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TIIE . SUXDAT OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 11, 1917. 7 I UNIVERSAL SERVICE BILL IS FAVORED CORVALLIS SOON WILL HAVE ONE OF MOST MODERN HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN STATE. Measure Providing Training of " 19-Year-OId Boys Re v ported in Senate. RESERVE DUTY FOLLOWS All Would Be Subject to Call for "Defensive War" for Xlne Years. General Staff Wants Year for Drilling Period. WASHINGTON1, Feb. 10. The Senate military committee reported favorably a. bill framed by a subcommittee creat ing a military and naval citizenship force based on universal training- and service. While the committee report does not Indicate any belief that Con gress will act on the measure at this cession, the bill brings to a definite head the universal service discussion of the last few months and offers a spe cific plan on which public sentiment can crystallize. The bill requires six months' training without pay for all youths during their 19th year. Exemptions are confined to the members of the regular Army and Navy, those physically unfit, those who are the sole support of dependent rela tives and those affiliated with religious creeds which forbid them to bear arms. The latter class are liable, however, for training in the non-combatant branches pf the Army. 500,000 Animal Draft Provided. ' It Is estimated the bill would pro Vide for the training of 500.000 boys annually, each of whom would be fur loughed Into a reserve for nine years fter his training period. With allowances for shrinkage of classes due to various causes as the years pass, this plan would give a total force of 3.165,000 men who had had six months' training, at the end of the first nine-year cycle, all subject to call for servioe only in the event of a "de fensive" war or the imminence thereof. The bill disagrees with the theory of the Army General Staff as to the amount of training necessary to make a soldier fit to go on the battle lines, although it contemplates about the total strength proposed by staff offi cers. A year of intensive instruction has been declared by Major-General Scott, the Chief of Staff, to be the mini mum of safety for the training of even defensive soldiers. Staff Bill Jfe-rly Heady. A universal training bill carrying the Indorsement of virtually the entire membership of the General Staff and based on a year's training, Is almost ready for final submission to Secretary Baker and the President. Neither offi cial has committed himself on the prin ciple of universal training. The committee measure, which Is based on that prepared by Major Mose- lcy, formerly of the Army General Staff, fixes military training as a duty of citizenship, denying naturalization until such training has been at least begun or exemption granted. All Government employment would lie closed to those who could not pro duce certificates of training or exemp tion, and private employers would be similarly prohibited from employing any man who has evaded his military service. A blanket penalty with maximum of $1000 fine and a year's im prisonment for each offense is provided for the violation of any section of the act except that those who evade train Inn when liable for It must serve a longer time. 9 Years In Reserve Prescribed. For nine years, or until-he has passed his 28th year, each reservist would be required to appear in person before the registration authorities of his military district. In case of war the youngest classes would be called first. After his 28th year a reservist would pass into the great body of the unorganized militia, subject only to the general laws. The bill provides no organization after the troops leave training, but wide latitude Is given in this regard. No changes in the present National tluard system are provided for. Train ing would be In military districts com prising single states or groups of small rtates, and the establishment by lease cr purchase of training cantonments In each district is directed-. Registration and medical examining boards for each district or subdivision also would be appointed by the President, the word of the latter as to the physical fitness to be final, while action of the registra tion boards on exemptions could be ap pealed to the Federal District Courts. Youths liable for training would be re quired to report themselves or be re ported by parents or guardians. Choice of Army or A'avy Given. To encourage preliminary military training, such as that given in schools, credit to a maximum of three months, or one-half the total required period, might be allowed. The applicant could eelect either Army or Navy service. Officers and enlisted men of the rt-gular services could be commissioned In the citizen army, but would receive the pay of their grades only while on active duty, not during training periods. Provision is made for com . missioning- volunteer officers, selected by examination from men who have had experience in the National Guard, military or naval training camps, at military schools or colleges or who have served their own six months training period under the act. These officers would be liable annually for three years for two months' duty in training troops and could be promoted only on examination and compliance with training regulations to be fixed by the President. Machinery for the discharge of officers on unfavorable findings as to their qualifications by efficiency boards Is also provided. Liiinor Sale Restricted. The sale of intoxicating liquors to a member of the citizen army or navy while in uniform is forbidden. Another feature is that men who have com- fleted their training would be entitled o wear a rosette showing the class to which they belong. Officials of the General Staff are In clined to disapprove the bill, particu larly because of the six .months' train ing period. They declare that even the year minimum fixed in the staff plan contemplated only 50 per cent of the efficiency of the average European re quirement for training. The staff officere are inclined also to feel that inadequate provision is made for training personnel. A force of 500,000 men, they say, requires a minimum of 17,000 officers, at least 60 per cent of whom must be profes eional soldiers, if anything resembling Intensive training is to be given in six months. The full commissioned strength of the regular "Army under the National defense act will be less than 12,000 officers, and it is pointed out that if 8000 of these were to be detached for training purposes for six months out of each year, training of the regulars or any use of that force would be virtually impossible. It is understood that the staff bill takes these points into consideration. (f ' 77. Vjsp ' ....... - t- - " ' iiiM i nrrjimiTI GOST IS SEPARATE W'ItT Experiment Stations Depend on Own Appropriations. LEGISLATORS ARE ADVISED Oregon Agricultural College Asserts Money From One Division Not j Used to Meet Expenses of Another. SALEM, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) "No part of the appropriations to branch experiment stations is used directly or Indirectly for work ai the Agricultural College," says a statement to the joint ways anq means committee, filed with that committee by the college today. All work of this institution and the expenditures therefor are adjusted in accordance with a resolution of the board of regents, which provides that the work of resident instruction (in cluding the development of the college plant), the Agricultural Experiment Station and the extension service shall be paid from funds provided respect ively for these divisions. Under this resolution no money for one of the divisions can be used to meet the ex penses of any other division. Salary Adjustment Made. In cases where the time of mem bers of the staff Is divided between the work of any of these divisions. their salaries are adjusted accordingly. Professor Potter, for instance, receives $100 of his salary from the Eastern Oregon Experiment Station funds. Pro fessor Potter has charge of all the In vestigational work with livestock of this station. He not only works out the general plans but spends several weeks each year at the station in con nection with this work. In a few cases where supervisory work by members of the college staff requires so little time that there is practically no Inter ference with other duties, no allow ance Is made In salaries from station funds. Appropriations Are Shown. "The following table shows the an nual branch experiment stations and the amount, if any, paid from the funds of each station to persons whose head quarters are at the college at Corvallis and who devote part of their time only to the work of the stations: An. appro- Paid In prlation. salaries to Etate Gov- specialists eminent, at College. TOP ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OP NEW STKUCTURE. BELOW OLD DUILDIXG. ALB ANT, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) Corvallla will soon have one of the most modern high school buildings In the state, according to plans now being prepared by Charles H. Burggraf, an architect of this city. The Corvallis School Board has authorized the preparation of plans for the building, and March 1 an election will be held in that city to vote on a $35,000 bond issue to provide funds for the improvement. The plans contemplate constructing an annex to the high schol building 62 by 140 feet in size. The annex, as well as the old building, will be constructed of brick and will be two stories in height with a full story base ment. The first and second floors will contain an assembly room and gym nasium and 10 recitation and science rooms. In the basement there will be a domestic science department, with dining and lunch rooms on one side and manual training rooms on the other side. The new building will have the same heating and plumbing arrangements as the new Junior high schol of this city, which Is considered one of the most modern school buildings in the state. ent of the company, said last night that the exact financial situation of the com pany was being explained to the train men and believes that when It is fully understood, an agreement will be reached. 'We feel that the men are entitled to all we can give tbem that would be consistent with the interests of the stockholders," said Mr. Griffith. graphs made by Fred H. KIser during the last three years. They represent nature studies of the varied scenic fea tures of various parts of the North west. The collection has Just been completed, and plans are being consid ered by the Ad Club, in co-operation with other organizations desiring to exploit Oregon scenery, to send the col lection of pictures to a few large East ern cities for a brief exhibition to bring the glories of Oregon scenery before the world of tourists. Stations Eastern Oregon Union $T,500 Umatilla County, Hermiston 8.000 Sherman County, Mora 4.000 Harney County. Burns 6,000 Southern Oregon, Talent 3.000 Clatsop County, Astoria 3.000 Hood River County 3.000 2.00O $100 ISO ISO PROBE PROMISED HOLLAND Sinking of Gamma Not Part of Unrestricted War, Says Berlin. LONDON, Feb. 11. A Reuter dispatch from The Hague saya that In reply to the explanation asked by the Dutch Minister at Berlin regarding the de struction of the steamer Gamma by a German submarine, the German govern ment declared thl3 must in no wise be considered as a consequence of the In tensified submarine warfare. The gov ernment promised a thorough investi gation immediately the submarine com mander returned to port and added it would not hesitate to give full satisfac tion if Holland's complaint was Justified. The Dutch steamer Gamma was bound from New York for Amsterdam with a cargo of oil for the Dutch govern ment when she was sunk by a German submarine. CARMEN WANT IRE Increase of Cent an Hour Con sidered Too Little by Some. MATTER BEING DISCUSSED This appropriation of $000 from Hood River County. ELKS AT -M'MIHHVILLE PORTLAND LODGE TAKES CHARGE OK INITIATION CEREMONIES. Parade Held on Way to Special Train and Concert Given In Neighboring City. Two hundred and fifty members of the Portland lodge of Elks paraded through the business section of Port land last night behind their band in full uniform, boarded a special train gaily decorated with the emblems and colors of Klkdom, and rode away to McMinnville to take charge of the lni tiation of -& new members into Ale Minnville lodge No. 2. The band, which headed the parade, was led by a double quartet singing patriotic songs. It was under direc tion of Cary Houseman. The special left Portland at 6:15 and on arrival in McMinnville a concert was held by the band in the McMinn ville auditorium. Frank Hennessey and W. J. Carkeek featured in the con cert in vocal solo and trick piano Dlavine: respectively. After the concert ball was given lor tne memoers or the band and the visiting Elks, while the officers and committee took charge of the initiation ceremonies. Members of the committee in charge of the excursion were: W. J. McUran, A. C. Dickson, Nate Wurzweiler, II. B, Walker and W. L.. Humphrey. COW REUNITES FRIENDS Story of Attempt at Rescue Is Read and Families Write. BAKER, Or., Z?eb. 10. (Special.) When Delbert Williams' cow got Its name In The Oregonian it started the reuniting of old friends who had. been lost to each other many years, Mr. Williams' cow fell down the family well at the Williams home at Long Creek and, despite Mrs. Williams' trip of a mile and a half for help, the ani mal died. The story was telegraphed from Ba ker to The Oregonian January 27 and was read by Mrs. F. C. Potter, of Sher wood, Washington County, who recog nized the name of her old friend. A letter from her asking for a more defi nite address was received by the Baker postofflce telling of Williams' home in Grant County, 130 miles west of here. Series of Conferences Arranged Be tween Workers and President Griff itb So That Conditions May Be Well Understood. 'J. tie order issued February 3 by Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, authorizing Increase of pay of one cent an hour and Improved work ing conditions, has not been satlsfac m several or tne trainmen em ployed by the company. AS n. result nf tha iftooa especially over the increase which was to Decome errective before July, a num ber of conferences were held last week between Mr. Griffith and the platform n. jar. lirirrith was asked tn-riia cuss the question personally with th men memseives, and he visited the four car Darns operated by the company and met the men. Some of the men have been insisting "ii a. larger increase in pay, ana take the position that if the company la in a unanciai position to grant a larger lutieare, ii snouid meet tneir riemnnH uuiiiuer or T np rrntnmon a saia w oe willing to accept the origi nal proposition, which, it was believed, was acceptaoie to the committee of 16 mat represented the Brothprhnnd f Railway Employes in the former series ol conierences. Another conference will be held to morrow, to be followed by one tomor row night, when the train worfclTio- the various shifts and officials of thn company wm go into the question com pieteiy. O. B. Coldwell. genera superintend PHILIP HECKER IS BURIED Oregon Resident for 30 Passes at St. Paul. Years VIEWS WILL BE SHOWN ARTGRAPHS OK OREGON SCENIC SPOTS TO BE DISPLAYED. MOUNT ANGEL, Or., Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) Philip Hecker, resident of Ore gon for the past 30 years, passed away at St. Paul this week. Funeral serv ices were held In St. Paul and he wa buried in Mount AngeL Rev. Father Dominic, pastor of St. Joseph's Parish, presided. Mr. Hecker was born in Wisconsin in 1S66. At the age of 20 he came to Oregon, and settled in Mount Angel. He bought a farm near the town, and dwelt on it for 20 years. Ten years aero he went to Washington and re mained for a year, returning to Mount Angel and dwelling here until three years aro. He then went on a farm near St. Paul, remaining there until his death. Mr. Hecker leaves a wife and 10 children. Exhibit of Ilaud-Colored Photographs of Wonders of State to Be Held Nest Week at the Portland. A free exhibition of 150 to 200 art graphs of Columbia River, the high way. Cascade Mountains, Crater Lake, Central Oregon and the Oregon sea shore will be held in the parlors of the Hotel t Portland Sunday and Mon day, February IS and 19. The exhibi tion is under the auspices of the Port land Ad Club, and a committee con sisting of R. S. Atkinson, D. C. Freeman and W. J. Hofmann is in charge of the details. The public will .be invited to see the exhibition. The views are all new, never having been shown before. They embrace the choicest hand - colored - in - oil photo- ZEPPS ADMITTED FAILURE Berlin Paper Expresses Hope IT Boats Will Prove Better. PARIS. Feb. 10. The Berlin Kreua Zeitune. according to a Geneva dis patch to the Temps, says that Chan cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg counts on the submarine to end the war auicklv. "Every day badly employed," adds the saDer. "is lost for Germany and gained for England, which perfects her means of defense. We must hasten our action. Five or six months will suffice. May God grant that we do not renew with our submarines our deceptive experiences with Zeppelins.' The newspaper expresses the con viction that less than seven weeks of submarine war will "put England out of action." Read The Oregonian classified ads. Spring Suits and Overcoats Are Here ' Copyright Hut Srhtfrnrr k Uais Yes, we have just received our first shipment of Hart Schaffner & Marx Spring Suits and Overcoats for men and young men, and there's certainly a lot of character in them. Varsity Fifty Five is the strong fea ture for the coming season in suits; it's a suit that carries the distinctive features only in these clothes. Varsity Six Hundred predominates in Overcoats. Nice light weights, with the belt all around feature, in beautiful tinted coverts, with in verted pleat running full length in back, or the more conservative styles men in general prefer. We Would Like to Have You Come In and Look Them Over SAM'L ROSENBLATT & GO. Portland's Largest Exclusive Men's Store Southeast Corner Fifth and Morrison CAPE HAITIEN SEES RAIDER German in Dominican Waters From January 2 6 to 2 9. CAPE HAITIEN- Feb. 2. (Corre spondent of the Associated Press.) A German raider was in the waters of this island between January 26 and January 29. She is described as a small steamship with a crew of 12. She put in at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, January 26, to take on coal. The following day she went into Monte Christl, Dominican Republic, to com municate with the German Consul, re maining in port for two hours. She was observed again January 29, since which time nothing has been seen of her. DR. E. E. FALL IS DEAD WALLA WALLA SETTLER OF 1863 SUCCUMBS FROM PARALYSIS. new logging road on Davis Slough, and will be shipped by water from the head of South Inlet to Davis Slough, a distance of 23 miles. GRAFT CASES DISMISSED - Two Dismissed at Hibblng, Minn., and Prosecution Ends. DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 10. Hibblng-B so-called graft cases were dismissed in District Court here late today. Decision to abandon further prosecu tions of the cases followed acquittal of two defendants, William J. Ryder, ex president of the municipal water and light board, charged with perjury, and C. M. Atkinson, publisher of the Mesaba Ore, Indicted for presenting alleged fraudulent claims for printing to the Village Council. Fifteen persons were indicted. In cluding the Mayor of Hlbbing and sev eral village Trustees. INDIES EXPORT TAX F0UGHT1 Constitutionality of Iievy In Possession Is Raised. New WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 The old problem of whether the Constitution follows the flag came up today in the House ways and means committee when it took up the Flood bill for es tablishing a government In the Dan ish West Indies. The bill "provides for an export tax of tS a ton on sugar, and the -constitutionality of such a provision im mediately was raised, and may be fought on the floor of the House. Xewipaper and Thousands of Acre of Wheat Managed for Many Yeara by Physician. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.) Dr. E. E. Fall, early settler of the valley, died today of paralysis after several years' illness, at the age of 57. He was a well-known figure in Walla Walla history for the last 20 years. A native of Iowa, he crossed the plains with his father, John Fall, In 1862 at the age of two, the family set tling in Walla Walla. After being graduated from Whitman Seminary, Dr. Fall went to Ann Arbor, then to New York, where he took a medical course. He lived in San Francisco and Oakland ten years, practicing medicine. In 1898 he came here to assist his father and the following year the elder Mr. Fall died. Dr. Fall took up the management of the large estate, con sisting of several thousand acres of Eureka wheat land as well as other nronertV. Dr. Fall was prominent In Demo-, cratic circles and managed the Even ing Statesman for years. Hla mother, wife and a son survive. ( BRIDGE MEETING TUESDAY Commissioner to Hear Protest on Closing Vancouver Avenue. Efforts to prevent the closing of what is known as the Vancouver-avenue approach to the Interstate bridge are being made by the Alblna Property Owners' Association, and the members of that organization. will meet with the Board of County Commissioners at the Courthouse Tuesday morning instead of Monday at 10 o'clock for a conference upon the subject. The Vancouver-avenue approach com prises the old roadway which formerly led to the ferry. The Albina Property Owners' Association would have it kept open as far as the fill leading to the bridge. A. B. Manly is chairman of the association. BREAKS A COLD IN A HURRY Steel Halls Purchased. MARSH FIELD. Or., Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) The North Bend Mill & Lum ber Company has purchased two miles of steel rails from trie Bmnn-rowera Loe-erinsr Company. The equipment will be used in the construction of the North Bend Mill & Lumber Company's An Advertisement by Rosenthal rEOPLE ask me why, in the face of rising market, I persist in selling these I " 'U,-,i,TT i,: 1 ; : mi : t- xiuc onuco iai uciuw iiici xeguicii jji ices. jl ne tuiawei. i picu.ii. iu icpiatc the lines I am selling would cost now an average of $2 more per pair than the present stock. I cannot charge my customers the prices I would have to charge if I replenished broken lines, therefore the only al ternative is to sell them at prices that will clear them at once from the shelves. You who have bought here during the past few weeks know the wonderful values you who have not bought are advised to come without delay. We are making shoe-selling history. Men's Shoes Below Price Boyden's $10 and $12 Custom-made Shoes $7.85 Boyden's $9 Custom-made Shoes only '. .. . .$6.85 Kegular $6, $6.50 and $7 Shoes only S4.S5 Women's Shoes Below Price Women's $9 Laird, Schober & Co. Shoes, patent leather with rein skin tops .$6.95 Women's regular $6 and $6.50 Shoes reduced to S4.95 Women's $5.00 Shoes reduced to S3.95 Women's $5, $6 and $8 Shoes, a special lot in broken sizes $2.95 S. & H. Trading Stamps on All Purchases ROSENTHAL'S 129 Tenth Street, Bet, Washington and Alder "Pape's Cold Compound" is pleasant and affords Instant Relief. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a cold. 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Millions of bottles of this old famous Sage Tea Recipe, Im proved by the addition of other ingre dients, are sold annually, says a well known druggist I-ere, because it dark ens the hair so naturally and evenly that no' one can tell it has been ap plied. - Those whose hair is turning gray or becoming faded have a surprise await ing them, because after one or two ap plications the gray hair vanishes and your locks become luxuriantly dark and beautiful. This is the age of youth. Gray haired, unattractive folks aren't wanted around, so get busy with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight and you'll be delighted with your dark, handsome hair and your youthful ap pearance within a few days. This preparation is a toilet requisite and is not intended for the cure, miti gation or prevention of disease. Adv. PUT CREAM IN NOSE AND STOP CATARRH Tells How To Open Clogged Nos-i trila and End Head-Colds. Tou feel line in a few moments. Your cold in head or catarrh wilt be gone. Your clogged nostrils will open. The air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more dull ness, headache; no hawking, snuffling, mucous discharges or dryness; no struggling for breath at night. Tell your druggist, you-twant a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nostrils, let it penetrate through every air passage of the head; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous membrane, and relief comes instantly. It is Just what every cold and ca tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed up and miserable. Adv. t