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I. DAILY EDITJON ORAirri PAM, JOMKPH1XC CXHJHTT, OREOOK, . MOlAY. (MTOHKK , 07 WHOLE Nl'MBEIt B1T0. ' VOU VIII., Mo. IJ. I RADICALS IN RUSSIA GIVE MUCH KERN KKItK.VHKY IIAalN KEIT I I'I'KII HAND, HIT HOIiillEYIHI AIIK TIUM IUJC MAKEHM AMERICAN AGITATORS ARE BUSY DrmumH ration In Street I'aun 'ir lie to lrota4 American KiiiIwmj With Ioyl Troops Petrograd, Oct. 1. Several thou tint niomlmrs of Hi lluUi'liavlkl held a maaa meeting last night mid adopt ed resolutions protesting against I lie lnipiliiiiiiiit and reported Imposl tlun of dnalh sentence upon Alexan-di-r llerkman, an aimrohlal. Agitators frmii thn I'nlti'd Slates arraigned th crowd, durliiK which thny scoffed at "o-clled American liberty" mid suld that thn horKolse ruled America, Thi bolshevik! ap plauded only mildly. A threatened demonstration MMtiliiMt the American embassy waa not carried out. Ttia government, fearing eventualities In that dlrec tlon, wilt arinurad aiitotnulilloa fili al) with truopi to guard tha embassy. Ambassador Francis slates that ha had no fears of harm and that .e HUard had not been aant nt his re quest. ' Premier Kerensky and hla an im porter! at the- demorratlo congress now In session today arorad a victory over tha bolshevlkl faction, which for a while threatened t' selto tha government and plunge Russia Into civil war. Tha mlnlmallat faction of tlio social democracy and the ao clallat revolutionists voted In favor of a coalition government. The demand of the bolshevikl for the exclusion of all burgeolse ele in "iit from the government haa ! n rejected. The derision of the congress to exclude tho Mlllukoff faction la expected to take the wind out of the nail of the hoUhevlkl. Premier Kerenaky definitely threw down the Range of battle to the bolshevikl, who, encouraged by their capture of tha local counclla of workmen and soldiers In Petrograd and 'Moscow, threatened lo repeat their counter-revolution of , hint July. Heckled by aome bolshevikl dele galea, Kerenaky warned tilmm that thn nation would not continue long er to tolerate the disrupting tactlce of tholr party and the danger they bring to the defend of the nation. UAT'H NKHT REPOSITORY ROLL OF (JHEEMI.WKS Mlaaoula. Mont., Oct. 1. While wrecking an old building In the once prosperous mining town of Quigley, near here, a carpenter found a roll of greenbacks wort. $1,500 In 0 rat' neat. It waa wrapped tightly In a cloth, and waa In good condi tion.' V BRITISH COLOMBIA GOES DRY BUT LIQUOR MAYBE IMPORTED; BREWERIES MUST GO Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 1. The province of British Columbia will go dry tomorrow under the provlalonn Of a bill ratified by the electora lust year. ' Kvery bar, brewery and (11m tlllory In the province will olose Its doors to the aalo of liquor tomorrow. Breweries may ship t points out side the province, if thoy can And n market. " Consumer may Import liquor. fttA uamllfln nf I l,,1ln- U'll 1 1. a HDT. 1 1113 VUllUlltA ft lll(l.M 1111 'V via.-. rled on by government officials who will have no Interest In Its sale, They may sell under the fpllowlng heads: For mechanical or scientific pur pose, ten gallons. To drugglsta, , flve gallons. To physicians, two ARGENT IE ASKS i: I'rewlileiil Irltfoyeu I'laiia , railing All H41111I1 American Republic lu. In Ve-eiirnielllng I n Ion Ruenoa (Alrei, Oct. I .--President Irlgoyen la redoubling hla effort to bring about a rongreaa of Houth American republic to consider the war attuatlon. ' t President Irlgoyan' plan I for the American republic jointly to demand that (lormanjr end tha war. or else auffer a aolld American boy cott. I'nraona In confldenra of the president dmlare that lie wlahe to lead South American republic gsinnt Germany rather than appear aa If he had been puahed Into the rourilrt by the foiled Htatea. Me I preparing proclamation declar ing that the Count von Luxhurg In cident la cloned and disapproving the action of congress favoring a rup ture. It It asserted by persons clone to President Irlgoyan that he will de clare martial law throughout the re public aa aonn a congress adjourn at midnight Sunday. Thla la eiect d to put an end to the country-wide agitation favoring a rupture with (ierinany, aa wall a Mopping the general atrlke. LATE FIGHTING SHOWS BRITISH ARE SUPERIOR Washington. CM. t. Shaken, but dill powerful, la the callmat ol Germany's defensive strength on the western front, given fby "thla week'a official communication Issued by the war department. It atatea that the auperlorlty of the British troops over the lurman waa proven conclusively In laat week' lighting, which alao demon- Ntratea that (lerniany'a fighting ala nilnu I deteriorated. The communli'atlon aaya nothing about the actMtlea of American force In Kurope. FIFTH AIRPLANE RAID IS MADE ON ENGLAND I,ondon, Oct. 1. German aircraft raided Rngland laat night for the fifth time within seven days, killing nine and Injuring 42. The llrltlnh air patrols destroyed two enemy machines and also brought down another. All the British machines returned to their landings aafoly. "ItoMllo air fleet crossed the Kent and Essex coast and made several attack on tandon," lidrd French, comnvander-tn-chlef of the home de fense forces, announced. "Northwestern and southeastern district were bombed. Various places In Kent and Essex alao were bombed," . quarta. To dentlats, one pint. To veterinary aurgeo.ia,' one gallon. To Buperlntendenta of hospitals uro, to ministers of the gospel for sacramental purposes. All those are safeguarded by limitations aa to doc tori' prescription, etc. The administration of the act will fall to the provincial police, and the records of sales are to be constant ly open for police . Inspection, and monthly returns are to be made to the departments. No liquor may be consumed on the premises: It must be sold for rash and only between the hours of 7 a. m. and ( p. m.. closing at 6 o'clock Saturday night. Clubs are prohibited from selling liquor or carrying H. BOYCOTT SECOND LIBERTY LOAN -DRIVE STARTS TODAY Month's Campaign to Raise By Secretary McAdoo in Subscriptions Will Wiahlngton, Oct. 1. A big diirt for raining tha aacond laaua of Li berty Io ton da began at noon to day throughout tha nation. It will UhI four week.' The campaign la Intended to ralae 13,000,000,000 but treaaury of fl'lala aay that they expect $5,000, ooo.OOO will b rained. Secretary McAdoo opened the campaign with a ipeech In Clave' land, the flrat of many be will de liver during the month. San Krancleco, Oct. 1. Shortly after noon' today the aacond great "IJberty lxan" drive began In the Twelfth Federal bank dlatrlct when 1,000 men and women opened the campaign at a luncheon held In the I'alace hotel. Spoakera urged the neceaalty for an overwhelming roaponae by the people to the governments aecond call for money with which to finance Amarlca'e participation In the great war for the dual purpone of convinc ing her enemle both abroad and at home that the nation will brook no Interference with her aolemn pledge to put an end forever to mllitarUm, autocracy and ruthleeaneaa. Among thoae who atlrrad the din era to frequent outburata of patriotic tnthnalatm were Archbishop Ed ward J. ilanna, M. H. De Young, pub llaher of the Ban Pranclaco Chron FEDERAL RESERVE AT Portland, Oct. 1. With over $t, 000,000 In gold In Its vaults as re aerve funds, the Portland branch or the federal reserve bank opened for business today. More reserve gold Is expected to arrive, aoon from Sau Francisco. All of the '84 national banks In Oregon are to keep their reserves In the Portland branch bank. The directors of the new bank have not been named, but It la expected the board wilt Include flve representa tive Oregon bankera. ALL ALLIED FLAGS FLOAT AT EL PASO El . Paso, Tex., Oct. 1. Flags of every allied nation fly from the big steel flag pole of the San Jacinto plaaa here. Mayor Charles 'Davis ordered hi purchasing agent to ob tain the flaga of each ally and 'have them displayed every clear day from the flag pole in the downtown plasa. The flags completely fill the high flngstalT, the American flag being at the top with a Texas flag next and the British flag under the famous lone star banner of the Texas repub lic. NOT TO BE VACATED The, Hague, Oct. 1, Chancellor Mlchnclla of Germany was quoted In advices from Berlin today aa deny ing the report that Germany had volunteered to evacuate Belgium. The evacuation of Belgium, said the chancellor, would,, be to Ger many's disadvantage, ''because the oc cupation, of thl territory consti tutes a valuable advantage when peace negotlattona open. . Three Billion Dollars Started Cleveland Speech-Expects Reach Five Billions icle; P. II. McCarthy, prealdent of the Stat nulldlng'a Trade council; Jamea J. Lynch, governor of the federal Reaerve bank; C. C. 'Moore, prealdent of tba Panama-Pacific In ternational exposition; John A. Urlt ton, and othara. From now until October 27th. when tha campaign cloaea, a whirl wind advance In force will be made by companlea and brigade of volun teer worker to make the aecond Uberty Ixan an Impreaaive auocea. (ieorge A. Van Smltb. former well-known newspaperman and wri ter on political affair, now assistant caahler of the Anglo and lndon Parla National bank, ha been made publicity manager, v Portland, Oct. 1. Oregon today set about Its ask of aelllna; Its $16,- 500,000 share of the second 1aaue of Liberty Loan bonds. Although the state allotment 1 $6,000,000 more than the cum called for laat June, the officials in charge of the four weeks' drive predicted the atate would probably oversubscribe again. State headquarters were opened today In Portland and auxiliary headquarter In Medford and Baker. W. H. Core, prealdent of the Med ford National bank la In charge at Medford and William Pollraan. prea ldent of the Baker Loan and Trust Company at Baker. KELLY MURDER CASE Red Oak, Iowa, Oct. 1. The jury trying Lyn George Kelly, the min ister charged with the Villlsca axe murders, was discharged Friday af ternoon because It could not agree. Judge Bolea ordered the dismissal after the Jury had asked repeatedly to be discharged. It was announced that 11 of the men were for acquit tal on Insanity grounds. After the discharge of the jury Kelly was taken to the Jail at Logan, Iowa, for aafekeeping. Aa he was being taken through the court room, and past the Jurors, he remarked that he should have been acquitted "because of his health." Fl IT Parla, Oct. 1. French aviators dropped a half ton of projectiles on the German city Stuttgart In repri sal for the German bombardment of Bar-le-Duc. Stuttgart is the capital of the kingdom of Wurtenburg, 100 miles from the French border. It haa a population of nearly 200,000 people. WOMEN AT EL PASO DRILLING AS SOLDIERS fc El Paso, Tex., Oct. 1. Not con tent with meeting troop trains at all hours of the night and day to serve coffee and sandwiches to soldiers pasalng through here, the women members of the El Paso Red Cross have obtained a drlllmaBter and are holding regular drills to perfect themselves In the rudiments of mili tary tactics. ' Washington, Oct. .1. Senator Chamberlain's condition tonight was reported satisfactory. His physi cians aay he haa escaped the neces sity of an operation and with com plete quiet tor a -few days longer ran return to hi dntiea. ' ' RENCH T THIRTY DODGERS htrennoua Mnaaarea Will lie Take to Hound t'p filackere Endeavor ing to Rvade Army Henrire Tha adjutant general' office at Portland baa announced, In connec tion with the federal government' offer of a reward of $S0 for the ap prehension and return of each draft dodger, commonly called alacker. that there are about SO of ue slacker among tha 770 odd Oregon recruit. Tha announcement atatea that If thl reward la not productive of re sults, an Individual description and picture of each man wanted will be aent out over the etate. Tho fed eral government' circular in the matter aaya: "If, after such persona are brought to a military authority." aay the In structions on thl point, "It appear to the military authorities that their delinquency la not wilful, they 111 be forwarded to a mobilization camp and their local board will be given credit. 'If It appear that the delinquency wa wilful, they will be prosecuted before court martial aa deserter. "In etther case the reward 4a pay able." U. S. PATROL VESSEL Washington, Oct. 1. An un known ship rammed and aunk an American patrol shtp on duty off an Atlantic port, the navy department announced today." Tho work of rais ing the vessel will be begun Imme diately. The department announced alao that the American battleship which ran aground Friday waa pulled off by large vessels of the war fleet at high tide. - SI' PR EM E (WRT 4V8TICE ROIIEKT EAKIX IS DEAD Salem, Oct. 1. Robert Eakln, a justice of the Oregon supreme court slnec 1911, died today at the age of 69. He graduated from the Wil lamette university in this city In 1873 LAWYERS FOR I. W. W. TO Chicago, Oct. 1. Member of the I. W, W. who axe under indictment here are charged with more than 10,000 Individual crimes. Federal officers are searching for the remain der of the 266 persons, against whom Indictments were returned. It became known here today that the organization Is dispatching sev eral attorneys to Chicago and will attend to the legal phases of tha sit uation as they affect tha member ship. HAS BU SENATE RECEIVES MANY REQUESTS TO EXPEL SENATOR LA FOLLETTE; ACTION IMPROBABLE Washington, Oct. 1. Senator Wadsworth of New York presented in the senate this morning petitions from New York organisations ask ing for the expulsion from the sen ate of Senators LaFollette, Grona and Stone. The petitions were re ferred to the committee on privi leges' and elections. y There Is little likelihood that the charges of disloyalty lodged against senators by the Minnesota public safety commission and other Indi vidual cltliens tbday will be pressed. This waa strongly indicated follow ing presentation of five petitions for expulsion of LaFollette on the ground that ho preached sedition. All iflve petitions are In the hands of the committee on privileges and FRISCO SETTLED AKD THIRTY THOl 8A.NI) IJtO.V WORK. llli BEGIN" . . i KRH RETtlt.N .TO HH0P8 III ILD , I.NO CHEAT SHIPS l CONFERENCE Oil IT PORTLAND t'nloiu Refuse lo Treat With CUT Mediator, Who Itealgiu. Federal ItepreaeauUve Makes Effort Saa Francisco. Oct 1. Attar hav ing been on strike sine September 17, 30,000 Iron workers and other mechanlca returned to their work is 200 ahlpyards at San Francisco and bay cltiea. Tha government's ship contracts amounting to $150,000, 000 which ware held up by tho strikes can now b ruahed to com pletion. At the Union Iron Works the building of six of the latest typo of submarines haa been resumed. The men returned to work nnder a tentative agreement calling for as increase in wagea ranging from 10 to 20 per cent. The won asked for a SO per cent Increase. Tb agree ment under which the men return ed to work was drawn by Gavin Mo Nab who was appointed apeclal me diator by President Wilson. . 4 . Portland, Oct. 1. Representative of the striking workmen and owners of shlpyarda are In conference hero today In an effort to en1 tha strlfca of 7,000 shipyard worker. Tho con ference waa arranged by G. T. Harry, a federal mediator representing tha department of labor, Harry stated today that he expected tbe strike would be ended within a few daya at the latest. E. E. Smith, who waa appointed municipal mediator by the city coun-i ell, haa resigned. He stated that the unions would not recognise tha clty'a representative. ' , TALK FOOD PLANS At PORTLAND MEETluG Portland, Oct. 1. Delegates from Oregon and Washington met here ' today to plan for enrolling every housewife in the two states in the plans of tba federal food adminis tration. W. B. Ayer, administrator for Oregon opened the meeting with Charles Hebbard, food' administrator for Washington one of the principal speakers. Sam H. Baker, of this city, left Sunday evening for Portland to at tend this meeting aa Josephine coun ty's representative. Upon ihls re turn a rigorous campaign wtll be In augurated for this county's dotng Its part in the food conservation 1 movement elections, of which Senator Pome rene la chairman. : Pomerene tonight said he will talk with committee members Monday. Of the 15 members of the com mittee, nine are here in Washington. Two of these strongly favor com- ' mlttee action. Neither, however, would permit the use of his name in connection with his views. Most of the members of the com mittee, though unwilling to discuss the probable action, indicated they believe the petitions will be allowed to lie on the table. Meanwhile La Follette apparently undisturbed went to a meeting of the finance committee. Pressed for a statement, ho said smilingly: "I'm not making any statements whatsoever today." ,
