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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, ORE. SATURDAY, MAR. 9, 1918. LIFE AND BATTLES OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN t&r ; c 1 CHAPTEB XVI. Sullivan continued for gome time after this to tour the country, taking on man iafter man and winning, but tue impor tance of these goes was small, and he really never had another bout of im portance until he met Charley Mitchell in Chantilly, Trance, for the champion ship, a bout which, perhaps, was . the hardest the Boston Btrong Boy ever en gaged in, despito records of the seventy' five round slugfest with Jake Kilrain. He met Paddy Ryan In San Francisco and defeated hint in three rounds, but Byan was only a memory of his former self and little credit wag attached to the victory for Sullivan. Then Sullivan went to England for some exhibitions, and, as he put if af terward some sport. He had the sport and he engagod in several exhibitions, one of them before the Prince of Wales, who afterward became King Edward VII of England. It is related that Sulli van and the Prince became fast friends, but whether this is true cannot be stated with any basis of fact, for Sul livan never talked about it. Indeed, when he spoke of the Prince at all, it usually was to tell a funny story about how the Prince had once sent him a bane after seeing him in exhibition. The cann really was a pretty affair, gold-headed ,and made of the finest wood. A servant of the Prince delivered the stick, and when Sullivan unwrapped the parcel and looked at the shining present, he was fond of telling that he handed it back to the servant, growled a couple of times, ant? then Bhouted: "Take that thing back and ask the Prince if he thinks I'm a cripple." Sullivan always ended the story by saying he never received any more pre sents from the Prince of Wales. The old feud with uiiailey Mitchell developed while Sullivan was in Eug . laud and the exchanges became so bitter and personal that a match between them was arranged at the behest of some Eng lish and Preach sporting men. Baron Rothschild was one of the latter, and offered his estate near Chantilly, Prance for the battle. Sullivan had been living high in Eng land. He was meeting only the poorest of boxers, although he offered to meet the champion of England or any other man the promoters wanted. He wag drinking champagne and ale by the bar rel, figuratively speaking, and was tak ing on lots of fat. However, ho read ily cousonted to the match with Mitchell In fact, he never was known to turn down a match with a. worthy opponent. with the exception of the time when ho drew a line of color against Peter Jackson, It was Sullivan 's first long fight, and was to be fought under London Prize King rules. That is, the rounds were to last until one man or the other was thrown or knocked to the ground. Ko gloves were to be used. The men were to fight with bare fistB. Chile Finds Motor Car Useful la War Keen Interest! and Rapid. Development JNOtea in Automobile Drills in South America Chile, whore automobiles were com paratively few until recent years, and which is still entirely without them in mauy sections, is nevertheless none be hind in advanced Ideas of their use. The following article, translated from "Sucesos, " a Valparaiso publication, not only is an enlightening commen tary on the Chileans' zealous interest in war preparation, but also emphasiz es previous indications that it is a country in which the motor car has an unusually good future in prospect: ' ' It is the very just and patriotic desire of those who are at the head of our military school, to extend at all times the instruction given to the ca dets, and they therefore conceived the idea of mobilizing a company, with au tomobiles, on a war footing. Mr. Jorge Besa, representative of Dodge Broth ers motor car, consented to furnish the number of cars necessary for the transportation of the cadets. "When it became known among some of the private owners of motor cars that the military school would undertake the maneuver on Saturday, the 2Sth of April last, they very patri otically offered their cooperation, plac ing their machines at the disposition of the military command of the school. The principal object of tho maneuver was to try out tho embarkation, disem barkation and transport of troops in automobiles, and tho result was amply satisfactory to the management of the school, a? well as to those of us who i had occasion to witness the maneuver, which was earned out in the most per fect order and; very rapidly (50 sec onds in each operation of embarking and disemlbarking). As soon as the des tination had been reached, tho cadets performed some military evolutions Un der Captain del Pozo, who was in com- mm fca jhkeI BNLBiS Cost V2 As fuch Guaranteed 3500 Miles WITHOUT A PUNCTURE! HAVE YOU THOUGHT IT OVER? TIRES AND ACCESSORIES AT INTERNATIONAL RUBBER SMS CO. i 177 South Commercial Street. Phone 428 OREGON MOJO II CAR CO. Used Car Department HAVE THE FOLLOWING TO OFFER: fRLTON TELLS WHY HE CAN DEFEATWILLARD Points To His Own Record And Shows Willard Fights 0a Paper By H. C. Hamilton (United Press staff correspondent) "IVftW Vrvrlr. 1nr Q Pniir rMWIni i'Qr h.Uttri ,1 rt firnil-i tfli.. h Will whill Jess Willard if he ever gets the paei- nst neavywoigm- cuumpiuii intu hum h TTniltpd PreHM t.Oflav bv 'Fred Fulton, the most prominent of .kn!l...ia.. T . !a flirt iimut. complete statement of its kind ever itiaiinri rvvRr the signature of the Min nesota , giant since he began shaking the skies with., his challenge to Jess of the circus. "I am 26 years old;Willard is 40" Pulton declared Jin giving his first reason, ilo eviuentiy nas luigui Willard places his age at a lower fig ure .than this. "Second, my record proves I am a better Iboxer; also a better hitter. "Third Willard has had one no-de- iuinn fioht. since, winnin&r tho title and, -j! : ... ........ Kalr.ia Uni'i-intr none Oi. nil: lM'l-a"t.u ' v. ... . . t , t -, w:nn.-l light win jacK jouusuu, "ui' showed nothing either before or af ter that bout. "FVvnrth. T have been fiffhtinff twice a mouth for two years- Willard has had one fight in three years. I am in con dition; wimara are 11 a ,puuuuo weight; taking off that weight will weaken him; I "will be at my best, in laoh thrpo month I have knocked out Tom McMahon and Gunboat Smith both of whom defeated wumra. wi omiUn't. do nnVithinff with Frank Moranin ton rounds; 1 knocked hun out in three. " "I will bet $50UU of my own mone.v that I will knock out Willard inside of 20 rounds if given the opportunity-" Roping Jack Dempsey nt vi, .f, q .inhn Eeisler, nun the barber shop man who dallies around with fights and ttgtiters in i-sew xiu.v, ; dnw milliner a Mike Collins. John has called on the. United States district court here to assist him in re-roping Jack Dempsey, who, he says, flung him down alter- he had bougnt him a- new suit of clothes, signed' nun to ft contract and started him on tho Cu.np The iniimction is in the hands of the court and probably will be granted today, it restrains uemj o1,;it nm.. in bouts anywhere unless John, the well known barber, has something to do with it. GirOver May Yield rn,;nri Mnr. 9. t'nb fans arc lire-! dieting the speedy surrender of G rover) Aloxandor following tho- announcement. that hi linMerviiiat.e. Pill lullitcr. nnct joined the Bruins. Killifer accepted a slight boost; by wire. ciyue m-uum called in person tor s"-u i- Dodgers Go South v y,.v iTf. H The baseball sedsetf staiTed'f or New York today. ,A handful of nanuses 4iuu a puw.v-i;s TV-wl-Tora iivi airtlV for the SOUth. Tho Yankees were, bound for Macon, Ga. and the ledgers are on their weary t T.T,.t fc,.i-i,Kra Hfttturv moil were way j included in tho first batches. .Others follow later. . .. .. Eoibuds Came Bae!a . Portland, Or-, Mar. 9. The Portland Kosobuds came back last ni;;ht and won easily from the Seattle Metropoli 1 o .Avi&M-na thn chammons of the I'aci'fic Coast . Hockey association by the score 01 y to 0 111 one 01 mo ! est games ever played on Portland ice. imand of the company. "It may be mentioned mm irrn.i(v nn- rnmina did the Cr SUlfer any accidents or get out of order. I p-fc-n the return to the school, Colonel ifuiroga, in charge of the establish ment, invited all the chauffeurs to itho sub-officers' casino where annus .,,. ,-.,,! onrt in hrlef and tiatriottc 'IfClO " 1 . Hontences, he thanEed them for tneir lanthusiastic assistance. Jrieiore cioe-mg, ii :,. ,. n t, Mil Bt.intion to the 'It iO Vll-VJ v ivery noble service performed by Mr vlorge Besa, which is an honor to him las a citizen and as a patriot, he having Undertaken tne arduous iiltl K ifiiifr tho motor cars needed by the school. " Automobile Shows and Dappearing Wmter, Stim ulate Dealers and Buyers Detroit, Mich., Feb. 27 The heavy artillery of the 1918 Automobile Shows having smashed the opposition and en tanglemects of doubt and timidity in to atoms; the infantry columns of dealers have advanced on a front three thousand miles long, and consolidated the work of the batteries of Optimism. Now in natural sequence, comes the press - "Communiques," covering the Great Offensive. Chalmers Second Query to Auto Editors Just previous to the national and local automobile shows the Chalmers Motor Co. seait "questionnaire" blanks to Automobile Editors in all sections of tho country. The reports as to trade conditions were gratifying in every instance, but now, since the annual automobile shows, a second query has brought news of more intensive motor interest from every section of the United States. San Francisco Chronicle, L. J. Pink- son says: "The li)U Motor Show was the finest in the history of San Fran- cisco. But the 1918 Show, just closed, in point of attendance and general re sults, exceeds anything ever staged by western nict'on dealers. The only com plaint on tho Pacific Coast is the dealers can 't get sufficient freight cars. The actual , sales pt this year's show ertablished a remarkable precedent- Tho amount of advertising dono by the San Francisco dealers shows their extreme confidence in San Francisco wheTe bank clearings, wages and business thermometcra .wero never higher." Boston American, C. F. Donnecker says: ''The eve of the 1918 Automobile Show finds New England motordom ready lor a Solid Conservative season. War business has added to the general prosperity, and motor sales in Boston have been gratifying all through the winter. But the recent national auto mobile shows have dissipated the last tinge of "buying reluctance." The dealers watch the confidence or lack of confidence of the manufacturers and the motor buyers watch the dealers. Hence the rousing demonstrations at New York and Ohieagb have cleared the way for triumphant activity." Nashville Tennessean, A. W. Han cock says: "The Solid South is solid for the automobilo industry and the automobile. The number of cars sold in the first two months of 1918 exceeds all records. This year 'g Nashville Auto Show was host to multitudes hereto fore never interete4 in a motor car, and never were -they- in- the class of "prospects." But supply and demand has jmt the cotton picker and tho merchant and the laborer of the south on the road to happy days Portland Journal, Joe A. Jordon says: ' Shipbuilding is Oregon's first claim to unprecedented prosperity. Good Kpad'i.expenditures have added to the motor fever of the. great northwest, and consequently theu:recent ' Automo bile Show in '.Portland, "readied the high water mark in the annals of the local association of dealers. The' pres ent is all so lovely we are flattered over tho outlook for the future." Houston Press, Texas; Thomas Mar tin savs: " More than fifty percent of tho white population of Texas are auto mobile prospects and ai(e financially able to buy a car without working any hardship on their families, their busi ness or themselves. ,, Cotton, corn, wheat and fruit have fattened tho earnings of every person in Texas that wants to work." Kansas City Post. William F. Floto s.iys: " J he ileart 01 America linos iis farm. r with his crops harvested and sold and his money in the bank. He is making money and' wants to isave time to make more money. Conse quently theh Missouri farmer is buy ing motor care in excess of any season in the history of Kansas City dealers." 3C 5c 3C 3C 3C C 3C 2f( LABOR AND THE WAR 1918 Series, 6-cyl., a bargain , 1915 Studebaker, 5-passenger, 4-cyl Reo, good shape 1915 Overland, a bargain 1914 Studebaker, 6-cyl 1917 Series, 6-cyl. Studebaker $1,050 These Cars all have electric lights and self starters. We give terms if desired. . THE MARKETS I , Tho week's markets close , steady, with the exception of minor changes in fruit quotations. . Grain Wheat, soft white Wheat, red 1.85l-87 $1.35 wtiof. lower irr&dea on samulo Dnta : 98c .$1,300 1 . .........$625 I $500 t $400" I $700 i .. $03 $?. Hhnrts. ner ton - $8 Barley, ton Bran Hay, cheat, new $19(ffi20 Hay, vetch, new $20(5 22 Hav. clover, new $13 Rntterfat i Creamery butter country Duner Pork. Veal and Mutton 'Pork, on foot Vea), fancy Steers ' XJows - Bulls Spring lanib Ewes Lambs, yearlings XiggB Ha jruuuy Eggs cash Hens, pound 54e 53e 45e 15(3 17c .. 7te9c 5(S'6Vie ll(a)12c 10t OREGON MR CM CO. Studebaker and Denby Trucks. Ferry and High Streets, Salem, Phone 121 Turkeys,, dressed Turkerx. live, No. 1 Hens, dressed, pound rys, dressed Ducks, live Geese, live Old roosters 'Young roosters 20S21e 26f2S 2123c 27ra29c 26(o;2Se 18 20c 15(o, 16c U(i. 15c ISra 20c String garlie Potatoes Green onions Vegetables ffffHW'Hi Onions, in sack . 8 . le $2 Lett'ice, crate - $22B'j Celery - M,i Broccoli $1.40(5)1.(10 Artichokes 1-!is Cabbnsre Mexican t-omatoes i.-j $2.50 rigs ana Dates . Black figs - 13 Dromedary dates ,- $4.Su Fruit Vpples 1. Oranges - $4 Urape fruit Lemons, per box ... Bananas Retail OTeamery butter Flour, hard wheat Plour, soft wheat Country butter Eggs, dozen Sugar, 11 lbs. for Sales limited to $1 6. Prices 25S)1.75 .50(50.2 $6 ,507.5J 6e 60c .702.8 ,50(a2.6 50 353 II PORTLAND MARKET Portland, Or., Mar. 8. Butter, city creamery 52c Eggs, selected local ex. 3437c Broilers 35c Geese 20c Koosters 2224c Daily Live Stock Market Cattle Receipts 75 Tone of market steady Medium to choice steers $10 35foll Good to medium steers $9,356?. 1 0.35 Common to good steers $8(q-40 Choice cows and heifers $S!al0 Cannere $4.2o(fi)6.25 Bulls 5fS8 Calves $7'.50(&11 Stoker and feeder steers $6.50 9.50 Hogs Receipts 53 ' Tone of market steadv Prime light $17(?il7.15 Prime heaw 16.7517 Pigs $14.35(315-40 Sheep Receipt, 181 Tone of market steady. Western lambs lofa 15.50 Vall-v lanibs $14.5015 Yearlings !. If '13-50 Wethers $12.50fa-13 Ewes $10(5)11 Xoto Portland market on shorn sheep, 2Vj to 3c under quotation. By K. A. Harris Although here is anxiety in some minds over the attitude of labor toward the war, as evidenced by too frequent strikes and labor disturbances, there is very much in the attitude of labor that is altogether encouraging and for which both the country and her laboring peo ple are .to be congratulated. Although we have fretted at the seemingly snail like pace at which the American people have rallied to the war flag, we must remember that in no previous war of any magnitude was there anything like as many of us, nor had we been so thoroughly- schooled against any and everything warlike. Moreover, this war is on the other side of the ocean. Had it been a civil war or even an American war, with the smell of powder in our own noses, the res ponse, by comparison, wouhy no doubt, have been quite satisfactory. But in no other war has the govern ment and the people worked together as they aro doing in tho United States today. Why! Because the people, in all manner of organized endeavor, have been learning to work together. And by no means tho least of this wonderful teamwork is coming from the ranks of labor through the machinery or its un ions. Prom one end of tlie country to the other, and in foreign countries as well, the trades unions that division of the great labor movement identified in Am erica by the American Federation of Labor has rallied to tne war iiug ox democracy in no uncertain manner. Every strike that nas oecn recorueu nas been, nothing more nor less than labor ' method of action toward profiteering. If vast profits are to be permitted, la bor deems itself entitled to a share of them. The innocent (and shall I say, in ane) public must content itself by pro testing against ungodly prices because it is not in a position to demand its share in the profKS through better wages all of which would be equally remedied through lower prices which the government should enforce. But, says someone, iaoor buouiu uun cause any cessation of war preparations. Agreed, it should not. It should elose eyes, mindp and mouths to all the con scienceless profiteering so flagrantly conducted under its very nose, and sub mit without a murmur to the increasing cost of food for itself und its depend ents, the while believing that, unless it protest the thieves of business will go ou with their diabolical work and even wiu public plaudits for their loyal ty and patriotism. Yes, it should, no doubt, do this; but it will not, nor would any of its i-.rities who had neh, red blood, such action would bo against nature. ... But with all the criticism of the un sympathetic and the uninformed, labor today, through its organizations and leaders, i. c'.oser by far to the, govern ment in tU w.ir than are its critics. In ev.'i -' depart niont of govi inment that empWi. labor .or fixes the, price that manufacturers' Shall charge, there is a leading official of the American Feder ation of Labor on the committee who has as much power as the representative of tho eapitalisti.. The president of the United Mine Vorlwrs of America is as sistant to Garfield the fuel administra tor. The president of tho Building Trades Union is ou the ihnergoncy Con struction Board for building ships. A leading organizer of me Anioricau Fed orntinn of "Labor is on the great War In dustries board .which controls all kinds of manufacture. A trade-unionist, WU 1. "Vlson. is secretary of labor. Fr.mi lohn It. Commons, professor of political economy in the University of Wisconsin, to wnom j. am iiiubpibu iui many of the facts herein recited, let mo further (mote: "All through these industries Presi dent Wilson is enforcing, as fast as tho boards can get to it, the eight-hour day, as well as time and oue-naii ior. over time. Moreover, the agreements with la bor unions provide that wages shall be revised upward just as fast as the cost of living goes up. Most important of all the agreements with -trades unions is that which gives the same wages and hours to union and non-union men. All labor in this country is bene fiting because organized labor is actual ly "on the inside" in running tne gov ernment. "No wonder organized labor, as is shown by the vote at the recent Buffalo convention, supports the war almost un animously and stands for fighting it out to tho limit. Tho members know thut it is really a war for democracy be cause they aro taking part in it and are actually conducting it. A German victory is the only thing that will set labor back permanently. If Germany de feats England, Germany will take over the British navy, and we Americans will bo compelled to havo a large permanent standing army and a huge navy to de fend ourselves from sudden attack." Not the least responsibility for much criticism of labor, may, with reason, be laid to the conflicting attitude of the government itself toward labor activi ties. This attitude is well set out by the New Republic of February 16, which, commenting upon tho government's "Conflicting Labor Pciicy", :;ays: "At the very moment when the U. S. supreme court was preparing an op inion which restrained labor in its work of trade union organization, when the postmaster-g.-n ral was culling upon i.uigres to revoke the act of 1912 per mitting the organization of federal em ployes, and when the attorney-general was .jailing inau l'r concerted action de igned to improve the conditions of tUir employment, the president 'f media tion coinmivion, headed by Secretary Wilson of the department of labor, was imposing collective grcements upon the copper companies of Arizona, the telephone system of the Pacific coast and the packing industry of Chicago. This is the main fact brought out in the report whinh the commission has just made to the president. "With one hand the government out lawed the attempt of labor to establish he basis of collertive agreements; with the other it imposed collective agree ments as indi.jjx'iisable to the success ful prosecution of the war. ' The prescient 's commission reports that 'bchini and controlling the factors 4 which immediately led to strikes are Si underlying labor conditions .vhich were tic-void of safeguards afiainht strikes, Bargains in Used Cars 1817 Series, 4-cyl. Studebaker, run but very little. 1918 Series, 6-cyl. Studebaker, run but very little. 1916 Model Oakland, 6-cyl., in fine condition. These are all offered at way down prices. Call and see them. They will interest you. . V Second Hand. Tractors on hand. One 4-cvl. Avery: One 1-cyl. Samson: One 2-cyl. Moline Universal; One 4-cyl. Cleveland, t almost new. Any one in need of a Tractor, will do well to keep in touch with our New and Used Machines, as we always have bargains in stock. Our Federal Tires are now going stronger than ever as we have our tire vulcanizing plant in oper ation and are taking care of all Federal users, at 1-2 of the regular price. Work guaranteed. We are closing out our stock of large car bumpers : : at one-half price; this should interest anyone in need : ; of a bumner. It is needless to say anything about new Fords evervbodv knows all about them and our only I troubles are to get cars enough to fill orders. Place t your order early ana aon t oe aisappomiea. Vick Bros. 260 North High Street Do Y on ICiiow That we have the only fully equipped vulcanizing hop in Salem the only ones that can retread and build up your tire as it was when new. We have factory experience and know the tire business; we do all the work in our shop and do not have to send your tires to Portland or elsewhere to have them cured. Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup, 6,000 Mile Guarantee. United States Royal Cord Tires, 8,000 mile guarantee Road Service City Service. Cost you no more to buy a tire or tube, from me on the road than at my store. Come in and let me talk tires to you. , Quackenbush Auto Supplies and Vulcanizing 219 N. Commercial Phone 66 and, in fact, provi.mtivo of them. Neith er sinister influences nor . W. W. cau account f jT this-) strikes. Vuo explana lii n is to be fctrd In unrcmefiled indus trial disorders. "Is it not possible that the labor un rest which Is so injuriously affecting the prosecution of the War is, in large measure due to this many-minded atti tude of the government toward labor! Is it not likely that much of the unrest might be laid if the government, through congress and the president, eould bo per suaded to define, if not for the supreme Court, at least for all of its own depart ments, the guiding principle of a uni fied national labor policy f" It is encouraging to note that, within a week from the making of the sugges tion that a unified national policy to ward labor be. outlined by the govern ment, conferences were called, with government sanction and co operation, if not by government initiative, for that very purpose. H. F. BOESTEELE Dealer In Bodge Brothers motor mi The gasoline consumption is unusually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. Paige Cars . ' The most beautiful Car in America. Moline Universal Tractors A proven success, built and backed by the Moline Plow Co., a $19,000,000 Concern ft si
