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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1919)
THE 3IORXIG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JUXE 37, 1919. MEN. LONG ABSENT, WELCOMED HOME 148th Artillerymen and Cas uals Greeted by Parents. CAMP LEWIS IS OBJECTIVE Mustering Oat at Big Camp Will Permit Men to Return to Homes Within Few Dajs. Fack home again! It reamed almost too good to be true to the Sa ronland boys who got back ye'terday morning after a year and a half with the Ameri can arnici In France. The Portland boys were part of a contingent of 175 men of the ItSth field artillery, one of Oregon's own organizations, composed entirely of Oregon and Washington men. with Portland and eastern Oregon boys predominating, which arrived in the city yesterday on the way to Camp , Lewis for mustering out. The boys were back home after ti&Tlng taken trt In one creat defensive operation and three (treat offensive operations. J Chateau Thierry eaw them help stop tne Huns, while the ereat offensives at alarne-Aiane. St. Mihiel and the Ar aonne brnuzht tin: Oregon boys the op portunity to do their part in crushing the German armies and bringing tn armistice. The men had also taken Jaunt across the Rhine with the army of occupation. But the Rhine had nothing on the Columbia. In the unanimous opinion of the men. who hit the south bank of tne LEADERS OF THE DEPENDABLE OLD 148TH ARTILLERY BEGLMEJfT WHICH REACHED PORTLAND YESTERDAY. 4 - f J? ; i' ar . m. ul Or -ZT ..4 - u ..; ' sr. - Mrs. E. W. Hall. Mrs. Baltls Allen and Miss Ls'.her Hogan. The contingent of men which was western river early Thursday morning I scheduled to arrive at noon yesterday- after a long trip across the continent. The special train bearing the ITS men of the 148th tnd also 71 casual troops from New Tork arrived at the union station yesterday morning at S o'clock and thousands of Portlanders were on hand ready to welcome back their boys. It was a wild scene for a few minutes after the n'.ci were thrown open and soldiers and parents rushed to each ethers' arms for the first greeting. Breakfasts Served at Hotel. After first welcomes were over the troops were brought to order and ft arched to the Liberty Temple, with Campbell's American band as an es cort. Here Mayor Baker gave the welcome of the city. Following the official welcome, the men were taken to the Imperial and the Portland hotels for breakfast Tortland boys rapidly vanished from sight after the breakfast, losing no time in getting away to their homes to greet their loved ones and to see how the old place had changed tn two years. Those who were not Pomanders were entertained throughout the day by the reception committee with a com rlete programme. In the morning the men were taken to the Multnomah club and T. M. C A. swimming pools, and in the afternoon theaters were open to them, automobile rides were arranged by veterans of the old Troop A. Oregon national guard. Lunch and dinner were both served at the Benson hotel and big jass pro grammes were arranged. At the dinner music was furnished by the Victory chorus under the leadership of Mrs Jane Burns Albert, by the lied Cross c'anteen band, the Jazz quartet, and by Mrs. Fred Olaen and Miss Harriett Leach. Big Dam Ends Day. Last night the bic dance in honor of the USth was held, and proved the climax of a big day for the visiting heroes. A group of 81 casuals from Oardcn City, who had arrived in the early evening, were also guests at the dance. "The Gypsie Brigade, that's us." saM "Smokey" Leonard Koss. L&stcrn Ore gon cowboy. "They ran us all around France and gave us a chance at about evervthlng going. Sure we liked It: The-Gypsie Brigade, of which the but 'was delayed, will reach Portland a 1S:3 o'clock today. The detachmen Includes 49 men from Camp Merrltt and from Newport News. Both are casual organizations. On Saturday group of 63 casuals will arrive from Garden City, coming in on the 1: train and leaving at 4 P. M. for Camp Lewis. More Caaaals ta Arrive. Casual troopa arriving last night- were met at the depot by the Red Cross canteen band and escorted to the Ben son hotel, where dinner was served for them. Later they attended the dance with the members of the 148th field artillery, who had arrived in the morn ing. Two contingents of soldiers that will pass through Portland Saturday and Sunday from the south will be enter tained by the Tied Cross canteen dur ing their short stay. A group of 41 casuals are due Saturday niornin? at o clock and will leave at 10 for Camp Lewis, white a second group is flue at bunday morning and will leave at 10 o'clock for Camp Lewis and Vancouver. Breakfast will be served both contingents at the depot by the Red Croes canteen. k ... All " f ? ft I JL i -Tt c' . I I sk , J .r -i-sfy v ,.,vv i I mi , "SssfF 'i , .jrv I .jf U, .... " - , vr fer. at I t - - s GLAIIViS AGENT IS COMING MATOR B. H. ROGERS TO VISIT NORTHWESTERN CITIES. BONES, MOT LIQUOR, FOUND Officers Search Suitcase of Visiting rhvsiclan Lecturer. Dr. Leonard Freeman of Denver. Col. alighted at the Union station yes terday. His thoughts were on the ad dress he was scheduled to make at the meeting of the Oregon State Medical association. Hand luggage did not dis turb him. He set down his suitcase. The rattle of the contents interested an officer standing ncaroy, wno iooki the luggage to headquarters to mak search for liquor. W hile the doctor watched the clock and vainly pleaded for his belongings the inspection crew opened tne suit case. To the amazement ot tne mem bers. the contents a choice collection of bones was spread. The doctor tended to use them to illustrate his lecture. Above Officers of the regiment i (Left to right) Llentenaat LlmerG. Thomas, Pendletoni Lieutenant Eugene P. Matter, Pendletoni Lieutenant H. M.' Riley. Portland! t'aptaln L. G.tMc- Aloney, Portland; Lieutenant Roy H. Moane. Portland. Beloir "Hmokey" Leonard Rum of Pendleton. Or., typi cal Mbackaroen member of tbe reel- nent. performer before enllntment at all the Important round-ups. GIRLS WELCOME SOLDIERS PORTUXD CHORUS SINGS BAL LADS AT DINNER. ItSth was a part, went into action QflPFTY MEETING CALLED first on July 7 about three kilometers PHrCI 1 IVIttlll.U UMIL,t.U from Chateau Thierry, doing its part in stemming the great German tide I and turning the scales from defeat to victory. Next they were hurled into the Marne-Aisne offensive and then were shot over to St. Mihiel in time to see that great all-American offensive from beginning to end. Railroad Men and Public Invited to Albany June 30 In connection with its safety-nrst ramDRizn. SuDerlntendent A. T. Mercie of the Southern Pacific lines north of Ashland, will visit Albany June 30 to We saw the first curtain of fire I COnduct a safety meeting for employe go over and we stayed with it until the occupation of the salient was com pleted." said one grim veteran yester day. All the men wore four stars on their service ribbons, indicating four ma lor engagements. of tho company in that section of the state and for the public generally t v rcrndzki of the safety bureau the Oregon-Washington company Has been invited to attend and will deliver n address UDon results obtained 1'rorn St. .Mihiel tho detachment was through observance of no-accident week nt to tne Argonnc. to no its part Dv the railroads. The meeting will be conducted under auspices of the Albany satety commit tee. and it is expected there will be 1 large attendance. in that great bulldog effort which finally broke the German line. The jaunt w ith the army of occupation took them 13 kilometers the other side of the Ithine in the vicinity of Coble ni. The men returned to America aboard SPRUCE PROBERS DUE SOON ine snipe t ecrices ana r loriaian. leav inar r ranee June - ana getting tneir , . z;-,-j first glimrsc of American shores June itrasrrawuai 4a Tnnr Xnrltlwrst. Tenite the liaT service which the I bos of the USth saw. their casiraltles SEATTLE. Wash.. June 16. Repre- were comparatively slight. Among sentatives of congress who are charged those who gave their lives for freedom and now lie buried in France w-erc Frtvate. Gerald Malarkcy of W'arrcnton, Privates James Webster. ATchie Stan-nard.-B. -R. Corleson and Frank C. Parks of Pendleton. Sergeant Homer McDanlcls. Sergeant Arthur Cronquist and Sergeant George Mitchell of Port land, and Private William Brown of MrMmnville. Lieutenant Louis H. Pinkham and Lieutenant John A. Mc Clexerty. both of Portland, died from influenza white with the army of occu pation after having gone through the hard fighting without a scratch. It was in the effort to save Private Gerald Malarkey and a number of I e-thTs who were wounded at Chery Cbanreuze that two of the men. Cor P"ral Charles P. Ford and Wagoner lunan jioniii, perrormen aeetrs or heroism which brought them citations for bravery. A third member who was ited is Lieutenant R. E. Daniels of Portland, who kept lines of communica tion open imder perilous circumstances. ommaadlag Officer Pendleton Ma. The commanding officer of the de tachment yesterday was Lieutenant I ugne P. Walters, who left Tendleton with the contingent as top cergeant. Two Portlanders who left as buck pri vates and returned with officers braid art Lieutenant William t". Stram and Lieutenant Wilbur E. Morrow. ir. L. O. McAloner. Portland dentist, re turned with the organization yester da. having added another bar to his -hcu!der insignia. Invaluable service in most trying circumstances brought t'aptaln McAloney promotion from a lieutenancy to a captaincy. The men left early this morning for Camp Lewis and it Is -expected that they will be muMered out within 48 hours and the Fortlanders among them will be back home by the first of next week. A big banquet and dance is being planned for the returning heroes by the Usth auxiliary. Wednesday evening. The entertainment will in clude a stag banquet at the Benson at 10 o'clock and a dance at i:M o'clock at the Multnomah hotel. Tho com mittee in charge consists of Mr. C. H. Levis, chairman; .Mrs. J. C. Morrison. with investigating the spruce produc tion division of the army arc planning to visit- the Pacific northwest soon, ac cording to a Washington dispatch to the Times. ReDresentatives James A. Frear, Wis consin. republican: Clarence F. Lee, California, democrat, and W. TV. Mc Gee. New Tork. republican, form a sub committee recently authorized to con duct the investigation. Wilson to Get Eirst Victory Medal. WASHINGTON". June "6. The first official victory medal to be struck will be issued to President W llson, aa com mander in chief of the army, the war department announced today. The sec ond medal will go to Secretary Baker. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Phone Main 7171. A 0!S. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signatura of Everybody will Be Downtown on Saturday Night to Watch the Elks Have Some Fun Red Cross Canteen Orchestra and War Camp Community Service 'Trio Give Selections. More than 300 Oregon soldiers were welcomed back to the city by 100 Port land girls, who as members of the Vic tory chorus devoted their entire even ing yesterday to entertaining the re turnlng warrior. The soldiers enter tained were the 148th field artillery men nuu iL-u casuals. Under the leadership of Mrs. Jane Burns jiioen. or tne War Camp Com munity S'crvice, the girls gathered at ine Benson hotel as soon as they were free to get away from the department stores and offices where they were em ployee. as me 118th artillerymen, who dined first, entered the crystal room the girls in the balcony sang ballads of welcome and thanksgiving. Later they came down from the balcony and tames wun the men. During the dinner for the 100 casuals, which followed, the girls continued their mu sic. In addition musical selections were fciien oy tne Ked Cross canteen orches ira. ine war Camp Community Service n iu iiu genera. captain Ji. J. Eivers, state president ' American legion, described the legion organization and asked for its support by all soldiers present. Mayor Baker gave an address of- welcome. Among those in charge of the dinner were Captain Elvers. Frank Hilton and Mrs. Norman Christie and T. T. Ktr.i,. of the War Camp Community Service, Small Grocers Plan to Fight. SALT LAKE CITT, Juno 26. Co-op- erative buying by netall grocers in order to compete with preferred buyers of the so-called chain stores system was indorsed in a resolution adopted today by the National Association of Retail Grocers in annual convention here today. , The convention went on record In favor ft the establishment of the uniform weights and measures law with a 100-pound unit base. Services Rendered In Care of Sick and Wounded In Training Corps to Be Investigated. riOKrtnxiAV NEW8 BUREAU. Wash Ington. June 26. Major Elmer Hanson Rogers, sanitary corps, now attached to the eurgeon-generai a omce. im city, has been ordered to make a tour of several cities of the northwest for h mimosa of investigating claim ninci tha government from institu iinn and nersons in such cities for rir rendered In the care of sick na wAimnad In the various student army training corps. He will visit Sa lem, Corvallis and Eugene. Or.; Pull man, Wash., and Moscow, Idaho. An appropriation of $20,000 to start the construction of a 100.000 highway in Rainier National Park was Included in the sundry civil bill by the senate appropriations committee today at the request or senator jones oi nn ton. Senator Jones also had Inserted an nnrnnriatton Of J354.000 for the cuast and geodetic survey. A revised draft Of the bill appropri ating 12.500.000 for the Roosevelt nign way In Oregon was Introduced in the house by Representative nawiey io lav. This bill, which goes to tne com mittee on public roads, takes the place of a similar Bill Whlcn was reterrea m the committee On appropriations. The hill introduced today cures a parua mentary situation whereby tne iirsi bill would have been subject to a point of order. Aonroval was given by Secretary Lane today to Representative Hawley s bill relieving mining locators oi as. sessment work on their claims tnis year. An appropriation of J50.000 asked by the interior department tor irrigation surveys in the middle west was in creased by the senate committee on ap propriations today to iuu,uuu at tne instance of Senator Jones of Wash ington. . Lieutenant-Colonel Claire R. Bennett. infantry, is relieved by today's army orders of hlB present assignment at Portland. Or., upon the arrival of his predecessor, and will proceed to Camp Meade, Md., for assignment to duty with the overseas replacement depot. Captain Walter L. Tooze Jr. of Dallas, Or., who has been doing duty with the student army training corps at Mount Vernon, Iowa, has been granted 15 days' leave of absence, at the end of which he will be discharged from the service. ' ' Some activity is noticeable here in behalf of the appointment of Isaac P. Miller as registrar of the land office at Portland, Or., but whether Dr. J. W. Morrow, democratic national commit teeman for Oregon, has made any in dorsement could not be ascertained. 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The body of Inez Reed was found in a ravine near San Mateo in this county on March 8. Death had been caused by an illegal operation. Halsey to Hold Sing. HALSET, Or., June 26. (Special.) The first of a series of community sings will take place in this town Saturday night, when the people will gather on the public school grounds. The singing will be led by C. H. Phil lips, pastor of the local Christian church, and the movement Is being pro moted by the Halsey Woman's Study club. fee3Lr3 A Suit to Stand Up and maintain its good-looking lines under the strenuous wear and tear the -average aggressive young fellow gives it, must have a lot of careful hand tailoring in it, aside from the reliable fabric used. Every suit produced for us is just this kind of a suit, and all we ask of you is a chance to prove it. New Suits $30 to $100. JUNO COFFEE Only 44c Lb. 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