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15 STRAW VOTES GIVE OREGON TO HUGHES Comp rehensive Canvass Made by New York Herald and Seattle Times. IDAHO SIMILARLY LISTED Vashiiigtou and Montana Placed in Wilson Column Democratic Strength Is Largely In La bor Union Ranks. WHAT HERALD-TIMES STRAW VOTE INDICATES IN OREGON. That Hughes will carry the state. That the labor vote is for Wil son, but not overwhelmingly so. That he women's vote is com paratively divided eveifly with a syght advantage for Hughes. That business and professional men and clerical employes are for Hughes. That Wilson is losing to Hughes almost as many 1912 votes as he Is gaining Roosevelt and Taft 1312 votes. That the state vote, exclusive of Portland, generally speaking, is for Hughes, with isolated exceptions. VOTERS? LAST-MINUTE OPINIONS From a Nation-wide straw vote cover ing all but the Southern states unre servedly placed in the Wilson column, the New York Herald and Seattle Times have, after studying the 260.000 and more ballots, concluded among other things that, while the total National vote gives Wilson a slight lead. Oregon end Idaho will be found in the Hughes column Wednesday morning. Washing ton and Montana, on the basis of the straw vote', should be in the Wilson column. California is given to Mr. Ilughes.y The straw vote in Oregon nwrobered more than 5800 ballots, and was taken In every section of the state, with 50 Ier cent or better of it polled in the ' city of Portland and surrounding com munities. The tabulations. as published In the Seattle Times yesterday gave Mr. Hughes 3162 and Mr. Wilson 2551, or a lead for Hughes of 611 in the 5801 votes tabulated. The vote for Mr. Ben-son-vas negligible, being only 88. The ' Times Sunday morning announced sig nificantly that the vote was gathered "by experienced newspapermen, to whom political affiliations are less than nothing." Straw Vote Proportioned. The straw vote was taken in the following approximate proportions: Labor, 35 per cent: business and gen eral, including clerical employes, 23 per cent; women, 25 per cent, and profes sional. 15 per cent. While the straw vote shows Mr. Hughes directly in the lead, the "drift" of the 1912 vote apparently . was found more significant in forecasting the election result. The vote shows that of the 5801 who cast a straw ballot, 4026 had voted In 1912, leaving 1775 representing women who didn't vote in 1912 or-present voters who were not of voting age four years ago. Of the 3 912 vote Mr. Wilson received 1514, Mr. ' Taft 115S - and Mr. Roosevelt 1284, which is about in proportion to the . popular vote In Oregon which was: Wilson, 47.064; Tft, 34,673, and Roose velt. 37.600. But of the 1514 votes cast for Mr. Wilson In 1312 he loses S04 votes to Mr. Hughes. On the other hand, Mr. Wilson gains 339 Roosevelt votes and 364 Taft votes. The net gain, therefore, lor Mr. Wilson is the difference be tween the Wilson drift to Hughes and the Roosevelt and Taft drift to Wilson which, out of 5801 votes, is 199 votes. It la to be observed that the drift of Wilson votes to Hughes is almost as great as the drift of Roosevelt votes to Wilson. The drift- to Benson need not be taken into consideration. On the other hand, out of the total of 1284 Roosevelt votes in 1912, Me. Hughes Is getting 865 votes, or. In simpler terras, out of every 12 Roose velt votes in 1912, Mr. Hughes will get 8 2-3 votes and Mr. Wilson t 1-3 votes. Hughes Gets Taft Vote. Again, the Taft vote of 1912 was 1158, of whloh Mr. Hughes got 986 and Mr. Wilson 164. In simpler terms, for every 30 Taft votes of 1912, Mr. Hughes will get nine and Mr. Wilson one, in round numbers. Figuring on the popular vote of 1912 in Oregon, Mr. Hughes, therefore, should receive 58,547 of the combined Roosevelt and Taft vote in 1912, which was 72.273, or a similar proportion, according to the numbers of votes cast tomorrow, and the Wil con vote be about what it was In 1912. The straw vote table will show that Mr. Wilson is polling, proportionately what he polled in 1912. The Times-Herald vote by sections of the State of Oregon is interesting as It shows the race in Portland (Multno mah county) particularly close. The Portland labor vote is shown to bo about 2 to 1 or better for Wilson. The business and general vote is shown to be just the opposite, or about 2 to 1 for. Hughes. Women's Vote Divided. The women's vote In Oregon is shown to be fairly evenly divided, with a ellght advantage for Hughes. The professional vote is shown to be for Hughes about two to one. Referring to the Idaho vote the fore cast reads: " "While the straw vote gives Wilson the better of it in Idaho tr to votes for the two candidates, the a andard table would indicate that the polls were taken where there was more than aver age Democratic strength. Only 33 per cent of the Roosevelt vote la seen to be going to Wilson and only about 10 per cent of the Taft vote, and this la far from being enough to carry the state for him. Idaho is normally be tween 15.000 and "0.000 Republican, but Hughes' margin will probably be much narrower than that." The forecast puts Washington In the Democratic column without equivoca tion, citing that the Wilson sentiment has been evident all along since the primary and that it has been neither spasmodic nor sporadic. In Washington Wilson is running strong among the women and labor, while the Hughes sentiment among the farmers Is not sufficient to overcome the Wilson sentiment in the cities. In Montana the miners and railroad employes are giving Wileon the strength that union labor is in the Washington cities, and the rural com munities are failing to bring the strength for Hughes that Republican leaders relied upon. The straw vote published Sunday shows that Lane, Washington, Colum bia. Tillamook. Douglas, Umatilla and Jackson counties are for Hughes, and previous installments of the vote showed similar strength in practically every other county or section of Ore gon, several counties being bunched In some instances. Hood River County, Klamath County and Coos County seem very close on a comparatively small vote. WELFARE OF ALL IS THE STAKE Why Vote (or Hashes Is Important to Every Citizen. PORTLAND, Nov. 5. (To the Edi tor.) It seems to me that In the heat of the discussion over the European war and the Mexican situation, we on. the Pacific Coast, and particularly we of the Pacifio Northwest, are losing sight of one very vital and important condition affecting our welfare. Fifty years ago the United States was a debtor Nation to creditor Eu rope. This was true to a greater or less extent until very recently. During all these years the protection policy of the Republican party has enabled the infant Industries of America, to de velope and become strong as they never cosld have done under free trade rule. Today the East is enjoying a prosperity never, before known, largely as a. result of the fact that the Euro pean war has been rapidly transform ing ' the Atlantic Seaboard from a debtor country of Europe into a cred itor country of Europe. Unfortunately for us on the Pacific -Coast and in the Rocky Mountain states, thiseountry is too new to reap the benefits which are being derived by the East as a result of this transformation in the East. The East has been developing to its present condition directly aa the result of the protective measures of the Republican party. Consequently, when the war broke out, they had the manufacturing concerns and they had the money with which to build war material. The only thing the West has been able to do has been to help contribute of food materi als and horses, but not to a great enough extent to change general busi ness conditions with us. In other words, the Pacific Coast country is still a debtor country to the creditor Atlantic Coast country. Mil lions of Atlantic Coast money are In vested In Pacific Coast enterprises, and as a result the Pacific Coast must pay tribute to the Atlantic Coast in Interest on loans and profit on Investments. If the Pacific Coast country were as old as the Atlantic Coast country It. too. might as a result of the European war be today a creditor country Instead of a debtor country. It Is a fact that a creditor country can always withstand free trade and the principles of the Democratic party far better than can a debtor country. A new country and a debtor country (and we are both) must have protective legislation. It must have the principles enunciated by the Republican party, in order that it may enjoy its greatest era of prosperity. W hen the Republican party was last in power the Pacific Coast was pros perous. It takes some months to go from prosperity to adversity, and some months to go from adversity to pros perity. We have been, for the past Jwo years, going through a period of auversuy, oiio reaaun ior inia ueing that lumber, which Is our barometer of trade, has had no market. We have had no ships in which to ship lumber. If we had Pacific Coast owned ships we might 6hip more lumber, but no one living on the Pacific Coast today feels warranted in Investing money in Pacific Coast owned ships to carry lumber, because when normal condi tions return after the war we cannot at a profit ship American lumber as against Canadian lumber. If, on the other hand, the Republican party is triumphant, we may reasonably soon look for a duty on Canadian lumber; we may reasonably soon look for free tolls through the Panama, Canal, and for a repeal of the La Follette sea man's bill, a Democratic measure with Republican-Progressive name to catoh votes. Under Democratic legis lation we are compelled o pay double taxation on the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was built primarily, we are told, for the development of, the Pacifio Coast. American citizens are paying the interest -on the money which the Panama Canal cost to bull Is it right that, owning the Canal aa we do, we should be obliged not only to pay for its building, but also to help for eign nations pay for Its upkeep? ' Is it not better to let the foreign nations pay for its upkeep and let us enjoy Its use In return for the interest on the investment, which comes out of the American citizen's pocketbook? We are all desirous of a return to good time in the Pacific Northwest. We are having a flurry in the ship-building business because of the great need for ships, but after conditions are returned to normal we will find that we cannot build ships nd that we cannot operate ships under Democratic laws and under Democratic free-trade principles as well as we could under republican protective principles. It seems to me, therefore, thai we of the Pacific Northwest, when we mark our ballots on Tuesday next, should remember that we are voting for or against certain well-defined funda mental principles which are either for or against the development of a new country. New countries and weak countries must have protection. The weak must always be protected against the strong. We are weak financially. We are long on land and opportunity we are Bhort on men and money. A vote by an Oregonlan for the Repub lican ticket means a vote for the principle of proteotion, which, in turn, means a permanent prosperity. A vote for the Democratic ticket means a vote for the Democratic free-trade princi ples, which the strong alone can meet. If we are to have Democratio free trade principles for four years more it will mean that the stronger part of the United States, financially and commercially,' which is the Eastern section, will profit as against the weaker part of the United States, financially and commercially, which is our own section. Therefore, not only Republicans, but Independent thinkers, should weigh these points before being swept off their feet by this Democratic cam paign cry of "He kept us out of war.' H. H. WARD. sumptive evidence that the man has some ambition. If that isn't true, then I would say that a man who sets out to compete with a J70, 000,000 corpora tion at least has nerve. To obscure observation Mr. Lamb has added a minus investigation. He calls tax proof a utility that pays the city $ti600 annual license money to operate SOO five-passenger vehicles, as against $7500 paid by the streetcar company to operate about 400 (0-passenger (?) ve hicles. And damage proof? If Brother Lamb can cite a case where damage to prop erty or person by a Jitney has not been adequately compensated, I'll" promise never to ride another jitney. As con tradictory evidence, however, I'll say that If he will look up the Municipal Court records- he'll have evidence that the Jitney men are damage proof, or they would have been busted long ago. H. B. MERKEH, 721 Tenino avenue. EDWARD DICKINSON' BAKER, U. S. Senate. August 1. 1861. O, Oregon, hast tbou forgot? Dost hou nq longer vaunt his name Our glorious heritage of fame ' Nor stir as In that olden day, Wlien slow words came the long, long way. But rushed the hot lood to each cheek. And made lips dumb but heart to speak? With highest honor him we crowned. And peer he sat with men renowned. In counsel wise, in effort free. And who so eloquent as he? But with his country's flag assailed. For him the Joys of speech had failed. Forth from the Senate then he drew. Stern, solemn. In our Federal blue. On him, e'en then, grim death has cast Faint breathing of her chilling blastl I may not tell those days of woe. Of foes alert, of friends so slow. Of secret treachery everywhere. Our good, great Lincoln in depair! I call to mind one only day: Now treason dared an open sway. Disordered zeal its work had done. Our broken ranks had known Bull Run. The Senate rang with traitorous boast , Of those at one with Rebel host. Aghast men heard and held their breath! The Union tottenrd to its death! Then, suddenly, as soldier clad. He came! He came, our Galahad! No glistening armor dazed the sight. But oh. that glance of fleroe, indignant right! "What. here, within our council seat. Men glory over our defeat? And here nrooose a craven peaee. That war's dread violence may cease? Why, in that first, that virile Rome, Where Llberrv had once her home. The Senator that breathed such word Havi from Tarniean Rock been nurled!" He spoke and traitors heard and feared! He spoke and' patriot hearts were cheered! Then turned he to the battlefield. Like. Warren and like Winklereid, To prove that In earth's endless fight. No life outweighs the cause oi rigm; O, Oregon, hast thou forgot? And seekest thou the eaey lot Of those who cry for peace, not right. And shun truth's glorious fight? O, Oregon, has thou forgot? HANNAH SMITH. Eugene, Or. THE HUGHES LEGION. Silently treading the highway of toil. And biding the day when their votes shall decide. Asking no favors and seeking no spoil The mighty Hughes legion marks time with its tide. Masters of discipline, schooled in hard knocks. Imbued with the glory of duty well done. These soldiers of Justice and things orthodox March steadily on to the race they must run. No deafening ribaldry mars their calm sway. No whimpering cowardice breaks their repose. No logicless promise can lead them astray, No cunning dissuade them from what each one knows. ifo anarchist spleen beara its weight on their minds. For the Joy of fair play makes their labors seem light. No venom disturbs the true spirit that binds Their souls In allegiance to honor able might. These soldiers have won, be they wom en or men. The sweet pride of the workers who make their own way. They are proud of their country and proud of those men Who stand for its welfareln peace or in fray. J. A. CLEM EN SON. grin through his whiskers to see their despair. No longer would they be per mitted to dine on succulent flesh from the pork-barreled swine, no Federal buildings erected would be at cross roads for rural constituency, no harbors be deepened with pork-barrel "bucks" that now can float only the flat-bottom ducks. 'Way down on the borders of Old. Mexico, where greaser war fires are forever aglow, he'll keep a great army, and damn the expense, to make them keep en their own side of the fence, and should they his wise peaceful efforts resist he'll scare them red-headed with shakes of Vie fist. Should soil be enriched with Ameri can blood, should our Old Glory be trailed in the mud. he'll tell them In terms most decidedly flat they should be ashamed of such conduct as that. In future we'd have stern monarchial reign, our workmen be slaves bound with tyranny's chain, our men of wealth robbed of their bundles of kale and housed in the bowels of many a Jail. These things will all happen if blood thirsty Hughes should step into Wood- row's , executive shoes. O. men of America, think of this fate and flock to our colors before it's too late; cast your ballot for Wilson, who kept us from war, 'whose heart's soaked with peace from the klver to core; a man whose peace efforts sure never will fail while cables are working and ships carry mail. He'll show to the world we are too proud to fight; like dogs w may bark, but we never will bite, and peace will prevail upon every hand through the length and the breadth of our beautiful land. JAMES BARTON ADAMS, r t'LY SALVATION ' IS SOCIALISM This Writer Thinks Vste for Benson Will Solve Coot of Living. LA CENTER. Wash, Nov. 4 (To the Editor.) It seems to me there is al most a. .conspiracy of silence by the Republican and Democratic press in re gard to the questions that more closely confront the American consumer at this time. I refer to the increasing high cost of living. Just how much higher would prices climb If an em bargo were put on those things that American business is draining the country of? You say "See what a bene fit to the 'farmer!". Yes, to tne ctty farmer who works the land from an office chair. The extra profits the small farmer gets on the few bushels of wheat he has managed to scratcn from the soil is- lost In the shuffle ot purchase of necessities that he don't raise. There is no valid reason why onr Government can't embargo wheat--the crop is admittedly short as other neu trals have done fox the protection of their own people. The time to do this is right now before this condition brings actual want to ourselves. I can't see that we owe the warring countries more than we owe ourselves. If they get hungry, let them quit fight ing and get back to business, if w think enough of th) principles they re fighting for to feed them to our own huager, then we have no moral right to stay out of the fight ourselves. Other neutral countries haven't been so afraid of -disturbing the profits of speculators when a question of short age at home made an embargo imperative. There is Just one party that concerns itself in the welfare of the many as against big business. If you think this live question and one that closely concerns you, register a vote for Ben- eon and you may be sure that whether we .win or not we are going to roll in such a protest on election day that the party that steps In dare not ignore ua and what wa stand for. N. H. MARKS. PRETTY AMBITIOUS, HE THINKS. Jitneys Have Nerve to Tackle . Bis; Company, Says Writer. PORTLAND, Nov. 5. (To the Editor.) You give space to an opinion by a farmer from Eugene to tell of a two hours' study of the jitney. First, to examine the reliability of this rustic witness. His station of ob servation was Twenty-third street, and his words are that "he watched a seemingly endless procession of the lit tle passenger Fords." Now, on Twenty-third street there are forty-odd jit neys of which 34 are not Fords. In other words, our Eugene farmer saw a Ford procession where more than two thirds of the automobiles were high priced cars of various makes. I anain- tain that his conclusions were based on just as faulty observation and rea soning; and I might pertinently retort to "the mild Mr. Lamb that he voices no compliment to the street car "company when he so readily believes that the people would even take to the "rick shaw" If thereby they could escape the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. Also I might suggest that Mr. Lamb, being from Eugene, Is naturally sur prised to see worklngmen well dressed; as also It was natural, if erroneous. for htm to Judge that these men were driving their jitneys without recom pense and without hope.. He said they were well dressed. Whence came the trood clothes? Do tailors give them away? And if their work requires 1 tit a "modicum of skill," what shall we say is required of a platform man on a street carP So, too. driving a Jitney may or may not be a proof of ambition. That's ac cording to your point of view. Any bank will tell you that a man's atteir pt to set himself up in business Is pre- DIATRIBE ON NOTE-WRITING. "Kept out of war" (Oh, what a bore) The silly people shout. Just tell us then What killed our men. How did this come about? Tell us how It was At Vera Cruz." Why did our soldiers fall? Nineteen lay dead While others bled. '-s And more at Carrizal. Then this .must be Diplomacy, Of the Wilsonlo brand, I protest sore We want no more Such, to disgrace our land. 9 Bold he can. talk And then just balk. Oh. how It makes me sore. Then chew the rag, '"- , And chew the rag. And chew the rag still mors To appear bold. Bluster and scold. As schoolmarms did of yore. Pays. "Stop that boatf Then In his note "Don't do it any more. And then I wean To let off steam, Show what a head Is for, "I tell you now s By knowing how, I have kept you out of war. J. O. .HAINES. RYTHMIC DEMOCRATIO WARNING Mr. Adams Writes Poetic , Satire on Tragedy of Hsgkea' Election. Should Hughes be elected O. perish the thought! Our lagd would soon be as a war-seething pot, the earth would be swamped in a- sickening flood of patriot sons and invaders' hot blood. His first act would be after settling In place to spit in each monarch's im perial face, and give each a kick that would cause him to dance in the bulg ing seat of the Imperial pants. The feet of Invaders would track up our shores and warships would knock at our ocean front doors, and showers of shot and of death-dealing shell would make seaport cities annexes of hell. Our sons would be murdered, our women outraged: a drama of death In each city be staged and great confla grations would blazon the skies and smoke blind the light of our horrified eyes. Should Hughes pluck the pippin, as sure as you're born. Democracy's sons in the Congress would mourn and he would alt in the executive chair and greenhouse and stable, $8600; Presi dent's secretary, $7600. One of the la borers around the White House receives 12. but most receive $1.60. This, then, is the true definition of "more than Justice!" It means the rankest injustice. Were hs the great champion of labor he says he ia. would he not demand that Congress, which furnishes him these men free of cost, at once pay them at least the SS00 a year which the Federal Health Burean has decreed Is the very least a family can live on? Would h accept personal service from workers whose pay should make the whole Nation blush? True. Williams could leave his Job, ; and look for better wages: but his wife's health broke down keeping a boarding-house, entailing more expense, and is now losing her eyesight. But be has saved nothing on $1.75,. so be could not travel farther than the pub lic parks of Washington and the 300 workers here employed recently peti tioned Congress to raise their pay from $1.60 to $2 per day. so why waste "val uable" time seeking work which would not pay "mors than Justice" of the Wil son brand? No doubt also that Williams will vote for Wilson, who has" given us "peace, prosperity and preparedness!" But the peace of Williams has cost the blood of 600 Mexicans at Vera Cruz, and the dead of the United States so far are 285, as against 34S killed in the Span ish War, when we were not blessed with the Wilsonian "peace." Prepared. ness costs him $12 a year, as it amounts to $6 for every man. woman and child in the United States. Yet there are workers who look askance at the So cialists who declare they are entitled to the full necessities of life in return fon their labor, for they fear this tur bulent fellow would want them to de mand more than Justice! Totally un aware that the Injustice they fear is already their lot. and hid from them by the black shadow it casts on. their mental and physical being; unperceived because of Its hugeness, as the fly that clings to the Washington Monument sees only a few Inches of It, and Is totally unaware of the huge proportions of the vast structure. Why should Will iams not vote for Benson? LOUIS HONSTEIN. 169 Blandena street. HE BELIEVES AS CLEVELAND DID That Dishonor Is Worse Than War or Duty Unperformed. BROWNSVILLE, Or., Nov. 5 (To the Editor.) The Oregon Journal ha just learned that General Sherman once said that "War Is hell." Yes, there is no doubt that General Sherman said It, but General Sherman nor any one else has ever fully described what dishonor is. No one seems to have been abli to exactly define it, and the Journal has either no comprehension whatever of such a condition or conceives it to be preferable to honor and respect. All of us are fully aware that "war is hell," and most people who are not craven cowards, know that dishonor la very much worse than war or any thing else. There may be a lowering of an hon orable standard without dishonor, but dishonor carries with It not only the loss of respect and esteem of all man kind, but brings upon the dishonoreo disrespect, detestation and loathing. shunning of contact. revulsion at thought or sight of such a disgraceful object, and a desire, if possible, to heap dditional Insults and disgrace upon him, to cast him out from human so ciety, toleration or respect, and to hold him up to ridicule and scorn in all business and social walks of. life. Considering the present controversies It might be pertinent to ask which of these two, honor or dishonor, our fore fathers contended for at Concord, Bun ker Hill, asid the hundreds of other battlefields? Which one was it that they left us as a priceless heritage to enjoy and maintain, for which they underwent the hardships of Valley Forge many times and gave of their best blood and treasures in the belief that we. their successors and children would defend and enjoy it forever? Which one? 1 Is there any doubt in any mi rds today? A Has any generation since shrunk from the responsibility thus conferred upon them? We must answer they gladly defended and maintained it, and. as conspicuous as any of them was Abraham Lincoln. whose honored name it is sought to besmirch. How can we enjoy life without per forming the duties that belong to us now? Or, how can we die if knowing that future generations will rise up and curse us for duties unperformed or tasks left undone? W. W. BAILEY. HOWD YOC LIKK TO BE FIREMAN t White Houae Employe Gets $1.73 Day for 18 Honrs Work. PORTLAND. Nov. 5. (To the Editor.) Mr. Wilson, In bidding for the vote of the workers, has said "We must give labor more than Justice." I was great ly perplexed, wondering what form this addition to Justice would take bad he an opportunity to apply it, for the ap plication in dally life, insofar as is pos sible of the things one stands for, is the true test of one s sincerity. The November number of Pearson's has an article: "Uncle Sam aa Slave Driver," in which for all time we may see that the Wilsonian words are never substantiated by his acta The lot of the toller has troubled Mr. Wilson least of all. as the toiler heretofore has been satisfied with words, provided the words were ambiguous enough to be beyond his comprehension. s The article reveals that one Charles Williams has the honor to be fireman at the Whits House. He keeps th President warm hy firing four boilers and the kitchen range, from 4 until 12 midnight. He has held the post 10 years, and has received a raise in wages of 25 cents a day in that period. He has neither Sunday nor holidays off. and an hour's loss is docked; his wages are prepare yourself $1.75 a day. The President receives $75,000 a year: $25,000 a year traveling expenses, con tingent expenses. White House, $25,000; maintenance of White House grounds. $5000; for greenhousea, $9000, fuel for greenhouses and stable. $6000; lighting fat. IF I Wi:Z PRESIDENT. If I wus only President, I tell you what I'd du; - I'd by me lots of dlemond rings An' yats an' autoes, tu: An' then I'd marry Nellie (She works downtown with me). An' we wood go a-yatlng A-x th' deep blu see; An' then I'd by a spud patch. Weigh Out In Idaho. An' when th" statesmen got 2 I'd make 'em plow an' hoe. An' then I'd blld a thousand ships. An" U-boats by th' score. An' rerrute ten million soldiers 2 guard our pressous shore. Oolly! But I'd bee happy If I wuz President; Just llvln' In th' White House An' never payin' rent. But I no th' Job of President Wuz never maid for me. Because my name's Kelley An' wuz born in old Dundee. WILLIAM TRULL. DALLYING 'ROUND THE FLAG. Oh, submarines may sink our ships. And the allies grab our mall. The brotherhood our Congress grip's. While the Greasers twist our tail. Then we'll dally "round the flag, boys. And we'll dally and repeat. And the flag is Just a rag, boys. For any nation's feet. But only till election, boys. Can they our flag abuse. Only a few days more, boys, Then the President will be Hughes Then we'll rally around the flag, boys. And we ll rally and repeat. The good old flag is not-a rag For any nation's feet. L. ELLIOTT. 601 Northwest hdg. CHICAGO PUZZLER TO ALL Illinois Women Will Vote for Presi dent, bat Xot for Governor. CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Fred E. Sterling. chairman of the Republican State cen tral committee, having claimed Illinois for Hughes, and likewise for Frank O. Lomien, candidate for Governor, by 150.000 votes, and Arthur W. Charles. chairman of the Democratic state cen tral committee, having claimed the state by precisely the same plurality for Wilson and Governor Dunne, voters of this state had leisure today to figure it out for themselves. Both camps claimed Chicago In their formal statements, but leaders gener ally were said to admit privately that the rity might jump either way and do it with emphasis. Mr. Sterling estimated the total vote for the state at 1.S00.OO0, including about 700,000 women, who are allowed to vote for President, but not for Gov ernor. Miss Harriet Vittum. manager of the women's department at Repub lican Western headquarters, thought that 500,000 would cover the feminine vote in this state. The official long range wsather fore cast from Washington of possible rain November 7 in the region of the Great Lakes, evoked the usual comment of "Democratic weather,' but Republicans received the prophesy with composure. Botli Sides Claim Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Nov. 5. Democratic and Republican leaders focused attention today on the appar ent confidence of Socialists that they will draw sufficient strensrth from the Pendleton Normal School Proven Necessity (Copied from Portland Oregonlan.) MONMOUTH. Or., June 26. The Oregon Normal School opened this week . . . students enrolled TSi. largest on record for State Normal in Oregon ... how to care for large student body a problem ... SOO being crowded into auditorium with seating ca pacity of 550. Galleries filled with extra chairs In aisles. More than 150 students seated on platform. New boarding-houses completed, additions to room ing houses tuiilt and tents used. One hundred girls sleep on upper floor of school. The official school report gives 150 grade pupils In Monmouth for leacuer practics- Read what those you have elected to handle the affairs of your state and who are thoroughly informed regard ing school conditions in Oregon have to say concern ing measure 30S on the hallot at the coming: election: By James Wltkyeombe. Governor of Oregon i "Oregon Is unquestionably In need of mors normal school work and Pendleton Is the logical place for a school of this class in Eastern Oregon?' ' By J. A. rnnrcfctll. State Superintendent of Pnblle In structions "I trust that the voters of the state will assist in raising the standard of our schools by establishing a Elate Normal School at Pendleton." By P. L. Campbell. President of the University ot Oregon "At least one additional Normal School is urgently needed in Oregon." - By W. J. Kerr. President sf the Orccoa Agricultural College! "Since the people of Pendleton are initiating a meas ure for the establishment of a Normal School at that place, it will give me pleasure to support tills meas ure." By jr. H. Aekerman, President Oregon Normal School. at Monmoutht "A careful analysis of the situation will convince anyone that Oregon needs a Normal School In Eastern Oregon, and Pendleton fills all the Government reauire ments." By the Coiat; School Superintendents of Ore iron "Resolved. That it is the sense of the County School Superintendent of the State of Oregon, in convention assembled, that the best Interests of the schools of the state demand increased facilities for the training of teachers, and that we. therefore. Indorse the initiative measure to establish a Normal School at Pendleton. By Mrs. Caarlea If. Cnatner. President of the Ore son Federation of Women's Clubas "I most heartily indorse the location of said Normal School at Pendleton." Prof. Robert C. Krenefc. Former President of the Nor mal School Located at Western "An immediate establishment of such a school at some central point such as Pendleton would prove a great asset to the State of Oregon." F. Mulkey, Ex-President Southern Oregon Normal School "I shall support the location of an Eastern Oregon Normal School at Pendleton." State BoarcToi Regents of Oregon Normal School declares that "the necessity, for additional Normal School facilities in Oregon is apparent." x Fortland Chamber of Commerce indorses measure 808 and says Pendleton most logical location for Normal School in Eastern Oregon. 308 X YES Is a Vote for Your Children Eastern Oregon State Normal School Committee. By J. H. Gwlnn. Sec'y. Pendleton. Or. (Paid Advertisement.) two other organizations to give them victory. Republican leaders today pre dicted their party plurality would be 5000 to 15,000. while the Democrats, pre dicted they will elect their ticket by the accustomed 30.000 or more. LA FOLLETTK LIKELY TO WIN Bis Primary Vote for Pbllipp Also Makes Him Wisconsin Favorite. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 5. Democrats predict President Wilson will carry Wisconsin by 40.000. while the Repub lican State Committee places Charles E. Hughes' maJoYlty at more than 25, 000. The general opinion appears to be that La. Follette will be returned to the upper house In Congress. The big primary vote received by Governor Phillpp. Republican, has fos tered a general belief that he will be re-elected, though friends of Burt Will lams. Democratic candidate, feel he has a good hnce of election. The Socialists say they will cast 60. 000 votes in Wisconsin for Benson and yeftat thev will elect Representatives in Congress in the Fourth and Fifth res tricts. SOUTH HAS LOCAL FIGHT? , Governorship in Florida One of Principal Contests. .ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 5. Occcasional . factional tights within the Democratic . party In the South are the most Inter- -. estlng phases of the approaching elec tion, since the electoral vote of the South Is conceded to President Wilson. The contest for. Governor In Florida and a few Congressional controversies in Tennessee and North Carolina are attracting chief attention. Republicans claim a few Representatives In Con gress from scattered districts in Ten nessee and Democrats concede two of them. Virtually no opposition will be met by 92 other candidates for the lower House of Congress from the South. A recently patented sanitary ahavlne ' bruah baa a ipongt Lnateart ot brlstlaa ar.l the handle Is mu(! to contain ?oap. amikon 1. Corbett Republican Nominee for State Representative Vote X 74 (Paid Advertisement.) - . ; -- "ftsj-w- I: '- .-' ii .-,v - . . , - ... . f . , t x J ' . ' . ' , , ' i- V'- ' !.t, ' - : ; . . V, . . . . fc i . - V v t - - : , ; - j- " . s - . - ' Vi v s ' ; My - ' FOR RE-ELECTION Thos. M. Hurlburt REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR Sheriff 11S BALLOT NUMBER 113 (Paid Advertisement.)