CLOSELY BUNCHED FOR FIRST PLAGE National Pennant May Go to One of Three, American to One of Four. NEW YORK LOSES GROUND Chicago or IMttsburg May Overtake Her Cleveland Now lieads the Americans; Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis Close Behind. If anything; had been needed to make of more absorbing Interest to baseball enthusiasts the series to be beRun today between the New York and Chicago Na tional League teams on the Polo grounds, yesterday's happenings on the baseball diamond supplied It. New York was again oblla-ed to lower her colors to Pittsburg In a close same. and. as Chicago won both ends of a double-header m Philadel phia, the present leaders lost a great part of the advantage they had gained by their recent string of successive victories. This morning the New Torks have a lead of but 20 points over Chicago. Four games will probably be played by these two clubs In the present series, and. by winning them all. Chicago would assume the lead In the National League race. An even break, or even the winning of one game out of four, however, would still leave the present leaders In first position. In the meantime Pittsburg, seven points behind, will be playing Brooklyn, and not Inconceivably may gain substantially on one or both of the clubs now preceding It In the standing. The race In the senior organisation la full of interest, with the possibility of ul timate vlrtory by any one of the three leading teams. The standing of these teams, yesterday's games Included. Is: Won. Lost. P.C. Nw fork 07 49 .44 Ohlrsso 8T M .024 Plttsburs; 87 64 . 618 Not iess interesting and even closer Is the race in the American League, which yesterday witnessed the displacement of Detroit from the leadership, assumed now by Cleveland, by virtue of that club's vic tory over New York and Detroit's defeat by Boston. Only Ave points behind De troit is Chicago, also a winner yesterday, with St. Louis keeping up the pace 13 points to the rear of Chicago, and with only 20 points between the St. Louis men in fourth place and Lajole's men In first place. The potentialities of this race are also great, even with the season thus near Its close. The standing of the leading quartet this morning is as follows: Won. Lost. P C. Cleveland St 0 .374 Detroit 70 59 ,f72 Chicago SO 1 .SH7 St. Louis 77 62 .534 NATIONAL LEAGUE. . Pittsburg 2; New York 1. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. The Pittsburg team made It two out of four today in a game in which Mathewson and Willis pitched In superb form. Hits by Wilson, Gibson and Clark gave Pittsburg two runs In the third inning. These three men were the only ones that got to the base for Pittsburg. New York got their one run from a hit batsman, a double and a fielding error. Eighteen New Yorkers and, 16 Pittsburgers went out on fly balls. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Pittsburg t 3 l:N"ew York 1 2 1 Batteries Willis and Gibson; Mathew son and Bresnahan. Umpires Klem and CDay. Chicago S-S; Philadelphia 1-2. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 21. Chicago won both games of the double-header, the first going ten Innings before the home club waa defeated. The scores: First game R.H.B.I R.H.E. Chicago . ..3 1 Philadelphia 14 1 Batteries Kroh. Overall and Kling; Sparks and Dooin. Umpires Johnstone and Emslie. Second game R.H.E.! R.H.E. Chicago . ..3 6 2; Philadelphia 3 5 4 Batteries Coakley and Kllng: McQull len and .Dooln. Umpires Emslie and Johnstone. Brooklyn 8; St. Louis 3. BROOKLYN. Sept. 21. St. Louis finish ed its season with Brooklyn this after noon by being defeated by a score of 8 to S. The score: R.H.EI .. R.H.E. St. Louis ..3 7 4 Brooklyn . ..8 7 S Batteries Lush. Salee, Raymond and Bliss; Rucker and Farmer. Umpire-Owen. Cincinnati 8; Boston 5. BOSTON. Sept. 21. Cincinnati won the third straight game from Boston today, 8 to 5. batting McCarthy freely and tak ing advantage of Ferguson's wildness. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Cincinnati 8 8 4;Boston 5 8 1 Batteries OToole. Dubece and Schlel; McCarthy. Ferguson and Bowerman. Um pire Rigler. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland 5; New York S. CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. 21. Cleveland opened the New York series today with a victory, going Into first place. Both teams played ragged ball. New York mak ing five errors and Cleveland three. Ber grr did not pitch as good as usual, being hit safely In every Inning but one. Lake started out well for New York, but Cleve land bunched four hits and a sacrifice with balls, error In the fourth, and score four runs. Witherup finished the game and blanked the locals. Birmingham, who batted In the winning run, starred In the field. Score: R.H.E.I . R.H.E. meveland 5 8 3 New York 3 S Batteries Berger and Bemls; Lake. Witherup and Blair. Chicago 2; Philadelphia 0. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Chicago shut out Philadelphia, here today, 1 to a The score: R.H.E.' R.H.E. Chicago . ..2 i 2 Philadelphia 0 3 4 Batteries Walsh and Sullivan; Schlltxer and Powers. St. Louis S; Washington 0. ST. LOCI?. Sept. 21 St. Louts took a poor game from Washington. & to 0, to day. The score: R.H.EI R.H.E. St. IauIs ...S 10 0; Washington 0 6 S Batteries Pout II and Spencer; Keeley and Street. Boston 4; Betrolt 3. DETROIT, Sept H. Wagner'a home run in the ninth after Gessler had singled and Cravath had walked, decided today's game, though Detroit made a good bid for a tie in the ninth. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Detroit 3 lBoston 4 6 2 Batteries Klllian and Thomas; Burch ell and Crlger. RETURNS TO NATIONAL LEAGCE Clarke Griffith Will Manage Cin cinnati "Reds" Next Year. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (Special.) Clarka Griffith, recently manager of the New York American League team, ex-manager of the Chicago team of the same league, and one-time star pitcher of the Chi cago National League team. Is to return to his first love in baseball and become again a National Leaguer. He has signed a contract to manage the Cincinnati "Reds" next season and will succeed John Ganzel. George Stallings is to be manager of the New York Highlanders next year, succeeding Norman Elberfleld. the "scrappy" little shortstop who took Grif fith's place when he resigned last June. The signing of Stallings by Frank Far rell has been accepted as truth in the East for several weeks and has caused much comment among baseball critics. NORTHWEST LEAGUE. Vancouver 4; Bntte 2. VANCOUVER. B. C. Sept. 2L Van couver won today's game by the timely batting of Nordyke, who pulled the game out of the mire by two long drives. Engle was hit hard in the earlier in nings, but steadied toward the finish. Score.: R.H.E. R.H.E. Vancouver .-4 8 2 Butte 2 1 2 Batteries Engle and Sugden; Thomas and Spencer. PRACTICE BEGINS AT EUGENE Coach Forbes Has 52 Players on Opening Day. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Sept 21. (Special.) Football prac tice began this afternoon, under the di rection of Coach Robert W. Forbes, As sistant Coach Olen Arnspiger and Trainer W. L. Hayward. The squad numbered 32 men. a majority of whom are freshmen. The .old men are slow about returning to college, but Manager Ralph B. McEwen expects to have 60 men on the field by the end of the week. Some of the freshmen are varsity ma terial, and Coach Forbes is pleased with them. The players were favorably Impressed with the new coach and his methods. ' Jack Owsley telegraphed from Seattle today. Informing the Oregon manage ment that he will reach Eugene next Monday and will devote the entire week to candidate for backfteld positions. He will also spend a week here prior to the Idaho game. SMALL IS BACK AT QUARTER Idaho's i Crack Player Greatly Strengthens Team. MOSCOW. Idaho, Sept. 21.-(SpecIal.) Idaho's football prospects took a turn for the better today when it was announced that Rodney Small, the crack quarter back of last season, had returned to college. It was thought for a time that Small would not be in college this year, but his return means that Idaho will have a quarter-back that will be the peer of any man in the Northwest this season. J. 6. Elton, formerly captain of the Pullman team, has registered in the uni versity and will try for a line position. BRYAN UNLOADS HASKELL (Continued From First Pace.) adopted state, the better for the peace and quiet of the Bryan ticket. PROVED BY COURT RECORDS Hearst Declines Arbitration With Haskell and Suggests Remedy. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. W. R. Hearst, who has been campaigning for the Na tional ticket of the Independence party in the South and Middle West returned to this city tonight and soon afterward issued a statement concerning the chal lenge of Governor C. N. Haskell, of Okla homa. In his recent speeches Mr. Hearst had charged that Mr. Haskell, who Is now treasurer of the Democratic Na tional Committee, had sought in 1R99 to Influence Attorney-General Frank S. Monnett of Ohio, to dismiss certain suits then pending against the Standard Oil Company. In a telegram to Mr. Hearst, which he made public last night Mr. Haskell invited Mr. Hearst to prove pub licly his charges before a committee of editors. Mr. Hearst refuses to accept the suggestion of an editorial board of arbi tration in the -following language: To the Associated Pre: I address this communication to you. as I cannot have the allghest correspondence or controversy with a man of Mr. Haskell's character. The court records, the complaint of ths ex-AttornevOeneral of Ohio. Mr. Monnett, the affldavlt of the assistant of the present Attorney-General of Ohio. Mr. Burnett, the court words of the State bf Oklahoma In the Prairie Oil Gas Company case, accuse Mr. Haskell, and not I. Mr. Haskell has had many years In which to aue Mr. Monnett If that gentleman com mitted a libel In naming C. N. Haskell as one of the men -who attempted to bribe him in the Standard Oil case. Mr Haskell's proposition to arbitrate the matter now shows that he has a sense of humor, even If he has not a sense of honor. ATTACK VINDICATES BAILEY Texas Senator Says Hearst Letter Is Vindication. GAINESVILLE. Tex.. Sept. 21. When an Associated Press representative asked Senator Bailey today what reply. If any. he desired to make to what Mr. Hearst said regarding him In his Memphis speech Saturday night. Senator Bailey dictated the following: "Assuming that the Sibley letter, which Mr. Hearst read. Is genuine, and that I am the "Senator B." to whom It refers. I am very glad that it has been given to the public, for It completely refutes a charge which my enemies have been making against me in this state for the last two years. They have been, alleging that I am an agent of the Standard OH Company and insinuating that I have been friendly to it in matters of legisla tion. "Thta letter distinctly shows that I am not their attorney and also distinctly shows that my position could not be changed to suit the interest of the Stand ard Oil Company." I Grand Jury for Clatsop County. ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) The September term of the Circuit Court was convened here this afternoon and a grand Jury wsa appointed to consider a number of criminal cases which are pending. The first criminal trial to be called will be that of Robert Casey, on a charge of criminal assault, which Is set for Wednesday, and It will be fol lowed by the case against Robert Wil burs, charged with larceny. Relsem London ' Cape Walking Glores Will Be the Thing for Fall SOLE AGENTS Victor Talking Machines Bring Music Into the Home, SI Week Sole Agents Castleton Waists for Women of Fashion i F.f ,M;.f,,J 1 ftSO-FIFTV.EIGHT YEARS IN BUSINESS-Etablihed 1850 sjf Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered, Our Prices Are Always tha Lowest "t V ' N r SOLE AGENTS J Pellard Suits FOR WOMEN OF FASHION UPMAN, WOLFE & CO. Finest Tailored Suits Reg. $40 Values $24.85 All the newest Fall materials and colors represented. Very smartest models for Fall of 1908. It is not often that you have such an opportunity to buy your Fall Suit at such a re duction before January. But tomorrow we place on sale an assortment of 62 highest-class tailor-made Suits, in all of the newest Fall materials and col ors, made in plain-tailored, and fancy braided styles; also satin and braid-trimmed ef fects. The skirts are in the newest flare, plaited and gored styles, made and trimmed to match the coats. Suits that are selling regularly up to $40. They may not last all day. It will pay you to come very early. See the corner window display. For today's sale $20 Women's Coats $13.85 Torlav, at the very beginning of the Fall season of cool, bracing weather, we place on sale 100 women's Long Coats of fine all-wool broadcloth, made full 50 inches long, collarless, with velvet and braid trimming; also cloth straoDed. The colors re black, navy and brown. Entire CIO OC ot cofin-linprl. Regular $20.00 values, very special ,H lliliiliil wMm illiiplp Today we continue our great, timely value-giving bargain event in the way of A Great Autumn Glove Sale No glove store in Portland has ever published more sensational glove news than this. The bargains are without question greater than any other store has ever given. First and foremost, Jet us tell you there is not a thing wrong with a single pair of these gloves. They are all new, absolutely perfect, and the styles are those which are the most cor rect for Fall, 1908. The qualities are the same as we sell everyday at regular prices. Extra clerks, extra wrappers, extra counters and extra delivery wagons to serve you. Biggest Glove Bargains Ever Offered in Portland Lot 1 One -Clasp Dent Style Cape Gloves All sizes in tan and brown, gusset fingers. . Also 1-clasp Mocha Gloves in gray, tans and brown. Also, 1 -clasp Pique Kid Gloves, all sizes in black, white, brown, tan, gray, oxblood. Values to $1.50 Pair At 98c Lot 2 6-Button Biarritz Kid Gloves All sizes in black, tans, browns and oxblood. One of the Fall's most pop ular styles to be wOrn with the long sleeve. All sizes, first quality. Regular $1.75 Gloves Selling in this sale at $1.19 Lot 3 Guaranteed 16-Button Kid Gloves All sizes in black, white, tans and brown, first quality. Full 16-button length Kid Gloves. Every pair guar anteed to give perfect wear. The kind you buy Regularly at $3.50 Selling in this sale at $2.49 II u ; p ii ! ' FIRES -NEAR TOWNS Many Villages in Michigan Are Threatened by Flames. CITIZENS READY TO FLEE Relief Trains Begin Carrying Refu gees Away Village of Xorth Forks Destroyed Foster City Still Safe. MILWAUKEE. AVIs.. Sept. 21. A dis patch from Oshkosh. . Wis., says: Foster City. Mich., has not been de stroyed by fire, as reported; is still un touched by the flames. North Forks, a small town on the 600 Railway, was completely destroyed. The people had to flee for their lives. A special from Menominee, Mich., says: So close are the fires tonight to Ni agara, on the Menominee River, Faithorn Junction and Ingalls, that everything is being packed and trains are ready to carry the people away if a high wind arises. The railroad buildings of the Soo line at Faithorn were on fire several times last night, but were saved by the section men. Calumet. Mich., reports fires assuming a threatening aspect all over Northern Michigan and several towns in danger of destruction. Labelle, North of Calu met, Is in very grave danger of being surrounded, except on the water side, by flames. . Lighthouse In Peril. - At Betecie Criss. north of Calumet, a large force is battling to save the light house and other buildings on the United States ship canal. Several towns in Iron County are in danger and residents are fleeing with goods to larger centers. Ashland Wis., reports the smoke so dense from forest fires that the sun has been hidden all day. Lake -Superior is practically surrounded by fires for hundreds of miles. Vessels are com pelled constantly to sound their fog sig nals. A dispatch from Escanaba, Mich., says: Forest fires, though checked by light rains Friday, broke out anew last night, and three villages north, of Escanaba are now surrounded by flames, being Quinn esec. Forest City and Hermanaville. At all the places telegraph and telephonic communication is cut off and relief trains are carrying the people out of the territory. Driven From Farms. At Iron Mountain today the families of 12 farmers were driven from their homes. At Quinnesec many have been taken into the city on relief trains and efforts are being made to reach others in the more remote districts toward which the flames are advancing rapidly. Hermansville, where a big woodenware plant is located, is surrounded by Are. but unless wind comes up it is believed it will be possible to save the town. Niagara is where one of the largest paper mills in the Northwest Is located. The fire reached the limits of the village last night. Relief trains have been sent through the Are line and a number of families taken out. The danger point is not yet passed and all people remain ing in the town are constantly on guard. TWO WISCONSIN' TOWNS BURN Forest Fires Drive 4000 People From Homes. RHINELANDER, Wis.. Sept. 21. Ga gen and Woodboro were destroyed by for est fires yesterday. The fire started in the woode yesterday morning and quickly reached Gagen and Woodboro. Men. wo men and children fought valiantly to gave their homes, but without avail. Gagen and Woodboro each had about 2000 residents and nearly all are home Burned out of their homes, the people fled from the fire, which grew more dan gerous with each minute. Women carry ing children in their arms and men and boys with packs on their backs ran to ward Rhinelander, many falling prostrate in the heat, only to be helped on by the stronger refugees. Nearly all of those burned out at Ga gen reached Rhinelander last night, and are cared for. But few of the Woodboro people are here, and it is not known what has become of all of them. PENNSYLVANIA FIRES CHECKED Special Prayers for Rain Offered in All Churches. . PITTSBURG. Sept. 21.Reports received today from Ashtola, near Johnston, where a forest fire has been raging for several days, are to the effect that the fire is now under' control. At Ashtola 10.000,000 feet of logs were burned and at Arrow, nearby. 6.000,000 feet were destroyed. To day heavy clouds of smoke hang over Windber, Johnstown and intermediate points. Late last night another fire started in the Hayden woods, near Greensburg. To day the flames are spreading rapidly. In practically all the churches yester day, special prayers were offered up that the drouth -in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia might be ended. FOUR VILLAGES SURROUNDED Fugitives in Michigan Have Small Hope for Homes. ESCANABA. Mich., Sept 21. The forest fires in this vicinity, which have been smouldering for the past week, have broken out afresh, driving the in habitants of the small villages in Meno minee and Delta Counties into the lar ger cities for safety. Refugees re ported here today the villages of Niag ara. Forest City, Commonwealch and Spread Eagle are surrounded by forest fires and there is little chance that any of these places will be saved. Forty Days Without Rain. GALLIPOLIS, O.' Sept, 21. Today marks the fortieth day without rain In this section. Farmers are driving stock several miles in some sections for water. Many schools in West Virginia have closed and oil operations have ceased in Borne localities. Two Coal Mines Are Closed. MAHANOY CITY. Sept. 21. The -Buck Mountain and vuican collieries 01 xne Mill Coal Company, two of the largest operations in the Schukykill field, shut down today because of lack of water for the boilers. Fifteen hundred minework ers are rendered idle- FIRST TBI AT WfiLLDWA GREAT CROWD GREETS ..ARRI VAL OF IRON HORSE. Fifteen Hundred Excursionists Go From La Grande and Elgin Free Picnic Dinner to All. . WALLOWA, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) The first passenger train over the Joseph extension of the O. R. & N. steamed into this city a few minutes after 12 o'clock Sunday noon. Fifteen coaches constituted the train, which carried 1500 people from La Grande and Elgin. Between 1600 and 2000 people had gath ered at the Improvised depot in this city and greeted the train with the firing of anvils. th. blasting of powder charges and the music of several brass bands. The visitors and townspeople gathered at the picnic grounds near this city where lunch baskets were opened and a free dinner served to all the guests. Later there were speeches and music. Leonard Couch, of Wallowa, delivered the address of welcome and waa respond ed to by J. D. Slater, of La Grande. The crowd was by far the largest ever gathered at a celebration in this city. No accidents marred the pleasures of the 3 Several officials of the O. R. & N. Com pany accompanied the excursion. The train returned to Elgin and La Grande at 3:45. Regular schedule was placed in operation today. ODDFELLOWS LODGE OPENS Sovereign Body Begins Session. Fight for Highest Office. DENVER. Colo., Sept. 21. Fully 5000 delegates and visiting members of the order are in the city to attend the S4th annual "session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Oddfellows. The one office to be filled and over which there is likely to be some cam paigning is deputy grand sire. The office of grand sire is the highest in the gift of the order. It has been the custom for years that the man who Blood Humors Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives, eczema or salt rheum, or some other form of erup tion; but sometimes they exist in the system, indicated by feelings of weakness, languor, loss of appetite, or general debility, without causing any breaking out Hood's Sarsaparilla expels them, renovates, strengthens and tones the whole syBtem. This is the testimony of thousands annually. Accept no substitute, but insist on having Hood's Sarsaparilla ' In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses U. COFFEE One can spoil good cof fee in making, but. can't make good of bad. To tracer returns year mrnrntr BIm ScWliej'i Best: ws ay hua. serves as deputy grand sire for a year succeeds at the end of the term to that of grand sire. They are: W. L. Kaykendall, of Wyo ming; A. C. Hellar, of Texas; Robert T. Daniel, of Georgia: John B. Cochrum, of Indiana; J. S. Hoagland, of Nebraska; Massena Bullard. of Montana, and R. Hill Meyers, of Winnipeg. Manitoba. One amendment to the constitution will come up for consideration. It is to make the age limit for admission IS years Instead of 21 as at present. This matter has been before the grand lodge sessions before and has always been voted down. John L. Nolan, deputy grand sire, who will succeed Mr. Conway as grand sire. Is a citizen of Nashville, Tenn. He Is 56 years old and has been a member of the order since he was 21. In 1888 he was elected grand master of Tennessee and two years later became a member of the Sovereign Lodge. Grand Secretary Goodwin's report on the condition of the order showed 1, 865,135 members and a net increase last year of 104.384. Total receipts for 1907 were $15,704,128; disbursements, 7,121, 226. leaving a surplus balance of 8.- WEDDING i.D VISITING CARDS. VV. G. SMITH 8 CO. WASHINGTON BUILDING. Cor. Fourth and Wasblnctoa Bta. TODAY Go to Country Club Pacific National Show, TODAY TODAY See Page 7. 682.862. The order paid for relief of distress In 1907, 15.079,498. Seattle and Chicago are bidding for next year's convention, and the chances are said to favor the Washington city. In the last vear the people of Canada paid over S2.1.OO0.00O for life Insurance, while the whole world Rave a little over $?2.onn.OOo for foreign mission wrk. Special Prices ON TALKING MACHINES Prices that are bound to dispose of them in a short time. For a couple of days and until this lot of fifteen machines are closed out, you can procure a good, up-to-date disc Talking Machine at a third reduction. We must get ready for new October stock, and need all the room we can make within a short time. Prices quoted below will give a good idea of the exceptional discounts: $25.00 models at $15.60 . $30.00 models at $22.40 $45.00 models at $28.80 And others reduced in proportion. Come early and share in these spe cial reductions at Graves Music Co. Ill Fourth Street, Just North of Washington Street. G. P. RUMMEL1N & SONS 126 Second Street Between Washington and Alder Streets Established 1870. 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