ADJUTAN
ENERAL
IK
SUBMITS REPORT
W. E. Finzer Advises Governor
of Work of State
Militia.
SUGESTIONS ARE FILED
Oregon Troops Shown to Be In High
Stat or Kfflciency Four Com
panies of Infantry to B Or
ganized at Eugene Soon.
Many important recommendations
are embodied in the biennial report
cf'the military department of the state,
submitted yesterday by Adjutant Gen
eral W. E." Kinzer to Governor Cham
berlain. The document Includes a
number of reports from subordinate
officers and record every official ac
tion In the Orcjron National (luard dur
ing the biennial period of 1907-8 end
Ins November 1.
It is shown by the report that the
Oresron National Guard is now In a
high state of efficiency and that but
one change is needed to bring the
entire organization up to a regular
Army basis as regards organization.
This Is the addition of four companies
of infantry to the. Fourth Oregon,
with headquarters at Eugene. These
four companies -will be . organized as
soon as practicable. War Department
orders allow until January 20. 1910.
for completion of the reorganization.
In his recommendations General Fin
rer gives a new solution of the diffi
cult problem of securing armories for
National Guard companies outside of
Portland. In this connection he urges
that it be provided by law that all
counties wherein guard organizations
are stationed must provide suitable
armories, such buildings to be used
for public meetings only when not In
use for drill purposes.
Many Recommendations Made.
Other recommendations of Interest to
hundreds of guardsmen throughout the
state are: That paymasters be per
mitted to draw funds in advance of
camps of instruction for pay and sub
sistence. This will save endless de
lay and annoyance occasioned by the
old system now In use.
That as soon as funds are avail
able the troops be supplied with camp
cots for use in the field. Such cots
are now used by the regular army
and add considerable to the endurance
and comfort of the men.
That an allowance be made the com
manding officer of each company, bat
tery and band to pay the quartermas
ter sergeants to care properly for all
public property- under such regula
tions as may be prescribed by the Mili
tary Board.
That an officer of the National Guard
be detailed for duty In the Adjutant
General's office for the purpose of con
ducting a service school by corre
spondence. That a board of officers be detailed
to make any alterations In the military
law of the state that are found nec
essary In order to entirely conform the
organizations of the National Guard
to those of the United States Army
and report their findings to the .Leg
islature. That an act be passed by the Leg
islature prohibiting any person or per
sons, or organizations, other than the
United States Army and" the National
Guard, from wearing uniforms or
parts of uniforms similar to those
worn by members of the service.
Shonld Encourage Militia.
- In conclusion the report says: "Dur
ing the past two years there has been
no occasion for calling the Oregon
National Guard Into active service.
Wara probably will come in the future;
and It will be by faithful, continuous
efforts In tlma of peace that Oregon
can be ready to respond to the sum
mons for National defense. It Is of
the utmost Importance that the organ
ized militia of Oregon should be main
tained at a high state of efficiency.
All patriotic citizens of this state
should encourage a proper military
spirit among our younger men. Every
male citizen of sound physical condi
tion should serve at least one enlist
ment of at least three years In the
guard, and every soldier should be
made to feel that It Is an honor and
an expression of loyalty to our coun
try to be privileged to wear the mili
tary uniform."
The subject of rifle practice is dealt
with at consideiable length. General
Finzer deserves much of the credit
for establishing strictly modern and
scientific methods in the rifle prac
tice work and he takes occasion here
to point out the need of better facil
ities for still further advancement.
Portland Infantry companies are espe
cially In need of a range where the
expert marksman's test can be gone
through. On the old range back of
the City Park it is possible to qualify
no higher than marksman, for while
there Is a range of 600 yards. It lies
over a gully, so that skirmish runs are
Impossible.
Attention Is called to the Oregon In
fantry team's participation In the Na
tional rifle matches at Camp Perry.
O.. it being recorded that in 1907 Ore
gon beat the entire service. Regular
Army and National Guard combined,
at 1000 yards, while this year the team
finished ahead of 37 of the 50 teams
entered; this In the matches over all
ranges.
Commends Troops Showing.
The showing made by the Third and
Fourth Infantry regiments at the
American Lake Joint maneuvers is
commended, and the reports are at
tached of Captain ClytTard Game and
Lieutenant Charles M. Gordon, Jr.. of
the Regular Army. These officers
were assigned to the Third and
Fourth Infantry regiments, respect
ively. Captain Game praises the Third
regiment highly for Its field work,
saying: "This is not a new or un
tried regiment, for 50 per cent of Its
officers had practical experience In
the Philippine Islands during the
Spanish-American War. The value of
such organizations as a part of the
military force of the United States Is
very great.
After commending the regiment for
its effective work in the field and es
pecially in rear, advance and flank
guards and patrols. Captain Game
compliments the commanding officer.
Col. C. K. McDonell. for "handling the
provisional brigade in battle in a man
ner which brought forth favorable com
ment from the military umpires." .
Lieutenant Baldwin speaks well of
the Southern Oregon troops, pointing
out that military courtesy is perfect
and that the behavior of the men com
pared with that of the regulars to the
detriment of the regulars. Such praise
from a regular ought to mean some
thing. The criticism is made that the
non-commissioned officers did not
seem properly Informed In their duties,
although the officers seemed generally
competent and "gentlemen of fine
qualities."
Militia Changes Recorded.
The following changes in organiza
tion are noted to have occurred; dis
bandment of the LaGrande company for
the good of the service; organization
of ' infantry companies at Pendleton,
Cottage Grove. Oregon City. McMlnn
vllle and Dallas; organization of a
Coast artillery company at Astoria.
Referring to the Important subject
of coast defense and the organization
of coast artillery. General .Finzer says:
"In the scheme pf National defense, the
particular burden which each coast
state should be willing, to assume is
that or giving assistance to the regular
United States coast artillery in man
ning the guns and coast garrisons in
time of war. The War department has
urged that the coast states take up
the work of organizing reserves. In
compliance with this wish, the first
coast company, located at Astoria, was
mustered into the service of the state
July 9, 1908. This organization has the
distinction of being the first coast ar
tillery company of reserves organized
on the Pacific Coast. It Is intended
that at least two additional coast artil
lery companies ba organized within the
next year."
TELLS OF
KLIER MARTIN' CONTROVERTS
MODERN THEORY.
Maintains That Souls Do Not Go to
Heaven When the Body '
Perishes.
"Spiritualism and the doctrines of
mariolatry and purgatory and heaven
at death are founded upon the false
hood which the serpent told to Eve
in the garden. 'Ye shall not surely
die.'" So said Elder W. E. Martin
in his sermon at the East Portland
Seventh Day Adventist Church. East
Eleventh and East Everett streets,
yesterday morning. Ills subject was,
"The, Resurrection."
' At the outset Elder Martin quoted
Job 14:14: "If a man die shall he
live again? All the days of my ap
pointed time will I wait, till my change
come." As he progressed numerous
other texts were .quoted In support of
his contention that the soul does not
go to heaven at death, but returns to
the grave, to be called forth at a future
resurrection. The pastor said that the
future of the human race Is something
which neither science, nor philosophy,
unaided by the word of God, can solve.
In part Elder Martin said:
Tf f thought, as Is believed largely in the
Christian world today, that good men go to
heaven when they die. and that the wicked
go to torment. I would necessarily ask,
"What Is the need for a resurrection?" In
Roeleslastes 1x:10 we read that "there Is no
work, nor device nor knowledge, nor wis
dom In the grave, whither thou goest." ,
Here the speaker read the narrative
of the resurrection of Lazarus In John
xl, wherein Martha says to Christ, "I
know that Lazarus shall rise again In
the resurrection at the last day," and
portions of I Cor., xv, and he con
tinued: Rome people question the resurrection
when they stop to think that graves, cen
turies old. have been plowed and replowed.
and that the bones of the dead have been
rudely scattered. But the Identity of the
particles Is not necessary to the identity cf
the Individual. Even during life the human
body changes every seven years. When X
sow oats J reap oats, but not the same oats
that were placed in the ground. I believe
that In the resurrection Individuals will rec
ognize their friends, and that the same love
that lias bound hearts together, only In
greater degree, will bind them then.
Job looked forward to the time of resur
rection during his bitter -trial, as Is recorded
In the 19th chapter. vcn Kseklel ques
tioned the resurrection, as many do today.
In the 87th chapter he la asked If dry bones
can live, and replies that he ooes not know.
Tie Is then shown that the bones can live.
Jeremiah. In the 31t chapter, also bears
out the same thought, when he foretells
the destruction of the children in Jerusalem
by Herod. In the 16th versr. trie prophet
says that the children "shall come again
from the land of the enemy." Implying that
the grave was not the goal of the faithful
training which those mothers gave their
children.
MISS KURTH IN RECITAL
Promising Contralto to Be Heard
Before Going Abroad.
Miss Elonore Kurth. who leaves for
Europe on Monday, December 14. will
be heard In song recital at the new
Young Women's Christian Association
auditorium tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. Miss Kurth has a rich con-
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mi:
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Miss Elonore Kortta, Who Will t
Be Heard In Recital Tomorrow I
Night.
tralto voice and is recognized as one
of the most promising vocalists of the
city. Following is a complete pro
gramme of the concert:
"Mother o" Mine" (Tours), Mr. Stu
art McGulre; (a) Kashmiri song, (b)
"I.ess Than the Dust." Indian love
lyrics from 'The Garden of Kama"
t Woodforde-Flnden).' (c) "Wast 1st Syl
via" (Who Is Sylvia! (Schubert). Miss
Elonore Kurth; romance from v second
concerto (Wieniawski). Miss Cornelia
Barker; (a) "Wanderer's Nachtlied"
(Wanderer's Nlghtsong) (Schubert),
(b) "Du Bist Wle Eine Blurae" (Thou
Art Like Unto a Lovely Flower)
(Smith). (c) "Song of Waiting"
(Wright), Miss Elonbre Kurth. Pa
tronesses: Mrs. W. S. Ladd, Mrs. H. L.
Corhett, Mrs. Henry L. Corbett, Miss
K. H. Failing. Mrs. E. P. Mossman. Mrs.
Fletcher Linn, Mrs. William Hiram
Foulkes.
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By making large purchases we are able to offer for the Holiday Season a few
specials for Children's use that are within reach of any purse. Our other lines
are now complete, and it is our , aim that prices shall always be reasonable
here. Please notice the special offerings this week.
as
$2.75 Value lor $1.25
Child's Morris Rocker
Made of solid oak. golden or mission finish.
Not a tov chair, but useful as well as attractive
Same stv'le frame with seat and back upholstered
in imitation leather, value, our price
only - SI. 75
The picture shows a chair, but what we have
for sale are rockers, exactly same pattern.
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$1.25
Value
for
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Brass Finished Doll Bed
Two hundred mothers have already takii advantage of this oppor
tunity of making 200 little ones happy lit a trifling expense. We
have only 200 more, and Christmas buying has hardly started. Read
the description:
Complete Doll Bed. with mattress, pillows and canopy of flowered
cretonne; ulae IS In. long. 31 in. wide, IS -In. high: constructed of un
breakable brass finished steel roUs. exactly like the illustration.
Can be folded perfectly flat. Price only 65
$5 Desk and
Chair for $2.95
For children, out, not bo Email as ine puce wvum
X'n.ln.. , 1. ala riddle la 9Q I rt ! li n a hloh
top (22x17 in.) can be raised, showing compartmen
for books underneath. Desk and chair are both
oak and can be furnished In golden or weathered
finish. Price of both only..
$2.95
$10.50 Sunlight Heater $8.50
At our regular price we have sold hundreds of
these stoves to people who have looked every
where and told us it was the best stove in town
for the money.
Thev are exactly like the Illustration and the
size of the one quoted is 17 in. exactly, inside
measure. Top and bottom of heavy castiron.
nickel legs and ni. kcl rails - It has a large front
door and very ornamental top, with nickel rim.
A red-hot bargain at this price.... $8.50
Tabourettes
Solid Oak Octagon Tabourettes,
like the Illustration,
SPECIAL
S2.SO
CasteelrJ. .
Cook J
These are different from t he ordinary Move lliey are more like a
steel range than a stove. The ovens and bodies are of heavy enam
eled sheet steel, lined with asbestos. They heat quicker and use less
fuel than an ordinary stove, and the sides and oven cannot eraek.
They are just like the illustration and sit in a solid base, as shown
in place of legs usually used on low-priced stoves. AVe can furnish
in three sizes, for. either wood or coal 16-inoh oven. .. .$12.60
18-inch oven $16.20 20-inch oven $18.00
Parlor Cabinets at Cost
A limited line of beautiful Solid Mahogany Parlor Cahlnets. hacked
with French bevel plate mirrors, is offered at actual copt price. These
cabinets are made to hold and display art goods, curios and speci
mens. If you like big values at small prices, see them.
No. 232, regular $22.00, our cost price... 915. OO
No. 408, regular $27.50, our cost price. $19. OO
No. 284, regular $43.00, our cost price SiSl.OO
No. 218, regular $47.50, our cost price $33.00
SALE OF
MORRIS CHAIRS
Of these we have a grand selection, and the
wise buyers are already on the move to pick out
the best. If you wait until December 24. at 9
P. M., you will have to take the leavings.
Buy and Do It Now
Usual Price. Sale Price.
$14. .10 CHAIRS SIO.OO
$16.00 CHAIRS $11.00
$17.50 CHAIRS S12.00
t20.00 CHAIRS $14. SO
$35.00 CHAIRS $25.00
SALE OF
Cottage Dinner
Sets
4.45
Pictures at
Half Price
We are o 1 o s 1 n g out our
stock of pictures. . .
Tou can pick up some nice
things here at about one-half
of what they are worth.
Forty-nine pieces of beautifully deco
rated ware, with gilt lines, special at
above price this week.
39c to $7
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PHONES.'a.fsts
SE Hf Sill
its election of officers for the year of
1909 'ast Tuesday .evening. December 1.
A goodly number rf the old comrades
were present. The following officers
were elected: P. J Haynes. Comman
der: Charles Duggan, Senior Vice-Cora-manderrw.
C. Powers. Junior ice
Commander; II. Sftcliffe. Q'rtrm,as
ter: J. E- Hall. Surgeon; H. A. Harden.
Chaplain; T. B., McDcvltt, Officer of
Dav. D. McDonald. Officer of fGuard.
delegates to state encampmtnt. w. c.
Powers. Charles Dt'ggan. Joseph Som
mers. D. McDonal.l: alternates, Henry
Thurman. George Pierce, Otis BrooKs,
T. A. Schweinhnrt.
LODGE HOLDS INITIATION
Lents Camp, V. O. V., Adds Large
ly to Membership.
Forty applicants were Initiated Into
the mysteries of the order or the Wood
men of the World at Lents Camp No.
778, Thursday evening. There were 51
applicants, but only 40 were Initiated
at that time, the others being post
poned for the present.
The Initiatory ceremonies were con
ducted by a drill team and officers
of Multnomah Camp No. 7, and a com
mittee of the Lents camp aided the
visiting team. Music was provided by
the' Mount Scott band, there were fire
works and a general celebration at the
conclusion of the exercises. A full
drill team of 20 men from Multnomah
camp '. attended with Captain J. C.
Jones. First Lieutenant J.. H. Crablll
and Second Lieutenant James Ruddi
man. Refreshments were served by
the Women of Woodcraft.
Special Organizer ' John Macbeth,
who aided in organizing the class of
Initiates, was presented with a valu
able signet ring by Council Commander
Allen of Lents camp In recognition
of Iris efforts. Members of the Lents
camp committee who aided 'In the Ini
tiatory exercises were: . R. J. McCul
lam. chairman; F. Epley. George W.
Chauncey. J. B. Marshall. O. W. Webb.
George Griffen and D. Hockstra.
Established ISmJ,
OYSTER DEMAND STRONG
A Dispatch From South Bend,
"Wash., Dated December 5.
At last Oregon and Washington oys
ters have come Into their own. Since
the ban has been put upon the Cali
fornia product on account of the sew
age in San Francisco bay, Oregon nd
Washington oysters will have their'
day. The oyster beds in these two
states ai located practically right" on
the ocean, where no sewage can touch
them, and the oysters will always re
main fresh and wholesome.
Olympla Malt Extract, good for grand
ma or baby. Only 1R-100 of 1 per cent
alcohol. Phones Main 67L A 246T.
DR. E. M.DALLAS
OPTICIAN
Has returned from Europe and will
use the new WIESBADEN METHOD
of testing eyes, which caused so much
talk In France and Germany. This
science ts QUICK. Al't'lRtTB and
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, and gives
splendid results in the fitting of
lenses to the eye, especially In cases
of eye strain and headaches, for close
or distance use. No extra charge will
be made for the use of this system.
Tou will find the prices very reason
able and the workmanship the best.
DALLAS
OPTICAL PARLORS
21 -219 FAII.IXU BI.DG..
Corner Third and Wnshlnprton Streets,
Second Kloor. Take Elevator. -
Boots! Books!! Books!!!
lit Ifw in
Werner,
n1 many
HOLIDAY BOOKS IV ENGLISH AND GERMAN'.
In our German Book Department we carry a larpe assortment of popular
attractive bindings and most suitable for holiday gifts. Books by Marllit.
Spielhagen, Freytaff. Heyse, Auerbach Geraiaecker. Schubert. Stlnde. Gerock a
others. Following are a few good titles
Die Zweite Frau (Marlitt)
I'm Hohen Preis ( Werner)
Trotzige Herzen Heimburp; . :
Sonntagsklnd Spielhagen )
Durch Eiyene Kchuld SchoberO . . .
Kami lie Ruchholz Stinde
Auf der Hoehe (Auerbachi, - vohi.
Josua (bbers)
Die Regiments tante (Von Eschst
Kinder der Welt i Heyse)
.Torn L"hl iFrenssent
t'm Zepter und Kronen i Samai
Die Fromme Helena Busch)...
BeVi-Hur.
Textbooks in German. French. Spanish. Italian. Russian. Danish. Swedish, I'olish,
Portuguese, Chinook, etc. Also books for foreigners to learn English.
GERMAN CHRISTMAS AND
NEW YEAR CARDS
The A.W. Schmale Company
S'J0-231 First St., bet. Salmon and Main, Portland, Oregon.
.$1.50 German Bibles gl.00 to !M10
. 1.50 German Testaments SO to 1.50
. 1.50 German Praverbooks .0 to t ..0
. 1.50 Swedish Bibles . 1.50 t 3.AO
. 1.2S English Bibles 50 to 7.50
. 1.50 English Tfstaments .10 to 1.00
. S.00 English Praverbooks S5 t. 5.00
, 2.75 Catholic Bibles 1.00 to -1.50
S.5U Imitation of Christ.. 1.00 to 2.00
. 2.50 German Family Blhles 5.00 ti PJ.OO
1 .75 German Son p Books 25 t o 1 .00
1.75 German Cook Books 50 to 1.50
. .75 French Cook Books 1.25 to 2.00
German Picture Books 05 to
Big stock Dolts.
Games of all kinds.
Toys and Blocks.
Xmas Tree Ornaments. .
Post Cards and Albums.
Photograph Albums.
Holiday Papeteries
Fountain Pens.
Parisian Statuary