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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Iris Favors Stricter BaIk
Rule to Help In Batting

volunteered. "If umpires would
give the runners bases every time
a pitcher balks, It would give the
runners a better chance, would in
crease base running and scoring.
II don't believe a pitcher should
be penalized when he throws le-
gally to get man off base, but
most of them don't do 1t legally.
The rules on balks are specific,
but most umpires are too lenient
with pitchers"
Speaker says the trouble with
the three-ball rule would be
frightening the game and making
1t more uninteresting.
Baseball must be operated ac-
cording to public sentiment, that's
where the money comes from"
iris said. 1.-THE longer a game is
strung out the more unpopular it
becomes"
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Girls Stage
Speedy Game

The junior girls of Lincoln Park
high defeated the freshmen "a
class in a closely played indoor
baseball game yesterday after
noon. Final score, Is to 10.
The GAS we're short few play
ers, but put up fine game.
Esther Beeman played a good
game for the under classmen,
while Margaret Brown starred for
the juniors in her fine pitching.
Players were: Juniors - Anna
Noblet, Margaret Brown, Effie
Nelson, Anna Sterba, Mabel Wat
son, Frances Cavanaugh, Margaret
Grubbe, Helen Parker; GAS
Anna Snortino, Alice Conley, Es-
Their Beeman, Ruth Grubbs, Lois
Parsons. Score.
Juniors .,...2 06 8 lis
GAS ...........2 l 3 o. 3 10
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ELKS LEAGUE WILL
BE SPEEDY CIRCUIT

T. E. Denny of the Centralia
Elks lodge was elected president
of the league and George F. Pal
mer of Hoquiam secretary. Denny
and Clint Manley of the Tacoma
lodge were appointed to frame
schedule.
The Elks' games in Tacoma will
be played at Athletic park, having
preference over the Valley league.
Cities in the league are Tacoma,
Hoquiam, Centralia, Raymond,
Aberdeen and Olympia.
at is going to be fast league,
and Tacoma will have one of the
top-notch teams" said Clint Man
ley.
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EMILY STEVENS
STARS AT APOLLO

Emily Stevens, declared by crit
ics to be the foremost emotional
actress on the stage, when she
made her big hit last season in
1.-The Unchastened Woman" is at
the Apollo in 1.-THE Wheel of the
Law" five-part Metro picture.
Miss Stevens has begun her second
season in her notable stage sue
cess, but she finds time to work
In Metro studios and will be seen
on that program from time to
time.
LaRue is at the Apollo as added
feature.
"Pardners,' Rex Beach's story,
will come Sunday in photoplay
form.
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Talking of batting and how to
increase 1t, the last word is spok-
en-.
Listen to iris Speaker, premier
American league batsman and
swatter extraordinary.
iris wouldn't have a man
passed on three balls, nor would
he favor a one foul strike rule.
He doesn't look kindly ON the
proposition of penalizing a pitcher
for passing a man purposely, and
that is not strange for Iris is one
of the boys they pass frequently,
but he does believe in a strict in
depreciation of the balk rules
which would keep the pitcher busy
with the batter instead of flirting
with the base runners.
Half the pitchers are commit
ting balks when they throw to
catch a man off the bag" iris
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Six Elks lodges of the south
western part of Washington en-
Enthusiastically organized an Elks
baseball league yesterday after
noon at Centralia, and made ar
rangements to start the season as
early as possible. Some of the
best baseball in the state, outside
of the professional class, will be
developed. The Tacoma Elks
team will be better than any semi
pro club in the city, according to
indications, as many Of the best
semi-pros of the city have joined
the Elks recently.
The Elks' games are expected
to hold the center of the semi-pro
stage in Tacoma this esason.
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DANTE'S "INFERNO"
ATTRACTS CROWDS

Dante's Inferno" proved to
audiences at the Melbourne yes
terday to be one of the most spec
tacular films ever shown.
1t required over a year to pro-
duce this remarkable film and at
the first screening before the king
of Italy he was SO we'll pleased
that set of the films were pur-
chased for the royal household.
The management suggests that
all children be accompanied by
their parents during the showing
of "The Inferno"
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GOOD TURNOUT FOR
LINCOLN BASEBALL

Freshmen and sophomores Of
lincoln high were called out by
Coach Colbert yesterday afternoon
in order to get line on the base
ball material. It was a large turn
out, more than SO boys respond
ing. Some of the we'll known
players were Conrad, Bonn, HUI
brich, Skahan. Whisner, Oswang,
Piper. Soule, Pepper, johnson and
Davy.
There was enough material for
two good teams. Captains will be
elected soon. Colbert was optim-
istie over the prospects.
Whitman field will be used. and
the players were asked to bring
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Strike Would
Hurt Baseball
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NEW YORK, March 16.-Base-
ball, just recovering from terri
BILE struggle with Dave Fultz and
his crowd of fraternalizers, is in a
fine fix today. Every major
league baseball club the country
contains is miles and miles from
homeland the railroad men say
they're going to stop running
trains.
Thus, thrown right up to them,
there is the prospect of no trains
home for the axe victims and no
trains north for those who stick.
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their gloves to school Monday for
the first workout.
The sophs should have good
team this year, with many expert
enced players. 0rval Parkhurst,
star catcher, will be behind the bat
for them. Davy, who pitched for
the freshmen last year, will also
play with the sophs. Others on
the freshmen team last year are
Davy, Skahan, Piper, 0swang,
Parkhurst, Nelson and Kelly.
After the meeting yesterday, the
boys trying out for pitcher and
catcher adjourned to the gym for
preliminary warming up.
Juniors and seniors will turn
out this afternoon.
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TANK CONTESTS AT
STADIUM TUESDAY

For the first time since the Sta
dunn tanks have been opened, a
swimming meet will be held among
the pupils next Tuesday afternoon.
Swimming Instructor Duggan
wants to select boys for the COM
ing water tournament with Lin
coin. Events will be 25, so, 100
and 20 yard dashes, quarter and
half mile, dive for distance, 100
yard breast stroke and 50-yard
back stroke.
Among the best Stadium SWIM
mers are Samuel Erickson, How
ard Selby, Earl DuFresne, Archie
Hutchinson, Harold Granrud,
Shelly Pearne, Jack Truebridge,
James Pratt and Harlan Selby.
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BATTING RALLY IS
NOT GOOD ENOUGH

A batting rally in the ninth in
ming was not enough for Bryant
school yesterday afternoon in
practice game with Grant school
at the C. p. S. grounds. Bryant
made three runs in the ninth, but
Grant already had II tallies, and
the game ended II to 10. Bat
teries-Bryant: Johnson and Mo-
varie; Grant: Mcdonald and Moe.
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DARCY AND
DILLON MAY
MEET JULY #

SAN FRANCISCO, March It.
Plans for the Fourth of July fight
at Tia Juana between Les Darcy,
the Australian boxer, and Jack
Dillon were started today by Jack
Kearns. Details of the scheme
are being worked out by Promo
tiers Jim Griffin and Louis Par
ents.
Jimmy Coffroth, who is running
the Tia Juana race track, has tele-
graphed that he will consider such
proposition. Griffin will not
consider any shorter contest than
a 20-round battle.
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idle Wives" Latest
Sensation, Is Coming

Tomorrow is the last day to see
Mary Pickford in her greatest of
fering, "a Poor title Rich Girl"
The work of the star in this pie
ture has never been surpassed.
Her Gwen will linger long in the
memory. The picture has been
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|LincoJn Park
Notes Among the Athletes and
Students of the Large
South Side School.

Ralph Bryan, we'll known mu-
stefan, played at the movie matt
nee the other afternoon. (Ralph
operates the player piano.
The wrestlers are turning out
daily and expect to be in good
shape for their tournament with
Stadium.
Another pie and cake sale was
held yesterday. Lincoln Is GER
tainly getting well fed on dainties.
II the naval militia is called out
the school will lose its track coach,
Mr.. Hennig.
Eddie Danielson, popular ath-
lete, will serve on the Tahoma
staff the coming year.
| o O
After the grand opera, 1.-THE Bo-
hemian Girl" is given, Mr.. Ball
will give a musical concert at Lin
coin Athletic club.
Tom Holleque. exceptionally
popular with the fair sex, says he
does not need to read the story,
Efficiency in Love-" He Is an
Authority on the subject already.
| O O o
The pupils land someone else)
are sadly missing Lester Patterson,
who is training for professional
baseball.
Coach Colbert will call a base
ball turnout within few days.
Lincoln hopes for good team, as
Stadium has bright prospects of
strong nine this season.
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baseball teams wish

ing to schedule games can ar
range 1t by calling the Tacoma
Times sport department. We
are in touch with many Tacoma
team managers who desire out
of town opening games as we'll
as with out of town team man.
ayers who wish to have Tacoma
teams meet them In openers.
Get busy, baseballers. Send in
your team managers address
and phone number. We can get
the games for you. This serv-
ice is free and we are only too
glad to bring our readers to-
gether in this way.
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The Elks' baseball league looks
like all class. Clint Manley says
that the league will be q fast
one. 1t surely ought to be as
some of the cities in the south
west always have good team
and from all appearances the
Tacoma antlered baseballers
will be able to hold their own
with the others.
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Dduced by Maurice

beautifully produced by Maurice
Tourneur.
Coming Sunday is Lois Weber's
perturbation of Oppenheim's nov
ell, Idle Wives" 1t is heralded as
one of the film sensations of the
year.
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hospital, where he has been
confined since the close of the
ball season, that he is feeling
great and will be at home again
soon. He is business manager
of paper printed at the hospi-
tai.
The Lincoln A. G. will stage It's
next smoker the latter part of
next week. Although the club
has only been organized a few
weeks 1t Is coming to the front
In a most creditable manner.
Emmett Engle, prize-fighter man.
ager, will play ball with the
Kozy Korner team this season
II things work out to suit him.
He is an outer garden man and
he plays a neat game of base
ball.
While Leigh Neff is in Honolulu
he will have an opportunity to
learn the Yakka Hula dance and
in payment for 1t he can teach
the Hawaiians how to play base
ball.
We would like to hear from the
manager of the McKenna base
ball team.
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Porsch, we'll known fistic
expert of Roy, writes that he is
feeling o. k. after his operation.
He will be seen In Tacoma again
soon, he adds. He Is consider
ing several propositions which
have been offered him and will
be ready to meet anyone in his
class very soon. He conducts
an ice cream parlor at Roy and
enjoys a good business.
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The Hopkins A. c. will stage an
other dance at its club rooms,
East S0th and Portland avenue,
tonight. The dances are pro-
NOTED by members of the base
ball team. All proceeds go into
the baseball fund. 1t Is report
ed that the fund is getting to
be quite a sum, and Is growing
by leaps and bounds.
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GERMAN SAILORS SHOT
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PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Two sailors of the ntemed Ger
Philadelphia
u. according a
a on O story
hospital office would
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Yesterdays Late Ne1Us
STEAMER SUBBED
UNITED Press Leased Wire.

WASHINGTON, c., March 15.-Sx lives lost but the
a
without
official department from the Liverpool
afternoon.
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Charley Mclaughlin says he read
in a Tacoma newspaper where
he was going to play on the
Puyallup ball team this season.
While 1t is news to him he says
he likes to keep posted on where
he Is going to play. He is
signed to play with the w. o.
VS..
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CHEATS THE EDWARDS
UNITED Press Leased Wire.

SANTA ROSA, CAL March 15.-Fallng 20 a cliff
saving himself from 200foot drop by cnging fra bit of
derruh Mierbach Clovedale himself his
there hours while buzzads crcled
around him, believing him dead. He
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MAY GO 10 PANAMA


Ell PASO March 15Reports that the Sixth Ohio National
Panama
egimena
Riley be mustered
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Hartman was referee. Emmett Ma
loney announcer and Billy earns
timekeeper.
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WHERE TACOMA rs
AMUSING ITSELF
Theaters
TACOMA

COming-"The House of
GLASS;"
PANTAGES
Nine. Hesse-SprOtte In grand
opera selections.
REGENT
HippOdrome road show
vaudeville.
Film Houses
COLONIAL
1.-THE Poor Little Rich Girl"
with Mary Pickford.
APOLLO
1.-THE Wheel of the Law"
with Emily Stevens.
MELBOURNE
Dante's "Infemo"; special
music.
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Eddie Paddock writes from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16

We would like to hear from the
manager Of the McKenna base
ball team,
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sisuaiata
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
PIONEER WOMAN DIS NEAR CONWAY

Mrs. Sarah Phillips, 72 years old, wife of J. A. Phillips, died early to- day at the Phillips home at Caney, three miles east of Conway, follow ing a nine days illness from pneu- monia. Funeral services were. held this afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. Clarence Dawson, pastor of the First Christian church. Burial was in Caney cemetery. Mrs. Phillips was born in Tennessee on October 21, 1844 She had been a resident of Faulkner county since 1870. Sur Viving her are her husband, one brother, five sons, County Demon stration Agent John L. Phillips, w. A., George and Grover of Conway and Enos of Paluxi, Tex, and three daughters, Mrs. James M. Cox and Mrs. c. M. Hancock of Conway and Mrs. Rose Olsby of Monticello.
 The pail bearers will be: Honorary, w. H. Brown, T. J. Crook, R. F. Simms, J. c. Davidson, w. J. Hargis and F. P. Hawk Active, Edgar Johnson, Dean Cox, J. D. Crook, Rec tor White, Marvin Johnston and Joe DOugherty
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
REID URGED AS FIFTH
 DISTRICT DELEGATE

The bill that provides for the call ing of a constitutional convention provides that delegates to the con- vention shall be elected from each county, in accordance with the num- Der of representative now chosen, and also a delegate at large from each congressional district. The men elected as delegates to this convention should be the best men obtainable-strong men who under stand parliamentary affairs and who have general knowledge of the states needs, and are vitally interested in her interests. In the Fifth district there is no better man qualified than Chas. c. Reid for the place. His friends in Conway county and from all over the district should urge him to make the race, and should, and we know they would, get solidly behind him to elect him. -Morrilton Headlight.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
22 HENDRIX DIAMOND
 RESTRAINTS IN PRACTICE
Baseball RoOters Elated Over Pros poets for Winning Nine
 This Season.

The baseball training season at Hendrix College was opened yester- day afternoon, when p aspirants for berths on the 1917 Bulldogs nine answered the summons of Coach Bill aHeadrick. Most of those who reported yesterday were old-timers. However, the Bulldogs chieftain ex- poets quite a sprinkling of recruit material to show up at an early date.
 The team this year is expected to be one of the strongest aggregations of diamondeers ever turned out at Hendrix. The brunt of the hurling activities will be borne by Eddie Me Cuistion and Jimmie Wahl, veterans, and Bennie Mayo, a Searcy youth who last year was barred by the A. A. A. for alleged professionalism Mayo has been pardoned.
 With three good pitchers as a nucleus, Coach Bill should develop winning machine. The infield posi- tions and at least two of the out garden stations probably will be filled by veterans. At any rate, the students were elated over the first days turnout of candidates.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
FAULKNER FARM
 SELLS FOR S9,5OO

The Banner Abstract Company to- day reported the sale of the 465 acre farm west of Wooster known as the Shaw place, by J. N. Mosher of Kansas to W. P. Wofford and w. A. Blackburn of Hartman, Johnson county, for consideration of $9,5OO MT. Mosher purchased this place only last April for $8,250 and only about three years ago it was offered for sale at $5,500, evidencing the re- markable growth in real estate val ues in the county in recent months. Messrs. Wofford and Blackburn are preparing to occupy the place and will move with their families from their present home at an early date.
 The Banner company also has sold l60 acres of land east of Preston to C. F. Frailey of Tulsa, Okla, who is purchasing it as an investment. The consideration was $1,000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
ANOTHER FARM
 GIVEN HENDRIX

The Hendrix College endowment fund received gift this week of a 160-acre farm located near Gillette, Arkansas county, Mrs. P. D. Porter being the donor. Business Manager " B. Hubbell received the deed to ae property today. Rev. H. r. BAhler, through whom the gift was made to the college, says the land is worth $25 an acre, making the value of the gift $4,000.
 MT. Hubbell stated that over $8,000 in subscriptions and cash donations had already been received this week in the endowment campaign. h. cluding the donation of $100,O0O from
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
FORMER CONWAY MAN
 DIES AT PlUMFRYILLE

A. F. Price of Plumerville, for many years a resident of Conway, dIed Tuesday night at Plumerville, where he conducted cleaning and pressing parlor. MT. Price left about five months ago for Morrilton. and after residing there about four months, moved to Plumerville. The body was shipped Wednesday night to Prescott, where the funeral was held yesterday.
 The following is taken from the Morrilton Headlight: "Mr. Price came to Morrilton last fall from Conway and established cleaning and press ing parlor here, but about two weeks ago went to Plumerville to enter business. He was faithful mem- Der of the Presbyterian church of this city, joining by letter from the church at Conway, and friends were won to him by his gentleness at all times"
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
Grand Theatre
THE DOUTHITT-WILSON MUSICAL REVIEW
 Presenting

THREE OF A KIND" With big company of clever, classy people, and chorus of girls that can sing and dance Special Scenery-Beautiful Costumes
 Funny Comedians "A Mile of Smiles Without Blush" Special Added Attraction Tonight Metro Pictures Corporation Presents
 Viola Dana in FLOWER OF NO MANS LAND" Powerful Metro Production in
 Five Masterful Acts Also Those Overwhelmingly Funny International Comic Cartoons Pictures Begin at ' o'clock Sharp Musical Comedy at S:30 Prices of Admission -15, 9 & 35c
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16

senate amendments that strengthen
 the law, and it will be finally passed
 at p. m. today as a special order.
 The appropriation bills began pour
 ing into the house yesterday, both
 regular and deficiency bills, and
 while it is impossible to give the aggregate amounts, as they are not totaled, it is certain the amount will approximate between three and four
 million dollars. The bills will all have to go through pruning pro- cess in the committee, and a further cut in the house, and when they final ly reach the governor, they will be much smaller than they are now.
 Another of Governor Brough's measures went down in defeat in the house yesterday afternoon, when the house, by vote of 35 to 39, re- fused to pass the Adams bill pro- viding for the appointment of a commission to make a survey of the charitable and penal institutions of the state. This was done notwith- standing the fact that during the a special message was read from the governor, urging the passage of the bill. The chief op- position came from MT. Waggoner and others of like mind, who de- clared that it was only scheme to create more salaried offices for hun gry politicians, and to stir up strife in the institutions of the state
 The house passed bill by Carter and Osborne providing a penalty for false and fraudulent repre- in writing as means of procuring property, money or things of value. The vote on the bill was 45 to IF. Mr. Waggoner opposed it because he said it had been drawn to force poor man into court and send him to jail if he did not pay his debts. The champions of the bill disclaimed that purpose or intent, | and convinced the majority that they | were right, and that it was a good ! bill.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16

Furnished rooms for rent. See J. D. Dunaway.-dtf
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16
SUGGESTS DIR. HARDY
 FOR STATE SENATOR
Clark County Member Pays High Tribute to Faulkner's
 Representative.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 The writer has served as mem Der of the lower house of the gen eral assembly, from time to time, since 1899, covering a period of IS years. Within that time, have had the honor to serve with such distin- guished characters as Gen. Tappan, Col. Rector, Judge Humphreys, Sen ator Kirby and many others, among Arkansas greatest and best men.
 But in all these years and of all the true, loyal and patriotic men, it has ever been my pleasure to be as sociated with, in a legislative capac ity, no one of them has measured up to I higher standard of manhood and truer representative ability than does my friend and your splendid representative, the Hon. H. B. Hardy. During the present session many measures have been considered, some of which have tried mems souls, as if by fire. In the consideration of all these great questions, Ir. Hardy, true to himself, true to his country, and true to his God, has always raised his voice and recorded his vote in the interest of the great com mon people of Arkansas. This fact was most forcibly demonstrated We'd resday, February 14, when the Farm CTS warehouse and marketing bureau bill was under fire, from those who opposed it, when Dr. Hardy took the floor and made one of the greatest speeches of the session in behalf of the measure, winning for the farm CTS of Arkansas and the bill great victory.
 The splendid ability manifest in this speech, coupled with his most excellent record throughout the ses- sion. constrains the writer to predict for him a broader field of usefulness in the future. Therefore, l here and now wish to nominate him for state senator in 1918. Yours for capable public servants.
 Stephen P. Meador.
 Editor Okolona Messenger. Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 15, 1917.
 o. Richards of Little Rock. for merly of the Conway Motor Car Co.,,
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16

o. Richards of Little Rock, for merly of the Conway Motor Car Co.,. is a business visitor here today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-16

the cost of holding the term, Judge E. l.. Smith stated today The total hnes and jury taxes collected were S639.