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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, JULY 7, 1907.
TENNIS ETIQUETTE
HINTS BY RAGQUET
Writer Gives Counsel as to
Proper Dress for Men
on the Courts.
EDEN STYLE WOT FAVORED
Portland Should Send Strong Team
couver Gossip on the
Local Conditions.
BT RACQITET.
Thrre has been a vast amount of un
necessary talk and newspaper com
ment as to the tennis tournaments and
the relations different climbs have to
the game here in Portland. One not
fully advised regarding: true conditions
might think that there were several
factions which were jealoiw of one an
other, to put it mildly.
Ten years ago lawn tennis was almost,
a lost art In Portland. A few private
courts were scattered about the city,
but no one club made any pretense
of supporting the game. To the Mult
nomah Club should go all the praise
of having stepped into the breech and
offered facilities for the development
of lawn tennis.
There never has been a time when
tennis proved a source of revenue from
a "gate receipt" standpoint, and'surely
the Multnomah Club ha never put
forth any effort In building up the
game for any other purpose than to
foster the best interests of the same,
and to offer to the members of the in
stitution a class of sport that was
popular and much desired.
Last year the Multnomah Club had
poor luck with their courts and there
were those who said that the club was
not giving: the tennis player a fair
deal. Such talk might do for the
nursery, but not for such an organiza
tion as the M. A. A. C.
Revival of Lawn Tennis.
All over the country has sprung up
a revival of lawn tennis, and history
has only repeated Itself in Portland
.over the foundation of a club whose in
terests shall be devoted wholly to the
Interests of tennis.
The reports current that the Irving
ton Tennis Club should make an effort
to secure the state championship tour
nament are also in the nursery cate
gory. Such talk comes from those who
grace the grandstand and occupy seats
on the side-lines, and who know noth
ing about the game Itself or true
sportsmanship.
What difference does it make to
either club where the tournament Is
held? Build up the game and Improve
standard of play; these are the things
to talk about, and write about, and
leave to the juniors and kindergarten
department the petty jealousies which
are too small to be recognised by a
true sport.
The circumstances are just these:
The Multnomah Club wasunfortunate
in losing two-of Its best courts during
the past Winter, so that the Spring
found it without adequate tennis
grounds. At great expense the club
has installed two asphalt courts, which
can be used both Summer and Winter.
It would seem that as a fitting place
in which to hold the state champion
ship the Multnomah Club was more or
less handicapped this season. There
are no other asphalt courts in the Pa
cific Northwest, and It would be apt
to prove disastrous to ask outside
players to compete under conditions
which are so different to what we
have been usej to heretofore and what
doubtless will remain In vogue for
years to come. Asphalt- courts will
always be looked upon as an emer
gency In the Pacific Northwest. Mult
nomah Club should be highly com
mendde for having insatlled them, for
they have addded very greatly to the
game here in Oregon.
Two Courts Inadequate.
There is another feature of the asphalt
courts which will make a tournament
most difficult. The Oregon entry list has
always been a large one and bids fair
to be larger than ever this year. To run
off such a 'tournament on two courts
would be well nigh Impossible. It would
mean that play would have to start at 8
o'clock each morning and continue till
dark each day. It would also mean that
those playing the last two days would
have to work almost continuously and
there Is a limit as to how much work a
person can do on an asphalt court. The
women would suffer most seriously and
there is strong possibility of the tourna
ment proving a failure If the club tried to
pull it off on two asphalt courts. It
would not be possible to play aome of the
matches on clay and some on asphalt,,
for this would not be fair to the player.
But why all this talk? The chairman
of the tennis committee is a man equal
to his task and the club will not try any
experiments on the tennis players of
the Northwest, nor will the success of
eur sacred state tournament be jeopar
dized. The serving of the best interests of the
game Is what is foremost In the minds
of both the Multnomah Club and the
Irvington Tennis Club.
There can be no rivalry between the
two clubs for the playing members of
the Irvington Tennis Club are amongst
Multnomah's stanchest supporters.
The Irvington courts have been open
to the Multnomah Club -for the state
tournament, should they so desire, and
the Multnomah Club would certainly
have no hesitancy in using the Irving
ton courts should it best serve the In
terests of the game In Oregon.
Team for International Meet.
What would be far more to the point
Is a little talk started In the interests of
ending a big delegation to the inter
national meet, held August 12, in Van
couver, B. C. Every athletic organiza
tion In the city ought to contribute to a
fund to send the best players the city
affords to this meet. The Irvington
Tennis Club should bead th list with
a liberal subscription, and the Multno
mah Club should duplicate It. Then
Bhould come the Waverly Golf Club and
the Y. M. C. A.
We should send to Vancouver at least
four of our best men, and four of our
best ladles. There should be a keen
competitive play-off for the honor and
chance of representing our Rose City,
and when they get there they should do
, 8.11 to make our town proud.
Lesson In Tennis Etiquette.
Dog days are here, so another snarl
or two on the tennis subject may be
pardoned, but there have been a few
slipups fn the matter of tennis eti
quette that we may do well to heed.
Out on Multnomah Field there hav
been those who have appeared on the
courts without much more on their
persons than a small pair qf trunks
and low tenni slippers. Now, fellow,
this won't do. Tennis Isn't that kind
of a game. If you want to play it get
yourself an outfit that is used this side
of the Garden of Eden and wear it.
.' Then there is the man who has ap
peared both at Irvington and Mult
nomah, and whose clothes have not
been laundered since the Fall of 1305.
Any comment on this condition is
unnecessary, but really, fellows, give
the laundry man a chance at you at
least once during the season. Don't
play In your undershirt, and it will
pay you to keep your eye peeled as to
what is the proper- way to dress. Re
member that you are appearing In a
public place, and you may be making
it embarrassing' for some shy maiden
who Isn't used to seeing men appear
on the tennis courts in their union
suits. Cut out the Tpsilanti busi
ness. .
The matter of defaults in a tourna
ment is one In which Portland has al
ways been far" too lax. Players dur
ing tournament week should expect to
be on the courts ready for the game
or take their default with good grace.
It you show the proper amount of
anxiety to facilitate the work of the
committee and the handling of the
tournament Is that all players will
be treated fairly, you won't be de
faulted. If you are thinking only of
yourself you will get the chop-chop
In the neck-neck. That's" what you
ought to get. .
P. S. If some of the ladies out at
Irvington wouldn't yell so loud right
in the most important part of a match
It would be better.
GRANGERS DISCUSS TRUSTS
Warn Voters to Scan New Laws for
"Jokers."
Local combinations for the purpose
of "boOBting" the price of fuel and
other commodities used in the home
received severe condemnation yester
day afternoon m a meeting of Evening
Star Grange, at bouth Mount Tabor.
Lecturer Gher was n charge, and an
nounced as one of the topics for dis
cussion the proposed state anti-trust
law. Mr. Gher said that President
Roosevelt was taking care of the Na
tional question, but the matter was
i,,.,Kf hnm tn every householder in
Oregon, for there. Is scarcely an article
in common use that is not controlled
by combinations for raising prices.
Mr. Guer mentionea iuci, uo
of which, he declared. Baa Dcen reisna
beyond all reason by a combination be
tween the dealers and the sawmills.
Oregon, he said, had no law with which
to regulate or break up these combina
tions, hence tnis agiiauou m
Started.
B. C. Wright made a brlel taut on ui
subject. Ho advocated great care in
handling the matter, and remarked
that the trades unions of Portland had
isken ud the anti-combination ques
tion with the view to submitting a law
to the people through the initiative.
"I do not for a moment question the
motives of these labor unions," said
Mr. Wright, "ror the motives of the
attorney who are preparing that law
for submission, but every intelligent
man and woman ought to examine it
with great care before voting. Every
Interest has combined. We have the
wood combine, the grocery combine,
the plumbers, the cannerymen and
nearly everything else, while the out
siders, the consumers, are the orango
that is being -squeezed. These com
binations have great power. They can
get into the trades unions wtfth their
own numbers and with lawyers who
may do their bidding and frame up a
law in which there may be a "joker.-
I don't say that this will be done, but
It is your duty to look well into any
law that may be proposed as a matter
of precaution.
"I was asked in Portland to bring the
matter of the fuel combination to the
attention of the Council, with a view
to getting something done to stop the
wanton destruction of fuel by throw
ing it into tho gulches. I agreed to go
before the Council on condition that a
petition signed by 1000 residents waj
furnished. Only 200 signatures were
obtained for that petition. People did
not have time to press it They were
too busy, and nothing has been done.
"'.These trusts are formed through
eWshness. The Portland wood trust
was so formed. The trust that con
trols cotton thread is one of the great
est. Let us study the question care
fully and then act Intelligently."
Timothy Brownhill, editor of the
Beaver State Herald, of Gresham, de
clared that If the masses could be
made to understand fully the opera
tions of combinations for boosting the
prices of household necessities there
would be a revolution, for they would
not stand it. Ho declared that the
Patrons of Husbandry is the most
powerful organization to overthrow
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JONES RETIRES FROM THE 0REG0NI AN STAFF
TO ENGAGE. IN PRIVATE BUSINESS
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The many friends of E. G. Jones, who is well known in business
circles over a wide stretch of territory as having had charge for about
20 years of The Oregonian's advertising, will be sorry to learn that
he has Just severed his connection with the paper. Mr. Jones will
spend two months at the seashore with his family before going into
business again, in which his undoubted business talents will be the
best guarantee of his future success.
Mr. Jones first came to reside in Portland in the year 1S68, when
this city only contained about 8000 people, and ever since then he
has, grown up with it. In the Fall of 1887 Mr. Jones entered the em
ployment of The Oregonlan In the advertising department, and after
going on the road for one year he entered the city office to manage
its advertising business. In those days The Oregonlan was published
at the southeast corner of Front and Stark streets, when its issue
consisted of a paper four pages three times per week, and eight pages
three times per week quite a contrast to the metropolitan appear
ance of this newspaper today. For many years Mr. Jones has had
entire charge of The Oregonian's advertising, in both the local Beld
and in the Eastern States.
In a large degree, through these busy years, the business which, has
come to this newspaper and helped to build it up has been due to
the untiring, energetic assistance of Mr. Jones; and his assoolates now
parting from him as a member of the business staff do so with a
genuine regret. Mr. Jones is yet a young man in the business sense
of the word, and has many years of usefulness before - him. Mr.
Jones enjoys perhaps a larger acquaintance with publishers through
out the United States and with representative general advertis
ers than any other newspaper man on the Pacific Coast.
In Masonic circles Mr. Jones hag reached conspicuous place. He is
a Scottish Rite Mason of the thirty-second degree, and is a life mem
ber both in Oregon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templars, and Oregon
Consistory No. 1, the highest body of Scottish Rita Masons in Oregon.
these combinations, and urged action
by the Granges.
The subject was discussed extensive
ly, and the audience expressed entire
sympathy with the sentiment for regu
lation. All the Granges In the county
will consider the subject during the
next few months.
DROWNED IN SANDY RIVER
IVUIard Frldley, of Hood River,
Aged 1 7, Loses Life at Troutdale.
TROUTDALE, Or.. July 6. (Special.)
While in swimming In the Sandy
River at this place at 3 o'clock this
afternoon, Willard Frldley, of Hood
River, was drowned. Young Fridley,
who Is 17 years of age, went swimming
with two boy friends, and is supposed
to have been taken with cramps, for he
shouted for help and sank. His com
panions attempted to save him, but
their efforts proved fruitless. The
body was recovered two, hours later.
Fridley had come to Troutdale with
his younger sister to attend tho con
ference of the Willamette Valley Ad
ventists, which is now in session here.
The body was sent to Hood River tonight.
Bachelor Goes Insane.
M MINNVILLE, Or., July 6. John Ste
prath, who lives beyond Morris Valley,
In . this county, was brought in by the
Sheriff today on a charge of insanity.
He has been acting In a "queer" manner
for some time and it Is said threatened
to kill a family. He isa bachelor.
MEETING NOT LEGAL
Woman's Home Missionary
Society Upholds Board.
HEEDS OREGON PROTEST
National Organization Rules In
Favor of Executive Body of State
Conference Mrs. Royal's
Work Is- Commended.
A letter has been received in this
city from Mrs. Delia L. Williams, of
Delaware. O., corresponding secretary
of the National organization of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, which
clearly sustains The action of the ex
ecutive board of the Oregon Conference,
Woman's Home Missionary Society, .as
set forth in the letter of protest re
cently sent by Mrs. Osman Royal, Mrs.
J D. Lee and Mrs. O. J. Bales to the
so-called annual meeting of the society
held at the First M. E. Church, in this
city, June 28 last.
The letter shows plainly that this
meeting was illegal and that its action
cannot be recognized as having any
authority.
Mrs. Royal's work as conference cor
responding secretary is most highly
commended and assurance given that
the action taken by the executive
board will be upheld.
Referring to the time for holding an
annual meeting Mrs. Williams says:
"It is not at all necessary that it
should be. held on the anniversary of a
previous meeting, for it is always un
derstood, and usually expressed, that
officers hold over until their successors
are elected.
"You say you have decided to hold
your annual meeting in the Fall. I in
fer it was 'decided' either at your con
ference meeting or at your executive
board meeting, either of which would
be altogether proper.
"Because conditions differ in differ
ent conferences, each conference is ht
liberty to fix its own date, hut, of course,
no so-called annual meeting would be
legal unless the time fixed were by
the common consent of the conference
board or their representatives, and un
less each auxiliary were notified suffi
cient timi in advance so that all might
send delegates."
It is also plainly set forth that "the
executive board of the conference must
necessarily be, the ultimate authority."
A criticism has been made of the
fact that Mrs. Royal, the conference
corresponding secretary, has "run" the
society. Mrs. Williams quotes the duties
imposed upon her by the constitution
and then adds: ,
"The implication is that the corre
sponding secretary is responsible for
all the work of the conference as trans
acted by correspondence, because she
is supposed by her conference to be
familiar with every phase of the work,
and any corresponding secretary that
does not assume the leadership in her
conference, and responsibility for its
success, is not meeting what Is ex
pected of her. The board of managers
holds her responsible for the repre
sentation of her conference."
In closing, Mrs. Williams commends
the work ot Mrs. Royal In these words:
"I am exceedingly gratified with the
evident prosperity of your conference
since you took hold of the work, and
trust tha.p ail the good women of the
conference, and especially those of the
executive board, may co-operate with
you most heartily in your plans for
the advancement of the Interests In
your conference."
The regular monthly meeting of the
old executive hoard was held yester
day. Reports are coming in showing
that this year is to be the most suc
cessful one in the history of the so
ciety. The date of the annual meeting
to be held In the Fall will be an
nounced later.
Packers Lose Ground.
CHICAGO, July 6. Representatives of
livestock exchanges throughout the West,
tn conference with representatives of all
the big packers yesterday won what they
considered an Important victory, doing
away substantially with the oroposition
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STEAMER T. J. POTTER LEAVING PORTLAND WITH SO PASSENGERS FOR THE BEACHES.
The steamer T. J. Potter made her first run after Independence Day yesterday and carried over 39J passengers to Long Beach. The steamer
' left the Ash-street dock at l'oclock and will go through to Ilwaco this evening.
As a usual thing the beach business does not begin until after the celebration of the Fourth of July. This year is no exception to the rule.
Th first trip of the Potter was made June 3J. The second two days before the Fourth. On neither of these trips did she carry a large crowd.
The T. J. Potter Is allowed 608 passengers and later in the season she will carry the limit on every trip.
Rest and Recreation
When a man has passed the years of activity he seeks
rest and agreeable recreation, but is unable to enjoy it
by reason of constantly recurring business annoyances. His
life so far has been employed in accumulating his estate,
and it is natural that he should be concerned about its
protection. Why should he not be relieved from' this
tnnoyance and enjoy the fruits of his industry?
Our company is properly equipped to take over just
such work. It can care for estates more economically y
reason of this equipment than can the owners themselves,
making whatever disposition of the revenues, or the
properties themselves, that may be required.
Let us advise "with you about this important matter.
Merchants'Savings & Trust Company
247 Washington Street
Capital Fully Paid In - $150,000.00
J. Frank "Watson, President. R. L. Durham, Vice-President.
"W. H. Fear, Secretary. S. C. Catching:, Asst. Secretary.
0. "W. T. Muellhaupt, Cashier.
of the packers that all cattle be received
from shippers subject to post-mortem
examination.
This proposition which had been fought
by all the livestock exchanges will now
apply only to dairy cows and to common
canning cows. The packers agreed to
pass all range cattle. This will mean a
large proportion of the receipts at the
big stockyards.
The livestock exchanges represented
were tho?e of St. Louis'. Kansas City. St.
Joseph, Sioux City, Milwaukee, Buffalo
and Omaha.
Mixes Religion and Printer's
Ink and Does It Successfully
Nolan Best Rice, Editor of the Interior National Organ of Presbyterian
Church, Visits Portland Practical Man of Affairs in Religious Work.
"I
BT ARTHUR A. GREENE.
F a man's religion is any good he'd
better get busy and work at It." said
Nolan Rice Best to me the other day;
it struck me that here was a man
worth cultivating. Mr. Best li editor
of the Interior, official organ of the
Presbyterian Church in America, and
naturally a man who is leaving his im
press upon the affairs of our time, more
especially as those affairs concern re
ligious thought. That he is practical
to a degree is sufficiently evidenced by
his aphorism heretofore quoted. While
he is in a position to mould public
sentiment inside his church and out,
he is making the most of his time, for
he lives by the rule of action he lays
down for others. He believes his re
ligion is good and so he gets busy
every day.
In Chicago, his home, they say that
Mr. Best does three men's work and
wears out everybody around him.
However that may be, he has of a cer
tainty made things hum since he ar
rived in Portland. ' He came to the
Coast primarily to attend the Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Seattle,
but at the insistent invitation of
leaders among local Presbyterians he
decided to spend a week here and see
what account the local churches were
giving of their stewardship. He is a
smallish man with red hair and florid
complexion, a straight, direct-talking
youg man whom one naturally, some
how takes to. This may be because
his sincerity Is so manifest.
Mr. Best is probably nearing 40 years
of age, for ha told me that he grad
uated from a freshwater college in
1892, which was 15 years ago as a few
of the more expert may be able to
figure out. He has been editor of the
Interior for six years, succeeding the
late Dr. TV. C. Grey, who was iden
tified with the publication for more
than 30 years. During these six years
Mr. Best has built up the circulation
of the Interior far beyond its former
high-water mark and has greatly Im
proved its editorial columns.
"There are 1,000.000 Presbyterian's
In the country and naturally It is to
be expected that such an organization
of people who have a unity of faith,
should bear a considerable part of the
burdens laid upon the Christians of
America." the editor continued, after
explaining that he had nothing es
pecially to say. "Tlere is an unmis
takable tendency toward church union
and I am not opposing the idea. In
terdenominational! sm has many things
In its favor. All orthodox churches
have a community of Interest and even
tually perhap a dream of one great
church may come true. The Presby
terian Church has no creed-test as a
requirement for membership and those
who say they cannot accept the Pres
byterian creed are not Informed as to
the requirements. Only In the case of
our church officers, ministers and
elders do we require that a, man sub
scribe to a certain interpretation of the
Word of God.
"The world is turning more and more
toward Christ. Socialism is an in
dication of this, but we have already
progressed beyond Socialism. If the
church will only give a practical every
day show of Christianity it can pull the
world after it. All this talk that
Christianity Is losing ground Is the
sophistry of those to whom the wish
is father to the thought. Never in his
tory, since the wise men Journeyed to
Bethlehem, has the world so been af
fected by the faith of the Christian.
There is no reason why we should be
anything but optimists. A liverish re
ligion in which weeping and tooth
gnashing figures in lieu of works is
worth little or nothing in the fight for
the redemption of humanity.
"T came here to become acquainted
with the condition of our church work,
and am more than satisfied with what
Presbyterians are doing. They are cer
tainly moving as fast as we are in
Chicago. The big churches back up the
smaller ones and everybody seems to
be doing his part. The Men's Resort Is
an admirable charity and is a credit
to Portland. In fact, every detail of
church work here seems to be well in
hand. I have known Rev. William Hiram
Foulkes, pastor of the First Church,
for a number of years, and have the
highest confidence in his attainments.
He Is making himself felt in the cause
of righteousness and has a brilliant
future before him."
Mr. Best will be the leading figure In
the Presbyterian rally to be beld at
the First Church tonight, and to
morrow night will be the guest of
honor at a dinner to be given at the
Commercial Club. His hc-t. J. Thor
burn Ross, entertained at luncheon at
the same place yesterday.
Paroled to Mend Arm.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July . Em
mett Dalton, serving a life sentence in tha
penitentiary here for participation in the
famous Coffeyville raid of the Dalton
gang, was released by Governor Hoch this
afternoon on a temporary parole that he
might go to Kansas City and undergo an
operation on his arm, shot in the raid.
Dalton started for Toiwka. and there will
meet his mother, the two making the trip
to Kansas City together.
Aged Couple AVed.
NEW YORK, July . William Shinton.
of Los Angeles. Cal., and Mrs. Eleanor
G. Ronk, of Passaic were married at the
parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Ridgewood, K. J., yesterday.
Mr. 8hlnton, who Is S6 years of age, was
formerly a . resident of Paterson and
came here to be married early this week.
Mr Ronk was the widow of the lata
M. K. Ronk. She is In her 77th year.
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