TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1912.
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AS VOTES ARE CAST
Dayton First Town in State to
Put Equal Franchise Into
Operation.
TEACHER WAITS AT POLLS
Housework Is Rushed and Shopping
Delayed as Privilege of Ballot
Is Enjoyed for First Time
in Oregon's History.
DATTOX. Dr-jXov. 18. (Special.)
Less than two weeks after the right of
equal franchise was granted in Oregon,
the state today stepped into line, in a
practical way with the other "free'
states of the Union. At the city elec
tton here between 40 and 60 women
cast their first vote and the first vote
to be cast by a woman in the state was
cast here.
Anxiety and a display of interest;
even in an election robbed of it cam
palgn enthusiasm by the fact that
there was only one ticket in the field.
marked the first operations of female
suffrage. Not content to be the first
woman to vote in Oregon. Mrs. Ella
Harris, wire of ex-Mayor Harris, took
an Initiative Btep and awaited outside
the polls from 7 to 8 o'clock, was en
abled to be the first one of men or
women to cast a vote for the city
election.
Real Interest Shown.
The ballot was simple and more or
less merely a formality to be gone
through with. There were no rival
candidates nor any choices to be made.
But it was marking the ballot, and
Airs. Harris, who Is a primary teacher
in the schools here and who has had
an active part in the suffrage cam
paign of the state, was on hand with
many, other women to lend interest
and shw appreciation of the ballot.
The novelty no doubt, as much as
the pride of having a place among the
first feminine voters of the state, led
many of the women to the polls early
Some came en route to their duties at
the stores or on shopping bent, and
many left their breakfast dishes or
hurried their housework to come to the
booth. Others accompanied their hus
bands and received instructions outside
the booths, on the necessity of making
their decision before marking the bal
lot to avoid having their vote thrown
out for Impaired balloting, or to save
the election Judges considerable trouble.
Crawford's Ruling Accepted.
The number of women, who on the
eve of election, announced their in
tention was the real surprise of the
election. A few had been expected by
some of the judges, and accordingly
they held a conference before opening
the polls and. acting on the ruling of
Attorney-General Crawford, announced
that all women would be allowed to
vote who showed proper credentials or
could produce them. Of the 40 or 60
who voted, none was challenged. Hus
bands and men without family attach
ments cheered the first line of women
voters as they emerged from the booth.
There were several women who had
been rather apathetic so far as winning
the ballot prior to election who evinced,
considerable today and were brought
out to the polls.
The apparent willingness of the worn
en to take the trouble to vote. Is
ehown in the fact that of the 160 or
200 votes cast here, about 60. it is
estimated tonight, were women. If
the campaign had been a partisan at
fair, more would have been out.
The ticket elected includes Edward
Hathaway, Mayor; I. J. Shlppl. H. A.
Burnham and James BerryhlU, Council
men: W. P. H. Tucker. Recorder; O. B.
Llppey, Treasurer and J. Q. Lewis,
Marshal.
Astoria Women Register.
ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 18. (Special.)
Today was the first time the regis
tration books at the City Hall have
been open since the passage of the
equal suffrage bill, and about a dozen
women registered for the municipal
election on December 11. The first
woman to register was Mrs. Bertha
W. Holmes, a granddaughter of the late
Mrs. Nancy Welch, the first white worn
an to make1 her home In Astoria.
LORIMG STEWART ELECTED
Joint Senator to Represent Counties
of Grant, Harney and Malheur.
CANTON CITY. Or- Nov. 18. (Spe
cial.) Lorlng V. Stewart was elected
joint State Senator over James Manon,
of Harney County. He will represent
in the State Senate the Twenty-second
District, comprising Grant, Harney and
Malheur Counties.
Senator Stewart is a Republican of
pronounced progressive proclivities. He
is an advocate of Statement No. 1 and
indorses fully the Oregon system. By
education he is a lawyer, and by occu-
patlon a stockgrower. Ha is a native
son of Oregon, and a graduate of Pa
cific University, at Forest Grove, and
of the Yale law school at New Haven,
Conn. He is a member of the Oregon
Bar.
For about the last ten years he has
been engaged in the stock business In
Grant County, being located near Day
ville. He has been one of the most
active members of the Grant County
Stockgrowers' Association, and was one
of the - original organizers. For the
last five years he has been the guiding
hand on the advisory board, and much
of the effective work done by the asao
elation was due to Mr. Stewart.
He is one of Grant County's fore
most citizens, and combines those
Qualifications that go to make the best
Senatorial representative.
BOY 'BOOTLEGGER CHARGE
Son of Vancouver Woman, Recently
Convicted, Is Only 1 7.
VANCOUVER, Wash- Nov. 18. (Spe
cial.) Though only 17 years old, Al
bert Estabennett was arrested here
last night by the police, charged with
bootlegging." Albert' Is the son of
Mrs. Estabennett, who was arrested
and fined J 100 for a simillar offense
in the Bungalow lodging-house two
months ago.
There were several soldiers drink
ing in the house east of the Garrison
last night. A man was found with a
bottle of whisky, which he admitted
he had bought from the boy.
Irrigation Project Rushed.
VALE. Or- Nov. 18. (Special.)
Although the weather has been bad and
has delayed the work to some extent.
Many Brothers are pushing the Bully
Creek Irrigation project as rapidly as
possible. They are now constructing
a tunnel through the hill to serve as
an outlet to the reservoir. This tun
nel will be about 400 feet long and
about seven feet in diameter. Most of
the machinery for the concrete and
rock crushing work is already in the
yards at Vale.
LABOR PONDERS CHANGE
CVDUSTRIAL CSIONISM IS XOW
BEING CONSIDERED.
Resolution Favors Organization by
Industries Instead of Crafts,
as at Present.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 18. The
question whether the American Federa
tion of Labor is to adopt industrial
unionism in place of its present policy
of recognizing the autonomy of trade
of- craft organizations will be discussed
tomorrow before the convention of that
organization.
Near the close of this afternoon's
meeting the committee on education re
ported on a resolution for the adoption
of industrial unionism. A majority of
the committee voted for its rejection
and a minority report favored indus
trial unionism where practicable, and
where not practicable a close federation
of trades unions for unified action.
The resolution was introduced by
John Mitchell, Duncan McDonald, John
P. White, Frank J. Hayes, William
Green and J. H. Walker, of the United
Mlneworkers of America, and in part
follows:
"Resolved, That in order to combat
compact and powerful organizations of
employers of labor, this convention
adopts and indorses the plan of organ
ization by industries Instead of by
crafts, which often divides the forces
of labor, and that the officers of the
American Federation of Labor be in
structed to use every effort to bring
this about.
Resolutions adopted at the afternoon
session favored the Department of
State Universities along the Wisconsin
extension plan, commented on the work
of the National Christian Congress, and
approved participation by American
Federation of Labor officers in its
proceedings.
Some excitement followed a report of
the resolutions committee in favor of
excluding religious discussions from
the floor of future conventions, and
reoommended 'that representatives of
all religious organizations be denied
the use of the convention platform.
After a long debate the convention
voted to allow religious discussion.
Alfalfa Pest Doesnt Exist.
VALE, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) As
a result of a signed petition presented
by a number of citizens of Malheur,
prompted by the belief that certain
alfalfa that was being shipped in here
from Southern Idaho was Infested with
weevil, a deadly and dreaded alfalfa
pest. Governor West took the matter
up with the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and A. L. Lovett. assistant ento
mologist at the college, was sent to
Vale. Mr. Lovett, after a thorough
investigation, said no weevil existed
in the Malheur Valley at the present
time, and none was likely to appear as
lonfr as no hay was brought in from
the infected area. Upon his- return,
Mr. Lovett will confer with the Gov
ernor and try to quarantine the infect
ed district if possible. Lovett says that
the insect is not hard to control, once
it gets Into a locality.
Edlefsen guarantees Hiawatha Coal.
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Gevurtz Great Hall-Price Sale Will Continue for 3 Days Longer
Owing to the Unfinished Condition of Their New Building
We have moved to our new quarters at Fifth and Alder. But we are unable to display
our goods properly to you, because carpenters, painters, electricians and plumbers are
working incessantly to put these four floors, which we will temporarily occupy, into
some sort of habitable condition. Our elevators are not n. Therefore we have decided to
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Today, Wednesday and Thursday
Every Range, Every Heater, Every Rug, Every Yd. of Carpet, Every Piece
of Furniture, which we moved from our old location to Fifth and Alder
Goes at Half Price? Terms, Cash
ALL BEDS, i2
PRICE.
$25.00
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
Beds,
Beds,
Beds,
Beds,
Beds,
$12.50
$10.00
$ 7.50
$ 5.00
$ 2.50
ALL
PRICE.
$30.00 Rags at $15.00
$25.00 Rags at $12.50
$20.00 Ruga at $10.00
$12.00 Rags at $ 6.00
$ 8.00 Rags at $ 4.00
ALL RANGES Vz
PRICE.
$60 Ranges at $30.00
$50 Ranges at $25.00
$45 Ranges at $22.50
$40 Ranges at $20.00
$35 Ranges at $17.50
ALL ROCKERS, Yz
PRICE.
'$18 Rockers at $9.00
$15 Rockers at $7.50
$12 Rockers at $6.00
$10 Rockers at $5.00
$ 5 Rockers at $2.50
ALL TABLES, Yz
. PRICE.
$27.50 Tables, $13.75
$25.00 Tables, $12.50
$20.00 Tables, $10.00
$10.00 Tables, $ 5.00
$ 7.50 Tables, $ 3.75
ALL DRESERS, Yz
PRICE.
$60 Dressers at $30.00
$50 Dressers at $25.00
$40 Dressers at $20.00
$35 Dressers at $17.50
$20 Dressers at $10.00
Tremendous Bargains--A Rare Chanceto Save-No Elevators
GEVURTZ lTOSF GEVURTZ