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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Peters Piffle

Frank Farmer there isn't the slightest bit
report that he had ron his gloves last
Micky King before the Tacoma Eagles Kings
nsnuated that Farmer used
his gloves that this
scratched and torn -
The only rosin used In shoulders"
Farmer guess King was SCARED pretty
That used little muscle force
Il have in life nut
rosn gloves and If King
after scrap he loses whole lot of respect"
Farmer has been the sick list
here with King Using pocket knife to silver
from his finger he developed blood poisoning
suffering intense pain for
oped in the third finger hand started ND
hs but prompt medical several quarts
OF disnfectants and ansptics have Farmer
has been approached for a Sommers.
who boxed Mick King in Seattle last night but
know whether the blood poisoning will be healed
GENTLY to give him time for training
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

strong, beautiful mind as opposed
to evil and weaker ones. The main
theme carried thruout the produc-
|tion might briefly be summed up
in few words, las we think evil,
so will evil occur"
AS an added attraction, Toto
the famous New York Hippodrome
comedian, will make his debut to
Tacoma audiences, in Tho Movie
Dummy" comedy said to be en-
tirely original.
Red, White and Blue Blood"
with Francis x. Busnman ana
Beverly Bayne, closes at the Apol-
10 tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Lillian Walker
And Bill Hart

William s. Hart and Lillian
Walker are the twin headliners at
the Melbourne today land for the
remainder of the week. "A Mark
ed Deck Is the title of Mr.. Harris
photoplay which shows him in q
role which carries him into gamb-
line dens and shows how his soul
and his aim are straight. Miss
Walker, Vitagraph star, appears in
"Sally-in-a-Hurry.' Miss WalkeH
plays the part Of a waitress In q
cheap restaurant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

tirely different and still retain
their efficiency?
From the latest reports Barrow
intends to shift Wally Schang, a
catcher, to third base, and Stuffy
McInnis, a first baseman, to sec
ond base. The remainder of his
infield will be o. X. He will have
Hoblitzel, crack fielder, at first,
and Everett Scott, one Of the best
shortstops in the country, cover
ing the short field.
Barrow will have four star in
fielders. Will he be able to make
a star infield Of them?
Boston has a very good chance
to break into the world series this
year. There is not a chance that
the club will be outside the first
four who will get a bit of change
out of the big classic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Aquatic Meet
Is Scheduled

Stadium and Lincoln high
school boys will engage in an
aquatic meet ext week when pick
oil teams of swimmers from both
schools compete in a tank meet OF
eleven events. The Stadium boys
are working fard for the events
and are predicting victory for
their side. Among the Stadium
boys who will enter the meet are
Clifford Langhorne, Laurence
Haecock, Matt Thompson, Ralph
Thompson, Reese Jenkins, Fred
Griffin, Vester Coutts, Lawrence
Berg and Ed Lawrenz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Lincoln Track
Outlook Poor

Lincoln high school will prob
ably try to stage a comeback in
track affairs this season, but the
outlook thus far is none too prom
Using. Track events were prac-
tically abandoned at the school
last season for lack of material,
and from all appearances there
will not be any more men for out
door sports this season than last.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06


Sailor Haynie, the tall
lightweight who has been
making Tacoma his home for
several months, says that get
ting out of the United States
is harder than buying a Mar
TIM cocktail on Pacific ave.
Haynie was all fixed to take a
steamer for the Philippine
islands last night when two
government cops pinched him
as an alien enemy. BY the
time the boxer had proven his
identity, the ship was some
where In the Straits of Juan
de Fuca. IL he isn't pinched
as spy or anything in the
meantime, Maynie will take
the next steamer, March IA.
There isn't chance in the
world for Butte to come into the
Coast International league
this season, I'm the opinion Of Russ
Hall, Tacoma Tiger manager. And
Bob Browns trip to Montana isn't
worth the railroad fare. Russ
knows the Montana situation and
he says Butte isn't in the mood
to resume league baseball. He he.
lieves that Vancouver, wash, with
Its military barracks, spruce mills
and shipbuilding plants, will have
lots Of baseball fans this year and
be q leading factor in the circuit.
.
Lefty" James, the holdoui
Portland pitcher, will cast his loI
with the Portland Shipbuilders
league this season. Judge Nc.
Credie made several tempting of.
fers to James last week, but the
league hurler announced
he didn't want to sign with Port.
land because he'd rather stay In
semi-pro ball.
The CoaSt league season
opens three weeks ahead Of
the p. O. ]. league and all Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

Ed Barrow has two mighty big
baseball problems to solve when
he throws open the throttle on the
Red Sox machine this spring.
He must learn:
~ Can a star infield be built
up In a season out of four star
infielders in some ways unsdited
to the job?
(2) Can ball players who have
played a certain position for years
be shifted to another position
where the mechanical play Ia en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Kid Lewis to
Defend Title

ATLANTA, Ca, March 6.-The
welterweight title of the world
may change hands here tonight
when Ted ("Kid") Lewis, the
champion, defends his crown
against Jack Britton, former title
holder.
Both fighters say they are in
fine shape and ready for a tough
battle.
Fifty per cent of the net re-
ceipts of the bout will be donated
by the promoters to the Camp
Gordon athletic equipment fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
! OSCAR HARSTAD Is
! SIGNED FOR TIGER
NDuA TEAM SPEED CORPS
BASEBALL LURE
MAY CALL BILL
CARRIGAN BACK

Baseball has a fascination for
those who play 1t. Ball players
stick to the game as a general
rule, just as long as they can find
someone to hire them. And ii
isn't always for the money there
is in It. There are in baseball
today many players who probably
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

1t has been said of Schang, that
before he came TO the majors he
was q better third baseman than
q catcher.
Barrow's main difficulties are
likely to be with Mclnnis. 1t Is a
pretty difficult thing for a man to
change from first to second base
after he has had several years
work around the initial sack. Nc
Innis, however, is a smart ball
player and may be able to come
thru.
One thin0-Barrow's problem
will be the most interesting de-
velopment of the year. If he can
make a star infield from his four
star infielders he will go down in
baseball history with the man
agerial greats. II he can't -
that's another story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
Saturday Sees
Three Battles

Three basketball games will be
staged in the Stadium high school
gym Saturday night. Two of the
games will be between the Sta
dunn and Cushman schools, the
first and second teams of either
institution meeting each other.
The third battle of the evening
will be between the College Of
Puget SQUAD and the Y. M. c. A.
fives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

the magnates up here In the
Northwest are waiting to grab
OF the cream of the discard
from the larger circuit. Russ
Hall Of Tacoma says he has
two or three Coast league
managers on his list of init
mate friends and that they
Will all slip him the hest ma
terial that they can afford to
drop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
in OUR
ADVERTISING

For this year we
shall bring to
your notice absO-
lutte facts as they
exist In cOnnec-
ton with the trade
In mems goods.
During the past
two seasons, there
has been no
certainty or assur.
ance that a price
agreed upon today
would be good .
week from today,
In fact there has
been no steady
market for the
past two years.
There is no
surplus of manu-
featured goods
anywhere.
In the Spring
and Fall of each
year we buy what
In our best judg.
ment will be nec-
essary and right
for the coming
season.
When these goods
arrive, Ne price
them at q profit
that pays us q
fair interest on
our invested
capital, while i'm
reality these same
goods are at that
time worth at
wholesale just
about what we mark
them to sell to
you.
More than half
the time you are
paying us very
close to the manu-
facturer's price
for the goods you
buy at the time
you buy them.
DICKSON
BROS.
co.
1f2o-22 Pacific Avenue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

ing ut the Colonial all week. This
comedy drama, direct from the
Aircraft studios is one of the best
that the famous comedian has
ever appeared in. 1.-THE Kitchen
Lady" q Mack Sennett comedy, il
q HILARIOUS added feature Oh the
bill,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06
MCKY KING GIVEN 7T"~
DECISION, BUT ALL | IN "a Nv
FANS DISPUTE 1T |
Douglas Fairbanks Finds
That Cactus Isn't Friend

There are many other Things in this world that offer
comfort as leaning posts han
making picture, "Headn, SoTt which is show.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-06

The CoaSt league season
opens three weeks ahead Of
the p. O. ]. league and all Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
COMPETITION MEETS
342 f. A. Offers Loving Cup to
Winners.

The men of the 342nd will be glad to
learn that another series of battery
competition meets is to open shortly.
Another loving cup, similar to the one
won by Headquarters company in the
last series. will be awarded on the
same principle
The series will run for a period of
seven weeks. one afternoon each week,
and each battery will come in contact
with every other organization in the
four competition events.
The four competition events will be
as follows:
Five-mile cross country run, fifty
men from the two competing batteries,
including enlisted men and officers
will compete. The race will go to the
battery that has its fifty men across
the line first. Every man of the win
ming team must finish before the race
can be won.
Obstacle course, which is the same
event as in the last series, over the OBJ
stacles, across the wall and back.
Shinney game. so men on each side.
Track meet and baseball game The
track meet will consist of a four mile
relay race. four men on each team !;
h 90 yard dash. 22O yard dash, broad
jump and high jump.
No one man can enter more than
one event in the track meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
UNCLE SANS Bellies PLEASE
Funston Sammies Enjoyed the Pro-
ductions at the Hippodrome.

With a theater critic claiming that
it has been one of the best bills played
here this season. Uncle Sans Bellies"
closed their engagement at the Hip
podrome theater of Army City last
Saturday. The costumes of this COM
pany We're new and pretty. their garbs
being New Yorkese to the minute.
The scenery was novel. and the fea-
lures of the show were we'll worth the
admission.
With common saw and radded
hammer, the musical artist played a
number of selections and was forced
to respond to several calls. 'Pce--ee"
Myers featured as principal comedian
and completely stopped the show
when he displayed to the audience his
eccentric buck and wing dancing, be-
ing forced to repeat it before the de-
lighted audience ceased its applause.
The musical farce brought timely
applause, especially when the Arkan-
sas Quartet, presenting Miss JUNE,
Joe Ogburn, Frank Weaver and Lee
Icons. made their appearance. pleas
ing the crowd with their charming
melodies.
Manager Burbank of the Hippo
drome is endeavoring to secure the
best shows available for this theater
and good bills have been arranged to
appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
BUILD ATHLETIC PARK
342 +. A. Has Grandstand Almost
CompIeted-Start Work on Track.

Things are picking up in the ath-
letic line in the 342 Field artillery.
The baseball diamond is now in ex-
cellent shape, the grandstand is near
ing completion and work has already
started on the bleachers. Work is
to commence at once on the athletic
field and the f-6-mile track. This
field will be the scene of some hard
fought battles this season.
Already steps have been taken for
the organizing of battery and regi-
mental track and athletic teams. The
batteries will compete among them
selves for the championship of the
regiment while the regimental aggre-
CATION is tt be led against any and all
opposing organizations in the camp.
Lieutenant Raymond reports that he
has already met with great encour-
aGement ~ the way of track and field
mer and is confident that he will be
able to get together a championship
team.
The meets will follow the general
character of college and school meets
with which all of the men are more
or less familiar, but with a few
changes that will fl the events to
The needs of thu army. Stress will be
laid on tho mile run, in order to train
the men for runners and messengers
Relay teams of four men will be or
ga1.zed to run that many miles. Also
hand grenades will be used instead of
weights This change has already
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

at took Germany forty years to
build up her mighty military machine.
In less than eight months we have
built up a shipbuilding machine which,
when it gets into full swing, will de-
feat the military machine of Germany"
This statement by Chairman Hurley
of the United States Shipping Board
shows what America can do when the
people of the nation set themselves
TO a task. Future generations will
marvel at the speed with which a
peace4oving people took up the work
of participating in the world war, a
war at whose outbreak few, if any
persons, thought would involve the
United States.
Not only in the building of ships,
but in the manufacture of supplies and
equipment for soldiers, the United
States has undertaken its task on a
most prodigious scale. Already the pro-
duction of war materials in this coun-
try has been more than treble the
production of England and France in
a similar period. Expansion and en-
largement continues. Within a short
time the American war machine will
make the German war machine look
like a miniature or a toy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

work class ever organized in a ~"
building. The class in typewriting,
Secretary Randall reports, has more
than 40 members. This speaks well for
the character of the enlisted men of
the camp quartermaster detachment
They want to be, even at the sacrifice
of entertainment OF evenings, as COM
petent as possible in serving the camp
quartermaster and his assistants.
To show their esteem for Lieut..
Victor H. Eckman, the occupants of
the four barracks of the camp quar-
termaster detachment under his re-
cent supervision assembled together
at noon a week ago Tuesday. Ser
geaat Hamilton told the lieutenant of
the good wishes which he can count
upon from the soldiers with whom he
has been associated, and the lieu
tenant thanked all of them in a brief
talk. Three cheers followed from the
soldiers. Lieutenant Eckman has
been transferred to a southern can
Torment. Lieutenant Ashbaugh sue
ceedS him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
FEED MANY SOLDIERS
topeka Red Cross Canteen Operators
Watch for Troop Trains.

France is not the only spot on the
globe that sees the canteen service
of the Red Cross in action. Topeka
is on :he canteen map, and one day
last week the local canteen workers
were called upon to serve sandwiches
and coffee to nearly 1900 soldiers who
were PASSING thru town on their way
to somewhere.
Word was received in Topeka about
an hour before the train was due to
arrive that nearly 1900 men were
on their way and would stop at To-
peka for about ten minutes and would
the Red Cross canteen at Topeka
please see that the men got some cof-
fee and sandwiches. Mrs. Alvafado
M. Fuller and her twenty canteen
helpers accomplished the work.
Hardly was the first batch of men
on their way again when word came
that another load of 200 men was
coming thru and would Topeka please
see that these men too had coffee and
sandwiches. Topeka saw.
Ill addition to the sandwiches and
coffee the canteen service distributes
a postcard to each man so that he
may notify his people that he is 60
ing to Somewhere"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
WAR MACHINES

America entered the war to bring
1t to a successful close, and to insure
permanent peace in the future. With
her boundless resources, thousands OF
factories, and millions of skilled men
and women, America intends manu-
featuring the materials of war on
scale which Germany could never hope
to reach. 1t is not going to take any
thing like forty years for America to
produce more war materials than Ger
many ever thought could be manu-
featured. This manufacturing is go
ing to continue so long as the materials
are needed to carry out the job of
bringing The Mad Dog of Europe" to
bay.
Before this war is many months
older, writer's are going to discard
that pet expression with Characters
tic German thoroughness and effi
cheney and adopt in it's stead with
characteristic American thoroughness
and efficiency"
You could put Germany In Texas
and Texas would never know it was
there-it would take up so little space.
Before this war is over the whole Ger
man war plant will look like a small
tool house in comparison to the Amer
lean war plant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
WICHITA men VISIT CAMP
Business Men Talk at Y. NJ. Buildings
and Elsewhere Over Camp.

The Wichita gospel team. composed
of prominent business men of that
city, visited Camp Funston Sunday,
speaking at the various Y. M. c. A.
buildings, the Kansas building, the
Hostess house. the Lutheran center at
Army City and at the base hospital.
The WichiN men arrived at Man
haitian by special car and came to
Funston by interurban. They were
entertained at the Hostess house at
Funston at noon and in the evening a
farewell luncheon was held at the
Army City Hostess house
The men who were here were as
follows: Frank Dunn, w. P. u. Ger
man, A. W. Hinkel, E. f. Holmes, A.
A Hyde, John Masse.-, E. E. Master
man, o. A. Rordbaugh, Clyde Stanley.
C. A. Seaman, E. E. Trower, F. L. Car
son, ]. F. Parks. c. Q. Chandler. Bert
Bryan, Mr.. Worries, c. A. Noll, F. w
Oliver. r. c. Macaulay am Judge
Bird
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
BOXING NEXT WEEK
Ffstc Championship of Funston Te
Be Decided.

The boxing championship of Camp
Funston will be held the week of
April %, according to an announce
ment just made by Capt. Paul With
ington, division director of athletics.
Entries for this event must be in
by Friday evening, April 19. The
classes will be as follows: 120 pounds,
1875 pounds, Jas pounds. 16U pounds.
and heavyweight. Entrants will be
pitted against each other and elimi-
mated in a series of matches The pre-
liminaries will consist of three two
minute rounds. the semi-finals or
four rounds, and the finals of proba-
bly, six rounds.
In all probability these boxing
matches will be held out of doors so
that there will be ample opportunity
for everyone to see the entire series
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
DISCIPLINE IN The AMERICAN ARMY

man 'lives-gold that perhaps could be
spared, as Lieut.. Col. George Applin
of the 18th Hussars stated, but blood
that no nation could afford.
The awful imperatives of the wal
were heard. Men began to submerge
themselves in the larger life OF the
nations. Previously they had offered
to die if needs be; now they came to
live as the nation might ordain, sub
hitting themselves to the collective
will This was the needed response ia
the dictates Of the highest human inn
pulse, love of country.
Discipline came to have a new mean
ing. Hidden values became disclosed.
Then came a change. The discipline
of faith as contrasted with the dis
cipline of force became a fact
Again in the words of Col Applin.
I'VE began to click exactly on time,
We showed the Germans what dis,
cipline meant We taught the teach:
ers. Germany once had the finest
fighting machine in the world. 1 use
the past tense advisedly. 1t HAD. To
day the French and British surpass
the Germans and when we meet them
we beat them"
America, too, will achieve this dis
cipline of faith. It is even now achiev.
ing it; but the task is far from accom-
plishment yet. The time will come
when the click of America will be so
| we'll timed that 1t will synchronize
with that of her Allies and produce
but a single sound.
Some of our troops have achieved it
already. Witness the splendid record
from the sectors held by our men All
of our troops must achieve it
To the great tasks before us We
must sacrifice ease, ambition, associa-
lions and personal inclinations-aii
that we have and are.
Then and then only can America
function in that perfect discipline of
faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
BY G. T. NoRTHUP

The French monetary system, like
cur own, Is based upon the decimal
system
The unit Is the franc, worth roughly
30 cents of our money. One hundred
confines make q franc. The smallest
coin commonly used is the bronze sou
or five centime piece, worth one cent
The tsn centime piece (2c), likewise
bronze, L. called the gros sou or big
penny" The silver coins are the Is
centime piece (5c). the so centime
piece Zone dime), the franc coco, the
two franc piece (4oc), and the 5 franc
piece SD.
Previous to the war bank notes wera
not issued in small denominations.
Instead there were gold pieces repre-
senting in value 5, 10. 20, 40, 100
francs. Under war conditions gold
has been withdrawn from circulation.
and bank-noteS have been issued for
these and larger amounts. To com
pute the value of French money in
American, divide by I'VE. Thus, 1875
fr. = $2.75.
To get the French value Of Amer,
lean money, multiply by I'VE. Thus,
$135.50 = 677.50 fr. This is not quite
exact because the franc lis worth only
1886 of American money, but the re-
suit is sufficiently accurate for most
purposes.
Remember, too, that foreign ex-
change is now very uncertain and that
the relative value of French and Amer
lean money varies from day to day.
In shopping never pay the first price
asked. The French are honest but
shrewd bargainers, and every Ameri
can is thought to be rich. Do not spell
the natives by overpayment. Charity
is one thing and allowing yourself to
be yictimiZed another.
The troops of our first contingent
have been much too free with their
money. This has caused prices to rise
in the communities where they are
quartered, bringing hardship to French
soldiers less able than themselves to
pay. exprbitant charges.