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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17

Considerable destruction Is report
ed among the theories OF the learned
who knew precisely what Europe
would do In a crisis.
Recent events cast a shadow OF
doubt on Mr. KipIings remark as to
the comparative deadliness OF the
male and the female OF the species.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17
THE WRONG DRAW.

The head OF a certain well-known
family was recently approached by
his son, just nearing his majority.
Father" said he, II want to have
a talk with you concerning my fu-
ture. / have decided to become an
artist Have you any objectlons?"
The old man scratched his head re-
flectively and replied:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17
OF COURSE.

Barney Phelan. Father Healey's
servant. was celebrated for his ready
wit. One day, while he was serving
at dinner. one OF the guests said to
him: Barney. why is my ankle plac-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17

ed between my calf ana my foot?"
"Begorra. dunno" replied Barney.
unless II Is TO keep your calf from
eatin' your corn "--Boston Transcript.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17
Chamberlain's Liniment

If you are ever troubled with aches.
pains OF soreness of the muscles, you
will appreciate the good qualities of
Chamberlain's Liniment. Many suf-
ferers from rheumatism ana sciatica
have used II with the best results. 1t
Is especially valuable for lumbago
and lame back. For gale by all deal
ers.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17

are given. the result will be the same,
AS heavy armor for battleships as
for forts on land is not practicable
The 14-inch guns of the newest ships
hurting shells that release shocks OF
earthquake or volcanic force, can
pierce and destroy anything afloat.
provided there are the men who can
shoot them straight.-st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
>>~>e>>~>
After the present rain the air will
be clear and the roads splendid for
travelling The condition will be ia
vorable to a heavy attendance at the
Roundup. Get ready for crowd
that may break all past records.
>>~~s>>>~
Once more the wheat market is
back to something like its old place
on the ladder and there are many who
think it will climb higher as time
goes by
Now for the siege of Heppner.
~~>~e>~>~
Good weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-17

he was recognized by bystander as
a former employe of the railroad sta
ton at Ostend who. although a Ger
man. had always professed to hate
the land of his birth. He was taken
before court martial and when a
red cross emblem to be worn about
the sleeve was found on his person
he was searchingly ss-questioned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
DEATH KNELL
OF BOXING IN
FRISCO HEARD
BY Hal Sheridan

NEW YORK. Dec. i5.-Friday
night viii mark the close of boxing
In California for at least two years.
This much was made certain
whom Secretary of state Jordan
signed the anti-boring bill adopted
by the voters Nov. 3.
Promoters. however. are not go
Ing to let the game die without y
court fight. Two test cases are
planned. and II they are successful
the four-round game will continue
as usual. but no effort win be made
to revive ao-round fights for two
yeara.
Promoter Coffroth viii remain In
san Francisco for At least two
years. II the fight TO continue the
fourround game IL successful. he
will enter that field. In the mean.
time. however. he Will work IN be.
half OF a measure. which will be
submitted 20 the voters In 1915. per.
hitting fcn.ronnd bouts. regulated
by state boxing commission. Cofs-
roth Will retain control Of his two
fight arenas. one at DAILY City and
tho other In aan Francisco.
Promoter Thomas McCsrey has
made all arrangements 10 leave Los
Angeles for New Orleans. where he
will entcr the fight game In opposI.
ton TO Promoter Dominic Tortorich.
McCarey plans TO stage Willie
Richie against either Welsh or
Mandot early In February.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

"Roughhouhe" Charley Burns Ia
peeved over the fact that Chef Neff.
his opponent In the main event al
the r. A. c. boxing show. in the gym
under tho Grand opera house to-
night. Ia on the long end OF tho bet.
ting. II IL rather unusual for a
champ 20 be other than the favorite.
but Neff has a victory over Burns
TO his credit, and Il II this that the
frenxied financlers are figuring as
a basis for odds
The other new face on the card
il that OF I'D Kelley. a newcomer
from Spokane. who win attempt TO
put a plug in Billy wright's winning
streak.
The other gladiators are all we'll
known TO local followers OF the mitt
game. Tho first pair OF boys will
be sent away ~ $40.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
ARMED WITH HOCKEY STICKS, CANADIAN TROOPS
WOULD WALL0P TEUT0N ARMY, AYERS OLD PLAYER|
~ JIMMY BRADY
OF Fmous Areonaut Team, Of
Toronto. Ont.

II the European war we're 20 he
fought TO a finish during the win
ter months over the inundated areas
OF Flanders and along Frances
frozen canals. II would be good
thing for the allies 20 equip that
first contingent OF Canadian troops
with skates and hockey sticks. OF
the thirty odd thousand men In this
body OF troops probably three quar-.
tres II not more can play the great
Canadian game OF hockey.
Now those who have seen a
hockey game will admit there In
about as much danger confronting
player In the rink as a soldier
taking part In a battle. Good play.
ers can shoot the puck. that hard
heavy disc of rubber. with as much
precision and almost as much speed
as q rifle ball. The player who
does not keep his bean out OF tho
way OF the puck will wear bandages
for couple OF months.
Twenty-Five thousand hockey
players charging across one OF the
lakes In Flanders against a slow.
moving body OF infantry would give
said infantry the time OF its life.
The hockey stick. Is almost as
deadly a. the bayonet and the ef
fects almost as lasting. Then the
men could travel 80 or so miles q
day over the canals without any
trouble. provided the ice were good.
At a pinch they could make hun
dred which 10 a. good ~ cavalry
can do In twice the time. No game
ever invented requires more speed.
agility. strength. brains and ourage
than hockey.
Hockey was developed from the
old-fashioned shiny" in which =
tin can or block OF wood was the
puck" and the sticks were cut from
. neighboring thicket Now there
IL a big alternating industry and
special wood 10 used for tho pur.
pose.
Players never gst tired OF the
game. Even the professional play
or goes into the game a. much for
the excitement a. for the money.
Hockey has made great headway
In four large American cities. Ar
tificial Ice Kinks In New York. Pitts
burg. Boston and Cleveland have
bean big money makers through the
hockey games staged by the man
agements and many sterling play.
ere Are TO be found IN America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
SPORTING
FLASHES

Game Warden Harry RIef
calls attention 60 the fact that
the season for hIaek-brsAstsd
and golden pIcvsr. IscksnIps
and yslIowisgs will close to-
morrow. December 70.
Plans for . 5oomile automobile
race over the new Chicago speed.
way are being made. The race will
be run on or about June 10. for a
purse OF not less thar $4,000.
George Wiltse. vet southpaw OF
the ". Y. Giants. has been handed
the blue envelope. He may man
age the Syracuse team II II gets
an International franchise.
Johnny Evses, Of the 0oston
Braves. seriously I'll OF pneumonia
in New York. has passed the crisis
and IL recovering.
The Seattle National Soccer
members will meet at headquar.
ters. 40 Pike ST.. tonight TO elect
officers and make plans for the
Mcmillan cup race.
Charging the little fighter with
cruelty. Mrs. Abe Atteil has filed
suit for divorce from the former
featherweight champion at Chi
cago.
Joe Swain and Al Moore are
billed for the feature event OF a
nvebout boxing program to be pre-
scented In Everett tonight
The deal between the New York
and Philadelphia National clubs In
voiving Lobert and Msgee In a
swap for Doom has been called off
The OriiIIs Athletic club basket
ball five had little trouble IN hand.
ing the small end OF q 4i.to3f
score TO the West Seattle five last
night At OriiIia. The Seattle Mys-
tics will play OriIlia tomorrow
night
Walter McCrsdIs Of Portland
has snapped Shortstop Dave Ban
croft 10 the Philadelphia Nation
ais for Milton Reed and Joe Muir
ply, infielders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Both Chef Nen "Roushhoue" Charley Canadian
champ lightweight. splitting
DO TO the other at the A. C. smoker tonight
did the thing their
chess Pedding he going
TO do apparently has be
books and always has been done.
Ny dsa o. nothing At sThs effect the
on an antebeium by cit both ador
wse the afterthebattic alibi
The Moon 10 sIi shining with undrnshsd spIendor
threccushon billiard
games without loss In this Moon neither
romorsd that Dug
after the meeting OF the league directors this
strengthen the
ThIryc~o eovntss In Kansas
OF the counties In
the OF the Topeka club . among them
Lookne over the ss Of players drafted with secrecy
tho major leagues inclined think
keep the Feds from stealing their public
laughing
Charlie cenisksy certainly good sporting
has signed Ping Bodio for another year
rcsasr
Brooklyn Feds John 10 good scout and this time he right Rubs
cannot pitch for tho Brooklyn
nor for the Giants. either.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
GAME OF LACROSSE INVADING UNITED STATES.
JOHNNY KILBANE PICKS UP SOME EASY COIN
'0NE.R0UND TEXAS"
LOOKING FOR FUSS

Under the wing Of Joe Fled
Ter, a Ianky individual. built
along the same general sym
nnetrlcsI lines 40 Pat Dorian, 10
being introduced 10 Seattle
boxing fans ss "One Round
Texas" He 10 Jimmy Williams
OF New York, who has been In
the battling game for a num-
Der Of years, his principal con-
tests having taken place In A.
lsntIc coast cities.
Williams has just arrived In
Seattle and 10 willing to take
on anything that can push
glove. He weighs f76 pounds
and 10 looking for matches,
claiming he has had the X. o.
sign hung on him but once In
five years. II 10 expected that
Dan Salt will accommodate him
AZ an early boxing show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

In the City Field House league at
the Lcschi Park gym last night the
Hiawatha basketball five irounced
the Ballard goal shooters. 81 to 81.
Jones and Collins OF tho Hiawathas
doing most OF the scoring for tho
victors. The Collins team won
from the senior Ballard five By q
score OF 80 10 IS In one OF tho hot.
test eAmes OF the season. Pike. for
Ballard. was easily the star Of the
evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
CnAS. WHITE STOPS
MURPHY IN SECOND

kGkosHA. Wiz. Dec. Is
Charlie White. the Chicago
lightweight. has another
knockout 10 HE credit today ~
. rssuit Of . fo-eound bout
here last night with Jimmy
Murphy. also Of Chicago. White
stopped Murphy In the second
round with . Isst and right
hook 20 the law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Definite announcement Of the
purchase OF the ". Y. American
team by Col. Jacob Rupert,
wealthy brewer. is made. The
price is said 10 be $3.50, 900. Col.
Rupert turned a deaf ear TO over
lures OF Federal league officials to
get in their game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
JOHNNY SUMMERS
LOSES HIS TITLE

LONDON, Dec. 15.-sereeant
Basham holds the welteraeioht
championship OF Great Britain
today as q result OF his defeat
Of Johnny cummers lsst night,
holder OF the Lord LonsdsIe
belt. Bashan knocked out
Summers In the ninth round.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
KILBANE GATHERS
MORE EASY MONEY

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. i5.-
Kllbane, featherwelght champion
OF the world. collected some more
easy money today by reason OF his
defeat here last night OF Willie
Houck OF Philadelphia. Kilbsne
outpointed Houck In each OF the
six rounds. Kilbane weighed 125
pounds and Houck l29 pounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Charley HuIsn 10 In receipt Of a
letter from Clarence Jackson, the
three-cushion crack. announcing
that he would like to invade Seat
tie. providing some games can be
arranged for him here.
Whenever Hosstrssser picks up
cue from the rack the talent gath
ers round the table TO watch him
practice his shot which he has
termed body English" whatever
that is. He claims to be develop
ing something that VIII get results.
With . percentage OF 300, Ora
Morningstar continues TO lead the
cue experts In the Champion Bill.
lard Players league. George SUIT
ton In second. with .754.
In The 9. A. @. biHtard tourns-
ment Moon leads In the three
cushion game with a perfect score.
having won IA games. Fox is the
big chief Ia the pocket billiards d.
vision, with 10 victories and no
ioshcp bu MS btflHk. tfTEfil mas
the same percentage. but has
played but two games. Churchill
Is the boss OF the straight billiards
bunch. having won three and lost
one.
AZ Detroit last night Jacob
Schafer beat Morris Cation, 300 10
$40 IN a Billiard Players league
match, making an average OF 10
and high run OF SO. Cation IL; 81.
George Sutton took Walker
Cochran into camp At Niagara
Falls in league match. 300 TO 273.
making an average and high run
OF rs and 90. Cochran, 20 9-12 ana
rs.
Calvin Demsrest went down 10
defeat In the same league before
Harry Cline at Toledo last night,
300 to 26s. Clines averages was
10 1919 and his high run 81. Dem.
Arrest averaged 1918 and his
high run was 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
Chef NEFF IS
FAVORED OVER
"ROUCHHOUSE''
roNioHT's Gard

Ad sehsffll w. Tommy Clark,
AZ 1873 pounds.
Percy Cove W. Leo crevisr.
at i28 pounds.
Ike Cohen W. I'd Hunter. at
t5s pounds.
Billy Wright w. Ed Kelley, OF
spokane, at t33 pounds.
FEATURE EVENT
Chef NsW w. "Rouehhouse"
Charley Burns. for lightweight
championship OF Canada.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

The PIttsburg Feds announce
that Jimmy Austin OF the ST. Louis
Americans has signed two-year
contract with them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15
LIN THE WORLD OF SPORTS-Il


Tommy Clark like every year the meeting of the
when he has had enough and going
Knights
Harvard and Union Just mounting 10
the crest OF his puglsc and Clark
trough where float the fstic
why all ths pretended
Nohwestern league masnas2 There always
surprises and dark horses whatever
the mass viii do at the meeting ready
for delivery beforehand.
Charley Swain threatened blood poisoning result
mo recent amputation OF the
third operation Hia condition anything but satisfactory prob
ABLY VIII not improve long Charley
least as long the San Francisco
has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Walter McCrsdls Of Portland
has snapped Shortstop Dave Ban.
croft 10 the Philadelphia Nation
ais for Milton Reed and Joe Muir
ply. infielders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Plano for . 5oomile automobile
race over the new Chicago speed.
way are being made. The race will
be run on or about June 10. for a
purse OF not less thar $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

A. Detroit last night Jacob
Schafer beat Morris Cation, 900 10
240 In a Billiard Players league
match, making an average OF 10
and high run OF SO. Cation IL; 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

With . percentage Of 800, Ora
Morningstar continues TO lead the
cue experts In the Champion Bill
lard Players league. George Sut-
ton In second. with .754.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

George WiItse. vet southpaw OF
the n. Y. Giants. has been handed
the blue envelope. He may man
age the Syracuse team II II gets
an International franchise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-15

Ed White announces he has die.
covered the .greatest heavyweight
wrestler OF the century. All right.
all right. Just wait until Frank
gets his corn shucked.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
NEW bOOMS IN
MAYORS RACE:
HOT FIGHT SEEN
Sam D, Jones Latest Name Sug-
gested-Men and Religion May
Enter a Candidate.

With Martin Amorous formally en-
tering the list as a candidate for May
or and Colonel Frederic J. Paxon de-
ciaring positively that he will not be
candidate under any circumstances,
local politicians are awaiting with in
terest developments in what prom
ises to be the hottest campaign At
Ianta has known in recent years.
u is definitely known that Mayor
James G. Woodward will again be a
candidate, which in itself assures a
strenuous campaign. Forrest Adair
is still mentioned in many quarters
as candidate, but it is generally I'M
derstood that Mr.. Adair will decline
to run.
carlos Mason formerly head of the
ponce board, also has been mentioned
but his intimate friends are authority
Tor the statement that he will not he
a candidate. A boom has been start
ed for Sam ID. Jones, the we'll known
manufacturer and former Chamber of
onmerce head, but his attitude in
lhe matter has not yet been made
public
Politicians have been stirred during
me past week by the rumor that the
Men sald Religion Forward Move
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Nazimova Says Mere
Femininity Is Futile
Famous Actress Coins Many Epi
grams Which Stick in Memo
ries of Hearers.

Every now and again Mp dame M =
Zimova, who comes TO the Atlanta
next week, delivers an cpigram that IS
worth repeating. Here are few of
her more recent uttcranCes.
I'VE work hard, because the more
we work the more We forget
Happiness and greatness are as far
apart as the poles.
The satisfied are silent; the unsat-
tstied sing.
The modern woman Is efficient be-
cause she is SO masculine. Mere FEM
lninity gets nowhere.
Women should have the privilege
that men enjoy because they have
finer intellects, work harder, are more
honest and are in nearly all ways SUI
perior to men.
Cleopatra was wicked woman
much worse than Bella Donna, yet to-
day she is spoken of with softenej
accent and the theatergoers think her
a great character.
I'VE see so many addressed wom-
en- because they buy things that look
pretty in the shop windows and Their
they wear them for no other reason
than that they have them in than
closets"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
ALBANIAN WAR
LEAVES $4,000
|NDEST|TUT|ON
American, Returning From Scene,
Tells of Homeless Women and
Children in Want.
special Gable to The American.

LONDON, Jan. 17.-Cold weather,
together with a lack Of food, clothing
and shelter is causing intense suffer
ing and distress among the refugees
whose homes We're destroyed by Ser
Wan troops in the mountain regions
of Alabama last October
William Howard. Of New York,
who has just reached London on his
return from 400-mile journey partly
on foot through the devastated re-
gions Of Albania, says 10000 refugees,
mostly women and children. are either
starving or freezing TO death,
These sufferers are i'm the CASH
and Krasichi districts in northern
Albania. and in the Goloborda dis
trict middle Albania, and the district
of Lower Dibra. All are in high alti-
tudes where the winter is the sever
est
AT present" said Mr. Howard,
Albania is IN a state of chaos and
civil war between Essad Pasha and
the provisional government is in
progress.
Prince WED of Germany. who has
been selected by the powers Of Eu-
rope as the king Of Albania, seems
to be waiting for financial guarantee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
From Sunday School
Head to Jail in Week
A. P. Wonack, Of lindaIe, Pleads
Guilty to Deserving Wife and
Leading Dual Life.

ROME, Jan. 17.-Last Sunday A.
Paul Womack. of Lindale, was super
intendent of the Congregational Sun
day School. a church worker and
highly respected citizen.
To-day he is convict IN the
Floyd County changing, self-con-
fessed wife deserter and leader of d
double life.
Womack's wife had him arrested
last Summer, it has developed, but
upon his promises that he would re-
form, the affair was hushed and has
just come to light. He retained the
respect OF the community until his
more recent esCapade was made pub
lie
When brought from Selma, Ala"
where he joined his paramour. he
was arraigned in the Floyd CITY
Court and there. to the surprise Of
court room full of friends and ad-
mirers, pleaded guilty to the charges.
He was sentenced to serve SIX
months on the changing and to-day
began his sentence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
How to Cure Rheumatism
Prominent Doctors Best Prescrip-
ton Easily Mixed at Home.

This simple and harmless formula
has worked wonders for all who have
tried it. quickly relieving chronic and
acute rheumatism and baCkaChe. From
your druggist get one ounce of Toris
compound lin original sealed PACKAGE
and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla
compound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them in half pint OF
good whiskey. Shake the bottle and
take a tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" Good results come
after the first few doses. If your drug
gist does not have Toris compound in
stock he will get it for you in a few
hours from his wholesale house. Don't
be Influenced to take a patent medicine
instead Of this Insist on having the
genuine Toris compound in the original
one ounce, sealed yellow package. This
was published here last winter and hun
dreds of the worst cases were cured by
II in a short time Published by the
Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories Of
Chicago. -AdVt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Red Cross Appeal
Brings Only 5000.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL With
only $500 received thus far in its ma
tional appeal for the sufferers in the
volcanic eruption at kagOshima.
Japan the National Red Cross an
nounced to-day that it is preparing to
draw upon its own funds within the
next few days in order that a re
spectacle contribution" may be made.
1T is customary said one official
to-day, never to send a fund of less
than $1,000. Should the appeal for
the japanese sufferers fail to reach
this amount. the Red Cross win be re-
CURED to make good the deficit