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SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1916. THE VERY BEST m m. Si" ii ! i i" ii i" !!! Illl nil e i ii ill in iill ii II" Rig H Mil Mil III! iiil :::: tin Shi Bill Bill "!! ni! iii Sin , s::s ii! Bill Rill liissaasaacBBannnaBSBai jsaEEzaaacaBBBBEBEsaai 4f This store is Salem Agents for the fol lowing justly famous articles in Foot' wear. They represent the best to be had anywhere. Hanan Shoes Ground Grippers Fox Pumps Witch Elk Boots Everwear Hose Repair Work at Cut Rates Bill mi Bl The Shoe Store in a Class by Itself 326 State . Street t - t Sport News f rouiKlH with Xew York find Pbiladel- SOX HAVE LEAD .Chances of the Leaders for First Place Discussed by Expert TEI8 SPEAKER KITS 200 Triii Spenker, Cleveland out fielder, who is lending the Am erican league hitters, haa made bit. 200th safe hit. 1I made it yesterday in the Kama with Washington, when he hit safe ly four t iin PS out of nil trip to the plate. Cobb made 08 bits lust vear ' , to lead the league with an av- i ernye of ..170. .Speaker' aver- aite tndny is ."ST. ' TODAT'S IT TABLE li in I Today the champion will open a four gnme stand in 'Icvclniid and from I i there will go back to lloston. I I The Xn I i nun I league's survival of I .1.- ....I ......I :u lut- inicrti iiiuiiv Quiiiun nnu uu. team of the three contenders barely hanging on in the struggle. The Braves have been squelched fairly well and are now in third place. Brooklyn litis pulled out a bit more to the frout with Philadelphia still in the offing. The Ited Sox are much more eertnin of their claims to pennant fame than the Dodgers. They have finished off their two chif rivals, trimming the White So i two games to one, and mak ing a sweep of a three game tilt with the Tigers. If they can take a major ity of the series from Cleveland there is little liklihnod that they will be overhauled. When the Red Sox entered Chicago it was with a pitching staff pretty well wrecked, if previous scores counted for anything. When they left that city too hurlers hnd responded to the emer gency and aro now turning in great games. If the pitching staff stays fit there isn't a chance that Chicago will forge to the front. t'liicsgo stands two games and a half behind now. If thev win every one of their remaining eight games, four with Cleveland and foiir with New York, the Red Box will have to win eight of the American- League Club vt. vy. IkiHtoil ,187 ..WO Chicago not) .571 Detroit ridfi .SOS National League Brooklyn (107 .ON) I'hiludelphin 500 .!W:i Huston 578 .3S1 L. ..183 .500 .501 .003 ..ISO .573 THE BIO STICK BATTLE American League flayer AM. II. Pet. speaker 510 00 .387 Cobb 512 18.1 .301 Jackson 501 ItM .354 . National Legis Chase 508 1!U .334 ' Wheat - 53T 173 .322 llornsby 405 H7 .310 By H. O. Hamilton (I'nited Press staff eorreapondent) New York, Kept. 2. The Boston Bed So sliind toduy reasonably certain of winning the American league chant- eleven remaining gnmes to cop. This doesn't seem at all likely in view of the wny the Boston team has been play ing. Detroit appears to be out of it, although they are only half a game behind the White Sox. They have sev en games remaining and if they over haul the White Sox and win all soven Boston would still take the pennant byi winning seven. Brooklyn has a harder struggle a head. The Dodgers have fourteen gnmes left on their schedule, one to day with St. Louis, six with Chicago, beginning tomorrow, three with Phila delphia and four with New York. Thirteen gnmes remain on the Dully program and they are pretty stiff tus sles. One gome remains in the present series with Pittsburg, four with Cin cinnati, three with Brooklyn and then the finish against Boston. Provided Brooklyn breaks even on the schedule, winning seven and losing as many, the Dodgers would have a final perceutnge of .507. To win the liennant in that event Philadelphia would have to win nine games, losing only four, and the Braves would have to win fourteen games and lose three. The American league teams swith around today, the Red Sox meeting me inuians tn t'levelniiil. Washington openiug at Detroit, and the White Sox I'ioiinliip for the second time in as many years. Kleven games remaiu on climbing with the Yanka at Chicaiio. the Boston card and aeven of these con-, There will be uo change in the Na- tesls will be played on tho oome tional lengue. Brooklyn will continue against the Cnrdinaua in Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Boston will finish their series and the Phillies will battle the Pirates in their farewell encounter. Giants May Break Lever New York, Sept. 22. If the Giants, who now have a run of sixteen straight guinea to their credit, win again this afteruouu, they will be within three games of the major league, record which was established in 1884 by tho Provi dence club of the old Notional league. Playing lit the gait they are, the Hi ants may have a big part in deciding the league leadership. They have an other series with the Braves and . an other with the Dodgers before the ea sou ends. Lumber Industry Hit Harder Thai Any Other, But All ! Interests Suffer Change Race to Sunday Chicago, Sept. 22. Profiting by ex perience, the managers of Speedway Park have changed ttin date of the grnnd American fall automobile race from October 14 to the following day, Sunday. Races drew better crowds on Sunday, the officials say. The pro gram calls for two fifty imlo and one hundred mile events. Entry blnnks were sent out two dnys ago. Most na tiomilly known drivers are expected to enter. WOLOA8T TO MEET HOPPE San Francisco, Sept. 22. Supremely confident that hn i again on hi- way toward the ligh wairf.n hMmpniihi . Ad Wolgast today w.'iir.d up his train ing for his four round bout with Willie lloppe at Parente'a Daly City arena tonight. In fact, Ad is so su.e of nie ces! tl at he ii already i jt.sii'ciing ca mpaign to secure a bom with !! lie rh for the eham,..on '. limine is also certa.u of victmy. He ij trained to wondeit'ul form, knowing; that if ho wins tonight, he will not inly! eliminate Wolgast as a lightweight fa?--1 tor. but will be in a portion to reekj matches witli l.I.i poun I top njiccers. Thoae Dear Girli. Miss Wellalong This has been a resort, you know, ever since 1800. . - Miss Young Where did you go bo fore that f Beat ii willv a FISH BRAND REfLEX SLICKER Keeps OMtalljJvfrwet DEALERS EVERYWHERE Waterproofs. TP"1 Absolute. AI are JIUrktd thus ftsa. uw AJ.TOWtft CO.v .BOSTON Portland, Ore., Sept. - 22. Investiga tion of -the northwestern freight car famine by the state public service com mission ; will end tonight. Testifying before the commission, rep resentatives of big Oregon shippers de clared two important lumber plants have already been forced to close and othera faced other financial disaster be cause of there being no cars for trans portation of the products. The Hammond mill at Mill City has just closed, it was asserted, throwing 000 men out of employment. The Sberi- dnn Lumber itnmnnnv mil l.n.- :.1l since September 2, its 150 employes job less. Other-concerns whie hnre snf ferintr financially are the Standard Box & Lumber company at Willamette and Sil verton Lumber company at Silvetton. Yesterday's Testimony. Portland, Ore., Sept. 22. Concrete re ports from rfumerous individual lumber manufacturers provided eloquent testi mony before the public service commis sion yesterday of the seriouB damage mar tne car snortage on the Southern Pacific has caused the lumber industry in western Oregon. William Spruule, president of the noutneru racitic; W. K. Scott, operat ing vice-prcsirdent; J. H. Dyer, assist nut general manager ,and other offl vials listened alternatively to the dra-j niatic stories told by-some of the lum- bermen, and by their frequent interro gations, suggestions and comment man ifested a sincere desire to co-operate with the commission and the shippers in relieving, the situation ami in pre venting future similar occurrences. Critical Conditions Revealed. Conditions as revealed by some o fthe witnesses yesterday are most critical. The plant of the Sheridan Lumber company, employing 150 men, has not been able to operate since September 2; the Humomnd Lumber company's mill at Mill City, working 000 men, wns forced to close down last night; the Standard Box & Lumber company at Scofield, with (SO men, is confronted with serious financial difficulties; the Pacific Face Brick company at Willn- minn has suffered great loss of busi ness that may permanently impair its commercial pret-tige; the Silverton Lumber company at Silverton will be forced to close within a few weeks if it does not get relief. Other minor misfortunes were re lated through the afternoon with al most unvarying monotouv. Closed Plant Piled High. C. E. Fisher, ninunger of the Sheri dan Lumber company, which wns forced to close three weeks ago, ex plained in considerable detail how the car shortage had affected his plant. At the time this plant closed itwns short 33 cars. Since then it has been teducing this shortage gradually, as the Southern Pacific has been supply ing it with cars at irergular intervals. The eoinpuaiiy has been forced to cancel many orders as a result of the short age. 1 lie docks, warehouses, ami space adjacent to all the sidings are stocked with lumber, the necessity of piling this lumber iu unusual places will en tail unusual cost iu handling. If it gets wet it will take on weight and add to the freight cost iu shipment. Some of it will be severely damaged by rain. Of far greater importance than tins, said Mr. Fisher, is the loss of consid erable good business that was placed with competitors because he could not make deliveries. The plant now has 3,000,000 feet on hand, half of which is sold. Tho balance could be disposed of promptly if he eould promise de livery. With reasonable assurance that cars will be provided regularly, the pin nt will resume operations. Switching Delays Cited. 8. B. Barnard, of the Buxton Lumber conipauy, on the Tillamook branch of tho Southern Pacific, reported that his mill has been short since July 1. His production is about 15,000 feet a day. The plant was compelled to close tem porarily Into iu August. Mr. Barnard complained that the Southeru Pacific freight crews bring cars destined for hi mill into Buxton lute in th afternoon and . spot them on the house track at the atatiou. It is not until the next morning that the switching crew places them on his industry track. Thus nearly 24 hours are lost. C. W. Martym assistant su perintendent of the Southern Pacific, told the commission that this practice now has been eor-ected and that the ears will be spotted on the industry track the sanff day they are brought into town. Mr. Barnard told. lv wav of illus trating the loss in business due to the car shortage, that recently he wa forced to refuse an order for 1,000,000 fent of lumber for export. Mabel Mill Needs Can. T. J. Seufer, of the Coast Range Lumber company, operating a mill at Mabel, said that his plant has not had j mra eiiuuKU i' nny -dine hucd upci ra tions were started in April. "Other plants around us get ears aud we dont," he asserted. "I. never know whore to go to find out about my cara. I have my office in Portland and al-1 wavs have to rhase around from the' Wells Fargo building to the I'uion depot, and then don 't get satisfaction. I call up the office at the mill every day, and frequently find that when the Southern Pacific office in Portland tells me that they have given us some cars, that we have no ears at all. "Within the last two weeks orders for 13 carloads have been canceled on us. I am in danger right now of losing three more carloads." ' Mr. Dey read from the statistical re ports of the Southern Pacific auditor's office that Mr. Seufer 's mill on one re rent occasion had kept a number of ears for five days. Mr. Seufert insist ed that his records did not corroborate this report. Reports Unreliable, Is Charge. Lloyd J. Weatworth, manager of the Portland Lumber company, who is asso ciated with Mr. Seufert In the mill at MR. SCHULMERICH TO -yv" HEADJEPARMNT S Will Be In Charge of Finest Livestock Exhibit Ever at State Fair Fairgrounds, Salem, Or., Sept. 22. The drawing of W. B. Comett of Sheild Oregon, upon the federal grand jury for service during tiio approaching term of court and the impossibility of securing his release from such service even temporarily, has necessitated a change of superintendents in the live stock and dairy products departments at the state fair, which opens for the last week in September on Monday, September 25. Mr. Comett had been selected as su perintendent of the "livestock depart ment and, in order to fill the vacancy caused by his enforced absence and in ability to serve, the fair board trans ferred William Schulmerich, prominent dairyman and business man of Hills boro, from the dairy products depart ment to tiie livestock department, and 10. T. Judd, at present in charge of the permanent agricultural and horticultur al exhibit ot the state ia the Commer cial club building, of Portland, has been selected to officiate as head of the dairy products department. Mr. Schul merich is one of the pioneers in the dairy industry of Oregon and oue of the most prominent and progressive dairy and livestock authorities in the northwest. His selection to superin tend the livestock division will no 'doubt meet with the unanimous approv al of exhibitors among whom he is quite popular. "To judge from n- huiierd survey of the entries already' received and turn ed over to me by Mr. Schulmerich, and the favorable correspondence and in formation which 1 have received daily since assuming charge of the work, it is my impression that a very large and creditable display will be made in the dniry products and dairy machinery de partments this year," said Mr. Judd, who came from Portland today to con sult with Secretary Lea of the fair board and look over the situation gen ernlly. "The machinery hall is nlready full to overflowing with exhibits of nil kinds of dairy machinery and the indi cations are that there will be an ex eeptionnllv large and representative ex- hinit of butter, chees mid all kinds of dairy products this year. 1 only wish j we had more space to accomniadate tne exhibits anil do Justice to the dis play of the extraordinary list of entries for this year b lair. Mr. Jiuld is also a pioneer in the livestock and dairy business in Oregon he hnving devoted" the greater portion ot his active life to the breeding of purebred horses, cattle, sheep and swine and has acted as judge and su perintendent of the livestock mid dairy departments of the state fair nt div ers times for a long period of years. He is now putting the buildings iu con dition to receive the exhibits which will begin to arrive this week. Tillamook Dairies to Show Although the lending dairy county in the state, if not on tne Pacific coast Tillamook county has never taken an active part in the livestock competition i dairy breeds) at the Oregon state fair. This year, however, through the pro gressive efforts of county agriculturist Hoy C. .Tones, 10 of the leading breed ers' of dairy cattle of Ti'imook county hnve been induced to participate in the competition and have entered their "Trains stop in the Heart of Town." Portland Day Sept. 28" Harvest Time in Oregon "Let's All Go to the Fair' State Fair 8 FAST TRAINS between Salem and Portland Oregon Electric Railway J. W. Ritchie, Agent, Salenil, Ore. Sale Dates for reduced Tickets from all O. E. points ' Sept. 21 to Sept. 30 Good for re turn tin til Oct. 4 herd lenders in the contests for nil classes in dairy breeds for the 1910 state fair, which will be held the week of September 25. The dairymen of Tillamook county Your Stomach Bad! JUST TET ONE DOSE of Convinced That You Can Be Restored tu Health. Mabel, read documentary evidence to show that the Southern Pacific's own car reports are unreliable. There is a disposition Jo put us in the hole," ho said, "by telling us that we hnve equipment that we kuow we haven t got." Mr. Wentworth then rend a letter re ceived from 1). W. Cumpbell when Mr. Campbell was assistant general man ager of the road in Portland iu which Mr. Campbell apologized for erroneous car reports that had been given Mr. Wentworth by Southern Pacific offi cials. In denial of the testimony made the Southern Pacific officials on Wednea day to the effect that the car shortage in California ia as serious as it is in Oregon. Mr. Wentworth read the fol lowing telegram, "not from the wire," from A. J. Russell, agent for the Cort land Lumber company at San. Fran cisco: "If the Bhortago is equally severe how are we able to purchase for ship ment from Eureka, Willits Bay points, Oakland and Pittsburg the same lum ber as has waited on our sidetracks 00 days for equipment, sad have ship ments made in 41 hours to 72 hours, 83 per cent of which are on Southern Pacifie carst" - ' California Said to Be Favored. The purport of this telegram was to show that the Southern Pacific is able to make deliveries from the stations named, all of which are in California, in two or three days, while it takes 00 days to make like deliveries from Ore gon. Mr. Wentworth explained that the mill at Mabel now ia carrying a stock of 9,000,000 feet as a direct result of the shortage. A stock of 3,000,000 feet would be normal. S. B. Cobb, manager of the Standard Box ft Lumber company at Scofield, said thst his plant has been suffering severely. The normal demand of the mill is four ears a dav. The actual de liveries were 8.1 ears ia June, SO in July aud 54 in August. The plan1 has been forced to operate on only part time, much to the dissatisfa-tioa ni the owners and its employes. Au excess stock of 7.000.000 feet now is on hand, and much of tha will be damaged as soon as the rein set in. The company has ceased soli -Pint business because of its inability to promise deliveries. "THE OLD RELIABLE" HEM EDVfor MEN! AT MueeiS-rONTftlALToTBV MAILEOi 1 FAOM P1ANTTN S3 HEItRYSr BROOKLYN HY.' have long been awake to the import-1 MA YR'S Wonderful Kemedy and B mm lui-n-ust-ti uiue unu volume 10 their products by the adoption of pure Dred stock of the different breeds audi the jirocess of raising the standard off , h..;, i,-.i :... I until the percentage ot purebreds ia .hat section will compare favorably with any other dairy section in the country. The Tillamook county exhib itors are not entering their prize ani mals tor the express purpose of carry ing awuy all ot the championships oil the state fair calendar, although it is sate to say they will get their full share in the awards, but are sending their thoroughbred stock to tho fair, along with ineoiitrovci table statistics, merely as an object lesson to farmers all over the state that, it imvs to adopt purebred stock for dairy purposes on every la mi. The breeds to be represented in the livestock exhibit from Tillamook coun ty at this year's state fair are Jerseys, Ournseys and Holstcius and the list ot exhibitors, together with tile classes and animals which they have entered, follows: Charles Kunze, Holstein cow: .1. H. Hathaway, ilolstein cow; 1). L. Heals, ilolstein bull; Leonard McCor mick, Jersey cow; F. H. MeCorniiek Jersey cow; James Williams, Guernsey bull; Bert A. Folks, Holstein bull; VU liain Williams, Jersey cow; W. 8. Hare, Jersey bull; and I'.biuger Son, Hol stein bull, all of Tillamook. Tillamook dairymen will also be on hand with large exhibits of dairy products, prin cipally butter and cheese. Court House News Declaring that her husband has a cross and morose disposition and a vio lent temper, and that on one occasion when she attempted to sit on his lap he slammed her against the wall in a violent and augry manner and refused to permit her to caress him, Bessie L. Byars has filed in the circuit court ac tion for divorce against William By ars. She asks $100 alimony and $25 a month until certain hospital aad med ical bills are paid. Also she wishes to resume her maiden name of Bessie L. Turner. There Bare no children. The couple were . married at MeMinnville December 2", 1897. An answer has been filed by Albert Friedrich in the case of Koyal Ex change Assurance vs. F. L. Miller, Al bert Friedrich and Guy Ogle. In this ease the rnsurauee company jas object ed to paying insurance on a Stiulebak er automobile on the grounds that the machine was damaged while being driv en by Friedrich . .without authority. Friedrich says he was employed by Mil ler, who operates a garage at Aurora, and that he took out the ear, which was the property of Jack Sadler and w. . Wiggins, in respouse to an order from Mrs. Sadler. He savs the accident oc curred through uo fault of his, and he wants a judgment dismissing the com plaint against him aud his costs aud disbursements.. A writ nf attfti.timpnt tikii been issued on personal property of C. Rowell held in me reopie s utrniv, vuunugr t iv Claine's bank, aad by H. A. Hartley, -II -. U :........ .. nH Amnnlikilll nt t ' M nil .1 oinrnwti, vu .".' ....... . - . Inman, who holds a promissory note for i -. . , .. ii n a.,..;ai iitn,. If. HI glCU U HUWCII. '"i"l .. ney s tees of -0 is asaeu. The state, through District Attorney Ringo, has filed answers in the eases of John W. Yates vs. Fronie louklin Yates and Martha Chester vs. William Chester, alleging that defendants deny any knowledge or information as to the complaints of the plaintiffs and praying that said complaints be dis missed. Angeline Kaiser avers in a complaint Mayr's Wonderful Hemedy haa been, taken by many thousands of people '' throughout the land. It haa brought health and happiness to sufferers who had despaired of ever being restored and who are urging others who may besuffering with Stomach, Liver aad Intestinal Ailments to try it. One dose will convince the most skeptical sufferer. It acts on . the Bource ana foundation of these ailments, remov ing the poisonous catarrh and bile accretions, and allaying the underly ing chronic inflammation. Try on doso of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy put it to a test today you will be overjoyed with your quick recovery. Sead for booklet, on Stomach Ail ments to Geo. H. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, 154-150 Whiting St., Chicago, 111. For sale by J. C. Perry and all other reliable druggists. J. C. Perry,. 115 South Commercial.' filed in the circuit court against the Catholic Order of Foreatnra that h.. son, Leo V. Kaiser, who died December o, jui, nein at the time of his deatii a certificate of insurance in that or der for $500. On Which all rmnimnuiiili of the order had been complied with, ana mat me order has refused to pay the claim. She asks for judgment for the amount! Maude Louise McConnell has beirna a suit for divorce from LaVerne Me Connell in the circuit court, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and per sonal indignities. She wishes to . re sume her maiden name of Maude Lo iso Willcox. The McConnells were mar ried on Christmas day, 1912. There are no children." The countv clerk hsa i licenses to Roy Perkins and W." W. Bnllsmy, of, Salem; James Repp, of Sublimity, and Jacob Schneider of Mt. Angel. An angler's license has beea issued to J. Vetter, of Aurora. HELD ATTORNEY FOR PERJTOT Chicago, Sept. 22. After a dramatie scene in Feilera! .liilnA 1..J;. i . . . v w-.v juu.a 1 UUI , today, during which Kdward M. Morrt- "i millionaire, raced and gave the lie to. his accusers, Judge Landia ordered .lamp. R Wa,l f - ...., luuuiauu m former attorney held for perjury under vi.i,uuu ik) no and also ordered perjury charges brought against Joseph Bern stein. t B efa. Mcti. 8 to an ... I ICLUjTTPIAgQOV (rCa INCMym