THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1903.
WARSHIPS 111
Starting; Monday! aM
LOS MILES
completed tlie Mteions dn biir
Thousands of Enthusiastic
: Americans Turn Out to
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store we will make al20 Ser
Greet -Fleet at Second
- Home Port Entered Since
Jackies Left Atlantic
cent reauction on all
.'', ': By Oeorge Edward Oraham, r
(Hearst Wews by Uafest Leaeed Wlte.)
"Lea Angelee, CaL, April It. A email
bey not . very grammatical la - epeech.
etood on the breakwater at Baa Pedro,
waved a imiU Amtrlcu and
ehouted "Too fleet baa cameVend be
hind the pox etood tbouaanda of full
, red-otooded American clUiene with
bade and flaca and deoorated automo-
bUtt, only a amall portion of the thoua
anda that would have been there IX they
ould have found aeoommodatlona . of
tranaportatloa and beaoh room to wel
come to American ahoraa and aoll tha
greatest battleship fleet that ever aaUad
any mala. It waa tha aaoond phase of
weioome ox tna ateie ox uaiuornia,
given through Loa Ace alas, tha metrop
olla of tha aouthweat, end tta aubaidlary
cltiea. :
And each a welcome aa It waa I , Not
avail tha moat enthusiastic in hot An
Sale avar thought what It night mean,
utotnobllea war at a premium early In
tha moraine Surface lines, although
every form of conveyance from ark
tlmee to tha praaent were brought Into
requisition, admitted failure early in
the day to. aocommodate the waiting
hoeta. Steam rallroada grew tired of
trying to get their tralna off on time
and ran aa enuiuee, nunareaa crowning
upon them without tlckete. From tha
beaohee above, thouaanda walked down
to Ban Pedro and soon white sands and
low bllla and breakwater and In fact
every available point waa a waving
maaa of- color, for no matter what the
oosturae. how somber the dress, there
waa a decoration of the red, white and
blue that made It one huge Pag of the
country.
Una of Sftaoke.
And auch waa the preparation of wel
come when over the horlson the line
appeared iuat a thin line of amok, a
mere hue. There waa a hum of entlcl
patlon. Not all knew that that waa the
algnal of the fleet's coming but glaasea
went- up and eyea.wera glued to that
great line or smoke.
Then It grew Into two, and then three
nd then half a doien. and then the
pie by the thousands arose to their
feet prepared to cheer. Slowly from the
southern horison there appeared the
slender line of the Connecticut military
' mast, then her searchlight top and then
her fighting ton. Behind rose the signal
of the other ships and cheers, which the
sailor men ' oould not hear, because of
their distance from snore, rent tne air.
They're here, they're here, hurrah!"
waa the clarion call. From the blue
ness of the sea rose the bronze super
structure of the flagship. The others
followed In majestlo procession. Out
from the mass of foam made by the
headway of the abh came the whtte
1 hull of the f Irat of the great squad
ron, shining In the brilliant sunshine
of the most glorious day Of all the
glorious days that southern California
could possibly give aa a token of w el-
coma.- . -
. . 'Thornae oa ftme.
And aa they moved Into tha line Of
Sight where great turreia anq mrr, al
erting guna could be deteoted, where
the waving flag of the Union could be
een on the quarterdeck staff, when
even tha blue line of men could be seen
at the raiL then enthusiasm broke
bound. And Thomas, like Thomas al-
waya, came on time. He pulled up
anchor on time at San Diego this morn
Ins:. The engines turned in every one
of the It ships at his order with the
precision of a military company, the
great fleet paraded up the ooast, nav-
Igatora keeping the closest snore oie
tanoe compatible with safety that would
Oil allow a waiting coastline of epeo
tatora to aee the great array of Uncle
Bams aerenaera. .
And when they naa passea tnis re-
iine or atoui isu miies
i
ing goods and
HATS
o
everything
but contract
L. & W. Collars and Dunlap Hats
289 and 291 Washington Street
Perkins Hotel
ri
that caused
vlaw erf a aoaati
lined with spectators, they dropped
their anchors at San Pedro with a sim
ulUneoua splash and awung Into their
divisions with a precision t
rhMr unon chaar.
Thomas is a areat commander. Ht
has followed his calling orders with ac
curacy. He baa acted aa tha nation a
representative In foreign countries.
With a diplomacy that haa never been
excelled. He naa at ait times paia uw
erenoe to Admiral Evans, with an ex-
actnasa that haa won him approval, but
he haa also won approval xrom every
officer of tha 400 or mora serving with
him.
liberty for Hen.
There haa been a little discontent
aboard, but, aa Admiral Thomas say a,
It will fade away tomorrow and the
Eezt day and the next, like fog before
oa Angelea sunshine. At no port at
which the ships have, landed have the
enlisted men had full shore leave be
cause of tha limitations of the email
cities to entertain them. But Admiral
S'homaa haa arranged that every man
ack, of them ahall have hla time ashore.
"1 nave ordered that each ship of tha
fleet ahall aend a division of men, that
is about 100, ashore eaoh of the four
days, beginning on Monday," said Ad
miral Thomas. "That means that about
na men a dav. will have llbnrtv tn
your city and that before we leave every
man will have had liberty. I put great
Tou
tn
alike
will find them splendid fellowa.
will have no cause to regret It.
And ao. filled with H.000 Impatient
men, the great ships lie orr Ban -earo
tonight Tomorrow, Impatient though
they be. they will play : thei gracious
cart of host and will take eager thou
sands of cltlxena through their etetl
homea, glad to show how they live and
how rtiev flsrht. if they have to. But
thev are In areat anticipation, for they
have aeen the nrograma of the enter
tainment of the men promised
the city and officers and , men
are Jubilant over It
Boys' Play Ashore.
Thera la something: splendid about
the way those men relax ror amuse
a n nffiu, whn haa served lr
th Snanlsh war and was in the thick
of the fight Is Just boylike crasy over
seeing the wild west show which Los
Angeles haa promised. Men who were
In the thick of the disaster to tne tur
im t h, Xflaaniirl and the Georali
are talking about the boys' play they
are aroint to have ashore ana yet at
tha null to Quarters you would aee
ih.. Minori N rnah for the breach
their great destroying guns and go into
action with grim determination to Win.
Ther are hunareaa aooaru wuo invo
already amelled the amoke or Datue.
There are thousands eager to smell It
if opportunity arises,
Kew Katatorinm Opened In Haaly Bldg,
a new attraction on the east side
h. will h much ' rtatroniaea durm
k. iimm, iMinn haa been opened by
Professor Rlngler In the basement of
the WenJv block, corner Grand avenue
and Eaat Morrison street. A porcelain
swimming pool ZU oy lu tees naa twien
metalled. This tank la fed with' famous
Bull Run water which la kept pontlnu
lv chana-lnr and mamtaineu at a uni
rm iemnnrnture of 76 deerees.
Th will - be swimming contests,
water polo games ana otner ainietic
contests held weekly and prises
oy roieasor
confidence In my men. I think you wee!
awarded to the winners
gler. uenain aiieriiuuua n
k will be given to ladies only.
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THE WONDER MILLINERY GO;
- t CORNER MORRISON AND FIRST STREETSL '
to rani tor
Congressman Lilley Says
Neff Wrote Lists Similar
to Anonymous Letters.
(Burst News by Lonfeit Leued Wire.)
Washington, April 18. Tha subma
rine investigating committee today es
tablished the fact by expert testimony
that the two anonymoua communica
tions attacking tha character of Repre
sentative George A. Loud of Michigan,
a member of the naval committee, filed
with the committee, were written on
the same typewriter aa were the list
of Questions handed the committee by
Kenresentative ueorce T. Lduey to oe
propounded offlcera of tha General Eleo-.
trie Boat company.
Mr. uiiey testinea mat tnese jiata
of questions were typewritten for him
by A. K. Men,
Ington.
a representative of the
laka xorpeao ttoat company in wasn
lna-ton. The lam company is a Ditte;
rival of tha General Electrlo Boat com
Danv. Mr. Lllley - admitted that of
course the LAke company supplied him
with much of tha information he haa
filed with " the committee concerning
alleged reprehensible methoda of the
General , Electrlo company in securing
contracts from the government.
In hla examination before the com.
m It tee Mr. Neff said that he had type
written many of the technical questions
asked the officers of the General -Electric
Boat company .end had given them
to Mr. Lllley. Mr. Neff also said that
he was alone at the present time at
tha Washington office of tha Lake
company and that he aid moat or hla
own typewriting. ' He will be recalled
y me commmee 10 uu wini no Knows
f anonymoua communications. Chair
man Boutell of the committee apruni
ha expert testimony in a aensationa.
manner.
"Aa no one haa had the courage," ha
said, "to acknowledge having written
these dastardly attempts to blacken the
character of Representative Loud and
to defeat hla renominatlon. the com
mittee haa taken what steps It could
to establish tneir autnorenip."
The anonymoua communicatlona re
ferred to were written to 'Jesse Car
mlchael, correspondent for a Michigan
newspaper, and to State Senator Frank
Edinboro of Michigan, a former pri
vate secretary or Mr. jjouo, wno la
aeeklng to' defeat Mr. Loud for the re
nomination for congress. Each of these
communications charred thatiMr. Loud
haa improper aeaunga wun tna General
Electrlo Boat company. The : experta
employed on tna worn or tne commit
tea were David Carvalho of New York,
wno testified In the Oberlia M. Car
tar ease: William J. Kinsley of New
York, who testified tn tha Moliceaux
case, and Alberts. Oa borne,, who waa
tha expert in - the Rloe-Patrlck case.
t ney agreea in tneir conclusion max
the anonymoua communicatlona, had
baan written on the same tynewrltina
machine aa the lists of technical ques
tions handed the committee by Mr. Lll
ley. . The - experta were questioned by
the committee as to whether they eon Id
say that - the aame operator had writ
ten the' communicatlona - and tha ques
tions, but . thav i declined to make , a
positive statement on the subject ,
The, committee will recall Mr. Neff
for examination Monday and Mr. Lil-
ley also wiU be aakea to reappear. The
committee expects to. examine on the
same day Charles R. Flint. j. Grant
Bowne and Henry. BergA all of' New
York, aa to alleged effort of the Lake.
Boat company ana tna uenerai jiaee
trlo Boat company to sell out to each
other or". to,- merge.. - ' -. ;.,-.
orncera or me two compamea nave
riven, conflicting testimony on these
points. The committee desires to get
ttie trutn cf tne matter.
i MD
OH PILE OF LAVA
A. A. Baldwin, Crook Va
quero, Crushed and Kicked
Will Probably Die,
(Special Dispatch to The JooraaL)
Prlneville, Or., April 18 A. A. Bald
win, a young horseman of Crook- ooun-
ty, waa perhaps fatally injured on the
desert between this place and Bend
Thursday forenoon at about 11 o'clock.
Baldwin had been rldina In that vlclnltv
tor some time, xnursaay ne was rid
lng a horse that became unmanageable
id ran through a closed gate of poul-
netting, throwing horaa and rider
lnft
o a pile of lava rock.
William Baldwin, who waa near tha
unfortunate man when the accident oc
curred, saw the horse kick twice, and
when he got to the scene found the
rider with hla skull badly crushed, the
oiooa oozing rrora nis eyes ana ears,
indicating that he had been kicked In
the head. A gold watch that he carried
In his vest pocket was badly crushed,
either by tha fall or from a kick by
the home.
Drs. Rosenberg and Coe agree that
reoovery ia practically Impossible. Bald
win is almost entirely paraiyzea ana
has not spoken since the horse fell.
tie is oeing carea ior at tne uaven-port-Stanley
ranch, near which the ac
cident occurred, and all that la possible
ia being done.
ENGAGEMENT BEOKEN;
YOUNG MAN A SUICIDE
(Anactal Dlroatch to The lonratl.) -
Silverton, Or.. April 18. In a fit of
Insanity over a broken marriage engage,
eastern Oregon, shot and .killed himself
ment, Custer Dinwiddle, a young man of
this morning while on a visit to his
brother, east of Silverton. He was to
have been married in Colorado today..
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