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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15," 1915.
SENATOR APPROVES
INCREASE IN ARMY
Mr. Chamberlain Thinks 150,
000 None. Too Big and
Wants Full Force Kept.
SCHOOL TRAINING INDORSED
Chairman of Committee on Military
Affairs Says Question Xot Po
litical and Confidence Ex
pressed in General Support.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the
military affairs committee of , the Sen
ate, not only approves the plan of
Secretary of War Garrison for increasing-
the Army, but he would go several
steps further and provide for a system
of military training for the men and
the young men of the land.
The senior Oregon senator yesieraayi
read with satisfaction the reports that
President Wilson had approved Secre- j
tary garrisons wniauve iiiusiaiiimc,
which calls for an increase in the
authorized strength of the Regular
Army of approximately 60,000 men.
The present authorized strength is
100, U00 men, but the Army is not re
cruited to its full strength.
"We should have a standing army of
at least 150,000," said the Senator last
night, "and we should keep it recruited
to its ful strength all the time. -
"In no other way can we have the
efficiency in our- military affairs that
the'eountry needs." .
Conference With President Plan.
Senator Chamberlain will leave early
next week for Washington, D. C. to
get ready for the coming session of
Congress. President Wilson invited
him several weeks ago to come to
Washington for a conference on the
question of military legislation. He
proposes to confer with, the President
and with Secretary Garrison on this
question. It is probable . that a tenta
tive draft of a bill will be prepared be
for. Congress meets and that when the
bill is submitted it will have the sup
port not only of the President and the
Secretary of War but of Senator Cham
berlain and the majority of the military
affairs committee.
"I expect no opposition to the plans
to increase the Army," said the Senator.
"It is not a political question. All
parties will support it in my estima
tion. The country needs it and public
sentiment will demand it. The only
question is on the extent of the in
crease." While reports from Washington
convey no idea that the President and
the War Secretary intend to provide
for a Eystem of military training in
the schools and in the colleges, Sena
tor Chamberlain proposes to ask for
some legislation along those lines. He
is in hearty accord with the plan for
optional military training in the high
schools, such as has been proposed in
Portland.
Appropriation Main Feature.
"I believe, too," he added, "that, we
should have stricter military training
In all schools and colleges 'that receive
aid from the Federal Government. This
would give us a fair nucleus for a
reserve Army in time of need."- '"'
He was much interested in the re
ported plan of the President to pro
vide for a reserve force through a
eystem of short-term enlistments. Such
a plan, he believes, can be made prac
ticable if enlistments can be made at
tractive for the average man.
Plans for encouraging the National
guard of the several states and- for
usifig the full strength of the military
academy at West Poinf also have tha
approval of Senator Chamberlain.
The principal problem in the way of
Increasing the country's military
stiAensth is one of appropriations.
With the decrease in revenues due to
the reduction of the tariff and the
shortage of imports, the question of
finances will be a serious one to con
elder.
In view of the apparent necessity for
better preparedness to protect the
country against war, members of Con
gress believe, though, that Congress
will find means to increase the strength
of -both the Army and the Navy.
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FERRIS BILL DEFENDED
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN TALKS BE.
I FORK BANKING IXSTITCTE.
FIANCEE IS STAR
MJTA MORRIS AT ORPHEUM TO WED
WAR CORRESPONDENT,
and Mrs. Sargent by mutual agreement
have not lived together as man and
wife for the past three years, it being
agreed that neither would interfere
with the other. The complaint charged
the Jtefendant with having associated
with other women, particularly . Mrs.
Clara B. Crouch, but unlawful conduct
was not charged specifically.
Mrs. Kummer and Mrs. Larson were
chosen delegates to the state conven
tion at Corvallis.
Knigbta to' Attend Funeral.
Portland members, of the Knights
of Columbus will attend in' a body
the funeral of the late Rt. Rev.
Felix Verwilghen, state chaplain of
the Knights of Columbus of Wash
ington vand vicar - general of tho
diocese-.. of Seattle, .which is to
be held in Vancouver, Wash., to
day. . They will gather at the club
house at 8:45 this morning and leave
in a' body for Vancouver. Rev. Father
Verwilghen was well-known in Port
land and. throughout the Northwest.
Barber Is Suicide.
J. E. Robinson, barber,
chloroform at his home.
who took
72 Watts
street, early yesterday, died at the St.
Vincent's Hospital at 12:15 yesterday
afternoon. Business worries are thought
to have driven tho man to take his
life. He was 52 years of age and
married. - -
Chile's public debt la $."WV Ter capita.
Frank Schaffer. Prospective Bride
groom, Sonpected of JBelnpt Spy,
Once Captive in England,
"War Brides," a vaudeville sketch
has been made famous by Nazlmova.
"War Babies," anotner vaudeville
playlet, is attaining great success in
the East with Valerie Bergere as the
Btar and now comes Nina Morris,
Orpheum headliner, who announces
herself to be a "war fiancee" In real
life. Miss Morris is the affianced bride-to-be
of Frank Schaffer, a New York
newspaper man.
: At the outbreak of the war Schaffer
was the London correspondent for the
New York Star. He was invited to at
tend a week-end party in company with
Miss Morris and other notable English
and American artists and while the
Recent Conference on Water-Power
Sites Is CrltlrlHCd In Addreu
on Land Lcgitlntion.
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iland legislation past and proposed
was , disicus&ftd before a - well-attendd
session of the American Institute of
Banking at the Portland Hotel last
night by United States Senator Cham
berlain.
It was the regular monthly dinner of
the1 Portland chapter of the Institute
and Senator Chamberlain was the prin
cipal speaker. R. M. Doble presided.
The Senator explained the past policy
of the Government in parceling out
large areas of land to settlers and to
various corporations, and then took
up a discussion of pending water-power
legislation.
He defended the Ferris bill, by Which
the Government proposes to lease for
limited periods of time the water
power sites on the public domain, and
severely criticised the conference re
cently held in Portland which passed
resolutions asking for state control of
these sites.
"Our water power," he said, "is the
greatest heritage left to the people of
the United States. It ought to follow,
then, that this resource should" be con
trolled at all times by the people of the
United States the people that own it."
"Tho ostensible l.sue." he declared,
"is state control against Federal con
trol. "The real issue as presented by the
resolution passed by that conference
was: Shull the Government grant leases
for the water powers of the West rev
ocable at the end of fixed, periods, or
shall the Government give away, prac
tically, the control over those sites?
MAZAMAS LEARN OF BIRDS
V. 1. Fiiiley Kxplalns Habits of
Many in Woods. Xear Portland.
A bird lecture by William Li. Finley
State Blorogiat. was attentively lis
tened to last night by approximately
100 members of the Mazama Club in
their clubrooms in the Northwestern
Bank building.
The life, habits and peculiarities of
all the Varieties of birds that are found
In the Immediate neighborhood of Port
land were explained by Mr. Finley
who is quite as familiar with bird
lore as any person on the Coast.
At the conclusion of the lecture, Mr
Flnley's collection Of more than bt
stuffed, birds , was admired by the
Mazamaa.
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Mna MorrlN, "War Kiaucee' W ho
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$389,760.06 IS DELINQUENT
Multnomah County Taxes Paid
October 1 Total $7,173,550.15.
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A statement showing that of the
total of $7,563,310.21 due on the 1914
roll for Multnomah County, there
had been collected upon October 1,
$7,173,550.15. leaving a balance of $389,-
7S0.06 delinquent, was issued yester
day by Chief Deputy Tax Collector
Huckaby. The percentage of delin
quent taxes Is thus 5.15 per cent as
compared with. 4 per cent last year,
when the delinquent date was Septem
ber 1. The date of delinquency this
year was October 1. However, this
year's second half taxes amounted to
approximately $2,500,000, while second
half taxes last year amounted to only
$1,800,000.
Mr. Huckaby says that more than
$2,000,000 came in on the four days
prior to October 1, the date of delin
quency. , '
- Troutdale Association Meets.
GRESHAM, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
The Troutdale Parent-Teacher Associ
ation held its first meeting October 8.
The following officers, who were
elected in May, were In their chairs:
President. Mrs. A. Fox; vice-president.
Mrs. Georga Lumsden; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Jessie Larson: directors,
Mrs. Iouls Kummer and Mrs. Roarers.
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party was assembled on the sands a
discussion arose regarding the posi
tions of the allied and German armies
Schaffer, who was familiar With the
country at tho Western battlefront, il
lustrated some of his points of argu
ment by drawing, marking on the sand
with his cane. An outsider became
suspicious and soon after Schaffer was
arrested on suspicion of being a Ger
man spy. He was incarcerated in Old
Bailey and was brought to trial within
a fortnigHt.
Miss Morris, hearing of the plight bf
the newspaper man. got together many
English and American friends, and suc
ceeded in gaining release of the sus
pect. Miss Morris and Schaffer are to
be married after the completion of Miss
Morris' Orpheum tour In "The Blue
Diamond." the playlet of which she is
star.
Attorney Denies Divorce Charges.
Answering the suit for divorce filed
by Florence A. Sargent, denial is -made
by H. K. Sargent, Portland attorney, of
the charges of cruelty brought against
him. Th answer states also that Mr.
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