The Oregon daily journal., May 08, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

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, THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL, 1 PORTLAND. FRIDAY ' EVENING,' MAY 8. 1908;
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." BaftlesHpsK" nd Cruisers
I4ned Up When Secretary
or Navy's Boat iJPasses
' ' Down San Francisco Bay
, Iiiiposin Array.
REVIEWED
BY IIETCALF
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.. flan Francisco, Cat, May . -The
greatest naval review ever seen In
American waters took .place today in
San Francisco bay. As Secretary Of the
Navy Metcalf steamed down the long
column, of flaa- draped flghtera and
was saluted by each, vessel In turn, the.
sight wu one never to be forgotten oy
the thousands and thousands of jpeo
tators who lined tha shorea and -filled
the oountless excursion boats that dotted
the waters of the. bay,- v
As a naval pageant, the review was
the most notable In American history.
There liave been several great naval
parades on the Atlantic coast during
the past two years, but In no instance
was the number of vessels any
where near so large a was the
case today. Forty-six vessel or
war participated in the demonstra
tion. Of course- the center of at
traction was the 16 great battleship of
the Atlantic squadron. Behind these
were ranged theVrmored cruisers, gun
boats, torpedo boat destroyers and fleet
auxiliaries. From the city front there
was an excellent view of the mighty
fleet as it lay at anchor, stretching in
a formidable line -from the foot of Kaet
street to Hunter's Point.
Salute the Secretary.
Battleships and cruisers, gunboats and
destroyers, all were, "dressed" in the
fluttering flags and the brllllanfued
pennants and blta of bunting which
form the International signal code. Dur
ing the salutes to the secretary of the
navy, the white puff s of powder smoke
floated away like tiny flecks of summer
clouds among the fluttering flags of
the decorated ships, the effect being
tone of unexpected beauty.
In the fleet was represented almost
very type of vessel known to the
American navy of the present day. The
stalwart H.000 tonners of the Connecti
cut class shared honors with the tiny
destroyers that likewise made the 14,
000 mile journey from Hampton Roads.
Five stages of American battleship con
struction were represented In the line,
and as an object lesson In the growth
of the American navy the spectacle
found one of Its most striking features.
The same guns that uttered a good bye
tribute to President Roosevelt at Hamp
ton Roads last December today voiced
a welcome to his secretary of the navy.
Yachts ia 11m.
The great ships tugged at their an
chor chains as the reviewing yacht
passed up and down their lines. Each
vessel manned toe rails as the secretary
of the navy passed, and the crews stood
at attention as the yacht skirted each
line, The vessels of both the Atlantic
end the Pacific fleets looked almost as
pick and span In their coats of white
aint as tnougn tr.ey naa out recently
eft the drvdock. From the shore there
appeared a dazzling background of war
ships, whose glistening white sides
sparkled in the light rays reflected
from the water, and whose light buff
superstructure and stacks lent a har
monious netting to the many hued flags
floating from mastheads and peak, from
fighting tops and flying trucks.
In every part of tha world where they
have been seen American vessels have
always attracted attention because of
their graceful lines and clean cut ap
pearance. Today, assembled into the
greatest fleet that ever flew the Stars
and Stripes, riding at anchor In one of
the most beauttfulharbors on the Amer
ican continent, these ships that consti
tute the backbone of the American navy
and have been a subject of lively dis
cussion in naval circles the world over,
made an Impression that will live long
In the memory of the hundreds of thou
sands who looked on. while the secre
tary of the navy, surrounded by a bril
liant staff of officers, doffed his hat In
acknowledgment of each thunderous sa
lute which marked the progress of the
review.
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MORE CHAPLAINS
FORJJ, urn
Clergy . of tSan , Francisco
Want Spiritual Welfare of
Sailors Cared For.
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played a mighty arid memorable part in the war for Independence. To
this very hour we depend upon our great iron battle ships (now afloat upon
the Pacific), and the strong men who handle them, to give force poWer and
respect to our national spoken word. "We have just started to fight,"
shouted Paul Jones (when in command of a sinking ship) to an offer of
surrender these immortal words from the founder of our navy,
voice forevermore the unconquerable spirit that inspires all true American
seamen every man of whom enjoys pure malt beer even as their fathers
did in the days of Paul Jones, and for countless generations before.
IMdiweiseff
The millions in revenue it has paid the government
(during many years) helped to build and equip oifr
proud and invincible navy ever ready to defend
our honor or vindicate our might agaihst foreign
aggression should it ever come.
(United Vnu Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, May 8. "More chap
lains for the American navy," is the cry
of the Catholic and Protestant Minis
ters' federations of Baa Francisco. It
Is probable that every pastor in the city
will join in a movement to urge con
gress to adopt measures providing an
adequate number of chaplains for the
needs of the naval service.
The question was raised at a reunion
of the chaplains held Thursday ac the
Stewart hotel. Four or the five chap
lains who made tha trip around the
Horn with the fleet and several local
' ministers were present.
Drs. Guthrie ; and Bell and all the
other San Francisco ministers ex
pressed themselves as desirous of get
ting something done to have better pro
vision made in the wav of affording re
ligious counsel and companionship for
the men than is now the case in the
navy. They feel that a clerical fnrr
which peri.aps was adequate when the
navy consisted of a fewfrlgates and.
monitors is oeneain mo requirements
of the second navy In the world. They
ini"nn w impress upon oecreiary uet
calf "the necessity of developing the
cnapiun rrviCH in uie nvyv
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Tot Iafanti and Children, ;
Tha Kind Yea Hare Always Ecugtf
. Bears tbe
Signature of
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INDIAN RELICS
DISTURB
IN CEMETERY
An old Indian cemetery has been in
vaded try a construction gang Vf .. the
Pacific States Teieohone : Teiarranti
company at Gladstone Park, Clackamas
eouiity, and .several Interesting relics
have beer. foun3 in digging pothols.
Human bones, beads and Indian, trinkets
of various kinds have been unearthed
many ef which have fallen to pieces
when exposed to tha air. , .
One of the most interesting things
wag not left behind by the Indians, but
it antiquity is established by its char
acter and the date on its face. This Is
a campaign token, about the size and
form of a 2 5 -cent piece, made of copper.
It is a survivor of the famous presiden
tial campaign of 1140. when the slogan
of the Whigs was "Tippecanoe and Ty
ler, too." - On one-aide Is a picture of
the hjstorlo Harrison log cabin. Over
the cabin is the inscription, "The peo
ples' choice," and underneath the date,
1840." On the reverse side Is the head
of the ninth president, 'William Henry
Harrison. Th4atoken was no doubt
owned by some ardent Whig who lived
in Oregon In 1841, or soon thereafter.
It la somewhat battered and some of the
lettering Is Indistinct, but Otherwise it
is in a good state of preservation.
The construction force in charge of
the work of the telephone company is in
Charge of O II Gilbert of (01 Corbett
street'' If the ground was thoroughly
searched where the relic were found a
ood start for a museum could no doubt
t secured. The point where the cam
paign token waa found Is about 100
yards from the mouth of the Clackamas
river.' .
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for education In Taxes" promises to re
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meeting of the state conference for ed
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resentatives of all sections of the state,
among them a number of well known
educators, are attending the meeting.
Which will be in session two days. The
rrogram of the meeting - provides for
horough discussion of . every branch
of educational work, from the district
schools to the highest state institutions
of learning. , . .
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