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Newspaper Page TextK VOL,. ITI. XO. 17,464. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1!)1G. PRICE TIVE CENTS. SENATOR-ELECT CAN J(jjn irn nnn rim rf nnvFRNDR yfar luu, UUU UlHL DEMOCRATS LOSE CONTROL OF HOUSE $1,000,000 ROLLING MILL TO BE BUILT GERMANS INDORSE SPEECH ON PEACE COUNTY SEAT IS ADSOLDTELY DRY IS NOW 3024 AHEAD STILL IN DOUBT IS PARTLY CLOSED HIRAM JOIIXSOX XEED XOT TAKE OAT If MARCH 4. NORTHWEST STEEL COMPANY COCRTS MUST SETTLE QUES TO TAP ORIEXTALiMINES. TION- IX JEFFERSOX. JlIlP v K 2 Major Parties Each Have 215 Members. ONE SEAT REMAINS IN DOUBT 2 Progressives, 1 Socialist and 1 independent Named. SOME CONTESTS POSSIBLE Balance of Power Held by Four Men Senate Remains as Be fore, Democratic, , With Major ity of 1 2 Over Republicans. . REW TORK, Nov. 10 With returns missing tonight from only one Con gressional district in the United States, the Republicans and Democrats each had elected 215 Representatives. The vote in New Mexico, which is still in doubt, probably will determine which party is to have a plurality of one over the other. The present member from New Mexico is a Republican. The balance in the next House will be held by four men, one a Progressive Protectionist from ' Louisiana, one an Independent from Massachusetts, one a Progressive from Minnesota and the other a Socialist from New York. Their action apparently will determine the choice of a Speaker, as well as the fate of legislation which is supported or opposed on purely party. llnae. Democrats Hold Hopes. In addition to the hope of electing a Congressman-at-Large from New Mex ico, the Democrats had one grain of comfort tonight. It was that an official count may disclose that Thomas J. Scully has been re-elected from the Third New Jersey District. They con tend the chances were that Scully had been the victor by a few votes over Robert Carson, his Republican ' op ponent, to whom the election previously had been conceded by a narrow margin. A reversal in Iowa, where complete returns showed the election of George C. Scott, Republican, over OTngresstnan Tom Steele in the Eleventh District, and the election of Republicans In the Sec ond and Third West Virginia districts, Drought about the present tie. Four members" of other parties have been elected. . . Late returns tonight appeared fur ther to complicate the Congressional situation.. Congressman James J. Britt. Republican of the Tenth North Carolina District, was reported to have defeated his - Democratic opponent, whose elec tion previously had been conceded. Senate Remains Unchanged. The Senate remains unchanged, 54 jjcijiocrais to z .nepuDiicans, a Demo cratic majority of 12. The House, according to the latest returns, will be divided politically as loJIows: ... . 'h- Alabama ................. Arizona Arkansas California Colorado ................. Connecticut .............. Delaware Florida Tori;ia Idaho I.'linois .................. Indiana loA'a. ..................... Kanpas ........ , Kentucky ., l.oiilaiana ............... Maine MaRsachusetts ............ ... 10 .. 1 .. 7 . S 6 13 4 1 1 4 32 2 21 6 .. 4 11 3 6 2 . . 7 1 4 ... 11 4 tl 2 .4 .. 32 1 8 1 ! 8 2 14 1 1 3.3 o 1 " ". 9 8 It 26 IS 11 10 3 13 2 6 3 3 6 2 1 7 2 1 2 8 18 2 2 1 " 4 1 4 2 11 ... 1 .215 215 5 Maryland. ................ Michigan , Minnesota ............... Mississippi .............. Missouri Montana ................ Nebraska New Hampshire Nevada Nw Jersey.............. New Moxlco ............. New York North Carolina...; North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oroyon Pennsylvania ............ Rhod Island ............ Sonth Carolina south Dakota Tennessee Tv-taa Ttah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin - Wyoming ToFals 215 Progressives, l.sociiist. tlndependent. Doubtful. Democrat Leads for Congress. SANTA FK, N. M.."Nov. 10. five hun dred forty-two of 638 precincts in New Mexico for Congressman give Hernan Cvz (Rep), 26.519; Walton (Dem.), 28, 295. THIEVES IN AUTO ESCAPE Machine Deserted After Skidding Into House During Race. Two joyriders in an automobile stolen from Clemon Rown, proprietor of th Manchester Dancing Academy, escaped from Jitney Patrolman Shoemaker by deserting their machine after an exclt ing race from Corbett and Grover streets to Nebraska and Macadam streets last night. In stopping, the fugitives -skidde the automobile into the home of Chris tlan Brandt, 1440 Macadam street, and tore part of the concrete foundation from under Mr. Brandt's house. The escaped by running towards the river. Mr. Rown reported his machine stolen from in front of the dancing academy at 8:30 P. M. The policeman spied he alcense number and gave chase. Matter Can Be Put Off TTntil Con gress Convenes In December, 1017, Says Attorney-General. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. Hiram W. Johnson, United States Senator-elect from California, can ' keep' " on being Governor of the state of California un til December, 1917, if he wants to, ac-mrdinp- tn a statement made here to day by U. S. Webb. Attorney-General of the state. . . . . TYm o-enei-al nrsetlcs Is for a Senator- elect to take oath of office March 4 of the year following his election, hut this is not necessary, according to Mr. Webb, He can wait until the following December, when Congress convenes, if he prefers to do so, unless a special session of Congress is called in the meantime. In that event he would have to take the oath of office before taking his seat. TCr Klnfptnpnt frnm ths' Governor was available as to his intentions in the matter. CALIFORNIA. FEELS QUAKE Center of Disturbance Thought 375 Miles From San Francisco. BERKELEY,.. Cal., Nov. 10. Uni versity of California seismograph in struments recorded an earthquake 375 miles from San Francisco early today. WASHINGTON, ' Nov. 10. A heavy earthquake, lasting almosChalf an hour, was recorded this morning on Gsprge- town University seismographs. First tremors were recorded at 4:24 o'clock. The heaviest came at 4:31 and 4:32 M., and the disturbance ceased at 4:35 o'clock. Conservative estimates placed the distance at 2000 miles from Washington, and it . was thought the center might possibly be within the United States. MONTANA HAS BLIZZARD Snow In North Is From Three to Six Inches Dec. HELENA, Mont-Nov. 10. The storm which started here last night with rain, quickly changed to snow- and was ac companied by a severe drop in the tem perature. The . snow was general throughout the Prickly Pear valley and Northern Montana and fell to a depth of from three to six inches. There was little Wind and 'the bliz- zard reported from the northern part of. the state has only partially reached here. No injury to life' or property has been . reported so far. COLONEL POTTER TO LEAVE Army Engineer Is to Be Transferred to Boston. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 10. Orders were issued by the War Department today detach ing Lieutenant-Colonel Charles L. Pot ter from duty as engineer officer at Portland, and sending him to Boston Mass. His successor at Portland has not been chosen. The date of Colonel Potter's depar ture for Boston will depend on when he is relieved of his present duty. PARIS CURBS FULL DRESS Patrons of Government Playhouses Must Wear Ordinary Garb". PARIS, Nov. 10.. An official decree issued today provides that until the war is over, no person shall be permit ted to go to the opera, the Opera Com Ique, the Comedie Francaise .or the Odeon, which are subsidized by the state, except those attired in ordinary day costume. Hitherto evening dress has been worn at theopera except by those occupying the cheaper seats. 13 VOTES DECIDE SEAT Republicans Retain Representative Britt in North Carolina. ASHEVILLE. N. C. Nov. 10. On th face of complete returns from the Tenth Congressional District, Representativ James J. Britt, . Republican, has been re-elected over his Democratic oppo nent, i. Weaver, by a majority of 13 votes. The Democratic campaign managers, however, ' refuse to concede Mr. Britt' election and will demand a recount. DRY LEADS 0R GOVERNOR Democratic Candidate Is 7 96 7 Votes Behind In Florida. TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10. C. C. Catts, Independent - Prohibitionist candidate for Governor, was leading W. V. Knott. Democrat, by 7967 votes today, accord ing to complete unofficial returns com piled here from 35 out of 52 countle in Florida and almost complete returns from the others. The vote was: Catts 35,815. Knott 27,848. WETS WIN IN MISSOUR Heavy Adverse Vote in St. Louis De- . feats Prohibition. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10. State-wide pro hlbitlon was defeated in Missouri las Tuesday by an overwhelming vote. It appears that the heavy adverse vote in St. Louis defeated the amend ment. Company Ready to Pur chase Monarch Mills. BIG TIMBER TRACT INVOLVED Annual Payroll of $1,000,000 . Is' Predicted. HILL LINE TO BE EXTENDED Second Shipbuilding Plant May Be Lpcated on Ground and Some of ' Vessels Apt to - Bo Used for-. -Carrying -Product, of Mill. Simultaneous with the announcement yesterday that a new company with an uthorized capital' of $750,000 had been organized-to take over the property of the old Monarch Mills on the Peninsula, adjoining the Union Meat Company plant, came the news that contracts are about to- be closed, on a gigantic timber deal involving the expenditure of near ly 12,000,000 in making tjsnber accessi ble and calling for the use of at least ,000,000.000 feet of timber over a 20 ear period. fi The new company, to be called the Monarch Mills, was organized by Lester W. David and a number of other promi nent Portland men, who are to control the company. The officers are: George F. Heuifner, president; Lester W. David, vice-president; Russell J. Hubbard, treasurer, and Chester A. Sheppard, sec retary and general counsel. Mill Long Idle. Mr. David, who now owns one-half of the stock in the North Portland Lum ber Company, originally invested 1780, 000 of his own money in the old Mon arch mill, which cost $1,250,000 and which consists mainly of two sawmills. an electric plant and planing mill, sit uated along-frontage of about 2200 feet on North Portland harbor. The prop erty was taken over by the trustees for thebondhlders in. 191? and re mained, idle until the negotiations for the purchase of the property were com menced a short time ago, which cul minated in the organization of the new company. In July both sawmills were placed in operation under the terms of a lease agreement with the Standlf er-Clarkson Company, which litis- installed a. ship yard alongside the mill. The frame for one ship is now up on the premises, ways are ready for -a- second one and workmen are now clearing ground for a third vessel. More Shipbuilding Intimated. . It is understood that still a second shipbuilding plant, possibly the Ore gon Shipbuilding Company, will also locate on the property of the Monarch Mills, the idea being not only to fur nish timber for the chips but to furnish (Concluded on Page Column 4. 1 1. Increase in Railroad ' Rates Is Re sponsible for Decision to Make Own steel Many to Work. A rolling mill, .with a capacity of 20,000 tons of steel plate a month, prob ably will be added to the plant of the Northwest Steel Company In Portland. J. R. Bowles, president of the com pany, last night announced that com paratively complete plans had been pre pared for a-$1,000,000 rolling mill addi tion . to the plant, and that the situa tion had been thoroughly canvassed as to the availability of raw material and the disposition of the products not used in the local-shipbuilding and steel In dustry in Portland territory. The plans reveal a tentative . pro gramme for taking advantage of the opening of the Alaska coal, fields, the development of. iron ore properties on the west coast of-Mexico and for tak ing advantage of opportunities In China. The new plant will employ several hundreds of men and will be started this Winter. The 'increased railroad rate . on : steel is directly - responsible for the proposed . rolling mill, but the Mexico and Alaska opportunities ' are other contributing causes for action at this time. ,-Another Indirect, but con tributing cause Is the advance in the shipbuilding and ' industrial capacity of Portland.. . The raw material for the. mill will come by water from China where iron can be obtained cheaply. Steamers are available and the. charter rates are comparatively low from the Orient to the Columbia River. WOMAN DIES ON BIRTHDAY Mrs. J. W. Perlgo Stricken During Celebration Festivities. HOOD RIVER, - Or.. Nov. 10. (Spe cial.) Mrs. J. W. Perlgo, while cele brating her 62d birthday tonight at the home of her son, R. B. Perlgo, a Hood River business man, suffered & stroke of paralysis and died two hours later. The body will be taken to her former home in Booneville, Ind., where a daughter resides. ELECTION DAY BABY BORN Possible ' President Arrives at Lebanon Home. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) At least one election day - baby wa born in Linn County. Mr. and M"ns. Walter Mackay. of Lebanon, became parents of a nine-pound boy-Tuesday. - Mrs. Mackay is- a sister of Ralph' Thorn, chief deputy in the Sheriffs of fice here. $46,000 FARM PURCHASED Tract of 30 Acres Was Originally in Umatilla Reservation. PENDLETON Or., Nov. 19. (Spe cial.) For a consideration of $46,000 J. A. Lumsden today purchased 360 acres of choice wheat land from Moses Taylor. weJl-known Athena .farmer. The land formerly was a part of the Umatilla reservation, being parts of ihe old Morrisette and Jerry St. Denis property. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Chancellor's Talk Sat- isfying to Press. SOME CONSERVATIVES DIFFER Explanation of Cause of War Generally Pleasing. BELGIUM IS . RENOUNCED Slembers of Reichstag Also Voice Approval. jf Bethmnnn - Holl- weg's - Address All Accuse Viscount Edward Grey.- BERLIN, Nov.- 10. The morning pa pers treat a speech made by Chancellor von .Bethmann-Hollweg. in the Reich stag yesterday, .in which the Chancel lor declared that after the war Ger many would co-operate in finding means for a lasting peace by establish ment of a world court, as a document of the utmost importance In throwing light on the responsibility for the war, the character of peace and the subse quent political statu! of the world, and of Belgium in particular. - - What Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg has said about Germany's willingness to en ter a world union for compelling peace Is Indorsed generally, except by come conservative newspapers. The Kreuz Zeitung, however, indorses It, Socialist Claims Idea. The Vorwaerts points out that in favoring the settling of disputes by arbitration the Chancellor takes up an old Socialist plank and hope also that the Chancellor's speech will tend to disperse tho clouds of distrust in enemy countries. The imperial Chancellor's remark that he never demanded the annexation of Belgium is treated generally as equivalent to a definite denunciation of annexation.. All the newspapers commenting on the Chancellor's speech agree that be clearly established the truth concern ing the beginning of the war. says the Overseas News Agency, which gives a symposium of the editorial comment. British Minister Accused. Most' Of the papers point out that it was an order by the Russian govern ment that mobilization by itself meant a declaration of war against Germany. All the papers say that the Russian mobilization would have been avoided If Great Britain had used her Influence In Petrograd, and that, therefore, the blame Is to be Jald on the leading British statesmen. The Lokal Anzetger says: "To the whole world the name of Edward Grey is known as the chief In strument of the present war. Who ever reads between the lines of Grey's banquet speech and his other utter- (Coneludeil on ra4 '2, Column 4. In Three-Cornered Fight Madras Has Majority, but Special Law Is Not Followed. CULVER, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) An injunction was filed here today against the County Clerk to restrain him from canvassing and certifying the vote on the Madras County seat initia tive measure. There were two county initiative measures on the ballot in Jeffenon County, one to remove the county Beat from Culver to Madras and the other to locate the county seat at Metollus. The Metollus bill lost and the Madras bill carried, but it did not receive a majority of the votes cast in the county on the county seat question. Culver people maintain, and the Idea is supported by the opinion of the Attorney-General, that the initiative cannot be" Invoked to remove a eounty scat; that tho regular county seat re moval law requires a petition signed by 60 per cent of the voters, presented to the County Court, and requires a 60 per cent vote In the election. This law has not been complied with. STEAMER GOES ON ROCK Freighter Chippewa Hits Off-Massa chusetts Coast. BUZZARD'S BAT. Mass., Nov. 10. The Cylde line freight steamer Chip pewa was damaged today when she struck a rock about five miles south of the Cape Cod Canal. She was still afloat tonight, although partly filled with water. Her stern was said to be resting on the rock, and at low tide was well out of water. The boat was bound from Jacksonville to Boston. PERSHING TO TEST GUNS General Crozler Goes to Mexico to .Witness Tryouts of Ordnance. COLUMBUS. N. M.. Nov. 10. Briga dier-General William Crozler, chief of ordnance. United States Army, left yes terday for General J. J. Pershing's headquarters in Mexico. It was said he was to witness tests of the Lewis type machine guns and other ordnance equipment. M0NDELL REGAINS LEAD Wyoming Republican Apparently Re-elected to C'onref-s. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Nov. 10. Returns from 665 or 6S5 precincts In Wyoming give for Congress: Mondell (Kep.), 24.165; Clark (Dem.) 23, 67 7. SUFFRAGE IS DEFEATED Women Loxc in South Dakota by Small Majority. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Nov. IP. In complete returns from all over the state give on suffrage: Kor. 22.934; against. 2S.24J. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEfTKRDAT'P Maximum tempermture, 4S degrees; minimum, S4 diciee. TODAY'S Fair and continued cool; north erly wlnda. Kleetlon. IroMd4 nt WDwn's popular vnt plurality estimated at 403,312. laa G. WiNon'g lead In California more than o2C0. Elertion outcome In New Hampshire clouded. Pa ire S. Democrats claim 288 electoral votes. Paco 4. Senate r-el4et John mm ran kep vfrnor'i ctiHlr untli recm be r, 1917. Pa ire 1 . Mr. Hughes t worn out but wlthoMs con redlnic election. Page 4. Democrat lose control of House, pa n 1. New Mexico gives Wilson lead of -USl. Pax 5. Drys carry eight more states. Page 1. War. German press Indorses Chancellor's speech for world pence. Pago 1. Germany wl'llna: to J'n world peace court. says Chancellor. Pnaje 2. National. President advises that politics now be for gotten. Pace 3. Mexico. Galna by Villa delay American-Mexican agreement. Pace 2. Iome4lc. Mrs. Ines MUholTand BoisevaJn t death's door In Lva Angeles. Page 5. Sport. Washington Mate Is picked to defeat Ore gon. 10-7. here today. Pago 12. Columoia In final quarter defeats Uncotn. ii-6. Page 12. Hockey franchise In yorth-4tern Associa tion given to Spokane. Page 13. Kastern football elevens close in on title. Page 12. Gftbons defeats Dillon on points. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. Courts will have to settle Jefferson County seat fight. Page 1. Oregon hens second In National egg-Is vlng contest. Page 13. State's area of public land Is 15.33T.80u acres. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Northwestern wheat market strong on urgent Eastern demand. Page 17. Speculative boom carries Wall street spe cialties to record high prices. Page 17. Port tax levy grows .02 mills. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Deal, partly closed. Involves f2.730.0OO. Page l. Realty men will advertise Oregon returns In Eabt. Page 16. Regulation of manufacture and use of oxy- acetylene gas is planned. Page 0. Freak election bets are paid as crowds watch. Page 16. Some city Jobs will end on December T. Mr. Daly prevents Immediate operation of trarflc ordinance. Page 11. Final answer to be required of jitney men Tuesday. - Page 11. Absolutely dry has lead of 3024. Page 1. Million dollar rolling mill to be built In Portland. Page . Mrs. Alexander turns fire of evidence on Mr. Alderman. Page 6. County budget cut further. Page 7. Vote In Portland precincts la analyxed. 4paga . . Weather report, data and forecast. Pax IT. Multnomah Is Against, Upstate for Measure. OUTSIDE G1YES 12,799 LEAD Hughes Is Gaining Steadily and Has 10,838 Plurality. VACCINATION IS IN DOUBT Brewers' Bill Apparently lias Been Defeated by 38,000 Returns Coming in Late Favor Re election of Thompson. Absolute prohibition has -carried In. Oregon by a majority well over 3000 votes. With the count in Multnomah County complete and some of the dry districts upstate yet to hear from, the amend ment has a clear majority of 3024. The outlying counties are giving the meas ure a heavy favorable vote. The final majority may be as high as 3250. The total vote. Including Multnomah County, now stands: Yes, 107.951. No, 104,527. Majority for. 3024. The affirmative vote outside Mult nomah County was 76,669. the negative vote 63.870 a clear favorable majority of 12,799. Multnomah 0775 Against. But Multnomah County voted against the amendment by a. majority of 9775. leaving a net majority of 3024. The following table shows how th e vote stands in each county: County- Yes. Baker 3.070 Benton 3,153 Clackamaa 5.1 36 Xo. 2.5 7 a 1.872 5.5 15 2.14:1 1.4 4 2 2 Z r.6 2s 1?7 1.767 5j1 6- 24 1 1.04 3.29.S f.7 1.3S9 1.317 161 5.0 4 7 .liit 3.47 6.09 516 2.3 I 5.' 7 1.037 3.1 l 2.111 991 2.110 C."0 2.S73 63.S79 41.057 ClatsoD 2.031 1.615 3.077 1.974 237 2.315 64 6 65S S20 1.S00 3.919 7-J4 1.737 1.429 12.1 6.701 316 4.S13 1.294 6.696 K! 2.9 2 S 66 5 1.35 7 3.S7 9 2,0 51 1.U72 1.930 3.311 59 t 4.106 Columbia ... Coos ....... Crook Curry Douglas .... Gilliam Grant ...... Harney . . . . Hood Kivcr . Jacknon Jefferson- . . Jot-e phine Klamath .... Lake Lane Lincoln .... Linn Malheur Marlon Morrow Polk Sherman . . .. Tillamook .. 1'mnltlln. .... t'nion Wallowa ... Vneo ...... Washington Wheeler .... Yamhill .... T't I onsld-Multnomah 76.669 Multnomah 31.2S2 Total 107.931 104.9:7 IfuKbea Ha. 10,000 Iad. The vote is complete in every county excepting Baker. Coos, Crook. Curry. Gilliam, Grant, Harney. Lake. Lincoln. Umatilla, Union and Washington. Tho vote on President al.o Is virtually com plete and grlves Hughes a lead of more than 10.000 In the fetate. The returns late last night served unexpectedly to swell his plurality. Columbia, Washington. Douglas and other counties that were late In com ing in gave him handsome pluralities. The vote in the state, including Mult, nomah County, now stands: .Hughes. 124,526; Wilson, U3.6SS; Hughes' lead, 10.S3S. VarvlnaMoa la Ioubt. The anti-compulsory vaccination law .till is in doubt, but appears now to have been defeated. Th total vote, with Crook County entire and scattered precincts in other counties to hear from, is: Yes. 91.441; no. 92.032. Ma jority against, 591. Late returns yesterday indicated that W. Lair Thompson (Kep.), State Sen ator trom Lake. Klamath. Crook and Jefferson counties, has been re-elected over George Baldwin (Dem.). Th oarlier returns were favorable to Bald win's election. Thompson probably will be a candidate for the presidency of the Senate. He was president at the last session. Democrats Gala In House. John G. iroke (Dem.) has defeated D. M. Curtmill (Hep.) for Representa tive in the Legislature from Baker County. Cartmill was leading on the face of returns reported Thursday. He was a member of the last session. Hoke's election will give the Demo crats six members of the lower house. Wheeler County voted to bond itself for $S0,000 to build good road?. The brewers' bill was decidedly un popular in all parts of the state. 'Fol lowing is the vote already canvassed, with a few districts that are making A ?ood showing against the measure yet iO hear from. Yes. 81,099; no, 119,149. Majority against. 38,050. Trouble- In Gsforeemeat F.reaees. District Attorney Evans said yester. lay that under the rule laid down in a decision some years ago by Judge Bean, then on the State Supreme Court, an initiative measure becomes effective as soon as it is passed. Technically, the bone dry measure is now In effect. Mr. Evans added, however, that the official canvass of the votes would probably be awaited before taking action to en force the law. This probably will be within the next couple of weeks. The measure is so ambiguous that Mr. Evans foresees much difficulty in Its enforcement. The amendment pro iCoaoiud.d on Pat. 7. Column l.