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CALIFORNIA
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GO TO HUGHES BY
SMALL MAJORITY
WITH WILSON STRONGHOLD, SAN
FRANCISCO, IN LEAD IS ONLY
4,041 VOTES.
PRECINCTS THAT Will FAVOR
HUGHES ARE YET TO EE COUNTED
Niw MmIco May Co For Hughes and
Will Virginia It Strongly Inclined
Toward 0. O. P. Nominee Each
Bid Clalmt Victory.
SAN KKANCIhTO, Nov. -With
votes from more lliun I (Ml precinct In
a AllKrlc. locked lip for lll night
anil Hun Francisco virtually complete,
.M0!i prerlncU or &t!7 III California
gave Hughe 4:1 1 t.;. Wllaon 43r.,iu
Hughe wa ahead In Ia Anitcle and
Wilson In Han Frunclaco.
HT. I'AI'U Nov. . Return (or
lrelilcnl fruiu ;i70 prc tiicl out of
:io2t In Mlniii'itola give Wllaon 158.
970. lluithra I5H.5M.
AUirqi KHgrK. n. m.. Nuv.
Returns fnim lit preclncla of C'.'S In
New Mexico Klvt Hughe ".'.HI. Wll
mm TiM.
NEW YORK. Nov. B. Tim returns
rroin North Dukota were In doubt al
" o'clock tonight. Prnaldonl Wllaon
had tukm thn I rail In California and
continued to lead In Minnesota. ttioiiKti
hi a.dvntg waa decreased pre
cipitately from more than 12.0O0 to
a few hundred volia with Too pre
cinct missing.
Thia allll left tlin result In doubt.
Without these tli red atnti'a President
" would havn 251 vota and with
I Mr 111 he would have SKI.
Without tin' in Charles F.vuns
Hughes would huvo vote and with
them 261. Ho would then need two
more vote, with West Vlrilinia and
Now Mexico, from which to draw
them. West Vlrglnu, with eight oloc
loral vote, la atroiiKly Inclined to
wnrd Hughe In Into return.
These figure presume thorn will bo
no changes In thi atiitoa oa previously
accredited.
At 11:30 o'clock lonlght Iduho, Kim
hum, Washington and Wyoming, nl
IIioukIi Incomplnto, Mtlll worn Icuulug
to President W'llHon'a column.
New Humshtrc was uccrodlted by
the aiMToUry of alute to lltiithoa by
Iho narrow miirtclii of ltil votes, but
hum claimed hy tint Democrats
11111I 11 deniund for a recount will
he made by tho Democrat.
Tireless vlglla wero kept by unxloua
watchers tonlKht nt hondquurter of
both Democratic and Republican Nu
tlonul coiuinltleea. Ilullvtlim from
HtatoH In which the rcmiltK 1110 allll
In doubt woru Hcaiined oven moro eag
erly than they woro hint tiluht.
I tot h Chulrmail Vanro ('. McCor
inlck, for thu DcmocrajH, ami Wllllain
II. Wlllciix, for tho HepiilillcniiH, pro
I'lmaod iindiiiilnlHheil cnnlldeiice In the
outcome. Tho former wiih hoiiiowIiuI
moro explicit In IiIh c'iiIiiih, hut thu
latter declared, lifter (IIiiIiik with
f 'hurled K. HiiKlmH, that ho aKi'ced
with lilm that the HepuhllcaiiH had
been HiicceiiHlul.
ST. PA HI. K. Minn., Nov. K. KcturiiH
for irenldeiit from ML'.j procliictH out
of :WU In Mlimesola Klvti: Wll koii
ir.fi,7n, HukIioh lMiiitr..
" I Harlow; t). I lliimmnnd, Maniuiim;
ltiuidnn Prepiii'iitloiiH under wiij Nat M. Scrlhner, Highland; A. J.
for construction or $110,000 dredge lor Johnson, Logan: C. II. Stone. High
Port or llaudon. hind, mid J. W. Dennett, ("iickanias.
E. L BRODIE IS
SAI.KM, Ore., Nov. 2. (Special)
Coventor Wlthycomhe today received
a telegram from IIInIiop Walter T.
Hiimncr, who Is now In Chicago, in
which he asks to he relieved from serv
ing on the commlHHlon which Is to sur
vey tho Oregon Btnto penitentiary. Ild
will be kept In the east longer than
he t'xpocted' and would not bo nvull
phle until probably January.
At a meeting of tlin members or the
hoard or control this afternoon It wub
decided to ank K. 10. r.rodln, or Oregon
City, to serve on tho commission. Mr.
Ilrodln has signified that ho will ac
cept tho appointment. Mr. llrodie Is
editor of the Oregon City Kntorprlso,
and has teen for two terms president
or tho Oregon State Edltorlul associ
ON PRISON SUR n BOARD
TI OF 16 INDICTED
TRUST METHODS ARE CHARGED
AGAINST PROMINENT PACIFIC
COAST MEN.
I'OHTI-ANI. Or., Nov. K -HIle.-ii
lenient men, aoliiii of them million
alrea, thn chief nfTlclula of every Im
portant i ciiieiil 111a11ur.il 1 11 rl 11 k yi
1 ern on the I'aiifle roaal, f u prone,
culloll Imliiy aa the reault of Indict
menta whlili have been returned by
Ihn feileriil Kraml Jury, 1 barKliiK them
with 1 oiiililnalloii In r"-lralnt of tiude
In I lie orKunUatlnii and oprrutlnii of
an air IlKht reinent Irimt.
Thu followliia: men art- mi Id to be
amiiliK llei.e Indicted: It. T. Hut
chart, prenldeiit and Clark M. Moore.
aaleainanuKer of the OrcKoii rortlan j
t'emeiit roinpany, of Onweito and Port
land.
Henry Cuwell, prenlileut, and W. II.
tieorxe, unrelur). of the Cuwell
I'ortland Cement rompuny. of Cowell
and Han uiicla-o, Cal
K. . Drum, prealdeiil. It. II. Hen
deraoii, trcaurer. and Krauk W
Krlln. Kcncral maiiaKer, of the I'a
clflc I'ortland (Viiient coiiipnny, con
olldiited, of Cement 11 ml Hun Kraiivl
I'lacu, Cal
William t
lenahaw, prenldent,
and Tyler lleiiahaw, vice prexldent of
the IliverMile Portland Ce it com-
pany, of lllierhldn and Han Kram -laro.
Cul.
I'rlor to 1VII there were only live
cement companlea on the count.
Theiv ramo the eatubllHhmelit of
ihn Htiperlnr oiinpuiiy. and the
WaHlilnKton company In Seattle
That waa the end of peace. The
WunhliiKton roni-erna went, after bual
netH rouiih ahod, and the toet of the
California companies were aorely
lrainiled. Thin alliiation continued
until niter thn Olymle rompuny
atarted up at HellliiKham.
In AiiKUHt I'.'H. after the reontun
Ixatlon of the Portland compuny, but
before It hcKun tuniliiK out Rood, the
offlcialn of all tho companlea mine to
an tiiKieratamllim:
There xhoiild be no price competi
tion. The WushliiKton compunleH ahould
keep out of Oregon ami ('ullforiila.
The Northern California " groui'
ahouldn't touch Wahliii;toii, but
could have part of OrcKon.
Tho Houtliern Cullfornia company
ahould keep to Itxelf.
Thn three WuitlilnRton compunlea
apllt the atato Into terrltorlea and
operated each In Ita own corner.
NOT TRUE BILL RETURNED IN
CA8E OF JOHN DOE, JES8IE
HUGHES IS INDICTED.
A urn ml Jury druwu Monday lout 110
I lino.
An hour lifter tho mimes of the soven
men were drawn, they wero busy con-
slderlitK cvldenco In two cases, and
Monday afternoon u not truo bill was
returned in (he case of John Doe,
charged with forgery, and Mrs, Jessie
HiiftlioH, KOI Northup street, Portland
was Indicted on a charge of larceny on
n portion.
The Jury will meet nmiln November
2ti. Tlin Jurora ore: II. II. Zelgler.
APPOINTED
ation. -
"I nm very glud that Mr. Drodlo will
servo on this hoard," said Governor
Wltycombo'' of courso we are ex
tremely sorry to lose tho exception
ally valuuhlo services or lllshop Sum
ner. Thero Is probably 110 man in tho
west bettur qualified for such work
thun Is he. However, Mr. Ilrodlo Is
a man or high character and wide In
formation; much Interested in public
affairs, and Is an exceptionally com
petent business man. I am sure his
services will ho of great value In work
ing out suggestions for practical pris
on Improvements."
Tho other members or tho bourd are
F. W. Mu'koy and Lloyd Wontworth.
or Portland.
LAND AND LOAN BILL'
OREGON VOTERS PROBABLY WILL
HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUN
ITY TO KILL SINGLE TAX.
1'OKTI.AMI, Ore., Nov. H. "It la
ml at all auiprUlliK that tho people 1
land and loan meaaore waa defealed,'
aald K. J. Hlui k. ae relary of the
(title federutlnii of lubor, III la morn-
INK. "( oimlilerlUK that we had barely j
enough inoiiey to Ret the tneiiHiire oil
the ba'lot ami an arKumenl In the
alute pamphlet. We were unable to
make any ruinpultin for It. The cam
palKn made uauinKt It waa well aui-
I, I l.t ......Ill .H.I ..Uli.l.
pliei) Willi lllimi-y, ' I
ally helpe.1 by the .ll.trlhinlon of lUiOeorg. C. Browratll, H. C. Stcvent and
prim Ipul urKiimeiitn and acurea
.aM Monday nlicht loiifereuce
waa held with f. K. Hpeiice. niuhter of
the ktutn Urnnxe; J. I). I If own, pre.l
I dent of the Orecon lariiiera' union;
: O. It. HurtwlK. prenldent of the Ktute
Kederatlon of lubor. and inyaelf, and
It waa pointed out that thn time lu
rapidly approachluic when thoae who
are without hnmea In Oregon will dla-
! rt'r "' "' r ' "'J"rly
I I I - .. ...u.., ,. lulH.
and demand aome fundaiuentul Ii-kIh
tut Inn to enuble them to awiire em
ployment and ettalillah themnelvra In
homea of their own. It wai ax reed to
hold further ronlerencea and come to
an iiudenitundlnx aa to whut form of a
ineumire can be united upon next time.
"The (umnulun luet cluaed waa to
, (lnlH ,,, ,,, ,)ic opponent of the
j ,,r.p, mi ,e earth belong to
lnK0 uo UM (t. tho disclosure of
. ,,,,,. ,M1Ill,ol,. v0 will be utile to
iniiUi. u better fluht next time and
there will be a next time. We are fco
Iliac to keep at it until every inun and
woman In Oregon hoH an opportunity
to aecure home."
WITH BROAD SMILE
NEW YOHK, Nov. 7. Charles K.
IIiiKhea and his fumily received the
eli-cdim returns here toulRht at tho
uptown hotel which has been the Ito
puhllcun nomlnee'a lieadipuirter elm e
his nomination.
When the eurly returns ocean to
come in Mr. Iliuhca waa ualeep. He
alept until t.:iO o'clm k. Meantime the
tclcKruph InHtruments In an adjoining
room had been cllckliiK for two hours,
and tt sheet of telegrams, showlnK tho
trend In New York, was awaiting Mr.
illUKhes. Tho first paper handed to
him told of an announcement by a New
York newspaper thut ho had carried
New York state by 150,000 plurality.
Mr. Hughes smiled.
HE QUITS. NO, HE STAYSI
WASHINGTON, Jov. 8. Secretary
of War Maker this afternoon posltlvoly
denied reports from Cleveland that ho
would resign his plnco In President
Wilson's cabinet If tho president was
reelected.
"There la absolutely no truth to the
report," Secretary linker said.
Cl.KVEhANO, O., Nov. 8. Newton
I). linker, secretary of war, will resign
after March 4, no matter who Is
elected president. This became
known definitely today.
It Is Buld linker determined when ho
took office last year to servo only one
year, and that he Intends to return io
his home hero to practice law.
PORTLAND MAN WEDS HERE.
Wllllani MoK. Markee. BIS Present!
htrcet, Portland, und Taula K. Morris,
or this county, secured a marriage
license from County Clerk Harrington
here Monday.
T
WEST LINN BUDGET
At the annual taxpayers' meeting
or West Mnn Friday hlght, the city
budget ror 1917 was cheeked over and
npprovod. Tho city will muke a seven
mill tux levy next year, which will
bring Into the city treasury $15,869.
Or this sum $10,000 will bo used to
meet Interest payments on $200,000
outstanding water bonds, and the bal
ance, will go toward tho general run
ning expenses of the Mty. The as
sessed valuation of the property In
West Linn is $2,267,039.
HUBBY SULLEN, SAVS WIFE
Charging thut her husband was sul
len, thut lie did not like her faintly
und that be wou'd not speak to her ut
Units. Nuney K. McLarly Saturday
filed a suit for divorce aguiuat Albert
G. McLarty. The were married in
Portland. December 12, 1914, and have
two children, over whom she seeks
the custody.
STONE THE ONLY
MEMBER COUNTY
TI
HUGHES CARRIES COUNTY WITH
A MARGIN OF 1000 AND CAP.
TURES OREGON.
W. A. PfiOCfOR IS NAMED COUNTY
COMMISSIONER OVER C.W.R1SELY
H. A. Ddman Will Represent
Clackamat County in Legis
lature Neat Year.
Clai kama county lli-publlcana have
registered aubstuntlal niajorltlea for
every nominee of tlu-lr party, with the
solo exception or dlntrict attorney.
Hughes has a lead In the county, with
only six precinct to hear from of
9SC. Haw-Icy, for congress, hue bcut
eo Weatherrord by more than two to
one and the rest or the Republican
alute ticket has long leads.
Maw ley It re-elected In me atatc, aj
are Congreasinen Slunott, from the
second district and Congressman Me
Arthur, from the third district, the lat
ter having hard fight against I-af-ferty,
whom he defeated In the pri
maries and who ran as an lndeend-
ent. Hughes carries the state by sev
eral thousand.
Six of the constitutional amend
ments on the ballot fared well in
Ola kaines county. The state wide
tax limitation amendment received
the approval or the voters here, st did
rural credits, the repeal or the Sunday
blue law, anti-compulsory vaccination.
ship tax exmptloi and tha single.
Item veto carried in Clackamas coun
ty, while the negro suffrage, land and
loan amendment, Pendleton normal,
brewers' amendment and the prohi
bition amendment lost In this county.
District Attorney Hedges waa re
elected over William M. Stone, the
Republican nominee, who receiveJ In
"X out or 81 precincts 4791 to S130 for
Hedges.
Dr. H. A. Dedman, of Canby; l.ar
old C. Stephens, of George, and George
C. Drownell, of Concord, were elected
representatives in the state legisla
ture, though J. E. Jack, the Demo
cratic candidute, made a very good
run. A. 11. Iiurtoii, the Kopu'.ilican
tioiiinee ror Joint representative, wus
elected in both Clackamas and Mult
tioiiiuh count'e over Rex Lampmunn,
the Democratic candidate. J. E. Cula
van was reelected county school su
perintendent without opposition, and
W. A. Proctor was chosen ror county
commissioner over C. V. Ulsley. Fit.
county clerk Iva M. Harrington was
reelected, as wero County Treasurer
Dunn. Coroner Hempstead, Sheriir
Wilson and Surveyor Johnson. Dud
ley C. noyles obtained a large major
ity over his Socialist opponent l'ir
county recorder, and W. W. Ever;iort
was elected assessor over G. F. John
son. Democrat.
In the entire state it appears from
fragmentary returnB thut the follow.
ing constitutional amendments have
been adopted:
Single Item veto, ship tax exemp
tion, negro suffrage, Pendleton nor
mal, Sunday closing repeal, rural
credits and state wide tax limitation.
Tho amendments that have been
defeated are the brewers' amendment,
(Continued on page two.)
COURT IS AT WORK ON BUDGET
ESTIMATES FOR 1917 DRAFT
SOON COMPLETED.
Tho comity court met yesterday to
begin active work on drafting the bud
get for 1917. Although most of the
work remulns to be done. County Com
missioner Mattoon estimates that the
general county levy will probably be
about the Bnme as last year.
The budget for the coining year is
based on the expenditures for the
present year. For instance, xio.000
appropriated In this year's budget will
probably not be enough for the care or
the county poor, and thia Item will
probably be enlarged for 1917.
Several .plans aro tinder consider
ation and will probably be put In the
budget so that they can be brought be
fore the taxpayers for discussion at
the annual budget meeting. Commis
sioner Mattoon said that the court was
considering the establishment of a
county poor farm. Important changes
In the levying or road funds are also
under consideration.
CKET DEFEATED
CLEAR CREEK CREAMERS
WILL ENTER EXHIBITS
CLACKAMAS COUNTY PRODUCTS
TO BE SHOWN AT NATIONAL
FOOD EXHIBITION.
j
The C'ear Creek Creamery com-1
puny Is to occc'iy one of the booth!
ut the I'JIG National Food cxponltlon !
or the Portland Grocers' k Men huiilV ;
association, at the Ice Palace Twen -
tleth und Marshall and Northrop 1
streets, ronianii, from .Novemoer
to 1H Inclusive, with Sunday excepted.;
W. P. Klrchem wus in this city Mon
day on his return from Portland,
where be bad been arranging for th
ethlbit. The creamery will occup
l.t: feet or apace, and it to have one
of the most attractive booths In the
building, llright color bunting and a
large amount or autumn leaves from
Uigun make it an attractive display
with the disp'ay or golden butter.
Mist Alma Moore, or thlt city, Is to
have charge ot the booth, and plans
are being mado by the management to
distribute a largt, amount or samples
or butler, besides serving butter milk
free to the visitors.
There are to lie 77 booths with var
loos kinds or exhibits, and close by Is
a large dancing pavilion. A varied
program la being arranged by the
committee, and bands are to furnisi
the music.
The Clear Creek creamery was es
tablished In 1 K9 1 . and at the present
time hat 775 patrons. The DUtter
maker. A. R. Smith, baa been with tho
institution lor the last 11 years, and
It has been through the efforts of Mr. j
Aliuerson tnai naa inaue wis cream
ery butter well known throughout the
northwest.
Mr. Klrchem Is president and gen
eral manager; T. Anderson, secretary;
Henry Hsbler, Lorenzo Mumpower.
Fred Rlebhoff snd S. C. Young, board
or directors.
RAINS OF LAST WEEK
T
LOCKS IN USE AGAIN
LOWER CHAMBER TOO SHALLOW
FOR NAVIGATION 42 DAYS
NOW IS OPEN.
After being closed to 90 per cent or
the Wlllumetto river boats for 42 days
because of the callowness of the the
lower lock chamber, the Oregon City
canal and locks around the rails of
tho Willamette are again in service
A week or ruin has raised the river ic
such a height that a ledge of rock In
the lower chamber, the bar to naviga
tion, is under several reet of water.
At one time during the rainless
period there was only an inch or two
more than a root or water In the low
er chamber, and a child could almost
wade across. Only the smallest river
craft when unloaded or lightly loaded
could go through the locks. One or
two boats -.vere slightly damaged In
trying to go through.
Although the government has
dredged ft six-root chunnel from Port
hind to a point 20 miles above here,
and a lurge sum or money has been
appropriated by congress to Improve
the locks and considerable work has
been done, 110 errort has been made to
deepen this lower chamber, which an
nuully stops practically all traffic on
the river between Portland and up-vl-ley
towns. Federal engineers have
spent their funds making Improve-
mciits to the upper part of the locks,
which have not been causing trouble
because or their shallowness.
POPULAR TOWN CONSTABLE
RECIPIENT OF OFFICE
ONCE MORE.
IS
Constable D. E. Frost, Republican,
was re-elected In this justice district
over Ed Fortune, Democrat, by a ma
jority or about 200 votes, almost com
plete returns lust night indicated.
Gladstone's two precincts gave the
constable a majority or 200 alone over
Fortune. West Linn favored the Dem
ocratic aspirant for office by a good
majority and Fortune and Frost di
vided the 11 Oregon City precincts.
Maple Lane went for Frost
With the opening of the new year.
Constable Frost will begin his third
term. He is also juvenile officer ror
the county court, truant officer and
deputy sheriff. He made no campaign
for re-election.
COUNTY BUDGET WILL
BE COMPLETED IN THE
NEXT WEEK BY COURT
I CITY ANXIOUSLY AWAITS DECIS
ION OF COUNTY IN PROPOSED
NEW ROAD lEVY PLAN,
"
TI)B ,01IIlly colirt rtr, J11(i.
for 197 ,.fore ol ,n)i
Wl.tfcf Ju,)ko AnderHon auld lut night
The court. will probably meet today o,
t,mirrow to complito the work, which
hut already begun.
LJttle (hangn in the general coiinlv
estimates are expected. With only
the exception of three or four or the
Items, enough money was appropri
ated In the 1916 budget to carry the
county throuch m year. Probably
the most notlcable exception waa In
the appropriation or the county poor.
$IO.OUo. which baa already been ex
ceeded. Ten thousand dollars appro
priated ror widow pensions will prob
ably last the county until the end or
the year.
The greatest change In the county
budget will probably si- In the road
levy. In the past the county bat mado
a general 8 mill levy ror road work.
Or the $210,000 raised. 70 per cent wat
turned over to the incorporated towns
and road districts leaving only 34 per
cent for the county to build snd repair
bridges and do permanent road work.
The county Is considering a plan
whereby budget appropriations would
be made for maintenance and con
struction of bridges, bard surface
work, purchase of road equipment and
other general expenses. It would be
unnecessary for the county to divide
this part of a road levy under this
plan with the towns and road distriots.
In addition to this, the county corn
would probably make a general levy
of four or Ave mil's for road purposes,
bringing thn total road levy up to
about It present size. This levy
would be divided with the districts
and cities.
City authorities are awaiting with
much Interest the final decision of the
county court and the city budget will
not be finally drafted until the city is
certain of bow much money it will re
ceive from the county road fund. If
the old plan of making an 8-mlll road
levy Is followed, the city will receive
about $15,800; while if the other pro
posal, said to have been approved by
the supreme court, is adopted, the
sum will be cut materially the already
serious problem or financing the town
through 1917 will be still further com
plicated. The county budget will be published
in the two local weekly papers Novem
ber 17, and the annual city taxpayers'
meeting, the second 0 the year, will
be held November 2f Tb coun'l
Monday set the date of the meeting
after the date or the budget meeting
after the dute of the publication or the
county budget so that the city budget
could be cut down If the county adopts
the plan suggested.
The council has checked over the
estimates ror 1917 time after time in
an effort to cut down the budget with
out imparing the efficiency or the mu
nicipal government. The city prob
ably cannot buy an automobile fire
truck if the county court makes the
proposed changes In the manner of
raising roud money.
Cows belonging to II, Tblesseu &
Sons, route No. 1, Milwaukle, are scor
ing high in the American Jersey Cat
tle club. Mr. Thiesseu has just re
ceived the following 11 mires from that
organization, showing production of
ahree of bis cows ror the last year:
Sightly Pride, pounds or Tut, 617.4;!;
pounds or butter, 720.38.
Zclla Zenith, pounds or fat, 447.15;
pounds of butter, 526.05.
Latitia Lilac, pounds of fat, 436.14;
pound 8 of butter, 315.10.
WITH RISING COST OF ,
DYING, TOO, BECOMES A LUXURY
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 2. Now It is
the high cost of being born, being
sick and dying.
While food prices, with intubated
vigor, mount skyward, the costs of
medical, surgical, dental and mortuary
attention by leaps and bounds have
reached the summits.
"On account of tbe war" has become
a familiar and easy term upon tbe lips
of tradesmen. To those who have to
do with the consumer's health and
sickness, life, death, take up the cry.
Physicians, dentists, hospita's. un
dertakers, wholesale druggists and all
manner of servants of humanity to
whose care is confided the well-beinx!
HUGHES CATCHING
UP WITH
WILS
IN PIVOT STATES
CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA
MAY GIVE REPUBLICAN NOMI
NEE SMALL MAJORITY.
PRESIDENT'S LEAD HATERM
REDUCED IN BOTH OF THE STAIES
Gopher Stats Margin is 812 With tif
Precincts in Rural Districts Yet
To Report en President Cal
ifornia Race it Hot
ST. I'AI'U Nov. .-Wltb return
from the rural district of Minnesota
coming In rapidly tonight, the early
lead established by President Wilson .
was being gradually cut down by
Hughes. When returns from 2191 of
the state's 3024 precincts bad been
tabuluted, the president led by 2112
vote, the count being Wilson 148,672.
Hughe 146.560.
This gain for Hughes continued a
the count went 00 and Wilson lead
dropped to 955 shortly after t p. m..
when 2297 precinct out of tbe 3024
in the atate gave Wilson 151,569 and
Hughes 150.614.
Tbe Wilson lead continued to dwin
dle until It reached its low ebb, when
returns for president from 2341 pre
cincts of 3024 gave Wilson 152,996.
Hughes 152.636. a lead of 360.
SAN FRANCISCO. No. 8. With
1057 precincts to be beard from out of
6917 In California, President Wilson
I leading Hughes at this hour by tbe
scant margin of 1559 voles. These re
turns show that 4S62 precincts give
Wilson 419,977 and Hughes 418.(18.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 8. Thomas
McAleer. county registrar of voters,
locked the ballots of Los Angeles City
and county in a vault, around which
United States marshals were stationed
as a guard today, and announced to
night that the tabulations of returns
would be resumed tomorrow morning.
One hundred and eighteen precincts
In Los Angeles city and county re
mained to be totaled on the returns
for president
One thousand and ninty-eeven com
plete city and county precincts of 1215
give Hughes 122.062, Wilson 104.836.
GET ANOTHER TERM
W. C. Hawley, Pat MoArthur and A.
M. Sinnott, Oregon congressmen, wero
reelected Tuesday. In this district
Hawley defeated Mark Weutherford.
of Albany, who hud the Prohibition
and Democratic nominations, by a 3
to 1 vote. Hawley carried Clackamas
county, as he has always done In the
past.
REPUBLICAN WINS GOVERNOR.
CHICAGO. HI., Nov. 7. Governor
Dunne, candidate for reelection, to
night acknowledges his defeat In a
telegram of congratulations to his Re
publican opponent, Frank C. Lowden.
former memberof congress.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR WINS
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. Calder, Re
publican, was elected to the United
States today by a good majority.
MISSOURI DEFEATS PROHIBITION
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Nov. 7 Prohibition
was defeated by a decisive majority iu
Missouri today.
of mun physically deplore with a full
and satisfied reeling In the region of
the pause the "outrageous prices'' or
medical supplies.
A canvass of the leaders In these
professions today reveals an increase
In the cost or materials pertaining to
the medical care of the sick ranging
from 50 per cent to thousands per ceut.
Surgical dressings, composed largely
of. cotton and gauze, have Increased
from 60 to 100 per cent during the last
year. Other hospital supplies have in
creased approximately 20 per cent
Dealers in these supnlles declare that
further advances in the prices will not
be surprising. -