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K ,VOL. L.III. NO 1G,520. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER o, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. K MULTNOMAH VOTES FOR BRIDGE BONDS Sterilization Act Alone Runs Behind OTHER MEASURES CARRIED Multnomah Approves Univers- ity Appropriations. COMPENSATION ACT WINS "Workmen's Bill Upheld by Over. I whelming Slajority in Portland District County Attor ney Results Closer. Jleturns virtually complete from Multnomah County at 2 o'clock this morning show that the Columbia River Interstate bridge bond issue of $1,250. 000 has carried by an overwhelming vote and that all the state measures on which the referendum had been in voked, with the single exception of the sterilization act, have received large majorities. These returns are from 179 complete and 14 incomplete out of the 193 precincts in the county. Sentiment in the county for the two State University appropriation meas ures was especially strong. The first one, that appropriating 175,000 for re pairs and additions to buildings, car ried by approximately two to one. The majority in favor of the $100,000 appropriation for a new administration and classroom building, while not quite so large, was decisive. The sterilization bill has failed to carry in the county by a vote clearly Indicating public sentiment in regard to it. The measure ran behind by a majority of about 4 to 3. These figures are reversed in the case of the county attorney measure, which provides one prosecuting attor ney for each county in the state In place of the present district ' attorney system. The vote In approval of this measure runs about 4 to 3. The workmen's compensation act was approved in Multnomah County by a majority of more than 10,000 votes. It has received a larger popular majority than any of the referendum measures, and is second only to the bridge bond measure In the size of the vote cast for It. The ratio of votqs for and against this law was not quite 3 to 1. The bridge bond measure rolled up a majority of approximately 14,000 which Is more than twice the number of votes cast against It, according to the latest returns available this morn ing. The vote for the bridge bonds ran In the ratio of about 4 to 1, The vote in Multnomah County was exceptionally light yesterday. The general average was about 30 per cent of the registration, but in Borne pre cincts it ran considerably lower than that One of the principal causes for this light vote was the fact that many of the voters were unable to find their polling places. None of the accus tomed tent voting booths was used. County Clerk Coffey having' provided indoor voting booths in their places. He took this action out of consider ation for the women voters and the large number of women on the election boards, but it resulted in much con fusion. In a great many cases voters after failing to find their polling places where they expected, and not finding the new booths at once, became dis gusted and gave it up. In one of the large down-town clubs a prominent member said last night that more than half of the men there In the course of the day failed to vote, principally for this reason. In one case a citizen took a party of voters in his automobile to cast their votes. After falling to find the vot ing booth, they cruised around for a quarter of an hour unsuccessfully and then went home. The rain in the af ternoon further kept many women from voting. Voters' Interest in Men. In general, however, there seemed to be a feeling that the measures would pass. The election showed, for one thing, that the voters take much more Interest In men than in measures. Interest in Multnomah County in yes terday's election centered chiefly on the $1,250,000 bridge bond issue for the building of the Columbia River bridge. In authorizing the county to issue the bonds, the voters followed in the lead of Clarke County, Washington, which a few weeks ago authorized a bond issue of $500,000 as its share toward the Interstate span. Tne interstate bridge committee, which led the campaign, was appointed about a year ago by the president of the Portland Commercial Club and its personnel is as follows: Frank Branch liiley. W. L. Boise, M. G. Munly, J. F. Logan. E. G. Crawford, J. H. Nolta. "W. M. Killingsworth. D. E. Lofgren and C. C. Chapman, secretary. E. N. Weln baura was associated with the com mittee as manager of the campaign headquarters. The campaign In support of the inter state bridge bonds for Multnomah County was one of the most compre hensive and thoroughly organized that has ever been conducted In this county. Members of the committee which en gineered it congratulate themselves Concluded on Fsf 14. SALEM GOES "DRY" ONWOMEN'S VOTES MAJOBITX AGAIXST SALOOXS 491 INDEX TO STATU. Prohibitionists Begin Laying Plans for Portland Meeting and General Election. ' SALEM, Or., Nov. . 4. (Special.) Sa lem today Joined the "dry" cities of the state by a majority of 491. The result is attributed to the women, who voted on the liquor question for the first time in Oregon. More than 2200 were regis tered and out of the 2000 estimated as voting, it is believed at least 1400 voted against the saloons. The anti-saloon people say thls'is a fair index of whaH would be the result in the state as a whole on the liquor question if put to a vote, It became evident early in the count that prohibition sentiment had swept the city and before 9 o'clock John D. Turner, secretary of the Salem Welfare League, and virtually in charge of tha fight for the retention of the saloons, conceded victory to the "drys" by more than 450. The complete figures give the total vote as 4a75, the saloon adher ents casting 2234 and' their opponents 2740. The vote by precincts follows: - First, "dry" 283, "wet" 227; Second, "dry" 294, "wet" 353; Third, "dry" 197, "wet" 220; Fourth, "dry" 261, "wet" 296; Fifth, "dry" 310. "wet" 195; Sixth, "dry" 331, "wet" 284; Seventh, "dry" 355, "wet" 261; Eighth, "dry" 171, "wet" 92 Ninth, "dry" 246, "wet" 275; Tenth. "dry" 233,. "wet" 91 W. II. Trlndle, manager of the anti- saloon fight, said tonight that prom inent ministers throughout the state and members of the Anti-Saloon League would meet In Portland soon and de termine whether a state-wide election is to be held on the question at the regular election In 1914. Before prohibition .could bo made a state issue, the home rule' amendment would have to be repealed by the peo ple and it is probable that the anti- saloon forces will try to have this and prohibition voted upon at the same time. They are convinced that the only way to make Portland "dry" in the near future is for the voters outside of the metropolis to do It. "DRYS" LEAD AT 5 BOOTHS Precincts 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 Are for Prohibition; 76 Against. Complete returns this morning. from the six Portland precincts In which local option was an issue yesterday giye the "dry" forces victory in five precincts. Precincts 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 have all gone "dry." The sole "wet" con solation was the holding In line of precinct 76, In the Brooklyn district In this community women took part In a spirited contest. In which the saloon conducted by Henry Ballard, at Mil waukle avenue and Powell street, was the issue. Friends of Ballard rallied vigorous ly to his support, declaring that he ran a respectable place, was careful to observe the-law and that he was a man with a family. Ballard himself sent out letters through the precinct appealing to voters not to let him be turned out of his business. His cam paign and that of his friends was suc cessful In saving him from the general "dry" avalanche. The vote in each precinct follows: rre-mc, result rrv Wet r.7 Dry DS Drv 10 57 153 l.'il -160 74 134 82 -- 00 61 .19 Dry . . . tO Dry . . . 61 Dry . . . ,ii Wet 80 118 The voting place for precinct 57 w at 1752" East Eleventh street; precinct 58, Sellwood Commercial Club; pre cinct 59, Strohlman's Hall, Thirteenth and Spokane avenue; precinct 60, East Thirteenth and Lexington; precinct 61, Midway hose house, and precinct 75, 591 Milwaukie avenue. ARREST IS AT WIFE'S GRAVE Young Widower Later Released and Will Prosecute Officer. SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 4. (Special.) J. G. Bushnell, the young man ar rested at the grave of his wife during the funeral services Monday at Green wood Cemetery on a charge of obtain ing $10 on a worthless check, declared today after the charges had been dis missed that he would prefer charges against Deputy Sheriff Sorenson. "Sorenson attempted to take me away before the coffin was lowered in the grave," said Bushnell. "He pushed for ward and would have interrupted the ceremony had' he -not been kept back by S. M. Smith, the undertaker. His in trusion caused the women relatives of my wife to collapse. They. had to be taken to the parlors, where" they were revived. There is no reason why he could not have waited until the funeral party got back to the city." PEOPLE'S CHURCH FORMED Aggressive, Militant Religious Or ganlzation Ashland's Latest. ASHLAND. Or., Nov. 4. (Special) The People's Church is the latest ac quisition in Ashland along undenomi national lines. . It "has been organized by Rev. Frank Lindblad and Rev. W. N. D. MacCullough, the resigned pas tors of the First Brethren and First Baptist churches, respectively. The new church promises to be ag gressive and its unfettered militant work In evangelistic channels will be characteristic. In due time the' People's Church will conduct a publishing company and will issue a serial termed "The Pathfinder." The new organization will occupy the edifice of the First Brethren Church, recently, disbanded, - i FUSION CANDIDATES DEFEAT. TAMMANY Mitchel Named Mayor by 100,000 Plurality. VICTORS TO CONTROL FINANCE Murphy Will Lose Clutch on Board- of Estimate. . MACHINE ALDERMEN FALL Borough Presidencies Also Wrested Iom Hands of, "Boss" Barnes Says Republicans' Have'90 of 150 Assembly Members. ...... . NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Fusion carried New York City today, electing John Purroy Mitchel Mayor by approximate ly 100,000 plurality and retaining con trol of the important Board of Esti mate by a safe margin. Tammany Hall saw Its nominee for the Mayoralty. Edward E. McCall, go down to defeat by one of the biggest pluralities ever given against a candi date of the organization, and at mid night it looked as if it might not save even the New York County offices out of the wreckage. The big vote for Mitchel pulled through the fusion candidates for pres ident of the Board of Aldermen and controller George McAneny and Wil liam A. Prendergast against whom the Independence League and the Demo cratic organization candidates were running. Fusion Opposition Elects Two. - The election gives fusion 14 votesxto Tammany's two in the Board of Esti mates, which controls the city's purse strings. Tammany's only salvage from the rout consisted of the borough presi dencies of Queens and Richmond, minor officials In these boroughs and a few scattering Assemblymen. . The Tam many ticket in New York County (Man hattan Island) was beaten. The fu slonlsts captured the county offices in Kings County (Brooklyn) and the Bronx. The Board of Aldermen of tha greater city will be controlled by fusion votes by a majority, as yet only estimated, of 15. A victory for the fuslonists that came unexpectedly in view of the early returns was that of Marcus M. Marks for President of Manhattan Borough, who won by between 15,000 and 20,000 from Dr. Thomas Darlington, Tammany. The result thus Indicated would leave Tammany but two votes out of 16 In the Concludgd on Page 2.) 1 the duty from 6 to cents a pound. ' (Concluded on Page 2.) ...... T ,lt, ....... ....... - . UNCLE SAM IS BEGINNING TO GET IMPATIENT. J )'MfLLmA fir ' 'I ' --i -y . . . ... . . . . ... ... ... .:. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 57 degrees; minimum, 47 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; brisk southerly winds. Orrfron Elections. Multnomah upholds all but one state meas ure. Interstate bridgebonds win. P&'ge X. Clatsop County votes good ' roads bonds. Page 6. "Wet" and "dry" results in state. Page 6. Hood River recalls entire County Court. Pago 1. , , Salem goes dry. Page 1. State voters uphold University aid. Page 1. . Eastern flections. 6ulser elected, denounces Murphy. Page 2. Fusion ticket carries New York City. Pace 1. Democrats eleet Governors in Massachusetts and New Jersey. Page 1. Republicans gain In Ohio cities. Page 4. Republicans make sweeping gains in New York state. Page 2. vVll-on pleased by results, . congratulates Fielder. Page 2. Interest in Ohio-, city elections Intense. Page 4. .. National. ' ' Bryan denies "ultimatum" to Huerta. but "sharp reminder" may have been given. Page 4. - ' lomestic. Democrats denounce head of university for critictsintc Wilson's Mexican policy. Page 6. Ortie McManlgal let out of Jail."' Page 5. Indianapolis police refuse to ride In cars in strike and effort to run is abandoned. Page S. Harvester company makes strenuous denial of charge it is trust. Page 5. Long- eoug.ht woman companion of Dr. Ly man mentioned in testimony. Page 7. - i Sports. Physical Instruction discussed by . Y. M. C. A athletic directors. Page 8. Lober refuses to go to major league. Page 8. Walker expects 800 "To attend Albany game. Page 8. Bud Anderson back, and says lie is ready for anyone, preferring Ritchie, Page a. l'acinc Northwest. American Federation of Labor leaders gather in Seattle for annual convention. Page o. Alfalfa experts to visit Baker today. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. First shipment of . Oregon canned peaches and pears to Europe. Page 11. Wheat lower at Chicago, owing to Improve ment in Argentine crop. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Women's clubs to hold important meetings today, page 12. Commissioner Delck points out way to cor rect charter as to sale of improvement bonds. Page 13. Henry Wesslnger weds Miss Romaine Wood In Aberdeen. Wash., tonight. Page 1?. Mrs. Susan w. Smith sued by by Mrs. Marion Brasheara for $50,000 on slander charge. Page 14. City budget estimates cut to keep within 7.7 mills levy. Page 3 5. Details on Invasion of California believed object of Hill trip. Page 18. Car fare reduction due today. Sage 18. Attorneys and Judge In Fields' case make statement Page 14. FOREIGN BUTTER ARRIVES New Zealand Producte Only 2 1-cJ "'' T ems BeloV" luteal Price. The first important shipment of for eign butter arrived in Portland yes terday. A lot of 6600 pounds of the New Zealand product was received by a local broker, and later was put qn sale in a retail market at 37 cents a pound. The price of the best Portland-made butter is 40 cents a pound. The imported article was pronounced good by experts, but the difference between its price and that of local but ter was not great enough to cause any flurry in the trade. The importations from New Zealand are made possible by the reduction of the duty from 6 to 2 cents a pound. DEMOCRATS WIN IN 2 STATE CONTESTS Bay State Picks Walsh; New Jersey fielder. EMPIRE STATE IS REPUBLICAN Party Appears to Have Carried Assembly and Bench. - COLBY RUNS FAR BEHIND New Jersey Progressive Has Xot to Exceed 40,000 Votes, Compared With 115,410 for Koose " velt for President. S IMPORTANT RKHiri.Td OF YKS TERDAY'S VOTE IX NUTSHELL. - New York City. John Purroy Mitchel. Fuslonist, elected Mayor by 73,000 plurality over MoCall. Tammany Democrat. " Ex-Qovernor Sulzer elected to As cembly by large plurality. New Tort State. " Republican victory for Assembly nd state Judiciary Indicated. Massachusetts. David I. Walsh, Democrat, elected Governor by probably 50, 000. Gard ner, Republican, and Bird, Progres sive, close for second place. Gov ernor Foss, Independent, fourth. New Jersey. James F. Flolder, Democrat, elect ed Governor by more than 20,000 plu rality. Senate and Assembly Demo cratic Progressive candidate falls far behind. t ' Maryland. Blair Lee, Democrat, elected to United States Senate. . Virginia. Henry C. Stuart. Democrat, elected Governor; unopposed. Congressional. Third Massachusetts Calvin D. Paige, Republican; succeeds a Repub lican, the late William P. Wilder. Thirteenth New York Georgg w. ' Loft. Democrat; succeeds a Democrat, the late "Big Tim" Sullivan. Twentieth N"ew York Jacob A Cantor. Democrat; succeeds a Demo crat. Francis Burton Harrison, now Governor-General of Philippines. Third Maryland Charles It. Coady. Democrat; succeeds a Democrat, the lata George Konlg. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Election re turns late tonight showed a complete triumph for the Democrats in Massa chusetts, where a Governor and state ticket were chosen In a four-cornered HOOD RIVER OUSTS 3 COUNTY OFFICERS JVDGE AXD TWO COMMISSION ERS ARE RIVALLED. Mismanagement of Affairs of Office Charged In Petitions Vote on Ouster Question Close. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Nov. 4. (Special.) The entire County Court of Hood River County was recalled in the elec tion here today by small majorities. F. E. Stanton, recall candidate for County Judge, won over George R. Castner, incumbent, by a vote of 988 to 838. G. A. McCurdy and John R. Putnam, County Commissioners, were recalled, and Messrs. Hannum and Hawkes were elected. The complete but unof ficial vote on Commissioners was: Hannum 949, McCurdy 852, Hawkes 981, Putnam 890. Recall petitions charged the Judge and Commissioners with mismanage ment of- affairs of their office. SCHOOL HITS CLUB LEADERS As Result Xorth Albina Improvement ' Folk Change Meeting Dates. Officers and members of the North Albina Improvement Association, which has had a loner and hnnnrhl rppnr failed tn tnAAt nn,lair rr f r.. a 1 Osboru, the president, Vice-Freskle.nt Ha'd and Secretary 'ituble were absent. The Jefferson High School night school claimed all three of these men. ' ilr Osborn, the president, is taking a course in English, German, stenog rapny. theology and parliamentary practice. Sjcrotarv Rnhl.. 4. nnirin the use of that mysterious machine, the typewriter. Vice-President Hald has taxen up the study of English, me chanical drawing- and football. Several more of the prominent members' of the association have taken im .v,-lii, branches ranging; from the primmer to reaain. ritin' and rlthm.itick." These men say that they are happy in the secona cnildhood school days. It has become necessary to change the meeting night of the imnrrvmr,t club to the second and fourth Tuesdays to accommodate these nght school DREAM FORETELLS SCORE Willamette Player Has Premonition of Touchdown at Salem. . '.J.1?-,LA?IETTB UMTEnsixy,, Salem. Or., Nov. 4. CSpecial Lo dreams come true, or do they not? This debatable question has been tried out by the Willamette University football team and settled by ft in the affirmative. It happened that prior to the after noon practice upon the Thursday nre ceding the Willamette victory over Ore gon, Roland Tfaff, the freshman cen ter, who is playing great ball, related to His teammates a dream he had th evening before. In thi3 dream Pfaff had revealed to him the Identical nlav as well as the spot In the field where iMnall scored his winning touchdown over the State University men. LEPERS' NURSE BID TO WED Oregon Man Is Willing; to Slurry Mncli-l-'eared Mary Collier. CHICAGO, Nov. 4. (Special.) If Mary Collier, the nurse who is pursued by leprosy charges, despite a clean bill of health given by four Chicago phy slclans, cares to change her mind about going back to the New Brunswick leper colony, there Is a man out West who Is willing to marry her. A newspaper relating her troubles i found its way into the hands of Frank Habelt. a railroad man of Cecil Or. He wrote Captain John Halpin. chief of the Chicago detective bureau, and declared he Is willing to marry Miss Collier. 'WOMEN COMPARE VOTES Baker, Or., Judge Amazed as Three Confer In One Booth. BAKER, , Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) Jonathan Chord, who has seved on election boards in Baker almost since they began having elections, today was amazed to see three women, all in one booth, comparing- ballots. 'It aln"t risht," the veteran election judge complained to his associates, "but what in blazes are you going to do?" UPPER RIVER BOATS RUN Oregon City Transportation Com pany Starts Schedule. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) The Oregon City Transportation Company started its boats on the upper river the first of the week. The boats up were heavily loaded with freight. Boats make three round trips a week between the upper valley and Port land. DEER; IS SLAIN NEAR HOME Kelso Man Encounters 3 5 0-Pound, Four-Point Duck. KELSO, Wash., Nov. 4. (Special.) A. F. Toung. living Just west of here killed a four-point buck deer about 500 feet from his home Saturday. - The carcass weighed 850 pounds. Bill Would Honor Colonel AVeldler. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Senator Chamberlain lias introduced a bill mak ing Milton Weidler, of Portland, a Colonel on the limited retired list of the United States Army, the volunteer rank uela by lUiu Uurius tUe Civil War, STATE CHAMPIONS . UNIVERSITY AID Friends of Education Hit Referendum. "DRYS" GET STATE CAPITAL Sterilization Act Probably Has Been Defeated. COUNTIES GET ATTORNEYS Through Vote or People Safe Majori ties Given at Least to 'onr of Hve Movements in Refer endum Election. It K S IT I, TP OK VKSTURD tY'S ELECTIOV I.V THfcl STATE. Measures carried University of Oregon building repair fund. Uni versity of Oregon new building apropriatlon, county attorney act, workmen's .compensation act. Measure probably defeated Sterilization act. Partial returns from nearly every county in the state at 2 o'clock thi.-i morning showed that the referendum measures on the two state university appropriations, the county attorney act and the workmen's compensation act had passed and that the sterilization act probably had been defeated. This means that the money appro priated by the last Legislature for new buildings and improvements at the university at Eugene will become available for immediate use. By adopting the workmen's com pensation act the people of Oregon have provided for the creation of a state industrial accident commission of three members who shall provide a fund for the automatlo compensation of workmen injured while-employed 1n hazardous occupations. The money i.i to be raised partly by the state, partly by the employers and partly by the employes. Harvey Beckwith, of Port land; W. A. Marshall, of Portland, and C. D. Babcoek, of Salem, were ap pointed by the Governor members of this commission prior to the time the referendum was invoked. Now that the measure has been adopted their ap pointments become effective. Jurisdiction Limit Klxed. The purpose of the County Attorney act Is to provide a District Attorney for each county in the state instead of having the jurisdiction of a Dis trict Attorney extend over several counties as at present. The proposed sterilization act wou'd have empowered the State Board of Health to perform such surgical opera tions upon habitual criminals, perverts and degenerates as seemed necessary. Friends of the State University came loyally to its support. It is belleveU that the two measures appropriating an aggregate of $175,000 for needed im provements and enlargements at the Institution have carried by a 2-to-l vote. The vote on the other measures waj closer, but both the workmen's com pensation act aud the County Attorney act have safe majorities. The vote in the state generally was light. Local Issues in some places served, to bring out more than tho average number of voters. Women showed a normal Interest in the elec tion and, were a factor in the result in those places where the prohibition question was up. Many Towu Co Dry. More than a score of cities and towns In the state voted on the "wet" and "dry" question with the result a.bout evenly divided. In Hood River County the recall elec tion against the County Judge and tvi of the County Commissioners enlivened tohe situation. The three officials were recalled. In Multnomah County the bond Issue for a bridge across the Columbia. River was carried by an overwhelming, vote. Clatsop Aids HlKbway. CLatsop County voted bonds for tha improvement of public highways which are to form an Important link In the Columbia Highway" plan now being developed In the state. An Interesting element in the resul. Is the almost unanimous support given the university measures in Lane County the home of tha Institution, Tha negative vote was so small as to be al most inconsequential. For 721:3 votes cast for the measure there were but 718 votes against it. Multnomah County came to the sup port of the university with a ratio of more than to 1. I'ulk: Against ITnivcraltr. Early returns Indicate that Polk, Clackamas, Linn and Yamhill counties have gone against the uni versity. In some other counties tha vote is said to be close. The sterilization act secured a ma jority In Benton. Douglas, Lane, Sher man, Wallowa, Union and, several oth er counties, but ran behind In Baker, Jackson, Multnomah and others. The vote against it in these counties was heavy and may defeat the measure. The workmen's compensation act was supported with a large vote in every county that had reported up to 2 o'clock. These reports came from every set'tion of the state and are con- Concluded, oa. L'u 6.1