THE MORXIXG- OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 22, 19lO.
RIVAL FIGHTERS
EXPRESS HATRED
LIGHTWEIGHT PUGILIST CHAMPION AND MAN WHO WILL
MEET HIM TODAY IN 45-ROUND GO.
The Home Toll & CalbTbsy Inc. Housefumishings
Furnished Complete Morrison at Seventh Sold on Easy Terms
EVE OF HIKE
Portland Agents for "Modart," "Lily of -France" and "Madeleine" Corsets
Nelson-Wolgast Bout Today'
Promises to Make Ring
side History.
McCr edie and Several Players
to Leave for Santa Maria
Tomorrow.
WOMEN'S. (T5A, n
MISSES' AND GIRLS' l2 W (El iC IT
s
now show a reduction of one -fourth
$2.50 to $10.00 are tlje regular values
FOULS ARE NOT TO COUNT
mow $lo85 to
EXHIBITION GAMES MANY
PORTLAND
SQUAD
Vicious Fighting is Expected From
First Sound of Gong Ttlckard
and Gleason Will Witness Con
test at Richmond Arena.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Battling
Nelson and Ad Wolgast, the lightweights
who will battle for the championship to
morrow afternoon at Richmond, on the
pastern shores of San Francisco Bay,
have ceased training and are ready for
the timekeeper's piRnal to start them on
their scheduled 45-round journey.
Each fighter expressed himself tonight
as absolutely certain of victory and the
consensus of opinion of fighting followers
presages a contest that will make ring
history. The feeling between the rival
puirilipts is extremely bitter and there is
no question but that the battle will carry
with it more than the purse and title.
Fouls Are Brushed Aside.
Nelson and Wolgast are well under the
required 13.'-pound ringside weight, the
champion being the heavier by a few
ounces. Said Wolgast, tonight:
"I desire to win this championship in a
clean, sportsmanlike manner that is, I
don't want to win it on a foul and unless
I am rendered helpless by, such tactics,
I shall overlook them."
Champion Nelson also expressed his de
termination to waive fouls unle!s they
were of a cerious nature.
Although the Weather Bureau predicts
showers for tomorrow, the advance sale
Indicates a record-breaking attendance,
rain or shine. The little town of Rich
mond itself has purchased over 2000 tick
ets, and the railroads report heavy travel
from the Interior and southern counties.
Heavy Odds on Xelson.
Betting on the result is heavy, the
odds favoring Nelson at 10 to 7. with
plenty of the short end in evidence.
Considerable wagering on the length
of the contest was registered, even
money being offered that Wolgast
would stay 25 rounds.
Among the spectators at tomorrow's
battle will be Tex Rickard and Jack
rHeason, promoters of the Jeffries
Johnson fight, which will be decided on
the Fourth of July. It is generally
understood that the promoters are
seriously contemplating the selection
of Richmond as the scene of battle of
the heavyweights, and their presence
at the iringside tomorrow is more for
the purpose of planning for the future
than as mere spectators of the light
weight fight.
Cordial Hatred Is Expressed.
Battling Nelson tonight gave out the
following statement:
"Punchers like Joe Gans, Hen-era,
Britt, Corbett, Hyland and Canole could
not hurt me with the best they had in
their entire stock in trade. Wolgast is not
to be compared with any of this group.
Is it reasonable, then, to believe that I
am worrying about this battle? I cordial
ly hate Wolgast and am going to give
him a whipping that will eliminate him
Torever as a prlzering factor. He will
be yelling for mercy before the 15th
round, and I'll stop him inside of 18.
I am still the same Nelson, as far as
stamina is concerned, and Wolgast might
as well pound the Rock of Gibralter as
waste his punches on me.' And beat that,
he cannot punch hard enough to dislodge
my collar buttons."
Wolgast Picks Weak Spot. ?
Ad Wolgast is anxious for the fray. He
says:
"Tomorrow night there will be a new
world's champion lightweight. That's
me. History will repeat itself, and Nel
son has reached his limit. Even at his
best, he was never good enough to whip
me. and I think I could have stopped
him as he was. four years ago, as easlly
as I can stop him now.
"I fought Nelson bf-fore and know
how to handle him. I know his present
weak point and am going to pound him
on that one point until he collapses. The
dislike he has for me is not lost, as I
do not like him. and will take great
pleasure In whipping him to within an
Inch of his rife. I sincerely believe that
I will whip him inside of 15 rounds, and
win cleanly on a knockout."
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portatlon. He thinks every thing will
be straightened out soon, however.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review has it
that Harry Otetdiek is to captain the
Indians for Joe . Cohn next season. If
Colin is not jollied out of his entire team
by Bob Brown before the season opens,
Ostdiek stands a chance of captaining a
falrly-good bunch of players.
The University of Washington is In an
other stormy wrangle with the Washing
ton State College. Can it be that Seat
tle 'is jealous of Pullman? If the two In
stitutions could bury the hatchet for a
minute or two athletics in the North
west would be cleaner.
t
"Kid" Gillen, a recent "arrival in Port
land, Is reported as being matched to
meet Ned Whitman. Whitman last night
announced that he was ready to meet
Gillen at any time, but that he knew
nothing of any match having been ar
ranged. "StraYigler" 9m1th and Ed Lanigan got
together Sunday to arrange- for a wrestl
ing match, but Smith wanted to use 'the
"strangle" hold, and Ianigan wanted him
to weigh 142 pounds, and as neither
would agree to either proposition, the
match has been called off temporarily.
Joe Acton, the veteran wrestler and
referee, is now well on the road to re
covery. Friends who visited him yester
day aay he will soon be able to get out
and be around town. Joe has been ill
ever since the night of the Jeffries-Gotch
show, when he acted as referee.
Ote Johnson yesterday signed his con
tract with the New York Americans. Ote
had been holding out for $500 more than
the Highlanders offered him, but yester
day lie compromised for half. He will
leave next week to join the big-leaguers
in the South.
cite.? that the compensation paid rural
carriers in the West is not sufficient to
induce many bright men to enter the
service.
The highest salary paid rural car
riers, requiring a route 24 miles in
length, the letter says, is $75 per month.
On this sum the carrier must keep, two
horses and a cart, which, aside from
the original investment, leaves' him
very little. In the cities the men who
carry mail, using a horse and cart, are
given extra py for the keep of the
animals. This will be sought by Con-
J gressional enactment.
1 he board of governors of the Com
mercial Club will take the communica
tion under consideration at the next
meeting.
Frizes Big in Harness Events.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21. Purses aggregating
$522,000 will be distributed on the Great
Western trotting circuit during the com- )
Ing season, according to an announcement
metue uy rresmeni v. tti. iveuer at tne
meeting today. The meeting at Columbus,
Ohio, which will last two weeks begin
ning September 19, will be the red letter
event with purses of $100,000. Detroit will
distribte $55,000 at its meeting beginning
August 2. The list of the meetings with
opening dates and amount of purses given
out today includes the following:
October 10-14 Oklahoma City. $20,000.
October 15 Dallas, Tex.. $35,000.
November 1 El Paso, Tex., $15,000.
November 9 Phoenix, Ariz., $25,000.
FAND0M AT RANDOM
A FEW years ago the departure of
the ball tossers for the Spring
raining trip was the signal for the
gathering of a number of fair admirers
at the depot to see them off. Wonder if
the late hour of leaving will have any
effect tonight?
Danny O'Brien is on the anxious seat
awaiting the arrangement of a return
match with Gene West. West says he
Is willing and and now all that remains
is for some club to stage the two lads
once more-. Tommy Tracey is figuring on
Introducing the pair a second time.
The Rose City Athletic Club has not
yet been able to secure a good man to
go against "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson,
and it may be this show will be post
poned until after the Oregon Athletic
Club Introduces Jimmy Carroll and
Johnny Coulon.
Jimmy Oarroll arrived in Portland yes
terday and ha been renewing old ac
quaintances. The little San Francisco
lad is popular here. Jommy is figuring
on bringing his family to Portland to
locate permanently. '
Carl Druhot. the little left-handed
pitcher who was developed in Portland,
may sign up with Wheeling, in the Ohio
Pennsylvania League, in a few days,
art received, a contract from the Wheel
ing club but there ia a. Jiitch over trans-
Aberdeen Decision Due Wednesday.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21. Aberdeen's suit
for reinstatement in the Pacific North
west Baseball League was taken under
advisement by Judge Gilliam in the
Superior Court today and a decision
is looked for Wednesday morning. The
attorneys submitted their authority to
the Judge today.
PICTURES TOO SUGGESTIVE
Baptist Ministers Object to Lurid
Scenes on Billboard.
Objectionable features of billboards
were discussed by the Baptist ministers
at their nveting in the Y. M. C. A. build
ing yesterday morning. Rev. A. B.
Minaker, of the Immanuel Baptist
Church, at Second and Meade streets,
which was recently dedicated, made a
short talk, saying some of the pictures
upon billboards near his church were
particularly objectionable. They were
bad for the morals of the adult, he said,
and had an Influence for evil upon the
pliant mind of the child.
J. 'B. Springston, Baptist Sunday school
missionary for Oregon, said the sugges
tive billboard should be abolished. His
hobby is the making of a clean cfty, he
said. He thought the minister ought to
use liis influence against unwholesome
pictures, cigarettes and liquor.
The ministers again discussed the lay
men's missionary convention of March 29
to 31. Baptist delegates are to be en
tertained with lodging and breakfast,
while Baptist ministers from out of town
will be given lodging and all their meals.
RURAL CARRIERS SEEK AID
Movement Started to Have Govern
ment Pay for Teams'' Keep.
A plan which contemplates a trans
Mississippi movement for the improve-i
ment of conditions for rural mail-carriers
has been started in Spokane,
Wash. The 150,000 club of that city,
through its secretary, Arthur W. Jones,
is sponsor for the movement.
A circular letter now being sent out
by the organization was received yes
terday by the Commercial Club. It re-
BULLDOG SPEEDS GREEK
Cheved-up Leg Offered as Evidence
of Vicious Brute.
With a badly bitten leg which he
said had been chewed by . vicious bull
dog, Constantine Chatos, a Greek, ap
peared at police headquarters late Sun
day night and entered . complaint
against Louis Gouther. who had said
he "sicked" the dog on him.
He told that he had gone to the
Richelieu rooming house. Sixth and
Couch streets, of which the Gouther
woman is the proprietor. The woman,
he said, told him there were no rooms
for him or his two companions.
As he turned hurriedly away, she is
said to have called the bulldog and
sent it down the stairs after him. His
leg was badly torn. The woman Is a
character well known to the police.
British Boots Invade America.
London Daily Mail.
Last week five lorry loads -of British
made shoes were sent from England to
the United States. The event is remark
able because it affords striking evidence
of how a British trade at one time sorely
pressed by outside competition can not
only beat back its foreign rivals, but
invade their own territory, despite ' high
hostile tariffs. Eight years ago American-made
shoes were imported into Eng
land in large and. growing quantities, and
seemed likely to sweep the market for
better-class footwear here. The old-time
British boot was uncomfortable, until
molded by the pressure of the wearer's
foot, and was not elegant. It was taken
for granted that the first few days of a
new boot must be a time of agony for
the wearer. The American shoes changed
all that. They were smart-looking, and
as easy when first put on as when worn
for a month. The British bootmakers
recognized that while their leather was
the best. American manufacturing meth
ods had left them behind. They sent for
American lasts, and some of them went
as workmen to American factories to
study the ways there. Before long they
had turned out a boot as elegant and
comfortable as the American, and cheap
er and more durable. The American shoe
invasion was sharply checked, and now
has come the further step, invasion of
America. Even the great American tariff
wall cannot keep our products from the
States. "We are going to sell lange
quantities, of shoes to America," says
the Boot and "Shoe Record. "Why? Be
cause our shoes are better and cheaper."
FIGHT RETURNS.
Returns of the Nelson-Wolgast fight
by direct wire at (.He Waldorf Billiard
Parlors, Fourth and Washington Sts,
at 2 P. M. today. .
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. (Special.)
The following Northwestern people
registered today at Gotham hotels:
From Portland J. 1 1. McNichols, at
the Imperial: Miss G. Thompson, at
the Seville; G. Cady, at the Astor.
From Seattle W. A. Pendleton. G.
W. Johnson, D. T. Farnham, at the
.Manhattan; Mrs. S. Stoddard,, at Hotel
Astor; A. P. Gorman, at the Marlbor
ough; C. Gillespie, at the Collingwood;
L Bentz, at the Holland; W. H. Lew-is.
at the Waldorf.
The new oranpe district, several miles
out of Phoenix, Arix., is proving all that
wa promised. The oranges are unusually
thin-skinned and are iweet, even though
Just toefflnnlng to color.
Schedule Full but Contest With
Stockton May Be Arranged.
Fielder Jones Likes Outlook
of Training Tour.
BT W. J. PETRAIX.
Manager McCredie and the advance
guard of the Portland baseball club of
1010 are scheduled to leave at 1:30 o'clock
tomorrow morning for Santa Maria and
the training grounds where the team will
put in the first lickp at preparing for the
coming pennant race.
Captain Casey, Catcher Armbruater.
Howard Guyn. Jesse Garrett, and even
Walter McCredie himself, are anxious to
get a'board the train which will convey
them to the camp at Santa Maria, their
headquarters for the next two or three
weeks. The advance guard of the team
Is due to reach Santa Maria Friday night,
or Saturday morning. Walter McCredie
may elect to arrive there Saturday by re
maining over a day in 9an Francisco to
pay his respects to Judge Graham, the'
new president of the Pacific Coast League.
Stockton Wants Game.
With a long string -of exhibition games
to be played on this trip McCredie is1
starting an Innovation in the Pacific
Coast League. The other clubs do their
training at home, and while they get a
few. games with the Chicago White Sox
to fill in. none of them will play as many
exhibitions games aa the Portland club in
the last two weeks before the opening of
the season.
Manager McCredie has arranged a com
plete set of dates, and is being impor
tuned for more games. At present he
does not fe how he can accommodate
some of the towns peeking contests.
While he itt booked right up to the day
ibefore he opens with San Francisco, he
would like to arrange for a meeting with
the Stockton club of the California State
League.
Fielder Jones, former manager of the
Chicago White Sox and winner of one
world's championship, yesterday ex
pressed himself on McCredle's training
trip as follows:
Training Tour Promising.
"McCredie. is in line to have the most
successful training season of any of the
Coast clubs. He has arranged for two
weeks' hard work at Santa Maria which
will get the soreness and stiffness out of
his players before they hit the road.
When they meet the other clubs along
the route of the junketing trip, they will
have been hardened and ready to play
real baseball.
Most of the baseball clubs which take
long tours do not give the players time
enough in one place to become hardened
to the work, and this has been a serious
mistake with many of them. Ball players
must be worked into condition before
hitting the road on exhibition trips or
regular scheduled games.
"I would like to see McCredie get a
game with the White Sox regulars,
though the second team will prove good
enough to satisfy any of the fans. 'I
would like to see him play the regulars
as I want to get a line on the White Sox
No. 1, as I understand 'Commy' is going
to use several new men on his first club.
and I think McCredie's team would give1
them a first-class tryout in the training
period. I like McCredie's line-up very
well, and I don't think he will finish
any worse than last season, and second
place ought to satisfy any one who can
appreciate the fact that only one of six
clubs in the league can win the pennant."
Astria Company Wins Suit.
The Callender Navigation Company,
of Astoria, wasX yesterday awarded a
judgment of $244 against the owners
of the bark Agate. In January, 1907,
the Agate entered the mouth of the
Columibia in distress. She was badly
waterlogged and secured an oil pump
used on a barge at Astoria by the plain
tiffs to pump the water from her hold.
The pump was carried to San Francfsco
when the vessel was towed to that port.
Unable to secure a return of the pump,
the Callender Navigation Company was
compelled to hire a machine to take
its place. Judge Bean awarded the
plaintiffs an amount equal to the actual
expense suffered in the arrangement.
Of the world's stock of money, seven
'billion dollars Is gold, three and one-half
tiillions silver and four and one-half billions
uncovered paper.
THE RICHEST PRODUCT OF THE
BEST OF MARYLAND'S FAMOUS
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Sold at all flrst-class cafes and by jobbers.
WM. LAN'AHA.N' & SON, Baltimore. Ud.
Odds and Brads
ILatdiies' Slkiarts
a season -end cleanup
Skirts of panama, of voile and the
shepherd checks, some in the -white
paiiama and voile. Just such an op
portunity as this that many women
will appreciate. We've grouped our
entire line in three lots, as follows:
$6.50, $6.95, $7.50 &
$8.50 values at
$10.00, $12.00 and
$12.50 values at
$13.50, $15.00 and
$20.00 values at
It will not be very long now until many will discard their
Winter coats for less heavier garments. The sweater" is
the ideal parment for wearing' during the sharp Sprinp;
mornings, or for outing wear. Our sweaters are the kind
that keep their shape. Plain and fancy weaves, and of
soft, warm wools. All the popular sweater colors.
.OS Silk chiffon Wadsts
Two models only-neatly de-
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signed waists, suitable for aft- - p 4-2 o "Kir 0
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white, pink, light blue, green, navy, smoke, wistaria, brown
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silk, with fancy tucked sleeve and puff at elbow. The
other has small tucks and is made over net. Trimmed
with small jet buttons. Fancy tucked sleeves. All sizes.
Tlh Cleaoop of l-Padir to 4-PaiBr ILofcs of
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Tomorrow ends this special clearance of all Lace
reduced to four pairs and less a sale that shoul
old window hangings with desirable new patterns.
1 lot Musliu Curtains, value $2.50 pair for $1,25
2-pr. lot White Curtains, value $2.83, for $1.65
4-pr. lot Cable Net Curtains, value $4.50, $2.50
4-pr. lot Ecru Cable Net Curtains, $8 val. S4.50
1-pr. lot Arabian Curtains. $9.50 value.. 5. OO
2- pr. lot Madras Curtains, $10 value, for 5.00
2-pr. lot Novelty Curtains, $12.50 value. .6.85
4-pr. lot Madras' Curtains, $13 value. S6.50
2- pr. lot Flor'tine 2-tone Curt'ns, $13.50, $7.75
lV-pr. lot Nov. Scrim Curt'ns, $15 val..$7.50
4-pr. lot Point de Luxe Curt'ns, $20 val.$11.50
3- pr. lot 2-tone Ivory Curt'ns, $21 val..$12.00
3-pr. lot White Notting'm Curt'ns, $4 val.$2.25
Curtains, where the stock of each pattern has been
d be taken advantage of at once, for replacing the
Drapery Department, on the Sixth Floor.
1- pr. lot Arabian Curtains. $21.50 val.. $10.75
3- pr. lot White Battenb'g Curtains. $22, $12.50
li2-pr. lot Nov. Arabian Curt'ns, $22 val.$8.50
4- pr. lot Tambour Ivory Curt'ns, $24..$14.0O
2- pr. lot brown Venetian Curt'ns. $25..$15.00
2- pr. lot Saxony Brus. Curt'ns, $25 val .. $13.50
3- pr. lot Duchess Ivorv Curt'ns. $2(5 val.$15.00
3- pr. lot Ger. Art Emb'rv Curt'ns, $28. .$15.25
4- pr. lot Duchess Ivory Curt'ns. $30 val.$18.00
4-pr. lot Italian Filet Curt'ns, $30 val. .$16.00
4-pr. lot hand-made Brus. Curt 'ns, $33, S17.50
3-pr. lot Saxony Brus. Curt 'ns. $35 val. .$10.50
1-pr. lot real Arab. Curtains, $45 value. .$22.50
Tlhie Fame Uplholstbeired Pieces
abound in Comfort and Style. See our dis-
play of these for Library and Living Room
Superior workmanship, exclusivenes and no little doprree of
comfort is what one rfcadily recognizes in our splendid showing
of the .high-grade upholstered furniture. And they come from
America's best makers, as well as from some across the water.
Just such pieces as these that are proper in the modern library
or living-room that can be relied on to give satisfaction and com
fort for years.
$26.00 Brass Beds Today at $16.75
A full-size pattern in the best satin brass finish
and a very neat and attractive design.
$77.50 Brass Beds Today at $42.75
Also a full-size pattern and in the best satin brass
finish. A continuous-post design, with cast brass
husks.
Both of these beds on sale today only.
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making, the cloth and rollers, and we
employ the most modern methods
known in making them up and hang
ing them. Allow us to submit esti
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