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PERSONS AND EVENTS OF Girl of 20 Climbs 85-Foot Pole, 420 Feet Above Street Level, in New York City 77 i & J-ww ..... if 7 u N' EV YORK, April 18. (Special.) Constance B. Bennett, fair-haired and good looking, is a mere slip of a girl not yet 20 -years old. To see lier in street costume, one would never Jelieve that so charming a girl would undertake feats at which many a so called stout-hearted man would quail. It takes considerable nerve to climb an 85-Ioot pole, - 420 feet above the etreet level, yet this is the particular Btunt Miss Bennett accomplished when nhe shinned slowly up the flag-pole atop the l-Jquitable Trust Building down In "Wall street, while thousands of specta tors framed In the windows of the sur rounding skyscrapers, watched the dar ing girl with fear and trembling? ex pectins at any moment to see her go liurling through space and putting a considerable dent in the sidewalk be low. Miss- Bennett is too much of a woman to be the perpetrator of such a horrible scene, so her audience was disappointed. The structure on the left Is the tower of New York's second loft, lest skyscraper the Singer building. It's a little bit too early in the sea Bon to say that the varsity crews are perfect, but those who know, claim that the men are advancing rapidly. In a. two-minute sprint with the -stroke raised to 35, to break the monotony of the practice, the Yale crew rowed even ly and smoothly and got a good deal of speed. In the two-mile race which takes place April 8. considerable speed is expected. The .result of the race will largely decide the seating of the eight which meets Harvard. Guy Nickalls, the coach, is devoting most of the time smoothing off the rough places in the stroke. The lineup in the first varsity) crew for the race will be: Coxswain Moore, Stroke Croker, Captain Denegre, Rogers, Stillman, Meyer, Jenkinson, Harrison and Cushman (bow). The world's greatest polo ponies, as H. P. Whitney calls them, are now en gaged at Georgian Court, George Oould's country residence at Lakewood, N. J.; in practice for the coming Inter national Polo Match which will take place this Summer. Among them are Carry the News and Helen C. Both horses are Hawaiian bred and .only re cently arrived at Roslyn, Long Island, from Hawaii, from which place they were brought all the way to Join the Whitney collection by Johnny Cashell. On April 3 the ponies were shipped with some 60 other horses from Winter quarters at- Roslyn to the practice ground at Lakewood. The- two ponies during tryouts were closely watched In their gallops after the ball and nothing but commendations was heard over the tests. Ten feet were cut from the colossal smokestacks of the Imperator at Ham burg recently, and other extensive al terations made on her upper works. On lier arrival at New York, after a thor ough overhauling in the dry docks, the leviathan will look more like a grey hound of the sea than, on heu- last ap pearance. During the overhauling no structural changes were found neces sary. The vessel is now equipped with a. fire department of her own, made up of experienced fire fighters recruited 1'rom the fire departments of Germany. The firemen will patrol the ship and have charge of all the fire-signaling devices and machinery used. Including a fire engine. The efficiency of the department will be assured by frequent drills and rigid discipline. The immi grants will occupy individual rooms in stead of dormitories and will have the use of private baths and laundries. Sir Lionel Carden, the British Min ister to Mexico, came to Galveston on the British cruiser Essex, commanded toy Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cra dock, en route to Washington, where he was in conference for a long time with President Wilson. At a subse quent conference with Secretary Bryan and the British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the possibility and con. sequences of an invasion of Northern Mexico were, it is said, freely dis cussed. The British diplomats made clear that this country must make the first move and that Kngland will sup port any steps that the United States may deem necessary in Mexico. . A mass meeting was called at Tor reon to keep up the courage of the in habitants rft the time of Villa's ap proach. The patriotic signs were ruv to. read, even for one who did not know Spanish. One of them showed that the .federals call themselves "Constitution alists," although this is the name whicu me viua party had taken. The correspondents of the President's executive ortice, representing numer ous newspapers and press associations inrougnout the country, have formed inemseives into a body called the White House Correspondent's Associa tion. This body of men is without . doubt the closest in touch with the Administration next to the Cabinet. Some of the most noted newspapermen of this country are members, and many of, them have served in their capacity through the last two or three adminis trations. As shown In the picture printed on this page or u ne oregonian, they are: beatea iert to right: frank R. Umb, of the New York Tribune; Johri Neven, or tne united Press; w. W. Jfrice, or tne Washington Star: Presi dent Wilson, Secretary Tumulty, David Lawrence, of the Associated Press; S. M. Reynolds, of the Washington Times! ' - : " -. I uv$Lz Ul 1 . Vt, h 10 ....... r -- ft)(i. ;).v . ' . 7..) I If : it it - 4 ' o -rr test's Si 14 r ; 4 4. Cer ant Zachary, e Brooklyn Eagle New York World; Alasoi Jam I the Internatio Servi Donald McGregor, oi York Herald: James P. Hornaday. of the Indianapolis News: Walter E. Brig ham, of the Boston Transcript: W. J. MeKiernan. of the Newark Star: John Snure, of the New Globe, and Assistant Secretary Rudolph Forster. Top row Left to right: George E. Miller, of the Detroit News; Arthur J. Sinnott, of the Newark Evening News; Arthur B. Krock, of the Louisville Courier-Journal: Leroy T. Vernon, of the Chicago Daily News; James Gray, of the Minneapolis Journal; Oswald F. Schuettes, of the Chicago. Inter Ocean; Gus J. Karger. of the Cincinnati Times Star; George T. Odell, of the New York Evening Mail; John Shriver. of the Bal timore American; Joseph P. Annim. of the Washington Herald, and Reginald V. Schroeder, of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung. ' .The young Princesa Catherine or Greece, the sixth cnlld of Queen Sophia, the sister to the German Kaiser, was born while her father, the King of Greece, was at the front during the Balkan war. While on the battlefield he was apprised of the birth of the Princess, and vowed that every soldier of the empire would be the godfather to his newly born daughter. As the fighting strength of the Gre cian army at that time was 150,000 men, and as there- was on the reserve list another 200,000 men. the charming young Princess can boast of being the only living infant who has 350,000 god fathers. Princess Catherine has two sisters and three brothers. Her moth er married the present King Constantin In 1889. The River Jordan during the Easter week Is the great Mecca for those who make the pilgrimage to the Holy Land ill : iter rowLeft to right: Assist-: I I f . J S 1$ I 1 f X X i 4 Jk i J Secretary T. F. Brahanv. Robert A. I II b, 4 - ft " M I -. - THE 'SUNDAY' "thew -VV . . i Jl - Sfc v - jj i V V V f Qut?ef7 of Greece -am? at this time of the year, and many in teresting and spectacular celebrations are held here by the various nationali ties who have Journeyed to the seat of religion. The photograph shows Rus sian pilgrims on the bank of the sacred river. Many pilgrims made the long Journey from -Russia for the special purpose of being baptized in the boly river. Lumber Trade Improves. CHICAGO, April 15. The closing days of last week, brought some im- OREGONTAN: PORTLAND. INTEREST IN WORLD HAPPENINGS Yale Crew Busy Preparing for Summer's Rowing Contests Gould's Estate Sees Tests of Polo Ponies. .A I" 4 sr 'r - Znces - CaZ-frer'T? e'. provement to the lumber trade. Large dealers in the Chicago district were more - optimistic, though priies con tinued unusually low, and the outlook for better business in the immediate future was unpromising. The heavy' stocks in the yards and the desire of tome of the merchants to liquidate some of their holdings as rapidly as possible are keeping prices almost stationary. Indeed, in the South there has been a further weakening of prices and there is no appreciable im provement in Northern prices. "The mills in the South have so much 'm - - - - - WCSV . V APRIL 19, 1914. -vr" stuff plied up In their yards they have to get" rid of a little, and are willing to cu'. prices 50 cents or so below the January prices for the sake of moving their goods." explained one large local dealer. "Oak is fairly firm, ' but If ?.- . IZ : - - 'I k vA V jvew yi yv- y-- tt- t t V r) , Yp -c jt - there is any tendency It is downward, although it has been holding up much better than other woods. "The local situation was affected In some measure by the threats of trouble among the bricklayers. Lumbermen feared the trouble would extend to other trades and all builders were cau tious about making their commitments. The bad weather also was an unfavor able factor prohibiting country work altogether and cutting down city work to a low point." Like the men in most other branches of trade, the lumbermen attribute the sluggish condition which has existed since January to the railroad situation. TIGER STADIUM COSTLY Edgar Palmer, Princeton '03, Build $300,000 Ftootball Held. to PRINCETON. N. J., April 11. An nouncement has been made by Presi dent Hlbben of Princeton University that Edgar Palmer, of Rye, N. Y., a graduate of the class of 1903, has of fered to build a stadium and present It to the university for the athletic association in time to be used for the Yale football game next fall. The stadium will be built of -reinforced concrete in the shape of the letter "U," and will seat 41,000 per sons. The location will be on the southern slope of a field south of the university buildings. The estimated cost Is $300,000. to be given entirely by Mr. Palmer. - The object of the gift is to increase the- endowment and income of the uni versity by giving back into (he treas ury for scholastic purposes money now spent annually lor the erection of temporary bleachers for big foot ball games. " The field will be used for football and track athletics only. PRISON IS ON QUICKSAND Sinking of Walls Issue In Meadow Graft Trial. Great HUDSON FALLS. N. Y.. April 11 The reason for the sinking of the walls of the dormitory of the Great Meadow Prison probably will be a leading issue in the trial of present and former state officials and offi cers of the Hudson Valley Construc tion Company, of Troy. This was in dicated during the examination of witnesses. The prosecution asserts that workmen digging the excavation ran Into pockets of quicksand and a spring of water, and raised a ques tion of advisability of continuing the work. Operations were not suspended, and a new contract was let to the de fendant company, and the state charges that It was in connection with this r 3 contract that the alleged grand lar ceny was committed. F. J. Dunn, inspector and superin tendent of construction in the state architect's office, testified that any one of a dozen reasons might be given as the cause of the sinking of the walls, which were built of good ma terial, ho said, and by good work men. He testified that the walls were shored up with steel rods and tim bers. Figures compiled by th Department of Labor at Washington. t. i. how that nagn In the lumber Industry in trie L'nlterl states have Increased J per cent In tb last yern. ALMOST CRAZY WITH Began On Wrist. Kept Going Up Arm Till Near Elbow. Came as Rash. Itched So Almost Wild. Cu ticura Soap and Ointment Cured. Estabrook, Colo. "My father's trouble began on bis wrist and kept on going up bis arm until near his elbow. It flrstcame as a rash and itched so he was almost wild with It. Then I thought I would try Cuticura Soap and Ointment and it seemed like the first application relieved him so much. Be fore that he was almost crazy with the burn ing but when I used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment it stopped it. I had to keep his arm done up in soft cloths so as not to rub It and make it itch more. I got two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura ' intment and they cured htm." (Signed) Irs. Cora Boegel, July 4. 1913. ECZEMA ON FACE BURNED 1035 7th St.. Denver. Colo. "My son's face broke out two years ago with eczema, hut we did not pay much attention to it. It gradually got worse. It was la red spot something like rash and it burned and hurt him and felt as if the skin was all drawn to gether. I sent for a sample of but it broke out more and burned so badly he would not use it . I read of Cuticura Soap and Oint ment and sent for a sample which gave relief. He used the Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and after using the first box his face was clear: the eczema Is cured. (Signed) Mrs. L. Zesch. July S, 1913. Cuticura Soap 25c. and Cuticura Ointment 50c. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad dress post-card "Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston. Kl"Men who shave and shampoo with Co ticurm Soap will hod it bei for skin and scalp. i '1 BU N G ERUPTION