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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.
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lienry 101 ISO 211 391 107
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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.
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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.
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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
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It's an economy
smoke because it's
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which speaksforitself.
It's aperfect smoke
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Briefly a trial will
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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.
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