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TIIE MORNING ' OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1914. 300,154 MAY VOTE IN ELECTION TODAY Secretary of State Shows Re publicans Outnumber Dem x. ocrats, Two to One. ALL TOTALS NOT OFFICIAL Four Counties Checked Closely and list I mates Believed Correct. Registration Doable That of J 912 Before Women Voted. 8ALEM, Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.) "With official figures from all but four counties and unofficial reports from them believed to be about correct. Sec retary of State Olcott announced to night that the registration for tomor row's election was 300,154. Of this number 170,972 are registered as Republicans, 77,836 as Democrats, 16,278 as Prohibitionists, 9027 as So cialists, 7585 as Progressives, and 18,- 456 are designated as miscellaneous. Registration Is almost double that of 1912, when the women were not fran chised, which was 159,888. The Re publicans outnumber Democrats two to one. The unofficial figures are from Curry, Douglas, Malheur and Multno mail Counties. Mr. Olcott reckoned the registrations of these counties by counting the names sent in by the County Clerks for use In mailing pamphlets and adding the results to the registrations before the May pri mary. He thinks his figures are about correct. For the primary election 229, 601 electors qualified by registering, and since then the totals largely have been added to in all counties. The registration by counties is as follows: 50 to go back to their respective coun tries. In no case will women and children be detained if they desire to leave. - The detention of those between the gaes of 16 and 50 years is due to the fact that both. Germany and Great Britain desire to keep all enemy sub jects who could possibly" bear arms from joining their colors. In the same connection the State De partment was advised todaay from Petrograd that Russia, bad expelled all German and Austrian subjects giving them two weeks within which to leave the country. KING'S ARMY 300,000 British on Firing Line Soon to Number Half Million. PARIS, Oct. 20. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) No Xewer than 800.000 British soldiers are under the orders of , Field Marshal Sir John French on the firing lines. Added to these there are many auxiliary troops on duty at the transport and supply bases. This army acts as a complete unit in conjunction with the French under command of General Joffre. The British base is near a port on the English Channel and the field of action of the British troops is near the Belerlan frontier and in Belgium Itsen. Virtually all the British soldiers in the field are men of considerable serv ice. many of them having had from ten to 12 years' training and having par ticloated in Great Britain's "little wars" in various parts of the world. The gaps in their ranks are filled by re-enlisted men who have hastened back to the army jut Lord Kitchener's calL By December 1, when it Is- expected large bodies of British territorials, who have volunteered for foreign service, will have been trained suffi ciently to take the field. It is esti mated that the force at Sir John French's disposal will have reached 600,000 men. These will include the British and native troops from India and portions of the garrison at Malta and Gibraltar. By that time also, many of the Aus tralian, Canadian and New Zealand detachments will have Joined the forces on the Continent. The bulk of Lord Kitchener's new army of 1,000,000 men, now coming into being, will not, according to an expert military view, be ready for service in the field until next Spring. County Total, Baker 8.021 Benton 6.S60 Clackamas 14.832 Clatsop E.425 Columbia 4.624 Coos S.460 Crook C.614 Curry 1.262 Douglas 9,006 Gilliam 1.644 Grant 2,295 Harney 1,003 Hood River 3.055 Jackson 11,183 Josephine 3.001 Klamath 3.989 Lake 1,684 lane .,............... 115,521 1 Lincoln 2.509 J,inn 10,760 Malheur 5,03 Marion 17,221 Morrow 2.154 Multnogah 96,436 polk 6,980 Sherman 1.462 Tillamook 3.187 Umatilla 9.7S5 Union 6.532 Wallowa 3.320 Wasco S.635 Washington 0.912 -Wheeler 1,186 Yamhill 8,809 Totals 300.154 Rep. 2,922 2.040 8,099 8.636 2.822 4,630 2,873 673 6.024 1.124 1,524 861 1,863 6.469 2.145 2.260 887 8,481 1,567 B. 242 2.B55 10.126 1,378 60.08 3,664 803 2.033 5.091 3.085 1.723 3.4o8 C. 632 853 4.883 Dem. 2,035 1.515 8.685 63 SSO 2,328 J, 000 444 2.598 453 622 723 615 8,111 964 1,218 687 8,960 S22 8.476 1.694 4.116 401 "22.612 2.088 . 424 075 S.169 2,164 1.102 1.560 2.031 801 2.100 Prohi. 75 766 775 135 185 B71 229 7 58 27 13 21 180 756 147 . ' 11 931 97 956 142 1.438 63 1.748 603 121 236 464 426 86 225 995 8 1,627 Soc. 206 105 487 204 212 726 244 4 445 16 69 117 80 468 263 115 88 7S8 184 846 227 371 101 1,599 196 20 117 261 242 168 109 201 7 194 Proa;. 63 110 23 53 72 . 201 129 15 133 7 34 20 J 21 830 171 76 47 324 31 111 129 251 J16 8,898 66 16 - 41 205 188 118 03 131 7 76 Misc. 1.820 425 603 434 353 1,194 237 74 449 15 33 155 196 1.064 211 275 64 1.037 108 629 246 1,919 193 4.491 832 18 185 695 427 123 190 922 10 429 170,972 77.836 16,278 9,027 7,685 18,456 JONES IS HELD WINNER 12.500 PLURALITY FOR SENATOR IN KIXG COUNTT SEEN. , Chalrmaa of Republican Committee Also Says Representative Humphrey Will "Win by 8000 or More. b QVERNOR S PRISON P0L1GY EXPENSIVE Campaign Statements Are Re futed by Reports of Stipes intendent Lawson. MANY BREAK PAROLES Prison Spends $147,000 In Spite of Maintenance of Crews at Work on Roads by Counties. Figures Found Faulty. SALE II. Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) Statements made by Governor West during the present campaign that the Oregon State Penitentiary during his administration has Decome sen-sup porting or nearly so .are refuted by figures in the biennial report or a. is Lawson, superintendent of the institu tion, filed Saturday with the State Board of Control. Not only do they TUB OREGONIAX'S ADVICES IN A NUTSHELL, Vote "Yes" on 300, 804. 314, 324, 342. No recommendation on 812 313, 316-317, 332-333. Vote "No" on all other measures. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 2. (Special.) W. M. Whitney, chairman of tne Re publican county committee, today pre dicted that Senator Jones would carry King County by not less than 12,500 votes' and that Representative Hum phrey would win in the First District, which is comprised of the City of Seat tle and Kitsap County, by not less than 9000. He also predicted that the pluralities of the Republican candidates for county offices would range from 6000 to 12.000. "There has never been a campaign In which contending party leaders did not put forth claims of party success which were wholly irreconcilable, and which, of course, were mostly shattered by the actual results at the polls, said Mr. Whitney, "but there never has been a time when the leaders op posed to the Republican party have put forth such wild and baseless claims as in the present campaign. Hot ex ample, the Democratic managers say that their candidate for Congress in this district will have a plurality of 3000, while the Progressive managers claim King -County for their Senatorial candidate by 10,000." In 1912 King County gave the high est Roosevelt elector 26,887 votes. In the recent primaries Ole Hanson, in bitter four-cornered Progressive con test, mustered only 6071 first choice votes, and the total of Progressive first choice votes for Senator was only 6453. Two years ago King County gave the highest Wilson elector 20,088 votes. In the recent primaries W. W. Black led the four other Democratic candi dates, receiving 2368 first choice votes, and the total of Democratic first choice votes for Senator was only 6639. In 1912 King County, gave the highest Taft elector 15,579 votes. In the re cent primaries King County cast 19,632 Republican votes, and Senator Jones, with no contest to enliven his cam paign and bring out his full support. received 12.166 votes. In the new army, according to author itative circles, there are nearly 200,000 old soldiers, who have served in the British regular army for periods rang ing from seven to 12 years, and these assist in training the new recruits. According to officers recently ar rived from England, all weakly men among the new recruits have been rapidly weeded out and most of the men are developing into fine shots. CHAFFEE BODY GOES TODAY Late Lieu tenant-General to Be Bur led in Arlington Cemetery. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. The body of Lieutenant-General Adna R. Chaffee, who died at his home here yesterday. after an illness of two weeks, will start on the funeral journey to Wash ington. D. C, tomorrow. The burial in Arlington Cemetery probably will take place Saturday. A military guard of honor, consist ing of four companies of the Seventh Infantry, National Guard of California. will escort the body from the home to the train. The Loyal Legion also will act as escort. Christian Science services will be said at the home preceding the departure. In the funeral party to Washington will be Mrs. Chaffee, her brother. Cap tain jxocKwell; Mrs. J. H. Howard, a daughter, and Lieutenant Howard. NEW MEAT RULE IN EFFECT Federal Guard Against Use of Dis eased Cattle Is Strengthened. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. New Federal meat inspection regulations for better conservation of the public health went into effect today. - The guard against JOHNSON TO BEGIN TOUR Representative to Visit Reservations and Washington Counties. HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov". 2. (Special.) Representative Albert Johnson leaves for Tacoma Wednesday to meet the two Indian Commissioners who are to visit the various Indian Reservations in Southwestern Washington. After go ing over the reservations with the two Commissioners, Mr. Johnson will visit Gig harbor and make an official study of the land holding problem there. He may go into the Big Bottom coun try, Lewis- County, and then take a week's rest in Wahkiakum County. He will leave for the East on December 2 for the third session of this Congress. Nenther Mr. Johnson nor any members . of the congressional delegation has a vote, all having had no opportunity to register. BRITAIN GIVES. UP ALIENS .- Exchange of Subjects With Germany Is Finally Arranged. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. Germany and Great Britain have reached an under' standing through the medium of the American Gevernment whereby each will permit all enemy's citizens ex cept those between the ages of 16 and ELECTION RETURNS WILL BB 4 PLASHED TONIGHT. Commencing at 8 o'clock to night returns from the election in Oregon and other states will be flashed by The Oregonian on a screen on the building at the northeast corner of Sixth and . Alder streets. At the beginning the returns will be based on the Associated Press reports of the Eastern elections. As soon as The Oregonian election depart ment can gather Information on the Oregon election it will be flashed in as much detail as possible. The polls in Oregon do not close until 8 o'clock. Sixty motorcycles will visit the polling places in Multnomah County at frequent intervals and telephone In the count on the principal issues on the ballot. By this system the election "de partment will keep in touch with the votes as it progresses. Out side Multnomah County the re turns will be gathered by'a large corps of special correspondents. disprove the contention of the Gover nor, but they show that the mainten ance cost has increased greatly since he has had virtual supervision of the institution. Colonel Lawson is a personal friend of the executive, and has been given important . assignments, such as the leadership of the Copperfield raid, by Mr. West. His report naturally is as favorable to the executive and himself as It was possible to make it- Coat Same mm of Old. ' He says: "The appropriation (3147,000) re ceived from the last Legislature has been enough to meet all expenses, even despite the high cost of everything. I find upon comparison with the last six years covering the last .three biennial periods that practically the same amount of money has been used for maintenance. One hundred and thirty- one' thousand dollars was appropriated for 1909-10 and there was a deficiency of $16,000. making for the period $147,000. "For 1911-12, 3142,000 was appropri ated. The amount appropriated for the period lust coming to a close was $147,000, which will carry us through without some unforseen emergency arises. In 1909-10 the earnings of the insti tution, which amounted to $27,000. were turned Into the general fund. while now the earnings are used for betterments at the prison. According to the bill, as published in the session laws, the maintenance appropriation. Including the deficiency of $16,000, was $137,000, instead of $147,000, as given in the report. Figures Much Reduced. Deducting the $27,000 turned into the general fund by the prison and the 10,000, the maintenance cost of the institution was $110,000, Instead of $147,000. It Is true that improvements ave been made at the institution from the earnings, but comparisons of ex penditures of former blennal periods snow tnat tne total increase of all ex penditures under the present admlnis tration has been about $60,000. . In 1909 and 19.10. when the mainte nance cost of conducting the prison was 110,000, virtually all the prisoners were kept at the institution, whereas during the past two years many have been away working at other institu tions and building roads, the institu tions ana counties where they were employed providing their maintenance. The average daily population in 1909- 10 was 409, and for the past two years it has been 371, and the cost of main tenance should have been correspond ingly less. Governor West's liberal policy of freeing convicts on paroles and pardons is responsible for the re duction of prison population, but it has rauea in tne material way of reducing expenses. Many Break Parole. ine report or t: n. Snodgrass. pa role officer, for the biennial period which was included in the report of Colonel Lawson, shows that the Gover nor's liberal policy in freeing convicts Has Been far rrom a brilliant success. Since October 1, 1912, the report says that 381 persons have been paroled, and that 79 of them violated their paroles. Of these 47 were returned to the prison. ana the whereabouts of the other; with the exception of a few in other prisons are unknown to the Oregon authorities. Mr. Snodgrass has visited 256 paroled men and 116 have called at the penitentiary. His report gives the number on parole since October 1 this year as 296. Mr. Snodgrass says: While the percentage of violations here is greater than some other states, the reason, I think, is because the men are not properly looked after when on parole owing to the fact that we have no funds to do it with. The only chance have had to visit parole men is when am returning violators, we nave a number of men In Portland, Spokane and Seattle, and when I get a chance pay them a visit. This not only en courages them, but lets them know that we have an interest in their welfare." A Few Words in the Interest of Truth Referring to various statements appearing in the press recently, the Royal Baking Powder Company states: That it has no interest whatever in the controversy over the use of Albumen (sometimes called white of egg) in baking powder, and has not had any part in the actions before officials that have taken place in the various states; That it believes Albumen to be entirely unnecessary and used only for deceitful purposes; v That if Albumen was a proper ingredient of baking powder, or performed any legitimate function, it would have adopted it many years ago, as its cost is infinitesimal ; That it has no interest, direct or indirect, in any Alum Bak ing Powder, the owners of which are.reported to be opposed to the use of A.bumsn, nor in any baking powders in which Albumen is used; that the only baking powders in which it has any interest in the United States are its own well known brands, "Royal," "Dr. Price's and "Clevelands,all made of Cream of Tartar. The Company believes that the question whether Albumen is a proper ingredient for baking powder is insignificant compared with the vastly more important question as to Alum, the use of which in baking powder has been so generally condemned. It is a noteworthy fact that all the baking powders containing Albumen are made of Alum. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. . New York LIBEL IS CHARGED Milton - Markewitz Indicted on Serious Accusation. ATTACK MADE ON COFFEY the use of diseased cattle have been strengthened all along the line and cer tain meat heretofore wasted may be sold when labelled Second-class steril ised meat." as is done in some Euro pean countries. New regulations governing imported meats win Decome enrectlve January Cotton Restricted In Egypt. LONDON, Nov. 2. A decree has been issued prohibiting . the cultivation cotton in. toe upper Egyptian basin in 1015, according to neuter's Cairo correspondent. CHICAGO, Nov. 2 (Special.) H. Sargent, of Portland, is at the Con gress. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Brown and feouis.F. Bray ton, of Portland, are the Great Northern. Scoring of Eal- Publication of Circular Countv Clerk for Award lot Printing Contract Said to Have Sinister Motive. Milton Markewitz. president of the printing firm of Bushong c o.. was Indicted for criminal political libel in a special report by the Multnomah Coun ty grand Jury yesterday. Arrested on bench warrent, ne was nrousui be fore Judge McUinn, reieasea on uj. own recognizance and directed to fur nish bail amounting to 1000 tomorrow morning. The indictment resuitea irom wie publication of a circular and its recent rtiHtribution in which County went Cnttfv was roundly scored for his award of the contract lor priming oai lots for today's election to the firm or Glass & Prudhomme. Mr. Markewitz' nama was slsrned to a long lener con tained in the circular in which sinis ter motives were assigned because the pnntnet was given to a printing com pany other than' uusnong t -o. Tha Indictment cnarges inn tober 26 Mr. Markewitz did print ana assist in circulating a certain circular that contained false statements ana charsres reflecting upon the character and integrity of John B. Coffey. Corruption Is Intimated. A copy of the circular follows In the rra.nd iury indictment. On its rrom Mnr it bore the following three sen tences: "Is the County uierK's ornce porruotr "Facts the voters should know," "Should public officials keep faith with the people?" The circular was signed by the "Out-to-Wln Prohibition Campaign," but the authorities believe the county commit tee of the Prohibition party was used as the "goat" merely, and had no part in preparing or publishing the circular. This is said to appear from the investi gation of the grand jury Into the mat ter. Indictments of others may .fol low a further inquiry into the offensive document. Penalty Is Imprisonment. It. was thought likely that an indict ment would be returned charging a violation of the corrupt practices act In that It was alleged a copy of the charges made against Mr. Coffey had not been submitted to him 15 days prior to the general circulation of the ob jectionable pamphlet, as is required by law, but the charge returned is more serious than the violation of the elec tion laws. The penalty is imprison ment of from one to three years in the penitentiary. 'I nave nothing at all to say, re plied Mr. Markewitz yesterday when asked for a statement. "Everything in that circular is true," he added. The grand jury returned a second in dictment yesterday against Frank Ar- relanes, a ballplayer, charging him with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in that he gave liquor to a girl under 18 years of age. He is awaiting trial- now on a similar charge. WOMEN SUFFER FROM WAR Thousands of women of Europe are left destitnte, unprotected and in misery. out. Three months ago the deposits totaled $10,000. while October 31 they amounted to approximately $30,000. Mr. Benedict figures that much of this in crease covers money that was formerly sent to Europe. W. W. M'CREDIE PAYS FINE Appeal of Decision for Speeding Vancouver Is Withdrawn. at VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) Rather than have the case he had appealed from the Police Court tried in the Superior Court. W. W. Mc- Credie, baseball magnate of Portland and ex-Congressman from this district, paid the fine of $1 and costs of about $8 and had the appeal withdrawn. Mr. McCredle was calling on friends in Vancouver one night and in hurry ing to oatch the ferry was arrested for speeding. H. I Parcel, Police JuuEe, fined him $1 and costs, and Mrs. Mc Credie appealed the case to the Su perior Court. At the time of trial he withdrew the case and paid the fine and costs. Centralla Postal Savings Grow. CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) -According to a statement issued by Postmaster John Benedict. Jr., to day, the postal savings deposits in the Centralla postoffice have increased 20 per cent since the European war brok GERMAN DESERTERS TAKEN American Marines Remove Sailors JTom Pacific Mail Liner. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. United States marines were sent aboard the Pacific Mail liner Korea, which ar rived here today from the Orient, and four deserters from the German gun boat Geier, now undergoing repairs at Honolulu, were taken in charge. They were taken aboard the United States steamer Cleveland and sup posedly will be detained in this coun try for the duration of the war. Malty Vonngstrom Is Buried. WOODLAND. Wash., Nov. 2 (Spe- cial.) Malty Toungstrom, who died in Portland Friday, was buried here yes terday afternoon, the funeral services being held from the Presbyterian Church. 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