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By 'Cnrimral A. K. Houston.
lompinf M. TTilrrl Oregon Infgnlrr
The (Treat Amprli-an Indpn(Inc-p
dy wait celebrated by the 326 men In
th Third battalion, enramped st Kan
Ysfdro. on the Mexican border. lv
washing: soiled hosiery and cleaning
rlflea. One clean rifle and two clean
feet are necessary for every aoldier In
the army, and without them he is
worthless. The Mexicans In San
Ysldro did not appear to be so particu
lar about their feet, and many visitors
thronged the camp to be photographed
In the company street or grouped about
the . machine guns. Firecrackers ati.l
Bona water bottles popped, and almost
the same old-fashioned picnic smell of
home prevailed. I,emonade was served
at noon mess in the company kitchens,
and the ladles who visited camp gave
the boys strips of bunting and flags.
In place of the spread eagle oration,
the major made a short speech, ID
which he said there would be no drill
nd the men might come and go aa
they pleaned until "retreat" In the eve
'nlng. The applause was sudden and
prolonged.
Exercises Are Held.
The American colony of San Ysidro
held exercises In the city library, to
which the soldiers were Invited. The
library is of the bungalow type, with a
huge fireplace In the center. The roof
la of shingles and the sides of the
building are of canvas. One wing Is
used for dancing, and the soldiers and
the senloritas tripped a few two-steps
while the older people clattered
through a Virginia reel.
The formal program was opened by
atnglng "America," In which all Joined.
One Philippe Ruiz read the Declaration
of Independence, and Miss Amarllla
Hernandez sang "Columbia, the Gem of
. the Ocean." In a good soprano voice.
All In all, we Americans felt quite fra
ternal after the afternoon program was
over.
Jn the evening a triple quartet from
Company M, in charge of Sergeant R.
,C. Wygant, troubadoured through the
'town and aang In front ofboth busi
ness houses. At the store they were
given soda pop, but at the postofflce
they were not so fortunate.
Xt Waa Seal Knslo.
The warblers secured a guitar from
a Mexican garlic grower and a moutti
harp from the postal clerk, and filed
tip to the library, where the elite of
San Ysldro dug Its toes Into the cracks
Of the floor while "Sweet Adallne" was
rendered and "My Hula Hula Love"
waa offered. The repertoire waa
catchy and varied, and Included "When
the Boll Is Called Up Yonder,'1 as well
"as "How Dry I Am."
The pipes of the warblers were final
ly plugged with cake, ice cream and
fried chicken. The boys were told they
might also have some frijoles, but they
only received 'beans.
The members of the Company M glee
Ingera were: Sergeants Wygant and
Max Alford, Corporals A. Carson, Joe
McAllister and Carl Gabrlelson, and
Privates Barth, Zlnn, Vincent, J. Car
son, M. McOilchrlst, Gllmore and
Mauer.
- The unmusical members of the bat-
talion remained in camp and took part
in an extensive program of Mexican
athletics. In which there were many
atar performera.
Sanborn Zs the Sale.
The boys are soaking up experiences
with the sunburn, and when they re
turn to Oregon they will be able to as
sist their admirers in making heroes
- out of all border veterans.
The Fourth of July coming so soon
after our arrival here had a slight ten
dency to make some of the boys home
sick at times, but most of them re-
. Ileved the pressure In their chests by
writing a long letter to "her." In gen
eral, however, the boya are undergoing
a great change, and, stripped of. all
home influences and protection, tney
are learning self-reliance and discipline,
which will make better men of good
boys. Some may fall, to be sure, but
the rank and file of the organized mil-
itla company Is far above that of the
regular army In Intelligence and ln-
.. dustry.
That there Is no fear of death or
' thought of the end, though the guns of
tba Mexican fortress at Tijuana frown
on our camp from the 2000 yard range.
Is shown by the fact that the boys sleep
soundly from tapa to reveille.
Safety Tlrst Zdaa,
' A report waa circulated about camn
, today that the Mexican fortress was
Quipped with two new 10 Inch guns
and six -machine guns, and that we
. might expect a momentary attack in
eaae ,war . was finally - declared. As
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World Abounds in Newspapers Published
Under the Most Unusual Circumstances
British Columbia Indians Revel in the Kamloops Wawa; Most
Northerly Public Print Is in Nord Kap, Norway.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
One of the queerest newspapers In
the world Is the Kamloops Wawa. a
Journal printed in shorthand by a. tribe
of Indians who live In the interior of
British Columbia, It was established
through the efforts of a French mis
sionary, Le Jeune by name, who came
to the Fraser river district of British
Columbia some years ago. He found
the natives superstitious, ignorant and
unable to write their language. He
soon learned the Indian vocabulary, and
then began to write it by means of
shorthand signs which represented all
the sounds the Indians use in pro
nouncing the words.
Le Jeune first explained his system
to an intelligent Indian lad who lived
In the central village. The boy took
to it intuitively. In a few months he
had thoroughly learned the art of writ
ing his language in shorthand, and
began to teach his friends. The new
"talk language" created widespread In
terest, and the Indians, young and old,
were soon engaged in practicing this
strange method of communication.
After about 600 had mastered the
system, varioua parts of the Bible were
translated by the missionary, and
finally the Kamloops Wawa was
started.
JTewa of Chinook Indians.
The papsr was printed on a mimeo
graph for the first year, but after that
Le Jeune succeeded In having type
made, and it is now printed on a press
in the nearest city. It has 16 pages,
and contains all the news of the tribe
and of the church that the missionary
has built up In the main village. Over
2000 Indians have learned to read. It
Is said that a very interesting sight
Is presented when one looks into a
wigwam, where the women still use
stone implements to prepare their
clcthing of deerskin, and beholds the
family grouped about eagerly reading
the latest number of the Kamloops
Wawa.
Just as the "heighth of edltoralism"
may refer to the publication of the
news on top of Mount Washington, so
the "lowest paper in the United States"
may have no connection with "yel
low" Journalism. Burdlck has given
some curloue information in regard to
the press In the Colorado desert. His
experience dates back some years; pos
sibly today the paper he mentions may
have descended to even greater depths.
Two papers were published beneath
the level of the sea. The Submarine
was first to be issued, "the lowest down
of any paper in the world." Another
publication was begun at a still lower
result, we are to be moved west about
three miles along: the border, out of
range of the fort's big guns. Natur
ally, the boys gave the report a second
thought when they realized that we
were armed only with rifles.
Small , firecrackers have been pop
ping all day. but as It grew dark to
night some giant firecrackers or bombs
were set off in American Tiajuana,
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depth, and the Submarine, to hold Its
record, was obliged to move. It an
nounced its change of locality in the
following words:
We have dropped from 22 feet below
sea-level to 76 feet below. The low
rumbling noise heard yesterday was
caused by the office and the press taking-
the drop.
The Submarine was an eight page
weekly, printed on blue-tinted paper.
Its humorous department was edited
by "McGinty," the gentleman who
went down to the bottom of the sea.
One column waa headed "Undertow."
While Mr. Burdick was in the vi
cinity, a paper was In progress of
being established In a town 125 feet
below sea-level. Either the Submarine
was forced to give up its prestige or
else it was fated to make another move
toward the center of the earth.
In Buenos Aires the life of an aditor,
according to reports, is similarly at
tractive. Down there one newspaper
office includes a ballroom and an in
firmary, where a doctor gives advice
gratuitously to the who staff. Fur
thermore ,the editors gather in com
fortable rooms, seat themselves in
armchairs or recline .in divans and
smoke long, black cigars; between
puffs sipping Iced lemonade!
A One-Kan Task
In a remote but busy village of the
Canadian northwest there was pub
lished some years ago a weekly news
paper in the handwriting of its pro
prietor, editor, reporter, advertising
agent and general utility man, the five
combined. This man adorned his lively
four page sheet with caricatures rudely
copied from the comic papers of the
United Sta'es and England, and decor
ated his horse and stock advertise
ments with rough cuts. This weekly
appeared In purple Ink from a gelatine
reproducing machine, and its editorials
and local news were so clearly pre
sented that the little journal attained
quite an Influence in the territories
and was quoted by all the newspapers
of western Canada. .
A newspaper produced by the same
process was the Mashonaland Herald
and Zambesi Times, conducted by a
Briton in the wilds of Africa and sup
ported by subscriptions and ads from
miners and traders.
It is thought that the most northerly
of newspapers is, or was. the Nord
Kap, emanating weekly from Hammer
fest, in Norway, from the little turf
roofed house of one Johannsen. The
Nord Kap was, at last accounts, reg
ularly printed from news received from
a ship that touched at Hammerfeet
once in eight days.
about a mile from camp, which roared
like artillery.
"What's that?" asked a recruit, as he
peeped from his blankets.
-well," his "bunkie" answered, "if
it's a firecracker, it's harmless, and :t
It's the guns from the fort, they're
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cealed arms or communications to friends in this country.. 2 When on an expedition food ' is
brought up by army transports protected by machine, guns and armed guards. This is a sample of
the country where the Oregon men are located. 8 The boys when on expeditions away from
base camp are fed from these kitchens. These are new. 4 Mexican bandits are not partial as to
the character of what they steal and after a band is captured gathering up and segregating the
loot is in order. 6 One of a few armored cars which have been sent to the border for use by
guardsmen. 6--Even if there should be no hostilities the Oregon men are likely to have occa
sional brushes with bandits, and after each one it will be surprising if the national champion
shooters do not now and'' then furnish work for the ambulance corps.
Big Auto Suffers
Most in a Collision
Kaelar AntomobUa Weighing 4600
Pounds Put Oat of Business by Car
'Welfhlaf 1000 Pounds.
Pretty Prairie, Kan., July 8. When
a racing automobile, weighing 4600
pounds, driven by L. J. Dopps. collided
with a small car weighing only 1000
pounds, the large car was demolished.'
while the small one waa not damaged
to any great extent.
Dopps and two other occupants of
the racer were seriously injured.
Pony Saves Life
Of a Little Boy
Pet Attacks Vicious Bull WBica Had
Knocked Down and Injured tne Lad
While Af tar Cattle.
Fairfield, Neb., July 8. A pet pony
ridden by Aubry Craft, son of Albert
Craft living north of this place, is
believed to have saved the boy's life
while he lay unconscious, after an at
tack by a vicious bull. When the boy
failed to return after having gone for
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waa found lying In the '-pasture. Sis
face badly torn. He was unconscious.
Nearby was his pony. The tracks in
the dirt showed the little animal had
raced round and round tbe-nncon-fi
bi.uus ooy. Keeping away ine duii inai
attacked him. Later, when driven near
the bull, the pony attempted to at
tack the animal.
Possum Destroys
Big Lot of Liquor
Joplln, Mo., July 8. A man named
Bussell, who runs a saloon in South
Main' street, has a possum, which, he
says, he wouldn't take a cent less than
$160 for. He asserts that an inventory
proved that $160 was the value of bot
tles of booze which the possum de
stroyed one afternoon when he ran
amuck In the saloon.
The possum still lives In the saloon,
but he Is chained at a safe distance
from the stock. Friends of Bussell fig
ured out the possum must have came
from-Lincoln, Neb.; Kansas or some
place like that They named him "Sam"
when they got him. but after he
showed his abhorrence of John Barley
corn they renamed him "Bill."
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Policeman Xaa Battl With Kan Who
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Stranger Arrested.
Chicago, July 8. A man was walk
ing south In Clark street, near Har
rison street, swinging a revolver.
Mounted Policeman Harry Lesson was
told about him and Jumped off Ms
horse and seized him.
"I couldn't see the revolver," he.
says, "but when I grabbed him I felt
the muzzle of it pressed against my
stomach.' I tried to knock It away.
My right thumb carught back of the
trigger. I struck the fellow with my
left band and I felt him pulling at
the trigger.
"Each time the top of it came back
and dug Into my thumb. The pain
was excruciating and the blood shot
our-in streams. . But I knew what It
meant if my thumb got out and I
used all my strength to hold It
there."
Just when Lesson believed be could
no longer endure the pain the .patrol
wagon happened to pass and , other
policemen went to hia assistance. The
prisoner Is believed - demented. . -
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In Trench Despite Hail of Shot and Shell
Soldier Chats Merrily About Deadly Missives Which Drop Around
Him; Sends Descriptive Letters to Little Niece in England.
(From "Somewhere in France" a
soldier has been sending letters to his
little niece In England which The Spec
tator has been printing. They are so
unusual, have such a spirit of blithe
some galty, such sn appreciation of the
illusions of childhood and, withal, they
are so good a picture of some phases of
trench life that one of them Is repro
duced here.)
My dear Muffle: I am sending, ad
dressed to Auntie Maggie, my watch,
which she might have put to rights for
me and return It, so that I may not in
future do more than my own share of
work through not knowing the time. Of
course. I am very prone to do that!
Well, as I was saying, talking of
guns and shells, perhaps you think a
gun is a steel cylinder that fires a
shell, and a shell is an iron cylinder
full of explosive which occasionally
bursts (but more often not, except
when you're being strafed.) That's
just where you are wrong, because a
gun is a dragon in capitals, it nas
to be fed on shells and oil. But no
sooner do they give it a shell to eat
than they "tickles hup 'is h Innards."
so that the shell won't He on his stom
ach, and . the dragon vomits out the
shell or spits it out so very hard that
It files away for miles and miles. And
the dragon is very fierce, he Is kept
so hungry; so, when he spits out the
shell, he roars, and the bigger the
dragon, and the larger the shell, the
louder he roars; and when be roars the
houses shake and the earth quakes, and
If you are very near you have to open
your mouth or you get your eardrums
injured. Of course, these gun-dragons
grow and grow. Some of , them that
were quite tiny machine guns when the
war started are now hoary-headed old
16-inchers. Some of them are very
short and alout, and spit the shell high
into the air, and these are called how
Users, but, I don't know" how-lt-sls.
There are ever so many new little baby
dragons being born every day in Eng
land and Scotland and sent out here to
roar and fret. Some of them Just rum
ble and grumble, and the; little ones
they just bicker.
There is a gun-dragon that throws
out his shells at aeroplanes, and he Is
called Archibald, because his name 'isn't
Willie, I suppose. Well, t these here
guns Is like serplnts, so they be. They
won't eat npthlnk unless so be as it is
livin.' So they feeds 'eim on live
shells. There are two kinds of shells
they eat; shrapnel shells and high-ex
plosive shells. The former, when they
burts, send out a shower of iron bul
lets besides the" fragments of the shell
case. The latter would blvw up any
thing even a tire with a Hole In it.
Well, aa I aald, these shells are alive.
That is to say. Just as a whelk shell
contains a whelk, and an oyster shell
Is the noma of an oyster, aftd the mus
sel resides in a mussel shall, and the
limpet 1n a limpet shell, and the her
a4tt crab In anybody's elae'a shell wot
don't belong to hlsself, but ' lot he 'ave
pinched w'en the tenaatvand occupier
'aa been out a-airln' of 'isself Just so
Isay does the shell the gun fires con
tain a tenant, the genl of the explosive.
Of course, the genl Isn't very hnppy at
being hurled through space for so.
m$jy miles where he isn't wanting to v
go;' and he Is very anxious to get out
and wreak his vengeance on mankind
because they have locked him Into his
house by fixing a nose-cap on It. Tou
would get dlxzy yourself if you went
ever so many hundreds of miles a min
ute through the air. whirling round
all the time. Bo, if he is a strong
geml, he gets so hot and angry that ha
bursts out of his house when the shell
hits the ground, and he shrieks and , -roars
as he gets free, and he lashes ;
out and throws the pieces of his house
all about, and hurts people. Sometimes
the men who have locked blm In his
house arrange the nose-cap so that It ,
will let him out Just before the shell
reaches the. ground, and the same thine "
happens as before! Funny you didn't .
know that yourself, Isn't It? I thought
you and Teddy were rather authorities '
on dragons and faerie. Anyhow, you :
know it now, don't you? Tour affec
tionate UNCLE JOHN. -Love
to Teddy and Jean, too, and to :
the grown-ups.
Radium Is Security
For $250,000 Loan
Chloago. July 8. Three tubes of
radium were given aa collateral for
$260,000 on four-year mortgage notes.
The loan , was negotiated by tn
Continental and Commercial Trust and
Savings bank and the Physicians Raf
dlum association of Chicago. Its
purpose Is to furnish for charitable
purposes the use of radium in medi
cal treatment. a
Calcium's Value ;
In Tuberculosis
As a tonic and remedial agent in the
treatment of tuberculoMs, this element
Is being studied by scientists and phy
sicians everywhere. J
Kor more than two decades users mt '
Eckman'f Alterative have teated US ;
efficacy In such cases, for calcium
chlorld u one of the chief constituents' -of
this preparation, which has produced
beneficial results In thousand, of in-:
stances. And in this form It is so
combined as to be easily assimilated-
If you are thus afflicted, a trial may f
prove this to be Just what Is needed
to assist nature In bringing abost a
return to normal health.
It Is safe to take, because Ifcon;
tains no poisonous or hablt-torming -drugs
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