Morning Oregonian., July 21, 1916, Page 13, Image 13

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 191G.
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DEL HOWARD TAKES
CONTROL OF OAKS
IH SCORE IDE
GIVING AWAY WEIGHT IS
OFTEN VEXING PROBLEM
Dopester Figures That Johnny Coulon Had Right to Challenge Jim Jeffries
on Basis of Comparative Contests Boxers in Shape for Tonight.
AT TACOMA SHOOT
THE HORNING OREGOXIAN.
Popular ex-Seal to Assume
Management of Oakland
Club August 1.
COAST FANS ARE PLEASED
the
the
.Call of Diamond Heeded by Paso
' Kobles "Rancher," Who Buys
F. Leavitt's Interest In
, Trans-Bay Club.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20. George
(Del) Howard is today one of the controlling-
stockholders of the Oakland
baseball club in the Pacific Coast
League, and not later than August 1
will assume active management of the
team.
The deal was brought about this
morning when Howard arranged for
the purchase of the stock held by
President Frank W. Leavitt, who will
retire from the club management en
tirely. Jack Cook will remain as a
Ktnrkhnlder and will continue in his
present capacity as secretary of
oliih w nd the man in charge of
business details.
Elliott to Be Interviewed.
Aithnnch Alienist I has been Bet for
the consummation oZ the business end
of the transaction. Leavitt considers he
is already out of baseball.
iir.wi.rrt will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Paso Robles to set his personal
affairs in shape for his absence, go on
i nn Anereles Sunday for an inter
view with Rowdy Elliott and will then
return to Paso Robles for a couple of
days, assuming the management the
latter part of next week.
Just what changes will be made in
Tie Oaks. Howard does not pretend to
know.
Team to Be Strengthened,
T have seen the club play but two
Karnes this year." he said, "and that
Isn't enough on which to base a. con
clusion. I will say I hope to put my
.inh Into such shape as to win 60 per
cent of our games for the remainder
of the season, and if we can make
changes that will strengthen us. that
will be done.
A to Rowdv Elliott. I want to see
bim before making any announcement
as to his disposition. If a major league
club deal cannot be put through. I am
- v.nr. tht T can Dersuade Rowdy to
with the Oaks and on a basis
that will amply satisfy him.
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With Jack Coffey in the lineup, the
B"als stand out many points stronger
against the Tigers thU week than they
atrrrt se.iinst the Bees last week or
i Beavers the week before. Now the
ni.estion is: Will that accident Inter
ftre with the batting of the ancient
HhortstOD? Some think not, while
others shake their heads dubiously and
nrpoare for the worst.
Roy Corhan was a wonderful hitter
until he was beaned. So were Charley
Irwin and Josh Reilly. th9 old-time
San Francisco inflelders. On the other
hand, Frank LeRoy Chance never lost
his batting eye, although he took more
wallops on the dome than any man
v-'io ever figured prominently -on the
diamond.
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Only a few short yeeks ago Frank
Chance was talking about asking' for
waivers on "Veteran Pitcher Jack
Ryan. Today Ryan looms up as one of
the best pitchers in the league. He has
won 14 out of 1 games and his proud
percentage is .737. Jack probably took
Chance's tip, settled down to business
and whipped himself Into winning con
dition. m
San Francisco fans are commencing
to worry about Biff Schaller. Biff al
ways was rated a .300 hitter, but he
has gone away back in the betting of
late. He does not seem ' to meet the
ball with the old-time vim and zip.
Schaller's slump started five weeks ago,
and he has failed to make up any of
the lost ground in the meantime.
What's the answer? Maybe, he's in
love.
MATTY- REDS' MANAGER
IVIXG away weight forme quite
a problem for the boxers and
their managers! Sometimes a
little fellow will bite off more than
he can chew. At other times he will
have the situation pretty well figured
out and can donate even more man
seven or eight pounds and still win
the , battle, as Ad Wolgast did with
Nelson.
The most recent instance is what
Jack Dillon did to Frank Moran in the
Washington Park engagement. An
amusing proposition was worked out
along these lines. Fighter No. 1 will
give a few pounds to lighter No. 2. The
latter will do the same for No. 3, who
will keep up the good work, and the
first thing you know there will be a
complete metamorphosis from a tiny
110-pound bantam to a 223-pound
heavyweight.
This .odd schedule was turned out
by some enterprising pounder of a
typewriter while Johnny Coulon wa
champion. He averred that Coulon at
that time should have issued a chal
lenge to Jim Jeffries. Here is how
the "weight line" which connected the
pair worked out:
Coulon. weighing 110 pounds, beat
Kid Murphy. Murphy beat Al Bel
mont, a featherweight. Belmont beat
Jimmy Walsh, featherweight. Walsh
fought Abe Attell, featherweight. At
tell fought Owen Moran. lightweight.
Moran fought Wolgast. Wolgast
fought Netaon. Nelson fought Gans.
Gans fought Mike "Twin" Sullivan.
Sullivan fought Honey Mellody, welter
weight. Mellody fought Joe Wolcott.
middleweight. Wolcott fought Joe Cree
don. Creevion fought Bob Fttxslmmons.
ht heavyweight, and. Fitzsimmons
fought Jjm Jeffries.
The same thing could be worked out
now, making Kewpie Ertle or Kid Will-
lams a suitable opponent for Jess Wll-
lard.
All the boys who will appear' on
the Kose City Club card tonight
are Dueuy working out. Coulon boxed
with Ralph Underwood, the Multno
mah Amateur Athletic Club bantam
weight, and with Mike Butler at the
Butler School of Boxing yesterday afternoon.
Following is the complete card which
will be presented by Manager Merrill:
lib pounds. Johnny Coulon vs. Billy
Mascott; lis pounds, Ray Dorey, of
Kansas City, vb. Joe Gorman; 145
BECK GAR IS FAST
140-Horsepower Special to Be
Seen in Sunday's Races.
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Takes Amateur Honors
in Final Event.
A. BLAIR'S SHOWING GOOD
Joe Gorman, Oakland, Cal., Ban-
tamweight, Who Meets Kir
Dorey at Rose City Athletio
Club Tonight.
TRACK IN GOOD SHAPE
KX-GIANT TO TAKE CHARGE
, CINCINNATI TEAM TODAY.
OF
jHcrxog Goes to New York Clnb In Ex.
rhange for Mathewson, Ronseh
and Inflelder McKeobnle.
CINCINNATI. July 20. After an ab
sence of 16 years, during which time,
as a member of the New York Giants,
he made a reputation as being the pre
mier pitcher of professional baseball,
Christy Mathewson returns here tomor
row to manage the Reds, the team that
allowed him to slip throuh Its fingers
without a trial.
1th Mathewson come two of his
team mates. Outfielder Rousch and In
flelder McKechnie; while New York ob
tains the services of Charles Herzog.
manager of the local team for the last
two years, and who, incidentally, was
a member of the Giants previous to his
coming to Cincinnati, and Outfielder
Wade Killifer.
While the deal involved only the two
Cinclnanti players for the three New
York players, only a moment after It
was completed President Herrmann an
notincea mat -Mathewson would be in
charge of the team beginning tomor
row.
Even until the last New York en
deavored to hold on to "Matty" condi
tionally.
The deal was consummated at noon
today, after a two-hour conference be
tween President Harrmann and Pre;
dent Hempstead and Manager McGraw
of the Giants. The trade had been
practically agreed upon a couple of
days ago, until New York insisted on
attaching a string to Mathewson which
would subject him to recall after two
years. At the conference today Hemp
stead and McGraw finally agreed to al
low Mathewson to become the exclusive
property of the Cincinnati club.
Immediately after the conference
McGraw conferred with Herzog, the
latter agreeing to all points in the
trade and signed a three-year contract,
wnicn, it is said, calls for the same
salary that he received while manager
or the Cincinnati club 410.000 a year.
Ivy ingo, catcher and captain of
trie Keaj, took charge of the team to
day in the double-header with Fhila
delphia, Herzog signing with New York
before the first game, and Mathewson
till being In Chicago.
BOXING JT0NIGHT.
All reserved seats. Jl. excepting first
row and box seats, at the Rose City
Club. Mascott-Coulon championship
IUUACr All.
Racing Machines Able to Negotiate
Oval Under 53 Seconds in Frac-
tlce Runs-Spokane Driver
Is Confident.
pounds. Johnny Boecovlch vs. Ernie
Madden; 175 pounds. Lowe Sims vs,
Farmer Bums: 130 pounds, Billy Nel
son vs. Joe Fredericks.
Joe Gorman, the Oakland "kejf of
nails," is confident that he will win
over Ray Dorey. the newcomer from
Kansas City. Gorman wants to stop
him if he can. for then he will almost
force Billy Mascott to give him an en
counter,
Following is the card which will be
put on by Louis Parents at Coffroth's
Mission-street arena, Daly City. . Just
out of ban Francisco, tonight
135 pounds. Frankie Burns, of Oak
land, vs. . Johnny McCarthy, of San
Francisco; 125 pounds, Frankie Malone,
of Oakland, vs. Jimmy Carroll, of San
uranclsco; 128 pounds, Jimmy Ford vs.
Billy Alveres; 142 pounds. Soldier
Woods vs. George "K. O." Dolan; 118
pounds. Henry Bricker v. Joe Van,
and two more curtain-raisers.
Benjamin has several matches in view
one of which is with Lee Johnson, the
Oakland tar-baby, about August. 1.
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Pinky Burns, one of the best fly
weights In the United States, will jour
ney across the Atlantic next month and
take on Jimmy Wilde, the English
champion. Tor ZO rounds at Liverpool
England. Abe Gordon, the flyweight
champion of the Pacific Coast, would
give Pinky Burns a good fight.
Johnny Dundee will box George
t haney 15 rounds at Baltimore nex
Saturday. Chaney is the boy that
Johnny Kilbane refused to meet.
Joe "Kewpie" Gorman, the battling
Oakland bantamweight, who will mee
Ray Dorey at the Rose City Club to
night, has received an offer to box
Laurence Hall In Seattle some time
during the first part of August.
Charley White has accepted terms to
box Benny Leonard In New York,
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Nobody in Portland is more interest
ed in next Sunday's automobile races
at Rose City Speedway than George C
Beck, of Spokane. Mr. Beck has lived
Spokane for the past 12 years, en
gaged in the business of overhauling
and rebuilding automobiles.
He will drive one of the 10 fast cars
entered here Sunday, and It is one that
he has pored over and worked on for
many months. Originally his car was
huge,, four-cylinder National wltn
eight valves.
Beck put in hours
and hours of work
and about $500 in
money, adding
eight more valves
In the beads where
there were only
lugs Deiore. anai
otherwise increas-t
Ing its horsepowers
from 70 to 140. I
Driver Gets Expe-S
rlence.
He has driv n '
cars for many
years and has been
in several race
but his first big George C. Beck.
experience was gained during the Spo
kane race meet about a fortnight ago.
T think my car Is the fastest of the
bunch." said he. "I can go 125 miles
on the straightaway. I was holding
my own with these other more expe
rienced fellows until my radiator
sprung a leak and that froze my en
gine and put me out. I was using
vacuum feed, too. and this I found was
wrong, so I have Installed the force
system.
As the car stands now I think I
can just about win Sunday's race. At
least I expect to make these fellows
hump to get the money. If I am able
to win here it will be a big boost for
me, and I might go East and continue
in the racing game. My car is in fine
shape, and every part has been rein
forced. I have put on two carburetors
and two exhaust pipes.
Stuts and Gandy In Action,
Yesterday nearly all the big racing
bullets were out at the Rose Clt
Speedway tuning up again. The track
was in perfect condition, due to the
rain and the oil, and two of the cars
galloped around the oval under 52 sec
onds.
Gus Duray drove the Stutz car owned
by George Price, of Tacoma. and went
the mile in ol 4-5. and Oral Palmer pi
loted his Gandy car around in 51 3-3
seconds.
One car about which little has been
said is the Crawford Special, brought
up from Oakland by B. M. Crawford.
Mr. Crawford's car is housed with the
Factory Motor Car Repair Company
and is said to be in tip-top shape for
the meet.
Manager Hiller has determined not
to Jeopardize Sunday s meet by hold
ing a preliminary, matinee, so there
will be Just the one afternoon's races
with the original programme on the
bill.
GRAND CHIMES WINNER
Lefts and Rights
F1
blonde, and Carl Morris, the Okla
homa giant, have been matched to bat
tie 16 rounds to a .decision at Tulsa,
Okla.. on Labor day. Moran accepted
the terms and mailed signed articles to
the promoters. The sorrel-topped heavy
weight is to- receive a guarantee of
J 10.000. w-ith a privilege of 35 per cent.
Lightweight Champion Freddie Welsh
will meet Charley White, of Chicago,
in a lu-rouna no-aecision bout at Min
neapolis tonight.
Joe Benjamin, the crack Spokane
featherweight, who fougbt 10 rounds
with Muff Bronson at Astoria on July
4, will leave soon for Ban .Francisco
with his sparring partner, Billy Nelson.
LOUISIANA TROTTER ROMPS
WITH BIG MONEY.
OFF
Tavern Stake for "Slow" Horses Beats
. 2i07 In Two Heats Empire
Direct Wins Pace.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 20. Grand
Chimes, from away down in Louisiana
tramped on the Northern-bred trotters
today at North Randall and walked off
with the Tavern stake, the first even
raced under the Devereux limitation
plan on the 1918 grand circuit. In win
ning. Grand Chimes proved himself t
be one of the best trotters that h
been uncovered this season.
It was a bitterly fought race. Grand
Chimes was nosed out in the final heat
Dy fiusy iassie. but to Grand Chimes
went the honors, and today at least b
was the class or the field.
The Tavern stake was merely an ex
periment. The field was limited to
horses that have never beaten 2:1414
or won more than J2000 gross. Th
race developed into a grand contest an
the time was Just about as fast as it
would have been if the Tavern had
been a 2:10 trot, as in the second and
third heats the time was better than
2:07.
The field in the Fasig open 3-year-old
trot narrowed down to three when th
horses were called, and as two of them
were members of Tommy Murphy'
stable, there was practically no selling.
and 10 was the Murphy stable that got
most of the money with Adele Block,
the third member of the race gettin
third. Maple Tree easily had the speed
of the trio, taking the first and third
heats.
With Pop Geers watching from an
automobile stationed at the upper draw
gate. Dick McMahon took over th
mount behind Hal Plexe in the 2:18
pace and proceeded to delight the
famous old driver of the sulky by
keeping the erratic son or Empire
Direct on a pace long enough to win
two beats and first money.
Aiora Axworthy, the mare that won
15 out of 16 races on the twice around:
made her mile track debut in the 2:16
trot, gojng to the post a strong
favorite.
With Tommy Murphy having the
mount she simply, trotted her field into
the ground.
2:18 pacing two in three, purse $1200
Hal Plexe. b. h-. by Empire Hall (Mc-
M&han) 1 6 1
Admiral Dewey II. blk. h by Admiral
Dewey (Wilson) J-
Trampqulck. b- h.. by Trampfest -(Shiv-
eley) 6 2 4
Sad Thoughts, b. m.. - by Bingen
(Chtldsl .. ..2 S 7
Ravo De Oro, ch. c. by Copa De Oro
(Durfte): Bose Direct, br. m.. by Crown
Direct Walker): Billy Direct, br. by
Rural Kin (Valentine, also startd.
Time. 2:06V. 2:0Si4. 2:064.
The Fasig sweepstakes, two In three, open
to all 3-yeax-old trotters, value $930
Maple Tree, b. c, by SUiko (Murphy),. 1 3 1
Adele Block, br. f., by J. Malcolm
Forbes (McDonald) 2 2 2
Peter Mount, ch. h.. by Peter the Great
(Nuckols) 3 1 3
Time. 2:11H. 2:H, 2:1.
The Tavern slake, 2:14 trotUnf, value
$3000 N
Grand Chimes, b. h., by Kentucky
Chimes (Edman) 1 1 4
Bus-v L&asle. b. m., by Peter the Gree.t
(Coil 3 2 1
Early Don. ch, c.. by Don Cale (Valen-
tine) 2 3 S
Brlsac. br. h.. by Blngsra (Murphy). .. 4 3
Ieonora McKinney. b. m.. by McKinneT
(Whits); Col. Riser, b. h., by Early Riser
(Brenner); Regardless, b. b.. by Locanda
(Hedrlck); widower Peter, b. h., by Peter
the Great f5Mveiy. also started.
Time. 2:00. 2:0V4, 2:064.
2:16 class trotting, purse $1200
Asora Axworthy, b. m., by Dale Ax
worthy (Murphy) 1 i
The Lark. b. m.. by Carlokln (Dur-
fee) , 4 2 2
Au4brook. br. b.. by Bingara (Valen
tine) 2 5 3
bandy, en. r, oy waits (Don&nue) 3 3 6
Coastess Mobel. b. m.. by Mihl (Cox); In
dian Hill. b. &., by Blngsn (Breennao), also
started.
l Time, 2:073 2.03V. 2:063,.
Gladys Held and Mrs. Ada Schilling.
of Portland, Are Tirst In Two
Events L. H. Rld Has
High Score.
BT EARL R- GOODWIN.
MANTTOTJ PARK. Tacoma. Wish,
July 20.(Special.) The grand av
erages for the three-day annual trap-
shooting tourney of the Pacific Indians,
which came' to a close here today,
found two Oregon amateurs listed in
the first six high scores.
Lou Rayburn, of La Grande, Or,
topped the amateurs in the final blue-
rock smashing event, with a total of
145 out of a possible lbC, bringing his
record to 373 dead birds out of 400, for
the shoot. Les H. Reid. of Seattle.
and George H. Garrison, also of the
Sound city, and both professionals,
were to the front with 390 and 380.
respectively, for the total scores.
Troeh Makes Good Score.
After Reid and Garrison came Ray
burn and next In line "was Frank M.
Trocn, the Vancouver, Wash., amateur,
with 37S. But one bird behind was C.
E. McKelvey, of Seattle, closely fol
lowed by Abner Blair, an amateur of
the Portland Gun Club, who broke 372
targets. -
The only Portland -professional to
break into the first ten high three-day
scores was Peter J. O'Holahan wtth
366, five less than F. C. Riel. of Ta
coma, and Hugh K. Poston. of Ban
Francisco.
Some real classy shooting was wit
nessed in the final events of today's
programme. L. H. Reid. of Seattle,
dropped two birds In his first 100 and
lost but one in his last 60, giving him
a score of 147 out of 150.
A. Blair Wins Class B Medal.
Lou Rayburn proved to be th'e next
best bet wlta 145. Miss Gladys Reid.
of Portland, won the special women's
prize, and Mrs. Ada Schilling, also an
Oregonian, captured first honors in
the Class C events by defeating R. W.
Klnzer. of Seattle, in a 10-bird shoot
off, after a tie on the regular contests.
Class B medal was taken to Portland
by Abner Blair after a three-cornered
sliootoff was staged, while LesH. Reid
was all alone for the class honors.
Baseball Game Is Feature.
A side attraction today was the base
ball game between the Palefaces and
the Redskins, the former winning, 7
to 6, according to the way Bob Tyler
scored. With the count 8 to 0 against
tnem. Charles Lelth, of Woodburn,
knocked out a home run for the Pale
faces and before the inning was over
George Bertz. of Portland, tripled with
two on, later registering himself and
tying the game, 6 all, at the last half
of the final frame. In the last Inning
Mark Slddall counted from third on
Bertz" single, ending the fracas. Bill
Bristol umpired.
Following are the scores of the Ore-
gonians for today:
Lou Rayburn, 145: Abner Blair. 135:
P. J. Holahan. 139: E. H. Keller. 131:
E. B. Morris. 123:, A. W. Strowger. 125:
Charles Lelth. 126; P. H. O'Brien. 123:
Mark Blckard. 128: W. C. Bristol (with
ZO-guasre gun). 54; Earl R. Goodwin.
96; Mrs. Ada Schilling. 136: Mark Sld
dall. 139; Miss Gladys Reid, 115; James
E. Reid. 93. Reid shot alone 100 while
the rest were entered in the 150-bird
race.
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JAPANESE LOSE IX DOUBLES
Kumacue Turns Tables in Singles
and Beats Bidrlle.
NARRAGANSETT. PIER, R. I.. July
20. Ichlya Kumagao and Hachlshiro
Mikami. tha Japanese tennis players,
were defeated in the semi-finals of the
doubles at the Point Judith Country
Club tournament today by Craig Bld-
dle, of Philadelphia, and G. Kolmet
Canar. of Harvard. The score was 6-3,
7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Kumogae turned the tables on Bid-
die in the semi-finals of the singles.
winning 6-4. 6-4. 4-6. 6-0. Washburn
defeated Whitney in the other bracket
of the semi-finals. 4-6. 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The finals between Washburn and
Kumagao will be played next Satur
day.
SEMI-FINALS ON TODAY
CALIFORNIA TALENT TO MOXOP.
OLIZB DEL MONTE PROGRAMME.
(Isrence Muxtan, ot Texas, to Cos
pete With D. Grant, Northern
California Golf Cbamplosu
DEL MONTE", Cal.. July 20. With the
exception of Clarence E. Mangbam. of
San Antonio. Tex.. California talent
will monopolize tha semi-finals of the
V estern golf championship tomorrow,
According to today's results Heinrlch
Schmidt, of the Claremont Golf and
country Club, will meet Roger Lapham
or san Francisco, in the upper half of
the semi-final draw, and Xouarlas
tirant, -Northern California champion,
ana a iavorite lor Iinal honors will
try conclusions with Mansrham.
The best match on today's card was
between Heinnch Schmidt and E,
Hover Bankard, Jr., of the Midlothian
Golf and Country Club, Chicago.
The end came In the 14th, when
Schmidt holed a difficult putt for
half and won the match.
Douglas Grant defeated Ervin Arm
strong, state of California champion,
in decisive style.
Clarence Mangham defeated Walter
Salisbury, of Salt Lake, two up and one
to play.
Rodger Tapham also came up from
behind in his game with Harold Lamb,
Southern California champion, and
finished a winner by a count of four up
and three to play.
TENNESSEE CALLS OREGON
Southern Firm Gives Order to Cor
vallis Flour Mill by Phone.
CORVALLIS, Or., July 20. SpeciaL)
The longest long-distance call eve
recorded in Corvallis was made today,
when a wholesale firm in Mllford.
Tenn.. called up August- Fisher, of th
Fisher Flour Mills, and gave him
rush order for 2000 barrels of flour.
It Is believed here that this -is the
record telephone call for commercial
purposes made to Oregon,
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liquid food a rich blood-building tonic, made
from a perfect blend of the choicest, most
carefully selected grains.
Hemrich's Lifestaff is extracted from the grain
in much the same way that the old-fashioned mother
made good Spring tonic for the family, only the
, present-day process is completely sanitary, and fol
lows scientific lines. -
Especially recommended for convales
cents, -nursing mothers and all who
w feel the need of greater strength in
body and nerves.
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Phones: Main 142, Main 1376, A 1376
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NEW STADIUM APPROVED
SCHOOL BOARD VOTES ATHLETIC
FIELD FOR FRAKKLIX.
am of 9S8O0 Is Authorised to Improve
Natural Slopes With Concrete
' Walks and Benches.
That Krah'klin High School should
have an athletio stadium was decided
yesterday afternoon, at a meeting of
the Board of School Directors, when a
recommendation of tha buildings and
rrounda committee for the construction
of concrete seat banks and walks came
up for a vote. Work to the sum or
IS900 was authorised bv the board de
spite the opinion of Director Lockwood
that the Franklin High school was too
distantly located, to Justify further ex
penditure for an athletic field.
Other memDera 01 tne ooara approvea
the plan for the stadium on the ground
that no other high school will have any
opportunity of owning; athletic facm
ties beyond the present equipments. It
was pointed out that the natural em
bankment alonsr the sides of tha Frank
lin HtKh School field will render the
construction of seats a comparatively
inexpensive matter, and that within a
few years Franklin is likely to De In
the center of the larsreet scnooi ais
trict in the city. Grading of the new
field is already near completion, and
the construction of the concrete work
authorized yesterday can be begun
within a short time.
Bids for heating and ventilating and
for plumbing in the new Terwllliger
School building received at the meeting
were referred to the building and
grounds committee.
A petition signed by about 200 rest
dents of the Shaver School district was
presented asking that the dismissal of
W. E. Young, janitor of tha Shaver
School, be reconsidered. The petition
was referred to the , building and
grounds committee, and the matter will
be taken up in a few days.
The question of closing the schools
on Labor day was not settled yesterday,
being, referred to the education com
mittee. This will bo decided at the
next meeting of the Board. A com
municatlon from S. Benson recom
mended the continuation of school ses
sions on Labor day as a lesson dem
onstrating the right to labor.
asked to speak. Mr. Myers has reques-
ed that all of the blind be present at
the picnic, and desires that notifica
tion be given hlm.at Main 6000.
POLICE CHIEFJJOT FEARED
After Hurried Escape. Man Wanted
In Albany Writes to Officer.
ALBANY, Or.. July 10. (Special.)
After having fled from Albany a weak
ago. Matt Welbes wrote from Portland
to Chief of Police Catltn asking that
a horse and wagon and other property
ha left behind be turned over to a Sa
lem Junk dealer.
v elbea and Olney Croasan. of baiem.
wer accused of stealing from farmers
near Tangent. They entered a local
warehouse to sell stolen grain sacks,
and Welbea stepped out to purchase
groceries, leaving Crossan to complete
the sale of tha sacks. Evidently he saw
Chief Catlin enter the warehouse,
where Crossan was arrested, for ha disappeared.
Welbes wrote to the Salem aeaiar
giving him an order for th property
and inclosed tha letter to Chief Catlin.
ARMENIAN FUND GROWING
Total Now Is $6937. but $15,000 Is
Wanted From Oregon.
The Armenian relief fund continues
to grow. An aggregate of I583T.10 now
is in the hands of Ben Selling, the
treasurer. It is hoped, however, to col
Iect $15,000 in Oregon, as that is the
state s quota.
Following were yesterday's receipts
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tl- viirm r&nuld. Nvtrc. Or..... 15.00
1- K. Kern 0.0O
Twa -hiMrn 1.T3
Mrs. James Strain 't.M
Leopold B. Hlrsch 8 JO
Rev. W. O. Ellet. Jr. B.K
lTnlvrltv Park Conarrewat'l Chnreh. -.V
Buanyslde Consres&tioaal Churoa... 10-50
MANY SIGN PETITIONS
PICTIBE HOUSES VET SITPOHT
FOR APPKAIj,
Thousaads Favor w OrdlaasH-o That
Will Allow Disputes to B
Taken Into Court.
Signatures by thousands are piling
up on the petition of the Oregon Motion
Picture Men's Association directed to
tha Mayor and City Commissioners pro
testing against the present adminis
tration of censorship In Portland and
offering a substitute ordinance on
which they ask immediate action.
Tha campaign being waged by tha
picture men opened Monday afternoon
at all tha large downtown theaters and
community picture house. Patrons re
ceive a pamphlet outlining the causa
of the petition and are urged to land,
their support by signing tha blanka
on display in th lobbies.
Th ordinance now in effect allows
for no appeal to tha courts from tha
ruling ot the Board of Censorship. Tha
Board consists of seven members ap
pointed by th Mayor, who pass on
picture and also act as an appeal
board. Th ordinance petitioned for
provides for a board of IS. to be ap
pointed by th Council as a whole. A
secretaryship to th board is created
under a salary of not more than $100
a month, but th duties of th secretary
are" clerical only and do not inoluda
membership on th board. Th mala
provision of th newly proposed ordi
nance provides for appeal from th rul
ing ot th Censorship Board to tha
courts.
The petition, can be signed by any
resident of th city of Portland and la
not limited to voters.
Total S56S7.10
BLIND PERSONS TO P!CN!
Outing Arranged for First Week In
August at Canemara Park.
A picnic for all the blind residents
of the city has been planned for the
first week in August, arrangements
being in charge of J. F. Meyers, princi
pal of the Portland School for the
Sightless. Canemah Park has been
selected for the outing, and free trans
portation for all participants has been
promised by th Portland Railway,
Light Power Company. A. programme
is now under consideration and promi
nent officials, including the Mayor,
members of th School Board. County
Commissioners and Marshall ". Dana,
of the committee responsible for the
establishment of til school, ax to b
BRIDGE TENDER INJURED
J. F. Anderson, 7 7, Falls WTioa
Leaving Streetcar.
J. F. Anderson, 77 years old. bridge
tender on th Morrison-street bridge.
was cut on the head and bruised
Wednesday night by falling ' from a
Mount Tabor streetcar at Front and
Morrison streets. Ho was taken to th
Emergency Hospital, where Assistant
City Physician Loundagin dressed his
injuries and sent him to bla home at
66 East Twenty-second street.
Mr. Anderson said be stepped on the
car and asked the conductor if h
could go home by that rout. On being
informed that he could not. ha stepped
off and lelL
Wisconsin Pioneer, 97, Dies in West.
ASHLAND, Or.. July 20. (Special.)
Mrs. Marie Buerstatte died in this city
yestercay. aged 97 years. She was
native of Germany and a pioneer resi
dent of Wisconsin. Two daughters live
here. Mrs. It. F. Pohland and Mrs. Char
lotte Btegel. Her body was taken to
Manitowoc, 3 la., lor burial.
Bulil Gets Auto Rural Routes.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Waah-t
ington. July 20. Two automobile rural
routes wilt be established, at Buhl,
Idaho. September 1.
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