14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 37, 1916. MADDEN HAS LOFTY AMBITION AS BOXER Defeat of Bronson, and Match With Freddy Welsh, Is Goal of Lightweight. JACK GRANT WILL REFEREE lister has arrived in New York and will soon be heard of in an important ten-round match. "Toughy" Wlngr says that it feels good to get home again. He does not figure on having any trouble with "Jockey" Bennett Thursday night. TOLEDO SIGN'S ItOY HARTZELL Former Captain of Yanks to Play Third for Brcsnahan. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 26. Roger Bresna han. manager of the American Associa tion baseball club, announced today that he had signed Roy Hartzell. for mer captain of the New York Americans to play third base lor Toledo. Hartzell now is in Denver. He was declared a free agent last Fall by the New York club, having served 10 years on the team. Breshnahan said his objelpt in signing Hartzell was to have an experienced man at the third corner. Boats at Rose City Athletic Club Tomorrow Promise Much Bert Hughes Cancels Engagement to Meet Danny Edwards. ....Lloyd Madden Billy Nelson Jack Simms . . .Jockev Bennett Mike Hogan Jack Graham ...Jimmy Moscow TVelRht. Murf" Bronson. .. -13:i. . Frankie Sullivan 133.. Frank Kendall 20(). . H'eldon Wins Its.. "Buck" Smith 122. . Ben Bordsen .190. . Ehel McCool TlSO.. To defeat "Muff" Bronson. to get a trip East and then to match his ring science against the skillful Freddie "Welsh. This is the programme that ill be planted in Lloyd Madden's mind when he enters the ring to battle Bronson at the Rose City Athletic Club tomorrow night. Lloyd actually believes he will stop Bronson. He will enter the hempen square with that intention. Jack Grant will referee this tilt and the two next in importance on the bill. Madden has mapped out a big Job for himself. Crack featherweights and Chet Neff have vainly tried to turn the trick in the last year. With one exception "Muff" has defeated or se cured draws with them all. He has knocked out a couple and forced the rest to leave the ring with a greatly improved respect for his ring prowess. Bronson has met a good many tough ones. He seems to thrive on compe tition with the roughest and toughest eort of opposition. "Muff" is one of the few boys who has not dodged Madden. When other boys with rather lofty reputations pleaded with their handlers to steer clear of Lloyd, Bronson begged Joe J'lanigan to sign the Seattle mauler. He did. His attitude toward Madden Is the Fame as it was toward Lee Johnson a month or so ago. He welcomed the chance to match his ability against that of Johnson and he won decisively. Bronson is an intelligent boxer. He profits from experience. He studies the game. He will prove a more for midable opponent for Madden than he was for Johnson a month ago. He be lieves he can beat Madden despite the handicap in weight. Chet Mclntyre and Lloyd Madden ar rived from Seattle yesterday morning. The Bert Hughes-Danny Edwards bout has been called off because of the Illness of Hughes' father. The seml windup will be between Frankie Sulli van and Billy Nelson instead. Lowe Simms will henceforth be known as Jack Simms. "Can that parlor name of Lowe," said Mike But ler's protege the other day. "My first name is John, anyway." Jimmy Duffy, of Lockport, easily outfoueht Johnny Lustig, of New York, in 10 rounds the othr night in Duffy's home town. They are welterweights The lull around boxing gymnasiums ceased yesterday. It was due to the approach of Christmas. Few of the boxers worked during the six or seven davs before Christmas', but condition lng has started off with a bang again. Billy "Weeks, Canadian middleweight champion, won a clear shade in his 10 round bout with Sailor Einers at Cin cinnati the other day. Weeks proved too fast. He used his left to advan tage and was superior at infighting. KLAMATH FIVE BEATS ALUMXI Superior Condition Turns Tide In Second Half of Contest. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The basketball game Friday between the high school and the alum ni ended in a victory for the high school. 29 to 16. At the end of the first half, the alumni led by five points, but the school team came back strong in the second half. The lack of condition of the alumni team aided the victory of Coach Huggins" quintet. The sophomore girls defeated the freshmen girls, 10 to 8. EXD OX PEXN ELEVEN' IS ILL Crane Likely to Take Wing Position Held Regularly by Urquhart. PASADENA, Cal.. Dec. 26. The foot ball squad from Pennsylvania, due in Pasadena Wednesday for the New Year's game with Oregon, telegraphed that there is a probability that R. Crane, of Seattle, will be substituted at left end for Clem Urquhart. who has developed a slight attack of influenza since starting west. Dr. R. H. McKenzie. in charge of the health of the Pennsylvanians. said that with one exception, the physical HIGHER LICENSE URGED ANGLERS' CLtB FAVORS INCREAS lira FEE TO 91.SO A YEAR. DEEPER OUTFIELDS MAYBE REQUIRED Baseball Rules Committee Likely to Fix 270 Feet for Closest Fence. winners, while Mische scored all the points made by the Spartans. The lineups follow: Holladay (18). Spartans (4. Dewar (4 F (4) Mtache Conway (4) P Wort man McCollug-h (6) C Johneon Hunter (4) O Wlepin Vauehn. Cheney O Edward Referee, Hockey. OTHER CHANGES IN STORE Ha ugh ton's Suggestion for Taking Power From Pitcher May Be Eollowed Intentional Pass May Be Blocked. AGGIE STAR AIDS GOLDENDALE Peninsula Park Five Defeated, 44 to 15, by Heavy Team. GOLDENDALE, Wash.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Although outweighed almost 25 pounds to the man, the Peninsula Park basketball team of Portland lost to the heavy Goldendale Quintet only 44 to 15 here last night. The Portlanders put up a strong battle and no doubt would have made it tougher had not the weight been so much against them. The big star of the contest was Ward, a. member of the Oregon Agricultural College squad, who is at home here during the Christmas holidays. He ecored 18 points, while Carr. Prescott jmd Base, all of Coach Al Bartholemy's aggregation, registered 4 points each. The lineups follow: Goldemiale 44. Peninsula (15) Hinshaw (8) Ward (16) . Spalding (8) Byara Barnes (8 . Eeeder (4) . . .F. . . . .F. .. C. .. a. . . o. . . . .Spare (4) Carr (4) Prescott ... (4) Base 3 Metcalfe .... Harlow PLAYERS ARE TURNED OVER Formal Transfers of Beebe and Pen- ner to Beavers Received. Judge William Wallace McCredie, president of the Portland Baseball Company, yesterday received the con tract from the Cleveland American League club, which officially trans ferred Pitchers Fred Beebe and Ken neth Penner to the Beavers. Beebe be comes Portland property permanently while Penner comes under an optional agreement. The Portland prexy will send the papers to Cleveland this morning that will formally make Pitcher Grover Lowdermllk the property of the Colum bus Club of the American Association. Lowdermilk goes in exchange for Beebe. Portland fans are wondering what Joe Tinker will do with the March hare. Bill to Close Willamette Abo-re Han thorne Bridge to Net Fishermen Is Drawn and Indorsed. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Multnomah Anglers' Club held yesterday in conjunction with luncheon at the Imperial Hotel, the board decided in favor of increasing the cost of fishing and hunting licenses from $1 to $1.50, which would make the combination license cost J3. The board also expressed the opin ion that not more tnan 25 ner cent of the cost of the worn on steelheads at the Bonneville fish hatchery should be charged to the fish and game fund. The bill for the closing of the Wil lamette River to net fishermen was drawn and will be presented at the Legislature by Senator John Gill. A switch was made in the regular bill establishing the deadline at the Haw thorne bridge. The following members of the execu tive committee were present yesterday: Walter F. Backus, Dr. Earl C. McFar land. John Gill, H. B. Van Duzer. Les ter W. Humphreys. A. EL Burgduff. William M. U mbdenstock. Ray C. Win ter. W. E. Carlon and Will C. Block. William L. Finley. State Biologist, was the only one who is not a member of the committee present. A special meeting of the Multnomah Anglers' Club will be held tonight. It will be ladies' night. New reels of Oregon wild life will be shown by Wr. L Finley. State Biologist. R. E. Clan- ton, state superintendent of hatch eries, will tell how the fish have been planted in 1916. The meeting will be held on the eighth floor of the Ore gon building. B'.VAI B'RITH QUINTET VICTOR St. Helens Sunset Club Five Is De feated 33 to 15. ST. HELENS, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The B'nai B'rith basketball team, of Portland, scored a 33-to-15 victory over the Sunset Athletic Club quintet of this place yesterday in the feature I Christmas day event. A party of 30 accompanied the Portlanders, all riding in a big auto truck. The stars of the game for the visitors were Captain Shenker and Hermie Cohn. Cohn was removed from the game as a result of a bad gash re ceived accidentally. He was replaced by Nathan Cohn. Captain McDonald and Sten featured for the locals. The line-ups follow: B'nal B'rith (33). St. Helena (15). H.Cohn (8) F (5) McDonald Cant. Shenker (20).. F Wellington Welser C. , (4) McKie Aurbach (2) G Peterson E.Cohn O Prlnele JJ.Cohn (3 Spare (6) Sten Referee, Alfred sclillt. of Portland. NEW YORK. Dec. 26. (Special.) The rules committees of the two major leagues John A. Heydler and Barney Dreyfuss, of the National League, and President Ban Johnson of the Ameri can League, will get .together to dis cuss all the suggestions which have been made for improving the game as soon as the National Commission fin ishes its meeting in Cincinnati next Tuesday. The meeting of the rule makers will probably be held at French Lick as in former years. One of the new rules which the Na tional League representatives will put forth for approval with their American League associates, provides for a deeper outfield. This affects rule No. 1 which now reads "that shortest dis tance from fence or stand on fair ter ritory to the home base should be 235 feet." The new rules which will be pre sented provides that the nearest fence or stand shall be 270 feet. If the American League also approves of the change It will mean that the number of home runs in both leagues next sea son will be far less than ever before. The sad part of this new rule will be. If adopted, that if the right field stockades In Philadelphia and New York come within the 270-foot limit, they cannot be pushed back and It will then be necessary to adopt a ground rule limiting hits over the short bar riers to three or even two-base hits. The committee will also take up Percy D. Haughton's suggestions to in crease the batting by stripping the pitchers of .some of their great au thority. The two principal changes suggested are to limit the foul strikes to one and to give a man his base on three balls instead of four. President Johnson will probably sug gest a new rule to do away with the Intentional pass. 10 GAMES ASSIGNED TO CUBS Chicago Nationals to Play in San Francisco and Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) At a conference this afternoon between Danny Long, representative of Charles Weeghman of the Cubs. Henry Berry, of the Seals, and J. Cal Ewing, of the Oaks, it was agreed that the Chi cago Nationals will be provided with 10 games in this city and Oakland be tween March 15 and 25. Just how these games will be allotted will be settled after Ewing has talked over the subject with Jack Cook. At all events, it is settled the Cubs will be in the San Francisco-Oakland district March 15. 16, 17, 18 (two games), 22, 23 24 and 25 (two games). In addition, the Cubs will be invited to play the Coast League clubs at their training camps on otner days. CRAVATH SEEKS TIGER BERTH ANGELS BID FOR HERB KELLT Powers Says He Would Be Glad to Buy Beaver Southpaw. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26. (Special.) The Loe Angeles club is In the market for-pitcher Herb Kelly, of Portland. Owner John F. Powers announced. It has been reported that the Beavers have been eager to dispose of Kelly, and Powers' said Tuesday that he would be only too pleased to purchase Kelly. Kelly defeated the Angels three times in one week the latter part of last sea son. The Angele need a couple of left handed twlrlers next year. BRANSFIELD TO BE UMPIRE Ex-Pirate and Philly to Hold Indi cator in National League. NEW TORK, Dec. 26. William E. (Kitty) Bransfieid. former Pittsburg and Philadelphia National League player, has been appointed umpire by President Tener. of the National League, it was announced here today. Bransfieid has been an umpire for the last three years. In 1916 he um pired in the International League. Philly Fence Buster Wants to Be Outfielder or Pilot LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Gavvy Cravath, the National League fence buster, today applied In person to Tom Darmody tor tne Job as manager of the Tigers for next year In case he does not hook on as manager he wants to play one of the outfield ton billiard tournament of the Waldorf positions on the club. Darmody held a two-hour conference with Cravath In regard to Gavvy's Joining the club. Darmody today wrote to President Bakt-r, of the Phillies. asK- ing what he wanted for Cravath's re lease. . "IT. M. C. A. Spartans Beaten. The Holladay Midgets trimmed the Y. M, C. A. Spartans. 18 to 4. in the Y. M. C. A gymnasium. McCollugh and Dewar were the bright lights for the Lefts and Rights. WILLIE M E E H A N. heavyweight champion of the Pacific Coast, will meet "Soldier" Elder in a four-round bout on New Year's afternoon at Em eryville, Cal. Elder has been throw ing challenges at Meehan for the last three months and. will at last get his chance at the San Francisco fat boy. Elder is taller than Jess Willard and weighs around 225 pounds when in con dition. Frankie Jones will mix with Nick Simpson, of Oakland, in the semiwind up to the Elder-Meehan bout. In one of the preliminaries Billy Wright, the former Seattle welterweight, will box Eddie Burns, of San Francisco. Joe Bonds is trying to land a bout with Willie Meehan in Seattle. Bonds I6 now in Kansas City, where he has been meeting with success in his bouts. Jimmy Dime, Tom McMahon, Joe Chip and Paisy Branigan will arrive from Australia on the steamer Ventura at San Francisco next Monday. "Fighting Billy" Murray and "Knock out" Kruvosky will box the main event nt Sacramento Friday night. Sammy Good will meet Battling Vierra on the same card. George Engle writes that Bob McAl- GIBBONS WILLING TO FIGHT Manager Accepts Offer to Meet Darcy at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 26. A lo cal fight promoter announced today re ceipt of a telegram from Mike Gib bons' manager at St. Paul, accepting the offer of a New Orleans club for fight here during February with Les Darcy, Australian middleweight. A $15,000 purse was offered. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Dec. 26. James W. Coffroth. head of the Tijuana Jockey Club and well-known boxing promoter. announced tonight that he had tele graphed Charles J. Harvey, his New iork representative, to transmit a series of bids for a bout of 25 or more rounds between Les Darcy and Mike Gibbons. Coffroth plans to stage the match February 22 at Tijuana, Mexico below here, wnere tnere is no limit on the number of rounds in a boxing con test. He would not make his bids pub lic. WILLIE SMITH, GOLFER, DIES Professional at Club Victim OREGON ELEVEN FIT Coach Bezdek Says Men Are Primed for Great Battle. TEAM WILL ARRIVE TODAY Folwell Says Pennsylvania Expects Desperate Battle With Wesicru Gladiators Secret Practices to Be Held Today. W. S. G. GRADS TO MEET PIXLM.4N ALL MX I LIKELY TO ASK CE-NSIR.E FOR LOOM IS. Petition Urging Investigation of Charg es That Westerner Aided Penn Team to Be Circulated. As a result of the bombshell which was thrown Into Pacific Coast football circles ' last Saturday night when the report of the alleged actions of Ray Loomls, Washington State College end. came trickling over the wire to The Oregonlan. more than 40 members of the Oregon Alumni Association of Washington State College in Portland will meet tomorrow at luncheon at the Hazelwood in answer to a special call by President M. R. Klepper. Loomis is said to have engaged in a two-hour practice with the University of Pennsylvania football squad, during which time he is alleged to have given the coach Folwell, a lot of "dope" on the Oregon attack and defense. At the meeting a petition will be cir cuiated asking the officials of Wash ington State College to dig to the bot tom of the subject and it is thought a resolution will be adopted urging that Loomis be punished suitably if what is said proves true. President Klepper saidlast night: "If Loomis drilled the University of Pennsylvania team he has cast a re flection on Washington Stato College and members of the alumni feel that suitable action should be taken against him for so doing. Sometimes a young fellow does not realize what he is doing when acting as Loomis is said to have done. The fact that he was in the East attending a fraternity gathering lends color to the statement that he was In Philadelphia." Portland, and Mln Anna I- Kterbee, or Portland. PARKER-HALFORD William H. Parker. 24. of Turner, Or., and Miss Alt M. Hal- ford. 10, of Salem. Or. M-DANIE7I.-HEDKICK John Mctmniei. S3, of Portland, and Mrs Florence HeartcK. 21. of Portland. WELLS-GOWAN Charles Walter Wells. 26. of Hood River. Or., and Miaa Beatrice Victoria Gowan. 22, of Portland. BLANKENSHIP-ROEDEK Grover Will lam Blankenshlp. 81, of Portland, and Mr a. Barbetta E. Boeder. 32. of Holbrook. Or. VAN OSTEN-HOWARD Paul Van Oaten. 21, of Hood River, Or., and Miaa Edna How ard. 18. of Hood River. Or. COOFEy-FRAXKLIN Cbarlea Coopey. L of Portland, and Mra. Minnie Franklin. 53. of Vancouver, Wash. FRYMIRE-EAKNST William I.- Frymlre. 28. of Grass Valley. Or., and Lucy F.'Earnst, 27. of Vancouver, Wash. ' Bulldlnc rermlts. O. J. XELSON Repair two-story frame dwelling. 4828 Thirtieth avenue, between Forty-elahth and Forty-ninth streets. D. Cheney, builder: $60. HEXTER & STRAUSE Erect three-story concrete stores bulldtnp. 360 Morrison street, between Park and West Park streets: Llth erland & Abrey Company, builders; f 60,000. WHEAT GOES SOUTH - Cargo of 1000 Tons Valued at $45,000 Leaves Portland. LOS A.VGELES. Cal.. Dec. 26. (Spe claL) Primed for the greatest football game of 1916, the" University of Oregon football eleven entered California to day. According to word received by Pasadena Tournament of Roses off! cials. the Oregon team will arrive in Pasadena tomorrow at 9:35 o'clock. Telegraphing Secretary Bertonneau, tournament official, Coach Bezdek, of Oregon, says: "My boys are ready for the game now. We are coming south to play our best game. We will be out to win, not to have a good time." According to word received tonight. the University of Pennsylvania team has reached New Mexico and will ar rive at Pasadena tomorrow afternoon. City officials of Pasadena will meet both teams at the station and it is ex pected they will be escorted to their respective hotels by bands. The Oregon eleven will put in three afternoons at scrimmage practice, ac cording to word received from Coach Bezdek today. The Oregon squad will go direct to Pasadena and prepare for secret prac tice at Tournament Park tomorrow afternoon. The scrimmage work will be indulged in Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the final practice being of a light order. Coach Folwell telegraphed from Al buquerque, N. M., he would put the red and blue athletes through a fast work out In the. New Mexico city tonight. which would be the last practice until they arrived at their destination. Coach Folwell told the Tournament of Roses officials In his message hat he feared the prowess of the Oregon team and was expecting no easy vic tory. He declared that he fully appre ciated the Pennsylvanians are to meet the greatest football eleven ever as sembled In the West and said the East erners would go into the game fight ing from the outset. That the game would develop Into a desperate battle was Coach Folwell's expressed belief. OREGON PICKED TO BEAT PEXN SHIP SILENT AFTER GALL NO WORD RECEIVED FROM MARY LAND, REPORTED SINKING. DECEMBER SHIPMENTS BIG City of Savannah Abandons Effort to Rrarh Distressed Vessel, Captain Saying Trip Is Useless. KATUCKET, Mass.. Dec. 26. The radio stations at Siasconset and at Newport. R. I., listened in vain through out the day and night for further news from the steamer Maryland, which sent out distress calls late last night, say ing she was sinking 3S0 miles east of Sandy Hook. BOSTON. Dec. 26. The steamship City of Savannah, which was reported early today as hastening to the as sistance of the sinking steamship Maryland, arrived tonight from Savan nah. Captain Hammond said that he of fered to go to the Maryland's assistance when he picked up her call for help, but was Informed by the wireless operator at the Sankaty station that the coast guard cutters Gresham and Acushnet were speeding to her aid. He expressed the opinion It would have been futile for him to attempt to reach the Mary land In time to be of assistance to her. It was doubtful whether he could have found her, he said, owing to the meager information regarding her position. L. Potts, the wireless operator on the City of Savannah, said his vessel wns about half way between Montauk Point. L. I., and Block Island, heading for Vineyard Sound, when he first re ceived the Maryland's calls. The Mary land's operator, he said, reported the distressed steamer's position as 260 miles broad off Block Island. California Takes Increased Quan tity or Grain in Last Month. Bi Three" Line to Aid In Movement Along Coast. Wheat for San Tedro. aggregating 1000 tons and valued at $45,000. was started from Portland last night aboard the steamer Norwood, under charter to the Globe Grain & Milling Company. The same company dispatched the steamer Wlndber with more than 3000 tons of wheat for San Francisco early in the month and the December ship ments to the Bear State will be heavier than for any month since the new sea son opened. Much more wheat has been offered than the regular vessels could tak care of. but there will be a greater movement on the "Big Three" linn since the steamer Northwestern Is to be operated for two months. In com pany with the "Beaver and ' Rose City. The Beaver got away from San Fran cisco at 4 o'clock Christmas day. being on scheduled time, and the Rose City arrived there two .hours later from Portland. The Beaver is due today and the Northwestern sails, so Ainswortli dock will be a busy place during the afternoon. Portland Newsies Win. The Portland Newsboys" first team had a hard time defeating the second basketball squad, 23 to IS, last night' in the Neighborhood House. Last Sun day morning the second quintet took a 23-to-10 victory from the first-stringers. The lineups for last night's game follow: , First (231. Seconds (18L Rosoniy (4) V 6) A.Welnstein A.Goldstono IP) V til Gurlan A.Welnsteln (S)....C TJnkeles Hafter ,'...... Tessler '.ewla (2) C...1 (6) Dubensky Rtferue, Abe Cantor. Boalt Makes Run of Six. By scoring some sensational shots Fred L. Boalt broke the high-run rec ord of the annual handicap three-cush Billiard Parlors last night. The pre vious mark was five. Boalt went one better. In so doing Boalt won from Dan Delehanty, 27 to 12, and It took but 63 Innings to complete the match. G. L. Merk and L. E. Albright played an interesting match. Merk winning, 22 to 21. Each contestant made a high run of three. FURNITURE EMPLOYES TO IM PRISON" WIZARD IX PACK ING BOX. Morris Wins at 3-Cusliion (Gallic. In the first game in the play-off for fifth position of the Bowie & Caldwell handicap three-cushion billiard tourney last night A. W. Morris defeated Dr. H. P. Borders, 24 to 22. Each made a high run of three. Tonight J. H. O'Donnell O. H. Luck, Ex-Coach of De Puuw. Says Westerners Are Stronger. The University of Oregon will win the football game with the University of Pennsylvania, O. H. Luck, ex-coach of DePauw University, believe's. Mr Luck, who is now a resident of Port land, is familiar with both Eastern and Western football. having coached teams in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast. A few years ago Mr. Luck coached the football team of Al bany College, which won the non-conference collegiate championship of the state. "I saw Oregon play several games this Fall." said Mr. Luck, "and no eleven I have ever seen excelled It In power of attack and general excellence on defense. In my Judgment Pennsyl vania has not shown this year the con sistent good play that Coach Bezdek's eleven has demonstrated." Mr. Luck is well acquainted with C. J. Hunt, coach of the Carleton, Minn., eleven this year, who has been signed to coach the University of Washington football team next season. When Mr. Luck coached DePauw's eleven he says. Hunt was a member of the team. MITCHELL JOINS OREGON TEAM Bezdek's Squad to Arrive at Lofl Angeles This Morning. SAN. FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) A special car bearing the Ore gon University football team and rooters arrived tonight on the Shasta Limited from Eugene. The car was shunted to a side track and within a few minutes attached to a local train which made connections with the "Lark." which will land the party In Los Angeles at 9:D0 tomorrow morn ing. "Brick" Mitchell, who has been spending the holidays in,San Francisco. Joined the team here and proceeded with them to the South. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec. 26. Maximum temper ature, 36 degrees ; minimum temperature, 30 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 49 feet. Change in last 24 hours, 0.5 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to P. M.) none. Total rainfall since September 1, 1016, 12.30 Inches. Normal rainfall since September 1, 18.13 Inches. Deficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1916, 5. S3 Inches. Total sun shine. 6 hours 43 minutes. Possible sun shine, 8 hours 3i, minutes. Barometer (re duced to sea level! 5 P. M . 30.04 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 81 per cent. THE WEATHER. QUARTERLY SURVEY NOW ON George H. Mendell Carries Party to Columbia Entrance. Prevallng east wind, which smooths the sea and Is generally favorable tor sounding, is to be taken advantage of in completing the quarterly survey of the entrance to the Columbia River, which was started early In the month but was delayed by stormy weather. The Government tug George H. Men dell got away at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after having had rudder repairs made here, and a party of sur veyors aboard will start when the tide is favorable today. The fact has been established, that the present channel is largely permanent and the incom plete December survey indicates that there has been no shoaling in the 40 foot road. STATIONS. Wind Mexican Country of Pneumonia. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26. Willie Smith, golf professional at the Mexi can Country Club and formerly Na tional open-golf champion of America, died here today of pneumonia. Willie Smith was professional at the Mexican Country Club for several years. He won the American open champion ship at the Baltimore Country Club in 1S99 and played In the open champion ship tournament of Great Britain and St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1910. Freddie Anderson Goes South. Freddie Anderson, Vancouver, Wrash., lightweight, left last night for Deming, N. M where he meets a boy named Hastings the middle of next' month. Anderson has made quite a reputation for himself in that country. He has been at his borne the last two weeks. iiiitififf " " 'If ... ,; , ... , . , nit. i - I JBV will meet Dr. Morris. H. P. Borders and A. W Pacific Ereshnien to Take Trip. FOREST GROVE, Or.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) The Pacific University freshman basketball team will make a trip down the Columbia River, playing Rainier High School December 28. Clatskanie High School December 29. and one of the Portland teams on December 30. Baker Boise Boston Calgary ... Chicago Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena -1O-0.0O Jacksonville Kansas City T.os Angeles Marshfleld . Med ford Minneapolis Montreal . . New Orleans New York 10 0.00'. .'SE jClear 24 0 . 00 . . SVr Clear 3010.00,14 NW Clear 10 0.00 . . NE Clear 4i' o.4 1 1 SK . -loudy C 0.02 10 NW, Clear 40,0.10 . .IW Clear 30 0. OS 12 NE Snow 48.0.22.. . ,SE tJIoudy 68 0.01 22' SE ICIear 0.001.. W Clear 0.00 . . NE Cloudy S0O.1812'W IClesr 46 0.02,. .'NW, Cloudy 44 0.02!..lE Cloudy 38O.02'..rw Cloud v MlO.MlleIW ICloudy lO 0.00 10 W iCIear 76' . 024 IS SE Cloudy 34 u.iio 14 N Clear BROTHER IS ON MAR Y LAM' Portlander Feurs British Steamer May Be In Trouble, Not American. W. P. Gibson, of this city. Is con cerned over tile steamer Maryland be ing in trouble on the Atlantic side, reported yesterday as 380 miles east of Sandy Hook in a crippled condi tion, as his brother, Matthew Gibson, is chief engineer aboard the British steamer Maryland and he thinks the latter may be the one calling for as sistance Instead of the 4,melcan steamer of the Bame name, as news dispatches have made known. The British vessel Is said to have loaded cargoes at Philadelphia, and Mr. Gibson received news from England that the steamer was to have been there last week, while the carrier In trouble also put out from Philadelphia Saturday. North Head ! 36;0.00'il0 E )Pt. cloudy North Taklmi Omaha. Phoenix ......... Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. . Walla Walla Washington .... 24 0.00' . 0.10 ?E Snow . . 4sn.no . . sw Pt. cloudy J4 o.o-2 14 sw :rt. cloudy ::.'."' E Clouriv 40,0.00 . .I.NW'Cloudy I 42 0.O0:10'NWPt. cloudy 1 8,1.02(lO'8 Rain 0.0 . . SE Cloudy 44(0.84!. .PN Cloudy 36 O.0O1 . .?SE iCIear 1010.00 . .'B Clear 34 0.001.. IS Cloudy 360.0014 E (Cloudy 18 0.00t..iW Clear 40;o.00'..E Clear Reaucbamp Knocks Out Ketchel ST. LOUIS. Dec. 26. Ernest Beau champ, of Winfield. Ia., knocked out Dan Ketchel. of New Yorkf in the fifth round of a scheduled 10-round boxing contest here tonight. The men are light heavyweights. Miss Bogart Wins Tennis Honors. PINEHURST. N. C. Dec. 26. Miss Carolina Bogart. of the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, defeated Miss Es ther Tufts, of Boston, in two straight sets for the women's St. Thomas ten nis championship here today. WHITE MAN SUSPECTED NINE NEGROES ALSO HELD MURDER OF FAMILY. Harden at Fantagea. Employes of the Ira F. Powers Furniture Company will attempt tonight at Pantages Theater to imprison Hardeen, the king of the handcuffs, in a packing-case of their own making and in such a manner that he will not be able to escape. The material for the case will be supplied by the Powers chal lengers and they will build the case on the stage In the full view of the public. One of the condi tions under which Hardeen will operate will be an agreement that he will not break the box in making his escape. Ax Found Half Mile From Scene of (rime -Sli'ciii In House Supposed to Be Motive of Crime. M1XDE.N, La.. Dec. 26. The ax with which John Nelson Reeves, his wife and their two children are believed to have been murdered in their home near here Christmas night was found today by searchers about half a mile from the scene of the crime. It was covered with blood and matted hair. The sheriff and his deputies who searched the homeslof some of the negroes held in Jail as sus pects reported they had found bloody clothing therein but the belief is strong here that a white man was involved in the crime. Nine negroes are being held In jail as suspects. Minden Is quiet and the sentiment here is that the law be permitted to take its course. It is said Mrs. Reeves recently re ceived $3500 in the settlement of an es tate and this, with the $000 which her husband kept In ttie house. Is supposed to have furnished the motive for the murders. None of the money has been found. DAILY CITY STATISTICS HtjrOMb SOMERS To Mr. ami Mrs. John Somfru Jackson street. December 2. s son. REICHLE To Mr. and Mrs. If. Relchl. 1033 East Twenty -eighth, street North, De cember 3. a son. RATTEY To Mr. and Mrs. John Rattey. 435 East Monroe street, December 7. a daughter. M'GRE W To Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Mc Orew, &741 Fifty-sixth pivenue Southeast. December 11. a daughter. THOMAS To Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Thomas. 1021 Clinton street. December 1 1. a daughter. MARL To Mr. and Mrs William Marl. 44.". East Market street, December 11, a son. FRY To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fry. 1503 East Fortieth street North, December 12, a son. llb-IrJ-SK.I to air. ana juri. i mior Ldsiewski, U Blandena street, December 12, a son. BEROSTEDT-To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bergs tedt, Portland Shipyards, December 12, a daughter. HARMON To Mr. and Mr. Samuel A. Harmon. 274 Karragut street, December 14, a oq. M'COY To Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCoy. 361 Tillamook street, December 14. a daughter. Marriage I.lfenHen. CLEARWATER-MORRIS J. W Clear water, St. Johns, and Olive A. 34 orris, St. Johns. NAPER-ANDERS Ervln G. Naper, Try ing, Or., and Henrietta E. G. Anders, lotfl Tibboits itrtt. S HOLES-METCALFE Charles H. Sholes, 1S30 Hawthorne avenue, and Gertrude Met calfe, rsr East Mufil.-on street. TRIPT.ETT-Sl.-RREY H. M TrlDlMt Woodburn, Or., and Isabel Surrey, 288 East Larrabee street. SEIFFERT-SATTERLEE Gustaf Relfert. 388 Pettygrove street, and Mabel Satterlee, same address. SIEFFERM A N-HEIN Fred E. Selffer man. Lake Stevens. Wash., and Bessie M. Heln. Oregon Hotel. JOHNS EN -WALLACE Gustav Johnsen. 571 Pettygrove street, and Flora Wallace. 100 North Nineteenth street. COOPER -LOWE Samuel Goodsell Cooper. Seattle. Wash., and Pearl a. Lowe, Villa St. Clara. Dl'flAt'KI-VEION Emerich F. Duicarkl. iriS Front street, and SuTanne C. Nelaon. 10S3 Water street. Vancouver Marriage I.I-ene. MAI-FIELD-RICE William Malfleld. 34. of Portland, and Mra. Hattle B. Rice, 33, of Portland. H ANCE-W1 LLSON W. E. Har.c 40, of Bakkersfleld. Cal.. and Louise V. Wilson. 80, of Chicago. CRAIG-MORIGAN Charles Craig. 54, of Portland, and M rs. Mary Morlgan, 58, of Portland. SMITH -TOM LINSON George TV. Smith. Jr., 20, of Salem. Or., and Miss Armllda Tomlinson. UK of Salm. Or. KITOH-WILKES Clarence A. Kltch. 50. of Deer Ialand. Or., and Dlena Wllkt-s, 56. of Deer Island. Or. PAMM EXT-WJLLERT John M. Pam mert, CO. of Mineral, Wash., and Mrs. Lil lian J. Wlllert. 50, of Washougal, Wash. OA KES-KEITH LEY George S. Oakes, 21, of Kelso. Wash., and Miss Myrtle M. Keith ley, 18. of Kelno. Wanh. BOITANA-SIM PSON Frank C. Ho I tar a. 33. of Portland. ad Miss Mary Caroline Simpson. 22, of Vancouver, Wash. .BLEW-EASTEKBEli- -iiuga Blew, 24. ol WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high-pressure area over lies the northern Rocky Mountain Ktatea and a well-defined low-pres sure area Is central over the Red River Valley of the North. Snow has occurred In the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valles and rain has fallen in the lower Mississippi and Ohio valley. It ts warmer In the lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys and de- mtA nd I v colder In ( .olorndo, K annas. Ne bra ska. Eastern South Dakota and Northern m l p rieot a. Conditions are favorable for fair and con tinued cold weather In this district WSdBM day except In extreme Northwest Washing ton, where rain or snow win iau. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Wednesday prob ably fair, easterly winds, continued cold. Oregon Wednesday fair, continued cold, east erly winds. Washington Wednesday fair, except rain or snow in extreme northwest, portion; con tinued cold, easterly winds. Idaho Wednesday fair, -continued cold. Ocean forecast. North Pacific Coast Wednesday, rain north, fair south; moderate easterly wlnda. E. A. BDALS. Forecaster. Kuppa lelta Iotas Dine. The Kappa Delta. Iota fraternity held a .banquet tn honor of Its tenth anniversary at UN aiunnoman nui-i Tusdav night. Firty memDers wer present, including four of the original six founders. Herb Cook was toast master and a complete history of tha fraternity was recounted. The annual fraternity dance will be given tomor row night at the of new member.". same hotel In honor r To morrow Night BOXING LlBhtTvelKht Championship Northwest. LLOYD MADDEN Ex - Amateur American Champion. Present Northwest Champion. Who Risks His Title to MUFF BRONSON Portland's Pride. 12 THURSDAY 28th KOI Nil OV BOXIXi I - Klvo Steamships Sunk. WASHINGTON Dec. JS. Lloyd's re ports In dispatches received by the State Department from London tell of the sinking: of the Norwegian bark Ansangar and the British steamers Istrar. l.Incairn. Llansroes and Miirex. not previously reported from other sources. SULLIVAN NELSON 133 lbs. SIMMS KENDALL 190 lbs. WINGER BENNETT 118 lbs. McCOOL MOSCOW 125 lbs. SMITH HOGAN ItS lbs. GRAHAM BORDSEN 190 lbs. TTnLTTC It I H -1 HlVHi 1 O 5 TILLER'S HOCKEY PORTLAND VS. SPOKANE Friday Night 8:30 o'Clock Sharp Reserved Tickets, 50, 75, $1.00 On sale for East Half Arena, Sections G, H, I. J, K, L, M, N, at Spalding's, Broadway and Alder Main 718. For West Half Arena, Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, O, P. at Ice Palace, Twentieth and Marshall Main 7090 ICE PALACE Twentieth and Marshall