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.OLD .MEHBEBS ON GAME COMMISSION Personnel Is Same as Before Shakeup When Political Mo tives Were Assigned. J. FRANK HUGHES RENAMED William Finley and K. K. Clanton, Ousted IVom Positions, Are Back Again Also at Heads of State Departments. SALEM,' Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) With the appointment today of J. Frank Hughes, of Saiem. a member of the State Game and Fish Commission, the personnel of the board becomes the same as it was almost a year ago, when Governor West accepted the resigna tions of three members, and organized the board so, it was alleged. It could be used to political advantage. The men who resigned besides Mr. Hughes and who are again members are B. E. Duncan, of Hood River, and C. F. Stone, of Klamath Falls. The other two members are M. J. Kinney and George H. Kelly, of Portland. Governor West obtained control of the board by ap pointing Floyd Bilyeu. of Portland; H. H. Clifford, of Baker, and C. H. Evans, of Lostine, members to succeed tljose who resigned. Soon after his appointment Mr. Evans resigned to become Sta Game Warden, succeeding William Finley, who was made State Biologist by the Commls . slon. R. E. Clanton, Master Fish War den, was deposed, and Theodore Opsund, who had been a clerk in the office, was given the place. At a recent meeting of the Commission Messrs. Finley and Clanton were restored to their former positions. Messrs. Duncan, Stone and Hughes resigned after a hearing by Governor West of charges preferred against Mr. Kinney. It was alleged that the Com missioner was cantankerous and could not work in harmony with the other members. Mr Kinney, however, re mained a member of the board, serving with the men appointed by the Gov ernor. Mr. Bilyeu resigned soon after the meeting at which Messrs. Clanton and Finley were given their old positions, alleging that he was not treated fairly by the other members. .He said they took snap judgment and acted in his absence. Mr. Hughes was named to succeed him. Mr. Clifford resigned sev eral weeks ago and is now employed by the State Industrial Accident Com mission. HOCKKV TEAMS ARE SELECTED Police and Viremen Announce Line ups for Their Contest. The lineups of the police and firemen hockey teams for their game in the Ice Hippodrome were announced yesterday. The police lineup is as follows: Goal, Detective Sergeant Smith; rover, De tective William H. Royle; first defender. Sergeant Wells; . second defender. Patrolman Larry Evans; center. Patrol man Harry Bales; left wing. Patrolman Phillips: right wing. Detective Sergeant John Moloney; substitute. Patrolman John Wendorf. On the firemen's team will be Bat talion Chief Stevens, Tom Gavin, chauf feur to Chief Dowell; Captain George Johnson, of Engine No. 27; Captain Guy Parmenter, of Truck No. 3; Lieutenant Treese, of Truck No. 1; Truckman Joe Denze, of Truck No. 2, and Hoseman Ralph- Barks, of Engine No. 13. Among the features of the evening will be skating exhibitions by James Bourkc, champion of Canada; Lewis Roswell. champion of the United States, and Miss Kirkland. A skaters' dance will be staged in the center of the arena by the cham pions and any other -good skaters who desire to Join in the fun. SIX-MILE RECORD IS SET Winner of Amateur Union Senior Event Covers Course in 3 3:3 6. NEW YORK, Dec 12. By winning tht National senior cross-country run of the Amateur Atiiletic Union over the six-mile course at Vancourtlandt Park today in 33:36 Hannes Koleh mainen. the "Flying Finn." wearing the colors of the Irish-American Athletic Club, established a new record for the course. Kolehmainen led all the way. win ning by about 60 yards from Arthur J. Fogel. of the Illinois Athletic Club, who finished second, about 30 yards ahead of his clubmate, Thomas Harden. CLACKAMAS KIGHT LID IS OX Promoters From. Portland Fail to Get Permits for Bouts. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) .That there will be no prize fighting in Clackamas County has been the answer of District Attorney Hedges to fight promoters who have come from Portland to ask for permission to hold fights at Milwaukle or Oregon City. Promoters who have been holding fights in and near St. Helens have ap proached Mr. Hedges on the subject several times. Amateur bouts are per mitted. INTKirXATlOXALS PL-AX 1TXD Knoll Clnb to Be Assessed $10,000 to Prevent Any Failures. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. In order to guarantee the followers of Interna tional League baseball that the league will go through the 1915 season re gardless of what happens, each club ill the league will be compelled to de posit J10.000 with President Barrow at a special meeting to be held January 20. it was annonuced tonight. The SS0.000 collected will be used as an "emergency fund" to bolster up any weak spots which may develop. C111KF JOHXSOX IS ARRESTED Vederal League Pitcher Is Charged AVitli Disturbing Peace. W1XXEBAGO. Neb.. Dec. 12. "Chief" George Johnson, the Indian Federal League pitcher who defied a Justice of the Peace at Winnebago. Neb., to arrest him and escaped after an accidental shooting which resulted in an injury to a bystander, was placed In custody here yesterday. He is charged with disturbing the peace and resisting an offical He gave bond -for appearance in court later. Pennsylvania Beats Havcrford. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12. The Uni versity of Pennsylvania association football team defeated Haverford Col lege 3 goals to 1 in an intercollegiate league game here today. HERE IS THE CHAMPION GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL QUIN TET OF THE CITY. J i JRP Highland Granmac School Baaketball Team, Bradine From Left to ' Rigbt, Standiag Hrlro Pearce, Center; Lily DreleNkI, Forward, and Dorothy McKh, Guard. Sitting, Left to ltlprht Mar; Swalla, Guard! Captain Wanda Cook, Center, and Alinnle ( Joiv, Fonrard. By defeating the Stephens Grammar School girls' basketball team, 8 to 4, on the Eliot court last Thursday, the Highland girls are now champions of the Portland Grammar School League. All the games played by the title-holders were won by decisive scores and they claim their success was due largely to the splendid coaching of Miss Simpson, a teacher of the school. Because of winning the 1914 trophy Princi pal and Mrs. J. W. Stanley, of Highland School, will tender the win kling combination a luncheon at the Hazelwood this afternoon. HOCKEY GAME THURSDAY MULTNOMAH AND ROWIXO CLL'B AMATEUR TEAMS TO CLASH. Captain Herman, of Winged M. Sqund, Iteeelvea Several Offers to Play In East and Plana for Tour. Knthusiasts and followers of ama teur hockey will get a chance to show their strength next Thursday eveaing, when the first contest of the Portland Amateur Hockey League "will be played in the Ice Hippodrome. Captain Her man and his Multnomah Club team mates will have as opponents the Port land Rowing Club team. Many of the players on both squads have seen several seasons of real play, either on club teams or in college. The contest will start promptly at 7:15 o'clock, in order that the regular skating session will.' not be interfered with. J. George Keller, secretary and treasurer of the Portland Ice Hippo drome, announced last night that the regular skating period w-iU be started immediately after the game and the regular price of admission will include the admission to the game. Captain Herman, of the Multnomah Club, has received several offers to take the club organization East, but he has not definitely accepted any. Calumet and Houghton. Mich., each want to see the local team in action on two occasions and negotiations are go ing on for contests at several other cities, so as to defray the expenses of the men. . If the Eastern trip is taken it will not start until after February 15, ac cording to Captain Herman. He ia try ing to procure dates at Butte, Mont.; Winnipeg, Man.; Duluth ajid Sault Ste. Marie, and may try to arrange for games at Detroit and Cleveland before making a homeward trend via Canada. An offer has been made to compete against the Fraser Mills Club, near Vancouver, B. C. for the famous Savage trophy. This cup is symbolic of the amateur hockey championship of the Pacific Coast. The Multnomah Club squad will line up against the Portland Bowing Club organization as follows: Kearns, left wing; Perry, center; Dietz. right wing; Uksila, rover; Gore, cover point; Cap tain Herman; point; Irvine, goal. A practice game will be played this afternoon between the .ultnomah Club and the Uncle Sams. The game will be called at 2 o'clock. FEDS TToiifPRIZEu MEETING IS SET TO DISTRIBUTE "CAPTURED" PLAYERS. League Also Will Take Steps to Pre vent Any Club Owner From Over loading H Team With Star Men. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Vice-President Robert "Ware, of the Federal League, who is also chief owner of the Brook lyn Federals, announced today that a meeting of the executive committee of the league will be held in Chicago next Wednesday, December 16. The ex ecutive committee consists of Presi dent Gilmore. Vice-President Ward and President Robertson, of the Buffalo club. The purpose of the meeting, as an nounced, is to decide on a system of distribution of players when they are "captured from the National and Amer ican leagues." and to "formulate plans which will make it impossible for any Federal League club owner in his eagerness for a winner to overload his team with stars." Mr. Ward denied that any action was taken at the recent Federal League meeting to cut iown the roster of play ers and said every player who "showed enough taith in the Federal League to desert so-called organized baseball will be protected to the end of his agreement, even though it necessitates the carrying or nign-saianeo men in bench and coaching roles." , XORTHWESTERX CHIEF TO QUIT Everett May Be Pat on Circuit, U Barnes Can Get Franchise. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) E. R. Hughes, president of the Northwestern Baseball League, will not liprmit his name to go before the di rectors at their annual meeting next Tuesday as a candidate for re-election Hughes said today that he would re sign on account or business reasons. It also is said that Everett will be THE , SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTL,ANI, DECKSIBER 13, 1914. if admitted to the league Tuesday, if the efforts of John S. Barnes succeed. Barnes will attempt to get the Ballard franchise. FKESHMEX AXD JUXTORS WIX Interclass Basketball Begins'at Ore gon Agricultural College. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 12. (Special.) Inter class basketball at the Oregon Agri cultural College had its start last night when two fast games were staged in- the new gymnasium. The freshmen nosed, out the sophomores by a 20-to-19 score and the juniors de feated the seniors 28 to 7. Despite the fact that the sophomore five showed unexpected strength, the verdant team substantiated the asser tion that in its ranks are a number oi players or .class. Phillips, ililler, Ray and Knopff all showed to ad vantage. For the sophs honors went to Captain Blagg. . - . The lineups for the freshmen-sophomore game follow: - " - Freshmen (20) Sonhomores (1 Miller (2) P Meyers (2) Phillips (10) V Richmond (2) Henry(2). Allen(2) .C Blatt (11) Knopff (2) O Vincent (2) Ray (2), Bissett....G Sinclair (-') The presence of Jordan and Johns, Aggie squadmen, on the junior team proved too much for the senior five. Olsen at center played hard for the seniors. The lineups: Juniors ii8) Buchanan (4);..-...K Bums (4) Smith F Bover 12) C Seniors (7) Polk (7) .McGinnis, Price Olsen "Wilson, Crumley Vanderwahl, Coe of the Aggie Jordan (2) VL:.:. Johns(4). Kathan(2)U. Captain Billie "King, team, refereed both matches. The seniors will mix with the sophomores and the freshmen with the Juniors Mon day night. BOTH ST. JOIIXS TEAMS WIX HigU School Girls and Boys Defeat Opponents Front Ilillsboro. ST. JOHNS, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) Both, the girls' and the boys' basket ball teams of the James John High School were victorious here last night. wnen the boys trimmed the Orient High School quintet 32 to 12, and the girls defeated the Ilillsboro High School girls 51 to 1. The great basket shoot ing ability of Captain Ruth McGregor was responsible for the visiting girls' defeat, for the local captain threw 17 (ieid baskets, good for 34 points. The play was the opening of the season and one of the largest crowds to attend a similar affair was on hand. Following are the lineups: James John Girls. ' Hillsboro Girls. Capt. K. McGregor.. F Velma Tipton Gladys Palmer. .... .K. ........ Ruth Goodln Bernice Brownley C Elizabeth Mann Ethel Hufford G Viola Walsa Hazel Johnson G ...Marie Long Miss King, referee; Babb, umpire. Boys (32) Orient (12) Bugbee, Cunning'm. .K. ...... stone Sundstrom. Rayb'lc-.K' Proctor Teutsch C Bramhall Capt, McGregor 'G Johansen Wrinkle Q Eder Referee, Qulck6all; Umpire, Babb. EUGENE BOWLERS STILL LEAD Rainbow Team Par Ahead in Race lor Valley League Title. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.) The Rainbow team, of Eugene, con tinues to lead the 'Willamette Valley Bowling League in what begins to look like a runaway race, according to the official standings of the teams given out today by G. M. Turner, of Albany, secretary of the league. The Corvallis team continues in second place. The standings up to date follow: Team and City. p. w. L. p.c. Rainbow. Eusren 11 l .Tuliuns. Corvallis........ 12 S 4 Electric. Salem 12 6 C Obak. BuKene ............ .12 5 7 Albany. Albany 22 4 s Club. Salem 12 1 10 .917 .CK7 .500 .417 .3.i:e .1UU Fliilomafh College Wins. PHILOMATH. Or., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) Philomath College won the basketball game played with Mon mouth Normal School here last night. The score was 36 to 12. The lineup follows: P. C. (38). P. Monmouth (12). Kilpatrick., - .- H. John RK F. Burkhead PJmm work C. Tucker c Kodgerl, Houck Jones. C. John R G. Burkhead. Rodders P. Tucker t.L G White Billiard Play Announced. G. Devere, of the Multnomah Club, announces the billiard programme in the club billiard handicap tournament for next Wednesday as follows: 8 P. M. T. B. Meyers vs. M. M. Young, C. Goodwin vs. George B. . Itodgers, P. H. Cleland vs. K. D. Reed. E. L. Roth vs. G. L. Stone, 11. T. Jevanord vs. F. Boynton. . 8:30 H. T. Jevanord vs. G. L. Stone, B. Schuznan vs. G. A. Anderson. f I 1 LEIIER BLAMES HIS PARTNERS FOB LOSS Wheat Corner's Collapse De clared Due to Treachery of Minneapolis Men. DEAL NEVER IN WRITING Intention to "Squeeze Shorts" and Kffort to Keep Outside Grain Out of Chicago Frankly Admitted on Stand. CHICAGO. Dec. 12. The plans of Jo seph Leiter's monumental effort to corner the wheat market in 1S38, when he ran the price ud to S1.8a a bushel and finally lost between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000. were relates in ceian oy himseif as a -witness today in Federal Judge Humphrey's court. Mr. Leiter asserted that if the late F. H. Peavey and the late C. A. Pills bury, both of Minneapolis, who, he de clared, were virtually his partners, had kept their agreements and had not re leased grain on the Chicago market tiur lng his operations he would have been ..lit- The Minneapolis grain men would not put the agreement in writing, he said, because they asserted it was a "criminal conspiracy" under the laws of Minnesota and they did not wish to sign anything which might be brought up against them later. Mr. Leiter. who now lives in Wash ington, is the son of the late Levi Z. Leiter, who sold millions of dollars' -worth of .downtown Chicago property to make good his son's losses. Mr. Leiter took the witness-stand to defend himself in a suit to recover $380,935 the principal and interest on two notes which the Interior Elevator Company and the Monarch Klevator Company, the latter represented by Chester W. Lane, of Minneapolis, say is owing for wheat bought in 1898. Asked what his occupation was in that year, Mr. Leiter said he was "more busy running a wheat deal than any thing else." He told of a visit to Min neapolis, where he conferred with Mr. Pillsbury and Peavey. who was presi dent of the two . elevator companies bringing suit. James Peavey, brother of the latter, was also in the confer ence, Mr. Leiter said. "1 told them I wanted it understood that no wheat be shipped to Chicago, as I had my May. corner on," he testified. "This was agreed to. I eaid I didn't want the 'shorts' to get the wheat - we had so they could deliver it to me in Chicago. I told them I wanted to squeeze the shorts and get all I could." Mr. Leiter asserted he paid Peavey & Co. "a couple of million dollars" in margins on these purchases. Later when the wheat began to pour into the Chicago market, Mr. Leiter said, he told Mr. Peavey he thought he was the man who waB shipping it. He got very mad." said Mr. Leiter, "and threatened all sorts of dire things. He said he would burst the pool wide open and he did." GAMP PICKS 3 ELEVENS ALL-STAR SELECTIONS COMPRISE SEPARATE SQUADS. Players from 10 Universities and Col leges) Cnoaen Harvard Leads With Kive Men. on I-'i rut Teen. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. The Ail American football team selections of Walter Camp, as announced here to night, include three full elevens with players from 16 colleges and universi ties. Harvard leads with five play ers, all on the first team, the Army is second with four and Dartmouth, Yale and Washington and Jefferson are repr resented by three each. The selections follow: First team.- End, Hardwick, Har vard; tackle, Ballin, Princeton; guard, Peunock. Harvard; center, McEwan, West Point; guard, Chapman, Illi nois; tackle, Trumbull. Harvard; end, O'Hearn, Cornell; quarter. Ghee, Dart mouth; halfback, Maulbetsch, Michi gan, halfback, Bradlee, Harvard; full back, Mahan, Harvard. Second team Merrillat, West Point; Nash, Rutgers; Jordan, Texas; Des Jardine, Chicago; Shenk, Princeton; Patterson. Washington and Jefferson; Brann, Yale; Barrett, Cornell; Spiegel, Washington and Jefferson; Cahall, Le high; Legore, Yale. Third team. Solon, Minnesota; Hal ligan, Nebraska; Spears, Dartmouth; Cruikshank, Washington and Jeffer son; Meacham, West Point; Weyand, West Point; Overesch, Annapolis; Wil son, Yale; Pogue, Illinois: Talman. Rutgers; Whitney, Dartmouth. AYASHOUGAL GETS GYMNASIUM Higli School Leases Floor for Bas ketball Practice. WASHOUGAL, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) To further Winter athletics, the Washougal High School Student Body Association has leased the gymnasium of the Columbia Athletic Club of this city for roller skating and basketball. The basketball teams have been prac tising for a couple of weeks. The boys' team, with all of last year's players and some new material, promises to be much stronger. Wal lace Weger, guard, has been selected captain. The most promising candi dates aro: L. Clark, L. Kiser. center; H. BrocR. C. Coot, R. Smith and V. Roley, forwards: W. Veger, O. Neal and A. Jones, guards. A schedule is being arranged for the Camas. Estacada, Gresham. The Dalles, Stevenson, Bridal Veil and Ridgefield High School teams. FOOTBALL TITLE AT STAKE Columbia Park and East Portland Will Fight It Out Today. All that separates the Columbia Park football team from the -1914 independent championship of the city is the East Portland eleven. These teams will bat tle for the title of the heavyweight section of the Archer & Wiggins League this afternoon on the field at East Twelfth and East Davis streets. Clyde Rupert, president of the league, will be on hand, and in all probability will do the refereeing. Luke Rader, another member of the Multnomah Club eleven, will act as umpire. Should the East Portland team win, the two squads will - be tied and an extra contest will 'be necessary to de cide the supremacy. Illinois Team to Come West. CHAMPAIGN, 111.. Dec. 12. The Uni versity of Illinois track team, holders of the "Big Nine." championship.' will go West during the Easter vacation to compete in a dual meet with the Uni versity of California. This was an nounced today following acceptance of the invitation of California by the council of administration. DETECTIVE ABILITIES OF JOE DAY KNOWN AFAR Police of New York, London, Paris and Chicago Bate Portland Officer High in Solution of Crime and Capture of Criminals. - H - U - U - - - . , . tiVm ?yif Wijf 'frugfrfc ' ft r ' " . fe . ' - t - - - I ' x . '' N l A ' - - T DETECTIVE SERGEANT JOE DAY. BY TOM W. GERBER. IF you should wall? into police head quarters in New York City, London, Paris. New Orleans or Chicago or some other place of the sort and give it out casually that you live in Port land, someone would likely look you over and say: "You're from Portland, Or., eh? Do you know Joe Day?" On confessing your ignorance or wis dom you 'would gain some idea of how widely known this big little man with the short name really is. And small wonder. November 1?. 1914. marked the 35th anniversary of Detective Sergeant Joe Day's appoint ment to the Portland police depart ment. Last Friday was the 63d an niversary of his birth. During his 35 years of police work Sergeant Day figures he has traveled nearly 190, 000 miles on official business mostly bringing back prisoners. Many of these prisoners fought ex tradition and in bringing them back Joe Day won a reputation as a tighter. He brought them back. That is why lie was most often selected to go after them. An exciting career for him was pre saged when he was scarcely a year old. At that time in 1852 his parents left New Orleans for San Francisco by way of Panama. They had to cross the isthmus with mules. Their mule train was attacked by the natives and little Joe was stolen, together with a lot of other trinkets Joe doesn't remember what happened during the next few days, but his mother told him about it later. A relief expedition was organ ized and after four days the Indians were rounded up and Joe was brought back to his parents. Brawn Developed Early In Life. During a six-year stay in San Fran cisco the future detective's father su perintended the grading of Mission street. In 1858 the family went to Vancouver, Wash., on the old steamer Panama. On a Clarke County farm Joe Day built the foundation of a sturdy physique which subsequently won hia way - into the police depart ment. This brawn was further de veloped during nine years later in bis life when he was a deckhand on steam ers plying up and down the Columbia and Willamette rivers. In 1877, Just after coming to Portland, Joe Day had his first taste of police work. He was not a policeman then, but was a friend of Officer J. M. Mc Coy. A safe in Kalama, Wash., then the terminus of the Northern Pacific, was ripped to pieces with drills and $1951 stolen. The robbery was the work of "Dutch" Schultz, "Doc" Keefe and "Briney" Ward, three notorious yegg men. The figures and names Jo& Day remembers perfectly to this day. He never forgets such things. Officer McCoy was sent from Port land to catch the yeggmen and he took Joe along. The burglars had stolen a boat at Kalama and floated down to Astoria. In another boat McCoy Rnd Day trailed them, arriving in Astoria just in time to see the steamer Ajax pull out for San rancisco witn. tne criminals aboard. ,They telegraphed to San Francisco and the men were ar rested there as soon as the Ajax landed. On November 17, IJ79, Joe Day was appointed to the Portland police de partment, which then consisted of 15 or 20 officers. Among them was only one man who has outlived Joe Day in the service. That man was Ben Branch, now City Jailer. He has seen one year more of service than Sergeant Day. While yet a new officer Patrolman Day was plunged into his career of handling big crime. Two Chinamen, whose names have gone into history as Qua Quong and "Broken-nosed" Sing, formed a habit of tunneling under banks and other buildings where money was kept and robbing the safes. They would- cut out the backs of the safes with steel drills and catch the money in sacks as it rolled out. The nitro glycerine "yegg" was practically un known, then. Among the many crimes of the two Chinese was tunneling through a wall Into the old Ackerman store at First and Burnside streets and stealing $2300 wortfc of silk handker chiefs. . - cnlnamen Are Loested. . James H. Lappeus was then Chief of Police. One day he and Patrolman Joe Day located the two Chinamen in a building at Second and Yamhill streets and cornered them in their room. When the two ofTicers broke down the door and entered they were confronted by two very desperate Orientals with re volvers. . -. It was there that Sing won his nick name. Picking out Joe Day- as the smaller of the two officea-a. Sing rdshed him. pulling his revolver as he did so. Officer Day also bad bis re volver out, but Instead of using the business end of it he smashed the China man in the face with .the butt end of ! it, almost demolishing the yellow nose. The blow left a mark by which Sing could always be identified thereafter. Orient and Occident then mixed it rough and tumble fashion on the floor. The officers had to protect themselves from the Chinamen's revolvers, and try to arrest them at the same time. Be fore the Orientals were whipped into submission Chief Lappeus and Officer Day had to summon assistance. Qua Quong and "Broken-nosed" Sing were sent to the penitentiary for sev eral years. They had a further, career of crime after their release. Qua Quong spent most of - his life in. prison, and Sing eventually escaped to China with more loot, only to be murdered. But after their experience in the Yamhil street rooming-house, they always steered clear of Portland. Keen judgment of criminals, memory for names and faces, and untiring ef forts in ferreting out crimes soon won for Joe Day some prominence as an 'of ficer. In 1890 he went to New York and brought back "Big Doyle," wanted here for the theft of $8000. That was Day's first long trip after a prisoner, and there he began to get acquainted with the police of other cities. He studied their methods, remembered how they did things, and because he was interested, he was shown everything. Chlcsgo Agrscr Entered. For 13 years Joe Day served on Port land's police force at that time. Then he went to Chicago to work for the Pinkerton agency. There he formed a personal friend ship for William A. Pinkeirton. So great was his admiration for the head of the big agency that Sergeant Day later named his son Pinkerton Day. In Chicago he guarded the famous Tiffany exhibit at the world's fair the most expensive exhibit on the grounds. He shadowed H. H. Holmes, the mur derer, who was later executed in Phil adelphla. For two months be worked on the series of train holdups per petrated In St. JoBeph, -Mo, by Pat Crowe and his associates. Altogether, Joe Day worked for the Pinkerton agency nearly two years, and then he returned to Portland. He was again put on the police force and was immediately assigned to the detective department. He has been there ever since, and during this time he has gone to every part of the United States and to England and France after prisoners. At present he has charge of the bureau at night, acting in the capacity of captain. It was Joe Day who secured a con- ! fession from Harry Tracey when Tracey was arrested In Portland for burglary. Through this confession, much of the jewelry stolen was restored to the original owners and Tracey was sen tenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. His subsequent escape and career of violence and bloodshed in trying to get away are now police history. Criminal Knowledge Extensive. Hundreds of big crimes have been given to him to handle. Hundreds of criminals of all typen have met .his gaze and their faces have been pic tured in his memory. So it has been said that Joe Day has just about its many acquaintances inside the peni tentiary as outside. Last Summer Sergeant Joe Day took his first big trip as a private citizen. Accompanied by his son. he toured the United States, taking in all the cities of importance on the way. This trip covered about 8000 miles. By. add ing this to the other Journeys, the to tal is close to 190.000 miles. He knows police officers everywhere. He went to London and became ac quainted with the Scotland Yard opera tives and their methods. He called on the Prefect of Police in Paris. He vis ited all the big cities and many of the little ones in the United States, and he always brought back his prisoner. If any question comes up in the Portland department about the han dling of police matters in other cities, there is always the appeal: "Ask Joe Day. Most likely he'll know." Sixty-three years old, 35 years in the service, and the thought of retiring has not yet entered Joe Day's head. He is still active, still spry when the occasion demands, and he fiHs his posi tion) to the utmost capacity. On the watch chain worn by the famous detective is a gold medal suit ably Inscribed. It was presented to Joe Day in 1898 by George L. Baker on behalf of the executive committee of the Oregon Industrial Exposition on account of the capture of Mrs. Jones., a pickpocket, who had stolen 200 pocket books before Joe Day was employed to discover and capture the culprit. The gold badge wo'.-n by the de tective sergeant is another trophy of which he is proud. The back is in scribed: "Presented In recognition of 35 years of loyal and meritorious serv ice given the City of Portland, Oregon, to Joe "Day from 'the citizens of Port land and the Hi-Hi Club. 1913." FEDERAL GASH FOB FARMS NOT ADVISED-J American Soil Tiller Is Inde pendent, Says Secretary of Agricultural Department. BETTER DISTRIBUTION NEED;-.: Raisin? of More Cuttle, Sheep and Poultry and Grain Warehouse System Urged in Annual lie port to Congress. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. That there is no emergency which justifies Gov ernment assistance to farmers directly or credit, was the position taken by;' Secretary Houston, of the Department of Agriculture, in discussing rural " credits in his annual report submitted to President Wilson. Secretary Hous ton's statement was regarded-as indi- '". eating the policy of the Adniinlstra- ' tion. Secretary Houston pointed out that the new bank law "takes just and par ticular knowledge of the farmers re- , qulrements." He suggested that any .. credit needs of the agricultural com- munity beyond those cared for under . the Federal Reserve law should be " cared for by a system of "co-operative credit associations," financed with pri vate funds, by means of which the. 3 combined credit of farming communi ties could be utilized, and by a system of land mortgage banks, likewise privately capitalized. Farmer Declared Self-Reliant. "The American fanner is sturdy, self reliant and independent." says the re port. "He is not in the condition of serfdorm or seml-serfdorm in which u--were the European peoples for whom government aid was extended in some form or other during the last century." In advocating a land mortgage bank- ing system and a system of co-opera- : tive credits associations the report as serted that the use of the funds loaned " for productive purposes on the farms covered by the mortgages should be insisted on. - Mr. Houston's report reviews the in- " vestigation of the marketing and dis- " tribution and while the study is not "'.' yet sufficiently finished to admit of final conclusions, the work thus far"' shows the need of a reorganization of ;'' the distribution process. "During the present grass season, for example," ho says, "Chicago has re- " ceived Mexican, Canadian and J"lorida! cattle at about the same time. Steers raised in California by an Oregon op erator have been siiipped through Den- f '' ver to Omaha and their beef sent to ""' points on the - Atlantic Coast. Hogs raised in Illinois and sold at Indianap olis have been slaughtered at Boston ' and a part of their cured bacon shipped ' 1 to Los Angeles. Michigan dressed veal 1 calves expressed to commission houses " at Chicago have been returned to the ' identical shipping points from which " they came to fill orders from local re tail markets." Secretary Houston asks Congress for ,-r an additional emergency appropriation of several million dollars on account, of the recent outbreak of the foot and . mouth disease among cattle. ' Grain Warehouses Advised. The report sets forth the activities of the department in establishing stand- ,,t ard grain grades. The Secretary reconi- . mends consideration of legislation to establish a permissive warehousing system for grain. . "We note an absolute decrease in a; , number of our important staple food products, such as corn and meats," saya ; , the report. "In cattle, sheep and hogs T. there has been an absolute decline." Farmers generally are urged to dl- , versify their products and especially to produce beef, swine and poultry at , least for home consumption. . . The report reviewed the increased ac- ... tlvlty of the department's information ,. bureau -and included a statement of the plans for a reorganization of the de-. partment to increase efficiency. The opening up of the forest reserves in a ,., manner that would aid local communi ties and at the same time preserve the , , forests, and a system whereby the,. Government could bear a part of the local burden of taxation to be charged , , against future timber sales, where for- .. ests are not at present available for.(, timbering, were recommended. TOUR MAY BE REFUSED GRUMAN NOT ENTHUSIASTIC OVER AUSTRALIAN OFfER,,, Pacific Const Lightweight Champion la '. Still Waiting to Hear From 3Ian-' . i ' aeer Concerning Taking Trip. ' i: !.; ;7 Ralph Gruman. Coast lightweight ''J fc champion, said last night that he was.. .t1 , still waiting to hear from Harry Foley in regard to the trip to Australia ot- ,, ; fered to him. He addecL. hat as far as ,, he was concerned he would just as ..... soon stay on the Coast or take a trip . East. ,'i;ii,.. A round-trip ticket and 25 per cent n't, of the gate receipts were offered to . Gruman by Snowy Baker, the famous,..,, promoter of the Antipodes, who took,..,,, several boxers back with him several ; j.,. months ago, after paying a visit 'to this i T country in search of good fistic mate- ti rial. '"' -': ' : i I 1 . -Ralph and Frank Huelat will work out this afternoon at the Winged M , 1 1 ( Club. - jo. Bud Anderson has been matched wlUi i r , -t Sammy Good for a ten-round bout to be held at Pendleton New Year's day. -The Vancouver boy is training at the , Mohawk Club, where he will be seen In -i-r.n.c action this afternoon. He soon will leave for Wallace, Idaho, where he will - meet Frank Barrieu, the Canadian, i Christmas day. . . j Tom Ratcliffe and Frank KerKlaJl will leave Portland Tuesday for Boise, jiJ;S Idaho, where Kendall is scheduled to s-Tj. meet Jim Downing over the ten-round , ,s route December 22., ,t! " Downing holds a decision over Young Peter Jackson. Both are heavyweights. Harrlsburg His" Wins. ; ! HARRIS BURG, Or.. Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) The Harrisburg High School i ( basketball team defeated the Rexroads f ; from Corvallis. 24 to 14. last night in ' - a fast and rough game. Harrisburg cored six baskets before Corvallis '.' woke up. and kept the lead through "'i -the entire game. .1 Weonas Defeat Peninsula Team. The Weonas defeated the Peninsula -;- basketball team, 24 to 13, o"n the latter's floor. Lewis, Earle and Roberts were "'i' the stars for the victorious team, while ' " Jewell starred for the losing team. !.-. - .1 . u'.'C