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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6, 1915. 12 tional League pennant in favor of Boston. The World remarked that said overt act of Fromme's was another substantial victory for the Federal League. Now that George Thacher has solved the Pender mystery, we'd like to have hira find out what's become of Rube Maxmeyer. If the State of Washington really wants high-class boxing we suggest that it pass a boxing law and then legislate against the free lunch. This will limit the field to top-notchers. Just as we were thinking the world was growing better Jim Corbett butted in with the announcement that he inr tended going to Australia to dig up ANTI-TRUSTACTION IS BEGUN BY FEOS CHANCE FOB KORES FAMOUS VETERAN OF THE CLEVELAND NAPS WHO GOES TO TEE ATHLETICS. --"SUM" WITH GIANTS SLIM ir AND .Trade Whereby Lobert Goes to New York May Work ex Beaver Off of Team. Enjoining of National Com mission and Voiding of All Contracts Asked. "SOME" RODGERS SURE TO BE NAP Cleveland's Disposing of Lajoie to Philadelphia Is Taken by 31c Credie to Indicate Intention to tse Fortlander. HEW YORK. Jaa. S-Umi I .o Wert tadar alarairal a three-year csatrart with the Xalloaal Leagve elab. Lobert, for- wr Philadelphia third basemaa. cai the t;iaata la a trade yesterday tor Stark. Deaiaree. Adaaaa aad a eaah coaalderatloB. Unless Arthur Korea plays first base for the New York Giants next Fall there doesn't appear to be much like lihood of his showing in the box score under Jawn McGraw. McGraw's deal -with the Phillies, whereby Lobert stepped into the third-base shoes, killed Kores' chances. The Portland third-sacker may hit a little better than Lobert. but he is not In it with him as a fielder or base runner, or as an exponent of thinking With only Eddio Grant and Milton ftock to buck for the third-base Job. Korea micht have earned a place in the Giants' regular roll, but against lobert. never. And there isn t much more likelihood of him edging in at first base, as McGraw has Alerkle and liulke already on the job. All told. .McGraw has 20 pitchers on hi. list, sis catchers. 12 infielders and seven outfielders. The only pitchers sure of their Jobs are Mathewson and Tesreau. although Fromme and De- maree aro veterans and Schupp and l:nhe Srhauer were there last year. Kalph Ptroud, of Sacramento, and Took are both experienced twirlers, and the New York experts expect them to be shooting at regular jods. But if the Giants traded Kores out of his Job. the Cleveland Naps traded Bill Kodgers more securely into his prospective berth when they disposed of tho veteran. Larry Lajoie, to Phila delphia. "LaJoie's disposal means that CI eve land intends to start the year with ICndc-ers as the regular first base man." said Walter McCredie yesterday, I think Kodgers will make good from the Jump. "Spider" Baum claims the distinction of being the oldest pitcher in point of service in the Coast League, but Bert Cov runs him a close second In matter of distinctions. Coy will have the dis tlnction of having played in one league with three different teams under the same boss. Harry Wolverton. Wolverton grabbed Coy for the Oak land club several years ago when Coy was cast adrift by Happy Hogan. Coy's heavy club proved of immeasurable value to the Oaks until he fell oft in batting In 1913. I .at year Devlin cast him adrift. In the meantime Wolverton had gone East to try his hand at managing the New York Yanks, and when he came back he landed at Sacramento as man ager. No sooner had Coy been tin wared by the Oaks than Wolverton signed him. but Wolverton had to re lease him late in the Fall because of the big wad of money Coy was drawing. Then the Seals took him under wing and be again finds himself under Wol verton. following Wolverton's appoint ment to manage San Francisco for the next three years. Coy has played tinder six different managers in the league Hogan. of Vernon: Wolverton. of Sacramento. San Francisco and Oakland; ill tie. Devlin and Sharp, of Oakland. Tom Darmody. the new owner of the Los Angeles rluh. has decided that a working agreement is necessary and has written to Clark Griffith to ascer tain what can be done toward renew ing the affiliations with Washington. Washington sent Dillon several play ers last year, among whom were Love, Calvo and Long Tom Hughes. ... James McGlll. owner of the In dianapolis club. In the American Asso ciation, is considering establishing a training camp in Southern California. It has been a lifelong habit with him to condition his teams at Hot Springs. Ark but he thinks he might be able to come out even on a trip to the Coast by means of exhibition games. He will find It tough trying to break Into Los Angeles and San Francisco, as the White Sox have most of the dates sewed up. BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE BCSY Interscholastie Leajnie Squads Push ing Their Preparations. All seven basketball teams of the Portland Interscolastic League are busy now that the holidays have passed. The Hill Military Academy ordered new suits for the squad yesterday and it expects to make a more than presentable appearance. Emll Timmerman. who was elected captain of the 1913 quintet, has not registered at the institution a yet and It may be that a new leader will have to be chosen before the game against the Jefferson High School January 21. Timmerman's collar bone was broken while he was playing in the local league last year and he was unable to attend during the football season. Franklin High School is entering Into the sport with enthusiasm and promises to hold Its own with the other aggregations. This is the first year of competition for the Franklin high, as all the students are freshmen. Portland Academy has Blllie Lewis, not the former Lincoln High School Hillie Lewis, to cr.ptain its basketball team and Edgar Michener is the man ager. The A-ademy plays its first game against Washington High a week from next Tuesday. The opening contest of the Portland Interscholastic League will be between the new Franklin High basketball tossers and the Washington High ag gregation. The floor has not been selected, but in all probability it will be the Washington High gymnasium. WAX OS XKGRO BOXKKS LUTED Only Bout Between While and Black Men Barred In 'Wiscons.in. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 6. Negro boxers will be permitted to engage in -ontests with each other before licensed boxing clubs In Wisconsin, but no bouts between white and negro con testants will be allowed, according to a ruling of the Wisconsin Boxing Com. mission today, after having consulted with tho Attorney-GeneraL The rullna: rescinds a former order, which prohibited negro boxers . from engaging la any bouts In the slate. Napoleon Lajoie. Who Haa Been Succeeded at Second Base Cleveland Club by Bill Kodgers, Former Beaver. ATHLETICS GET LAJOIE VETERAX SECOXD BASEMAN WILL SUCCEED EDDIE COLLIXS. Player Who Made 3000th Hit In Major Leagues Last Season la Sold to Connie Black by Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Jan. 5. Napoleon Lajoie, for 13 years second baseman and former manager of the Cleveland American League club, was released to day, by President Charles W. Somers, to the Philadelphia Americans. Connie Mack came here from Philadelphia and closed the deal. No other players were involved in the deal, Mr. Somers said. Lajoie. in 1901, jumped from the Philadelphia National League club to the newly formed Philadelphia Ameri can League team, where he played un der Connie Mack until June, 1902. On June 4, 1902, he played his first game with the Cleveland team. He was man ager of the Cleveland team from 1905 to 1909. inclusive. Connie Mack said that he expected to use Lajoie at second base, a vacancy caused by the sale of Eddie Collins to the Chicago Americans. Lajoie made his three-thousandth hit in the major leagues in the last game Via - o uaH with tho PloVPlanrl tna m rtn he played with the Cleveland team on September 27, last His average batting record for 19 years in the major leagues was .348. HILL TEAM RE-ELECTS GRAHAM Captain of Academy Gridiron Squad to Enter O. A. C, However. With the re-election of Sam Graham to the captaincy of the Hill Military Academy 1915 football team all tne elevens of the Portland Interscholastic League, with the exception of the Lincoln High School, have named their leaders. This makes Graham s second term aa tho head of tne team, out it is doubtful whether he will appear on local gridiron for the Academy. He intends to enter the Oregon Agricul tural College next month and probably will trv for a place on the Aggie team. Hughle McKenna Is Columbia a cap tain. "Spud Normandin was elected by Washington vl?lteh, Moe Max leads the Jefferson fligh team and Billie Lewis will try to steer the Portland Academy team to the championship. Ray Groce stands in line to be re elected at Lincoln High. NEWSBOYS WILL PLAY TONIGHT rndefeated Basketball Team to Meet Jefferson Second Sqnad. The first Newsboys basketball team that has made a great record the last four seasons is trying to continue through the present season and finish with as enviable a record as In tne past This vear the team has not lost a game, and Coach Welser thinks that his boys will finish the season with a clean slate. The Newsies would like to meet anv team in the city averag ing 130 pounds. Tonight they will take on the Jefferson second team at the clubhouse. Second and Wood streets. Mr. Smith, at Spalding Bros.', is the one to call for games. The News boys' second team, averaging 105 pounds, will play a preliminary to to night s game. FISH COMMISSION" TO MEET Plan to Increase Cost of Commercial Licenses to Be Acted On. A meeting of the Oregon State Fish unri r:m Commission has been called for tomorrow to act on the proposed increase in the cost of commercial flsh inr licenses and to transact other The recommendations made by the nnxrnn SDortsmen's League, after Its recent meeting hero, aiso wui oe ma- cussed. State Game Warden t iniey yesieraay Issued a warning to hunters that tho Federal law takes precedence over state laws. M. L. KLINE SKATES AGAIN Implements Resurrected After Being X'nused 32 Years or More. Not daunted by the fact that he had not had his ice skates on for more than 33 years. M. L. Kline ventured out to the Portland Ice Hippodrome yesterday afternoon for the first time Mr. Kline resurrected his skates from a trunk in the attic They are the old-fashioned kind, with a small spring under the foot brace. He went around with an Instructor several times and before the afternoon was over .he was charged up with as many "spills" as the next old-timer or beginner. . McMollin Goes Back to Tacoma. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 5. Fred Mc Mullln. third basemen of the Detroit team of tho American League, said, to- A - fjF jaw . day that he had been released to the Tacoma Northwest League nine, juc Mullin was drafted . to Detroit from Tacoma toward the end of the last baseball season. POSTAL CLERKS SUFFER Burleson Economy Frowned On hy llouse and Committee. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. While the House committee on postoffices and post roads and the House itself already have eliminated numerous proposals of Postmaster-General Burleson for "econ omy" in the postal service, regarded as objectionable, others still remain In the pending postoffice appropriation bill. Representatives of the postoffice clerks have entered serious objection to a provision restricting the number of 11300 special clerks to one lor eacn $100,000 of receipts. It is claimed that this would bring about a large reduc tion in the number of expert dis tributers in the larger postoffices of the country. In Chicago alone the number of $1300' clerks would be re duced about 70. The postoffice clerks and carriers are not feeling kindly toward the present Administration of the Postomee JJe partment because of the fact that J800,- 000 of the 14.000,000 surplus reported for the last fiscal year "was taken off th postofflce clerks and carriers." - I have received many complaints from postoffice clerks and carriers and from patrons, too, said liepuDlican Leader Mann a few days ago. "The clerks and carriers declare that they are being overburdened with work in order to make a showing of economy. while the patrons declare the service they receive is not nearly as efficient as formerly. STEEL IS FOR EUROPE Foreign Trade Commission Accepts Order for 2300 Tons Strip Steel. PITTSBURG. Jan. 2. The Pittsburg Foreign Trade Commission acceptsd bids on an order brought to this coun try by J. Rogers Flann5ry on his re turn a few days ago from Europe. The total order approximates a value of between 11,000.000 and 11, 000,000. Rus sia desires 2300 tons of cold-drawn strip steel, which is probably intended for cartridges: 4200 tons of steel for projectiles. 7200 tons of steel lor de tonators and 1800 tons of steel bars; France wants 200,000 projectile shells and 3000 steel oxygen tanks. The Italian railways are asking for 5000 car wheels and axles and the Rus sian railroads want locomotive axles. England wants galvanized black water and gas pipes, zinc sheets, wire nails, window glass, cement, bar iron, steel drums and barrels, iron plates, orange, white and red leads and white zinc, seamless copper and brass pipe. GIRLS L0SEIF THEY WED Chicagoan Makes Bequests on Con dition Relatives Stay Single. CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Premiums against matrimony were offered when the will of George W. Hale, of Chicago, dis posing of an estate or s3i9.ooo, was tiled for probate. Miss Mary H. Pope of San Diego, Cal., a niece, will receive $20,000 in 1924 if she has not married by that time. Similar restrictions were made with regard to Frances Obiston, his sister-in-law, of Greenwood, B. C, and cousin, Julia Harvey, of Methuen, Mass. Miss Obiston will receive the income on J10.000 for ten years and $2500 at the end of that period if she is still unmarried: Miss Harvey will get J50 a month and $2500 if she is still single in 1924. Small bequests are made to servants. 116,000 is given to Chicago cbiaritles. and the remainder of the estate to a score of relatives. INJURED FATALLY; SIGNALS Switchman Swings Lantern When Caught Between Cars. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1. The wonderful vitality of John Albert Robertson, aged 25 years, a switchman ror tne Terminal Railroad Association, that -enabled him to sicnal for relief when be was crushed between two freight cars In the Terminal North St. Louis switch ing yards, proved unavailing. He died of his injuries on the operating table at the City Hospital shortly after the accident. Robertson, who lived at 3533 North Ninth street, was attempting to make a flying coupling of two box cars when he was crushed. He managed to retain hold of his lantern and to signal the engineer to pull ahead. As the engineer complied he saw the lan tern drop to the ground. He stopped his engine and he and the fireman found Robertson unconscious beside the lantern. Robertson's chest was crushed and he suffered internal in juries that caused his death. 11 PRAYERS ARE IN BILL Suit Filed at CWcago May Result in Dissolution of' Baseball Organ ization and Freeing', of Its 10,000 Players. CHICAGO, Jan. 5. The Federal League, resuming its war on organized baseball-, fired its heaviest gun today, an anti-trust suit against the leading bodies operating under the national agreement, including the .National League, the American League and the national commission. The suit, it is said, threatens tne entire fabric of organized baseball, carrying not only the possibility that the intricate organization be declared illegal and that the inter-league agree ments be dissolved, but that the 10,000 ballplayers in major and minor leagues be declared free agents. The bill of complaint was filed in the United States District Court for Northern Illinois district and first ac tion on it was taken by Judge Kene- saw M. Landis, an ardent baseball fan, who set January 20 as the day for hear ing. The complaint avers that the na tional agreement, under which organ ized baseball exists, was made for the purpose of so dominating players that their eneraeement by clubs outside the alleged combination would be difficult, if not impossible. Eleven Prayers in Complaint. The bill includes 11 prayers for re lief, the leading sections being: '1 That the national agreement and that the rules of the national commis sion be declared illegal and the de fendants be enjoined from operating under them. '2 That the defendants be declared to constitute a combination, a con spiracy and monopoly in contravention of the anti-trust statutes, and that they be enjoined from further doing busi ness as a part of said monopoly. 3 That the defendants be declared to have conspired to injure or destroy the plaintiff's business and enjoined from continuing their conspiracy, par ticularly from saying the plaintiffs are financially ' irresponsible and from threatening with 'blacklist' any players under Federal League contract. Voiding of Contracts Asked. 4 That all contracts with players heretofore made by the defendants un der the national agreement be declared null, void and of on effect, and that the defendants be enjoined from seek- ng to enforce such contracts against players later signed by the Federals, j 5 That the defendants be ordered to dismiss the various actions now pending against players. "6 That the defendants De re strained from seeking by injunctions. threats or promises to prevent other players from performing their several contracts- Section. 7 asks a preliminary injunc ion covering tne various matters. while sections 8 and 9 ask for damages and relief for alleged in- uries done to the Federal League by its rivals. Sections 10 and 11 ask that writs of injunction and subpenas be issued. The text of the national agreement is appended to the bill of complaint. HERRMANN DENOUNCES FEDS 'Astounding Charges" in Answer to Suit to Be Made, Is Assertion. CINCINNATI, Jan. 5. "Organized baseball, in its answer to this case, will be in a position to make charges that will be astounding to the DaseDail pud ' said Angust Herrmann regarding the suit tiled today by the Federal League in Chicago. Mr. Herrmann Is chairman of the National Baseball Commission. Charges that the rules'of organized baseball and the National agreement are In violation of the anti-trust stat- tes. as made by the Federal League, Rra mild as asalnst the charge we will present of fraud, conspiracy and bad faith, with numerous circumstances connected therewith to break down the reDutation of the National game. Summarizing this action so lar as i ave been able to see an abstract of it. it seems to be an effort on the part of th Federal League to prevent the ju dicial determination of the cases now nendine in various courts and to pre vent the bringing of other similar ac tions to enforce contracts with players. There is a purpose, apparently, to rente the imoression that players un der contract may be interfered with by the Federal League by any kind of fraud with impunity. An investigation or suit or mis enar- acter is something that has been in vited by organized baseball. We be lieve that when the same has been tried there will be an absolutely clean dook for the National game." Sidelights and Satire. ALTHOUGH it may be a trifle early to be picking 1915 all-star ball teams, the planets indicate that the time is at hand, so here's to it. Our 1915 Coast League all-star ciud starts off with 'McClain, of Venice, oenma the bat. McClain proved himself a for midable hitter last year, his average being .185, and he is given the title role on this account. McGinnity, of Venice; Prough, of Oakland, and Koest ner, of Venice, ought to be the class the league pitchers, due to tneir youth and the great promise tney showed in the 1914 race. Although he broke in off the lots late in the Fall and with no experience to speak of, Joe McGinnity lost only four of his five games. Koestner did not do so well. inning three In 13, put mis year no promises better, as recently no pur chased a new set of "bones." ITougn won 14 and lost only 23 last year and ought to burn up the league the com ing season. Other members of our all star cast for 1915, with their last year's hRttinir marks, follow: First pase. Cartwright 221; second base. Page .237; shortstop, Menges .228; third base, Metzger .239; outfield, Tobin .240, Charles .243, and Higginbotham .218. This aggregation of swatiferous pas timers is guaranteed to lick any Chi nese university barnstorming outfit that can sneak past the quarantine of ficials at Golden Gate. Dick Kahn. of Philadelphia, is out with the declaration that present day fighters do not hit as hard as old- imers, because they lack co-ordination in footwork.. This may be true, put you can't make Bud Anderson believe it. Arthur Fromme seems to be about as popular around New Tork as the hoof and mouth disease. According to the Post, when he signed with New Tork tho other day Fromme decided the Ha- another "white hope." Germany Schaefer, who was released by the Washington club recently, after playing comedy roles with the Sena tors for several years, applied to the Chicago Federals for a job the other day. Weeghman was interested to the extent of asking Schaefer what he would want in a salary line for a two- year contract. Six thousand dollars year," was Germany's reply. "I always knew you pulled a lot of funny stuff, countered Weeghman, "but I never realized you were quite as good as you really are." Schaefer is still "at liberty." . William Dietz. whose real name is Lone Star, a full-blooded Indian, will probably be chosen to coach the 191 Carlisle Indian School football team. Lone Star, who is a Sioux from the Rosebud reservation of South Dakota, is at present an assistant art instruc tor at the Carlisle Indian School, but several years ago, when the Carlisle football team was one of the greatest in the country, Dietz played brilliantly at tackle and in the backfield. He tips the scale at more than 200 pounds, is sinewed like an ox and is fast greased lightning on his feet. . For the past several years he has been the first assistant of Carlisle's regular coach, Glenn S. Warner. The Government, which is inclined to se lect an Indian for the coach position through Warner s retirement, may ex tend the job to Lone Star. Perhaps Lone Star will guide the redskins once more to the great success they once made on the field. DOG GUARDS DEAD RECLUSE Policeman Compelled to Club Faith ful Collie. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1 In a little house just back of Rittenhouse Square, Miss Mary Dougherty ' lay dead through Christmas day, while all the world of happy children and grown ups romped and reveled about her home at 2040 Latimer street. Her only com panion in the solitude of death was great, lean collie dog, which stretched across the body of the woman and furi ously attacked those who made the discovery of death. The death and the grim tragedy back of it all were discovered yesterday Neighbors recalled that the woman had not been seen about her home since last Tuesday, not even on Christmas day, when the families in Latimer street were- exchanging the season's greetings. Miss Dougherty had lived alone in the house since the death of a friend last August. Because of her sorrow she had secluded herself from the world and lived as a recluse. The dog gave the first clew. The collie was a familiar figure to the boys and girls of the neighborhood, with whom he was a playmate. The dog. too. was missed on Christmas: Yes terday whining attracted the attention of Policeman Wreath, who lives at 2044 Latimer street. He crawled through a rear window and ascended the stairs. As he entered the woman's room the dog snarled. ' Bending over to see whether the woman was dead, Wreath was attacked by the dog. Every time the police man went near the bed the dog snapped at him. Finally Wreath had to hit the dog over the head. TbJe animal was too overcome by hunger to make resistance, and was easily subdued, NURSE SUES FOR $75,000 Late Representative Bremner Broke Engagement to Marry Is Plea. JERSEY ClfY. Jan. 2. Suit to com pel the estate of the late Represen tative Robert G. Bremner, of Passaic, to pay her Sir,0 a month for life, or a lump sum of $75,000, was instituted in the Chancery Court by Miss Theodora Nash, a trained nurse, of Paterson. Miss Nash alleges the late Represen tativo promised her a monthly compen sation of $150 after she had agreed to nurse him until he died, and broke marriage engagement at his request. The agreement, she alleges, was en tered into prior to September, 1911 when he went to Dr. Bull's sanitarium in New York for treatment for cancer. Miss Nash alleges Representative Bremner promised to create a trust fund for her benefit, and directed his brother to pay her $150 a month from the earnings of the Passaic Herald. Lleth Bremner, editor of the Herald and brother of the Representative, denied that Miss Nash had any rightful claim against the estate and denounced the suit. DIETZ TERWMS REDUCED Defender of Cameron Dam May Be Paroled in Four Years. MADISON. Wis.. Jan. 2. The life term of John F. Dietz, called the de fender of the Cameron dam, convicted in 1911 of murdering Oscar Harp, a Deputy Sheriff of Sawyer County, was commuted to 20 years a few days ago bv Governor McGovern. Under the parole law Dietz may now be released in four years. Petitions have been coming from every state asking for his pardon. Dietz shot Harp when defending him self against arrest by a posse of depu ties sent to his cabin on the Thorn- apple River. The dam, he alleged, was the property of Airs. Jjietz Dy virtue of a deed to the land surrounding it. The courts did not uphold this conten tion. When the Mississippi River Logging Company attempted to take control of the dam Dietz took up his rifle- in its defense. He was finally captured, after his cabin bad been riddled by bullets. WIFE OFFERS RIVAL HOME Los Angeles Woman Declares Hus band Has Wronged Both. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. Protesting that she feels only pity and sympathy for her husband's sweetheart, Mrs. Anna M. Semple created a sensation In the police court by offering her home and her protection to Miss Frances Kling,- the girl who -w.as ar rested with Semple for violating the rooming-house ordinance. As the case was dismissed Mrs. Semple stepped toward the young girl and held out a trembling hand. "I am his wife, my dear," she said in a low voice. "I have watched you have looked into your heart. , He has wronged you just as much as he has wronged me more so in this case. Won't you come to me and let me be friend you till you can get straight with, Jife again?' the "sum" "some" men spend on wearinsr apparel is small, yet they make a smarter show ing; than "some" whose clothes expenditures run into a large "sum." "some" clothiers charge $20 for the same suit i sell at S14.75 "some" "nervy ones" fix the "sum" at $23. the downstairs merchant must keep the "sum" up i went upstairs to keep prices down jimmy dunn 315-16-17 oregonian building. German Breaches of Hague Conventions to Be Studied. NEUTRALS PLAN MEETING Letter, Read at Preliminary Session, Says Germany and Austria-Hungary Have Kept World Prey to Anxieties by Violations. LONDON. Jan. 4. A meeting was held this week at the Whitehall room in furtherance of a scheme for bringing about a conference of neutral powers to consider the breaches by Germany of The Hague conventions. The chair was taken bv T. P. Victor Buxton and among those present were Lord Kin- naird. M. Yves Guyot. formerly Minis ter of Public Works in France, Sir H. Vansittart-Neale, Mark H. Judge and A. Yusuf All. The following letter from M. Guyot was read: "Kor years past uermany and Austria-Hungary have kept the world a prey to anxieties, ceaselessly renewed. In 1911, violating the treaty of Merlin of 1878. Austria-Hungary shamelessly annexed Bosnia and Herae govina. Germany declared that she had approved of that violation of the treaty signed in the capital of the German EmDire. Woe betide the nations, who, having signed it, should insist on Its being respected. Germany would stand beside Austria to wage war against them. In face of this threat the states allowed the treaty to be torn up. War Is Resnlt of Conviction. 'Austria-Hungary and Germany con eluded that they might allow them selves every license, and the present war is a result ot tnl conviction, ine great majority of Frenchmen are not actuated by the thought of vengeance. Thev want to put an end to tne con stant state of anxiety in which they are held by German policy, and to the heavv expense, both personal anu iinan- cial, which that policy necessitates for armaments. They are ready to submit to every sacrifice. They desire a solu tion which shall be sufficiently clear for Eurohe to have no further fear that Germany and Austria-Hungary shall attempt to take their revenge in a few veirs' time. This solution comprises the destruction of tne hegemony ot ... - Prussia over Germany and the dismem berment of Austria-Hungary. Right of Might Only Argument. These two powers will only accept this when, their armies being destroyed, they find themselves forced to bend to the right of might. Are the neutrals in a position, and have tney tno win to impose such a solution? The pres ent time is sufficiently cruel; it must bequeath to the future a definite peace; no half-measures will insure that. The policy of the allies is a guarantee, for It is disinterested. France will only demand annexation of Alsace and Lor raine, which Germany, in more than. 40 years, has not managed to assimilate. Russia, nroclaiming the reconstitution of Poland, declares by that very fact that she will ask for no territorial an nexation. Great Britain will not claim Hanover, and if she takes the German colonies it is not with the object of acquiring new territory, but in order to suppress tne pretext ui tuiiincvB which any German government might provoke there. It Is not a question oi Destroying 120,000,000 of people, or ruining them. The thing to"" be done Is to put their envernment in suth a position that it shall be impossible for them to injure others." A resolution was carried approving M. Guyot's letter. CONVICT THANKS SAVIOR Philadelphia Business Man Credited With Escape From Gallows. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1. Instead of being conducted to a gallows on the morning of December 19. cnaries A Nickel Cigar WAR FORGED ES VIEW With Ten-Cent Havor Yep ! ten-cent flavor. If s hard to believe, but a nickel will produce the goods as proof. Just tell your dear man you're going to give wrapping, try one tr V CVil Ov 1 5c elevator to third floor "the clothier you ought to know." 3 Schaffer, of Pot B, Florence. Arts. which is the official mailing ndlrea of the Arizona State 1'enitontlHry intcred the prison laundry, gave a f-w orrtrra to the workmen, attended to a llt.l correspondence, and then nunlered over to another corner of the Institu tion, whore he worked hard all dny setting up the little grocery tor which the prison authorities had Just granted him permission to conduct. Governor Georgo V. P. Hunt, of Ari zona, "the convicts' friend," hud com muted his sentence. After that the warden lost no time Ir. turning over to an intelligent, energetic man like Schaffer one of the most Important po sitions In the prison, the laundry man agership, and In giving him every priv ilege that so trusty a msn seemed to deserve. And now Svhaffor ha written to the Philadelphia busluesM limn who helped to make all this poxvihle, telling him how It feels to bo "the hnpi'lvt man In the Arizona penitentiary." The business man Is Howard M. Du rnnt. president of the Triple-Wear Hosiery MIIIm. at 113 8mth Thirteenth street. For a year SWinff'-r had been selling soks to the convicts on com mission. Durant did not know Schaffor had anything to do with a prlmui. He only knew that he was a man who sold $350 worth of goods in 12 months, ami supposed ho was the l-aec of llox 11 In Florence. Then one dny lln-ro came a letter from this S-haffer ti-llina all about Schaffer; all about tlovcrnor Hunt's losing fight in the Arizona t-apl-tal punishment referendum, and about what was going to happen on l. i i'inher 19. Schaffer "regretted" It "nri ea sary" to wind up his btibincKS connec tion. It did not take Mr. Durant runny hours to send off a letter to Governor Hunt, urging the executive's "iitmoal attention before any decided step are taken." From the letter Just received Schaffer evidently thinks that Duriuit'a activity . had a good deal to do with hta bring one of the two men who, out of the i:i' in the Florence death cell, received commutations of the death sentence. FIRE DESTROYS LANDMARK Gorman Mansion, In Philadelphia, 75 Years Old, Is Gone. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. I. Flro de stroyed the old Gorman mansion, tin State road above Haverford avenue, recently, a landmark that was built 75 years ago and used aa a hospital during the Civil War. The well-aea- soned wood and plaster structure proved a ready prey to the flames. Fire men were hampered In their work by a lack of water and were compelled, as a last resort, to get water from Cohb's Creek. The old building contained .10 rooms. It was owned by the city and at cine time was used as an. annex to the Hull's Head Inn, Sixty-fifth snrl vim- i-troet. One hour at bovtllnff the eaar plan i kenllhr nil. To make 4he norld l OREGON BOWLING ALLEYS Largest on the Coast. 11 AI.I.KV. Ilroadway and Oak M.. t'palalra. Phone Marshall 1)16. J. Warren Ulaarr. I'rsa. ICE SKATING AT T1IM HIPPODROME Twentieth and Marakall. Dally. 10 A. M-, S T. M.. 8 P. M. 'mi Inalrnetlon. I'raap'a llaad. Must Be Done CLOSED TOIV TO HKtDJt T Ol It WRIGHTS 244 WAMIIMiTOX. KKAH HHWft BOXING 14 Clever Boxers, 2 Feature liotits Friday, January 8, 8 1. M. MOHAWK CLUB. 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