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COMING
WITH the coming1 of the cruiser
Marblehead to serve as a train
ing ship for the Oregon Naval
Militia, thus providing a vessel on
which week-end cruises may be taken,
& great impetus is expected to be given
to recruiting in that branch ot the mil
itary service. The Marblehead is now
being repaired in the Mare Island
Jvavy-yard at San Francisco, and is
expected to arrive about May 5.
Officers and men of the Naval Mi
litia are enthusiastic over the coming
of the new cruiser, which is to take
the place of the Boston, the training
ehip here since 1911.
As to the final disposition of the
Boston no information of an official
charter has been received by local Na
tional Guard officers. It is believed,
however, that she willbe sold at auc
tion for conversion into a merchant
vessel; At the present price of bot
toms it is believed that this would be
most economical.
The hull of the old cruiser is still in
rood condition and she could be fitted
with new boilers and machinery and
readily utilized for cargo. On the other
hand, it is considered that it would be
far too expensive to fit her up for
further duty as a war vessel.
Recruiting Likely to Be Stimulated.
Efforts to secure a large number of
new recruits are to be made by the
Naval Militia. The new auxiliary or
ganization formed by Portland attor
neys is expected to assist materially
In this work. The new training ship
will also be an added Inducement.
The Boston is a larger war vessel
than the Marblehead. The Marblehead,
however, is of later design and is built
on speedier lines. She carries a lighter
"battery but of more modern guns. Both
Vessel are third-class cruisers.
The difference "n the two vessels is
Ihown by the following statistics:
Marblehead Built at City Point
"Works, Boston, Mass.; 257 feet long:
87 feet beam; 14 feet 6 Inches depth of
hold; displacement. 2070 tons: trial
speed. 18.44 knots; battery, eight four
Inch 50-caliber rapidfire guns and
three six-pounder rapidfire guns;
echooner rig, two funnels; complement,
12 officers and 239 men and 5 warrant
officers; cost for hull and machinery,
$74,0or: authorised in 1SSS and re
ceived first commission April 2, 1&94.
Boston Wan With Dewey.
Boston Built at Chester, Pa.; 277
feet long; 42 feet 2 inches beam; 16 feet
10 inches depth of hold; displacement.
3000 tons; trial speed. 15.6 knots;
kchooner rig. two funnels: battery, two
ierht-inch SO-caliber breech-loading
rifles, three six-inch 30-caliber rapid
fire guns, one four-inch 40-caliber
rapidfire- gun and six six-pounders;
complement, 12 officers, 251 men and
5 warrant officers; cost of hull and
machinery, $619,000; authorized in
1S83 and first commissioned May 2,
1S87.
The Boston was one of the original
members of the "White Squadron" on
the Atlantic preceding the Spanish
American war. She served In Admiral
Dewey's fleet during that war and
took part in the battle of Manila Bay.
Later the Boston was a member of the
Pacific fleet and took part in the
maneuvers at the time of the Panama
Colombia difficulties. The cruiser -was
turned over to the Oregon Naval
Militia in May, 1911. and in July of
that year made a cruise with the mem
bers of that organization to Coos Bay.
That was her last cruise, and since that
time she has been declared unfit for
Fea duty and has been moored in the
river.
Marblehead Was Blockader.
The Marblehead also took part in the
Spanish-American War. and as a mem
ber of Admiral Sampson's fleet she
participated in the blockade of Cuba.
At that time she was commanded by
the late Rear-Admiral B. H. McCalla,
then a captain. Later the Marblehead
was sent to the Pacific Coast for
service, being for a time a member of
the same fleet as the Boston. For sev
eral years she has been used by the
Naval Militia of California for a train
ing ship.
The Naval Militia has made a num
ber of substantial additions to its mem
bership recently and it is estimated
that 40 per cent of the men now be
longing to the organization Joined
eince the cruise in July and August.
A notable addition made recently was
that of the high school division com
posed of students of Washington High
School and now comprising 47 mem
bers. The 21 members of the postmens
hand also Joined in a. body, thus giv
ing the Naval Militia that splendid
musical organization.
The new members are particularly
enthusiastic over the Naval Militia.
Since the high school division was or
ganized December 28 there have been
among Its membership but two ab
sences from drill duty and both of
those were caused by sickness. The
postmens' bond. Joining about the same
time, has had but three absences. Those
were caused by the death of a brother
cf three of the members of the band.
, Target Practice Improves.
The Naval Militia, which now has a
BiemnershlD of 210 men, was organized
In January, 1911. Previous to that,
however, there was a voluntary naval
reserve, which was formed by proc
lamation of the Governor in 1910.
Since its organization the Naval Militia
has made a cruise each Summer, the
first being on the Boston to Coos Bay.
After 1911, however, one of the cruis
ers of the regular Navy was detailed
by the War- Department to take the
militia.
During the cruise of 1914 the Oregon
Militia had its first chance at target
practice. The members failed to give a
pood account of themselves, but on the
following cruise, 1915, they made an
unusually good record, their percent
aee being 87 H- For the last two years
the Naval Militia has also participated
In the state and National rifle matches
and has made good showings in each
contest.
Preliminary to an active campaign.
OF MARBLEHEAD EXPECTED TO
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for recruits for the Oreeon Nava"
Militia Lieutenant-Commander George
F. Blair, commanding officer of the
Naval Militia, is preparing for publi
cation a pamphlet describing the or
ganization. The text has been ar
ranged and it gives some straightfor
ward reasons for preparedness.
Answering the question: "Why
should I Enlist?" Commander Blair
gives the six following reasons:
"It is your duty as & citizen."
"It is your own salvation In case
you are compelled to serve."
"It develops your physical condi
tion." "It broadens your viewpoint by add
ing to your knowledge and experience."
"It will aid you to aavanoe in your
civil occupation."
"It will be a pleasure to you."
Continuing the same thought h6
eays:
"As a citizen you are not only en
titled to protection yourself, but you
have also guaranteed protection to
your fellow citizens, and if you are In
capable of Intelligent co-operation for
military defense you fail in your duty
as a citizen. Furthermore, if you are
unwilling to aid in the defense of
others you are not entitled to protec
tion at their expense, and not only are
you a poor citizen yourself, but also
you encourage others to be poor cit
izens. "In case of war with any world
power your services would be needed,
and eventually would be compelled,
and if you are unprepared your life
will be sacrificed to your own lack of
thought and foresight
Object In to Create Reserve.
"If you take up a branch of military
service similar to your civil occupa
tion you have opportunities for prac
tical and technical instruction under
experienced masters which you could
not obtain otherwise outside a tech
nical institution or college."-
Of the work of the Naval Militia he
says:
"As the primary object of the Naval
Militta is to provide an efficient re
serve force to fill vacancies existing in
the complements of the first and sec
ond line ships and complements of the
ships In reserve, strict discipline is en
forced during the weekly hour and a
half drill period and during cruises,
and the drills and instruction are de
signed so as to perfect each man in
the duties of his rate So far as the
limited time allows.
"As a secondary object the state au
thorities try so to arrange the drills
and instruction that each man will re
ceive training whicii will ba ot .value
THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,
Week-End Cruises for Naval Militia Are Possible in New Training Ship, Which Is Seaworthy.
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to him In his chosen occupation or fit
him for a trade or profession.
"Though the Naval Militia slogan is
work, social and athletic activities are
encouraged. Once a quarter a dance Is
given for the entire ship's company.
Occasional entertainments are given by
individual divisions. The athletic club
gives smokers, and boat races are held
between divisions and in competition
with other ships. Concerts are also
given by the band."
In closing Comamnder Blair urges the
young man to enlist.
, "Do your part in our National task,"
LEGAL SIDELIGHTS FOR
LAWYERS AND LAYMEN
BT REYKELliE G. E. CORNISH, OF PORTLAND BAR.
FOUND A HERO! When a team
of horses, hitched to a heavy
streetsweeper is dashing down a
crowded thoroughfare, what is the duty
of a man, strong in courage and capable
Ijmyslcally 7 Shall he keep himseir in
Assured safety "and let the runaway
horses go on their way, unchecked,
or shall he try to stop them? And if
he tries and falls, what does the law
say of his act? -
These interesting questions are dis
cussed in Halloran vs. City of New
York. 153 N. Y. S. 417. In this case the
man on the sidewalk tried and failed.
His administrator sued the city of New
York, to whom the street-sweeper and
team belonged, for his death, alleging
that Its negligence in permitting the
team to run away bad caused the ac
cident. The city defended on the ground that
the deceased had been guilty of con
tributory negligence by voluntarily
placing himself in danger, in his at
tempt to stop the team, so that his es
tate was barred from recovery.
The court held that it was a ques
tion for the jury to decide whether the
act of the deceased was rash or justi
fied under the circumstances. That
where horses were dashing through the
streets, unattended, the Jury was Justi
fied in inferring that if they continued
unchecked harm would come to some
one; and that the sense of duty to
rescue a person in danger based upon
feelings of the highest value.
"Whether or not it is culpable to
obey that duty rests upon the condi
tions presented. . . It is a choice
between strong and brave men keeping
themselves In assured safeLy aud let
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he says. "If you are a young man en
list in the Naval Militia or some other
branch of the voluntary forces it only
means the giving one-half of 1 per cent
of your time to the military work. If
you are too old to enlist inform your
self as to the true conditions existing
in this country and encourag-e enlist
ments by the younger men. Remember
that National defense is a matter vital
to your personal welfare. If you do
your part others will do theirs. If you
shirk, others will do likewise. So stop
leaving the military work to. the other
fellow, get in and act."
ting these horses make their hurtling
way unchecked, or 'using efforts as
prudently as the occasion permits to
prevent it."
The jury rendered its verdict against
the city and in favor of the estate of
the hero.
And the cook blew up! ... Cooks
are notoriously hot of disposition and
Inclined to "blow up" on short provo
cation. And the cook in Holmberg vs.
Jacobs, 150 Pac. 284, (Or.) seems to
have been no exception to the general
rule.
In this case the cook claimed that
her employer had furnished her with a
defective gas stove which was in such
a rusted and dilapidated condition that
gas would escape and accumulate In
the stove, making it unsafe and danger
ous when any person should use it.
The testimony showed that the plaint
iff had lighted both of the oven burn
ers about 20 minutes before the ex
plosion and that during that period she
had opened the oven door three times
to test the heat.
The court held that It would take
Judicial notice of the fact that gas
ordinarily used for fuel is so inflam
mable that the moment a flame is ap
plied it will immediately ignite with
an instant explosion if it is present
in any appreciable volume. Since ac
cording to the cook's testimony, the
gas had been lighted for 20 minutes
before, the explosion evidently could
not have occurred from any previously
accumulated gas as alleged, and there
being no evidence of any leak from a
pipe or any way In "which gas could
get Into ilio oven ticot tnrouh Lbe.1
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burners which she claimed were lighted,
she had not established her allegations.
"The mere occurrence of an injury
furnishes no cause for action, . . it
is incumbent upon the plaintiff, not
only to establish the happening of the
accident as stated, but also that it
happened on account of the negligence
alleged in the complaint. . . Such a
State of testimony, leaves the jury
merely to speculate upon the actual
cause of the accident, and the author
ities ae unanimous to the effect that
a recovery cannot be made to depend
upon pure speculation."
Mind Your Step The defendant
owned a grocery store and a butcher
shop between which there were swing
ing doors for the use of customers.
The floor of the butcher shop was
slightly lower than that of the grocery
store and a platform on a level witn
the floor of the grocery store extended
a short distance beyond the doors.
A customer who had never before
been in the butcher shop, passed
through the doors, stepped on the edge
of the platform and fell. She sued
the butcher for damages.
The court held that if the construc
tion of the platform was so obviously
faulty that t constituted a trap the
defendant was liable for negligence
in maintaining it. Hanley vs. Butler,
153 N. Y. S. 39.
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motorist does not always discharge his
duty to the public by a mere blowing
of his horn. In the case of Fu'rianao
vs. Bird, 146 Pac. 58. the driver of an
automobile overtook a person riding
a horse along the highway. He blew
his horn, but when he observed that
the rider apparently did not hear it
he continued without slackening his
speed and ran into the horse.
In an action brought to recover for
the damages which resulted, the court
held that a person riding a horse on
a highway was not obliged to constant
ly look back, even though he was hard
of hearing, especially where there .was
ample room for the driver of an autor
mobile to turn out and avoid striking
his horse, and that where the driver
observed that such person did not hear
his horn it was his duty to slow down
and even stop if necessary. In order to
prevent an accident.
Domicile Distinguished From Resi
dence The domicile or habitancy of a
person is that fixed place of abode to
which he intends to return habitually
when absent. Miller vs. Miller, 136 Pac.
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Mary Pickforrt's "Brother" Jailed.
LANSING. Mich., March 18. Gover
nor Ferris has, issued requisition papers
lot Paul Morton, alias Paul Norton
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Pickford. who is under arrest in Ala
bama. He is wanted at Paw Paw on a,
charge of passing worthless checks.
Morton, at times, said he was a brother
of Mary Pickford, the movie actress,
and while in Paw Paw, it is said, played
that role. According to moving-picture
magazines, he is wanted in sev
eral -places for schemes regarding moving-picture
theaters, which turned out
to be fraudulent.
Celilo. Fan Fran-is-o for Astoria, 10 miles
fomh of Blunts Reef.
TODAY'S AID TO BEAUTY
An especially fine shampoo for this
weather can be easily made at trifling
expense by simply dissolving a tea
spoonful of canthrox in a cup of hot
water. Pour slowly on scalp and mas
sage briskly. This creates a soothing,
cooling lather that dissolves and re
moves all dandruff, excess oil and dirt.
Rinsing leaves the scalp spotlessly
clean, soft and pliant, while the hair
takes on a glossy richness of natural
color, also a fluffiness which makes it
seem very much heavier than it Is.
After a canthrox shampoo arranging
Uiu hair 1 a pleasure, Adv.
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