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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. FORTL AND, SUNDAY ' MORNINol APRIL 7,' il07. . . ti t SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST Cast Week Was a' Slow On in Local Trade," Owing to 'thePpor.. i r Weather Hints and Gossip of th Latest Typ 4 ' t M ;.. -;. ? Sales ' Pike's Put has been ' cumeea of a V'ofcycie. ' i . Pittsburg- toon will hav a squad or jiolloemen mounted on motorcycles. . In Alabama a bill haa been Introduced compelling autoieta to atop upon meet ' Ing bora a. m ' An automoblla parcels lost dellvarf ' ; service baa been eetabllsfed In Chicago, with two deliveries dally. - , y ' , A bill haa been Introduced ' In tha New York atata assembly to tax mo tor boats nuvlgatlng inland water tl a '. yeir. . ' , There' la a MU before the Rhode la land legislature te limit-the apeed of automobiles on all highway to It milea par hour. . , ... ' Two Phlladelphlans who used an ether man' a automobile, without bla per mission were 1 each ..given six months Imprisonment, 1 ...... T- "Thnllea r-macadam pavementsof A Riverside, California, are said to have - - been seriously injured br gasolln 4rlp ' pine frgm automobile. 1 To the present date, 1479 patents on motor vehicles have been (ranted by the Vnlttd States patent office, not Inolud ' ifK raUnta on tires. .' ' ; r-The automobile record from New Tork .. to Boston . meant! jr waa . reduoed wore than an, hour,, the new time being 11 hours and 30 minutes. . . - '- Savannah .probably Will, rale the speed. JimU' to 1$ milea per hour. The ; ' newly .elected-. msyor and moat of the aldermen ar motorists.. , "; , . r Tha-German Imperial Automobile club baa seven Ufa members, 1.10s ordinary .numbers, . IU .non-resident ' members and 14 ladK members. , ' " - ' . ,,A separate show for the display of automobllo accessories and sundries is talked about for Madison Square 3ar- den. New Tork, for next winter. , Very few motorlsta drive their ear t th bast, advantage' and one of the most common mistakes Is to operate the throttje and Irnltion levera too rapidly. ' Bo efficient la the motor car proving ia the sreat desert of Sahara that the samel a a means of travel, for tourists, at least, secma doomed to extinction. . " 3ahy motorlsta. who find the ralla of a street railway provide a smooth path forgot that the oil and grease which ac cumulates on them meana short, life for Ura. " " ' The Indiana legislature Tiaa a bill Pro viding a fine of ISO to be Imposed upon any .person convicted of throwing a broken bottle or other, rlaaa on - the highway.' ' Jtussla seems about to become a coun- f rV for automobillsta. A show will b1 - held', gt 8L Petersburg, June 1 to-17. under the patronage of Grand , Duke Michael, the oner's brother. ' If thefs t a leak in- the cylinder and there 'la no sound of. hissing around the parking plug when the atarting handle Is turned the leak probable la in the exhaust valve 6r the platon rings: " - Forty-three machines, ' Italian, French, tjertnnn and Bwira, nave been entered for the Terga Forio.. road race with which Italy will open the season en April .311 Th first fria is St.AOO. In onltr that Near 'York state high way may b furnished with substantial arm tjoarde. Superintendent c of Bute- Prison Collins has arranged to supply The from Clinton' prlaon. ' , ' One who" ae -tried It declares that the addition of from SO to 10 per cent of motassea to the water tnakea aa good an ' anti-freealng - solution aa glyoerine and water, and is mucn cheaper. Prof. s77 x ' A 1 WlL,ir?f..$ r Tl y,;:,! try. . AM I waa ror tkree ana oae-aau j,au,ua the market on rheumatlo re me- ; , T.,- yeara. .... , - dlt)M . .j,A triti the Lemon Cure, the r i I J Dtsoaraed hi cratch aad akaira - actual experience . can portray lte . . M ieaget an lavaUa. a ' worth. ' - -r , . .,. 'i Profestor RIckards cordially Invite's any. one to "call at his office, 655 Fifth street, and take a free test treatment on the Electro Radiator Phone Main 8802. AMD JEWS TO Made.": .:: htitnirioblllstB ara flcht- u in k Arta m. naaullar law which Miti nt trial to be assessed against them even when acquitted of oh a r gee or violating ine speeo . In trying out candidates for appoint mM hivi twillcemen at New Tork only the men who could catch Police Commissioner Blngham'a IS-horeepower automobile were given positions on me force. , - .. '(,- !' '-,' Th, nnnitle Maa that Russia la not provided with improved roada la a myth. It la not ao ravorea aa ranee ia inie wanat iut her hlrhwavs are eousi to those of the eastern, states of this ccuntrr. . ' " V . ' ' - Much interest In the east centers In the announcement of race plana by the Atlantic City and Cape May Automobile clubs, Beth organlaatlona .are . to be Vftp estiva thla x'aar. .. t ' . So many antrie hava been received for the threa days' endurance run 01 ine New Jersey Automobile and Motor club h it win lu rilvldad lnta two elaasea and cups will be awarded tha winning touring car and runabout. . - The tnterurban electric railway com panlea are fighting the bills before the legislatures of Connecticut and Massa chusetts to permit-tha building of a nignway exclusively ur muwr between New Tork and Boston. The proposal to erect a monument to the laie Leon Berpollet on one of the publlo squares of Paris has met with hearty support In French automobile clrciea. When a subscription list was opened' It, 161 waa subscribed within a few daya. . . A Denver man haa been granted a patent on aa Invention "to provide m compensating device which will permit both or all of the ground wheeta to be power driven, whlla allowing them free movement, ao that they can be run ahead of the applied power." The French tlremakero, like the au tomobile builders, seem determined to Invade we American market. Tbe bead of one of the biggest concerns haa an tia intention to establish a fac tory la thla country and haa formed a company with IS.eoo.flOU capital lor me purpose. . ... - -1- "" ' . a 1. - haa ttaaa Introduced ' m the New . Tork" legislature to- prohibit he use of any ear on puons of mora than JO-horaepower. While the ... t. .haunt and .will be killed when, lte time comes, it ahowa the mo tortsts how radical the reeling is grow im antnat IhMI.! if- a -, haa haan erranted to a Swiss covering tha novel construction of a ear which Is ateerea oy tna m ua He signed for one person" only.. Tha ve hicle la af auch email dimensions It can pass through doors of ordinary width and be carried upstairs and atored ( h. .u aha nal inrUBO.. 4. .'. The General Automobile association Of Franca 4a considering A pian 10 noia . v... ne. .nmnatlllnni for devices a ouuawa " preventing theft of automobilea, enab ling drivers to see. what pasava behind them and enabling drlvera to hear ve hicles approaching from tha rear. A first prise of tOO franca la to bo awarded in each copatuioiv - ?. -r . wv.. nhiia HiH of . France haa approved of the plan of th Mawjula de Dion for a touring and apeed eontest this summer The event will begin with a. i ooo-mlle competition ror mmcnino. . a ata imila , with four WIS- weianina a.aaw - eengers. but without spare Urea, P"1"' Redlanda, CaX. J Wnv Rtckarda ', v r v . : ,. , . AUTOISTS 71 i ,- ;: -'V'V " " Portland, Or. . . . ' Dear sitirFor oyer four long years I havaabaea m cripple,, having a4 jnus duur, Innammatory and aclatio rheu matlsm. For three yeara of that time I waa helpless. - Not being able to help myself In any way. my only way , of getting about waa in a wheel chair. - On the 10th day of July. 1 bought one of f your" Klectro Radlatore, and after th ninth treatment X waa able to atand on my feet' After using It for two months I went to Los Angeles alone with only the help of a cane. . Before buying your Instrument, I had been to the beet mineral springs in the coun- Inoludln theworld-fajnoua aprlnga Eiectropolae, the Oxydomer, 1 and took two gallons of Rude m' a Mlorobe Killer, but" waa"nn" better. After taklngfrie Electro Radiator - treatments for ' six weeks, I must say I am almost a new man. . .' -; : r ' "" Tha pictures enclosed -will show you the condition I waa in on tha lith day oX July the day I bought the Electro-. Radiator, and also alx weeks later, after taking one treatment each day. - Thla can be vouched for by C. T. Clifford. Justice of the Peace; J. E. Wallace, City Marshal; E.- C. Warren. City Recorder, and every business man of tha city of Redlanda. I think It Is the grandest in vention of the twentieth century, and I hope there will be found some way to Introduce it Into tha home of all those who are suffering from this terrible disease.' - ' r c : i ; -i.-i. 1 r Respectfully youre. v - . .U,.-v. ,F, W. PRINCE.',. sfS' Pasadena A. Th above testimonial Is only one of many case , who . cannot apeak too highly of th' Electro-Radiator. Hun dreda are well and happy today through Ha nee. ' If you ara a auf ferer from rheumatism or any chronle or nervoua diseases, you can be cured. ' If you .are avt able to eome to say off loo, you can be cured la roar own home., Call or write "for rtiealara. The Radiator never falls -to give entire satisfaction. It Imparts an Electrlo heat evenly dis tributed, producing a perfect circula tion: It gives no shock, but Instead gtvea a pleasurable thrill that nils thd body with new life and vitality. Thla la the only Electrical Dry Heat Bathing Apparatus In. tha world having an'appllance to regulate the heat,-so that tha patlenta can treat themselves. If they have no one to aeslet them. There Is nothing more soothing or quieting than half an hour spent in bed or couch with the Radiator, aa only an tnojs or gasoline. Those that qualify In this must enter a ttt-mlle speed con test 1 The woman motorist who would be dressed for all sorts of weather -conditions must have Ave different costumes. satin rubberised coat for rainy weather, a full-length uliter for touring and windy weather driving In -the city, a long cloth coat for shopping, a heavy fur coat for all-around winter use and a, .-waterproof leather coat for winter touring purposes. - M. Faroux, a French statistician, whd la regarded aa tha supreme authority on automobile matters, says' that . arout 540.000 motor cars- have been manufac tured in the nine yeara stince the expe riment of self-propelled road vehlclee nrst - succeeded. ' These machine sold for more than 11,000,000.000. Until a year ago Franc tad. now the United States has" taken the lead.. Prqfeesor Luck of Columbia univer sity, who has been working in the In terest of tbs government, recommends that, when the use of alcohol becomes general, motorists ehould fit two -tanks to their cars, ao that gasoline and alco hol may be run alternately, obviating any risks of failure 'until they become thoroughly familiar with the peculiari ties of the new .fuel. ' Many drivers have a habit -of ' ap proaching railroad crossings when the rates are down at a slow rate of speed with the blgli gear in, keeping the pao of their cars down by throttling tne engine. It Is very dangerous to do thla, because a slight accidental Jostling by a passenger on th front seat might easily disturb the gas control, with tbe result that tha machine might easily be sent crashing" Into -passlnf.rln.'r"Ttt far better to throw out the clutch- and allow the ear to come to. a complete atop than to take auch chances.. , OAKLAND RACEGOERS SEE 7: MM HANDICAPS Only On Favorlt" Had Any Charfc Yesterday on th - "v Emeryville (Cours. - rTe,rt Mews by Laoeeet Leased Wire.) ' ., Saa Francisco. April . Two handl cap graced the 'card at Emeryville to- day, the Rose of Ormonde, fourth on the program and tha Moureoa nanaioap, third race of the day. Rapid Water, at 14 to (, captured th former la easy fashion by two half lengths from Ruby and Vox PopuIL the 11 to I favorite. The surprise cam in - th third when Braggart, winner of a .-year-old stake last Saturday and quoted today at 10 to 1, came right back and won galloping by a length and a half from Boas and HarveL equal flrat choice at 11 to t, .. Tbe favorites bad a bad dav, only one, Bedford, In tha last crossing the wire first. The rest of the bard was captured by well-played second choices with the exception of the eecond and third. Talamund. at 7 to . 1, beating Brlere and Ben Violl la the second and the third going to Braggart. Confes sor came back to form in th flrat, win ning by a neck from Pal and Eduardo. St. Francis, 11 to (, -second choice, won the nrth, .' 'i summary of Ms pes. ' '" Seven and a half furlongs, selling conreasoruoodchlld), to 1, won. Pal (Jarrett), I to 1, second. Eduardo" (H. Smith). 10 to 1. third. Time. 1:14. : Mile and a quarter, aelltng Talamund (McLaughlin). T to 1. won. Brier (Bus. (Ton), 4to 1. second. Ben Vollo (Brown), to l, imrq. lime, i:o. ... , Four and a half furlong. tbaUod- ra handicap Braggart (Borel), 10 to won, Boaa (H. Bmlth), to 1. e so on d, Han-el (J. Bullman), 11 to (, third. Time, 0:t4 4-1. . : . i -' On and a alxteetith milea. tbe Rose of Ormonde handicap Rapid Water (Fischer). 14 to f, won. Ruby (Keogh), to 1, second. Vox Popull (W. Kelly), U,to S. third. . Time, 1:40. (Probably not right) i Five and a half furlongs, purse tv Francis (Keogh).v 11 to a. won. Entre Noua (Kelly), to 1, econd.'Str Brtl Ur (Brown), 7 to i, third. Time, 1:07. One mile,' puree Bedford (Hunter), T t I, won, Blondy (Buxton), $ to-1, second, Mabel Hollander E. Dugan): $ to 1. third. t)Tta, 1140 l-t.. , COAST LEAGUE SEASON IS AOVAKCED OSE WEEK Judg - McCrdi Notifies ,Th - Journal . Regarding th. .:. Chang f Oat. '-, Portland, , April . Bportlng Editor The Journal. Dear Sir: t.. W. Long, aecretary of the Paciflo Coast league, wires me to notify the paper that th league votes to amend tha schedule for 107 by postponing the opening to Sat urday, April a. The aerlea acheduled for May t to It baa been transposed to a week added at the end of the season. Portland openg tthomc My14 s scheduled-- . The aerlea acheduled July 0 to 14 la changed to June II to tt. and the Intermediate series are postponed each one week. Thla gives Portland at home - alx weeka before July- 4, five weeks during July and August and four weeks In September. , The season will end November I instead of October 17. Respectfully. 1 . W. W. McCREDIB. '.-r Base ball at rrndleton. - (Special DwtMtefe te Tne JnernaLI ' "Pendleton. Or.. . April I. There will b a ball game Sunday afternoon oa th local, diamond between the Pendleton nine and Aberdeen nine. It promises to be one of the beet on the year'e sched ule. - Only a few of th local players are on jth Pendleton team. ' the re mainder being Aberdeen men, here for the purpose of being tried, out. The line-up: . . ... -. ; Aberdeen, .- ' v . " Pendleton. Mahon .......... .s ........ . Pltsgerald Van Burne.,i....lf..,.. Tomeaon Anderson ....... ..lb...... Oravee . k.. a Shockley , , Collins ,. Btrlpp Btrelb ,., .lb. ,, ..i. ... Boettnger i. ..... ;. .o. .". , ... . lonovan 4 .2b. ...... , K'on lllla.ma4 - Brown . ;cf . , Wllllame Hlckey ........ a. .p. ........ . Starker ;, i i " - .i. - . . Land Urlfctlons Approvrd. Washington. April I. Secretary Oar field thla afternoon approved the atate ofIdaho'a selection of lands aggregat ing 13.044 acres for lands of three land districts and th state, charitable, and other institutions. Ia v the Boise dis trict th land are In township I north, range 4 east, tn the Lewiston district. In township 1 north, rang 1 east! In the Coetir d'Alene district, townships (I snd 01 north, ranges 1, t. and 0 wast. .. ". - i Local fana will be pleased to know that. tha popular player. Ales Oliver, has cant Ms lot with the Milliners, to play one of the gardens. Aleg la nrie of those eteady standbys that can always be depended upon to do B0 right thing at the right time. DULL 110RK FOR TIIEAUTO DEALERS Poor Weather Makes It Impot- . s'ble to Carry on Scheduled Demonstrations.,.. FIRMS MAKE SOME . -, OUT OF TOWN SALES Annual Heeilnc of - the) Portland Aatomobil . Club Win Bo Held Tomorrow Evening Brief Hint a and Note of tha General Trade. Rain Interfered with th automobile aalea last week to a great extent , Tbe local dealera had a'dlffioult time la at tempting to carry out their many, en gagements In demonstrations nd the moat of them had to be postponed until the good, weather comes along., The heavy roads outside of ' the Immediate city -are ' not- ln-condltlon.: to warrant tha presence of machines and moat T th prospective buyers insist upon go ing for rather long drives. v , , -. ; :r,, , e ... j--.. ;",'. ;,, Splendid ' sportsmanship . haa ' beea shown by Percy Pierce In aaking to have the deed of gift, of the Qlldden cup changed ao that the Buffalo club. for which h won th cup and whicn now hold It. '.would not continue to hold the trophy In the event of several i belnr again tied with a perfect soore. ' Cinder tha old rule the Burraio olub kept th trophy this year because Percy Pierce won it In 100S and no on won it rrom mm last year, ne and his Great Arrow tiad a perfect acore and were aa much entitled to tbe roup aa any of th -doen others. v - A etate,dlvUion , or . in 'American Automoblla association la being formed In Indiana, aa well as In Michigan and Wlaoonsin , . v . : , ., ', .....V, ,. e: , ; . .. .;. . - Tha H. L. Kaats Automobile - com pany report the following deliveries last week: Bui touring cars - to Ellera Piano Houae and Albert Brix. a Thomas 40-horaepower car. to Preston brothers of Walla Walla, a Thomaa 49-qorse-nower runabout to the Reliable Auto company ' of, Taoom.. - At preaent'the comings and goings of W. Jf Yanderbllt Jr. are of much moment te the' biggest -affairs' In. the automobile world. He is due to arrive from Europe on April I and meetings of the executive committees or tn Amen can,- Automobile" association and tha Vlonm Island Motor Parkway have been nosteoned to await his arrival. Alter theae meetings have beea held some an nounoements of great Interest- are ex pected. ... ji,- The Portland 'Automobile club will hold Ita annual meeting tomorrow even In In the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The- -prlncrpal- tmelneae -tha.twlll b transacted will be the election of officers.-' While no names have been Bug-a-eatad for . the oreslOency, It wai learned yesterday - that Sol Blumauer and - Robert Inman would : be out for ward Tor the office. ' ; - y ' Makere Of cooimerclal vehicles have found It expedient to arrange their tranamlaaton so thatr the direct drive la uaed In conjunction with one of the Intermediate gears. Instead or wun the highest speed, because of the lower sear betnr more frequency in eervic. Soma of tha producera of pleasure ears follow the Idea m having tne aireci drive on the third, instead of the fourth Mr. : L new deoarture entirely ia tnai of having the direct drive on both the third- and fourth'- speeds, xnie eon etruotion Is found on -the Berliet ear built ' br - the - American . Locomotlv Automobile company and It Is probably tha most Important Innovation of 1007. A, this perm lte of running as quietly on the third aa on the high speed It has popular merit for tis in ""r eun try and in towns. ' It is a feature of a,,h martred vehia that l lihelt'lri future yeara to be copied la those makes of cars which appeal to those willing to pay to get the best.. . -,-'.., ' ..; The Pred Bennett Auto company an Aunia the following sales last weeki Rai A.haraenower touring ears to Dr. W. T. Phy, manager of tha Ht Lake Sanita rium, Hot LAKe, uregon. in nnmi Mercantile company of Union, Oregon, J. H. Hutchlneon, Union. Oregon. Foster-Brown Mercantile company. Union, Oregon, and Dr. E. C. Holme of Port land. -. a ,. At na time In Us history has th American Automobile association been In auch sound condition aa at present and bad auch a promising outlook as now. Individual .memberships on the naals of tt a year are coming tn stead lly and the organisation will bv -fclg backing benlna its leaermi oni wr uni form legislation when congress recon vene. It IS being reausea ay many inn motorists can support this bill and th other good ones drawn by the American Automobile association in no oeuer way than by becoming members. ; . .,.. -... '.v . : - ' ' twiiand dealers wer very much pleased last Sunday when Th Journal mentioned the fact that local chaf feura are In the habit of wasting time when out with patrons. It may noma to pass that the exposure may leaa to. a ia being placed en tbe machine that hold down the streets tnrougnoui in city In an effort to seeur traoe. ,- , A eareful review shows that nearly all of the accessions to the manufactur ing ranks during tne last year or iw h. a Kaan thoae of firms bent on pro ducing cheap or medium grades of ear. The Increase in tne output naa imn chiefly In this sort of care. They have had a considerable sale and probably have affected to some extent tbe salee of the higher grao cars, int mana-...,..-. .r tha ton trade and high priced oars feel confident, however, that r. ... . t. w ,klnh la tiler Will O raauwwi. .j ... , will benefit. The buyers of the cheaper cara will surely graduate to the high grade class, it Is said, and all who can afford It will pay the highest pric to gst the best.. ' ..,-f , i , , Whatever theory one may have, the six-cylinder car Is a proposition that Is wlnnlne Its own way in practical dem onstration. After one rooo ride behind a six-cylinder engine men iieem to be Invariably converted to the aupport of tbta tvpe. no matter what thrlr prevloua prejudice. It la safe even at this dis tance to predtot that tha alx-cyllnder will cut quit a flsure In 10I. Rata Prevent Game. V Uoernal SpelM Srlee.) narkaUv Cal.. Aorll f . Rtn pre vented the first Stanford-California baseball same this afternoon on Berkeley campus. the L A U' .At) 1M c H E S -AJt ODTTJia Launches and ; Trimmings : W hiv just what Vou want in t the ' line of Launches - end Xaunch ; Trimmin(a. ' Onr 30 foot 15-H.P. Launch la' a beauty .She ia propelled by a new model Buffalo, engine.'-.-. .:' V:-' Take advantage of our repair department. Alt kinds of en gines repaired. ' ; ir RE1ER.SON MACHINERY CO., i8orrt.ntn'.nhnJ.-or. ; 20 H. P. TOURING CAR WITH DETACHABLE TONNEAU ' 94-inch wheel base, multiple disc clutch, full eliptic apringt, tonneaa le&t 48 inches wide, pressed Steel frame; see if yo find these .feat ures in other cars of the same price. This car can be converted into a high power nobby runabout in five minutes, by detaching the ' tonneauj $1,400. Get any other 20 H. P. car in the city to take you !up a grade, then let us take yo up the same grade; this will prove the pudding. 8-10 H. P. runabout, the most economical car, built, fTOO; with folding rear seat, f T25. i r.... mm) iS H. P. RUNABOUT, shift drive, 84-inch wheel base, pressed tteel frame, 3-inch. tires, fTOO. ;; U.C-'X SIX CYLINDER TOURING CAR, 120-Inch wheel base, double ig t nition, no.ribration, 4 to 40 miles air hour on high gear. A dem .. . onatrationis a revelation; get a demonstration; price, f3,00Of ,T All Prices P," -'. l-t ,.T5.;,-c. v4 471 .YAMHILL ST, PORTLAND. BASEBALtGllATTER 0FTRI-C1TY BOYS Astoria Is Pleased to Becom a Member of th Newly-Organ-;. :'; - ixed Circuit. NICKNAMES ADOPTED - FOR DIFFERENT TEAMS Brief Items of Interest to the Fol lower of the Rising Stars of the Local Diamond Managers ' Lay No Claim to Amateur Standing. Evidently President .Whltemor omit ted to send' old Jupiter Pluvlue an an nual pass to th Trl-cjty leacu games, snd th old-time fan of Olympus la a little miffed. - In consequence, th open Inc aamea at Woodburn and Vaurhn street ar off today on account of wet grounds- .. :. , sv. ' ' ' Manaacr Pred J; Brown of the Astoria "Bohemians" la rejoicing over th elec tion of his team to the Trl-clty learoe and la hard at 'work rounding up the available -talent of "Canneryvllle" te represent hla city. Thua far he haa aecured the elanature of several clever performera who have made good repu tations tn the past and from present in dications will make a strong bid.) for tha elusive bunting. For t wirier he has signed Bill" Hoover, the -soldier from Fort Stevens who bested some of th fastest 'tams from Portland last seaaon and held others down to a few srattsrtng hits. Bill Is In good condi tion and will shoot 'em over In great atyle thla aeaaon. Pete Brakke le an other good slabster who has signed an Astoria eontract. At the receiving end of the battery ar Neary and Weather ford mn of experience and stamina. Around the men sre grouped Wrolan. i Jackson, Painter. McPrmott. riant. r Graham and Klly all of whom sre I capable of going In fast company. v Ail .1 Jf7fU..l 0V THB WTLLAMtTTZ" AM DIAZ, rLXAgUXS CaATT H-H. I14S.00. -j-' . .. O. B.l Portland .it anr.x- etMt tt .". 718 FRONT ST. SPOKANE. Nearly all of the Astoria players nave played professional ball, or should have been . professional players. Manager Brown aaa hla eye on three or four promising amateurs who wish te try for faster company and will give them a chance. ' Oeorge Jackaon will captain the - team In the field. Uniforms of whits with- blue trimmings have been ordered and will be on hand for the opening gam iC May. Astoria fans ar greatly Interested In their team and have promised good aupport.. Tha name ehoeen by the team la the N. P. Bo hemian. .Manager Brown has leased both th-- end -Asterl ball park where ha will pull off hla league games. Th opening game will be played In May with th Brewers from Portland. .'- The Cuba aad Apostles wer t nave met at St. ' Johns today and dedicated the new ball park, but the weather haa been so bad that . tha work oa th St. Johns grounds wa abandoned unul such time aa conditions ara Improved. Th St- Johns magnates prom lee to have the park completed oy tne rourteenin, when th Milliners will meet the Apoe tloa In a swat fete. Meanwhile the Cubs-Apostle gam goe on record aa a postponed game to be played Off the next date assigned ts tnee two teams. ,; - -. ' - J. VT. Stacey f the Kelso, Washing ton, baseball club Snede a flying trip to Portland Thursday and Inoidentally ob tained a few pointers In regard to the Trt-City league. The league magnates ar easting lines for the Kelso team to fill th eight-team circuit. j- . -. ' ' ,-. . i ' e . , .. Th teama In the Trl-clty teagus have been nicknamed r - Trunkme Iters," Port land Trunk company! "Milliners,'' la, 8. rrakes: "Brewers." H.- P.- Brewing com pany; "Cuba" S. H. Bralnard co.npany "Apostle". " St Johne; Indiana," Wood burn; '.'Bohemians," Astoria.' . - . e . t . - . ;. It Is actually amusing te witness the antics of soma of the local players who ar trying to secure s coat of amateur white rash to cover their past records aa professional ball toaaare. it rjnlnds one of the daya of blcyclo racing, when the tissue ef American V nwlmcn was the ruling power over athlatla. Flsc Ing men sought ' the same rt hltewaah brush as eagerly trim as the basabsi. amateur (?) doe now. If the truth wss told about Some of our local play ers Who are so snxlnns to fortt their past It Would be sn liUertlng talc, do doubt. 1 v cf t' i'.e (CA02B) a, o V B o A T S X ' : j" ' Canoes and Row : Boats Juatnha thing for the summer's outing.. Do you own a house boat? If you do you should have a tender. We have some mightly - swell rowboatt at reasonable prices. ' . I Our canoes are the' speedy and safe, kind; graceful and light. " .';.;,.. , 1 : ; We carry a complete line of oars and canoe paddles. Visit us before buying elsewhere. Where . your needs in many lines may be taken care of. Ballou & Wright Are constantly adding to their immense stock, which is by far the largest in their line west of Chicago. " NATIONAL, PI ERCO and EMBLEM BICYCLES 'XX'. THE FAMOUS 1 V, INDIAN and . M-M 1 V MOTORCYCLES A lonsr ridei&t little '4tease. We tjancorivinbalyoit bi:Uui by : ,5-minute . demonstt;ation. 'HEADQUARTERS FOR ' . Tennis Goods, j -Bicycle Sundries . ' " : and Repairs, Roller Skates, 'LXLil Garden Hose.. - -1- - . BALLOU AND WRIGHT 88 Sixth St, Opp. Wells-Fargo Block. camera last Sunday whsa he lined up his husky aggregation to have their "picture took.'1 lorn one , evident; carried a rabbit foot, for the cnachlno survived th erdeal and the plctur secured were fin They will be need In advertising tha team during the season. - f-"a,,.! v. !..,-'.. f, The Trl-ett' league teams sr puttit r In their best licks between eloudbura tilng'to get int form for the lor; season which actually opena today. ... e .'.-,. , .Tlmmy" Conoanaon will pitch f ir th Woodburn "Indians" - this ium. Manager Part low having released a i claim to Mm. Concannon was the na' slab artist at Woodburn last season. 3L Pay bought a big hickory w- i one. day last week and Intimates t -"all pitchers will look alike to Mm t , season.'' H means by that, of cn.ir-.-that there will be more swat credit i t his account than In the past. - t Th Trl-clty league officials aleh announce that they lay no claim t-- ' tng an amateur organisation ami n the conception of the Icemi tiv t no such announcement. The proj . r ' terpretatlon of the amateur rule w-. make th orgsnlxatloo a pr..-.. one, although, none of the lit I end official obtain a live!.,'. .- i playing bafehall. All ara e!:r-, r n I neas for Ihemnelvea or m.l .' - I reputable bnalneaa ho'iera. iri-, of their shllltv ball f.'..y:a has bean no mlri '--.. r t'nder tha rulmt ' f ' " teur an a- era I A. A Ita Lull at- The Store v.
