Y CAPITAL
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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
ON TRAINS AND NHWS
BTANIIH, riVH CBNTi.
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Corbett Tells of NewrWhite Hope,"
Tom Cowler, a Giant Englishman
BY JAMES J. CORBETT.
Tormer Heavy-Weight Champion of the
World.
New York City, Jun. 30. (Written
Specially for The Capital Journal)
Well, hero in the story ot my "white
hope" us much us I know ubout him.
His name is Tom Cowler mid lie is un
F.uglishmnn by birth, stands (I feet 2b
ine.hea in his hole-proofs, nnd weighs in
the neighborhood of z-u pounds.
I inn not writing this n un advertise
ment, but in response to numerous in
quiries made by sporting writers and
fans throughout the conutry since it
was announced recently that I had tak
en a muii under my wing for develop
ment. Therefore anything I have to
liny about him here I trust will be tak
en by my renders in the spirit 1kam
writing it as a matter of news and
not an attempt to obtain some free ad
vertising for my boxer. If be develops
Into the man I confidently hope and
predict his record will speak for itself
and there will be no other boosting nee
ossury. I first met Cowler about ft month
ago, when he called on me at the stage
door of I'antages theatre in Portland.
Oregon. He asked me if I would look
him over as ho wanted to learn more
about boxing nnd believed I could
tench him. His manner of talking and
his actions Impressed me favorably, nnd
it is no new matter for inc to tnlk with
aspiring heavies, bclievo me. I have
met them by the score since Jeffries'
defeat by Johnson, of all shapes and
sizes, weights and peculiarities. One or
two of the more prominent of those
now before the public asked me to
take them hi charge several years ego.
but none looked good enough in the
crude stute to warrant giving up my
time and attention in nn attempt to de
velop the m. Their present standing in
pugilism is proof that I made no mis
take in passing them up.
I took Cowler to n gymnasium in
rortlainl and gave him a try-out. Ami
in spiie'nf what those who may iniegine
I am passe a boxer may say or
think, it was a good workout. And
tliis youngster, although very crude in
the liuitter of buying, made u hit with
all those present by bis actions, nnd
stylo, and willingness and quickness to
learn. I lost no time signing n con
tract to take him with me on my
Austrnliun trip next month.
In Sin Frnmisco lust week I in
ranged to give Cottier u good workout
for the benefit of the newspaper writ
ers und my old friends at the Olympic
club an organization by the way that
hua turned out many great boxers In
tho past quarter uf a century. fowl
er's opponent in a three round bout on
thnt occasion wan liudie Peterson, a
young heavy-weight who is being
groomed for the ring by (ieorge (Ireen,
tho original Young Corbett and a fa
mous middleweight twenty years
ago. Cowler toyed with retersoii nnd
would unquestionably have stopped
Green's fighter even in that limited
apneo of time but for the fact thnt
rotersnn fought nlinost entirely on the
defensive, nnd at covering up is a bird.
Hut read whnt one of the Frisco news
paper experts has to sny about Cowler
and tho bout with Peterson. This is
from the Chronicle and one of the most
conservative stories written of the try
out: "Cowler is green, of course, but
Ihero are many points In his favor.
Taking the milling of yesterday purely
on its merits and Cowler would Imve
been returned the victor as he left n de
cisive mark on Peterson's right eye and
had the loo.nl man staggering around
tho ring with none too clear an ideu of
what was bnppennig.
"Cowler i remarkably fast on hii
foot for so big a mnn, and shapes up
like a boxer. He Is fust with his punch
es, and evidently carries a good one,
although lie must needs learn soma ol
the finer points ill delivering it with
better effect. Peterson covered up con
aidernble, so much so that Cowler eould
do but little with his left and had t.
await bla opportunities with a right up
per out.
"On the whole If lie Is brought along
in easy style he may have a bright fu
ture. And Jim Corbett is the best tutor
In tho world,"
I leave for Australia on a vaudeville
trip next month. I am taking Cowler
with me as it will give me a great op
portunity to work with him regularly,
teach him what I can, nnd also give mc
the ehaace to try him out thoroughly
in regular tniCehc before bringing him
back home to pit his skill against the
best iu this cuuntry, "Soowcy" linker,
the Australian promoter, has already
communicated with me asking me to
sign for a match or two between Cowl
er and the best uf the big men over
there, and just as soon a I have given
Tom a thorough couching and have jml
him through a systematic training
course, I will see thnt he gets all the
ring work he needs.
Cowler Is no raw novice as lie has
beea fighting about two years in F.ng
land ami Canada. In fact, he has boxed
with such men s Rnnihnhliur Wells,
Frank Mornn, Inn Hague, (Ieorge
Kodel, Denver Kd Martin and others of
more or less notoriety. Cowler boxed
he Bombardier, when a raw beginner,
an eight round nedcelsion exhibition.
He lost to Frnnk Mornn in icvmi rounds
on a foul. He knocked out llndcl in
six. fan Hague In eight, nnd Denver
Kd Martin in two rounds. Ho my nnd
NEWS
lers wiM npreciate thnt it is not exact
ly a raw recruit that I have token hold
of.
f- His record has been sent to my by
a f riead, but I refer to it hero only to
acquaint my friends with the fact that
' Cowler has been boxing with fairly
S good men nnd haa not been beaten so
far, with all his lack of experience.
Iltou-evcr. li.u nrpvimm effort linvp cut
no figure with me in sizing him up. It
is what he will do in the future that
will interest me from now on. But the
fact thnt he has held his own since en
tering the field and with comparatively
no training is proof thnt he is made of
pretty good stuff.
I believe thnt he is one of the hard
est natural hitters I have ever met up
with. His blows apparently carry tho
weight of a pile driver, But nt present
he is too aggressive. He has been told
in what little instruction ho hns picked
up here and there to keep on top of his
man all the time. Which is good advice
at times, but not till the time. I will
devote my time to tenching him how to
mannge himself in the ring, when to
cut loose nnd when to stand off. I will
not attempt to teach him any method
of boxing which will deprive, him of
hiB wonderful hitting power, for that is
a Datural asset which will win mnny
,battlcs for him in the future.
Cowler doesn 't appear to need so
; very much to cope w ith his rivnls in
i'the heavy-weight division. A little
more experience coupled with the sys
temntle, course of boxing lessons and
conditioning I will give him ought to
make him fit to face the best in the
gnme in u year from now und with
every chance for success.
If it were put to a jury of boxing
I experts 1 believe there would be" few
jwho would vote against awarding Mike
! Gibbons the title of middle-weight
i chnniiiion, Of courso some would dis
sent, but a very small minority, and
even they would huve to aduil'. that the
St. Foul inixii nppeuis to be better
equipped to take up the niidile-weight
running where poor Stanley Ketchel
left off by his untimely death.
In the bout with Jimmy i lnliliy, pre
viously regarded by many good judges
as the best ninii in tho division, Gib
bons proved that he is in a class by
himself. While one or two remain who
will hnve to take their medicine before
Mike enn be proclaimed champion, 'the
St. Paul inun would enter the ring to
morrow a pronounced favorite over liny
man In the middle-weight division.
Home maintain that Al .McCoy is the
rightful champion, thnt he won the title
by stopping George Chip, but those who
do so would have n hard time proving
just how Chip ever came intu possession
I'ariti I think. On I !ut I battle Klaus'
and the latter bent Billy I'npke, In
i'arls I think. On that abttlc Klnus'
claim was bnsed, but ns n iiinttor m"
fact Billy rnpko, did not hold the title
at thnt time. Only oaco duriug his
career Puplte was recognized as chain
jiion when he stopped Ketchel in
twelve rounds at I.os Angeles, but
Stanley, like the great fighter he wiib
had won it back in decisive style. If
I'npke succeeded Ketchel, then Johnny
Thompson, Bob Woha nnd Frank Jinn
tell had better titles to the champion
ship than Klaus as they had all earned
decisions over the Illinois Thunderbolt
,beforo Frank had his chance. The truth
of the matter is that I'apke was fin
ished as a fighter of the first clnss be
fore Frank Klaus ever met him.
However, if Al McCoy wants any of
Gibbons' game I imagine tho St. l'aul
man would have no objection to giving
the Brooklynite another boxing lesson.
Mike and Al met nbout a yenr ago and
Gibbons did everything but knock his
man out.
Fddie McOoorty probably has n bet
ter claim on Gibbons than any nf the
ptheis. Mike nnd Fddie boxed here
several years ngo, and while it was an
awful nffnir consideiing tho reputation
of the men, whatever Illinois there were
rested with the Oslikosh inun on his
sgressiveness nccoliliug to the critics.
Over in Australia they nr boosting
a newcomer nnmed Mike King. King
recently wns awarded a close decision
over Jeff Smith, and ns tho same ref
eree hnd previously given Smith a ver
dict over Clubby, they are claiming the
world's title for King. Hut according
to comments by Australian writers the
referee "pulled a bone" when he
named King the victor just ns he had
previously done by picking Smith ns
the winner over Clubby. Judging by
Clubby 's nnd Smith's form In this
country I am Inclined to take the crit
ics' end of the argument.
To my mind Gibbons comes closer
to the ideal champion thnn nny of his
rivals. I do nut think there is a mnn
anywhere near hli weight who can beat
him over anv distance from six rounds
up. If he meets McGonrly next month,
ns has been announced, I look for hlin
I to score even nn easier victory than
that over labby,
Gihons impresses me ns the best mid
dle weight since the days of Tommy
Kyan and Ilyan I nlwnys regarded one
n'fthe greatest men of his weight li
the liisturv of the ring.
JAS. J. f'OHIIKTT.
One nf the objects of nn Australian
Antarctic expedition will be the estab
lishment of a nieterologiciil station to
nivc warnings by wireless of the severe
storm which sweeps far southern sens.
'JUDGE EL. BENSON 4
TELLS UmMKEN FIGHT
J Robert A Booth and Judge J. W. Ham
ilton Alo Implicated in Affairs.
(From the Kugene Guard.)
A cock fight staged between Judge
Henry L. Benson, justice of the Oregon
supremo ccwrt, and Robert A. Booth, re-1
j publican candidate for United States
I senator at a recent election, and refer
red by Dr. William Kuykendall for
'years prominent ill republican circles ot
tho Mate, was cited last night hb an
example of why universal peace is im
possible and as an argument for in-
i creased armaments. Judge Benson him-
setr was the speaker who told jis secret
of years before l.VJ Kugeno business
men assembled at a rousing Commercial
booster meeting. Judge J. V. Hamil
Um, of lioseburg, gave the secret away
and itinfessed to participation, lie
and Mr. Booth had both indulged iu
reminiscences.
"It makes me tired to hear thene
knock-kneed old stiffs bragging about
their age," exclaimed Judge Benson as
ho arose. "I'm 6!) yenrB young. I came
up hero to tnlk about universal peace,
but sineo I've heard Captain Collins tell
tonight a brut the need for national arm
aments, l 'vo floped.
"It is hopeless to look for universal
peace for u long time yet. Wars aro
brought about by men; human beingi
today are but a crude form of savage
with sort of veneer covering the
savagery ami urmi.my. igismuun,
men will never lirintf univornal peace
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WB "v 1""', "",U veneer.
mere was a lime wnc. no nu, w, s i(
man thnt was not a soldier. Civilization ,
has been putting on coat after coot
. . puii'uj, un oiui ""' iuui
of veneer until we now regard war as
terrible.
Same Old Saragery.
" Vet kings and rulers arc ambitious.
Yoiinf men are clnmorinp for snorts-
nmn's pleasure; that sore of sport that
clamors foir tho protection of the water
duck, tho piping quail, nnd the soft-eved
deer. Hut. that protection is to further
ll. (..,. tl... i l.:ll. t 41...
liio nipt ui mull null jwun. 11 iiiv;
"When I was n young mna I was
seduced into investing in n gnme cock.
You see mv associates. Hob Booth. Doc
Kuvkendall. J. W. Hamilton aad those
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imi s, wuic ui i mi A ciieer inun i xiuai-
i ii. .
..r uc.i.i.iu inc. pusi,r u gnme. cue.
"nXhiZHm monev!'''"' Works stated that ,V2.i was the
frJ Z vJZ Vrr nJ h ,,? . H 'iisu'il price tor nianhole lids. Mr. .M.I1
game etr; and after be had aciulred
un ucamiuii cn.cse.i, no sent vori.
for mo to come up nnd have a little,
match. Doe Kuykendall came alo8 as
rofeiee, We were youngsters then, but
Hoh liml nucceeded' in fnnlinir n vonnir
girl into marrying hlin, and his wife for-
bid tins little sport. .
Taltos ChicKen to right.
"?0 J took my chicken fi. Ymicnlln
in a gunny sack. It might have looked
iiko a bag of old
clothes or a piece of
nam
The voice of Mr. Booth interrupted:
"It did when you got through."
The justice continued withu'it retort:
"We dodged the wife, went 0111 to
the woodshed, rigged up some tallow
randies, and formed a ring. And we
were having the prettiest cock fight
yon over saw, when in eunic Mrs. Booth.
I haven 't onit i-minimr vet. nn.l I never
have suunrcd mvself with her. But
eventually wo had that, fight out in my
wnralulie.l nti.l mtt eliielfeti Dteuncil nil
ni. 1..
' Lust to Kill seientious work nnd die e;iv Is receiving!
" rn,,!,i.i :,!. i.inU..r'n ;n i,u inufs ood win li as if a sewer insi tor:
of killing-it goes from the lust of kill -
K e.vin ,n:,;n:,u;:;rsec.k,Pm!!;;t T H done ,o nAm w.. net y injured but the
"t" .h:.1, :z z'nz::r:cM twice
not .ly toward the birds and the deer,
but ho must develop that love for his
followmnn until it reaches the ruler I" V , """. i
nn i, (,.. t-,, ,. . (. -....they hnd been paid for bv the city at a
n,.l, , ;it.in n.,.),i,,e,-v lin
. ' " " '
plows.
"But in the meantime wo must turn
to greater navies, to greater coast de
fenses, to greater armaments, until we
can tun lie the other nation afraid to dis
turb thnt spirit of universal pence that
exists upon this nation of ours."
JBere Is the Reason Two
Great Sales In One
We are in the midst of 11 double
quick plnnii snle. There will be more
pinnos sum uy us .luring the next lew
unys or 1111s sate limn were ever wild
by nil the dealers In the state In a full
mouth 'a time. Hend carefully every
portion of these announcements, li
menus that piiiuotcsn homes can now
have tt reliable Instrument.
A PIANO TOR EVERY PURPOSE
A PRICE FOR ANY PURSE
Unusual
Conditions Create
Opportunities.
IH.IIHH 1 1 , 1 1, " I" ii.in ,'u,,.i
i.,..i rrlu.,i 1 i,e., i.,".'""1. "I'iiitV'l'toy'a hy thamea, and
1 1 t ",",,,,no nesi 01 reeling nns prcvaiim, nini
Players mid finest Hnby Giauds In- ,nn ,,tv , , ,ou cml,UM to give em
eluded in this ruthless price slaughter. p,,yino'ii. to some of the families uf the
i.iiniciii pinnu invi.irr reircse in in i e
factory
now in charge of this great sale; the
I immense slock to be sold under special
ngreement. A house full of brand new
instruments nothing shopworn; regu
lar high grade stock. Nearly nil to be
sold at manufacturers ' eost sonic even
less, ltcnd the prices, see the Illustra
tions; yon can bnrdly believe it unless
vnu come hnd llivestienle fur volimnlf
I If yon cannot call, w rite for actual
photographs. Gun Smith, Snleiu,
Il"eiiisc of its lake and const wise tin Armstrong, F.llis McDongnl. The dy, ono cent extra paid to the couduc
ttadu the Vliited Slntes ranks second -following liae beet, neither absent or tor, woo carries stamps with him, will
in the number and tonnage of vessels tsnW since the beginning of school: , start the package on its way, with Its
engaged in emmicree, but sixth among 1 Winifred Glcnson, Ross Mellougal, rleo; share of revenue to support the govern
the nullum in foreign trade. lOoctjeu, Tresso Goct jeu, Mar. incut.
COMPLETED TODAY
Council Expected to Provide
More Work For Gang at
Next Meeting
The six units of the Xorth Knlcni . rates for such publications,
sewer districts comprising tilll feet r!'i The bill limits . the amounts to be
sewers were finished this morning at I charged by all newspnpers for publish
ubout 10 o'clock.: Hi Is all of the j inK legal notices and requiring that the
sewer work that has been authorized by! full amount of tho charges be set forth
the city council, but it is likely thati"' the affidavit, accompanying- the bill
this body will anthoiize the sewer eoni-jfor seme when presented to the county
nnttee to go ahead with another dis-1
trict at the council meeting Monday
night. 'The estimate of City Engineer
Kkelton for this work was ip-171, and
the actual cost for the labor and ma
turials used by the day labor plan of
tiio .-ity wns if:ii4, or SIM) less than
the engineer's estimates. Of this sum
KI(i4 was spent for materials and ifL'.KiO
for labor. . The engineer's estimate for
Inlinr nn this ei-iiitvn..r n-nu 4-i-IMl
alx.it tf!00 less than the amount spent
by the day labor plan. The extra
i however, was spent on the first unit of
I the j hf ''
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Kt,fl woutiu.- tbo report would have
utiinl nf til. .avam 41 1 II lit
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fi ;v ; - , - '" "'nor Times-Gazette; W. J. Clarke, of the
' ""in uninn (... (. Millett, who has r,1,1.- v, ';.. n ti,.
"" ! of the work. Independence enterprise; O. Talmer
i Put nam. iinvato secretary to Governor
jiie cny nus m unie to piircnnse
materials at. bedrock prices for this
work. The H-iui-h pipe used cost the
city IS cents per. font, delivered on the
bank of the ditch. The best prices that
! eould be obtaiued ficm Portland sewer
T'P iiuinufuetmifis was 17'i. cents per
I'"" 011 lo"ri1 'he ears nt this city,
nMl1 I"" committee found that they
Would lie llllllllle to ili'livee ll.n iwmo
. - - . - -- - rr"
1 n Ion if the ditches fur one half cent ner
foot. !
Tho manholes were purchased for S1
"d upon reliable infoiinnt ion it !
is stated that the best price ever ob
tnimvi liofm-e ivnti )l)ll.i(l nnli
oh,,,
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Ininiiiir.'n li.i w.-,. ii,,i,i, f,. to
, , . " ,
icni-n, nun ine iuniiarei- oi tiio rniein
i t says ti.at the Y" l'l'''
- . ,
. "l-e nus iieen liioKen on the Ptiie joli.
'' innvs W.fp.n-swer pipe
; 0'."otuc,,;9 -In 1 s city, it is simply
, putioiiiing home industry.
j The workmen employed on the work
' " .'"' V'"U"K,'V1 ''""pe i in me
' -'"r. i nn i ne ch.v is
receiving firs -class work. Mr. Grose.
: """I. ' miuihoKs. was lroii(4lit
1 " " ""'r .".ini.-ioi
that work, and is considered one of the
ni'Ht ciinpeteiit workmen iu Mint line in
the city. The pipolnver and guide line
man have also lolluwcd the business
lor veins iiiniei' contractors.
"We are not employing incompetent
uien," said .Mr. Millctt this nioiiiing.
"and nil we ask of Iheiu is thnt they
do their best. We have distributed
! -"'' among tile needy laillllies Ol till1
ny, iind every innn eiiiplo.vc, is a rcsi
'lent ot tins eily. All either are nuir
i ried lnen ie- have families dependent on
1 them. We think we have done
jw"" """""."K
the men.
inspectors lire all nouest men,
1 nr"ml ' ,at,w W0,,M f,""' ",
V'l'"!. . i" !' 'C
'' of or 45 each, to the eon -
I,lln, r,l), lh (l,l l,i..
iiiu.-iur tiller Hie null, jni'l ill-en jinn", u
1 ..!... tl -.1. 1 .1
by n sewer inspector. It cmt us ifio a big mistake. Inlte mo Where 1 lie
til put these manholes in." long nnd put me In a little cell."
In the district in which the new sew-j Tho patrol driver did. Carlson will
lers were constructed the trunk sewer explnin tho Incident in 'police court
(follows Spruce street. Three blocks 1 somo time todny.
from Locust to Spruce between Myrtle
und lluzel, were put iu; three blocks
from Locust to Spruce, between Hazel
nnd Laurel; one block south, between
Laurel and Myrtle; cine block between
Myrtle and Walnut; four blocks on
i u.... , 1, i,.... I.1....L. 1. .,...,.
Wh P,.rllinufh f ('nln.n.nn. wnrn
.11 ;..
nil ruiniriH M m in ii'r ri iiniin nt i nv
.Minn isiliem inrirn-i. ,m; iMOi'll 1IOIII
. ,. 1 n . ... 1. if
Uti-J.it Hua t t.,,.1. 11 1
llighiiiiid to the trunk sewer on
I'l.n rV
ucrri
7 ; """ r ". " V"-" ' '''"";,
1 """ "" . n -
In li feet but no acciden'ts oceuned
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during the entire woik. .Mr. Milett bus"""'"1, "r. " "'" ""l .""V"
, sto I to work the men iu .'" ''!'"tl' the prompt work ot oth-
I relavs, laving off hliout uiie-third f , f Wuy"-
the 'inn, every day, but he pr-r.oncs u 1 "1. were nt work In the end of
'institute a new system on all future a tunnel beneath a chute from the up
I work, wherein he will work the men P;r workings. This chute was loaded
!for n lull week and the,, lay them off """ I'.e '"'"".V
li,, crews. This will give then, an op- b"k hX T1ha..bott"Ir
liiorlnnitv to do other work or to skir.n- "I?"" K?v wttv oml. th" "P"'" mM
si. nound for new jobs, as there ha. , HbjrnteU, fell upon "".
Unusual I'een some cnplnint tnal they did not ' , ,'ur" un" WM Pu' ,0
"""""'(have time b. tw working' iluy, !.:'"" " "eir fellow workers.
j look fni iinything that might pay more. EEVENVB BTAMPB IN DEMAND.
. ,,,, y w)(, WOu. IlSVe Ill'CIl ill I in.l Cir-
ciiiiistnnees through the shortage ol
labor at preent, had not the city de
cided to do this work at this tunc.
OEEVAI8 SCHOOL NOTES.
Those neither abseut nor tnnlv for
the mouth uf January were: Firt grade,
Tressu Guct en, leo Goetjen, Pntrlck
Gleamn; Second grade, Marguerite Leu-
gren, lipid I,nrnn; Third grade, Rms
Mi ll'iugiil, Kinily Larson; Fourth urnde,
Winifred Glcnson, Helen Keiniiier. Lot-
1S0LGNS TO MAKE LAWS
! AS TO LEGAL NOTICES
i
Papers to Be Limited In Their Charges
i to Certain Price and All Particulars
I Fixed by Law.
I At the request of the legislative
committee of the Oregon Editorial as
sociation, a bill will he introduced in
i file house this afternoon or this
morning, in the event the legislature
is in session, proposing to regulute the
publication of legal notices iu all
papers in tho state and defining what
onstitutes a newspaper of general
I circulation and fiximr the maximum
court for audit ami allowance. A news
paper of general circulation is defined
to be a paper with n circulation of at
leant 2.")0 bona fide subscribers and
must have been published for nt least
ll! mouths. It. also provides that
notices affecting real or personal
property or mutters pertaining to as
sessment and taxation, including the
delinquent tax list, shall be published
in such papers in the county located
i my' the property concerned in the
1 n0,"'' an,a 'a'"" f,xod, b? ,he
i ";d' bv luw ' V
l The legislative ' committee of the
i stnte editorial association which
pre
sented the bill is composed of T.. A.
Fernsworth, chairman, of the Banks
Herald : Vawter Crawford, of the Hepp.
:.., i r r ,t ,
Wnl'.von.lie, and G. ((.ood) I.. (I.uelO
Jlarngnn, lornicriy in xnc minnicm
Standard.
Child Welfare Day
Set By Governor
, i, ..
Governor v itnvcomuo yrsterun.
'suf' P'O'lamntion setting aside
;l'""'1n,.v I'ebruary 17 as " hild
Welfare Day" and asks the people of
Oregon to co-operate in seeing thnt the
inicresis or cnuoren or mo sinie re-
state ic
',.,,,. trt
1 foivo special nltention
on thnt dm .
.-II!. ri, ,nin. ! foil follows-
. ' '
I Wl.creas the children of Oregon arc
(truly its greatest asset and tho future
j mLTU tend toward
welfaro nnd happiness merits our
. ,
; mT,yrlL .Sai Ln " ?Sm;v to
, "J1" " Z
as "(hild Welfare Day" when the
Interests of the children of Oregon ro
. C(.iv ,pp(1nl aetion,
i,Tiefnr0 i lMan Wednesday.
I Fhn,n.,, 17. ici.ii,, Welfare DnV 111
: Orrdon.' and call upon the people ot
'r:t)l(1 stt (o eo-operate heartily in ns-
sisting those who nre Inboriiig for the
welfure of our children, on thnt day."
Mistakes Patrol Wagon For
Jitney Bus, He Says
San Francisco, Jan. )(. "Candor
compels 1110 to admit, that my senti
ments in regard to tho jitney bus par
nllel those of tho United Hnilrond offi
cials." This was tho declaration here
today of Frank Carlson, who committed
tho error of mistaking a police patrol
for n jitney. Carlson wus struck by
: mo puiroi us nu was crossing 11 sireei
a T'?.
K ' JnJLT
drivers nro too
. , ,i.:.
"Jitneyl" said the patrol driver
'"This lsa patrol; wagon.
. iml.lll nnu.w.,1 Cn,un IIT'va n..,, n
Rnu ' n.,nvii. a v
jTwo Quarrymen
! Were Instantly Killed
I ,iIbi.1, JU. nO.-.loO Ario
: tinU AInnui'l ('iinnpru. (iiinrrynipn in the
i . . ,- i '
11 in limy ui nu- ia nmina-vi umunj v i
nillliloy UI in." ml nniiuit-Mi uiiiu..-j
T . , , . .
SIIUCIIOII Cllllllll.il V, Wl'ltl UlllieU U'lllllIM
- . , , ,i
ions ill criinucil lucn mon loutir ii.oi
. Instantly killed when a chute under
.... rv;,.. eolti.i,..
' . . ..i. , l: ...11..
Will'" imj T,l-tv vu..u..n.,
'.'.''Ph Bcnochi, another laborer, was
.
BtMrt Cara Must IMac. Them on Any
Package They Carry,
, It hns been tho custom for soma time
past fur the street cars to enrry pack
ages from tho down town (list 1 lets to
the mihiiibs for tho small consideration
(f 10 cents, provided the party to w'iom
tho iiurkago was sent wns right there
on the spot to receive said package a
tho street cur passed.
Hut, lino many
'other things within tho past few years,
1 the price has gone up, as tho street ears
have discovered that they are common
carriers and on every paekngo there Is
due a onocent revenue stamp. If you
haven't said revenue contribution hnn-
Necessity Knows No Law
It is u well known fact that finished'
pianos in huge quantities have tic-1
cumulated iu the nation 'a largest piano.
LiK-iurivs. mm a wen rounded faith
in the future ami n breadth of pcrecp-
tiim that the near future will verity,
Gus fsiiiith Piano House has agreed to
, .... ,.....,.. v., auijiiun or revcu
leauiug piano miinulncturers, the bal
ance uf tho surplus stock to go to the
other stores under n speciul agreement
that the manufacturers assume ull ex
pense of disposing of every instrument.
The factory representative is now here.
The sale is now on, but will close in n
tew days. He does not care for profit:
his proposition is to immediately huvel
these pinnos out of the way. Shiiuncnts
of the surplus stock from Kastern man-'
ufueturers are ull hem now.
Hence this opportunity for most un-
usual price offering which will never 1
come ugmn because conditions which 1
linvc combined to iniike this undertuk-1 ''"""ting iu the state accountancy lin
ing necessary can never arise again. ' I1!"'1 "lent. Mr. Smith has made 11 spc
Uus Smith,, Sal j"-'11' study of ecoininies in connection
- i
DOGS IN THE ARMY.
A number of fine aintry-Uogs have
left Mujor Richardson's kennels at
Harrow, England, for service with the
Uuglish army. This must bo the first
time thnt the war office has furmally
adopted the use of dogs for military
work. Perhaps the experience of the
Mouth African wnr converted them.
These dogs arc not to be used for
finding the wounded, but lor scouting
and sentry work. They will accom
pany isolated outposts, pickets and sol
itary sentries. Their scent is often
quicker than sight, and their hearing is
sharper than that of the human sentry.
In scouting tho dogs am taken on a
long lead. They must be taught to
growl, not to bark. If necessary, they
must bo fitted with muzzle to prevent
them from bin king. On sentry duty
the dog nay be ullowed to bark so as
to warn the sentry and the camp nt
the same time.
Iu tho South African wnr the Kng
lish army hud no watch dogs of its
ewa, but it often picked up nnd ndopt
ed Boer dogs. Cuptiiin llaldiine, who
escaped from Pretoria, said that the
greatest danger of recapture was not
from the Boers but fimn the Boers'
dogs,
Major Richardson, in Ins book, quotes
a letter from a trouper written fron
South Africa: "We have trekking
about with us n large nundicr 0." dogs
Hint linvu been left behind by tiio Boers
and which attach themselves at oi:co to
the eolun-ns they cou.a iu coalact with
Wo hnvo with our column alone at
present oser thirty di.gs, and the stand
ing cnnips we Vniro nrross lock ijii.nst
like dogs' homes. We lrivo one dog
with us whii.h wo found nt n deserteu
farm, III looks n cross bred collie ami
Airedale. We cull him the 'sentry'
and nlwnys take him with us on nigh!
picket. Wo hne trained him to be ns
useful ns any man, for 110 sound is
iipcs him." Tho block houses In Suiith
Africu were often gratly safeguarded
by nny eld dog that was to be got.
Major Richardson nn.kcs 11 good point
when ho snys thnt in the extreme ex
haustion Ot long li. idles nnd marches
human senses beccine blunted. A dog'r
scenting and heating powers will al
ways bo oil Hie alert when the man
may be nenrly dropping with fatigue.
the Gorman tinny led the way in the
systematic training of military dg.
Both tho Hussions nnd the .lupines'
uued them in tho last, wnr, The uhoh
Austrian frontier of Bosnia nnd liersc
govinn wns guarded by sentry dogs for
years. The Bulgnriuns In the last war
had an orgiinied service of military
dogs, The Italian army also lias a ser
vice of .logs. Major Ilichurdsoa rec
onitnends collies und retrievers as pur
tietilurly good bricds for this sort of
work.
Soule Brothers Fail-Court
Orders Stock Sold
When Hnule Druthers fulled, one of
Portland's oldest piano merchants, the
court ordered the stock sold to C, K.
I. more, the wholesale pinno mull, lie
purchased at a price you would never
imugine strictly reliable high gimlc
pianos could be purchased for but the
creditors wanted their money they de
manded it lit once. W. H. Shlveley, the
assignee, had for some time been try
,ing his best to get the luoney for the
creditors, but he could not, l.iicuie has
paid t li i' in ill ensli. After Lucore run
the snle for a few weeks he found it
was impoisiblc to dispose of any but
the cheaper grades of pianos, leaving
the most costly and time -honored in
struments on hand. People who pur
chine thoroughly reliable pianos think
before they buy and the question was,
should the piano not turn out us it
should, to whom could the customer
lnok to niiiko the piano tight. We know
the stock we purehnsed; the niiikcs of
pianos were thoroughly reliable and
that wo could conscientiously and till
rrinditliiiuilly giinranlee them. Now
that this difficulty and any possible
with our guarantee, and the record of 1 I'm, Trover, Kdiiu Voder, Myrtle Item
inuny jenrs of fair drilling nnd high Ington, Lister Pulley, Ivnti Pulley, May
standing of the house, every pinnules I llu-lctlcr, liollu Hosteller, licit La's,
home can now feel sure that the pinnn Grace Lais, Suaiiiel Hosteller, Halph
nurctyised at this great double sale will '-'lis.- Mary A. Voder, teacher.
Ilfl lOUIUI III every whv rii i ini im . "i , mm .
. u...:.. Ill 11 . I. II. .,
IIIC IM1S nillllll I lllllll .Mill.,- in ,11, 1
money bin k Institution.
We lilso issue un exchange agree
ment so that if fur nny reason within
two years a customer Is not satisfied
they run exchange for another piano
at the !"g piano house and nil money
paid will apply on the Insti uiiieiit se
lected. (Ins Smith, Siilem.
For the blind there has been Invented
a w.it.h with the hours marked by
rnise I dots and dashes that inn be
tend by tn sense of touch,
S
lit 1 A P M n
WCSICy U. ORUlil rrCDareS
Measure After Careful
Study of Question
Hejiicseuiativo Wesley 11. Smith, of
Klauiuih Falls, has itiri-oilurcil a bill
in the house which contemplates a com
plete reorganization and svsleinati.a-
method of conducting tho
jnf fairs of the several counties to tako
tl,c place f the system prescribed in
1'"' present act placing the authority of
csiuiiiisning 11 uiiiioiui system ot :ic-
w in county government nnd is a recug
nized authority upon the subject. Ili-i
measure appears 011 the calendar ui
hn.isu bill I'KM and was introduced yes
tenlny afternoon.
"The purpose of the bill is to intro
duce system and safeguards in the et
peiiiliture of county money ami the busi
ness affairs of counties and school dis
tricts,'' said Mr..Sinith. "It is almost,
to be a purely udiuinistratlM1 nieasui-n
in that it docs not propnie to rcdoo
the powers or authority of any officer1
but. simply to provide safer and nioie
systematic methods, forms und proceed.
11 ICS.
"It is divided into six principal
parts: 1, It provides a more luriipleto
syst.Mii of budgets and estimates of ex
penses 11 ml requires closer conformity
of expenses to appropriations but pro
vides definite and lull provisions for
emergencies.
"J. It provides a complete system
fir I' ling, verifying, auditing, eonsidoi
inn, allowing nnd paying claims against
the county, A business system is pro
vided and while tiiu county court U
not restricted in the nature of its pow
ers every effort has been made to pro
vide a system that will enable any pur
son inlerciteil to know just whnt is be
ing lone mid have abundant remedie 1
I'or wrongful expenditures.
I. It makes the comity treasurer
j the ticiisincr of cadi
siliool ftndrii-t.
He is to keep the funds nt interest.
milk a frequent lepoits to the dial riet
and liiy all warrants uf the school
clerk.
"1. It provides a met hod of rdling
county property, utin. Renting, .pub
lication, iippiniwi) and public sale un)
reipiired fur iiiipii liiut sales nnd shorter
notice of public hiiIu for small items or
pei'Kiinul property, A vote of the peo
ple Is leqiiiied for Miles of unusual in,
poi tinee,
"'1. It provides a complete system
for tiie 'procuring tf stnictinei, mute
rials and -applies by proposal, bids and
lontiui't under bond. General supply
pureiiacs are connoliilatcd iu one ofrVn
but ileus of infrequent d and or im-
lii'-ti,'1 Mild Mr. Smith. "II is aiun'.l
loiiii-ility. Accounts with sinn-lures, of
fices nnd departments urn to 1'ie kept
In Keep each within the amount set
iisid.- lor that purpose.
" -1. Misi ella, icons provisions are in
enip.irafed to prevent fraud, prolit by
officer from county business; bonding
the 11 embers of the county court, and
the taxpayer is given ample reinc'ies b
the way of healings, appeals and boiler
ii.ipo'tmiities to know what is being
d with the enmity funds ut 11 II time".
"The net doe nul apply to Multno
mah county, but contains provision-)
adapting it to counties having a sepa
rate 11 ml i tor or bnurd of eoiniuis'.iiuiers.
"Tiie statutes on these subject nre
now iiiiidcipiate und have not been
changed siai-o the pioneer days of tie)
stute, though lhodovclopiucut iu (he
nuiouut and iniportauce of county n
peiiditures has rendered the old system
ii'iHiiete, The fact (hut the. enactment,
of 11 measure ol tlln scope of this lull
necersitntes a change in only four or
five see, ions of .Lunl's Oiegiui l.tiwi
shows what 0, largo gup there has been
In the law governing county affair".
This lack has been ctpccialiy fell in
the past few ears, "
Iu Bad fihauo.
Ilepren ntntlve ll.n-loii nf Tennessee
tells n story 011 his predecessor, George
P. .luiies, who wus known iu his day
ns the "watchdog" of the treasury,
do ics was 11 nn 1 i-K.inl, mid one day
nn iMite eld lady dismounted in front
of ,,ls stole, gathered up her vnlumiiiu'is
black enlicit 1 idiiig skirt, took her eggs
under her or in und luiiled Into the stoic.
The 1, iiuies she nilled him would huvo
mnde n Missouri uiiile blush, Hacking
out flushed with victory, she was ubout
to 111 'mut when shu rciucnihcicd that
she lind not fiied (ho most efl'ectivu
shot iu her ammunition enest, so, open
ing the doer, she shouted:
"And I wimt In It'll you, George P.
.tunes, that, jon have not the worst
shape any man ever hud."
WHISKEY HILL SCHOOL.
Thoe neither absent nur In my for
the mouth ending .liiuiiiny T2, IPI'i, are
JITNEYS TAKE $M0 DAILY.
I'm t IiiihI, Ore., Jan. :iil. It
was estimated today that the
jitney buses ore taking ,rioil a
day uwny fioin the local tine
tlou I'ompniiy. Due tu the in
roads uf the jitneys 11 few
streetcar men have already
been laid off, It was snld, and
more may lullow,
kikilc