THE MOEXIXG OEEGOXIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1909. MAGNATES COURT BASEBALL Comiskey at Banquet Invites Conflict, Johnson and Herrmann Concur. BATTLE HELPFUL, 'TIS SAID New York Players Exonerated of Signal-Tipping Charge, National League Spurred to Fight ing Point. (Continued From First p&ge.) still talking. The American lague met today, transacted its business with" dis patch and adjourned until next year, but the senior organization, deadlocked over the selection of a president, talked for two hours and then adjourned until 11:30 o'clock tomorrow. The business got as far as the election of officers, but no further. The situation with regard to the National League pres idency remains unchanged. John M. Ward commands four votes; John A. Heydler, president incumbent, commands three votes and one club owner, Robin son, Bt. LiOuis, refuses to say for whom he will vote. AVards Supporters Firm. Although it is predicted that he will vote for Heydler, there seems to be no weakening in the ranks of the men against Heydler. Charles H. Ebbetts, president of the Brooklyn Club, reiterated positively that he never would vote for Heydler; Barney Dreyfuss, 'president of the Pittsburg Club, said he would remain here until next Spring it necessary to land Heydler on the job. John M. Ward, he added, had no chance at all. and Robison had told him, Dreyfuss said, that while he had not pledged himself for f Heydler, he never would vote for Ward. Four Votes Not Elective. Dreyfuss has consulted . attorneys to ascertain what will happen in case Ward secures four votes and Headier three, with Robison declining to vote. He was told that, under the laws of this state, the four votes would not elect Ward, all of which seems to indicate that the Na tional League has a big powwow ahead of it before a decision is reached. A compromise candidate who may or may not be Ned Hanlon, former owner of the Baltimore Club, may be chosen. With the presidential sltuatjFm unde cided, the National League magnates, of necessity, confined themselves to routine matters today. Horace Fogel. represent ing the new owners of the Philadelphia dub, was admitted to the meeting, but many clubowners were not satisfied with his assertion that Charles W. Murphy, of Chicago, and Charles P. Taft, of Cin cinnati, are not the new purchasers. The. new cluo was admitted to member ship, and Fopel named himself president; Frank B. Klliot. vice-president; Morris Sohreck, secretary-treasurer, and I. Schwartz and W. Conway, directors. ' The claim of the New York Club own ers against the Philadelphia Club for damages for a forfeited game at the pojo grounds October 4 was referred to the new owners, as was William J. Mur ray's two-year contract with the old Philadelphia corporation. President Heyd ler announced that players Moran, Dollin and Knabe. lined for their conduct in the game October 4. would be ineligible to play in the National League until the fines were paid. The committee appointed in Louisville last August toi arrange for the erection of a monument over the grave of Harry ' Pulliam, former president of the National League, reported that Mr. Pulliam's fam ily already had erected a monument. Pulliam's Sister Aided. The league decided to bestow a lump aum, not specified, on an Invalid staler of the late president, and to give her the interest on $5000 In her lifetime. 'Heydler submitted his annual report, in which he deplored the many protests of games. He argued that clubowners should show the same consideration to umpires that they do to players who loss games. Behavior of players on the diamond last season was better than ever, says Heyd ler. Receipts of National League clubs last season were 100 per cent more than in 1P03, the first year in which the National and American League worked in har mony. The American League meeting recom mended the adoption of a schedule of 164 games for next season. Joe 'Cantillon. former manager of the Washington Club, was exonerated of a charge of disloyalty to the league. The clubowners passed upon the ques tion of wearing spikes to President John eon and Charles Comiskey, with power to act for the league. Summers Named Again. Charles Summers, of Cleveland, was unanimously re-elected vice-president of the league. The next meeting will be held In Chicago in February. The Boston National League Club un conditionally released Catcher Alshaw. The Bt. Louis Americans will release Second Baseman Williams to Minneap olis if they can get waivers on him. Will lams is destined to manage the St. Joseph 1ub if he gets a Western Leaue fran chise next season, as it is Joe Cantillon's intention, it Is said, to buy the Pueblo franchise and transfer It to St. Joseph. The Cincinnati Club sold Catcher Frank Roth to Minneapolis and Third Base man Dolan and Pitcher Lower to Den ver. The Baseball Writers' Association of America yesterday re-elected all officers. TAYLOR CHOSEN "U" CAPTAIN Oregon Eleven to Be Headed by Stu . dent From Vancouver. Mash. UN-IVRSITT OF OREGON. Eugene. Tec. li. (Special.) Charles VT. Taylor, rlKht halfback on the varsity eleven thls season, was elected tonight captain of next year's football team. Taylor Is a senior in the mechanical engineering de partment and has played football two years at Oregon. His work was so brilliant at times that he was selected as one of the halves on the official All Is'orthwest. Taylor Is 21 years old. His home is in Vancouver. Wash. He is a graduate of Hill Militarv Academy in Portland, where he starred in interscholastic football cir cles. Three years ago he made the Ore con team in his freslrmM year, but next season went to Cornell, i here a broken collarbone kept him from playing and made him eligible for the Oregon eleven when he returned here last Fall. Taylor 1 also a good baseball player and an all-round athlete. Oregon will lose five men by graduation from this year's team Pinkham. Captain Clarke. StilHvan. Dodson and Kiltz. New Rules, or Rugby Demanded. PITTSBURG, Dec 15. At a. meeting IB of the Intercollegiate Association of Western Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia, held here yesterday, the first col legiate action looking toward the aboli tion of American football and the adop tion of Rugby unless the rales of the American game Is radically changed, was taken. In the association are Washing ton and Jefferson, University of West Virginia, Geneva, Grove City and Alle gheny colleges. M. A. A. C. TO MEET CRICKETERS Association Football to Be Played JText Saturday. Most important of any so far this sea son will be the issue in Saturday after noon's association football game. in which M. A. A. C. and the Portland Cricketers will line up at 2:30 o'clock on the Vaughn-street baseball grounds. The Cricketers, unbeaten this Fall, are tied with Queen's Park for first place in the City League, and if theywin from Mult nomah will practically have put the lat ter" team out of the runnfhg for the cup and the state championship. If the Cricketers lose, the remaining- six weeks may see the trophy go to any of the teams. The Cricketers will have their strongest team, except for the absence of Coppinger at outside right. Curiously enough, how ever, this loss is exactly counterbalanced J by an injury to Kydd, Multnomah's out side rigm, wncr nas -ueen out ei tue gaine since Thanksgiving. Both elevens,-consequently, present one new man and a. par tially new arrangement of players. C. A. Stewart, the veteran soccer and lacrosse player, will be referee. The line-ups fol low: ' M. A. A. C. Position. Cricketers. (Karton Goal ....... Karr Buchan ...... R F B Pratt Dyment . .T L, P B.. Banham fammona R TI B.... ...... Eyles Hughes - C H B Stewart Bennett I. H B Naylor Gammle O R W McCaughren Dick I R W MeNieholas Young C Albinson TI. Slatthew I L. W . u. Gray A. Matthew O I W Kendall BENNETT WELL HE11EQ CALIFORNIA ( PUGILIST READY AND WILLING FOR TUESDAY. Oregon Athletic Club's Matches Next Week Promise Some Clever Boxing by Youngsters. "Jockey" Bennett, who is to appear before the Oregon Athletic Club Decem ber 21, seems to be even better than when he appeared recently In an -exhibition with Freddie Couture before the Rose City Club. He boxed with, a middleweight the other day. and as he weighs only 115 pounds. Ills showing was remarkable. w If Bennett shows to better advantage than Jimmy Carroll, with whom he is matched to give an exhibition Tuesday night, he hopes to get an immediate re turn match with another club in the Northwest. Jimmy Carroll, of Oakland Bennett's coming opponent, will' be in Portland before the end of the week. Accom panied by his trainer, he may arrive to morrow. ' The Oregon Club's other match is like ly to be an exhibition between Frankie Edwards and Pete McVeigh, the Seattle whirlwind. According to Lonny Austin, of Seattle, McVeigh ia in line for the lightweight championship. Bobby Evans, who appeared here in two rattling preliminaries, is scheduled for a bout at Astoria Saturday night. TEAM TO BE PICKED FROM 53 McLaughlin Basketball Players Make Kelly Manager. The McLaughlin Club organized its 1910 basketball team yesterday and elected Bruce Kelly manager. Fifty-two candidates signified their intentions of trying for the team. The McLaughlin team last year was one of the strongest in the city. In one game,, the strong team from the Catholic Young Men's Club was defeated 37 to 2. The first game this season will be played with the Christian ' Brothers' College team next Thursday. Among the most likely candidates for the team are O'Hanlon, Toomey, Gillespie, Joe Hurley, Jerome Hurley, . O'Hare, Kelly and Crowley. Games with the Mc Laughlins may be obtained by addressing: Bruce Kelly, care of The Oregonlan. GAME AT UMATILLA ROUGH Hermlston Wins at Basketball, by 19-to-10 Score. UMATILLA, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) In the opening game of the season, Sat urday evening, the Umatilla basketball team succumbed to Hermiston, IS to 111. The contest was unnecessarily rough. For Umatilla, J. McNurlen, at 'left for ward, was the star, making 10 points. Thompson, in the same position for Hermlston, secured 12 points. O. Ruffner played a star game at center. Th.5 teams lined up as follows: Hermlston. Position. Umatilla. Wilson . . . R F L. O'Connell Goesey LF Kindman O. Ruoffner C F. McNurlen i:. RufTner R G "J. O'Connell I Thompson L G- J. McNurlen r T,f(kt-A Ti 1 n ri 1 " m tnr T'nuni Waverly Tournament to Be Played. The handicap golf tournament of the "Waverly Golf Club, which was to have been played off last Thanksgiving day. will be held Saturday afternoon on the Sellwobd links. The Thanksgiving event could not be finished because high water covered one of the holes. Entries for the tourney are: Jordan Zan, H. T. Hon eyman, W. Alexander, H. S. Wells. Ed ward Cookingham, R. R. Hogue. William MaeMaster, W. A. MacRae, George War ren, William Ladd. Peter Kerr. Thomas Kerr, Gordon Vorhles. J. -E. Young. Hurllnghams Seek Polo Cup. LONDON, Dec. 16 The Hurllngham Club polo committee, receding from its determination not to challenge in 1910 for the international polo, cup, won last Summer by the Meadowbrook team, of Long Island, now has decided unani mously to senda provisional challenge to the Polo Association of the United States. If a suitable team of players and pqnies can be collected, a formal chal lenge will be sent, the match to follow the Hurllngham tournament in June. "Tex" Rickard Sued for Debt, RENO, Ivev.. Dec. 15. G. L. (Tex. Rickard. the prize-fighter promoter, was made the defendant in an action filed yesterday in the District Court here by J. G. Roberts. Roberts says he holds two unpaid bills against Rickard amount ing In all to $5650.75, repeated demands for the payment of which, be says, have been made and refused by Rickard. High School Teams to Stay Home. CHICAGO. Dec. 15. High school foot ball trips are things of the past so far as Chicago schools are concerned. Presi dent Alfred L'rion. of the Board of Educa tion, yesterday announced that he would Introduce a resolution at the next board meeting for the purpose of preventing such trips In the future. ELLIS' FIRST MOVE ON WATERFRONT Will Offer Ordinance Revoking Grant of Foot of Main Street. CITY HAS CLEAR RIGHT Law Passed 40 Years Ago Makes Grant Revocable at Will Site la Occupied -by" Albers Bros. Consternation at Move. Councilman Ellis will Introduce before the City Council next Wednesday an or dinance revoking the rights and privi leges granted by the Council In October, 1868. to James B. Stephens and Walter Mofflt on city property at the foot ot Main street, on the Willamette River. This Is the first definite step to be taken by him in his efforts to reclaim for the municipality dock property valued at mil lions of dollars. Albers Bros. Milling Company has its warehouse on part of this property, ac cording to Mr. Ellis. This is one of the large establishments of Portland, and it has been using the city street, he states. for many years. Owing to the fact that the Council actually granted the right to occupy the street, however, until it shall be revoked, It Is bel.eved that this is a clear case; that the Council, by passing the proposed ordinance to be submitted by Mr. Ellis, will take over the property for the city. Mr. Ellis' announced intention of trying to take over all of the waterfront prop erty at the ends of the streets on both sides of the Willamette River has created no end of discussion, particularly among those vitally affected, such as those who have been occupying such property and have established their business on it. There is property, valued at manv mil lions of dollars, lying from Glisan to Market streets on the West Side and from . Madison street to Holladay avenue on the East Side, which will be taken over formally and either utilized by the city for some pur pose or for which some revenue will be demanded, according to the plans of Mr. Ellis. Following Is the ordinance which gave permission to use Main street. It will be seen that it is revocable at the pleasure of the Council: ORDINANCE NO. 368. An ordinance. granting? permission to James B. Stephens and Walter Moffltt to construct a wharf, adjoining lot No. 1, in diock .no. tj, ana the south half ot lot No. 4, in block No. 73. in th ntv TrtT-tiTii and to grade and plank so much of that portion of Main street, lying east of the east line of Front street as may be necessary for convenient passage zo ana rrom the wharf. The City- of Portland does ordain as fol lows: Section 1. That James B. Stephens and Walter Moffltt have the authority and con sent of the Common Council to construct a v.narr. aajoining. on the east, block 72 and the. south half or lot No. 4, block 73. In such manner that the same shall not unneces sarily interfere with the navigation of the wiiiametie ttiver aajacent thereto. Seetion 2. That said Stephens and Moffltt have the authority and consent of the Com mon Council to rra.de a.nri tinlr , mm.)i of that portion of Main street, lying east of the east line of Front street, as may be necessary for a ' convenient passage ta uiu iivui ktic v, nan. Section 3. That said parties shall in all respects comply with the directions of the "committee on streets and public property and the street commissioner'' in the con struction of said wharf grading and plank ing and at all times comply with such reg ulation as the Common Council may pre scribe governing wharves. Section 4. The authority, consent and privilege hereby granted to remain only 1 u K nw iHeoauro ol mo common toun cil. Passed ths Common Council October the 7tn. latjtJ. W. S. CALDWELL, ' Auditor and Clerk. Approved by me this 10th October, 18(38. H. BOYD. Mayor. JOBBERS FIGHT FOR TRADE Northwestern Opens Xew Territory for Wholesale Houses. BAKER CITY. Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) The country recently opened by the new is ortn western Railroad, along Snake River. is a battle ground for the wholesaler and Jobber of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho. Each city possessing wholesale establishments has Its representatives in the new field. There has been a general belief that the Oregon Short Line would install a freight that would permit wholesalers along Its line to enter the new country on a better basis than Baker City merchants could hope for. This thought has lately been dispelled by a report that the O. R. & N. intends to take care of the Baker Oitv Institutions with a freight rate that will equal the one adopted by the Short Line. . Already the ' Baker City Grocery Com pany has established a warehouse, at Robinette on the new railroad and other institutions or tnis cityare preparing to put in branch houses in some of the new towns. Merchants in Weiser. Pavetts anrl UBoise are active and their agents make regular visits oown the roadi HOP MEN WILL HOLD CROP Oregon Man Advises Growers to TV ait for. High Prices. 9ALEM, Or.. Dec. 15. (Special.) Conrad Krebs. one of the leading hopgrowers of the Willamette Valley, returned to Salem tonight frbm an Eastern trip, In which he visited brewers in 60 leading cities of the country. His advice to growers is to hold their hops until late Spring, if necessary, as he declares prices will reach the 35-eent mark by that time at least. He states that the brewers of the United States have given Oregon hops a black eye through a letter sent out by u. F Fox. secretary of the United States Brewing Association. In .which Krebs declares Fox advised all brewers If they kept out of the market the market must decline. Krebs states that hops were never so strong in Oregon since 1SS2, when the crop went to SI. 25 a pound. "If we can not hold hops at present prices with only one-third of the world market open for consumption, we had better quit the hop business entirely,." he said. GOOD ROADS MOVERS MEET Marion County Promoters Convene ' Today at Salem. , SALEJM. Or.. Dec. 15. (Special.) A gen eral meeting of everyone in Marion Coun ty interested in the promotion of good roads will be held tomorrow in the Courthouse, with the County Commission ers in charge of the session. It was called at the behest of County Judge W. M. Bushey. A large number of the road districts throughout Marlon County have named delegates. If The Home Furnished Complete. CHRISTMAS CUT GLASS, BRELLA HIr and TlbirB lira Foiroifcoire LIBRARY TABLES those in the plain straight lines, the Colo nial designs and some that touch on the "quaint" style. In golden oak, mahogany and the fumed oak. At $10.75 is an attrac tive design in ouartered golden oak, hand-polished, with drawer and the wood knohs. CENTER TABLES with plain and fancy shaped tops and lower shelves and the French, spiral and square tapered legs. In golden oak from $3.45 up. In mahog any finish from $3.35 up. COMFORT ROCKERS men tioning our excellent Christmas showing of those designs with the" leather upholstered seats r-some with leather upholstered backs and head rests. In the dull and polished finishes of golden oak and mahogany. In golden oak as low as $8.50. Others at $13, $16. and up. TURKISH LEATHER ROCK ERS they're those fine big; rest giving pieces that make suclf ap propriate gifts. And you can de pend on them to last for years. Tou'll find ours most reasonably priced. A splendid style at $43. M'GRATH BADLY WANTED SPORTING MAX CHARGEp WITH PASSING BAD CHECK. Portland Hotel Clerk Finds Mara thon Race Promoter Was No Friend and Gets Out Warrant. Tim McGrath, well known among athletes and sporting circles, as a backer of marathon runners and a promoter of races. Is wanted In Port land on the charge of having passed a worthless check for $100 upon Will iam West, one of the clerks of the Portland Hotel. A formal complaint was made out yesterday morning by Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald and a warrant Issued for McGrath's arrest. The authorities at San Francisco, where McGrath Is said to be at the present time, have been notified to take him into custody. It is thought more than likely that McGrath will prevent prosecution by sending forth with the amount of the alleged bad check. McGrath and Fitzgerald were re cently In Portland together with Henri St. Tves, John Hayes and John D. Marsh, champion runners. It was the intention of the party to promote a marathon race in Portland, but this project fell through, McGrath, Fitz gerald and Hayes going to San Fran cisco ond the others going to Victoria. B. C. Before leaving the hotel Fitz gerald asked to have the check for $100 cashed.' The clerk asked for Mc Grath's indorsement; which was given. The check was drawn upon the Great West Permanent Loan & Sav ings Company, of Calgary. Alberta province, Canada, and dated Novem ber 15. Testerday the Portland Hotel Company was notified that the check had been protested at the Canadian bank. Extradition papers will probably be asked today for the racing men from Governor Benson at Salem. GOIiTJ SEALS WIN FAST GAME f Columbia Hardware Team looses In door Contest, I t to 2. In a fast indoor baseball game last night in Rlngler's gymnasium, the Gold Seals took the Columbia Hardware Company team into camp to the tune of 14 to 2. The gilt-edged twirling of Fording won the game for the Gold Seals. He allowed but four scattered hits and sent 17 of the hardware dealers to the cellar. The heavy hitters of the even ing were BVuer and Albers. Backus pitched a fair game but was weak In the fourth and fifth Innings, when he allowed 11 hits and 11 runs SCORE BT ININGS. Colum. Hdw. Co..O 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Gold Seals 2 0 3 5 3 1 0 14 Struck out By Fording 17, by Back us, 11. Bases on Balls Oft Backus 5, off Fording 3. Wild pitches Backus 2, Fording 1. Two-base hits Albert and Bauer. Umpires Washburn and Marias. Albany High Has Two Games. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 13. fSpecial.) The fast basketball team of the Albany High School will play its two first games of the season this weeK. It will meet the Ro3eburg High School team In this city Toll QifoTbs, Joe. MORRISON AT SEVENTH CHINAWARE, TABLE SILVERWARE, CHAFING DISHES, CARVING SETS, CLOCKS, UM- JARS, JARDINIERES, GAS AND ELECTRIC LAMPS IN THE BASEMENT Seen lira Toyla.od The Rocking Horses, dapple grays, all sizes. Gaily painted Drums. Tool Chests they're complete, in four sizes. Doll Go-Carts priced from 60c up. Dressed, sleeping' Dolls from 20c up. Dolls' Fur niture Mission Sets, Bedroom Sets, Dining-room Sets, etc. Com plete assortment of Iron Toys Fire Engines, Hook and Laddec Trucks, Hose Wagons, etc. TOYLAND'S SPECIAL OFFERING TODAY Choo-Choo Ex press Engines self-winding 21 inches long S inches high all metals regular $2.00 value, at $1.25. Choo-Choo Autos also," self-winding 21 inches long all metal regular $2.00 values, at $1.25. Toyland, in the Basement. - Xinraas Sal Five decorated patterns are 50-piece Set at $8.25 The "Mount Vernon" white and gold decoration, in semi-porcelain. Regularly $1000. 50-piece Set. at $9.25 In the "Carlisle," pink rose decora tion, semi-porcelain. Regularly $11.50. 100-piece Set at $13.50 In blue and white semi-porcelain. Regularly $20.00. The Rochester Percolator the best made nickel-plated. Four sizes low priced for today's selling. A grift suggestion here. $2.75 Percolators at $2.25 $4.00 Percolators at $3.20 $3.25 Percolators at $2.65 $4.25 Percolators at $3.40 $12, COUCH COVERS SPECIAL $1.45 Sixty inches wide and conch length. Regular $2.50 values. COUCH COVERS (SPECIAL $4.35 In fine Persian colorings and patterns, in fast colors; 64 inches wide and 3 yards long. Regular $7.50 values. CURTAIN SWISS AND NETS SPECIAL AT 35 YARD Closing out seven patterns in these materials white and ecru. Regular 65c, 75c and $1.00 vard grades. FLORENTINE SILKS SPECIAL AT 50 YARD 32 "inches wide, and figured. Values from 85c to $1.10 yard. Today's specials in the Drapery Section Sixth Floor. next Friday evening and will go to Cor vallis Saturday evening to play the Cor vallia Athletic Club. COLE ASSOCIATION EXTENDS Western to Include All America and Islands, Is Plan. CHICAGO," Dec. 15. The Western Golf Association will change its name to the American Golf Association and will make any organized golf club In North and South America and the Islands pertaining thereto eligible for membership, if a re port of the committee appointed to make changes in the constitution is adoped on January 15. It is believed the amendments will be adopted. MULTNOMAH CLTJB TO DANCE Boys' and Girls' Junior Classes to Enjoy Light Fantastic. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club will give ja Christmas tree party and dance to the members of the boys and girls' junior classes on Monday or Tuesday night, December 27 or 28. This was practically the only item of interest transacted by the board of directors last night. Presbyterian Players Practicing. The basketball teams of the Presbyte rian Brotnerhood League are practicing for the season, which will open about January 1. . The schedule of games will oe made some time next week: The Pres byterian churches represented in the league are as follows: First Church, Sellwood, Mount Tabor, Mizpah, Haw thorne, Twenty-eighth Street, Third, Westminster, Vernon, Forbes and Pied mont. - Christian Brothers Defeat Hassalo. The basketball team of the Christian Brothers Business College last night defeated the quintet of the Hassalo Athletic Club by the score of 27 to 16. The teams lined up as follows: c. B. B. c. position. Hughes F v an Hoomissen F Evrs. Kennefick. . -C Winters G Brinkeroft G Hassalo R. C. Word . . . . Duncombe Appy Vin-ard .. .. TJonaldson Game Is Called OfL The basketball game scheduled for next Tuesday between teams represent ing the local T. M. C. A. and the Uni versity of Washington has been called off. Th Y. M. C. A team, however, will play a game with the Columbia Uni versity team next Monday evening. Tillicnm Defeats Deaf Mutes. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) In the game of basketball played this afternoon at St. Luke's Hall be tween the Juniors of the Tilllcum Club and the second team of. the State School for the Deaf, the former won by a score of 33 to 16. New England's Vote Taken. BOSTON, Dec. 15. The attitude of the conductors and trainmen of all the lead ing New England railroads on the general pronos-ition for a wage increase and equalization of hours has been .recorded and ths ballot sent to the general board at Chicago. It is expected that the votes will be counted in Chicago on Friday. The men also voted on the proposition whether a "general strike should be called If nec essary to enforce the demands. EASY TERMS ."" of Olomier Sots opportunely priced today: 100-piece Set at 518.50 The Colonial pattern; white and gold, in semi-porcelain. Regu larly $22.00. 100-piece Haviland Sets at $54 Two decorations to choose from at this special price; in green and gold and in pink and gold. Regularly $65.00. JEFFRIES TAKES TO BED BIG FIGHTER HAS SERIOUS ATTACK OF IiUMBAGO. t Form Worse Than After His Return From Enropc Dates May V Be Canceled. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 15. (Spe cial;) Jim Jeffries was forced to take to his bed In the New Vendome Hotel here Wednesday at 2 o'clock, after his arrival from Chattanooga, Tenn. ' He Is suffering from an aggravated case of lumbago, which is considered serious. The big fighter could scarcely walk from his train to a taxlcab. Dr. B. F. Roller, who Is accompanying him on his tour, stated that It was possible that ail engagements for the Immediate .fu ture would have to be broken. He could make no statement regarding his condition oy July 4. I Jeffries was to have sparred here Wednesday night. He arose from his bed against the advice of the physrclan and went to the theater, but he retired a short time afterward and returned to his bed. Apparently Jeffries is in worse form than when he returned from Europe. TWO WON BY SINGLE POINTS Billiard Matches Evoke More Inter est Than Ever Before. Close and exciting matches were played last night in the handicap billiard tourney In progress at the Multnomah Club. More Interest was shown than at any time eince the tournament started. Two matches-were won on margins of a point each. E. Holcomb won from J. B. O'Shea, 70 to 69, and A. Murphy, in the sixth class, won a match from Bennett by the score of 40 to 39. Another good match vas that played between T. M. Dunne and EL Holcomb, In which the former won, 70 to 62. The scores were as follows: Third cl ker 31. A. Kerrigan 60, to T. M. B&- Seventh class' 28. Second class- Sullivan 40, to Richardson -E. Holconxb TO, to J. B. O'Snea 69. Second claaa T. M. Dunne 70, to E. Hol comb 62-. First class A. Morris 75, to O. Kerrigan 72. Seventh cl&n F. C. Warren 40, to H. S. Bennett 17. Sixth class Tom Cleland 40. to E. D. Barrett 28. Sixth class A Murphy 40, to H. S. Ben nett 39. Sixth class J. K. Mahoney 40, to Xr. A r. Walker 28- Chehalls Road Hit by Freshet. CHEHALIS." Wash., Dec. 15. (Special.) Service on the Chehalis' & South Bend Railroad has been seriously handicapped TRACEY'S Amateur Smoker Will Be Given MOXDAY EVBMG, DECEMBER " 3, mix mm. S:30 Sbarp, at Exposition Skating Rink Good Evening's Entertainment. Housef umishing Goods Sold on Easy Payments. Piriocess Dresser 18.7S A Colonial design and exceptional value at the regular price $27.50. It is of all quarter - sawed golden oak; has large mirror, 1Sx36 inches, "and the base is arranged with one large drawer and two smaller drawers, with wood knobs. Has . also the carved claw feet. Dresser at $15.25 A plain design in solid oak, golden finish, 22x 2S-inch mirror. One of our best low - priced ' Dressers. Regu 1 a r 1 y $22.00. Piintiinig Qnalir $3.50 Chair at $2.65 A box-seat pattern, in quartered golden oak, polish finish, with wide panel back and claw feet; cane bottom. $7.00 Arm Chair to match at $5.25. again this week, owing to the latest freshet taking out a temporary bridge that bad been built just over 'the summit. It is hoped to have the line repaired and trains running regularly within a day or two more. Suggestion ! For Christmas for the whole family for all winter : A Columbia "Improved Champion" Graphophone and this outfit of six double disc records to start with. A 235 r Nazareth Ninety and Nine A 237 f Oh! Holy Night I Star of Bethlehem V A 264 Hark! The HeralJ Angels Sing TeS Mother I'll be There A 269 fThe Holy City j One Sweetly L Solemn Thought. A 5135 f Oh! Holy Night Silent Night A 753 f Schatx Walzer j Medley of Christ L mas Carols. COST YOU $01 75 JUST OI COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. 371 Washington St. Talking Machine Headquarters. Columbia Machines and Records. 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