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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1910)
DECEMBER 25, 1910. A 4(1 WILL S GAVILL BROTHERS AUSTRALIAN BROTHERS WHO HAVE STARTED BOOM IN SWIMMING Hf PORTLAND AND CHICAGO.. FOLLOW FATHER E Athlstes of Portland Will Per petuate Instructor Cavill's Christmas Day Idea. Noted Australian Swimmer Early Instructed Sons in Aquatic Tricks. TTTT! STTVnAV OREGONIAN". PORTLAND. - i - . : I R TOEVIQRROW "40 HAS ARRIVED The Classiest Car on the Market Today RELIABILITY PATTERSON TO BE ABSENT SPORT CRITIC PRAISES "HI If Cortxtt Tells How Arttvir CaTill round "Crawl" Stroke, Which Vii Mad World-Fa-moos bjr Richmond. Ar-"rilna; to W. F. Corbett. the veteran Australian athlete and (port critic. the yam of water polo vu first originated hy Fred Carlll at the old Serpentina Bwtmmln Club, of London. England. In SW. and has since been perfected by that famous ivlmmrr and Ms aquatic odi. Arthur, Sydney. Fred and Richmond Cavlll. Fred Cavil) wa on of the moat noted awtmmere of his day. and while's mem ber of tho Serpentine Club, of London. In l-s.4. lie evolved the Idea of water polo through an I'.cldrnt occurrinc at a swimming tourney In a lake In Hyde Park. Water lilo lntrmluc-cd. After successfully Introdurlnjr the game of water polo In PVitliir.d the elder Carlll went to Autr.itln. where he located at Sydney anj sunn after estab lished a pwiimnlnx bath at lavender Bay and captained a water polo team named after that particular locality. W. T. Corbetl wan at that time, captain of another water polo team, and the famous apnrr critic of the Antipodes, and one of the few men who unhesitatingly pre dicted the defeat of Jame J. Jeffries at the hands of Jack Johnson, chronicles the rtse of the spurt In a mwt Interced ing article In a recent issue of the Sydney Ite'eree. Hill- forhett. as he la better known In the sporting world, also take oc casion to commend the sores of Fred !il. and tn his article he especially mentions Arthur, who Is now in Port land, and KlchmoBd. or "Dirk." who Is swimming Instructor of the llllnoss Athletic Club, of Til euro, but who spent last Hummer in Tortlsnd. Krferrtng to the swimming feats of the Carina. Corbctt says: Carlll IWijs Made Record. "One of the best athletic advertise ments thM part i the world ever had - was that the speediest method of swim ming ever known the "crawl stroke was discovered and developed here, and it is till a great advertisement for that method of propulsion ls never referred to In England or America without Australia being mentioned also. To one of the Cavil! boys Arthur (Tumi-) belong rie credit of the 'crawl stroke's origin. Richmond Cavlll gave It to the world during Ms victorious Invasion of England eight years ago. thus putting Into the American champion. Daniel's, hand the means which enaMed him to create the tandtng remarkable ho-yard record." Fred Cavlll Is still a resident of Austra lia, where be make hi home with hi daughters. All of hi son have emi grated to America. Arthur here. Sydney at Staa Francisco and Richmond at Chi cago.. The fourth son and brother. Fred, Jr.. was drowned accidentally at Stock toe. Cat., several year ago. f-flll.LIXG IS GREAT JOCKEY IWiy'a Ability Attributed to Knack of t'rglng Ilorwea to Ctmowt. The best race rider of the year, ac cording to J. J. MeCafferty. the once premier Jockey of the American turf and the man who has owned and raced Ma barns on every track In this coun try and Canada, la Jockey Carroll Shil ling, says an exchange.. "I tell you." said McCafTerty. "Sin Ilildreth owe a lot to the ability of this star rider, and but for his engage ment at a big salary earty In the year, when the outlook for the sport wasn't any too bright, many a valuable purse might have gone to some one else's credit. -SMlIIng has surely proved himself a wonder as a race rider, lie has won more races this year than any other rl.ler. and wound up his engagement by landing the rich Futurity, adding 12a. J to the Ilildreth bank roll and mak ing his own grand totals of winnings amount tn $l44.9o. "Shitting stood out prominently among the competitors In the Jockey world this season. Old-timers who re. member Sloan. Shaw. Isaac Murphy. I a rede til Frits and the rest of them are Inclined to stint the praise due Shil ling on the ground that the riding tal ent this year was very poor. They say In the old days, when there were six or a dnsen riders all In the same notch. Shilling wouldn't have figured In comparison. "liesptte this, many of the present day horsemen regard Shilling as one of the best riders they ever saw. He has a knack of getting a lot out of a horse that other bos couldn't make extend. So remarkable was bis ability during the recent "Saratoga meeting that It was often remarked that he could make a Ji-cert horse beat a stake animal. He can get awav.' as they say on the tarf. and that's the race half won." VTKKX FACILITIES BEST It-cal Auto Dealer Making Their Own Tops and Bodies. Convinced that automobile tops and bodies for use In Oregon can be better manufactured In Portland than in the Fast. Neate tc Mi'Carthr. distributors of the Kelly Frayrr-Miller heavy duty motor truck, have decided to hereafter have all the bodies for their trucks con structed in Portland. Due to climatic and local conditions generally, says the manager of the truck department, tha Iortland manufacturing rompantea are much better qualified to make bodies far local use t'an at the factory. Acting upon this theory Neate it Mc Carthy are ordering their large trucks from the factory by chassis only and having Belmore. airDougal It Moores erect the tops and bodies in Portland. An order has been placed with tha Frayer-Mtller factory for a carload of chassis. One large chassis Is now on hand at the Washington-street auto mobile dealers' garage and the body la being constructed now. S-vera I local automobile dealer have come to realise that the local builder are J;st as competent as those of the Fast. Several automobiles have been fitted with Portland-made bodies re cently Neate A McCarthy are the first Portland dealer to adopt this measure entirety. Mr. Van '.Vetera. In charge of the Neat A McCarthy truck department la id expert la handling I . 91 ""in ra n 71 0 - 3-' W 1 fe Ml'-:! -Vi IK I- '-i i ' i Si-nTiP'".v;-.;.i r7Cr ovzc Vf - ;v . -:lH i ; .- " V-.h--':.m trucks, having come to Portland from the Frayer-Mlller factory. The Oscar 8. Ievy Construction Com pany, of San Francisco, has a novel way of using the full advantage of the Frayer-Mlller three and one-balf-ton truck. It la being uaed In carrying Pipe for the city water works project. On the outward trip It carries three tons of big Iron pipe and on the re turn trip It carries three yards of dirt. On either aide of the truck forward op- posit " the engine two boxes are located each with a capacity of one and one half yards of dirt. Thus the truck does not need to come back empty. Indoor Baseball Notes Standing et the Team. Won. Lost. P. C. Pllworrh Derbies 1 .K0 Spalrtinss I .mm) Company B I 3 .64 Vancouver 3 3 .400 Columbia "Hardware Co.... 3 3 .oo Qorham Rubber Co. 0 B .0UO Today's Indoor baseball games at the Armory may result In a most decided change In the figures. Should Company R succeed in downing Its old rivals, the Spaldlngs. and the Columbia Hardware Company again beat the Derbies. It will result In a tie for both first and third position and make the probable win ner more doubtful than ever. see The first game this afternoon, be tween the Spaldlngs and Company B, Is sure to be a lively affair, as the mili tia player are still smarting from their previous defeat. Company B will pre sent the same line-up as before, but the Spaldlngs will have a few changes. Cooley. their left-hander, probably will do the pitching, with Hugh McHale be hind the bat. see The second game, between Columbia and tha Derbies, may result In another setback for the Dllworth team. The hardware boys have been playing real ball of late, and their pitcher. Odeen. I showing great Improvement. He had the Gorham team almost -hitless" last wsek. The first game will be railed promptly at I IS P. M. In the Armory drill hall. e a - Lankford and MeConnell. of the mili tia, advanced their batting average quite a bit last week: MeConnell was especially strong, getting five bits off the Vancouver pitcher. ess llunny Harrison fs' playing a good gums at first for the Columbia team. "Hun" gather In everything within reach and some even worse. e . s McKenxle. the veteran Dllworth twlrler. again proved that a pitcher sometimes hits the ball by soaking out a three-base bit with the bases fuj. The hit rsme Just when most needr. In the ninth Inning, and helped a lot In beating the Spaldlngs. s s . s It looks as though Busx Beagle and Jack MeConnell are the leading batters so far. Both Brlggs and pembrook. two of last season's heavy hitters, are not batting In tbelr usual form. see Those Vancouver boy are certainly a husky lot. Whenever a base runner collides with a Vancouver inflelder on a base. It' always the base runner who picks himself up off the floor. s Rathyer, the Company B fielder, baa a favorite place. In the two-base hit section of the gallery, where he llkea to bat the ball. He drove two Into that locality last Sunday. s s s "Bill" Daugherty. the Columbia man ager, still breaks into the game oc casionally, and his three-base hit la the last game helped a lot In winning, e a e Wlltey. the Vancouver catcher. Is on of the easiest working backstops In the league. He gsthers them In from all possible angles with no apparent ef fort see When the Gorham team wlna Its first game the remaining team probably will present Its players with a floral horseshoe. However, the floral piece haa nut been ordered and will not be until necessary. ess Jack Tauscher. the Spalding's third basemen, who likes to swing wildly at slow balls, bas made a solemn vow. He declares be will bit one of Pitcher Rarkus slow teaser so hard that It will go through the Iron bar at the end of the drill ball. Will the armorer please take notice? NEW MOTORCYCLE NOW OIT Late Machines Are Said to Have Many Novel Features Announcement Is made by Ballou It Wright, distributor, that the Indian motorcycle for 111 will ba ready for distribution within the next few days. The Indian line for lll according to the local dealers, will place before the public the most complete Una of mod els in motorcycle that haa ever been produced. These model will Include machines of two. three and four. four, five and seven horsepower motors with chain drive transmission. all being , - V . i "r-v. ' i A. equipped with tho free engine clutch, a new Indian feature -for this year. It is argued that by the free engine clutch the rider is given absolute con trol of his engine at all times, no matter what the condition. On a crowded city street the machine may be made to crawl along as slowly a the rider can balance It. or It may be stopped or started again without stop ping tha motor. On rough roads or on bills, the rider may curb or Increase his power by slipping the clutch. Thts clutch really acts as a change speed gesr. The Idea of the clutch is not new, for many attempts have been made to produce such a device, but all have been defective In design and durabil ity. With the Introduction of the free engine clutch, the chain drive machine will practically possess all of the characteristics which some riders seek In a belt drive, and for this reason there will be a small demand for the belt-driven machine this year, it Is raid. FORE-DOOR SPEEDWELL HERE New Deslipi, Just Arrlretl Attract . Ing Much Attention. Displaying practicability In construc tion of fore-door machines, that In some types Is a minor feature, a Speed well fore-door flve-paasenger touring car la being demonstrated by the Speed well Motor Car Company, causing a great deal of local attention. It ar rived last week. Like all Speedwell automobiles the engine Is of SO horsepower. But this la not a feature. The real feature Is the right aide entrance and exit. The gear shift levers are placed in the cen ter of tbe car. the driver manipulating them with his left hand. Thua there is plenty of room to get In or out on the right as well as the left. Another feature new in 1911 cars Is the large amount of space In tha tonneau. There is ample room for car rying steamer trunks or hand baggage without' crowding the passengers. The head designer of the Speedwell Com pany la an enthusiastic tourist and while on a tour of the Eastern States saw the Impracticability of a short tonneau oar for touring purposes. He then ordered that no more small ton neau cars be manufactured. C. A. Nation, agent for the Speed well, along with Dr. C. B. Brown, al though larger than the orfllnary man. haa no difficulty whatever In getting in or out of the car on the right-hand side. The car Is beautifully finished in and out. Mr. Nation haa taken orders for several of these fine appearing Speedwell. NEW BUILDING IS NEEDED Head of School for Deaf Mutes Esti mates Biennial Expenses. SALEM. Or.. Dec. tl. (Special.) Total appropriation for the Oregon School for Deaf Mutes for the next bi ennial period are estimated at 171.200. acoording to a statement filed with the Secretary of State by Superintendent Tilltnghast. The principal Item shown is 145. 000 for maintenance, which will Include the purchase of considerable equip ment. He also asks an appropriation of 113.000 for a new building to be used for the Industrial department, gymnasium and laundry, and will also provide room for eome changes In the dormitory and other parts of the Insti tution. Other appropriations are of a minor nature, and include the addition of some small outbuildings. Improving the grounds, extension of the sewage sys tem and remodeling "the. polytechnic." an old school building standing on the site when It was purchased. He wishes to use this remodeled building as a hospital, principally for quarantine cases, which, without a hospital, he states, cost the state last year over fl!t0 to care for. Redmond Seeks More Scliool Room. REDMOND. Or.. Dec 24. iSpeclal.V The achoolhouee facilities In this city are far Inadequate to care for the Increased attendance of pupils this year. Rooms have been rented in different parts of the city to take care of the higher grades. At a recent special election it was unanimously voted to bond the city for $6000 to build an addition to tbe pres ent school building, doubling the caoac-ity. Coveted Britten Cup Btay Be' Con fined to Multnomah Club Entries, bat Some Favor Allowing; Out siders to Enter Contest. Tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock more than 40 daring swimmers will leap into the waters of the Willamette river from a pontoon moored to the west pier of the new Hawthorne bridge and swim 100 yards to Kellogg'a boat, house In the annual Christmas Day swim In the Wllllamette under the aus pices of the TTultnomah Amateur Athletic Club. This will be the second annual event of the kind, for the Chrlrrtmae swim was Inaugurated here last year, when the Multnomah Club took up Arthur Cavill's Idea and decided to perpetuate this event. Stephen T. Britten, one of the most enthusiastic members of the club, and a well known business man of Portland, offered a handsome sliver cup as a trophy for the winner, but In order to perpetuate the swim, or at least to make It an event of more than one competition, the donor stipulated that the cup must be won twice In order to become the permanent prop erty of the victor. Lst year the trophy was won by Phil Patterson, one of the cleverest young swimmers ever developed in the Northwest, and It Is generally regretted that he will .be unable to compete again this year, as he has fallen behind In his studies at Ihe Eastern college he Is attending, and will be. unable to come to Portland for the Christmas holidays. This means that the Britten r-ip will be contested for at least once more besides tomorrow's swim, for the win ner of the event this year will have to try for It again next Christmas to win It permanently. . . ' Many Trophies Offered. While the Britten trophy is the most valuable prise offered for this contest, there are other trophies as well. Frank E. Watklns, chairman of the swimming committee of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, and Councilman from the Fifth Ward, has donated a neat silver cup, while a similar trophy has been donated by John A. Heusner, of the Royal Bakery. The Watklns trophy will likely go to the winner, while the Heusner cup will be tendered the winner of second place. A hand- aome pair of military bair brushes, sil ver mounted, have been contributed by Clayton Fallas for the third swim mer to finish Christmas Day. Besides these trophies, E. House, Henry Hanno and Max Michel, have contributed prises well worth the struggle, and these will go to the winners of fourth, fifth and sixth places. In addition to the high class prises named above, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has contributed twelve medals tn the shape of stars. These are of neat and pretty design, being constructed of solid gold with red and white, the colors of the club, enameled and have attracted widespred attention since being placed on .exhibition at the Sherman. Clay A Company MubIc store last week. Besides these prise, there are several plain gold and silver medals of neat and attractive design. All told, there are twenty-two prises already listed for the swimming event on Christmas Day, and this number of prizes eclipses the number of prizes ever before offered for a single athletic event anywhere. While the Intrinsic value of the prizes might have been enlarged upon previously, this Is the first time so many trophies have been offered for a single competition. Enthusiasm Is Great. Enthusiasm In this event Is much greater than at the first event held last Christmas, for the number of en tries listed so far totally outstrips all calculations of the Multnomah Club committee. At first the swimming committee fig ured that twenty-flve starters would be the limit, but the rush of entries has caused them to quit figuring on the number, for over fifty names -are now listed, and several more expected tomorrow morning before the plunge ia taken. The competition for the Britten cup will likely be confined to the Multno. man Club entries, though there Is a sentiment favoring the awarding of the cup to an outt-ider should, such an entry score a victory tomorrow. This matter will be decided by the judges before the race tomorrow. The course to be traversed by the swimmers will be exactly 100 yards In length and will extend from the West pier of the Hawthorne bridge to the pontoon of Kellogg's boathouse at the foot of Salmon street. This Is believed to be a better course than the one of last year, which required the swimmers to cover a course nearly a mile long, and the lessening of the distance haa been fruitful of securing a greater list of entries. The officials for tomorros swim have - been nominated as follows: Starters, T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the Pacific Northwest Amateur Ath letic Association; judges, Rev. A. A. Morrison. Frank E. Watklns. H. B. Judge. , Walter A. Holt. George W. Simons, Frank E. Harmar, A. M. Ellsworth Arthur O. Jones, George W. McMillan, Oliver King Jef fery and Edgar E. Frank: timekeeper, Herbert Greenland. Dow V. Walker,. Clayton Fallas, W. J. Petraln and Seneca Fouts. Eddie O'Connell. wrestling instructor of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, assisted by O. F. Trainor and Danny Danxiger, together with a corps of competent assistants, will talze care of the swimmers l-imadlately after they emerge from the water. . Rubbing tables and all the latest ap pliances for the care of athletes or swimmers will be Installed on 'the second floor of the boathouse. and O'Connell and his assistants will be prepared to handle the participants In the swlm. All of the entries are cautioned to be on hand promptly at 10 o'clock to morrow morning, for all who report later than that hour may be disquali fied by the Judges. This rule was adopted to insure the presence- of all the swimmers and to start the affair promptly on schedule time. Guard's Slayer Convicted. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 24. A. Lado vltcb waa found guilty of manslaughter In the Superior Court today for having killed Matthias Rude, a guard in tne city stockade In September. Ladovltch, angered at Kude'l ordering him about, struck the guard with a mattock klll ljie Rod Ui nlaaad lnaaniur. Auburn- Motor Car Co Distributors for Gone clutch, 120-inch wheel base, 37x4 wheels, powerful Ruten ber motor, all the latest mechanical devices. Watch for our cars on the street note the snappy lines and graceful appearance of entire car. Distributors for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. We are prepared to offer to reliable outside parties an agency proposition that you cannot afford to overlook. A 7339, Main 2674. Demonstration by appointment. YEAR MARK PASSED E. M. F. and Flanders Agents Observe Anniversary. SHOW ROOM IS DECORATED Evergreen, Holly, Oregon Grape Are Features of Yuletide' in Local Auto Establishment Many Xew Cars Ordered for Trade. Commemorating its first Christmas in Portland the E. M. F. Northwest Com pany, distributors of the E. M. F. and Flanders cars for the Northwest, has elaborately decorated its handsome sales, room with Oregon evergreens, holly, Ore gon grape and other greens of the hills near Portland. The decorating scheme was originated by Donald Peake, who was In charge during the absence of L M. Rose. Recently the showroom was enlarged and fintehed handsomely." The decora tions, the green against the white and golden brown of the walls, ceiling and floor, give a cheery aspect. In addition to the wild herbs, potted palms areyased to adorn conspicuous nooks and cor ners of the showroom. JU H. Rose, manager of the firm, re turned last night from Detroit, Indian apolis and 6outn Bend, where he had gone to arrange for more cans for the Northwest territory. Mr. Rose reports that the E. M. F. factory Is working night and day turning out cars as fast as the hundreds of workmen can assem ble, them. . Despite this effort to fulfill the contracts of dealers Mr. Rose says that the factory is even yet 600 cars be. hlnd in orders. Many Machines Coming. According to Mr. Rose there are two carloads of E. M. F., two carloads of Flanders touring cars started for Port land. In addition to these cars, a car load containing six E. M. F. 30 road sters and another with a like number of E. M. F. "30" deml-tonneau cars have also been shipped to Portland and will arrive soon after the first of the year. Although other dealers have received their deliveries the local company haa not yet been in receipt of its consign ment of Flanders coupes, the little cars that have mad-v such pleasing appear ances In the East and wherever they have been shown. Mr. Rose expects a delivery of coupes very soon, as they have left the factory for Portland. Despite the fact, that the E. M. F. Northwest Company bas received more 1911 cars than any other local dealer. It haa no cars loft, other than the show room cars, the last being sold last week during Mr. Rose's absence. Two carloads oC Stoddard-Dayton mo torcars arrived last week for the Stoddard-Dayton Motor-Car Company. There are five machines included in the con signment one of which Is a two-passenger roadster and the others are five-passenger touring cars. Another carload. of Stoddard-Dayton cars is expected today, whtle a carload of Kissel Kar trucks will arrive tomorrow morning. Edward Ger linger is not tbe agent for the Kissel Kar truck, although he contracted for a carload of machines before the agency for the Pacific Coast was let to j. W. Leavitt & Company, of San Francisco. The first of its kind, a five-passenger, 30-horsepower fore-door Overland tour- j $1750 F. O. B. AUBURN, INDIANA Cars Now on Display by Northwest 505-507 ing car is now on the train bound for the local agency of J. W. Leavitt & Company. J. E. Maxon, sales manager of the Portland-Detroit Automobile Company, distributors of the Warren-Detroit "SO," left Friday evening up the Willamette Valley. He is spending today with hla sister at Albany and will then continue on to Roseburg. Eugene and other Valley cities. He expects to return to Portland the first week in the new year. In his trip he -will look after the business in terests of the company at several Val ley towns. H. E. Hadley and E. P. Col well pur chased a handsome seven-passenger Speedwell from the Speedwell Motor-Car Company last week. It will be used in the rent - service, its stand being at Sixth street, near Washington. It is one of the classiest cars on the rent In Port land. Ross Schram, publicity manager, driv ing a Warren-Detroit "30" touring car. Is being sent across the country on a test tour. The itinerary of the long trip in cludes stops at Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, thence across the continent to San Francisco and Los Angeles. It is probable that Mr. Schram and his driver, the only ones making the trip, will drive up the Coast to Portland and Se attle while on the tour. J. H. Coffield, a real estate man, of Goldendale, "Wash., spent several days in Portland last week looking over the various automobile lines." He recently disposed of his 40-horsepower Buick touring car and contemplates engaging In the automobile business in Goldendale, in connection with his real estate inter ests. The Howard Automobile Company re ceived word from Charles 8. Howard, its president, who Is now visiting the Bulck and Oldsmobile factories, in which he has given a good description of the new Buick models. Mr. Howard is pleased with the new Bulck line, which em braces eight different styles. He writes: "It is almost impossible to recognlte any thing in their appearance that would re mind one of the old Bulck. It Is a great line and the finish is the highest of grade." Rockwood Grange Elects. rf-i T3 IT" C U A W Av TTkan OA ffinat.l Rockwood Grange entertained Multnomah County Pomona yesteraay. ine attena ance was large. Officers were elected as follows: Master, Ray M. QUI; over seer, F. H. Crane; lecturer, Mrs. Susan Windle; steward, A. F. Miller; assistant steward, W. A. Toung: ' chaplain, Sarah A Tl.-.t - .i !..., wnifnm V. Cras- well; secretary. Mrs. M. M. Eaton: gate keeper, Fred Beniiem; ceres, mn. iu Thorpe; Pomona, Mrs. Carrie Townsend; Flora. Mrs. W. V. Moore; lady assistant, Mrs. D. F. Hunter Watch for Announcement MATCH, if you can, THIS! What Is It? Where Is It? How Is It? Marvelous! a- . .e-rTatwwrX-! Burnside Street UiGii DOES NO GOOD GALLOWS SHOTJlrD BE ABOJj ISHEI SAYS SUPERINTENDENT. Imprisonment, With Small Chance of Release, Recommended. Most Convicts Toung. - SALEM, Or., Dec 24. (Special.) Re striction. of the pardoning power and abolition of capital punishment are salient features of the report of Sup erintendent James, of the penitentiary. Legal executions, he says, have not re duced homicide. Imprisonment, with small chance of release, he believes, would give better results and be mora In harmony with the principles of the Constitution. Superintendent James reoommenda placing the pardoning power In tha Legislature. - Mr. James also believes it should ba obligatory upon the trial court to ex ercise the Indeterminate sentence law In all cases excepting those calling for life imprisonment. He believes that in many cases the trial courts have not used proper discretion and he calls at tention to the remarkable difference in the paroled convict and the convict re leased after serving a 'term.' He be lieves employment is much easier to obtain by the paroled convict than by the other class. The report shows that the majority of prisoners are between the ages of 20 and 25 years. According to religi ous classification, there are 183 Prot estants, 76 Catholics, three Jews, two Greeks, and 143 have no creed. Chicago Eleven Reaches Seattle. SEATTLE, Dee. 24. The Oak ParU High School football team arrived front Chicago tonight to meet the Wenatchee, Wash., High School team in a Christmas game here Monday. The Wenatchea players also arrived today and both teams will go through their final prac tice tomorrow. A special train will bring BOO rooters from Wenatchee to see the game. The Chicago University baseball team, which arrived from Japan on the steamship Kamakura Maru today, did not stay over to root for the Oak farK boys, but left immediately for Chicago. Claveron Ready to Clear. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.)-' Ten men to complete the crew of the British ship Claveron were signed Thurs day. The ship completed loading lum ber at Knappton mills for Delagoa Bay, South Africa, and an Inspector is due from the Tacoma custom-house tomor row to clear her. Sensation! A