Morning Oregonian., March 21, 1919, Page 17, Image 17

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919.
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BOXUOKERSI
PORTLAND MAY HALT
Commission Complains of De
crease in Attendance.
TRAINING EXPENSES HEAVY
Financial Returns of Last Events
ol Sufficient to Justify Effort,
Sa) Honcjman.
Unless the Portland boxing fans turn
out in greater numbers at the next
ahow staged by the boxing; commission
there may be no more fisrlc entertain
ments for an uncertain period.
Attendance, and hence the receipts,
of the last two ehows stafced at the
Armory have fallen off materially.
Tuesday niRhfs gross figures dropping
to the J3U' mark, while the training
expenses of the boxers remained sta
tionary. Portlanders seemed to have wanted
new faces and out-of-town boys on the
card, and have had their wish gratified
hy the commission.
Out-of-town boxers on the bills mean
railroad tickets, and the cost of travel
ing nowadays would keep anyone poor.
.Bringing in performers causes added
training expenses, hotel bills and the
like. The commission has had to foot
the bill, members say.
The next tentative date for a card
has been set for April 18. and if held
on that date will not take place at the
armory, but back at the old stand, the
lifting theater. For some ' reason or
other, the fans have not warmed up to
visiting the armory, and better results
have been attained at the showhouse.
(jeorpe P. Henry, matchmaker of the
Portland boxing commission, and Wal
ter B. Honeyman. secretary, have not
yet selected the next main event, but
declare they have several stellar at
tractions for the coming date.
Probably only one show will be
staged next month unless the proposed
card on April 18 is a success from a
financial standpoint.
Henry made the following statement
yesterday:
The commission has been doing
everything in Its power to give the
boxing lovers the best in the line of
fistic talent available in this section of
tbe country. Many of the best boys on
the Pacific coast have been brought
here to appear against local boys, and
tne fans nave been treated to some
mighty tough scraps. The last two
allows have fallen down to a point
where it means that the game will have
to be given a rest unless the fans turn
out."
"Johnson" to his companions. Occa
sionally when in the shopping center
the prince gave his order in dumb show
by putting ills hands In his pockets and
whistling.
This was because the manager once,
laughingly, said to him during a very
busy time Now, then, Johnson, no
pilfering: whistle all the time till
you're out of the shop and keep your
hands in your pockets till you are
asked to pay. While you are whistling
you can't eat anything and you can't
pinch anything with your hands in
your pockets."
The Borodino's services were requi
sitioned when to king visited the
grand fleet in the summer. The mess
men of the Iron Duke wished for some
special delicacy that would be accep
table and fresh strawberries and cream
were suggested.
Kresh strawberries and cream were
obtained by the stores manager and
set before the king, but the feast cost
well over a hundred times more than
their fair market value charged to the
customer, necessitating as it did special
and expensive Journeys.
In addition the Borodino was a place
of relxation for navy men. Many en
joyable evenings were spent in the
smoking room, yarning, singing and
playing practical jokes. The laundry
was also a great attraction, for here
the officers were able to have their un
derewear washed as well as on land,
and very cheaply.
Hundreds of articles -were washed in
the washhouses daily and blankets and
sheets were dealt with regularly in a
few hours. A barberSs shop was also
part of the equipment of the Borodino,
and, though small. It proved a great attraction.
Here again the charges were most
moderate shaving 8 cents, haircutting,
shampooing and singeing 12 cents each.
The barber was also the chiropodist and
his principal customer was an admiral.
A billiard room was provided in this
floating store, which proved of inesti
mable benefit to the officers and men
of the grand fleet for four weary years
at Sco pa Flow.
COAL PROBLEM III LONDON
POOIt, SCANTILY SUPPLIED,
SUFFER AXD SHIVER.
Thousands Stand for Hoars la Long
Queues Waiting for Chance to
Bay Small Quantities.
Tow Cowler, the English heavy
weight, who first came to light as a
battler in Portland when he was picked
up by Jim Corbett. will box Billy Miske
at Jonlin, Mo., on March 28. Cowler
may come out to the coast.
"Irish" Patsy" Cline. who gave Benny
Leonard a great battle some time ago.
has outgrown the lightweight class and
is now a full-fledged welterweight. He
refused to make 14a pounds for Kddie
Moy at Allentown, Pa., the other night,
and the bout was called off.
"Soldier" Bartfield may meet "Bat
tling" Ortega in San Francisco on April
1. They recently fought ten rounds in
Milwaukee.
Durlnsr the first II months of Vn-al-
lifd boxing in New Jersey the elate has
been benefited to the extent of
1 !., which is 10 per cent of the gross
receipts of the entire boxing Knows
-iaKeu aunng the year. The money
incisure iiKrn in at all or the enter
tainments amounted to $281,949.60.
FLOATING STORE SUCCESS
C.rnnil Fleet Experiment at Scapa
Flonr Proves Worth.
LONDON'. With the berthing of the
steam.ship Berodino in the Surrey com
mercial dock recently it is now possi
ble io make known a story which is
without precedent in the histry of the
xriti5n navy.
In December. 1914. Commodore T
1-er. the fourth sea lord, conceived the
Men that the monotony of life in the
jrrand fleet, stationed at Scapa Flow,
might be greatly relieved by giving the
on icers and men opportunities for ob
taining tho Eimple luxuries of everyday
life, which, naturauuly, could not be
obtained in the remote hamlets of the
- Orkney l.sland.i.
An arrangement was made with the
junior army and navy stores. Lower
llcgent street, to take out a floating
siore. repieie witn every commodity
that was likely to be required. The
Wilson liner Bordino was commissioned
for this purpose, and, after tho nece
ssary alterations, was stocked with all
kinds of goods such as are to be seen
in any well-equipped shop or store.
Provisions, meat, fish, groceries, wine,
tobacco, tailoring, hosiery, sports and
other necessaries of life were stored
'tween deck and a staff of 1 3 was se
lected to accompany the steamer. The
work was so well supervised that there
wan never any shot-tare of supplies
w men went from London by rail to
Aberdeen and afterward by sea to the
J'.oating store.
A monthly price list was issued and
a most remarkable thing to note is the
fact that the prices at which tho aiti
cles were sold were much lower thun
those which obtained In London.
It was not only the practice for 51 r.
Allen and A. II. Dominey, tne two su
pervisors, to send drifcrs round to the
various battleships at Scapa Flow at
regular Intervals, but the officers and
men of tho fleet were permitted to come
aboard th Borodino daily between 9 in
the morning and 4 in the afternoon.
These visits were usually productive
of Interesting incidents and they were
tsken advantage of to an extent that
the store was often overcrowded. On
one occasion no fewer than 2700 offi
cers and men came to make purchases
ml on another, when the American
i-ailors boarded the Borodino in force,
the day's receipts amounted to J4S30.
The turnover in the four years was
at the rate of JJ30.000 a year and the
receipts were, of course, spot cash.
Though the junior army ard navy staff
were not allowed to sell chewing gum,
the American tars made up for the de
privation in other ways. They bought
raw kippers and jam and. digging the
kippers in the jam, ate them.
These men often spent ISO and 175
each at one time, their purchases al
ways including anything that was
tweet. It was not unusual for them
to take away hundreds of seven-pound
pots of jam and it is on record that
100O pots of honey were sold on one
day. Fresh meat and fish were a spe
cial .feature, made possible by a cold
storago plant in the hold.
One of the frequent visitors was
Prince Albert, and he invariably bought
a shirt or a collar. When he had made
his purchases it was customary for him
to say that the articles were for an of
ficer on board hih ship. Prince Albert
was treated simply like any . other
young midshipman.
Mr. Allen, who wa the first super
visor, statea that the prince was plain
"Mi. Johnson' to las men and just
IiONDOX. (Correspondence of the
Associated Press.) Coal queues, the
terror of the poor in London, have
again made their appearance because
of an acute shortage in the coal supply,
and thouands upon thousands of per
sons have been daily standing in ltne
in the hope of getting enough coal to
keep some kind of a fire going In thler
humble homes.
A coal queue is an Interesting sight.
Early in the morning the eumber of
customers appearing at some distrib
uting poin exceeds the number being
disposed of by the coal merchant. So
they line up, in the order of their ar
rival, and pationely wait until they are
supplied, or they are tild by the mer
chant that he has no more by no
means an infrequent development.
They buy in small quantities for two
money to invest in coal at existing
high prices, while the second cause is
the lack of means to remove large
quantities. Often perambulators pro
vide the vehicle, but more often the
purchaser tucks his "black dia
monds" in an old basket, and hurries
on his way.
If the dealer 1 so fortunate as to
have a ton or two of coal the queue
will be maintained for hours in the
biting cold. If his supply Is short.
he is soon sold out, and tho queue ris
solve, only to be reformed at some
other place in the hop of finding
more coal.
It often happens that persons of
means approach the dealer and offer
prices for quantities out of all pro
portion to the supply, and it is often
recorded that the dealer will refuse
that his trade amongst the people who
the neighborhood, and they will not
forget him when he has abundant coal
to sell if he discriminates in favor of a
casual but richer person.
So poor and rich alike have been suf
fering and shivering, becaue no one
really expected the temperature to
drop as sharply as it did recently.
The Winter to this time has been open
and wet and sickenlngly chilly, but
not so cold as to cause actual suffer
ig. even with a short fuel supply. But
with the mercury hovering around 20
degrees above zero, "12 degrees of
frost." they call it here, coal Is a nec
essity. The shortage of coal Is ascribed to
a number of reasos, chiefly the dilatory
owrk of the miners who have de
manded a six-hour working day, and
the scarcity of railroad cars. Coal sup
plies in all centers of population are
far below normal, and their Is no pros
pect of an immedite improvement in
sougth other means of keeping warm.
One old man , and his wife, they are
over SO, have 'been in bed for a week
because they have no coal in the
house, and their daughter cares for
ttm. Children also are being kept
between blankets with success, but
the sturdy ftf the city must bear the
burden as well as they can, with
mighty little prospect of relief until
the railroads are in better position, or
the balmy days of Spring come to chase
away the necessity for artificial heat.
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MTCH KEPT ON EERNUHS
AMERICAN ARJir OP OCCUPA
TION' IS VIGILANT.
Recent Reports Indicate That Cnits
of Old Standing Force9 Are
Beinjr Reorganized.
Mayor IS Terms Quits.
r.VNA, 111. Henry N". Schuyler, re
publican mayor of Pana for 16 terms.
or 32 years, announced he would not be
again a candidate. Mayor Schuyler saw
the town grow up from a goose pas
ture.
COBLBN'. (Correspondence of the
Associated Press.) The lntelligenece
section of the American Army contin
ues to keep strict watch of the move
ments of the German army and will
continue to do so until the American
Army of Occupation leaves the Rhine
land for home after the signing of the
peace treaty.
Recent reports to tne Americans
holding the Coblenz bridgehead are to
the effect that the few units of the old
German standing army which were
performing active service early In Feb
ruary appeared to have been reorgan
ized on a uniform plan. The majority
of these troops, information in the
hands of the Americans Indicate, are
simply drawing pay and passing the
time the best way possibe in their
home depots, patiently awaiting dis
charge or having made up their minds
to remain In service In preference to
seeking employment In civil life.
These units are divided between
those who are perfectly willing to per
form active service and thoe who are
not. The willing one, usually ncluding
most of the officers and non-commls
sioned officers, have taken a new name
for their organization, but continue to
use the depots and other facilities of
the old unit. The unwilling soldiers
also have been remaining in the de
pots of the old unit.
It was in thi manner that the Reln
hardt regiment which fought the
Spartlcans in Berlin and which early
in February had companies assigned
to Weiraer when the National Assem
bly was convened and olso other de
tachments sent to the eastern front,
was formed from the Fourth Foot
Guard regiment in Berlin and has re
tained possession of that depot.
The new German Schuetzen division
consist9 of volunteers of the 31st divi
sion, the volunteer regiment Deing sta
tioned in Berlin, wrile the remainder of
the Slat has been in repots in the
Hart region.
BGerman press dispatches from the
region of Polish-German ciasnea re
cently mentioned the "Volunteer Bat
tlion Koop," which was reorganized
from the 149th regiment of Schneire-
muehl. Another recently mentioned
unit was the 'Torchsche Jaeger corps
which reports Indicate was the volun
ter contingent of the First Jaeger bat
talion, the corps using the battalion
depot at Ortelsburg.
Kach of the units seem to. Include
many volunteers, irom outBide their
ranks, and all of them were actively
conducting recruiting.
According to recent estimates of
American Army officers, the standing
German army the first week in Febru- i
404,000 officers and men. These esti-
matefdo not include several hundred
thousand soldiers who have volun
teered for the defenses in the east
against Bolsheviki or the Poles.
NEVADA TOWN NEAR FINISH
Aurora's One Big Industry and Sole
Support to Go.
L.OS XGELES. Aurura, Nev., the
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bone of contention between California
and Nevada in 1861 and a center of
mining activities since, that time, soon
is to join the "ghost cities" of the west,
it became known here recently.
Aurora was the first mining camp in
Nevada, according to mining men, and
millions were taken from its mines be
fore the ore began to give out.
The Aurora Consolidated Copper com
pany soon will remove its 100-stamp
mill and with this mill-will go the main
support of the town. A large sum was
expended in 1916 by the company for
the handling of law-grade ore, but the
plan proved unsuccessful.
The uncertainty of the exact location
of the eastern boundary line of Cali
fornia, kept Aurora a bone of conten
tion between that state and Nevada for
over two years. The spring of 1861
finding Aurora a new and rapidly grow
ing town, the California legislature or
ganized the county of Mono and estab
lished the seat of justice at Aurora.
Goverenor Nye arrived In Nevada in
July, 1861, and became convinced that
Aurora was in Nevada and proceeded
on that assumption. The first territo
rial legislature wes created with Au
rora as its meeting place, making that
city the seat of justice of two counties,
under the laws of one state and one
territory, complicating matters greatly
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