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16 Tlir 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, 3IAT 2. 1914. RECORD AT STAKE Motorcycle Club Holds First Race of Season Tomorrow. MANY PRIZES ARE OFFERED Mike Hunt and Monte Graves Will Try to Shatter World's Dirt Track V risure Set Here Iast Year. 11 Riders Entered in Event. "Races on "bang bicycles' for a world's record will be one of the features of the first 1914 meet of the Portland Mo torcycle Club at the Rose City speed way tomorrow afternoon. Alike Hunt and Monte Graves will race in the attempt to shatter the dirt track record. The Portland course at the Country Club has a reputation for speed. It has been the scene of new records for two years. The world's dirt track record of :48 flat was made on that track last year. The rollers and scrapers have been on It for some time and It Is said to be in splendid condition for speeding1. Many Riders Entered In Meet. The club has done a lot of boosting and many riders are here for the big meet. Clyde Simmons, the Denver rid er who was thrown 35 feet and is now In the hospital, is chafing under the restraint and declares that he will be on the track Saturday. The physicians are not so sure, but if Simmons ap pears his race will not be wanting in grit. The complete list of entries, the city represented and make of machine, fol low: '"hurley Davis, Lrv Angeles, Excelsior. Verne MaBkell. Portland, Indian. W. Carnahan, Portland, Pope. Terry Cogburn, Seattle, Indian. Harry Brant. Portland, Thor. Uus Peppel, Portland, Merkle. A. Hunt, Portland, Jefferson. Hoy Thompson, Boise, Idaho, Pope. Krt Berreth, Portland, Harley-Davidson. William Pajre, Tacoma, Merkle. Jarl Itose, Portland, Ixcelslor. Programme Includes 8 Races. The programme: Hare No. 1 4-H. P. Stripped stock; nov ice; r. miles. Klrst prize, tire, 28x234, value Slt.50; second prize, five gallons oil; value, $4. Kace No. 2 4-H. p. Ported; professional; throe miles. First prize, J20; second prize, 10. ftace No. .1 7-H. P. S. stock: 10 miles. First prize, $25; second prize, flO. Hace No. 4 4-H. P. Stripped stock: pro fessional; 8 miles. first prize, $10; second prize, Kace No. B 7-H. P. Stripped stock; S mlle-fl. First prize 425; second prize, $10. Kace No. 6 4-H. P. Ported; professional; 5 miles. First prize, $20; second prize, $10. Race No. T Match race. 7-H. P.; stripped stock. First prize, gold watch, donated by W. J. Clark. Five miles Three fastest machines of thn day. Race No. 8 7-H. P. Ported and open to 11. First prize. $30. Ten miles for the championship of the Northwest. officers of the day are; Promoter, II. E. Meed; referee. G. C. Marks: starter, W. H. Koyal; judges, Murray Wade, Fred Merrill, F. O. Johnson: timekeepers, J. "W. Liongcore, N. S. Galloway. Frank Gambling; clerk of the course. Page Williams. SOUTH BEXD "BICES" VICTORS On July 4 Team Winning Series Will Meet Kayniond Club. SOUTH BEND, Wash., May 28. (Spe cial.) One thousand persons this aft ernoon saw the "Blues" win the second of a three-game series between the Commercial Club "Reds" and "Blues." The Reds won the first game two weeks afro. Today the "Blues" shut out the "Reds," 3 to 0. 13arl Foster and Burt Turner, bat teries for "Blues." Eddie Spaulding and Fertton Smith, Jr., for "Reds." The deciding game will be played early In .Tune. It will be a half holiday here. The winners of the series will play the Raymond Commercial Club team on July 4 here. The ball games follow a membership content between the two color teams, which was won by the "Blues." The club now has 480 members, owns its own home and is out of debt. Ei-Major Iarling man Ked the "Reds" and ex-Mayor Cressy Jho "Blues." PACIFIC BEATS WILLAMETTE AVitli Hases Full, Sohler Knocks Home Hun Into Left Field. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or., May 28. (Special.) The team rep resenting Pacific University, ' of Forest drove, defeated Willamette here today by a score of 6 to 1.. Sohler hit a home run down the left field foul line, scor ing four. The game was one of the fastest and best seen here this season. The features of the game were the work of Sohler and Jasper, the former Mount Ansel College stars, now with Pacific, and the fielding of the Wil lamette team. The two teams play usain tomorrow at Forest Grove. Score by innings: Pacific 20400000 0 3 Willamette. .0 0000000 1 1 S 2 Struck out By Adams, of Willam ette. 8; by Webb, of Pacific, 3. GIMj AX I) 1E XEFFE LOSEKS l-'rohmnn and Jones Win Handicap Doubles in Club Play. M. Frohman and Jones are the cham pion handicap doubles team of the Multnomah Club by virtue of a victory over dill and DeXeffe yesterday after noon. Both the service and the back court playing of the winners was up to scratch and had Gill and DeXeffe Stroping. The match was won in straight sets. S-6. 6-2, 6-3. Jones and MacVeigh failed again to settle their little difference because of the doubles match and the two will meet today. The winner of that match meets Mahaffie for the title, either this afternoon or tomorrow. MARRIED TO MjAX SIXGLE MEX Portland Cricket Park to Be Scene of Match Saturday. A match that always creates a lot of Interest will be played at the Portland Cricket Park on Saturday. The mar ried will play the single members of the club. The sides are evenly matched this season. The match will start at 11:30 o'clock -A. M so members who wish to play are asked to get out early. Lunch will be served in the club house. All interested In the game are invited to the grounds. Take Monta vilia car, get off at East Sixty-seventh street and walk two blocks north. TVItV VEKEHf JCXIOKS WALK Members Jlake.Aiinnal Hike to Ore gon City and Have Good Time. The juniors of the Portland Social Turn Verein made their annual hike to Oregon City last Sunday. They left Portland at 8 o'clock and reached the country residence of U, A, Schnoer shortly after noon. They ate lunch there and. romped around until evening. xne trip was made under the leader ship of Richard Genserowski, instructor- or the Turn verein. All report a good time. This serves as the annual picnic for tne junior girls. WOLVERTOX TO GET IX3VR SUES Alliance Between Detroit and Sac ramento to Bear Fruit. SAX FRANCISCO, May 28. (Spe cial.) The alliance which the Sacra mento club entered into with Detroit some time back, but which has had little effect on the destinies of the capital contingent thus far, is shortly to produce some result. Wolverton is too shrewd a diplomat to mention what positions will be affected, but that he is figuring on applying the results to at least one, and possibly more, is certain. The upshot of the ' matter will be the coming of four new . Dlavers. Wolverton's pitchers, he says, are far and away a more effective battery of athletes than he carried last year. The assistance which will be af forded by the Detroit alliance, once It can be oiled Into working order, is expected to smooth over the few short comings which are responsible, accord, ing to Wolverton's logic, for the pres ent untimely plight of the club. TENNIS ENTRIES MANY SPRING TOIKNAMEST AT IRVING. TON ClyiTB OPENS TOMORROW. Singles and Doubles for - Mem and Women as Well as Mixed Doubles Are on Schedule; Nearly 100 entries were on the list of the Irvlngton Club when the Spring tennis tournament committee -took the sheets off the boards last night. The first games will be played to morrow and the finals will take place one week from tomorrow. The entries in the men's singles fol low: F. E. Harrigan, A. A. Whitmer, Lieutenant Lentz, Wylie Bent, Jack Fisher, A. R. Munger, Walter A. Goss, A. H. Cousins, Kirk Smith, O. P. Nor ton. J. B. Edgar, E. H. Smith, J. Kurtz, M. Davis, J. Cameron, F. H Gill, H. M. Kurtz, L. M. Starr, Catlin Wolfard, Marion Kyle, L. Kenn, J. W. Ladd, W. D. Brewer, G. Beggs, H. R. Gaither, C. Detsch, R. F. Ross, J. M. Hqbson, W. Rosenfeld, James Shives, S. B. Cooke, R. MacVeagh, W. A. Kerns, A. D. Wakeman, H. A. Wilkin s, L. Saunders, George C. Durham, F. Callahan, E. A. Johnson, Mr. Fleming, F. J. West and Horace E. Thomas. The other lists follow: Men's doubles Edgar and Morton, Davis and J. Kurtz, Mann and Cam eron, Gill and Munger, Kyle and Woe ford, H. Kurtz and Beggs, Ross and Kern, Lakin and .Saunders. Shives and Rosenfeld, Durham and Shives, Lieu tenant Lentz and Lieutenant Hobson, Goether and Detsch, Bent and Fisher, K. Smith and Wakeman, R. MacVeagh and Kerns, Smith and Zollinger and Callahan and Cooke. Mixed doubles Miss Fovey and J. Kurtz, Miss' Brown and Cameron, Mrs. Northup and W. I. Northup, Miss Thayer and Wllkins, Mrs. Cook and Callahan, Mrs. Harrigan and F. E. Harrigan, Miss Fox and Edgar, Miss Campbell and Durham, Mrs. Gregg and Wakeman and Mrs. Fording and Shives. Women's singles E. Povey, L. Brown, Frances Harrigan, Agnes Mc Bride, Lilly Fox, Ethel Northup, Irene Campbell. Mrs. Gregg, Miss Thayer, Miss Frohman and Miss Whitfield. Women's doubles Miss E. Povey and L. Brown, Miss L. Fox and Mrs. Northup, Miss Irene Campbell and S. Fording, Miss Kurtz and Mrs. Gregg and Miss Frohman and partner.' SLOATH STILL IS SUBMERGED Efforts to Locate Speedboat at Ore . gon City Fruitless. OREGON CITT .Or. .May 28. (Spe cial.) The speedboat Sloath is still at the bottom of one of the deepest spots in the Willamette River, where it sank last Saturday despite four days of constant work from early morning until late at nigiit and the use of the most ingenious methods known to river men here. Drags of every kind have been used in an effort to secure a hold- on the boat. Earlier in the week a net was lowered into the water ' and dragged on the river bottom where the craft is thought to ber but even this has proved to be unsuccessful. Now the searchers have returned to the use of drags.. The river is between 90 and 100 feet deep at the point where the Sloath sank. . SCORES OF ATHLETES GATHER Harvard Stadium Tomorrow to See Great College Track Meet. BOSTON, May 28. Athletes from more than a score of Eastern colleges and from the University of California and University of Michigan began to assemble at the Harvard stadium today for the 38th annual games of the Inter collegiate Association of America. The sport will begin tomorrow with elim ination events. The finals will be played .on Saturday. Interest in the games this year cen ters in the team, contest between Cor nell, the University of Pennsylvania and Tale and the possible establish ment of a new world's record in the half mile. OLD PANICS AT END Banker A. L. Mills Explains New Currency Law. THREE REMEDIES PLANNED "Tlie Holy City" to Be Given. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 28 (Spe cial.) "The Holy City." opera-oratorio, will be sung in the First Presbyterian Church in this city Tuesday evening, June 2. under the direction of Profes sor Ralph B. Carson, of Portland. Among the local talent to take part will be Mrs. Margaret Gray, Mrs. Leslie-Stafford Llapple, Mrs. M. M. Connor, Mrs. William N. Marshall and Miss Beatrice Williams and Mr. Lovegrln, of Portland. Seven Straight Are Taken. MILTON, Or., May 2S. (Special.) Winning from Weston last Sunday by the score of 6 to 4, the Milton-Free-water team, in the Blue Mountain League, kept up its winning streak which was started in the opening game and made it seven straight victories. This practically assures a place near the top of the percentage column. Zimmerman Out of Game, Injured. CHICAGO, May 28. Henry Zimmer man, Chicago. Nationals third base man, will be out of the game for some time, it was said today, after his twisted ankle had been examined. Until be is able to resume playing, Phelan will take his place. Zimmer man hurt his ankle sliding in Tues day's game. Jack Lester Wins One. HELENA. Mont, May 28. Jack Lester, of Cle Elum, Wash., knocked out Ralph Lowe, of Radersburg, Mont., in the second round of a scheduled 12 round go here tonight. They fought In the heavyweight class. A short sharp blow to the chin in a clinch brought the fight to an end. " Hawkeyes Defeat Gophers. IOWA CITT, la.. May 28. University of Iowa 3, University of Minnesota 2. Meeting of Coast Financiers Outlines Twelfth District Bank at. San Francisco Portland Branch Ready In Few ' Months. "I do not believe we shall ever again see such panics as we had in 1873. 1893 and 1907," said A- L. Mills, president of the First National Bank, addressing the Progressive Business Men's Club yesterday on the newly enacted cur rency law. Mr. Mills described In plain language the purposes of the new currency measure and how it is expected to work and detailed some of the steps al ready taken to place it in operation. The currency Dill is intended, he ex plained, to provide three principal rem edies for existing xmanclal ills: First, a mobilization of the bank resources of the country; second, an emergency currency in times of financial stress, and third, a system of rediscountlng that will at all times provide greater elasticity to the nation's currency. . He then related how the Federal Reserve Board, -sitting at Washington, is to administer the affairs of the new system and of how the 12 reserve dis tricts, recently formed by the Board, are to govern the affairs of the banks in their respective districts. - Concrete Kxample Explained. In further explanation he applied the concrete example of the way the 12th reserve district, in which Portland is located, now is being organized. For the purpose of effecting this organi zation J. W. Newklrk. cashier, and Henry L. Corbett. vice-president of the First National Bank, recently attended a meeting at San Francisco with offi cials of four other banks in this dis trict. There they formally formed the new bank and applied to the Federal authorities at Washington for a char ter, permitting it to begin business. As soon as this charter is issued all the member banks in the district will be notified and instructed to pay their stoca suDscriptions into the new bank. The manner of electing the direct ors of the regional banks was further described. Three sets of three direct ors each are provided for. The first set consists of "Class A" directors, who must be active bankers; Class B direct ors must be business men within the difitrict and Class C directors are ap pointed by the Federal reserve board. They must live within the district, but cannot be officers or directors of any bank, although they are permitted to own bank stock. Directors Clone to City. At a recent preliminary meeting in San Francisco, Mr. Mills explained, it was agreed that none of the Class A or Class B directors should live more than six hours from San Francisco, so as to facilitate the work of organizing and operating the new bank. He briefly discussed the provisions made for establishing branch banks at Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles and predicted that these branches probably will be ready for business within a few months after the main bank at San Francisco is opened. The San Francisco bank probablv will be ready, he said, in time to handle this year's crops. "While the new system is expected to be an important factor in improving business conditions, the business man, as a matter of fact, will have no direct relations with the reserve banks," Mr. Mills went on. "He will continue to transact his business with the individual banks now in operation, as the reserve bank can not take deposits from others than its stockholders, which wil be the member banks, nor can the business man bor row money from the reserve bank di rectly. That bank simply is a bank of banks, a central reservoir for the individual banks of the district, where they will deposit their funds and where tney will borrow moneyfor their needs. Notes to Have Fixed Maturity. "Although the individual business man will have no direct dealings with the reserve bank, he will be affected by the requirements of the new system. Which provide that all notes will be made with a fixed maturity and that interest be taken out in advan6e. This is to conform with the rules that will make rediscountlng possible." Mr. Mills also predicted that the sys tem will invite the practice among business men of taking short-time notes in settlement of accounts, as such paper will be subject to rediscount. It is probable, too, he said, that the ex change charges on country checks, which charges now are absorbed fre quently by the city banks, will be greatly reduced. 8. L. Eddy, manager of the credit de partment of the Ladd & Tilton Bank, was chairman of the day. The following new members of the club were announced; Charles H. Flory, United States Forest Service; Henry E. Reed. County Assessor; W. J. Sheehy, Oregon Life Insurance Company; Al fred H. Smith, of Jacobberger & Smith, architects. - YOUNG WIVES IN COURT HUSBANDS ARE CHARGED WITH CRCELTY IN FAMILY COURT. One Stole Wife's Clothes; Another Jeal ous All Cases Settled Two Res aurant Owners Fined. Three young wives appeared before the Domestic Relations Court yesterday afternoon to make complaints of cru elty against their hucbands, and in all three cases the disagreements were set tled by Judge Stevenson and Prosecutor Stadter. Jennie Poulos, wife of Tom Poulos, of 412 Couch street, testified that she was married when 15 years of age. She brought her 2-year-old boy into court. She said Tom treated her cruelly and stole her garments so she could not leave their house. It was arranged for her to go to Salt Lake to her fath er's home. Arvilla Salami; with her child, 4 years old, was a witness against George Sa lami, her husband, whom she charged with extreme cruelty. They agreed to separate and that Arvilla should keep the child on her promise to allow George to visit ic Margaret Ellenes. married when 19 years old, said that her husband. James, was jealous and had threatened her. He promised to be better in the future and was discharged. In the same session a morals court considered the case of Ethel True, who testified to alleged Insults received from. Charles Milones and B. Aposloto, restaurant proprietors, for whom she worked. She alleged that they tried to kiss her. Milones drew a J20 fine and Aposloto was fined $35. Prosecutor Stadter is said to be framing an ordi- NEWS ABOUT RAILROADS N active campaign to procure busi r ness in the Willamette Valley fol lowing the reopening of the Ogden gateway will be inaugurated by the Denver & Rio Grande immediately the new rates go into effect. At a meeting of general agents of the entire Gould system at Salt Lake City next week plans for invading the Oregon territory will be discussed. It is anticipated that a force of traveling freight agents will be assigned to duty in Portland and points along the Southern Pacific between Portland and Ashland. Before the Ogden gateway was closed in 1901 the Denver & Rio Grande par ticipated substantially in the business moving to and from points in Western Oregon. Now that road will be en abled to resume its former position in this territory. W. C. McBride. general agent for the Gould lines in Portland, will leave Sat urday to attend, the Salt Lake City conference. Reduced Tates on silo stock from Oregon to Texas points have been pub lished by the Rock Island lines In con nection with the Union Pacific based on the Pullman, Colo., gateway. The new rate will be 63 cents for each 100 pounds for Oregon fir and other mate rial used in silo building and is expect ed to cause a heavy movement of taat kind of lumber. F. H. Hocken, contracting freight agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Co. in the East Side shipping district, has been promoted to succeed Harry Hudson, contracting agent on the West Side, who has been appointed district freight and passenger agent at Lewiston, Idaho. W. A. Curtin, rate clerk in the local freight office, succeeds Mr. Hocken. A party of Portland railroad men is preparing to .go to Crater Lake after July 15 to enjoy a brief outing and some fishing. Martin J. Geary, of the Rock Island lines, is organizing the crowd. Others who contemplate going are J. T. Smith, of the Pennsylvania, Shel Volkman, of the Great Northern, "Bob" Sefton, of the Great Western, Henry Henvis, of the Erie, and Tom Wallace, of the Rock Island. The Denver & Rio Grande has issued an attractive folder, printed in purple on white paper, advertising the forth coming National convention of Elks in Denver. A large supply has been re ceived at the local office. The scenic advantages of the Rio Grande route are illustrated. In anticipation of heavy eastbound travel next Monday, when the regular Summer tourist rates go into effect, the O.-W. R. & N. Co. has arranged to carry extra equipment on all its east bound trains. An extra standard and an extra tourist car will run to Den ver and an extra standard to Chicago. This special service will be continued as long as the business demands it. A heavy eastbound movement is expected throughout the Summer. All Portland Initial lines are receiving numerous in quiries daily. J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. R. & N. Co., accompanied by his fam ily, will leave Sunday night for New Tork to attend the International polo games and to pass a brief vacation. The O.-W. R. & N. Co. has issued a 16-page booklet exploiting the advan tages of North Beach points in Wash ington as Summer resorts. It is well illustrated. The Portland validating office of the Transcontinental Passenger Associa tion will be opened here next week. The main office will be located in the Union Depot, as usual, with daily serv ice at the North Bank depot. N. C. Keeran, of Chicago, who had charge of the office last year, probably will offi ciate again this year. Georso B. Kerth will assist him. Frank R. Johnson, general agent of the Canadian Pacific passenger depart ment, who was severely injured in an automobile accident at Bellingaam, Wash., a few days ago, is slowly con valescing at his home on the Trout dale road. He will be detained in bed for several weeks. L. C. Gilman, president ofthe North Bank, and other officials of the road will attend the celebration at Flavel next week, when actual work on the new North Bank docks is started. Guthrie & McDougall are preparing to begin operations on an extensive scale before the end of next week and will have a big force of men employed there. J. R. Veitch, assistant traffic man ager of the Milwaukee system, who was here renewing old acquaintances early In the week, has gone to California for a brief vacation and to look after business. W. D. Stubbs, general agent for the Illinois Central, has returned from a trip to Seattle, Spokane and other points in his territory. P. J. Collins, general baggage agent for the O.-W. R, & N. Co., is arranging to attend the annual convention of the American Association of General Bag gage Agents at Detroit June 17. For babya comfort Santiseptic Lotion. Adv. -You realize that the portly, dignified busi ness man doesn't always want the "young" style" in his clothes;- and the young fellow is just as particular. Our designers must suit both; and many others. They make a study of the wearer's station as well as his figure; and they're artists in the work. Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers SAM'L ROSENBLATT & The Home of "Hart Schaffner & Marx-Clothes. CO. nance to prohibit- the employment of women in certain restaurants. WILSON ASKED TO AID GIRL 25,000 Postcards Appeal for Re lease of Coal Strike Prisoner. WHEELING, W. Va May 28. A movement was started here today to have President Wilson intervene for Miss Fannie Selllns, confined in Fair mont Jail for violating the injunction of Judge A- G. Dayton, in connection with the miners' strike at Colliers, W. Va. Twenty-five thousand postcards were sent to union labor men by the Ohio Valley Trades Assembly, asking them to urge the President to order Miss Sellins" release. Miss Sellins was an organizer of the National Garment-Workers' Union, and is said to have worked among the fam ilies of the striking miners. ALLEGED SLAYER IS ILL Morrison Campbell's Trial Delayed by Physician's Advice. ROSEBURG, Or., May 28. (Special.) Acting upon affidavits furnished by four local physicians, the trial of Mor rison Campbell, charged with the mur der of John Becker at Cleveland, Or., on April 16, has been continued . indefi nitely. The physicians , testified under oath that Campbell's present physical condi tion was serious and that a trial at this time might result fatally. American Financial Service for the World's Commerce For the past quarter of a century we have main tained a financial service which operates through sixteen Central Branches in Europe and thousands of correspondents in the commercial, .cities and ports of the world. We issue the original Travelers Cheques. Purchase and sell For eign Exchange. Issue domestic and for eign Money Orders. 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M., From the North Bank Station to Clatsop Beach Makes it convenient for Transient visitors as well as Portland folk to enjoy Sunday at the Seashore Resorts. Gearhart and Seaside See the Beautiful Lower Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean from comfortable' Observation Parlor Cars. SPECIAL Evening Train, 6:30 Friday, will run through to Beach Points. $3 Saturday to Monday Limit. $4 Season. Reservations, Marshall 920. City Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark North Bank Station, Tenth and Hoyt I Bant ygz0 I: lit llii ) I mf You have only to wipe your dishes when you let them II practically wash themselves with j A labor-saver for cleaning pots and pans, B Xluui.o, wuuuwuia auu cvcijiiuuig 5c and larger packages. fTHE N.K. RiTPRANK CQP!J . CHICAGO "Lot tho GOLD DUST TWINS do youn yvork