. 76 Pages
Six Sections
Section One
Pages 1 to24
VOL-. XXXVI NO. 50.
PORTLAXD.;.nr.OX, SUNDAY MORNINU,
DECEMBER 16, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
mm
103 1.W.W. APPEAR
If CHICAGO COURT
Pistol Taken From De
fendants' Lawyer.
SECRET SERVICE MEN THICK
h Prisoners Are Dubbed "Bol-
sheviki Without Whiskers."
NAME PUZZLE TO CLERK
Varied Mien Is Noted and Some Are
Well Groomed, While Straight,
Brushed Hair Denotes Orator
and Flowing Tie Poet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. One hundred and
three so-calied members of the Indus
trial Workers' of the World, probably
the largest number ever assembled in
one courtroom to answer to charges of
conspiring- against the Federal Govern
ment, pleaded "not guilty." when ar
raitrned : before Judge Land is in the
United States District Court today.
In general appearance the defendants
resembled a typical jury panel. There
were exceptions, however, for among
the I. W. W. there are not a. few who
pretend to have literary merit. There
are some who confess themselves poets
and not a few are orators. These might
be distinguished by the flowing tie and
the soft collar of the artist or musi
cian, by the stiff rearward brush, of the
hair, or, in one or two instances, by a
neatly trimmed Van Dyke beard. One
of the Government lawyers referred to
them as the "American Bolshevik!
without the whiskers."
Precautions Are Elaborate.
Many bailiffs, secret service men.
special agents of the department of
Justice, city detectives and policemen
thronged the corridors of th Federal
building. . Even newspaper reporters
had to get through three lines of
guards to reach the courtroom. Those
not known to the guards were searched
for bombs or weapons, a procedure
which led to some embarrassment for
George F. Vanderveer, of Seattle, of
counsel for- the defense. I
Ben A Stern, Judge Landls personal
bailiff, detected a suspicious lump in
the lawyer's hip pocket.
"Certainly I have a gun." said Mr.
Vanderveer. and he would have moved
on into the courtroom with an explana
tion of his identity. -
No "Cannons" Allowed.
"I don't care who you are, you can't
cart a cannon into this court," said
Stern, .who thereupon delegated an
other bailiff to escort Mr. Vanderveer
to the department of justice, where the
pistol was deposited.
A slight, pale woman, recognized by
one of the detectives as one who had
eung, like a medieval troubadour, out
side the jail window where "Big Bill"
Haywood was confined, was warned out
of the building.
Counsel for the defense asked more
time to confer with their clients and
among themselves. The pleas were en
tered with the understanding that if
counsel determined to argue on de
murrers the pleas might be withdrawn
on January 3.
For the rest, the procedure was sim
ple The clerk of the court read the
names,, struggling hard with some of
them, and the defendant appeared.
"What is your name?" the judge
would ask. The defendant would an
swer, giving the correct pronunciation.
"Do you plead guilty or not guilty?"
"Not guilty."
With this the defendant would make
his way through the crowded aisles
hack to his seat.
Arthur Gionavetti. clear skinned,
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TRAIN HITS CAR;
1 KILLED, 1 HURT
E. S. WAITE DEAD IX COLLISION
NEAR CAXBY.
Speeder Unlighted and Carrylnj
Three Men Injured Man Is
Brakcman on Engine Pilot. -
v E. G. Waite was killed and Roy
Loomis, a brakeman, was injured, last
night at 6 o'clock near Canby, when
a work train and a gasoline speeder
collided on the Southern Pacific tracks.
Waite was with, the speeder, having
been deserted by two companions when
they saw the train approaching. He
had attempted to lift the speeder off
the track to prevent a derailment of
the work train. He was killed almost
outright.
Loomis was riding on the pilot of the
engine and sustained serious injuries
The train crew picked him up and
brought him to Portland on the engine
The Ambulance Service Company met
the train and took Loomis to his home
at 514 East Twenty-first street.
Meager details of the accident indi
cate the speeder was operating with
out lights and was occupied by three
men. Two of them fled when they saw
the impending accident, while Waite
stayed with the gas car and sought to
lifht it off the track unaided. The train
crashed Into him Just as be had started
to move the speeder. The -identity of
the two other men who were on the
speeder is not known.
FARMERS TO BUILD MILL
Co-operative 2 5-Barrel Plant to Be
Established at Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG. Or., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) Harrisburg farmers will build
and operate a 'o-operative flouring
mill In this city. . An enthusiastic meet
ing was held in the city hall this aft
ernoon and was attended by over 100
farmers of the Harrisburg district.
Temporary organization was effected,
with John R. Cartwright chairman and
T W. Sommerville secretary. Thirty
farmers signed as prospective stock
holders in the proposed plant.
T. W. ; Sommerville. M. Sitter and
Robert Cogswell were annolntpd a. com
mittee to secure estimates of the cost
of a 25-barrel per day flouring mill
plant and building. It is proposed to
issue non-transferable stock to farm
ers only in a sum sufficient to finance
tho plant, which will be under control
of a board of directors composed of
leading farmers in this district.
CHILD WIFE'S PARENT HELD
Mrs. Ethel K. Wood Accused of Per
jury; Marriage May Bo Void.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Deo. 15. (Spe
cial.) Because Mrs. Ethel K. Wood
swore that her 14-year-old daughter
Gladys was 15 years old and consented
to her marriage to Charles Storey, the
mother ts in Jail and the marriage
likely will be annulled. .
The Washington law prohibits the
marriage of girls under 15 years of
age. and Mrs. Wood is charged with
ptrjury. She is. being- held in Jail.
AUTO TAGS ARE MAILED
Secretary of State Olcott Sends Out
Six Tons at Cost of $545.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.)
Approximately six tons of automobile
tags went out from Secretary of State
Olcott's office In the mail today.
The shipment included 11,038 auto
tags, 175 motorcycle tags, 266 chauf
feur tags and 119 dealers' tags.
The postage on the shipment was
$545.10. Postal clerks went to the Cap
itol from the postoffice to handle the
heavy shipment directly from there.
Cows Average 40 Pounds of Fat.
CATHLAMET. Wash., Dec. 14. (Spe
cial.) The November report of the
Wahkiakum County Cow Testing Asso
ciation shows the A. Sranberg herd at
the head. His record shows an average
of 37.9 pounds of 'outterfat per cow,
making a net profit per cow of $16.18.
as the average food cost per cow was
4.5il. There were 37 cows in the asso
ciation that made over 40 pounds of fat.
CARTOONIST REYNOLDS
V
GLYGiZ nuFERT HELD
FOR BANK ROBBERY
$19,500 Liberty Bond
Theft is Charged.
PRISONER REFUSES TO TALK
Northwestern National Bank
Guard Cool When Accused.
DETECTIVES TRACE BONDS
Suspicion. Points to ex-Policeman
and Prominent Athlete When Ne
gotiations for Ship Stocks Are .
Disclosed Through Bonds.
When accused vesterday of robbing
the Northwestern National Bank of
$19,500 In Liberty bonds, Clyde (Red)
Rupert, ex-sergeant of police and ath
letic star, guard at the bank,' calmly
replied to Vice President Emery Olm-
stead, "Go to h Tou haven't any
warrant for me," and walked out Into
the street, leaving bank officials and
private detectives standing open
mouthed. He went downstairs, took
off his uniform and left bv the rear
stairs.
Three hours later Rupert stonneri to
talk with City Detective John Moloney
in a cigar store at Sixth and Wash
ington streets. After a few minutes'
conversation Moloney said. "Walt a
minute. It's time for -me tn r!n
Sleuth Much Surprised.
If you see Red Rupert brln-r hi
in," Moloney was told by DefprHv.
Kelliher at the other end of the line.
"He's wanted for a bank robbery."
Go on, said Moloney: "you're kid
ding me."
No, I mean it." said kll.r
"We've got a warrant here, and his
bail is J20.000."
"All right," said Moloney, and thon.
turning to Rupert, "you seem to be
wanted. Come with me."
Theft Discovered Week Ago.
The loss of the bonds, the exact
amount of which is not disclosed by
bank officials, was discovered at the
bank a week ago, but has been kept
quiet while the Burns Detective
Agency has been working on the case.
ine Donas are all covered by robbery
and theft Insurance. The missing
bonds, all in denominations of of $1000,
were reecived at the Northwestern
National by express from a bank in a
small Valley town. The bonds all bear
serial numbers and can be traced.
When the clerk, who opened the
package found the bonds, it is said
that he handed them to Rupert, who
was standing near by, and asked him
to take them across the hall to the
tond window." Bank officials say
they think Rupert, instead of deliver
ing the bonds at the window, put them
in his pocket. The loss was not dis
covered until the smaller bank wrote
in to say that its last shipment of
liberty bonds had not been acknowl
edged.
Serial Numbers Bring- Detection.
When this letter arrived, a week ago,
the Burns agency started to trace the
bonds. The Treasury Department at
Washington was notified, as were all
banks. Since- the coupons were pay
able yesterday, a special watch was
kept at all banks the last few days
and when coupons from the missing
bonds were presented for payment, and
bonds carrying the number of the mis
sing securities were offered for sale
they were identified and traced.
Alfred S. Rix. of the R. T. Lyng Com
pany, presented $4000 worth of bonds
for sale at another bank several days
ago. When questioned by Burns op-
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SETS DOWN IN PICTURES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 57
degrees; minimum. 49 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain ; strong southerly winds. .
War.
Hugh Gibson tells of seeing Germans loot
Lrfmvain. Section 1, page S.
Berlin claims capture of 2000 Italians on
southern front. Section 1. page 2.
Germans claim victory on western batle-
front. Section 1. page 8.
Foreign.
Escape of
denied.
ex-Czar Nicholas reported: also
Section 1, page 4.
Bolshevik! agent in secret conference with
Orraan Socialist leader. bection I
page 3.
National.
More than 0000 men enlist in last day. Sec-
Lion l, page ju.
Hoover responds to sugar refiner's charges.
Section 1. page 4.
Lack of coal causes suffering In all quar
ters. Section 1, page 2.
Greatest delay in war preparedness is In
making big guns. Section 1, page 5.
, Domestic.
I. W. W. appear In Chicago court. . Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Sports.
Handicap tourney next big event for bowlers.
Section 2, page 2-
Northwestern League gives better brand ef
baseball despite war. Section 2, page 3.
Sportsi jan points to need of more game
legislation. Section 2, page 4.
Meier & Frank bowling team leads Oregon
Mouse League. Section 2. page 2.
Judge McCredie trill keep ballplayers If
bacramento does not want them. Section
2, page 3.
Northwest College conference curtails sports
for period of war. Section 2. page 1.
Y. M. C. A. to give athletic exhibition. Sec
tion 2, page 2.
All-American baseball team named. Section
2. page 3.
Boxing commission proves salvation of ring
port nere. bection J, page 3.
Saner sport expected to follow war. Section
-. Page 2.
Commercial and Marine.
Domestic potato markets recover with light
er shipments. Section 2. page 13.
Corn closes firm at Chicago owing to light
arrivals. Section 2, page 13.
Bear pressure and realizing wipe out gains
In stock market. Section 2. page 13.
Site in Portland offered Standifer Corpora
tion. Section 2. page 13. -
Old steamship schedule tells of early days.
bection 2. page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Representative Johnson says England her
self has borne brunt of war. Section 1.
page 7.
Camp Lewis soldiers to make rendezvous of
Portland. Section 1, page 1.
Mrs. Edward Bolton, of Vancouver, Is active
in raising food. Section 1. page 9.
Portland and Vicinity.
Clyde "Red" Rupert arrested for North
western National Bank robbery. Section
1. page 1.
First questionnaire filled out presages trou
ble. Section 1, page 1.
One killed and one hurt when train hits car
here. Section 1, page 1.
Jews gladdened by capture of Palestine by
. allies. Section 1. page 18.
Oregon placard system recognized by Gov
ernment. Section 1, page 17.
John Piatt, home from war service, tells
- thrilling stories. Section 1, page 16.
Loggers celebrate close of season with dance
In new shops, bection 1, page 15.
Draft board names legal advisors for reg-
. istranta. Section 1. page 12.
vretron smdiers vrite of suffering at Camp
Mills, t-ectl. 1, pago-6.
Sessions of Oregon teachers to bo held De
cember 27-20. Section 1. page 23.
Motion picture theaters to produce war rev
enue of $70,000,000. Section 1, page 22.
Portland people protest against "llghtless
nights" as ordered by Fuel Administrator
Garfield. Section 1, page 22.
Red Cross drive for 20.0400 members begins
tomorrow. Section 1, page 20. .
Spanish War veteran volunteers are ac
cepted for service In state. Section 1,
page 10.
AUSTRIAN ARMY SIZED
Total Man Power of America's Lat
est Enemy Is Obtained.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Friday, Dec. 14. (By the
Associated Press.) The total man
power of Austria-Hungary's armies,
the latest enemies of America, now has
reached 1170 battalionsof Infantry, 240
squadrons of cavalry, 2950 field guns,
1500 light howitzers and 922 heavy
guns.
Approximately exact figures were
obtained today by the correspondent of
the Associated Press.
Rev. James Elvin Goes to Fort Sill.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) It
will soon devolve upon Governor
Wlthycombe to appoint another mem
ber of the State Parole Board and on
the congregation of the First Congre
gational Church of this city to select
another pastor, as Rev. James Elvin,
member of that board and pastor of
that church, received orders today to re
port to Fort Sill, Okla., for work as a
war Y. M. C. A. secretary. 'He- will
leave Thursday.
GATE TO PORTLAND
OPEN TO SOLDIERS
Special Trains to Bear
Troops to City.
CAMP LEWIS MEN ARE GLAD
Portland Delegation Obtains
General Irons' Consent.
BOYS TO BE ENTERTAINED
Mayor Baker and Others Visit Camp
and Make Arrangements for Men
to Visit Portland Every Sat
urday at Low Expense.
BT H. M. WHITE
CAMP LEWIS, Wash.. Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) Portland is to be a rendezvous
hereafter for Camp Lewis troops on
their Saturdays and Sundays off. Ob
taining permission from Brigadier-General
Irons. camp commandant, and
Captain Welty. aide-de-camp, a delega
tion of Portland residents headed, by
Mayor Baker, today made complete ar
rangements for running of a fast spe
cial train from the camp to Portland
each Saturday shortly after noon. Hun
dreds of soldiers will take advantage
of the chance to make the visits. The
first special train will be run next
Saturday.
Excursionists Are Cheered.
Portland sent several hundred per
sons here today on a special train over
the O.-W. R. & N. Company's line,
under the auspices of the Oregon Hotel
men's Association and the Chtimber of
Commerce, to bid the Camp Lewis boys
welcome to Portland and to witness the
big military and Wild West show
staged by soldiers.
The special left the camp amifl cheer
ing by hundreds of soldiers, and with
the Portlanders delighted at the suc
cess of the day, tor they not only got
Portland's gate open to the soldiers,
but they saw a most wonderful exhibi
tion of military and Wild West talent.
Special Rate Is Made.
Portland heretofore has been out of
reach of the soldiers of this camp, be
cause their time off duty is such that
they could not make the round trip.
Hereafter a special train will leave the
camp a short time after the men are
released Saturdays. A special rate of
J5.56, including the war tax, will be
made for the round trip. Portland
awakened to the desire of the boys to
visit Portland when they recently en
gaged a special train themselves and
made the trip.
Arrangements also were made by the
Portland residents for entertainment of
the soldier visitors. Mayor Baker and
the others have started plans for en
tertainments that will delight them. It
is probable also that a special ex
cursion will be run to the city from
the camp for the soldiers released for
few days around Christmas time.
Also a big special military entertain
ment is in the air for this occasion.
Call Made on General.
When the Portland special pulled
into the camp this morning a committee
proceeded at once to the headquarters
of Brigadier-General Irons. The com
mittee comprised Mayor Baker, R. W.
Childs, president of the Oregon Hotel
men's Association; William McMurray,
Chamber of Commerce and Transpor
tation Club; J. H. Joyce, Rotary Club;
E. E. Larrimore, Ad Club; Phil Met
schan, Shrlners; R. M. Davisson, Oregon
Manufacturers; W. L. Brewster, Red
Cross; Colonel W. T. Willett, Home
Guard: C. W. Cornelius. Elks' Club; A
B. Manley, Multnomah Club.
Mayor Baker presented Portland's
SOME EVENTS IN THE
CO-ED GETS CREDIT
FOR TIP MONTH OLD
GEORGE TURXBULL, U. OF O.
PROFESSOR, "SCOOPED."
Helen Stansfield, Married Month,
Breaks News; Husband in.
United States Service.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Dec 15. (Special.) "Scooped" In his
own news field, George Turnbull, in
structor In Journalism at the university,
yesterday gave credit to one of his
students In advanced news writing for
a tip on a story a month old. Recently
Mr. Turnbull announced that he would
give class credit for advanced Infor
mation of news stories that could be
handled by the class.
Yesterday Miss Helen Stansfield, of
Portland, approached Mr. Turnbull at
the end of the class period.
"I wonder if I can get credit for a
news tip?' said Miss Stansfield, cau
tiously. "You know, you said you would give
credit for them, and and I have one."
Assured that it should be given con
sideration, the student proceeded:
"Well, . I was married last month."
When the instructor had recovered
his poise after the shock of finding he
had been "scooped" for a month, he
elicited the information that Miss Helen
Stansfield. of Portland, a junior in the
school of Journalism, was married In
Seattle, November 10, to Thomas Camp
bell, a former member of the 1918 class
in the university, now a member of
Captain. J. E. Kuykendall's ambulance
corps at Camp Lewis. Mr. Campbell's
home Is in Hermiston, Or. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Hugh G.
Ross, pastor of the Plymouth Congre
gational Church, at his residence. Only
close friends of the young couple were
present at the ceremony.
It Is Mrs. Campbell's intention to con
tinue her university work while her
husband is absent at the front. She
is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joshua
Stansfield, . of Portland, and is a mem
ber of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Mr.
Campbell is a member of the local
chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
180 MARRIED IN ONE MONTH
Justice Has Edge on Ministers Be
cause of "Best Business Location."
TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 15. (Special.)
Justice of the Peace John W. Linck
is making a small fortune, in marrying
soldiers and their sweethearts who
come here from all sections of the
West.
In the last year the justice has mar
ried 587 couples. From November 3 to
December 3 of this year he said the
binding word to 90 couples. '
Ministers living- near the courthouse
have done nearly as well, but Justice
Linck has an edge on them, as he has
the "best business location."
MINE EXPLOSION FATAL
Ten Dead Bodies Taken Out.; Other
Victims Arc Reported.
BLUEFIELDS, W. Va., Dec. 15. Ten
miners are known to have been killed
early - tonight by an explosion in the
mine of the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal
Company at Susanna. 20 miles west of
here In McDowell County. Four others
are "reported to have lost their lives.
The bodies of 10 men have been
taken from the mine and exploring
parties are. searching for other possi
ble victims.
SEATTLE RESORTS RAIDED
Federal and Municipal Officers
Unite in Effort to Clean Up City.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 15. Federal
and municipal officers Joined tonight
In raids of downtown resorts which
resulted In about 200 arrests. Including
alleged draft evaders, I. W. W. and un
desirables. It was regarded as the first move of
the new chief of police, J. F. Warren,
to clean up Seattle and gain revocation
of the military order closing Seattle
to Camp Lewis soldiers.
PAST WEEK'S NEWS.
IS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
First Return Is Found
.Most Incorrect.
LEGAL' HELP IS ADVISED
Submission of Completed Pa
per Will Avoid Mistakes.
WORD OF WARNING ISSUED
U. S. Attorney-General Scnd In
structions to Local Ofricc to
Prosecute Vigorously Those
Making False Statements.
The first questionnaire returned to
headquarters of the exemption boards
of Portland yesterday was found dis
tressingly incorrect, and this circum
stance presages an immense amount of
trouble both for the boards and the
registrants, exemption officials fear,
according to their statements.
A young man who found himself
obliged to leave Portland and proceed
last evening to a point 60 miles from
a railroad was the first to return an
answered questionnaire. He called
early yesterday and requested that the
questionnaire Intended for his use be
merely handed to him. This request his
district board could not grant, but it so
happened that the questionnaire blank
reached him about noon through .the
mails.
Legal Advice Should Be Taken.
"It looks as though there will be but
one way for the man who fills out a
questionnaire to have assurance that
he has done-so correctly," declared. Mrs.
Vera Wilson, chief clerk in the Port
land central exemption headquarters:'
"and that will be for him to consult
one of the authorized legal advisers.'
We are recommending that every reg
istrant, no matter how sure he is that
he understood and filled out the ques
tions correctly, present the completed
questionnaire to a legal adviser before
returning it to this office. That seems
now to be the only way to avoid mis
takes' and save an endless amount of
trouble." -
False Statements to Be Prosecuted.
An announcement issued yesterday
from the United States District Attor
ney's office disclosed that false state
ments in questionnaire answers will
bring prompt prosecution by Federal
authorities. The warnihg was Issued
by Deputy United States Attorney Gold
stein. Here are the pertinent portions of
the warning:
"In connection with the filling out
of the questionnaires, word has been
received from the Attorney-General to
prosecute vigorously those who make
statements therein that are false.
"In view of the fact that false state
ments In support of claims for exemp
tion or deferred classification consti
tute a grave menace to the fair and
equitable enforcement of conscription,
we have been requested to give wide
publicity to the fact that such mate
rial false statements, even when the
facts have been distorted only Blightly.
will be promptly prosecuted.
Paper Mnst Be Sworn To.
"Attention should be further directed,
to the fact that all exemptions and
discharges made prior to noon on De
cember 15 will thereafter have no
validity, and to the fact that every per
son who has registered and is not yet"
in military service is required to fill
out a questionnaire. This must be sworn
to and is intended as a complete in
ventory of his domestic condition and
lndustrlal and educational qualifica
tions. "The punishment provided for those
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QUESTIONNAIRE