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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBtt 21, 1903.
FISHER IS SURETO GO
Sacramento Cannot Stop Him,
He Declares.
SUPPORT THERE IS NO GOOD
Spokane Has a Notion It Wants to
Break Into the Pacific Coast
League-Gossip About Buck
Freeman.
SACRAMENTO, CaL, Dec 20. To
the Sporting Editor Oregon Ian) .Man
agers In California are pleased -with
Tacoma 6uccess. Players are also
pleased. I am communicating with
Eastern pitchers. Sacramento Is en
deavorlng to stop the transfer, bnt
the team goes to Tacoma. Fifty
tiger eggs In my Incubator -will be
ripe by the opening of season. Friend
ship between Portland and myself
ceases. MIKE FISHER.
Att4
Fisher's telegram -would Indicate that
Sacramento has been roused from its deep
baseball lethargy, and, as Mique says,
the town Is making frantic efforts to have
that dead old city remain In the league.
All their efforts, however, will go for
naught, for Uncle Hank Harris and the
rest of the Pacific Coast League mag
nates, and the northern end of the league,
for that matter, would rather play ball at
any old jerkwater station than Sacra
mento. Not a visiting ball team that
played in the "first" city in the Bear
State made enough to pay hotel bills
while there, and the wonder is that the
city was kept In the league as long as
it was.
Sacramento is large enough to support
a baseball club, but it is like Baltimore,
Md. The people of that burg will not
turn out to the games. Tho Browns went
there the third week after the season
opened, and Portland's share of the gate
on that day was less than $37. The next
two days it was even less. Even when
Fisher's Tads were making a gallant fight
for second njace the last double-header
game of the season brought out little bet
ter than an averace crowd. Just what
6ort of a story the Sacramento people
who are trying to have the city retained
in the coast league circuit are putting up
is not known, but whatever it it is, it
must be a nifty fairy tale. How they
can go before Henry Harris. Ewing and
JMorley and try and persuade these men,
who have repeatedly tried Sacramento,
that it is a worthy baseball city, is a
mystery too deep to solve. One story
they have circulated, and one that no one
In the north Is willing to believe, is that
the crowd stayed away because Mique
Fisher was unpopular. This talk might
have carried some weight, had It not been
that the same newspaper Just a month
previous had declared him a great man
ager. No one will welcome going to Tacoma
more than Fisher and his Tads. His tele
gram Indicated that the members of his
team are glad of the, change, which also
tells how much they think of Sacramento.
Since Tacoma fell into line there has
been a rumbling at Spokane. Spokane
has been talked of as a possible baseball
city in the Coast league. That was
when Tacoma was doubtful. Now the
only chance of Spokane's getting a fran
chise is to have a fourth city taken in in
California. San Jose, Fresno and others
of the smaller cities of that state have
repeatedly knocked at the league door
for admission. Fresno Is halt a Pacific
Coast city, thanks to the way In which
Fisher will handle his Tacoma interests.
Fisher will open and close his season at
Fresno. That little town is baseball
crazy, and it may be that such another
deal will be worked by the Spokane mag
nates. It is understood that within the
past month there has been considerable
shifting of opinion, and Pacific Coast
League stock has risen. Some of the for
mer baseball managers have, so it is
understood, been working quietly on a
scheme looking toward obtaining a fran
chise. This scheme leaked a bit, and
now it is learned that C. E. "Williams,
who made -a fruitless trip to Portland as
a peace ambassador, and is at present
interested in the Spokano Club, would
also like to transfer his franchise.
Tucked away in a remote corner of a
Seattle paper yesterday was the an
nouncement that Buck Freeman, the
Browns' first baseman for 1304, had ar
rived there, and coupled with It was a
statement that he mlcht be Induced to
play ball next season with Washington,
D. C. Buck must have impressed upon
the scribe's mind who wrote it that he
was not going to play ball with Dugdale,
and he followed it up with a bit of hot
air talk. Lou Drill, the Senators'
catcher, nas never seen Freeman in ac
tion, yet he thinks he could fill "Scoops"
Carey's brogans. Freeman seems very
well pleased with Manager Ely and Port
land, and It is not believed that he -would
accept an offer from "Washington. Drill
would have accepted a berth with the
Browns if he could have made the deal
while he was in Portland this "Winter.
SPOKANE MAGNATES ANXIOUS
Manager Williams May Knock at
Coast League Doors.
SPOKANE, "Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.)
It is believed by the wise baseball fans
of Spokane that Manager "Williams of the
local Pacific National Baseball Club Is
only waiting to see how the wind blows
in Seattle and. Tacoma, when he will cast
his fortunes with the league that ap
pears the strongest. Upon his return
from the recent peace conference In Port
land, a mission that netted him nothing
but disturbing thoughts, he confided to
an adviser that he would stay with the
Pacific National, but It Is pretty well
understood here that Manager "Williams
will tie up with the league that offers
him the most advantages and that league
now appears to the Pacific Coast
Mr. "Williams Is getting together a team,
having already signed Charles Rellly,
Carney, Dammann and Loucks. It Is also
believed Centerflelder Durrett will come
back to Spokane. He will also in a few
days have a good catcher on the string
and it is probable that Nordyke will be
in tho fold, as he is reserved. These men
are too expensive. In the salary line, for
aa Intermountaln league, even for a Pa
cific National League, should that organ
ization hold together and take in Van
couver, "Salt Lake and Helena and make
fighting ground of Seattle.
Since Portland and Tacoma have been
lopped off, the fans here look to the
Pacific Coast League for good baseball,
the kind they enjoyed last season and
they would heartily approve the admission
of Spokane into the strong Coast league.
BOB CRAWFORD BEATEN.
Mr. Lazarus' Pet Easily Defeated by
Lord Eldridge.
If good looks and the hopes of his
owner counted in horse racmg, Bob Craw
ford, owned by E. M. Lazarus, would al
ways land la front of his Held. It's on
record he's good looking, and it's also on
record that be does not always land in
front. Saturday afternoon he was a bad
"last" in a two-horse race. It was a
matched affair. Bob Crawford raced
Lord Eldridge a mile, and Lord Eldridge
so a few of those who saw the race say,
won with his head almost pulled off.
Tho race between Lord Eldridge and
Bob Crawford has been hanging fire for
some time. Mr. Lazarus is proud of Bob
Crawford. His fondness for the bay
gelding is the subpect of considerable
good-natured fun among the members of
the Portland Hunt Club. A certain young
business man is also "next" and he lies
awake night scheming and reading horse
"dope" so that he can pick a nag that
will beat Bob Crawford. When he thinks
he has one right, he hunts up Mr. Laz
arus, who is always willing to back his
horse if he thinks he has a show, and a
match usually results. Crawford 'gets
beaten, but Mr. Lazarus still thinks well
of him.
The Saturday race was for a mile and
the event took place at the Irvington
track. Mr. Lazarus rode Crawford and
Jockey Burns rode Lord Eldridge. It was
raining and the track was hock deep In
mud. Only a few knew of the race, but
they were on hand. The horses were sent
off and it was a walkaway for Eldridge.
U. OF W. ATHLETIC ELECTIONS
Sigrist and McElmon to Lead Foot
ball Team In 1904.
UNIVERSITY OF "WASHINGTON, Seat
tle, Wash., Dec 20. (Special.) The elec
tion of general manager of athletics took
place last "Wednesday, and as was antici
pated, C. F. Sigrist. tackle on the foot
ball teams of the past two seasons, re
ceived the unanimous vote.
Fred McElmon was elected as captain
of the football team for the coming sea
son. This is the second time that McElmon
has been elected to the position as cap
tain. Two years ago he was the unani
mous choice of the team, but oa account
of an injury, he was prevented from play
ing in all of the intercollegiate games.
Hill and Strauss were the other candidates
spoken of, but as the most either man
could hae done was to have blocked the
election of McElmon. they both decided
to give him their support. Next year Is
McElmon's senior year at college, and
his fourth year on the grldiroa for the
University of Washington.
The managers chosen to aid the general
manager in his duties were as follows:
Football manager, John R. Slattery; track
manager, George Randall; baseball man
ager, W. C. Speldel; basket-ball manager,
Frank Waller; manager of women's ath
letics, Myra Pielow.
Washington's new shell for this season's
rowing will be completed by the middle of
January. The big regatta with the Univer
sity of California will come off In April.
EVENTS AT CONEY ISLAND.
Twenty Stakes Announced for the
Meeting Next June.
NEW YORK, Dec 20. The Coney
Island Jockey Club announces 20 stakes
for the June meeting, 1904, most of tho
events to close January 4. Twelve of the
stakes are worth from $4000 to $7000 each.
The others follow:
For 2-year-olds The Great Trial, $25,
000; tho Double Event, $20,000.
For 3-year-olds The Lawrence Realiza
tion, $2S,000; the Tidal, $20,000.
For 3-year-olds and upwards The
Suburban, $20,000; tho Commonwealth,
$18,000; the Advance, $15,000; the June
Handicap, $15,000.
New Basket Ball League. '
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Representatives of some of the Valley
colleges met In Albany last evening and
organized an Intercollegiate Basket-ball
Association. Oregon Agricultural College,
Willamette University and Dallas Col
lege were represented. An effort will bo
made to get the University of Oregon to
enter a team In the league games.
This now makes two collegiate basket
ball leagues in Oregon, composing prac
tically all the schools of higher learn
ing in the state. The meeting yesterday
adopted by-laws, mapped out a schedule
of games, and elected themselves to office
as follows:
President, Chester P. Gates, Dallas Col
lege; secretary. Walter C. Winslow,
Wlllamotte University; treasurer, F. M.
Stokes, Oregon Agricultural College.
The Transformation of Paddy.
Washington Post.
"I had a friend once In Nebraska, a Jolly
good fellow he was, and a born hustler,
by tho name of Patrick MlHs," said J. B.
Browning, of Omaha. " 'Paddy, as we
called him familiarly, concluded to migrate
to Mexico, where by a stroke of good for
tune he discovered a rich silver mine that
In the course of a few years made him a
millionaire.
"Pretty soon he married the daughter of
a rich Mexican, and became one of the
important men of the State of Durango.
On a visit to the City of Mexico I met
him. At heart he was the same good
matured, whole-souled American that I
chummed with In the days when he didn't
have a dollar In the world, but on the sur
face what a transformation! It seems that
his wife's relatives were proud, and they
made him put on a lot of style. If I
hadn't recognized him at eight, I would
had never known him, for among other
things his name had undergone a com
plete change. As befitting his station of
Mexican grandee ho was no longer known
as Paddy Mills, but Senor Patricio Mllmo,
if you please. He didn't care for the aris
tocratic substitute, but acquiesced in it a3
a concession to the patrician prejudices of
his connections."
Oh, That Turkey.
New York Press.
I plead guilty. Of course. Tho other
night at the club half a dozen '"constant
readers" pounced upon me with anathe
mas. All had eaten turkey for dinner
and felt stuffed. One voiced the sentiment
of the six. "Confound your old columnl
I read about a lawyer who always gets
his turkey Wednesday evening for 12t
cents a pound, so I played 'smartle and
waited until 7 o'clock to buy mine. I
telephoned my wife I'd not be home to
dinner, but would fetch up a turk about
9. Well, doggone you, my dinner down
town cost $2.35. I dropped Into Blank's
place and met some of the boys. We had
several rounds. I treated three times at
C5 cents a throw. That makes all told
$4.30. Blank buys turks at wholesale. He
gave me a note to his butcher in Wash
ington market, telling him to let me have
the finest there was. I met the butcher.
He was very agreeable. I took him across
the way and we , llbate'd. Fifty cents
more. Total, $4.80. The turk weighed 10
pounds. Price 25 cents a pound $2.50.
That and the $4.80 make $7.30. My
Thanksgiving turk cost me Just 73 cents a
pound. And all on account of your tale
about waiting till evening to buy!"
Ironically Speaking.
Salem Journal.
The Eddy bill Is raising about one
sixth of the state revenue the first year
it Is in existence. Next year It will
raise one-fifth. Of course, the farmer
law-makers will be hot to repeal such a
law.
Sixty-Mile Gale on Virginia Coast.
NORFOLK, Va., Dec 20. A 60-mlla
gale is sweeping the Virginia and Caro
lina coast tonight, but no reports of
shipping disasters have been received.
B. B. RICH CTOIO ST0BE
For baskets and Indian curio, visit us
today. 122 Sixth street
B. B. EICH MOISTENING-BOX.
Holds 50 and 100 cigars. Appropriate for
smokers, $2.50 to $5.
PRECEDENT A FETICH
GREAT REFORMS CANNOT WAIT
ON CUSTOM.
Roosevelt's Course at Panama Bene
fits the World and Makes Own
International Law.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Dec. 18. (To the
Editor.) It is Inevitable, of course, that
the action of this Government, through
President Roosevelt, In recognizing the po
litical existence of the Republic of Pan
ama should be criticised. It is not even
desirable that criticism should not "be had,
for we as a nation do not wish to do an
act which we cannot successfully defend,
and we rather like being called upon to
show cause.
Herbert B. Hawes, in the December Law
Notes, undertakes to show that the action
of President Roosevelt In this behalf was
without precedent and unauthorized by
any principle of international law. Af
ter Indulging In some facetious remarks
wherein, tho President is represented as
the officiating doctor at the birth of the
Republic of Panama, and this "triumph of j
oDstemcs is more or less severely aeau
with, ho proceeds to say:
In view, therefore, of the seemingly unbe
coming baste with -which we, the people of
tho United States, through our Executive
head, Mr. Roosevelt, have recognized tho
Infant state, and lest, having so much to
gain by her birth and continued existence,
we be suspected o sordid motives, it be
hooves us to sustain, if possible, our position
by an appeal to tho principles of interna
tional law.
Mr. Hawes, to say tho least, is unfor
tunate In the selection of words. No one
will suspect us of "sordid" motives; but
as the Idea intended is sufficiently plain,
let us waive the form of expression. It
Is claimed that the President has acted
precipitately in recognizing the Govern
ment of Panama and that he was impelled
thereto by a desire to secure the right of
way for building the Panama Canal.
That the securing of such right of way
is, and has been, the chief object in view
in dealing with the kaleidoscopic coun
try in question will be conceded.
Action Not Hasty.
That wo have been hasty or precipitate
In acting in such a way as to secure this
right of way, seems doubtful, when we re
member that we have been more than 50
years carrying on negotiations with this
consummation in view. It was evidently
time that something was done. It may i
be conceded that so far as the question of
recognizing a new state as an independent
power, we have eclipsed all precedent as
to neatness and dispatch. But, having ad
mitted this much, let us seo If any prin
ciple of international law has been vio
lated. In the first place there is no Interna
tional law but precedent, and where there ,
Is no -precedent there is no International
law. xjotcl oienage sam: international
law is that collection of usages which civ
ilized states have agreed to observe in
their dealings with one another. What
these usages are, whether a particular
one has or has not been agreed to, must
be a matter of evidence."
There never was a case before where tho
conditions were similar to thest Thor
Is no nrecedent and therefore no law i
In that sense so we must be governed by
general principles. In doing so, we may
create a precedent; but this Nation has
made much law and will make much more.
Our great concern should be that we make
it right.
Commerce Demands Canal.
The commerce of the world has been
blocked, diverted or retarded by the Isth
mus of Panama for centuries. Every year
the situation has become moro intolerable.
The best Interests of the world demand
that that barrier should be removed. Tho
doctrine of "the greatest good to the
greatest number" demand it, pven if the
whole property In the Isthmus of Panama,
should have to be appropriated. It Is
familiar, even to those most unlearned
In the law, that the rignts of private
ownership must give way before the needs
of the public. When the public needs a
common wagon road across the farm of
a private citizen, it does not wait to ne
gotiate with him for 50 years, but proceeds
to condemn the right of way and build
the road, regardless of his protests. The
wishes of one man are not allowed to pre
vail against the needs of the many. A
railroad can go where it will and It is not
necessary to have the consent of the own
ers of the land across which It runs. The
larger right of. eminent domain must pre
vail in this case also. Here is a case
GOOD OLD UNCLE SAM!
Cuba and Panama We know who Santa
Chorus in Background We knew it first.
where the needs of the public. In a much
larger sense, for lo these many years,
demanded a right of way across the lands
of a state. Although there Is, strictly
speaking, no precedent for exercising the
right of eminent domain by a nation out
side of its own political boundaries, yet
the reason of this doctrine Is applicable.
The proposed canal Is not to be for pri
vate travel, nor for the use of this coun
try alone, but is to be opened to the
commerce of the world. The vehicles of
all nations may travel this highway upon
the same terms. Not only they may, but
they desire to do so. It is in every sense
a public highway of the nations.
To a certain extent we have a prece
dent In international law for this view.
The Suez Canal was built by a private
company and was entirely private prop
erty, yet the nations of Europe met In
convention and agreed upon a form of
treaty regulating and controlling the
neutrality of the canal. Thus It was
agreed that a canal connecting great arms
of the sea is an international highway.
Why, then, should not the right of way
for this canal be condemned if necessary?
Due Compensation Given.
It is not sought to take private property
without due compensation. Wo are pay
ing the amount agreed upon between this
Government and Colombia. No one will
say that It is Inadequate. It Is enormous,
when considered with reference to the
benefit which will accrue to the Isthmus
country from the building of this canal;
and even If the benefits should not be
taken Into consideration we are probably
paying ten times as much as this little
strip of land Is worth. We had ex
hausted every resource, made every effort
and waited an unreasonable time to come
to an agreement with Colombia.
Colombia had not kept faith had, in
fact, violated every right to consideration.
It is well known that no effort was made
by the Bogota government to ratify the
Hay-Herran treaty, although bound by
every principle of law and decency to do
so. Without going Into the matter In
detail It Is enough to say that the con
duct of Colombia has been dishonest and
contemptuous in the extreme, and we
would have been justified In "cuffing" her.
Did not the circumstances warrant us
in commencing condemnation proceedings
long ago? Perhaps there was no ready
made international law exactly to fit the
case; but are we not equal to dealing with
tho situation on broad lines and under
general principles without a case "on all
fours" as a precedent? We are doing
the world's work. No other nation would
undertake it, and we have been slow in
accepting the responsibility, but no one
can say that we have not been more than
Just to the obstreperous occupant.
Let us then agree that we should have
been justified in practically appropriating
this right of way from Colombia upon the
payment of just compensation. It must
bo further conceded that that is not ex
actly what has been done.
Panama Geographically Isolated.
In order to fairly judge of this matter
several things must be kept in view.
The new state of Panama Is cut off from
Colombia by a range of mountains which
renders it Impossible for one country to
communicate with the other except by
water. Panama is not naturally allied
with Colombia. It seems that for the last
50 years Panama has enjoyed, on the
average, one revolution a year. This
whole country, so far as Its ability to
maintain a government Is concerned, is
very little advanced In civilization. In
deed, a considerable section of country
between Panama and Colombia is, and
always has been, occupied by wild and
uncivilized tribes, who acknowledge al
legiance to no country. It Is, therefore,
necessary to the prosecution and protec
tion of this great world enterprise that
the nation in charge of it should practi
cally control the whole tract now Included
In the State of Panama, which is, in fact,
not much larger than an Oregon county.
We would have been justified, then, In
taking possession of the whole state for
the purpose of prosecuting this work.
At an opportune time the State of
Panama rose, as one man, and asserted
Its Independence. It Is a mistake to
suppose that this revolution was hatched
in an hour. The isthmians had long suf
fered outrageous treatment at the hands
of the. Bogota government To obtain their
Independence had been their cherished
ambition for years. They were as much
entitled to our sympathy as were the
people of Cuba. They had been a de
pendency rather tKan an Integral part
of Colombia. The severance of this state
does not weaken Colombia as a power.
She is rather better situated than before
to repel Invasion. Her weakest point has
been removed. The only real benefit
Colombia could derive from Panama
would be that coming from the 'canal en
terprise which she had refused. She will
herself reap great benefits from the build
ing of the canal. She Is In much the
sam&i position as this country in that re
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Tacoma Ledger. f
spect, but In a lesser degree. In this
strenuous age, a nation, like an Individual,
must improve the opportunities offered.
Took Tide at Flood.
President Roosevelt would not have been
equal to the occasion If. he had not wel
comed the birth of the infant State of
Panama and accepted tho place of guard
Ian. Call It recognition or intervention
or what you will. The time was ripe, the
opportunity offered, a man with ability
to see and courage to act, was at the
helm. If It was not, it now is Interna
tional law that an Infant state may be
recognized by any nation whenever the
good of the world demands it. The world
is getting to be a small place and we are
getting to be a big nation. While we will
not use our strength to oppress a weaker
people, we also will not let a small matter
hinder a large work. While we will not
run over any one. It may as well be
understood that whoever relies upon thl3
assurance to the extent of sitting down
in front of the car of progress, will be
picked up and deposited where he can not
be hurt. The car will move on.
In regard to the case In point, there
had already been too much delay. There
Is probably no person on earth who be
lieves that Colombia rejected the Hay
Herran treaty because she thought sho
was not getting enough for the right of
way. She was simply trying as the
Scotchman would say to draw our leg.
It was not a successful draw for Colom
biabut the result makes for justice.
The money for this right of way ought
to go to Panama anyway. It is Panama
soil. If an Injury Is done by digging
tho canal, the salve ought to be applied
where the hurt Is.
So I think those who aro worried lest
we "be not justified," may return to
their worry about the Philippines.
The Democrats In the House hall tho
birth of Panama as the birth of a new
hope a hope of an Issue. They, also,
have much to say about the absence of
a precedent. If the Democratic party
Is controlled by precedent it will never
be. right upon any live Issue. Having
always been wrong, It must so continue
through all time. Its worst enemy
could not wish It a worse fate.
No advancement or reform was ever
accomplished by following precedent. This
nation was formed in opposition to a
precedent. Our growth and expansion
have been without precedent. Our ac
quisition of tho Philippines was in direct
violation of precedent.
These gentlemen are unable to distin
guish between precedent and authority.
In the first place, precedent, to be au
thoritative, has to fit. There was no pre
cedent to fit this case, as we have already
seen.
Secondly, a precedent acts affirmative
ly and not negatively. Because a thing
has not been done Is no reason for not
doing It. Because we did not build tho
Panama canal yesterday Is no reason
why we should not build It tomorrow. It
is claimed that It has notbeen customary
to recognize a new government until Its
ability to continue to exist has been
demonstrated. This is true; but why?
Simply because the nations act purely
from a selfish standpoint and want to
avoid trouble. In recognizing a new
government there has been no question
as to whether the new government has
been better than the old. The only In
quiry was. Who Is on top to stay? We
were willing to do business with the
fellow who could whip the other fellow
so he would stay whipped, regardless of
the equities of the case.
Perhaps the case of Cuba was an ex
ception, and, also, perhaps self-interest
had something to do with that; but tho
most that can be said is that precedent
teaches us not to recognize a new gov
ernment until It is policy to do so. Tho
fact is, these gentlemen are talking for
talk's sake. They do not think that
Colombia is really hurt; they do not
think an injustice has been done; they
do not think we are making bad law.
They do not care but it makes talk.
A. S. HAMMOND.
How Ella Evened It Up With Riley.
New York Times.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and James Whlt
comb Riley met recently in Now York.
"I never will forget what you said about
me, Mr. Riley," said the poetess of pas
sion, "when I first attempted to write
poetry."
"Nothlug unpleasant, I hope," exclaimed
the Hoosier poet.
"You said," continued the poetess, "that
I was too homely ever to write poetry."
"Did I ever say that?"
"Yes, you did; or at least it was pub
lished a? coming from you. It made a
deep impression on me. About that time
I was making a rag doll for a little niece
of mine, and I not only made It, but I
painted its face. And I made that face
Just as ugly as I knew how and called
the don James Wbitcomb Riley."
Q )yAoSAnTk
CANDIDATES COMING IN
ALL-OrJEGON FOOTBALL TEAM
WILL BE A STRONG ONE.
Is Expected to Give Multnomah, the
Hardest Tussle of the Year,In
Spite of Losses.
The greater number of candidates for
the All-Oregon football team came down
from Eugene last night and made their
headquarters at the Hill Military Acad
emy, where they will begin practice this
afternoon in preparation for the Mult
nomah game Christmas. They are feeling
very fit, and from thejr appearance Mult
nomah will have plenty to do when the
teams line-up for the game next Friday
afternoon.
Of the original possible candidates for
the All-Oregon a sufficient number have
turned out to make a powerful team. The
two greatest losses will be J. M. Edmon
son, of the class of 1S96, who will not be
able to come to Portland from Eugene on
accolint of business, and B. C. Jakeway,
who lives In town, but will not be able
to play. V. P. Earl or P. T. Frizzell will
take Edmonson's position at guard, and
though they are both strong men, the Ore
gon men hoped to have Edmonson to hold
down Tom Ross, Multnomah's Immense
forward, who is likely to prove too many
for anybody but a giant. Jakeway, while
no less a loss, has Monk Eastland, no less
a tackle, to fill his position. Coleman, the
red-headed. Is another doubtful man. Many
people have been looking forward to the
prospect of seeing Coleman once more at
end, and the news of his failure to answer
the call for alumni football players will
prove a disappointment to every one who
has followed football in Oregon for the
last seven or eight years. He Is a wonder
ful end, acknowledged to be the best that
ever played In Oregon. The management
will use every argument to Induce him to
leave his business In Coburg long enough
to come down for the game.
In spite of these losses, the All-Oregon
eleven will be very powerful, much more
so than the Oregon team Itself. Of the
'varsity, Goodrich, Joe Templeton and
Latourette, halves and quarter, will be on
the team. Fullback Kerron Is at best
doubtful, but Charley Templeton, a fam
ous old full. Is out for the position, and
Oregon has never produced a better Hne
bucker. The line is to be the strong point in tho
Oregon team. It was weak In the 'varsity,
but with Eastland, Dave Waddell and
Angell to help out the 'varsity men there
is little to be desired for strength. It is
doubtful whether Multnomah can line-up
such a star aggregation of forwards as
All-Oregon will present.
For ends, there Is plenty of good mate
rial in sight, even if Coleman proves to be
recreant. Chandler of this year's team,
"Billy" Scott and Captain Watts of last
year's team, are sure to turn out, and they
will leave nothing to be desired in that
quarter. Roy Reed will probably be center.
Of the candidates for the team, Earl,
Frizzell. McKinney, Chandler, Eastland
and Watts came to town last night. Scott,
Charley Templeton, Angell and Jakeway
live In Portland. Watts, Reed and Good
rich arrive tonight.
Every day this week the squad will hold
secret practice and nothing will be known
of the Une-up and the character of plays
they will use on Multnomah until the
day of the game.
SEAKCHUGHT EOBBERTRAPPED
Bathroom Door Is Guarded While He
Escapes Through Window.
The cool-headed burglar, who carries an
electric searchlight, and enters people's
rooms while they sleep had a narrow es
cape last night when he tried to rob the
residence of J. F. Keller, 343 Tenth street,
corner of Market-
Tho household was awakened during
the unwelcome visit and the robber was
chased into the bathroom, where the door
was guarded until the arrival of the po
lice. To their dismay, however, the offi
cers discovered that the vigilance com
mittee had neglected to guard the win
dow, and tho bird had flown before the
law officer came on tho scene.
The burglar entered, the house shortly
after 2 o'clock this morning. The 16-year-old
son of Mr. Keller was awakaned by
the light being thrown In hl3 face. Ho
did not move, however, until the burglar
was out of sight, then hurried up stairs
to arouse other members of the house.
The robber, little dreaming that his
presence was known, continued to search
the house. The room of Mrs. Keller was
the first entered. She was awakened by
the light of the lantern and ordered the
visitor to leave her room. ,
'Shut up," he said in a low, but de
termined voice, "or I will blow your head
off."
Mrs. Keller lapsed into sudden silence.
By this time the boy had awakened four
men from their slumbers and they gave
chase to the unwelcome guest. The bath
room door was open and that being the
only avenue of escape, the Durglar rushed
In and closed the door behind him, ex
claiming: "I will kill the first man that tries to
come In here." i ,
No one wanted to go in, but all were
willing to guard the door until a police
officer could be summoned.
Officers Crate, Jones and Isaacs rushed
to the scene In response to a telephone
call. The distance from the station to
Tenth and Market was made In less than
seven minutes after the call was received.
Boldly they marched to the door and
opened it cautiously. The members of
tho household stood expectantly byj wait
ing for a tragedy to be enacted before
their eyes. Each member was armed with
a butcherknlfe or other domestic weapon.
A little wider and still wider the door was
pushed open, but a glance at an open win
dow told all. In their excitement they
had failed to remember this means of
escape, and while they stood cautiously
guarding the door the thief had made his
exit through the window.
The police are convinced that the several
daring robberies that have occurred In
Portland within the past few days are the
work of one man. The expert house-robber
made his debut In Portland by collect
ing $2000 worth of Jewels from the Sig
mund Frank residence. He next visited
J. Couch Flanders, with slight success, but
on this occasion demonstrated to the pub
lic that he was an expert and cool and
collected while at work.
The job last night was of the same
character as the one in the Flanders resi
dence, and the robber carried the same
Implements, according to the two descrip
tions. The robber got but 10 cents from
last night's work.
The Medicine Chest.
Life.
With the custom of having the' medi
cine chest built into the wall of the bed
room, this utensil emerges from e class
of-mere ephemera, and becomes an ap
purtenance. Formerly the medicine chest was filled
with weak decoctions of yarbs, but the
fag ends of prescriptions are found to
take up less room, and to serve equally
well.
Ordinarily the medicine chest enables a
frightened woman the more readily to
mistake carbolic acid for paregoric. Of
course, there are medicine chests which
qo not do this, just as now and then
tnere are furnaces which do not keep It
always as warm In ,the living room as
it is In the refrigerator.
The medicine chest disposes of the de-
grading accusations, sometimes laid
against our civilization, that persons too
poor to employ a family physician, and
too proud to go to the free dispensaries,
are therefore compelled to die a natural
death.
People sometimes use their bathtubs to
keep coal in, but never their medicine
chests.
What Was Wanted.
Life.
"Do you believe In the Inspiration of the
Scriptures?"
The chairman of the committee appoint
ed by the church to Interrogate the clergy
man to whom a call had been extended
looked at that gentleman critically as he
asked his first question.
"I do," was the grim reply.
There was a slight movement among the
members of the committee. "Do you,"
asked the chairman, "believe In preaching
the gospel without frills, or would you In
ject a little spice Into your sermons say,
enough to get yourself into the papers?"
The clergyman did not falter.
"I believe." he replied, "in the simple
gospel without sensationalism."
"Then, as I understand it," said the
chairman, "you believe in the old-fashioned
theology and all Its dogma. Every
Sunday you would preach a couple of
sermons on the Bible, without trying to
attract attention, and on week days, In
stead of getting yourself interviewed by
reporters, you would doubtless spend your
time visiting the sick?"
"That's my whole Idea," wa3 the an
swer. The chairman turned to his committee
and held a brief consultation. Then once
more facing the candidate he said:
"Im sorry to say, sir, that you won't
do. We 'want a man who Is right up-to-date.'"
Canada Wants Newfoundland.
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 20. The Dominion
Government has now under consideration
the question of uniting Newfoundland
with Canada, and also the purchase of
Greenland from Denmark. This Is the
result of the Alaska boundary decision,
which was so unsatisfactory to Canada.
While Canada and Newfoundland can
enter upon negotiatios as to union, It will
be necessary for the Dominion to negoti
ate through the imperial authorities with,
Denmark for the purchase of Greenland.
So far no official Information can be
had.
AT THE HOrtLS.
THE PORTLAND
E Morgmore, S F
Edw Kelby, S F
A L Smith, Helena
I R "Wilbur, Boston
it H Cowan, Chicago
O A Gerat. N Y
S Lauterbach. N Y
J Slegel, S F
E Klein. N Y
H Scott, Chicago
S Shlreck. S F
H F Norton, w &
chd. Seattle
B I Norton. Seattle
Mrs Nina Larowe,
city
Dr Ney Churchman,
S Welfell. N Y
C Conover, Seattle
N Posten, Seattle
W E Amens, S F
R F Barke. Cal
K Kayosklsak, S F
J "W Flynn. Boston
Lee Febleger, USA
J J Ballery, Pendletn
Harry E Lewis. S F
J L Rand & wf, Bakr
N C Richards, Surapt
U. T iiendrlx. do
"Walter Reed, city
H Jacob, S F
F "W James, Pt Twn
Br D I Cummlngs &
wf, Cal
G R Campbell. Spokn
D W Huntington and
vf, Oakland
Esther Lyon, N Y
J E Ransom. Utlca
THE PBRKIN3.
J M Shully. Chehallls
Mrs H E Borst, Cent
Miss Borst. do
C Browne, Saa F
B F Jones. Toledo
A J Heffron. Hoqul
O Gould, city
D Gould, do
W J "Warner, do
E A Brown. Seattle
Mrs Brown, do
D E Hodgln, CsalRck
.J E Sibley, Dallas
C A Danneman, Clem
F C Cornett, Condon
Mrs Cornet, do
C R Peake. Detroit
J A Boyes, Chicago
"W H Wehrung. Htbro
F Pezolt. Ohlcago
C F Edwards, Omaha
R B Magruder, city
K W Barrett, Alex
Miss Mallon, Buffalo
G YV Curtis. Newbrg
F B Roberts. Shasta
E Currin. Heppner
A J Marns, city
J A Jewett. Pomeroy
C Brownell, Echo
L Hunt, do
J "Wivolid. M
E "W Plckard. do
W A Doherty. Scatla
H Plckard. Eugene
F R Beals. Tillamook
Mrs Beals. do
A Newell. Falbook
Master Newell, do
S A Sajlor, Umatilla
F B Richardson. Arlgtn
Mrs Richardson, do
L Shuttlefield. Seatle
F Botcher. Astoria
E H "Wills, Kelso
Mr3 "Wills, do
J A Magulre. Saa F
Mrs Magulre, do
THE IMPERIAL.
J E Hanskins. Tacom
S F Kelsey. Seattle
John "Wren. S D
F T Ryan, Bremertn
Chas Cornelius, Wis
I J Dals. Endlcott
N H Craig, S F
Chas The mas, S F
Dr E D Stelncamp,
Granite
J N Hart. Dallas
J S Cooper, Indp
W L Robb. Astoria
J W McAllster, En
terprise
C D Chandler, Jffrson
Mrs Chandler, do
H C Currin. Corvallls
Llllle Currin. do
E A Marck & fam,
Seattle
R A Milter. Ores Cty
Mrs G E Houck,
Roseburg
Mrs J J Delne, do
Willis Caldwell. Stayt
Miss I M Johnson,
Oregon City
Mrs J R Hill, do
E T Carlton.Albany
G A Thomson, Moro
Anna Belknap, Hayst
C J Smith. Pendleton
W M Pierce, do
G L Lindsay, Granite
A L James, Baker C
Mrs A L James, do
W F Butcher, do
H K Brown, do
M H Hendricks, Seat
Chas Meda. Albany
Mrs Meda. do
Chas Boock. Baker C
JE Christenson, do
A L Cogllscr, N Y
Miss K Vincent, N Y
J Read, Heppner
Mrs Read, do
Dr Jay Tuttle, Asto
F B Mahon, Harney
F O Miller. Mpls
J K "Weatherford, Al
bany
F A Seufert. Dalles
Dan Coy, Seattle
Mrs L Crats, do
C L England, Castle R J Stolcka & fam.
Rock Hood River
O E Leet. Falls CltylT B Keeney. do
E R Currin. Corvallls R B Sturgls, Pendlta
C G Brownell, do
THE ST. CHARLES.
Mrs Douglass, Egl Cr
P Moon. Philomath
C McGee. Louisville
G C McPherson. do
L Rldgeway. Antelope
J B Hutchinson. Rsbrg
A B Flint. Scholls
Mrs Flint, do
M "Wilbur. Deer Park
Mrs "Wilbur, do
M Sprague. do
L Munipower. do
"W E Miller. "Wasco
W L Meyers, Pmeroy
Miss C J Sears, do
H Thompson, do
A B Robley. Ashland
T P Robley, do
H Jacobs, do
Mrs Jacobs, do
J Peterson, city
F Craig, "do
C E Sagcr, Gresham
T H Rus. city
J K Powell, clty
H H Hall, USA
rw "Will. Carlton
E J Taylor. Arthur
W R Churchman. Shda
A Cota. Cathlamet
J Burnett, do
T B BIdwell. Astoria
O H Blknap. do
TV C Begnold. Astoria
W Glrard. Norton
J Harmon. Dalles
J E Woodcock. "Wamlo
J B Teon. Rainier
B Gardner, do
T L Bayler Newbrg
M E Phillips. Corvallls
N H Mcuay. scappooso
H D Aden. "Wilsonville
H Peters. Stafford
Harry Peters. Frg Pnd
J D Miller, do
J Goheen. do
R Brooke, Woodenvllei
M S Talbert. Matiocx
F J Meyers. O R & N
V B Henderson. Crnlus
.T Tl n-rnnlc. Goble
c v Tnhnjnn. do 1C M Heisler. Dufur
O Savery. Dallas Mrs O Porter Hntngtn
B P Courtney. Or IF Paradls. Stella
J E Corut, Youcalla IE G Corker. Cathlamet
Mrs Corut. do IE O Blackwell, Boring
G Simmons, Phllomath'Mrs Blackwell. do
THE ESMOND.
S T Holte. Kelso
G T Callahan. Arlgtn
A Afpler do
L Richardson, The Dlls
J B Blalney. Rainier
G Weeks, Stevenson
J Miller. Beggs I T
C S Wilson, Holbrook
E Loughrfdge. Amny
Mrs Loughrldge. do
H Kramer, clty
n a Tavlor. Arthnr
Mary Miller, do
Nellie Miller, do
Ben Miller, do
Clarence Miller, do
S P Svenson. Garibldl
C D Nairn. Gresham
F Moore. Whte SalmnlW S Wellborn. Houlta
Frank Egan, do
JH A Wall. "Vancouver
F Groshong, uo
O Rineseth. Wshngl
J Whittle, Rseberg
R P Coe. Culbertson
J Dolan, do
Mrs Dolan. do
Mrs M Cowean. Bend
Mra T Kennedy, city
F Davis, city
W F Burkholder. Gshm
P Hutton, city
H Sager. do
A Grant, do
J Weeks, do
G W Durkln. Grsham.
O N Harrington. K C
R E Nosier. Coqullle
J Sleeel. Wabash
J T Eagan, W Salmon
S C Zlegler, do
W Neroclt. Oak Point
S G West, do
C West, do
R B Graham, city
airs Graham, do
N Anderson, Astoria
J Moore. Grants Pass
W H Cross, do
E Stump. Fishers
L C Young, ao
W E Almos. Seattle
D M Roberts. Grshm JE F Perkins, Sacrmnto
M Crabtree. Seattle I Mrs Perkins, do
W H McCullough. DdelMary Perkins, do
C H Polloch. Cornelius ILaura Perkins, do
C W Purdln, do iM" Robinson. Sauvtes
E Qulgley. Svenson L D Brown. Dallas
F W Brandt. Hood RvtJ H Howell. Clmba Cty
F Wiggins. Oak Pnt (J W Strain. Deer Islnd
Mrs Wiggins, do AS Malcolm, do
W S Miller, Cltsnte JBessie Malcolm, do
Mrs Miller, do lEdna Thompson, do
A Jones. Plant Home
Hotel Brunswick. Seattle.
European plan, popular rates. Modern
improvements. Business center. Near
depot
Tacoma TTotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, $3 and up.
Hotel DonneUy, Tacoma.
First-class restaurant in connection.
Rainier Grand Hotel, Seattle.
European plan. Finest cafe on Coast.
Hdqra. naval, military and traveling men.
Rooms In suite and single. Free shower
baths. Rates. $1 up. H. P. Dunbar, prop.
Mrs. Cram ford Is that an experienced girl
you have? Mrs. Crabshaw Why, I should
say she Is! This is the ninth place she's had
i this year. Judge,