TIIE 3IORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.