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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
RACE MEET WILL BE CON-
QUOTED IN INDEPENDENCE

Independence, Or, June 1.-The
eighth annual race meet of the Inde-
pendence Race Meet association will
be held in this city commencing next
Thursday, June 4 to 6. The business
men are enthusiastic in making this
race meet record breaker and have
subscribed very literally in defraying
the expenses Of the association. More
horses have been entered this year
than in any previous year past. The
association is under a new manage
ment entirely and all have worked har-
moniOusly in getting enough money
guaranteed to encourage a better class
of horses for this year s meet. In con
junction with the race meet the Hop
City lodge of Moose No. 1888 will hOlc
three days carnival and many at
fractions will be provided for the en-
tertainment of the large crowds that
are expected to come to this city. y
large delegation from Portland ana
Salem lodges have sent word that they
will be here to join in the fun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
OREGON rs CHAMPION.

Pullman, Wash, June University
of of Oregon athletes won the annual
northwest intercollegiate conference
track and field meet here yesterday,
making 81 points.
Oregon Agricultural college finished
second, witt 81 points; Washington
state, with 26, was third; University
of Washington mad 90, University of
Idaho 10 and Whitman college 6.
Captain Cook, of Washington State,
made the most individual points, get
ting Q "a for his team. There were
four new conference records made. Wilt
iams of Washington cleared the bar in
the pole vault at ~ feet 3h inches
raising the old record IA inches.
Nelson of Oregon lowered the $50
yard record by making the distance IN
l:57 l-5. McCroskey of Washington
State clipped 20 seconds from the 22O,
yard hurdles by making it in "A 80
seconds.
In addition, the Washington State
relay team lowered the relay race rec
ord three seconds, with a mark OF
3:22. The 44O.yard and high-jump rec
ords were tied.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
LOS ANGLES RANDOM HAS A
SPELL OF SADNESS

Los Angeles, Cal, June l.-Sadness'
tempered only by the squirt OF the
Angeles at Portland, pervades Los An
peles fandom today, The oaks nave
made A hilarious departure after ne
potiating a series of surprises at the
expense of the Tigers, who are trying
TO recuperate from 5-2 game defeat in
order to prepare proper reception Tor
Howard's s Seals tomorrow.
Oakland came to town last week an
aggregation of despised tailenders,
while the Tigers were Haunting their
whiskers at the top of the percentagc
heap. The series that promised to be
pipe for the Hloganites saw them
pulled back into second place. by
managing to tie up yesterday morning $
game, Venice saved an utter rout.
The Oakland pitchers worked well
all week. Bill Malarkey perhaps was
the hero of the series by capturing the
feature game of the week, 20-inning
affair, from Klepfer. Devlin's entire
club worked at high speed, and will
make the best team in the league al
their present rate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
OREGON WINS AGAIN
IN PORTLAND MEET

Portland, Ore, June l.-Before few
spectators and with strong competition
only from the Multnomah club, the
University of Oregon carried off prem
ier honors at the handicap amateur ath
letic meet staged on the Multnomah
field yesterday afternoon. Oregon
scored 35 points against the Multno.
NAH club S 3Ila. Columbia university
was third.
Although several of its prominent
track men were out at the field, the
Oregon Agricultural college was not
represented.
Most of the events were lacking In
thrills, due chiefly TO the small mum.
ber of starters, the best numbers OF
the lot being a close race in the 440
yards and some good iavelin work by
Telford, of Oregon, whose throw of
more than $50 feet would have won the
intercollegiate event of Friday, when
Phillips, of Idaho, threw ia feet.
Fe, who is versatile youth in the
pole vault did IL feet six inches.
Staub Wins With Ease.
Staub, of Washington, won the half
mile, finishing without anyone in
sight and after running practically all
the distance alone in two minutes 1-5
seconds, with a bothering wind, while
Payne, also of the University of Ore
gon, trotted around the mile, keeping
with Farrell just to avoid being lonely
and finished with l00.yard sprint
and a grin on his face in four minutes
80 l.5 seconds. This boy has a fine
stride and runs without exertion
Parsons, of the University of Oregon
did good long jump, covering 81 feet
six inches, and at that, even though
scratch man, he came within an inch OF
Magone, to whom he was giving away
two feet Another of the few pleas
ing features of the meet was the run
ming of young Wells in the 100 and 22t
dashes, the kid winning them bot'
with starts of five and 10 yards, re
I spectively.
! The other day in the interscholasti'
meet he was not placed and said today
he did not run up to form on that oc
casiOn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01

of mile in SO seconds at the Denver
hipodrOme. 1t has gained considerable
fame as Japanese product, because it
is manufactured by the Jap Manufac-
turing company, but it is French ma
chr Brant will try for worlds
record on a dirt track in an exhibition
race for a purse of 5000 if he breaks
the present record of 46 seconds.
BallOu & Wright, of Portland, are
entering a special eight-valve Indian
which was to take part in the Decors-
tion day races in Portland, but did NOT
arrive on time. This machine will be
used only for exhibition races and will
be barred from regular competition.
The Indian, Harley, Excelsior, Jeffer-
son, Flying Merkle and Pope houses
will all have representatives at the
meet, and with such formidable list
of entries Mr.. Snipp is confident that
the. success of the meet is assured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
POLO TEAM PRACTICES.

Pipngrock, L. T., June 1.-The Brit
ish polo team which will attempt TO
wrest the international cup from the
Meadowbrook club was out early today
for practice, despite the fact that its
members only arrived yesterday on the
steamer Carmania, The challenging
team is composed of Captain Leslie ST..
c. Cheap, Major F. w. Barrett, Cap
tain II. A. Tompkinson, Captain Vivian
N, Lockett and John Trail. Lord and
Lady Wimborne accompanied the team.
"'We expect .tos play three practice
games this week, and all of them will
be played in Pipingrock," said Lord
Wimborne today. "Of course we hope
to lift the cup, but polo is too uncer.
tain for prediction, and l don't care
to say anything about the probable out
come. | am satisfied | have brought
over the best team available. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
RIDERS OF RENOWN TO
RACE ON THE LONE OAK
Salem Cherry Fair Is to Have Some
Interesting Motorcycle Speed Con-
tests Pulled Off Here.
SEVERAL SALEM SCORCHERS
WILL ENTER THESE Race
An Attempt Will Be Made to Break the
World Record oil Dirt Track
By Harry Brant

Because the dates set for the motor
cycle race meet to be held on June
26 and 81 during the cherry fair are
sandwiched in between the Portland
meet and the Seattle meet, the crack
professional and amateur riders are
eager to enter the Salem contests and
the list of riders who will line up at
the tape will contain many entries of
national renown, according to Watt
Shipp, who is in charge of the cherry
fair races to be held at the fairgrounds
track. Salem derives the benefit of the
advertisement of the other two meets
and by hanging up few substantial
purses the cherry fair visitors will nave
"a chance to see duplication of the
meets which can be staged only in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
OREGON PIONEER DIES.

Portland, Ore, June Mrs. C. H..
Lewis, rs years old, member of one
of Portland s best known pioneer fam
lilies, and widow of the late Cicero H..
Lewis, died at her home, Nineteenth
and Giisan streets, yesterday after
noon, after an illness of three months.
She was fully conscious to the emo,
and was surrounded by her children
when life departed No arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
made yet. Death was due to senility.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by II chill.
dren, all of whom reside in Portlan.,
save a daughter, Mrs. Henry p, Fair
banks, who lives in New York City.
Numerous relatives reside in Portland.
Her husband founded the well-known
mercantile house of Allen & Lewis, OF
Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01

large cities. Mr.. Shipp witnessed the
races held in Portland on Decoration
day and talked to most OF the riders
personally and secured the promises OF
some 10 to enter the Salem races.
Other entries will come in later as
arrangements with the motorcycle
houses are completed, and as there is
keen rivalry between the manufaetur-
ers of the different machines and tnelr
representatives no concern will permi;
any but their best riders to enter
About $500 will be distributed daily
and one race will be held each day for
amateur valley riders on full stock
machines. A number OF local riders
will enter this race and reports from
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
MoREDIE GETS EVAN EVANS,

Portland, Ore, June Los Angeles
is on the way to Oakland today with
five out of the seven games of the
series tucked away, and Manager Wal
ter McCredie, Of the Portland team,
was pretty much in the dumps until the
arrival of Southpaw Evan Evans from
the New Orleans Southern league by
way of the Cleveland Americans, Me
Credie was promised Evans several
weeks ago but had given up hopes OF
securing him.
However, all the trouble with tn,
Beavers last week was not pitching
but the kicking away of games behint
good twirling, Captain Bill Rodgers be
ing notorious offender Rodger
came back in Sundays game and helr
cd the Beavers pound Pitchers Mussel
and Ehmka all over the lot,
Portland won the first and las
games, and Musser was charged witt
the defeat in both. lie was the onl,
Angel pitcher wao couldn t win from
the northerners. Manager Dillon wa
much pleased with the. return 20 pitch
ing form Of his veterans, Ryan, Chec'
aud Perritt, and the display of cunning
by long Tom Hughes Esmke also wol
game which made his seventl
straight, but he would have Jared bac
ly had ne started Sunday for the Bear
ers pounded out II hits, netting sever
runs, off his offerings in four and
fraction innings.
The feature of the week was the two
hit game pitched by Hi West for Port
land Saturday, which Portland boote
with 3 to | score.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
SEALS PLAY VENICE
TIGERS THIS WEEK

San Francisco, June ALREADY two
full games ont in front, the San Fran
cisco Seals, headed by Manager Der
Howard, will leave for Los Angeles
late today to give battle this week with
their closest rivals, the Venice Tigers,
for the leadership IN the Pacific Coas'
league.
The Seals annexed five of the eign,
games with the Sacramento Wolves las,
week, and Manager Howard is conf
dent that his squad viii go equally as
well against Happy Hogan's crew,
Howard is pleased with the form being
shown by "Spider" Baum, who took
Sacramento into camp twice last week.
With the exception of Roy Corhan,
the entire Seal herd will make the trip
to Los Angeles. Corhan sent word TO
Howard that he expected to be out of
the mouse within two or three days, but
Del concluded it would be wise to give
him the full week in which to rest up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
YEaes BLOW SAFE.

Los Angeles, June l.--Detectives en-
ployed by the federal district attor-
ney's office believe today that band
of yeggemen who have looted half a
dozen lpostoffices in Southern Cali
fornia within the last month are
responsible for the dynamiting of the
safe at The Palms postoffee, near Los
Angeles, early today. A small sum
of money and quantity of stamps were
stolen. The robbers shot at citizen
who passed while they were at work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
SoN-IN-LAw OF PRESIDENT
WILSON is IN PORTLAND

Portland, Ore, June Ito interest
the alumni in a plan for raising an
endowment of 100000 for Williams
college at Willamstown, Mass, or
which he is assistant to the president,
Francis Bowes Sayre, son-in-law of
President Wilson, is in Portland today.
Sayre announced that the endow-
ment was for the purpose of increasing
the salaries of the college professors
and provide new professOrships.
"We want 10 make Williams college
the best small college in the United
States, Sayre said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
SCHOOL AT CLEAR LAKE CLOSES.

The school at Clear Lake closed last
week with an enjoyable picnic. Games
were played on the large grounds, and
at noon n delicious. luncheon on impro-
vised tables was served under the trees.
Ralph Harold from the sixth grade
and Henry StOlls from the second de-
serve especial mention for their regu-
larity, not having missed day through
out the school year.
The patrons regret that they will not
be able to secure their same teacher
for next year, as the work done this
year was most satisfactory.
Miss Jennie Williams, the principal,
has accepted position at Liberty and
Miss Evelyn Nash will do primary
work at Quinaby next year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
GOTHAM DOPESTERS SAY
GJNBOAT HAS THE EDGE
It Is Admitted That Smith Is Not
Graceful in the Ring, But He Has
Terrific Wallop.
CARPENTER IN ACTION Is
CLEvEREsT BIG MAN
Frenchman Is Said to Tear Into His
Opponent From Start to Finish
Like a House Aflre.
BY Hal Sheridan.

New York, June l.-Gotham fight
fans figure that Gunboat smith viii
fiatten Georges Carpenter when they
clash in London late this month. No
one here contends tnat the gunner is
graceful individual in the ring or
that he is clever boxer, but everyone
who has seen him in action is forced to
admit that. Siuiih packs d pile-driyins
wallop in either mitt.
Americans who have seen Carpentier
in action say he is the cleTerest big
man in the ring, not even excepting
Jack Johnson and that he can hit, toe,
1t is pointed out that ne put Joe
Jeanette down for ninosecond eoun;
iu their 2Orouud fight aud that h.
has sent other heavies down and on;
with ease,
Carpentior, it is said, tears in after
the fashion of Terry McGoyern, and
* busy from start TO finish. And, !;
might be said any man who tears into
Smith in this fashion is likely to wake
up an hour or so later
GAS rule, sad Harlem Tommy
Murphy, the gunnor's stable mate,
''tney don tear into the gunner in
this country. The faster they come in
to him the better he Likes it. Clever
ness is of use against man like
Smith. He can knock you flat ON your
back with n wallop on the shoulder
Just to help Smith get speed,
helped him once in training The big
boy didn Z want to hurt me, so he HIT
me right on top of the mead He
thought my skull was thick enough tc
stand Il good wallop. And ii was. HC
didn't hurt my head, but he drove
down so hard that he almost flattenec
MY usteps. just take it from me thar
cleycruess doesn go against a man
with the gunner's punch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
DR.. SWEETLAND ". j.
COACH, FINISHES WORK
Hobart College Takes Physical Director
Who Has Served Salem's University
for Past Five Years.
HAS PROVED HIMSELF
AN EXCEPTIONAL TRAINER
Leaves to willamette the Best Athletic
Field in the Northwest, -Four Ten
mis- Courts, Remodeled Gym.

When DR.. j. G. Sweetland had given
his last counsel to his baseball team
at Forest Grove Friday and sent them
out on the diamond to play thelast half
of the final inning Of that contest he
settled back on the bench with his
work as director of athletics at Will
lamettc completed. He had acted for
the last time as coach of II willamette
team Incidentally the team defeated
pGcific'3 TO 0.
Finishes His Work.
This finishes five years of the doc
tors coaching at Willamette. He started
with poor equipment and scanty sup
ply of material to work with and built
up until willamette can now hold her
own in any branch of athletics. The
best athletic field in the northwest, q
quartet of good tennis courts, re-
modelled and modernized gymnasium
are left as a permanent monument to
the untiring efforts Of the athletic
director who has labored throughout
almost every day of the past five years
th.t Willamette might have suitable
athletic equipment at as little expense
as possible. But perhaps more perma-
nent than the results Of the doctor 8
work on the athletic field is the result
of his coaching. The records that
teams coached by the far-tamed mentor
will not soon be forgotten by the stu.
dents Of the university.
With mere handfulls of mediocre ma
teral he has by cunning plays and ex
ceptional knowledge of individual
merits builded teams that have stood
up against the Oest in the northwest
His records rs all lines of athletics art
certainly all that could be asked for
especially when the material obtainablC
was so scarce as to make such of
selection impossible. Many times II
was necessary for the doctor to TAKE
scarcely more than enough men to com
pose team and mould these into
machine that could be called upon tt
do battle against teams composed OF
men selected from vast supply o.
high grade material.
Leaves W TN tOOu heCOIu'
Doctor Sweetland leaves the universi
ty with a good record in all branehe
Of sport, with a good material on han'
for next season, with athletic equip
ment that meets all the needs of th
institution and everything pointing t.
the biggest year Willamette has eve
had next season as far as athletics ar
concerned
The Doctors next few years are T.
be spent at Hobart College where loca
fans feel sure he will make himsel
felt as he has at the local institution
He will take with him the best wishe
of hundreds of students, alumni an
friends not only in Salem but through
out the northwest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
TURNS DOWN $4,000 OFFER.

Oakland, Cal, june 1.-An offer of
$4,000 for a fift6en-round fight here
with Joe Azevedo has been turned
down by Charlie White of Chicago, who
holds newspaper decision over Cham
pion Willie .Ritchie.
"Give me $4,000, two round.trip
tickets and promise that Jack Welsh
will referee the bout and the match is
on, +" White wired.
The Oakland promoter explained he
felt he was pressing the limit when
he offered $4,000 and did not feel jus
titled in meeting White s demands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
BOB LONG PITCHES A NO.
HIT, No-RUN GAME

Cincinnati, Ohio, June bob Long,
several years ago player in the Cali
fornia state league, was showered vita
congratulations today as result or
pitching no.run, no.hit game here yes
terday. just 27 men faced Long iu
the full nine innings. Each man who
stepped up to the plate walked right
back to the bench after making three
Intellectual attempts to connect witn
the ball safely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
DAwsoN's CONDITION CRITICAL

Indianapolis, Ind, June l.--Joe Daw.
son, VINO was injured Saturday in the
500.mile race at the Speedway here,
was reported in a critical condition.
Physicians admitted they were unable
to learn the extent of his internal in,
juries, His external injuries were
slight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-01
CANADIAN BOXER MATCHED.

San Francisco, June Joe Bayley,
the Canadian lightweight, and frankie
Burns, of Oakland, have been matched
to box 90 rounds here June IL.
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PRINCETON coLoRs in VT.
State Fair Commission Adopts Or
anqe and Black for its Publicity


ange and Black for its Publicity
White River Junction. Aug. 1.-THE
colors of Princeton College are or
ange and black. Woodrow Wilson
was president of Princeton College.
President Wilson's summer home IS
at Cornish, N. H.. just over the Con
necticut River from Windsor, VT, and
not over 20 miles from the Vermont
State fair grounds at White River
Junction.
In honor of the president the tSate
Fair commission has adopted Prince
ton colors. The Forthcoming fair will
be advertised in orange and black. A
typical Vermont girl, graceful and
pretty, is shown as the central fea-
ture of hanger announcing the dates
of the fair, September Is, 16, II and
IS. She is dressed Ia Princeton and
is seen at the fence of the Paddock
enthusiastically cheering as her ia
vorite horse comes under the wire
winner
The commission has extended an IN
vitation to the president to attend the
fair. If the invitation is accepted the
day on which he visits the greatest
as Presidents Day.
fair in New England" will be known
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contest which achieved most interest
ing results. In the spring 81 schools
undertook the wo:k Of a School I'm
provement contest. This last con
test brought forth the most satisIac-
tory work of the year. The cash val
ne of the various improvements made
aggregated nearly 100000; the CO.
operation secured between neighhor-
hoods and schools and the energy, IN
itiative and interest displayed by the
teachers and pupils themselves were
of the utmost value.
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FOR SELLING OLEO
Seven Concerns are Indicted at
Providence


Providence, r. l., Aug. 7.-Indict-
ments against seven individuals and
three companies charging them with
defrauding the United States of ST.
100000 in taxes on alleged artificial
ly colored oleomargine were returned
by the federal grand jury today.
The indictments, nine in number,
are against the Vermont Manufactur-
ing company, the New England Manu-
featuring company, the Narragansett
Dairy company, Frank w. Tillinghast
Leonard l.. Barber and Sam A. Fen
ner of the Vermont Manufacturing
company, William ]. Higgins and
Jeremiah Hall OF the New England
Manufacturing company, and James
S. and Clarence II. Orr of the Mar
ragansett Dairy company.
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Publicity

During the year the secretary OF
the association addressed 40 public
meetings, the road engineer IA. the
county form agent "a. and the adver-
Using manager /. 10 experts of state
and national reputation spoke within
the county ON various important sub
jects. at meetings arranged by the as
sociatien. Since October the associa-
ton has published a regular monthly
paper known as the Bennington Coun-
ty Review, and has issued between so
and 90 thousand copies of this and
other publications which have been
generally distributed. Many meet
ings have been held that gave to the
work much valuable publicity.
Along with these lines Of work
there have been many other projects
of various sorts too numerous to dis
cuss here but all more OF less impor-
tant. The years financial statement
shows total receipts for the general
work Of s6.S92.SS with disbursements
OF s6.7l1.S5. and receipts of $l.626.sS
for the agricultural extension work
and disbursements Of s1.506.s3. This
association has five classes Of mem
bership. regular members who pay
81 a year and up. contributing mem
bers who pay $40 year and up, sus-
tanning members who pay Sl00 year
and up. donors who pay S5oo a year
and up. and honorary members. The
total membership ron Of an classes
includes $50. No very great effort
has been made 10 secure additional
members. but Il Is obvious that IL the
results summarized are worth while
the membership should be three or
four times as large as Il is.
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District Nursing

During the year the association was
instrumental in the formation of the
Dorset Nursing association and the
Manchester District Nursing service,
which resulted in each OF these towns
having a graduate nurse located there
for bedside nursing and general SOC
ial service. This is work with al
most unlimited possibilities.