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VOL. LVII. XO. 17,781.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOV EM 15 Kit 17, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOLSHEVIK! BATTLE
AT KREMLIN WALLS
OPERA BOMB PANIC
ENDED BY ANTHEM
REPULSE
TEUTONS
CHIEF OF POLICE IS
REMOVED BY MAYOR
ACUTE SHORTAGE IN
FALL GRAIN SEEN
SHAVING TRIED AS
MEANS OF SERVICE
ITALIANS
Y.l G.A. FUND UP
10 5142,190 IRK
Portland Campaigners
May Pass Quota.
VADNG
'STAR-SPANGLED BAXXER" SUF
FICIENT TO RESTORE CALM.
FAILURE TO CCRB ROWDYISM
IS PROBABLE CACSE.
MAN. REJECTED SIX TIMES DE
TERMINED TO GO TO FRONT.
18,000 Rebels Besiege
10,000 at Moscow.
CADETS AND TROOPS DEFEND
Kerensky Forces Beaten in Big
Battle Near Petrograd.
PREMIER'S ARMY RETREATS
German Socialists Working Busily
for Armistice and Peace on East
ern Front Immediate Ses
sion ot Reichstag Urged.
PKTROGRAD, Thursday, Nov. 13.
Eeven thousand military cadets and
3000 troops besieged In the Kremlin at
Moscow by 18,000 Bolsheviki, who are
battering the ancient walla and build
ings with heavy artillery, according to
a well authenticated report received
this afternoon.
The government troops are said to
have a fairly plentiful supply of food
and ammunition and to be capable of
holding out for some days.
According to the informant of the
Associated Press, a semi-official Amer
ican returning from Moscow, the se
ries of wholesale looting and burning
f there have been exaggerated. There has
oeen indiscriminate firing throughout
the city, but aside from the havoc at
the Kremlin there has been little dam
age done to property.
I..OSM of lAtc Hpavy.
The loss of life since the beginning
of the insurrection is estimated at
from 2000-to 6000.
General Kaledines, upon whose help
counting, is reported to have cut the
railway southward to prevent provi
sions arriving while he is moving to
ward Moscow.
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Premier Kerensky's forces which ad
vanced from Gatchina to Tsarkoe-Selo
have been defeated by the workmen's
and soldiers' forces between Tsarkoe
Selo and Pulkova, 12 miles from Petro
grad. . The Kerensky contingents have re
treated to Gatchina.
LONDON, Nov. . 16. A Reuters Ltd.
dispatch from Petrograd, dated Tues
day, November 13, says: '
"Tsarskoe Selo has twice changed
hands in the last three days. Adherents
of Premier Kerensky first occupied it
after a short conflict and continued to
advance and were reported at one time
as being within five miles of Petro
grad. Bolsheviki Resist Fire.
"According to a Mlxlmalist account,
In the fighting at Alexandrofsky sta
tion, an armored train commanded by
Kerensky forces opened fire against
the Bolsheviki ranks with guns and
machine guns, but the attack was not
successful.
"Cossacks attempted to advance near
Pulkova, but were promptly checked
by armored cars with machine guns.
Maximalist scouts reported that the
Kerensky Cossacks were so few In
number that when they went forth to
fight they were able to leave only
small parties in Tsarskoe Selo."
Reuter's Stockholm correspondent
says advices received from Kaparanda
are to the effect tha tall work has
ceased throughout Finland and that no
telegrams or trains are being dis
patched.
PETROGRAD. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 11:30
A. M Dispatches from Kiev say that
the Cossacks and military cadets are
in control of that city after considera
ble street figntlng. The Bolsheviki
made a stand at the government pal
ace, where later their leaders were ar
rested.
Moscow advices are to the effect that
the government troops control the cen
tral portion of the city and the Bol
sheviki the outlying districts, where
there is much disorder. The victims in
the street battle are estimated at fro
BOO to 2000.
Cossacks Fire on Crowds.
In Kiev, while a patrol of Cossacks
was passing through Kretchka street,
the principal thoroughfare, they fired
' shots in the air to disperse the crowds.
A bomb was thrown upon a passing
streetcar, killing or wounamg several
persons.
LONDON, Nov. 16. A belated dis
patch from Petrograd to Reuters, Ltd.,
says that 1500 Cossacks were killed or
wounded in fighting that occurred near
Alexandrofsky Station, five miles
southeast of Petrograd. This informa
tion came from a Maximalist source,
dated Monday, November 12.
LONDON, Nov. 16. The first word re
ceived direct from Petrograd for sev
eral days, with the exception of the
brief daily wireless statements an
nouncing the absence of communica
tions from army headquarters, came to
day in the form of an official wireless
message mentioning Colonel Moura
vieff, the Bolsheviki military leader, as
In command of the Petrograd military
revolutionary district.
Prison Doors to Open.
.The message says that Colonel Mou
ravieff has commanded the Klsslnov
(Kishinev) soldiers' and workmen's
council to take the most energetic steps
to liberate their comrades in the Kls
sinov prison, who are serving terms
iConcluded on Pny, 6. Column l.
Campanlni Leads Chicago Orchestra
and Galll Corel Sings When
Flames Frighten Audience.
CHICAGO., Nov. 16. A bomb made of
gaspipe and powder was picked up to
night on the main floor of the Audi
torium Theater where the opera
"DInorah" was being sung, after an
incipient panic which followed an un
explained burst of flame had been
stilled by Director Campanlni swinging
the orchestra in the "The Star-Spangled
Banner."
The firemen finally concluded that
the flames which caused the first
fright had been connected in some way
with the bomb, which also emitted
noxious odors. It was found near the
close of the first act, while Galli Curd
was singing a Breton folk song. Near
ly one-third of the patrons left their
seats.
Galli Curcl led in the singing of the
National anthem, the patrons Joining
in until repose was restored.
A woman who was sitting near
where the bomb was found said she re
membered stumbling against some ob
ject sh she passed to her chair. It 13
believed that the bomb contained some
mechanism that caused it to burst Into
flames when moved slightly.
DEFICIENCY MADE GOOD
Grain Inspection Department Is
Allowed $5000.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.) The
Emergency Board has granted a de
ficiency appropriation of $5000 to the
grain inspection department of the
Public Service Commission, and $2500
to the special agents' fund of the ex
ecutive office, . -
A strong showing was made by the
Public Service Commission as to the
necessity of securing the deficiency ap
propriation or discontinuing the activi
ties of the grain Inspection depart
ment after December 1. A large num
ber of grain houses and flouring mills
were represented and all were favorable
to granting the appropriation. W. B.
Dodson. of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and representatives of the
Government and the Oregon Agricul
tural College also were present.
The Governor presented a plea as to
the necessity for additional funds for
hiring special agents to enforce the
prohibition laws. He declared that a
wave of bootlegging has struck the
border counties, and a serious situa
tion has developed. The possibility of
other Investigations of I. W. V. activi
ties and similar depredations arising
during the coming year was touched
upon by the Governor.
The original appropriation for the
grain inspection department was 17500,
and for the special agents fund $4000.
EXPORTS-SHOW BIG TOTAL
Five Billion Pounds of Meat Sent
Out in Three .Years.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Almost
5,500,000,000 pounds of meats and meat
products were reported from the United
States in the first three years of the
war. Department of Commerce sta
tistics show almost 2,000,000,000 pounds
were exported during the fiscal year
1917. The three-year total was 5,447.
429,046 pounds.
Other foodstuffs exported during the
three years were:
Wheat, including flour, 779.160.700
bushels: corn, including meal, 157,318,
425 bushels; oats. Including oatmeal,
294.678.643 bushels: barley, 70.608.759
bushels, and potatoes. 9,642,235 bushels.
GERMAN HALL IS CLOSED
Federal Action Follows Discovery of
Disloyal Activities.
RED BLUFF, Cal.. Nov. 1j6. The
doors of the Deutsche Verein . Hall,
headquarters for a German organiza
tion here, today were closed for the
duration of the war by the District At
torney upon the advice of tha Federal
authorities because of the alle;, d dis
loyal activities of the members.
The authorities acted upon reports
submitted by Germans said to be loyal
to the United States that the members
of the Deutsche Verein used the hall
to discuss plans for aiding Germany,
and that on several occasions t'-.ey had
drilled, using broomsticks as guns.
TWO HURT IN COLLISION
Youths on Motorcycle Collide With
South Portland Streetcar.
Leo Ackerman was badly hurt and
Walter Ackerman suffered serious in
juries last night at 8:30 o'clock when
while riding a motorcycle, they col
lided with a South Portland streetcar
at Second and Grant streets.
The men were thrown beneath the
car.
Leo Ackerman was picked up uncon
scious and the extent of his injury is
not definitely known. Walter was able
to talk after the accident, but how e
rious his injuries are will not be known
until an examination is made.
PALESTINE DRIVE ALARMS
Berlin Fears Loss of Jerusalem Will
. TTpset Oriental Policy.
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 16. An article
by Captain von Salzmann, printed in
the Berlin Vosslsche Zeltung, directs
attention to .the great Importance of
the British successes in Palestine. The
writer says the capture of Jerusalem
would threaten Germany's entire policy
in the Orient.
There Is no Indication that Germany
and Austria, which, are using Turkish
troops, contemplate helping Turkey fa
gain her lost territories.
Flood Gatesotave
and Sile opened.
ATTACK ON YENICE IS HALTED
Germans Are Unable to Make
Important Gains.
POPE APPEALS TO HUNS
Evacuation of Venice Almost Com
pleted -City Takes on Appear
ance of Deserted Village No
bles Will Face Bombardment.
(By the Associated Press.)
On the Italian front the Italians
daily continue to stiffen their lines
from the region of Lake Garda to th
Adriatic Sea. "Nowhere have the Teu
tonic allies been able to penetrate their
front for new gains of great impor
tance. On the ether hand, their at
tacks have met with fierce resistance
and ultimate repulse, except in the
north, where the' town of Clsmon, on
the east' bank of the Brenta River, and
several hill positions have been taken
by the invaders.
All along the Piave a furious artil
lery action is in progress and Italian
airplanes again have come into the fray
and are doing notable work In dropping
bombs on the enemy lines.
Flood Loosed on Hans,
On the south, near the mouth of the
Piave, in the region known as the
"Holland of. Italy," Italian engineers
have opened the dikes against the ene
my forces which crossed the stream at
Grlsolera, who possibly have been
trapped by the inrush of the water. The
nundation will make harder the task
of the enemy in bringing up guns with
which to shell Venice from the north
east. ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Thursday, Nov. 15.
(By the Associated Press.) The flood
gates of the Piave and Slle or Old
Piave rivers have been opened by Ital
ian military engineers and the enemy
is now faced by another Yser inunda
tion. Move Made to Save Venice.
The flood was loosed at the point
where the enemy succeeded in crossing
the Piave near Grlsolera (four miles
from the coast), and the whole region
where he gained lodgment is now under
water. .The inundated territory forms
a huge triangle about 12 miles on each
side of the apex at Dona Di Piave. The
enemy had been driven back, but still
held on within this triangle until the
dykes from both rivers released the
water over the low-lying plain.
The chief menace at that point was
that the enemy might be able to ap
proach Venice through the lagoon or
bombard the city from his position be
tween the rivers. The inundation in-
Concluded on rage fi. Column 1. 1
NOT
Oregon City orricer to Be Replaced
by Henry Cook, Now Em
ployed as Watchman.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Nov. 16. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Hackett tonight removed
Chief of Police Lee French. He de
clined to give any reason for his action.
The Chief will turn over his command
to Henry Cooke tomorrow morning.
Relations between the Mayor and
Chief French have been strained for
several days. .. The Chief has failed to
take any action to curb rowdyism
growing out of the strike of paper
mill workers, with the result that the
Mayor has been beset with complaints.
Picketing has reached the point where
the mlllmen remaining at work have
been subjected to rather harsh treat
ment. The new Chief has been employed as
a night watchman.
Chief sFrench succeeded Lowell
Blanchard. who is with the Third Ore
gon as a Captain. He was a. member
of the police force in Linn Jones' ad
ministration and was removed.
28 MORE BANKS ADMITTED
New Members of Federal Reserve
System Add Big Capital.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. Twenty
eight important state banks and trust
companies have ' been admitted to the
Federal Reserve System since Novem
ber 1 in the Government's plan for
strengthening the National financial
structure against the shock of war.
They have aggregate capital of $33,
685,000, surplus of $41,187,000 and re
sources of $845,796,000, bringing the to
tal resources of the 145 state institu
tions now members of the reserve sys
tem up to $3,929,000,000.
AIR CRAFT IS SIGHTED
Moro People See Peculiar Object
Hovering High Above Ground.
MORO. Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.)
People coming to town Wednesday
night in an automobile sighted an air
ship, which apparently had attained a
height of about a quarter of a mile.
The headlight on the airship was very
bright and could be seen for a long dis.
tan.(i.
The craft disappeared in a southeast
erly direction. A rumor has been cur
rent here for some time that an. air
ship has been maneuvering nights In
the. vicinity of Kent. This is the first
time the craft has been sighted.-
DOLLARS FLOOD TREASURY
Liberty Loan Tide Is Irresistible
and Immeasurable.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Liberty loan
dollars were piling into the Treasury
today In a steady stream of such vol
ume that It was physically impossible
to count them. The incoming receipts
swelled the totals of cash in the treas
ury to a new historical record. The net
balance was estimated at about $1,500,
000.000. Only $685,000,000 of an '8 per cent
payment was due. but hundreds of thou
sands of subscribers paid In full.
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Washington Crop Sit
uation Discouraging.
BIG SPRING ACREAGE PROBABLE
This Season's Seeding Low in
Many Districts.
FEW REGIONS ABOVE USUAL
Camas and Lewlston Territory Fall
Sowing 60 Per Cent Higher Than
Normal; Practically No Autumn
Acreage Along North Bank.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 16. (Spe
cial.) Along the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle line. Spokane to Snake River,
the crop situation is very discouraging.
With the exception of Kahlotus. there
Is hardly an acre of ground seeded
to Fall grain. At Kahlotus, it is said,
one farmer has seeded 240 acres and
another about 800 acres.
In the territory tributary to this line
practically no Fall grain has been
seeded during the last three seasons,
owing to the extreme dryness of the
soil. Prior to that time possibly 75 or
80 per cent of the total acreage had
been seeded to Fall grain. Since that
time conditions seem to have changed.
Some Fall plowing has been done. The
consensus of opinion, however, is that It
Is now too late to figure on seeding, even
though there should be a heavy rain,
due to the fact that in all probability
cold weather would set in and seed
would not get started to grow.
There Is no Fall wheat seed to be had
In this territory, which is a big "actor
in retarding Fall seeding. The same
conditions described above prevail In
the Big Bend territory on the Washing
ton Central branch of the Northern Pa
cific, also on the Northern Pacific main
line, Spokane to Pasco.
IS Per Ont Sown.
As to the Palouse country: In the
territory south of Spokane up to and
including Garfield, the acreage of Fall
sown grain is about 15 per cent of the
normal year. South and east of Gar
field, which territory had a 12-hour
rain the latter part of September, the
acreage sown to Fall grain is about 25
per cent of normal.
. In the Genesee country 75 per cent of
normal acreage has been sown to Fall
grain and plowing for Spri: g sewing is
well under way. The prospects are
good in this part of the country for
average tonnage next year.
In the light soil territory south and
west of Colfax, up to Snake River,
which section of the country has had
no rain since June, the acreage of
Fall grain will be less than 5 per cent
Of normal.
Fait Grain Above Normal.
In the Lewlston and Camas Prairie
territory there was a 32-hour rain Sep-
Concluded on Pace . Column 4.)
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W. H. Eaton, Baker Contractor, Begs
for Free Customers to Qualify
as Barber In Army.
BAKER. Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.) W.
H. Eaton, a Baker young man. failing
six times to gain entrance into either
the Army or the Navy, is now giving
free hair cuts and shaves at a local
I barber shop and, moreover is giving the
proprietor $60 for the privilege, be
cause he has been told that this is the
only way he can get to France in the
service of his country. Mr. Eaton is
a contractor, and is suffering from a
permanently injured knee that was
crushed when the wall of a ditch in
which he was working caved In.
An apprenticeship of eight .weeks
must be served, but Mr. Eaton hopes
to cut this down by working 11 hours
a day. Sometimes he has all the work
he can handle, he says, but during dull
hours he has had to go out into the
streets and buttonhole customers. He
is having cards printed to advertise his
venture. Each card bears the inscrip
tion: "Upon presentation of this card the
bearer is entitled to a haircut, shave
or shampoo free of charge." He es
timates that already he has had to sac
rifice nearly $S0. including the price
of his apprenticeship, three razors, a
pair of scissors, a hone and accessories,
besides his railroad fare to and from
Portland when he last attempted to
enlist.
SPY WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
'Secrecy Means Safety,' Is Rule
Impressed I'pon Men.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Renewed
warnings against spies have been post
ed at all navy-yards and stations.
Placards headed, "Beware of Spies,"
have been posted, reading as follows:
"Don't talk about what you have
done or are going to do. The enemy
has ears everywhere."
"Don't discuss naval affairs or the
movement of ships, their cargoes or
courses with strangers or foreigners.
"Don't trust anyone you do not know.
Enemy spies at home and aroad will
try to draw you into arguments and
entrap you into telling them about the
movement of ships, their cargoes, the
courses steered and the steps taken to
defend our ships.
"Don't forget to report at once any
person who tries to get Information
from you or anyone else In your hear
ing. Don't forget that yoi'r want of
care may help the enemy and lead to
the loss of American ships and the
deaths of their crews.
"Secrecy means safety."
RH0NDDA REDUCES WEIGHT
BrltUh Food Controller Is Practic
ing What He Preaches.
GLASGOW, Nov. 16. Baron Rhondda,
the food controller. In a speech here
today, referring to what he termed
were suspicions that he was not prac
ticing what he preached, said that,
whether due to rationing or to the
anxieties of office, his weight had been
reduced by 21 pounds In the last six
months and he felt all the better for
it. Baron Rhondda added that all the
members of his department were car
rying out rationing.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wemther.
TESTERDAT'P Maximum temperature. 67
degrees; minimum. 0t isreea.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate sou t beast erly
winds.
Wi
Menace of submarines not yet ended, say
naval sxperts. Page 2.
Italian front holds against German attacks.
Page 1.
Kerensky loses In battle near Petrograd.
Pl 1.
Foreign.
Visrount Coudray resigns under fire of Lord
N'orthcllf fe' letter to Premier. Page &
American, watch movement of Villa cavalry
northward. Page 2.
National.
Oregon trot to get contracts for airplanes.
Page 2.
Secretary Wilson pleads for elimination of
Industrial controversies. Page 4.
Financiers plead for rats Increases. Page 4.
New bureau to be organized by War Indus
tries Board. Page 4.
Domestic.
Scientist, decide Baby Hodsima should be
allowed to die. Page 7.
Aftermath of New York election .hows why
President WU.on kept "hand. off."
Page 3.
Sports.
Franklin eleven defeat. Washington. 13 to 0.
Page 14.
Oregon ready for clash with California to
day. Page 14.
Four thousand likely to see Oregon-California
gams today. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Storage egg stock, heavy and sales reduced.
Page 10.
Grain higher at Chicago because of lighter
offering.. Page lt.
War stocks firmest feature of Wall-street
market. Page IS.
Schooner S. 1. Allard In port after five
months' voyage. Page 16.
Pacific Northwest.
Man rejected six times as fighter trying te
qualify as Army barber. Page 1.
Northwest grain-crop situation discouraging
Page 1.
Hoqulara I. W. W. threatened with tarring
Page .
Slump In railway securities alarms Eastern
bankers, says F. J. Miller. Page 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
T. M.' C. A. fund touches $142,109 mark In
Portland. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS.
Colonel Brlce P. Dlsqu completes plans for
spruce drive In Northwest. Pago 12.
Dairy Indu.try will be featured at Land
fhow today. Page 9.
Proposed special tax to meet unpaid street
assessments may be dropped from budget
Page 5.
Taxpayers taks fling at budget. Page 7.
Mrs. Clsra Waldo says Mr.. Faltng was
keen, sharp and shrewd. Pago 16,
Portland women Incensed over Secretary
Daniels criticism. Page 11.
$39,199 RAISED IN ONE DAY
State Contributions Now Total
Nearly $75,000.
ALICEL, OR., LEADS NATION
State Manager Reports That
Hamlet With Population of :
80, Subscribed $1100. or P
Capita Record of $13.75.
Workers in Portland's undertaking
to get together not less than 5100,000
for maintenance of T. M. C. A. war
work at home and abroad kept their
stride yesterday and marched sturdily
toward the goal.
An aggregate just short of $40,000
was pledged and the hand on the "red
triangle" clock was pushed ahead from
$103,000 to $14":. 199.
It Is promised today will see the
greatest activity of the campaign in
Portland. The 200 energetic volunteer
solicitors will be turned loose In a man-to-man
canvass and their numbers will
be augmented by a detachment of per
haps 60 soldiers from Vancouver Bar
racks. Vleorous Work to Kratsre.
So interested in success of the
money-raising effort on behalf of the
T. M. C. A. are the khakl-clad men. that
the Barracks officers have sent word
that they will release a big contingent
of hustlers to participate in the free-for-all
solicitation.
More vigorous attacks all along the
line and a greater variety of appeals
than have heretofore been employed
will bring the needs of the cause to the
hearts and pocketbooks of men, women
and children of the city.
Tetania Ds GosxT Work.
Portland's subscriptions for the " -hour
period which ended with yei-'.e:
day's noonday rally of workers wi.
shown to have been gathered In lj
proportions by the 10 teams:
Division A. Colonel Devers: Ci m
Hlrsch, $641; Captain Lawrence. $6!' T"
Captain McAUis. $490; Captain Mcl s.. -son.
$492.25; Captain Fattullo, $2676:
Captain Ransom, $5861.25: Captain
Strong. $8083.45; Captain Taylor. $500;
Captain Thompson. $732.50; Captain
Tlmms. $1075.09.
Division B. Colonel Powers: Captain
Cochran. $412. SS; Captain Colt, $1791:
Captain Coman. $1549.50; Captain Cum
tulngs. $586: Captain Gilbert, $3909.25:
Captain Hauser. $5417; Captain Metsch
an. $523; Captain Murphy. $864: Cap
tain Strauss, $322; Captain Ward. $544.
Captain E. M. Strong's squad took
high honors in the day's report, with
subscriptions aggregating $8082. Of this
amount Mr. Strong explained that $5000
came as a single gift from Dr. E. C.
Brown.
Race Proves Close.
The race among the various teams
to see which can pile up the largest
aggregate In the campaign and there
by hiLVe at Its disposal the handsome
motorcar offered as a prize continues
exciting. These figures give the ap
proximate standings of the race lead
ers: Captain Hauser's team. $21,424;
Captain Ransom's team. $19,422; Cap
tain Murphy's team. $13,315; Captain
Pattullo's team. $13,092; Captain
Strong's team, $10,788.
Colonel Devers' army advanced on the
rival aggregation yesterday . in tho
skirmish between the two. Only ap
proximately $S000 now separates the
divisions, the Devers contingent hav
ing about $66,000 to its credit while
the Powers regiment has collected
$74,000.
State Cnmpnlarn Thrives,
The state of Oregon today enters
the home stretch in its effort to ac
cumulate at least $100,000 for the war
fund activities. Totals compiled at a
o'clock yesterday showed that $74,241
has been obtained. These figures con
tained few reports for Krlday. state re
turns as a whole being about a day be
hind time, the leaders pointed out. They
declared there Is not the slightest
doubt but that Oregon will pass its
goal, and few expect the aggregate to
be less than $125,000.
One little hamlet of this state bids
fair to become famous for its oversub
scription to the Y. M. C. A. work. The
place is Alicel, in Union County. A
telegram from National headquarters
of the drive cited instances where
cities have given as much as $4 per
capita to the cause. Monroe Gold
stein, publicity manager for the Ore
gon state campaign. immediately
rushed off this message to A. H. Whit
ford. National drive director:
National Re-cord Held.
"Alicel. in Union County, Oregon,
with population of 23 aocordlng to
Rand-McNally and SO by last state cen
sus, holds National per capita record,
having subscribed $1100 and still go
ing. Hamlet heretofore not reganted
of sufficient importance by the Union
Pacific Railroad 'to maintain station
agent. Figure per capita yourslf.
based on either population estimate.
Read Hebrews 11:12."
The Biblical citation reads: "I will
declare thy name unto my brethren;
In the midst of the church win I sing
praise unto thy name."
Even on the basis of a population of
(Concluded on P, . Column .1
105.5v