SECOND EDITION
VOL. XLVI.- NO. 14,G.37.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVE3IBER 6, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ELECTIONS HELD
II STATES
Hearst Meets Waterloo
in New York.
NEW JERSEYGOES DEMOCRATIC
Republican State Ticket
Elected in Kentucky.
Is
TOM JOHNSON WINS AGAIN
Guild Carries Massachusetts by Im
mense Majority Democratic
Governor In Rhode Jsland.
Clone Vote In Maryland.
THE KUt'C'KSSrT'L CANDIDATES.
PENNSYLVANIA State Treasurer,
John O. Sheats, Republican;
Joel Cook, Congressman, Second
District.
PHILADELPHIA Votes $10,000,000
loan against City Party opposi
tion. MASSACHUSETTS Governor Curtis
Guild, Jr., Republican, and en
tire Republican ticket, with Re
publican Legislature.
BOSTON District Attorney, John
B. Moran. Independence League.
NEW JERSEY Governor. Frank 8.
Katzenbach, Jr., Democrat.
NEW YORK Judges of Court of
Appeals. E. T. Bartlett and
Millard Bartlett, Joint Repub
lican and Democratic candi
dates. NEW YORK CITY Justice of Su
preme Court. James W.
Gerard,
Democrat; Justices of
Sessions, James T.
General
Malone.
Democrat; Joseph F. Mulareen.
Democrat; Sheriff, Thomas F.
Foley.
RHODE ISLAND Governor, James
H. Biggins, Democrat.
KENTUCKY Governor. Augustus E.
Wlllson, Republican. Large
Republican gains in Legislature.
MISSISSIPPI Governor, B. F. Noel,
Democrat., without opposition.
CLEVELAND Mayor, Tom L. John
son, Democrat.
SALT LAKE Mayor, John S. Brans
ford, American and Anti-Mormon.
TOLEDO Mayor, Brand "Whltlock,
Independent.
CINCINNATI Mayor,' Leopold Mark
breit. Republican.
LOUISVILLE Mayor, James F.
Grlnstead. Republican.
OGDEN Mayor, Brewer, Democrat.
NEBRASKA Justice of Supreme
Court, M. B. Reese. Republican.
COLUMBUS, O. Mayor, Bond, Re
publican, opposed to strict en
forcement of liquor laws.
MARYLAND--Governor. In doubt,
Austin L. Crothers, Democrat,
probably olected.
SAN FRANCISCO Ten per cent of
vote shows E. R, Taylor, Demo
crat and Good Government,, for
Mayor; W. H. Langdon for Dis
trict Attorney, and almost entire
Good Government ticket.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. Elections held
throughout the country today passed off
In comparative quiet. The returns from
various sections show the following re
sults: Massachusetts re-elects the entire Re
publican state ticket headed by Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr. Henry M. Whitney, the
Citizens-Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, polled a much heavier vote than
Charles W. Bartlett, the anti-merger
Democrat.
Pennsylvania elects John O. Sheatz,
Republican, head of the ticket, for State
Treasurer, by a large majority.
New York state elects Edward T. Bart
lett and Willard Bartlett, Joint candidates
on the Republican and Democratic ticket
for Justices of the Court of Appeals, over
the candidates ' of the 'Independence
League (Hearst.)
New York City elects the Tammany
candidates by considerable majorities
over the Independence League Republi
can candidates.
Both Parties Claim Xew Jersey..
New Jersey is claimed by both sides.
The early reports indicated a plurality
for Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr., Democratic
candidate for Governor, but later returns
showed John Franklin Fort, Republican,
making large gains. The Democratic state
committee claims Katzenbach's election,
but Judge Fort does not concede this and
says the result is close.
The Maryland contest for the Governor
ship is in doubt owing to lateness of re
turns. Chairman Vandlver, of the Dem
ocratic state committee, claims the state
by 12.000, and conservative estimates
bused on meager returns give Crothers,
Democrat, for Governor, a plurality of
6100 to 8000. ,
The Rhode Island returns Indicate the
re-election of Governor James H. H'ggins,
Democrat, over Frederick H. Jackson, Re
publican, by a plurality estimated at about
iri00, showing a Democratlo gain over the
plurality of last year.
The election of the Democratic ticket in
Mississippi, headed by E. F. Noel for Gov
ernor, Is a foregone conclusion, as there
Is no opposition ticket.
The Kentucky returns Indicate Republi
can gains, but whether they will be
enough to overcome the last Democratic
majority Is not yet evident.
In Nebraska, M. B. Reese, Republican
candidate for the Supreme Court, the;
most important state office voted on, is
undoubtedly elected.
The Mayoralty contest in Cleveland re
sulted in the election of Tom L. Johnson,
the present Mayor, over Congressman
Burton. The early reports showed Bur
ton ahead, but later the Republican head
quarters at Cleve!-nd conceded Johnson's
election.
Anti-Mormon Victory.
The American or anti-Mormon ticket at
Salt Lake City .Is estimated to have the
largest pluralities ever given In that city.
At Toledo, Mayor Brand Whltlock and
the entire Independent ticket is re-elected.
Cincinnati elects Colonel Leopold Mark
brelt, the Republican candidate for Mayor.
Meager returns from San Francisco
show Taylor, Democrat, and good govern
ment candidate for Mayor, leading, with
the union labor candidate showing unex
pected strength.
At a very late hour the figures favored
the election of Katzenbach, Democrat,
as Governor of New Jersey, but his lead
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H. M. Whitney, Defeated Democratic
Candidate for Governor of Massa
chusetts. was very narrow- over Fort, Republican,
less than 1000 separating them.
HEARST MEETS A WATERLOO
Fusion Ticket Beaten and All His
i
Men In Tureen.
NEW ' YORK, ' Nov. 6. Sufficiently
complete returns to make certain the
ultimate results show that Republican
and Independence League fusion in
New York County was defeated today
by a straight Democratic ticket; that
the Independence League ticket for
Associate Justices of the Court of Ap
peals was overwhelmingly beaten by
identical, tickets of the Republicans and
Democrats, and that there will be a
slight change in the make-up of the
State Assembly.
The new State! Assembly will consist
of 96 Republicans and 54 Democrats,
a gain of six Democrats compared with
last year. In New York City the Inde
pendence League Court of Appeals
ticket was defeated 4 to 1, and the
League vote up-state was light.
In the city interest centered in the
county fight In which the Republican
and Independence League forces op
posed the Tammany ticket. James W.
Gerard was elected to the Supreme
Court by a wide margin over M. Linn
Bruce. Thomas F. Foley defeated for
the Sheriff? office the fusion candi
date. Max F. Thmsen, who is also
prominent in the Independence League.
Early returns gave Foley a big lead,
but this was later scaled down until
7;0 of the 833 election districts in the
county showed a margin for the Demo
cratic candidate of 25,030.
Edward T. Bartlett and Willard
Bartlett. nominated by both Republic
ans and Democrats, were elected to the
Court of Appeals over Reuben R. Lyon,
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
X
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 33
degrees; minimum temperature, 40 de
grees. TODAY'S Increased cloudiness, probably
followed by rain Thursday; southeasterly
.winds.
Klectlons.
Hearst and Republicans beaten in New York.
Page 1.
Republicans probably carry Kentucky.
Pase j-
New Jersey in doubt. Page 1.
Taylor and entire Good Government ticket
elected at San Francisco. Page 1. '
Johnson elected Mayor of Cleveland, Mark
brelt of Cincinnati, Whltlock of Toledo.
Page 3.
Financial Situation.
First shipment of gold reaches New York.
Page 1.
Bankers come to aid of trust companies.
Page 1.
New York banks will now give relief to
other cities. Page 1.
Steel Trust closes Tennessee Coal A Iron
deal. Page 1.
George Gould discusses causes of money
scare. Page 5.
Foreign.
A. Hart McK.ee su? wif and father-in-law
for libel. Page .
llromestlc.
Speaker at Purity Congress advocates mis
sions to rich men. Page 4.
Chicago operators vote to suspend strike.
Page 4.
Sport.
Mountain batteries from Vancouver. Wash.,
will take part in Horse Show.. Page 13.
paclHo Coast.
State Treasury short of funds. Page Q.
Seven men who shot Hindu as Halloween
prank are charged with murder, page 6.
Another case of plague in Seattle. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Hops hold up well In spite of absence of de
mand. Page 17-
Wheat off a cent at Chicago. Page 17.
Pilot Hastings, of the steamer Bailey Gat
Bert, is suspended for 30 days. Page 15.
Portlwnd and Vicinity.
More gold secured In 'England for shipment
to this city; total en route now $1,3.M,
00; asset currency to be issued today.
Page r.
Absence of books and records now in New
York may delay distributive rate hearing
Page 10.
State Senator Bailey aspires to Collector
Dunne's position; curries favor with Sen
ator Fulton, page 18.
Manufacturers Association passes resolu
tions of confidence. Page 10.
Federal Court to call docket of civil cases
Monday. Page 13.
Bister of Lieutenant Sutton declares he was
not a fluid d. Pajra a
GRAFTERS SWEPT
OFF MAP OF CITY
GoodGovernmentWins
San Francisco.
TAYLOR AND LANGDON IN LEAD
Count of Ten Per Cent of Vote
Indicates Result.
RYAN RUNS POOR .THIRD
Crushing; Defeat of McCarthy and
AVhoIe Union Labor Party Full
Count Is Not Likely to
Change Result.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. At 1 o'clock
this morning a totaling of the partial re
turns Indicates the election of almost the
entire Good Government city and county
ticket, Including Mayor, District Attor
ney, Board of Supervisors, Treasurer,
Assessor, Tax Collector, Recorder, City
Attorney, Public Administrator, Sheriff,
Coroner and two Police Judges. The
Union Labor party may have saved Its
Incumbents in the offices of Auditor and
County Clerk.
On a basis of a 10 per cent count of
the votes in 249 of the 273 precincts with
the Mission district largely to be heard
from Mayor Taylor's plurality over the
Union Labor candidate, P. H. McCarthy,
should approximate 9000; District Attor
ney Langdon's plurality over McGowan,
the Union Labor nominee, 18,000; with
Jtyan, Republican, running a poor third
In the Mayoralty race.
It Is not likely that the full count of
all the precincts which may not be com
pleted before a late hour today, will ma
terially change the 'apparent results.
ROOSEVELT CASTS BALLOT
Laughingly Resents Suggestion He
Voted for Democrat.
WASHINGTON, . Nov.' B.-President
Roosevelt cast ballot 84 at 9:55 o'clock this
morning at Oyster Bay, N. T., thus reg
istering his choice as to two Associate
Justices of the Court of Appeals, a Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the State,
member of the Assembly, county officers
and several proposed amendments to the
state constitution.
After casting his vote, one of the by
standers asked him if he had not voted
for a Democrat Willard Bartlett who
was nominated by both- parties for the
Court of Appeals. The President respond
ed with a laugh: "It Is a vile asper
sion." For the President to exercise the elec
tive franchise necessitated 225 miles of
railroad travel and four minutes In the
voting booth. The trip, which was with
out Incident, save for the cheering
crowds at jersey Jity and iong Island
City and the welcome home of the vil
lagers of Oyster Bay, afforded the Pres
ident opportunity to confer at length with
Secretary Cortelyou on the financial sit
uation and Jo review the incidents of the
recent Louisiana bear-hunt with Dr. Alex
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STEEL TRUST HAS 1 '
I DEVOURED RIM
I Buys Control of Ten- ONCE ON P W'i ' ,
t nesseeCoal and Iron TIME. Cf.''S'
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Lambert during the trip of the tug Lan
caster from the New Jersey terminal to
Ixmg Island City. Mr. Cortelyou was with
the President from Washington to Jersey
City, and Joined the party again from
Mlneola to New York, where he remained
to make a brief inspection of financial af
fairs there.
The President smilingly acknowledged
the cheers of the crowds at Jersey City
and Long Island City and was most cor
dial in his personal greetings to his
OySter Bay neighbors, who met him at
the station. While the handshaking was
in progress, a salute of 21 guns was be
ing fired from a miniature cannon oper
ated by Maury Townsend from the cen
ter of the baseball field. The stay in the
village was only sufficient to allow the
President and Secretary Loeb to vote.
The President reached Washington at
8:16 o'clock tonight.
Republicans Win In Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov.' 5. That M. B.
Reese, the Republican candidate, has been
Dr. Edward R. Taylor, Elected Good
Government Mayor of San Eran
cinco. elected Justice of the Supreme Court by
a majority of 12,000 votes is the indica
tion last tonight. There was a falling off
In the total vote of two years ago, when
Letton, Republican, was elected Supreme
Judge over Hastings, Fusion, by 23,218
votes.
Bryan Votes at Normal.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 5. W. J. Bryan
this afternoon cast his ballot at the poll
ing place In Normal Precinct. He re
turned from a campaign tour of the state
shortly afte 12 o'clock. Mr. Bryan shook
hands with each of the election officials.
COUNTERS WITH DAMAGES
A. IfART M'KEE BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST WIFE.
In Response to Her Suit for Divorce
He Brings Suit for Damages,
Alleging Defamation.
PARIS, Nov. 6.' In connection with the
pending suit for divorce brought by Mrs.
A. Hart McKee against her husband, A.
Hart McKee, formerly of ' Philadelphia,
counsel for McKee has bro.ught a damage
milt against Mrs. McKee and her father.
Colonel Baxter, formerly of Knoxville,
Tenn., because of alleged defamatory dec
larations made by trem and published In
American newspapers.
Mr. McKee charges that clippings con
taining the newspaper articles complained
of were sent by Colonel Baxter to his
(McKee's) mother. The court summoned
the elder Mrs. McKee and Colonel xaxter
to appear November 12 and give testimony
in the case.
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FIRST SHIPMENT
OF GOLD ARRIVES
New York Banks Re
ceive $7,100,000.
MUCH MORE IS ON THE OCEAN
No Extra Session to Consider
Currency Bill. ,
FUNDS FOR MOVING CROPS
Cortelyou ' Considers Relief Meas
ures and Bankers Begin to Con
cert Plans for Removing Strin
gency in Other Cities.
THE FINANCIAL STATUS.
NEW YORK First shipment of
$7,100,000 in gold arrives from ,
England. , There is $24,000,000
more coming within & week. Sit
uation rapidly improves. No ex
tra session likely. Measures to
strengthen trust companies. Bank
ers ready to help other cities.
Cortelyou may provide funds to
move crops.
PARIS Gold to value of f3,000,000
shipped to London.
LONDON Stock market stiffens on
shipment of French gold. United
States buys 750,000, Canada
2.1.000 in gold.
DENVER Coinage of gold and silver
In mint goes on at rate of $S64,
000 a day.
. NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The arrival Of
the first freasure ship laden with gold
for the relief of the present stringency
was the feature of the financial situa
tion today. The Kroiiprlnzessln Ceclllo
was reported off Fire Island at 6
o'clock in the morning, ana soon after
10 o'clock had docked and was unload
ing $7,100,000 of the yellow metal,
which will go to strengthen the New
York, bank reserves. The new Cunard
liner Lusltanla will follow closely in
her wake with $10,030,000 and $14,000,
030 more will follow during the rest of
the week' and early next week.
The additional withdrawals from the
Bank of England today of 750,003
for the United States and 25,000 for
Canada bring up the total gold engage
ments on the present movement to
about $36,600,000.
Indirect Aid From France.
The news that the Bank of France
bought today 3,300,000 In sterling
bills on London was regarded here as
an event of the first importance, as
Indicating that French financiers were
not only able but willing to help Lon
don and thus indirectly help America
by relieving the strain on the Bank of
England caused by the heavy American
demands for gold. It is hoped that this
action of the Bank of France will deter
the Bank of England from raising its
discount rate to 7 per cent at the meet
ing of the directors on Thursday, and
the Imperial Bank of Germany from
raising its rate from 6H per cent to
"Hi per cent. The inference is drawn
that it Is likely to have this effect, be
cause not since IS73 has the Bank of
England rate been above 6 per cent,
and only for 12 days In each of the
years 1899 and 1900 Has the German
rate been above 6 per cent since IS70.
Will Be Xo Extra Session.
The presence of Secretary Cortelyou
in this city on his way to vote gave
an opportunity for further conference
with J. P. Morgan and other leading
hankers. The Secretary came over
from Washington with President
Roosevelt to vote, and on his way
back from his home at Hempstead, L.
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Curtis Guild, tr.. Re-Elected Gov
ernor of Massachusetts.
I., decided to stop ofr and learn of (he
financial situation. Besides Mr. Mor
gan, Mr. Cortelyou saw George W. Per
kins and one or two other bankers,
who acquainted him with the situation.
He was told that ths situation in New
York was rapidly improving because of
the developments in the last 24 hours.
These bankers who saw Mr.
Cortelyou today are convinced that
there Is no Intention of the President
to call an extra session of Congress
to pass any remedial financial legisla
tion, as It is understood the adminis
tration feels that the situation should
settle down to a basis where a proper
judgment can be formed on the various
supposed changes in 'the" present mone
tary laws. It was further understood
that the administration has not yet
definitely shaped the plans oj financial-
irfiuiittiiuu wuiuu ii may acBire iu nave
considered at the coming session of
Congress.
Strengthen Trust Companies.
Measures for strengthening the trust
companies upon which runs have been
going on were under further consider
ation today, but thus far it has not
bee., clear how sufficient assistance
could be rendered by other institutions
and bankers without taking over as
sets which they do not consider abso
lutely "gilt-edged."
The project for the acquisition of
the Tennessee Coal & Iron company by
the United States Steel Corporation
has improved the situation somewhat
by making loans on the Tennessee
company's security more acceptable at
tht banks. The situation is still far
from solved, however, and Its diffi
culties are increased by the lack of a
well-knit and responsible organization
on the 'part of the- -trust companies,
capable of entering into definite rela
tions with the Clearing House banks.
A conference at which the details for
taking over control of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Company by the United
States Steel Corporation were dis
cussed was held at Mr. Morgan's li
brary today, and was attended by Mr.
Morgan, George W. Perkins, Secretary
Trimble of the United States Steel Cor
poration, Vice-President Davidson of
the First National Bank and Grant B.
Schley, one pi the members of the
pool which held control of the Ten
nessee Coal & Iron Company stock. No
statement was made following the con
ference. Help Banks in Other Cities.
That the corner in the recent monetary
difficulties has been turned was evi
denced today when at a conference of J.
P. Morgan, Levi P. Morton, George W.
Perkins and several other well known fi
nancial men, attention was directed to
the situation In other financial circles
throughout the country to ascertain if the
strain of the last two weeks had dis
closed any weak spots. With the situa
tion cleared here, the bankers feel that
they are now in a position to render such
aid as they can to other points, should It
prove necessary. Mr. Perkins said, after
one of a series of conferences held today
at the library of Mr. Morgan:
"Things are shaping themselves very
satisfactorily locally, and we spent most
of today comparing notes on the situa
tion throughout the country. This was
done, not because, we felt anj apprehen
sion of difficulty anywhere else, but to
learn of the general situation."
Funds to Move Crops.
Th! Treasury has much reduced the
cash balance, which was nominally avail
able for deposit in the banks, but still
actually' holds about $130,000,000 in various
forms of currency against outstanding
checks, disbursing officers' balances and
other demand obligations, which never
fall below $100,000,000 in the amount out
standing. How far Mr. Cortelyou will
feel justified In drawing upon these funds
he has not yet Indicated, but he may use
a part of them to meet the growing ap
peals from the West for resources for
moving the crops.
Buenos Ayres reports that nearly 5,000,-
000 pesos in gold, which several banks
MORE 'GOLD FOR
PORTLAND
BANKS
London Will Forward
$750,000 Today.
TOTAL OF $1,550,000 ON WAY
Kerr, Gifford & Co. Send
$300,000 to Local Branch.
CAUSES BETTER FEELING
Shipments of Coin From Abroad and
From American Correspondents
Will Greatly Assist Bank
ers In This City.
GOLD KNCACiKn ABROAD FOR
l'OKTLASU.
For First National Bank, $750,000;
due here the last of next week.
For Kerr. Gifford & Co., $:100.000;
due here December 1.
For Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. $.VW,
000; due here about November 20.
Total so far encaged. $1,530,000.
GOLD ENUAUKD ABROAD FOR
NEW YORK.
Steamer Kronprinzessln
first of ths treasure ships, reaches
New York with $7,100,000 for New
York banks. The Lusltanla will fol
low closely with $10,0oo,oi0, and
$14,000,000 more will pour into New
York wkthln a few days. Total gold
.engagements for New York amount
to about $3I3,000,OOU. These Imports
have strengthened the situation to a
great extent.
Gold to the amount of $750,000 will leavs
England today for Portland direct. Ths
shipment was secured lu London for the
First National Bank by Its president, A.
L. Mills, and will be available here by
the last of next week. The specie will
leave England on the steamship Oceanic,
that Is due in New York Thursday, No
vember 14. Secretary Cortelyou has no
tified President Mills that upon the ar
rival of the 'gold In New York it will be
placed in the subtreasury there, and the
San Francisco subtreasury directed to pay
to the London, Paris &. American Bank,
the First National's agent, an equal sum
in gold coin, which will be shipped direct
to Portland.
Wheat Buyers' Contribute.
Kerr, Gifford & Co. announce that
$300,000 in English gold has been se
cured for their Portland branch, and that
$100,000 of this amount left England last
Friday. The remainder of the consign
ment will be sent from the other ' side
Friday or Saturday of this week. Whether
this specie will be sent direct, or will
be transferred by telegraph to the San
Francisco subtreasury and thence ship
ped to Portland, has not been made
known to the Portland managers of the
grain exporting firm.
Thesaj shipments of gold, together with
the $500,000 already engaged by Balfour,
Guthrie & Company, and now on the
way to Portland, swells the gold ship
ments direct to Portland from Eng
land to a grand total of $1,350,000. In ad
dition to this big sum, smaller shipments
are being received by the banks from cor
respondents In different parts of the
country. One Portland bank received
coin yesterday from New York and from
Minneapolis. Though these remittances
are necessarily small, they are of great
assistance in helping out the local situa
tion. Increases Public Confidence.
Other engagements of gold In England
for Portland will follow the initial ship
ments. The arrival of the coin here will
greatly facilitate the transaction of busi
ness and the news of its engagement and
shipment is doing much to restore public
confidence in this city.
Bankers generally agree that the worst
is over in this city. The local banks were
not disturbed by any unusual demands
yesterday, and everyone who visited
them expressed confidence. There was
no evidence of uneasiness, such as was
shown by depositors earlier in the strin
gency. Yesterday was a far quieter day
than Monday, when large payrolls wero
taken care of by the banks. From this
time on, It Is believed, the situation will
Improve daily.
Issue Bank l'uper Today.
Today the first of the new aset cur
rency bank notes based on the products
pf the country and other tangible se
curity, will be issued through the local
banks. Of this paper, the Portland Clear
ing House Association has authorized an
issue of $1,000,000. Probably not mors
than $50,000 will be available today, v but
$100,000 additional each day is expected
to be put Into circulation. Two Issues
of $750,000 each are planned. Printers
completed the first yesterday and it will
be delivered to the Clearing House Asso
ciation this morning.
The work of affixing the signatures of
the Clearing House registrars will begin
today and the notes will be delivered to
the different banks as soon as signed.
This work will be tedious, for each piece
of the new money has to bear the signa
ture of one of the registrars, of which
there are three. They are TJ. W. Ross,
of the First National Bank; W. A. Holt,
of the United States National Bank, and
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