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1C THE MORNING OREGQHIAjN, THUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, .1904. EEK THE CAUSE Democrats Ponder on Parker's Defeat BRYAN 18 THEIR HOSES They Look to Him as Their Leader for 1908, NO CHANCE WITH RLUTOCRAT . "It Was a Fight orMen, Not Parties," Says' Tom Word "Democrats Will Not Tolerate Plutocra cy," Declares O'Day. DEMOCRATS ON THE PARKER TOTE. TOM "WORD It was a fight not of party asalnet part-, but of man against man. THOMAS O'DAY There is no room in the land for two plutocratic parties. The result means that the rank and file of the Democrats will not tolerate plutocracy. JOHN" MANNING Bryan worked ln cerely for Parker, but his following knifed the ticket. J. B. RYAN The people once bad a Democratic administration and hard times with It, and have not forgotten the circumstance. PAT POWERS Unless there is a great revolution or some other great cause to the contrary, the President will for years be chosen and elected. by the rich men of the country. Like chess players who have made their .ast move and lost their game, the Demo crats are now telling how It might have been done and of the miscalculation that brought their defeat. Bryan is on every tongue. He is now recognized as the king that should have been guarded and fought for, and not as the pawn to be moved at the behest of every emergency or sacrificed to the whims of an opposing faction. And on every side it seems to be the mind of local Democrats that he Is the man around whom shall be grouped all the opposing factions bound together In common unity of Democratic purpose. Various causes are given as to why the Parker and rjavls ticket was swept to oblivion by such an overwhelming flood Df votes and some remedies are brought forward as likely to be applied to heal the hurts and put the party once more In fighting trim. Th6 trusts were agaln6t the Democrats, is the cry from some quarters. The cold telegram killed him. Is the slogan of others. It was the fight of man and man, not of party, is whis pered in many keys and places. In fact, there are almost as many excuses as there were Democratic votes, and out of which no hope can come. Yesterday, as one after another of the leading Democrats recovered their breath, the situation was talked over and the cause was sought. A few of these disjointed fragments of conversation will show what Is now in the Democratic mind. Fight of Men, Not Parties. "If any Oregon Democrat went to the polls," said Tom Word, "it would seem that he voted for Roosevelt and not for Parker. It would appear that the people not only of this stae. but of the United States, admire Roosevelt and want him to rule over them. The result would seem to show that they want a man, fearless and strong in his conviction, quick to think and to act, and one who uses his own mind and not that of others. It was a fight, not of party against party, but of man against man. "The party is right as it stands and needs no reorganization. It needs a man of courage and conviction to lead it to victory." Judge Thomas O'Day was not so sure that the vote given Roosevelt would much outrank that accorded to McKln ley. In fact, he thought it would be less when all of the totals had been footed up. "Not for Plutocracy," Says O'Day. '"I think," he said, "that the figures will Ahow that Roosevelt has less votes than McKlnley, but Parker had none, compar atively speaking. "Parker was nominated by men who had fought Bryan in 1896 and 1900, had defeated him and disrupted the party. The result means that the rank and file of the Democrats will not tolerate plu tocracy. There Is no room in the land for two plutocratic parties and the Dem ocrats would rather that the Republicans should bear the burden than they, and that plutocracy should rule through them than under the guise of Democracy. "The party will be reorganized and In I90S will be led by Bryan and grounded on ideal Democratic principles. Bryan . will bring all the elements- together In harmony, will be at the head of the ticket and will win. "Watson may come to him. but he will not go to Watson. "Watson had the Democratic Ideas In his campaign Just finished to a greater extent than did Parker." Bryan Men Knifed Ticket. John Manning is a lover of the tenets and teachings of Bryan. "You can say for me." ho said, "that. TV. J. Bryan Is the strongest man in the Democratic party today. I think that he worked sincerely for Parker, but that his following knifed the ticket out of re venge for what had been done to Bryan and his belief. It was not done with the sanction of Bryan, but in spite of him. He is deserving of nomination, and he will get It in 190S. His men would not recognize Parker, and he is now, has been and will be the leader of Democracy," "The cause of It?" repeated L. T. Perry in answer to a question as to why Parker had been snowed under so deep. "Why, the cause of It was too many votes for Roosevelt. Parker was not as strong as he should have been, which accounts for the difference between the votes of 1900 and 1904. The great disparity was caused by the difference In the strength of the candidates. The gold telegram did Par ker no good, but reacted upon him and his chances. "Bryan Is now the dominant force In the Democratic party, but this need not mean the reorganization of the party. The silver Issue is admitted to be dead by Bryan and the other issues differ but little. Bryan will be the next leader "of the party." J. B. Ryan thought that the landslide was due to the will of the people. "It came because the people wanted it." was his opinion. "They once had a Democratic administration and hard times with it, and have not forgotten the circumstance. The parjty stands about, rttht as it is. It is now united, but It wUI have to wait until the people as a -whole have faith In its honesty of pur COMPLETE UNOFFICIAL RETURNS OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY WARD. First .. .First First : Second Second Second Second Second Third ; Third Third Third Third Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth 4. Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Fifth Sixth Sixth : Sixth Sixth Sixth : Seventh Seventh Seventh Seventh Seventh Eighth .' E-hth ; Eighth Eighth Eighth Eighth Ninth Ninth Ninth Ninth Ninth Ninth Tenth Tenth Tenth Tenth Tenth St. Johns Columbia Mount Tabor '. South Mount Tabor: Woodstock Ients Kllgaver Montavilla Russellville Rockwood Falrview Troutdale Gresham Powell Valley Hurlburt Bridal Veil Reeders Willamette Slough Holbrook Llnnton Sylvan Mount Zlon Bertha RIverdale West Portland Totals Republican. 1SS 1ST 1651 163 244J 244 Democratic lfM 160 37 193 197 2001 53' Prohibition. 8 z I 3 a S ? g . g 3 M. 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William Grimes, who runs a roadhouse in Montavilla, said yes terday he had not fully decided what course he would take. "I shall see my attorneys at once," h said. "I think I shall make a contest, but I have not had time to do anything about the election. Do you think the law is constitutional and will It stick?" "What about Captain Schneider, your neighbor?" was asked ot Mr. Grimes. . "I don't know anything about him." said Grimes. "He was not around on election day, and I had to stand and do the fighting here alone with very little help from the outside." Captain1 Schneider and Mr. Grimes are not particularly friendiy, but It was sup posed that they would Join the fight against local prohibition. Captain Schneider has a license for some time -to come, but Grimes has riot, although hla petition has been pending In the County Court for over a year. It is somewhat singular that the present situation In Montavilla was brought about largely through the rivalry of the proprietors of the two saloons themselves. Friends of Captain Schneider Instigated the movement to deprive Grlmea of his license by starting the temperance ele ment after him, and organizing the Anti Saloon League. Then the friends of Mr. Grimes Joined the league and turned the crusade In the direction of Captain Schneider's roadhaus. A frf 4 declared In the meeting of the league. Schneider is the man we are after," whereupon somebody in the audience added, "and Grimes, too." Rev. Andrew Monroe and Rev. G. H. Learn, pastors? of that place, took hold and pressed the movement against both, and worked up the sentiment that resulted In a majority for prohibition In the precinct. Mr. Grimes has Improved his property at Montavilla by building a second story and a basement. He has been quite progressive and has been foremost, in many Ways, in hiilldlnc nn Mnnivllln. kCaptain Schneider 'also has considerable proneriy ana- nas made, improvements around his premises the past year. If they are driven out, it will be quite a I03S to them, and the community will be able to compare the town "dry" to what It was "wet." Montavilla is the only place In which there are saloons where prohibition carried In this countv. GRAND JURY VISITS POOR FARM Also Has a Conference With District Attorney Manning. The grand jury yesterday visited the Poor Farm, and in the afternoon met at the Courthouse and had a long conference with District Attorney Manning. The grand Jury has not yet subpenaed any wit nesses, it is reported mat som& matters 1 which have attracted the attention of the j Municipal Reform League may be Investl ) gated, which includes the renting of uuubes iur immoral purposes. These houses are owned by prominent citizens, some of them church members. The last grand jury, which met about a year ago. Investigated these cases and summoned the owners of the property be fore them, and other witnesses, but re fused to return any Indictments. The poolroom cases may be taken up If It Is deemed necessary. Carried for prohibition. Majority against prohibition, 7.733. Roosevelt's plurality, 11,375. Roosevelt's majority, SS36. pose. I do not think that It will be reor ganized, but until such a time as the peo ple come to trust in the party and its in tentions there will be Republican rule." "Trusts Fought Parker." "Bryan Is now the choice of 95 percent of the voters of the country," was the statement of Pat Powers. "There was not a man at the Democratic headquar ters on Tuesday night, but would have voted for Bryan as president. The trusts fought Parker, as was shown by the dif ference in the votes cast for him and the Democratic Governors. Unless there Is a revolution or some other great cause to the contrary, the President will be. for rears to come, chosen and elected by the rich men of the country. "The Bryan men would not vote for Parker, the Hearst following was worse. The time was ripe for jt and the condi tions were right. I honestly believei ha sure as I hold my hand on high, that Roosevelt laid down to the tusts. Now then. Bryan is the logical candidate and will lead the party in 1908." Others have opinions, but they are similar. GLINGTO THE SPOILS WATER RECEIPTS TO INCREASE Next Year Water Board Estimates Its Revenueat $500,000. For 1905 the Water Board estimates that its receipts will be $500,000 a big Increase over the estimate of the receipts for the present year. Yesterday the Water Board submitted Its detailed estimate of ex penditures to Mayor Williams for present ation to the Council, as follows: Interest on $3,150,000 bonds, $160,000; sink ing fund, 1 per cent Interest on same, $31,500; operating, maintaining and con ducting, $70,000; alterations. Improve ments, repairs and extensions of mains, $238,000; total, $500,000. , The water rates will not be raised next year. A committee from Wodlawn and vicin ity asked for action upon a petition for water service submitted many months ago. They were told that by the scheme of extension planned by the board a large main would be brought from the tipper Mount Tabor Reservoir to the district at a cost of $200,000. This would not be com pleted until 1905. The present pressure In the mains at Woodlawn Is so low that a stream could not be thrown as high as the celling of the committee-room, the spokesman declared. OPEN ON ELECTION DAY. Erickson's Burnslde-Street Saloon Was Found Busy on Tuesday. August Erlckson was arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant charging him with having kept open his bar at Second and Burnsldo streets on election day. He promptly furnished $100 cash ball and was released, to appear before Judge Hogue this morning. At 3 o'clock .Tuesday afternoon, when all the saloons were supposed to be closed. Sergeant Slover and Patrolman Grif Rob erts entered Erickson's through a restaur ant on Burnslde street and discovered about 100 men, drinking as fast as the two bartenders could serve orders. The bar tenders were ordered to close, and they did so promptly. No arrests wre made until yesterday. WORK ON CONDON ROAD. O. R. . N. Branch From Arlington Will Be Finished in January. The contractors now at work on the new track for the Condon-Arlington branch of the O. R. & N. have completed 30per cent of the grade between .the two points apd are rapidly pushing the oper ations to completion. If the weather remains good, it will be but a short time until the grading is fin ished and the roadbed Is ready for the rails to be laid. The management of the O. R. & N. is hurrying the work as fast as possible and intends to have the road In operation -early-In the year. Prohis Not Anxious for Bar ren Victory. WANT DRY LAW ENFORCED Fear That County Courts and Sher iffs Will Be Negligent in Carry ing Out. Law Causes Them to Be Alert. Prohibitionists will rake their' brightest stars Into a cluster early next week to shed their combined effulgence on the "dry" problems as presented In the sev eral counties In the state and the many precincts that voted to expel the rum demon from their contents. The prohis fear that County Courts may be tardy In Issuing the required prohibition orderj and Sheriffs may be negligent in execut ing them. "We don't believe In keeping dogs and In doing our own barking," declared I. H. Amos yesterday, big prophet of the cold-water party in Oregon, meaning thereby that Sheriffs were hired to en force the law and that it wasn't for pro his any more than for "booze"-sellers to butt in. Prohis are very positive In their asser tion that the antl-llquor cause lost many adherents In the state, and mostly In Multnomah County, through the defection of local optlonlsts. In the category of reprobate brethren prohis class many members of the Anti Saloon League, but they blame Rev. E. P. Hill and Rev. W. a Gilbert, who in the Portland Presbytery, October 12, at Fairvlew, declared that prohis In forcing the issue of prohibition on Multnomah were unwise and dishonest. A recom mendation in that presbytery that Presby terian pastors work for prohibition was vigorously opposed by Dr. Hill. Mr. Gil bert went so far as to denounce four mem bers of the prohibition party for bringing the issue upon the county. "The reverend gentlemen made a very grievous mistake." said Mr. Amos yester day. "We had felt ho disaffection from the prohibition cause before that time. The change In public sentiment was no ticeable at once, not only In this county, but In the whole state, for it was noised about that the ministers were not with us. We should have carried many more precincts but for this unfortunate atti tude of the reverend gentlemen." "It was their own fault' dissented EL Quackenbush, one of the chiefs of the erstwhile citizens' local option committee, meaning that the prohis themselves had made the mistake in judgment. "If they had had more sense they would have won more precincts In Multnomah for prohibi tion than four. They are stalwarts at an tagonizing people, sure enough." Prohis do not conceal their chagrin at the result In this county, but are far from disconsolate when- they survey their con quests In other counties. They say that the good work has just begun in Oregon and that precinct after precinct will be added to the prohibition string until the whole state shall have been won over to the noble cause. "When we began this movement last Winter"' they say. "we supposed that we could do nothing but. set up a future agi tation, but we have WGn seven counties." E. O. Miller, secretary of the State Pro hibition Committee, says that his party will turn not to the right hand nor to the left In its journey toward the coveted goal of state prohlbtlon. In the constellation that Is fated to shed Its radiance next week may be mentioned .such stars of the first magnitude as these: X H. Amoc, S. Lee Paet. F. XcKercter and H. W. Stone, the quartet which Is credited with having instituted the origi nal prohl "conspiracy": E. O. Miller, T. S. McDaniel. S. U. Downs and J. P. New ell. But these genthjmen are hut a few i xtnrf. i j Local .optlonlsts will not be admitted I Into this first communion of the prohl samis, dui ci is oons an Drctnren m tne prohibition faith of whatever shade or degree of belief will be received Into the fold to participate In the common store of wisdom, share and share alike. "Can water and oil mix?" responded a prohl brother yesterday. "Oh, yes. Indeed at a certain degree of heat." but Intimated that the local option brethren would have to be "good" if they wish to occupy seats of the elect. The four precincts In Multnomah which are to be dry after January 1 are Lents, Powell Valley, Portsmouth and Monta villa. Prohis are pained when they be hold Sellwood, Mount Tabor and Wood lawn escaped from their clutches. Sell wood they wanted to go dry perhaps as much as any precinct In the county. DRY ON JANUARY I LABORER TRIES TO KEEP HIS JOB H. Ridde Is Tried and Found Want ing by Civil Service Commission. Seldom does the Civil Service Commis sion see a real funny farce. But yester day afternoon It saw one for sure, and In cidentally learned what It means to In clude the labor service under civil service rules. H. Ridde. a laborer on the City Park Reservoirs, had been discharged by the foreman, S. W. Sodon. All the civil service regulations as to notifying numer ous people of the dismissal had not been compiled with. Ridde wanted the Com mission to get his Job back for him, and the grave Commissioners had their hand3 full for an hour, and all quite needlessly. Atthe trial Ridde declared that the fore man had " 'ollered at him fit to take 'Is 'ed off," and he had asked Sodon what kind of a man he was. The next day he had been "fired." After much palaver, it was discovered that Ridde had not been In the employ of the city for six months continuously, and. therefore, could be discharged without much red tape. ROBBED OF HER JEWELRY. Miss Eva Burrows Is Victim of a Sneak Thief. Miss Eva Burrows, living in a lodging house at 265 Second street, reported o the police the loss of considerable jewelry and clothing, which had been stolen. Tues day from her room, during the day. She remained home all day -yesterday, but was not visited by a detective to learn the description of the various missing ar ticles. . The property stolen consisted of three rings, set with Jewels, valued at over $150; three plain gold rings, a gold watch with a nugget chain, and a nugget bracelet. Clothing to the value of $100 was also stolen. The entire room was hastily gone over, and the clothing thrown everywhere. It Is not known at what time of day the robbery occurred, as Miss Burrows, who is stewardess at a boarding-house, 261 Thirteenth street, did not come home un til 8 o'clock. Prohibition Law Wili Then Go Into Effect LIQUOR TRAFFIC THEN CEASES County Courts Will Order Law to Be Placed in Force in Counties and Precincts That Were Carried for Prohibition. BARBEATJ FREED IN TAC0MA. Portland Detectives Fail to Press Charge of Larceny Against Him. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 9. Special.) No Portland detectives put In an appearance today and the case against George Bar beau was dismissed In the Police Court this afternoon. Barbeau was arrested upon Information furnished from Portland, charging him with selling a sealskin sacquc belonging to a woman named Rose Marshall. The sacque had been left at Barbeau's tailor shop for repairs. Barbeau secured his re lease on a writ of habeas corpus and was immediately rearrested as a fugitive from Justice. He secured a hearing before Po lice Judge Griflln and was placed -under $999 bonds to appear in the PHce Court ;tay. f In every county and precinct that voted "dry" last Tuesday prohibition will be en forced after January 1. If the mandate of the law shall be obeyed. In prohibition counties sale of liquor will be unlawful In every precinct, even though the pre cinct voted "dry." Every precinct in a prohibition group of precincts will be "dry," too, and if prohibition was defeated in the group, still liquor traffic will be ex pelled from every precinct that voted "dry." The orders for prohibition In the precincts affected are to be Issued by the County Courts. "They'll have to get a move on quick," said L H. Amos, chairman of the Prohi bition party In Oregon, last night, ad verting to County Courts and Uquor-selJ-ers. The next prohibition election wjll be held In June, 1905, In such precincts or counties as voted "wet," or did not vote at all last Tuesday. In counties and pre cincts that voted "dry" the Issue cannot bo brought up again until June. 1906. The law does not include under its ban "the sale of pure alcohol for scientific and manufacturing purposes, or wines to church officials for sacramental purposes, or alcoholio. stimulants as medicine In cases of actual sickness, but such stimulants shall only be sold upon the written pre scription of a regular practicing physician. Liquor is not to be sold twice on the same prescription." "Booze" must not be sold nor exchanged nor given away under any other circumstances. Penalties range from $50 to $500, or from 10 to 30 days imprisonment, or may be both fine and imprisonment. After the first offense, the punishment shall be both fine andr Imprisonment. T.teonses which will not pxrilrp nntll after January 1 in prohibition precincts j must be refunded by the town, city or county mat nas grapiea mem, in proporT tlon to the unexpired term. Grand juries are required to Inquire after 'violations of the act. and District Attorneys must file complaints against "all houses and the- keepers thereof used for the sale, exchange or gift of any kind of intoxicating liquors." Among the provisions that are galling to liquor dealers the last section of the law may be cited as fpllows: Section IS. In all prosecutions under thl act. by Indictment cr otherwise, It shall not be nec essary 'to state the kind ot liquor sold, nor to describe the place where sold; nor to show the lenowledse of tne principal, to convict for the acts ot an arent or serTant; and in all cases the persons to whom Intoxicating liquors oball be sold In violation of this act shall be com petent witnee. The Issue of a license or internal revenue special tax stamp by the Fed eral Government to any person for the aale of Intoxicating liquors shall be prima facie evi dence that such person Is selling, exchanging, or giving away intoxicating liquor. MAY CONTEST RESULT. Montavilla Wets Net Willing to Ac- capt Prohibition. There will probably be a contest In the courts over the result of tKe local optics election in Montavilla precinct. whre .the vcurs decided they -mated a "dry" Wmm WARRANT OUT FOR MISS M'GEE Neighbor Declares She Was Threat ened With a Club. A warrant was Issued yesterday after noon in the County Court for the arrest of Miss McGee, a street evangelist, on a charge of Insanity. The complainant. Mrs. Barbara C. Klaker, told Jay Upton, clerk for Judge Webster, that her children were chased by Miss McGee, who also threatened them with a club. "I will get a gun and shoot her If she docs It again." said Mrs. Klaker. Mi. Upton advised here not to take the law Into her own hands If she desired to keep out of trouble, and that the authorities would attend to Miss McGee. She lives on Cable street and was arrested about two months ago on complaint of her neighbors, who said she was demented. At that time Miss McGee explained that she and some of the neighbors had a quarrel over 3ome chickens and that was all there was to It, and she was discharged from custody. Although unmarried Miss McGee has gray hair and Is not young. MOTHER ASKS FOR CHILDREN Lena Richmond Files a Petition in the County Court. Lena Richmond yesterday filed a peti tion in the State Clrcut Court asking for the custody of her two minor children who are now in the custody of her mother. Mary C. Stafford. Mrs. Stafford has- filed notice of her consent- The petitioner was granted a divorce from her former hus band, Martin Hawkins, September 13. 1902, and at that time the children were placed in charge of Mrs. Stafford. Hawkins was ordered to pay her $15 per month for the support of the children and has paid only $31 out of $2S5, and attempts to compel him to pay the balance have proved futile. Mrs. Hawkins was married to Clarence M. Richmond July 2. 1903, and says she Is now able to take care of the children, but wants the order to stand against Hawkins that he pay $15 a month. Shep herd, Anderson & Collars appear as her attorneys. $10,000 DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL Stanley M. Snider, WhoFell Down Cellar, Seeks Remuneration. Yesterday the trial of the suit of Stan ley M. Snider against Herman Rltman. proprietor of the Log Cabin Bakery, for $10,000, was commenced before Judge Cle land and a jury. On August 4 last Sni der fell Into an open cellar In front of the bakery at the corner ot Russell street and Mississippi avenue. As a legal question It Is alleged In be half of the plaintiff that the trapdoor was not supplied with an Iron crossbar as a guard, as the city ordinance requires. The cellar has a cement floor. Snider struck on his head and it Is said suffered concussion of the brain and spine. In his behalf, Drs. Curtis and"5Iolcomb and Dr. J. H. Stott testified, and also other witnesses. HE DENIES OWING INSURANCE Thomas K. Muir Says He Took Out Policy With String to it. Thomas K. Muir, In answer to a suit filed' against him by E. R. Hatch, denies that he owes Hatch $428 on account of a life-Insurance polio. Muir says In July, 1903, Hatch solicited- him to take out a policy for $20,000 In the Providence Sav ings Assurance Company of New York, representing that, special Inducements were being offered. Muir alleges that he refused to take out the Insurance, In forming Hatch- he would be unable to pay the premiums unless he consummated a certain business deal, when Hatch told him to take- the policy and that no de mand would be made upon him If the deal was hot made. Muir says the busi ness deal fell through and therefore he Is not Indebted to Hatch. To Foreclose Mortgage. Lot Q. Swetland, trustee, yesterday filed suit In the State Circuit Court against John H. Peterson and wife to foreclose a mortgage for $15,000 on lot 1, block S3. Portland, executed March 9. 19$i. The defendants are In default for nonpayment of interest. To Spend Six Month in Jail. Geerge T. Kronen be rir. who entered a roan la the Ablngton building occupied by W. y.' Benedict and stole a metallc box eefltsln-ins; a snail amount of money, pleaded guilty in the State Circuit Court eeterdey. and, was sentenced to six ki Ue Ceunty J4L LEADS BY 11,378 Roosevelt's Big Plurality in Multnomah, RETURNS ARE NOW COMPLETE His Majority Over the Combined Can didates Is 3336 Official Board Meets to Canvas Vote. The complete unofficial returns of Mult nomah County give Roosevelt 13.702 and Parker 2321 votes. . Roosevelt's plurality over Parker is 11. 378. and his majority over the Democratic. Prohibition. Socialist and People's candi dates Is SS3S. His opponents together polled only 43S6. a few votes more than Bryan won four years ago slngle-handsd. The returns presented by The Oregonlai today were obtained during the session the official canvassing board, consisting c' County Clerk Fields and Justices of th-? Peace Seton and Reld. The. canvass wa . completed with the exception of making the official totals. The high and low electors on each tlcl:?t are shown In the following: Republican. James A. fee...... 1S.T-U A. C. Hough lo.5 1 Democratic. W. B. Ulllarcl 2.3?! J. A. Jeffrey ..Z Prohibition. I. If. Amo r- Leslie Hutlar 3i W. P.. Elmore ov.i Socialist. J. CT. Herrington l.M) S. H. Holt l.6j People's. L. II. McilAhon .' 71 P. E. Phelps hi Four years ago the vote- for President was: Republican S9K; Democratic. -MI6. Socialist. 330; Prohibition. 440. It will b noticed that the Prohibition party has a little more than held Its own. while the Socialists have made marked gains. The total vote in Multnomah County for prohibition was 4S30, and against 12.423, a majority against of 7f53. In the sub division of precincts 60 to "4 the vo stood: For prohibition, 952: against pro hibition. 1064; a majority of 112 against. The precincts which voted for prohibition were: Lents. Portsmouth. Montavilla and Powell "Valley. The total vote cast was 18.S62, against a registration of 23.319. A special election was held In St. Johns on the proposition of issuing 510,000 bonds to build an addition to the schoolhouse. This was defeated by a vote of 54 to 40. SAW CLUB IN EMPTY SLEEVE. Victim Wayes Crippled Arm, Would-Ee Hold-Ups Flee. and A purse-snatching and a hold-up oc curred last night In the North End. Miss Inez Hopkins, living at 92 Grand avenue, had turned from the west approach of the Burnslde-street bridge Into Front street, at 9:40. when a tall man in a black hat and shabby clothes jerked her pocketbook from her hand- and ran away with it. The purse contained about $3. An hour and a half later, at First and Flanders, Frank B. Roberts, boarding at the Victor Hotel, on Seventh and Everett streets, was accosted by two highway men and told to throw up his hands. Rob erts' left arm Is cut off at the elbow, and when the empty coatsleeve swung v n the assailant's face he apparently thought It was a club and turned to run away.- In doing so he almost knocked over his com panion. The chief assailant Is described similarly to the purse-snatcher who as saulted Miss Hopkins. The second assail ant was in the background, and nothing could be noted of his appearanca .except that he was short. BOY PLEADS GTJTLTY TO THEFT George Marshall Is Sentenced to Ten Months in County Jail. Gorge Marshall, an Innocent-looking country boy, 18 years old, yesterday pleaded guilty to entering the apartment of J. S. Fordyce at the Norton House, and was sentenced to. ten months In the County Jail. The ' Judge first sen tenced the prisoner tor a year In the pen itentiary, but after a conference with District Attorney Manning before the judgment was entered, reduced It to a County Jail term. Marshall told the Court he was bom In Denver, and left home when he was 12 years old. He worked as a shoemaker's apprentice, and after hla arrival In Port land was employed "for a short time as a bellboy. Left Estate of $18,000. James H. Murphy, attorney, yesterday filed a petition In the County Court asking that letters of administration be Issued to Agnes Sullivan ot -.the estate of her husband, Charles A. Sullivan, deceased, valued at $18,000. The heirs are the widow and two children. TO CTJRK COIJO IK ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. E. W. Grove's signature to on each box. 25i- Correct QotkesfirMen I have done with fine clothes; but I wiM have my plain clothes fit me, and madel other people's. Lord Chesterfield, io his sox. 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