THE SUITOAT OEEGCOTAZT, PORTLAND, ATTGTJST 11, 1912-
COLTOUTFIELDER
GOES TO ST; LOUIS
Nick Williams Closes Deal With
Cardinal Scout for
Bill Speas.
CONSIDERATION IS $2000
Portland Manager Turns Down Kln-
sella's Offer for Kibble Mensor,
Former Beaver-Colt, Stars
Jn Pirate Camp.
A deal was closed last night between
Dick Klnselia. St. Louis National scout,
and Manager "Williams of the Portland
Colts, whereby Bill Speas. Colt out
fielder, becomes the property of i the
National League Club at the close of
the Northwestern League season.
The consideration is $2000, $500 of
which was Daid immediately. na tne
remaining 11500 is to be .turned over
to Portland April 20, 1913. snouia speas
be retained. Otherwise the player re
verts to Portland.
The Speas deal has been In the air
for several days, Klnselia. iinaing in
the Colt nlarer lust the man needed
for the" Cardinal outfield. He figures
Kneae a better player than Kube
Ellis, and expresses confidence that the
youngster will stick with St. Louis
next season.
- Rncis ia it vears old. has been play
ing ball since 1906. three seasons of
his career being on the Coast. He
was with the Beavers In 1810, Cleve
land turnlnir him over to McCredie. and
Joined the Colts last season. He went
to Cleveland from Mansfield, Ohio, was
farmed out to Akron, Ohio, recalled by
the Naps and finally shifted to port
land. Weak batting put him off the
Portland Coast staff, but he seems to
have remedied that weakness.
Speas has the best outfield arm In
the Northwestern League and. In addi
tion, covers a world of ground in the
gardens. He is hitting .288, and prom
ises to boost that to .300 before the
season is over.
Klnselia decided not to take Jack
Kibble, the Colt inflelder, McCredie and
Williams standing firm for more
money than the scout Is willing to pay.
The Sporting News has the following
Pittsburg boost for Eddie Mensor, the
ex-Portland Colt outfielder:
Eddie .Mensor, the little youth se
cured' by the locals from the Portland
Club, of the Northwestern League,
looks like one of the best ballplayers
tried out here in years. The writer
commented last week on his ability to
get to first base. In the games he
baa played since that story was written
he has continued his sensational work
along that line, and has scored on an
average one,, run per game. This Is
doing unusually well, considering the
fact that the Pirates are Just at present
in zne inrors or mviuer u luu biuu,
which has affected nearly all of the
men.
"It Is the general opinion here that
mensor jibs wuu- iui miiMou viu"
berth nn the Pirate team, and that he
will prove a wonder next year. . When
he reported it was after a three weeks'
layoff, the result of a sprained ankle.
The ankle was not entirely well when
. he donned his Pittsburg uniform, and
ha lnlured it again in one of his earli
est games at Forbes Field. Yet -ho has
shown splendid speed and has made
the fans wonder what he could do along
this line If he were in the pink of
condition. He has been boosted by
rival players and managers, who unite
In declaring that he is one of the test
Judges of pitched balls they have ever
seen. He seldom offers at a ball not
over the plate and as a result draws
many passes."
After accepting terms for the south
paw Hunt, of Tacoma, and clinching a
written agreement to purchase by wire.
Ted Sullivan, White Sox scout, seeks
to repudiate the deal by declaring that
he has signed too many men and must
.cut Hunt off the list.
. Owner Watklns will take the matter
up Immediately with President Comls
key, of the Chicago club, and then to
the National-Commission, if necessary.
He has the telegrams, two of them,
from Sullivan, accepting terms, and in
tends to force Chicago to take the
man.
President Jones, of the Northwestern
League, expresses himself as confidant
that Chicago cannot wiggle out of the
deal, as the telegraphic confirmation
was all that was necessary to make
the sale complete. However, the $3000
.sale price has not been turned over to
AVatklns, and if Chicago tries to evade
the deal, much trouble will ensue be
fore the Tiger exchequer is fattened by
the badly-needed sum.
According to a San Francisco paper,
"Cy Townsend, Coaster umpire, received
$100 from McCredie for boosting Eddie
Mensor. Townsend was the original
.Mensor man, and Portland expressed
Its thanks for the "tout" by making
Cy a little present when the $3000 sale
lto Pittsburg was made.
The Colts leave tonight for Spokane,
commencing a three weeks' road trip
with the Indiana They -next tangle
with Victoria at Victoria and Seattle,
"and then tackle Vancouver in a nine
game series at Vancouver and Seattle.
They return to Portland on September
S to play six games with Vancouver,
and end the season on the Vaughn
street lot with a seven-game tussle
with Spokane.
While the Colts are meeting Spo
kane this week Seattle and Vancouver
meet at Seattle, and Tacoma and Vic
toria clash at Victoria and Seattle.
Fooled for once In his estimate of
the worth of a ' player, Walter Mc
Credie, Beaver manager, is Inclined to
shove the responsibility for the Eddie
.Mensor sale on the shoulders of Nick
Williams. Colt boss.
"I could have used the boy very
nicely next season myself," McCredie
is Quoted In a San Francisco paper,
"but Nick tells me that we had better
sell him. Now he is playing center
field for the Pirates and making a big
hit. Why do we have a club In the
Northwestern League If that Is the
way we are going to dispose of our
stars?" i
As a matter of fact. McCredie never
could see any merit to Mensor's work,
and had a good laugh at the expense
of Pittsburg when he heard that $3000
cash had been turned Into the ex
chequer for the Immediate release of
the player.
TRAVIS LOSES TO STCCKLEN
Garden City Champion Defeated 3
. Down, 2 to Play.
MANCHESTER, Vt, Aug. 10. Walter
J. Travis, of Garden City, was defeated
today three down, one to play, by H. W.
Stucklen. of Braeburn. in the final 36
hole match for the first President's cup
on Ekwanok links.
Travis played hard In the aftenoon
round to overcome the six holes that
Stucklen had gained In the morning
round. The veteran won the first, fifth,
fifteenth and sixteenth holes, but met
"Ear d" luck on the seventeenin.cTclng
np his ball .when Stucklen holed out.
BERGER WIXS FOB PESDLETOX
Bears Grow Stale La Grande Victor
Over Boise Players.
Pendleton at Walla Walla yesterday
won by the score of 4 to 2, by putting
up better baseball, running bases and
hitting wnen swats meant runs. m. -ger
twirled for Pendleton and It was
..!.. ...M.., t,at fiA m- a the only
obstacle between the league leaders
and victory. Haa w aaia. nau
the trouble to keep a man on third as
.. tk.v wauM hftv won. for once
a runner was caught at home and In
another Instance a runner coum "
scored in an easy manner. The pace
the Bruins have been setting is tell
ing on them and they lack ginger. The
throwing of Harmon from middle field
was a feature or tne game.
Br. H.E.I R.H.E
W'la W'la .2 8 BPendleton . .4
Batteries Leonard and Brown; Ber
, D.mkM.V
With the bases filled In the ninth
and the score tnree an ropo mi .
and lost tne nest game bbjii .
Grande In weeks, yesterday. Pugsley
. nntin. trnm Oritur In. Or., was per'
n. - ' -
fectlon on the mound for La Grande.
Boise scored one In the third and two
In the fourth. La Grande evened up
in-the eighth. Score:
R. H. E. B- H. E.
La Grande 4 11 HBoise 5 1
Batteries Pugsley and McBride:
Pope and Taylor.
POLO TITLE AT STAKE
FINAL MATCHES TODAY DECIDE
LEADBETTER CTJP WINNER.
Waverly Blow Hold Present Lead
With Reds Close Second Boise
Has Chance, However.
Standing, ef Teams In Polo Tonrnamrpt.
Weverlv Ttlues i.3
Waverly Reds 12
Boise First uavairy -
Vancouver Field Artillery
Final Matches Today.
tj.i . .4nh h.tvan the two Army
teams, starts 2 P. M. Second match,
between the Waverly Blues and Res,
4 P. M.
Th. matches will be piayea on me
Country Club grounds.
Not until the conclusion oi mo una.,
game this afternoon will It be known
Leadbetter chal
lenge cup for polo will find a resting-
place. It will be in eitner i-omanu m
Boise, for the Artillery is a 100-to-l
chance, with no takers.
Thu answer to the Question. wno
will be the actual winner?" seems to
depend on two things the number of
-nD i th. TTi rt f'avH.lrv can take off
the Artillery, and the question whether
the match Between tne two locai isama
is a high scoring one or the reverse.
a milters now stand, scoring DV
aggregate points, the Waverly Blues,
chiefly by virtue or their l goais on
Tuesday, head the list with a total of
18 goals. Waverly Reds, the second
team, come next with 144 points, , lae
Cavalry being some distance in the
rear with 9. On the other hand, the
last-named team has the easiest game
tnftov with flnvfhlnr near a dozen In
their bag, the whole question of final
supremacy would then depend on how
the scoring In the last game went.
FUST HORSES ENTERED
DRIVING CLUB'S JtATINEE NEXT
SATURDAY PROMISING.
Otit-of-Town Racers Added to Pro
gramme Farmers' and Pony
Events Increase Interest.
The Riverside Driving Club will hold
Its second meet - this month on the
Country Club track next Saturday
afternoon. The first race will be
started promptly at 2 o'clock. ,
Tljls meet will surpass the one which
was held August 3, according to the
officials of the club. A number of
fast out-of-town horses have been en
tered and their owners are sure that
they will carry away honors.
Besides the regular programme of
two trotting and two pacing races, two
or three running races, one farmers'
race and a pony race for boys will be
held.
The feature event of Saturday's meet
will be the Class C pace, In which 11
horses have been entered. The result
of this race will be close and it may
take more than three heats to decide.
The following . owners will start
horses In the farmers' race William
son, Merrill. Sam Wise and J. L Lyon.
This race attracted na,ich attention at
the last meet.
The boy pony race Is open and post
entries will be received. It is expected
that six ponies will start in this race.
The list of entries:
Class A trot Caruca (G. K. Howitt),
Guylight (C. W. Flanders), HaUle C.
(I. T. Howitt), Jerry zombro tJ. J.
Kadderly), Sweet Genevieve (J. Mer
rill). General B. (Fred Brocker).
Class B pace Hal Boy (J. S. Crane).
Red Hal (Fred Merrill), Hal Dean (C.
W. Todd).
Class C pace Dick Hal (A. Bosch),
Jim Hill (O. K. Howitt), Hal Norte
(Ed Dennison). Sadie T. (R. O. Dubour).
Silver Maid (C. W. Todd), Star Pointer
(Cooley Bros.). Miss Atalena (H. T.
Prennen). Lightfoot (J. Merrill). Sargo
(Tom Howitt). Rocket (Harry Kennar),
Lillie Hal (Henry Wise).
Class D trot Effie M. (M. J. Myers),
Callie Fagan (Anderson Bros.), Win-
lock (J. Edwards), Zomboy (G. P. Kel
ler). Rastus (G. K. Howitt), Paul W.
C. W. Todd).
M'LOCGHLIN TWICE "CHAMP"
Young Pennsylvanlan, However,
Gives Californlan Hardest Fight.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Maurice E.
McLoughlin. the -Californlan, who
shared with T. C. Bundy the champion
ship of the state tennis tournament
yesterday, brought the tournament to
conclusion today by winning the sin
gles title for the second year In suc
cession. He defeated R. N. Williams,
the Pennsylvania state and National
court champion, after Ave hard sets at
6-2. 6-2, 5-7, 4-6. 6-4.
The match was one of the hardest of.
McLoughlln's career, for his young op
ponent played him almost to a stand
still. Williams' placed shots were mar
velous, and he had the gallery of 2000
spectators with him because of his
splendid courage and sportsmanship.
Desert Claims Victim.
PASCO. Wash., Aug. 10. With the
ground and sagebrush about It torn
and scraped in a frantic search for
water, the body of Edwin Hart, 60 years
old, a railroad laborer, was found on
the desert near White Bluffs Friday
by Coroner Murphy and P. E. McDuff,
of Pasco. Hart, who had been employed
at Beverly, attempted about a month
ago to walk to White Bluffs, across
the desert. He carried no water. .
NEW LINE ASSURED
Eugene and Monroe Will Be
Connected by Railway.
EQUIPMENT IS ON GROUND
Street Railroad Trackage Icreased
and $4O0,000 to Be Expended in
Eugene Fine Depot Planned,
Rich Area to Be Opened.
EUGENE, -Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Machinery for the construction of the
grade of the new Portland, Eugene
Eastern electric line between Eugene
and Monroe Is being unloaded here
and will be forwarded to various camps
along the right of way as fast as it
can be transported. Representatives
of the subcontractors selected by Flags
& Standifer scouted the roads Satur
day as far as the Long Tom River and
are today locating the sites for con
struction 'camps. The first camp will
be three to five miles from Eugene.
The eaulnment consists of steam
shovels, traction engines, graders and
the usual complement of plows and
scrapers, sufficient in quantity to
equip six grading outfits. inere win
be eight or ten different camps at work
as the grading progresses. These out.
fits are expected to complete tne i
miles of grade in time to have the
rails In place within 60 days, thus con
necting Corvallis and Eugene and
making the rich Monroe and Belle
fountain district tributary to Eugene.
Euaene merchants are highly elated
at the activity being shown by the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
Comnany and express the warmest
commendation of President Robert E.
Strahorn, who, they declare, has more
than made good every promise given.
Street Trackage Increased.
In March of the present year the
streetcar lines of Eugene totalled 10.3
miles, with some of the trackage in ex
ceedingly bad condition. Since then
the Portland. Eugene & Eastern engi
neers have modernized the old system,
and have constructed new lines for the
accommodation of residents on East
Eleventh from Alder to Thirteenth, on
Eisrhth and Blair streets and have
double ,tracked a large portion of the
old Welch system. - The payrolls or
the Portland, Eugene & Eastern new
average $16,000 per month for con
struction and operation expenses
within the city limits of Eugene.
The company expects to expend
$400,000 solely for construction pur
poses before Its work is finished in
Eugene. No one knows what it Is ex
pending In the purchase of real estate.
In acquiring the Welch lines, or what
amount it -will put Into the new termi
nal station to be erected on the site
of the old Methodist and Christian
churches. It Is promised that the
terminal station will be modern In
every way. All streetcars and lnterur.
ban trains will run into the new sta
tion, which will also furnish head
quarters, for the railroad's district op
erations. Springfield Line to Be Rebuilt.
In addition to the construction work
being done within the city, the com
pany will Invest vast sums of money
In rebuilding the interurcan line to
Springfield, construction of the Santa
Clara line, and the new - branch to
Monroe. Residents of "mail box
corners," a spot where 27 depositories
for use of rural mail carriers are
clustered, are preparing to ask that
the Santa Clara Interurban be extended
to the village of letter boxes. The dis
trict is devoted to fruit growing and
truck farming and better market facili
ties are desired. If constructed the
line would occupy a portion of the "Pa
cific Highway," Alaska to Mexico
route for automobiles.
Particular Interest attaches here to
the opening of the Monroe-Belief oun
tain Valley. Only 16 miles from
Eugene. It has been neglected for years,
although It is conceded to be one of
KANAKA MUSICIANS THIS WEEK
PLAY AND SING AT THE OAKS
Melody-Makers Who Have Won Prizes Over All Hawaiian Residents Will Perform Here Moving Pictures May
Be Seen Free, and Other Attractions Are Offered at Amusement Park.
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FOK tne nrst time in tne nistory oi
the Oaks Amusement Park, an or
ganization of Hawaiians, under the
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title. The Hawaiians, will take posses
sion of the band stand this week. In ad
dition to the Oaks Park Band and will
be heard in the songs of their native
Islands.
Following the circus, which was
about as unique a form of entertain
ment as could be imagined at the Oaks,
Manager Cordray is expecting to make
a ten-strike with the Kanakas, who are
said to be a most remarkable organiza
tion of young men.
The Hawaiians will form a full or
chestra, playing their native Instru
ments and will be dressed in the na
tional costume to some extent. Among
the vocalists, are several who won
rtia icnestsecions" of the great Wli
lamette Valley. Tucked away in an
amphitheater in the hills, its soil is
splendidly rich and It is now believed
that the advent of the Portland,
Eugene 4 Eastern will mean quick re
sults In Its development, wun cor
respondlngly increased prosperity to
Eugene.
CHILDREN WILL CONTEST
$560 Subscribed by Business Men
for Coos-Curry Fair Awards.
COQTHLLE.' Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.
The business men of Coqullle, Myrtle
Point, Marshfield, Bandon and North,
Bend have subscribed $560 to be dis
tributed as prizes in the children's in
dustrial contest . at the Coos-Curry
County Fair to be held at Myrtle Point
September 26. 27 and 28.
Three prizes are offered under each
heading In the published list, the first
prizes ranging from $2.50 to $5. A
thoroughbred Poland China pig valued
at $10 Is offered for the best general
exhibit of farm products by a boy of
school age. A prize of equal value is
offered to the girl who will make the
best exhibit of sewing. Many school
children of the county have been at
work since early last Spring prepar
ing exhibits for the contest, and a
fine showing is expected. Tne great
variety of products which may be
raised on the soil of this section and
for which prizes are being offered at
the fair will make the agricultural ex
hibit especially Interesting.
In addition to the prizes offered in
the children's contest, several hundred
dollars will be distributed to adult ex
hibitors of farm and dairy products.
The County Court has been asked to
appropriate $1000 to be used for this
purpose.
LAND SALES BEING MADE
White Salmon Orchard Acreage Is
In Demand.
WHITE SALMON, Wash, Aug. 10.
(Special.) Tired of revolutionary Mex
ico, Robert T. Stlnson, an engineer, has
sent money to the Columbia Realty
Company, of this place, to purchase. 20
acres of choice land, as he. wants to
come here .to live.
Fred Ripley writes from Frulte,
Colo.', that he Is on the way to White
Salmon with, two other families, bring
ing their personal property, and will
locate on orchard land. They are ex
perienced orchardlsts and have been
looking for desirable fruit lands In the
Northwest for some time.
The White Salmon Orchards Develop
ment Company, a Minneapolis syndi
cate, controlling 8000 acres of land on
the higher benches, reports the sale of
$45,000 worth of land in small tracts to
Iowa people. Mr. Seeley, the secretary,
says that on account of good crops in
the East they expect to duplicate their
recent sales shortly. This 'company has
begun clearing 50 acres of land for
future settlers. J. B. Carey, recently
of the Acme Orchard Company, is in
charge. i
Hiker From Centralis to Albany.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) Clyde Paten, a Rochester boy,
who several months ago left on a long
hike from Centralla to Albany, N. Y.,
with a message from Governor Hay to
Governor Dix, arrived at his destina
tion yesterday, according to a telegram
received here today. Young Paten will
continue his hike to New York Cfty,
arriving there about Tuesday.
Paten s experiences en route nave been
both Interesting and hazardous. At one
time he was held up In Illinois and re
lieved of his spare cash, and again he
was arrested in a small Utah town and
held three days as a murder suspect.
Tacoma Man Killed In Collision.
TACOMA, Aug. 10. In a head-on
collision between an in-bound Spana-
way car and a construction train of
the Tacoma Railway & Power Company
on the Delin street hill near Tacoma
avenue and G. Street this morning, J.
Creamltchel, a laborer, was killed and
three other passengers injured. The
track was slippery from the rain and
the motorman of the passenger car
was watching to see that his car
cleared material piled near the track.
TUB HAWAIIAXS AT THE OAKS.
prizes for their singing over every
Hawaiian in the Islands.
The Hawaiians will appear every
afternoon and evening as will Director
Pels and the Oaks Park Band.
The Oaks is looking its best just at
present and with the exception of oc
casional wet days has been crowded
the whole season. A number of en
tirely new free features are planned
this week In addition to the general
bilL Moving pictures will be exhibited
free in the open air, for example, and
similar minor forms of entertainment
are planned. Manager Cordray is now
working on a scheme by which he ex"
pects to have a number of various
forms of entertainment to be seen sim
ultaneously in different sections of the
park. . " .
BANK HUSHES UP
$72,000 ROBBERY
Cracksmen Drill Into Floor of
Vault in New York, Get
Cash and Escape.
$3,000,000 IS OVERLOOKED
Officials of Institution Keep News
of Crime, Which Took Place Two
Months Ago, From Public
for Fear of Run.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. (Special.)
A striking commentary on present-day
crime conditions In New York was af
forded today In trie discovery that one
of the most sensational bank robberies
in a decade occurred two months ago
in the lower part of the city, below
Chambers street.
In the robbery, about which an lm-
nenetrable cloak of mystery has been
thrown, a band of cracksmen entered
the vaults of the downtown institution
and abstracted $72,000 In bills of large
denomination. If they had displayed
the same qualities of patience and
thoroughness that enaoled them to
drill through a thick ceiling and steel
flooring, they could have secured
$3,000,000 In cash, which was locked
behind the steel door of a combination
safe within the vault.
Rn Ia Feared.
News of this robbery has been with
held from the police and other public
officials, one reason being that the
bank's board of direotors feared a run.
After a consultation of the board, held
within a few hours of the discovery of
the robbery, It was decided to employ
private detectives.
Progress has been exceedingly slow.
The robbers. It was learned today,
gained access through the coal hole to
the building which housed the Dank
They followed the trail to the engine-
room. The room adjoining the engine-
room was directly beneath the vault.
Once through this ceiling, the steel
floor of the vault five-eighths of an
inch in thickness stopped the rapid
work.
Floor Ia Penetrated.
The robbers attacked the floor with
a steam drill and eventually bored a
hole large enough to admit the body of
a man. The steel plate was punctured
with 100 perforations and fell from Its
own weight after the drilling was
finished.
Once In the vault the robbers stuffed
their pockets with bills of large de
nominations. A subsequent appraisal
showed that exactly $72,000 had been
taken.
RAIN HURTS AT W00DBURN
Hay Baling and Grain Threshing
Halted Damage Reported.
WOODBURN. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
The rain during the past few days
has caused a cessation of hay baling
and grain threshing in this vicinity,
and it is feared considerable damage
will result. Only a small percentage
of the farmers have taken the precau
tion to stack their crops, and as a re
sult most of the hay and grain stand
ing out has been thoroughly soaked.
and will be discolored, if no further
damage results. What the ultimate
damage will be depends entirely upon
future weather conditions, which, at
the present, are anything but promis
ing.
Reports from growers who have
threshed are satisfactory, so far as the
quantity per acre is concerned, 30 to
40 bushels of wheat being obtained,
and 40 to 60 bushels of Winter oats.
A number of special days a.e planned
this week and organizations are being
added daily. One fraternal organiza
tion has chartered the steamer Monarch
and will sail her right up to the steamer
landing; something, it Is believed, that
has not been done since the Lewis and
Clark fair.
The aquarium has been completed
and it Is hoped to be stocked this week,
following a visit from Game Warden
Finley In which he will Instruct em
ployes of the park in the proper care
of fish.
Every feature to be found in the
most up-to-date amusement parks in
the country can now be found at the
Oaks, which may be reached via any
streetcar line or by launch from Mor
rison bridge.
fOwlhg""to the amoiinfof "wet ' weather
during the growing season, nowever,
considerable of the oats "Is not as free
from foul seed as It should be.
So far as the potato crop Is con
cerned better conditions were never
known in this section. The acreage Is
exceptionally heavy, and the largest
crop on record Is expected. The early
plantings are just about ready for dig
ging, and the tubers are fully as large
as might be expected from late plant
ings, which get the benefit of the Fall
rains, which Is a condition that has
never been known here. The prospects
for a remunerative price, however,
seem very remote, as a great many
growers have been seeking a market
for their crops, but fail to find an
outlet, even at a low price.
A large crop of onion sets has been
harvested, but weather conditions pre
vent curing, as It takes about two
weeks of warm sunshiny weather to
put the small onions In suitable con
dition for storage. A continuation of
cloudy wet weather undoubtedly will
cause considerable loss to the onion
set grower. A full acreage of large
onions is reported, with prospects of a
heavy yield.
NEBRASKA STILL AT SEA
NO OFFICIAL REPORT OF SHIP'S
INJURIES RECEIVED.
Battleship Headed for Rockport, It
Is Believed Slow Speed
Being Maintained.
BOSTON. Aug. 10. While no official
Information had been received, it was
said tonight at the Charlestown Navy
yard that the battleship Nebraska,
which Thursday struck an uncharted
shoal off Point Judith, was headed for
Rockport. This inference was drawn
from private messages picked up by the
wireless operator at Charlestown.
The vessel is thought not to be badly
Injured or Bhe would have been ordered
to Charlestown for repairs. Captain
Coffman, commandant of the Navy
yard, said he had received no notice
from the Nebraska that she intended
to come to the yard or desired to go
into drydock.
When last reported, late today, the
Nebraska and her convoys were south
of Cape Cod and proceeding at slow
speed.
Today the Navy-yard operators were
in communication with the convoying
warships, but received no report as to
the seriousness of the Nebraska's acci
dent. Attempts tonight to pick up the ves
sel proved unsuccessful.
GAME TIED FOR 11 INNINGS
Medford Wins From Roseburg in
Most Exciting Match of Season.
MEDFORD, Or.," Aug. 10. (Special.)
Battling for 11 innings, with the
score 3 to 3, Medford won from Rose
burg In the last half of the twelfth
Inning today, when Second Baseman
Hill, of Roseburg, fumbled Mattley's
drive and allowed Weckler to bring in
the winning run.
It was a pitchers' battle throughout,
with Mclntyre, the local twirler. hav
ing a shade the beitter of it until the
twelfth, when he pulled up his Jeans,
twirled his arm and proceeded to strike
out the first three Roseburg men who
came to bat. This Inspired the local
team, and a hit by Weckler, the first
man up; a sacrifice by Tumy and an
error by the Roseburg second baseman,
brought over the needed run.
Both teams played excellent ball, and
the game was the most exciting con
tests ever seen on the local diamond.
Miller, left fielder, and Hill, second
basemen, were stars for the visiting
team. Hill led with two hits, and but
for a final error, played a splendid
game. Miller was under everything in
sight.
For Medford, Heckler and Mclntyre
shared honors. The former made four
hits out of six times at bat, and had
nine assists to his credit, two of which
were sensational. Isaacs, center fielder.
also played a fine game, saving his
team from defeat twice by long run
ning catches.
Having defeated Weed last Sunday
and with one against Roseburg, Med
ford fans are in the mood to claim the
state championship outside of Port
land. A second game with Roseburg
will be played Sunday, and a week
from today the team will travel to
Weed, Cal., to give the southerners a
return contest.
PORTERS ACQUIRE TIMBER
Hill Line Man In $357,000 Deal on
Siuslaw.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
D. M. Stuart, of Portland, who was in
the city today, reports that the Stuart
& Ferguson Timber Company, a num
ber of stockholders of which reside in
Astoria, has closed a deal for the sale
of approximately 5000 acres of yellow
fir timber In the Siuslaw River district
to Johnson P. Porter, of Portland, a
member of the firm of Porter Bros.,
who are the confidential contractors of
the Hill lines. The consideration- paid
Is $257,000.
Porter Bros, own about 1,000,000,000
feet of timber In the Siuslaw district,
as well as a sawmill near the mouth
of that stream, and this purchase Is
simply adding to their already exten
sive holdings. The Stuart & Ferguson
Timber Company also owns another
tract there containing 304,000,000 feet
of fir.
Woodburn Is Crew Headquarters.
WOODBURN, Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
A surveying crew of the Portland,
Eugene & Eastern Railway have estab
lished headquarters here and are laying
out a right of way both north and
south of this city, parallel to the west
line of the Southern Pacific's leased
right of way. It Is reported that grad
ing and track laying will commence
n the near future ana ouuaings tnat
come within the route laid out have
been ordered removed immediately, so
that there will be no delay when op
erations commence. A franchise was
submitted to the City Council, over a
month ago, but so far, no action has
been taken, owing to the fact that the
company's representative has not been
able to arrange a meeting to explain
Just what the company desires. Some
features of the proposed franchise do
not meet with approval and will have
to be corrected before the ordinance
passes. The company, however, will not
be held up in its ouiiaing operations,
as it has sufficient room on its present
right-of-way to allow operation until
an agreement can be reached.
Roseburg Wants Elks' Home.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.)
Roseburg is an applicant for the
new National home projected by the
Grand Lodge of Elks at its recent con
vention In Portland. A resolution set
ting forth the climatic and other ad
vantages of this city has been adopted
by lodge No. 326 of Roseburg and will
be forwarded at once to the committee
appointed at the Grand Lodge reunion
to investigate and report on the plan
for the new home at the next annual
meeting. If such an institution is es
tablished It will probably be west of
the Rocky Mountains, it Is believed
here, as the present home of the order
is situated In Virginia, an Atlantic
Coast state.
CIRCUS ZOO GREAT
Many Odd Animals With Bar
num & Bailey Show.
BABY GIRAFFE BIG HIT
Living Denizen of Earth, Sea and
Air Are Shown in Menagerie.
Mammoth Show to Be Here
August 16 and 17.
The expense of maintaining a great
collection of wild animals reaches an
amount of money far In excess of what
most people imagine. The difficulty
of properly caring for these animals
Is solved only after years of experi
ence. There is no feature of a big cir
cus that represents such a tremendous
outlay of money or Involves a greater
risk of loss.
That part of the Barnum & Bailey Cir
cus which is contained within the four
walls of the animal tent is valued at
more than $1,000,000. The first cost
of sending hunting expeditions into th
Jungles of Africa, Asia and South
America is small compared with thai
which follows when the animals sis
secured. Men must be employed whu
have studied their ways and habits
Each specimen must be scientifically ,
cared for. Food that will nourish one
creature will kill another.
Giraffe Stork risMa Slow.
Giraffes are the hardest to care for.
It is necessary to feed them now and
then on a peculiar moss, which grows
on a tree found In the forest belt that
hugs the African equator line. Is
shipped to the circus in bales. Giraffes
are fast disappearing from the face of
the earth. In a very short time they
will be extinct. No amount of money
could buy the four fine specimens with
this show. In the family Is to be found
the tallest giraffe ever captured. From
Its front hoofs to its ears it measures.
22 feet. It cost the management $14.
000. yet in value It is not a circum
stance to the long-necked youngster
at Its side, which was born last Feb
ruary and Is the only baby of Its kind
on exhibition.
It is the second time In history that
the stork or GIraffeland ever visited
a zoo of animals. Scientists for a cen
tury have maintained that giraffes
would not breed in captivity.
The wee baby came as a surprise. He
was found early one morning by the
keepers. They scarcely believed their
eyes. He Is worth his weight In gold.
Hippopotamus M'elghs Five Tons.
Another rare specimen In the Bar
num and Bailey zoo Is a hippopotamus
weighing five tons. It takes six big
Percherons to pull its den over a smooth
pavement Here, also, is found the only
double-horned rhinoceros In captivity.
A rifle ball would flatten against his
thick skin. There are SO Siberian cam
els, 40 Indian and African elephants
and several beautiful zebras from the
breeding farm of King Menellk, of
Abyssinia. India sends a herd of sa
cred cattle and magnificent lions, ti
gers and leopards. From Thibet ha
come some fine specimens of the yak
family, both black and white. There
are llamas, nylghaus, ibexes, gnus, ze
bus, vlak vasrks, porcupines, tapirs,
ant-eaters, ostriches, emus, kangaroos,
hyenas, horned horses, chimpanzees.
orang-outangs. Water huffalos. cari
bous, seals, seallons, peccaries, wsrt
hogs and all varieties or the
deer, monkey, bear and cat tribes.
An Interesting department In the
menagerie Is occupied by the animal
babies of the zoo. It is filled with tiny
youngsters at the playful age. Chil
dren find great amusement In watch
ing them.
The Portland dates are August IB
and 17.
His Hearing Was
Restored
Veteran Could Not Hear His
Beloved Bugle
Tells How Deafness Was
Overcome
Below Is a picture of Henry Farrsr. a Civil
Wsr vrtrrm who la a natural bom musician,
and whose bugle has helped leaii troops to
victory, tyith the approach of old am and
the Infliction of various disorders, he grad
ually became mors and more desf until he
could not hear his own buifle which he hsd
been accustomed to play on various occas
ions throunhout the year. H also became
harassed with those head noises which so
often accompany the advancement of deaf
ness. This inflrmltv rllstreesed Mr. Farrsr
greatlv. He Is a man of activity despite his
age In fact, he looks much younger now
than the 70 years that he Is.
1-.- . VI. hurlm wee a seri misfor
tune and the future looked very dark, of
another; he had followed medical advice,
had consulted specialists and had l0P,t''
various devices and remedlea (ependmc
much money), but all to no avail. He felt
that ne was .o w by
meiancnoitc 1 " -... w. .- . .
all who are Inclined toward deafu.
Mr. Farrar has always been popular, ana
his friends were exceedingly sympathetic,
but even these kind sentiments did not ap
pease his dejection. One day. however he
home self-treatment method, which he ne
clded to try. He did not have much hope
because he naa oeen uipvv".-
. x-- .Vila cese to Ills
previous mLiouipte. --,
surprise and Joy. he found that his hearing
. . , : tM,.., 4mmo let elv. and
oegan 10 imjiiv,, -. , . -r
It continued until he became so well that he
has been able to do Jury duty, listening
t th. va.rlou witnesses and the court pro
ceedings. M... fc ..
Mr. Jrarrar is so uciis"lcl
ner In which he waa Hbarfted from the
thraldom of deafness and head-noises. a
well as the way In which his health was
generally Improved, that he Is giving lnfor
matlon about this wonderful treatment to
all wno write mm in t.i.u,,, .......
full particulars or nuw m
restored, also telling how others may get
the same treatment. It Is only necessary
to write to Mr. Henry A. Farrar. 5A laln
street. Hanover, Man, enclosing a stampd
envelope for reply.
persons of all ages men. women and
children have followed the Information
;iven by Mr. rarrar. huu vi "-
ave been reported antrr mi cibb n
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