DAILY EAST OREO ONI AN, PENDLETON. OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1913.
EIGHT PAGES.
PAGE TWO.
CAN PUT VAST
ARMY IN FIELD
VXITI".I STATES WOl'I.D HE
Ki:lY IN V SHOUT T1MK
AVcll TraiiKHl Mvix Could lie Called j
to Action at MoiiH-iifs Notuv. Ac-1
cor(iii;: to Plans of Major (ioiu'i-ar
Wood short Knli-Hiiu'i't Terms Arc.
iIh at'l liy Him.
even if they receive a small yearly
stipend, say $30, and are allowed full
pay while at camps of Instruction. In
other words, with a short enlistment
and a reserve we shall get a better
class of recruits, wo shall pet much
greater returns for our money because
we shall have not only an efficient
active army, but we shall have be
hind it a body of trained men engag
ed in their normal civil pursuits, who
are ready to coioe to the colors if
needed. Once the reserve is estab
lished and filled up. men Ro into it
and leave it in about equal numbers
every year, so that it is maintained at
a more or less even strength.
$60,000,000 TO
PREVENT FLOODS
COXiltRss AIM'UOPHIATKS
im; amoi xt of money
(.ovcrnmont Will Shmh1 Knormotis
Sum Over lvrlml of live Years to
ITevent Hoods in the Mississippi
and to Improve Xavl;tioi lA'vces
Will 1k Strengthened.
Washington. April 21. If plans of I
Major General Leonard Wood. Sec- ;
rotary of War Harrison and United
States military experts go through as
actively begun this country will be
able, in case of war, to put into the
field a vast army of scientifically
trained soldiers at a moment's no
tice. The system which was today for
the first time publicly advocated by
the army's chief of staff, is the short
enlistment term and longer reserve
service If the plan as outlined in de
tail by General Wood carries, it would
mean that every man who has served
his short enlistment term has become
a member of the reserves, would be
liable to call to colors in the event of
war.
(By Major General Leonard Wood,
Chief of Staff. U. S. A.)
By short enlistment should not be
understood an enlistment so short
that proper instruction can not be
given, but an enlistment which is
long enough to instruct the men thor
oughly, and no longer. In other words
we want to instruct our men thor
oughly in order that they may be
able to perform efficiently the duties
of a soldier in time of war. As soon
as thus instruction is completed, they
should return to their economic oc
cupations and be replaced by other
men. The change, of course, will be
gradual, as men are not enlisted in
our army as in European armies, at
fixed intervals, but come irregularly.
When it is remembered that our army
is limited by law to 100,000, and sel
dom has more than 80,000, and in
case of war with a first class power
it would be necessary to have imme
diately a much larger force, a por
tion only of which can be secured by
filling up the regular army to stat
utory strength and bringing into the
United States service the militia, also
brought to statutory strength, it is
evident to anyone who gives the mat
ter a moment's thought that we must
have some system under which we
can fill up these organizations with
trained men, and not untrained ones,
for to fill them up with untrained
men would be to destroy their effi
ciency; and in order to fill them
quickly for modern wars come with
little notice we must have trained
men in reserve; and in order to have
them, we must send them through
the regular army under a system of
short enlistment, and employ a sim
ilar procedure in the militia. This
means that we must adopt the short
est enlistment in both establish
ments the regular army and the mi
litia consistent with reasonably good
training, and as soon as the men are
trained replace them by others. What
we want is a sufficient number of
men so trained as to be able to dis
charge their duties as soldiers with
reasonable efficiency, and we want
to establish this condition with the
minimum Interference with the eco
nomic lives of the men effected. Ad
the reserve must be considerably
larger than the active establishment,
it Is necessary' that the period of ser
vice in the reserve must be longer Mississippi has cost about $91,000,000
than with the colors. nf whlch the local communities have
Service in the reserve should be furnished more than two-thirds,
w ith the understanding that the men which, with an addition of $60.000,.
will not be disturbed in their occupa-i noo a proposed bv the bills of Sena-
Washington, D. C. April 21.
(Special) Of the score or more .bills
introduced during early days of the
first session of the sixty-third con
gress, and which probably have es
caped attention by reason of the
change in the administration of the
government, providing for the relief
of flood suffefers in the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys, for flood preven
tion through the building of reser
voirs, for the deepening of rivers, etc.,
probably none will command more
general attention than the bills intro
duced by Senator Kansdell of Louis
ville and Representative Humphreys
of Mississippi on the first clay of the
session appropriating funds to pre
vent floods on the Mississippi river
and to improve navigation.
These bills are identical and pro
vide for an expenditure of $60,000,-
000 to cover a period of five years,
$12,000,000 to be made available Ju
ly 1, 1914. Of this $12,000,000 and
for every year thereafter until the
full amount Is authorized, three
fourths, or $9,000,000, are to be used
each year for the protection, repair
and construction of levees and the bal
ance for bank revetment work and
for work in the interests of naviga
tion. The appropriation of this large sum
of money, however, is conditioned up
on the states, or levee districts inter
ested appropriating a sum equal to
one-third allotted to each district af
fected by the bill.
This amount, carried over a period
of five years, It is believed, will com
plete and so strengthen the levees be
tween Cape Girardeau and the head
of the Passes as will give immunity
from everything but extraordinary
floods, and safeguard against such
floods as that of last year and the one
now sweeping down the valley.
In this connection, it may be said
that the bill embodies the ideas of
the Mississippi river commission,
which has been studying this vast
stretch of water for upwards of thirty
years, and it contains the best thought
of the best minds of the Mississippi
valley, brought in frequent consulta
tion to devise a practical plan for the
prevention I'f flood devastation.
According to figures obtained from
the Board of Engineers of the U. S.
Army, the present levee system on the
tions or residences, except in case of
war and for the instruction periods;
this would not, I believe, when under
stood, be objected to. The reservist
has entire liberty of residence, occu
pation and movement during his pe
riod in the reserve, and is required
only to keep the war department in
formed of his whereabouts. There
are many young men who are anxious
to receive military instruction who
would be glad to serve for a short pe-
tor Rans.lell and Representative Hum
phreys, would make a total of $151,
nna.ooii. The expenditure of this sum
will have extended over more than a
half century.
On the basis of 17,000.000 acres
protected, there being about 2,000,000
acres nt the mouths of various tribu
taries of the river which are not sus
ceptible of easy protection, this would
mean an average cost to reclaim this
magnificent land of less than nine
,, , . .. ', , do ars per acre. Contrast with this
afford to go into the army for a ong 1 i
enlistment The question which we j thp f!I',',mli'1 work of the reclamation
ourselves is. what is the mini- krvlo. According to Professor P. H.
mum time nwurv to instruct a !ell. chief of the service . about 1,
man propedlv, provided we are able ! ""O.noo acres have been reclaimed and
to concentrate our garrisons and so 3."M.nnfi acres are in process or re
arrange our military establishments
that the bulk of the men's time will
be devoted purely to military workl
Personally, I believe thus can be ac
complished in two years, and I be
lieve that a.s time goes on it will be
wise to consider authorizing an en
listment of not less than one year for
men who have certain educational
qualifications. In other words, make
it possible for .this class of men who
are going Into business and profes
sions to put in at least one year e,f
concentrated military training. Such
a man, under efficient intruction,
would acquire more military knowl
edge than the average man does now
in three years. The shorter the cn
lisment period the higher the class
of recruits; that is to say men who are
anxious to qualify themselves to
serve as soldiers, but who have the
plans of their lives' work more or
less laid out, can not afford to go in
for, a long term of enlistment, but
they could afford to go in for a short
term of instruction, and many of
them would do so. 1
I believe in an enlistment period
with the colors of three years, with
the possibility of transferring to the
reserve after two years, provided the
man shows himself to be thoroughly
well instructed. Speaking most con
servatively, ten men can be maintain
ed in the reserve for the cost of
maintaining one man with the colors,
lamation at an expenditiure of about
X7ii.noo.d4iM or an average cost of
forty dollars per are.
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THE BEST ESSAY
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hare Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Washington. April 21. (Special)
A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages of 10 and 15
who writes the best composition, not
to exceed SOo words, on the repair
and maritenanee of earth roads, is to
be awarde.1 the Iogan Waller Page,
Director, Office of Public Roads,
United States Department of Agricul
ture. Washington, D. C. All compo
sitions must be submitted to Mr. Page
before May 15, 1913, and the medal
will be awarded as soon thereafter as
the compositions can be graded. The
composition may be based on know
ledge gained from books or other sour
ces, but no quotations should be
madp.
After many years' experience In
dealing with the public road sltua
atlon of the country', it is Mr. Page's
belief that Ignorance on the subject
of repair and maintenance of roads
Is as much the cause of their bad
condition as any other one. factor. It
U expected that the competition will
bring about a better understanding
of the subject of repair and mainten
ance in the rural districts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the disad
vantages of roads made Impassable
through a lack of proper mainten
ance and It is expected that their in
terest in the competition will stimu
late greater interest among the par
ents. Bad roads have prevented
many children from obtaining a pro-
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from Xew York there came to us today a collection of choice mod
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CLOTH DRESSES
Developed in French serge of beautiful texture and the rich hed
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The trimmings are those delightful Balkan effects that lend them
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Just received, new lot of
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White and tan art linen for all
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TFKSDAY FROM 9 O'CLOCK TILL 2 O'CLOCK
In order to encourage our customers to do their shop
ping as early as possible, we will give double T. P. W.
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includes Inilh 1st and 2nd floors, but not groceries.
Cash sales checks must be presented at the office before
2 :30 in order to get the double stamps.
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THE LAST WORD IX HATS
Xever ltefore did we show
such a remarkable variety of
smart, snappy styles in men's
hats. All of Stetson's latest
blocks are here in all the new
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We have a size for every
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The price will please von,
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per education and have even prevent
ed doctors from reaching the side of
rural patients in time to save their
lives.
Any child between the ages men
tioned, attending a country school,
may compete. Only one side of the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age,
and address of the writer, and the
name and location of the school which
he or she is attending must be plain
ly written at the top of the first page.
The announcement of the competiti
on has been sent to the superintend
ents of schools in the rural districts.
Xo further Information can be obtained-from
the office of public roads
This announcement should be plain to
everyone, and all children will thus
start on a basis of equality.
1'IITEEX CO-EDS EAKX
WAV TIIKOl'GH STATE "V
Many More Pay Part of Expenses by
Jlotisvwork, Swing and
Like, Tasks.
University of Oregon, Eugene, April
21 Fifteen "co-eds" at the University
of Oregon are working their way
through college independent of out
side support. Many more are doing
housework, sewingnd like tasks for
their board and room or for part of
their funds.
"Tutoring, nursing and hosework"
says Mrs. E. L. Fletcher, secretary of
the T. W. C. A., "are the main sourc
es of revenue for the women.
"There are many opportunities for
attractive employment while, attend
ing college at Eugene and It seems
a pity that any girl should give up
the idea of going to college because
of lack of funds. There are more po
sitions than we are able to fill.
"The democratic spirlth ere is such
that a girl who earns her own way Is
admired for her grit, and is not at any
disadvantage among her classmates."
tions point to a hot and heavy-slug-Rini;
go. Durate and Parres are both
trained to a fine point and each la
eager to put the other away so both
realize that upon the outcome of the
contest rests largely the ability to se
cure other fights in this part of the
country.
Hoth men have fought some of the
best men in their class and feel con
fident that they will be able to add
another victory to their string tonight.
Dudley Vans announces that he will
have a number of good preliminary
bouts and that the main event will
start shortly after 9 o'clock.
Wanted at Once.
The East Oregonlan will buy your
old rags. Must be large and clean
Bring or send them to this office at
your earliest convenience.
Haker school occupy Triangle No. 1
on the campus, Itrooklyn and Central
schools Xo. 2 and South Baker Xo. 3.
The colors of the Xorth Maker will
be lavender and white, Brooklyn pink
and green and South Baker blue and
cream. The Central colors have not
been selected yet.
Each folk dance on each triangle
will be repeated three times and the
audience will not be compelled to
move at all to witness any of the
events. Benches will he provided on
all sides of the campus and ample
preparation made for the spectators,
Here "is a Bargain.
Modern seven room house with
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To be sold before May 1st. Address
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For Sale or Trade.
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MARGARET HENDERSOX
C1IOSEX "MAY QUEEN'
FAST BOUT IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT
Tonight local fight fans will witness
the first real middleweight bout they
have seen for some time and indlca-
Baker, Ore., April 21. Margaret
Henderson was chosen by the student
body of the Baker high school as
"Queen of the May" for the May Day
festival, Thursday, May 1, was select
ed as the time for producing the car
nival, the weather permitting. The
choice of Miss Henderson as Queen
of the May is a most popular one.
It is also planned to hold the an
nual school exhibit, including dls
plays of the Manual Training and Do
mestic Science departments, as well as
the grade work, at the high school on
the same day as the May festival, thus
making a complete day of school af
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