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THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH
A Weekly Paper For Tacoma Eastern People
Third Year, No. 32, March 22, 1918
Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
For Sale or Trade: Team of horses, Best pullers in the state weight 2800, age 10 and 11. 
Will trade for auto, lumber, cows or other live stock, anything of value. I have no use for 
the horses. They are worth $400 to anyone needing good team. Price $250, cash or trade. 
Sam Walch, R. F. D., Eatonville. Adv. No. 32-tf.
For Sale-Rhode Island Reds and Black Minorca eggs; setting of 15 for $1. Orders taken 
and supplied when wanted by depositing 25 cents on account. Apply at Mrs. Moon, 
opposite Vine hunters blacksmith shop. Adv. No. 32-tf.
Wanted-1917 Spring chickens; best market price paid for same at Ben Ohneck's. 
Eatonville, Wash. Adv. No. 32-tf
ANNOUNCEMENT
We take pleasure of announcing the re-opening of Joseph Hearn's Jewelry store under the 
new management of N. H. Larson, expert watch maker, jeweler and engraver.
We aim to carry in stock a general line of staple jewelry and novelties, also musical 
supplies and Instruments, Sheet Music and the Singer sewing machines we have already 
received. In new goods, Ingersoll watches, alarm clocks, ladies bracelet-watches; 
Hamilton, Waltham and Elgin watches.
Everything sold reasonable. Our lines that are still broken will be filled in shortly. 
Adv. No. 32-1t.

Miss Betty Hogan of Tacoma spent the week end in Eatonville as the guest of Mrs. 
Grover Jacobs.

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EATONVILLE COMES BACK AT ST. LEO'S
The Eatonville-St. Leo's squabble is still on in regard to a return game, and here is 
Eatonville's answer to the St. Leo's letter published in the ledger-News a short time ago:
Eatonville, Wash. March 13, 1918. Sports Editor. The Ledger, Tacoma.
Dear Sir:
Would you give space in your columns for an answer to the following article which 
appeared in your Sunday issue of the 10th inst? "EATONVILLE BACKWARD," SAYS 
DAILEY.
Members of the St. Leo's Recreation club basket ball team are hot under the collar 
because the Eatonville team is apparently refusing to play them a return match in 
Tacoma. The Eatonville team, champions of the Pierce County league, slipped over a win 
on the local City league leaders in Eatonville several weeks back, but now they are rather 
backward in playing the Tacoma club. Capt. James Dailey of the St. Leo's team pens the 
following epistle to the sports editor:
"My dear Sir: Will you please put an article in the paper Sunday about Eatonville 
refusing to come to Tacoma to play St. Leo's? Eddie Danielson, our manager, has written 
them several times, but they will not answer. It seems to be a case of cold feet. We would 
like to play them on a real floor, not a freak floor, and have a competent referee, not a 
schoolboy as they had in charge of the game when St. Leo's played up there. They agreed 
to come down and play a return game.
"They can pick from the city's best referees-say, 'Puss' Colbert, Leo Gallagher, 'Hack' 
Goodman or William Duggan. 
"Let's  hear from you, Eatonville."
(Signed) "James Dailey, St. Leo's Team Captain."
In reply I wish to say:
First-The contest staged at Eatonville, while very fast, was the poorest exhibition of 
sportsmanship staged here in the last four years. Several St. Leo's men deliberately struck 
at the high school boys. One of our forwards, Peterson, is out of the game for the rest of 
the year because of a broken leg sustained in that contest.
Second-Members of the St. Leo's Recreation club told us that the way they handled us 
here was tame to what they would give us on their own floor. If we are to stage a smoker, 
and it is billed as such, all right; we will not "smoke" under the name of basket ball.
Third-This Saturday we are taking on the 91st team. Will we be beaten? Certainly. But 
we will play our usual clean contest and get the most out of the game. No cold feet to 
that.
Fourth-Our floor is 40 by 70 feet in the clear. We come nearest to having a caged 
regulation Spalding court of any team in Pierce County. So far this season our team has 
won its games both at home and abroad on "regular" and 'freak' floors, and has claimed 
no alibis.
Fifth-St. Leo's was entitled to and should have furnished an official. We furnished one 
at their request, and we are not ashamed of his official acts. Instead of calling seven fouls 
on each team as he did had he called them in proportion to those made and accordingly to 
the character of the fouls committed, at least two of the St. Leo's team would have been 
disqualified.
Sixth-We do not make winning games our end. We expect to train, put our best into the 
game, and win if we can do so fairly. Our student body places members of the team who 
do not follow rules or who use unfair or un-sportsmanlike conduct on the playing floor, 
on the permanent bench.
Continued to col. 3
In conclusion, I wish to thank you for the space in your paper and also to state that we 
received one letter regarding a return game with the St. Leo's Recreation club, and that 
same was answered before the quoted article was placed in your paper. In so far as I am 
concerned, this is a closed incident, unless we could be guaranteed a basketball game free 
from un-sportsmanlike exhibition.
(Signed) Herman Hekel, Manager, E. H. B. B. Team.

Pg. 1, col.3
NEWS FROM ELBE
Mr. A. A. Hardy of Boon, Michigan, arrived in Elbe, Monday night to visit his brother, 
Mr. G. G. Hardy. Mr. Hardy is known by many in Elbe, having been in Elbe at previous 
times.
Mrs. Rudolph Kolb entertained friends from Alder and Tacoma, Tuesday.
Mr. Sachs and Mr. L. E. Engel were business callers in Tacoma, Tuesday.
Miss Marie Lutkins has been confined to her home for several days owing to neuralgia.
The Red Cross Program given at the Hall, Friday evening, was a splendid success. A 
large crowd was present and the proceeds amounting to $12.60 will be gratefully 
appreciated by the Red Cross Auxiliary of this place.
Mrs. Scholenberger and Mrs. Whitney called on Mrs. Lyman Borden, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Dennis visited his wife in town, Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur May and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy and daughter and Mrs. Kate 
Borden of National attended the program given at the Hall, Friday evening.
Mrs. Fred Romenesko and two sons, spent Friday and Saturday with friends in Elbe.
Mr. and Mrs. Voss and family are moving away from Elbe this week.
Mr. Frank Salzer of Tacoma, is an Elbe visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sachs.
Mr. Maze was a Tacoma caller, Tuesday.
"Hub" Kellar visited his brother, Harvey Kellar and family the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorman and family have returned to Elbe.
Charles Campbell and Clara Borden went to Alder, Saturday. They are taking "Coronet" 
lessons.
The basket ball game played at Mineral the past week proved an interesting game. It was 
played between Elbe boys and Mineral girls, the Elbe boys winning the game. Another 
game will be played the coming week, so watch out! Elbe boys are going to win this time 
if it is a girl's team.

The new "Mexican service badge" will soon be issued to officers and enlisted men who 
served under certain conditions in Mexico and on the border. Persons not now in the 
Army who would have been entitled to the badge and whose separation from the service 
has been honorable may secure authority from the Adjutant General to purchase and wear 
the service badge.

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HIGH SCHOOL BAZAAR
The 5th annual Bazaar will be held at the High School Gymnasium and auditorium, 
Friday evening, March 22.
Each class selects two or three conceptions, and the class clearing the most money has 
their name engraved on a silver cup trophy which was presented by Prof. Barlow 2 years 
ago for that purpose.
The seniors will present a vaudeville, composed of a five reel movie show and a Negro 
minstrel attraction.
Juniors will have a Hawaiian booth which ought to be a dandy. They will serve Heavenly 
hash pineapple punch, etc.
Sophmore's will have a flower booth also a merry-go-round and serve "ice-cream."
Freshies will have a fortune telling booth, also moving pictures and a wonder booth.
The general booths will comprise of a "fish-pond", pea-nut and pop-corn stands.
Boxing, wrestling and swimming matches will be held at different hours of the evening.
A grand prize will be given to the person drawing the lucky ticket from a box where all 
the purchased tickets are laced in with the purchaser's name on each ticket.
Doors will be open at 7:00.
The vaudeville will be given in the Auditorium with two performances; the first will be 
given at 7;00 and the second at 9 o'clock.
Admission will be 10 and 20 cents.

ROYAL NEIGHBORS FINNIGAN BALL
The Tim Finnigan ball given under the auspices of the Eatonville lodge of Royal 
neighbors, Sturday night at the Redman hall was attended by the largest crowd of dancers 
that Eatonville has had in years.
$114 was taken in for the sale of tickets and $65 for the supper which was served 
upstairs.
They Lyon Orchestra of Roy furnished the music. This was up to the usual standard of 
this orchestra and an extra musician added to the volume. This was necessary on account 
of the extra noise of the great number of dancers. Not many Irish costumes were worn but 
the dancers had as good a time as any set of Irishmen ever had at a wake.

CAMP Lewis 62 - EATONVILLE 21
Camp Lewis basket ball team defeated the Eatonville High School team on the local 
gymnasium floor last Saturday night by the score of 62 to 21. The greater experience of 
the soldiers told and the school boys never had a chance. The signal work and machine 
like team play of the visitors was a revelation to the home fans.
The came was clean and fast and marked with a good feeling.
A record crowd attended the game.

Ole Haugen has purchased the D. W. Amrine house which adjoins the Haugen home in 
Eatonville. Mr. Haugen intends to add to the Amrine house and add to the buildings 
which he plans to rent.

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WHAT WAR SAVINGS STAMPS WILL BUY

{News about savings stamps}

SUPPOSE YOU HAD TO SAVE
{More reasons to save to help the military man.}

pg.1, col. 6
GIVE EACH CHILD SOMETHING TO DO
{To earn money to buy Savings Stamps.}

POTATO CONGRESS MEETS IN Seattle, MARCH 25
A call has been made to all farmers and potato growers of the state to meet in convention 
at Seattle, in Assembly Hall, Arcade Building, Monday march 25, to discuss ways and 
means for the production and the consumption of a normal potato crop.
A serious situation confronts the farming community of the state and the consumers as 
well because of a threatened potato crop in 1918. A large part of the 1917 crop is still in 
grower's hands or warehoused for lack of market. The demand last spring for larger 
potato acreage was based on National necessity, and the farmers responded. The result 
was an over production. The loss falls upon the grower who had paid high prices for seed 
and the labor of cultivation. Greater consumption must be provided for 1918 if even a 
normal crop is to be produced. Some assurance must be given the grower to induce him 
to plant what should be planted to provide for normal necessities, or the conditions and 
abnormal price of 1916-1917 will confront the consumer during the coming winter. This 
would be a National calamity.
Potato flour mills and potato evaporating plants have been suggested, but neither solved 
the present problem, which has to do with last year's surplus still on hand.
It has been thought best to take this up in a general congress or convention of growers, 
and representatives of various commercial organizations, who will speak and act for the 
consumer as agencies to aid in the establishment of potato flour mills and evaporation 
plants.
The congress is called under the auspices of the Farmers' Protective League.

>From June 5 to December1, 1917, only 5, 870 arrests were made or reported to the 
Department of Justice for failure to register under the selective-service act. Of these 
2,663 were released after having registered and prosecutions were begun against 2, 059, 
of which about 1,500 cases are still pending.

Firms or individuals paying officers or business employees a portion or all salaries and 
wages during the war period in which they are in the service of the United States may 
deduct these amounts from their taxable incomes, according to a regulation by the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

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ENUMCLAW IS NOT CHAMPION
The Enumclaw Herald says that that town does not claim the championship basket ball 
team for king county and mentions a news item in the Dispatch of recent issue. The 
Herald says:
"Enumclaw does not care to have the impression go out that it claims the championship 
basket ball team this year. There have been years that we laid claim to the honor, and had 
cause for so doing, but this year we make no such claims."

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FRUIT JARS FOR SALE - 75 cent dozen.
Mrs. E. R. Vaughn, Eatonville

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PREPARE NOW FOR YOUR 1918 HOME CANNING WORK
Collect all used jars.
Examine each carefully.
Discard all defective continers and damaged tops.
Clean all useable jars and store with tops in place.
Order any additional jars needed and lay in a supply of new rubber rings.
Make sure that the clean wash boiler or other large vessel that you will use for your hot-
water bath are free from leaks. A goal has been set for the 1918 home canners. 
Examine and test pressure or other special canning apparatus if you have it.
If you use a wash boiler or large pail provide a false bottom of slats or bent wire. Strong 
wire trays with long upright handles make good false bottoms and enable the housewife 
to lift out groups of hot jars from the water bath.
Jars and a was boiler, boiling water and fresh products are all you need to can almost any 
fruit or vegetable successfully.
Every jar filled and helping to feed the nation next fall.
One billion five hundred million quarts of home-canned produce in 1918!
The stupendous size of it might make it appear impossible of attainment were it not for 
the fact that the American family's ability to can, in a patriotic situation, has been 
demonstrated. The great canning effort for the year 1917 has been estimated at 850 
million packs by officials of the United States, the specialists say, in setting the new goal 
and advising early preparations for the 1918 campaign. If a slogan is needed "Fill every 
jar in every home: keep every jar busy throughout the year," is suggested.
The method of arriving at the estimate country-wide pack for last year is interesting. 
Eight of the principal concerns in the United States manufacturing rubber rings reported a 
production for use in home canning of 839,761,248 rubber rings. Retailers and jobbers, it 
is understood, carried over from the year 1916 a large supply of rubber jar rings. Taking 
into account the special caps that were sold and the use of jar rings a second time, the 
officials believe it safe to estimate the number of packs made in homes last year at 850 
million.
Canning in most homes is done in quart jars. It is reasonable to assume that the two-quart 
packs may be used to offset the pint packs, specialists say, and that therefore the total 
pack estimated might safely be expressed in quarts. Placing a general average value of 20 
cents a quart upon this product the estimated value of hermetically sealed food canned in 
homes is $170,000,000. In most cases this food was produced on the farm or in backyard 
gardens, was canned in the family kitchen, stored in the pantry, and is being consumed in 
the home. The transportation facilities of the country were not taxed in the production of 
this food and in most cases it was produced on soil that otherwise would have been idle, 
with labor that would have been unable to find useful employment.

Qualified men registered under the selective-service law may be inducted into service to 
fill the call for 10,000 skilled mechanics needed by the Aviation Section of the Signal 
Corps, by applying to their local boards. Men not registered may enlist at recruiting 
stations.
The present call is particularly for machinists, auto mechanics, engine repairmen, 
gunsmiths, chauffeurs, carpenters, blacksmiths, tinsmiths, cabinet makers, electricians, 
coppersmiths, sheet-metal workers, propeller makers, wireless operators and constructors, 
tailors, tent-makers, sail makers, truck masters, vulcanizers, welders, and experts on 
magnetos, ignition systems, cameras, watches and clocks.
Men will be sent to San Antonio, Texas for segregation by a brief course of instruction at 
flying fields or factories, then organized into squadrons mostly for service overseas.

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NATIONAL PARK OPENING DATES ARE ANNOUNCED
According to an announcement by Secretary Lane, nation parks will be open to tourists 
this year on the following dates:
Yosemite, California, May 1 to November 1; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 
May 1 to November 1; Sequoia National Park, California, May 15 to October 10; General 
Grant National Park, California, May 15 to October 10; Mesa Verde National Park, 
Colorado, June 1 to September 30; Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, June 1 to 
September 15; Glacier National Park, Montana, June 15 to September 15; Crater Lake 
National Park, Oregon, July 1 to September 30; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 
June 25 to September 15.

Pg. 4, col. 3 & 4
THE BRITISH N. P. S.
(From Our Dumb Animals)

pg. 4, col. 4
FIRST GAS MASKS MADE BY WOMEN OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE
Etc.

SMALL-CALIBER BULLET HAS ARMOR-PIERCING, TRACING, AND 
INCENDIARY ACTION
Etc.

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