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THE, OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL'. ? PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12,- 1908.
COLONEL CRAWFORD TO
HAKE HOME i OREGON
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lictiringr Officer Will Ecturn to Native State Tells W-
fi terestiilff Stores of Adventure in Early Days' vv
(Waahloftoa Cartas of The Journal.)
f i Washington, D. C4 Jan. JLTm fo-
lr back to Oreaon Just aa aoon fca
an retired. January 17," o aald Colon!
Medoram , Crawford, of tha artillery
corps,. U.S. A., a native ot: Yamhill
county, one or the most Interesting of
" ricera wha aver wore the blua uniform,
When he arrives In Portland, ha will
tell some stories ef the red apple atate
' which thouianda of preeent residents
htfver heard. Colonel Crawford will be
retired on account of reaching the afte
limit of 4, having ; served ' 48 yeare,
after making- record or which any eol
dler mlaht be nroud.i ' u - .
,s Talking with him, one la Impressed
With the Idea that he would be eligible
to aecept the chair or biatory oz western
events In any eoaat college. Me re
members Dr. McLaughlin, factor of the
Hwdson Bay company. Governor Curry,
Uo ueeK, orave pioneer wno, at cnam
bopt. etood forth at the critical moment
anu eaia: "i m lor ui union ; uev.
ornor Aberaethr. provlnlonel' governor
of Oregon; J. W, Neimlth, father , of
Senator . Ankeny'a wife, and joe Lane,
grandfather of Portland' mayor, first
governor of organised Oregon, later one
or tn met aenatora from Oregon wun
eiaacn emun.
'. ' taw" Xndlang Banged.
T remember aeelng Joe Meek, 'aa
sheriff or federal marshal, hang the
Indiana who headed the Whitman mas
se rro, colonel Crawford ' aald.
Colohel Crawford's' father was CaDtaln
Crawford, who went from the east with
tua nrst organised emigration to ure
gnn In 184 J across the plains tn -wagon.
Hi family settled at Salem," where his
rather taught in the Indian acnooi, tnen
movad to Yamhill count? and married
Miss Adeline Drown, "who had been of
the company that crossed the plains. -,
The most Interesting stftry he tells
end it J not lees tunning nor emeu
boys than Robinson Crusoe ar 8 wis
Family Robinson la of the- expedition
he made to Alaskn, of the wrecking of
their ship, of theft- hardship and dan
trwra from hostlla Indiana, and the tern-
porary trial through which he passed
until the government learned that fail
ure to report by him as (quartermaster
was not due to neglect, but waa because
ha was shivering with 1(0 men, women
and children on the Inhospitable shores
of Alaska.
'- Telling about tiat experience, he aald:
waa graduated from West Point in
1867. having served as a cadet for four
years, and was assigned to the Second
artillery at Vancouver barrack. Alaska
had juat been bought. The government
In a few month sent an expedition
there to make certain the safety of set.
tier who might go to the new terri
tory, and I waa made quartermaster and
commissary, with 1166,000 of stores
and about 18.000 In cash In my care.
The captain of the ship, a lumber lug
ger Bailing from Puget sound, got drunk
and wrecked the ship along the coast
Alaska, and the entire company or
0 men. women and children waa cast
ashore In amall boat In the early morn
Ing, without clothing other than w had
worn' in the nurht, ana no 100a nor
weapons, excepting two pistol.,
" V9 Vusuaef Monlo.
'Terhapa that seems like a hummer
plcnlo, to some people who go there
now. But It wn't W were bun
dreds of mile from aettlement. W
were surrounded by Indiana We were
defenseless. We were cold and hungry.
We had no ship In which to get away.
We had no meana wherewith to trans
mit new of our disaster to the war
department There were other phase
of the troublesome situation, but that
la a long enough catalogue, i guess.
"For 18 month w remained there.
During most of the time we extracted
very little Joy from living, and when we
finally-got back to the states w were
not anxious araln to emigrate to Alaska.
"But there were ludicrous phase of
those experiences. i rememoer mat.
soon after we landed from the wrecked
ship, ana were huddled together on the
iihfire with a trifle of weak nowder
dried from that saved from the ship's
wreck after it was soaiced, ana a moun
tain nowiuer, aiso aracgea asnore, we
thought to over-awe the Indian who
were camned near.. . Set we loaded that
howitzer wun some ox me wee pow
der. and. hautlna the gun to an ear
fnencfe. coin ted It out to se and fired
it on. ,..-: i '. . . - . i .
"Tn an . hour, consternation rained.
whesv-w witnessed about half a hun
dred war canoe rounding a point end
drawing near, with the ehlef of the tribe
In the center of what seemed to be a
fierce battle-array. Onward earn the
aborigines, and every passing minute
anneared to subtract that much from
only a amall fragment of time we had
remaining on ear in. -"We
stationed our oeonle back from
the .shore, behind aome natural breast
work, and another officer and I ad
vanced to meet the approaching savaaes
and make aa good a bluff aa we could
tf aave tna day, .
Thought n waa Bignai.
"We called on a Russian sailor to act
as Interpreter, and he finally conveyed
to ua that tne enter ana nia peooie nai
been accnatomed to work at manual la
bor for certain Russian officers when
that country owned Alaska, and that the
lanal aareed on between the Russians
and the Indians when the latter were
wanted war to fir off a cannon from
that same cliff.
"We immediately aesiimed a nerce
aspect, aeeured the cowering savages
that we did not want them then, but
that If we ever did we would fire the
howltser."
Colonel Crawford is now in commana
nt Fort Wadsworth. New York harbor.
and la In Waahlngton on leave of absence.
Efforts are belna made to procure ror
him the deserved promotion to briga
dier-general. Senator Fulton, Bourne,
Ankeny and Pile have Joined in the
endeavor and the secretary of war ha
been Importuned to grant the promotion.
Colonel Crawford rrienas, in look
ing over his record, found aomethlng a
one nolnt whlnh vnva them nauae. I
waa recorded that whan he left on that
Alaskan expedition he was aoon cut off
the army's payroll, and that the gov
ernment held him charged up with
1166,000 stores and 11.000 in casn.
This looked bad, and they hurried on
with their reading. It was found then
that it waa the wrecking of the amp,
the inahilitv to communicate With th
government for a year, that caused the
misunderstanding, and that, when , the
aovernment learned the facts. It not
onlv relieved Colonel Crawford, then
second lieutenant, from .blame, - but
praised him for valor and unusual devo
tion to duty, and the record made to
that effect - i .
Colonel Crawford waa for 81 year a
lieutenant, the longeet period, a unueo
State lieutenant ever served. He com
manded the detachment i her Which
guarded Glteau the day be waa exe
cuted. -ana ne took part in tne ipamn
war, gervlng as chief of ordnance of
Cuba. II waa once nrofeeaor of mill
tary instruction at Bowdoln college In
Maine. He own a farm In Oregon,
part of the original homestead la xanv
am county. : i . -
FASHION IN nATS.
Suggoatlon That They Maj Be Blade
y .Taller. ; ;v';-.-y:
' " From the London News,,.
The question whether the tall hat ahall
become taller' la now , being anxiously
debated by the half -4 oxen weat end hat
tera who role the fashion, and several
of them have " almoat decided to take
a atep in that direction by an Increase
of one-sixfcenth Of an inch In height
"The Englishman." said a west and
hatter yesterday, "1 never violent or
conspicuous lrf changing a fashion, and
only a very' alight alteration can bo
made at a time. For two or three
year a however. . there has been no de
elded chanae In' the shape of the top-
nat, and it seema aoout lime mere waa
aome alteration. Tbe limit of shallow
ness seema to have been reached. They
are now being made six Inches deep
in amall slsee and about six and a quar
ter In the laraeat. so that they can
only grow taller again. A six teen tn
or even a Quarter, of an Inch does no
sound very much, but It really makes
areat deal of difference in tne ap
pearance of a hat, The very tall hat
of IS years ago waa only six ana zive-
eignis incnes arep.
"I do not believe, however, the ton.
hat will become a deep a that again
The bell shape ha come to atay, ami
If you Increase the depth, the shape
must either become nearly straight or
display a conspicuous ana inelegant
waist."
Living In the Tombs of Egypt.
From Leslie's Weekly.
It la surbria ne to stranaer to find
Egyptian families occupying some of
the tombs which have been excavated
and ahnndoned. It seems unonnnv to
see babies playing cheerfully about the
doors of tne tomb nouees and to watcn
chickens running In and out es they do
nt the mud dwellings. Whn ques
tioned about the tombs a dragoman
said that those occupied as homos had
been tomb of ordinary rltlxens and
were of no value as show-places for
tourists. A some of them have sev
eral rooms extending Into the rock, and
as they are cool in the hottest days of
summer and warm in the cool
days of winter, they are altogether
desirable as homes. The Egyptians do
not share the horror of dead bodies felt
by Europeans, children run about with
pieces of mummies, and If they cannot
dispose of them to tourist they play
with them. A nrummified foot or hand
is so common In Luxor that one may
be purchased for a few cents.
SOCIETY
(Continued fom Page Two.)
-', Sunday, at the Evangelical paraonag
at Ockley Green,-Oscar. Brelthaupt and
Mlsa Grace E. Peterson were married.
In the presence of a number Of near
relative Rev. J. Boweraox performed
th ceremony, using the beautiful ring
servlo. They will make their home In
Clackamas county, - ..
it it 7'
Miss Italia E. Hubbard and Harry S
Tomllnson wart . married at the Cen
tenary M. XI. parsonage, 80S East Oak
street, cnristms day. Mr. and Mrs.
Tomunaon win uv at 401 least wash
ington Street.
. Ura. Corlathe V, Richardson and
Frank -u. Irons were married br Dr.
Clarence True Wilson at S0O Overton
street. December 84. They will reside
at Lyons, uregon.
K. O. Sundelln and Emily Lindeberg,
both Of Qulncy. Oregon, were married
at tha Norwegian Lutheran parsonage
Wednesday evening, ev. U. uagoea of
(totaling. i ,
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COJIINO EVENTS
Considerable Interest la being man!
fested la tbe benefit to be git an it
Women tt Woodcraft hall, ' Tenth and
Taylor streets, next Saturday evening,
under tha auaplcea of tha Daughters
of tha Confederacy. On this occasion
they will present Mrs. Sylvia W.'Mo
"I .. I M UA Jl.t.. . . . ,
ator. In her new lecture, "Echoes From
jjixie-iana. : inn is a lull evening a
entertainment Including a talk on the
ante-bellum, period of the old south.
and Introducing her unique and Inter
esting oaraey dialect stories , and
ketches port ravine southern tmes that
are xaai paaaing away,
A . long list , of patrona has
been secured from among the proml-
nant . mn lit h a. vn nyntA ,K aI,-.
string orchestra will play and a public
reception will follow the evening en'
tertainmenu a Devy of rouna alrla will
act aa usher under the supervision- if
Mra V. C. M. SUva. The proceed of
me arrair win ne usea py tne iaugh
tera of the Confederacy In charltaolj
work.
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Cam el la cliapter. No. 27, Order of
Eastern Star, held Its Installation cere
monies. Monday evening In the new
Maaonlo temple. Retlrlnr Matron Nel.
lie McKlnlev was the Installing offi
cer, assisted by Mrs. A. Q. Bachwolt
as marshal. An Interesting program
wa riven after which Mlas MrKlnUv
was presented with a past matron's jew
el from the chapter, and a beautiful
hand painted picture from the retiring
officers.
The leap yearbali. to be given at
Ringlefs new hall, Orund avenue and
East Morrison street, Thursday eve
nine.. January 23. Dromlaea to ha en
enjoyable affair. The patronesses will
be: Mr. P. J. Smyth. Mrs. T. A. Kin
dred, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. W. J. Smith,
Mrs. I. A. A rata, Mrs. John Cordano,
Mrs. J. Carlson.
The art department of the Woman'
club will meet next Tuesday at 2
ciock in me an room or tne Jfublla
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Ladies' ancl Misses5, . "
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Uwally Sold From $50.00 to $85!00 -1 .' ".
At $21.00 EaCk
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Stretrtwcar
Traveling
Automotilip
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EVERY COAT
n Ugually SoU From $25.00 to $5000
Upera Loats ,
included At $1L00 Eachv
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STORE OPENS AT 8.30 A M.
library.
Drawlni
Subject, "Beauty of
of the Human Figure
trated by Works of French School and
Line:
-Illui-
by Works of American Artists."
Mrs. Nina Larowe will commence
young people's Saturday evening; claaa
a enougn appucai
Inquire till I p. m.
aa aoon a enough applications are re
eelvea.
The Myxpah Social club will hold Ita
next whist social at the home at Mrs.
Jessie Vose, Flrland, Thursday after
noon, January is.
Learn to dance correctly from Prof.
Rlnaler: class or Private Instruction
daily; elegant ballroom; phones.
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The Ollaoodrlda rlrla of Trvlnrtnn
will give a dance Friday evenlna. Janu-
ry 24, at the Irvlngton clubhouse. The
patronesses are: Mrs. O. W, Kendall,
Mrs. J. E. Povey, Mra. Rentier and Mrs.
A. E. Coota. j ,
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mra. C. S. Unna leave today
on an extended eaatera and aouthern
trip. .
Captain J. J. Reynolds is making a
stay at Hotel Del Coronado. Coronado
Beach, California.
Misa Irene Flynn la visiting In Al
bany at th home of her brother J. It.
Flynn.
Mra. Paul Berkman of Seattle, who Is
on her way to aouthern California, 1
the guest of Mlas Fleckensteln, at 191
Seventh street Mrs. erkmait, will be
at home to her friends Tuesday after
noon. ' . v .-.
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Ice Sailors Bag ai Wolf.
Employe of the government Indian
school have built two Iceboats and are
learning to handle them in a seaman
like manner.
While one party waa enjoying a sail
they discovered a wolf and Immediately
gave chase. - On of the runner truck
the wolf. It was atunned by tha blow,
and then easily killed by. the sailors, (
The Democratic natldnaf convention to
be held in Denver In July will be the
first national gathering of Its kind to be
held In equal suffrage territory.- It Is
more than probable that several -women
delegatea will seek recognition from the
convention. . i .
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All Grades of f IRNIIIRE and CARPETS-We Are
Handling It Too In BIG QUANTITIES DURING OUR
Annual durance Sale
NEARLY EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE ISyREDUCED IN PRICE DURING
THIS SALE REDUCTIONS GENERALLY ARE FROM 10 TO 50 PER CENT.
A point we wish to impress is that very little of the merchandise included in this Clear-
ance Sale has been in the store for any length of time; in fact, a large part of it has arrived
within the last two months. Every article on sale is desirable, but much of
our goods for this season have come in late. Had these goods arrived at the
time they should, they would have been sold and out of the way. But other
goods have beetf contracted for and are due to arrive, and to make room for
these we must put our present stock on sale at sacrifice prices. A few of the
reductions in the different departments are shown today; space will not per
mit us to show all. As fast as articles are sold and taken off the floors, new
goods will bt put in their places, so come to the store often remember that
Vnearly every piece in the house can be purchased for much less than regular.
Clearance of Steel
Ranges
Two cars of Stewart Steel Ranges on the
way makes it imperative' that we have
room. During this week we shall give you
very special prices on our range stock. For
more than a quarter of a century the manu
facturers of the
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Clearance of Leather
Upholstered Rockers
$27.50Lcather Rockers, now.f 21.00
$25.00 Leather Rockers, now. flS.SO
$20.00 Leather Rockers, now.fl5.50
$18.00 Leather Rockers, now.fl4.00
$65.00 Genuine Leather Couches $4250
$55.00 Genuine Leather Couches. . :. ..'.$33.50 ,
$45.00 Leather Couches go at. . . . . .$27.50 ;
$40.00 Leather Couches now selling at . '$25.00 v
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