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6. THE MOTTJOTG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JTTLY 4, 1921 HOMES, SHEEP, GRAIN DESTROYED BY FIRE Loss in One California Blaze Near Million. CREW BATTLE FLAMES Other Areas Also Are Swept and Much Damage Is Done on Thousands of Acres. FAIRFIELD. Cal., July 3. Tn homes scorea of ranch buildings. 400 sheep and approximately 20.000 acres of grain were destroyed In a fire which started four miles north of Elmira and swept along 12 miles southward today. When finally put unider control the flame area was six miles In width. No accurate estimate can be made of the loss at this time, but it Is be lieved it will run close to 11,000,000. DAVIS, Cal., July 3. A grain fire, believed to have started from a loco motive, two miles east of this place, swept a path a mile wide and six miles in length here today and was still uncontrolled at 7 o'clock. The fire started in a field belong ing: to Frank Charles and fanned by a stiff wind swept across the coun try, destroying hundreds of acres of wheat and scores of sacks of grain in the fields. About 700 men were lighting the flames. An earlier fire today near Plains field destroyed the homo of Herman Roth and burned 800 acres of grain. It was placed under control when It reached Putah creek. Another fire southwest of the town destroyed about 100 acres of grain on the Henry Hansen ranch. MARTSVILLE. Cal., July 3. With a large section of the city a mass of blackened and smouldering ruins, residents of Marysville today were devoting their energies to caring for the 400 or more persons rendered homeless by Saturday's conflagra tion. Those who could not be cared for In private homes were sheltered in city school house. Although no lives were lost, the property loss, it was estimated today, will mount up to approximately J700, 000. OAKLAND, CaL. July 3. Approxi mately 10,000 acres were swept over by fire which started early today and was still burning tonight In the foot hills here. The flames broke up the camp of a San Francisco national guard artillery battalion and burned several buildings. Four of the artil lerymen were overcome by smoke. For a time the clubhouse of the Sequoia Country club was threatened, but quick action by club members diverted the flames. The fire was accelerated by a stiff wind. SAX RAFAEL. Cal.. July 3. Fire which was still burning tonight swept over approximately 2000 acres of pasture land in Marin county north of here. At Novato a force of 700 persons were fighting the blaze, which was fanned by. a stiff breeze. The blaze first broke out yesterday and this morning started anew. PENDLETON RANKED FIRST AGRICCLTCRAIi tOLLEGE STU DENTS COMPARE CITIES. Salem Is Declared to Have Iovest Death Kate In State, AVith Portland Second. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis, July 3. (Special.) The principal cities In Oregon have been compared for the purpose of de termining their relative advantages regarding civic, financial and living conditions. College students in city government courses, under the direc tion of Dr. F. A. Magruder of the de partment of political science, collected the data. Increase during the last few years in property values, average.per capita bank deposits, educational advan tages, street improvements and death rates were among the points of com parison. That no section of the state has any particular advantage over an other in regard to desirable cities was shown by the fact that the six leaders on the graph worked out by the class Pendleton, Klamath Falls, McMinnville, Portland, Marshfield and Albany, in order are in widely divergent geograhlcal sections. The 13 cities .were classed In four divisions, a comparison in regard to place being the determining factor in classifying them. Minor differences were not taken into account within the classes. Salem has the lowest death rate among the cities compared, it was found, from 1916 to 1920. and Bend has a greater increase In population, on a percentage basis, than all the other cities combined. Property valuation, per capita, was highest in Portland la 1920, and Port land also led in per cent fire pre vention efficiency and average salary of high school teachers. Portland had the next lowest death rate. CATTLE RECORD IS GOOD FIVE BEAVER, STATE COWS TOP BUTTER PRODUCTION". J. M. Dickson & Son or Shedd Carry C-'ff High Honors With Seven to Their Credit. SALEM. Or.. July S. (Special.) In a recent compiled report of the medal awards for 1920 issued by the American Jersey Cattle club, re ceived her today. It was shown that 71 Jersey cows completed records for the year with a production of more than 700 pounds of butterfat. These records were based on authentic tests. Of the ten highest records made In the year, five were made by Oregon cows with an average pro duction of 696.38 pounds of butterfat. Heading the list of breeders of medal winners were J. M. Dickson & Son. of Shedd, with seven to thir credit, followed by O. G. Hewitt of Independence with four. Ed Cary of Cariion with three and O. pickard and E. J. Farnham of Marion with two. In the list of sires represented by medal-winning daughters, Valen tine's Ashburn Baronet, the Dickson fcerd aire ranked JCirst, credited jtitli I five; Rlnda Lad of. S. B., the Hewitt duii, secona witn tour; roppy est. Mawes. with two medal winners, is tied for third place with an eastern bull, and St. Mawes of Ashburn, also a Dickson sire. Is one of four In fourth place with two gold-medal daughters. Golden Glow's Chief ranks fifth with one gold and one silver medal to his credit. Thus an Oregon bull ap pears in the first five places in the list of producing sires for 1920. Ten cows, by reason of superior performance, won more than one medal each, and of these, seven were Oregon Jerseys. Nineteen states were represented In the awards made. Ore gon cows, with only 1914 registered, representing only 4 1-3 per cent of the Jerseys recorded within the year, won 18 gold, three silver and one bronze, or 31 per cent of all the awards made. Ohio ranked second, with eight gold and one bropze; Maine, third with seven gold and two bronze;- Massachusetts, fourth with five gold and onesilver, and Wash ington fifth with five gold medals. This remarkable record of per formance places Oregon in the first rank as premier Jersey state of the union. The report was made public by Charles M. Talmadge. Salem breeder, and one of the Willamette valley's most ardent advocates of prize herds. 9 SPEEDERS RACE T TRACK IX IDEAL CONDITION FOR 2 5 0-MILE EVENT. Perfect Weather Assured Tenth Annual Fourth or July Af- ' fair at Tacoma, Wash. TACOMA, Wash., July 3. Perfect weather, track in Ideal condition and nine speed kings qualified are the conditions that await the tenth an nual 250-mlle Fourth of July auto mobile race on the Tacoma speedway tomorrow. Speeds of from 101 to 92 miles an hour have been made In the qualify ing tryouts. There is a purse of $25,000 up for the contest to be awarded as follows: First place, $10,000; second place, J5000; third place, 33000; fourth place, 31750; fifth place 31500; sixth place, $1250; seventh place, $1000: eighth place. $750 and ninth place $500. Lined up for the drop of the flag, are Tommy Milton, Roscoe Sarlee, Joe Thomas, Eddie Hearne. Eddie Pullen, Alton Soules, Frank Elliott, Tom Alley and Edward Miller. Eddie Rickenbacker, ex-star of the automobile race track and American ace of the world war. is here to ref eree the meet. Ray Harroun, a track veteran, will be pacemaker. Speed fans are here from all over the northwest for tne annual race of Independence day and thousands more will pour in by road and train tomor row. The grandstand of the Tacoma speedway, burned last fall, has been entirely rebuilt in improved form. ELKS' CARAVAN IS READY Eastern Oregon Delegates Start for Ixs Angeles Today. PRIXEV1LLE, Or., July 3. (Spe cial.) Eastern Oregon Elks will leave tomorrow morning for the grand lodge convention at Los An geles. The advance guard from Prine ville will go via Klamath Falls. Dr. J. H. Rosenberg, president of the Oregon State Elks' association, with Senator J. Upton, chairman of the Los Angeles entertainment commit tee, will lead the procession. Other automobiles, with Senators Roy W. Ritner of Pendleton and- Denton G. Burdick of Redmond; E. P. Mahaffey, Judge T. E. J. Duffy, J. H. Houer and E. L. Payne of Bend will join the caravan. They will reach Klamath Falls tomorrow night, where they will pick up Charles Hall, another member of the state committee head quarters of Oregon Elks. PERSHING ASKS ECONOMY High Army Officers Urged to Save In Administration. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3. Gen eral Pershing called high officers of the army into conference yesterday to urge every possible economy in ad ministration of their departments. Attention was called to the order permitting enlisted men to be dis charged' during July upon application of their corps area or divisional com manders, without affecting their right to travel pay allowances, for the pur pose of reducing the enlisted strength to the 150,000 mark fixed by congress. General Pershing said inquiries had been received from 40,000 persons rel ative to admission to the citizens' training camps. LYNCHING IS AVERTED Negro Is Saved From Mob by Timely Arrival of Police. DES MOINES, Iowa., July 3. Timely arrival of the police saved Samuel Lee, a negro, from lynching at the hands of a mob here tonight. The rioting occurred after Lee had stabbed and fatally injured his wife at the entrance to an amusement park. Lee attempted to escape down a side street but was knocked down by a passing truck. The crowd that gathered quickly took up the cry to lynch him. A rope was obtained and the negro was being led to a nearby tree when a squad of police arrived. Road Contracts Awarded. KELSO, Wash., July 3. (Special.) The firm of Ray & Seydell of Port land was-awarded the contract Fri day by the state highway board for the grading and widening of the Pa cific highway for seven miles between Kelso and Kalama. Elimination of several bad curves at Carroll's hill will result from the work. The price is $64,761 and work will be started at once. At the same time, the high way board let a contract for paving the Pacific highway from La Center to Woodland to the United Contract ing company of Portland at a price of $230,698. The new paving from Pi oneer south on the Pacifies highway was thrown open to travel last eve ning. School Job Held 25 Years. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 3. (Spe cial.) Twenty-five years a school clerk Is ths record of M. H. Nickelsen, pioneer resident. Mr. Nickelsen was elected to the office here for 24 times. He received appointment as school clerk from the newly elected school board. The local district advanced the lat year to first-class, in which the clerkship is appointive. Ad Club May Go to Denver. MEDFORD. Or., July S. (Special.) The Portland Ad club will visit Medford and Crater lake about Au gust 15 as the guests ot the Medford chamber of commerce, according to a letter received from W. S. Kirkpat rick, president of the club, thanking the chamber for the invitation and stating that arrangements were un der way; foe the iledXord visit. PRESIDENT TO AID FRIENDS IN SENATE Five Members Face Crisis, Seeking Re-election. - STRIFE BREWS FOR 1922 Factional Rows In Party Threaten to Make Trouble for Solons Esteemed at White House. BY ROBERT T. SMAEL. -fCopyright. 1921. by The Oregonlan.) WASHINGTON. D. C, July 3. (Spe cial.) Some of President Harding's closest friends in the senate are faced with hard fights for re-nomlnat'on and re-election next year, and tne president has determined to throw the entire weight of his personal and political influence In the direction of saving them from possible disaster. It so happens that nearly all the pres'dent's golf cabinet must "go to the people" in 1922, and it also pap pens that there is talk of exceedingly stiff opposition to some ot the mem bers of the presidential "inner circle." Mr. Harding possesses the trait of loyalty to his frjends to a degree unusual in the politician, and if by successive acts of presidential favor he can turn the tide of political for tune in the way of continuing bis intimate associates in the upper branch of congress he will give that favor in unlimited quantity. Five Seniors Affected. The list of senior statesmen whose terms expire next year includes Sen ators Frelinghuysen of New Jersey. Hale of Maine, Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, Philander Knox of Penn sylvania and New of Indiana. The list is virtually the entire list of the president's senatorial playfel lows. They are his golfing partners and opponents; they sit with him at the White House in the evening when it is too dark for golf, and when week-end trips are on the president's mind the guests are sure to include most if not all these intimates. Sen ator New does not play glof, but is a White House guest as often as the others. Over the Fourth of July holiday President Harding ia visiting Senator Frelinghuysen. Last winter he was the guest of Senator Frelinghuysen on the houseboat Victoria for a cruise on the shoals and shallows of Indian river in Florida. There has been loud talk of a re publican combination against Senator Frelinghuysen next year. At his first nomination Senator "Jo" defeated the late Franklin Murphy by a narrow margin of some 1200 votes, and most of the members of the old Murphy machine have never forgotten the fact. It is generally believed that with president Harding's outspoken sup port Senator Frelinghuysen may be returned. The president has gone to New Jersey for the double purpose of enjoying the famed Frelinghuysen hospitality and to show the people of the mosquito state that Senator "Jo" stands second to none in the much-sought favor of the White House. Another member of the Frellnghuy-sen-Harding Fourth of July party is Senator Hale. So far as Washington knows Senator Hale is not threatened at this time w'th serious opposition. Hale Can Count on Chief. If he should be threatened, there is no doubt that President Harding would gladly spend a week-end in the cool and bracing atmosphere of the Maine coast. As matters stand, even at present it is very apparent to his constituents in the old pine tree state that Senator Hale shares the presi dential confidence and favor to a marked degree. A few weeks ago it will be recalled President Harding spent a week-end at Valley Forge, the country home of Senator Knox. At that time there was talk that the Vare and Sproule sections of the republican party in Pennsylvania might have a candidate against the senator next year. This talk is all but ended now. Before going to Valley Forge the president Is said to have had a heart-to-heart talk With Governor ttproule and to have told him Just how much he r.eeded Philander C. Knox in the senate. Knox and New Befriended. As a matter of fact Mr. Harding leans very heavily upon the junior senator from Pennsylvania and seems to trust his judgment above that of most of his close advisers. Senator New of Indiana faces the absolute certainty of stiff opposition in the republican primary next year, and is Just as certain to have the support of President Harding in his campaign. How deeply the presi dent can go into the tangled Indiana situation without d-nger of disrupt ing the party remains to be seen. Ex-Senator Beveridge already is in the hustings in Indiana, and reports have come to Washington that he is making headway which, if not checked, will spell defeat for Senator New. Senator Beveridge Is lecturing on the Chautauqua circuit and put ting his ability as an orator to good use. Senator New could have had a high place in the Harding administration, but he has chosen to remain in the senate and to seek re-election next year. Ex-Senator Beveridge unquestion ably could have had a high diplo matic post under President Harding, but he has chosen to remain in Amer ica and make the fight against Sen ator New. Indiana Issue Ia Joined. Thus the issue is Joined. President Harding likes both men, but his sym pathies are all with Senator New and his intimacy, too. The Hardings have left no doubt as to the standing of the News at the White House. Time and time again they have been honored and exclusive guests of the president and his wife. No party on board the presidential yacht May flower has been complete without the senator, from Indiana and Mrs. New. Seasoned politicians know the value of a senator who stands close to the president. There Is no doubt that Senator New will have the "machine" behind him In Indiana, but the Bev eridge section of the party believe they are strong enough with the peo ple at large to put their man over. If by a political cataclysm in 1921 President Harding thould lose such "buddies" as "Jo" Frelinghuysen, Freddy Hale. Harry New, Frank Kel logg and Philander Knox the White House for a time would be a lone some place. F0CH SENDS GREETINGS (Continued From First Page.) June, these being infantry and ma chine guns only. The American ton nagfc Is being reserved for the trans port of the other troops. From that time on, landing is constantly in creasing. From 60,000 men in March and 2,000 ia April the, landings ia- creased to exceed 1,000,000 men from June to' November. - "It is in the same fashion that the large units are organized and their staffs are formed. At the end of March. 1918. six divisions only are in I France. In October thrre are 41, and I 31 of them are In the battle front. "This is realizing much, but it Is not enough. In order to make the entente sure of having in 1919 a real numerical superiority, it is nejessary to have the numbir of American di visions brought to 100, and your pres ident declares that 100 American di visions shall be in Europe by the first of June, 1919, with others ready to follow. "To instruct the staffs and the sol diers, schools and training camps are organized in America and in France. "To arm and equip them, the fac tories are working to their full ca pacity. From 700 daily, the produc tion of cartridges reaches 16,000.000 daily. The fabrication of clothing equipments, means of transportation, enlarges itself in wonderful .propor tion. "In France American workmanship improves the landing harbors and in creases the railway traffic by doub ling and quadrupling the .lines and terminal facilities. "On the ocean the American fleet protects the transports. The ship building yards are organized in the United States for intensive produc tion and 341 shipbuilding yards with 1284 slips are soon in full activity. "Behind the front, the S. O. S. or ganized in Tours in February, 1918. shows a wonderful efficiency in the creation of storehouses, the organ ization of a system of supplies, the establishment of hospitals, barracks and of other great works. "In the same proportion that it de velops and intensifies at the rear, the participation of the American army in battle increases. "On the 28th of March, 1918, Gen eral Pershing offers to the commander-in-chief of the allied forces the direct co-operation of the Amer ican divisions already trained. "The 24th of April, the first Amer ican divisions come into line before Montdidler and one month later, dis tinguishes Itself by capturing In a brilliant assault the village of Can tlgny (May 28). "At the end of May two divisions are in the battle of Picardy and three others in the Vosges. "In June two new divisions take part ' in the battle of the Marne at Chateau Thierry and at Belleau woods. "On the 18th of July five divisions participate in the victorious offen sive between the Marne and the Aisne and contribute largely to the success. "On the 24th of July the first Amer ican army is created under the com mand of General Pershing. On the 12th of September It captures the St. Mlhlel sector and 200 guns and 15.000 prisoners. "Notwithstanding the stubborn re sistance of the enemy, despite the nu merous obstacles opposed to its prog ress by the difficulties of the Ar gonne region, it victoriously drives the enemy back. "Other American divisions partici pate at 'the same time at several points in operations of the Franco British armies. "On the first of June. 1919 there would have been 100 American divi sions on the battle lines. "In the long war that the free na tions had to fight against the oppres sors of right, the direct participation of America lasted only a short period, but to the American nation is due the glory of having thrown herself wholly into the. struggle at the deci sive moment and in order to insure victory to' have made every branch oi the national activity an unparalleled effort. "America rushed with all her youthful ardor into the vast turnroil of the battle and thus contributed mightily to the victory of right and liberty. . "She has generously given her blood to the common cause; 75,000 of her children, dead on the soil of France, testify to this in an undying way, "Glory to these dead! Glory to the American army! Glory to the Amer ican people! (Signed.) "FERDINAND FOCH." IDAHO MINING INCREASES METAL OCTPCT JUMPS 41 PER CENT IX 1920. Federal Report Shows Value of Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper and Zinc as $31,170,176. BOISE, Idaho, July 3. (Special.) The mineral industry of this state made a big increase in production in the year 1920 -over the preceding year, according to figures that have been received here from the United States geological survey. The out put of gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc increased 41 per cent in value from 1919 to 1920. During 1919 the value of these metals, as produced in this state, was 318,374,315, while last year the total reached $31,170,176. Shoshone county led in all minerals except gold. Boise county still retaining the lead In that metal. There was a big decrease in the production of gold in the state. however, the 1919 amount having been 34,502.89 ounces while the 1920 amount was 23,490.42. Recoverable zinc nearly doubled during the year, the 1919 figures be ing 15,994,229 pounds, while for last year they were 27,932,326 pounds. Lead, the main metal mined In this state, and the metal which has made Idaho famous as i- mineral producer, also showed a big Increase, or from 182,341.898 pounds in 1919 to 249,609, 976 pounds in 1920. Copper decreased f-om 3.122,763 in 1919 to 2,538,396 pounds in 1920. Sil ver increased from 6.679,056 to 7, 326,794 ounces in 1920. RIP VAN WINKLE RIVALED Sleeper Awakes After Xapping for Three Years In Hospital. FORT SMITH, Ark., July 3. Jim Eschlinger, the mystery man, whose strange sleeping sickness case has baffled leading medical experts of America, has awakened from his three-year sleep in a hospital here. Friday morning Eschlinger sud denly opened his eyes and started to murmur something unintelligible to nurses in attendance. He made an other effort to make himself under stood and said very clearly: "The Lord help me." He is still awake. During the three years he never ceased taking food, but did so without opening his eyes. Aberdeen Club Asked to Join. ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 3. (Spe cial.) The Aberdeen Tennis club, or ganized last i. eek, has received an in vitation to become affiliated with the Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis asso ciation, thereby becoming a member of the national association. The Aber deen club is urged to Join the state association and send entries to the Pacific northwest sectional tennis tourney and th British Columbia matches. The c.":b has also been in vited to entsr the Ores, i state tour ney. Decision on the invitations will be made at, the next club meeting. ADMIRATlOiy SHOWN FOR m GEORGES Carpentier's Ability Held to Be Underrated. CROWD IS WELL HANDLED Policing or Great Gathering Also Is Worthy or Praise, De clares Harry B. Smith. BY HARRY B. SMITH. NEW YORK, July 8. (Special. After-the-fight gossip. of which there is not so much, with the cham pion retaining his title, seems di vided between great admiration for the fight made by Georges Carpen tier, of whom not so much had been expected, and wonder at the vir tually perfect way in which that enormous gathering of 90.000 per sons was handled, and the policing of tne crowtl. There were not enough words In the English language to give the proper praise and credit for that end of the spectacle. It Is pretty gener ally agreed by the sporting experts that they underestimated the ability of, Carpentier, awl that, while his se cret training did not produce any mysterious punches or the like, he did prove himself a better ringster man gymnasium performer. Georges Right Praised. - In fact, it is my opinion that there are mighty few of 'our second-rate Heavyweights who would win from the Frenchman. Georges isn't so much with his left hand, to be sure, but that jumping right is a wonder, and it does execution. Looking back over the list of heavies, I can't think of any other than Dempsey who could have weath ered the storm after such a stinging right as the Frenchman landed. Georges proved that he is as game as they are made, faster than he ap peared at Manhasset and quite fast enough when he swings his left. It was simply a case of a good little man being led to the slaughter. Defeat Considered Certain. Although that broken rhumb and sprained wrist gives an opportunity for discussion, I am of the opinion that Carpentier was due for defeat, sprained wrist or no sprained wrist. Dempsey handled his man mighty easily in the clinches and right there is where he showed his strength as did Jack Johnson with Jim Jeffries a few years back at Reno. At that, Carpentier has made many friends in America, more by his cour ageous ring stand against such big odds than during the training, and he will be a big card against a man of his own weight. In fact, Tex Rickard told me today while he was watching the swimmers in his Madison Garden pool that one of the matches he would like to stage before the end of the year is a bout between Carpentier and Tom Gib bons, the rising young heavyweight from Minnesota, who so recently put the quietus on Willie Meehan. Early Departure Planned. Report has it that Ca-pentier, who at first planned to remain in this country for several weeks, has changed his arragements and will leave for Paris as soon as reserva tions can be obtained. He hasn't lost prestige in the eyes of his own peo ple or of the world, for it is recog nized that it was chiefly a case of his opponent being too big and rug ged for him. As I remarked In my story of the fight, "what a scrap it would have been between the Carpentier of to day and the Stanley Ketchell of yes terday." I asked Jack Welsh this morning in the lobby of the Belmont who he thought would have been the winer in such a match. Jack cog itated for a minute and said he'd like a bet on Ketchell. Dempsey Blay Fight Again.. Dempsey's plans are somewhat in definite at this writing, though the chances are he'll take on another fight if he can get the right sort of induce ment. Rickard thinks that Willard would be the best card, but says Wil lard would have to do a lot of train ing. "And Willard Is so lazy," added Tex, "that I doubt very much whether he would agree to a long siege of train ing. Such a bout certainly could not be whipped into shape prior to Labor day and more likely October 12." I asked Tex how about Wills and Dempsey. "I don't think Dempsey would take on Wills," wa's the reply, "and even if he would agree to do so, I would have nothing to do with it. Another negro champion would kill the boxing game just as it did after the Jeffries-Johnson match and I have too much money tied up in the garden venture to want to take any such chances. But I would like to match Johnson and Wills for the negro heavyweight championship. "That would be a good bout." Dempsey Forgets Being Hit. Dempsey, Kearns and some camp followers have registered at the Bel mont, but neither fighter nor manager was in evidence this morning. Demp sey says he can't remember being hit with that wicked right-hand "sock" in the second round and says it couldn't have bothered him because it left no impression on his mind. However, we are all here to testify that Dempsey was hit and that the blow appeared to stagger him, though he recovered in amazing fashion. Per sonally, I don't think Dempsey looked quite as good as he did at Toledo, but many of the critics think that was because he was more methodical and took his own time in bringing the fight to a close. Jack Kearns told Jimmy Coffroth and myself that Dempsey could have knocked Carpentier out in the first round had he been so minded, but he was taking no chance and preferred to wear his opponent down with body punches. Willard Is Belittled. As matters stand and with our pres ent troop of heavies, Dempsey at this writing stands out by himself. 1 can't say that a return match with Willard would appeal to me as being worth while. Dempsey would probably beat Jess just as easily and with as little effort as he did before. His body punches took the fight out of Car pentier and finally brought about the knockout. I want to say a word of praise for the magnificent fashion In which the fight crowd was handled. I've been watching many fights, but never saw anything to equal the arrangements. The Yale bowl seats 75,000 and there were 15.000 more at Jersey City than ever graced the bowl Indeed, it was th-s largest crowd that ever gathered within an enclosure to see a sporting contest. And yet everybody got his seat and there was mighty little con fusion. Mayor Hague of Jersey City directed the arrangements and his police car ried out the orders. There was quite a space between the working press seats and the first row of ringside seats. The mayor allowed no one to stand in that space, no one to loiter unless he had a seat coupon. Orders were to throw everybody out. and the mayor, 1 will say to his credit, played no favorites. Members of his own official family and cam era men as well as others were hus tled to the rear. Before the big fight started, a cor don of police was thrown around the ring just back of the press represent atives. During rounds the police were on their knees in order not to ob struct the view. Between rounds they faced the spectators, and when the fight was over that same body of men prevented any mad rush ring ward such as experienced at Toledo. Fighter Receive Escort. When both fighters were ready to leave the ring, they received proper escort. Then came another fight of understudies and the crowd of 90.000 drifted homeward as easily as it had gathered. There was no jamming, no confusion and no trouble either go ing to the fight or returning to New York city. Other fight promoters should take notice from what the mayor of Jersey City accomplished. Westerners are leaving for their homes, and by tomorrow most of them will be on their way. Jack Welsh, who intends visiting relatives In Rochester, N. Y, took an afternoon train. Jim Griffin and most of the mem bers of his party will likely stay here a week or, so, as will Coffroth and Thomas Mulvey. Griffin failed to dispose of all the tickets he had originally purchased and they tell me he was left with 11100 worth on his hands. UETTEXS AXD ALLEN WINNERS Californian and Seattle Man in Finals of Tennis Tourney. SPOKANE, Wash.. July 3. Phil Bettens of San Francisco, junior ten nis champion of California, and Mar shall Allen of Seattle fought their way to the finals in the men's singles of the Spokane Amateur Athletic club Inland Empire tennis tournament today. Bettens defeated Myron Hutchin son, champion of Minnesota, Herbert Suhr. his own partner, and Wallace Scott, who won the International sin gles championship -for the northwest last year. Following are the scores of the main events: Men's singles: Bill Inirnham, Oakland, R. I., defeated Noble iloodhe. Willamette university, 8-1, 6-3. Bettens defeated C. E. Harmeson, Spo kane, 6-2, 6-3. Allen defeated Tom Bailey of Spokane, 6-1. 6-3. Herbert Suhr. San Franclaco, defeated Bill Taylor. Seattle. 6-1. 6-3. Bettens defeated liuLcbinaon, Spokane, 6-1. 4-6, 6-1. Wallace Scott, Tacoma, defeated Armon Marlon, Seattle, 7-IS, 6-4. Allen defeated Fenimore Cady, Spokane, 10-8. 7-5. Ingrahara defeated Guy Fly, Tacoma, 6-3, 6-2. Bettens defeated Suhr. 6-2, 6-4. In the semi-finals Marshall Allen defeat ed Bill lngraham. 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Bettena defeated Wallace Scott, 6-2, 6-3. 6-2. In the men's doubles Hutchinson and Anderson defeated Stickney. Berkeley, Cal., and Henry, Spokane, 6-3, 6-4. Bettena and Suhr defeated Rleke and Hopp, Odessa. Wash., 6-1, 6-2. In the Junior singles suhr defeated Ab ner Muma, Spokane, 6-4, 6-8. In the women's singles Miss Mayme Mo Donald, Seattle, defeated Miss Lorraine Cowgill. Spokane. 6-1, 6-0. SPEED HORSES AT VANCOUVER Special Train Brings Racers From Reno for July 16-23 Meet. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 3. (Spe cial.) With almost 400 horses on the ground and one-half this number en route, preparations for the biggest race meet in the history of the Ca nadian northwest at Brighouse park. July 16 to 23, are rapidly nearing completion. The arrival at the track today of a special 12 -car train with horses from Reno assures the success of the meet ing. Virtually all of the leading own ers who raced their horses at the re cent Tia Juana and Nevada meets came on the train. Seven races will be staged. About 3100.000 in purses will be distributed at three British Columbia tracks dur ing the season. INDIANS' LEAD BEING CUT oxnrsnixG vaxkees catch ivg t:p with leaders. Pirates, National League Premiers, Appear Stronger Than Ever for Eastern Invasion. NEW YORK, July 3. The lead of the Cleveland American world's champions is being cut down rapidly by the onrushing New York Yankees, while the Pittsburgh team. National league leaders, appears to be gather ing up speed for its eastern invasion this week. The Indians won today and went up two games ahead of the Yankees, who did not -play. The Pirates dropped a game to Cincinnati today but are playing their best ball since regaining the leadership from New York early in June. In the American league New York's strong pitching should aid in the chase after Cleveland, which is kept in first place largely through heavy hitting. In four of the five straight victories last week the opposing team was held to seven hits and in the other the total was nine. The Indians were forced to use Malls fre quently las week. Washington, with a record of scor ing only one run in each of its last five games, is threatened by the climbirrs Detroit club, which has re rovered from its costly slump. The Tigers held the Cleveland leaders even in the series ended today. Bos ton is getting fair pitching, but lost four straight to New York because of weak hitting. St. Louis is batting well, but the Brown pitchers are in effective. The Chicago twirlers also have been hit hard. The Philadelphia boxmen have been doing splendid pitching. The Athletics took four out of five games from Washington and the series ended today. In the National league unsettled weather prevented New York and Boston from attempting to keep pace with Pittsburg. A double victory over the Braves today put New York four and a half games behind the Pirates. The Pirate pitchers went well against the western club, . but will have to dispose of St. Louis this week before tackling the eastern teams. St. Louis and Brooklyn have struck a winning stride again. The Dodgers scored nine victories in their last 11 games. The Chicago, Cincinnati and Philadelphia pitchers have been hit hard. Until today ths Reds were troubled by light batting. The Quakers, for the fourth straight week, won only one of their games. Cuticura Soap AND OINTMENT Clear the Skin Olds, Wortman & King -Read Important News- of the Great July Furniture Sale in This Evening and Tomorrow Morning Papers FAST RACES IH PROSPECT EXT It IT LIST FOR LIXX COUNTY EVENT IS STRONG. Event for Amateurs, Limited to Horses Owned In Vicinity of Albany, Attracts Attention. ALBANY, Or.. July 3. (Special.) Horses from California. Washington and Oregon will compete in the rac ing meet which will be held here to morrow and Tuesday. While the entry list is not large it ia a strong one for a special local meet and sev eral fast horses are here. Wayne Stuart, who is in charge of arrange ments for the meet, says that the competition will be keen. The meet will take place at the Linn county fair grounds, just south of the city. Kn tries for the various events, i n cluding only the horses now on the ground are: Free for all pace May Day Hal, owned by J. B. Stetson of Pleasanton. Cal. ; Emma owned by Fred Woodcock of Salem; Dairy Maid, owned by George L. Swisher of Eugene; King Seal, owned by M. AIc Alpin of Albany. 2:22 pace Billy Herman, owned by Mrs. Herman of Seattle; Lena Alta Hal, owned by J. li. Stem-on of Pleasanton, Cal.; Hal Paxton Jr.. owned by Fred Woodcock of Salem; Frances Greeting-, owned by B. H. Davis of Silverton, Or.; Albert Crawford, owned by George B. Pugn of Browns ville. Or. 2:22 trot Oregon Bond, owned by Scott Wojfe of Medford: Ixttte Ancel. owned by J. A. Merrill of Cornelius, Or.; Alisal, owned by Homer Rutherford of Pleasanton, Cal.; Reuben Wetzel, owned by E. H. Hob son of Sclo, Or.; Bonnie, owned by J. A. Merrill of Cornelius, Or. Free-for-all pace and trot Hallle B.. owned by Mrs. Watts of Portland,; May Day Hal, owned by J. B. Stetson of Pleas anton. Cal. ; Frances Greeting, owned by B. H. Davis of Siiverton, Or.; Emma M., owned by Fred Woodcock of Salem; King Seal, owned by M. McAlpln of Albany. Four and a half furlongs running race Bernice E., owned by Dr. Clark of Top penish. Wash. ; Lillie Langtree, owned by Joe Neal of Salem ; Meda, owned by Dr. Clark ot Toppenish. Wash.; Little Abe. owned by G. Xewton of Independence. Or. Five and a halt furlongs running race Emelda, owned by Dr. Clark of Toppenjh. Wash. ; Jennie Small, owned by L. Gal braith of Salem; Voleski, owned by Joe Neal of Salem. Horses owned by Cyrus Whitney, Frank Daniels and Lee Davis, all of Albany, have been entered in the race for amateurs. This event is limited to horses owned in this vi cinity and is arousing considerable interest. Sport News and Comment WITH the Dempsey-Carpentier fistic battle a matter of history, there probably will be aome persona here and there who will get a thrill out of the an nouncement that another chess tournament will be held at Havana, Cuba, at the end of the year. 'Now that the big fight ia over It looks as if a lot of sports editors would have to get back to work again." remarked the Ocnlfll Ornnrh n s he Miinfprerl into our ! ! Most Inviting Positions Offered r The Publishers of the Nation Offer You One of the Greatest of All Callings She Easiest Road to Success. u Would you like to get into a business that insures a good earning power and employment anywhere in the civilized world? The publishers of America want you to work for them if you nave as much as a good grammar school educa tion. The work is very nearly the same as operating a typewriter for six or eight hours a day. The atmosphere surrounding the work nowadays i3 as agreeable as that of a counting room, and the associa tions are just as pleasing. It is attractive to talented women as well as to ambitious men, from 18 years old upward. A school for the purpose of training you ir thirteen weeks has been established at Macon, Ga., in connection with the Georgia-Alabama Business College. This paper is interested in the school because it sees the great need for the graduates. Employment at unusually high pay is assured at once if you but join the school and work faithfully to perform the tasks assigned to you. Letters and telegrams are received daily, from all parts of the nation, begging the school for operators. If you want to get into a work that brings you a big reward immediately and gives you an opportunity to reach a high place in the world, write for prospectus, addressing. Typesetting Department, Georgia-Alabama Business College, CAccredited) Macon, Georgia Eugene Anderson, President I OUR Store Will Remain Closed . ALL DAY TODAY anctum. All of which is rather an unkind cut. Any one who has had to write a column of "stuff a day for week on the training period when there wasn't any thing to write about will vouch for the fact a holiday for the purpose of resting op is what ought to be coming. This season 'Babe" Ruth knocked out his 2Sth horns run on June 20. Last year this same clout was made on July 14. Au gust of last year he garnered only seven homers, which was hia poorest month. Last July he hit out 13, which was hi best month. Comparative April, Way and June homers are: 1020. 1921. April 5 May 12 10 June 12 13 By this it will be seen that the Babe" had considerable use for the utart he got in April. Otherwise he'd be behind. An "expert" on matters pertaining to boxing is an expert if you. individually, think he is, when it comes to the fellow who tries to tell what's what through the medium of the printed word. One would incline to the belief that any one would accept that Willie Ritchie, one-time light weight champion of the world, said as "expert stuff." Likewise the opinion of Jamea Coffroth. who probably has staged more bouts than any other man In the world, if not any two or three others com bined. Well, here is how they figured the winner of the big bout on the eve of the big battle: Ritchie, Carpentier: Coffroth, Dempsey. This simply takes u back to our first statement, that In the final analy sis you expert the "experts" yourself, ac cording to which man you think is going to win. What's What in Baseball. By Billy Evans. 1. Can a base runner advance on a foul fly that is caught? 2. If a base runner fails to touch a base, does the umpire pay any at tention to the failure, unless an ap peal is made? 3. What bases must be occupied and how many out, for the infield fly to be effective? 4. What must be done wnen a bat ter hits out of order to penalize the mistake? 5. Has the catcher tne right to block off the base runner at the plate? ANSWERS. 1. He certainly can if be holds his base until the ball is caught. 2. The umpire pays r.o attention to auch an error, unless the mistake is observed by the team in the field and an appeal is made. 3. First and second, or first, sec ond and third must be occupied, and less than two out. 4. The attention of the umpire must be called by the team in the field before a ball is pitched to a suc ceeding batsman. 5. Only provided he has the ball in his possession, ready to touch the runner. King Quick at Repartee. COPENHAGEN. When King Chris tian visited a little town in Northern Schleswig, a German woman remark ed - to a companion as they were passing the king: "You can't call him good-looking anyhow." The king turned and answered in German, "But his hearing is excellent." ! I ! I