Till: OREGOX STATESMAN: THURSDAY. AUGUST 12, 1D2.
"BABE,? BORTON
WAS TOOL FOR
GAMBLING KING1
McCarthy Says Charge Based
on Information Given by
Klepper
SCANDAL GROWS DAILY
Bortbn's Statements Concern
in Utah Wavers Are .
Verified
, SAN FRANCrSGO. Aug. 11'
That Itaker (Babe) Morton was the
tool" of a gambling ring operating
In connection with the games of the
Pacific coast league was asserted
here tonight by President W. H. Mc
Carthy,' who said his charge was
based on information from Presi
dent W. 1(. Klepper of the Seattle
Clug and a statement from First
Daseman Rod Murphy of Seattle.
Th statement given out by Mr
Carthy quotes .Murphy as saying
that Nate Raymond. Seattle man or
dered barred trom coast league
parks, offered Murphy $S0OO to
"throw" game, and gave the names
of Harl Maggert and Borton "as
references."
" 'Remember last year when some
cf the bov on the Salt Lake club
sold out to Vernon.' " the statement
quotes Raymond as asking Murphy.
"I replied I remember it was
common gossip. He said "Rod. I
was the man who put the deal
throush. It cost me S10.000. and l
cleaned up about $j0.000.' I asked
bim what players were involved, ho
said. 'Rod, to prove ray truthfulness
to you. 1 wilf mention two players.
I said 'who are they?' He replied,
'ask Maggert and Horton, and how
1 treated them in our agreement.
"He then explained that the 1300
that Borton paid Maggert was a bal
ance due Maggert for his share In
throwing games last year, for which
he was to receive Sl.OQO. but had
only been given $700. 'But don't
mention this to a soul, as I was
mixed ud in that trouble at Los
Anceles." I raid 'in what way!' He
said 'I approached Maggert relative
to having games thrown and Mag
pert told me he would have to have
a balance of $300 due from last
year before he would talk business.
I was surprised that Maggert had
' not been paid, to I gave Borton $300
Shop Where The Crowds Bu
M
r.
E. CONOMY
Offers Many
Super-Values
AT LESS THAN
COST
TTiiiirsday ari d
to pay him. Raymond then asked J
me It I would accept his offer,' 1 1
asked for a couple of days to think
it over. i
llaymniMl n Guard.
. "I took the matter up with Klep
per and on his advice agreed to meet
Nate and to accept money from him
in an effort to trap bim. Mr. klep
per had a man stationed in the lobby
of the hotel. I arrived at S o'clock
and was met outside by Nate Ray
mond. "He said le careful, and told me
co to his room and wait for him.
I waited in the room from 6:05 to
6:30 but Nile did not show np. As
I left the hotel I passed Nate on the
tlreet talking to some men. but he
gave no sign of recognition, and I
took it for granted he had become
susnicious, so I went back to my ho
tel."
McCarthy referred to the state
ment of Mnrphy as proof that the
"pennant won by Vernon was not
bought and that there was no slush
fund."
Statement I Verified.
Baker (Babe) Borton's statement
that he forwarded a draft of $250
to William Rumler. Salt Lake out
fielder, and a $500 draft to Jean
Dale, former Salt Lake pitencr. on
October 18. 1919. has been verified.
President William. H. McCarthy of
the Paciric Coast Baseball league
announced here tonight. lie said
Borton had made this statement to
bim last Sunday at the time of Bor
I ton's alleged confession which Mc-
I Carthy made public yesterdav.
McCarthy has notified H. W. Lane.
owner of ths Salt Lake baseball club,
that it would be necessary to furnish
a satisfactory explanation of the
transaction by tomorrow.
Rumler Refuses Comment. ,
SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 11.
William G. Rumler. Salt Lake out
fielder, following today's Sacramen
to-Salt Lake baseball game, yould
not comment regarding his having
received a cr-eck for $200 la?t Octo
ber 18 from W. Raker (Babel Bor
ton, former Vernon first baseman.
as stated in a Loi Angeles dispatch
today. He said he probably would
make a statement tomorrow.
Jean Dale, who Borton claims re
ceived a $500 check. Is not with
Salt Lalfe this season. He is play
ing with Dallas In the Texas league.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Au. 11.
In a signed affidavit tonight.
sworn to by a notary,. William G.
IRunler. Salt Lake outfielder, de
clared, the $200 draft received by
him from W. Baker "Babe" Borton,
former Vernon first baseman, was to
BANIC DECLARES
PONZI IS NOT
DEBTOR THERE
Pbnzi Admits Doing Time for
Forgery Declares He
Was Innocent
PONZI IS NOT DEBTOR
Hanover Trust Executives
Say Any Bank Would
Take. His Account
BOSTON. Aug. 11. Charles Pouxi,
who has bandied millions of dollars
of other people's money, confessed
today that he was a former convict
and the Hanover Trust company, in
which he was a director and share
holder and through which he had
done a large checking bnsiness. was
closed by order of Bank ConiinUsirn
er J. C. Allen. Ponil also announced
his resignation from the bank's di
rectorate. Allen JBKtifie Action
Commissioner Allen said he had
acted because his examiners had
found that the bank had made loans
"beyond the legal limit' and 'many
loans that are either bad or are it
doubtful value.". He expressed a fear
that the bank's capital had been im
paired. .
ronzi Is Solvent
The executive committee of the
Hanover Trust company in a state
ment said the committee believed
there were few poor loans on the
bank's books, and that there was no
reason to believe that the hank
would not continue to meet its obli
gations and that it had a cash re
serve three times that required by
law. William S. McNary. treasurer,
said that Ponzi did not owe the bank
a cent, that any bank would be glad
of hia account and that Ponzi bad
paid out $ 6.000.000 through the
bank.
Convicted of Forgery
The Ponil confession followed pub
lication today of stories of the career
of "Charles Ponil" In Montreal. At
ter conferring with his attorneys.
Ponzi admitted that he and "Ponst
were the same man. that he had
served 20 months in prison In Mon
treal for forgery and two years In toe
federal penitentiary at Atlrfnta for
smuggling Italians Into this country
Explains CMrrumxtanee
He asserted his sentence for for
cover a bet made at Los Angeles last erT resulted from him assuming the
I July as to what clnb would win the I
1919 Pacific coast league pennant.
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FORMERLY CHICAGO STORE
Saturday Mr. E . Conomy will have
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Watch for this event. You will
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MAX DIES IX RATH TUB.
PORTLAND. Aug. U. S. T. Sor-
enson, age t9, was found dead in
bath tub filled with water at the !
home of a friend here today. He
had been ill for some time past. The
coroner ordered an. Investigation.
MOTHER!
California Syrup of Figs"
Child's Best Laxative
blame for a crime cimmitted by a
banker in Montreal, by whom he had
been employed and who fled to
Mexico. -He declared he did not
smuggle the Italians into this conn'
try, saying he "crossed theborder on
the train openly.
"If 1 made a mistake I paid for
it." he said
Ponzi later reiterated prevlons as
sertions that he .was solvent ana
could pay all. notes against him in
the operation , of his securities ex
change company:
Big California Farmer
Looks Into Flax Crowing
Willamette valley flax Is becom
ing far-famed. Yesterday A. T.
Hurcb. United States representative
of the Flti Four-Drive Tractor com
pany, with headquarters In San Fran
cisco, was in Salem Investigating the
flax situation here.
Air. Rurch was greatly impressed
with the quality of the flax samples
on exhibit at the Commercial club.
The flax was grown on the farms of
P. K. Thomason. J. .Den hem and t
C. Rail, all of Turner. The fibre
was handled by the Oregon Flax Fi
bre company ot Turner. ,
Mr. Burch owns a farm of about
1000 acres in the Sacramento delta.
He believes that flax wonld prove
very profitable In that section and Is
planning to test out his tneory.
MANY 1IUXT TREASURE.
CORPUS CHFUSTI. Tex.. Aug. II.
Treasure hunting parties left today
for Corpus Pass. 15 miles southeast,
following -the. finding yesterday of
23 skeletons on an Island. The skel
etons are believed to be tho
member or the crew of a Epteiii
treasure ship wrecked early ta lb
last century, . with several cuHka
dollars worth of bullion.-.-
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
I
At SL Louis R. II. E.
Boston 5 7 1
St. Louis 3 7 Z
Harper. Pennock and Scbang; So-
thoron. Wellman, Shocker and Sev-
ereid. Billings.
At Detroit ' It. H. E.
Philadelphia 13 16 U
Detroit 4 8
Rommel and .Perkins; Daus and
Stanage.
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o. astonished and d.lishtd with the
results. It is odorless. noa-lrritatinsT.
and so harmless a child could safely
eat it. It leave, the akin so .oft.
smooth, hairless, that not th Last
Sim or your former trouble remains.
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CASE KEROSENE TRACTOR
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The Cxsc Kerosene Tractor in action. For sale bj
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Lot L. Pear ce & Son
-At Cleveland R. H. E.
New York 7 12 1
Cleveland 4 8 4
Mays and Ruel. liagby and O'Neill.
At Chicago ., It. H. E.
Washington .. f ..1 7 1
Chicago 2 5 0
Erlckson. Zachary and Charrity:
Kerr and Schalk.
Accept "California' Syrup of Figs
only look for the name California
on each bottle, you must say "Cali
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most harmless physic for the little
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love its fruity taste. Full directions
on each .bottle, on must say "Cali
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COAST LEAGUE
iAt San Francisco
os Angeles
San Francisco .
Fertica and Bassler;
Agnew.
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U. 11. K.
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Lewis and
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Also a full line of Work Sox for heavy duty.
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The Store of Personal Service
At os Angeles It. II
Oakland 10 K 2
Vernon . . 2 1 o S
Alten and Dorman; Schrllenhach
Fromme and Alcock. Kenna.
At Seattle
Portland . .
Seattle ..
Ross and Kochler;
Adams.
It. II.
o 2
. . . . .3 10
Ilrenton i
0
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nd
At Salt Lake It. II. K.
Sacramento . . 7 11 1
8a1 lake 9 14 1
Prough and Cady; Bromley and
Byler.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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At Brooklyn
Chicago
Brooklyn
Tyler, Martin. Bailey and
Pfeffer and Elliott.
Second game:
Chlcaro . . ...
Brooklyn . .
H. K.
8 2
Ifi 0
Daly;
It.
.4
.3
II.
9
12
3
1
Hendryx. Carter. Alexander and
O'Farrell. Daly: Cadore. Mamaux
and Krueger, Klliotr.
At New York
First game: R. H. K
tittinrgh i x 3
New York 5 g 2
Hamilton and Lee; Benton and
Lnyder.
. Second game; R. II. K.
Pittsbnrah 3 8 u
New "iork g i
Carlson, W'lsner and Haeffner;
DouglMi and mith.
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St. Louis is ri
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Haines and Dilhoefer: Meadows.
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