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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 190i. ' 1 CITIES IN RAGE Four Ask for the Next Grange Convention. INVITED BY CALIFORNIA Governor Pardee Seeks Honor for His State, GREAT THRONG AT SESSIONS Officers Make Their Annua! Reports Tomorrow Is Degree Day-rCor-vallis-Invitatlon Is Unani mously Accepted. DEGKEES TO BE GIVEN TOMOBBOW. State Master Leedy, of Oregon, An nounced that tomorrow -would be degree day at the Empire Theater. Promptly at 1:30 P. M., the fifth degree will be conferred, to be followed .immediately by the elxth degree. In the evening at 7:S0 the National degree -will be given. Increasing: attendance marked the second day's session of the National Grange convention. Despite the heavy rain, a great crowd of Grangers is coming: in from all parts of the North west and the attendance will continue to increase during- the remainder of the week. The climax will probably be reached tomorrow afternoon when the final dfigrees of the order are to be conferred. Next Convention City. Speculation is already rife as to where the next convention of the National Grange will be held. Several cities are after the honor. Among them are wash ington. D. C; Hartford, Conn.; Trenton N. J., and Milwaukee, "Wis. Governor Pardee, of California, has sent an urgent Invitation for the National Grange to meet somewhere in his state next year, but It is .hardly probable that his invi tation will find favor with the delegates as the cost of coming to the Pacific Coast Is about $5000 more than it would be for the Grange to be held in an East ern city. The place for holding 'the next session will not be decided upon un til some time next week. National Officers' Reports. Testerday's session was principally de voted to addresses by National officers and reports from state masters. The list of standing committees and order of bus lness have been printed in pamphlet form for convenience of the delegates; the hall has been partially rearranged and fires are kept burning all night long, so that the hauls more comfortable than it was on Wednesday. Fruit was distributed yesterday to all the visitors, and there Is now a cheerful air pervading among all present, as they are becoming better acquainted. The most Important address yesterday was that of the, worthy overseer, T." C, Atkinson, of "West "Virginia, second officer of the order. National Treasurer's Report. Mrs. E. S. McDowell, treasurer of the National Grange, made her annual report. showing the following totals for the past year: Balances and receipts......... $52,716.55 Expenses during year... 19.513.10 Balance on hand .... $33,203.75 RECEIPTS IN DETAIL. Balance October 1. 1003 J19.2S0.78 Deposits during year. 20,395.42 Deposited by state treasurers 13,040.65 Total receipts $52,718.85 RESOURCES SUBJECT TO DRAFT. Balance In the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company $20,480.92 Deposited In bank. South Bend, Ind., principal and Interest . 4,416.23 Deposited In banks, Cleveland, O., principal and Interest 7,258.55 Deposited In bank. Mantua, O., prin cipal and Interest..... .. 1,040.00 Total $33,203.75 Address of Worthy Ceres. Worthy Ceres Mrs. Martha M. Wilson in her annual address, said: It has been the ambition of mankind through all aires to sow with the hope of reaping an abundant harvest, since the days our Pilgrim Fathers In search of freedom found a home on this then-unexplored continent. "What could have been their courage and faith when they -with their families left their birthplaces, friends and kindred ties to launch out upon the great sea In search ot new homes. The earns restless spirit today exists among the children of men. Soever before have greater opportunities presented themselves for homeseekers, pleasureseekera, the high and the lowly. From the rock-bound coasts to the sunny slopes of the Pacific we find In all this great expanse contented, happy people, satisfied with their environments, willing to live where con. dltlonst eeem best suited to their needs; from the prosperous, energetic agriculturist to those liv ing In the primeval walks of life, each hav their little place to fill; from the smallest fiber of the great structure down to the sills on which the framework rests, each Is essential for the completion of the perfect abode. The earth abounds in beauty and grandeur, and we are brought to a realization that God In hla goodness and mercy has provided bountifully lor all our needs. Chaplain's Address. Worthy Chaplain W. K. Thompson sub mitted his annual address and report. which reviewed the work .of his office for the past year. He spoke many words of good advice and sympathy, and said: Since our last annual meeting several of our loved ones have been called to the be yond, and as time moves on we, one by one, will be called to follow. My earnest prayer to a good God la that all of us may be able to answer "I am ready." I, as your chaplain, have performed the cad but precious duty ot offering love and cym pathy to those sorrowing hearts. And now. brothers and sisters, as every good, patron has faith In God let us look to" him for wisdom and guidance. May the Lord blees us and crown with success all -.of .our worthy efforts. Lady Assistant Steward's Report. The lady assistant steward's report fol lows: To the officers and members of the National Grange: Aa lady assistant steward I extend a cor dial erecting to aU. Taut, far my duties have- not been arduous. out wnaxever tney may be X shall consider It a pleasure to perform them. These meeUnga of the members of the order nave tneir innuence. and they are all heln. las to make the. Industry of agriculture more prosperous in tne ruture. Each meeting Etreagmens our resolves to Co better. State Masters' Reports. The rollcali of states for reports from elate masters elicited responses from Cal If 9m!, "Wisconsin, Connecticut, Minneso ta, New Hampshire, Ohio; Pennsylvania Maine and South Carolina. The others were not ready at this time and will all come In later on. The report from H. C Jtaap. state master of California, dealt principally with the progress of the Granges from his state during the past year. In addition, the California. State Grange, meeting in Oakland a few weeks ago, adopted a resolution asking the California Legislature to provide an equipment of an agricultural character at the State University. The resolution asks for the erection at Berkeley of capacious and modern buildings adequately equipped for the purpose of Instruction and investiga tion along agricultural lines. It also asks for an experiment farm and course of experiments, together with a corps of capable instructors. A better and more equitable-system of taxation was also recommended In California, liooa roads were not forgotten, and efforts aro being made to secure National and state aid in their "behalf " 'Also, an equal suf frage law was Indorsed and its adoption urced by the DeoDle of the state. A law Is also asked for loosing to tne protection of harmless "birds. - New Hampshire Report H. O. Hadley. master of the New Hamp shire State Grange, reported a flourishing condition of the order in his state. The state has 266 subordinate and 13 Pomona Granges. The Grange mutual fire insur ance feature is In a flourishing condition, having policies In force amounting to over $7,000,000. More than 100 members of the order have Just been elected to serve in the New Hampshire Legislature, and the Grange school law will probably be en acted there; also laws on taxation and good roads. From Connecticut O. S. Wood, master of the Connecticut Grange. reDorts 121 Granges and a healthy membcrshlD. The work In his state nas been encouraged bv visits from National Master Jones and the lecturer or tne Hhode Island State Grange. The work Is being furthered as. never before, and all Granges show a healthy gain. Minnesota's Grange Work. State Master S. G. Balrd, of Minnesota, made only a brief report, showing gains uurlng the year. The National Grange had a deputy In that state during tne past Summer, who Is doing much for the order. Ohio's Large Membership. State Master F. A. Der thick, of Ohio. reoorts 25 new Granges organized the past year. The National lecturer and Governor of Ohio were visitors at a meeting in Trumbull County, where 125 new members were taken into the Grange at one time. A traveling library is a Grange feature in Ohio, and has a large membership. Pennsylvania Grange Grows. W. F. Hill, state master of Pennsyl vanla, reported B000 new members last year and 7000 for this year. The fire in surance field is saving the membership thousands of dollars annually. Grange life insurance is also a feature of the order there, an Exchange Bulletin being nubllshed for the membership. A Grange letter goes out each month to 309 news papers by a special Grange correspondent- Other publications aro Doing autnonzea among which Is a booklet of 10.000 copies. Flourishing in South Carolina. W. K. Thompson, state master of South Carolina, showed that the order was flourishing in his state and an effort is being made to introduce the insurance feature there. Wisconsin Fights Evils. A. C. Powers, state master believes that some of the evils fought by the Grange will be rectified in the near fu ture. A railway commission has been promised to fix rates on an equitable basis and a new tax law will bo forth coming. Also the election laws will be amended. The-'Grange is forging ahead. Maine's Banner Report -,ri .i v. . master, O. Gardner, makes the banner report. The state now has 24 Pomona Granges and has added 28 subordinate Granges. The total membership is -now 47;772j Thirteen new Grange halls have been - dedicated during the past year at an average cost of $3700 each. One Grange has a membership of 7S4 and promises E50, before the end of the year. Total number ot Granges in the state, 874. One Grange hall cost $14,500. Resolutions Are Referred. The following resolution was offered by T. C Atkinson, of West Virginia, and referred to the committee on foreign re lations: "Whereas, The principle of arbitration for the settlement of International controversies has been the public policy of the United States from the beginning of Its National his tory, as emphasized In 1794 by the Jay Treaty, concluded with Great Britain, which was the practical commencement of the arbitration movement of the 19th century; therefore. Resolved, That the National Grange looks with favor upon the establishment of the permanent court ot .arbitration at The Hague, and would commend every effort of our Na tional Government to secure the submission of all International controversies to said court. Resolved, That we respectfully request that our Government Derfect negotiations with Great Britain for a treaty of arbitration as comprehensive In Its ecope as practical, in accordance with Its traditional policy, for the reference of questions of difference which eball GRANGE SHOULD STAND FOR PEACE Overseer T. C. Atkinson Alarmed at Spirit of Militarism and Growth of Colossal Fortunes THE GROWTH OF MILITARISM. No observant citizen can doubt but that the spirit of militarism Is greatly on the Increase in our own country, and between the growth of colossal fortunes on the one side and militarism on the other, the great mass of our citizenship may well look to the future with some degree of solicitude. The liberties of a free people have never been overthrown except by one or the other ot these In fluences, or the two combined. The Grange should give forth no un certain sound in Its demands for peace, And Us Influence should always be found supporting all things that make for peace, love, justice and mercy among our great citizenship. ORTHT OVERSEER T. a AT KINSON in his annual address ma'de a plea for International peace. He also condemned the yoking of the science of war and the science of agri culture in the agricultural colleges of the United States. His address follows: Worthy Master and Fellow-members of the Grange: The lexicon as well as the rules of our order make It the master to govern and direct, while It is the province of the over seer to superintend or supervise. Hence I deem it appropriate that, as overseer, I should sot occupy much of the time of the National Grange with my views upon any of the great economic problems which fall more properly within the Jurisdiction of the master. With a fnll determination to be brief, I put aside considerable temptation to eater upon a free discussion ot several economic and sociological questions, and will encroach upon your time and patience only while I briefly call -attention to the one mighty prob lem before which the world Ilea prostrate and seemingly helpless to throw off its crushing, blasting, brutalizing influence. The ambitious policies of two nations have clashed and thousands ot human beings sac rificed. More powerful than all this argu ments of peace congresses, this frightful war Is creating sentiment for peace. Their hearts, hardened by ambition and their ears stopped by selfish Jealousies, the nations ot the world have been indifferent to appeals of humanity end common sense. It may be that, sheer horror will acompllsb what rea- son has failed to do. The war between Russia and Japan is giv- lag a picture of war as seen In General Sherman's characterisation, and the whole worm now realizes me Dutcnery oi moaera warfare. Already teas ct tho&stsdc of fau- have failed of adjustment by the usual course of diplomacy to the permanent court of arbi tration at The Hague, and that, thereafter or simultaneous therewith, similar treaties be negotiated with other powers. Resolved. That we favor the settlement or all moving human interests by conciliation and arbitration as & means of obtaining In ternal! onal peace. Resolved. That the National Grange heartily Indorses the good work being done by the American Peace Society and other similar societies, and pledges Itself to the loyal sup port of every honest movement which has for Its purpose the Christian principles oi peace and good will throughout the world. E. W. Wcsteate. of Kansas, submitted the following, which was referred to the committee on digest: Resolved. That no member of a subordinate grange Id entitled to the annual password who Is not clear on the books of .his grange at the commencement of the current quarter of the year. to Awara frizes. The National master appointed a com mittee on awards yesterday afternoon to Judge the county displays arranged in the Armory HalL For the nvo best exnioits there are five premiums to be given. The first is a farm wagon, second is a windmill and pump, third is a chilled steel plow and harrow, fourth a steel plow, and fifth a cultivator and spray pump. The committee, who will be judges and award these prizes, are: E. B. Norris. state master of New York; George 3. Hortcn, slate master of Michi gan: F. A. Derthick. state master oi Ohio; Mrs. Cordelia Atkinson, of -West Virginia, and Mrs. C R. F. Ladd, of Massachusetts. The Judges will make awards today. Convention Notes. The state secretaries of Oregon and Washington. Mrs. Mary L. Howard and F. C. Briggs. have desks in the hall, -where applicants for the fifth and sixth degrees may be accommodated. They are both very busy, as many who had not been able to gGl certificates before leaving home are now getting anxious. Oliver Wlllson, of Illinois, National ana lyst of the Grange, gives notice that he will hold an -office in the hall up to to morrow evening for the benefit of all who desire to take the seventh or National degree, Miss Verna Wfelch Royal again sang two songs during the afternoon session, which were heartily encored. Miss Royal Is the possessor of' a remarkable soprano voice and is in demand upon every suit able occasion. Miss Lucy Metzger, of Gresham, has been designated as organist of the Nation al Grange during its session. She will also furnish music for the degree work at the Empire Theater tomorrow afternoon. The committee on division of labor, to which was referred the National master's address, reported that the address be divided among the following standing committees: Publication, agriculture. transportation, good of the order, and public highways. The report was adopted. E. W. Westeate. master of the Kansas State Grange, moved that a committee of arrangements be appointed to arrange for memorial service next Sunday in honor of those who have died durjng the year. The motion was carried, and the committee was appointed as follows: W. K. Thomp son. George B. Horton. T. C Atkinson, Mrs. C R. F. Ladd. Mrs. C. A. Gardner and Mrs. Eva S. McDowell. Invitation From Corvaills. The following letter from Corvaills was read At a meeting of the executive committee ot the board of regents of the State Agricultural College of Oregon the secretary of the board was Instructed to Issue an Invitation. In the name of the board, to the National and State nrancera to visit the college at Corvaills dur ing your meeting here, and they promise to make it as mieresxiag a popciuic JOHN D. DALY. Secretary Board, ot Regents, The invitation was accepted by a unani mous vote, and It was announced that a special train had been engaged for next Tuesday, to leave the Union Depot at 7 In the evening, giving about two hours in Corvaills. HAS ILLUSTBI0TJS GRANDFATHER , Visiting Railway Official is Grandson of Captain John Kendrick. H. W. Sweet, of St. Paul, district pas senger agent of the Northern Pacific, who is with the party of officials now in the city, is a grandson of Captain John Kendrick, who commanded the expedition sent out by Boston" mer chants and which discovered the Co lumbia River. There were two ships in the fleet, the Columbia being the flagship com manded by Captain Kendrick, while the second, a sloop named the Lady Wash ington, was commanded by Captain Gray. Owing to the fact that it was not thought possible to put the Columbia across the bar. Captain Gray made the trip in the lesser ship but named the river after the flagship, Columbia. On the trip across the Pacific, undertaken soon afterwards, Captain Kendrick died, leaving Captain Gray in com mand, and it is from this fact that the latter gains so much of the credit for the discovery and exploration of the Columbia River. man beings havo been slain, tens of thou sands have been maimed by wounds or stricken by disease, and the Titanic struggle goes on. It has become simply and solely a test of brute strength and savagry. No one with a Bp ark of humanity can read the stories without revulsion. At the last session of the General Con ference of the M. E. Church, a committee on international and Industrial peace said in its roDort: "History Is the record of hu man slaughter. Ambition, greed and des potic power of the ruler have armed nation against nation In exterminating war. It has been the business of one-third qf the hu man race to minimize and kill their 'fellow-men. The making ot deadly engines of war has absorbed the time and talents of some of the ablest of men. In all the lead ing nations of the world great standing armies are intolerable burdens upon the people. It la estimated that one-eighth of the human race have been killed In war, and that It has left another eighth maimed and mangled wrecks of humanity. Widows and orphans have been left desolate and unpro tected. Hosts of physical and moral crip ples have been scattered over the land. Pension lists have grown to enormous pro portions under the tap of the drum and the blare of bands. These physical wrecks are only half the story. War demoralizes a country and turn's it upon half the naUons streams of impurity, intemperance, gambling, ruffianism, and all other vices generated in Its cruel sweep." How true is this" hor rible picture. Agriculture Is an occupation of peace, and thrives only under peaceful conditions. The Grange stands for peace, equity and jus tice, and has always advocated arbitration as the best means of settling Industrial or International dlrputes. The true spirit of the Grange can but deprecate any and every thing that tends to develop the war spirit la our own country. I fully agree with the sentiment of Wayne HcVeagh expressed before, the Boston Peace Conference: "For a hundred and twenty years the Republic prospered beyond any poet's dream. It was then a world's power in a true sense, because It represented to all nations the strength and. glory of liberty and peace. "Surely even the most militant person can not doubtVthat our present Army and Navy are more than ample for our defense, as no country In the world Is in the least danger of provoking a war with us. It is therefore not unreasonable to ask that the preparations for wars which can never hap pen, except by our own fault, should cease, .and that we should devote ourselves again to our true mission, that of commending by our example free institutions' to other na Uons: and if we have any surplus treasure let us expend It ia lightening the expenses and the burdens of thoso days that are given to toll, and into whose lives enters far too little ot brightness and Joy." Alas: how far have we wandered from the ' idea here' expressed. 1 No observaat cltlsen can doubt but that ,' the sport of militarism It greatly on the increase in oar own country, and between the growth oC celemal krtiww a tlM MANY MILLIONS SPENT IN WARSHIPS Assistant Secretary Darling; Tells of Marvelous Growth of United States Nary. DISTINGUISHED visitor to Port land yesterday was Judge Charles It Darling, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He arrived over the Northern Pacifio late In the after noon and was met at the Union Depot by a committee of Zeta Psl brothers. Judge Darling being a prominent offi cer in thatweH-known Greek letter fra ternity. The committee consisted of Dr. E. P. Hill. Colonel L. L. Hawkins, Ed win Mays, Frank B. Riley and A. B. Van der Wlelen, and he was immediately es corted to the Portland Hotel where apartments had been reserved-for him. Judge Darling is a Vermont man. a graduate of Tufts College, and a law yer who held a number of Judicial po sitions before his appointment to the post or Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1901. Since his connection with the naval office he has come to be recog nized as a close student of matters re lating to the upbuilding of our new Navy and his influence with the RopBe- velt Administration has made him a man of note In National affairs. In years, he must approach SO and his bearing Is rather that of a scholar and dilettante than Is popularly supposed to appertain to a "life on the rolling wave, but his intimate knowledge of naval affairs, disclosed, by his conversa tions and his achievements in the de partmcnt during the past four years shows him to bo eminently qualified for the post he occupies. . -"This is the first time I have been on the Pacific Coast," said the Secretary last evening to a little group in" the .ladies' reception-room of the Portland. "I. came partly to study conditions and partly for the fun of the thing. If it- wern!t so hackneyed I'd say was combining, business with pleasure. Coming out oyer the Northern Pacific I spent some time In Seattle "where I had the pleasure of Inspecting Moran Brothers' shipyard and the new bat tleship Nebraska, built by them. What l saw mere was agreeaDiy disappoint ing. The Morans have a very creditable yard and their work on the Nebraska, while not nearly completed is such that the people of the North Pacific Coast have reason to feel a degree of Just pride. T stopped at Bremerton and looked into conditions there. That is, of course, the only Navy-yard on the Pa cific north of San Francisco and al though It is small, is of much import ance. It has the advantages and the dis advantages of being new. Advantages in that, it is thoroughly modern and disadvantages because a great Navy yard is a matter of slow growth, cover ing a long period of years. "From here I shall go to San Fran cisco to see the Mare Island yard and home by the Southern route. Rise of 'Navy a Marvel. "The development of the American Navy has been one of the marvels in matters affecting the community of nations. Our new Navy dates from the early '80s when we flrat awakened to the fact that we had no ships of war worthy the name and were listed among the most inconsequential of maritime powers. "In the beginning Congress appro priated from S1C.000.000 to $15,000,000 a year for Naval purposes. Last year the budget was $97,000,000 and we used $105,000,000, having some reserve funds. This Winter we expect to ask for $115,000,000 and we really need $130, 000,000. as you can readily understand that the scope of the work has been greatly widened within recent years. Naval Growth Since the War. "'Our Naval growth since the Spanish War has been most marked. When the war began we had only one drydock on the Atlantic seaboard. at New Tork, and if yon remember were compelled to send a ship to Halifax, N. S., to be repaired. We have now completed or under construction one at Portsmouth, N. H., at Boston, one at League Island, at Norfolk, at Charleston, another at New York and one at Mare Island. It requires about five years from the time the plans are drawn until the work is done to complete a drydock of the character required for Naval -purposes At the outbreak of the Spanish War we had only four battleships. Now we have building and in commission battleships and armored cruisers. "Many changes have taken place dur Ing these six years in the construction of guns, and ships and perhaps greater -than the others in explosives. Vessels like the Oregon and Olympla, which were considered models when the war came are now sadly out of date, and although Estill good engines of war. they have many characteristics which are quite obsolete. For Instance the turrets of those vessels are operated by hydraulic pressure, whereas now a battleship is one of the greatest clec trical machines, and all the subsidiary mechanism of the craft is operated by pressing electric buttons. "Tremendous advances have also been Overseer T. C. Atkteses, Deaa of West Tlrgi&ia Agricultural College. side and militarism on the ether the gret mass of our citizenship may well look to the future with some degree of solicitude. The liberties of a free people have never been overthrown except by one or the other of these Influences or the two combined. The range shoald give forth no tracer tain sound In Its demands for peace and its influence should always be round suoDort ing all things that make for peace, love. jusuce ana mercy among our great ciuien snip. One of the Nation's greatest warriors said. "Let us have peace," and I reiterate the sentiment. That we may have peace let have less" of the gettlag ready for war, and I act why the scleace of war should be yoked up with the scleace of agriculture Is Mr agrlcaltaral colleges has never beea very clear to me. and baa always' seeaeed to me like -an effort to convert the !ms4meats of peace Into the Implement of war. The tw thlsgs do not mix wen legeuter ia-seaeei or IB. tne co kh try. 3fay the Grange ever tech,the CkristloB dectriae. ?eee e wuv good ssssssssssssssBsVVsssssssr ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF jSBSSSSSSSSSM JF BSSBSSSBBSBSSSBSSCBSSSSBSBBBSSSSSHBsSBBBSaBBSSHI CHARLES H. made in the matter of size and a battle ship of latest design Is from two to three times larger than the 01ympla," which was built in the early SOs. Navy Needs Men. "We are very busy just now in the Navy Department with the problem of manning and officering the new ships as they are placed In commission. The growth of the Navy has been in a sense one-sided, for while we have wonderfully increased the number of our ships we have until recently made no provision for providing officers and men for them. A modern battleship requires about SOO offi cers and men to make up its complement. At the present time we heed probably 2500 officers and a corresponding number or men. it takes about six years for An napolis to turn out an officer, and the naval school being practically the only source of supply, we ore somewhat em barrassed. The recent law authorizing each United States Senator to name a midshipman and giving Representatives the right to appoint additional candidates to Annapolis has raised the number of midshipmen to something like 1000. "While it is possible for a man to reach a com mission In the Navy from the ranks, the requirements are so high that practically no enlisted men aro able to qualify as officers. "It may bo of interest to know that the old 'Constellation,' which was built in 1797, and distinguished ljerself In" the brief naval war with .trance a year later, Is still In commission. She Is used as a training ship and Is stationed at Norfolk. She made a cruise to New Tork under her own canvas last Summer for repairs and if necessary she could go around the world. The old 'Constitution is at the Boston yard, but she is not in service even as a receiving ship. She is the same Uncle Sam Careful in Choosing His Jack Tars TWENTY years ago, four out of every five Jolly Jack tars on Amer ican men-of-war were foreign born and but half of- them were naturalized citizens of the United States. "American fighting vessels were Babels, where the accents of Scandinavians, Rus sians, Frenchmen, Spaniards, Greeks, Italians, Hollanders, Kanakas and Ma lays mingled in the messrooms. Uncle Sam owned his vessels, but Europe manned them." "But this i3 not so today," said Lieu tenant J. A. Schofield in charge of the Just established naval recruiting station, rooms 202-203 Goodnough building. Quot ing from an article by Bertram R. Cole, U. S. N Lieutenant Schofield continued: "Fully 90 per cent of our men at San tiago were American citizens and TO per cent were American born. "To bring the standard yet higher and also to secure a sufficient number of de sirable men for the service, the Navy Department now has bIx recruiting par ties of from eight to ten members each, continually canvassing the United States for healthy young men healthy in body and mind. "To keep up the standard of manhood that has made America's Navy respected is as much the task of these recruiting parties as to enlist men. "We can enlist men anywhere, but we cannot find perfect physiques every where. The Navy needs 3000 men, but it does not need them enough to take them with blemishes. For example, in Salt Lake 50 applicants were examined and hut three were accepted. "This, of course, is an extraordinary example. But I should say that not more than half of the applicants in the United States succeed In passing our exami nations. "There are a good 'many sailors In the world. Including the navies, the mer chant and the fishing' fleets of the vari ous nations it is estimated that 1,700,000 of the world's population is afloat con stantly. - "But no other sailors have quite as thorough preparation for their life work as those who are graduated from Uncle Sam's nautical schools. To "quote from a Department circular relating to the enlistment ot boys: " 'Parents and guardians are warned that the Navy is not a reform institu tion. Boys whose conduct is unsatisfac tory will be promptly discharged as un desirable, their parents being required to pay their expenses home.' " Boys who have been convicted of crime or are known to be of bad char acter shall not be enlisted.' " Boys who have a natural Inclination for the sea are preferred.' "The age of enlistment for boys is from IS to 17 years; men may enlist from 21 to 35 years of age. The average pay is much higher than In any other navy of the world. Landsmen begin with ilS a month, ordinary seamen with $19, but if a man is skilled as a stenographer . or typewriter, as a machinist, electrician, blacksmith, flremaa, boilem&ker, cop persmith, carpenter, ships fitter, plum ber, sailmaker, cook, waiter, baker or trained nurse, the pay Jaseps mueb. higher, ranging from 9W a soatk for some of these places to JT far chtef ma chin J t. chief eoBMlsaary, sttwrnrds, etc A warrant nui cklntot, who te always- promoted from lowr ratines, sjste from JUM to 9UM a year. NAVY VISITS PORTLAND 'Drawn from life by Lute Pease. DARLING. age as the 'Constellation,' but the bard service which she saw has made her un available for any sort of use. She is slm ply preserved as a relic Day of Sails Gone Forever. "The day of sails on ships of war de signed for fighting purposes is gone for ever. The modern battleship has only military masts and does not carry a yard of sail. Their weight Is so tremendous that it would be impossible to spread enough canvas on one to turn her around even though a gale were blowing. Some of the older vessels, however, are still provided with sallg and frequently use them. "We have completed three ships during the past, year which have only sails as motive power, one at Portsmouth and two at Mare Island. They are de signed as training Ehlps. for the American Jackie even at this day must know how to 'go aloft' Some of the vessels which sur vived the Civil "War are still afloat, but their usefulness Is but a memory. Third Navar Power In World. "The United. States is now the third naval power in the world, being fcgs only In importance than England and France, This is quite a different condition than confronted us 20 or even ten years ago. The American people as a whole are heartily in sympathy with the policy of large Navy and we hear no more outcries from, tho alarmists about 'uniformed dudes in tin shipsv' "I am greatly impressed with the Pacific Coast, particularly with your wealth of standing timber, which I hope will not be so ruthlessly squandered as it has been in other sections of the country. I have spent a very pleasant day here, with a number of members of my old college fraternity and shall leave Portland tomorrow morn ing with genuine regret." tlons for height, weight and chest meas urement required for successful applica tion ior enlistment is interesting: Chest. man Height. Inches. 64 05 GS 67 G8 60 70 71 Weight. clrcvfciference. i-ounas. Inches. 128 33 130 33 132 134 141 148 1S5 162 169 33 34 34 3414 35H 36 36 K 73 176 38 "Uncle Sam's sailors must have stom aens ntte wresuers stomachs that can resist most any sort of attack. A young man applied at the Galveston office re cently for the position of coalpasser. There were no flaws in his body: he was perfectly healthy, but the surgeon found four hollow molars. "This shut him out He Inquired why ana was torn that baa teeth were his stomach's worst enemy. "When the stomach battles with the rolling and the pitching of a vessel It has much to endure; when It is carried into the tropics, and heat weakens the bodv. this tooth enemy would be likely to put me coaipasser on ni3 bade "ilen of war aren't hospital ships tney can t arxora to he. Four hollow mo lars are enough to debar an athlete from the Navy. And there are more young men wno nave iour noiiow molars than tnose with any other disqualification. "Perhaps next in number are those who - are rejected because they cannot see properly. But one eye defect will pass the surgeon; It is popularly colled far-sightedness. Sailors who do not need telescopes are convenient, but the near sighted, weak-eyed or color-blind man migm as -weu stay away from the re cruitlng office. . "Nearly all sailors 1 smoke pipes, but cigarette nends cannot enter the Naw. Cigarettes poison the tonsils, weaken the lungs ana stlfllo the" heart. And the sur geon finds all these things. He wants pair of lungs that will choke ud In Cape Cod fog or go dry undera burn ing Carribean sun. The results of cigar ette-smoiting Keep a vast number young men from the opportunity to be come xwweys. "A man who would go to sea for Uncle Sam must have a whole body to take with him. He Is stripped and thoroughly examined irom crown to heeL A piece on a linger or a missing toe will dlsquall ry nun. "Altogether, when you consider the moral and physical standard necessary ior a recruit it is clear the American Navy affords a society to which any man might well be proud to belong.' EHIOTY P0E XraDHESS. Wllljlam Garrett Arretted for Biting the Hand That Fed Him. William Garrett was arrested last night by Officer Endicott on the charge of attempted robbery. It appears that while William Becker, an employe of Doernbe.cher's furniture factory, i stsadiBS at the corner of Second and Buraslde street he was approached Garrett arid two companions and asked for the price of a drink. Feeling In kindly mood Backer led the way and -satisfied their talrst. In return for his kJodaete. Seeker's newlv-aca aired NEW ERA FOR PORTLAND IVfany Commercial Enterprless Centering Here City Rap idly Expanding. HeBse-BHlIdlag asd Heme-Makla Occapy Maay Mlads The Heme CesBlete aad Hew te Make ItSe. There Is a wide difference between coldly admiring on aggregation of furniture dra peries, curios ana oric-a-orac, approving the narmony ot tneir arrangement, men going away and forgetting it all, or In settling aown to sona comioxx in a none, having a good time and feeling a regret upon leaving it. But there are many who do not recognize this fact and their dwell ings ever lack the element which makes of them a home. Music harmonizes with everything and pleases everybody, and those who aro de sirous oi maxing nomes. u tney are lim ited In means, should make the purchase of the piano tne nrst consideration. . New Era Piano Selling Many new houses are now Koinsr iro in Portland. It rests with those who fur nish them whether they will be mare aweiungs or nomes. There is no reason why every new house in Portland, as well as every old one. shall'not have a piano in it- The Ellers Piano House way of selling highest-grade pianos at lowest prices is well known. We do not stop at small profits. We save on the cost of a piano from the factory until it reaches your fireside, and we give the purchaser the benefit of all this saving. We supply Instruments which we guaran tee to be highest grade, and we challenge any one to nna a piano anywnere else of the same grade for a price that will come within J100 or even $150 of being as low as what we sell it for day In and aay out. The Pianos We can sell vou the nlano that stands at the very hlzbest Binnacle of tIano reputation both at home and abroad the Chlckenng. of Boston: the famous artists piano, the Weber: the popular Kimball, Hazelton, Lester, Story & Clark. Schiller. scnumann ana many outers. Jf rices range from 5138 to ?1000 and- more. Little Payments, Too Here is where we come in stronc for people with fine taste and limited in come. The entire range of our superb instruments is at their disposal. wnetner tney preier one or our more costly styles or sunnier instrument, our small payment system enables them to in dulge their taste and inclination. Plenty of time to pay and all the time the In strument is in your home and you are enjoying it. Bear this in mind when you furnish your house get a piano and make it a home. Ellera Piano House, 351 Washington street corner Park. Leading, lowest price and most responsible piano concern on the uoasr. but in doing this they took advantage of a dark corner to grab his watch and chain, Garrett seems to have been the one who desired the token, but ho only succeeded in getting- the chain. Becker immediately caught and held him until his cries for police brought Officer Endicott to the scene. t In the meantime Garrett had flung: the chain in the street, where It was found later. Garrett failed to give Captain iToore a very satisfactory account of himself, his stories varying materially In regard to his arrival In the city and his con duct since that time. BEGINS BESTOEnrfr SUBSIDY. Deeds of Property Held In Escrow Being Returned to Owners. "We begin returning" the $28,500 subsidy subscribed for, the electric line from North Albina toward St. Johns today," saidF. I. McKenna yesterday. "Thi3 will be dona as fast as the deeds can be made out and returned to the owners." Deeds to property, which represent the subsidy, have been held In escrow. There are many rights of way through private lands, not all of which will be returned, but practically all the subsidy and most of the rights of way will be returned, and the line declared off, as proposed. Mr. McKenna says that the directors of the Portland Consolidated Company will have some sort of a proposition to make regarding extensions of present lines on the Peninsula, which may take the place of the branch that has just been aban doned. "Our line from North Albina," continued Mr. McKenna, "was a competing line with the present system, and the Con solidated Company" did not care to build on that route. I think the company will do something for the territory we wanted to reach by our line, but what it will pro pose we ' shall know at the conference with the directors next Tuesday. DIED FROM OPERATION Mrs. Julia A. Abbey Passes Away at North Pacific Sanatorium; Not having the strength' to survive a surgical operation performed upon her, Mrs. Julia A. Abbey, of 291 First street, died at the North Pacific Sana torium on Wednesday morning. The deceased was 63 years of age and had suffered from a chronic complaint for several years. As a last resort and as the only possible chance of saving her life, it was considered necessary to operate upon her, but sufficient vi tality to withstand the shock of the operation was wanting. . Life-Preservers on Elder Condemned. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Tha steamship Geo. W. Elder was inspected today by Rear-Admiral KempfC and Cap" tains Guthrie and Dolan, Assistant United States Local Inspectors. Some of the cork life-preservers were found to be unable 'to sustain the prescribed weight of 27 pouhd3 in the. water and were accordingly condemned. Two life boats were fqund to need some repairs and the repairs were ordered. Three metal liferafts were pronounced de fective and were condemned. In all other respects the Inspectors reported the vessel to be in .first-class condition. Ex-Governor Thompson Very Lew. NEW YORJS. Nov. 17. Hugh Smith Thompson, ex-Governor of South Caro lina, and ex-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, who is ill at his home here, was said late tonight by his physi sian to be gradually sinking- and con scious only3 at intervals.. California mustard hwi strength but lack flayor. Trieste has f 1 a v o r but lacks strength. Schilling's Bst is the two mixed, Rotbtng eke, no color. The ftext-btst mustard sold here is iroak kit has good flavor. Your grocer's; money back.