TO TELL
OF ROOT LETTERS
Ex-Attorney for Great North
ern Asks to Go Before
Bar Committee.
SEEKS ADVANCE QUESTION
Wauls lo Know First What He Shall
Be Expected to Talk About.
ComTtiitler Finished With
Root's Testimony.
8EATTLB. Tv"sh.. Dpc. 2S. ?p-lal.
Tii State Bar Association Committee
was informed today that M. J. G-n1on.
fomvr counsel for the Great Northern,
would appear tomorrow to testify at the
inquiry Into the conduct of JudRe Milo A.
Hoot. jflthougrlt the committee Invited
Judfcn Gordon early in the investigation
to attend itn cs5ion.. no definite reply
was received, and preparations had been
made to conclude the case without his
testimony.
Today P. C. Sullivan, who appears as
attorney for Gordon, requested an inter
rlew with the committee. He stated that
if the committee would outline the
ground upon which Judge Gordon would
b examined, he had little doubt but
that his client would appear." He asked
that a definite statement be made con
cerning the line of questions so that
Judge Gordon might know in advance
what he must answer. That JudRe Gor
don would refuse to discuss his rela
tions with the Great Northern was inti
mated by his attorney, although he was
willing to speak fully upon the letters
which he received from Judge Root and
concerning the decision in the Harris
case, in which Gordon suggested a modi
fication of the decision.
Root's Testimony All In.
The reply of the committee to the pro
posal of P. C. Sullivan was not an
nounced today, but was laid before Judge
Gordon tonight.
The committee has practically finished
with the testimony of Judge Milo A. Root
and unless new matter is brought out
from the questioning of Judge Gordon,
Root will not be heard further.
Judge Root was before the committee
from X o"clock until 4:30 today. Part of
the ground pons over at the Friday ses
sion -was traversed ajraln. The commit
tee desired to know ifie Great Northern
was among the contributors to the cam
paign fund which waa to have been sent
to E. B. Palmer.
The Great Northern in nowise contrib
uted to the fund." said Judge Root to
day. "Judge Gordon informed me that
the money to toe used in the interest of
Kestern Washington candidates and of
candidates for state offices was to be
raised by contractors and huslness men.
The money was never sent, and I was
informed by Judge Gordon that the men
who had proposed the matter had gone
Kast without attending to it. According
to the statement made to me. no corpora
tion had offered to contribute.
Gordon's Testimony Last.
"I do not know if I shall be called again
by the committee. The ground has been
gone over pretty thoroughly."
It was announced by a member of the
committee today that with the testimony
of Gordon the case would close, unless
something now unforeseen should de
velop. "If Judge Gordon does not testify to
morrow, no furtlter opportunity will be
given him to appear." said one commit
teeman. "Our report will be prepared
as quickly as possible. It should not
take more than a day or two."
NOT CALLING ON BANKERS
Monetary Commission Goes to New
York to Meet Statisticians.
NEW TORK. Dec. 28. Senators Aid
rich and Teller of the wub-commlttee of
the National Monetary Commission, ac
companied by Arthur B. Shelton. secre
tary of the commission, arrived last
night from Washington and Congress
man Vreeland, another member of the
commission, is expected during the day.
Mr. Shelton said today of the visit:
"There Is no thought of a conference
with New York bankers on this visit.
There Is not even to be any formal con
ference with the statisticians and writers
engaged by the commission. The mem
bers of the sub-committee have taken
advantage of the holidays to come here,
which Is a more central point than
Washington, to pursue the routine work
of the commission and to talk with the
writers and statisticians who are here
in the city or who may wish to come
Tiere to advlso the committeemen. There
are many men now writing articles and
gathering statistic in regard to mone
tary conditions In the t'nlted States,
and some of these can more conveniently
see us here than In Washington. The
work of these men deals exclusively with
conditions in this country and had noth
ing to do with the work of the com
mission in England. France and Ger
many last Summer."
Neither Mr. Aldrich nor Mr. Teller
could be seen today.
Plnchot Starts on Mission.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S- Bearing in
vitations from President Roosevelt to
President Diaz, of Mexico, and Premier
lAurler and J.ord Grey, of Canada, to
appoint delegates to the National Conser
vation Congress to be held here February
I. GifTord Pinchot left today for Canada
and Mexico.
Barrios Recovers From Injury.
WASHINGTON. Dec. JS. Sciior Bar
rios, the Guatemalan minister of foreign
affairs, who recently was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident, called
at the White House today and will sail
for ho:ne on December 3l. A bandage
across the face was the only trace of
his injury.
POOR FAILURE ANNOUNCED
Mops Being Taken to Scrnrc Cred
itors of Brokerage Firm.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. The failure of
H. W. Poor Co.. brokers and hankers,
was announced on the Stock Exchange
todav. Henry W. Poor made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors last
Saturday.
BOSTON. Dec. 2S. Judge Jackson, as
signee of the Boston house of Henry W.
Poor & Co., issued the following state
ment today:
A meeting of th creditors of Henry
W. Poor A Co. will be held probably on
Wednesday. A statement of affairs will
be submitted. It is my idea that claims
GORDON
are generally secured and that aesets are
represented by equities in securities that
have been pledged."
BLACKLIST. CUT OUT NOW
Federation 1st Will Drop "We Don't
Patronize" 1,1st.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Notwithstanding
the unanimous protest against the Jail
svntno imposed on ffamnel Gompers.
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, the
Central Federatd Union here received
yesterday from Mr. Gompers a letter In
which he notltled the unions that he had
discontinued on the advice of counsel the
"We Don't Patronize" list in the future
Issues of the Federationist, the labor or
gan. I'pon hearing this the CVntral Fed
erated I'nlon also decided, upon the ad-
1KTH CLAIM" KAH LY SET
Tl.fcll OF POLK COtiXTY.
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A. I.. Alderman, Deceased.
DAYTON, Or.. Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of A- L.
Alderman, pioneer of 1846. took
place at Dayton. Or., on Satur
day. -
Albert Lockwood Alderman ws
born at Old Bedford. Connecticut.
December 16. 1820. The family
home for most "of his boyhood
was near Warsaw. N. Y. He
was 15 years old when he crossed
the plains. His party came by
way of Southern Oregon and lost
their wagons In the Rogue River.
In 1852 he was married to Mary
Jane Burns, of Polk County. Site
died In 1864. leaving four chil
dren Mlna (Mrs. F. K. Hubbard),
William Alderman, Maritta (Mrs.
McCowan). all of whom live at
Falls City; Polk County, and
Medoram Alderman, now in Cali
fornia, f
In 1SG6 Mr. Alderman married T
Miss Charlotte Ruth Odell, of I
Dayton. They had five children I
Edwin, who died a year ago; En-
nla, of Dayton: Lewis, of Eu- f
gene; George, who died in 1893, J
I in 1893. J
iwell), of I
and Eva (Mrs. Ora Powel
Knoxville, Lincoln Counl
vice of the chairman, to suspend its un
fair list for a while. This was agreed
upon at the same gathering where a reso
lution protesting against Judge Wrlghfs
decision was adopted.
WILL FIGHT EXTRADITION
Bolpfa Willing to Go Back East, bnt
Wants to Go Alone.
6ACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 28. The
hearing on the application for the extra
dition of William A. Dolph. member of
the Neals-Dolph Lumber Company, of
Memphis. Tenn.. who te under indictment
for an embezzlement from his firm, will
be heard in the Governor's office Thurs
day. Attorney Samuel A. Shortxidge has
notified the Governor that he will oppose
the applications Captain of Police Perry,
of Memphis, who represents 'the Governor
of Tennessee, will be represented by an
attorney. Dolph has said that he Is
willing to go back to Tennessee, but
wants to take his own time about it.
POPPY SEEDS CAUSE RIOT
Chinese Order Prohibiting Planting
Leads to Trouble.
tended to make Its probing thorough.
AMOY. Dec. 28. The riots which start
ed on Saturday with the refusal of na
tives to obey an order prohibiting the
planting of opium poppies now affects
12 villages. Twenty miles west of Tun
gan S") men are reported under arms.
They have withdrawn to the Belin Moun
tains, and the authorities have asked the
Viceroy at Foo Chow for additional
troops.
EPOCH IN CANAL-BUILDING
Major Part of Work Completed and
Detail Only Remains.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. With the
early arrival in Washington from Paris
of Leroy Parks, trie isthmian i anai iom
mlssioner. will be signalized an epoch in
the building of the canal. The time has
arrived, it is said, when the maximum
force ha? been employed. Henceforth
the work In the canal zone will be con
fined to excavation and dam and lock
construction.
TROUBLE LOOMS IN PERSIA
Nationalist Movement Leads Many
to Seek Asylum.
TEHERAN. Dec. 28. The Nationalist
movement in the provinces is spreading,
anil the provocative attitude of the Shah
and the palace clique Is rapidly increas
ing the unrest in the capital. A large
number of Nationalists have taken refuge
at the Turkish Embassy, and a hundred
merchants have taken refuge at the Per
sian Consulate in Resht.
HOLD-UP SHOT BY POLICE
Unite Prisoner Killed While Trying
to Escnpe.
BCTTE. Mont., Dec. 28. Lawrence
Vetnon was shot and killed by Detec
tives Parlln and Urkhi today, while
endeavoring to escape. He had Just
been arrested .'or holding up a street
car two weeks a go-
Slate Investigates Disease.
ALBANY. N. Y.. Dec. 28. An expert
from the State Department of Agricul
ture has ben sent to investigate a num
ber of suspected cases of foot and mouth
disease among children, in Monroe County.
FIGHT FANS THINK
KAUFFtVIAN WINNER
Betting Odds Against Barry
Almost Two to One and
Getting Better.
CHICAGOAN IS CONFIDENT
In Spite of Sprained Hnd, Eastern
Pug Declares He Can Get His
Man Both Fighters Promise
Clean Sport in Mill.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 28. (Special. Los
Angeles has picked Kauffman to win the
4S-round fight with Barry at Jeffries'
Athletic Club Wednesday night. After
Kauffman "hiked" eight miles from his
training camp at Venice today, punched
the bag a short time and mauled the
pulley machine, the betting was 10 to 7
and 10 to 6 with a strong probability that
the odds would go 2 to 1 in hie favor.
An idea of how the betting Is going is
bad from the fact that one commissioner
received $0 from Albuquerque. N. M.,
that Barry does not last 20 rounds.
One thins counting against Barry is the
condition of his hands. The Chlcagoan
while in a friendly "go" with Frank Man
tell several weeks ago Injured his left
wrist, and Sunday he "ripped" his right
fist against Mantell's elbow while boxing
at the South Side Athletic Club. Barry
makes light of the hurts but thought
enough of them to secure the services of
a surgeon, and after the examination he
eaid the doctor Informed him a ligament
In his left wrist was sprained.
Barry Is Confident.
"It will trouble me for a round or two,
but when I get warmed up It will be
all right." he said. "When 1 get through
with Kauffman I am going to give my
hands a layoff, but I am confident I will
get him early in the fight. I'll take my
chances slugging with Kauffman. and not
make a running ffeht, as seems to be the
impression."
The heavyweights are not permitted to
hang on In clinches. Charley Eyton, who
will referee the mill, visited Jim Barry
today and made it plain to him that he
must be good. Barry promised he would
fight clean and "break away" when told.
The same understanding will he had to
morrow when Eyton viBlts Kauffman, and
BiUv Delaney. his backer. The latter
thinks the betting is the best Indication
of how the fighters are coming along.
"It will be a short fight and Al Kauff
man is to be the winner, though It takes
more than bettin to do that." he said.
"I am glad he has been picked as the
favorite and it chows the public has con
fidence in him."
Winner to Meet Johnson?
The result of the Kauffman-Barry event
may prove the salvation of btg Jim
Jeffries, who hopes the winner will dis
play sufficient class to be matched with
Jack Johnson, the negro from Galveston,
whom Jeffries has been urged to meet.
The ex-champlon has no taste for the
arena as a principal and to accept the
strong Invitations made to enter the ring
with the colored heavyweight would
cause his retirement from business for a
vear in which to train. Jim has de
termined never to fight again. Since Fri
day night he has been deluged with tele
grams from all parts of the country ask
ing him to fight the negro. He has given
an emphatic declination in each Instance,
but that has not served to Interrupt the
Dr. B. F. Roller, the Seattle physician!
who has sought a maien wun xne viuiui
of the Kauffman-Barry battle, displayed
his earnestness today when he posted a
sida bet of $1000. The Jeffries Athletic
Club wired Roller that the side bet would
have to be placed, stating that many
boxers stood ready to fight simply to
secure the loser's end of a good purse,
and in less than an hour a reply was
sent to the effect that Roller had posted
his money with the sporting editor of
the Seattle Times.
Ttoller Gets Good Chance.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 28. If Dr.
Roller, ot Seattle, wants to fight the
winner of the Kaufman-Barry fight In
this city, all that Is necessary for. him
to do now is to deposit his money with
some reputable newspaper In Seattle
and the match will be considered as
made.
At a meeting yesterday between De
laney and Murphy, representing Kauf
man and Barry, respectively, and Man
ager Long. It was agreed that Roller's
proposition looked good enough to ac
cept.. He offers to bet 11000 and split
the fighters' end of the money 75 and
25 per cent.
LOS ANGELES." Dec. 28. The Jef
fries Athletic Club has made definite
arrangements to stage a heavyweight
boxing match between the winner of
the Kaufmann-Barry fight here Wed
nesday night, and Dr. B. F. Roller, the
Seattle athlete. The bout, which will
be staged January 26, will be for 25
rounds, and the boxers will receive 50
per cent of the receipts, to be split 75
per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser.
The match was settled when Dr.
Roller deposited 11000 with the Seattle
Times today. This money is a forfeit
for appearance, and will go as a side
bet. Both Kaufman and Barry have
agTeed to the match, and the winner
will deposit his forfeit within a few
days after the fight.
ST. LOUIS WRKSTI.ER COMIXG
Jack Peterson Will Meet O'Connell
in Portland January 7.
Jack Peterson, of St. Louis, the mid
dleweight champion of Sweden and the
conqueror of all the best middleweight
wrestlers of the Middle West. has
signed articles to wrestle Eddie O'Con
nell here January 7. Peterson agrees
to weigh In under 158 pounds, and
O'Connell goes at catch weights. They
will wrestle for 70 and 30 per cent of
the gate receipts, two falls out of three
to win.
Peterson won the preliminary of the
BpH-Turk match in Chicago December
8. making his seventh straight victory
around the Windy City. Beell was un
able to throw him at all in a handicap
match in which he wns to throw him
three times in an hour, and the young
Swede Is considered the best middle
weight in the country by the sporting
writers of that section, who have been
clamoring for a match between him
and Harry Rudln. in New York.
Although O'Connell has to give away
nearly 10 pounds to get the match, he
and Peterson are considered on about
even terms. If O'Connell wins he will
be in a fair way to capture the middle
weight championship of the country.
The match will be held In the Expo
sition Rink. An elevated platform will
be put In about a foot lower than for
the last match, and beginning at the
second row, all the seats will be elevated.
HIliKY CHALLENGES O'CONXELL
Tacoma Wrestler Wants to Take On
Multnomah Instructor.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special. 1
Frank Riley, the local wrestler, is anxious
to escure a match with Ed. 0"Connell, the
Portland grappler and will let the Mult
nomah Instructor name his own terms,
providing they are within reason. Riley
can make 145 easily, so In the matter
of weight the men would be fairly well
matched.
Riley's representative has sent a chal
lenge to O'Connell accompanied by a
substantial cash forfeit to bind the match
in case O'Connell is willing to accept.
Riley Is wnllng to cut the money I0 and
40 and wrestle under catch-as-catch-can
rules, best two in three rails, at any
weight O'Connell wishes.
The match, if it is made, will probably
take place at Portland.
Athletic Exhibition Canceled.
The boxing end wrestling exhibition
scheduled for New Year's eve at the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has
been called off. According to the plans
made for the night, one of the best pro
grammes of the season was to be pre
sented, but several out-of-town entries
on whom the clubmen depended have
sent word that they cannot attend. On
this account Chairman Edgar E. Frank,
of the indoor athletic committee, decided
to call off the entortainment and com
mence planning for the big interclub
tourney with the Spokane Athletic Club,
which will be held in the near future.
Spokane is preparing to send a fine bunch
of boxers and wrestlers and the Mult
nomah men are getting ready for them.
Silverton Defeats Salem.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.) Silver
ton High School defeated Salem High
School at basketball tonight by a score of
32 to 27.
SUSPENOS SIX ATHLETES
AMATEUR
ATHLETIC
UNION
BAXS PKOFESSIOXALISM.
Charges Sheppard and Others With
Exacting Exorbitant Expense
Money From Clubs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. At a meeting
of the registration board of the Amateur
Athletic Union today six prominent ath
letes were suspended. They are: Melvln
W. Sheppard, Charles Bacon, Harry F.
Porter and eGorge V. Bonhag. of the
Irish-American Athletic Club: F. C. el
lairs, New York Athletic Club, and J. J.
Lee, formerly of the Boston Athletic As
sociation, but now unattached.
The charge against the men was pro
fessionalism, the allegations being that
they accepted and asked for exorbitant
expense money. The action was the out
come of a searching Investigation by the
registration committee, which was con
ducted at. the West Y. M. C. A. build
ing tonight.
Chairman Obertubessing. of the regis
tration committee, said that he and his
brother members had come to the con
clusion that thees athletes and possibly
others had been demanding money be
yond what might be termed legitimate
expenses, and characterized the claims
of some of them as exorbitant. They
showed a statement from Major Wolf,
of the 74th Regiment, of Buffalo, which
showed that Porter, Sheppard and Bon
hag had been paid, according to ideas
of the committee, sums in excess of what
were considered ordinary expenses.
Fandom at Random
PEARL CASEY Is making the most
startling flash abont town since
Christmas. The "dazzler" is the real
goods too, but some of the fans like
Alex Smith claim it Is "phony," "cheap
crockerv," "60-cent glasware," etc. And
Pearl won't say where he got it, either.
Walter McCredle has practically com
pleted negotiations with Pitcher Tamp
Osborne, the husky young fellow who
pitched for Tacoma and Spokane during
the seasons of 1907 and 1908. Osborne is
a strong young fellow and while he has
not displayed a great deal of class to
date, McCredle thinks he can be devel
oped Into a winner.
.
California scribes are buzzing to beat
the band about the prospects of Cy
Morelng putting teams into San Fran
cisco and Oakland. According to one
over-anxious dopester, Hal Chase Is to
be sent Into Cal Ewlng's stronghold at
the head ot a team that will have It on
Danny Long's aquarium as to class.
The Butte correspondent of a Spokane
paper has a short roast for William H.
Lucas over the proposed Inter-Mountain
League, which he chooses to call "sop"
that Is being handed to the Montana
metropolis. When he hears of the defi
nite plans of Mr. Lucas relative to Butte
and the new league, he will take his hat
off to the brainy little man. who knows
more baseball in a minute than some of
the men at the heads of larger leagues
than the Northwestern or the proposed
Inter-Mountain.
Catcher Noonan. the man Oakland se
cured from St. Paul In exchange for
Charles Eugene Egan, otherwise known
as "Truck." Is the same Noonan who
was offered to Portland for 500. Some
scribes claim Oakland has secured a
prize In the new man, but if he was not
good enough for the tail-end St. Paul
club. McCredle could not see where he
would help Portland.
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For something like 15 years "Truck"
Egan has been a red-hot favorite on the
Pacific Coast, and his passing Is a source
of genuine regret to all the fans. Egan
is getting old. as far as baseball Is con
cerned. and it is quite likely that he will
not report to St. Paul. He Is engaged
in business In San Francisco and will
probably devote his entire time to that
in the future.
EXCURSION.
The Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail
way, "The North Bank Road," has
authorized the sale of round trip tickets
at a very low rate during the holidays.
The tickets are sold on basis of one and
one-third of tne one-way fare for the
round trip. Sale dates are December 23,
24. 25 and 31 and January 1.
The return limit is January 4, 1909, suf
ficient to give patrons along the line of
the North Bank Road an opportunity to
visit Summer homes and families over
the holidays.
Concession is made between all points
200 miles or less apart.
For tickets and parlor car reservations
call at city ticket offices, Third and Mor--i
anri 122 Third street.
Trains leave Portland, Eleventh and
Hoy t-street station. Take - a car.,
Sultan Will Build Hall.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2S.-At to
day's sitting of the new Turkish Parlia
ment the President announced that the
Sultan was to build at his own expense
a new Parliament house.
LIGHT, BUT SPEEDY
Boy Weighing 52 Pounds Wins
Race and Ovation.
RIDES OUTSIDER IN FIRST
LittI Robert Harrington Hero of
Bay at Oakland Backers of
Favorites Suffer Severely
on All Races.
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 28 Probably the
greatest ovation ever tendered a Jockey
at a local track was given at Emeryville
today when Robert Harrington, a 52
pound boy. won on Em and Em, a 30-to-1
shot, owned -by James Coffey, hiB em
ployer. The little boy rode hard all the
way and landed the outsider in front In a
drive, from IMiss .May Bowdish and Phil
Igoe. The spectators thronged about the
Judges' stand and cheered Harrington un
til he reached the paddock after he had
dismounted. Ho is the lightest rider here,
and it was his first winning mount.
The defeat of Seven Full proved costly
to the favorite-followers. She was plunged
on to win the seeorfa. but stopped badly.
Belle Kinney won from Gypsy King and
Boas. Walter Miller was suspended for
three days for crossing In front of Gar
gantua when riding Darrington. Results:
Futurity course, selling Deneen won, Do
valta second, Dargln third; time. l:lt 3-5.
Futurity course. selling Belle Kinney
won. Gypsy King second, Boas third; time,
1:11 4-5.
Mils and 20 yards, selling- Qargantua
villi, Dareington .second, - Paladinl third;
time. 1:44 2-5.
One mile and 20 yards, selling Em and
Em won. Miss May Bowdish Becond, Phil
Igoe third; time, 1:45 .
Six furlongs, purse Twilight Queen wbn.
Desirous second. Creation third; time,
1:14 1-5.
RECORDS GO AT SANTA ANITA
Chapultepec In Grand Form Car
man and Dooley Are Fined.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28. .Two new
world's records were made at Santa Anita
Park today. Chapultepec was the first to
smash the record for six furlongs, when
he carried 112 pounds and ran the dis
tance in 1:11 flat, which is one-fifth of a
second faster than the best previous time,
made toy Glorio a few days ago.
Chapultepec was in grand form and, if
he had been driven out, he could have
run much faster, as Jie was only gallop
ing. iHe Jumped away in front and soon
had a lead of a length with King James
second. Chapultepec continued to show
the way to the stretch, where he drew
away and won by two lengths.
The second record to be broken was in
the la3t race, which was for all ages at
6i furlongs. Lady Irma, a 2-year-old,
carrying 85 pounds, was returned the win
ner, and ran the distance in IKK 4-5, one
fifth of a second faster than Colloquy ran
a few days ago. Her performance was a
startling improvement in form.
The stewards, after carefully Investigat
ing the Carman-Dooley fight, today gave
out a statement, in which they fined Car
man, Dooley and the blacksmith, F. Al
bers, $200 each. Carman Junior is fined
J600 for attempted intimidation of a bidder
in a selling race. Results:
Six furlongs, selling Enfield won. Steel
second. Anderson third; time. 1:12.
Seven furlongs, selling Pal won, Mary
F. second. Lord of the Forest third; time,
'sstx 'furlongs, purse Chapultepec won.
King James second. Hasty Agnes third;
''"Seven' furlongs, selling Lord Stanhop
won. Niblick second, Skyo third; time,
1 4-5.
Mile and a quarter selling Ring of the
Mist won. First Peep second, Joe Coyne
third; time, 2:05.
Five and a half furlongs, selling Lady
Irma won. Hazel Thorpe second, Jane Swift
third; time, 1 :04 4-5.
TROUBLE OVER ARMY LETT
Officer Who Made Charges Under
Assumed Name Must Explain.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. General
F. A. Smith, commander of the Depart
ment of California, Issued orders that
Lieutenant Arthur A. Jones appear be
fore court-martial tomorrow to answer
charges of conduct unbecoming an officer.
The principal charge is thatMones wrote
a letter to the Post Adjutant at Fort
Mason, where he is stationed making
accusations of official misconduct against
Quartermaster Sergeant MacMasiers,
Thirty-second Company Coast Artillery,
to which a fictitious .name was signed.
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Take a piece of paper the size of a Government postal card and write the following sentence : "TJe e
is Kins of sewing machines," as many times as you can. On opposite side of paper answer the following
questions :
Have you a sewing machine? Old or newf What make have you? Write your name and address plainly.
How many times did you write the sentence? The prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Prize-The one writing the sentence the greatest number of times will receive a beautiful 80.00
style 35 drop-head automatic-lift Wite Hewing Machine complete with a set of the latest improved ease-hardened
steel attachments.
One hundred other valuable prizes given away free, ranging in value from $15 to $25.
CONTEST WILL
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ess" burners, which insure greatest economy and highest
possible efficiency. These burners can be remo-ved, cleaned
and replaced in a few moments, and with ease. The "New
Process" line is most complete priced from $14-00 up.
iale of GoSn Dressers
Three attractive patterns selected from our line of
medium-grade Dressers, in the golden oak, showing un
usually good workmanship and finish ; mirrors of French
bevel plate; trimmings of cast brass. Sale ends today.
$19.00 Dresser, with large fancy oblmig mirror s-p'l . .$14.75
$19 Dresser with large oval-shaped minw special. .14.75
$21.00 Princess Dresser, with fancy pattern mirror
special $14.85
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TAGDMAHS EXPECT VICTORY
AVHITWORTH ELEVEN READY
FOR MULTNOMAH GAME.
Coach Rueber Will Play and Other
.Crack Players Will Aid in
New Year's Contest.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 2S. (Special.)
After a few days- rest during Christmas
week, the Whitworth College, football
eleven resumed practice yesterday for its
New Tear's game with Multnomah Club
at Portland. The team is in fairly good
shape, and Coach Arthur Rueber says
he will have the players In the best of.
condition before the game. Whitworlh
intends to win from the Portland club
men and is working harder to that end
than any time during the intercollegiate
season.
The team will be without McQuillen,
the scrappy end, who was picked as end
in the All-Northwest eleven. McQuillen
has gone to his home in Minnesota and
will not be back until after the first of
the year. TVhltworth will not be weak
ened, however, by McQuillen's loss, as
Coach Rueber expects to play in the
game himself, either "at halfback or full
back. Rueber was fullback on the North
western University eleven several years
ago. and was regarded as one of the best
backfield men in the Middle West In his
day. Besides being a great player, Rue
ber Is a leader, and will direct "Whit
worth's style of play -against Multno-
"one of the interesting players on Whit
worth's eleven is Karnest Tanner, the
negro boy who was the star of Tacoma's
High School team several years ago.
Coach Rueber has not yet decided where
he will play Tanner against Multnomah.
The colored boy can play any position in
the backfield, as well asnd. He will
probably be used In the letter position,
as Rueber will fill the bacancy in the
backfield. Tanner is test at carrying the
ball, uslnff a straight arm to good effect
and being able to find a hole and glide
through.
The player who will worry Multnomah s
defense more than any one else is Colbert,
Whitworth's crack halfback and punter.
It was Colbert who scored two touch
downs against Oregon University, receiv
ing the ball In midfleld from a punt and
dodging his way through the entire Ore-
CLOSE TONIGHT
H. D. -JONES
420 Washington Street, Portland, Or.
New Process
Gas Ranges
Are made, in several
sizes, planned and ar
ranged with a view of
securing the most con
venient possible com
binations to meet every
requirement of the
modern kitchen. All
are equipped with the
improved "Tew Proc
gon eleven. No one tackier has yet been
able to stop Colbert when he got a good
start with the ball.
Whitworth will use the same style of
play that proved successful against the
Conference teams this season. Straight
football unless the opposing offense is
arrayed for trick plays, and the forward
pass and on-side kick will be resorted to
when the defense is brought In to stop
the line plunging. The Tacoma eleven
has been successful at both. It scored
two touchdowns on Whitman on mass
plays, never losing the ball after receiv
ing it in Its own territory, and completely
bewildering Oregon by use of the on-sida
kick and forward pass.
-We are not discrediting Multnomah,
but we are quite confident of winning."
said Coach Rueder yesterday. The line
up of the team will probably be as fol-
l0Tanner, left end: McReavy. left tackle;
Tunison. left guard: Guy, . center; Doud.
right guard: H. Rueber. right tackle;
Dennis, right end; Paul, quarterback; A.
Rueber. right halfback; Colbert, left half
back; Ghornlley. fullback.
PLAN MUCH BETTERMENT
Four Societies Meet In Baltimore to
Solve Life's Problems.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. :S. Men
and women from all parts of the United
States who take an active part 1.. the
consideration of economic and sociological
qpestions gathered here today for the
annual meeting of the societies organized
for the discussion of such subjects.
The yare the Sociological Society and
the American Economio Society. the
American Association of Labor Legis
lation and the American Statistical As
sociation. Among the interesting sub
jects to be discussed is that of -the
family In modern society." wheh will
be considered by the American Sociolo
gical Sooiety.
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RULES GOVERNING
THE CONTEST
Any person living in the United
States can enter this contest. No
employe of this firm or in the same
business will be allowed to enter
contest. It is conditional upon en
tering the contest that the contest
ants agree to abide by the decisions
of the judges, who are disinterest
ed parties. A representative of
each of the daily papers of Port
land will be the judges.
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