.THE , MORNING: OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1903. tSUARD IS GAMP "Some people step over gold ,pleces every day witbhut seeing them, and then .so about blamlnsr the world because they haven't got anything." Three Battalions Arrive' at Gearhart. 10 TROOPS PITCH THEIR TEHTS Colonel Gantenbein Names the. En CBBpment In Honor of General . ' SBBiaert Strict; Discipline Is "to Be Enforced. GEARHART, Or., Sept. -3. (Special.) The three battalions of the Oregon Na tional Guard, which left Portland today at' 31;15 A. M., arrived at Camp Summers. Gearhart, at 3:15 P. M. Upon the arrival of the troops, they were immediately marched through the picturesque -woods w,hlch entirely surround Gearhart, and In a. few minutes the spacious field in front of the hotel was the scene of a busy mili tary camp. The companies took their res-, pectlve places, pitched tents, filled bed ticks, cleaned the streets, and then pa tiently waited for mess call, which was not sounded until 6:35 P. M. Company H was the first to eat on the grounds of Camp Summers, and for this distinction the boys praise their old army cook retired Drum Major "White of the TJ. S. Army. Adjutant E. C. Mears reports that there are 518 men In the camp and that out of that number 459 are ready for guard duty. The others are company officers and mem bers of the staff. Colonel C. U. Gantenbein complimented the members of the guard upon their good behavior on the train There was no boisterous language and the best of discipline was maintained. In less than two hours after the troops arrived on the grounds, which had been marked out by Quartermaster Knapp and the advance guard, the tents were all pitched, the guard mounted and the camp completed and Teady for the first night. Tomorrow the regular routine will be fol lowed! which commences at 5:15 A. M. with reveille and stops at 10 P. M. with taps. CA31P ORDERS ISSUED. Colonel Gantenbein to Enforce Strict Discipline. On board the train, Colonel Gentenbeln issued the following general orders for Ihe government of Camp Summers: No person not connected with the camp or Its administration will be permitted to remain, therein after "tattoo," without authority from the commanding officer. The calls and hours' of service will be as follows: First (or musician's call for reveille), 5:15 A. M.; reveille, 5:30 A. M.; assembly for roll call and setting up exercises, 5:30 A. M.; sick call (by the musicians of the guard), 5:45 A. M.; mess call (for break fast, by musicians of guard). 5:55 A. M.; assembly, 6 A. M.; drill call (by the musi cians of the guard), 6:40 A. M.; assembly for roll call and formation, 6:45 A. M.; recall from drill (by the musicians of the guard), 8:15 A. M.; guard mount (by the musicians of the guard), 8:45 A. M.; as sembly for formation of details, S:50 A. M.; Adjutant's call, 9 A. M.; drill call (by the musicians of the guard), 9:50 A. M.; assembly for roll call and formation, 9:55 A. M.; recall from. drill (by the musi cians of the guard), 11:30 A. M.; mess call (for dinner, by musicians of guard), 12:15 P. M.; assembly, 12:20 P. M.; officers' call, (by the musicians of the guard), 1:20 P. M.; First Sergeants' call (by musi cians of the guard), 1:30 P. M.; mess call (for supper, by musicians of the guard), 5:25 P. II.; assembly, 5:30 P. M.; first call for parade "by musicians of the guard), 6:10 P. M.; assembly for roll, call and formation, 6:lf P. M.; Adjutant's call for formation of b,ttalions, 6:25 P. M.; Adju tant's call for rormatlon of regiment, 6:35 P. M.; first call for retreat (by musicians of the guard), 6:30 P. M.; assembly for roll call and formation. 6:35 P. M. (If there be no dress parade)'; retreat, sunset; first call for "tattoo" (by musicians of the guard), 8:50 P. M.: tattoo. 9 P. M.: call to quarters, 9:45 P. M.; taps, 10 P. M.; first- call for church, Sunday, September 7, 10:30 A...M.; church call, 10:40 A. M. Tents will be dressed for Inspection every morning before guard mounting, as fol lows: The front of the tent open; walls looped or -rolled up If the weather per mits; tent floor clean; matresses piled one above the other, two against each side wall at rear end of tent; boots and shoes clean, placed In an orderly way at the foot of the mattresses; valises between the mattresses against the rear pole, of tent; buckets empty and clean, upside down, against one side of the wall in front, or In front of one oI4he street cor ners of the tent, but uniform in each com pany; cups clean, in front or by -the side of the bucket, or on top of wash basin; wash basin empty and clean, upside down on a bucket, and soap between basin and bucket; stools at foot of mattresses; blankets folded once lengthwise, then fold ed broadwise In parallel folds, and piled neatly on top of mattresses, the broad edges to the rear; coats or blouses folded lengthwise, buttoned, and buttons to the front, are neatly placed on top ofblan kets; overcoats and all other clothing, If not packed, are neatly folded and laid on top of coats: hats and caps are placed on the clothing or mattresses, ornaments to the front; accoutrements are hung from the crosspiece attached to the rear pole: candlesticks, clean, are placed on the wash basins or cups. If the latter be on the wash basins; and on a cord strung high from one upright pole to the other may be placed clean towelv Pieces not In use, stocked on either side In front of tent Admission to and exit from the camp after tattoo will be at the main entrance only, near the guard tent. The officer of the guard will 'allow all respectable persons to pass to and from the camp between reveille and tattoo, but strangers will not be permitted to remain .In camp after the latter hour. The utmost civility and courtesy will be extended to visitors. "When leaving their quarters, off duty, men must wear the uniform (blouse but toned). Men actually, at work on fa tigue duty or while engaged In games or recreation, are not required to wear the blouse buttoned. Buttons must be re placed promptly when needed, and brasses and equipment kept clean and bright. Crowd. Gathers at the Train. "You're Only a Soldier Boy" was often whistled yesterday morning at the Ter minal Depot, when about 050 members of the -Oregon National Guard started off for their nine days' camp at Gearhart Parle For half an hour before the train started, the '.sodier boys stood in line on Sixth street awaiting orders, and In many cases their mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, sweethearts and mothers-in-law made as much fuss over the youthful warriors ns if they had really been going to the Philippines. But everybody was good-tempered, and as the soldiers marched Into the depot to board the train ' of 15 cars, there were many favorable comments made on their smart and ef fective appearance. The Nineteenth United States Infantry" Band will leave for camp today. Company G Leaves Albanj-. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 3. (Special.) Com pany G. Oregon National Guard, left Al bany on this morning's local fox Portland, thence toGearhart Park for the annual ten days' encampment. It Is a full com- pany, numbering 65 men. The majority of these are new men, the company having been filled up during the past two weeks prior to the encampment. Those familiar with the National Guard work have been f - : s w f t n. i t " " ' 1 " - i i El jj O.N. G. TROOPS E3IBARKIXG AT UXIOX DEPOT. ' " '' photo by "SVerschUuI. j .. v ; s ... i busy night after night drilling the "rookies," and It is expected the new members will acquit themselves creditably at the encampment. Captain F. C. Stell macher Is in charge of company G. The hospital corps, numbering about IS members, will go to Roseburg, under the care of Major M. H. Ellis. Captain C. B. "Winn, who will have charge of the commissary department at Gearhart Park, left for that place several days ago to prepare for the coming of the sollders. Rosebnrpr Camp . Opened. ROSEBURG, Or Sept. 3. Annual" en campment of the First Separate Bat talion of the Oregon National Guard was opened in "West Roseburg this morning and will continue for nine days. Colonel George O. Yoran, of Eugene, Is In com mand. This battalion includes Company A, of Eugene, Captain Hammond; Com pany B, of Ashland, Captain Evans; Corn pally C, of Eugene, Captain "Williams; Company D, of Roseburg, Captain Ham lin. Major M. H. Ellis, of Albany, Bat talion surgeon. Is also in attendance. Tar get practice with the new regular Army rifles just received is a part of the daily routine. The grounds are admirably sit uated on the bank of the South Umpqua River, with a fine grove of trees near at hand, and are supplied with electric lights and water from the city mains. To Camp nt ItoKcburf?. EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 3. (Special.) Companies A and C, of the First Separ ate Battalion, of the Oregon National Guard, left this afternoon for Roseburg, where they will go Into camp for nine days. The numerical strength of the com panies Is very light, only a very small percentage of the men being able to get away at this time, and the value of the encampment will necessarily be dimin ished in .proportion. Target practice will be a prominent feature of the encampment, and the; men will have an opportunity to see what they can do with their new rifles. A non com missioned officer from the regular Army has been detailed to instruct the men In the use of the new weapon. The camp has been named in orders as Camp Law ton, In honor of General Lawton, who was killed in the Philippines. r f ' 'i. COLONEL C. U. GANTENBEIN. j . . v ... '. . . . . - , DENIES LOSS IS HEAVY METHODIST BOOK COXCERX VISAS- ' ' CIALIiY JOUXD. Rev. George ,P. Mains J One of Pub lishing: Agentn, Denies Re ports of Mismanagement. ' Rev. George P. Mains, one of the firm of Eaton and Mains, publishing agents of the Methodist Book Concern In New York City, was in Portland .yesterday, and In the course of an Interview on the condi tion of the Methodist Book Concern, he said: "Incidentally passing through Portland my attention has been called to a state ment" appearing In The Oregonlan, Sep tember 1, which represents that the Meth odist Book Concern In New York has in the present quadrennlum, through the In competence and mismanagement of the publishing agents, Eaton & Mains, lost the enormous sum of $634,298.23. This is an astounding statement, and Is without foundation, In fact. "The, New York Book Concern Is a very old business Institution. It has-accumulated In the course of many years a large volume of machinery, printing appliances and book plates, much of which'Is of high Intrinsic value. It has also, In the very nature of Its business, been under the ne cessity of making vlde and numerous ac counts. It has been judged In recent years by the book committee, by Its offi cial advisers, that the inventories of this house generally had come to be higher in statement than conservative business values would Justly warrant. In obedience to this conviction, at thej3eginnlng of the present quadrennlum, or' In 1200, the agents In New York, under Instruction of the book"" committee, made very radical, perhaps drastic, reductions in the general Inventory of the house, including In this action all the depositories-of the house, which are four, located ' respectively in Boston, Pittsburg. Detroit and San Fran cisco. The local committee at New York, which Is Invested by tne general confer ence with authority to do so, revalued the real estate, entering It at the beginning ofthe quadrennlum at a figure consider ably less than under which it had . pre viously been reported. The result of these reductions In Inventory, both In ,real estate, appliances, stocks and accounts, was a showing In the exhibit following thereon of several hundred thousand dol lars less In amount than had appeared In the previous statements. "It should be remembered, however, that these reductions in inventory do not rep resent a single dollar of 'loss' from the valid assets .of the Institution. All the properties of the concern which were of value prior to these reductions were still In the assets of the concern after these nominal reductions, just as certainly as before. "Any person of business discernment will instantly see that a nominal reduc tion In Inventory, Instead of being a real loss to a business house, ordinarily repre sents a conservative management. "This concern has not only not lost In the last quadrennlum, one dollar by mis management or lncompetenncy, but as a result of .thelarge reductions of Inven tory previously made, it now goes forth to Its constituency with a most conservative exhibit of available values. The prop erties of the New York Book Concern to day would bring in the market, under forced sale, all that its present exhibit calls for. "Moreover, the concern was never more prosperous during, Its entire history of more than 100 years, than at present. For Instance, seven years ago, owing to heavy obligations previously assumed for en tirely legitimate purposes, the concern was In debt to an amount of more than J500.CC0. During the last seven years. however, the. last dollar of this large in debtedness has been paid. In addition there has been paid during the same period In response to the demands of the general conference for dividends and sub sidies, sums aggregating more than $200,- 000. "We have accumulated also within the same period a 'fire fund' of $100,000, which stands to the credit of the house, Invested In gilt-edged and readily convertible interest-bearing securities. "We have also within the time mentioned been able so far to accumulate a working casTi capital, as to have been under no necessity for the last two years of borrowing any moneys from the banks for the purposes of cur rent business, a thing which we were often under the necessity of doing in previous years. "No statement could he more misleading or unjust than that which unfortunately appears In your columns of September 1. No losses have occurred from recent man agement. The reductions reported arc not losses, but represent simply a nominal and healthy adjustment of Inventory to thoroughly conservative bases of value. The recent management of the New York, Book Concern has received verv nro- nounced commendation from the thorough ly representative body of men who make up the general book committee, which committee has official supervision of the entire publishing Interests of the Metho dist Episcopal Church. The. New York Book Concern, as a business institution, so far from being In any sense invali dated, commands today an unchallenged credit In any money market on the globe. I wish, to express my appreciation of the courtesy extended to me personally by The Oregonlan, In receiving these state ments for publication." GAMBLERS OUT ON BAIL Men Accused by Nine All Boast of Good Reputations. James Flood, Thomas FIsk and E. E. Cooper, the three men who are charged with having defrauded Charles G. Nine, a recent arrival from Baltimore, in a poker game, were arraigned before Judge Cleland yesterday on a charge of gamb ling. They pleaded not guilty, and were released from custody on $200 ball each. Informations were filed against them by District Attorney John Manning. H. McNaughton, of the Multnomah Roofing Paint Company, appeared In court and represented that Cooper Is not -a professional gambler or big mitt man, as has been alleged, but is instead his business associate and partner. Mr. Mc Naughton put up ball for Cooper, and Peter Grant acted as surety for Flood and Flsk. The latter are recent arrivals "from Seattle, and contend that they can prove a good reputation by any number of witnesses. HURRICANE LOSS GROWS Grand Cayman Mnst Have Relief, or Starvation Will Be General. MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 3. Letters from Georgetown, Grand Cayman,dated August 17 and 18, report the damage by the hurri cane of August 11 much worse than at first reported. One writer says: "If the Islands are not afforded relleY, every one will starve Iff a week. Show this letter to the . newspapers, that they may let the world know of "the condition of the Island and the people. No Snbstitute Offered. Say what you will about druggists offer ing something "just as good" because it pays a better profit, the fact still stands that ninety-nine out of a hundred drug gists recommend Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when the best remedy for diarrhoea is asked for, and sdq so because they know It is the one remedy that can always be depended upon, even In the. rriost severe and dan gerous cases'. Sold by all druggists. EAGER FOR WIDE DRIVE WHITE HOUSE ROAD IMPROVE MENT STRONGLY URGED. Portland Driving? Association Be lieve County Shqald Not Delay on Account of Expense. A meeting of the Portland Driving As sociation for the, purpose of pushing along the completion of the improvement of the "White House road, was held last night at the office of M. D. Wisdom In the Hamilton building. The improvement consists of widening the road from 60 to SO feet from Hamil ton avenue to the White House and about $15,000 has already been expended In grad ing, surveying, etc. The rest of the work to be performed, including the moving Lack of fences and buildings, and macad amizing. It Is estimated will cost $5000 to $6000. The discussion by members present was very spirited: A. C. Lohmlre said the as sociation in the beginning guaranteed to secure the right of way of 20 feet to widen the road. That was two years and a half ago. They secured the right of way through processes of the courts at a cost of $600. "My plan," continued the speaker, "Is to move the fences and build ings baclcat once. The county agreed to move the fences and buildings back, and to stand between the owners and loss Wc went out with a .contractor, who wanted $S0O for the work, and I told him it was too high, that $500 was enough. Some owners of buildings got damages, and these must move the structures them selves. There are only four or five build ings to move. If they are moved, and the county does not Improve the road, there will be the biggest howl from the property owners, who gave the right of way, you ever heard." 'Hasn't the county already accepted the road. Isn't there an agreement to open the road full width from Hamilton avenue to tne wnue nouse; asKea rresmenu from the East, There's plenty of money L. Zimmerman. "The county did part of , in the project, and the company has no it a year ago, and hasn t done anything stock for sale " 222s- H171?.00"? .C?nt 1?en.l Mr. McCully when asked what the peo $o000 or $G000 for the benefit of the city It . ple of WaIlowa think of the proposed re ought to go Into bankruptcy. serve ln tne county replied quickly: Mr. Lohmlre again took the floor, say- ..Th thJnk t.8 a fraud Th dont Ing: "If. they move the buildings and j want ,t and d(m,t necd u Tne reserve fences, that will be something. The land wlll k out homesteaders. What our is not worth anything much now. but . count need ls more scttlers and more will be worth more if the road is Improved. opportunlty to brlng forth lts resources." I favored stopping sprinkling, but I think rhe Ice of h Wallowa is now ?6 a if we keep one sprinkler on, nobody will t rf h,Jh M McCully says ls have any kick coming W e might stop ! tt n, h f th, , f Jan sprinkling at Mr. Rohse s .place, and give ; September the price was $4. There is iuiu it uutu ul uiusi, aim feuc uim udt& mu $10 he subscribed. President Zimmerman said the asso ciation had collected subscriptions from Jr ivit the citizens of Portland for sprinkling , , ,. . f..i ). . ,,,, ,i,,i, and ought to fulfill Its obligation whether the county does or not. but one sprinkler would be sufficient this month. Gustave Rosenblatt and others agreed o cin 0,.v, J season with th; rains that will come, and that too much sprinkling would make the J road muddy. "They can't bury the dead for dust," commented Mr. Zimmerman, "unless we sprinkle. A great many people believe i .that road Is for the benefit of the driving association, but it Is for the benefit of the general public." It was decided to continue the sprinkling, and not cut Mr. Rohse out. and Mr. Zim merman next remarked that he thought the County Court would do something otherwise there would not be a stake left soon, and the survey would have to be made over atraln. Gustave Rosenblatt took occasion to say j in this connection that the county has es- ' tabllshed the line of the road, and anyone , placing a building within that line can be made to move it back. t Mr. Zimmerman said It was a great In- ; Justice that the road was not completed and the line finally settled. "We can't build houses," he said. "I am waiting to ', build houses now and can't do It." ' ( Mr. Rosenblatt said there was very lit tle grading to do. and very little macad amizing. There were some places to be straightened, and fences and buildings to movei The driving association had agreed to sprinkle the road with oil as Is done ln California, and make a first-class road. Mr. Zimmerman said that once finished the driving association could raise $2500 to $3000 per year by subscription to keep the road In No. 1 condition. Mr Rosenblatt, speaking of ?Jr. Rohse's opposition to the widening of the road ln front of Rohse's Park, which wlll take away a strip of ground, said he had talked to Rohse, who was inclined to be fair, and had not decided to bring an Injunc tion suit, but thought the county ought to share the expense. Mr. Zimmerman Jh response remarked: "The county can condemn the right of way and have It settled by arbitration. Land can be condemned from here to SalemMf It Is required as a public utll- , Ity." Mr. Xiohmlre explained that Rohse had only owned the property In dispute about a year and the stakes establishing the new road line were there when he bought It. He was only trying to, get a little money out of the county. Three Hurt la Head-On Collision. I SEDAXiIA, Mo., Sept. 3. A Missouri, Kansas & Texas stock train and a freight train met ln a head-end collision at Mc Baln, on the St. Louis division, as the re sult of which three persons were In jured, as follows: H. A. Waller, stockman, Wichita Falls,' Tex., right leg and left ankle badly in jured, v J. A. Avis, 'stockman. Wichita Falls, Tex., left thigh and leg broken. Edward Turbeyville, fireman, back wrenched and Internally Injured. The Injured were brought to the com pany's hospital here. Both trains were wrecked. RICH- IN MINERAL WEALTH "Wallowa Connty Resources inj? Developed. Are Bo F. D. McCully, a merchant of Joseph, Wallowa County, and one of the most promlnerit citizens In his part of the state, said last night that his county Is just beginning to uncover' its extensive mineral resources. "It's easy to see," he remarked, "from the little prospecting that has been done ! that Wallowa is exceedingly rich In min eral wealth." The growing copper camp at Eureka on Snake River and the development of the tenderfoot mining project, 14 miles south of Joseph, Mr. McCully cited as the big gest enterprises under way. The Eureka project was described in these columns about two weeks rszo In an Interview with Representative Williamson, who. In com- j pany with Mr. McCully, had just visited the camp. "We desire," said Mr. McCully, -"to establish steady lines of steady com munication and transportation with Eu reka. This camp has a bright future. It cannot, however, depend upon Snake River for transportation all the year. Just now It Is shut off from Lewiston by the inability of the steamer Imnaha to ascend the stream. The promoters of the Tenderfoot mine are building a wagon road to their prop erty. This roaa will be finished In De cember. Over It machinery will be hauled to the mine. "A stamp mill and smelter will be put up on the property," said Mr. McCully. "The ore Is exceedingly rich, some of It assaying $400 a ton in copper and gold. This last Summer several of the promoters took away about 2CO0 samples of the ore. They seemed to be j highly pleased with the value of the min I eral. The capital behind the mine comes , , u v,oe farmers cut their grain for hay. Live- I . more cattle than usual this Inter, owing , . , . ' , -j-. v,. ,.,;, to the dull market for beef. Few buyers i , .. . T . , I haJ'"trfa" PCiA n ) a "urab?.r men ln.. allowa Jcept their I tt,e a" ,nter' u,n2 the?Pn S 2 t them at prices which brought $S.50 and ! 59 Per t0,n for the hy tne animals had consumed. The market for hoes is more active. aJl "! have been an years; have tried the different foods but find that Shredded Wheat Biscuit is the only food that I do not tire of and the only one when used con stantly that agrees with me." ETHEL M. SECOND, Ripley, N.y. It's The Truth If you have any children you need a piano. If you don't own a piano you ought to get one, evea If It does require some sacrifice to do It. Anything vital to the Interests of an education adds its weight to the duty scales of the parent. You have a chance now to supply your daughter with the piano she so soray needs. Notwithstanding our disinclination to Indulge In exaggerated spectacular an nouncements concerning our sale, the fact remains that Portland ha3 never experi enced so genuine a sale of standard Instru ments. A talk with us costs nothing. Allen & Gilbert Ramaker Co, 209-211 First St. Kiddle Bros, will drive 2CC0 hogs to Elgin this. Fall. "Our hogs have the reputation of being the peer of the best on earth," said Mr. McC'ully. Glassworkcrs' Strike Called Off. NEW YORK. Sept. 3. A threatened strike of glassworkers throughout the country for a uniform rate of wages, de cided on by the Glassworkers Interna tional Union to gq-into effect September 10. has been called off for the present. At a conference of union officers It was decided that a general strike could not benefit the 1400 workers in this city who are on strike against the Metropolitan District Mirror Manufactur ers Association. Proirress Is belntr made toward a settlement of the local difficulty. nis CUepks Said to Be Worthless. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Sept. 3. George H. Ramboldt, who says he Is the owner ot the Harvey Hotel, at Niagara Falls, and City Treasurer of that place, was ar rested last night on the charge of passing worthless checks on a local hotel. He ar rived here two weeks ago, accompanied by his wife, whom he says he married In Omaha a month ago. "Witness In Boodle Case Goes Insane. NEW YORK, Sept. 3. A dispatch from Scranton. Pa., to the World says that Ex Mayor James G. Bailey has been com mitted to a detention hospital. Bailey testified In the boodle trials recently that he was paid for signing an asphalt ordi nance. He Is said to be afflicted with the belief that he Is being persecuted. 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