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VOL. XXVI XO. 14,638. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PULL TOGETHER HOW THEIR CRY San Franciscans Unite for Taylor WATERLOO FOR THE GRAFTERS 1 Mayor Will Now Wipe Out Every Unclean Spot. HENEY IS AFTER HERRIN (says California Must Next Redeem Herself From Machine Labor Voted for Taylor, Kid Gloves for McGowan. SAN FRANCISCO, Not. 8. (Special.) The election of Mayor Taylor, District Attorned Langdon and the greater por tion of the Good Government ticket ap pears to have inaugurated an era of good feeling in San Francisco. The bit terness of the campaign has vanished overnight, as though by magic. Men and Journals who led the opposition to Dr. Taylor were outspoken today with pledges of loyalty and co-operation. P. 11. McCarthy, the defeated candidate of the Union Labor party ,in a signed state ment promised his services tonight to the administration. Daniel A. Ryan, the de feated Republican candidate, also as sured Dr. Taylor of his co-operation. The Evening Post, which has fought Taylor during the campaign, published tonight an editorial in which the Mayor was highly praised. Throughout the city the expressions of satisfaction were general. The cry for "a pull together" has arisen from every ftuarter. From the labor leaders come as surances of industrial peace; from the bankers, reports of Increased confidence and expanding trade. Wipe Out Every Unclean "Spot; The success of the" Good Government ticket means that the cleaning process in the city departments and the graft prose cution will proceed with new energy. "Every unclean spot in the city govern ment must be wiped out," declares Mayor Taylor, which means that some of the Commissioners stD.l serving under their appointments from Schmlti will be elimi nated from the administration. Francis J. Heney has announced that the prosecution of the boodlera will go on. Moreover Mr. Heney has sounded a new note in his declaration that Califor nia must follow the example set by San Francisco. Mr.- Heney said today: Clean Up California Next. "San Francisco has shown that cor rupt rule can be destroyed. California must take heed. A year ago the hold of Ruef and Schmltz In San Francisco was as complete as Is the hold of "William F. Herrln and the Southern Pacific on California today. If San Francisco was able to get rid of Schmltz and Ruef, California can free herself from the domination of Herrln. "It Is time to act. The people have sen the light. That is all they need. Every good citizen should prepare for the struggle, that California at her next election may put an end to Her rlnlsm." Kid Gloves Help Grafters. The completeness of the victory for Dr. Taylor and Mr. Langdon astounded even their campaign managers. The vote of the city was spilt. Dr. Taylor received a very heavy labor vote. An Interesting fact shown by the returns was that In the "kid glove" precincts Mr. McGowan, Mr. Langdon' s opponent, received a very heavy vote. This is take to Indicate that the indicted magnates lined up all their friends against Mr. Langdon In order to stop the prosecutions. Mr. Langdon's labor vote waa much heavier than the vote given him by the capital ists. The Count nt Midnight. . Owing to the large number of charter amendments on the ballot, the count has been very slow. At midnight, with about SOOO votes to hear from, the result showed: For Mayor Taylor 2S.5GS. McCarthy J7,06, Ryan 9195, Reguln (Soc.) 11S8. For District Attorney Langdon 34,506, McGowan 19,781. All of the Good Government candidates were elected except Mr. McDougald (Union Labor), Treasurer, and. Mr. Mulcrevy (Union Labor), County Clerk. Both Mr. Mulcrevy and Mr. Mc Dougald have held their offices before and were among the few officials of the Schmltz. administration to come out with clean records. Many Charter Amendments. The most Important amendments adopted provide for the recall; giving the Supervisors powers to acquire and operate public utilities; providing for the change of street grades and street lines in order that the Burnham plans for the beauti flcatlon of the city can be carried out if the city so wills; giving the Supervisors power to Hx the telephone rates; provid ing for 75-year city bonds, where 50. years is the present limit; and allowing the Treasurer ' to deposit city money with' amoroved banks. The other amendments are local in character. An ordinance to lower the liquor license from $500 to $400 a year was defeated. HENEY COMMENTS ON RESULT Declares Labor Has Vindicated Con fidence Placed In It. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. F. J. Heney, commenting today on the decisive victory of the Good Government ticket in San Francisco, had this to say: "The issue in this campaign was clear cut. Shall the public service corporations corruptly control the municipality and is any man above the law? The laboring classes vindicated the confidence which every great statesman of America has placed in their integrity, intelligence, com mon sense and patriotism. They under stood the moral Issue involved and voted for Good Government. "Some of the merchant class voted for Taylor, and against Langdon, thereby demonstrating that we were right when we predicted that a certain limited class would vote both ways according to what !! John H. Hlgglns, Democrat, Elected Governor of Rhode Island. they believed would be the effect upon their pockets. Such voters are the most undesirable citizens in America. The great mass of merchants, professional men and laboring classes, however, voted according to the conscience and justified the belief that republican government is still a success.' FOREST FIRE IS RAGING Flames Raging in Black Hills Drive Back Train. DBADWOOD S. D., Nov. 6. Reports from' the lumber camps of the McLaughlin Tie & Timber Company at Westhant, 26 miles south of here, tell of a heavy tim ber fire raging to the west of the camp and close to the Wyoming border. The company sent out a special train of 75 men to pave Its preserves, but the train was checked by flames. The company has 500,000 feet of cut timber lying In the path of the flames, which will probably be lost. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. I'iillilftilBH V. V - - - it yv . . i V- : I YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53 degTeea;. minimum, 39 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. Financial Situation. - New York banks beftln shipping money West to move crops. Page 1. Agreement of trust companies removti last danger to New York banks. Page 1. Further engagements of gold abroad. Page 1 Stock market strong and buoyant. Page 1. Chicago banks gain strength and may soon resume cash payment. Page 4." Small bank closed at San Francisco. Pare 4. Receiver for large New England textile com pany. Page 4. Foreign. Editor who accused "Von Buelow of com plicity in round-table scandal convicted of libel. Paga 4. British railroad strike averted. " Page-4. German warship blown up and ten men killed. Page 4. National. Itinerary of battleship fleet on voyage to Pacific. Page 4. Elections. Fort carries New Jersey by small plurality. Page 3. "WoodrulT gives Roosevelt credit for Repun- liran victory in Brooklyn and predicts his renomlnatlon. Page 1. Hearst's defeat means his elimination. Page 1. Taylor and Langdon elected in San Francisco ancKall elements unite to support them. Page 1. Ttomestic. Telegraphers' T'nlon e.Uls off -strike .la . ail big cities. Page 1. Purity Congress discusses relation of w&gea zo social evil. Page S. Maloneys call Osborne to settle affairs with runaway daughter. Page 8. Raymond Hitchcock returns for trial and is given ovation at theater. Page .3. Lusltanla. on her arrival, will break west westward record. Page 4. Troops cross Missouri River to crush Ute outbreak. Page 8. Pittsburg bankwrecker's case in Jury's hands, page fl. Pacific Coast. Eastern Oregon fefils secure over 'financial situation. Page 6." Apple Fair of Linn County opens at Al bany. Page 6. Wealthy lumberman disappears while ill with typhoid fever. Page 3. Commercial and Marine. Steady movemerft tn- potatoes. Pa-ge IT. - Wheat breaks sharply at Chicago. Page IT. 6tocks and bonds show upward tendency. Page 17. Steamer Bailey Gatiert collides with and sinks the dredge Portland at Postofflce Bar. Page 17. , Fortland and Vicinity. George H. Hill appointed receiver for Title Guarantee & Trust Company. Page 10. Crisis passed in localbank situation. Page 4. Switchman killed in collision of trains In fog. Page 11. Rev. J. M. HIckey returns from trip through East. Page lfi- Heal issue reached in distributive rate hear ing. Page 16. Taxpayers" League committee reports favor ably after Investigation of poorfarm Page Portland's first Horse Show ooens today. Page 3. Suspected cases of plague among Portland rats. Page 11. Portland telegraphers declare strike off. Page 0. TELEGRAPHERS TO GD RACK TO KEYS Authority to End Strike Asked by. Board. SENDS OUT CIRCULAR LETTER Order Will, Be Issued When Two-Thirds Indorse It.- FIGHT FOR THREE MONTHS Chicago Liocal Union Leads Move ment by Passing Resolutions, 231 to 58, to Return to Work Unconditionally. CHICAGO, Nov. 6. The National ex ecutive board of the. Commercial Tel egraphers' Union of America today pre pared a circular letter for Issuance to all local unions asking: them to vote upon the question of granting authority to the board to call off the strike which has been on for the past there months. The letter will be sent to all locals tomorrow and the official order ending the strike will be issued as soon as two-thirOs of the locals have signified their willingness to end the fight. - Chicago Local No. 1 today voted to call off the strike and return to work unconditionally. A resolution was also passed by the Chicago local by a vote of 231 to 58 requesting the National executive . board to end the strike. NEW YORK SUSPENDS STRIKE Final Step Awaits Action of Tele graph Companies. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. The telegraph ers' strike In this city was indefinitely suspended by & vote of the local Cpm mercial Telegraphers' Union tonight. After a discussion, during which a mo tion to ask the National officers to de clare the strike off was defeated,- rmon lutlons declaring the strike against the "Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies suspended from November 7 until "a full opportunity, has. been given the . Bald telegraph companies to make good tiie assurances practically con veyed to- us." .... The strike for higher salaries was declared August 12, -since which time the companies have refused to enter into any negotiations with the strikers. Rich Montana Mine Closes. HELENA, Mont., Nov. 6. One hundred men were thrown ou."of employment to day by the sudden closing down of the Take the Hint, Yellow Slipped! Jay Gould mine, one of the richest prop erties in Lewis and Clark i?ouny.-The action was taken on account of the de crease in the demand for ore. The prop erty is owned by Chicago and Milwaukee capitalists. OPERATORS VOTE TO GO BACK Kansas City Telegraphers Officially Declare Strike Off. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 6. The striking commercial telegraphers of this city at a meeting tonight declared the strike off. There were originally about 375 strikers here, but only ISO attended the meeting tonight. Of these, it was said, only Va will seek re-employment from the tele graph companies. Strike Off In Denver. , DENVER. Nov. 6. The Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, of this 1 S . - f E. H. Gary, Chairman of Executive Committee of United States Bteel Corporation. . city, voted unanimously this afternoon to call off the strike. POT ROOSEVELT IN AGAIN WOODRUFF SAYS RENOMI NA TION WILL BE FORCED. Predicts He Will Be Obliged to Ac cept and That Independence League Will Support Him. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Chairman Tim othy L. Woodruff, of the Republican State Committee, . who wired the Presi dent today : that yesterday's Republican victory in Kings County was due to Mr. Roosevelt's strength in Brooklyn, said to night that he believed that the demand would be such that the President would be obliged to accept a renomlnatlon. He said: "I am of the opinion that the demand for the renomination of Theodore Roose velt will be so strong next Spring that the President will be obliged to accept a renomination. Every Indication points to his being swept into office by an over whelming vote. "Under the leadership of Roosevelt in the Nation and of Hughes in the state the rank and file of the Independent League will, in my judgment, vote hereafter with the Republican party." IT ALL HAPPENED AT TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS Willie! Gettfntc the :r to 5WFISHIN&70ND STREAM : OF GOLD POURS INTO WEST New York Sends Money to Wheat States. STRAIN ON BANKS LESSENED Hasten to Move Crops on Way to Foreign Markets. TRUST COMPANIES SOLID Reinforcement of Those Assailed Re moves the Last Danger Gold Shipments Will Soon Give the Banks Surplus Over Reserves. THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. NEW YORK Banks begin hipping money West to move crops and will send steady stream. Danger of failures averted by agreement of trust companies to stand together. Gold ' Imported and engage abroad for New York reaches ag-' gregate of 37,800,000. Subtreasury Issues currency against gold which arrived on Kronprlnsessln cecllle. Stock market strong and buoy ant on lmDroved situation. CHICAGO Banks gatn large amount of currency and may soon resume cash payments. BT. PAUL Bankers of Northwest announce plan to provide funds for moving crops. WASHINGTON Treasury Depart ment shipping large amounts of currency to banks and "receiving many applications for more. SAN FRANCISCO Officers of - Cali fornia Safe Deposit & Trust Com pany announce It will soon reopen and pay all depositors. NORTH ADAMS. Mass. Arnold Print Works, largest textile firm In New England. In receiver's bands. ... NEW YORK, Nov. . Now that the monetary strain has been lessened locally the Jew York banks began preparations today to ship all available currency to the Northwest to aid the movement of crops. While there is concerted action among the city's banking institutions to meet the demands for currency now be ing made by banks In the crop country, the individual banks will send all funds that can possibly be spared for the pur pose. " Estimates of the combined amounts that the New York banks will send to the Return Prom Sam Francisco Back Where Be Belongs. . Northwest within the next six weeks vary. The Chase National Bank and the First National Bank have commenced to ship daily sums ranging from J2S.000 to JSO.OOO to banks along the route of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways. Aroused to Action by Hill. J. J. Hill held a conference here with officers of the Chase National Bank and other institutions at which it was stated that he asked that the Northwest be given all possible assistance to move the crops. Mr. Hill was Informed that, while the local banks could not furnish the usual amount of money for crop moving purposes, they were anxious to do all they could to expedite the ship ment of cereals to the seaboard, whence they could be sent abroad and thereby strengthen this county's position in the foreign money markets. Gold In Steady Volume. "We have started to send all the funds we can to the Northwest." said a bank official tonight, "and, while the, amounts Brand Whitlot-k. the Author, Re Elected Mayor of Toledo, O. In individual instances are not very large, they will aggregate a large figure before long. Wlhtin a week or more the flow of gold to the wheat fields will be in steady volume, varying in sums from t5000 to $00,000. Mr. Hill was here and conferred with us on the situation, along the lines of his railroads. We promised to do all we could. "A ready solution of any difficulties in the Northwest can be found by the farm ers themselves. If they will avail them selves of an opportunity to use cashier's checks, but that is a process of educa tion which may or may not be difficult to work out." TRUST COMPANIES ARK SOLID Agreement to Stand Together Re moves Danger. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. The general conditions of the financial situation were favorable today. The runs on the trust companies had practically ceased under the encouraging influence of the support of the trust company commit tee; gold engagements were further in creased, and .the stock market rose buoyantly In rocognltlon of these con ditions. The announcement by Mr. King, president of the Union Trust Com pany, early In the morning, that an agreement had at last been reached bv which the Trust Company of America and the Lincoln Trust Com pany were to deposit their stock in the hands of a committee of the trust company -presidents, and In considera tion of this. were, to receive all the support required, finally cleared the air in regard to the trust-company situation. Last Danger Removed. Grave apprehension existed after the termination of the conference at Mr. Morgan's library at 6 o'clock this morning that an agreement in regard to the two trust companies would not be reached and that they might be sub jected to' a run too strong for their lm paired resources. Now that this dan ger is removed. It is believed that the situation will gradually simmer down, with the continuous arrival of gold, until the stringency is converted Into the plethora of reserve money In banks which usually follows' a crisis. Additional gold engagements were announcement today of Jl, 000,000 on account of Lazard Freres and $500,001 for Montreal. This brings up the total gold engagements for America on the recent movement to 137,500.000, which would afford the amount required for legal reserve against- deposits of $150, 000,000. The gold which arrived yes terday was deposited today and that by the Lusitania will soon be in the vaults of the banks. Will Not Raise Discount Again. While there is still some apprehen sion regarding the possible effort of the Bank of England to check the out flow of gold from London by raising its discount rate on Thursday, there is a strong feeling among conservative financiers here hat the directors of the Bank of 'England will be very re luctant to fix a rate of discount which has not been touched since 1873. It might have been found necessary to overcome this reluctance, if the Bank of France had not so generously dipped Into its Immense reserves under the enlightened policy of Governor Pallalne by the purchase of sterling bills to the amount of 3,030.000 to re lieve the London market. The strength of the stock market wan the reflex of Improved feeling throughout the financial community. It Is believed that the stock market has pretty well discounted the worst and that prices are not likely to go (Concluded on Pace 4.) HEARST'S DEFEAT IS Both Parties Rejoicing in New York. KIS LEAGUE IS REPUDIATED Has Tried Three Times and Was Always Beaten. NO CHANCE FOR PRESIDENT Politicians Believe After Failure In Every Form -of Fusion, He Will Stay Eliminated and Not Figure In 1908. GIVE ROOSEVELT THE GLORY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. President Roosevelt today received the follow ing from Timothy L. Woodruff, dated New York: "Our great sweep with a straight Republican ticket In Kings County, normally Democratic by 20.000. waa accomplished by the use made of your unparalleled strength with the people. Some of our candidates had nearly 20.000 majority." The following dispatch from Congressman-elect John W. Langley, dated at Plkesvllle. Ky., was received at the White House today: "W'e won by 0,000. The mount ains did most of it. and the Roose velt administration made It possible." No statement or comment on the result of the election was made y the President today. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. (Special.) The elimination of W. R. Hearst Is believed to to be one of the results of the New York election that affords pleasure to Repub licanp and Democrats alike, but the elimi nation could have been effected just as thoroughly If the Hearst League had not been taken up by the Republican organi zation. This la the second time Mr. Hearst has been eliminated within a year, and this time, unless the observers be very wide of the mark, he ought to "stay elim inated." Three Times and Out. He went it alone once and he has tried it in combination with both the other par ties. The flrpt time he came so close to being elected Mayor that he still claims the victory. The Republican ticket was a bad third in the Mayoralty race. The next time Mr. Hearst tied up with Tam many and was defeated for Governor by some 60,000, while all the ret of the Dem ocratic state ticket won by handsome plu ralities. And now Mr. Hearst has tried it with the Republicans, putting some of his hired men on the ticket while he made the speeches, and the reault, relatively, is worse than in the two previous years. League Constantly Declines. Three successive campaigns, with Mr. Hearst a factor in each, have shown a constant decline of the Hearst League movement. It jumped into existence at a time when disgust with the leadership of both the regular parties fought some means of expression. Mr. Hearst took advantage of the opportunity and made a phenomenal campaign and showing on election day. But the very next year, when the Hearet "Independence League" was swollen with pride, "a good thing" in the eyes of .office-seekers and feared as Including the balance of power by outsid ers, the voters turned in and repudiated its leader. The repudiation of Mr. Hearst stood out as the most significant thing In connection with the election of Charles E. Hughes to the Governorship. Will Cut No Figure In 1908. As matters stand now, the league seems in a fair way to disintegrate. Mr. Hearst appears to have lost Interest, and he has been at once the inspiration, the under writer and the support of the movement. It is far from likely that he will be a figure in next year's Presldental election. THEY AGREE OX. OXE POIXT Murphy and Woodruff Both Say Hearst Is Political Corpse. NEW YORK. N. Y., Nov. 6. The secondary" results of yesterday's elections, particularly as they may affect the polit ical fortunes of party leaders, were threshed out at many political meeting places tonight. Charles F. Murphy. Tam many leader, sees in the defeat of the Re publican and Independence League fusion in New York County the retirement of William R. Hearst as a factor In local politics. Timothy L. Woodruff, Republican stats chairman, also believes that Mr. Hearst has been "everlastingly eliminated" as a political consideration, and that the Inde pendence League will now go to the Re publican party. Mr. Woodruff bases his prediction upon the result in Kings County, where the Independence League ,vote was lost sight of in the Republican victory over the Democrats. On the other hand, the league vote did not go a great way in helping the Republicans in Man hattan, where the fusion ticket was beaten by the straight Tamr.-.any candi dates. In 1905 New York County gave Mr. Hearst, running on a straight Independ- C alWt uo papniouuQ) EL MIT OH 4 1