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1- ii iMlBogoi Navy5 attlesUip Oregon, - Now State Property; ia.s, in TlY COL. CARLE ABRAMS . ' sTho" battleship 'Oregon. ' "Bull Da? Mhe United States Nary," has. been tumid over to the state of. Oregon .hy U Federal govem- ment;" and; permanent anchorage prc?Jded for Jier at .the east end 7of the Broadway bridge in Port ,'4 ; land" harbor -Y: v' - i The. battleship Oregon has com pleted her career of usefulness In the. naty. ., She Js an obsolete ros ter and been put out of commis sion and rendered helpless by the naty department as one of the Yes eel included In. the .terms of the international armament conference at . Vyashlngton but' espressely, ex cluded from , the scrapping edict at the Instance of Hon. Charles E. ' In carrying out the edict bt that ' compact large sectors have been cut but of her cylinders; herboil : erawrecked., .with; the .exception of one; her main shaft cut in two. all, by ' means, , of . the acetylene torch her, armament .'has been , destroyed by, boring, holes' in .the guns and the mechanism that op era tea the turrets destroyed. She is pronounced by, her last com mander1.; Captain II." T,;Menner, United States nary .'to he so total ly d?sa bled, that is would be cheap er. to .build ,a,new vessel than re- , p'oir her for commission again. .To all, outward appearances she is in ! first class-condition. She has been ,' completely overhauled in the navy yard .S at Bremerton! "reprinted without and within,' furniture re s . toretU'and delivered to the people Of, Oregon. "as completely as pos sible; her old self.., ;: S The battleship -Oregon by her remarkable I exploits"":; under . th direction; of,.! .her '.gallant com mander. the late Captain Charles E.CUrk,. made. -herself the, best 'known , and best loved . vessel .of the United States navy $he placed the name, of -'Oregon',' permanent-! ly Jn ihe hall of fame. "The Orer : gon". brings a thrill of patriotic prtdeto. every .' American citizen Her, presence in the. Portland har bor, '.the. Prized possession of the people of Oregon, will serve to re- rmlnds of the ; American people along; 6ide those of .the -constltu-tioit and Ihe Liberty Bell, as a re- writer of willing sacrifice of ," American manhood and its accom plishment in the cause of liberty and in behalf of the downtrodden. Because the' Oregon" was 'order ed and destroyed. and because she is the most- priceless relic of ihe American "people and to; destroy her'-would, ba' unthinkable, she has by resolution of congress and by order of the secretary of navy been recommissioned: and brought - - to her final home ,In the friendly harbor f the great state- which gave her. a name,f ..:;;v:f ':. The Oregon is not out of service she has- been recommissioned to a second life destined to ' be longe? and of greater - usefulness than the first. 'Officially received by the ; governor' of Oregon,- she has been, -dedicated to the memory ol the volunteera.lrom Oregon who fought ia the. Spanish war on lan a and sea and to the school chil dren of the state. She .will be a hiving, eloquent memorial of past. deeds, fpr -llbertyi and ; honor and an inspiration to the. present and . future (generations to strive to be worthy, ot . such . forbears. and to increase their patriotic fer vor .that their country might al ways remain as free and their flag as unsullied as when, delivered to them by the old 'Oregon and the nations defenders In the Spanish war, ' ' ' ' ; - " ' ' 1 NcyTjttiwi apm5T?jHsaei?,;i Tlfe New Commandment 1 f I 1 $ . X -X. s :-;a f r ' "I The Commandmckt, the Fulfilment of Whid Chill Be th3 PirtlTisTftfefag Bade of a Christian, Acccrdinff ta t-a - .Words jof the. Hasten Hiiaselt.oa the Ucnorahle ETen-. . ins When He Gave .Last Messages. ;, , ; . . , ! (The New' Commandment -was the subject of the" sermon of Rev. Chas,. ' E. 'Ward, pastor of the First: Congregational . church on Sunday ' morning' last, ' preached i from hia pulpit. One, who heard the sermon being struck with Hi message asked that it be publish ed. Rev. Ward consented to write the outstanding features of the sermon, which was not originally eult: ' . ".The Xew Commandment C.. MA new commandment I give onto you: that ye love one an i other even as I have loved yon. John 13:34.)- ' . . - Too : little emphasis has been given a theme recently presented by Dr. Charles Jefferson a central in' the Christian religion; The churches - expand - almos every other doctrine V niore . fre quently and vehemently than the New Comandment of bur Lord.' week and of the nearness or the end of the world. But never once did wNe hear them mention th New Commandment of Christ! One of the numerous sects has taken literally the words of Jesus to the Twelve: "So ought, ye to wash one another's feet" and In .public service practice foOt-washipg. Bnt we have never heard them-men tion the New Commandment or Christ! ... Jt matters little whether or not you. become skilled debaters in church doctrine, but will you take this as your creed: ; "I believe In the New Commandment ot ChrlsC f believe la loving. my fellow-men even as Christ . has loved - us?" Such a love would banish human The Twacf r.:n::.'i:-n Party : Exempt From Wheel Duty CHICAGO. '-July 1. The cook and engineer of. the Bowdoln. whlclw with, the Xeary., are carry ing the MacMIllan-Navy party to the Arctic region for exploration are alone of Its complement who will not have to take his turn at the wheel. The Bowdoln, ot the auxiliary schooner type has a pas- '4 senger list of 10 men. The Peary has a crew of 13 men and a per sonnel of 13 Navy offivers and men. ; ' ! .All members of the' crew and the complement ' are volunteers. The crew was selected principally from three' yiewpplnts: personal ity, which was ranked first; phy sique and ability. It requires a good personality to withstand the rigors of Arctic isolation a much as good physical condition. ' Commander MacMlllan. " is - In charge of the Bowdoln, Comman der Eugene E. McDonald, Jr., in charge of the Peary, and Com- . vwi ieaersoiineiorcesoi -aulUn-Abd-eI-Krim are teen gathered "Somewhere1 Morocco,. U pUn new moves ia their warfare against the -InftdfibJwe. J-raee.and Spain. ' The battleship Oregon was built by Union Iron Works, San Fran Cisco. Contract ' sfgned 1890 Launched 1893.- Put Into commis sion 1896. Cost $7,000,000. Car ried a compliment of 450 men, 32 officers, and 75 marines. Length over all 35 1 f eeL . . Beam 6 9 M f ft. Draft 27 ft. Displacement 10,2 SO tons Armament: r ; four,' 1 S inch guns;'eight 8 inch . guns; ifonrT4 inch guns,; and 2 torpedo tubes.: . ,On March 19,. 1898, .when, the war clouds were.hovering'over the Eastern horizon, the battleship Oregon left - San. Francisco : under order to proceed under a full head newin ..the, minds .of the, public . of steam around the horn; to the thc' remarkable exploits of this Atlantic coast; and Joint the At- cocimander and crew and the j bravery and. heroism of the men, who. fought . the , Spanish u war; f apeclaUy - the men fjom Oregon who.. volunteered, themselves as a supreme sacrifice . to , uphold ... the honor- of their flag - and country and. tb 'rescue the inhabitants of Cub.a, , J'pr'to . Rico and ,phlliplne Islaqds from , the oppression of a forelgifoe'" andj to make them a Irte aod happy people! J f Ttie Spanish war will never be forgotten because It established a new principle by teaching the world that ttt was possible tor" a IfrcAt nation to fight a war with out conquest, altruistic In motive, to set free the rescued and to reward the vanquished. ' he battleship Oregon, wiil never h forgotten because 'Of the re markable exploits and achieve ments of the ship in that war: Her memory will ever remain In the lan tic fleet. She arrived April 30 at Jtlo .de Janeiro when the war with' .Spain had been . declared. Alone, with' the knowledge . that two 'great Spanish fleets were up on the high seas. she. rushed on and arrived off the coast of Cuba Just In time to go into the battle ot Santiago, where she tooe an Important part and1 was ' respon sible for the sinking- of two Span ish ships the "Vkaya" a -small gun boat sunk" hy a shell - fired from the - aft '13 inch turret, and the "Crystobol Colon," flagship of the Spanish: commander. Admiral Cervera. : i. This ship - attempted to escape and was chased? 60 miles by the Oregon, battered. defense less by her guns and forced to run ashore. ;.. it " The Oregon returned.' to the Pacific coast, in-November 1898. and was sent, to Manila.-. She was sent to China in 1899, where she ran on a rock at the, entrance to - Ampy harbor. " - ' . She returned to ' Bremerton, Wash., and was there 18 months undergoing- repairs. - She -was then sent to China and remained in Asiatic waters until ! 900, when she returned, home and; went out of commission. . . 1 ,- In 1915 she was recommission ed and lead the main fleet under commander, Admiral .(Fighting Bob) Evans into San Francisco. She .then ..returned to Bremerton and remained out of commission until , the ,World war, when, she was again fitted out as a defense ship. .' .' ' '; ; In September, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson, then touring the Pacific coast,:-chose the gallant battleship Oregon from which to speak to the officers and men of the United States . navy in' Puget Sound. - The spof where' he "stood on the quarter deck-is marked by a; black circle. - The battleship Oregon will never act for taking ; over the ; vessel from the United .States govern ment and appropriated. 115,000 a year for her , maintenance. The government reconditioned her, restored the f arniture and ancient relics- and. delivered her ln Port land at. a cost of about S20.000. The city of Portland .. provldeti suitable anchorage and built a passage , way from ' the Broadway bridge to the vessel at a cost of 14500 and has agreed to provide perpetually light and water. The vessel is administered by the Battleship Oregon commission appointed by the governor," con sisting: of . Col.'. Carle Abrams, .chairman, Harold Waddell,' Cora Ai .Thompson and 'Lafe Hr' Man ning. " The fifth member Col. U. G. Worrllow, resigned; June 25. . jThe vessel is free at an. time to ex-service men and those serv ing in the army and navy of the United States, and to school chil dren- including, high - school age.' Those under 14 years of age to be accompanied by guardians. A general admission charge of 25c is made to assist in the cost of main taining the vessel. CHArMPOEG IS POPULAR 3 BUTTEItNUT PEOPLE FROLIC ; SAIJOf REPRESENTED The Salem High School - , : , . Annual Complimented nnntr - f n tVi " "nnne? -rrv. . . - -w-. rpom was ended. Judas had al ready gone out into the night to perform his treachery. Then Jesus with pathetic tenderness speaks his farewell message to his intim ate friends. He wishes to fortify their souls against the difficulties' and. dangers ahead ' when . they would no longer hate the encoura gement ot his physical' presence. He assures them of his spiritual presence with : them, then accord : Champpeg ' Park.-The Butter nut Bakery - people gave a - great picnic to their employees throught Oregon this week There were ball, games . and . toot races that were exciting. A ball game be tween those of the East side of the Willamette river and those of the West' side. resulted In. favot cf the former by a score of 14 to 3. . The game between the mar ried women versus the .singles resulted In ai score of 17 In favor of the married women to 10 for the singles The fat woman's race was a thriller, , Mrs.. Howard Young carried",; away the prizes. C. J. Brenner pitched for the West Sider , and Cecil Upham. for. the East siders. Harry Bell had charge of the refreshments. , Roy : Rei mannt was master of. - special stunts., ' and the committee in charge of the whole affair consist ed of Joseph Franz. Walter Lynch and Billle Pifer." The ball games were umpired by C. H; Upham. n Communication "of hirhlv ran gratulatory tone continue to come k?,w tha e are m disciples that to the Salem hlsrh BchOnt annniill' ove.one anomer," th Clarion, n will h nmm. According to Jesus this is the statel n cn 0Ternment nor I vi .wu .--I manner of 'Initiation into the I 'The average individual. C may dent annual. The decision of the h?l4 lo ttimte friends. : have a goodly bank account, he Judges was unanimous in favor ot the Clarion. slavery It would rid the world maader R--E- Byrd.-nft Sf NVU. nf rOIa hatred lndnstrtal con-1 charge of the Navy personnel and fllpta. it would free humanltr from Planes McDonald , also Is chief its greatest curse, wat! Xo inta; radio on the expedition. no group, no nation of people are going out to sUy those whom they FrlMratnrs ArfvflMTP I ntirv We have dreamed long of hu- M HIU lu CIUI opcilJUU- mm Tirot nor hood ana' woria i w uuio .uu , peace. Rut the dreams have jiot )eans,oi jncreasing ac-, been realized. We hare .talked curacy m spelling and nnderstand- murh hnt loved little. Brother- 1D tngusn woras was aavocated hood cannot come by negotiation today by - B. L. Ullman, professor or treaties. It awaits the fulfil- ol, la " inB universuy or morir nf h k-w f nmmandmpnt cmcago, ( oeiore the American I - a . of Christ. Many of his followers M-1"11 league ot ine rauonai h. nni f.fcpn rhrl.t in rnpt I a-aucauouai - associauon wnicn is m convention nere. , Prof. TJllmaa ' said a recent in vestigation had disclosed that the istudy of Latin in high schools 'still shows that remarkable vita- in regard to this New Command- lngto that. beloTed disciple who ment, even though he eald that knew him best, Jesus sums up his teachings in this New Command- mem. -ur tnis snail ? an . men Its fulfilment should be the dis tinguishing badge of the Chris tian. We have-son rht to' wear some other mark such as church m7 which has ever been the mar- membershin. creed acceDUnce. 1 el or oDservers.' IJ More 'than 50 per cent ot the I . . . - . . V I v ...u. v.. Eoeluh wordi. tie said, are of bered that for the third consecu- "B.7 orinoao- "cognised m - Z:::rlur" UUn crigin and "seventy-five tiv vpflr th riArinn ha. wnn ncaven: noi creeus, noi ritual, nosi " J"a"ll v". ,u''"u i . , , t ve year the Clarion has won hod f h. w! unselfish love of our Master. Per cent of the errors In spelling wl:r -Iriiultlda-. into' th The average individual. Chris- ' 17 . 1 . " Church, but a. low. .no). .. ln. ttn 1 nnnr .ln ,Um. ma-r ul o,u J and ninth grade pupils are ap-. f- m i j ; ; : ; - . .Star T V 1 !-1 :l-351 - ' i r, .-int. x. V i I ' (.i ; . . ' . . . . In India certain nAoni. wi mat hold 'rhnrch TmhAinhln. parenuy .remeaianie py me use ot mkrk on their foreheads as a but he Is poor in love. ' Any mis- Pro,,er "f ln Latin classes. v. -i . . . i . Alexander L. Bondnrant. nrofea. t- . . uoutc ui laeir renrinnn rn r. nni in-aimeiir auiriir nnnn nia Tier can assure you wai you nave ' " rJ--T;-. -L ,17" Til T .rTl VJ". sor of Latin at the Universitr of . i ' . . . . un ijam k ad w BFaa rm vnaa ei wn r v -r i HHiiinn inrn niav i is w n as a tne nest nign school annual on M. ..m. .-... . , I L 1. Mlsslssloni. said the South todar isiu m uii iitSAi l : . ;mt inm i we mav euiLiiatn liiih iuvr wuica i shall all meaknowthat ye Are my Christ held for this disciples that need well-prepared Jjitln teach- wa rather in nubile worshln. loin I""' "3 muvu sti- lA 4hA mfflmnnlfln arrrlen nff nn , ue lameniaoie ininsr or Chris-1 our prayers, ii we miss tne isew tlAn hfatnrv fa Vi at ViTM Va 1 rVtmmanilman .VbII almost " miniiinem wlilli. t .j.lm..l. ..J v. i. tk. m..ti.. '8Lls. been seldom mention- life. For the reward of love is on I the Pacific coast if not the best in y- bk r n,d.!0 dlYPTr..That 7e loVe r - . other." aauerence 10 one scneme is re markably carried ,ont,.the print ing and engraving er than the supply- MB by Cecil Edwards, editor of, the ed by his followers. Multitudes I loving and the more we give of t ..chnrch members live and die I love pparently without learning; that I onr own . lives. . As . Browning I ftnrh a rrm m r.'T' M " J our Lord when Christians of weal or woe. Is Just our chance r oVo I conre98 their sins they seldom con- o- the prize of learning love." n rur;:; i?88 tna In ' breaking the New j "A . new commandment I gire V:t-": l ".-.- often Unto you: that ye love one an " jvkuu neSltate ahOllt Inlnlno iVnriili I nthftv nn a T tiiT, InTbt mn n A n A vnnn1,o. . ' T. ' - -v.--.v-i - ,D . " ,7" w-u- "'loecause.they .are unable to sup ine repository or the trophy- in I nort It ' f fnanrfaiw this manner; VThe Clarion got n6t accept the Blble. literally, or thA liitviioar m aava v 4 nn- vtinila-l u ' - " . r . " . " ' mer can't pray in public, or Uke uou oi me iidq uai i nave neipea charge of ;meetlng. But t have Srau na ,i . -erimy r-i neTer yet had a prosDectlve mem markabie piece of work. And thel ber hesitate because he felt nn- nln here today and two others writer further urges that a copyIabie to keen the Nr rmma. were Injured when a tree under THREE KILLED BT BOLT , .. - . ... NEW KENSINGTON, July 4, Three persons were killed by light- There were about 100 people rep tn boolc be sent to tne Inland! ment! resenting the Butternut folks. Mrs. Toiler Weatherred. accepted an invitation to give a half hour talk upon the history of old Cham- peeg and; the provisional govern ment, i ' - ' 1 "-"' "':- -'i Jit was on July 5l 1843 that the legislature committee consisting of David HIU, Robert Shortess. Robert Newell, Alanson Beers, T. J. Hubbard. William II. Gray, James Al O'Neil.- Robert MtfoYe and "jWHliam Doughty assembled here to' start the provisional gov ernmental machinery of the Ore gon country, In motion. ..Some of the descendants of ' those people win be here on the Fourth to keep alive the "memory" of A the event, ,:......i...:r.r;:;.i::.:i,..;.....:. . s. SRecent visitors from Salem were Mr.1 and Mts.' W. ,T.' HIcker. Tdi Mi. Burnell. Marian Collins. J. E. Bunnell,' Mr; and Mrs! J. G. Wood ard, Margaret Mudge. Mrs. Fred A. Kurtz ; Barbara ' Kurtz. F. G. Kurts, Mrs, T, F. - Mankerty. Howard Kurtz. ! i which they had taken shelter in a i Pointer, Chicago, for review in The creed-maker of th hnn.t. P"k during a storm was struck. . A. I 1.8. . Lit Al . . iuis nawon-wme puDiicauon on said nothing about the New Com- me pnnung an. uuier compu-i candment of Christ when th ments testify to the excellence of 1 wrote the Apostle. Creed d th the Clarion in all of its features.! Nicene creed and the Westminster confession and the Thirty-Nine Flax GrOWing in England made central the controversialists l5 fiivpn Finanr.ial Aid d,A not mention! '" , . ' I ! In all this furor about "funda- .1 trientals," that has been fruitless and senseless, no .'mention has been made of the New Command ment .which Jesus said should be! the distinguishing mark of the LONDON, July 1. To encour age the growing of flax seed and flax In, the. United Kingdom on a commercial scale, a committee ap pointed by the Board ot Trade has unanimously recommended that $200TOOO be made available. The development " of new strains ot pedigree' seed .is -necessary, t. hnd for that purpose the flax factories a Bunford and Lopen should be acquired and controlled' by the ministry of agriculture." - ,..,'...... ..... ,...;;.; Only One in 50,000 Movie : Actors. Achieves Stardom , ;- - , " -1 r jl HOLLYWOOD, , CaL . Figures lompiled during the last five years by the largest moving picture pro lucing companies reveal that the aspirant to stardom In the films nnst ; overcome -a . 50,QOO-to-l chance of achieving success. w The figures Indicate that in the nast five years screen service bu- reatis of Hollywood have supplied over 100,000 ''men, women . and children, who. at flrstwere, inex perienced in moving picture work Of these 10 0,000. not to . exceed ?ix or seven have reached a point Where , their names . were ; carried on the screen, and only two have become stars of any magnitude. . Many Included in the . figures had some theatrical experience. and the contrast Is drawn with the fact that; nearly' all of the prominent stars and featured players nave had stage experience. A beautiful face," . directors ay. Mor a pretty figure, or both, without special histronic ability, are useless In filmland." - Lacw; tzl forth . wi'Ji their t estata,. and who placed i y, tr.1-1 :i. uot-c.-e, Mcawonpg at awaspscott, are viiiun'r i c! :? frkr is, lit. ar.J Mrs. Fraik V7 Stearns; owners ef the aJjclaLr-3 !"".;": " la Ccz:U" Hi suer White Ilouie at the president's disposal. 1 " ' ' li alve, -TTr. ax.J Mrs. Steams are" pictured tdaw.fca Cdi t:s, iiU'ri-U U a Uij MUNICH TO HOLD EIGHT . MUNICH. A transporution and communication exhibit will be held at Munich commencing May 20. Ererything used in both will t-e included . In the exhibition. - Salem istill the hop center of the world, for. Quality hops, and tor the marketing from first hands. .Help the Slogan' can. If COXFERF.XCi: 19, SOUC3IIT Christian!. "By this shall all men I . "pp't " l zht and Vi,. ,l , ' . , . , imorniac an - jr aboold aoaa that khow that ye are my. . disciples, I thm wrmt frarkV. k.T. iw-o. to . that ye love one another. I par, -wail- ta iiichtr a ha we We - once lived in a- settlement I IVlv Of goodly folks who worshipped on I lr tb kia. n4 z a btaaUfal com- another day of the week than I te,0B . : Sunday. We attended their aer-1.?. : ,k fa' hJio V fA' . . i utuaa mm uim ia aora laser (lannm ai Ices regularly for months. They men? back it it faUa t. Aa TBr spoke often and earnestly on the tr.k'!- v ' . T OLYMPI.C July ; 4V -Governor Hartley . will -confer on reclama tion with Dr.-Hubert Work, secre tary of : the Interior. Monday in Seattle, instead of In Tacoma- as was at firs4 Uiought, it was, learn ed ! this afternoon. The governor ahd. Secretary Work will be- guests at the chamber of commerce, din ner In the evening, it was said. Lemons Tighten : Wrinkled Skin Squeeze the Juice f two leirions'in bottle contain- , Ing three . ounces of Orchard White which, any -drug gist ;-will ' supply for a few cents shake well and yon will Jiave the very mildest anti-wrinkle lotion to tighten re laxed skin, erase fine . lines and eradicate crows-feet. Massage this' sweetly fragrant lemon' I lotion into, the skin at right. ' By 'morning most .of the tell-tale wrinkles, tired lines and crows-feet are smoothed out," glv ing .a . more youthful contour to cheeks, chin, throat. It leaves the skin velvety soft, clear and fresh Beauty experts use this astrlng ent lotion for enlarged pores, also to bleach and whiten sallow, tan ned skin. , . Mix this harmless lotion your self Blnce it acts best immediately , tiff. ii Now im the. Time to Get 'Rid ot Those Ugly Spota frliar aabamaa f roar track Wa, aa Oth- ina -doabla airvaictk ta taaraoUcd ta remava tkaaa komalj apot. : Btaaaty ret aa aaara ef Othina doabla fctraarta from any drujc or dapartmaat DRUQJjTQXCi CAR A NDlvIE The Dainty cooling Talc for stunmer $1.00 - ' ' ' :'" Owing to Its absorbent andan tiseptic properties. Cara fxome Talcum prerenU. chafing, skin irritations and discomforts due to perspiration. -The finest grade-of Italian Talc perfumed with the dainty odor ot Cara Nome. ; Peny DB Store 115 South' Commercial "Salem, Orcjjon II- 1 1. i - .-!. I l"-Ki Y. Adr. I aaaaaaaaBMaiaaaMaaBBBBaBW ... Thought to Convenience In planning th yariof edturs of our service we ffive deep thought and careful consideration to each item.' Everything is arranged from the angle of. those .we serve; we" have learned what people need and we conscientiously try to supply it. . The arrangement and fittings of our establishment bear witness to thisfact. 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