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THE AIOKNING OREGONIA2T, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900.
WANT A SPEEDWAY
Portland Lovers of Driving
Working on a Plan.
ONE-MILE STRETCH CAN BE HAD
Opening of Kelly Street Furnishes
the Track Improvements for
Wnltelione Road.
Better drle, better horses, recrea
tion money spent at home, adornment
si the city and development of a pleas
are that vehicle Inventions .seem dis
posed to relegrate to the past, are central
Ideas In a -work now agitated hy local
lovers of driving and admirerg of good
horseflesh. All these ends are said to
he encompassed In the construction of a
speedway and Improvement of Portland's
artistic drives. The means for this work
Is an incorporated driving association.
This Portland has not. The Multnomah
Driving Association, upon which de
volves the burden of keeping the beauti
ful Whitehoi3e road sprinkled and In
condition during the Summer months. Is
not an Incorporated body. It exists for
the one purpose, and does not attempt
-wider efforts.
Last -Spring A. C. Lohmlre suggested
the Incorporation of a driving association
at one of the regular meetings of the
existing body. The matter was dis
cussed, but never acted upon. "Work of
securing sufficient funds to sprinkle the
Whltehouse road this Summer then
seemed a doubtful problem. Improve
ment of the road by the County Corn
mlssloners since has materially bright
ened the work of the driving men. More
interest is manifested in this healthful
and admirable pleasure. With Increased
interest and comparison of conditions lit
Portland with other large cities, the
question of a speedway and systematic
improvement of drives has been revived.
To review the natural advantages of
fered around Portland for a splendid
drive would be repetition, as they have
have been set forth often in writing and
pictures. Nature seldom gives man a
prettier location for a road than between
Portland and the Riverside Inn. Strang
era to city and state have admired It
rapturously and wondered that man has
shown no more appreciation by construe-,
tion of a great boulevard. Around the
gentle hills back of and around Port
land, -the crest of some of which com
mand great stretches of scenery, beauti
ful drives could bo constructed at little
cost. But as even small cost is a serious
difficulty in the way of any undertaking
of a public character at the present
time, the course known as the White,
house road is the only one being consid
ered for the early work, should an incor.
poration be effected. Here, too, the most
advantages are found for a speedway,
and the view, while not so commanding
as greater elevations, has the superb
combination of hill, forest and river.
Much work has already been done on
the Whltehouse road. It is not a fair
avenue of sufficient width to accommo
date four teams. Portions of It have
been sanded and sprinkled for a speed
way. As there are many teams using
the road at the usual driving hour, ana
it is not the width of an approved speed
way, fast driving is dangerous. A road
bed good for common traffic cannot be
used safely for speedy driving, because
it becomes too hard. In Winter heavy
hauling ruins the road for driving next
season, unless extensive repairs are
made each Spring. In some portions in
tended for fast driving and which are
not so much used by heavy teams, the
curves are so sharp as to threaten a
collision and endangor a horse if he tries
to make them under full headway. Thl&
condition is especially noticeable from
Fulton to the Riverside Inn.
Consideration of all the present trou
bles brings out the necessity of separ
ating ordinary traffic from a speedway.
Here again tire Whltehouse road has dis
tinctive advantages. Heavy traffic passes
along Water street and on down to Ma
cadam street, following the road nearest
the river. In Winter this road is usually
badly cut up, especially between the Iron
works and the mills about Fulton. Th
opening of Kelly street gives a way,
capable of great embellishment, to avoid
much of this bad stretch. If some streets
suitable for driving could be so improved
as to make a first-class approach to
Kelly street, light vehicles would not
need to touch the Macadam road before
reaching the point where Kelly now
intersects It. The driving association
has championed the opening of Kelly
street and a way through the Terwilllger
Park for this reason. Kelly street is two
blocks higher up the hjll than the Maca
dam road and much more commanding.
There are two pitches in Kelly street,
one on either side of tho park, of suffi
cient grade to render It undesirable for
heavy traffic. With this guarantee of
grade and a hard roadbed maintained
on Macadam street, there would not be
any encroachment of heavy traffic along
this section of the way.
Kelly street intersects Macadam road
a short distance north of the flat where
Fulton is situated. Here again the op
portunity for an exclusive drive Is found
in the suggestion of Mr. Lohmlre to con
struct a first-class speedway across the
ilat. Starting from the little gulch, Mr.
Lohmire's Idea Is to have a broad drive
surveyed through what Is now the back
part of Fulton, striking Virginia street
and following it until within a few yards
of Taylor Ferry road, where the survey
would come back into the White House
road again at an easy curve. The dis
tance from where this survey would leave
the road to where it returns again, Is
about a mUe just right for a speedway.
The flat is level, with the exception of a
very slight rise near the southern ter
minus. Mr. Xiohmlre believes this could
be made one of the best speedways in the
country at a trifling oost, and it would be
in 'the course of the beautiful drive from
the city to Riverside. He himself lives
in Fulton, and, after canvassing the sit
uation, says that where the route of the
epeodway would conflict with property In
terests it is very unlikely that any addl
t tlonal cost -would result. The people
appreciate the value of such & drive to
adjacent property.
The bed of a speedway should be nearly
springy. It would not require macadam. In
rainy weather it could not be used. Dur
ing the wet season all traffic would glad
ly keep to the well-packed Macadam road
and no artificial, protection would be re
quired. As the speedway would be used
only by light vehicles. It should cost little
to keep It repaired. Protected from heavy
traffic, sprinkling would be much less
than on the present Macadam road. One
of Mr. Lohmire's Ideas IB to have this
part ef the drive, as well as others, lined
on either side with shade trees. These
would have the double value of furnish
ing a delightful shade where the road
passes through open districts, and also
protect it from fast drying up. When the
trees became of any size, the amount of
sprinkling would be reduced, perhaps one
liatt. Stead e trees, planted gradually,
wuid cost but little, and would beautify
the drive Immeasurably without destroy
ing the view.
Nearly all tho heavy trafflc that now
uses the Macadam road originates In the
nUite about Fulton, or comes onto the
read from the Tavlor Ferry road, which
oruts there. From Fulton-on, It wonW
net be epetJal to a good drive to have
a AottMe way. and the only work con
templated along that stretch Is widen
ing nnd straightening. This would not
he ae on speedway principles, like the
mile across the Fulton fist. One mile of
speedway is sufficient. If thought neces
sary this mile stretch could be made of
Kuffldent width to have a barrier divid
ing the road into an east and a west
track, which would Insure against possi
bilities of a collision there.
From Fulton on. the Macadam road
could be widened 15 or 20 feet by taking
off a little of the bank. In most places
the fine dirt would Tender this work
easy. By cutting deep into a convex point
anu fihmg equally In the concave, a re
markable straightening could be effected
without changing the course o"f the road.
Where there is now an occasional sharp
elevation, caused by a Httie spur crossed,
deeper grading and corresponding filling
would accomplish much. The bed of this
section of the road need not be paved
with the hardest macadam, according to
some horsemen, as it is used almost ex
clusively by light vehicles and mainly in
the Summer, when it Is dry.
At the Riverside Inn, Mr. Leonard has
always kept open to the driving public
the racecourse there. While this is slight
ly narrow, a little widening would make
It an excellent course. Mr. Lohmlre
suggests that on this track occasional
amateur speed contests could be had, for
sufficient purses to stimulate owners, on
the same plan as the work of the Golden
Gate Park Driving Association, of San
Francisco.
This ambitious plan does not intimidate
men who have carefully studied the sit
uation. They recognize that money for
sprinkling the present road has some
times been difficult to raise, but believe
if driving men had the Inducement of
such a splendid road they would multiply
their efforts and assistance willingly.
And laying out a drive that would surely
attract much attention they believe woud
appeal to every citizen of Portland. The
economic aspect referred to should put it
on a par with home Industries. The
luxury of driving costs money, but there
Is barely any of it spent outside the homo
city. Beyond purchasing the vehicle and
harness, everything connected with the
driving business Is purchased of home
people. The horse Is raised at home, he
Is- fed by home prpducts, his care fills
the pockets of home laborers. As Mr.
Lohmlre expresses the proposition: "Tne
horse and everything Involving his use
here is a home institution."
If a stranger desires to take a little
ride there are not now many drives
over which a Portlander feels any pride
in conducting him. This slx-mlle spin
to the Riverside Inn would be Ideal If
properly Improved. Every visitor would
then be taken there to see what would
Inevitably pov one of the strongest at
tractions in Portland, as the speedway
and drives In Golden Gate Park are In
San Francisco.
A membership fee of say ?1 or J2 "a
month In an incorporate, association
would be a good revenue-producer. There
aro many persons In Portland who would
join the association for a few years to
create a working fund. Revenue could
be secured In other ways. If the asso
ciation were In the hands of active man
agement, always keeping In view the
matter of rasing funds to improve the
road, an occasional benefit entertainment,
contest, concert and other events could
be arranged for. Each accretion could
be laid aside for repair and construction
work. There need be no expenses In con
ducting the association affairs. Enthusias
tic horsemen or citizens would be found
willing to do the work, as President H.
C Breeden and Secretary Gus Rosenblatt
now do. Tear In and year out this cor
poration would continue Its aggressive
fight, commanding Interest and educating
the people to the advantages of Its cause.
Perfection of the White House road would
not be the sole object of Its existence.
Portland's drives generally would natur
ally fall to Its attention. These are be
yond the scope of the Park Commission
authorized by the recent election. Wher
ever It appeared that the future would
be subserved by staking out a drive pre
serve, the association could enlist public
sympathy and fight the encroachments or
other Institutions. Thus might the com
ing generation be saved a large expense
some day when they attempted to put
Into practice what Is now seen to be very
desirable. If such an association had ex
isted In San Francisco for several years
past, perhaps the bonded Indebtedness
aggregating nearly J5.000.000 recently au
thorized to purchase the panhandle to tho
Golden Gate Park, would not have been
necessary. Every Interest Is best pro
tected when an active, aggressive organ
ization of Its adherents exists.
EASTERN MULTNOMAH.
Dairymen Building: Silos Will Bore
nn Arteslnn Well,
GRESHAM, Or., Aug. 25. Three dairy
men of this section are preparing to build
silos for green corn ensilage. W. W. Cot
ton built the first one here last year,
with a capacity of 75 tons, and the re
sults have proved that ensilage Is the best
food for dairy stock. So well satisfied was
he that he has just finished another of
like size. The other silos will be built by
C. P. Penntston. B. H. Bowmand and
D. M Roberts. The first two will be
of CO tons capacity each, and the other
will hold 45 tons.
Toole Trro Shots.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Sylvester Evans one day last week dt
his home near HurlburL Mr. Evans was
standing near his woodshed when a man
approached him asking whether he was
recognized. Evans said no, and the
stranger drew a revolver. Evans dodged
around the woodshed Just In time to safe
himself as the man fired twice. Mr.
Evans made his escape around the build
ings, and his assailant went away. Mr.
Evans was Just getting ready for a trip
to California, and has since gone there
to assist In settling up an estate, and
thinks, perhaps, there was a conspiracy
to keep him from going.
Arteslnn Well.
Captain J. A. Brown is making arrange
ments to begin boring an artesian well at
Melville farm, and expects to commence
work upon it In about a month. He Is
confident that he can get a natural flow
of water at a short depth.
Section Iilnc Finished.
Work on the extension of the Section
Line road was completed yesterday by
Supervisor Cleveland, and that thorough
fare is now In excellent condition. It
gives an open roadwayfrom Beaver Creek
to Portland, a distance of 17 miles, and
Is already extensively traveled. As a
piece of roadwork. It Is the best In this
neighborhood, and reflects credit upon the
County Commissioners and Supervisor
Cleveland.
Brief Xotes.
Mrs. A. J. Miller, of Terry, will leave
for the mountains beyond the Sandy
Monday to recuperate her health. She
will be away about two weeks.
E. I Shook, who broke a leg and was
otherwise badly Injured by falling down
a well last week, has recovered suf
ficiently to go to his home at Roseburg.
Two of the teachers elected to teach
Orient school have resigned, and the Di
rectors have made new selections. The
list now stands Mrs. A. Featherstone,
principal; Miss Kate New. Intermediate;
Miss Maxwell, primary. The Fall term
of school will begin September 17.
The 3-year-old daughter of S. J. Toung.
of Powell Valley, swallowed a gold ring
yesterday, but seemed to suffer no 111
effects. Dr. Short was consulted, and was
of the opinion that no harm would re
sult to the child.
POTTER CHANGES TIME.
See O. R- & X. adv. on page 7 for com
plete schedule. Potter makes round trip
dally
Liable to Pnnctnreit.
Wheelmen who try to navigate that por
tion of Sixth street monopolized by the
Street Fair buildings are warned to "look
out for tacks." which are supposed to be
strewn along the pavement in the opera
tion of covering the various booths with
canvas. Bikers hate to alight, however,
and take chances on a puncture In mauy
cases. Of course, the workmen engaged
In the construction of the buildings would
prefer wheelmen to keep out of there al
together. Teamsters and horsemen have
long since been tabooed.
WITH LOVE IN HIS HEART
FRAXCIS 3ITJRPHV PREACHES HIS
TEHFERAXCE GOSPEL.
His Main Appeal Is for Sympathetic
Interest by One Person lor Some
Other Person.
"If every fellow will close his own sa
loonthe saloon between the nose and the
chin then the business is 'done up.' - That
Is it. I don't think It is any harm to say
so. Tho only way you can save men Is
to get them to close this saloon of theirs.
That is the way I was saved. I was not
In favor of It being closed. When I
signed, my stomach did not sign. It
kept standing out and Insisted that It did
not sign. My little fellows got down on
their knees and said, 'God help papa to
keep his pledge,' and I never drank any
more."
Francis Murphy's philosophy and re
ligion as they bear on the temperance
question, are expressed in this paragraph
quoted from his talk at Grace Methodist
word to say against other methods God
aid everybody to work cheerfully, happi
ly, faithfully and manfully don't forget
that Jesus Christ died to save men."
Other typical quotations from the lec
ture are, "Brethren, youthful, bravo
boys, entering upon life's great work, 1
beg, I beseech you, not to touch liquor;
no, don't you do it, don't you do it
There is such deceit in it, such beguiling
power that deceives you along towards
its Niagara and suddenly plunges you
over and you fall upon the rocks and
cry out.
"Let us begin to visit the homes of
the tired and weary and the discouraged,
yes, visit them. Why, there are fathers
In this city who are prematurely old
with sorrow, mothers who will not sleep
again a whole night for the next year,
who will wake up In the night calling
a son. Won't you come to such a moth
er's rescue, shake hands with her boy
and be his friend? Don't expose his mis
fortune, don't denounce him, but keep
his troubles sacred In your heart; carry
his sorrow and his mistake and his sin
In your heart as a sacred thing, and
don't you dare tell anybody about It, but
ask God to help you and to help him.
"You want to believe In the honesty of
young men. believe In their sincerity,
their truthfulness. The great trouble is.
we are too cranky with the young peo
ple. Some of the boy3 are not on the
GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE OREGON LEGISLATURE
GEORGE M. ORTON, RBPRESENTATI VE FROM MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
Georgo If. Orton, one of the Representatives from Multnomah County, 13 a descendant of
Thomas Ortjn, who emigrated to this country from England in 1040. and settled In "W'insor,
Conn. He was the third child born to N. S. and Frances R. Orton during their ox-team trip
from Wisconsin to Oregon, which extended over a ierIod of more than five years, arriving
in Portland in November, 1664, at the age of 4 months. The following year his parents moved
to The Dalle, where they remained until 1873, when they moved to Freoport, Wash., a
small town 50 miles north of Portland. Here seven years of Mr. Orton's life were spent on a
farm. In December. 1879, he returned with his parents to Portland, and attended the pub
lic school. He began his career as a printer in Portland in October, 18S1, following tho vari
ous branches until in December, 1887, he occopted the position of foreman of the West Shore.
In October, 18W, he becamo associated with the Multnomah Printing Company, and since Sep
tember, 189G, has been business manager of that concern. In 1885 he became a member of
Multnomah Typographical Union, No. 53, and held the office of vice-president for one term.
He was a charter member, of tho Portland Pressmen'8 Union, No. 43, and served two years
as Its president. Mr. Orton was married in 18SS to Miss Katie Brietbarth. oldest daughter
of H. A Brietbarth, an Oregon pioneer of 1S52, and tho result of the union is three bright
girls.
Episcopal Church yesterday morning to
an audience which packed the place of
worship.
But reading him will never acquaint one
with Francis Murphy. The magnetic Influ
ence over people Is not embodied In the
words. He Is laconic and simple, but there
Is something about the noted temperance
man that Is great and strong. His in
tensity and devotion are manifest more
In his countenance, his manner and bear
ing. When he Insists upon people de
veloping more brotherly love, becoming
friends to some poor unfortunate, and
when he states that every being has a
good heart, "because God makes only
good hearts," the subtle Influence of the
man Is felt.
"Let us not abuse the poor liquor seller.
He will go out of the business just as
soon as you quit buying. He Is not In the
business for his health exclusively. And
I want to tell you the liquor seller has
a heart a good heart. If you will only
get at It. God made It and It Is good.
Go to him as a friend. Look upon him as
a man and love him. Be like these Quaker
people. They are wonderful people: they
never fight. 'If thee doest not think as I
do, we will agree to love each other.' How
lovely that Is! The Quakers come from
the Irish. The man who wrote that epistle
Is an Irishman Paul. It Is a fact; I have
It from the best Greek scholar In America,
But the theologians stole him away. They
steal all the good Irishmen. 'Little Bobs'
and Kitchener are Irish: Buller too. I be
lieve the Queen Is Irish by this time. God
bless her. I love her and love England; I
ldye everybody."
There was no commencement to his lec
ture, nor close. He did well to give It
no title, for It had none. It was sim
ply a talk to his brother men. They were
the ones needing it, for women and chil
dren are already good, according to him.
The saloon-keeper's wife, he says, is of
ten the best temperance advocate, for the
love in her heart for her children and oth
er children sets her -against whatever
with harm growing young men. But the
affectionate nature of the speaker was not
to be felt in this broad friendship, alone.
Every unfortunate man who Is down must
have a friend. Every member of the con
gregation should take It upon himself to
find out one person who needs a friend
and look to his Interests faithfully as a
brother, bring him to chuch and make
him feel that If he goes wrong other
hearts than his own will suffer thereby.
Then there will be no pessimistic criticisms
of the pastor's sermons. Tho congrega
tion will not have time for that. They
will love the pastor, love each other, love
the good that Is being done and make the
best of the good world.
Mr. Murphy believes In enthusiasm. On
the pulpit platform his manner Is that of
a man sensitive to every note of the music,
every good word uttered by another. If
a good Impulse struggles for utterance or
expression, he believes In letting It out,
regardless of over-refined ideas of deco
rum and etiquette.
"We are a quiet lot of Christians," said
he. "We are so awfully quiet I wonder
how It Is the minister can speak. Soon
the politicians will be around here, with
bands and meetings, and then you will
shout. Why can't you shout In religious
worship? Is there anything to keep you
down here? You cannot hold me down
by any such thing as that. I have got
to shout a little. I wanted to get up
and shout a little during your singing."
Love of children is one of Mr. Mur
phy's strongest emotions. While Mr. At.
chiton was announcing him a little blue
eyed tot wobbled up to the front and
stood peering between the rails at him
In open wonderment. When he arose to
speak, he recalled the Incident and said:
"Is there anything greater or more ele
vating than-the love of children? What
wonderful power lies In these little ones!
What man can resist their appeal? And
In this connection he related the circum
stances of bis three children praying for
him to quit drinking liquor. "Oh. I wish
I had language to tell of the bitterness
of drink." continued the speaker. "The
Inspired pen said 'It blteth like a serpent
and stlngeth like an adder.' "
The Christianity of Mr. Murphy la
shown quite often In his lecture, as the
following will Ilustrate: "Now. dear
friends, this Is the work of the church
of Jesus Christ. While I have not a
right path, and you get cross with them
and say bad words. Go and love them,
make them feel that you do. As I said,
we want to love the liquor seller; give
him a chance. --nd I want to say here
that I never called to see a liquor dealer
who did not treat me right. I have al
ways talked to them with a little love
In my heart."
Mr. Murphy's morning lecture was at
Grace Methodist Church, upon Invitation
of Rev. H. D. Atchison. In Introducing
him Rev. Mr. Atchison said: "This largo
audience Is a splendid testimonial tothe
man whom all the world loves. Weare
very glad to welcome Francis Murphy
and his wife among us. I do not know
on what subject he will speak; he has
the entire field to himself. I am sure
he will preach unto us the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. There are a great many
temperance workers in the world, and
sometimes we differ In methods, some
times we criticise, almost quarrel over
the methods of the work, but I am sure
Francis Murphy Is one no one can quar
rel with, however much we may differ
In our methods. We are all agreed that
there is power in the Gospel of the Son
of God to save sinners. We have to
speak to us today one who has been
wonderfully, saved by this gospel, and
who preaches to us not only by words,
but by his life and bis history."
In the evening Mr. Murphy spoke to
another large audience at Taylor-Street
Church.
No larger audience ever attempted to
enter Taylor-Street Church than tried to
hear Mr. Murphy at that place last even
ing. After everything was filled Inside the
people packed the vestibule and stairs as
Lfar back as his voice could be heard, and
then they were turned away bj- the doz
ens. It seemed that an auditorium of
nearly double the seating capacity of
Taylor-Street Church would have been
none too large for the occasion.
THIS AND THAT.
Striking Record As to "Antl-Impe-rlnHani."
s Philadelphia Press.
There Is no more Influential leader In
the Democratic party In the South than
Senator Tillman. What he says "goes"
In South Carolina. The South Carolina
! Senator made some declarations In the
Senate during the recent session as to
the way the Democrats had suppressed
the colored vote In his state, and the so
called "Liberty" Congress In Indianapo
lis made a declaration last week as to
its Idea of anti-Imperialism. The two
are worth putting in parallel columns.
Hero they are:
SENATOR TIL,LMA'
Ve took the Govern
ment away. We stuffed
ANTI - IMPERIALIS
TIC RESOLUTION.
Resolved. That In de-
the ballot - boxes. We clarlmr that tho nrlncl-
shot them. We areples ot the Declaration
not ashamed of lt.iof Independence apply
With that system lto all men, this Con
force, tissue ballots,! gress means to Include
etc we got tired our-lthe negro race In
selves. So we called a! America, as well as
constitutional conven-lthe Filipinos. We dep
tlon. and wc ellmlnat-irecate all efforts,
ed, as I have said, all j whether In the South
ot the colored peoplejor In the North, to de
trhom we could underiprlve the neyro of his
the fourteenth and flf-rlghts as a citizen un
teenth amendments. der the Declaration of
independence and the
(Constitution of the
lUnlted States.
There Is not a Democratic member of
Congress -who has dared to deny Till
man's statements as to the methods of
murder and robbery which will give
Bryan the most of the electoral votes
he will get. They know that his state
ments are true. And yet the so-called
anti-Imperialists with their fanatical hor
ror of Imperialism and their slobbering
love for the Declaration of Independence
aro snuggling up on the same roost with
the typical bulldozing Senator from
South Carolina.
Senator Tillman will doubtless welcome
them, for he knows that their words
about depriving the negro of his political
rights Is so much soft sawder, and that
they may. resolve as much, as they choose
so long as they vote for Bryan. He and
those like him will count the Southern
vote as they please, notwithstanding the
Declaration ot Independence and the
Constitution of the United State?
WILL TRY FOR A SHIP
OREGON NATAL RESERVE WANTS
A CRUISER.
Lieutenant-Commander Davis Doing1
Ail He Can With the Present
Equipment Boat Drills.
A great Improvement Is being made by
Lieutenant-Commander Robert E. Davis
in the naval militia, of the state. That
institution is rapidly being converted from
a mere Infantry organization or naai
pretensions to a branch of the service
that will fully meet all demands made
upon It. Last week the Lieutenant-Commander
made requisition on the Navy
Department for 50 new Lee rifles, such
as are used In the Navy. These will
be accompanied by bayonets, scabbards,
ammunition and belts. In the same requi
sition a number of the regular naval cut
lasses were ordered, which are required
for the non-commissioned or petty oui
cers when going aboard ship.
Besides mattresses, there was not a
single thing lacktng In the equipment and
clothing of the Oregon battallan when
they started on the cruise In the Phila
delphia. Mattresses have since been pur
chased by the Military Board. When the
men went aboard the cruiser they were
handed Lee rifles and ordered out for In
spection. They had been drilling with the
Sprlngfields and made a bad showing with
the more complicated mechanism of the
new gun. When Lieutenant-Commander
Davis gets the Lee rifles he will train
his men so thoroughly with them that
they will have no difficulty when In the
service. Only 50 are ordered this year,
as the appropriation will not permit a
larger number, but more will be secured
next year and the year following until
the required number are on hand.
Working for a Cruiser.
The Oregon battalion will then have
everything required In the naval service
except a small cruiser or gunboat for
use on the water. This has been prom
ised, and doubtless would have been re
ceived before had It not been for the
Chinese embrogllo. Two are now manned
by the California reserve, and fairness
would certainly give Oregon one. Perhaps
a small vessel would have been sent
earlier if more Interest had been taken in
the local reserve. If 3uch has been the
drawback. Lieutenant-Commander Davis
proposes to remove It by building up the
battalion to the highest efficiency. In this
work he is receiving the hearty support
of his subordinate officers and the en
listed men. A splendid cutter, taken from
tho Philadelphia, has1 replaced the old
tub once used here. The two three-Inch
landing pieces at the Armory have the
same breech mechanism of the big guns
aboard men-of-war, and drill with them
develops skill In gunnery. Lately the men
have been Instructed in knot-tying, rope
spllclng, and everything pertaining to
sails that can be learned away from a
ship's rigging. Lieutenant-Commander
Davis contemplates erecting a spar some
where In the Armory with a yard, where
reefing sails may be done and other work
practiced.
Practice on Cutter.
The regular cutter practice on the river
Is being converted Into work of instruc
tion, as well as pleasure. The two local
divisions alternate in the use of the cut
ter, one taking It .while the other re
ceives Instruction at tho Armory. When
out in the boat, always In charge of a
commissioned officer, the men are taught
to read the compass, as aboard ship, steer
by compass and box the compass; also
In casting the lead, and these soundlugs,
made at regular Intervals, are registered,
from which a map of the river will bt
compiled later. When the soundings com
menced, a given point was taken as a
base, andf from this the reserve will
work up and down the Willamette, finally
branching out onto the Columbia, and If
the facilities are at hand, the Columbia
will be charted to Astoria and the bar,
based on the soundings of the reserve.
The law specifies that the naval militia
shall do such charting for the Informa
tion of men-of-war In case of emergency.
Sonndingr and Chnrtlng the River.
If a gunboat was turned over to the re
serve;vthe Columbia could be charted from
the Cascades to the mouth and in favor
able weather excursions could be made
out along the coast. This Is one of the
conditions confidently expected in the fu
ture. Then the reserve will transfer lt3
quarters from the Armory to the vessel.
Saturday evening all will get aboard and
pull down the river. Tho men will be
divided Into the regular watches of a
sea-going vessel. Engineers will be em
ployed to handle the machinery. The
usual divisions for general quarters, fire,
abandon ship, etc., will be formed. Gun
practice with rapid-fire guns can be had
at suitable ranges. All day Sunday the
vessel will steam along the river or out
along the coast, returning In time Monday
morning for the men to go about their
usual work. Thus they will be given
a day's outing of the most desirable
character and at the same time receive
Instruction fitting them for the work they
have enlisted to perform. If a small
cruiser Is turned over to the Oregon
battalion the reserve will become an ex
ceedingly popular Institution and mem
bership will only be limited to the maxi
mum fixed.
In addition to Instructing the men, Lieutenant-Commander
Davis Is providing a
quantity of text-books and literature for
the use of the officers. -These embrace
the subjects of navigation, seamanship
and others taught in the Naval Academy.
Schools have been organized for the petty
officers, who In turn will be expected to
Instruct the men In their respective
squads. Petty officers will be required
to pass regular examinations for thel!
positions, as now prevails In the Infantry
service of the guard.
Target Practice.
If a cruiser Is not secured before a
great length of time Lieutenant-Commander
Davis will have two rapid-fire
guns purchased to be set up In the j.row
of the cutters. It has been found that
men are at first inclined to shrink from
the big guns because of the concussion. If
they have been accustomed to handling
a one-pounder, three-pounaer or a six
pounder, this timidity is almost overcome.
While the recoil of a Springfield Is nearly
equal to that of a one-pounder, the de
tonation Is not so great, and a man will
not pass as easily from the use of a
Springfield to cannon as from some of the
rapid-fire guns. -
Plans are now under way to arrange
for regular sub-calibre practice for the
divisions. This Is where the sailors aboard
the American men-of-war receive the
greatest amount of gun drill. A small
rifle of good range is fixed In a cannon
and fired as the big gun Is fired. Up to
the range of the rifle, which with a Lee,
Mauser or Krag Is about 2000 yards, the
practice is as good as if big ammunition
were used, except for the difference in
concussion. It is a matter of great me
chanical nicety to get a small rifle thus
set for sub-calibre practice, but Lieutenant-Commander
Davis thinks he will have
no trouble in doing so If he can get a
vessel of sufficient size for the purpose.
The Armory range, where the Infantry
shoot, Is hardly available.
Dally Life and Drills.
Life aboard a man-of-war In peace Is
a regular routine, but not distasteful to
many men. A brief insight of the ex
perience of the Oregon battalion aboard
the Philadelphia will Illustrate what the
Naval Reserve may expect should they
secure their own vessel. They consti
tute a major portion of tho crew and
performed all kinds of work, including
scrubbing down decks, polishing brass,
cleaning the guns, taking turns In tho
galley and down in the engine-room,
wherever a position could be filled.
Everybody is roused at 6 A. M. by the
bugle, being immediately followed by the
shrill pipe of the bos'n. All hands turn
to washing down decks for one hour. A.
half hour for breakfast and a half hour
for smoking comes next. Brass work la
cleaned from S till 9. At 9:25 all who !
have charges to prefer, complaints to j
make, or want to speak to the officer ;
of the deck, are called to the mast- In i
olden times this meant the mainmast, but j
since steam has changed the arrange- j
ment of decks, "to the mast" means by
the starboard gangway on the quarter
deck. If the vessel is in port the officer
of the deck is there at the hour, but if
she is at sea, he Is on the. bridge. The
men line up respectively and do not
speak until spoken to, when they state
their case, and the officer deals out pen
alties according to his judgment. At
9:0 there Is a call to quarters, when the
special -work of the day begins. On the.
cruise of the Philadelphia the first day
out this special programme consisted ot
muster at stations, setting up exercises,
great gun drill, with Instructions about
training, elevating and sighting till 10:30.
From 10:30 to 11:20, instruction in care
and mechanism of guns. Dinner mess
always comes at noon and Is followed
by the usual time for smoking. On the.
day mentioned secondary battery drill,
with instructions regarding care and me
chanlsm of the same, commented at 2:15
P. M., and from 3 till 3:30 the men were
Instructed in signalling, or the ordinary
wigwagging. Other days had changes in
the special programme. Fire quarters,
collision drill and abandon ship, use of
tho Colt automatic gun and other sec
ondary battery pieces, .clear ship for ac
tion, general quarters, with target prac
tice with great guns, etc., afforded much
variety to the work.
Evening mess comes at 5, followed by
half hour for smoking. At 5:30 P. M.
there Is another call to quarters, when
the men are checked up. that being equiv
alent to roll-call In the Army, and the
report Is made to the executive officer
of the vessel.
Then all hands are given calesthenlo
exercise and afterwards run around "deck
two or three times at double quick. After
this Is over the smoking lamp -is lighted.
No person Is allowed to light his pipe
at the galley, this lamp being for that
purpose. During the smoking lamp,
games and exercises are permlssable,
with the consent of the officer of the
,deck, which is always asked as a matter
of form and about as regularly given.
This continues until tattoo. Taps means
lights out and everybody In bed. At 10
o'clock the master-at-arms sees that even
the lights In the officers' cabins aro ex
tinguished, unless permission to burn the
same has been granted by the executive
officer of the ship.
Watches of the Night.
Soon as the men go aboard they are
divided Into the starboard and the port
watches, and quartered on the respective
sides of the vessel. They are then divided
into four dlvlsiqns for general quarters,
fighting quarters, fire quarters, etc. These
four divisions have the vessel apportioned
among them for the occasions indicated.
One takes the poop, another the fore
castle, a third the sttrboard amldshlp,
and the fourth the port amldshlp. Then
there are the gun divisions, which are
subdivisions of fighting or general quar
ters. The starboard and the port watches
take regular turns on duty, except each
day one watch is split. This occurs be
tween 4 and S. The watch on duty works
only two hours, or til) S. when the watcn
o-mlng on takes two extra hours, aucn
arrang ment is necessary that one watch
will not have the dlsagreeabls hours ev
ery night.
Tom Sharlcey as Master-at-Arms.
The terror of the berth deck Is the master-at-arms,
or "brass bonds," as he Is
dubbed. He has full control there, and
is responsible for the conduct of the men.
If the men do not turn out of their ham
mocks promptly at bos'n's piping, they
are likely to be dumped out unceremo
niously. Some of the Oregon boya had
the experience. So exasperated do the
sailors get at the master-at-arms that
a half dozen will jump him at once. He
must fight It out. If he yields once, no
matter how great the odds, his prestige Is
gone. The captain always backs him up.
If there Is a difference between the master-at-arms
and sailors, the captain must
stand by his chief petty officer. Sailors
know this, and figure accordingly. Tom
Sharkey was once the highly respected
master-at-arms abrard the Philadelphia,
on which the Oregon men took their
cruise. To this day there are many tra
ditions of how Sharkey handled, them.
for after he beoame known there wan no
more rebellion against his authority.
Piping up hammocks, and plpiz dowr
hammocks, piping away the vessel, in
fact, piping everything,- wag a routine at
first difficult to master. To the Initiates
the shrill notes of the bos'n's whistle at
distinct as a bugle call, but to the lands-
matt all are alike. When the bos'n bawls
out a command and follows It with his
whistle, man have to move. Lieutenants
Commander Davis will organize his bati
talion by appointing a chief bos'n. s mate
a chief gunner's mate and a chief quar
termaster's mate. These are the highest
petty officers he can appoint. The war
rant officers, such as the gunner, bos'i
and quartermaster, usually come from the
Intelligent apprentices turned out by the
naval training school.
CHICAGO CROOKS ARRESTED
Detectives Snow and Kerrigan Land
ed Two This Morning.
Detectives Kerrigan and Snow mado
a good capture at 12:30 this morning
when they arrested John Sullivan anc-
Budd Davis, two Chicago crooks, in
lodging-house at First and Clay streets
after camping on their trail for 10 hour
In the possession of the burglars theys
found a valuable lot of booty, filling twe
largo valises, and several packages, anc
composed of articles of wearing appaxps
and dres3 goods, evidently stolen fror
soma dry-goods store, as tho price tag
were still on.
Both Sullivan and Davl3 admitted that
they were Eastern crooks, and had come
to Portland to "do the town during the
carnival." They admit also that the
goods they had In their possession were
stolen. The detectives suspect them of
several local buglartes, but as yet have
no proof against them. Davis Is a short!
dark-complexioned fellow, about a feet
S Inches In height, black mustache, while
Sullivan Is taller, with blonde mustachej
and light hair, about 5 feet 9 Inches; In
height. Both were well-dressed and hat
plenty of money.
An effort will be made by the police
authorities to ascertain the place fror
which the articles were stolen. Tho llsq
Includes tho following, all new and of
the finest quality: Ladles silk dress
skirt, plaid dress skirt, several dozer
silk handkerchiefs, astrakan cape, seal-l
skin trlmmlng3, ladles' underskirts. rlb-
bon trimmings, silk and satin dress pat-j
terns, neckties and stockings, and 5(1
yards of valuable cashmere dress goodsj
Also among their effects were three or.
four dollars in pennies, probably taker
from the till of the dry-goods store. The
two men will be held for the present or
suspicion.
SEPTEMBER WEATHER.
The following data, covering a period
23 years, have been compiled from the
Weather Bureau records at Portland, Or i
for the month of September for 23 years!
Temperature Mean or normal terapera-l
ture, 61 degrees. The warmest month wad
that of 1SS8, with an average of 55 de-J
grees. The coldest month was that ol
1S95, with an average of 57 degrees. Thl
highest temperature was 93 degrees, o.-
the 11th. 1SS6. The lowest temperatun
was S5 degrees, on the 21st, 2S95. Average
date on which first "killing" frojt od
curred in Autumn, November IS. Aver J
age date on which last 'killing frost oci
curred In Bpring. April li.
Precipitation (rain and melted snowj-
Average for the month, 1.75 lnche3. Av?r
age number of days with o.oi or an in".
or more. 8. The greatest monthly prc4
clpltatlon was 4.2a Inches, In 1SS4. Th-j
least monthly precipitation was 0 InchcsB
In 1873. The greatest amount of precipe
tatlon recorded In any 24 consecutivif
hours was 2.9S Inches, on the 10th, 1SS8
CIoud3 and weather Average numbrs
of clear days, 12; partly cloudy days, 10 1
cloudy days. 8.
Wind The prevailing winds have bee:!
from the northwest. The Highest velocin
of the wind was 45 miles, from the souths
on the 2d, 1S97.
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