Morning Oregonian., June 22, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREGON! AN, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1908.
DENIAL OF CHARGES
Passenger on Sherman De-
ctor
fends Captain Babcock.
SAYS HE DID HIS DUTY
Those Who Complained of Shameful
Treatment Are Denounced by
James Gill as Malicious and
Vnworthy of Belief.
Why -the
7 f r , I malt
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Nurse: "Why is it, Doctor, that you use Beer instead of
malt extract?"
Doctor: "Schlitz Beer, Nurse.
Because I have .found that my
patients assimilate it better and
that there are no ill
effects. Have you
found anyone under your
charge who did not benefit from it?"
jurse: "ino, Uoctor. While some patients
at the Hospital where I was before were sickened by
extract, I have never noticed such result
from Schlitz Beer here. Even those just recovering
from an operation retain Schlitz Beer. Often it is the
only food they can take."
Doctor: "It is the best nourishment. The care given its
brewing, even to cooling it in filtered air, makes Schlitz
Beer so pure that no harm can come from it. Schlitz
Beer, too, has a richness in food value, greater than I
have found in any other beer, due to the barley, hops
and yeast used."
Nurse: ''Why is it, Doctor, Schlitz never causes biliousness?"
Doctor: "Because Schlitz is thoroughly aged. Fermentation
is completed at the brewery, not in the patient's
stomach. The final step after bottling and sealing is
the sterilization through which it is impossible for any
germ to exist.
Nurse: "My patients seem to enjoy the taste of Schlitz."
Doctor: "Yes. Even old world brewmasters have com
plimented "Schlitz on its full rich flavor, proving the
goodness of all the materials."
Nurse: "If Schlitz Beer is such a benefit to the - sick
it ought to be good for the well."
Doctor: "It is. And if those who are well would drink
more of it we would have fewer anaemic patients.
We would have less stomach trouble
and nerve disorder. In every way the
use of Schlitz promotes health."
Ask for the Brewery Bottling.
Common Beer is sometimes substituted for Schlitz.
To avoid being imposed upon, see that the cork or crown is
branded Schlils.
Phone Main 2779
Sherwood & Sherwood
8 Front St., S. E. cor. Ankeny St.
Portland
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QUARANTINE STATION. Astoria, June
20. (To the Editor.) In your issue of this
date appears an article entitled "Serious
Charge Against Babcock." meaning Cap
tain Campbell E. Babcock, Quartermaster,
V. 3. A. and Quartermaster-ln-charge of
the United States Army transport Sher
man. The charges as published, as far as
they refer to Captain Babcock personally,
are absolutely false and I believe made
with malicious intent by persons not
worthy of the least consideration: and,
11' the undersigned is correctly informed,
were prepared by Ave persons having
transportation requests furnished them
by proper authority. The live persons in
question were disgruntled by reason of
the Quartermaster. Captain Babcock.
being unable to comply with requests
made upon him by one or more of the live
above mentioned. It may be well before
going too far Into the matter to give
the names of two of the five persons
mentioned, the others I am unable to
give. The first is F. Dougherty, an ex
soliiier of the Twentieth Infantry, who
was discharged for some reason unknown
to the undersigned and later was a bar
tender In Manila before leaving for the
United States.
As stated before, he was furnished a
transportation request authorizing Cap
tain Babcock to accommodate F.
Dougherty with soldier's quarters on his
ship. His wife was given second cabin
quarters. If this hard and tried soldier
took upon himself to sleep out of
quarters, he no doubt did so for a pur
pose; was it to prepare himself for a
future campaign, or to injure, or rather,
try to injure the reputation of a tried
and honest soldier?
J. Florez Is Denounced..
Second, we have one J. Florez, an in
digent citizen', shipped out of Manila for
the good of the Philippine Islands. This
poor and penniless being was also -furnished
soldier's transportation of the
ramo manner and kind as that given
Uougherty. Transportation was furnished
Florez because he was without means;
yet we find he held money orders in his
possession for tiW or more, in addition to
ready cash. The above is rart of what is
known of the two gentlemen whose names
appear above, and whom it is thought
are the president and recorder o a self
appointed board of investigation. Grand
men of truth and standing as an in
vestigation of thtse charges would prove
them to be. However, I will now try
and answer the article referred to by
paragraphs.
Paragraph 1 Yes. many passengers left
the ship to continue their journey home.
Not being in Portland, I am unable to
verify the statement of the vehemence
exhibited by these upon their arrival in
Portland, against Captain Babcock; but
! am satisfied that a canvass of indivi
duals would prove the statement to be
malicious and false, except perhaps in
the cases ot the five persons before men
tioned. Faragraph 2 The only answer neces
sary to this paragraph is to inform the
unenlightened that the duty of a trans
port quartermaster is to obey the orders
of his superiors; in other words to fur
nish transportation to any person or
persons to whom a request for such has
been furnished by the proper authority.
The Quartermaster does not give trans
portation to any one unless so ordered.
It would be folly to answer the last
three lines of this paragraph, as it would
Ve an insult to any man who had given
30 years of his life to his country to say
he was guilty of thinking that he would
be denied that which the regulations
provide for him.
Crew Attended Services.
Paragraphs 3-4. There is certainly a
mistake in this statement, for the rea
son that the undersigned attended all
but two of the Sunday services, and
upon one occasion he got up from his
seat and asked two sailors of our
Navy to take seats beside him, which
they did. The names of these two
young men I have since learned to be
Holmes and Stone. 1 believe, if ap
proached, they will testify to the truth
of this statement.
Paragraph 5. Does not touch upon
the subject and concerns only a state
ment of services ot the First Infantry.
Paragraph 6. The Sherman did not
leave Manila May 28, as stated, but on
May 14. It is true as to the state
ment of smallpox and the death of the
unfortunate victim, which we all sin
cerely regret. I may add that too
much credit cannot be given the ship's
, eurgeon. Captain Mabee, U. S. A., for
his hard fight to save the young man
In question; having gone voluntarily
into Isolation in order to be ever ready
to do all that he possibly could to save
the victim's life.
Paragraph 7. The statement that
after the death of the smallpox patient
vaccinations were frequent is wilfully
false. It is true that all passengers
were vaccinated by the ship's surgeon,
assisted by Dr. Manning, Marine Hos
pital Service, and Contract Surgeons
Jones and Cattermole, who were pas
sengers, and of great assistance to the
ship's surgeon, being at all times ready
and willing to lend a helping hand.
Kvery one was glad to be vaccinated;
in fact, at first it was feared there
would not be sufficient vaccine virus
to permit the vaccination of all, and
for this reason some .who had been
recently successfully vaccinated were
not again vaccinated.
Paragraph 8. Persons who, in the
judgment of the quarantine officials,
were considered to have been success
fully vaccinated, were permitted to go
free.
Marshall Given Privileges.
Paragraph D. If Mr. Marshall was
selected to champin the cause of the
old soldier and others, why did he not
do so by making a report to the Quar
termaster of the "shameful" treatment
meted out to those who had placed
themselves under his care? If the un
dersigned is not mistaken, this Mr.
Marshall was given more privileges
than others due to his being an old
soldier of the Signal Corps. There is
no one who would be more willing to
listen to complaints and take means to
rectify them than Captain Babcock,
were they brought to his attention. I
am very sure that Captain Babcock
will welcome an investigation of his
actions as Quartermaster of the trans
port Sherman, should proper authori
ties consider it necessary.
Paragraph 10. It is quite true that
the Sherman Is a Government trans
port and did carry a full passenger list
out of Manila on May 14. Of course,
it Is too bad that her capacity is not
large enough to carry all who apply
for passage. "Proper discharge pa
pers" are not sufficient for a transport
Quartermaster to carry passengers.
They should be presented to the proper
authority, who, in turn, would issue a
transportation request to the Quarter
master to furnish transportation.
The statement as to soldiers not be
ing allowed to sleep in a berth is mis
leading and false. Each passenger
sailing on the Sherman was furnished
transportation In kind, as called for by
his request. The Quartermaster does
not question the right of any person
or persons to transportation on his
ship, if those seeking passage are
armed with the necessary authority.
Paragraph H It Is not required of
the quartermaster to look up the per
sonal history of each passenger on his
ship. All passengers embarking on the
Sherman were provided with the neces
sary authority for their passage. I
wonder how the antecedents of this
investigating committee would look in
The Oregonian.
Paragraph 12 I understand the
quartermaster did permit certain par
ties to eat in the second-class mess by
payment of the difference between
their transportation request and that
of the mess mentioned. This is a mat
ter entirely within his power, and the
two gentlemen mentioned were among
them.
Paragraph 13 Is answered In para
graph three.
Should Have Gone to Captain.
Paragraphs' 14-15 Does not concern
the subject matter, but It shows Mr.
Marshall to be very brave to rush to
the aid of a poor yellow dog. being
given the "water cure." I wonder
what could have been the crime com
mitted by him. I think It would have
been a manly act. if not a brave one,
for him to have gone to Captain Bab
cock instead of the press in this mat
ter. Paragraphs 16-17-18 Mr. and Mrs.
Miller were passengers on the Sher
man. Mr. Miller may have been vac
cinated 33 times in five years, but he
was not vaccinated five times on the
Sherman. No passenger was vaccinat
ed more than twice, once after each
case that appeared on the ship. This, I,
think, should be held up as a credit to
the forethought of the ship's officers,
rather than a discredit.
From personal observation while on
this vos'age I have found all the offi
cers of the transport Sherman cour
teous and obliging to all. As for Cap
tain Babcock, he has put forth every
effort to see to the comfort of all on
board, yet strict in the enforcement of
ship's rules.
It is the belief of all with whom I
have talked upon this matter that this
has been brought about by a few sore
heads, who, if the truth were known,
receiver more than they were really
entitled to. JAMES GILL.
Pendleton Will Not Celehrate.
PENDLETON, Or., June 21. (Special.)
It has been decided that Pendleton wlU
not celehrate the Fourth this year. Tht
people will assist the other towns In th
county to make the day a momentoui
one. All Pendleton business houses will
be closed.
The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold
beer is unexcelled in all respects and il
highly recommended for its strength and
health-giving qualities. Orders for bot
tled beer receive prompt attention. Phcne
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Eanan shoes fit tee feet. Roienthfcl'a.