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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1919)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. .PORTLAND. .XOVEMREU 33, 1919. pound for sugar was criticised today , by George A. Zabriskie. chairman of ; the sugar equalization board, who said that without sucn action reaucuuu m the price of sugar might be ex SMALL ARMY URGED pected. r- 71 Playing Today and All This Week The establishment or a iiac rate. he said, would operate as an auto matic minimum -to raise the price of all beet sugar produced in this coun try, most of which can be manufac tured on a 10 or even a 10-cent Force of 260,000 Favored in General March's Report. basis. Cuban producers, he added, would be inspired under the fixed 12- cent rate to hold their entire output for that price. Mr. Zabriskie expressed the belief iff-v.. that the sugar shortage in various parts of the country is only tempo rary and will soon be remedied. He said it was his opinion that it is too late for effective government con trol of sugar. SEA POWER SECONDARY if I SAVES APPLE CROP ANOTHER TALE OF ARSENE LUPIN, THE GREATEST CROOK IN MODERN FICTION Banger of Invasion Held Nominal as Long as Bases Are Ade quately Protected. 1 vj if WAREHOUSE BUILT OF BALES AVERTS DISASTER. Evening Dress for Thanksgiving Every little detail in evening dress is important; you must not overlook a single item. ' Hart S chaff ner & Marx evening clothes are made with that fact in mind; they're exactly right. As for the other things you'll want, we have them here and will tell you just what to wear and all about it. You'll find this store with ready service in your everyday wants. ffTl r W V WASHINGTON. Not. 22. A stand ins army of about 260,000 men backed by a universal military training sys tem to supply reserves woul4 meet the peace-time requirements of the United States, General Peyton C. March, chief of staff, declared in his annual report, made public today and which probably forecasts recommen dations to be made by the war de partment when congress reconvenes. General March founded his judg ment on lessons of the world war. That proved conclusively, he said, that ability to be self-sustaining for an indefinite period, provided .he army was adequately prepared, was the nation's greatest military asset. Protection of Banes I'rKed. So far as purely naval operations are concerned, he added, the United .States has nothing to fear from "any conceivable combination" of naval powers; but must be prepared to pre vent seizure of bases by an enemy controlling the sea and intent on land ing troops. "Without the possession of such bases in France," the report said, "we could not have landed our army, ir respective of the fact that the allies had control of the Bea." General March recommended fixing the strength of the regular army at five army corps, maintained at half strength in peace times. The pro posals the department presented ten tatively to congress during the spe cial session called for 509,000 men, and March's statement was taken to in dicate that this would be scaled down to 260,000. The report defended the present staff system with authority central ized in the chief of staff. Proof of its efficiency could be found, it said, in the fact that the United Str.tes had sent more than 2,000,000 men and vast supplies overseas, thus becoming "a positive factor in the military ac tions ot the war." General Staff Necewsary. I am convinced," said General iviarcn, mat witnout a properly or ganized and efficient general staff with authority to formulate and exe cute the army programme, it will in future wars, as in this and every other war of our history, be impossible for tne activities of the various agencies, services and bureaus of the war de partment to be controlled and directed to the attainment of the common end ''under the terms of the treaty of peace," General March added, "the German general staff is abolished Had they won the war, they would in all probability have prescribed similar terms for the United States." The war produced new practices but not new principles, the report said, and "was not won, as some pre dicted, by a new and terrible develop ment of modern science, but by "men munitions and morale." The American military achievement was possible "only because of the as sistance of our allies," General Marcn said, and in urging an adequate mili tary policy he added: Surely we can never expect to pre pare for defense against the attack of a powerful and determined agency again under such favorable conditions to ourselves." Self-Suatenanee la Power. Military experts are agreed, he said, that the bulwark of American power is its ability for self -sustenance. "This, involving as it does, our un limited resources of manpower and wealth," he said, "constitutes our greatest national military asset, pro vided, and only provided, we are pre pared to prevent the landing on our shores of an enemy of the size which our own performance has demon strated to the world can be landed by a first-class power under certain con ditions. These conditions are that it shall have control of the sea and control of the proper bases for de barkation. "It is accordingly, one of the very Important lessons of this war that reasonable provision and a sound mil itary policy demand that there shall be at all times available for imme diate use a sufficient trained and or gantzed force to insure, in connection with our fixed coast vlefenses, that no probable or possible- enemy can ever secure so great a strategic base on our coast. W ith such a base in h possession, it is not inconceivable that he could, within a short time land sufficient number of fully equipped troops to seize and hold by establish ing a line of defense not incomparable in length with that Iield by the Ger mans on the western front, an area including such an appreciable portion of the resources and wealth of the country as to result in consequences of Incalculable moment to the nation. "Obviously such an attacking force will be at its weakest during the period it is attempting to land its army on our shores. Iuriiig this period only will it be possible to nullify any numerical superiority of troops that he may bring to bear by the resistance of a trained and organ ized force of relatively small size. Only by the provision of such a force can we be assured that we shall be able to utilize to full advantage our greatest military asset, by gaining the time required to develop our re sources and to organize an army which will be adequate to any contingency. "The size of such a rorce. wnicn is essential if the country is to be af forded that degree of protection which a sound military policy requires, must be determined by a consideration of our extended coast line, by the neces sary dispersion of the force due to the distance from coast to coast, and by the necessity of providing for the safety of the Panama canal and other Insular possessions." Novel Emergency Structure in Okanogan District Prevents Enormous Loss of Fruit. SEATTLE, Nov. 22. (Special.) When an early frost threatened Oka nogan apple growers with the de struction of their crops, a warehouse, built out of bated hay, averted disas ter. Carload after carload of baled hay was rushed to Omak, where the warehouse was hurriedly constructed and finished just in time to prevent the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Okanogan region, noted for the excellence of its fruit grown un der irrigation, produced an enormous crop this year, which, with present prices, represented fortunes to the growers. More than 800,000 boxes of apples were packed, of which about 600,000 were shipped out, while the remainder was held up principally because of lack of cars. Of this amount about 70,000 boxes were lying in the open when frost in dications shortly before November 1 threatened a heavy loss. A special meeting of Omak growers was called. The baled-hay plan was decided upon. The hay was obtained at Ellensburg and rushed to Omak, where three shifts of workers In ten days piled up the apples and placed the hay walls around them. The warehouse was built under the direction of the Omak Fruit Growers' association and neigh boring growers were invited to store their apples without cost. The apples were piled 25 feet high over an area of 4800 square feet. A thick wall of hay was then placed around the big pile and tar paper was spread overhead, held in place by heavy boards. The hay is said to have provided better protection for the apples than the ordinary warehouse. REDS START NEW MOVE Suits and Overcoats Lots of them to select from and other ready-to-wear apparel. A M 1 Hill Copyright 191S Hut Schaff ner & Man Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Gasco Bldg. Fifth and Alder. Spokane Labor Leaders Watching Attempt to Gain Control. SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Is the Spokane central labor council the victim of a bunco game? Beaten in the "one big union" scheme and despairing of the I. W. V, are the reds" now centering their hopes on a new scheme to gain con trol of organized labor of Spokane and the state of Washington ? Labor leaders here who are not in sympathy with revolution are saying little today, but they are keeping watch of this week's deevlopments, and are far from being pleased. At the meeting of the central labor council .Monday an innocent appear ing resolution was introduced pledg ing allegiance to "a full democracy" and "American ideals of justice and equity" and calling for a mass meet ing to be held tomorrow to form a "true American" club. Backed by the 'approval of the railway section of the uncil, the resolution was promptly adopted. VERDICT SENT IN SEALED RESULT OF ALIENATION SUIT TO BE KNOWN TOMORROW. Testimony Shows That Took Auto Rides Only With Third Person. Woman When LOYALTY LEAGUE CALLED Meeting at Seattle December 3 to Plan State Campaign. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Judge Gose, state chairman of the Loyalty League of Washington, today called a conference of all county chairmen to meet at the Seat tle chamber of commerce Wednesday, December 3, at 10 A. M.. to formulate state-wide loyalty campaign and adopt constitution and by-laws, pre paratory to launching a revival of the four-minute men campaign move ment in preaching loyalty in pulpits, public places . generally, and in mills, logging camps and shops. Governor Hart recently started the Loyalty league movement to over come I. W. W. propaganda by educa tional methods. The governor ia ex pected to address the Seattle conference. The opinion of the Jury in the $10,- 000 damage suit filed by Robert Patchen against W. F. Smith for al leped alienation of his wife's affec tions will remain unnnown until Mon day morning, as a sealed verdict was returned. The case Tor two days has occupied the attention of Circuit Judge Belt's court and is a follow-up of a divorce decision pending in Judge Kavanauah's court. Testimony waa to the etlect mat Mrs. Patchen and Smith entered partnership and operated what was known as the Patchen hotel. Patchen. who is about "0 years the senior of his f-pouse, acted in what virtually amounted to the capacity of janitor for the establishment. He alleges that his wife frequently took auto mobile rides with the defendant, but witnesses yesterday brought out the fact that panied by they were always accom a fnlrd person. Creswell Votes Water Bonds. ECGEXE, Or Nov. 22. (Special.) At .' a special election at Creswell Thursday the people of that city voted to issue bonds for the purchase of the water system now in operation there and owned by private persons. The vote was 53 for and 8 against. Moonshiner Pleads Guilty. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) Pete Miller, alias Georpe Levlch. who was arrested at the Larkin-Green Logging company camp a few days ago, pleaded guilty in the justice court today to a charge of selling moonshine whisky. He will be sen tenced on Monday. Church Urges Punishment of Reds. KELSO, Wash.. Nov. 22. (Special.) By unanimous vote the congrega tion of the Kelso Presbyterian church adopted a resolution addressed to Governor Hart urging the speedy trial and punishment of the Centralia I. W. W . so that citizens may . have I full confidence In the state's en forcement of law. A Xmas Suggestion ENGINEER DRIVE IS ON Team Captains to Meet at Club on Tuesday Nlglit. Team captains of the American As sociation of Engineers' membership drive will meet at their clubrooms Tuesday night at 8 o'clock to outline their campaign. They plan to" give every reputable engineer in the state an opportunity to join the association this year, before entrance fees are advanced. The association already has about 400 members in Oregon. Oregon to Close for Holidays. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Nov. 22. (Special.) The University will be closed for Thanksgiving va cation from Wednesday noon. Novem ber 26, until Monday morning, Decem ber 1, according to announcement made today from the registrar's of fice. Nearly all the university stu- I dents will go to their homes for the holidays, since the closing on Wed nesday noon will enable all except those who live in remote parts of the state to make the trip home for the holiday season. Gratitude On Thanksgiving Day will be yours if you iplace on "her" finger A Diamond chosen from our as sortment. You can rely, on the quality of our $50 stones as well as the $500 gems. SPECIAL Diamond Engagement Rings $25 $50 $100 For the lucky day W lACOBY'S LUCKYi WEDDING RINGS1 m The Housekeepers Friend. Vacuum Cleaner BANKERS HONOR IDAHOAN Ony K. Bower man Secretary of Bankers Association. NEW YORK. Nov. 22. Guy E. Bowerman. commissioner of finance for the state of Idaho, was today elected general secretary of the Amer ican Bankers' association by the ad ministrative committee. He will assume his new duties January 1. Three Indian Girls Escape. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.) Salem police last night were informed of the escape of three girls from the Indian school at Chemawa. The girls are said to be dressed in the uniforms of the institution. Police both north and south of Salem have been notified to kepp a lookout. SET SUGAR PRICES FOUGHT Automatic Minimum Would Cause Holding of Crop. Is Warning. NEW YORK. Nov. 22. The srovern menfs announced intention of fixing a. flat general price ot 12 cents a Wanted to Buy a Good Piano, Also a Good Phonograph Will pay cash, but dealers or those wanting fancy prices need not apply. 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