THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, MAY 9, 1915.
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PENDLETON WINS
LA GRANDE MEET
Three Teams Have Chance for
Victory When Relay, Final
Event, Is Called.
TWO RECORDS ARE BROKEN
iimms Sets IN'ew Javelin Mark and
I.andreth Runs Quarter In Rec
ord Time T.a Grande Team
Wins Second Honors.
IA GUANDn, Or., May S. (Special.)
Stretching his breast against the tape
In the relay race, a Pendleton runner
today won for his team the Eastern
Oregron interscholastic In a. heart
breaking- contest. So closely were the
leading teams grouped that either La
irande, Pendleton or Baker could win
the meet by capturing the relay, Pen
dleton turned the trick. The meet was
characterized by rast time and the
Fmahing of some records, notably the
lavHin Mimma. fif TV.nd leton. Petting
an interscholastfc record for Eastern
Oregon, lie hurled it 154 feet 7 inches.
Another feature was the half going- to
a dead heat between Curl of Pendleton
and Gardner of Baker.
Conltey showed his heels to all
spr inters, winning 20 points and indi
vidual honors. The other record
broken was the quarter, by Iandreth
of Baker. Final points were: Pendle
ton 34. l,a Grande 33, Baker 31. Wal
lowa 17. Ontario 11, Athena 4, Union 1.
The summary:
One-hundred -vard dash Conkey, La
Grande; Hurst ed, Ontario; Gorman,
Baker. Time, 10 3-5 seconds.
Klftv-yard dash Conkey, La Grande;
Francis, Baker; Latourelle, Pendleton.
Time, 5 4-5 seconds.
Two-hundred-and-twenty-yard dash
Conkev, La Grande; Siebert, Pendleton;
Latourelle, Pendleton. Time, 24 sec
onds. Kour-hundred-and-forty-yard dash
Landreth, Baker; Koenig, Ontario;
Huff. Ba Grande. Time, 53 1-5 seconds.
Eight-hundred-and -eighty-yard rin
Curl, Pendleton, and Gardner, Baker,
tied for first; Young. Wallowa, third.
Time, 2 minutes 8 seconds.
Mile run Mimms, Pendleton; Rey
nolds, La Grande: Reed, Pendleton.
Time. 4 minutes 5 6 seconds.
Low hurdles ( 220 yards) Gordon,
Pendleton ; Greer Wallowa; Moon, La
Grande. Time. 2i 2-5 seconds.
High hurdles (120 yards) Greer,
Wallowa: Millering. La Grande; Swift,
Baker. Time. IS 1-5 seconds.
Javelin Mimms, Pendleton : Greer,
Wa 1 Iowa ; W ill iams. Baker. Distance,
354 feet 7 inches.
Itaru Maddex, Ontario: Landreth.
Baker; Tompkins, Athena. Distance, 58
feet B inches.
Shot put Conkey, La Grande; Tomp
kins, Athena: Krancis, Baker. Distance,
39 feet 4 fc inches. "
Broad jump Greer, Wallowa: Fran
cis, Baker; Landreth, Baker. Distance,
20 feet S1,-! inches.
High jump Keown and Swift, of
Baker, tied for first. Height, a feet 4
inches.
Pole vault Larson. La Grande:' Gor
don, Pendleton; Osborn, Pendleton.
Height, 10 feet 5 inches.
Relay race won by Pendleton. Time,
1 minute 37 2-5 seconds.
Amateur Athletics
fLM O R E than 300 attended the third rama
I I of the Pacific States Telephone fc Tele
graph Company's baseball league between
thA Main Office and Installation squads on
the East Portland grounds Friday. The
Main Office nine loFt. 8 to S. Gaines are
played Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of
eaiii week. Dooley and J. Garfield Smith
featured for the winners, with Wilson and
Slderius starring for the Main Office. Bat
X cries. Main Office, J. Wilson, Landoen wnd
Stevens, Kidorius; Installation, Buck and
James Garfield Smith.
The Kat Office squad trimmed the Traf
fic repart men t, S to 7, on the same field
lust Thursday afternoon. Jlickson and Stone
handled the ball best for the losers, while
Gtimore a nd I sham held their own for the
Hast Office. F. Woodward and Metzper
worked for Fast Office, opposed by J. Hick
Son and IS, W. Thrall.
A play came up in the Installation-Main
Office game which caused a great deal of
attention. A h.iserunner was going from
third to homo when the coacher stepped out
and shoved him toward the pi a te. Tills
ao; automatically declared the runner out
hut some, of the players could not see it
that way.
Jefferson HlRh School won a practice game
from t he West Sld Monarchs Friday.
t to a. Manager "lied" Rupert d Id not
have his full strength on hand and this m a
great measure accounts for his defeat at
tho hand of the high schoolers.
The opening game of the West Side Sun
day School l.eaguo will be pla ed Saturday.
The Trlii It y Kpiseopal nine will cross bats
with the White Temple on tho Montgomery
Flats and the First Congregational is slated
to appear against the First Methodist Kpisco
pat nine oh Twenty-fifth and Raleigh streets.
The con test between the First Presbyterian
and the First Christian teams may be
pust poned wins to the death of Mrs. J. PI.
Vtoyd. The offiaers of the league are: Ham
ilton J ohm ton. Trinity, president; E. Hos
coc Pershin. Presbyterian, vice-president; W.
S. Hoi: is. Christian, secretary, and H. T.
Greene, Methodist, treasurer.
Following is the schedule of the "West
Fide Sunday School League:
May ID Trinity vs. Congregational, Pres
hyterian vs. White Temple, Methodist vs.
Christian.
May a Trinity vs. Christian. Presby
terian vs. Congregational, White Temple vs.
Christian.
May 2i Trinity vs. Christian. Presby
terian vs. Methodist, White Temple vs. Con
gregational. June 5 Trinity vs. Presbyterian, White
Temple vs. Methodist, Congregational vs.
Christian.
June 12 Christian vs. White, Temple,
Trinity vs. Congregational, Presbyterian vs.
Methodist.
June 10 Christian vs. Trinity. White
Temple vs. Presbyterian. Congregational vs.
Methodist.
June -rt Christian vs. Congregational,
Methodist vs. White Temple," Presbvterian
vs. Trinity.
July 3 Presbyterian vs. Christian. "White
Temple vs. Congregational, Methodist vs.
Trinity.
July JO Christian vs. Methodist, White
Temple vs. Trinity. Presbyterian vs. Con
greguf ional.
V Manager Sol Richanbach and his Harriman
Tub nine of Portland left last night for
Vmatilia, where the Portland team wit.
hook up with the Harrlman club of that
plac today. Twelve representatives of the
Portland organizations wero In line to make
th Journey.
The Lour Cabin Bakery Company defeated
the Cawego club. It) to 4. last Sunday, so
tm.ay the Bakers will take on the Mon
tavll'.a team. Play will be started at 1!
on the Cr.cket Park.
Manager Jlmmle Gilbert has signed his
Gilbert Specials to go against the I. ion
Clothing Company representatives today.
The match will take place in the morning
on the Vaughn-street grounds.
The freshmen team of Reed College wal
loped the Seniors, 11 to 9. Wright pitched
for the winners and kept his hits scattered
until the ttnal frame, when a combination
of hits and errors brought six of the Seniors
borne. Sabtn and Lancefield twirled for
the losers.
Arleta Grammar School still Is going
snme in the Portland Grammar School
League. The latest victims of Edmund
Thompson were the Shaver nine. The match
was a return game and resulted In a T-to-l
score. Spre, St. Clair, Carney and Jacobs
THESE STERLING YOUNG COLLEGE ATHLETES ARE UPHOLDING THE FAIR NAME OF THE OREGON
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ON TRACK AND FIELD.
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starred for Arleta. As usual Edmund
Thompson and Byron Lieuallen were in tut
points for the w inners.
The Highland Baptist won its third
straight game of the season by trimming
Patton Avenue, 11 to 8. Pearson, who
started the contest for Highland, was re
lieved In the tjiird frame by Flak, who
finished the match In great style.
MUs Marie Kettenbach, Queen of the
Clear Water River at the Celilo Canal cele
bration, is an enthusiastic tennis player of
Iewlston, Idaho. In the annual Fall tourna
ment at Spokane last year Miss Kettenbach
won honors, and she hopes to repeat again
during the campaign ahead. Her stay in
Portland was so short that she was unable
to play on any of the Portland courts, but
she managed Up visit several of the prom
inent ones.
Because the annual Oregon State Inter
scholastic track and field meet will be held
at Eugene next Saturday. Father Cunning
ham, of tho Columbia University, arranged
to have the Uncoln-Columbla baseball game
scheduled for next -Friday set ahead one
day. Several of the athletes who expect to
go to the track meet play on the baseball
team, and It was thought best to give them
a day's rest at leat. As a result, the annual
battle will be staged on Mul tnomah Field
Thursday afternoon.
Portland Academy and Franklin High
School are slated to furnish the next strug
gle of the Portland Interscholastic League
1915 baseball season. The contest will be
played Tuesday afternoon on Multnomah
Field. The following day Washington High
and Jefferson High will cross baus on the
same location.
Two Ms; games in interacholaM ic league
circles are on the board for the coming
week. "Washington High will have to defeat
Jefferson High to keep In the running, and
the day after Columbia University will have-
to play tight ball to win from the Lin-
colnltes. At present it looks as though IJn
coln High, Jefferson High and Columbia
University are fighting for the title of the
circuit with Washington High a dangerous
contender.
Now that Dolly Gray has taken hold of
the Portland School of Trades balttosaers
something can be expected from them. Iohy
used to handle the Columbia University
baseballers several seasons back.
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The annual Loud Sox day of the Lincoln
High School this year was far from being a
success as In previous seasons. Last Friday
was supposed to be the Loud Sox day for
the West Side high,, but the customary
spirit was lacking for the occasion. The
day originated in 310 when George Olson,
one of the prominent all-around athletes of
several years back, wore conspicuous hosiery
at the opening game of the baseball seasou
for Lincoln, which happened to fall on
April 1.
Just as soon as the Interscholastic League
season Is completed most of the players will
migiate to the amateur and semi-profes
sion a 1 teams of Port laryi. Several of the
managers of the Portland City League are
keeping their eyes open for available ma
terial for the Summer campaign.
Some sensational catches have been pulled
off in tho league games among the high
schools this year. "Twin Miller executed
one for Washington High School that
brought forth a &reat dear" of comment. -
Track and field athletes are having a
share of the limelight just at present. Big
things are being scheduled for next Satur
day at Eugene and from all accounts every
institution of the Portland Jnterscholastlc
ieague will be well represented. Lincoln
H igh, of Portland, is figuring seriously on
winning the annual state meet held under
the auspices ofthe University of Oregon.
Coach Fabre Is working his ftailpplitters out
each day and expects to duplicate t he Co
lumbia University Coliseum feat of winning.
Considerable interest was taken away from
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GAY, I. J. CARSON CAITAIN) AND RALPH HODGE.
Any time one of the members of the Firestone bowling team slipped as he was throwing a ball in the'
recent "Commercial C" competitions he was chided about the "non-skid" sign which blazoned forth on his
shirt front. But the boys refrained a sufficient number of times from skidding to win second position in
the averages at the end of the tournament and to feast as near-winners at the banquet given recently at the
Hotel Oregon as a mark of the close of the season. And. what Is more. Captain Carson easily is con
vinced of his team's chances in winning the pennant next year.
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the Lincoln High-Portland School of Trades
baseball game on Multnomah Field Friday
afternoon, because of a match race at one
side of the field. More than half the au
dience along- the sidelines went over to the
10(-yard straight away, where Frank Kosen
thal tried to lower the colors of Nathan
Lakef ish.
"Rosy" went to the Lincoln High School
last year and was a member of the track
team, but since his departure from the West
Side institution he has nop had on a spike
shoe. However, he ald he could defeat
Lakeflsh, and this Caused the race. The
race was for "blood" and Nate won It by
about a yard from his former teammate.
Tho inter-class tennis tournament of the
Lincoln High School will be started the lat
ter part of this week, according to Manager
Lowell Paget. He has been arranging the
details of the tourney and he hopes to have
everything in operation by Thursday of this
week.
Vancouver High School, Washington, had
little trouble in walking on the Portland
Academy and Franklin High School track
and field teams on the trans-Columbia
School's track Friday. Both the Portland
schools failed to show to any advantage.
Scanland Collins and Gerfc-ge Powell, of
Franklin High, and Norman Ross and Strow
bridge. of Portland Academy, looked the
best for the locals. -All these expect to
figure in the annual Portland Interscholastic
League track and field meet on Multnomah
Field this month.
SALEM RAGES THRILLERS
MORE THAX 2000 PERSONS SEE AUTO
EVEMS AT CAPITAL.
Charles Lntta and liar Lntsj In Romano
Car Carry Off Honors In Thre
Main Events.
SALEM, Or., May 8. (Special.)
Charles Latta and Ray Lentz, in a Ro
mano car, carried oft the honors in the
three main events at Salem's first auto
mobile race meet today. All the races
were thrilling and the time was fast for
a mile circular track. More than 2000
persons were in attendance, and the meet
was a success from every standpoint.
The summary:
Five miles, class B handicap, standing
start Mercer. Latta, driver, tirst ; Velie,
Barsby. driver, second CiO seconds handi
cap) ; Pope Special, Bland, driver, tnird.
Time. 5:47
Mile aa Inst time, flying start, for track
record Romano, Latta, driver, first; time,
3-3 seconds. Parsons special. Parsons,
driver, second : time. tK '2 seconds. Gordon
Special, Klliott. driver, third : time, til sec
onds. Schneider Special. Schneider, driver,
fourth; timei 02 3-5 seconds.
Ten miles, class A cars, stand In g start
Romano. Lentz. driver, firpt; Parsons Spe
clnl. Parsons, driver, second; Gordon Spe
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cial, Elliott, driver, third; Schneider Spe
cial. Schneider, driver, fourth. Time, JO
minutes seconds. v
Ten miles, class B. handicap, standing
start Mercer, Latta, driver, first CJ5 sec
onds' handicap) ; Pjpe Special, Bland, driver,
second (scratch); Velie, Barsby, driver, third
4 fio seconds' handicap). Time, 11 minutes
41 4-5 seconds.
lio miles (.Watt Shipp event), class A
cars, standing? start Romano. Latta, driver,
first; Parsons Special, Parsons, driver, sec
ond ; Gordon Special. Klliott, driver, third ;
Schneider Special, failed to finish. Time
2," minutes 11 "2-7 seconds.
Officials Frank C. Atwell, referee; Watt
Shipp. starter; George W. Grav. Charles
Vltk. Otto J. "Wilson and I) wight Misner,
judges; E. C. Simmons, Robert Berlin," P. K,
Kulierton. E. F. Slade and W. H. Prunk.
scorers; J. B. Stetson, James Kirby and
Ed Keyt, timers.
GAMBLING LAID TO WIFE
$100 WEEKLY EXPK.VSK O.N' SALARY
MUCH LESS CHARGED.
As Result of Cross-Complaint, Alimony
t ,flDd Attorney Allowance of Xevr
York Woman Is Cut.
NEW YORK. May 3. So convincing
were the charges of horse-race gam
bling, costly club activities and gen
eral extravagances, which Gordon Case,
an examiner of the state insurance de
partment, made against his wife, Kdith
I. Case, in his answer to her petition
for an absolute divorce, that an order
was Issued limiting- - her alimony to
$12.50 a week and allowing her only
$125 as counsel fees. The plaintiff's
attorneys asked for J25 a week ali
mony and $500 counsel fees.
The divorce action was begun only a
few- days ago. Mrs. Case named her
maid, Bessie Conn, as co-respondent
and submitted affidavits from two bf
her friends. Kurt Delton and Alfred
Timm, to substantiate her allegations.
The witnesses deposed to the effect
iliat they had accompanied Mrs. Case
in a- raid on her home at 3 o clock
on the morning of April 7 last ana
found Case and the maid together in
Mrs. Case's room.
This allegation was denied point-
blank by the examiner. On the other
hand, he declared that the marital dif
fcrences between himself and his wife
were due solely to her extravagances,
which he said plunged him deeply in
debt.
The woman's reckless expenditures.
he asserted, began shortly after they
were married, in June, 1910, when she
evinced a fondness for horseracing and
began to bet in amounts ranging from
$1 to $50. She did not cease her gam
bling on this sport, he added, until last
Autumn.
Another habit whK-h the examiner
alleges against his. wife was that of
pawning her jewelry to defray her
growing expenses and turning the tick
ets over to him for liquidation and re
covery. On one occasion, he declared.
she put her Jewelry in pawn and l.ft
the city for three weeks, returning
finally to order him to recover the
gems.
He declares further that she be
longed to 13 or 14 clubs and societies
and that her entertainments were so
numerous and lavish that he found it
impossible to foot the bills. While his
present salary Is only $1950 a year,
Mr. Case told the court through coun
sel that his wife had been living at
the rate of $100 a week.
When she developed her extravagant
taste, he says, he was drawing only
$26 a week in salary.
The defendant admitted the posses
sion of a $12,000 farm on Long Island,
but he contends that the property is
covered by a mortgage and that he is
$1200 in debt.
"What did they say to you?" asked
little Harry's mother, after his first
visit to the new Sunday school.
"The teacher said she was glad to
see me there."
"Yes?"
"And she said she hoped I would
come every Sunday."
"And was that all she said?"
"No, she asked me if our family
belonged to that abomination."
AGGIE SQUAD GRINDS
Track Team Being Shaped for
Conference Meet.
OREGON IS DOPED TO WIN
All College Activities to Be Suspend
ed May 28 and Closing of Stores
Also Is Being Sought- 18
Athletes to Be Entered.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, May 8. (Special.) Elabo
rate plans are being laid by Dr. E. J.
Stewart, of the Oregon 'Agricultural
College, for the conference track meet
to be held on the Corvallis field Fri
day,. May 2S. At the same time that
he Is working hard to whip his team
into the best of shape for this impor
tant meet, which, he says, will be the
"classic of the coast." "roc" is shaping
up details which he thinks will lead to
a big crowd and a successfully managed
meet.
The O. A. C. faculty has announced
that all college activities in the shape
of class work will be discontinued on
the day of the meet. Efforts will be
made to persuade Corvallis merchants
to close their establishments that
afternoon. Special rates have been se
cured on all railYoads. and excursions
are expected from Portland and other
points.
Good Track In Promised.
That the track will be in the best of
shape is promised by Or. Stewart. With
reasonably fair weather during the
three days preceding, the 100-yard
straightaway and the quarter-mile
track both should be firm and smooth,
and records should be placed in danger.
Each conference college will have a
team of eight men entered. This
means that the 84 best college athletes
in the Northwest will be assembled to
vie in events of strength and speed.
George Varnell, of Spokane, will act as
referee and starter. The Amateur
Athletic Union order of events will be
followed, and points awarded on the 5,
3, 1 &asis. fourth place not being count
ed. In the relay, the second and third
place teams will be awarded points as
in any other event.
O. A. C. Team Not Yet IMrkrd.
Which O. A. C. men will comprise
the Corvallis octette is not certain, but
it seems likely that the seven men
who are engaging in the California
meet, with the addition of one other
man. probably Smith in the pole or
Coleman in the half, will be the hon
ored athletes. This will make the
Aggie entry list somewhat as follows:
Sprints, nderson and KaMderly; 440,
Kadderly : -SS0 and mile, Reynolds and
Dewey or Coleman; two-mile, Dewey
and llobgood; pole vault. Smith; shot
put, Johnson; Discus. Cole.
The Uni.. ' of Oregon is doped as
the most . el -r of the meet. It
is expected, howe. , that, with the
large number of schools entered, many
dark horses will make their appear
ance. The relative strength of the
Oregon and O. A. C. teams will be de
termined a week before the conference
affair byv a dual meet on Saturday,
May 22.
DYE MAKER IS RUSHED
More Than Score of Mills Establish
New Works or Enlarge Plant.
WASHINGTON. May 3. More thnn
20 American Arms are establishing 'new
color works or enlarging the output of
existing plants to meet the demands
of the textile industries and other al
lied branches of manufacture for dye
stuffs, the supply of which formerly
came almost exclusively from Germany.
The Department of Commerce has
announced it was devoting much at
tention to the progress 1n American
dyestuff manufacture and had found a
noteworthy advance.
One company has provided for addi
tional by-produce ovens at an outlay
of $1,000,000. Plants at Johnstown.
Pa. ; Gary, Ind.; Youngstwn, O. ; Inland
Harbor, Ind.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Woodward,
Ala., and another in the South are in
creasing or establishing facilities for
benzol production.
A plant at Marcus Hook, Pa., is near
ly completed for the manufacture of
intermediates on a large scale.
It Is hoped, a report from Commer
cial Agent Thomas II. Norton says,
those works will produce most of the
aniline oil and salts required by Amer
ican color works.
Among existing dyestuff works a large
plant at Buffalo has greatly widened
the scope of its manufacture. One at
Brooklyn has increased its capital to
$1,000,000 and equipped a spacious new
plant.
American coal tar dyes factories are
making every effort to increase their
output. These include factories at Al
bany, N. Y., and three at Newark, N.
J. Extensions also are being made by
manufacturers of vegetable dyestuffs.
Including firms at New York, Stamford,
Conn., and Hanover, Pa.
CRAIG COLGATE TROTH OFF
Engagement With Miss Lloyd
Broken by "Mutual Consent."
NEW YORK, May 3. The engage
ment of Craig Colgate, son of Robert
Colgate, millionaire soap and perfume
manufacturer, to Miss Mercy Hinckley
Lloyd, of 125 Plerrepont street, Brook
lyn, has been broken "by mutual con
sent." Her father. Dr. T. Mortimer Lloyd,
said:
"There is nothing startling about
the breaking off of my daughter's en
gagement to Mr. Colgate. It was by
mutual consent, and I am surprised
that It is not more widely known. The
'news' is not new, as the engagement
was broken at least two weeks ago."
Mr. Colgate, whose first wife, for
merly Miss Marion Townsend. died
four years ago. said:
"There Is really nothing to add be
yond the mere fact that the engage
ment is ended. I don't care to say any
more than that, except to deny that
any unusual circumstances surround
the matter in any way."
Mr. Colgate is well known In society.
He Is a member of the Knickerbocker,
Union and other New York clubs.
20 BRIDES ARE IN TEARS
Immigration Officials and Late
Ship Delay Weddings.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3. Disap
pointment reigned in "Little Italy" one
night recently, as well as In the immi
gration detention house in Gloucester.
Sunny smiles imported from Italy and
bright-colored wedding garments took
on a more 6ober hue when the Italian
steamship Ancona, from Naples and
Palermo, docked at the municipal pier
at the foot of Vine street shortly before
4 o'clock. The grief was all caused
by the steamship's reaching her dock
so late In the afternoon.
On the decks of the vessel as she
came up the Delaware River stood 20
expectant brides. Most of them wore
their wedding garments, as they ex
pected to be married as soon as the
vessel docked. Many of these wedding
gowns and their trimmings had been
handed down from mother to daughter
for two or threw generations. Other
gowns represented years of labor and
sacrifice.
On shore,' as the vessel came up,
waited 20 eager bridegrooms. Kaeh of
tliem. dressed In hi best and most
of them had cabs waltinir. so that they
could take their future wives to the
City Hall for marriage licenses as soon
as they had been discharged by the
immigration officials.
When the Immigration officials an
nounced that the marriage license bu
reau would bo closed before any of the
brides c6uld be examined, there were
many tears sh-d by the women.
CANAL SECURITIES DUE
Treasury Officials Iook. forward to
$80,000,000 Tax Income.
NliW YORK. May 3. A special dis
patch from Washington to the New
York Tribune says:
"With the net belance in the Treasury
down to the lowest point it has reached
In years and steadily dropping, the
first action expected on the return to
his desk of Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo Is a sale of a substantial block
of Panama Canal bonds.
"The net balance in the general fund
of the Treasury yesterday was $25,
400.531. "The net balance has been dropping
day by day at the rate of nearly $3,000,
000 a week for months, despite the fact
that the war revenue bill is in force
and Is producing revenue at the rate of
more than $76,000,000 a year.
"Treasury officials profess great op
timism about the situation and assert
that a total of about $80,000,0(10 will be
brought in during June by the Income
and corporation income taxes. While
undoubtedly a -large amount will be
brought in by the taxes, financiers out
Bide of the department do not believe
that it will reach anything like that
sum.
"Incidentally there is another side to
the situation, if the words of a number
of Republican Senators and Represent
atives are to be taken at their face
value on this point.
"It is asserted by them that the Gov
ernment is now holding up the pay
ment of a number of large bills due
Government contractors and others un
til after the end of the fiscal year,
June 30, with the Idea of preventing an
actual deficit In the Treasury. This is
stoutly denied at the Treasury Depart
ment." GIRL IS FIRE HEROINE
Maid Hcturns Home to Find House
Ablaze and Family Isooraiit.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3. Returning
home from a visit to a friend, 19-year-old
lmma Packs was greeted by an
outburst of tire and smoke when she
opened the door of her home at night.
In the kitchen in the rear-other occu
pants were seated, unconscious of the
fire raging In the- - The screams
of the girl were, ,rd by them and
they fled through a rear door.
Upstairs a 16-months-old baby. Nor
man, was asleep, and the father, Kalkin
Packs, was asleep on the third floor.
Braving the fire and smoke which filled
the hall leading to the second floor.
Kmma hurrifd up the steps and rescued
the l.aby. Then with the Infant In her
arms she Rtarted for the third floor to
reach a rear stairway. As she reached
that floor she made the discovery that
her father was asleep. Packs was
awakened by the girl and helped her
make her way to safety.
The fire started in a bathroom on
the second floor and was caused by a
curtain becomln.se ignited when a breeze
wniriea it over a lighted gag Jet. From
tne second floor the flames spread alotm
the hallway to the first floor. The fire
men kept the blaze from spreading to
tne tniru floor.
HENS PAY FOR PAPER
Editor tilvos Premiums and iets
Eggs for Subscription.
WAYCROKS. Ga.. May 4. A week
ly paper published not far from Way-
cross nas made an unusual offer to
new subscribers. The editor, who has
been engaged in the poultry business
as a Blue line for several years, ac
quiring a large flock of desirable
cliicKens, agrees to furnish with each
new subscription one hen.
lie stipulates that tho eggs from
the hen will be delivered to him until
such time as the subscription price of
?i is pa m.
hen this is done the subscriber
Keeps the hen and haa the paper with
out any cost for the remainder of the
ear. l noso acquainted with newspa
per offers say this is the flt;st time a
newspaper has sold itself through
chickens.
WOODEN LEG DEFIES DOG
Angry Animal Growls and Bites,
Then Slinks Under Porch.
DARBY, Pa., May 8. The most dis
gusted bulldog in the world belongs
to Alex Kane, a barber, of this place.
The militant spirit of the animal was
aroused when James Martin, a driver,
began sliding coal Into Kane's base
ment. The dog flew at Martin and ob
tained a "strangle hold" on his right
leg. For 10 minutes the dog growled
and chewed without having the slight
est effect on Martin. Finally the ani
mal let ko and crept sheepishly under
the porch.
After the dog had released his grip
Martin pulled up his right trousers leg
to find out how much damage the teeth
of the dog had inflicted on his artificial
limb of wood, metal and leather.
JUDGE PAYS COUNTY BILL
New Jersey Jurist Settles $2.50 Ac
count to Prevent Litigation.
NEWTON. N. J., May 3. Rather than
put the county to the expense of a
trial. Circuit Judge Silzer recently paid
$2.50, the disputed amount In the bill
of G. Greer Young against the Board
of Freeholders for auto hire. County
Counsel Levi H. Morris said that for
years persons had been charging ex
cessive bills against the freeholders
and they had decided to stop It. He
called Young's bill excessive.
"Do you mean t spend $150 to find
out if the county owes this difference?"
asked the court.
"I do," replied the lawyer.
"Then I'll pay the difference myself,"
said the judge.
WRIST WATCHES ALLOWED
Chicago Chief Rules Policemen May
Follow Own Wishes.
CHICAGO. May 4. Chicago police
men ire to wear wrist watches, that
is, if they care to. according to a recent
ruling by Chief of Police Henley. He
said he believed they would be more
convenient for uniformed policemen.
It is evident that some members of
the department desire to wear wrist
watches, for one recently was repri
manded by a superior officer for ap
pearing for duty with a watch clasped
to his wrist by a leather strap.
SOCIETY IS COSTLY
Divorced Woman Declares In
come of $6000 Too Little. '
COURT DECISION IS WON
Mrs. Rachrlle X. Pucas, of Xrw
York, Saja She Is Part Enjoying
I.ITo and Will Return Xrp Na
tive Land to N-urs Soldiers.
NEW YOIIK. May 3. "For fiTe
long, weary years I have been fighting
to protect my own and my son's rights
and now that I have at latt been given
permission to demand for my boy the
thinii-i he should have had during all
these years, I am too .tired to enjoy my
victory. How my husband must hate
me to bo willing to spend twice the
amount of money in litigation rather
than make us a suitable allowance!"
Mrs. Rachelle N. Ducas, wife "f
Benjamin P. Ducas. president of the
Ducas Chemical Manufacturing Com
pany, sank back among her lace pil
lows and closed her eyes. Only a few
hours before she had learned that
Supreme Court Justice Blanchard had
abrogated the separation agreement
she entered into December 3, lfOfi. un
der which she received only $6000 a
year from her wealthy husband. T'f
this $2000 was to cover the expenses
of her son Robert.
Mrs. Ducas lias contended for years
that .he entered into this agreement
under duress and' upon the represta
tlon that her husband's income was
$20,000, whereas she afterward learned
it was between $50,000 and $60,000.
Numerous suits have been brought
by Mrs. Ducas to have this agreement
iei aside and as many c-ounter-suifN
have been filed by Ducas to have It
stand, as well un actions over the cus
tody of the son.
"I have been so misrepresented in
the newspapers that I f'ar to grant
Interviews," said Mrs. Ducas. "Owing to
one unfortunate Incident u hen Judge
Gavegan rebuked me for showing my
ankles in the court room, I have since
been a subject of Jest.
"My son is 14 yars old and will soon
need money fcir college as well as for
entertaining. One cannot expect a
young man to go about with. empty
pockets.
"As for myself, I have long since
given -up all idea of trying to enter
tain or to go to the opera or concerts
on the small allowance my husband
has given me. It is simply Impossibln
in these days for a women to keep mi
any sort of a social position on $10mi
or even $000 a year.
"All Mr. Ducas thinks of is making
money. I cannot help feeling sorry
for him when 1 think how little
really gets out of life. He has n
recreation save smoking and maybe
drinking a hit. He just works and
saves and works some more.
"I cannot tell you how much money
I think my son and I should rccflv.-.
because 1 have not had time to think
about it. I submitted a imltlnl list
to the court to show how absurd wh
the amount of allmonv 1 was recelv-
ins."
This li.t was us follows: Lodging.
$1006: food, $730: electricit y for cook
ing. $108; insurance, $r0: im-uine ta"x,
$t0: music, $L'50: maid. $5U0; clothes.
$2000; Physicians, $:.00; specialists.
$500: trips. $200; telephone, $D0; Inci
dentals, $100.
"You cud see for yourself that 11it
Included only the absolute neeessltles
of life. I have seen to It that my
child was instructed In music, but
what was $250 a year to exp:nd for
instruction in any art? My figures
speak for themselves.
"I am now taking Instruction lti
nursing at the Y. M. C. A. and In a
hospital. I hope as soon as my affairs
here are settled to go hack to France,
my birthplace, where I am so sorely
needed to care for the wounded."
WIFE. 16, FEARS TO RETURN
tiirl Held at Pitt.-hurg Sats Her
I'reiK'hcr-Hushand Descried Jlcr.
PITTSBURG, May :!. Chief ,,f
Police W. J. llazlett. of Tarcntum. -Is
In receipt of a letter from the Rev.
Frank C. North, of Hyesvllle. O., in
which the clergyman demands that an
effort be made by the police of Taren
ttini to have the minister's wife, Lucy
North, return to him.
Mrs. North, according to directions In
the leter, was found at the Christian
Volunteer Home, North Canal street,
Brackenridgc, and told the police a
rather sensational story of her desr
tion by her husband.
According to her story to Chief Hass
lett she was married to Mr. North last
September at her home in Bycsville.
Mrs. North is 16 years of age and her
husband 27.
Mrs. North declares that following
her marriage she went to Hrackenridge
with her husband, who was interested
In the organization of the Christian
Volunteer Home there, and that in Feb
ruary, this year, he deserted her. She
expressed fear that an effort would be
made by the police to make her return
to her husband.
She says she went to Hrackenridge
with him soon after their marriage
and that during their short married
life he refused to support her, having
provided but $4 SO toward her support
In that time. She says she was com
pelled to support both herself and her
husband.
Mrs. North has been a worker In the
Christian Volunteer Home during the
past Winter. At the time of htr-r mar
riage, she says. North was supposed to
have been a Cnited Brethren minister.
The Tarentum police say they can tako
no action in the matter.
FLY SWATTERS TOO BUSY
Consumers' Ix-auc Astounded at
Results of Pupils In April.
ST. LOl'lS, Mo., May 4. Huying tiles
at 10 cents the hundred as early as
April 17 is attendant with great dan
ger of financial disaster, as several
women, members of the Consumers'
League, discovered recently. The day's
returns totaled more than 60.000,
which meant that more than $60 had to
be paid out. The women soon found
their available rash exh-iiifted In the
face of this unexpected demand, and
had to issue certificates of indebted
ness to many school children.
The league, which always has fought
for purity of food supplies, decided to
start in early this year with a swat-the-fly
campaign. It offered the 10
cents a hundred prize to school chil
dren, and the school children immedi
ately became industrious. It was an
nounced that committees would visit
the public schools on Fridays and Sat
urdays and redeem with cash tne
swatted fliesf.
Things went along smoothly enough
until a delegation of women visited
the Raden School. Halls Ferry road and
Newby street. Friday. Tliey "were dum
fdunded when the hoyB and girls of
the institution exhibited all that was
mortal of 24.000 flics. That meant
bounties of $2.
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