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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1910)
MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1910. THE COMMANDING OFFICER WHO DENIES HE HAS ANY CONTRO VERSY WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ABERCROMBIE. comfort BY GENERAL MAUS " s inconveniences and discomforts are tolerated because hallowed associations which linger about the old home. Many of the Commanding Officer Has Not Even Criticised Lieutenant-Colonel, He Says. But Without disturbing the old home or its occupants you can put new life, ILL-FEELING NOT SHOWN KEPRIMfiND DENIED for old Officer Within His Rights in Treat ing With War Department. Colonel Hoyt Slated for Pro- . motion to Brlga-dler-General. Erlgaaier-General Marion P. Maus. TJ. S. A., commanding: the Department of the Columbia, gave positive denial yester day of the report from Spokane that he had reprimanded Lieutenant-Colonel "VV. H. Abercromhie. of the Twenty-fifth United State Infantry, for overlooking "the General in dealing with the "War Department several months ago regard- , ing the housing of prisoners at Fort George Wright. A breach has opened be tween General llaufl on the one side and Secretary of State L,. M. Howell, of Wash-' lngton. and Mayor N. S. Pratt, of Spo kane, on the other. General Maus denied that he even criticised Lieutenant Aber c.romhie In any way. The telegraphic report published yes terday morning from Spokane stated that as a result of ill feeling between General Maus and Lieutenant-Colonel Abercrombie. the latter had applied directly to the War Department for a four months- leave of absence, and at the end of that time would ask, to be retired. Abercrombie" Within Rights. "The account corring from Spokane is a decided misstatement." said Gen eral Maus. yesterday. "I have no feel ing against Lieutenant-Colonel Aber crombie or anyone else, and his leav ing Fort George Wright has nothing whatever to do with the housing of prisoners there. He had a right to negotiate with the War Department regarding keeping prisoners there, and I have no complaint to make of that fact. 'If Lieutenant-Colonel Abercrombie has applied for a leave of absence or for retirement, he is doing simply what he has a right to do, but he has filed no request of that kind with this de partment." It was learned yesterday on good au thority, however, that officers at Fort (" George Wright had made complaints concerning the conduct of Lieutenant Colonel Abercrombie, and that an in spector was sent to the fort a few days ago to make an investigation of the charges. The nature of these charges, however, is ' withheld, and although General Maus was asked about them he refused to tell what they are. General Maus was not inclined to go into details about Army affairs, ex plaining that he cared only to deny the statement that had already been in the papers. No Reprimand Given. At the time, when the I. W. W. prisoners were quartered at Fort George Wright, Spokane, a complaint was sent to the War Department to the effect that more prisoners were placed there than the accommodations would justify, and General Maus was sfnt to investigate and make a report. This resulted in no official reprimand for Lieutenant-Colonel Abercrombie, and nothing came of it. This incident and the fact that an inspector was sent to Fort George Wright a few days ago to investigate charges against Lieu tenant-Colonel Abercrombie. are be lieved to have served as an Inspiration for the rumor that originated Satur day at Spokane. Colonel Hoyt. commanding the Twen ty-fifth Infantry, with, headquarters at Fort Lawton, has been named for pro motion to be Brigadier-General, the appointment to come next month. When this change takes place. Lteutenant i'olonel Abercrombie being the next in command, will be transferred to Fort Lawton, and will make his headquar tors there until a Colonel is appointed to take charge of the regiment, the enlisted men in which are negroes. Spokane Police Blamed. There was told yesrterday in Spokane ptory of a mating between General Maus, K. V. Lambert, pfeident of the Spokane Vunril and then acting-Mayor, and John T. Sullivan, who was Chief of Police about last December 2- General Maus paid a viPlt to .Spokane and made a per sonal inquiry Into the I. W. W. trouhl: and the method by which prisoners had een sent to Fort George Wright. Gen eral Maus. the Spokane version ran. pro. tested to the acting Mayor, who replied curtly that he had never heard of a Gen eral named Maus. The General was said to have told Chief Sullivan plainly tha if tile police of Spokane had been alive to their duties it would have been able to handle the situation on ius own ac count. Officials around the Spokane City Hall were not friendly to General Maus. They said afterward, that they had heard tha the General went to Fort George Wright and discovered the conditions tiiat gave rise to the report that he had repri roanded the Lieutenant-Colonel. It wa said that he found two-members of the T. W. W. in the post hospital and that he ordered them tuken out at once. I i ooneeded "here thai city prisoners had no right to occupy an Army hospital. Tit sick men were removed on stretchers and taken away in an ambulance. :; I,' f ' "' X - - I . s si t && s II :: ' if v ', ' . ! I i f r '. - 1 I lu A ..x sti. MHammmr'nm im m i inn inm-n a taail I BRIGADIER-GENERAL MARION P. MACS. I fc.............................................4 RUSSIAN GETS REVENGE GORPSESWEPTAWAY Men Sent to Recover Body Battle With Waves. LAUNCH IS NEARLY LOST All-Xight Struggle Endf In Beach ing of Launch and Leaves Oc cupants "Utterly Exhausted'. Victim May Be Suicide. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 13. After spending the night with a corpse in an open launch, at the mercy of a fearful storm that lashed the waters of Puget Sound. A. H. Craig and B. F. Finch, of Bremerton, ran their craft ashore at Richmond Beach this morning. The dead body of Hagbert Isakson, a sailor, which they picked up off Port Blakeley, was carried away by the storm. Early in the afternoon Craig and Finch were sent from Bremerton to recover the body, which had been seen floating near Port Blakeley. When they louna ine corpse they placed it in a ruae coiuu that had been lashed to the launch. A storm came up and they were driven from their course. In the night the lashings gave way and the body was again swept into the water. Craig and Finch battled with the storm all night. Late this morning, completely exhausted, they succeeded in beaching their launch at Richmond eacn. It is believed Isakson committed sui cide. He has been missing since he was dischargeA from the Marine Hospital at Port Townsend recently. JOSSEll HAS SCHEME the direction of Harriot R.'i.abadie, Philadelphia. of ONTARIO IS IMPROVING Citizens Approve Generous Provi sion for Civic Betterment. ONTARIO, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.") The activity of the new City Council in providing improvements for the town in the coming year meets with general approbation. A generous programme of street grading and graveling has been decided upon and provision has been made for building new cement sidewalks on nearly every important street where they have not been pro vided. A sewer for the south part of town has been ordered, and will make the sewer system of Ontario the most complete system enjoyed by any small town in this part of Oregon. Provision has been nfade for draining the lower parts of the outlying dis tricts, so as to keep the roads entering thfe town in perfect condition during the irrigating season. Well May Go Down 4500 Feet. ONTARIO, Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) Fuel having finally been secured, drill ing has been resumed aj the Ontario Gas well by the local company. At the time of the last work, when scarcity of coal made it impossible to continue the drilling any longer, the hole was down 3120 feet. This lacked only about 450 feet of reaching the original bottom of the well, which was 3570 feet when the cave-In last Fall stopped work. The drillers expect to put the hole down to 4000 or 4500 feet. If oil is not found, the gas already discovered will be utilized. PLAN' .TO RAISE AUDITORIUM FUND SUGGESTED. National Bank Fails. " MADTSONVILLE. Ky.. Feb. 13. The First National Bank- of Nortonville has closed its doors. The officers announce that the bank has not proved a profitable concern, but that depositors will be paid in full. "Knockers" Severely Scolded. SANDY. Or.. Feb. to. (To the Editor.) I don't have anything to "kick'" about. Have no. pu? Jtestions how to run the Ore irnnin'n- what one should fat or how hlffh Montesano Foreigner Loses Suit and Shoots Man Who Won. MONTHS ANO, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Spe rial.) Because he lost an action I court here yesterday to a countryman, a Kussian purchased a second-hand re volver, lny in wait for his victim, i shot him. He was arrested. Following the original court action the Kussian, who Is a veteran of th Russian-Japanese war. told his coun tryman. winner of the suit, that h would shoot him on sight. He kept his word. After purchasing the gun at H. B. Marcy's store he waited on a side street for his victim. Soon bullets were flying, and it was a race to the swift est. When the gun was emptied it was found that the last shot fired had hit the victim in the left side of the body, but not seriously wounding him. The assailant was arrested on a charge of attempt to kill with a dangerous weapon. Do you know that croup can be prevented?- Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hotrse or even after the croupy cough appears and it will prevent the attack. It is also a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fail. Sold by all dealers. I Head of Power Company Tells How Kansas City Sold Buttons on . Streets for Similar Purpose. A nlan similar to one carried out sue cessfully in' Kansas City is suggested by B S. Josselyn. president of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Co.. for raising funds for the proposed audi torium in which the women's clubs of the city are taking a concerted inter est. "The plan for raising an auditorium fund was carried out in Kansas City while I was living there and it went like wildfire," said Mr. Josselyn yester day. "The acquirement of a site is first necessary. After a site has been se cured it is then possible to issue stock in the enterprise. "In Kansas City buttons that could be put In the lapel of the coat were manufactured and each button repre sented one share of stock at tl a slfare. These buttons were sold on the street In a manner similar to that so suc cessfully followed onTag Day in Port land and in the sale of Red Cross stamps. Every one purchased buttons, and $200,000 was raised in a very short time. In view of what has been ac complished on Tag day and in the sale of Red Cross stamps. I believe that the button plan of selling stock in the auditorium would be an excellent onf in Portland. "No one questions the need in Port land of an auditorium where conven tions of any size may be held. I am greatly interested in the movement and slncerelv hope that it will succeed. The auditorium should be located so that it" will have the benefit of the greatest possible proportion of the city's car service. For that reason the Lewis and Clark Fair Grounds are ad mirably suited. The auditorium should not be located on the East Side, be cause of the difficulty of getting large numbers of persons across the bridges. On the West Side I know of no location, other than the fair grounds, where a site could be secured within the means of the promotors of such an enter prise. " During the fair in Portland the jcrowds were handled most expeditious ly. This was because the carlines to the grounds were numerous and were so constructed that congestion of traffic could be re'adily relieved." The first benefit for the auditorium fund Is to be given In Portland Febru ary 18. under the auspices of the Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy. 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AMERICAN Radiators are madein hundreds of shapes, heights, widths and lengths to fit any convenient space. They are also made in different ornamenta tions, as well as in plain styles. AMrICM KADRTOrffMFA'N Y Write to Dept. N-12 282-286 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Public Showrooms and Warehouses located at Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washlngrton, Buffalo, Pittsburs, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Brantford (Ontario), London, Paris, Berlin, Milan. one should step or any advice as to how the Lord should novern heaven. It's this way: If I knew so much more than all these people know, I'd be "kick iniff." I'm just "knocking the knockers. They need it. They enjoy it. It's what they thrive on. same as peaches and cream Is to a normal person Observe the "Strong-minded woman" with th cold gimlet eye and a mouth like a No. 3 bear trap, "kicking" on- the height of car steps. Why does she not quit "kicking" and use her energy in stepping? If Fhe stepped one-tenth as high as she kicked she would be landing clear on top nf the car?. There's also the pale-eyed male knocker with the blonde -mustache and the plow share nose. He imagines he knows more than people think he does, when they look at him gives "my views" and likes to see his name In print. Well, these sufferers should have access to a free-for-nll paper called "To the Rditor,' with no correspondents except the "wise guys" and knockers, and no sub scribers except knockers and such. Each correspondent could then read his or her views" or "knock" and then use tne paper to Hunt the morning fire, thus saving coal oil and at the same time taking a slap h t the oil trust. R. 'K. K. 5E.jJj:.nr:;i-ihJ..i..l,m!,--JU5a.3 E fr '-r' -i TAKE lit f s-.-M mis CAR I - M TIM All Rose City Park cars ran through Laurelharst. Take car at Third and Yamhill sts. Sales men on the ground. Off:e, 522 Corbel. Building. TAPPED 8 TIMES The following report in an extreme case of chronic Brig-hfs IMsease will interest physicians due to the fact that tapping has neretotore invariably at tended fatal terminations. Under the new emollient treatment tapping: does not prevent recovery.- .Patient six years old the young: son of A. C. Dean, of 17116 Ninth Ave., Oakland, Cal. Chronic Bripht's. Dropsy that had resisted all efforts was continually in creasing:- The family physician gave no hope and said the end was near. At this critical moment the treatment was changed to I'ulton s Renal Com pound, the physician aiding jt bv hold ing up the heart and streng uiening- the little patient against collapse. Case very stubborn dropsy was so oppressive that the patient had to be tapped eight times. But as the tap pings Degan to oectine, ciuresis in creased, and the patient made a slow but steady recovery, and is now going; to the public school in Oakland. 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