THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 6, 1917.
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TREASURY IS BURIED
UNDER BOND OFFERS
Indications Are Liberty Loan
Will Be Oversubscribed
Nearly 200 Per Cent.
ALL STATES REPRESENTED
Distant Parts of Worlf Under Amer
ican Flag Send Word or Cash
Available for Financing
War Against Germany.
tVASHINGTOX, May 5. The Treasury
was burled beneath an avalanche of
subscriptions to the liberty loan today.
Testerday's pace of $20,000,000 an hour
was quickened to almost $500,000 a min
ute, and it became apparent that the
$2,000,000,000 offering would be over
subscribed beyond all previous esti
mates. Compilation of subscriptions received
today was beyond a physical possi
bility with the present working staff.
Probably one-fourth of the offering
already has been spoken for. Officials
listed subscriptions received up to 2
r. M. and found that during the six
hours of working time since the last
compilation the country had subscribed
to $172,983,000 additional, bringing the
grand total for the two days up to
$311,657,000, exclusive of thousands of
replies yet to be listed.
American OufpoHts Subscribe.
Subscriptions ' listed yesterday and
today represent the offerings of less
than 6 per cent of the. total number of
financial institutions before which
Secretary McAdoo placed the offering
48 hours ago. Should the present ratio
be maintained, the banks and their cub
tomers will have subscribed to approxi
mately $6,500,000,000 worth of the
bonds, an over-subscription of more
than 200 per cent.
As many of the larger financial In
stitutions have telegraphed their sub
hrriptions, however, officials are In
dined to believe that the present ratio
hardly will be maintained.
Replies to the offering received to
clay came from virtually every part of
the world where the American flag Is
flown. Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines proved that they are not
financial slackers by cabling substan
tial subscriptions. Fairbanks, Alaska,
the northernmost city in the Western
World, telegraphed a $50,000 subscrip
tlon, and added that the loan would be
advertised In all the newspapers there.
Kvery State Represented.
From every state in the Union the
reply was overwhelming.
New York, the country's financial
stronghold, sent subscriptions totaling
$53,000,000. bringing its two-day total
up to $116,890,000. Three subscriptions
of $1,000,000 each were received from
San Francisco, making the day's total
$5,650,000.
. Subscriptions have been tabulated
from approximately 1500 of the 27,500
banks of the country. So great was
the labor involved in tabulating the
subscriptions geographically that of
fioials decided to discontinue doing so
for the present.
Grouped by states, the two-day total
. of subscriptions includes:
Alaska, $50,000; Arizona, $200,000;
California, $7,052,000; Colorado, $1,832,
000; Idaho, $192,000; Illinois $26,292,000;
Iowa $2,372,000; Kansas, $2,481,000
Minnesota, $1,228,000; Montana, $611,000
Nebraska. $1,274,000; Nevada, $25,000;
New Mexico, $198,000; North Dakota,
$198,000; Oklahoma, $827,000; Oregon
$899,000; South Dakota. $300,000; Texas,
$3,5ZB,ooo; utan, $50,000; Washington
$2,318,000; Wyoming, $242,000.
Subscriptions received during the two
-days from some of the chief cities of the
country were as follows: Chicago, $21,
665,000; Cincinnati, $2,955,000; Denver,
$l,12u,000; Kansas City, $635,000; Los
Angeles, $400,000; Minneapolis, $695,
000; Milwaukee, $2,100,000; Portland
Or., $75,000; St. Louis, $120,000; St. Paul,
$10,000; San Francisco, $5,650,000; Se
attle, $150,000.
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O.-W. R. & N. at Walla Walla, is at
the Oregon. '
T. W. Stephens, of San .Francisco,
at the Seward.
Judge Percy PL Kelly, of Albany,
t the Oregon.
G. I. McGuire, of Seattle, is registered
at the Portland.
C. H. Kaln, of Olympia. Wash, Is at
the Washington.
Harold C. Lewis, of London. England,
is at the Portland.
Mrs. William Darch. of Goldendale,
is at the Nortonia.
A. L. Crockett, of Palmer, is regis
tered at the Seward.
P. Bogardus, of Bridal Veil, is regis
tered -at the Perkins.
C. H. Walker, of Seattle, is regis
tered at the Washington.
A. M. Zemzow, Sante Fe Railroad
man, is at the Imperial.
D. J. Cooper, a capitalist, of The
Dalles, is at the Imperial.
Ernest D. Highland, a rancher of
Connell, is at the Oregon.
Mrs. F. T. Warriner. of Honolulu. Is
registered at the Seward.
Leo Martin, of Wallace, Idaho, is
registered at the Nortonia.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Van Horn, of Hood
River, are at the Portland.
Dr. W. H. Dale and family, of Harris-
burg, are at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Young, of Inde
pendence, are at the Imperial.
Roscoe Howard, of the Deschutes
Land Company, Is at the Portland.
J. A. Wilcox, a prominent merchant
of Juneau, is registered at the Portland.
Dr. E. B. Osburn. -State Veterinarian.
of Pendleton, is registered at the Imperial
Tommy and Mike Gibbons, the St.
Paul pugilists, and their manager,
Eddie Kane, are registered at the
Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Roberts, of As
toria, are at the Multnomah. Mr.
Roberts is connected with the Union
Pacific Railroad.
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LAW REFORMS STUDIED
OREGON COMMISSION MEETS AND
ELECTS C. H. CAREY CHAIRMAN.
Members of Bench and Bar Throughout
State Are Called On to Sub
mit Suggestions.
The State Commission on Law Re
form, appointed by the Supreme Court
pursuant to a resolution adopted by
the last Legislature providing for a
comn.ision to recommend, needed re
forms in Jurisprudence to the next Leg
islature, held its first meeting in Port
land yesterday.
After electing officers and discussing
the work to be done, the commission
adjourned until next September. In the
interval each member is to make a spe
cial study of needed reforms, with a
view to submitting proposals for con
sideration at the September meeting.
The commission is composed of the
roliowing members: Judge George It
Burnett, representing the Oregon Su
preme Court: Judge Percy Kelly, of
Albany, representing the State Circuit
Court; Ben Selling, of Portland, repre
sentlng the commercial and industrial
Interests of the state; and E. R. Bryson,
of Eugene, A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles,
and Charles H. Carey and William D.
Fenton, of Portland, representing the
Oregon bar.
Charles H. Carey was elected chair
man of the commission at its meeting
yesterday, and E. R. Bryson, ex-District
Attorney of Lane County, was elected
secretary.
Between now and the meeting of the
commission next September, the Co
operation of the press of the state is
desired in giving publicity to the ques
tion of a law reform, so that members
of the bench and bar throughout the
state will submit suggestions.
RESERVE LIST DELAYED
SOME PORTLANDERS ORDERED TO
ATTEND TRAINING. CAMP.
ORKGON" TAKES $899,000 IX DAY
Portland Telegraphs Subscription
for Liberty Loan Bonds.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 5. The Treasury ;.epart
ment today received from Portland
telegraphic offers to subscribe $75,000
to the liberty loan, while other tele
grams from Oregon outside of Portland
offered to subscribe $824,000.
From Seattle came offers of $150,000,
while Washington state offered $2,168,
000 additional.
Idaho offered $192,000 and Alaska
$50,000.
FIVE AT EUGENE CALLED
University Students Will , Attend
Training Camp at Presidio.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene.
Or., May 5. (Special.) Five university
men today were among the first called
by the Government to the Presidio
training camp that opens May 10. The
five are: Roland Geary, a senior from
Portland, and president of the senior
class; Glen Dudley, a senior from Ath
ena: Sterling Spellman, a senior from
Seattle; John Parsons, a senior from
Portland, and Vernon Melson, a sopho
more from Redmond.
Three of the men were members of
Oregon's famous football team of last
season which defeated the Pennsyl
vania team at Pasadena on New Year's
day, 14 to 0. The boys will all leave
Monday.
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PERSON ALJVIENTI0N.
H. Westfall, of Salem, is at the Eaton.
Millin Freud, of Seattle, is at the Nor
tonia. W. S. Morrow, of Wanna, is at the
Eaton.
R. L. Young, of Ashland, is at the
Eaton.
K. L. Smith, of Silverton, is at the
Perkins.
J. N. Shainvaid. of Astoria, is at the
Carlton.
E. H. Cody, of Bellingham. is at the
Carlton.
O. Schopper, of St. Paul, Is at the
Seward.
Mrs. J. O'Brien, of Bar View, is at the
Carlton.
J. M. Bentley, of Pendleton, is at the
Perkins.
W. H. Hay, of Forest Grove, is at the
Perkins.
W. B. Levings. of Seattle, is at the
Nortonia. i
F. H. Loughary, of Monmouth, is at
the Oregon.
George Corus, of Turlock, Cal., is at
the Carlton.
Final Announcement of All Men Selected
Expected From Western Depart
ment by Tuesday.
contrary to expectation, the names
of those applicants for the Officers'
iteserve Corps who have been selected
by the Western Department to attend
the Presidio training camp were not
announced yesterday. The statement
had been issued previously from the
Western Department that all names
would be announced and the fortunate
applicants notified.
Because of the enormous amount of
work involved in sorting out from the
5000 applicants the 2500 regarded as
best fitted for the training camp, the
task was not completed in time. It is
understood tnat rinal announcements
win be made by next Tuesday.
Several Portland young men, how
ever, received their notifications yes
terday to attend the camp.
Among the successful applicants was
Oswald Day, son of I. N. Day. He was
Second Lieutenant of the machine gun
company of the Third Oregon during
its stay on the Mexican border. The
Western Department notified him to re
port at the Presidio camp by May 10.
George A. Prichard. of the staff o
The Oregonian, who had several years
training in the National Guard, also
was notified to attend the camp. He
was directed to report by May 11.
Others known to have received noti
fication include four students of Reed
College Dale Hinkle, Harold Weeks
J. Rogers and Mr. Sorenson. They were
notified to report May 10.
Miss Esther A. Erickson III.
Miss Esther A. Erickson. daughter o
JJr. Nellie Erickson, superintendent
Portland Surgical Hospital, is reported
to be quite ill. She is under the care
of Dr. Noble Wiley Jones, at Portland
frurglcat Hospital.
OUNDERS
' DAY IS
CELEBRATED AGAIN
Memory of Oregon's Early-
Day Patriots Honored at
Old Champoeg.
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
Exercises Appropriate to Occasion
Arc Held and Acquaintanceship
Renewed Among I'althful
Pilgrims to Shrine.
BY DEAN COLLINS.
'It was no pacifist crowd that gath
ered here to settle the question of Ore
gon's future."
As J. U. Smith, son of Sidney Smith,
who was one of the 62 immortals of
the provisional government meeting
at Champoeg, May 2, 1843, spoke these
words and launched into his story,
learned from the lips of his father, of
how the historic meeting had taken
place, the shades of the past rolled dp
with a snap, and the crowd assembled
under the oak trees there yesterday af
ternoon, got a vivid visualization of the
event.
Sixty-four years ago a stormy session
held over that same field, until decision
crystalized In the group which fol
lowed Joe Meek across the line he drew
with his heel and a majority of 52 to
50 determined for Oregon's provisional
government under the American flag.
And yesterday the gray-haired children
and the grandchildren and the pioneers
of a later date and the school children
of the present generation gathered from
Portland and Oregon City and Salem
and a dozen other cities, lived the story
over in fancy under the Inspiration of
the speakers words.
Example of Arbitration Cited.
"Governor Withycombe has commend
ed the meeting as an example to the
whole world of how matters of Inter
national import can be settled by men
assembling in peaceful arbitration,"
said Mr. Smith. "And It is true that
the Champoeg meeting was not a war
like meeting but as I have known
some of the men who were here at that
time, I can say surely that it was no
assembly that handled thingu with soft
gloves.
And T. T. Geer, former Governor of
Oregon, added another touch to the
picture, telling how more than a dozen
years ago he had come out with a com
mission to have F. X. Matthleu, then
the sole survivor of the Champoeg as
sembly, point out the exact spot where
the momentous dpcision was made.
" "Where was it done?" we asked Mr.
Matthieu," said Mr. Geer.
" 'Well, the meeting was held all over
the clearing,' was his answer. 'Little
groups of . us gathered and argued the
question all around, and, finally, the
groups got larger atid the argument
stronger, until the decision was made.'
"And, Anally, he pointed to the place
where the Champoeg monument now
stands, and said: 'Here is as good
place to mark as any the meeting was
held all around here. I don't remember
whether the day was fair or not. I do
remember that some of us had our
coats off, but that may not have -been
on account of the weather!' "
Epochal Scene TlMtiallged.
Senator W. D. Wood, of AV'ashington
County, who was active in securing th
$5000 appropriation in fho recent ses
sion of the Legislature for an auditorium
for the Champoeg memorial field, gave
vigorous descriptions of Job Meek and
a dozen others who had participated in
the meeting and with his and with
each, other speaker's utterances the
great day of the past seemed to start
out into more and more clearly defined
relief.
"It was no pacifist group, but
mass of vigorous frontiersmen, full of
the powerful Individualism which made
it possible for them to dare to become
pioneers In the West. It was a clash
of powerful wills and powerful opin
ions on the issue of which hung the
future character of the government of
Oregon and the Northwest and th
ideal of the United States won."
Sitting on the moist sod, sprinkled
with blazing dandelions, as though
some reckless Croesus had scattered
double eagles broadcast perhaps it
was as yellow with dandelions 64 years
ago the crowd thrilled and tingled as
the tale unfolded, and the thundering
responses to the speakers told of the
grip that the drama of the past had
taken on the imaginations of the audi
ence. Patriotism, a broader patriotism
than - that which expressed itself
merely In state pride, filled the throng,
and when Captain W. H. Hardy, of the
Perry expedition, in uniform of a sailor
of the United States Navy, spoke the
crowd went frantic with enthusiasm.
Captain Hardy Exhorts Youth.
With long hair and beard stlrCed In
the wind, his eyes shining and his
aged but vigorous form trembling un
der the earnestness of his feeling, he
urged the children of the pioneers to
show the same steadfastness now and
determination in the service of the ,
United States that their forefathers
had shown on that ground in determin- I
lng for the government under the
American flag two generations ago.
A similar message rang In the speech
of J. D. Dee, of Mrs. Olive Enrlght, of
Salem; of E. B. McFarland, all pioneers
of Oregon, and persons who. had
learned the story of . Champoe from
the lips of the actors in it.
Mrs. Arsena Burton, daughter of F.
Matthieu; J. U. Smith, son of Sid
ney Smith; Abner and J. E. Lewis, sons
of Reuben Lewis, were introduced as
the children representing the pioneers
at the anniversary celebration and re
ceived vicariously the honors that were
paid to the pioneers who had gone before.
Governor WIthycombe, who was in
troduced by Chairman P. H. D'Arcy,
closed his address with a stirring ap
peal for unity In service of the Gov
ernment in the present war and rec
ognition of a patriotic duty that runs
beyond the bounds of mere military
service.
Roatl Appeal Voiced.
His plea was seconded by Senator
Wood and others, urging upon the peo
ple present that the development of
the resources of the state at this time
is a matter of equal Importance, and
that the prosecution of public works
that will serve to Increase the effi
ciency of the state is an equal duty.
In this connection they urged the
united support of the people for the
measure which will make possible. In
the coming election, the development
of the great road project In Oregon,
which will link Into, and harmonize
with the whole system of military
roads on the Pacific Coast.
Something that proved Immensely
touching was th participation of the
pupils of the Woodmere School in the
programme. This has been the first
year in which extensive participation
by the school children has been pro
vided for, and this year the date of
the celebration was moved to Saturday,
instead of being held on May 2. which
Is the actual anniversary, for the pur
pose of making it possible for schools
to be represented.
The children were under the direction
of Miss Julia A. Spooner and Miss
Georgia Ewing. There were nearly a
score of thorn and their rollcall showed
that they represented every type of
foreign parentage: German-American,
Canadian-French. Scotch-Irish, and so
on through an endless variation oT
hyphenation.
Patriotism Thrill Crowd.
But their ryes were bright and eager
and there was not the slightest doubt
of the genuineness of the Americanism
that rang in their chorus, "My Own
United States." Then George Eastman,
11 years old, with a merry blue? eye
and a turbulent sandy mop of hair,
sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"
with the class and the-audience, which
had risen to its feet like a wave at
the first note of the boyish voice, roll
ing strongly in "tho star-spangled ban
ner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the
land of the free and the home of the
brave."
The Veteran quartet from Portland
and the Fernwood band from Yamhill
County vied with the school children
for honors on thr musical part of the
programme.
In rapid succession Chairman D'Arcy
called for other speakers, C. P. Church.
Ernest Kroner, C. B. Moores and Milton
A. Miller. Mrs. C. J. Beach, of Salem,
sang "America. I Love You" with a
violin accompaniment by Delbert Moore.
Steamer's Siren Ends Fete.
It was right in the midst of Mr.
Miller's speech that the celebration
ended.
He had just reached tl!e climax of
his patriotic peroration when the
"Whoo-o-o-! Whoop!" of the steamffs
siren put a throaty period to his speech
and announced to the Portland contin
gent that it was time to start for home.
The delegations from other cities,
which had been on the field before the
Portland crowd arrived at noon, massed
on the river bank and cheered and
waved good-bye, while the band tooted
into "Aloha Oe." and the Tomona
backed away, half-circled and glided
smoothly away down the beautiful
Willamette, through the mirrored track
where "Spring's green witchery is
weaving" its adornments of balm and
willow and white dogwood on the
banks.'
Trip Is Joyous.
The voyage up the river to. Champoeg
and back was, by the way, half the
glory of the celebration for the Port
land contingent. They went up on the
Grahnmona and returned on the Po-
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WEISER TOjMDY. M. C. A.
Cliurclirs in District to HoM Mass
Meetings for Array Work.
WEISER. Idaho. May P. (Special.)
Through the efforts of John Itugg, of
the Portland Young Men's Christian
Association, the section of Idaho and
Oregon tributary to Weiser has been
organized, with Weiser as a center, to
further the plans of the Army Young
Men's Christian Assoclat ln. Sunday
nitriit a mass meeting of all of the
mona. and only a native son or daugh-lboat orfly ran Into the rain after it got
ter of Oregon who knows the charm of I past Oswego on trie return trip,
pioneer reunions, can appreciate what
a picnic it is when a boat load of them
starts out equipped with basket lunch
eons to attend a celebration Buch as
was held yesterday.
There was a riot of food aboard both
boats that would have made war-famished
Kurope curl up in its trenches.
And nobody, from the crew up. had to
wait on invitation or introduction for
the privilege of sampling the treasury
of sandwiches and cake and pie that
the baskets held.
As far as that is concerned there
wasn't any need of introduction, be
cause practically everybody aboard
knew everybody else, or had known
their fathers and mothers in years
gone by and If they hadn't George
llimes or somebody else was always
there to make them feel acquainted and
at home.
And so. up the river and back again,
the glorious party moved in an atmo
sphere of sandwiches and reminiscen
ces. In the best sort of goodfellowship
that the world has -tver known.
Wild Klowern Attract. jt:
On the field of Champoeg itself the
Portland contingent was easily recog
nizable at any time, for while the other
delegations spread out over the dande
lioned lawn with their basket lunches
the Portlanders. already gorged on the
way up. scattered like a flock of quails
through the woods and emerged at all
sorts of unexpected places with hands
full of johnny Jump-ups, or buttercups,
or dogwood blossoms? or wild currants,
or any of the wild flowers that are
bounl to make a city dweller run quite
"loco" whenever he gets away from
the paved streets.
Oh yes, and there was a lemonade
stand and "nigger babies" and pennants
for sale, and lots of other things that
gave the added touch necessary to make
the festival quite satisfactory to even
the smallest children there.
And going and coming most of the
women knitted, or tatted or crocheted,
so that probably several hundred yards
of patriotic service must have been
clicked off by busy needles and busy
bobbins, while the excursion and the
celebration went on.
And lastly, I don't know what the
weather was like In Portland all day,
but the little gods of weather took good
care of the Champoeg celebration, for
the day ws delightful there, and the
churches will be held In Wheaton The
ater, to be addressed by R. E. Randall,
of the Boise Young Men's Christian As
sociation, who Is heralded as "The Man
Who Saw," because of his experiences
with the work while he was on the
Mexican border with the Third Oregon
Infantry.
Meetings likewise will be held In
other towns of the section on the same
night, for the raising of funds to
further the work. The towns affiliated
with this city are Huntington, Midvale,
Council. New Meadows and Cambridge.
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