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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1915)
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS SECTION TWO Pages .1. to 16 VOL. XXXIV. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2i, 1915. NO. 4. Gadlslbys Great' Mmiiiai Clearauce Sale Coni&ies Note the K Just think of it! High-class Household Goods in many cases at actually less than the cost of making. You cannot afford to miss this sale if in the market for one piece or an outfit, because youTl never again have the chance to buy such wonderful values at such ridiculously low prices as quoted below, and remember, if you cannot pay cash, come anyway. Your credit is good and Gadsby.will trust you for all you want. BED DAVENPORTS REDUCED 1 regular $45 Bed Davenport, black imitation leather, now $17.00 1 regular $35 Davenport, imitation Spanish leather, wax oak frame, now $25.00 1 Dnofold Davenport, regularly $45, now v. $25.00 1 nimlir $50 Unifold Davenport now $27.50 CLEARANCE SALE OF COUCHES 1 regular fc25 black imitation Leather Couch, steel construc tion; this is a large tufted couch; a big bargain. .$11.50 122.00 Couches, brown, imitation Spanish leather, now... $9.95 $12.00 Couches rfow $7.50 $10.00 Couches now.. $6.50 $ 9.00 Couches now . .$4.50 CLEARANCE SALE OF LD3RARY TABLES Segular $45 quarter-sawed oak, with large, masBiva legs and heavy 2-inch top $31.00 $37X0 Mahogany Library Table, Colonial design, now. .$25.00 Only one of these mahogany tables. $25 Oak Library Tables $16.00 $20 Oak Library Tables $12.50 $15 Oak Library Tables $10.00 $10 Oak Library Tables $ 6.00 Other small Library Tables as low as ...$2.50 $10 Oak Parlor Tables at $6.00 $ 9 Oak Parlor Tables at $4.50 $10 Mahogany Pedestal Parlor Tables now. $4.95 EXTRA! EXTRA! Clearance Sale of Slightly Used Gas Ranges. $75 Peninsular Combination Gas and Fuel Range, 6lightly used, now $40.00 1 Peninsular Gas Table Range, reg ular $40, now $25.00 1 Charter Oak Table Range, regu larly $48, now $25.00 These two Ranges are new. CLEARANCE SALE OF BUFFETS 1 regular $45 Buffet, quarter oak, .with French plate mirror, on sale now at $27.50 1 regular $40 Buffet now $25.00 1 regular $35 Buffet now $22. 5 O 1 regular $25 Buffet now $16.00 1 regular $1$ Buffet now $10.50 CLEARANCE SALE OF SIDE BOARDS 1 regular $35X0 Sideboard, solid oak, now $19.00 1 regular $25.00 Sideboard, solid oak, now......'. $14.00 1 regular $20.00 Sideboard, solid oak, now $9.95 WIl-T ON R U G S Including Some Famous Whittall Weaves There are over 40 patterns in this assortment of about 200 Rugs. Various 'sizes included. Here is just a suggestion of the reductions: Regular $60.00 9xl2-feet Whittall Anglo-Persians, somedj C Aft priced as low as ptO.WU Regular $50.00 8xl2-feet genuine Wiltons, some P"ce2) 00 Regular $50.00 9xl2-feet genuine seamless Wiltons, tJjOC Ofi some priced as low as POJ,JJ Regular $45.00 9x1 2 -feet Bundhar Wilton Rugs, some fl00 Cft priced as low as pOi.iJJ . Corresponding Reductions on Smaller Rugs. BEAUTIFUL AXMINSTER RUGS Twenty patterns in these; 250 Rugs included, in various sizes. Just a hint of the reductions: Regular $30.00 9xl2-feet Axminster Rugs, some priced 50 "tegular $27.50 9xl2-feet Axminster Rugs, some priced J?Oft ft ft js low as........ t p-w.vvr Regular $22.50 9xl2-feet Axminster Rugs, some P QQ Corresponding Reductions on Smaller Sizes. , TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS - Fifteen patterns, comprising 300 Rugs in various sizes:' , Regular $22.50 9xl2-feet best quality Rugs, some priced J g 50 Regular $18.00 9xl2-feet Tapestry Rugs, some priced df Q E" as low as. ipiO.OU CLEARANCE SALE OF DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS 1 regular $58 Mahogany Dresser, with 28x32 French plate mirror, now $29.00 1 $45 Mahogany Dresser $19.00 1 $35 Oak Dresser now $18.00 1 $25 Oak Dresser now $15.00 1 $20 Oak Dresser now $ 9.95 1 $30 Oak Chiffonier, quarter sawed oak $15.00 1 $25 Oak Chiffonier, quarter- saked oak, now $12.50 $15.00 White Maple Dressers on sale now at $9.95 Chiffonier to match $6.50 Hotel Dressers for $5.95 CLEARANCE SALE OF LARGE LEATHER ARM ROCKERS $75.00 genuine Spanish Leather Rocker now....4 $44.50 $50.00 genuine Spanish Leather Rocker now . $35.00 $35.00 genuine Spanish Leather Rocker now $25. OO $30.00 genuine Spanish Leather Rocker now. $19.85 $25.00 genuine Spanish Leather Rocker now. $16.50 $20.00 imitation Spanish leather Rocker now $12.50 $18.00 imitation . Spanish leather . Rocker now $10.65 $15.00 imitation Leather Arm Chair now $8.95 CLEARANCE SALE OF EXTENSION TABLES 1 $55.00 64-inch top quarter-sawed oak Extension Table $27.50 1 $45.00 quarter oak now $25.00 1 $35.00 quarter oak now $19.85 1 $25.00 48-inch top quarter-sawed oak now $16.00 1 $18.00 solid oak Extension Table now $9.50 1 $16.00 solid oak Extension Table now .: ....$8.00 Other Extension Tables as low as .$4.50 CLEARANCE SALE OF DINING CHAIRS Regular $6.50 Diners, quarter sawed oak, genuine leather seats, now $4.95 Regular $5.00 quarter-sawed oak, leather seat, now .$3.75 Regular $4.50 quarter-sawed oak, leather seat, now $2.95 Regular $2.00 Diners now $1.50 Regular $1.75 Diners now $1.35 Regular $1.50 Diners now $1.10 Regular $1.00 Diners now 75J Odd Chairs closed out at, ea., 65 CLEARANCE SALE OF CHINA CLOSETS $35.00 quarter-sawed oak China Closet, with bent glass ends, now .$27.50 $30.00. quarter-sawed oak China Closet, with bent glass ends, ' now $22.50 $27.00 Oak China Closet, square, now ..-$17.50 $25.00 Oak China Closet, square, now $18.00 $20.00 Oak China Closet, square, now $15.00 $18.00 China Closet for. . . .$9.00 CLEARANCE SALE OF WOOD BEDS $50 Mahogany, Oak' or Circassian Walnut Napoleon Bed $37.50 $45 Mahogany, Oak or Circassian . Walnut Bed now at $33.50 $35 Mahogany, Oak or Circassian . ; Walnut Bed now at $25.00 $30 Mahogany or Circassian Wsl ; nut. Beds: on sale, at $15.00 $12.00 White Maple Bed" $4.50 CLEARANCE SALE OF KITCHEN CABINETS Regular $47.50 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet reduced to. ...$37.50 Regular $45.00 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet reduced to. ...$32.50 Regular $25.00 Oak Kitchen Cab inet, with all modern kitchen de vices, now ....$16.00 Regular $20.00 Oak Kitchen Cab inet reduced to $13.50 Regular $18.00 Oak Kitchen Cab inet reduced to $10.50 Regular $15.00 Oak Kitchen Cab-' inet reduced to.. $9.50 1 slightly used Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet, regular price $35.00, on sale now at....... .$15.00 - CLEARANCE SALE OF BRASS BEDS $50.00 4-post, Brass Bed $26.50 $48.00 Brass Bed now at $19.00 $40.00 Brass Bed now at $18.00 $30.00 Brass Bed now at $15.00 $22.00 Brass Bed now at $12.50 $18.00 Brass Bed now at $11.25 $16.00 Brass Bed now at $ 9.95 CLEARANCE SALE OF STEEL BEDS Regular $22.50 Beds, heavy and massive posts, now. ...$12.00 $15 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now $9.95 $12 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now $8.00 $11 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now $7.45 $10 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now. $6.85 $9 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now $5.50 $8.50 Beds, white, cream or Vernis- Martin finish, now $5.00 $7 Beds, white, cream or Vemis- Martin finish, now $4.00 $6 Beds, white, cream or Vernis Martin finish, now. ..... $3.55 Other Beds as low as..... $1.95 BARGAINS IN OUR EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT 1 Reliable Gas Table Range, reg ularly $38.00, slightly used, on sale now at . .$19.85 1 St. Clair Table Gas Range, reg ularly $38.00, now.... $19.85 $25.00, slightly used, now $16.00 $20.00, slightly used, now $14.00 $18.00, slightly used, now $12.00 $15.00, slightly used, now $ 9.00 $10.00. slightly used, now $ 7.0O Gas Plates as low as, each, 50 Regular $15.00 Couches at $6.50 Regular $10.00 Couches at $4.50 Regular $ 8.00 Couches at $3.50 1 Flat Couch $1.50 6 regular $2.00 Chairs for 95 6 regular $1.50 Chairs for 75 Other odd Chairs for -50C We also have a few slightly used Rugs and Carpets. Two 9x12 Rugs, each $5.00 One 7:6x9 Brussels Rug.. $4.50 50 yards of slightly used Carpet, the yard 35 We pay no rent I We pay no talented, high-priced adver tisement writer 1 We pay -no interest to banks for bor rowed money I We bay our goods for cash, absolutely I No'Mattor What bu Want in Furniture u Qxzsloby ell it -for SALT LAKE'S ONLY NEED IS PITCHERS Adding Two Good Men Would Put Team in Pennant Race, Is Fisher's Opinion. . INFIELD IS STRONG ONE Three Hard Hitters for Gardens Are on Hand and Sacramento Hold overs Include Couple of Dependable Twirlers. ' BY ROSCOB FAWCETT. "Give Salt Lake two mors gilt-edged pitcbers and possibly one new Inflelder of merit and Blankenship's club will be a Coast League pennant contender. - This Is the opinion of Gus Fisher, Portland's star backstop, and it is con' curred In by most of the railbirds up and down the Pacific Highway. Blankenship has at least three hard' hitting, dangerous infield men in Ten' nant, Orr and Gedeon; three heavy bludgeon-wielders In the gardens, Shinn, Zacher and Ryan, and two or -three dependable pitchers in the lot wished onto him from tho Sacramento- Mission aggregation. Southpaw Wlllams probably is the best of the flinging corps. Wolverton bought him last Summer from Detroit. and while his winning percentage only .394. he ranked among the most efficient pitchers in the league. The new-fangled pitching statistics show that he allowed only 63 earned runs. or an average of 2.06 rum. a game. Value of Batting Illustrated. And yet he won only 13 as against j 20 losses, emphasizing that It is a nice thing to have a good Datting team De hind you. Johnny Williams, the Hawaiian, re turned from Detroit late In the Fall. If he reverts to his 1913 form he will help Blankenship a lot. Whether Arellanes. Gregory and Ma larkey will "come back" remains to be seen. Malarkey was a bear when at Oakland a couple of seasons ago. With a tall-end crew he won 86 and lost 15. which is certainly quite a rec ord. Johnny Williams led the league that season. Gregory had the best record of the trio last year, however. Wolverton cornered him after he had drawn re leases from Oakland and Los Angeles, and Gregory finished close up to .500, with an efficiency rating of 2.74. Arel lanes was ' hit rather bard last year, although his record of wins and losses Is about on 'a par with the others. "" -Taner to Get Chance. "Red" Toner, former Seal, will be given a chance by Blankenship, it Is said.- Toner got away fairly well in the Union Association last year. Coast League critics don't think he has the class for. AA balL Blankenship really needs two or three new ribs In his pitching spinal column. Over around Salt Lake it Is said that Herb Hester will crowd Tom Tennant off the initial sack. Perhaps he will, and, again, perhaps he will not. Ten nant is no speed merchant, but he is a good fielder and can spot Hester 5(1 points and beat him with the willow, aver Coast Leaguers who have watched him perform. Hester hit only .280 in the Union Association, although there were 38 .300 batsmen. Tenant hit .299 in 1913 and figures to be up around the .290 mark again In 1914. Two to Seek Gedeon's Place. Charley French, the old Denver In flelder, and Gay, a Union Association youngster, who finished with Sacra mento last Fall, will attempt to oust Joe Gedeon of the second sack. Gedeon hit .274 for Los Angeles In 1914. and. as he Is only a kid yet. he ought to come stronger than ever next year. Washington "farmed" Gedeon to Los Angeles in 1914 and his relinquishment by the Angels to Salt Lake via Wash ington caused quite a surprise a fort night ago. Gedeon also performed In the outfield. Billy Orr, the old Salt Lake lad, who went up to Philadelphia for a year, onlv to return to Sacramento last Spring, will have a cinch on the short stop job. Orr hit .305. wnne ne may not stick above the coveted deadline. he will be a strength to the Mormons. Two Third Sackers at Home. Halllnan. and McDonnell are the third sack possibilities. Halllnan is a fair ballplayer and the same can be said of McDonnell, ; who has been with Venice in a utility capacity for several sea sons. Blankenship's outfield ought to be a hummer, granting that Buddy Ryan's lame knee heals. Ryan and Shinn will bang around .300 most of the time, and Zacher Is a natural .280 thumper. All these men are sluggers, and. as Fielder Jones Is wont to remark, "A two-base swat in a pinch Is worth four singles. Shinn hit .302 in 1913 and stole 71 bases. Last year he fell down to .264, Ryan, hit .296 and Zacher .276. High Batting Boasted. Several Union Association stars will vie with this trio for regular berth Huelsman and Carman boast batting averages that would choke a cow. Huelsman is said to be too slow to make good In the Coast League, how ever, and unless Carman has Improved a lot since he had his tryouts with San Francisco he will find the sledding rather rough. ' Carman is said to possess all the attributes of a grand ballplayer, yet somehow invariably has failed to stick in the real fast company. Salt Lake's . holdover Sacramento catching corps Is fairly efficient, al- OBEGO WEALTH SI. R. Whitehead. Kiewlr Rleeted President of the Portland Base ball League. though it will never be blamed for starting any forest fires In the Salt Lake environs. Hannah broke in from Snokane and Rohrc-r acted as second for Mltze at Oakland for a cou ple of seasons. CITY LEAGUE IS FORMED M. II. WHITEHEAD PRESIDENT OF FOUR-TEAM BALL CIRCUIT. Weat . and East Sides. Kortheast and Sontheaot Portland to Hove Teams. Three Managers Are Chosen. Portland's Citv . League .is now a reality. At a meeting of managers late Friday night, M. R. Whitehead, manager of the L. S, Frakes team that won the city championship in 1907. was elected president. W. W. McCredle Is to be elected ' vice-president at the next meeting of the directors. Four teams will comprise the league, and. under the scheme . adopted, four different sections of the city will be represented. Clyde ("Red") Rupert, ell-known football and baseball star. rill manage the West Side aggrega tion. G. R. Grayson will manage the Piedmont Maroons, which will repre- ent Northeast Portland, and Bill Heales. of the Weonas, will place a team in Sellwood. Southeast Portland. No ' manager has been selected to handle the East Side Club. Games will be played at the Pa cific Coast League park when the Beavers are away from home. An agreement has been entered into be tween the directors and W. W. Mc Credle for the use of the park. The Beavers will be absent from Portland ten Sundays and the City League schedule will be built around these ten Sundays. Double headers will be played. The first double header likely will be played Sunday, May 9. All four teams will, be .out Umbering up long before that, however. Two of them will make their appearance March 81 and April .1 at Vaughn-street park as Managers Rupert and Grayson have contracted games with the Chicago Colored Giants. OF TRACK MATERIAL Men With Records on Hand for "Bill" Hayward to Mould. Championship Team. NEW RECRUITS PROMISING Steel Mills Put on 1000 Men. MILWAUKEE. Wis., Jan. 23. The Illinois Steel Company's mills, a branch of the United States Steel Corporation, will be running practically at capacity next week, when 1000 additional men will be put on, according to an offi cial of the company in Bay View. The plant has run for ths first time for three consecutive weeks since the slump In October. Hawkins, Windngle, Kcllry and Mc Clure Aro Ready for Additional Triumphs Phllbln, Mulrlirad, of Portland,. Holster Squad. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Jan. 23. (Special.) For cloven years "Bill" Hayward. Oregon's veteran coach and athletic director, has been in lh habit of developing champion track teams. At times the crop of early Spring athletes was tar from promis ing. This last year hoi proved an excep tion in the annals of track. When the first formal call to spikes Is ivsued early next month, tho Oregon suuftd will launch into a season with a wealth of point men. From the ranks o( thu entries. Martin Hawkins. Vere Wlml agle. Dan Kelly, and Walter McClure sprang up. All these men have estab llshed records In Northwest ctrcloa and Hawkins, McClure and Kelly were representatives of the American team at the Olympic games. At 1onJon, In 1908, Kelly was tied for first place in the - running broad jump and his record of 9 4-5 seconds for the hundred till stands. With the assurance that a tesm will be sent to Pan Francisco sfter tho close of college in June and the possibility that a relay team will represent Ore gon In the coming Pennsylvania relay games. Interest In track athletics at the college is at fever heat. During the Fall practice 40 candi dates reported. Most of these were frenhmen. Only two or the champion 1914 aggregation, Hamstreet and Nel son, presented themselves for the pre liminary Jaunts. Sam Cook. Chet Fee, Martin Nelson, Chet Huggins, Fltsglbbon. Hamstreet. Bob Langley, Heldenrlch. Bostwlck. Tommy Boylen, and Johnny Parsons are expected to don suits. Ex-Captain McConelL Pack, Payne. and Ptuller are not In college. Payne, however, will register In February. while the return of the other three I In doubt. The addition of Gorsiky, Phllbin. Wilson and Mulrhead U a wel come one. Hayward declares that Phll bln has a great future In the shot event If he will get In and work. Since tho close of the football season the big taokle has put en 15 pounds and thl weight should serve him wen m uie circle event Gorecaky Is credited In the 100 witu 10 1-6 seconds and In the 220-yard dash with 22 2-6 seconds while sprintlnn under Coach Calllcrate of Columbia University, Portland, two years ago. At the close of that year. In which his 220 time was recognized as the state lnterscholastlc record, the cx-Columbla, athlete suffered a severe attack or scarlet fever. The after effects were a long time In leaving him and it In yet doubtful whether or not It has ai fected his speed. Wilson "cleaned up' in the sprints at the last city lnter scholastlc meet to be hold In Portland. Muirhcad Is undoubtedly the great est "Prep" school field athloto the Northwest has ever produced. Ho can participate creditably in either the high or low hurdles, the high Jump, the broad Jump, discus throw, the sprints, and in an emergency run a lap of the relay. It was his feat of annexing more than 20 points In the state Inter scholastic meet, held at Eugene last Spring, which gave Columbia Univer sity an easy victory over all. Followers of track athletes will watch the work of Loucks and Nelson with a keen Interest this season. Loucks, even when handicapped 12 feet for "breaking" In the Conference meet last Spring, won the quarter-mile In the fast time of 49 3-5 seconda This feat equalled the Northwest record. Nelson. In the same meet, broke the Conference record for the half mile. Although the season Is far distant and the men are untried. "Bill" freely admits that his team, barring unfore seen accidents, will round Into fie beat halaneed aggregation that Oregon ever has boasted. S-ivlss Strengthen Border Guard. PARIS. Jan. 23. The Swiss troops have been reinforced along certain sec tions of their frontier, on account of the uncertainty of the situation, ac cording to telegraphic Information from Geneva. TO RAISE OR NOT TO RAISE IS THE QUESTION THAT IS AGITATING COAST LEAGUE MANAGERS t- : : 1' xvorfDEH ir HE HnS s) TfDEftAL. nCt-lN'- THt HOLt "V I "TT r . i mm- - 4, ttcrs. oosf; V i ' i Arnot In San Francisco Chronicle.