SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 14 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS VOL. XXXV PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECE3IDCR 31, 1916. NO. 52. Our Annual Clearance Sale Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, Stoves and Ranges Dining-Room Suite $58.00 This Oak. Quarter-Sawed Dining-Room Suit . fumed or waxed, of 10 pieces, as illustrated, with leather-upholstered Beats in chairs, $58. or, with saddle wood seats, $48.50. Commences Tuesday morning. This is our regular elimination of all articles of Furniture which are similar to others in our stock, which make confusion in selection, also numbers of odd pieces from suites which we cannot duplicate, the factories having quit making them. We need the space and are willing to sacrifice all profit to close them out. Here is an opportunity for the home lovers to get that addi tional piece they need, if we have it, at a greatly reduced price. There will be no restrictions; the same easy terms of payment will be made as on our staple stock, but no possible discount for cash can be made on these specially priced pieces. Sheraton Dining Suite $175.00 Mahogany Mahogany This. Clean-Cut Dining-Room Suite, in mahogany veneers, with d1 7f Bix chairs must be seen to be appreciated special this weak, .wl lu $50 Parlor Suite $35 Mahogany finished on birch, can be had as shown in cut or with uphol stered backs In stead of wood panels, silk or vel our upholstering. Sale price... $35.00 yg" Good Steel Range $29.50 The Wonder Steel Range has six holes, full size; oven 16x18 inches, on sanitary base, has no nickel trimmings and will do the work of a range costing twice as much plain, but a good baker and cooker. Terms $5 Cash and $5 Monthly or $1 per Week. Some Very Special Reductions $45.00 Solid Mahogany Davenport, 60 inches long, upholstered in green silk velour. .. .$25.00 $30.00 Four-Post Oak Bedstead, beautiful quarter-sawed oak $15.00 $28.00 Napoleon Bed, mahogany veneer, rubbed and waxed $14.00 $38.00 Chiffonier, Circassian walnut, plain Adams design, dull finish, with mirror 14 by 16 inches $19.00 $28.00 Chiffonier, mahogany, high polish fin ish, Louis XV style, six drawers, mirror shaped oval top, rounded corners, 14x16, at $15.00 $25.00 Sideboard, oak, with three drawers and cabinet, 45 inches wide, 72 inches high, mirror back $12.50 $20.00 Dressing Tables, in mahogany, birdseye maple, golden oak and Circassian walnut. .$12.50 $25.00 Chiffonieres, quarter-sawed oak with oval mirror, hat box, five drawers $15.00 $14.00 Hope Chests, genuine cedar, moth proof, length 46 inches, depth 18 inches, width 18 inches $ 9.50 $12.00 Hall Chair, quarter-sawed oak, elab orately carved panel $ 6.00 $11.50 Piano Duet Bench, finished in mahog any, brass trimmed, claw feet $ 5.75 $35.00 Bookcase, Early English, with leaded glass doors, height 62 inches, width 40 inches, depth 12 inches $17.50 $25.00 Bookcase, quarter-sawed oak, height 61 inches, width 36 inches, double door, ground glass decorated $15.00 $30.00 Curio Cabinet or Specimen Case, cylin drical, height 66 inches, diameter at base 18 inches, at top 12 inches, 4 plate glass shelves, all bevel plate fronts; oak frame, quarter sawed. Great bargain for dentist or assayer $ 5.00 $40.00 Mahogany Sectional Bookcase and Desk with drawer section and two book racks $25.00 $7.00 Odd Arm Chairs in fumed and waxed oak, leather and wood seats, choice at $ 3.50 $6.00 Library Tables, Early English finish, solid oak, 36x22-inch top, with drawer and shelf below $3.00 $200.00 Davenport, kidney shape, overstuffed, highest grade springs, full Turkish uphol stery, black or mulberry striped velour. . . .$98.00 $50.00 Duofold Davenport, fumed oak, genu ine leather $29.50 $35.00 Unifold Davenport, waxed oak frame, upholstered in chase imitation leather with mattress inside $25.00 $35.00 Rocker, overstuffed, large genuine black leather, oak frame $17.50 $50.00 Mahogany Arm Chair, upholstered in brown Spanish leather, full spring back and seat, at $25.00 $27.50 Rocker, low back, wide, overstuffed in genuine brown leather $17.50 Dressers, Chiffoniers, Tables, Dressing Tables, Cabi nets, Book Racks, Wardrobes, Library Tables, Tele phone Stands, Sofas, Lounges, Davenports, all reduced except contract goods. All Rugs and Carpets (except Whittalls' patterns for 1917) reduced. Period Suite in Circassian Walnut This suite is perfectly matched Circassian Walnut Veneer, "the Adams style"; must be seen to be appreciated. 4dQ" AA pieces. Special atPOJ.vFU Wm. Gadsby & Sons Corner Second and Morrison Streets Member Greater Portland Association Use Our Exchange Dept. If you have furniture that doesn't ult want something; more up to date and better phone us asjd we'll send a com petent man to see It and arrange to take It as part payment on the kind you want the Oadsby kind. We'll make you . a liberal allowance for your goods and we'll sell you new furniture at pvr prices. The new furniture will be promptly delivered. Exchange good can be bought at our Warehouse, First and Washington streets. OREGON TO MEET FAST AIR ATTACK Pennsylvania Plans to Use Forward Pass in Big Mew Year's Game. EASTERNERS ARE FAVORED SO cents per year, everybody is is in vited to Join, and it la planned to in corporate with 500 members at -an early date. The agitation for closing the Rogue to commercial fishing will be carried to the Legislature. Hiram Ruught Leads at Chess. CENTRAUA, Wash.. Dec' SO. (Spe cial.) Hiram Raught is leading in the annual tournament of the Wlnlock Chess Club, having won nine matches without a defeat. Hiram Beck, last year's winner, and Roy Crocker, have each been defeated once. Sixteen play era are competing for a silver cup offered by Mrs. F. E. Veneea. Benson Five Beats Winlock. CEXTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) The Benson Polytechnic bas ketball team of Portland defeated the KENNETH WILLIAMS MAY PLAY AT FIRST Manager McCredie Says That His Work Last Season at This Place Was Good. NEW HURLERS ARE NEEDED All Exports Believe rniu-nir m..,. Will Win Bezdek Says If Team Can Stop Passes, Eugene May Spring Surprise. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. PASADENA. Cal.Dec. 30. (Special.) It is becoming very evident that Oregon's secondary forward pass de fense is to be severely tested by the Pennsylvania football team on New Year's day. Calirornia scored 14 points on Oregon early in the Fall by forward-passing, and today, following the addition of Coach Andy Smith, of the California eleven, to the Quaker ad visory staff, the Pennsylvania team devoted the entire afternoon to aerial practice. "Will your men be able to stop the passes?" was asked Hugo Bezdek this afternoon at the Maryland. "Candidly, I don't know." replied the Oregon coach. Aerial Game In to De Teat. "Parsons, on one side, is a very experienced and able defensive player. I Moqxeith handles the other secondary i lank with Hollis Huntington backing the center and his brother. Shy. in the safety position. We played nearly all of our games in the mud this year, so my boys were not called upon often to smother a diversified attack. If we can hold them on their passes I think we may give Folwell's bunch a surprise." The Oregon team indulged in only light work today and everybody ap pears to be in tiptop condition. Hugo Bezdek had the lads in secret session early In the week and may have a pass attack of his own laid away for New Year's day. The football experts hereabouts all seem to line up with Pennsylvania The latest to Join Andy Smith. Eddie Mahon. Dr. Pipal and Gil Dobie, Is Walter Rhelnschild: Rhelnschild says his sympathies are with the West, but the best he can see Is two touchdowns advantage for Pennsylvania. Seats Sell Kant. Seats are selling fast and A. J. Ber tonneau. manager of the Rose tourna ment, believes fully 25.000 will be in the stands if the weather is good. As the most of the seats are selling at 15 each this will mean a net profit YOl'NCS WRKSTI.F.R WHO HAS 1SSI ED A I'll VI. I. KNOB TO ,ASY 143 POt'NOER IN NORTHWEST. for the association. To protect them selves against loss the Rose folk In ducted Lloyd's to insure them for $10. 000. The premium amounts to $100, but if it rains the Insurance company will have to fork over $10,000 and take the gate receipts. Orrcon la Outweighed. The lineup and weights follow: Ponnnvlvania. Pos. Orecon. Crane. 162 LER Urquhsrt. 140 Mui how, uu u l it tsartiftt, 11 Ilennlns. 210 LOR Ppeltman. 172 Wrty, 185 C RUIey. 17H Kstresvaas, 137 . . . R 11 L. Snydfr. 20.1 Little. 205 RTL Beckett. 117 Miller. 170 REL Mitchell. 174 Bell. IKS Q. "Shy"Huntlnltton. lo I.lfjht. 17" I - n It Mron. li Derr. .-, RHL Montleth. 172 Berry. 170 F...H. Huntington. 173 Pennsylvania team average 180 pounds; Oregon team average. 179 pounds; Pennsylvania tackle to tackle. 193 pounds; Oregon tackle to tackle. 186 pounds. : : J. It. Vldehof. J. R. Videhof. through his man ager, G. W. Egner. has Issued a challenge to any 145-pound wres tler In the Northwest. Vldehof has been at the mat game less than a year, but he has promise of becoming one of the greatest wrestlers of his weight, accord ing to those who have seen him work. He is an amateur. It is said, and he wants to turn pro fessional. He has been in the United States only IS months, coming here from Russia. Mana ger Egner says that his boy has had little trouble In showing his superiority over the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and Y. M. C. A. athletes. He would like to meet Eddie O'Connell, Instructor at the Winged "M" institution. While Walter Miller was getting into condition for his world's championship match here in Port land some time ugo Vldehof worked out with the title holder and gave a good account of him self. Bays Egner. Winlock Athletic Club five. 21 to 14. The work of Herbert Leonard, captain of the Portland team, was a feature of the game. Winlock meets the Tono team on January 6 at Tono. Dallas Starts Season With Victory. DALLAS. Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) The Dallas basketball team opened the season in the Armory here last night by defeating the Corvallls quintet. 34 to 4. The visitors could not stop the scoring of the local machine. BETS ON GAME FEW OREUON-PENN CONTEST BRIXiS Ol'T LITTLE MONEY. I OREGON BASKETBALL BEHIND Odd Offered so Ear Are In Favor of Eastern Eleven One Man Offera to Allow Orrcon 20 Points. There is very little betting in Port land on the game tomorrow between the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oregon at Pasadena. It Is said that Ernest Swlgert, a Harvard man, has some money which he will lay at 1 to 2 on Pennsylvania and allow Oregon 20 points. Eddie J. O'Connell. Instructor at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, will take Oregon If given two touchdowns. The sentiment around the Multnomah Club is that the score will be very close. There Is no betting being done at the University Club. Sid Brunn. of Seattle, who left for home ridny. said he had Pennsylvania money to be bet at even terms, but placed very little of It. Two or three supporters of Hugo Bes dek's machine have inquired at Sol Stiller" s cigar store, Broadway and Stark streets, if any Pennsylvania men would give the Eugene lads 15 points. They did not get placed. At the Columbia billiard parlors only $50 has been placed. In these cases the Philadelphia takers gave Oregon ten points. Around this establishment, it is said, there is $400 to be covered on Oregon with ten points. There is a like amount on Pennsylvania, giving six points. Late Close of Football Season I- Handicap to Quintet. UNIVERSITY OE OREGON. Eugene. Dec. 30. (Special.) Monday the last game of football will be rung out of the University calendar, when the varsity meets the fast-going Pennsyl vania crew on the Pasadena field. With that off the boards the mld-Wln-ter sport of basketball will begin. Coach Bezdek will then be released from his football duties and may cen ter his' whole attention upon the bas ketball tossers. Orders have been Issued for all hands to be on deck by the time the coach returns from the south. Already the varsity tossers are a month behind in training. This means a body blow to championship hopes. Not a single let ter man is on deck nor is there much promise from the material on hand. The former stars have departed, and the varsity has to be entirely rebuilt this year. Bezdek will have tochoosc from men who have never had their metal tried in an intercollegiate contest. Out of the intra-mural games of last year he can prab a few men who can put up a fairly fast game. But they are lacking in experience to cope with the fast teams representing the Uni versity of California and the Oregon Agricultural College. At Corvallis ,xhere are letter men galore more than enough to make up a quintet. At Berkeley they have been practicing for a month or more and drilled from A to Z in all stages of the game. HONES" WAGXER IS MAUKIEU Pittsburg Infielder and Miss Bessie Smitli Wed Last Night. PITTS"tt"RO, Pa.. Dec. 30. John Henry (Hlonus" Wagner, well-known Pittsburg National Infielder. and Miss Bessie Smith, daughter of John (j. Smith, a former county detective, were married In Carnegie tonight at the parsonage of the St. John's Lutheran Church. Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Wagner left on a wedding trip. ROGUE'S CLOSING IS SOUGHT Ashland Sportsmen Organize Associa tion for Purpose. ASHLANt. Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.) The Ashland Fish and Game Protective Association was organized here last night with 200 charter members. Its object, aside from a general sportsmen's organization, is to close the Rogue River to commercial fishing. E. D. Briggs is president, Louis Dodge secre tary and D. Perozzi treasurer. The ex ecutive committee is Harry Hosier. Jack Bailey and, Sim Morris. Dues are Beavers Said to Want Another Good Southpaw If Williams Is Put on First Base, New Center fielder Win Bo Sought. . Kenneth Williams is the latest one mentioned as successor to Louis Gulsto and Ivan Howard as guardian of the first sack position on the 1917 Portland Pacific Coast League club. The filling of this position is Just at present caus ing Manager Walter Henry McCredie worry. McCredie has written every major league club and many minor organiza tions in quest of a capable pastimer who knows all the perplexities of the position. Of course. Boss Walter un doubtedly still has a chance of landing someone somewhere before time for Spring training. "If It comes to a pinch." said he yes terday, "I will play Outfielder Kenneth Williams at first. He played the last week of the season In that position after Bill Rodgers looked so bad. and acquitted himself creditably. Williams handled himself like a veteran around the initial corner. He can throw to the other bases, field and is fast on his feet. Who knows but what he may de velop into a finished infielder?" alter McCredie announced yester day that Pitchers Johnny Telford and Hal llliams. the latter from Rov. Mont., will not be taken to the camp. Johnny Brandt, Al Zwelfel, Schauer. a len-nanaer or San Francisco, and "Lefty" Schatzlein. of Los Angeles, will be the only recruit heavers In line. Holdovers Byron Honrk. Herb Kelly and Lyle Bighee and Mark Higbee. of ulncy; Al Leake, of Rocky Mount: Fred Beebe. of Cleveland: Kenneth Penncr. of Cleveland: Hill, formerly with the Buffalo Feds, and Tom Hel frleh. of Harrisburg. together with the "hushers." comprise the Portland hurl ing staff at present. Although the McCredles apparently are not making much effort to land a couple of other seasoned chuckers. it is thought that the names of two pitch ers will be announced shortly. Walter Mack Is especially anxious to get an other good southpaw, and he Is taking Rushers Schauer and Schatzlein to camp Just because thev throw from the port side. In the event of Kenneth Williams be ing assigned to first base, it will be up to Walter McCredie to get another cen ter fielder. Dennis Wtlle cannot cover the center pasture capably, according to the Herculean leader. He does not cover enough ground. If the switch is made another gar dener will be secured and Wllle and Billy Nixon will alternate in right field. Southworth handling left. Don't get It into your head that the Portland infield will remain as it is now. with only Bill Rodgers. Bill Stumpf. McGlnnls. Charley Hollocher and Chuck Ward as candidates. Mc Credie said yesterday that he wanted Joe Kvans hack. Evans will be taken to Cleveland training camp, but as he is far from being polished, will be shunted off for further seasoning. What better place than Portland? The news from Los Angeles that Hamilton P. Patterson is to be replaced as manager of Vernon has caused little surprise. Pat is a fighter from the ground up. He drives his men and drives them hard to win. He made a great showing last season, gathering together an almost new club. If his outfielders had hit a lick he might havo won the pennant. But his "cry-baby" tactics ruined him. Here is a fellow who "crabbed" himself out of a job. Pat would make a good manager if he would combine a little business with it and had balance. Thero may He some difficulty In the Portland club securing Shortstop Mr. Ginnis from Spokane if he makes good at the training camp. It Is thought, however, that this can be patched up with the Indian management. DARGY TO GO ON STAGE oiaaoii l-.l.l-'.v BH IS TRI l.Y "IIOME-RAISKU" PRODI "!'. Coach Hugo Bezdek's Univer sity of Oregon football eleven, which will represent the West at Pasadena on New Year's day against the University of Penn sylvania, is truly an Oregon tram. Only one of it members Clif ford Mitchell came from a preF school without the state. Hz made his diploma at Cogswell Polytechnic In San Francisco. Portland heads the list as having trained the biggest number of the Oregon regulars. Beckett, Tegart and Parsons first broke into the sport news as pupils of Coach Earl at Washington High, though Beckett is recorded as an alum nus of Eugene High. Rlsley and Spellman complete the quintet of Portland-trained footballers. Rlsley started his career at Lincoln High, but switched to Hill a year before graduation. A sixth man. In Hollis Hunting ton, might almost be claimed for the metropolis. Hollis went to Lincoln High School In his sopho more year and donned the mole skins for the first time as a full back on the class team. His brother. Shy, down on the family Bible as "Charles," la an out-and-out Oregon product. VI STIl I.I BOXER WILL S7S.OOO FOR 13 WEEKS. .I.T Theatrical Agent Says He May Agree te Let HI Man Box I'nder Pro motion of Tex Rlekard. NKW YORK. Dec. 30. (Special.) Les Darcy today signed a contract to elevate the American vaudeville stage and the prize ring for 15 weeks for $75.f00. This announcement was made by Freeman Bernstein, theatrical agent and former boxing promoter. "Darcy signed with me this after noon." declared Bernstein. "The con tract calls for him to box or to per form for me for a period of 15 weeks with the privilege of an extension of contract. I succeeded in convincing Darcy that there was little likelihood of Carpentier coming to this country, and he finally accepted my terms. "As for Mr. Hickard's connection with Darcy, you understand that Darcy and Rlekard had no written agreement. I may agree to let Darcy box under Hickard's promotion, provided Rlekard offers inducements that appeal to me." C. C. HUNT APPROVED AS COACH President Suzzallo and Washington Faculty Committee O. K. Him. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.) Dr. Suzzallo. of the University of Washington, and the faculty athletic committee have put the seal of their approval on Claud C. Hunt, as possible successor to Gllmour C. Dobie. as Washington football coach. "Nothing seems now to stand In the way of the university and Mr. Hunt getting together and arranging the thing." Mr. Younger said tonight. "It Is just a matter of time until Mr. Hunt will be our coach." The prospective football mentor had a conference with Dr. Suzzallo this morning. Following their talk, the doctor said he and Mr. Hunt were in accord as to policy.