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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

A western drama with a thOr0-
ly modern setting nd decidedly
new twist" to the plot Is Wal
lace Reds newest picture, Nan
of Music Mountain" which will
be shown for the last time at the
Apollo tonight.
This popular novel is one Of the
most vivid and thrilling of modern
western dramas. The cast in
cludes such we'll known players as
Theodore Roberts, Ann Little,
James Cruze, Henry Woodward
and others.
Mr.. Reid portrays the role Of
De Spain, whose father has been
trSacherously shot. De Spain sets
out to get" the murderer, only
to find that it is the uncle and
guardian of the girl he loves.
This uncle is also leader of a gang
of outlaws which De Spain is COM
missioned to suppress. How he
manages to end the gangs domin-
alton, to marry the girl and TO
make a friend of the uncle, whom
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Tom Mix Leads
In Western Play

Western Blood and Tom Mix
form great combination. Mr..
Mix is the perfect type to play
western parts. AS Tex Wilson, the
ranchman, he is putting over a
solid hit at the Melbourne for he
has youth and the ability to act
with a punch. In the picture he
is a ranchman who is buying
horses for the United States gov
eminent. He saves the daughter
of the colonel, commanding the re-
mount station. The girl is on a
wildly careening horse which the
ranchman overtakes and grasps
her as she is about to fall from
her saddle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
ST. PAUL FEELS
SURE OF BOUT

Miller told the boxing commits
sion the fighters would be paid
in Liberty bonds; that any surplus
would be invested in them and
that IL 1-2 per cent of the receipts
would go to some war aid fund.
In addition the state will receive
10 per cent Of the receipts for its
tuberculosis fund.
Negotiations with Camp Grant
are at a standstill. General Mar
tin still hoped the match would
be held there, but messages to
Miller repeated the anti-commer-
cial demand. The Twin Cities are
sure the battle will be staged here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
JACK LESTER, ONE
TIME WONDER, HAS
HIT THE TOBOGGAN
ADJUSTMENTS
Uncle Sans Call Kills Alexis
Chance to Beat Matty's Record

The heaviest blow that has been
struck baseball fell when Grover
Cleveland Alexander was drafted
for the army.
Alexander is undoubtedly the
greatest pitcher in the game to-
day. His pitching would nave put
the Cubs in first or second place
in the National league race. With
out Alexander the Cubs will do
well to finish in the first division.
But AleXander'S call means
something more than this, both to
baseball as sport and to Alexan-
der as a pitcher. 1t means that
Alex cannot hope to set new
pitching record, a record of hav-
ing won 80 or more games a sea-
son for four seasons.
The record of three 3O-game
seasons is now held Jointly by
Alexander and Mathewson. They
are exactly tied with record of
"a games won in three consecutive
years.
In 1903 Matty won 80 games,
the following year he won 33 and
in 1905 he won 81 games. In
1915 Alexander won 81 games, in
1916 33 and last year 81.
Alexander had not hoped
to escape entering the army.
He's not that type. His call
to the army leaves but one re-
gret in AleXander's mind and
that il that he will not have
a chance to beat MathewsOn's
record and stand out as the
pitcher of all time who could
win his 30 games in more
than three seasons.
Here's the way Alex feels about
it:
I'm human and money means
as much to me as it does to any
one. But even tho I'm making
more money than most fellows of
my age, | haven't a regret at en-
tering the army. But i do regret
not being able to having to try at
Matty's record. | believe l would
be as good this year as | was last.
| believe that ] could win my so
games this year and set a record
which would stand for years.
I'm not Dragging, but there
have only been two of us who
could win 80 games a year for
three seasons and I'm rather proud
I'm one of them, only l would
like to go it one better.
But that's neither here nor
there. Uncle Sam needs fighters
worse than he needs pitchers and
I'm glad to do my bit"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Richie Will
Show Himself

Willie Richie, boxing instructor
at Camp Lewis, has decided once
more to exhibit himself in the
ring.
Richie will appear in an exhi-
bition match at the Liberty thea
ter boxing show Friday night, TAX
ing on some good student boxer
for an opponent. He will also APP
pear at the Knights of Clumbus
benefit smoker in Seattle Satur-
day night, but whether he will don
ring toys. or simply act as referee,
has not been announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Jack Lester Down and Out
Former WhirlWind Is Done

blows. understand. The
habit grew on him. Now he
is down and out"
Lester was a whirlWind
when he came out Of the coal
mines seven or eight years
ago. He fought two battles
I'm Tacoma early in his career
that are still talked about
wherever fight fans gather.
One was q 1O-rOund draw
with Ed Hagen, the Seattle
cop, and the other was a nine
round Knockout over Hagen.
The fight were held in
Dreamland.
Lester met Sam Iangford
i'm Taft, Cal, in 1913 and was
knocked out in the fifth
round. He has never been
prominent in the boxing
world since.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Sports
FUNERAL GLOOM
HANGING
BASEBALL PARK

not have a regular first sack
er for the opening day, but il
won't be because Hall and
Speas haven't tried. They
have sent kilograms to every
corner Of the L. $. and hack
again and have located at
least eight star players only
. to lose them one after an
other.
As for the pitcher and out.
fielder, they shouldn't be so
hard to get.
Billy earns, formerly anna
teur sports editor Of The
Times, has been named secrc-
tary OF the Tigers. earns il
well ycrsed in baseball and
should he valuable to the
team. He has already ASSUME
ed his secretarial duties.
Earl Thompson, the Tiger frs
,aseman who was announced a
having signed with Seattle, won
tay with the Giants unless Dug
lale comes across with Pat East
ey, pitcher. Dugdale hasn't com,
'cross yet, and Russ Hall is get
ing ready to withdraw from tn,
agreement il the fat magnat
doesn't ante up in a hurry.
Hal Cable and Daubert,
both Tiger infielders, are out
of the game for u few days
with injuries. Heinie Menth,
pitcher, cannot work because
OF n sore arm. Herman Pillett
is looking better than any Of
the pitchers this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

Jack Lester, once famous
heavyweight boxer, who cre-
ated a sensation when he
started from his home town,
Gle Elum, WASH, to clean up
the world, has met an untime-
ly end, according to Joe Pug
mire, former Tacoma police
man, who returned from Salt
Lake City this week.
Lester is insane at Salt
Lake, and under arrest, ac-
cOrtling to Pugmire. Habitllal
use Of drugs in recent years
has undermined him.
"When l left Salt Lake."
said Pugmire today, Lester
was a hopeless wreck, men,
tally and physically. He start
ed using drugs when someone
suggested that cocaine would
help him to measure his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

Tacoma's 1918 professional
baseball season opens just one
week from today, but from the
long faces of at least two we'll
known ball men one would think
that a first class funeral was
scheduled for. that date instead.
Marse Russ Hall, the IA
nous kentuckian who has
kept Tacoma on the baseball
map In recent years, is head
ing the crepe parade. Billy.
Speas, newly imported man.
ager Of the Tigers. il trOiting
along right behind the hearse.
The reason?
Oh, nothing much. Only the
Tigers need a first baseman. and
a right-handed pitcher and an
outfielder (and little warm sun
shine and some good infield prac-
tice and a lot of limbering exer-
cise) between now and next Tues
day.
They cant get the team practice
without a regular first baseman.
And they can't get first baseman
because they're as scarce as hens
teeth this year.
The situation isn't really as
had rs these Athletic park
ball players imagine, but who
ever saw u baseball manager.
"a week before the opening
day who wasn't as full Of
gloom as an undertakcr's as
sistant?
The Tigers will start on
schedule time, and they'll
probably begin winning games
right off the bat. They may
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Isle of Joy"
Makes Big Hit

Isle of Joy" is a geographical
nonent:ty but it is proving cork
ing musical show at the Oak thea
ter this week. Sunday and Mon
days audiences liked the Arm
strong Follies company in the mu-
steal conceit which has a wife's
suspicious of her husbands actions
as the basis of a plot. 1t is capt.
tally played, sung and danced by
the principals and September
Morning GlOries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April %. -
Col. ]. c. Miller has a permit from
the Minnesota boxing commission
today to hold the Willard-Fulton
match here July 4. The colonel
was to appear before the state
public safety commission this aft
ernoon to explain his Liberty loan
plan Of battle, which he was GER
tain would make the event an aid
rather than a deterrent to Mime
sofas war work. The safety
boards ruling was the only re-
naming barrier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Whitman Ready
To Play Ball

WALLA WALLA, Wash, April
pa preliminary schedule for
the Whitman college baseball
team was announced today by
Coach Borleske as follows:
Montana at Walla Walla, May
10, II.
w. 8. c., at Pullman, May Is,
II.
Idaho at Moscow, May 16.
w. s. c.. at Walla Walla, May
80, 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

"M-e-e-o-w! WOW! Split"
Sawyer's cat, an unsuspecting,
|gray-whiskered feline, who should
have known better after associa-
ion with the invincible Tom
uttered the foregoing, and rolled
about on the floor in apparent
mortal agony.
Tom SAWYER had just admins
tered to the losey cat dose Of
castoria intended for his own in
nards by the hard-hearted Aunt
Polly, who was bound to cure
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
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, COPS ARE EAGER
) FOR BIG BATTLE


:. Tacoma cops are afraid
{. they will become over-train-
o ed while waiting for the fed
{, eral building ball team to get
@ ready for that famous Red
{. Cross benefit game. The po-
:. licemen's nine has been
g ready for several days, but
{. the federal nine hasn't got
g ten in shape yet to accept the
I. challenge.
o Assistant Postmaster Back
@ US, Special Agent ]. w. Nc
@ Cormick of the department
o of justice, and Dad" Collier
o of the postoffice, are getting
Z. the federals in shape. They
O will be ready for the big
{. game within a week.
{. Much interest is being
Q shown in the game, and a big
o crowd of fans is expected
Q when the battle is finally
o staged.
o o @ o o @ o o o 8 o o = o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

Toms mysterious ailment
Toms physical undermining
was caused by a murder" In the
own graveyard in which he was
an unwilling spectator. At the
Colonial theater today and to-
morrow Jack Pickford, the Para
mount star, in the Installation of
Mark Twain's famous story OF
"Huck and Tom, is untangling
he thread of fiction leading up
to the medical attack on the
home-lOyin2 cat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
Hill Team Wins

The fast Mckinley Hill ball
team won its first game of the
season Sunday when 1t played the
Sixth Avenue team on Whitman
grounds. The score was Z to 1.
Sather, Shapeero and Anderson
formed the battery for the Mckin-
ley team. Both sides played a
nice fielding game, but the Nc
Kinley boys outhit the Sixth Ave-
nue.. Next Sunday the Whitman
|team plays the McAleer team in
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23

he learns was not actually guilty
Of his fathers murder, makes
thrilling story.
Constance Talmadge Is the star
of The Honeymoon" which opens
at the Apollo for four day run.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
SUCCESS

MY SUCCESS
In the treatment of BLOOD and
SKIN DISEASES, Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary Ailments, Piles, Fis-
tula and other ailments to which
men are subject has been remark
ably good, and is due to my careful
and painstaking treatment, coupled
with a long experience. L employ
all the latest discoveries, such as
SERUMS, BACTERINS and ANTI
TOXINS, and l give
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
MEMS
Ailments
My
Speciality

I have de-
voted the bet
ter part of
the last 20
years to the
.reatment of
those all
ments pecu-
liar to men
and l feel
that 1 am
better quail
fled than the
average ply
stefan to
. .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
0l4 and COG

by the intravenous method. These
two remedies have done more to re-
lieve suffering mankind that any
other recent discovery. II you have
any ailment involving the Blood
you should have a Blood Test made
and determine at once what treat
ment you need. i
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing Of the Clubs.

D . = . = o 8 o o . o O & q
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

o color

have passed away long ago and changed
hands many times, altering both the
nature of their inhabitants and Of their
culture.
The strongest claim Of the Ukrai-
mans on Ukrainia is ethnographic, for
there is no gainsaylng their power
over the great territory bounded on the
west by the River Dniester as far as
Pruth, on the east by the River Don,
on the north partially by the River
Pripet and the River Dnieper, and on
the south by the Black Sea.
1t is this territory which is now in
the hands OF the Ukranians. The
frontiers have not been definitely drawn,
for on the east the independent Don
Cossacks are still active, whereas the
Rumanlans are settling in the west in
Bessarabia, and a part of the province
Of Kherson. The Austro- Germans di3
not even indicate the frontiers sepa-
rating the Ukraine from Russia and
Lithuania on the north in the peace
drawn up with Ukrainia.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

Ukrainians are not the only national
ity in that territory. The peasant
population is Ukrainlan without eXcep
ton. The land of the nobility is
either in the hands of the Poles or of
Russians. The Ukrainians have practi
cally no land owning class, for the land
was presented to off iclals and generals
for services either by Poland or by
Russia. The few Ukrainian noblemen
have become assimilated with either
the Poles or the Russians.
The fate of the Ukrainian intellect
ual elements has been similar. The
prohibition both in Russia and in
Galicia of organizing their own schools,
developing their own science and art,
deprived the Ukrainians of that upper
intellectual class which the Poles and
Russians possess. The towns are in
habited principally by Jews. The So
called Jewish pale" in Russia which
existed under the old regime was al
the Ukrainan territory, and because of
that, in the course Of the last half CEN
tury of Russia's history, the Jews
formed rather considerable percent
age in the population Of Ukraina.
Made up thus of several nationalities,
the new Ukrainian government is
obliged, from the start, to allow each
one of them full opportunity for the
development Of their own national cult
ure. And t.,s necessarily needs the
most strange developments in the in
ternal policy of the new Ukrainia. In
fact, the whole country is strange, and
really represents the last work in state
development, comprising political unit
within which different nationalities are
given full freedom of cultural self-de-
termination.
There is not single official Ian
guage; even paper money is printed in
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

but that he may be helpless to couch
a reprmand in the seemly military
terms.
This sure amt ladies' war" pur-
sues Private Mullen, plaintively. "li
[ got a left foot don't know it, it's
that frost-bit."
Column LEFT -MARCH!" The com
mand has a doubtful sound. The new
commanders lin and small mustache
are caught nervously between his
teeth.
"Hel," comments Private Mullen
again, with scathing disgust "lle
heard me, but he don't know enough
TO tell me to fall QUIT"
portion of y Company snickers
at this, regardless of the wind. Fifty
minutes now, without a halt. b Com
pany loses its CHEEKY sarcasm and,
inspired by the insurgent Mullen,
gives way to open, grumbling disgust.
The commanding officer resolutely
continues his monotonous commands.
Ankle deep in slush Of penetrating
the wind, Zigzagging back and forth,
b. Company drills and drills in help
less fury. Their formation is shat
tered. Their spirit is drowned in
flowing seas of mud. The >prdc which
vas B Company, when their watchword
harncssed perfection, is in shreds.
Suddenly an idea appears to strike
B Company's new commander He bal
ances forward slightly upon his gem
uine Cordovan soles and delivers his
next command ringingly.
Column RIGHT-MARCN'"
Company rights desperately.
Column MARCH,"
With surprise b Company rights
again, almost hopefully. b Company
now forms three Sides Of IA hollow
square and anticipates further varieLv
Perchance repose lies al the end Of
these slightly different activities. Squad
by squad. eyes strictly ahead, they pass
close to the new commander. who sur
veys them with imperturbublc dignity
Directly ahead of B Company, to be
sure. IS the blank wall of their bar
racks, but it is still at distance.
1t is an imposing thing to see such
company pass in such array. b Com
pany, in childlike faith, has rcgaincd
somewhat of it's form. The new com
mander eyes the passing lines with
pride. His men! His to command,
To the right and to The left of him
marching, they extend. SO absorbed
are they and he that the X. O.. in sea
soned olive drab much braided of
sleeve, approaches unobserved.
Suddenly the new commander becomes
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Always Felt He
Could Do Wonders

Stage fright" agrees the X. O..
gravely. But, gad! for a moment /
thought you'd lost your grip on them"
ITS rotten shame!" declares the
other vehemently. "Soldiering's not my
job. but I've done my darnedest, and
I've always felt could do wonders with
a company when had one"
$50 you will" says the X. o. "But
let me tell you something. They're like
boys, you know, but hard as nails. A
company like that has the sensbilities
OF a woman, the courage of hundred
hons and sense of humor that is the
finish of company commander if he
makes one break. You've got to play
them. Make them believe in you, al
though it will be many long year be-
fore you or any other young man knows
as much about his command as any one
Of his older men. Take that fellow
Mullcn"-----
Hes the ringleader! think it was
he and his remarks more than anything
which disconnected me-"
The x. O.a eyes fall meditativcly
and alight upon the trim legs sheathcd
In the apotlosa leather of the genuine
Cordovans.
Get out in the mud with them, my
boy-gad! III guarantee they'll follow
you! There, back to quarters with YOU
now-bone up on the drill regulations.
And. keep away from the stock reports
In tho nvehinE rApera-~read tho army
aldArAl" dal~hAa thA x. u, Al,raw alp.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

aware of a paralysis in this marvellous
angular serpent of his creation. The
squads immediately before him come to
"A standstlll not a standstill, exactly,
but the relative inactivity of mark
time" The serpent of B Company be-
gins to collapse like an accordion. Eyes
front, conceivng this to be Il part of
the new man@uvrc, B company marks
time resolutely.
by CAD, sir, is it your intention that
your company climb that barracks wall
or go through it,"
Ihe Il: O.'s roar sweeps the ranks
or 3 Company with magic force
Their backs attain an incomparablc
stiffness. Their weary heads lift with
snap. They continue to mark time,
put with enthusiasm. Up the line 20
head OF the column, where SQUAD | is
noslng the barracks wall, with feet
amove in fruitless, unadvancinr
rhythm, the X. O.s presence is felt like
a vitalizing fluid.
Private Mullen, upon whose rare
sense OF anecdotc depends the wit of
ms comDany's mess, concentrates to
record the blazing reprimand Which
must assail b Company's new com
mandcr. But the latter, duly flushed.
abandons his Ling troops and
draws his superior aside for conference.
Private Mullen darcs not turn his head
to see. and he cannot hear for the ris-
ing wind.
chuck!e, which even Private Mullen
fails to detect as strained, cmanates
from the X Q. A pause Then an
other chucklc Doubt assails the as
tute Mullen. He vouchsafes theory
TO the red ear which alone is visible
of Sergeant Sping's averted counte-
nance.
Say, is this here put up job ."
Quit yer gabblin'.'
but say. don't it look like put up
Job-us actin here like we're wound up
an the X. @. not doin' thing to"~---
Quit yer gabblin, say" snaps Ser
geant Sping in fierce side whisper.
Glow the can he boob the
man in front of his company? G'wan.
now. keep step! ONE, two, THREE,
four'-
The company commander, having fin
lshed his explanatory discourse, stands
at admirable attention and awaits in
structlon. But his teeth cannot for
bear TO gnaw nervously ut his small
mustache about which turks q sheepish
smile.
Him." observes the X. 0. with great
distinctness. "'That's not bad idea at
all. Quite a maneuvre" - His
voice lowers suddenly with Il SEM
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Little Russia's" Lead
ers Never Asked Inde-
pendence, but Only
Internal Autonomy
By A. Yakovlevich

TIME declaration and the practical
realization OF >Ukrainia's inde-
pendence is indeed a marvel
and surprise Of the present time,
so rich in surprises and in unexpected
adventures. The Ukrainian writer's, po-
litical leaders and statesmen of the
past and the present generations never,
even in their fondest dreams, seemed
20 have gone to the extent of demand
ing complete independence for
Ukrainia and its separation from the
rest of Russia. Some OF them insisted
on the desirability and necessity OF
developing the national Ukrainian cult
urc; others preached for political self
government; while the most daring
wished for an organization of Russia
on the basis of a federation, with
Ukrainia as an autonomous part of the
great Russian federation Only the ex-
treme socialistic parties of Ukrainia
raised their voices during the last few
years in favor Of an independent Little
Russia. but even to them this was only
a far off deal one Of the demands in
their 'raaXimum programme" In prac
ice these parties worked primarily for
Ukrainia united with Russia but en-
joying complete internal autonomy.
Even when, only few months ago,
the ruling body of Ukrainia, the Cen
trail Rada. in Kicv, made public its
demands it did not 60 to the extent
Of demanding independence and separa-
lion for Ukrainia. In that famous docu-
ment, published on November 20, 1917,
through which the people of Ukrainia
declared their intentions, in view of
the coup-d'etat in Petrograd through
which the Bolsheviki came into power,
separation from Russia is denied spe-
cifcally.