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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1911)
views SHOWnra Oregon, soldiers in camp. OREGON GUNNERS 35 DESTROY "EMEWIY" Merfs Shirt t , rvi ,U ?lH I T A;Y 'U CLUETTS AND MANHATTANS $1.50 Shirts now go at . 32.00 Shirts now go at . $135 $2.50 Shirts now go at . $1.75 $3.00 Shirts now go at . $1.95 OUR OWN LABEL Stiff Cuffa, Soft Pleated Bosoms $1.50 Shirts now go at - BSc $2.00 Shirts now go at . $1.25 f 1 ' Battery A, Field Artillery, in Action on Columbia Beach Dunes. J e WEST REVIEWS TROOPS Sale t ' i - KiletiW Order and Patrol Work Will Be Programme for Today In Third RpKlmcnl Fourth Manning Big Gun. COLUMBIA BEACH. Or, Au. (Spe cial.) Mskln; a shrapnel attack on a simulated line of Infantry our a ranee of li yaMs. Battery A. of the Orf-on Field Artillery, save a remarkable ex hibition of gunnsry ami fllrl erttrlsncjr vera! mla north and east of Colum bia B'ach t hi forenoon. Firing on a group of target that mere wholly obcurd by tliree mii1 rldKe.". the tattrymn easl'r causht the rang and literally tore the taraela to ihred. The practice was carried out alone; tinea similar to what would be ued in warfare, the Held rlnVa being- kept under eotcr aid all ahots being directed from flrlng data gathered In reconnaissance. Olven the direction, range and angle of Ore the gunner sent one explosive shell after another over the rand dunes and dropped them neatly Into the midst of the target position. Targets Are Located. Early In the morning a detachment went down the beach with the target, which ware placed In a protected place. Tha main battery advanced In the direc tion of tha targets, the exact position of which waa unknown to tha artillery men. An advance party wa aent to reconnolter. and after the battery had proceeded about three milea the target were discovered. Captain H. L Welch, the commanding officer, after verifying the firing data gathered by Lieutenant Frank L Ran dall, had the gunner open fire. Lieu tenant L Clark acted aa range officer and Lieutenant J. P. Krupke and George B. Otterstedt commanded tha platoon. The gunner it nothing but a big gray dun directly In front of tha bat tery, but when the firing waa over and tha force was taken ahead to observe the effect of tha fire It waa seen that tha firing data had bean accurate In very essential. Had tha Infantry been actual, rather than simulated, terrifle execution would have been the result. Work la Complimented. Captain Ouignard. of the Second United Etatea Plaid Artillery, who la with tha battery aa Instructor and Inspector, com plimented tha Oregon batteryroen highly on their exhibition of skill, and aald that tha force showed Itself to be ready for elective field service under condi tion of actual warfare. All tha troop at Columbia Beach were reviewed lata thl afternoon by Governor West, who arrived In camp thl morn ing. Tha Third Regiment and battery mad an Impressive picture as they lined op with service uniforms and field equipment and went through the evolu tion of review. Governor Weat said he waa more than pleased with the mili tary and business like aspect of tha men. and complimented the officers highly on the splendid organization they have de veloped. Practical Instruction In close and ex tended order drills by companies) and battalions occupied the day In the Third Regiment's camp. The Regimental Com mander. Colonel T. X. Dunbar, Is keep ing the raiment busy with the details of field work, and nothing Is being per mitted in the way of loose military end. Maneuver on Today. Tomorrow the first maneuvers will be held by the Third Regiment. During the afternoon the three battalions will be aent out for extended order in the drill and patrol work. Each battalion, after an hour of drilling, will strike off aa an Independent force and operate against the other battalions. At Fort Steven the Fourth Regiment continued Its) work at the big coast gun. The lnfntrynien are rapidly mas tering the details of their work, and expect to be fully qualified to put tha giant rlfie through the pce In target practice next Monday. All troops at Columbia Beach and Fort Stevena will leave for Astoria Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. o It waa officially announced today from General Flnser'e headquar ters. City's ccdom Extended. After participating In the Centennial parade there the bj force will be given the freedom of the city for several hour before being returned to camp bj spe cial train. In addition to the training secured In the field exercise the officer are receiv ing the benefit of dally lecturea by the officer of the Regular Army who are attached. Major C. T. Dentler. United Ftatea Army. 1 attached to the Third, Major Wfcalley to the Fourth and Captain Gulgnard to the battery. LORIMER INQUIRY RESTS Committee to Rrame In Chicago After Month's Vacation. WASHINGTON. Aug. . After con cluding the testimony today of ex-State Senator Holstlaw. accused bribe-taker In the Lorlmer election, the Senate Lo rimer committee took a month's ra ces. The committee will convene October IS In Chicago Instead of In Washington. The transfer of the field of Inquiry was marked by the departure for Chi cago of Senator Irimer and hi coun cl. Elbrldge G. Ilanecy. After a two weeks' rest Attorneys J. II. Marble and j. J. Healv. representing the commit tee, will go to Chicago to prepare for the Autumn hearings. Evidence heard henceforth. It I ex pected, will be either In substantia tion or In refutation of testimony now In the hand of the committee. Mr. Healy announced today that the list of witnesses summoned had been ex hausted. "And everybody else." he added. Fowl Artists Partial to Men. DENVER. Aug. . Charges that art 1st who illustrated the -Standard." the textbook for Judging poultry tinder the rule of the American Poultry Asso ciation, had outrageously flattered Madame I-eghorn lien and grossly ma ligned Plymouth Rock Rnoter. E. riulre. and In other way changed pic ture een In the "Standard." In for mer years, precipitated a lively oi--uselon in the Kth annual convention of the Poultry Association here yea terday. Reese V. Ill.ks. of Topeka. K la the new president. . ' ... .-. - r -?ev - lWsMSMaBasssssassdBwawassaSBBBBWaaaka r s . f t, GEVKniL VIEW OF TENT CITV S, GUARD RELIEF. TROOPS ASKED FOR London Millers Want Protec tion From Strikers. MOVEMENT IS AUGMENTED Van Drivers and Klh Porter Join Dork WorkertJ Fruit Rot tin? in Crate and Bread and Beef Famine Threatens. LONDON. Aug. t. Requet by the Combined Millers' Association of Lon don to the Home Secretary for military protection against the striking dock hands, and the walkout of thousands of teamsters, leaving the city practi cally without van, were the develop ment today In the strike situation. The price of bread and other foods ha -risen and a bread famine seems certain within a few day unless the strike Is settled. Because of the walk out of the van-driver, the city's supply of fresh fruit and vegetable could not be moved. California pears, Tssmanlan apples and French fruits are rotting In their crates. Covent Garden waa almost without fruit today. Flh Porters Join Strike. The flsh porters have Joined the strike movement and there waa no one today to unload the flsh trawler. Striker atopped all attempt to move wagon a. The dock workers are beginning the feel the deprivation of the strike and are stoutly resisting any attempt of their employer to fill their places with nonunion strikebreakers. Collision between the strikers and the police were frequent today and tha millers decided to ask for military pro tection. 100.000 Called Out. At a meeting of the strikers today. It was announced by Benjamin Tlllett. secretary of the Dock. Wharf. River aide and General Workers' Uunlon. that orders had been Issued calling out every man In the Port of London. Thl Increase the number of striker to 100 000. The Board of Trade considered the dispute between the millers and the dockmen today. The strikers Insist that all of their demand be granted. Further effort will be made to aettle the tr!k thl week. The price of chilled beef has risen 1 cents a pound since last Friday. Tha manager of one of the largest concerna Importing American beef aald today that unless the strike was settled by tomorrow, there would be a great bef famine In the country. BANK TRUST ACTION WAITS Securities Holdtur Companies Re ported Willing to Dlssohre. WASHINGTON. Aug. . After a con ference today with George. M. Reynolds, president of the Continental Com mercial National Rank of Chicago, and Levy Mayer, a lawyer of that city. Secretary MacYeash announced It would be everal day before lie wonld decide upon hi attitude toward the control of ao-called "security companjr" by National hank. It was said today that Jamea B. For gan. president of the First National Bank of Chicago, who I credited with being the originator of control of trust companies by National bank, ha n nounced his wllllngnes to dissolve his bank's connection with the First Trust Company of Chicago If the Treasury Department orders It. Similar representations have been made on behalf of the National City Bank of New Tork. CARLETON HOTEL BURNS i'nnHTiiied rrem Pt ! floors were gutted. Tart of the roof also was destroyed. The managera say the hotel, which was well drenched. Is not bsdly dam aged and will resume business Imme diately. The blae started In an ele vator shaft from the fusing of an eleo trle wire. The alarm was aounded at 7 o'clock, while most of the patrons were dress ing f-r dinner. They poured out Into the streets, leaving all their baggage. Men In their underclothea. with over coata on them. and women half dressed, their hair hanging dosrn their backs, fled the building. Firemen srrlved quickly end rescued a number of servant who were shriek- lng from upper windows. They also carried out tw6 Invalids. The gen eral alarm aent out said: "The Carleton Hotel is well alight and lives are supposed to be In dan ger." This brought to the scene all fire companies within a radlua of three miles. The upper floor, where most of the damage by the fire waa done, was given over mostly to servanta' quar ters. Comparatively few of the patrons lost their baggage. The sal vage corps removed trunks and bags and piled them In the streets. Thousands Watch Fire. Thousands -of persons, afoot and In motor, cars, filled the adjoining atreeta and watched the Are. The Haymar ket across the street from the hotel was compelled to cancel Its perform ance on acconnt of the fire. Hia Majesty's Theater la closed. Many Americana who had been stay ing at the Carieton sailed for home on the Olympic toaay. but Incoming teamen had brought new patrons. None of the hotel staff Is mlaalng.- Mr. Finney's body was found In the bathroom adjoining his room on the fifth floor of the annex. The charred featurea were unrecognizable. Appar ently he had gone Into the bathroom to oathe befor; dressing and was as phyxiated. The body was removed to the morgue late tonight. Thla death was the only one result ing frr.m the fire. ! CLARK RICHES INCREASE COUNTY'S PERSONAL WEALTH ESTIMATED OVER flC.000,000 Assessor's Report Shows Remark" able Growth and Development ' In Past Year. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) The grand total of all assess able property lln Clark County for 1911. the odd year when land Is not assessed, will reach $11,200,000 In round num bers, according to the report of A. F. Davis, County Assessor, who today turned over his books to the County Commissioners, who will sit for three dava aa a board of equalization. Personal property Is valued at 11,600,000, after all exemptlona are taken out. The grand total of real estate, land and buildings Is $8,930,000. The assessed valuation of all railroad, street railway, telephone and telegraph lines, as returned by the State lax Commission last year Is $1,671,000. The Increase In the assessed valuation of personal property la given as $101,000. Cowhide Suitcases Sale Price $5.00 Reductions in All Furnishings Departments. Men's Suits The balance of our Summer Suits reduced to Half Price New Fall Styles Arriving Daily, , Ready for Inspection. BEN SELLING Leading Clothier lAne Free Prom Contagion. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. t. (Special.) Not a case of contagious disease oc curred In Lane County durintr the moth of July, according to the report of Health Officer Prentice, Just made public. The same report says there were 47 births during the month. .6 miles and 21 females. Of deaths there were 17, 14 males and three females. BAYOCEAN AND ETU RN Leaving Portland Saturday Morning and Returning Monday Evening Positively the Last $5 Excursion From Portland This Season This will be the occasion for. the First Annual Portland Ad Club Excursion to Bayocean and a good time is promised SPECIAL AQUATIC EVENTS MILITARY BAND CONCERTS BIG BEACH BONFIRES DANCE AND AMUSEMENTS NOTE Special rate for Ad Club members and their friends, $lS.SO, including all expenses SECURE TICKETS EARLY TODAY CALL OR PHONE FOR INFOR MATION AND LITERATURE Mississippi Valley Limited flDe luxe daily train with Observation library Car, Dining Car, Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars and Coaches to Lin coln, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City. St. Louis and the Southeast. THE ONLY THROUGH OBSERVATION. CAR ' TRAIN TO ST. LO0I& A A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant Gen eral Passenger Ag-ent, corner 3d and Morrison streets, Portland. Phones: Main 211 and A 1211. T. B. POTTER REALTY CO. Main 7270 720 CORBETT BUILDING A 6 2 9 1 Oregon Electric Ry. Trains Via City Line Trains for Salem, Woodburn, Forest Grove, Hills boro, Beayerton, Cornelius and intermediate stations now run over city line the Jefferson-st. Station to the North Bank Station. CITY STATIONS NOETH BANK STATION 11th and Hoyt Streets. JEFFERSON-STREET STATION Front and Jefferson Streets. STREET INTERSECTION STOPS TENTH AND STARK TENTH AND MORRISON FIFTH AND SAJjMON FIRST AND SALMON THE "LIMITED FOR SALEM" leaves North Bank Station 8:45 A. M., Jefferson Street Station 9:00 A. M., instead of 9:15 A. M. For other changes feee schedules. TICKETS ON SALE AT TITY TICKET OFFICE. FIFTH AVD STARK STS. TEF-FEHWO-ST. STATION, FRONT AND JEFFERSON STS. 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