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THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912. 4 A COLUMBIA BASIN S ES BR GAD E Portland" Organizations Will Petition Enlargement of Vancouver Barracks. ARGUMENT IS PREPARED nite. How'long General Wood will re main here la not known, but it Is hoped he will not leave before Monday. There will be no ceremonies tn the poet to morrow, no drees parade or regimental review, though the officers and soldiers will be held in readiness for such an event, should General Wood desire it. JURY FACES LONG SESSION Failing to Agree in Murder Trial, Is Locked Up .Till Monday. BOURNE MARK AT DEMOCRATIC RALLY it Strategic and Economic Advantages Pointed Our and Will Be Pre sented to General Wood by Delegation. In a brief to be submitted by the Portland Chamber - of Commerce to Major-General Wood, XI. S. A., who is in the Northwest for the purpose of selecting a permanent location 'of a ' brigade post, arguments are presented why the post should be established at Vancouver, Wash. , General Wood will arrive from Puget Sound this morning and today will be a guest of General Mans It Vancouver Barracka Committees representing the Portland Chamber of Commerce, Port land Commercial Club and the Arllng ton Club will meet General Wood at Vancouver and will take up with him this question, which is considered not only of vital importance from a mili tary point of view, but also of special significance to the people of the entire Colombia River Basin. The brief points out the advantages .of the present position at or near van couver for a brigade post as follows: Strategic xteasons Given. ". The nresent reneral location- is at apoiat safe from attaoi, centrally located. Id easy touch through telegraph, telephone ana transportation lines wltn tne wnoie Bona west territory Because of these modern appliances and excellent transportation facilities this loca tion is near enough to Puget Sound for su perintending its defense. It Is also near other vulnerable points. via. the mouth of the Columbia Klver, tu Tmnimli Tin v Van nlna liav and Coos Bar. ' The development of Oregon will call for the fortification of some or ail oi ineso places, whether fortified or not, ta.r will, .n case of war, be points of attack. Economic Points Made. This localllty is in the midst of a great carden which produces the supplies . an army needs. The question ' of a supply point is very important; either Vancouver or Portland are perfect in this respect. The Willamette Valley, one of the most fertile countries in the world, is at its door. The country along the Columbia River, and in the interior, is rapidly developing from recent railroad construction and is tributary to this point. All Eastern and Central Oregon, almost all of Eastern Wash ington and much of Idaho, comprising a territory of 250.000 square miles, or more, f fertile country and dependent upon Port land as an outlet by reason of the gorge of the Columbia River, send their products to Portland by water-level roads, and in some instances by all water transportation, and at far less cost than they can be taken to the Sound. Portland is, and each day is becoming rnore so, the great manufacturing center of the Northwest. The Swift Packing plant has made it the meat center of the Pacific Coast, and it is now the great wheat and flour center exporting more wheat than any other city in the United States, and la now the lumber center, producing more lumber than any city in the world. It is the lowest and principal market for hay and oats. In speaking of Portland in connection with the location at Vancouver, It is to be considered that Portland is only a few miles from Vancouver, and all shipping fa cilities, supplies, etc, apply equally to each. a. on the basis of economy, the establishing ts! a post at the present place would seem to be best. By deserting the present head quarters and moving to any point on the Bound they would be at a point compara tively exposed to attack and would be at a distance from all the weak points and not .centrally placed for the defense of the department. No matter where the post is established, or where it is removed, if It is away from Vancouver or Portland. Army supplies will liave to come from this vicinity and Its tributary territory Just the same, or be $auled over a mountain range from, a lim ited portion in Eastern Washington. ! ' Alaskan Demand Deemed Slight. "' Much has been said of the advantages of either headquarters or a post on the Sound as the place from which to administer Alaska affalra In Alaska there are a com paratively small number of troops. General , M. Randall, who was in command in Alaska for a long time, living there when ahe subject was brought up before him of a change to the Sound, was not in favor of such change. , Two-thirds of the hay, and oats sent to the Philippines comes from Oregon through Portland, and over 9000 horses were shipped to the Philippines from Portland territory. 'No other city is so located as either Van couver or Portland, but that two-thirds of foodstuffs and practically all forage, as well as other Army supplies, would have to come by the way of Portland and from its tribu tary territory. General Howard, and other officers In their official reports, have stated that Van couver is the strategic point for military operations in the Northwest. J Water transportation is ample for all transport service. : Railroad facilities are as good as any where else on the Coast, and this location li the natural military center of the North western states. .). The supplies needed for the Army are unlimited and the market for the same cannot be equaled anywhere else. Portland is perfectly satisfied to have tns Post at Vancouver, where the headquarters now are, but if removal Is contemplated the Portland Chamber of Commerce feels that they should not be removed farther than from Vancouver to Portland. Columbia Defense Urged. - A high military authority stated that the Columbia River has all the advantage over Puget Sound for the reason that the Sound would be at the mercy of the enemy should the Columbia River be taken, while as long as the Columbia River is In our hands all connections with the interior and with the supplies would be intact and the enemy on the Sound would be In a Po Jf the Columbia River was taken the whole (Northwest would undoubtedly drop, but not so with the loss of Puget Sound. Vancouver or Portland are over 100 miles lnU.nd. rall roefl. reach in every direction and the Co lumbia River Is the sole point that the en emy would wish to control. It Is easy of defense, while the Sound la not. STOOD PROGRAMME ARRANGED iay Will Be Quiet for Army Head With Some Sport Included. ' VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, 0ct n. ( Special. Major-General Leonard 8. Wood. Chief of Staff of the r-nited States Army, will leave Tacoma tonight and arrive in Vancouver at -S0 A. M. tomorrow, where he will be met by Brigadier-General Marlon P. Maus, commanding; officer of the De partment of the Columbia. General Wood will breakfast with General Maus. after which they will take a ride around Vancouver Barracks. About 10 o'clock in the morning a re ception will be held in General Maus headquarters, and the officers of the post and department headquarters will meet General Wood informally. General Maus is an old friend of the Chief of Staff, as are several other offi cers in the post, including Major Ed ward F. McGlachlln. in command of the Second Field Artillery here. After the reception, delegations from Portland and Vancouver will be re ceived, who will talk over the desira bility and practicability of establlsh tuir a brigade post here After luncheon with General Maus, the two Generals and Dr. K. A. J. Mac kenzie, of Portland, will go for a few fours" duck shooting, returning to the post in the evening. Later.the visitor rnay go to Portland, but thiil not defl- The Jury in the Susie Owens murder case, tried in Judge Kavanaugh's court, retired for deliberation at 3.20 yesterday afternoon, and at midnight having failed to reach a verdict, was locked up until Monday morning. Today being a holiday the courts will sus pend over Sunday. The Jury can re turn a verdict and be dismissed(in the meantime, but if the members fail to agree, they cannot be discharged be fore Monday morning and will have to remain In the Jury-room until that time. The length of time Is unusual in local oourt history. The closing address for the state was made by .Deputy District Attorney Page, who urged the Jurors to find the woman guilty of first-degree murder. He contended that the evidence should leave no conclusion that the defendant had killed CJaarles Celestino, simply be cause of his refusal to marry her. Attorneys Manning and Barge E. Leonard, for the defense, pleaded the unwritten law in the woman s behalf. Celestino, they contended, had caused the divorce of the woman from her husband and had then spurned her. They insisted that she shot while Pletro Celestino, father of her victim, was choking her. Mr. Page made lengthy reference to the action, of the state in calling witnesses to disprove the good char acter which the defense - sought to establish for the woman. He said that he had done It with a good deal of hesitancy, but had conceived it to be his duty to the state of Oregon not to let the picture presented by the de fense remain undisturbed before the minds of the Jurors. He told the men in the box that it would be carrying chivalry to idiotic lengths if this had prejudiced them against the prosecu- tion. "I have done what I feel was my duty to the state in presenting aU-the facts for your consideration," he said in conclusion. "Now it is up to you not to allow sentiment or a foolish sense of chivalry to Interfere with the performance of your duty. GUN MAN RUNS AMUCK Threatened Tragedy Averted Bad Actor Sleeps Sweetly in Jail. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 11. Rebuffed by several dice players, S. Coco began abusing Emit Shock, proprietor of a downtown saloon. . The latter snapped a towel at him and Coco drew a re volver. Shock tried to run, but his apron tripped him and he fell Just in time to be missed by one of the three shots flredat him by Coco. Eluding a crowd of pursuers. Coco boarded a Point Defiance car and, after sitting quietly for a while, gave up his seat to an elderly man. When he came to get off his revolver dropped in the street. This seemed to incense him against the conductor and he pursued the car, brandishing the gun and causing hysterica among its women passengerB. At the next stop Conductor P. G. Peterson and a former policeman got off the car and went in pursuit of Coco. After several blocks of hot chase the conductor pulled out his metal transfer punch and. leveling it as he would a revolver, called upon Coco to "throw away his gun or he would shoot.' Coco obeyed and after several more blocks was caught. The conductor was so winded he refused to continue on the job and an "extra" had to be called. - The sound sleep into which coco dropped at the police station was un necessary proof of his condition. KLAMATH DEMOCRATS BUSY Preparations for Big Rally Are Well Under Way. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Oct. 11. (Special.) Preparations for a big Democratic rally before election are now being made by members of the Klamath County Ceqtral Committee and other prominent adherents of the Jacksonlan. party. The party has a strong ticket In the field for county offices, and a bid Is to be made for the support of the state and National candidates of the party as welL A big torch light procession is one of the features planned for the rally. Invitations will be sent to Senator Chamberlain and Harry Lane, the Democratic Senatorial candidate, to address the meeting, and the Demo crats here will receive assistance from the state headquarters in Portland. LAND CIRCULAR IS ISSUED Third Edition of Book Showing Acre age for Entry Necessary. A third" edition of the Chamber of Commerce circular, "Public Lands In Oregon," Issued In co-operation with the pasenger department of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, has just been issued. The demand for this publication was so great that the original editions did not satisfy. The booklet contains an ample de scription of all the publio lands in the state now available for entry under either the state or Federal laws. In structions are given on the manner of, taking up the lands and a map show ing their location and the nature of the country In which they are situated is appended. ANGLER HURT BY TUMBLE Portland Man, Hooks Fish, but Fall Knocks Him Unconscious. HILLSBORO, Or, Oct. 1'- (Special.) Jack Beedon, a Portland business man, was rendered unconscious by a lS-foot fall yesterday while trying to land a salmon trout on the Salmon berry River, 40 miles from here. Beedon was standing on a rock In the stream when the fish "bit" He started to reel In his catch, lost his balance and fell, striking on his head. He was brought to Hlllsboro and was unconscious when taken from the train. He is better today and was able to return to Portland tonight. SMITH JURY DISCHARGED After Being Out 9 Hours SO Minutes It Cannot Agree. No agreement was reached by the Jury which retired from Judge Gatens' court for deliberation at 10:40 yester day morning, softer hearing the evi dence for and against A. W. Smith, a real estate man, charged with contrib uting to the delinquency of Katie Diets, 13-year-old niece of his wife, and it was discharged by Judge Gatens at 8 o'clock last night. Arguments in the case were made yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Dennlson for the state ana jonn a. Jeffrey for the defendant- Senator Criticised for Voting With Aldrich en Payne Aldrich Tariff Bill. this optimism, but it seems to have been based on the idea that the warn ings of the powers may have caused the Balkan states to pause. The Bulgarian government denied today Turkish reports of fights on the Turko-Bulgarian frontier. GREECE IS NOT WTTHDRAWEVG Great Enthusiasm for War Prevails " Among All Grasses. ATHENS. Oct. 11. The rumor that Greece is withdrawing from the Balk an League is unfounded. The greatest enthusiasm , for war prevails among all classes. PRAISE GIVEN TOM WORD Samuel White Indorses Candidacy for Sheriff Speakers Also In dorse M. G. Munly for Repre sentative in Congress. Woodrow Wilson for President, Dr. Harry Lane for United States Senator, M. G. Munly for Representative in Con gress and Tom Word for Sheriff were praised by various speakers at a Dem ocratic rally at University Park last night- Walter M. Pierce, of Hot Lake, who spoke in behalf of Dr. Lane, se verely criticised Senator Bourne for voting with Aldrich when the Payne Aldrlch tariff bill was under considera tion by the Senate and because of what he termed Bourne's relation as Interme diary for the Standard Oil Company during his term as Senator. S. S. Apple was chairman of the meeting. "I admired the men with patriotic impulses who rallied to the support of Theodore Roosevelt at the outset of this campaign, but in view of the dis closures of the Senatorial Investigation at Washington I fail to see how they can longer support the ex-President," said John H. Stevenson, who talked for Wilson. Bis; Appropriations Made. "That investigation has - disclosed large appropriations " by J. Pierpont Morgan, E. H. Harriman, Frick, Jay Gould and the Standard Oil Company toward the Republican campaigns in 1904 and 1908. We also have been ad vised from the same source that more than $361,000 already has been con tributed by the big Interests toward Roosevelt's campaign. - It is no won der that Roosevelt, contaminated by such influences during his seven and one-half years as President took no steps toward reducing the tariff." Mr. Stevenson said the record of Wilson in ridding New Jersey of po litical bosses and machine rule proved his fitness for the office of President He said that Wilson was a new type of man in publio life who proposed, if elected, to establish a new order of things by which the people would -be taken into partnership with the Gov ernment officials, insuring the enact ment of only such laws as would be for the common good and the general wel fare of all. Mr. Pierce, an opponent of Dr. Lane In the primary election for the Demo cratic nomination for united states Senator, urged the support of Lae by every Democratic voter. He ssed the election of Wilson was assured, but that it was Incumbent on the voters to give him assistance by electing Demo crats to the National riouse ox rep resentatives and the Senate. Bourne's Stand Held Uncertain. "WJh -arllsnn lArteri "President there will be great need for Dr. Lane In the Senate," said Mr. Pierce. "We all know bow Dr. Lane will vote when it comes to tariff legislation. But if Bourne is re-elected how will he vote? No body knows, and I doubt if he knows himself. When the- Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill was being considered Bourne arimtttoH vn thA floor of the Senate that he did not know anything about the tariff, but lelt tnar. wim amnui with whom he voted in nearly every instance. Neither do we want a man i hm TTnttsH. state Senate who is so close to the Standard Oil Company an intermediary, lr you piease, iur ub corporation." Thmioh Tnm Wnrd was unable to at tend the meeting, his candidacy for Sheriff was Indorsed heartily by Sam uel White, who concluded by reading an editorial from The Oregonian com mending Mr. Word as the proper man to be elected to that office. "It is not necessary for anybody to say a word for Tom Word, who is i n aii.rv man wnmnn And nhild in Multnomah County," said Mr. White, "but if you want tne laws emorcea without fear or favor, fearlessly, im partially and Justly, vote for Word. tt i. r, tws. terms as Sheriff and made good. He is to be further entrusted with. tne omce. Both Mr. Pierce and Mr. wmte urgea e r l Mimlv for ReD- resentative In Congress, as did also W. A. Munly, a Droiner oi me cujiui date. Oglesby Toung received a flat tering Indorsement for Circuit Judge at the hands of W. T. Vaughn. Among the other candidates to ad dress the meeting were Ernest Kroner, Benjamin Brick, Dr. jack, m. xaies ami t u-j. mith. of the leelslative ticket; John B. Moon, for Justice of the Peace, and J. A. jenrey, lor uia trlot Attorney. - no.. r.nn.Titi will hold a number of outdoor meetings tonight on the principal street corners in the down town business qistnct. NEW WATER ROUTE IS PLAN Astoria Greeks Beady to Move. ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 11. (Special.) About 150 Greeks residing in and about Astoria are ready to return to their na tive land and engage in war-wlth Tur key, if their services are needed, and a meeting is to be held in Astoria Sunday to determine just when they will start. The Astoria committee received a tele gram from the Greek Consul in New York saying there were yet hopes that peace would be arranged, and another message is expected tomorrow giving further details. " Russia to Defend Grain Carriers. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 11. Russia Is preparing to mobilise her Black Sea fleet in order to support representa tions made by Turkey to Russia re garding the restriction of traffic in grain. - LR. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE NO PRO GRESSIVE, HE ASSERTS. ' Engineers' Survey May Dead, to Send ing More Wheat Hero. SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. 11. (Spe- , - . h.v. commenced i- iTnM, noliimhla River wur& un iuo uj-i-.- near Nelson, B. O, with a view to de termining the leasiomiy oi opening up a new water route for prairie wheat to the Pacific Coast via Robson, at the foot of Arrow Lake, and down the Columbia River to foruana. --).. maklner the- sur vey on an appropriation of J38.000 made by the Federal Government for the purpose. The route wouia oo some hundred miles shorter than the rail- v. . - v.nMtiiv.p In ndriitlnTl to way inns w , . . , offering the .advantages of water rates. FIGHTING IS ON FRONTIER (Continued from First Page.) gained means bo much added to Tur key's strength. The local newspapers hint that at tempts have been made by Turkey to separata Greece from -the quartet of Balkan states now verging en war with Turkey by offering Greece spe cial advantages, but that the Hellenic government turned a deaf ear. to the propos&is. HOPE REVIVED TV LONDON Delay Regarded Optimistically by British Foreign Of Dee. rnmnv not n. The continued delay in declaring war by the states other than Montenegro nas reviveu hopes in diplomatic- quarters mat. a general war in the Balkans may be averted. It is said a much more hope ful view of the situation prevailed m the British Foreign Office tonight. No tangible result was assigned xor Colonel Met by Crowds at Every Sta tion When Entering Wisconsin, Despite Rainfall. . OSHKOSH, Wis., Oct. 1L A defense of his record on the tariff and an at tack on Woodrow Wilson's position were made here tonight by Colonel Roosevelt. Governor Wilson, he said. had been the hope of the progressives, but had changed his attitude and "at present his sole chance lies in the sup port of the reactionaries. Here in Senator La Follette's own state, the Colonel discussed for the first time in his campaign the Senator's op position to him. Colonel Roosevelt said the Progres sive party's campaign fund this year would be' less than half of either the Democratic or the Republican party The Roosevelt Progressives, he said. were planning on a basis that would involve the expenditure of about 350, 000. The Colonel reached Oshkosh at the end of-a journey from St. Paul during which. In spite of rain, crowds m,t him at every station to hear him Speak from the rear platform. Tonights meeting was held in a warehouse. Two halls had been engaged, but it was found that they would seat only a part of the crowd. "Governor Wilson," said Colonel Roosevelt, "Is not a Progressive at all; he is doubtless unwittingly as nearly a reactionary, as nearly a pure Tory as we recently have seen in public life. ESTATE IS GIVEN SELLER Mrs. Costello's Property, Valued at About $12,000, Goes to Father. Through the death of Maurice Cos tello, who was killed by the police automobile, and the death of Mrs. Costello, which occurred a few weeks later from ptomaine poisoning, Charles Zeller has come into possession of Cos. tello's estate, valued at between $10,000 and 12,000. Zeller succeeds by reason of the fact that he was father of Mrs. Costello, whose maiden name was Sadie Zeller. Mrs. Costello was her husband's only heir. v In Probate Court yesterday Dan J. Malarkey and Sol Bloom, employed as attorneys by Mrs. Costello to bring suit against the city to collect dam ages for her husband's death, declined an Invitation of Zeller's attorneys to go ahead with the suit. Judge Cleeton allowed Attorneys Malarkey and Bloom 4100 for the work they had performed. They attended the CoronerD Inquest over the body of Costello and spent some time in in vestigating independently the circum stances of his death. Zeller's sudden accession of wealth has brought lawsuits upon him. Already relatives have filed a suit for $9000, setting up that they are entitled to that sum,- for keeping him and his wife for more than 15 years. DAELY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND,- Oct. 11. Maximum temper ature, 67 decrees; minimum, 44 degrees. River reading;, S A. 4 feet: change in last 24 hours, .8 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total rainfall since September 1. 1.04 Inches; normal rain fall sluce September 1, 8.12 inches; defi ciency of rainfall since September 1, 1912, 1.58 Inches. Total sunshine. 8 hours; pos sible sunshine, 11 hours 10 minutes. Barom eter (reduced to sea level) at 3 P. M-, 30.33 inches. THE WEATHER. Wind State at Weather Baker Boise , Boston Calgary Chicago ......... Colfax Denver .......... Dcs Moines ...... Dulutb Eureka .......i. Galveston ........ Helena .......... Jacksonville Kansas City Klamath Falls .. Laurie? , Ixs Angeles ...... Marshfield ....... Medford New Orleans .... New York .... North Head LPendlaion ....... (Phoenix ......... pocateJlo ........ Portland ........ Roseborg ....... Sacramento ...... St. Louis St. Paul alt Lake San Francisco . . . SpoKane . .... Tacoma Tatoosh Island . Walla Walla Weiser SO'O.OOI v 62 0. 0O 4! 660.04 8i N IClear !W Clear (SB Clear 54 0.00 16 NW Clear 70!0.43!10l6B Rain 6510.001. .... Clear solo. I0J 6 E (Cloudy 70 1.34 8:NW Rain 44 0.44;12;N Rain 84 0. 00 4;NW Clear 86 0.00'lOS Clear 64:0.00 6 SW Clear 84 0.00! 6-NB Clear T41.1S,32NW Cloudy es'0.001 4 NW Clear . eoO.OOl B S IClear 800.00 S-S IClear 620.001 4 KWCIear 46 0.00110'NK ICloudy fSO.no ess IClear r n -S ejv n f.r il E'-. II -sex. r noise ever iA&'r, ..'""st IfiV ask. ftc&nL ' nAWvwT' UTt ' about The loudest noise ever heard was the sound of the eruption of the volcano of Kratakoa In 1S83, which, according to a , scientist was beard three thousand miles away. . This volcano is situated in the Straits of Sunda, " between Java and Sumatra. If the eruption bad occurred in San Francisco it would have been heard as far away as Chicago. It caused air waves that encircled the earth seven times, and the dust from it was carried in the air for three years. Today there are over a million users of Ghirarclelli's Cocoa, and every customer is a satisfied one. If all these people were together in one place and all uttered simultaneously the words Ghirardelli' s Cocoa it would "make a noise that would tax the ablest mathematician to estimate. This San Francisco product is the acme of purity and delicioiisness. It is also economical. Costs less than a cent a cup. Why not try it? Since 1852 D. GHIRARDELLI CO. San Francisco With the appearance of this series of interesting Information' will no doubt come the query. "Where's the connection? There isn't any. We are simply adopting this form of advertising In the heps that in addition to calling attention to our product, it will be a source of interest to all who read it. BRIDGE NEED SHOWN Army of Men Stalled by Ferry on Way to Post. WAIT OF HOURS TELLING 0.44 4 K 68 0.O1 121 NW 67 0.00 IN 8O1O1OO 4SW 54 0:0O! 4.-NW1 6SiO.00ilo:NW! 66 0.00 4iNW 76 0.00 4 N 84'0.00 20 S 00 0.6S 20iN 62IO.00 7o.oo: 60 0.001 880.00 8;nwi 6 W 4NW 10'N R4 0.0016'NB 62 0.00 4 N 72lO.0O SjN Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear rCUar Clear Clear (Cloudy nam IClear Clear Clear IClear Clear Clear Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A disturbance of decided character Is cen tral over the upper Lake region and a large high-pressure area overlies the North Pacific and northern Rocky Mountain states. The barometer is relatively high In the Atlantic states. Moderately heavy to heavy rains have fallen in the lower Missouri and upper Mississippi Valleys and in the Lake region. Fair weather prevails in the western half of the United States and only a small amount of rain has so far fallen in the Atlantic states. It is n.uch cooler In Northern Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas. Western Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. The tem perature has risen In the Lake region and in the Ohio Valley. - The conditions are favorable for fair weather in this distriot Saturday. FORECASTS. "' Portland and vicinity 'Fair; northerly wir.di- Oregon and Washington Fair; northerly winds. Idaho Fair. ' iOWAED A. BBAL3. XXstrlct "forecaster. Handful of Fighters, 445 in Num ber, In Blockade Conclusions Drairn Should Necessity of War Arise. , VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, Oct 11. (Special.) The absolute ne cessity of a bridge across the Columbia River in case of war was exemplified today when the Second Field Artillery,, under Major Edward F. McGlachlln, re turned from a two months' stay at Warm Springs Indian Reservation, and were compelled to wait hours to cross the Columbia River on the ferry. There were only 445 animals and 39n men, but this small handful of fight ers. In addition to the regular traffic, was enough to blockade the ferry, and but a small part could be taken at each trip, every 30 minutes. The last load did not arrive In Vancouver until after 4 S'clock this afternoon. It is belleverd that this fact will De used by the Portland and Vancouver bridge committee In their campaign to ask the Government to make an ap propriation for the building of the pro posed Pacific Highway bridge across the Cqlumhla Jtuver. Case of War Supposed. In case of war the Government could not transfer its troops Just across the river less than a mile, in less time than a day. If it were a brigade, several days would be required to transfer the troops, animals and escort wagons and pack trains across the river. Batteries T, B and F, the band, bead quarters, hospital detail and escort wagons of the Second Field Artillery, arrived here tonight at 6 o'clock, at the end of the fourth day's march, 115 miles across the Cascade Mountains being covered in this time, which is a new record that probably will stand for some time. The troops had been away two months, less two days, at target prac tice on Warm Springs Indian Reserva tion. Leaving the Reservation four days ago, Tuesday, the first day's march, 31 miles, to Bear Creek, was made. The second day found the troops at Government Camp, 24 mires; the third night they camped at Kelso, 38 miles, and the last leg was made to day, VI miles. Besides Major McGlachlln, in com mand, the other officers were: Captain W. F. Jones, Regimental Adjutant; Cap tain Edgar H. Yule, Battalion Adjutant; Captain A. B. Warfleld, Lieutenant C W. Harlow, Quartermaster and also in command of Battery D, and Lieutenants Merle Proctor, George Dawley, J. C Beatty. Brabson, Gillepsle. Meyer, Wil son and Chaplain W. iK. Lloyd. Dr. Tarleton and Dr. McKellar, and Veteri narian Foster. During the practice. General Marion P. Maus. Commander of the Department, visited the camp, and under his super vision target practice was held, the range being up 8600 yards, with three inch mountain batteries. In speaking of the results, General Maus tonight said: "The conduct of the men was excel lent and the interest taken by all con cerned was of the highest order. While the marching in some respects was difficult. It was Just such practice necessary, as the climate in that re gion is dry and favorable to the health of the troops. They will be greatly benefited by the change from sea level conditions here" '. ' ' WOULD-BE SUICIDE FAILS Private Thnnnan Tries Death Rather Than. Pace Sentence. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, Oct. 11. (Special.) During a recess of a court-martial today, when Private Thurman, of the regimental detach ment of the First Infantry, was being tried for stealing typewriters and pawning them in Portland, Thurman stepped to one side, and, thrusting his hand into a pocket, pulled out a bot tle and swallowed the contents in an attempt to commit - suicide. As he placed the bottle to his lips, he shouted to Lieutenant Richardson, a member of the court: "Here goes, old top." Luck was against Thurman, as Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke, of the medical corps, was a member of the court and he at once administered an antidote, and sent the unhappy prisoner to the post hospital. The members of the court today were: Major S. J. Smiley, president; Captains Howland, Page, Stacey and Lieutenants Phinney. Fairfax. Robln-i son, Dawson, Taylor and C. 7, Taylor, Wheeler and Hartz. Lieutenant W. H. Taliaferro was the prisoner's counsel. 350 EXPECTED AT DINNER Banquet in Honor of Dr. Ng Poon Chew Creates Interest. v No fewer than 350 persons are ex pected to attend the dinner at the Com mercial Club Monday night by the Ro tary Club In honor of Dr. Ng Poon Chew. R. R. Denny, chairman of the arrangement committee, reported yes terday that reservations are being made at a lively rate and Indications are that the dining - room will be crowded. Dr. Ng Poon Chew will deliver an ad dress on "New China and the Pacific Coast" There will be a good musical programme. McCusker to Speak at St. Johns. Thomas McCusker, independent Re publican candidate for Representative In Congress, will address the voters of St Johns in the City Hall at that place at S o'clock tonight Mr. McCusker is conducting a quiet but thorough cam paign in the oounty. Neither he nor his friends will suspend their activities un til the day of election. Some Growing Children are under size under weight Some grow tall and thin, others are backward in studies pale and frail improper assimilation is usually the cause. If vour children are not rup-ered and ruddy and rosy bubbling with energy and Vim at all times, you owe them SCOTT'S EMULSION nature's concen trated nourishment to build body, bone, muscle and brain. ' OiUrea leed SCOTTS EMULSION to progress. TiasMcIark ScoTT & Bowirs, Bloomfield, N. J. ooooco BORN AGAIN oooooo o Q o o o o o o o o o o o The body is never at rest. original fTHIS PI X grind Every seven years we are pracncaUy bora again. Our cells have been broken down thrown out aasl replaced by new ones. r? anssmic ("thin blooded") people, those whs are pale and puny, or those who carry the slams of poor, pois oned blood in pimples, blotches or boils apon their body we know the cells of the body are not cettinr sufficient oxreen carried them by the red-blood cars use lea. process is a necessary mod of life's eon wheels or cycles proceeding rapidly while we work hard with brain or musele and slowina; down while we rest or sleep. Thus the chief factor m this constant chance this death and birth af the tissues. Is the Head. A true reliable blood maker which ham given satim faction for over forty yean in ita liquid form i Dr. Pierce's golden Twffedical discovery which removes the poisons and supplies to the errans of the body pure, red blood. Old people, especially in the spring- season, show the effects of thin" blood, feeble circulation cold hands and feet. Children and people of ail ages recovering- from "grippe" fevers and acute diseases should obtain this tonic and blood builder either in liquid or tablet form of the druggist. Send 50 one-cent atamps for trial box of tablets. Q O O & o o o o o o o Q O 000 Address: Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo. N.T. O 0 O A