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THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, FORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO. OCTOBER . 1008. CA1PAIGH WAVE-CRIME CONTINUES HELD UP DY winter we have actually made them over so that tbey played a fairly rapid aame. "It la one of tha meet graoeful eier elae known, not poatioally graoaful la displaying quiet ease of motion, but every paa and every poee of the play era la filled with araca, though one rneltioa follows another ao qulokly that he average onlooker falls to compre hend the series of eurves and move ments that malt one Into the ether." By all tha rulea of phyaical eulture baaktball oug'at ' make girl a grow taller and more slender. It te a onnatant stretching aad reaching upward for the bail, with either one or both arma In the air, and often with the body poised on llplo. 1 I a well-known fart among espert players that the game haa a wonderful reducing effect en per. aona who are aoft and lo stout. The quick movement take thl unneceeaary flesh off and leave In It -U. C. m weilmoulded muk-Iii. v , . lg Man. Tha gam doe not develop llnttr tlvely large mum-l'i Men who lav it day after day and play an inuualy hard game -do e'julre miierular vli. men! that would be far Tram Ivvaly on young qlrla but the game la sot car ried to .hat degr by -ttol a ltd col lace playera J - i 1 '. I 1 1 I. .1. 'I Mir jinn rill - t . TO SWEEP THE CITY Committees Will Then Be gin Systematic Work to Sell Season Tickets to Next Year's Show and Race Meet Tha campaign for subscribers to It hat : Just been learned that an attempt wu mad at 1:10 o'clock Sat urday morning to break into th ators of Oldey Wortman and Kin, but . th burglar , was frightened away bjr th Mailt watchman. Tha lattar called of. ftcar Vessay to bio aaalatauoo and Vaa. sey searched tha antlra north and but waa unable to lex-ate tha man. who waa described by tha night watcbiuan a T f pacta 1r I bo'" about ll feet tail. JjltCalUUAl This was only one of a Jarte num ber of burglaries and attempted bur. tlarlea during tha paat 4s hours, Port md aenma to be overrun with orooki and all tha effort of the police and detective department to (rather ia bus ptctous characters seem to have no of. feet la lessening - ths sudden, wava , of crime that la sweeping tha city. At 10 o clock last night the reclames aon ticket for th 110 meet of the j of Dr. R. A. Thompson, at 111 Twenty rortland Country Club and Livestock jr ' n'"r? kJH-S . , . ' ,, . . . man, who pried open a window to break aaaocltttlon which waa allowed to lapa ,nto th houaa. Tha doctor and Mr. over Saturday will be taken up again Thompson were away at the time, but actively Tueeday morning whs. the aub- ff Bnn"Sfport. committee appointed by J. W. Bailey of that nothing- seems to be mlsalng In tha special commute having charge of th houoo and K la probable that th , , . ,h v.i... burglar waa frightened away before U tn h j?., tfma to mak a collection of th ' b?,Vi? ot th c,ty' . . ..v , household valuables." " Miss Kate Moser, who 7a at 141 pointed committeeman. and blank for TmhtU street, haa reported to the d subscriptions wera sent to aaoh wifw ,,,, depertment that her houae waa nominated. The special oommitiee, nUrd yesterday afternoon and a quan under direction of Secretary Frank r. tity 0f clothing, Including a allk un Toevea. will have headquartara In tha deraklrt. allk handkerchief, muffler. Commercial club. In the offloa of Man- atocklnga. eto. taken, agar Tom Rlchardaon, while Tuaaday Leonard Holt I now In the police noon at 11:16 a meeting of the whole gtatlon charged with having burglarised committee ana or ait tnemDora oi uieiDotn tna west siae ana eaat aide nign ub-eommlttmi will ba held In th eon- achoola. aecurlna a aum of monev In vantlon hall of th club prior to atart- tha weat aide school and property not lng out on the campaign for aubacrlp- none. Beeeon tlcketa to the next race meet cost 16 each, and. admit the bearer to tha race each day, and entitle him to a aeat In the grandatand. The early aubecrlptlon are being aought after In the way of a guarantee fund for nest fall'a meet list ot Worker. The committeemen appointed by Mr. Bailey are a follow: Automobile Club Dr. C. B. Brown, R. D. Inman. Lewie Ruaaell. Liverymen Anderaon Brother, .Will Jam Warren. Grocer C. B. Merrick. Dan Kellaher. Druggiete Win. F. Flledner, L. O. Clarke. x Hunt Club A. M. Cronln. Milling Interests Walter A. Goes. Printers 8. M. Luders, J. D. M. Ab bott. John. M. Mann. City Employee B. D. Blglar, J. Werleln. George L. Baker. Clothier Ben Selling, R. M A. u. bteinDacn. yet reported from tne other place. Holt, the ponce say, ooni he burglaries. th of oonfeaae to being guilty Ther were at leaat Tour burglaries and attempted burglarlea Friday night, which hav baen reported in tha Jour nal, and every night for day past re ports have been made of mora or lees successful housebreakings. Th police are ebaolutely baffled. Ther know that th thieve work both aln-'T and In pair, but they know no more than that, except that one of the moat dangerous and aucoaaaful of them rides a bfoycle and work a chiefly In the auburbe All their efforts to catch the criminals appear useless, the only one caught ao far balng Holt. No place aeeme to Jbe too humble for the petty burglars. ST Neither do they heal t ate at bigger enWrbrlses, as the at tempt to rob the atora of Olds, Wort man A Kng attests. They are hardly respectable burVlare, for they have not lately attempted any . aafe ' blowing or difficult work of that kind, moat or th burglarlea being, petty, affaire, such aa would-ordinarily be perpetrated by aneak thlevea anit aeoond atorr man. They will take everything, from a Jar of cream to a pair or stocking or a aoiiar hill. None of them aeeme to have the nerve to attempt any very serious house breaking, being content for the moat part to pry open a door or window of aomo bouae when the family la abaent Tha polio dragnet la out and -every eueplolou character - -In ' town, - every atranaer who cannot aire a good ao count of hlmaelf, every bum and hobo, even very unfortunate cnap wno na to be out or money ana won. brought into tne ponce station so pens t being and put away for safe keeping Juet a the nellce may be euro ho will not at tempt any house-breaking. But all tht aeema to have no affect amount of crime. And on top of every thing elae cornea tha bold hold-np by I lone highwayman last night of eeven men In the saloon of Erlck Huseby, at u nawtnom avenue. PRESIDENT LOOKS FOR .UNION HELP (United Preae Leaaed Wire.) Washington, Oct. 8 Prealdent Roose velt today started upon his campaign to offset the opposition of Samuel Gom- E. per to th Republican ticket The prealdent aent for and welcomed' cor OTr' dlally P. H. Morrlaaey of Cleveland, vi AD t n , a , . it., nvf.m.n mil I rruid chief or the Brothernood or Tram- ton J. Jonea C. 8. Rudeen. nnv and Daniel J. Keefe. president of Insurance Men E. L. Thompon. J h" Longshoremen s union. Neither the u.HHi.r. n.rr. T wr.nf., jr labor leadora nor the president would Creameries-George M. Brown. 3. ArlJff that the president urged tne leader to Bailey. Packers C. C. Colt. i : . t- - -. . w i i x,;:. omlla' taken by Samuel Gombera and to have Dentists Q, H. Nottage, Jean Kline, N. R. Cox, Wm. A. Cummlng. Jewelers and Optician J. P. Jaeger. Driving Club Paul S. Dick, A. C. Lob mire, Emmet Drake. Stockmen of State Dr. E. N. Hutch inson. Blacksmiths A. C. Lohmlre. Pnlon Stock Yards O. M. Plummer. Implement Dealers John . S. Beall, Edward Newbegla, Robert L. Darrow. Eaat Side Retailers W. H. Markell and assistant. Wholesalers of Front Street A. H. Devers. Advertisers C. C. Chapman, George W. Klelaer. Brewers and Allied Interests S. A. Arata, John pi Mann, Henry Melster. i MTn from tb Barrens.' - Subscriptions to date for the season , tickets amount to 16,440, those coming In yesterday afternoon being the Bur rell Investment company, five tlcketa; J. S. Burrell, ons ticket, and M. F. Bur rell, one ticket. The following letter received from the Burreil Investment company shows th spirit of those who are subscribing: "Th Journal: Th recent exhibition by the Portland Country Club and Live stock association waa highly creditable. The undertaking merits the support of all. and wo hope those active in It af fairs will take such steps as may b MULTNOMAH CAPTAIN their unions officially declare that the head of the Federation of Labor has no right to speak for organized labor In the present campaign. It was learned that Warren 8. Stone, grand chif of the Brotherhood or Railroad Engineers, was a guest of the president earlier In the week. Some of the organisations reported by these men have shown con alderable unfriendliness to Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican national committee, and the president Is believed to have endeavored to straighten this matter out. Secretary Ltoeb said to night that the president would not have anvthine- to aav concern In tr his alleged dissatisfaction with Chairman Hitch cock and Treasurer Sheldon. , necessary to hold such meetings annu ally hereafter. Our subscriptions for some season tickets for the next meet ing will be enclosed herewith. Tours very truly. The Burrell Investment com pany. EX-COACH BILL BED) HEROIC FIRE-FIGHTER (United Preee Leamd Wire.) Ban Francisco, Oct 3. The Belmont school, one of the best known prepara tory schools In California, was almost wiped out by fire this afternoon, when the two main buildings were destroyed. The flames started in the house of Headmaster Bill Reld. the famous Har vard football coach, and as the school Is far removed from any fire appara tus nothing but a bucket brigade was available to fight the flames. Raid1 f roved tne nero or the nre. wrapped n a blanket soaked with water he fought the fire with a garden hose Until driven from nis post Dy tne names. JOE GANS MEETS MORE THAN MATCH (United Frets Leased Wire.) Baltimore, Md., Oct. S. Joe Gans, former lightweight cham pion of the world, signed up with a new manager tonight In thla city when he married Mlas Martha Jane Davis. The cere mony was performed In Joe's Goldfleld hotel by the Her. F. R. Williams, V. D., pastor of the Perkins Square Baptist church. Joe received congratu lations from Ed. Graney, Joe Selig, John Consldlne and Hon est John Kelly. The pig Iron production of the United Ftates In 101 amounted to J6,781.ll tons, aa compared with 2t,l07,li in 10 and Il.t92.tt0 In If Of. I '1 ' 4 z - '-- i z vV4 . "" I. ; CLERKS RESENT BRYAN'S BROTHER (United Pries Leased Wire.) Chicago, Oct I. Charle W. Bryan, brother of the candidate , for president, this afternoon took over practically complete control of the Democratic national headquarters and as a conse quence there Is open rebellion on the part pf clerks and other attaches. As a result of this, Mr. Bryan's as sumption of the command In the Demo cratic campaign. Vice Chairman Lamb left suddenly for Indianapolis tonight, following a heated conference between himself. Charles W. Bryan and Nation al Committeemen Taggart of Indiana and Sullivan of Illinois. The clerk diaries OJa Struck Down and Badly Beaten," but Saves Ills Money. Held up by a man and a woman who 'rod up la busry, U tb. ktory told by Charloa OJa, wbo llret at SOt North Fourteenth atreet, who waa found at Fourteenth and Pet-tyj-rove at 1 o'clock thla morning, aevarely Injured. Ilia aknl waa '.In jured, but bo waa able to apeak. Y'Oja aaya that when ba waa told by tha man, wbo waa alttlng by th Ida of tha woman In th buggy, ;to throw np bla hand, he" refused, and both man and woman then left th boggy and began to beat him. Th $100 In bla pocket waa not taken, bowarer. EAST FULL OF FRENZIED FIBS, Fred Buffum Finds Baseball the Absorbing Topitf j Across Continent. j "IN ALL TDE WORLD NO VIEW LIKE THIS" tmrni era ?mn Mtm$ MASTERPIECE LOTS $500 and UP 10 PER CENT DOWN $10 PER MONTH 'Shall the people ruler or ahall the big atlck predominate T Well, If you think such trivial questions as these are agitating the great American popu lace, you better get back to the dope sheets and see all over the front pages what the real Issues or tne day reaiiy are. No, sir, the average citizen aoesn i ears a anan wno is eiectea premaem and won't until after the sll-absorblng topic is decided, and that is:, Who will people are orasy, baseball mad. all over the coun try Throushout the east all vou hear on the car in the barber shops, on the streets. In the hotel lobbies, at the the atre, and everywhere, sis 'McGraw,' and Jennings,' ana -uonovan, ana Matnew- Chance and his Cubs.' Sxpertenee of Mr. Bnfrnm, "I never saw a thing take a grip like i present arand race for the baseball championship of two leagues and the world s laurel wreath has on the popu lace," said Fred Buffum. of Buffum A Pendleton, who has Just returned from a trip to the east. While In New York Mr. Buffum saw Pltfcburg trip the Giants, and he said It was almost lm- osslble to talk to a friend sitting by la side during- the whole tame, so deafening was the continuous roar of the crazed rooters. 'Outside of the baseball situation, the most noticeable thing in the country is the feeling of prosperity which pervades an circles, mere is no rippie storm wave left to tell tne tale or disaster about headquarters this evening did not hesitate to express their feellr. attache characterizing Mr. Bryan's en' no ripple storm that swept the continent last fall. Money seems to be plentiful every where: the hotels are crowded, and the amusement concerns In all the big cities are doing an unprecedented business. his is an almost lniauiDia sign ni prosperous conditions. I da not think it Is anyfictltlous pVe-campalgn bluff, either. Of course, the presidential fight is having its customary effect. In mak ing Investors cautious, but not nearly so much as In former campaigns. "The general opinion Is that no great cataclysm can result, no matter who Is elected. I believe from my observa tions that the monied men, merchants and manufacturers are anxious to see Mr. Tart's Hd hanging In the White House of evenings this coming four rears, while they admit that the bat le is not going to be so easy as In the other two Bryan sorties, there Is a feel ing of confidence that the Republican ; nominee will triumph." . An investigation by the state geolog- ! 1st of New York found much more lm- . portant deposits of iron than had been : in nis recent , Basketball Game For School Girls try into the affair of the campaign as an "arbitrary assumption of dicta torial powers. Mr. Bryan arrived at the committee rooms three days ago unannounced and began to supervise the work of .the manasrera it Is asserted that he re- o-nnriiv minnnserf. nnrt viewed the accounts of Vice Chairman j report that official expressed the opln- ! Lamb, countermanded orders, forbade i ton that the state one dav will be nrorn- : clerks to do things ordered by chair-1 inent in the production of the metal, i men ui me auierem uureaus ana in th language or one of the stenograph ers, "threw the scare Into tha whole bunch.'' When Mr. Bryan ended a strenuous i three days' revision of the work of the committee he sent for Rorer Sulli van tfnd telegraphed to Thomas Taggart to appear at headauartera. The two national committeemen obeyed the sum mons at once. -When they arrived to day they were conducted Into Vice Chairman Lamb's room to meet Mr. Bryan. The men remained closeted for an hour. lua voices were heard through the closed door and at times Brother Charlie" seemed to ba dis ciplining the committeemen. His voice rose to a sharp pitch several times, which fact was explained by the at taches outside who kept intruders away from the doors, by the statement that Mr.- Bryan is a sufferer from rheuma tism and speaks habitually in a quer ulous tone. Mr. Bryan and his associates refused to admit that the occasion had any special significance, ft was reported, however, that an imperative message fiAm th. nnnllnM hnrf hAti mm . . had been delivered to the natlnna.1 1 npwever. ror committeemen by Charles W. Bryan. At any rate, they left him In full charge or the rooms. Mr. UamD departed suddenly ror In dlanapolls soon afterward. Biill Run Water, Unexcelled Car Service, Streets to be graded, Cement Walks, Parking System, Electric Lights, Telephone, Building- Restrictions. If you would have a home site good, And if you're wise of course you should; You'll buy a lot on Council Crest The fairest spot in all the West sm. .1 o SftMMEY C 122V2 SIXTH STREET, COR. WASHINGTON A 2537 PHONES MAIN &BO Our agents will be at the tract all day and every day whether the LID is on or not. We show the property on SUNDAY, and take y?ur money Monday. Firestone Tires For Autos, Car riage a. Busses and Trucks. W Carry full lint aird can apply Carriage, and Truck tires on short notice Our repair tbop I t hpbt a t equipped on the coast and our prices a r tha lowest R.E. Blodgett 5ld AIDER ST. One of the greatest football players Portland has ever produced t Plowden Stott, the captain of the "Winged M" football team for this year. Stott, who Is familiarly known as "Stump," began playing football back on the old Port land academy team of alx or seven years aga He was a star. Later, when he went to Stanford, he scintillated vet mora reaplendently. He was one of the best men tne- (jarainaia ever turned out. Last year he played a remarkable Vgame with Miutnoman. l nis season oiom ougnt to Be Better than ever. It will probably be his last year In football. He Is a hard -worker, and aemanas nam wora rrom bis play era He has all theelements of a auc- cessrui leaoer. Stott wants his men out for practice at 10:10 tnis morning on Multnomah field. R0BBIXG TEACHER'S DESK THE CHARGE now FIRST SOCCER GAME No sooner do college and school girls register officially and settle them selves In their quarters than they turn their attention to sports, the very first to claim their interest being basketball. During the opening week at may of the larger colleges and schools there are a few preliminary tennis matches, followed by teas, at which the new girls are introduced to the old ones and acquaintance are renewed among class members; but this Is more or less of a social affair, with the games as a pretext for the gathering. Careful Surrey. The meetings serve their purpose, basketball captains and players make a careful survey of prom ising material among the new element and after some hard practice in the gymnasium they nave a fair Idea of how thev are golns- to stand In the ensuing year's games. Not that one can j judge raw material accurately by this means, but the trained eye knows the ! essential qualification for turning out i a good basketball player and the keen captains can pick out the girl who la 1 quick of eye and movement, two very important attrlbutee for tha basketball player to possess, and b sure of this : advantage In forming her new team. In some girls' schools and colleges basketball fields are laid out in the open and there Is always one in the gymna- slum or in a building erected especially , o or IOE IOIXyIOI The Multnomah soccer team defeated the Columbia at the, league grounds ' nllrfMl-. That la nne charm of cope of S to 0. A larre ' .u. it mn k nia i tim crown waicneo uie game rrom me n. th nracfte a-amaa ri , iiUBiiiu. i im yisj ea u tiiiirs wg ss ; a-Kan, fa 1 1 sal haft 11 lit t has) sfmnA! tittle raea. out nonj wwtro tnjwhu4 th Contt and -ihibition on9 O O .rlv In j islum. e aame grew more precise. ( ... are given on the campua as long aa .Ib.bm ami . .Ka. 1 a ,M..h.. wlnt.. Matthew and Sid Mills. Barton, the , i.tties upon the land the game Is trans- aauiuiommji su. mu -ojr, in. oaca. far-red Indoors had never been In a soccer game before. a Multnomah haa the material for a rood I ijiWii mwA will r n Amtt K. m . w ' gwUt Basketball Is one of the swiftest tan's sport as weti as a gin s, ana can oe meae ae- afternnn tha Creacenta mrm eiaeoiy roogn, as n orxen Deeooiee wnen a... a. -w.-.. at-.. A IK(. IaJu svntuuiwi w iiii--i. um ufi if as .iUtrna I liansi At th Vfturhn ntrt rrounrl tH i UTW" contender for th chamnlonAhiD In thai P1?!3. 11 men eater la to It, or It eaa be compara- kgue. This o o game being called for l.t grou f o'c eloefc. A ehoolhouse horglar this afternoon about i.tt o'clock by de tectives Price and Coleman. " They ar rested Leonard Holt at Second and Front street on a warrant charging j., mm wi i n nmrini rvw in wesx Bias High rcboo. and also tne East Bide High school. It Is claimed that Holt brake Into the Weat P-lde High achool Thursday night aad stole II or 14 out of the desk of one ef the teachers, the money baring been left there to use the neat morning In the porcbaae ef certain supplies fer tbe school. Holt, according ta the po lice, eon fees a to being guilty ef the crime. gh, LEAVES HIS BOOKS TO PUBLIC LIBRARY San Ftandaco. Oct I. Philip JC. Ul- laL millionaire Anglo-Cai Pennsylvania leads In tbe state in dustry with Vermont. Maine, Virginia, Maryland. New York. California. Ar kansas anA New Jersey following la Uie order atasaed, . isy. yet It Is never slow. On aoouat ef this wry aatW-smsea It te an i excellent wserclse ror air la. tbom who ! move slowly are trained to acquire speed, while the alert ones leera bow to make their quickness count. It Is sine of the moat exhtlsrattng er-orta In which girls are permitted to taae part, mm me m moment mat the ball Is put In motion there Is no ' rst for the eye, the mind er the body. 1 llfornlan bank, whe was killed (V"v.i,-"V J " V ' L'? i o the Mlaalen Z-iZ Vat7rwiin7i , nJZihVVLn I JT.-h,.,K 2f!f tot-S "'""'T! ' ?neW"n,7ipr.nd T. I 1 w.rti- V Ki. prepared te tw-t wry rjaaa itisfec- lrVJ 'JCni,. Uik1M1"'- NMorallv tralnUsTof thla kind lection of paintings te . tbe park,.- k tmrmr .i.nn. .t i,w. aeea te aay nearer. wi fee best SWi. ball does more to make seboolglrle IKha, alert, galck of mlad aad movement and if-poad than aay other sport. We har taken freahntesi vM diaplared very tittle premise mm basket ban play era airla who were Inclined ta be In4v lent. Ms ef sated aad bodyand la ewe Mr. L.lllenthal did not prevtde for this la hi will, bat attached a memorandum to the document setting np his wishes In the natter aad aaklag bla beirs to follow out hls-saga-wsUona Thla mem orandum was 4nade poblla today by ioeee W. Llllenthal, brother of ta de eeent and otve of tM eteeators or bis will, wblch has been flied for probate wiUwQounty dark Mnlcrtvy. MONEY MAKERS THE BEST IN OREGON ARE METZGER ACRE TRACTS ' 10 Down $2Nn 3 Uonlhly We have hundreds of these choice acre tracts to choose from. They are cheap at double the price we are telling them for and no one should miss this grand opportunity to own a big chunk of Oregon dirt the kind that yields the most prolific harvests. This soil is unequalled for walnuts, cherries, berries and all kinds of garden truck. ' GO OUT TODAY Take Oregon Electric car, Front and Jefferson streets; all cars stop at Metxger station, right on our property; only 30 minutes' ride. Agents on grounds all day. HERMAN METZGER, Owner 228-228 FRONT STREET, PORTLAND PHONES MAIN 474, A137. METZGER BRANCH OFFICE PHONE MAIN 6409. . o M o o o o o ior iOaWio;