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THE' MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 100.
FOE TD CUPID
Corbin Opposes Mar
riage in Army.
OFFICERS' PAY TOO SMALL
JjJWth Wife to Support, They
Are Sure to Run Into Debt.
SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM
Commander of Atlantic Division
Would Require Consent of War
Secretary to Weddings Fav
ors the Canteen.
coiiBth" os Aiorr marriages.
Our Army is over-aiarried. The pay
of a. subaltern officer is barely enough
for him properly to support himself
and the expenses, of his equipment and
uniform.
Marriage of Army officers -who have
made no provision for assuming- the
responsibilities therefor Is hurtful, both
to the Army and to the officers them
selves. The married officer Is less valuable,
If In marrying he has not exercised
that prudence "which should govern all
transactions in life.
Every officer should set the consent
of the "War Department before marry
ing, and if he is to live on his pay, he
should state on honor that ho Is free
from debt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. That no army
officer be permitted to marry until he has
first secured the permission of the Secre
tary of "War and satisfied that official
that his income is sufficient to support
himself and family, and that be Is entire
ly free from debt, is the recommendation
made by Major-General Henry C. Cor
bin, Adjutant-General, commanding the
Atlantic division of the Department of the
East, -which was issued at the War De
partment today. Regarding: marriage In
the army. General Corbin says:
"I desire to reiterate In effect "what I
have formerly said on this subject, which
statement, however, has been misread,
misquoted and misunderstood. Marriage
of army officers who have made no pro
vision for assuming the responsibilities
therefor is hurtful, both to the army and
to than officers themselves. To this broad
statement there are, of course, excep
tions, as there are to all all broad state
ments, but the general fact remains that
our army Is overmarried. The pay of a
subaltern officer Is barely enough for him
to support properly himself and the ex
penses of his equipment and uniform. If
to' this is .added the Inevitable expenses
ctfeched to a family, it is not only prob
able, but almost certain, that when an
officer strikes his balance at the end of
the year he will be behind, If he has no
Income but his pay.
"That a bachelor officer is more valu
able to the service than a married officer
does not follow, nor 3o I wish to be un
derstood as so saying; but the married
officer is less valuable, if in marrying he
has not exercised that prudence which
should govern all transactions in life."
Further on in his report General Corbin
says:
"I am firmly of the opinion that no of
ficer should enter the marriage relation
without first getting the authority of the
War Department, and that as a necessary
condition thereto his Income after mar
riage will be sufficient to support himself
and family, and, above all, if he is to
live on his pay, he should state on honor
that he is free from debt."
General Corbin favors the re-establishment
of the canteen and says:
"If it were possible by my act abso
lutely to stop the use of intoxicating
drinks of any kind, I would do so; if it
were possible by act to prevent the use
"by any person in the military service of
intoxicating drinks, I would do so; but,
realizing that the impossible, however
desirable, must give way to what is pos
sible and practicable. I am firmly of the
opinion that it would be in the interest
of discipline to re-establish the canteen,
recognising that in this way the use of
drink can be minimized."
General Corbin recommends the enlist
ment of colored men. in the artillery or
their transfer to that corps from the col
ored cavalry and Infantry. He expresses
his belief that colored soldiers in the ar
tillery corps will aid that branch of the
service by giving to it men. who would
"by their aptitude and love of the service
commend themselves to the artillery of
ficers Just as they have to the officers of
the cavalry and infantry."
He strongly advocates the increase of
the Coast artillery by at least one-half,
and the raising of the pay of the non
commissioned officers and of such pri
vates in the service as have shown them
selves qualified as expert artillerists. He
recommends that the district commander
of artillery be not limited to the com
mand of any artillery posts, and that
artillery commanders be authorized to
allow reputable citizens to see a portion
of the fortifications.
General Corbin favors the encourage
ment, in every possible way, of small
arms practice, both in the regular estab
lishment and National Guard, and favors
the detail of the best Army experts in
rifle practice for instruction of target
associations outside the service.
AMERICA LEAST BENEFITED
Minister Squiers Reports on Increase
In Imports for Past Year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. The State
Department has received from Minister
Squiers a table showing Cuba's import
trade for the first quarter of 1B04 and for
the same quarter of 1003. These figures
are of special interest in that they cover
the first quarter after December 25, 1903,
when the reciprocity treaty took effect.
There waa an Increase of $2,02800 in the
Imports of Cuba for the first quarter of
1904 over those for the same period of
1S03. The Minister points out that the im
ports into Cuba from the United States
increased only 3 per cent, while those
from England, Germany, Spain and
France increased 20, 21, 18 and 8 per cent,
respectively. He says he was unoffici
ally informed that the Cuban exports to
the United States have very largely in
creased. "I never fail to impress upon the Presi
dent and the Cuban merchants and plant
ers with whom I come Into contact," adds
the Minister, "the danger to reciprocity
in the present uneven trade between the
two countries, and that American mer
chants and manufacturers will not long
support an arrangement which largely In
creases the market for Cuban produc
tions and by comparison, at least, de
crease the sale of our own. The situation
Is pretty well understood and it will not
be difficult to obtain from the Cuban
government a proposition for the admis
sion of goods of American origin on a
more favorable basis."
HIS BOOKS IN A MUDDLE.
Army Officer With Exhibit at '04
Fair Declared an Embezzler.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2a The War De
partment has asked assistance of the De
partment of Justice in trying to secure
the arrest of Captain Ira Kelthley, Phil
ippine Constabulary, who has disappeared
from the Philippine exhibit in St Louis,
leaving a reported shortage of $4000 In the
funds which had been entrusted to him
with which to purchase supplies for the
constabulary. Kelthley had a good rec
ord up to this time, having enlisted In
the Regular Army as a private in May,
1S98, in Topeka Kan., and serving with
distinction in the Philippines, where he
particularly mado his mark in clearing
Rlzal Province of Insurgents.
Study of Tariff Act Completed.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2a The Insular
Bureau has boen notified that the Commis
sion in the Philippines, which has been
making a careful study for the past six
months of the existing Philippines tariff
act, with a view to its modification and
improvement in many respects, has com
pleted its work and make a report to the
Collector of Customs, in. the Philippines-
It is the4 Irite'ntion of Colonel Edwards,
chief of the Insular Bureau, to give the
projected changes in tariff the widest
publicity in order to elicit criticisms and
suggestions from American merchants
and manufacturers before the measure is
submitted by Secretary Taft to Congress
in the shape of a proposed amendment of
the existing Philippine tariff act
Rear-Admiral Train Sails.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2a The Pacific
mail steamship Korea sailed today for the
Orient" via Honolulu, with a full passen
ger list, a cargo of S000 tons of general
merchandise, most of the latter being for
Japan. Among the passengers was Rear
Admlral C. J. Train, who is to assume
command of the Philippine squadron of
the Asiatic fleet
Miners Express Thanks for Aid.
BUFFALO, N. T., Sept 2a Grand
Master Hannahan, of the Brotherhood of
IO co motive Firemen, today received a
telegram in which was expressed the
thanks of the Western Federation of Min
ers for the action of the firemen in pass
ing a resolution of sympathy and voting
them $2000. The message, which is eigned
by President Moyer and Secretary Hay
wood, reads:
"We have today learned of your gen
erous action. We are in this fight to a
finish and will win, as sure as the sun
rises. If ever tho opportunity offers,
we will reciprocate."
OREGON AGAIN WINS
First Prize !s Taken at St
Louis Fair Cattle Show.
ANIMAL FROM LADD FARM
Hampton Ensign Entered in the
Event for Aged Herds Is Pro
nounced the "Finest Speci
men In the World.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept 20. (Special.)
Again Oregon captured a prize for 'blooded
livestock, C. E. Ladd, of Portland, won
first award in the World's Fair cattle
show today in the event for aged herds
with Hampton Ensign at the head of the
harem. The Judges pronounced him the
finest animal in the world.
Hampton Ensign was In a, class by
himself. Silverlne' Commassle, owned by
J. G. Robblns, of Greenburg, Ind., with
his four mates took first award in the
aged Jersey herd event Imported Brook
side Fox, the property of Dr. C. E. Still,
of Klrkvllle, Mo., took second prize.
C. J. Martin, of Churdan, Iowa, won
first in the Aberdeen Angus aged herd
event with Prince Iote Woodlawn Black
bird, owned by E. T. Davis, of Iowa City,
secured second place.
WESTERN PROCESSORS SPEAK
Jordan, Wheeler and Moses Among
Those to Address Scientists.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 20. The International
Congress of Arts and Science began the
sessions of Its divisions and parliaments
today, and numerous papers treating of
various scientific subjects were read. Thirty-one
meetings were held today. The
first meetings of the day were the seven
division meetings.
President David Starr Jordan, of Stan
ford University, addressed the utilitarian
science division.
The meeting of the history of law sec
tion was presided over by David J. Brew
er, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Professor Nathan Abbott, of Stan
ford University, spoke.
That biologists are now sufficiently ad
vanced in their science to be able to con
trol the sex of newly-formed cells was
the stated belief of Professor Jacques
Loeb, of tho University of California,
speaking at the biology meeting.
In the department of economics. Pro
fessor Adolph C Miller, of the University
of California, delivered an address on the
present basis of economics and Its histori
cal development
In the department of philosophy. Its
growth and development In the past and
what may be expected of it In the future
was read by Professor George H. How
ison, of the University of California
Professor Bernard Moses, of the Univer
sity of California, presided at the meet
ing in the department of politics.
In the department of history of lan
guage. President Benjamin Wheeler, of
the University of California, made an ad
dress on the chief currents in the science
of language of the nineteenthcentury.
. DECIDES AGAINST. -OREGON?.-
Department Will Not Review Deci
sion in Swamp-Land Case.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept 20. The acting Secretary of
the Interior today denied the motion for
review of the departmental decision
rendered May 26 holding that the
swamp-land grant to the State of
Oregon did not include lands em
braced within the Klamath reservation,
and also that the title of Indians to these
lands was of prior date to the passage of
the swamp-land act This action of the
Department deprives the State of about
97,000 acres of land. The case probably will
be appealed to the Supreme Court
W. B. Matthews, state's attorney, an
nounces that he will fight to the last ditch,
as he is confident the Department is in
the wrong.
New Jersey Republicans Nominate.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept 20. In a state
convention that was both enthusiastic and
harmonious, the Republicans of New Jer
sey today by acclamation nominated ex
State Senator Edward C Stokes, Cumber
land County, for the Governorship. Sen
ator Stokes, who had been ill, appeared
in the convention, and accepted the nom
ination In a speech that was well received.
Tho platform adopted provides for the
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t Worth 60c and 65c
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taxation of second-class railroad property
at local rates. This would add about $400,
000 to the 51,500,000 of taxes paid annually
by the railroads In this state. Second
class property used for railroad purposes
Is outside of the line or "main stem," as
It Is described In the law.
Tells of Repulses to Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 20. Lieutenant-General
Stoessel, commanding: the
Russian military forces at Port Arthur,
reports by telegraph that on the night of
September 16 the garrison repelled two
attacks on the redoubt protecting the
water works. The text of General Stoes
sel's dispatch is as follows:
"Port Arthur, Sept. 16. The enemy con
tinues dally to bombard the forts 'and.
batteries Inside the fortress, but still
without showing any great activity.
"The wounded, are recovering and eager
ly resume their places in the ranks. They
are heroes. "
"The troops are in excellent spirits.
"A about 3 this morning (September 16)
at least one Japanese battalion attacked
the redoubt protecting the water works.
The garrison of the redoubt repulsed the
attack, but the enemy received reinforce
ments and renewed the attack after half
an; hour. The garrison again repulsed
them with rifles and machine guns, sup
ported by artillery. The Japanese sus
tained great losses and did not again at
tempt to take the offensive.
"Sub-Liieutenant Philllppoff chiefly, dis
tinguished himself, showing the greatest
bravery."
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