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4 LIBERTY BOND


PIE, anxious to IL your share
towards helping Uncle Sam
beat the Hun, but are in doubt |
just how to proceed, and the de-
tails concerning Liberty Bonds
may be a lite vague to you.
For the benefit Of all, few
facts may Gear things up.
The Bonds, guaranteed by
the United States Government:
and consequently the safest in
ve::tme,lt in the world, are Of
the following values: $1,000,
$4,000, $4,000, 100000, S5,-
900 and 100000.
The interest at the rate of
4hT per annum is payable on
September Is, 1918, on March
Is, 1919, and thereafter on
each September 18th and March
18th.
The Bonds are redeemable
in gold on September Is, 1928.
Sign the application form
which you can obtain from any
banker or Liberty Loan sales.
man.
You can pay for your bond in
full at the time of your appli-
cation.
If you would rather pay by
instalnaents you can pay the
banker or salesman SO Of the
amount Of the Bond you intend
to purchase, that is $500 on
every $4,000, and pay the bal
ance as foliows:-
20R on May %, 1918.
35R on July 18, 1918.
400 on August Is, 1918.
The Bonds ! ear interest from
May 9th, 1918, SO if you buy
on the installment plan you
will be asked to add to your
August payment the small
amount of interest you are not
entitled to, owing to the fact
that the, Government has not
had the use of the full amount
Of your subscription until you
made the final payment. The
amount involved is so small
that it is not worth consider
ing.
The money you pay for the
Bonds and the interest you re-
ceive on them is free from tax-
alton, except Inheritance Tax,
and the surtages on large in
comes. A man must be very
wealthy before his interest of
4AH is reduced by even one
half of one per cent, so to the
average citizen the Bonds are
tax free.
Arrangements nave been
made to deliver Bonds at a few
| days notice as soon as they are
paid for in full.
There are two kinds of
Bonds-Coupon and Registered
Coupon Bonds bear Coupons
which you tear off and ex-
change for interest money al
your bank or Post Office. Reg.
istered Bonds have no Coupons
hut the interest is mailed tC
you twice yearly. Up to the
100000 value Bonds you car
take your choice as to which
you will buy.
Bonds of $5O,OOO.Oo ane
$lOO,OOO.OO are issued but mus
be registered.
Your application must be il
by May 4, 1918. The Govern
ment specially asks you how
ever to place your order befor'
this date.
Many banks are willing to ar
range for small paymen
down, and monthly payment
for the balance. This Of course
is for the benefit of those VIII
do not at the moment, have tn
ready funds to pay for thei
bonds in full.
The main thing, Of course,
to get busy Immediately Q
some basis, for the emergenc
is urgent. and it must not he sal
| fhat VIC ore not ready to fnlla,
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ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL

A general idea of the quantity Of
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July /, 1914, to
January l, 1918, is given by figures
just announced by the q. S. Food Ad-
ministration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete year.
ly rations for 57,1OO,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro-
tein to supply this portion of the diet
for %. 194 $40 additional men.
The total export of wheat and wheat
-four to the three principal allies IS
equivalent to about 384.OOO 900 bushels.
Pork exports for the 3ls years amount
ed to almost 2,0OO.00O,OOO pounds. Ex-
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, 4S4, 400
pounds. The amount Of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.
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To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
l. Householders to use not to exceed
total of " pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than TX pounds of
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking -four, macaroni,
crackers, pastry. pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the hOuSeholderS.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of a barrel of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals
4. We ask the bakers and groccr:s tG
reduce the volume of Victory brca'
sold, by delivery Of Ito three-quar'e' e'
pound loaf where one pound was solt
before, and corresponding. proportion:
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of .heil
wheat flour purchases beyond 70 pei
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OUR BOYS sOVER THERE" EN-.
JOY TOASTED CIGARETTES.

Through the patriotism Of the citi-
zens of this country thousands of
smoke kits are being distributed to
American soldiersin France. Author.
tiles agree that men in the trenches
need cigarettes almost as much as
food and munitions.
Doctors, nurses, and commanding
officers all join in the demand which
has awakened in this country great
movement to keep our boys supplied
with smokes.
Millions Of the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarettes are going over"
all the time. There's something
about the idea Of the toasted ciga-
rette that appeals to the men who
spend their time in cold, wet trenches
and billets.
Then, too, the real Kentucky Burley
tobacco Of the LUCKY STRIKE ciga-
rette gives them the solid satisfaction
Of a pipe, with lot less trouble.
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Double 1t!

q That subscription to the Liberty Loan.
q As nation We have not yet done our share.
q We have subscribed to the war only out Of
g The Frenchman, the Englishman, is subscrib.
ing far more in proportion. He is wearing
old clothes, eating less food, his wife is work
ing in an ammunition factory or on farm,
his sons are either fighting dead.
9 Let not only duty but your American pride
guide you.
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Great Wheat Stocks
Isolated.

It's the shortage in ships that
is putting the Allies and the
United States on wheat rations.
Great stocks Of wheat are iso-
lated in India, and Australia. At
great sacrifice in ship space and
use the Allies are forced to Sc
cure some wheat from Argentina.
On January l, Australia had
stored 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels of
wheat that was ready for ex-
port-but there were no ships.
Then came the new crop with
an exportable surplus of SO.OOO,-
600 bushels. Now Australia has
approximately 1SO.OOO,OO0 BUSH
els waiting for ships.
India, at the same time, had
7O,O0O,OO0 bushels of wheat
stored for export. During April
5O,OOO,OOO bushels more out of
the new crop will be added to
the pile.
Argentina closed the last ship
ping season with 11,OOO,OOO
bushels of wheat left in the
stock available for export. The
new crop will add 135,OOO,OO0 to
the left over.
1t is not a problem that the
wheat does not exist in the
world-it is entirely problem
of shipping. which has thrown on
America the obligation of Giyid-
ing our stock with the Allies,
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cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod.
ucts TOR non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use of
ether cereals, .flcars, aiSk meals. corn,
barley. buckwheat, potato flour, ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except Il very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all Of
the American people who are able to
cook i'm their own households cannot
Subsist perfectly wei! With the use OF
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are abb
soluteE demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
| ton of the public by further limita-
| ton of distribution, and we shall place
ut once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis.
!ributiOn as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades
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lConCLUDLD ON PAGL tOUE.
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ONLY AMERICA CAN HELP.

K ION your side are boundIess !
4 supplies Of men, food, and mate !
4 rial; on this side boundless de- !
L r,and for their help. ]
4 "Our men are war-weary and !
X their nerves have been strained !
4 by more than three years Of
4 hard, relentless toll. !
"our position is critical, par J
4 tioularly until the next harvest, !
but the United States can save !
: ua. !
"You Americans have the men, ,
+ the skill, and the material to /,
4 save the allied cause"
( SIR JOSEPH MAcLAY.
British Shipping Controller. :
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America Consumed $4,000, 600 Bushels Monthly,
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 2l,o00,000. !
RATION PER PERSON IS II POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice ereAled War
Bread Must Be Administrations Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

If furnish the Allies with the proper
tion of wheat maintain their bread from now until the
next harvest and this is military necessity must reduce
monthly consumption to 100000 bushels month as
against normal consumption of about AZ 100000 bushels
so cent of normal consumption This the sua
ton set forth by the u Food at Washg
ton Reservng for distribution to the army and for
special leaves for general consumption
~ pounds of wheat products weekly The Food
Administrations statement continues Many of
dependent bakers bread Such bread must durable
and therefore, requires larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household Our army and
navy require full allowance The wetodo in population
make greater sacrifices in the consumption Of wheat
products than can the poor In addition our population in
dant skilled the preparation of breads from
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations
With improved transportation conditions have avail
able surplus of potatoes We also have the spring months
surplus Of milk and have ample and oats for
consumption Thedan and barley substitutes has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
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THRIFT makes better citizens.
THRIFT Elakes happier families.
THRIFT makes stronger nations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
TY COBB WANTS TO
BATTLE HUNS AS A
MEMBER OF MARINES

Ty Cobb. baseball star. accord.
lng TO report from Detroit. viii
Join the marine corps soon. lie In
stu subject 10 the draft.
Mig Clarke. former Cleveland
catcher. who recently paid the
Georgia Peach n visit at his
home in Augusta. Is the ono who
gives the Information ms TO Ty's
intentions.
Clarke. who is stationed at
Paris Island. s. c. says:
Cobb came over 20 Paris Isl.
and 20 scc me iasi week lie IL
just itching 20 get into harness
with gun and bayonct or cheese
knife and get Mt the Germans.
lie kept me busy showing him
all the bayonet exercises and tho
manual OF arms. always watching
me like a hawk"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
JACK DEMPSEY AFTER
BOUT WITH CHAMPION

CHICAGO. Jan. i5.--Jess willard
wants to eliminate either Fred Full.
ton or Jack Dempsey from his wor
ries before he talks war.
The champion suggested today n
Jack Dempsey Fulton battle for the
right to meet him. He failed to
mention time or place. II there really
is to be championship heavyweight
scuffle.
For three days. Jack Kearns. man
ager OF Dempsey. has pursued Jess
around Chicago. Kearns and Demp-
sey came here from California TO Of
fer Willard n battle. They caught
up with the big fellow today. cor.
nered him i'm hotel and talked war
Then the champion suggested the
elimination tournament.
Kearns now is hot on the heels Of
Fred Fulton.
He expects to issue n challenge to
Fulton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
WILLARD BEING FORCED |NTOA
HOLE where HE IS LIABLE TO /
Get MATCH FOISTED UPON IN.

NEW YORK. Jan. is.--Today II
was put sauarely up TO Jess Willard
either to talk turkey or quit the
rooHf.
With an offer OF sT5. 900 from Pro
motsr Bin weiiman OF New York in
his hands. IL IN Jess move. either TO
consent 10 a match with Fred Full
ton. foremost challenger. or invent
some brand new aiIbi. II Jess can
do the latter he Is entitled 10 some
credit. but the fact of the matter is
Ban Wellrnan's offer In about the
thing 10 force the big champion into
n match.
Weliman wants 90 stage his bout
over the i5-round route In either
Reno or Carson City. Nevada. The
sum OF the Offer win be paid forth
with into the hands OF Jack John
sons conqueror IL he accepts. Moth
ing has been said about remunera-
ton for fcrocious Fred. but indica-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

lions are he win BE- taken caro- e
for Wellman has made soneeh1n6
Of a reputation in the way Of spen1
ing money for things he wants.
Wants Fred TO Slow Up
The main drawback TO the who1G
affair In that WeIlman wants Ers1
TO 20 little slow in his self-appoinI
ed task OF cffacing all the promisin1
heavics. OF course. IL some biloxi
should come along and bust Fred1G
streak Of luck. it would be tougo
shedding for Wefiman's min A.
that after all. is the big thing.
Fulton has two bouts for 49,
by dates. Friday night he II biIlsl
for a performance with Billy Misks
at St Paul.
Frank Moran is on his program
for February %. A defeat at the
hands OF either OF these would n
cessitate a change In the plans ol
Weilman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
NEW BOWLING MARK
is HUNG UP AT II
STRIKES IN A ROW

A new record for bowling m
consecutive games L. believed 10
have been set by Cliff Taught.
a Cleveland man. who recently
rolled ~ consecutive strikes dur
ing four games. In which he
rolled zss. 500. go and 21s for a
total OF 1901.
The average Of ssoI for tho
FOUR games II believed to set a
new A. u. c. record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

In the game. Strange to say. the
great Tyrus Raymond Cobb In
among them ard liz still the greatest
OF ali baliplayerE. The others are
Sam Crawford. who has about
reached the end OF the road. HInch.
man. Schultz. who had an unnaus-
factory season Last year. and Sher.
wood Magee. who has been released
By Boston.
Others actively I'm the game and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

seen IN 1918. And that In the space
of only ~ years.
OF the American league pitchers
Of 1906 who Included Waddcll. Mui.
lin. Joss. Cheshire and others. only
three. bender. Plank and coofnhs
were able TO pitch successfully last
year and Plank retired in the middle
OF the season ON. other. Donovan.
managed a big league club.
OF tho National league pitchers Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

only onca who saw service In 1917
and Rouibaoh pitched very little a,
Boston and has been given his un.
condition release. Mathewson
was stiii active In baseball. ms man.
ager OF the Reds.
Not n catcher % the 1906 troop
was Ia the harness. II years later.
except Gibson. who DID "A little re.
lief work at New York.
OF the tufleldcrn elk remain ~
tho 1906 crowd. providing Laioie u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

on for a score OF years. but players
OF the Arson. Wagner. LaJolc type
are scarce. There have been hun.
dreds who have lasted only sca.
son or two. but IL IL safe Co say
the average bailplayer II good Tor
somewhere between eight and ten
years
II Is interesting rich, along this
same line Of thought To so thru a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
HEN BERRY NEEDS NO
MANAGER FOR OUTFIT

SAN FftANScfSCo. Jan. i5.--E.x-
pounding his theory that baseball
teams do not really need managers.
Henry Berry. owner OF the Seals. in.
dlcatcd today that he may act as his
own manager and run the Seals un.
der q field captain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
Predict Railway
Post for Ashton

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Appoint.
ment OF X. III. Ashton, president of
the Chicago Il Northwestern railroad.
to n high post In Director GcRetral
McAdoo's administration was fore
cast today, when It was announced
he has been summoned TO Washing.
ton 10 confer on midwest transpor.
tation problems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

What Is the average tenure Of
the baliplayer In the big leagucs7
The reader who asked this aues.
tion caused US 10 so back over the
records for a few years and we
found something Interesting and
onlightcning ON the subject
Somewhere under 10 years would
- the answer. just at what point
would be difficult 10 determine.
There are players who have gone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

and find Just what percentage OF the
players In active service then viii
he ready to report az tho 1918 train
Ing camps.
The result II astonishing. even to
IN. mast ardent followers Of the
game.
II seems scarcely possible that out
OF $50 men drawing salaries In the
American and National leagues In
1905 only rs played ball In 1917 and
four OF these probably viii not h.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
RASSLERS TRY TO
"COME BACK" IN S. +

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IA re-
vivai OF wrestling will be attempted
here Jan. %. Promoter Frank
schulcr will attempt TO match Chris
Landos and Pat Connolly for a bout
on that day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

counted. for Larry. after year =
nolourn In the minors. IN certain 10
wear a biz league uniform next sea.
son. The others are Wagner. VINO
only played part Of tho season. Lo-
bert. who was in less than 20 games
at New York. EverH. who was out
% the game n great part Of the sea.
son; Turner. who played In - utility
role with Cleveland. and Chase. Tn.
latter was the only regular Of the
s,tFffs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
BROOKLYN DERBY is
CHANGED TO DWYER

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE Brook.
lyn Derby II no more. In it's place
today there IL the Dwycr Derby. 80
named out OF respect 20 Phil and
Mike Dryer. brother race cnthusi.
asts. now dead. Conditions and dis.
lance OF the race will remain the
same--for 3.year-olds Mt a mile and
furlong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

with two more bouts than arc usu-
ally staged. Austin & Salt viii run
off their four-round boxing show to-
night In the Crystal Pool. beginning
at sac.
In the main fracascs OF the even
Ing. Harry Anderson battles Muff
Bronson; Pete Mitschie steps with
Mike Pete. and Billy Williams In to
argue with Willie Hunefeld.
Bronson. Mitschie and Williams
are Portia nders. All are iightweiRhts.
This will be Mltschie's first appear.
ance In a Seattle ring. Bronson has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
DERRILL PRATT MAY
YET BECOME YANKEE

NEW YORK. Jan i5.-Yankee
fans today saw remaining n faint
chance that Derriii Pratt might yet
cusne TO the Yankees from tn.
Browns. In the deal that sent Pete
Johns from Columbus to ST. Louis.
they believed they recognized plans
% pave the way for Pratt's transfer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
BY ALTMAN.

were up there" In 1906. are Ffeld4
Jones. manager Of the Browns. an
Bob Wallace. who viii be back 6
the big tent next year. probably z
a coach.
This is a striking picture Of tn
length Of time "a big Lacquer mzy
hope 10 remain In fast company.
Most OF them are gone and an
with the exception Of Cobb. an
fading. Twelve years means a cred
deal TO "A ballplayer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
U. ". QUINTET
VICTOR, $3.50

The College OF Puget Sound OF
Tacoma was defeated nj basketball
on the university floor last night by
the L. w haskctiers. 25 20 20.
In n preliminary melee the L. w.
frcshies wcr. trimmed by the Lin
coin high sohooiers, II 20 is.
The local crew did not seem 20 be
up 20 snuff Altho the Tacomans
were lighter and less experienced
team. the L. w. quintet failed TO
show up to tho form expected Of such
an aggregation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
SHIPYARD HOCKEY TO
START HERE SHORTLY

The shipyard hockey league clubs
are preparing for the opening OF
their season this week. Reports
from the various training camps are
to the effect that the four clubs will
he In fine fettle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

all the big league clubs. Ed has one
satisfaction. His feet would still be
sore IL Comiskey had asked waivers
on him few years ago, and they
would still he counting ten over
about Is managers who were in the
Ecrnp to get him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
OTTAWA LOSES ICE
MELEE TO MONTREAL

MONTREAL. Jan. l5.--Thc Ca.
1adiens took tho ottawa six down
the line last night in the Jubilee
rink, o TO 4. The visitors did not
display any of the form which won
them the last game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
BILL STUMPF SOLD
TO PlTTSBURG CLUB

BIN stumpf. last season with Spo.
kane In the n. w. league. has been
sold to Pittsburg. according to "A re.
port from Portland. where Stumpf
is spending the winter. Stumpf In
the property OF Spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
MATT BROCK WINNER
IN BOUT WITH BABE

CLEVELAND. Jan. Is. - Matt
Brock. Cleveland. won the decision
i'm tcn-round bout last night over
Babe" Picato. Newcastle, Pa. Both
are lightweights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
BARTFIElO IN DRAW
WITH Weller CHAMP

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. i5.-Ted
Lewis and Soldier Bartfield. weller.
weights. fought a i2-round draw
here last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

NNHHtIFutoR" NhNhKN TOT F3tfkt Fe0k TOT
Savage for Lincoln. Olson for Anderson
and Anderson for Olsen for Freshmen
individual point winners; Lincoln
Peck I. Frankland S. LOOMS ,. Griffith
?. Freshmen--RoeEner g. Mettcn ,.
Clarke 2, Anderson 2. Cairns 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

Butch Erb wants 10 land a fiGf1
with Pinkman for his protege.
George Ingle. Butch says Ingle
had the better OF the fight in Butte
with Our Hero"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

been seen here many times and VIII
liams formerly held forth as Sc.
attic product before moving his lug.
gage to the Rose City.
Walter PorHch. the rugged Ia.
coma lightweight. has been matched
with Stanley Trimhie. tho Califor.
nian. In the special event The pre-
iiminarics will be served by Jimmy
Storye and Kid Peterson. welter.
weights; Red Gage and Johnny
Moore. feathcrwcights. and Beal
Manning and Ell CASTOR. i05.pound.
era.