WIGGROUiS E PORTLAND PITCHER WHO WILL NOT REPORT TO SEATTLE UNTIL JUNE. MAYBEDESTROYED TEAM PROPOSED Deluge of Rain Threatens Dia mond at Santa Maria Used by Beaver Team. Lamed, Wright and McLough lin Will Represent United States in Australia. FU mm UXf 'VS. m 1 11 1 DAVIS TROPHY IS SOUGHT International light for Famous Trophy Will Be St-rn This Year. 1-arnrd Flays All Year. F1nt Time In Years. BT RALPH H. JfTTCHCti. Probably no nee of greater Important- la sport circle baa been an KousmJ within th week tfian that to th effect teat National Champion V. A. UriH. Heals Vrtftt an.1 M. E. ilc Loucnliri w.ll b trie American tennla team aai.ich will travel tMs year to Aua tralta to meet the present hiJ-ra of the lamiK.i Iav!a International tropriy. Of partw-ular Int.-rcJii ta this rlec of Bewi to fnrtland ter.nl. enthj.ia.-Ha who probably will tee M Uuiliitn. the famous ra'irorr.t crark. in act on here o-i the lrvmirt.n courta at the North, I'acinc In ternational or on the MuPnomah courta during the cuurae of the play In tee slat tournament. nitter Fight Foreseen. Though it la somewhat early In th Hiwa to rredlrt suo-ess for the Amer icans. It la a forrone conclusion that ! r.eht win be b;:ter. as MrLoushltn and LarneU haa been p!aing exrtol'lon match on the t'a.l.'.irn.a court thla Winter, axalnst ea. b other In singles and wlta each other In doubles play. Thla fact alone Is evldem-e that thes two rn art planning a atrnng campaign acalnst the tennta crack of tho An l!po!t, Thlt la the first time for year that Laix- 1 ha played th game all the year tro-ind. and I: may be recalled by thoa who have followed the e-am that follow ing Urania great contest at Newport last year ag":nt Bur.dy. when be again won tie National champlor.ahlp. ha waa requested fr a statement on whether or tot he woulj go to Australia with the American tram. Then Lamed refused to talk, but It Is at Ma friends have been able to In fluence him and ttus have arranged to have Mm play through the year prepara tory to going mcrofm th ocean. Thla team would make the tarongeat which Amrr:-i could rxe-jiVy put aj-ainat !h Auatral.ana. though If Wright could not got. Bundy. of California, would be. ab.a to put up as flerve a fight. McLaughlin Laud Irnftl. When MrLoughlln returned from Australia, now over a year ago, aa on member of the t-am which tried to wreat the Pavia cup from Wilding and Brooke, ha aald that It would be next to the impossible for America to wrest lha trophy without the aid of Lamed, whom be declared to be the greatest tennis played In the worll. From the game that the National champion baa been playing during the Winter and la still putting upon tha Calflronla courts, there Is , no question about hla condition, and there ta no evidence that be has "gone back" at any stage of his wonderful game. Mclaughlin Is aald to be playing a ateadler and headier game this Winter than he ha put up for years and no doubt will be In great condition r the tim the team sets sail for the "other shore. now plannej In June. Wright OUWt of Trio. With Wright. It is different, lie has not been playing the outdoor game at ill this Winter, confining his work to Indoors, but It Is aald he Is keeping him self in trim, preparatory to an active outdoor season as soon as the weather permits. Wright Is the oldest of the trio and naturally might be considered to have lost some of his old-Uma form, but his work last year In various East ern tourneys gave evidence of consid erable speed and staying powers, which have been bis forte for years on the tennis courts. Should the American team this year be able to land the international trophy. It probably vou.il be retained in thla country for aeveral years. Fortunately for America, the tennis players of championship form are developing faster now than In previous years and if thep all slay by the game, the pros pect of the world's greatest tennis play than at any time In the history of the ! sport in Amertea. i Davis Itrjoln Colombia. Students of Columbia Vnlverslty re ceived with Joy yesterday the an nouncement that Stuart Davis, outside right, had returned to school and would play in the Columbia I'nlrerslty-Jefferson High School soccer football game at Columbus Club this afternoon. Today's contest will be the conclud ing game of the Portland Interscholas tle Soccer League. Columbia haa de feated all teams met thla seaaon In league games and held the Natlonala. champions of Oregon, to a 2 to 0 score. Today's gam wlU begin at I o'clock. Bpsch to Wrestle Item. MEDFOr.D. Or, March 7. (Special.) Carl Busch will meet Jack Renx. a local plumber and former Cornish style wrestler of Michigan. In a catrh-aa-catch-can, beat two out of three fall, match at the Natatorlum here next Thursday night Buech Is J anxious to get a match with Peter Huzukoa. of Portland, and will agree to throw htm four times in on hour to at -a match. Sunday Baseball Is Demanded. HOT SPRINGS. Ark, March 7. Brooklyn and Cincinnati National League and St. Louie American League baseball teama threaten to give up tnelr training camps In this city If Prosecut ing Attorney Wood carries his threat to prohibit Sunday practice and an ex hibition game on that dir. Prosecutor Wood cite an old law which bas not been Indorsed In this section for 10 years. Grants) Pi Invites Lovctt. GRANTS PASS. Or.. March 7. Spe cial, The Commercial Club of this city has Invited President Ixvett, of the llarrlman lines, to visit Grants Pass, the Southern Pacific having more than a passing Interest In the community ow ing to the projected railroad line from here to Crescent City, known as th Grants Pas at Western Railroad. Accidental Shot Cripples Farmer. CENTRA 1. 1 A. Wash, March 7 (Spe cial. While cleaning his shotgun In the barn at the rear of his farm home near here last night. Carl Gelsnaa ac cidentally shot bis knee and will prob ably be crippled for life. J in 1 ta . ijit-'nin"a" 1 1 s 1 ! p mssiisi .'"I, V ' ' ",mJ J e ir r. ' -z V'":; . '. ' : :- C'v U ,y - ; ; t .-..-' :: l . . : v-:: r,a....wv 1 vr '- W ' . ; - . , if - ' : ' - r-,v. ..s- ' ' :l " - M FERDID HEXKLtB, OF THE S-s-c HENKLE WILL BALK Oregon Twirler Will Report to Seattle at Leisure. DUGDALE WANTS HIM NOW miTerslty Pitcher Sayw Ho Will ot Don Slwanh TTnlform CnUl Jane, Kven If It Costs Him Ills Ilaseball Career. Ferdinand Henkle, the Vnlverslty of Oregon pitcher who claims Portland as his home, will not report to meatus un- 1 til the expiration of the college year In June. Manager Dugdale. of Seattle, I has ordered the college aouthpaw to re port this month, but at present Hen kle has no such Intentlona "I am willing to don a Seattle uni form when I am through at the TJ" In June." said Henkle Sunday. "If Ur. Dugdale wants me then I will report I gladly, bnt I cannot see my way clear to report to the team at present. I do not need to play professional baaeball and am going to complete my college work regardless of baaeball prospects. Henkle was the Vnlverslty of Oregon mainstay In the box two years sgo and was signed by Dugdale last year, finishing the Northwestern League sea son with the Seattle club. He made a remarkable record at the University winning most of his games. One of his feats was to win two Intercollegiate games In one day. He did not report to Seattle until late In the season, consequently he pitched only 22 games. Of these Seattle won only . while 11 of them were lost. But when It is considered that be Jumped Into the firing line agatnat sea soned league veterans without any pro fessional experience, and that Seattle was a tall end club, his record Is a good one. Manager Dugdale Is Impressed with Henkle s style of delivery and believes the lad baa a good future, especially since he Is a big. strong boy and willing to learn. With a strong club to sup port him. Dugdale Milnks the Tortland twirler will have a splendid year this seaaon. There was a report clreulstwd that Henkle had signed for Nick WMIllama Northwestern League team, Dugdale was slightly perturbed over the report and denies that his promising left hander had been cut adrift. A Seattle dispatch says that Henkle will report for Spring practice this month. WIXLA METTE TUN MS MEX OCT New Co arts Built Preparatory to En tering Intercollegiate Games. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem. Or, March 7. (Special.) Willamette Is preparing for the busiest tennis sea son In Its history. Arrangements were made yesterday for the construction on the campus of three fin new tennis courts. The courta will be thoroughly under drained by tiling, the subsoil will be covered with gravel, and a top dress ing of clay will be used. They will be ready for play In .early Summer. In time. It la thdught, to hold Intercol legiate meets with other Oregon col- iesres. Nell Zimmerman, of Salem, has been chosen aa manager of th Willamette Lawn Tennis Association. Mr. Zim merman has had considerable experi ence as athletic counsellor. Com munications for a meeting between the two Institutions will be sent to tha Oregon Agricultural College soma time this week. The distinguishing feature about the rejuvenated tennis campaign Is the fact that that the co-eds are display ing keen Interest In the racquet game, and during the season Intercollegiate games between co-eds of the North west or stat Institutions may be seen. BOWLERS ROLL BIG SCORES Ball Makes 117 In Match and Gra ham Closo Second With 254. Rolling In flna form, th players In the City League Monday night bowled some of the highest scores ever seen on th Saratoga Alleys. Enthusiasm ran high and Interest was at th highest pitch throughout the evening's games. One of the highest scores ever made In competition on th alleys was made by Ball, of the B. O. Case Sc Co. team, when he rolled 2(7 the first game. Graham scored 254. while Arena, of the five, -rolled J 20. In the second game this aggregation rolled a high score of 105J points. Ball, who goes to Spokane to compete In th Western l3f IVERITT OF OBEGOX, Bowling Congress made th'e high aver age with a score of 219. Graham got 215. Kalk made 21. and two other men rolled an average better than 200. The Neuatadters took two out of three games from the Jarretta; the Cheaterflelds took three games from Slchel's Monroes, and B. O. Case & Co. scored three 'successive victories over the Paragons. SPORTING BREVITIES ARRT M'LEAN, the ex-Portland m catcher, bas reported to Cincinnati. Larry reiterates year that hs is his "on statement the cart." of last With only three holdouts on bis ros ter. Msnsger McCredle Is apparently doing little worrying now. a a a Portland fans ar of th opinion that Ball will ahow up for work about three days before the season begins. But they also hop Mensor makes good In his position. a a Artls Hofmsnn. who threatened to retire from th game, bas signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. a Boxing Is prohibited In' Denver. Colo. District Attorney Morgan, of Jeffer son County, put a ban on th Jsck (Twin) Sullivan-Johnny O'Keefe light scheduled for last night. . . Ty Cobb was on of the Tigers who reported late for practice? Hugh J. MacWIllIama. a Cornell stu dent, was badly Injured by being struck In the face with a pltcnea nan wnuo practicing batting In the batting cage. CIAXT9 SEE GREAT OCTFI ELD ER IX NEW RECRUIT. Jack Jobaaon. NEW YORK. March 7. (SpeciaL) Kcporta from Marlln. Texas, predict a great future for Jack Johnson, the young outfielder re cruit of the Giants. It is not likely, however, that Johnson can mak th team this year, and the Giant outfield probably will consist of ths same aa last ysar Murray, Snodgrass and Devore. with Becker as a substi tute, if Johnson Is not carried by McGraw he will be farmed out to some minor league with a string attached to him. Thla Is thought to be th first accident of th 111 season. a Jack Lester, Tommy Burns' protege, will sail for Australia tomorrow for his bout with Bill Lang on April lfc Tommy Burns will not go. a - a a The Multnomah Club plans a fast baseball team this season. Ed Morris and Cass A. Campbell are capta'n and manager, respectively. NECKWEAR EXHIBITION. Washington - Street Men' Scores Hit. Shop In the windows of the Sheeny. Bradley Co.'s shop (until recently under the name of Hewitt. Bradley & Co.), on Washington street .between Seventh and Park, Is a most striking exhibit of th new season's neckwear that ne on in Portland should miss seeing. A display of this sort is a rare treat, and this high-class shop la to be congratulated on aettlng ao high a standard In quality and styls of man's wear. This exhibition will probably remain a day or two longer. st...a.i..ea. ai e 1 j J ' - , it 1 I (;... . f j f . ; I , 1-4 .. j ;f"c..-.-..-J fr s4 MERCHANTS FIGHT WATER Streets Are Flooded and Practice Is Oat of the Question Slieehan and Steen Are Marooned In Their Lodgings by the Flood. SANTA MARIA, CaL. March' 7. (Spe cial.) Another deluge of rain Inter fered with the practice of the cham pion Portland baseball' tossers today and this lHUe city Is experiencing what promises to be tho most disastrous flood. The streets of the city are filled with water from curb to curb and the merchants are piling goods In front of their doorways, - while the sidewalks , along the principal streets are lined with sacks or sand to prevent tne water from encroaching further. During the past 24 hours seven Inches of rain has fallen In this valley and the Santa Maria River Is over its banks. A torrent of water Is rushing through the city streets from Bradley Canyon four miles southeast of this place. Strenuous efforts are being made to prevent the washing away of filled-ln earth at the baseball grounds, for If the flood gains entrance to the park the grounds are likely to be cut up Ir reparably. Some doubts ' are now ex pressed as to the possibility of saving the park. If It Is spoiled the Red Sox game will likely be cancelled. No mall has been received here for two days and the washouts along the railway near here are occurring so fre quently that It is likely to be several days yet before communication by rail will be restored. McCredle believes that Koestner and Braden. two of his absentees, are at Los Angeles, unable to reach here at present. Telegraphic communication Is also uncertain, and telephone wires are down In every direction. Tommy Bheehan and BUI Steen, who are rooming four blocks from the cen ter. of town, have been marooned In their rooms all day, as the flood Is so deep around' their domicile that they bave been unable to venture forth. PAPE HERE SEEKING MATCH Oarsman Will Bring Athletes to As toria In AngTist. Al W. Pape, of San Francisco, who claims the title of amateur champion oarsman of the Pacific Coast, arrived in Portland last night by way of As toria. Pape made arrangements to row and swim at the Astoria Centennial, to be held during August. He says he will bring about SO swimmers and ath letes from San Francisco to the Cen tennial celebration. Pape rowed In Portland during the Lewis and Clark Fair, winning the sin gle scull championship at that time. Since then he has taken active part in rowing contests" and says he Is In fine fettle for a race. He is particu larly eager to meet Ed Oloss, the Port land oarsman. In a match contest at Astoria. Gloss defeated Pape several years ago at the Astoria regatta and another time was leading by a good margin near the finish when his shell was run down by a launch and Pape won the race. It Is probable that a. match be tween Pape and Gloss and possibly Arthur A. Allen, captain of the Port land Rowing Club, can be arranged for the coming Summer. This Is Pape's first visit to Portland since 1905. WEST-EVA X S MATCH IS FAST Undue Amount of Clinching; Only Mar to Bout at Rofeeburr. ROSEBURO. Or., MarchS7. (Special.) Jean West, of the Oregon Athletic Club, and Bobby Evans, also of Port land, fought ten fast rounds to a draw tonight before an enthusiastic crowd of Roseburg boxing devotees. The bout was somewhat marred by an undue amount of clinching, but was very In teresting throughout. The men fought at catch weights and West entered the ring a few pounds heavier than his clever opponent not withstanding which Evans fully held his own. They started after each other from the tap of the gong and both men were trying all the time. West used a most effective uppercut and a right to the- Jaw which was dangerous, and Evans scored repeatedly with a straight left which barked West's nose and had it bleeding freely. The last two rounds West's punch told and Evans was forced to do consid erable "stalling.'' Welsh to Challenge Lightweight. NEW YORK, March 7. The warm competition for the lightweight cham pionship In this country will be further complicated next week by the arrival of Freddie Welsh, one of the most clev. er boxers of his weight In England, who will challenge the lightweights of America. He expects to meet Wolgast. Brown, Hogan and other aspirants. Portland Man Catches FlrstFlsh. OREGON CITY, Or, March 7. (Spe cial.) J. Ferrell, of Portland, caught the first salmon of the season shortly after noon today. There were many fishermen on the river and several re port bites, but Ferrell was the first one to land a fish. It weighed 14 pounds. Uackensclunldt Loses Match. TOPEKA. Kan., March 7. George Hackenschmldt lost a handicap wrestling match here tonight to Jesse Westergaard. Hackenschmldt attempted to secure two falls In an hour, but at the end of the allotted time had not secured one. Scholi Captain at Mount Angel. MOUNT ANGEL. Or.. March 7. (Spe cial.) Rudle Scholx, of Medford. has been chosen baseball captain at Munt Angel College to nil the vacancy left by the departure of Bennle Burns, captain-elect. Schols played second base last year. Renanx Wins Aviation Prize. CLERMONT FARRAND. France, March 7. Aviator Renaux, flying at St. Cloud today, landed" on the summit of Puy de Dome at 2:30 o'clock, winning the special Mlchelln prise of OO.OOO. Klickitat Pioneers to Form. HUSUM. Wash., March 7. (Special.) A Pioneer Club is planned at Bickleton, the surrounding country being the first sections to be settled In Klickitat County. A large number of ranchers who settled there In the early 80s will be prominent members of .th dub. THEGAMEofHEALTH a Domestic simplicity is typical of the sturdy Uermans borne bte. The American people are recog nizing the value of the Teutonic diet, and are fast adopting it. BLATZ adds zest and relish to the plainest diet; and is a food in itself. Incomparable in its individual goodness, character and uniformity. Eothchild Bros., Distributors , 20, 22. 24, 2tt Flmt St,' PORTLAND OREGON. Phones 1 Mala 153 1 A 1668. P Illl I ' LINCOLN DOWNS ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL WINS ITS FIRST LEAGUE GAME THIS TEAR. Result Ties Two Teams for Bottom Position In Interscholastlo Basketball League. Lincoln High School broke Into the winning column at basketball yesterday when Allen Preparatory School was beaten by the score of 28 to 11 on the Young Men's Christian Association gym nasium floor. It was Lincoln's first victory In the Interscholastlo League this season and now Allen Preparatory and Llnioln are both tied for the cellar position, each having won one game. Lincoln's team work was better yes terday than at any previous time this season and basket-shooting was more accurate. In the second half two bas kets "were secured within a few minutes after the ball had rolled around the rim and balanced there and then dropped through for points. One was scored by Elvers and the other by Spamer. Allen was' somewhat weakened by the absence of Harr. who left the floor after playing but a few minutes. Elvers, of Lincoln, at center, was the best basket getter of the game, scoring six baskets, three In each half. Spamer scored four baskets in the second half, two of them being from long shots. Allen only got four baskets off the Lincoln guards. The players were: Uncoln. - p- Lewi.. Spamer T ','..,, Vesntrand F L""'1' Elver. C Harr, Clarin Toomey ; O Gilbert, Oearhart Patterson. Reld Q Clarin, Gearhart Iteferee Livingstone. Breakfast Food for Fans BY W. J PETRAIN. TRAINING CAMP, Santa Maria, Cal.. March 7. (Special.) Big Bill Rut-sell, the promising young recruit from San Francisco, is dubbed by a new nickname every day. He has so far been called "Bull." "Cy," "Mooch," "Bugs." "Bill Jack," "Rube," "Kid," "Rummy" ana others, but the big fellow does noi mmu them. The baseball edition of the Santa Maria Times created something of a 1 1 . ...tim, in thin vlrinltv. for the IMMU BCIlDOMUil cuts of the Portland players loaned by The Oregonlan made a line aiBi-my op ting for the edition. Illustrations are few and far between In the little papers of these small communities. a a Tommy Sheehan Is rounding into .1 - 1.. .tviA TTe aava it has Dimig j : been a long time since he felt as good j thus eariy in mo ju nn' ... . promises to have a splendid year, and he cannot see now roruauu cu ,um uu this season. a a a According to Sheehan. McCredle has enough good pitchers now to assure him of a competent staff when the season opens, and this department is the one over which McCredle was worried. a a a "Roaring Bill" Rapps !s making good on his sobriquet this Spring, for the gingery first-sacker is always yelling his head o and stirring up the youngsters. Bill is showing fine form thus far, and looks forward to a better year than last season. , a a a Roger Pecklnpaugh, the new short stop, is a big strapping fellow, possess ing a fine arm and is accurste In Ins fielding. He resembles Napoleon Lajole considerably, but la not quite as large a man as the big Frenchman. Peck lnpaugh is gradually getting over the soreness caused by th first day's work out. a a a Earn Griffith is showing to better ad vantage each day, and many of the fans here figure him to make the team. Grif fith Is a gingery player, and is much like Graney in appearance and disposi tion. "He's snother bug and ought to , . 1 ,4 " fl.-l.Miil fllll RnnMi. (fB m ici t i,u,v.u,, " - " r ' who is always looking for members in his "Bug Club" which comprises him self. Buddy Ryan and Russell at present. a ' "Roaring Bill" is very much disap pointed at not finding any strain of "bug" in the makeup of Frank Archer, the only southpaw on the team, for Rapps' Idea -of a real bug is a left handed twirler, and try as he might he cannot find any grounds for admitting Archer Into his select circle. a "Speed Marvel" Beaton is the new title conferred on the hitherto slow go ing twirler. Tom is about as lively a bird as there Is In camp, for he Is up bright and early every morning and takes a long walk it it is raining ana when the workouts are held he is us ually the first man in uniform on the field. a a a With Tommy Murray and Walter Kuhn on hand the twlrlers have been getttlng an overdose of exercise, for McCredle has them at work heaving to the catch ers whenever the opportunity offers. A Santa Maria fan dopes the six regular twlrlers ss follows: Beaton, steen, Ful- lerton. Russell, Koestner and either Griffith or Archer. e Th Portland fans will find Chester Chadbourne one of the most likeable players who ever wort a Portland unU J i, v --1 -& V v a -tj. ,-; - ,T , e n form. He is a quiet, reserved player In his mannerisms, but he likes to chat with the other players in the fanning bees, and can relate as good yarns as any of them, except possibly McCredle, who is the original story telling kid. Albany League Reorganizes. ALBANY, Or., March 7. (Special.) The Albany Twilight Baseball League, which conducted a successful series of late afternoon games In this city last year, reorganized for the coming season In a meeting held in the Alco Club last evening. Officers were chosen as fow lows: President, Professor Hans Flo; vice-president, Tom P. Stevens; secre tary, George Dooley; treasurer, Hiram W. Torbet. Y. M. C. A. Track Men Training. Another call has been Issued for track men at the Young Men's Christian As sociation. A team Is being gathered to enter the Columbia University indoor meet on April 8. Ed Phife, a member of the University of Iowa track team, Is one of the men whom the association will enter. He Is a sprinter and puts the shot nicely. Barndollar and Booth, dis tance men are training for the half-mile and mile- events, and Sheets will enter the high Jump. COURTROOM TO BE CHURCH Vancouver Congregation, Fire Vic tim, Gets County Privilege. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 7. (Spe cial.) Using the Superior Judge's bench as an altar, the Jury box as seats for the choir and the seats In the main room for the congregation, services will be held in the Superior Court room of the Courthouse by the First Presbyterian Church congregation, whose church was destroyed by fire in January. The County Commissioners today granted permission for the services to be held In the court room, on payment of the lighting and heating expenses. The piano was saved from the fire, so It Is probable that it will be moved to the room. This will be the first time that such services have been held In the Su perior Court room here. Rev. H. S. Templeton, pastor, will deliver the ser mon. McKibbin hats ' (Saxaxdl ffirffiian (Hh Crmm (Hh K!aa If (Ma JBri&H Wma Day (Hha PejpE wlh Ejp Sua nib Swika NOTHING DONE ON WATER PAYMENTS BOARD Dl ON SUGG LESPIE A FINAN Commissioner Water Secret Two Read tine !v exclaincd to . . would be few i v..:'."jS and that viii. ......1.1 k,r ;.' ? -ufnntW. Coininisslo-.. 1-, didn't b exictlv a' thought tl 1 VH - a?.?-,i.,T eexTf-. 9IATTFR BUT! Pf' .'.i If 3t jsjx i:tAR. GIL- T-fcV, k::i(- rt. . ; .. TTDnNFn. 1 a- - -; : x- -.: f . J i-J &Hc&t9& h&lhtZg t?.rKV t ik mwt m s w, v n: jf. 1 . 1 1 L I ' s, m & - i mm days, or be ,! UJ M vMMU fe? S --' ' '.WVWaar-i'V Am-W"ve . .." 11: -J 'commiovc rmmrimtm . xr day afternoon. AvHjXTr v J They eidllSf'-iik.t . ''f19 tuit ' A St, , ..rfae .';!' 11 m tn. fXotf has been delivered through services aa usuaL. but was in some doubt as to a proper charge for the residence sec tions. wlixrjeliveries have been mije tby atement. atement followed a he commissioners to avarythlns; that could 4 harge shoWll lmrctf&A were In the build! nd the business district wTfcr i V-mail - tha. --'-- $41,000 SIX YEARS' GAIN W. A. LAIDLAWS LAND NEAR IMBLER TAKES LEAP. Grand Ronde Acres to Be Sold for $50,000 After Being Bought for $8100 Trees Planted. LA GRANDE Or., March 7. (SpeciaL) Setting a mark for rapid rise in value of Grande Ronde land, two Dayton, Wash., men tonight "cinched" a deal that will be closed tomorrow whereby 90 acres of land owned by W. A. Laldlaw, of Port land, and lying near Imbler, will be sold for $50,000. Six years ago the same tract of 90 acres sold for J67 an acre and when, planted to trees the same year sold for J90 an acre. With the six-year-old or chard standing on the entire tract, Mr. Laidlaw made preparations today to turn the property over to the two Dayton men who purchased the tract on recommen dation of J. I. Dodenberger, an expert, who manages the famous Dumas orchard at Dayton. The land was seeded to wheat seven years ago, yielding less than 60 bushels to the acre. It Is but a small fraction of similar land adjacent to Imbler, where 1700 acres are now planted to orchards where five and seven years ago wheat was raised. Oregon City Bridge Safe. OREGON CITY, Or., March 7. (Spe cial.) Several weeks ago the County Court hired a bridge expert to ex amine and report on the condition of the suspension bridge across the Wil lamette River here. There had been rumors that tha structure was unsafe. The expert reported It safe, but sug gested certain repairs to make It more secure. ' The court has let the con tract for these repairs, costing about 3000, to Clare-ce Simmons, a local builder. Edlefsen delivers dry wood. Three dollars $100,000 of tU cnui-chea share ha hren rttAtzpri. In making the propos! said ne would make tn iinriprKtnndlnsr that no cl refused admission to th any time .and that one-u be 5NIGHT AT HE COLUMBIAN CLUl fried and Other Artists f Jn First of Srit of nber Concerts. 13 club tonight. T7a: Somber of other lo :Nr in the first ts, the 19 en on tl h. Tbeti a. WJtl Ashen i9 to be rtl th- '- 4 r.rwH s5re wil afternoon Vw ifl-. Texas Be ni storage roaI ween Main au ill Into the 'sub caped injury Their escape , as marvelous. J, H. Cullimore, the foreman. wlU was In tho bujldlng, said that his tai cape and thatof the three other work men seemed providential. They wert working near the south wall on th ground floor and were saved from Inj Jury by the big timbers of tb floot above them pressingyagalnst th soutl ui iisapii hp liawpni KJw I ,.-rvr.tia..a tit tner.;f ,7 . tx j ; , ,- . .r-. . 1 -1 , :r-. j fTtum rtrt " j u - "ajui . a'-i-ViJ,,- jT W 'j- : aft-'i. i t'V r.v ,'- r-J Ol --.-. '.-7 J v-'jiR.-ri . -JTroaa j , J -V) jftienl jpre garde1