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THE ' OirCGOn . PAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENIIiG, DECEMBER 19, 1910. EDiTORS BBGEHE- r.I;:- Tree!;, ' i? ri 1 1 UFEBi'S!? l!i2 IMS ELBfQl PILING UP If! SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE 1 FUOUB OF RECORD Seattle Star's ' Fight to Be 4000 Feet Up Vhcn'Ensir.: Stops; Grand Glide. Under stood by Aviators. Heard of Later in Wash ington Legislature. CF 1 f Football Champions cf . Middle , . West That Meet Portland i j ers HavU Great Team. "; Chicago, Dec. 19. Turning their war- . like countenances to the Pacific coast , Ouk, , Park's interscliolasticV football . :hampions of the middle west, leave 'oday on one Of the longest . Jaunts ever taken by a high school gridiron ' aggregations-primed ,'to the very'' pink of condiUoa, tha local . high schooler will eally forth to meetthe best that i the PaciUc northwest can offer to their country -wide cnallenge, :' namely, , the Wenatehee, Wash V high -t school and Washington high school of Portland, Or, In a holiday venture, this and noth- : Ins; more. .' ' .'. Thls venture, however, Involve all that la dear to the hearts of the Chicago 5 high school boy. He has learned to look upon Chicago's standing In athletlo clr- cles as second to none and with the Oak 1 - Park team going out to meet all comers 3 for the title of champions of the United States, there can be but one solution, j That la embodied in one word "win?" Just what the result will be Is : question all would like to know but con ; fidence holds Its own and until the, final score la ticked, off by , the Bpace eat . lng telegraph wire he can but hope that his own champions will return the ylo itor. And he la amply fortified In his confidence , after the wonderful record ; accomplished by the orange and blue ! thamplons In their. 1910 career , In the I riddle west. .' . t " l " . Teani Has Great Becord. - When he looks back on the facta as . they surround the Oak Park team he Is 3 loath to believe that there Is anywhere In this country a high school team that 'can defeat the all-conquering eleven built up by Coach Robert C. Zuppke of Oak Park. .In the latter suburb the natives are betting their gold teeth on , the lads' who crushed and - otherwise maltreated their gridiron foea of 1910. Here's the record.' Playing against the best that the middle weat could muster .' Oak park rolled up a total of 231 points, (blanking their opponents the, meanwhile . and maintaining a goal r line that has . never been darkened by the shadows of its rivals. . Fairly , sweeping th Cook ' County league from one end to the other the title bearers have established them selves as the best in their section of the country and that la the reason why they j have turned .to . new fields to conquer. 5 Wenatehee, that' thriving city of the I Wenatehee valley and of the "Big Red I Apple" fame, la out to do its best to wrest these honors away from : the Windy City lads. So Is the crack cham ' pion of the Portland schools. Wenatehee, "not satisfied with having won against i all comers at the great apple show, has "promised that It will go after another j blue ribbon and with -this end In view I the valiant apple picking aggregation from the fruit basket country will force 4 the issue when the two teams meet in I Seattle on Christmas ; day. Then'on j December v II, i the. wonders from- the it City of Rosea, Portland, will be met ) I Oak Park bears many scalps and to 1 add those of Wenatehee and Portland to Its string would only be a final end I lng to a most glorious season. And to 1 one man Oak Park will give credit for f having turned this trick and he is Coach I Robert C Zuppke Few lnjerscholastie coaches have made the record that f Coach Zuppke of Oak Park can boast of, but won't ' . Etarsed Witt Oimo Ken. " Coming early In the fall from Mus kegeon, Mich., !the maff of the hour," 1 as he is callei, took up the duties of , whipping three veterans and one substi tute into a championship eleven. It was ' a task that called for the greatest of ' skill and yet In no less than' two months he hail trained these Veterans and elrht y' green man to the point where they had no more to beat Tha first to feel the weight of his coaching abilities was the . St John's Military academy of Delafteld, Wis. Having never lost a gams for five years to a high school team the aca demic squad -was more than dumb founded when the Oak Parks won, 25 to 9, and started on the series of victories that finally gave thorn, the championship of the Mississippi valley. North Dl- ' vision, once the pride of all Chicago, went down next 59 to 0. Crane fell un- 'der their thundering heels, SS to 0; Maywood took the count. H to 0,- while ; in the semi-finals of the Cook County league championships, Lane was - dls- posed of, 17 to 0. ; 'V:4 1 ; In the final battle Hyde Park was snowed under, 22 to 0. before the largest . crowd that has seen a local high school match in years, there being nearly 12,000 in attendance at the rtiamplonshlp bat tle. Austin then came 'forward with a challenge and without a minute's hesitation the deft was accepted and the following Saturday Austin's hopefuls " were helpless before Oak Park's whirl- " wind attack. The final count showed Oak Park the winner 45 to 0, although tts teamwork was lacking throughout - the first half and it was not until the last session that Oak Park showed Its true form. LA FAYETTE; QUINTET -; j, TRIMS IEWBERG HIGH . -i ' HpecUl Wptrh to The JmirniL) Ia Fayette, Or., Dec. 19. The recently organised La Fayette Athletic club met and -defeated the New berg High school basketball team at La Fayette Saturday evening, 4S to-42. The game was fast sand exciting. ' Dick Nelson, the big cen- . ter for La Fayette, was the star of the game, making 19 baskets, while Gause t ; and Otis of Newberg played a star game. This is the first game played by La ,; Fayette, and has created much enthusi- ' asm among the team' supporters. The .lineup was as follows: .'La Favette A. C. Newberg H. 8. Nelson D, (capt) . ...C, . , , . . . . Vincent Cri7,ler. .k . ....; .R. F. Otis Churchman. ... ,.L. Fi ...,(capt) Oaue ' Sln?leton. ,,....R. O... .......... Slater Nelson W... ... t , .1 O. . ........ Royson 1 Merry Marathoners to lion". -' Pittsburg. Dec l.-t-Sf Yves,; Small- wood Stanley and Bruce will meet in a 1 1t mile race at Duqocsne Gardens here '' tomorrow night " St - Tves has been made the favorite in the betting. , , Packy lloldinff Owt- Again. - New "T6rlec7"i9PackyrcTfar? land and Kid Goodman probably ,t will be matched to fight here immediately X after the holidays. ? "The falrmont Ath letic club is dickering with the lights. : Goodman already ham signed , but , be eiuslve Packy is holdkig out , ' . .. i .-V f V i.. '.' t, Closest Score of Golf Series Turned' in; Plan Holiday " Play. flhester Murphy and his bunch of eolf- ers made a whirlwind finish in their match cames with Captain Jordan Zan's of stick swingers and won at the Waverly links yesterday by three points. Zaa's men were in great glee when they saw the score was in their favor with two mn yet to finish. But the last two men -fell down. at critical times, and Murphy's side gained six points giving them the match. The winners will en- Joy a"' dinner,next Sunday afternoon at me expense or me losers. No teams were chosen for the next playing day, that being given over to ine semi-nnais lor the directors' cup, In the New Year's handicap. However, the matches will be resumed right after New "Year's, for they have provided a great deal of fun for the opposing, sides. Eliminate for Directors' Trophy. Next Saturday the elimination for the directors' cup will be played, i. Eight men have qualified for the finals,. Four will be eliminated Saturday, two more on Christmas day and the winner will be given over New Year's day in the last game, v In addition the players will meet in a handicap tournament Christ mas day for a trophy given by the club professional, Mr. Turhbull. --t ' Everything points to a victory in the minor trophy mixed foursomes for Mrs. W. B. Ayer and Jordan Zan. They have played excellently together and seem to have the two minor cups in their pos session already. Last Saturday they tied with Mrs. ,W. J. Sums, and John Young, with a score of 108. On three previous occasions' they have mafe the lowest scores In the tournament which ends' December 21. i The three lowest scores turned In wilt give their owners the two handsome cups donated by Mr. Minor. , ' t WELCH AND DRISC0LL WILL MEET TOMORROW ' j -.-I) ' in . . w.r London, Deo. 19 Freddie Welch will enter the ring a 10 to g f avorite 1 over Jem Drlscoll when the two meet to morrow night ;at Cardiff. Wales, In a scheduled 20-round go. The articles call for 122 pounds ringside. v 'A purse of $12,600 has been hung up and a side bet' of (5000 against SMOO ; has been made. ' CAMPION'S TOUCHDOWNS - ; GIVE-CATHOLICS GAME Campion's touchdowns in trie first and last quarters of the game ; with the Piedmont Stars yesterday , gave the Catholic club a 11 to victory.. Sherry of Piedmont picked up a fumtle "and raced 60 yards for. a touchdown. He was tackled by Quarterback Crowley from behind when near the goal line and fumbled the ball . but recovered it and was allowed the touchdown. . , . EASTERN LEAGUE HEAD - ------ Ed Barrow, lftta manager of the Montreal baseball team, who fwaa . recently elected president, of the Eastern league at 1U annaal meet ing in New ' York. Barrow buc- ceeds Pat -T. Powers, the ilara ' thon King, who has occupied the .' chair,; withj the exception of one "season, for 18 .year8. It was de- tldedaUtha..jnejling -to-adopt . a echodtile of 154 games next year and to open" the, season-on April 20. Home opening dates were as signed to Baltimore, Newark, Jer sey City and Provident- The above photograph shows a few of the fcontestant in the lnternatlon ' - al six day bicycle race now being held in New York, bunched to . gether on the floor In a spill on "dead manV enrve, the most dan . gerous lection of the track. Although the xnen look pretty well tangled up among the machines none was seriously injured. INDOOR BUNCH HAS TORRID SESSIONS Dilwo'rths Topple Spaldings and Harry Smith Gets a Broken Rib. . THE STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ; h Won. tort, - P. C, A. O. Spaldings -.-.... 1 .800 Dilworth Derbies 4 1 .800 Company "B"... 2 2V .600 Vancouver . i . . . . , 2 ' 8 ,400 Columbia Hdw. Co..'... 2 ; . 2 .400 Gorham Rubber Co..., Or' t .000 After having the garh'e won from the Dilworth ; Derbies Saturday night, ; the Spaldings "took a balloon ascension in the ninth inning and when they again bit terra firma the Derbies had scored seven runs and led by the score of 11 to 5. The Spaldings got after McXenzlt in their half of the ninth and - ran over three runs, making the final score 11 to 8. , At the beginning of the last arid fatal inning the Spaldings were leading by the score, of 6 to 4 and when Briggs, the first man up for the Derbies, popped to Henderson, it. looked like one of the best games ever played In the Armory would soon close. But now for the blow up:'. v-.."'5--'iM - --v,:,--v ;: tAlrd Struck out, but Beagle dropped the third., strike and threw wild - to Austin to catch Laird at first. Austin pegged wild to .second In the effort to head off the fleet little Laird and the ball rolled to "left,.. field, while the latter crossed the plate with the tying tally. Five hits, a base on balls and an error by - Henderson followed and with the aforementioned result. V McKenzie pitched a beautiful game up to the last Inning, when he also was landed on for five hits. Barrell was the star of the game. The score; R. H. EL Dilworth V..r 11 11 4 Spalding 8 18 6 Batteries McKenzie and Barrel!; Henderson - and R. Beagle. - .- , . . . Sunday Game Exciting'. The first game yesterday between Co lumbia and Oorham war a red hot con test and was second only to the Dil-worth-Spaldlng game when It comes to excitement, scraps and fireworks In gen eral. Both clubs( were righting to keep out of the Cellar and it was Manager "Bill" ' Dougherty old father . "BUI" that tied the score with' a three base souse in the seventh canto, scoring Pri deaux, and later putting the Columbias in the. lead by scoring the winning run in the ninth inning. Bob Fordney start ed in the box for Gorham and eele brated his return, to the game by twirl ing six innings in fine style. . In the first of the .seventh, he weakened and retired in tavor Of Morton, who did well,, although he. was given poor sup port. : - .. . .. Nelson's catch in left field, Todd's catch which ended . the game and the hitting and fielding of Dougherty were the features of the game. The score: . " v : , ' - R- a e. Columbia i;i , 7 11 . 4 Oorham ( Jl 2 Batteries F. Fordney. , O'Deen and Hanson ; R. Fordney, Morton and Davis. Military Ken Viz Up. '.' Sunday's games were - slugging matches, Company "B" fairly routing the regulars from Vancouver barracks with s score of 23 to' 4,; Vancouver of fered up two tw triers as sacrifices to the terrific onslaught of the militia bat ters. Score: .: R. H.E. Vancouver .....'.,....,.. ..476 Company -'IT 23 1 '4 Batteries Patty, Fernie and Weltey; Backus and McConnelL ( ': aTotes of Indoor Tossers. Captain Barrell of the Derbies is prob ably the best general la the league, sev eral little plays coming up in Saturday's game which were, his planning and which were successful. The Derbies use much "inside" baseball, anyway, lit their battles. ' - . "Bob", Fordnay of the Oorham Rubber company team was an excited rooter, at the Spalding-DUworth game Saturday night. Many of the fans would like to see the big "southpaw" In action again. Harry Smith had a rib broken in Sat urday night's game, the result of a col lision with McGee, the Spalding short stop. The veteran played the full game out, however.- .1.. ,. ';. . - Butterfly Wins Race. Lew Woodard's Butterfly won from Francis D'Arcy's Bull Pup in the dlng hey race yesterday on the Willamette, with Art Sholen's Celt third and Dun can Irvine's Kitten . fourth, A. brisk breeze aided "the sailors.: , The boats finished within a fewveeonds of"one another. rT ' '. Thy University of California-Stanford university championship Rugby game played on the farmer's field attracted a $42,000 gate, the largest In the history of football on the FuciXlo coust. ' piiflMMm ni ai HllllLll u DIVE FROM BRIDGE Withycombe Will Feature the Christmas Day Swim, Per ' haps, by Leap. v Those who go down to the river Christmas morning to witness . the an nual yuletide plunge in the Willamette In the 100 yard race, will also see a high dive from the top of the Morrison street bridge, if the plans of "JR. A. Withycombe are carried out y Withy combe la out of the city, but sends word to a friend that he Intends to dive from the top of the Morrison bridge just be fore the race starts. If he is feeling in the mood after the highy leap he will take part in the 100 yard race for the trophy cups, y .;. ' -. r,';;: , :x i- - .Withycombe took part in the Tace last year, but la not a I2 yard man, and was unable to finish better than fourth. At the shorter distance be hopes to be among the prise winners. Several Multnomah club and Y. M. C A. swimmers took a preliminary dip yesterday, . Some went through the 100 yard course, while others crawled out after going only a few feet Some com plained that the water was too - cold, while others seemed to enjoy being in it The race promises to be one of the most interesting ever held on the coast and no doubt thousands ' will line the river bank in the vicinity of Morrison bridge as last-year. ' . . Tony Caponl Off For Coast, v, Chicago, Dec. 1. Weighing i 170 pounds in his street ; clothes, ' Tony Ca'poni started for Los Angeles today to fill his engagement with Jim Flynn, at McCarey's arena, January 20. Michigan Issued 28,000 deer . hunting licenses this season, v ' , 1 v St Louis university will erect a $55, 000 gymnasium.. - --.- -, -- ; It is estimated there are 2000 aero planes In existence. ' Switserland's public - school winter sports club has 2300 members. .... - ; .-.....:.. ..i'. . - '-. . : V.'. Marquette academy of Milwaukee will have a boxing club, .', -. ' ' . , - ,-" - . - t Captain Arthur Howe of Tale will be asked to play hockey this year. . Stockholm stadium, where 'the 1912 Olympic games will be held, will seat 80,000. - e ,: . . Owen Moran, who beat Battling Nel son, will become an American citizen The little English lightweight although fighting ten years, has never . beer knocked out. He has fought 180 battles and lost 8. . ' Saranac Lake, N. T., will join a oir cult of towns to hold a winter haraesr meeting early next year. The othe towns to enter the races will be Port Henry, Lake Placid and Ottawa, Canada AUTO " NOTES. At the Hupmobile agency are three of the new 1911 Hupmobiles. .' A four-passenger touring-car aniKa torpedo road ster known as the "Wasp" are the new models built by this company for 1911 The four-passenger t touring car Is an exact duplicate of the car which is making the trip t round the world and which reached San Francisco after its hard trip from Detroit last week, The car will be on its journey the rest of the year and will visit practically every country in Europe and Asia. " The Halliwell company, an automobile accessory house, was organised last week. " It is to handle certain agen cies, such as the Earl wind shield. Tha Warner Autometer company will also be run in ; connection with it H. O. Wortben, manager of the Warner Auto meter company, will continue as man ager of the new company. Wj A. Avery, Beattle manager of the Chanslor Lyon company, was in Port land arranging for' the furnishing of that company's new store at Trinity Place and Washington streets." , This house is to be one of Ue largest auto mobile supply houses in' the city and will be managed oy mm Lyon himself. Th northwest headquarters of the com pany sre to' be maintained in Port- lund. Child labor laws abroad 'are In many esncntlal roapects but poorly, enforced, and the penalties Imposed for violations are ridiculously small and of practically uu dettsrrant vUi OHIIIIIHUl TLHIIO SPORTS. OF AU SORTS . GOUT FOR COAST Rght in Los Angeles if McCarey Can Secure Nec essary Consent New Orleans, Dec 19. Johnny Coulon and Frankie Conley will meet .for the bantamweight : championship of tha world In Los Angeles, it Tom McCarey's plans mature. . r. ; - The little fighters are without' a battle-ground as the result of the tem porary quietus put on the mitt game in Louisiana and unless they agree on an- other meeting ' their dispute must re main unsettled. As, soon as McCarey was apprised of the existing, circumstances he got into telegraphic communication with both boys. , He made them a proposition and is now watting for their "final replies. If he lands- the fight McCarey will stage It at Vernon in January. Tests by Professor Em tie F. Pernot, state bacterloligtst, conclusively - prove coyotes in. eastern Oregon are suffering rrom an epidemio of rabies. Convulsions seised a rabbit that had been inoculated with the brain of a coyote-bitten sheep yesterday. It exhibited every symptom of hydrophobia.' As Infected coyotes are biting children and domestic ' animals, exhibiting none of their customary fear of men, and as the fear of them Is widespread, authorities are planning to organize a general hunt throughout the counties where the beasts are numerous. Every coyote will be killed if possible. The rabbit that showed evidences of hydrophobia In the offices of the state health officer yesterday was inoculated more than two weeks ago. The coyote that had bitten the sheep from which germs of rabies were taken was the Sams' one which bit Johnnie Bosely, an 8-ycar-old boy, in Wallowa county. A great hunt was organized In Wallowa county last Friday, Saturday and Sun day. and hundreds of coyotes are report' ed to have been killed. Two other rabbits and a dog that were Inoculated with germs of hydrophobia are expected to develop the disease. - To make his tests doubly certain Professor Pernot will take negrl bodies, germs of rabies, from the rabbit now affected, and with them Inoculate another rabbit. - Reports of rabid coyotes being . at large la eastern and central Oregon counties have neen made many times, but generally were, disbelieved. Some of the animals' exhibited signs more of strychnine poisoning than of hydropho bia. Since the discovery ef rabies in the coyote that bit tha Bosely boy, it is believed that many of the other reports may 'probably be true. Fear of the ani mals may lead,,to their extermination. ' '.' " ' 1,1 1'?:. Freewater Farmer Dies. . (Special IMaoftrh to The Jnonial.l ' . " Freewater, Or.,' Dec 19.-Jeorge Rex roth, a prominent rancher, died at his residence west of town Friday, the cause of death being Brlght's disease. He was born In Pennsylvania of German parent' age : about 65 years ago. He was en gaged in stockraislng ' In the .Wallowa country previous to coming to Free water. He is survived by his widow. Ton most read this If yon want the - benefit . .rrv' J.i W. Greer, Greenwood, La., suf fered with a' severe case of lumbago. "At times the pains were so intense I was forced to hypodermic injectlojha for relief,',; he says. "These attacks stat-ted with a slight pain In the small of my back : which ; gradually became fairly paralysing in effect My attention was called to Foley's - Kidney Remedy and I am glad to' say after using this won derful medicine' I am no longer bothered in any way by my old enemy lumbago." Skldmore Drug . Co., two stores, main store 151 3d st branch store, Morri son and1 West Park sts.; , Woodard, Clarke Drug Co. 'V':..; a 'hi:" ;-'V With theM nm Te Vtta la the aW or Mrlas. mm& m will m that V j off Ion nbttantUl u Tmm oh all work and Ton euMt gx bttr work asjwlMr, ao suttot how mock job par W tnUii nlata nl . I bridn work for out. of .low patron in on day It dasirod. FatnleM oxtraotioa tr wkaa lato of bridf work i riar d. CooaHtM tr. DtttrCrtese 22kBrianTrUi4.C3 GtUFttUnn "'1C3 Euseiratmn 1C3 SiW Fillisf ' .50 1 Uttei 5.C3 pin 7.53 III W. . W1SI, hrmrn im Snail tMn Extr'tios . 5 3 U WiM uiuuua a nuuat SKST MBTHOOS All work (ally sosaraatoad fr flfteaa rears, VJlzo Bcntal Co.,inc Painless Dentists Idlppf Bui! Jir.g, Third tnd Hl'nm. PCS RASlH, t?J , ouwaii a.la.toir. U. luim 1 1 a TESTS PROVE COYOTES ; SUFFER FROM RABIES ColareOurPrices United Preu LmmmI Wlr. -Seattle, Dec, 19. Numerous sympa thetic protests, from the city and from outside, . have . been received at the Seattle Star office following the sen tencing of two members of the editorial staff of the Star late Friday afternoon for contempt of court ; , ' ;' The Fremont Baptist church congre gation yesterday unanimously passed a 1000 word resolution commending the editors and pledging them their utmost support in their fiuht' for the people of the Duwamlsh valley, now in conflict with the traction company. - From an over the country messages have been sent to the Star by editors and publicists, urging them to continue the fight for a free press and the right to comment on court decisiona. : S: , i. All ever the city, telephone and ver bal messages have come In from Indi viduals, societies, dubs and improve ment organisations, commending the Stars stand. The offers of help have ranged from proffers to start a big legal fund to fight the eases, to sug gestions about carrying the fight Into the legislature. , V w. .. Already bills are being drafted, tak ing from a judge the right to try his own contempt cases, and others wiping the principle of constructive contempt ' that is, contempt outside the court- roomfrom the statute books of the state. That the matter will be fought out In the legislature, which meets early in January, seems certain. The contempt law, involving the right of a free press and the injunction law, will both eome before the legislature. . ' One legislator has a bill which would take from the supreme court the right to pass upon the constitutionality of laws. This would serve to assure the people that laws passed In their behalf by the assembly, would stand. ; ? HILL TO BE GUEST OF ' VANCOUVER TONIGHT (United PreM Lenmd Wtre.t Seattle, Dec. 19. -After a thorough In spection of all projects in which he has an interest in Seattle, James ' J, Hill, the railroad chief. Is on his way to Van couver, B. C. Tonight Hill and the mem bers of his party will be the guests of honor at a banquet to be tendered by the commercial interests of Vancou ver. 1 ' 1 .The Best $3 Hat in the , World BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER OREOOIN THE IMPERIAL : Oregon's Greatest Hotel 350 ROOMS, v 104 SUlTEa Whh Private Baths NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING MODERATE RATES PHIL METSCHAN & SONS, Propa. Hotel Seattle, Pioneer Square, Seattle $400,000.00 recently spent on its interior. AH furnishinjrs and - - appointments new, modern and splendid. HEADQUARTERS FOR PORTLAND , PEOPLE. , Hotel Oregon, Portland, Oregon V '.v..: II'',...,',-.,-' . . ' . , .v.'-. Both hotels conducted by Mcssrs.Wright & Dickinson NEW PERKINS XTFTB A2TD WASHXNOTQIf ' v OPENED JUNE "1908 : A Hotel in the" very heart of1 Portland's activity; modru in etrery re-fit. , . Rates 11.00 and up Moderate price lieataurant in connection . Ii. Q. IWUTLAWD, Secretary and Kansger THM "TcnuKoror Earopeaa n Modem ftestaaraat . mm wm in (Doited Prnm LmmkI mn.1 Fresno,. Cal. Dec 19r "fiud" Mars, the Curtias aviator, is receiving the congratulations of his friends because he is alive, : Had Mars for the fraction of a second lost his head durimr a flight here yesterday It would have been a different tale. . v , v Mars literally fell from a height of 4090 feet. While trying for the coast altitude record his engine stopped in midair. - Aviators Glenn Curtias sand Charles Wfllard, who realized what hod ecourrod, were transfixed with horror, expecting to see their team mate meet the same fate - that ' overtook Ralph Johnstone , at Denver, but the crowd thought his spectacular descent was only part of the regular performance. Mars narrowly missed plunging Into S row Of automobiles that lined the starting field. He tilted his planes ab ruptly, however, swerved around and came to the ground la safety. ' Minister Asked for Information. s ; YSpeHl IHnrMtrh to The Journal.) ' White Salmon, Wash, Dec IS. As tht result Of a special sent to northwestern dailies of ReV. Tate developing an orchard in Tlood River, , preaching in White Salmon and taking a hand in politics to the extent that, he was want ed to run for the Oregon legislature, the gentleman la now receiving letters containing clippings concerning him self from New Tork and other papers. They all requeet Information about the country and some want samples from the trees that grew the apples which they have been eating. Rev. L, Tate says these letters are coming so fre quently as to break into his regular work, but ft is a good indication of the general desire throughout the east for information of .the west , Niagara Tower for LoiidonJ London, Ont, Dec 19. The inaugura tion of the hydro-electric power sys tem in London, which will supply the city with light and power generated at Niagara Falls at rates considerably lower Khan those heretofore paid, will be, made the occasion for a municipal celebration here tomorrow.' One of the chief features of the celebration will be a banquet in the Dominion armories to morrow night at vMch Sir James Whitney, Sir George W. Ross, Honor able Adam Beck and other public men of note will be present The Best $3 Hat in the World HOTBUS .'jit' Kead-jnarter f- 4'onriflt. ui C"i'i inervi! 1. . tipffd'U rtr- U;t to tm i ' )ngl Kfiin,, 111 nil'inr-i- . w ! 1 1 . .i 1 I c, ( n 1 f I ! ' h 1 1 1 "1 aesw 1U"