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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
Lotteries Flourish In
Portland Police Assert

Portland. Or, Oct 26.--Faced With
the assertion that two dozen lottery
games are flourishing in Portland, the
police today explained that Chinatown
in the North Eud is honcycombed with
tunnels and caverns, which make It
impossible to uncarth the
men conducting the lotteries, This was
the first the public knew Of an under
ground Chinatown.
Shipyasd workers, tits said, are
suenainQ their ready money on the
lotteries, where thousands of dollars
change hands weekly. Chinatown here
covers an area about ten blocks square.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
&ipworkers Have Indorsed
Pierce For Governor

Walter M. Pierce was indorsed as a
candidate for governor by the Pacific
Coast Marine District council, which in
cludcs all wooden shipworkers, at a
meeting held Saturday night. The an
nouncement was made Tuesday after.
noon. The council adopted the following
slogan to be used in its campaign for
the election of Pierce "Unless the work
ers put Pierce in for governor our gov
ernor will put in pierce for the work.
ora d,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
GERMAN SHIPS DESTROYED

San Francisco, Oct. 26.-Six German
ships were destroyed by their crews in
the harbor of Caronel, Chile, late in
August following series Of allied sue
cesses on the western front, according
to Louis Falk, American editor, who
reached San Francisco today from the
South American republic. South Am
crican Huns, he said, were paaicky
over German reverses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
REAL INFLUENZA VICTIMS

Portland, Or, Oct 26.-Two chorus
girls and a chorus man stranded by
the influenza epidemic today occupy
frte rooms in the county Jail.
The girls-Gladys Wales and Mild
red Ftzhenry-are crarged with rob
blng Mike Markich of $1,000 worth of
postal savings certificates. Steve Val
lanie is charged with failing to regis
ter.
The girls admitted taking Markich s
suitcase from room adjoining theirs
in a hotel and cutting it open. They
said they did it to get money to send
Vallanie to San Francisco.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
Hints for the Motorist
By Albert L. Clough ls,ss asT Motor Ct nsvI.w. ss
Copyright 1917 BIZ The International Syndicate.
The Temperature Regulating Thermostat

TERMOSTAT USED these water temperature regulating de-
consists small partly
witt volatile
- flexible diaphragm This vessel is
circulating placed in the
cylinders the radiator which allows small
boiling
little formed and there practically
pressure dstort however
reaches the boiling point Of the liquid the hemoa
the
with doing the
utilized to valve conditions
shutter radiator shield The elasticity
position
the cooling the
using
hmoat the
to be altered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
sHIPyARDs ABANDONED

Oakland Cal, Oct 26. Resumption
of work on the Liberty shipyards in
Alameda is not likely, said Rear Ad-
miral H. III. Rousseau, U. S. ~, who is
mere today on an inspection trip.
Work ON the shipyards, which Were
designed to build army transports, was
stopped several days ago after the
government had spent $2,500,0U0
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
Revolt is reported

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 26.-Vienna
newspapers are publishing articles rel
ative to preparations for demobilizing
the army, One newspaper says that
two infantry regiments stationed at
Karlowitz have revolted, Karlowitz is
a village in Croatia, ,Slavonia, Hungary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26

From
Mrs. John Doe,
: S79 Roe Street,
Salem, Ore gon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
PLANETARY VS.. SLIDING GEAR
III MILK DELIVERY.

G. NJ. J.. writes: l am covering a
milk route with Ford car and have
so to go deliveries to make on each
trip. Several dealers are urging me
to trade in my car and buy one Of
theirs. but all of these have sliding
gear transmissions, with the opera
tion OF which am unfamiliar.
Would the three speed sliding gear
prove benefit or drawback in my
work?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26

Answer; II Your route includes
mony grades or crowded traffic con
ditions, which force you to use the
low gear Of your present car for con-
siderable distances, YOU might save
some time by using instead the sec
ond speed Of a three speed car, but
as TO starting, after making your
numerous stops, your present car re-
qulres many less control motions
than would a three speed ear. At
each start, with your present car.
one motion Of the hand and two
with the foot are required while.
with a three speed car. 70 put IL into
high gear would require four hand
motions and six foot motions, II all
the gears were gone through AT
every stop, with your present car,
one act Of the hand and one Of the
Questions OF general Interest Il
column space permitting Address A
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-26
Letters To Soldiers

just to make it clear as to o'how let
tcrs should be addressed to soldiers, the
following form is shown. This sample
address is sent out by the Washington
postal officials and approved by army
authorities. Here is the form for the
address and also tina return address.
From
Mrs. John Doe,
t79 Roe Street,
Salem, Oregon.
Sergeant John X. Doe,
Co. ID, 93d Infantry,
American Expeditionary Force
Complaints are being received by
postal authorities that letters have not
been delivered to soldiers. If the wri-
ter would place the return address on
the upper left hand corner of the en-
velope, then if the soldier cannot be To-
Gated, the letter win be returned to the
sender,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

now. Vic SAFER IS the leading candi-
date for first base, but Mollwitz will
get a trial Pitler and Cutshaw will
be the second base candidates and
Boeckel, Cation, Stumrf and Hans
Wagner will be out for the other po-
sitions
The Pirates are not mourning the
loss Of Al Mamaux. The young hurler
did not show Bezdek or Callahan any
class last year, and. besides. he was
dissatisfied. In Cooper the Buccos
have one OF the best left handlers in
the National league. while Bob
Steele and Earl Hamilton complete
the southwark branch Of the staff
The right handlers are Carlson, a big
strong youngster with 1917 expert
ence; Evans. Hill. Jacobs and Miller.
who should be ready for regular duty
on the firing line, and Milligan, San
ders and Ponder.
Backstops Plentiful
Six catchers will battle for the reg
ular Jobs. with Bill Fischer the lead
ing candidate for first catcher again
this year. The remaining Pirate
wfndpad artists are Blackwell,
Schmidt, Shaw. Smith and Bill Wag-
ner.
All in all the Pirates look much
better than they did a year ago.
and n BeEdek should be fortunate
enough to uncover n crack In
fielder he could wei afford to
rest on his OARS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

Inches long and eight inches wide. and
weighs about 200 punches in solid sill
yer and gold. The design Is entirely
different from any prize ring belt ever
offered In America or England. and
its intrinsic value has never been
equalled. The work is laid out BY
solid silver plates and flexible woven
silver chains, so that the belt. not
withstanding It's great and ponderous
weight and size, can be adjusted to
plates are richly ornamented with
solid gold figures. and one OF these
ornaments IS so made that q likeness
OF the winner can be put IN a gold
frame, encircled by a sold gold laurel
leaf. suspended from the bill OF a full
winged eagle. The center OF the belt
represents prize ring with two men
facing each other in a fighting atti-
tude- The whole OF this part is solid
gold The men are represented in full
ring costume"
Hughey Jennings says that
there are only three players in the
American league who are worth
1000 a season, aE far as their SAL
AIRY gees. He points to Cobb and
Speaker a. being two Of the play
ers who really earn that much.
Wonder who the other lucky
guy ls9 x
Dick Burge knocked out Jack Scales
In the first round at Lambeth, Eng,
on Feb g, 1900, just IS years ago to-
day. This was the last ring battle Of
Burge, the famous English light
weight, remembered by American fans
for his great fight IN London with
Kid Lavigne- Burge was In his 35th
year when he retired from the game,
but has since been prominent as a
matchmaker and promoter. Burge.
who is now over so. started fighting
in 1888. He became lightweight cham
pion Of England in 1891 by whipping
Jem Carney, the hero OF the great IA
round bout with Jack McAuliffe at
Revere. Mass. which ended in a row
and was called a draw, although the
Britisher had the best OF Il. Burge re-
peatedly challenged McAuliffe to fight
for the worlds title. but Jack re-
fused When Lavigne became cham
pion he accepted Burgess challenge,
although Dick was then a welter-
weight. and defeated him. Burge
fought gamely, but IN the 18th round
he was knocked out by the Saginaw
Kid. IN 1914 Burge boxed an exhibit
ton bout with Jack McAuliffe in Lon
don
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
SOCCER TEAMS
CLASH SUNDAY
United Empire and Gath In
fantry Teams Almost
Equally Matched.

Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the
soccer teams OF the S4th infantry
and United Empire will meet on the
parade grounds at Fort Bliss. IN a
close game last Sunday the army boys
lost on a technicality. the score be
ing 80. Members Of the infantry
aggregation are confident OF winning
the second game. :. W. Jordan viii
referee.
AS yet no word has been received
from the Camp Cody team which may
clash with El Paso on Washington's
birthday at the High school stadium.
In case the Cody boys decide not TO
come the United Empire will prob
ably face the army team.
Manager Harry Day, Of the Empire
team. stated that proceeds Of Sun
days game will 90 to the athletic
fund OF the saith infantry. II the
game is secured with the boys from
Dening the gate receipts Will be di-
vided between the Cody athletes and
the boys OF the 3zth-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
FOR
BOYLAND NAMED
First Game of Boys Base
ball League to Be Played
on March 3.

At a meeting held last night in the
". G. Wall company. the Boylsnd
league got under way with a rush
Albert E. Sigal was elected president.
while E. A Powers OF the Herald an
B. W. Young OF the 2 II c A were
elected vice presidents OF the league.
The schedule was decided upon 70
begin March Is and play through
until September, when a post series
set OF games viii be played to deter
mine the winner. Spalding viii do
are to be double headers played
weekly at the high school stadium
and grounds near the BIO Grande
park.
Players IN this league are to be
disqualified upon joining either the
Commercial or City league players.
thus giving a fair allowance for all
concerned and not allow larger play
ers to come in and take the cup from
Bovland players. as might be done
The league Is now composed OF four
teams = Overland Motor company.
Maxwell Motor company. Borderland
Auto company and the Herald car
riers. The Southern Motor company
Withdrew. The teams line Up strong
and promise a lively tussle all the
way through All players are TO be
registered at the beginning OF the
league and viii be kept under
strict ruling as Is dors IN all big
leagues
Name OF firms. team and managers.
Overland Motor company. Overland.
B Cordova-
Buquor Motor company, Maxwell
Borderiand Auto supply company,
Monogram Kids. Albert Evans
Herald News company, Herald Car
riers. Carl Powell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
WILL Do
LOF TY JUMPING
Russian Wolf Hounds to
Compete at Annual Dog
Show of Kennel Club.

FEW YORK, Feb. e.-Lofty
N jumping by a team Of Russian
wolfhounds. each blue ribbon
winner and OF the purest pedigree.
will be an evening feature at the
42nd annual dog show of the West
minister Kennel club. to be held en-
tirely for the benefit OF the American
Red Cross at Madison Square Garden.
from Wednesday. February 20. to
saturday. February %. which viii be
Hound Day"
The vaulting Russian wolfhounds
are entered by the Delaware Valley
farm. OF Titusville. n. J.. which swept
the majority OF the classes IN the
breed at the last Garden dog show.
The Berzois have been trained by J.
F. Crangle. the farm manager, to
clear the bars, and one OF them,
pure white hound, clears the bars at
Il feet with the utmost ease and
grace. Jumping dogs are usually
half breed greyhouhds, but those
Russian wolfhounds are worth from
$1,000 TO $4,000 each and among the
finest species in the world.
There are $32, 1000 in regular prizes
and $4,000 in specials to be won by
the successful dogs. The entries
have already closed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
PROSPECTS OF WAR TIME TEAMS
PIRATES SHOW GREAT STRENGTH

FEW YORK. Feb. s.-Pittsburgh
N fans are taking a lively inter-
L est IN Hugo Bezdek and his
Pirates.
Unlike the Pirates Of the past two
or three years. the Buccos OF 1913
appear to have something. They have
been strengthened by trades and pur-
chases during the winter, and they
are looking UP.
In other years the Pittsburgh
team has been vitality weak In
many Of the most important posi-
lions. Barney Dreyfus and Bez-
dek got their heads together and
decided TO remedy these weak
nesses. They have succeeded ad-
mirably.
The acquisition Of George Cutshaw
and Casey Stengel will work for the
uplift OF ten team beyond q doubt
With Max Carey and Stengel sure to
fill two outfield positions. and King.
Bigbee, Jackson and Hinchman to
battle Il out for the third position.
Pittsburgh Is well fixed. King has
shown the earmarks OF a terrific hit
ter. and he may bloom out just as Ed
die Roush did last season.
InfIeId Strong.
The Pirate infieid candidates rep
resent a lot OF strength as they stand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
BARNES PLAYS
STELLAR GOLF
Philadelphia Professional
Doing Remarkable Work
in Florida.

New York. Feb. s.-That James h
Barnes. professional golfer at the
Whitemarsh Valley Country club. Of
Philadelphia, IN the summer, and at
the Palma Ceia club. Of Tampa. fla,
during the winter months. is playing
better golf than ever before. is the as
Eertion Of one who has been watching
him perform in the south It may be
that Palma Celia Is a good deal better
since last winter. but In any case Jim
has managed TO get the record Of that
links down TO 20 this year. while the
best he could do last winter was high
81 the seventies.
Two 75's IN One Day.
This score Of 20 Is two strokes bet
ter than par, and five better than the
new record Barnes set a couple OF
weeks ago. when he came In one
stroke ahead OF the mark Walter
Hagen made last spring while playing
with Tom Mcnamara In e four-ball
match against Barnes and Wilfrid
Reid At that time the Rochester star
made two 75's In one day, a mark
marVeled Al By those who watched
Barnes was out In "a and came
home in IS. the Parma Celia round
giving a playing distance OF $500
rards- Frequently during the round
Barnes carried something Ike ESQ
yards. according TO those who fol-
lowed him, and, with the roll which
he got on the fairwayss now said to
be like velvet, he occasionally made
drives OF 500 yards. His putting was
a bit off, else he would have bettered
70 by at least three strokes.
On the 465 yard ninth hole Jim
Was on the green with q drive and
an iron. This r. the first time
this green has been reached In
two. But for some hard luck
Ba<nes would have scored a three
hole. Ills drive On this one IA said
10 have carried more than 500
yards with the roll.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Diver Prepares
To Become Filler

san Francisco, Calf. Feb. s.-Fol-
lowing in the footsteps OF Norman
Ross, champion swimmer. Bart Cof-
mers on the Pacific coast. has en-
rolled IN the aerial service % the
United States. Coffin's natatorial ac-
Invites included a knowledge Of mo-
tor boats and their machinery, which
will stand him IN stead In the matter
Of handling the mechanism OF air
planes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
FIGHT FANS SEE
FORT BLISS BOUTS

oCoufInued From Previous Page.D
rounas ana USED a iab effectively.
Davis, while less experienced than his
opponent, used a clumsy shift that
saved him serious injury. at divers
times and seemed 70 nettle Holmes
Condraek Lectures.
Corr George Condrack gave q Zee
ture on the art Of boxing explaining
the nature Of different blows and
Ilaer points Of the game TO an inter-
eELed audience During his TAX ne
made q plea for clean sport and
manly spirit in all athletic contests
that sport might be urlifted in the
army. II We conduct athletics in the
true spirit Of craftsmanship SAID
the speaker, s-the effect must be felt
very broadly after the war when We
return 70 our homes. Always be
true sport. Don't stoop TO little tricks
10 win such men never get very Tar
il the game"
Lieut. Robert 3. Macdonald. match
maker. announced that the weekly
show by the unit would be given next
Friday night at which the postponed
bouts would be pulled off. Ness
sergL Allen acted as official an
nouncer, Lieut. Frank n Langdon be-
ing athletic officer IN charge.
Admission Was Free.
Bad Daddy Anderson Will meet
Eockbones, negro middleWeight
champion OF Illinois. at a show given
by the boys Of the ezth Infantry at
the 7. IL c 4 auditorium Of that
organization Saturday night. Sew
eral other good bouts are scheduled
by the boys Of the 64th.
Andersen is q fighter IN every re-
spect and there is many Of his
friends Anderson, former trainer OF
Jack Johnson. Is being urged by
many Of his admirers TO seek z match
with Jess willard. While the big
sergeant says he probably viii seek
no match with Willard because Of
the war Il IS significant that he has
been in training for several weeks.
What's Up the sleeve. Daddy2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
by ROY ESIIK.


THE basket has a habit Of run
ming under the sphere when one
OF those Tigers toss a ball into
the air.
There might be some legitimate
excuse for other teams to be off
form at times, but members Of the
Church league should always play
good" ball.
The recent bout between Shepp and
Fox proves the unpopularity Of bat
Ting under the old London prize ring
rules these days.
"a
It's mighty nice when both boxers
can win the bout, as Phil Bloom and
Vincent Potkini. did the other night
IN Cleveland Il makes excellent rec
ords all the way round
=
Athletes who are Inclined to COM
plain Of meatless and Theatless days
should make complaints with the soft
pedal on. You never can tell who is
a secret service man In disguise these
days.
These High school Tigers have
some class. but It can't truthfully be
said that they ever won this season
by scratch
II that man Larowski should toss
up Z basketball In ten acre field.
the thing would circle round and
round and fail in q basket some
where.
The Feldmans may lose the game
sometimes. but they never lose their
heads Pull rough stuff on them and
they smile But go easy-they can
use coarse sandpaper and smile at the
same time.
After his shoulders were pinned to
the mat the other night. an army
wrestler would not believe he was
thrown. It's a disease with boxers
and wrestlers-
Fer refereeing that basketball
game between the Feldmans and ID"
troop. 18th cavalry. to the entire sat
isfaction Of both. Oscar Rheinheimer
has proved that he Is entitled to the
next diplomatic station Of Importance
that IS declared vacant at Washing
ton
Many DOAluE Ldus mere DSlleFS ludl
Sgt BAD Daddy" Anderson Is q
mstch for Jess Willard and we're has
been quite q little talk Of t-ving to
pull off g championship match near
here. AS the champion was put to
flight here once by a 143 pound man.
he might not care to tackle 2 ESQ
FOUNDER from this mart OF Texas.
Gene Psyo. well known among box
ing fans here writes from Detroit
that boxing Is dead in the north. and
also in the east 7 think It's better
TO 90 TO France and fight the Ger
mans" says Pavo. Gene can't be the
first mitt artist to reach France. but
II he hurries he needn't be the last.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
St. Mary'S Team
Maintains Record

Oakland. Calf, Feb. s.-The Phoe-
nix team of St Nary's college.
which institution Is believed to have
contributed more baseball pl1ye-s 10
professional leagues than any other
institution in the country. is main
tanning its record
The nine already has PLAYED thre E
games of its 1919 schedule Three
victories have resulted. Brandon. the
St Mary's pitcher. besides holding
the opposing team in the third game
to two runs, knocked out q home
run.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
KID MCCOY CRAFTY
IN MATCH MAKING
Continued From Previous PaEe.)

Of had the bout gone a few
more rounds. according to the opinion
Of ring experts who saw the battle.
In other words, Mccoy never
saw the time that he could whip
Ryan when they were both in
good condition. buf the prestige
he won By defeating Ryan with
right and left hooks IN the brain,
always kept the Kids crown shfn-
ing, for he was wise enough never
70 20 the long route with Tommy
AMIN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
RANKING STARS OF BASEBALL
SHORTSTOPS ALWAYS IN DEMAND
By JACK VEIOCK.

ice, comes fifth The Rabbit IS a
highly polished fielder and a won
derfui workman around the bag.
Roger Peckinpaugh. OF the
Yankees, IS awarded sixth place in
the list as we have rated the players,
with Dave Bancroft seventh, Everett
Scott eighth and Witt. OF the Ath-
letics. ninth. The latter player IS q
conner. Scott. a great fielder, Is not
a terrific hitter HIS PA average
last season was his best since break
ing IN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
NEVADA HAS GOOD
BASKETBALL TEAM

Reno. New. Feb. s.-The University
OF Nevada basketball team is one Of
the best that has represented the in
stitution- Alongs with other parts
OF the country. the interest In the
game here has seen a big revival.
Good team work has been a big fac
tor in the success OF the varsity
team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

Jew YORK. Feb. Good short
N stops are just about as scarce
L y as coal
There Is never q spring training
season that passes, which does not see
from two to a half dozen big league
managers tinkering with shortstop
recruits. for the good ones do not
bloom out very often.
when n new shOrtstop Of first
class big league caliber does
spring up he Is generally a bear,
and such Is the case with Rogers
HOrnsby, OF the St. Louis Cardi-
nails, who stands out a. the most
valuable EhOrtstopper in the big
show today.
Hornsby is rated as the most valu-
able short grass performer because,
unlike q majority Of the players IN
off the ball He has not proven him.
self to be the most finished fielder
his position. he can hammer the skin
in the business. but he ranks high
among them. and he Is Just at the
top Of his career.
Chapman Second.
In CHASING the shOrtstOps as they
stand today, HOrnsby is placed at
the head OF the column, and second
Indians. Chapman Is q great fielder.
a clever base runner and a good, con-
sistent hitter. With Hornsby, he was
the only other shortstop to hit better
than 800 last season. and Ty Cobb
alone stole more bases, which IL say
ing something for Chapman as q
valuable performer.
Bush Good.
Third on the mythical list comes
Ownie Bush. Of the Tigers Bush for
a number Of years has been the most
consistent scorer OF runs IN either
league. His ability as a fielder has
always been a strong point IN his
favor and he is a good base runner
and a dangerous hitter A batting
average OF PSI is not 10 be sneezed
at for a shortstop, and that Is what
Bush hit last year. It was his best
hitting year since he broke into the
big show and although he Is a vet
eran. he deserves rank among the
topnotchers-
ArfIe Fletcher. another vet
Gran. celebrated for bis baseball
ability In a mental a. well a.
mechanical way, d rated fourth.
Fletcher n = consiSfently good
ShortsfOp, who seldom changes
from year TO year.
Rabbit Meanwhile. now IN the serv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
JINx STILL AFTER BRITrov.

Joe Billions meeting with ono
Wallace. scheduled for Saturday night
at Deming. has been postponed BY the
promoters until Wednesday night.
February Is. This Is the third time
the match has been postponed or de-
clared off. with an unlucly date now
in sight.