The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 27, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 34

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 27, 1903. . . - . i . MAGNATES' VISIT ALL FLOOR SPACE HARRY MURPHY TAKES A FEW SHORT-ARM JABS AT SPORTING EVEN TS AND PERSONAGES OF THE WEEK. TO COAST IN VAIN TAKEN FOR S California State Leaguers Are Outlaws Still, Despite Pulliam and Johnson. Cars Exhibited at Automobile Display Will Be Valued at Over Half Million. MOREING ASKS TOO MUCH ALL LEADING CARS THERE 1 I T ----- - - ------- ------fc'-W'-'-- - I --.- m m m m m m m m - - - - now d& I j--jpX fyf ( ySA &VFFA10 CLEANS p"E&ER'ftyp- long Li.t of Exhibitors Received. Every Appliance Known to Sport of Automobilin? Will Be Shown on Floor. When the doors are thrown open on Portland's first automobile show next March. It is estimated that over half a million dollars' worth of motor cars and sundries will be on display. Al ready about 9S per cent of the avail able floor space has been spoken for and the contracts have been made for more than three-fourths of the show room. Not only will Portland hold a show, hut It will be recognized by the Na tional body governing motor car ex positions and a sanction has also been asked from the National Association of Accessory Dealers, which will mean that every device known for the bene fit of the motorist, from a power winch for loading heavy articles on to trucks, down to the electric torch which en ables a man to light a cigar while going at 60 miles an hour, will be shown In some part of the building. This sanction will also permit the tire factories to display rtietr products. The date is yet too early to know definitely the cars that will be staged, but It is certain that among them will be the following: Studebaker, E. M. F.. Thomas. Packard, Franklin, Pope Hartford, Buick, Chalmers-Detroit. Reo, Premier, Mitchell. Stoddard-Dayton. Cadillac, Fierce-Arrow. Locomobile, Corbln. Peerless. Maxwell, Stearns. Oldsmobile. Overland, Stevens-Dur-yea. Tourist. Royal, Moon, Renault. White. Winton. Carter Car, Ford. Bab cock Electric, Woods Electric. Colum bus Electric, and the Rapid truck. There will also be an exhibition of motorcycles. Out of the 10000 gasoline automobiles that will be built in the United States during the season of 1900, it is estimated that about 53 per cent will come from Detroit. The largest output from any factory is expected from the Ford plant, where parts are being assembled for 20.000 machines. The Cadillac plant Is to come next with about -"XO and the others will fall into line in about the fol lowing manner. E. SI. F.. SOOO, Chalmers, Detroit. 5000. Brush, W, Packard, I000, Blomstrom, 2000. Regal. -000 and Her shoff 350. The above is figured only on pleasure vehicles' and in addition to these will be a large number of commercial vehicles and several thousand electrics, Barney Oldfleld is angry. His feeling have been hurt and as a result he has promised to drive today at Los Angeles as he has never driven before Just to show the public that he is not afraid. For some time the report has been cir culated that he has lost his nerve and the speed exhibitions given by some of the younger members of the racing fra ternity have relegated Barney to tha "has-been" class. So persistent has been this rumor that It has at last reached the ears of the dean of racing drivers, who stoutly denies It and who asserts that his sis-cylinder Stearns Is faster than the old "Green Dragon" ever was ' and that when he starts today he will close down for nothing until tha red flag is held over the course. Oldneld has figured In more accidents than any other driver In America. He has been seriously injured several times and has killed several people and In jured a score more. In view of th fact that no class of people Is more interested In good roads than the motorist, some figures from the report of the Secretary of Agriculture will perhaps be appreciated. This report contains the statement that the public roads in the X'nited States are equal to 5 times the distance around the earth at the equator or about 2,151,000 miles. Of this, about 43, 300 miles are of mac adam. 124.500 are surfaced with gravel snd nearly 10.000 have a covering of spe cial surfacing material. leaving about 1.950,000 miles of dirt road. In 1904 there was expended on these roads about 590. 000.000 and this has been increased at the rate of about 1 per cent each year Vnce. Unless 40 entry blanks are forwarded to the secretary of the Automobile Club of France on or before January 1, there will be no Grand Prix race in 1909. The plans for this race have all been made but as the date for closing the entries draws near it appears that the required number will not be forthcoming. This condition is the result of the decision that has been readied by the prominent builders of Europe to discontinue the practice of building special cars which can be used only for speed contests. The factories that have signed the agree ment comprise practically all of the prominent ones of Europe and number among them the winners of every Inter national contest for the last three years w'th the one exception of the Vanderbllt of 1,08. The firms who have signed the agreement consist of the Panhard, Re nault. Brasler, Clement-Bayard. Dar raeq. Pengeot. Mercedes. Benz-Italia and Flat. This agreement, however, does not prevent the use of cars already In ex istence from competing In America or ig!and. Amateur motorists not infrequently are guilty of the mistake of failing suf tfciently to Inflate their tires. They have heard about blowouts and other troubles raused by tires and Imagine that by leav ing the tire soft they are saving them wHves trouble. The fact is. however, that far lees trouble is experienced by the man who pumps his tires hard The following table may be of value to many owners and will undoubtedly save trouble if adhered to: Three-inch tire. 30 pcinflf. Three and one-h!f inrh tires, 60 pounds. Four-Inch tire. To pounds Four and one-half inch tires. 80 pounds. Five-Inch tires. 90 pounds. Blowouts, unless caused by a cut, usually occur on the elfVe of the tire, and are the result of the constant bending of the canvas from tho depression made on the tread when it comes In contact with the oad. From this it can be easily b aen that the harder the tire is pumped the less action will result at this point. The Denver Automobile show will be held February 16. 17 and IS. New Orleans will hold a series of auto mobile races during the Mardi Gras. These races will take the place of. the horse-racing of former years. R J. Levttt, formerly of Seattle, but now president of the Los Angeles Motor Car Company, is reported to be very ill from pneumonia. Mr. Leavltt has the -tSSSSJ??r55g B TWETT-FOrR HOURS mFFKRENCE I TIME BETWEEN THE ARTIST AND SYDNEY ACCOUNTS FOR THE HANDSOME PICTURE OP BURNS. NEXT WEEK JOHN If. Tt-.-i- r be pICK-.D vs TIIB WINKER. dHstlnction of being the largest man en gaged in the automobile business on the Pacific Coast. Ha la well known In Port land, where he made many friends during the races last June. The profits of the race at Savannah on Thanksgiving day are estimated at about 15,000. ' The application of J. Plerpont Morgan for membership in the Automobile Club of America has been followed by the an nouncement that motors will replace tho stable of blooded horses at his estate on the Hudson. Autoa have long been barred from these ground. . L E. Crowe, of the Crowe Automobile Company, of this city, will return In a few days from a vlelt to the Steams and Olds factories. BRIGANDS ARE CAPTURED Italians Who Pillaged and Burned Face Trial. ROME, Dec. 28. (Epecial.) The trial of Soma, the brigand chief, and the mem bers of his band, has begun at Milan. For months- the brigands had burned farms and committed thefts, accompa nied by bloodshed. It Is alleged that they were In the pay of a number of Inhabitants, who employed them to set tle with enemies. The brigands were at last denounced by one of their clients, who had ordered them to burn the house of his neigh bor. The brigands made a mistake In the house and burned that of their em ployer. The latter became furious and Immediately informed the gendarmes how the bandits could be caught. It la expected that the trial will last three months. The charges against the band will fill 22 volumes of ISO pages each. Two hundred witnesses will be called. Fox Killed Seven Dogs. PARI3, Dec. 26. A fox escaped from a cage In the Jardin d'Acclimatation the other afternoon and bolted Into the Met ropolitan Electric Railway Station. The keepers sent ten dogs after him. Seven of the dogs were electrocuted and two passengers who were upset by them were injured. Eventually the fox was caught and caged again. r.. .................................................. . ' ,..1 j FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON, - j J f " . ' ,:-: J ' . ' j t t M - ' - - t . - " . , ' V Vr , ' t i L&JL -&- -.-4 V.-S-t-v-U-i--.5Vii- lkit 'dfSiiXa at Lc-X..''Sf ."-?iJ-sfe-S! -.-S-sus-i-J!i- ST. JAMES COLLEGE TEAM OF VAXCOL'VI-lt. ' . I ST. JAMES COLLEGE TEAM OF VAXCOL'VER. After a successful season, the football team of St. James' College, Vancouver, has disbanded. The team won the championship of Southern Washing ton. The players In the picture are: Top row (left to right) Moriarity (Mgr.), Nichols. Clark, Morrow (Capt.), Boo.ier, Woods, Coach Reese, Lackaff. Center Sutherland, McCarthy. Lower row Snooks, Farrcll, Lockwood, Burrsey, R. Thompson, .B. Thompson. NEXT'. FPI-AY fAULTNOMftM UNO N HIT WORTH PLBY Chemawa Defeats Local Club men, 21 to 0. SHOW BEST FORM ALL WAY Play Fast and Gingery Ball and Keep Opponents on Defensive Most of Time Graham Makes long Ran. The Chemawa Indians proved too strong for the Catholic Young Men's Club yesterday afternoon, and the re turn football game resulted In a vic tory, for the Redskins by the score of 21 to 0. It Is quite possible that the outcome was due to a better digestion of the Christmas luxuries by the Indians, for they played fast and gingery ball at all times, while their opponents lacked the speed and endurance. At any rate the boys from the new Alblna club were swamped by straight football tactics, and only toward the fag end of the contest did the aborigines use any of the new football tactics. At the start the Alblna boys, after carrying through two or three plays successfully, weakened, and on almost every down took time out. Made It a Procession. When the Redskins finally got busy they made It a procession down the field and succeeded In sending Queach palma( pronounce It If you can) over for the first touchdown. Captain Gra ham booted the goal cleverly, and from a difficult angle at that. The ball was put In play and again the Indians started toward the coveted ns 1 Git TOIW BURNS goal line. On this occasion, however, they experienced greater difficulty In scoring. Twice the Indians got within two yards of the Catholics' goal, only to lose It on downs. The third time a touchdown was registered because the ball, lengthwise, extended over the line two inches. In each of these In stances the Catholics put up a splendid defense, and their spirited work In protecting their goal was warmly ap plauded. Despite the defense, Sauvig nler, some call it Souvenir, planted, the ball behind the posts. Captain Graham failed to negotiate this goal, as he did each attempt in the second half. The last half of the game proved a faster exhibition than the first, for the Catholics worked hard to score, but lacked unity of attack, and made yard age on but few occasions. Majors, Dlll strom. Burke and Wilson, of the In dians' line, solved play after play di rected at them by the Clubmen and In each instance the Reds held for no gain or for a loss. Quarterback Crowley, of the Catholic team, carried off the punt ing honors by out-kicking Captain Gra ham of the Chemawa team, but the lat ter had the satisfaction of seeing his players run the opponent"! kicks back for greater gains. Queachpalma and Graham each scored In the second half, and the ten points thus made brought the total to 21 points for Chemawa. Graham Makes Long Run. Once during the second half Captain Graham got away for a run with a clear field. He dodged the wiiole team but Captain Eatch and Crowley, of the Catholics, overtook him close to the goal line, and the Indian was downed on the Clubmen's 12-yard line. R. N. Hockenberry and Eddie Dowl lng were the officials. The team lined up as follows: C. Y. M. C. Position. Chemwa. Zander. Patty L E R Larsen Barr, O'Neill. Bums L, T R Dilltrom Carroll LOR La Chappelle Klumpp O Smith Dueber .. . . R G L Majors Quintan RTL Burkrf Koch RE L Wilson Crowley Q.... Sauvlgnter Glanelll LHR Queachpalma Eatch (Capt.) RHL Graham Hall, Barr F . .Sortor, Mliwslnger Hollow Horn Bear, chief of all the Sionx. l the first living man to have Ijt- portrait on the National currency. He made a great speech In Congress In 1889, and as he Is a good-looking specimen of his race, his pic ture wa engraved on both the $5 and $20 bills. lb HOU T WORK OF W&W f X Jim rlynm 'm J SEEK HUGE ESTATE Legal Battle Starts for Sack- ville Peerage. MARRIAGE MAIN QUESTION Spanish Dancer, Alleged Altered Register and Romance Form Fea tures In Interesting Case Before British Court. LONDON, Dec. 26. The past of the late Baron Sackvllle, who as Lionel Sackville West, was once British Minister in Wash ington until ordered home for interfering In a Presidential election, Is about to be laid bare In the London courts, through the petition of Ernest Henry Jean Bap ttste West, to gain recognition aa his legitimate son and legal heir to the peer age and the Sackvllle estates in Kent, says the New York Times. Both title and estates are now held by the late Baron's nephew, Edward Lionel Saek-ville-West, as heir presumptive, pending the settlement of the case. An Interesting preliminary to the whole affair was unfolded the other day in' the Chancery Division, when the claimant whose legitimacy is in issue, asked for the appointment of a receiver for the es tates, so that the tenants, if he won his case, should not be obliged to pay twice. The Justice, after hearing evidence, de clined to appoint a receiver on the ground that certain moneys from unentailed prop erty should be held by the trlustees as a reserve fund from which arrears In rent might be paid in case the claimant won his case. He did not reach this decision, however, before the whole line of attack and defense of this remarkable case had been revealed. Ernest West alleges that he is the legitimate son of Lord Sackvllle, then Lionel Sackvllle-West, by a secret mar riage with Josephine Duran de Ortega, a beautiful Spanish dancer. He was bom in Arcachon, France, June 24, 1869, and he has a certificate of birth signed by his father and a certificate of baptism in which his parents are described as the Hon. L Sackville-West and Josefa, born de Ortega, the sponsers being the Duke of 9axe-Coburg-Gotha and the Comtesse de Beon. The claimant's mother died at the place of her son's birtii, March 10, 1-71. and Lord Sackvllle, as shown by documents on file at Arcachon and Paris, adminis tered her estate aa her husband. The claimant wai educated in France, and in 1S81 was sent by Lord Sackvllle to the College of Stonyhurst, in England. Five years later, the claimant then being 17 year3 of age, he went to South Africa to learn farming. Lord Sackvllle came into the title in October, 1888, and from then on until his death, on September 1 last, divided his time between his diplomatic career and the estate in Kent. Besides his birth and baptismal certifi cates, Mr. West has a letter from his father to Colonel Fitzholtz. In which Lord Sackville writes. In the Spring of 1871: "I have to announce to you the very sad news of the death of my poor wife, who died on the 10th after her accouche ment. Unfortunately, I was in Paris on political matters and had not the conso lation of receiving her last sigh. I am sure that this news will pain you, as it has pained everybody." Also, besides the fact that the estates of Mr. West's mother were administered by Lord Sackvllle aa her husband, there is the ecclesiastical announcement, dated March 20, 1871, of the masses for the re pose of the soul of the claimant's mother. In one of these, published in a Paris paper, is this passage: "Lionel de Sackville-West. First Sec retary of the British ISrnbassy in Paris, and Minister Plenipotentiary par Interim, begs his frlendj and acquaintances to be present at one of the masses held in the Church of Notre Dame on August 21 for the repose of the soul of Josephine, Countess de Sackvllle-West, his wife." The defense does not contend that on several occasions Lord Sackville did not socially recognize Mile, de Ortega as his wife. It does contenu, however, that they were never legally married, and that, consequently, the children born of this union were illegitimate. On the other hand, although it is admitted by the counsel for the claimant that several of their children were illegitimate, it is also declared that a marriage actually took place between 1863 and 1837, although the exact date and place of this marriage are unknown. THE SCHEME IS DISLIKED Copartnership Shipbuilding Falls to Appeal to Public. LONDON, Dec. 28. The copartnership shipbuilding scheme which Sir Chris topher Furness has initiated on the Northeast Coast of England Is ad versely criticised In the Decemer Issue of the Amalgamated Engineers' Journal. It Is objected that the scheme's strong est appeal is "to any avarice or selfish ness which individuals or the bulk of men collectively might be led to cherish to the detriment of their comrades out side in other firms and far-off areas." Sir Christopher's Justification of the 4 per cent Interest on the men's $50 shares is described as "Important and ominous." The writer, G. N. Barnes, Member of Parliament, says "the men have had a reduction forced upon them in the vain attempt to resent which they had to pull up the belt an inch or two. Now they have .the prospect, while working on the reduction, of rolling up their sleeves an inch higher than when on the old rate, to the end of ob viating future trouble and gaining 4 per cent on copartnery shares,' the while knowing unfortunately that 26.3 per cent of their fellows in the ship building and 12.7 per cent In the en gineering trades are unemployed, and whom, as trade unionists or citizens, they have to maintain in compulsory idleness. Profit-sharing where the control is in the hands of the employer. Is a de lusion and a snare, he says. He admits that the trade union principle seems to be safeguarded In the Hartlepool scheme, but his belief is that the trade union rate would disappear if there were many such schemes. He makes no suggestion of ill-intentions on the part of Sir Christopher Furness, but he says he feels strongly that his project Is fraught with danger to trade unionism. Dance every Tues. eve., Ringler's Hall. Wants Coasters to Concede About Everything Harry B. Smith Writes About Ieague 'Sleeting In San Francisco. BY HARRY B. (SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Deo, 24. (Spe cial Correspondence.) San Francisco has had more real baseball men gathered to gether this wek that Is Just drawing to a close than at any time during Its his tory. There were major leaguers and minors; outlaws, umpires and player from all comers of the country, who were assembled either to discuss the question of bringing the California outlaws Into organized baseball or to hear what wat going on among the nabobs. From thai-rival of Presidents Harry C. PulUam. ol the National League, and Ban Johnson, of the American League, who reached here latrt week, there wasn't a single ldl moment until the very last of the present week. Portland fans know, of course, befort this, that the mission of the "big train" in baseball was a failure, but it wasn't their fault and they didn't allow that fact to disturb in the sligheet their enjoyable outing. As to the peace conference be It ald that the state leaguers, or at least soma of them, never did want to Join forces with organized ball, and, although the Coast League went a long why In at tempting to effect a compromise, every plan they offered was rejected. The outlaws were divided on the propo sition. Charlie Graham, of Sacramento, was strongly In favor of organized ball, and Cy Morelng, of Stockton, was as strongly opposed. The balance of he di rectorate didn't seem- to care very much which way the cat Jumped. From the outset, the Independents took the stand that the Coast League must make the ad vances and the Coasters declined. They finally agreed to a discussion of condi tions and the settlement finally simmered down to a proposition of what was to be done with the outlaws, Moriarity, Hen derson and Hackett. All other matters were conceded to the outlaws. They were to have such minor league players as they now control and the Coast League agreed that It would not draft, but might purchase if it so desired. Messrs. Berry and Walter, of the Coasters, were unanimous In their opinion that the over-night contract-Jumpers had not been sufficiently punished. They argued that there should be an example made of them and Insisted that the trio should be banished to the State League for a period of three years, during which time they could neither be drafted or sold. Morelng Prevents Plan. Morelng refused point blank. He de clared that he had Induced these players to accept his terms and Jump and that he proposed to stand by them to the last ditch. That was Monday night, and everybody thoucht the war was on. The next day Charlie Granam submitted a further compromise. Ha proposed that the three players under discussion be granted full reinstatement, with the un derstanding that in case they were sold or drafted inside of three years that the money was to be divided between the State and Coast League clubs owning the player. The Coasters accepted In the in terest of harmony, but Cy Moerlng made more trouble and still refused. Evidently he wants to have his own way and do all the dictating. Graham still hopes that he will be able to convince the other di rectors to stand back of him and accept the offer, but the chances are very slim, and to tell the truth. Swing and his as sociates don't seem disappointed. Pulliam and Johnson were naturally disappointed In having made the long Journey from the East all for nothing, but they certainly were given a royal re ception while they stayed here and started for the East with good feelings for the West. Both of them stated that they felt the Coast League had made all the possible Inducements and that if the State Leaguers wanted war it is coming to them. , . , Juet what the Coast League will do In reference to a circuit for the coming year remains to be seen, but the writer does not look for a change. It Is true that a schedule committee consisting of Mc Credle Berry and Walter has been ap pointed, but the committee does not seem to be any too strong for such a deal. It would entail considerable expense N put another club in Sacramento, and they may feel that they can fight the State League by other means. Proceedings Cut and Dried. So far as Coast League affairs are con cerned, outside of the .peace conference, matters were very much cut and dried. Save for working on the schedule and the election of officers, there was not muoh business to be transacted. Oakland tried to arrause for more games than have been allowed in the past, but San Fran cisco objected and the request was ig nored. Ewlng, who spoke for San Fran cisco insisted, that Us club was entitled to continuous ball and that the league is nr)t yet in a position to transfer games across the bay. Ed Waiter, who has been making the fight fr more games for Oakland, Is not altogether satisfied, but will doubtless accept conditions as he finds them. Ban Johnson went away without settling the Chase case, as the Eastern baseball writers fondly hoped he would. Johnson and Chase met at a banquet that was tendered the visitors last Saturday night but bevond passing the time of day they had no discussion. Chase himself 13 qulot on the HUbJcct, declaring that he will let the New York club do the talking and the worrying. Morelng. however, was fai more talkative and gave out the follow ing statement: "Chase lias agreed to da as I advise In th matter. If we stay In Independent baseball he will, remain on the Coast and play with Stockton." That course is very doubtful, for Chase Is young enough to realize that he can in thp Kflst and t.ie mane uiuic '"" .. . i, chances are that his trouble will be easils fixed up. Johnson mane, me v. Ti-m-v prteniiatilic cir- IIIHL LUC a. J cumetances and that if the first baseman would make application rnr reuial..-iu.i he would doubtless bo dealt with very leniently. All sorts of rumors are coming from Fresno in regard to Husk ChaYvce. One story has it that Chance" has purchased an orange orchard and is content to be a fanner. Another Is that the Stata League will put a strong club In San Francisco to tight the Coasters and that Chance will be the manager. But like all other Winter yarns the bottom Is apt to fall out of it when it comes time for Chance to report to the Cubs to get them Into shape.