Morning Oregonian., March 23, 1916, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OR EG ONI AN. THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1916.
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HAY BILL YIELDS
ARM MINUS MEN
Secretary Baker Exposes Pre
tense of Preparedness in
Military Measure. '
RESULT IS INADEQUATE
Proposed Increase Would Be Suf
ficient to Man Trench ITalf
Xicngth of Manhattan Island, if
All Were Well and Strong.
' OREGOTAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 22. "The Hay bill is a
conscientious effort to build up an
army without men," declared Repre
sentative Gardner, of Massachusetts, In
demonstrating to the House of Repre
sentatives that the Hay bill is con
rooted to fool the people by making
them believe that Congress is sincerely
undertaking to strengthen the Ameri
can Army.
That Representative Gardner, aided
by the new Secretary of War, struck
a deathblow to the Hay bill is gener
ally believed in Washington. His ex
posure of the fraud which Mr. Hay
attempted, with the connivance of the
"Democrats on his committee, to put
over on the country, and the fact that
Secretary of War Baker was not averse
to stating the facts, make it reasonably
certain that the Hay bill must be dis
placed by the Chamberlain bill or some
measure that provides for actual
strengthening- of the land forces.
Baker Letter Is Surprise.
Representative Gardner took the
House by surprise when he read a let
ter from Secretary Baker, showing the
utter ineffectiveness of the Hay bill,
and this letter proved the greatest
kind of a surprise to those Adminis
tration members who had satisfied
themselves that the Administration
was standing back of the Hay bill.
Whether Secretary Baker acted with
the knowledge of the President, or
whether on his own responsibility he
frankly exposed the Hay bill may re
main an unanswered question.
Representative Hay, of Virginia, is
and always has been a little Army
man." He cannot- change his views
on that question any more than he can,
become a Republican and a protection
ist. But there was much rejoicing In
Administration circles a few months
ago. after the President had been con
verted to a programme of prepared
ness, when Mr. Hay announced himself
publicly to be "in full accord with the
President." Time may disclose what
Mr. Hay meant.
Army "Wltbont Men la Result.
Secretary Baker In his letter said,
among other things, that of the 129.000
men in the militia it is hard to "guess
how many effectives we could depend
on in the event of war." He adds:
"The outlook is disheartening for
anyone who has watched the militia
records for target practice and camp
, attendance. Even in this last year,
. with the European war in progress.
over 43.000 militiamen failed to go to
camp, according to the figures of the
Chief of Staff, United States Army. Fur
thermore, in his annual report, the
Chief -of Staff tells us that out of 91.
000 militiamen armed with a rifle, not
k less than 41.000 were so indifferent to
their duty that they failed to show up
for a single day's target practice
throughout the entire year."
Of the effect of the Hay bill, the Sec
retary says:
"The Hay bill is a conscientious ef
fort to build un an army without men.
Counting the 20.000 men we voted the
other day. the Hay bill adds 40.000 sol
fliers to the regular establishment, pro
vides for picayune payments to militia
men in 48 different little armies, de
votes a few paragraphs to regularizing
instruction camps of the Plattsburg
kind and to the formation of cadet com
panies, and doubles the number of
cadets at West Point.
One Provision Worth All Rest.
"The West Point provision is worth
all the rest of the bill put together and
a lot more besides. So far as the in
crease in the regular Army is con
cerned, the bill is a Lillputi'an step in
the right direction. To regard this step
in the right direction as an adequate
satisfaction of the Nation's demand for
preparedness is abcrut as sensible as to
regard the peanut tendered by some
child's hand at the circus as an ade
quate satisfaction of an elephant's de
mand for food. What do 40.000 ad
ditional men amount to? If they were
all well and strong, they might man
a trench half the length of Manhattan
Island, on which a part of New York
City is built.
"Out of approximately loq. 000 men
in the regular Army today we have
some 35.000 available for a field or
mobile army, as it is called. The rest
of the men are In overseas garrisons
"r in the coast defenses or in the non-i-ombatant
corps. If we add 40,000 new
men to our field force we shall ulti
mately have 75,000 regulars for the
Held army of the United States, and
that is all. Remember, however, that
the Hay bill allows us four years' time
for the recruitment of these 40,000 new
soldiers. If we pass the Hay bill we
shall ultimately have a force of regu
lars in our field Army sufficient to
man the trenches along a 15 to 20-mlle
front, or about one-fortieth of the
Texas frontier along the Rio Grande."
36 BLOCKS ARE BURNED
'-"nttr.ue1 Frftm Thirst Pase.
Church and the Edgefield Baptist
Church.
At 4 o'clock there was no sign of
abatement In the fire, which, had been
burning since early afternoon. Not
less than 1000 people then were home
less. The Governor called on all semi
military organizations to Join the
militia in aiding the fire sufferers and
protecting their property.
The Cumberland River separates the
firo swept section from the business
district.
Evansville, Chattanooga and Louis
ville have been asked for fire ap
paratus. One negro was burned to death.
sist. Some of the notable buildings in
the beautiful residence section de
stroyed are the Tulip-Street Methodist
PKAIRIE FIRES WIDESPREAD
Many Farmhouses in Kansas and
Misosuri Are Destroyed.
KANSAS CITY. March 22. Fires
which ravaged the prairies of Western
Kansas and parts of the wooded sec
tions of Missouri south of here early
today were believed to be extinguished
or under control tonight.
Kodge City, Kan., which was threat
ened by fires, was reported out of all
danger. The flames were not subdued,
however, before dobens of farm houses
and many miles fo valuable pasture
were reduced to ashes.
Near Utica, Kan., a stretch 40 miles
long and ranging from three to 12 miles
wide was was fireswept. The greatest
damage done by the fifes Is believed to
have been done in this district. Al
though no towns were caught in the
advancing wall of flames, many valu
able ranches suffered great damage.
Only one fatality in any of the fires
has been reported, that of Fred Sim
mons, a farmer of Kairplay, Mo. ' He
was awakened in the night to find that
his barn had been ignited from a forest
fire, which swept Polk County. In his
eforts to remove stock from the build
ing he received bums from which he
died tonight.
Mrs. Bert Babb, wif6 of a rancher
near Sharon Springs. Kan., received se
rious burns yesterday.
Kansas City and vicinity last night
and today was torn by ,a. wind which
reached hurricane proportions. A brick
wall of a residence in the northeast
part of the city was blown in. sending
a shower of bricks into a sleeping
room, where a little girl was struck on
the head. She is not believed danger
ously Injured. Numerous fires have
been reported, but none has been of
dangerous size.
THREE DEAD IN PARIS FIRE
Loss in Texas Town May Reach
Total of $10,000,000.
PARIS, Tex.. March 22. Three known
dead one missing, a total loss of from
$8,000,000 to $10,000,000, with all the
business district and most of the resi
dential district destroyed are the re
sults of the fire which swept Paris
last night.
The dead: John Straub, burned In
his home; Mrs. W. J. Bailey, 50 years
old, died from fright; unidentified
negro, found burned in home.
Missing: Mrs. A, G. Poul, an aged
woman, whose home was burned, and
who has not been seen since before the
fire.
The fire destroyed from 1500 to 2000
homes. About one-third of the city
was untouched by the flames.
Brick walls, blackened by heavy
smoke and extending into the air five
and six stories, were being razed by
dynamite, with a safety zone roped off
that passersby might not be endangered
by falling walls.
The work of dynamiting the build
ings commenced early today. One by
one the buildings, which cost from
$100,000 to $300,000, already gutted by
the flames, tumbled with a roar to
add to the debris in the streets.
In the business section there are left
only smaller stores o'n side streets
radiating from the public squares.
In these stores Paris business men
opened establishments this morning to
care for the needy.
There was apparent a feeling of re
sentment among some citizens in the
matter of asking for outside aid. In
spite of the calamity, the bulk of Paris
residents felt that they could depend
upon their own resources for taking
care oi tnemseives.
of cy Merit Only"
CMerchandi
Sale of Black Silks
The Season's Most Fashionable Weaves
In a Three-Day Event
UNEXAMPLED
Trie most fashionable, the most wanted, and at the same time the
scarcest of black silks will be found in this three-day sale.
Messalines, Duchess Satin, Suiting
Satins, Regina Satin (imported), Peau
de Soie, Chiffon Taffeta and Faille.
Silks in the identical weaves that are most fashionable for the
making of the Easter suit and dress.
Consequently, Thursday. Friday and Saturday, women who
wish the highest grade of black silks will have the opportunity to ,
save considerable on the dressmaker's bill.
35-Inch Black Mes-
saline OiC
35-Inch Extra Quality '
Black Messaline . . . . 95c
35-Inch Black
Duchess Satin . . . . tpl. lz)
35-In. Extra Qual-
ity Duchess Satin .$1.39
35-In. Black Suit-
ing Satin $1.49
40-Inch Imported.
Regina Satin $1,49
35-Inch Black Peau
de Soie . $1.19
40-In. Black Chif
fon Taffeta Silk.
36-In. Fine Qual
ity Faille .......
$1.29
$1.89
Second F"loor. c
Free Instructions in Lamp-Shade Making
By Mrs. C. E. Wilkinson,-every day from 9:30 to 12 and I
to 5. to everyone purchasing their silk or other material and wire
frame in the store. We have a complete line of every kind and
size of wire frames and a wonderful showing of loveliest ma
terials to cover. - Sixth Floor
10 BLOCKS IN' AUGUASTA BFRN
Flames Are
Principal
Spreading Toward
Business Houses.
AUGUSTA. Ga., March 22. Fire
caused damage, estimated at more than
$2,000,000 in the downtown section of
Augusta tonight, and at a late hour
was eating its way unchecked down
Broad street, where the city's princi
pal business houses are located. Ten
blocks had been destroyed or were
burning and the flames were threaten
ing to spread to residential sections.
Shortly before midnight the flames
were carried by the wind into the resi
dential section, where a new conflagra
tion soon was making rapid headway.
The outbreak was a distance of four
blocks from the blaze in the business
section.
The Dyer Bank building was among
the structures destroyed and the Union
Bank building, the Western Union
building and the buildings housing the
Augusta Chronicle and Augusta Herald
were among those damaged. Fire com
panies with equipment were - rushed
here on special trains from Macon and
Atlanta.
OIIj FIELD IS BURNED OVER
Loss of More Than $200,000 Caused
bj Oklahoma Prairie Eire.
TULSA, Okla., March 22. A prairie
fire, started by burning waste oil and
which burned over four sections of land
in the heart of Cushing oil field last
night and this morning, was under con
trol today, although several tanks of
oil still were burning.
Fifty-five rigs, twoscore tanks of oil
ranging In size from 250 to 1800 bar
rels, filled with oil; ' one 55.000 barrel
tank partially filled, two schoolhouses.
several bunkhouses. one pumping sta
tion and one boiler-house were de
stroyed. The actual property loss was
estimated tonight at $200,000. although
the loss through shutting in of nearly
100 wells will considerably Increase
this figure.
with its distressful itching, may
be soothed at once, healed
quickly, and all its ngly mani
festations driven away.
thanks to
ythe incomparable j
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incomparable
remedy
FOR AILING SKIN
(At All Druggists)
ELL-AN
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
Spray, X. C, Xot Burned.
GREENSBORO. X. C. March 22. The
burning of a building at Spray, N. C-, in
which the telephone exchange was
located, gave rise to & report today that
the town was being swept by a dis
astrous fire. "vVheni wire communica
tion was restored. It was learned that
only the one building had been destroyed.
JOE HOWARD LOSES $6833
Award Made to Mrs. Witherspoon
for Breach of Promise.
Judgment of S6S33 was awarded Mrs.
Edah Witherspoon in her $50,000
breach 6f promise suit against Joe
Howard. Orpheum headliner and play
wright, by Circuit Judge Morrow last
night, A default had been entered in
the case, and the only evidence before
the court was to support the conten
tions of the plaintiff.
On the stand Mrs. Witherspoon said
that Joe Howard had proposed to her
in the Rainbow Grille, the second time
she had met him, and wanted to marry
her at once 1-Te kissed her good-bye
two days later in front of the Owl drug
store, she said, and was to be married
to her the next day, but that was the
last time she saw him.
Of" Merchandise of of Merit Only"
Art Needle Work Contest
Silk Embroidering
Cotton Embroidering
Cotton Crochet and Knitting
Wool Crochet and Knitting
Open to the Public
Cash Prizes Given in Each Class
Contest Under the Direction of
irs. "V iflL. Jiattenam v
Who has recently arrived in Portland from the East to personally
conduct this very interesting and instructive event.
Contest Starts Monday, March 27
Any customer purchasing $1.00 worth or over of Art
Needle Work is entitled to enter this contest. The, following
prizes will be distributed to those whose art needle work
shows the greatest skill :
$30.00 in gold for best silk embroidery work.
$30.00 in gold for best cotton embroidery work.
$25.00 in gold for best wool crochet and knitting.
$15.00 in gold for best cotton crochet and knitting. '
Fifth Fleer.
CORN GOSPEL HEARD
Farmer Smith's Message Well
Received at Napavine.
DAIRYMEN REALIZE NEED
Lack of Feed for Cattle, Caused by
Recent Hard Winter, Brings Home
Truth of Statements That Stlos
Should Be Built Freely.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
NAPAVINE. Wash., March 22. (Spe
cial.) The wide-awake people .of Che
halls and vicinity turned out in goodly
numbers to the O.-W. R. & N. agri
cultural meeting last night at the spa
cious rooms of the Citizens' Club. Dan
W. Bush, the club's president, took
the chair at 8 o'clock and introduced
as the only speaker of the evening
Farmer Smith, the O.-W. R. & N. agri
culturist. Mr. Smith was in excellent
voice and a happy mood and he made
splendid talk, which seemed to meet
with the approbation of everyone in
the audience, which, happily, con
tained a large number of farmers.
It seems unnecessary to say that, as
usual, the speaker dwelt largely on
the corn question, which is becoming
a vital one an over tne rvorinwest, ana
particularly in Southwestern Washing
ton more particularly, probably in
Lewis County, of which Chehalis Is the
coimtj- seat. This is by no means the
first time the O.-W. R. & N. has es
sayed to teach the citizens of this
section the value of corn In conection
with the dairy business; but each year
Farmer Smith and his associates bear
on a little harder- and talk a little
plainer, for the reason that they can
now say that corn can and is being
raised here in paying quantities there
is always some progressive farmer In
the audience who has made a brilliant
success with corn raising.
Time Ripe for Gospel of Corn.
This Is an opportune time to preach
the gospel of corn, for during the last
couple of months there has been a
great shortage of feed for all manner
of livestock hereabouts, and more feed
Is a slogan that goes rieht home to
the dairymen, especially those who got
caught with lean feed bins and empty
haymows during the bad weather of
January and February.
So it comes about that Farmer Smith
is listened to with marked attention
and the result will be that more feed
of all descriptions will hereafter be
grown on the farnio about. Chehalis,
where dairying is carried on which
means more prosperity in every walk
of life. His speech last night was quite
lengthy, but at that he quit too soon,
at least the audience seemed to -think
so.
This morning we forsook the private
car for the day ' and came here by a
regular train for a meeting at 1:30 P.
M. in the I. O. O. F. hall of this fine
little town. The weather has been
pretty rough all day rain, sleet and
the thermometer- down to about 40.
Perhaps it was the bad weather that
caused Mr. McMurray, the general pas
senger agent of the O.-W. R. & N., to
desert us on the train and continue
on to Portland.. But he will be back
in a few days. His interest is so deep
In the campaign that he enjoys the
meetings with the gusto and critbusl
.ism of a kid. '
- Many to Build Silos.
' Yhe meeting was called to order- on
time, but without any formality or In
troduction, Farmer Smith began his
talk before a rather large audience,
considering the weather, and everyone
was from the farm, several being
women. Mr. Smith's remarks were lis
tened to with marked attention and
there is no doubt about the results for
this is the center of a good farming
section and the landowners, as a rule,
are of the progressive order. It is re
ported that the number of silos will
be more than doubled during the pres
ent year.
A meeting was scheduled tonight at
Boisfort. a little town situated about
14 miles southwest of Chehalis. It is
not on a railway line, but Is situated
in a fine farming section. Tomorrow
the meetings will be held at Mossy
Rock and Silver Creek, both of which
places will be reached by auto. The
car -will remain at Chehalis until Saturday.
CA, Merchandise of CX Merit Only
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POWER MORTGAGES FILED
North Coast Company Secures
$1,592,000 Bond Issues.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. March 22. (Spe
cial.) The North Coast Power Com
pany filed with the Lewis County
Auditor on Monday a mortgage In
favor of te German town Trust Com
pany for $917,000, and one In favor of
the Commercial Trust Company for
J675.000. both mortgages securing bond
issues of similar amounts.
The recording fee for the mortgages
was 1115. The mortgages cover all of
the power company's properties, which
extend from Tenino.down Into North
ern Oregon.
I-owis Timber to Be Sold-
CKXTRALIA. Wash.. March " 22.
CSpecial.) State I .and Commissioner
Clark V. Savidge yesterday advertised
a sale of timber lands to be held at
the Lewis County Courthouse on May
2. The timber is located on about 160
acres of land' and is appraised at
S10.378.
ArcenMne last jer
res of oil.
produced 275,000 bar-
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' . Six Beautifully Designed New Models in Women's
Semi-Tailored and Novelty Suits
Are Offered at $24.85
Splendidly meeting the demand for Spring suits, this special assortment features the belted, tailored, flare,
novelty-Norfolk and combination silk and wool suits.
Rather unique trimmings, whether leather, buttons or silk, accentuate the clever lines of these smart suits.
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The Fabrics
Gabardine, Serges. Taffeta,
Poplins and Whipcord.
The Colors-
Navy Blue, Hague, Rookie,
Black and Checks, Reseda.
Excellently tailored and finished with coat linings of fine quality,
figure strongly emphasize the advantages of early selections.
The illustration was made directly from models on sale
These splendid suits at such a
Third Floor
Wynall
Blouses
$1.50
Are Distinctive Individual Unequaled in Style
They are particularly worthy of notice this week daintiest models of sheer voile,
simply tailored, and with touches of hemstitching or clusters of tiny tucks. Then there
are more dressy blouses adorned with sprays of embroidery, or allover embroidered
effects.' They show the very latest collars and cuffs and are cut full and blousy.
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IN A ONE-DAY SALE
1200 Pieces Pure Heavy Weight Articles
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For Pieces Worth From $1.40 to $3.00
The last shipment under contract of this famous make, that en
ables us to make this remarkable price. The excessive advance in price
now in force makes it absolutely impossible for us to repeat this sale.
This offer includes dish pans, rice boilers, water pails, mixing bowls, Berlin kettles,
straight covered sauce pans, lipped sauce pans, straight covered pots, Berlin sauce pans,
lipped kettles, griddles, waffle irons, skillets.
-At this remarkably low price we will positively not fill phone or mail orders. None
will be sent C. O. D. or on approval. None sold to dealers.
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Street
Window
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LOG LINE TO EXTEND
Sutherlin Timber Railroad to
Tap Coos Bay Country.
MILL TO RISE THIS YEAR
Increased Facilities for Preparing
Lnmhcr Will Be Added at
Sutherlin as 3Iarket Warrants.
Sites for Plants Ioiinted.
SUTHERLrX, Or., March 22, (Spe
cial.) S. M. Fox. Sutherlin manager of
the Douglas County timber holdings
of the Roach Timber Company, of Mus
catine, la., will return to Sutherlin
from Spokane to take charge of the
railroad construction of his company
here by April 1. The timber people
have completed five miles of the grade
of their line, which extends eat of
Sutherlin 15 miles to the edge of their
55.000-acre tract of timber. Ultimately
the company plans to extend its road
60 miles west to Coos Bay.
Just as soon as the steel can be laid
on the finished grade wok-lt is expected
to begin on a sawmill of a capacity of
250,000 feet per day. One mill will be
built this year and others will follow
as the lumber market Justifies.'
The Sutherlin Kallroad and prospec
tive mills are In no way affected by
the failure of the Roseburg bonding
project with Kendall Bros., which was
defeated by the Supreme Court of Ore
gon yesterday. The Roach Timber Com
pany is still ready to fulfill its agree
ment, made with the local people two
years ago, whereby it guarantees the
building of the railroad and a lumber
manufacturing center at Sutherlin In
consideration of the gift of necessary
rights of way and 400 acres of mill
sites, the titles to all of which were
turned over to the lumbermen by the
Sutherlin people late last Kail.
YT. L. Roach, of the Roach Timber
Company, owns and controls eight
large sawmills in the state of Florida,
lie likewise is president and owner of
a lumbering road In the South 123 miles
in length.
UMATILLA PIONEER PASSES
Thomas Brewster, of Pendleton, Is
Survived by Widow and Children.
PENDLETON". Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) Thomas Brewster, pioneer Uma
tilla County stockman and farmer,
died last night from old age complica
tions, lie was born in Yorkshire, Eng
land, in 1838. and came to Umatilla
County from Southern Oregon 28 years
ago.
He is survived by a widow, three
sons, George, of Lewiston, Idaho;
Thomas. Jr., and Henry, of Pendleton,
and five daughters. Mrs. C. "W". Steen,
Milton; Mrs. Amos Myrick, Adams;
Mrs. James Brown, St. Louis: Mrs.
Martha Henderlite. Camas, Mont., and
Mrs. Emily Cesil, of Flat River, Fla.
Ilwaco to Get $15,000 More on Roll.
ILWACO, "Wash., March 22. (Spe
cial.) It was officially announced to
day that work on the north jetty will
begin April 5. This will add an addi
tional $15,000 to Dwaco's payroll. Un
less another appropriation is available
the works will be forced to shut down
within three months, as the funds now
on hand will last only about 75 work
ing days.
There are 56.000 seeds in a bushel of
wheat.
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