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I'OKTLAM), OREGON, - WEDNESDAY, AFRIL 8. IPOS.
ntlCE FIVE CENTS.
ILLINOIS VOTES
BIG DRY PATCHES
Saloons Abolished in
Twenty Counties.
GREAT BATTLE AT THE POLLS
Women Give Away Coffee, Sa
loonmen Drinks.
TOUGHEST TOWN IS DRY
I .a t re To n n Oe nrrn 1 1 r (io w c t ,
Smallrr Otws Orj Homo of tho
Keeler Oir Wet I.tquor
Vt In Other States.
IT -I IXW.
r:t Cut of
("KH t !U.. Ap 7. -Spec.al.v In a
hArd-t-v.". cor.te: the :tvr: issue was
f-.ehr tv R stands: '.U today tn Illinois.
Af:er a impicn and election seldom
e.i'iM .r. I1, s:.. In Mtternesv ISV
twny' rs voted on te d frees question of
tve tWnsod saloon nr.d both side cisim a
;ctorf .
TV. Ar.;M?.ivr! I.eag-.e traders are ju
h 1a:i; owr the fA.n that 3 count tea voted
to bevn'o ahesoV.itey anti -saloon tnrtorr
more tan saloon in many of the
c::s a r. d v!Igos of the stste were voted
Twrnty Counties Go Dry.
The f o ':-g evnmties now abso
lutely ar.ii-s.Voorr territory, so created hy
the vote today. In addition to the sx
whl.-h v-:o,t Us; November to banish the
drmh.'rtS
Roor.e. Cumberland. Moult re.
Ss.V.r.e. ihy. Fayette. G&I'at'n. Op; s.
Haml'ton. tW;c"A. WMte. FJdgar, Macon.
WfcTro, t:a.rk. Ptt. RicMand, Mexeer.
lV!Tt, Oh mra 'Vir.netajjro,
Tt s In X- o.t'es IT. At the desperate
character of te warfare waed between
tia two elements developed tn It entirety,
and both sides ere mon? or less sur
prised by the returns from some of the
Iti ur. t ol pA. ; t ;e.
Women serve launch At Polls.
Tn the attia'Vt cities al towns women
frr-eJ onffee Ard I h .iU5t outsMe the
lines of the It'rc-p'ao. white the !t
;cor forvs served frv-e 4rr.ks Ar.d f'Ab
orAte lunches every whert. Pr iyer serv
ices were he'd tv-e oh-.irhos. School
ch'.Idren. sir(cirr aNs:;nerco rcs. p
rded the ttrts K"eryNx?y of every
class And oo-.d'v.on whj mrourht up to
the fc-jrhest r erthusissm.
The frreat oTtest whs rep'ete with sen
sattonAl foAi.;res- The Mayor of Mattoon,
who a'.so -.s president of the First Na
tional TUr.k. of that city. Ar.d a trustee
of the t'nivtrs:ty of Illinois, resiirr.ej as
Mty t when he arred the e.Ty had voted
to oi:st the SA'oor.
Toujrhest Town Cioos Vry.
Iycr., a Town or; tVe outskirts of Chi
oAjt". a r"" notorious for !:s toujrh
dft-.oehoiiss nd drirkins reports, went
dr y . this re su t oa us i" g a :n , i 1 me r. t, as
the liquor uteres:? in C ivico. it had
been clairr.tM. h.d Imht. oo'r-n.jir.c hordes
rf hobos and trrrrc in box.'rs there
f,-r weeks, but :e authorities seourcd
photographs of tv.e foators a-.d they
feared to vote.
Iwiht. the hone of the Keeley cure,
roted to rvt:n a:ovr.s. This city jo!ned
tve wet coTjn-.n lajt Fa", and Attracted
the attention of The ent:re country there
by. Saloons Win by One Yoto.
In Ster'. nc the xn interests carried
the city by or.o vote. The bai:ots have
been locked in a bk vault, as there will
be a contest.
Clinton, made notorious by the Snells.
M"3!I!s and other tr;a:s. voted; out sa-
The larj-cst cit:es vottrt In favor cf the
saloons are:
P?r:-.?e.f;(l. FVeeport. K?in. 3terUnp.
Kaxfedk e. Lincoln. Monrr.cath.. F'.c-om-::
p.or T anv:::e. Jo let. M urr-hyshoro and
Fi.vk ts".ind
T-ose vot.nc to abo'.uh the s-iKn are:
R.-w-kford. IN'.'ati:-. TiKon. Kopestown.
.'iwrtwr.. Portias. She!hy-!!le, Carbon
da ' e and C h a p a ipn .
S I.OOXS WTV IV CHICAGO
Anti-SunJay-Closins Action Claims
Victory Republican Gain.
;-HTC A April 7. TV e Republicans
rr a a r et train of ten. AMrmen In to
d.iy e -f. n tn this city. The new Ooun
w:i: o-r.tain 4 Republ:car.s and
rvmvvrats. The ir.ak?-up of the present
Counr is 3f. TVrr.ora:. or.e Independent
Ivmoorat and 34 Republican.
T- election was pure'.y Aldermanic and
f 'owed cve y rarty Mr.es. One-half of
Ve membership of the CVy Oounoil cf To
xs e!e-r!d.
A'.thoueh the question of Sunday dos.np
of sa!oons was barred from the ballot by
court action, the united societies far local
seJf-covemr.ent claimed a victory. Ir.as-n-.uch
as but S of the A'.derrr.en wh
will convpoe the ney Co-nciT. they de
c ! a r e. are o d t- the society's plat
f -rra favrin pereual !Iberty.
Th Irdpnder. e I-eapue mde a
airoc xht in averal of lh axda and
px-t'eld a vote of (rv1 rP'orv for
sot-e of its nominees, but the total vote
a-as Ttss than the Socialist vote. The pno
h'.tt:ton!sts devotwst mitrh of their enenpy
to the election In the Twenty -eleventh
WArd. where they belfvet they hd a
pvv! chance of elect inir their candidates
The res;t:t rave them more than tw'ce the
ivnuvratic vote, bu tics than half that
of the Republican candidal wbo as
;e,eoL
The SvXa!; vot was aso stnv.; In
that wart. eaceeV.n(p the lVmvrtlo vote
by more than A The total vote tn the
.ty of CMvnix was: Republican. lC.S;
rvnux-ratlc, f.valtft. t.7i:; Inde
pendence tjrjtjrue, 14.: protv.bitionwu
vC. scattenr-c independent. llW.
The to: on a proposition to issue $CvW,
OV in NT.ds to bui'd a new tnnmiary was
overwhWRV.njrty dofcatet.
KXXSAS CITY MQlim HF.N WIX
Most of iHwHvratlr Ticket FJortod
by Safe Majority.
KAN'S V? CITY. ApHl 7.-Atut '.wo
ef the candidate on the lVmvfatlv'' city
'rwfrr Ktiaene RIe, of Main. Op
poAat f Fnlarrlna Army.
ticket. heacHl by Thomas Crittenden.
Jr for Mayor, were successful in to
days osection by a rttajority of f over
th Republican ticket, headed by Mayor
Henry M. Feards'ey. This Is a chanjra
of 2R votes from the election of
Harry G. Kyle. Republican, was elected
Police Jude and William J. Raohr. Re
publican, a a elei'ted City Treasurer.
These two. candidates were Indorsed by
the NVnpartlsAn Leajriie, which favored
a tberal itnerpretatioa of the Sunday
laws.
The remocrats will control both houses
of the new Council.
The piAtfomis cf both parties were
Btuch the same on the chief issue of the
reputation of public trti'tttns rhrouerh a
commission, but the Republicana insisted
that th corporation were supporting
the remocratlc ticket.
Mayor-elect Crtttendeti is pledprd to
enforce tue saloon laws, but during1 the
campaign he had the support of the
liquor interests and Mayor Feardrfey was
Indorsed by the Ministerial Alliance.
WRESTLING FAKIRS CAUGHT
Arrested tn Ohio After Cheating a
Prominent Citiien.
SOUTH FKNT. Ial-. April 7. It te-c-n
rub'.ir t.vliir that V. J. Sr""!r.5T
born. president cf the Fub'.io Srvlof
Foard of Clvelar.d. was Ia?t wrofc
r.-.ado tho rlctim c a K.ms of sharp
ers and lost $:J.i0 b-n'.inp on a fak
wrostl'.r.s: match. J. W". F'.omtrr and
J. E. Poster are In jail Flemir.ir in
Cleveiar.d ar.d F'iit'r in South Bend.
Sprir.pborn says he win proseoute to
tho limit. Fictitious names wero evi
dently used here by the allesred sharp-
rs.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Ttw Weather.
rr-r prjt Max-rnurn temperature. P?
TODAY'S Pair and wrrrer; n-rtherTy
-ind
Farelaa.
PuXe of Abrutr; beTleved to have family's
consent to nvarrlaff. Vg 4.
Fr.ta'.n to buy Brazilian and Anentina to
buy I:aV;a wrsh;p. Pje -T.-vops
h:d down rforerw at Lisbon- Pae -.
NatloaaL
Hale leads attaok on Taft in Senate fer pro
ing to en.aj-c- Army. Pae 1.
Aa: : - trust b ii d ir. v d i n Cong rese ; . pro
irrarrune of Ptgf 1.
Kevturn still fishticff Sr.Ake River dam.
Fas S.
PolHWft.
Local potion carries OO counties and many
cities in Ii:.isoi. Pace 1.
MUwaukee carried ty Rose and persona
'.11 eV.T. Ff 1-
L.r:"te dfa.ts Tart in Wisconsin P-
niarie. PaaT 3.
South Paiota tr Taft Pse S.
Domestic
Tri a 1 of Eto a- Hj & laa d - fraud ce be -
Grr-au N.-T-theca raTroad fined for rebating
PF Great Nor-.hem railroad fined f"r rebating.
Par -
lar. Gu'.d as n'M not marry Prince
de Sajan. Fixe 3-
Sport.
Portland acaZn heaten. by Pan Francisco.
Fare 4
Pacific Coact.
Grfr.'rr uianas-rr.nt cf Cumstcrk mines
causes srandai. Fije 1.
San Francisco cha u'feurs accused of out-
rajre on girls. PfMJ 3
A i m ra". Evans cannot o!n f'.eet at Saa
Dlegx PaP 3
Ta--orr.a election resuHs In sweeping Repub-
IIoau victory Pare 1
Chinaman says number cf Cairvpse on
CL-ist rapidly diminishing. Ppe ft.
Commercial and Marine.
Active bustnesa In tnl!l fed on Board of
Trade- Pae
Stocks daJ pndinc outcome of Ei-le sett!--
m nt- Page 17-Bc-scon
wooi trade slow to nr-a. Paxe 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Jucffs award priies in Commercial C'nb
t;.'0 contest. Fage T
ry-ci: tikdy in cy trasarr tn'.ess Cun-
cI practices strict ecoaomy. Page 12.
Keg : st rati on c iciaea wit a 3 LI 25 b.tj on
rolia Page 10
Tiieodore B- Wilcox ir.doe candidacy cf
Senator Fajton. Page IS.
j-. E- Reed on stand in suit for coal bill
Page 1V
Jii keeps brutaJ husband from dying wife.
Pag 1
Locm! cuatois ofHoera capture lot of COO-
r
SENATORS JOIN
N PRODDING TAFT
Oppose Further In
crease in Army.
AROUSED BY INSPIRED ARTICLE
Proposal to Arm 1 25.000 Gives
Hale Shivers.
BURKETT DEFENDS TAFT
TrU TTastrrn Scntora TIkt Make
I'nfatr PolitioAl Attack on an
AMar -MdrU-h Chime In
on Hate' Lament.
WASHTNV?TON April ".! an af
termath of the passsaite by the Senate
yeaterday of the army appropriation
rt tl. HaIo of Maine, chairman of the
Conn ml toe on Navat Affair?, today
funded a warntna nsr-ilnst Increases
of the mflltary eatabttahments of the
country, saying they .were tnvtttnfr a
deficit tn the Treasury and w"M serve
no useful purpose. Hale moved recon
sideration of the vote hy which the
army Mil was r-as-s-ed and his motion
was then !:itd on the tuMe at Ms re
quest. Furkett characterlaed the pro
ceedtnr a one of bad faith. The Sen
ate passed the fortifications bilt. carry
ins; an asrcrregAte of ri.ilt.l37, which
is an Increase of .,905.37 to tho
amount appropriated by the House. As
a martt of respect to the memory of
the late Representative Brick, the Sen
ate, at 4:34 F. M., adjourned.
The d; sous ion on Increased armaments
was based on a signed article printed In
the Washington Post today, saying- In
effect that See. rotary Taft favored a re
orjranixatlon and an enlarsrement of the
army that would brinjr It up to 136
men. The Immediate occasion for Hale's
speech was the paage yesterday of the
Army appropriation hit!, carrying1 nearly
Jtlv"XViVA and he use it as showing tha
tendency of the times. M-ng to recon
sider the vote by which the Army appro
priation bill was passed. Hate s.td Sena
tors did not re a Hi ft that " per cent of tha
revenues of the Government were tod:iy
expended for what have been termed the
needs of present, past and future years.
He continued:
What is fro In r on without Senators
or the country beinjr aware of it are
the enormous Increases of the mili
tary establishment to the prejudice of
all other appropriations and claims.
e cannot got consideration of other
Mils because everybody knows the rev
enues are waning; and we are to be
confronted with a deficit, and In not
many months we shall be found spend
ing: more money than comes into the
treasury from the ex is: in cr ordinary
sources. We cannot pass the omnibus
appropriation m;i wnica nas tnousanas
of items that ought to be paid as much
as a note at hand: we are to have no
river and harbor bill because It Is a
peace biU : we can have no public
buitdtcsr bill because the military ex
penses are mounting' so rapidly that we
cannot afford theso items that arc for
peace.
Navy a Growing Expense.
Hale recapitulated appropriations for
military purposes and said every item
represented great aims of the future.
There has been, he said, an increase of
J30.V.(W0 in the appropriations for the
Army and about the same increase for
the Navy. This, he said, does not repre
EXHIBIT A
sent the enormous Increase for the Navy,
as only two instead . of four battleships
are provided for. He added:
When you build np a Navy you enly
begin to spend money. Ton jromvnlt
the country to repairs and mainte
nance, making necessary an increasing:
appropriation and. If von go on. we are
going- t- have a naval appropriation In
thre or four years that wtU atuount
to Jt.' v Q.OO0 annually.
Oalltrgrer called attention t an article
published In a Washington paper relative
to an ambitious programme for an en
largement of the Army. iJaUVjiger cwid
the arld seemed to be InsptrvU.
Article Not Inspired.
Warren promptly Interrupted Gal linger.
He did not believe the published plsn re
ferred to waa Inspired and said, so fur
as he waa concerned, he would be very
Eow to commit hlmeelf.
Mr Aldrtch suggested that It was im
portant tin the Senate and rise "among
the people who wiU decide thia question
ultimately, that there should be a state
ment that no such army Is contemp
lated." "This Is the first I have heard of the
Secretary of War having any Mich idea
about Increasing the Army," Mid War-
i ,. . r, -v
A f
i y ;
i .; j
Abratiam Uncolo Brick, CongTeew
ntu tYtKtt Illutoia. Who Died Yea
trrday. ren. "This Is possibly a matter under
consideration In the ivparimont and tt
arrived at a romt where It has been
heard by a newspaper writer.'
Gives Taft a Sty 1ig.
"I hope." said Hate, resuming, "that
this enormous, unreasonable and wicked
prgranime is not the judgment of the
Soretary of War."
Hale declared that any one who tnlkt
with the genera! staff of the Army, as
Senn tors have Oone within a few days,
will be told that tho Army has got to
he doubled. "That." ho said, "is the
opinion of the chief of the general staff.
who i the head of th operating part of
the Army w'th authority during the pro
longed, frequent ami necssary Absences
of the Secretary of War." a sally which
occasioned a smite throughout the Senate
chamber. Hale resumed:
If this programme Is ewried out we
will have an army costing- .u.i"Hi.tui .
and nothing short of that will satisfy
the army. I hope, whrever the Secre
tary of War shall be, we shall not be
called upou to make this enormous ex
Denditure. 1 still have on my mind a
residuum of hope that the a'leged pro-
gra m'tie for Army eniargemeni is not
to be carried out and that tho Secre
tary of War bus not a programme for
such expenditures of funds drawn from
all the people. I wish to call atton -
tion t- this distinctive feature of the
enormous increases of the military es
tabilshmont of the Government to the
prejudice and hurt or appropriations
that are peaceful and which deal not
with soldiers and sailors, armies and
navies, ranks and gradts. epaulets and
paraphernalia.
Hale spoke of the Philippines as a pesti
lence which had contributed to the poller
of military expansion. He sa'd the gen
eral staff wouid not now abandon any
"rickety post." because of this proposed
m 111 tar v expansion. The Army, he said,
looked upon the Government revenues as
a great reservoir for appropriations, and
the naval officers, with a few exception,
he declared, had the same Idea. The.
Navy, he said, was the second navy of
the world and yet naval men wanted it
(Concluded on Page .1
IN MOST HIGH-LIFE DIVORCE CASES
LIGHT TURNED ON
GOMSTOGK LODE
MoneyPaidforSalaries,
' Not Mining.
OFFICIALS HAVE FAT GRAFT
Slump in Stocks Follows Ex
posure of Facts.
BUT ONE MINE PRODUCING
Mine A Valuable. !" Have
More Highly l'ai Officer In
ian Franotseo Than Miners
I'nderfcrounct In Nevada.
PAN FRANCISCO. April T.-fSpoftKU
Th Ilsht of rsponim ha bn turned
on tho ComshvKjt. Thr boM itertUnir.
whU'h for years have neon A feature of
the mlnlnir Industry of California and
NevatlA- have btn subjected thl week
to a ricKI examination hy local puhIU-a-tlon.
The resulta are betna et forth
In a serle of articles In local and Ne
vada paper. The facts revealed how
an amn&tnfr amount of stock jobbery,
based on the one hand upon the rapacity
of a few promoters and brokers, and
on the other hand upon the gullibility of
a larse number of Investor.
The "Oomstockor" occurles as definite
a place In the life and history of San
Francisco as dooa the Forty-niner. He
etlll carries In his pocket certificates of
stock of the famous mines which poured
forth their millions In the "60s and '70s.
Mindful of the days when Con. Vir
ginia and the neighboring- properties were
selling Into the thousands, he dims to
his shares tn the hope that the future
will reveal In the unfathonied derths of
the Comstock lode richness as great as
that whtoh was poured forth In the days
gone by. He Is the spoulal victim of
tbe present day CVmstock sharper. But
Kr s not alone. The Investing public.
Jls attention drawn to the mining ex
change by the recent flights of the Gold
Held and Tonopah shares, has tried Its
luck in the Comstooks. and at the present
time the famous old Issues are In the
midst of a revival.
With tho renewed activity of the Com
stocks, attention has once again been
centered upon them. A few weeks ago
a very rich strike was made In the depths
of the Ophlr. The stock of the company
which had been In Indifferent demand at
a low price, was boosted with a rush and
continued to advance till It passed the
$3 mark.
The activity In the Ophir naturallr had
a sympathetic effect among the other
companies, and the entire Comstock list
experienced such a boom as it had not
had In many a day.
Flurry Scares Insiders.
San Franciscans have always known
that the Comstock game was not strictly
"on the square." More or les suspicion
has always attached to It and with the
advancing years the suspicion has grown.
Little w-as said or done, however. In
a public way until some two weeks ago
when a Nevada publication made general
charges against the administration of the
Comstocks. There was a flurry on the
board and stocks dropped. But little
more might have been heard of the mat-
signs of fear. Iocal curiosity was
aroused. Investigations were begun, and
the results are now appearing In print
As to the value of the Comstock prop
erties no one but a mining engineer Is
competent to speak. Hlcti ore may still
He In the unexplored caves on the lode.
That Is the miner's gamble. As to tha
administration of the Comstock. however,
there can be no honest difference .of
opinion. The properties are worker in
the Interests of a few Individuals who
levy assessments with astounding fre
quency and pocket fat snlnrlea for doing
what, no man knows.
Minor In. Karth and Men t'oeket
At the outset It should be explained
that there are two classea of men con
nected with the Comstock. The great
body of men Interested In the Comstock
engtneora. promoters, brokers and even
speculator are sincerely endeavoring to
open up the mines and to determine their
prospects. On the other hand a small
clique, which has absorbed control of the
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John A. Benson, on Trial for Iand
Frauds.
leading companies, is defteetlnie the reve
nue unto itself and Keeps the game, prolnfr
under a pretense of rrosoeutinff develop
ment work. Pomo work, of course, they
do, but thousands of dollars which should
be devoted to tunneling and drlftinp molts
away In the salaries and perquisites.
One of tho most peculiar features- of
the situation Is that hy which a few men
who own an Insignificant amount of stock
In the properties have been abl to se
cure control of practically the entlra
camp. Charles Htrshfcld, a local broker.
Is known as the king of the Comstock.
lie controls the mines of tha North Kml
and the Middle (.roup. He Is president
of eight companies and dTaws a salary
from each amounting to a total of about
I7T-0 a month. Of course bts salary comes
out of the assessments paid by the stock
holders. Tho Gold Hill group of mines on the
Comstock Is dominated by another local
operator. He does not resort to the
salary grab, hut he Is a bold speculator
and uses his commanding position to ad
vantage. More Officials Than Miners.
An investigation of tho various com
panies shows that some of them keep not
more than a miner or two at work, but
nevertheless they maintain a corps of
high-alaried superintendents, foremen
and bosses at Virginia City, a president
In San Francisco receiving $100 a month.
a secretary who draws a like amount,
and a coterie of underlings who fatten
at the trough. The one or two miners
who work on tho property supply the ex
cuse for the high-salaried officials and
the retinue of retainers. It is an ugly
graft and the stockholders pay the price.
A complete community of interests pre
vails on the Comstock. The litigation of
the old days has vanished. Harmony pre
vails where Intense rivalry formerly ex
isted. The pie Is cut with a generous
hand and those who are "In" get their
slices. .
Three co-operative schemes arc in oper
ation on the lode. Were all the money
realized from the frequent" assessments
turned into theso projects, progress com
mensurate with the undertakings would
ensue, but as the game is run only a
small percentage goes Into theje under
takings, while the expensive system of
administration is continued unchecked.
These co-operative schemes are: The Ward
Shaft, Comstock Pumping Association,
and the Sutro Tunnel Repair Company.
The Ward Shaft Is a community under
taking, the purpose of which is to de
termine the formation In the depths of
the property. The Pumping Association
was organized to drain the mines of the
water which flooded them in l&ii The
object , of the Tunnel Company was to
keep in repair the vast passage built
by Adolph Sutro In the palmy days of
the mine.
One Company Produces Well.
One company, the Ophir, is turning out
rich ore. but the Ophir Is made to carry
the burden of the Comstock, and stock
holders who might look for dividends
must be content either to wait or to pay
assessments. The Ophir pays simply be
cause it can.
The worst scandal of the Comstock ad
ministration lies In the stock jobbery.
The companies are 100,000-share concerns
and at the present prices (from $2.40 down
to almost nothing) the market can be
run up or run down according to the
whim of the men In control. Prices are
boosted to meet an assessment and then
gradually allowed to fall again. The
control of the mines Is based entirely
upon the proxy system. When a broker
buys for a client he keeps the stock In
his own name and passes the proxy to
some member of the clfciue In control.
It should be borne In mind in all that
is written about the Comstocks at this
time that no attempt Is made to say any
thing for or against the mining properties
as commercial enterprises. They have
produced a total of $600,000,000. They built
the old San Francisco. It may be that
rich ore still lies hidden in the depths of
the famous properties. This is not the
point at Issue. It Is a question of honest
administration, and that Is lacking In
the Comstocks today. The men in con
trM care more for their stock jobbery
than they do for the honest development
of the mines. This much at least Is es
tablished beyond doubt by aa lnvestlga-
, tion Into tha subject.
A GLEAN SWEEP
Carry Every Ward in
Tacoma.
MAYOR WRIGHT MEETS DEFEAT
Judge Linck Elected by Over
2000 Majority.
CAMPAIGN VERY BITTER
1 haractcrlrrrl by Minl-Mlnglng
Thrniiehont nciiihllcans In Cim.
Irol of the t'lty for tho l'lrt
Time In IVur Years.
TAOOMA. Wash., April 7.- (Special.
After the most exciting campaign In the.
history of Tacoma the Krpubllc-Hiia today
made a clean sweep at the poll electing
Judge John W. I.lnck, Mayor: flay Fr.e
latnl. Treasurer: Jixhn K. Meads. Con
troller, and eight Coimdlmcn, putting the
Republicans In complete control of tha
city government for the first time In
four years.
Mayor (Vorge V. Wright (Iem.) was
a candidate for re-election and was bealea
hy about voles. 1'Yeeland ran away
ahead of hla ticket and haa about 3fit
majority. Meada' majority Is about .W0.
The Republicans carried every ward In
the city ajid In the Third Ward, the Hemo
cratlc stronghold, the Republican candi
date for the Council has over 3i0 ma
jority. The founell will now stand II
Republicans, three Democrat and one
Independent.
Tho result of the election la a com
plete Indorsement of the direct primary
law and a repudiation of the "suggested"
slate of the Democrats. The campaign
haa been characterized by mud slinging
of the most vicious nature on the part
of the Democrats. I'rlvate oltleng and
the Republican newspapers were attacked
and denounced night after night from
the platform and the result Is a repudia
tion of such campaigning.
Mayor Wright was publicly charged hy
his Democratic opponent for the nomi
nation with accepting a bribe of IfxVO
from tho fVirber Asphalt raving Com
pany. This charge was ignored until
late In the campaign and then the Mayor
branded It as a lie and aald It could
not be proved but he never brought suit
against his accuyer. This charge and op
position to a third term had a great
deal to do with his do rent.
The Socialists polled 2M votea. Tha
registered vote was 14.012 and the vota
cast U,S.
HOQIIAM (-HOOSKS OM MAVOIC
Ir. T. C. Frary Returned Tor Fnurth
Term Without Campaign.
JICWIAM. Wash.. April 7. (Special )
Acting Assistant I'nited States Surgeon
T. C. Frary was today elected Mayor of
Hoquiam by a majority of 3t6 out of a
total polled vote of 101'R. This Is a di
rect refutation of the policies of Senator
Poison and his gang, who had I'olson's
rather-ln-law. F. D. Arnold, up for
Mayor.
Dr. Frary has served three terms as
Mayor of the city In the past and has
the entire confidence or the people: He
made no campaign and seemed wholly in
different as to the outcome of today's
election. The Dally Washlngtonlan was
most strenuous in the fight against Ar
nold. ABERDEEN' (iOKS ItEl'lHMCAX
Thoufrht Thai Saloon Klcment Will
Dominate Council.
ABRRDEEK. Wash., April 7.-(Spe-cial.)
The election today resulted in a
Republican victory, all of the candidates
on the Citizens' ticket being defeated.
Two saloon men were elected Counellmen
and it Is asserted that the saloon element,
with the sentiment of men now In the
Council, may dominate that body. City
Clerk Clark. Citizens' candidate, and Roy
Sargent, Republican candidate for Treas
urer, either without opposition, were re
elected. SLOW PROGRESS IS MADE
Xo Jnrors eYt Secured In the Ruet
Case.
SAX FRANCISCO. April 7. Very lit
tle progress was made today before.
Superior Judge Maurice T. Doollng of
San Benito County, sitting In Depart
ment 6, toward drawing a Jury to try
Abraham Ruef on a charge of offering;
a bribe of J1000 to Former Supervisor
Jennings P. Phillips in the Parkslda
deal. Three veniremen were examined
and all were excused, one because his
name was not on the assessment role
and the others because they had opin
ions as to the guilt or innocence of the
defendant which it would take evidence
to remove.
This leaves nine veniremen In tha
box and their examination will be ta
ken up tomorrow morning. The ex
amination of two of the Jurors today
consumed over four hours.
The defense haa been allowed a wide
latitude of cross-examination by Judge
Doollng. Nearly every man who enters
the Jury box admits having an opinion
and It is easy for the defense, if he
does not appear to have the qualifica
tions, to attack him on his newspaper
readings and cause his discharge on
the ground that he entertains an opinion.
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