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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914. BILL JAMES' SPEED TOO FAST FOR CUBS Lanky Portland Pitcher Fans Nine Men at First Trial in Practice Game. JIMMY JOHNSTON HITS Two Coast League Players Make Good at Start "With Major Great Zim Easy Picking for Big Pitcher in Florida Camp. ST. PETKRSBURG, Fla., March 2. Special.) Two eane reasons might be advanced in alibi for the walloping handed O'Day Cubbers this afternoon. One has to deal with "Big Bill" James, the speed king from Portland, Or.; the other was the fleety Florida climate that jammed the thermometer flown to 43 degrees above. After play lng their half of the seventh, the West Slders were glad to call quits before the assorted Browns. The score was 6 to 2 in favor of the Browns. James had the smoke of a Walter Johnson, and In the five rounds he worked he made the Cub swatters look loolish. Nine were spilled via the Strikeout medium, and only one, Jimmy Johnston, also from the Coast League, ricked the six-foot-seven-inch guy for a base hit. With all his cannon-ball benders Bill displayed pretty fair control, issuing but four passes, in addition to wound ing Corridon slightly. The great Zim was easy picking for Hlckey's giant flinger. and twice the Cub clouter whiffed, repeating the act later while facing Wiley Taylor, a White Sox recruit of two years ago. The chilly weather seemed to take all the "pep" out of O'Day's forces. Only 250 fans turned out for the affair, which was practically decided In the first and third innings. . SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2. (Special.) Walter McCredie, manager of the Port land Beavers, and credited with being one of the shrewdest handlers of a mi nor league ball club in the game, is in San Francisco on his way to Santa Maria. McCredie will not reach Santa Maria until Wednesday and in conse quence it Is not expected hard training for the Northerners will start until late in the week. McCredie is not a believer in a protracted training sea son. Although he says that he does not figure clubs, but prefers to await re sults, the Oregonlan seems hopeful that his club will be a contender in the pennant race. His outfield is stronger than last year; the infield suits him, but he admits two of his new pitchers vill have to pan out to put the club well up in the fight. That McCredie does not look for Krapp is an admission he made to night. He said the diminutive pitcher, who is in Detroit, will likely not be with the Beavers and Intimated that he would doubtless go to the Federals. . "There will be no weepintr because of that," was McCredie's significant re mark on the subject PLEASANTON, Cal., March 2. (Spe cial.) With the squad practically com plete, the Oaks are slowly squirming their way toward the much coveted goal, perfect physical condition. There were no cripples in camp today, ana It remains only to train the batting eye and strengthen the muscles for the seven months' struggle. The natives have become vastly in terested in the antics . of the boys, a score of wealthy ruralites motoring into town daily for the afternoon gam bols. Devlin placed nine pitchers in the center of the diamond today, each one Jn turn fielding a bunt to first as laid down by the various batters. Regs and Yans hooked up lor tnelr secona contest in the afternoon. Hetling re placed Pruitt on third for the Yans. Barrankamp and Geyer pitched for the Yans, Pruitt and Malarkey for the regulars. The Regs nosed out a 2-to-l victory. A tentative lineup for the White Rox game Thursday, subject to change In the battery department, follows: . Ramey. Loomis, Killilay, pitchers; Jones, Alexander, catchers; Ness, Mur phy, Guest, Cook, Devlin, Infield; Zach er, Kaylor, Middleton, Quinlan, out fielders. Manager Devlin put the boys through a. strenuous practice today in his per sonally constrscted sliding pit. LOS ANGELES, March 2. (Special.) Hap Hogan had his Tigers out for regular work today., at Washington Park, but didnot"liustle the boys too hard. Batting practice was the princi pal work. The pitchers also warmed up. Hogan took the shoots and kept the heavers from going too strong. He plans to start playing tomorrow with a game between the Regulars and Yannigans. The players are showing In such good form that he feels safe in starting practice games. Most of the boys played Winter ball and the kinks therefore are few. LOS ANGELES, March 2. (Special.) Regulars and recruits of the 1914 Los Angeles ball club left today for Urbita Springs, where they will remain for the next month getting in shape for the Coast League season. The squad got away over the Santa Fe at 11:25. Manager Dillon, accompanied by Pitcher Crabb, took his chance of arriving safely by touring to the camp in an automobile. Tom Hughes and Carol Barton, pitchers, secured from the Washington club, were two of the new men to make the trip. Other members of the party were" Chech. Ryan, Parkin, McHenry, Per rltt. Boles. Hoffman, Brooks, Abstein, Page. Sawyer, Ellis, Johnson and Mag gert. MARYSV1LLE. CaT., March 2. (Spe cial.) Captain Wolverton lined up to day wnat looks like his strongest pos sible team of Sacramento AVolves. Against this aggregation he pitted a makeshift outfit of recruits and pitch ers. The result was a 6 to 1 game for five innings Lang, the young recruit southpaw pitcher from Los Angeles, whose ad dress was lost and who was not ex pected to report, joined the squad for work today and had his first workout. He is a likely-looking youngster. Score: R. H. E. R.H. E. Regulars -6 8 0Yannigans .13 2 Batteries Klawitter and Rohrer: Kramer, Keegan and Remner. Five Innings. PASO ROBLES,CaI., March 2. (Spe cial.) The White Sox indulged in a five-round practice game this after noon, Gleason's Regs lamming the stuffing out of Sullivan's "goofs" by 'the score of 10 to 7. Under a hot sun the athletes went through the bob tailed game in lively fashion and fol lowed with half an hour of strenuous all-around drilling. Home runs fea tured the practice game. Ed Walsh, pitcher, who played outfield for the Goofs, drove two balls over the fence. Chappell hit one over the wall and "Fence Buster" Bodie made a long double to center. Gleason is dividing his men into squads, as camp will be broken here Wednesday night. The first team will go to Oakland for a 10-day stay and the seconds to Los Angeles for the same period. Cicotte, Russell, Lathrop and Ellis Johnson, a sensational speed dispenser, are the pitchers named to accompany the first team. Ed Walsh is going with the second team to avoid the chilly breezes at San Francisco. He will remain in Los An geles for about three weeks. BOTES SPRINGS, Cal., March 2. (Special.) The Seals will not leave the training camp for San Francisco until Friday morning. Manager How ard wants to put on the final polish Thursday for he is desirous of making a showing with the team that will go against the White Sox. Here is his se lection: Mundorff, right field; O'Leary, third base; Schalber, left field Howard, first base; Downs, sec ond base; Hogan, center field; Corhan, short; Clarke, catcher. Eddie Colligan will accompany the team as utility in flelder, and Joe Tobin undoubtedly will break into the lineup in one. of the Sox games, which are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The pitchers will be Spider Baum, Tozer, Arlett. Hughes and either Fanning, Stanridge or Pernoll. Zumwalt and Surter will not have a chance to show their skill on the first trip. Manager Howard points out that the training season is only a little over a week old and that every man on the club must fight for his position. He says if Walter Cartwright can oust him from first he will step aside and as sume the pinch-hitting role. Chance Satisfied With Outlook. HOUSTON, Tex., March 2 The New York American baseball players, under direction of Frank Chance, manager, began Spring training here today. Chance said he was satisfied with the preliminary outlook for a good team this season. BAKER MANAGERS SIGNING RECRUITS PUPILS TO BURY GAVILL WOMEN OF MULTNOMAH CLUB TO CO.VDl'CT SWIMMERS' FUNERAL, RivervteiT Cemetery, Portland, Will Be Last Resting; Place Interment to Be Wednesday Afternoon. Arthur Cavill, the famous swimmer who died in an unsuccessful attempt to swim across Elliott Bay Sunday, will be burried in Portland. Wednes day. Portland is the city Cavill loved best. The funeral services and burial in Riverview Cemetery ' will be con ducted by women of the Multnomah Club who were pupils of Cavill in the four years he was instructor of swim ming at that institution. Cavill was popular in' Portland, as he made swimming a popular eport in this city. Mrs. C. G. Strube, Mrs. Delia Wagner and Miss Hattie K. Ellery compose the committee tnat obtained a fund for the burial. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hol man offered to help the women and their efforts were promptly accepted. The funeral services will be held from Holman's Chapel at 2 o'clock Wednes day afternoon. MYSTERY YET UNSOLVED House Standing for 17 Tears Has Not Been Opened by Tenant. BLOOMINGTON. 111., Feb. 24. The mystery of the "House of Mystery" at Chrisman, 111., is still unsolved after 17 years. It is rapidly going to decay. It was in 1896 that the "House of Mystery" was erected. Without pre vious announcement workmen ' arrived in Chrisman and built the house. Deco rators and furnishers followed. The house was fitted luxuriously and with every up-to-date convenience. The dining-room was a marvel of luxury, with carved table and chairs and a buffet filled with expensive china. The parlor was equipped with expensive rugs, a grand piano and silk uphol stered furniture. The library and bed rooms correspond in magnificence. After the final touch the house was closed. Time passed and no one ap peared. Six years ago an incendiary set fire to the house, and before the flames were extinguished the kitchen was badly damaged. A few days later workmen appeared, repaired the dam age and went their way. JUDGE DENOUNCES JURY Twelve Men Who Acquitted Doctor Scored by Court. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24. Judge AVilliam M. Vandeventer, of the East St. Louis City Court, denounced from the bench the 12 jurors who acquitted Dr. Samuel R Harwood, proprietor, of a maternity home in East St. Louis, who was charged with the murder of Miss Clara Hanvey, of Edwardsville. 111. Judge Vandeventer's denunciation of the jurymen followed an objection by Assistant State's Attorney Webb to try ing any further cases before the men who had acquitted Dr. Harwood. In his remarks, the Judge said he did not think the verdict agreed with the evi dence in the case, and that he would discharge the jurymen from further service in his court. In conclusion, he told the jurymen if any of them thought they were entitled to pay for the services rendered they might call on the clerk of the court for vouchers. ACTRESS QUITS; FEUD OLD Miss Dawn Leaves Cast of Klaw & Erlanger's "Little Cafe." NEW YORK, Feb. 22. A long feud between Hazel Dawn and Alma Fran cis, principals in "The Little Cafe," at the New Amsterdam Theater, has re sulted in the withdrawal of Miss Dawn from the cast. Mildred Elaine has been substituted in the role Miss Dawn cre ated. My mutual consent Miss Dawn's con tract with Klaw & Erlanger, the play's producers, has been canceled. Once before Miss Dawn dropped out of the cast and it was rumored that a quarrel had led to her departure. She denied flatly, however, the report that scratching had been indulged in on the stage. "I have not been happy in the piece from the beginning," she said, "and when conditions became unbearable I decided to quit." SUNDAY LID IS FAVORED St. Joseph, Mo., Liquor Dealers Op pose Opening Saloons Sunday. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 24. (Special.) Resolutions denouncing a reported movement having for its purpose the opening of saloons in Missouri cities on Sunday were adopted by the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association of St. Jo seph. The resolutions declared that the Sun day closing law should be strictly en forced, and that to render the law in effective would injure the saloon business. Messrs. Clifford and King Find No Difficulty in Obtain ing Baseball Talent. CLASS B "KIDS" CATCH ON Flood of Applications Overwhelms Field Boss of Sew Tri-State Club. Training Camp Probably Will Be ' Opened at Salem. Further steps in the organization of the team that will represent Baker in the Western Tri-State League were taken yesterday when Harold Clifford, manager of the team, selected Carl King as his playing manager. Mr. Clifford and King signed almost a dozen recruits and made arrangements for more. Mr. Clifford and Mr. King will go to Salem today, where the Baker club probably will open a Spring training camp. Mr. Clifford came to Portland yesterday and before night his team was practically made. He was one of the University of Ore gon stars in 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1903. He later went to the University of Michigan and studied law, being ad mitted to the bar in Oregon. He is now the manager for a large insurance company for the south and eastern part of Oregon. While at Eu gene he managed the city team for several years. Although formerly a star in the box, Mr. Clifford will not play with Baker. He says that he is "getting too fat." King, who finished with Nick Williams last year, will direct the players. One of the first men signed by King was Meile. a pitcher, who also was with Nick Williams at the close of last season. Gynther, 18 years old, also signed a contract yesterday. Gynther tried out with the Portland Colts, but his youth was against him. Alexander, a six-foot slabster, who played town ball with Bellingham, Wash., was also taken on. King be lieves he has a find in Alexander and thinks he may be in faster company before the season ends. "Gunny" Peterson, ex-captain of the Lincoln High School team, also will go to BaKer. He made good one year with Tillamook. McLinn, an outfielder from Nampa. Idaho; LaRoue, DeVinne, Alkins and Dillard, local "bushmen," are among others .signed. King has applications from more than 60 Portland youngsters who want a tryout with the Baker club. AMERICANS AT COURT AMBASSADOR AND MRS. PAGE DO HONORS AT BIRMINGHAM. Miss Kate Fowler, of Pasadena, Cal., In Ilrllllant Gathering of Society Wo men and Debutantes In London. LONDON. Feb 24. The first court of the season, held at Buckingham Palace I ebruary 13. was very brilliant and in teresting, attended as it was by many distinguished debutantes and other so ciety women, who were presented for the first time. Among the' society brides presented were Princess Arthur of Connaught, Viscountess Ipswich, Lady Petrlt, Lady Crichton, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Hon. Mrs. Percy Wynd ham and the Hon. Mrs. Roland Kiteoiu Among the debutantes were Miss lsa bel Bonar-Law, Lady Doreen Browne and Miss Joan Thesiger. Viscountess Bryce was presented for the first time since her husband's elevation' to the peerage. Ambassador Page presented his son, Arthur Page, of New York, and the second secretary of embassy, Edward Bell. The Ambassador's wife, who wore a gray silver brocade court gown, richly embroidered with pearls and dia monds, and a train of pale gray velvet lined with chiffon and trimmed with narrow gray ostrich feathers, present ed her daughter. Miss Katherine A. Page, who wore an Enos confection of white satin, with tulle flounces, and trimmed with silver roses and a silver belt and white chiffon train embriod ered with silver and pearls; her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Page, who wore a white satin gown with draped skirt, the bodice trimmed with carrickma cross lace, and a white chiffon train embroidered with gold, and Mrs. Ed ward Bell, the second secretary's mother, who wore white satin broche with white lace flounces and a train of blue panne velvet, also a diamond tiara and riviere diamonds. Miss Kate Fowler, of Pasadena, Cal:, wore a gown of silver threaded tissue, trimmed with eilver roses on the bo dice, and a train of pailletted tulle over silver threaded tissue and carried pink roses; Miss bylvla Degrasse Fox, of Philadelphia, wore blue silver brocade and a train of pale blue velvet lined with silver gauze, fastened to the shoulder with silver tassels: Miss Har riet McCook, daughter of Mrs. John J. McCook, of New York, wore a white satin gown trimmed with pearl and crystal embroidery and a train of net and white chiffon trimmed with small white flowers; Miss Elizabeth Wells, of Boston, wore a white satin dress, trimmed with white tulle and silver and a train of pink ninon with silver incrustations and lined with silver. BOY'S LIFE VALUED $5000 Jury Gives Verdict to Father of Central Train Victim. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. Because a New York Central brakeman threw lumps of coal at a boy who was riding on top of a swiftly moving freight train, and so frightened the boy that he jumped off and was killed underneath the train, a jury before Supreme Court Justice Goff brought in a verdict for $5000 for the boy father. The boy was Edward Perry Romer, Jr., 11 years old. He was killed in the Port Morris freight yards on December 27, 1911. His father sued for $50,000. GIRLS, TRAIN AS SOLDIERS Military Tactics to Be Taught Both Sexes in Aurora School. CHICAGO, Feb. 24. With the advent of the policewoman, the female Alder man and all the other startling changes incident to the woman suffrage move ment, the City of Aurora, not to be ooutdone, has taken steps toward the creation of the female soldier. Not only the boys in the city schools but the girls as well are to be trained MADE to ORDER What About Your Suit For Easter? 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ORGANIZED CHARITY 'COLD' Dr. Matthews, in New York, Con demns "Absent Treatment." NEW YORK. Feb. 24. That most of the organized charity- administered in this country is of the "cold storage plant, absent treatment, telephone var iety" was asserted by the Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews, of Seattle, Wash., recently in a sermon on "The Good Samaritan" in the Madison avenue Re formed Church, at Fifty-seventh street. "I have a supreme contempt for a man or woman who asks of a man why he is down," he said. "That is none of my business. What is my business is that because he is down he needs my help to get up again. "The trouble is that too many of us 'pass by on the other side.' What we need is more humanity. We should re member that all who need our aid are our neighbors. "Christianity does not ask whether a man is a Hindoo, a Chinaman, a negro or a Mexican. There are men today talking about our relation with China and Japan who know nothing about it. Here we have our great oppor tunity to demonstrate that an Ameri can can be a good neighbor." Dr. Matthews deplored the fact that although there were 1,138,000 automo biles in this country the Evangelical churches gave only $12,000,000 last year to foreign missions. Dr. Matthews is pastor of the largest Presbyterian church in the world. ACT NOT ON PROGRAMME Postoffice Inspectors Seize Sack Used in Sketch. Mail ST. IJUIS. Feb. 24. Patrons of the Park Theater last week were treated to a scene that was not on the bills, when a postoffice inspector took part in the act of Laverne Barber, whose sketch was entitled "The Man Who Knew." Few in the audience realized that Uncle Sam was taking a hand in the sketch. Barber took the part of an old-time stage driver and appeared carrying a mail sack. It happened that this par ticular piece of stage property was the real thing, and Uncle Sam objected to having his mall sacks tossed about by actors. Hence postoffice inspectors halted the act long enough to take the mail sack and then allowed Barber to proceed. Inspector Lewis walked on the stage unexpectedly and took possession of the sack, which Barber explained he had obtained in New York in 1911. After the interruption Barber closed his act with the remark that he guessed he would have to go back to New York and get a new mail sack. NEW YORKER IS BENEDICT Edward Bell Marries Daughter of English Army Officer. LONDON, Feb. 26. (Special.) Ed ward Bell, of New York, second sec retary of the embassy In London, was married in London to Miss Bertha fctelka burtees. daughter of Colon Herbert Surtees, formerly of the Cold stream Guards. The ceremony was per- lormea at st. Jtneiburga's Church, Bishop's Gate. Owing to the recent death of the bride's mother the wedding was a auiet one. Those present were Wa'ter Hlnes fage, united States Ambassador: Mrs. Page and Miss Page, several members of the embassy staff, relatives of the bride and a few friends. WOMEN FUSS; PASTOR OUT Rev. G. L. Peters Resigns at Spring, field, Mo., After Long Service. SPRINGFIELD, M, Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Differences between mem bers of a woman organization of the church and the pastor's wife was given as the reason for the resignation from the pulpit of Central Christian Church of Rev. George L. Peters, one of the most popular and energetic churchmen of Springfield, Mo. It was announced that the troubles had been of long standing. The resig nation will take effect April 1. Grave Dug Worth $10. MONTROSE, Pa., Feb. 22. (Special.) A Jury decided that J10 is not too much for a man to pay for digging his mother-in-law's grave. James Fuller, of South Gibson, hired A. w. Do You Re member how mother Would cuddle you up close to herself in the rocking chair or tuck you in one of those dear old cradles of the time when it wasn't a crime to have rockers on the cradle? And as she rocked and sang, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," " Swings Low, Sweet Chariot' or "Twinkle, Twinkle," you just felt your self slipping away into dreamland until you never could remember tne last words she sang. And these old lullabies are better today than they ever were. You will find them all in H H ART Songs 'Presented by the V ill ORTLAND OREGONIAN You Can't Put Baby to Sleep With the modern ragtime or the latest popular hit of the day. Musical though they may be, none of them have that soft, soothing effect, which those old-time lullabies sung by your mother had on the baby in the cradle and which still affect us deeply in marurer years. AD - o - f t that contains more than 400 J3lg bOng JDOOK favorites old and new. Twenty thousand people contributed their favorite songs. 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