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TIIE 3IORXLVG OREGOXIAN'. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915. 11 RITCHIE READY TO QUIT LIGHTWEIGHTS; Ex-Champion Challenges Mike Gibbons for Welter weight Title. CHARLIE MILLER IS HAPPY San 1'rmieisco Motorman Who Once Beat IVHIard Tells Everyone Ho Meets of Past Fame and Now Wants to Meet Jess Again. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO. May 8. (Special.) -Has Willie Ritchie come to the part ing of the way? Has the man who was lightweight champion of the world reached the conclusion that he is no longer a lightweight? That Is hard, to say, although from a letter Just re ceived there Is an Inkling. In the message that has just reached the Coast Willie says: "I write these lines to inform you that I am after a new title. Being un able to entice or force Freddie Welsh to defend his title in a legitimate cham pionship contest on the Fourth of July In Denver, where he was offered $15. 000, win, lose or draw, to meet me, I have decided to go after Mike Gibbons for the welter-weight title. Packey McFarland" had a chance to meet -Gibbons, but, although they held a confer ence in Chicago, they couldn't reach terms. I have therefore decided to ac cept the invitation and have offered to meet Gibbons anywhere in a 10 to 20-round contest if he will agree to weigh in at 142 pounds, ringside. I am at this writing Appearing in a four reel film entitled "The Man Who Beat Dan Dolan." Kitchle'a Move May Be Clever. There is a lot of money to be made In an encounter with Mike Gibbons, but it would be a far safer proposition for Ritchie to stay with the light weights; that is. if he can make the poundage. If that is difficult for him (and he is a growing boy). Ritchie is turning a really clever trick in issu ing his challenge. Gibbons, from what we know of him on the Coast, will be a little hard put to do 142 pounds, and If he comes in at that figure the iian Franciscan must be figured as having a. chance. The film work is something new for Ritchie. He has had an itching to io FOmething- of the sort for a few years. The story, naturally enough, is one of the ring. Ritchie, as the great un known, beats Dan Dolan, who is thought invincible, and wins the love of the ladv fair, who in this case hap pens to he a Miss Betty Marshall.. Whether Ritchie will be a success as a moving picture actor remains to be seen when the picture conies out. Just now it's his name that attracts atten tion. If he is worth while as an actor, he may And that Is a side line which will bring him in a goodly revenue. Charlie Miller Sees Title Go. Charlie Miller, the clown of all San Francisco heavyweights. Is going the rounds telling his friends that he ought to be champtsn of the world instead of Jess Willard. . Miller Is now tnotorman tn the-em-1-' ploy of the United Railroads. You have to keep the pot boiling', you know, even v when there are no fights to be had. So Charlie retired from the game after the blow to boxing came in California. Before that, and when wuiara was not much of a drawing card, the pair appeared in a four-round contest in T'avilion rink, California. Charlie was never in better trim. He had been trained by Bob Armstrong, and really worked hard for his battle. Willard. on the other hand, took life in leisurely fashion. He had been advised that it was a joke and that he could stop the motorman whenever he felt so Inclined. The fight proved otherwise. Miller won hands down and chased the future champion all around the ring. Indeed, had Charlie been of a more serious na ture he might have stopped Willard, who was at his poorest. Conditions Undergo Change. Since then conditions have changed. Miller has never amounted to anything, while W'illard has gone up the ladder. Nowadays Miller carries around in his pocket clippings of the local news papers to show how he bested Willard. He produces the notices whenever he meets anyone who will listen to him, nd will talk your head off, providing you don't interrupt him. Also Miller is all enthusiasm for an other contest with Willard. The latter, by the way, in his history that is run ning in some of the papers, declared the other day that he considered the Miller fight one of the toughest of his career. All of which is more glory for Miller. An Inquiry came in the other day from Bremerton, Wash., as to the where abouts of Billy Jordan, the veteran an nouncer. "Is he still alive"? was the question. Of course, . he's very much alive, but the question has brought to the sporting mind the fact that Jordan is now a bona fide actor. Jordan Gets Ileal Money. When Clarence Kolb and Max Dill decided to open in "This Way Out", in a local theater, a boxing scene was in troduced . in which the two German comedians do a fighting stunt. They wanted to add as much realism as pos sible, and it was suggested Billy Jordan might be secured as the announcer. Billy was Interviewed, and it wasn't hard to persuade him to accept. Al though he Is 82 years of age. he has none too much of this world's goods, and was glad to get the money. As an announcer of real fights Jordan was ac customed to receive from $25 to $50 for his services. He put this up to Kolb. who is the financier of the company, but Clarence explained the difference and the fact that he would have to ehow every night in the week. Really, he makes quite a hit and it Is as realistic as could be. You could shut your eyes when you hear the tones of the announcer and imagine that you were at the ringside waiting for one of Jimmy CofTroth's big championship affairs to start. Jordan takes himself seriously, and it goes all the better with Kolb and Dill doing the clown stuff. McCarey Through aa Promoter Kid McCoy, who has Just returned from a Los Angeles trip, brings a lot of news about Tom McCarey. McCarey Is at home from New Orleans, where he tried to break Into the fight-promoting game along with Dominick Tortorich. Tom failed and. quite nat- urally, he is sore at New Orleans. "McCarey is through for keeps, so far as that part of the United States is concerned." said McCoy. "Also he is dead sore on New Orleans and the people. He thinks they are a narrow set and says they call anyone- from the outside buttlnsky. ' I think that McCarey In through with promoting contests. He seems to have quite a little money and would prefer to live in Los Angeles." That is natural. McCarey was made much of in Los Angeles and came to bo more or less of a public character. In New Orleans the papers give com paratively little apace to boxing and when McCarey was there he was not featured at all. . That sort of thing would tend 'to create a spirit of an tagonism. -Even in little old Los An geles. McCarey . Is going to discover that things are different. There is no more fighting and he cannot claim as much newspaper space as was his custom. He is living in a new age and will have to take his bitter with the sweet. Jeffries Really Glad. McCoy says what surprised him was the evident pleasure of Jeffries at the victory of the white man. As the Kid explains, it might be naturally ex pected that Jeffries would exhibit a sort of grouch, at Willard since he him self was beaten so decisively a few years ago. To the contrary, Jeffries looks the part of the fellow who Is glad to hear of the overthrow of the black title-holder, even though it was another man who turned the trick. Joe Azevedo, the Sacramento light weight, who achieved the most of his fame by a 10-round win over Ad Wol gast, has been In this city and the capital for a few weeks but will shortly be headed for New Orleans once again. Under the management of his brother John, Joe Azevedo spent four months in the South boxing, chiefly in Memphis. He beat Frankie Callahan, who was a knockout winner over Joe Rivers. Then he held Johnny Dundee to better than an even break and it all helped. He had six matches and, while the Intake was not particularly large. it was encouraging and all the time he has been building up a reputation. Joe came home ostensibly for a short rest but in reality to see a son born to his wife during his absence. The middle of the month will see them away for New Orleans. Tortorich has made him a fair offer for a match with Joe Mandot. who is one of the big drawing cards in Louisiana and Azevedo will likely accept. Even with the small purses, he can make more than he could in the .ordinary line of business. AX VICTIM 13 CONSCIOUS MRS. MOO., HOWEVER, CAN GIVE! NO DETAILS OF TRAGEDY. No Further Arrests Have Been Made tn La Grande Case, but Father-ln-Law la Held In Custody. LA GRANDE, Or., May 9. (Special.) Mis. J. W. Moon, who early Saturday was attacked with an ax, has recov ered full consciousness at the hospital today. Physicians believe that If the skull base is not fractured they see a chance for recovery, but they are not positive as to the base wound's extent. Although Mrs. Moon is fully con scious she asserts she knows nothing of the attack, either having forgotten the details of how her head was cut open in three places by an ax, or pre ferring not to give details at this time. No further arrests have been made in connection with the case, and the po lice say they have still to find a motive for the attack, regardless who did it. The father-in-law is still In custody as a suspect. It develops that Mrs. Moon's two-months-old babe slept In a crib in the Moon home throughout the bloody as sault and during the time intervening until the unconscious body was found on the bed. Mrs. Underwood, the attending thv- siclan. found the little one and placed it in the hands of neighbors for safe keeping. That Mrs. Moon has some slight flaw in her returned mentality is shown by tests applied this after noon at the hospital. She recognized and smiled at her husband when he appeared in the room, and called him by name, but when a similar test was placed on Mrs. Moon s sister, the in jured woman was unable to recall her relative s name. She explained to her friends gathered at the bed that she couldn't recall either the first or last name, tnougb she knew she was her sister. SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHOSEN C. W. AVhite, of Lebain. Will Have Charge at Centralia. CENTRALIA, Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial.) Professor C. W. White, of Le bam, who had the Indorsement of edu cators all -over the state, at a special meeting of the local School Board Fri day night was elected principal of the Centralia High School to succeed Frank Drake, Jr., who has resigned to become superintendent of schools at Fort Town send. Miss Clara Karrar was appointed a teacher in the High School and Miss Grace Kelly in the grades. Plans were submitted to the Board Friday night for an addition to the Oakview School. These plans will he submitted for the approval of the Oak view people at a meeting to be held there Wednesday night. If they are satisfactory, an election will be called for the purpose of authorizing the ad dition. The Board Friday night, also decided to move the manual training department from the High S-'mioI build ing to the old Edison gymnasium. HALF-LICENSE IS DENIED Opinion Is That "Washington Liquor Men Must Pay All for 6 Months. OLTMPIA, Wash.. May 9. (Special.) Washington liquor dealers muet pay the full annual liquor license fee of 25 this year,- although licenses, which are dated from July 1, will allow then) to do business only for six months prior to January 1. 1916, when Washington goes dry, the Attorney-General's office has ruled in an official opinion. The State Tax Commission asked whether it would be legal to charge the liquor men only $12.50 '.for a six-months' license. A second opinion by the Attorney General's office holds that County Com missioners granting licenses outside of incorporated, cities also must charge for a full year's license. Absent Man Accused of Speeding. ROSEBURQ, Or., May 9. (Special.) A. A. Wilder, a local merchant, today received a letter from the Chief of Police at West Linn, Clackamas Coun ty, in which the writer warned Mr. Wilder against future speeding- through the streets of that town. -I detected you speeding througrh our streets four times last week," said the letter, "and a repetition of your conduct will have the effect of bringing you before the Recorder." Mr. Wilder says he has not been In West Linn for more than a year. Man and Woman Prisoners. MARSH FIELD, Or., May 9. (Spe cial.) James Campbell, held to the Federal grand Jury on a charge of white slavery, and Mlla Deyoe, who Is taken as a witness, left here today for Portland in charge of United States Deputy Marshal W. F. Harrmann. Campbell had a preliminary hearing before' United States Commissioner A. K. Peck. Special orficer Ben Fisher prosecuted the case. Campbell Is about 55 years old and the woman nearly 60. Candidate and statesman. Atchison Globe. A candidate, if elected, is confident he will be a statesman. ANNIVERSARY NUMBER VOL. 2. rilB MONDAY CRAWFISH. "It Never Crabs.? Monday, May lO, 1915 DEAN COLLINS. Editor. " EDITORIAL This issue marks the end of our Crawflscal year and me be ginning of a new volume. It has been a year of growth for the Crawfish, In which we have accomplished much. For example, look how the situation In Europe has devel oped. We feel that without the Crawfish It could not have de veloped any faster. Ditto the situation In Mexico. l'ltto the Japanese situation. Who. then, shall dare say that the Crawfish has not filled lta niche In the commonwealth and filled It 'well In these troublous times? The Crawfish now has a larger circulation than any other newspaper published In the City of Portland and it intends to So on having it. Our policy for the coming year will be as fearless as In the past, and therefore we have no hesitation at this time In urs ine; all our subscribers to pay their subscriptions at once and assure themselves of the pleas ure and profit of reading this unequaled publication for an other year. (N. B. We offer clubbing rates with our est. contemp.. The Oregonlan.) Queen ruineteen LOCAL AND PERSONAL, women the office Mr. Three Bears and Jos. Bad Marriage. Esq.. prominent social leaders from Glacier Park Res ervation. Mondayed In our midst en route for Sn Francisco. They -were guests of B. Olm stead, Lloyd McDowell and Phil Bates, who are helping crank up the Rose Festival for its an nual run. Mr. T. Bears had with htm three beautiful scalps of the Rloux variety, which he said had been in the family for years. R. J. Cooke, who Is bishop of the M. E. Church, returned the other day from sojourning in the East. John Weeks, the Massa chusetts Senator, dropped Into the city the other day and made some well-chosen remarks on the political and commeroial sit uation at the Chamb. of Com. H. I.ane, the w. k. mush room expert . and Senator, is back from Wash, mingling with the boys and helped celebrate the opening of the Celllo Car.al and otherwise prominent hereabouts. George Lee has been chair man of our clean-up commit tee, and he polished up the city so indutitrlouslee thst now ho Is a secretary In the O. of C. He will have charge of the Man ufactures and Industries .Bu reau. We wish your luck, George. W. D. B. Dodson, whose mid dle initials stand for Daniel Boone, has been named . sec. or the Trade and Commerce Bu reau of the Chamber of Com., and will continue to rehabilitate our descandent merchant ma rine. Among others who have been given positions in the Cham ber of Commerce are J. C. Alns worth. who will "be treasurer, and Frank E. Smith, who Is sec retary. O. M. Clark was made vice-president' and C. C. Colt president. The principals of the schools ate at the . Benson Hotel the other night and several of them talked, among wham was O. M. Flummer and Docs Sommer ana Alan "Welch Smith, who are not principals, and J. E. Werleln, who Is neither a principal nor PENNANT RAGES ON Situation Clears and Last Minors Get Busy Soon. of COAST SEASON IS LONGEST Prosperous Year Is Expected All Along Line About 30 Leagues' Schedules Given Out and Most Run Till Fall. NEW YORK. May 9. Before the end of the month is reached the last of the minor leagues will have swung into action for the season of 1915, and the baseball campaign will be under way in all parts of the country. The late-starters are few, for most of the leagues already have begun their sea sons. More than the usual amount of uncertainty and financial difficulties have beset the magnates of all classes this Spring, and for that reason there have been several readjustments in cir cuits and playing dates. The situation has cleared considera bly in the past few weeks and the be lief prevails among those interested in the various leagues that baseball is to have a prosperous and successful season all along the line. The officers of close to 30 leagues have announced the playing schedules of their organizations and of this num ber the majority are 'already under way. Coast Season Loosest. In most cases the pennant races will continue until September or October, the exceptions, as a rule, being the Southern leagues, which will close their seasons In August. The Pacific Coast League, as usual, plays the longest schedule, ending the Far West campaign-October 24. The major league races will term inate Thursday, October 7, and the World's Series will begin either Octo ber 9 or 11, according to the location of the cities represented in the series. As in past years. Labor Day will mark he finish of a majority of the minor league flag struggles, no less than 10 of these organizations having sched uled their final games for the Septem ber holiday. Table Shows Dates. The opening and closing dates for the leading leagues are shown in the folfowing table: League CIuDS. Opens. Closes. National 8 April 14 Oct. " 7 American 8 April 14 ' Oct. 7 Federal .". 8 April lo Oct. 8 International 8 April 27 Sept. 18 Pacific Coast 6 Mar. 80 Oct. v24 American Association 8 April 15 Sept. 19 Western Association.. 8 April 13 Aug 2 Southern 8 April 13 Sept. 29 South Atlantlo 8 April IS Auf 29 Three-I 8 April 29 Sept. 12 Western 8 April 23 Sept. 6 Texas 8 April 8 Sept. 6 New York State ' May 9 Sept. 6 New England 8 April 80 Sept. 6 Central 8 April 21 Aug. 21 Northern 8 May Sept. South Michigan 6 April 28 Sept. Georgia State S April 29 Aug. 21 Central Association... 8 May 5 Sept, e North Carolina April 22 Sept. 15 Northwestern April 20 Sept. IS Virginia April 22 Sept. 6 Inter-state 8 Mav 20 Bi-State May . 6 Sept. 26 ITNEVEfH CRABS PORTLAND. OREG.. MULT CO., MAY 10, a doc. but we like him just the THE same. I.. B. Alderman also spoke. D. A. Grout also spoke. And C. A. Rice also spoke. BILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY Episode Klfteen. (Synopsis of preceding N'one of these being- principals either, but all being superintendents. soaes : e last issue. ) Mortimer Sarcophagus, the de tective, ran into a cripple and knocked him down. The cripple arose in. time to be knocked down by the head waiter, the nurse and the baby buggy, the detective's assailant and the Italian vegetable man in turn, respectively. All arose and gave chase to the fleeing detective, who had by this time, run into a painter's ladder and knocked it down. The painter' arose in time to be knocked down by the de tective's assailant; they arose In time to be knocked down by the head waiter; they arose in time to be knocked dowft by the nurse and. the baby buggy; they arose In time to be knocked down by the Italian and his vegetable cart; and they arose In time to be knocked down by the cripple; and All arose and gave chase to the fugitive, who had by this time run Into a road roller and knocked it down. It arose in time to be knocked down by the head waiter; and they arose In time to be knocked down by the detective's assail ant; and they arose In. time to be knocked down (Just a moment, while we change reels.) K. D. Curtis spoke, and was a principal. he Theatric NTotca. They Bt VII had a good dal of firand opera in Georse Baker theater last week, but he didn't et that Interfere at all with hi running for Commiwloner. for he didn't have te Bin or have anything to do with the grand opera except let it be in nis theater. The Orpheum ceased ita oper ations this wk. and our chances of enjoying the charms of mov ing pictures on our day off have been increased considerably thereby. Nick Pierong and "Frank Mn Gettigan say that they are still going to run their show riirht along, however, which pleases us, for the grand opera Is go ing to quit and we don't want to go to movies all the time. The drama league gave a pro gramme at the Ad Club, Wednesday, and several of the members of the club have since told us that they didn't know just what It was about, but that they judged it was coneld erably uplifting from what the speakers said. Candidates Appear. We are True tn Dean Collins. In beautiful young have been nominated for of the Portland Oregonlan. says: of oueen of the com 'Louis Hill, whom ing Rose Festival, and the vot ing upon their names Is already under way. One will be elected queen and the six nearest her will be princesses. The ballot is short and has the unusual merit of being one that a man can vote with his eyes shut and be nn that he is not going amiss, for no matter who la elected, she win be a peach. We have seen their pic tures and say this without fear of successful contradiction, and also for '.he purpose of keeping square with all nineteen of them. Dowell used to help run the Great Northern, but who is now running It alone, while Lloyd handles the Rose Festival, was a Portland visitor Friday night. He came in Mr. J. Hill's new boat, which is to run between here and San Francisco." What have you been smoking. Dean? W were always under the im pression that the Hill liners tied up in the mouth of the Colum bia River. The Astorian. True enough for you, brother, but why ask us to rub It In on ourselves t Laving la Stock. E. S. Scott, the hardware man at MacMaster & Co.'s store, was "in the valley recently buying potatoes. Camas Post. Intensive Farm In r. Mr. Dodson is plowing his skunk cabbage patch. Wllli mlna Times. THIS IS OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY. Kitty 4 May 11 Atlantic tt May 29 Season halved. Sept. CLEAN-UP GRIPS HILLSB0R0 Boy Scouts Scour City and Keport Work Accomplished. IIILLSBORO, Or, May 9. (Special.) A vigorous clean-up campaign was inaugurated in Hillsboro by the Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Friday. The Scoutmaster, Rev. Edward A. Harris. divided the city Into seven sections, one for each patrol of his troop and sent the scouts out on a trip of in spection. They covered 90 square DiocKs and reported 94 heaps of rub bish, 10 piles of manure to be removed and 18 lots to be cleaned. A large map. prepared from one made by Scout Powers was put in a promln ent store window today. Varied col ored tacks thereon designate the place and nature of attention needed. The Scouts will report on the work each day, when the tacks will be taken out. The patrol that succeeds in getting its section cleaned up first will be given a banquet. RACE WITH DEATH LOST T. J. Corbett Dies at The Dalles Be fore Friend Reaches Bedside. THE DALLES. Or.. May 9. (Special.) Thomas J. Corbett, who has been in the employ of A. W. Fargher the pa three years, died Friday night at The Dalles Hospital. Mr. CdTbett was well known as a sheepman in Wasco County M. J. Manning, a close friend of Mr. Corbett, raced 109 miles by automobile to reach his friend s bedside, but Air Corbett died shortly before Mr. Man ning arrived. Mr. Corbett's funeral took place from the Catholic Church here this after noon at 4 o'clock. The pallbearers were: M. J. Manning, A. W. Fargher, Olenn O. Allen. T. A. Connoly, A. J. Conroy and James Bannon. Interment was in the Catholic Cemetery. Rev, Father Bronsgeest conducted the serv- icea. WEDDING SECRET IS OUT Bert Staats and Miss Louise Weber, of Oregon City, Mlarried April 24. OREGON CITY. Or., May 9. (Spe cial.) Bert J. Staats. formerly Deputy Sheriff and now connected with the firm of Wilson & Cooke, was married April 24 at Kalama. Wash., to Miss Louise Weber, bookkeeper of the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph Company, and a daughter of J. Weber, of this city. The story leaked out today, two weeks after the wedding. Mr. Staats said today that he and his bride had intended to keep the matter secret for some time to come. Mrs. Staats came here 14 years ago from Eugene. She is a graduate of the McLoughlin Insti tute. The bridegroom came here 14 years ago from the East, having re sided in Iowa and Illinois. Aberdeen to Send Delegation. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 9. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen will send approximate ly 35 Dokeya and Knights of Pythias to the state conventions of those orders to be held In Tacoma May 17. 18 and 19. Hoquiam, Montesano and McCleary also will each send several members. The Aberdeen Dokey degree team will put on tbe ceremonial. .... - , 2&&'yr0T RENEW SUBSCRIPTIONS. 1915. No. 1. RABBITVILLE NEWS. Hank Rtlfel one day last weak rented hlsself and his wuodden legg out for a hitching post to a city teller to tye his muel to. 81 Maid 20 five sents for twenty 5 minnlts servoce. slm Dlpp got plzened last Satterday by getting sum water on his back, not hawing his back wet be four oe nee the Fllliplno war. It he recovvers. as seams likely, he will newer get wet again below the neck. They is sum talk among us leading cit izens of moovlng this here town to a milder location. Also nearer watter. Hear we hawl watter leven mile and sumtlmes we use most a barrel a weak, mak ing It costive. Clean upp weak has cum and gone, ot which we air glader than I can tell lor I am awl tired out. This thing of taking a bath Just be caws Mister Wlthycombe says so. when I had tooken 1 last fall. Is all noncense. Our deef and dum barber is layed upp for repairs, a cowboy hav vlng spoiled hU countenance and hawed off his ear and awl be cause the barber In trying to talk with his fingers forgot he had" a raysor in his hand and cut a small slice outen the C. Bs. cheak, but only a very, very small peace. Sum fokes Is awful finnlcky. At the cltyswdrug store may be found snm nlc fresh cod liver oil, aiwso sum wlmmens hose and rubber hose and garden hose and a fine stock of nutmeggs and porioua plas ters. Llkewsys conseralted lie. Addison Bennett. 6pec. Cor. pi- Our Name. his section Lloyd aic- Our Monday Kermonette. The Rev. Corinthians I. Bett, In his sermon yesterday, said, la part, as follows: "It was lucky that Job had bolls Instead of a cold In the head. Otherwise, he would have had the whole neighborhood sronna prescribing hot lemo nade, quinine, a cold towel around the neck and other w k remedies, and I doubt If he could nave maintained his w. k. rep utation ior patience. ' They All Want te Get In. Tbe Prosper schoolhouse has Its yard fenced from the wander ing bovlnes of the neighborhood. The school Is so crowded with children that part go In the morning and part of them In the afternoon. Bandon Re corder. Hawk Seta Steeltrmp. . John rfckey caught a chicken hawk, which was taking hla early broilers, by setting; a. ate, trap on s fence post. Caraas Post. 50 WEEKS AGO TODAY, Stg I'nander started a moustache. to ;row Frank Branch Rlley found some fish morms while digging garden and they reminded him of ffolnc fish I nr. Town Marshal Clark got hla force busy shlnlnr up their stars for Rose Festival. Milt Miller got a letter ad dressed to U. 8. Collector of Infernal Revenue. J, Wlthyoombe. Dr. C. X Pmith. G. Moser, C. Chamber lain and Wm. Hanley gave out Interviews on the results of the nrlmary elections. J. W. Brewer subscribed to The Crawfiih because his wife found that it would fit the pantry shelf without folding. We stopped the press to a nounce that J. A. Currey and C. 0 Colt indorsed the coming Hose Festival and said that It would be the peer, If not the equal of all other festivals. LAW SOON IN FORCE Act Regulating Employment Agents in Effect May 22. LICENSES ARE REQUIRED Bonds Necessary, Size Depending on Population of City Limit Is Placed on Pees Which May Be Charged to Workers, SALEM. Or., May 9. (Special.) Strict regulation of employment agents is provided in an act passed at the last session of the Legislature, effective May 22. The law is designed to pre vent the, swindling of persons seeking wdrk, and contains safeguards which its framers say will be effective. It says that every person who pro cures employment for another or fur nishes information for persons obtain ing employment for compensation shall be deemed an employment agent. Bonds Are Required. Applications for licenses to conduct employment agencies shall be filed in writing with the State Labor Commis stoner at leapt 30 days before licenses are issued. Before licenses are issued the applicants must provide bonds to compel compliance with the provisions of the act. The bonds and licenses shall be as follows: Cities 150,000 and more, license $50, bond (1000; cities 100,000 to 150.000. license 40, bond $850; cities 60,000 to 100,000, license $25. bond $750; cities $20,000 to 50,000. license $10, bond $500; cities 10,000 to 20,000, license $7.50, bond $250; cities 2500 to 10,000, license $5, bond $150, and cities of less than 600, license $2.50, bond $100. Fees to agents are fixed as follows: For positions for females where the wages are not to exceed $oU a month, a fee shall not exceed 5 per cent of one month's earn ings, and where the salaries or wages of the position secured Is more than $50 a month and not to exceed $11)0 a month, the fe or compensation shall not exceed 45 and where the calary is more than $100 per month tbe fee shall not exceed $7.50. Fees Are Limited. For positions for males where the salary or waa;e of the position secured Is not to exceed $80 per month the fee or compensa tion of the employment agent shall not ex ceed per cent of one month's earnings. For positions for males where the salary or wages of the positions secured Is mors than ttio and not to exceed $100 per month, the fee or compensation of the employment agent shall not exceed $5. For positions for males where the salary or wages of the position is more than $100 per month the fee or com pensation shall not exceed $7.50. In ne case shall board be included as part of the salary or wages. When the agency is not to be oper ated in an incorporated city or town the applicant shall file the minimum bond and pay the minimum license fee specified for cities or towns. Agents must keep correct records of the names of applicants, the nature of work, date of providing work, money paid by ap plicant, wnicn nau at an times be open to the inspection of the State Labor Commissioner. ROAD BIDS INVITED Washington Commission Asks Prices on Highway Work. TWO BIG JOBS STARTED Clarke County to Have Eight Miles of Work Near Vancouver Crews In Some Places Already Are Busy Repairing Grades. OLTMPIA. Wash, May 9 -(Special.) The State Highway Dartment has issued calls for bids, to ie opened June 2. for two of the mor' Important pieces of work on the Pacific Highway to be undertaken this ear. One Job is con struction of a new Nlsqually section, using the grade over Nlsqually Hill, between Tacoma and Olympia. The second Jb is a construction of six miles of new highway south of Toledo, a stretch of road that Is now so bad on the regular route that few motorists attempt It. Since there is a passable alternate route, this work will not interrupt the regular traffic. Clarke County Commissioners have promised the Highway Department that they will Immediately complete the ac quisition of right of way north of Van couver. Work to Connect Vancouver. As soon as this is done the depart ment will call for bids for eight miles of new construction work, beginning at the end of the present paving out of Vancouver and extending north. Other projects, awaiting the procuring of small pieces of right of way, are be tween Woodland and La Center, and a short stretch between Kalama and Carrollton. Porter & Conley, the Portland con tractors awarded the contract Monday for crushed rock surfacing of the Pacific Highway south, of Kalama, started work Saturday, and almost equally prompt action is expected from the contractors on the sections from Carrollton north and between Blaine and Custer, awarded at the same time. The state has 100 men already at work on the waterfront road section of the highway and the end of this month probably will see work done at sev eral other points. Governor Insists on Hlghwsr. Governor Lister, as chairman of the Highway Commission, Insists that first attention should be paid to the Pacific Highway this year, and is equally In sistent that work be planned so that It will not interfere with travel. The department also has called for bids for June 2 on construction of an approach for the new Mashel River bridge on the National Park Highway, on the road to Mount Rainier. The new approach, estimated to cost $20,000 for one mile, will allow construction of a modern 190-foot concrete bridge at a cost of $10,000, also eliminating two dangerous "corkscrew turns," one on either side of tbe bridge. Lewis County Commissioners have completed the acquisition of right of way for the approach to the Mayfleld bridge, on the Lewis County end of the National Park Highway, and th department will immediately call fof bids for the construction of this span, for which $35,000 is available. APPEAL MAY BE TO WOMEN "Unwritten Iaw" Held Likely to Be Defense of Lacey Slayer. OLTMPIA. Wash., May 9. (Special.) Whether the "unwritten" law Justified A. L. Miller, of Lacey, salesmanager of the Union Mills, in taking the life nf William Chatten, president or the mill company, a week ago, probably will be decided by a Jury composed largely of women. Of 60 names drawn today for jury service during the term, 33 are women. Miller has admitted the shooting, and it is believed that Attorney Thomas M. HELEN CARRUTHERS IS ANXIOUS TO GET WELL Girl Who Sought Death Doesn't Want Mother to Know and Expects Soon to Go Home, but Doctors Say Death Is Near. BT LEONE CASS BAER. IT'S easier than not to write a sob story about Helen Carruthers. The difficult thing is not to write one. I didn't realize it so keenly when I visited her the other day at the Good Samaritan Hospital, where she Is lying with only a few hours left of her life. In the opinion of physicians, although her vitality is weakening fast Miss Car ruthers was still conscious yesterday. She has eaten nothing however since being taken to the hospital Tuesday night. It was when I got, out into the won derful radiance of a rare May day and stretched my soul clear to high heaven in Its fragrance that I felt the hard est thing on earth would be to be fair to the poor little misguided girL Life is so big and happy and worth while for some of us. and so twisted and warped and sordid for others. Mother Is Forgotten. Helen Carruthers says she "got so blue and despondent that she couldn't see anything beyond or back of her life." She forgot her mother and her early teachings. She forgot the sister who has hurried to her in her extrem ity and forgot that God had been kinder to her than to most in what he had given her. She followed her dra matic instincts, for tne girl is an ac tress born, and tried to kill herself. Now that friendly hands have been held out and her sister is at her bed side, she wants to live. The little other whom sne rorgot is now re membered so tenderly that not to doc tor or nurses or reporters will Helen whisper even the name. "I don't want her to Know aoouc n. she told me. "I'll be well soon and she will be spared the worry." Only a few days ago the nospitai au thorities received a telegraphed order for J50 from Helen's sister in San Francisco, and Friday the sister ar rived. She Is a beautiful girl, of dis tinct theatrical type. Bisters Much Alike. She has found a stopping place in a private residence near the hospital. She told me her name is Mrs. Gladys Lynch. There is the same air of mys terv about her that Helen suggests. They are much alike. Both have masses of glorious red nair that curls ana waves in untrained abandon both girls are gray-eyed, both have peach-blow skins, and they're youthful in point of actual years. All the wisdom of 1000 years lies In the cool, smiling eyes of the unemo tional Mrs. O. Lynch, who wears no wedding ring and who. according to Clay Swango. an old friend of them both. Is the divorced wife of an Army officer In San Francisco. Clay Just happened to come In while I was there. "Gladys sent the telegram all right. he smiled cheerily to the patient. Her door stands wide open, tbe nurse AMIKKMKNTS. 1HEIUGI Broadway, at Taylor Main 1. A 11Z3 3 TONIGHT 8:15 SPECIAL-PRICE MAT. WED., 2:15. CHARLES FROHMAN JOHN DRE17 ! ffotosf ffsrrrW ef Hit Mssl fmmwtt Ssn "ROSEHARY" fcve's: floor, 11 rows 7 at l.."o. rai cony fl, 75c, 50c. (Gallery f.Oc. "Wed. Mat.: Floor, 11 rows 1..'i0. 7 at $1. Balcony $1, 75c, 60c. Gallery r.oc. NOW PKM.IVG. 4 OTHER BIG ACTS i PRICES: Afternoon Mghts ... . ,lr. 15a . lr. 2 1IATIX PAHY 230 THE GAKKr.N OK 1HK KAJAH. Striking mujtlr'ul dramatic eprtHcl wit ti DAYlIs ItEK.-t & CO., Including 10 East. Indian Dnnrlnij Bsntls. II OTIlr.K BIO-TIMK ACTS Boars and fimt row halnony reserved by fining. Main 4P:m, A Vance, for the defense, will rely almost entirely upon the "unwritten law" de fense. GARS MEET OH MOUNT WOMAN AMONG AUTO DniVERM TO PROVE BOUTB PASSABLE. Parties From Four Towns Ilenc-h Ton of Sterp Cirade of Blewrtt Pass on Tost Trip. CLK ELUM. Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial.) To demonstrate to automobile owners that the Rlewett Pass is a feaxiblc, trans-state highway, parties from Hoslyn and Cle Elum, from Kitti tas County, Wenali'liee in Chelan and Coulee City in Douglass met today on the summit. Ienplte the heavy ralnn which fell all morning, all but six ot tho 'r from Cle Klum and Roslyn reached the summit. Not a breakdown wa reported. The cars met on the mountain top, where addresses were delivered by Representative Frank Reeves, of Wenatchee; J. A. Ralmor, Frank Car penter, A. A. Batterson, of Cle Klum; 11. W. Otis. if Peshastln; Frank Fretwell, Seattle; C. U. HuKhes. of Wenatchee. and O. K. Aiken, of Konlyn. While the lant two miles of the pass In Kittitas County were found to he slippery on the heavy grades, the road from Wenat' hee win declared in good condition, and the entire pass Is now availulile for tourists. Mrs. C. TJ. Hughes, of Wenatchee, was the only woman driver, and Mie look a car with five passengers all the way to the top of the mountain without difficulty. Ult-liop Kcator at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial.) lilght Rev. Frederic W. Keaior. Bishop of this diocese, arrived today on his annual vlsitaton. At ft. Luke's Kpiscopal Church he confirmed a class of five. Miss Hera Dudley, Miss Alice Smith, Miss Elma Brooke, Mrs. J. W. Griffiths and Kirk I'rlndle. While here the bishop was the guest of Ilev. Ellsworth B. Collier, the rector. To nlRht he went to Portland to visit Bishop Sumner, and torrrorrow will at tend a funeral at Cbehalls. steps quietly about, and Helen lay very, very quiet all day. Sh speaks slowly but distinctly, and her smile is warm and friendly. She has absolutely nothing more to tell, she says. She was Just blue and mis erable and wanted to die. "Now that sister Gladys is here." she smiled. "I'll get well." "And I'll stay with her until she Is well and then we'll go home," said Gladys, smiling lovingly at her sister. Helen takes a gleeful Joy in speaking of "how hard the reporters have tried to find out" about her Seattle vaude ville engagement. She Asks for Powder Rig. When the was told some men from the newspaper wanted to see her she asked for her powder rag. This the day after she had gone down to death's gates. A word about Clay Swango. His be ln,T in the case reads like a movie plot. Two years ago in Los Angeles he met the two girls. They were from the East and their mother was with them. "Gladys was a traveling saleswoman for some cutlery firm," said young Mr. Swango. He wouldn't talk in Helen's room, but I Insisted upon it as we met In the corridor. He came up from Los Angeies a few months ago, and quite by chance read The Oregonlaa'a account of Helen's attempted suicide. He Goes Right to Her. "I came right to her to see what I could do," he said. "I remembered her all these two years. She was a lovely Msr girl, crazy over athletics and out door sports. She's a good girl, too. I was working in a hotel where she snd her sister lived at the Antlers, tn Los Angeles. I worked in a bank in the day and at the hotel after hours. We grew to be great friends. When I reiui of her trouble I hurried up to see what I could do. "I would give my life to save hers. They tell me she cannot live. Well. I don't wonder; the poor little kid wanted to chuck it." Flowers Sent to Helen. Mr. Swango is youthful and clean cut. He is a member of the Y. M. C. A. and is living at the local branch. Every day he fiends flowers to Helen. He Is ill. too. Just recovering from a nervous breakdown, but he says he will work his fingers to the bone if only he can help his girl friend Helen. He refuses to believe Helen has had a romance. She says she hasn't. Clay is from Kentucky, where men are chiv alrous Hnd don't tll all thv knnw. ACCTIOK SALES TODAT. rord Auction Houia til 1st. giiralturs. earpsts. tic Sale at 2 P. It. At Wilson s Auction House, at 10 A. aL furniture. lM-t lTlrst st. jjpmgg!L" mm I