VOL. LIX-0. 18,84
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
T'oMnf fire as Second -Oiafs Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WILSON. SPENCER
INFLEXIBLE IN ROW
COX ELECTED TWICE
BY WETS, SAYS TAFT
SAME CINCINNATI LIQUOR MEN
BACKING GOVERNOR NOW.
TUFT CATECHISED
BY GOVERNOR COX
Queries Touching League
Are Propounded.
DRY DECISION STANDS
WITH SUPREME COURT
ARMY CHANGES HELD
BLOCKED BY BAKER
2 HIGHWAYMEN RAID
DOWN-TOWN HOTEL
CLEVELAl BEATS
PACT OF
. 1 TO 0
TRIBEXAIi REFUSES TO OPEN"
"WAV TO RECONSIDERATION".
EVASION OF REORGANIZATION
ACT IS ALLEGED.
PROPRIETOR IS BOUND AND
QUILT PUT OVER HEAD.
HARDING
AFFIRMS
NATIONS
BROOM
White House Version of
League Speech Given.
REPLY DOESN'T SUIT SENATOR
Official Text of Serbia and
Roumania Remarks Asked.
ARMY AID' HELD PROMISE
American Delegation Stenographer
Frr-parcs Transcript; Quotation
Variations Declared Small.
VASinXGTON, Oct, 11. (By the
Associated Tress.) Two additional
contributions were made today to the
controversy between President Wll
on and Senator Spencer, republican,
Missouri.
To support the president's declara
tion that Senator Spencer's statement
that Mr. Wilson had promised Amer
ican military aid to Roumania and
Serbia in the event of an. invasion of
those countries was "false," the
White House made public an "offi
cial version" of the president's re
marks to the Serbian and Roumanian
T presentatives at the Paris peace
conference.
Senator Spencer, after reading- the
transcript, said in a statement that
"there was no substantial difference
between it and the official steno
graphic reports from which he had
quoted. He reiterated that the presi
dent had promised military aid to
Roumania and Serbia and declared
he wouJd continue to make this as
sertion in his campaign for re-elec
tion.
Official Record Attain Asked.
The senator again called upon the
White House to produce the official
yrecord of the president's address,
which was delivered at the eighth
plenary session of the peace confer
ence on May 31, 1919.
Secretary Tumulty refused to an
swer or comment upon the senator's
statement.
Meantime, It was announced at the
state department that a cablegram
had been sent to Paris requesting that
the official peace conference record
of the president's address he sent to
Washington. Officers of the depart
ment would not say what use was to
be made of this record and there was
no comment from the AVhite House.
It was understood that the presi
dent's direction to the department to
cable to Paris was given before the
"official version" as made public
today was received at the White
House.
Stenographer Offers Veralon.
This version was volunteered by
Fred A. Carlson of Chicago, who was
an official stenographer for the
-American peace delegation. Mr. Carl
(on wrote that h had prepared the
transcript from his original notes
taken at Paris after he had read Sen
utor Spencer's statement and that he
'would be glad" to make oath to its
accuracy.
The senator had declared in a politi
cal speech that the president had
promised Roumania and Serbia that
"if any nation ever invaded their ter
riiory he would send the American
army across the seas to defend their
boundary lines."
Mr. Wilson, in a telegram to the
senator October B, said that this state
ment was "false." In reply. Senator
Spencer called for the official record,
saying- that the statement to which
he had referred was in the "steno
graphic notes," of the eighth plenary
session, in which the president was
"reported to have said "you must not
forget that it is force that is the final
guaranty of the peace of the world.
If the world is again troubled, the
United States will tend to this side
of the ocean their army and their
fleet.'"
President's Words Qnotrd.
The president's words as given In
the official version follow:-
"How can a power like the United
States, for example and I can speak
for no other after signing this
treaty, if it contains elements which
tliey do not believe will be permanent,
go 3U00 miles away across the sea
and report to its people that it has
made a settlement of the peace of the
world'.' It cannot do so. And yet
there underlies all jf these transac
tions an expectation on the part,
for example, of Roumania. and of
Czecho-Slovakla and of Serbia, that
it any covenants of this settlement
are not observed, the United States
ill send her armies and her navies
to see that they are observed."
Tho official version of the full text
of the president's address was fur
nished to the hue House last week
by Carlson, who wrote that he would
"be glad to swear to the accuracy"
of the transcript.
Translations Are Blamed.
Mr. Carlson's letter was dated Oc
tober 6 and was addressed to Charles
L. Swem. stenographer to the presi
dent. He explained that he had read
Senator Spencer's reply to the presi
dent in the Chicago newspapers; that
he had just gone over his notes and
that he could find "no such state
ment" as that attributed to Mr. Wil
son by the senator. He added that it
was barely possible that the quota
tion "wji from a translation into
English of M. Mantoux' translation
a,Coucud.ed on rse 1, Coluuia 3.)
Nominee May Vote Dry, as He Says,
Ex-President Concedes, but
Ilia Friends Don't.
SEATTLB,. Wash., Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.)' Governor Cox was given two
victories In Ohio by the Hamilton
county Cincinnati liquor interests and
those influences are still friendly to
the democratic candidate, Mr. Taft
declared In an Interview here yes
terday. "The governor says he votes dry,"
said Mr Taft. "Perhaps he does, but
I think most of his friends vote wet.
Tho liquor interests were responsible
for two Cox victories in Ohio. I know.
I recall distinctly that Governor Cox
In one of his campagns was defeated
by 5000 majority in the remainder of
the state; when he reached Hamilton
county, wherein- Cincinnati is located,
and which is normally from 15.000 to
25.000 republican, he was given a
majority of 12.000. the result of the
support of the liquor Interests.
"I note he says he votes dry. Well,
his is only one vote and probably it
did not antagonize the liquor Inter
ests, for it is a safe assertion that in
Ohio campaigns Mr. Cox has had the
liquor men's support."
VENEZUELA AGAIN ERUPTS
Revolution on According to Reports
Reaching? Curacao.
CURACO. D. W. I., Oct. 7. Trav
elers arriving from Colombia confirm
reports of a revolution in Venezuela.
The movement is said to be headed
by General Penzaloza, whose follow
ers have entered Venezuela from Co
lombia in large numbers, overpower
ing garrisons and capturing large
quantities of arms and ammunition.
It is reported that the revolution
ists virtually control the state of
Tachira and that the Venezulean gov
ernment has sent troops there from
the state of Zulia to subdue the reb
els. HAVANA. Oct. 11. Reports from
Curacao that a revolution has broken
out In Venezuela are discredited by
the Venezuelan revolutionary junta
in this city.
YOUTH FRACTURES SKUlM-
Lebanon, Or., Stockman Thrown
From Horse to Pavement.
LEBANON. Or., Oct. 11. (Special.)
Roy B. Snodgrass, young Lebanon
business man and stock shipper to
the Portland market, Is in a serious
condition in Lebanon hospital, suf
fering from concussion of the brain,
the result of a fall from his horse
Saturday afternoon.
While rounding up some cattle for
shipment at the stock sale corral here
Saturday, one animal tried to dodge
out of the bunch and ran against
his horse, throwing both horse and
rider to the pavement. Mr. Snod
grass' head struck the stone curb,
fracturing the base of the skull. He
was slightly better this morning, but
is in a critical condition. He has
been unconscious since the accident.
LOSS HELD NO TAX ITEM
Allowance In. Income Returns for
JIarket Transactions Denied. '
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. The su
preme court refused today to review
the case brought by Eugene W. Mente,
a manufacturer of New Orleans and
New York, to maintain allowance' in
his Income tax for losses sustained as
a result of transactions in the cotton
market.
Mente contended that these losses
"were losses sustained in trade" as
defined in the tax law.
GROWERS HOLDING WHEAT
400,000 Bushels in Two States
Await Better Market."
SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 11. Wheat
growers of Washington ' and Idaho,
members of the Washington Wheat
Growers' association, are holding 400,-
000 bushels of wheat in warehouses
awaiting a market of 2.50 a bushel
or more, its was stated today by
George C. Jewett, president of the
association.
He said his association had not
joined a movement reported from the
middle west to hold the wheat for 3.
FAMOUS FRENCHMEN WED
Caniille Flammarion and Anatole
France Become Benedicts.
PARIS, Oct. 11. Camilla Flamma
rion, 76, the astronomer, according
to today's newspapers, has announced
to friends his marriage to Mademoi
selle Gabrielle Renaudot, who collab
orated In the writing of many of his'
best-known works.
TOURS. France. Oct. 11. Anatole
France, 76. noted French author, was
married today to Mademoiselle Emma
La Prevotte.
FIRST HARDING VOTE CAST
Ballot Permitted by Ohio' Law Is
, Mailed In Arizona.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Oct. 11 Jacob
Baber of Dayton. O., believed today
he was possibly the first voter to cast
his ballot in this year's presidential
election. -
Under a provision of Ohio law that
a qualified elector temporarily re
siding outside his precinct may vote
by mailt Baber today placed in the
mails a ballot for Harding-for president.
ARTICLE 10 SUPPORT CITED
Favorable Statements of Ex
President Recalled.
TWO STANDS CONTRASTED
Fcrnier Position and Present Line
Up AVilh Harding. Held to Re
quire Explanation.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 11. Governor Cox
In his address tonight at the Coliseum,
propounded nine specific questions to
rormer President Taft bearing upon
the latter's support of Senator Hard
ing. Governor Cox gave numerous quota
t'ons from Mr. Taft's statement today
and past speeches in support of the
league. The governor asked whether
Scrator Harding and the former presi
dent were not joined "In deliberate
deception."
"Ex-President Taft, the governor
said, "in a recent statement discusses
the question of adopting the league
of nations by leaving article 10 out of
It and responds to the question with
these words: That Is exactly what
we want.' I should like to ask Mr.
Taft these questions:
"First Did you not in an article to
the Covenanter under the title, "The
Principle We Fought For,' discuss
article 10 In these words: "The law of
the league, with the sanction of the
power of the league, thus forbids vio
lation of the international command
ment "thou shalt not steal by force.'
It is the embodiment of the principle
that we entered and fought this war
to maintain'?
Monroe Doctrine Cited. .
"Second Did you not also in the
same article say 'the Monroe doctrine
as originally declared by Monroe was
article 10 limited to the aggression
of non-American nations against coun
tries of the western hemisphere"?
"Third Uld you not in the same
article also use the words 'article 10
is one of the great steps forward
provided in the league for the secur
ing of general peace'?
"Fourth You say that the league
to enforce peace had no article 10 in
its proposition. Shouldn't you have
been more frank with the American
people by telling them that your plan
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
THE BAD BOY WHO WAS
Attempt of Brewer and Liquor
Icalcr to Set Prohibition.
, Kuling Aside, Defeated.
AV ASHING TON, Oct. 11. The su
preme court refused today to recon
sider Its decision of last June 7 sus
taining validity of the prohibition
amendment and provisions of the en
forcement act.
The rehearing had "been asked In
petitions by Christian Feigenspan, a
brewer of Newark, N. J., and George
C. Dempsey, a wholesale liquor dealer
of Boston, Mass.
Rehearing of the Feigenspan case
was sought on the. ground that the
court failed to state the reason of Its
conclusion in holding the amendment
valid, that inadequate time had been
allowed and that the. court's construc
tion of the amendment relating to
"concurrent power," made congress'
authority practically paramount and
nullified the effect intended by the
senate and house.
The DenODSev netltinn WAS haceri nn
the claim that neither the amend-!
ment nor the enforcement act was
intended to prohibit the manufacture
or sale of beverages containing small
quantities of alcohol where such bev
erages were not In fact Intoxicating.
MAN KILLS WIFE, SELF
Wedded Life of 30 Years Ends in
Tragedy at Bremerton.
BREMERTON, Wash.. Oct. 11. H.
G. Meagher", mechanic employed at the
Puget Sound navy yard here, after
sending his step-daughter from the
room shot and killed his wife and
then shot himself, the daughter told
the police. Meagher started divorce
proceedings against his wife several
weeks ago.
Before shooting himself Meagher
firsd at his stepdaughter, wounding
her in the arm, according to the
daughter's story. Meagher died a
few minutes after the shooting. Police
arrested Mrs. Emily Johnstone, sis
ter of Meagher, on an open charge in
connection with the investigation- of
the tragedy. '
Mr. and Mrs. Meagher had been
married 30 years.
OFFENDERS GO TO PRISON
Seattle Convictions for Conspiracy
to Steal Liquor Ujjheld.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11. The
conviction of five men for conspir
acy to eteal 1770 bottles of liquor
valued at $20,000 from a customs
warehouse in Seattje was upheld to
day by the United States circuit court
of appeals. The dependents and their
sentences to hard labor at McNeil
island were as follows.
Edward Casey, 15 months; Edward
Hagen and Dick Russell, two years
each; Jim Morrison, 22 months; AVal
ter F. Paton, two years.
LOCKED
IN THE BEDROOM SO
SEE HIM.
-
Representative Kahn Declares Sec
retary Is Evading Spirit of
Purchasing Clause.
NEW TORK. Oct. 11. Representa
tive Kahn of California, head of the
house military affairs committee, an
nounced in a statement today that
when congress reconvenes he will in
stitute an investigation into "delib
erate evasions of provisions of the
army reorganization act by Secretary
of War Baker."
Mr. Kahn declared that the "spirit
of the law" providing for purchase of
army materials by the assistant sec
retary of war "Is being evaded." pur
chasing still being done by the army
general staff.
Mr. Kahn, wffo Is here on a cam
paign tour in the interest ' of the
republican national ticket, said the
law placed responsibility for govern
ment buying on the assistant secre
tary "in the expectation that an expert
in commerce and industry would oc
cupy the office," thus avoiding com
plications caused by inter-office fric
tion and delay in getting through
orders for materials.
"The general staff." he said, "was
created for the purpose of working
out the problems of combatant forces
of our army. It was never intended
that they should interfere with those
bureaus which purchase supplies."
"At various times ambitious chiefs
have undertaken to interfere in these
supply bureaus. This naturally led.
to friction and bitter feeling. In
order to avoid It. provisions regarding
the assistant secretary's office were
inserted in the army reorganization,
bill.
"I feel confident." he added, "that
when the military affairs committee
meets in December the members will
want to know about this interference."
ENEMY DECREES VSTAND
Supreme Court Refuses to Review
Con vietlon of Thomas Welsh.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. Federal
court decrees holding that the trad
ing - with - the - enemy act authorizes
search and seizure will stand as the
result of the refusal of the supreme
court today to review the conviction
of Thomas Welsh.
Welsh was convicted on charges of
bringing into the United States a let
ter from Ireland during the. war in
violation of the statute.
FLOUR STILL0N DECLINE
San Francisco Reports Second
Price Drop In Week.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 11. A drop
of 40 cents a barrel in the price of
flour .was announced by wholesalers
here today. It meant a drop of 10
cents on the 49-pound sack. It was
the second similiar decline in a week.
The decline was attributed to the
new wheat coming into the market.
THE COMPANY WOULDN'T
Old Order of World Affairs
Believed Ended.
iGA TO PLAY ITS PART
Association to Discourage
War Is Favored.
JUSTICE OF U. S. CITED
Nominee Declares- Sense f Fair
ness to Rest of AA'orld Docs
Not Need Chaining.
MARION, O., , Oct. 11. After pro
nouncing the old order of world af
fairs at an end. Senator Harding re
affirmed in a statement today his be
lief that America must play Its part
in aiding the formation of an asso
ciation of nations "that will discour
age or tend to prevent war and that
will encourage or tend to encourage
a better understanding.
Such an association, he said, could
be formed without sacrifice of Ameri
can sovereignty or impairment of the
American constitution. He declared
his purpose to bring Into counsel 'on
the subject the ablest American citl
zenship, including the women of the
nation.
Belief Is In Co-operatton.
Explaining why he restated his pro
posal in a formal statement the sena
tor said that while he was "unalter
ably opposed to going into the league
as that particular proposition now
stands," he wanted the American peo
pie to understand also "my thought
of co-operation."
The text of the senator's statement
on the league issue follows:
"It seems to me that there should
not remain a shadow of a doubt as to
my exact position as regards the pj
posed league of nations as drafted at
Paris and submitted to the senate
and as regards the great world sentl
ment for a better understanding
among nations to discourage war and
generally to advance civilization.
Position Is Rmlalrd.
"Let me restate my position, as ex
plicitly as my power of words per
mits:
"First I am unalterably opposed
to going into the league of nations
as that particular proposition now
stands. That proposal is contemptu
t-us of and potentially destructive of
the American constitution. It is not
favored by the American neople.
ane He-Id Small Matter.
"Second. I am In favor of a world
association call it what you will, the
name is of slight consequence that
will discourage or tend to prevent
war and that will encourage or tend
to encourage a better understanding
among nations of the earth. The old
order of thlngs'is done with, not only
in America, but throughout the world,
and the United States, always quick
with sympathy, always just and
usually led by common sense, must
play its part in this new order.
"Third I believe that such an as
sociation can be formulated without
wrecking the constitution that re
l ma(ns the cornerstone of our liberties
and of our happiness, without seizing
' or filching the, sovereignty that is
I our pride and our inspiration to fine
! living and good works.
! Sense- of Justice Cited.
"Fourth I earnestly believe that
the conscience, the ready sympathy,
the sense of justice and the plain
common sense of the United States
can be depended upon by the rest'of
the world and that it would be stupid
as well as unlawful to attempt to
chain our sympathies, our sense of
justice ar.d our common sense, to tie
these strong, fine, dependable Amer
ican qualities to the possibly selfish
ambitions and aims of foreign -nations
or group of nations whose ideals
are not the same as ours, never have
been and never will be.
"Fifth It is my purpose, when
elected, to take the whole people
Into my confidence as regards these
matters, to seek their advice and,
more importantly, to act consonantly
with their advice; and to this end
it will be my pleasure as well as my
duty to call into conference with
me the best minds, the clearest minds
that America affords. I thank God
that the time has come when I can
ask the advice of the American wom
en, and espcclalldy the mothers of
America.
"The substances of these things has
been said in some form or other in
every address and I say it all defi
nitely now, because I am not always
fully reported and I want America to
understand my thought of co-operation
as well as the abiding opposition
to the league proposed."
Leaving Marion tomorrow, the
Harding train will make a practically
continuous run to Chattanooga, where
It is to arrive AVednesday morning.
Senator Harding's address there is to
be delivered at a night session and
during the day he will confer with
local party leaders. His train leaves
the following morning and after
stops at eix towns will reach Louis
ville for a night meeting.
Salmon Season May Fail.
EUREKA. Cal., Oct. 11. Despite a
heavy run of salmon in the Eel river,
the tcason just opened may be a fail
ure as the commercial fisherman
have refused to accept the price of
fered them by the wholesalers. This,
they report. i i cents a pound.
Loot of $35, Watch and Ring Ob
tained in Daring Robbery.
lctlctriau Is Held Up.
Two highwaymen held up the Gor
don hotel. West Park and Yamhill
streets, late last night, robbed J. F.
Sofer, the proprietor, of $35. a watch
and a ring and made their escape
after binding their victim's hands
with a rope, wrapping a quilt around
his head and throwing him in a bed
room. Inspectors Swennes, Schulpius, Nlles
and Horack declared that the robbery
was one of the boldest committed dur
ing recent months. Inasmuch as the
hotel office Is in the second story of
the building, and the robbers had but
little chance to escape without a bat
tle if their activities were discovered.
Mr. Sofer thought one of tho rob
bers carried a revolver. The police
found a lfi-inch iron bolt on the bed
where they had thrown the hotel man.
and belive that it was the weapon
used to intimidate him.
Mr. Sofer said he was alone in the
office when the robbers entered. He
made no resistance. The police de
clared that they had implicit belief
in his story, although some of the in
cidents sounded improbable.
Another robbery was reported early
this morning by C. Catudal, 135 Twen
ty-third strset, who said that he had
been 'held up at Twenty-third and
GlisJn streets and robbed of J33 by
one. man. Inspectors Hill and Ca
hill were assigned to the case.
BAKER GIVES FIRST AID
Traffic Patrolman Found Uncon
scious at Fifth and Morrison.
Mayor Baker qualified as an ambu
lance driver last night when he picked
up R. B. Scott, traffic patrolmen at
Fifth -and Morrison streets, after the
patrolman had been knocked down by
a street car. He took him to the
emergency hospital for treatment.
Scott was unconscious when he reached
the hospital, but revived and was
sent to his home at 6414 Eighty-sixth
street southeast.
The accident was attributed to de
railment of a Sunnyslde street car,
which struck the policeman's sema
phore and knocked it against his
head. The mayor was driving by in
his automobile when the accident oc
curred. PRISON WARDEN KIDNAPED
Tempter of Irish Hunger Strikers
Spirited Away.
CORK, Oct. 11. The first known
case of an attack on an Irish prison
official occurred yesterday when
Thomas Griffin, warden in the Cork
jail, was kidnaped. No trace of him
has been found.
It was stated that Griffin was on
the "black list," being accused of
tormenting hunger strikers in jail
by offering them food, and of mis
treating other prisoners.
KING ALEXANDER WORSE
Fever High and Symptoms Are
Considered Grave.
ATHENS. Oct. 11. King Alexand
er's condition took a turn for the
worse thie evening.'
His fever is high and his symptoms
are considered grave.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
i
The Weather.
TESTE It DAY'S Maximum temperature. 55
degrees: minimum. ."- dctfrces.
TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winil.
, Politics.
Cincinnati liquor interests, who are backing
Cox now. gaveehim two victories before,
says Taft. I'ase 1.
Wilson and Spencer Inflexible In row over
army aid promise to Serbia and Kou
mania. Pare 1.
Eight farmer-labor candidates In, Washing
ton reslgnr" Page 5.
Army reorganization declared blocked by
Secretary Baker. 1'age 1.
Cox catechises ex-President Taft regarding
alleged pro-league utterances. 1'age 1.
Noted republican campaigners to speak
at rally here October 18. Page 9.
Republicans practically sure of biff major
ity in Nebraska, bays Mark Sullivan.
Page 2.
League controversy declared of little Inter-
. est to voteis. Page 4.
Harding affirms pact of nations. Page 1.
Governor Harding of Iowa says Governor
Cox tailed to sell Wilson's league of na
tions to westerners. Page 7.
Foreign,
Poland and soviet delay signing peace
terms. Page 3. ,
National.
Rights oVInterstate commer-e commissions
questioned by railroads in hearing at
-Ya,shHigton. Page 2.
Ships smuggling whisky Into United States
may be seized by government, rage .
Supreme court upholds dry decision. Page 1.
Pacific North wettt.
Betty Bralricrd, Portland society favorite,
held as kidnaper in New York. Page 4.
lometitic.
Two more arrests wade on San Francisco
liquor plot charges. Page
Oporto.
Vernor. Tigers, with four-game lead, have
coast league pennant all but won.
I'age 14.
Thorp and McCarthy fight tomorrow night
at Milwaukie. Page l-l.
Batting edge gives victory to Indians.
Page 14-
Six teams likely to comnete in golf tourney
at Waverley. Page 13.
Cleveland beats Brooklyn 1 to 0. winning
third straight. Page .1.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat advances at Chicago because of
farmer ho'ldins. Page tfj.
Municipal pier 5. at terminal 4, reported
complete. Pasre 22.
rortlanrt and A'icinity.
Cost of Portland sen ice i lowest of four
cities on coa-'-t. Pase 16.
Engineers to compete for job of inspecting
YYillamett-e bridges. Page 2.
Eighty-five start Sunday on eastern Ore
gon trade trip. Pase 3.
Wiie.v reads ruin in neglect of farms.
Page 13.
Colonel George A. White urges city guards
to recruit. Page a.
Inability to Score Again
Defeats Dodgers,
MAILS AND SMITH E DUEL
Indians Need One More Gamp
to Win World Trtle.
SCORE NOW IS 4 TO 2
Light Rlowti Out In Sixth "hen
Burns DouMcs and Scores
Speaker With Two Ont.
BT nTtANTT.ANn TtTl5.
Baseball Editor New Tork Trtbune.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Oct. 11 (Spe
cial.) The authentic statistics in the
case seem to be that unless the dis
appearing Dodgers can trim Stanley
Covelcskie in the seventh game, the
series will be concluded abruptly
around 3:45 o'clock on Tuesday aft
ernoon. When Duster Malls upset Shcrrod
Smith in today's battle by a score
of 1 to 0, the big southpaw crowded
Brooklyn out on the end of a dead
limb that is now cracking in two
spots.
The two eminent side-wheelers
were locked together like a pair of
grizzlies, but Mails, holding Brooklyn
to three flabby hits, deserved to win.
Smith fought back gamely in front
of fancy support, but the lights blew
out in the sixth when Speaker singled
with two gone and Burns drove the
brilliant Texan over with a long
double to. left.
Brooklyn's rhnnres Fade.
It was at precisely this moment
that Brooklyn's chance to win the se
ries began to assume a moth-eaten
aspect. With Mails stopping each
Dodger in his tracks, there was noth
ing else to it and the victorious up
roar that came from the big crowd
was to all Intents and purposes the
exultant howl of the tribe denoting
the big kill.
The Dodgers dropped their third
battle In a row upon Cleveland soil
for the same old reason inability to
score.
In their three Cleveland games they
have contributed exactly two tallies
to the cause of Brooklyn humanity.
Third Kffort Pint Failure.
Covcleskie held them to one run on
Saturday and while they tapped Jim
Bagby for 13 hits on Sunday, the best
they could do from this salvo of swats
was another gaunt tally. In their
third effort they fell to three hits
and nothing like a run. &o with Cove
leskie and his Polish spitter wait
ing in the offing tomorrow afternoon
you can figure for yourself just what
the outlook Is.
The story Is simple enough. The
Dodger attack has gone to seed. Their
batting has been entirely too light and
their base-running has been a joke.
They have never been able to start
a concentrated drive and keep it go
ing for even a round.
In the six games played they have
scored only eight runs, hardly more
than a run to a battle. Their de
fensive play has been exceptionally
good with both Kilduft and Ols-on
starring and with the entire outfield
on the job. but you don't collect runs
through any fancy fielding.
Mails lireaks Up Attack.
Sherrod Smith fell heir to a hopeless
enterprise in his second start. If be
had shut the Indians out for a dozen
innings the best he could have drawn
was a tie. He never had a chance to
win with Mails" breaking up the
Brooklyn attack as if it was made of
dry cedar. Once in a while Mails gave
indications of impending wildness, but
the Dodgers refused to wait him out-
In the fourth, for one notable exam
ple, Myers singled with one out and
Koney walked on four pitched balls.
Here, if at all, was the spot for Malls
to blow up. But Kilduff, in his eager
ness to start something, couldn't wait.
He went after two bad balls well
away from the plate and the Cleve
land south'paw then had time to get
his bearings and settle down.
From that point on the big left
hander who saved Cleveland's fadinif
pennant hopes with six straight vic
tories was unbeatable. In the last
five frames he allowed "only one hit.
mixing his speed, 'curves and control
into a death potion for Brooklyn's
championship desires.
Barns Dora Great Work.
Outsidb or Mails, the big factor in
Cleveland's success was the great
work of George Burns. The first
baseman not only scored Speaker with
a winning double, but his play around
the bag was jammed up all through
the afternoon.
Smith spent most of the afternoon in
a peevish humor. Through inninar
after inning he complained bitterly of
Umpire Connolly's judgment of balls
and strikes and on still another occa-
I sion he hurled his bat to the dug-out
pfter Connolly had called him out.
But this apparently didn't affect his
pitching, which ordinarily would have
1 been sound enough to win.
The greatest pitcher in the -world
can t win without runs. One of tho
greatest crowds of the scries stormed
the ball park again. After every
square inch of space had been filled
with human flesh,' thousands still
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