THE MOBXIXG OREGOyiAZf, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1018.
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MTEMflNHY
PLAY AT COfilLIS
There will be a trotting and pacin
race each day, with two or three
i running events thrown in. Some of
i the fast horses which will take par
in the three days list or events will be
Complete, Guylight, Max Moran and
others.
Saturday Clash Not Likely
Be- Witnessed Here.
to
RETURN GAME TO BE SET
HARVARD PLANS ANNOUNCED
Tentative Date Has Been Arranged
by M. A. A. C. Wilh Camp Lew is
Here on October 26.
Manager George Bertz, of the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club eleven,
has not yet given up hope of bringing
the Oregon Aggies to Portland Satur
day for their scheduled contest. He
Has been on the trail of every health
officer in the state, but it is doubtful
if the ban will be lifted for the game.
The officials at Oregon Agricultural
College are urging Berts to bring the
team to Corvallis next Saturday if the
game cannot possibly be played In
Portland and they aUo mention that
the Oregon Agricultural College would
play Multnomah a return game later
in the season here. The chances are
about even that Multnomah will Jour
ney to Corvallis next Saturday.
Berts has not slackened up in lining
up games for the husky club team and
has arranged a tentative date with the
Camp Lewis aggregation for a game
here on Saturday, October 16. The
Camp Lewis team Is breezing right
along ami will soon be ready to tackle
all the leading elevens in the North'
west.
Coach Ad Dewey Is running his
Foundation team through the paces
every night on the Vaughn-street
grounds, but hair' not set any more
dates for games. Foundation will prob
ably play Camp Lewis in the
future and also Multnomah Club. As
soon as tbe Standifer team begins to
assume proportions Foundation will
likely be ready to tackle it.
One thing is certain and that Is
the Portland football fans will see
plenty of games as soon as the pres
ent Spanish influenza trouble is over.
All the followers of the game are
hoping to get a glimpse at the famous
Marines team this season. Multnomah,
Foundation and Vancouver Barracks
were angling with Mare Island for
games, but when the Island was put In
quarantine and the ban
games in Portland, negotiations were
stopped.
Student Army Members May Partlcl
, pate In Athletics.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Oct. 15. Plans
for modified sporting activities at Har
vsrd University were announced last
night. Members of the Student Army
Training Corps will be permitted to
participate in football, rowing . and
cross-country running this Fall, with
limited periods for training and prac
tice.
Football at first will be confined to
inter-company ana inter-battalion con
tests. Later games probably will be
arranged with Student Army Training
Corps and service teams in this vicin
ity. It was said that games with Prince
ton or lale were improbable.
IS LOST
SANDERS RECEIVES CALL
REPORT FOR SERVICE.
TO
Loss of Mentor 'Will Be Hard Blow
to High School Successor Has
Not' Yet Been Appointed.
The University of Michigan has a
George F. Sanders, football coach at
Lincoln High School, has received his
call from Washington to report at Al
lentown. Pa., at once. Sanders recently
enlisted in. the Medical Reserve Corps
and has been expecting to be ordered
into the service at any time.
The loss of their coach will be a hard
blow to Lincoln, as Sanders has had
great success with the boys and had
moulded a good team into condition
for this season's gridiron battles. They
won their first game of the season
which was against James John, an
made an excellent showing. A coac
has not yet been selected to fill San
near I ders' place, but as the teams will re
main inactive for a week at the least,
a new mentor can be obtained by that
time.
Many of the followers of the Inter
scholastic sport and the students of the
various high schools are asking them
selves if there is going to be inter
scholastic football. Without a doubt
the complete schedule will be played
out. of course, providing that the in
fluenza ban does not remain on for
great length of time.
Jefferson and several of the othe
achnnla have been . nractieina: riarh
was put on ,lon aa uguai, while Columbia and
the rest have been resting up. Th
Hill Military Academy students have
been turning out every night and the
Hill students from Washington played
FOUNDATION TO PLAY
L
Veteran College Stars Seek
Position on Line.
40 SOLDIERS AT PRACTICE
to be in good form in this game. It is
expected that the game will attract a
large number of the more emotional of
the Student Army Training Corps men,
who will see a picture of the Kaiser on
the ball every time it comes their way.
Actual practice and play will not
sf&rt until the Spanish influenza has
run its course on the campus.
ATHLETE IS CRITICALLY ILL
Ray Conch, of La Grande, Near
Death in South Carolina Camp.
LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.)
Ray Couch. Lieutenant in a machine
gun camp in South Carolina, is critically.
ill and his parents, of this city, have
hurried to the bedside.
Toung Couch is one of Oregon's pre
mier football men, playing last year.
rnd was conspicuous in the officers'
training camps there. 1
Past Training Methods Must Go.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CoL Training
methods used in the past probably will
be discarded in preparing Colorado Col
lege's football squad for the gridiron
this season. An hour a day is all that
is set aside for athletics under miMtarv
cial.) The 13th Division football team control, now in eiiect at this school
will play its first game of the season " l"- training must De
with the Foundation shipyard eleven I "" 'mwj imning win, in
of Portland here Sunday.
Multnomah Athletic Club Is sched
uled for the second game on Octo
ber 16.
Already" 40 soldiers are in training
to make the team. Among the stars
that Captain Cook has in sight are Cor
poral Ray Selph and Lieutenant Frank
R. Skadan.
Selph was declared the all-Pacific
foast Intercollegiate center for the
917 season, while a member of Captain
Meier (Dark Horse) Newman's Oregon
Agricultural College team. Selph now
weighs 200 pounds.
Skadan was the great halfback devel
oped at Washington State College by
Lone Star Diets. Many colleges are
represented in the training squad.
Multnomah Athletic Club Scheduled
for Second Game on Canton
ment Field October 2 6.
CAMP LEWIS, Wash., Oct. 15. (Spe-
large measure, take care of the candi
dates' physical condition.'
JUDGE GATENS REVERSED
ASHLEY & RUMELIN LOSE CASE
AGAINST CITY.
formidable eleven again this year, al-la team composed of Hill students from
Oregon last Sunday at Twenty-fifth
and Raleigh streets.
though, like other universities, it will
suffer from the lack of material. Coach
Yost has seven letter men back and
around them has built this season's
quad.
4
Frank Shaughnessy, former roach of
the McGill University football team,
and manager of the Ottawa baseball
team of the Canadian League, has been
appointed to the Canadian expedition
ary force which is going to Siberia.
Another crack service eleven looms
on the horizon. At Camp Gordon, near
Sports of AH Sorts.
Clifton R. Heathcote. the young out
fielder who made such a good show
ing with tbe St. Louis Cardinals the
past season, has enrolled at Fenn as
one of Uncle Sam's students.
Herb Hunter, former Portland Beaver
and Seal player, has won .one of the
Atlanta, Ga.. the military authorities""! positions on th Submarine Base
called upon Lieutenant Messer. a for
mer football star, and told him to get
a team together. With military prompt-
' ness Messer got under way, the re
sult being a squad of more than 200
candidates, many of them having rec
ords as star players on college and
university teams.
Nate LIpman. former Interscholastic
atar. who Is holding down one of the
guard positions at O. A. C. this year.
was a Portland visitor Monday and
trie! to enlist In tbe Navy, but was
turned down. He will go back to
college.
Bob Tucker. Columbia University all.
round athlete, who played half on the
C U. eleven last year, is out for the
Multnomah Club eleven. Tucker turned
out the first time last night and fell
right In line. Although he has not had
as much experience aa some of the
backfield men he Is a hard worker and
plays bang-up ball. Before going to
Columbia he played on a fast high
school team in Boston, Mass., for scv
eral years.
BARRIEAU HAS NOT JOINED CP
French-Canadian Middleweight Is
Working In Oakland Shipyard.
The report recently spread here by
an afternoon paper that Frank Bar
rieau. the French-Canadian middle
weight, -who fought Jimmy Darey hers
soma time ago. is now In the Canadian
army la the "bunk."
. Barrieau Is very much In action and
fought Frankle Denny a four-round
draw In Oakland last week. He Is
now hot on the trail of K. O. Kruvosky
and the allied promoters In Ean Fran
cisco may match the pair in a week or
so. Barrieau is married and has a
baby boy. He is working nights as
an electrician at the Moore Shipyards
in Oakland. Cal., and trains every after
noon at the w eat Oakland Athletic
Club.
Ever since Barrleau's match with
Darcy here the fans have been think
ing that Barrieau did not do his best
eleven, of San Diego.
' Carroll Johnson, well known as
former Nonthwestern football star, has
been commissioned an ensign in the
United States Navy.
Bob Folwell, Pennsylvania football
coach, is In a hospital at Philadelphia,
a very sick man. Spanish influenza
is the cause.
Henry J. Miron, who in 1915 broke
the swimming record for the course
from Boston to Boston Light, died at
his home in Ablngton. Mass., the
other day from pneumonia.
The Winter race meeting of more
than 100 days at Havana. Cuba, will
be held as usual, starting on Thanks
giving day. Many leading Americans
will take part in the racing at Orien
tal Park, among them being George
W. Loft, who has just leased a house
in Havana for the Winter season.
It appears that Tom Jones, former
sport writer on the Detroit Free Press,
is the first man from this branch of
work who has sacrificed his life as
the direct result of the great war.
Jones Joined the aviation service some
little time back and was progressing
nicely until two weeks ago. While
making a trial flight at Pensacola,
Fla.. the airplane he was piloting fell,
killing him instantly.
Dates have been fixed by the
National championship committee of
the A. A. U.. New York, for three cham
pionship cross-country fixtures. Sat
urday, November- 9. was selected
the first date; November 16 the sec
ond date, and November 30 the third
date-
Joe Novak, professional at the Cal
ifornia Gold Club, is promoting Red
Cross golf tournaments at Butte,
Mont., while awaiting the call to the
colors.
game Laws to be changed
Conservation of Wild Life to Be Ob
ject of Legislation.
SANTA FE. N. M. Theodore Roualt,
Jr., State Game and Fish Warden, has
started a survey of the condition of
game and birds in New Mexico. This
Justice Conrad P. Olson Prepares!
Two Opinions Which Are Given
Out by Supreme Court.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.) "It
would not be common justice to com
pel the city to pay the claim of a con
tractor wjio has embezzled Its funds to
a greater amount than he has earned,'
is one of the observations in an opinion
of the Supreme Court handed down to
day in the case of Ashley & Rumelin,
bankers, against the city of Portland,
appellant. The opinion is written by I
has for its objective the gathering of I Justice Burnett and reverses the low-
exact information to form the basis
of additional legislation he will recom
mend for enactment at the next session
of the Legislature, intended to conserve
the wild life of the state.
The warden mailed printed question
naires to deputy wardens in all parts of '
the state, asking them to state the
numbers of deer and wild turkey in
comparison with those of a year. before.
er court for Multnomah County, Judge
w. N. Gatens department.
The complaint showed that a contrac
tor named Hart assigned to the bankers
claims against the city on a contract
for wood hauling. Dispute arose as to
amounts paid the plaintiffs on Hart's
assignments, and the city set up the
allegation that Hart was in debt to the
city for money collected by him and
the relative number of bucks and does, I which he had not paid, and also for
and whether, in their opinion, protec
tion for 'deer and turkey should be in
creased. One of the queries put to the
deputies was whether a closed season
would reduce poaching and its probable
effect on upland birds; shore birds and
waterfowl. Another was whether ab
solute protecti on would be advisable
for deer and turkey for a number of
years.
The warden also asked whether the
war had reduced the number of hunters.
The questionnaires invite the deputies
to make any suggestions they believe
advisable for changing of the state's
game laws.
wood which was the property of the
city and which he had turned to his
own use.
Justice Conrad P. Olson, appointee on
the Supreme Court bench to succeed the
late Justice F. A. Moore, has recently
prepared his first opinions, and the
first two to be handed down by the
court "Were given out today.
Other opinions were: '
State. vs. Tom Eapsales. appellant; ap
pealed from Columbia; appeal from convic
tion of crime against nature; opinion by
Justice Olson; Circuit Judge Eakin af
firmed.
La Grande National Bank, appellant, vs.
E. W. Oliver; appealed from Multnomah;
suit to collect on a promissory note: opln-
ROXALD SHERMAN TO REPORT I lon by Justice Johns; Circuit Judge Tucker
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Winsed-M Gymnast Will Receive
Commission at Camp Pike.
Ronald M. Sherman, prominent Mult
nomah Club member and one of the
best gymnasts who has ever wore the
winged "M," has received orders to re
port to the officers' training school at
Guy L,. Wallace, appellant, .- Oregon
Engineering1 & ConstrBction Company; ap
pealed from Clackamas; motion for final
determination of suit, which had been re
manded to lower court for new trial, is de- 1
nlea: opinion per curiam.
Everdinr A Farrell, appellants, vs. Geb-
hardt Lumber Company;- appealed from
Yamhill; motion to dismiss appeal allowed;
opinion by Chief Justice McBrlde.
Joan liuiuiams et ai., vs. weaver iakc
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and it seems to be- a well-known fact TOE BENJAMIN', the- fast Portland
in Oakland and an Francisco. Pre
vious to his bout here he beat Darcy
only a few weeks before coming; to
Portland. lie closed up like a crab
in his mills here and hardly got in a
lirk in the six rounds, while on the
other occasions he fought Darcy he
O lightweight is now in an Fran
Cisco headed for Portland. He will re
main in San Francisco for a week or so
trying to feet on at one of the weekly
shows if the promoters will meet Jiis
price.
The Portland lightweight has been
swept the Roumanian eff his feet by I acting aa a sparring partner for
bis attacks, according to the southern
newspaper reports.
Frank has not been rery active the
past few months because of his night
work, but is rapidly rounding in shape
for a heavy Winter campaign.
AGGIES ARE SHAPING 'GOOD
Contest With Camp Lewis Will Prob. tnat steP'
ably Replace Washington Game.
OREGON AGRICVLTVRAi. COLLEGE,
Corvallis. Oct. 15. (Special.) Word
Douglas Fairbanks, but was given
three weeks' vacation, when Fairbanks
went East last week.
Larney Lichenstein. the well-known
! Chicago fight manager, has written
Benjamin a letter asking him if he
would like to make a trip Kast. Ben
jamin, however, has his eye on enlist
ing in the Navy and after a short visit
to Portland or even before, he may take
which has Just been received from cago, in a 10-round contest. Dillon
.-oach Hunt, of the University of Wash- tne aggressor throughout but
Jack Dillon has finally succeeded in
winning a fight. At Cedar Rapids. Ia.,
the other, night, he outpointed a lad
named Jack Duffy, hailing from Chi-
was
ti o.rciir IhrnnvhAiil hut th
lngton. mat mai scnooi win piay no ..,. iihrt utrr.no-
able that the gams arranged with I Tommy Connors and Leo Cadden
nisnimion win dp repiacea. prooaDiy.i Scranton. Pa., boxers, recently were
liy a match with Camp Lewis. 1 awarded the French war cross for a-al-
Tha Aggies are at work preparing lant conduct in action as members of
for tne gama with tno Multnomah Club, an ambulance unit in France.
which is to be played next Saturday.
The team as a whole is in good shape.! Jimmy Johnston, who has been look
Among the new men who may play ing quietly around for a welterweight
are Hodler and Knapp. of Columbia who might relieve Ted Lewis of his
T'niversity. Hodler is out for tackle crown, has his eyes fixed on Bflly Ryan,
and end. and Knapp for center and says a New York exchange. Ryan is at
tackle. Van Orsdel. of Salem High, is present managed by Biddy Bishop, and
trying tor eno. r.awin right, tor-! the latter tninks tnat uuiy is a sure
his destination this afternoon.
Sherman attended both the first and
second training camps at Eugene this
Summer, and came through with flying
colors. For a number of years he has
ntertained the members of Multnomah
Club at their smokers with his per
formances on the rings, bars and other
gymnasium apparatus.
.Sherman, who is a dispensing op
tician and has practiced at 410 Orego-
lan building, will receive a commis-
lon in the infantry. He has been
raining hard to learn every phase of
military tactics.
TEAM Wllili BE BUILT CP
Colorado College Coac hHopeful to
Get Pretty Good Aggregation.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.r-Of S3
football training at Colorado College OFFICER ADMITS G FTS
recently none was a letter man.
But despite the scarcitty of experi
enced college players Coach Rotbgeb is
hopeful of producing a good team for
many of the new men have been train
ing in high school, and as the Rocky
Mountain Intercollegiate Conference has
waived the freshmen rule for members
to enjoin defendants from constructing and
malntalninr a dam near the mouth of Beav
er Creek and prohibit maintenance of wire
fence across creek; opinion by Chief Justice
McBrlde; decree of Circuit Judff Hamilton
modified.
Annie M. Haldemann. appellsnt. vs. Sarah
B. Weeks; appealed from Multnomah; suit
to secure reconveyance of certain parcels of
realtv and declare trust In proceeds of $5000
note; opinion by Justice Olson; Circuit Judee
Gatens affirmed.
Columbia River Door Company, appellants,
vs. W. F. Todd et al. ; appealed from Mult
nomah; suit to foreclose mechanic's Hen;
opinion by Justice Benson; decree of Cir
cuit Judge Morrow modified.
C. J. McCabe et al., vs. William J. Keiie
her. appellant; appealed from Douglas; suit
to collect damages for alleged fraud In con
nection with purchase of real estate: opinion
by Justice. Burnett; Circuit Judge Hamilton
reversed.
Petition for rehearing was denied in the
case of Hewitt vs. Llnnhaven Orchard Com
pany of Albany.
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INSTALLING FEE WAIVED
PHOSE APPLICATION'S SOUGHT
BEFORE SEPT. 1 AFFECTED.
D. Pillsbury Notifies Public Serv
ice Commission of Cbange
in. Proccdiire.
Vansrhan. Says He Was Not In
fluenced In Army Contracts.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. 15. (Special.) The
Public Service Commission today re
ceived a communication from H. D.
Pillsbury, vice-president of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Company, an
nouncing that the company Is no longer
imposing installation charges of $5, 1
and $15 on applications for service filed
before September i.
A regulation promulgated by Post
master-General Burleson made those
rates effective September 1 and the
NEW TORK, Oct 15. Testimony that
Felix Gouled. Army contract promoter,
on trial in r eucrtii v u u i i. nun t - . . , -
of th. atud.nfa Armv rlnlr mrn. nv David L. Podell on charges' of con- telephone company adopted a policy w
much of the material will be available, splracy to defraud the Government in assessing "e'T"l
n r,,. i .. tj-.i u I n with itr ni. rnn. I stallatlons made on applications Illea
said. "Of course we are faced with tracts, had given J1000, a wrist watch Pr'?r to tna da"i
the proposition of building a team from I and laprobe to Captain Aubrey w.
Inexperienced men, but so are other col- I Vaughn, U. S. A., procurement officer
of" the water proof supplies division of
the Quartermaster Department, was
KliAMATH BOTS LAUNCH CICB given by Captain Vaughan himself at
today s hearing.
Cantain Vaue-hnn. who had nrevlouslv 1 . . . a iH ; n.ni.,tu
. . . . I 1 s. . - PfintmlnHlliIin I1H.U JUtlUC Dllllliat W ' w .....
l,roup or ig;n scnooi xonngsters pleaded guilty to an indictment charg- d , the ietter received by the Ore-
Ing him with acceptance of the alleged gon commission today a letter from Mr.
bribes, denied on the stand he had been piuSDUry to another state commission
influenced by them in his recommenda- a quoted, showing that. the company is
tions on 36 raincoat contracts totalling - loneer making such assessments
ss.uuu.uvu.
leges.'
Numerous complaints were filed with
the Oregon commission, and Commis
sioner Fred G. Buehtel sent a letter to
the office of the company Interpreting
the rullne. on behalf of the commis
sion, as applying only to applications
mario on or after September 1. Other
Leases Old Elks Clubrooms.
KLAMATH FALLS. On.. Oct. 15.
(Special.) The Klamath Falls Amateur
Athletic Club Is the name of the new
organization .Just started by a group
O ' "U ! A . AAA A A . I A
has more than 20 members and Is $4-d,ZUC,0iiC. LUAIMb
and a cash basis.
The old Elks' clubrooms at the cor
ner of Fourth and Klamath avenue
have been leased, furniture rented and
athletic equipment is to be Installed.
A number of pantins for their friends
throughout the Winter are being
planned by the boys, who are' prin
cipally members of the older classea
MADE
War Finance Corporation's Opera
tions Reach Big Total.
FOOTBALL
IS
ABANDONED
xnerty of Llnoln High School. Is being
vd as halfback. Fenstrom. Salem
Iiig School. Is out for guard and
tackle and Hitchcock for halfback.
Fast Hores Will Con;pete.
3. V. Huntaneer. well-known turf
nan, is busy lining up the three days
programme of races which will be held
at' the Vancouver. Wash., race track
Thursday. Friday and Saturday in con
nection with the Clarke County fair.
champion.
Harry Pelsinger and Battling Vierra
fought a fast four-round draw in Oak
land the other night.
CAMP CODT. N. M. Football prac
tice has begun here and, a number of
team- are being formed among the
enlisted men. The remount station was
the first to start practice, having 35
men in uniform. A scries of intra
camp games is" planned-
Spokane College and University Drop
Game for Military Training.
SPOKANE. Wash. Two local institu
tions of higher education, Spokane col
lege, a Lutheran Church school and
Spokane university, established by the
Christian Church, have abandoned foot
ball in favor of military training. In
addition, all other Fall athletics for
men have been dropped at Spokane
university, including gymnasium work.
Military drill has been started at
this lnstituton under the direction of
Army officers and preparations are
being made at Spokane college to or
ganize a class in military training.
CAGE BALL ATTRACTS OREGON
New Sport Is Fostered by Dean
Walker, Graduate Manager.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Oct. 15. (Special.) A new form of
sport has made its appearance upon the
university campus in the shape of cage
ball. The game is being fostered by
Dean H. Walker, graduate manager of
the university student body.
The idea of the contest, as Walker
explains it, is simple. The game is a
cross between basketball and pushball.
The game has not been spoiled by rules,
any number can play and In any man
ner. Tripping, kicking, pushing, stiff
arming and hairpulling are considered
and that it will refund on all that have
been made.
WRIGHT KILLED OVERSEAS
Son of Lieutenant-Commander of U.
S. Navy Dies m- wattle
Corporal Preston Moffett Wright, who
left Portland witn tne mini
was killed in action in France Septem
ber 2, according to word received from
his mother, Mrs. Robert Ji. vvngnc
vm.ntr Wrieht is the son of Lleuten
ant-Commander Robert K. Wright, of
Admiral Sims' squadron, in irenca
waters. His mother was hostess at the
Vancouver Barracks Hostess House
from its opening until August 1, at
which time she went witn ner nusuanu
to Philadelphia.
Corporal Wright lived in Portland
several years. He enlisted with the
Third Oregon March 25, 1917, and was
later transferred to the 162d, then the
isnth Infantry. Since being overseas
Americans Held by Germans to Get I his chief hope was to meet his father
in France.
Commander Wright wrote to him that
v-tpttt vodii- --. i Tr. . Inch a meeting could probably be ar-
w '.j i ,.. A ... ,,!. but later dlsvovered that the
will receive a Christmas package, tbe letter was written two dajs after his
American Red Cross, which is handling son's death.
collections and shipments for this pur- Besides his Parents Corporal Wright
pose, announced tonight with the clos- leaves a sister. Elizabeth, and two
ing of the ports for receiving packages, brothers, Raymond and Benninger
Hundreds of packages were received Wright and Robert K. W right r -
her from oil narts of the country, are with their mother in South Oil Cit,
In addition to the packages, it was Pennsylvania.
stated each prisoner will receive a box
Thepffts will be sent to" the Amer- LQCAL PLANTS TO PROFIT
lean Red Cross commission at xjerne,
Switzerland, for distribution. Government Asks Bids for Ranges
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15 The War
Finance Corporation up to October 1
had authorized $43,202,592 in loans, of
which 140,540,500 went direct to war
businesses without the medium of
banks. ,
All loan's were securerd by collateral,
which aggregated $64,033,000, of which
only $800,000 was in liberty bonds.
Actual payments under the advances
authorized amounted to $24,183,000,
with the balance subject to .draft
Interest rates charged were not dis
closed, although it is known a num
ber of loans were made at 7 per cent.
GIFTS TO GO TO PRISONS
Livestock Board to Meet.
and Other Material.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.) W. I x,0cal manufacturers are now given
H. Lytle, State Veterinarian, announced an opportunity to bid for furnishing
todav that a special meeting, or tne I certain essentials in outlining fort
State Livestock Sanitary Board will be land-built ships, which have heretofore
held at Heppner. Friday, Oct. 18. The been closed to them,
meeting is called to discuss the Spring Under the practices of the Govern-
and Fall dipping and other questions ment bids were asked for and sent out
of general interest to sheep raisers. I from wasnington oy man, un mt re
sult that the dates for their filings I
frequently expired before the notices'
reached here.
Specifications have been received for
150 cocking ranges, an equal numbe
of hot water boilers, steam tables an
plate warmers to be installed in wood
ships under construction in North fa
cific Coast yards. Intending bidders
may have access to the specifications
at the Oregon industries bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce.
MOVIE STAR AFTER MILLION
Fairbanks to Seek Big Loan Sub
scription in Airship.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. Since the
Sunday when Secretary McAdoo, out
canvassing for liberty bonds, got Ber
nard Baruch, chairman of the War In
dustries Board, to say, "Well, guess
can take a million," the Washington
loan organization has been trying in
vain to find a man to match Mr.
Baruch.
Today Douclas Fairbanks, motion
picture actor, on arriving in-Washing
ton, guaranteed to get a million to
match Barney Baruch," if he were pro
vided an airplane to fly to New York.
Arrangements were made ana ne win
leave Washington at 11 o'clock to
morrow morning in a mail-carrying
airplane, arriving at New York shortly
after 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
"I don't know who's got a million,
but I'll get it," said .Fairbanks.
CHROME PRICES NOT FIXED
Oregon Representatives Unable to
Secure Satisfactory Adjustment.
William H. Crawford, local secretary
of the war resources committee, is in
receipt of letters from Senator McNary
and Representative Sinnott stating they
have been unable to secure satisfactory
adjustment of chrome prices t the
hands of the war industries eoara in
Washington.
Oreeon producers were called on re
cently to speed up their output in order
that a National shortage might be
averted, but as no price adjustment can
be "secured the Oregon delegation in
Congress fears the industry will suffer.
It is their belief that cheaper chrome
from abroad now is available In large
quantities.
CHIFFON VEILS BAR GERMS
Almost Absolute Preventive"
Influenza Announced.
of
of
HOUSING SURVEY SUCCESS
SURLY GERMAN RESIDENT TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
Every House In Portland to Bo Rep
resented by Card In Files of Per
manent Placement Bureau.
Because he refused to give informa
tion to precinct workers of the Emer
gency Housing Survey, one German res
ident, name not divulged,-is to be in
vestigated by Federal authorities. He
refused to 'answer questions and treat
ed the workers in a surly, uncivil man
ner, they reported.
Fully 90 per cent of the cards re
turned to Liberty Temple headquarters
yesterday were correct. Every house
in Portland will be represented by one
of these cards in the files of the per
manent placement bureau, and the Gov
ernment will have an accurate, detailed
reference for use In determining hous
ing facilities.
The survey will show, also, m what
condition places are kept, and what re
pairs or alterations are necessary to
make them comfortable and sanitary.
Some of the workers found themselves
in dirty, ill-kept shacks in the older
parts of the city, but complied with in
structions in reporting conditions. In
formation given under the item, "Re
marks," is decidedly interesting.
E. S. GRAMMER SELECTED
Successor Chosen to Thomas Hutch
inson Who Enters Officers Camp. '
HOQUIAM, Wash., Oct. 15. (Spe
cial.) E. S. Grammer, formerly man
ager of the Admiralty Logging Com
pany, with headquarters in beatue, nas
been appointed superintendent for air
plane spruce production in the 'Gras
Harbor district.
Mr. Grammer succeeds Thomas
Hutchinson, who has resigned to enter
the artillery officers' training school
at Camp Zachary Taylor. Louisville, Ky.
SWISS WANT NEW TREATY
Minister Sulzer Leaves Berne
Washington- to Arrange Pact.
for
NEW YORK. Oct. 15. Wearing
chiffon veils was advocated tonight by
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, Health Commis
sioner. as one means of checking New
York's continually spreading epidemic
of Spanish influenza.
Dr. Copeland said the veils would
serve as an almost absolute preventive
nd that it might become necessary to
order everyone in New York to adopt
them.
FINN SOCIALISTS TO DIE
Leaders Sentenced at Helsingfors
on Treason, Charge.
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 15. Five Social
ist leaders were condemned to death on
Saturday at Helsingfors on a charge
of treason.
A delegation from the Finnish Diet
passed through Stockholm yesterday
on its way to Germany officially to
inform Prince Charles of Hesse of his
election as King of Finland.
BERNE. Switzerland. Oct. 15. Hans
Sulzer, Swiss Minister to tne united
States, has left for Washington.
He ia charged especially with the
task of negotiating a new commercial
treaty with the United States, the for
mer treaty having expired on Septem
ber 30.
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