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TIIE 3IORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916. 13 GUARDSMEN SHOW WELL IN TRAINING Seven Companies of Coast Artillery Now Encamped at . Fort Stevens. OREGON BOYS WIN PBAISE Officers and Men of' Regular Are Quick to Admit, That Amateurs Uxcell In Certain Wor. STo Sickness In Camp. FORT STEVENS, Or.. July 18. (Spe cial.) The coast defense of the Oregon side of the Columbia River was in the hands of seven companies of Coast Artillery, Oregon National Guard, to day, the third of the annual encamp ment, and the state troops acquitted themselves ' admirably. The National Guardsmen made an excellent showing with the eight-inch", guns in practice and have absorbed sufficient instruc tion so that tomorrow they will begin sub-caliber practice with the eight Inch and large batteries overlooking the ocean and river. There are 459 men and 33 officers here for the encampment, and the fort is practically turned over to the state troops There are only two partial companies of the Ninety-third regulars on the ground, so that the fort is prac tically appropriated by the state troops. Colonel C. C. Hammond is in command. Two of the companies are installed in the barracks, while the others are en camped in tents. Four companies occu py a position just 20 yards in the rear of Battery Pratt, one of the big-gu positions, and the others. Including the First Band and the sanitary corps, are encamped around the fort grounds, principally to the rear of Battery ClarK, a large 12-inch mortar. The regulars at the camp received their first glimpse of the guardsmen in parade formation Tuesday night, and were agreeably .surprised. The guardsmen passed in parade review in battalion formation, and went through the drills with a marked degree of perfection. Colonel Hammond and other officers were visibly impressed with the showing, and regulars admitted the Kuaid surpassed the regulars in pa rade formation. Weather Helps Work. , The boys have had gunners' insrec tion and infantry drill and a lot of theoretical training during their three days of actual residence on the ground. The weather has been rainy part of the time, but admirably suited to bringing out the best in them for drill pur poses and practical action. Guard mjunt each evening at 6 o'clock Is one of the impressive movements of the day. Regulars here today said the guardsmen were showing up In parade and bo roe of the formation movements even better than the regulars them selves. Of the 459 men encamped here, about one-third of the guardsmen are new men, but their showing evidences hard and conscientious drill during their short time in the guard. The sub-caliber practice with the big guns tomorrow will be one of the steps leading up to their actual handling of the guns with regular ammunition. In sub-caliber practice the men handle the gun with a projectile slightly smaller than the regular bore of the gun. The drill gives them training in sighting and figuring distance without a waste of ammunition. Before ttie encamp ment is over the men will use, with real ammunition, -all of the big guns, In cluding those facing on the ocean as well as on the Columbia. They will also take their turn at the large rifle battery. The men today went through their powder-blending practice for several hours and had other practical work to perform. The artillery instruction seemed to fascinate the -men and they applied themselves with energy to the various tasks at hand. Lieutenant-Colonel In Command. Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Hammond is In command ot the encampment with the following under-off icers: Major William G. White. First Battalion; Major W. L. Cappernell, Second Bat talion; Captain W. G. Williams, adju tant; Captain H. K. Metcalf, ordnance officer; First Lieutenant Willis Shlp pam, U. S. A. instructor; First Lieu tenant Thomas B. Harris, quarter master; First Lieutenant Charles B. Ifamblc, commissary; Second Lieutenant Wi-ay J. Chase, assistant commissary, and Second Lieutenant 15. H. Stretchen, in charge first band. The companies of the line are com manded as follows: First Company. Ashland Captain Clyde A. Malone and First Lieutenant Donald M. Spencer; Second Company, Eugene. Captain Paul S. Band and First Lieutenant Van Svorvond: Third Company, Eugene, Captain Merreth B. Huntley, First Lieu tenant Harry G. Keeney and Second Lieutenant Lawrence Jensen; Fourth Company. Roseburg. Captain John A. Buchanan. First Lieutenant Russell C. Durham and Second Lieutenant John J. Kernan; Fifth Company, Albany, Captain Roy R. Knox. First Lieutenant Alvin C. Baker and Second Lieutenant Clarence Collins; Sixth Company. Cot tage Grove. Captain Lee Roy Woods, First Lieutenant Claude C. Frusan and Second Lieutenant Benjamin C. King; Seventh Company. Marshtield. Captain Alva J. Vance, First Lieutenant Elmer T. Foss and Second Lieutenant Hal berk S. Demi; Eighth Company, Port land. Captain Frank W. Wright, First Lieutenant Leonard Lundgren and Sec ond Lieutenant Vern N. Waltan; Sani tavy Troops, Roseburg. attached to Coast Artillery Corps, Captain AValdo I- Cheshire, Medical Corps; Captain Frank H. Vincel, Medical Corps. The headquarters non-commissioned staff is as follows: Sergeant-Major M. G. Lyons. Engineer Francis Beebe. Klectriclan-Sergeant B. Ptnford and Sergeant-Majors B. B. Williams and Harry Bowers. There is not a case of sickness in camp. NURSE LEAVES FOR FRONT l'ormer Portland Resident Off for Battlefields of France. Miss Mary Morrison, for eight years a well-known nurse of Portland, has sailed from New York for England, where she goes to help care tor the wounded under the banner of the Red Cross. Miss Morrison has a wide circle of filnds in this city. Miss Morrison lived at 481 Twenty second street. She will visit relatives in London before proceeding to France, where she will do her. part In helping nurse the wounded. Policeman O. X. Blair Ket-igns. The Civil Service Commission yester day, received the resignation ot O. N. Blair, policeman. The request for a leave of absence was granted 1 J. Gar vin, ussistant engineer in the Portland Fire Bureau. He was granted a leave because he wished to join one of the units of the Oregon National Guard. CHILDREN ENGAGED IN SPORTS AT LAURELHURST J 4 3 CHILDREN IN PICNIC Event at Laurelhurst Park Is Big Success. 500 YOUNGSTERS ATTEND Athletic ' Events, Games, Pastimes und Folk Dancing; Among Fea tures ot Programme Play ground Interest Grow9. Sports, games and pastimes were the diversions yesterday afternoon at the children's picnic given by the Parent Teacher Association in Laurelhurst Park. Five hundred children from eight different schools participated in the festivities of theaf ternoon and heard concert given by the Elk's Band during the evening. Athletic sports consisting ot wneei- barrow races, obstacle races, flag races, shoe races and many other kind of competitive events held tne interest for the greater part of the afternoon. Folk dancing by groups of girls under Miss Mildred Bartholomew, playground director, concluded the exercises. Fall Exhibit Is Planned. A talk on the care of children's teeth was made by Dr. Jean Cline, oi tne State Board of Dental Examiners, in response to the demand that instruc tive features be added to the pro gramme of the Parent-Teacher As sociation at the semi-monthly outings.. Future work outlined by the associa tion will be a Fall exhibit of work done by school children during vaca tion. Articles manufactures by young carpenters and dressmakers will be put on display in all of the public schools. The Summer activity or tne associa tion will be to engage the interest of all parents in the city playgrounds so that larger numbers of children will be sent to take part in the daily exer cises and sports. Results of this work already are realized at the Laurel hurst playground, where a count shows that fully 250 girls and 100 boys are daily visitors. KlRHt School Represented. The schools represented In yester day's Picnic were: Buckman, Kerns, Rose City, Feriiwood. Alameda Park. Beaumont. Hawthorne and Sunnyside. Following are the awards in the ath letic events: no-yard ilanh for boys First, Sam Sobel; second. Alfred Cary. ;.--yard dah for glrla First, Tuna: second. Gladys Young. Obstacle race "lrt. Altrd Cayo Eleanor second Sam Soble. Hopping- race for boys First, William Warren: second. Arthur Anderson. Hopping race for girls under 4 feet. 10 Inches Klrst. Dorothy Lynch; second. Mar guerit Tyler. i;nder 3 feet. B Inches First, Sophia Tuna: second, Eleanor Tuna. -.".-yard dash for boys First, Kay Sunder land; second. Grant Oreenbury. SO-yard dash for girls First, Sophia Tuma: second. Margaret demons. Wheelbarrow race First, Leo Welch and Pam Sobel; secoud, William and Theodore Suctt. Baby race, children under ft years First. Marjorie Cranford; second, Elizabeth Keely. Three-legged race, for boys First. Gil bert Stearns. Robert Dickinson: second, Frank Greenberry, Edward McKay. Three-lffcRed race, for girls First. Eileen Terry. Marguerite Tyler; second, Gertrude Strejs. Frances Trott. Backward race, for boys First, Gilbert Stearns: second. Thomas Smith. Backward race for girls First, Kannle Bald-win: second. Adeline Can. Shoe race for boys First, Cofaurn Jones: second, Keath Harrlman. Shoe race for girls First, Maureen Titus; second, Frances Trott. CRUISERS SEEK DEPTHS FOREST SERVICE MEJT OFF" FOR NORTH FORK HEADWATERS. Expedition Sent by State and Federal Government to Crnlse State School Lands. HOQUIAM, July 19. (Special.) A party of cruisers. headed by G. Birkhoff. of the Federal Forest Serv ice, left Lake Quinault today for the headwaters of North Fork, the north branch of the Quinault River and of the Elwah River to cruise timber on state school sections. There are four members in the party, three of the cruisers and Fritchiof Olson, of Quin ault, guide and packer. This cruising expedition is part of the work undertaken recently by the For est Service and state officials to make 'Al i ' an exchange of sections 16 and 36 In each township, school lands. The plan Is to exchange the inaccessible schoo land sections in the interior of the Olympic Mountains for lands lying on the borders of the Olympic National Forest. It is expected to thus get a tract of land in one body, and it will then be devoted to the establishment of a practical forestry experiment station for the State University at Seattle. The plan was worked out by the regents of the university after considerable study and collection of data, and then was laid before the state and Federal offi cials, who approved it. The cruisers returned only a few days ago from a trip up East Fork, a branch of the Quinault. On the pres ent trip, after cruising the lands in the North Fork district, they will cross to the Elwah and work through the Elwah basin. It is not known definitely that they will be able to carry on their work on the present proposed trip, as there still is from three to eight feet of snow in that part of the mountains, increasing V depth as they reach the higher altl ttdes. FLOOD DEAD EXCEED 50 CREST PASSES, LEAVING DEMORAL IZATION IX WAKE. Railroad and Wire Communication Seriously" Disturbed Army of Repair Men Pat to Work. Ia ASHEVILLE, N. C July 19. Addi tional bodies found today in widely separated districts of North Carolina brought the number of deaths from the recent floods up to approximately SO, with six persons missing and believed to be deadt Seven of - the flood victims were drowned at Ronda, near Wilkesboro, in the overflow of the Tadkin River. They were in two houses cast ashore at Ronda, aftes having been washed 13 miles from the point where they orig inally stood. Nine of the deaths reported today occurred in the Bat Cove and Chimney Rock station, southeast of Asheville, through which the Rocky Broad River raged Sunday,, carrying everything before it, and one near Belmont, oh the Catawba River.- News is coming kn slowly from other parts of Weatera North Carolina known o have sufered from the high waters and it is feared the number of deaths will be materially increased when full reports are received. The crest of the flood has passed m South Carolina, Virginia, North Caro lina. Tennessee and Vest Virginia, leaving in Its wake demoralized rail road and wire communications and armies of repairmen are working ir an effort to restore normal conditions. RANGE IS OPEN AT LAST Sheep Kept From Mountains' by Snow Month Longer Than Vsual. THE DALLES, Or., July 19. (Spe cial.) Deep snow of the past Winter has prevented the sheepmen sending their bands of sheep to the National Forest Reserve grazing grounds until now. Many bands are being driven by Southern Wasco County residents of Antelope. Shanlko and Tygh Valley. Ordinarily they are taken to the moun tains by the middle of June. Camplnjr parties going out to the Clear Lake section south of Mount Hood report the Barlow road over the moun tains In good condition and free from snow now except a short distance at Frog Lake. Automobiles and teams are making the trip over the mountains and. to Clackamas Lake. Forest rang ers have reported that never has the snow been so deep or lingered so far into the Summer as this season. FARMERS WILL BE SHOWN Government Expert to Slake Demon stration in Walla Wall. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July 19. (Sieclal.) Elmer Johnson, of the United States Department of Agricul ture, is here to hold a series of dem onstrations in this county on he latest methods of preventing damage from smut explosions. In the past few years hundreds of separators have been burned in the fields and now many companies will not insure them. Thursday a smut explosion will be started in a new separator and the extinguisher will be used. The ex tinguisher consists of a 40-gallon con tainer filled with water and piped to all parts of the machine. A fire will melt the fuses in the pipes, automat! cally upset a bottle of acid into the water which forms gas and throws the water with pressure. PARK Y ESTERDA Y. !i 3 MEXICANS GET HEN Recruits Slip Across Border Opposite Palm City. GUNNERS ARE AMONG TtfEM Oregon Regiment Now Outnumbered by Soldiers Across Line Effect of Anti-Typhoid Treatment Is Still Apparent. BY WILL G. MAC RAE. PALM CITY. Cal.. July 19. (Spe cial.) Thore was no indication here that either Colonel Clenard McLaugh lin or any of the officers of the Third Oregon knew that the Mexican garri son at TIa Juana had just received 600 recruits nor could you discover any nervousness because these added re cruits to the Mexican forces gave the Mexican command stations at Tia Juana 200 or more soldiers than was in the Oregon command. There are now about 1200 soldiers in the Mexican command. I visited the Oregon cami and I en joyed an exceptionally good mess at noon. I did not know then what the Mexicans had been doing over in the Tia Juana garrison. But I met an old race-horse friend, whose horses are racing on the Tia Juana track. He told me what Colonel McLaughlin and the rest of the Third in camo at Palm City must know, that BOO Mexicans had been recruited on this side of the line, ond that an attempt had been made to take the recruits into Mexico at Tia Juana. My informant knew that the men had been taken to Tia Juana. the American side, and permission to get the men across the border had been refused by the American authorities. This permission was refused because the attempt had been made to nass them as laborers. Because there were no women along with the men, nor any baggage, they were turned back. The fact Is they did get across this line and arc now being whipped into shape as soldiers. After entrance had been refused the gang at Tia Juana. the party spilt up and Journeyed to Calexlco and at that point crossed over. It Is understood that among the 600 recruits were sev eral old artillery men. It was a case of trying to get the news of both camps today. Over at Palm City I saw Corporal George Pal mer Putnam, private secretary to Gov ernor Withycombe. yet he has taken on the air and looks the part of a real soldier. With Troop A. at Balboa Camp. It was a case of sore arms and light drilL The effect of Wednesday's visit of Major Marcellus and Captain Stuart, with their little needle guns loaded with anti-typhoid medicine, was appar ent. Most of the ill-effects of the anti toxin had worn away tonight. It was noticed, though, that boys in skylark ing around took pains to avoid contact with the left arm.. CONVICTS SENT TO FIELDS Hundred Prisoners Will Pull Flax at Walker farm. SALEM. Or., July 19. (Special.) One hundred convicts at the Oregon Penitentiary were taken to Walker's farm, five miles northeast of Salem to day, where they will start pulling 250 acres of flax, the first of this season's crop. The men are in charge of Guard Johnson. While employed in pulling the flax the prisoners will be kept at the scene of operations and guarded at night in stockades which Superintendent Minto has had constructed close to the fields. This will obviate the necessity of trans porting the prisoners to and from, the fields each day. The- state this year has about 1000 acres of flax to pull. Rural Carrier Named. JUNCTION CITY, Or.. July 19. (Spe cial.) Clarence Harpole was the suc cessful candidate in the rural carriers trade routes examinations recently con ducted in Eugene.- Carriers for the respective routes were selected as fol lows: Otis Pitney, two: E. L. Swift, four; Holly Leather, one; Clarence Harpole. three. F. O. Lee. the new post master, has taken charge of the office JITNEY AND TAXIGAB ORDINANCESPASSED Inspection, Examination, Li censes and Maximum Tariffs Provided. LAW EFFECTIVE IN 30 DAYS Carrying of Intoxicated or Disor derly Persons -Prohibited and Franchise for Regular Ran vn Streets Stipulated. Two ordinances, regulating the oper ation of jitneys, taxicabs and cars for hire passed the Council yesterday with out opposition. Both will become ef fective after 30 days from the time of passage. The ordinance regulating' the opera tion of taxicabs and rent cars provides for licensing and examination of driv ers under the supervision of the de partment of public utilities; for the appointment of a motor-'bus inspect or; for inspection of cars every so days; for maximum rate to be charged; and sets the amount of license that the operator shall pay. Taxlcab companies heretofore have paid only the state license. Although the new ordinance provides for a Quar terly tax of $6 for each automobile op erated, no protest was made at the Council meeting. Fifty cents per quar ter additional license fee is provided for cars carrying more than seven passengers. - The ordinance provides for cancella tion of licenses of drivers who wilfully or repeatedly violate the city's traffic laws, or other parts of the ordinance. The right .of appeal is given, persons taking the examination. Incompetents Are Barred. In case of a change in the ownership of automobiles operated for commercial passenger use. a notice of such change must be filed immediately with the commissioner of public utilities. Incompetency on the part of the driver, or willful or deliberate viola tion of the city's traffic ordinance, are made punishable by disbarment from operating under license for a period not to exceed one year. In case a taxi- cab owner, or others personally Inter ested, allow a driver who has been de barred to drive again before his time of disbarment has expired, such li cense shall be revoked. The ordinance atao provides that a schedule of rates shall be . filed with the commissioner of public utilities and shall be posted in conspicuous places on the machines where they are visible from the inside and outside. The-size of the letters of such rates are pre scribed. No regular system of rates is stipu lated, but the ordinance provides that if the zone system be used it shall be uniform. Each car operated, for hire must be equipped with some sort of a device for registering time and distance, and manipulation of same by either driver or passenger is made punishable. In spection of such devices is left to the sealer of weights and measures. Tariff Maximum Fixed. Automobiles operated on scenic high way trips must post round-trip rates to all points visited and provide charts and maps showing those different scenic points. The tariffs to be charged are as fol lows: Not more than $4 per hour for 7 passenger cars, with t0 cents for each additional passenger; not more than tZ an hour for 5 passengers and 50 cents for each additional passenger; not more than $L per passenger for a trip not less than two hours' duration for sightseeing busses operating over fixed routes. It is provided that at a passenger's destination he shall be provided with a card showing the exact hour and min ute of starting and stopping, the amount ot his tariff and the name an J number of the driver of the machine. One of the provisions of the ordi nance is that there shall be no solicit ing on the streets by operators of sightseeing cars except by one man besides the driver of the car. and that person shall solicit "in a tone of voice not louder than the ordinary conver satlonal tone." The ordinance prohibits the carry ing of intoxicated persons or those who are otherwise disorderly. The violation of any provision of the ordinance la made punishable by a fine of not more han $100 or Im prisonment not to exceed 30 days. Jitner Franchise Provided. The ordinance regulating the Jitney service through franchise also was passed without remonstrance. Section 1 of the ordinance asserts that, inas much as the jitneys so far have proved "Incapable of essential control under license so as to give the public de pendable service," their operation un der franchise is the most potent form of regulation. This ordinance contains provisions for the filing with the City Auditor of all the names of the members of any organization to which a franchise shall be granted. It also provides that the right shall he retained, to "include such terms, provisions and conditions aa the Council or the city of Portland may determine In addition to those required by the charter and ordinances of the city." . BOYS RETURN FROM CAMP Youngsters Walk From Y. M. C. Resort to Lebanon, 8 6 MlJ.es. A. ALBANY. Or.. July 19. (Special.) After a successful outing- of two weeks, the boys who have been participating in the state boys- camp of the Young Men's Christian Association near Cas cadia reached Albany last night. The boys walked 36 miles from the camp to Lebanon, carrying their packs, in a day and a half, and came from Lebanon here by train. Thirty-two boys enjoyed the camp life. Twelve of these were from Eu gene, nine from Salem, nine from Al bany and one each from Corvallls and Forest Grove. The camp was In charge of PI. C. McDonalds secretary of the Albany association; John K. Rudd. of Portland, state secretary of boys work: C. K. Ostrander. boys secretary of the Salem association, and E. P. Pickett, boys' secretary of the Eugene association. SALMON CATCH GROWING Lower River Fishing la Making Steady Improvement. ASTORIA. Or, July 19. (Special.) The past two or three days has brought a steady increase In the catch of salmon at the mouth of the Colum bia Kiver. and indications that the season will prove a fairly good one are excellent- Rumors of an unprecedented run of fish, with canneries blocked. are erroneous, xesterday the fish out- side the heads were biting better, audi some of the trollers did well. The glll ncttcrs who drift close to the edge ot the surf also made good catches, but In the lower harbor and further up stream the take was slack. There has been a large school of chtnooks outside the bar for several days, playing about In the fresh water that extends well out to sea as a resust of the continued freshet. These fish come in a short distance on the flood tides and then, appear to turn back, undoubtedly awaiting more favorable water conditions before ascending the river. As a result the comparatively few glllnetters who drift in that sec tion reaped good rewards. The largest catch by any single boat reported during the past three days was made ly the one operated by Ben Johnson. He delivered three tons, but he fished close to the north Jetty and well outside, at the point where Nels Erickson, another star fisherman, was drowned a few days ago. The seines and traps are meeting with poor suc cess, and the pack to date is far behind that of a year ago. 1916 CHAUTAUQUA ENDS GOVERNOR DECLARES BIO ISSl'E IS NOW CHEAP MOEY. Movement Launched to Provide for New Auditorium for Lse at 9ext Season's Proicrammei V GLADSTONE PARK. Or.. July 19. (SpeciaL) Before a crowd of nearly 6000 people, the Chautauqua curtain for 191 was rung down tonight. The closing day was a busy one. and from early morning hours the crowds swarmed the park. uoyernor Withycombe was the forum hour speaker today. The Governor emphasised the importance of Oregon's agriculture and said the big problem now is to obtain cheaper money for the farmer. The next big problem Is that of better roads. Ho favored a 1-mill state tax. which would bring In $1,000,000 a year and would, bring all the roads necessary. A competent commission should have charge of the distribution of this state fund, he said. Robert Packer Miles gave his lecture, "Tallow Dips." ' Tonight the Kaffir Boys' Choir was the drawing card. Im mediately following the Kaffir Boys came the Chautauqua fireworks wit nessed by probably 6000 persona. In spite of two days of inclement weather the Chautauqua was a finan cial success this year, the directors said tonight. An effort will he made during the present year to finance a new auditorium, which will seat 6000 or 6000 persona. Voluntary stock sub scriptians amounting to $1600 have been made. RED TAPE TRIPS CUPID WILLING GCARDUM ABSENT WHES LICENSE IS SOCGIIT. Double Ceremony Planned, hat One of Girl Principals I'nable to Take Part Other Pair Weds. ALBANY. Or.. July 19. fKr.eol.11 xiecause rsora Miller, of Waterloo, lacks about three weeks of being 18 years old. a double wedding. In which a brother and sister were to participate, did not occur. Efforts were made bv wire to locate B. P. Johnson, the s?lrr t. uai man, wno was supposed to be at ourns, to oDtatn nis consent for a II censo to Issue, but he could not be found. Leon Dobson and Lillian Bruce, who came to Albany with Robert Bruce and Miss Miller so that all could wed at the same time, obtained their license yes leroay. i ney waited all afternoon in the hope the message necessary for the granting of the other license would come, and were married at 9 o'clock last night by County Juda-e McKnisrht . The expected message did not come loaay. j ne party has left Albany, and the other wedding presumably has been postponed. it was known that Miss Miller's guardian is willing for her to marry, as he wrote her a congratulatory letter, but failed to give formal consent re quired by law. He wrote from Burns, but evidently had left there before the telegram reached him. PAVING PROGRAMME IS BIG Astoria Plans Most Kxtonslve Work In City'8 History. ASTORIA. Or.. July 19. (Special.) The greatest street Improvement pro gramme in the history of Astoria is now occupying the 'attention of the City Council, and it is estimated that be fore the first of the coming year street Improvements totaling $300,000 will be completed or under way. Ordinances were passed last night that mean an expenditure of $79,647.69. according to estimates by Engineer McLean. Work is being rushed on street Im provements approximating $80,000. Add to this $62,000. the approximate value of the Commercial street viaduct. which will be hard-surfaced, and the total reaches $221,547.69. TEACHER CONTRACTS CROP C. Biber Agrees to Sell Loganberries at $60 a Ton. WEST STAY TON. Or.. July - 19. (Special.) Charles Blber, a school teacher residing In Idaho, has Just contracted for Ave years to sell his loganberries in Salem at $60 a ton. Mr. Biber, on one of his vacation trips, bought 10 acres near West Stay ton from John H. Hartog. of Portland, and had the land put into loganberries. Mr., Biber kept on teaching school, while his berries were coming into bearing. Other growers plowed up their berry bushes before there was much of a market for the product. '13' IS HOPE OF CANDIDATE W. S. T. Derr of Vancouver, Seeks Re-election as Justice. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 19. (Spe cial.) W. S. T. Derr, seeking re-election as Justice of the Peace of Van couver, today filed his declaration of candidacy, being the 13th candidate to file. He says this is his lucky number. When Mr. Derr ran for County Clerk, his receipt number was 13. and he was later elected on the 13th day of the month. Youth Killed by Train. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July 19. Wes Milton, aged 1$ years, whose home is below Portland, was ground to death this morninr under a moving train, just outside of Milton. Or., ten miles south of here. The boy. with four com panions, was attempting to steal a ride, according to witnesses and was caught under the wheels. Japan's production of aniline dye is rap idly Increaslns. The dya merchants 'hava ffirmd a trurt witn tha etJecL of reau- la Has the market. GAMP HAS WAR BRIDE T. R. Maves and Miss Wilson Keep Secret Two Weeks. RECRUITING DETAILS LEAVE So Mi ers at Clackamas Are AkoiI to Ce Friends to Join, and All Told That Service on Border Is Most Certain. -CAMP WITHYCOMBE. Or.. Julv 19. (Special.) Camp Withycombe has its first war bride since recruiting bearan. The event happened a number of days ago, but the circumstances only leaked out around the camp today. Miss Hester J. Wilson was married to Theodore Roosevelt Maves. the camp barber, at the home of her parents. Mr. uu alts. aj. t. wiison. lutiu .euy street, Portland. July 5. jirs. Slaves is an attractive young woman who has made a number of visits to the camp lately. Her visits had subjected Mr. Maves to good natured chaffing, but no one suspected . their wedding plans. Mr. Maves joined the Army here June SO. He has been employed in a Port land barber shop at Fourth and Wash ington streets for the past four years. Recruiting; Details Leave. Major Herman U. Welch and CaDtaln Curtis B. Winn. Lee M. Clark and John B. Hlbbard left on their recruiting mis sions today. They were accompanied by the following recruits from the camp: Jack H. Duncan. Kenneth R. Gilbert, Harley K. Wickham and Elbert w. I hapman. Captain Williams todav gave a short talk to the recruits and assured them that if any of them entertained the impression that they would not see the border, it was erroneous. He said that as soon as sufficient recruits were ob tained to make up a train, they would move on. To hasten this he asked them to co operate In the recruiting campaign. They received circulars to send out to their friends giving Information about enlisting and informing them of the Itineraries of the recruiting parties. Captain George E. Houch. of Rose burg, was mustered in today as a mem ber on the medical corps and is now on his way to join Troop A. at Palm City. Quartersnaater-Se-raeant Lvsvrs. Quartermaster-Sergeant C. J. Brown was today ordered back to his. post at Vancouver. Sergeant Brown has been here since the recruiting camp was established. "Sergeant Brown , is one ot the most efficient and capable men in the position he fills that 1 have met in the Army," said Captain Schumaker today, "and we will be very sorry to lose him." The recruits enlisted this week are: Hermie W. Sherld. Medford: Hush D. Poff, Carl W. Snyder and Charles L. Chamberlain. Portland; William r. Hardie. Condon; Chester A. Klncatd. Antelope; Stanley Miller. McMinnville; Glen A. Frultt, Corvallis: Alfred B. Gentry, Albany; Ellis H. Breeden, Muddy Valley, and Roy IL Hewitt, Junction City. Cherry Pie Is Praised. Ponchos and tent shelter sides were issued to the recruits yesterday. This is their final equipment with the ex ception of arms. Last night Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baker and H. W. Stone, all of the Port land Y. M. C. A., provided an enter tainment for the recruits. All recruits had their pictures taken today by a Portland photographer. K. Roscoe Pershln. a visitor from Port land, who was out today, has offered to provide for the free use by the recruits of the baseball equipment of the team of the First Presbyterian Church. Portland. Recruits made, a Spring drive, on nearby cherry trees today, with the permission of the owners and the cook promises cherry pie tomorrow. Orfloer to Visit Kftnoatlu. - KSTACAP.V Or.. July 19. (Special.) Captain John B. Hibbard. recruiting officer. Infantry. Oregon Militia, will arrive in Estacada tomorrow. He will remain for a couple of days In an effort to obtain more recruits for the Oregon National Guard, now stationed on the border. MERGER BEFORE SYliOD COLLEGE ttlKSTlON TO BE CONSIO- KIIK1 LATH TODAY. Reports and Selection of Standing Com mittees Occupy Moat ot Day at I'.ueene Conference. EUGENE. Or., July 19. (Special.) The sessions of the Oregon, Synod of the Presbyterian Church today were devoted largely to the hearing of re ports of committees. Dr. A. A. Berle. one of the lecturers at the Summer School, delivered an address at the morning session. The proposed union of the , Pacific University and Albany College will be considered tomorrow afternoon when the committee on colleges and educa tion will report. President Lee. of Al bany College, and Dr. Calvin H. French, secretary of the Presbyterian College Board of New York City, will speak following the submission of the report. At the morning session of the synod the following standing committees to serve throughout the year were ap pointed: Bills and overtures Rev. James V. Mllli can. Hev. Kollln E. Blackman and Lliinr A. T. Pudeaux. Resolutions Rev. Heorse II. Lee. Rev. J. K. Howard and Elder w. W. Thackreli. Presbytery records Rev. William H. Blackman. Rev. J. S. Stubbier leld. Rev. Ariolnh Huberlv and Elder J. H. Mack, for Orand Ronde Presbytery; Rev. J K. Bsllllo. Rv. Levi S. Mochekkio and Klder V. C Lyman, for the Penuleton Preobytery: Ttv. James K. Faucetl. Rev. Weston T. Shields and Elder J. B. Mason, for the Portland Presbytery: Rev. David K. Laurl. Rev. Henry O. Hanson and Klder Tbomas M. Haird. tor the Southern Oreon Presbytery; Rev. J. W. Skinner. Rev. W. T. Gloecknrr and Elder L L On, for the Willamette Presbytery. tlninci Elders Raymond W. Hatch and O. li- Woodyard. KENTUCKY HAS CANDIDATE Mr. Gunn to Name Levant Dodge for Grant Army Chief. Kentucky will have a candidate for commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of th Republic at tne next annual en campment, says John T. Gunn. past de partment commander for Kentucky. Mr. Gunn is here on a tour of the West in company with his wife and Miss Edith Kay. of Springfield. O. Mr. , Gunn's candidate Is Professor Levant Dodre, of Berea. Ky twice de partment commander of Kentucky. Mr. Gunn has been visiting his son. Henry M. Dodge, superintendent of schools at llermlston.