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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1908)
HIE SUM)A ORECOMAX. PORTLAND. APRIL 26. 1008. ENDURANCE TESTS FOR LOCAL AUTOS Thursday, June 4, the Date for the Annuel Contests of Speed and Strength. COURSES TO BE PATROLLED rorllanri iiti. mobile Club and How IV-iImiI AH'iaiicjn to Have Mjirrvilon of the dif ferent Events. BT W. J. FFTRAIW Thursday, June 4, will a gala day for the automobiles and auto enthusi asts, for on tliat date will be held the v SEATTLE ATHLETIC fl.lB ATHLETES WHO COMPETED IJT THE BOXING AND WRESTLING TOt'RXAMENT. i The group shows Boxing Instructor Lornie Austin and eight of the nine Seattle boxers and wrestlers who competed In the tournament which concluded last night The group shows alt the Seattle athletes but Victor Venablcs. who Is their crack wrestler at 135 pounds. The boxers and wrestlers represented in the picture participated in seven of the final events, which, with Venables' contest, gave Seattle representation in eight final contests. They are, reading from left to right Frank Vance, Jack King, Billie Speck, Henry Croft, Lonnie "Aus tin. Julius Johnson. Bert Hussey, F. Grimm and Chester Brown. endurance contests tinder the auspices of the Portland Automobile Club and tlie Kose Carnival Associativa. The ro-operation of the two organi sations indicates that no pains will be pared lo make the event one of the most attractive as well as successful ever attempted in the TV est. The course selected, owing to the limited nu hi her of well paved thoroughfares extending into the country, will have to he lapped several times In order to complete the two distance. 60 and 100 miles each, of which the contests will consist. Public Safely Assured. In order that the public safety will be assured to ft marked degree. Gov ernor Chamberlain arid Adjutant Gen eral Flnxer have agreed to furnish the racing committee with the necessary number of state troops with which to patrol the course selected for the auto race, and in addition. County Judge Webster, County Commissioners Ught ner and Itarnes, and Sheriff Stevens have volunteered their assistance In any possible manner whereby they may assist the programme to a successful consummation. The Automobile Club is especially grateful to J udge "Webster and the County Commissioners for the assur ances that the roads over which the race Is to be run will be repaired, bal lasted and to a certain extent oiled before the date of the meet. The commissioners have anticipated repairing the Base Line and Section I-ine roads for some time, and believ ing that the present is an auspicious occasion or the commencement of such work, will inaugurate the repair work very soon, for the time between now j and the date of the race Is short, j Streets to lie Oiled. j One entire street leading from one j of the bridges will he oiled from the ! east bank of the Willamette to Monta- 1 villa by the Portland Automobile Club, ! white another thoroughfare will be . similarly treated by the Hose Festival Assoc in tion. With two such avenues whereby the scene of the races may be reached It Is expected that a large throng of people will be Aided In petting to vantage sites from which to witness the big events. Kntrlea for the two races are being received from all along the Pacific Coast, and already 50 cars have signi fied their intention of starting. These rars are not all stock cars of factories, for a large percentage of the entries have been filed by private owners: autoists who are enthusiastic speed annihllators, und who possess cars capa ble of making records if put to the proper test. An estimate of the magnitude of the proposed races can be had through the announcement of tlie race committee's Intention of erecting a commodious grandstand near the finish point, whereby it is hoped to accommodate a large por tion of the racing enthusiasts who will attend the spectacular event. In addition to l ho grandstand, an inclined clearing w ill he reserved for the accommodation of those visit in? the scene in automobiles and carriages of ajl descriptions. fiipa Offered as Prizes. Three handsome cups will be offered as priz s for the winners of tiirce places in each event, while an additional cup. of fered by K. Henry Wemme, the pioneer automohilist of Portland, and valued at S. will be placed in competition to be won three times before becoming the per manent pro:erty of the contestant. This cup is offered by Mr. Wemme with a view of stimulating interest in this event, which is to become an annual event dur ing carnival week, and incidentally will cause the autoists to pride themselves on better and faster cars. Wemme, him self, owns something like 25 autor biles of different designs and makes, and yet s not a dealer nor does he conduct a rentery. Automobillng is his hobby and he takes the keenest delight in driving his different machines through the city and country. Between Mr. Wemme and Dr. C. B. Brown, it would be hard to say who Is the more familiar with our country roads. Nothing pleases either of them more than to jaunt through the rural districts adjacent to Multnomah County, and any place they have not visited is completely isolated and must have no road at ail. -for when Brown's Ted dvir" and TVemme's "green dra(on" ctKrt they usuaMy finish. OPKNS AT VANCOUVER TODAY Trt-Citr league Teams Will Also Play Um. The fana of JudK McCredie'a home town. Vanrouver. will be afforded the opportunity of witnessing their Tri City League team in the open In (tame which take place this afternoon. Manager Helser has whipped his Van couverltes Into excellent shape and when they face the Alblna Tourists this afternoon the fans of Vancourer will have an opportunity to ee Just what the men can do. Both teams are composed of high-class players and should arlve a creditable exhibition. Aside from the game at Vancouver the Trl-Clty League will present con tests in the other thre towns on the circuit. On the Vaug-tin-atreet grounds Manager Myers' crack Salem agftreira tlon will hook up with Hal Pomeroy'a East Side Triple T outfit, and this game promises to be the banner attraction of the season up to the present time. Both teams possess splendid pitching corps and the two games scheduled should be speedy. Judging from the advance -sale of tickets. the fana are hungry to see a good game, and are also welcoming an opportunity to see what Salem can do in the matter of turning out a baseball club. The St. John Apostles are listed to visit Woodburn today, and the contest between Philbrick's bunch and the In dians should prove a fine exhibition. . v- At Oregon City the Frakes, of Port land, will be Introduced to the Falls City fans as the opponents of the Papermakers. The Frakes have not been defeated this season. The two games at the Falls City should prove exceedingly interesting. SCHOOL TEAMS PLAY BALL BOTS GKEATTjY INTERESTED IX SEW LEAGUE. Scores of First Week, Showing Win ners Who Will Continue to Con test for Championship. The Portland Grammar School Base ball league Inaugurated its season last week and the youngsters have entered Into the fray with a vim and determina tion that would credit professional play ers. The boys have played a number of games, the majority of which has been exceedingly Interesting. The scores of the games played so fur is as follows: Woodlawn. 9; Vernon, 3. Batteries Javln and Doge; James and Crump. Shaver. 11: Highland. 8. Batteries James and Bateman; Holman, Evans and Craig. Williams Avenue, 12 Thompson. 3. Batteries Ialy and Rees; Gieason and Arthur. North Central. I: Holladay. 7. Bat tery for North Central McAUen and Wil liams. Hawthorne. I": Kern. 7. Battery for Hawthorne Gross and Cutting. Montavilla. 17; Mount Tabor. 11. Bat teries not given. Brooklyn. 11: Stephens. 0. Batteries Lang and D Temple: Wilson and Older. Clinton Kelly, 14; Woodstock. 6. Bat teries Roberts and King; Cummins and Petrie. Ainsworth. 19; Terwilliger. 5. Bat teries Begtvls and yerex; Englestad and Garrisk. Ladd. 16: Shattuck. 11. Batteries not given. Chapman. 21: Couch. 1. Batteries Turk and McDonald: Jordan and Day. Couch. 20; Atkinson. 2. Batteries Jordan and Day; Penne and I. hidings. r OFFICIAL SCHEDULE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE SEASON 1908 AT AT AT AT AT AT SEATTLE. TACOMA. SPOIANE. BUTTE. VANCOUVER. ABERDEEN. June 16, 17, 18, June 2, 3. 4. 5. June 9. 10. 11, Julv 7. 8, 9, 10, May 19. 20. 21, 19, 2). 21. 6. 7. 12, 13; 14. 11, 12. E2. 23. 24. SEATTLE.... Aug. 25, 26, 27, Aug. 11, 12, 13, Aug. 18, 19, 20, Sept. 8, 9. 10, 2S, 29. 30. 14. 15. 16. 21. 22, 23. 11, 12, 13. . May S, 6. 7, 8. June 9. 10, 11, June 2, 3, 4, o, May 19. 20, 21, July 14. 15. 1, 9. 10. . 13. 14. 6. 7. 22, 23, 24. 25, 17, 18, 19. June 23. 24, 25, . Aug. 18. 19, 20, Aug. 11. 12, 13, 25. TACOMA 2, 27, 2S. 21. 22, 23. 14, 15, 16. Aug. 4, 5, 6, 7, Sept. 1. 2. S. 4. , 8 9. 5. 6, 7. 7. May 12. 13, 14. April 2S. 29, 30. May 26. 27, 28. Mar 5, 6, 7. 8. 9. July 7. 8. 9. 10, 15. 1. 17. May 1. 2. 3. 29, 30. 30. 31. 10. 11, 12. July 14, 15, 16, July 21. 22, 23. June 30. July 1. Julv 2S. 29. SO. SPOKANE 17, li, 19. 24. 25, 26. 2. 3, 4. 4, 5. 31, Aug. 1, 2. Sept. 15, 16. 17, ' IS. 19, 20. April 18. 39. 21. May 12. 13. 14, May 19. 20, 21. April 2S. 29. SO, May 5. 6. 7, 8. 22. 23, 24. 25. 15. 16. 17. 22, 23, 24. Mav 1, 2. 3. 9. 1ft. 2. July 7. 8, 9, 10, Aug. 4. 5, S, 7, Julv "14, 15. 16, July 21, 22. 23, BUTTE. July 2S. 29. J). 11, 13. 8. 9. 17; 18, 19. 24, 25, 26. 31, Aug. 1, 2. Sept. 8. 9, 1. 11,. Sept. 15, 16, 17, 12, 13. IS. 19, 20. . , . May 26. 27, 28, April IS, 19, 21. June 16, 17. 18, June 23, 24, 25. Mav 12, 13. 14, 29, 30, 30, 31. 22. 23, 24, 25, 19, 20, 21. 26. 27. 2S. 1.;. 16. 17. VANCOUVER July 21. 22. 23, 26. Sept. 1. 2. 3, 4, Aug. 25, 26, 27, Aug. 11, 12. 13, 24. 25, 26. June 30. July 1, 5. 6, 7, 7. 2S, 29, 30. 14, 15. 16. 2. 3. 4. 4. 5. April 28. 29. 30, May 26, 27, 28, April 18, 19, 21. June 16. 17, 18, June 2, 3, 4, 6, May 1, 2. 3. 29. 30. 30.31. 22, 23. 24. 25, 19, 20, 21. 6.7. I June 30. July 1, July 28. 29, 3), 26. Sept. 1. 2, 3, 4, Sept. 15, 1, 17, ABERDEEN.. 2, 3, 4. 4. 5. 31. Aug. 1, 2. - June 23. 24. 25, 5. 6, 7, 7. 18, 19, 20. Aug. 4. 5, 6. 7, Sept. 9. 11, 26. 27, 28. S, 9. 12, 13, 14. Aug. 25. 26. 27, x 2S, 29, 30. VANCOUVER June . , AND '2- 13- 14. . ABKRKEEN... -"f 'f y. BIG SALE THIS WEEK Two Hundred and Fifty Head of Horses Consigned. SHORTHORNS AND OTHERS Sixth Anmal Auction Will Gire Public Chance to Bid for Best Horse and Cattle Ever Exhibited in City. The rich man's horse sometimes Bells at the poor man's price in the auction ring1. Breeders, however, have confi dence enough In the Portland market to send Into the sale this week 250 head of the best horses that ever looked tn rough a bridle, and a parcel of Shorthorns and Herefords rood enough to show at the International. This is the sixth year the sale has been held, so that the experimental stagn has long been passed. The sale of last year was the best in the West. The greatest breeding plant in the world. Brook-Nook. Montana, has this year consigned 100 head, and they are now at the Lewis And Clark grounds. Fred Brooker, of North Yakima, comes with a carload. including Henry Gray 2:1814 and Minwal (2:22). both faster, both show horses, and perfectly mannered fancy roadsters. Fred Bad deley is down from Weston with a car load by the great Caution, son of Elec tioneer and McAlropa. one of the beM of the McKinneys. Mary Minns, bred in Kentucky, the handsomest filly in America, is here. She is entered in the Kentucky futurity, valued at $25,000. Local horsemen send in such gtod ones as Alt (trial !:14). Knick Knack (2:11 H). Paul W. (2:20). Rockford (2:20). and some wonderfully good sad dlers and roadsters. The great thor oughbred Panamint is to be sold. Lam bert Boy. one of the handsomest Mor gan stallions living, is consigned, and V-- " t-- V. - 'VL I " 4 " X t " x ' '' xj t in ir"f Vxv -w v 1 , - - . w i. J t HANDSOME CARRIAGE TEAM TO BE SOLD AT THE PORTLAND HORSE SALE. i .'.... tlie mark of quality is up where the wiid gee!e fly. The horfs will be shown and sold Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday at tlie IniK and Clark Fair grounds, and the cattle sale will occur Friday at the Union Stork Yard. Portland as a live stock market has come to the front place of late, and interest In this breeders sale is an important factor of the commercial activities of this city. It will be worth while to attend this sale for buying purposes, or from the simple standpoint of sightseeing. The horses will be shown all of these three days. Two auctioneers from the hiue grass country Colonel Harriman and Mr. Higg in bottom, will have some thing worth while to say. being famous men In their line, and the horsemen and would-be horsemen of Portland have never before had such an oppor tunity to acquire value as in this sale. W. I Whitmore sends in a consign ment, incldlng Mayview. the hand somest thoroughbred that ever stepped into a sale rinr. The Breeder and -Sportsman, -the great California turf journal, says edi torially of this sale: "A great sale is the Blue Ribbon Sale of the West which the Portland Horse Sale Company advertises In this issue, to be held at Portland. Oregon. April 28. 29. 30 and May 1. There are over 2u0 horses consigned to this sala and several- herds of fine cattle. The horses are to be sold during the first three days, the' cattle on the last day. Among the horses consigned are Mary Mims. a handsome three-j'ear-old filly by The Bondsman out of a mare bv Allerton: Henry Gray (2:1814), a great trotter by Zombro: Minwal ,2:22i. a 2:10 pacer; lee Pointer, a grand young stallion of the Hal family, and many great prospects of tip-top breeding. The great Brook-Nook Ranch in Mon tana consigns six carloads of splendid horses to this -sale, and every horse man on the Coast knows that the Brook-Nook "horses are full value for the money paid for them in the auction ring. The catalogue issued for this sale has over 200 horses, described and pedigreed, and there have been 30 or 40 horses consigned to the sale since the catalogue was printed. This catalogue by the way, is about the handsomest and best printed book of the kind that has been gotten out by any auction firm on this Coast for a long time, and shows the enterprise of the Portland Horse Sale Company. We would sug gest to the many readers of this jour nal that a trip to Portland. Oregon, at this time of tlie year is as pleasant as any that can be made on the Coast by steamer or rail, and the opportunity to attend a great horse and cattle sale is one that should not be missed." TO PR! OFF THE LID Seattle Rejoices in Prospect of More Fights. ATTELL FIGHT THE WEDGE Fwr Two Years There Has Been No KUlic Encounter, but Prospect Are Good Now Tor Ierotee of Game to Enjoy Themselves. SEATTLE. Wash.. April !. (Spe cial.) There is rejoicing in the hearts of Seattle's fight fans. The edge of the lid has been lifted Just a wee bit and there is a prospect that It will be pried open just -a -wee bK further. For two long years now until last Mon day the smack of padded glove has been heard only when the "Seattle or Washington Athletic Club has given a ( a ;i ' ' JT"' ?1 J J t ! smoker. Not a professional, of greater or less degree, has honored the city with his presence' for a time longer than sufficient to change cars, and the lovers of the pugilistic game are carry ing appetites that arj sharpened by two years of fasting. The -quietus was put on the fighters with the incoming of the administra tion of Mayor William Hickman Moore two yen ago. Wappenstein, Moore's chief of lire, began to drive the fight ers and liie hangers-on of the ring out of tlie city and it wasn't .long until nearly all of them had taken -themselves to parts abroad. The county authorities were equally obdurate. The authorities of neighboring coun ties, however, still were lenient. Then came the lamentable Gans Holly affair. With the lid on tight in Seattle, the star lightweight, whose presence in Seattle was due to the fact that he was on his way southward to hurl defiance into the teeth of Battling Nelson, was matched to go 20 rounds with Dave Holly at pleasant Beach. 15 miles from Seattle, across the Sound in Kitsap County. Holly had beaten Rufe Turner a short time before and local lovers of the game were enthu siastic enough " to believe that the go with Gans would be wortli seeing. They were, disappointed. It wasn't. The affair was a fizzle from beginning to end. for more reasons than tiiere is space to enumerate.' The game remained quiescent during the rest of ' Moore's administration. When Moore was defeated for re-elec-rion last month, hopes arose that the lid would be lifted in Seattle. But there was nothing doing. When Johnnie Reid approached tlie city au thorities he was gently but firmly squelched. Likewise depressing was his reception at the hands of the coun ty officers. Then he announced that he had matched Abe Attell and Eddie Kelly to go 20 rounds at Sound rSeach. 16 miles from Seattle by railroad, in Sno homish County. Followers of the game were in fear and trembling till the day of the contest that the Gov ernor would again step in. But he didn't end the match came off last Monday as advertised. And maybe nobody went'. Special trains were run from Everett and Seattle. The last train out of Seattle carried 17 coaches. There were auto parties galore and an excursion steamer carried several hundred more. Reid had arranged to take care of a couple of thousand, but double that number swamped him. and there were at least 4000 who took the aft ernoon off and went out to see the match. They sat on rude benches, hastily Impro vised on a gravelly point jutting into the Sound, .with half a mile of salt 'marsh between- the ring and the-bluff along the shore. Canvas stretched around a square formed the arena. The sky was th roof. Dozens stood on piles or got on the roofs of two or three old huts. The outcome of the affair was a foregone conclusion, so much so that bets of 5. to 1 were made that Attell would win. There was every Portland Horse Sale Co. 12 Hamilton Building, Portland, Or. Horses are now on the ground and can be seen at any time. Take 23d St. Car on Wash. St. 'Til Work 52 Weeks, a Year, for 50c a Week" The Biggest Thousand Dollars Worth 9 Who' wants a little loco ' motive that will never stop going from January to. January? 9 Who wants a strong, stout servant who will run all your errands, do all your heavy work, and never grow tired? 9 Who wants a f aithful friend who will serve in all sorts of weather calling; shopping; the theater be at your door in the morn ing and bring you back at night? 9 Fifty cents a week from January to January is the average repair price paid by a test list taken from sixteen thousand owners for the continuous faithful service of a car that is practically impervious to time, wear and tear. 9 No other car is constructed on the Cadillac plan of in- 9 Cadillac Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich. Members Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers COVEY MOTOR GAR CO. Sixteenth apd Alder StsM Portland Inconvenience and no comfort, but folkf wanted to see a fight and so they came. Big Crowd to See Attell. It was an" orderly crowd and a . good crowd. Leading members of the bar, pro fessional and business men were there. Even a militant minister of the gospel made no effort to turn up his collar." or otherwise dieguLse his Identity. A couple of auto parties represented an aggregate of about $4,000,000 of Seattle capital. And when Reid announced from the ring that there would 1e another one next month, the crowd yelled. It is doubtful if the game will be re opened in Seattle or'in King County. But the prosecuting attorney was one of the most enthusiastic at the ringside and one never can tell. But at any rate, the Sno homish County authorities are apparently acquiescent and Johnnie Reid says he is going to proceed at once to erect a first class arena on the spot where Monday's battle took place. He says he has en tered into relations with several of the top-notchers and will bring first-class men here. The fight fans are jubilant and wish more power to him. Of course, it isn't all settled that the embargo is to be lifted, but the Attell Kelly go looks like the entering wedge. If so. the promoters will make money, for the devotees of the ring are numerous and enthusiastic. The one thing to be feared, apparently, is the interference of the Governor. It's a campaign year and if pressure is brought to bear by the re form element well. Governor Mead wants a re-election and the reform element controls votes. Thaw Writ Amended. POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. April 25. James G. Graham, of Newburg, attor .THE GREAT ANNUAL BREEDERS' SALE OF Standard Bred Horses and Pure Bred Cattle at Auction 250 Horses, Matched Teams, Single Drivers, Race Horses. .Saddlers, , 20 Standard-Bred Stallions, 50 Registered Mares. Mor gans, standard bred and thoroughbred. HEREFORD AND SHORTHORN CATTLE The Blue Ribbon Sale of the West. Horses Sold at Lewis 6 Clark Fair Grounds April 28-29-30 Cattle sold at Union Stockyards, May 1. ' 1 "I - It In the Automobile World Today destructibility; no other car has its everlasting engine. 9 Who ever heard of a Cad illac that went to the scrap heap? Who ever heard of a dissatisfied Cadillac user? 9 The experience of Sixteen Thousand Cadillac owners is epitomized in our book, "The Truth About the Automobile and What It Costs to Maintain One." The stories told in this book by owners them selves will be a revelation to those who have owned other cars and invaluable to those who are about to buy. 9 Be sure to get a copy from our agent or write us for it. Better still, why not have a demonstration of . the Cadillac itself? ney for Harry K. Thaw, today sreured ah amendment to the writ of habeas corpus issued in Thaw behalf, making it returnable on May 4 instead of Mav 9. The change, was made to suit the convenience of witnesses. School Has IJquor Licence. LONDON, April 18. St. Albans gram- -mar school can boast of being the only scholastic institution In the kingdom which holds a license to soil wine. It is known to have been one of ttm privileges of this school for centuries to. own such a license, and probably the right was granted to the old monks who kept the schooL in times long past as a sort of monopoly in that district "for favors received." At any rate the school has certainly . derived the right to sell wine, or to al low it to be sold, on its premises, from . ancient charters granted to it, which' privilege has been confirmed by its sub- ! sequent charters. r (Governor Will Send Help. JACKSON, Miss.'. April 2:. From'" more than 100 towns and villages in . Mississippi ravaged by the tornado yes- . terday Governor Noel received appeals today to send tents and provisions for tlie homeless. He directed the Adjutant GeneraTs office to nil all requests of , this character. Torwka. Kan. Albert Wilon, attorney for , H. II. Tucker. Jr.. secretary of the L'ncla . Sam Oil Company, now on trial here on a charge of uiina the mall t defraud, de- -elarevl in his opening speech that the Stand ard Ofl Company was the instigator and con trolling; influence behind the troubles of the . Uncle Sam Company. Hanan snovs at Rosenthal'-