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.,' THE. OREGON SUNDAY; JOURNAL,. PORTLAND. SUNDAY .MORNING,"' JANUARY- 10, 1915.
L0N WILL i
WILL PLAY
MEDICINE BALL AT CONEY ISLAND IN BATHING SUITS WITH THE TEMPERATURE BELOW; FREEZING
NEW PRESIDENT TO
PRESIDE AT SMOKER
TRY
EBACK1
AND
WIN OLD TITLE
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
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Manager Muldoon Thinks His
Hockey Team Will Have
No Trouble 'at Vancouver. -
CALLI CRATE HAS THE MEN
.Winner's Time for Difficult
Course of -305 .Miles Is
4:40:10.
t MANY DRIVERS DROP OUT
Chicago Bantam May See
Crown Revert to flim As
Williams i Is Growing, 1
KILBANE IN LIMELIGHT
:WUUars Carlson Wins Sacond Place
3Tthrwelght Champion Would Sat&
Columbia rive This Tear Ought to be
Sigh Class Aggregatlon-Tarlous -Coaches,
mound Men Into Shape.
After Oivtag Cooper Sard Drive;
er Tight la His Class Than 1
Go Oat for more Battles. .
OMIUU'i Car Catches rire.
SAfl DIEGO AUTO RACE H
IS CAPTURED BY EARL
'COOPER IN STUTZ CAR
JOHNNY
cou
ROSEBUDS
TWO GAMES IN NORTH
, San Diego, Cat., Jan. . Earl Cooper
celebrated DoS Angeles day by win
vn!nf the 305 mile. tlO.OOO San Diego
-exposition race In hist Stutx. No. 8.
, Bart Diego won the second honors. Wil
liam Carlson of that city bringing the
Maxwell second in a non-stop run of
S05 miles. -
Third honors went to Tom Allev in
r. n, uuezennerg, wrille U. K. Ruckatell.
"""""g grana prize winning Mer
. cedjes, gathered. In fourth money.
.' Cooper's elapsed time was 4 hours 10
t mlhutes 10 seconds. Fisrured In mil
' .t. . .7 . - . '
f Pt hour, he maintained an average
speea or 6&.3, the slowest big race he
ever won. These fiaures tell how dif-
illjult was the course with Its sharp
'turns, runs and limited speed
. atretches.
Cooper held, the lead from the twen
... tly-nlnth Jap to the finish but both
Alley am) Carlson pushed the leader
- hard at tlmri
'," iThia naco sent the leaders out In
. Iont. and whea Cooper passed the
. cnectcered flag at the finish, the re-
inalnder of the field was stretched out
t tor many. laps behind.
Sanson a average time figured 65
miles an hour, only three-tenths of a
. mils behind that of Cooper.
; - Earl Cooper receives $5000 for cap
turing first prize, Carlson gets $2500
. and Tom Alley 11250.
, Despite the dangers, of the course.
s the most serious Injury to drtvers was
,the loss of two teeth. This accident
befell'Callaghan, Dusjenberg driver," In
the first lap, when a stubborn steering
'Kear threw him Into a telephone pole.
i nere were many narrow escapes,
; h6wever, when the cars whirled around
at epeed : which the course would not
1 stand. Although the! crowd was' esti
mated between 40,000 and 50.000, not
s art injury to a. Hpectuttor was reported.
f. .''The course proved o severe for the
cars that of the X8 starters only seven
cars remained when Starter Fred Wag
ner gave Cooper the checkered flag.
- The only car. of the entries hot to start
Vgas Harry Grant s Sunbeam. An n
"; spection an hour before the race re
vuled a cracked frame.
- 1 This Uila the story cf the cars that
.did not finish:
i Gordon Huntley Gordon, driver, out
oH first lap when-caf blew three tires,
throwing the car into the curbing.
- Dusenberg Callaghan, driver, struck
telebhono cole on Theosonhlcal turn In
' itlrst lap. Callaghan suffered loss 'of
I 'two teeth, mechanic-lain uninjured.
v King -Arthur Klelin. driver, broke
differential shnft at starting line.
Tahis Gable, driver, out tenth lap,
. notor trouble. i ;
-' Mercer Louis XlUrent, driver, flying
atone 'broke gas line .in. thirteenth lap.
,M- Tuegot Uichenbacher, driver, broken
connecting rod, twenty-third lap.
Peugeot Bob Burnian driver, broken
'connecting rod, sixth lap.
.Shields special Shields, driver, out
.'".wjtti .engine trouble, twenty-third lap.
waning special -i- i.araou, arivei,
burned bearing, twenty-fifth lap.
'' Maxwell Barney Oldfleld, driver,
out thirty-fifth lap. ignition.
. Peugeot McCarthy, driver, out thirty-ninth
lap, motor trouble.
- The cars entered were as follows,
' with the make, driver and mechanician,
' In order;
Duescnberg. Tom Alley; L. R. Ship
ley: Tahis. Jack Gable. V. P. Carleton;
Mercer,, Grover Kuckstall, John Jep-
sen; Gordon, Huntley Gordon, w. w.
Gordon: Peugeot, Bob Burtnan, Eris
' Bebrader; Peugeot, Eddie Rickenbaeher,
i M.: T. piebolt; Stutx, Earl Cooper, R.
Duttbn; Peugeot, Fred McCarthy, O. C.
( Llnthwaite; Duesenbeig. Jack Cal
. laghan. Louis Lecocq; Marmon, A. A.
Cadwell, Jack Williams; Mercer, Louis
; Nikrent. Kenneth Nikrent; Maxwell,
. Barney .Oldfield. George Hill; King.
Arthur Klein, Fred Comer; Carting
Special, - A. T. Dickey. A. E. Lambta;
.Maxwell, W. H. Carlson. Paul Franzen;
- Shields Special, L. B. Shields, Grover
Young; Dueaenberg, Eddie O'Donell,
Peter Henderson; Alco, William Tay
.. lor, B. Ghlnda.
JESS WILLARD TO
GET ADVICE FROM
Z JAMES JEFFRIES
Jim Flvnn Will Also Give
Kansan a Few "Tips
'.v About Jack;
By Hal Sheridan.
. New York. Jan. 9. When Jess Wll
lard crawls through " the ropea at
Juarea March'6, he will have his head
full of'", Johnsonian - tricks, and 238
rounria of brawn and punching ability
to help tiim carry; them out. according
to Jack, Curley, promoter, who an
nounced tonight tbat Willard will
have the advice of Jim Jeffries and
Jim Vlynn during his preparations,
Willard and .Tom Jones, his manager,
left today for Ul Paso, Texas, where
th big Kansan will put in his train
ing lickc. Curley remained in New
TorK to ; fln8h a Jew minor details for
the battle. -i
Willard left here weighing 244
rounds, but expects -to take off about
IB In training. He will be coached
and primed in the art by Jeffries and
Flynn, both of whom have fought the
Bant black to their sorrow. -
Johnson already has started train
ing, according to reports received here
from Buenos Aires, where he haa
'fofyrt for several weeks. He was
booked to leave the South American
metropolis today for Vera Crux, from
where he will make his way to J oa rex.
to estaDiisii his permanent) quarters.
K. C. to See Willard.
Kansas City, Mo.J. Jan. 9, Jess Wil
lard will : appear in a ten round hnnt
rere before he meets Jack Johnson In
their championship fight at Juares
March 6, according to reports tonight.
A. match is to b arranged for Willard
for January It, .: Reports from the
traroe source declare that Willard is to
have Jim Flynn, Jim Jeffries and Tom
Sharkey for sparring partners at his
training, eamp. He will do his pre
liminary; work at Excelsior ' Springs,
Mo. - j ..: :
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New Year's Day found 50 members , of, the. two Coney, Island swimming
the usual water attire and plunging-into4'the, icy water. A big
LOS ANGELES TEAM TO
BE MANAGED BY FRANK
DILLON NEXT SEASON
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Veteran Leader Renamed : by
New Owner Roy Corhan
Is' Outlaw.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 9. President
Tom Darmody, of the Angels, . an-,
nounced this afternoon that "Cap"
Dillon will manage the local team this
year.
"The fans may have thought that
I was stalling," eaid Darmody today,
"but In reality I have been doing my
best to obtain a better man. Not that
I don't think Dillon will make a good
manager and will handle the team
well, but it has been my ambition to
put in a roan who. could take part in
practically -every game.
"Dillon undoubtedly has done much
for the coasf league and he is a good
man. I have every confidence in him.
His duties as manager will be con
fined to looking after the team on the
field."
In all probability Berry has lost
Roy Corhan. The Seal shortstop has
accepted money from the Federal
agents, even if he has not gone so far
as to sign 'a, regular : contract. His
offer from the Federals is said to be
far ahead of anything the Seal pres
ident could afford to offer him and
Berry has about given up all hope of
herding him back into the fold.
N. W. MAGS AT ABERDEEN
(Special to The Journal.)
Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 9. That
Aberdeen's proposal to the North-
STARS WHO QUIT QUAKERS, BREAKING UP GREAT BASEBALL CLUB
kyhmhj i &M;S iA3 M
Hir I ff Cy? WVV'! 0Um'
This collection of baseball stars' is
composed of the men who have left,
or are about to leave, the Philadelphia
National, League club: and shows how
a great organisation - may be smashed.
While the Quakers were not champions
la ; their - league, they were contenders,
and they made other clubs hustle.
But when the -Federals began their
raids last year they.' took Knabe. 'the
second -baseman; and Ioolan, the short-
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western Baseball league interests the
officials of the league and that they
will do all they can to accede to the
demands of Aberdeen was made evi
dent today when owner Barnes -received
word .from Seattle that Bob
Blewett, president of the league, - D.
E. Dugdale and other members of the
directorate would be here for a, confer
ence' tomorrow and that they, would
do all in their power to satisfy the
requirements of those Here who pro
pose to form a stock company.;
0. B. Affidavits Must
Be Filed This Week
Chicago, Jan; 9. A motion' that de
fendants in .the suit of the Federal
league against brganized baseball be
required to file affidavits in the
United States district court on or be
fore January 18 was granted today by
Judge Landis. -The request was made
by Albert F. Mecklenburger of coun
sel for the Federal league. The law
yer said that the affidavits of the
Federal league, signed both by offi
cials and players, will be filed prob
ably Monday, .
They are to be used in support of
the .motion of the plaintiff for a' pre
liminary injunction on January. 20.
The affidavits of organized baseball
will set up the reasons why the in
junction should be denied.
Lightweight Champ
To Meet W. Ritchie
- San FrahciscF, Cal., Jan.' 9. Willie
Ritchie will probably, mix things up
with lightweight champion Freddie
Welsh over the 10 round route-: in
New York on the evening of February
a. The former title holder this after
noon received an offer of a 500
guarantee from promoter Jimmy John
ston for this match and he has an
nounced his acceptance providing he
Is given' the privilege of taking 30
per cent of the gate receipts, or the
$5000.
stop, to , the Bal timore club of . that
league; Seaton. the pitcher, went to
the Brooklyn clubh and now Dooin, the
fiery red -headed catcher' and former
manager, "is to go to some other Na-'
tionat league club if .the price for
him s obtained. Ma gee, long a star
outfielder in the National league, has
already been traded to "Boston, which
won the cHainpionshlp last-year.r Lo
bert . is - n'dW owned by Manager Mc
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Art V ' v
clubs pledged to year-round bathing, romping about the beach in
crowd shiTered In furs and ul sters while watching them.
BAY- CITY WANTS
SERIES BETWEEN
TITLE WINNERS
American League President
Coming to Coast to Talk
Over Matters.
San . Francisco, Jan. 9. San Fran
cisco,, may have a series of world
championship baseball games at the
fair-next season. .Today's announce
ment . was made that Bancroft John
son, president of the American league,
had approved - the plan.
In answer to a suggestion from Wil
liam A. Lange, chairman of the exposition-"
committee on professional
sports,:' Johnson has written a letter
in which be states that he will make
a visit to the city this spring to talk
the matter over. He explains that it
will be necessary to amend the by
laws of his organization and secure
the consent of the local baseball pow
ers to play on - other grounds than
those of the San Francisco club, but
that this might easily be arranged.
The plan is to have the winners in
the respective leagues start for this
city immediately after the world's se
ries is played in the east.
, It is stated that the game could
be played on the site which will be
used for amateur sports and. the polo
and football games at the fair.
Donovan Selects Camp.
New York, Jan. 9. The New York
Yankees will put in their spring train
ing licks in Savannah, Ga., although
Manager Donovan is withholding the
official announcement until a few
minor details are worked out.
There is a little superstition behind
the selection, his friends say. Bill
took his Providence , grays to Savan
nah last season and' they came back
and won the International league pen
nant for him.
POOUAMv
Graw of the New York Giants. It Is
predicted by baseball men familiar
With ' the situation that Whatever be
comes of Dooin, he will not play with
Philadelphia the coming season.
;-Unless 1 the unexpected ; happens ; the
new - recruits of the Quakers to ' be
broken into big league work this year
Will not make up for the loss of the I be Was too 111 to don the gloves with
veterans, and few fans 'think the club I the ex-champion and it developed that
will be -a pennant -contender for sev-j he had a, very severe 'c3se of appendi
eral seasons. Icltis. , , 1
PRIZE FIGHTER WILL
LIKELY BE RELEASED
. BY' POLICE- OFFICERS
Brother of Dead Boxer Re
quests That No Inquest
Be Held, .
Seattle, Jan. 9. Although Ike Cohen,
pugilist, a blow from whose fist
caused the death of his opponent Lud-
wig Anderson, Is still held in the
city Jail in default of $1,000 bond, he
will probably be released tonight and
criminal proceedings against him and
the promoters of, the contest and
others arrested in connection with
the ring1 tragedy, dropped.
At ' the request of H. S. Anderson,
brother of the dead pugilist, no coro
ner's inquest will be held, and unless
the authorities unexpectedly act In
dependency of the family there will
be no criminal proceedings.
"Jack Anew he was taking the
chance of such an accident," said his
brother, "and he would not want
man prosecuted for an unavoidable
accident on his account."
"DUB" ATHLETES
WILL APPEAR IN
SPRING MEETING
Council Is Formed to Direct
Work of Privately Owned
Colleges.
The star athlete was ignored in
favor of the "dub' at the first meet
ing of the Physical Education Coun
cil of the Independent Colleges of
Oregon at the Y. M. C. A. yesterdav.
Plans te Interest the 80 per cent of
men and women-who are left out of
usual sports because they are not
specially trained and because Work has
been centered on the making of game-
winning teams were laid by the coun
cil. Hereafter all sports In the orl-
vately owned colleges will be directed
by this council. .
A Hexathlon will be held in March.
The contests will be held on the gym
nasium floors of each school and the
winners decided when the tally sheets
are sent to Portland.
The national Hexathlon rules were
adopted for the meet. In the spring
a track meet Involving all of the col
leges will be staged. Committees to
define the word "amateur,' to outline
courses for college women, to prepare
a social hygiene course and to handle
other phases of the athletic work of
the year were appointed.
Tbe delegates present were: M. D.
Hawkins and Del bert Replogle, of Pa
cific college. E. V. Van Orsdell and
W. H. Bueermann of McMiunvtlle
college. L. M. Bennett and J. Clif
ton Tucker of Philomath college, and
Ralph Yalke and A. B. Pat ton of Pa
cific university.
The next meeting will be held In
Portland. 'February ; 80. '
Tracey Likes Looks
of Pugilist Cowler
Tom Cowler. the English heavy
weight boxer and Jim Corbett's latest
"white hope," displayed his wares in
a -workout 'with Earl Miebus of the
Multnomah club in the "winged -M"
gymnasium yesterday. The big fellow
showed up very well, bis foot 'work
making a hit with the former cham
pion. Corbett was much pleased with
Cowlers style or hitting and thinks
that he will be able to teach the
Englishmen a few fine points of the
game in a couple of months. -
Tommy Tracey, the veteran welter
weight and ', now instructor of the
Multnomah club mitt men,, thinks that
Cowler is one of the best heavy
weights since the days of Corbett,
Jackson and Ruhlin. "Under the tu
toring of Corbett, Tracey said after
yesterday's workout, "Cowler should
be a good opponent, for Jack Johnson
In a year's time."
Mike Butler Under
, Knife for Appendix
Mike - Butler, . the veteran athletic
trainer,, was operated on for appendi
citis in the St. Vincent's hospital yes-
Jlerday by Dr. C. E. IFabin. . Butler had
been boxing with James J. . Corbett
during the past week.' but yesterday
By Ringside.
New York, Jan 9. Johnny Coulon Is
coming back. The little gentleman of
the ring has been retired since Kid
Williams knocked him out of the ban
tamweight champion last year: and it
laln the hope of regaining his lost
laurels that the Chicago ex-champion
Is coming back to the scene of his for
mer triumphs.
And it Is quite probable that Cou
lon will get back his title without hav
ing to go through the formality of de-
reaung the present champion. Wil
liams is taking weight on so rapidly
that it is only a question of a few
more months before he will be a full
grown featherweight. With Williams
out of the bantamweight ranks the
title, according, to ring tradition, will
revert back to the former holder,
should the said erstwhile champion
care to defend It against "all comers.
; Coulon, still retaining the keen per
ception that enabled him to fight his
way to the top, has it all figured out
that if Williams absconds from the
bantamweight division be (Coulon)
will have no difficulty In vanquishing
the other claimants of the bauble.
Thus he . would entrench himself in
the popular position he has always oc
cupied In the hearts of the fans.
Was Els nemesis..
We are told that Caesar had his
Brutus; Napoleon his Wellington and
McGraw his Stallings. Well, Johnny
Coulon had his Kid Williams. The
compact little Dane has been a Nem
esis to Coulon, from the very first
time he set eyes upon the Baltimore
fighting machine. '
The case ef Johnny Coulon is in
deed an interesting one. He has just
passed his twenty-fifth milestone In
life; yet he is looked upon as a -vet
eran of the ring. Coulon, as a matter
of fact. Is a prematurely old man;
years of conscientious training and , as
conscientious fighting have made their
Inroads-' Into the frame and contour of
tre diminutive Chicagoan. lie was one
of the few ever popular champions;
and If he can be restored to his for
mer rank in the pugilistic realm .we
can think of no one person who would
begrudge him the laurels so deservedly
won.
Will Secure Xllbana's Attention.
Kid Williams' anticipated plunge
Into the featherweight division will
command the attention of Johnny Kll
b&ne, who was contemplating residing
in the lightweight alley hereafter. Kll-
bane realizes that he was not such a
howling success -8 a lightweight when
he engaged Joe Mandot in combat sev
eral weeks ago. Indeed, Johnny was
lucky to get a draw.
Kllbane has declared his intention
of flghtine Kid Will'.ams If he becomes
too persistent. Johnny still believes
that he can make the featherweight
limit without resorting to artificial
means of reducing. Besides, he bears
a personal animosity for the bantam-
KAISER'S SON 'MAY BE
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Prince Eftel
: London.
Jan.. 2. A diwpatch , from
asserts that the German
Petrograd
government is behind a movement to
place - Prince -Eitel Friederich, : second
son of the "kaiser, on the throne of
Hungary. It ' haa been put about in
Hungary, say the - dispatch, ' that
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GuyR. McCoy.
A big smoker for ,the evening of
January 19 is the first entertainment
feature for 1915 planned by the new
ly elected officers of the Irish
American Fellowship club.
It will be the first formal function
over which the recently chosen presi
dent. Guy R. McCoy, will preside.
and the new entertainment com
mittee is making arrangements for a
full program of atheltlc contests, ad
dresses and music. Judge W. N.
Gatens will be the principal speaker.
Officers were installed Tuesday last
as follows: Guy R. McCoy, president;
Dr. Richard . Mulholland, vice presi
dent; .John J. McGreal. financial sec
retary; F. A. Riley, recording secre
tary; Dennis W. Lane, treasurer; Nell
O'Hare, sergeant-at-arms; W. P. Wil
lis, sentinel.'
Following Is the personnel of the
executive committee: M. J. Diiscoll,
Daniel T. Sherrett, Dr. T. J. Fox,
Thomas- G. Ryan, F. A. Riley. M. J.
Devaney, ;W. II. Fitzgerald, Edward
Walsh.
Timothy J. Holland. Ml E. Lillis and
Frank Mallon will have charge of
the entertainment.
weight champion, and this would be
one way of squaring the debt.
Poor Old Battler.
Poor old Battling Nelson! The old
time Durable Dane made a pitiable at
tempt the other day to beat an inex
perienced fighter, and his actions were
so ludicrous that the spectators
laughed continually during the four
rounds. It is well nigh time the for
mer lightweight champion quit- the
ring game for alt time. His last' dis
play of his former dash and vim1 was
in his fight with Leach Cross instills
city on Thanksgiving afternoon 'two
years ago.
Adieu, Battling Nelson. You were a
marvelous champion in your time and
you did j ur part well.
While on the subject of former
lightweight champions, we must not
overlook one Willie Ritchie, who is
hankering for action. Ritchie has a
sn - sum of money cached, but de
spite this fact there is one thinking
rankling in his mine) he wants to
best Freddie Walsh.
It is not so much the lightweight
title that Ritchie wants; he says he
Is willing to fight Welsh even after
the Briton loses the crown. - Richie is
firm In his conviction that - he is
Welsh's r-r.eter. and is willing to
prove it without receiving one cent for
his services.
RULER OF HUNGARY
Friederich.
Eitel is the modern form Of - Attila.
Tine... i-rftturally. according to Ger
man. rtrasoning. marks out the hold
er of . the name as the heriditcry
claimant - to the - independent throne.
which will be one of the, reetlta of
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Bacifio Coast Hockey X.ague
Standing.
W. L. O.F. G.A. P.C. r
Vancouver .6 0 84 17 1.000 "
Portland ..2 S 66 81! 400 ; .
Victoria ..0 6 13 34' .000
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The Portland Rosebuds. ; although ;
badly crippled as the result of last
Tuesday night's thrilling match with
the Vancouver Millionaires,; will - play
two games this Week away from home.
On Tuesday night, Muldoon'a aggre- : '
gation will line up against the Vic-:
toria septet and on Friday night! the "
locals will line up against Frank' Pat- .
rick's league leaders.
"Moose" Johnson, who bad a coudIo
of ribs injured in the Vancouver game, .
was out for practice yesterday for the- :
first time. He took things easy an-l
Manager Muldoon thinks that he will
be In fair shape for the Victoria
game. Harris was also out for prac
tice yesterday.
Manager Muldoon expects to see a
couple of new faces In the lineup of ':.
the Victoria team jiext Tuesday night.
Lester Patrick, it is said, is dickering
with one of the National Hockey aaso- '
elation teams for the release of a
couple of fast players. J.i Mats, th .
wing player, who was recently released
by the Vancouver team, may be given a
tryout with the Victorians. - -
"The locals should have no trouble
beating' the Victoria team ) Tuesday." .
said Muldoon yesterday, "and I figure
that if the boys are in good shape Frl- .
day night tbat we will give the league
leaders another hard contest. If tho,
luck will only take a little switch In
Portland's favor, we should have lit- -tie
trouble winning from Vancouver.
Manager George Keller, of the Port- -land
Ice Hippodrome, yesterday an
nounced that the price of admission "to -the
rink on Sunday ngbts for the re
mainder of the month would be re
duced to 25 cents.
This move is being made in order to '
bring some of the Immense crowd"
which attends the afternoon session t -.
the evening program. '
Fender Invented t
For Motor Trucks
Two Tonar X sn of Tola City Devise .
Unique Means for Savin Uve
Zdks One oa Cars.
Numerous accidents to pedestrians
recently . on account of auto trucks
traveling around with unguarded
wheels, have resulted in the invention
by two Portland men of a fender for.
motor trucks which drops to the
ground and picks up any person or ob
ject it touches, in front of the wheels.
The Inventors are F. B. Roland and :
Charles D. Chandler of 181 Union ave
nue. They have been working on a
model for the last two months and
completed the first working one a few
days ago.
The fender in looks resembles the
ones used on street cars. It is made
of steel with a steel mesh cushion.
The machine is fastened to the front
of an automobile and is so constructed
that it drops from its position eight
inches above the street to the (round
the Instant it strikes a body.
By pulling a brake the driver of an
automobile can drop the fender at will
as well. -
The first completed model - was -
placed on Mr. Roland's automobile and -
given a thorough test Thursday. -.
The Inventors are preparing to pat'
ent the contrivance and will market it
Wolf man Convicted
On Perjury Charge
Befeadaat Swore Saxlag Arsoa : Trial
Xe Vet Beam Offered Tmmnalty for
Making Confession.
A Jury in Circuit Judge Davis dev
psrtment took-but IS minutes yestsr
day. to return a verdict of guilty'
against A. Wolfman. .charged with per
jury. : ,
Wolfman was tried some weeks ago .
before Judge McGinn on a charge of
arson and in that case" swore he had
not been promised Immunity. That
statement was the basis of the per
jury charge, as District Attorney
Evans promised Immunity if Wolfman
would confess which Wolfman did; -
The former case of arson resulted
In a directed verdict when Judge Mc
Ginn took exception . to Wolfmsn's
confession saying it- was secure! i
through Improper means. Wolfman is ;
also under indictment on an arson t
charge and is alleged to be a member'
of the so-called "arson trust"
Consul General Is
In Jail for Arson
Kepresentatlve for . Eondoras , at Saa
rrraaoisoo Tails to Xalse Bond and '
: Xs Imprisoned,
: Ban Francisco. CaL, Jan. 9. Feman. '
do Samosa Vivas, consul general 'of
Honduras In this city, who was heldv
by U. 8. Commissioner Krull" for the'
actlon of -the federal grand Jury on
c.haffes OTVarson. was surrendered to
U. B. Marsltaal Holohan this afternoon
by his bondsmen. He was then taken '
to the Alameda county Jail.
Vivas was at liberty on $3000 bonds,'
furnished by the Pacific Coast Casual
ty company. He failed to produce the
security he promised and his surren
der followed. ,
The prisoner is accused of having
attempted to burn down his home at
647 Twelfth ave. two weeks ago.- The
motive, is alleged to be the collection
of insurance premiums amounting to
13000. t . .- '
A Japanese chemist has invented a
new process for commercially extract
ing nitrogen from the atmosphere
without tha use of electricity.