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SIX TIIE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL,- SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1915. Sport STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS National League. W. L. Pet. Philadelphia 8 CO .50 Boston , 78 60 JA'i Brooklyn 78 OS .5:14 Pittsburg 71 7 .47.1 8t. TxtiiH 70 7 .470 Cincinnati C 71 .4W Chicago 6S 7 .406 New York 67 78 .402 American League Boston ; 9 40 .0S2 .050 .595 .549 AW .419 .3X3 .274 Detroit 97 Chicago 81 Washington 79 New- York 00 St. Louis 02 Cleveland 57 .12 00 C. 81 80 H2 Philadelphia 40 100 Federal League. Pittsburg 8,'t 0,1 .50tt .508 .502 .527 .518 ,480 .407 .313 .583 .535 .511 .48.7 .44,1 St. Louis 83 Chicago 82 Kansas City 78 Newark 75 Buffalo 72 Brooklyn 70 04 70 70 78 80 Itiiltiinnra 41 101 Pacific Coast League San Francisco 105 75 Los Angeles 97 84 8nlt Lnke 88 8t Vernon .'. 80 91 Oaklnad 81 101 P.irtluti,! Tt Ull ,435 No game pluyej yesterday all team traveling, SPORTINO BRIEFS eiiiwaiiaee, wis., mtpi. cn. .itiuuiiy Dundee 'a bout with Joe Welling of Chi cago, October 1, Inn been indefinitely postponed, it was announced today. Shreveport, T.n., Kept. 28, Bobby Waugh, of Fort Worth, holds a decision today over Ad Wolgnst, former light weight rhnmpion, by virtue of foul in the sixth round of their acheduleil 15 round bout lust uight. Boston, Muss., Kept. 28. Box seats nt Braves' field for the world's series giiinei to be played here, will sell at 5; one section of the grnml stand nt '!; another at 2, and the bleacher nt 1 and 50 cents, it wns announced today by the Hoston American nmnngoment, BPEED KINO BURNED. 28. Johnny New York. Kept. 28, Doctors said today that flurry Grant, speed king, was so badly burned when his car took fire yesieruay at Astor cup race elim ination trials at KlicepHheud Hay that it will lie Impossible fur him. to get in to the rni") Kntiiriliiy. (iiiint and his iiier'niinliiiin were wrapped in a sheet of flame as their cur sped at a liMl mile clip. The meiiinuii iaii however, escaped imrnculoiisly with only slight burns. AT TUE WORLD'S SERIES. Kan Francisco, Kcpl. 28, Hmi Fian eisco will bo represented nmong the thousands who "tuliii iu" I lie world's eerie at lliixtnu and 1'liiludelphiii next 'iioutii. Hill liiinge aiiuoiiiiced tmlav thiit a number of jierwins have alrendy ngiecil to go, and It is pluuned to I'liur (or a special car for tiie Kim Pruiiciscu CJIlltillgt'llt. SEALS ARE CONFIDENT. Knn Francisco, Kept. 28. Just before Cliff Hlanlieiiidiip herded his colleetion of bees out to sting the Keals today, the 1'tali leader olliclally nnnuunceil that in the rpiniou of one llluukeiisliiji Hie II' 1 Const league pennant, is itl ready flying over tiio local field. FIRST FOOTBALL GAME. Chicago, Keiit. 28. Preparntion for the opening at the "big nine" football eeasoii next Katunlay was put iu full HWing today throughout tho western In tercollegiate eontereucu circuit. The wcek'a practice wi.l consist principally of scrimmage work. " MISS NOR MAN D INJURED. l.os Angeles, Cal., Kept. 28. Mlile Noimund, motion picture actress, whn tvus near death us the result of being iti.juicil during the staging of a knock client comedy, whs piactically recover oil todnv. HELLO 1$ 'HI s .. 1 Crowded with flavor 2-Vclvcty l.olv-M) CHIT 3 ( auiiiMc-proof 1 Sterling purity 5-1'r l'Vom Vi 4-4 ATI muttift is Tltoy- point uiri, PEPPIRMINT CINNAMON - 5in'iii)ile rwitinli fur ih dixim rv News YOUNG ROCKEFELLER ARIES IN DENVER He Will Emphasize the Fact That He Now Heads Family Interests Denver, Colo., Sept. 28. Refreshed by a night's rest on J. V. Welborn's ranch, .lohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. arrived here today for a conference with of- e :.... it,. i.. . . . . iirinis ui mo ioiornuo ruei ana iron company nnu pernapg witn a committee from the United Mine Workers. During the week, Rockefeller is ex pected to emphasize, firHt, that he, and not his father is now active head of the Rockefeller ilitpreiitti nn,l monnnA that the policies toward the miners are I I. ...... .1 ,1. . . . .. .1 A.l ui me oii, not me ramer. in this connection, it was said a new "pa ternaliHtic" era has begun. The new era probably will not pro vide for union recognition, though it includes some reforms that tlm nnlnni seek. Finally, the now head exnects iu piny a greater personal part in tie actual conduct of affairs in tho Colo rado mines thitn iti.l 1tnnnfaU..m u. This role had its inception in the young innn s inspection, trip the past week. That the son in nnw ftnftva l,An,l :a snown by lim visit hero dospite the elder Rockefeller's advice to the con trnrv! bv Ium t)i,ii-niiifl, in,i,Mi! and by officiul olieisunco to him IllH Itroclivilii'ft for unit Inufnu.l f.f !.,.; j i mini" ness, it is pointed out, mark his retire! i. e .... , uh-iii mm ueiuai iiirectiou. Asked today what good he expected to come from hiu trii, rr..b..4'..ii i ged to be excused. When told that he was charged with making the inspec tion merelv for nilil!,.ii v i.. , I 1','M'vnri, lie answered: "J believe you newspapermen realize it was not simply a publicity affair," The new era (if imt..,n1i.,,., .. ..... . , , " - (- nun III,'- itl.v niluiitted bv iiiemlmr,. nt tha nfti. inl party in ol'tiMZ that measures tnr more Intimate control of the miners' lives, Hitch as making new Iioiiscb, parks, gardens, club houses, had been undertaken liecnusn ho believed the miners cuuld nut inl ,i.r.. ,. n selves. WATCIUNO TIIE SCOREBOARD ... Mulliirun. the I'nl,-' r,.ri,l, l,.... ..... played in fine style against Cincinnati! The Culm won tuie.i mi, I n 1 1 ... ..... of the c.ellnr. Buslier tukn notice: Ty Cobb stole lliird when Unit anel, u ., 1,.,., 1 copied by Bush. There's hope fur nil or us vet. The Red Kox trimmed St I ,,;u .,,,.1 came within two gnmcs of cinching the lllllMIUIMp, The White Kux nmde it ,... I'rum I'liiludcliililii. I'l.i, ,..,, giiuie plnyeil in Philadelphia this scii- Kussell of the Ytinlts. wiiu u.iCf c.. Cleveland nnd New York lost. OIRL IS MIS8INO Kcattle, Wash., Kept. 28. A state wide search was begun today for 17 yeiir uld Kuth Tanner, daughter of C. !.. Tiin.er, president of the Western Kmcltiug & Powder company here, who disappeared Kundny night. Khe had at tended n mnvinulinw tli.m 1..I....1 1 . 1 ...... i.'i-.iiuni-ti her mother to meet her at the corner near her homo where she was to get off the car. Klic failed to appear. W. O. T. TJ. DISAPPOINTED. Portland, Or., Kept. 28. There Is sor row In the ranks of the W, C. T. U. to day. They thought they could find a WI1V bv which tubueeo im.iru ,1.1 1... legally burred from importing liipior af ter me mine niue prouiiiition law goes into effect January 1, but District At torney Cvans niiiiouucrd it couldn't be dune. Th houtthold htlptrt your wit nttds can ba found quick ly through tht Journal Want Ad: a daOilit factory 1VI I . Jw 6 Untout hctl lty haiid.4 atD WRAPPtH LUI WHAPfiPl of th? Tih fNinl will b o'erxci lnir jo0 America's VJKIiATliS L I Cigarette tmttgypuanugainainmtwu j Supt. Harry Minto filled By Convict (Continued from Page One.) nittnj uus iusi one or its very beat cin- zens," said uovernnr Withycombe this mi. mil, UA.i .l. morning. "And the prisoners at the peiuieiiiiary nave lost tneir best friend. Harry Minto was as fair as he wag fear- !.. !.. .. . . i' oo, uiiu cerunu in iiiririnn pa inrv snows ne reared nothing and sincerely grieved at this sad trag edy, which to me is a real personal loss as the more I saw nf Mr Mintn it, more I respected and liked him. Affairs at ine penitentiary were just rounding up into excellent shnne and m,,lr M. Minto 's capable administration great iirouress would have heen hp of tho in stitutiou." Warden Minto's Record Warden Afintll urnu n omm!.!.. A ri " V "" . .'" viir,rriiur wiii reon iia in, i.inn office shortly after the irovernor tnnlr lutt uriui or state, jir. Minto went east I...I d ,... . tr .v . with Klienlf Ksch to return A. B. Cook, who was wanted in thin ,.ii.- f- obtaining money under false pretenses cupiureu in JJrooklyn, New Vork. At that time. Nr. Minto visited a number of tuinnim ,, tlm i,,.i adopted a number of new ideas in - 1 --- . iinv null prison management which were put in iu riu-n ut tue uregon prison. Previous to his nnnuinttneiit Mr Xf!n to had served four years as sheriff of this county mi, I also as deputy sheriff. iitr nun lorineriv u-ttii . n,,iu -..I..... the Northwest Mounted Police of Can ada where he made an envinlilH i.niit. tiou. Mr. Minto wns Cil twn ..1.1 !...:.. been bom 111 Marion county in October, I8lil. He is snrvii-iwl I... . ....... ,lfn nritil,V, whom he married nbont years ago and who before her marriage "n iu inn ,M-KHie iiieun, a (laughter of a pioneer family. They had no children, He has two brolhem nn.i 1. , Minto of 821 Kuginaw street of this city Mrs. . V. Ilalley, 210 South Twenty first street, Kuleni, and .lohn W. Minto now or l'ortlund, but formerly of Kalem. Hurry .Minto was ehief .(' ....i:.. Nilem, 1.SH2 to 181M1. ami sheriff nc Marion county for t-n term. out of office in 11)10. He was n so,, of John Mint,,, one of Oregon's best known pioneers who died in January of this year. The funeral will be in charge of the Kalem Klks It. I'. O, 10. .1.1(1 nnd final nr riiiigenients will bo announced Inter Pobsos On the Trail. Albany, Or., Kept. 28.-l)espite the el forts of more thun 2(10 armed and do ermined men, no trace had been fouud today of ou Hooker, tho escaped con vict who shot and killed Harry Miato superintendent of the State penitentiary two miles east of here nt midnight last "light two hours nfter ho had perhaps fatally wounded City Marshal J. J. Ben son of Jefferson. The county nround the scene of the shooting of Minto is alive will, posse men ami nutomobilo loads of armed men are lcnvlng here constantly. A telegram has been sent 'to the Washington state penitentiary at Wal I11 Walla asking that bloodhounds be cei'ved Ut " r,,',ly hm yvt hff" r The penitentiary Ki.ards say that Ilooker is 1 fill0 )llv,i(,al cim1itJ 'aimble of walking ,jt.v miles a ay. if able to cover his tracks he may escape. The belief prevails here that Hooker , n!'!'"l,r l"1"""'! through Albany and is 01, his way south. Kev,.ril, irUo, gmtiU )Mi!i.((1 (hri 1 this , y ant,,,,,,,!,!,,, , fore 10 o'clock for Harrisburg to or May Have Escaped. Portland, Or,, Kept. 28.The crew of Ore,,,,, Kleetric train ZJ "f me ponce Hint B limn .. ,i....,;t...i.... .. " . "" u""v ii,i ii,ii r ,, ,0Klr , w I ''uyU-t who shot and kill,,,! Sll i, . had ridden to Prlla with the,,, enrly this iiiorninK The man. they said, rouehlv clothe.1 of brea.h, boarded'the t. a ciers statl,,,,, ,no w ( "Z where Minto ,, , , hl Vputy Sheriff Chriatoffe '..f I " land left for Albany at no,,., wl h a . .Kidhouud belo,ilt ,o iZ ll e ugof the Portia,,,, ,mlice dertment Long iiccotnii.in u.l 1,1,., ' '" Hooker .l. :?.... , At the re,,ueSt of Coventor Withy " ( V1"1!"1 V.'.vM of ",,. hi ute neiitl or a posse of 10 mn "tarted out to search for O.to HooUr' Minto' m,,lr,l,,r,,r .I niMM Mmto the posho will work In counec ;";'"'' sheriffs r,w , i(l P e, to veuin,,, ,,, , h, if 'fc t not catieht before then. Arrested In Pendleton. I cndleton, 0..r Kent. 28 il.i.. ir....L er, who is beinir .m.,l.i 1... Ml,,..,.. 1 . ""-'es uear I... i tv r,l0"l,,,K ! killing Suiwr '"'"'"t Mint., of the S.ate peui'en "ry. was arrested here September 2i H'H while heavily ,,,, hit ; c,sie w,.re n ,,,b,.r f Ktiill';;,'!'" U( ,",",,"'ri "rU, ,hB JlufLV? U ,,,"n,1,v' tempted burjilary WM , the penitentiary t from ,, w and a half yea.a. lie was eomn.il led to the state prison November 6. Hooker 1 hmmi I. I,, u i... l- c had aerveJ m term l 11... -t....: ( abforiila, reform school. 1 BATTLE CONTINUES ALONG WEST FRONT WITH FRENCH GAINS By William PhUlip Slmms. (United Presa staff correspondent.) Paris. Sent. 28. The irrcatcst battle of thA mar fllnnn tl.a ti-Aatrn liAttlel front is raging today even more furious ly than when the great couflict began three days ago. StaKfirerincr the Germans with one mighty smash, the nines withdrew and re-formed their lines fur another blow. Thin ninva ftrnUin.J tnrlnv ilia aniini.. ent slackening noted 10 the official com munique yeaieruay. jne secona srroae was dealt last night, heavy infantry attacks following the hail of artillery. ThA lArmuna awn t-ial.litiiT Vfir1 tiV yard in the ybampagne battling brave ly, but they are being mowed down under the massed Irench bayonet at tacks. The Teutong made an attempt to stem the French onrush by flooding their nntc.h with rtlit.. nt nunlivvintinv nus, nt gases. Winds, however, swept these away immediately. Tim i.h)L- kill. lne cnaiKy nuis or tlie inampngne Bro tnrowing .up wnite cioueis or oust u"dr the hammering of heavy shells. Tna .Ion .1 AnJ n I The dead and wounded are mantled with the white powder, splotched crim son with their life blood. General Von Fabeck's German forces in the Champagne aie nuttling bitterly to save Bazancourt-Argoniie railway to which they have been moving since Kat urday. The French, however, have maintained their gains, and have im proved their positions to meet the Teu tonic counter assaults. To the north the British are progress ing under enormous difficulties. The (ierraanH' strongest defenses run from Arras to the sea. Against these the British have been lewarxably success ful. After the first shock of battle, AURORA NEWS Ht. Paul's thvrd annual cora show under the auspices of the business men and farmers, will be held October 2'A and 2. Mr .Shields was here Monday on his Wnv homA to the Ktlpr fttrm nftor visiting the Boege ranch east of town. iteo. i.oveianu is in tile city from Murks Prnirin. whprA lio rn,.i,llv lw,l,l ' " -'-"v nil auction to disnnue nt li iu furtniiiir implements, household goods, etc. iteporta from the fclilen-Knyiler htintiutr nnrtr nt T.nnittA atntn tl.nt they have already secured three deer, -...I ... 1..,..: it... .1 ... ' mm ic iiujiip; u iinr tunc uuierwise. (. A. Gaffner hns been a guest of n. it. woiter the pnst week. He is en route from the exoosition to his hump in the east. Mr. and Mrs. Geonrp Anliin .Tr oml Geo. Askin, Sr., went to Portland Mon day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Butch er, the mother of nfrs. Geo. Askin, Sr. T, W. Berkcv has moved to tin. I. Ilia Mill which lie will run thin v,,r after the hop buying season is over. Mr. I.nis will remove to Southern Ore gon. John Murriir tittil J P Pnll :,. Barlow today to adjust the fire loss, due to me uurning or the n, i'. Nix house. Insurance wns carried on the house amounting to .tsno, in the Farmers' Fire Relief association of Butteville. The contents were insured iu an old line company. Miss Clilrn Lcttelimnier left for Oregon City where she is attending uigu school mm was accompanied bv her brother. Win. Letteiimnier U lin sK'nt Kundny with his parent. He ii employed in the Oregon City postof fice. A sun flower head 17 1.9 diameter is 011 exhihitlou at Himpkins cine, it was irrown hw 1 . 1 Hi,v. , i., his garden. John Ogle crrew on his place another flower which was 19 !-2 niuiies in uiuineter. 'I'iia vnur 1,1m win probably be known in Aurora as the , j 1.1 . i.t . . tg sum lower year." J. K. Elrli. nenr Vee.lv will l,l.l public auction Mumlav. S.mtemt.or 97 at which time he will sell some good jeiscy cows, iu head of horses, aud a lot of nearly new fnrmlnn tf.i.lu 1....I implements. He expects to leave soon for Montana where he will locate near Glendivo iu the eastern part of the state. V, 1a Mllck died litat Thnra.luv nt Imu home two miles north of this city. Hi wns till years of aire IU hint l.'..,i. In ill health for some time but the immed iate cause of death was hardening of the arteries. Ho is survived bv his wife, a sister, Mrs. Ogle, and two brothers, O. R. and Marley Mack, of """iiers, n. . um)y "' C. C. Mack, of Hig Kandy. 111! C. C. Mii.-k .f niir N,,n,l.. Montana. Funeral MArvi(itt t nil If 111 tic a Saturday, with interment at the Butte- ville cemetery. Amoilir tlluse wlm m-ill nmn hit the state fair m-i-nrilinir tn umilien. t tuns made to the f.i i,rri..inl. n... families of W. 1. Bauer of Aurora, Solon rvinier or Hubbard, T. F. Have of Woodburn. M ra. r riuititiir nt Au..,.ii Frank Ycr.ien of Aurora, George Yergen of Aurora, (leo. White of Aurora, 0. H Kuleii of Aurora, Mrs. M. O. Tfoung of Aurora, K. A. Miller of Aurora, J. A. Dnnick of Woodburn, Fred Yergen of Aurora. -Observer. THE OLD R t LIABLE" 9 REM K DYfor IVi tiN IBlllt.JUitu ,u-r.. . . . .... ..... . . Wg ChoJlccJfi uou to$et Better rvaultj tMnvreanAivf VpuwilhalitllGWantAd Try one tx -morrow. 74: J Crown Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, rushed up reserves and asked reinforce ments. He then attempted a counter attack. General French's men, how ever, have repulsed these moves thus far, and in addition have maintained their gains and improved their hold be fore Lens by capturing additional sec- lions or ine ircrman uaiue line. The British and French together have captured upwards of 70 German field guns and heavy pieces. . The French losses tire understood to be surprisingly small in view of the fact that everywhere General Joffre's men are on the ofrensive. This was held to be duo to the fact that pre paratory artillery fire had previously wrecked the German trenches. Wounded soldiers arriving here re ported that for several hours. Saturday it... l. I. ' .1 1...2 iury luuKut 111 b urivuiK ruin, uicuuaeu to the skin. Adding to their discomfort, - I S 1. 1 .1 . L-i.l. I". a my it wiua ruKcn ine oattie line irom Til 1 . ,v. 1 - x lauuers to me 1 osges. "Nevertheless my men laughed at these things," said an officer, "be cause they were at last turned loose to bite their way through the 'bodies.' " Military critics were elated because the men were not taken ill from tho effects after a year of inaction in the . . . 1 irmicnes. Warning the people against having too hi&h exnectfltinna frntn .tha ?a. awakened offensive, the Temps today saiu: "We bolicvc a general offensive is about to materialize. It is obvious that the Germans will immediately re inforce threatened points, but thus weaken others. This will draw new of fensive actions from the allies where they are now inactive." AUMSVILLE NEWS School opens here the first Monday in October. Mrs. Emma Simpson and son, Eeue, came home this week. Mr. Chamberlin, of Shaw, was a visit or in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Baker, of Turner, were Aumsville visitors Saturday. Aliases Ida and K'ntio Rrnxlr home from the hopfield Sunday. Mrs. Clara Howd, of Shaw, visited Grandma Smith Suturday. Mrs. G. A. Fratt wpnf to fttnotn., Sunday evening to begin school work Monday John Crum and family, of West Stay ton, were in town Tuesday. Mrs. M. P. Porter, of turner, who hns been very sick for some time is slowly recovering. 0. M. Robinson and wife and chil dren, Carroll and Lucille and Misses Viva nnd Mury McXenl motored to Sa lem Friday evening t0 attend the band concert. Mr. P. Jewell, from Garibaldi, Ore., is expecting to locate here soon, Mr. Jewell is an expert shoe and hnrness mnker nnd conies well recommended His coming will he a welcome uddition to our business needs. He will brine his family also one of which is of school age. We understand there is a deal on fot the purchase of the Johnson property on Seventh and Main streets. It U hoped it will be consuinnnted as the new owners will improve and besutifv the property which has Veen moly- ne glected. Our city marshal, Alex Merrifield, has gone to Salem where he will be em ployed at the state fair next week. Dur ing his absence H. M. Crane will wear the at.,.- and assume the duties of that officn. Shaw, Ore., Sept. 21. The little daughter of U. Garbe while left alone In the house drank some poison fly paper water. Br. Bursell administered an antidote and at last accounts the little one was doing well although not out of dangei. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Rnhn had quite a surpriso Sunday when Mr. and Mrs F H. Turner, Mrs. K. N. Avers and J. F. Waite, of Stevensen, Wash., motored up to their place. This trip is 127 miles, and was made from 2:ft0 a. m. to 11:45 besides waiting for parties with them who had Borne tire trouble. Mrs Turner Is Mrs. Rnhn 'a mother, and Mrs! Ayers is a sister. Record. I Did It Ever Happen r -pJC I 1 'W 7"".t 1,7 iote si f'J v m VitV'yi1 Get a Copy From one end of the country to the other, the question on the tip of every tongue is: ' - " Have you seen the new PUCK?" It is a brand new magazine with an old name. It has been accorded the most astounding reception ever tendered a weekly periodical in America. Newsdealers have had difficulty In supplying the demand. Everybody wants to see this new kind of weekly! If we placed a Paris date-line on it, you would hardly believe it was printed on this side of the water. Its color-pages are by the foremost illustrators of America and Europe. Its stories, bon mots and reviews are by the greatest of contemporary humorists. This rare combination of entertainment costs you 10 cents a copy at all news-stands. This week's PUCK is a splendid issue with which to begin a long and delightful acquaintance. Girls Hold Firemen v Too Tieht When Thev Are Being Rescued San Francisco, Sept. 28. The work of fire laddies in rescuing girls from burning buildings is hampered by the fact that tho girls hold the firemen too tight when they are being carried down the ladders, said Firo Chief Dow ell of Portland today at the 22nd an nual convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs, meeting in the oivio auditorium. "A girl shouldn't take advantage of a fireman just because he has both hands busy on the rungs of the fire ladder and hug the breath out of him," said Fire Chief Dowcll. "A girl in such a position should loop her arms lightly but firmly about the fireman's neck and if there is any hugging to be done leave that to the fireman." Fire Chief Stetson of Seattle gave oue five don ts fer the prevention of u uunies. 11 tner were f nl M he said the number of fires in the' to You? - United States would be cut down 30 per cent, they are: "Don't let the kids play with matches. "Don't let oily rags lay around the house. "Don't let chimneys "get "dirty. 1 1 Don 't go away and leave your elec tric flat iron connected. "Don't monkey with live wires." -A big percentage of the fires that destrnv hnmaa dm nn,,aaA lv nnn ring that extends all over the United Qi.i.. ji , . - ..... iio nu in oraei to combat oota the fires and the rings a fire chief should be as good a detective as he is a fire fighter, F. H. Grinnell of Se attle said. "A man at the head of a ftre de partment Oltcrlit tn IrtiAw Iiaw n An a iittio detective work on the side in order to aid in breaking np these rings," said Grinnell. It cost! but one cent word to tell your story each day la the Journal New Today column. - By Mort Burger