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TTTT! SfORNTXG OKEGONIAN. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918. 9 PORTLAND LAGGING IN LIBERTY'S TASK A t f - r - - - Double-Quick Time Needed to Carry Through 4th Loan and Raise Quota. STATE FORCES DOING WELL Alallnomah County's Frond Boast of Being First Seems Far From localization - ."Go Get 'Ken" Spirit Thoroughly Aroused. Continued From Tlrat PrO and splendid results. The faith that outer-state counties will complete their quotas, an aggregate of 116,000.000 within the next tour days, seems Justl tied by these messages. XOOO.000 Dally tm Be Raised. Four days only and In those four Portland must pledge at least $ 12,000. 000. or 13,000.000 for each day. Returns compiled yesterday showed the city to be laggard, as never before, in the swift and willing answer that should gree each loan to freedom. Up to last night the local returns for the fourth loan totalled approximately $7,000,000. De feat lies In this pace, declare the lead' ers, and the pace must be quickened. Liberty loan officials, in conference yesterday, abated' no whit in their PORTLAND RESIDENT!! ASKED TO STAY OFF STREETS TO.MGHT. To the people of Portland: In order that a feature of the fourth liberty loan campaign of impressive importance success fully may be accomplished, the undersigned hereby call upon you to remain off the streets and in your homes, except in case of great and imperative importance, between the hours of 12 o'clock midnight and sunrise Wednesday morning. EMERY OLMSTEAD. City Chairman GUT W. TALBOT. General in Command. previous statement that the- public. has thus far proved neglectful of its duty, but they launched a like charge against members of the field forces. Many of the crusaders, declared the city leaders, are yielding without a fight to the flimsiest excuse of the bond-dodger. Some Workers Slackers. "There are some slackers among the workers." said General Guy W. Talbot, commander of the city campaign, "and the1 general instruction is Issued that the corps of give-it-up is due to be galvanized into lively action. From this moment forward the go-get-'em spirit is expected to animate "ach In dividual worker of the field forces, not excepting the Colonels and Captains. With but four days to fight It out in, nobody is going to be able to say that we didn't fight for the cause to which we are pledged and for the good name of Portland." City Chairman Oimstead was confi dent yesterday that realization of the line between failure and success is dawning upon the publlo and workers alike, and that the campaign will show better results without delay. P-blle la Waking I p. "The public Is awaking to the fact that their city is lagging." said Mr. Oimstead, "and the same light is break ing on the field forces, who are tackling the task with a great deal more earnestness than they hitherto dis played. Several prominent business men i called today and voluntarily doubled their subscriptions, declaring that they realized the nature of the crisis and were ready to meet it" Similar indications were reported early yesterday, when the squadrons of woraers returned to their precincts with the re-classified pledged cards and rejection questionnaires, instructed to present the liberty loan investment for in second time. When canvassed again, one block doabled Its previous pledges to the fourth loan. Its residents professing that they had just awakened to the need for heavily increasing their per sonal quotas. This Instance Is held up , to the field forces as an indication of what success awaits them if they will work logically and persistently. Labor Still ra Eead. Labor is still In the lead, hewing away at the loan with the same vigor that it puts into shipbuilding. Work men of the Foundation plant, when ad vised of the need for heavier per capita Investment, voluntarily agreed to raise their average from, $100 to 1150, and to strive strenuously to outclass the per capita subscription of the Grant Smith Porter yard, which is $170 at present. For the bombing of Berlin by an American aviator, the Portland' com mittee hangs up a prize of 1100. Dubious of the official attitude toward such a proffer. General Talbot tele graphed to Washington for permission to offer the award. As swiftly as the tlonal director of liberty loan publicity: "No objections to offering bond to stimulate the destruction of Berlin, was the hearty reply. Mammoth Parade Tonight. Tightening the reins on its thousands of field workers, the city executive committee summons them tonight to mammoth parade, with bands for every block, which is to culminate in a mass meeting at the Auditorium, where Dr. E. H. Pence a wizard at talking straight home to the heart will vital ize the crusaders with a message pert! nent to their duty during the remainder of the drive. The vast liberty loan workers' parade, termed the "Portland Must Win" pa geant, in which approximately 6000 members of the field forces will partic ipate, is to form on Park street, between Mill and Columbia, stepping forth on its line of March at 7:15 this evening. Through the down-town streets, bands beating out real tunes, it will make its progress to the Auditorium a mile long line of loan crusaders bearing flags and slogan banners. Bands Are Recruited. The following bands have been re cruited for the crusaders' pageant: De pot Brigade Band, of Camp Lewis; Mult nomah Guard Band, one of the largest military musical organizations in America; Foundation Company Band, Scottish Bag Pipers, Grant Smith-Porter Band, Albina Engine Works Band, Northwest Steel Band, Spanish War Veterans' Band, Musicians' Union Band, and Willamette Iron & Steel Company Band. At the Auditorium rally no conven tional programme of speakers will be allowed to interfere with-the tremen doua appeal made to patriotism and en ergy of the field forces. There will be but one set speech that by Pr. Edward H. Pence. Every authorized solicitor must . participate, and every person wearing an "I Am Pledged" badge may participate. Lists Being Hade Oat. Go get 'em!" To each of the 34 Colo nels in charge of the liberty loan campaign in Portland and Multnomah County, Instructions have been Issued to prepare complete lists of all loan subscribers. These will be filed with General Talbot, for the information of the special staff which Is reclassifying those who have shirked or slacked in the cause. The instructions require each Colo ncl and Captain, runs an announce ment from headquarters, "to go over all lists with each worker in every pre cinct, to determine the ability of each individual to subscribe to the invest ment bonds. "When the work of re-ratlng Is com plete, every person who has fallen short n his or her subscription will be called upon again, and should he or she fail to increase their subscriptions a com plete report will be furnished to the ex ecutive committee. STATE GOES STRONG FOR LIRERTY LOAN Headquarters Assured That All Outside Counties Will . Subscribe Full Quota. FIVE COUNTIES ARE OVER Ten Thousand -Workers Advised to Turn Loose With Every Ounce of Energy for Closing Days of Campaign. Subscriptions May Be Increased. It is believed that If each individual carefully will check over his or her re sources and prospects, thousands of persons will see their way clear to ubscribe much larger amounts than they heretofore have pledged them selves for." It is also pointed out that Portland banks have in their savings depart ment $24.000,000 an amount far more than sufficient to meet the city's quota n the fourth loan. This fact is taken to indicate that Portland residents are not Bing their resources to the limit, or nythlng like the limit, or the savings accounts would show that a liberty loan campaign Is In progress. Chinese and Japanese residents ol Portland are to be appealed to tor sup port of the fourth loan, by a special committee appointed by City Chairman Oimstead. The project was first pro posed by Mrs. Charles E. Curry, chalr- an of the foreign societies committee. Members of the special soliciting com mittee will be Mrs. Curry, chairman, W. Wheelwright. Roger Sinnott, J. J. tzgerald, Herman Lowe. Lee Hong, Moy Back Hin, Seid Back Gain, Y. Mor- waki, Y. Nakaya and M. Shigemitsu. Big Subscriptions Listed. City headquarters has Issued a list of inscriptions from various firms, in dividuals and corporations, in excess of 50.000. as reported up to last night Tha list follows: ' . Max Houser. $150,000; Flelschner, Mayer Company, $100,000; 8. Benson, $100,000: Ladd EBtate, $100,000; Congre gallon Sixth Street Jewish Synagogue, $103,000; United Artisans, $50,000. All that has gone before, in tha pre- HCI.TXOW.IH GUARD TO MEET TO.IfiHT FOR SPKflAI. LIB ERTY LOAN SERVICE. In accordance with the order of Lewis P. Campbell, Colonel in command, the following compa nies of the Multnomah Guard, at tired In citizens' old clothes, will report at the Armory at 11:30 to night, for special service In the city liberty loan drive: Headquarters Companies A, B, C. D, E, F. G and H, Machine Gun Company, Transport Com pany and Hospital Detachment. Field and staff officers report to the Colonel; non-commissioned staff to the Adjutant. Lunch will be served in the Armory at 13.30 A. M. llminary pledge campaign, has been dignified, orderly, quiet and unproduc tive of results. Portland Is through with this, assert the loan leaders. The bondshlrker is to be harried without ceasing, though dignity be cast aside In the turmoil of a real campaign. "Not one dollar but two of "em!" The leash is slipped foV the liberty loan hunt in the outer-state districts of Oregon. From now to the close of the preliminary pledge campaign only results will speak."xln the flood of re ports that reached state headquarters yesterday and late last 'night is found the tenor of the 'answer that Oregon counties are expected to give. "Fully 10,000 outer-state workers were advised," said John L. Etherldge, state director of organixation. "to turn loose with every ounce of energy and Initiative. Dally reports of progress will be received. It is our purpose, within the next four days, to cover the map of Oregon with the blue pins that signify counties and communities which have fulfilled their duty." Scores of messages came in response to the first calL The silence that has hung over Oregon counties since the campaign started was broken abruptly and wlttt a vehement enthusiasm that gladdened state headquarters. -They Indicate that the state at large has struck its stride, and that Its progress toward a completed quota will be rapid. Of the $35,000.i00 quota assigned to Oregon, $16,000,000 must be subscribed outside of Portland and Multnomah County. The following messages show how cheerily the loyalists are tackling their tasks. Five counties have reported com pleted quotas Tillamook, Hood River, Sherman and Lake. Some of the re ports received are: Linn County, Chairman A. J. Hodges -Everything going tine, and Linn County will be over when the bell rings. Coos County, Chairman Dorsey Kreitzer The county will have reached i lb quui oy r naay nignc. Malheur County. Chairman J. A. Blackaby Just getting started. Vol unteer plan working well. Douglas County. Chairman J. H. Booth Three different shipments of pplication blanks have been sent. Yesterday an additional consignment of 500 was forwarded. The number Of pledges is reported to be colossal. lamhill County, Chairman E. C. Ap- person. reports that $400,000 has been pledged of the quota of $657,060. - Polk County, Chairman Kirkpatrlck Start work tomorrow. Expect to raise our quota without trouble. Union County, Chairman I A. Wright With $66,000 quota, have pledged $23,500 today. Drive starts in the morning. ' Aewberg, S. I Parratt, local chair man Four hundred and eighty-five subscribers, totaling $66,600. Junction City, Chairman Johnson- Have received $11,000 in pledges to date. Amity Completed quota. Silverton Have 90 per cent. Will get the other 10 per cent tomorrow and more if you want it. Florence, William Kyle, local chair man Will get our quota, you can be assured of that Hot Lake, W. T. Fhy, local chairman Hot Lake over the top" two to one. Knappa, Dave Stewart, local chair man Total subscriptions to date $10, 400. Everything O. K. St. Paul, Chairman McKay St. Paul has finished her quota. Sherwood, Chairman McConnell More than $12,000 pledged toward a quota of $26,000. George Stickney, chairman of the lo cal committee at Carlton, telegraph Carlton went over the top Saturday and still the subscriptions are coming in. Carlton and vicinity have done their duty and expect Portland to do hers. wires could carry It, back flashed response from Frank R. Wilson, Na TCHING BURNING T DAY AND N On Head. Scalp One Solid Scale, uuticura Healed. "An itching sensation started on my head and then little bumps came. When the Damp wen scratched open, water would ran oat and my scalp became one solid scale. Such itch ing; and burning I never felt, both day and night, and I would scratch in my sleep, and almost tear my bead to pieces. "I bad this trouble about eighteen months before I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Relief was obtained at once, and in about two months I was healed." (Signed) Fred Burchtorf , Jr., Hela, Oregon, Jan. 3, 1918V Make Cuticura Soap and Ointment your every -day toilet preparations. fU Ttm T MM1. J "Oma. . S. ua " S Sat ate. OtaatMBl 8 aad Me. Ti SPEAKERS' DATES AXXOTJXCED State Manager Klepper Makes 'As signments- for Today. The following liberty loan speakers have been announced by Milton R. Klep per. state manager of the speakers' bureau, to speak today In Portland and throughout the state: Dr. Allen. 8 P. M-, First Norwegian-Danish Church. Judge Henry 3. McGinn, Bend and vicinity. Judge , V. I.ittlf field. State Fair. Captain T. E. T. Seddon, Oregon City Woolen Mills. Captain T. V. Tpton. vicinity of Rainier. Sergeant Dave Wells. Madras. Lieutenant James A. Uailagner, vicinity or Heppner. It. 8. McCutchan. vicinity of Clatskanla. Mrs. Charles K. Curry, missionary meet ing. Hillsdale. J. L. Hammeraly. Supple-Ballln ship building, city. Charles's. Cohn. Modern Woodmen. Flak and Lombard streets, city. V. y. Woodward. O. M. Standlfer corpora tion, Vancouver, Waah. B. Lea Paget. Knights of Prthlaa. Pythian building, city. J. 1. Stevens,- women or woodcraft Beckner hall, St. Johna. PLANS MADE FOB FrjfDS Pasco Elects Officers In Connection With War Keller Aims. PASCO. Wash., Sept. 23. (Special) In anticipation of the drive for funds for the various war relief associations. a meeting was held in the chamber of commerce rooms Saturday evening and preliminary plans made for the work of raising Franklin county a quota. O. 11. Olson, editor of the Pasco Her ald, was elected county chairman, with Instructions to appoint a chairman for each trade center in the county. Mem bers of the executive committee are: C. M. O'Brien, B. B. Horrlgan, C. W. Johnson, Rev. Robert H. Allen, E. A. Davis, A. F. Wehe and Mrs. Mary Wehe. Each chairman will appoint a com mittee f RALLIES AT TEMPLE FEATURES Programmes of Addresses and Music Noon and Evening. Liberty loan rallies at Liberty Tem ple, both noon and evening, ars features of today's events. At both meetings the Depot Brigade Band, of Camp Lewis, will play. The noonday meeting will be under the auspices of the Spanish War Vet erans, who are requested to meet at the Courthouse, Fourth street side, at 11:45. to march to the Temple, preceded by the Camp Lewls bandsmen. The two programmes, noon and evening, are as follows: Noon meeting In charge of Spanlsh-Amer lean War Veterans. Presiding officer, O. R. Lund berg. Selectiona, band, 106th Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Washington: leader. Lieutenant William . Chambers; solo, se lection. E. Maldwyn Kvana; address. Judge Wallace McCamant; solo, selection. Mrs. H. B. Murtagh; selection, "Star-spangled Ban ner"; leader. Mrs. H. B.. Murtagh. accom panied by l6tn Depot Brigade band, .leader. Lieutenant William a. Chambers. Evening meeting. 8 o'clock. Presiding of- fleer. Emery oimstead. belectiona. 266th De pot Brigade band. Camp Lewis. Washing ton; leader. Liautenant William S. Cham bers: selection, "Amsrica." led by William H. Boyer. accompanied by 166th Depot Brigade band, leader. Lieutenant William S. Chambers; opening remarks, Kmery Oim stead;' address. Dr. E. H. Pence; selection, "Star Spangled Banner," led by William H. Boyer, accompanied by 166th Depot Bri gade band, leader. Lieutenant William S Chambers. All this week Portland theater pa trons will have it Drought to their at tention that the Government is calling for war funds, through the medium of patriotic solos by the selected talent of the city. The ensuing schedule is an nounced by Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke, chairman in charge: Orpheum, John Clair Montelth; Hippo. drome. Mrs. Eugene Moore; Pantages. Mrs. Fred Olson; Columbia, J. Koss Fargo; Baker. Miss uorotny .buss; sunset. Mrs. Ruth Johns; Majeatlc Dr. Stuart Maguire; Peoples, J. Maldwyn Evans; Star, Harold Hurlbut; Strand. Harold Hurlbut. and Alcazar, Mrs. Jane Burns Albert. CLARKE DRIVE IS , ADVANCED On Octob essary .e D to er 1 st, it icea. will be the.- neo price o; ictaohoee in order to maintain e presen quality or materia n u a tnifirn Land workmans hip Prior to that date, or d ers win oe ac at cur rent prices cepted Registered in the U. S. and Foreign Coan tries Phone Main 1750 Call at 429 Washington Street Write for booklet, "The Man at the Desk." 429 Washington Street There is but one Dictaphone, trademarked "The Dictaphone," made and merchandised by the Columbia Graphophone Co. LAKE COUNTY AROUSED CITIZENS RESPOND GENEROUSLY TO LIBERTY LOAS APPEAL. "Yellow Demon" Makes Profitable Trip Through Che -auran Valley With. Workers From Lakeview. PAISLET. Or., Sept 2S. (Special.) The Chewaucan Valley of Lake County put up 25 per cent of its quota to the fourth liberty loan on Sunday as the Yellow Demon" slid over the muddy roads with its message of loyalty and cheer. Manager Milton R. Klepper is making a hit with his flash message of the happenings of tne western front which ordinarily would not reach this section of the state until the news was several days tld. The messages are read at each meeting. As the "Yellow Demon entered Lake County it was met by a committee of liberty loan workers from Lakeview and subscriptions have been taken each meeting. In many cases the farmers failed to bring along their check books. that oversight preventing the subscrip tion of the entire allotment from the various districts. The committee of citizens was headed nn.nin f T lliori. Tan rmn.in. br Judge L. F. Conn, who was accom 1 " fb" panied by j. D. Vanetor, E. O. Favel. J. Set Ahead One Week. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) The liberty loan committee of Vancouver and Clarke County have de cided to set the opening day for receiv ing pledges one week ahead. The cards have arrived and many committees were out today. - Clarke County's quota Is $668,000. Vancouver's quota. $488,775; Washou gal. $30,625; Yacolt. $23,275; Camas, $71,550; Ridgefield, $18,865; La Center, $16,660. M. Batcheler, v. s. sneuing. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Young and J. B. Maguire. Rev. Howell Isaac, who has two ! brothers in France, is with the party to conduct the singing that has fea tured each meeting in Lake County, The county will raise its quota be fore September 28 without a shadow of doubt. Sunday s meetings were held at Summerlake and Paisley. Big crowds turned out in both places. LOAN MESSAGE DRIVEX HOME A strenuous effort will be made to complete Clarke County's quota on the Milton A. Miller's Speaking Engage- day of the opening drive, September 28. 1 . . . Milton A. Miller, of the state staff of (liberty. loan speakers, has been an Fhone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070, A 6095. nounced for three speaking- engage ments today and tomorrow. He will drive the message of the loan home with facts and figures in an eloquent man ner. promise those who have heard him at other addresses during the present campaign. Mr. Miller will speak at Woodmen of the World hall. Tenth and Taylor, to night at 8:30. At noon tomorrow, in the Multnomah Hotel, he will address the meeting of the Ladies' Research Club. Tomorrow night, at 8:30, he will SDeak before Orient Lodge, at I. O. O. F. hall. East Sixth and Alder streets, ; CEXTRALIA CAMPAIGN IS OX Aim. Is to Have Entire Amount Sub scribed by Saturday. CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe ciaL) The campaign to secure $260,000 in subscriptions to the' fourth liberty loan in the Centralia division opened today at the noon luncheon of the Com mercial Club. It is the aim of the work ers to have tne entire amount bud acrlbed by 9 o'clock Saturday morning. At the luncheon an address was given by a Canadian soldier who has seen service in France. A meeting was held at Mendota Sat urday, at which $2300 was subscribed in an hour. The Mendota quota is $6u00. E. F. Zelgler, secretary of the Lewis County Trades Council and chairman of the labor committee of the liberty loan organization for tha local division, to day announced the appointment of the following committee members: Henry Dunckley. Walter F. Dalton. William Lloyd, C. F. Jones, John Watson and H. E. Lockwood. COLUMBIA COUNTRY IS ACTIVE Promises Its Liberty Loan Quota1 Subscribed on Oscning Day. ST. HELENS, Or., Sept 23. (Spe cial.) Indications are that Columbia County will pledge its quota of $214, 000 for the fourth liberty loan by the night of September 27. Goble is the first town to report having its quota subscribed and Rainier is a close sec ond. The local committee here has placed in the hands of tha secretaries go of the several unions the matter of securing the subscriptions In the ship yards and reports from them are en couraging. St. Helens and Columbia City are expected to raise $100,000 and half of this amount has-been sub scribed. Monroe Begins Loan Drive. - MONROE, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Monroe began its fourth liberty loan drive with a patriotic mass meeting on Saturday night, at which Clarence D. Porter, of Portland, was the principal speaker. Mr. Porter strongly Impressed ; A believed the, Oregon State Fair . ..... l.t l. nn .... ' that t V. fl moat mnt I U lia IIUl V l-J .i.e. J11UDI, I1U, fail in doing their share in the present campaign because the reputation of County will be one of the first to over the top. HOSPITAL PLANJ S OPPOSED Governor Against Donating State Talr Site to Government. SALEM, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Although Senator Chamberlain wrote to Postmaster Huckesteln here to the effect that the Surgeon-General of the the state was at stake. The local com. mittee provided a musical programme. Crook County AiII Be One of First. PRINEVILLE, Or., Sept. 28. (Spe cial.) The fourth liberty loan drive has started oft with a rush here. All banks report the enthusiastic support of everyone. Several rallies have been held and Indications are that' Crook site would be of great use as a recon struction camp, but that the possibility of a cantonment hero is reote. Gover nor Wlthycombe is Inclined to be op posed to the reconstruction hospital Idea. He says that much expense would ba involved In that plan and its use for that purpose would probably mean the discontinuance of the State Fair here for a number of years. Read The Oregonlan classified ails. ACCOUNTANTS ARE FEW SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF EXPERTS DUE TO, ARMY CALLS Washington, Aug. 18. Expert ac countants have become so essential to the war collections that the Govern ment is .considering steps to prevent their being taken for Army service, and to enroll them in a big reserve similar to that being established for physi cians. There are only about 2500 certi fied accountants and 6000 junior ac countants in the United States. Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper's pro gramme for collecting $8,000,000,000 of taxes next year calls for employing more than 1000 of these. The Treasury has suggested to President Wilson that accountants be recognized as a class essential to the war, liko physicians, dentists and chemists, and that they not only be exempt from draft, but that some plan be worked out to discourage their voluntary enlistment and to rec ognize their value in civilian service. Y. M. C A. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY Opens October 1st Registration This Week Address S. D. ERWINE, Deaa, for Catalogue .