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MORNING OREGON! AN. MONDAY. SEFTE3IBER 15, 1913. TIIE GREAT GUNS BEING USED IN PRACTICE AT FORT STEVEN3 CITY SCHOOLS TO BE OPENED TODAY TV e - .."if''- -v.,-:"' 4?.--: 5 ...... Swirnmin' Hole and Bull Pup to Be Neglected for Book, Tablet and Pencil. SCHOOL BELLS RING TODAY Buildings Are Fornicated and Re furbished and Book Are Ready for pistrlbntion to 30,000 Pn pib br Corps of Teacher. Vacation Joys are over. For nine Ions; months the old swimming hole will stand Idle: the doll houe will tumble to ruin; the bullpup will have to seek a new playmate; the coaster wagon will get a much-needed rest; calloused feet will onca mora hibernate to shoes and stockings and sunburned cheeks will loe their i'.ov, for school opens today. This is the darkest day in the year for young; Portland. It Is the day when pleasurea which have been en joyed for nearly three months oome to a sudden close: when fun of the kind which makes boyhood a time always to be remembered give way to dull care. No consolation is offered by the knowledge that In nine months another vacation will come. That is too far sway for the young; mind to conceive. Everything; will be In complete readiness for the first day's session of the Fall semester. The doors at all schools will be opened promptly at 9 o'clock and the session will continue during most of the day. The pupils will be registered and arranged In classes ready for the beginning of studies the first thing; tomorrow morning;. Sappllrs Ready t Give Out. The opening; of the semester will be aa extremely busy time for the corp of 1000 teacher. For weeka the School Board has been busy riving; out book and school supplies which have been arranged In all the schools so that they can be secured easily and distributed to the pupils without delay. The teachers at a meeting- held Sat urday at tha Lincoln High School re ceived full instructions and principals, who also held a meeting Saturday, will be prepared to assist In tha work of getting the pupils arranged In the proper rooms and classea with as little confusion ad possible. The children will find all tha build ings tiiroughly cleaned for the open Ins, every room In every school hav ing been scrubbed, fumigated, venti lated and painted and all the desks having been cleaned and fumigated as thoroughly aa possible- In many of the schools old furniture has been re placed with new. All of the books which cava been used before have been fumigated and cleaned for use this yesr. 3Uo Chlidrea Expected. It Is believed the enrollment will reach 10.000 Last year the number was near that point and tba growth of the city alnce then is expected to show a material Increase. It probably will be two or three daya before the enroll ment la complete, although every effort lias been made to have all children re port for school without delay. Hot lunchea at a nominal cost wll be served to the children of Arleta School thia term. Thla la quite an In novation for a grammar school, but It was deemed an advisable plan, aa there are under ordinary conditions 400 pu pils who take their lunchea and In bad weather the number Is fully 600. One of the buildings situated on the prop erty that la to b used for tha school playground will be remodeled and fitted up with range, tables, chalra ami everything necessary for the prepara tion and serving of hot lunches for the children. ft. F. Ball, the principal. Is enthusiastic over the Innovation. This will be under Immediate supervision of the Arleta Parent-Teacher Association, of which Mrs. C U Burllngbam Is president. EARLY FROSTS PREDICTED Weather Everywhere, However, May Be Fair by Wednesday. WASHINGTON; Eept 14. Early frosts In the extreme Northweat are predicted by the Weather Bureau for Monday. The weekly forecast tonight say: -Unsettled rainy weather will pre vail nearly all over the central and northern sections east of the Mississip pi River. There also will be local show ers early In the week over the Rocky Mountain region, and the Northwest, but by Wednesday and Thursday gen erally fair weather should prevail over all district. -Frosts will occur Monday morning over tha lake region and tha extreme Northwest, on Tuesday over the West generally, over the middle plateau and the Rocky Mountain regllon. and by Wednesday or Thursday morning prob ably over tha northern and western Upper Lake region. -Temperature will be rising over the Northwest and West after the middle of the week, accompanied by falling pressure, and by the end of the week the weather over those sections again will be unsettled and somewhat cooler. YOUTH HELD FOR MURDER Wealthy Man' Son Said to Have Confessed Killing la Jam Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14. Jame Francis Cook, son of W. H. Cook, a wealthy resident of Hollywood, was ax. rested today In connection with the murder vesterday of Frank J. Nelson. The police said they had a full con- i & .ft HhntMl , H & mnnl.. In an Infatuation for Nelson's young wife Nelson, a youag mechanician, had been found near his home in Florence, shot from behind through the head. A pistol lying beside the body had failed to deceive me cnerni s lorce. as Nelson's hand had remained, despite the fall. In his trousers pockets, and a lighted cigar waa between bis teeth. 'FRENCH DINNER fEATURED Large Attendance KnJr New Sun day Attraction at Commercial Club. The first French dinner arranged for the Commercial Club waa riven last night and a marked Increase in the attendance over that of the average Sunday-evening dinner crowd testified to the popularity of the new feature Introduced by Manager John Annand. " In the musical programme appeared the Mason strlnared quartette, assisted by Miss Jennie Clow, soloist, and Paul W. Robertson, an amateur violinist from the Y. M. C A. The musical pro gramme was cordially received by the guests. It Is planned to feature the special French dinners twice each week, on Sunday and on Wednesday nights. O TOP-BREECH OF 12-IXCrt MORTAR. BOTTOM BREECH 10-ICH RIFLE. GUN PRACTICE HELD Good Marks Are Set by Coast Artillery Corps. - MOVING TARGET IS USED Seven Hits Out or Ten Shots Fired In Nino srinute From Mortar Batteries Made by Xlnety-thtrd Company at Fort Stevens. FORT STEVENS. Or.. Sept. 14. isnwiii t All tha urtlllerv companies on the lower Columbia are now engaged In their annual target practice, urui nartly these practlcee are conducted semi-annually, but the fishing condi tions at the mouth of the river obliged the War Department to make an ex evntlon and conduct both practlcea dur ing a 10-day period. All tne aay practices nave otcn .-mn-pleted with noticeably good results, especially in the case of the mortar company, commanded by Captain James Long. Firing at a target being rapidly towed past the fortiflcatlona over 7000 yards from the batteries, they scored seven hits out of 10 shots fired In nine minutes. Making- seven hits out of 10 shots fired will place the 93d company among the three leading mortar com panies In the United Statea Coast Ar tillery Corps. Third place frequently haa gone to the company scoring- four hits. Shells Wrlgk lfrM Posada Mortara are fired from deep concrete pita urrounded by heavy embank ment of earth. They are designed to throw a hell upward at an angle ex ceeding 45 degrees. These shells, weighing 104S pounds each, describe a emi-ctrcuUr curve through the air, striking directly on the deck of the battleship attacking. Though the mor tars, aa a rule, are not aa accurate aa the rifles, a hit with a mortar entails . M,.h Aatn-A in the BneoiT a a acora of shots from a rifle would. No deck la constructed witn over iwur t v. ..ot,,,. nia and these huge half -ton missiles will sheer through that amount of plate aa xnougu uiuuu Tn urtual enaaa-ements each shell Is filled with dunnlte. said to be the most powerful explosive m w among the world powers. The fuse that explodea the ahell de laya Ita action about ,001 part of a sec ond after striking, thu causing the explosive force to spend Its terrific energy In the engine rooms, boiler and magazines of the vessel struck. w. , r A.w -nn.nv irlnr 10-lnch allO 1 WV 111 ,11 , shell weighing In excess of 600 pounds. scorea lour hils in - For the first time at Fort Stevena some of these shells were filled with explo sives. When the shell struck thc7 were observed to throw a. huge wall of water in front of the projectile, scat tering the fragments to the right and left of the object aimed at. Thousands of small fish were killed by the tre mendous concussion. Target la Demolished. The S3d Company. Fort Columbia, firing with eight-Inch rifles, complete ly demolished a $1000 target. Practice with the three-inch rapid-fire guna by the J4th Company resulted In good scores. Several accident occurred during the practice. One gun pointer was serious, ly Injured by a broken sight standard. The various companle held night practice the last part of the week. The only Illumination provided for the tar-a-ets was from the 0-lnch searchlights. Great Interest waa centered on thla spectacular performance, not only De cause It was the first time it had been tMmnUd hut because of the Increased danger Involved. The mistake of a fraction of a degree in tne seiuns; of the pieces means the destruction oi the towing vessel. This 1 particularly true of the mortars. Not a man at m mn, a i nr ,vin tias an idea OI the location of the target. All Infor mation relative to firing haa to be transmitted through observing sta tions located, in ome cases, over iuuu yards from the rapldly-movlng target. MOTHER DISCOVERS BOY Habema Cornni Successful After Long Search. DALLAS. Or, Sept. 14 (Special.) A cas that has attracted considerable- attention In thla county and ona that haa kept the Sheriff's office and the District Attorney' office of thla and other counties of the state busy the past eight months, culminated success fully yesterday when Mrs. W. Phelps, formerly Mrs. Mary Chandler, aecured possession of her Infant son. John Clotls Chandler. Her present husband trot Dosscssion of the child m coos County on habeas corpus proceedings- Three years ago Mrs. rneips, men Mrs. Chandler, was deserted by her husband, John w. Chanaier. cnanaier left his wife alone to care for their three children and contributed nothing to their support. A year ago Mrs. Chandler began suit for divorce and asked for the custody of the children. Before the suit could be heard her hus band. John Chandler, went to the Air- lie home, where the children were being cared for by the father and mother of Mrs. Chandler, took the older child, a boy of 7, and left for parts unknown. Mrs. Chandler soon secured a decree of divorce and was awarded the care and custody of all the children. Immediately search began tor Chandler and the boy. When Chandler had been definitely located near the Slletx and steps were being taken to serve him with the necessary papers to secure possession of the child, he got notice of what was being done and at once left for Southern Oregon. Af ter a search of two months he was lo cated at Empire City, In Coo County. DEBATE RULES CHANGED WASHINGTON ADOPTS CODE OF ETHICS FOR CONTESTANTS. Plagiarism Is Forbidden and At tendance at Performance by Competitors Under Ban. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) Finding that "the close compe tition for winning haa led debaters and coaches to go to unusual lengths," the Washington department of educa tion, in arranging for the state high school debates of this school year, has Just promulgated a strict code of ethics which all debaters must follow under pain of disqualification. Requirement no. l is: mere snail be no plagiarism." If the aspiring orator uses the Immortal words of Patrick Henry or Daniel Webster to bolster his argument he must inform the audience distinctly that he has lifted" his eloquence. The other rules are that no member of a debating team shall have a re port of the debate given by another high school which is a possiDie com petitor, or shall attend any such de bate, the questions for all being the same, and that the debating coach may do no actual research work for the debaters. The debate subject for this year is, Resolved, that all unskilled laborers from the countries of Southern and Eastern Europe should be excluded from the United States." Superintendent J. M. Layhue, of the Central la schools, has been named man ager for the Southwest Washington district and will arrange the schedule for the competing schools. MISSIONARY WILL STUDY J. C. Ghormly to Complete Educa tion at University of Oregon. UNIVEP.SITY OF-OREGON. Eugene, Sept. 14. (Special.) Choosing Oregon over the colleges of the East, because he had a number of years ago attended school here, J. C. Ghormly arrived yes terday from Johansl, in the central province of India, to complete his lit erary course here, preparatory to tak ing a poet-graduate course in medi cine. For the past four years Mr. Ghormly has been serving as a medical miesionary under the Christian Wom an's Board of Missions, covering a cir cuit of 60 miles of wild territory. Illness of one of his children caused Mr. Ghormly to leave India, and he takes opportunity to complete his edu cation. Mr. Ghormly relates hair-rising- sto rles of the experiences 1n the seisl civlllzed territory in which he has been working, telling of the native upris ings when white people were In dan ger for month at a time. DUNDEE HOP YIELD LIGHT Crop This Year Only 80 per Cent as Large as Last Season. DUNDEE, Or., Sept. 14. (Special.) HoDDlcklnac in the small yards In this vicinity is practically finished. The quality is much better than last year, but the yield is only about 80 per cent of last year's crop. The weather has been Ideal for the past week and picking in the larger yards has been In full blast. John P. Rausau, C F. Yeager and A. J. Ray & Son have about ten days' or two weeks' picking yet. Mold Is beginning to appear In yards that have heavy foliage, and much dam age would result from rain at this time. Dos are made use of to baul llirht artil lery In the Belgian army and are being- ex perimented -with by tba Holland army. WHAT IS A TWO-SPEED DIRECT DRIVE AXLE? It is a system -worked out by Cadillac en gineers to provide the ideal gear for every condition. For hilly country or city work a lower gear is needed than for level country driving, where a car can roll steadily at twen ty or more miles an hour. Consequently no single gear ratio can be just right for all conditions. In place of the single bevel pinion and single bevel driving gear common to ordinary construction, there are two bevel pinions and two bevel driving gears. This affords two different gear ratios, each driving direct from the engine to the axle without intermediate gearing. The low direct drive gear, which is 3.66 to 1, is especially adapted for city driving, where starting, stopping and slowing down are fre quent and where cautious operation is neces sary. The high direct drive gear ratio, which is 2.5 to 1, is of special advantage where speeds of about 16 miles or more per hour are per missible and desirable. The change from one gear ratio to the other is made by means of a simple, convenient electric switch. The change is not only on the high gear, but the intermediate and low change in pro portion. This means three speeds at the 3.66 to 1 ratio and three at the 2.5 to 1. What Are the Advantages ? The advantages of the high direct drive gear ratio lie primarily in the fact that with it any given speed of the engine produces an increase of about 42 per cent in the speed of the car. For example, at an engine speed of 700 revolutions per minute, with he low direct gear engaged, the car will travel ap proximately 21 miles per hour; while on the high direct gear it will travel approximately, 30 miles per hour with no increase in en gine speed. Every ounce of power is used to the best advantage under all conditions. The great increase in car speed in its re lation to engine speed accomplishes a num ber of desirable things. Among these is a decrease in gasoline con sumption for a given mileage. Friction also is materially reduced by rea son of the parts operating more slowly, and this, too, is a factor in reducing gasoline con sumption when driving on the high gear. Another great advantage is that with this direct drive high gear ratio there, is obtained an extraordinary luxurious smoothness in running, together with a marked quietness and a comparative freedom from the vibra tion which, to a greater or less extent, is ever present when traveling at high rpeed with a low gear ratio. lii PROMPT DELIVERY ON 1914 MODELS TWENTY-FIRST AT WASHINGTON CAMPUS IS LIVELY Students Returning for Open ing Day at Corvallis. FACULTY MEMBERS BUSY Registration Will Begin. Friday and Classes Will Resume September S3; Total Number of Students May Reach 1750 This Year. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. Sept. 14. (Special.) The Oregon Agricultural College will open Its doors for the college year of 1913-14 on September 19. Friday and Saturday of last weelt were devoted to registration, as will be tomorrow also, and classes will commence promptly on the morning of Septomber 23. The campus is the scene of tremen dous activity In preparation for the opening days. Faculty members who have been absent on vacations, in at tendance at other Institutions of learn ing, or out of the state on special work, are again rounding up at the in stitution, and the majority of the 42 new members who are joining the In structional force are already on the ground. The vanguard of the student invasion Is also arriving. Small par ties may be seen canvassing the city for accommodations and making pre liminary arrangements for -their col lege work. 11. ammia and tlllilri InBTfl ara re ceiving the finishing touches prepara tory to the opening of the work. Sci ence Hall, which has been completely remodeled on the interior to accommo date the departments of chemistry, for estry and pharmacy, will be in shape in another week. Cauthorn Hall, the boys' old dormitory, has taken on a new coat of paint and has been thor oughly renovated and remodeled on the interior to provide additional room for the girls. The campus walks and roads. which have been improved and extend ed during the Summer, are also reach ing the point of completion. Reports from the registrar's office indicate that the attendance will be at least 80 per cent larger this year than last. This' will bring the number to approximately 1750. While this will crowd the college to its fullest capac ity, unless it runs considerably over this, the facilities will be sufficient to properly meet the demands. SIGNERS DECLARED VOTERS Mdlvrankle Club Adopts Resolutions Regarding Fight on Tavern. MILWAUKIE, Or., Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) At the meeting of the Milwaukle Good Government Club last night, reso lutions were adopted declaring that the signatures to the petition asking revocation of the Milwaukle tavern li cense are genuine. This statement was made: "We the undersigned circulators, the Milwaukle Grange and the East. Mil waukle Improvement Club, can truth fully say that all the sigrners of the petitions are voters of Milwaukle." This is signed by the - following: James A. Johnson, president: F. W. GIRLS OF SCHOOL AGE Need Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to Keep Their Blood In Good Order. Girls in their 'teens are often troubled with thin blood, making the complexion pale, sometimes grenish, the cheeks thin, the lips colorless. There Is short ness of breath after the slightest exer tion, a general feeling of weariness and a disinclination to study or work. Sometimes a slight cough causes a feeling of alarm that the lungs may be affected. There is one remedy that will sure ly correct this form of anaemia in growing girls and that Is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The action of these pills in such cases is as direct and certain as that of quinine in malaria, as sure as anything known to the science of remedial medicine. Every mother whose daughter Is pale and thin owes It to her child's future to at once give her a course of treat ment with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Neglect at this time may result in a lifetime of misery. Your druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Adv. It's Time to Think of Heating Stoves These cool Autumn mornings need a fire, at least for a couple of hours. Drop in and see our wide variety at the customary reductions due to lofr rent and low running expenses. SoeJfurnisHERS 360-68 EAST NCRRISQHSl Birkemier. secretary; and J. Miller, of the committee on resolution. The statement was issued following a charge that the petition was signed by non-voters. Philathea Class Reopens. The Philathea Bible class of the First Presbyterian Sunday school held its first meeting since the vacation season yes terday morning and outlined the work for the coming year. The class is composed of young women of the church and has a membership of 325. Under the leadership of O. J. Bow man the pastor's assistant the c-lass will take up a graded course of study of the life of Christ. Miss Margaret Ij. Brehaut Is president of the class and Miss Louise Bradley vice-president. McMinnville Home Burns. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) The home of M. T. McKeon here was burned early today by a fire which started in some unknown manner. The damage was about $3000. This Recipe Is a Prizewinner m Xr brand I WGHTST CfTADC DOUBLE I 1 BKME9 COTTON 3U 0 M MAYONNAISE DRESSING MADE WITH BRAND SALAD OIL Beat yolks of 2 eggs: add. slowly, 2 cups Columbia Brand Salad Oil. stirring constantly. Add 1 teaspoon salt, tea spoon dry mustard, 1 teaspoon vinegar. Juice of lemon. Ask your grocer about the valuable monthly prizes for recipes you send in. s Si UNION Just as good as olive oil at half the cost. MEAT COMPANY North Portland, Oregon Mil IliPiWJfils fSf If