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' PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 2Q 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LAST HOUR UPSETS
ARMY DRAFT PLAN
DAN POWERS, I. W. W.
AIDE, IS DRIVEN OUT
NAMES OF DRAFTED
TO BE KNOWN TODAY
THREATS TO BURN
FORESTS ARE MADE
U-BOAT UPHELD BY
HEW CHANCELLOR
AMERICAN TROOPS
BATTLE MEXICANS
IRATE KLAMATH FALLS CITI
ZENS THREATEN" DUCKING.
ACTIVITIES OF PRO - GERMAN
SYMPATHIZERS SCENTED.
FIGHT KAGES ACROSS THE RIO
GRANDE LV TEXAS.
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RIGGIfi ACCURATE IN
DESCRIBING MURDER
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Errors in Numbering
Cards Discovered.
TASK WILL BE ONEROUS ONE
More Than 10,000 Numbers
Will Have to Be Drawn.
OREGON INTEREST IS 2919
Order In Which Men Are Subject to
Service Is Order in Which 'um-
hers Are Taken From Cap
, eules at Capital Today.
ORDER OK DRAFT IS EX
PLAINED. Men registered for . military
service will be subject to call In
the order in which their numbers
appear In an 11-page book to be
made up by the drawing at
Washington today of 10,500 num
bers. In the largest exemption dis
trict In Oregon, In which there
are 2!)19 men registered, all num
bers in the 11-page book greater
than No. 2919 will be disre
garded, and the order of ob
ligation to serve will be the
order in which the remaining
numbers appear. The same plan
will apply in smaller districts.
Men will be drawn from each
district. In the order of their
numbers, until the district's
quota is supplied.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Plans for
the drawing which will be held tomor
row to fix the order of military liability
for nearly 10.000,000 registered men
throughtout the country were ma
terially changed late today, and the in
tricate method of double drawing
worked out by officials to lessen the
physical task was abandoned.
Instead of a process requiring not
wore than an hour and involving one
set of numbers from 1 to 1000 and an
other from 0 to 10, it will be necessary
to draw, one at a time, at least 10,263
numbers.
Drawings Take All Day.
Probably to make certain that every
regiment in the largest district Is
placed, 10,500 drawings will be made.
It will require at least ten and one
half hours, and officials In charge be
lieve it will take 12. The process will
begin at 9:30 A. M.
The numbers will be publicly an
nounced for telegraphing to the news
papers over the country as fast as they
are drawn. General Crowder at first
considered a plan under which they
would have been held in confidence for
publication everywhere Saturday morn
ing, but that suggestion was abandoned
late tonight.
Following is Provost Marshal-General
Crowder's explanation of the sud
den abandonment of the double draw
ing plan which it had taken weeks to
work out In detail and which was made
'public only a few hours before it was
discarded:
Card Xot Shuffled.
"Advices received by long distance
telephone this afternoon indicate that
in certain areas the boards, in number
ing registration cards, have kept the
cards segregated by election districts
and that serial numbers have been as
signed to the whole group for a board
while the cards were thus segregated.
If the drawing is conducted as origi
nally planned, in groups of 1000. the
result will be that considerable propor
tions of certain election districts will
be brought up for examination to
gether. "This will result in drafting persons
from one locality within the Jurisdic
tion of a board before any person is
drawn from another locality within the
j same Jurisdiction.
; Old Plan Abandoned.
"For this reason it has been decided
to abandon the drawing by thousands
to draw 10,500 numbers, which is in
excess of the highest number of cards
under the jurisdiction of any board.
"The only change in the plan will be
that there will be one drawing instead
of two.
"The advantage will be greater sim
plicity. The disadvantage will be that
the drawing will require lo hours to
complete."
Witnesses to Be Few,
'The stage setting for the great lot
tery has not been changed. It will
take place In the public hearing room
of the Senate office building. The In
vited guests who will sit with Secre
tary Baker, of the "War Department,
and watch the proceedings will be
members of the Senate and House mili
tary committees. The only other per
sons present, according to plans to
night, will be a limited number of
newspaper correspondents, photogra
phers to take both still views and
motion pictures of the historic event
and the officials of 0Jneral Crowder's
office, who will conduct the drawing.
In the drawing itself there will be
nine actors. Tne principals will be a
blindfolded man who constantly stirs
-the 10,500 black capsules in the great
ass bowl in which they have been
placed, another blindfolded man who
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Portland Attorney Leaves In Al
lotted 30 Minutes Alter Trying
to Consult Prisoners.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 19.
(Special.) Dan E. Powers, an attorney
from Portland, arrived here last night
to consult with I. W. W. prisoners In
jail here. He first tried to gain access
to the city jail with letters of Instruc
tion from I. W. W. agitators at Seattle
headquarters, which commended and
encouraged the work being done here.
As Powers presence here was not
desired by the community and as he
was not wanted in the jail where he
could communicate with the prisoners,
a large group of business men con
ducted him to the bridge over Link
Riv- at the west end of town and
threatened to plunge him overboard.
Powers then offered to leave town.
Thirty minutes were given him to get
off and he engaged an automobile to
drive him toward Ashland. He prom
ised not to return here in the inter
est of the I. W. W.
The County Court today posted a
notice of $2500 reward for the arrest
and conviction of anyone maliciously
causing the destruction of any build
ing or property by fire or wilfully
poisoning cattle or stock in Klamath
County. Judge Hanks stated today that
his court intended to use all possible
means to apprehend criminals such as
have been operating: here recently.
FIRE BREAKS OUT ANEW
Shrubbery Along Columbia Highway
Menaced by Flames.
.HOOD RIVER, Or., July 19. (Spe
cial.) A small forest fire that has
been burning under control for the
past two days, west of Sonny, broke
out afresh today, and a hurry call
came for Frank Howard, local super
intendent of the Pacific Telephone
Company, to take a crew of men and
protect the company's long-distance
lines.
The fire, menacing Columbia River
Highway shrubbery and forest on the
Columbia banks, was again brought to
control this afternoon.
AIRPLANE DETECTOR MADE
Iowa Professor at Berkeley Invents
Valuable Device.
BERKELEY. Cal., July 19. An in
vention expected to be of the greatest
value to the United States air service
has been perfected by Dr. Carl E. Sea
shore, of the University of Iowa and
a member of the Summer session fac
ulty at the University of California.
It is an Instrument for detecting the
approach and direction of aeroplanes,
noting even the very slightest sound.
No details of the invention have been
made public.
PEACHES MUST BE PICKED
Young, Woman of Wealth Changes
Wedding Date on Account of Crop.
LOS ANGELES, July 19. (Special.)
Miss Virginia Piatt, daughter of How
ard V. Piatt, vice-president of the Salt
Lake Railroad and general manager of
the Oregon Short Line, has Just changed
the date of her wedding to Louis Gran
ger from August 10 to August 3.
The reason is that the crop of Al
berta peaches on her ranch In the San
Fernando Valley will be ready to mar
ket soon after the new wedding date
and must be attended to.
MRS. ROOSEVELT GREETED
French Prefect Welcomes Daughtcr-in-Law
of Colonel.
PARIS, July 19. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., arrived from New York
today, and was greeted by the prefect
of the department in behaff of the
French government.
American naval and medical missions
and a number of American ambulance
workers also arrived.
AIR MEASURE UP MONDAY
Seqator Chamberlain Expects $640,
000,000 Bill to Pass.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Senator
Chamberlain chairman of the Senate
military affairs committee, said today
that the $640,000,000 aviation increase
bill would be placed before the Senate
again Monday and probably passed be
fore adjournment.
OLD SWORD GIVEN WILSON
Japanese Artist Presents Relic 6 00
Years Old.
WASHINGTON, July 19. A Samurai
sword 600 years old has been present
ed to President Wilson by J. Yoshida,
a Japanese artist. Mr. Yoshida went to
the White House dressed in native cos
tume and was introduced to the Presi
dent by one of the embassy attaches.
INJURED AMERICANS FETED
Members of British Force Enter
tained in London.
LONDON. July 19. Two hundred and
fifty wounded Americans, members of
the British army and navy, were enter
tained today at Holland Park by the
Red Cross committee for American sol
diers and sailors.
General White Ready
to Match Numbers.
DUTIES ASSIGNED TO CLERKS
Oregon Reports Quota Has
Been Given Each County.
1434 MAY BE DRAWN
Adjutant-General's OITire Will
Be Closed to Public Today Be
cause of Tremendous Task
of Handling Draft.
As early today as possible the names
of the 717 men to be drafted from Ore
gon will bo made public from the of
fice of Adjutant-General White.
The whole clerical force in General
White's office will be on the job
promptly at 6:30 o'clock this morning
In readiness to begin the listing by
counties of the names of the men
drawn, as the draft numbers are re
ceived by telegraph from Washington.
The drawing there is to begin at 9
o'clock. That is, 6:30 o'clock Portland
time. It was estimated last night that
ten hours would be required to com
plete the drawings.
Clerks Thoroughly Orculwi.
In the total absence up to late last
night of any official instructions from
Washington in regard to the local han
dling of the draft numbers today. Gen
eral White was not able to prepare a
'definite plan.
While he Is prepared for any contin
gency. General White is assuming that
the numbers will promptly be given to
the press as drawn at Washington. In
addition, they very likely will be wired
direct to the Adjutant-General of each
state.
In that event it will be comparatively
a simple matter, with the organization
General White has perfected in his
office, to ascertain in short order the
names of the drafted men.
One set of clerks would list the
numbers as they come in by wire from
Washington.
Others will look up the names cor
responding to the numbers In the files
of registration cards which are filed
away in cabinets. A duplicate of every
registration card in the state more
than 63,000 of them Is on file in the
Adjutant-General's office.
As quickly as the names are ascer
tained they will be placed on a list and
the list, when completed, with the re
quired number of men to be drafted
from each county, will quickly be
transcribed and Vlven to the press.
1434 Samra May Be Drawn.
Advices from Washington yesterday
indicate, unofficially, that twice the
number of men actually to be drafted
for the first army will be drawn today.
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WUfil&fiZ, THE-1 '
OPPOf?TVyTY I
Federal and State Officials Join
Lumber Companies to Protect
Montana. Timber. .
HELENA, Mont., July 19. As a re
sult of information received by State
Forester J. C. Van. Hook of alleged
threats by pro-German sympathizers
"that they would keep the tin soldiers
fighting forest fires in Montana this
year," arrangements have been made
by the state forestry department, the
Federal forest service and lumber com
panies for th employment of detec
tives who will circulate . among ele
ments that might be pro-German in
their sympathies to secure evidence in
connection with any overt or treason
ous acts.
More apprehension . exists this year
concerning forest fires than usual, even
aside from the international situation,
because of the droughty conditions that
have been general over the state.
Already there have been 61 forest
fires in Northwestern Montana this
season, according to a telegram re
ceived today by Mr. Van Hook, all but
one on Swan Lake are under control.
EX-GOVERNOR IS IN WANT
Former Idaho Executive Is County
Charge In California.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., July 19. The
County Clerk of Placer County, this
state, wrote to . Governor W. D.
Stephens today asking that the atten
tion of the state of Idaho be called to
the circumstances of ex-Governor Nor
man B. Willey, who is living on county
aid.
Willey, who has been living at Blue
Canyon, is about to be sent to the
County Hospital and the Placer offi
cials want to save him from that hu
miliation. GIRLS BREAK BOYS' STRIKE
Lads Walk Out ut Yakima Cannery
and Lose Good Jobs.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 19.
Fourteen boys who struck at the North
Yakima cannery for higher wages have
been discharged and thf ir places have
been filled with girls. They were em
ployed shifting boxes for the women
cherry sorters and were paid from 14
to $16 a week.
The management declares girls do
the work quite as well. Mothers of
some of the lads asked that they be
reinstated, but were refused.
SCHOOLS HELD IN CAVES
New York Educator Finds Classes
in France Wear Gas Masks.
NEW YORK. Julv 19. Schools In
caves, with pupils and teachers wearing
gas masKs, are extremes 10 wnicn war
ridden France has gone to Insure for
every child "that heritage In which
alone is the property of an enduring
nation," says an official report to the
regents of the university of the state
of New York by John L. Finley, presi
dent of the university and State Com
missioner of Education.
A LITTLE MAN TODAY BIG MAN TOMORROW.
Michaelis Says Sub-sea
Campaign Justified.
MEASURE ASSERTED LAWFUL
Submarine War Held Forced
Upon Germany by England.
FALSE PROPHETS SCORED
Failure of America to "Check Great
Britain's Illegality" Is Disap
pointing Tr'bute Is Paid
to Bcthmann-IIoIlwcg.
COPENHAGEN', July 20. Tie Helehs
tnK yesterday adopted the majority
peace resolution by a vote of 214 to
116, with 17 not voting.
COPENHAGEN, July 19. Dr. Michae
lis. the new imperial German Chan
cellor, in his address to the Reichstag
Thursday afternoon declared his ad
hesion to the German submarine cam
paign, asserting it to be a lawful meas
ure Justifiably adopted, and adapted
for shortening the war.
Chancellor Michaelis said Germany
would not continue the war a day long
er If it could obtain an honorable peace.
America's intervention was not re
garded with serious concern. The Ger
man submarines would master the sit
uation, he said.
Dr. Michaelis opened his Reichstag
speech with a hearty tribute to Dr. von
Bethmann-Hollweg, the retiring Im
perial Chancellor, whose work, he said,
history would appreciate.
The Chancellor declared that the war
was forced upon unwilling Germany
by the Russian mobilization and that
the submarine war was also forced
upon Germany by Great Britain's Il
legal blockade starvation war.
The faint hope that Amer'ca, at the
head of the neutrals, would check Great
Britain's IlTegality was vain, Germany's
final attempt to avoid the extremity by
a peace offer, failed and the submarine
campaign was adopted, said the Chan
cellor. The submarine, the speaker contin
ued, had done all and more than had
been expected, and the false prophets
who had predicted the end of the war
at a definite time had done a disserv
ice to the Fatherland.
Dr. Michaelis, in the courso of his
address, said: . .
"Bitter criticism has been directed
against a highly deserving man, who
occupied this post before me. This
criticism has been oft inspired by en
mity and hate.
"Appointed Chancellor by the Em
peror. I have the honor for the first
time to communicate with your high
house. A great weight has been laid
on my shoulders in a most grave time.
Trusting God and German might. I
ventured to undertake it. and shall
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MISSION. Tex.. July 19. Approxi
mately 600 shots were exchanged
across the Rio Grande today at Ojo
de Agua, eight miles southwest of Mis
sion, between a small American border
patrol and a number of unidentified
Mexicans.
There were no American casualties,
but latest reports here say two or
three Mexicans were seen to fall dur
ing the engagement, which started at
11 o'clock this morning and ceased at
5 o'clock, when the Mexicans withdrew
from the river.
Fighting started when several shots
were fired at the patrol from the Mex
ican side. The outpost at Ojo de Agua.
hearing the Americans returning the
shots, immediately sent reinforcements.
The fighting continued six hours. Late
today Colonel B. F. Delamater reached
the scene with 100 men and a strong
patrol has been thrown out along the
Rio Grande as a precaution against an
attempt at border raiding.
Few details of the engagement
reached here tonight. From the best
information there were about 100 Mex
icans participating, and one report says
three distinct bugle calls were heard.
This leads to the belief that the Amer
icans were attacked by an organized
force.
The attackers withdrew before Colonel
Delamater reached O.lo de Agua.
NEUTRALITY IS VIOLATED
Holland Asserts British Attack Was
Within Three-Mile Limit.
THE HAGUE. July 9. An official
announcement issued by the Navy De
partment tonight says the British at
tack on German steamen July 16 oc
curred within Dutch territorial waters.
AMSTERDAM. July 19. The Berlin
Vossische Zeltung, commenting on the
recent seizure by British naval forces
of German steamers off the Dutch
coast, says:
"The Dutch' government must recog
nize that we require from it measures
and not mere words if It attaches value
to being regarded by us as really neu
tral." 74 1-Pound Hog: Brings $92.
OREGON CITY, Or.. July ig.pe
clal.) E. E. Jones, a farmer and stock
man who resides near New Era.
brought to this city today a Duroc
Jersey hog that tipped the scales at
744 pounds. Farr Bros.' meat market,
of this city, purchased the hog for
$93.96.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TODAY'S Maximum temperature, 88 de
grees; minimum,- 59 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, warmer in northeast por
tion; moderate northwesterly winds.
War.
Two Americans reported shot for attempting
life of Kaiser. Page 2.
French infantry surprise Germans while
shifts urn changing. Page 3.
U-boat campaign upheld by new German
Chancellor. Pace 1.
English advance 12 miles up River Eu
phrates. Page 4.
First mail reaches Army In France. Page 'Z.
Foreign.
Quiet restored In Petrograd. Page 2.
Mexico.
Americans and Mexicans battle along Rio
Grande. Page 1.
National.
Method of making Army draft changed at
last moment. Page 1.
Congress asks Information on shipbuilding
plans. Page 4.
Control held to food, feeds and fuel
Page 14.
Suffragist pickets freed by President's order.
Page 3.
Iomentic.
Interest on grant land tax Is withheld.
Pago 4.
Arizona copper operators to extend "Loy
alty League." Page o.
George Tompkins admits murder of Humph
ries family. Page '1.
Arizona strike views vary. Page 5.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results; Vernon 3,
Portland 2: San Francisco 3. Lor Ange
les 1 Oakland 5, Salt Lake 2. Page lo.
Eddie Cam pi in too clever for Northwest
boxers. Page 15.
Oregon Hate golf championships to be played
at J ear hart August 13-15. Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Rlggln's accuracy puts credence In murder
confession. Page 1.
Chautiuquani are warned to be economical.
Page 6.
Writ directs Seattle carllne to resume In
three days. Page 6.
Klamath Falls citizens force Dan Powers,
I. V. W. attorney,, to leave. Page 1.
Threats made by Pro-German sympathizers
to imrn Montana lorttts. PaKe 1.
George T. Hood named booking agent for
KldW & EiUnger. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Twelve million pounds of wool held In Port
land warehouses. Page 11.
Sharp advances in all grains lat Chicago.
Page 19.
Two . Government vessels started In quick
time at Supple Ac Ballln yard. Page 10.
Stock trading declines and general list is
lowered. Page 19.
Shippers seek lower rail tariff for Port
land. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Pioneer open conference. Page 8.
Dr. Sommer In tilt at School Board meeting.
Pago 7.
Board of Education sidetracks Muzzey's his
tory. Page 7.
State Highway bonds expected to bring
about 18. Page 13.
General "White ready to announce names of
drafted as soon as numbers are received.
Page 1.
Mayor to form squad to clean up tongs.
Page 0.
Carl S. Vrooman to be here today for food
campaign conferences. Page 11.
More arrests of Chinese are expected.
Page 9.
Pioneers ask improvement of cemetery.
Page 8.
Bull Kun dam may save city big. sum.
Page 14.
Oregon ready to co-operate in Federal fuel
investigation. Page 14.
Coniinl8?!nner Coffin prenents to Mayor plans
lor reduction of accidents. Pago 4.
Vienna Dye Works burned. Page 7.
Vcaiuer icpurl, cat s.ud iortLst. J?as 10.
Reinforcements Are Rushed
United States Force at
Ojo de Aguas.
Final Report Made on
Convict's Confession.
NO HESITATION IS SHOWN
Location of Booth's Body Is
Unerringly Pointed Out.
CREDENCE PUT IN STORY
Warden Murphy Returns to Salem
AYith Prisoner and Makes l'inal
Iteport on Case to Governor.
.Details Correctly Given.
SAIM, Or.. July 19. (Special.)
Warden Charles A. Murphy, of the
State Penitentiary, returned from Wil
lamina today with William Riggin.
convict, who some time ago confessed
to the murder of William Booth, and
the warden made a final report to Gov
ernor Withycombe as to his findings in
the case.
The report showa that Rip-gin today
went to the scene of the killing and
described with unerring: accuracy the
location of Booth's body as it fell, after
ho had been shot from ambush, and
the location of the body as outlined
by Riggin wad attested to .s correct
by Mr. Sherwin, a member of the Cor
oner's jury that sat on the case, a
leading merchant of Willamina.
Credence flared In Confession.
While refusing to comment on the
findings further than the statements
included in his report to the Governor,
it is plain that Warden Murphy places
much credence In Riggin's confession.
William Branson and ' Mrs. Anna
Booth, widow of the murdered man,
are serving sentences in the Peniten
tiary for the crime Branson for life
and Mrs. Booth a sentence fcr man
slaughter.' Circumstantial evidence seemed to
point strongly to their guilt, and there
was little ditput as to that point ip
to the time of Riggln's confession.
Details Are Checked I p.
With Riggin's act In pointing out the
location of the body today apparently
every detail of his confession has buen
checked up as a black mark against
Riggin.
In going over the ground today War
den Murphy and Rig sin, were accom
panied by District Attorney Connor and
Sheriff Henderson, of Yamhill County;
J. E. Burdette, one of the attorneys for
Branson and Mrs. Booth; George A.
Thacher, crime expert of Portland, and
Mr. Sherwin, of Willamina.
The report made by Warden Murphy
today to the Governor in the Investiga
tion follows:
Prisoner Asltated at Time.
"On May 10. 1917. Mr. McQuillan, dep
uty Sheriff of Washington County, ap
peared at the prison with an order from
you for William Riggin. authorizing me
to deliver Riggin to him for the purpose
of taking him to Hillsboro for his aid
in clearing up sundry small crimes that
had been committed in and about Hills
boro in the past.
"When Riggin was notified he was
to be dressed out for the trip to Hills
boro. he inquired what they wanted
him for. At the time he seemed to be
very much agitated, and in fact was
unable to dress himself. The officials
were compelled to assist him in getting
into his clean clothing.
"I am informed by Sheriff Applegate
that on his arrival at Hillsboro he
stated to him that I know what you
want me for. You want me for the
Booth murder Mr. Applesate states
this was the first Intimation he had
that Riggin knew anything of the
Booth murder, and then the question
ing took place that led. to his confes
sion. Investigation la Conducted.
"As directed by you some time ago,
I have conducted an investigation as to
the truth or otherwise of the confes
sion of William Riggin that he killed
William Booth at Willamina,
"On May 22. 1917. 1 took Riggin to
Tillamook and up the Trask River to
the Trask place, where he unhesitat
ingly kicked afiide the leaves and re
leased a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver,
with which he declared be committed
the deed.
"On this date. July 19, 1917, I took
Riggin to Willamina in the presence
of II. L. Connor. W. G. Henderson.
J. E. Burdett, George A. Thacher and
Mr. Sherwin. who were there at my
invitation. Mr. Sherwin was. I under
stand, foreman of the Coroner's jury
which viewed the body in the positiou
in which it was found.
Way Pointed Out by RIkbIbu
"On arriving at Willamina the other
members of the party joined us and
in their presence I asked Riggin to
direct us which way to go. He said:
We turn to the right at the old mill.'
We did so and followed the road out
to the point where we came to two or
three turns in the road. I had told
him previously to tell us when we had
gone far enough. After we made the
turns in the road and had started on
a straight line for the hills, he said:
"'This is far enough,' and we stopped.
I waited a moment for him to take the
initiative, but he did not do so. and I
told him he had best get out of the
car and get his bearings. He did so
and all parties alishted from their cars,
and Rijfgin seemed to be somewhat at
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