14 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore Wed, March 11, 1953
Homer Davenport Born in
rton 86 Years Ago
Homer Davenport, the Oregon
boy who became a world faro
oui cartoonist and Arabian horse
breeder was born at SUverton
88 years ago last Sunday.
His 1908 importation of 27
Arabian horses direct from the
desert tribes of Arabia was one
of the most notable collections
of aristocratic animals ever to
come to America. One half of
present day Arabian horses in
the U. S. trace to this importation.
Recent research indicates that
Theodore Roosevelt, then presi
dent of the United States,
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venport secured an Irade to pur
chase six or eight horses. Ex
portation of horses from Arabia
had been prohibited for 35
years. Roosevelt foresaw the
approach , of World War I and
had an understanding with Da
venport that none of the horses
would be sold but would be kept
Intact as a foundation stud for
cavalry remount service.
Davenport's report of his trip
to the Arabian desert Is covered
in his delightful book "My Quest
of the Arab Horse," published in
1909 and now a collectors' item.
,
His first contact in Arabia was
somewhat accidentally made
with Akmet Haffez, ruling
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sheikh of all the desert, rather
than the civil authorities. This
so pleased Haffer that he took
Davenport to the Anezeh tribe,
leading horsemen of the desert,
and supervised the horse trading
by which Davenport secured 17
stallions and 10 mares.
The tribesmen recognized in
Davenport a true horseman and
presented him as gifts the two
finest horses ol tne aeseri.
One was Wadduda, the great
est war mare of Arabia, "in
whose oresence men bowed
their heads and from whose back
a great sheikh had killed, among
others, his most distinguished
enemy." She was complete with
all her trappings ana a ueaouin
slave boy. The other gift was
The Pride of the Desert," a o-
vear old stallion whose breeding
was so treasured he was tribal
nrorjertv.
While in Arabia, Davenport
keDt in practice with his car
toonist craft by secretly doing
the first sketch ever made of
Abdul Hamid. sultan of Turkey,
Despite suspicions of Turkish
spies, it was smuggled out oi tne
country in a bale of hay.
His book also contains a pair
of cartoons of the Royal Eunuchs
which are masterpieces.
At the Lewis and Clark ex
position in Portland, 1905, Da
venport had an exhibit said to
have been valued at $38,000.
Called "Davenport's Farm" it
was made up of four Arabian
stallions, pheasants, ducks, pea
cocks and other rare creatures.
Shortly after opening of the
fair a notice stated that "here
after his exhibit will close at
dusk because glare of electric
lights affects the health of his
birds and animals, some of
which are the only members of
their species in captivity, whose
loss could not be replaced."
Prior to his departure for the
Portland fair a farewell party
was given Davenport at nis
home at Morris Plains, New Jer
sey. Three hundred scientific,
literary and artistic people of
the East attended, coming by
special train. For the first time
in New Jersey, a half beef was
barbecued in an open pit.
But he never considered him
self more than an Oregon farm
boy. A burning Arab horse
fever started early. His father
wrote, "Although you were but
three years and nine months old,
you exhausted my store of
knowledge relating to human
and horse life in Arabia." The
fever continued through a life
time.
Much Davenport materiel is
in the SUverton public library.
Mrs. Harold Larsen, librarian,
notes there are four framed
Arab horse pictures, a number of
scrapbooKs and original car
toons as well as a pair of boxing
gloves with which Davenport
punched playmates in boyhood.
Davenport's father was Tim
othy W. Davenport. His mother,
who was a daughter of R. C.
Geer, pioneer Marion county
livestock breeder, died of small
pox in Homer'a infancy. He died
on May 2, 1912, and is buried in
SUverton cemetery.
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Prfilic Hearing
At Jefferson
The Jefferson addition to the
Santiam soil conservation dis
trict will be discussed at a public
hearing at 8 pjn. on Wednesday,
March 19, at Jefferson City
hall, according to County Exten
sion Agent Hollis Ottaway.
This addition includes gener
ally all land in Marion county
south of Judson Landing on the
Willamette river, Illaheo school,
and Turner.
Rober C. Baum, executive
secretary of the state soil con
servation committee, will be in
charge of the hearing.
Ottaway points out that all
land owners in the proposed ad
dition are Invited to attend the
hearing. The need for district
inclusion wlH be discussed and
all phases of work accomplished
in a district will be reviewed.
The proposed Mt. Angel soil
conservation district will be re
viewed at a public hearing at Mt.
Angel City hall, 8 p.m., Monday,
March 16. This hearing, spon
sored by the state soil conserva
tion committee, will be conduct
ed by Robert C. Baum, execu
tive secretary of the group.
Hearings are the second of
three steps necessary for dis
trict formation.
Dokkies Meeting
Here Saturday Night
El Adil temple, Dramatic Or
der, Knights of Kborassan, met
at Salem Labor temple Satur
day night with Paul Kitzmiller
presiding. Members from Dallas.
Eugene and Salem attended and
a special guest was District De
puty Imperial Prince Dan L.
Hollopeter of Portland.
It was announced that a dance
sponsored by the Knights of Py
thias will be held at Labor tem
ple March 28. Wives of the mem
bers served refreshments.
Monday night representatives
of Central Lodge, K of P of
Salem attended Helmet temple
at Eugene where members were
present . from Eugene, Dallas.
Corvallls, Roseburg, Astoria,
Portland and Salem. Going from
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of Catasaq.ua, Pa., appears to have difficulty
-bearing up under the honor of being named "Champion
Toddler" in the annual Allentown, Pa., Toddlers Derby. He
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Judges Discontinue
Taking Expense Fee
San Francisco W Two fed
eral judges say they quit accept
ing $10 daily expense allow
ances Feb. 1 when they learned
the question was being submit
ted to a judicial conference at
Washington, D. C, next month.
. Federal Circuit Court of Ap
peals Judges William Healy,
Boise, Ida., and Walter L. Pope,
Missoula, Mont., said they fol
lowed an established practice
when they took the money.
Judge Healy was criticized
Saturday by Sen. Welker (R.,
Ida.), who asserted that although
Healy resided in San Mateo,
Calif., as a Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals ludge, he had re
ceived $37,987 since 193? by
claiming Boise as his legal resi
dence. Judge Pope, who maintains a
residence in nearby Burlingame,
said he spends several weeks an
nually at his Missoula office,
which he described as his offic
ial station.
x-j-oi lour rwrmlti a Circuit
Court Judge to receive per diem
.rn. while on duty away
from his "actual residence."
Welker asserted tne acuuu
urn "an outlandlsn imng,
though not illegal.
Clear Lake Meeting
Clear Lake The texuie palm
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Mrs. John Guy, leaders. The
regular monthly meeting of the
unit will be Friday, Marcn m,
with Mrs. A. A. Eichelberger.
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