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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING, MARKETS AND SPORTING NEWS SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 14 ft VOL. XXXVI I. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1918, NO. 4. r Gads'by's Annua Oesnrsnniee Sa. le This final week of our great January Furniture Clearance will be a record-maker for money-saving val ues as well as a record-breaker for selling. The "Last Call" bargains go on sale tomorrow, but come early if you want to pocket the greatest savings. Credit as usual, if you wish, in city or suburbs. The newest productions in the rich Period Styles in Dining-Room Furniture at surprisingly low prices We promise you some real surprises if you will inspect our extensive showing of Period Furniture for the dining-room, bedroom and living room. The prices on many of these pieces are no higher than are asked by many houses for ordinary straight-line furniture. We have William and Mary Dining Tables, regularly priced at ?28, now $22.50. Dining Chairs in many styles, ranging in price from $1.35 up. Period Dining Chairs, $4.75 and up. See the new Period Dining Chairs with the graceful high cane-paneled backs. Pedestal Dining Tables as low as $12.50 and up. $45 Buffets for $37.50. LIBERAL WEEKLY OR MONTHLY TERMS TO SUIT YOU Ivory Chamber Suite $49 Ji - it lii tinig. JUL! s - Thla Pretty Ivory Enameled Suite, though Inexpensive, makes a dainty, up-to-date bedroom furnishing- Chiffonier, with five drawer and mirror, may be substituted In place, of dresser. If desired, al aatne Q or prlca. Frlciiit OtiJ.OiJ Ifrmw w .mmm mmm 01 J $16.50 Overstuffed Rockers Now $11.50 With nifh Back This larjre, high-back Rocker is up holstered in brown imitation Span ish' leather on soft springs. Its ap pearance and style are almost in dtingulshable from the genuine. Linoleum on Sale A wide range of entirely new, handsome patterns, suitable for halls, bed rooms, kitchens and dining-rooms. 95c grade Linoleum re duced to, square yd., 79 75c grade Congoleum re duced to square yard, 59 ' $1.50 grade Inlaid Lino leum, square yard, $ 1 .32 Congoleum Rugs to fit all size kitchens. Ask to see them. This Columbia Grafonola Oiufit Including Six Double Faced 10-Inch Columbia Records $00.50 $9.50 Cash, $2.00 Meekly We charge no interest. This beautiful Columbia Grafonola may be had in golden oak mahogany or burl walnut. Columbia Grafonolas are priced from $18 up and sold on easy weekly and monthly payments. I - - 1 Pi i Liberty Steel Range Reduced to $45 .The Range we are offering for your approval is a Guaranteed Baker. Large firebox, cut-ou linings for water coil, wood and coal-burning grates, drop feed door, 18xl4-inch oven. Clear ance price, $45. Sold on 'easy terms. $35 Davenport $27.50 $20 Mahogany Breakfast Table, Now $14.95 Pretty mahogany-finished Gate-leg Breakfast Table; top 32x42, with drawer. Regular $20.00 value. Triced now at .$14.05 Room -Size Rugs 9x12 Velvet Rugs .S.T5.00 9x12 Tapestry Rurs $17.50 9x12 Axminster Rugs. $32.75 9x12 Wool and Fiber Rugs on 9x12 Seamless Tapestry Knits sale for $15.00 priced at $27.50 Use Tour Credit The Davenport we have on sale is oak frame, fin ished golden wax and upholstered in imitation Spanish leather. Regular $35 val ue. Special clear ance price $27.50. Terms $5 Cash, $1 Weekly Table & Chairs $24f5 This dining-room outfit, consisting of four solid oak chairs, saddle seat and six-foot round pedestal dining table. Special $24.85. Sold on Easy Terms Use Our Exchange Dept. If N aaoe faraKar tfeat eoaoat aatt nil omothtaa more up to doto aad e.ttaf paoao a. aa4 we'n am4 a compe tes! aa to eee It aao ajraaao to toko It ao port poTvont ea th. aiad too waat to Gooofty aino. Won moao Poo a ITboral 1 ..idm for poor gooos aaa wo"U aoll poo Bv feraltaro at lot. arte Th. a.w farattara old bo promptlp a.Uvarod. Kvcaaaco ptoo. eon bo bouaht at oar TIiiiIim. Fa-ot aao. Waoaaactoa aoroota. Wm. Gadsby & Sons Comer Second and Morrison Streets Member Greater Portland Association HOLLOGHER TO PLAY SHORT FOR BEAVERS Portland to Get Brother of Last Year's Brilliant Infield er, Charlie Hollocher. ' YOUNG PLAYER RATED HIGH Offers of Big Leagues Turned Down for Experience in Minors Re ports Indicate Louis Hollocher Is Player of Ability. BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON. X Hollocher will play short for the Portland team next season. Such waa the startling' announcement made by Judge McCredie yesterday. But we must not confuse the name of Charlie Hollocher, property of the Chi cago Cubs, with that of his brother, Louis Milton Hollocher, whom Charlie signed up for the Portland Pacific Coast International League team. The glad news was received in a let ter yesterday from Charlie Hollocher, who shortpatched for the Beavers last season in such brilliant style that Charlie Weeghman. who dishes out the monthly stipend to the Chicago Na- Ltlonal League players, decided he would purchase Hollocher for the Cubs infield. Louis Milton Hollocher is 18 years of age, taller and much heavier than brother Cha.les, all of which speaks well for the latest candidate for Port land's ahortpatching position. From the reports Charlie Hollocher received last season while playing with the Bea vers. Judge McCredie is very enthusi astic about the ycfiing man's ability to make a regular position on the Port land team. According to Information from friends of Judge McCredie's, who have watched young Hollocher in action, he Is a better player than Charlie was at 1 years of age. Louis or Milton, whichever "handle" the youngest mem ber of the Hollocner family elects to sign his salary check with, is rated around the sandlots of St- Louis as being a wonderful prospect and has been besieged with offers to step right into the majors, but, on the advice of Charlie, he consented to climb the lad der of fame by starting in with the Portland team. Hollocher is a right-hand hitter. Ac cording to Charlie, all that the young ster needs to make good is a little experience. Charlie wrote Judge Mc Credie that he preferred to have the j youngster start in with Portland rathe than go to a big league club and then be farmed out to any old leagu in the country. If young Hollocher comes through only half as successfully as did Charlie, Portland may send another shortstop to the "big show" to share honors with Bancroft, Peckinpaugh, Ward, Ol son and C. Hollocher. ... Judge McCredie wrote Billy Spea yesterday asking the former Portland outfielder if he is a free agent, ana incidentally asked Billy if he knew of any promising talent in his section or the country that wanted to play in the Pacific Coast International League next season. Speas played with Muskegon in the Central League last season ana nit in the clean-up position. There were few players who were more popular with local fans, and if Billy has his eye back again he can give somebody stiff argument for one of the regular positions in the outfield. Speas would make an ideal utility man for the Port land team. Fred Byler, the catcher Judge Mc Credie drew in the P. C. I. L. lottery at Seattle, will not play ball with either Salt Lake, where he rightfully belongs, or Portland, who mythically holds title to him. Byler Is a member of the submarine cbasing crew and is stationed at Point San Pedro In California. Along with Bert Whaling, well known in Pacific Coast League baseball circles, Byler will hold down the catching Job for the submarine baseball team. . Judge McCredie says he still owns Jack Farmer and if Detroit wants the fleet-footed outfielder they must turn over three or four players for the Leo anon. Term., lad. With Cobb,' Veach and Heilmann as regulars for the De tiolt . Tigers, it is liable to be tough sledding for Farmer to break in. will prevail A all competitions. For the purpose of giving the women the right sort of a line on how matters should be conducted in a big fixture the same officials will act, and mem bers of the fair sex will be coached in the style of procedure right' through the programme. As to the neneral arrangement of the men's programme, nothing is to be left undone. The armory of the Ohio National Guard, one of the finest buildings in the Buckeye State, has been engaged for the monster tourna ment, and with its' pillarless floor and cantilever roof it makes an ideal bowl ing arena. Special efforts are already under way to afford an exceptionally brilliant illumination of the alleys. Men All Play Basketball. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Every man in NATIONAL DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPION IS "SOMEWHERE IN HAN IIS." FT : Vr 11" i- .&:.. IE 3ws w V'ly-if-r'-iiiai'mij BOWLERS TO COMPETE TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT CINCINNATI. O. POLK PIG CLUB IS BACKED Bankrrs Will Lfaa Monrj to Help Purchase Porkers. PALLAS. . O.-., Jan. :. Spclal.) I J. Allan. tal pie; club leader, and his aaslstant. F. T. Former, have com pleted a successful campaign to ob tain financial barklnc- for the pg club project In Polk County. Every banker In folk County has signified bis willingness to loan IA money necessary for th purchase of the pigs to the club members. Polk County baa the distinction of being- the ft rat county In the state In which every banker Is Interested In the movement. Pallas Commercial Club Elects. DALLAS. Or.. Jan. 36. (Special.) The annual election of officers of the Dallas Commercial Club was held Fri day and the following officers were re elected: W. V. Fuller, president; R. U. 8telquit. vice-president: Winnie Bra den, secretary; Eugea Hayler, treas urer. The club's appreciation of the secretary's services was expressed by an increase In salary. Among the Items of business transacted was the crea tion of a permanent war emergency committee. 489 accidents were reported, of which number 435 were subject to the pro visions of the compensation act. Three Fatalities In Week Reported. SALEM. Or, Jan. 2 (Special.) Three fatal accidents were reported to the Industrial Accident Commission for the week ending January 24, these be ing Al Hagglund, Svenson, logger; L. Bloslch, Knappa, logger, and D. A. Bailch, Dee, lumberman. A total of Today Is Go-to-Church Sunday. RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Jan. 26. (Spe cial.) Rev. Mr. Spicker, of the Fed erated Rldgefleld Churches, has an nounced a Gcto-Church Sunday for January 27. The evening service will be a patriotic service, and a community service flag will be unveiled in honor of the men who have gone Into the I gramme. service from Rldgefleld. International Competition Will Draw Stars to Mmtchea $30,000 In Prises Offered. "Knights of the tenpins," and ladies . well, from every quarter of the United States, will soon have their at tention riveted on Cincinnati, O., for the Queen City has been selected as the venue of the American Bowling Congress, and. incidentally, the inter national tournament. The attractions to followers of the popular indoor pastime are the greatest ever offered since the introduction 01 tne auey game in America. The sum . of 630.0U0 has been donated to boom the tour ney and every penny Is to be spent in cash prizes. Of course, this will mean the keenest sort of competition right through. Added to the main list of prizes there will be a big .string of special trophies offered by different manufacturers, business men, city of ficials and others interested in bowl ing. The variety has been Introduced for the purpose ox adding pep" to the "contest. The main section of the international tourney will be from February 16 to March 10, inclusive, the chief events to be five-man teams, two-man teams and Individual competitions. As soon as the entries close, on February 1, a lot of special competitions will be announced. Immediately upon conclu sion of the men's tourney, which is expected to be bn March 10, the women will swing into action. As it is thein inaugural move in the way of an in ternational bowling affair. It will be watched with a great deal of Interest. The Women's National Bowling Asso ciation will have control of the pro- but the rules of the Amer ican Bowling Congress tournament AGGIES Hi AGAIN Corvallis Basketball Team De feats Washington,, 19-8. VISITORS ARE SUPERIOR Lieutenant "Peck" Griffin. "Peck" Griffin, National dou bles tennis champion, one of the greatest court generals that ever held a racket, is "somewhere in France." His father, who lives . near Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, where Griffin acquired his skill and achieved so many of his triumphs, is certain of it. "Peck" won his bars at Plaits burs', and is now a Lieutenant. He has been helping to 'train a division of the National Army, a very-much-talked-of division, by the way. "somewhere in Amer ica." .The Griffin family has received each week, "as regular as how itzer fire," in "Peck's" ' own words, a letter couched in the familiar breezy style. They have not heard from "Peck" for three weeks. " 'Peck' Is in France," says fiis father. "I knew somehow that he was and his silence makes It certain." Oregon Agricultural College Five) Has Easy Time Throughout Con test and In First Half Keeps Score Down to 13 to J. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. (SpeciaLJ Oregon Agricultural College repeat ed its victory of Friday night by de feating Washington, 19 to 8, tonight. The Aggies had a walkaway in the first half, scoring 13 points to Washing ton's 1. The second half was practic ally even. Washington scored first on a free throw and Oregon retaliated with a free throw and six baskets. Krueger starred in this half with three baskets and Bissett contributed two. Wash ington was played off its feet and could not "work the ball near the enemy goal. Passes and shots went wide of their mark all too frequently. The losers braced in the second half and, with Holbrook and Durgan re placing Slack and Gilluly, scored seven points, while the Aggies were held to one basket and four free throws. The winners fouled repeatedly, but Wash ington converted only four of Its 12 free throws into points. The work of Krueger and Bissett. for the winners, was high class and Krueger's shots were the feature of the play. Cook again held Captain Ray down, the veteran going without field goal, although he converted five free throws for points. Jamleson played a good defensive game for Washington and Durgan, who replaced Gilluly in the second half showed up well. Lineup: Washington. Gilluly Ide-Durg-an . . Jamleson .... Slack Cook Position. b- . . Forward . C ...'.G . .G Holbrook. suhKtltut. guard. Aegles. . K. O. Ray . . . Kruenrrr .... Gurley , . . Reardon . . . . Bissau DENNY WILIE HOLDS OUT SACRAMENTO PLAYER NOT SATIS FIED WITH CONTRACT. the university is turning out for bas ketball as a result of the Inter-squad basketball games. Coach Mathews has charge of the schedule, and every squad of the university military company Is represented by a team. The prelimi nary series will be finished this week, and then the final series will be played for the company championship. As soon as the squad games are com pleted the regular interclass games will be scheduled. WILLAMETTE IS VICTOR OREGON QUINTET WALLOPED BY SCORE OF 27 TO lt. Eugene Basketball Team Evince Woe- fnl Lack of Experience and Suc cumbs In Easy Fashion. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Jan. 26. (Special.) Oregon's basket ball five showed Its woeful lack of ex perience tonight when it went down to a 27-to-19 defeat at the hands of the Willamette University quintet. From the start the Methodists took the lead, with McKittrlck and Wapato, the star Indian forward, hitting the loop for about one tally out of every three tries, while Hayward's boys were unable to find the circle with any reg ularity. Oregon s floor work was raerged throughout and the visitors dis counted them on team work. The lineup: Willamette. Poa. Oregon. Wapato F Fowler Sparks F Morrison Nlckols C Comfort McKittrlck .C Steers Dimmlck G Wilson Substitutions Oregon, Parsons for Wilson, Grebe for Fowler; Slsler for Parsons. Wil lamette, Medler for Sparks, Davics for Med-ler. CLOSED PAPER CHASE GOOD Miss May Chenoweth, on Blue Bell, Wins First Place. The closed paper chase of the Port land Hunt Club held yesterday under the direction of James Nicol, master of foxhounds, resulted in a driving fin ish, with Miss May Chenoweth, on Blue Bell, first; Marry m. iverron, on Winnie, second, and Miss Ethel McEl- hlnney, on Ojal, third. Mr. and Mrs. J.att McDougall, the hares, laid an exceptionally fine trail starting at Bertha Station and then go ing cross country for five miles to the finish on the Two-Bridge road near Garden Home. The course abounded in natural hazards, including many diffi cult, Jumps, all of which were taken without accident. After this well-attended chase the riders and spectators gathered at the clubhouse, where a light lunch was en joyed and where all were welcomed by Fred r Martin and Airs. James A. Beckett. ' The next club events in charge of James Nicol are the junior closed paper chase scheduled for Saturday, Febru- ry 2, after which at the clubhouse the riders will be the guests of Mrs. A. M. Cronin, and a senior closed paper chase now announced for Saturday aft ernoon. February 9, for which the hares will be Miss Rose Harrington and Har old Mayer.. i Rod&rers Expected to Looaen Vp and Extra Pay Probably Will ict Player to Show I p. Denny WIlie, Sacramento outfielder, is not satisfied with the contract of fered him to play with Bill Rodgers" . outfit. Just what there is to the docu ment that Wilie objects to is not made known in word received from Sacra mento, but the salary question is the only obstacle In the way of the pep pery Waco c'tizen who prefers the Oregon climate to that of his native state Texas. With a little coaxing and a few extra dollars it won't be hard to land Wilie's signature to the Sacramento contract. Denny always starts his Spring training by getting "writer's cramp" in his left hand. Rodgers is fully aware of Wilie's ability to hit and play the outfield, so there is no ques tion but what Denny will bo "among those present" on March 4, at Sacra mento, which is the official date for the assembling: of the Senator gladia tors. Charlie Moore, who Is located in Port land and who applied to Bill Rodgers for a job bfore the Sacramento pilot went south, has changed his mind about playing professional baseball and has written to Rodgers informing him of his decision. Moore has been out of the game for quite a while and thinks that by keeping his Job in Portland and playing baseball on Sundays and holi days he will make more money in the long run. SOLDIERS TO MEET CANADIAN S International Soccer Game to Ho Played at Camp Lewis. TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 26. (Special.) Tomorrow afternoon at the divisional athletic field. Camp Lewis, the Wild West Division eleven and the Victoria, B. C. soccer team will battle out the first International sports event known to Camp Lewis. While the Invading Canadian team is supposed to have the edge on the game by virtue of the fact that it is their national sport, the officials acting with Captain T. G. Cook, athletic head. are not in the least pessimistic, for they find that they have halves and backs the equal of the Victorians. The 91st lineup will be: Cordin, left wing; Kelles, inside left; Candlin, center forward; Erb, inside right; Sheppard, outside right; Doble. left half; Hudson, center half; Mills, right half; Stoner, left full; Quinn, right full; Banks, goal; Carroll and Ferrick, substitutes. AH of these men are noted players of the esoccer game. Dobie is a brother of the famous coach, and has a soc cer record. Danny Carroll is the man with the great Australian record; Erb captained the Stanford University team a couple of years. He is a formar Ta coma High School boy. Banks is known as the best goal keeper on the Coast. HOOD RIVER WIXS AND IX)SES Girls Defeat Parkdalc; Boys Lose to Goldendale 105-2. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 26. (Spe cial.) While the girls' team of the Hood River High School defeated the Parkdale High School here last night by a score of 25 to 1, the boys' team was beaten at Goldendale by the high school team of that city by 105 to 2. The local boys today returned with unstinted praise for the teamwork of their Klickitat County opponents, whose work was so sure and fast that they made an average of almost two baskets aminute. , Germans to Be Interned. Frank Meyer and Frederick W. c. Loth, unnaturalized Germans, were tak en yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Pace to Vancouver Barracks and were immediately forwarded for internment during the period of the war. rney were sent on to Angel Island, near San Francisco Bay. 107.2