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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1904. .AyegebblePreparatbaibrAs s Inflating theToodandHegtila ting tteStaaadss andBowels of EromotesTHesfioii.ChEeiftd ness andltestContalns neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral Kot Narcotic. Apcrfectfiemedy for Constipa tion, SourStomach.Diarxhoea, end LOSS OF SLEEP. TacSinile Signature ol NEW "YORK. The Kind You Have Always Boughtf and wMcIl has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of ' and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counter feits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What Is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its4 age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS EXACT COPT Of "WHAPFEH. egetahlePreparationfor As similating ihcToodandEegula ling the S tamachs aMBowels of PromotesDicsUon.Checrful ness andResrXontains neither OpiunuMorphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. Xsape eTOldLrSMVIZPITCESX Pamffm Stti- 7 ICaiausASaZm fKnnSttd - ADcrfecfHemedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach .Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish aess andloss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of 1STEW "YOHK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPFEB. . .. AS The Kind You Have Always Bought. In Use for Over 30 Years. COACH IS SIGNED Portland Rowing Club Sends For Dan Murphy TO TRAIN RACING CREWS Man Who Coached in Portland in 1893, and Who Has Since Won an International Reputa tion, Is Engaged. At a directors' meeting of the Portland Rowing Club held yesterday It was Anally decided to engage Dan "Murphy to act as coach for the club during the coming year. "Word to that effect has been sent to Murphy, who Is now In New Haven, Conn., and it Is expected that he will be here by April, ready to take up active work. This move on the part of the directors meets with much satisfaction, as the services of a coach, and particularly Dan Murphy, will be of great advantage to uie ciud. The project of securing a coach has been under consideration for some time, and the enthusiasm and unanimity of feollng shown by the members of the club In regard to the selection forecasts an increased interest In rowing circles during this next Summer. Of all men considered for the position of coach, Murphy has the best reputation. He is not altogether a stranger here, since he coached the Portland Rowing Club's crews in 1893. In that year he put out not only a winner, but a record breaker, and the good effect of his sys tem continued to appear in the following years. After leaving Portland, Murphy went to Winnipeg, where in two years' service, he developed a world's record crew for the mile and a half. This same crew wont to Henley, England later, where "the oarsmen went against the crack teams of the world, and lost the championship of the world by a bare Jength. This last year Murphy has been coach ing the W'ost Philadelphia Rowing Club, and again demonstrated his worth by pro ducing a winning crew. About all that need be said of Dan Murphy is that he invariably turns out a crew that leads all competitors, and this Is the man Portland has needed for the last few years. Upon his arrival here, and when the season's work Is begun, Murphy will have full charge and control of the different crews, and he will also devpte some at tention to the purely "pleasure-boat" men. In this way it Is expected that the club will derive great benefit, and that a new stimulus will be given to aquatic affairs. PLAYED A FAKE GAME. Multnomah Club Members Indulge in Great Sport. The "to be" and the "has been" foot ball players at the Multnomah Club had a bunch of scrimmages yesterday morn ing, which they called a game. The scrimmages ended in a 0-to-0 score, but would have been a victory for the "to be's" if Charloy Holmes, a substitute of the "has beens" on the sidelines, had not run upon the field and stopped a "to be" runner when he had a clear field bdfore him and was almost sure to make a touchdown. It was a very pleasant little sport, re sembling a bargain counter crush on a savage scale, with people trying to climb one another's frames. Spectators were constantly trrinc to throw extra balls Into the play, and the life of the officials was poor. The "has beens" were fine and fat and fresh at the beginning of the game, but the youngsters ran them off their feet, till they were le&n and sorrowful looking. The honors were evenly divided, with the ball threatening the "to be's" goal in the first half, and the "has beens" in the sec ond. The game went thuswise: Quarterback Harry Litt, of the "has beenB": "4, 11, 97, Sam, you go through tackle, 14. e-l-e-v-e-n." Scrimmage. Sam Holbrook buts Into tackle, scores a yard or two and gets up, waving his fist, apparently thinking there is a punchlngbag near: "Hey, you cut that out!" clamors Sam, calling somebody "Darling" and other words of endearment. The "to be's" line up with alacrity, for they have the ball by some mysterious means. "Now. then, boys, center play this time. "Look out, Charley McDonnell, there at center; and you, Ernie Laidlaw. G-u-s "Wllhelm, down." Gus goes down with his face in the saw dust. Next Guy Holman and Dave Honeyman, at tackle, get the attack, and by and by Ned Barrett and Bert Irwin, at end, are slammed around. The "to be's" are certainly comers, and the old players are up against it. But they do not let the boys score. The "has been" backs, Jordan Zan, Sam Holbrook and Brandt Wlckersham, are still good for a few yards, however, and the "to be's" do not have everything their own way. (Constant calling from Chester Murphy on the club porch: "Throw that other ball in the play," and Ben Lltt does it, with confused results, but no scoring with either ball.) Final tableau: "To be" left half gets away from the whole bunch and runs around the end. All distanced, goal ahead, clear field. Suddenly there appears Charley Holmes, football clad, cap-aple, and downs the doughty runner. Immedi ately he jumps up and stands on the side lines, innocent-like. But they are after him. He stands his ground, while the of ficials ward off blows, then sneaks Into the clubhouse much pleased. Result, no score. FAST GAME IS A TIE. Newton Loses Grip in Eigth and Tigers Make It Three All. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Dec 11. The game today developed into a pitchers' bat tle, with everything In favor of Newton up to the eighth inning, when the Tacoma sluggers fell upon the doctor's delivery for four hits, netting three runs. As the locals had made three, the game ended after nine innings with the score 3 to 3. A big crowd was in attendance and the playing was fast and snappy at all times. The score: R.H.E. Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-3 3 2 Tacoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-3 10 0 Batteries Newton and Spies, Overall and Graham. Umpire McDonald. Banquet to Football Squads. McMINNVILLB COLLEGE, McMInn ville. Or.. Dec. 1L (Special.) Last night in - the college chapel the faculty and student body tendered a reception and banquet to the football team that has just disbanded. Vanderbilt in List of Winners. PARIS. Dec. 1L A racing season In France has ended. William K. Vanderbilt is sixtn in the list of winning owners with 557.600. Leigh, the American trainer, has the best record among trainers, both for flat races and for races over obstacles. Will Discuss the Boll Weevil. SHREVESPORT, La., Dec 11. Dele gates are arriving here in large numbers to attend the National Boll Weevil Con vention, which will meet In the opera bouse tomorrow afternoon. The conven tion has been called for the purpose of giving full discussion to the boll weevil problem in all of its many phases, and. it possible, to devise a practical plan looking to the extermination of the cotton pest. BILLIARDS IS THE GAME TOURNAMENTS THE VOGUE IN MANY CLUBS. Contest Is Close at Commercial Club, Where Deyoe Holds the High Average at Present. Now that the Winter months are here, the green-covered, cushioned tables and the cues find many devotees, and billiard tournaments are in order in most of the city clubs. The Commercial Club's handicap bmlard tournament has been In progress three wcek3, and will continue for at least 10 or 12 days. Much enthusiasm Is manifest ed in this tournament, and the tables are In use every afternoon and evening by the different contestants. The standing at 6 P. M., December 10, was as follows: High run Slnnott. CO. High average Deyoe, 4.54. Gaines Hdp. Player. Won. Lost. 100 E. B. Deyoe 13 8 100 A. T. Hugglns G 6 100 B. H. Trumbull 3 1 100-W. H. Wyman IS c 75 B. D. SIgler 1 3 75 W. D. Skinner 1 l 70 R. B. Slnnott........... 7 7 70 C. II. Brown 9 0 70 B. Lyons 2 2 70-B. E. Miller S 8 05 T. S. Potter...... 3 3 65 M. A. Butler 8 13 65 R, D. Inman 6 6 65 M. Relnstcln 0 8 C5 A. R. Diamond l 60-John H. Hall l 60 F. H. Rothchlld C CO H. W. Godard n - 55 te. B. Soott 1C i" 55-E. J. Hall : 7 0 55 W. J, Clemens 11 o 55-F. S. Skiff 3 1 55 F. Ishenvood l 4 50 L. A. McXary 12 is 50 R. .Kennedy 7 jj 50 J. F. Bootbe 7 2.1 50 J. R. Rogers i -j 3 50 H. R. Bleredorf.. 4 11 50-F. Ballln 2 5 50-J. TV. Blaln 2 40 C. J. Wellman 12 7 40 C. C Chapman a 15 40-E. "Wiles 15 8 40-E. Riley 1 g The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club's handicap billiard tournament really opens tonight, although the schedule for play ers will not be arranged until later in the week. Until the schedule is issued the various players may arrange for and play games as they desire. Entries for this tournament closed last Saturday night. The contestants have been divided Into four classes, as follows: FIRST CLASS: ' ' Handicap. B. D. Slgler 75 LanslnK-Stout 70 TV. B. Stroetor 100 TV,' H. TVyman 100 C TV. Zoller s hO SECOND CLASS. C. S. Barton...; 70 E. TV. Blackstone 70 P. E. Erigham 70 TV. B. Fechhelmer 70 Guy Holman .... 75 THIRD CLASS. S. L. Banks ,. go F. E. Lord C5 TV. Johnson 70 A. E. Kerrigan .. 55 H. EX Reed GO FOURTH CLASS. R. P. Knight 50 J. C. Muehe ;o J. R. Rogers so Merle P. can 50 O. It. Spencer. 50 At the close of the tournament the win ners of each class will be rehandlcapped and play for a first and second prize, a gold medal and cue respectively. HANDBOOKS ON CORNERS. Method of Gambling Which Sheriff Can Hardly Stamp Out. In spite of the Sheriff's raids on the various places, where it is alleged pools were sold on the races, the -sporting gen try can play the ponies. Within the past ten days at least ten dinky handbooks have sprung up around various street cor ners. Out of all of these 'amateur book makers, only one had a bank roll that would not be placed out of commission by a $10 bet. These handbook makers receive each morning from Seattle a bunch of over night entries. They are scattered among those whom they know will make a bet. They make their own prices and depend upon the form chart 01 the newspapers for the winners. It is a form of gam bling on the horses that Chicago and New York officials have tried to stamp out and failed. Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, after making a most exhaustive study of the evils of the handbooks, wrote an article on the subject. He almost pleaded hopelessness in any method he had tried to drive the hand bookmakers out of Chi cago, and suggested that the only real way to get at them was for Congress to take action. Like the countless poker games that are now being played In Portland, In spite of the "closed" town, these hand bpokmakers will give the Sheriff's office a merry chase before they are landed. It wIlrbQ almost impossible to obtain proof against "them, for there Is not even a record to show that a bet was made. A mark on the margin of a soiled envelope may mean that someone, had bet $50 on Fossil, and in a second after, should the handbook man be taken by one of Sheriff "W--d's men, they would have a hard time proving that the mark "was a record of the bet. Speaking of Fossil, recalls the fact that the little horse Is owned by Parker and Twalte, of Portland. Fossil Is conceded to be the gamest little racehorse that ever looked through a bridle. A yeat ago he won the Irvlngton handicap dur ing the first meeting of the Multnomah Fair Association. From here he was shipped to Oakland where he becanrf known as the "hard-luck horse." He was entered in most of the big stakes and time after time he was beafen by a nose. The same luck followed Fossil In the East for a time, but he finally got to winning. His victory of Saturday afternoon, when he won the Family Club cup. beating the -favorites handily, was received in-Portland with a great deal of Joy. . AJtRESTED FOE AES0N. James Dougal Suspected of Having Fired Rooming-House. James Dougal, a Canadian logger, lay last night In the City Jail with a charge of arson over .him. He Is accused of at tempting to set fire to the American lodging-house, at 69& North Third street, at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. He is also ac cused of starling another fire, apparently of Incendiary origin, which occurred In the same place a week ago Saturday night. Mrs. M. H. Luttman, who runs -the lodging-house, heard a strange footstep out side her door In the middle of night be fore last, and looking out -her door, saw Dougal wandering about. She asked him what he wanted and he swore at her in thick, drunken tones, and went toward the back of the house. Five minutes later a lodger came running to the land lady and said he had found a small room Ih the back of the house afire. Investi gation showed that Dougal had just left the room and returned to the big central room where all the cots f are. Dougal came to town a week ago Friday and has been stopping at the American -lodging-house and has been drunk since that time. The night after ho arrived one of the rooms, which happened to be vacant, was found to be afire, the bedding piled up and burning. Incendiarism was sus pected at the time, and the occurrence of Sunday morning makes it the more proba ble. Mrs. Luttman says she allows smok ing only in the office of the hotel, and has never had a fire before. BUSINESS ITEMS. If ttalrr U Cnttlns Teeth. D sure and use that old and wU-trled remedy. Mr. TVinilow's Soothing Syrup, for chlldrea tetthlnr. It aootbe the child, cottcna th lunu, allar all pain, cure J ulnd collo and diarrhoea. ROUGH PLAY AT SEATTLE WASHINGTON COLLEGE WILL NO LONGER PLAY ATHLETIC CLUBS. Short-Arm Jabs Startle Students, Who Finally Bring One of the Offend ers to Grief. UNIVERSITY OF "WASHINGTON. Seattle, Dec 11. (Special.) At a meeting of the executive committee of the asso ciated students of the "University of "Washington Friday afternoon. It was definitely decided that hereafter the col legians should not compete with athletic clubs. The game with the Seattle Ath letic Club last Saturday was anything but successful In the way of establishing friendly relations between the two In stitutions. The students and the players were both against playing the game, but on account of the depleted condition of the treasury it was agreed that the game should be played. Four or five of the 'varsity players, however, did not even turn out in suits, although they were present at the game. Only four of the 'varsity men were Included In the bunch which met the club men. Although the "scrubs" were more than able to hold their own with the club aggregation, still they were prevented from scoring at least twice by the rank est kind of decisions. "While the univer sity men took them In good part, it was because they were up against an easy game. Another feature which was considered to be very unfavorable was the rough play which was Indulged In from the start to the finish. After having gone through a season of seven intercollegiate games, the "Washlngtonlans felt some what surprised when nearly every play which they went Into, someone received a full-arm swing or a straight jab. Shoudy, who was playing one of the ends, had four of his teeth knocked out, while one or two of the collegians were knocked off their feet during the friendly competition. Turner, one of the guards, had a par ticularly fine trick which he persisted In playing. Long after the ball was down Turner would run up and fall on the neck of the man down and on one occa sion he came very nearly putting one of the collegians out altogether by working a neck twist. "When he was found to be the man, however, who was doing a good part of the rough work, the 'varsity saw to It that Turner was carried off the field. While the game last week did not de stroy the friendly relations which havo sprung up between the club and the col lege during the past few years, still It Is thought that It would not take many exhibitions such as the one a week ago to establish the estranged feelings which existed in 1S96. There Is not much doubt that the men whom the club have planned on using against Multnomah will refuse to go Into the game. "While the chief reason is that they have already had too long a season already, still the game on Saturday did not help them toward wishing to play with some of the men that will be lined up against Portland. It Is thought by many of the collegians that Multnomah will defeat the S. A. C. by a score of from 30 or 40 to 0. SPEAKS OP THE PERFECT LAW Rev. W. S. Gilbert Delivers Interest ing Sermon. Rev. "W. .S. Gilbert, of Calvary Presby terian Church, took as his theme yester day morning. "The Perfect Law," the text being from Psalms xlx:7, "The law of Jehovah Is perfect, restoringthe soul." Mr. Gilbert said in the course of his In teresting discourse: There are two intuitions In man's heart which cannot be dislodged that there Is a God and that there la lavr. That there Is a God Is a part of our very consciousness, and no man can ever argwe him self out of this deep-seated truth. Do what wo will, refuse to heed as we may, however much wemay dull the soul with the narcotic of a worldly life, still the ecul will say, "Man there is a God!" Upon this basal fact everything hang?, and with the Psalmist we say the heavens declare the glory of God, and there Is no consistent stopping place for us aa we think of God's nearer relationship to us, until wo cry, "My strength and my Redeemer." That there la law none can deny. And that law Is a. manifesting of the will of God none question. And with this fact there is no con sistent stopping place till a man say with the Psalmist. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable In thy sight." The law of tho Lord, suggests, of course, the law of the physical universe, and even these laws. If reverently studied, will restore man's soul. Kepler, gazing into the heaven.'', said, "I am thinking thy thoughts after thee." Any of God's laws may make God the better known, and thus will restore man's soul. The law of God's universe seems vast and impersonal. The moral laws of our life bring God nearer as we come to feel that In them God's will may be known. There Is a right and a wrong, and. this law of conscience for ever seeks to restore man's soul. TVhere are the precepts, commandments, x pressions of the laws of God more forcibly presented or more beautifully made known than In the Bible? Whatever we may think Of Inspiration, it Is apparent that in the Bible God has made known his will to the souls of devout men. The word of God Is a lamp to our feet, a light toour path. A perfect law leads to the best results. Its purpose Is to restore the man. The perfect law Is one that must be obeyed and that can-, not be disobeyed with Impunity. It Is seem ingly self-executive. Every law of God Is restorative. God seeks to save the lost, to win hack the disobedient, to reclaim the prod igal. The laws of health are meant to restore the body and keep It strong. Disobeyed, the retributions are inexorable. But however great the sinner if the laws of health are obeyed they at once begin restoration TVe may break the commandments, but wo can't break the laws of God; they will break us. 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