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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1917)
f I-"" -j I A? rot A SLACKER? I I You didn't go to war. But do I - your bit and buy a bond. I f f .,,,,.1 VOL.. LVII. XO. ., 4 Gl PORTLAND. OUEGOX TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1917. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. STATE'S PRO-HUNS FORCED TO BUY WAR BONDS BOND BUYERS ARE OUT FOR LIBERTY HALF DAY'S WAGES TWO NEW BOARDS GIVEN BY WORKERS minimum QUOTA IS IN SIGHT Oregon HasSubscribed $16,500,000, Belief. mml I 1 1 1 111 LOlinf L TO BE ORGANIZED NEIGHBORS GIVE IOWAXS LES SON" IN" PATRIOTISM. PRIZE CREW OF BRITISH LINER APPAM NOW FREE. SHIPYARD EMPLOYES RAISE FUND FOR RED CROSS. AND INSPIRING KNOWN TOTAL IS $15,645,100 Liberty Day Sets New Gait for Bond Campaigners.' RICH FARMERS SLACKERS Jiisliop Paddock Declares Men, Made Wealthy by War Keel No More Obligation Than Shccphcrd crs; Dark Spots Are l'ew. OREGON'S LIBERTY LOAN SHOWING TO DATE. Official. Portland banks Previously reported... $6,435, 500 Reported toJay. ...... 1,380,450 Official, Portland 17,815,950 Banks outside Portland Previously reported. .. 53,631,400 Reported today....... 714,750 Official, outside Port land .$4,346,150 Total official $12,162,100 Inofficial. Additional subscriptions re ceived but not credited in offi cial reports: Portland ..... . . $2,015,000 Outside 1,468.000 Total additional . . . .$3,483,000 Grand total tabulated $15,645,100 I J Grand total estimated 16,500.000 I Liberty day set a new gait for Ore. Eon's liberty loan. Last night, after a day notable throughout the, whole state for devo tion to patriotism In developing liberty Joan enthusiasm, the amount of the ptate total of bonds subscribed for is believed to be not less than $16,500,000. The official -total last night was $12, 162,100, and the unofficial total was $15,645,100. But It is believed there Is fully 1, 000,000 additional subscribed but not yet reported. Minimum Quota In Sight. The liberty loan drive In this state Is now like a snowball rolling down bill, gathering every hour in volume and momentum. All that Is needed to make a great showing is for everyone in Oregon to keep the ball rolling, and that means everyone must do his or her bit. If the workers do not relax their efforts during the three remaining days and the people respond as they have early this week. Oregon is sure to pass Its minimum figure of $18,000,000. No one is rash enough to predict that it may reach its maximum of 130.000,000. but it is believed the final total will be well above the minimum assigned to this state. farmers Hit Stride. The farmers have at last hit their stride, headquarters reported last night. It was estimated that fully 1000 auto mobiles were out yesterday throughout Oregon carrying volunteer workers to spread the gospel to the farmers, busy In their fields. "Everywhere organizations have been perfected and the farmer approached intelligently, he has responded patri otically and with enthusiasm." said C C. Chapman. In charge of publicity at headquarters. "He is doing his duty now as he can always be counted upon to do it when necessity for his co-operation is ex plained to him and he understands the needs of the hour." w Mine Opena. One big reason for optimism was dis covered yesterday, livery postoffice in the state, and there are about 1000 of them, is directed to take subscriptions for liberty bonds and report direct to the Treasury Department. State headquarters has not been in touch with postottices at all. But yes terday the Rainier postmaster reported subscriptions aggregating 117.000. Thus a new mine was opened, and letters went out last night to each postoffice from state headquarters, asking tele graphic reports be made direct of the amount of bond subscriptions. This source of subscriptions may account for an additional $1,000,000. Portland wholesalers are taking a step that is expected to stimulate coun try subscriptions. This is the plan for them to take liberty bonds at par in payment of bills, and while some have already agreed, it is thought all will do so. Klrh Firner. Slackers. Some dark spots in the state are still reported. Rev. R. L. Paddock, Kpiscopal bishop of Eastern Oregon, returned to headquarters yesterday after an arduous 10-day campaign through the central part of the state. "The big men 1 mean by that the ranchers who have leaped from almost poverty to men having hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, di rectly as the result of the war are not supporting the liberty loan," he aid. "It is a criminal disgrace. These are the men whose wealth must be con scripted by the Government. One of iCoQcIuiied on Fi 6, Column 1.1 Man Who Refused Hall for' Meeting Jailed Invaders Close Stores and Hint Is Well Heeded. MANILLA, la., Oct. 24. After they had been refused use of the hall at Aspinwall, a strong German town, for a liberty loan meeting, and after they had ordered the arrest of the owner of the hall, John Brus, by a United States. Marshal, 75, citizens of this.place went to Aspinwall this afternoon, closed the stores, routed out the citi zens and got during the one day prac tically all the town and township's quota of bonds. All persons who did not buy bonds are being investigated. The City Marshal of Aspinwall today was ordered to resign by the State Defense Council. Manilla itself is a German com munity. The action by the local men followed an attempted bond meeting at Aspin wall last night. The hall owned by Brus had been rented for the occasion, but when local bankers and' speakers went to the town the hall was dark and Brus could not be found. Citizens of Aspinwall on the streets laughed at the liberty loan solicitors. Brus was arrested about 1 o'clock this morning. The delegation today in 15 automo biles was headed by Mayor Saunders. Many of the members were Germans. PRISONER GETS REQUEST Draft Evader Wants "at Least 12 Months"; Judge Grants It. TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Special.) Judge Cushman in Federal Court will do anything to accommodate a prisoner, that is, anything within reason. Earl Crissman, after being tried for failing to register for the selective draft, was found guilty by the Fed eral jury. "I recommend a 12 months' sentence, your honor," said District Attorney Fishburne, when th,e verdict was read. Judge Cushman asked Crissman if he had anything to say. The prisoner arose and said: ""Well, I have nothing to say particularly. There is one thing, however, I believe that I should be sentenced to at least 12 months." Judge Cushman gave him the 12 months' sentence. ENTIRE SAVINGS .INVESTED 60-Year-Old Watchman Gets Behind Idberty Loan With Both Feet. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 24. (Spe cial.) "You needn't talk to me. I'm too old to fight, but thank God the Government has made- it possible for men of my age to help by lending our money. It would hurt my conscience f I didn't offer what little money I've accumulated while I've lived a life of freedom under the Stars and Stripes." When he finished, B. K. Port, 60-year- old night watchman for the Oregon Lumber Company at Dee, drew a check for part payment on a $5000 liberty bond and handed it to solicitors who were canvassing the company's em ployes. All of Mr. Fort's savings will go into liberty bonds. WAR WITH GERMANY, NEWS Woman Found Who Hadn't Heard of Liberty Loan. BALTIMORE, Md.. Oct. 24. The women's liberty loan committee of Maryland announced today that it had discovered a woman in Howard County, about 25 miles from this city, who had not heard of the liberty loan, and did not know that the United States was at war with Germany. The committee stated that the wom an was intelligent and the mother of several small children. She said her husband went to work daily at 4 A. M. and was too tired when he came in from the field at 6 P. M. to talk. She said that she had not been out of her home except to go to church in five years. THREATS ARE DISREGARDED Banquet Attended by Men Marked for Assassination. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 24. More than 500 of San Francisco's best known citi zens braved threats of poison, made by anonymous letter-writers, and attend ed a banquet last night to Congress man Julius Kahn, minority leader of House military committee. Judge W. W. Morrow, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals; Otto Irving Wise, an attorney in charge of the banquet arrangements; William H. Crocker, a banker, and Gavin McNab. Federal mediator in the wage disputes here, who had received anonymous cards of warning in red ink, attended. PAUL HAFFER IS JAILED Man Who Libeled Memory of George AVashington Is a Slacker. TACOMA. Wash., Oct.' 24. (Special.) Paul Haffer. who spent a term in jail for libeling the memory of George Washington, is back in a cell. This time he was sentenced to 10 months In the County Jail for being a slacker. At his trial in the Federal Court Haffer said he was not a conscientious ob jector, but as he had no vote on the conscription law, he did not think it was right that he should register, and thereby place his approval on the law. He was arrested In Centralis, People Awake to Need and Peril of Nation; PATRIOTS SHOW SENTIMENTS Men, Women and Children of Every Race and Creed Unite. VETERANS INSPIRE CHEERS Fatliers and Mothers - of Soldiers 'liear Banner, "We Have Loaned . Our Sons, What llavo lou Loaned?"' Portland made Liberty day a big, in spiring, patristic success not from a celebration standpoint alone, but from the standpoint 'of the all-important liberty loan. Everything was patriotism and lib erty loan. The two marched arm in arm in the inspiring parade; they in vaded the schools, the business houses, the homes, and everywhere. It was a vast, spontaneous outburst in behalf of democracy and freedom, an outburst that shows Portland is awake at last to the real situation. All banks, schools. Government of fices and the majority-of the business houses, including grocery stores, were closed during the afternoon in ac cordance with the proclamation of Mayor Baker. The employes of these concerns were released for the cele bration. Parade la Main Event. The parade was the main event. Thousands of men. women and chil dren of almost every color, race and creed tripped along the line of march to the strains of patriotic airs and herald ed liberty loan pleas and advice. Peo ple in thousands massed along the streets and cheered. The parade was headed by a platoon of police in command of Captain Ins keep. . The police formed an escort for Grand Marshal Beebe and his staff, who paraded on foot. The staff included United States and Canadian officers In uniform. They were followed by a Chamber of Commerce contingent. The dust and mud-covered automo bile in which the liberty loan speak ers made a tour of Eastern Oregon was next in line with the speakers, John Etheridge and John Stevenson in the rear seat and H. H. Cloutier in the front. Veterans Inspire Patriotism. The patriotic spirit which brought the street crowds to the front -.vith ap plause and cheers was inspired early in the parade by the Grand Army of the Republic. About 50 of Lhe silver- haired veterans tramped along to the strains of martial music by a drum corps. The veterans were in command of J. G. Chambers, department com mander of Oregon. Confederate veter ans also were represented. The veterans were followed by the Women's Relief Corps. , Mrs. Harriet Concluded on Page 6. Column a. t .'................... WILL HE GIVE HIS SON AND NOT HIS MONEY? i law JH I .t.. ...... . . ,j Three Officers and Seven Seamen . Dig Tunnel and Leave Fort McPlierson, ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 24. Lieutenant Hans Berg, who brought the British liner Appam to Hampton Roads as a prize after her capture off the Azores by the German raider Moewe nearly two years ago, was one of the 10 pris ners who escaped last night from the alien enemy detention camp at Fort MacPherson. Nine were members of the rew of the Appam and the famous commerce destroyer Prinz Eitel Fried erich. Search for the prisoners turned to night to Atlanta, where, the military authorities believe they are hiding. Bloodhounds today traced the men from the mouth of a tunnel extending from their sleeping quarters to a point outside the prison fence, to a small stream a mile from the fort. There the trail was lost and it was believed the fugitives had waded in the water to throw the dogs off the scent. Their socks were found on the bank. The tunnel through which the Ger mans escaped was about 100 feet long and officers at the fort say they evi dently had been working on it ever since their transfer here two weeks ago from Fort Oglethorpe. The escape of the prisoners was dis covered this morning at rollcall. Two other officers besides Berg es caped, it was said tonight. They were Arnold Henkel, 35, and Alfred Loesch ner, 39, whose rank was not given. The other seven, all seamen, were Paul Faig, 22; Maximilian Menzinger, 22; Paul Eisner, 29; Johann Adelhardt, 24; Granz Ber, 22; Paul Sibel. 26, and Carl Schultze, 23. Department of Justice agents tonight announced a reward of $50 each for the capture of the Germans. HILLQUIT REFUSES TO BUY Liberty Loan Made Target for TJn patriotic Statement by Socialist. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. Morris Hill- quit, Socialist candidate for Mayor of New York City, declared here last night he has not subscribed to the liberty loan nor does he intend to do so, because he will not "do anything to advance the war." "I consider that the best way to pro tect the soldiers and sailors of this country is for the Government immedi ately to initiate a. move for peace," he says. "The idea that this war must i carried on or fought to a finish is not in the interests of ourselves or our allies or mankind at large." CAMPAIGNERS T00 ZEALOUS Three Liberty Loan Workers Prob ably Fatally Hurt. DEAD WOOD, S. D., Oct. 24. The eagerness of Thomas Sweeney, an at torney; Charles J. Buell and John R Brennan to get to work canvassing the rural districts near their homes in Rapid City. S. D., in behalf of the lib erty loan probably will lead to their deaths. The were driving rapidly away from Rapid City and failed to get across the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks before an approaching locomo tive struck their automobile, inflict ing injuries on all three, which prob ably will prove fatal. Loan Swept Nearer to Its Goal. SUBSCRIPTION -IS TORRENTIAL Indications Are That Three Bil lion Mark Is Passed. GAINS SHOWN EVERYWHERE More Than Two Million Workers In Field on Patriotic Day; Full Measure of Nation's Answer to Call Not Xct Possible. WASHINGTON, Oct 24. A torrent of Liberty day subscriptions has swept the liberty loan nearer its goal by hun dreds of millions of dollars. How far forward the huge total has been carried by this, the banner day activities, no one could tell tonight- Indications, based on meager scatter ing returns, were that it had reached or passed the three billion minimum, but still lacked approximately $2,000,- 000,000 of the maximum hoped for. This estimate was made public at 9 o'clock tonight by the Treasury Dk partment: "Indications are that the Liberty day subscriptions to the second liberty loan brought the total for the $5,000,000,000 drive close to $3,000,000,000, but there is no official assurance that this mark was passed." Campaign Still On. The department's estimate was based upon returns and estimates from most of the 12 Federal Reserve pistricts, filed by wire at 5 P. M., Eastern time. today. At that hour, however, the cam paign still was in full swing through out the greater part of the country. Tens of thousands of. persons were standing in line at banks and other subscriptions agencies. The full measure of the Nation's ringing answer to the call for funds cannot and will not be taken, off! cials assert, much before the end of the campaign next Saturday. There is unanimity of opinion, however, that much yet has to be done if the $5,000,000,000 mark is to be attained. Accurate Statement Impossible. "It was believed unlikely," said the department's statement, "that any thing like a correct estimate of the total day's business could be given out before tomorrow. Fairly complete re turns on transactions up to early aft ernoon, however, indicated sales of $2,715,000,000 to date, and these figures gave rise to hopes that the $3,000, 000,000 total had been approached by the close of the day. If the $3,000,000,000 mark has been reached the drive already can be termed a success. This was the minimum figure named by Secretary McAdoo at the outset of the campaign. He was (Continued on Page 4. Column 1.) I Action of Men Was Voluntary and Absolutely Independent of Any Outside Influence. Men employed at the yard of the Coast Shipbuilding Company, foot of Woods street, 240 of them, donated one half day's pay to the Red Cross yes terday. It was the workers themselves who proposed the subscription and soon after "turning to" in the morning the idea was imparted to officials of the company. Immediately the campaign was boosted and before the whistle blew yesterday afternoon the list was signed. The minimum wage there is $3 a day. that being paid laborers, and more is paid skilled men throughout the plant, so the Red Cross will realize a band some sum from the patriotism of the men. Officers of the company paid a most flattering tribute to their loyalty yesterday and were particularly pleased since the movement was absolutely in dependent of outside influence. That there are red-blooded Americans on the payroll is further evinced through steps taken to subscribe for the second liberty loan bonds. The company is assisting, arranging to carry the bonds for the men until payments are completed. Probably the action of the Coast force will be duplicated at other yards and they may collect more in the ag gregate, but no fund could be given more freely than that pledged at the Coast yard. Besides being en gaged in building ships for the war trade, on which there has been no cessation of operations since the keels were laid, some of the men have sons, brothers and other kin In the service. HOG FAMINE IS FEARED High Price of Feed in Northwest Arouses Apprehension. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 24. The Seat tle committee of the United States food administration today voted to send a telegram to H. C. Hoover. National food administrator, calling the latter's at tention to threatened scarcity of hogs in the Northwest, due, te committee said, to the high cost of feed. This. It was said, was making neces sary the killing of suckling pigs. MADAME MELBA IS INJURED Singer Slightly Kurt by Mishap Dur ing Presentation of Opera. FORT WORTH, Tex., Oct. 24. Madame Melba, the singer, was slightly injured during- the first act of the pre sentation of "Faust" here tonight. A row of light at the back of the stage fell and struck her on the arm. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 63 deerfea: minimum, 4! decrees. TODAY'S Probably rain; moderate westerly winda. War. Navy hereafter to have charge of Army transport service. Page 4. France Jubilant over latest sain on Alsne front, rage -. French In sweeping drive capture more than SOOu prisoners, lase France is exultant over latest gain on the Aisne front. Page 2. Foreign. Terrorists battle to tear Russia Into score of petty republics. Page o. German Chancellor is reported to have re signed. Page Premier Kerensky strives to kindle enthusi asm in Russian people, fuge o. Uprising In Russia and civil war appears im minent. Page 3. National. Liberty loan at three billion mark. Page 1. Prominent business men to aid Nation administration of excess profits tax. Pag 1. Secretary McAdoo declares American people are awake to necessity of war. "age Domestic Big sugar contract closed by refiners will relieve Eastern I a mine. r age Interned German prize crew of Appam dig out of Fort McPherson. fage x. Pro-Hun town in Iowa forced to buy bonds. Page 1. Award of 30.000 steel freight cars causes scandal. Page Parties to shipyard controversy agree to eliminate overtime, fage . Oregon Engineers drill well. Page 4. Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 1 Los Angeles 2; Salt Lake IS. Vernon 8 Oakland 7, San Francisco a. -ase jo. Judce McCredie shows talk of substitutin Sacramento for Portland in Coast League Is foolish. Page lti. Hill defeats Benson eleven, 12 to 0. Pag 16. 700 men compete in Camp Lewis field meet. Page 37. Hoppe arrives to box Bronson. Page 16. Mclntyre praised by manager for boxing ability. Page lt. Pacific Northwest. Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs helpi girls to get educated, jrage ju. Seattle longshoremen demand increased wages. Page IS. Commercial and Marine. Government allots flour orders to North western mills. Page -l. Wall street bears renew attack on railway shares. Page 21. Employes of local shipyard contribute half day s pay to Red Cross. Page is. Portland and Vicinity. Portland's parade big and inspiring. Page 1 Oregon believed to have passed S16,GUU,0O0 mark. Page J. Dr. William T. Foster talks at Ad Club luncheon. Page 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS, Timber on isolated tracts of Oregon California Railroad grant lands to be sold. Page Jo. Liberty bond "flyer" does fine work in Cen tral Oregon, fage 41. Oregon soldiers say farewells. Page 11." 2."S Oregon cities have exceeded liberty loan quotas. Page S. Liberty loan speakers will continue cam palgn until Saturday night. Page S. Special programme for emergency fund benefit announced. Page 1.1. Liberty loan subscription list to be open until midnight Saturday. i'ag s. 33,000 school children hear liberty loan speakers, i'agc Shipyard workers give half day's wages for Excess ProfitsTax Calls for Experts. M'ADOO ANNOUNCES PLANS Business Men and Lawyers to Aid in Administration. APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE Purpose Is to Carry Out Provisions' of Greatest Tax Law in History of Country With Least Pos sible Inconvenience. WASHINGTON', Oct. 24. Secretary McAdoo announced tonight in a state- - ment made public here that he was going to ask business men and lawyers to assist him in carrying out the pro visions of the excess profits tax, and to that end two boards would be cre ated in an advisory capacity to th Treasury Department. The first board, designated the excess profits advisory board, will be com posed of men of high character and wifle experience in business and eco nomics, particularly with reference to taxation. This board will analyze the law, assist in drafting regulations to make it effective and digest sugges tions from business men of the country which the department will endeavor to obtain. The second board, designated the advisory board of legal review, com posed of leading lawyers, will advise the department in the many problems of law connected with the administra tion of the law. Members Not Yet Named. The personnel of both boards, it was said, probably would be announced in a few days. The department's announcement says: 'Secretary McAdoo today announced that he would establish an excess profits advisory board to assist the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in onstruing and applying the excess profits provisions of the war revenue act. "The creation of this board is one of the most important steps contemplated by the Secretary In the reorganization of the Internal revenue service for the administration of the large task im posed by the new act. This is the greatest tax law in the history of the country, and it is the desire and pur pose of the Secretary to administer it effectually, with the least possible in convenience to the public, to business and to taxpayers generally. Prominent Attorneys to Serve. "Under the plan of reorganization proposed by the Secretary, an advisory board of legal review also will be created to be composed of prominent attorneys of large experience to ad vise the Commissioner of Internal Rev enue in the many problems of law con nected with the administration of the war revenue act in all its phases of taxation. This board will bring to the bureau a fresh and intimate ac quaintance with modern business and legal practice and thought. - One of the most important tasks de volving upon the Treasury Department in connection with the administration of the new law is to acquaint the public with all the new taxes and how and when to pay them. Campaign of Education Planned. "This will make an extensive cam paign of education desirable. To ac complish this the Secretary contem plates the creation of a new division of work in the bureau under a super visor of business co-operation. "This official will keep in close touch wtih the public and business and dif fuse information through all possible channels to the taxpayers. It is con templated to organize for this purpose voluntary state and local committees. These states, city, town and precinct conwnittees will have no administrative function, but will provide a channel for conveying tax and revenue informa tion to every community and will fur nish helpful advice to the department, regarding the application of the law." WASHWOMAN TAKES $1000 Entire Savings of Years Spent Over Tub Go in Loan. CORVALLIS, Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.) The savings of years of back-breaking effort, of careful, painstaking thrift, will be invested in liberty bonds -by a. Corvallis woman approaching old age. All her savings, earned over the washtub, were offered for the use of the Government today. The campaign committee refuses to make her name public. CAPITAL TO BE DRY NOV. 1 Law Decreeing Prohibition Is Held Constitutional. WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. The law making the National capital dry No vember 1 was held constitutional in tho local Supreme Court today. The ruling dismissed attacks of liquor dealers.