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PORTLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER .23, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
$10,000,000 MARK
REACHED IfJ OREGON
Ten Cities Exceed
Their Quotas.
LAKE COUNTY AHEAD OF ALL
Laggards Called to Time and
Promise Results.
BIG SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE
Result of Mission to Eastern Sec
tion of State Following Report of
Apathy All That Could Be De-
sired Pendleton Is Active. '
HOW THE OFFICIAL FIGURES
' STOOD YESTERDAY,
Portland.
Previous reports $5,366,450
Yesterday's total 71,600
Total $5,437,930
Outside.
Previous reports $2,487,500
Yesterday's total 893,500
Total $8,818,950
Unofficial reports $10,000,000
"With 10 cities of Oregon reporting
their full quotas as already distanced,
and with Lake County leading all com
petitors by the over-subscription of its
allotment, reliable unofficial figures
last night gave the state's liberty bond
total as well beyond $10,000,000.
The cities which have leaped into pa
triotic pre-eminence by exceeding their
quotas are Carlton, 120 per cent; lone,
127 per cent; Lakevlew. 106 per cent;
Paisley, 114 per cent; Westfall. 180 per
cent; Helix. 112 per cent: Jacksonville,
102 per cent; North Bend, 122 per cent;
easjde, 100 per cent: Moro. 103 per
cent.
Lake Quota Met.
The dispatch from Lake County to
liberty loan headquarters was, terse.
"Have over-subscribed quota," it ran,
shall we go on?" The reply excelled
It as a gem of brevity. "Yes," was the
response.
. There are three Oregon cities, with
the exception of Portland, which have
quotas in excess' of $300,000. Of these
"-Pendleton holds the lead, having sub
scribed $623,000, or 80 per cent of its
allotment. Salem has reported 42 per
cent of its quota, or $296,700. Astoria
has subscribed 36 per cent, or $230,000.
Portland's record yesterday is replete
with large subscriptions. Two $100,000
subscriptions were received, one from
the Doernbecher Manufacturing Com
pany, and one from the Liberty Thea
ter, through its proprietors. Jensen &
Von Herberg.
Railway Employes Come In.
The Portland division of the Southern
Pacific, extending from this city to
Ashland, has subscribed through its
employes $44,100. although the division
! far from being the largest of the
system. The entire Southern Pacific
system, through its employes, has sub-
ecrlbed $323,400. By comparison it williin the motor car. The private car is
be seen that the Portland system, down
to the section hands. Is not laggard in
the liberty bond cause.
Rumors reached Portland recently
that the wheat farmers of Eastern
Oregon were not sufficiently interested
in the bonds, and Phil Metschan, of
Portland, wa3 one or the delegates sent
out to quicken interest. Ed Kiddle, of
!-a Grande, who' was in this city yes
terday, tclis how the crusade carried.
Eastern Oregon Responds.
"We had a list of 26 farmers," said
Mr. Kiddle, "and we went out to see
them. Of the number, 24 subscribed
without delay, each taking $5000 in
bonds. The other two are still on the
string. Eastern Oregon is organized
and working hard, and the farmers are
backing up the bonds enthusiastically."
Among the large subscriptions re
ported in Portland yesterday were
these: Balfour. Guthrie & Co.. $100,000:
Meier & Frank Company. $50,000; S.
Benson, a second purchase of $50,000;
Ben Selling, another purchase of $25,
000; Marshall. Wells Hardware Com-I-any.
$20,000; Meier & Frank em
ployes, $10,000; John Latta. $10,000:
Blake McFall Company and Martha
Giltner Cook, trustee, each $7500: W.
A. MacKae. $10,000: Brighton Mills,
110,000: Portland Cordage Company,
James T. Burtchaell and Lowengart s
Co., and George A. Lovejoy, each $5000.
Quota May Be ElmdH.
Oregon's maximum quota, which is the
amount that the Government sincerely
hoped the state might raise, although
not asking for it, is $32,000,000. The
Ftate's real quota is $18,000,000. It is
now confidently asserted that by keep
ing the pace of the present the state
will subscribe the latter and perhaps
do a little better.
A. L. Mills, president of the First'
National Bank,-leaves tomorrow morn
ing for Eugene, where he will discuss
the local liberty loan situation with
bankers of that city and Lane County
in an effort to give the campaign Im
petus in that district.
Moro is an Oregon city that has
earned the right to self satisfaction.
The town has subscribed $48,600 with
vry dollar of the amount paid in
full.
Fourtten cities of the state have been
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TAC0MA ROCKED BY
POWDER EXPLOSION
ItJ POXT MILL, TWENTY MILES
AWAY, EXPLODES.
Ton of Black Powder Goes Off From
Vnknonn Cause While Men
Are Out of Building.
TACO.MA, Wash.. Oct. 22. The black
powder cording mill of the Du Pont
Powder Works, 20 ' miles south of
Tacoma, blew up at 7:30 o'clock to
night. AH of the employes were out
side the building at the time and no
one was injured. The cause of the ex
plosion is unknown.
The mill was in operation and as is
customary when the machinery is set
in motion the building is vacated by
the workmen. About one ton of black
powder exploded.
The shock was plainly felt In this
city, at Gig Harbor across the sound
and at Olympia.
The powder .works and magazines
are located near Camp Lew:
30,000 men are now concent HAONLZ
military training.
SPY SUSPECT WON'T EAT
Alien Enemy Arrested at Camp Lew
is Weakened by Hunger Strike.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.)
His face haggard and scarred with
lines of extreme worry and greatly
weakened by lack of sustenance. Baron
Victor von Frankenberg, who, with
three others was arrested as an alien
enemy and spy suspect at Camp Lewis
Saturday, declared emphatically in his
cell- in the City Jail today that he had
not tasted a bite of food since his
incarceration and would not until he
was a free man again, even if it re
sulted in his death from starvation.
Von Frankenberg and his three com
panions were examined briefly by Dep
uty United States Attorney Fishburne
today and were ordered returned to
jail.
SPOUSE ALLEGES BOWLEGS
Wife, Seeking Divorce, Lists Charge
as Act or Cruelty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. (Special.)
Is it cruelty to tell your wife that
she Is bowlegged?
Superior Judge Mogan did not ren
der a decision specifically on this ques
tion today. Neither did he attempt to
ascertain whether the remarks which
Mrs. Bothild McCullough says her hus
band made concerning her limbs were
true or not.
But Judge Mogan today granted Mrs.
McCullough an interlocutory decree of
divorce from Harry B. McCullough
aftershe had filed suit charging as an
act of cruelty that her spouse told her
that ' she was bowlegged and struck
her.
PERSHING INSPECTS LINES
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Private Railway Car Carries Auto
mobile for General.
(By the Associated Press.)
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Oct. 22. General Pershing
has gone on a tour of inspection of the
lines of communication which is ex
pected to occupy him several days.
The French government has placed
at the General's disposal for the pur
pose a private railway car so con
structed that an automobile may be
carried in it. When the General reaches
the nearest point on the railway to the
place he is going, the automobile is
rolled out and the Journey finished
equipped with every convenience
for
the trip.
FOREST FIRES ARE SERIOUS
Bone Mountain Blaze Threatens
Fine White Cedar Area.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) The Bone Mountain forest fire
has reached the green timber and is
sweeping the section south of the
mouth of Rock Creek.
There is some fine white cedar in
that vicinity and the owners are liable
to meet with heavy losses. The fire is
eating southward into forests that ex
tend to the southern part of the state.
The local Fire Patrol Association is
sending many men Into the district
where fires threaten. The fire in the
Allegany district was reported today
to have spread through into Douglaj
County, but has done little material
damage so far as learned.
DUEL IS FATAL FOR TWO
Idaho Ranch Hand and Foreman
Iie as Result of Fight.
IDAHO FALLS. Idaho, Oct. 22. Ed
Drowns, an employe of a cattle com
pany at Dubois, near here, was In
stantly killed by Bob Bagus, foreman
of the company, in a gun battle on the
company's ranch here yesterday, and
Bogus died here today as a result of
wounds inflicted by Drowns.
According to accounts of the shoot
ing Drowns shot Bogus with a heavy
rifle as the latter crawled through
fence, and Bogus, while on the ground.
shot Drowns from his horse with a re
volver. The men are declared to have
quarreled over the loss of sheep by the
company.
Restriction of Trading Proposed.
CHICAGO. Oct. 22. Restriction of
trading in December corn is under con
sideration by directors of the Board of
Trade. The subject , was considered at
a meeting of the board this afternoon
and. after a long discussion, disposition
of the question was deferred until tomorrow.
DEATH WARNING IS
SENT BANQUETERS
"Poison or Dynamite,"
I. W. W. Threat.
PROMINENT MEN ARE MARKED
Blow Aimed at Gathering at
Bay City Hotel Tonight.
JUDGE AMONG CONDEMNED
Xjbjqt-i o JO n
Gavin McNab and Banker Crocker
Receive Skull and Crossbones
Cards Announcing Doom
for "Plutocrats." .
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. (Special.)
Threats to poison or dynamite the
500 guests at the banquet to be ten
dered Representative Julius Kahn at
the Palace Hotel tomorrow night, re
ceived by scores of the speakers and
guests today, caused secret service
operatives and city detectives to begin
a thorough search for the plotters, who
represented, themselves on the anony
mous cards sent out as being members
of the I. W. W.
United States Circuit Judge W. W.
Morrow was the first to admit todf.y
that he had received one of the warn
ing cards. The missive to him, printed
in red ink and signed with crossbones
and skull, read:
"We will get you by poison or dyna
mite." Committee Chairman Warned.
Otto Irving 'Wise, chairman of the
committee arranging for the banquet
in Mr. Kahn's honor, then admitted
that he, too, had received the death
threat.
" Attorneys Gavin McNab and E. S.
Miller also received the cards, as did
William H. Crocker. The banker's card
read: - -
"The I. W. "W. revolutionary secret
council has condemned you to death.
and alt plutocrats attending the ban
quet exercises Tuesday night, by poison
or ojrnamite.
The threatening notes were turned
over immediately to Harry M. Moffltt,
secret service chief, who immediately
went- into conference with H. Morse,
chief postal inspector, and ordered a
searching, investigation by his oper
atives. ,
Banquet Will Be Held.
Later it was found that many of the
speakers and practically all the promi
nent guests had received the warning
of a plot similar to that which, several
months ago, resulted in the poisoning
of hundreds of diners at a banquet
given to Archbishop Mundelein in
Chicago.
The San Francisco officials will take
no chances tomorrow night. The ban
quet will be held, despite t,he threats,
and every possible safeguard will be
thrown about the banqueters to make
certain that the plot fails.
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WANTED WOMEN
VOLUNTEERS
An Appeal From Hoover
To the Women of Portland:
The man who fed the Bel-,
gians; the man who, with the
help of the women of America,
will feed our soldiers and our
Jlies thatthe war for freedom
may be won. calls you calls
each and every woman in Port
land. The ' Hoover food . con
servation drive will start October
28. It. will end November 4.
Every home in Portland must be
reached by .personal call. ' Every
housewife must be given an op
portunity to sign , a food con
servation' pledge card and . to
become a member of the National
Food Administration, serving
under the patriotic leadership of
-Mr. Hoover. - Every housewife
must .understand the meaning
and importance of the pledge
and the necessity of adhering to
it strictly- To carry such a
message, to secure such pledges,
is a woman's work. Thousands
of women workers are needed.
They must be secured. This is
Mr. Hoover's appeal to you .
through W. B. Ayer, Federal
Food Administrator for Oregon.
Women of Portland, you are
put to the test. Will you volun
teer for this great service? Will
you respond to this appeal to
your loyalty, your patriotism?
We believe you will.
We can say no more.
Anxiously we await the answer.
We hope the response will be
immediate and overwhelming and
will prove that the appeal to
the womanhood of Portland has
not been made in vain.
EVERETT AMES.
General Chairman for City of
Portland Hoover Food Con
servation Drive.
(For full particulars showing I
how to volunteer, see card on
I another page.)
$100,000,000 NOT ENOUGH
H. P. Davison Says Red Cross Will
Need More Money.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 22. Henry P.
Davlaon. of New York, chairman of the
war council of the American Red Cross,
said here today that the $100,000,000
raised for the Red Cross last Summer
would' not last longer than the early
Spring of 1918. - .
The people, he said, should be pre
pared to make another large contribu
tion within a few months.
CHICAGO MAYOR REBUKED
Council Commends Action to Pre
vent Pacifist Peace Meeting.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22. By a vote of 48
to 12. the Chicago City Council today
passed over Mayor Thompson's veto a
resolution commending Governor Low
den for sending troops to Chicago last
Summer to prevent a meeting of the
People's Council of America for Democ
racy and Terms of Peace.
WATCHING THE CALENDAR? THE
HAIB DRIVES HUNS
NEAR POELGAPELLE
Many Strong Positions
Are Captured.
NEAYY CASUALTIES INFLICTED
French Gain Southern De
fenses of Houtholst Forest.
FORTIFIED FARMS TAKEN
Strong Counter Attack by Germans
in Vicinity of Ypres Staden
Railway Checks British Ad
vance at That Point.
LONDON, .Oct 22. Highly successful
operations In the neighborhood of Poel
capelle and, in conjunction with the
French, south of Houtholst forest, are
reported in the communication from
Field Marshal Halg tonight. The whole
of the objectives, including many strong
points, were captured.
The enemy, by a strong counter at
tack in the vicinity of the Ypres-Sta-den
railway, checked the British ad
vance astride the railway, but else
where were unable to prevent progress.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on the
Germans and 200 prisoners were cap
tured. The British carried other valuable
positions southeast of Poelcapelle be
yond their objectives, and further
north, co-operating with the French,
captured the southern defenses of
Houtholst forest.' besides a series of
fortified farms.
The allies are established firmly, well
beyond the southern boundary of the
forest. -
Bombardment Is Satisfactory.
British forces alsoarrled out a bom
bardment of the naval works at Ostend
yesterday. It is officially announced to
day. Photographs taken show the re
sults of the bombardment to have been
satisfactory.
-PARIS, Oct. 22. French troops ad
joining the British In Belgium at
tacked this morning on a front of one
kilometer (three-fifths of a mile). The
War Office announces that all objec
tives were attained, "our troops mak
ing appreciable progress north of Vel
deek. A certain number of prisoners
remained in our hands.
- Enemy's Linen Penetrated.
"Reconnoiterlng parties penetrated
the enemy lines at various points on
the front, to the southeast of St. Quen
tin, near Mennejean farm at Pantheon,
and in the region of Tahure. We took
ten prisoners.
"Severe artillery fighting continued
all along the Aisne front. German at
tacks between Rheims and Cerny and
in the sector of Massiges were without
result."
BERLIN., via London, Oct. 22. Be
tween Draeibank and Poelcapelje on
the Flanders front French and British
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KAISER IS.
PRICE OF BREAD
HAS FIRST DROP
THIRTEEN-OUNCE LOAF TO BE
SOLD FOR EIGHT CENTS.
Ono Firm Gives Notice and Says
Larger Loaf for Same Price
May Be Next Move.
Bread prices today will take their
first tumble since the cost of living
began striving for an altitude record
simultaneously with the declaration of
war. The announcement comes from
one of the largest companies that the
present standard loaf of 13 ounces will
go on sale this morning at 8 cents. Ten
cents has been the charge up to this
time. This applies to unwrapped bread
only. . .
H. F. Rlttman. head of the Log Cabin
Baking Company, announced the reduc
tion last night. It is understood that
the Portland Master Bakers' Associa
tion has had similar action under con
sideration, and , It is predicted that
there will be a uniform cut to 8 cents
within the next few days.
- Since the price of wheat was estab
lished by the food administration flour
has been reduced and a lowering in the
price of bread has been expected. That
an Increase In the size of the loaf
which is to sell at 8 cents may be the
next step is the statement of Portland
bakers. This, they say, will follow if
the Government fixes the price of other
commodities that go into bread manu
facture. CONSPIRACY CASES BEGIN
Defendants to Contend They Located
Settlers in Good Faith.
Opening statements were made yes
terday by opposing counsel in the
"Canadian conspiracy case" in which
the Federal authorities are proceeding
against Messrs. Hallowell, Miller, Earl
and Lick. Federal Judge Bean is pre
siding. United States Attorney Reames
and Deputy Attorney Goldstein made
the statements for the prosecution.
For the' defense of Mr. Hallowell,
Attorney E. Heckbert made the opening
statement; Attorney W. I. Masters rep
resented Mr. Earl and Mr. Miller, while
Judge T. J. Cleetort appeared on behalf
of Mr. Lick.
The defendants will maintain that
they acted in good faith in "locating"
settlers on Oregon and California land
grant tracts, and collecting fees for this
service.
The taking of testimony will be start
ed today.
MAYOR OUSTS OWN SON
Tacoma Executive Discharges Youth
for Drunkenness on Duty.
. TACOMA, Oc. 22. (Special.)
Charged with using his badge of au
thority as city sanitary inspector to
force his way into the dressing-rooms
of a vaudeville theater last nijht, send
ing chorus girls scampering about in
a high state of excitement and later
appearing in an intoxicated condition
before the manager and demanding
that he install a ventilating system cm
five hours' notice. Vance Fawcett, son
of , Mayor Fawcett, was discharged
from the service of the city health de
partment by his father today.
' "I told Vance that the next time he
got drunk I would oust him, and I've
kept my word with him, with myself
and with the people," said the Mayor.
"It doesn't make any difference that
he is my son. I can't keep him."
WORLD WIDE GUILD HOST
Miss Helen Crissman, National Field
Secretary, Guest at Banquet.
Miss Helen Crissman. National field
secretary of the World Wide Guild,
was the guest of honor at a banquet
at the White Temple last night, at
which 200 young women were pres
ent. The tables were decorated in
maple and flags. Miss Hulda Sheel
was toastmistress.
Those who spoke were: Miss Eliza
beth McDowell, president of Columbia
River District; Mrs. O. P. M. Jamison,
state director of home missions for
Oregon; Miss Minnie Stanard, associa
tlonal director; Miss Nine Burtch, mis
sionary to the Italians in Portland,
and Miss Kate Faliing and Miss Criss
man. The out-of-town guests were: Miss
McDowell, of Olympia. Wash.; Mrs. C.
H. Kopf, of McMinnvllle, and Miss
C. O. Mills, of Eagle Rock. Cal.
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS
President Poincairc Refuses to Ac
cept Tender of Offices.
PARIS. Oct. 22. The Cabinet resigned
today.
President Poincare, however, refused
to accept the resignation on the ground
that the Chamber on Friday had voted
confidence in the Ministry.
LONDON, Oct. 23. After President
Poincare refused to accept the resigna
tion of the Painleve Ministry, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch from Paris, all
the Ministers placed the question of
their resignations in the hands of the
Premier, who is considering the matter.
SACRIFICE BUYS BONDS
Nuggets, Collection of '25 Years,
Sold by Baker Man.
BAKER, Or, Oct. 22. (Special.)
Sentiment stepped down in favor of
patriotism today when Dr. H. E. Cur
rey, proprietor of a local drug store,
turned a collection of gold specimens
that be had been 25 years in gather
ing Into liberty bonds.
Dr. Currey is said to have had one
of the finest collections of gold nug
gets in the county. He sent his collec
tion to the mint at San Francisco,
where It was coined. Dr. Currey bought
11000 worth of bonds.
STRIKERS AGREE ON
ALL-MINOR POINTS
Shipworkers Officially
Ordered Back.
PEACE DURING WAR ASSURED
Unions to Be Recognized, but
Open Shop Will Prevail.
PLANTS WILL HUM TODAY
Text GiTen of Recommendations by
Adjustment Board, Which Are Ac
cepted by Both Sides, With
out Prejudice, Temporarily.
OITTSTAKDIXG FEATURES OF
BOARD'S RECOMMEXDATIOXS.
The eight-hour day. .
Overtime to be paid at rate to
be fixed by Board, including holi
days New Year's day. Washing
ton's birthday. Decoration day.
Fourth of July. Labor day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
general election days.
Each craft to be represented in
a shop by three representatives
selected by its menYbers, each
chairman to be a member of gen
eral shop committee.
Grievances to be adjusted by
shop .committee and president, or
by selected arbiter, or, finally, by
permanent adjuster of Board, or
the Board, if local efforts fail.
Every Saturday shall be a pay
day. Any employe discharged, laid
off or quitting to be paid in full
within 24 hours.
A trained nurse to be at hand
at all times for first-aid work.
So fat- as practicable positions
to be filled with employes in
trades or callings generally rec
ognized. - .
All concessions are for purpose
of assisting the Government,
By official order of the Metal Trades
Council of Portland and vicinity 7000
union men engaged in he wooden and
steel shipbuilding industry here and on
the Columbia River are ordered back
to their places in the yards this morn
ing and afternoon, reporting to their
regular shifts.
Immediately upon receiving word of
the action of the council, James B.
Kerr, representing the employers, and
who has been constantly on the alert
since the strike began five weeks ago.
released the detailed agreement, which
was recommended by the Federal Labor
Adjustment Board. C. J. Vanderpool,
chairman of the press committee of the
Metal Trades Council, also issued a
statement to the men, through the
newspapers, instructing that they re
turn to work today.
Affiliated Plaata Man.
One of tho features which gave some
concern in the final settlement of the
strike situation was that connected
with the contract shops, such as foun
dries, furnishing material to shipbuild
ing concerns. When the members of
the Adjustment Board were here they
held this not to be a part of their
work, but it proved to be necessary
to take action that would extend the
agreement to such places. Several
have signed up, but a. few have not.
It is said, however, that this will be
done soon.
This morning, therefore, the 7000
men who have been out of the yards
for so long will be back at work
under the terms of the new agreement.
Concessloaa Are Made. "
In the agreement, it is evident that
concessions were made by each side.
The unions gain recognition of their
respective organizations through shop
committees, while the employers retain
the open-shop policy. For the period
of the war, at least, there is to be no
attempt at changes along these lines
which might result in further strife, it
is understood.
Other features of the agreement are
that there shall be means of adjusting;
grievances, through the committees,
with the company president and, if fail
ure there results, the plan provides for
a selected arbiter and still another
means a permanent adjuster, named
by the board, and finally the board it
self, if necessary. Therefore, it is
hardly likely there will be any future
difficulty that cannot easily be taken
care of, it in believed.
Holidays Agreed Ob.
The eight-hour day is carried in the
agreement, but it has been in effect,
anyway; rate of pay for overtime will
be fixed by the Board, and will apply
to certain holidays, as well as hourly
overtime worked after the eight hours
are finished; a weekly payday is estab
lished; a trained nurse is provided for
at each plant to perform first-aid duty
in case of accidents, and a number of
minor items are Included.
As to wages, the Board, after con
cluding Its hearings in San Francisco,
will fix a new scale. This will be
effective as of September 15, according
to the announcement of V. Everit Macy,
( Conludd on Pave 2. Column at