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THE MORNING OREGONIA5, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 22, 191G. 17 WILLARD'S WEALTH PILES UP RAPIDLY Income This Year to Date Is Near $250,000 and May 4,, Reach $350,000. DECEMBER FIGHT WANTED Tom Jones Says Fulton la Logical Opponent for Champion, Who, (. Ho Says, Keeps Fit by TVorkouts at Circus, S - BT B.OSCOE FAWCETT. Althougn Jess Willard's weekly stipend and other muscular emoluments go through the split chute several ways, the elephantine heavyweight pugilist has managed to salt away close to 1250.000 in bullion already. Next to Ad Wolgast Willard probably is the richest pugilist in the world. This estimate was made yesterday by his manager, Tom Jones, who is carting the world's super-dreadnaught cham pion around the country as the feature of the Sells-Floto circus. Considering that Willard's bank ac count three years ago was about the eize of a yeggman's hope of heaven, his present condition of affluence Is much to the whipped cream. Ral Property Is Garnered. Three automobiles, a private car on the railroad, two homes in Los An geles, a 22,000 mansion in Chicago, several townships of Indian land in Oklahoma these a"re but a few of the visible signs of how splendiferously Willard is riding down Easy blvd. Last year the Jones-Willard combi nation cleaned up $287,000 in real coin. One hundred and eighty-six thousand of the bullion came in from the 101 Ranch, with which the Willard troupe traveled last season. Their own road show prior to that had netted them $59,000 and Jones wheedled $26,000 out of a New York newspaper syndicate for the privilege of syndicating Wil lard's story of his life. Willard also raked in a bundle of currency from Indorsements and other extra stunts. This year Willard's contract with the Sells-Floto circus calls for $1000 a day guarantee, with an option on 80 or 40 per cent of the big top receipts. His contract opened April 29 and does not close until November 11, so Willard will pull down more than $200,000 from the circus folk. His guarantee for the Moran bout was $47,600 and his 50 per cent on the motion pictures already has brought the spoils from this one match up to $72,000. Year's Earning! to Be $290,000. "Our earnings this year will total about $290,000," said Manager Jones, nd if we get another fight before January It may be $350,000. We have several offers now under consideration. I want Willard to tackle somebody late in November or in December. "Who? Well. I dunno," added the developer of "champeens." "From the looks of things Fred Fulton is Willard's logical opponent. Willard weighs 268 pounds and his two nrorkouts every day with the circus keep him in perfect trim. He can go out and fight any body in two weeks' time." Willard and Mrs. Willard and Tom Jones travel around in a private car fitted out like a palace. When they awake in the morning they press the button, dress and breakfast is ready Outside two private automobiles await beck and call. "Oh. we enjoy the life," said Willard. "My wife has been along now for two weeks and that makes it nicer lor me." G HAY-HAIRED GOLFERS VIE Justice Pitney, of United States Su premo Court, Gets Card of 10 4. RTE, N. T-. Sept. 21. J. F. Fahne utock. of the Merion Cricket Club. Phil adelphia, won the net prize in the first day's play in the second nair or tne annual seniors' tournament at the Apa wamis Club today. The score with which he -beat 169 other gray-haired e-nlfers was 72. C. J. Hasse, ot the Philadelphia Country Club, and W. F. Truesdell. of Fox Hills, tied for the cross nrize with scores of 85. United States Supreme Court Justice Nfahlnn Pitney, of Morris county, re turned a card of 104-15-89. Horace L. Hotchkiss, "father of the seniors," turned in a card of 102-29-73. TICK MALAKKEY WILL COACH Ex-Oregon Star May Pilot Eleven at McMlnnville High School. Jo "Tick" Malarkey. former Uni versity of Oregon and Columbia Uni versity star backfleld man, will leave this morning for McMinnville, Or., where he will talk with members of the faculty of the McMlnnville High School relative to coaching their eleven this season. He may sign a contract. Malarkr should make an Ideal men tor, according to football men, who point out that he knows the new style of game and was an aggressive, heady player. The Job of coaching the School of Commerce eleven was offered him. EVAN'S AWARDED TO PIRATES Verbal Contract With Ashevllle of No Value Because Unrecorded. CINCINNATI. Sept. 21. The National Baseball Commission today announced that it had reached the conclusion that William Evans belongs to the Pitts burg National League club. The Ashevllle club of the North Caro lina League put in a claim for Evans' services, basing it on an oral agreement which provided that In case Evans played professional ball after leaving college he would play with Ashevllle The commission held that this agree ment had never been offered for record, as provided for by the rules of organ ized baseball. personalmention. R. D. Morse, of Salem, is at the Per kins. D. A. Pickford, of Centralla, Is at the Oregon. C. B. McConnell, of Burns, Is at the Imperial. S. E. Dodge, of Detroit. Is at the Imperial. S. Miles, of Brownsville, Is at the Cornelius. L. B. Hanson, of Minneapolis. Is at the Seward. M. S. Levy, of Union. Is registered at the Imperial. H. L. Dickinson, of Oakland. Is at the Portland. Dr. M. W. Haynes. of McMlnnville, Is at the Washington. Captain C. P. McCann. of Hood River, is at the Perkins. R. O. Ruddie is registered at the Nor tonia from Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gillespie are at the Nortonia, registering from Spo kane. W. F. Looney Is registered at the Oregon from Salem. R. F. Blackman is registered at the Seward from Milton. Thomas Skinner is registered at the Oregon from Tacoma. . J. R. Slevin, of San Francisco, is reg istered at the Seward. Charles D. Moran is registered at the Nortonia from Astoria. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Coulter, of Sea side, are at the Nortonia. W. L. Haskell, 'of Cherry Grove, Is registered at the Oregon. Miss Isabelle Stearns, of Hoquiam, is registered at the Portland. W. S. Warren, of Cannon Beach, Is registered at the Portland. W. M. Selk Is registered at the Washington from Chicago. PROMOTER KAS RECORD FOR DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS. ' , V 1 V m 4 - Tom Jones. Thomas "Edward" Jones, of LaSalle, 111., who is in Portland with Jess Willard. is no word miser at any time, but a firm be liever in telling the world about the merits of the men he has in charge. His first fling into the T sporting game on the larger scale I was with Billy Papke. After I Papke had passed out. Ad Wo'. t gast. then a $35 preliminary bo: caught Tom's eye. Willard makes the third world's champion wuoi Jones has handled. Jones' intimate knowledge of the game and its possibilities quickly made Ad Wolgast the richest fighter in the -business, and he bids fair to make Willaru even wealthier. His bringing the championship to Willard was a feat that brought out every ounce of Jones' wonderful execu tive and financial ability. Wil lard is traveling with, the Sells Floto Circus. W. F. Laraway, of Hood River, is registered at the Perkins. C. A. Fltzpatrick Is registered at the Cornelius from Enterprise. F. C. Bigley is registered at the Washington from St. Louis. R. K. Montgomery, of Sheridan Is registered at the Cornelius. Douglas Allan is registered at the Imperial from San Francisco. Professor F. Borchtold. of Corvallls, is registered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. A. "J. Singer, of Lake Crescent, are at the Cornelius. Mrs. Bruce Dennis and Jack Dennis, of La Grande, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Simpson are regis tered at the Portland from Coos Bay, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Olsen. of Silver- ton, are registered at the Washington E. E. Hale, of Cathlamet, is regis tered at the Eaton. R. C. Piper is registered at the Eaton from Astoria. A. C. Krieger, of Hubbard, is at the Eaton. . L. C. Latham Is registered at the Eaton from Oak Point, Wash. Klamath Will Provide Funds for Strahorn Line. City Arranging for Bond loan aal Early Construction Expected. FROM Alexander Martin, formerly a banker of Klamath Falls and Eugene, yesterday came assurance that Klamath Falls was making ready to work for the construction of the Stra horn Railroad through Central Ore gon. "It is my belief," said Mr. Martin at the Imperial Hotel yesterday, "that a .bond election will be held in Klamath Falls within 30 days. It is going to be held as soon as the legal procedure necessary can be arranged." It is the intention of the citizens of the southern part of Klamath County to raise $300,000 to start the construc tion ot the Strahorn Railroad. It is undoubtedly true, say those Intimate with Mr. Strahorn, that he will begin the construction of the road where the most money la offered. Mr. Martin says that the people of Klamath Falls are enthusiastic over the beginning of the railroad. ' Relatives and friends of J. F. Luse, one of the founders of the town of Sutherlin, who died suddenly at that place last Saturday, were here to attend- the funeral ceremonies conducted at Riverview Cemetery yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Luse, of Luseland. Sask., were among those who arrived in time for the funeral. They were registered at the Imperial. Insurance Rates May Be Reduced. MILWAUKIE, Or.. Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) As the result of an inspection of Milwaukie's new municipal water works it is expetced that the Insurance rates here may oe materially reduced. As far as supply and force are con cerned. Milwaukie is on a par with Portland. Tests were made In different sections of the city under the direction of Fire Chief Mullan, and it was re ported satisfactory. In most sections the pressure was found too heavy for one man to hold the nozzle or a nose. 11 LISTER IS OPPOSED Washington Drugless Physi cians Against Governor. VETO OF BILL IS DISLIKED State Society Adopts Plans for Cam paign for It -Enactment ot Measure That Would Legal- -lze Their Practice. SEATTLE. Wash Sept. 21. (Spe clal.) Plans for a state-wide cam paign opposing the re-election of Gov ernor Lister, of Washington, were for mulated today by the Washington So ciety of Drugless Physicians in annual convention in the new Hotel Washing ton. Dr. J. E- Lydon. president, explained the action was the result of Governor Lister's veto of Senate bill No. 70, which passed the last session of the Legls lature. Dr. Lydon said: "We feel that the people of the state have been deprived by Governor Lister's action of the right to other means than drugs and surgery for healing, and the convention has gone on record as opposed to his re election. Plans for welding the various groups of drugless practitioners in the state Into a more compact organization to ffght for re-enactment at the next ses sion of the Legislature of the bill legal lzlng their practice, were perfected at the morning session. A part of the plan will be regular assessments for a fund to carry on the work. Spokane was selected for the next convention, which will be held some time In August, at a date not yet se lected. Officers were elected as follows: Dr. J. E. Lydon, of Spokane, president (re acted); Dr. S. A. Ambrose, of Ta coma, vice-president; Dr. A. E. Greene, Seattle, secretary; Dr. T. J. Stephens, Spokane, treasurer. The board of di rectory are: Dr. Rufus St. Onge, Seat tle: Dr. C. Hale Kimble. Spokane; Dr. H. O. Shorman, Bryn Mawr, and Dr. Sherman Silvis, Seattle. CDF.IMITTEE IS HURRIED REPUBLICANS ARE CALLED TO MEET IN SEATTLE WEDNESDAY. Rally Will Be Held After Organisation and Nominees for State and National Posts Will Speak. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept 21. (Spe cial.) State Chairman Hanson will call the Republican State Central Com mittee to meet in Seattle next Wednes day. After the committee is reorgan ized a big down-town Republican meet ing will be held in the largest hall the committee can procure, and ex-Governor Henry McBride. Senator Miles Poindexter. John F. Miller and Lin H. Hadley. nominees for Congress from the First and Second districts, will be speakers. Lnder the law county committees meet Saturday at 2 P. M. to organize by tne election of chairman and sec retary, and also choose county repre sentatives on tne state committee. To wait until the list of these county representatives has been certified to the state committee would delay the organization of that body for a week or more, so Chairman Hartson. after conferring with the principal state and Congressional nominees, has decided to notify the present county committee officers of the Wednesday meeting. They in turn will notify the newly elected state committeemen who are expected to pack their grips immedi ately and head toward, the Seattle gathering. The King County committee will be notified at its meeting to be held at o'clock in the Press Club Theater. In most of the smaller counties the or ganization meetings will be held at the courthouses. WOMAN ELUDES NURSE Sirs. Clarence Porter Disappears and Suicide Is Feared. Mrs. Clarence Porter, aged 25, es caped from her nurse yesterday at her home, 400 East Forty-ninth street North, and disappeared. Relatives and friends were much agitated last night, fearing she had tried to commit suicide. When she left the house she wore a navy blue serge skirt ant. a middy blouse. She has blue eyes and dark. bushy hair. She is the wife of Clar ence Porter, an insurance man em ployed with the firm of James Mcl. Wood & Co. in the Railway Exchange building. Mrs. Porter is the mother of a 3- months-old child. HOUSE PROVED DISORDERLY Margaret Smith, Proprietor, Is Con victed by Jury. Margaret Smith was convicted ef vagrancy and of conducting a disor derly house by a Jury in the Municipal Court late yesterday and fined 130 on the two charges. Annie Miller, who testified that she had resigned a posi tion as governess to be with Mrs. Smith, was found not guilty of va grancy. Charles Schnabel appeared for both defendants. Deputy District Attorney Ryan said that abatement proceedings would be brought against the house where the wpmen were arrested, at 315 Couch street. PROMOTING JXWIPANY SUED C. D. Charles Asks $66,000 for Al leged Services. Judgment In the sum of $66,000 is asked by C. D. Charles in a suit against the Oregon Gold Prospecting & Pro moting Company, which opened for trial yesterday in Circuit Judge Kava- naugh s court. Mr. Charles declares that he per formed services as manager for the de fendant company in Portland during the years 1908 to 1813. He also says he acted as director and a member of the board of the company. He asks $60,000 for his services as manager dur ing those years and $6000 for his serv ices as director. Joe Boyd Employed In East. Joe Boyd, deputy for a number of years under Constable Andy Wein berger, now has a. position as safety appliance inspector of the Baltimore dc Ohio Railroad, according to a letter received yesterday by Chief Deputy Constable Wertheimer. Mr. Boyd's headquarters are at Baltimore. He left Portland for the East about a month ago. Am A G How these skillful bandits break locks and cut chains, how they carry their own gasoline and rig up their own ignition system for running locked cars, and the marvellous tricks by which they disguise stolen automobiles is all explained, with pictures, in the October Popular Science Monthly. If your newsdealer is HUGHES MUCH IN FAVOR BCTTOXS WORN BT ROl'XD.rT VIS ITORS GIVE IXDICATIOX. Suffragist Leaders Address Crowds, Clans Wilson's Failure to Aid Women's Cans. FENTtETOJT. Or Sept 21. Spo elal.) Hug-hes buttons are much In evidence a,t the Round-up today. Among the 12.000 opening; day crowd the larc;e number of Hughes buttons would Indicate a sood-sized majority in favor of the Republican candidate for President. Five of the six Round up official timers were decked with the Hughes pin. Mary Gertrude Kendall, of Baltimore, and Margaret Fay Whlttemore, two prominent suffragists, are In the city today addressing- Round-up visitors. The women are strongly advocating the adoption of the Susan B. Anthony amendment giving the right of suf frage to women and oppose the re-election of Woodrow Wlleon on the grounds that he has been hostile to woman suf frage. They spoke to a good-sized crowd at the corner of Main and Alta streets. The women are representatives of the National Woman's party, and are pledged to the support of Hughes be cause of his lndoreement of woman suffrage. They say that the re-election of Wilson will pronounce the doom of the suffrage movement in the United States. The women will conduct meet ings here during three days of the show, and go from here to Salem, where they will have a booth ati the State Fair. EX-PORTLAND MAN IS DEAD John SommervUle Passes Away In Edmonton, Canada. THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 21. (Special-) The death of John SommervUle, Jr., occurred at the home of his father at Edmonton. Can., September 12. after a lingering illness. Mr. SommervUle first went to Edmonton 14 years ago from Portland, Or. For many years he was connected with the SommervUle Hardware Company. Besides his father and mother he leaves one brother. Lieu- H O lomoo: FOWl Would you like to know the newest devices and kinks for the motorist and motor car? These and 175 other new mechanical feats are all in the October Popular Science Monthly the fascinating magazine that shows everything that's new' in automobiles, moving pictures, wireless, aeroplanes, electricity, astronomy and mechanics. What would you ay to making a timid deer take a flashlight photograph of himself ? Or to decoy ducks that have little machines that make them quack and swim Or to a wonderful engine which is driven, not by burning coal, but by the rays of the sun? Then, there's the machine for teaching football players how to buck a line; and the clothes-trunk in which you can take a bath ; and the queer instruments for finding out whether you are fit to be a fighting aviator; and the dizzily spinning mechanism that keeps a rolling ship steady, so that you won't get seasick; and the artificial mouth that talks to deafened soldiers and makes them hear again. And anyone can understand every word, for all these wonders are told fascinatingly and simply, with 368 vivid pictures. The! October Popular Science Monthly, toojs Just packed with practical money-making, money-saving idea. If you're Handy with tools, read How to make a cutlery polisher from a piece of old carpet; How to tap telephone wires with a little pocket-indicator; How to make a front and back door alarm-bell; How to change a gaf lamp into an electric light, and well, there are about one hundred articles this month that tell you how to do things with just a hammer, a chisel, a saw, fand a few nails. Monthly sold out, send 15 cents in stamps to tenant Frank SommervUle. who was wounded some time ago while in the trenches of the allies, and is now with the headquarters staff at Sborncllffe; and four sisters, Mrs. Garden. Kim loops; Mrs. Habersham, a daughter-in-law of Senator Mitchell. Edmonton; Mrs. R. L. Ghlselln, Edmonton, and Miss Veva SommervUle at home. Mr. Som mervUle. with his parents, brothers and sisters, were well-known residents of The Dalles and Wasco County. TETHERED COWS PROVOKE Property-OWners Object to Tie of Vacant Lots as Range. . War now has been declared ea the cow nuisance In the Ethel Lynn and Hardlman Additions, and on Prescott and Skldmore streets. Property-owners yesterday filed a protest with the City Council against cows being allowed to pasture on the streets and vacant prop erty. It Is said In the petition that a num ber of small dairies are operated in that part of the city and that in many caees the cows are allowed to run at large, much to the annoyance of the residents. Cow owners In that part of the city recently filed a protest against the city forcing them to obtain written graslng permits from owners of vacant prop erty. This protest was acted on favor ably by the Council. WISCONSIN SOCIETY MEETS Season Opens With Enthusiastic Session at Arcanum Hall. An enthusiastic get-together meeting was that of the Wisconsin State So ciety that opened its season of meet ings last night at Arcanum Hall. About 120 former residents of the "Badger State" were there, and dancing, muslo and. song were enjoyed. J. C. Neill. president of the society, gave a welcome talk. The society will meet at Arcanum Hall the third Thurs day of every month. A programme scheme will' be worked out for the meetings. The secretary reported about 260 members were enrolled in the society. Invitations will be extended to any and all former Wisconsin people and their friends and famlUes to Join In the meetings. n nrn lie i ra eves Pest nig 366 pictures' and 181 new wonders in tlie October ntunbei jQut today on all I HA IB w: -Til 1 ft SWT- Ksm$ Popular Science Monthly, 239 Fourth Avenue, New York TRUTH SPEAKERS HEARD rev. t. ii. uimrd a5d mrs. r. chaftee-chash"os bill. Charles S. Snencer- Will Speak To- nlarkt on "The Deity of Christ and the Divinity Man." Rev. T. H. Iflnard and Mrs. R. Chaf fee-Chase, of San Francisco, were the speakers last night before the meeting of the Societies of the Truth, which are holding- a conference this week at Woodcraft Hall. Tenth and Taylor streets. ' The message given by Mr. Mlnard to his auditors was based on the truth that to conquer one must first con quer himself. Mrs. Chaffee-Chase, who announced that she did not intend to speak with formality, outlined several means by which the purpose of life could be ac complished. To erase the boundary which separates persona from their neighbors, though a task which pre sented some difficulties, she considered could be accomplished by earnest effort. To surrender ail personal rights and privileges was another demand which Mrs. Chaffee-Chase brought before her auditors. The meeting- was presided over by Mrs. Fanny Parry. Tonight Charles S. Spencer will speak on The Deity of Christ and the Divinity of Man," while Rev. A. C Grier. of Spokane, will deliver an address, "The Old and the New Covenants." Two more meetings are also scheduled for Sunday. SOLDIERS' JOBS SOUGHT Adjutant-General's Office Will Con duct Employment Bureau. The task of finding employment for the men leaving tne Third Oregon In fantry, which Is to be mustered out next Monday. wUl be undertaken in the offices of the Adjutant-General, ac cording to a plan recently worked out by Major Wilson, acting Adjutant General. From his headquarters in the Mor gan building. Major Wilson will act as an intermediary between prospective employers and members of the retiring regiment, and has issued a request that islands all persons wishing to hire trained men, wihether carpenters, lawyers, ac countants or bricklayers, communicate with him at Main 248. Major Wilson will have a list show ing the specific employment desired. While many of the soldiers are to find their old Jobs waiting for them, many have been succeeded during their ab sence and will be obliged to search for work. LINCOLN CLUB ELECTS Dlscusisons of Presidential Election Issues Planned. Republicans will discuss soma of the vital National problems involved In the coming- presidential election at the meetings of the Lincoln Republican Club, according to action taken at the meeting of the club at the Library last night. The organisation will meet every Friday, beginning September 29. Officers were chosen to fill vacan cies as follows: L. Leonard Krause. secretary; Mrs. Chester Hare, member of the executive board; and Robert Day. second vice-president. Montavllla Rally Arranged. A rousing meeting Is expected at the Montavllla School tonight, when a po litical rally has been arranged by the Montavllla Republican Club. The polit ical Issues of the day w-ill be discussed by A. E. Clark. The meeting is sched uled for 8 o'clock and a large attend ance Is predicted. Bird Season Opens Oct. 1 If yon shoot onr Western Shells, you won't need to sneak, up and pot 'em. Onr stoelc Is frenh and the ahells are correctly loaded. High bane loads with ehllled shot. 9oe box. Low bane at Sue. Special prices In case lota. Backus SMorrHa 27S Morrison St near ' Fourth. 1