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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1917)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST i ITLE MEET IS SET St. Louis to Be. Scene of Big Championship Soon. 44 EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED Games Include 19 Junior and 19 Senior Events, One AII-Around Championship and I'lvc Relay Championships. The junior, senior, all-around and relay championships of the Amateur Athletic Union will be held at the Waslnging University stadium, St. Louis, Mo., on August 31, September 1 and 3 (Labor Day), respectively. The earnings will be donated to the St. I.ouis chapter of the American Red iCross, and all of the large civic so cieties are co-operating to make these championships the equal of any held. There will be 19 events contested at the Junior championships, 19 at the senior championships, one all-around championship, and five events at the relay championships, making a total of 44 events to be contested in all. Entries and other information in re lation to the above can be had from Frederick W. Rubien. chairman Ama teur Athletic Union championship com mittee, 290 Broadway, New York City, or Thomas G. Watts, Jr., 621 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Mo. Miss Claire Galligan, of the National "Woman's Life-Saving League, left New York for San Francisco Friday, en route to Honolulu, where she will com pete in the 50-yard Amateur Athletic Union championship swim, to be held September 1. She will also start In the one-mile championship swim, to be held at Neptune Beach, Alameda, Cal., Saturday, August 18. The Amateur Athletic Union long dis tance championship swim, originally scheduled for Cincinnati, will be held at Detroit by the Detroit Y. M. C. A., Au gust 25. What Ex-Coasters Did in t,he Majors Yesterday. JACK GRANEY and Joe Evans, ex Beavers, failed to hit for Cleveland. Roger Peckinpaugh. ex-Beaver, now a Yankee, got two hits. "Swede" Risberg, ex-Tiger, now a White Sox, failed to hit. Ivan Olson, ex-Beaver, ' now with Brooklyn, got three hits. Jimmy Johnston, ex-Oak, got a two- bagger for the Dodgers. Cutshaw, ex-Oak, failed to hit for Brooklyn. Ray Bates, ex-Beaver, doubled and tripled for Connie Mack. "Ping" Bodie, ex-Seal, got two hits In a double-header for the Athletics. Carson Bigbee, pinch-hitting for the Birates. failed to deliver. Herb Kelly, ex-Beaver, twirler, got two hits. "Chuck" Ward, ex-Beaver, hit twice for Pittsburg. Dave Bancroft, ex-Beaver, got three nits in a double-header for the Phil lies. Thomas got a hit for the Rex Sox. "Duffy" Lewis and Harry Hooper both hit safe for Boston. Ehmke got two hits for Detroit. "Pep" Young, ex-Senator, got two bits for Detroit. Harry Heilmann, ex-Colt and ex-Seal, got four hits for Detroit. Oscar Vitt. ex-Seal, now with the Detroit Tigers, hit once. Wllhoit, pinch-hittlng for the Giants, failed to connect. Elliott, ex-Oak, now a Cub, failed as a pinch hitter. Wolter, ex-Oak, now a, Cub, went hit less. Troeh Goes to Chicago. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Frank M. Troeh. who won the National championship as a trapshooter at St. Louis last year, last ngiht left for Chicago to attend the shoot this year, which will be August 20. 21 and 22. He will take part in the grand American handicap. Checkers. E. H. BRYANT, Editor. Phone Tabor 6213. HeaSquarters Portland Chess and Checker Club, 201 Washington building annex. Fourth and "Washington streets. Communications and contributions solicited. Send to 143 Last Thirty-fifth street. Portland. PROBLEM NO. 60S. By Paul J. Lee. Tacoma. "Wash. BLACK. 6. 7. 14. 17. 28. ri mi ri fi I ili Li. 1 I -1 Pi ;oj : i "WHITE, 15. 23, 20. 27. 32. White to play and win. PROBLEM NO. 509. Bv P. J. Lee. "Rlaclt. 1. 14. 17. 18. 19. 28. "White. 5. 21. 25, 26. 27; king, 11. Black to play and PROBLEM NO. 510. Bv P. J. Lee. "Rlack. 3. 10. 22. 27: kings. 13. 17. White, 11, 20, 24. 28; kings. 5. 31. White to play and win. PROBLEM NO. 511. Bv P. J. Lee. Rlack- 2. 5. 18: kings. 12. 26. 27. White T. 9, 11. 14; kings, 1, 10. White to play and win. SOLUTIONS. Problem No. 504 Black. 6. 8. 12. 18. 22. White. 7. 17, 24. 27. 29. White to plan and win: Y -' , -y. w-i.t, o-i. i.-ia, m-i 18-23. 27-18, 16-20. 24-19. 22-26. 19-16, 13-22, 16-12. 8-11. 18-15. White wins. Problem No. 505-Black. 1, 3, 7, 11. 17, 20. "5: kine. 2lt. White. 5. 9. 12. 13. 19, 22. 24. 27. White to play and draw: 9-6. 1-10. 27-23. 20-27. lr16. 11-20. 5-1. 26-19, 1-6. 17-26. 6-29. Drawn. Problem No. 506 Black. 4. 16. 18. 19. 22 kings. 9. 12, 17, 29. Wnlte, T, 10, 11. 15, 20, 2S. 31: kings. 3. 24. White to play ana win 10-6. 9-2. 31-27. 22-31. 3-8. 12-10. 18-6. 2-9, 24-6. 31-24. 28-12. White wins. Problem No. 507 Black. 1. 2. 4. 7. 12 king. 26. White. 15. 17, 18. 19, 22, 24. 28. White to rlav and win. 17-13. 26-17. 18-14 17-10, 15-6. 1-10. 19-16, 12-19, 24-6. 2-9, 13-6. White wins. GAME NO. 261. "Paisley." By the Bo Sun. fThese games are thoroughly analyzed and Should be studied very carefully and then olaced in your scrap book lor future ref erence. Editor.) 11-16 8-11 7-10 13-17 16-19 29-25 10- 7 26-30 F-13 17-22 19-23 25-21 7- 3 21-17 3- 8 S-12 24-19 22-18 3- 7 17-13 24-19 5- ll 22-18 10- 14 28-24 16-20 26-22 11- 16 22-17 6- 10 CO-26 4- 8 20-22 18-15 11-18 22- 6 l-lO 17-13 14-17(A(1 10-14 22-26 19-1F 13- 6 18- 9 7-10 13- 9 2- 9 5-14 20-31 23-27 21-14 111-17 25-22(4 17-26 19-15 10-17 82-?3 10-19 31-24 28-32 23-10 17-22 30-20 12-28 12-18 82-27 15-10 22-26 B. wins. 81-22 E. A. Durgin, In .Draughts world, Febru ary. 1895. VARIATION 1. 2- 29-22 10-14 15-11 18-23 25-22 5- 2-22 R-15 27-1 S 14-17 22-l(2 7-10(B 2S-1S 20-27 21-14 S 18-15 J7-2 32-23 -25 31-2 14-17 J8-11 10-15 Black wln James Yates In 1. J). M. 1889 VARIATION 2. 32-2. 3-8. 31-26. 8-11 (3. 22-18. 10-14. 19-15 7- 10. IS-KiC. 1K-19. 24-15. 10-10. 23-26.' Drawn Harry Peters. VARIATION" 3 7-11'S. 22-10. 10-14. lO-l.Y lfl-19 n3,j 14-32. 24-19. 32-27. 7-3D. 27-23. 19-1B 12-19 8- 12. 23-30. then 12-16. Dr. William Gard ner. VARIATION" 4. 2.1-21 12-28 23-19(5 18-19 2-fl 18-23 Drawn. 17-22 27-23 9-14 10-fl 19-1.-, 7-11 19-15 14-18 1-19 JK-R 12-16 6-2 23-16 3-12 15-10 19-24 a. ( .. uurgin Draught Player. in appendix to British VARIATION 5. 21-17, 12-18. 23-1S. 16-19, 18-15. 19-23 15-11. 9-13. 11-7. 23-20. 17-14. 26-30. H. wins. E. A. Durgin. VARIATION 6. 19-14. 19-15. 7-1017. 24-19. 14-17 "--18 17-21. 20-22. 21-25. 22-17. 25-30, 27-24. 20-24' 20-27. 18-14. 8-lt. 23-7. 16-23.-7-2. Drawn! Durgin. VARIATION T 14-17 22-18 9-14 3H-2H 21-25 S-ll 18-2 10-15 9-6 15-8 11-23 26-31 25-30 25-22 2- 2S-24 6-2 S-ll 25-30 31-26 30-25 22-18 6-10 13-9 2-7 Drawn. Corrects Robertson" Quid. Bristol. 3, variation 105. also his "Dennv -1 1 24-19 17-21 G-22 A i pa Be trunk, where 2-6 is given and white draws. It also corrects the B. D. B.. page 196. note X. page 362, variation 4. where 2-6 is given. B Corrects R. G., Denny trunk, where 7-11 draws. C Corrects Lee's Guide (revised edition), page 112. note R, where it Is left at previous move as a black win. D Corrects Lee's Guide, page 112. note Q. at 13rh move, where 19-16 Is given and black wins. This Is given to supplement Oregonian game No. 353. Credit belongs to Durgin and not to Mundelle. 1.. .1. Vair. of 4780 Tennyson street. Den ver, Colo., to Oregus: Greetings to the resurrected! I congratulate you on your unquenchable vitality. Those critics whose staying qualities are greatest excite most my admiration. 1 am very glad you came back, for your latest play to show a draw in my problem No. 101 of the Tacoma News is not only interesting, but contains a valu able correction of an error in my play In this column of July 15, which I should have been sorry to have seen passed unnoticed. Speaking of errors, certainly plenty have been made in our analysis of this position, and I have made my full share, but therein lies no cause for alarm. The position aris ing from your 22-17 sacrifice is one abound ing In opportunities to go wrong on either side. It is in fact highly critical and full of surprises. In dealing with difficult situations It is often. If not Indeed usually the case, that we can only arrive at the true results ulti mately after having gone through a more or less lengthy process of elimination, after having made many mistakes and later cor rected them, or had them corrected for us. These attacks and counter attacks add spice to the discussions; besides they teach care fulness and caution, and are great sharp eners of skill. Replying to your latest, while I would not of course dogmatize as to the final outcome, I am as ever very con fident it will be a forced black win. In support of my convictions I take pleasure in submitting the following: Black. 9, 21, kings 12, 15; white, kings 4. 18, 22; black to play 15-10(a). 18-23. 12-16. 4-8, 10-15, 23-26. 16-11, 8-12, 15-19. 20-30, 9-14. 30-26. 11-15. 12-8. 19-24. 8-12. 14-18. 22-17. 24-19. and black wins easily because no power on earth or in Oregon can hinder him from successfully running the gauntlet with the man on 18. (a) Submitted as an improve ment on the 15-19, which 1 gave In my play of July 15. PLAYER PRICES GIVEN LIST OF MEN RELEASED TO HIXORS IS AS.XOPNCED. Portland Pays $30O for Penner and Like Amount for Flncker, Ac cordins; to .Commission. CINCINNATI, Aug. 11. The National Baseball Commission tonight made public the list of major league players who have been released to minor leagues subject to option recall on August 15. The list contains the name of the club holding the option, the minor league club to which the player was sent, the names of the players and the terms. The list includes the fol lowing: National League By Brooklyn to Oakland, Miller, $300; Oakland, Colwell, $300; Oakland, Wadam, $300; Oakland, O'Mara, $300. By Chicago to Vernon, Conifrey, $300 (cancelled). American League By Chicago to Los Angeles, Perry and Fournier, $4000 (right to re-purchase Fournier for $1000, also Catcher Basler for $1500). By Cleveland to Portland, Penner, $300. By Detroit to San Francisco, Baker, $300. By St. Louis to Salt Lake, Kirmeyer, $750 (right to re-purchase for $1500); Salt Lake, John Tobin. $300; Portland, FIncher, $300; Salt Lake, Park, $300; Portland, Murray. A list of the players recalled by the major league clubs under approved 1917 optional agreements will be pro mulgated on or about August 20. BOXING BOUT IS POSTPONED Mltchie Unable to Meet Wagner August 15 Because of Illness. The 10-round bout between Pete Mitchle and Jack Wagner, which was scheduled to take place at the Van couver Athletic Club August 15, has been postponed on account of Mitchle being ill. Whether the promoters will go ahead and get another opponent for Wagner and show on the date intended. or wait until August 21, and show Wag ner and Mitchle, has not been settled. All of the boys on the card will slacken up in their training routine until the date is definitely known. The matchmakers have lined up the best boxing card that has been ar ranged in this part of the country for some time, and the fistic fans will get chance to see the boys in action within the next two weeks. The rest of the card is as follows: Valley Trambitas against Soldier Ar nold; Billy Mascott against George Brandon, and Johnny Boscovitch against Charley Rooney. MINOR LEAGUE RULING MADE Disbanded Organizations May Re tain Territory Privileges. CINCINNATI, Aug. 11. The National baseball commission today promulgated a finding in which it ratified a ruling of the National board awarding to dis banded minor leagues the retention of territory privileges, but in the same finding the commission refused to ap prove the extension of protection to such clubs in the reservation of their players for 1918 unless their salaries, as stipulated in their contracts, are paid in full. The decision came up relative to a number of minor leagues that have disbanded for the season, and the ques tion o the status of the players with the clubs was involved. Tener Won't Quit Presidency. President John K Tener has been named as assistant to Herbert Hoover in the food conservation department of the Government. It will be his duty to investigate fraternal orders in food con servation work. Some one arises to remark that there is no need of that, as the average fraternal club serves little enough food for the money to its mem bers. Mr. Tener's new duties will not Interfere with htm acting as president of the National League. "Duffy" Lewis, of Red Sox, Enlists BOSTON, Aug. 11. George ("Duffy") Lewis, outfielder of the world cham pion Boston Americans, today enrolled as a yeoman In the naval reserve. Lewis will report at the Mare Island Navy-Yard, on the Pacific Coast, bls hs home is at Alameda, Cal. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. NEWS NOTES OF I fcV:'0 I, ABOVE: STREETCAR SCENE AT CAMP, F IELD HOSPITAL, Camp Lewis, ' American Lake, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) Five members of the Field Hospital, First Lieutenant John Guy Strohm, organizer and in command, yesterday received notices that they had been selected to attend the second offleers' training camp. The men named were Sergeants Ells worth B. Hanna, Perc S. Brown and James L Boone, and Privates Raeman T. Fleming and Robert McMurray. Just when they will leave for the south has not been determined, but in all proba bility all of them will depart from American Lake early next week. Sergeant Hanna. who is a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College, was with the Woodard-Clarke Drug Company at Portland before his enlist ment with the Field Hospital. Ser geant Boone took the examinations for the training camp at his home in Cald well, Idaho. He is the only "outside" in the quintet named, the other four being Portlanders. Sergeant Boone is a graduate of Yale. Private Raeman T. Fleming was a student at the University of Oregon, and just priior to his joining the or ganization he was disposing of auto mobiles for a prominent firm in Port land. Private Robert McMurray, who is the son of William McMurray, gen eral passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, Is a graduate of the Uni versity of Oregon and the Jefferson High School of Portland. Sergeant Perc S. Brown joined the Field Hos pital while he was assistant sales man ager of Albers Bros. Milling Company, of Portland. To permit those selected to take time for a little study. Lieutenant John Guy Strohm announced that Private Lewis Bronaugh and Private Brewer A, Billie had been raised to Sergeants, as has Private William Holden. The selec tions were announced as "acting" to take the places of Sergeants Hanna, Boone and Brown. Sergeant Hanna has been in charge of the Regimental Hos pital, and Sergeant Brown was han dling the mess department of the Field Hospital. Among those who received leaves of absence over Sunday were Corporal Leonard I. Kaufman, Privates Cecil Stemler, George Simons, Leon Robert son, Esker R. Mitchell, George Hepburn, John Hemler, Leslie Wade Hartley, John Gillmore and Alvln Binswanger, all going to Portland, while Sergeant Hanna and Private Lewis Bronaugh took a journey to Seattle. Construction of a water pipeline caused the removal of two of the tents on Company street and three 50-foot ward tents. All were taken down and pitched in new locations without much difficulty. The boys have made won derful strides In their work so far, and they are beginning to like it more every day. Dr. Leslie Clough, formerly physical instructor of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, made a flying trip to the Field Hospital for a visit. He did not have time to eat with the boys. A. E. W. Peterson was an interested visitor to the camp this week and while here he was taken through the can tonment by Private George Carroll. The members of tent No. 6 on Company street received a box of things from Portland last week which con tained everything eatable from dried onions, walnuts, dates, cake, bananas to candy, chewing tobacco, salted pea nuts and jelly. The only thing miss ing, as Private E. Rufus Holt expressed it. was toothpicks. The box was sent to Privates George Carroll and Ed Munly and came from their co-workers In the Bank of California. Private Walter A. Hummel sent In his entry to the annual Amateur Ath letic Union National track and field championships at St. Louis, Mo., the first part of next month, to T. Morris Dunne, secretary-treasurer of the Pa cific Northwest Association. Hummel has been working out daily and he has put in an application for a two weeks furlough. The Field Hospital canteen etore, under the direction of Lieutenant Spiro Sargentich. has gained considerable prominence throughout the grounds. Soldiers from various parts of the camp are taking advantage of the closeness of their "Camels" and other "dizzies." Privates Grove Hunter and Carl Madison are working behind the counter taking in the checks and cash. There are 33 patients in the Field Hospital under the eye of Sergeant Holbrook. Captain Lewis A. Bronaugh, of the AMERICAN LAKE . . J; . "Till " " ' sgcgss 1 BELOW UNCLE SAM'S NEW SOLDIERS POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT KEEP NAMES SECRET. Field Hospital baseball team, will send his proteges against the California En gineers tomorrow morning on the Mur ray grounds. A practice game will be held prior to the match. Last Sun day the Engineers won, 3 to 2. The Field Hospital baseball team will battle the Tacoma Rotary Club nine August 15 as the main attraction of the annual Rotary picnic The Tacoma Rotary Club gave the Hospitalers three baseballs and three bats, for the last game. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hoyt, Mr. ana Mrs. W. F. Geiger and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrill, all of Tacoma, entertained eight members of the Field Hospital with a dinner party at the spacious COAST ARTILLERY NOTES f lORT STEVENS, Or., Aug. 11. (Spe- I rclal.) "Comprehensive Scheme of Instructions" is the title of a erles of lectures being given officers of the Oregon Coast Artillery by Colonel Ellis, Coast Defense Com mander of the Columbia, in charge of Fort Stevens, Fort Canby and Fort Co lumbia. Lectures are held three times a week in the post gymnasium, and the advice given by Colonel Ellis in his talks makes it possible for the officers to give the men in training here a more instructive system of drilling and produce better efficiency. Colonel C. C. Hammond continues to receive mall for members of the camp not properly addressed. The company to which a member is attached should always be given in the address. Captain A. E. Finch, of the Medical Reserve Corps, has rejected 60 mem bers of the Oregon Coast Artillery, in cluding S. B. Johnson, of the Tenth Company, of Tillamook, for failure to pass the Federal examination. About 50 per cent of the troops have been ex amined and it will be the latter part of next week before all the men are put through the test. Colonel Hammond considers the showing of the men that have already taken the examination a good average. Other units of the Army show o greater number of discharges. High blood pressure was responsible for the failure of Captain S. S. John son, of the Tenth Company, of Tilla mook, to pass. He receives an honorable discharge. Engineers of the Oregon Coast Ar tillery are installing an electric light system. William E. Edwards was surprised to see his name in the paper listed as a de serter. He has been a member of the Sixth Company, of Cottage Grove, ever since 1913 and has answered all rollcalle from July 25. He wants all of his friends to know he is serving his conn try and has no idea of deserting as long as Germany is on the map. Guard duty for the .fort has been taken over by the Oregon Coast Artil lery men, and each of the eight com panies stationed here will be assigned to guard duty once every -eight days. For a period of 24 hours every mem ber of a company on duty must walk his post two hours and! rest for four un til the 24 hours expire. Russell Jones, who enlisted from Portland in the Oregon Coast Artillery, and was assigned to the Sixth Com pany, of Cottage Grove, has been dropped from his company s rolls as a deserter. He has failed to report for duty, and after ten days was listed as a deserter. The penalty for desertion in time of war is punishable by deatn, or sucn other penalty as a court-martial may direct. Jones' enlistment papers gives Portland as his residence. Every member of the Oregon Coast Artillery band passed the Federal ex amination, which is very strict. The band's music is in demand in cities near the fort. It furnished music at a dance in Logan's Hall at Astoria last night, with a parade before the dance. s Eighth Company, of Portland, will not go to Fort Canby. This change was made early in the week to the de light of every member of the company. , The Portland crack shots have be n as signed to Battery Russell. Major Waldo L. Cheshire, of the Ore gon Coast Artillery, Coast Defense Sur geon and Post Surgeon, has been work ing over hours to provide, sanitary con ditions for the camp. First Lieutenant Claude C. Cruson, of the Sixth Company, of Cottage Grove, has been a member ever since the reg iment was organized in 1912. Prior to TRAINING CAMP J Hoyt residence. Those who partook of the evening's enjoyment were Sergeant Ellsworth B. Hanna, Privates Lewis Bronaugh, Dom Vranlzan, John Gill more, George Carroll, Harry Carroll, James M. Vranizan and George Jehl Inger. Another "shot" of typhoid vaccine was given the company last Wednes day. Three more, making a total of seven, will be taken to each member of the unit. Adolphe Wolfe, president of the Lip man, Wolfe Company, of Portland, was a visitor at camp yesterday. He mar veled at the strides made by the unit In the short space of time that they have been here. enlistment in the artillery. Lieutenant Cruson served 11 years in other 1 branches of the service. Lieutenant Lruson nas servea me government as assistant postmaster at Cottage Grove, as well as working in the ' geological survey, Competition for boxing and wrestling honors between the Fourth Company, of Roseburg, and the Sixth Company, of Cottage Grove, is now on. Shortly after retreat a series of boxing and wrestling matches are staged. Corpo ral Pohll, of the Sixth Company, is looked upon as one of the best boxers in camp. Chicken and plenty of it was served to the Ashland members of the camp the other day, a large shipment of poultry and produce having been sent by the Dusiness people of Ashland. . Second Lieutenant Walton, of the Eighth Company, of Portland, was wel corned last week. He has been sick in Portland. Supply Sergeant H. O. Butterfleld and his son-in-law, S. A. Peters, are mem bers of the First Company, Engineers. H. G. Walcott and his two sons, Forrest and Guy Walcott, are also in this com pany. Two of the four sons of J. C. Mann, of Portland, who are enlisted in the Army, are members of the Oregon Coast Artillery. They are Allen and Roger Mann. James Mann, the oldest of the four, has received a commission as First Lieutenant in the Engineering Corps at Honolulu, while Lawrence Mann is Second Lieutenant in the aviation school at San Diego. Both Allen and Roger Mann are members of the Port land company, Officers of the camp are working out a system whereby all companies will profit by the receipts of the post exchange. Before the Coast Artillery came the regular troops stationed here were allowed a certain percentage of the profits for their mess fund. The business at the post exchange has greatly Increased with the addition of more than 1000 troops here. Jt is the purpose to work out a plan that will help the mess funds of all companies. Elbert (Sagebrush) Taylor, Port land interscholastic star, is a member of the Ninth Company, of Astoria. He attended the High School of Commerce in Portland and was looked upon as the best man In his eleven. ELTINGE TO BE ON STAGE FEMIMXE IMPERSONATOR APPEAR AT PEOPLES. WILL Douglas Fairbanks Will Be Unable to Come "to Portland Next Month, as Previously Planned. A telegram received Saturday night by the Peoples Amusement Company assures the public of an opportunity to see Julian Eltinge, the famous femi nine impersonator, in person while he is here this week to film scenes for his first feature photoplay produc tion. The Chamber of Commerce was notified last week that Mr. Eltinge and his company, with Director Don ald Crisp, will arrive tomorrow on the steamer Beaver and will make scenes for the next Eltinge photoplay on the Columbia Highway and at other points near Portland. Mr.- Eltinge telegraphed last night, consenting to appear in person Mou- .day evening'" at the Peoples Theater. Contracts just closed provide for an exclusive showing in this city of Eltinge photoplays at the Peoples dur ing the coming year. As this is the first time a star of the first magnitude has taken advantage, of the Potland scenic opportunities for film-making. an effort is being made to have Mayor Baker Introduce Mr. Eltinge at the Peoples tomorrow night. Manager Meighan. of the Peoples, has been making strenuous efforts to in duce Douglas Fairbanks to come to Portland to make a picture on the high way and at the Round-up in Pendle t i next month, and it was practically assured that the famous film favorite would be able to make the trip until yesterday, when a change in produc tion plans at the Lasky studio maae it necessary to defer the trip until after September. John Fairbanks, who is the business head of his brother's company, wrote from Los Angeles: It looks very much now as though we ' would be unable to visit Portland and the Pendleton Round-Up In September as we had planned to do. When we corresponded with you we had contemplated making a Western picture whereby we could have used Portland and the Pendleton Round-Up to splendid ad I vantage. Since then, circumstances have arisen which made it necessary for us to t change our ideas entirely, and we will not be able to make the picture in beptember as per our original plans. We. however, hope some day to bring our company to Portland, and will take the mat ter up with you again oerore so aoing. PERSONAL MENTION. John H. Scott, of Salem, is at the Im perial A. E. Stewart, of Lewiston, is at the Perkins. R. D. Baldwin is at the Seward from Wasco. H. L. Johnson is at the Seward from Astoria. L. D. Hughson, of Corvallis, is at the Seward. G. Hunt is at the Imperial from Eugene. C. W. Moore, of The Dalles, is at the Nortonia. Miss Susan Gogeby is at the Nortonia from Boise. H. C. Griffin, of Holyoke, Mass., is at the Oregon. A. F. Schroepfel, of Centralia, is at the Perkins. T. W. Robinson, of Olney, Or., is at the Perkins. M. Plowden is at the Oregon from Los Angeles. A. E. Cann, of Astoria, is a Wash ington arrival.- Mr. and Mrs. A. Powell, of Bend, are at the Seward. William B. Delsman is at the Perkins from Hillsboro. B. M. Price Is at the Portland from Wendall, Idaho. Mrs. S. Sweasbeck, of New York, is at the Portland. Mrs. Sidney B. Maize, of San Diego, is at the Portland. W. F. Eschelman is at the Portland from San Antonio. Mrs. Robert Atkinson is at the Nor tonia from Ashland. J. W. Johnson is at the Cornelius from Jerome, Idaho. E. W. Millburn is at the Imperial from Seward, Alaska. Mrs. Mary L. Fletcher, Denver, Colo., Is at the Washington. M. Brown and son are at the Oregon from Woodland, Wash. Mrs. Nancy E. Daniels is at the Mult nomah from Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hinchman are at the Cornelius from Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hartshorn are at the Cornelius from Condon. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sandborg are at the Imperial from Ballston. Mr. and Mrs. James McCarthy are at the Carlton from New York. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hurley are at the Nortonia from Forest Grove. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown are at the Multnomah from South Bend. B. C. Brooks, of San Francisco, is registered at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ramsey, of Hood River, are at the Washington. August Rasmussen and M. Rassmus sen, of Astoria, are at the Carlton. Thomas Brennan and James Hayes are at the Cornelius from Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Brown and son are at the Multnomah from Havana. Mr. and Mrs. Dent jlowrey have re turned from Cloud Cap Inn after a week's visit. T. E. Mills and family are at the Multnomah, en route to their home in Helena from the beaches. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Swan and P. J. Mattinstein are at the Carlton from San Francisco. They motored up. Mrs. Ella B. Jones will leave soon for Soda Springs, Salem, Tillamook and Newport, where she will be en tertained by friends. Miss Lulu Quigley, of Spokane, is in the city, and will remain for the wed ding of Miss Edith Catherwood and Dr. R. C. Virgil, August 22. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Craig. 250 Twelfth street, are receiving congratu lations on the arrival of a baby girl born early In the month. Paul Steinmetz, of the Portland Cut lery & Barber Supply Company, left last week by way of San Francisco and Los Angeles for an extended East ern trip. Mrs. A. W. Duck, of Rose City Park, is entertaining her sister, Mrs. J. Gardner, by motoring through the scenic drives near Portland. Later they will be joined for a tour of the state by Mr. Gardner, of Moline, 111. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Dr. R. H. Hoskins, of Astoria, Or., is In the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Corley and C. C. Corley. She soon will rejoin her husband, who is a Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. Miss Cassie Stump and Miss Cather ine Campbell, of Monmouth, and the lat ter's brother, David Campbell, dean of music at Whitman College, Walla Wal la, spent a few days at Hotel Portland, prior to leaving for a motor trip to Spokane. Mrs. D. T. Hochdoerfer, Mrs. H. Nolte and Mrs. Jacob Frank, prominent so ciety women of St. Louis, who have many friends in Portland, spent a part of last week at Hotel Portland. H. G. Drewery left yesterday for Sea side for a fortnight's visit. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Hauser will leave today for Eastern points, and will visit the cantonments being erected at Bal timore by the firm of Hauser, Mclsaac & Janltz for the Federal Government. Fred Blackmore, secretary to Mr. Hauser, is going direct to Baltimore, leaving today. Dr. and Mrs. J. Hunter Wells re turned a few days ago after your years in Chosen, formerly Corea, now a prov ince of Japan. Dr. Wells has been con nected with missions and mines in Corea for 22 years and has returned to Portland to stay. The family is located at present at the home of Dr. Wells' sister, Mrs. Florence West, 360 East Twenty-eighth street. CHICAGO. Aug. 11. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. W. J. H. Clark, of Portland, registered at the Congress Hotel to day. Spanish Veterans Tender Reception. A joint reception by the auxiliary and camp of the United Spanish War Veterans will be tendered Colonel Carl Abrams, past commander of the De partment of Oregon, next Tuesday evening, August 14, at the auxiliary rooms. 526 Courthouse. It will also be a farewell to members of the camp now officers and soldiers of the regular Army. CREDIT IS SOUGHT Clarke County Investigating Recruiting in Portland. CORRECTION IS PROMISED Belief Who Expressed Tluit Xumbora Joined Service From Dis trict Will Reduce Materially Quota to Be Drafted. CAMAS, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) wing to the general dissatisfaction regarding allocation of credits for vol untary enlistment In tfie military serv ice of the United States Army from Clarke County and from Camas and Washougal in particular, a systematic campaign is being directed by James W. Duvall, former Mayor of Camas, with the assistance of other respon sible citizens in other parts of the county, with a view of proper credit being given for men who enlisted in Portland in the Third Oregon, and other branches of the military service. Clarke County was given credit for 65 enlistments in the regular Army while It Is claimed that over 200 have vol unteered. The fact that 58 enlistments from Camas and 16 from Washougal alone exceeds the credit given the entire county, is sufficient indication to the citizens and officials who are making the investigations that there are dis crepanciees in the credits allowed the county. Credit Given Oregon. It is claimed that Oregon has been given credit for men who enlisted from Southwestern Washington, and that if proper credits were allowed the quota of 172 required of Clarke County would have been exceeded by the number who volunteered, and this county would have been given some of the glory which Portland is now indulging in at the expense of her sister state. Mr. Duvall is of the opinion that if the error Is rectified Portland will be required to call on the list of those at the head of the draft in that city. In response to telegraphic communi cations, Provost-Marshal General Crowder states that on July 6 the Gov ernor of Washington was furnished a statement, based upon information sup plied by the Adjutant-General of the Army, showing the total number of men from the state of Washington and their distribution to counties and cities, who enlisted in the regular Army dur ing the period from April 2 to June 30, That statement disclosed that of the total credit of 1446 due the state of Washington on account of enlistments in the regular Army during the period mentioned, Clarke County is entitled to a credit of 65. He also states that each enlistment was credited to the state or county that the recruit report ed as his residence. In other words. credit was given according to the res idence of the recruit as reported by him to the recruiting officer, and not at the place of enlistment. Correction Is Promised. Representative Albert Johnson i3 handling the matter in Washington, D. C, and Provost-Marshal Crowder notified him that if the citizens of Clarke County are of the opinion that a substantial error ha.s been made in allocating credits for regular Army enlistments from that county, a list of the names and home addresses of the men who enlisted should be for warded to the Governor of Washing ton with the request that he forward such list to the Provost Marshal-General's office for Investigation with a view to the correction of any error that may be found to exist. The 16 men from Washougal all en listed in Portland In the Third Oregon, except one, who entered the cavalry. It is claimed that Oregon has credit for all of these men. Mayor George W. Baker, of Ridgefield; George Moody, of Washougal; E. E. Beard, editor of the Vancouver Columbian, and ; J. Miller, of Vancouver, have all telegraphed to Washington to the effect that the rest of the county was in about the same position as Washougal. That the ma jority of Clarke County volunteers en listed in Portland and Oregon took the credit for it. Circular letters are being mailed to each Postmaster in the coun ty, and to the registrars of each regis tration board, requesting their co-operation in securing a correct list of all recruits from their respective districts. This information will be forwarded to the Governor with the hopes of getting the proper credits due Clarke County. AMBULANCE FUND GROWS Still More Contributions Are Xeeded for Gift to Third Oregon. As a result of the tour taken by Mrs. John L. May, wife of Colonel May, of the Third Oregon, Mrs. Walter L. Spauldlng. of Salem, has contributed $235 to the ambulance fund for the Third Oregon. Monmouth has reported $64, and the Girls' Honor Guard of Leb anon has raised $10. Mrs. R. E. Oliver, of the Army and Navy Auxiliary, has called attention to the wrong impression that the fund is completed. Since the public dances July 31 in Portland, when a sum was raised for the fund, many have sup posed that there was no work further to be done. Mrs. Oliver explained yes terday that the fund is not yet com pleted as considerable for maintenance is needed. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED Blacksmith and 10 laborers around new sawmill. In city. Answer and give phone number. J 480. Oregonian. HOUSEKEEPING rooms, walking distance, nice big yard, free phone, reasonable. Cor. I'.tth and Everett. 594 Everett. BARGAIN Leaving city, will sell my 7 room, 2-story house, worth $4500, for $li7r: some terms. Woodlawn 301. FOR KALE Nice little runabout, in good running order, $75 if taken at once. Phone Tabor 2S"5. 2 AND 3-ROOM apts.. nicely furnished, large yard, rent reasonable. 515 Vista ave., Portland Heights. Main 7017. WANTED Fraternal organizers, men or women; salary and commission. Bdwy. 43'.U. . NEARLY new furniture of 5-room flat for sale. Call 503 Everett St. TRADE rich r new Dayton motorcycle for lilk cow. Call Tabor 2HV. good. FOR QUICK SALE My 1U17 Dodge, perfect condition; good discount. Phone Mar. rir7:s. PAINTERS WANTED 100 Laurelhurst ave. Monday morning. 193 5 FORD touring, shock absorbers, extras, etc.. JHr.O. East nnso. VEL1E 3016, late model, fine condition; must sell satisfy creditor. Tabor SM1S. WOULD like day work, $1.75 a day and car fare. Main 4020. FOR SALE Pigeons, blue homer. J 464. 7 pairs thoroughbred Oregonian. FOR SALE; Dining-room table and chairs. Iron beds, couch. Sellwood 2815. EXPERIENCED salesladies for cloaks and suits. 286 Morrison. EXPERIENCED ELEVATOR PLY HOTEL EATON. $50. STUDEBAKER; $200 light delivery wagon, good as new. AE 402. Oregonian. 6-HORSE vertical boiler, stack and mount lnga. good as new. AE 401. Oregonian. VERY reasonable, clean room in private family. 520 Everett St. $500 TAKES Al 1917 Overland. ro tr. 835 O. Vine bU