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FIGHT 111 EVERETT
250 Men on Boat Battle
With Posse Ashore.
44 ON TWO SIDES WOUNDED
Sheriff-and 19 Others of His
Party Shot Down on For
bidding Landing.
EX-GUARD OFFICER KILLED
Invading Steamer Retreats
Toward Seattle ' After
1000 Shots Are Fired.-
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 5 At least
six men were killed and 44 others
Wounded today in a pitched battle at
the Everett city wharf between 250
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World, who came here from Se
attle on the steamer Verona, and a
posse of 150 citizens, headed by Sher
iff Don McRae.
Ex-Lieutenant C. O. Curtis, of Com
pany L, Washington National Guard,
was killed. Nineteen others In the
posse were wounded.
Five of the dead and 26 of the
Wounded were on the boat.
Sheriff McRae is among the seri
ously wounded.
v Some Believed Drowned.
After the shooting, in which about
1000 shots were exchanged, the Ve
rona turned around and started back
to Seattle. - . -
Many men were seen to fall on the
deck of the steamer and others, panic
stricken, jumped overboard. Some
Were taken from the water, but others
disappeared and it is believed they
Were drowned.
The Verona reached Everett shortly
before 2 o'clock.
Invasion Is Announced.
The coming of the Industrial Work
ers of the World invaders had been
previously announced in insulting
messages sent to Everett from Seattle
headquarters.
A call to Industrial Workers of the
World members from all over the
state had been issued earlier in the
Week and the citizens of Everett, at
a meeting held Saturday night,
, planned to meet the invaders and deny
them privilege of landing.
When the Verona reached the city
wharf Sheriff McRae, who was backed
by a posse of Deputy Sheriffs and
citizens, stepped torwara and in
formed the men on the boat that they
Would not be permitted to land.
I. W. W. Open Battle.
One of the men, evidently spokes
man for the party, began arguing
With the Sheriff and then made a
speech. Apparently as a signal, the
man dropped his hand and armed men
on the steamer opened fire on the
posse assembled on the wharf.
The first man to fall was Sheriff
McRae, seriously wounded. One man
was killed instantly and in a moment
the crowd on shore was panic-stricken.
Deputy Sheriffs on the wharf quickly
rallied their forces, however, and re-
turned ih fire of the invaders on the
Verona. Fully 1000 shots were ex
changed.
Invading Boat Retreats.
Men on the wharf and on the boat
were seen to fall and the Verona im
mediately backed out of the dock and
started back toward Seattle.
The trouble between the Industrial
Workers of the World and the author
ities at Everett has been of several
months' standing and was the out
growth of a strike of shingle weavers
here. After several minor outbreaks
of violence during the strike; Sheriff
McRae organized the Citizens' Com'
mittee and expelled all members of
the Industrial Workers of the World
from Everett.
On several occasions small parties
of men have attempted to enter Ev
erett, . but have been turned back by
the Sheriff.
I. W. W. Calls Volunteers.
Last Monday 45 members of the In
d us trial Workers of the World came
from Seattle by steamer, but were met
at the wharf by the citizens' posse.
loaded into automobiles and escorted
to a point south of town, where they
iConcluded - ou I'agb 3. Columa i..
MANY PROMINENT
EVERETT MEN SHOT
EX-LIErTEXAST CCRTIS, OF XA
TION'AIj GUARD, KILLED.
Waal thy Lumberman and ex-Legislator,
University Students and
Others Are Wounded.
; EVERETT.' TVash, Nov. 5. Following-
Is a list of the casualties among
the Everett citizens' posse:
Dead.
C. O. Curtis, ex-Lieutenant, Company
L. Second Infantry, "Washington Na
tional Guard.
Wounded.
Jeff Beard. Deputy Sheriff. two
wounds In chest; serious.
James Broadhurst, shot In left side;
dangerous.
E. Beuhreu'r. high school engineer;
shot in chest; dangerous.
It. E. Brown, lumberman; shot In leg.
Lewis Connor, shot In leg.
Owen Clay, shot in right arm.
Fred Durr, shot in head; not serious.
A. J. Ettenborough, shot in head; not
serious.
Athol GorrelL Spokane, University
of Washington student visiting in
Everett, shot under left shoulder; dan
gerous. Joseph Irving, Sr., wealthy lumber
man, ex-member State Legislature, shot
In foot.
James Maher, shot in leg.
Donald McRae, Sheriff of Snohomish
shot twice In leg.
Lee Malquist,- shot In head; not seri
ous.
J.- C. Rymer, shot In leg.
E.- Stuchell. Jr., University of Wash
ington student, shot in leg.
Charles . Tooker, shot In head; not
serious. . .
Harry Blackburn, shot In chest; seri
ous."
H. C.Paup, shot In foot.
Lee Jamieson, shingle manufacturer.
wounded in left hand.
SEATTLE, Nov. 5. Following Is a
list of casualties among the members
of the Industrial Workers of the World
who were on the Verona 'and were
brought back to Seattle:
Dead.
Hugo Gerlot, aged 24, Milwaukee.
Wis., seaman, identified by card of
Great Lakes Carriers' Association;
John Looney. aged 26. Ayer Junction,
Mass., laborer; Harry Fierce, aged 28,
Seattle, laborer; Gus Johnson, laborer;
Felix Baron, aged 22, laborer.
The "Wounded.
George Browni shot in back; E. J.
Shappero, shot in right leg: D. B. Arm-
trong, two slight wounds in bead; Jo
eph Gekilezane. shot in both legs;
John Ryan, shot in right shoulder and
right leg; Mario Marino, shot in back;
Carl Burth, shot in 'back; Joe Kelly,
shot in left leg and left shoulder; Fred
Savery, shot in left hip; George Turn
quist, shot in left leg; Ira Luft, eho:
n right shoulder; iSdward Triitt. s.iot
in left shoulder; H. Feterson. (slight
head wounds; L. S. Davis, boat's cok,
slight flesh wound in arm; J. A. Kelly,
shot in head; J. A. McCarty, sho; in
head and right leg; Steve Saba, bhot in
abdomen; C. C.' England, shot in left
knee; Oscar Carlson, nine wounds,
eight in abdomen, me in rlrht arm;
John Adama, ehot in right elbow; Al
bert Schrivner. two wou.ids in right
leg; A. Doninger, shot In lef; arm and
head; Walter Mulholland. s'.iol. in hip;
H. Golden, shot in lsft leg; F. Baran,
shot In right leg and right .is.nd; un
identified man. shot through lungs, un
able to talk.
It is -said at leas; two of the wounded
will die.
TALK WILSON, VOTE HUGHES
Club of Lebanon Women Is Two to
One for Republican.
LEBANON. Or., Nov. S. (Special.)
The Fortnightly Book Club of Lebanon
took a straw vote at their meeting last
week and the vote stood. Hughes 10,
Wilson 5 and Benson 1.
This club Is composed of 16 women
of Lebanon, who meet every two weeks
for study, and politics an not dis
cussed, but i.t the last meeting the
Wilson women Insisted on taking a
straw vote.
The Hughes women opposed the vote.
as, from the talK. it seemec tne ma
jority was for Wilson, none of the
Hughes supporters having said any
thing.
There Is lots of Wilson talk herj.
BANKS CLOSE TOMORROW
Business Bouses May Allow Tlnn
Off to Permit Employes to Vote.
"Closed tomorrow election day."
This will be the sign that all the
banking houses will hang up today. To
conform to the election laws of the
state banks must close, for tomorrow is
a legal holiday.
Business houses and all organizations
employing a large number of men and
women may make arrangements where
by these employes may vote. As the
polls are open from 8 A. M. until
P. M. many men and women are hardly
able to get home in time to go to the
polls before they close.
TRAIN DERAILED BY ROCK
Southern Pacific Blocked 1 0 Hours
by Accident Near West fork.
ROSEBURG. Or., Nov. 5 (Special.)
The engine, tender and one coach of
Southern Pacific train No. 13 left the
track at tunnel No. 5, near Westfork,
about 6 o'clock this morning, after
striking a rock which had rolled onto
the track during a storm.
The dining car cook was slightly
scalded. Traffic was delayed 10 hours
until the damage could be repaired.
The passengers were transferred to
another train, - -
TROOPS GET READY
TO GO-TO EVERETT
Guardsmen and Police
Round up I. W. W.
SEATTLE RENDEZVOUS SEIZED
Revenue Cutters Asked to Aid
in Trailing Steamers.
GOVERNOR AND MAYOR ACT
Adjutant-General Sent to Seen of
Trouble With Full Power to
Meet Situation One Vessel Is
Too Late for Battle.
SEATTLE, Nov. 5. Governor Lister,
who was- in Seattle when word of the
Hot In Everett was received. Imme
diately ordered Adjutant-General Mau
rice Thompson of the Washington Na
tional Guard to go to Everett, 30 miles
north of here, .and report to him on
conditions there. The Governor said
that If the situation still was threaten
ing he would order the National Guard
to police E erett.
. Before leaving for Everett, Adjutant
General Thompson ordered all National
Guard organizations in Seattle to re
port immediately for duty.
Four companies of Coast Artillery,
four companies of Infantry and two
divisions of the Naval Militia were or
dered under arms.
I. W. W. Are Rounded Up.
Fending further developments, the
guardsmen were ordered to assist the
police in rounding up members of the
Industrial Workers of the World here
and in arresting the party on the Ve
rona when the steamer arrived from
Everett.
I have given Adjutant-General
Thompson full power to act," said Gov
ernor Lister. "He will proceed to Ev
erett immediately and report to me
upon arriving there."
The Verona left Seattle about noon.
with 2,50 jneii aboard. One hundred and
fifty other members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who could not
find room on the Verona, boarded the
steamer Calista. which left after the
main expedition had departed.
Arrest of All I. W. W.'e Ordered.
The fight was over and the Verona
was on her wav bok long befora tlie
Calista approached Everett. The two
steamers met at Mukilteo, four miles
south of Everett, and came back to
Seattle together.
Mayor Gill, who was at Edmonds,
midway between Seattle and Everett,
telephoned to Chief of Police Becking-
ham to arrest every member of the
Industrial Workers of the World that
could be found.
Policemen were placed In charge of
the Industrial Workers' headquarters
(Concluded on Page o. Column C)
T
r
OREGOXIAS ELECTION RE
TfBSS. Klectrle Signal In KmMnm of
Portland, Salem, Oregon City
and Vancouver, Wash
The Oregonlan has arranged
with the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company for a code oi'
signals to announce the result
of the Presidential election Tues
day night In residences of Its
electric light patrons in Portland.
Salem, Oregon City and Vancou
ver, Wash. The signal will be
given by the turning out of the.
electrio lights as soon as the re
sult is known, according to the
following code:
Two dashes (two successive
five-second Intervals of dark
ness) will indicate that Wilson
has won.
Three dashes (three successive
five-second intervals of dark
ness) will indicate that Hughes
has woi
t
Four dashes (four successive
five-second intervals of dark
:l
ness) will indicate that the re
sult Is still in doubt.
The first signal will be given
as soon as the result is known.
If the returns are decisive, before
11 P. M.. but at any rate a signal
will be given promptly at 11 P.
M., or as near 11 M. sharp as
Is possible.
Bulletins at Sixth and Alder.
A complete bulletin service of
election returns will be flashed
by The Oregonlan Tuesday night
on the Sixth-street front of
the Wonder Millinery Store
at Sixth and Alder streets. The
count in the different states will
be shown as 'rapidly as It is re
ported by the Associated Press,
which has unequaled facilities
for assembling election news. Be
cause of the difference in time
between Portland and the East
it is probable this service will
begin by 6 P. M. Reports of the
. count in Portland and Oregon,
including contested, offices in
Multnomah County and Initiative
measures, will be flashed at fre
quent intervals after the polls
close at 8 P. M. The Oregonlan
has made arrangements to cover
every county in Oregon. . The bul
letins will be continued until
midnight or later.
MARBURG SAILS ANYWAY
American Said to Have Forfeited
Citizenship Goes Pussportless.
NEW "FORK, Nov. 5. Theodore Mar
burg, to whom a passport to return
to Bngland as an American citizen was
refused by the State Department on
the ground that he had forfeited his
citizenship by enlisting in the Koyal
Flying Corps of England, left here, yes
terday for Falmouth on the steamship
Kordam without the citizenship docu
ments.
Marburg joined the British aviation
service some time after the war began,
and he recently returned to the United
States to recuperate after having lost
a leg in the service. He said before
sailing that he had ordered an artificial
limb and Intended again to resume
flying as a member of the Royal Corps.
After the war, he added, he will take
up the question of having his Aroerl
can citizenship restored.
AND HE WORKS HARD VERY HARD 10 LONG
' I i! W III
.
POWERS PROCLAIM
KINGDOM OF POLAND
Austria and Germany
Take Joint Action.
MONARCH WILL BE ASSIGNED
Constitutional Form of Gov
ernment Promised.
GUARANTEE TO BE GIVEN
Central Rulers Say Polish. Aspira
tions Will Bo Fulfilled, With.
Due Consideration for
European, Politics.
BERLIN. Nov. 5. (By wireless to
Sayvllle. N. T.) "Polish provinces oc
cupied by troops of the central powers,'
says the Overseas News Agency, were
the scene today of a great and mo
mentous historlo event. Germany and
Austria-Hungary, by Joint action, pro
claimed Warsaw and Lublin the king
dom of Poland, and re-established the
right of the Polish nation to oontrol
Its own destinies, to live an independ
ent national life and to govern Itself
by chosen representatives of the nation.
"A few days aso" a Polish delegation
had called upon the Imperial Chan
cellor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. Its
members were representative Poles of
all classes, all parties." all ranks of
society and all creeds. They trans
mitted to the German government the
wishes of the Polish nation, which now
have been granted to them.
Ancient Kingdom Restored.
"Thus tho ancient kingdom of Po
land, from which in the past came
famous rulers like the Jagellones (
dynasty founded by Jagello. which
reigned in Poland from 1386 to 1572).
and glorious soldiers like the great
Sobleski (John III. King of Poland In
1674-1696) Is now resurrected. The
Poles are free from Russian oppres
sion; no more to be trodden under the
heels of tho Cossacks. The liberty that
had been destroyed' a century ago on
Russian Instigation now is restored.
The rule of the knout has been abol
ished. Poland has been given back to
Western civilization."
The manifesto issued at Warsaw and
Lublin reads as follows:
"His, Majesty the German Emperor
and Ills Majesty the Emperor of Aus
tria and Apostolic King of Hungary,
inspired by firm con3dence In final vic
tory of their arms and prompted by a
desire , to lead . the districts conquered
by their armies under heavy sacrifices
from Russian domination toward a
happy future, have agreed to form of
these district.! a national state with
an hereditary monarch and a consti
tutional government. The exact fron-
(Concluded on Paga 4, Column
)
HOURS A DAY.
BETTING REMAINS
10 TO 7 ON HUGHES
SAME ODDS TIIAT WILSOX CAR
RIES OHIO NOT TAKEN.
Three to One Whitman Will Be Next
Governor of New York Offered.
Large Wagers Are Made.
NEW TORK. Nov. 5. (Special.)
Betting on the National election today
kept at the same odds that have ob
tained for the last three days. Several
large bets at 10 to 7 that Hughes would
be elected were reported to have been
made. Tex Rlckard was rported-around
with $10,000 of Wilson money to lay at
odds of 10 to 7 that the President
would carry Ohio. At a late hour to
night he had no takers.
None of the betting commissioners or
others with money to wager on the
election made any offers on the state
election, save one. This man had J15.
000, it was reported, to lay against
$5000 that Whitman would carry the
state.
Several large wagers were made.
The biggest made was $20,000 at the
ruling odds that Hughes would be
elected. The largest of a few 10-to-8
bets was $2003 to $1600. One small bet
at $700 to $300 was made that Mr.
Whitman would be elected.
UKIAH, OR., HAS BAD FIRE
Five of Eight Business Houses De
stroyed, With Loss of $40,000.
PENDLETON, Or.. Nov. 5. (Special.)
Fire, supposed to have started from
a cigar stub, early this morning de
stroyed five of eight business houses
of Uktah, 53 miles south of here. The
buildings destroyed were the drugstore
and poolhall. property of the J. W. Kirk
Hardware & Implement House; the
warehouse of Wagner & Caldwell, the
barber shop and the office of the Levi
Edoridge Stage Company.
The estimated loss is $40,000, only a
small part covered by insurance. There
were no facilities for fighting fire ex
cept a bucket brigade.
VOTE UPSETS DEMOCRAT
Ontario Maa Takes Poll on Train
and Hughes (is Far Ahead.
ONTARIO, Or, Nov. 6. (Special.)
W'.iE. Lees, a wealthy citizen of On
tario, who is a Dmoc(bt of the dyed-
in-the-wool kind. Is being Joked over
the disconcerting result of - a straw
vote which he took yesterday.
Mr. Lees is a Wilson supporter and
has pronounced views on how the elec
tion is going. He sought to support
his opinion by taking a poll among the
voters on the train coming In from Vale
yesterday.
There were 20 passengers, one con
ductor and one brakeman. The result
was: Hughes 18. Wilson 3, Benson 1.
ELECTION DAY TO BE RAINY
Washington
North
Makes Forecast
Pacific States.
for
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. The Weather
Bureau tonight issued the election
forecast:
"Rains are probable In the North Pa
cific states and tho North Rocky
Mountain region."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TEPTERDATS Maximum temperature. 47
decrees; minimum temperature, 4- de
frees. .
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southeasterly
winds.
Battle of Everett.
Six a'sln, 44 wounded In battle between
I. W. W. and pose at Everett. Page 1.
Statu trcops get ready to go to Everett.
ran 1.
Many prominent Everett citizen wounded,
one killed by I. W. W. Page 1.
Foilt lea.
Postmasters to fret telegraphic orders to
vote for "wi!aon. Pare 2.
Mls Hester Rosford speaks for Hughes to
night. Page 9.
Oregon declared for Hughes by 20.000 to
J '.0O0 Page 20.
Hughes Alliance official analyzes outlook.
Pane 7.
New Tork HcraH straw vote gives Oregon
to Hughes. Page
Democrat have parade and rally tonight.
Page 2.
Leaders fores' close election, Hughes men
confident. Page 1.
Mexico. '
Carranxa forces abandon Parral. Page 7.
Foreign.
Central powers proclaim kingdom of Poland.
Page 1.
War.
Germ-in Admiralty charges British tried to
run down survivors from submarine.
Pace 4.
Captain Rose, of TT-?3. describee voyage.
Pare 4.
French explore bevond "fort Vaux. finding
no Cermans. Page 4.
. National.
Trade commission says cost of making
paper has declined. Page 2.
Domestic.
Hssterla In ,-raln market abating. Page 3.
Sports.
Agrle freshmen stars may he seen again In
Portlmd. Page 18.
Mc Alllstor-Plmms go to be Rose City Club
featuro Friday nlxht. Page 16.
Fromme ranks first, S'tthoron second among
regular pitchers. Page 17.
Crowds of duck hunters have record day.
Page IS.
Cellar title Is at stake. Page 17.
Marine.
Local shippers see business gain In ending
of longshoremen's strike. Paga 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dollar day for Armenian relief will be
Friday. Pag 12.
Rev. Josua Stanstfle'd delivers first sermon
at First Methodist Church, page 20.
Mount Tabor pastor nreaches stirring aer-
mor on need .t faith. Pace 1?.
Great music festival for auditorium opening
discussed. Page 12.
Women of East plead with those of West
to use vote for suffrage. Page 8.
Portland likely to be center of vast trade
after war. rage S.
pastor of St. ravld'a rebukes his flock.
Page 9.
Tribute paid Pastor Russell. Pase S.
"The F.trna4 Maadalene" at Baker Is grip
ping story. Page 20.
Weather report, data and forecast, rasa IT.
CLOSE ELECTION IS
LEADERS' FORECAST
Republicans Are Confi
dent at Close. .
"SILENT" VOTE WILL DECIDE
New York Regarded as Most
Important Factor.
HUGHES HAS SMALL LEAD
Vance McCormick, However, Hevises
His FIgnres and Claims Every
thing for Democrats, Hint
ing: at Pennsylvania.
NEW TORK. Nov. 5. (Special.)
Republican managers are confident of
the election of Mr. Hughes. Their
Democratic opponents hail the victory
of Wilson quite as loudly, and with
equal conviction, perhaps, but. to the
impartial observer the former predic
tion rings the truer. The race will be
close. There will be no landslide.
It is the silent vote that will decide
the issue, and what the silent vote
thinks no man knows. These facts
must be taken Into consideration, and
they indicate the election of Hughes.
Country Normally Republican.
There are more Republicans In the
country than Democrats normally. Now
conditions are drifting back toward
political normality again. All is not yet
quiet in the foI2 of the two great par
ties, and some former Republicans are
with the party now in power, but it is
certain that a vast iiyOority of those
who followed the Bull Moose four years
ago have returned to their old alleg
iance. Mr. Hughes has 20 states. These
cast 253 votes In the Electoral College.
This means that ifthe states which
his perty regards as true to faith all
remain loyal, Hugheswill need otflv'
14 more electoral votes to be victorious.
The most promising of tho doubtful
states are New Jersey with 14 votes.
Wisconsin with 13, Connecticut with 7
and West Virginia with 8, and New Jer
sey alone will bring victory to the Re
publicans. Wilson Sore of 70 States..
Wilson Is certain of 20 states, casting
197 votes. Out of the doubtful ones,
he must swing a much larger number
than his opponent to win.
In this election. New Tork is the
pivot state. With its 45 electoral votes
In the Hughes column, he is oft to vic
tory with a running start. If. by any
chance, the Empire State should swing
the other way. the Republican hope of
a return to presidential power would
be crushed early In the evening of elec
tion day. On New Tork the election
hinges, and on New Tork City hangs
the fate of New Tork State. HusheF.
It Is conceded, will come into the city
125.000 votes to the good from up
state. Unless the Democrats can over
come this lead in the greater city they
are badly handicapped at the outset.
If they are victorious here, all hope
except the vainest is dead for the Re
publicans. Contest Likely to Tie Close.
Whichever party triumphs. It will
gain victory only after a bitter strug
gle and by a narrow margin. Hughes
and Wilson swept to the finish of their
campaign with the Republican entry a
nose ahead. If he can hold this lead
until Tuesday he wins. His fate rests
with the silent vote. This Is the only
certain fact in the situation.
The all-inclusive claims made for
President Wilson by Vance C. McCor
mick in his pre-election forecast were
increased yesterday, when the chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee had had an opportunity to give
the select more deliberate thought.
Mr. McCormick thinks that Utah, which
he had listed as "probably Democratic."
might Just as well be placed in the
"certainly Democratic" column today,
while he announced himself as con
vinced that the Republicans would be
greatly surprised at the result In
Pennsylvania, one of the six st&tes he
had conceded to Hughes.
McCormick Predicts Laadsllde.
"Practically every unbiased forecast
verifies our assertion that it wi'.l be.
a landslide for President Wilson," said
Mr. McCormick. "I cannot only repeat
the statements made In my forecast of
yesterday, but possibly go much fur
ther than some of the claims made
there,
"Utah, for instance, which I placed
In the "probable1 column, might have
been claimed, on the statements of all
the leaders In that state.
There Is no realizing the great en
thusiasm for Wilson In the West. But
I did not claim Utah outright because
.all of my forecasts have been made on
conservative figures sent in here by
precinct workers, and I did not think
that in this case there were quite suf
ficient to permit us to announce that
Utah would be certainly in the Wil
son column.
"In Pennsylvania It Is plain that
there will be mighty surprising re
sults. That the Republicans themselves
recognize this is evidetjt as they now
claim a small plurality for Hughea
against the normally large balance in
favor of the Republican candidate."
. Loser of Bet to It oil Peanut.
WALLA WALLA. Wash... Nov. 5. M.
B. Banker has bet on Wilson and J. W.
Underwood on Hughes and the loser
Wednesday night must roll a peanut a
block, usng a toothpick as a lever.