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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING. OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908. 7. ' BARRY HAS BEST OF KAUFMAN FIGHT Leads in 25th Round of Sched uled 45-Round Contest, Which Proves Slow. ROLLER MAY BE MATCHED Ha Challenged Winner or Contest and Will Mkf-Iy Be Taken On. Small Crowd Sees Exhibition. Neither Man Much Hurt. JERRIES" VERNON ARENA. Cal.. Tec. 31. A Ismail crowd witnessed a slow and uninteresting fight between Al (Kaufman and Jim Barry tonight In which, contrary to expectations. Barry had the better or Kaufman, the favorite In the betting. At the end of the 2Sth round neither man was greatly damaged, but Barry had the better of it. Winner to Meet Holler. Tonight's fight waa the first 45 round contest ever scheduled In South ern California, and the prospect of a long mill meant much to the devotees of the fight game. Kaufman wtas a beavy favorite in the betting-, and but few picked the Chicago man as a like ly winner. It was stated that Barry had backed himself to win at odds o 2 to 1. Some other bets were placed a 10 to S and 10 to 7. It Is probable that the winner of to nlirhfs battle will first meet J Jr. a. f. Roller, of Seattle, who has already challenged, before a fight with John- ion will take place. Kaufman had the advantage over Barrv In weight f at least 10 pounds, the Californian weighing about 195 pounds. The fipht was for 50 per cent of the gate receipts, with a guarantee to each fighter of 12500. House Is Not l"uli. At 8:15 P. M. the gloves for the con- :et were thrown into the ring and Referee Byton appeared at the ringside. The houf-e was only about two-thirds full, hardly a third of the 110 seats being ccupled. Kaufman and Barry entered the ring t :M and the fK'ht began at 9:46. The fight was slow up to the end of the third round. Both men fought cautiously. Barry landed more frequently than Kauf man. He seemed quicker and shiftier on his feet. Barry was bleeding slightly at the mouth at the end of the sixth, but he had had the best of four of' the six rounds. The exchange was timid thus far. Barry had Kaufman all but out at the end of the eighth round. He landed terrific right on the r.osc that dazed Kaufman and followed It a moment later with a rain of rights and lefts to the face that rendered Kaufman very groggy. Kaufman came up a little groggy in the ninth. Kaufman Gets Worst. At the beginning of the eleventh, both men were fighting slowly and neither was much hurt. Barry had the better of it so far. It -waa a slow fight up to the four teenth, and very little class waa shown on either side. Kaufman suffered prac tically all the damage. The fifteenth round was even, and in Improvement over the previous half dos en rounds. Both men had swollen left eyes. Both were apparently as strong as at the beginning. The sixteenth was the best alnce the start. Up to the twentieth round tt was a very slow and and uninteresting fight, at times amateurish. Kaufman showed very little at any time. Neither man had suffered much damace. Much Interest Displayed. The fact that the winner of the Al Kaufman-Jim Barry 45-round fight to night would likely prove to be the next rhallenger for the heavyweight cham pionship of the world lent more wide spread interest to the contest than any other that, has been held here for a long time. While neither Kaufman nor Barry were considered by fistic experts as beini; necessarily of championship timber, they have gradually fought their way to the top of a mediocre class with no one standing between them and the cham pionship but Jack Johnson, the conqueror of Burns. Barry had previously said he was willing to meet Johnson at any time and place if he succeeded in defeating Kaufman, but the latter was more re luctant, and his manager has stated that under no circumstances would Kaufman be allowed to fteht a negro. At the close of the 25th round it was still a slow and uninteresting contest. Barry had all the best of it in every way. Neither man bad been badly hurt or materially weakened. 'civil, of different nationalities are per forming prodigies, but the task before them is almost hopeless. Added to the diflli-ulty of obtaining food and water there are no drugs or surgical appliances. Temporary hospitals are being rigged up, hut comparatively only a few can be relieved and the m-enes of horror defy description. Thn survivors of the earth quake are suffering cruel extremities, and In Messina they may be seen everywhere vainly searching In the dust and debris for morsels of food.' Pa I ml Has 1500 Dead. I.nte dispatches slate that the City of lalmi contains 15t0 dead and twice as many Injured. Two-thirds of the town was laid waste. All the villages adjacent are destroyed. The King has telegraphed Premier Glo Utti Informing him that Reggio is In the same awful condition ae Messina and an nouncing that a Russian steamer with 50O injured will arrive at Naples tomor row. His Majesty asks that all prepara tlons be made for their reception at the hospitals, and requests that the ship be sent back with all the doctors that can be mustered. Corpses C'lioke Stralls. Dispatches from Catania describe Mes sina as appearing like a huge Incandes cent furnace. The fire spread to .the buildings that had not yet fallen, com pleting the work of destruction. The Strait of Messina is now choked with corpses of men and animals. At the present time there are 18 war ships at Messina four Italian, four Brit ish and four Russian as well as a num ber of destroyers and steamers, the Tat ter belonging to the Italian Central Nav igation Company. The Injured are being carried aboard the steamers and will be removed to Naples. Cannot Reach HeRglo. General Maraxl. commandant at Cat ansaro. has telegraphed to the govern ment that he has tried vainly for days to reach Reggio by land and sea. The roads are impassable and the shore has been so torn and twisted, as far as ne traveled in Calabria, that It was lm- nossil.Ie to approach by water. At the Ministry of Marine worff has fceen received that frightful looting ami pillage occurred at R.-gglo. This place will have few survivors, as It has be?n impossible for the relief expeditions to reach It. Bagnara looses 10,000. Bagnara, a town of 10.000 people north of Reggio. is reported as annihilated. The entire population is said to have perished. Fresh earth shocks were experienced last night at PIzro, in Calabria and Pa lermo. Sicily, last evening. They were not not severe. Cable communication with the Aeolian Islands, 25 miles north of Sicily, is in terrupted. It la feared that the Islands have also been devastated. The largest of the group Is the Island of Ltpari, and the oapltal of the Islands, which has a population of 12.000. The volcano of Stromboll la active and the seas around the island are very agi tated and dangerous to navigation. The Pope has telegraphed the arch bishop at Palermo a large sum of money and Instructed him to proceed to Messina Immediately and help the survivors. Despair of Their Relatives. ft Is Impossible to exaggerate the state of despair in this city of the thousand aCIabrians and Sicilians. Most of them have relatives in the stricen area. The telegraph offices are besieged by weeping men and woman demanding, oeseecning, and crying for Information or the dis patch of a message. A telegram received here irom -ai- mira says the continuance of the storm is bringing the greatest hardship to tne sur vivors. The streets are described as nileo with naked, hungdy and neipless people. Shelter and food are Imperative. HAVE HIGH HOPES "Antis" Believe They Defeat Chamberlain. Can THEY RELY ON PETITIONS General Impression Is That Crux of Senatorial Situation Depends En tirely on the Organization of the Coming Legislature. ITALY'S WOE IS IMMENSE (Continued From First Page.) to be staying at Taormlna. which is on the east coast, about 30 miles southwest of Messina. According to the latest re ports, the place suffered no harm from the earthquake. Worse Horrors Than War's. The Minister of War is dispatching or ders to the military authorities who have practically taken over absolute power throughout the rone of the earthquake, explaining: "Tills disaster has resulted In a greater loss of life than any of our wars for In dependence. Indeed, the situation 1s much worse, as while war is always "pre ceded bv a period of preparation, this happened within 40 seconds. While war nly affects the young and strong among the people, the present calamity las mowed down women and children, old men and youths. While In war the arm- Ics are followed by the most complete camp hospitals, the numberless wounded in Calabria and Eastern Sicily have been left In many cases for 4S hours without ssststance. Even when rescued, it is im possible to house them, everything avail nble having been filled by the dead. Lack of care and starvation will complete the work that the forces of nature haw left undone." Nation Hasten to Aid. All the heads of foreign states have nt expressions of warmest sympathy end deepest condolence. The message of France was especially warm and she Is dispatching five warships from Toulon to 3Ieeslna. This Is hailed as a token of love from a sister race. The Minister of Marine tonight received word that the steamship Taormina and Campania, laden with 4o.0 b?ds and a large supply of provisions, had left Genoa bound for Messina. Other steamers, also fully stocked, are on their way to the stricken cities from various ports. MESSINA'S CRY, FOR FOOD Treasure Rescued, Hospitals Crowd ed, People Hungry. CATANIA. Dec. 30. The latest news from Messina is that some progress is being made in the work of succoring the wounded survivors, but no attempt s beinir made to remove the wreckage. The troops and sailors have been obliged to shoot down robbers who persistea in looting. The entire local treasury of the Messina branch of the Bank of Italy. amounting to fcJ.OOO.OCO. has been saved and is aboard an Italian warsuip. The rescuers at Messina are rapidly becoming exhausted. The fires have not yet been put out and there Is no water with which to combat the flames. Many of the people still refuse to leave the ruins of their homes. Tney cling to the sites of their houses, crying out that their only safety is In fidelity to the wreckage. Force is often necessary to get them to the ships in the harbor. Large numbers In the suburbs of Messina nill not come back into the city for fear of a recurrence of the shocks. A dispatch received here from Deputy Felice at Messina says: "Organize a squad of volunteers for rescue work. Send us food, for we are dying of hunger. A number of the sur vivors are leaving today for Catania. Receive them with love and fraternity. It Is the duty of every family In Catania to shelter a family from Messina." Only two members of the Municipal Council of Messina survived the dis aster. The bluejackets from the Russian war ships at Messina have performed valorous sen-ice. They risked their Hve3 reck- cssly In the work of extricating the wounded. Hospitals have been Improvised In the railroad station, which 1s partially standing, in another building and on board the steamer Reina Margherlta, bnt these are already full. A roll-call of me 8th Infantry reveals the fact that there are only 10 sur vivors. A man named Roberto, tne solo survivor of his family, became mad from grief in Catania today and committed suicide. SCEXF OK UTTER DESOLATION Messina Heaps of ltuina Death Si lence Over Reggio. CATANIA, Dec. 30. As far as facts concerning Messina become available they corroborate in every detail the worst fears heretofore expressed. The cathedral, municipal buildings, bar racks and prisons are all destoyed. and presumably all the smaller buildings shared the same fate. Of 2S0 railway employes in the station at Messina only eight are known to have survived. At Reggio the silence of death still reigns, leaving to the Imagination the terrible havoc wrought by the catastrophe, with the horrible inrush of the sea. the swallowing up of boats, the crushing of ships and the destruc tion ot bridges and walls- The sea became nlmost instantly covered with debris after the upheaval, containing refuse of every description, dotted with human bodies. When the day dawned the entire shore line of the surrounding country was utterly changed In appearance. The const line was greatly altered, while of all the majrnlflcent houses along the shore, only a few tottering ruins remained. From these ruins, from time to time, there sprang jets of flame and smoke. "While their movements are unan nounced by band music or other demon stration, the antl-Statement-antl-Cham-berlaln forces declare they have not re laxed their efforts to defeat the Gov eror's election as Senator by the Legis lature next month. They are averse to discussing their plans, but say that the result of their labors will be seen when the Legislature convenes. So far as can be learned, the Chamberlain oppo sition is depending largely on the In fluence that will be exerted by the peti tions, which are expected to Jrelieve Statement members from fulfilling their pledges. Just what progress Is being made in the way of securing signatures to these petitions which are being circulated In Umatilla, Wasco and Union counties, the authors of the petitions will not dis close. At the same time. It la under stood that similar petitions will be cir culated in some of the Willamette Val ley counties. The plan probably will be to gather these documents together from the different counties and spring them on the members, of the Legislature day or two before the time for taking the vote In the two houses on thu elee tlon of Senator. These petitions will be relied on as the opening wedge to de feat or to defer the election of Senator beyond the time allotted for the election, Only an Opening Wedge. Statement members say they are con vlnced that the purpose of the petitions now being circulated is entirely prelim inary to the determined fight that will be waged against Chamberlain when the Legislature convenes. They insist that the success of the efforts to defeat Cham berlain depends in no small measure on the organization of both houses of the Legislature by the anti-Statement forces. That having been accomplished say the Statement people, the petitions will serve as an excuse to postpone the election of Senator, while, with the Leg islature satisfactorily organized, a com mittee can be appointed to inquire into the petitions and their significance as reflecting the sentiment of the voters. This would tend to postpone for an in definite period, say the pledged members. and give the anti-Statement forces longer time to disorganize the Chamber lain strength of 61 members in the Leg islature. Need Help From Inside. But in 'predicting this possible condi tion, the Statement people realize that It can be brought about only with the assistance of some of their number. Since there will be 51 Statement mem bers in the joint assembly, at least seven would have to consent to a post ponement of the election of Senator. Such of the pledged members as would permit themselves to be influenced by the petitions would be expected to con sent to put off the election of Senator. pending an Inquiry Into the petitions and their signatures. At the same time the Statement men do not hesitate to predict that If the Legislature refuses to elect Chamberlain there will be a deadlock. They assert that under such circumstances Fulton cannot be elected to succeed himself, while they charge that no other repre sentative citizen will be found who will consent to accept the election of Senator by a Legislature that repudiates Cham berlain as the popular choice. They contend that if the opposition succeeds in Influencing a sufficient number of the Statement legislators to defeat Cham berlain, the other pledged members will stand together In opposing any other candidate, and nobody will be able to command the support of the combined anti-Chamberlain strength. Of thy brow slialt thou earn thy bread," does not belong- to their "class." and this enforced taxation Is the great argument in favor of my proposed law Once a poor parishoner went to his min ister begging for help for his poor, sick wife and ten scrofulous children. The minister said, "Yes, help him, brethren, help htm by all means, but with the distinct understanding that he imalt not Increase his miserable family." Now, like the sen sible and benevolent minister, we are will ing to care for this unfortunate class throughout their lives and then give them a Christian burial, but we ooject to tne in crease. Thau .Hmlnal unrrasnnnilrnta llRY brought out two Dolnts worthy of notice: th term Vommon people." Who are the com mnn people? j neir name is les'""- the rftrnenter son. horn of the Vtrgl Mary, had not where to lay his head Ahraham Lincoln, one of the world'. great est benefactors, too poor to afford a candle, mudlea by tne ugnt oi a pine wren or llrhted rag in a cud of grease: the em grants who tolled across the trackless plains, over mountains and through desert amidst the aoorchlnr sun and the storm of snow and Ice, ragged and footsore but never flinching. These were the common DeoDle who save this state to the Unlo and added one more star to our Nation nag. I am croud to belong to that "class. Second: Yes. I repeat, a child has a righ to be "well born." It matters not whether 1 is born in a hut or palace. If Its parents are Intelligent. Industrious and honest, whose blood is free from objectionable hereditary tnlnLs. that child will be men horn and Its life will be a blessing to humanity. But If It Is brought Into the world by vicious, de praved and diseased parents then its Ufa will be a ought to humanity. And again repeat that the time has come that remedy must be found to stop this In crease. And I believe that the medical pro fession will stand by me. Every doctor In this county has signed my petition, save one, and he Is a Finn from Finland. DR. OWEN'S-ADAIR. READY FOR GAME FIGHT BURTON TO FINISH TAFT FORCES IS OHIO SENA TORIAL CONTEST, SO AGREE. McMillan' Daughters .May Be Lost FOND Dt" T.AC. Wis.. Dec. 30. Miss Margaret McMillan, of this city, and Mrs. Thornton A. Greene, of Ontona gon, Mich., are believed to be victims of the earthquake in Southern Italy. They are daughters of C. A. McMillan, millionaire lumberman and furniture Th fescue parties, military, naval vu4 j dealer ot Fond du Lao. BILL TO AMEND J CRY SYSTEM Amendment of Constitution to Be Proposed In Legislature. To save expense and delay in Jury trials and reduce the "hung jury" abuse, an amendment to the constitution will be proposed in the Oregon Legislature, for enactment of the state voters In the gen eral election in November, 1910. The bill as drafted by Judge Cleland and Judge Oantenbein provides a Jury of six mem bers in prosecutions for misdemeanors and the lesser crimes and in civil suits involving less than $2CO0. In prosecutions for treason and first degree murder the verdict shall be returned by all 12 Jurors and for other offenses by five-sixths of the jury members. In civil suits two thirds of the Jury shall return the ver dict. This change, its advocates contend, would greatly lessen the heavy per diem cost of jurors, by reducing their number In service more than one-third; it would prevent most of the Jury disagreements nnd save the expense of many retrials. Trials of the lesser crimes and felonies and of small city suits, take up most of the time of the Circuit Court. Obstinate Jurors, under the present system, cause disagreements In many cases Where Jus tice Is clearly on the side of the majority of the jurors. The unanimous jury rule thus often defeats the ends of Justice. VRGE NEED OF MORE JUDGES Bar Association Committee to Meet Multnomah Delegation. For the purpose of bringing before the Multnomah County delegation to the Legislature the necessity of two addi tional Judges In this district, the special committee from the Multnomah Bar As sociation appointed for the purpose will probably hold a conference with the Multnomah delegation on Tuesday next, although the date haa not been definitely fixed. The committee proposes to present sta tistics to show that the proposed in crease in the number of judges is ur gently needed and that if such reHef is not granted at this sessison It will be two years before any increase can be made, and In that length of time the growth of the county and of the busi ness coming before the court would overtax the tribunal. The members of the committee are: Chairman. Dan J. Malarkey, 6. C. Spencer, A, Bernstein, Frank 8. CJrant and- T. J. Cleeton. A Child's Right to Be "Well Born." WARBENTOX. Or.. Dec. 2. CTo the Editor. ) It seems that I have stirred up a hornet's nest In the criminal Insane wards at Salem. I suppose the next bugla note will come from the penitentiary, who those two worthies are I know not, but one thing T know, that is. that I am contributing to their support, to their daily bread, while they axe 11 vis g la 4dlena. "mm the sweat I Both Sides Claim Victory, Though Harding Is Worrying Camps as "Dark Horse." COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 80. At the con clusion of. three hours' conference this afternoon of Charles P. Taft and hi supporters and Attorney-General Wade H. Ellis, of Ohio, who returned today from a conference with W. H. Taft and National Chairman Hitchcock, it was an nounced that the fight against Congress man Burton for the Senatorshlp will be carried forward with increased vigor. In the shadow of the Senatorial struggle all of the old differences of the Republi can party in this state are being threshed out. Mr. Taft is being supported by the "organization, and. consequently is op posed by the men who for years have been fighting the organization. President-elect Taft, whether he would have It so or not, is a dominant figure in the struggle, and oddly enough, friends of both Mr. Burton and Mr. Charles P. Taft are claiming his sympathy with some other cause. The Vorys-Hitchcock inci dent of the National campaign is by no means forgotten. Claims of victory continue to Issue today from the headquarters of Messrs. Taft and Burton, while there was much discussion of the newcomer among the candidates, former Lieutenant-Govern or Warren G. Harding, of Marlon. Dr. Harding was first brought forward as a candidate last night, and today was regarded as one of the favorite "dark horses" In the contest. The fact that Mr. Harding had a number of confer ences with Charles P. Taft before al lowing his name to be used, lent added interest to his candidacy, and there was also a report that Mr. Harding was not unfavorably regarded at Foraker headquarters. OUTSIDE OFFICIALS NEEDED ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS IN" BAS KETBALL DECISION'S. Western Oregon Interscholastlc As sociation Stirred by Complaints About Silverton Referee. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) The Western Oregon Interscholastlc Associa tion may be forced to adopt the 6ystem of outside officials for its basketball games. That Is the opinion of local play ers and officers of the association. Last season the system of having one official from each school represented in the game was tried and occasioned much complaint. The present season is but two weeks old. and already a howl has gone up which is shaking the founda tions of the aesoclatlon. The game be tween the High Schools of Albany and Eugene a week ago ended in a dispute and a protested game. The Silverton High School won from Salem Monday night and Albany last night, and both vic tories are alleged to have been largely due to the work of the Silverton referee. Silverton won from Albany by a single point, and the decisions of the referee are said to have been manifestly unfair. Silverton also won from Salem by a very narrow margin. Both teams will prob ably protest the games on account of his decisions. The plan which will probably supersede the present system is the same as that used by the State Basketball League, One official will be selected from each city In the league, and he will not offi ciate In any game In which a team from his own dty plays. The only objection is the extra expense, but It is contended that with a fair and Impartial referee the umpire could be dispensed with. Whitworth Promises to Give Multnomah Drubbing. BOTH TEAMS IN FINE FORM Local Clubmen Hope to End Season on Xew Year's Day With Victory Over Fast Bunch From City of , Destiny. The football exponents of" Whitworth College,' 6f Tacoma, will arrive in Port land today, and if they reach the city early enough, the collegians may work out on Multnomah Field preparatory to the big game against the Multnortiah Amateur Athletic Club eleven, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The reports emanating from the camps of the rival elevens aw to the effect that each team is fully prepared to put up a gruelling struggle for the final honors of the football season, which will be concluded when the decision of tomorrow Is reached. Whitworth, heretofore comparatively unknown, has, during the past season, developed one of the strongest teams In this section of the country. The Ta coma lads gained prowess at the start by playing the champion University of Washington team to a very close score, and while defeated, 6 to 0, easily demon strated that they were entitled to con sideration from the big colleges. Shortly after this Whitworth defeated the Whit man College team, the fast and speedy aggregation of Coach Blanchard, Walla Walla. This splendid achieve ment was followed by the Jolt adminis tered1 to the thousands of admirers of the University of Oregon, when Whit worth came to Eugene and succeeded in effectually dashing Oregon's hope of producing another champion eleven. Arthur Rueber s lads assailed the En gene contingent from the sound of the whistle and when the smoke of the bat tie cleared away the University of Ore gon had succumbed to the Tacoma boy by the score of 14 to 10. In view of Whltworth's victory over Oregon and the latter team's subsequen defeat of Multnomah, it would seem that the Portland clubmen would have their work cut out for them If they are to ac complish their cherished ambition to wind up the season with a victory. Cap tain Stott and Manager Pratt are groom ing their players in a manner that has gained the approval as well as the con fidence of the club adherents who have watched the workouts. "Cupid" Tommy Ross has been in har ness for several days and is now getting over the soreness and seems to enjoy the sport in the same manner that brought him fame in the olden days when he was one of the club's main stays. Tommy, who Is a young giant for he weighs over 250 pounds and is some high in the air," comes as a most welcome addition to the clubmen s line up, for he fits in nicely in place of Rev erend Paul Rader, who is 111. With such a powerful man as Ross in place of Rader, that gap Is filled in the most satisfactory manner. One thing seems assured, and that is that the big holiday crowd which will assemble at Multnomah Field tomorrow afternoon will see one of the hardest- fought football games of the season when the clever collegians and the sturdy clubmen get Into the last game of the season. The game is scheduled for o'clock sharp, and Frank J. Lonergan and HugluJ. Boyd will act as officials. Manager Martin Pratt last night re ceived the line-up of the Whitworth Col lege team as it will face Multnomah to morrow. Together with the array of the clubmen, it is as follows: Multnomah. Position. Whitworth. Smith L, K R.. .GrosscuD ca.Dt. Walker L, T R H. Rueber Conant 1 G R Dowd Ison t ouy Ross K ti L. .......... Tunlson Oswald. McMillan R T 1 ..McReavy Alexander it r- u. uennis Stott (cafct.) W Haul Slaker ...1. HR Colbert Pllkington RHL Tanner Knudson F Ghormley JCXIOR HOP AT MULTNOMAH I Over 500 Persons Attend Event Given- by Ladies' Annex, Over 500 people assembled at the gym FIGHTERS AGREE ON TERMS Everything bnt Date Settled for Mc- Goorty-Gaponi Match. iBILLINIGS. Mont., Dec. 30. (Special.) All arrangements for the 20-round boxing bout between Eddie MoGoorty and Tony Uaponl have been made, except the date. which will be either January 8 or 12, and which will be left entirely to the Billings Athletic, Club, under whose auspices the meeting will take place, both principals having wired from Ivew Orleans their ac ceptance of the terms. The match Is at tracting much attention, as the winner In all probability will be pitted against Stanley Ketchel for the middle-weight hamplonshlp of the world. WHISKY CAUSES OUTBREAK Summerville In Control of Drunken Mob Raising "Rough-House." LA GRANDE. Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.) Summerville people coming on the night train report that "rough-house rule" has been In force at the little town 20 miles from here for 24 hours. Last night a group of men and boys secured whisky from some source and took charge of a soft-drink establish ment. They wrecked furniture and threw out all the near-beer in sight. This morning the outbreak was again in full tilt. Many were hurt more or less and it is feared a serious outcome will result if the warring factions do not become quiet tonight. Germany imported from the United States last year fresh apples to the value of 1569. t3. and dried apples to the value of 1.381,1WS. PERFECT IN AGE PERFECT IN PURITY PERFECT IN ' FLAVOR BoTrl Mall flnt-clascaffl md br Jnbhera. WM, LAN A HAN A hOS. Balttmort., Md. Heaters For burning wood or coal, or both constructed on fuel-saving principles, a line from which the most satisfactory selection can be made to meet every demand. Airtight Heaters- the best made in several sizes, from .$3.25 up. "Substitute Oak" Heaters burn coal or -wood several sizes, from $8.00 up. i "Viola" Heaters also burn coal or wood priced from $11.50 up. Oak Heaters an attractive stove that burns either coal or wood from. $14.50 up. "Hot Blast" Heaters made in several sizes the handsomest and most economical heating stoves made-r-will burn coal or wood. Price from $21.50 up. TULL & Gil COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS naslum of the Multnomah Amateur Ath letic Club last night to witness the Junior hop. given under the auspices of the Ladies' Annex of the club. This event is an annual occurrence given by the club as a token of appreciation of the work of the younger club members In the performance of their club exer cises. Over , 150 couples occupied the floor, while the galleries were crowded with parents and frlexids. Professor Robert Krohn, physical di rector of the club, acted as floor manager and assisted generally in making the evening one pf pleasant memories. The Junior girls were dressed in white, their costumes forming a striking comparison with the dark suits worn by the boys. Parsons' Orchestra dispensed the music and a most enjoyable time was had by all until the party adjourned about mid night. The patronesses of the affair were: Mrs. J. T. McKinnon, Mrs. Rob ert Krohn. Mrs. E.. A. Hartman, Mrs. David M. Dunne and. Miss Frances Jeffrey. SYDNEY OBJKCTS TO BRUISERS Prize Fights May Be Barred Here after in New South Wales. SYDNEY. N. S. W., Dec 30. William H. Woods, Chief Secretary of New South Wales, in an Interview today said that the prizefight, situation at Sydney was being given serious consid eration by tiie government authorities, as the Burns-Johnson contest last Sat urday savored of being more brutal and repulsive than scientific. He de clared that unless infighttng waa elim inated, boxing here would have to be regarded as an illegitimate sport. Dr. Woods said that an attempt would be made to amend the laws, so as to make New South Wales less of a happy hunt ing ground for securing Dig stakes, as in the iast contest, as it was not de sired that Sydney should correspond with the Pacific Slope regarding pugi listic undertakings. However, as a re sult of the low character of pugilism Indicated by the fight on Saturday, the police would prevent any further con test here between Burns and Johnson. Oregon Railway Mail Clerks. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 30. Oscar A. Holmes and F. E. Bushnell, of Portland; J. . Gray, of Marshfleld; A. J. Cross, of Lents; E. R. Hughes, of Hammond, were today ap pointed railway mail clerks. elz Shoes Are You like to be sure when you buy anything that you are getting; all you pay for; and that means shoes or anything else you give up your money for. When you buy a Selz shoe, you may know you're getting the best leather, the best workmanship, the best style known in shoes ; you may be sure of it. Every pair of Selz shoes has a guarantee of wearer's satisfac tion attached to it; couldn't afford to put such a thing on a poor shoe. 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