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Till: MORNING ORLOONIAX. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 12. 101G. CONTRACTS BE DELAYED TRIKIr. f MiT(M.RPH SHOWIM; orPEMiriMFR MOUNT TAKING HI RtLE LIKE I'ORENT SMtTHMIN I.N HIS PALMY DAYS. WILL McCrcd.e fat to Mail Papers to Players Until About , February 15. ALL EXPECTEO TO SIGN ft vfv'm t .. rwfr I at II Will e NwVk eal Me J. II BEAVER EP fh S fcrass?an A o) HTTP r . I " . 111 rnrr-i 1.4 t a rMt4 t . i r. ti to mt tn mitir at r -.' Caa tt't I'm t tim I - VfvP I. l !'" I fcaw an! ?. f- 4r I ! nv lai-nt. H w HI mI orr-l4 fcajtW 9 tf IV." -Mi tf-an HBf a! 4tw.. t .tfi thi-i. (, fr i 144' thai r t ( yr f mp-'. Mfr r ttWtr t l al lb a.t. ara rwaaia rr0 in n. . ni nI4r4 trr. t ft ! Lry t9 at tit rmift. J ft r 1 a. fr-s4 la 4T. ..ri R, - n l 4 t l.4'i. fH (to w Hrtr t Ik Rim l ( Wr n4 it ihu I i r. rr Ul K in ir4 ltx tt I l c r r Ir rfit i 4- tM wits m-m l pr'tt-tl UkiimI fclf f. K T r r I tn.ftf w ;i fctw. rp I r if Jt K.-.atiMftl rU m Vr a )tcafl Vr !. ir t etftMi it r yi . " rtV'a thm ( MN-irhm. 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I I b aa a-k'i a-i -a M Al- (.IT tntit IUOM t Rf4 M. laaaal atkMU Va4 1 llrbtrr aad I lra H a for frt. a r IjH t. Jan, It - v.iur M u ana-.4ar t trim pi la'ia Nat ooala, a a n llaf l"f ha aaNlo aaad fta.- hat it thaama Mia'l a "l I 1 ItaM-aaa, t h an' lraa- t- I aat laaVt rl-.O, Taa an a a l b aan a f v aaaot f f Mar l aftaa, Kiwltjp, rUi M W al Iwl Mwiax Win. lal. Iaa. 1 1 r-aaft I. raH pfaai4t a fh I at'a Jf mmi -, la f I l ah" for -"4-a I . aM I aanaal Matt.a1 r 'iiiMr'a a. ala- lit a ttT.x-tt:. aj a f la W a'a I f -1 t't fti.a fta i.a a 4:iai I ta It h aa-tiat af t h al a if lM'aMi, I ha . f )r i f a 1 a a a na a f .r ! .-'.-, ff I a, Wall Vav lr taa lii loofaiaaU t'X, - y.. i i "- -M.... , .... mim. i, i 1 r11..- Riicvn tpiihlm'r Jamriw c III rriufii w!r In rrt!aa4 atry a ik (l poa'd ar Tear RIDERS WANT RAIN Hunt Club Fears Cold Will Pre vent Paper Chase. ENTRIES COMINO IN FAST llrrakw-rrk I teal Otrf 7.i(ac (pir- Has4 N tarda 7 UtiN Mr. a ad Mn. alt Mrtioasall Itarra. f-riu4 It 41 t'Uft frlr ar rrfcn f aia ar a rlaal(a f la I m a a-a tha - f Maa ft aa aa If ha ! tr. A ff4r mnrm PP9 ,..t m ,r Ptet -bif ft anal apaaiaa: plpaf ran af Hin ata'a ftaw t lhal aat Hut aa far aaoa aft.Jitad for ftalaraar afir ax. aad ' a tftaar ( la Iha affr aT ar aaolar a(paafaaal. rrt-a ta llarrr M. K-rron. Ta riairt ro4a aw ar ta ai i P ft.- ai- Vr Karra iry. ara puUina; f r a rr rata l.titftaa ar rm:raT la faal aad h r(4r ara ntFm.Mi c aar aa it aal of lb -ilar " Ta aatafiiatad pafHap odar mhr aa papr ria taeuid t aa ...at. ..I .... la.l It rraat.rfrantrf raa oa Brabac at IrtakiMll apd lfcfll Iha arood. "s.nr blirtJ. knar h. a laid. o ! Mfi-ltf anl kr.4a.a anl.r Info Ik. i. aa ".II a cour aad Lixmik- ,. Ta lira ana o ahad ta lav Iha fr th rh fia pt IUIur4ar ra. lr aad !. Nail M Lvucatl ara tb baraai alaava try ta chooaa a airalr a t rounirr wh-b aforda ama apn larriiorT. thai Iha anioeh-ri ' aur baa lha arttaaaa of atrhoaT of tb ra--. It la intaaaair ihrujrrc la a a tna riJra at' out iinf t n la infif anm arrow trl for a momaat: tbaa valch thm atuaan into t ha undartraah. whro ibar ar out af as hi for a hi la. aatr I aaara la tar a I pom aaspta4 P'- la IN lartlavap with P r h a pa a 4i'f ran I wi a a la tha . baranf ra-h rMar ( ua bta a Judcaal la f Ip n tha tr a il, and tha om ar ona ma-:mn prw"t bv lha fniatakap of tha f ! ridara a ad daah la aha4 at tha arr la at. tinntni lh Irvpbr. 4TkaT t a ilia ! rarthar. M V 7 A i. a r1 Aad ft t a 14? Pa la fair a-- It. -ti4 m"' -a ail a bt lb aM. aM-4 fr a - -v aa ar '""i h y a t it .-araa al Mf . ttad I m ! aia ap tb lla -I a fa-l raa bar ftarft ha aja- a a aa a ha a r aJ ar4 at aa-r aa fta - a' I' k4 ra a lia'-Maa ahaafar tbw rbaraa a4 ?" ritnt "T aa -f a It't- a. 1 4 bl4. av haa a i(t a a' v -a, a,4 l a mi af a tm 9 M a a.t -aa-- t I rtat t- --. a- a.-ft. a.4 bt l m a r faa aa a 1 -A a- - i asaao a- 1 - riai a ! 1 ia ii-m I p at ' Ta a. ar aa- "--4 aa al aa aftaa 1 ' a ha 4 - I Hr M ! a fa a-Maata paOft ba aa aa a a a. th-t a k 1 ha fta aa- m. i f ; l- la I al Ih Ca4 a'4 htt4 la a4 -4 . a'.. toll I. 4ir last ... ... ii. .... i ' s. a i.m .4. il" a4 riioat -r . . mt a tt e-T - U a He...! 4au. k. atkt Jut f vorit mount. Mr. Oppnhlmfr Km Hani Club ppr rh. and will b aa itix oa Katurday. r) I !!. fnT fi tfr h4 OM thai v-rt4 -t wl4 rMng fc-nr rvull- I Sa ft.ar. Tilft fw,lk Atll4 1 l that i-tf pt M. h titi vp trM at um lttu n Mitd. Hrwflr ftal r vtl to:t ft up. n at IK rwa f r-rnriinc Th-a ablartnm ' a r r tm inm ruito frti t. tMt if it la rftat t. th a.lfr b r4Ua ik p mm nl atrft: par roi .- a-alla r-r rairr ltl a- fr nl wa ratting irfta. ihrowh 1914 ihaa r a J a Tl"kar a ll ar fr4 S3 tnjKa !! kaka- " II a a Mt aw hal IM r ? No hum la rmp1ia t a- n4 hr la lh rnr yaa Kf"f - fr. '1'iBtaia Ilaal I MttilbN Taaka." Tha t apial tatil. If II can fc da. NaT td lb al ft raM4 ihiibi H 111 7. . a RUM Tfca fraiat ft(lta' aot f-all aa ftlrafi Tr fh an.4 J Jarft a m Ifttl fs that awaaM taltat an Jr A ta at aaaaw 3a at'. hla Jhni hammara ( It la a-ity raa atni t a a"a r-a I tarft. Iha aiti aS ity at Ua ftatliag taa ft arrlai"4- a a Tatltard aad I. f Iha lftaary (Hal II lhaa l aatabila aa man I, Jaa Miliar fl ti wtth F aral raar rl.- nmi aa-m; fti f.r ftoajl- 1 a a4iin a? la ala f la gnartia. J 0. 'iai aa ra ra- ft I ta cr-a dCkiial a a airaffa mm a at-aar a4 alar har t t a rftaaaa aftir, iha apol-:fa-i m 11 apa4 a rrt f (a lima rrwa4iat ft anatxi xb i Kanaa. Whirl. far a l fHf af aatu aa4 Iha a 1. r- iaa aaa ar ca-ra4. aar a Jaal aa a ait. ara Marraaa. Ta aair taa' prar4 ahatjt4 a a aar ft la Tl:r cut War fr bal a cwmiatf a af)4awa la a traat fartr aafit II ftamaa lata aa paaal a.ift a ftttr itaa aC aivT. Tftara to a'aa raaa af Caaala Mark a4 tftt a t'oariW la a Iha am : tnanaa l4MM:t aha ftaa aa al aaaata. M-Or? tl tt hal (.'oanla hada IHa :.. ('oMAia. Ilk .rlrt. ta! at art tb f"' ha rai.ar. ftl ahaihar Ha raa f ot aa th ra. I tlaaMfuL lla mar t. hi ar - aa ftiaft aa -( pca. at fta ai-i hi r Wl mia aaarh. a a a Caal aaama la Va dla-rrad. Ma Ift4 la paanaat itarj la ftrak ap andar him aM Ibta fta ai rorin aaaa "i rvwa' atfk-aJ th lh:r fsa Mcl-'. lafT. a: iiML liaaar ri'taat(n Will ihia ami mm. mt ha arrvatvat that - D.arad. fta a f ir aaatitt la fla taara. Ma mmm irm wti rhampMtiaMpa. Tl. ftftar :jmg a imi aixty machiaa. ba a aa an mh.m - tfiMr arr anl rtv l aam ata bla ha at a awpprtara aa4 aa mt.m to ma ha t -ea a 'la invaaca!. It a aa tba moal 4!aroaralr h thai avar at fur ft iM.ir r.r Cotii'i club aa aot aaly rat ft. etK al c.aaa a. a a a Va 4r iha. shat pmbar Ma-kiai rhtoftaia ta a hit 4aa-aat. M mar . for twl tndfr revtr bat EPWsn. t diratiofa iha Philadelphia a ati:i ataaa. al'h a ftaaa m.e lfi la rarry Mr mfJ. A nl aa am ran l ama him. Wh-a aa paiMa ap lha aa ita ahta in a taa a ft r p : aaa. hat a la lo laeaall I batld Ml! voixmcr Kirrn 8im jikcord ew York Crack or !& Tarda lo I Mlnulr St hrronda- NKVC YORK. Jan. 11. Harbart K. Volt roar. rr-tt altrmr of tha Naw York Athlattc Out. Ial naoW- atd IS tarda la f ia Naw York Alhlallr Club tank In I :H i. and It la paid wti lav claim lo a aaw world rocord Tha racord for that diatanr. aa tab- La had by M- Tamla la Kngland In !. ai I S: 1. Yoilmar aaa romnatlnc la lha Irlalft of tha Matrooolitan Amataur Athlrtlc I'nloa 1a-ar4 rhamplonahlt wlromna aaant. Ha ronUnuad on for a rdi aftar rotnptaliac hia rara. cxrTTAGK c;novK nvr-s win two Hot ttrfrnt CrraTarll. to . and Ctrl Arr Y" lot or. 1 lb t. iTrTTAOK OROVK. Or. Jan. II. I tvlal r 4filtaaa iJrota drfaalrd hath tha stria and bov" baakaiball tami from t'raawall by da !. ar-orra la lha douMa-haadar Kama bar falardarj niarht Th a-rra n lha formar waa 1A la and la tha Ult-r U to . Tha atattioc botft wrra plainly outrlaapad at prarr point f lb varo Th a-ond ZWiltlarT tub tam waa d i.iYrly df-i4 at Kamaw Krldj atftht br th aora of 11 to a. Tennis riarra to Open More. V rRN"CI.'-'. Jaa. It Maurice tl. Mrlfisblln announed today that be af4 Thoma. C. RundT. ef lx. Ance 1... often partners In tennis matches and firmer National doubles champions, .afl tpea a erort n yoois houea la Iee Aec.lea. prnNshlv la Kebruarr. ! lxifhMn will an to tx Anc.le. within a wea, lo m.li. bis hnme there. .1 t-i tr .! i'l I.. ael. h Vt if .Ins - i ana tt ru - ataj.d lata a Waat4ui aj Cstrmtm mrm aoia mvmrjrm hmrmm mcimti6cmtty mmmJm of pacaajfaa. JO tor tOc: r rati pmekMjmm (700 ndaiaTfna) m a afaa"a- CT'a mtsrtT rmromjunmnd th$m omrtom the thm homnm or aflka mmfiply ar aaa jfom trmwmi. FULTZ ASKS Players Warned Not to Give Up Old Fed Contracts. , PACTS TO BE RESPECTED Men Adlnrl o lo Men lib Any t'lub of Organ. srd Hall Ulllmot 1r4 OUlna; Con arnt of Kormrr Owner. N K W YOrtK. Jan. II. lrld U Fulla. rrrldrnt of tha Haarbalt riar- r ra Fraternity, ha addreaarl a ppo -tal communlpfttton l lha mrmhori of tha orcantaation ralllna attention to Ih romnhrated contractual ralatlonn arhlrh a ill axial br I warn raderal lataf na pla yer and niajcnata under lha propoaed pear iirrrm-nt, Involv- tng oratantaad and Incianandent haae- all Intarroia. Mr. Kult haa outlined tha alfualion In part aa follow: "Although tha prpra aertrmrnt ba twarn orsanlsed baaehall and tha Pad aral Urut haa not bn made public authoritatively'. U ran aaiply be paid that orvanised baaaball will not a puma tha Ions-term Federal Leag-ua rontracta, except a hero It deal re to do ao. -it will probably reaped theae con trartp, but will not necenaarHr imutne tharn. In other word. If an orsanlxed ball club dealrea tha perrlcea of a player who baa planed a lenir-trrm contract It will make term with Ma Federal League owner and will then be obitced to aasume the contract In It entirety. Thta- the player phould ba careful to pee to. aa tha ciuba hare no rtffht to compel him to Utrn a Iee favorable contract than the one he al ready baa. Where, however, no or ganised ball club dealrea to aaaume the j contract of any particular player, there will be. In my opinion, no obligation on the part of th organised ball club to do ao. The player In thla altuatlon will have only hi Federal League own er to look to. -In order to preaerre their right all player ehoutd gain the conaent of their Federal League owners before signing 1th an organised ball club. If they do not do ihia. they may lose th advantage of their Federal League contract without gaining any corre- apondlng advantage under their new agrementa. The altuatlon In a complicated one. and playera ehould be careful lo get competent advice before entering into any new contractual relation.' Bf BIl-LT EVANS. American ItKu I'mplre, AJ-TtR JOHNSON, star pitcher of Washington team, is often referred to as the "Human Bullet," be cause of his terrlflc speed. In the lat-t f.w yeara Johnson has been beaten more than usual. Failure to win with lha almost monotonous regularity, that tor a lonr time featured hia work on the diamond, has caused much conjec ture aa to the real cause. a There are a great many fans and critics who believe that Johnson has lost soma of that burning speed that made htm so feared by every batsman In the American league. During a series In New York Johnson suffered a 4-to-e defeat at the hands of the Yankee team, lla was hit rather hard for Johnson. Some of tha critics In New York expressed the opinion that Johnson wasn I aa fast aa of old. a The tint day some of the critics were discussing the question with Nick AI mrlt. ho In bis dav was a wonderful Pllrher. Nich"s duties at the present Urns are lo UuUiKt the ouos pitchers. CAUTION will delight your fancy in many new ways. The blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos does away with tongue bite and throat-parch and leaves no unpleasant cigaretty aftertaste, no matter how many you smoke! Smokers quickly realize that the absence of coupons or pre miums is due to the cost of the tobaccos. You compare Camels with any cigarette for quality, flavor, aroma; for satisfying body' for anything any ciga rette ever did offer you I You'll prefer Camels to straight Turkish, or straight Domestic, or any cigarette you Camels will not R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO and art aa coacher and comedian doe all three well. "Perhaps Johnnon Isn't quite as fas as he used to be." a aid Nick, "but if ever asked for waivers on him you can just bet I would have Germany put In a claim. The Kaiser could get a lot of work out of Walter." v a a a Kir rollln, o'ice star southpaw of tha Kef! Sox. Is to leave the Boston team, according to rumor. The news Item that Collins will not be with the world's champions next season recalled a remark I heard Cobb make one aft ernoon in a game In which Collins was doing the pitching for Boston. Left handers ordinarily don't bother Cobb very much, but Collins was proving mighty troublesome that afternoon for the Georgian, although he dldn t seem to have very much on the ball. Sev eral times Cobb was up in a pinch. nd his vfcloua lunges at the ball re- aulted in nothing more than pop flies. On one of these occasions Cobb atepped about 10 feet from the plate In disgust, and. looking directly at Collins, be re marked: - Toil ncdn't worry wh.n your pltrhtnjr dya ara over, Ray: you will he Ju.t aa hi a .tar aa m painter. I never maw a reiiow that could oo aa ooa a Job aa you without the aid of a brush." Cohb ht aeveral times objected to the way Collins waa discoloring th ball. I never saw a pitcher in my life who could take a brand new ball and I lese than 10 seconds make It look thoua-h It bad been In use for a week. Any time Collins pitched the umpire was forced to turn detective, for play ers were always accusing Collins of rhewtnr licorice, and when he didn appear to be chewinc licorice they con tended he had the coloring substance secreted In his arlove. Whatever Col llns used he was a master workman. and he did it without the use of th brush. Other pitchers, believinir that tha discoloring of the ball aided the! effectiveness, tried to Imitate Collins. but with only ordinary success. I never saw any one who could color a ball so thoroughly In so short a space of time. ABERDEEN SEEKS FUNDS RE-Evrnr is southwest i-eagie DISCraftED BT CHAMBER. aiaalaa Will Re AVaaed ta Get Moaey Meet Old Debta and Start Clae Oat Aaer. ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 11. (Spe claL) A campaign to raise funds to support baseball will be launched here shortly with the end In view of Aber deen seeking readmlssfon to the North west League. This action followed I discussion by the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce last night which was fa vorsITle to baseball. It was estimated that between 14000 and 15000 would have to be raised tb meet old debts of the Aberdeen Base ball Association and to assure a team for the coming season. President P. A. Bertrand said he was informed on good authority that Aber deen would have a chance to re-enter the league If the city could guarantee that It would support a team through a full season.. President Bertrand said he thought a team could be financed without a loss during 1916. The llnancially unsuccessful 1915 sea son was attributed partly to unsatis factory management by John Barnes, Improvement In general business con ditions and a dry state, it is argued. both will help baseball. Y. M. C. A. COMKTS .WIX, 28-2 Qnest Club Is Tereated in Fast Rar-ketball Conteet. The T. M. C. A. Cornels Monday night defeated the Quest Club, also of the association, by a Score of !4 to 2. The game was one of the fastest played this season on the Y. M. C. A. floor as well as being one of the cleanest. For -the Quest Club the work of Dawson was the feature. Every one of the Comets showed to good advantage although the foul shooting of Wersch kul was especially noticeable. The lineup follows: Com -I. Zit Quests ll'l w.r-hkul 1IUI....K chrlmenseti st-..ri.o is V Karoham U'v; J . . . . -O . . -1 Evans. Adam. I i rs s ....i, Iiss-son . . . .O Ilumer Monr ... Secretary of W hite Soi Diet). CHICAGO. Jan. II. Charles A. Fred ericks, secretary of I he White o since Charles Comlekey brought them to m 101 atives I 1 Chicago. led at the home of ro bere after a lung tilnesa. ever smoked ! And tire your taste! COMPANY, Wiiuton-S-Iem, N. C vIFEWER BIRDS KILLED we Weather Mars Season Mow Ending for Ducks and Geese. MORE SHOT LAST YEAR Game Officials llstfniate Total Bag In Oregon at 28,000 and for Lattt Season at 36,000. Only 3 Days Remain. Guesa how many ducks. 2eee. rails . vni-j ,u io I " ' " .... ... ' USCU BrU0UU. CT 1111,11 V kJBlUl day night In the state of Oregon. Here is the answer, or approximately 26,000. This is the estimate volun teered yesterday by Wardens T. J. Craig and E. If. Clark, chief aides In Game Warden Carl Shoemaker's office. lat year, after a careful compilation, the game warden's office estimated the wfld fowl killing at 3S.000 birds, but this figure is thought ta exceed the present season by some 10.000 or 12,000 birds.' Weather Mara Hunting. Early in the season many of the lakes on the Islands between Govern ment Island and the lower end of Deer Island . were dried up. necessitating pumping, and later In the season, along about the middle of December, too much moisture produced the opposite extreme. Arrests for violations of the night hunting law have not been as many as former seasons. vouchsafed Mr. Clark vesterdav. "This is due to the fact that more sportsmen are becom ing educated to game and nsh protec tion." The eer son ooened on October 1. but by far the best shooting was enjoyed during November. Severe storms drove the birds Inland and. as the ponds naa become normsl, nearly all the hunters bagging the limit. In the latter part of November and in. December, the clubs encountered Just the opposite condition which bothered them in Oc tober, that is, too much water. Dur ing that time there as a continual downpour and many of the clubs were water-logged and their blinds looked like so many fallen-down boathouses with Just the roof sticking out of the water. As stated, the average bagging of the hunter fell far below that of years gone by. but even at that a lot of sport has been enjoyed by the "thorough breds." The usual delegation of sports from Eastern cities. Seattle and other sections of the country took part in the many shoots this season. These came to the Columbia lakes in prefer ence to hunting around their own lo calities, because of the finer birds here. Wheat Fed to Wild Birds. There are about 150 duck clubs on the Oregon side of the Columbia River between .Government Island and the lower end of Deer Island. Each club feeds the birds more than five tons of wheat every season. Wheat, combined with the natural food of a wild fowl, will keep them in the finest condi tion. There are lust four days more for the portsman to pick up his favorite "scat er gun" and gather the limit. The principal species to be had are the widgeon or baldplate, mallard, green winged teal, pintail, shoveler. blue bill, canvas-back and butterball. The mallard is the most common. The Federal law closes this season at srmdown January 15 and there will be no more of this great out-door sport until the curtain again arises next Oc tober. Carl Shoemaker, game warden, was operated on two weeks ago for a goitre and left a few days ago to recuperate at his home in Roseburg. WESTERN LEAGCERS TO MEET O'Neil to Delay Turning Over Rec ords, but Zehriing Wants Action. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 11. Frank C. Zehrung, the new president of the Western Baseball League, has written o the presidents of the different clubs the league, suggesting a meeting in Lincoln within the next ten days to ake action on the failure of ex-Presi- oem iNor league ri resisuali ent Norris I. O'Neill to turn over the records. At the time of Neill'e, ou as the lea.uc'a head, the Thm mtrnmp plmemd evar mnd acs thm pmckagm wr fitch Jcaapa out sir, rwrabv- praaemnrf thm quahty of thm bmndmd tobmcooB. Byinmertint thm Anera as tihiw trmtmd, thmmtampmmatty break wnthotit tearing thm tm foil which fojdm bmck into itm piac. understanding was the transfer would be made about the first of the year. Zehrung is in receipt of advices from O'Neill, who is now on the Pacific Coast, saying he cannot well turn over the records until he returns to Chicago, which will be March o. Zehrung be lieves that is too late a date, as the schedule meeting is to be in February, when it is hoped to get the league ma chinery in action. Although he has issued no formal call Zehrung has asked an agreement among the eight clubs for an early conference. SPOKTSMKX FACE DUIili TljrE All .Shooting Fnds January 15 and Fishing Closed tnlil April. Oregon sportsmen are facing the dull period of the year, for after next Saturday, January lo, no shooting la left and they will be forced to spend the coming weeks in making plans for the fishing season, which does not open until April. - Saturday end the open season for migratory birds, ducks, geese, snipe, coots, etc., according to the Federal law, and this provision will be enforced by the state game authorities, although the state law ex tends the duck-shooting period until February 15. The Federal law in this particular superseded the state law. Congress passed the legislation affecting duck hunters, and the state statute is held in abeyance to the National law. PEACE MERGER, HELD LEGAL Elimination of Several Fed Cities Not in Violation of Sherman Law. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The merger which wiped the Federal League out of existence and eliminated from the major league baseball several cities which held franchises in the Federal League, was not in violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. G. C. Todd, Assistant Attorney-General in charge of the anti-trust prose cutions, has so decided in considering a complaint by J. H. Strohmeyer, of Baltimore, that a compact between representatives of the Federal League and organized baseball had eliminated Baltimore as a major league city. Spokane Tennis Players to Visit. Joseph Tyler, of Spokane, Northwest tennis champion, is a Portland visitor. "Merely business," said he laughingly. "This year two or three of us expect to come down for your state tourna ment. Tennis is booming along in the Pacific Northwest." Dr. Paul C. Yates DENTIST. I HAVE CUT PRICES T will save you 50 cents on every dollar on the best dental work made by human hands and without pain. 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