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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
HUGE SUMS ARE
BEING OFFERED
FOR TITLE BOUT

says he has put up $4,000 as
the mark for rival bidders to
shoot at.
There are reasons TO believe
that a 20-round bout between
these two huskies would draw as
well as the Jeffries-J ohnson
match in Reno. In that event a
huge offer would not be out of
place. But with war taxes to be
paid, increased cost of building
materials for erection of an arena,
increased cost of training, print
ing and every other thing that
goes to make a championship
fight, fits much more of a gam
BILE than was the affair between
Jeffries and Johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Boxing Gloves
Will Be Bought

Friday nights boxing show at
Liberty theater, Camp, Lewis
managed and promoted by Willie
Richie, brought a net profit OF
s54G to the athletic fund. Richie
has already dispatched an order
for 100 sets OF boxing gloves to
be paid FIR out of this money.
1t is the hope of athletic instruc-
tors a. Camp Lewis to provide
every company with the fi;i nun.
Der OF oxing gloves necessary for
simultaneous training. At least
10 pairs of gloves for each COM
pany are needed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

Baseball games of the Pacific
Coast International league In Ia
coma may start at 4:30 this esa-
son instead of $3.50.
This is the latest development
of the daylight saving.
With the clocks set ahead an
hour, Russ Hall can put the hour
OF his league games back to
1870 or even later, and still have
all the daylight he needs for play.
Because game started at 1870
would be the same as tho ii be-
gan at the usual time in past sea-
cons.
BY making a later opening
hour, Russ Hall believes that a
lot OF business men will view the
contests who otherwise might feel
that they couldn't Sacrifice half
of the afternoon. Games would
have been started at a later hour
In past years, but for the fact that
darkness would come before the
end OF the show.
The Pacific Coast league Is
planning to start play an hour
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

money at the gate. Jess is a great
believer in monopolies and isn't
backward about practicing what
he breaches. He also expects to
pick the place the bout shall be
held and name the date.
That's about all, except that he
expects to make the conditions.
name the timekeepers and other
officials and decide on the length
of the bout.
Willard came to this conclusion
after years of dallying during
which he paid no more attention
to frequent offers for him to meet
this and that heavyweight than a
whale would to a fleet of attack
ing sardines.
About six months ago willard
broke his silence. He would fight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Dancing Act Is
Orpheum Feature

The next Orpheum bill which
opens Friday night has for it's
headline feature an extraordinary
act, THE Greater Morgan Dane
ers," who are now on their Sec
ond tour Of the Orpheum ciruuit.
They come under the direction of
Mrs. Marion Morgan who has built
an enviable reputation in the art
of classic dancing. This act is
said to be one of the most artistic
as well as beautiful in vaudeville.
The bill includes 'Tarzan," a
marvellous chimpanzee; Macart
and Bradford in Love, Honor
and Obey" Burley and Burley, in
THE Dude and the Scott" Harry
De Co, the man with the tables
and the chairs; Francis Yates and
Gus Reed in Double Crossing"
The Three Natalie Sisters, and a
picture travelogue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

Having decided in his own mind
that the public thinks there is
only one logical opponent for him.
Jess Willard has decided to fight
Fred Fulton.
That the public Is convinced
there is only one opponent for Big
Jess is probably not known or
appreciated by said public, but
since Jess says so the public will
have to swallow it as fact and
let Jack Dempsey and other as
pirants fall by the wayside.
And Jess is very liberal about
how and when he wants to fight.
He is willing to fight providing he
can pick his own opponent, choose
the amount of the purse he is to
receive, promote his own show,
referee the match and take in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

history OF the ring, he wants a
little more than that. He wants
to promote the show himself, Sc
he'll be sure to get all the kale
that rolls into the door.
The proof? Matt Hinkel and
Dominick Tortorich, the two big
gest fight promoters IN America
offered flat 100000 as a purse
for the match.
What did Willard answer to the
biggest offer ever made a fighter
why, that it looked pretty small.
1t appears that Colonel Jack
Miller proprietor of 101 II anch
and Wizards first employer in the
circus business, and Jess want to
stage the bout themselves under
their own conditions.
And the funny thing about ii is
they'll probably get away with II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

Fulton if Fulton beat Morris.
Fulton beat Morris. Then Jess
would fight Fulton for the Red
Cross on his own terms. Then he
changed his mind about that and
said he would fight Ferocious Fred
If Fred licked Moran. Fred did
this quite decisively and Willard
signed articles with Jack Miller
for a bout with Fulton, time.
place, conditions, etcetera ad nau-
scum to be decided later.
One reason for this perhaps is
that the circus business is not go
ing to be very good this summer
and Jess could never get thru a
summer without hearing the rattle
of coin as he dumped it into a
bank.
But jess isn't going to stop at
asking the largest purse in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

OF opinion. The South Side boys
have gone in for wrestling with
much vigor of late, while at Sta
dunn there haven't been enough
turnouts to fill the team in all
classes.
Those who won in the Stadium
eliminatiOns yesterday were:
los pounds, Coutts; lis pounds,
johnson; 1875 pounds, Berg; 1875
pounds, Mika; las pounds, Sny-
der; 1853 pounds, Crosley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Hilarious Show
Arrives Monday

John Cort's hilarious gloom
dispenser, Johnny Get Your
Gum" which rocked Broadway
with laughter for the best part
of last season, will be the Easter
offering at the Tacoma theater
for three days beginning next
Monday evening.
Louis Bennison and the conf
plete New York cast and produc-
ion will be seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
HIGH SCHOOLS SHOWING
INTEREST IN WRESTLING

Wrestling is the all-absorbing
sport at Stadium and lincoln
high schnnls this week.
Stadium staged an elimination
match yesterday afternoon in
preparation for the interecholas-
tic meet Friday night, and Lin
coin Is busy practicing new holds
and getting in the best of condi-
ton for the tourney.
That Lincoln has an edge over
Stadium Is the general consensus
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

NEW YORK, March 26.-Bids
out of all proportion are being
made for the championship bout
between Jess Willard and Fred
Fulton, which will be staged
somewhere ON July 4 next.
The tangle will be one of the
greatest ever seen. A huge crowd
will witness 1t. It's a fine sport
ing gamble for a promoter to take
in arranging the scrap and bid
ding a huge sum. But-the Will
ard-F'ulton bout isn't worth
100000 Of any mans money and
It's very probable that just this
much will be offered. For a Fort
Wayne, Ind, promoter already
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

early period of her life Is spent
In social misery and squalor. Al
she broadens into womanhood she
reaches out and in the great
struggle of the big city finally
lands a berth in am Oriental b.
zaar at Palm Beach.
Fate then takes hand and the
ensuing scenes that attend her
life are brim full of Color and
sensation until she { is finally
snatched up by one who under
stands her and a happy conclu-
sion results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Elsie Ferguson Has Great
Drama In "Song of Songs''

Exploitation of the beauty and
dramatic ability OF Elsie Fergu-
son could not better have been OBJ
tanned than in "The Song Of
Songs the powerful screen adap-
tation Of Edward Sheldon's mas
terpiece, which is playing at the
Colonial theater today and to
morrow.
THE Song of Songs" provides
melodramathc situations of great
intensity. AS Lilly Kardoe, Miss
Ferguson plays the part of girl
left penniless and alone, but gift
cd with unusual beauty. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

It's easy to see why they called
it the Show of Wonders" It's
such a happy, carefree conglom-
GRAFTON of music and noncense
that it's a wonder the perform
ers remember anything about the
plot.
1t is also wonder that the
big show ever gets to its final
curtain IN three hours. Last
nights audience at the Tacoma
kept encoring the big troupe with
such insistence that it seemed
they would have to cut the show
If they were ever to get thru be-
fore morning.
1.-THE Show of Wonders" is a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Sharkey Loses
His New Cafe


SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.--
A "for rent" sign today adorned
the window of what was once
Tom Sharkey's cafe in Kerney
street here, and at the same time
came word from the east that
Sharkey himself now is working
as an armed guard at a New Jer-
sey munitions plant. His cafe
venture here failed and prohib i-
tion put him out of business in
Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
TWirlerS Put
Some Speed

MINERAL WELLS, March 20.
by the Yannigans, 10
to s., the champion White Sox
expected to exact revenge today
in a practice session at Jacks
lboro, Texas. Benz, Faber and
Cicotte made 1t look like summer
by putting something on the bell
for the first time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

huge melange with lot OF lively
music, scme clever comedians,
including Eugene and Willie
Howard, and some scenery and
stunts that make a Ringing
three-ringer dw.ndle in COMPARE
son.
There used to be a plot, but IL
disappeared somewhere between
Broadway, New York, and Broad
way, Tacoma. There's nothing
left but a great big company with
a whole-hearted desire to make
everyone happy.
And it succeeds, all the way
from the orchestra to ehgallery
gods.
Last performance tonight!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
GYM Exhibit

Students of the Indian Cuah
man school will give an exhibit
ton in gymnastics in their gym
nasiun tomorrow night. There
will be $50 boy and girl students
on the prcgram.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS
TACOMA

Ahk.tJEuh
1.-THE Show Of Wonders"
Winter Garden performance,
repeated tonight; KOlb and
Dill in 1.-THE High Cost Of Low
ing" Wednesday and Thurs
day; Orpheum vaudeville, Fri.
day, Saturday, Sunday.
PANTAGES
Kinkaid's Kilties, with van.
deville.
HIPPODRONiE
Nina Straw's Minstrel Maids
with vaudeville.
OAK
'.Izzy the Peddler;" Monte
Carter Stock Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Dempsey Wins
Omitted Press Leased Wire)

JOPLIN, Mo-, March 26.6 =
Jack Dempsey today has another
quick yictory to his credit He
knocked out Tom Riley, en- un-
known, In so seconds here last
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
MOVIES


'The Song of Songs" with
Elsie Ferguson.
APOLLO
1.-THE Mystery Of the Mouse"
with Anita Stewart.
MELBOURNE
1.-THE Devils Wheel" with
Gladys Rockwell.
LlBERTY
Bill Hart i'm 1.-THE Primal
Lure" and BrOncho Bill An
dersOn in new drama.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

The Franklin school nine de-
feated the Lowell school team Sat
urday, 16 to 6. The Franklin
boys we're in excellent snaps and
had no trouble defeating their
rivals. Gardner, Anderson and
Sandal OF Franklin were stars OF
the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26
Amateur Gossip
BY peanuts" Radke.

Len Callahan, crack twirler Of
the Kapowsin ball team last sea-
son, will probably be seen IN the
same uniform again this year.
Callahan is one of the best anna
teur twirlers in Pierce county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

The Yeomen ball club will turn
out for practice sometime next
week and according to President
Eric Gehri 1t will show up some Of
the best teams in the city. No
has yet been chosen, but
1t is likely that Peanuts" Radke,
last years manager, will be chos-
en-.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

Roy Wilkowski, the Ty Cobb OF
amateur baseball, Is getting in
shape for the coming season. He
has had many offers from differ
ent clubs but has promised Doc
Monaghan he would play with
the Knights OF Columbus, and
says he won't go back on his word.
Roy has been playing ball steadily
since he was Is. He Is now 20
years old.
The following players have been
signed by the Yeomen: Jimmy
King, Hootch Radke. Roy Burk-
lund, Dewey Geer, Carl johnson,
Paul Ostlund.
Curly Bender, star twirler for
the National ball club of the town
of National last season, will prob
ably appear with one OF the city
teams this year.
Shirley Brown, well known anna
teur catcher, will not play
with any Of the locals this year.
Brown Is busy driving big truck
for Uncle Sam. He 10 a sergeant
in the q. M. division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-26

Paul Shager, one of the fastest
semi-pro players in the city last
season, will play with one Of the
Seattle shipyard teams this year,
according to rumor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
NO SET PROGRAM
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Only Topics Were Discussed In
English Work. Rose Bush
To Be Planted,

There was no set program today for
the observance of Arbor Day at the
High School, Miss Louise Linthicum,
Principal The significance of the
day, however, was not ignored, and
special attention was given to its fea-
lures in the English classes taught
by the principal
The High School scholars have given
up the planting of trees and instead
have planted beautiful lilac hedge,
and are endeavoring to beautify the
school grounds. Each recurring Ar
Dor Day they take special care of the
hedge to see if any of the lilac trees
have died during the previous year,
and if so, replace them with new
bushes. 1t was intended this year to
plant a rose bush on Arbor Day, but as
the day falls too early in the season
FOR planting rose bushes, and the stu
dents who mad the unhappy expert
ence of planting a rose bush last year
and having it die, decided to plant one
later this year, and call it "Arbor
Day"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
TOMORROW'S CONCERT
BY PAULIST CHOIR,
What Others Say Of Young
Choristers. To Sing Here
At Arrnorv.
At Armory.

Tomorrow's concert by the Paulist
ChoiristeTs promises TO be one of un-
usual merit and a great musical treat
is in store. The program has been
previously published in the Capital,
and tickets are for sale at this office.
The following from the Milwaukee
(WisJ Wisconsin" under date of
December G, 1917, tells what others
think Of the concert by the Paulist
Choir:
The Paulist Choiristers, under d.
rection of Father Finn, repeated the
triumph which always is theirs on
every Milwaukee appearance when
they sang Wednesday night at the Au-
ditOTium for the benefit of the war
recreation fund. There is a peculiar
and lovely appeal in the clear, sweet,
pure voices of boys. something re-
moved from everyday and limiting of
the music Of the Golden Age, when
the world was young, and life had
not blurred the edges of beauty In
the Paulist Choristers this element is
present in q high degree, the lads
singing in lovely uncOnsciousness of
self, as though song were their native
voice, giving to each melody a quality
of unspoiled purity.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
SEVERAL OYSTER BOATS
IN ANNAPOLIS HARBOR.
Find Much Difficulty In Making
Sales. The Market At Pres
ent Time Is Dull.

A number of oyster boats loaded
with oysters are lying in the harbor
awaiting sales for their oysters.
For the first time in the recollection
of the oldest inhabitant oysters are
a drug on the market. Whether the
colsing of the bars and the absence of
the Raw Bar" has anything to do
with the present conditions is a ques-
ton, but rue it is, there is no market
for oysters at this time. Baltimore
market is dull as well as the local
market for oysters. The dealers have
closed out for the season and are now
engaged in the fish business. Three
oyster houses on Johnson Place alone
have closed their oyster trade for the
season and are not buying any more
bivalves. These are the two oyster
houses of the Lighthouser Bros. and
the Bay Ridge Oyster Company con-
Quoted by Mr.. Kirwan all of which
are dealing in fish at the present time.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
STUDENTS AND TOWN
BOYS IN SCRIMMAGE.
Row On Cathedral Street Last
Night Leads To Arrests And
Warning BY Justice.

AS a climax to the series of diff
culties between town boys and the
hosts of youths visiting Annapolis
while undergoing special coaching
tor the Naval Academy entrance ex-
aminations two young Annapolitans
were arrested last night and given a
hearing before Police Justice William
S. Welch. The charge laid against
the young men was that of disturbing
the peace. Leslie Jones was given a
nominal fine, while Spencer Jones
was found not guilty. The young stu
dents involved in the fracus, which
occurred near the intersection of
Dean and Cathedral streets were not
formally charged with any disturb
ance
All of those involved in the row
during which several blows were
passed, were given a severe talking
TO by Justice Welch, who expressed
the hope that the difficulties should
cease from now on.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
CHANGES IN THE
COURT FIXTURES.
Improvements In The Apartment
Where Local Justice Is
Melted Out.
DOCKET FOR THE TERM.
Cases Already Awaiting DISPOSE
ton Of Jury And Court.
Four Cases From
Other Counties.

When the Circuit Court for Anne
Arundel County assemblies one week
from the coming Monday for the regu-
lar April jury term, the countians and
many Annapolitans who have not seen
the Court room since the last term
will hardly recognize the apartment
where local justice is meted out. The
room has been entirely done over, the
arrangement of the permanent furni-
ture, including the rail cutting OF
the general public from the bench and
trial table and the prisoners dock
has been moved, giving more room
for the spectators and witnesses who
are awaiting call. In addition, hand
some benches are now being installed
for the use of the public outside the
rail.
In preparation for the court term
additional jurors will be drawn by
Judge Robert Moss tomorrow to take
the place of those formerly drawn but
excused from service for various
causes.
Aside from what the grand jury may
do in the way of cases and its action
on the cases of persons now in Jail or
out on bail awaiting it's action, the
docket, as so far prepared, includes
10 civil appeals. 81 trials, % appear
ances, % criminal appearances, 25
criminal continuances from previous
terms, IL criminal appeals, 81 recOg-
nizances and cases removed here
from other courts. OF the latter 4 are
from Prince Georges Court, ? from
Charles and ! from Hartford
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
VISITING DAY AT
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ten Teachers With Principal
Visit Baltimore County School.
Trees Planted.

Arbor Day fell on Visiting Day" in
the primary school, and as only three
days notice had been given, the Ar
Dor Day exercises had to be suspend
ed. There were three trees planted,
however, and the names honored in
the tree planting will be announced
next week.
Exercises were suspended today in
the Primary Department, and each
class in the Grammar School had it's
own special program.
The Principal, Miss Riordan and
the following teachers of the Pri-
mary Department went to Baltimore
today to visit primary schools at PIN
lice, O,HighlandtOwn and Howard Park:
Misses Edith and Minnie Childs,
Edith Woodward, Frances Rolnick,
Ruth Feldmeyer, Dorothy Brewer,
Marian Duvall and Helen Hunter
Visiting the various schools is for
the purpose of an exchange of ideas
and methods, and broadening the
teachers in their work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
NO DATE IS SET
FOR VACATIONS.
Board Of Education Will Settle
Closing Of County Schools
At Next Meeting.
AWAIT ANNEXATION.
Request For Improvements At
Curtis Bay Postponed Until
Settlement Of This
Question.

At its regular monthly meeting the
Board of Education of Anne Arundel
county postponed settlement of the
of the public schools of the county
but will take the matter up at its next
meeting.
During the meeting a request for
money TO place a hedge around the
Curtis Bay School was laid over pend
ing settlement of the Annexation
question.
An appropriation of $500 toward the
completion of the playground at the
Annapolis High School was made up
on the request of representatives of
the Mothers Circle. The money is to
be expended under the direction of
Mr.. Ivon T. Morton, and Professor
Fox. County superintendent
Mr. Francis Geraci applied for a
scholarship at the Maryland Institute.
The Board agreed to grant said schol-
arship when the first vacancy occurs.
The Board approved of the work
done by DR.. Chas. B. Thomson at the
Grammar School and ordered the bill
for his carefare paid. Said bill
amounted to Sis.
The Board agreed to cooperate
with the Patriotic Educational Com
mittee and ordered posters printed
advising the public of these meetings.
The superintendent was directed to
investigate the application for a
school at Arundel-on-the-Bay
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
Will Wed Tomorrow.

The wedding of Miss Frances Eliz-
abeth Bryan daughter of Pay Inspec-
tor Sameul Bryan, L. S. ~, and Mrs.
Bryan, TO Lieut.. William Price Oliver
Clarke u. S. n, will take place to-
morrow afternoon at five o'clock in
the Naval Academy Chapel
Because of present conditions neces-
stating the closing of the government
reservation to the general public, the
guests at the wedding are requested
to enter the Yard by the Main Gate
of the Academy at the foot of Mary
land avenue.
The ceremony viii be performed by
Chaplain Evans. The ushers will be
fellow officers of the groom and the
brides attendants will be her close
personal friends.
After the ceremony a reception will
be held at the residence of the brides
parents. No. 40 College Ave.
The bride-to-be is one of the most
popular young girls in the Annapolis
and Nava! Academy set
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-05
LINTHICUM ACCEPTS
LODEN'S CHALLENGE
Fourth District Congressman
Calls Attention To Danger
Of Swapping Horses.

The gauntlet thrown down by
Danny" Loden to Congressman ].
Charles Linthicum with the announce
ment that Danny" intends entering
the Democratic primaries for the
nomination to Congress from the
Fourth District, has been taken up by
Mr.. Linthicum. The incumbent, who
is 4 native of Anne Arundel and still
maintains his country home in the
Fifth District of this county, says he
intends accepting the challenge of
the Baltimorean
This is a free country, and Mr..
Loden has a perfect right to submit
his ambition to the people, said Mr..
Linthicum. Il am constrained to be-
lieve, however, that the citizens of
the Fourth Congressional District will
hesitate, indeed, to swap horses in the
middle of the stream.