VOLi. LVI. NO. 17,27G.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, ., 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
UNION PACIFICTRAIN
HELD UP BY 1 MAN
AMERICAN
FORCE OF
ROUT
DEMOCRATS WIN 111
CHICAGO ELECTION
PAY TAXES TODAY
OR PAY INTEREST
TRAIN WILL ENTER
MARSHFIELD TODAY
BEAVERS WIN FiRST;
GUISTO BRIGHT STAR
OVEIttiANO PASSKXGER ROBBED
5 3IILKS FROM CJIEVENJOi.
noons to be open tilu 9 p. m.
TO ACCOMMODATE CROWDS.
PASSENGER SERVICE FROM. EC
GENE TO BEGIN.
SEWER FRAUD PROBE
BECOMES HEATED
Chief Inspector Tells
of Cracks in Pipe.
BANDITS
Thirty of Enemy Slain
in Surprise Attack.
MANY HORSES ARE TAKEN
Battle Much Similar to That
at San Geronirno.
VILLA IS NOT WITH BAND
Brigands l'lco in. Disorder Before
fcro Troopers of TentU Caval-
ry -American Scouts Fired
On at Bacliiniba.
SAN GEROXIMO, Chihuahua, April 4.
Via aeroplane to Colonia Dublan ani
by wireless to Columbus. X. M.. April 4.
Two hundred American cavalrymen
under Colonel W. C. Brown, Tenth Cav
alry, defeated an equal force of Vil
listas in the second engagement of the
campaign at Aguas Calientes, 30 miles
north of Guerrero, on April 1.
This report was made to General
rershing today by two Mexican ranch
men, who said that the Mexican forces
lost 30 men and 40 horses, while the
Americans suffered no casualties.
Villa Not "With Band.
Villa was not with the band, accord
ing to the ranchmen, who asserted that
the American troops believed at first
they had encountered the bandit chief
tain. An investigation showed that he
had not been with the detachment.
For hours the American cavalrymen
followed Manuel Lopez,- one of Villa's
lieutenants, and his bandits through
tortuous winding canyons and almost
Impassable trails of the mountains. Be
lieving that they had eluded their pur
suers the bandits relaxed their vigi
lance and before they realized it they
were confronted by the troops of the
Tenth Cavalry. General Pershing's old
regiment, which had been stationed
near the town to intercept stray bands
attempting to make their escape.
Bandits Are Disorganized.
. Only the most 'meager details of the
ensuing engagement were brought here
by the Mexican ranchmen, but in many
respects it resembled that of a week
ago at San Geronirno. Immediately the
bandits realized the presence of Ameri
can troops they began a hurried, disor
ganized flight from their camp, some
seizing their ponies and others trying
to make their escape afoot. They went
singly and in small parties, all firing
at the American troops as they fled.
None took time to aim, the ranchmen
said, and as a result none of the bullets
found a khaki-clad mark.
Officers here are inclined to believe
that if 30 bandits were killed in the
running fight at least as many more
were wounded. It was asserted also
that because of the nature of the en
gagement it is probable that some
equipment supplies and prisoners may
have been captured. The ranchmen
told General Pershing that the Villistai
were fleeing in scattered bands of three
to five men before the negro cavalry
men. American Scouts Fired On.
Reports reaching here indicated that
the force encountered by the American
cavalrymen was the largest detach
ment of the force defeated and scat
tered at Guerrero a week ago today by
Colonel Dodd's command. These troops
were said to have been in the vicinity
of Bachiniba Pass for several days.
Two American scouts reported to
General Pershing that they had been
fired on by Villa outposts last Friday
within the environs of Bachiniba and
that they had returned the fire, but
without result so far as they knew.
Two troops of cavalry, sent to the town
to intercept the Villistas, reached thera
after the command had fled.
SAX ANTONIO, April 4. The sec
ond encounter -with one of Villa's
scattered forces aroused deep in
terest at General Funston's head
quarters, where additional details were
awaited eagerly, but the interest in the
reports was not comparable to that
displayed after the battle of San Ger
onirno, when it was believed the cap
ture of Villa himself was a question
of hours. It was realized by Army of
ficers that the effect of Colonel
Brown's fight and of other minor en
gagements that may occur is only in
direct so far as the greater problem
of catching Villa is concerned.
Engagements of that character, it
was said, may be expected now from
time to time, and the running down
or mc marauding banr- is essential to
the safety of the American column,
but it was indicated the only effects
so far as Villa is concerned, will be
to destroy the morale of his support
Ing force and deprive him of a certain
amount of strength.
There are known to be other bands
operating Jn that same part of Mexico,
and a part of the American forces
must remain to deal with thein while
the other part pushes on in the pursuit
of the f-'-r:tive chief.
Entire Plan May Be Changed.
The action south of Bachinava only
served to stiffen the opinion of staff
officers that if the punitive expedition
is to complete its work a great many
more troops must be sent into the
country or the Mexican Central Rail
road from Juarez to Chihuahua, and
even through Chihuahua to points fur-
(Concluded oa fag y. Column y.i,
I'our Hundred and Fifty Dollars
Obtained From Persona in One
Coacli Posse in Pursuit.
CHEYENNE, "Wyo.. April 4. Union
Pacific Limited No. 1 was held up by a
lone robber at Corlett Junction, five
miles south of here, early tonight, ac
cording to a report received here. Pas
sengers were relieved of $4S0, it was
said. The robber escaped. A faheriff's
posse is hurrying to the scene.
The robber appeared in the aisle of
one of the Pullmans about 9 o'clock
tonight shortly after the train had left
Cheyenne.
No one in the car appeared to know
how the robber entered and attention
was first called to his presence when
he began to call for valuables from the
passengers, flourishing a revolver to
enforce his demands.
After the man had collected about
$t"i0 in cash he disappeared from the
rear coach.
Authorities at Cheyenne were noti
fied and within a few minutes two
automobiles with a Sheriff's posse were
racing towards Corlett Junction. A
deputy sheriff also started to the scene
on a switch engine.
In general, officials said, the robber
answers the description of the man
who within the last few weeks held up
Union Pacific trains near Green River,
Wyo., and Ogden, Utah.
STANDARD OIL BOYCOTTED
Pittsburg Auto Dealers Start Fight
for Cheaper Gasoline.
PITTSBURG, April 4. (Special. The
Pittsburg Auto Dealers' Association has
declared a boycott on the Standard Oil
Company until the price of gasoline
is lowered. All members have pledged
themselves not to use gasoline from the
Standard company.
John J. Bell, president of the asso
ciation, has written to the Council de
manding that the Standard Company's
contemplated move in installing nu
merous small gasoline tanks for private
consumers be prohibited by refusal to
grant permits: The company is plan
ning this move to combat the auto
dealers.
SOCIALISTS WIPED OUT
Democrats Make Clean Sweep in
Butte Municipal Election.
BUTTE. Mont., April 4. Socialism
ceased to be a factor in municipal pol
itics in Butte when the Democrats, by
a sweeping victory at . the polls, yes
terday placed eight of their parly mem
bers in the City Council, making that
body solidly Democratic.
Of a total of 6362 votes cast. 3639
were cast for Democratic candidates;
1829 for Socialists, and 801 for Re
publicans, who had candidates In but
four of the eight wards, and 92 were
blanks.
PAROLE REFUSED Y0UTSEY
Accomplice in Goebel Assassination
Loses Fight for Libert y.
FRANKFORT, Ky., April 4. Parole
was refused today by the State Board
of Prison Commissioners to Henry
Youtsey. convicted 16 yeara ago of
conspiracy in the assassination of Gov
ernor Goebel and sentenced to life im
prisonment.
Youtsey is the only person among
the six accused of complicity in the
assassination who is serving a prison
term. The others either were acquit
ted or received executive clemency.
CIDER WITH 'KICK' PLUGGED
Engene Grocer Stops Sale WJien Cus
tomers Stagger; Suit Faced.
EUGENE. Or.. April4. (Special.) Be
cause his customers who purchased
cider appeared to be intoxicated and
came back for more, C. B. Bowman,
grocer, of Noti, drove the plug back
into the barrel and refused to make
further sales or pay for the cider. As
a result he is confronted by a suit for
$40, the wholesale price of the cider.
Mr. Bowman's defense is that the
eider was not as represented and can
not be sold legally in Oregon.
BURTON WILL TOUR WEST
Portland, Pendleton. Bel I Ingham
and Spokane to Be Visited.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 4. Ex-Senator Burton,
of Ohio, will leave on Friday for a
swing through the West in the interest
of his Presidential candidacy. On his
way up the Pacific Coast he will speak
in Portland. Pendleton, Bellingham and
Spokane.
No definite days have yet been ar
ranged for these cities.
NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED
Badly Damaged German Torpedo
Boat Is Seen Later.
COPENHAGEN. April 4. via London,
April 0. A naval engagement of some
kind took place Monday in the Catte
gat. according to dispatches received
here from Kullen, Sweden.
About noon, the dispatches say, a ter
rific cannonade was heard from the
sea and two hours later a. German tor
pedo boat, badly damaged, was towed
past Delsingborg.
Fight on Thompson Di
vides Republicans.
COUNCIL IS ALMOST CAPTURED
Suicide of Tuberculosis Expert
Figures Strongly.
ISSUES ARE PURELY LOCAL
Mayor's Ambition to Enter Xational
Committee Also Involved.
AVonicn Fail to Support Own '
Sex on Opportunity.
PRIXCIPAL RESULTS OF ELEC
TIONS HELD YESTERDAY.
Chicago Democrats carry 21
wards' for Aldermen; Mayor
Thompson loses ground.
Republicans make sweep In
Kansas City.
Social Democrat leads for
Mayor of Milwaukee.
Butte, Mont., retires all So
cialists. Henry Ford leads Senator
Smith as Republican choice for
President in Michigan, but lead
is being cut down.
Muskogee, Okla., goes Demo
cratic. Moline and Waukegan, 111.,
oust saloons; Bloomington and
Lockport. formerly dry. go wet;
women vote Moline dry and fem
inine vote makes East Dubuque
wet.
North Platte, Neb., goes dry for
first time.
Baraga and Clare counties,
Michigan, added to dry column.
. CHICAGO. April 4. Democrats
scored heavily in today's Aldermanic
elections in the 35 wards of the city.
A year ago the Democrats carried
only seven wards and William H.
Thompson," Republican. was elected
Mayor by 147.477 majority.
Today the Democrats carried 21
wards, the Socialists 1 and Republi
cans but 13.
There are J5 holdover Aldermen and.
with the lineup revised to date, the
Democrats came within four wards of
wresting control of the City Council
from their rivals.
Anti-Thompson Faction Prevails. ..
Of the Republicans elected only three
bore the Thompson label. The others
belonged to the anti-Thompson faction
in the City Hall.
Issues involved were local or purely
political. Involved was Mayor Thomp
son's ambition to succeed Roy O. West
as Republican National committeeman.
(Concluded on Page 5. Column 1.)
HOLLAND
If You Can't Stand in Line, Just
.Mail Your Check for Required
Amount Before Midnight.
If you haven't paid the first install
ment of your taxes yet, wake up! To
day is your- last chance. Go to the
Courthouse " and stand, in line for an
hour or so, but pay your taxes or be
prepared to pay 1 per cent a month
interest on the first half, for it will
be delinquent after today.
The tax department on the first floor
at, the north side of the Courthouse
will be open until 9 o'clock; tonight to
accommodate the crowds. You can't
possibly spar ethe time to sand in line
at the tax window? Then mail your
check for the amount due, and mail it
at the postoffice well before midnight
No matter at what hour the letter may
be mailed by you, the tax department
will only accept without interest the
money or checks bearing postmarks
of April 5.
The Portland Gas & Coke Company
paid its taxes the first installment
yesterday. The assessment amounted
to 35.4S3.19. Taxes on the property
of the William Ladd estate aleo were
paid to the extent of the first half
yesterday, totaling more than $55,000.
Chief Deputy E. S. Huckabay. of the
tax department, and four others have
been on duty this week at the collec
tion windows.
RIOT N IRELAND REPORTED
Berlin Hears Irreconeilablcs Made
Trouble in Dublin.
BERLIN. April 4. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) "It is reported from
Amsterdam that on March 31 there
was a meeting of the Sein Fein Society
In Dublin to protest against expulsion
of Irish leaders by the police," says
the Overseas News Agency.
"Rioting occurred, British officers
and soldiers were insulted and an in
spector of police was wounded. The
police finally charged the crowd and
dispersed it."
CHECK WORTH $70,703,600
J. P. Morgan & Co. Draw Largest
4 Amount on Record.
NEW YORK, April 4. A check for
slightly, more than 170.703,600, said to
by the largest ever drawn, passed
through the New York Cle; ring-house
today.
It was made by J. P. Morgan & Co.
on a local bank to the order of the
Canadian government in payment of
$75,000,000 par value 5 per cent bonds,
recently purchased by a syndicate of
bankers.
WIRELESS SITE ACCEPTED
Navy Department Sends Word to
Marshfield on Radio Station.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. April 4. (Spe
cial.) The Navy Department, through
Colonel E. H. Dodd. of Mare Island, has
informed the Marshfield Chamber of
Commerce the wireless site has been
accepted and that the work will be
started on the radio station about June
1. Plans and specifications are to be
forwarded here and bids will be opened
in Washington May 2.
I'LL GUARD THIS GATE MYSELF,
"HUSH-UP" METHOD Julu
Inspectors Accuse Higher-Ups
of Silencing Protests.
JOB LOSS THREAT CHARGED
Council Plans to Inspect Pine That
Is Alleged to Ilave Been Cracked
and Defective at Time It Was
Laid in Montavilla Trunk.
"We don't want any whitewashing
proceedings," declared City Commis
sioner Baker yesterday when the City
Council took up the investigation of
alleged fraud and collusion in connec
tion with the Montavilla trunk sewer,
built last year.
The declaration suddenly stopped the
wordy battle between Mayor Albee and
Attorney Roger Sinnott over the right
of Mr. Sinnott to ask questions of wit
nesses at the investigation.
The Mayor had admitted other out
siders to ask questions and told Mr.
Sinnott to sit down when he inter
posed questions.
Vitriolic Rebuke Given Mayor.
This aroused Mr. Sinnott and he
turned on the Mayor with a vitriolic
rebuke. Mr. Baker went to Mr. Sin
nott's rescue and he won his point.
The bars then were dropped and the
investigation was turned wide open.
City inspectors, workmen and oth
ers reiterated the statements they made
last week before George W. Caldwell,
of the Municipal Civil Service Board,
that condemned and defective pipe was
used in the sewer and that there was
a mysterious hushing up of employes
and workmen both by the city and the
contractor, William LInd, when they
talked about the aewer pipe defects.
The hearing lasted all day and was
far from finished. It was continued
until Thursday morning- when others
who had to do with the work-will be
placed on the stand and quizzed.
Coonrll Plans to Visit Srntr.
The hearing probably will take sev
eral days, inasmuch as it is planned
by the Council to make a trip through
at least part of the big sewer where
Inspectors say they can point out the
defects in the form of cracks. Sitting
with the Council in the investigation is
a committee of the Oregon Chapter of
the American Society of Civil En
gineers. The committee comprises J. P. Newell,
George C. 'Mason and J. C. Stanard.
At the outset Commissioner DIeck
had City Attorney LaRoche and Chief
Deputy City Attorney Tomllnson on
hand to quiz the witnesses. William
Deveny had the privilege of asking
questions in behalf of residents of
Montavilla.
The hearing was progressing nicely
(Concluded on Page 9. Column 2.)
GENTLEMEN.
Mail to Bo Carried From Inaugu
ration or Schedule Celebra
tion to Be Held in July.
EUGENE. Or., April 4. (Special.)
Passenger service between Eugene and
Marshfield will be inaugurated over the
Willamette-Pacific Railroad tomorrow
with, one train each, way daily.
Postmaster E. L. Campbell, of Eu
gene, announced today that mail service
over the new railroad will also begin
tomorrow. This mail service has been
brought about as the result of an ex
ception by the Postoffice Department
which, it is said, rarely enters into a
contract with a railroad to carry mail
before its actual completion.
The letter mail has been going by
stage from Roseburg to Marshfield,
from Drain to Gardiner and from Eu
gene to Florence; the second-class mail
has been going by boat from Portland
to Marshfield.
There will be no celebration in con
nection with the completion of the rail
road at either end of the line tomorrow.
Such an event on an elaborate scale is
being planned for a date in July, when
the Umpqua bridge will be completed.
ZEPPELINS REPEAT RAID
Attack Made Near Yarmouth, but
British Deny Damage.
BERLIN. April 4. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) Another Zeppelin raid
on the British coast was made on Mon
day night, the Admiralty announced
today. The fortifications near Yar
mouth were attacked and the airships
returned safely. The statement fol
lows: "On the night of April 3-4. German
naval airships attacked the southeast
coast of England and threw explosive
bombs on the fortifications near Great
Yarmouth. Although they were shelled,
the airships returned safely."
LONDON. April 4. Zeppelins raided
the British coast Monday night. No
casualties are reported and no material
damage was done.
CHINESE NEWSIS STOLEN
Opposition Papers Detected by False
Report of Official's Death.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. Reports
emanating from Chinese sources here
to the effect that the Governor of Can
ton had been assassinated were said
today to have come from a journalistic
hoax.
. Two Chinese papers, according to the
tale, found their cablegrams were be
ing used by opposition sheets. They
agreed to have a cable sent to their
address from Hongkong announcing
the decease of the Canton official. It
appeared exclusively in other papers,
whereupon the conspirators discharged
their messenger boy and proclaimed
what they had done.
Married Men to Aid Recruiter.
LONDON. April 4 The Earl of
Derby has approved a suggestion
placed before him by a deputation from
the National Union of Attested Married
Men. that the members of the uniorl or
ganize themselves in the country in
committees to assist local recruiting
officers in tracing single men and help
ing to se-jure the services of such men
for the army. .
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degrees; minimum, 4-4 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds.
Mexico,
American troopers rout Mexican bandits.
kill SO. Patre 1.
Villa's escape due to mistake by Colonel
Dodd's guide. Page 1.
War.
Powerful German attack near Verdun re
pulsed. Page 4.
Chancellor McKenna bases budget esti
mate on another full year of war
Page 4.
Foreign.
Hardships of Anarctic explorers described.
Page S,
National.
Fate of volunteer provision in Army bill
in doubt. Page 5.
Demand made for Jail sentences instead
of fines for meat packers. Page y.
lomettic.
Pitched battle and SOO arrests features of
Kansas City election. Page 3.
West Virginia strong for Burton for Presi
dent. Page
Lone robber holds up Union Pacific Over
Jand Lami ted. Page J.
Dcmocrat3 gain In Chicago, owing to fight
on Thompson. Pago 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 6,
San Francisco 4; Salt Lake 7. Oakland
4; Los Angeles 5, Vernon 'J. Page 1.
Chicago Giants drub Oregon, 11 to 0.
Page 14.
O'Connell and Vance defer choice of ref
eree. Page 15,
Louis Guisto regarded as find of baseball
world. Pago 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Dismissal of Mr. Cantine asked for by Statu
Engineer. Page 6.
Governor considering honor system. Page 6.
"Brown farm near Olympia, is one of
West's agricultural show places. Page 7.
Train enters Marshfield today. Page 1.
MrsL Marcclla Clark loses slander caso on
appeal Page IS.
Commercial and Marine.
Europe does not refipond to wheat advances
in American markets. Page 19.
Wall street stock fluctuations due to manip
ulation. Page la.
Fie ex manager is investigating Portland Im
ports. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Last chance today to pay taxes without in
terest. Page 1.
Women's Political Science Club again Lits
rocks. page 12.
Pendleton chooses candidate for Rose Fes
tival queen. Page 11.- -
Spokane rate case to be heard April 4.
Page 8.
E. G. Crawford elected president of Lum
bermen's National Bank. Page '20.
Mayor loses wordy battle in Council's aewer
fraud probe. Fage 1.
School girls' hat display is attractive.
Page IS.
Oregon apple growers urged to Join in
Koderal plan. Page I.
Oils from if an Diego are oi exhibition.
Page S.
Weather report, data and lor ecu tit. Pase JLU,
Recruit Hits Home Run
and Two-Bagger.
PORTLAND BEATS SEALS, 64
"Busher's" Mighty Swats
Cause Woe to 1 6,000 Fans.
HIGG ADDS TO HIS LAURELS
Veteran, Deprived of Chance at
tlencr, tJoes in 'With Score 1-1
Against Him. Stops Hitting
and Is Keturned Victor.
Pai-ifie t'oant League Standing.
w. i.. m.i w. i.. p t.
Portland. .. 1 l l.nort'San Fran... O 1 .nun
Salt I.uk.. 1 O !.Ofvnaklanl 0 1 .no.i
L. Ansclea. 1 l l.OOOi Vernon 0 1 .fH"
Ye&terda.v Results.
At Pan Francifco Portland 6, tan Fran
Cisco 4,
At Unit I.akf Salt Lake 7. Oakland 4.
At I. os Angeles Los Angelca o. Vernon
BY ROSCOF. FAWCETT.
SAX FRANCISCO. April 4. (.Special.)
Jumping straight into the roast beef
of the story. Portland defeated Pan
Francisco, 6 to 4, in the opening tilt of
the 1016 Pacific Coast League sca?"n
this afternoon with approximately 13.
000 fans inside the palisades.
Ixuis Guisto, the St. Mary's College
youngster who broke into his first biij
league game at first base for Portland,
furnished fodder for nearly enough eN-c-itement
to out-Villa Villa, Guisto
made good for his press agents. lla
protruded from today's box score like
Jess Willard at a Japanese tea party.
t.uiitto Starts Fireworks.
Guisto's portion of the brilliant Tort
land victory consisted of knocking; a,
home run on his first trip at bat, a.
two-bagger later on in the game, start
ins the rally that brought Portland out
from behind in the seventh Inning, be
sides walking once and performing
brilliantly at flint base.
All this, too, from a mere "busher."
Guisto's home run must have been
taken from one of Burton iStandish'a
justly famous classics. It ha "Frank
Merriwell'" stamped all over it. As the
200-pound youngster stepped out to faco
Bill Steen with the score a tense 0-0
in the second inning and every eye
fixed upon him, a couple of his erst
while chums from the college across
the bay waddled out into view bearing
between them a huge floral piece.
Maybe it was "gates ajar" or "rest in
unction" that is mere detail.
Mighty Swat Horrifies Fans.
The point is that the big Italian
boy acknowledged the gift with a
happy smile, nodded for the next bat
ter. Gus Fisher, to carry the flowers
to the bench for him. and then, as
Bill Steen wound up and sent the glob
ule whizzing- toward the home plat
ter. Guisto hurled his mighty shoulders
into action and cracked the first pitched
ball on a dead lir.e into the left-field
bleachers high and dry over the heads
of the horrified throng bivouacked on
the turf between the left fielder and
the high board wall.
It was a home run, with trimming.
It paved the way for Steen's ulti
mate retirement without question of m
doubt.
Steen and Noyes were the opposing
twirlers. Oddly, in former days, thesa
two big right-handers toiled for the
very clubs against which their cunning
was directed this afternoon. It mat
tered little. Today's affair was tinc
tured neither with memories nor mag.
nanimity.
3koys nana Into Swatfest.
Noyes lasted only until midway in
the third inning. He was ahead,
and had not allowed a safe hit until lhe
third, when Bill Steen strode up and
belted a two-bagger into the center
field crowd. Fitzgerald's rather flukey
single over second, a single into right
by Autrey, which Bill Speas threw over
Guisto's head in a valiant effort to flaar
him, followed by Schaller's two-baggi r
to right, greased the skids under Mr.
Winfield Noyes, late of Kearney, Neb.
Irve Higginbotham was hustled out
into the picture by Boss McCredie, and
this bit of managerial wisdom was
largely responsible for the ultimate
win.
Higginbotham stopped the fusillade
as suddenly as It had begun. Downs'
sacrifice fly to Southworth enabled
Schaller to score with the fourth tally
of this eventful inning and after that
the Seal batting would have put a wild
turkey to sleep.
Hiss's Honors Manifold.
Higginbotham entered the game with
the score practically 4-1 against nun
and he walked to the showerbaths
about one hour later a four-time win
ner for Portland in opening engage
ments. Possibly the big Teuton felt
somewhat humiliated when McCredie
did not honor him with the opening
assignment again this Spring after his
wonderful prowesses of the past.
Possibly but what more crowning
glory could come to any athlete than
that, achieved by big Hiss this fourth
day of April. Anno Domini. 191C?
Higginbotham. besides pitching bril
liant ball, assisted notably in the bom
bardment that drove Steen from the
mound in the seventh inning under an
avalanche of five tallies. This Is on
of Higg's old tricks. He helped n
his own game at L.os Angelas last sea
son by wielding a dangerous bludgeon.
Guisto begun the seventh inning bat
kCuncludcvi uu l'ic 14. Column l.j