THE SUNDAY OREG ONI AX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 2, 1917.
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PENDLETON ROUND-UP WILL BE BATTLE OF
CHAMPIONS FROM MANY PARTS OF NATION
Cowgirls Relay Race Is Elevated to Realm of Classics and Purse Is Increased, While Six of Famous Women Are
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The Eighth Annual Round-Up,
September 20, 21 and 22, will go
down In the annals of round-ups an
the "Battle of the Champions," fori
never since the great frontier contests
was first put on In Pendleton in 1910
has there been so many title holders,
trophy winners and famous cowboys
and cowgrirls competing in the same
events as will compete at the coming
exhibition. Nor have these people ever
been together at any other event of its
kind. Some of them are unknown to
the others and will make their first
acquaintance here, while in other in
stances one, two or three have been
fighting the same old battle year after
year with varying success.
This is a peculiar coincidence which
perhaps will never be repeated or du
plicated. As in baseball and other
sports, should there be announced a
free-for-all contest it would be impos
Blble to get all the stars to compete,
so in the Round-Up. during the past
years, varying circumstances has kept
big stars away each year. But this
year it seems as if they had all been
'shunted by fate's range boss toward
I'endleton and nothing can keep them
away.
Three Championships Involved.
There are Just three big Round-Up
events, or really world championship
contests. -They are the relay races,
the steer-roping and the bucking horse
riding. All other events, while as ex
citing, as dangerous and perhaps as
spectacular or more, are secondary.
This is due to two reasons. First, the
practice required to make perfect in
the bucking horse riding and the steer
roping and to the expense of owning,
maintaining and transporting a team
of relay horses.
Relay riding is beyond doubt the
greatest of any of them, for in it is
combined all the essential requirements
of every other phase of the contests,
skill, practice, experience, presence of
mind and expensive fast horses.
The champion bronco buster may
come in on a freight train, borrow a
Raddle and chaps, even a hat, and win
$400 cash and a $400 saddle and a
world's championship belt. His bed
may be in the hay sheds and his meals
at the cowboy camp. He may be an
entirely unknown person with not a
record or title to his name, but he must
have had years' of experience with
many unknown outlaws on the wild and
open range where no Judges took note
of whether he rode open or close,
straight up, slick or pulled the leather.
In other words, he is a self-made possi
bility, a potential champion and all he
needs is a horse and a stroke of luck to
emerge from the dust and dusk on Sat
urday evening a man famous all over
the cowboy world.
Helay Riders Never Unknown.
But the relay rider is never unknown.
He must have a reputation before the
owner of an expensive string' of relay
horses will trust the fortunes of the
race to his riding, at . the Round-Up.
His experience has perhaps been gained
in many years' of riding, but always
before a grandstand and a trio of
judges, .what be might do alone, as
the bucking-horse rider does, would
count nothing.
But at the Round-Up here at Pendle
ton, where the show is put on for the
grandstand and not for the gate re-,
ceipts, there never has been a moment's
doubt but that the cowgirls' relay race
was the classic of all the events. Pe
culiar, too. Until this year there has
always been a bigger purse in the cow
boys relay than in the cowgirls' relay,
and the strings have been faster, but
the grandstand rose to its feet always
for the girls. The hard-headed male
minds controlling the destinies of the
exhibition took a tumble to themselves
this year and have made he purses
equal.
So if the cowgirls' relay races In the
past have been classics, what will the
people say of the one to be run at
the 1917 Round-up, where there will be
competing every girl rider and every
string owner - that has won title or
place in this great race In the last five
years?
One Girl Twice Winner.
Ruth Parton comes first, 'for she has
won two years. In 1914 she defeated
Fanny Sperry Steele, riding the J. A.
Parsons' string, and Bertha Blancett,
riding her own string, making the six
miles In 12:24 4-5. In 1915 ehe again
defeated Bertha Blancett and Vera Mc
Ginnis, in a slower race, the time be
ing 12:31.
In 1916 Ruth Parton was not at the
Round-up. She owns and rides her own
string and has won many other titles
throughout the Northwest. She is small
of stature, but a gritty, heady rider,
and has always been a great favorite.
Bertha Blancett, the best all-round
cowgirl in the West.- won first place
in the relay race in 1913 against Vera
McGinnis and Ollie Osborn. her time be
ing 14:06H- Bertha would have won
the world's champion all-around cow
boy belt in 1915 but for the interven
tion of Old Man Hard Luck. In the
last lap of the relay race on the last
day her "holder.'.' the man who holds
the waiting horse until she mounts,
turned the horse's head direct for the
arena fence and over the fence it went.
Bertha was cut down to second place
and penalized 10 seconds by the judges.
She was in the lead and had her horse
kept to the track she would have had
four points more than Sammy Garrett,
who won the belt that year.
Mabel XeLong made her first appear
ance at the Round-up as a relay rider
in 1916, when, she pushed the Drum
heller string to victory, defeating Ber
tha Blancett and Katie Wilkes, the
latter riding the C. B. Irwin string, of
Cheyenne, Wyo. Her time was 12:24.
Six Strings Are In Race.
In addition to these champion hold
ers, the other strings- to compete in
the cowgirls' relay will be:
J. A. Parsons' string, of Kallspel,
Mont.; rider not yet announced.
Llla Smith, riding Ed McCarty's
string, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Josephine Sherry, riding Barney Sher
ry's stringi of Pendleton.
This makes six strings in the cow
girls' relay, and the mere fact. that the
riders are unknown to the Round-up
audiences is no reason . for doubting
their ability to give the champions a
run lor the. money, for the. owners, of
these strings would not bring them
such a great distance unless they had
confidence in the ability of both the
rider and the string to pick off the
money. They are coming to get the
purse, money and are risking considera
ble money to get here. It will be the
greatest cowgirls' relay race in the his
tory of the sport.
In the cowboy's relRy race Sleepy
Armstrong and Allen Drumheller are
the only two Round-up champion riders
competing. But while they have had
many a battle against each other, they
are up against as a hard a proposition
in the way of dark horses as the three
champion girl riders. Sleepy Armstrong
is this year riding Ed McCarty's string
from Cheyenne, Wyo., while Allen
Drumheller is riding his own string
from Walla Walla.
A new star of whom great things
are expected is larrell Cannon, riding
Barney Sherry's fast string. Cannon is
well known to the Round-up people,
but not as a rejay rider. He is an all
around cowboy, but this is the first
year he has decided to appear in the
big classic.
A southern champion who will make
his debut to the Round-up world is
Bob Anderson, of Los Angeles, another
all-around cowboy and a champion re
lay rider of the south.
Knapp Lynch will probably ride the
Parsons string. He rode in 1914. tak
ing third place, being defeated by
Sleepy Armstrong and BradenGerking.
Also the Boise relay team will prob
ably be a competitor again this year,
making seven in the cowboys' relay
race.
Steer Roping Most Dexterous.
In the steer-roping the stars are not
of such profusion, probably for the
reason that steer roping, while the
most dexterous of all the contests, is
not os spectacular as the relay races.
Time is the essence of steer roping,
but time means but very little unless
all other conditions are the same. The
start the steer is given of the roper
means a whole lot in time. This ranges
all .the way from 10 feet to 60 feet.
Ano'thlr' thing to be taken into consid
eration is the size of the field. If it is
a large field, so the steer has a long,
straight run, the roping is quicker and
easier. If short, like the Round-up
arena, the roping is either mighty
quick or mighty long, for, unless the
roper gets his steer and throws him
before he starts to turn, he will lose
a great deal of time.
Prominent Ropers to Compete.
This year it is expected that all rec
ords will be broken on account of the
prominence of the ropers who will be
here to compete. George Wier and
Charley Wier, of New Mexico, cham
pions of 191C and 1915, will be here;
Ed McCarty, John Judd, Tom Grimes
and Paxton Irwin, of Cheyenne. Wyo.,
all except Irwin being Round-up win
ners, will be here. Joe Beason, South
west champion, will make his first ap
pearance here this year. Tom Yar
berry. another Southern winner, will
also compete. All these men have rec
ords, some as low as 17 seconds, while
the general time for Round-up roping
ranges around 25 seconds.
In addition to these there .will be
any number of ropers from the North
west. .
- There are 23 events on the Round-up
programme and. outside of the three
big ones, it is impossible to say which
is next in importance, but there Is one
thing certain, they are all about equal
In their entertainment. The audience
is continually on its feet yelling and
shouting. There Is not a moment's
wait between " events and the four
hours pass away po quickly that the
spectator never complains of fatigue.
State Officials to Attend.
Acceptances have been received from
Governor Withycombe, Secretary of
fetate Uicott. State Treasurer Kay. Gus
C. Moser, president of tne Senate, and
Robert N. Stanfield, Speaker of the
House, ' all of whom had been invited
to attend the Roundup as the guests
of the association. All, with the pos
sible exception of the Governor, will
be here all three days. A box has
been reserved for the party and W. D.
Mc.Vary, ex-Salem man. placed in
charge of their entertainment.
Sixteen boxes have been reserved
for Louis W. Hill and party, who have
telegraphed they will be here for the
three days. Mr. Hill became much In
terested in the entertainment last year,
but was able to be here for only one
day. His party will travel from St.
Paul in two special cars and will be
prepared to use these as its home dur
ing the visit.
It is hoped that arrangements can
be made to have Troop D. Pendleton's
cowboy cavalry, here for the Round
up. The money necessary to pay the
expenses of the trip has been secured
here and if they come tne boys will
be furnished mounts and placed in the
lead of every parade. It is expected
that if the boys come they will be ac
companied by Adjutant-General White
and Major McDonell. The consent of
the state ajthorities for the trip has
been obtained and the matter has been
taken up with the War Department.
ARMY BUYS VALVE-GRINDER
Device Invented by Eugene Man
Repairs Cr.rs Quickly.
EUGENE Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
Pneumatic valve-grinding machines,
invented and manufactured by Robert
E. Veltum, of Eugene, have been
adopted by the Quartermaster's De
partment of the United States Army,
after tests made in Washington. The
Department has placed an order with
Mr. Veltum for 36 machines.
Mr. Veltum is a pioneer in the ga
rage business in this city. His valve
grinding machine is especially designed
for use in making repairs on automo
biles. It is understood that the ma
chines purchased by the Government
will be sent tj France to be used on
the cars in the Quartermaster's De
partment of the Army.
Mr. Veltum used the machine he in
vented three years in his own business
before considering the possibility of its
commercial value.
The old way of grinding automo
bile valves by hand required six or
seven hours on each valve, but with
the Veltum grinder, which is opera
ted by compressed air, a valve may
be ground in 30 to 40 minutes. The
weight of the machine is two and
three-fourths pounds.
PIONEERS ELECT OFFICERS
O. II. Fry Is President- of Grays
Harbor Organization. .
ELMA, Wash.. Sept. 1. (Special.)
The Grays Harbor pioneers held their
annual meeting last week at Oakville.
The association elected the following
officers: O. H. Fry. of Oakville. presi
dent: Mrs. French, of Elma, first vice
president; J. J. Carney, of A-berdeen,
second vice-president; Mrs. J. S. Mc
Kee, of Hoquiam, third vice-president;
J. A. Hood, of Aberdeen, trustee for
three years; Mrs. Berch. of Oakville;
M. J. Luark, of Montesano. and W. 1)
Feterman, of Aberdeen, committee on
permanent location.
A feature of the meeting was an ad
dress by George Been, an Indian bet
ter known to old settlers as Indian
Pike. He compared the present time
with the days of' 1860. He told the
gathering that he liked riding In autos
better than paddling in a canoe.
CALL FOR TYPISTS COMES
Examinations for Federal Positions
Will Be Held September 15.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that an examination
for stenographers and typewriters for
men and women and for typewriters
only, for men and women, will be held
in 4 5 different cities In the Northwest
on September 15.
The usual entrance salaries are from
$900 to 1200 a year. All qualified
urged to apply for and take the coming
examination, as a sufficient number of
stenographers and typewriters have
not been reached to meet the needs of
the Government service.
For application and full Information
apply to Herbert F. Ward, district sec
retary, 303 Postofflce building, Seattle,
Wash.
"THE HUSTLER" OUT AGAIN
Publication of fiic Orcgonian News
ies Is Neat and Interesting.
The second issue of The Hustler, the
official publication of The Oregonian
Night Hustlers' Club, was issued yes
terday. The Hustler is a neat monthly
magazine of 18 pages, illustrated
throughout. It enjoys a circulation of
nearly 3000.
Two stories are featured in the Sep
tember issue, written by the newsboys
themselves, "The Way of the North,"
by Abe Hirsh, and "The Cure." by Sam
Wilderman. A touch of professional
ism is given the issue by "What's in
a Name?" a poem by Dean Collins, of
The Oregonian staff. William Fergu
son, a professional illustrator, contrib
utes a page of cartoons and the cover
design.
HOOD RIVERGIRLS LEAVE
Two Stenographers Obtain Positions
in Government Service.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sent. 1. (Spe
cial.) Misses Myrtle Meadows, a Port
land girl, and Miss Dorothy Battev.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Battey,
of this city, employes in the office
of A. W. Stone, executive manager of
the Apple Growers' Association, have
received appointments as civil service
stenographers in Washington, D. C.
The young women, who recently took
the Federal examination in Portland,
nave lertfor their new work.
Both young women have brothers i
the Army. Miss Battey's brother being
a member of Twelfth Company, Ore
gon Coast Artillery, and Miss Meadows'
brother is with the Third Oregon.
Cattle Breeders Banquet.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
The Breeders' Association Thursday
night held its banquet in the guild hall
of the Presbyterian Church. . There
were present about 75 of the promi
nent cattle men of the county. Charles
Kuntz was toastmaster, .and speeches
were made by several men, both from
here and the valley.
ABE AND MAWRUSS" QUIT CLOTHING TRADE
FOR MOTION PICTURES IN NEW CHAPTER
Adventures of Popular Pair Seem
Starring in New Play "Cheer Lp
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BY LLOTD F. LOXERGAN.
NW YOHK, Sept. 1. (Special.) 1
The adventures of '.'Abe and
Mawruss" seem to improve with
each successive chapter. is one of
the few cases on recoi. 'where a
theatrical attraction assumed the as
pect of a continued story. But Jules
Eckert Goodman, collaborating with
the author of the stories, Montagu
Glass, hA accomplished the unusual.
Chapter three has only one draw
back, according to one critic, who says:
"The only trouble with 'Business Be
fore Pleasure' is that it is so excru
ciatingly funny that half the time the
words of the actors are almost drowned
in the waves of laughter that continu
ously sweep over the audience."
Compared with the first play, it is
said to bo even better and keeps up
with the spirit of the times because
the two partners have abandoned their
cloak and suit business for the moving
picture field.
The two wives have taken the lead
ing roles so that the money may be
kept in the family and the results are
not at all pleasing to the exhibitors,
who flatly refuse to buy the "Fea
ture." It seems as If the partners must
Irface ruin, but they are advised to try
some up-to-date stuff with a real
vampire in a congenial role. Unlike
vampires in stage or screen history,
this one has a good bank account
and insists upon putting up some of
the necessary cash, with the result
that their fortunes are made, though
they almost lose their faithful help
mates through their jealousy of he
vampire. But all ends well and the
many laughs will help a great many
to forget their troubles in these days
of war and other worries.
Barney Barnard and Alexander Carr
were seen in their original roles of
"Potash and Perlmutter," respectively;
Mathilde CottreKy and Lottie Kendall
were the wives and Clare Joel gave
a fine performance as the "vampire,"
who saved the fortunes of the famous
partners.
The story of "Maytime," a dramatiza
tion of "Wie Einst Im Mai," is laid
in episodes of several years apart,
suggesting that old success. "Mile
stones," ranging from 1840 to the pres
ent time with the attractive costumes
emphasizing the different periods. It
tells of a daughter of one of the old
Van Zandts, famous for their family
legends and traditions, who so forgets
herself as to fall in love with a mere
apprentice. The difference in 'their
conditions of course proves a bar, and
they are separated and Ottilie is mar
ried to a drunken good for nothing.
Dick Wayne passes out of her life, but
in the second act he - returns famous
and wealthy to find her miserable and
unhappy in her new environment.
Their fortunes are now reversed, but
the old affection helps Dick to save her
from scandal and the young love is
transformed into middle-aged friend
ship. The closing act shows them as old
man and woman, still friends and living
over the days of their youth in the
blooming romance of a younger Ottile
and Dick, whose fortunes will be happy
instead of like their own. '
Peggy Wood, last seen in "Love
O' Mike." scored as the heroine, and
Charles Purceli was fine as Dick. Will
lam Norris was delightful in a comedy
role, marrying a new heiress in each
act, and there was a long list of other
players, well cast.
Rida Johnson Young made the
adaptation, - so. Americanized that it. is
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its relationship to the original. . The
Americanized version, however, will
prove much more popular because it is
different and Mrs. Young .has given a
charming- play that will last a long
time, if the opinions of critics can be
relied upon.
Sigmund Romberg composed the
music, which is even more tuneful than
the "Love O' Mike." which music was
also composed by him.
Marjorie Rambeau came into her own
as star in a new and original play by
Max Marcin. author of "The House of
Glass." and Charles Guernon. Like
"Maytime." there are a series of epi
sodes, but they are the result of crys
tal gazing experiences, rather than of
the passage of years. Gina Ashling, the
heroine, falls under the spell of a Yogi,
who gives -her her choice of a number
of different careers. Instead of choos
ing one,' she has an opportunity to try
them all and It is marvelous the quick
changes of acting and costume as she
portrays successively a young and
charming girl, a typical schoolteach
er, a sad-eyed old maid, a successful
prima donna, a co-respondent in a di
vorce suit, a beggar and then back to
her own sweet -self. .
One critic says of her that she has
"all the little tricks of the voice and
hands as much Miss Rambeau's own
as the much-loved peculiarities of
Ethel Barrymore and Maude Adams
are their own and already looked-for
and. eagerly cherished by. her audi
ences. She plays throughout with a
stem representation that is almost
stark, through mercifully saving situ
ations which would otherwise be im
possibly sentimental or overdrawn."
"The Eyes of Youth" is the third
production made by A. H. Woods this
season and was made with the Messrs.
Shubert, who brought out "Maytime."
Another new play was "The Deluge,"
whicti brought that favorite actor,
Henry E. Dixey, back in & congenial
role. It, served also to introduce into
this- country the work of a Swedish
writer who has attained great promi
nence in Europe during the - past five
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years. Henning Berger. The drama Is
tense, suggesting the works of Stnnd
berg and Ibsen, and Mr. Dixey is seen
in a decidedly "different' role. The
play will be reviewed later.
The Hippodrome opening with "Cheer
Up" was another interesting event of
included Claire Rochester, Frances Roe-
uer, .1. 1 . ioomo. iienrv lavior, junn
iienui icKs. liip i-im i.iiv r our, anu.
many others. There are CU0 people in
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the oldtime water spectacle will be glad
10 near uiai me taim win nui uc given
over to skating as in the past two
years. At the last moment fcophye
Barnard, who introduced ' Poor Butter
fly" to the singing public, was added
to the cast to introduce another num-
ber. which it is hoped may prove as
popular.
Fay Balnter. it has been announced,
will play her original role in "The Wil
low Tree" on the road, under the man
agement of Coh:in & Harris, thus set
tling definitely the many rumors about
her future plans. . The new play in
which -she tried out did not measure
up to the desired mark, and so William
Harris "loaned" her again to her man
agers of last year.
The latter have been quiet about their
plans for the tour this season, except
to say that it would open in Chicago
atid then tour. Perhaps they had a
"hunch" that Miss Bainter would decide
to return to her old love rather than
try a new role. But it takes her away
from Broadway and she was anxious
to remain another season.
Maude Fulton, who has been a long
time getting back, will reopen her sea
ton in "The Brat" shortly and plans to
remain in town as long as she can have
a theater.
Houses are getting to be at a pre
mium, with all the good things opening,
and it seems probable that an enforced
moving day. will come soon.'
"The Thirteenth Chair" has only a
fow days more before it takes to the
road to make room for a new produc
tion, and "Turn to the Right" will also
flit shortly.
"The Knife," with several members
of the original cast, has already start
ed out on its Coast tour, leaving an
other company in its place with the
remainder of the original members of
the company. Norman Hackett will
be seen in Robert Edeson's part here,
having played it after Mr. Edeson's
retirement. His work In the leading
role has been highly praised.
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The Annette Kellerman picture which
John Adolfl Is making for William Fox:
is near completion. Many of the scenes
were taken in Maine near Bar Harbor
and are said to surpass in beauty those
of her former productions. It is ex
pected that the feature will be shown
at one of the large theaters, possibly
the Globe, where Mr. Fox is presenting
a series of fairy tales for children.
The Lyric, .where "The Honor Sys
tem" and "The Daughter of the Gods"
were shown, is now being used for
legitimate attractions. "The Inner
man," with Wilton Lackaye, being the
present attraction.
Several new plays will Join the al
ready long list of new ones, including
the first Cohan & Harris production,
"A Tailor-Made Man." which has many
good advance notices to its credit,