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V UNCLE SAM'S CALL The country is in war and wants money. Buy a Lib erty Bond. SAFE AND SANE Liberty Bonds are a sound investment. Also, they will make democracy safe. VOL. LVII XO. 17,640. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917. TRICE FIVE CENTS. ROAD GOHDS LEAD II FIRST l Decisive Majority Given by COUNTRY IS YET TO REPORT Rural Districts Expected to Cut Down Lead Obtained in Populous Sections. NEW PRISON TAX BEHIND Authority Seems to Have Been Given Ports to Bond Them selves for Ships. Oregon voted yesterday to lift her self out of the mud. By a decisive vote the people of the state, it is indicated by early returns, authorized the $6,000,000 road-bonding bill, which means the construc tion of a comprehensive system of permanent highways. Multnomah County gave an almost overwhelming vote for the bill, and many of the up-state counties report a surprisingly heavy favorable ma jority. Twenty of the most populous counties in the state, including Jack son, Union, Linn, Lane, Washington, Coos, Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, Gilliam, Sherman, Hood River, Wasco and others give the bonding bill the following vote: Yes, 7406. No, 5019. Majority for, 1587. Country Reports Slow. The up-state counties cast from 35 to 40 per cent of their registered vote, but it is apparent that the returns so far reported are from the cities and the more populous districts. The rural communities are expected to go against the bonds, so the pres ent apparent lead in the outside coun ties is not likely, to be maintained when the complete returns come in. But Multnomah County is giving the bonds such a lead that, regardless of what the state does, the bonds will be carried by a majority that is sure to be encouraging to the good roads enthusiasts who waged a determined campaign of education. Port Bond Authority Given. "" Of the six other measures on the ballot the following appear to have carried, on the face of scattering re turns: Authorizing ports to bond them selves to operate steamship lines. Providing a uniform classification of property for taxation purposes. Providing for municipal and state elections at same time. The following bills appear to have been defeated: Limiting the number of bills in the Legislature and increasing legislators salaries. Prohibiting implied repeal of parts or sections of constitution. Authorizing expenditure of $400,000 for new Penitentiary. The up-state counties generally are going against the Penitentiary bill, but Multnomah, Umatilla and sev eral others are giving it a slight lead The result is still in doubt. The vote in all parts of the state was light yesterday. Multnomah County, with a municipal election to draw out the voters, cast about 60 per cent of its registration, but none of the outside counties cast more than 40 per cent. Friends of Bonds Hopeful. ' Farmers in most localities are late with their crops on account of the backward Spring and the fair weather yesterday caused them to stay at home and attend to their work rather than go to the election booths and vote. The prime object of conducting the state-wide election was to pass on the road bonding bill. The measure wan passed and submitted to the people by the last Legislature. A separate act called a special elec tion for June 4. This date was fixed Inasmuch as it avoided the necessity of holding two elections in Portland where the regular city election was scheduled. . Granger for Roads. The road bill had the general sup port of the commercial organizations and the friends of the good roads movement, as well as the newspapers throughout the state. It was opposed by the heads of the State Grange, but many members of the grange supported the MIL- The attractive point in the bill from (Concluded on Pas 6, Column JL). PLOT TO CURTAIL FOOD SUSPECTED GOVERNMENT AGENTS FIND 15 CARS OF ROTTEN POTATOES. Supply Revealed on Tracks in Illinois Village ; Producing Coal Mines Closed. CHICAGO. Juno 4. (Special.) Gov ernment agents hit upon Seatonvllle. I1L, today as the center of what is believed to be a concerted movement to increase prices by lessening the sup ply of commodities. These discoveries, announced at the Federal building, re late to potatoes and the coal mines. Fifteen carloads of potatoes. 7500 bush els in all, were found In cars on a siding at Seatonvllle. The potatoes were rotten. There is no station at Seatonvllle. From the condition of the potatoes and from statements from citizens of the village, authorities declared that they believed the cars were left there In a deliberate attempt to lessen the supply on the market. Potatoes sold for $4 a bushel this "Winter. The discovery of the potatoes was coincident with the discovery that for more than a year several coal mines near Seatonvllle have been abandoned. The mines were said to have been pro ducing mines when the work was" stopped. The stopping of these mines is de-1 clared by authorities to nave neea - en ef- fected by men Interested in Doosung prices. The Government plans to use the evidence gained today in its fight on price boosters, It was said. BRITONS TO BE RETRIED Supreme Court Refuses to Inter fere In Neutrality Case WASHINGTON. June 4. Ralph K. Blair and Dr. Thomas Addis. British citizens, by a Supreme Court ruling today must undergo a second trial at San Francisco on a charge of conspir ing to violate American neutrality in recruiting Englishmen In this country for service in the British army. The court today refused to Interfere with a second trial ordered. FISTS USED AT HEARING Ex-Representative Metz Fights in Defending German Patents. WASHINGTON, June 4. Former Rep resentative Herman A. Metz, of New York, and Dr. George Walker, of Johns Hopkins University, a member ot the Council of National Defense, got Into a row in which blows were exchanged today at the Senate patent committee s hearing on legislation to commandeer German patents on Salvarsan, a specific drug needed in the Army and Navy for treatment of an Insidious disease. Metz was opposing the legislation. SPAIN SENDS SHARP NOTE Cessation of Persecution of Jews Demanded of Berlin and Allies. MADRip, via Paris, June 4. The Spanish government, it Is announced in the newspapers, has instructed its representatives in Berlin, Vienna and Constantinople to present an urgent note demanding that there be an end to the persecutions, deportations and lootings practiced against the Jews in Palestine. King Alfonso, it Is said, has Inter vened directly in this question. , SERMON BRINGS RECRUITS Poles Flock, to Station After Exhor tation hy Priest. OMAHA. June 4. Quick response came to the patriotic sermon of Rev. Michael Gluba, of St. Francis Polish Catholic Church yesterday. When the sermon ended an Im promptu recruiting station was opened bv Captain Frith, who was present.. and 50 young men of the congregation were enrolled for service In the Army SCIENCE READERS ELECTED Mrs. Mary Bayard Colby Succeeds Mrs. Blanche llersey Hoguc. BOSTON, June 4. At the annual meeting of the Christian Science Church of Boston today, Blcknell Young, of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Bayard Colby, of Detroit, were elected readers for three years. They succeed William B. McCracken, of this city, and Mrs. Blanche Hersey Hogue, of Portland. Or. ITALIAN ENVOY TO ENLIST Minister to Mexico in States on Way Home, to Serve. LAREDO, Tex., June 4. Silvio Cam biagio. Italian Minister to Mexico, ar rived here today on a special train from Mexico City on his way to Italy. The Minister told newspaper men that he intended to enlist in the Italian army. 49 NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK Twenty-Five Lives Lost on Vessels Destroyed in May. LONDON, June 4. According to in formation received- by the Norwegian Legation here, 49 Norwegian steam sSfps. with a gross tonnage of 75.397 were sunk in May. Twenty-five lives were lost. ANTI-DRAFT RIOTERS MID POLICE BATTLE Thousands in New York Demonstration. CLUBS ARE WIELDED FREELY Home Defense League: and Soldiers Aid Officials. MANY ARRESTS ARE MADE Disorders Begin When Crowd Is Held Back From Filled Hall in Which Emma Goldman Talks; Audience Hoots Reitman. I HT I-1 lit TT" Tt ty T.. A , . f . 1. .jnuj rtWjatiRsO " groan '..Vrr jCiBJqn r 01 punce. a- jnoD atuaadns nd men an(J women tried ' vainly tonight to . break through the cordon of officers that had been thrown around an already crowd ed hall In the Bronx, where an anti registration , mass meeting was held Clubs were wielded freely by the offi cers and several arrests were made The meeting was arranged by the No Conscription League, in which Emma Goldman and Benjamin Reitman are the leading spirits. The charge upon the police wai made . when the doors were locked by order of Are department representatives. Secret Agents Present. Many agents of the Department of Justice and the Secret Service mingled with the crowds, while companies of the Home Defense League worked with the 300 patrolmen. Three regular Army soldiers were stationed at each entrance of the hall. At various points near the hall im promptu meetings were held, when vol unteer orators mounted fences and in veighed against conscription and mili tarism. The situation inside the ball was little less tempestuous. Scattered through the audience were scores of Government agents and detectives. while stenographers took down every thing that was said. In the galleries were m'a'nV"young men in khaki who expressed their disapproval of the speakers by hoots and jeers. tight Ball Raata Speaker. A youthful speaker, who bitterly de nounced militarism, had Just assumed & tragic pose and shouted: "Give me lib erty or give me death," when an elec tric light bulb hurled from the gallery struck his hand and exploded with a loud report. A moment later another bulb, hurled with unerring aim, struck the speaker and he retired. When Reitman was introduced he was interrupted by shouts from the gallery. These were echoed by de mands for quiet from the body of the hall and it seemed that a riot was Im minent. Ju3t then Miss Goldman came (Concluded on Page 8. Column 4. ; . v ETTED LlBERTY ' I ! I ' ' . ' ' " . - . '.' ' 1 X . e 10,000 MEN. WANTED T0TRAINAS MARINES GOVERNMENT PLANS TO OPEN NAVIGATION' SCHOOLS. Applicants May Be of Any Age, but Must Bo In Good Physical . Condition; Pay Assured. WASHINGTON, : June 4. A campaign to recruit and train 10,000 men to of ficer the ships of the new American merchant marine was ' announced! to day by the Federal Shipping Board and the Department of Commerce. Henry Howard, of Boston, has been appointed director, with offices In the Boston Customs-house. . - The first nautical training school un der Government direction was opened today near Boston. Fourteen similar schools will be established along the Atlantic Coast and later the training system may be extended to the Pacific Coast and Great Lakes. Applicants may be of any age, but must be in good physical condition. Previous nautical experience is desir able and men will be paid "reasonable compensation" during training, which probably will last two months. An announcement made today points out that merchant skippers receive $350' a month and. mates $250-. with additional war bonuses. It Is understood the War Department plans to exempt from the Army draft practical navigators and sailors who probably would be more valuable In shipping service'than In the Army or Navy. - EX-GOVERNOR HAINES DIES Military Honors to Bo Accorded to Idaho's Former Executive. BOISE. Idaho. June 4. John M. Haines, Governor of Idaho in 1913 and 1914, died at his home here today after a long illness. He was 54 years old. He will be buried Thursday with military honors. YESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMENTS IX LIBERTY LOAN CAM- PA1GK. Totaf Portland subscriptions to date. 12.119.360. Total up-state subscriptions to date, $1,290,500. Merchants' committee starts canvass of West Side business district. East Side Business Men's Club organizes campaign. Noonday meetings to be held at Hippodrome Theater every . day, beginning tomorrow. More than 2000 men . hear ad dresses at Northwest Steel plant and subscribe $24,000. Meetings at Peninsula Lumber plant and Peninsula Shipyards at noon today. F. A. Freeman. C. C. Chapman and H. H. Cloutler start tour of Eastern Oregon today. Lang & Co. employes subscribe heavily on Installment plan. Subscription booths to be es tablished at entrance of motion picture theaters. Details of liberty bond cam paign on page 5. EVERY 111 21-30 TO REGISTER TODAY War Census Expected to Record 10,000,000 JAIL IS SOLE ALTERNATIVE Only Exemption From Enroll ment Is Actual Service. SELECTIVE DRAFT IS NEXT Adjutant-General White looks for No Hitch but If Any Opposition Is Encountered Soldiers Will ' Be Rushed to Action. HTRI"CTIOSS FOK MBS WHO MIST HEGI5TEK TODAY. Who. All-male persons (citizens or aliens) born between the sixth day of June, 1886, and the fifth day of June. 1896, both dates in clusive, except members of any duly organized force, military or naval, subject to be called, or dered or drafted into military or naval service of ' the United States, including all officers and enlisted men of the regular Army, regular Army reserve, officers' reserve corps, enlisted men's reserve corps. National Guard and National Guard re serve recognized by militia' bureau, the Navy, the Marino Corps, Coast Guard, naval militia, naval reserve force. Marine Corps reserve, and National naval volunteers, recognized by the Navy- Department. When. Today, between .7 A. M. and P. M. Where. In your home precinct. ' How. Go In person to the registration place of your home precinct; -if sick, send a competent friend. The clerk may deputize him to prepare your card. Penalty for Not Registering;. Imprisonment up to one year, . with no alternative of fine.' This is war census day. In Oregon and elsewhere throughout the United States every male 'resident who has passed his 21st birthday , and has not passed his 31st birthday must register. There is no evading the duty of reg istering for men of the designated ages. Any attempt to do so means ultimate discovery and then a term in Jail without the option of paying a fine. After serving his sentence the cul prit will be registered and may be drafted for military service anyway. The Government estimates that ap proximately 10,000,000 men will reg- Concluded on Paso 2. Column 1.) RISE IN RIVER IS LIKELY THURSDAY WARMER WEATHER REPORTED THROUGHOUT INTERIOR, Willamette Drops 2 incites at Port land in 12 Hours, but Danger Warning Is Given. More water is looked for about Thurs day because of higher temperatures prevailing In the interior last night, Boise reporting 64 degrees, Spokane 62, North Yakima 72 and Kamloops 72. The Willamette was 22.7 feet above zero here at 7 o'clock yesterday morn ing . and at 7 o'clock last night was 22.5 V4 feet. The Weather Bureau fore cast is that it will fall for a day or two. AH points on the Clearwater. Snake and Columbia rivers reported a fall yesterday except Wenatchee, where the stream was stationary. The Portland Flouring Mills Com pany's plant on the Northeast Side has been shut 'down temporarily and two sawmills shut down last week. "Higher temperatures now reported will bring the river up again about Thursday." said Assistant Forecaster Drake last night. "It appears as If good weather would prevail for a few days and, if .warm weather is expe rienced, it will affect the Willamette at Its head waters." The official readings yesterday were: 3 S Cl H i BS STATIONS. 2 j m AVenatchee 4t 88.3 .0 Kanilah 25 1 1.0 0.7 l.ewiaton 23 14.0 O.T Umatilla 23 21.7 0.3 The Dalles 4 37.2 0.3 Kugene ............ lo ft.O 0.5 Albany 20 tt.O 0 4 Salem 20 0.7 0.4 Oregon City 12 .l 0.2 Portland 15 Z2.7 .O WENATCHEE, Wash.. June 4. (Spe clal.) The Columbia River is about stationary here and has gained only one-tenth of a foot since Saturday morning. VOTE BETRAYS FUGITIVE Chester Vanderpool, Who Escaped From Salem January 2 9, Taken. TILLAMOOK. Or.. June 4. (Special.) Sheriff W. L. Campbell today recap tured Chester Vanderpool. who escaped from the Penitentiary at Salem on January 29.- Vanderpool has resided at Netarts, in this county, for several months and today attempted- to vote. His vote was challenged and be was on his way to this city, ostensibly to learn whether he could vote, when taken. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary in 1913 from Multnomah County for lar ceny. He will be returned to Salem at once. MEXICANS ROB U. S. CRAFT Gunboat Crew Boards and Loots Fishing Schooner. GALVESTON", Tex.. June 4. The American fishing schooner Areas .was boarded by the crew of a Mexican gun boat off the coast of Tehauntepec, Mexico, on thev high seas on May 31 and looted of clothing, fishing gear and medicine chest. This news was brought here this morning by Captain S. A. Macdonald of the Areas, who arrived In port directly from the scene of the robbery. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS War. Men suspected of spying- on American Navy arrested. Pave S. Petrograd fearfully awaits rebel warships that do not come. Page 3. National. Provost marshal plans to begin Army draft within two weeks. Page 4. Italian Prince ill: mission's trip postponed. Page 2. President goes to Capitol to confer on war legislation with floor leader. Page 3. 10,000 men wanted to train as marines. Page 1. American airplanes collide In midair; pilots escape unhurt. Page 1. Ten million men to register under Army draft law today. 'Page 4. Domestic. Government agents uncover suspected . plot to curtail food supply. Page 1. Federal Reserve statement shows healthy business conditions. Page 7. Associated Ad Clubs are told church has best goods and poorest advertising. Page 6. Posses Invade Ozarks to hunt for kidnapers. Pago 5. New York antt-draft mob battles police. Page 1. Sports. Catcher Baldwin obtained from Spokane In trade for Helirltih, Stumpf and Fltz- patrirk. Page 15. No double-header set for today, but 'twill come Sunday. Page 15. Shipbuilders Baseball League organized at Seattle. Page 15. "Shy" Huntington, last of Oregon Varsity - football heroes, to Join the colors. Page 15. Pacific Northwest. ' Road bonds win on' face ot early returns. Page 1. Mr. Strahorn withdraws offer and Bend loses railroad. Page 5. Range feud breaks out again In Harney County. Page 6. .Commercial and Marine. Domestic burlap markets facing serious shortage. Page 19. Small run and firmer prices at local stock yards. Page 10. Wheat higher at Chicago, but trading la restricted. Page ltt. Standard stocks unsettled by liquidation. Page 19. Lumber mills pledge quota for Army camps $55 a thousand. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. This Is War Census day. Page 1. Red Cross workers of five states plan great drive for funda. Page 14. Recruiting spurts on evs of war census. Page 13. Pecks are cleared for grand drive for lib erty loan. Page 14. All la ready for war census today. Paye 5. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. Mrs. Matilda Miller. 83. missing since Fri day. Page B. Mayor Albea orders tong headquarters closed "and says wars must stop. Page 20. - Baker has slight lead In race tor Mayor. Page 1. Rise In river expected Thursday. Page 1. BAKER HA 10 DALY'S 741 69 Out of 344 Pre cincts Show Trend. 60 PER CENT VOTE IS CAST Barbur, Keliaher, Mann and Dleck Out in Front in Commissioner Race. TW0-PLAT00N IS BEHIND Bonding Jitney Ordinance and Road Bonds Are Ahead. "Free" Streets Losing. In complete returns from 113 of the 344 precincts In the city, Just before raldnla-ht. a-tve the following; count i Mayor 1st 2d 3d All W. H. Warren...:-. 80 77 170 327 E. N. Wheeler 243 313 177 73 George L. Baker... 1041 142 S3 1236 Will H. Daly 984 139 56 1179 B. S. Josselyn. . . . . . 239 350 159 748 A. G. Rushlight 117 150 140 407 Commissioner John M. Mann 516 132 101 74 K. K. Kubli 257 121 59 437 Dan Keliaher 600 109 58 767 A. L. Barbur 821 228 67 11! R G. Dieck 361 156 60 677 W. L. Brewster 430 133 71 633 Scattering; retnrna In Multnomah Connty on ntate mensaren ikowi New penitentiary Yen, 1075 no, 1051 1 majority for. 24. ' Road bonds Yew. 13S0 no, 7G1 1 ma jo rlty (or, 6.18. George L. Baker Is leading for Mayor of Portland on Incomplete returns from 69 of the 844 precincts in the city shortly before 11 o'clock last night. Will H. Daly Is second. On these incomplete returns he Is running clos to Baker, with the other candidates considerable distance behind. These early returns are so tncom plete, however, as to make any predict tions based on them unsafe. They give Baker a total of 843 votes on all choices, against 741 votes for Daly. Joaaelyn la Third Place. B. S. Josselyn, third In the race, has a total of 500 on these same incom plete returns. In detail, the early returns show the following count: Baker, first choice 714, second choice 97. third choice 31; total 842. Daly, first choice 612. second choice 93. third choice 36; total 741. Josselyn, first choice 162, second 236, third 102; total 500. E. N. Wheeler, first choice 152, sec ond 205, third 120; total 477. A. G. Rushlight, first choice 87, sec ond 102, third 92; total 281. - W. II. Warren, first choice 46, second SO. third 104. total 200. Baker Leads Firsts and Seconds. In still further detail, the vote for the three leaders. Baker, Daly and Jos selyn, follows: Baker, first choice 714. first and sec ond 811, all choices 842. Daly, first choice 612, first and sec ond 705, all choices 741. Josselyn, first choice 162, first and second 398. all choices 500. Anti-Commission Palls. The Amldon anti-commission charter amendment apparently has failed to carry. Incomplete returns from 72 pre cincts show It to be behind by 799 votes out of 1699 cast. The Jltney-bondlng measure, requir ing Jitneys to have a $2500 bond to protect their passengers in case of in Jury, is leading In the same number of precincts, with a majority of 613 out of 1909 votes cast. The $6,000,000 road bond Issue is ahead In Portland on incomplete re Continued on page 8. column 4.) Liberty Loan Facts - No. 7. To Every Employe Go to your employer today and tell him you wish to subscribe $100 for a liberty loan bond. Tell him you wish to make a payment of $10 down and about $10 per month, which he can retain out of your salary. He can arrange all details with his bank. It will help your country. At the end of nine months you will own the safest Investment in the world, paying you at least 3 '.i per cent. You will have saved this $100. If you have a savings account, go to your bank and ask them to trans fer a part at least of your account Into liberty bonds. Tou can ar range with them also to make monthly partial payments if neces sary to buy these bonds. In this way you will save for yourself and your current savings will go toward helping your country to save democracy. 4 en 106.2
