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XHK MORNING OHEGONIAIV TIIU11SDAY. SEPTEMBER G, 1917.
I FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN RAID ON I. W. HEADQUARTERS IN PORTLAND. IrfilTl
FEDERAL RAID IDE
iTliese Items Make
QHI.W.W.QUARTER!
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Apartment of Portland Local's I
Secretary and Dr. Marie
Equi's Room Entered.
SEARCH IS NATION-WIDE
Seizure of Disloyal Literature and
Records of Industrial Workers
Believed to Be Purpose
of Government.
Acting under instructions from the
Attorney-General of the United States,
special agents of the Department of
Justice and Deputy United States Mar
shals, assisted by Deputy Sheriffs and
city police, raided I. W. W. headquar
ters at 241 Couch street and the rooms
of several suspected Individuals at noon
yesterday.
The raiders had search warrants.
They met with no resistance and only
one arrest was ma'j,.
, Deputy Sheriff Ch ristophersen arrest
ed Carl Linder. of Seattle, on suspicion
that he had evaded registration. Linder
said he was only 20 years old, but gave
confusing replies to several questions
about his age and the address of his
parents in Seattle.
Literature and Hook Seised.
The raiders seized books', literature,
pictures, membership cards, placards,
circulars and records at the I. W. W.
headquarters. Much of the literature
was of a kind construed to be disloyal.
All articles seized at I. W. W. head
quarters and at the other four places
raided were taken to the office of
United States Marshal Mohtag in the
. Postoffice building. It will be inspected
at leisure by the Federal authorities.
No Federal official in authority in
Portland would make any statement
relative to the raid. It is understood,
however, that its purpose was to seize
lis!oyal literature, records of I. W.
W. and the like.
The impression gained circulation for
ft time that it was the purpose of the
raid to suppress the I. W.. W. here and
to close down their headquarters. No
attempt was made to close the head
quarters, however. They were left In
possession of the I. V. W., though not
much remained but the bare walls.
Dr. Marie Kqul Room Raided,
The other places raided included the
tipartment of Henry Lloyd, secretary of
the I. W. W. in Portland, in. the Avalon
Apartments, 285 Ross street; a room in
the Lafayette building at Sixth and
Washington, where papers belonging to
Dr. Marie Equi were examined, and the
room of John Hoys in the Dayton Hotel,
First and Taylor streets. Dr. ICqui
tendered the officers several pamphlets
not included in the list of 27 articles
Sought by the officers, none of which
Dr. Equi said she possessed.
One other room belonging to an in
dividual was raided, but nothing tend
ing to show that he had any connection
whatsoever with the I. YV. YV.. was
found and his name is withheld.
More than 50 I. YV. YV. found at the
headquarters at 241 Couch street were
searched by the raiding party. No
arms were found on any of them, but
their membership cards and I..W. W.
literature were taken from them.
The raid was timed to coincide with
& o'clock, Chicago time. Similar raids
on I. W. W. headquarters were made
by the direction of the Attorney-General
in other cities at the same time.
OREGON VEH ASSIGNED
rOBTI.AXD SUPPLIES MANY CHAUF
FEURS FOR RESERVE CORPS.
Twenty-Two Sergeants Are Ordered
Into Active Service 31 en to Re
c port at Presidio.
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal. Sept. 4 :
(Special.) Ma jor-General Hunter. Lig
gett, commanding the Western Depart
ment, today ordered into active service
and assigned to duty at the Presidio
of San Francisco the following mem
bers of the quartermaster enlisted re
serve corps.
Oregon (as chauffeurs) Sergeant
Royal Carnegie, 283 Thirteenth street,
Portland; Sergeant Claude M. Hall. 1097
East Twenty-seventh street North,
Portland; Sergeant Clifford R. Tnrker.
1 6 Third street. The Dalles: Sergeant
Merrill M. Beauchamp, 1176 Albina ave
nue, Portland: Sergeant Orval F. Brun
tier, Lambrook Apartments, Portland:
Sergeant Ralph E. Bryne, 1342 Rodney
avenue, Portland: Sergeant Harold D.
t'arr, 769 Michigan avenue. Portland
Sergeant James Collier. 313 Marguerite
avenue, Portland; Sergeant William J.
Costello, 170 Fourth street, Portland;
Sergeant Archie R. Hawley, 471 Ains
Worth street, Portland: Sergeant Perley
J-i. ertig. 108 Fremont street. Tort
land: Sergeant Jesse W. Ingram, 260
Cornell road. Portland; Sergeant Reed
M. Moore. J Y est Simpson street. Port
land; Sergeant Cecil E. Messenger. 7608
Sixty-fourth avenue Southeast, Port
land: Sergeant Daniel B. Maxfield. 428
Stark street, Portland; Sergeant John
V. Thompson, 2077 McMillen street
Portland : Sergeant Earl R. Truman.
1120 Clinton street, Portland: Sergeant
Page M. Williams, 1101 East Twenty
seventh street North, Portland; (as
truckmaster) Sergeant Walter G. Rich
ardson, Alder Hotel, Portland: (as as
distant truckmaster) Sergeant John T.
Barton Milton; (as machinists) Ser
jeant George I. Letson, Tillamook: Ser
geant James C. Shannon, Barker Apart
ments, i'ortland.
CALIFORNIA HAS FISH DAY
Housewives to Be Instructed to Use
More Sea Food.
SAN FRANClteCO, CaL. Sent. 5. Thi
Is fish day in California. The date was
t by Colonel Harris Weinstock, Stat"?
Market Director, in recognition of the
first day's operation here of the state
fish exchange, authorized by the last
California Legislature. A state educa
tional campaign urffing large.- con-"
sumption of fish also is to be started.
It is Weinstock's plan to have one
kind of fish, at least, retail each day at
5 or 6 cents a pound. Fish recipes are
to be distributed free, eo that house
keepers may learn how to make more
appetizing dishes out of the various
varieties.
Pickets Receive 60-Day Sentences.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. Eleven of
the militants of the National Woman's
party arrested yesterday while picket
ing the President's reviewing stand at
the parade of National Army men were
sentenced today to 60 days in the work
house. They did not appeal and began
serving time, x
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SCEXE AT 241 COTJCU STREET
FEDERAL PROBE- OH
Gregory Looking Into Spread
of Seditious Propaganda.
CHICAGO MAYOR INCLUDED
Prosecutions Held Likely to Result
From Investigations of Peace
Advocates ' and Foreign
Language Papers.
"WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. Searching
inquiry into the utterances of German-
language newspapers In the United
States, Socialistic magazines and liter
ature of so-called peace societies and
associations, regarded as likely td lead
to prosecution in some instances, is
being conducted by the Department of
Justice.
The department considers its posi
tion strengthened by the recent de
cision of federal Judges Hough, of
New ' York, and Speer, of Georgia, in
sustaining the action of Postmaster
General Burlesort In refusing the privi
leges of the mails to the Masses and
the Jef fersonian.
, Recent utterances and activities of
Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, and the
Republican, a paper that indorses him
in connection with the convention
there of the People's Council of Amer
ica for Democracy and Peace, also are
being scrutinized.
The department has held repeatedly
that it is not its function to prohibit
or to break up pacifist meetings or
conventions, but a close scrutiny of
the utterances of speakers and others
at such meetings is maintained to
determine possible" s violation of the
espionage act.
Included in the investigation of al
leged seditious publications and oth
ers of ' a character regarded as open
to question are individual newspapers
ahd magazines published in German
in this country and the advertising
and other literature of the American
leagues against militarism, the Peo
pie's Council, the League of Conscien
tioua Objectors and other organizations
affiliated with them or of a similar
character.
The time is not far distant, however,
in the opinion of some officials, when
the Government will begin prosecu
tions. Hundreds of newspaper and
magazine articles Whose propriety ad
mlttedly is open to two Interpretations
have been placed before officials here.
In most instances. It is said, these ar
tides -have beert cleverly worded so ai
to bring them virtually within the law
while at the same tline creating the
eiiect aesirea.
A large number of the articles and
editorials under Investigation do not
attack the Government, but . center
their criticism upon allies of the United
states. What proceedings, if any, can
ue lanen in tnese instances, it was
said, depends wholly upon the wording
ui eu.cn. muiviauai article.
I. W. V. HOSTS RAIDED
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rest is contemplated were not made
public here.
It -Was said at the Department of
Justice that these would have to be
determined by the grand Jury investi
gating me organization.
Officials also declined to state if in
dictments had been found bv grand
Juries In Chicago or elsewhere against
I. w. v. leaders. It was intimated,
however, that the investigation had
only begun. Indications are that Fed
eral grand Juries in other cities will be
called upon also to investigate the ac
tivities of the organization.
For many weeks past the activities
of I, W. W. leaders have been under
close scrutiny of the Department's bu
reau of investigation. Scores of field
workers, chiefly in the West and Mid
dle West, have deV6ted their undivided
attention to alleged attempts on the
part of the leaders to embarrass the
Government in the conduct of the War
by strikes and other disturbances called
in the name of labbr.
Hand of Anntrlana Seen.
"These activities have never been re
garded here as a labor movement. They
have been held to be political and, in
some instances, conducted solely with
a view to hinder and hamper the Gov
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AVHEX I. AV W. BOOKS, "LITERATURE
ernment in exercising Its full strength
in carrying oh the war.
Charges of many complexions have
been received by the department in con
nection with the organization's activi
ties. Recently it was charged that in
cluded in the ranks of the I. W. W.
were many Aiistriahs wfid have been
active in stirring up strife intended 'to
hamper American industries, doing
work handled by Germans before the
United States declared a state of war
existing with Germany.
Continued investigation has faile.l, it
Is understood, to connect these activi
ties with German money. The de
partment has determined the principal
reservoirs of German funds in this
country and, it is reported, has not con
nected them with recent disorders in
tbe West and Southwest.
Labor Strife Sasplcloua.
Local United States attorneys have
reported many Instances of a euspioious
n.i;urc in connection with alleged labor
troubles, however, and these have been
the subject of departmental investiga
tion. As a result Of the country-wldS seiz
ure of the organization'! papers, the
Department of Justice tonight finds
itself in possession of documents by
the thdusand, lhany Of which will be
submitted to grand Juries as the basis
of an lhvestigation to determine
whether leaders can be prosecuted.
Prosecutions may be begun, under
several laws, chiefly the espionage act,
covering the utterance of treasonable
and seditious statements, and the food-
control lairs Prosecution under the lat
ter law could be conducted in Instances
where it is shown that attempts were
being made, by conspiracy or other-
Wise, to impede the interstate move
ments of foodstuffs and other commodi
ties controlled by the Government and
needed for the successful prosecution of
the War.
t. W. V. LONG FutR SirSPICIOA
Gregory Says Indictments Will Fol
low Quickly if Evidence "Warrants.
MAGNOI IA, Mass., Sept. 5. Attorney-General
Gregory was a guest at
the Sumner home of Colonel 10. M.
House here this evening. When lie re
ceived -vrord that raids on the head
quarters of the Industrial Workers of
the v'orld in many cities had been
carried out as arranged by the Fed
eral Department of Justice.,
"It is no secret," said Mr. GregOryi
"that the Industrial Workers of the
World hav-i bee- under suspicion fcr
some time. The pepartment of Justice
conducted a quiet investigation until 1
was convinced Jthat we were warranted
iu taking such action as this.
"1 do not need to say thci the raids
will be followed ' flulckly - by inaic!t-
ments If we find anything to warrant
them and the men will be prosecuted
to the extent of the law If they de
serve it."
The Attorney-General declined to say
what particular offenses w-uld prob
ably be charged, remarking only that
they were included under the general
term of "sedition."
MA5T WESTKR3V PLACES RAIDED
Government Delivers Vigorous Ulow
Against I. W. AV.
5A?T FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Simul
taneous raids on headquarters of the
I. W. W. were made In the West today
from Arizona north to Washington and
east to Denver. Federal authorities
raided t. W. W. headquarters in Miami,
Ariz.; Seattle, Los Angeles. Missoula,
Portland, Salt Lake City, Fresno, Great
Falls, Kverett, Butte and Denver.
' I. W. W. agitation in California,
Arizona, Idaho. Washington, Oregon
and Montana has included demands
for higher wages and other Industrial
betterments. Many acts of violence at
tending strikes and numerous incen
diary fires had been laid at their doors.
Aberdeen I. W. W. Raided.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe
cial.) Government officers tonight
raided the- I. W. W. headquarters in
this city. They seized all the liter
ature, but made no arrests. The hall
was ordered closed.
Pastor Changes Creed and City.
CORVALLlS Or., Sept. 5. (Special.)
Rev. C. 11. Cleaves, pastor of the
South Methodist Church at this place
for the past year and for three years
at Roseburg, has severed his connec
tion with Methodism and will hereafter
preach as a Congregationalist. He has
accepted a call to Pocatello, Idaho, to
the First Congregationalist Church
there. His efforts In Corvallis have re
sulted beneficially for his church and
congregation and he leaves the church
here with -an increased membership and
a flourishing treasury.
AID RECORDS WERE SEIZED.
110 GERMAN WANTED
Nebraska Councils of Defense
After Scalp of F. L. Haller.
DISLOYALTY IS CHARGED
Confiscation of Property by Federal
" Authorities for Treasonable Ut
terances and Dcpotatlon
Are Asked For.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 5. The confer
ence of state and county councils of
defense, held here, has demanded the
immediate removal from the presi
dency of the board of regents of the
University of Nebraska of Frank I
Haller, alleging that he has failed to
answer or acquit himself of charges of
disloyalty preferred against him
some time ago by the State Council of
Defense. His resignation as a mem
ber of the board of regents is also
ashed for.
Haller Is Pro-German.
The charges of disloyalty are said
to have been based upon statements
made by Haller prior to the. declara
tion of war by the' United States in
which the regent compared the United
States with Germany, with con
clusions drawn heartily In favor of
the latter.
The conference also Adopted a resolu
tion asking for the repeal of the
Moekett law, by which schools are
forced to offer the German language
course of btudy in state grade schools
It also went -on .record as opposing
teaching of arty modern Kuropean
language in Nebraska graded schools
and protested against the teaching of
German in high schools of the state
during the war.
Property Confiscation Asked. .
The conference also asked for con
fiscation Of property by Federal au
tllorities for treasonable utterances
and deportation, where the laws pro
vide for it In such cases. A demand
is also made for the suppression of
the German language press unless it
shall voluntarily purge itself of "dis
loyalty and cease its insidious methods
of poisoning the minds of its readers
against the United States Govern
ment."
Haller Refnxea Tfilk.
Members of. the board of regents of
the Nebraska State University refused
to comment tonight On the action of
the councils of defense in demanding
the- resignation of Frank L. Haller
president of the board. Mr. Haller also
refused to talk:- .
The action of the defense councils
Is said to be the outcome of charges
ot disloyalty against members of the
Lutheran Church of the state and mem-
bers of the hoard of regents. Haller
was the center of attacks by various
state newspapers and accused by an
Omaha newspaper of having written
letters uhholding Germany to an Omaha
paper, uhder an assumed name.
DRAFTED MEN REACH CAMP
Orricers, Soldiers and Civilians Wei
come! First of New Army.
TACOMA. Wash.. Sept 5. (Special.)
i The first soldiers of the conscription
Army to be trained at American Lake
arrived at Camp Lewis today. . frepara
tions for receiving them had been com
pleted before their arrival and their
coming, marking the advent Of a new
principle in the Nation's method of
gathering its armies, was attended by
Intense Interest on the part of sev
eral thousand officers, soldiers and
civilians gathered around camp head
quarters. Given aft escort to the barracks to
which they were assigned, the new
soldiers, in civilian dress, were quick
ly directed into the new life before
them. Before . evening they had is
sued to them bedding, mess kits and
other necessities. By midnight S40
men are expected to reach camp.
Oiman Trial jXears.
RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Superior
Judge 'Frank H. Dunne announced in
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10C Allround Al
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court today that he will invite Attorney-General
Webb, ot California, to sit
on the bench with him to hear testi
mony in the trial of Frank O. Oiman,
charfted with attempting to Induce F.
Kigali to give false testimony
against Thomas J. Mooney, under sen
tence of death for one of the bomb
murders here last Summer. Oxman,
who was a material witness against
Mooney, will be brought to trial next
Wednesday.
INFIDELITY IS ALLEGED
lliisband Charges Wife Admits
'Sport" Spent $112 for Tier.
Lavona Martin admitted to him that
some sport had spent 112 on her
in one Week, showing her a good time,
alleges Raymond Martin in filing suit
yesterday for a divorce from his bride
of two months.
Myrtle Clarke accuses W. IT. Clarke
of desertion and non-support. They
Were married in 1906. and the plaintiff
asks for the custody bf their small
daughter and $15 a month alimony.
Cruelty and desertion are the allega
tions contained in the divorce com
plaint of Marie Bonner against B. M.
Bonner. She wants her maiden name
of Myrtle Wyatt restored, as well as
$.10 in monthly alimony. Angelina
Bondy accuses Carlo Bondy of deser
tion. She asks custody of their two
children.
LIFT OPERATORS ORGANIZE
Preliminary Steps to Form Union
Arc Taken.
Elevator operators in Portland, ot
whom there are about 73, are organiz
ing a labor union. They held the first
meeting for that purpose last night
In the headquarters of the Typograplt
ical Union. Not nearly that number
attended, but those who were active
in its organization said that It was
expected practically every operator in
the city soon would be enrolled.
The next meeting will be held Sep
tember 19.
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BIG GUNS CAPTURED
Russians Abandon Coastal De
fense at Duenamuende.
FUGITIVES CROSS RIVER AA
Slav Forces Kast of niga Retire to
Scgevold, Ijemburg and Dctr
schubrayd; Submarines Fire
on IUga. Coast Towns.
BRRLIN, via London. Sept. 6.
Duenamuende. on the Riga front, which
was evacuated yesterday by the Rus
sians, lias been captured by German
forces, the War Office announced to
dav. (Duenamuende lies at the mouth
or the Dvina, northwest of Riga.)
The heavy coastal guns there fell
undamaged "into tho hands of the Ger
mans. PETROGRAD. Sept. 5. The Rus
sians', continuing- their retreat along
the coast of the Gulf of Riga toward
the northeast, have crossed the Livo
nian River Aa, the War Of rice an
nounces. The Russian fbrces ofteratlng in an
easterly direction from Riga have re
tired to Segevold, Lemburs and Detz
sehtibrayd. The announcement states that the
hostile ships which have been ehclllng
the Riga coast were submarines.
Fatal Accidents lit August IT.
SALEM, Or., Sept., 5. (Special. The
report of the Industrial Accident Com
mission for August, issued todayi shows
a total of 1623 non-fatal and 17 fatal
accidents reported for the month with
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WEST fWBK MAE SHALL 4-700 -HOME A 6171
& H. Stamps First Three Floors.
the Commission to date. The Commis-'
sion had a balance of $1,187,565 with,
the Stato Treasurer on August 31.
CLACKAMAS VETERAN DEAD
Thomas J. Singleton, Pioneer, to Bo
Buried Today.
OREGON CITT. Or.. Sept. B. (Spc
rial.) Thomas J. Singleton, a pioneer
resident of this county, died 'at thai
home of his daughter, Mrs. Dave Cle
ments, at Jennings l-dg yesterday.
He was born April SO, 1834, and was
married in 18D8 to Sarah Taylor at
Sa lm.
Ha is curvived by the following chil
dren! Mrs. S. I. Thornton, Thomas.
Walter and William Singleton, of
Roseburg: Mrs. Dave Clements, of Jen
nings Lodge, and Mrs. W. R. Richard
son, of Portland. ii-'-!
interment will be at Roscburs to
morrow. Poultry Judgo Named.
SALEM. Or., Sept. r. CPpecfal.) Os
car Nelson, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has
been named as judgo of the poultry de
partment of tlu Oregon State Fair, ac
cording to an announcement made to
day by Secretary A. H. Lea. Mr. Nelson
in a. native of Sweden. He came to this
couniry in 1S89 and for 16 years has
been breeding pure-bred poultry and
for eight years has served as judge at
various poultry shows. He owns a
lutgc poultry ranch near Cocur d'Alene.
Dr. Saulles' Son May lluvc Guardian.
NEW YORK. Sept. B. Mrs. Bianca d
de Saulles, now in jail at Mineola, N.
X.t charged with the murder of hr
former husband. John Longer do Saul
les. August .1. after a quarrel over the
custody of their 4-yenr-old son. was
today ordered by the Surrogates Court
to show cause why Charles A. H. d
Saulles. a brother of the slain man,
should not be appointed general guar
dian of the boy. The grandmother and
grandfather on the paternal side. as
well as his paternal aunts, have con
sented to the proposed guardianship.
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