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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1914)
THE - MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914. INFANTRY AT RANGE In Order to Meet Competition Companies B, C, H and I Do Well on First Day. 9 Co mi ATTENDANCE IS RECORD Sacrifice Their -Entire New Spring Line; of -the World-Renowned ?0 Per Cent, Including Recruits, Qualify for Advancement to Rapid-Fire and Record Practice. Clackamas Range Chosen. Hart Good Clothes iier Schaff & Practical training' in the exact sci ence of accurately directing the flight of a .30-caliber Army bullet was be gun yesterday by the Third Oregon infantry at the State Rifle Range at Clackamas Station. The first battalion, composed of Companies B. C and H. of Portland, and I, of Woodburn, spent the day in instruction practice at 200, 300 and 500 yards. This practice marked the opening- of the outdoor season for 1914. The at tendance was one of the largest on record, and, despite the large number of newly enlisted men, high scores were general, 70 per cent of those on the range qualifying for advancement to rapid-fire work and record practice. Barring a possible call for field serv ice, the state troops will occupy the range each Sunday until November 1. SneMal Coaches Provided. The battalion went to the range in special coaches attached to early morning passenger trains and all the men were on the firing line shortly after 9 o'clock. The Portland com panies were commanded by Captains Bowman and Sever and Lieutenant Lib bey. Captain Moshberger was in com mand of the Woodburn company. The battalion was in command of Major L. A. Bowman. A naval militia detach ment accompanied the troops. The range will be occupied during me montn by the J-'irst battalion and in June the Second Battalion will have Its inning. The first two weeks in each month will be taken up in pre paring new men for the qualification test for marksmanship, upon the re sults of which the rating of the Ore gon troops is reckoned be the War Uepartment. Kali Competition Excites. Unusual interest in the range prac tice has been stimulated by the com petitions which will occur late in the Summer, provided no field service call tomes. Aside from the regular state competition, at which the individual. company and regimental championships win De Drougnt out. the War Denart- ment has selected the Clackamas range for the Western Division meet. This will bring the Oregon troops into com petition with teams from Washington and California and the Regular Army. Jiaving peaten all three of these com petitors at Camn Perrv last Snm,o- In the National matches by finishing third in a list of 48 crack teams from every part of the United States, the Oregon riflemen are looking forward to an easy victory at Clackamas this year. Every Cent of the Profits Goes to Our Customers For years this store has been Portland's foremost store for men. We have never in our history allowed any other merchant to undersell us at any time of the season. We meet com petition at a great loss, regardless of what it might be. Your unrestricted choice of all the latest, newest fabrics bought for Spring. Sale commences today at 8 A. M. Compare Price the Quality Is Ours $20 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits $25 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits $30 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits $35 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits All Blue, Black, Tuxedo and Full Dress Suits Included am'! Rosenblatt The Men's Shop for Quality and Service Northwest Corner Third and Morrison CbLgjffl $1 1.85 sible to have the road run through this county in order to serve more people. Pullman is co-operating1 with Pom- eroy to the extent of having the road run through Pomeroy to Lewi at on, thence to Spokane via Pullman. ORENCO WILL GET WATER 1914 CLASS IS LARGEST Option for Supply From Forest Grove Is Indorsed by Citizens. ORENCO. Or.. May 3. (Special.) Orenco is to obtain water from Forest Crove. At a public meeting of the citizens called by the Mayor plans were discussed for securing a supply of mountain water. It had been the intention when the bond issue was voted in January that water be secured at Hillsboro from the Washington - Oregon Corporation. At that time it was thought that a rata had been agreed upon by which Orenco would pay the same as Hillsboro and Cornelius for the same suddIv. but com. plications arose whereby it would cost 'renco more inan double what had been anticipated. The Mayor and Council in the mean time had secured from the Council of Forest Grove an option for water at a much lower rate than had been offered at Hillsboro. A resolution adopted up- ncia ine council. Boy Graduates Outnumber Girls in Lewlston High School. ' LEWISTON, Idaho. May 3. Special. T-he-hlgh school here wilt .close for the Summer -vacation in three Weeks. I Class day exercises will be held Mon day. May IS, on the campus. There are 33 members in this year's class, which is the largest ever grad uated from the Lewiston high school. A remarkable feature is that there are more boys than girls. Ralph and Paul Rowell, the .valedictorian and saluta torian. were chosen by their class standing, and are the BOns of H. S. S. Rowell, editor of Lewiston Orchards Life. - The class lecture and sermon will be delivered by Dr. W. J. Hindley, Mayor of Spokane. - Rose Culture to Be ITrsed. A meeting of . citizens of Montavilla has been called for tomorrow night at Hamilton's hall, corner of Fast Glisan and Fast Fightieth streets, to organize a Rose Association to promote the growth of roses in the Montavilla dis trict and compete for the prizes of fered by the Rose Festival manage ment. A call for- this meeting signed by W. H. Hamilton and William DeVeny has been issued. All Interested are invited to attend this meeting. It is intended to form a local organiza tion to co-operate with, the Rose Fes tival Association. " OREGON NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AT FIRST PRACTICE OF SEASON ON CLACKAMAS RANGE. YAKIMA CLIP ABOUT SOLD 147,000 rounds Sold Saturday Bring 12 1-2 to 1 7 Cents. XORTII YAKIMA. Wash.. Mav 3.. (Special.) One hundred and forty- seven thousand pounds of wool were purchased yesterday by Isidore Kosh- land. of Portland, from Coffin Bros., of this city, at prices ranging from 12 ti to 17 cents. With the exception of ou.wuu pounds clanging to Thomas ntith, nowfttftaitmage here, and the clip from one of the Rennie Bros.' bands, this purchase cleans up the re maining wool of the Yakima clip for the season. The purchase included the following lots: Forrest Wenner. 20,000 pounds; V.. Berg Co., 32.000: Gilmore, Sunny stdc, 30.000: Coffin Bros.. S0,000; laKima sneep Co.. L R. Witt. 20,000: Oeorge Olney, 20,000: remainder of Lout Snyder lot. 10.000 pounds. The Snyder wool is said to have been a particularly choice lot. . PRODUCERS NAME MANAGER J- ' - Heritage, Cliosen by Clarkston Association, Will Get New Members. CLARKSTON-. Wash.. May 3. (Spe cial.) J. K. Heritage, of Clarkston. hast been elected manager for the coming! season of the Clarkston Producers' as sociation which is affiliated with thel North Pacific Fruit Distributors of Spo kane. Prior to the opening of the rush season Mr. Heritage will devote his time to securing new members. The fruit growers are required to pay a membership fee of S10, also a o! lateral note of $10 for each acre of orchard actually hearing. These notes are utilized at the bank to borrow money for the purchase of boxes, pa per, and other material necessary to care for the crop. At the end of the I season the notes are taken up and re-1 turned to the maker. BJBJSaaBanSMaBeVJaVJMaSaSMWSna f "yK ' , fir, r mmmmum,t, i ), n n mnm-Yt-nimimauiimVimmz i mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmm - " - . -f " - ' - - ' v ' ' A '4 I 'itZ r - i- f i ' 4 s"77 s- . . - f $7zsl-L I ?ss& POMEROY WANTS NEW ROAD Citizens Anxious for Inland Empire I Higliui to Go Through Garneld. POMEROY. Wash.. May 3. (Special.) Public interest here is centered in the location of that part of the state highway known as the Inland Empire Highway that is to pass from Dayton to Spokane. Two optional routes were authorized by the last Legislature, one via Pena- wawa. which misses this county, and the other via Pomeroy and Almota Ferry, which would bring the road through the heart of Garfield County. State locators have been running over this section for a week now cruising out the best route. Pomeroy is xerting all efforts pos- : '-7 ''- : 'Tz'Jmy&i ? ' TOP, COJfPASY I OF WOOD81UX M IDDl.F, PORTI.AM) COMPAMKS DBTRA1.MXG BOTTOM, DETACHMENT FROM NAVAL MILITIA AT TARGET PRACTICE. mber i Do Yob Reme: how mother would cuddle you up close to herself in . the rocking chair or tuck you in one of those dear old cradles of the time when it wasn't a crime to have rockers on the cradle? And as she rocked and sang "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," "Swing Low, Sweet , Chariot," or "Twinkle, Twinkle' you just felt your-' ' self slipping' away into dreamland until you never, could remember the last words she. sang. And these old - lullabies are better today than they ever were.' You will find them all in H EART'sONG 'Presented by the OREGON I AN A Big Song Book 500 Pages 400 Songs Beautiful Art Binding Gold Cover Cir Text Fine Papr Opens Flat Gallery of Famous Singers 16 Full-Page Portraits Complete Dietsoaexy of Musical Terms Look for Coupon elsewhere in today's . Paper , - A few of Mother's Songs ia Heart Songs Baby Bunting Baby Mine Cradle Soaf, . Swedish Emmet's Cradle Sons Hash. My Babe Jack and Jill Lvllaby f roTT "Eraaiaie" lallaby from "Toyland" Mary Had a Little Lamb My Trundle Bed Old Dot Tray Hash Thee. My Baby' Sweet Bye and Bye Sweet and Low Sleep. Be loved. Sleep Thoee Even inf Bella You Can't Put Baby to Sleep with the modern ragtime or the latest popular hit of the day. Musical though they may be, none of them have that soft, soothing effect, which those old-time lullabies sung by your mother had on the baby in the cradle and the memory of which still affects us deeply in maturer years. Start TODAY on Your Coupons ( Coprritht, 191 J. hy World SradicaU C- .)