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PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY, DECE3IDER 23. 1915. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. VOL. LV NO. I7..8G. pc,CnTosv!BEVENUE DECREASE 'OPIUM' VALUED AT $450,000 IS BOGUS VAST SHIPMENT SEIZED IS ONLY GLUCOSE. BASEBALL WAR IS ENDEO; PACT SIGNED Federal League Quits Play Entirely. $300,000 IS RAISED FOR LOGGING ROAD r.OACII TIM tit'. 11 COM PAW WILL Dt'ILU OCT I'ltO.M BITHLULIX. FINANCIERS HAVE A PEACE PILGRIMS I J OLL OiniL Ul I I 1 ... . . . MERRY CHRISTMAS Wall Street Profits by GRIP OF EbllMAIbDUU EPIDEMIC Boom in Stocks. ILL SHARE IN PROSPERITY Humblest Employe Gladdened by Turn in Events. GIFTS WILL BE LIBERAL rrt-hrslkn to TVe General All I wti.nt' and Children of Poor , Will B Rrmembnrd--Trad . raonnoaOy I no era d. jttw tork. rv. S3 nrt.(u t f'fra-ul al.trK-t Ul off.r many Bfrtktng "'1 R.prr centra! to l a prto-l a year ago. whan Wa'l rt had baralr araarged from tb g'nna a)rfpttad br fr and a ha!f moat a-, cf iEnvl4 activity oa Ik toiffc "Echang.. funk. tm wmMol'i. prlval ' hua. beekerag firm and ti.fltaMoe ct all biad hav rflld gn.r!iy by R bm la cock, which b.gaa wits tuTimati la "warbrldaa" aarry la IBe yar aadt ent iro a :ndr.J .ecurit.e lo prtv andrmd f a fw month h.f.r. All aha te rrwe nliy. Sftc of th adwanc rg.ierd by tm aa.4 oth.r mercurial leu haa t.a frfttd and cal!w "-p.r (f.rtti hv vortd lata tMa air. Nrtaal". Wall .treat h bn, aa4 ti.I l. k'ir and Its atto4aat activity aa4 proprltr ar b!g shar4 by att t'nm lha k.mllnt -raan.r to lh mifttit capcita of finaac or la. i.try. r.r of tke fin-aBci! la.t:ttatka aad bahltg boo atr.adr kaa dla Irt6i4t4 girt or bRu. uion ikoir employ. ( fl haa argw I ta It par swat of 4.1 .Vart.a. aa4 iu mpir. l-t known for It (OB). 'Mit;. t aud tw h gli.o a moth a l' r ni. tlft a 4aaL All IKe ." has taken aabacrlptloea for lfctr mptoya and It I. filr t uauu fat Individual dlituronann will b. larger lhaa at ear lima of preaai Uat '. laa :. . for o4 aa4 oof- ft-tai rMi rfraia4 from ahla C m"6' iu5rrlti. la Ik C"irUt ai taaa. but 4rw an It prlto lti. C.l. kr.lina. formol b4 Imsromla. will k. k14 oa all lk ncht.Mi aftor In. tla of bua'a. rrMJ. Tk I'T' 4. C -hoi-. foUowtnc II ! c.ilom. will ka.a an oaormoaa Chrl.t na !. on tko lrf!n floor an4 tka yaor cM lf of Lwr Uanhaltaa wilt Itciln jlft. of toy an I aiar. mlrtal thiac ats-h aa clotri. ako. an4 olh.r artici of appar.L milM TI4 k l U.m. Homa W of In. .il.nl to which T ri ttro.1 h proflt4 br lha a;.eral ar.rity of tSo roanlry'. mar b th f4 from IB fact IIL.I lhaa far t r-. lo oar mIi of atoA-h iicrtoU onor Inaa T3.J.a k !. as.ln.l bar.ly 7.a,oa fur corrtn4lBj p.rl4 tMt rar. wan. bi4 al loial mora toaa IT.WH ac.ia.i ll'.J.MflH OREGON CITY HAS NO POOR Pa; Mill Krrp All al Work a ad .Xono Ak for CKarlly. ORrGOV CTTT. Or. r-. II Hao rlaLV Orat-'n Cltr B dtttal famttloa. and onrr a t-w wtll rjutra tka alicMaat aid from iharltabl or aranliatlooa. Major Jonaa and .rl raator I4 today that eot oaa Oron City faxatTr bad app!ld for aoltana. al loqch at thU tima laat y.ar a dot.a w.ra ampto-rad br IB citr oa aao thr a.o!d II bal'jr. Tho oau.iiat coo'tittna u atlrlbutad lo th fart that ta lc-a milla ar rna io at capacity. TURKEYS 25 TO 30 CENTS far ply Not I -are a at TUanka (llax a ad Prlcva Hlghr-. Oiria'ma tirk.ja ar ;:! la mt af IS ratall atera thl jaar al Sits ta 3 cat. A faar 4!ara oaty ar ttmrat thm at 21 c.eta. TS aup-t'-T tat baa raach.4 rortland ta aet tare aat for that raea prt-.a ara a ir'.r: bhr lhaa at TSaok.llo. Tho upp:y af draxaa-l aaaaa la eoa ai4ra&:r baavtar thl. yaar. Tha auaJ rata!! prtc of fat la 5 canto a Jua4. aal thar ar ;ilo well. 85,000 CITY PUPILS ILL Inriarata Cata Attrodaoc al (111. raco kchoola. CTtlCAOOc rw. 31 Approilmataly I ;.)' papila of lb public avboo: ar aat aa a-O Jt of a ' of Inr.a au wkK-h U imeidi ar tko city. a-coKllo to r. porta of achool phyal- i.ru mad ta th k.al'h 4partmoat. Camalniaiitr Rokortaeit aal4 today tha 4 wa aj.ii:y tirut.at la tha VMJ: W.at tiasola. Wiavooata a-ad Ja Iowa toner rn to Tap 0.0d0-Acr MoUllar In Uoojlaa Coonly, and Connect With Other (-pur. FtTHERUN". Or. Tae. :S. (8priL) Word waa rcd bar todar lb tha Roach Tlmbar Compaar af Muaca- I na. la, bad ralaad I10. by a I" l.d to lb r.ro-.n Trnat Company r..Mf T la rtnanr. lha f aatt of tha hutb.rlln-Cooa Bay Rail road. Thla action of tho tlmbor pao- , . . K . rAlnf.UHo. Of tba BW road Jitat aa toon aa tha waa thar will prn!t roaumptloa of lha grading work. Tba Hutharlin and of tha road wi:i aitnd IS tnll.a aaat of outbarlla lata tha beandarr af to Roacb Company a ii.aoa-arra timeor nouinna. ana n point will connrt up wtlb mora ta 14 rnltc of branch losctatj apa that ill ira. Grading waa romplol4 oa appro: mai.i. fi. miiaa of Ik Una ovar l! a yaar ago, whan difficult ia la acurlng rickt of war ballad tha p.ratlona. u i i. - in. auiharlln naonla w - k .hi mjt m.M Avar comDlOt right of war to tha R-h Company for k- i . 1 - & Ifn. TWO , r I i . Ilha.l k..B drdd to tba Iowa lunrnMh tha tlral ila lornlad two mil' from ttuinar.i aad tba cad alaht rolloa dlalaat. in. COUSIN OF. KING KILLED Ancrlran Serb llaa I a la I Altcrca tlon In I'mrlrr'a 1 jtabUhmtU NEW TORK. r--. Hrmaa Mr- rbowttrh. it Jara old. rond coualn to King Polar of tlorbla. who had bacn mployod for yara aa a port.r la a furrlr'a aatabll.hroaot. dl4 today la a boapllal froea a fracturad ahull ra cl4 la aa allarcatloa yoatardar with aa Auatrtaa aad tha laltaf ion. Tba joaagar tnan. who la undar arraot oa a chart of murd.r. la accuaad of kaochiag down tha rb. who.o baad alruck lha par.mnL Marchowlirb waa tha aoa of Frlnca John of Harbia. who eama to thla coun try a lit:, bovama aa aalnraluad clti faa and ogagd la a furrlar'a bulna la Ihia city until hi 4atb la CANADA MUST HAVE DYES npplr to Ike Condition of Lining Jamaica 1'mb.rio. WAHIIIMaTOX. -. S3 fa notifying th Vial Wparlro-nt that Orat Hrll aia woo Id pormit tba Immadiaia ahlp mwat of toaa of logwaod for dyo- atuff. froea Jamaica ta tha Ualtad 1UIH lha Ilrttiah tmhaaay baa Indl catad that tba ahartaga of tha aitracl of logwood la Caoaaa nail b rllad aa a condition of tha ambargo'a modi fiv a t lo ft. la addition. It appaara that tbra la coatmplala4 a much lor gar momnt of thla Importaat djo baaa ondar car tala raatrutiooa. SIX FEET OF WATER IN HOLD IVn rVrntino w X. Caaile In Ulatrrwa Off Washington Coaat. UKATTUi Wa.. l. SI Th barhaatln I. N. Caatla. which I ft Atarda.a Saturday for Auatralla with a cargo of lumbar, waa rr?orld tonight la d .tr. aa off Jaggod Rock on tha Waahlnglon coaal. Tho tug Talooah. which I .landing by. raporlad by wlr. . that lb barkantln haa l f.t of walar In bar bold. Tba Vnltad Stat.a rout guard cottar finohorai Irft N.ah Hay tonight to k.alal th Ca.ll. BURIED CANNON ARE FOUND Aalro.lungarlan Troopn Ilrcorrr Hoot) Hidden by rrrblan. BKRLJN. D. II. IBy Wlralaa to ttayrlll. N. T Th diacovary by Aoatro-llungarlan troopa of addi tional cannon, which bad bean burlrd by lha h'.rbiana la raportad In today official latamnt by th Vlnna War 03lc. a rcvd bar. Au.trlan llnaa In lha Tyrol bar haan ubjct4 to continued fira by th Italian artill.ry. Aa attack oa th Toltnlno brtdg.baad broha down under lb Au.trlan fir. It la declarrd. FIELD GUN SIGHT GONE Srct t Iri k-r Molrn 1'rom Armory of New York National Guard. NEff TORK. rc :t A rrr.r.lbl Ulaacopio Indirect firing sight, lb r-c opart y of th Vnltod Mala Army, tha d'.ign of wM.h haa ba car. tally guarded by th Uoramnianl. hat dlaappoarad from a tnrea-lnch fl.Ul gun ta in" armory of th Pvcond Kleld Ar tillery of th National Guard, It wa .a 14 tonight. tt Istrinalc alu wa amalL Tha uppoaod tb'ft baa ba reported to th polico. KAISER IS SLIGHTLY ILL ladlapoaltlon Callrd Inflaniiuallon of Crllalar fijatrnt. BIRUV. TW. :i (By wlrta ta larli:a. N. T. Emporor William baa postponed hi trip to th wa.tera front a account of a alight ladiapooitloa de cr!b4 aa a "alight Inflammation of th callular ayatem. Th Empar.ft lllaee alao la called "lallgawaban tJeundung." or "bind. go wahaala- auedaag." la Keg'l.h thla I aom.ttma called "cellulitis. It la aa mr.ammatloa of callular lia.ue kdc iaiiir lo crt;laa. Mr. Ford Himself Un able to Appear. NORWEGIANS SEEM BORED Christiania Chiefly Curious to See Principal Performer. DEPARTURE IS PUT OFF Copenliagrn to Be IncludrHl In Tonr, Ix-aalle Itan on PrwlrrParty Bid Fair Not to Grow a It Travel On. CHRISTIANIA. Norway. Foe SI. (Special.) Illns haa added to th troubt of tha Ford pac p-ty. En th leader of th ipdUlon tlrnaelf i la roor health. Llord M. Bingham, th Now Tork theatrical manager. dld to dar of pneumonia. There ard I caaes of grlpp among the x(edltlonarla. Henrr Ford waa unable to attend a peace mtlng laal Btgbl becauae grippe Is still keeping him confined to his bed. AadlraKO Bared by Barakera. About 100 Norwegians attended tha meeting, which was held at Mlaalon'a Hall and waa addresead by member of lha Ford party. Although th apeechea. delivered In F.ngllab. war tranalated by aa Intcrpretar. tha pro ceeding obviously bored tha Nor wegians, who wr keenly dlaappolnted becauaa Mr. Ford waa not preaent. Tha only enthuelaam displayed at th meeting was by the speakers them talvaa. Judie Lindsay. Governor Han nah and Lou la F. Lochner were the ora. tor. Down la the front row aat Or. Jachin Lloyd Jonas, of Chicago, and Mr a. May Wright fr!ewalL of New Tork. They listened attentively enough to tha eddree. but both war observed to doi when tba Interpreter was per form! eg. toreeataa Blip Away. Tha Norwegian began to slip away bofor th meeting waa ovar. and tba ball, which would hold three tlmea tha number preaent. began to look almoat empty. Norway continues to regard tha peace pilgrimage with soma suapicloa. al though ChrtsUanla la friendly to Mr. Ford In a peraonal aort of way. There .till la a general dlapoeltloa to view Fran Roalka tkhwlramer. a Hungarian. aa tne rapreaeniaiiTo oi a o.unroi power. Aftenpoaten. th leading news- paser of Norway a capital, sars: "The quality of tha Ford expedition la In oppoellloa to tha quantity. There la no diegulaing the fart that Frau fchalmtwr ta dl. liked hare, bho spent Ihouaanda of dollars of Ford's money la wlrclaea and cables trying to sllr up a favorable recaption hcra and made a complete failure of It. Ford la liked pereonally. but bis propaganda was not properly planned or worked out. r-roaalaeat Cltlscaa Aloof. It might be added that tha only real enthuelaam shown In Chrl.tlanla over 1 1 ..t. i ti1l an .. 7. oltimal) I t ruea. " . ' SEASONABLE COMMENTS. j J jas-aj 1 aaaa-eaweawaaBnaaBBB " ...-a y- ' ' " T ! Vv - 'l ill I l i'0? X I I I uJ f I Suppose 1 : fa' 7 TTZa BEER JliiiilV oh u.! rs j : - I, 51 -fil!ll tV SAMTA, CtAuS ' awiP t THIHAS rC Si V A WrTA'Of I J AAr &OA0 MrS c OU-I. o 4 "-ifSFrS TO ITS iaX-yrxT 1 . . . ir.n.Lnrtui nn . . . i niumn l.i WAMIINGTOX BOARD KEAnFCTj OF NEW VEAU S EVE OBGIES. Mr. Linda D. Ilasxard Only rrlson- rr In Whoae Cane Exception I Slade Woman to Be Lecturer. V OLTMPIA. Wash.. Dec. II. (Special.) -None of tho men prisoners granted paroles from th Walla Walla Peniten tiary aa the result of last week"a meet ing of th Plate "Prison Board will b released until January 1. so that they msy go out Into a dry state. Chairman Frank C. Morse, of the State Board of Control, has announced. Tha board feared. Mr. Mora stated, that Indul gence In New Tear's eve orgies might prove too much of a temptation for some of the men. This Is a marked departure from the previous rule, aa tha reason for hold ing tha Winter meeting In December. Instead of In January, he's been to en able eligible prisoners to secure their releases before the holidays. Tha board made an exception In the caaa of tha one woman paroled. Mrs. Unda Burfleld Haxzard, who waa al lowed her liberty at the expiration of her minimum sentence. Mrs. HaxxsTd told th board she had decided to glv up th acllv practice of fasting aa an exclusive treatment for disease, which resulted In her conviction on a man slaughter charge, following tha death of a patient, Mrs. Haxxard plana In stead to take the lecture platform, WILSONS FORD STREAMS lrelilent r.nd Bride Make Brief Vlult In Went Virginia. HOT SPRINGS. Vs.. Deo. il. From i-iv Mi mornlm until after dark President Wllon and his bride motored over winding mountain roada ' and died creeks. When their bespattered car returned to their hotel i.r. tonlaht ther had traversed many milM and had crosaed the West Vlr- ginla Una to visit White Sulphur Spring. At While Sulphur the couple had luncheon In the public dining room of the principal hotel. Tha President expects to spend sev eral hours tomorrow dictating letters and memoranda to hla stenographer. FOOD TRUST MEN FINED Washington. I. C, Dealer, Accused by Wilson, to Par 25 Eacn. WASHINGTON. Dee. II Twenty-six local food dealers. Indicted for vloia- ! nt tha Sherman law In combining to raise the price of food during the first weeks of th war. pleaded nolle con tendre today and were fined IIS each. Tha merchants were Indicted In tha campaign or the Department of Jua tlce against alleged unwarranted In- :reaes In the cost of living, begun at he direction of President Wilson. BADEN LEADS IN TAXATION Incomes Above 3100 Marks to Be A-MmMMl 20 Per Cent. BKRLIN. via London. Dec. II. The movement for an Increas of taxation by tba German states has begun with Baden, wbere tha Diet has Just passed a bill Increnslng the Income tax SO per cent on Incomes above 140) marks. It waa pointed out In the Reichstag on Monday that Pruaela and Saxony also Intended to Increase their Income tax rates. Prohibition Will Hit the Federal Collections. FIGURES ARE FOR 6 MONTHS Loss Will Be in Stamp Taxes and License Fees. BONDED WITHDRAWALS END Some Brewers Will Pay Government for Privilege of Slaking "Xear- Beer'' Receipts In Other Lines Expected to Increase. The prohibition law in Oregon will cause an estimated decrease of 1250,- 000 In receipts of the United States In ternai revenue office in Portland for the first six months of 191. This loss will accrue from a small matter of no Federal retail liquor deal ers' licenses where 1200 now flourish at 1:5 apleco for the coffers of the Government, no wholesale liquor deal ers' licenses In place of some SO now extant at $100 each, a decline toward xero in brewers' licenses at (he same price, and elimination of other import ant sources of Income from liquor taxes. Stamp Uoaa Heavy. The "other sources" Include a $150, 000 slump In stamp taxes on liquor that would ordinarily be taken from the late bonded warehouse here in the six months period, and the lopping off or all special taxea on beer and liquors, which now aggregate a good round sum. These Interesting figures were sup plied yesterday by Milton A. Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue for Ore gon. While of course they are not mathematically exact. Inasmuch aa no body can tell just how much liquor would be consumed the next six months If ther were no prohibition law., nor how many Federal licensee would be Usued, they are regarded as conserva tive. Asaoanta Are Katlmated. Th amounts named were estlmsted on tha basis of actual Internal revenue Income from liquor sources at the Portland office in the last six months. For the whole or 1916. on tha same ratio, tha loss in Federal revenue would approximate $500,000. Figures were quoted by Collector Miller for the first six months of the year, however, because the Government fiscal year ends on June 30 and offi cial estimates are made only up to Jhat time. Tne largest single lacior in mis rev enue decrease is the estimated $250,000 loss in stamp taxes on liquors that would under ordinary circumstances be withdrawn from the Government bonded warehouse for consumption. This Item alone has brought in approx imately $300,000 here in the last 12 months. Th Government permits distillers and other manufacturers of liquor to ship liquor in bond to Its various i . r rr. . . . Lot Manifested as Forbidden Drug and On Way to Mexico When Stopped at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22. The "opium" seized hero by customs of ficials last Saturday aboard the Jap anese steamer Seiyo Maru and which the Federal authorities estimated to be worth $450,000 was returned to the steamship people when Federal chem ists who analyzed the contents of the tins pronounced the "opium" to be wholly composed of glucose and some vegetable product of no kin to the poppy. Tho shipment was in transit from Hongkong to Salina Cruz, Met. It was manifested "opium" and as such waa seized under the law prohibiting the shipment of opium through a United States port. Washington of ficials indorsed the seizure and the shipment was being held to allow the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, owners of the Seiyo Maru. to take legal steps for its recov ery. Tho "opium" was turned over to the United States appraiser, who, before putting it in the warehouse, ordered an analysis. AUTO TURNS CLEAR OVER Three in Machine Crowded Off Road by Buggy; None Are Hurt. Three persons narrowly escaped in Jury early last night in the overttrrn ing of an automobile, driven by R. L. Whltcomb. 261 East Thirty-first street, on the Canyon road . near the city limits. Mr. Whitcomb, with two men friends, was returning to Portland from Silverton. They were crowded off the road by a horse and buggy. The automobile turned completely over and stopped in a ditch with the wheels upward. The three men were thrown clear of the car. DIANA R0UTS BURGLAR Woman's. Cries Frighten Intruder as She Emerges From Bath. Rushing forth from her bath like Diana from a forest pool, Mrs. Ida nedeker S24 East Oak street, put a burglar to flight by screaming at him last night. The woman reported to the police that she saw the intruder's hand thrust inside tha kitchen door Just as she was getting into the bathtub. The burglar did not fret Into the house. Mrs. Snedeker says that prowlers re cently carried off her Christmas turkey. Thieves Steal Geese. Whatever kind of a Christmas hon est people may spend, it is evident that Portland thieves intend to cele brate the holiday a la mode. To ob tain meats for the banquet, two geese were taken from a chicken-house at 591 Front street last night. A Christ mas tree and a quantity of holly and other evergreens were stolen from a booth In a market at Williams avenue and Knott street. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEPTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 46 decree.; minimum. 43 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; variable winda. War. Sir Archibald Murray becomes British com mander at Dardanelles. Page 3. Berlin saya British were forcibly driven from GallipolL Page 4. German protest to Turkey on Armenian atrocities reveaiea. page i". Greece once on verge of attacking entente allies. Pae 5. Foreign. Ford delegates suffer from epidemic of grippe. Page 1. American woman held for kidnaping her niece in London. Page 2. Mexico. Villa's wnereabouta are mystery; generals continue to desert him. Page 6. National. Naval board ndvlsor reslsns. saying de fense programme is inaaequate. t-age a. 1500 men Icebound on Government railroad work In Alaska. . page e. Lansing's reply to Austria In Ancona case refuses to debate issues. Domestic. Wall afreet to have exceptionally merry Christmas. Page 1. Hamburg-American watchman arrested aa "missing linn in munitions jolb. Page S. Government selsuro of California oil lands protested. Page u. Supposed smuggled "opium" valued at $450,- OOO la only glucose. rase J. . Sport. Bsseball war ends with signing of peace protocol. Page X. McCredia may get Roy Grover from Tacoma club. Page is. Diets has choice of four coaching Jobs for 1910. Pag is. Pacific Northwest, Roach Timber Company raises $HO0.00O for Sutherlin logging roao. rage 1. Swollen rivers flood Centralis. Page 7. Washington's paroled convtcta to enter "dry" -.ate. Pace 1. Governor apprised month ago of threat to kill woman, r-asa 1. Commercial and Marine. Twenty-cent advance In local floar mar ket. Page i'J. Chicago wheat lower on lighter export demand, i-age iv. Metal sharea strong feature of Wall-atreet stock marltet. rage i. Movement of vessels In and out of river resumes as storm suosiues. i-ago i, Portland and Vicinity. Wounded robber says he waa desperate for money. Page 14. Associated C hart'l only f 50 from J3D00 msrk. Page 18. City Council votes to dismiss Dr.( Marcellus as health officer. Page . Railway expert ny. solution of carrier prob lem la to aevire lor ru.u w more money. Page S. Mallcarrlers sre bearing heavy Christmas burden. Psg 14. Angel of poor I arrested as fraud. Page 4. Decrease in Kederal liquor revenues here es timated at SUOO.WO for six months. F'atc 1. Opra "Romeo and Juliet" to be jjiven for benefit OI tiauy tiome. rase .Weather rcpurt, data and forecast. Page W. PLAYERS ARE ALL REINSTATED Wild Scramble for Stars of Outlaws Already Begins. TWO CLUBS CHANGE HANDS Wceghman Takes Over Cubs and Phil Ball Gets Browns Suit Brought Against Organized Ball to Be Dismissed. PRINCIPAL, ITEMS INCLUDED IX BASEBALL. PEACE AGREEMENT. All Federal League players are made eligible to play in organ ized baseball. The Federal League assumes all the contracts of all of its clubs as a league and not as in dividual clubs. Charles Weeghmarv president of the Chicago Federals, will pur chase the Chicago Nationals from Charles P. Taft. Philip Ball, of St. Louis, will purchase the St. Louis American League club. The Ward interests in the Brooklyn Federal League club will be reimbursed, both National and American leagues assuming this burden. CINCINNATI. Dec. 22. The "baseball war" which for more than two years has been in progress between the Fed eral League and organized baseball, the National and American circuits and all minor leagues conducted under supervision of tho National Commis sion and the National Association of Minor Leagues, ended tonight. Shortly before 8 o'clock members of both or ganizations signed the peace protocol which brought to an end the career of the Federal League as an active base ball organization and restored harmony in major league ranks. Two major league clubs will change hands as the result of the bringing about of peace and two new faces will be seen among Major League magnates in the future. Charles Weeghman. who has Been president of the Chicago Federal League club, will purchase the con imiiinir interest In the ChicaKO Na tional League team from Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati. Ball Takes Over Browns. Thil Ball and his associates, who ere connected with the St Louis Fed eral League team, gains control or the St, Louis American League club from Robert Hedges, John E. Bruce and others, who have long been connected with Major League circuits. The agreement gives immunity to all men who have jumped their contracts from both the Major and Minor leagues of organized baseball as well as all other Federal League players. All of them have been reinstated or made eligible to .orgaRlzed baseball. That there vt'ill be a wild scramble for some few of the best of the Fed eral League players was clearly in dicated by a provision in the treaty that- the Federal League, as a league, and which insofar .as actual baseball playing is concerned ceases to exist, will assume all of the contracts of Federal League players. Kauff Said to Be Giant. In this connection rumors flew thick and fast here tonight regarding the future status of a number of Federal League players. One that would not down despite the lack of confirmation was that Benny Kauff, of the Brooklyn Federal League, would be seen next Spring in a Giant uniform. Semi-officially it became known that several former Federal players would be seen on the New York American League club. Weeghman and Ball win be permitted to keep what players they desire of the Federal League clubs in Chicago and St, Louis. Tha announcement concerning tho reimbursement of the Ward interests in the Brooklyn Federal League club was short. It was: "The Ward interests will be reim bursed, both major leagues assuming this responsibility." No announcement of any figures was given in respect to this, but it is unofficially, though authoritatively, stated it would be $400,000, payable at the rate of $20,000 a year. International Is Chief Difficulty. These five principal conditions too4c . little of the time of the meeting, which extended over two days. The chief stumbling block in the way of a quick settlement was the International League. Two propositions were con cerned. One was that the Buffalo Fed eral League club wanted to be con solidated with the Buffalo Interna tional League club, but the Interna tional League would not agree to this. The other was relative to the Balti more Federal League park. Jack Dunn, of Richmond, Va., has for some time. .ccoramg 10 itcbiuchi oai 1 u w. ul me nternationat League, been considered ICvutludid oa 1'ato 13. Column 2 ).