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Columbia Meets Washington
Friday Afternoon,
GAME IS CRUCIAL ONE
Contest Between tTnbeaten Teams
Awaited In Week's Schedule
of Football Melees.'
BY GEORGE COWKE.
Intense excitement Is brewing- in
the interscholastic football league
ranks over the scheduled game be
tween Columbia university and "Wash
ington high school Kriday afternoon
on the Multnomah field. There are
four other scholastic clashes on the
calendar for this week but the atten
tion of the fans wilt oa centred on
the contest Friday which will go a
long way towards deciding the 1920
title.
Columbia and Washington are the
only two teams of the circuit who
have not yet tasted defeat. The con
test Friday means the elimination ot
one of the two schools from the race
for the championship.
Mylea to Be On Trial.
From present Indications the battle
will decide whether the straight style
of football as played by the Washing
ton eleven is superior to the open
field work used by the Columbians.
If the fjeld Is dry and fast, then the
prap school aggregation can be de
pended upon to show something but
if the gridiron fs slowed up'by rain
the Columbia team is lost. "
Columbia's chances also depend 'a
great deal ort how one Mr. Huston
Stockton, is fe-eling. Stockton jumps
Into -action every time the Columbia
quarterback calls signals for the Co
lumbia right half to get underway.
Stockton is the greatest halfback to
ever appear in a Columbia uniform
and is one of the best ever turned out
in the league. As a kjoker extra
ordinary, propeller of phenomenal
forward passes, artful rusher and a
stone wall on defense, Stockton has no
equal in the league in this season.
Just what Coach FenBtermacher's
Colonials will pull is uncertain, but
they will probably figure that, line
smashes propelled by a heavy field
will enable them to travel roughshod
over the Columbia line.
This afternoon Columbia meets
Lincoln in what promises to be a fast
game, Columbia has the better bal
anced team of the two, ind unless
the Cardinal outfit upsets the dope
will walk off the field on the long
end of the score.
Benson to Iluy II ill.
Benson Tech, another strong con
tender for the championship, will
tackle Hill Military academy Tuee,
day. Both teams are evenly matched
when it comes to weight, but the
Mechanics are stronger .than the ca
dets both on the offense and defense.
The Hill-Commerce game last week
v-asthe first time this season when
the cadets were able to get started.
They have always put up a great
fight in their games, but seem to lack
teamwork in the early season con
tests. Franklin and Jefferson will be op
posing' teams Wednesday. The fast
Quaker combination should have lit
tle trouble in getting over the Jef
ferson outfit which is composed al
most entirely of players who have
had little football experience.
A great battle is promised Thurs
day when Commerce and James John,
two evenly matched teams, meet.
James John has been defeated in
every start this season. Commerce
has broken a jinx that. has hovered
over the Bookkeepers for several
years by winning a game this season.
The Washington- high- football team
has received an offer from the Baker,
Or., high squad for a game at Baer
ot Thanksgiving day. George Dewey,
former coach at Columbia university,
is handling- the Baker high team.
Coach Fenstermacher of Washington
is undecided whether to accept the
offer or not, as he has several other
trips in view.
Lake, 1917, .341; Harry Hellman. San
Francisco, 1915. .364; Gus Fisher.
Portland, 1914, .365; Del Howard. San
Francisco, 1813, .358, -and the late
Heinie Heitmuller, Loa Angeles, 1S1L,
.345.
Earl Sheely's 19!0 batting record
ia truly a- remarkable achievement.
.. Here are the best bitters of 1920:
Pet.
Sheely, Salt Lake ................... .3T2
Miller, Oakland .. 344
Johnson, Salt Lake .80
Crawford. Los Angeles 334
Eldred. Seattle 333
rtohne. Seattle 33'i
Fitzgerald. Hun Francisco
Maleel, Portland . .S2S
Bassler, Loa An-geles .317
UriKgB. Los Anxelei ................ .310
Zamlocb, Seattle 310
The following were the roughest
guya In 1919: .
, . Pet.
Sumler. Salt T.alce .., 362
Crawford, Los Angeles ............ .3ti0
Meusel. Vernon. .3:17
Fitzgerald. San Franclaco 334
Welter, Sacramento ....... .329
Wilis, Oakland "-
Johnson, Malt Lake ................ .3-4
Soencer. Salt I ,:i k. .......... .322
Killefer. Los Angeles ..: - .320
Zilch; Vernon .SIT
Batting kings of yesteryear:
1903 I.umley, Seattle -3ST
1!H)4 Frisk. Seattle -33i
103 Blankenahip, Seattle -311
1U08 Brashear. Los Angeles 3SS
HOT Eagan. Oakland 3j
100S Slattery. Oakland ...331
1I0! Melcholr, San Francisco 20S
l'JIO Shaw. San Francisco 2S1
11111 Heitmuller.' Los Angeles 343
1D12 Del Howard. San Fran. 3-s
l'.ni Bayless.VenIce 324
1B14 litis Kialier, Portland .3.15
lulu Heilman. San. Francises .3H4
1H16 Fitzgerald. San Francisco .310
1917 Rath. Salt Lake 341
1918 Griggs. Sacramento .3,8
1!13 Rumler. Salt l.ake ..".02
1U2U Sheely. Salt Lake 3 1 2
STAHFDRDL5TRUSGLE NEXT
US I VERS ITT OF WASHINGTON
SQUAD REORGANIZING.
SHEELY'S FEAT GREAT
AVERAGE OP .3 72 MADE IX
6PITE OP BAD AXKLE.
Salt Lake Player Is Considered
Slowed by Injury So Much
That He Is Passed Up.
Earl Sheely's 1920 batting feat is
the greatest in the history of the
Pacific Coast league. Playing in
every game the past semester, the
tow-headed first-sacker socked the
stitched Keaeh for a grand average
of .372. True, he had the advantage
of Salt Lake's high altitude which
handicaps the chuckers, but the huge
slugger's mace wielding on the road
had to be consistent to keep him on
top of the pile.
Sheely will probably never see the
big leagues. He has a world of
ability but an injured ankle has
slowed him up to such an extent
that major scouts have passed him
up time after time.
Ankle Broken In 1912.
The writer has watched Sheely
tossed out on infield balls when most
any kind of a flat-wheeler would
have beaten the Infielder's toss -to
first- Think what his batting aver
age would have been with two good
ankles.
A one-ankled guy with a batting
average of .372! What a pity the
old break cannot be reset, for Earl
Sheely-has many years of baseball
ahead of him.
Sheely broke his ankle along about
1912 as a member of the Walla Walla,
Wash., Tji-State league club. It
seems that the bone was set wrong
and did not knit properly.
Art Griggs, as a Sacramento Solon
led the league in 1918 with a mark
of .378, but that was the abbreviated
season, and while the war was at its
height the brand of pitching was not
up to class AA standard. Brashear,
an Angel in 1906, ground out a per
centage' of .388 and set the pace for
other swatsmiths, including all of
those on Walter McCredle's famous
Portland club of that semester, which
had practically "cinched" the gon
falon as a?arly as July 4. While
Brashear's standing beats Sheely's of
1920 it must be remembeoed that
pitching, like everything else, has
Improved some In the past 14 years.
Lumley, the famous Seattle wrecker
of 1903, is the only other baseballer
who hag set the pace with a better
mark than Earl Sheely.
Otter High Averages Made.
Others who have compiled high
averages and have stood out in front
' at the finish of a Pacifio Coast
league season follow: Rumler, Salt
Lake, 1919, .3G2; Morris Rath, Salt
Captain Faulk Still Too Weak
From Recent Illness to Don Suit.
Xorrls Recovered From Injuries.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON,
Oct. 31. (Spec'al.) With Stanford,
November 6, aa -" the next game
scheduled, the University of Washing
ton football squad is reorganizing
after Its defeat at the hands of Ore
gon Agricultural college. Practice
ha been lightened this week to give
the men a chance to rest up before
the hard drill of next week.
Captain Ted Faulk is again on the
field, but is too weak to don a suit
lie has been out of the game with
influenza for two weeks and may not
get into the Stanford game. His place
at end is being taken by Porcp.
The remainder of the line-up against
Stanford Is still uncertain. Smith at
center is certain to stick as his work
has been, good ail season. Pope, Hobl
and Glenn are working at guards.
Ingram, who has been at guard ail
reason, is temporarily out with a bad
knee. ,
Clark and Bryan are ' practically
certain to stick at tackle for the
remainder of the season, unless Bryan
is swilched to guard and Ingram to
tackle again. George Rogge and Porep
are lining up as ends. johnny Wil
son continues to show up well since
the Aggie game and will probably
start a quarterback. He has been
outpuntlng Harper who has done most
of the booting this season.
Norris is completely recovered front
his injuries of the first game and
will be in the Stanford game as half
back. His weight is badly needed in
the Washington backfield and will
help materially against the southern
ers. Eckman will play the other half
according to present plans. ..
LONG BUH NOW IN .flEUE
FAILURE AT ANTWERP SPURS
AMERICAX RACERS.
Schools and CoUejres of Country
Develop Cross-Country Runi
ncrs for 192 4.
It is quite evident that athletic offi
cials of both colleges and the Ameri
can Athletic union have learned the
lesson taught by the recent Olympic
games, and the ball has been started
rolling towardiS the development of
long-distance runners. This is seen
in the announcement from allparts of
the country of the encouragement and
promotion of long-distance, cross
country racing.
The dismal failure of the American
long-distance runners at Antwerp has
had Its effect. By 1924 this country
should present a more formidable
array of runners in this type of com
petition than America has ever
boasted before.
The universities and colleges in
Washington. Oregon and California
rtave announced cross-country con
tests while the California and Stan
ford teams announce an intercollegi
ate contest for November 20. The
University of Washington is groom
ing its men and there is a possibility
that .a suggestion will be advanced
before long that. a Pacific coast con
ference cross-country championship
be staged, touch a. race could easily
be worked up to the same importance
that the I. C. A. A. A. A. events holds
in the east.
The Pacific association branch of
the American Athletic union for years
past let its cross-country title fall
into the discard; now this event is to
be revived. The Southern Pacific as
sociation is to revive its event and
the Pacific Northwest association will
undoubtedly put on a hill and dale
contest some time next season.
Ames Dean Left $500,000.
AMES, la. Dean E. W. Stanton of
Ames college left an estate valued at
8500,000. His will hsa been filed for
probate at Nevada. In it ie provides
for a Stanton memorial at the college
in the for mof an addition to one of
the buildings or a separate structure.
Its nature is left to the members of
the family. The chief beneficiary is
the widow. Mrs. Julia Stanton, but the
children are. also handsomely remembered.
AC
E BY 5TJUIFIELD
LIKENED TO MIRY'S
Defeat of Oswald West Two
Years Ago Recalled.
BIGGER VICTORY IS SEEN
Presidential Year and Solidity of
Republicans Are Advanced as
Two of Reasons. -
The present, race for United States
senator between Robert JS. fetanrieia,
republican, and George E. Chamber
lain, democrat, is in many respects
very similar to that of two years ago
when Charles L. McNary, present re
publican senator from Oregon, de
feated Oswald West, the democratic
candidate, by 18,057 votes.
Some , of the striking points of sim
ilarity were pointed out yesterday by
Arthur G. Means of Vale, who has
been representing Mr. Stanfield'
campaign management at headquar
ters of the republican state central
committee.
"Two years ago," said Mr. Means,
"the vote for McNary at the general
election was 82,360, as compared to
04.303 votes for West, the democratic
candidate, or a , margin in McNary's
favor of 18,057 votes. Careful an
a:ysis of the present race between
Stivnfield and Chamberlain indicates
Mr. Stanfield' certain election by
about the same proportion, the only
difference being that his majority will
be larger than that for McNary.
Several Reasons Advanced.
"It will be larger for several rea
sons. The principal one is that this
is a presidential year and the strong
campaign the republicans have been
waging to 'back up a republican pres
ident with a republican United States
senator from Oregon' will bring out
a large vote.
"McNary had served on the Oregon
supreme bench- and as chairman of
the republican tate central comniitte
prior to becoming a candidate for
United States senator. He had been
longer before the public -and . conse
quently better known to the people
at large than Mr. Stanfield.
"But offsetting this, Mr. Stanfield
has the advantage of being the can
didate In a presidential year, which
in itself will bring out a heavy vote.
And the necessity of backing the re
publican president with a senate
strongly republican in. order to carry
out the full republican programme,
will increase that vote very materi
ally. Occasion Held ot Ordinary.
"Ordinarily Mr. Chamberlain would
receive a. heavier vote than that cast
two years ago for Mr. West. Ordi
narily, -yes. But .this Is not an ordi
nary occasion. For the first time
Rince Chamberlain has been a can
didate for office there is this year a
bitter split in the democratic party
and an independent democratic candi
date is in the race. This candidate
will receive a great part of the stal
wart democratic vote which in for
mer years went to Chamberlain, but
which he now has losf by reason of
the split in his party over his own
candidacy.
"Mr. Stanfield in his campaign as
the" republican candidate has had the
strong assistance of Senator McNary
himself. Representative Hawley, Rep
resentative Sinnott and Representa
tive McArthur. as well as that of hun
dreds of prominent men.
Repnbllrans Not Split.
"There is no split in the republican
party this year. Scores of Senator
McNary's friends have taken off their
coats and gone into the campaign to
help Mr. Stanfield, because they ad
mire a man who has the spirit of true
sportsmanship,
"When -Mr. Stanfield was defeated
two years ago by Mr. McNary for the
republican nomination for United
States senator, he immediately sent a
telegram to Mr. McNary pledging his
warm support. And. prior to the gen
eral election, he personally went out
and worked to elect Mr. McNary.
"The consequence is that for the
first time in many a long campaign
there is this year no split in the re
publican party. It presents a united
front to a divided democratic party.
Add to this the fact that this is a
presidential year and it is plain that
Mr, Stanfield will be elected. No
amount of trying to befog the issues
on the part of the democratic candi
date can offset these plain facts. He
will be elected by more than 25,000
votes.
1
Sport News and Comment
This year's world's baseball series pre
sented the feature of the Johnson broth
ers playing on the opposing; teams. The
Yale-Princeton football classic next month
will find a Callahan brother on each side.
As ths former is simply a mercenary prop
osition, it does not excite an unusual in
terest, but when family sentiment is di
vided between brothers in the matter of a
choice of colleges, it is rather unloue. A
a rule, where the older brother goes 'the
younger xouows in nia iootateps. :
.
President McCarthy of the Pacific Coast
league says that when the umpires shout
"play ball at tle opening of the 1U1
season, everything will be as "clean as a
dog's tooth." Let's hope that it will be
as sharp as a dog's tooth for any players
The athletic authorities in Princeton
university have the support of eastern
football followers in their aim to have the
numbering of the players made a requisite
of all grames. , Harvard and Tale are
hanging back on the plea that it aids the
various opposing scouts to study their for
mations more easily. Princeton has been
numbering its players for the benefit of
the spectators for a number of years and
will continue to do so in spits of scouts.
Ths Princetonians also believe that this
system of espionage might be done away
with through a gentleman's agreement.
Spying on another fellow certainly does
not savor of a very high, standard ol
ethics in amateur athletics.
Montana state university holds the rec
ord for the biggest score run up during
the present season, when It ran up Its 3 33
points against Mount St. Charles. The
University of California made the next
highest score of the season when it ran up
137 points against St. Mary's college. In
the east, Pennsylvania state's score of
109 against Lebanon Valley seems to top
the list.
A friend suggests trWt by holding the
Dempeey-Carpentier battle for the heavy
weight championship of the world in Cuba,
the boys will have a chance to kill two
birds with one stone. We presume he
refers to watching the fight with a flat
bottle in noe's hip pocket.
GAME LAW INTERPRETED
Washington Permits Birds Taken
Out of State Under Act of 1005.'
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 31. L. H.
Darwin, state game warden, has is
sued to all county .commissions and
county game wardens the following
revival of attitude regarding taking
game cutof the state:
A holder of a non-reslden-t hunter's li
cense may tak the number of birds which
It is lawful for him to kill In thlx state la
one day out of the state with bim. pro
viding that he executes an affidavit before
a notary public or other officer having a
seal, stating that the game to be so re
moved from the state was killed by him ta
a lawful manner and that the said came
is not being exported for th purpose or
sale. feucb. arirdavit shau describe said
birds .and shall be attached to said birds
While in transit rrom the state.
The above 1a the substance of an ODlnton
Just rendered to me by L. L. Thomp
son, attorney general, and we will govern
ourselves accordingly.
The attorney general gives It aa his
opinion that section 0373 Rem. and BaL
code, which was enacted In 1305 and which
expressly permits non-resident hunters to
take their kill -out of the state as pro
vided anove, was not repealed by the pass
age of the game code in 1913. This re
verses the construction of the law hereto
fore given it by tbs attorney general and
the state game warden.
CHECKS, AUTO-BOY JAILED
.
.NtJ-Fl'Xi) CHECKS TO GET'CAR
ARE IiA.II TCT YOUTH.
Charles E. Iwjm, 18, Accused of
Fraudulently Obtaining: Racing
Machine From Company.
Two no-fund checks, a trusting
father and boundless optimism were
the materials with which a handsome
racing automobile Saturday spun a
web in which Charles E. Isom, 18
years old, of 185 East Eighteenth
street, seemed last, night to be hope
lessly entangled.
The youth, it is alleged, became
enamored of the auto, which was for
sale at the Main Street garage. De
tectives said that, in order to pur
chase it. Isom pawned his overcoat for
$29.. Fifteen dollars of this was
deposited in the Hibernia Savings
bank on October, 29. On October 80
he drew $5, purchased a rubber stamp
similar to that used by the teller
in his bank book, and by its aid
entered a deposit of $500.
Ready for the purchase, Isom was
said to have persuaded his father to
help him in buying the . machine.
Isom was alleged to have made out
two checks .to J. Chikos, proprietor
of the garage, for $100 and $300 re
spectively. The deal was completed
when the father, C. H. Isom, guaran
teed his son's note for $900 due on
the car.
The optimistic youth drove the car
about the city, and to Vancouver
where, he informed his father, he had
entered it in a race against another
automobile fora purse of $500. The
race failed to materialize, Isom giv
ing as the reason that horses were
running that day and track offi
cials had refused them the use of
the course. . The father, It was said,
thought the son might win the- $500,
which would be applied on the note.
The son wished to win the $500, it
was said by the police, to make good
the deposit alleged to have been
entered fraudulently in his bank
book. .
When the garage proprietor learned
that all was not right with the
checks, he immediately reported to
the police detectives, and L. K. Evans
wa detailed to handle the case. The
detective reported that the elder
Isom, when confronted with the evi
dence in the case, declared that his
son was "mentally irresponsible."
Chikos will swear a complaint to
day charging the youth with- ob
taining money under false pretenses.
Young Isom was held in jail pending
a hearing.
The Next President Asks You
to Vote for Bob Stanfield:
' "All who are earnestly desirous that the republican party shall take
- control of national affairs, to the end that we may restore the health of
the republic and insure the good of the country, will wish, as I wish, that
the voters of Oregon may find it to their best judgment to support Robert.
. " N. Stanfield for United States Senator." .,
- ' WARREN G. HARDING.
The Next Vice-President Wants Oregon
to Send a Republican Senator:
" . "The success of the republican ticket in Oregon is earnestly to be desired.
' More than that, my own desire to preside over a republican senate leads
me to hope for and recommend the election of R. N. Stanfield to represent
. your great state in that honorable body."
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
"Young Teddy" Makes the Same Request
of You:
"Heartily indorse candidacy of Robert N. Stanfield for senate. Apart
from the fact that a republican majority in the senate is of vital impor
- - v"tance just now, he is the type of man all the voters of Oregon should ba
proud to have represent them."
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Taft Urges That You Vote for Stanfield:
"Election of Harding is assured, but he can do little unless he has a local '
republican majority in the senate and the house. I earnestly urge all
who vote for Harding to vote for Stanfield."
WILLIAM H. TAFT. i
Hughes Believes in Stanfield:
"I cordially indorse the candidacy of Robert N. Stanfield for United States
senate. In addition to Mr. Stanfield's qualifications for that office, it is
v of very great importance that there should be a republican majority in
the senate to support a republican president and make possible an efficient
and successful administration. I sincerely trust that the people of Oregon
will not fail to elect Mr. Stanfield." '
CHARLES E. HUGHES.
Harding and Coolidge must have a republican senate and house to insure a
successful constructive republican administration.
Send Them Stanfield, McArthur,. Hawley and Sinnott
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Thomas H. Tongue Jr., Chairman 640 Morgan Building, Portland, Oregon
' (Paid Adv.)
Monnrls. 8:57 P. M.: moonset. 11:11 A. M.
Barometer reduced sea level) 5 P. M.,
ito.l'J inches. Relative numldlty: At 6 A.
.M.. 81 per cent; at noon, 4d per cent; at
5 P. M., 38 per cent.
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DAILY METEOKOIOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Oct. 81. Maximum temper
ature, 67 degree.; minimum, 88 degrees.
River reading, 8 A. M.', 4.2 feet; change In
last 2-t hours, 0.7 foot fall. Tota4 rain rail
15 P. M. to 5 P. M.). none; total rainfaU
since September 1. 1920, 7. 87 Inches; nor
mai rainfall since September 1, 5.53 inches;
excess of rainfall since September 1,
Inches. Sunrise. 6:5-1 A. M.; sunset, 4:511
P. M. Total sunshine, 10 hour 8 minutes;
possible sunshine. 10 hougs 8 minutes.
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FORBCASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair: winds
mostly northerly.
Oregon and Washington Fair; gentle
winds, moa.ly northerly.
Please vote ONCE for Dan Kellaher,
either first, second or third choice.
Dan Kellaher for mayor means 5-cent
fare. 99 X. Kellaher for Mayor Com.
Paid Adv.
To Assure the
Re-election of
Mayor Baker
Vote Only One
zChoice
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(Paid Adv., C. C. Hindman.)
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The THREE-MILL TAX measure is NOT A NEW TAX
means NO INCREASE IN TAXES next year.
and
Unless it is voted this year the same as it was a year ago, one
third of the fire stations must be closed because of lack of funds.
Police, protection, playgrounds, street cleaning and every other
city service must be reduced nearly one-third. There is no way
to prevent it. After election will be too late. v
Reduced fire protection means higher insurance rates and
. v v greater fire loss.
Vote 508 X Yes for;the 3 Mill Tax
(Paid Adr. by Fire Prevention Committee, T. H. Williams, Chairman) ' .
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Study these figures on Taxation in Port
land and see where they are leading you:
Per Cent
1910. 1920. Increase.
' Total mills levied 22 36.8 67.27
Total levy in dollars ..$6,033,853 $11,506,321 90.9
The levy in Portland in 1921 will be between 42 and 45 mills. It will
be the highest levy the city has ever had since its incorporation nearly 70
years ago. ' -
Portland property will pay between $13,200,000 and $14,100,000 in
taxes next year.
Over 81 per cent, or $11,000,000, of all taxes will be paid by real estate.
AT THE RATE AT WHICH TAXES ARE INCREASING, ALL
VALUE WILL BE TAXED OUT OF REAL ESTATE IN A FEW
YEARS.
Net Bonded Debt in Multnomah County in 1910 was $14,158,275; in
1920 it is $30,714,747. Increase in 10 years, 117 per cent. Increase in
population, same period, 21.94 per cent.
Now is the time to stop the constant increase in taxes. Do not put it
'off. Do it now. ,
VOTE AGAINST EVERY INCREASED TAX AND BOND ISSUE
THAT IS NOT A NECESSITY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE
PUBLIC WELFARE. -
VOTE AGAINST CREATING ANY NEW OFFICES.
Vote for Retrenchment, Efficiency and Economy.
Do not allow yourself to be deluded by tax comparisons with other
cities. They are no guide for Portland to follow.
Unless you are satisfied that a proposed office, tax or bond issue is
absolutely necessary Vote No.
Joseph N. Teal
Henry E. Reed
A. J. Giesy
Henri Labbe
R. L. Glisan
T. W. MiUkey
A. H. Davis
Leo Friede
L. J. Goldsmith
Executive Committee.
(Paid advertisement by the Taxpayers League, J. N. Teal Executive Chairman; L. J. Goldsmith,
Secretary. 414 Corbett Building, Portland)