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6 THE SUNDAY OKEGOmX, PORTLAND SEPTEMBER 23, 1917. 6 HEW CHAMPIONS WIN AT PENDLETON Mabel de Long, Walla Walla, Again Takes Cowgirl Re--v lay , Honors. .... CANUTT JS BEST - RIDER Wyoming Man Wins Bucking Con. test . in Sensational Manner - and Ktrp LjncLi Captures Kxcit Jug Cowboy Belay Race, PENDLETON'. Or., Sept. 22. Six new champions emerged today from the finals of the eighth annual Hound-up. Only one of the former champions was araln victorious today. Through three days cf a race which saw three accidents, Mabel de Lone, of "Walla Walla, riding the Drumheller atrlng, managed to ride first under the wire and again is champion cowgirl relay rider of the world. In a ride that for Its sensational fea tures will be Round-up history, Yakima C'anutt, of Wyoming, captured the $400 purse and 9350 saddle offered to the best tucking horse rider. With it goes the world's championship. C'anutt. a picturesque cowboy, rodo" eecor.d In the event in 1914. and is a general favorite. He was the last one to ride. Riding Exhibition Wonderful. Always spectacular, he started using his spurs the moment he was in the saddle and he scraped his horse until the gun sounded. 1'or an exhibition of finished riding, it was superb. Cul de Har, his mount, is a fitting successor to Long Tom. who is sick this year, but he never showed the variety of bucking that Canutt got out of him today. He pivoted, cake-walked, sunflshed and plunged with a series of stiff-legged Jumps that will unseat many a rider, but Canutt was in championship form and the decision of the Judges was not necessary to announce the champion. Broncho Bob Hall, of Independence, third-place man last year, and still on a crutch as the result of an injury to lils ankle during the tryouts last week, drew Angel in the finals and captured second money, a purse of $200. Hall made a fine ride. Angel, the horse that made champions of Lew Minor in 1912, and of Jackson Sundown last year, uncovered a new trick this year. At the loosening of the .blind he reared, pswing the air for a ft w moments, came down for a couple of hard bucks, then he reared again, repeating the performance again and again. It was all the same to Hall, who used his spurs repeatedly. Dave White, who placed third, drew P. J. Nutt, a small horse, but a wicked buoker. and rode him well. Acrtdent Blocks Victory. Allen Drum.ieller was cheated out of his chance to win the cowboy re ley race for the third consecutive year. when, just after the last change, his horse lost his footing on the wet track and pitched the Walla Walla boy over his head onto tho ground. Up to that time the race had been een satlonal. Drumheller. who was 3 1-5 second ahead of Nep Lynch in the two days' time, was able to get the pole on the start. Lynch passed him at the end of the first half, but Drumheller gained again on the change and these two rid ers, between whom there has been the keenest rivalry all season, raced neck and neck through another change and were side by side when the accident occurred. Lynch finished with a total time of 12:24 1-5 for tho three day. Irumheller was carried off the field, hut later reappeared, none the worse for his tnmbl". It was announced later ry the Judges that second place had been awarded to Drumheller. making Armstrong third. Lynch also is pony express champion, winning today with a total time of :24. Mildred Douglas, of Cheyenne, rode to victory In the cowgirls' bucking con test on Wild Cat. a horse that proved all of a match for one of the best men riders yesterday. Olive Osborn rode second on Brandy, and Frairle Rose Henderson, third, on Snake. Roach la Cbampios Roper Frank Roach, of Meacham. is cham pion roper of the world, with a total time of 1 minutes, 2 2-5 seconds on two steers. Charles Weir was second with 1:07 2-B. and his brother. George Weir, was third, with 1:26 2-5. Paul Hastings, of Cheyenne. Is cham pion bulldogger, with a record of 23 seconds. Jim Lynch was second, with time of 30 seconds, and Lloyd Sanders, third. In S4 1-5 seconds. Despite the lowering clouds which developed a drizzle during parts of the afternoon, the crowd packed the grand stand and bleachers to capacity and the fences were lined with late comers who failed to find seats. More than 30.000 persons were ad mitted. It was a crowd that equaled the rcord attendance of 1912 and the rain did not In the least dampen their appreciation of the keen- competition In every event on the track and In the arena. There was not enough rainfall to do more than wet the surface, though it is possible that it slowed the cowgirls" relay, especially after Jrumheller's accident. Coach Relay Exciting. The day was more free from acci dents than any of the three. The stage coach race, always teeming with pos sibilities for trouble. furnished a thriller today, when t Inside stage crowded against the barrier, ran one wheel Inside and demolished several hundred yards of fence before it could be freed. There was no Injury to either men or horses and the coach, finished the race. Josephine Sherry, who was hurt in the girls' relay yesterday, was in the arena today, but did not ride. Her place today was taken by Katie Wilkes Canutt. last ear's champion woman bucking-horse rider, and she furnished the third accident of the race when her horse fell on a slippery turn Just after the rain. She was not Injured. Bertha Blancett. of Pendleton, and Jtobert Burke, the little Indian, who yesterday rode Angel, were adjudged most typical cowgirl and cowboy -in the long mounted, parade of contest ants today. The summary: f"ovboys pony race Kddie Turk, Chestar Parsons. Jim Lewis. Time. :... L'owuirli' standing raca Br:ha BTsncett. Flla Merrlfleld. rowilrli' bucking contest rtonnl MeCsr-rr-ll, on Brown Kyes. rode; Oliie Oshurn. on Ttrandy. rode: Prairie Hose, on nake. rode; Mildred Douglass, on TVUd Cat, rode; Louise Thompson, oa Prairie BeiL rode; KaUe tikes C'anutt. on Billy ruck. rode. Cowboys' relay race 'ap Iynch. 4:11; to tal time, l-:4 2-."-. Sleepr Arniltronc. 4:14 4-:.; t-tul tim. Wins --5. Braden Oerktnc. 4.30; total time. 13:0.?. Hteer uullilogrtna- Paul Hasting. :2S; Jim Lynch. :30; pul Sanders. :i4 1-0; Taki ma Canutt. :C7 4-.".; Kdgsr Mctiilvray, lost ateer; I.tlclttn Williams. :::T 4-5; Kettlel. loat steer: H i m !Ti y Garrett, lost ateer; Karl .Ntn . qiltst. 1 :0.. Sler-ronlnif Charles TVier. 1 :'? i-'t time, two steers. l:07 4-r: Tom Varberry, nti. beers weir, l:.9.u, total 1 2-5: Frnk Roeb. 1:"2 2-S: total. !:W):.S;'Sammr Oerrett. :5s 4-5; total time, 1:32 1-5; John Judd. lost steer. Cowboys" pony express race N'ap Lynch, 2:15: total. 0:24; Braden Gerklns. 2:17; to tal. 6:27; Bob Anderson. 2:44: total 7:17. Cowboys' standing rac Darrell Cannon, Don Corbett. Maverick race Won by Charles Weir. Htagecoach. race Finis, Kirkpalric:. Jim Roach. Cowgirls pony race Katie Wilkes Canutt, Donna Card, one minute. Cowgirls' relay race Mabel de Lens. Don na Card and Josephine fciherry. Winner's total time. 12 Cowboys' buckina; contest. eml-finals John Jutid. on Wisgles, rode; Ed. McOilvray. on Okanogan, thrown; B!ll Baker, on Jack Sundown, rode: Paul Hastings, on Bear Cat, rode; Dan Thompson, on Smithy, rode; Bob Burke, on L.!gn:foot. rode: Leonard Hiroud, on whistling Annie, rode: Dave White, on Oregon Steambcat. rode: Yakima Canutt. on Corhett. rode: Bob Hall, on Monkey Wrench, rode; Pete Wilson, on Speedball, rode; Fred Harding, on Casey Jones, rode; 103D ORKCOMAI EMPLOYE ANSWERS NATIONAL CALL TO K1UHT. ' S t h i; IK ; V : A s J v j Fred O. To y lo r. Another patriotic employe of The Orej?onian has joined the color. Fred O. Taylor, for the past three and one-half years a ropy editor on the editorial staff, ha just enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and will leave Portland Monday for tho Mare Island Marine Training Sta tion. He Is the 103d employe oC The Orexonian to gro to the front. Fred ii. Taylor was reared in Texas, and served for six years in the National Guard of that state. He came to Oregon four years ago from Boise. Idaho, where he had been a reporter on both the Statesman and the Cap ital News, to become night editor of the Oregon City Enterprise. After serving that newspaper for feix months, he came to Port land aa copy editor on The Ore Ionian. He is a member of the Multno mah Amateur Athletic Club and of the Portland Press Club. SAF.IMIES WILL BE "ARID TO TEETH" TX Smith, on Bun go. rode; Paul Scrogglna, on Arrauon, rode: John Mulr, on Wa rd loopa, rode. John Muir also rodo Nutcracker. Final, cowboy bucking contest Bob Hall, on AnffiM. rode: Uav Whit, on P. J. Nutt, rode; Yakima Canutt. on Cul do ac, rode. Quick change race -Darren Cannon, Bra den lierkln;. v iia horse raco Leonard Stroud. Tex Daniels. Nap Lynch. Yakima Canutt was also awarded the Fox gold belt as the best all-around cowboy. The patriotic element was uppermost in the "Westward Ho!" pageant here this morning. Preceded by a mounted rider bearing" the American flag, lead ing the parade were a Navy float, bear ing five members of the recruiting party here, and the torpedo which is on exhibition. Also In line was & detach ment of National Guardsmen. OLD RESIDENTS GATHER EASTERN MCITNOMAH IN REUNION. riONEERS rersons Who Lived la Valley 23 Year Aro Meet at Corbett for An nual Festival. CORBETT, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) Pioneers of Eastern Multnomah County assembled at the hall of Columbia Grange for their second annual reunion September 15. Those who 30 and 40 yeara ago had clambered over loses and throuch brush lit search of a Fight lor a future home, whose means of travel and transport for years was an ox team and lizard-forked stick or sled, now came in automobiles over fine roada and assembled in a hall near one of the finest highways in the world Many came from Portland, some from Washington County, others from Mosier and one from Aldcrricle. Wash., but most were still residents of the .vicinity. The oldest settler, Mrs. Grace Latourell, was given an ovation when she spoke. C. J. Littlepage, of Mosier, was called upon and gave a short tak. Then came a call for music Mrs. Larson and1 Mrs. Harlow were called upon and re sponded with appropriate songs and piano selections. Those present who registered as hav ing been residents of Eastern Mult nomah 25 years ago, with the year of birth or settlement, follow: Mrs. Grace Latourell, 1857: Thomas L. Kvans, 18S2: Mrs. D. M. Setan, 179; H. J. Evans. 1882; C. J. Little Page, 1S75; J. Ward Evans, 1SS3; Kae Evans, 1SS4: Kmlly Perkins Jackson. 1881; Lewis Bemfield. 1S86; Samuel Painter, 187S: James C. Deaver, 1S71: A. C Ras mussen. 18S5: H. P. Rasmussen, 1885; Ruby Kasmtissen, Rosa M. Little Page, 1875: Mrs. N. O. Paulson. 1882; N. C. Paulson, H32: W. H. Miller. 1881; D. D. Hulbert. 1877: Carrie Gill. 1876; Olen Babbitt. 1878; Olla Woodard. 1S76; Hat tie Hulbert, 1875; Belle Smith. 18S8; Fred Smith. 1SSS; Henry Bell, 1SS1; Clarence Deverell, 18S2; Valentine lleb hardt. 1894: 1' Chrlstensen. 1883: Mrs. Annie Christensen, 1S92: C. Christensen, 1884: CJeorge Hulbert. 1879: Kdlth Kuieriem. 18S4: Frank Kuieriem. 1891; CJeorge Kueiriem. 1&91; B. Gebhardt. 1S95; W. G. Miller. 1SS1; George A. Gill, 1S8J; Myrtle Ellts, 1SS2; V. E. Ellis, 1884: Sylvester li. - Evans, 1SS1: M. A. Kvans, 1883: John A. Larson, 1897; James Bemfield. 1878; Grace Bemfield. 18TS: Fred Bemfield. 1877; A. M. Hickey. 1881; A. S. Woodward, 1863: Amelia Woodward, 1S87; Clara Larson. 187&: Allr Courter, 1868; Emily B. Kuieriem, 191; May E. Wilson, 188S; Annie L. Bemfteld. 188: Mrs. T. M. Hulbert, Mrs. Lottie Bemfield, 1S75': Rachel E. Bates. 1891: Louis A. Harlow, 1877: Laura F. Harlow. 1877; Minnie Powder. 1SS1; James Powder, 1S92; Fred Kuierelm. 1891; Fred Shoulti, 189J; C. Christensen, 1SS4; May Little Page Nelson, 1S8S: H. B. Perkins. 1881; Thomas M. Hulbert. 1873; Anna C. Toung. 18S2; Roy E. Emily. 1881: Mary E. Christensen. 18S4. Dr. Bloom lo Join Ambulance. JUNCTION CITY. Or., Sept. 22. (Spe cial.! Dr. Charles F. Bloom left here today for Portland, where he will join the ambulance corps, which he Joined total ! some time.aso. Dr. Bloom has for some been a prominent physician aqd eon of this city. New Army Organization Pro vides for Hand-to-Hand Trench Struggles. PLATOON OPERATING UNIT total i . lost time lime, I surg Fighting Germans Breast to Breast, Americans Will Have Advantage by Being Better Equipped .With Modern AVeapons. ' WASHINGTON. Sept 22. The hand to hand character of modern trench warfare is sharply illustrated by de tailed tables of organisation for Amer ican overseas infantry units.' made pub lic today by the War Department. Only a few years ago the wise men of all armies predicted that because of higher power, long range artillery and rifles and automatic and machine guns. troops would never come io actual grips. Tho complete reorganization of the whole infantry service outlined in the new tables, however, is based on the proved fact that the battle will be decided by the foot soldiers, fighting breast to breast with bombs, bayonets and knives. Soldiers to. Carry lvnlvr. Included in the eq,dipmen of Amer ican regiments which enter the trench es are "trench knives." one of the most up-to-date" developments of European battlefields. In addition each infantry division will have 416 machine guns. Less than two years ago the American Army had not more than 1200 of these weapons for its entire active and re serve stock. American troops will enter the trenches equipped and organized in a way that no other army engaged in the war has been able to provide. Ev ery lesson learned by the allies has been adapted promptly and the over seas units will be supplied with every weapon found useful. Platoon to Have 58 Men. The tables published today fixed an Infantry, platoon as the operating unit. It will be composed of 58 enlisted men under a lieutenant. In each platoon there will be a section or 22 bombers and rifle grenadiers, two sections of 24 riflemen, all of them trained marks men, and the only survival of the old Infantryman, and one section of 11 auto-riflemen who will handle the light machine guns or the automatic shoul der rifles that may be developed. This, means that there will be four light machine guns in the line for every 80 men, backed by the regimental and divisional machine-gun battalions and companies with the heavy, water-cooled weapons that are the real first line of defense in trench warfare. The -use of trench knives supplants the old rifle and bayonet for 4ft men In company of 250. These terrible weap ons are long, keen knives, with heavy metal hilts, worn strapped to the left arm and are made for uso in trench raids by men who cannot be encum bered with rifles and bayonets because of their special duties. . Regiment la- Large Each company of an infantry regi ment will have four of these typical platoons and each regiment will have 103 officers and 3652 men. one section of the headquarters company being armed with three one-pounder guns. Each regimental machine-gun com pany will carry 12 heavy guns and four reserve weapons. The headquarters company wjll bo largest unit in the regiment, having seven officers and 294 men. In addi tion to the one-pounder section there will be a signal platoon with a spe cial trench telephone detachment, a sappers and bombers' section and a platoon of pioneers for regimental en gineering work. The strength of the tactical unit, the infantry division, has undergone a change, having been Increased from 19.000. the old typical division, to 27. 157 men of all arms. Its structure re mains the same. PRUNE DISEASE STUDY ON Investigation, of Puzzling;' Blights Expected to Take Several Tears. 1 OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.. Corvallis, Sept. 22. Special.) A study of the puzzling- prune diHtattes that have been causing heavy losses to Ore gon growers for several yrars has been taken up by the botany and plant pa thology department. Among the trou bles most harmful are leaf roll, yum spot of the fruit and Internal brown ing of the fruit, all of whJch have re sisted control by spraying and other common orchard practical. The selection of Lr. W. f. Atwood, plant physiologists, to conduct the in vestigations indicates that the trouble may be considered more or less physio logical. It is expected that It will take severnl years to complete the tnvesttea- Tell Your Wife Corns Lift Off Doesn't hurt a bit to lift coma or calluses off with fingers. Not a twinge of-paln or soreness before applying or fterwards. This may sound like a dream to corn-pestered men and women who have been cutting, filing and wearing torturous plasters. Yes! Corns lift out and calluses peel off as if by magic. A small bottle. of freexone costs but a few cents at any drug store. Apply a few drops directly upon jour tender corn or callus, and Instantly the soreness disappears: then shortly the corn or callus will be so loose that it lifts off. Freesone driea Instantly. It doesn't eat out the corn or callus, but Just shrivels it up so It lifts away with out even Irritating the sur rounding skin. Women should keep a tiny bottle handy on the -dresser-and never let & corn or callus ache twice. Adv. 1VHY HAVE Oft AY. FADED HAIR -hen package of BKOW'NO, vronderful new dinrovery. glv you ntre. natural dark brotvrw ,-olor7 It'a Wean, harmless, win r.ol wine off. Satisfaction guaranteed or Tnony refunded- 1. postpaid. Rmit by P. O. or expre money order. Ad'lrews O. Kaiser, mi t.. Seattle. W aaU. tlons, which are now under way in Folk, Yamhill and Marlon orchards. PRUNES WILL BE PICKED Wasliinjron County Growers Satis fied With Crop Prospects. FOREST GROVE, Or.. Sept. 22. fSneciaL Fruitgrowers in this lo cality will begin harvesting the prune crop Monday. The fruit is of fine quality and the yield promises to 'be a good one. Many orchards will produce larger crops than last year and the price is the best that has ever been known here, buyers already offering 91i cents per pound. . The rains of last week resulted in but slight damage. While the dry pe riod shortened, up the potato crop somewhat, there will be a fair yield of tubera and the bean crop Is turning out better than was anticipated earlier in the season. That crop is also being gathered. Farmers generally are com plaining of a. shortage of help. CANNING CONTESTS SET Polk and Multnomah Teams to Open . at .State Fair Tomorrow. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Sept- 22. (Special.) Polk and Multnomah County canning teams will open the week's schedule of can ning contests at the State Fair on Monday. Polk County teams will give the first. contest at 10 A. M-, and Mult nomah representatives will begin at 2 P. M. Other counties will follow in this order: Clackamas and Jackson. Tuesday; Douglas and Hood River. Wednesday; Marlon County, also in the afternoon of Wednesday; Umatilla and Tillamook, Thursday; Morrow and Wasco, Friday. If Wasco sends a second team it will demonstrate club canning on Friday afternoon. PRUNE CROP. THREATENED Continued Rain Would Io Serious Damage, Growers Say, VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) Continued heavy rains such as prevailed in Clarke County today would damage the prune crop now being har vested to a considerable extent, is the opinion expressed by several growers. Should the rains continue brown rot, which Is the greatest foe of the prune growers, will set -in. In addition the prunes which are ripe will crack open. So far no damage has resulted. The prune harvest Is In In full blast, and hundreds of pickers, mostly women and children, are gathering the fruit. Prune dryers are busy. Many orchards have excellent crops, while in other cases the yield is light. FALL FROMJREE IS FATAL Centralis Man Instantly Killed at Grays Harbor Logging Camp. ABERDEEN', Wash.. Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) Archie Bltssard. a Centralla young man. fell 170 feet from a tree In which he was arranging a high line and was instantly killed. The ac cident occurred at the camp, of the Chehalis County Logging & Timber Company, about seven miles north of Montesano, yesterday. Jn the fall Bllssard's neck, back and one arm were broken.. Bridegroom of Ifours Stricken. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 22. Special.ir To be token to the hospital vlth tynhold fever-immediately follow- G9 rrr ray 1 wen A Profit-Sharing, Money-Saving Policy A policy which gives to each and every . customer one-half the profit charged by other stores. We pay from thirteen-fifty to twenty-one fifty for Suits and Coats to sell at TWENTY. We pay from twenty to thirty-two for Suits and Coats to sell at THIRTY. We guarantee to duplicate in value Suits or Overcoats sold by other stores for $25, $30, $35 at our price-- Evcry Day in the Year We guarantee to duplicate in value Suits and Overcoats sold by other stores for $35, $40, $45 and $50 at our price R Every Day in the Year A Store That Gives the Quality and Does as Advertised ; If GRAY Corner Washington and West Park Sts. tasasER&ssxaeaHgB ing his wdding ceremony was the ex perience of William H.. Hagelstein, of the First State & Savings Bank, of this city. Mr. Hagelstein was married to Miss Irene Stow at Watson ville, Cal., at the bride's home Tuesday evening. Lineman Hub Narrow Escape. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) Nick Buker, a Pacific Telephone & Telegraph' Company lineman, had a narrow escape from serious injury tVerlnerlH.v. while worlclnsr n.. t'ur- rolls Point. He was trimming limbs rrom trees which Interfered with the telephone wires. While working 23 feet above the ground, the limb on which he was standing broke and only a lucky catch by the spike of hin climbers on a limb near the ground stopped his long fall. He hung .head downward for several- minutes ..before he was abl to pull himself to safety. Austriaiis and. Germans Quit China. SHANGHAI, China. Sept. 22. Twenty-nine. Austrians. including - Dr. A. von Rosthorn. the Austro-Hungarian Minister to China and -29 Germans', in cluding H. Knlpping. the German Con sul-General at - Shanghai, have railed for home by way of San Francisco. Negro' Kioters Are Questioned,' FORT BLISS. Tex., Sept. 22. One hundred-and four negro prisoners of the Twenty-fourth Infantry have been examined here by the Twenty-fourth Infantry board of inquiry making an investigation preliminary to filing charges against the negro soldiers found- to have had a part in the Hous ton, Tex., rioting of August 23. Read The Oresronlan classified ads. It has more action in a minute than the average production has .in a week! 'r . 'i jf From first-hand knowledge gained f in Berlin George Bronson Howard i ; v '- g . Mmasa exposes in "The Spy' the remark- F j .in us i -1 . mm sani.aaiL.il i able system by which Germany ' keeps an army of 10,000 secret po- j a lice in America. ; i ) - ...... it . . s v 3 Dustin- Farnum returns triumphant to the screen. His work in "The 6 ,: ' 'j Spy" is greater than anything ever previously accomplished. "The audience sat in rapt attention and all but gasped aloud.'' New York Times. . " 'The Spy' reveals with startling realism the possibilities of German espionage -in this country." New York Evening Sun. "The audience was quick to express its pa triotism as the truly stirring scenes were un folded. The action was punctuated by fre quent bursts of applause." New York Morn ing Telegraph. -VS55ZS3S llSrwtifiiHajaaBaarjl,. ; yt.:, i T )f I,, - - - , -- ' JV v ?. . f "The Spy" played at the Globe Theater, New York, at 25c, 50c, $1.00 Regular prices here 5c and 15c 8 acts. Begins today at 11 A. M.