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16 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, AUGUST 18, 1901. Sampson-Schley Controversy. Plain Statement of tHe Case and All Its Attendant Circumstances. To understand correctly the origin of the famous dispute between Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley, of the American Navy, it is absolutely necessary that the environment of the two men prior to the Spanish-American war and their physical and mental characteristics should be well understood. When these are understood It can be appreciated why the board of Inquiry, which will sit In "Washington September 12, will ultimately have a decision to make, certain to af fect profoundly the .National Navy for many years to come. This board of In cuiry will be composed of Admiral George Navy Department received word that the Spanish squadron of Admiral Cervera was west of Martinique, the Windward Islands. Later Sampson was advised that It was off Curacoa. He was ordered to proceed to Key West at once, to which point Schley's flying squadron had also been or dered. Both sqadrons reached Key West, coaled, and awaited orders. The flying squadron, under Schley, was the first to be ordered out. Composed of tne Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts and Scorpion, It was directed to proceed to Cienfuegos, a Cuban port near Havana, and to blockade the same. The Spanish squadron was supposed to be headed for that port, and Schley was clearly intended n lnl.... 14 C oj..- ,. . Dewey, Bear-Admiral Klmberly, retired I ;"':. ,u aoMc"n"aJSni; was , , ' . , , , . .. ,, ington that he would find Cervera at Cien- and Rear-Admiral Howlson. retired. The . fuegos that the Iowa castine and the prosecutor will be Captain Lemey. Judge- I collier Merrlmac were sent to join him Advocate of the Navy: the counsel for the i there after he had set his battleships on defense Jere M. Wilson. Since the close of the Civil War in 1S65, or rather the end of the famous naval at tack on Fort Fisher, there has been slow ly developing in the National Navy two classes of advocates or theorists. Various titles have been applied to these classes, but the two which seem to apply the best are those of "sea dogs' and "'tacticians' The first class has been composed of na val officers who prefer sea to land duty; who hold that no tactics can be devised that will meet the exigencies of battle as well as sound judgment and cool daring on the part of commanding officers; who believe naval power is for action and not for inaction, and who think the English course the right course shoot first and explain afterward. Paul Jones, Truxton. Sterreit, Farragut were of this stamp. Schley, Dewey, Robley D. Evans, Clark have been so classified. The "sea dog" class is popularly supposed to be com posed of men who know much more of fighting than 'politics. The second class has been made up of naval instructors, officers long on land duty, and students. It has been fighting sham battles in Washington during the last 40 years; that Is, executing attacks or making defenses on paper, and dem onstrating theoretically how an enemy could be repulsed. It is a class com posed largely of officers of strong social inclinations; commanders and others seen at Old Point, Newport, Norfolk or Bar Harbor every season. It is made up of men having strong political Influences and strong theories; one of the latter being that a navy is purely for defense and that tactics mav oftener win a victory than a 13-Inch un. Admiral Sampson is at the head o, this class, an able in structor at Annapolis, a student at all times, one of the most profound theorists the Navy has ever known. And it may TSo said as to the two classes that Presi dent McKinley has always favored the latter and not the former. When war was declared against Spain In 1S9S by the United States, Rear-Admiral Sampson was a Captain in the Navy. En tering Annapolis In 1837, he graduated, served as a Lieutenant during the Civil war, and then, after the cessation of hos tilities, gave the greater part of his time to naval instruction work at Annapolis, lectures on torpedo work at Newpoit, and perfecting plans for superposed tur rets such as are now in use on the Kar scarge. He was inspector of ordnsnee at the Washington Navy Yard three years, and chief of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1893 to 1S97. He was regarded as the closest student the Navy Department pos sessed, but was not widely known as a jiaval authority until appointed president of the court of Inquiry to Investigate the cause of the Maine's destruction. This appointment was followed by another that of commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Naval Station. Rear-Admiral Sampson's origin had been a most humble one. He came from an obscure family of Palmyra, N. Y., and worked his way upward by sheer appli cation to books and their study. He made a name for himself as a mathematician and thinker, but lacked the rugged quali ties of a commander and man at sea. He was inordinately sensitive, rather retir ing, rather slow. The favor which Presi dent McKinley showed him probably came to him with as much surprise as ft did to the American public, which did not know him. He was advanced over the heads of other Captains who had seen long sea service and waited long for pro motion for meritorious service. Justly or unjustly, his elevation was charged to politics, and to the great desire of the Administration to have an ultra-conservative commander at the head of the Navy in Atlantic waters. their course. But after he had left Key West the Navy Department was informed that Cer vera was at Santiago, and advised Samp son to so Instruct Schley. The Marble head was sent to Schley adviEing him that Hole, Haiti? The Department will send coal Immediately to Mole. Report without delay situation at Santiago de Cuba. Here arises the first great query of the opponents of Admiral Schley as to the wisdom of hi9 course after the receipt of this dispatch. He was in bad shape for coal, his squadron was not In the best of condition. His opponents say he should have obeyed orders even If he lost every vessel he had. He contends that the safe ty of his squadron was his first considera tion, and that a commander at sea must necessarily know better what he ought to do than a bureau chief on dry land at Washington. However this may be, Tie sent this mes sage to Washington: Merrlmac engines disabled; sea la heavy; am obliged to have towed to Key "West. Have beeu absolutely unable to coal the Texas, stsrble hcad, Vlxon, Brooklyn from collier, all owln;? to very rough sea. Bad weather since leaving Key West. The Brooklyn alone has mora than sufficient coal to proceed to Key AVest. Cannot remain off Santiago present state squadron coal account. Impossible to coal lee ward Cape Cruz in the Summer, all owing to southwesterly winds. Much to be regretted cannot obey orders of Department. Have striv en earnestly; forced to proceed for coal to Key "West by way of Yucatan passage. Cannot ascertain anything respecting enemy positive. Very dfillcult to tow collier, to get cable to hold. Schley steamed westward that day toward Key West until a calm sea being reached Tie signaled the flying squadron tO Stntl. onrl tlA TflTne anrj "Vror-V.lnViouJ i go. They found fresh material for attack when on May 31, with the Massachusetts, Iowa and New Orleans, he engaged the Colon in the entrance to the harbor and the shore batteries. The engagement lasted about an hour, with the loss of eight men on the Reina Mercedes and no damage to the American vessels. Schley asserted that this was but a reconnols sance, but Washington asked why the Colon wa9 not destroyed. Admiral Schley was very much in dis favor at Washington all during the month of June and throughout the blockading of Cervera at Santiago. Admiral Sampson was In charge of the blockade, and devised all the plans for It, and gave the orders indicating how the. vessels should act In the event of Cervefa's coming out. It was perhaps the irony of, fate or something else equally unexplalnable that on the morning of July 3, 1S98, Admiral Schley 9hou!d have been the ranking offi cer of the fleet at the moment when the first Spanish vessel poked her nose out of Santiago Harbor and started on the dash for freedom. When the Spanish fleet came out the flagship New York, having (Admiral Sampson on board, was four miles east of the blockading station and seven miles from the harbor entrance. The New York was steaming rapidly for Siboney, where Admiral Sampson was to have a conference with General Shatter. The In diana was at her blockading station, to the east of the harbor and a mile and a half from land. The Orecon. Iowa. Tex- to stop, and the Texas and Marbiehead ' as and Brooklyn were two miles from e -- -- HM t ) HHHtt4UI ttt mnnttttm 1 mm0ii uMM :: x . Rear-Admiral TV. T. Sampson. Rear-Admiral W. S. Scliley, I Schley at a moment when the latter had fought and won one of the greatest naval battles of modern times. ' I The continued hostility of the naval cabal at Washington to Schley, and re newed evidence that the Navy Depart ment did not regard him with favor, added fuel to the flames. Neither Dewey nor Schley had ever been favorites of the naval cabal. Each had won a irrent vic tory, no matter what the tactics were'. ' It was inevitable that the dispute should go into politics, and finally find a lodg ment in the naval history of Clerk Mac-i lay, in which Admiral Schley is charged' with disobedience of orders, with being; a coward, a caitiff and a liar. As Mac lay is directly under the control of the' Influences most hostile to Schley, and his history was approved by Admiral Samp-' son, Schley's friends immediately took' up the charges, with the result that ja ooara or Inquiry was demanded by Ad miral Schley and ordered by the Secre tary of the Navy. Admiral Sampson has never been strong man. There is no question but, that chagrin over his absence at the bat- j tie of Santiago and embltterment through i his dispute with Admiral Schley has market his entire future life and health. I Both men through the bitterness of the fight have been deprived of congressional honors due each. The Navy has been filled with bickering and disputing that will take years to efface. I Admiral Schley cannot be court-mar-; tialed. but If the finding of the board of inquiry is against him he will be official-1 ly under a cloud for the rest of his days. I If the finding sliould be for him he will J De vmaicaiea, ana tne greatest censure fall upon the Navy Department. The Inquiry will probably occupy two months, and lead to a general ex posure of the alleged inefficient manner in which the Navy Department cared for the squadrons sent to sea In May, 189S. The public is disposed to regard the en tire trouble as the outgrowth of the In digestion and chagrin of one naval offi cer and the malevolent Influences of the naval cabal of Washington. nFrinRi RADnAiNs; 9J AT THE GREAT REMOVAL SALE WE ENUMERATE ONLY A FEW ITEMS. FOR YOURSELF. CALL AND JUDGE ATTUMN'S GREAT EVENT. 5c Hemstitched Handker chiefs, each 5c Crash, per yard 10c Batting, per roll 50c Ladles' Union Suits 10c Ladies' Vests 25c Ladies' Leather Belts 15c Men's Suspenders 25c Men's Balbrlggan Shirts There the first trouble In the Sampson Schley controversy started. The Naval cabal, or clique, in Washington, fully as strong as the Army cabal, allied Itself with the Administration, In the position that the advancement of Captain Samp son at a moment of great peril to the country was a recognition of the "tacti cian" class of officers. Offense was taken by the ""sea dog" class, of which Captain Schley was a typical member. The sink ing of the Maine and the failure of this Nation to instantly attack Havana from the sea had more or less angered the men of the Navy who believed less in diplo macy and more in fighting, who felt that Washington, with its cabals, turmoil and politics, could not appreciate a situation one-half as well as a commander on a quarter deck at sea and flying the Stars and Stripes. The 'sea dog" men of the navy took the selection of Captain Sampson for their su perior as a direct political slap at them selves; an Intimation that no matter how many years a man remained at sea nor how many battles he fought, he could be deprived of his honors at anv time hv a landsman who had political influence. Of course the ""tacticians" resented this sort of talk, but long before Cervera sailed for Cuba a wide breach had opened In the national navy a nasty breach, broadened every day by gossip, recriminations, petty jealousies and all the other bad things that go with .human nature. It should be written In justice 'to both CapfaTns Simpson and Schley that at this time neither of them personally appear to have engaged in the squabble. Captain Schley was of Southrm Wrtv, nr gentfe blood and fighting stock. He was a favorite son of Maryland, an Impulsive, generous, man and a born commander. By nature he is dominant, even at times to "brutality.. He is a fierce opponent of sham, hypocrisy and false pretensions. He is a lighter and not a student; a much stronger believer in national dignity than the average Congressman, and a poor politician. It was a physical impossibility for Cap tains Sampson and Schley to ever be per sonal friends. Discreet and wise superiors would never have brought them into as close conjunction as they were in the Spring and Summer of 1S9S. There was another source of trouble. the Spanish squadron was probably at Santiago, and directing him. if he were satisfied that it was not at Cienfuegos. to proceed with all dispatch to Santiago, and upon arrival there to establish com munications with some of the inhabitants and ascertain definitely whether the ships were In port or not. Schley received these dispatches May 23.. According to the official records at Washington on May 22 Sampson received advices from Key West that Cervera was at Santiago on May 21. Sampson, there fore, on May 23 left off his Havana block ade and sailed for St. Nicholas Channel, intending to occupy that In such a man ner as to prevent the approach of the Spanish squadron in that direction. There he received information on the 24th that Cervera was still at Santiago. On May 26 he heard from Schley to the effect that the latter "was not satisfied that Cervera was not in Cienfuegos Har bor, and that he would therefore remain off that port. The Wasp was sent on the 27th to Schley and from Sampson advis ing him that daily confidential reports stated that Cervera had been in Santiago from May 19 to Mav 25. He wa9 ordered to proceed to that port at once. Before Schley could reply to these or ders two dispatches from him to Samp son, dated May 25, were received by the latter. Schley stated in these that coal ing off Cienfuegos owing to high seas was uncertain; that he was satisfied Cervera was not there, and that he would at once go eastward, but that on account of short coal supply In his ships he could not blockade the Spanish squadron If it was at Santiago, but would proceed to the vi cinity of the Mole St Nicholas, on the western coast of Haiti, from which point he would communicate. Sampson, on learning this, put in to Key West for coal himself, but before doing so he sent a dispatch to Schley to "re main on the blockade at Sanitago at all were coaled from the Merrlmac. At this shore and west of the harbor. The Glou time Schley was 40 miles southward and cester was just east of the harbor en westward from Santiago. He remained trance. there until the afternoon of the 2Sth, when j The Spanish vessels came out at a speed he gave the signal to return to Santiago, i rantrintr from oitrht tv ton imot nn Viai,t- On the morning of the 29th he sighted the ' the Maria Theresa leading Thev bezan Cristobal Colon in the mouth of Santiago Harbor and cabled Washington that Cer vera was "bottled up." On May 31 he ex changed fire with the ships inside the har bor. June 1 he was joined by Admiral Sampson, and the blockade of the port commenced and did not end until the de struction of the Spanish fleet on July 3. The charge that Admiral Schley diso beyed orders after leaving Cienfuegos, in not going direct to "Santiago, has-been hotly pressed by his opponents. His offi cial report as to hi9 actions at that time states: On the 23d the Hawk arrived with dispatches from Admiral Sampson, directing me to move eastward with the squadron to Santiago if satisfied that the enemy's vessels were not in Cienfuegos. Not being satisfied at this time that they were not there, I held my position, being further strengthened In my opinion by the fact that 'I was informed by the captain of the British steamer Adula that when ho left Kingston a cablegram had been receled on the Thursday preceding my arrival off Cien fuegos, stating that the Spanish squadron had sailed from Santiago. The Admiral then continues, after re lating how he ascertained that Cervera was not at Cienfuegos, detailing his run to Santiago: The run to Santiago was marked by rain and rough weather. . . On arriving oft Santiago the collier Merrlmac was disabled by the breaking of her intermediate pressure valve stem and the cracking of the stuffing box. This served as a further embarrassment to the squadron and, a source of considerable anxiety. "With the weather conditions that had prevailed since leaving Cienfuegos. it ap peared absolutely necessary to abandon the position off Santiago and seek a place where firing the instant they sighted the Ameri can vessels. As their course was directed they were most directly headed for where the Brooklyn, with Admiral Schley on board, lay, and as Admiral Cervera af terward st'ated, they intended to sink the Brooklyn if possible. The Brooklyn and the Iowa were the first two American vessels to discover tlie oncoming of the Spanish fleet. The Brooklyn lay west, of the Texas. Her first move after starting to engage t?he Spanish vessels was to describe a loop from left to right, which loop enabled her to use her guns on both sides and which also returned her to her original position and on a parallel course with the one taken by the Spaniards during their flight. It has been claimed that Admiral Schley in taking this loop exposed the Texas to great danger of being rammed by him, that he told his own Captain and the navigator of his vessel that the Texas must take care of herself when his at tention was called to her danger, and that tactically at least, his "loop" was a dangerous and uncalled for proceeding. This may be true. It does not, howe ever, account for the fact that the Brook lyn was hit oftener than any other Amer ican vessel, that she suffered the only loss of life, that she was the first in the fight, and, with the Oregon, last to quit. Schley's official report to Sampson of his part in the battle states: "I congratulate you most sincerely upon this great victory to the squadron under your command, and I am glad that I had an opportunity to contribute in the least to a victory that seems big enough for all of us. From Captain Eulate of the "Vizcaya, and the second In command of i Carnival Offers Inducements for Big: Audiences. Portland's Fall Carnival will be the I event of the season from several points I of view. From an artistic point the dec orations are going to be beautiful, and on a scale never before attempted here. The Immense area of the Exposition Building gives an excellent opportunity for decoration, and It' will be taken ad vantage of as never before, and every eye will have reason to be pleased, for the grand assemblage of colors will make a marvelous blending. j The exhibitors and concession people are already mapping out a campaign of vigorous friendly rivalry in the matter of displays, and decorations of their booths, and mmy of them say that they are going to spring surprises on the pub lic. A Mans of Melody, Portland people appreciate good music, and they are going to have it and lots of it at the Carnival. Two of the best bands In the country have been engaged, and they comprise some very talented players. The sweet sounds that will fill the Exposition Building from September 18 to October 19 will soothe every breast, and will be admired and enjoyed by all. It will be literally a month of music. Portland people of cultivated taste will have every reason to be satisfied, and may well expect rate treats. Hlsli-ClnMs Attractions. The Carnival committee is carefully sifting the stars from out of the Immense array of attractions offered It, and there are so many good things and only a month for them to show, that the se lecting is difficult. Evidently the theatri cal and vaudeville people of the East have heard of Portland and its grand climate, and appreciative audiences, and are all anxious to come here. Those that the Carnival committee bring here will be of the very best. Truly the Carnival will be In the inter est of the people, for notwithstanding all the attractions, the admission fee is go ing to be only 25 cents, and 10 cents for children. Where else on earth can such an aggregation of good things be enjoyed for so small a sum? Stny Seven Days. The fact that excursion tickets are go ing to be good for a whole week is a source of great satisfaction to the peo ple, and will bring many people to Port land. Crowds are coming from all direc tions, for the fact is becoming pretty well known that? the Portland Carnival is going to be a big affair with very enjoyable connections, and people at a distance are changing programmes they had mapped out, and will shape things so as to come to Portland during the Carni val. Secretary J. D. Mann Is on a trip to the Coast, and writes Chairman Cole, of the advertising committee, that that region Is thoroughly billed with the big Carnival posters, which are attracting great at tention. With the Exhibitors. Liberal space in the Exposition Build ing will be allotted to exhibitors, but It Is going to be all filled up With attrac tive exhibits. 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Jennie Kafka. lot 8. and part of lot 7. block C, Caruthers' Addition, to Caruthers' Addition I Seth L. Pope, trustee, to Rosa S. Weldman, lots 7 and 8, block 8; Ios 1 to 12. inclusive, block IS; lots I and 5, block 27, Arbor Lodge Addition.. SSO" Anne and Julius Greenstein to Charles E. Hall. lot 33, Bodley's Addition to East Portland 7C0 Ursula Melster to Abraham Mistsr. 14.S4 acres in W. A. Cason D. L. C. 860 For abstracts, title Insurance or mtg. loans, see Pacific Coast Abstract Guar anty Sz Trust Cc. 201-5-6-7 Failing bids. Very Best Oysters. The celebrated Toke Point oysters en half-shell at 255 Alder street. The unt versal opinion Is that they are the tlnastf flavorcd oyster on the Coast. Fresh ship-, ments received every day. Families ap plied In shell or opened, to order. Tbo Toke Point Oyster House (formerly the Palace), 255 Alder street, near Third. Relative positions taken by the Brooklyn in the great light and her fumouM loop muneuvcr: B Brooklyn nnd her seven positions from 9:35 A. Texas nnd three of her positions. Showing: also the first positions of nil the other American battle-ships nnd initial directions. M. to 1:15 P. 31. in the battle. T Torpedo tubes made of aluminum Instead uf steel have been placed on board of two de stroyers at Portsmouth. The use of the tubep at present Is experimental, but so con siderable will be the savlne In weightan Im portant matter In connection with eraft Itho destroyers that. If successful, aluminum tubes will bo generally used In place of stsel tubes. European Expositions have awardti their premiums to only one Amerlean. Champagne, Cook's Imperial Extra Dry. Try It. The declaration of war with Spain did not come until April 25, but prior to that time the Kavy Department assembled two squadrons for active naval duty one called then the Key Wept sauadron. hav ing for Its purpose the blockading of Ha vana, and the other a flying squadron. The first was commanded by Sampson and the second by Schley. Neither squadron entered upon active duty until after .the declaration of war, nor in reality until after May 1, when Dewey's victory far east was known. On May 2 the Key West squadron sailed for Cuba under command of Rear-Admiral Sampson. Following this was the naval fighting at Cardenas, the bombardment of hazards, assuming that the Spanisn ves sels are at that port." Sampson arrived at Key West on May 28, and then cabled Schley to ascertain definitely if Cervera was at Santiago. In the meantime Schley left Cienfuegos on the evening of the 24th, and on the 26th was within 20 miles of Santiago, where the squadron stopped for repairs to the Merrlmac. That night he signaled the squadron: Destination Key "West, via south side of Cuba and Yucatan Channel, as soon as collier Is ready. Speed nine knots. The squadron was under way by S o'clock and steamed two hours, when it was compelled to. stop and make repairs on the Yale. The next morning Schley was met by a dispatch boat and given this dispatch from the Secretary of the Navy: All Department's' information Indicates Span ish division Is still at Santiago. The Depart ment looks to you to ascertain the tacts, and that the enemy, if therein, does not leave with out a decisive -action. Cubans familiar with Santiago say that there are landing places five or six nautical miles west from the mouth of the harbor; and that there Insurgents will be found and not Spaniards. From the surround ing heights one can see every vessel In port. As soon as ascertained notify department whether enemy is there. Could not squadron and also the Harvard coal from the Merrlmac San Juan by Sampson. On May 13 the leeward off Cape Cms, Gonalves Channel, the vessels could be coaled and the collier's machinery repaired. Off Santiago the St. Paul, Tale and Minne apolis were sighted and communicated with. Arrangements were at once made whereby the Yale was to tow the collier, and as the prospect did not seem favorable for replenishing the meager coal supply of the other vessels, the squadron stood to the west ward, towing the collier. . . . Aftrr standing to the westward for about three hours or about 25 miles, the conditions be came less unfavorable and the squadron stopped. He coaled after stopping, and adds: Inasmuch as it was known that In case the Spanish squadron had reached Santiago Ad miral Sampson was able to block any move ment of the enemy through the Bahama chan nel, my Intention In standing to the west ward was, should It become necessary, to bar ( any effort of the enemy to reach Havana by a aasn tnrougn the Yucatan passage. The department at Washington did not accept the explanation, nor has it ever. Schley was not interfered with in his command, but he was given to understand that his delay at Cienfuegos was unac countable; that his leaving Santiago after once arriving there was strange, and that his failure to turn back until he got ready to was a practical disobedience of orders. His critics were busy at Washington and elsewhere while he remained oft Santla- the Colon, Commander Contreras, I learned that the Spanish Admiral's scheme was to concentrate all fire for awhile on the Brooklyn, and the VIzcaya to ram her, in hopes that If they could destroy her the chance of escape would be Increased, as it was supposed she was tha swiftest ship of your squadron." Admiral Schley has always maintained that his loop prevented the Vizcaya from ramming him, that ho divined the inten tion to so attack him. that he expected his vessel to be sunk, but took the brunt of the fighting, believing he could check the Spaniards until the entire American fleet had closed in. The Brooklyn was in action from 9:30 o'clock in the morning until after 1 o'clock In the afternoon. The New York was not In the flght. The Ore gon was the only other vessel that equaled the Brooklyn's record for length or engagement. In his official report, Admiral Sampson did not mention the name of Admiral Schley. The partisans of Admiral Schley picked this report to pieces and insisted that It gave more attention to the opera tions of an insignificant Captain after the battle was over than it did to the fine work of the Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas. It was commented on from one end of the country to the other that Ad miral Sampson had deliberately Ignored have already selected space are the fol lowing: Pacific Pottery Company, working ex hibit. W. A. Gwynn, artificial stone. George Otten, florist". H. P. Chrlstensen. Urnest Miller. E. J. Bowen. Dr. W. F. Hubbard. Portland General Electric Company. A. B. McAlpln, photographer. Portland Sanitarium Food Company. Lang & Co. Isaac Gevurtz. Salem Woolen Mills Store. Snell-xale Cycle Company. L. & M. Alexander & Co. Acme Mills. Heinz Pickle Works. Eilers Piano House. Brunswlck-Balke-Collender Company. Smith-Premier Typewriters. Nottingham & Co. Columbian Pharmaceutical Company. A. J. Hilbert & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Allaire, Woodard & Co., Peoria, 111. Soule jjros. & Johnston. Orangeine Chemical Company, Chicago, Hygiene Chemical Company, Chicago. Closset & Devers. Aune, photographer. Moore's Gallery. Arne & Nordstrom, photographers. J. A. Krauch, photographer. Morrow Drug Company, Unionvllle, Mo. Little Art Shop. Blumauer & Hoch. W. J. Van Schuyver & Co. Peter Skovberg, S5; Annie Peterson, 33. B. W. Boggs, 21. of Wheeler County; Martha W. Horton, of Multnomah Coun ty, 21. Birth Returns. August 14 Girl, to the wife of Conrad Stark, 500 Clay street. Deirth Returns. August 16 Louis A. Love, aged 25. 166 Chapman street; physical exhaustion. August 16 Leroy Jackson, aged 2 months, 367 East Oak street; jaundice. August 14 Thomas Murry Prior, aged 60, Belmont and Grand avenue; heart strain. August 14 Emma Bern!, aged 57, 355 East Sixth street North; cancer. Contagions Dlseafics. Harriet Bohlman, aged 15, 2S9 East Sixth street; diphtheria. Tottie Linkes, aged 16, Old St. Vincent's Hospital; diphtheria. Real ERtnte Transfers. David Kafka to Emma and Jennie Kafka, undivided one-ninth Interest In lot 8, and part of lot 7, block C, Caruthers Add.tlon to Caruthers Addition 5 1 Portland Trust Company to D. R. Hurlburt. fractional lot In section IS, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., W. M.. 5 acres.. 1550 Jj J. Alex Mayer to John Weiss, lot 8, block 101. Stephen's Addition 825 J. C. Welch to J. 31. Kraner. lots 10 I and 11, block 11, Sunnyslde Addition 700 Charles Kafka to Emma Kafka and Famous Around the CarnpFire I QRAPENUT5 Ready Cooked, Delicious and Nourishing. I I FOR CAMPING. People going into camp should not for get to take along a goodly supply oC Grape-Nuts, the ready-cooked food. Tlu3 can be eaten dry and does not require any preparation by the cook, or the food ean be made Into a variety of delightful dishes, such as puddings, etc. One of the favorite methods by old timers is to drop three or four fceaptagr teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts Into a cup f coffee. The Grape-Nuts add a pacuttatr and delicious flavor to I'he coffe. awl give one a more piquant article of food than even the famous doughnut and coffee of old New England. People wh6 cannot digest coffee should' not forget that Postum Food Coffee, if properly made, furnishes a very delicious beverage, either hot or cold, closely ap proaching the flavor of the mild and de llcipus grades of Java,