Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 08, 1908, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text10 STRAW BALLOT 15 TWO REPUBLICANS TO ONE DEMOCRAT an enviable reputation as a forceful pub lic sneaker. It Is the Intention of the committee, if possible, to secure the Armory for this meeting. However, the place of meeting; will not be determined finally until the STRONG FOR TUFT return today of State Secretary McAr thur, who accompanied Senator Beveridge PJew iofk swie dhow to Ashland. En route the benator deliv ered addresses at Roseburg-, Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland. V Registration for Presidential Election Reveals Strong Taft Preference. BOOKS CLOSE OCTOBER 20 More They Wrre Opened lst Time) 110S Voters Have Been Enrolled. Total In Multnomah Will Reach 3C.O0O. r.i.r.r.s oats to register. Multnomah Count? voters. mho hae sot registered already, bar only 11 dare to qualify for the Preat flentlaJ election Xowmbtf 3. The reeietraMon books win be rloeed promstlr at 5 P. X. Tuesday. Octo ber 20. Electors who registered for the primary aad general elections tbla year aad . have not since chanced their reeldracea will not be required to realster again. Those who did register tor those elections and have since moved Into other precincts, however, must correct their registra tion before the books ars closed on the 2nth lnet. The total registration to data Is S4.S67. Since tha registration books were open ed for the Presidential election, two Re publicans have been enrolled where one Democrat has qualified aa an elector. The exact figures are: Republican, ell; Dem ocrats. 309; miscellaneous, 181. The total registration when the books closed for the day yesterday were: Republicans. 26. 59; Democrats. 6k83; miscellaneous, 2013; total. M.367. The registration books will be closed promptly at 5 P. M. Tuesday, October 20 and all electors must have registered by that time In order to vote for President. At the present rate of rejrlstratlon the total enrollment of voters in the county will reach 36.0t'0.before the books close on the 30th Inst. On the same basis of computation. Taft will receive In Mult nomah County at least 21.000 aa against probably 10. (M) for Bryan, with the re snalninir WH scattering; among Debs, Hls yn and Chann. County Clerk Fields Is surprised at the number of voters that are registering; In view of the fact that there is being; made no especial effort to Induce them to comply with the law. This Is particularly true with the Republicans although the Democrats, through their precinct com mitteemen, are making an earnest effort to bring about the registration of every Ijemocratlc and Independent voter in very precinct. Fields' View or Registration. "The registration to date, particularly since the books were opened for the Presidential election." said Clerk Fields yesterday, "certainly may be considered a reliable expression of the preference of the voters of the county as to President. It Is apparent on the surface of the figure as they have been combed that the voters of the county stand uoout two for Taft to one for Bryan. If this ratio holds out. Taft should receive at least TJ.rtrt votes In the county to lo.ono for Bryan with the remaining iXi0 scattered among the other three candidates. Dens, Chafln and Hlsgen. Another noticeable fsrt is that the registration of the Re publicans at this time Is purely volun tary, neither the state nor county or ganization of that party making' any special effort to get their party members to the place of registration while the Democrats are conducting a precinct canvass for all possible partisans." Registration by Period. The following table shows the progress of the registration In this county. Includ ing the totals for the primary and the general elections this year and the num ber that have qualified for the Presiden tial election since the books were closed for the June election on May 15: Reg for Reg. Oen'l Reg for Primaries, Kiectlon, Fresi (-loiied Al.rll 7. Republicans. . I'-l.rtiV. remocrat. ... 3.17 Miscellaneous. 1.4'JS Campaign Orator Are Busy. Prominent Republicans of the state al ready have entered the service of the party In the county-to-county campaign that has been outlined by Secretary Mc Arthur and the other members of the committee in charge of the campaign tn this state. Senator Fulton last night ad dressed the voters of Forest Grove. Rep resentative Ellis also delivered an address at Condon last night, wntlo W. A. Will lams spoke at- Ontario. Tuesday night Mr. Williams addressed an enthusiastic audience at Vale. Upon his return from Southern Oregon today Secretary McAr thur will complete and announce the Itin eraries of the various local speakers who have volunteered their services to the state committee during the pending cam paign. Antl-Taft Labor Meeting. A grand labor rally will be held In the Armory Wednesday night. October 14. The meeting is advertised as an anti Taft anti-Injunction demonstration and the principal speaker will be Andrew Furuseth. for 18 years legislative com mitteeman for the American Federation of Labor at Washington. H. G. Par sons, president of the Central Labor Rody. of thai city, will be chairman of the meeting; and other addresses will be delivered by C. O. Young, general or ganiser of the American Federation of Labor for Oregon and Washington and George H. Howell, of Typographical Union No. 68. Judge Lowell to Speak. The Sunnyslde Taft Republican Club has secure J Judge Stephen Lowell, of Pendleton, and Judge John B. Magers. of Portland, for addresses (or the Taft rally In Hunter's hall next Monday night. Good music will be provided. The club is making preparations for this rally. Women will be welcome. YEAR'S WORK IS TAKEN UP COUNCIL- OF JEWISH WOMEN HOLDS FIRST SESSION. Vote Taken in Barber Shop? Gives Him 390 to 199 Cast for Bryan. OTHERS DO NOT FIGURE Ohioan Also Has Large Lead in Vote Taken on Passenger Train, Colored Help on Train Solid for Taft. RE8ri.T OF .STRAW VOTE IN TEN BAKBEK SHOPS. Taft (Republican) 800 Brvan (Democrat) 111 Debs (Socialist) it Htgen (ledependence) 6 Chafia (Prohibition) 18 Total 2 t'loeed dentlat Mny 1.V Election. 1-5 s.7 612 5. -.74 Si9 1.M4 1SI Totals 31, 1130 SJ.lltt Total registration to date. 34.367. 1.102 PREPARE FOR IIISGFN MEETING Representative ' of Independence rartj Will Reach Here Friday. Paulinus McDonald, who Is In charge of th Independence party headquarters In this city, yesterday received a telegram advising him that Jacques Cohen, ad vance agent for Thomas L. Hlsgen. Inde pendence party nominee for President, and William Randolph Hearst, chairman of the party's National committee, would reach Portland from San Francisco Fri day morning, to complete the arrange ments for the monster Htsgen-Hearst ' meeting at the Armory next Monday night. The members of the state com mittee of the Independence party have soared no pains to make this rally the most notable that will be held under Its auspices during the pending campaign. While In the city Mr. Cohen will be located at the Independence party lecal headquarters, room 10 Hreeden building, where the friends and adherents of Hearst's party are Invited to call. From Portland Mr. Cohen will go to the Sound to arrange for other meetings that are scheduled for the Presidential nominee and the founder of the new party. Mr. McDonald was asked If there was any likelihood that Mr. Hearst would spring some additional Standard Oil let ters during his address In this city. While be would not give an affirmative answer. Mr. McDonald Intimated that his chief had not yet read all of the letters he was supplied with, and suggested that It was barvly possible New York's ex Congressman might produce some Inter esting communications while here. ANOTHER BIG RALLY TTESDAY Large Crowd Expected to Hear Judge Thompson Speak. Probably next of Importance to the Beveridge rally at the Armory Tuesday night will be the demonstration to be held here next Tuesday night, when Judge W. H. Thompson, of Seattle, will be the prin cipal speaker under the auspices of the Republican State Central Committee. If the Itinerary that Is being arranged for him will permit. R. R. Butier. of ClllUm Couney. one of the Republican Presiden tial Klectors. may share the time with Judge Thompson. It Is the Intention of the Plate Central Committee to make this meeting twae of the most Important of the campaign. Judge Thompson Is recognised aa an eloquent orator, while Mr. Butler, although comparatively a young man. has Committee Reports That Mass Meet ing Will Be Held to Consider Establishment of Hospital. At the opening meeting- of the Fall season of the Council of Jewish Women, held yesterday In the Sellingr-Hirsch building:. Mrs. Louis Alt.nan was elec ted a delegate to the triennial conven tion of the Council of Jewish Women to be held shortly In Cincinnati. Mrs. S. M. Blumauer was chosen as the al ternate. The meeting: was necessarily a long one, owing to the fact three months had elapsed since the last session. Mrs. Mux Hirsch. who was elected president of the council last May, presided. Mrs. Hirsch reviewed the work of the council for some time paet, and outlined plans for the coming season. She also re ferred to the changes In the constitu tion which she deemed advisable to be presented at the coming: meeting- In Ohio. She suggested the advisability of permitting those smaller committees who so desire to affiliate with the lo cal council. Mrs. Hlrsch's paper was particularly brilliant effort. A committee reported that a mass meeting will be held In the near future to devise ways and means for the es tablishment of a Jewish hospital in this city, an Institution that Is now deemed necessary owing to the growth of the Jewish community. The petition pre sented by the council to the Portland Railway, Light 4 Power Company, re garding the lowering of the car steps, which was returned without action, has been referred to the Mayor for his con sideration. It was shown In the report preiented at yesterday's meeting; that the Neigh borhood House, which is under the di rection of the local council, is in ex cellent condition and has a large en rollment. A committee has been pro cured to select a new and commodious site for the Neighborhood House, though as yet nothing definite has been de-.i elded upon. In Mrs. Hlrsch's paper she referred feelingly to the death of Mrs. Bern stein, who was one of the most In terested workers of the council, a- d also paid a tribute to the late Philip Selling, the latter having on various occasions done much splendid philan thropic work for that institution, and who had abiding faith In the future of the council. Folowlng the business meeting. Miss Flora Flelschner. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Flelschner, gave three vocal solos that were enthusiastically received. Miss Flelschner is posessed of a charming voice of great rcnge anj purity of tone. Her work shows both temperament and Intelligence, and she has additionally dramatic power, ..rs. A. L Hexter presided at the piano and proved an excellent and sympathetic accompanist. A social hour concluded the afternoon's procTamme. Tomorrow and Saturday will positively be last days for discount on West Side gas bills. Don't forget to read Gas Tips. Multnomah County Democrats will And no balm in the straw vote taken yesterday in ten of the leading barber shops In the city. Beven West Side shops and three on the Kast Side are included in the Vote. The total vote cast In the various shops from the time that they were opened for business in the morning until the hour of closing was 629. of which Taft received 390, while Bryan polled only 199, gtvlng Taft a plu rality of 191.' The selection of the bar ber shops was made so that three sec tions of trj city should be represented in the straw vote. In four of the ten shops Bryan led in the voting, but with the exception of the vote cast at the Merchants Hotel barber shop, where the voting . was heavy and the count showed 63 for Bryan and 64 for Taft, the vote taken was light. The method used in obtaining the straw vote yesterday was similar to that at a regular election. Ballot boxes, such as used in a general election, securely locked, were left at the various shops. A sign Indicated and directed what the vote was being taken for and the bal lots were left where the customers and employes of the shops could get them. None others were permitted to vote. The ballot boxes were collected when the shops closed. The boxes were opened and the votes counted In The Oregonian office. At one of the East Side shops 21 votes were cast, with 20 of them for Taft and one lonely Democrat voting for Bryan. At the Marquam shop the Taft sup porters were out in force, for the count showed 30 for Taft and 4 for Bryan. A big vote was cast In The Oregonian barber shop. Here Taft ran away from the Nebraskan. The Republican choice for President polled 118 votes, with 41 for Bryan. Should Carry County by 9109. While the vote taken at the theaters last Saturday and Snuday was consid erably larger than that of yesterday, it did not show up so strongly for Taft. In the vote taken at the theaters Taft's vote was less than 2 to 1 over Bryan, while that of yesterday was a little more than 3 to 1 for the Ohioan. Based on a registration which County Clerk Fields estimates will reach 36.000 In Multnomah County, the total vote to be cast In the county In November will ap proximate 30.000. Based on these fig ures Taft would receive 18.600 votes as against 9491 for Bryan. This would give Taft a plurality of 9109. One very significant feature of the straw vote now being conducted by The Oregonian was a vote taken on a South ern Pacific train which arrived yester day from California. The vote was taken among the passengers by W. M- Colvig. one of Southern Oregon's most prominent lawyers, and Fred Day, employed in the claim department of the Southern Pacific. Mr. Colvig and Mr. Day became inter ested In The Oregonian straw vote and canvassed the passengers. A vote was also taken among the colored porters, waiters and cooks on the train. There were 13 of them and they voted solidly for Taft Among the passengers there were 69 Taft men. 20 Bryanltes, three who voted for Debs and two who cast their vote for the White Ribbon candidate, Chafln. One very noticeable feature, of the bar ber shop vote, was the absence of the funny man. None of the ballots dropped Into the boxes contained any humorous reflection on any of the candidates.' Judg ing from the careful manner In which the ballots were marked, the act of vot ing for the various presidential candidates was taken seriously by those who voted. Many of the ballots bore the name and address of the man voting. The total vote taken Saturday and Sun day was 23SO. Taft received 1291 and Bryan 746. In this vote Taft's plurality was 543. In the straw vote of yesterday Taft's lead was even greater. Southern Pacific p&saensers from the South Taft (Republican) Bryan (.Democrat) ....... B. .... - -0 Debs (Socialist) 3 Chafln (Prohibition) 3 Merchants' Hotel Barber Shop Taft (Republican) .... 54 Bryan (democrat) 63 Deba (Socialist) 3 We continue to show this week Correct Clothes for Men Made in New York, by (m the ion DiODDjl leading tailors of the fash centre for men s clothing 311 Morrison St., Opp. Postoffice. W. O. Jones. 268 Alder street - Taft (Republican) Bryan (Democrat) Chann (Prohibition) Charles E. Mowrey. 253 Holladay ave nue . Taft (Republican) J Bryan (Democrat) " Debs (Socialist) C. Stearna. ISOtt Grand avenue Taft (Republican) J Brvan (Democrat) J: Debs (Socialist) " Hlegen (Independence) Chafln (Prohibition) 1 Oregonian Barber ' Shop. Sixth, near Alder v ,,a Taft (Republican) "J Bryan (Democrat) - Debs (Socialist) Hlsgen (Independence) - Chafln (Prohibition) Marquam Barber Shop Taft (Republican) so Bryan (Democrat) Htagen (Independence) t Chafln (Prohibition) C. Schuize. 101 Grande avenue Taft (Republican) 20 Bryan (Democrat) y '" 1 J U. iNeiaemyer, r uui , . ......... n . Taft (Republican) 83 Bryan (Democrat) d Debs (socialist) " vn Re-en (Independence) Chafln (Prohibition) 0 Portland Hotel Barber Shop Taft (Republican) l Bryan (Democrat) Debs (Socialist) ii ,.. hnn. Corbett building Taft (Republican) ; 22 Bryan (Democrat FIT UP BIG HEADQUARTERS Officers Secured In Portland for Na tional Forestry Reserve. The entire fourth floor and four rooms on the third floor or the Beca nuumng. Seventh and Oak streets, are being fitted tip for the headquarters of the National Forestry Reserve for this district, which embraces Oregon. Washington and Alaska. The offices will be In charge of E. T. Allen. Superintendent of Forest Re serves for this territory. Mr. Allen will ..inniled with 60 assistants. At the present time, Mr. Allen is in Washington and the new quarters will be ready for occupancy on his return. In this state the reserve Includes both slopes of the Cascade Mountains. The local officers will have charge of pastur age privileges and the cutting of timber, which will be regulated In the interest of the Government. Applications for the issuance of patents will be Investigated and on the reports that must be made to Washington will depend the disposition of such applications, rweniyuisin .r are renuired during the Summer, tc see that pasturage charges are collected and that the ranees are not over-stocked. Most of the cattle to be pastured In the reserve comes from the Winter ranges of Oregon and Washington, while sheep o Twnatnred as far west as the foot hills of the Western slope. A further Hutv of the local office is to guard iralnnt forest fires and to enforce the rules governing the setting out of camp- fires and the extinguishing or sucn ores. In the four cables of the Manhattan bridge, now being constructed over the East River. New York, there will be 23.100 miles t wire welehlnr 12.570.000 pounds, and costing tl. 507.125. ; BHD -CEMENT USED Poor Material in Multnomah Addition Sidewalks. IMPROVEMENT CLUB ACTS CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR IN OREGON AT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Secretary 6f State F. W. Benson has sent to County Clerk Fields the list of candidates to be voted on at the Presidential election November S. The unlucky number 13 has fallen to the lot of J. D. Lee, of Multno mah County, one of the Republican electors, while a Multnomah County man has also been given number 23. He is F. McKercher, a Prohibitionist. The list complete is as follows: STATE. VOTE FOR FOUR For Kreciora of Prealdeat and Vice-President ef the Valted States. 12. R. R. BUTLER, of Gilliam County Republican' 13. J. D. LEK, of Multnomah County Republican 14. A. C. MARSTERS, of Douglas County Republican 15. FRANK J. MILLKR. of Linn County Republican IS. O. P. COSHOW, of Douglas County Democratic" 17. AUGUST HUCKESTEIX. of Marlon County Democratic 13. E. S. J. MCALLISTER, of Multnomah County Democratic IS. SAMUEL WHITE, of Baker County Democratic 50. W. P. ELMORE, of Linn County : Prohibition" 51. HIRAM GOULD, of Washington County Prohibition 12. A. J. Hl'NSAKER, of Yamhill County Prohibition 53. F. McKERCHER. of Multnomah County Prohibition 54. PETER S. BECK, of Umatilla County .- Socialist' 25. W. T. G RIDER, of Union County ....Socialist 2. JAMES E. QUICK, of Coos County Socialist 27. F. C. VARXER, of Benton County Socialist 2s. JOHN W. BENNETT, of Cla?kamas County Independence 2. WILLIAM R. LAKE, of Multnomah Co-tnty.. Independence 30. MICHAEL J. MALLEV. of Multnomah County Independence 31. THOMAS A. SWEENEY, of Multnomah County Independence J For President, WILLIAM H. TAFT. For Vice-President, JAMES S. SHERMAN. For President, WILLIAM J. BRYAN. For Vice-President. JOHN W. KERN. For President, EUGENE W. CHAFIN. For VIoe-President, AARON S. WATKINS. For Prsldent. EUGENE V. DEBS. For Vice-President, BENJAMIN HAN FORD. For President, THOMAS L HISGEN. For Vice-President, JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Investigating Committee Declares There Have Been Criminal Prac tlces and That It Is Case for Grand Jury. Sensational charges were made last night before the Multnomah Improve ment Club, which met In the hall on Mississippi avenue, to the effect that generally bad material had been used in practically all the sidewalks recently built and now being used in Multnomah Addition. M. J. Murnaine, chairman of the committee that made the investi gation, made the report on the condi tion In which the sidewalks were found, and he declared that he had gathered evidence enough to show that there had been criminal practices, which ought to be submitted to the next grand jury for Investigation. He said that In the sidewalks on Albina avenue, which had been accepted by the City Engineer, Ma son street. Falling and other streets. Inferior cement had been used where any cement was used at all. Under the top Mr. Murnaine reported that there was practlcaly all gravel. He had secured pieces of the concrete used on Albina avenue and other streets, for his own protection. Mr. Murnaine declared In his judgment that it was a case for the grand jury to investigate, and expressed a doubt whether any re sults would be secured so far as Albina avenue Is concerned, from the city, which the City Engineer had accepted In the face of the evidence of the poor material used. Mr. Mumalne's statement was con curred In by Joseph Ellis and Jacob Trueb, the other members of the com mittee, who had aiso made Investiga tions 5f the work done on the sidewalks. R. A. Metcalf, presiding officer, said that the charge was a most serious one arfd one which every property-owner in Multnomah Addition wants to see in vestigated, as they had their homes there and were paying out large sums of money for street improvements. He said that the Mayor seemed ready to as sist In locating the responsibility of the reported bad work in that suburb, but wanted the evidence. After extended discussion it was moved to add to the first committee M. E. Thompson, Dr. Lw M. Davis and C. Zoigler, and the enlarged committee will at once submit to the Mayor the evidence of Inferior material and bad work In Multnomah Addition. There are about ten miles of streets being Im proved in this portion of the city, at a cost of over 3100.000. H. II. Gilfry Sued on Xote. Henry H. Gilfry is being sued in the Circuit Court on a note for 32300, executed by him at Washington, D. C, January 18, 1904. In favor of Charles W. Slater, and payable three months after dat. It is Simple and Sure-- Grape-Nuts food supplies true material for brain-building. "There's a Reason Read the "Road to WeUrllle in paga" alleged that 31774.35 Is now owing. The plaintiffs in the suit are Charles J. Fox, Matthew A. Hanley. Murry S. Chlsm, Joseph T. Slckler, Charles Barch and Joseph Lamb. WILL REPEAT CONCERT. Modern talking machine record-making has now progressed to such a point of completeness and perfection that it Is possible In any well-to-do home to re peat last nlgth's most glorious musical treat of arias, duets, trios and quartets, which so completely carried away last night's brilliant audience at the Helllg. Ellers Piano House sells all makes of talking machines, and with but one ex ception Is in position to supply this morning a record of every selection on last night's magnificent programme. Any afternoon this week and also next Friday and Saturday night our small re cital hall may be secured by a party of not less than 28 people who may wish to have the programme rendered on a Vic tor Vlctrola, a Columblola (Marconi's), a Reglnafone, or on an Edison cylinder record machine. Most of the accompaniments are also obtainable now for the modern wonder In the piano realm, the pianola at Ellers Piano House. Telephone Exchange 23. Slay Decide lild Case Before Sunday A decision In the Sunday-closing cases, upon which Judge Gantenbein heard arguments In the Circuit Court Tuesday, Is expected before Sunday. Should he not be able to reach a deel- cAfeM3 The liiplf Ferry JfSfeI a. Madison St. ataa-jeerS j"JtA csiBorenAve. Seattle Washlngtoa Absolutely Fire-Proof Eoropeaa Plaa Its Highest Grade Erery Modern CosTenlence Centrally located and commanding- a view of the Olympics, Cascade Mountains, Mt. Rainier and i Puget Sound. J. 8. McTERNAN. Manaeer slon before that time, the judge said yesterday that he would allow the tem porary restraining order Issued last Saturday to continue in effect. As soon as District Attorney Cameron submits a brief covering his side of the ques tion, the judge will begin a perusal of the large number of authorities dted. Attorney "W. C. Bristol, counsel for the Indicted retailers, has submitted his brief. THE ARROW SETS THE FASHION IM COLLARS 15 c. each 2 for 25c. Claett,PesbodyCo. Makers, Troy, N.Y. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Fingers roughened ty needlework catch every stain and look hope lessly dirty. Hand Sapolio re moves not only the dirt, bat also the loosened, injured cuticle, and restore the fingers to their nat ural beauty. ALL GROCERS AJTP DRTJGOI8T1 ii NEVER TOUGHED IT" Our graders report turning up only good soil no bedrock, gravel or mines. If you want dirt that grows into value, SEE NOW Pull Your Freight and Board the Limited for HOME HEALTH HAPPINESS HILTON, DODDS 8 CAMPBELL 230 Commercial Club Bull dins, Fifth aad Oak Street. V