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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, SUNDAY : MORNING. JULY . 7, 1911: SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER IS AMONG BUSIEST OF MEN Overflow of Work as Done at Unknown Meeting Place "Somewhere in Washington." DAY IS ONE OF ACTION Routine Conferences With Offi cials and . Commissions Con sume No Little Time. SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER Washington, July 6. Secretary of War Baker la one of the busiest men In the whole world. No other secretary of -war haa ever had so big a job. Stan ton, the secretary under Lincoln, la his closest rival. But the else of this war makes It even a greater administrative task than the Civil war. Bach night a stenograDher sacks brief case full of letters to be answered ana aocumente requiring- action. ' This i w m . ii 10 inn oTsniow 01 worn -WOrk which la nnfinl.haA V, tu- conferences of the day left no time for it.' ' Somewhere la Washington Kext mornlnr. at an unknown, meet ing- place outside the State, War, and Navy building, Mr. Baker .meets one of his stenographers, and together they plunge Into this sea of papers. In former days they used to do this at an earlv hour In ther secretary's office in the War building. But soon It bca.m known that the secretary could be found In his private room at that time of day, and his seclusion was Invaded. The only way to achieve absolute concentration was to arrange for - another place- of loregamering "somewhere In Washlnr ton," where telephones would not rln and the knock of the brls-ht-anri-tAi-tv visitor would not be heard upon the ooor, : , Mr. "Baker rots throus-h thl hIm (Wrwiw ins thoroughness 'which marks Everything- he does. When the last long wner na Deen reaa ana an answer flo uted he rises from, the . littered .desk. Aoout 10 o'clock he walks tnto Ms of i rice in the state. War" and Nv:.biiM Ing, with a manner as serene as if he had not alrady finished the equivalent 01 oay s worK. A Stationary Engine Unlike the president. Seeretarr R.v does not begin his day with a round of ; g-olf or some other Variety . of exercise. Some months ago, Walter Camp came down to Washington with a mind full of anxiety for the health of the cabinet officers. He went around to Mr. Baker and. tried to entice him into a class In gymnastics. He explained the perils of ill-health, and the patriotic duty of a publlo, official to swing clubs and pull t chest weights. Mr. Baker listened po litely, but he was not enticed. iX"Tv been a stationary engine for 47 ears,T he told Camp. "I don't think, at this time of - life, you'll be able to make a locomotive, out of me." , From 10 until 1, the secretary is avail able, for all hte regular appointments. He makes it a rule- to. see" everyone who ,i has legitimate business, no matter Who b mmy do. rracucany every day. he receives delegations .from- all parts of the country on scores of subjects. He , listens courteously aad always impresses people with his sincere interest in what they have to say.. He uses the same tone In talking wHbthe mother of a private that he uses with an ambas sador. In his conferences with the newspaper men, which he holds daily, he treats all the correspondents- alike, ' talkS with them franklv. 1 Intern tn th.tr opinions, and tries to cooperate with them in the Important work of telling the people what is going on la military Circles, both here and abroad., Congressmen Call la Morning The first callers of the day are usually congressmen, who come la' between 10 and 11:10. The. sessions on Capitol . Hill convene at noon, and the senators and representatives are obliged to be "back In their respective halls at that time. Following the legislators come V the civilians a,nd business men In pri vate life. Frequently there are so many callers that It seems probable that some , of them will have to be slighted. In such cases the secretary comes out of his private office, through the steno graphic room. Into the outer reception room, about U o'clock. There he finds bis guests seated about on the brown oaven ports that line the walls. He makes a complete tour of the room, lis tening to every , story, and giving to each a succinct 9td Judicial answer. He haa a rare faculty of thinking clearly . unaer au circumstances. When he speaks he selects his words, carefully shading his meaning so as to say exactly what he wants to say In the precise way ; ha wants it to be understood. He is never ambiguous. People leave him with a definite Idea of what he thinks about the subject they have Just presented. Works Under Pressure ; As soon' as possible after 1 the sec , retary leaves his office and a machine taken him home to luncheon with Mrs. Baker and .the three youngstersBetty, aged 12, Jack, aged 11; and Peggy, who is years old. Luncheon is a very In formal meal, and within 45 ' minutes Mr. Baker is back at the war bulld lng and ready for the afternoon enf age ' ments. r..Tjrj miernoon . Degins witn an hour's conference with General . Peyton v. March, chief of staff. Then come tne other military appointments and the various staff and council meetings. vn Tuesday and Friday ? afternoons there are cabinet meetings, en Wednes day a meeting of the war council of ai tne departments, and on other days , mer are omer conferences. In add! i ii iiimr in M HI i ' y ' 4,,' ' '' ' I I - t vr j- m r I r x i in n. iv v. i . i nt : : 1 " ARDS MADE IN CONDEMNATION SUITS IN MARQUAM GULCH Jewish Ladies' Endeavor Society Will Receive $3606.25 for Lot 25 by 100 Feet A wide divergence of opinion on valua tion between the city of Portland, which Is seeking to condemn property In Mar quam gulch for the purpose of establish ing: a park ana playground, and the own ers of the prooerty which is to be con denmed haa been disclosed In the trial of the case already-gone to judgment. Fur ther difference of opinion was voiced by the Juries that tried the cases. In each Instance the Jury differing widely from both parties. The Jewish Ladies' Endeavor society demanded $4500 for Its property, a lot Zoxioo feet and building; The city of fered 12000, and the Jury awarded a ver dict ror I3C0S.75. Joseph Rho asked $2500 for his 50x100 foot lot aad house. - The city valued it at 1387. Rho recovered a verdict of $1500. Luihi Capatosto thought his 25x100 lot and house worth $4000. The city offered htm $513. and the Jury rave hfm $2200. a. Lk veasie and J. C Veasie, owning two tracts, valued them at $4500. The city thought them worth only $1060. The jury returned a verdict for $1850. Angelo Mazzocco, a Janitor at the courthouse, was awarded $1300 for a EOx loo root lot and house which he said, with tears In hlseyes. took him XJ years to build. The city placed on hte property a valuation or only $767. ' DIVORCES ARE SOUGHT Six Spouses Claim Incompatibility and Ask Marriage Ties Broken. Happy J. Walker alleges In his suit for divorce filed in the circuit court Satur day afternoon that Maxte Walker, whom he married at Sacramento, Cat, Jan uary 5. 1910, too frequently obliged him to go nome ana cook supper ror nimseu EXPERT IS REQUESTED TO ADVISE PENDLETON ASiTO WATER SUPPLY 4RnanBBjBSBnBssnBBSBaBsnBBBBMBBBsn State Bacteriologist Beckwith Asked to Visit-City to-Help -- With Plans. Pendleton. July . To advise the city further as to the proper course la con nection with the water problem. State Bacteriologist. Beckwith of Corvalila-haa been requested to come to Pendleton and Investigate . the situation. The message to Professor Beckwith was sent Friday night by Judge Fee, city attorney. me owners of Bingham Springs are manifesting - a readiness to meet the city's wishes -and the onlv Question now Is as to procedare. It may be neces sary for the -resort to close down until the water emergency is over. Other alternatives are the drainage of- the swimming pool to some other place than we river and third, the chemical treat ment of the water. It Is to secure ex pert advice on the subject that the state bacteriologist has been summoned. French Watfs Win Friends Pendleton. July. . A second list of 43 fatherless children of France was received by the Pendleton committee re cently and ail have already been taken by friends In Pendleton and the county. The first list, .received contained S3 names -which were taken In three dsys' time.' making 1M little French children now being cared for by Umatilla county people. Advertising Club's Convention to Open Newton D. Baker, who as secretary of war, is among world's busiest men. San Francisco, July 6. The subject of advertising will not even be mentioned at Sunday afternoon's big inspirational mass meeting In the Hearst Greek the atre. In Berkeley, where the convention Af (ha Aaarwlakr1 A A ita.- ( -1 . -.I . . w . and their three-year-old son. - He made the World win it. nHin. a practice, he says, of giving his wife a X!ie meetlng will be devoted to war talks u.. vnm ior nw xo iiu in me. amount and the promulgating of plans by which to meet household needs. On one occa- ih advertising mn h.i . SlS drW Ut W" ntlr Da,anco of tlon's fight. F. W. Kellogg, publisher of ..w, u, --"'r, m she san Francisco Call and Post, will afenMi UIO X UI I11I.U1 C 1UWHTU I piC8lU6. me ena or ineir marriea ure ne says. Large numbers of delegates have been he went home one afternoon and found arrlvlne from all mn. of tr. ... another mart there. She became angry Friday and today. The New York. New when he remonstrated, he asserts, and Orleans and St. Paul detentions r. subsequently left with their son. He orted to be prepared to fight It out for locaiea ner, ne says, june o, wnen ane next year s convention. tola mm that it he aidn t like It ana , Business sessions will open here Mon- reii lonesome, ro "Dear u wun me Kia. day. President William C. D'Arcy of which he did. the clubs and Charles M. Schwab will be wmis Hau alleges tnat Fhoebe nan important spectators. mauigea in numerous escapades ana was arrested and imprisoned several time jj to his treat humiliation.- They were married at Montpelier, Idaho, No vember 27, 1914. Sue Moore charges Charles Edward Moore, whose real name, she says. Is PdrrttVA with itmaritv Th r. married at Vancouver. Wash.. January Columbia. S. C. July Governor 10. 1915. She asks to be allowed to Manning today appointed Christie Benet resume her maiden name. La Bard. P "erv h" u"'p,red ,f h xx Florence K. Hllliker wants a divorce Seizor B. R. Tillman. The election fer from Halsey W. Hllliker to whom she uPc1?80r 'ilL b "ld ln-August, at : - . ; - - - , BABY FUND IS APPRECIATED ' ; " swssssnesjsMssnnnnnnsjuBjssfcttwnK ixfytanmaamtmammmmammmamm m p TJ ;:' '-vr-r r l J'm l - t I r - V,; k1 , . R. B. STONE HIGH IVIAfL IN CIVIL SERVICE TEST FOR CITY PATROLMAN Thirty-Three Successful in Pass ing Examination; Names Are Made Public. Results of the recent examination for patrolmen in the city police re pertinent have been announced by O. C BorU merer, secretary of the civil . service board. Of the II socceewful applicants. R. B. Stone woa the highest honor with credits totaling 91.15. Following la the standing of the various candidates: R. B. Stone 91.15. J. V. Flke 91.J0, A. U Sherk 90.10. F. C. KeUr ItM. W. a Tully 17.95. L. W. Travwr 17.70. T. Hlrach 17.70. L E. Hens 170. W. A. Finn 17.50, T. J. Hewee- IS, J. A. Walker 14.70. E. E. Soott 14.15, IL TV. Oreen 11.10. J. E. Heath I1J0. W. K. SUles 11.45. A. U McCutcheoa ILld John Arnold 11. S. M. Ramsay 10.95. J. Hartmaa 1015. John Mekkern 10.19. fc. R. Hall T9.75. a C. WoreU M.93L S. E. Miller T9.75. M. E. Nolan 79.75. W. J. Nelson 79.70. L. B. Olddlng T9.SO, A. C Mulligan 79. C EL Vincent 79.45, F. Van Atta 77.71. Q. A. Slmklas T7.45. F. V. Meadows 75.95. F. IL Wrutht MJi. F. B. Oroha 75.10. , 7 j Benet Is Appointed Tillman's Successor tion to his other duties as secretary of war, Mr. Baker Is a member of many committees and commissions . and also has much special war work, such as the commission on training camp activities. the committee on publlo Information, the president's commission, and the na tional adjustment commission. Slakes Important Decisions - He holds frequent conferences with the allied military commissions and fre quently talks with ambassadors and representatives of foreign governments. Military as well as civil questions come to him dairy for final decision. His "yes" or "no" decides the spending of hundreds of millions of dollars. At about 6 :15 the afternoon's work is considered finished and the secretary goes home to dinner. Sometimes he has dinner engagements to fulfill, but he tries to curtail these as much as pos sible. When, as is sometimes the case, he is Invited to speak at a banquet or at an evening gathering, he makes his address and then asks to be excused. By 8 he is back in his office. He spends the evening immersed In papers of state, sometimes dictating to some of his stenographers. There are five stenographers constantly at his call, and he is' often forced to call in others from the genersiT force of the depart ment. About 11 he pushes aside the unfinished correspondence and the sten ographer bundles it Into the familiar brief case. Then he goes home, and it Is supposed that he sleeps. Eecdrd' in Serving, Of Summons Is Set Damage Snlts Filed By Men Dayerted From Tombstone Ask for Damages In Total of More Than 14,000,000. Tombstone. Aria., July 6, (U. P.) It was a weary limbed bunch of deputy sheriffs that gathered at the sheriffs office this evening to report on their success on Cochise county's record ay for summons serving. In all over 200 summons were given them for servloe In daman suits aBrarrearatinar more than 14,000,000, and with a few exceptions- such as ex-Sheriff Wheeler, who Is tn trance all were served. Six corporations a railroad, four mines and a store and 14 individuals are defendants in the actions. Two hun dred of the men deported during the w. vv. mine strike last summer are plaintiffs. William B. Cleary of Blsbee. one of the plaintiff attorneys and a plaintiff also, asks 550,000 actual and (25,000 punitive damages. The other olalntlffs ask $10,000 actual and $10,000 punUive damages. Unlawful arrest and deportation la cnargea. Wheeler and other defend ants were Indicted by the federal grand jury in May as a result of the deportations. was married at Montesano, Wash., Jan uary 15. 1916. He It a nagger. he says. and called her 10-year-old daughter a brat, and mussed up her Ironing once so she had to do It over again. She asks $15 alimony. Louise Humphrey .alleges that Bert Humpnrey has been unraitmul ana that he writes letters to a girl at Sacramento, CaL They were married In this city July 26, 1909. Desertion Is charged by .Louise n. Kennedy against Harry Kennedy. Thov were married at Lind, Wash., December 28. 1909. He left her August 22, she alleges. which time former Governor Blease, It la generally conceded, will be elected. Photograph sent by Henrietta, Duchras of Ycndome, sister o( King Albert of Belgium, autographed, in appreciation of foods raised by milk bot tle methods for babies of Belgium end France. The Jingle of the pennies and nickels that drop into the 2000 milk bottle, placed tn Portland stores and jLheatres has been heard across the sea. In the midst of her work among the little children of Belgium and France whose fathers have been slaughtered by the Germans. Henrietta. Duchess d Vendome. sister of heroic King Albert of the Belgians, has paused to express her appreciation to the distant Ameri- Program Committee : Appreciates Help The Fourth of July program commit tee of the National League for Women! Service, consisting of Mrs. Alice Benson Beach. Mrs. E. IL McColUster. Miss Helen FarrelU Mrs. C. B. Simmons. Mrs, San ford Large. Miss Mamie Htlia Flyna and the Comrade's dub of the national league, expressed cordial a De predation, yesterday, fer service ren dered by thoee who helped make the program of the final eefe bra tion at The ' Auditorium Thursday evening a ewe eesa. Among thoee especially mentioned were Mia ha Pels, orchestra leader the singers, dancers and musicians. The heartily given contribution " wee" Just another evidence ot remand's pa said Mrs. Beach. - : mission which direct the milk-bottle collections for the children of devas-1 triotlsm.' tated France and Belgium consists of Mayor Baker, 8. Benson. C. B. Waters. I New Building at Lakevlew nresldent of the Rotary club. Dr. G. IL Lakevlew. July t. Papers have been Douglas and Edgar H. Scnsenich. the prepared for the Incorporation of a realty last named servlne- as local treasurer. holding company, which proposes te The funds contributed throurh the build a new hotel and bank In thin city. milk-bottle method are disbursed In Bel- I At a recent meeting ot the stockholders glum under the personal direction of the I In the new concern it was decided te cin citv thaV aTveVfor the relief of the 1 Queen ; In France by Madame Poln- modify plan, for construction of the can city that gives ror tne reiier or the 1 ... - . . ,. I - koiMi.. A hungry, fatherless little folks, by the milk-bottle route, at the rate of $!00 a day. The sign of the Duchess de Ven dome's gratitude came Friday her pho tograph, with the simple autograph. "Henriette." It was addressed to the mayor and came through the hands of Mrs. A. B. Sprockets of San Francisco, the Western head of the commission for aid. civil and military, for France and Belgium, known abroad as the Aide Civile et Mllltalre Beige. The local advisory council of the com rim wife of the nreaident. Rovaltv la 1 proposed new building to meet the heavy Belgium now, it U said, consists prtn- Increase in ute cost or laoor ana puiuun dually to the titles. The members of material. the royal family are devoting themselves to the relief and aid of their unfortunate OCTf n Walnut Grove people ana are oorag tneir work in a Ai.nt. n. Jul a it ya. .iM most plain and democratic way. IjU H Rid. ef De Kalb count. owner ef several hundred acres of land To give clear vision through auto-1 on which are s-rowlne a number eC mobile wind shields tn stormy weather a I walnut groves, has offered the govern canopy haa been Invented that can be I ment all the walnut timber to make hung over a portion of a shield when J runstocks, asserting her.wlutngneea to aesireo to Keep snow ana rain away. . let the government set lis own price. Idler Is Sentenced To .60 Days in-Jail Nick ' Plunda . was sentenced as an Idler to 60 days In Jail Saturday by Judge Rossman. He was arrested by Officers Hanson and Stone, who testi fied that he had been hanging about for over, three weeks, and that he had not performed any -manual labor during this time. Plunda would not answer the question directly a to his opinion of the kaiser. He said, T don't care very much for him." A. W. Monroe, who was arrested on a charge of being drunk, was also sentenced to 60 days In Jail He was arrested on First street Friday night after he had bothered passing pedes trians. John HU1 Is Buried John Hill died in this city after a long Illness, on July 1, and was buried tn Multnomah cemetery Wednesday under the auspices of the Loyal Order of Moose, or which he was a member. No immedl ate relatives ot Mr. Hill are known. Mil ler & Tracey had charge of arrange- mema. air. hiii was about as yearn of age and came to Oregon from Chicago more tnan i yearn ago. iiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHitiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiniinniiHiiiiiiiinniiiiHiiiiHniiiiHHii ATIME-METER FOR YOU! Every man, woman, boy and girl, meeds an accurate watch these strenuous daya. Come to this good Jewelry store tor reliable watches . Elglna. Walthama, Hamlltons. Howards. Our stocks are large: we have a watch to tit every purse every pocket. 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