14. THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1920 ABSOLVED IN PROBE Testimony Is Said to Have Strengthened Other Cases. HEARING IS COMPLETED Both Appear Against Attell. Chase, Btirns and Others on Whom Jury Has Acted. CHICAGO. III.. Oct. 56 Joe Ged ein, St. Louis American league sec ond .bafeman. and Arnold Rothstein of New York today gave testimony before the Cook county grand jury Investigating the baseball scandal, which the state's attorney's office af terward announced had exonerated the two men from complicity in the throwing of games fn the 1919 world series, but had materially strength ened the cases against some of the men already indicted. The jury today completed the tak ing of a. testimony which lasted more than- a month and resulted in true bills being voted against thirteen men on charges of conspiracy to do an il legal act. but will hold a final ses sion Friday to finish clerical work. Ao More to Be Indicted. The jury will vote no more true fllls according to state officials, who Bald that RoUistein and Gedeon were the c)rily men said to have been, im plicated in the Kcandal against whom true bills had not previously been voted and that the jury, now wan con vinced that these two were innocent. Gedeon and Rothstein testified against Abe Attell. Hal Chase, Wil liam' Burns and others on whom the jury had already acted. Their testi mony probably will result in an at tempt to have Attell brought back here from Canada for trial, officials said, it being believed he can be ex tradited. (iedeon Believed Innocent. President Johnson of the American league declared he feit that Gedeon was "entirely innocent," and Alfred Austrian, attorney for the Chicago American league club, declared that "Rothstein, in his testimony today, bad proved himself guiltless." Attorney Austrian declared that Rothstein, who had been, mentioned in some quarters as the man who fin anced the bribing of Chicago White ox players, not only had not helped 'fix the series, but had done every thing he could to prevent the fix ing." "Mr. Rothstein has told me, as coun sel for the White Sox, everything he knows of th series fixing." said Mr. Austrian. "He has completely vindi cated himself." 'Kothstein,'" said Austrian, "said that every newsboy in New Tork knew the series was fixed." Tip Related By Gedeon. Gedeon told the jury of being tipped by a White Sox player that the series was "fixed" and also told of being present at conferences held by Abe Attell and others in a Chicago hotel. He said he had accidentally wandered into one conference and when he learned the subject being discussed he went into the bathroom so as not to hear what was said.- He declined to tell the jury the name of the player who tipped him off and. the question was not pressed, state officials say ing they "already knew." "Sport" Sullivan of . Boston and R. Brown of New York, against whom the jury has voted true bills, were mentioned by Gedeon as men he un lerstood were back of the bribing. . Both IVamrd ny Williams. Both were named by Claude Will Jams. White Sox itclier. in his con fession. Abe Attell, Hal Chase. Bill Hums and White Sox players were also named by the St. Louis player. Attell and Chase, Gedeon told the Jury, he believed were the instigators of the game selling, and his state jnent was borne out by Rothstein. The New Yorker said he was ap yroaohed by a man on the series nucstion, but told this person to "get the hell out of. here," and refused to take part in the deal. He refused to name the man. Later he was asked y newspaper men if "anyone but At tell had approached him," and replied "No." Rothstein said he lost JGOOO on the series. Gedeon said he won $600. Gamblers Ciet IumIlB.,, Gedeon said the gamblers got a "bad Jiumping' on the third game of the teres, which Dick Kerr pitched and the White Sox won. This game fright ened! the gamblers and they met to rni.-c $25.0(10 still due the White Sox players. It was when this pool was being- discussed that he wandered into the room, . said Gedeon. Sullivan lirown. Zoark, formerly Attell's man- wger, and a St. Louis gambler named Hon Franklin, were there, he said. Harry Redmond of West St. Louis. 'III., corroborated some of Gedeon's testimony and also said he had told Owner Charles A. Comiskey and Man ager William Gleason of the Chicago club all about the fixing last winter Gleason and Comiske'y previoui tiad made similar statements but said tne evidence was not sufficient to warrant court action. On the Alleys. Results of city league matches rolled on Oregon alleys Monday night ere: Board of Trade Barber Shop. lt -Jit S1 Ttl. Ar, Ja-rtn ...... . ir4 171 iro ..-.,- Neliwen 1 lift 2Vt 211 ..- isr, Fiummer . ltl.". 17 142 4sl lto Hankrt ........... 2TJ IS 1S. 1!A J-'ranklin ..... 21:1 17t 2i3 .!( 19 Totato 9;t4 809 IKil 2774 Zellenbarh Paper Co. Koni 1! 191 lfis MS is.1 "Mormon ......... 177 1M isi ,v;n mo Frpflr 14 147 1 tl7 4C2 1 ."4 fary 14 i ;.i ir, 4nj 1. 1'erry ........... 183 1S. 202 ,v;9 lyo Totals S42 6ti9 874 25SS Itcard of Trade. 3. St. NirholitK Cafeteria. Johnson ...... . 103 104 isn n.-.7 179 Kalk 1SS 1S2 37( 1 "WipTJSwh 125 125 Vianigan 147 2i 14 524 17.1 H!alr 1!M 25 1 Hrt .V.7 ISA Estes I.'k! li4 142 4SS 163 Tota'.s 7S4 !84 S34 1KS02 Toko Point Oyster iirille. r.itmond 190 13 lfis K21 174 Shets 171 177 149 497 1 Knr) 11 17 1SS 4S9 1 ttt Hell 179 17-i 179 S.".B 179 lienry 101 ISO 211 391 107 Totals S92 SSO SU2 2634 Toks Point. 2. Hadley Silver Tailor. Wooes 1.-.1 l:t SIC 171 nlpv ITS 17t 1HX R49 ls.1 Klllsaner 13 1S 527 17 lleffron 11 ISO 1x8 547 1 S2 lioedwiu ......... 217 201 201 til 9 2(M Totals 010 806 27.V4 - Hood River Hlne liamondN. Mouse !' Is 1S3 522 174 Tourev 149 ITS 194 521 174 Kherrill 118 1 7H 1 4 .M'S 130 le Witt 1SS ISO In! 5."..-. 17K Krue lii 1S 1S1 521 170 Total 619 U0s oil -Mi Hadity SUver. 3. PULLMAN AND ARE BEST Game With Corvallis Aggies to Be Team Weakened BY L. H. GREGORY. i 1HERE are two football elevens in the Pacific coast college con ference that at this writing will bear the closest watching. Without regard to sectional hopes and preju dices, the two varsity teams that ap pear on the dope to be the class of the conference are those of the Uni versity of California and Washington State college. The University of California, which plays Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis Saturday, has swamped everything it has run into this sea son. AH told. California has amassed a total of 397 points, even this early the season, against seven lor its opponents. The only eleven to score on her was that of the University of Nevada, which managed to slip over a touchdown on a lucky forward pass. But at that California defeated Ne vada 79 to 7. True, some of California's oppo nents seem to have been pretty much on the "set-up" order. As. for exam ple, the Olympic club, defeated 40 to 0; St. Mary's college, overrun by 127 to 0, and the Mare Island sailors. buried under an 88-to-0 score. Just the same, it must not be forgotten that this same Olympic club turned around and defeated Stanford 10 to 7, nd that only two years ago St. Mary's college held California to the small end of a 15-to-13 score. It really appears indisputable " that Coach Andy Smith has developed for the Bears a team with a powerful, fierce hitting attack. California's game Saturday with Oregon Agricul tural college will be the real test. If California can defeat the- Aggies, then it will be clear that her high scores have been made by merit. But to smear up the Aggies, the Califor- uians will have to be a real eleven. Unfortunately, Oregon Agricultural college will not venter this critical game at her full strength. George Powell, her line-smashing fullback, is out of football for the rest of the season with a wrenched knee and a torn ligament, sustained in the final two minutes, of Saturday's game against the University of Washing ton. Hugh McKenna. quarter, will probably be in the lineup at the be ginning of the game, at least, though he also was badly bunged up at Se attle. As compared to California's 397 points in five games, Washington State college has totaled 78 points to 7 for its opponents in three games. Comparative scores, of course, mean almost nothing at all. Washington State began its season by smearing n alumni team 29 to 0. Then it de feated Gonzaga college of Spokane in easy fashion, 35 to 0, and finally a week ago Friday won from Univer sity of Idaho, 14 to 7. In none of these games was Wash ington State forced to extend itself. It has had" an ideal schedule, one that exposed it to no risks in the forma tive period of the team. No hard boiled opponent like Washington for its iirst game, such as Oregon Agri cultural college, had to face in Seattle Saturday. And now when the Cou gars meet the University of Montana at Pullman next Saturday, it will be after two full weeks of hard coach ing since its last game. Coach Welch by that time should have developed not only an unleakable defense, but a smashing attack. If Montana should defeat Washing ton State Saturday as it defeated the University of Washington, 18 to 14, a couple of weeks ago, that would be good-night for Washington State. But no such outcome is likely. On the dope Washington State should take this game. One week from next Saturday, Washington State and the University of California clash at Berkeley. Should California have defeated O. A. C. and Washington State have won from Montana, then truly, the hopes of the Northwest will rest in Indian Gus Welch, the Cougar coach, and his stalwart squad. It should be a battle of two great teams. How good Washington State seems to be this year may be judged from the fact that some of last season's letter men are having difficulty in making the first squad this year. California plays only the two north western teams, Oregon Agricultural college and Washington State college. So unless the northwest wins one of these games, then California will just atout have the. conference champion ship cinched. Already those in chare o- the Pasadena tournament of roses are looking approvingly toward the P-trkeley campus. Not once since the west vs. east football game became a feature of the Pasadena tournament has California had a football eleven Kood enough to represent the west. Sam Ross, Beaver southpaw, has al ways wanted to see China, where the M'CflHTHY TO TESTIFY I ? PRESIDEXT OF LEAGUE TO BE CALLED TODAY. Attorney Declares lie Has Da; Up Evidence Tliat Will Reveal Borton's Activities. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) William H. McCarthy, presi dent of the Pacific Coast league, will probably be among the first of the witnesses called before the Los An geles county grand jury tomorrow when it reconvenes to hear evidence in the probe of coast baseball gambling. New and Interesting testimony is expected to be presented. Edward Wehrle. attorney, reoresenting Owner Maier and others opposed to "Babe'1 Borton. declares he has dug up evi dence that will throw more light on the activities of Borton and tend to show that he was not receiving his "slush" fund from the Vernon boys. Charges of throwing games will be sifted to the bottom, James Irving, foreman of the grand jury, promises. Victor Levy, who says he appeared yesterday in -the role of "fan." is said to have given some 'important testi mony. Levy says he appeared voluntarily before the jury. He says he admitted being the "goat" to the extent of $'.11100 as the result of bets placed at the games. The return of one or more indict ments is regarded as a foregone prob ability, according to information gleaned today in official circles. "Borton must have in some way en deared himself to the sure-thing gentlemen," said Wehrle. "For after his exposure here last July, when he was caught trying to bribe Stroud, any paying money to Maggert. a gambler approached John F. Powers, owner of the Los Angeles team, and Dr. K. E. Stone. a close personal friend of President Maier of the Ver non club, concerning the advisability of sending Borton to Australia- "This man said he could give Bor ton letters which would give him a start in Australia. Dr. Stone said Vernon was not interested in what Borton did, aad Mr. Powers would CALIFORNIA IN CONFERENCE Test of Southerners Game Oregon by Seattle Game. noodles come from. Now he is to have his wish. Ross has signed up with an all-star aggregation, assembled by Gfr.e Doyle, which sails from San Francisco for the orient early in No vember. Twenty-two players, enough for a couple of teams, will go along. In some places exhibition games will be played between two teams from the all-stars, but' at Honolulu and in Ja-t-an, selected lineups from the all starb will cross bats with local teams. At Tokio the university players are planning a series of three games with the American professionals, and this may be increased to six. It will be re membered that baseball got its start in Japan from a similar American ex cursion. Now the Japs play pretty fast ball. The game seems to appeal especially to the Japanese tempera ment and activity. Heretofore baseball has never made gfcat headway among the Chinese, but the all-stars are scheduled to play at one of the Chinese cities and from reports received the coming visit is creating tremendous excitement. Most cf the players on the all-stars will be from the coast league, but with a sprinkling of big leaguers. This lad Meade, who shone con spicuously at half for the University of Oregon in the final quarter of Sat urday's game with edaho. played on the 1916 McMinnville high school eleven'that scored 139 points to- 19 by opponents that season and virtually held the championship of Oregon. "Tick" Malarkey, the former Oregon star, coached this eleven. Meade didn't play the season through, for he got blood poisoning in his arm after the first or. second game, but he showed enough in that time to con vince Malarkey' that he was a real prospect. t Malarkey himself was one of Ore gon's most versatile halfbacks in his day. Curiously enough, he played his final game for the varsity exactly six years to a day from Saturday's game at Eugene. Oregon's opponent then was Idaho, too, and the finai score was 13 to 0 for Oregon. Ma larkey scored the first Oregon touch down when he intercepted a forward pass. With big Dave Philbtn, since dead, clearing a way for him, he ran 87 yards to a touchdown. That score took the heart out of Idaho, which up to that time had outplayed the Oregonians. Sometime in that game Malarkey was bumped on the left eye. Two minutes before -the game ended he had to be taken out, so dizzy he could hardly stand. The pupil of this eye was found to be badly dilated. For seven weeks thereafter he lay in the hospital at Eugene with bandages over his eyes while the doctors worked to save the eyeball of the in jured eye and the sight of the other one as well. They finally won. But the queer part of it was that Malarkey hadn't been able to see out of this eye anyway since he was quite a small boy. It was injured then in an accident. Until this second and finishing wallop to the optic, taking more chances thin anyone but a col legian would ever take, he had ac tually been playing halfback with only one eye. "The only time I ever got knocked what you might call cuckoo in a game on account of failing to see an opposing player on my blind side," said Malarkey yesterday, "was in 1913 when we played the University of Washington in Portland. That was a great game. It was 7 to 7 until late in the game. Then Bud Smith, for Washington, who had never kicked in his life, tried for a field goal and made it. This put the score 10 to 7 against us. We finally gained the ball late in the fourth quarter and began a-terrific march up toward their goal. When we got to the 23- yard line we were told there was only 30 seconds yet to play. Carl Fenton stepped back for & field goal. The ball went perfectly until a gust of wind hit and blew it against a goal post, and then they called time. That was a heart-breaking defeat. "I used to play left half in order to get a better view of the field from my good eye. the left one. In one play in this game I took the ball on a cross-buck outside left tackle. Shields was playing defensive full for Washington and Hap Miller was left half. I dodged Shields and in twist ing and turning got my blind side toward Miller. I didn't even know he waa there until he hit me. Great, loving playmates! He caught me 'loose' and I never in my life have come so close to being .broken in two. It hurts yet to think of it." Malarkey and Johnny Parsons at half, Bryant at full and Anse Cornell at quarter that year formed probably the fastest backfield combination Oregon has ever had. Each of the quartet was a ten-second man. have nothing to do with the proposi- ion. Why this kindly solicitude for the discredited Borton? Perhaps the present grand jury investigation may explain the reason for this charitable outburst." Frank Stafford, deputy district at torney, who is conducting the investi gation, telegraphed President Mc Carthy to come to Los Angeles at once in answer to a telegraphic query from the coast league official. Staf ford also asked McCarthy to take steps to have Eddie Mulligan, Bill Rumler and Gene Dale here when the probe is resumed tomorrow. BATTLESHIP DENIED CITY Bureau of X"aTiration Says Cost of Maintenance Excessive. The navy department will not fit up the battleship Oregon and detail her as a training ship for the Oregon naval militia, at least for the present, according to information received yesterday by Lieutenant-Commander John A. Beckwith. Lack of funds was said to be the reason. The word received here was a copy of a note from the naval operations bureau to the chief of the bureau of navigation. The note estimates that the cost of maintaining the Oregon would be $35,000 a month. "Of course, in ow present straight ened financial condition this is im practicable." it declares! The militia will ask for a smaller ship. DIPHTHERIA ON INCREASE 14 New Cases Are Reported to City Health Ofrice. Fourteen cases of diphtheria were reported to the city health office yes terday, bringing the total number of cases reported during the last four days t c 29. Many of the cases were said to be in the South Portland dis trict. One death from the disease, that of a 15-months-old baby, was reported to the bureau, Monday. Other contagious diseases are run ning lower than usual, according .to Dr. James Walsh, chief quarantine of ficer. - Read The Oregonian classified ads. WITH CARPEWTIER Formal Contract Is Slated for Signing Today. 10 TO 15 ROUNDS LIKELY Details of Fight to Be Held Be tween February 1 and July 1, 1 9 2 1 , Not Yet Fixed . NEW TORK. Oct. 26. Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier were matched here this afternoon for a, fight for the heavyweight championship of the world. Uuder the terms of the contract agreed upon today the pugilisms will meet some time between February 1 and July 1, 1921. The conditions stipulate a bout between 10 and 15 rounds for a record purse anda per centage of the motion-picture receipts. The number of rounds, the place of battle and the exact date are sub ject to discussion with the promoters, who are to inform the principals at least 60 days before the contest. Each to Share In Moriea, - Each fighter receives a 25 per cent right in the motion-picture profits, the other 50 per cent going to the promoters. The bout will be conducted by Tex Rickard, Charles Cochran of London and William A. Brady. The contract was agreed to after long conference today at which were present the joint promoters. Jack Kearns. manager of Jack Dempsey, and Francois De scamps, manager of Carpentier, and four lawyers. While the promoters refused to diis close the amount of the purse before the formal signing of the contract to morrow, it is known that, including certain percentages, it will approach J500.000. Madlaoa Square Mentioned. . This is far In excess of any previous purse, the record being held by Ricky ard's contract with Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey. whereby Willard re ceived J100.000 and Dempsey 27,500 for their fight at Toledo on July 4 1919. While the promoters are understood to be planning to hold the bout in Madison Square Garden, ample provl sion is made for transfer to another city in case opposition arises from any source. Under the contract it will be pos sible to hold the fight in Canada, Mex ico. Cuba or the West Indies. The place and date will not be finally ar ranged for some time. Many managerial and legal obsta cles had to be overcome before the match could be made because of the va'ious contracts which one or the otnet of the pugilists had previously signed. ' Promoters Finally Unite. Carpentier was under an ironclad contract to Charles Cochran of Lon don not to sign with any other pro moter before January L, 1921. Rick ard has held Dempsey's signature to fight for him for some months and it became apparent that the interna tional heavyweight battle could not be arranged for months to come unless the two promoters joined forces. This was finally accomplished .by Brady, who had acted in the capacity or Cochran's American representative until the latter arrived here recently to complete the details personally. While it is understood that the pro moters are counting upon a record gate in order to carry the burden of the huge purse, the motion picture receipts are expected to produce the grreatest revenue. It has been esti mated that if the bout is held in Madi son Square garden, box seats around the ringside would sell for nearly $200 each, with other seats and positions ranging downward in proportion. Carpentier European Hero. Total receipts from the motion pic tures of' the fight, especially should Carpentier win. will be worth mil lions abroad, where he is a European hero. While films could be taken of the contest in the garden, the pictures could not be shown throughout the United States unless the present laws are changed. Carpentier will leave for France within the next ten days to spend the Christmas holidays with his fam ily, but it is his plan to return to America early in the new year and begin training for his contest with Dempsey. Neither boxer will be per mitted under the contract to compete in the ring previous to the coming battle, although exhibitions of short duration will not be prohibited. The agreement will sidetrack, tem porarily at least, plans for a return bout between Dempsey and Willard. This bout was tentatively scheduled for about the middle of March and Willard was preparing to begin train ing soon. CRITICS DECRY DECISION WILLAMETTE FOOTBALL- FAXS SAY RULES WERE BROKEN. Victory of Multnomah Over Col lege Team Declared Result of Misinterpretation. WILLAMETTE UXIVERSITT. Sa lem, Or Oct 26. (Special.) Reports of the football game last Saturday, in which Multnomah was given a 2-to-0 score over the Willamette un-iversity eleven as the result of a so-called safety, have occasioned much discus sion on the campus, and the football brains are trying to uncover a rule to justify the decision. However, no such argument has been forthcoming, and it is the unanimous opinion here abouts that no possible interpretation of - the rules could be made which would result in award of a safety under the circumstances of Saturday's play. As will be recalled, the play under discussion occurred in the third quar ter of the Willamette-Multnomah bat tle, when Quarterback Irvine of the coljegians intercepted a winged 'M" pass near his own goal-line. Irvine, when tackled, was shoved over the line, and the club team was awarded a safety on the play. The rule plain ly states, however, that a safety oc curs when the impetus given the ball comes from the team defending the goal, which was not true in this par ticular case. I , Whether Irvine was in front of or behind his goal-line is of no conse quence, either, the critics say, since in both cases the impetus which finally put the ball behind the Hue came from the opposing team. It is the opinion here that the ball should either have been declared a touch back, or given to Willamette on her own one-yard line, with first down and ten yards to make, depending upon wnetner Irvine was adjudged to be on the field of play or in the end zone when fie intercepted the pass. Any other interpretation of the safety rule is considered inconceivable. GUARDS TO PLAY LEGIOS Game Arranged Between Locals and Grays Harbor Gridders. Manager McKeown of the Multno mah Guard football team, out for the independent gridiron title of the northwest, has completed arrange ments for a game "with the Grays Harbor American Legion eleven at Aberdeen on November 11. . On Saturday. November 6. the guardsmen will Play their first big Eddie Moore of Seattle bantam, who will fight Ray Rose of Denver In six-round boat at Milv. ankle tomorrow nlgbt. game of the season against the Ore gon Agricultural college freshmen at Corvallis. The local team is holding workouts three nights a week. Man ager McKeown exipecte to have' his charges in shape to start the season off with a bang next week. TEACHER SECONDS FIGHT YOUNG PUGS IX CHICAGO SET TLE DIFFERENCES. Letting Boys Battle Out Their Dis putes Held Best Where Many Nationalities Meet. CHICAGO. Oct. 26. Schoolroom dis putes at the Webster school here. where children of 22 nationalities at tend classes, are not settled by. the arbitrary rule of the teacher. Instead the .principal. Miss Alice M. Hogge, believes in letting the boys decide their grievances with their fists, it was learned today, and in the latest quarrel she acted as referee and sec ond to both combatants. It was a fight to the finish in the school basement between Salvatore Sortino and Abe Solon, both aged 12. Time was called several times to en able the combatants to rest and rinse out their mouths. After 15 minutes Salvatore had an unquestioned de cision. "Letting the boys fight out their troubles is the best way in a school such as the Webster." said Miss Hogge. "Of course, the fights, must be fair. "I never permit any serious injur es. A black eye or two, such as Abe got, is usually the limit. Abe was inclined to be a bully and got just what he needed. They will be friends now and we will have no more trou ble from them. Superintendent Mortensen declared he was in favor of Miss Hogge's method, saying it is the most success ful ever tried in that school. Laborites Address Republicans. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 26. (Special.) T. V. Copeland and Forrest L. Hudson spoke about the republican party from the viewpoint of labor at a republican meeting held in the Lib erty theater. The meeting , wzls well attended. The" republicans will close their campaign in Clarke county this week and are confident that all is well and the straight republican ticke will be elected from Harding for presi dent to Tom Vessey for constable of Vancouver. Charles F. Scott, a former representative fn congress, will speak in Vancouver on the evening of Oc tober 30. This will be the last rally and speech of tlve campaign. Elks to Receive Election Returns. Members of the Elks lodge, thei families and friends will gather at the clubrooms on election night to hear the returns. Arrangements have been made with the Western Union to have a direct wire to the clubrooms to give the results as they are received. The entertainment committee plans to put on some special vaudeville num bers and an orchestra will furnish music throughout the evening. ( Public Meeting to Be Held. The Brotherhood of Atkinson Me morial Congregational church will hold a public meeting tonight at 8 o'clock for the community of Laurel hurst. City Attorney La Roche and Commissioner Pier will speak on va rious important measures of the com ing election. A musical programme will be contributed by the police quar tet. The church is. at East Twenty ninth and Everett streets. '' t I t. 1 nuifj ' f r V" .'- j -i ' if I :: ' "1 t w t ' JEFFERSON LOSES TO BENSON TECH Frequent Fumbles Feature of , 14-to-0 Victpry. DEMOCRATS ARE BETTER Coach, Qulgley Works Changes Lineup That Help Work of Squad. in Interscholastie League Washington ................ Columbia Benson Franklin Lincoln t'ommerc Jeflerson -. . Hill James John Standings. W. L. Pet. ..4 0 lOOO ..4 0 1000 ..3 1 .750 ..2 1 .500 . . 1 2 .333 1 2 ,o3.1 . .1 .3 .-oO . . 0 3 .00O ..0 4 .000 Benson. Tech's football eleven downed the Jefferson high squad 14 to 0 yes terday afternoon on Multnomah field in a game marked by frequent fumbles on both sides. The inability of the players of both teams to hang on to th ball marred what would have otherwise been a brilliant con test. The Jefferson team showed to bet ter advantage in the game yesterday than it has all season. Coach Quigley has Worked severai changes in his lineup since the blue and gold eleven's last appearance and the shift has made a big improvement in the squad. Maloney Proven Star. Right end Maloney of the Benson team, stood out as the individual star of the contest. On the defense and getting down under punts the small Mechanic rightwing proved to be in class by himself. It was his 13- yard run after intercepting a forward pass that brought Benson's first score. In the first quarter jerterson out played the Benson team and had the Mechanics on the run but lumDies at critical moments killed the Demo crats' chances for a score. Fullback Wilbur tore off several good end runs from a punt formation during the first period. Just before the end of the first session Jefferson recovered blocked punt 'on Benson s 20-yard line but with a score in sight at tne start of the second canto the Demo crats lost the ball on a fumble. Jrfferxon Pass Fails. Following an exchange of punts which left the ball in Benson's ter ritory, Jefferson attempted a forward pass, but Maloney broke through, in tercepted the ban lust as tne oeiier son player started to pass and tore down the field 12 yards for a touch down.- Colt kicked goal. The Benson steam roller got in mo tion following the Jefferson kick off after the touchdown and the Mechanics smashed their way tnrougn to the ten-yard line where Jefferson finally checked the advance, Jeffer Eon punted but the Mechanics soon broueht the ball back to the blue and gold's 15-yard line. A penality set Benson back 15 yards and the half ended before further damage was done. Steady plugging away at the Jef ferson line enabled Benson to carry the ball over half the length of the field for its second touchdown whicn came in the third quarter. Fullback Sherrid carried the ball over and Colt kicked goal. Aerial Attack Trlrn. In the last period Jefferson opened ut with an aerial attack that worked the ball from the center of the field to Benson's 15 yard line, but the pass which would have counted for a score failed and Jefferson lost the 'ball. Maloney, Cooper, Cover and Sherrid were chjefly responsible for the show ing maue oy itensun wmits tviiuui. Anderson, McAndie and Sullivan showed up well for Jefferson. The lineups: Ttpnnon M4 Jefferson (0) Maloney REL HiKRins Cooper R T L. Jones Met.ov Klil. BUNPn Burton C Sullivan Taylor L G R Heernt Fallis .....ljift jvicAnaie Colt LBF Palmore Peters W Anaerson Cover K tl 1, l.axon Sherrid F Williams Bell LnK baxon Benson u 7 7 u 14 Jefferson O 0 O 0 0 Substitutes Benson, fiarKness lor lay- tor: Taylor for Cooper: Barber tor ai loney: Maloney for Cover: Jefferson, Hib- hnrrl for Bullen: Stearns for Heerdt. Officials Grover Francis, releree: -Kin Hoiden, umpire: Sergeant Harvey Davis, Marine Corps, head linesman SI 000 IS GIVEN NURSERY DRIVE TO FINISH: ALBERTINA KERR HOME PROGRESSES. General Contributions and Ta; Day on November 6 Expected to Make Up Needed Sum. Returns from the first day of the 'f inish-the-home" drive of Albertina Kerr nursery show more than $1000 contributed toward' the goal of J25. 000. You probably have delayed ordering- clothes because of war prices. If so YOUR TIME IS UP The radical reductions in the price of all '"NICOLL" Suits and overcoats must interest you. It means a big saving to YOU, Come, Investigate and Be Convinced! Suit and Extra Trousers $45$55-65 tip 108 THIRD STREET the sum required to complete the new structure at East Twenty-second street and Sandy boulevard. It is be lieved that the general contributions, coupled with the sum to be raised on a tag day. November 6. will insure the success of the drive. "This is the last financial drive to be made by Albertina Kerr nursery home." said Frank Hilton, campaign manager. "Hereafter the maintenance of the institution will be taken care of through the community chest funds." Arthur H. Johnson, proprietor of the Coffee Cup restaurants, has pledged to the fund the total receipts of his business for November 5, when employes will also contribute a per centage of their daily wage. The drive will close with tag day, Novem ber 6. The largest individual contribution thus far received is that of the Nico-Iai-Neppach company, which sent its check for $3S0. WEST HAS BIG FUTURE PRESIDENT OF UNION PACIFIC PREDICTS DEVELOPMENT. Mr. Gray Finds Company Lines of Portland District in Excellent -Condition, and Starts East. Future development along indus trial lines on a great scale in the west was predicted by Carl R. Oray, president of the Union Pacific lines, who left for the east this morning. accompanied by his staff of depart ment executives, after a four-day stopover in Portland on a regular trip of inspection. Mr. Gray expressed himself as being satisfied with the condition of the Union Pacific prop erties in this district. "There is nothing that can stop business enterprise and industrial de velopment in the west." said Mr. Gray last night. "You have vast undevel oped resources that inevitably will be transformed into commerce. You have agricultural wealth, mineral wealth, unlimited water-power re sources. You have 67 per cent of all the standing timber in the United States. All of these things will make for bigger and better business in the future. "While the freight problem proba bly will have a slackening effect on the northwest in the immediate fu ture, I believe these difficulties will be smoothed away before long. Then will follow a period of development on an unprecedented scale, and busi ness will increase in volume by leaps and bounds. It cannot be otherwise." Puring the stay in Portland the in specting officials went over all the Union Pacific properties in this dis trict, including the Astoria district, and also inspected all of Portland's terminal facilities. Members of the party who had previously been in this city expressed surprise at the amouht of port and terminal development that had been completed during the past few years. 3-MILL LEVY NUT NEW MEASURE UPON BALLOT DOES NOT INCREASE TAXATION. Auditor Funk Explains That Re. lief Asked by City Is Only Exten tion of Present Authorization. The impression that the proposed 3-mill tax measure on the ballot at the coming election involves a new or additional tax is corrected by City Auditor Funk in a statement issued yesterday showing that the measure involves no new tax nor additional tax. "The 3-mill tax wa"s voted by the People a year ago to give the city enough money to meet necessary ex penses this year." says Auditor Funk. "It appears on the ballot again merely to get a reauthorization so that the same amount can be raised for next year. There appears to be a more or less extensive misunder standing that the measure means Z mills more than we have had this year. This is not correct. "Unless the measure is passed at this election the city will be unable to pay next year for more than two thirds of the present service. One third of every department will have to be cut out. Thi is because the tax limit is fixed by law at 8 mills, and this was barely enough to run the city in 1916. "Portland's various departments are much smaller and much' less costly than those of any other city of cor responding size on the Pacific coast. For example, Seattle's fire depart ment costs $1,531,896 a year, while Portland's costs but $962,030. Seat tle's police protection costs $1,225,822, as compared with $865,598 for that of Portland. Seattle spends $120,727 for auditing and clerks, while Portland spends but $70,060. Seattle's treas urer's office costs $100,220, while Portland's costs but $35,630. "A one-third reduction of the Port land service will put Portland out of the running in her race with Seattle. People may say the city Rut v, VL 1 mere will find some way out. is no way out." Mayor Percival Missing 10 Days VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Mayor G. R. Percival has been missing from his home for 10 days Opportunity is Knocking At Your Door Will You Heed the Call? NI CQIyl The Tailor W2 Jerrems' Sons Oscar M. Smith,, Manager Briefly, becauseyou 're busy IN-B-TWEEN is a great smoke "be cause it's made of fine pure Havana Tobacco, rolled long and slender. It's an economy smoke because it's "Two for a quarter", which speaksforitself. It's aperfect smoke because it's wrapped in foil for protection against dampness 'n everything. Briefly a trial will convince you. Two in foil, 25c KRAUS &. CO., Inc. Baltimore, Md. r- fl - e- IH Try In-B-Tween Junior 111 J3r Mason,Ehrman&Co. Distributers of "The Nation's Best Cigars" and not a trace has been, found that may lead to his discovery. All clews have been run down. One last night led to Orchards where some children saw a man they thought looked like the missing mayor. A searching party went but discovered nothing. The only hope held by his friends that he is alive is that he left here for some distant point by train or pro cured a ride in. a passing automobile leaving the city and county. Community Sing Announced. A community sing of the National Choral league will be held at the Cen tral library tomorrow at 8 P. M. Pro fessor Tom G. Taylor, organist-choirmaster of St. David's church, will lead ' and accompany the chorus. Mrs. R. j Fow)er Milleri contralto, will be the soloist. Rev. Oswald Taylor and Dr. T. L. Perkins will discuss current topics and Professor Crabbe will give a recitation. Read The Oregonian classified ads. NEAR WASHINGTON J isSlaiMIMM li ifr iff iftjpLii