PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL SEASON TO OPEN TODAY
Concensus of Opinion Leans Toward Los Angeles Team As Possible Winners, With Chance At The Helm.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.—The official opening of the 1917 season for the Pacific Coast Baseball league is set for tomorrow. In this city, at Los Angeles, and at Salt Lake City, where the opening contests will be held, preparations have been made for parades, and various ceremonials attending the pitching of the first ball over home plate.
The Vernon Tigers will connest the first game here against the San Francisco Seals while Portland will line up against the Salt Lakers, and Oakland will take on the Los Angelans. The Seals and the Tigers will be the first teams to play in the new Recreation park which has been in course of construction here during the winter. An up-to-date and commodious grand stand has been put up and the playing field considerably enlarged.
The managers of the six teams profess to be satisfied with the outlook for their respective clubs which have finished thei rpreliminary training at various "camps." Without exception, they say, their organizations are much stronger than they were last year and a better showing is anticipated on all sides.
The form displayed by the Pacific leaguers in the pre-season's practice games has been more or less erratic and, as is usually the case, the teams are not expected to settle down to form until they become warmed up to the regular schedule.
The concensus of opinion leans largely towards the Los Angeles team, winners of last year's pennant, as being the "team to beat" again this season for the title. Manager Chance of the Angels has a well balanced organization which compares favorably with his 1916 club and it has shown up well in their preliminary workouts.
Manager McCredie of the Portland team believes thmat his club is much stronger than it was last year and if his pitchers are able to hold up their end, declares that he has nothing to worry about so far as the remainder of his aggregation is concerned.
Early season changes and shifts are looked for to a greater or less extent on all the teams as the men are tried out.
BERNE, via Paris, April 2. (9:40 p. m.)—German and Austrian newspapers reaching Switzerland today and telegraphic reports from Hungary are once more filled with peace ideas.
Mattress Hacked to Pieces, $300 In Bills Saved
A burning mattress in a house on Youngblood hill, occupied by Alec Thomas, yesterday morning created so much smoke that the fire department shattered all existing speed records in getting to the fire. The mattress was dragged outside, soused with water and torn to pieces. After the firemen had returned to their stations, Thomas looked carefully through the mattress and recovered $300 in bills which he had hid for safe keeping. He rushed down to the fire station with a grin several inches in diameter on is face.
"Yo' so' have got some real hones' firemen, Mistah Nawton," was the way be expressed his thanks to Fire Chief Barney Norton.
"Civilization" is Attraction Shortly'
Thomas Ince's Big Spectacle Will Open Three Day Engagement At Orpheum Wednesday.
Bisbeeites will be given a treat beginning Wednesday, for "Civilization" Thomas H. Ince's million dollar photo-play production will be the offering. It will play at the Orpheum theatre.
Thomas H. Ince has declared that "Civilization" is his greatest effort. Ince has created some of the biggest feature productions. But his latest is his crowning effort. More than one year was taken in making the film and the cast consisted of over 40,000 people. Everything was done on an immense scale. Yet in spite of the fact that the piece is a tremendous production, Ince believes it will attract rather because of the message it carries to mankind, the spectacular features being incidental. The master film builder has dedicated the multiple reel creation to the mothers of the dead.
It would seem to be the part of wisdom for those intending to see "Civilization" to make reservations as early as possible.
LLOYD STEPHENS BRYCE DIES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 2.—Lloyd Stephens Bryce, former United States minister to Holland and Luxemburg, died of pneumonia at his home here tonight, aged 66 years.
Mr. Bryce is survived by two daughters and a son, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mrs. J. Sargeant Cram and Peter Cooper Bryce.
PULLMAN ORDER IS NOW IN PREPARATION BY THE COMMISSION
A. H. Gardner of Tombstone, Receives Promise that Unless Matter is Taken to Court, Pullman Will Soon Be In Effect.
A. H. Gardner of Tombstone, while in Phoenix on aSaturday called on the corporation commission of the state of Arizona and received the promise that an order was in preparation which would assure the people of Cochise county a through Pullman, to and from Phoenix. Mr. Gardner received the statement from Commissioner Cole that the order would go into effect very quickly unless it was taken into court.
The necessity for through Pullman service between Southern Cochise county points and Phoenix has been apparent for months. Many efforts have been made to secure the order. Through Mr. Gardner's and other prominent people's efforts, from this region of the state, it would seem that the long deferred action is about to be taken.
It was learned in Phoenix by the Tombstone man that the Willcox Chamber of Commerce had sent in a petition, signed by a number of residents in that little town, protesting against the establishment of the service. It is understood that the names of fthe signers of this petition will be made public.
Mr. Gardner is elated over his conference with the commission and over the promise that the order will be issued. The establishment of through service will mean much to the traveling public of Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas and other towns south of Tucson along the line of the Southwestern.
HAWAIIAN QUINTET WILL ENTERTAIN Y MEMBERS TONIGHT
Members of the Y. M. C. A., their wives, daughters and feminine friends will be entertained at the Y tonight by Kekuku's Hawaiian Quintette in a repertoire of Hawaiian and classical numbers. Kekuku's musicians have an enviable reputation among the entertainers of the west and will present a program of real merit tonight. Kekuku is the originator of the method of guitar playing known as the steel method and his playing is proof enough of his right to the authorship of this beautiful effect in instrumental music. The program will be given tonight as a number of the association's Lyceum course, and only thing necessary for admission will be a membership card.
BISBEE MEN HELD FOR BOOTLEGGING
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TOMBSTONE, April 2.—C. J. Parker, Ray MvVey, Robert Lowe and R. L. Kimmell were brought here today and placed in the county jail awaiting trial on charges of bootlegging. The men were arrested Saturday night near Apache by Deputy Sheriff Percy Bowden and Constable Rolin Kirby, of Douglas. They are alleged to have had four cases of booze in their possession.
I. W. W. WILL STRIKE IF U. S. DECLARES WAR
VIRGINIA, Minn., April 2.—Approval of a general industrial strike in case the United States declares war on Germany was voted last night by the convention of Industrial Workers of the World, according to an announcement today. Delegates from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were in attendance.
"SEPTEMBER MORN" CONTINUOUS RIOT OF MUSIC AND DANCING
Comedy At Orpheum Is One of Funniest Ever Staged Here; Hilarious Performance Will Be Repeated Tonight.
From the opening chorus to the grand finale, "Star Spangled Banner," "September Morn," the biggest fun festival with tunes and tangoes kept a big audience in a roar of laughter at the Orpheum theatre last night. There is just enough plot in "September Morn" to back up its name and prevent the show from resembling a cabaret program. But there are plenty of good congs, good singers and even better dancers, and altogether the show is one of the best that has come to Bisbee in many moons.
Ruth Wilkins as "Argentina, the World's Greatest Dancer," and William Moore, as "Professor Plastric," walked off the stage with most of the applause, although applause in great chunks was not lacking for any of the cast. Miss Wilkins' dancing was graceful, rythmical and thoroughly enjoyable. Moore proved to be about the best "squirrel-food comedian" ever seen cavorting behind local footlights. Billy Murphy's eccentric dancing was as clever as it was ridiculous, and that is saying a good deal, for his every movement resembled that of a lunatic suffering from St. Vitus dance and epileptic fits. The ballroom dances by Leslie Jones and Miss Wilkins were also unusually good.
"September Morn" is just one long joyous riot of fun, music and dancing. There is not a week spot in the cast and if a better musical snow appears in Bisbee this season it will be a surprise to everyone who was at the Orpheum last night. "September Morn" will be repeated tonight. And—just a suggestion: It would not seem entirely out of the way, during this critical time, if the entire audience would remain standing during the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner," at the close of the show, instead of breaking for the doors in a manner that would indicate that there is little respect for the national anthem in Bisbee.
REMOVAL COMMITTEE MEETS FOR DEFENSE
Being informed at the Douglas committee, in charge of the work of securing signature to call an election submitting the question of county seat removal, the Court House Removal Committee of the Warren District held a meeting yesterday afternoon.
Though the committee made no plans of a definite nature it was decided to get into the fight for defensive purposes.
ANONYMOUS WRITER PESTERS OFFICIALS AT LOWELL COURT
In spite of the fact that Lowell officers are establishing a record for that place in their war on bootlegging and gambling, some citizen has taken upon himself the task of crticizing them and warning them that they "are watched." Yesterday Constable Joel Hodges received the following letter, written on stationary from the correspondence table of the local Y. M. C. A:
"You probably are not aware that there is bootlegging and gambling going on every night at the — — — Hotel, Room — — — and adjoining. I have known this for some time. 'Get busy!' We are watching you."
With the same mail delivery Judge J. L. Winters also received a communication, the writer signing his name as "Citizen," a nom de plume commonly adopted by self-appointed sleuths. The letter read:
"Dear Sir: Beg to advise you that there is gambling going on constantly at the — — — Hotel."
Several other letters have been received from the unidentified "citizen" demanding that certain houses in Lowell be raided.
"We believe that we have the bootlegging and gambling situatins will under control in Lowell," said JJudge Winters and Constable Hodges yesterday. "And we don't intend to raid any houses or hotels on the advice of any one who is not willing to sign his name to a letter. A raid is a dangerous thing for an officer, for if he cannot prove his actions as being justified, he has violated the rights of some person, for which he alone is responsible. If Mr. 'Citizen' knows of any law violations he will himself avoid violating the law if he comes and tells us of them."
FAIRBANKS HASN'T A DOUBLE IN WORLD
It has long been an axiom of physiognomists that every person has his double somewhere in the world, but up to date, the directors of the Triangle Fine Arts features in which Douglas Fairbanks has been starred have been unable to find an actor looking enough like him to impersonate him successfully.
In "American Aristocracy," which appears again today at the Eagle theatre Douglas is called upon to impersonate another man, and the directors thought that perhaps they would be more successful this time in locating a man of Fairbanks' build and facial appearance. But te task proved far less easy than they had anticipated. After sizing up several hundred applicants, the directors finally settled on Albert Parker as being the only one who would serve.
In his case, it was the fact that his figure resembles Fairbanks, rather than his features, that finally landed him the engagement. As a result, whenever Fairbanks is called upon to pose as Parker's double, he is obliged not only to dress in exactly the same manner, but to wear automobile goggles to approximate a resemblance.
U. S. ARMED SHIP SUNK OFF FRANCE
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WASHINGTON, April 2.—French adfiralty dispatches to the French embassy here tonight announcing the sinking without warning of the first armed American merchant ship, the freighter Aztec, by a German submarine, said apparently Lieut. Fuller. Gresham and 12 American bluejackets constituting the armed guard of the vessel, had been saved, but all 12 firemen were reported missing.
The guard with the captain and three other members of the crew in the second boat to put off apparently were picked up by the French patrol boat Sirrius after three hours. Eleven men are thought to have been drowned when the first boat to put off was smashed. The third boat, containing the second officer and 18 men, is not directly accounted for, but the fact that only 11 are reported missing, leads to the belief that it must have been picked up.
The admiralty report said the Aztec, bound from New York to Havre was torpedoed without warning yesterday off Ouessant. The torpedo struck squarely amidships, emitting a powerful gas and putting the wireless out of commission.
Officials said the disaster would not affect the policy of arming ships, which will be continued in the most efficient manner possible. Secretary Daniels declined to make public the list of naval officers and gunners who manned the two five-inch guns placed fore and aft on the Aztec.
"Until the survivors are listed and the department is officially advised concerning those whose lives may be lost," he said. "I will not announce the naval personnel of the Aztec."
BRITISH CONTINUE ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA
LONDON, April 2.—The British troops in Mesopotamia have occupied the town of Dely Abbas, according to an unofficial report issued tonight.
The capture of the town took place on March 31. Dely Abbas lies thirteen miles to the southwest of Kizil Robat.
