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THE MORNING OREGOyiAIT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917. 1000 CONVICTS RIOT AT JOLIET PRISON WAR REGISTRATION SIDELIGHTS i I Several Buildings Are De stroyed by Fire One . Inmate Is Killed. FOR a short time yesterday morn-the Courthouse t.. register under the ing a woman registrar in one of selective draft act. . the West Side precincts caused the For tne most part they claimed to male residents of conscrlptlve age a have been called to Portland suddenly TROOPS QUELL REBELLION jji.toracr continues AH Day After Promiscuous Visiting From Out- ido Is Forbid Guards Are Powerless for Hours. JOLIET. 111., jue 5. After prisoner had been killed, eight severely injured and several others hurt today during three riotous outbreaks at the state prison by a thousand convicts no objected to new rules enforced by .varaen isowen, a rainstorm drove the iai 00 of the mutineers to the cell house. Early in the day, however, they had stubbornly refused to cow before the bayonets of National Guardsmen wno IlnaHy quelled the outbreak. Kires set within the prison buildings destroyed the prison yard office build ing, the curio room, the office building ji 0 cnapei, tne foundry oil house, the lumber store building, a rattan chop and a chair shop, entail ing a total loss of J20.000. Several other buildings were damaged by the flames. The prisoner killed was Don Fla herty, a life-term convict from Chi cago. He died of concussion of the brain sustained in jumping from the burning library. Disorder In Continuous. There were three riots during the day, but the disorder was almost 'con tinuous from the first outbreak until order was finally restored by militia. All offenders are locked in cells to night. The first disorder came at breakfast, when 1000 convicts showed displeasure over an order issued by Warden Bowen that hereafter prisoners should not re ceive visitors except relatives. After shouts of disapproval the men began throwing tableware about the room, breaking furniture and driving the guards to cover. The second outburst followed the set ting of a fire In the chair factory about three hours later. The prison fire de partment was assaulted and driven back by revolting convicts when an at tempt was made - p extinguish the blaze. The revolte -s. ho-vever. were driven back by fre i use of the fire hose and the flam pui out. The mutterings of Ae convicts caused the warden to ask Tjr state troops. There was some dela. In getting this aid and by the time the soldiers ar rived fires were set In several places and it looked as though the prison would be burned to the ground. Bayonets Force Retreat. The outbreak of the prisoners be came so threatening that Captain Ham let C. Ridgway, of the militia, ordered the soldiers to fix bayonets and drive the men back while the fire depart ment combated the flames. Captain itidgway ana warden Bowen walked boldly towards the threatening con victs, commanding them to stand back in a corner of the prison yards. The prison re Deis refused to budge and shouted rebellious threats. But as the glint of bayonets came close to the re. volters they began to give ground. As tne steel penetrated the clothing of the front ranks of the convicts they winced ana iinauy broke into a run that car ried all the outlaws to the prison walls. There the men were told that they must return quietly to the cell-house or surrer an attack by the troops with rifles. With the flames crackling near tnem the men refused to yield, ap parently hoping that the fire would get the better of the fire department and release all to the open fields. SOO Stand Defiantly. As the firemen began to quench the flames many of the revolters gave up and walked forward to be taken to their cells. In the course of a couple of hours all but about 200 of the con victs were thus placed under lock and key. The remainder sullenly stood their ground. Rain finally began to fall in tor rents and the prisoners surrendered to gain shelter. All were quickly placed In the steel-barred cells and the riot was over. Meantime Major J. V. Clin non arrived with a second detachment of troops and guards were thrown around every part of the penitentiary. In all 1600 convicts are locked up to night as participants in the riot. War den Bowen said the old lockstep dis cipline would be enforced for several da ys. iitue uneasiness. It made no differ. ence to her whether a man had a dozen youngsters or not; she refused to let him claim an exemption. As I understand this law the only persons who can claim exemption are those whose religious beliefs prevent tnem from going to war," she told them, each and alL She was put right later in the day. ana tnose who could not claim exemn tlon when they desired it were assured by county officials that they could pre sent their claims for exemption later. aespite tne fact that their cards show that they do not claim such exemption ... "I guess it's me for the khaki and musket." mused Deputy Sheriff Chris tofferson as he reported for work yes terday. "Chris" had Just come from his home precinct, 170, where he registered under the selective draft act. He was the 13th to register in that precinct and was given his little blue registra tion certificate bearing the number 13. "I'm not a bit superstitious, but at the same time I have a hunch that this 13 will mean war duty for yours truly," he added. "But they'll find me ready any time they call on me." ... One young newcomer to Portland will have to take two chances on the conscription lottery Instead of one. He arrived in Portland recently from a neighboring state to reside perma nently. He registered as an absent citizen a week ago and mailed his reg istration card to his former home precinct. Yesterday he learned that if he in tends residing in Portland permanently it was his duty to register in his Port land precinct. There was nothing left for him to do but to register again here. At any rate he will be fortified with two blue registration certificates against the day when authorities will demand to know whether or not he has registered. . As long as there are elections, reg istrations or other public duties there will always be a certain number of civic "slackers." This was exemplified yesterday when a number of residents of other towns in Oregon appeared at and did not have time to register in tnelr borne towns before leaving. They were allowed to register here and take a chance that such registration com plies with the Federal requirements. m . m m "Where can I register?" inquired a young man of Deputy Sheriff Pratt at the Courthouse yesterday. . The young fellow said that he had Just arrived yesterday morning from Alaska, and that he had left his north ern home before the preliminary reg istration had started. He is on his way 10 ean F rancisco. In order to keep him from flirting with a Federal prison term, the county officials permitted him to register at the Courthouse as a "floater." He gave both his home address in Alaska and his expected address in San Francisco. There were several other members of the floating population who were allowed to register in the same man ner at the Courthouse. Georgeos Treantafellu is a Greek, but he was the first man at the registra tion booth yesterday morning at the x. M. j. A. building, and he fondly car ries the little blue ticket No. 1. Mr. Treantafellu has been in the United States six years and for the last three years has had his first papers. He is 25 years old. He beamed with becom ing pride yesterday as he realized the fact that he was the first man In his precinct to get registered, and felt re warded for waiting a little time for the booth to open. sure i ll go ir tney want me: 1 am a citizen in the making, sir." he said. and I m proud to be registered and ready for duty." f Treantafellu was born at Amfesa. P. Schwartz and D. 1 Hill, employes of The Oregonian mechanical depart ment, were about the first ones to reg ister yesterday morning-. They were on the ground early when the regis tration place opened and did their duty promptly. Joe Harty, the legless newsboy, who Is a familiar figure to Portland people and is seen dally selling his wares at Broadway and Washington street, was also among the early birds for regis tration. Although he has lost both legs, Joe Harty believes he can still be of value to the Government and he in sisted upon registering yesterday. MANY OPPOSE AT ELEVENTH TAX HOUR Task of Revision Is Made More Difficult; Lobbying Charged by Senator Lodge. TEN MILLION MEN ENROLL (Continued Krorn First Paere.). states, Alaska and Hawaii will record their fighting men on dates to be set later and the roll of Americans now abroad who are besieging consulates till around the world for registration cards will add to the great list. The State Department was called upon for additional cards today by the thou sands. Few eleventh-hour rulings were found necessary. The system devised by Gen eral Crowder of invoking the political machinery of the Nation in the task worked with a smoothness that spoke of perfect co-operation by state, county and municipal officials. Men May Still Volunteer. General Crowder made It clear that registration acted as a bar against no man who wished to enlist in the Army or Navy. Any who enrolled himself today, but whose patriotic Impulse bids him step into the ranks now and not await selection day. will pass from the registration lists automatically. A man may take his choice as to the part of the great National army in which lie will serve, regulars. National Guard or selective army. Many cards mailed by men absent from their home precincts failed to show the present address of the indi vidual. ' "Governors of many states," General Crowder said in a statement, "report that the registration cards of ab sentees which are reaching home- pre cincts in many instances do not carry the present address of the absentee who Is mailing the card. Absentees Are Instructed. "It is Impossible In the cases to mail registration certificates to such ab sentees. An absentee who has made this mistake should at once send his address to the registrar of his precinct end request a certificate. The request should be addressed as follows: "To the registrar Precinct" (your home), care Sheriff county, state If permanent home is in a city of 30.000 or over, mail card In care of the Mayor of your city." Late tonight only four arrests had been officially reported to the Depart ment of Juatice at Haaiiiton. O.; Hart ford, Conn.; Richmond. Va., and at a small place near St. Louis. Department of Justice officials had anticipated only local or sporadic dis turbances, and had predicted that the men opposed to registration would not rescVt to force anywhere, but they tooP every precaution to cope with emeigencies if their plans to check all trouble in its inclpiency should fail. Evrry man in the field had strict order to arrest offenders promptly and take them before Federal Commis sioners, The success of their plans and of the work of the men in the field and the splendid order that pre vailed generally surpassed even the expectation of Government officials. Elections Are More Disorderly. Official imports showed that the reg istration passed without even such exciting disturbances as mark a gen eral political election. Reports were slow in coming in to the Department of Justice, which was gratifying to officials because it in dicated lack of trouble, in view of the strict instructions sent everywhere to report trouble instantly to Wash ington. A long-distance call came to the department tonight from its rep resentatives in Chicago announcing that, while they had investigated a few reports of disorder, there had been thus far not. a single tangible com plaint in Chicago, and that everything was "in splendid shape." Of the approximately 10,000,000 .men who were registered the Census Bureau estimates that about 4,600,000 are mar ried and about 5.500,000 are single. 10,264,806 Are Eligible. By estimate they are distributed through the walks of life approxi mately in this number: Agriculture, forestrv and animal hus bandry, 2.864,000. Manufacturing and mechanical in dustries, 3,036,000. No gainful occupations. 500,500. Transportation, 967,000. Trade, 1.064.000. Public service, 144,000. Domestic and personal service, 441, 000. Professional service, 335.000. Clerical occupations. 374,000. Extraction of minerals, 364,000. These figures total less than 10.000, 000. . The remainder are scattered through occupations not here classi fied, which are many and varied. The Provost Marshal-General's office estimates the number of men subject to register today at 10,264,896. MANY BIG CENTERS ORDERLY Registration Day Passes Generally Without Disturbance. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 5. Registra tion continued without incident until 9 o'clock tonight in the cities In Wash ington, but closed earlier in the coun try districts. No disorder and no ar rests have been reported thus far. An Interesting feature in Seattle was the registration of Japanese, who signed at one place in the Oriental district. HELENA, Mont., June 5. Registra tion day passed quietly in Montana, ac cording to reports received here to night. Although a company of Na tional Guard was sent to Butte for any emergency, the Guardsmen's services were not needed. The registration was heavy. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June 5. Al though figures were lacking early to night, requests coming to Adjutant General Dickson from all parts of the state for additional registration cards Indicated that the registration for mil itary service in Illinois was much heavier than had been expected. Scores of telegrams telling of the shortage of blanks were received. Instructions were sent out. advising that temporary blanks be used from which permanent records will be made. No disturbances were reported and no Information as to arrests were received by the central registration officials. COLUMBUS, O., June 6. Absence of trouble and an unexpectedly heavy registration stand out tonight as fea tures in Ohio's response to the call to colors. It is believed 500,000 were en rolled in the state today. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. June 5. Registra tion proceeded rapidly and without disturbance In all the 600 precincts of St. Louis today. ATLANTA, Ga.. June 5. Registra tion under the draft law in the South today was almost wholly without un toward Incident and in many cities took on the character of a patriotic holiday. There was no' sign of trouble from negroes or the mountaineers, among whom German agents are said to have been at work. . Virtually the only - arrests in the South were at New Orleans, where about 200 persons were taken into custody while preparing to board, a train. It was suspected that they might be slackers. DENER, Colo., June 5. Heavy en rollment and enthusiasm for the select ive draft marked the progress of regis tration day. throughout Colorado, iew Mexico. Wyoming and Arizona. No disorders were reported in any state. CHICAGO. June 6. General response, unmarked by disorder, was made by the Middle West today to the Army draft registration law. Reports received by officials of the Department of Justice late tonight showed that opposition to the law was only sporadic in the face of registration which exceeded in num bers the best estimates of election of ficials. DETROIT. Mich.. June 6.-So heavy was the registration here today that permission was asked and received from Washington late today to keep the booths open all night if necessary. The only disorder reported was a sa loon fight in which three foreigners were shot and the. saloon considerably damaged. MRS. M. F. TAYLOR BURIED Member of Methodist Church for 42 Years Dies at Yoder. OREGON CITY". Or.. June 6. (Spe cial.) Mabella Forbes Taylor, of Molalla, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. G. E. Wyland. or Yoder. Sunday.' She was buried there today. Mrs. Taylor moved to Oregon from Canada in 1882 and settled near Yoder. She lived there until three years ago, when she moved to Molalla. Mrs. Taylor was the mother of five children Elsie J. Van Cleave, of Mon itor; Mrs. T. O. Ridings, of Molalla; Alexander Taylor, Austin Taylor and Mrs. G. E. Wyland, of Voder. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Methodist Church, having Joined the denomination 42 years ago. EARLY. FINISH IS PLANNED Proposed Assessment on Newspa pers and Magazines Reopened When Committee Receives Party of Publishers. WASHINGTON, June 5. Demands from business Interests for eleventh hour changes are making the Senate finance committee's task of redrafting the House war tax bill increasingly dif ficult. "Tremendous pressure is being brought to bear." said Senator Lodge, a Republican member of the committee tonight. "Hundreds of telegrams and letters are received daily. A score of lobbyists also are personally active." The committee plans to complete the bill by Friday. Work went forward today while both houses of Congress were in recess observing Registration Day and liquor and tobacco taxes final ly were disposed of. Revenues of S 151.000.000 from llniinm Including beer, and about $68,000,000 from tobacco products estimated from the House rates are expected to show out siignt reduction by the conrmlttee' revision, despite its decision to place proniDitive taxes UDon grain used In distilling whisky and other spirits. uouoiea taxes on beer were changed. Auto Tax Considered. A new Federal license tax upon auto mobiles of one ser cent of their nrii. inal selling price, to be paid by owners, is being considered by the committee although It virtually decided several days ago to establish taxes ranrlnir irom (.ou 10 za per car. Taxation of newspapers, magazines and other publications was reopened today when several members of the committee informally received a dele gation of Pittsburg newspaper pub Ushers. headed by former Senator Oliver, wlio urged adoptt- of the House zone plan, providing for Increase of second-class postage rates. The committee took under advisement the arguments made by the Pittsburg pub iisners against the proposed sub-tax of two per cent upon publishers advertls lng receipts. Cigar Levy Advanced. In concluding work on the tobacco schedule the committee today decided that the increased taxes previously an nounced upon cigars- and cigarettes should become effective within 10 days alter passage of the bill Instead after 30 days, as proposed in the House measure. It was also decided to ex empt from taxes on cigarette papers all packages of less than 25 sheets, the size of free packages generally dis tributed with tobacco. It also was agreed to exempt the railroad or water transportation tax circus, carnival and other amusemen companies which operate . with the! own rolling stock. Miscellaneous taxation details de elded tentatively or not yet considered will be taken up tomorrow. RUSSIANS REPULSE KURDS Advances Near Frontier Between Persia and Turkey Reported. PETROGRAD, via London. June B. (..tiritisn wireless per Wireless Press.l Russian troops have made an advance souin or Ban en. near the frontier be tween Persia and Turkey, the War urrice reports. 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A number of bombs were dropped and a certain amount of dam age was done to house property, but tne damage aone naval and milltarv establishments was practically neg ligible. The raiding airships were engacred by gunfire and pursued by aircraft. After having lost two machines, they made off seawards. "The casualties bo far reported are CHRISTMAS BUYING EARLY Chicago . Firms to Give Liberty Bonds as New Year's Bonus. CHICAGO, June 5. A number of large corporations here are buying lib erty loan bonda to give employes at the annual Christmas distribution in lieu of tne customary wage bonuses or profit sharing gifts. 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