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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
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WILL HE GIVE HIS SON AND NOT HIS MONEY?
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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
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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.