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Old Camp Baker Organized In 1861 Amidst Hardships How Jackson county organ ized Company D of the Oregon Cavalry during the Civil War, and details of the construction of old Camp Baker, were contained in a talk which Sen. Earl New bry, Ashland,- delivered at the annual meeting of the Jackson County Pioneer association ear lier this fall. Company D was the county's first military unit. Prefacing his review of the or ganization of Company D, Sen. Newbry told how Jackson coun ty was created from the original Yamhill and Champoeg districts of the state on Jan. 12, 1852, and added that Jacksonville was in corporated as a city in 1860 and named the first county seat. Jackson county was named in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson. "On Sept. 24, 1861, authority was given to raise 10 companies of cavalry in Oregon," the sen ator's speech relates. "This was accomplished through the ef forts of Col. E. D. Baker, senator from Oregon. Gov. Wheteaker was felt to be sympathizer with the rebellion (of the south ern states) so the matter was kept out of his hands, and he was not allowed to select the men or choose the officers. His friends resented this slight and presented many obstacles to the success of the organization. They repeatedly showed contempt for its officers and men. Furnishes Own Horse "Recruiting began in Novem ber, 1861. Each man was to fur nish his own horse and equip ment, for which he was paid 40 cents per day in addition to his regular pay as a member of the cavalry. Company D was muster ed in Dec. 19, 1861, and consist ed of 85 men. The camp was lo cated in the woods about one mile west of Phoenix in Jackson county, and was named Camp Baker in honor of Oregon s senator. "The site was selected by Col. Maury, "ho was in command of the company. The officers of Company D were Col. Maury, Capt. Sewall Truax, First Lt. John M. Drake, Second Lt. John M. McCall. After the company was mustered, the recruits were sent to cut down the trees and build cabins to house the men. The cabins were of rough logs, shinked with mud, with rough board floors and roofs of shakes. Each cabin had a door and chim ney. They built a cabin for a storehouse and office, a cabin for the officers and a cabin for hos pital use. Here they passed the hardest winter Oregon had ever known since the settlement by the first white people. No Military Knowledge "The officers of Company D knew nothing of military affairs. Col. Maury had served one year in the Mexican -War as a volun teer, so it was a problem to know how to train the enlisted raw recruits. Someone found a copy of the Army Regulations of 1841 and a copy of Gardee's Infantry Tactics, and with these for a guide the officers began their study. "The company's equipment consisted of four U. S. muskets and two cavalry sabres left be hind by the regulars after the Rogue River War, and with this equipment they began "learning the art of war." The weather was abominable, with much rain and storm through all of Novem ber and December, and after Christmas the real winter set in. Therefore, they could do no training until the weather broke. When that time came, a parade ground was built and men were trained in steps and marching. "Among the privates was a man who had been in the regu lar army, so he taught the of ficers the manual of arms, and there was another who had been in the cavalry in British India, who taught the officers sabre exercises. Finally, after much difficulty, a guard was mounted with the four muskets as equip ment. The guard consisted of a sergeant of the guard and three sentries. When the guard was eal Cream of Tomato Soup as a dish by itself-? delicious used as a sauce iis superb I One tin of I soup plus one 1 tin of milk or I water rnaKes four portions delicious Sites Life of 'Dead Man Is Complicated rs I11,"1".'11.1. " i.,,, frrT t I P vfi V I Ha 1 : v, , , -.iLll rr (Acme Tclephoto) TSgt. Donald Kay Watts, 23, Marlon, Ohio, very much alive hero, re turns from Jap POW camp to find complications arising from his official "death," declared after he fell from cargo plane while dropping supplies to Chinese troops fighting Japs at Hcngyang, China. Here he declares his Identity to Capt. Hugh F. Kennedy, chaplain with 14th Air Force, at San Francisco, Calif., Presidio, as Paymaster M Sgt, William J. Mairs, Ban Bernardino, Calif, witnesses. I changed, they also exchanged their equipment. Due to the lateness of the sea son, supplies at the camp were not adequate, so the quartermas ter secured hay on a farm five or six miles from the camp, where the horses were wintered. He sent enough men to care for the horses and ordered them to construct shanties to house the men and equip them with stoves. "In rendering his account to the quatermaster's headquarters in San Francisco, he made the mistake of using the wrong terms in his report and caused himself much embarrassment and the camp much trouble. He used the term "men employed to care for cavalry horses," which was construed to mean he had hired civilians to care for the horses, and in reporting the ma terials used in constructing the shanties, he used the word "for quarters" which was construed to mean barracks. "It brought forth a storm of angry disapproval and reproof sad to remember. After much correspondence the matter was straightened out and the word "detailed" was explained to have been the correct one to use in place of "employed" and "cabins" should have been used instead of "quarters." "In May, 1862, Col. Maury and Company D were ordered to leave Camp Baker and report to Fort Walla Walla, which really marked the beginning of its mili tary career. They, were assigned to the Umatilla country to pro tect immigrants from the Indians then were to patrol the Boise basin gold mines against the troubles which followed the gold rush. "Company D was replaced by Company C, which remained in service in Jackson county for five years. It was the first unit to occupy Ft. Klamath, and made a record for itself in its operations against the Indians." Land-Grant Fare Compromise Bill Vetoed by House Washington, Oct. 30 (U.R) The house today sent back to conference a compromise senate house bill which would have compelled the government to pay land-grant railroads full passenger and freight rates for the transportation of troops and property after Oct. 1, 1946. It rejected the conference bill by a roll call vote of 167 to 114. Under an act dating back to the Civil war, the government is allowed a 50 per cent discount for troop and property move ments on land-grant railroads. Rep. John J. Cochran, D., Mo told the house that passage of the bill would cost the govern ment $200,000,000 annually. The original house bill would nave made the lull fare pro vision effective 90 days after the measure s enactment. The sen' ate changed the effective date to Oct. 1, 1946. The compromise Din provided mat the money saved by the government through this senate amendment was to be used to purchase farms for veterans on western reclama tion projects. New York. Oct. 30 (U.R) United States newspapers car ried 54,000,000 worth of war ef fort advertising a month during the last two years of the war, the bureau of advertising of the American Newspaper Publish ers' association announced to day. Of the $98,813,358 total ex penditure for August, 1943, through July, 1945, $42,597,445 was spent for war bond adver tising. The Red Cross ranked second with $6,252,678, followed by armed forces recruiting, the don't telephone campaign and waste paper salvage. Of the $56,215,913 spent for other than war bond advertising, $51,874,543 was paid advertising and $4,341,370 donated by the newspapers. 2,225,000 Soldiers Released Since V-E Washington, Oct. 30 (U.R) The army released 307,000 sol diers during the week ended Oct. 26. This brought to 2,225,000 the total released since V-E day, May 12, the War department an nounced today. Those released from Oct 1 through Oct. 26 numbered 1,047,' 000 and from V-J day, Sept. 2 through Oct. 26 there were 1,633,000. Parks and recreational areas in San Francisco total nearly four square miles. Hungry for leatcjcwwv Here's why these peat are what you want . . . Grown from our own special strain of seed, where toll and climate produce the finest quality. They're harvested iuit when they're ready. Doy or nlghtl Flavor won't wait. LOOK FOR They're blended for flavor balance. A quality (election of ust the tastiest peas in the pad. They're tail-packed right ofter picking. For nothlng'j more Important In canned-pea quality, em the qualify peat with the fi&utov tfiuC blend Radio Man Is Held For Draft Evasion New York Oct 30 U.R) Kie Ritter, 35, radio announcer and producer currently employed in IMew York as a theatrical com pany manager, was arrested by the FBI today for removal to Fort Smith, Ark., on charges of draft evasion. Agents said Ritter allenedlv had not communicated with his selective service board in El Do rado, Ark., since Aug. 15. 1941 and had failed to report for in duction as ordered on April 9, Chandler Farewell Voiced in Senate Washington, Oct. 30 (U.R) Sen. Albert B. (Happy) Chandler, u., Ky., today said farewell to the senate. Chandler told his colleagues his resignation becomes effective Wednesday. He will 'then de vote full time to the job of base' ball commissioner to which he was elected by major league club owners April 24. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Mffdlord and vlrlmtv- rinnrfv ... ntjtht and Wednesday with rnttrti showers. Oregon: Mostly cloudy with ihow. era imiffnt ann Wednesday with mod erate to fresh south to southeast winds ofr coast. Little change in temperature. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today Highest 67; lowest 51. Total monthly precipitation SB incnos. Deficiency tnr the month 41 InrhM Total precipitation since September I, i jt ini'nes. Deficiency tor the reason .38 Inches. Helatlve humidity at 4 30 p.m. yes terday ou-fl, i:m loaay WU7o. Tomorrow Sur.n-e 8-43 a m. Sunset 5 07 n m. Observations taken at 4:30 a.m., 120 mericisn ume; High Low Pree. Bols Boston - . Chicago Denver Eureka Havie . Los Angeles , Mrdf.rd New York Omaha FhoenlJC Portland . Heno . Boseurg Salt L3K San Tranclsco ...... Seattle '. . Snokirie Wasnlnglon, D C. , Yakima ..... 70 67 03 sa an ; . n 70 55 . St 48 54 46 47 54 32 41 57 5l 57 48 41 .02 .08 JS .87 .20 1 02 .01 .01 Hirohito's Wealth Told First Time By Tokyo's Hochi Tokyo. Oct. 30 (U.R) The newspaper Yomiurl Hochl. in an action unprecedented in Japan ese press history, published avail able figures today on Emperor rnronito s wealth. It included 3.267.500 acres of land holdings as of 1940, or six per cent of the entire nation's pasture -and forestry land: and share holdings valued at $4,540,- uuu in the bank of Japan, Yoko hama specie bank, the Formosan Sugar Manufacturing company, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Orient al Development company, the Hokkaido Coal company and state subsidized transport indus tries as of March, 1942. Non-revenue yielding assets were not included. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 194S MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE THREB Japs Had Big Army Ready For Defense Tokyo, Oct. 30 (U.R) The Japanese irmy general staff had planned to use a total of 2.225.C00 troops against the American invasion that ulti mately came off bioodlessly, the Domei news agency said today. Japanese armed forces would have been under two overall comn-onds, one bhsed hero and the other at Hiroshima, Dome! said. 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