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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1912)
, THE SUNDAY OREOONIAX. PORTLAND, JULY 7. 1912, . 9 tons. Leaving San 'Francisco March OREGON IS IfJ PORT 19, she ran to Callao, more than 4000 miles, In 16 days, and she had 6000 tons of coal still on board when . she., ar rived.' A few trifling leaks developed about her boiler tubes, but -they- were repaired without decreasing the speed City and State Honor Famous of the ship. . EacliMri Work Ceaselessly. "At Callao the' machinery was en tirelv overhauled, cleaned and adjust 'Bulldog of Navy. ed. While this was in progress the bunkers were refilled under the eyes of two cadet engineers who took zt Sale hours' watch at a time. The engineers were at work, on the machinery for the ties SHIP FIT AS IN DAYS OF '98 same length of time without rest- One of the cadet engineers referred to is Lieutenant-Commander Jenson who brought the Oregon to Portland. "It was evident that war with Spain was inevitable and, to guard against any treachery on the part of Spanish Craft 'tteceives Warm Welcome All "Way Vp River--Warship Drawing 28 Feet of Water, Breaks Records for Harbor. sympathizers sentries were doubled ana armed to shoot, while steam launches were manned with armed crews . and Special. of G terfield. Clothe (Continued From First Pir. dock, at the toot of Fourteenth street. The gups were fired directly toward the Oregon. Vnllke the days of July, 1898. her batteries were silent when fired at. but- soon after -he last echo " died there burst forth from the star board side of the Oregon's superstruc .ture the first return gun, then the sec ond from the port battery, and each was repeated until 21 were discharged. " The salute was returned. All hearts were glad and it was remarked that It gave a more military aspect to the wel come to burn powder. The firing of a salute of 21 guns by two guns of Battery A. the insistent whistle salutes and the dipping and waring of flags was not any more hearty at Portland than at points on the Colombia River,' for from the time the stately battleship poked her nose over the Tongue Point crossing every house and hamlet welcomed the ship with flags and cheers. At Portland all records for noisy re ceptions were broken. Just as all port records for deep-draft carriers fell. when the Oregon, drawing 28 feet en tered the harbor. - Band Plays at Raialer. In .lieu, of cannon many persons along- the Columbia and Willamette rivers fired shotguns and revolvers and where tbey were not used, such as at Rainier, . a band played the "Star Spangled Banner." It was a rousing welcome and Its warmth exceeded any ever recorded a ship entering the Co lumbia and Willamette rivers. To the thousands who watched the Oregon plough through the river it appeared that she steamed dead ahead, answering her helm promptly and digging her nose into the wall of water as though only too anxious to reach Portland and greet those by whom she Is held in such esteem. - But It was not a run devoid of anxiety for those , who had the big battleship In charge. The trip from the Columbia's mouth to Portland prob ably was more nerve-racking to Cap tain Jenson, her commander, than when as a midshipman Just out of Annapolis, be was with the famous ship on her run from the Golden Gate to Key West and in the battles that demon strated her worth: Craft" la " Crabbed" Ship. All the way up the river the Oregon handled badly. It has been said of her for years that she "crabs" that is,, goes sideways when her helm is put over. Those aboard assert the ship is crabbed, that she is getting old and wants to be humored. At any rate, she gave three men all the concern they desired yesterday. When the Oregon was straightened for a spurt and her head was, pointed as desired, she would fall oft' to port or' starboard and In the words of Cap tain Archie Pease, who made the trip from Tacoma and assumed charge af ter crossing into the Columbia River, "she was steered with her engines." as it was necessary frequently to back on one side and go ahead on the other to straighten her up. It was not a case of channel con ditions. There was plenty of water. It was not that the road was tortuous, but that she is Just "ornery" and bears out the assertion of Navy men that a battleship can do one thing give bat tle in the open; but Is not designed or fitud for coast defense or harbor work. Eaglaeera Are Praised. Captain Pease was complimented by Captain Jenson when the Oregon rode at anchor in the harbor and General Charles F. Beebe pusTted through the guests on the quarterdeck to reiterate the praise of the commander, but Captain Pease turned to Lieutenant W. -P. Beehler, senior engineer, officer, and said that It was largely a result of -engineering efficiency and the fact that the constant, telegraph signals from the bridge for slow speed, half speed, port or starboard movements were answered promptly that made the trip possible. When under a speed of 13 knots uje Oregon handles much better than when running slow "and whenever pos sible she was forced into that gait yes terday and though her engines are 16 years old and have been subjected to great and severe, strain, her voyage from Bremerton to Tacoma and from there to Portland was devoid of-even the slightest - trouble and as in. the days of her race to Cuba, she was al ways ready to do her best. MEMORABLE RATES IX HISTORY OF BATTLESHIP OREGON. ' October 1SJ Launched at Sn Francisco at 11:4(1 A. M. Was chrls- -tened by Miss Daisy Alnsworth, now Mrs. Percy T. Mora an. . . March 19. 1898 Leaves San Fran cisco for run to . Key ' West under command of Captain Charles . E. Clark. May 4, 1S9 Arriving at Rio Janeiro. Captain Clark learns that war has been begun and that Dewey won victory at Manila. May IS. Arrives at Key West after run of 1,70 miles without a break or the . loss of a turn of her . screws. . June 6, 1893 Took part In bom bardment of batteries at Santiago. July I, 1893 Participated in bat tle of Santiago' and destruction of Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera. firing first sbot and driving the Chrlstobal 'Colon ashore after 48 mile chase. July 6. 1913 Crosses Columbia River bar drawing 28 feet, proceeding up Columbia and Willamette . to Portland' Harbor. ",. kept patrolling about the ship all night. "In the Straits' of Magellan an in creased speed was maintained, because a Spanish torpedo-boat that had been in Montevideo was expected to appear from behind one of the many capes in the narrow waters; while the men stood at the rapid-fire guns to give her a hot welcome. Machinery la Overhauled. "At Sandy Point, the Chilean settle ment of the strait, -the machinery was again overhauled and more coal taken." 'Of ; the work here Captain Clark wrote: The spirit on board this ship can best be described by referring to Instances such as the engineer-officers voluntarily doubling, their watches when high speed was to be made, the attempt of men to return to the fire room after being carried out of it in sensible, and the fact that most of the erew "preferred to leave their ham mocks in the netting' (i. e., go with out sleep) 'until . they could get the ship coaled and ready to sail from Sandy Point.' . ' "At Rio Janeiro those on the Oregon heard (on May 4) that war-with Spain had begun and of the work of Dewey at Manila. At Bahla, May 8, they put on their, war paint, sailing - the next day, and on May 18 they took on 240 tons of coal at Barbadoes. They were off Jupiter Inlet, Florida, May 24. Heru Captain "'. Clark . communicated with Washington. The Secretary . of the Navy told him that If any repairs were needed to go to Norfolk, but the-shlp was in order to go on to Key West. Two daya later the Oregon cast anchor off Sand Key light at Key West- ' -Engineer Deserves Credit. That neither bearings ' nor boiler tubes on the Oregon went wrong In all that strain was due to the watchful care and ability of Robert W. Mllllgan, chief engineer, and his assistants. Is Now Ohv and This Is One Busy Store Gome tomorrow and get your pick while selections are good. Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats on sale at the great price reductions: Sale of Fine Trousers $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 following Values at $15.00 Values at Values at Values at Values at Values at $19.00 $23.50 $26.SO $29.50 $34.50 $5 $6 $7 $8 Trousers Trousers Trousers at at at at $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $6.00 Terms of Goods Sold at Sale, Strictly Cash R. Mo GRAY 273-275 Morrison St. Corner of Fourth Launching of Battleship Oregon RCX OF OREGON IS HISTORIC Sash of Battleship Around Horn v. . Stands Vneqnalcd. The battleship Oregon was construct ed by the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, and is one of the first bat tleships ever built for the United States Navy. Its sister ships are the Indiana and Massachusetts, which with the Ore gon were authorized by the' act of June. SO, 1890. She was designed by Lewis Nixon, who was instructed by Secretary Tracy "to design a ship that could lick anything afloat." The chief Innovation of its armament was four 13-inch guns In two turrets - placed amidships fore and aft. Four smaller turrets are each equipped with two eight-inch guns, while on the side armor walls are four six-inch guns. A powerful secondary battery completes the armament. Speed of 15 Ksota Made. The engine room has 9738 horsepow er. The speed obtained on the trial trip was 15.547 knots. The Oregon was launched - October . 26, 1893. at 11:46 A. M. The battleship's armor varies In thickness from eight to 18 inches. The .deck Is two and three-fourths Inches thick. John .R. Spears in "The History of Our Navy" (Scribner's) says: "The run of the Oregon (Captain Charles E. Clark) from San Francisco was so remarkable (nothing aproachlng it being known to the history of battle ships), that a few details must be given to show of what kind of mettle our engineers are made. Here was a ship that, - with-her bunkers full of coal, actually - displaced - more than -12,000 , Poem by Sam L. Simpson, read at launch' lna on October 2. 1893. O ship, like crested rallas armed, O bride the hoary sod hath charmed. Leap to his proud and strong embrace. In Freedom's squadron take thy place; Northward, in sheen of crystal mail, ' A scarf of cloud upon his breast. Our mountain monarch. Hood, will hall Tbe mighty dausbter of the West; And hail with broad, uplifted shield. The sea. thy home' and battle field. While the vast bosts of pbalanxed tlrs Swell the deep song of -worshippers. . Hood's brow ot prescience. . wreathed with . dreams. i. The mist through which his grandeur gleams In storm and calm, has brooded o er The hardy few that erstwhile came And .wrought in tears,- and. blood and flame. That stripes might stream and stars might soar, And lustrous shine thy chosen naue, " Launched on the' golden-gated bay. Be thine a royal bridal day; And with the waves exultant kiss Come dreams of olden Salami. When Greece was life's white morning star Come, welcome to a scene like this The memories ot Trafalgar, And Erie's crash of thunder, telling How Perry's ' warrior" heart "was swelling- Come.- through the somber dusk, of years, Decatur's drum-beat in Algiers. Come, echoing from a frosting Up, That whisper, "Don't give up the ship!" .- To greet thy nuptials here behold, -While- o'er encbanted streams and woods October's misty splendor broods, - Our forests lit with lamps of gold. And many a leafy mountain shrine, : -Dashed with red autumnal wine. . For thee a symbol and a sign Of fates serene and trust untold. O. swift and strong and terrible. Go forth to guard our cherished shore Till all thy fated days are full And War's hoarse call Is heard no more; . Oo forth.' O warder of the free. And peerless may - thy vigil be. Till cape and bay and cliff and crag Flash with the glory of the flag -Triumphant yet on land and sea! , And o: guard well the gleaming strand Of this, our fair Arcadian land. Won In the storms of years gone by. With drain of heart and -wound of hand. When man could dare,--and-do, aod diet Be worthy of the mystic name These matchless vales and mountains bear: That In the tents of sunset Fame May twine a wreath for thee to wear. And when thy flag shall kiss the breexe Of these, our blue Northwestern seas. I.o. white and strange and soaring high . The peaks our lisping children know The peaks our lisping children know A welcoming to thee will glow!. Helens to Hood will pass the sign. And Jefferson, with brow benign. Will signal to the Sisters Three . That the long watch was not Jo -veins For la. upon the radiant main The mailed patrol of liberty!- Here, at the mighty ocean gate. - - Columbia, in his pride.' will greet The -Boadlcea of our fleet: - "- And from embattled heights the voice Of cannon make the deep rejoice. And festal sunshine gleam upon The green, glad hills of Oregon, Thine and our own deep-bosomed state. Cathlamot Reduces Teachers. ', CATHLAMET. Or.. July . (Specfal.) At a meeting of the School Board of Cathlamet last night, teachers -for the public schools .were elected for the year. T. SL. Bowman was elected prin cipal, Helen Melgham was chosen to have charge or in primary department and Alice Wentworth of the Intermedi ary department. The salary of -the principal was reduced from 1100 to $90 a month, OREGON VERSE CARVED ODE TO .FAMOUS SHIP CUT PICTURE FRAME." IX Photosranh Taken After Battle of Santiago - Is' Highly-Prized ' Cabin Decoration. When your boys ask what the guns are for, mi il them the tale of the' 8Danlsh war; And the breathless millions that looked upon The matchless race of tne uregon. Mehan composed this board that John . James verse, which is cut in a forms part of the rrame for the paint ing of the Oregon, showing the battle ship by moonlight. The painting was presented to the ship by the Bohemian Club, of San Francisco, in commemo ration of her record-breaking voyage durintr - the Spanish-American War. Charles Koller Peters painted the can vas, which appears to best advantage under the Blare of electric lights. Another -cabin decoration that is highly prized is an enlarged photo graph of the Oregon, the original hav ing been taken July 4. 1898, as she ap peared after taking part in the battle oi riantiago. The handsome silver service present ed to the Oreeon by the state made Journey by sea before reaching the ship, as the presentation took place In Portland harbor, - aboard the monitor Monterey. Captain Clark was com mander of the Oregon at that time and he delivered the set to the battleship on Puget Sound. Captain Jenson joined the Oregon in June. 1897. fresh from Annapolis, and was a cadet officer in the engineer de partment under Engineer Mllllgan, who la given credit for his share in the success of the historic cruise The Oregon came near meeting with troubles that would have ' ended her career on the other side of the Pa cific, for in 1900, when-she was on the way to Taku torts, she struck on a rock and tore plates from the bottom. Japanese shipbuilders, after most dif ficult " work, constructed a raise bot tom of cement and ingeniously fitted pieces of wood so that the battleship could proceed for repairs. Portland men who were aboard the Oregon on the run through the Straits and participated in. the. Cuban engage ment are 1- w. Brewery, cniei water tender U. S. N., and now attached to the Portland recruiting station; E. J. Gavin, chief gunner's mate and - in charge of the cruiser Boston; "Doc' Smith, now serving with Engine Com pany No. 1, of the Portland Are de partment, ex-oller on. the Oregon; J. Buckman. who la with a wholesale gro cery house,- ex-water-tender; L. A. Catenworth, -water-tender on the Bos ton: C. M. Martin, now attached to the Navy - recruiting station here; J. Hen derson and W. L. Montague, now in tbe real estate business. Patrolman Gouldstone, of the police department, was on the ship and Clarence Teigh. 173 East Thirtieth, street, also served on the Oregon. SPEIER GETS GOLD STAR Mayor Adopts Jfovel Joke In Giving Harbor Master .Honor Emblem. Mayor Rushligrit created a . scene aboard the harbor patrol launch yester day afternoon, while bound downstream with members Of the Council to greet the Oregon, when he accused Harbor master Speler of permitting the launch to deteriorate and said that in his opin ion it was "high time the head f the harbor service attended to business." In fact the Mayor became so Intent on calling the attention or Captain Speler to several alleged faults in his deportment that he ordered the launch stopped forthwith then he presented Captain Speler with a handsome gold star, "Naturally 'the 'skipper of the ma rine sleuths thought he -was facing sure enough "call-down" until he caught a glimpse of the star. Then he quaked no longer, but donned a smile that be came infectious. 'Added to the presen tation was a special order that Captain Sneler leave for Seattle today and es cort to Portland Admiral Reynolds, of the Pacific reserve fleet, who comes an the guest of the Elks and will fly his flag from the Oregon. PATHFINDERS PICK ROUTE Official Trail to Jjakevlew for Boost ers Meet to Be Started. In order to select the of ficial . route of Portland's delegations to the Cen tral Oregon Development League, to be held at Lakevlew, August 20, zi, a, a pathfinding party will leave Portland tomorrow morning. In addition the party will stimulate in terest throughout Central Oregon in the Central Oregon Development League, lectures will be given, arrangements for gathering exhibits for land shows and exhibit trains will be made and facts of interest will be collected. A route to California via Central Oregon will be mapped. Each community is invited to furnish an automobile and party with pilot to assist In mapping the best route. The following itinerary will be followed Julv 8. The Dalles. Dufer and Wamic July 9, en route to Prinevllle; July 10, Prlnevllle. Redmond and Bend: July 11, en route to Burns: July 12, in Harney County; July 13, In Harney and Lake counties; July 15. Lakevlew; July in, en route to Klamath Falls; July 17, Poiir-an Bav. Fort Klamath; July 18, si ivoV i s Up. Summer Lake and Paisley .Tniv 19. Crescent Lake. La Pine and ' Those who will make the trip offi cially are: C. C. Chapman, manager of th executive department of the Com- mrFlni Club: Mrs. Chapman. G. F. Beck, of the Portland Automobile Club; Philip S. Bates, of the Pacific Northwest; Dr. U. C. Coe, of Bend; J. m. sawnui. sec retary of 'the Central Oregon Develop ment League; Mrs. sawniu. u. r.. nwv aa-ent of the O.-W. R. & N. r T T. Hardy, of the Oregon Trunk Railway: E. Frank, of the. Automobile Club, and H. P. Glenn, pilot. INSURANCE MAN.IS FARMER Edgar W Manager, Smith.N Equitable Agency to Start Harvest. - Edgar "W. Smith, agency manager for th. F-.niiltable Life Assurance Com- nanv. with headquarters . in- Portland, will leave this week for Pendleton to inir after his- farming interests. . Mr. Smith operates a wheat farm of anon acres in Umatilla County in ad dition to his Portland business. About 1500 acres are in crop, wnicn win yteio about 40 bushels to tne acre, . ine en tire crop is of the bluestem variety. After getting harvest work started on hi. firm Mr. Smith will leave for A Physician's Report on .Tuberculosis Medicine "u.. TCekman's Alterative In sev eral of tubercular glands of the neck. with exrellent results every time. In one case it cost me 60, for the girl was put on It only until she could arrange to be op erated, and In a short time an operation was not needed. I suppose your records are Just as fine as of old. You know my faith in it." . : . ..... ' .... v (Original of pnysician s letter- on Eckman-s Alterative Is effective In other forma Read what Mrs. Garvin says: "Gentlemen: r- have gained twenty-two Bounds since last reBraary mua mjr u i In perfect health. She is now four months old. "l do not cough or raise anything at all. I believe my lung trouble is ured.". (Signed affidavit) MRS. M. H. GARVIN. Eckman's Alterative Is effective In Bron chitis, Asthma, Hay Fever; . Tnroat ana Lung 1 roUDies, ana in uyuuiiumg mo mjm- tem. Does not contain poisons, opiates or hablt-formlng daiM- For sale by The Owl Drug Co and other ' leading druggists. Ask for-Tiooklet telling of recoveries and write to Eckman " Laboratory. Philadelphia, . Pa., lor additional evidence. I Detroit, where he will attend the an nual meeting of the Century Club . of the insurance company to be held early in August.- He has also become a mem ber of the Quarter Century Club and he will attend a meeting of that or ganization to be held at Niagara Falls. August 28-28. He will be accompanied on the trip by. Mrs. Smith. v- George W. Larlson, Pioneer or 1858. George W. Larlson. a pioneer of 1859,' died recently, leaving a wiaow ana a daughter. Mr. Larlson was born in Rllev. Butler County.. Ohio, December i 1134. of Danlsh-Enclish ancestry, and Went with his parents to Iowa in 1834. He came to Oregon in 1859, and was one of the party in the company commanded by Colonel Fred W. Lanaer, a. noted , civil "ensrlneer -or that : time. December 25. 1866. he was married in Una County, to Miss Stella M. Pengra, a daughter of B. J. Pengra. who was surveyor-general of Oregon during President Lincoln's first Administration. Mr. Larlson was a resident of this city for the past seven years. Among the earliest labor he performed after ar riving In Portland 53 years ago was to chop cordwood on the ground where the Perkins Hotel now stanas. Flanders "20" The beneficial effects of sulphur as plant food have been ihown, by A. Demo Ion, a French experimenter, on such plants as cab ban: e, turnip and radish. It seems to favor the development of chlorophyll, re tardlng the yellowing of plants In drouth. Sill PHURRO (Read the Booklet) ARE YOU GETTING FULL EFFICIENCY FROM SYSTEM? Maximum Energy and Power Po3- sible Only When Blood Is Healthful and Vigorous. 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We would like you to summon tip a mental picture of that mighty host of Studebaker cars rendering yeoman service in every nook and corner of the nation. We would like you to remember that the . satisfaction of these 75,000 citizens has its source in the name Studebaker. We would like you to realize that each and every one of these . 75,000 cars does its full - duty, day by day, precisely because it is a Studebaker car. - j The Studebaker "20" which yottj buy and drive is the embodi' ment and the expression of the sixty-year-old Studebaker policy, of serving its public We want yon to remind yoursel? that the Studebaker word has been good as gold to the buying -- world for more than a century and that it is being made good in every car that issues from the mighty Studebake plants. The globe-girdling . sals system of 'the Studebaker Corporation, the 1,800 Studbaker stores iff' 'America the superb laboratory; and manufacturing equipment in the Studebaker plant and the; low cost of production and dis-i i tribution which they involv j in these factors you find the' reason why the Studebaker "30 lays immediate hold upon your, preference why 1 if appeals toi, you as the very uttermost of , value at. or about S800. ... il Sulphurro SOLD BY Woodard, Clarke & Co. America's Largest Drugstore. Orders kr Stall Promptly Filled. Studebaker Flanders "20" Tsarina; Car. f O F. O. B. Detroit, standard acrti DftUIJ Equipped as above, with Top, Wind.hi.ld, ; Prest-o-lite Tank aad Speedometer. $8&S t Portland, Oregon, Studebaker Corporation of America Hillsboro, Oregon Wilkes Auto & Garage Companj'. i ' Forest Grove, Oregon Gof f Brothers. ; Newberg, Oregon L. E. Baughman. ' ' . , Aurora, Oregon F. L. Miller. Molalla, Oregon Robbing Brothers. 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