niE MORNRO OKEGOXIA5. SATURDAY. IVOTEMBEIt 25, 1011. CRUCIAL GftMES IN EAST BILLED TODAY Harvard Against Yale and Navy and Army Meet in Final Clashes of Season. TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED 1-rboe. of Whlngton-Orrtron Bat tle Are Heard In Protests of Trick Play by noble" Henchmen, f Referee Work Hampered. TO BE I'UUU. "arthet. Nimbr j Ore con v. Mult nomah rio(. at PwtlKl Normb-r JO WaaMne'ten t Whlr.!nn Stare r-ollne. at S-at-1 1. Vmnh'r J Whitman r-lle , Omni Ar1t-nttnral follec at Wan walla. Mkddl W aal. N-ovanNtr IV C!!ca rnl.ralty r. WlKcnfn. at fhlcaaa. remember :l-flMl Illi nois, at l"rtana. Nem:er Ml--h!an . ?'- nraafta. at Lincoln. VTnihr :J Tala Harvard, at Camhrtde. .VnTmlrr :i Arinr Nary, at rhllallpMa. NinmMf 1 Cornell a. Pannal Tan!. at Philadelphia. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. within another wrfk football will Ne officially bivouacked In Ihe I'll intlpir grounda of a-lory. for only three Sis' xtmfi now remain to b played In ea.h of tie three sections the Pacific Northwest, the MI.Mie Western ronfer-em-e. and the East. Thanksstvlnu rra-k. the drawing of the blind. Two of the big Eastern battlea Tale . Harvard an.t Army vs. Nary, and all three of the Middle Wettrro affrays, are .-"ie!u!ed for today with the first mentioned contest the most Important from a football stsmlpolnt and there fore attracting the widest ettenion. The Yale-Harvard lnui Is very much In doubt a both teams have rone through the preliminary aeaaon ihow. lee much the same sort of strength. Vale has scored 1(1 points against IS rv her opponents; Harvard 1 point to Ji by opponents. Both elevena have ten twlre defeated Yale by West point. -(. and Princeton. -. and liar 's rd by ITIneeton. -. and Carlisle. Tale Lead la Irtertea. Harvard and Tale played their first rim In 1 'i and with the ecept,lon r Ave years have not missed a g:ne. A.I told they have nie 30 times. Yale Inning 31. Harvard four and four be ta ties. Harvard's first victory waa Is 13 when she won by two goals to one. Not until 13. when Plblee cap tained, the Crimson tram, did Harvard snre again, winning then 1 to 0. In !ei Coach Reld perfected the Harvard tnrdem and the " rtmson smothered the Mil I dog. Zi to 0. tight years later a c-sl from the field by Kennard spelled the nest victory. Nobodv has ever been able to explain Harvard yearly rout by Tale, alike M'irphy. the old Tale trainer, ha often sM that Harvard' men were beaten l-efore they went on the gridiron and th sight of the bis; T'" on the iwt-e-s when the teams took the field did th rest. Last Kali' - gam fur r she a good example for Tale held a tam fully 15 per cent trongor to a ne score and several time threatened to win. Arvay aad Siavy t' defeated. The Tale eleven this season has been better coached than In lfO and ha l-een Improvlnr faster a the ucceed Ing Saturday hare rolled by so tho bulldog probably will be the favorite when the moleskin wearer take the mvard this afternoon. The Army and Navy teams, too. will ba.ttle with even terms today on Frank lin Field. Neither team ha been de-f-ated thl year. The following are re spective record for the season: WEST POINT ri.it. 7 Vermont ... cl..14 Rutgare ... SJ Tale iv-t. ; I.ehlch 'v. tiortnvt '..v. 11 I'.U'-knell .S..v. la Co. sate .... 0 0 0 Army U Army it Army Army 2 0 . o Amy 0 3 Army -' Army lit "Total S ANNAPOLia. -Johns Hopkins... S -t. Jobn't. . . ..... -XV. and J 0 -Princeton ....... 0 -n rt. Keserve.... -A. and M West Vlrclnla 0 rnn. Slate...... O -t. h-l O, t. 'VI. N"V. N"V. No,. avy. avy. aiy. avy. avy. ary. avy. avy. Total .... . .It Ever since Coach Doble sprung the freak hidden ball trick which netted Washington the second touchdown In th :- defeat of Oregon last Fatur lay. Oregon rooters and football ex peris have been trying to explain the 'rmatlon. many in fact taking the point that the play was Illegal and rhotild not have been allowed. Dohle' explanation of the formation .i that the ball wa snapped back by tin center, only to be hidden between I'l.-rlegs and body as he squatted on the srro-und. The backfleld then tore on a fs4r end run and when all opponent iad deserted the neighborhood the cen ter tossed the ball to hi opposite end irhs ran unmoleeted for a touchdown. rdon iloore. the great Oregon ml and Louis Pinkham. famous Eu- - ne tackle, are among those holding o Jhe illegal argument. Writing from I: i land. Wash, the former says: '.Rule t. section 3. reads: "A scrim- m.f takes place when the holder of tr.-t ball puts It in play by snapping It baik." feet Ion ay: "Snapping It back ti.an putting It back with on quick an 4 contlnuou motion.' Section S of rule IS says: If. after snapper-back has taken bis position ti voluntarily moes the ball as if to -r ip It eo aa to draw the opionents off--irta. whether he withholds It alto cker or only momentarily. It shall mc be considered as In play or the ei-rtrnmage aa begun. Penalty, less of five yard. Plnkhara and I cam to the con clusion." say Moores. 'that the letter .m4 spirit of the rule force the nap perbaek to put the ball In play, pass l:.(T it Immed ateiy withoat concealing it er withholding It from play. While I don't think the play can be made under a strict Interpretation of t:e rule. I don't blame Dohle la the ieaat for using the play. Any team woald use It If possible, but It take a man of Loble' skill to perfect It." preumln that Center Presley, of the Washington eleven concealed the oval without the formality of paaalng It to Quarterback Coyle. Moorea argument I well-founded. But. wltii tb quar terback crouched close up agalnet tha center, bow Is the referee to judge to a certainty whether Coyle first received the ball or not? Coyle say be helped tuck tho ball away under Presley before tearing away across the field, clutching tight ly at an oval-shaped leather patch sewed acros hi Jersey leeve. If he didn't, the play I certainly Illegal p.ut there' the rub. HAIV SOAKS HAKVAKO FIELD I'sfatoriMe Weather IOutlook for C.anio With Yale Today. CAMBRIDGE. Mim. Nov. Ji. Heavy rain today, with a prospect of a soggy playing ncld tomorrow, caused a dla tlnct feeling of uncertainty In both ramp tonight aa to the outcome of the Harvard-Tale annual football battle. Gloom prevailed amonn the follow er of the game who are here, while player and coachea of both teams dl played little confidence In the predic tion of the weather forecaster that to morrow would be clear and cool. Among the experta there wa a gen em! feeling that a rain-soaked, slip pery field would tend to the advantage of Harvard. In event of rain Tale may ask for an arreement that a new ball be put into pliy upon the call of either captain. This would render dcld goals less diffi cult than with a heavy, water-soaked bull. An agreement to disregard field goal made by bounding balls, like that which gave Princeton a victory over Hart mouth two weeks K". I probable. MTKF.DIK TO SEK KKETVVEKS Portland Magnate Slay Swap Somo of Player With Sfilwaokee. MILWAl'K RK. Wl.t.. Nov. 14. 'Spe cial Waller McCredle. manager of the Portland. Or., basehall club, and C. S. Havenor. of the Milwaukee club, mny do some tall swapping when the Coast mnsnate stops In this city on his way FTast. There Is a rumor that Out fielder Ralston, of the locals, may go West, and If thl I the rue. one of M.-Credle' staff of player will un doubtedly be given in exchange. McCredle will also top at St- Paul and will attempt to secure a few of the Saints, - Havenor. Ex-College Athlete Head. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 14. Thomas Warwick ("Tommy"') John son, former Kansas I'niverslty athle tic star, died today of a complication of disease. LEST WE FORGET What Korsaer Portland Player Arm .Now Owing. No. ;3 Charles Shaffer. 4,rL'LX.EMirP" SHAFFER njoyed r the best season of his career while with the Helena team of the Pa cific Northwestern League. In 1901. and when Pierce. Chile 'went to the bad" on the Portland "outlaws'" In 103. Shaffer wa Induced to Jump the Helena club and report to Sammy Vlgneux at San Jose that season. Thl player wa a popular Idol all over the Northwestern League during the season previous to bla Joining Port land, for hi comedy antic a well a hi ability to play tho Initial sack placed him In the front rank of the players of that circuit. He earned the title of "pullemup" by the habit he had of giving a hitch at hi breeche be forw batting or making a play at first base. When he Joined th Portland team, he a as expected to rival "Brjck- Iever mux as the diamond comedian of the league, but for aorae reason or other ho failed miserably In all departments. He wa anything but the first base man he proved with Helena, and hi batting waa woeruuy weaa, ana ne lacked ginger entirely. Ilslmply wa outclassed In the Coast organization, and could not set Into his stride at alL After his release by Portland, l.e went to the South Atlantic League and drift ed back to the Inter-Mountain League after a while and finally landed In the ThH-.r.. nmnliirlun II la now said to be conducting a thirst emporium at Helena and sometime act as an um pire In small leagues tnrougn aiontana. FANDOM AT RANDOM Vean Gregg, the big southpaw who made auch a success with Cleveland last season, will leave tonight for hi home at Clarkston. Wuh, where he will re main several weeks before returning to Portland. "Speck" Harkness say that Gregg Is going; home for hi Thanks giving dinner. a Bill Rodger la still In the wild of Southern Oregon where he Is hunting and fishing to hi heart's content. The new captain of the lieavera la accom panied by his wife, who Is also an out-of-doors enthusiast. They expect to leave for Santa Maria after the holi days, a Rodger I planning hunting trips with Billy Miles and other Santa Maria fans before the Bearer practice season start. Now that Tommy Tennant ha been disposed of to the St. Louis Americans, some of the San Francisco writers, who took a keen delight In calling attention to Tommy's deficiencies, are expressing regret at the Seals' loss. These writers also peedlct that San Francisco will have trouble In landing a first baseman who will 'satisfactorily fill Tennant hoe. "Hub" Ternoll 1 passing the Winter at hi home In Grants Pass, and Is en Joying life, according to arcounts re ceived from Southern Oregon. "Hub." hi brother, and a party of friend have been passing most of the time hunting and fishing In Jackson County. Ous Hetllng ha cut out playing Win ter ball around San Francisco and baa gone to hi home, near St. Lou La. Gus figure that It will be only a short time before he reports to the Oak for Spring training, and does not care to take chance -on a mld-Wlnter Injury, which might keep him out of the game In the spring. a If the Oak lose Harry Able next season they will not be without the service of a big lefthander, for Harry Wolvertoo ha purchased Blaine Dur bin. the college twlrler. who waa form erly with the Chicago Cub and the Cincinnati Red. Uurbln I said to be even larger than Abies. Happlcus Hogan Is said to have tried to make several trades at the San An tonio meeting, but according to report brought back by the San Francisco delegation, none of the Vernonltes were wanted by those who had talent on the market. Hard luck. Hap! Jewish Ilojs to Meet Spartans. , The Jewish Boys' Athletic Club's bas kettail team will meet the Sunnyslde s...rians next Monday nicl t on the Jewish Hoys' Athletic Club floor at Sec- , ond and Wood streets. Tl.s Jewish Boys' Athletic Club's five has won four games so far this season and lost only one. and that by 32 to ZS against Brook lyn. Hyman iienwarU will b refsree. CHADBDURftE MAY GO Changes Most Probable in Beavers' 1912 Lineup. CHANGE BRINGS LdVE HERE One of Rest Outfielders In American Association Xamed as Man for Whom Portland Player Would Exchange Himself. BY W J. PETRAIN". When tha 11I Beavers assemble on tho Loe Angeles diamond for the open ing of tho next season, an entire nw outfield la quite likely to grace Port land uniforms. This Is probable be cause of an agreement entered into be . , i i .-... anil fhet l ween .,,., i - Chadhaurne. whereby the Beaver leader promised Chadbourne a cnanco m . .. ,-.. ...-um, V. .milH negotiate a suitable trade for himself, and It now seema imaiy mat v-nm . through" with the deal. Buddy Ryan goes to Cleveland, and McCredle Is negotiating a trade for Kruegrr. which le-ft Chadbourne as the only veteran listed In the 1912 outer works, but now It seoms imeiy mm no ill I . . In n K naatiir.l Chad- W 111 M l.U wa ii. J . t 1' ' - - - bourne was a free agent when he signed wltn Ici.reoie, ana was iora through hi friendship for Charley Carr. who was manager of the Indian apolis club of the American Associa tion In 110. Carr has lately beon employed as chieftain of the Kansas City Blues of the same league, and he wants Chad bourn with his club. Likewise Chad bourne want to play with his old man ager, and h has entered Into negotia tions with Carr for an exchange with McCredle. and Jack Love, one of the best outfielders In tho American As sociation. Is named aa the man for whom Chadbourne would exchange himself. t Chadbourne Is a favorite with the Portland fans and Walter McCredle is , . , with him T'nletss Chad- iulii ".' ....... - bourne can arrange a trade for a good leadoff man it la doubtful If McCredle will agree to the deal. In the case of Jack Love. McCredlo likes this player and If Kansas City Is ready to close the deal It la likoly that the Portland lead er will agree to the trade despite his liking for Chadbourne. Jack Love Is rated as one of the fast est men In the American Association, but Is also something on the hothead order, as was evidenced by his Tuntn" with an umpire lust season, which earned hlra a suspension. However, at that time he was playing under the leadership of Danny Shay, who Is a notorious umpire baiter and his man ager's example probably Influenced Lovo's action. Last Spring Jack Love was offered to McCredle in exchange for Neal Ball, but the Beaver leader was not in need of outfielders at that time and turne3 the proposition down, at which time -h also refused French and Gandil, offered by the Montreal club for the Cleveland er. who refused to report to Portland, and wound up by enjoying a moat suc cessful year with Cleveland to which club he wa finally permitted to return by McCredle. Chadbourne Is now at Ocean Park, near Lo Anpeles. where he Intends to pa th Winter, unless the Kansas City trade Is negotiated, in which event he will return to his home In Maine before reporting to the Blues next season. If the deal falls through Chadbourne will be near Santa Maria, where the Beav ers will report, and, as be proposes to play Winter baseball In that vicinity, he will be In condition by reporting time next Spring. Chadbourne's reason for desiring to play East next season is that he has business Interests In the Middle West that should receive some attention from him during the coming Summer, and if be were with the Kansas City or any other American Association club he would be In a position to devote some time and attention to the proposition. SOX ROSTER Wllili BE CUT Ten of 4 2 Players cm Chicago's 1.1st Will Bo Weeded Ont. CHICAGO. Nov. 24. With the train ing quarters practically settled on for Corslcana. Tex.. President Charles Com lskey. of the Chicago American League baseball team and James Callahan, his manager. setUed down today to a weed-Ing-out process. There are 42 player on the club' roster, and ten of these are to be disposed of. The Identity of those slated to go Is not known even to the owner of the club. Deal for the disposal of play er are ald to have -already been tarted. and several youngster who were encouraged by being called to the big fold will be disappointed In a few day when they find they have been ent back to minor league for further tritn'lsKa.lso said that the standing of some of the veterans Is not as substan tial as It might be and one or two of these may be weeded out The team has ten pitchers, two of these Delhi, of Los Angeles, and Peters, of Min neapolis being newcomers. ARMY AXD NAVY PLAY TODAY Deirpite Precautions, Ticket Scalpers Work In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 24. Army and Navy will meet tomorrow on Franklin Field In their annual football game. Throngs of rooters arrived tonight and hotels are taxed to their limit. Bets of $1000 at even money have been placed. There Is not much Array money In sight, however. In spite of precautions to prevent tickets falling Into the hands of specu lators. Broad atreet waa lined tonight with "scalpers." Regular ticket agencle ay they have enough ticket to supply regular customers. Prices range from $1 to 125 a lut, according to location. HOGAX AND BERRY ARE HOME Since San Antonio Meeting, Coast League Is Rated High, They Say. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 2. (Special.) Happy Hosan and Hen. Berry returned today from Pan Antonio, where they attended the annual meeting of the Na tional Association of Minor Baseball Leagues, which ended last Saturday. Barring some new scenery. Including a few new styles of colors In hats and fancy veata. they look Just aa good as when they departed on their long loop-the-loop Jaunt two weeka ago. , Hogan says the Coast League Is now recognised ss th biggest minor league In organised baseball. ii.. mmAm finlv one deal while awav and that wa to get Catcher Sullivan. Sullivan refused to report to the Kan sas City club last Spring and was sus pended. Berry got Pitcher Chech of St. Paul and Walter Boles, catcher, of St. Jo seph, and says his team la about com pleted for next year. Hap. saya he wants another pitcher and Inflelder and he has strings on them already. He hopes to do the deal soon. Both Hap. and Hen. are-loud In their praises of President Baura and Ewing. Lincoln Raises Objection. Lincoln High objects to having its game with Hill Military Academy next Wednesday called the final champion ship game. Lincoln was yesterday awarded the Honeyman trophy aa the champion of the city. If Hill should defeat Lincoln the latter will, never theless, retain th cup. Soccer Teams Play Today. The Multnomah and Cricketers soc cer teams will play this afternoon on Columbus Club field. The North Bank and 0.-W. R. & N. and Mount Scott and Independents will play bunoay. Five -Weeks -Old Thespian Is Company s Boast Edward Lincoln Davenport, latent Son of Leading; Comedian ot "The C'oBamater, EnJoya Tonr. EDWARD LINCOLN DAVENPORT claims the distinction of being the youngest member of any road show now on tour. He is exactly five weeks old and Is traveling with his father, Harry Davenport and his mother, Phyllis Rankin Davenport with "The Commuters." He was born ln'San Fran cisco and when he was 11 days old went a traveling down to Los Angeles. After he played there he came to Port land from the Southland, stopping at one-nlprht stands and enjoying It all immensely. "We're going to call ' him Ned. I guess," said Papa Davenport at the HetllfT, where he is appearing in the principal comedy role of Sammy Fletcher in "The Commuters." "I named him Edward Lincoln, so he would have my father's initials. He has a lower Up Just like my sister, Fanny Davenport, and if I do say it he is th handsomest baby I ever saw. And brlghtl Well, say, he never cries and seems to be so Interested In our traveling, etc, etc" This Is Mr. Davenport's first visit to the Coast In 20 years, the other occa sions being when he was a member of the oia Alcazar siock company, vnci It was owned by Osborne & Stockwell, and again when he was a member of the Joseph Grlsmer and Phoebe Davles company. Mr. Davenport appeared In two pro ductions with his famous sister. Fanny. One of these was when he was a sha ver and appeared as Oliver Twist when his sister had the role of Nancy Sykes. Mr. Davenport also was with his sister when she opened the Broad way Theater In "La Tosca" In the ori ginal production. $100,000 ASKED FOR EYES St. Helens Quarry Company Is Sued by Powderman for Injuries. The St. Helens Quarry Company Is defendant In a suit filed in the Circuit Court yesterday, in which James A- Da vis, formerly in the employ of the com pany as powderman, demands flOO.000 ss compensation for personal Injurie The plaintiff, who is represented by Attorneys Bowerman and Abel, declares thst one of his eyes and an arm were destroyed by a premature explosion June 18. Consequently. the complaint sets forth. It wa necessary to remove the other eye, leaving Davla totally blind. The complainant asserts that the pow der In use was of a new brand, and he, although an expert powderman, bad no knowledge as to Its explosive qualities except that given him by William Akin, a superintendent for the company. Akin, he declares. Instructed him to tamp with an iron bar. PERSONAL MENTION. W. Koop, of Tacoma, Is at the Carl ton. W. R, Langhlln. of Yamhill, Is at the Lenox. Miles C Moore. ex-Governor of Wash Ins-ton. la at tho Oregon, from Walla Walla. J. C Scott, a Walla Walla banker. Is at the Oregon. J. M. Stevenson, of Stevenson, Is at the Cornelius. Dr. FTance E. Rose, of Spokane, Is at the Portland. B. Burns, of Walla Walla, Is regis tered at the Cornelius. C. A. Dryden, of Wlllamina, i reg' lstered at the Lenox. Leander Lebeck, an Astoria contrac tor. Is at the Imperial. J. w. Bryse, of Battle Creek.' Is reg istered at the Carlton. John TV. McNally, a Deep River log ger, is at the Perkins. W. M. McCoy, of Castle Rock, is reg lstered at the Perkins. Peter McCracken. fruitgrower of Husum, Is at the Bowers. H. W. Beyer, a merchant or waiia Walla, is at the Ramapo. H. A. Gallagher, of San Francisco, Is registered at the Ramapo. Frank Davenport, a Bull Run tlm- berman, is at the Perkins. J. W. Sherwood, of Great Falls, is registered at the Portland. Henrv A. Barrett a merchant of Athens, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mr. O. M. Ogden. of Mc Mlnnvllle, are at the Lenox. M. L. Thompson, a lumberman of Cas cade Locks. Is at the Cornelius. R. H. Cowdon. a merchant of Silver ton. Is registered at the Oregon. W. C. Cowgill. Jr, Oregon Trunk en gineer at Bridge, 's at the Bowers. c 1. Bright an attorney of The Dalles, Is registered at the Imperial. C C. McGowan, a Warrendale can neryman. Is registered afthe Bowers. J. M. Johnson, here from Vancouver, B. C. to attend the Horae Show, Is at the Portland. W. A. Howe, president of the Howe Mercantile Company of Carlton, Is reg istered at the Imperial. C W. James, superintendent of the stat penitentiary. Is at the Imperial, accompanied by Mrs. James, who has been appointed superintendent of the female prisoners or tnat institution. CHICAGO, Nov. 14. (Special.) E. Brong and G. S. Smith, of Portland, are registered at the L-a sane norei. Baker Gets Extra Train. On account of the heavy travel be tween Baker and North Powder in Eastern Oregon the 0.-W. R. A N. Co. ha ordered an additional train to op erate between the two cities every day. It will leave Baker at o r. m. ana ar rive at North Powder at 5:30 o'clock at or.nl nr at Wing, Haines and Hutch inson. Eastbound the train will leave North Powder at s:a P. al. arriving at Baker at :20 o'clock, making the same stops. The service will be effec tive next Monday. Pianos rented, $3 and $4 per month; free drayage. ' Kohler V Chase, 175 Washington tret LAUD LIS! ORDERED Harry M. Courtwright Is Told to Specify Property Sought. REQUEST IS TOO GENERAL Judge Galena Holds Suitor 'Cata't Get Preference on All Holdings on Delinquent Tax List for $20,000 Cash Depos't. uarv xr . Courtright vesterday af ternoon lost a round -In his legal fight to force Sheriff Stevens to give him preference in the purchase of delin- - . .ov .ortlHrntiiS. JudfiTO GatenS sustained the Sheriffs demurrer to an alternative writ oi manaamuo issucu at the demand of Courtrlght and or- -i i ,k- . . 1 aetata man to file an amended complaint specifying the pieces of property on wnicn ne sunn to obtain certificates. Courtrlght had n...iv ii4 hia lint with the Sheriff. but the Judge held that it would also have to become part or tne recoru in Courtrlght claims an sdvantago by .ipt,.. nf tha fnrt that he deDOSIted 120,000 in casn, advancing aa mo ma"" argument the fact that the statute of the state specifies that taxes must be paid in gold or silver. Monday. Oc tober 2. was tne last oay wr pwuib . . .ni Hav following witnessed a rush of speculators to bid for cer tificates of delinquency. All depos ited cnecKs ana tne iisia no iuiuln..t were duplications to a great extent. Preference I Demanded. Several day later Courtrlght be thought himself of the statute relative to gold and silver and paid into court $20,000 in cash and demanded prefer ence. The law provides that wnere two or more persons bid for the cer tificate on the same piece of property the Sheriff shall give them an oppor tunity to bid against each other, the idea being that competition would re sult in lower rates of Interest than the 15 per cent allowed by the law on the certificates. Should Courtrlght win his point he will not be put to the ne cessity of bidding against the others. chAni.1 ha Ioqa the others will be given opportunity to bid against him on pieces or property on wnicn ne wus not the only one to bid. Courtrlght's list covered practlcaly every piece of property on which $10 or more is owing. ( Custom May Beat Law. Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald declares that there are Supreme Court decisions which practically invalidate the law providing for the payment of taxes with gold or silver and on be half of the Sheriff also advances the contention that for years It has been the custom to accept checks and other such paper, subject to their genuine ness, in payment of taxes. Custom makes law, he contends, and hence his position that Courtrlght has no right to preference. In sustaining the demurrer Judge Gatens said that Courtrlght as his de mands stood, was asking preference with respect to every piece of property on which the taxes are delinquent and declared that the only thing on which the court could act would be a spe cific list as It would be impossible to give the plaintiff preference, even should his request finally be decided to be right on all the property for only $20,000. Five times that amount would not buy all the certificates of delin quency. SHOW DRAWS THRONGS 43,000 Hear Lecture on Oregon In First Six Days at Chicago. How the Northwest Is advertised by the big land shows in the East is evidenced by the record attendance at the exhibition in Chicago which opened last Saturday. The following message was received yesterday by William McMurray, general passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Company: "In the first six days of the show 43.000 persons listened to our lectures. We hav given one hundred lectures and in addition have extended the use of our rooms for California day, Kansas day- and Washington day. The Land Show management advises us that we are visited by more than &0 per cent of the total number entering the land show. Our lecture rooms are tha bright particular feature of the show and the crowds gravitate there with out the use of spielers, music or other devices. The various exhibitors and the delegates from the states give great praise to the Union and Southern Pacific for their enterprise and liber ality and agree that it must result in advantage to the states served by this great system." POISON SET FOR CHICKENS an-.. Rough-on-Rats Found In Quantity Fatal to Man. J. H. WTieeler, of 219 East Seven teenth street yesterday brought to the State Dairj and Food Commissioner's office, pieces of poisoned bread which he said had been thrown to hi chick ens. The bread was coated with a cheese-like substance that was found by Chemist Wells to be rough-on-rats. The effect on the fowls wa to par tially paralyse them, so that they act ed as If Intoxicated. The amount of arsenic one piece of bread contained was enough, Mr. Wells said, to have killed a man. Mr. Wells advised Mr. Wheeler not to use the chickens for food for some time until the effect of the poison has entirely disappeared, ne aiao uncicu m Mr. Wheeler in prosecuting his case. Meyer Damage Suit Settled. When the damage suit of Dick Meyer against the Southern Pacific Company was about to be continued in the Fed eral Court yesterday morning, it was announced by the attorneys that it had been settled with the agreement that a verdict be entered in favor of the defendant and euch an order was made by the court The suit was for $10,000 damages for personal injuries received at Oregon City while in the employ of the defendant The terms of the set tlement were not made public Bar to Honor Dead. Memorial services will be held for W. T. Mulr and Harry E. Northup. late ly 'deceased members of the Multnomah County bar. in Judge Gatens' depart ment of the Circuit Court at 9:30 o'clock this morning. At that time the com mittees appointed to prepare resolu tions will report WEBFOOT OIL DRESSING. The greatest shoe grease made. Pro longs the life of shoes and renders them absolutely waterproof. TLse it during rainy weather. At any store. 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E0UND-TRI EXCURSION FARES Are in effect daily to many points East and Southeast -The New Steel Trail- "f,1S" 10 GO; NORTH Multnomah to Meet Seattle on Christmas Day. CONTEST WILL BE HOT ONE Makeup of Puget Sound Olty's Ath letic Club Football Team In cludes Some Stars of Gridiron Game. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) Tom McDonald has- cinched two games for his Seattle Athletic Club all star football team with Multnomah, the greatest athletic organization in Ore gon and one of tho largest in the Uni ted States. It was not until tho Uni versity of Washington retired from the field that McDonald saw the realiza tion of his pet Bcheme. Martin F. Pratt, manager of Multnomah's eleven, wired that Multnomah would play In Seattle Christmas. Seattle will play In Portland on New Tears. The make-up of the Seattle team has not been decided, but McDonald has It fairly well outlined. Max Eakins. the greatest kicker the University of Washington has ever produced, will be one of the star. "Wee" Coyle, Muckle stone and Polly Grimm are almost cer tain to play. Vic Place, who was one of the greatest forward at Dart mouth, Is a probability. Dr. Lamson. nicked for tho all-Amerlcan team when he was at the University of Pennsyl vania, may take one more chance. And there Is Borllske. the most remarkable Player ever developed at Whitman. "I know that Multnomah is strong and has been playing right along." says McDonald, but we have material f or a a-reat team. I think that Bob Forbes, fho former Tale star, will be with ua Dobie Loses Two Good Mem. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 24. (Special.) Walter Wand, left halfback, and Wayne Sutton, right end of the Uni versity of Washington football team, are definitely out of the Pullman game on Thanksgiving Day as the result of scholastic delinquencies. Despite stren uous efforts by Coach Doble to obtain special examinations for the men. Re corder Stone announced that neither one of them would be allowed to par ticipate in the contest. He said the de cision was final. The loss of the two men severely af fects Washington's chances. Sutton is one of tho best ends in the Northwest and Wand is responsible, directly or in directly, for a good percentage of the gains made by tho . backfleld. It is sho"wii in all the popu lar new col if j 's J c 1 u d ing the - dawns, twi East Travel in Long return limits liberal stop overs. Detailed information re garding rates, train service, etc., cheerfully furnished. W. P. WARNER, Dist. Freight and Passenger Agt. J. 0. THOMAS, City Ticket Agent. Third and Stark Sts., Portland, Or. Phones, Main 841J, A DUl probable that Husby will play in Sut ton's place and Habelett In Wand's. Li-"" THE FINEST BEER EVER BREWED The Triangular Label means the most delightful table beer known to mankind. Insist on Blatz and see that yon get it. Rothschild Bros. Distributor 2022-24-26 N. Fird St.. Porthai Or. 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