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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1916)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, .TTJJfE 26. 1916. MOVE IS ORDERED SCENES TAKEN BY THE OKEGONIAN PHOTOGRAPHER AT CAMP WITHYCOMBE YESTERDAY. THOUSANDS OF SICK WOMEN Helped Every Year by Common Sense Suggestions Given Free by The Lydla E. Pinkh&m Medicine Co. and Tl EN REVOKED f' ""' " -vt1.,w, , , ,. Third Battalion May Leave Camp Withycombe Thurs ' day for the South. SAN DIEGO IS DESTINATION Medical Necessities Arrive- and Ri fles Are Due Today Thousands See Guardsmen Reviewed by Major-General Bell. (Continued rrom First Page. command, under Major Carle Abrams, at once began to pack up. They were excused In consequence from camp routine and from partici pation In the parade on the rifle range this afternoon which was reviewed by Major-General J. Franklin Bell. TJ. 6. A. Thousand Visit Camp. Thousands of visitors were In camp today. They came by hundreds on very train, by automobile, motor cycles, motor truck and even. In some canes, on foot. Every train was packed. Automo biles were parked along the road for half a mile outside the camp. The organizations taking part In the parade were the First Battalion, com prising companies A, B, C, and D; the Second Battalion, composed of compa nies E, F, Q, and H; and. Battery A, and Troop A, dismounted. Colonel McLaughlin commanded In person. He handled hte men skillfully despite the condition of the parade : grounds which made parade evolutions difficult. Colonel McLaughlin, Lieutenant-Colo-' nel John L. May, Regimental Adjutant Clarence R. Hotchkiss, and other offi cers, later joined General Bell and Ad- jutant-General White In reviewing the troops. Later, undeterred by the drizzling rain, thousands attended divine serv ices conducted by Chaplain Gilbert and as many as had umbrellas raised them, but the others stood out in the wet and listened anyway. The Oregon Militia organizations mustered into the Federal service are entitled to the same pay and allow ances as provided for the regular Army, Captain Williams said tonight. Fay and allowances began on the ' day the companies reported at their home stations for mobilization. Military officers below the grade of Major who are required to be mounted, and who furnish their own mounts and takg them to the border for use, will be allowed the additional ' pay authorized. General Bell made a short talk at the officers' club following the parade, to officers of the Oregon troops here. General Bell urged them to enforce discipline strictly but kindly, to do at all times that which they thought to be right, and to be thoroughly loyal to their superiors. It was a fatherly talk from an old soldier and campaigner to younger men. some of whom are just begin ning active military service. NEBRASKA TROOPS TO ENTRAIN Orders sent to Rush all Available Forces to Border at Once. LINCOLN, Neb.. June 25. Adjutant General Hall tonight received orders from the war Department to rush all troops to the border at once. The Fremont signal corps and the first battalion of the Fourth Regiment will entrain tomorrow. The first battalion Is composed of Omaha companies with a total strength of 300 men. It is commanded by Major Elsasser, of . Omaha. The field hospital corps, under ; commana or Major Spealman, of Lin coln, will entrain tonight. RIDDLE TEACHERS CHOSEN JFall Semester Will Open About Sec ond Week In September. RIDDLE, Or., June 25. (Special.) The election of teachers for the Riddle Public Schools .s now complete for 1917. The following teachers have been engaged: Principal, Harl Bron ton; assistant high school teacher, Miss Gora Pummel, of Grants Pass; seventh and eighth grade teacher. W. L. Smith, of Sutherlin: fifth and sixth grade. Miss Irma Redfield, Glendale. Or.; third and fourth grades. Miss Bertha Hopkins, Roseburg, Or. The primary work will be taught by Blanche E. Riddle. Principal Bron son is teaching his fourth year In the schools of Riddle. G. W. Murphy, of Washington state, was recently appointed as school supervisor of South Douglas County. The schools of Riddle will com mence about the sceond week of Sep tember. Alleged Horse Slayer Released. P.OSEBDKG, Or., June 25. (Special.) Following a preliminary hearing Fri day, before Justice of the Peace J. M. Martin, at Myrtle Creek. E. S. J. Mc Allister, charged with shooting two horses belonging to T. R. Dunnlvan, was released. District Attorney Neu rer stated after the hearing that the evidence against Mr. McAllister would be submitted to the Grand Jury next month. McAllister formerly lived in Portland, but now is engaged In farming- near Myrtle Creek. HE PLEASURE of living at Hotel nortonia is immeasur My en hanced when Com fort Convenience Courteous Ser-Oice and perfect Cuisine sparkle with NOR- TONIA. individuality. It is indi-Oiduality tke per sonality back of it that greets you in the lobby 2 at the desk in the dining hall guest room every where that makes your - stay enjoyable. nth off Washington Portland ... ll f- .4 aVmrif,. hTf-saaJ 4fm.viC,rf,iK fr.itdw mr'mtm., wrf'&sLAC'ZmmZ -tt --,"'j!-: t'iKeirttMiXirSS rL..l tiM sir-, - 'vHNir- - - - - .-I 111111 ' 4 lflfete'4 lr - - ;x 1111 1 V ) ' - v- ' ar I'-cYy- - ,f ' i ' - ill z- i v r ix : y A .fi . - . ' ' :2r a :i0t; i : . .of.A'ih-t.yP"' V - - : f.. ' r ; - - "1 - ' V'Vr -1 (1) MILITIAMEN OS THE) MARCH FIELD SERMON GIVEN Troops at Camp Withycombe Hear Chaplain. NATION'S HEART IS TOPIC Thousands of Visitors Listen to Ma jor W. S. Gilbert's Praise of Oregon Xational Guard for Responding; to Call. CAMP WTTWTrnvnii y.i ".....vvjhuu, waujvauiaB, Or.. June 25. (Special.) The first re ligious services held in camp were con ducted under most Impressive circum stances. Major TV. S. Gilbert, Chaplain of the Third Infantry, preached on -The - - . me i'auuu. no naa mou sands in his audience. A flag-draped pulpit had been set up on the parade in front of the camp ucnuquariers lent. Tne first and sec ond battalions of th TViivrf t and Battery A. Field Artdi-r j Troop A, Cavalry, marched in from the rifiie range, where they had just been reviewed by Major-General J. Franklin Bell, United States Army, and formed iu uiasacB ana ciose columns In front and alons; the sides of the pulpit space. Behind th m atnnH v j - m vHiauua ui vis itors who had come to the camp to visit 4;uu3 niiu iBiaLives Deiore the Oregon uAua wcd more solemn by the absence from the service oi mo inira xsanaiion, which had re ceived orders earlier in the day to pre pare to entrain for the border at once. Prayer Opens SerrlM. h The service was opened with a prayer by the Chaplain, followed by his eer- muo. vuapiam vjiioert said: The Nation's heart Is stirred today a it . . jo jmra, ine peo ple have known that thi present crisis " 1 or a iuii year and more thsre has been manifest In r ti KaMnnal anirlt Every moral law has pointed to our rm- " 4. no aionroe Doc trine ha borne with It a great resoonsi bllltyr the distress and helnlessness of m. ico have called loudly upon ua. We have no war with Mexico. We do not covet her territory, but we are at war today against the bar. d its, marauders, robbers, oppressors an mislead era of that helpless country The heart of the Nation has heard' this w bavw v sreat cost and AT THE BIG PARADE! GROlVDS AT THE CAMP. (2 THE EVEM8 CEREMONY OP GUARD MOUNT. AFTERNOON ADDRESS TO GUARDSMEN AND VISITORS. sacrifice has determined to do Its duty for that neighboring- people. 1 ne Heart of the Nation Is right. Many had thought America's soul waaa sordid, dead; that all our interest was commercial. tnat the Nation's Heart con form ea to me market, that duty was a lost art and that the sturdy spirit of our fathers had de teriorated. Now. once the cruris has come, the awak ening of the heart of the Nation is indeed thrtlllna epoch In our National lire. At once upon the call to the colors our whole Nation has arisen. In every state of the Union troops are gathering and every vil lage and hamlet is sending her sons to the Nation's call. We today are a part of a great National heart-throb. Alertness Is Commended. My comrades, I want to commend yon for your manhood! You were alert and ready for the emergency. yur hearts were right. wniie many nave been unable to respond and some have been too selfish or too busy to heed the Nation's call, you have been ready to make every sacrifice and are now giving to your country your full measure of devotion. Men of the Guard, the state of Oregon Is proud of you. There have been some instances or craven spirit such as this: A Cap rain appealed to a young man to enlist. "Nothing doing, said the young roan. Tve planned with a group of friends to climb Larch Mountain." The Nation s heart would say to him. "Young man. one thing thou lackest"- Our Captains well know that it has not been altogether easy to recruit companies to maximum strength. But. on the other hand, how ft stirs toe heart to see such spirit as this: The Captain of Company F had two men In Indiana. Be tween them they had enough money for one railroad fare. With this money one came on and hai Joined his company. The other sent a telegram to bis captain, I m beat in my way to Oregon: will report as soon as possible." May no railroad man ever mis take that hero xor a dodo. One young man who had never been a soldier, living In a Portland suburb, said: "When I knew the call had come, I dropped my plumbing business, jumped on a street' car and It went so slow -1 hailed a jitney and bribed the driver to speed me direct to the Armory, for 1 was afraid I'd be too late to be enlisted." Men In Overalls Praised. It cheered the American heart in us to see men marching from the Armory to the train in overalls. Oregon's heart Is not dead when our state arranges to pay full salaries to ner employes wno aave eniistea. Our business men hive not wholly lost their souls when so many have arranged to give halt pay to their men wdo enlisted, with luba assured woen mey return, tsucn pa triotism is our Nation's glory and ought to stir every loyal American heart and set a standard zor ail our ousiness men. It shows the real heart of the Nation. When, like the city of falem, the people are saying to their respective companies. "God speed you, boys, we will take care of your families while you are gone," and when the Salem Captain telegraphed to his Chamber nf rnmmerc tnat toe ooya naa siept in re lays on account of cold and lack of blan kets within an hour a truckload of blankets An ra war to cam p. it shows the heart of Oregon Cltv that the people there have placed $1200 in the hands of tneir It shows the spirit of the college town, MMianviUe when three college students. earning vacation money, pooled their purse and botiowea enougn n iw pay meir way to ClacFamas zrom o iocs: ton, lsl Dna need only stand on the company streets ard see the devotion of the Oregon mothers to know that the Nation's soul is nt dead. Other regiments are beginning to form and the Nation's heart Is beating strong and true. How lmnresslve Is this scene today, we. perhaps, will leave camo this week. Prob ably we will not meet again as a regiment. but may be scattered in widely separatea places, but there will be forever a mighty bond binding the soldiers of Oregon. To have been soldiers together makes us friends for ever. We are no doubt going to Mexico. Many of us will never return, for at best we will enter meat trying conditions. Bound Hearts Urged. Before we leave this camp, let us see to it that we are not only physically strong, but also sound at heart. Let us endeavor to come home strong In body and in soul. What a blessing to tms camp, to m regiment and to all Oregon that hooxe is rahood Thank Ood for a Colonel who does not drii.k and thank God that our offi cers who lead our men, are witnout excep tion' men of high standing and absolute tee totalers. We are leaving Oregon a regiment aoeo- lutely sober. We are going to places wnere we will find many a temptation. But, my comrades, we are soldiers and do not In tend to surrender to any foe. Let us vow rirfht here and now absolutely to cut out all fooilshbess and be real soldiers of the high est possible efficiency. Men clean In body and souL So that we can look ourselves in the face and our mothers ana our wives "a not be ashamed. Th hrt of the Nation Is with us. ini heart of Oregon la with us. Let us make good ard do our best to maintain our Na tion's honor ., and the good name of our great state. SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET County Convention at Albany Pre pares for Campaign. ALBANY, Or.. June 25. (Special.) A complete county ticket was nominat ed by the Socialists of Linn County In county convention here yesterday. A platform was adopted and a county central committee named. The ticket nominated follows: Rep resentatives, T. J. McClary, of Gates Peter Lewis, cf Lebanon, and Leon K. Rennells, of Albany. Sheriff. Thomas Weaver, of Waterloo. Clerk. Matthew Smith, of Sbedd. Treasurer, L. A. Sim ons, of Sodavllle. Recorder, Harlan Talbert, of Albany. Assessor, .Charles Rendla. of Crabtree. School Superin tendent, Mrs. T. J. Dannen. of Shedd County Commissioner. Herman Seifert, of Sodaville. Coroner. Clarence Over- holts, of Sclo. ' Surveyor, Joseph Riggs, of Brownsville. W. S. Richards, of Albany, was re elected chairman of the county central committee, and Leon E. Rennells was chosen secretary. Stone Orange Chooses JVame. STONE, Or.. June 25. (Special.) At a meeting: Thursday night of the Grange ' lately organized at Stone it was decided to name it "Baker's Bridge Grange." Two new members were ad mitted, making a total of 2C members now enrolled. ELKS' PICNIC MERRY Despite Rain, All Enjoy Day at . Bonneville. ATTENDANCE PUT AT 550 Band's Joyous Dance Tones Drive Gloom Away and When Sun Ap pears Programme of Field Sports Is Held. Portland Lodge of Elks held Its an nual picnic at Bonneville yesterday. The attendance was cut to half by the rain, but at that there was a good turnout of Elks, their families and friends. The morning train, leaving the Union depot at o'clock, carried S52 to the plcnio grounds. Nearly 200 more went by the Columbia Highway. When the picnickers arrived at Bonneville a heavy rain waa falling, but a few airs by the Elks' band, followed by dance mu sic, filled everyone with good spirits, and the day was thoroughly enjoyed. The main events were the baseball game and the tug-of-war between the married and single men. The married men, with Farrell and Moore in the points, won the ball game from the single men. with Blumenthal and Kauffman as the battery, by a score of 9 to 2. The grounds were so wet that neither pitcher was able to con trol the ball, and errors were numer ous. The single men won the tug-of-war. In the afternoon the sun shone for about an hour andhe track events, all 100-yard distances, were held, with the following results: Fat men's race L. Stona won, C G. Holland second. Boys race Michael Galasheff won, William Jones second, Kenneth Kirk third. Girls' race Ruth Flood won, Helen Buckley second, Helen Flood third. Married women's race Mrs. C. G. Holland won. Mrs. Daniel Flood second. Stout women's race Mrs. Daniel Flood won, Mrs. Hllma Fox second. ' Young Women's Race Miss Edna Kocher won; Miss Marion Buckley, sec ond. Koung Men's Race N. Lake won; Leo Murphv. second. . Elks' Wives' Race Mrs. C G. Hol (S) CHAPLAIN GILBERT MAKING HIS SUNDAY land won; Mrs. Daniel Flood, second. Elks' Race Howard Farrell won; E. J. Kraenick. second. Potato Race William Jones won; Michael Galaaher. second;. L. Schilt. third. Girls' Race Gladys Walton won: Ruth Flood, second. Owing to the Inclemency of the weather, the high jinks features, cus tomary at an Elks' picnic, were aban doned. G Company's Quarters Are Spic and Span. Housewares Might "fit tTp anal Take Notice)" Bora Keed Fralt mm Crave Plea. BT NAN COCHRAN. CAMP WITHYCOMBE. Or, June 25. (Special.) The quarters of Q Com pany at the state mobilisation camp are most attractive and neat vin appear ance, and are considered among the most sanitary on the grounds. The kitchen and mess tent would make any housewife "sit up and take notice:" the spotless condition of these two de partments being highly praised by hundreds of visitors each day. . Charles Daniels, familiarly known as "Scotty" In Oregon City, has charge of the mess end of things In G com pany's camp, and his assistants are the Turner brothers. "Scotty" enlisted in the company a few days ago. and be fore that served in the United States Navy; so he brings with him much ex perience In caring for the needs of the men. , "Scotty is a firm believer In "pre' paredness," and after each meal is fin ished. he starts to work getting ready for the next one. Thus in the evening you may find, in the store-tent, pota toes and other edibles already prepared for the morning meal. Though the boys are well-fed, they are always hungry for fresh fruit: particularly cherries. Any. citizens having spare fruit will confer a favor upon the boys by senaing it to camp and If this is Inconvenient, it will do as well to inform -members o' the com pany. and the cherries will be picked by the soldiers ana tneir friends. The boys are also fond of pie. and anybody who desires to gain the last ing regard of the members of G Com pany can do so easily by sending them one or more "pies like mother used to make." Many pies bave been sent to the soldiers already, but the boys say there Is always room lor more. German. Tries Out All Records. BERLIN, May 25. The authorities, in conjunction with the customs officials, have established a "gramophone record testing headquarters" In Berlin. 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They were escorted through the main street, after which they joined the parade. Imme diately after the parade Farmer Smith, of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, ad dressed the assemblage. At noon bas ket dinners were enjoyed at the Dufur City Park, with free ceffee and cream furnished. During the day band con certs were given by Folda's Band, of The Dalles, and by the Maupin Band. The silver cup given by the Oregon Horse Breeders' Association for the the best grade suckling colt was won by a colt owned by Roy Bolton, of Boyd. Tjhosilver cups presented by the people of The Dalles were won by the following-: Best grade, colt over 1 year and under 3, by a colt owned by Grant Bolton, of Boyd : best pure-bred colt, by a colt owned by William Hast ings, of The Dalles; best mule colt, by a colt owned by Glavey Bros, of Dufur; draft team, by a team owned by Mel vln SIgman, of Dufur. Ribbons wera given to first, second and third winners in all classes. 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