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TEE MORNING OltEGONIAJT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917. INDICTMENT OF 166 BUT START OF TASK Tons of Evidence Expected to Disclose Minor Activities of I. W. W. NO MASTER SPY LOCATED Evidence Points Toward German In fluence, but Proof Is Not Con clusive Kurtlier Inquiries Will Be Held. WASHINGTON". Oct. 1. The great harvest of indictments returned at Chi cago, it was authoritatively stated to night, is but a fraction of what the Government will reap as the result of its Nation-wide raid on Industrial "Workers of the World on September 5. Only those regarded by the Govern ment as the chief figures in the alleged conspiracy to thwart the Government in itc war plans have been indicted. Tons of documents seized in the raid have yet to be studied, their disclosures catalogued and arranged for use in further proceedings. This work is now soing on in approximately 50 towns and cities from Coast to Coast. Direct Proof Yet Lacking. In obtaining indictments against 1S6 alleged ringleaders of the conspiracy, the Department of Justice has simply skimmed the cream of the investiga tion. Documents in its possession are understood to show extensive and far reaching minor plans, confined to par ticular localities and designed to af fect local situations, through which those named in the indictments and many others are believed by the authorities to have sought to hamper the Government by methods, some of which have not . yet been disclosed to the public. Contrary to the general belief, no direct connection has been shown thus far between the alleged leaders of the conspiracy and the huge German cor ruption fund believed to have been operating in this country since Amer ica's entry Into the war. Many indica tions point strongly to the connection which officials hope to establish, but none, it Is reported, is absolutely con firmatory. This development has led officials to believe that the full scope of the con spiracy's operation has not yet been re vealed. JVo "Master Spy" Found. So far as yet determined, there was no master spy, no single controlling head, which directed the activities of the anti-war workers. A group of fairly generous propor tions, the evidence Indicates, has been in charge of the entire programme of propaganda and outrages, from the spreading of alleged seditious litera ture to the burning of crops and the arming of farmers and others to resist the draft law. The likelihood of another general in vestigation by a single Federal grand Jury into the scope of the entire con spiracy is remote, in the opinion of officials, but indications are that a number of grand juries, sitting at New Tork, Chicago. St. Louis, Detroit, Cleve land and other cities in the East and Middle West, will consider local phases of the programme. Preparations for the trial of the 166 persons indicted at Chicago, the larg est number Indicted at one time on one charge by a single grand jury, within the recollection of officials here, are yet to be made. The work involves considerable time and is regarded as unlikely that the trial will be held at an early day. Various phases of the investigation were discussed today at a conference between Attorney-General Gregory, Assistant Attorney Fitts, who directed the work of the Federal officers mak ing the raid and the preparations for the grand juries and A. Bruce Bielaskl, chief of the department's bureau of Investigation. TACOMA GERMAN IS ARRESTED Hotel Proprietor's Freedom Alleged Dangerous to United States. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 1. Charged with being "an alien enemy whose be ing at large is dangerous to the wel fare of the United States," Henry J. Gehrig, proprietor of the Staunton Ho tel, was arrested today by Michael Fitzgerald, a special agent of the De partment of Justice, and Deputy United States Marshal Frank Albert. Gehrig is a German and one of the I. W. IV. who were indicted recently in Chicago. His arrest was ordered several weeks ago from Washington. 15. C. Since that time he has been out of the city, returning today. He speaks good English, is 32 years old. married and has one child. His wife visited him at the jail soon after his arrest and took a bankbook which he had. The money was deposited in her name and amounted to more than $3000. Gehrig refused to talk. I. W. W. ARRESTED AT RAYMOXD National Organizer Caught In Nation Wide Dragnet. SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 1. James P. Thompson, one of the Industrial Work ers of the World leaders indicted by a Federal grand jury in Chicago, was arrested today at Raymond. Wash. He is a National organizer for the Indus trial Workers of the World and recent ly has been engaged among the miners or ine eoutnwest. It is alleged that he played a leading part in the great textile strikes in New England several years ago. ONE IS ARRESTED IX DENVER I. W. AY. Office Manager Recent Ar rival From New York. DENVER. Oct. 1. Meyer Friedmen. vho recently came here from New York, -was arrested Saturday night by Federal officials on an indictment returned by the Federal grand jury at Chicago in connection with Industrial Workers of the World activities, it was announced tonight by Federal officials. He was said to have been in charge of the local office of the organization and is held in jail here. Several thousand members of the Bol sheviki at a mass meeting tonight adopted a resolution of protest against the imprisonment and reported imposi tion of a death sentence upon Alexander Berkman. the anarchist. Agitators who came here recently from the United States harangued the crowd which packed a big circus tent. The speakers scoffed at American lib erty and said' that the bourgeoise ruled that country, but the Bolshevik! audi ence applauded only mildly. A threatened demonstration against the American Embassy was not carried out. The government, preparing for eventualities, had sent an armored mo tor car and a detachment of troops to guard the embassy. Ambassador Francis said he had no fears of possible harm, and did not request a guard. After the adjourn ment of the meeting the guard was recalled. DRUG STORES RAIDED HEAD OF BIG DEPARTMENT STORE IS ARRESTED. Taeoma and Pierce County Iry Sqaads Round Up Large Amount of Liquor. Illrgnl Prencrtptlon Alleged. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 1. (Special.) Summons to appear in court in answer to a complaint of violating the pro hibition law were issued for George H. Stone, president of the Stone-Fisher department store, and E. H. Hoyt, pres ident of the Taeoma School Board and head of the Crown Drug Company, fol lowing a raid on five drugstores by the dry squads of the city and county. A large amount of liquor was seized in the raid, as well as prescription rec ords and permit books. The arrest of Victor H. Malstom and McMillan brothers, proprietors of two other drugstores, was also ordered. Earlier in the day, before the raids. Dr. T. J. Piersol and Dr. Martin F. Van Buren. two well-known physicians, were arrested on warrants is&ued by the prosecuting attorney, charging is suance of prescriptions illegally. The latter, the police say, had been issuing prescriptions in a vacant office main tained over the Crown Drug Company. That other doctors will be involved is expected. Charges are made' by the police that the drug stores are selling liquor in some cases without prescrip tions and in other cases they are sell ing more liquor than the prescription calls for. The Stone-Fisher Company maintains a drug department and Mr. Stone was summoned as the head of the corpo ration. He is one of the most prom inent citizens of Taeoma. DRAFT ANGERS MEXICAN JEW YORK COXSLL-GE.VERAL AL LEGES lOO ILLEGALLY TAKI3.X. Vice-Coniiul Ik Said to Be Among Those Conscripted, and Vociferous Protent In Made. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. More than 100 Mexicans have been illegally drafted for service in the National Army by boards in this city, and many subjects of Mexico are being secreted here to prevent their arrest by military au thorities, according to Juan T. Burns. Mexican Consul-General. who tonight declared he would "go to any extreme to protect the rights of Mexicans re siding here." Knowing his official status members of a loyal draft board have certified for service Vice-Consul Jesus Mar tinez, the Consul-General stated. He said he did not know what his country proposed doing through diplomatic channels in reference to the impres sion of Mexican subjects into the serv ice of the United States, but declared he felt obliged to protest against "this arbitrary action committed in a most absurd way." Mr. Burns asserted that numbers of Mexicans have been sent to their native country because of the "perse cution" of their countrymen here in the administration of the draft law. D0UGAIM EXPECTED SOON Chamber of Commerce Agent Com ing for Information. Robert Dougan, who is to be sta tioned at Washington, D. C as the official representative of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, -will be in Port land Friday or Saturday, according to word received yesterday. Mr. Dougan will spend two weeks here, obtaining first-hand information regarding the various industries and the interests he is to represent at Washington. Arrangements are being made for meetings with officials of the Port of Portland, members of commer cial bodies and representatives of local industries. Pershing Reports One Death. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Major-Gen-eral Pershing today reported the death of Captain Marvin A. Malloy, quarter master corps, on September 27 at a Paris hospital, from natural causes. Captain Malloy. whose father. Dr. J. S. Malloy, live at Greenwood, Ind., entered the Army as a private. Telegraph Men Return to Work. TORONTO, Ont.. Oct. 1. The strike of operators of the Great Northwestern Telegraph Company is declared off of ficially from 6 o'clock this afternoon. The men receive an advance of wages. HVE ARE ARRESTED AT GLOBE Deputy In i tod States Marshal Finds Indicted I. W. AV. GLOBE. Ariz.. Oct. 1. R. S. Culver. R. J. Bobba, Joseph Oates. J. Blanco and W. H. Lewis, all identlfed with local Industrial Workers of the World activities, were taken into custody to day by Deputy United States Marshal Frank Haines, indictments charging them wtih seditious acts having been returned against them by the Federal grand Jury in Chicago. TJ. S. Embassy Threatened. PETROGKAD. Sept. 30. (Delayed.)- 'III WW jj .?V GRQNNA AND STONE IDESIBED'LIST Expulsion of Three Senators Is Asked, but Leaders Hesitate. MARSHALL EXPLAINS RULE Vice-President Says While Senate May Expel Member, Initiative Must Come From Within, Xot From Outside. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Petitions from New York organizations asking expulsion from the Senate of Senators La Follette. of Wisconsin: Gronna. of North Dakota, and Stone, of Missouri, were presented in the Senate today by Senator Wad s worth, of New York, and referred without action to the Senate privileges and elections committee. The first step toward official con sideration of the petitions was taken today, when Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, chairman of the privileges and. elections committee, called a meeting for next Wednesday. Senators Oppeie Action. It was decided to have the commit tee discuss a course of action. The present attitude of Senate leaders was said to be in favor of tabling the peti tions in the committee. Vice-President Marshall also present ed today another lot of petitions, let ters and telegrams from various or ganizations and individuals on the same general subject. Included were printed circular petitions, indicating that many such are being circulated and probably will reach the Senate in great num bers. Colleague Must Art. In reply to one correspondent, Vice President Marshall pointed out that, while the Senate may expel a member, the initiative must come from a Sen ator and cannot be forced by an indi vidual or organization. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Oct. 1. The Chattanooga Bar Association today adopted resolutions "condemning in un measured terms." the acts of "Senators La Follette, Gronna, Reed, Hardwlck. Stone, Vardaman and others acting with them." in their attitude toward the war and demanding "their expulsion from the American Senate." CONCORD. N. H., Oct. I. State and Federal authorities were asked in reso lutions adopted by the state public safety committee to punish speedily those in high office who made disloyal or seditious utterances. The resolu tions refer to Senator La Follette and Justice Daniel F. Cohalan, of New York. JUDGE DOESN'T MIXCE WORDS Senators Named as Traitors; Execu tion, Mexican Style, Advocated. HOUSTON, Tex., Oct. I. Judge Wal ter R. Burns, of the United States Dis trict Court, in charging the Harris County grand Jury today, after calling by names Senators Stone, of Missouri; Hard wick, of Georgia; Vardaman, of Mississippi: Gronna, of North Dakota; Gore, of Oklahoma, and La Follette, of Wisconsin, said: "If I had a wish I would that you men had jurisdiction to return bills of indictment against these men. They ought to be tried promptly and fairly, and I believe this court could admin ister the law fairly, but I have a con viction as strong as life that this coun try should stand them up against an adobe wall tomorrow and give them what they deserve. "If any man deserves death it is a traitor. I wish that I could pay for the ammunition. I would like to at tend the execution, and if I were in the firing squad I would not want to be the marksman who had the blank shell." from Turin to Rome, according t a dis patch from Rome today. Sergeant Stop pani. of the royal Italian flying corps, maintained an average speed of 140 miles an hour. The flight was without incident throu&hout the 400 miles of the journey in spite of heavy winds which blew all 'the way. RARE ANIMALS OBTAINED Extensive Zoological Collection Is Made in China. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. The most ex tensive collection of large and small mammals. birds and reptiles ever brought out of China at one time will be obtained by the Asiatic zoological expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Roy C. Andrews, who headed the expedition, announced on his arrival here today. Included in the collection is a series of gorals and serows, said to be the largest series now possessed by any museum. They represent intermediate stages between the true sheep and goats and are from a region hitherto unknown zoologically. The collection of small animals is rich in rare insec tives, especially rerows, seacows and moles. Some are very rare.- Two species of gibbon also were obtained. EMBARGO IS LAID ON COAL Shipments to Canada From Lake Ports Stopped for Present. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. All . ship ments of coal into Canada from Ameri can Lake ports were ordered stopped tonight by Fuel Administrator Garfield to divert coal from these ports to meet fuel shortage in the Northwest. Central competitive field coal opera tors, discussing with miners' represen tatives here a readjustment of wage scales, agreed today to meet in part the miners' demands on condition that the Government increase prices fixed for coal, at the mines. Their counter proposal will be submitted to the miners tomorrow. BANKS FOR TROOPS NAMED United States Depositaries Selected in London and Paris. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Depositaries in London and Paris were designated by Secretary McAdoo today for the convenience of the American troops abroad. The London branch of the Interna tional Banking Company is designated as the United States depositary in Lon don and the Paris branches of the fol lowing trust companies are named: The Guaranty Trust Company, of New York; the Kquitable Trust Company, of New York, and the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company, of New York. NEGRO UNITS ARE PLANNED Instruction to Be Provided at Each of 1 6 Cantonments. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. With plenty of room available at the National Army cantonments, due to the large number of men to be withdrawn to fill up the National Guard and other branches, the War Department has again modified its plans for training negro troops for the National Army forces. It is now the purpose. Secretary Baker said today, to train a complete unit of negroes at each of the 16 cantonments, instead of train ing them only at cantonments to which a considerable number report. MORE CHAPLAINS DESIRED Senate Will Make Effort to Pass Dill Before Recess. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. One of the bills which an effort will be made to pass in the short time remaining before the adjournment of Congress is a meas ure materially increasing the number of chaplains in the Army. It passed the Senate Saturday and is now pend ing in the House. The measure provides one chaplain for each 1200 men in all arms of the service and one chaplain to each regi ment of Infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers. RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS RIFLE SUPPLY SUFFICIENT German Outposts Pressed Back In Region of Riga. PETROGRAD. Oct. 1. Russian troops have made another advance in the Riga regicjn, according to today's War Of fice announcement. German posts were pressed back south of the railway in the Spitals farm sector, the Russians advancing between 800 and 1000 yards. Plane Flies 140 Miles an Hour. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. In a flight Ammunition Being Stored to Guard Against Delay of Transports. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Secretary of War Baker today reiterated that there is no serious shortage of rifles for any of the troops. For the expeditionary force in France five Springfield rifles per man have been provided and the ammuni tion store being assembled is so great that the Secretary believes there is no ground for fear that interruption of the transport lines for a time would create embarrassment. An Extraordinary 1 Bargain This magnificent new 9-room LAI RELHL'UST home is located on a high 75x100 lot only half block east of LAIRELHIHST PARK. All rooms are extra large, living-room 16x27. connecting den. dining-room 15x18. breakfast room, kitchen with butler's pan try, large halls and stairs, four immense bedrooms, front balcony. Finished in old ivory, walls beau tifully papered, artistic fixtures, best heating plant, garage. Completed just before prices advanced by one of Portland's best builders, and offered at an extremely low price. PAUL C. 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