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TTIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POKIXAND, :OVE3IBT?P. 16, 1913. EARLY MILITIA DAYS CALLED TO DORY Thirtieth Anniversary of Or ganization of Company G ' Celebrated at Banquet. SPEAKERS PAY TRIBUTES JThree-Score Veterans of Portland's Krstwlille Military Pride Gather at Board, Men Now Promi nent Being Among Them. I The days of auld lang syne, when the infantry companies of the Oregon militia wore red stripes like artillery men, and when the old First Regiment, on parade, marched past the corner of First and Burnside streets, then the center of the city, were brought back last night on the wings of memory, the occasion being the thirtieth anniver sary of the organization of company O, First Infantry, Oregon National Guard. The event was celebrated with a re union and banquet in the Elizabetnan room of the Imperial Hotel, where three-score veteran members of tne company that was the military pride of Portland from November 15, 1883. the date of its organization, until the out break of the Spanish-American War In - 1893, when the company wan merged In the reorganization of the First in the Second Regiment, assembled. Captain R. E. Davis was toastmaster. Before introducing the speakers, he announced the appointment of a new entertainment committee, naming Colo nel George T. Willett as chairman, the other members to be announced later. General Charles F. Beebe, formerly Colonel of the First Regiment, waa the first speaker. He gave his recollec tion of early military days in Oregon. General Beebe characterized Company G as the cornerstone of .the National Guard organization In Oregon, and said that the example set by the com pany had been an inspiration and a guide to younger companies. "Services of Today" was the sub ject of a talk by Colonel Charles H. Martin, present commander of the Third Regiment, Oregon National Guard. Colonel Robert A. Miller was the next speaker. As a member -of the Oregon Legislature in the '80s, he was Instrumental in the enactment of the Summers military bill, which gave the struggling militia of the state much needed financial support, and provided the first real military code that Oregon had ever had. Colonel Miller told of the struggle to get the bill through. Colonel George T. Willett told "In cidents of the Life of Company G." "The Occasion We Celebrate" was the-toast to which Jo It- Gill responded most happily. Reference was made by the speakers to the first captain of the company, Louis Clinton Farrar, who died last January, and whose memory will be honored today by the placing of a me morial tablet, with dedication services. In the Armory. The man who came the greatest dis tance for the reunion last night was First Sergeant Frank A. Newton, who came from Nome, Alaska. - General Beebe, Colonel Martin, Colonel Miller and Captain C. R. Hotoh kiss were honor guests. Ben Jones, of Seattle, the humorist cf the company, called the roll. Fol lowing rollcall a toast was drunk to those for whom "taps" has sounded. Those who answered to rollcall were as follows, the year is which they Joined the company preceding their names: - 1883 R. B. Davis, B. F. Jones, B, K. Lee, W.- H. Morrow, D. A. Shindler, E. P. Walte, G. T. Willett. 1884 John Gill, C. M. Idleman, C. C. Newcastle, C. C. Smith, A. B. Strow bridge, D. L. Williams. 1885 H. W. Hogue, G. W. Hoyt, R. W. Hoyt. F. A. Newton. 1886 C. A. Burkhardt, M. W. Gorman, Curtis Holcomb, J. W. Newklrk, J. J. Fanton, Henry Wagner. 1887 E. P. Dosch, T. N. Dunbar, R."F. Prael, H. D. Story, Dom J. Zan. 1888 Ivan Humaaon, H. D. Kllham, D. B. Woodward. 1889 H. G. Colton. H. E. Judge. C. W. King, C. Mendenhall, H. A. Schaub, F. R. Smith, O. B.' Stubbs. 1890 C. A. Coolldge, H. A. Darnell, G. F. Koohler, A. t,. Parkhurst. 1891 F. O. Burckhardt C. V. Ganten beln. R. D. Hewitt, W. M. Kapus, L W. Moody, J. B. Pllklngton. 1893 F. Colllnson. M. S. Bads. 1893 H. B Johnson. all over Europe and the Orient, re turned with her fortune spent to make another and. found, the golden days of easy money gone forever. With acquired tastes and habits that only wealth could satisfy, -ehe strug gled for a year to regain a position where that wealth would be possible to her. Thursday night she paid out the last4T her money with a smile and a Jest, then shot herself dead In her room in the Seattle Hotel. That is the brief history of Mrs. Cornelia No ble, the former Nome court reporter, warm friend of scores of brilliant men of the North and suicide. Accordintv.to Nan A. Drylle, a typist employed by Mrs. Noble, the dead wo man and her mother together owned property In Oregon worth from $6000 to $7000. James E. Fenton, a well-known Port land attorney, who first employed Mrs. Noble when she came to Nome in 1902; Senator Elwood Bruner, Delegate James Wlckersham and others last night cabled Mrs. Edith M. Claridge, wife of an eminent mining engineer, ot 77 Gower street, London, the news that her daughter was dead, but the cable contained no word of the manner of death. Mrs. Noble has a husband living somewhere In, the United States. It is known that she was born inPortland and was married when 17 years old. leaving her husband soon afterwards and going to Nome. It is believed that she had a trace of Indian blood In her veins, but if she had any native blood it doubtless was a strain of some of the Spanish voy agers under Bodega y Quadra. who were wrecked on the Oregon coast early in the past century. Mrs. Noble was decidedly Spanish in appearance. WOUH NEGRO STABS TWO BLACKS XKAR DEATH AFTER KX1FE-REVOLVER FIGHT. THIEVES BIND SEVEN Four Masked Robbers Escape With Cash of Chinese. LENTS GARDENERS VISITED Cement Workers Taken to Hospital Following Row at Lnn'eta BavcPne Plants. Runs, Returns to Kill. With two .32-caliber b&llet wounds through his abdomen, Walter James, negro foreman of a cement gang, plunged a knife into the chest, abdo men and arms of John Neighbors, Mb assailant, at the Luneta saloon, 101 West Park street, last night, inflicting wounds that probably will prove fatal. The wounded men were taken to the Good Samaritan Hospltal.-where It was said both probably would die. Neighbors, who also is .a negro ce ment worker, became offended at re marks made by James. Friends of the two men Intervened and Induced Neighbors to leave the saloon and take a taxicab with Pearl Williams to his home, at 842 East Thirteenth street North. On the way home Neighbors changed his mind about running away from the light. He drew a revolver and forced George Allen, the taxicab driver, and Williams, under threats of death, to return with him to the saloon. Neighbors opened fire as soon as he re-entered the Luneta resort, sending two bullets through the abdomen of James and then pouncing on the body of his victim. James drew -a pocket knife and slashed his assailant Into ribbons. BOY GIVES CLEW TO YEGGS 14-Year-Old Lad Gives Evidence Pointing to Jack Bannen. What may prove to be a strong clew to the identity of the men who blew a rate In the office of Woodmen Hall East Sixth and Alder streets, early Saturday morning, is information re ported to Captain of Detectives Baty lata last night by Sergeant Oelsner. Oelsner says Freddie Lougha 14 year-old boy living at 409 East Alder street, reported to. him last night that he had noticed four men hanging around a dark doorway on Alder street. between Grand avenue and East Sixth street, about 7:30 Friday night. One of the men. according to young Lough, Is Jack Bannen, recently convicted on a charge of stealing a gas engine and who served a sentence on the rockpile. Lough says Bannen Jokingly pulled a false mustache from the lip of one of the men and Immediately afterward offered him 5 cents and told him to run home and say nothing. Bannen, It Is said, was an interested spectator yesterday at Woodmen Hall, where the chattered safe was discovered. WEST INSTIGATES RAID GOVEBVOB TAKES HAND IX PURITY CRU SAD El AT ASTORIA. Crooks Cut Telephone Wires Before Looting Cabin of Celestials on Foster Road' Sheriff Takes Trail With Bloodhounds. Four masked men entered a cabin occupied by seven Chinese -gardeners on the Foster road, one mile east of Lents, at 7:30 o clock last night and at the point of revolvers forced the Celes tials to lie face down on the floor while they were bound with clothes lines and gagged by the robbers. After piling the frightened Chinese In one corner of the shack the highwaymen searched the house for two hours, tearing up boards and wrecking the Interior. They finally made off with $400 found in a secret hiding place. Shortly after the robbers had gone one of the Chinese gnawed at the bind ing rope of his wrists and after 10 minutes' work succeeded In freeing himself and his six companions. Cowed by the threats of the four men, three of whom wore domino masks and the fourth a green felt cloth, the Chinese finally gained courage to run to the home of John Steiger, where they gave the alarm. No Immediate communica tion could be had with the Portland police station, as the robbers had cut telephone wires In the vicinity. Sheriff Word and Deputies Curtis, Lumsden, Phelan and Ford left for Lents at 11 o'clock, where they are using bloodhounds In an effort to trace the robbers. WEST PROCLAIMS DAY GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY SETS NO VEMBER 27 FOR THANKSGIVING. Thomas Kay and Assistants Gather Evidence for Campaign to Clean Up "Bad Lands" District. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. IB. (Special.) Governor West has taken a hand In the vice crusade in Astoria In an ef fort to purify the district known as the "Bad Lands." During the last week Thomas Kay, special agent of Governor West, has been here with two assistants gather ing evidence which was placed In the hands of District Attorney Mullins and Sheriff Burns, with the result that about 12 o'clock last night the officers raided eight of the so-called "rooming houses" on Astor street, arresting 16 women and seven men. The women are charged with being Inmates of houses of prostitution and the "madames" are charged with the additional offense of selling liquor without a license. Some of the men are charged wtln living in bouses of ill-fame and with soliciting for such places. More serious charges are to be placed against the proprie tors of the places. The cases In which elllng llauor without licenses are charged will be brought in the Police Court, but the other cases will be taken before the Circuit Court grand Jury, which prob ably will be convened on the return of Judge Eakln from St. Helens some time next week. Oregon Executive Points Ont Among Other Reasons for Nation's Being Thr.nkfnL Absence of War. i SALfcM, Or Nov. 15. (Special.) Governor West tonight Issued the fol lowing Thanksgiving day proclama tion: "It is an apt custom that has chosen the Autumn time f or our Thanksgiv ing. It is the seasonal threshold be twixt the day of activity and evening of introspection. "How fitting It Is then, ere we go on, that we hesitate, consider and give our thanks to Him who Is Almighty, for what of good we have been enabled to accomplish and for the privilege of future endeavor. "Our thanks should specialty be ren dered on high that the season has been most bountiful; that our nation these past 12 months has been spared the burdens and horrors of war, and that it has been blessed with a statesman ship to lead the tollers and those of great wealth unto a better understand ing. For these, and the manifold bless ings of a free people, it is meet that we give united remembrance to our Father. "Now, therefore, in accordance with a time-honored custom, I, Oswald West. Governor, by virtue of the authority In me vested, designate ' Thursday, No vember 27, 1913. as a day of public thanksgiving throughout the common wealth and ask that for the tasks of our dally bread there then be substi tuted appropriate and reverent services to Him." HENRY EVERDING IS DEAD Portland Commission Merchant Sue combs at 80 Years of Age. Henry Everding. for a number of years a commission merchant of Port land, died last night at 11:45 at his residence, 301 Thirteenth street south, after an illness of about four months. Mr. Everdlng came to Portland In 1864 and had been identified with com mission business in the city since a short time after that date. He leaves a widow. He was 80 years and seven months old. For some time he had maintained a hay, grain, feed and com. mission business at 45 Front ' street and was one of the better known deal ers on commission row. COUNTY PAYS HIGH PRICES Chehalis Charged 80 Cents for Gas oline and $1 for Oil. OLYMFIA, Wash., Nov. 16. (Special.) That Chehalis County has been buy ing gasoline for Its automobiles and motorcycles at SO cents, when the mar ket price was 19, and has been paying "excessively large amounts" averaging $125 a month for repairs and supplies is the 'finding of the state bureau of inspection in a report issued today. Just as the present inspection of the county was bein completed, the report says, it was announced that one of tire County Commissioners had acquired an Interest in, the garage at which the county's automobiles were kept. The assets of the county are report ed as (507.S76.17 and Its liabilities 9321.- 341.07. 100 BABIES TO BE BAPTIZED Moscow Methodists Preparing for Notable Celebration Sunday. MOSCOW, IdahoNov. 15. (SDecial.) At the Methodist Sunday school of this city there are enrolled about 100 babies. Some of the parents of these babies have asked to have their chil dren baptized and it has been arranged to nave a special service Sunday morn ing, when Rev. Bobert Warner will per form the rites. The baptismal class Is expected to be the largest ever known in Moscow and great preparations are being made by tne . members of the church to make the event prominent. ANTI-SLAVE ACT PASSED Philippine Assembly Agrees to In corporate American Law. MANILA,' Nov. 15. An anti-slavery law was passed today by the Philip pine National Assembly after a heated debate. The measure, which was framed by William H. Phipps, the Insular Audi tor, reaffirms the old Spanish statutes against slavery and incorporates the American laws. The vote In opposi tion was small. In spite of the warmth of the discussion. DEATH BARES ROMANCE Mrs. Cornelia Xoble's Suicide Ends Adventurous Career. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) A brilliant, daring, adventurous young girl won her way by. grit ana ability alone to a dassllng share of the careless wealth that came so easily from the Nome sands in the early days. She. traveled In splendor H0ULT0N JOINS ST. HELENS By Three-to-One Vote Two Columbia County Towns Merge. ST. HELENS, Or., Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) By a three-to-one vote in both St. Helens and Houlton today the two cities have consolidated under the title of St. Helens. This merger has been considered for a long time and has been tried on two former occasions, each time losing out, but today the voters of both places decided In favor of greater St. Helens. This makes the population now very close to 2500 and the largest city in Columbia County. STOPS TOBACCO HABIT. Elders' Sanitarium, located at 998 Main St., St. Joseph, Mo., has pub lished a book showing the deadly ef feet of the tobacco habit, and how it can be stopped in three to five days. As they are distributing this book free, anyone wanting a copy should end their name and address at once. Adv. Andrew Kunirstram, a Swedish gradual ntudant at Cornell, will lead another as sault on A3 1. MCMuwy mxi ou mm?r unaer the auspices of -the Smithsonian Institution, "My 20-Year Lease on the Entire Broadway Build ing Has Been Canceled and I Am Compelled to Vacate by Jan. 31, 1914" R. M. GRAY ust Close Out Lnesteriieia ' lotnes, lvien s Furnishings and Women's M M y Entire Stock Apparel in 76 Days! The most stupendous undertaking that any merchant of Portland ever faced is before me! My 20-year lease on the entire Broadway Building, Broadway and Morrison, has been canceled. , I have only until January 31, 1914, to sell out every vestige of my fine, new stock of "Chesterfield" Clothes, Furnishings and Women '.s Apparel. All day long Saturday the greatest throngs I ever experienced filled the store. Don't .wait until others get first choice come tomorrow! TERMS OF SALE STRICTLY CASH This Has No Connection With Any Other Sale in Portland Men's Neckwear 50c Neckwear $1.00 Neckwear 65 $1.50 Neckwear $1.15 $2.00 Neckwear '....S1.45 $2.50 Neckwear SI. 75 $3.00 Neckwear $2.25 Fine Half Hose All' grades of cotton, lisles and silk. 25c Hose at : ...20 35c Hose at.. 25 50c Hose at 40 75c Hose at T. 50 $1.00 Hose at 75 $1.50 Hose at..". 1.15 $2.00 Hose at $1.45 $2.50 Hose at ...$1.85 $3.00 Hose at $2.25 $3.50 Hose at .....$2.50 MEN'S RUFFNECK SWEATERS $6.00 Men's Ruffneck Sweaters $9.00 Men's Ruffneck Sweaters at $6.25 CHESTERFIELD Suits and Overcoats $20 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $14.75 $25 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $18.75 $30 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $23.50 $35 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $26.50 $40 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $29.50 $45 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $34.50 $50 Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats, $39.50 2vl en slvlandelberg Raincoats Same Reductions .Men's Fall Shirts $1.50 new Fall Shirts for $1.15 $2.00 new Fall Shirts for $1.65 Men's Underwear Union Suits and separate garments, in fine cotton, wool, silk and linen. $1.00 Underwear 75 $1.60 Underwear $1.15 $2.00 Underwear $1.35 $20 Underwear $1.75 $3.00 Underwear. $2.25 $3.50 Underwear $2.65 $4.00 Underwear $2.85 $4.50 Underwear $3.25 $5.00 Underwear $3.75 $6.00 Underwear $4.50 $7.00 Underwear $5.25 $8.00 Underwear... $5.75 $10.00 Underwear $7.25 "Women's Suits, Goats and Dresses WOMEN'S SUITS $30 and $35 Suits, S21.50 $40 and $45 Suits, S28.75 $50 and $60 Suits,. 36.50 $75 and $85 Suits, S59.50 Fancy FTir-Trimmed Suits at . One-Fourth Off "Women's WOMEN'S COATS $18 Women's Coats. . .$13.50 $25 Women's Coatsr. .$17.75 $30 and $35 Coats at 22.50 $40 and $45 Coats at $28.75 $50 Women's Coats. . .$34.75 All Evening Coats at Vi OFF Sweaters Separate Skirts, $25.00 $30.00 $32.50 $35.00 $37.00 $40.00 $45.00 WOOL DRESSES Dresses $16.15 Dresses $20.00 Dresses $21.75 Dresses. $23.35 Dresses $25.00 Dresses $26. 70 Dresses $30.00 BLOUSES, FANCY SILK $9 and $10 Blouses $5.95 $12.50-$17.50 Blouses... $.5 $18.50-$25 Blouses $13.95 $30-$45 Blouses $21.45 TAILORED $4 and $6 Waists $2.95 $6.50-$10 Waists ... $4.65 Petticoats, Silk BloomersReduced! 1. GRAY BROADWAY BUILDING BROADWAY AND MORRISON ARCHDUKE ON VISIT King George Hastens to Wel come Unofficial Callers. WIFE IS' ALONG ON TRIP EPIDEMIC KILLS HORSES Veterinarian Does Not TTnderstand Disease Raging NearKelso. KELSO, Wash.. Nov. 15. (SDecial.) An epidemic among- tne horses ox the Braynion .Mountain district has result ed la the less of not leas than a dozen animals in the past few weeks. Deputy State Veterinarian Ackley is at a. loss to understand tha exact cause, and hence the prevention of the disease. Soma of tha most valuable horses In the district have suceumbad to the malady, and the ranchers along the Kelso flats are alarmed. BOAT UPSETS;B0Y DROWNS Son of Crabtree Preacher Ivoocs Life in Santlam River. LEBANON, Or.. "Nov. 15. (Special.) Jesse "Wright. 12-year-old son of the pastor ot the Free Methodist Church at Crabtree, drowned In the South Santlam River, near Sanderson bridge, last Tuesday. The boy nxd been sent on an errand, and when he did not return, waa traced to the river bank, where he had taken a boat and rowed out Into the stream. The boat upset in the current. The body .was recovered. Freight on Champagne Reasonable. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. The exist ing freight rates on champagne of J2.26 a hundred pounds from New fork to California terminals was held by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be reasonable. - Francis Ferdinand, Now Within Ap proachable Distance rt Throne of Austria, More Than liver Sought in Knrope. LONDON, Nov. 15. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and hie wife, the Duchess of Hohen berg, arrived here today. They will re main until Monday, when they will go Kto Windsor Castle as the guests of King George and Queen Mary. The Archduke and his wife, although frequent visitors to England as private persons, have never been here "offl cially," and even this visit is not an official one, for, as the Duchess Is not of royal birth, she 'cannot be placed nn n.n cnu&lltr with her husband at royal functions. Now that the Archduke, on account of the great age of the Empepror of A i - k.li.vMl tn ha within reft- sonable'distance of the throne, the gov ernments or Hiurope aesire w onuw some attention to him and his wife. Bmperor William, as the ally of the Emperor of Austria, has frequently done this, and now that there is Dom ing Incompatible in the interests of Austria and Enarland. King George de sires to do the same. Hearing: that the ArcoauKo ana Duchess were to visit the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, the King asked them to pay a visit to Windsor and enjoy some pheasant shooting in tha royal coverts before going to Wel beck. The invitation was immediately accepted. The Archduke, who as inspector-general of the Austro-Hungarlan army and navy. Is virtually "war lord" of the dual monarchy, looms large in all con sideration of European politics. His ascent to the throne is looked forward to with some uneasiness. INFECTED FRUIT IS FOUND Walla Walla Inspector Turns Back Apples From Oregon. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nor. 15. (Special.) Growers who bring apples to the city are being stopped at the city limits and their fruit Inspected. Deputy District Inspector George yes terday ordered three drivers to return to Oregon, as their fruit was Infected wtih oyster-shell scale. The growers maintained the marks YOUR HAIR MADE NATURAL WAVY 8 iiS- ilfSjti Beautiful and luxurious, any straight hair made soft and wavy. We guarantee It to last. Shampooing makes the wave more beautiful. Ladles, you can do away with rats, puffs, curls and curling irons. You can dress your hair In five minutes. Come and see this wonderful $500 electric waving machine. The electric wave makes the hair soft and Is absolutely harmless. Immediately after the hair is waved, we shampoo, and positively guarante the wave will remain permanent. Arrangements must be made in advance to have your hair waved. Sanitary Beauty YarXox-?' on the apples were hail bruises. A stock of"apples Infected wtih San Jose scale was found in a local store and the fruit confiscated. Knights of Pythias to Meet. DAYTON, Wash., Nov. 15. (Special.) Plans for the district Knights of Pythias convention to be held here Monday and Tuesday :.re about com pleted. The ritualistic efficiency of the several lodges wtll be tested and a monster parade Is to be given Tues day. The affair will end with a ban quet at the Commercial Club. Escaping Boy Falls Five Stories. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Casper Solle. a boy of 12, plunged five stories to his death today in a daring attempt to es cape from a protectory m The Bronx. He was descending the face of an out side wall when he fell. Were Prize Winners at FLOWERS the 1913 Annual Fall Flower Show 23 First Prizes, 11 Second Prizes Out of a Total of 38 Entries. Our Show "Window Gives You Some Idea of the Grandeur of Our Exhibits. CLARKE BROS., Florists Morrison Street, Between Fourth and Fifth. AT OKC E! CLOGGED HEAD COLDS AND NOSTRILS OPEN, CATARRH VANISH Breathe Treely! Clears Stuff ed-np, In flamed Nose and Head and Stops i Catarrhal Discharge. Cares Doll Headache. Try "Ely's Cream Balm." Get a small bottle anyway, just to try it Apply a little In the nostrils and instantly your clogged nose and stopped-up air passages of the head will open;, you will breathe freely; dullness and headache disappear. By morning! the catarrh, cold-ln-head or catarrhal sore throat will be gone. End such misery now! Get the small bottle ot 'ffily' Cream Balm", at axiy drugstore. This sweet, fragrant tfalm dissolves by the heat of the nostrils; penetrates and heals the Inflamed, swollen membrane which lines the nose, head and throet; clears the air passages; stops nasty discharges and a feeling of cleansing, soothing relief comes immediately. DonVt lay awake tonight struggling for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh or a cold, with its running nose, foul mucus dropping into the throat, and raw dryness is distressing, but truly needless. ' Put your faith Just once in "Ely's Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh will surely disappear. Adv.