.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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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