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15 FM FLATTERS GIB 111 SECOfJD DODGING GAR RELIEF n r FILE HOI Smith Scared and Merely Covers and Stalls. Resubmission to State Com mission Proposed. - Money's Worth 5, or - Money Back 286 Morrison Street, Between Fourth Money's Worth and Fifth, Next to Corbett Building Money Back FARMER BEATS- VALKER LEGAL. OPINIONS HAZY Bronson Draws With Mandot, .Mascott Defeats Kdwards aud Martin Wins Decision. City Attorney Requested to Clear Up Situation as to Extent of Measure Possible. THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920 CUiJS ES re3 a rrnr SAM it'; Mf- f t ' ' 'J 'V.Vi C - - 4 (k ' & v n If 5 i I "V M"-C 'V - ill ! .w- I i 1. w m rji , f ?j Tf!t Beware of imitators and imitation Sample Shops. Look for the Big Sign with hand pointing to 2S6 Morrison St., Factory Sample Shop right Results. Frd Fulton knocked out Gunboat Smith !ti second round of ten-round bout; heavy weights. Frank Farmer won ten-round declelon aver Hugh Walker: light heavyweights. Jo Mandot and Muff Branson fought six rounds to a draw: lightweights. BUlie Maaeott won six-round deelalon ver Danny wards; bantamweights. Carl Martin won four-round decision over Freddie lxugh; featherweight. BT RICHARD R. SHARP. Fred Fulton, massive Minnesota Heavyweight and challenger for Jack Dempsey's title, is chamDion of the world already as far as Gunboat Smith Is concerned. Fulton knocked fc'mith out in the second round of their scheduled 10-round mill In the main event of "Wednesday night's fiBtic card at the Mllwaukls arena, a left jab and a terrific right cross to the chin putting; the Gunner Cown for the count. Smith went down twice In the first round, but it did not look as though he was hit very hard. The Gunner was scared stiff and Fulton pawed him around like a baby. They had been boxing about 30 seconds in the first round when Fred tapped him on the chin with a straight left and Smith went down for the count of nine. The crowd sot it at once that he was trying to "dive" and started to boo and hiss. Referee Denver Ed Martin did not say anything the first time and just tolled off the count. Smith got up at nine and covered up. Fulton mauled him around for a few more seconds and then copped him with another left Jab and Gunboat tank again. This time the fans were thoroughly aroused and so was Ref eree Martin. Smith got up at the count of four and was at once told to get in and fight or he would be" thrown out of the ring.- The round ended with Smith trying vainly to land on Fulton, with the latter taking It easy and smiling complacently. Smith la Warned. During the minute rest Martin went over to Smith's corner and gave him a good calling, but the gunner claimed that he had really been hit and put on the old "dazed" act. Smith made a rush at Fulton at the start of the second round and landed an overhand right swing on the side of Fulton's face. Fred did not even turn a hair and kept up his cool, aggressive attack. Stirred to action, Fulton suddenly sect out a , left Jab and followed it up with a smashing right cross, which drove Smith to the floor in Fulton's corner. At the count of five he grasped the lower rope and started to pull him self up. When Referee Martin reached eight Smith had hold of the top rope and was vainly trying to rise. At nine he lost his grasp and slipped back to the floor and over on his stomach and was stilt, trying to pull himself to his kne-s when the fatal ten and . out was reached. Fulton picked him up by the arm and helped him over to his corner. Without a shadow of doubt Fred Fulton is one of the greatest of liv ing heavyweights and perhaps with out an equal in the world, barring Jack Dempsey. In the short glimpse that the fans had of him last night he showed every combination that a real fighter should possess. Excep tionally endowed by nature, Fulton is a superman and a super-heavyweight He could have stopped Smith at any time after the tap of the gong, and Gunboat only hunted for a soft spot in the initial canto to escape one of Fulton's crushing wallops. Smith landed two punches and both were rigrht swings.' The rest of the card was a collec tion of mighty classy mills. Farsiw Defenta Walker. The big surprise of the evening was recorded when Frank Farmer, the veteran Tacoma light heavyweight, won a ten-round decision over Hugh Walker of Kansas City, beating Walk er in nearly every round. The ancient Tacoma logger looked to be In the best shape of his career and gave the rough and ready Kansas City battler a neat lacing. He seemed to have Hugh's goat from the start and land ed everything he' started wirOi almost uncanny regularity He outfigured Walker at everything and was al was Inside his rugged opponent' punches, taking them around the r.eck and on the arm. Farmer got off to a great start In the first round and opened a deep cut over one of Walker's eyes, which bled profusely throughout the remaining nine rounds of the fight. In the fifth round Farmer cut Walker's head in some way or other and started more blood. The second and third rounds were Walker's best, but Farmer had' even a slight shade of these. He simply punched Walker to a fare-thee-well and won, hands down. Battle Is a Gory One. After the sixth round was reached last night many of the ringsiders looked for Farmer to take the aerial route, but he fooled them. He came out in the seventh round and swung right smashes and jabbed his cork screw left into Walker's face time and again. Joe Mandot, the New Orleans light weight, who was one of the leading contenders for the world's light weight championship several years ago, fought a give-and-take six round draw with Muff Bronson of Fortland. The bout was . a hummer and Mandot showed that he is far from through with the padded mitts. Billy Mascott, Portland bantam weight, won a six-round decision over Danny Edwards, the negro flash. In one of the hardest-fought battles ever staged here. Edwards started off strong, but Mascott came to the fore In the later rounds of the bout and earned his shade, although- the deci sion was booed by the fans. Referee Denver Ed Martin missed one by a mile in the first bout of the evening when he gave Carl Martin a four-round decision over Freddie Lough, and his verdict was booed and hissed for five minutes. Martin, who is a strong, husky lightweight, laid on Lough and did a lot of swinging, but Freddie landed on Martin at will and stowed a mil lion, more or less, rights and lefts in Martin's Jib. The attendance was estimated at about 4500 fans and the gate nearly $15,000. Hundreds were turned away. HEIIM.VX WINS FROM JOHXSOX Heavies Flounder Through Bout Devoid of Heal Blows. SAN FRANCISCO. April 8. (Spe cial.) Tiny Herman, northwestern Sceno from "The Rod of tfce Road," the irnutlonal film produced hy the United States government which w 111 open tomorrow at the Star theater. r . assistance of a guide. -The story of TODAY'S F"IIM FEATURES, Liberty Norma Talmadge, "She Loves and She Lies." Rivoli Rupert Hughes' "The Cup of Fury." Columbia Marguerite Clark, "Easy to Get." Majestic Henry Walthal. "The Confession." Peoples Shirley Mason, "Molly and I." Star Irene Fernwlck, "The Sin Woman." Circle Charlotte Walker, "Just a Woman." Globe Mildred Harris (Mrs. Charlie Chaplin), "When a Girl Loves." CLAIRE ADAMS Is the pretty star of "The End of the Road," which will open at the Star theater for a week's run tomorrow. "The End of the Road" was produced by the United States government. It has been opposed by some persons be- CaUSA it tolla t V. - n , ( . . ' - " . ' - 1 1 L 1 1 i li u in, u II - trimmed and unadorned about social vi ooiemi. cociai problems have formed a subject which the so-called "nice" persons have for many generations avoided. Due to this very reticence, facts which young people should know that they may protect themselves physically and morally have been thrust into the background and false unreasoning conventions have taken their ground. In "The Rnrt nt tha Tna,4 , V ness Of the n 1 ft atanri an t V. of the new scientific view which be lieves mere is notning wrng if the entire truth is known correctly are verified. A story of two mothers, one iniseiy i-estratnea ana tne other mod ern and progressive, is told. These mothers handle their daughters dif ferently and with vastly different success. Screen Gossips. "Burnt Wings' will be the first picture to come before the new mo tion picture board of censors. This Is a Universal picture condemned by the regular viewers, and C. W. Koer ner, branch manager of the Universal exchange yesterday, declared his in tention to appeal the case. The final decision will rest with Mrs. Alexan der Thompson, Dr. Jonah B. Wise and C. S. Jensen. The board will see the picture the first of next week If Mr. Koerner is successful in making the arrangement he desires. Frank Lacey. manager of the Majes tfe theater, received word last even ing of the death of his sister, Mrs. May Engele of Chicago, whom he has not seen in six years. The news came as a distinct shock, as Mr. Lacey had not even heard his sister was in poor health. It is possible he may go east for the funeral. It is equal suffrage at the Liberty theater. Balloons for the girls and toy horns for the boys was the plan of C. S. Jensen for the orphans' mat inee which he will give on the morn ing of April 28 in honor of his son's birthday. "That is rank discrimina tion." declared A. C. Raleigh, manager of the Columbia, called in for con sultation. "Girls like to make lots of noise and boys like balloons." So each child, and about 750 are ex pected at the present time, will re ceive both a horn and a balloon re gardless of sex. Merle Davis of the Ansonia Amuse ment company of Butte, Mont., and known Intimately by many of the Portland film men, has sent enthu siastic reports to this city of "The Virgin of Stamboul," which' showed recently in the Ansonia theater. The picture will be one of the Rivoli bookings during this month. Mr. Davis telegraphs Mischa Guterson that the picture broke house records. .It Is said that at the end of a single day's instruction in skiing Miss Olive Thomas, whose forthcom ing production is "The Flapper," was able to "shoot" the highest hill, at Lake Placid, New York, without the heavyweight, won a decision tonight from Clem Johnson In .ae main event of the Oakland fight card. . It was a case of two lumoering and flounder- I lng heavies with neither showing any class. Herman showed some speed for his bulk but that let him out- There were not three solid blows struck. Bud Ridley defeated George Spen cer. . Larry Jones won from Joe Leopold. Al Grunnan vs. Johnny Webber, draw. George Lee beat Al Walker. Ted Meredith v. Joe KetcheU, a draw. Tom Morton knocked out Billy Couton. VANCOUVER TRAINS AT HOME Two Dozen Players Expected to Re- port by Next Week. VANCOUVER, B. C, April 8. Play ers signed for the Vancouver club in the Pacific International baseball league, 24 In all. are expected to re port here within the next few days, it was announced yesterday. By the middle of next week. It was said, the A V tn lapper, which was written by Miss Frances Marion, the well-known writer of many of Mary Pickford's screen successes, called for the ap pearance of Miss Thomas In several scenes showing her prowess on skis. F. Alan Crosland, who Is directing this picture, immediately engaged a skiing instructor, and within the short period of one day Miss Thomas can now qualify with the best ski artists at Lake) Placid or anywhere else. Aocording to Myron Selznlck. a cast of unusual importance was engaged for "The "Valley of Doubt," written by ' internationally famed Willard Mack. Final scenes for this Selznlck special production are reported near lng completion. The cast Includes Thurston Hall, Arllne Pretty, Anna Lehr, Jack Costello, Bobby Agnew, John Ardizoni and many other well known players. R. Cecil Smith wrote the continuity for Mr. Mack's story and Burton George directed the pro duction. Harry Beaumont is taking the final scenes for Ben Ames Williams' "The Great Accident," starring Tom Moore, afid will be ready to commence work on Moore's next picture, "Officer 666," adapted from the popular -stage farce that ran for more than a year on Broadway under thf management of Cohan & Harris. - Jack Plckford and his company, under the direction of Al Green, have gone to San Diego to take some big racetrack scenes that will be a spec tacular feature of the production. . a Reginald Barker, who, with his company, spent a week at Truckee getting snow scenes for "The Brand ing Iron," has transferred his play ers to Sonora. where desert back grounds will be secured for the same production. " Mr. Tourneur made a particularly happy choice when he selected Shir ley Mason -to play Jim Hawkins, the hero role In "Treasure Island." Lon Chaney gives a sterling performance In the dual parts of Pew and Merry. Charles Ogle is Long John Silver, and others in the cast are Josie Mel ville, Al Fiison, Wilton Taylor, Joseph Singleton, Bull Montana, Harry Hol den, Sydney Dean and Charles Malles. a There Is a new town In Arizona called Fairbanks. It's the location of the camp recently occupied by Doug las Fairbanks and his company of 75 when they were on location film ing scenes In his next picture, "The Mollycoddle. "Down on' the Farm" will soon be released. The entire equipment of Mack Sennett a big farm covering nearly 30 acres was used to give real ism to a picture destined to possibly offset In a measure the unpopularity of the farm as a national and neces sary institution. Newspapers declare that farm life is ever becoming more and more unpopular and that since the war the path to the city has been worn to a highway. "Down on the Farm" will tell the world that farm life isn't so dull as It is thought to be, at least it Isn't dull In Mack Sen- nett's comedy vision. a The new Universal super-produc tion, "The Virgin of Stamboul," has been purchased for exhibition in the Rivoli theater. Prlscilla Dean stars in this feature. Its working title under which It received much pub licity was "The Beautiful Beggar. Constantinople Is the locale of this story and the love theme centers about an Egyptian girl and an Amer ican officer. a Two future Liberty theater book lngs which are being eagerly looked for by Portland motion picture fans are "The Corsican Brothers," and The River's End." Dustin Farnum stars in the first mentioned, which is the screen production of a famous novel and play. Marshall Neilan's first independent production is "The River's End," in which Margerie Daw has the leading woman's role. entire squad will be hard at work in spring training. LODGE PETITION FAVORED Signers Request Senator's Name Be Placed Before Voters. ' ALBANY, Or., April 8. (Special.) A petition to place the name of Sen ator Lodge of Massachusetts on the ballot at the republican primaries next month as a candidate tor the nomination as vice-president was cir culated in Albany today and appeared to meet with favor to all whom it was presented. "You bet Til sign It," one republi can said. "He Is the man I would like to vote for for president instead of vlce.-president." Baker Candidate Files. a s. BAKER. Or, April 8. (Special.) Frank C. McColloch has filed his peti tion with the secretary of state as a candidate for the democratic nomina tion of state representative from Baker county. Mr. McColloch has adopted the campaign slogan of "Americanism and Law and Order." Possibility of returning the Port land transportation problem -to the public service commission together with announcement that the latest opinion of City Attorney .La Roche on the legality of relieving tne i'orwana Railway. Light & Power company of certain so-called burdens was too hazy to understand yesterday caused another delay in Consideration of the problem by the special transporta tion committee of the city council. .. Members of the committee, com posed of Commissioners Bigelow, Mann and Barbur, were unable to ar- lve at a clear understanding on tne meaning of the latest opinion of the city attorney, they said, and Deputy City Attorneys Latourette and Tom- Union were directed to review the opinion on the subject of relief to the company. Cue la Found ia Clause. The direction of the committee ember's attention to a section of the decision of the state supreme court in the 6-cent car fare case. wherein the court held that the public service commission was empowered to change franchise provisions, even though the people had approved such franchises, because municipalities act ed as agents of the state when fran chises to public utility- corporations were granted was the cue of city Commissioners Mann and Barbur to suggest that the members of the pub lic service commission exercise these powers by relieving the company of the so-called burdens. "Why should the city t Portland be put to an expense of $15,000 or (20,000 for a special election if the public service commission can bring about the same results hoped for at the election?" questioned Commis sioner Barbur. SugsearloB Is Adopted. "Let the city attorney's office make a study of this phase of the subject and report to us," suggested Com missioner Mann, and the committee adopted the suggestion. City Commissioner Bigelow called the committee's attention to the fact that the latest opinion of the city at torney, which places some doubt on the power of the voters to relieve the traction company of certain burdens. is in direct contravention to another opinion on the same subject signed by City Attorney La Roche in 1917. In the latest opinion the city at torney declares that there is some doubt as to the legal competency of the city to relieve the traction com pany from paying for future street improvements between the rails owned by the company, or bearing the cost of license and franchise taxes as well as carrying employes of the city without charge. In the 1917 opinion Mr. La Roche, treating the same subject, contended that the free carriage of city em ployes was a franchise provision which could be changed by amend ment of the charter or by voluntary relinquishment of this right by the city. Opinions Held at Conflict. City Attorney La Roche, in the same opinion, held that payment of street Improvement costs and payment of bridge tolls could be relieved through charter amendement and that if the franchise fees paid by the company to the city were substituted by cer tain services In lieu thereof, the city could relieve this item. "In view of the two opinions given on the same subject by the city attor ney, and also because the latest opin ion of the city attorney Is so hazy that it is difficult to understand, I would recommend that we ask the city attorney's office for a new opin ion," said Commissioner Bigelow, chairman of the special transporta tion committee. Commissioners Mann and Barbur, also members' of the com mittee, agreed and the committee will now await further legal light. Election Costs Considered. The commltee also directed the city' attorney's office to forward a letter to Franklin T. Griffith, president of the traction company, asking him if the company is willing to accept the relief noted in the order of the public service commission. Commissioner Bigelow contended yesterday that un less the traction company gave some assurance that this relief would be accepted, the city would hardly be Jus tified in the expense incidental to a special city election to submit the pro posals. City Engineer Laurgaard was In structed to obtain information on the annual cost to the city itself, should the relief proposals be approved by the voters. These measures, as sub mitted to the council by the public service commission, would relieve the company of approximately $200,000 a year. Both the members 'of the city at torney's staff and Engineer Laur gaard have promised to report to the committee next Monday. INDIA'S CHANGE RELATED VISITING MISSIONARY TEIXS , OF POLITICAL GROWTH. Dr. E. N. Armstrong Speaker at Luncheon of Progressive Busi ness Men's Club. Dr. E. N. Armstrong, who has been engaged in missionary work for the American Baptist church in Rangoon, India, for several years and who Is in Portland on his way from his post in India to the headquarters of the American Baptist Foreign Mission society in Boston, was the speaker before the Progressive Business Men's club at its regular weekly luncheon yesterday noon and gave the mem bers of the club a glimpse of the political awakening which he said is coming to India. Dr. Armstrong is in Portland as the guest of his brother, T. J. Armstrong, president treasurer of the Noon Bag company. India has experienced .a great change since the pre-war days, the speaker said. The British govern ment has committed itself to a home rule policy in India, and every effort is being made to bring the people to a point, by education and experience, where they will be able to govern themselves In a stable manner. The old religious barriers are being broken aside to considerable extent, and for ths first time In the history of the coumtry Buddhist, Hindu and J Unaa i Stylish Jersey DRESSES Just arrived, two hundred and sixty-five Jersey Dresses to choose from, new shades in all springs models, C"l A Qft to $35, underselling price...' iDl.lUtl Beautiful Novelty SUITS Fifty-two Novelty Suits, mostly samples. Most beautiful, ex clusive Suits in Portland. Some of these Suits sell at $135.00 to $165.H) will be sacrificed at Shis under- CMQ QK selling price at only $58.05 and tDIOeltJ Long and Short COATS Six hundred beautiful coats to choose from, both fong and short, in Velour, Broadcloth, Polo Cloth, Pom Pom, Bolivia and Gold Tones in all sizes; greatest values in Portland priced to $68.50, underselling price $38.95, C" Q QC $25.05 and fDLO,VO POLO COATS-POLO COATS Three hundred and eighty-five beautiful Polo Coats in most up-to-the-minute styles with or without leather belts. CHICKEN MODELS, sold O Q(T to $45.00. Underselling price only OJ-Oei7J LONG POLO COATS One hundred and five Long Polo Coats in polo cloth and-camelshair many beautiful samples to $125.00. Great saving. Extra special Q?Q QHk $48.05, $36.05 and )AO.VO POLO COATS to $35.00 at only $14.95 1000 BEAUTIFUL WAISTS! One thousand beautiful Waists. Double the price(JQ QT Q- f QfT will buy no better. Values to $35.00 special tBOUO UJ tDJLU.iU rl sC Mohammedan are meeting; together on a political basis, he said. He declared that sSntiment among- the business element of the country is in favor of gradual application of the policy of self-g-overnment, and fear Is expressed that the British may give tne peopia the reins of government more - rap idly than they can be educated to exercise them for their own good. COMPANY TO SELL STOCK Capital of Clothing Plant to Be In creased $100,000. OiT.nvfcr rr Anril '8. (SDecial.) Permission to sell $100,000 of Its capital stock in Oregbn was granted today to the Powell Manufacturing company which has made arrange ments to estaonsn a piaui m for the manufacture of one-piece rffii- nf the corporation are: Kraston P. Scott, president: D. I. Hall, secretary ; a. jr. cici owm treasurer, and W. C. Powell, general manager. The company formerly was located l t- -c.. .. . V marhlnrv Is nOW being shipped to Portland for Installa tion in the new plant. SNOW HOLDS UP FARMING Second Winter Experienced in Ixng and Muddy Creek Districts. BAKER. Or, April . (Special.) Reports from the Long Creek; and Muddy Creek districts are to the ef fect that a second winter is being ex perienced, and hay is becoming so scarce that there is likely to be a severe loss of stock If the winter lasts much longer. Because of the snow, all farm work has been dis continued. Up in the hills timber Is reported to be strewn about and large trees uprooted are lying across the roads. Fish Trap Owner Acqaltted. KELSO,- Wash., April 8. (Special.) Roger Risley of Carrolls was ac During this sale the Factory Sample Shop will exchange and your MONEY REFUNDED if not satisfied within 3 WOMEN'S SUITS One hundred and sixty-two Suits to choose from to $45.00. Profits torpedoed. S26.95 and j 1 g 300 Dresses In Serges All Bizes. quitted of operating one of his fish traps near Cottonwood island during the closed season by a jury in the Cowlitz superior court. Mr. Risley has 12 traps In the Columbia river and last fall during the closed season the fish commissioner found one fishing. Evidence Introduced at the trial showed that Risley had no knowledge of this. Med ford Sasb Plant Sold. MEDFORD, Or., April 8. (Special.) The Medford Sash & Door com pany's plant, which was recently pur chased by H. C. Hansen and F. L. Widell of Portland, has. been under "FISHING WORRIES!" Most ardent anglers generally have something to worry about especially at this time of year. - Sometimes it's the roads and sometimes their tackle and quite often it's the weather. Let us supply the fishing tackle and you can say a permanent good-bye to one of your troubles. We have anglers' licenses for both Oregon and Washington. Backus ot.OOorris 273 Morrison St., Near Fourth Til! 1 I Jf I JL. X We Give What We Advertise and Tricotines, sold at ?47, ind Tricotines, sold at ?47 -t o nr Underselling price J) XOe0 Sample Suits and Coats Sample Suits and Sample coats would be cheap QOQ QT at $50 to $65 underselling price $36.95 and iDOeaD Modish JERSEY SUITS Jersey Suits in new shades, all sizes, made to sell for $48.50, to be closed out at underselling prices; CJOfl QPC $20.95 and tD-OeiO Fine Silk PETTICOATS Silk Petticoats and Silk Bottom Skirts, s CO nr big saving 50a0 Stylish SPORT SKIRTS Sport Skirts at Sacrifice Prices Beautiful plaids, 6atins, silks, polo and jersey skirts to $35.00, underselling QQ QfT prices at only $10.95 and 50aD the operation of the new owners since April 1. Mr. Widell's wife and three children will not Join him here until the schools close in Portland. Baker Elks Install Officers. BAKER. Or.. April 8. (Special.) The following officers, recently elected by Baker lodge of Elks, were formally Installed at the regular meeting of the lodge held last eve ning: Exalted ruler, Carl D. Silven; esteemed leading knight. Dr. F. T. Notz; esteemed loyal knight, ' Prescott I.llley; esteemed lecturing knight. William Smith. Jr.; tyler, C. W. Bald win: secretary, W. S. Levens; treasu Sale all sale garments days of purchase fl U in rer, O. H. P. McCord; trustee, G. H. Chandler. It is estimated that almost $1,000, 000 woth of oyeters In Long Island sound are destroyed every year by starfish. NOTICE! TO THE PUBLIC Don't Be MISLED The firm now occupying our old location is in no way con nected with us. Don'tBeCOHFUSED WE HAVE MOVEI ACROSS THE STREET p the storeroom formerly occupied by the Southern Pacific Ry. Col Ticket Office Between WASHINGTON and ALDER STS. on FOURTH li f