SCENES ATTENDING THE FIRST WILLAMETTE RIVER MARATHON FROM THE OAKS TO KELLOGG' S
WATER MARATHON
IS WON BY ROSS
BOATHOUSE WON BY NORMAN ROSS. DISTAJNUS 3 JVLLUtia.
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, tfitions, Covered in 84 Min
utes 172-5 Seconds. ;
F. J. OWEN IS SECOND
Women " Take Xinth and ' Tenth
Places, Respective!-, 21 and 22
annates Behind Winner All
End in Good Shape.
r BY RALPH J. STAEHLL
Norman Ross. Multnomah Club's
water star in every distance, proved
yesterday that in the tank or in the
open water Portland has none that can
approach him. His particular feat was
to win the first Willamette River mar
athon, which brought out 30 starters.
Ross' time for the three miles from
the Oaks to the Kellogg boathouse was
1 hour 24 minutes 17 and 2-5 seconds.
When he ended, he was hardly wind
ed and declared that he could easily
have turned around and made the swim
back to the starting place. His lead
over F. J. Owen, the second to finish,
was better than 12 minutes, which in
distance left Owen still beyond the
Hawthorne bridge when Ross was sit
ting on the Kellogg float.
Ross' victory was a beautiful one.
He started with an evenly-paced crawl
and kept it up for more than a mile,
rolling and reaching In a measured
rhythm. Finally,' when he saw that it
would be easy for him. he broke the
stroke, changing to a side-arm motion
and ending with a breast stroke.
Leaders Go to Front.
At 2:17 the 30 swimmers jumped from
the float at the Oaks. The leaders
look their positions quickly. Ross
spurted to the front, where he had
plenty of room to swim and was fol
lowed by Owen, Cole. McMurray and
eome of the other leaders.
The course was almost straight for
the west Bide to avoid the shallows at
the head of Ross Island. ' Then began
the real race down the main channel
of the river. The leaders maintained
their positions, with the gaps gradually
widening.
In the mass of swimmers the line also
became longer until, when half way
down, the leaders and the tail-enders
were separated by almost a mile. Many
of them dropped out and were picked
up by the harbor patrol, but 17 of the
30 finished and all seemed to be in good
shape.
Of the three women who started. Miss
Martha Fairman finished first, taking
ziinth place, 31 minutes after Ross had
pulled up on the float.
She was ahead of many of the men
swimmers who are not rated as slug
gards. It was a race between her and
Mrs. H. F. Burroughs, who came In but
a minute later. Mrs. Burroughs beat J.
Burke by one second.
Big Gallery Attracted.
Miss Fairman was another swimmer
who showed remarkable perfection of
strokes. Her pace at the finish was
about the same as the start and though
she dropped a little after the plunge,
her plugging pace won the women's
race for her.
The race brought out a big "gallery"
and close to 100 canoes and small boats
followed the swimmers down the
course. Each of the water men had a
guard of three boats, but none of them
became so exhausted that they needed
help.
The water was warm and conditions
were ideal. The slight breeze was from
the south . and the water surface was
smooth enough to offer the swimmers
no handicap.
"It was a-great success," declared
Jack Cody, Multnomah Club Instructor
and instigator of the swim, "and I am
sure that it is easily established as an
annual affair.
"I was greatly pleased to see so
many starters and to find that Port
land has so many stars out of the
tanks. Still, It is only in recent years
that so many water men could be as
sembled, for Multnomah Club formerly
was the only institution which pro
duced swimmers. It shows, that the
doctrine of swimming as an exercise
is taking root, and I am sure that next
year there will be close to 75 in this
race." "
One of the features of the race was
the showing of some of the smaller
boys. The fifth man in was Bryant
Kilkenny, 13-year-old swimmer from
BU Johns, who has never bad a day's
Instruction and does his practicing in
the river and the public pools.
F. J. Owen, who finished second, is
the ex-Canadian distance champion.
He- halls from Winnipeg, and three
TOiJsS 1 the distance at which he for
merly held the title.
The winner gets Edgar Frank's
trophy. Owen gets the trophy put up
by Frank E. Watkins. and J. Cole gets
the Hanno trophy for third place. There
was some talk of protesting Cole be
cause he has been swimming for Mult
nomah Club until recently, but, as he
did not represent another club, he
could not be disqualified under the rul
ing which forbids a man representing
two clubs within a period of six
months.
Miss Martha'airman gets the Earl
Ti. Goodwin trophy, which remains her
property for one year, after which she
must defend it.
Winners Are Listed.
Those who finuished, and their order,
follows: '
Norman Ross. ' 1:2-1:172-5
V. J. Owen 1:38:10
J.Cole 1:38:25
John McUrray 1:38:.
Bryant Kilkenny 1:44:37
Howard 1:46 :.")!
Potter 1:50:01
H. Haxlett'.. 1:52:16
21 Im Martha Fairman.. .. ..... 1:55:33
lrs. H. F. Burroughs.. 1:56:16
J.Burke 1:56:17
J. Delbarh 1:57:34
Elmer Mayer.. 1:58:56
J. Wright 2:07:26
-Warn. - 2:01:45
K. Anderson..... 2:05:15
E. Eddw... 2:23:17
Those , who started In the race are:
C A. Beals.- C. B. Potter, Bryant Kil
kenny, E. Eddas, Jake. Rau, Elmer
Mayer. Raymond Douglas, Paul Green,
Ed Shea, Jack Wright, Norman Ross,
John McMurray, George Wilson, F. J.
Owen, A. ' E. Morris, J. - Burke, Miss
Martha Fairman, Miss Madeline Stef
f en, Ralph Smith; Mrs. H. F. Burroughs,
I Balbach. H. W. Warn. John J. Szabo,
V. I Foster. E. Halfhap. C Jones, Fred
T. Merrill. Jr., E. Anderson. Tom Mc
Hale. E. J. Blake, Hugh Hazlett ' and
Ralph Smith.
The officials were: Fred Falling,
commodore and clerk of the course;
Jack Cody, started; Cliff Harris and
Ralph J. Staehli, judges, and Earl R.
Goodwin, timer. -
Pistol-Bearer Fined $50.
Rushing for a revolver by Angelo
Vlcere after a quarrel in a saloon at
Fourth and Sheridan streets looked to
Municipal Judge Stevenson like Vlcere
meant business, and the man was fined
$50 for carrying concealed weapons.
He was Just entering the saloon again
with the pistol in his pocket and
clenched In his hand when Patrolman
Murphy, noticing his suspicious actions,
arrested, biro. ,
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71 LEAVE FOB
FRESH AIR PARTY GOES To'TIIXA.
HOOK WITH ARTISANS. ;
Two Children Arrive Too late, brt Are
Promised Trip Later More to Be
Sent to Conntry This Week,
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FRESH
AIR FUND.- .
Previously reported $3402.35
F. A. Rochester 2.00
Dr. Calvin 6. White "3.00
Cash. Mrs. D . j 00
Sidney Telser o.""
Total ...$2424.35
Contributions of cash should be
sent to the secretary of the Asso
ciated Charities. V. R. Manning. 411
Commercial block; to R. S. Howard,
Ladd Tllton bank, or to The Ore
gonlan. Contributions of. clothing
should - be sent to the Associated
Charities, 411 Commercial block.
Seventy-one children an.' mothers,
wild with enthusiasm over the happi
ness In store for them, left yesterday
morning for Tillamook In the fresh air
special car. which was hooked onto the
Artisans' excursion train. There were
hundreds of chaperones for the young
travelers besides Mrs. Margaret Thoro
mon and Mrs. R. E. Bondurant, the of
ficial chaperones, for the United Arti
sans were there hundreds strong, and it
was due to their activities that the ar
rangements had been made fer the
fresh air children to take the trip to
Tillamook.
Two children arrived too late and
missed the train. They were incon
solable until assurance was given that
arrangements would be made for them
to go with another party of fresh air
children later.
The children were taken to the depot
In automobiles donated by the commit
tee on transportation, of which Mrs. A.
D. Norrls was chairman.
Today the children will be taken for
a trip to Bar View by their hosts in
Tillamook and will enjoy a clambake,
along with their friends, the Artisans.
In the office at U-e Associated, Chari
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The Starter Sitting. Left to Right Mrs. H. F. Burroughs, C. A. Beats, C. B.
Potter, Bryant Kilkenny, H. Eddas, Jake Ran, Elmer Mayer, Raymond
Douglas, Paul Green, Ed Shea and Jack Wright. Middle Row I- Bal
bach. H. G. Warn, J. J. Saab. F. I.. Foster, E. Halfhap. C. Jones, Fred
T. Merrill, Jr., E. Anderson, Tom McHale, E. J. Blake, Hugh Hazlett and
RnlDk Smith. Standing Norman Rosa, John McMurray, George Wilon,
- - . u i w !,. l M.Wlin n 1 rmdl Tt . MlflMI Made-
ties In the meantime arrangements are
being made for other parties to leave
for different Valley towns, and con
tributions of clothing and money still
continue to come in.
The total number of children sent for
vacations In the country, including the
Tillamook party, which is the largest
of the tjq is 436, and by the end of
this week the 600-mark probably will
be passed. The next parties will go
to Nehalem and to Turner. Seven will
be in the Nehalem party, which will
leave Tuesday, and 20 will start for
Turner on Thursday.
T- BnitA rxt thA manv thintrs that
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i have come up to distract attention from
the needs In the iresn air campaign,
said Secretary Manning, "there are still
many generous and helpful friends in
Portland and vicinity, who continue to
give all the aid in their power, and the
success of the season's movement will
not be seriously Impaired."
COOKING TALK IS GIVEN
Miss Jnlla Spooner, at Mllwankie,
. Says 3Ien Demand) Fancy Diet.
MH.WAUKIE, . Or, ; Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) "You men are hypocrites when
you say that you don't want special
ties cooked, pies and cakes and. such
articles, and want only plain cooking,"
said Miss Julia Spooner, a Portland
teacher at the "Women's day" meeting
of the Milwaukle Grange held here to
day. "You are the very ones who want
and demand these things and raise a
fuss when you don't get them."
"Plain and Specialty Cooking" was
being discussed, and the men members
had all condemned what they called
"specialties," declaring in favor - of
plain cooking.
Jensen WbnldJ Recover Money.
Hans P. Jensen has started suit
against C. A. Gorrell and Mrs. Gorrell
to recover $300 alleged to have been
paid Gorrell for partnership in a real
estate business at 291 Morrison
street. Jensen says he gave Gorrell
$300 for one-third Interest in the al
leged business and later, when he pro
tested that there was no business, Gor
rell disappeared, he says, and Mrs. Gor
rell took charge of the office and gave
Jensen a note for $250. Jensen declares
she Is insolvent and that the note-is
worthless, : ,
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Crowded About Roas as He Went
Xa.eorm.n Bos. the Winner
SLAIN IN IDENTIFIED
TOOUTDALB VICTIM F. J. ROONEY,
S.YS HIS WIDOW .
Officers Hold to Murder . Theory and
- Two Men Are Suspected of
Committing Crime.
Positive identification of the body
found near Troutdale Tuesday as Frank
J. Rooney has been accomplished and
supposition of suicide has been aban
doned. It is said . two men are under
suspicion as the murderers of Rooney.
Deputy Sheriff Beckman visited the
scene of the crime yesterday and an
nounced that additional evidence of
murder had been secured.
Rooney's body was Identified yester
day by his widow, who came to the
city Friday night from Bremerton in
response to telegrams sent her by
Deputy Sheriff Lumaden.
The mystery is deeper by reason of
the discovery of Rooney's pocketbook
and a photograph of himself, his
brother and the latter's wife. In the
North Bank yards, and a diary of
George Olsommer in Rooney's pockets.
Olsommer's relatives In New Jersey
have telegraphed that his whereabouts
Is unknown to them.
A railroad watchman at Troutdale
yesterday identified the body of
Rooney as that of the man whom he
saw walking down the O.-W.'R. & N.
tracks in company with two men Tues
day night, the time of the alleged mur
der. Mrs. Rooney said last night that she
had been residing at Bremerton for
several months and that she expected
to rejoin her husband as seon as he
secured steady work.
A brother of the dead man lives in
Salt Lake City and the body probably
will be sent there for burial.
Inquiry at Toledo Desired.
TOLEDO, O., Aug. 15. United States
District Attorney Denman notified the
Department of Justice at Washington
today that, as a result of investigation
of high prices of food commodities in
Cleveland, Toledo and other points in
Northern Ohio, a thorough Federal pro
test is warranted. He asked the Gov
ernment to send special agents to the
district, ' .'
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Preceding North Pacific Circuit
. lOO Trotting, Pacing and Running Horses lOO
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OF lYlOre tvaCeS HaCtl Uay with New and Novel Attractions Introduced
2:25 PACE .........
2:2 5 TROT
3-YEAR-OLD TROT OR PACE .
FREE-FOR-ALL TROT . . . .
212 PACE .........
FREE-FOR-ALL PACE . . . .
2:18 PACE . .
2: 17 TROT . ........
Other Races arid Attractions . .
4 DayswStK'- Aug. 19,20, 21,22
' Over-Night Entries for Handicaps and Running Events
Prasp's Peerless Orchestra and Brass Band
Watch Daily Papers for New Attractions
FIRST ANNUAL RACE MEETING UNDER AUSPICES
ROSE CITY SPEEDWAY ASSN.Inc
.( Formerly Country Club Track )
ADMISSION 50C Autos Free. Grand Stand Free Aug. 19, 20, 21, 22
2 P.M. Each Day Cars to the Gate 2 P. M. Each Day
0.1 C. HAS HEAVY
FOOTBALL LAYOUT
Schedule Gives Promise of
Three Games Probably in
' Portland Town. .
ALBANY GETS BIG CONTEST
University of Washington Will Be
Seen in Action on October 31.
Play This Year Promisee
Wealth for Coffers.
Despite the loss of such stars as Mays,
Chrisman, Robertson and Blackwell
from last year's eleven, 1914 football
prospects are bright at the Oregon
Agricultural College, says Dr. E. J.
Stewart, coach, who was a P6rtlnd
visitor yesterday.
One of Coach Stewart's white hopes
is Lutz, ex-captaln of the Pomona Col
lege team, who was ineligible last year.
Lutz remained the year through and
will be on hand this season for a back
field berth.
mu. Aircriea will ftDDear In
Portland at least tlce and possibly a
third time. It tne university i it,..
-.j i.r .anHm.nt tn transfer its
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state championship battle from Corval-
lls to Fortiana. rne abkict a
and the sentiment among alumni is al
most unanimous.
Multnomah Game Dae Early.
"At any rate, we will play Multnomah
early in the year and Idaho November
Hi" said Coach Stewart.
The Aggies are scheduled to battle
the Washington champions October 31
at Albany, which will give Albany a
big game as appeasement for the loss
of the state titular event.
Manager Irvine of the Willamette
University was in Corvallis last week
and contracts were signed for a game
to be played on the O. A. C. field Octo
ber 17. This game will witness the
official dedication of the new Oregon
Agricultural" College athletic field which
is now the finest on the Coast The
field already has a fine sod on it. A
16 -Inch crown gives fine surface drain
age and subdrainage with the tile : In
rows 30 feet apart should Insure a dry
field even during the height of the
rainy season. A quarter-mile track
surrounds the field. This athletic field,
with the seven-lap dirt track in the
immense armory and the new $120,000
gymnasium. Just finished, should Insure
for O. A. C. winning athletics for the
future.
O. A. C. Squad Called Out.
September 6 has been set as the date
for the assembling of the O A, O -football
squad at Newport, and the official
call already has been Issued by Dr.
Stewart. This year no more than 35
men will be taken to the camp. Last
year 42 players composed the camp and
this number was considered excessive.
With Assistant Coach Everett May,
Dr. Stewart is endeavoring to cut from
the list of names those who do not
seem to have an excellent chance to
make the team. The faces of Chrisman.
All - Conference tackle; ex-Captain
Shaw, Blackwell, Captain-elect Robert
son, Rasmussen, Smart and Huntley
will be missing when the squad starts
the grind for the. formation of the
1914 team. . .
Mav will be present as a member of
thf loZching staff whlle braham
Blllie. Lay the, Anderson. Hofer and
Moore will be the only regulars from
the 1913 team to appear. ,
Last year's training trip was bene
ficial to the squad and with a heavier
and longer schedule for. 1914 it Is
thought this preliminary work is ab
solutely necessary. ,
Schedule Is Issued.
September 26. Alumni at Corvallis.
October 3, Multnomah Club at Cor
vallis. October 10, Multnomah Club at Port-
October'l?. Willamette at Corvallis.
October 24. Washington State at Pull-
moctob6r 31, Washington at Albany.'
November 7 (open).
Kovembei 14, Idaho, at Pprtland.
November 21. Oregon at Portland or
Corvallis.
November 26, University of Southern
California at Los Angeles.
. Financial View Prospects Good.
"Financially this schedule looks good
from an O. A. C. standpoint," said Dr.
Stewart. ; "The Multnomah Club games,
judged from past records, should net
the Aggies J50D. Willamette should
n't almost $500 more. No money will
be made on the Washington State Col
lege game, as It Is played In Pullman
this year and the guarantee barely
pays expenses.
"Washington should bring each of
the competing teams $1800 to $2000.
This game Is to be played in Albany
"Oregon should draw a $10,000 crowd
In Portland. Fifteen hundred dollars
of this will go to the Multnomah Club
and the two Btate teams therefore
should carry home $4250.
"The Idaho game in Portland is an
other contest from which the Aggies
expect to reap a .profit of from $ 1000
to $1500."
THREE COMPANIES FILE
Telegram Corporation Organized
With Capital of $200,000.
Articles of incorporation were filed
for two concerns and supplementary
articles were filed for another yester
day. The Teal Creek Railroad Company
filed, giving capital as $10,000. The
articles were filed by F. J. Cobb, Zera
Snow and Wallace McCamant and say
that the corporation expects to con
struct 'a short timber railroad from
Falls City, Or., to neighboring lumber
-tamps.
The Telegram Publishing Company
filed articles yesterday naming John F.
Carroll, John E. Wheeler and Lawrence
R. Wheeler as Incorporators. It was
capitalized at $200,000.
The Manning Warehouse & Transfer
Company Increased Its capital stock
from $10,000 to $25,000 at a recent
meeting of the board of directors, ac
cording to supplementary articles filed
yesterday.
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1313 CUAJUirlUiN (JUWlilttLi WIJuJj B& iA riiiiJuwH
UP TO DEFEND TITLE.
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MRS. 1IAPPY JACK" II AWN.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) Mrs. "Happy Jack" Hawn.
the 1913 Round-Up cowgirl champion, who has Just successfully de
fended her title at the Salinas. Cal., Rodeo, writes that she will be at
the Round-Up again this year. September 24, 25 and 24, to defend her
title against all comers. ... ...
The Round-Up has let the bars down this year In the cowgirl
bucking contest, making It open to all who can ride and those who
think they can. The purse has been Increased t$0, and there will be
plenty of horses.
$500
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$300
$500
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FAIR INTERESTS MANY
WALLA WALLA OFFKHS SSO.OOO IS
PHI7.KS AT CKLKIIIIATIO.V.
rursea Ranging- From ISO to $1000 Are
Up fur Trotting; Events, and Ex
hibitors Vie Fer Awards.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. IS.
(Special.) Farmers and Mockralsers
throughout Southeastern Wanhlngton
are taking a keen Interest In the com
ing Walla Walla County Fair and
Frontier Days celebration.
The $20,000 In prizes and purses of
fered by the Fair Association is prov
ing to be an Incentive to ranchers and
fruit growers to exhibit, and there Is
every reason to expect the Ilnest agri
cultural and horticultural exhibits ever
made In this section.
Purses ranging from $160 to $100
are also being offered in the trotting
and running race events to be held
each day, and numerous prizes for th
winners of other contests.
One of the big features which nevef
falls to bring applause is the grand
march of mounted performers which
serves as an Introduction to the excit
ing performance in which mounted
cowboys and cowgirls, Indians, lady
and gentlemen range riders, fancy rop
ers and famous performers from all
over the United States participate.
After the parade each noted partici
pant is Introduced to the audience.
Last year there were over 400 uni
formed riders In the grand parade.
ltoblier Victim Dies.
S BATTLE, Aug. 15. Aimer J. Ander
son, a, miner of Valdes. Alaska, who
was robbed of $300 and shot In an al
ley beside the postoffice Thursday
morning, died of his wound today In
spite of the transfusion of a large
quantity of blood from his brother, C
A. Anderson, of Ellcnsburg. Wash., to
the wounded man.
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