Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 28, 1912, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text7 ASTORIA REGATTA l Hi it 1 F J ll If you : only knew what pleasure .the' OPENS WITH ECLAT Victor-yictirola brings into Ideal Weather, Large Crowds and Fast Racing Craft Spell Success. without one 4 SPEED BOATS DISABLED THE. MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. 1912. your home, yon for a single dav. ; Despite Accidents Contests Prove Fastest Over Local Coarse -Admiral Beall Raises Flag on Steamer Snohomish. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug.- 27. (Special.) Ideal weather, large crowds of specta tors and the presence of the crack rac ," ing craft of the Pacific Coast com- blned to make the first day of the 17th 5 Annual Regatta a successful one. -This ? morning: the river was as smooth as a frozen lake and. though the hoodoo which appears to follow speedboats was ,. in evidence again today and four of the fast craft were disabled, three of them 1 broke all former records over the local " course. They were the Swastika. Ore gon Wolf and Vamoose. The aquatic carnival was officially ' opened at S o'clock this morning, when . Admiral Beall and his Etaff, accompa V nled by the Campbell band, arrived at the grandstand on the steamer Electro and formally were welcomed and ex tended the freedom of the city by May or Henderson. Admiral Beall respond ed. saying; that he and his officers ap predated the honor conferred upon them and would endesrvor to make th refratta one that would be a credit to . the city. ' Admiral Raises Flag. Immediately after the close of these ceremonies the Electro proceeded to the flagship Snohomish, to which the ad miral and his staff were transferred. At 8:30 o'clock the bugler sounded attention and. as the band played "Auld Lang Syne," Retiring Admiral Spencer' flag was lowered and immediately thereafter Admiral Beans flag was raised. As the official banner broke from the masthead the band struck u the "Star Spangled Banner." the ship' , gun pealed forth a salute and the spec tators cheered. The first race on the programme was the first heat in the speed contest for 20-footers, four times around the course, ' or a distance of 20 miles, for prizes o J 3 09, $125 and $75, and it was called promptly at 9 o'clock. The entries were the Vogler Boy. Chehalis II. Red Devil, Humming Bird II and Swastika. The first four got away in a bunch, whil the Swastika was three minutes an nine seconds late in crossing the start Ing line, but she was off at a terrific rate, passed the Red Devil before reaching the first turning buoy and by the time the first lap was naif ove she was in the-lead, with the Chehalis second and the Vogler Boy third. Swastika Finishes First. - This order was maintained until the close, the Red Devil and Humming Bird dropping . out. The Swastika s time for the 20 miles was 33 minutes, 66 2-3 seconds. Her fastest lap was the third, wkich she made at the rate of 3.7.8 miles an hour. The second race was the free-for-all Coast championship contest over a 30 mile course for prizes of $750, $325 and $125. There were four entries. Wigwam II. Oregon Wolf, Vamoose and Potlatch Bug, and for a time it was the most exciting and interesting contest ever held on the local course and, notwith standing the hard luck which inter fered, two of the boats beat all former records for a, lap. A prettier start could not have been r desired than was made in this race and the contestants crossed the line practi cally at the same moment. As they went off with a rush and headed up the course the whirr of their engines and the chug-chug of the exhaust could be heard for a long distance, while the flying spray almost hid the fleet craft from view at times. From the first turn the Vamoose made a spurt and took tlte lead by a couple of boat lengths, with the wolf second, the Wigwam II third, while the Potlatch Bug was some dis tance behind. The first lap was cov ered by the Vamoose in 7 minutes and 49 seconds, or at the rate of 38.6 miles an ,iour. The Oregon Wolf was five - and one-half seconds behind, her rate being 38.2 miles an hour, and the Wig wam was 30 seconds later. Vamoose Strikes Swell. The same order was maintained un til about half way around on the sec ond lap. when near the spar buoy the Vamoose, which was then about 50 feet in the lead, struck a heavy swell arid loosened one of her planks. She be gan to leak badly and had to run for the boathouse. At the time the accident occurred all the racers were being crowded to the limit and it looked like a fight to the finish between the Vamoose and Wolf. The Wigwam ap peared to be working badly and as soon as the Vamoose dropped out the race was simply a procession. On the third dap, when close to the upper, stake buoy, the Potlatch Bug hit some object and capsized, throw ing both the occupants into the water. The heat was won by the Oregon Wolf, her time being 47:28. The Wigwam was second and crossed the line 3 min utes and 61 seconds behind. Neither of the other craft finished. The third race of the morning was called shortly after 11:30 o'clock." It was the speed boat contest. 26-foot class, for prizes of $300, $123 and $75, and It was six times around the course, or 30 miles. The entries were the Swas tika, Vogler Boy, Chehalis II, Wig wam II and Vamoose. The race com prised a series of accidents that dis abled two of the fast craft. Wigwam Is Wrecked. Just after crossing the starting line the Wigwam struck a half-submerged log, breaking the two brass struts that hold the propeller, snapping off the three fans of her propeller and tearing a hole in her bottom. She will, how ever, be repaired in time for tomor row's contests. Aa quickly as possible a second start was made, and this time the Swastika, Vogler Boy and Chehalis II got away together. The first named craft took the lead and was Tar In advance, when she broke down, after completing half a lap, and was compelled to drop out. A minute after the Vogler Boy and Che halis had finished the first lap. the Vamoose, which had been disabled ear lieivin the day, entered the contest. She was handicaped by her loosened plank ing, but won second place, the Vogler Boy being first and the Chehalis II third. In the skip Jack sailing race this afternoon over a course of fire miles for prizes of $75. $50 and $23. the en tries were the Virginia, Sparrow, Ke nosha and Wanna, of the" Oregon Yacht Club, Portland. The race was won by the Sparrow, with the Virginia second and the Kenosha third. There were ten entries in the four horsepower motor flsnboat race, which was won by Vestus Cllft, of Cle Elum, Wash. The other heats in the speed . boat races will be run tomorrow and I n Any Victor dealer in any city in the world wilT gladly play any music you wish to hear. Victor-Victrolas & $15 to $200 Victors, $10 to $100 Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, N. J. I The Victrola brings into your home all that is best in music. It sat isfies every musical taste, and will prove a constant delight to every member of the family. I It is always ready to entertain the unexpected visitor as well as to furnish music for the afternoon teas and to provide many pleasant evenings. Visit our Victrola Department today and select the style you like best. If you wish, we'll arrange terms to suit your conven ience, so that you can enjoy the instrument while paying for it. With prices ranging from $15 to $200 you can easily own a Victrola. Steinway and Other Pianos Morrison at Sixth an jp. . VictorwVictroIa XVI, $200, " Mahogany or quartered oak X? 1 10 111 J.h&MllfiBMWrilyjW .., , J Morrison at Sixth Apollo and Other Player Pianos i:iiiray.ra?- Thursday. The winners are selected by points. The first boat in each heat gets five, the second three and the third one point. Sylph Wlna Long; Race. The long-distance speed boat race from Portland to Astoria for a prize of a $250 silver cup was won by the launch Sylph. The start was from Portland at 5:59 this morning- and the craft arrived here Just three hours and 31 minutes later. The Sylph was de layed for 18 minutes shortly after leav ing Portland to put a new spring in her machinery, so her actual running time was three hours and 13 minutes. The Sylph Is owned by George W. Ken dall. who had charge of her engines, while Mrs. Kendall handled the wheel. Her time over the same course two years ago was three hours and 57 min utes. vThe only other craft entering this race was the Charmlee. but she had trouble with her engine, so that she could make no speed, and arrived three hours and 14 minutes behind. . C. V. Cooper, owner of the Charmlee, said that the engine in his boat has been giving considerable trouble of late, but he entered her In this race with the idea of making the long-distance con test an annual event, with the proper handicaps, so that all the launches which come down to the regattas will enter. The annual regatta ball, the princi pal social teature or the aauatic earn! ai, was neid today and was attended by a large number of the leading socl ety persons in the city. M'XUIiTY'S AXKLE IS BROKEN Member of Admiral Beau's Staff In jured at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 27. (Soeclal.)- John JIcN'ulty, nautical expert of Port and. who is a member of Admiral Beall's staff during- the regatta, met with a painful accident today which will cripple him for some time. while stepping onto the Admiral's agship he slipped, and one of the small bones in his left ankle was broken. BONANZA WANTS NEW ROAD Electric I4nc Prom . Klamath Falls Jivcn Fresh Impetus. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 27. (Special.) The proposed electric line between Klamath Falls and Bonanza as received a new impetus by the re turn to this city of George C. Clark, the promoter. The people of Bonanza are- enthusi astic for the completion of the road. the people of Klamath Falls realize what a benefit it would be to the whole district, and the farmers along the route are said to be strongly in its favor. If the people back of Mr. Clark dem onstrate that they really tnean busi ness, it is generally conceded that they will meet with a hearty response here. A Mr. Carroll took up the same pro posal several years ago. but the matter went no farther than the conversation stage. The proposed line would run through 30 miles of the best of level land, near ly all of which will be irrigated within from two to four years, a fact very much in its favor. . Salmon Poacher Fined. ASTORIA. Or,. Aug. 27. (Special.) John Clarlch. a gill-netter, and Anton Samich, his boat-puller,- were arrested by Deputy Warden Sweet about 11 clock on Saturday night lor Ashing uring the closed season. In the Justice ourt today Clarlch pleaded guilty and was fined $55, which he paid. On motion of the Deputy District Attorney the case against the boat-puller was dis missed. CARRIERS TO MEET Oregon Rural Mailmen Con vene at Dallas Sunday. SOCIAL FEATURES PLANNED Residents of Polk County Town to Provide Enjoyable Entertain ment for Visitors During Two Days' Session. Rural letter carriers of Oregon will meet in their 10th annual convention at Dallas, the picturesque county seat of Polk County, next Sunday and Mon day. Although the programme is crowded with many important items that affect the work of the carriers, the residents of Dallas have prepared some enter tainment features, and the convention promises to be enjoyable and profitable. Programme Is Varied. The complete programme for the two days is as follows: September 1 Morning: Arrival of dele gate of the Association In the Oregon Na tional Guard Armory Building, corner of Mill and Church streets. President's head quarters. New . Scott Hotel. Afternoon 3:39 P. M. : Formal opening of convention at Armory. Song America. Prayer R. W. Smith (H. L. C). Springfield. Or. Welcome to Dallas J. R. Craven. Mayor. Greetings from Dallas Commercial Club Eugene Foster, President. Response Franz Kraxberger, President O. R. L. C. Association. Report of Credentials Com mittee. - Business session. 4:30 P. M. Short talks on work and progress of Association. Evening 8:00 P. M. Reports of commit tees. Annual report of the President. An nual report of the Secretary. Report of the National Delegate. 8:00 p. M. Un finished business. September 2 Morning 8:30 A. M. Nomi nation and election of officers. Election delegate to National Convention. Selection of time and place of next meeting. 9:45 A. M. Address "Postal Service." by C. E. Clement. Question box. Resolutions. 11:15 A. M. Address "Good Roads," Dr. Harry Lane. Afternoon 12:14 P. M. Luncheon ten dered by Dallas Commercial Club. Toasts and responses. 2:00 p. M. General experi ence meeting, in which we want to hear from everyone present. General Topic: "Means of Bettering the Service." Discus sion of highway improvement. Smoker. Ad journment. Closing song "God Be With you Tin we Meet Again. " The object of this organization is manifold. It gives .the men who are engaged In the arduous occupation of delivering mail through the rural com munities and through all kinds of weather over all kinds of roads an opportunity of exchanging with one another their experiences. This inter change of thought and idea is helpful to the carriers, the persons whom they serve and the Government which em ploys them. Welcome la Extended. Then, there is a social side, too, which is developed at these annual gather ings which again Is beneficial to the men, many of wnom una little otner time for social intercourse.. The residents of Dallas, the Dallas Commercial Club and the city officials have Joined with the rural carriers -of that city, in extending an invitation to the carriers in al parts of Oregon to join in the meetir.tr. Many in Portland are preparing to at"nd. Train service between Portland and Dallas will be as follows: T rains for Dallas leave Portland at 7:40 A. M. (foot of Jefferson street), at 4 P. M. (Union Depot). Leave West Salem for Dallas at 9 A. M. dally; at 1:20 P. M. daily: at 4:45 P. M. dally. except Sunday: at 5:50 P. M. - Sundays. Leaves Corvallis for Dallas at 1 :35 P. M. Trains leave Dallas' for Portland at 7:05 A. M.. arriving Portland at 10:S0 A. M.. and leave at 2:15 P. M.. arriving 6 P. M. Leave Dallas for West Salem at 7:53 A. M-, 11:30 A. M.. 3.10 P. M.. daily; on Sunday 12:50 P M. and 4:50 P. M. Connections are made In Salem with the Oregon Electric going north and south; also with the boutn era Factric- Kraxberger Is President. The affairs of the Oregon Rural Let ter Carriers' Association is in able hands this year, as the following list of officers and committeemen testlnes Franx Kraxberger. Aurora. President; J. H. Maxwell, Eugene. Vice President; Nelson E. Willetts. Yamhill. Second vice President: w k. Rnvrl. R.flverton. Secretary and Treasurer. Executive Committee Eugene B. Cornatt. Alhanv William F. BbernarU. Mlnnvllle. National Delegate John II. Gotns, Albany. Committees. Cin A rr,ti7,mpnt, M. B. Grant. Dallas Frank Morrison. Dallas: Archie Parker. In dependence: Percy J. Dickinson, Inde pendence. On credentials w. E. Bovd. Beaverton Charles A. Andrews, Oregon City; James O. PItnev Junction CItv. On Condolences William Town. Stlverton; James W. Cox. Salem; John H. Kline, Ger. vais. On rinnrt Roads James A. Remington Salem: C W. Levee. Corvallis: William E. Child Rnrlnir: James H. Schram. Cleone, On Finance Jaes R. Cochran. Corvallis; Fred Olson, Hillsboro; James E. Loop. Mc Mlnnville; Frank W. Schwader. Aurora: David F. Whlteman. Oregon City. rtn T?nliftlnnn J&rvis r,. uuisiorin Gervals; James 8. Albert. Salem; J. D. Wllkenson. Canby: E. B. cornett. a many. riAorcpA F. T.itchfleld. Salem. On Organization John Stubbs. Molalla; X). C. Buff. Sllverton; J. M. Kessler. Banks; D. F. Whlteman, Oregon Lit), jono v TivntlA MilWAUlcle. On Good of the Order Archie Parker, In dependence; A. O. strum. Leoanon; ts. c. Sellick, Boyd: Roy S. Houser, Albany; Henry G. Miller. Eugene. RURAL'" CARRIERS WIX OUT Oregon Association Active In Secur Ing 10 Per Cent Increase. AURORA. Or.. Aur. 27. (Special.) Franz Kraxberger, president or ine Oregon Rural Carriers' Association, this morning received a telegram from Senator Jonathan Bourne, an nouncing that Congress has passed the postoffice appropriation bill which carries an Increase in salary of 10 per cent for all rural carriers. This Indicates tnat me posiomce committee's plan of a standard 24-mile ......... ... 4 , v, a cnmnAnsntlnn n f S1000. and a' J44 increase or a 44 decrease for each mile above or Deiow mat siaiia ard, has been abandoned. The straight 1(1 nan t rald 1ft what th OreSTOH association has been urging for the past two years. . President Kraxberger immediately ont rh following telegram to the Oregon delegation In Congress: "The Oregon Iturai carriers Aaawmiiuii tenders its warmest thanks to the Ore gon Senators and Representatives for their unremitting efforts in behalf of the rural carriers in securing a 10 per cent increase in salary." DALLAS " IS READY FOR MEET Convention City Has Plans Complete for Rural Carriers. nn.l.is fir Ana-. 27. (Sriecial.) Arrangements for the convention of the Oregon Rural Letter Carriers' Associa tion, to be held in this city Sunday and Monday, have been fully completed: The visitors are to be entertained by tviA TVjiioo rrnmmerrial Club at a lunch eon Monday and Monday afternoon they are to be given an auto ride around the city and surrounding country. rT Vi Vi o r) m a nrflCTH mrnfl was mailed vactArdav hv thA secretarv of the Dallas Commercial Club. It is expected that this meeting wiu prove ui iiiutu value to the interests of the assocla- ion. Hotel reservations are Doing lade already and indications point to--ard a largely attended convention larger than ever before. vutinr his machine with a stx-horsenower motor and an aeroplane propeller, a French motorcyclist has made speeds up to 50 miles an hour. SALEM MAN MISSING Struck Down Twice by Train, Omar Conger Disappears. COMRADE WRITES PARENTS Complete Mystery Snrronnds Fate of Young Man and Distracted Par ents in Salem Have Eni ployed Detectives. SALEM, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.) Mystery enshrouds the disappearance of Omar Conger, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Conger, .845 North Seventeenth street, this city. According to a let ter received by Mr. and Mrs. Conger, who are well known people here, their son fell from a Ureat Northern train somewhere between Shelby, Mont., and Spokane, Wash., picked himself up from beside the track and evidently dazed, was struck down by another car. A subsequent search failed to re veal any trace of the young man or his body. This information came in a letter from a person signing himself Carl Hartley, who said he was a companion of the young man, but who is not known to the parents of Conger or to Conger's wife, who lives here. An other peculiar feature is added to the mystery of the case as the letter car ried no postmark which was decipher able, although it was dated from Spo kane. Money Spent or Lost. Young Conger left here several months ago well supplied with money and headed for the Alberta country to locate some land. Not being satisfied there he went to Montana, where he was last heard from. Evidently, from the tenor of Hartley's letter. Conger had spent or lost his money as at the time he was traveling on a freight train. The letter was dated August 22, at Spokane and no word has been received from the young man by his grieving parents. Hartley states in his letter that after he saw tbe young man fall and pick himself up, only to be knocked dowD by the train again; that he alighted from the train as soon as he turned to the spot where the accident occurred. Detectives at Work, A thorough search of the tracks and the vicinity for a long distance in that vicinity, he said, failed to bring to light any trace of the young man. lie also said he had an engagement to meet young Conger two days later in Spokane, that he awaited him there and received no word and saw nothing of him. The grief-stricken parents have se cured the services of private detectives in Portland and every effort is being made- to secure some track of the missing young man. Conger's wife lives with her mother in Salem and has been here since he left for Canada. The Wretchedness of Constipation Can quickly be orcscoma by CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Purely vegetable -act surely and Bendy on tba over. aX Curo S V vyiITLS I ess, and litrfiarihoa. 13,000 V0LTS KILL MAM Lineman, Badly Mutilated but Con scious, Talks With Surgeons. OAKLAND, Cat., Aug. 27. With 13. 000 volts of electricity short-circuited through his body, cutting his head nearly in halves, Cal Miller, Southern Pacific llnemnn, retained consciousness and conversed with surgeons. Alillers injuries consisted of a wound seared from end to end, extending from the middle of his neck to the back beneath his left ear to the corner of his mouth. The current passed through his body and shattered his left knee, exposing the bone, the badly burned and seared flesh, tendons and blood ves sels. It passed through both of his feet, burning the bone. -According to the surgeons the acci dent is one of the most remarkable that has come to their notice. Hop Picking Begins Soon. CENTRA LI A, Wash., Aug. 27. (Spe cial.) Hoppicking at the various yards throughout Lewis County win begin some time between September 1 and 10, and preparations for handling one of the heaviest crops In the county's his tory are being made. There will be no lack of labor. Moose Rally at C-ntraIIa. CENTRAL! A, Aug. "7. fSper-ial.) City Park was filled last night on the occasion of the first big rally of the Bull Moose party In Centralia. Repre sentative Warhurton and Govnor Teats, of Tacoma, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, were the principal speakers. The crowd was the largest that ever attended a political meeting in Centralia. Progressives to Nominate. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Aug. 27. The Lewis County Progressives today Is sued their caU for the Progressive county convention to be held In Che halis September 10. at which time can didates for county and legislative of floes will he nominated. A WONDERFUL NEW SOAP l-cslam Soap, Medicated With roslura. Possesses Itare Virtues Over Ordinary Soaps. Poslam Soap different from and su perior to all ordinary soaps for toilet and bath Is the latest product of the Emergency Laboratories, proprietors of Poslam, the famous skin remedy. The unique feature of Poslam Soap Is that It contains Poslam in its en tirety, combined with an absolutely pure soap base. 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