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TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJf, PORTLAND, AUGUST 25, 1912. SCENES AT FORT STEVENS, WHERE ARTILLERY MANEUVERS ARE IN PROGRESS. OFFICES PROGRESSIVES FAIL TO BE IN HARMONY The New Wood-Lark Bonding. BY REPUBLICANS Filings Show 49 Taft Follow ers Have Accepted, Only 31 ' Democrats So Far. Marion County Committee Cannot Agree on Question of Naming Third Ticket. YOUR FAVORITE DRUGSTORE HAS MOVED INTO ITS NEW HOME HERE IT IS THE NEW a." WOOD-LARK" BUILDING HOME OF ' AMERICA'S LARGEST DRUGSTORE PROHIBITIONISTS IN EARLY FRIENDS MIGHT BE HURT WANTED Personal Disapproval of Roosevelt Expressed Xy Some Speakers Who Say, However, That They Be lieve In Xevr Party. SALEM, Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) Some friction as to the apparently momentous question of -whether a county and state ticket should be placed in the field marked a meeting of some' of the leaders of the Roosevelt Progressive party here to-day. The meeting was in the shape of a com mitttee gathering and about 30 at tended from Salem and some outside precincts. J. Frank Hughes, who was a delegate to the National convention, was named as chairman of the County Central Committee, and Paul Wallace as county committeeman. Both are from Salem. When the question of a county ticket came up opposition immediately de veloped. William M. Cherrington and Charles H. Jones both expressed op position to a plan, to place a county ticket in the field. Fear that nomina tion of a county ticket would engender enmities which would be damaging to the prospects of the National ticket were expressed, and it was asserted that many of the present candidates are Roosevelt Progressives, who were nominated through the assistance of the men attending the meeting today, and that it would be unfair to place a ticket in the field against them. . L. H. McMahan protested against the party being considered as nothing else than Theodore Roosevelt, saying that the Impression had got abroad that should Roosevelt die tomorrow the party would fade away and for this reason he expressed himself aa in favor of nominating candidates on the Roosevelt Progressive ticket for those offices, where it is now believed that the present candidates would be unfit to be elected. Some of the speakers at the meeting expressed personal disap proval of Roosevelt, but said they be lieved In the party. ! In consequence of this apparent split la personal opinions it was decided to put the decision up to a mass meet ing that is being arranged for. The chairman was instructed to select a committee of "five to work toward bringing Roosevelt to Salem when he visits Portland. - The mass meeting will be held shortly after that time If Roosevelt is persuaded to come here. CLARK COUNTY TICKET OFF Progressives Will Not Contest With Friends for Places. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) No ticket will be put in the field by the Clark County Roosevelt Progressive party this year. This ac tion was decided at a convention held In the County Courthouse thla after noon, having been called on 24 hours' notice. Two spoke in favor of placing a. county ticket, and a doxen against it, and when the final vote was taken, but sne vote was cast for a county ticket. Charles W. Hall was chairman of the meeting and Frederick W. Bier ws se lected secretary, with William C. Bates, assistant. James P. Stapleton. father of the Roosevelt Progressive party in thi county, made a strong speech, in which he discouraged having the Republican party yet further split by the nomina tion of Roosevelt Progressives. Mr. Beeks. chairman of the state central committee, was late in arriving. It was decided to hold a mass convention at the courthouse next Wednesday, to Indorse certain of the candidates who may be Roosevelt Progressives, and thus lend their support to them. Victor H. Limber, an undertaker, can didate for County Coroner, said it would be unfair to many of the candidates to have another ticket entered at this time, so late in the campaign. Ar rangements will be made Wedenesday for the holding of phimarles, September Ten Attend at Corrallis. CORVALLIS. Or, Aug. 24. (Special.) A mass meeting of ten voters to or ganize the Roosevelt Progressive party In Benton County was held here this afternoon. Rev. B. F. Totten was elect ed chairman of the county central com mittee with power to appoint commit teemen from each precinct. Gus Logs den and Professor W. L. Peavy were appointed delegates to the state con vention. All the speeches opposed the naming of state and county tickets by the new party and the delegates were Instructed to favor county option in the matter of putting out tickets. "'-'ISP' --''-" ' ' -5i 'kfi " ' ' " Jt ' -j - i iDOVE, TEN-INCH RIFLE JUST BEFOFE KIRIXGj BELOW, THREE-INCH FIELD Gl'SS GIVE PROTECTION FROM FLANK ATTACK WAR SCENE THRILLS Attack on Fort Stevens Is Re viewed in Detail. . CAMP LIFE IS HEALTHFUL Strict Sanitary Measures Are Ob served by Officers in Command of Artillery Maneuvers at Month of Colombia. HOP PLANIS COLOSSAL Jjivesley Sees Picking Machine and Says It Is Success. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 24. (Special.) A stride toward carrying out a project to center the hopgrowing In dustry of the United States in Sacra tnento was made following the visit of the representative of the growers and brewers to the new hoppicklng ma chines of the E. Clemens Horst Com pany. After he ha? examined the plant. Uvesley. the most extensive grower of hons In Oregon, aside Irom tne B. Liem ens Horst Company, telegraphed his colleagues and others, both growers and brewers, that the hoppicklng ma chine was a success. He said that he stood ready to Increase his contribu tihn to the proposed association to SfOO.000. The plans for concentrating the hop Industry here are colossal, ii is esu RrtLted that a hoo field ten miles square, as planned, would produce 1.000,000 hales annually, or more than the amount consumed throughout the world. Control of Weiser Bank- Sold. w-TT-TtSTrw Tflahn. Aue. 24. (Special.) Considerable Interest in Northwest v..tnI. rirl.n baa lust been aroused by the announcement of the sale of a controlling Interest in tne reiser na tional Bank here by C. E. Cunningham to- R. U. Bradshaw of this city. Mr. Bradshaw has been elected president, u. p.inninpiim hu not definltelv de cided on his plans for the future, but Intends to remain In Weiser for some time, at lease. Mr. Bradshaw has had ..lurlfnra in hanking- circles In South Dakota and his investment Is .... ..i mA.i tn the strength of the . i-' . .v I. institution, as he has extensive prop erty interests in wasningion uuau, and is known to be aggressive in bus- FORT STEVENS. Or Aug. 24. (Spe cial.) No efforts are being spared at Fort' Stevens to secure perfectly hoalthful umn conditions. Three In spections are made daily, several in rlnrriLtori are keDt in constant opera tlon. and each garbage can used is burned out dally. Captain Hennlng, the Post Surgeon, has detailed special members of the Hospital Corps as a sanitation guard. No soldier is allowed to throw any particle of food, even so much as an apple peel, around. The food is pre pared in screened lnolosures. Actual war conditions are repro duced as nearly as possible. Colonel Sterns has Issued orders prohibiting any one from leaving camp after 8 P. M. Any disobedience of this command will be severely punished. Liquor of any description is taboo. Captain Casey, formerly Instructor of the National Guard, California, Is present. Though one of the smallest of ficers in the United States regular army, he is a veritable human dynamo. One moment he Is in an observing sta tion, the next showing how to set a deflection, again he may be seen ex plaining the theory of a potting board, suddenly, he observes an error in the drill and rushes off to correct it. He Is here, there and everywhere. Cap tain Page and- Captain Collins have general supervision over certain phases of the Instruction. War scene Realistic. a 4i.hAnr hnttlA 1a nlftnnd. Kixtv- Inch searchlights will play over the field of action illuminating the battle area at night to such an extent that not even a row boat could sneak past the defenses. Tia iirnnllnn la that a larfiTA fleet will attempt to run past the fortifica tions. A land demonstration may oe mari Aintraot attention from the harbor area. When the attacking fleet,"! represented by uovernmeni Doais. ap proach within zo.uuu yaras oi we ion a high power telescopes, known as range fingers, will commence to follow their course. These instruments are marvels of accuracy. They determine at 15,000 yards the character of the target, its rticitanrA awav and the exact direction in which it lies from the guns. These Instruments were invented Dy jiajur Lewis of the regular army. At 12.000 yards the mortar company will open fire with 12-lnch pieces. These guns are located in deep con crete pits and can only be fired at angles exceeding 45 degrees In eleva tion. The shells therefore travel sev eral miles up Into the air before they commence to describe a descending pur.a anrl allcht on the deck of an enemy's battleship. No deck has heavy armor, consequently one hit irom a mortar projectile means the absolute HArviVr.tinn nf an attacking war ves sel because the projectile will crash through tne aecK oi xne ooi mruci. The shells fired weigh one-nan ton 1046 pounds, each. Gunners Don't See Target. The gunners at the mortars do not see their targets. All firing lnforma tiAn 4 - nKmln tn from nhservinir sta tions, corrected and transmitted to the mortars. It Is thought that the mortars will be tactically placed out of commission k. v. A npA.umtfii ripatrtiptlnn of the flre- control apparatus, in other words, the system by which telephone communi cation and firing information is' ob tained. The mortars" rendered useless, the battle will be taken up by the Oregon Reserves with the high-power 10-inch rifloa. that fire shells directly at a target with a speed of 3250 feet a sec ond: The enemy's fleet will make a fnr thA month of the Columbia. full speed ahead. Hugging the Jetty for the slight protection and screen it affords, they win enter tne cnanuei. A KA,. this AfmA tiiA ntmv'fl TTlft T i TIP S supposed to have landed at Tillamook by means or lighters, win creme .mnraiiTini- diversion bv a flank at tack, using field howitsers, shrapnel ascend Into the air on a hundred-foot column of water, blackened"" strips of column of water blackened VriPStv?r gressive Party have not filed accept twisted armor plate slowly slnk the Sressl ve rar ty candldate8 fo, white upturned bodies- of men and fish float about. Then a hugh battleship, sDurtlng death and destruction in broadsides from 14-inch rifles sinks her nose into the tangled wreckage. The channel is blocked, the remainder of the attacking fleet flee for the off ing. The battle is over. RAILROAD STAND UPHELD i s Company "ot Required to Maintain "Warehouse for Apple Sorting. done prior to its delivery to the rail way company tor transportation. Altnougn tne vuiiiuiioauii is cuipum- ered to compel the railroad as a com mon carrier to maintain, ample facili- . i .h. n1,hlt tha It 1a halrl In ueg a u mo i - -------- not Included in the list of facilities which the company is required to sup ply the battle's progress. Shrapnel shriek ing through the air. bursting over the heads of the Oregon troops, great 14-inch shells from the high-power navy rifles tearing hugh masses -of stone from the concrete embankments, shells bursting everywhere, the wild shrieks of the wounded, the low moans of the dying as a dread accompani ment such is war. Then the mortar company, their own guns being out of commission, will take up the engagement as field artillery, a branch in which they have secured special training. Machine guns will be brought into play, tearing their bloody way through the attacking marines -at the rate of 1000 shots a minute. The flank attack is checked. Two of the attacking fleets are in a disabled sinking condition, another has torn her bottom out on the Jetty rocks, Btill they steam on. Closer and closer they get. The eight and six rifles are brought into play and commence to crash their deadly explosive missiles through the fighting tops of the, on coming fleet v a ltncr ciVinrn nrowed battleship cruiser leads, smoke Douring in great black clouds from ner lour lunneia, a, line of fire showing the deadly stead iness of the operation of her 12-Inch rifles as she pours broadside after broadside into the Stevens fortifica tions. CiidAnlv mVij. la observed - to lurch. there Is a veritable mountain of water upheaved alongside of her prow, a dull reverberating boom Is heard. The sub marine mines are starting to play their hand In this deadly game. She escapes. Observers in the mine companies see that she is about to pass directly over another mine. The copper plug Is held poised in the hands of the operator. He hears the command "Fire" shoves it home-there is a roar of sound, then -- - r,,mooratic nomi- a terrifying crash as the cruisers mag- -"f""" senator and Repre- asines In turn explode from concussion, nat on for BUt. ' "?urepP" Great masses of P"nterea wrecKage iha candidates for Pres Time for Acceptance Does Not Ex pire Until October 5 William Hanley for Presidential Elector Is logger. SAT.EM. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Candidates for Republican state offices are apparently more eager to accept the nominations which have been ten dered them than are Democratic nomi nees, as so far out of 64 Republican nominations which have been filed with the Secretary of State, 49 of the nomi nees have accepted, while out of the 53 Democratic nominations' filed only 31 have accepted.-- The law allows acceptances to be filed as late as October 5, so there is still plenty of time, but in the main the Republican candidates have rushed their acceptances. rt. ,a r.--i ! Kf tinn t1fut all the can didates for state offices have accepted witn tne exception oi twu rrcDwcuHw electors and - a candidate for Rep resentative in Congress from the 'Third District, which is' composed of Multno mah . County. One Independent Pro gressive has been nominated so far, but has as yet filed no acceptance. Hanley .Among Late One. William Hanley, of Burns, nominated as a candidate for Presidential elector on the Republican ticket .has so far failed to file his acceptance. George M. Brown, candidate for Prosecuting Attorney from the Third Prosecuting Attorney District; Gale S. Gill, candi date for District Attorney from the Third Judicial District; E. B. Tongue, candidate for District Attorney from the Fifth Judicial District; Frederick o.-t.A rt a iiuta -for nistrlnt Attornev from the Sixth Judicial District all have failed to file. Lorlng V. Btowart, can (na fn- state Senator from the Twenty-Second Senatorial District has also failed to file his acceptance. Hugh "McLaln, of Marshnei-a, demo cratic candidate for Presidential elector has sent in no acceptance. Other Democrats who have failed to file ac ceptances are as follows: Democrats In No Hurry. Representative in Congress, First' District R. G. Smith, Grants Pass. Justice of the Supreme Court R. J. Slater, Pendleton. Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner A. H. Lea, ron land. Railroad Commissioner, Second niet.u T.w - Anderson. Portland. Judge of Circuit Court. Fourth Judicial District, Department Jxo. z jonn vmi Zante. Portland; Sixth Judicial District, xx PaniUntnn. Prosecuting and District Attorneys John P. Long. Third Prosecuting Attorney uhuiul, R. Raley. Sixth Judicial District; E. C. Smith, Seventh Judicial District. State Senatci- Hugh McLain. Eighth District; J. W, Culbertson, Sixteenth District; W. F." Jackson, Eighteenth District: W. T. Botts, Twenty-Fourth District. Representatives in the Leg islature W. W. Mereaitn, aixtn dis trict; C. C. Thompson, Fourteenth Dis trict; W. H.- Chatten, Seventeenth Dis trict; W. L. Watts. Twenty-Second District- C. 8. Bradley, Twenty-Fourth District; W. F. Jackson, Twenty-Eighth District: J. D. Driver, Twenty-Ninth District; A. J. Darby, Twenty-Ninth District. a rhnmn TT-Vl rt ViflV nftt ftCCC Dted DUJUO Ul hiudw .. - " any nomination are nominated for two offices. Hugh McLain is nominated as a candidate for preswenuai eieotur stat. Senator as well. W. e So far the candidates for Presiden tial electors for the Kooseven rro ATVirDTl TV-ash Alio- 9i ffin. - aa, ' ' o - v t' - i r 1 a . - . - - . . i . . i cnitu vtnmi Aiinn. clal.) m an oniciai opinion rcauertu uia.i uv"" ' i.T- ennn nr.n.,iet1oTi to the Public Service Commission to- believe their r; day Stephen V. Carey, Assistant Attor ney-General, held that the Commission pannot comnel a railroad to build a ances. Neither have canoiuates tor state offices on the Socialist ticket. RAYMOND GET? ELK LODGE Investigation Satisfies Officers That Population Is 5000. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Aug. 24. (Special.) When the Grand Lodge of Elks met in Portland last month Elks of Wlllapa Harbor strongly petitioned .u. -aaant nrirsLnliation for a charter for the City of Raymond. It is well known that tne grana ioqeo " grant a charter to any city having less . . . T . n A I. 1 r a nAUUUU x-iin-a xne ba . . . - ..tva th. 0-i-and loda-e. to look into the question of giving Ray mond a charter. Tuesday night the cannot compel a rauroau to uuim mond a cnarter. inraiAj " warehouse on its right of way in which Elks of this harbor were notified by . -a a I .v.. a.,a e-ialted ruler that he had the grand exalted ruler that he had reported ravoraoiy. Eugene Motorists Have Escape, y EUGENE. Or.. Aug. Z4. (Special.) A party returning Thursday from the lower Siuslaw had a narrow escape, when a large section of the road at -aa worn, on the Lake Creek road. T-he Question arose in relation to the slipped into the river. Only the prompt The question aroso in relation tu tne ------- - n.'a Ti-ike i. shipment of fruit from Malaga, near action of the driver. George Fiske 11 fL: p . . ...,. a I aniine- more nower nrevented the au wenacnee. . ine iruugrowtrs wjB.ieu -- .- -- r- . . . the company to construct a warehouse tomobile going down 7B f eet into the for prelimainry sorting of apples and river. The party consisted of Mr. and the company refused to comply with Mrs. V. L. Holt and daughters, and Mr. :. . on j -Mr Theodore CoroneL - ft Saw - . J..... v.- tf t:xr L.I rim u Be A Ref fling, who has for the last 23 years probably clothed most of the successful men in the Northwest, will be back in business again in the above address by September 2. - !HRB Open for Business Tomorrow 9 A. M. Portland's New Shopping Zone Alder at West Park St. The "Wood-Lark" has flown to his "new nest," where he expects to see and welcome you. True, the new "Wood-Lark" building is not completely finished. There is much to do be fore our Formal Opening. The new exhibition showcases are not all in place all the new Eastern and European importations have not arrived but they are coming in every day and are being rapidly installed. On the other hand you will find your favor ite source for Drugs, Perfumes, Parisian Ivory, Stationery and Art Goods all in their new quarters, with your favorite saleslady or sales man waiting to greet, bid you welcome and sup ply your every need. Your Favorite Drugstore will continue to give the utmost 'in value, service and convenience that tas marked its career daring the past 46 years.. And as we get things running smoothly in this, the largest building in America devoted to a drugstore, you will be assured even better value and better service,. So come and see us tomorrow. Let us shove you through our new home For we are proud of it. We have striven to make it worthy of Portland and your patronage. Doors open at 9 A. M. tomorrow, Monday, A.ugust 26th, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. The New Wood-Lark Building Established 1865. AMERICA'S LARGEST DRUGSTORE Alder at West Park Street ,m 0 XHE PURCHASERS OP" COLUMBIA DELTA tARDESS ON A TOUR OF INSPECTION OF TUB ZTcirBEWU ORGANIZINO THE COLUMBIA DELTA GARDEN- ASSOCIA TION, JULY 30, 1913. I The above picture, showing potatoes and oats, is one of the many beautiful farms at Columbia Delta Gardens. Rich, deep, peaty soil and subirrigation make these wonderful crops possible. The -COLUMBIA DELTA GARDENERS' ASSOCIATION was organized for the mutual benefit of the members in growing their crops and in marketing their product at the highest price. Potatoes are yielding 275 sacks to the acre this year. Other crops are yielding beyond our expectation. . ' ' Ideal for onions, celery, asparagus, lettuce, berries, etc. . . 62 miles from Portland, boat and S. P. & S. Ry. transportation. Easy terms. Divided into tracts to Btut. Call or -write ior parucuutra. Columbia Agricultural Co., 609 Lewis BIdg. Gardens . FIFTY-FIRST OREGON STATE FA Salem, Sept 2-7, 1912 Livestock, Poultry, Agricultural, Manufactured and Other Exhibits Horse Races Dog Show Shooting Tournament Fireworks Band Concerts Eugenic Exposition Free Attractions Playground for the Children Free Camp Grounds V Reduced Rates on Railroads For Particulars Address FRANK MEREDITH, Secretary Salem, Oregon n This will be the critical moment , of Inesa- V r