough to
give Seattle fans peep at his
class.
1t is a cinch that a boy will
have to be dug UP who works
faster than any of the present
cop of Seattle lightweights If
fans. there are to see Just how
fast the new champ can go. In
the ring with some of the north
western champs, Leonard would
look as tho he were standing
still.
Seattle is confident that Benny
will come, however, and promot-
ers of the bout are securing the
woods for a boxer fast enough to
show him an interesting time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
n.W.PLAYERS
FLOCKINC TO
SHIP LEACU &

A resolution passed by the Sc
attle Shipbuilders' league this
week permitting player to enter
games regardless of his time of
service in the shipyards makes
several former Northwestern
leaguers eligible for double
header in Seattle this afternoon.
Formerly a man had to be en-
ployed 80 days before he could
play.
Among the players who recent
ly entered the shipbuilding field
are AL Gipe, Bob Snyder and Gill
bert Stoke, ON the Ames team;
Pat Eastley, Lyle Bigbee, Bill
Cunningham and Bobby Coltrin
on the Duthie team; Tom Cum
bingham, Herb Murphy and Hap
Morse, on the Seattle Construc-
ton company's team; Pug Ben
nett, Roy Brown and Ike Wolfer
on the Skinner & Eddy team.
Altho baseball is dead in Ta-
coma, Seattle fans will see dur
ing the remainder of the season
a brand of ball practically as good
as anything furnished by the
Northwestern league the past
season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Ideals Want a
Chance at City
Baseball Title

The B. & C. Ideals team, one
of the strongest in the South Side,
has challenged the Smelter ball
club to a championship game, but
has received no answer as yet. The
Ideals declare that If an amateur
championship is to be determined
in Tacoma, they should be given a
chance to show their worth.
Captain Severance of the Ideals
is busy lining up players for his
1918 team. He has already signed
up several stars, including a num-
Der of men who played this year
with the Lincoln Athletic club
team. Biscuits Besaw is one of
his latest recruits.
IF we play the Smelter team
for the title, however, we will use
the same lineup that we have
played all season, with the excep-
tion of cases where regular play
ers have been called into army
service or are SICK" said Sever
ance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Gypsy Troupe Is
Big Feature of
Regents Bill

The vintage Of old Spain will
assert itself Sunday when the new
bill of Hippodrome vaudeville
opens at the Regent theater with
the Gypsy Brigands, nomad
band of extraordinary dancers
and entertainers. Four men and
four women comprise the person
mel of the offering.
Acrobatics commingled with
comedy will be offered by the
Tokayo Japs, troupe of Nippon
ese who have just completed a
successful season in the east.
THE Two Blondes" are gym
nasts who offer many new and
entertaining feats.
Hugo Lutgents, known from
one end of the continent to the
other as 1.-THE Swede Billy Sun
day." is presenting his old char
acter, THE Swede Preacher"
Fay & Lewis, pair of twins,
have neat singing and dancing
skit.
The Alex Duo, man and woman,
will present repertoire of popu-
lar medleys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Melbourne Gets
Doug Fairbanks

Doug Fairbanks sunny DISPOSE
ton has been dramatized. 1t is
the lovable Doug himself whose
life will shine all through 1.-THE
Habit of Happiness, which will
open at the Melbourne tomorrow.
His particular business in the plot
is to go about and make everybody
happy and bring a hearty laugh
to the down-hearted. The very
novelty of this brings him more
clients than he can ever hope to
cure. Among them is a grabbed
old millianoire, and Fairbanks
takes interest in the case because
crusty Moneybags has a charming
daughter. In the course of his
strenuous efforts TO- relieve the
old boy of the blues the joy-maker
uncovers a plot to relieve his pa
tient of all his money by trickery
on the stock exchange. Fairbanks
finally becomes involved in the
plot and defeats 1t in a highly in
genious and athletic manner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

The war department recently
announced it would not object to
the formation of bantam regi-
ments" providing the men includ-
ed in these units were otherwise
physically sound.
The issue was brought before
the department by letters from
men too small to get into the sery-
ice under army regulations, who
declared they should be given a
chance to serve their country and
pointed out that many of the
greatest fighters were small men.
1t is not difficult to find under
sized men in Athletics who have
been wonders in their fields of en-
deavor, little men who have out
stripped their larger brothers.
Three years ago the Boston
Braves won the National league
championship and world series.
The greatest pitcher of the outfit
was Dick Rudolph, short stubby
fellow, who had been thought too
small by McGraw and was not
given a chance with the Giants.
The shortstop of the club was
Rabbit Meanwhile, one of the
smallest men in baseball and one
of the greatest infielders the
game has produced.
Boxing has produced many
little champions. Johnny Wilde,
flyweight champion of the world;
probably could win against any of
the present-day bantams. Jack
Dillon, the little giant, is one of
the greatest little men to ever
batter his way thru the big heavy
weight class.
Elmer Oliphant, West Points
great all-around star, is much
smaller than his teammates.
Golf has given us Bob Jones,
the boy wonder, and Walter j.
Travis.
A number of our great distance
runners have been little men.
John Paul Jones and Norman
Taber, two of the greatest milers,
were little fellows.
You can store lot of fight and
stamina in a small body. Uncle
Sam knows that-no wonder he
permits the organization Of ban
tam regiments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
DETER'S
i IFFLE

Amateur baseball i'm Taco
ma is doing as sensational "a
skyrocket stunt as the pro-
fessional brand. War has de-
pleted the ranks of almost
every team.
Sam Langford has quit. Joe
Jeanette and Sam McVey now
probably will have to starve.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE
"The strike is ended
Louis Bean.
"The strike is not ended"
Street car men.
All the men in an Oklahoma
town are wearing overalls and the
women bingham dresses, to aid
war economy. We'd like to try
that in Tacoma, only wouldn't our
city council look funny?
CLEVELAND is ACCUSING
WALTER JOHNSON OF USING
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

is to inherit million dollars.
The Royal Gascoignes juggle a
wide variety of objects, includ-
ing a pet dog.
The Lucy Lucier Trio are all
fine singers and have new
repertoire of songs and dialogue.
Women" is comedy sketch
dealing with the eccentricities
and foibles of the gentler sex.
Julian Hall plays the saxo-
phone and trombone, does soft
shoe dancing and finds the eli
max of his act in limitations. The
fourth episode of the Vitagraph
feature, 1.-THE Secret Kingdom"
will be shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Made "Goat"- didn't Crab
Is Popular Now With Fans

At first glance you'd never
think this smiling gent was the
most famous of national goats"
Introducing FRED SNOD-
GRASS, former Giant player as
he looks today, five years after
the historic muff which helped
New York lose a worlds series to
Boston.
Time is a great effacer of re-
grets and should some one with
"crool" desire to salt old
wounds refer to Snodgrass
frappe de trop, or whatever 1t
was, the best he would get would
be a good natured smile. Now
field captain of Vernon in the
Pacific Coast league, Snodgrass
is playing splendid ball and IS
highly popular on the coast,
which was his home before ne
broke in with McGraw.
While Snodgrass' muff put
player on base in the crucial
game of the world series, New
York would have won had Merkle
and Myers not allowed an easy
foul to fall 20 feet from first
base. This gave Speaker, the
hitter, a new lease and he smash
ed a safety which tied the score
and put the winning run on third,
to count a moment later on a
sacrifice fly.
Snodgrass has made himself
popular alike with players and
fans by taking the gaff' and re-
fusing to refer to the part others
had in losing the series.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Giant Pitcher
To Louisville

tUnited Press Leased Wire.J
CHICAGO, July 28.-Pitcher
Middleton of the Giants has been
shifted to Louisville in exchange
for Outfielder Without on whom
wavers had been asked by the
Colonies, according to the an
nouncement of Manager McGraw
today. New York was the only
club that refused to waive. Wilhoit
was with the Pirates part of year
and last season was with the
Braves. ,,ir
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

General Joy commands the ma
tional selective army of clean fun
which will be modified at Pan
tages for the week beginning
Monday afternoon. Wanted, a
Wife," sparkling comedy with
music and cast of II players,
and the Royal Juggling Cas-
coignes are the featured numbers
on a bill which promises many
tidbits.
Frank Harrington, Charlotte
Taylor, Sidney Berlin and George
Gould are the leading artists in
Wanted, Wife," 1t tells a
laughable story of a man who
must marry before midnight il he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
) o o o . o o 9 o o o o o o o
PILLETT WINS IN
PRACTICE GAME

o Altho Herman Pillett, star
{. twirler for the Tacoma Tig-
o ers this season, has not been
q allowed by Cincinnati to
i. pitch a regular game for the
Q Reds, he did the heaving in a
o Sunday exhibition game a
{. week ago against a team
% from Waterbury,, Conn, and
@ blanked his opponents, 5
@ to 0.
@ Pillett has received much
q favorable comment from
@ sport scribes who have seen
o him in action, and it is posi-
o BILE that he will be sent to
@ the mound for a scheduled
O National league game one of
@ days.
@
@ @ @ O o @ o 8 o o 8 g o o o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

When two such names as Will
liam S. Hart and Thomas II. ince
are linked in a photoplay it is
certain that a high-class enter
tainment is assured. In the new
est Hart production, Wolf
Lowry" turned out under the
Ince trademark, a big story with
a new twist is told. This feature,
together with good comedy and
new Pathe news pictures, will
open at the Apollo Sunday.
Pretty Margery Wilson, who
has been admired in many Tri-
angle plays, is seen in support of
Hart. Hart has the role of a
desert king, and Miss Wilson that
of a girl who invades his domain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Offer Leonard
$4,000 Purse

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Benny
Leonard has been offered $4,000
to meet Charlie White in bout to
a decision. Jack Curley made the
offer. Dick Curley, who staged
the recent bout between Leonard
and Kilbane, is ready to make an
offer for the bout. The battle
ground, it declared, would be with
ing two hours of New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Ball Players
Are EnliStin6

SAN FRANCISCO, July Is
Northwestern league recruits in
the Coast circuit are flocking to
the colors. Latest to join the
U. s. field artillery are Rod Muir
ply, Dan Murray and Tom Fitz-
simmons of Oakland, and Del
Baker. of San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Tono Team Is
After Another

CENTRALIA, July 2s.-Hav-
ing won its 10th straight victory
at Pc Ell last Sunday, the Tono
team is going after another win
tomorrow by taekling the Black
Cats in return game. Winlock
and Vader play at Winlock Sun
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
CAPITAL CITY STAGE.
HnupIv gnr-s~-
Fare one way 81. Round "trip TIT

Fare one way 81. Round "trip si.so.
EATONvILLE-hA
TACOMA AUTO STAGE
I1th ST.. Op. r. o. md CsntraI uus
Station.
Lv. Eatonvflle daily 3 an; Am. m.
$3.50 y. m Sunday. 8 a m. . and 4
D. m.
Lv. Tacoma DAILY . o. m. D. m.
p. m. Sunday Q a m. { and s:i1
D. m.
saturday Evening Special--Leavs
Eatonvi'le y. m: leave Tacoma'
e:1b y. m.
TENINO-RAINIER
Lv. Tacoma--6:00 .. m
Nv. Tenino-s:00 q. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
SHOT BY FATHER
AL PALZER DIES

tuutteu fresn Leasea Wife,
PERHAM, Mimi, July 28.-AlI
Palzer. heavyweight boxer, VINO
was shot by his father early Fri
day, when he was trying to pro-
tect his mother, died at the local
hospital early today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
TACOMA AMATEUR
GOING TO FRONT

y Butch Ferguson, amateur
D boxer and baseball player.
. and all-around good fellow,
. has Joined company e of the
y 9Th Engineers, and expects
. to no to the front soon.
D Butch has always demon
D sfrated his ability to come
. back, and his friends hope
3 that his latest venture will
, prove no exception. He has
D I host of acquaintance in
) Tacoma who wish him good
, luck.
80 long, Butch, old pail"
a - - a a A "a a n a a A n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

- slackers, comments a contrib.
Lightweights please take notice.
WONDER WHAT'S HAPPEN
ED TO OUR OLD FRIEND,
COUNTY DETECTIVE FRED
SHAW?
Paul Steele hasn't gone to
work yet. Worse'n that. He's
working for living.
Pop Geers says he's driven his
flivver four years without a pune
ture. What's the use of owning
q flivver IL you can't have a pune
tnre once in while, Pop?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

Games Yesterday.
Portland 7, Los Angeles 4.
San Francisco 6, Oakland Q.
Vernon s, Salt Lake 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
ORTING-TACOMA

Leave Tacoma-7:30, 5000, 1900 a.
M; 1870. $3.50. . p. m.
Leave orting--7:4b. 500. 1000 q
M; 1890, 500, 5 p. m.
Saturday Nights and Sundays
Leave OrtinE-6:40.
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BUCKLEY TACOMA


Lv. Tacoma-6:40. 1880 a. m: 2:aE.
f:30. 11:10 p. m.
Nv. Dupont--8:00. $500 a. H.. ZOO.
1850. 6:15 p. m.
Sunday special-8;oo. 1000 D. M
and 1900 H..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
CENTRAL
BUS STATION

Lunch Noolv in Connection
Schedule Auto Stage q Freight
a.rvice. Baggage Checked.
1Ib SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 10l
CarbDnndO~-Wilk eson--Tacoms
(Stea IN Heated Carsl
M'CRACKEN, Prop.
Three Trips Tally
Leave Tacoma: 11:c0 a. mn
900, 5:15 p. m.
Leave Carbonate: 7:3a, 8:15 a.
M; 200 p. m.
BUCKLEY TACOMA
". BUCKLEY buckley a. M; M 1885, HaS p =. IN N
and Sunday-Lv. Ta CONS
10 a. m: $3.50. 1850 o. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

LAND ALWAYS HAS TO FIND
AN EXCUSE FOR LOSING.
IL war has put this much of a
crimp in baseball, what'll 1t do to
football next fall?
INTERESTING STATISTICS
Walter Johnson usually
beats nine opposing players
and eight Washington near
players in ball game.
Army officers hunt tango lizards
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
NORTHEAST TACOMA

Factory
Lv. Tacoma6:30. 7'30. $3.50 q. MI
], 4, s, Q, 1915 p. m.
Lv. N. E. Tac.-7:00, 500, 1920 a. m,f
1880. 4:30. $3.50, GAS p. m.
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Lv. Tacoma-S a. m. and 500 o. m
Lc Ashford--8 a. m. and 900 p. m.
KAPOWsfN-TACO
Lv. Tacoma-8:00 a. m. 100, 4 o, m.
Lv. Kapowsin-8:00 a. m. 1. 4, o, m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
PLAYERS IN

The great flood that once de-
luged the world is depicted in
1.-THE Heir of the Ages" which
comes to the Colonial tomorrow.
This scene marks the transition
from the prologue to the modern
story.
In the modern narrative the
thrilling rescue of Abby Hope and
Larry Payne by Hugh, who takes
them from burning building,
is one of the big scenes.
An unusual story is unfolded
in the new Colonial attraction.
The battle of the weak and the
strong is the theme, and the
eventual triumph of the stronger
man is shown.
House Peters has one of his
best roles In this production, and
is supported by competent cast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lv. Tacoma-S:S0 a. m. 1880 p. m.
Lv. Aberdeen-S:00 a. M. 1900 D. m.
Observation-Disclosures
Tacoma Office, Central Bus Sta.
Aberdeen Off,, Washington Hotel.
TINE CARD
For Aberdeen
Leave Tacoma, 8:3O a. NJ.
1890 a. M; Olympia, 10 a. m,
IL noon; McCleary, II a. M, 1
p. M; Elma, 1870 a. m, 1880
p. M; Montesano, 10 noon, 2 D. m.
For Tacoma
Leave Aberdeen for Tacoma, &
p. m, 4:45 p. M: Montesano, 4
p. M, $50 p. M; Elma, 4:3O D.
m, 6 p. M; McCleary, s p. m,
$50 p. M; Olympia, 6 p. M.
1880 p. m.
Subject to Change without Notice
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
THE BLUE LINE
Sumner, North PuyaIlup. Flrvood.
ArdeDn, Fife. Tacoma.
LEAVE SUMMER

(Messicl<'s STOREY
500 A. M. and hourly theres Ser.
last car leaving at 1000 p. M.
400 p. M.
LEAVE TACOMA
Peoples store and Central BUS STA
tion. 115-117 So. 10th 1T,
700 A. M. and hourly Thereafter
last car leaving at HOO p. M.
1900 p. NJ. -
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MOOSE AUTO sTAGN
etnnd-Croft Hotel. 1919 Pacific No.
and Central bus Station.
Tacoma ana Yelm, Lskeview, Hill
hurst Greendale. Roy. McKenua
Nj. II. Mt1es.
Nv. Tacoma-10:30 a. m. and n.
M; Sunday : a. m. and 100 D. m.
Lv. Yelm-i:30 a. m. and o. ms
Saturday night 1880 and SiIndaS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing of the {

8 D o o o @ o . q o q o o Q D .
Won, Lost Pct.
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MINERAL-TACOMA
AsHFORD-rAOOMA

EITef AIUtTs III WTuude
Lv. Tacoma $500 a. m. and 500 D. m.
Lv. Mineral 1880 a. m. and 1880 o. m.
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PACIFIC COAST nAGUE

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Standing of the Clubs.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-14
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
By R. A. Ward.

In vain I scan the records of the
past,
To locate this new wdiscovered land
They call Somewhere in France.
The ground is honey combed with
shot and shell
That come screaming through the air
Like the voice of ten thousand de-
Issuing from the pit Of hell.
The Kaiser's minions. like the locust
swarms
Arising from the pit (Rev. 9:3),
Or swarms Of frogs that filled
Proud Pharaoh's palaces; as they ad-
vance,
Have spread death and devastation
Ger the once happy land, we call
Somewhere In France. a.
The Allied forces, eager for the fray,
Rush "over the top" unmindful Of
the Slorm
iof shrapnel. bullets or hand gre
made,
Or poisonous gas, or saber, bayone.
or lance,
Determined to drive the hated Teu
ton
From the trench. and rescue peas
ants homes,
Somewhere IN France -
Thou God of battles, at whose SOW.
ereign word
The nations bow subservient to thy
will,
wilt thou not cause these awfu
crimes to cease
Crimes that make angels weer ant
devils dance?
Have mercy on these helpless ones
And send relief to them,
- Somewhere in France.
Their homes in ruins; children
poisoned, manned and dead.
Mothers. the victims of rapine and
british lust;
Fathers. brothers. lovers, find rest.
| Ing place
In shell-hole, or smothered in sea
of mud; or, perchance,
Left on the CORY field a prey to vul.
lures,
With this, the only record of their
sacrifice
"Died!-Somewhere in Frsnce. u
Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-14
KANSAS GOVERNOR
TIPPED" BY VISITOR

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 12.-Goyernor
Arthur Capper was tipped" fifty
cents by a woman of Kansas City,
Kan, whose husband had been par.
doned by the Governor. Several
weeks ago the husband went to Ok
lahoma and the wife wanted him
brought back. The governor told
her that If her husband would pro-
vide a good home for her in that
State it would be better for her to
90 with him.
AS the woman rose to go she dug
into her hand satchel and pulled out
a 5O-cent piece and handed 1t to the
governor.
What's this for?" he asked.
1T is to pay you for the trouble
l have put you to and also to pay
for the postage stamps on the let
ter" she said.
The State pays for the postage
and there will be no expense to you,'
the governor told her.
"Oh, WELL" she replied, "just keen
1t and buy yourself some cigars" As
the governor does not smoke, he told
her to keep the money and buy some
bread for her children.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-14

with the understanding that for sew
eral months the national guard Off
GERS would be under observation to
test their efficiency and Temperament
tai fitness to command men and that
such as were found to fall below the
regular army standards would be
dropped.
The time to drop officers who do
not come up to the standard has
about arrived The War Department
is now receiving reports as to the
competency of national guard officers
who have entered the federal SER
vice. Each of the fourteen national
guard divisional commanders in this
country is under instructions to re-
port as to the qualifications and ca
pabilities of officers.
War Department officials frankly
admit that officers who are reported
on adversely will be asked to resign
and that he wedding out process will
go on steadily while the national
guard troops are getting ready to 60
to France. A number of designations
already havA been received at the
War Department Nearly every day
the army orders posted at the de
partment announce the acceptance OF
the designations Of national guard Of
ficers by the President but make NO
mention of the fact that these off.
GERS are quitting because they have a
"hunch" that they do not measure ur
to the efficiency standards laid down
by the War Department.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-14
FLORIDA'S FUEL ADMINS
TRAITOR TO EE SELECTED
Senator Fletcher Says He Expects
Name viii BE Announced Soon

Senator Fletcher Says He Expects
Name viii Be Announced Soon
Although practically all the States
of the Union have had their fuel ad-
ministrator named, Florida is yet in
the unsolicited column, and in view
Of the fact that this State Is among
the last to have man appointed to
look into the fuel situation. the ques-
tion as to just when such a person
would be appointed was asked of Sem
ator Duncan u. Fletcher this morn
ing, and to which he replied that the
officials at Washington had advised
him recently that the appointment
would be made at once.
Senator Fletcher further stated
that, as far as he knew, there had
been no decision or agreement
reached by the Florida delegation up
on the selection of a man as fuel ad-
ministrator for the State, but that
he had taken the matter up with the
department and had been assured
that the appointment would be made
as soon as possible, and that he ex-
pected to be advised as to who he was
any day.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-14
FLORIDA MEN MAY.
LOSE COMMISSIONS

Washington, D. c., Nov. 14.-In all
probability within a short time a
number of Florida national guard Of
ficers will. be relieved of their COM
missions. This will be done from the
standpoint of Improvement of the
service"
When the national gard of the va
fious States was taken over into the
federal army the organizations were
received en- bloc officers and men, but