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THE, OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY ' MORNING, v JUNE 10. 1917. r; is INJUNCTION tm?P : FAILS; EVANS STATES SCHOOL . LAW SOUND District Attorney Gives Out Opinion Upholding Valid- " ity of New Statute, rtJUMMER'S TERM V- . : ENDS , Three IToBM and Seven Me Kave V ed Yomlnatloas for Office .v , of school Director. X ft. . threatened injunction, proposed -member of the echool board and 'directed at the new three year tenure ;,f office law for school director, was "defeated when District Attorney Wal ' ter Evans, after a thorough examina tion, submitted. Saturday afternoon, an opinion in which be finds the 1917 law sound and workable in every ra " sped, i-. It has been" the contention of the iachool officials that the new school ' laws were defective and that they I would create havoc with the present -'. hoard, , i' Attorneys Robert Magnlre and John ' C. Veatch were requested by I R." ' i Alderman, superintendent of schools, ! te formulate a rough draft of an ln . j junction the effect of which would be to withhold the operation of the new ' 5 Jaw over the time of the coming; school ' selection June 1. This tentative draft . .was submitted to the district attor ney's office with the understanding ;tbat any action taken in the matter must come from that office. t J Ho One Else Has Authority . jt, Mr, Evans declined to act in the ; tnatter until he had sufficient time "te Investigate the law in question and j discus the same with the attorney ': f general of the state. His action taken , ' Saturday In refusing to proceed with : th Injunction piys an end to the ques , jtlon, as no one else has the authority to bring proceedings. . t The opinion as given by the district ' attorney says: ; JJ , "It- follows, therefore, that in ac cordance with the provisions of section itlOO of the 1917 session laws, as ! amended, the terra of every director In this district who lias served for a Uonger period than three years since ' l)the date of his last election, must i expire at the date of the next school . , election in this district. , i- "Applying this statutory rule we . ifind that since J. V. Beach, who was elected as such director in June, 1913, and O. M. Plummer, who was elected , a such director in Juno, 1913, have ;: ach seived for a longer period than three years subsequent to the dates ;f their election, the term of each i'of them must, therefore, expire at the ''date of the next school election in this - 'district, namely, the third Saturday 4n June. 1917. ' "From a consideration of the entire . - xt et 1917 and the title thereof, it is " clear that it was the Intention of the '- legislature to change the terms of of- flee of school Erectors in districts of .the first das from five year to three years. ( I ., Terms Are Cat Short "In order that this intention of th- eglslature as thus expressed may be tarried out in School District No. 1 kf Multnomah county, it will be neces sary under the statute for Mr. Beach ana Mr, Flummer at the June election; 917, to be reelected or else retire." Mr. Plummer filed his application turday as a candidate for reelection. u according to R. H. Thomas, clerk t-. the school district, this is merely nrecaution to lntum Mr Tiimmr B feam being on the ballot in case tha unction failed. The following other candidates hava a far filed their applications: Mra na Coleman, Mrs. Ferdinand E. Read, 'ir. jo, jli. i. Hiaaen. u. DeWItt Max- on.. Dolph R. Norton. Orn R ninh. 4rds, W. B. Btreeter, Clarence b. Por. er end W. U Rickman. WEAK TEUTON ATTACKS HOLD SIGNIFICANCE OmtimiMl Prom Ff Oti ere reported to have wiped out other companies. 1 Ths Germans in the "bull nen .r- authority for the declaration that the British artillery superiority all but silenced the German batteries, leaving ' u inrantry almost unpro ec.ieo. in aaauion, British airmen uiMnavea suneriorit v nr tv, iri. vi German planes were able to cross the British lines and ferret OUt Wlllf ttrm happening or give ranges to the Prus sian guns. - British Ziosses Were Rm.n It Was this Virtual silenclnr nf w oavieries wmch incidentally Siade the British advance possible with An Appreciation To say I appreciate deeply your ef forts which helped toward my election is putting it lightly. If I am unable to see you personally in the next few days or weeks, I want to take this method and opportunity to thank you very sincerely and to say that it shall be my constant endeavor to so conduct the pffice that you will never regret having given me your assistance and support. With very kindest regards, I am Very 3 . V I .:'V-TWFNTV.M1NTH PATWPnPAi PJ-AQQ TAkFQroTTIH RITF HFREF : r : I xN W JiM 'ihw fct' II -:-' -r, i: '''v : V II IE r , r- 7"-" iWt :T ' r vv to::; II I . f ;v m- (Sd I First row, seated, left to right jF. S. Doernbeche! Tortland; A. L. Patteftion, class historian, Portland; 8. Swlrsky, class treasurer, Portland; V. 8. Grant, class Tlce presi dent, Pallas; J. IS. Martin, class president, Portland; C F. Berg, class orator, Portland; W. 8. Muir, class secretary, Dallas; A. B. Molr, Dallas; A. J. Clarke, Portland. Second row H. Schwartx, , Los Angeles, Cal.; H. E. Walter, Enterprise; C. 8. Russell, Portland; J. W. Kennedy, Eugene; J. S. Mann, Linn ton; F. W. Boiler, Pot land; E. Britt, JacksonTiUe, Or.; V. W. Ward, Portland. Third row C. B. Sundberg, Dallas; J. L. Wright, Portland; G. A. McCulIoch, Amity, Or.-, I M. Jones, Portland; J. Arndt, Portland; L. A. Bollman, Dallas; W. n. John son, Jacksonville, Or. an almost unbelievably small casualty list. I talked with the officers of ono Irish battalion today, which reached their objective without losing a single man. Another company lost exactly three men in the entire day'ts fiffhUcr. Whole divisions of the enemy were so badly used up that the prisoners admit they will be unfit for further fighting. Canadians Take 150 Prisoners Today and last night were marked by raiding parties. The Canadians at midnight last night grabbed 160 Ger man prisoners in uch a quick jump forward far into the enemy lines southwest of I-ens. They brought back quite a number of machine guns also. There were other successful raids later in the day at widely scattered points for instance, southeast of Loos, around Auchy and north of Bouches. The Tommies brought back squads upon squads of "kamerad" shouting "Fritzes," and very fre quently several loads of guns and equipment. Positions .Gained Consolidated London, June 8. (U. P.) N major fighting In the Ypres but gains regis tered in the fighting front near Arras through the consolidation of positions (was the sum total of official Inform tion -from the British tonight. The French war office reported lively artll- lerying and repulse of an .attempted German surprise attack. "In the neighborhood of Greenland Kill we improved our positions durinar flH day." Field Marshal Haig repvrted. "Since Thursday we have captured more than 7000 prisoners." "Southeast of St, Quentin there was lively artillery firing," the French of ficial report asserted. "Northwest of Braye-en-Laonnais a surprise attack was easily repulsed." On tha battlefront southeast of Tpres the day was quiet except for artillery fire on both sides," Haigs report continued. "We gained ground slightly on the right flank In a new position. A great number jet guns. machine guns and trench mortars are still burled under the debris. "In the course of bombing raids on the enemy's railway stations Thursday night, a large accumulation of rolling stock, containing ammunition, was de tonated, the fires and explosions con tinuing until dawn. Three hostile aeroplanes were brought down In air fighting yester day and four others driven down out of control. Six of our planes are missing, two of these being lost as a result of a collision during a fight with enemy machines over the German lines." No Attacks, Berlin Reports Berlin, via London, June 9. (U. P.) Since yesterday evening there have been no attacks by the British, de clared an official statement tonight. Gsperantists Join Censors London, June 9. Several experts in Esperanto have been added to the Britlah staff of censors to read letters written in that language. sincerely, f f v" P w w I' M I il i i , il IHIIIH,I Kll i Draft Riots of By Unfair Methods Followed Peaceful Conduct of Military Registration Last Week Re calls Disorder That P revailed for Five Days in New York 54 Years Ago, The taking of the military census last week as a step preparatory to the enforcement of the selective draft recalls th New York draft riots of July 1863. The ready response to the registration of 1917 Is quite In contrast to th disorder that prevailed in New Tork 54 years ago where for five days the city was In control of the rioters. The similarity of the two situations are theoretical but superficial, the differences are fundamental, declare the New York Tribune In an article descriptive of the draft riots, which is in part as follows: The draft of 1917 la essentially democratic Exemption cannot be bought. It must be for cause. The draft of 1863, besides being so conducted as to suggest a blind lot tery with life, the names coining out of a wheel like prises of fate, was undemocratic. Exemption could be Ubought for money. One whose name was drawn had either to go to me front' or pay $300 in money. This was what really caused the violent protest. The riots of 1863 took the city una wares. On July 13, 1863, at 10:30 o'clock In the morning a pistol shot cracked at Forty-sixth street and Third avenue. That shot wss the signal for a reign of terror which for five days filled the streets of New York with howling mobs. Tho man it killed was the first of hund reds who fell In the ensuing collisions between rioters on one side and police and soldiers en the other. New York was in the throes of the draft riots of 863. Opposltloa Was fTlde Speeches denunciatory of the gov ernment and compulsory military service; the circulation of Inflamma tory handbills urging resistance to the draft; the organization of socie ties to oppose it; activities of radicals Inciting violence all these were part of the opposition to conscription in 1863. Men of influence and recog nixed Integrity lent their sympathy and aid to the anti-draft movement though not to the lawlessness attend ing it. The crisis developed suddenly. The drawing of names was started unexpectedly, on the morning of Sat urday, July 11. There had been llttU preparation aside from the preliminary enrollment some time before. Up V tne morning of the firaft. the murmur Ings of complaint had ben pitched m a aey too low to alarm the authori ties. Even on th first day of the drawing, a certain apathy seemed to hover over the throng that had aa sembled in a little office room at 677 Third avenue to witness the lottery. The Draft Wheel On a raised platform at one end oC the room had been placed a great- hoi low wheel, with a crank by which it might be turned. Into this box-like receptacle had been put thousands of little rolls of paper, each of which bore a name. . At the appointed hour of 10, Charles H. Carpenter, a clerk, bare-armed and blind-folded, took his place beside the wheeL He was t draw the names. Another clerk stood at th wheel, to turn it. Four times the wheel whlrlel around. The crowd was very still, Even the rustle of the many bits of paper in the big, hollow box might bt distinctly heard. The wheel toppJ and the clerk drew back a sliding panel. Into the wheel went Carpen ters bare arm, and out it came with a tiny bit of paper clutched in his fingers. Charles E. Jenkins, provost 1 marshal, took the paper from his hand ana openea it. in a voice tnat vibrated tensely in the stillness he read the name: -William Jones. Forty-sixth street. near Tenth avenue- There was a stir in the crowd sound like a great sigh of relief from a hundred Hps. Then tame the reac tion. Some wne laughed. A mans gruff Voice muttered. "Poor Jonesl" in a tone half pitying, 'half sarcastic. The mood of the crowd changed to one ox ironic merriment. - Jj "How are jroa, Jones 7 " Oood Tor touj Jones!" '-ivr-- - "First Blood tor Bill Jones! Smith's next!" :';i'Vw'1 Crowd Oonunsats Bitterly ' Into the wheel again went the bare Arm of Carpenter, and out' it came with . the bit ' of ? paper All morning and far Into the afternoon the wor keDt no. while the Crowd looked on with bitter comment, sarcastic bantor-ine-. nut no show of violence. When lllil, 'In W III' i. ' 1863 Caused 1236 names had been placed upon the list of drafted men. It was during the following . dav. Sunday, that the spirit of the mob was born. The morning newspapers carried the complete list of those who' had been drafted All day little knots of angry men gathered on street cor ners, In alleyways or about the doors of their homes, protesting loudly and bitterly against the conscription or muttering among themselves. , The city was ill prepared for trou ble Only a short time before its forts and arsenals had been stripped of their garrisons and nearly every sold ier in the state, both volunteer and regular, hd been rushed into Penn sylvania at President Lincoln's order to reinforce the army of General Meade. Practically the only defense of the city was its police force of about 3000 men. For what followed bitter criticism was heaped on the officials in charge of the draft and the sudden manner in which it was put Into operation at an inopportune time. No notification of when the draft would begin was given, it is alleged, to General Wool. In command of the military of the New York department; td Mayor George Opdyke. to Governor Horatio Seymour, or to the police department. The drawing of names was begun moat unexpectedly by Provost Marshal Jenkins, in what was then the 2 2d ward. Ninth congressional district. Xob la Ugly Mood Before the drawing of names was resumed, at 677 Third avenue, at 10 o'clock Monday morning, the spirit of mob resistance had already developed far. There was. an ugly tone to the murmu rings of the crowd that gath ered outside the provost marshal's of fice. There were few in the offic when the drawing began aside from the provost marshal, his clerks' an 1 assistants and representatives of the press. For half an hour the wheel spun quietly. About 75 names had been added to the list, when suddenly there came the report of a pistol -the sound that marked the beginning of the five days' reign of disorder. The total casualties of the week of rioting were never actually known. It was conservatively estimated that at least iOi or 600 were killed, and some estimates ran as high as 1000. Ac cording to police reports many bodies of slain rioters were hurried off and burled seoretly. The tJeatha of many who subsequently succumbed to their wounds were attributed to other causes. Approximately 60 building were burned by the mobs. Twenty of the rioters were indicted and tried and 19 were convicted, receiving sen tences aggregating nearly 100 years. Disorder la Other Cities Simultaneously with the rioting in New York there were similar disturb Mr Special $50, $100 mAMrvun oivrs - have na equal Diraocd Engagement Rings $25 to $1000 THE GIRL and THE DIAMOND -should be selected with equal care. You can do , no-better than to purchase your Diamond Ring from me. , i- Everv Diamond in my stock Is selected with care . for its brilliancy tnd perfection. My superior buy ing facilities, my reputation for better value giving, - is your assurances you can do better here than else vhere. . " . . ,r - Crcxfit Accommodations ' . Without Estra : CKars; V . I I :J Largest Diamond 3&4 Washington III ances in Boston. Jersey City. Troy and Jamaica, although none approached in seriousness the troubles here. There also was forcible resistance to thi draft in several counties of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Sporadic outbreaks in various other places ceased as sooa as the New York riots subsided. Among the most prominent of the many law-abiding opponents of the draft was Governor Horatio Seymour, who made numerous protests to Presi dent Lincoln against its execution In one he wrote: "It Is believed by at least half of the people of the loyal states that the conscription aot, which they are callol on to obey because It is on the statute books, is in Itself a violation of the suDreme constitutional law. There aie fear and suspicion that, while they arj threatened with the severest penal tls of the law, they are to be deprived o its protection." The nresldent's reply was that he wa wlllinsr that the constitutionality nt the law should be tested in tne courts, but the military necessities of th union would permit of no delay. Conscription was not resorted to unt'l the volunteer system had been given vrr onnortunlty. and the army in Virginia either had to be reinforced or withdrawn. ENTRAPPED MEN FAIL TO ESCAPE FLAMES IN MINE Cantlaead rrw P Ooe.) t,-Aiih. seeking to Identify their dead Rescue work proceeded methodically. Superintendent U D. Frlnk tonight Hid that It would probably be week before all bodies were recovered, and' expressed the opinion that the fire would burn that long at least. Helmetmen and first aid workers from adjoining mines were rescued to the Speculator shaft early today and two government mine rescue cars tonight were expected before morning, rouow In telesranhed orders from the bu re-u of mines at Washington. One af I these cars left Colorado Springs, Col, this afternoon, while the second car was reported en route from Red Lodgt Mont. Many Jrathetlo Xaoldeata Dozens of pathetic Incidents, such as usually mark a disaster which sud denly and without warning takes the lives of a great number of men, oc curred today. An engineer lowered a cage to one of the levels, where 12 miners boarded it and signalled him to hoist them to f.tv Shnrtlv ftr the ascent be ran fire caused the steel cable to part. ! dropping the cage with Its human freight Into the flames below. Two miners who were brought out alive told a thrilling story of saving their lives by cutting an air cable and breathing the air until rescued. An other, escaping, donned a helmet and brought out the body of his "pardner." His efforts to resuscitate him were In vain. Another pair. imprisoned and suffocating In the 1800 foot level, bat tered down a huge bulkhead, and es caped through the Badger State mine. Members of the national gaard units, who were on duty near the mines, have thrown a cordon of patrolj around the workings, and are aiding in rescue work. '. Dealer la Oregoa " ' st, opp. ' owl drug ca Austrians Forced to Descend in Streets Trieste Jftesldeats Cheering Oateoaie of Air Battle Are Promptly Arrested by Austrian Aathorltles, Bay Italians. Rome. June 9. (TJ. P.) Details of a spectacular air battle over Trieste Thursday, In which Italian flyers forced Austrian battleplanes to descend precipitately In the crowded streets, were made publio tonight. The Italian machines were seaplanes out on a reconnoiterlng excursion. They were unmolested until they ar rived over Trieste. Crowds on the streets saw Austrian planes rise to meet the supposed attack and then scattered as the Austrians beat a hasty descent. The Italian flyers re ported that many in the crowd cheered the Italian success and were promptly arrested by Austrian authorities. 500,000 Backyard Gardens Columbus, Ohio, June 9. Ohio's sys tematic method of tackling the food problem has resulted, it was an nounced today. In 600.000 backyard gardens being started. This puts 26,000 additional acres under cultiva tion nd annureii an extra croo worth at least 11.00,000. r? If "HEART AND SOUL" A big patriotic production from Rider Haggard's "Je, which taacovers . some remarkable new traits of Miss Barn's splendid acting Latest Path News Real War Pictures from West rial cut Begins Tomorrow ration America "Tanks la ESTIMATES OF CENSUS BUREAU AND FIGURES OF REGISTRATION VARY Discrepancies Between Num ber of Men Registered and Number Counted Upon, TOTAL EXCEEDS 500,000 Officials at a &ose) to Xbov Whether 1910 Census rifues Were Padded la Vaay State. Washington, June 9. (U. P.) btartllng discrepancies between the number of men who registered for wsr rervlce and the number the census bureau estimated would register, were revealed tonight when returns from more than one-third of the states were announced at the provost marshal gen eral's ctice. The total discrepancy so far 'Is wall over 600.000, Officials are undecided whether this means that many atatea padded their 1910 census figures, upon which the bureau's estimates were based, or whether the returns Indicate a large cumber of slackers without commear. Some officials believe the estimates were too high, although Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut and North Caro lina exceeded their quota by from looo to 10.000. Tlrglalaa Charges Zajavtioe Governor Stuart of Virginia refused to submit his report of registration un til the census estimates were reviewed He termed the estimates a "frank In justice to the state N Other states were withholding re turns, meanwhile making efforts to round up "Shirkers." TJis following states have reported the following shortages: Arkansas, approximately 11,000: De laware, 8000; District of Columbia. 4000; Georgia. 20,000; Rhode Islanl, 7000; South Carolina, 9000; Tenaeaaee (incomplete), 9000: Vermont, 9000; Alabama 14.000: MiaalaalpsU 0.000; West Virginia, 15,000; Oklahoma, 46, 000; North Dakota, 25.000. Already charges of fraudulent regis tration and complaints against shirk ers are reaching the war department. In each case the charges are turned over to the department of Justice for action. More than 1.000,000 placed their names on the "honor list." lows' flgares Iowa's figures are: Exemptions claimed or possible exemptions, 117, 451; no exemptions claimed, 83,452; to tal whites registered, 300,803; exemp tions claimed or possible exemptions of negroes, 1198; no exemption claimed, negroes, 943; total negroes, 2141; aliens, 11,798; alien enemies, 1862. Figures from Washington are: Ex emptions claimed or Indicated, 67,880; total registration, whites, 91,056; ex emptions claimed or indicated, nesrees, 261; total negroec, 483: aliens, 16,001; alien enemies; 291; total registered. 108.230. Colorado's figures: Exemptions claimed or probable exemptions, 44 s 1 , IN Front New York Mo Action 1 --A.v. jf . ft.. v. j MM New ArmvtoBeUp ; f ml' Til ' j Oi.-J n r : xu xtigm atauuaru. . , America WUJ stave Men of stapsrlot Thytioel Skating; oa Western Troat la Sursps," . 'i-:. Washington. June t. (U. P.j--TbV war department will maintain its pres ent rigid standards in selecting the new anny. This means that America will hare on the western front youths the physi cal equal or superior of any now en gaged. Estimates are that one In three or two may fall to meet the rigid teats. Sound heart, lungs, eyes, teeth and feet are among the prime requisites. hile other tests are more severe than the strictest life insurance standards. The work of drafting the new army members should start by the last week in June. After a man has been drawn he then presents his reasons for ex emption If he has claimed exemption. The matter of exemptions Is still up to President Wilson who. it is ex pected, wilt soon determine what men shall be fre of actual ftghtlngservice under the first draft. 101; total white registered. 71.708; exemptions claimed or Indicated, ne groes, 570; total negroes, 931; aliens,. 07; alien enemies, 872; total regis tration. 83,031. The total was 78.6 per cent of the estimate. Oregon's XTlg-aree California Exemptions claimed or indicated. 124.695; total whites. 822, 972; exemptions claimed or Indicated, negroes. 1881; total negroes, S146; aliens, 67,464; alien enemies, 8948; total registration, 297,471, more than 66.000 short. Oregon's figures Exemptions claimed or indicated, 32,89; total whites, 66.780; negroea claiming exemption, 65; total, eiSO; aliena. 6131; alien enemies, 667; total registrations, 62,610. OREGON HAS SUPPLIED HER QUOTA BASED ON POPULATION OF STATE Oregon has registered a total of 62, 840 under the war census. With this figure, although under the war department estimate, the state has given Its quota based on the com putation of 10 per cant of the 1919 census. The census estimate woull have provided 68.428. but attention is called by the adjutant general's office to the fact that more than 6000 me have answered the call to the national ( guard and the regular army and navy services, and that these men under such service did not register, on tnis showing the state has come up to the requirements of the census registra tion. Few instances of the slacker have been reported, although a diligent search has been begun. Saturday a man was taken Into custody at Con don. Gilliam county, who had falls 1 to produce a registration card when accosted by officers, and who is held for investigation. This, however, wta the only case reported to headquarters yesterday. Refuse to Carry Germans Yokohama, June 9. Germans In the orient will have to stay right where they are until the day la ovar. Thlsdeveloped today, when the Java Mail Steamship line th only neutral company operating steamers in the Pacific refuaed to carry subjects of the central powers. ) Cr-' 1 - Foxfilm Comedy Six-Cylinder Love Regular Prices", 3 .4 r 1 at last tha drawing closed tor tha day