Famous Lightweight Chats
Cheerily About Life. -
HE TALKS ABOUT WEALTH
cUoa fcUH Confident of Ability Va
Whip Any Maa of Hi Weight
la World. bat He Rfoe
to ttj. '
BT IlOHCOB FACCBTT.
Oxir (Battling) N'laon. -!lg'ht-wslght
champion of th 'world. el
brai4 a portion or his Jtn birthday
on Jan i In Portland, th lata
-mayor" of Hrgswlch. IlL. reaching?
Portland Monday night for a ls" of a
w. or It da) duration. H Is tb
gust of Jack Kin. well-known local
sportsman. Arthur, a ounr brothar.
arrompanlea hliu.
H had aa opportunity offend her
yesterday for a flln.1t with Eujinl Ely
at tha Country Club.
"Glr ir two mitts and a canraa
floor and I'll nml any fighter In th
world at my weight on tha ground.
But that aerial atuff Nix on that: No!
Tell" him I'm a airk man."
So pake tn gam.st little lore
wlrlder that ever lived.
The Durable Dane Is slightly over
weight but looks five years younger,
lie Is ostensibly to exchange courtesies
witti Bud Anderson at Vancouver.
Wash- but now that th authorities
have nullified the Jig-feet Nelson prob
ably will continue down th Coast to
mh Francisco.
He Is as confident aa ever of Ms
ability to stand th gaff. II doesn't
claim to be fit now. but believes two
or thre stiff goes will put him back
tn th championship running.
Th popular llglitwelght explodes a
story going th rounds crediting Jef
fries with be!ng th richest pugilist
living. He also made public last night,
for trie first time, th exact stat of
hi finances.
Sharkey Is Wcli-rUed.
-Tom Sharkey can buy up all ties
ether fighters who claim th earth."
exclaimed tbla rough and ready young
real estate financier. H owns a
swell raf In New York and can write
yon a check for a quarter million,
counting everything." Th Battler ranks
tnpnotch fighters as follows: Johnson.
to to KOA.SoO: Jeffries. i:S 004;
Tommy Burns. tlSS.ono: Tommy Ryan.
tie.S."; Freddie Welsh. ;f.oo0 to
llaOOue; Htm Longford. Si.00 to
I7S.SA0. Battler's pile Invested la busi
ness ventures and realty totals cloaa
to SlOO.vO.
-I figured out th other day that
mv total ring earnlnga reach close to
i:SO.0." continued th Dane, flecking
a spot of dust off his natty blue sera
vestment. "My (Jini bout In tloldfield
In 1 netted m KJ.OO. plus i0 for
the picture. I made tll.000 with Brltt
the aext season at Colma. 13.00 In
mv last fight with Wolgsst and $ll.7
with M.Oovera la Philadelphia. March
14. in, a eix-round encounter. My
last two flxhts with Uans netted me
a lata! of 31.t.-
Uhrrr Bat Haa Money named.
Whr Is my coin Invested? Well.
I ll show you where mnet of It Is." said
Bat. "In the first plac IT got
houses tn Hegewlech which I rent oot;
I hav a -a. re farm at Hegewlech for
which I plunked up 3S.o in 10: I
own aa S-av-r vineyard at IJvermore.
!. which cost me $1S.V and a :
acr ranch at t-bar. N. M.. upon which
1 have rnt !; another lie.' Is
planted In a business venture at Cleve
land, ix. and smaller Inveetmenta are
scattered all over the conntry."
Abe Attell. Owen Moran and Nelsoa
are about th only veterans who sr
still In the ring. Attell haa boxed for
mora than tn years. Moran. 11. and
Nelson, la. In contrast to Nelson the
Hebrew lad Is no richer than when he
I. Kan. Attell Is very fond of games
( chance Playing th races, shooting
rrp. and poker have been fatsrt In
vestments. Several bookmakers have
ten backed by his bankroll to no pur
pose. He Is on of the biggest at
tractions In the world. reclvee big pay
and supports his wife and mother, but
has never begun to aava.
LIQUOR CONVENTION "DRY"
Wholesaler, nbu Sell Mhlky lrlnk
Water at Meeting.
CHirAi; Junl t (Special.) "W
manufacture and sell It: other iopt
drink It." sens to be th motto of th
National Wholesale Uqunr Dealers'
AssoWatlon. now In session In th Ho
tel rihermsn here. Hundreds of dele
gates ar present from all over th
country, devising meana to spread
their business and to throw np breast
works against Invasion by the tem-jern,-e
forces, but a singular fart Is
fiat the delegates, as a rule, drink
oater. In the list of delrgalea a poll
shows many teetotallers.
Clerks ar.J bellboys at the hotel say
the line between tie conference cham
ber, th lobblea and the bar Is very
thin and straggling. To all Interna and
purposes the convention Is as "dry" as
that of th prohibitionists held la th
same hotel re-ent!y.
Several addresses opened th day's
session, the tenor of all of them oclng
for uplift of th saloon and for mors
thorough regulation.
JURY RESUMES ITS WORK
"llirr-r Wit new In Dj nam lie Inves
tigation Are Called.
INDIAN tPol.lS. Jiw Th Inves-t-cation
tf Jvnamlting cases. In connec
tion with the arrt of J. J. McNamsra,
was rrourtrM today th grand Jury
her and thr wuntnn were heard.
Jam' A. rVotl. of Cleveland, who was
(nre-nan on a local bull.lltig which was
dinamlted In !. was one of th wit
nesses. :iir witneseea today wer
Jprt Ft-Slson. business agent of a
!; unlor. and John Ziu-htr. a struc
tural tronworker.
Ia jj. Karpaport of counsel for th
ef.n. In the J J. MrNamara cases,
conferred with th prosecutor today,
lienrv Jrfrl-d. aociated with Kap
raport. m-t theater Kern at the court
house and :nf -rmed Mm of the lahor
i.te ef trie I !! hldnaplrg of Mc
mara from Indianapolis.
Virginia I Mill on lteef.
HAVANA. Juno 4 t'mmir K C
FWnedut and his party arrived here to
day on the wrecking ateamcx ITemler
from th American yacht Virginia,
which Is s'lll ah.r on -ol.rado r.efe.
TT yachts crew remains en board
her.
Do You Want this Handsome Shetland Pony, Prize-Winning Queen Wilhelmina
and Her Beautiful Little Colt, Princess of Sunny brook, Only Three Weeks Old?
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They are going to be given free to one of you, August 15
est:
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This $500 Outfit
includes the pony
the colt, the cart
and a brand new
set of harness.
Most generous
FREE OFFER
ever made in the
City of Portland.
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Contest ends on
August fifteenth.
Every child has
an equal oppor
tunity. No time
too late to enter.
You might as well
have it as anyone
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The Shetland, Her Colt, Cart and Harness
Full Particulars Furnished at Either of Our Two Stores
Entire Outfit on Exhibition Daily Third and Morrison
t-i; -:r: - a4Aww4en onrrto hnnrav Knv ri cf.rl of Portland is one wav we have devised to
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call attention of parents of Portland to the equally magnificent fact that All-Oregon Suits are best
We nave maae a. staple article or our Aii-uregon oun,
made of Oregon Cloth, Oregon Wool for Oregon Men
"From the Sheep's Back to the Man's Back, With no Cotton Added in the Making"
VILLE WOOLEN MILL
FOR SIS
BROWNS
THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
(TWO STORES)
THIRD AND STARK STREETS
ENTRIES ARE GOOD
Classy Horses and Fine Pro
gramme for Races.
MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN
llant Club Conteeta Will Bo Satur
day Afternoon Itose KcstUal
lVatarrs at Country
Club.
President A. SI. Crontu. of th Tort
lani) Hunt Club, last night mad public
th entry list and procrramni for th
annual Hunt Club races, whlrn will b
th Saturday afternoon" feature of th
Rom Festival at th Country Club. Th
events ar better filled than at any
meet (riven by th rlub.
II. C. Corbett'a Cloanthus and E. K.
(ippenhelmer's Oregon Frank are fea
turea of th Hrst event, th three
elshth mile dash, although ntn other
classy steppers excel at the short dis
tance notably Misty Pride. Jobnnl IL
ajid tUlmey.
A itreat deal of Interest also' Is mani
fested In the mile run. which will bring
together such fast performers as J. M.
Bennett. Oregon Kid. Wallace I and
Kitty Storey. The programme, which
will start at 1 P. M.. la aa follows:
Threa-Elgfatas-Mll Iaa.
I63 pounds.)
(Miss Ea Kiernan Trophy.)
Will Wchninf. Junes Nlrol owner;
Ptlmer. T. O. Iornln owner. E. M. Las
arua rider: Utile Joe. Portland Riding
Academr owner. Walter A. Orutter rldr:
I loanibu. If. L. Corbett owner and rttr:
MWt Prld. Kramers Riding Bchool
ownr: Queen, Portland Rldlns Arademy
twaer. E. T. "hase rldsr; Johnnie It
Mrs. W. U Wood owner. Wm. Albee rtdr;
Oregon Frank. E. K. Oppnhlmer owner
aad rider: Uustrr. James Mcol owner.
Mil Boa.
!S3 pounds.)
( Portland Rose Festival Association
Trophy-
J. If. Fnnett. W. ! Darls owner. E. K.
Opp.nhelmer rider: l-dy strrtle. Portland
Riding Academy owner. E. T. Chase rider.
Or-son Kid. C J- MurphT owner and rider.
Kltly Story. Kramers Riding School owner;
Waller. J. P- Portr onrr. Walter A.
Oruti.r rtdr: Tamarack. Portland Riding
Academr owner.
Twa-MUe Relay Rare.
(Dr. W I- Wood Trophy.)
(Catch welehtal
Rattler. Rodsrt. Bandit J. P. Cronln
rider tred: Ulsle. I'an. Koi-R. B. Um
n rider .-hit..: Oym. May. Colonel JaeK
ueutrnant W. H. Rocker rtd-r h'V,
Tamarack. Roxle, Fl Joseph k. TUT
""ieTll'rtdra "to go full two miles, changing
mounts snd saddles at each one-half mile.)
Mil Trof.
(Catch weights.)
ir B. Lame"! Trophy.)
l.yon. Kramer-e Riding School owner:
Br.gada. Portland Ruling Acad-my i'r.
Mi" h7). Uuffum rider; Bill Hoc. . E.
pVudhomn;. owner. Miss Kllsah-th Will,
rider; Jim Johnson. Portland Riding Acad
VT otner: Mis. M.he.
Molra. II C Oorbett owner; Inca. Mis.
?eciha Wiley owner and rider: Albert
Wilkes Portland Riding Academy owner.
Mrs James Nlcol rider: Emma, Kramer.
iiMlna Academy owner: Jerry. Portland
Academy owner. Miss Rally J. Uead
better rider: Cortina. Mrs. W m. a. Blddl
os nor and rider.
Oae-Qoarter-MLle Iaah. Pol renlee.
(Catch wetghta)
(Kramer's Riding Bchool Trophy.)
(Ponies 14 hand. Inche. and Under.)
Mldgle - Ambro- Cronla. Jr.. owner:
tacJr fnlted Hlate. Army owner. Lleuten
C P George rider: Light Foot, Krnrn-
BEATJTirTL EQUINE ENTERED IN HUNT CLUB RACES SATUR
DAY AT COUNTBY CLUB.
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rVTO, OWKO T I. RUTH JE-KI?.
T"n RMtnc Academy owner: Mldcet. Port
land P.idlnir Anlemy owner. E. K. Oppen
helmer r1dr: Bronco. United iSTatei Army
owner. Ueutenant W. H. Rucker rider:
Miaty Pride, Kramer' Rldtna; Kcho.il
owner. C G. Murphy rider; Spot, Jamea
Mcol owner: Fair Boy. Douftlaa Nlcol
owner: Htumpy. Tnifed Statea Army owner;
Lieutenant Keth 8cofleld rider.
FlTc-Eljchths-Mlle Daah. .
(IAS pounds.)
Oaltar R, Huber Trophy.
Jimmy tHua-an, H. I Corbett owner:
Oretfwi J-fald, a. B. Lowenbenc owner, S.
K. Oppenheimer rider; Mike Wtldom. Port
land Kltlfnv Arademy owner. Walter A.
Orutt-r rider; Will Wehrunjc. Jamea Nlml
owner; Kitty Htory. Krumer'a Rldlna;
Hchool owner; 5r Anthony. Kramer' a Rld
Ing Srhool ownr: rT pnnrl. Portland Rld-
ina; Academy owner; Badle T.. Portland
Rldlns Academy owner. E. T. C'base rider;
Buater, Jamea Nicol owner;-Billy. Lieuten
'ant C P. Oeora;e. owner and rider.
One-Wuarter-Mlle Dah.
Ji0 pounds and over.)
(Iouia G. Clark and Wm. F. Woodward
Trophy.)
Riders H. C Campbell. Dr. W. A. Cum
min.. W. M. Davis, lr. Emmet Drake and
D. A. PatuJlo.
This raco la for cold-blooded horses only
and riders are to draw for mounts. Mount
and position will bo announced before race.
A quarter-mile pony race will precede 1U
One-Qua iter Mile Dash.
(Stableboys rare.
(Catch weight.
fash crises: Winner. $10; second. $5;
third. '-. .V. .m
This race Is confined to Portland Rld
lna; Academy, Kramer's Riding: School and
private stablea of hunt club members.
IRRIGATION FIRM SELLS
Chicago-Rogue Klver Concern Takes
Oxer Josephine Ditches.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. June 6. Spe
cial.) The Josephine Irrigation &
Power Company today sold to the
Chicago-Rogue River Company all lis
rlfrhts. rights of ways, ditches and
franchises for J35.000. It was agreed
that the present ditches, 14 miles in all,
will be repaired, and the two pumps
will be set at work flushing them to
distribute water through Fruitdale
district and the territory north of town.
The new owners announce that the
ditches on each side of the river will
be extended Ave miles below, town by
next May. This means that all tha
valley below Grants Pass will be in
the water district. At least 20,000
acres will be brought under a high
state of cultivation.
It Is said there are 3,000,000 women
smokers in trie United States.
We will pay $20 for the best slogan submitted to us;
$15 for the second best; $10 for the third begt, and $5
for the fourtti best. Slogan must contain the word
and is to be used in connection with the adver
tising of our STILETTO Tools and Cutlery.
Contest will close August 1st. Communications
7hmild be addressed to -STILETTO," care of
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