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THE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL,' PORTtANU,'' SUNDAY .MOKNINQ, UiSCJJMBEK 21. 1913.
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M IE TRYING TO
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HE IS A SCANDINAVIAN
Milaca, Minn., Family Named
Eckblad Sees Picture of
Fighter and Claim Him.
BRITAIN'S PUGILISM
SADLY ON THE DECLINE
Boxing Has Not Languished
but' Somehow There Are
No Winners.
By W. W. Naughton.
San Francisco, Dec. 20. The manager
of a champion pugilist has many annoy,
ances to contend with, and Jim Buckley,
who acta as guide, philosopher and mak
er of matches for Gunboat Smith, la not
Immune from Irritating experiences, by
any means.
One of the things which is disturbing
Buckley's equanimity at present is tha
attempt on the part of certain well
meaning, but misinformed, Mlnneaotans
to make a Dane or Norwegian out of
Jim's pet heavyweight
It seems a number of the oldest set
tlers In Milaca, Minn., have decided that
Gunboat is a member of an ancient
.family named Eckblad. They have seen
Gunboat's picture in the paper, and they
are not to be denied.
Bora He's the Guilty One.
They have heard that Gunboat has
made affidavit that he is not the man
they are after, but they look upon this
as proof as strong as holy writ that he
Is really the guilty party.
They believe it Is the proud and
haughty Eckblad spirit with which they
are so well acquainted that Is keeping
Gunboat from admitting that any of the
ancient family could engage In anything
so sordid and savage as boxing.
They are pestering Buckley with let
ters assuring him that it is not a case
of mistaken identity, and urging him to
bring the gunner to Milaca, so that the
fatted culf may be killed and bonfires
lighted on the headlands.
' Used" Pikes In Rebellion.
"Wouldn't that get your alpaca?" said
Jim, flourishing .the most recent com
munication received from the Milacu
folks. "Why, Gunboat is not descended
from the Norsemen, by a long shot. His
ancestors usen't put to sea in them can.
oes with big figure heads. No, sir, they
handled pikes in the Irish rebellion.
"Why, when this talk of Gunboat being a
Norwegian, or whatever it is, rirst
came up. I went to Philadelphia to look
up the record of Ills birth. And there I
found that Smith's father was an Irish
man named Smyth, and his mother an
Irish lady, named Mary Campbell. Gun
boat himself was born in Philadelphia,
so that those good natured, but mis
guided, folks li Minnesota are barking
up the wrong tree."
Incidentally, Gunboat himself Isn't
perturbed 1 In the slightest ever the
muddle. He considers It a good Joke.
JHe'll be different after I've taken
him on a tour of Ireland, and have
shown him the green hills where his
forefathers "dwelt," said Bueftley. "Then
he'll take pride in the fact that he's
Irish, and will object to being called
anything else."
Great Britain Going Back.
It's a ticklish subject to tackle, but.
just the same, there Is food for thought
Jn the fact that Georges'Carpentler, the
best fighter in FranCe.v has defeated
Bombadter Wells, the best fighter In
England, for the second time.
It's a notably sad commentary on the
pugilistic status of Great Britain, for
the country referred to Is the cradle of
ring sport, whereas, It was but a few
years ago when "Johnnie Crapaud" was
believed to know nothing of Jolts and
tippercuts, with the exception of such
sk were delivered with the feet.
It certainly Is not a case of
"111 fairs the land, to hastening ills a
prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men de
cay." For the wealth isn't evenly enough
distributed in the tight little isle to
cause energies to flag. No, sir, the
pinch of necessity Is sharp enough In
England to keep the faculties keyed up
in all lines of competition, and that's
what renders the situation less easy to
understand.
Adrooatf the Manly Art.
, Neither can it be that boxing has lan
gulshel through want of recognition
and support, for England is one country
where men in high places advocate the
fostering of fhpnly art, and where, In
the army and ivievy, at any rate, Queens
bury tourneys are held at stated inter
vals. Whatever the cause of England's low
rating as a pugilistic power at present,
it seems as though ft is a question on
which "The Thunderer," or Dally Mail,
might Invite correspondence. We, for
one, would like to see the subject
. threshed out by thinking; men, who are
on the ground.
In this connection a noted English
authority said, not so long ago, that,
what mllitatod against latter day Eng
lish pugilists was the fact that they
were too academio in their motions of
attack and defense, the argument being
that they clung to old notions, and that
what held good In boxing a quarter of a
century ago was of no avail now.
Mace's straight Left.
. No less a personage. than the notori
ous Jack Johnson once said:
"If Jem Mace were living today and
battling up to his best standard, .he
would have his head knocked from his
shoulders In a couple of rounds."
As the straight left was the best ar
row in the Mace quiver, and as Packey
McFarland and Jimmy Clabby, two ex
ponents of the straight left, lead the
successful boxers of today, it Isn't easy
to see that. Johnson's argument was
sound? , .
But what's the matter with British
pugilists, anyway?
cornell7lumni at .
work on new stadium
Cornell university alumni are getting
busy on the fund for tue new stadium
. and expect to have that structure start
ed as soon as possible to hold, the big
football games there next fait ft will
-be the University of Pennsylvania's year
to go to Ithaca for the annual game
and as Coach Albert Sharpe's eleven
overcame tha hoodoo by winning from
.the red and blue at Franklin field, Phil
.adelphla, on Thanksgiving day, a big
'turn-out will no doubt pecur when the
Ithaca eleven tries to make It two
' straight victories, having- the advantage
of Us horns field.
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Denver is to see Its first roller polo
contests this winter.
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Guthrie, Okla., has Just dedicated its
$76,000 .municipally-owned medical
bath house.
I
--Richmond--matewthltioedefatie
trxalkirig" of erecting a ?5,0lJt munlci:
pal club bouse. i
Massachusetts and also Michigan ag.
ricultural colleges are to have new ath
letic fields. ,.
'
Toledo Bowling association has-been
Incorporated. '
Joe Horner Jr, the former Michigan1
university athlete, will go to Germany
to assist Coach A Ivan C. Kraenzleln in
preparing the athletes of that country
for the 1916 Olyrrtplc games, which will
be held in Berlin.
'
Toronto, Canada, parkB committee will
spend $19,000 on 32 free skating rinks
and 28 hockey rinks in that city, this
winter. The city will operate checking
booths at the rinks, from which, it Is
expected, $200d will be received.
Soon after the new year the major
league baseball clubs will submit con
tracts for next season to their players,
and it will be interesting to note how
many- of them will obey the reported
edict of the Players Farternity not to
sign until Instructed to do so. The re
quests of the players will be con
sidered by the National' Commission,
consisting of Governor Tener, president
of the National league; Garry Herr
mann, chairman, and Ban Johnson, of
the American league, at its meeting in
Cincinnati in January.
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During the past . horse racing season
Just concluded In Ireland, 698 races
were run, worth 1338,776 and the num
ber of horses that ran was 1239. The
amount of stake money is the best on
record for Ireland, the previous highest
total having been $317,780.
"Jimmy" Duffy, 'the crack Canadian
distance runner, will go to Athens next
year, to run In the Marathon, and hopes
to emulate "Billy" Sherring. who won
for Canada the 1906 Marathon in
Greece. Duffy finished fifth in the
Stockholm Marathon in 1912.
In reply to a query, 123 out of 159 col
leges replied that they required of
freshmen physical exercise under proper
instruction.
The University of Pennsylvania won
first blood for the Eastern Intercol
legiate football championship by defeat
ing Haverford college eleven by 2 goals
to 0 at Philadelphia. The league includes
Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Yale.
BLIND STUDENT STARS
IN AN INDOOR MEET
New Tork, N. Y., Dec. 20. Jos. Har
ris, a blind student, furnished the sensa
tion In the annual indoor games of the
public schools of New York held today
in Madison Square Garden. Despite his
great handicap, Harls went through the
trials and semi-finals for the sixty yard
dash and only failed by a "nose" In win
ning a place In the finals.
For the purpose of guiding the blind
youth, a string 'was stretched the en
tire length of the course and he ran with
his side rubbing the string.
Skating Dates Fixed.
The dates for the international figure
skating contests have been arranged as
follows: World's championships, Febru
ary 21-22, at Helsingfors. European
championships February 8, at Vienna;
ladles' and pair skating championship,
February 24-26, at St. Morltz; world's
speed championship, February 14-16, at
Christiana; European speed champion
ship, February 7-8, at Berlin.
.Motor Boat Race July 22.
'.The Philadelphia to Baltimore motor
boat, race of the Delaware River Yacht
Racing association is to be held on July
22, 1914. This Is the date agreed upon
for the. start off the Camden Motor
Boat club in the Delaware river and the
finish will be off the Maryland Motor
boat club -on- the Patapsco- river, at Bal
timore, about July 24.
REDMOND CLUB IS
'BEHIND THE GOVERNOR
Slm Burnti of The .Tnurnnt.)
Salem, Or., Dec. 20. The Redmond
Commercial club has Indorsed Governor
West's plan for state and federal co
operation in taking over and completing
the north canal unit of the Central
Oregon Irrigation company's project In
Crook county. W. 8. Rodman, president
of the club, wired the governor today,
as follows:
"The Redmond Commercial club Is
with you in your plan of completing the
north canal. The dispatch and character
of the work on the Tumaltf project to
date is a good testimonial of what the
state can do. Please command us if
there is anything we can do to help this
thins; along."
ALBANY WINS CASE
v AFTER LONG DELAY
Albany, Or., Dec 20. After pending
for over a year the city virtually won a
suit today through a decision rendered
by Judge Kelly in the case against W.
H. McColderlck and the Title Guaranty
& Surety company, a Pennsylvania cor
poration which grew out of the grant
ing of a gas franchise some time ago,
and which was to collect 31000 for al
leged failure to comply therewith. Borne
time ago the city Interposed a demurrer
to the first and second further and
separate answers of sthe defendants.
This Judge Kelly sustained today, and
the case is virtually ended. It Is under
stood that those concerned will accept
the action on the demurrer.
Death Came Unexpectedly.
Lents, Or., Dec. 20. The funeral of
Charles Kirscbenman, who died sudden
ly early Friday morning at his home,
Ninth avenue and the car line, will be
held at 2 p. m. Sunday from Odd Fel
lows' hall, under the auspices of the
local Odd Fellows' lodge, of which he
was a member. He was a carpenter, 80
years of age, and is survived by his par
ents and his brother, Will.
Tanner, Rallies Well.
Olympla, Wash., Deo. 20. Attorney
General W. V; Tanner, who was operated
on at noon for appendicitis, rallied
rapidly from the anesthetic- and wsi
able to receive visits late this' evening.
Mr. Tanner was at his Office yester
day morning and walked to the hospital
for the operation. ,
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Applies for Homestead. -
Welches, Orv,' Deo. : 30. Mrs. Gal
breth, of Seattle, has put in an applica
tion for a homestead near Rhododen
dron tavern, adjoining theproperty of
H. S. Rows.
Twenty Inches of soft snow were re
ported Sunday, near Government Camp.
LENTS WILL HAVE A
JEraUCTURETO1
COST ABOUT $9000
Frame Buildings Being - Jorn
Down to Make Room;4 Ora
torical Contest Held. .
Lents, Or., Dee, 20. Frame buildings
on the northeast corner, of Main street
and the carline were. Tared today for
the concrete building to be erected there
for Mrs. Minnie Yeager, to cover' "four
lots. It will cost $9000 and . will be
finished in March. . , .: .. ...
One portion of- this building will be
occupied by a new moving picture thea
tre, and the Multnomah State bank, a
branch of the " Scandinavian-American
bank of Portland, will move Into the
new building. The bank will occupy 23
by 50 feet, which will treble its pres
ent floor space. The deposits of this
bank are now at the highest point in its
history. ,
Plans are being drawn for a concrete
structure to be erected by J. Yott on 60
by 100 feet on the east side of Main
street, near Foster rtyid. This will ad
Join thes two story concrete store and
office blinding to- be erected on the
northeast corner by Mrs.. Hattie Yott.
The business people of Lents are ex
pressing satisfaction over the maca
damizing of Foster road and Main
street, which was done this week.
Lents branch library will be closed
Christmas eve and Christmas day.
The local postofflce will be kept open
until 6 p. m. Christmas day.
Principal A. F. Hershner-'of Lents
school has announced that the work In
the night class in woodwork in the
training shop, in which the class is re
stricted to 24 men and boys who meet
three, nights a "week, will be follow!
by mechanical drawing.
The W. C. T. U. oratorical contest
was held yesterday afternoon at the
schoolhouse, preceding the Parent
Teacher association meeting under the
Joint auspices of the two organizations.
After a chorus by room 14 and a con
cert recitation by room 13, the pupils
declaimed as follows: "The Deadly Ci
garette," Clevis Sines; "His First Co
gar." Earl Page; "The Boys," Everett
France; "Heroes Brave," Walter Chris
tenson; "Be Careful What You Sow,"
Oliver Bohna; "Papa Does," Fred-Smet-hurst;
"Tobacco Man," Walter Stoner;
"two Boys and a Cigarette," LaRoy
Letcher; "A Warning," 'Clyde Cox; "A
Case of Charity," Winnifred Smith.
The Women of Woodcraft will hold
a Christmas entertainment, with a tree,
for their own members after their reg
ular meeting In Odd Fellows' hall the
evening of Friday, December 26.
Lents Adventist church today ended
a special week of prayer, in which ser
vices were held nightly.
The stock in Grange harl has been
sold, and the money has been Invested
in a mortgage.
Among the students returning home
for- the holidays will be J. Stanford
Moore, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. Boyd
Moore, who isat Willamette University.
N. Girling returned to. his home on
Second avenue near the carline yester
day after a six weeks' visit in his old
home in Mldvale, Idaho.
Funeral services for M1ss Edith
Dunbar, the 18-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dunbar, of Ninth
avenue and Cummlngs street,, who died
Monday, were held Tuesday afternoon
In - Lents Friends church. The pastor.
Rev. John Riley, officiated. Interment
was in Mt. Scott cemetery. The cause
of her death was heart trouble, follow
ing a severe attaek of la grippe.
ARLETA SCHOOL WILL
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Instruction, ia Start in Near
Future; Illustrated Lectures
on Civic Affairs,
Arleta, Or., Dec So. Arleta school
teachers continue to yearn for new
worlds to conquer, and th-latest wrink
le in practical education will be a spring
millinery class. Women who may con
sider Joining this class, which will Btart
soon, may consult Miss Johnson or Mrs.
E. M. Hlggs.
Mrs. Hlggs, Who exhibited last Friday
afternoon wJnter hats made by the mil
linery class in the night school. Is con
sidering starting an afternoon clash the
firs part of the new year.
An enrollment of 278 has been re
corded In the night school, which has
been in existence two months. A new
term will be started 4tfter New Years.
Miss Aileen Brong, a graduate of the
Boston Conservatory of Music, who is
Instructor of the dramatic class at Ar
leta Social Center, will take the part
of Iago in the Portland Shakespeare
cIuj's production of "Othello,' Jan
uary 6. .
The course of, lectures, illustrated
with lantern slides, to start December
80 at Arleta will deal, among ther
things, with Portland's fire department,
building permits, street cleaning, police
system, etc. "Protection of Life and
Property," one of Dr. W. F. Ogburn's
lectures, will be Illustrated by 60
slides.
Arleta branch library at Kern Tark,
will be closed Christmas eve and Christ
mas day-'
Arleta Camp, 805, Woodmen of the
World, will give a grand prize masque
ball at the W. O. W. hall at Arleta
December 25th.
Playgrounds will W the topic of dis
cussion at the January meeting of Ar
leta Parent-Teacher association, and
school gardening will be taken up at
the February meeting.
Exercises at Laurelvrood. .
Laurel wood, Or., Dec. 20. Laurel
wood M. E. church, "of which 4tev. V.
Willing Is pastor, will hold Christmas
exercises in pie . church Wednesdax
evening, with a tree. Instead of pres
ents being given to the children, they
will be expected to bring gifts to be
given to the poor.
Lepper Lectures on Canal.
Woodmere, Or., Deo. 20. At the meet
ing of Woodmere Parent-Teacher associ
ation' at the schoolhouse last night, -L.
M. Lepper delivered a lecture on the
Panama canal, illustrated with atere
optlcan views, .
, J -Meeting at Belrose,
Belroue, Or., Deo. 10. The next meet
ing of the Neighborhood Improvement
club here has toeen set for the night of
Saturday January I. 1 -...
That CleamCoal Etflsfsen. " arsT
HAVE MILLINERY C
EXPECT CONTEST ON
EAST FORK PROPOSAL
Eccles; Interests See , Danger
New Plans, v
Hood River, Or., Dei 20. That the
attempt of the East Fork, Irrigation
district to appropriate 200- second feet
of water from the east fork of Hood
river in addition to the 61.6 second feet
secured by assignment . from the East
Fork Irrigation company with which to
ungate the 12,320 acres within-the
newly , organized district will be stren
uously contested Is now evident from
the fact that the Mt. Hood Irrigation
company claims a prior right by the ap
propriation of 26 Becond feet a short
distance below where the new district
proposes to divert the water, 'and the
Oregon Lumber, company claims a prior
right to 350 second feet of e water.
Charles T. Early, manager of the
Eccles interests in the west, who re
sides at Hood River, where the company
has an approximate Investment of $760,
000 in railroads, timber and milling
plants, discussing the matter todajr said:
"An appropriation of water, such as
we are advised the newly organized Ir
rigation district contemplates, would
mean, practically, the confiscation of our
lumbering plant at Dee. Therefore, we
will resist it as long as we can.
"When this irrigation district was
first talked of, we offered to relinquish
our prior claim to a reasonable amount
of water provided the district would
furnish us to return whatever power It
secured through our relinquishment.
However, this proposition of ours has
been ignored. The purpose of this offer
upon the part of my company was to
aid the farmers in the proposed dis
trict, and we felt then as we do now,
that it was more than fair, and was all
that could reasonably be asked of us.
"As to what action our company will
take on the present bond Issue" of $150,
000 authorized by the irrigation district,
the sale of which has been advertised
and the proceeds of which, we under
stand, will be used in the purchase of
the present system, I am not prepared
to say at this time. The entire matter
has been placed Into the hands of our
attorneys for such action as they deem
necessary for the protection of our in
terests. "Regardless of the water supply, I
would consider the property of the dis
trict involved gilt edged security for
the proposed loan. However, the bonds
will probably not sell at par, and when
it comes to distributing the water, pro
viding the district secures it, over the
entire district, will it not take a much
larger bond issue than the present one
to complete the work?
"If the district does not succeed In
securing the additional water asked for.
whether it be for 1000 or 3000 acres, it
would seem that there would be great
dissatisfaction in the matter of distri
bution, and the supply will be limited
Indeed when spread out over the 13,000
acres in the newly organized district.
"Our company is advised that its
prior rights cannot be taken from It by
this proposed appropriation of water by
the Irrigation district, and if it was
possible to do so, have the people of
the Irrigation district considered the
cost? Our loss would be exceedingly
heavy In the adjudication of our rights."
It is estimated that the appropriation
of this additional water by the irriga
tion district will affet property rights
In the amount of approximately $1,160.
000, as the Hydro-Electric plant and
the' Pacific Power & Light company's
electric light and power plant are be
low the point of diversion.
State Engineer John H. Lewis made
a lengthy report on the situation sev
eral months ago, stating that the ap
propriation sought by the new district
might be of doubtful value In view of
prior rights on the river and in that
event -an additional bond Issue would be
required to place the ditch In condition
to afford a distribution of water to all
whoBe land would be assessed for the
payment of the $150,000 issue to be
used in the purchase of the Bone plant,
as this plant is, capable of Irrigating
only about 3000 acres of the 13,000 acres
that would be bonded.
LENTS
HAVE SPECIAL MUSIC
Lents, Or., Dec. 20. Special Christ
mas music will be provided In all
Lents churches. A chorus of 30 voices,
under the- direction of Alvln K. Brad
ford, assisted by Mrs. E. W.-Morrill
at the piano, will render a Christmas
cantata at the EvaaseHcal church at
8 p. m. Sunday. The cantata, by E. L.
Ashford, has for Its theme Frans Grab
ber's Christmas carol. "Holy Night
Three numbers from other favorite can
tatas are included. The soloists are
Mrs. H. A. Goode, MIhs eslsie Bright
and Mrs. W. O. Ash. sopranos; Mrs.
Hazel Mull, contralto; H. V. Rether
ford and J. S. Ash, tenor and L C
Bradford. N. O. Hedln, H A. Goode
and W. O. Ash, bassos.
The Christmas sermon at the Evan
gelical church will be delivered by the
pastor, Rev. P. Conklin, at 11 a,., m.
Sunday. At 8:45 Sunday, Christmas ex
ercises will be held for the primary de
partment, whose members will bring
K The annual Christmas musicals will
be given by the choir at Lents Meth
odist church Sunday evening. A 'Christ
mas program, with a tree, will be
given for the Sunday school Christmas
eve. Rev. W. Boyd Moore is the pas
tor. Friends' church, of which Rev. John
Riley Is pastor, will have Its Christmas
program, given by the primary depart
ment, Christmas night, with a tree. A
chorus, under the direction of Mr. Fox
will render special music.
Sunday evening a chorus will sing
special music at Lents Baptist church.
Wednesday evening Christmas exercises
will be held by tha Sunday school.
Rev. J. M. Nelson Is the pastor of this
church.
St. Peter's Roman Catholic church
will hold masses at and 8 o'clock
Christmas day, and at high mass at
10:80 Peter's Christmas mass will be
sung. There will be speolal decora
tions. TWO CENT FARE IS
M'EWEN. MAN'S IDEA
i (Silrm Bnri-iu of The Jnnrnal.)
Balem, Or,-, Pec 20. Two cents - a
mile passenger farea on all steam and
electric railroads In Oregon la to be tha
purpose of a measure John Ed nils ton of
McEwan says he intends to tnftiate at
ths next election. He has written Secre
tary. Of Stats Olcott for Information as
to how to prepare the Initiative petl-
CHURCHES TO
ST.JOHNSCWS.:
TO MEET TO RATIFY
PARK SITE QUESTION
Mass Meeting to Be Held Mon
day; Tango Dance Reaches
the City,
St Johns, Or., Dec 20. The next
step In the park, site acquisition ques
tion will be a ratification mass meeting
for all citizens to be held at 7:3 ) Mon
day evening at the city hall. Three
questions will- be voted upon at tha
meeting: Whether to ratify or reject
the recommendation of the North St.
Johns mass meeting that, -the Catltn
tract be selected and the recommenda
tion of the. South St. Johns mass meet
ing that the Dr. Cook tract and the
Caplep tract be selected; whether or not
these tracts shall be voted for, at a total
cost of approximately $26,500, and
whether each tract should be voted
upon separately, or all three together,
or whether there should be no park, elec
tion at ail.
Will Tote on Bonds.
At the recent First ward mass meet
ing, A. W. Davis stated that the Jaeger
tract on Dawson street had been with
drawn as a possible park site. The
Stearns-Allen tract, which lies above the
drydock and has a splendid view of the
river and Portland, was not repommend
ed by either mass meeting.
Ts park bonds will probably be vot
ed upon at the primary or general city
election this coming year and a two
thirds vot will be necessary for the
bonds to carry.
The Capies tract is on Dawson street,
adjoining the Ice plant, contains nearly
three acres and it set at $10,000. The
$6000 Dr. Cook tract of three acres
is ou Tyler street, east of the streetcur
loop on Fessenden street. The Catlin
tract Is composed of two adjacent par
cels of land, .bounded by Willamette
boulevard, Edison street and St. Johns
avenue. One and one fourth acres
owned by Mr. Markwart are held at
$7500, and J. F. Gillmore, as agent,
offers a tract of a little less than an
acre for $3000.
The tango arrived in St. Johns last
night, when a small dancing party im
ported a Portland teacher and prac
ticed the new steps in Eagles' hall.
New style gas posts were Installed
on Jersey street today.
The basketball team of James John
High school will play the Portland
Trade school team here Tuesday at
8:15. The team will be picked from
Bugbee, Baybrook, Thayer, Hiatt, Plas
kett, Kreuger, West, Thurmond, Bellin
ger, McGregor, Lear, H. Smith and
Wright.
Misses Maggie Dickie and Hazel Hall
have been selected as the affirmative
debating team; Misses Catherine Qe.nit
man and Lulu Day as the negative,
and Homer Plaskett and Drott Larsen
as alternates.
The Christmas vacation will extend
from December 24 to January 4.
Bulletin Board Installed.
St Johns library Is considering re
maining open between 6:30 and 7 p. in.
if there is sufficient demand for the
change. To insure quiet for reading and
studying for adults children under
12, who are given particular attention
in the afternoon, are requested not
to come to the library In the evening
unless accompanied by parents. A bul
letin board has been Installed for no
tices of local meetings and local items
of interest.
Over Hifty men are now employed on
the dry dock. The dredge Chinook, re
cently cleaned and repainted, was the
largest ship ever on the drydock here.
The topics for Sunday's sermon? at
the First Baptist church are "The Wise
Men" in the morning and "The Guiding
Star" in the evening.
General Compjon W. R. C. held a din
ner at their hall from 12 to 2 p. m. to
day. A Christmas gift sale was al.w
held. The officers recently elected are:
President, Minnie M. Murphy; senior
vice president, Ar.na Starr; Junior vice
president, Anna Shelter; treasurer, Car
rie Vanderburg; chaplain, Catherine A.
Cheyne; conductor, Mary ' Simmons;
guard. Sallie Nolan. . . '
The Royal Neighbors recently elected
officers as follows: Oracle, Mrs.
Charles "Bagert, re-elected; past oracle,
Mrs. Maud Reed; vice oracle, Mrs. Ad
dle Crow; chancellor, Mrs. Nellie Rloe;
recorder. Miss Vina Swan; receiver,
Mrs. Ida Dickey; marshal, Mrs. B. Cor
bett; assistant marshal, Mrs. Viola
Johnson; Inner sentinel, Mrs. Elsie Gar
lick; outer sentinel, Mrs. Margaret
Lewis; managers, Matthew ,3wan and
Mrs. Anna Moore; musician, Miss Ida
Fassett. Mrs. Charles Sagert, with Mrs
Maud Reed as alternate, was named
delegate to the state convention.
PUNERAL OF E. J. DAVIS
HELD IN WOODMERE
Woodmere, Or., Dec. 20. The fdneral
of Elgin James Davis, aged 64, who
died suddenly Tuesday evening of apop
lexy, was held from . Lents Baptist
church, the pastor. Rev. J. M. Nelson,
officiating. Interment was In Multno
mah cemetery. Davis was 'a native of
Almer, Ont, and had resided here for
seven years. Besloos his widow, Port
land relatives who survive hint are:
Mrs. F. C. Wilson, Jay H. Davis, Grace
A, Davis, now In Little Falls, Wash.;
and Daisy E. Davis, now In Chicago.
Two sisters, Mrs. J. II. Smith and
Mrs. M. J. Bidwell, reside In San Diego,
and a. brother, S. IL Davis, In Water
town, S. D.
DELIVERY TEAM RUNS
AWAY IN FIRLAND
Flrland, Or., Dec. 20. Two horses at
tached to a delivery wagon of the
Spring Valley Wine company laden
with bottles, became frightened at
Stewart's station this morning and ran
away. They confined their flight to
the car track and were stopped at Flr
land, without any damage having been
done. Not even a bottle was broken.
Street mud, which was practically
crushed rook, was put in as a basis
for sidewalks along Foster Road In
Hazelwlld and Firland this week, ami
when oovered with sand and gravel of
fered a satisfactory improvement for
this section.
FAR FAMED PREVARICATOR
IS DROWNED IN ARIZONA
St Louis, Mo., Deo. 20. Joe Mulhnt
tan, known through the entire south
west because of his aversion to the
truth, was drowned at Kelvin, Arizona,
according to statements, received today.
Mulhattan formerly traveled out of
Louisville for a hardware house. In his
spare moments he would think Up the
most weird and impossible talcs and
would give them out as facts." His repu
tation became sd widespread. In the
southwest thatxwhen pien - wanted . to
show their disbelief In a story they
would say; ;Thetound like Joe Mul
hattan," i-;.,.. r- .ji.,.--. ..: .i.. ..
PERSONALTMENTION
Weighing the malls' only once every
four years Imposes a great hardship
upon the rail carriers, according to Guy
Adams of Chicago, mall traffic manager
of the Union Pacific system, 'who is in
Portland. Mr. Adams was appointed
December 1 and is making his first trip
Into this territory. His prime oblect is
of mails in this territory, which be
gins the first of February, continuing
105 days. "The way it pinches the
railroads Is that for four years, they
must carry the malls, regardless of in
creasing volume, at the rate contracted
for after the weighing season is over,"
said Mr. Adams. "the enormous
growth of the parcel post will increase
this hardship, because the increased
weight of parcels authorised by the
postofflce department, will not begin to
show much In. volume of business until
after the weighing season Is over. Then,
for four years, regardless of what pro
portions this business assumes, we will
have to be content with the contract
price for hauling it as based on the re
sults of this weighing."
Mr. Adums favors an annual weighing
of malls in all the four mall districts of
the country. This, he says, would re
sult In a more equitable apportionment
Dr. M. Klrkpatrick of the Mallory
hotel left Portland last night for an
extended visit In the east and Europe.
He will stop in Los Angeles, New Or
leuns, Washington, D. C, and New York,
sailing from the last named city, Jan
uary 8 for the Mediterranean on board
the Cunard liner "Franconia." He will
visit Algiers, Naples, Alexandria and
Cairo before going to Vienna for sev
eral months' study and clinical work.
Dr. Kirkputrick has been a resident of
Portland for s'ome years.
In keeping with his annual custom, J.
W. Philllus, division commercial super
intendent of the Paciric Telephone &
Telegraph company left Portland last
night for San Francisco, where he will
spend the holidays with his mother,
sister and brother. He plans to return
to Portland aftr the first of the year.
S. J. and F. W. BerBford, merchants
of Salem, are guests at the Perkins.
I). R. Llvengood, a business man of
McMlnnvllle, accompanied by Mrs. Llv
engood. Is registered at the Multnomah.
Fletcher Holman of Salem, Is a busi
ness visitor In the cltl. He Is stopping
at the Imperial.
Jack Berkshire, proprietor of the Ray
mond hotel at Raymond. Wash., and
his partner, Frank Ockenfels, are in
Portland for the purpose of purchasing
furniture for a new hotel which they
will soon open at Raymond. They are
at the Multnomah.
George V. Williams, prominent In
business circles of Lincoln county. Is
registered at the Perkins from Newport
John P. Kennedy of Eugene and Mrs.
Kennedy, are guests at the Multnomah.
Mr. Kennedy is engaged In the lumber
ing business.
Dr. E. J. Stewart of the Oregon Ag
ricultural college. Is registered the
Oregon.
J. M. Ayers, lumberman of Kelso,
Wash., Is In the city on a business trip.
He is putting up at The Imperial.
S. Wallace and wife of Vancouver.
B. C, are guests at the Oregon.
W. W. Catlin, an Alaskan mining man.
Is at the Multnomah. He registered
from Venice, Cal.
W. F. Shaw and P. M. Church are
guests at the Perkins. They are from
Sherldan.
Dr. C. T. Norman of Goldendale,
Wash., Is stopping at the Imperial. Ha
Is accompanied by Mrs. Norman.
DENIES THAT PRIEST
WAS SHOT IN HAND
Oregon City, Or., Deo. 20. That the
story published In a Portland morning,
paper to the effect that Father J. J.
Conway, pastor of St James Catnollo
church, at New Era, five miles south
of here, had been shot In the hand Dy
a man srtio entered his house early Fri
day morning, was entirely untrue, is
vouched for by Dr. W. E. Hemstead
Dr. Hemsjead says the wounds on tho
priest's hands could not have been mad
by a revolver bullet. pr. , Hemstead
says the priest told himAhat his (.and
was cut when he aceldfctally put it
through" a pane tf glass, -f
Sheriff Mass, too, denies the pub
lished statement that he had been no
tified of the shooting and that he was
looking for the culprit
The story Is declared a "pipe dream. "
NEWBERG FRUIT MEN
WILL HAVE CANNERY
New berg. Or., Dec. 20. Addressed by
President R. E. Strahom of the P. E.
& E.. and other speakers, a mass meet
ing of about 600 fruitgrowers of New
berg and -vicinity resolve itself this
afternoon into a cooperative associa
tion for the handling and selling Of
fruit. It is planned to purchase the
cannery abandoned by the California
Fruit Packers' association, and ample
assurance has been given of coopera
tion In supplying the plant and mak
ing it a success.
FOREST GROVE'S NEW
BANK IS COMPLETED
Forest Grove, Or., Dec. 20. The new
First National Bank building, a model
In every detail and appointment, Is
completed and will be given a house
warming about January 1. The bank
quarters, finished In mahogany and
onyx, with marble floors, will occupy
the ground floor of the three story
building. The ret of the space will
be devoted to office purpose. The
bunk was organized 10 years ago,
and President E. W. Haines is being
congratulated on the growth of his In
stitution and on its new home.
TWO NEW CONCERNS
FILE THEIR ARTICLES
Articles of Incorporation of the Min
nesota Log & Lumber company, cap-'
ltallzed at $1,000,000, were filed yester
day with County Clerk Coffey by An
drew Porter, J. P. Porter and H. P.
Dutton. Articles of the Northwestern
Automatic Sprinkler company, capital
ized at $10,000, were riled by W. Irving
Spencer, W. F. McGlU and H. E. McKen
ney. Finds Cache of Loot
Oregon City. Or.. Dec. 20. Quite a
quantity of hidden plunder, supposed to
be a cache of the person or persons
guilty of the several burglaries around
Oak Grove during the past few weeks,
has been found in the woods near that
place and Deputy Sheriff Miles Is lying:
in wait for the return of the hobo who1
often camps near the spot where tha
stolen goods were; found, , .. .
. Accident Proved Fatah
' Pendleton; Or Deo. 20. Frank-Hard,
man. whose back was broken by a fall
from a scaffold at tha Eastern Oregon
State hospital Thursday, died tins
morning after en operation failed to
to
reliovs his condition
BUSINESS ENCOURAGED
BY
OF
E
Attitude of Wilson Administra
tion Seems to Be to Give'
Trusts Chance to Behave,
(By tb Internatiootl New Serrlce.) .
New York, Dec. 20. Vice President N.
C. Kingsbury of the American Telephone
i & Telegraph ' company, who conducted
i negotiations with the government for ,.
! the settlement of the telephone-tele
graph combination, believes President ,
Wilson has now revealed his policy
of dealing with the large corporations.
The policy is to be one of negotiation.
"Of course. It Is all right," Mr.
Kingsbury said, referring to the presl- ,
dent's action In settling the question
without recourse to litigation, "And It
Is a thousand , times more desirable
from every standpoint to settle all
such matters In friendly fashion and
between Individuals. But except in
so far as it works out practically any
one conversant with the laws of the
land knows that In no Individual Is .
1 vested the right to bind the govern
ment to any specific action.
"But this Is of less significance in
itself than Is the fact now established
that the administration has declared
Itself regarding Its attitude toward
big business generally.
Opportunity for Settlement.
"When the department of Justice
wants to find out whether any corpora
tion Is doing something tt has no
business to do, all that Is going to
happen Is that the corporation will be
Invited to Washington to talk the
matter over.
"If the corporation plays fair and -shows
a willingness; to be decent
there you are. In a word. Attorney
General McReynolds Is imbued with
i the same spirit as animates the presl-.
j dent. 'You behave decently and I
shall behave decently', that's their at-
; titude in a nutshell.
"I told the attorney general long
I ago that the American Telephone &
Telegraph company would never do a
bit more by way of traveling In the .
straight and narrow path of business
righteousness after litigation than it
was willing to do before litigation. I
told him If we were doing wrong hv
1 any way we ourselves wanted to know
it. And to know it, with us, would be
to stop it.
Itong Litigation Avoided.
"Fortunately for us, the matter did
not end with the attorney general.
The president became lnterestlfl. He
expressed approval of our attitude In
the nremlses. And the result was even
j more fortunate than we could have
hoped. Instead of being obliged to de
i fend a lawsuit that would have cost
us hundreds of thousands or aonars
and endless months of time, we had
merely to listen to the opinions of the
department of Justice, and having lis
tened, to coincide with those opinions.
"Naturally there Is nothing In ths
world to prevent the administration
I from prosecuting us next ween, mere
, is nothing to guarantee a continuance
' of this method of procedure by the au
thorities in Washington. in , urea
Britain such commitments are-legal -and
binding on parliament forever.
But here It is altogether a case of In
dividual honesty of Intent And it is
inconceivable that, during the pres
ence in office of the present adminis
tration, any change in front will be
made."
Commenting on the published reports
of the action of the department of Jus
tice in Its severance of the telephone
and telegraph In,' this, Mr. Kingsbury
expressed Indignation that reference
should have been made to a "dissolu
tion of the telephone trust"
Ho Coercion Used.
"Thers never has been a merger,"
he said. "Therefore there cannot bs
a dissolution. And there has been no
coercion. The department of Justice
has not ordered the American Telephone-
& Telegraph company to do anyi .
thing.'! ' i
"Would you say that the department '
of Justice required your company to .
do something?" was asked. i
"No, hardly 'required," Mr. Kings
bury replied. "I should put It that
the attorney general and the president
suggested the best course for us to
follow, t Of course," he added, smiling
ly, "it Is only fair to add that within
the velvet scabbard was the steel
edged sword."
Approaching the question of the fu
ture administration of the Western.
Union- Telegraph company, Mr. Kings
bury was most emphatic in his decla
ration that there would be no Increase
I in price of service nor decrease ln effi
ciency. :
"I am sure there is nothing in our
understanding with the government
which prohibits our maintaining coop
erative offices." added Mr. Kingsbury.
"I expect wherever there is a Joint :
telephone and telegraph office It will
continue as heretofore... It' is eoonorn-.
ical and efficient. I can Bee no rea- ;
son for a change."
INTEREST PROMISED IN
LIQUOR SELLING CASES
Roseburg, Or., Dec. 20. It seems
probable that the trial of S. E. Krohn,
a Roseburg druggist, who recently was
arrested charged with alleged violation
of the local option law, will prove an
interesting affair. It Is, charged that
the prescription on which Krohn sold
whiskey to Ale Smith was undated and
had been changed to call for two quarts
of whiskey Instead of one as originally,
and that the whiskey bottles did not ,
bear the prescription label the law de- -manda.
The prescription books from ,
Krohn's store and those from other drug
stores have been examined and it is
rumored that numerous' similar laxities
have been found to exist The trial will
be held In open court on December 29. .
and may bring forth some unloosed for
surprises. .. : ', , ').'
CONVICTS HELP AT 1
EXECUTIVE MANSION
Olympla, Wash., Dec. 20. governor
Lister made public today the fact that
he had two honor convicts from to
penitentiary doing housework for him,
One of the men, a Hungarian, does tha ,
cooking, and a Japanese Is house boy
and waiter. Both are .; long termor
The men sr given 49 enta a day and
board. The servant, Problem was per
plexing to ths executive, worn in serv
ants refusing to stay at the mansion
because of the arduous work and it
Isolation. The convicts have been thero
two month and ' the : governor sUt
their conduct U good." They are iwi
allowed to leave the grounds.
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pacific University, Forest Orov, Or,
Tt - . a oPttMf In . TTnlviMllv Al.irrl
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