THE ' 3r01?XTXG CmEGOXIAN,
7, 1911.
il
EWIHG SWINGS AX
AGAINST riVCREDIE
Irked at Losing Pennant, Cali
fornia Magnate Would
Abolish "Farming." .
BEAVER CHIEF IS TARGET
;ieeland-Portland Agreement Net
tles Owner of San FYaticlaco
Team. Who Violate His
Own Proposed Rale.
BY W. J. rETRAIV
When J. Cal Swing and Al Baura.
president-elect of the Pacific Coast
League, attend the meeting of the Na
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Lrictii at Fan Antonio. Tex.,
Norfnber IS. Is reported In the
HouthUnd that they Intend to Intro
duce a resolution forbidding the use
of minor leaaue clubs as farms for th
major organizations.
Tho principal reason for J. Pal's ob
jection to releasing players by major
leacue. clubs to minor organisations
Is simply because Portland has won a
couple of pennants through the assist
ance of several players turned over
to McCredle by the Cleveland Ameri
can Ieaue team. This looks bad to
J. Cal. yet his own club, with the as
sistance of "Buck" Weaver, the most
sensational young lnfieller of the
leasue. turned over to the Peals by C.
Tomlskey. of the Chicago White Sox.
only finished fifth.
However. In announclnc his bias
acalnst the system. Ewlnu fails to ex
plain how the major Iraicue clubs are
to dispose of the many yoanr players
Picked up every Spring and turned
back to pick up experience. Appar
ently J. Cal would like to force the big
leaeuers to retain ail the players
bought or drafted from the minors, yet
last season he paM silarics at differ
ent times to enough different players
to make up a flock of teams simply
because the players released did not
come up to the standard of excellence
required by E wlnjf. Lonr et al.
To satisfy Ewlng with his Cleve
land arrangement McCredle should
have let some other club win the pen
nant. Since he has been affiliated
with the rortlarrt club as part owner
and manacer. Mi-Oredle has not tried
to satisfy J. Cal Kwlnst or any one but
the fans of Portland, and they are
well satisfied with the brand of base
ball he has provided.
The following Item from a California
paper shows the prejudice In some
cities of the Coast organization against
Portland:
Fsns all over th- Coast I.eue circuit
will be pleased af the n-e from Sacra
mento to the efte.t that i"harley Graham
has part-has.! tne controlling Interest In
th.t f-ltib from John I. Taylor, owner of
the Boeton Americana, and that hereafter
It la to be a Coast leasut club, inateao et
a Boston "farm." Thia Is the first step
In the morement to brine all Coast Leasus
rluSs Into the Coast League and make thrra
Kaseoall dune, tnsteaj of "farma" for the
bis leacue clus. Xoir If the Mci'rediea srlll
rot h- atrlnr that Cleveland baa on the
Portland cluo evcryNodr will be much
nhll-! at the news that for the first time
since the lettue expanded to slT clubs it
I. pure: a toast i.acje organization.
The fans do not tak. ktnrtty to the Ide
ef a Coast Lcaaue club having to compete
alth a major league club for the pennant
In thia leacue. aa waa the case thla year
and last year, and If McCredle does not cut
loose from Cleveland, the leacue ahouUl
take action to Co .i-l htm to do so. It la
unfair and unsportsmanlike to ask Coast
l.eacue fans to submit to such aa arrange
ment anr longer
Tha subject will form the basis ef one
ef the demands r-r lUe Coast league before
the National agreement Is rcneared thla ear.
and eu-h things as optional asreem-me
and fake aalee tilt on!r oirrr up p:arrs
fr the irajnn mlU be done aaay with for
'I time to come. Oraham Is a fine fellow
and realizes tha: the Mg fault with the
Sacramento club Is that It Is a "farm for
the Red So and the fans kiow It aod ha v.
refused to patronlae the club as It deserved.
The ptavera even resent the double boss sys
tem and have not played ball Ilka players
wha bad aome home pride mixed Bp with
their datra to win gi-ncs.
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To ret down to facts we. misht in
quire why the California micnnin ob
ject to Md'rcii - s alliance with the
Cleveland club. Can It be because the
California magnates thick more'of the
sale price likely to accrue from a star
player than they do of trading; play
era with a major organization as by
the agreement between Portland and
Cleveland? The understanding between
Portland and Cleveland Is that Mc
Credle agrees to rive Cleveland the
pick of the Portland team In exchange
for whatever talent mar be needed to
bolster the Portland club. Ca,n any
reasonable rnn find fault with an
arrangement like that?
The Caiifornlans are sore because
Portland won the pennant, so let us
Inquire how much Cleveland had to do
with the victory. Naturally, players
like Fisher. Oregt;. Pecklnpaugh.
Koestner and Itarknesa had some lit
tle to do In helping;, but there were
other players who shone equally as
well who did not come from Cleveland,
but who were drafted or purchased
from minor clubs by Walter Mc
Credle. For Instance. Ivan Olson. Bill Fteen.
Eugene Krapp and Tom Beaton, of the
110 champions, as well as of this
year's victorious club, and Hill Rodg
er. Walter Kuhn. Bill Steen. Chester
Chadhoume and Bill Rapps were play
ers drafted by Portland from leagues
of lesser standing than the Pacific
Coast League or were free agents who
applied to Portland for a job.
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We might also ask the San Fran--isco
and California critics where
Harry Sutor came from and how It Is
fiat "Silvers" Henley, one of the best
minor league pitchers who ever wore
a uniform, who has never been In the
btg league, has had repeated drafts
for his services disallowed? Can the
tactics of the San Francisco club be
called fair to the ball players? Every
player on the Portland team Is as
sured of a chance to go to the big
leagues If his services warrant his Do
ing recommended by the scouts of the
Cleveland club at least, and all of the
other major leacue clubs have an equal
chance in draining the players not
claimed by Cleveland.
Portland has won two pennants and
ta McCredles have iveen dealing with
Cleveland for four years, yet the Cali
fornia writers wax wroth when they
consider that the Portland leaJer Is
piloting a real baseball team In con
sideration of his patrons, while their
niggardly magnates do not seem able
to appreciate the demands of the fans
and depend, for the most part, on what
talent they ran pick up. In the last
two Spring training seasons the line
up of the San Francisco club comprised
.'or the most part a flock of bushera
a ho were experimented with In pref
erence, to players of tried ability.
e a
It Is quite proper to experiment with
"bush" talent, for often a star la de
veloped, but there should be enough
seasoned material on a class A team f
is inn. uitf icuon wim a iui.
chance. Some day the Bin Francisco
magnates may wake tap and deliver the
goods, but In the meantime they are
trying to squeal "unfair alliances" wim
btg league clubs to discredit Mc
Credles victories.
Y. M. C. A. MEN ADDRESSED
Importance of Ideas Is Creed by
Edmund Vance Cooke.
"Every man ought to have, as It
were, a pitcher, a pump and a atom
ach aa receptacles for Ideas." declared
Edmund Vance Cooke In his lecture at
the T. M. C A. yesterday afternoon o
"The Religion of Democracy."
"If the Idea Is doubtful, put It In the
pitcher, where you may tasta It at your
leisure, and determine whether you like
It. If It Is an Idea suggestive of other
Ideas, put It In your pump. Ton re
all acquainted with those old pumps on
the farm, at which you could pump,
and purr. d and pump, and they would
wheeze, and wheeze, and wheeze. But
no water came. But If you poured In a
little, vou soon had a bountiful supply.
"If an Idea tastes good to you. If
you ran assimilate It. take It to your
self, for It will sustain you."
Mr. Cooke asked the question. "What
Is a Christian?" "Martin Luther waa a
heretic In bis day." he said, "but Is
today very orthodox. Paine was called
an atheist In his day. but today he
would be welcome In many churches.
People used to think the universe w
built In three stories, that Christians
went up and those who not Christians
went down."
ROAD WORK COMMENDED
Portland Interests I'rged to Aid la
Krx-Tlg-ardTllle Project,
That the work of rebuilding the
eight-mile stretch of road between Rex
nd Tlgardvllle Is most commendable
Is the report of C T. Frail, president
of the Oregon Association for High
way Improvement, who visited the op
erations last week. Funds have been
raised by popular subscription to Im
prove the road, but It Is expected that
at least $5000 will be needed to com
plete the work.
The road has been graded and drain
ways provided and the work of spread
ing crushed rock Is now In progress.
Workmen have been engaged the past
two months in Improving the highway
under the supervision of George E.
Waggoner, of Dundee. Or.
"When this piece of road Is com
pleted, there will be a continuous good
road between Portland and the Upper
Willamette Valley." said Mr. Prall yes
terday. "The psople of Yamhill and
Washington counties have been doing
their part. Portland Interests have
aided the movement to some extent
hut more assistance should be coming
from tbem. The Improvement of this
road Is really more Important to Port
land than it Is to the people living
beyond Tlgardvllle."
BETTER INSPECTION AIM
Ordinance Proposed to Regulate Gas
and Electric Meters.
A city gas and electric Inspector to
work In conjunction with the scales
of weights and measures Is sought by
Councilman Clyde In a proposed ordi
nance filed with the Auditor yester
day. The ordinance If passed by the
City Council and signed by the Mayor
will provide for a thorough Inspection
of the Instruments which are In meas
uring gas and electricity and which at
present are aubject to a great deal of
criticism on the part of consumers,
and a penalty will be Imposed upon
the utility companies If defects are
found In these Instruments.
Councilman Clyde says there Is gen
eral complaint about the meters and
at present there Is no way for the
public to determine whether the meters
are correct or not. the utility com
panies acting aa the arbitrary Judges.
It Is the purpose of the ordinance
to have a special Inspector appointed
or place the work on the shoulders
of the scaler of weights and measures.
Tho proposed ordinance will come up
for consideration at the meeting of
the City Council tomorrow.
BALFOUR -GUTHRIE SUED
Millbnllders Allege $10,450 Is Still
Dne for Work.
Alleging that there Is a balance of
$10,450 due as compensation for the
construction of the Balfour. Guthrie
at Company flour mill. James Stewart
at Company have Hied suit against the
grain exporters to collect that amount
with Interest at C per cent from May
4. 1911. and $1000 attorneys' fees. The
contracting company Is, represented by
Teal. Minor A Wlnfree.
The complaint recites that the con
struction company entered Into a con
tract July SS. 1910. to supply labor and
material necessary to construct the
new flouring plant at Ninth and Qulm
bv streets, and waa o receive $44,600.
Extras made necessary by changes In
the plans made the total amount due
I3J.071 J, of which only $41,611 50 has
been paid. It Is alleged.
The complaint Intimates that the
money has been withheld as a penalty
for failure to complete the work with
in contract time, but such failure the
plaintiffs ascribe to delays made un
avoidable by ohangea in the plans and
specifications and the demand for extras.
BOY HOBO'S TRIP FAST
Iad Rides on Beams From Omaha to
Portland la Week.
Joe GlglattL a newsboy. IS years
old. came to Portland from Omaha,
beating his wsy on freight trains, and
completed the Journey In a week. He
was picked up at Sixth and BurnsUle
streets yesterday by Patrolman Laselle
and will be turned over to the Juvenile
Court.
"It was too cold to sell papers In
Omaha." said Joe. "so I came out here."
The boy, grimy as he arrived from
his travels, has been sleeping In the
basement of the Orpheum Theater, and
selling papers to buy his food.
NEWSMEN RE-ELECT HEAD
Pre. Club Selects Officers, Retains
S. B. Vincent as President.
Sydney B. Vincent was re-elected
president of the Portland Press Club
yesterday as the result of the casting
of ballots by the active members.
The other officers elected were:
First vice-president. Lute Prase; sec
ond vice-president, O. C. Letter: third
vice-president, E. A. Beals: treasurer.
Carl i. Krlty: secretary. F. D. Morri
son; assistant secretary, James V.
Sayre; librarian. John J. Harrison: di
rectors. W. P. Strandborg. Paul R.
Kelty. Fred W. Bell. A. K. Slaymaker.
Charles W. Ryan. George C. Cowing
and D. O. Lively.
ROAD RAGE IS W
-BY WILY HERHICK
National Car, With Veteran as
Driver, Takes Dash
Across Desert.
FOUR HURT IS SPEED TOLL
Two In Hospital From Internal In
juries, and Another's Ribs Are
Cracked Pope-Hartford Is
Beaten After Game) Try.
PHOENIX Arts.. Not. C The first
four cars to finish in the annual Los
Angeles to Phoenix road race of 624
miles today with the official time fol
lows; National (Herrlck), 50. hours 22 minutes.
Franklin (Hamlin). 22:64:5.
Midland K'arrlsan). 24:21:24.
Bulck (Ferguson). 26:2(1:35.
These cars, judges said tonight, will
be officially placed In the order given
above.
Lastly rolling over the finish line
at the main entrance gate of the Phoe
nix Fair Grounds at 1:61:30 P. M. to
day, Harvey Herrlck, holder of the
American road race record and winner
of last years Phoenix road race, today
proved his right to all his laurels by
winning the annual Los Angeles-to-Phoenix
road race In hollow style with
his National car.
The Franklin car, driven by Ralph
Hamlin, the only driver who has par
ticipated In all five Phoenix road races,
won second place as It has In nearly
all the former events, and the Midland,
considered an outsider with no chance
at all. third honors.
Pose-Hartford la Forlorn Hope.
The Cadillac, driven by Bramlett, ar
rived at 1:39. The big Pope-Hartford,
after making a desperate dash through
desert wastes last night and reaching
Yuma at '--o'clock, finished second
across the line here, but because of
many hours lost by reason of broken
wheels waa placed -Outside the circle
of winning cars.
The time made up in an all-night
run waa not sufficient to overcome the
allowance of the preceding cars, which,
under the rules, were held last night
a' Yuma.
The race put up by 4the Pope Is con
sidered the feature of the event. Break
Ing two wheels at the very outset.
Driver Trematne still declared he had
a chance and continued. With three
hours lost, the Pope went on until,
near El Contro. another wheel was
smashed and three or four hours were
lost.
Repairing the damage. Tremalne set
out for Yuma and passed every car on
the road except the National and Mer
cer, but now without hope, for his lost
time could not be made up.
Mldlaad Lewes Way.
The Midland probably lost second In
Mexico. The car took the wTong road
after leaving Mexican and lost nearly
an hour before getting back on the
right path.
The Bulck. driven by 'Louis Klkrent.
finished at 3:12:55. Just ahead of the
Midland, but was 42 minutes behind
the Midland at Yuma.
The Lexington, driven by Charles
Blgelow, finished at 4:4. and the Bulck,
driven by Ferguson, at 5:35, with an
estimated running time of ;s hours 44
minutes.
The most exciting "race" of the day
Is declared to have been that between
the National and the Mercer with Han.
shue driving. Leaving Middle Wells,
Herrlck had a S-mlnute lead over the
Mercer. Hanshue cams through the
wells at 75 miles an hour and set after
Herrlck. For 18 miles there was not
a car's length between the two giants.
but suddenly the Mercer hit a big
boulder in the road and was all but
ditched. The collision put Hanshue out
of the running.
Three Cars Disabled.
Of the 14 original entrants, the Flat.
Mercer and Maxwell met with serious
mishaps and cannot finish. Tetzlaff,
driver of the Fiat, suffered the most
severe Injury of any driver. He Is now
In a hospital at Sn Diego, eas is his
mechanician, suffering from severe In
ternal Injuries received when their
racer crashed Into a telephone pole Just
after leaving San Diego Monday night.
Clarence Smith, driving the Maxwell,
as badly hurt, and his mechanician
suffered two broken ribs when their
car skidded and turned over twice at
nearly the same place where the Flat
met with disaster.
Those along the route ef the race de
clare the laurels for actual speed be
long to Roger Stearns In his big Stod-
dard-Dayton car. Stearns took awful
chances In driving through the desert,
but the Stoddard did not finish. It lost
two hours after leaving Yuma and
finally came to grief after leaving Mid
dle Wells.
Herrlck wins the first prize for
reaohing Phoenix first and the prize
for making the best time between Los
Angeles and San Diego.
AGITATOR EDITOR LOSES
Court Finds "Nodes and PrndeV
Case Comes Within Court Ruling.
TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. (. (Special.)
The Prosecuting Attorney today won
another point In his fight against Jay
Fox. editor of the Home Colony Agi
tator. The derisive comment on the
working of the "indecent exposure"
law containod in an editorial, "The
Nudes and the Prdues," In the Agitator,
comes within the ban of the state
statute against the abuse of rights of
free press, according to the decision
of Superior Judge Chapman today. The
court overruled a demurrer In the case
against Fox, who Is charged with edit
ing printed matter tending to encour
age disrespect of law.
The defense's demurrer was based
on the ground that the article did not
express sentiments contrary to the
statutes. In overruling It, the court
Is conceded to have given a pronounced
Impetus to the case against Editor
Fox. The defense had first attacked
the constitutionality of the state law
Involved, but the court last week up
held the validity of the law. Then It
was asserted that "Nudes and Prudes"
was not within the ban of the law,
and on this point, too. Fox loses.
"There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mv children were all sick with whoop
ing couxh. One of them was In bed.
had a hlph fever and was coughing up
blood. Our doctor gavo them Chara
Uerlaln's Cough Remedy and the first
doso eased them, and three bottles
cured them." says Mrs. R. A. Donald
son, of Lexington. Miss. For sale by
all druggists. .
Pianos rented. $4, 15 per month; free
drayage. Kohler at Chase. 37$ Wash
ington street.
fo&ia9'r I
"Points the Way"
The accompanying and most convincing editorial appeared in The Ore
conian of October 30. VTe feel justified in repeating it here, for the reason
that it cites two instances of what -was accomplished by individuals a
woman and a boy who were beset by far greater disadvantages than
confront thousands right in our midst, to say nothing of millions of people
elsewhere who are clamoring for the opportunity that will lead them to
MCCessto "the life worth living" to real happiness.
Looking for Someone to
Point the Way
Are yout Have you waited for the opportunity to present itself 1 Are
you one of the great army who are always striving, but really never get
ting on t This great problem is solved, ideally so, in our proposition of
Columbia Acres
"Down the River"
It points the way, and in such a way as to call for very little self-denial
on your part in securing a tract of this rich creek bottom and valley land,
only 38 miles from Portland and two miles from the Columbia River,
on a fine macadam road, and possessing every home requisite, with
splendid transportation facilities and low freight rates both rail and
water land adapted for orchard and general farming purposes ideal,
for those who seek such a home close to the city. The merit of our
proposition is acknowledged the proof is there. Accept it as your
opportunity today. The prices, to say nothing of the remarkably easy
terms, are most convincing.
$20.00 to $60.00 an Acre
Tracts of From S Acres to 80 Acres
Our Office Open Evenings During the Woek.
F. B. Holbrook Co.
LUMBER EXCHANGE BUILDING, SECOND "AND STARK STREETS
Phone Main 6396. AND AT COLUMBIA ACRES Phono A 7507
WANTED, SOMEONE
TO POINT THE WAY
"Several days ago there appeared an
article on this pare, relating- to the
case of Mrs. Henrietta Richardson of
Goldendale, who had achieved success
on s farm after she was 66 years of
age. doing- all of the trork herself.
When Mrs. Richardson took up hnr
land she "was practically 'penniless.
Many Inquiries have come to us about
this article. . Some seem, to doubt the
truthfulness of It; others srlsh to know
where they can secure as g-ood land
as she did, while others ask tor advice
as to how a. person without means can
today secure the advantages that she
had nine years ago. N
As to the facts of tha article there -Is
no question. In every essential It
was literally true, as can be learned
by writing- any reputable citizen In
the Klickitat Valley. The other queries
can best be answered by calling- atten
tion to a letter received from a corre
spondent at Tacoma. a widow with
three children, the oldest a boy of IS.
"a man In size, strong- aa a mule, who
has demonstrated his ability to conquer
the soil by being a successful gardener
on a city lot after school hours. So
successful has he been that older men
come to him for advice." Farther on,
this woman writes: "If any one can
show me how, handicapped as I am, I
can get back to the soil and take our
chance of winning- out In a few years
by hard and conscientious work. Ill
agree to pay him (in time) a higher
rate per word than Kipling received In
his palmy days. Who will venture a
plant"
It will he remembered that a certain
character by the name of Mlcawber,
created by Dickens, was ever "waiting
for something to turn up," which is
tantamount to waiting for someone to
point the way, or "show me." If the
case of Mrs. Richardson Is looked Into
It will he seen that she waited for no
one to point the way. On the. other
hand, there were many to attempt to
deter her from taking a homestead. In
spite of all such advice she persisted
and succeeded.
There are millions of people In tha
world looking for someone to point
them out a road to success; but they
wish some sort of a short cut, -"cross
lots," so to speak, for the usual road
is lone and tortuous, beset with hard
labor, self-denial and long days, per
haps years, of scant llvlngt In other
words, these people want someone else
to furnish tho initiative, -which Is es
sential to success. If they have not
that quality, no way to success can be
pointed out, for the reason that there
Is no open way to such people.
Taking the case in point, this young
son of 18 has already shown the way,
a way as plain as day. "Older men
come to him for advice," because he
has shown what can be done In garden
ing on a city lot. If the good woman,
his mother, cannot see the open way
before her, what would be the use of
anyone attempting to earn the high
price she Is willing to pay for advice T
Kot the least bit In the world.
THOMAS WHEN OIES
RESIDENT OF OBEGOX FOR 61
TEARS PASSES AWAY.
Old-Tim Company Hotel Manager
at lower Cascades Succumbs to
Heart Disease Two Survive.
Thomas Whalen. a resident of Ore
gon for 61 years, died suddenly yester
day afternoon at his residence, at 650
Everett street, from heart failure. Mr.
Whalen bas been ailing for more than
a year and had been under the care of
a physician and trained nurse for the
last ten weeks.
After being a short time In the em
ploy of the Government at the old
(tarrlson at Cascades, Mr. Whalen for
18 years conducted the hotel run by
the old Oregon Steam Navigation Com
pany at the Lower Cascades for the
convenience of travelers, who- were
compelled to transfer from steamers on
the Lower Columbia to the Upper Co-
J. 1 V i I
,ti; it
Thomas Wnalea, 7, Claimed by
Dearth After 61 Tears of Life ta
Orctos.
i..mki h, th oil Tortasre road. Be
fore coming to Portland. Mr. Whalen
lived for a short time in nan ran
clsco, where he came from Massachu-
leits Drlor to 1860. traveling yia me
Panama route. .
Mr. Whalen was born In Ireland De
ai iftas and at an earlv asre
came to this country. He married Miss
Lizzie Cummings, in portiano. as years
ago and is survived by his widow and
one son. Joseph R. Whalen, of San
Francisco. Mr. Whalen resided in Port-
1 nAntlnnAiialtf (Inr. h MVA 11 Tl his
position at the Cascades. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet
been made.
BURTON HOTEL RAIDED
Police .Seize Six as Disorderly Oc
cupants of PInce.
After several months of apparent
righteousness, the Burton Hotel, for-
merly-the DrexeU at Second and Yam
hill streets. Is again in the eye 01 tne
Dollce. who denounce it as the biggest
and best-appointed disorderly bouse
In the city. Six persons were arrested
in the hotel Sunday night by Patrol
men Burstow, Gill and Griffith, who
visited the place in plain clothes and
found, they assert, abundant evidence
that the house Is conducted on bad
lines. C. Fisher, the elevator boy. Is
under arrest for conducting Patrol
men Burstow to several rooms in the
house Sunday nicht.
Nellie Curtis and Ethel Williams
were arrested as vagrants, and C R.
Warner, a tailor, was charged with
being drunk. William White, a bar
tender, and Alice Davidson were also
arrested. White forfeited his ball In
the Municipal Court yesterday and
a suspended sentence was Imposed on
the woman.
Under the name of the Drexel, man
aged by J. W. Corser. the house was
hnadnnarters tfr dissolute characters.
Corser was arrested on a charge of
conducting a disorderly place, receivea
a rockpile sentence and evaded It by
taking an appeal and fleeing the city
In the Interim.
New proprietors of the place
changed Its name and announced an
intention to conduct It on legitimate
linos. Recently the police were in
formed that In one of the hotel rooms
boxing bouts between women in ring
costume were exhibited. While on
that trail the police obtained evidence
leading to the arrests Sunday.
BOYS' GOAT HELD FOR LOSS
Lads Say They're Accused Falsely
of Theft of Straps.
"A man's got my goat," complained
Frank Evans, 11 years old, to Captain
Bailey at the police station yesterday
afternoon.
"Got yon buffaloed, has he?" said the
captain.
The play yof slang was not lost on
the boy, who smiled and responded!
"No, he really got my goat, my Nan
ny goat."
'Waa your goat running and abut
ting on the public street?" was the
next question. This went over the
boy's head and he answered:-
"No, he was tied up. This boy (in
troducing Otto Starberg) haa a half
Interest In the goat and A. Boiler, who
keeps a stable at 60S Alblna avenue,
lost some straps and he thought we
took them, and he said he was going
to keep the goat till he got bis straps
back, but we didn't take them, and we
want our goat."
The patrolman on the beat was in"
structed to see if the boys' pet could
not be released without recourse to the
law.
HUNGER PROMPTS THEFT
Boy. Who Stole Bicycle Tells Conrt
He Aided Alabama Kin.
"I was broke, and afraid that I
might get hungry," was the reason
given by Godfrey Page for stealing a
bicycle which he sold to a second-hand
dealer for J 6. The boy, 17 years old.
was In the Municipal Court yesterday
under custody of Detective Craddock.
A growth of beard inclined the au
thorities to doubt the age he gave, but
he adhered to It and was sent to the
Juvenile Court.
To account for his lack of funds,
after saying that he had worked
steadily, the boy told of sending clothes
to his little brothers and sisters In
Alabama.
"My folks are separated," he said,
"and I have been ub against it. I guess
when a fellow commences stealing It's
all over with him."
BAPTIST CHURCHES 1
XIGHT BIEETJXGS NOT TO BE
HELD DUKUVG KJUVlVAli.
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Pastors of Portia! and Vicinity
Promise Support for Gypgy
Smith, Who Comes) Tomorrow.
Every Baptist church In Portland
from Lents to St. Johns and from High
land to Fulton Is to close its Sunday
night and Thursday night meetings
during the Gypsy Smith evangellstlo
campaign. Prayer meetings will be
held at tho Young Men's tjnnsuan as
sociation building at :15 o'clock every
evening except Saturday and Sunday
during the campaign. Dr. W. B. Hln
son. of the White Temple, will lead
these prayer meetings.
Every Sunday night during the meet
ings the iBaptist young people will
meet at 6:45 o'clock at the White Tem
ple for a rally.
Rev. John H. Boyd, of the First
Presbyterian Church, led the consecra
tion meeting of the Portland General
Ministerial Association at the Y. M. O.
A. yesterday. He urged the ministers
to give hearty support to the evan
gelist. "Perhaps," he said, "a soul's eternal
career will be dependent upon your
gentleness, your tenderness, your wis
dom. Let us abandon the usual con
ventions and timidities that hedge us
about and enter into touch with these
yearning hearts with all that Is best
and strongest and most winsome with
in us. I do not think we ministers are
holding up Christ as we should, as a
remedy for all human trouble. Men are
lost now. I don't know so much about
eternity, hut I do know that the world
Is wretched and that men and wo
men Jo not know the secret of living.
There are 24 evangelical Christians among
the 42 members of the Labor party in the
British House of Commons. One of these
la a lay preacher, three are Baptist dea
dons and three are actively encaged in the
brotherhood movement. Record of Christian
Work.
NATURE'S CURE FOR
CHRONIC ULCERS
Only by removing- the cause can
any chronic Ulcer or Old Sore be
cored. No one will question the
truthfulness of this statement. The
cause is always from an inward source,
never an outward influence, and there
fore the only possible way to get rid
of these places is to take internal
treatment. Pure blood is the one
unfailing cure for chronic ulcers;
just as long as the circulation is al
lowed to remain in an impure condi
tion the place will be kept open from
the constant discharge of imptrritie3
into it from the blood. But pure
blood will change this condition and
the flesh tissues will be nourished
and made healthy, and then nature
will promptly and permanently heal
the ulcer. S. S. S. is recognized as
the greatest of all blood purifiers and
therein lies its power to cure old
ulcers and sores. It goes into the
circulation, and removes every trace"
of impurity or infectious matter, and
so enriches this vital fluid that it
nourishes all flesh tissues instead of
irritating them with impurities.
When S. S. S. has cleansed the blood
and the place has healed over it i3
not a surface cure, but the ulcer i3
filled in with healthy flesh from the
bottom. Free book and any medical
advice will be sent to all sufferers who
will write us. S. S. S. is for sale at
drug- stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Go.
Let us bring to ourselves the prepara
tion and the conviction that shall males
us speak with tenderness and clear
ness of our Master."
The two weeks' series of meetings tnj
Seattle closed last night. Gypsy Smith
will arrive tomorrow. His first meet- v
lng will be held In the new tabernacU
Friday night.
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The Edlefsen Fuel Company, mine
o gents for "Faultless," the genuine!
Wellington, propose to reduce prices oi
all ooals to consumers by delivering in,
bulk, using barrels for unloading, as
done In Seattle and Tacoma.
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Nechaco Valley Lands
British Colombia
Nbw& tho t&neio lnTjr.
Get in on the- ground
floor. 'All our land is
situated closa to tha
I main line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway.
Our price is right and
our terms are very easy.
For further particulars,
write to the . ,
NechacoYalleyLandCo.Ui
620 BROUGHTON ST.
VICTORIA, B. C
The world's most eminent musicw
ans the great conservatories
have all showered their praises ort
the wonderful j.
Bush & Lane Piano
Yet the price is less than any
other highest grade piano made.
Less because we sell direct. W'eT
eliminate the dealer. You buy aa
a dealer buys. We are the only,
manufacturers dealing direct witl
you. And we sell on the most
liberal terms. .
Pianos and Player Pianos.
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