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TnEMORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAT, DECEMBER 14, 1909. O'CONNELL VICTOR, 2 STRAIGHT FALLS Jurisdiction, and the lower court, for having sustained Celestlne's contention. Is overruled. LEAGUE LVAH SURE CERTIFICATES TO BE TAKEN Ballinger Approves to Pay Cash to Irrigation Workers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 13. Secretary Ballinger to day approved the plan for redemption ot co-operative reclamation certificates un der which holders of these certificates, if they did work themselves or hired others to do it, may present same to the fiscal agent on the project on which they reside and receive payment by Government check equal to the face value of the cer tificates. , No provision Is made for redeeming cer tificates held by speculators. About $381, 000 of certificates are outstanding. Dumb jewels often in their silent kind. More quick than words do move a woman's mind. Shakespeare. ) Strangler Smith Downed Once in 58 Minutes, Again in 78. National Candidate Is Called Wanton Violator of Pact OFF ON and Johnson Fumes. oiictl TOE-HOLD IS TABOOED DAVIS CASE FIRST SNAG a - IFhS NAMED 15 iiaunni Longshoreman Drops Strangle-Hold In "Match Grapplers Tussle in Classiest Mat Contest Seen In Portland. BY TV. J. PETRAIK. In what Ik generally agreed upon to bo the classiest exhibition of wrestling: seen here in recent years, Eddie O'Connell de- . feated Charles 'Strangler" Smith In a hard-fought match at Merrill's Hall last night, the Multnomah Club Instructor taking two straight falls, one In 58 mln utes and the other in 1 hour and 18 min utes. Both falls were secured after lonsr drawn and hard-contested wrestling. O'Connell agreed to bar the toe-hold, while Smith likewise decided to cut out hi coup de resistance, the strangle-hold. This made the match equal, for O'Con neli's knowledge of the toe-hold gave him an advantage over the "longshoreman, which was minimized by Its disbarment. However, the Multnomah man watt clear ly the superior in science and strength. Repeatedly he broke holds placed upon him by Smith without very much exer tion. Both Show Improvement. Smith, while he was beaten by a su perior man, wrestled better than ever be fore in his career, and really surprised those who doubted his ability. O'Connell, on the other hand, also showed an im provement, and between the two the fans were given a sral treat. It wa by long odds the best of the wrestling matches held here. All through the bout O'Connell was the aggressor and fastened hold after hold on the agile longshoreman, whose cleverness in break ing gave his supporters considerable enr couragement. Always smiling and always confident O'Connell soon decided that he must play a waiting game but at the same time work on his eturdy opponent to wear him out. Smith showed class and cleverness to such an extent that many marvelled at the improvemeri. but at the end of 6 minutes of hard grinding he succumbed to a three-quarter's Nelson combined with a crotch hold and his shoulders were fastened to the mat. O'Connell was greeted with a rousing cheer when -Referee Greenland tapped him on the back signfying that he had won the fall. Smith Comes Back Refreshed. The usual ten minutes' Intermission elapsed and the principals returned for the second fall. Smith seemed much re freshed and even more determined. He did much better work on O'Connell in thla bout than in the first fall and It required a longer time for the former Tale man to accomplish his final defeat. Smith wriggled out of many dangerous holds, which served to add to the in terest In the match, and practically all who entered the doors at the start re mained to the very last, and would prob ably have remained beyond the "last car" time had the bout not ended before that period arrived. Exerting hia strength Bmith repeatedly tried to crush his wiry opponent Into submission, but Eddie was Just a trifle too slippery and managed to elude the hold Just about the time Smith's admirers though he was about to ac complish a fall. Frequently the two grapplers rolled clear across the mat in the effort to break holds, and once in awhile1 It seemed that one or the other would be injured, so hard did they fall on the unprotected portion of the floor adjoining. In the ef ford to break Tiolds. Drawn Battle Kxpected. When the bout went over one hour the crowd settled down, believing a midnight time limit would end It In a drawn bat tle, but Smith claimed to have injured a finger about that time and wanted to quit, but O'Connell refused the fall and demanded that he continue. Smith agreed, but IS minutes, after the hour of the second fall elapsed, O'Connell put his shoulders to the mat with a ham merlock. It was a clean victory, and the crowd approved. O'Connell has agreed to meet Smith again next week. Then hd will allow the longshoreman to use the strangle hold if he wishes, while he himself vflll refrain from using the , toe-hold. Smith has agreed to this match, and the date will probably be Christmas afternoon. DAY'S COMPLAINT LOST Case Against Special Agent Maguire Is Dismissed. ' Judge Bennett dismissed the case against R. F. Maguire yesterday in the Municipal "Court owing to the absence from the city of Detective Joe Day, who accused Maguire of Interfering with htm a few days ago while arresting Harry Adler, a newsboy, at Sixth and Alder streets for throwing snowballs. Maguire Is a special agent of the L'nlted States District Attorney's office. At the time of hia arrest he retaliated by threatening to bring charges against the detective., whom he accused of b Ing brutally rough with the boy and of using profane and abusive language as well. Day was sent East to bring back a prisoner. Before he left he- requested that Ma guire's case be held until his return, when he would have time to draw up a formal complaint against him. In dis missing the case. Judge Bennett said the officer might file a complaint on his re turn If he desired. Maguire has not filed the charges , he threatened to bring against the detective. INDIAN LOSES HIGH APPEAL IT. S. Supreme Court Decides Against Washington Slayer. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Deq. 13. The Supreme Court to day reversed and remanded for retrial the case of the United States vs. Bob Celestine. Celestlne is an Indian, in dicted and brought before the Federal Circuit Court for murdering Mary Cheal coat. another Indian, on the Tullalp Indian reservation August 30. 1906. He claims the Circuit Court had no Jurisdiction because he and his victim had both received allotments and, there fore, were" citizens and subject to the Jurisdiction of the Washington State courts. The Supreme Court holds that the crime, being committed on an Indian reservation, gave the Federal Court SEXATE CONFIRMS MERRICK Register at Portland Land Offices y Passes Gauntlet. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 13. The Senate' today confirmed Charles B. Merrick for Regis ter at the Portland Land Office: B. F. Jones, Register, and George Wr Riddle, Receiver, at the Roseburg Land Office; W. B. Haines, Postmaster at Forest Grove: Henry B. Miller. Consul at Bel fast: Fred D. Fisher. Consul at Mukden: Thomas Amnions, Consul-General at Yokohama; James T. Stewart, Postmas ter at Mabton, Wash. Letter to Herrmann Gives Objections to Man Backed by Murphy. Swaps in Air Pending Election. " ' (Continued From First Pftgt.) Jones Would Aid AVar' Veterans. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 13. Senator Jones today in troduced a bill providing for the payment to volunteer soldiers who served after the close of the Spanish War travel pay and subsistence allowance from the time they left the Philippines to the time of muster out of service. Coad Again Dallas Postmaster. OREGONIAN NEB'S BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 13. The President today re nominated Chester G. Coad, as postmaster of Dallas, Or. FESTIVAL STAMP NEXT SCHOOLGIRL SUGGESTS NOVEL ADVERTISING SCHEME. Portland's Fourth Annual Carnival Given Big Boost by Little Miss, Ma urine J. Laber. Look out for your grips, handbags, satchels, portmanteaus and suitcases, to say nothing about your trunks, for if you don't the Rose Festival will get you. One of the best suggestions in the line of giving widespread advertising to Port land's fourth annual floral carnival, and one that is to be adopted as soon as the necessary literature can be ipublished, comes from a mere girl, a student in the Allen Preparatory School, Miss Maurine J. Laber. This is the letter which she has written to President Hoyt, of the Fes tival: PORTT.ANT), Dec. 11. Portland Rose Fes tival, City Gentlemen: Being much inter ested in the increased auccfM of the fnnnh annual Ke Festival. I venture to Huggest a po&MDie means of makinz the merits of this Kreat event ever tmre widely known. As I understand the association is about to adopt new and more striking? design, it occurred to ma tnai sucn a design in the form of "stickers" attached to every piece of baggage leaving this citv between now nnt nevt .Tiitia could not help but ppread the announcement or our next iiose festival far and wide Ho tel, baggagemen, tran-sfermen and railroad companies would readilv aM their wn inter est In a liberal application of these "stickers". ana inereDy do much for the city. Trusting this suggestion may be a source of benefit, I am, very respectfully, MAllRINB J. LABER. Miss Laber, whose idea is to be given the widest kind of publicity, is the daugh ter, of J. B. Laber, a prominent real es tate broker and ex-secretary of the Port land Board of Trade. President Hoyt is confident that the "sticker" plan will prove one of the best advertising schemes yet worked out, for the reason that its message will be car ried everywhere, and will be of a more or less permanent nature. In furtherance of this Idea, hotels and transfer houses have already been urged to issue Festival advertising ".plasters" and to begin the work of decorating all outgoing baggage with these "astonish ers" as soon as possible. "Ideas are what we" want," declared President Hoyt last night, upon receiving notice that one local hotel had Issued an order for 10.000 "stickers." and the more we can get of them the better. This is a good one. Who'll be the next to put his or her shoulder to the Festival wheel?" T KIXI OF MATERIAL, HOWEVER, NOT DECIDED IPOX, At Board of Trade Meeting Commit- . tee Is Appointed to Investigate Cost of Improvements. The Sellwood Board of Trade met last night at the branch library on Tacoma avenue and indorsed the movement that has. been started for hard-surface pave ments. J. W. Campbell, who is a mem ber of Mayor Simon's executive commit tee, reported that gravel pavements were under the ban at' nrwtpni on ti,o on wood must -provide hard-Burface or make no improvements. Peter Hume, presi dent of the Sellwood Bank, and A. C. mowrey, or the Sellwood Mill Company, advocated sreneral na.vln r,t giit..,i streets. A. N. Wills, ex-Councilman, said he favored paving the principal streets, out ne saia tne kind of pavement ought to be left to the thought the Mayor had no authority to dictate to the property-owners as to what material enouia oe used. After extended Hlftnnssinn tt cided to Investigate cost of paving streets. """" . -ampueii, jv. tj. juowrejr and John" Golden were appointed to make the investigation ana report at a mass meet ing of citizens. The sentiment of the board favored forming a district of the business section of Sellwood and Improv ing the streets. An Invitation was received and ac cepted to attend the reception to Miss Lillian Rode, the new librarian of the Sellwood Branch Library, next Fridav night. ANOTHER SCHOOL NEEDED Salem Educational Board Raises Pay of All Teachers. SALEM. Or., Dec, 13. (Special.) At the annual meeting of the School Board it was decided to place a proposition before the 'voters to bond the oity for $35,000 to construct another school building. A new school building has Just been completed, but has been found to be inadequate to the growing needs. Salaries of all schoolteachers will be raised $12.50 a month, which will estab lish a complete new schedule pense and the interests of other parties to the agreement should be considered If the present cordial relations are to continue. "The unbounded . prosperity the game has enjoyed under Its present government should serve as a safety valve to any prejudicial act that might tend to destroy a healthful, sound and sportsmanlike con dition in baseball." Fred Clarke, manager of the champion Pittsburg team last year, today signed a contract to manage the team for the next two years. Johnson said tonight that he was un alterably opposed to Charles W. Murphy Ward's chief backer becoming a dictator in the baseball world. Murphy's Policies Wrong. "His policies are far from being in ac cordance with the views of men who have been working for the development of baseball," said the American League president,-"and would be ruinous to base ball if allowed to continue. The Amer ican League desires to continue on friendly relations with its National rival, but cannot do so If Murphy is to dictate the policy of the National League and elect a man who has tried consistently to tear down the fabric we have established. "Mr. Murphy said, I believe, when he first arrived here, that? the American League was in favor of a longer schedule and that all our club managers advocated It. I have talked with every man who has a financial interest in our teams and cannot find anyone who desires to have us play 168 games in a season. , More Heydlers Xeeded. "Mr. Murphy also has insinuated that we junior leaguers are attempting to dic tate who shall be elected president of the National League. This is wrong, but we are surprised that National League club owners should try to move from office a man like John Heydler. "More Heydlers are needed In the base ball business. He is thoroughly honest, looks Into the future and knows condi tions of the past. We have not said that the National League should re-elect Heydler, but we think that great harm will come to the National game if the clubowners don't." Concerning the case or the attempted bribery of the umpires in the play-fC game between Chicago and' New York Nationals on October 9, 190S, Johnson said tonignt that new evidence was sent to him last Summer. He will present this to his colleagues on the National Commis sion for review. Doctor Bribery Scapegoat. Johnson is not altogether satisfied that, when the National League turned over affidavits in the bribery case to the Na tional Commission, all papers in the case were sent along. At that time a New York physician was accused and was made the scapegoat. Johnson thinks that the physician was merely the representa tive of "The man higher up," and he believes he has evidence that will enable the National Commission to go after this individual. The National Commission had two short Informal sessions today. Meetings will, be. held tomorrow and Thursday, at which the new testimony regarding the alleged bribery Is to be gone over. The political end of the National League meeting has completely overwhelmed the trading side. Managers of the American, National, Eastern and Chicago Tri-State Leagues are here, ready to make deals, but, on account of the possible rupture of friendly relations between the two big or ganizations swapping players is a secon dary consideration. . Meeting Called Tomorrow. The National League meeting is slated to start at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, but the general impression is that the gathering will be late in getting under way, as the board of directors will meet . first. All National and American League clubowners are here, except Thomas Noyes, of -Washington. He Is expected In the morning. John T. Brush, of New York, on ac count of ill health, will not be able to attend the National League meeting and will be represented by Secretary Fred N. Knowles. HARVARD ELECTS 'IO CAPTAIN Lathrop WIthington, of Honolulu, Is Honored by Football Team. CAMBRIDGK. Mass., Dec. 13. Lathrop Withington, of" Honolulu, tonight was elected captain of the ' Harvard football team. Withington is 20 years old. Laet year he rowed No. S on the varsity crew which defeated Yale. He "played left guard this Fall. He is president of the Junior class. Pueblo Franchise to Change Hands. PUEBLO, Colo.. Dec 13. John Holland, manager of the Wichita, team of the Western League, will be the owner of the Pueblo, franchise in that league unless local people purchase, the. team before next Friday. Holland will ' transfer the Pueblo franchise to St. Joseph, where ample capital is waiting to back the team. His Interest in the- Wichita club will be sold to his partner, Frank Isbell. Stevens Addition Team Loses. The Stevens Addition football team was defeated by tne Piedmont Stars Sunday in a fast game of football. This game de cided the championship of all teams play ing Sunday football. The game waa played on the Twelfth and Davis streets grounds. Havana Defeats Americans. HAVANA, Dec. 13. The Havana base ball team defeated the Americans today by the score of 5 to 0. Convicts' Friend- Dead at 8 6. . JACKSON, Mich., Dec. 13. William L. Season, ex-warden of the State Prison here and credited with being the origina tor of the system of giving convicts credits for "good time" is dead at hia home here, aged 86. dl J eweiiiry And on e4very article in the house This reduction is made owing tothe wrong impression received by the public that the RECENT EXPLOSION had caused us severe loss. We want to show you one of the best stocks in the city. Our stock, known to be of a HIGH-GRADE CHARACTER and backed by our PERSONAL GUARANTEE and 15 years of EXPERT EX PERIENCE, places it above the ordinary line carried by the majority of stores. We offer a few suggestions below, but you must see them to form an adequate idea of their rkjiness and beauty. Diamond Necklaces, $15 to $dOO each Less 15 per cent. -Diamond Brooches, $25 to $500 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond Solitaire Earrings, $25 to $600 a pair Less 15 per cent. Fancy Diamond Ring-s, $20 to $750 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond and Emerald Rings $15 to $350 each Less 15 per cent. ir ryi f a -s , Diamond and Pearl Rings, $10 to $250 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond Pendants, $20 to $300 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond Stickpins, $20 to $150 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond Studs, $25 to $300 each Less 15 per cent. Diamond Solitaire Rings, $15 to $SOO each Less 15 per cent. Our Diamond Ring Assortment Contains Almost Every Combination You Can Desire. We Carry the Largest Assortment of $50 Diamond Rings in the City Since we started this sale our store has been thronged by eager purchasers. A visit during the forenoon will give you more time,, to make selections. You will receive prompt attention at any time you call. t Official Time Inspectors for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company "WLA. &I-II2SI3-?l02r SI9. We are manufacturing jewel ers, and all orders will re- -ceive prompt attention. Send for our Holiday Cata logue of 1000 gift suggestions NELSON, WELSH, SLATED DANE TO CROSS POND TO FIGHT ENGLAND'S BEST. ) brought by the city to recover in the neighborhood of $7000. which, it is said, the county has collected during the past few years. Contest Fixed at 2 0 Rounds for $20,000 Purse, 133 Pounds at Ringside. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. (Special.) Bat tling Nelson, the lightweight champion, has agreed to go abroad and fight Fred Welsh, the champion of Great Britain. The famous Dane has accepted all of the terms offered by "Boxing," a peri' lodical of London devoted exclusively to ring sport, and has decided to cancel all theatrical dates in this country after next week, which he will fill here at the Folly Theater. Under the terms of the contract sent to the Hcgewlsch man by the London people, the battle is to be 20 rounds for a $20,000 purse, the guaranteed weight to be 133 pounds , at ringside. The revised scale of weights In England now calls for 135 pounds,' but the Dane is not going to regard this and will in sist upon his own figures. Nelson will get two round-trip tickets and $500 for expenses. It is probable he will take John Robinson, his present agent, abroad with him. The only objection Nelson found to the offer, was the distance of the en gagement. He . will attempt to have the route made -25 instead, of 20 rounds, as he figures that the longer the fight the easier it will be -for him to win it. SALEM MEN WANT $3500 Campaign to Raise Funds for Y. M. C. A. Will Be Made Today. SALEM, Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) Twenty-five of the city's leading business men will engage in a canvass tomorrow to endeavor to raise In a single day $3500 to aid In the maintenance of the local Y. M. C. A. The Chinese thresh rice by hand, beat ing a bunch against a frame suspended over a basket. For a fanning mill the usual way Is for them to put the unhulled grain into a receptacle anrt tread on them with bare feet until the breeze has blown away the chaff. GAMBLER ASKS REVENGE T.OS. ANGELES SPORT WOULD KILL- RACING IN JUAREZ. H. Brolaski AV111 Appear Before Gov eminent Officials and Expose Betting Methods Here. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Smarting under the action of the State Depart ment in bringing about the closing of his racetrack in Mexico, across the line from California, II. Brolaski, ,of Los Ansreles. arrived today to demand that Secretary Knox take similar steps to put an end to a THcetrflok operated by Americans at Juarez, across the Rio Grande River from EI Paso. The action of the American Govern ment in the case of Brolaski's track at Tia Juana followed numerous com plaints from citizens of Los Angeles and other Callfirnla cities. At the request of this Government the Mexican government withdrew Brolaski"s concession. Describing himself as "a reformed gambler, after 25 years of play," Bro laski will appear tomorrow before the Senate Committee on Judiciary to expose the methods and the extent of secret betting In this country. The committee Is to listen to arguments on a bill which would prohibit the the interstate transmission by tele phone, telegraph or mail of racetrack and other gambling Information. In the residential sections of T.eipsie nearly every house has some floral decora tion. Small, unostentatious houses thus fre quently attract much attention. Clatsop Books to Be Probed. ASTORIA. Or.. D0 1.1 nor.Iol lTh. nn n t v C!onrt tiviav nn-i . - . . - -... ... ' ' V. I. I. Ullll rtlL to Charles B. Pfahler, of Portland, to ex pert the books and accounts of the varl- uuo uuuiy uuictrB during tne past six months for a consideration of $150. It also rejected the demand of the City Council for the payment of $3000 in settle ment of the amount alleged to be due as road poll taxes collected from persons residing in the city limits and made a tender of the amount now in that fund, about $1340, In full settlement of the claim. It is understood that suit will now he The superior finish and quality of Knox Hats are due to finest ma terials in the hands of skilled workmen. Gentlemen's Hate Buffum & Pendleton Ladies' Hats Olds, Wortman & King T5he Orta tst 5ift iPatermart 'sU6&al Fountain, jpen ON. EVERY GIFT OCCASION, from the dawn of the year to its close, there is nothing more appropriate than a useful fountain pen. Flow ers, candies and orjiaments of charm all have their time and place, but the fountain pen is the one article among; the staples of the world that is favored, both by the giver and the one who receives. 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