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VOL. IX, .NO. 203 OP THE EVbXTNQ NEW 9
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
RATIFIED TODAY
Tennessee Today wmp.ti
1611 . r pa, Ine NprPfi.
List OT JO Slow-
sary For Ratification.
PAIR SEX ARE REJOICING
of National -
KTMP(1 the Sentiments of Her
(KM Today's Victory.
By b.imH! Preaa.
f .iri-w'r' -. . - -
I NASHVILLE. August 18.
Th, Tennessee legislature to-
!m constitutional amend-
f lrBw . .Ulna tha fl A
-,nt Tula cuinH'D"" "w ." '
. , fr ratification
lithe amendment and give, the
JiWenot the United States the
! The Susan 'b. Anthony fed-
'. ... .monAnimt Which
, tru - -.- .
a tai raiineu ...... - - -
poible for the constitutional
a change to become ettectivo in
a ume for the women of the
country to vote in iu
T . . In K'nvemher. ii n- a
ftUl necuu.. ... .- -. ---
a less the lower house of the
Tennessee legislature
T . ... - .i.iv In nrlnntlne
Ita acuou u -
a the ratification resolution, 49
a to 47. Speaker v aiaer, irnuw w
a of the amis, put the opponent
. . l A.,..n1 In a itnnltinn 4V
V M ine auicuu... - - -- -
t to demand a reconsideration by
chanting bis vote from naye to
tye and moving to renjuami . j
The bouse adjourned until 10
a o'clock tomorrow morning-
when the speaker s mouon win w
. . . i. .. r,r Thfl A
a nave mc ue"- - " - - -a
Tennessee senate ratified the
amendment last r nuay ny a
rote or z to
(lly The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Aug. . 18. Leaders
of the woman's suffrage movement
ire rejoicing over the adoption of
the lufitrage amendment. The sen
timent of many of them were ex
prened by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt. president of the National
American Womnn Suffrage Asso
ciation, who said In a prepared
statement:
"Our mothers began It. So it
tame on to us as. In a way, a sacred
trotf. And a great part of our re
joicing today in the hour of victory
ii compounded of our feeling oil
loyalty to the past and our satis
faction that we have stood faithful
to its trust.
"It was fifty-one years ago that
tie women of the National Suffrage
Association ocean what was to be
I fifty-year long campaign to get
He Congress of the United States
la pass a federal suffrage amend
ment. Congress had been lmportun
o lor the amendment by the worn
Haven before that, but 1869 mark
el the organization of the 'National'
ltb the aon-ed purpose of securing
itffrare by national legislation.
"Prom that day until June 4th.
I'll, the maintenance of a con-
irettioual looby in Washington to
vork for federal suffrage was part
I the program of the National Suf-
'ru Association. It meant keep-
up an unbroken chain of lobby
"rk at Washington for over half
eentnry.
It was in 1978 that the nmend-
mt was presented to the 45th
wnrreiw !y the National In the
n in which it was finally passed
'venty-to f'.mgresses were to have
rnance at it in that Identical form.
fiore ,,r' "'y-two congresses the
omen of Nation were to stand
a oiea.l for Justice. Of those
"enty-two .-'.tigresses the Republi
cs aomi'.r hiH i 1 t
fT, " the Democrats In lfour,
a lie In s-ren the House was demo
"e and the senate was republl
In 'his revelation of well- dl-
lor.C-Cnntlnnerf nnnn.KInn
"W. Bert- ,k. """
i. ' ' A,iiinitiiun ob
hi.. J""11 "mile somewhat cynle-
tae ., 'orwaraing
surfrare program. Never
t"n "matlcally opposed.
V pr"Kress was so
'hemen ly deputed mch bv Inch.
ram 7-7, !"",al!. so with the
h Del' "A obstwle.
thev.vT" , 'ons'snt portion of
ilr.rtn ?.aI 8u" Asso-lstlon In
Z.V """led 36 states. Be-
"re " ",IIU,, the 65,h
UrlIT;U",.h', 10 a to e state
,ln "off" year- 0n"'
ad iJ"!1'-'1' special sessions
"ipiemunt of ratified,, t ...
r-n ,'PY,l1..'"Ion. called has
w th. v"?!1 0 no"nmntal work
''. --. 8J,'"t Assoela-
liH ef i!'.V'" ,n Interminable
W-l-i?- telegrams, and
"
h. I' la ail over th. .i
And perhaps It Is Just as well that
It Should be. For women cannot
stop. The National cannot stop.
With a new purpose, the purpose
of making the vote register for an
Improved cltltenship, tue women of
, V. MntlMial m alrAitriw linoH tin '
under a new name, the League of
Women Voters."
Women Study
, Child ' Welfare
PrepareJdness Is the watchword
of potential woman voters, to Judge
bv requests received at the Chil
dren's Bureau of the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor for Information re
garding the most approved meas
ures for child welfare. In response
to numerous requests for suggest
ions In carrying on a study of child
welfare problems, the Bureau has
Just Issued "Child Welfare Pro
grams", a set of outlines for use
of clubs and classes.
These programs are comprised
under 5 heads: The Community and
the Child: Child Welfare In Rural
and Village Communities; The Care
of the Mother, the Baby and the
Young Child; Detailed Outlines on
Infant Mortalltly. Children In In
dustry. Recreation, and Children In
Need of Special Care; and Develop
ment and Present Status of Infant
Welfare Work in Other Countries.
The outlines are simple and po
pular 1n language and treatment,
but, while designed primarily for
the use of busy women Interested
In obtaining a general knowledge of
the field, they furnish also the
framework (for detailed study of
special problems.
Each program with the exception
of the one dealing with work In
foreign countries makes provisions
for a study of local conditions in
the light of the knowledge d child
welfare work gained through the
general study.
The section on Iforelgn Infant wel
fare work Is not a study outline,
but a brief account In outline form
the main facts, in the develop
ment of this work. It Is Intended
to provide data for comparison with
United States or to furnish publicity
material In demonstrating the value
of child we'Jfare measures.
o
Shot Her Husband
While He Slept
OAKLAND. Cal., Aug. IT. Mrs.
Virginia Clark this morning con
fessed that she snot ana uia ner
husband, Chester Clark, Sunday
morning as he slept beside her.
The confession, according to the
police, came after 36 hours oi
grilling.
"I killed him," she cried, "but I
don't know why."
Clark, a street car company em
ploye, was -shot Sunday morning.
Mrs. Clark at first said Clark killed
himself. She was Iformerly a steno
grapher in Hartford, Conn., and
said she married Clark in Berkeley,
Cal., March 26, after answering a
matrimonial advertisement.
Two A irplanes A re
At Dawson Today
(By Associated Press).
DAWSON, Aug. 18. Two of the
airplanes belonging to the United
States army, which left New York for
Nome several days ago, arrived here
late yesterday. They others are ex
pected here Friday, and the four air
ships will then start together for
Nome.
o
Republicans Run'
A Bunco Came
Br AuoHilfHt IrfM
BUTTE, Aug. 18. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, democratic nominee tor
vice-president, told a Montana audi
ence here today that the republicans
were "playing a shell game on the
American people" in respecx in ine
league of nations. Enemies of the
league of nations, he asserted, am
still busy circulating the story that
England has six votes to one ior m-
Unlted States.
France Flatters
Secretary Colby
Bv Aaacrtated Pma.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 The
Frenoh renly to the United States
nolo nn the Russian-Polish situation
states that without reservation the
French government Is in entire ac
cord with the principles set forth In
America's note, Secretary Colby said
today.
P.trlrV flrartv aa-ed . 32 years,
dropped dead Monday morning at th
road camp five miles beyond Camas
Valley. His home was-in ireiauu.
The horlr will be kept at the locsl
morgue until his brother arrives. His
hmthor landed In the States July 19.
and a nn his war to the west. A
tt elanV'!,"n'," Probably telegram was dispatched tohlmj an-r
"'on uppermost with hi Ian iiry-f 'jir,- Si?iT"'
APPROVEDBY GOVT.
Tiller Trail Work Will Start In
Near Future As ; Bids Are
Being Called For
MONEY APPROPRIATED
Douglas County Court Adopts Kcho
lutlon Setting Forth the Amount
of Aid They Are Willing to
liive Proposed Project.
At the last session of the Douglns
county court a resolution was adopt
ed concerning the improvement of
the Tiller-Trail road and forwarded
'o the U. S. forestry department at
Portland. Supervisor Kamsdell, of
this city, who has taken an active in
terest In the furtherance of the pro
ject, today received a letter from the
government attorney to the forestry
department in Portland stating that
the resolution had been approved
and that a called for sealed propos
als for grading a portion of the Tiller-Trail
national forest road project
has been issued.
The resolution passed by the coun
ty court and adopted by the govern
ment officials reads as follows:
"Be it resolved that the county
court of Douglas county In Its regu
lar August, 1920, term, that there
be and hereby Is appropriated the
sum of $11,870 for immediate use of
the department of agriculture In the
prosecution of said work, $3500 'of
which be and hereby is appropriated
out of the road district No. 60 special
tax fund and $8470 out of the gen
eral fund of Douglas county, and
there be and hereby Is further fet
aside $10,000 of the Douglas county
road lmorovement bonds, heretofore
designated for the improvement of
said road. Immediately upon the sale
thereof the money to become avail
able for the prosecution , of said pro
ject, and there be and hereby Is fur
ther appropriated and made avail
able out of any funds belonging to
said district No. 60 and the. general
county fund of Douglas county nol
to exceed the sum of $11,463 to be
available for the prosecution of said
project on or before April 1, 1521.
and It Is further resolved that the
county court does not obligate llseli
in any specific sum for the annual
maintenance of said road, but does
agree to maintain said road on the
completion thereof the same as any
other county roads within said Doug
las county; that this court does here
by authorize the execution of said
cn-oneratlve agreement, according to
the terms and stipulations therein.
contained, except as modified by this
resolution."
The wording of the document piac-
ticallv assures the immediate con
struction of the Tiller-Trail project.
and a notice to contrcatora asking
for bids on the work was received
from District Engineer Purcell. The
bids nwwt be in the office of the dis
trict engineer at room 204 post office
building in Portland before August
30. The contract forms, maps, plans,
specifications, etc., can be secured at
the local forestry office. Several
bidders have already made their ap
pearance and made trips to me m-
ler district.
The length of the project to be
improved is approximately tnree
miles, between Tiller and Drew, and
the principal items of work are 14
aoros nf clearing. 45.000 cubic yards
o fexcavatlon, and 675 feet of cul
verts and timber trestle.
work will start soon after the suc-
-oauf.,! hlririer is announced, accord
ing to information received in mis
city and owing to ine laci mai
great deal of the work Is to be don.i
in rocky sections, the construction
crew can probably continue wum
during the winter montns;
o
Ball Game Results
In 15 to 1 Score
a ,winr hall ff-Ame of the
Baptists and Christians played last
evening, toe Bapusis suiuur
up" and romped arouna mo imc.
vn ,hA rh,-iatinna "marked time
,h fit ihe blue haie oif defeat
.tiie down over tncm. .niter
a- - irilion had whittled
nonfiw his markings
away d,ci. v - - --.
which had been hopelessly blotted
with the tears of tne inrisunn num.
were deciphered to read 10 io
Bill Bryan had bested them by one
point.
The Baptist swat kings nil me
hull hard while the Christians tesm
starred In a series of fumbles.
muffs, nose-dives, etc. mizman
ocupled the mound for the winners
whilR""!fush held forth In the Christ
ians dug-out. They both started
out strong, but Rltzmnn w?a the
only one finishing In the same con
dition. HUn lost nn '"ni
he first Inning and was discour
aged by the umpire who persisted In
ninr halls as strikes snd vlce-
veras. Cecil Black, the, rtSSIU
WILL ANNOUNCi: WINN Kits.
The Judge of the News-
Review airplane essay contest
entered the "dark room" at ex-
actly 3 o'clock this afternoon
and when they emerge the wiu-
ners of the event will be an-
nounced. This announcement 4
4V will be printed in tomorrow's
edition and the three successful
authors will be notified at once
4 to call at the office and get
their free ride tickets. Lieuten-
4 ant Ayer ras the plane in tip-
top shape and will give them a
wonderful ride over this city
and valley. Hold your breath 4V
4V until the winners are announced
4V you might win..,'
Inning was caught out at first by
two or three feet. He started to
retire but the "ump" veiled for him
to come back he was "saw. This
decision enabled the Baptists to
score three runs In the first canto.
Prom that time on the airplane
flight started. Everybody hit but
the Christians. "Shorty" Lloyd and
"Bug" Miller of the dd'eated ag
gregation skidded on their ears
upon several different occasions in
vain attempts to slop the sphere,
but the fielders were always forced
to offer them their support.
To "Mr. Average Fan" the game
was about as Interesting as "one
old cat". There remains one game
of the season to be played. The
Presbyterians and Baptists are now
tied at six games won and five lost.
TO FIGHT POLES
ThelMinisterof War Calls For
Volunteers For Service on
The Southern Front.
PEACE TERMS OFFERED
Soviet Present Treaty to Poland
Delegates Alleged" That Polish 4
Government Will be Recog
nized by the ItuasLans.
Br Aaaorlatrtl I'reaa.
MOSCOW, Aug. 18. Leon Trot
zky, soviet minister of war, today is
sued a call for men to enlist in the
army for service on the southern
front. The Russian soviet is be
lieved to be preparing to strike a final
blow at the Poles.
Rioters Killed.
BERLIN, Aug. 18. French
troops clashed with Inhabitants of
Kattowltz, an important mining town
in upper Silesia, yesterday. Eleven
personB were killed and 26 wounded
In the fighting. Polish troops, who
attempted to break up a mass meet
ing near Kattowltz, brought on a
flsht which resulted in one being
killed and four wounded.
Rioting at Abba Dia.
LONDON. Aug. 18. Serious riot
ing, according to Rome dispatches,
has occurred near Siena, Italy. Seven
persons were klllrd In the clashes
with government forces, besides sev
eral more badly hurt before the dis
turbances were quelled.
RusKian Pen re Terms Read.
MOSCOW, Aug. 18. The Russian
soviet terms of peace were read - to
the Polish delegates at their first
meeting with the soviet representa
tives in Minsk, yesterday. The Polish
answer is expected to be returned
Moday.
Danzig Cleared.
PARIS. Aug. 18. The Polish
counter offensive, with Thor"if as th9
base of operations, has successfully
cleared Danzig of Russian troops,
according to a r-rnrt. received from
the French mission in Poland today.
The Polish army Is still driving to
thhe eastward, the report states.
Captures 1300 Poles.
MOSCOW. Aug. 18. Bolshevist
forces north and west of Warsaw rap
tured 1200 prisoners and seven guns
In a battle which raged in and
around the town of Chechnov, ac
cording to today's official bulletin.
During the fichtlng the town was
captured by the Poles and later re
taken by the Russians.
Minsk Captured.
PARIS, Aug. 18. Polish troop?
have captured Novo Minsk, a short
distance east of Warsaw, according
to dispatches from the capltil of Po
land today. The battle for control
of Warsaw appears to be favorable
to the Poles, the dispatch states.
M ill Recognize Poland.
LONDON. Aug. 18. The Russian
peace delegation to Minsk has been
Instructed to fully recognize the na
tional existence of Poland, nor will
any attempts be made to interfere
with the affairs of that country, says
j a Minsk dlspatcn to tne Herald, a
moor oritaii, m'.ii ,.- ,.
with the chairman of the Russian
peace delegation. m
Mis Lena Nichols of thlft tvl
' where she will visit for a few weekx.
FREIGHT BSE TO
AFFECT DR, GOODS
Letter Explaining the Extent
of Price Advance Is Re
ceived in This City.
SHORTAGE IS EXPECTED
.Mills Are Milking Only Such Goods
aw Tbey Have Sold and Are
Closing Pown When Orders
Are Filled, Rays letter.
Just what the recently announced
advance in freight rates means to the
retail merchants and to the buyers
Is shown In a letter received by dry-
goods merchants of this city from a
large wholesale house in San Fran
cisco. Portions of the letter follow:
"While the time for speculative
buying of merchandise Is past it is
our conviction that merchants have
nothing to fear In 'konping thilr
stocks sorted and up to tho re
quirements of their trado. Such re
adjustments of prices as may be
mado will be made In an orderly way
and will in no case be drastic. Such
pricos of cotton textiles as have beon
miido for the spring of 1921 aro on
a higher plane of value than the
opening prices for the spring of 1920.
This will bo true of all colored and
fine yarn goods, also of hosiery and
underwear.
"There have been some readjust
ments downward In prices of narrow
bleached and brown goods which we
think are now on a stable basis of
value.
"We are semi -officially Informed
that effective on August 26 all trans
continental freight rates will advance
33 per cent and lnter-stnto rates
will advnnce 2f per cent effective the
same date.
"That you may understand exactly
what this means to you, we call your
iittentlon to the fact that the averagn
weight of a case of cotton piece gooilB
is approximately 400 pound; the
trans-continental lea -than - carload,
rate is $2.48 per 100 lbs. plus war
tax, making the cost of shipping d'
rlct from eastern seaboard to Pacific
coast territory per ca3e approximate
ly $11.36 plus war tax. The increase
in cost will be approximately $3.80
per case, making the total cost a!
proximatoly $15.40 per case plus war
tax. The Inter-state rate advance Is
not quite as heavy you will note, but
Is of sufficient Importance to Justify
all merchants In taking It Into con
federation. "Mills are generally following the
policy of making only such goods as
they have sold and of closing down
when their orders are filled. If this
policy Is persisted In It is conceivable
that merchandise will be scarcer 1n
1921 than at any period of the world
war."
Canyonville Woman
. Denies Her Death
CANYONVILLE, Or.. Aug. 16
Although Mary E. Bacon, a resident
of this city for sixty years, has been
declared dead by a Colorado coroner,
she pays she Is alive and enjoying
good health. A telegram announcing
that the woman had died aboard a
passenger train In Colorado was re
ceived here yesterday, and occa
sioned much surprise. The Colorado
coroner has been notified that the
Cnnyoiivllle woman Is here.
Scholarship Will
Go to Oregon Man
A Rhodes scholarship to Oxford
ITnfvarBlty, England, will bo a'varded
to a college man of Oresoa on Sep
tember 2.", by the Commltt'f of Se
lection to meet in Portland on that
date. The scholarship carries with It
an allowance of $ 1-1 (Id n year for
three years and Is open to all stu
dents between the ages of 19 and 2.1
who have had st least two years o'
college ttalning. Application should
be made at once to the eeerctnrv of
the committee, C. I. G.ay. Reed Col
Kve, Portland, Orego.i.
The awrrd is made on thi basis of
sHiolarsh'p,- chnrarter. nuulltles of
leacershln. snd fondness for and suc
cess In athletics. A student nrey fol
low any course of study th.'t he
wishes when he goes to Oxford. The
purpose of Ihe, scholarships, two of
which :re given ro ean s e In the
ntiK n, Is to forward the nnderstnnd
Inr between the l'nlt-d 9:ates and
Crest nrita'n tlirou:h '.he inentlnT of
representative young nwn of. tne t3
rations in the pursuit rf kimwIfdVe.
E"H college and university in the
statu selects renre ientaflve to eo he-
for- !. committee of selection as Its
i.tiii
',.,.ll,t.V'Slrf ,,!.. a eanfllrtate should
' apt to the head of bis college f.ir
tins first appointment, Then he
should make apnllcalloii on the cus
tomary blank to uia secretary of Ine
committee. Thcu, if possible, he
should appear iu person H'tore the
committee on September -).
Two Oregon men aro at present In
residence at Oxford a Rhodes schol
ars: Paul T. Homan of Willamette
university and Frank Flint of Reed
college. Supbenson Smith of Reed
college will go across this fatl. Ihe
scholar chosen at the coming meeting
will go to England In October, 1921.
President P. L. Campbell of the
University of Oregon is chairman rf
the committed of selection. The
other members ar A. C. Newill.
member of the Fortluud school
board and president of tho Oregon
Civic loague, and two former Khodea
scholars, Professor J. B. Harrison of
the University of Washington, and
Professor C. 11. Cray of Ueed c liege.
Herbert Hoover
Passes Thru City
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 17. Herbert
Hoover, federal food administrator
during the late war with Germany,
provisloner or Belgium and recently
a candidate for the republican nomi
nation for president of the Untied
States, arrived In Salem late last
night by automobile, attempted to
conceal his Identity by having his
wlfo register at a local hotel m al
most illcgiblo writing, and departed
for Portland shortly before noon to
day. Mr. Hoover was accompanied hero
by Mrs. Hoover and their two sons.
They are enrouto to Minneapolis.
On their way here from California
they passed two weeks fishing In the
various streams of that state. Their
identity here was established by a
hotel clork who previously worked In
Snn Francisco and recognized Mr.
Hoover a few minutes before they
were ready to leave Salem on their
northern trip.
Mr. Hoover and family passed
tlirough Roseburg a couple of days
ago. and they took dinner at tha
Grand Crlll. Hoover was recognized
by Geo. Kimball and others as he
stood by hia car near the grill. The
car was one of tho coupe type. From
here tho party evidently went to Sa
lem, possibly stopping over night at
Eugene or Albany. They were seon
bv a rood many other Roseburgers,
who evidently took them for tourists
and thought nothing more cr in.t
nrsttar.
Canadian Athlete .
Hangs Up Record
Br Aaanrlatrd I'rcaa.
ANTWERP. Aug. 18. Earl
Thompson, Dartmouth college star,
representing Canada In the Olympic
games, today won tho final heat in
the 110 meter hurdles, hanging up a
now svoiid's record of fourteen and
four-'iftha seconds. Americans cap
tured the first two places in qualify
ing for the 16-pound hammer throw,
while another took fifth place.
Red Russia Has
Nothing On Us
nnrAfin.. Aug 16. The Chica
go Federation of Labor has adopted
resolutions demanding a general
striko If the United S'ates gives
military heln to the Poles.
The resolution roites that the al
lies aro insisting that Poland figlit
the "soviet goternment of Russia,
which is a government dr and for
.,-- ..... .1... ftt,.l Utnlna
I snowing decided' .ean.ngsUtowd
keirCerrt tz- wor-
It then sets forth that In the
event of any "overt tinfrlenilly act
against soviet Russia on behalf of
Pol.md bv tho United States, the
workers of the UnHid Stales pledge
themselves to take the samn action
taken by the workers of Great
Hri'ain nnd France, and call a gen
eral strike, which shall contlnuu as
long as such aggre-lon against the
workers' government of Russon ex-
Tho resolutions, road by Edward
Nockels, secretary oif the federation,
were adopted with acclaim.
Tho Non-I'artlsan League of
North Dakota represented by Paul
Thompson, received an ovation sec
ond to that given tho mchlnlsts'
resolution.
National Forests
Do Timber Business
Forest Supervisor Ramsdell has
received a report of the receipts
i'rom the national forest business In
the North Pacific district for the
I fiscal year ending Juno 30. I9!.
The total Is riven as SBn.B2.s.
which Is $ 1 r,. 060. SO greater than
he receipts of the preceding year.
The greater portion of these re
celnfs came from timber enlei. The
AaajMawwTaaBpnr"' 1 . .....
.money Is derived from "the stump -
age sold.
JAP BALL TEAM
WILL INVADE U. S.
Japanese Squad of Players
Will Make Trip Clear
Across the States.
VICTORY IS EXPECTED
Island Kingdom Itoasts of Several
Fine Teams lluvo Keen lnter
eated in ltaNeball for Over BO .
No Pruleaiuaals.
(Ry Associated Press).
CHICAGO. Aug. 18. Japan la'
planning oue of the most ambitious
baseball Invasions of the United
States, next spring and summer, that
has ever been recorded In the annals
of International athletics. At tile
same time a group of wealthy Japan
ese business men are hoping to per
suade two top-notch American
league teams to visit Japan for an
extended series of exhibition games.
ill Is news of baseball In Japan la
brought back from the Orient by
rofessor Fred Merrlfiold, who
piloted the University of Chicago
nine on its recent tour of Japanese
universities.
WnBeda University Is getting .
ready for a trip clear across the Uni
ted States," said Professor Merri
fleld. "Heretofore Waseda and
Kleo have played only on the west
.coast and In the middle west but this
time the Waseda men hope to ar
lange games with many of the lead'
ing teams In our eastern states.
"Professor fso Abe. the 'father of
baseball In Japan,' and dean of the
college at Waseda, assisted by Pro
fessor Ilenninghoft of the same Insti
tution will be in charge of the trip.
"Tho Japanese squad expects to
spend nearly five months . getting
ready to tackle the American college
teams and with oiki of the mo-jt
clever and hard working sets of
players In their history, they promise
to win their full share of games.
They plan to start from Toklo in
mid-winter, spend two weeks or moro
In tho wonderful spring climate of
Honolulu playing against the versa
tile Japanese, American and Chinese
teams of the Island, then tour the
west coast from Seattle to Los An
Kolcs In the height of the western
baseball season, while the midwest
and eastern campuses are still cov
ered with snow and mud;
"In this way they will easily be
come acclimated and get used to thd
food and travel that play such a big
part In the success of a team. When
the Japanese boys go east, look out
for tbem, for they will be In the pink
of condition.
"This careful program is an Indi
cation of the rapidly rising interest
In baseball which Is felt -all over the
Island kingdom. Waseda was the
leader In thlB movement some 20
yenrs ago. Now every school In tho
land boasts of its numerous 'cham
pions' who hope to show their tal
ents to Ihe world. .Native coaches
are turning out pitchers, hatters and
fielders capable of holding places on
any American college team.
"Signs of an attempt to commer
cialize baseball, however, are In
sight. A group of Influential men.
trained in America and longing for
tho good old 'fan' days when they
i could enjoy fine agame every day,
i plnn to place the game upon a
higher professional level.' They
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hr- ,h're"r: f" m,t rr-
f a representatl o of these can -
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the stadium will be opened by two
of our league teams at the close of
Ihe present season here. At the
prices recently charged at the Chl-engo-Waseda
games, $2.K0 to 50
cents per seat, such a trln bv Ameri
can profefslonal nines would prove a
real money-maker for Its Japanese
promoters.
"As vet the semi-pro does not ex
'it In Janan. But If the further
nlnn carries to have teams organized
'n all the leading city centers and
-f.rnorsrMv tnrlned bv American col
'cc gradnafo coaches, the OrienM
'rlnrdnm snd Its far-flung dorend
on'os will fairly go wild over base
ball. "If tbes plans, both ambitious
and difficult or ronltziMnn. do not
mni'ire at once, a milder prorram
with nn smsfenr eolli'e league as
be center of Interest will he substi
tuted. Kverv lover of mire amntenr
nort In Janan hopes this latter ld-a
will nrevnil. thus preventing '"n
nnd tnevlt-hle train of evils which
would follow commercialization of
ihe rnme Tt wnnld be a nltv. In a-v
ae. to lexer the present snlendld
.l(.njnrt of nortsmrnchln for
whl'-h Penfotsnr Abe nnd his col
i,n. have worked so lot.g nnd
hard."
t-v, at. pnmtKA nnrin on a"
! -.Mto trln which will extend beyond
Portland.