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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1915)
1.1 RAGING GARS TUNED was agreed that the time of training, grind and ardor of the work is equally hard in all cases. AGGIES WORK HARD o y o ACADEMY WIXS FIRST GAME TUT. MORNING OREOONTAN. THURSDAY. A PHIL" 20. lf)T.T. n7 Rose City Speedway to Oiled Tomorrow. Be SIX EVENTS SCHEDULED Automobile Meet Saturday and Sun day Promises Lively Competi tion Itaees Range from Mile to 2 5 Miles Each. Vnusual attention Is being- attracted to the automobile race meet at the Rosa City Speedway next Saturday and Sun day. Every detail of work that In sures sensational events Is well in hand, according to R. A. Hiller. manager. Jim Parsons tried out his "Parsons' Special" for a few 'miles yesterday aft ernoon and he reports that when the mile course is olied it will make the racing faster. Manager Hiller said last night that the oiling of the track would begin Fri day morning, so that everything would be completed in time for the races Sat urday afternoon. C. C. Cllnton'.s Blue Bird and F. . Forbes' Buick were put through their tuning itfwaQ ves terdav and both drivers say their engines are in the best possible condition. Six events have been scheduled for the first day ol racing, the shortest distance ft mile and the longest race of the day, the last event, will be 25 miles. One 15-mile race, two 10-mile affairs and one 20-mile race make up the re mainder of the programme for the first day. A similar programme has been arranged for Sunday. Kvent No. 1. Portland Special. tart. Flying Fifteen miles; for Portland owneu and driven cars. Irtver. . .r H. Epton. . .Rav Blanrt. Billy Smith. Kmmerson Reed. .1 . . . F. V. Forbes. C. N. Bankhead. Mile auainst time: flying tart. All cars entered In any race .y tart fir reoorti. Machine. Driver. Romano Charles I.ntta. Wrlnhfa Special Henry North. Morcedea laik Curtis. Schneider's Special. . .Krnest Schneider. l'amins' Special Jim Parsons. Kvent No. 3. OreKon vs. Washington. Class H cars: flying start. Ten miles. Machine. Stoddaril-Dayton. . Blue Hlrd Marinon Bulck. Rulck i Pope Ppeclal Kvent "o. '2. Machine. Vtlle St'iddard-Dayton. . Mine Bird M arnion Bulck Bulck Pope special aiercer Orlver. . . . Fred Harriby. K. H. Kpton. . . . Hay Bland. . . . Billy Smith. . . . Kmmerson Reed. . . . F. V. Forbes. ...". TC. Banhhrad. , Harry U. stratton. Event No. 4. Class A cars, r lying start. Ten miles. ' . Machine. Driver. Romano Charles l.itla, Wright s Kpcclal Henry North. Mercedes lack Curtis. Stchnrlder's Special. .. Frnest Schneider. Parsons' Special Jom Parson. Kvent No. 0. Free tor all. Class B cars; flying start. Twenty miles. MaehMle. Driver. Velie :..Frcd Banby. H. Kptou, .Kay P.land. Billy Smith. .....Kmmerson Rifed . . . . . F. V. Forbes. c. N. Bnnkhead. lla.ry U. StrHtton. Portland Tnaujrural event. Flj ing tart. Twenty-five Stoddard -Day ton. Blue Bird .Mannon Bulck Bulck Pope KpeciHl Mercer Kvent : No, ti. Class A cars, ill IK S. ' M'biner-. .'i ,;-: i Driver, v . Tlorrntno. . .- . h;u-les l.iffn7 v WrlKlit . Special Henrv North.', : Mercedes. .... ...... .rack Curtis. Schneider's Special. .. Krnept- Schneider, l'amons' Special . .Jim J'iirsons. COLTIUN SliST TO . Sl'OKANK Beaver Inficldcr to Appear In Indian Vnlform Next Monday. srOKANK, Wash., April 28. (Spe cial.) Shortstop Bobby Coltrin will be In Spokane's lineup Monday against Vancouver. The Coast l-.en.Btie player limit has forced the MeCredies to give up Col trin. Walter had to let the little speed demon go. Tresident Farr tonight released Pitchers Kuss, Sutherland and Miller. Ordinarily these boys would be held, but with Callahan comitiK and six pitchers already with the team in Brit ish Columbia, Farr felt he must cut the men loose. Farr refused also the offer of the) MeCredies to ship Pitcher Frank Kast ley north to Spokane if needed. East Icy has been turned back by the Salt Lake club. In the Winter Farr was quite anxious to get Kastley, but East ley made such a fuss about a tryout with a Coast club that Farr agreed to his transfer to Salt Lake. Unloss Top Arlett can show some thing in the pitching line it seems cer tain his dnys are numbered, as Karl Sheely continues to hit the ball hard and often. TACOMA TIGERS WIN" IX SIXTH Hatting Itally and Fuss With Um pire Mark Game With Aberdeen. TACOMA, Wash., April 28. Tacoma, with a batting rilly in the ninth In ning, came from behind and defeated Aberdeen here today by a score of 2 to 1. Bennett arW Clark were elected from the game by Umpire Mc Greevy following an altercation in the sixth inning. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Aberdeen.. 1 lTaeoma. ... 2 7 1 Batteries Clark. Meikle and Lewis; Peterson and Shea. Spokane 8, Victoria 2. VICTORIA. B. C, April 28. Salvcson had no trouble in winning his game from Victoria today, errors of omission nd commission and timely hitting oft Hanson giving Spokane the victory by the score of 8 to 2. Score: R. H. E. R. II. E. Spokane.... 8 11 ((Victoria. . . 2 6 2 Batteries Palveson and Brenegan; Hanson and Grindell. Seattle 5, Vancouver S. v SEATTLE. "Wash., April 28. Timely hitting- enabled Seattle to win from Vancouver. 5 to S, today. Beatty stopped a. Vancouver rally in the eighth inning, when he pulled down Brinker" hard drive on the first base line. Score: R. H. E. R, H. E. Tancouver. 3 8 lSeatt!e 5 S 0 Batteries Kramer and Brottem; Mails and Cateman. Idaho College to Play Pocatello. , CALDWELL. Ida.; April 28 (Spe cial.) The College of Idaho baseball team will play for the championship of Southern Idaho this week at Pocatello. The infield is Flsk, first base; Sher man, second base; Bates, shortstop; Blcknell, third, and Van Garden, sub stitute; Webb, catcher; Alexander and Bocox, pitchers. American Falls High School, April 29; Pocatello Academy, April 30 and May 1. Big "W" Club rifts Restrictions. UNIVERSITY OF" WASHINGTON. Seattle, April 28. (Special.) Member ship in the Big "W" Club, that always has been restricted to letter men in crew, baseball, football and track, has ben broadened to take in the basket ball, tennis and wrestling winners. It Trade School Loses, 16 to 10, in Opening of Interscholastlc League. Portland Academy opened the Port land Interscholastic League 1915 base ball season yesterday by trimming the Portland School of Trades nine 16 to 10 on Multnomah Field. Heavy hitting and sensational base running on the part of the winners was the feature of the match. Donald Skene, second baseman for the Academy, caught one of Shriner's slants and sent it over the center flelder'si head allowing .him to be credited with a home run. Coach Par rott's Portland Academy squad scored 14 of their runs in the first three in nings. Following- are the lineups: Portland Acad. P. Trades. Mcfllr.tock p...'... Rogers, Shrlner v iison c Cayo Cant. Steiwer 1 1. Nash, Teter Skene ?b Ca;u. Wood Coffey 3b "Simpson Uraham s Schacht lmbrle If Mills Caswell cf Nesvold Hamblet. Allyn, Peterson rf Leonard Score by innings: P. S. T O 3030200 2 10 P. A 34701O01 16 Umpire. Ed Rankin. WOMAN, IANDS Co-POIXD FISH Mrs.' B. X. Wade Has Exciting Ex perience on First Fishing Trip. To Mrs. B. X. Wade, wife of Dr. Wade, of 366. Larch street, belongs the hoonr of having caught and success fully landed one of the biggest, live liest and most obstreperous salmon ever caught with bait and line by an amateur fisher. In a little launch the Wades went to Oregon City Falls on Sunday. Mrs. Wade says the sensations she experienced when that big 25-pound fish was hooked were amazing. "For a wtnie i man t know whether 1 was going to get the fish or. he was going to get me," she said, "but at last I got him." ' Mrs. Wade had never tried her luck before. Coach Takes No Chance of Losing Meet at Salem. RUNNERS GETTING SPEED AGGIE BASEBALL MEX WORK Two Practices Held Dally to Prepare for Games With Oregon. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 28. (Special.) The Aggie baseball team has been prac ticing twice daily since the return from Seattle . in preparation for the first two games with the University of Oregon tossers, which will be played on the Corvallis field Friday and Sat urday. "Bicky" Williams will pitch the opener and the former Jefferson High star is in prime condition. The lack of a second reliable twlrler is Coach lloble's greatest source of worry, neith er Doodlittle nor Phelps having enough experience to make them dependable under fire. Culver's arm is still both ering him. College Baseball. N. J. Virginia At Princeton Princeton 4. At Philadelphia Columbia 4 eylvanla 0. At New Haven, Conn. Yale Georgetown 2. At Burlington, Vt. Vermont 12, Syra cuse University 8. At West Point, N. T. Army 11, Swarthmore 7. 0, Penn- 8, Vader Team Beats Winlock, 6-1. CENTRALLY, Wash., April 27. (Spe cial.) Sunday the Vader team showed a reversal of form over its same with Doty a week ago, and defeated Winlock by, a score of 6 to 1. The Centralia Moose play at Vader next Sunday. BOYCOTT BANNER IS ISSUE Chamber Wants Council to Submit Question to Voter. The boycott banner issue has been taken up by the new Chamber of Com merce, of Portland, and an effort will be made to have the City Commission arrange to have it put before the people in the June election. The matter was before the Council at a recent meeting and it was decided at that time not to place the measure on the ballot. The Chamber had not taken steps to circulate petitions, hav ing received assurances that the meas ure would go on the ballot through ac tion of the Council. The time for filing the petitions expired April 8. When it was found that' the oppor tunity had escaped and the issue was not to go on the ballot, the Chamber organized a campaign at once to secure the placing of the boycott banner meas ure on the ballot by the Council. This can be done at any time before May 2S. A special committee was appointed by the Chamber with II. I Corbett chairman. Mr. Corbett and C. C. Colt, acting president of the Chamber called upon the Mayor Tuesday and formally requested that- the issue go on the ballot. ' - It is planned to carry (he campaign further and circulate petitions until, a number of names sufficient to have placed the measure on the ballot has been secured, and then submit this peti tion to the Council, asking that they act tipon its suggestions and make the necessary provision to give the citizens a. chance to vote on the matter. Hobgood, Dewey, Cole, Kadderly and Reynolds Being Prepared for Coa.st Intercollegiate Meet at San Francisco. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 28. (Special.) The warm weather of the past week has been a stimulus for hard work for the Aggie track squad, and ewery day sees the 30 members going the limit on the college oval In an effort to get in the best possible condition for the contest with the Willamette Chemawa Indian team in Salem Friday and for the larger and more important meets to come. Dr. Stewart is taking no chances on Friday's meet, and will have a fresh man in every event, with two or more to back him up. with the exception of the sprints. The burden of these events will fall on Anderson and Kad derly, the lack of a first-class sprinter being much in evidence on the Cor vallis team this year. All the runners have been working for speed the last few days, and the jumpers and weight men have confined their efforts to mastering' form. To day is the first time there has been any let up on hard work, "Doo", put ting his charges through a light work out and hustling them to the showers. Hobgood. Dewey, Cole, Kadderly and Captain Reynolds are being shaped to compete in the Pacific Coast inter collegiate meet to be held in San Fran cisco May 7 and 8. and from the way they have come through in practice will afford some lively competition to the southern stars. " Coach Stewart and the following men will make the trip to Salem Friday morning: Captain Reynolds, I. M. An derson, Kadderly, Plue. Rogers, H. An derson, Damon, Larson. Coleman, Til lery. Dewey, Blackden, Lafky, Hobgood, Johnson, Foster. Blagg, Fendall, Bryant, Beard, Smith, Sutherland, Cole, Hogan, Both and Weller. ORPHEUM CLOSING SET LAST PERFORMANCE OF SEASON TO BE NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Future Policy Vot Announced but Business at Playhouse Has Been Below Expectations. -N The Orpheum Theater will close at the end of the night periormance next Wednesday for the Summer, presum ably to open with the same Orpheum attractions next September. This ad vice was received locally yesterday from John W. Considine, of Seattle, vaudeville magnate, who controls the chain of Orpheum theaters in the West. Seattle's Orpheum, the only other house of tne circuit in the Pacific Northwest, will close Sunday, May 9. Manager C$nlln, of the Orpheum, had received no additional details from Mr. Considine yesterday further than the dale of the closing of the Orpheum shows for the' Summer season had Just been fixed, and the decision of Mr. Con sidine was also announced in Seattle yesterday. Although Vaudeville bills at the Or pheum this year have been of excellent quality, business has not been up to ex pectations and recently the Orpheum cut its time from a week to four days, remaining dark .Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week. MOVIES BE1XG CONSIDERED 3Ir. Considine Says Theaters Will Open as Csual in Fall. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 28. (Spe cial.) John W. Considine tonight an nounced that the Orpheum Theater in Portland would be closed for the Sum mer one week from tonight and that the Seattle Orpheum would be closed for the Summer one week from Sun day. Tho theaters will reopen in the Fall as usual. There is a possibility that moving pictures may be shown at both theaters, however, this Summer, provided satisfactory arrangements can be effected. "There Is nothing unusual In our de cision to close th Orpheum Theaters for the Summer season," Mr. Considine said tonight. "Tho theaters will be overhauled and will be made ready for opening in the Fall. The theaters will close at the dates mentioned on ac count of tho early Summer season this year and the general depression all over the country. They will open in the Fall as usual. "There is a possibility that moving pictures will be put in, but we have not I J r:y 1 ;w- f v ' rC it- 1 Vf t " t . i n I m ir U . I V I w l ii j - .s i $ ,11 -i j s k 1 ( v I's n f il - t-t 's-s 4 i v i n4 i J IV t ; . . i I ; o - j if- 4 i ' ill X 7 i ?Pf " il r?i 1 1 i til I if i j y (By ihe House of IZuppeiih aimer) 0R those alert men who mice a point of being well dressed, yet always keeD on the Dracticcl side of the extremes or fashions, we recommend the BRITISH. A most attractive, three button, soft roll sack, that breeds confidence in the man who wears it and in the men who made it. All men are young in these stirring days, and for any man in active life, ,,,1., .....ii rignt clothes are an asset j,, in r - an(j an inSpiration. If the BRITISH model is to your liking you can have it in solid blues, brown3 and neat gray mixtures. It comes in Tweeds, Cheviots, Worsteds, Serges, Flannels and Homespuns Glen Urqu barts with clear overplaids, shepherd checks, gun club checks, hair-line stripes, mixes and solid colors in short, almost every approved suiting which has come from the looms this season. Prices S20 to $40 Kcppenteimer Clothes are sold ty a Representative store in nearly every Met ropolitan center cf the United States and Canada. Your name on a post card will bring jm enr Book of Fashions. THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER CHICAGO The Store of 100 Per Cent Service You'll find the British and other new models here in KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES Morrison at Fourth completed arrangements for this. We are working on such a plan, however.' Vancouver High Class Plans Play. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 28. (Spe cial.) "The Bird's Christmas Carol." written by Kate Dougrlas Wlgsin, will be presented by the members of the sophomore class of the Vancouver Hijjth School in the high school auditorium Friday nlg-ht. The proceeds of the en tertainment will go to the Alki fund, to assist in paying for the high school annual. SPONSORS NAM&D BY KALAMA AND ALBANY FOR CELILO CANAL CELEBRATION. ' vo " V ". jr. Canal"6' new nominations for sponsors of tributary rivers at the dedication ceremony of The Dallea-Celilo Miss Lydia LaRue, of Woodland. Wash., win represent the Lewis River, and Mis. Anita Close, the Kalama River. fit Bonebrake, of Qoldendale, will represent the Klickitat River, Jointly with Miss Alma Moore, of Lyle. The Albany Commercial Club has nominated Mlu Renlnh Hinrkl to rr v, r... 1 xs The Passage of the first boat through the Celilo Canal yegterday wa the occasion for a trip from Portland of rai of the members of the celebration committee. $800 SAVED ON $10 INCOME Newport County Charge Gives Ex- ample of Thrift. NEWPORT, Or.. April 28. (Special.) An example of almost unbelievable thrift was exposed last week, when the shack occupied for a number of years by Owen Rupert, a helpless cripple, was searched following: the death of Rupert and revealed more than 1800 in grold. For about 20 years Rupert has been a bed-ridden cripple without any funds or means of support except 110 a month from Lincoln County. His shack was an uninviting:. uncelled. one-storv building on piling over Yaquina Bay, CRTsorae of the bright days of Sum mer Rupert would be seen sitting in a chair which he had to be helped Into, but that was all the pleasure be got in life, as few Newport resi dents knew of his existence or visited him. Adrian Ford looked after Rupert. carrying the little food that he ate and buying tbe few clothes he wore during his long helpless stage. It was from the county appropriation that the J800 was saved after the bare necessities had been purchased. ALASKA JOBS ARE SCARCE Kallroad Agent Warns Labor Not to Hush North Seeking Work. Disappointment is in store for work men who go to Alaska in large num bers expecting to find employment on the new railroad work to be undertaken there by the Alaska Engineering Com mission, advises O. E. Dole, purchas ing agent for the Commission, in a lette" to The Oregonian. which is ln- several London Cigarettes There's something about them you'll like." TwwttySw Quarter tended to warn men seeking employ ment not to rush north. Mr. Doyle says there will be few positions to offer to men on a salary or daily wage basis at Ship Creek, Alaska, although a limited number of railroad station men. experienced in the work, may find employment. Crews will commence clearing about Msy 1 and grading will be startefl May 15 or June 1. There will be work. It is said, for a limited number of carpenters and helpers at Whip Creek in the erection of buildings as soon as the necessary materials have been assembled. These men will be paid on an hourly basis and -oard will be charged at the rate of $1 n day 9 eLiP 1 1 ' ,rc:rf When the test comes, vou want to lennw rfiot- your car will measure up to the requirements. Ford cars, with their light, strong, flexible frames, sturdy, powerful motors and simple deoign, meet all demands. In city or country, on good road3 or bad, under all conditions, the Ford gets there and gets back at an average cost of two cents a mile for operation and maintenance. Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail 300,000 new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915. Runabout $440; Touring Car $490; Town Car $690; Coupelet $750; Sedan $975, f. o. b. Detroit with all equipment. On display and sale at Ford Motor Co., East 11th and Division St.