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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JUXE
1917.
ROAD BONDS LEAD
ON EARLY RETURNS
Decisive Majority Is Given by
Cities, but Country May
Cut Down Lead Later.
PRISON TAX LAGS BEHIND
Ports Probably Will Get Authority
to Bond Themselves to Operate
Steamship Lines Amend
ment Seems Defeated.
Contlnuyl From first Pa;.)
the standpoint of the taxpayer la that
It does not Increase taxation.
" The last Legislature passed .another
till doubling the license fee for auto-
mobiles. The voters were shown that
the automobile money would be suf
ficient to pay both the principal and
Interest and retire the bonds at the
and of 30 years.
Road Commission Named. .
i The automobile license bill now is
a law and the increased fee will be in
effect regardless of the fate of the
road bill.
Another road measure passed by the
last Legislature authorized the Govern
or to appoint a non-salaried oad com
mission of three members to administer
the road work in the state. To this
board Governor Wlthycombe appointed
8. Benson, of Portland; W. L. Thomp
son, of Pendleton, And E. J. Adams, of
Eugene.
The bonding bill provides a system
of highways covering the entire state,
the most important ffnits of which can
be completed with the 16,000,000 au.
thorized under the bill.
Seven Measures Voted On.
Voters in the state at large acted on
seven separate measures, principal
among which was the $6,000,000 road
bond bill.
The others, In the order In which
they appeared on the ballot, were:
To authorize ports to create limited
Indebtedness to encourage water trans
portation. The purpose of this meas
ure was to authorize any Incorporated
port district to issue bonds for bonuses
to aid water transportation. The
measure was referred to the people by
action of the last Legislature and was
intended explicitly to empower the
Port of Portland to subsidize or operate
steamship lines between Portland and
other domestic ports, between Portland
and foreign countries and Alaska, and
between Portland and various ports on
the inland waterways.
Before such a tax can be levied, how
ever, it must be authorized by a ma
jority vote of the people in the district
and cannot exceed 1 per cent of the
,.- assessed valuation in the district.
Bill Would Limit Bills.
To limit the number of bills intro
duced in the Legislature and increasing
the pay of the legislators. This meas
ure also was referred by the last Legis
lature. It would limit the number of
bills that could be introduced by any
member of the Legislature to four, and
by any committee to three; also limit
all tills that could be introduced by all
Senate committees to 30 and by all
house committees to 60," excepting only
appropriation bills Introduced by the
ways and means committees.
It also proposed to increase the pay
of the legislators from $3 a day to $6
a day, and the total daily pay per mem
ber from $120, as at present, to $300.
This would have the effect of increas
ing the length of the sessions from 40
days to 60 days.
To prohibit the repeal of any part
of the constitution by implication.
Under this measure all future amend
ments to. the constitution which con
. flicted with, or repealed, any existing
part or section would be required to
specify on their face the parts or sec
tions so affected. It was introduced
and referred by the last Legislature by
the so-called Constitutional Revision
Association, the members of which
profess great concern lest the con
stitution become Impaired through
frequent amendments. The intention
was to preserve "harmony" in the con
stitution. To provide uniform classification of
taxes. This measure Is intended to
provide a classification of property for
taxation purposes and empower the tax
commission to levy a higher tax on
some classes of property than on
; others.. The classification must be
uniform throughout tne state, however.
To require municipal and state elec
t tions to be held at the same time.
This proposed amendment would fix
; all the primary elections for local
municipal governments on the same
day and date that the state primaries
are held, and would fix the general
municipal and state elections at the
same time.
Penitentiary Tax Asked.
To levy a tax to raise $400,000 for
a new State Penitentiary. The Inten
tion of this measure was to provide
$100,000 a year for four years out of
the general taxes for censtruction of
v new buildings at ...e estate Penitentiary
u- in Salem, the work to be done by con
- victs.
Another measure was printed on the
ballots In some counties declaring
the sovereign power of the state to tax
the Oregon .4 California grant lands
.-. but the Supreme Court decided, a few
weeks ago. that the measure had been
illegally submitted by the Legislature,
-. so it was not officially before the
voters. The Judges and clerks were
instructed not to count the vptes on
this measure in those counties wheru
it appeared on the ballot.
BONDS AND PRISON TAX WIN
Klamath Falls Vote Is Light - and
Rural Districts Are Silent.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. June 4.
(Special.) Although the day has been
perfect as far as weather conditions
are concerned, few people have been
on the streets and a very light vote
was cast here.
Merchants who have kept their stores
open today complain of light trade,
while only 15 to 20 per cent of the reg
istered electors have exercised their
rights.
City returns are as follows: New
penitentiary, yes 151, no 114; road
bonds, yes 171, no 107.
Figures in rural precincts will not be
available for several days yet.
WASCO STRONG FOR BONDS
Roads Carry by Nearly 2 to 1 , "but
Prison Tax Is Beaten.
THE DALLES, Or., June 4. (Spe
cial.) Little interest was manifested
In the special election in The Dalles.
A canvass of the precincts Just before J
the closing of the polls showed that
only a. trifle more than one-third of
the registered voters had cast their
votes.
In the outside precincts, esneclallv
among the farming districts, reports
are that the interest is intense, due to
the fact of the work of the granges
and farmers' unions throughout the
county. It Is not thought that these
districts will poll for the good-roads
bonds, as several of the granges
worRed hard against that issue. In
The Dalles there Is no doubt but that
the road-bond issue will carry.
Ten precincts complete of 37 In
Wasco County give: Penitentiary, yes
mo, no az; roads, yes 466, no 287.
CURRY OPPOSES ROAD BONDS
Eleven Precincts Give HI Votes
for and 317 Against.
GOLD BEACH. Or.. June 4. (Spe
clal.) Very little Interest was taken
in the election at this place, only about
one-third of the registered vote being
pouea tnroughout the county today.
J. ne indications are that the road-bond
lng bill has lost in this county by i
large majority. With more than three
fourths of the a:ea of Curry County in
the forest reserve and less than 4000
inhabitants. Curry County annually
assesses about $10 per capita for the
purpose of maintaining its county
roads, of which there are about 180
miles all through a mountainous dls
trict. The conversation among voters
today points to the fact that he ma
jority of voters in this county think
it is not right that Curry County was
not recognized in the bonding act.
Eleven precincts in Curry County
give: ror road bonds, 111; against,
317.
ROAD VOTE IS 21S0 TO 150
Clatsop Also Favors Erection of
New State Prison.
ASTORIA, Or., June . 4. (SpeciaL)
The vote cast in Clatsop County today
was so small that it was a grave dis
appointment to those who have been
laboring for weeks to arouse interest
in the $6,000,000 road bond issue. In
scarcely a precinct did the vote exceed
two-thirds of the registration and in
many instances it was not more than
half. Approximately 15 per cent of the
vote, particularly in the city, was by
newcomers, who had to be sworn in.
The registered vote of the county is
more than 6400, but it is not believed
the vote today will exceed 3000.
Eighteen precincts complete of a
total of 40 in Clatsop County and two
precincts Incomplete give: Prison, yes
1063, no 775; roads, yes, 1137; no 48.
BAKER NOT FOR ROAD BONDS
Penitentiary Issue. Has Good Pros
pects on Early Returns.
BAKER. Or., June 4. (Special.)
Less than three-fourths of the total
vote was cast in Baker County today.
The weather was favorable, but many
were busy in the fields because of the
late season.
The recall fight on County Judge J.
B. Messlck and Commissioner J. P. Rlt
ter overshadowed the Hate Issues, al
though all who went to the polls voted
on all the questions. Indications are
that the road bond issue was badly
snowed under, both in the city and
county. The penitentiary levy may win.
The other issues are in doubt.
There was no disorder, although the
recall advocates charged that their op
ponents swore In many who were not
entitled to vote. I
TILLAMOOK 3 TO t FOR BONDS
Local Measure Also Is Presented
and Vote Is Light.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
A light vote was cast here today. It
is doubtful if the ballots cast will equal
50 per cent of the registration.
Besides the state road bonding prop
osition, a county Issue was submitted
to the voters. Funds derived from
.county bonds. If the local measure car
ries, are to be used in preparing roads
for hard surfacing under the state plan.
Opposition to the local measure was
based largely upon the designation of
roads proposed to be improved.
Eight precincts complete of a total
of 34 precincts in Tillamook County
and three precincts incomplete give:
Penitentiary, yes 142, no 129; roads.
yes 378, no 146.
HOOD RIVER FAVORS ROADS
Strong Opposition Vote - fa Given
Penitentiary, However.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June 4. (Spe
cial.) Good roads enthusiasts here say
that the busy season of approaching
berry harvest lost hundreds of votes
for the $6,000,000 bonding act. A little
more than a 50 per cent vote was cast
In the county.
A feature of the election was the
number sworn in.t In one city pre
cinct, where less than 40 per cent of
the registered voters attended the
polls,-33 citizens were sworn in. With
one precinct complete out of 14, the
vote here stands:
Penitentiary tax, yes 63 no 105;
roads, yes 173, no 41.
GILLIAM VOTE LIGHT; SLOW
Road Bond Issue and New Peniten
tiary Only Measures of Interest.
CONDON. Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Gilliam County had such fine farming
weather today that little interest was
taken in the 'Btate election for the
seven state- measures and only a light
vote was cast.
Up to 9 o'clock few votes had been
counted and those already in showed
that the residents in the towns were
in favor of the $6,000,000 road bond is
sue and those in the country precincts
were against the issue. Tnis and the
new penitentiary measures were the
only ones which created especial in
terest. PENITENTHRY. BONDS LOSING
Vote Expected to lie Close on Road
Measure In Morrow County.
HEPPNER, Or., June 4. (Special.)
The vote cast here today was only 40
per cent of normal, the day being line
for harvesting, and many of the towns
people have hied themselves to the
country to aid the farmers, who took
little interest in the election.
It is doubtful if the new penitentiary
measure got through in this, county,
and the road bond issue measure will
have a close call from all appearances
late tonight.
LOOKOUT KEPT FOR ECCLES
Relatives - at Baker Are Watching
Trains, but Hare No Trace.
BAKER, Or., June 4. (Special.)
Relatives of W. S. Eccles, who escaped
from St. Vincent Hospital, Portland,
after attempting suicide yesterday, are
keeping 'a constant vigil for the man,
with the hope that he will attempt to
return to Baker. All trains are being
watched, but no trace of the man has
been seen here. It is possible he may
have gone to Hood River, where he once
lived
Mr. Eccles Is the son of W. H. Eccles,
wealthy lumberman of this city. He
has often been despondent and before,
In. these spells,, has attempted to take
his life. One attempt was at Hood
River, eight years ago. and another was
here last Winter. Because of his pecu
liarities his wife wast forced to live
apart at times, and this caused his ef
forts to end his life, it is said It is
said she recently -left him again and
that this caused his last suicidal attempt.
ROAD BONDS ARE IN FAVOR
Lincoln County Expected to Return
Fair Majority.
TOLEDO, Or.. June 4. (Special.) At
this early hour the vote cast in Lincoln
County Indicates a very light poll.
From the best sources obtainable it
Is fairly estimated that not more than
iu-imroi or tne registered voters
went to the polls. From Newnort nn1
contiguous territory it is predicted that
tne gooa roads measure will easily hold
" " wn witn a two-thirds vote cast.
From the Siletz district rennrta lmi.
cate that, while a light vote, is cast.
gooa roads bonds will perhaps
in omer parts of the county reliable
iiiiurmauon is not available at this
r" "our, out scattering reports in
u,t sugnt vote thronirhniit th.
Z!L y' ltn ooa raJ bonds in doubt.
xne roaa Dond vote in five precincts
complete of a total of 21 precincts in
Lincoln County Is: Yes 137. No 821
WOMEN VOTERS IN MAJORITY
Yamhill County Vote About Half
of Registration.
M" MTNNVXLLE. Or. T. a ,o
clal.) The vote cast in Yamhill County
today Is estimated at only about half
of the normal vote. The eight McMlnn
ville precincts have totals of a little
more than 50 per cent of the registra
tion, with probably 100 unregistered
voters sworn in. while rpnnrt. r
outlying precincts in the farming sec
tions indicate a vote below 60 per cent
of the registration.
Little Interest was mnnlfonto -
of the measures except the road bond
ing bill, and even that failed to pull
the farmers from thrir 1 it i
ing noted In some of the nrecinrra trior
women voters were In the mnri.
two-thirds. " "
Two precincts eomnlatu nt
40 precincts in Yamhill County and
12 precincts incnmnUt. bJ.j
. . . w " 0."
bonds, yes 701, no 236.
DEBT NOW UNDER LIMIT
Portland Bonds May Be Accepted in
New York Savings Banks.
Portland bonds nut-v- o m a
official security for savings banks in
New York State. City Auditor Barbur
received a letter yesterdav (mm tv,
New York banking department stating
" roruana Donaed debt is be
ing investigated in accordance with a
request from Auditor Barbur made re
cently. New York banks will nnt
bonds from cities whn th hnndH
debt is in excess of 7 per cent of the
assessed valuation. Portland recentlv
got its bonded debt limit $2000 under
the 7 per cent.
PENITENTIARY BONDS DISLIKED
Malheur County Gives Fair Margin
for Road Issue.
VALE, Or., June 4. rSDeeia.1.1 Th
weather conditions were excellent, but
very little interest was t a Icon in to
day's election, . even in the city. The
vote has been very light, belnir about
one-third of the usual number. Th
vote in the rural district will ir.rv
light, owing to lateness of farming
season, as ranchers, while Interested.
felt that they could not spare the time
io go to tne polls.
Nine precincts complete of a total
of 84 In Malheur County and two pre
cincts incomplete give: Road bonds,
yes, 347; no, 286.
VOTE AGAINST BONDS HEAVY
South Corvallis Precinct Goes 60 No
to 18 Yes on Measure.
CORVALLIS, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Indications are that a light vote was
cast in Benton County today, with the
rural vote running stronger in pro
portion than that of Corvallis. In this
city careful estimates indicate that
about 1000 votes were cast. This is
about one-third the regular vote.
Alsea. on the other hand, cast two
thirds of the regular Secretary of Btate
vote.
The road-bond issue was the only
thing there was any fight on. South
Corvallis precinct, first one counted,
not in the city limits, cast 78 votes
18 for and' 60 against the road bonds.
GRANTS PASS FOR ROADS
Early Returns Show Success of
Bonds by 3-to-l Vote.
PGRANTS PASS, Or.. June 4. (Spe
cial.) Today's vote in Grants Pass and
Josephine County is about 50 per cent
of the total registration. Little inter
est was displayed. Friends of the road
bond measure did a little work in the
city, but no organized opposition was
apparent. Fruit spraying, sugar beet
thinning, first alfalfa cutting and Chau
tauqua all combined to detract from
the election issues.
Road bonds have carried in Grants
Pass 8 to 1.
Twelve precincts, complete, of a total
of 24 precincts in Josephine County are:
Yes 562, no 337.
ONTARIO IS FOR ROAD BONDS
Two Precincts Give Measure Over
whelming Majority.
ONTARIO. Or., June 4. (Special.)
Only a small fraction of Ontario's vote
got out today, but those who did vote
by big majorities favored all amend
ments save those raising the salaries
of the Legislature, that declaring
against changes in the constitution by
Implication and that for a new Peni
tentiary. The road bond measure carried by
three to one vote, the total in two
precincts being 109 for and 38 against.
UMATILLA WANTS GOOD ROADS
Vote Is Heavy for Bond Issue and
for Penitentiary Tax.
PENDLETON, Or.. June 4. (Special)
The vote today was light in all parts
of county. Early returns in Pendleton
indicate a substantial majority for the
road bonds and the Penitentiary tax.
Seventeen precincts complete of 64 in
Umatilla County give; Penitentiary
yes, 466; no, 876; roads yes, 832;
no 445.
BONDS ARE BEHIND IN UNION
Scarcely One-Third of Registered
Vote Turns Out in County.
LA GRANDE. Or.. June 4. (SpeciaL)
Scarcely a third of the registered vot
ing strength of Union County went to
the polls today. Judging from & sur
very of the county.
Eight La Grande precincts complete,
two Elgin precincts complete and two
Incomplete and the Summerville ' pre
cinct complete, all In Union County,
give the road bonds: Yes 639 no 640.
Jefferson Opposes Road Bonds.
MADRAS. Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Complete returns from three precincts
and Incomplete from one precinct give
Authorizing ports. 129 yes. 112 no; lUn
iting bills. 45 yes. 215 no; Implied re-
peal, 62 yes. 173 no; uniform tax. 113
yes. 134 no; election of officers. 161 yes
94 no; penitentiary, 81 yes. 18? no; road
bonds, 118 yes. 168 no. The indications
are that the road bonds will lose by
lav In Jefferson County.
ROAD OPPONENTS ARE OCT
Judges and Clerks at Eugene Pass
Time Playing Cards.
EUGENE. Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Eugene, with a total of 4884 registered
electors, polled less than 2000 votes
The chief interest centered in the $6.-
000,000 road-bond issue, with indica
tions of a heavy negative vote.
Reports from Lane County, with the
exception of two or three places, show
a tremendous shortage in the -vote.
The sections of the county where the
heaviest percentage of the vote has
been cast are known to oppose the road
bonds. In the city of Eugene it was
scarcely evident that an election was
in progress. Judges and clerks in
some precincts played cards to pass
tne time. At 6 o clock tonight many
of the precincts had less than 40 votes
recorded, but the number Increased
rapidly during the last two hours the
polls were open.
Twenty precincts, mostly In Eugene,
complete of a total of 90 precincts in
Lane County, give the road bonds, yes
390, no 822.
ROAD BONDS AHEAD IN -LINN
Many Vote "No" as Protest Against
Special State Election.
ALBANY, Or., June 4. (SpeciaL)
Linn County cast less than 60 per cent
of its registered vote today. The elec
tion was devoid of interest. Albany
precincts polled front 40 to 60 per cent
of the total vote. Contrary to the
usual rule, many rural precincts cast
higher proportionate . votes than the
cities and towns, but the precincts gen
erally did not poll over half the vote
of the last general election.
The only measure receiving any at
tention was the road bond bill. Early
returns indicate Albany voted in favor
of the measure, and that it ran well
In Lebanon and Brownsville, but talk
around the polling places indicates an
adverse vote, in the county as a whole.
In one county precinct east of Al
bany many electors are said to have
voted no from top to bottom as a pro
test against - the expense of a special
election.
Six precincts complete of a total of
63 precincts in Linn County and one
precinef incomplete give: Penitentiary,
yes 205, no 449; roads, yes 371, no 812.
ROAD BONDS ARE FAVORED
Light Vote Thought to Be on Right
Side for Both Issues.
ROSEBURG, Or., June 4. (Special.)
Although ideal weather prevailed
throughout the day, it was estimated
here tonight that not more than 50 per
cent of the registered vote of Douglas
County was polled during the day. In
the 13 precincts centering in Roseburg
approximately 1300 of the 2518 regis
tered voters cast ballots.
The women's vote was exceedingly
light in Roseburg. In the rural dis
tricts the delightful weather had the
effect of keeping many farmers at
work who would otherwise have gone
to the polls. Chief Interest centered
about the $6,000,000 state bond Issue
and the $656,000 county road bond Is
sue. Good roads enthusiasts believe
the state road bonds have carried in
the county by a small majority.
Twelve precincts complete of a total
of 67 precincts In Douglas County give
road bonds, yes 357, no 192.
MARION FARMERS STAY HOME
Light Vote Is Expected to Be in
Favor of Road Bonds.
SALEM. Or.. June 4. (Special.) Re
ports available from many parts of
Marlon County, as the polls closed to
night, indicated a light vote at the
special election. It was particularly
light in the city of Salem. A beautiful
day of sunshine had kept the farmers
in outlying districts in the fields the
greater part of the day and, unless
there was an eleventh-hour rush in the
rural precincts, this county will -return
but a small percentage of its total
registration.
A light vote in the country districts
in this county is taken as favorable to
the road bonds, as those districts, gen
erally, were considered antagonistic to
the proposal.
Thirteen precincts incomplete, give:
Penitentiary, yes 472, no 1287; road
bonds, yes 889, no 910.
JACKSON COUNTY GOES FISHING
Less Than 30 Per Cent of
tered Votes Are Cast.
Regis-
MEDFORD, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
With lees than 30 per cent of the reg
istered vote cast and with less Inter
est than has ever before been shown
in a state election, according to local
political observers. Jackson County
has. Judging from early returns, given
the good roads bonds a majority of
8 to 1 and haa snowed under the pen
itentiary bill by approximately the
same vote. Instead of voting, men
and women of 'Jackson County took
advantage of the double holiday to go
to the country and enjoy fishing and
the first real warm weather of -the
Spring, which marked electton day.
Five precincts out of 60 in Jackson
County, complete, give: Penitentiary,
yes 61, no 177; road bonds, yes 185,
no 68.
FARMERS TAKE NO INTEREST
Less Than Half of Hillsboro Elect
ors Go to Polls. '
HILLSBORO, Or., June 4. (Special.)
Almost complete lack of general in
terest was the most pronounced fea
ture of today's election in Washington
County. In Hillsboro less than half of
the registered vote was oast and other
towns report the same. In the county
precincts early reports indicate the
proportion is even less.
Indifference regarding a majority of
the measures and uncertainty regard
ing road bonds is given as a reason in
the towns, while in the country, the
weather being fine, farmers generally
remained at home to do delayed Spring
work.
On. the road bonds eight precincts
out of 39 in Washington County com
plete give yes 644, no 459.
St. Helens for Roads, 2 to 1.
ST. HELENS, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
With the vote one-third canvassed
In seven precincts out of 21. the road
bond issue is leading by a 2-to-l vote.
The penitentiary tax is running sLrong.
Not more than 40 per cerrt of the regis
tered votes was cast. Four precincts
complete of a total of 21 precincts In
Columbia County and one precinct in
complete give on the road bonds, yes
276. no 112.
Woodburn Votes for Road Bonds.
WOODBURN. Or.. June 4. (SpeciaL)
The road bond issue carried in Wood
burn. 230 to 128. All other measures
lost but the uniform tax and city and
state election at same time. West
Woodburn and St. Paul have given ma
jorities for the road bonds.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nlan. Main 7070. A 6095.
BAKER TAKES LEAD
IN RAGE FOR MAYOR
69 Out of 344 Precincts In
complete Show Daly Is
Hundred Behind.
J0SSELYN IN THIRD PLACE
'Free" Streets and Two-Platoon
'Measures Losing. While Bond-
. ed Jitneys Carry Roads
Bonds Have Big Lead.
Continual From First Page
turns from 72 precincts by 613 votes
out of 1597 cast
Penitentiary Winning;.
Likewise, the $400,000 measure for
ie new penitentiary is leading here,
ie favorable malnrttv ti?
1519 votes.
Four In Commissioner Race.
Incomplete r-tn.n c a ... ...
precincts in the city late tonight show
the fOUr learilno- A..4M... r-
missloner to be. In order. A. L. Barbur,
Dan Kellaher. John M. Mann and Rob
ert G. Dieck.
The count on ihu (..Amni.!.
turns stood as follows:
Barbur First choice. 464; first and
second choices, 597; total of all choices,
Kellaher Fr rimiu c. .
Sond ch'ces. 467; total of all choices.
OUZ.
Mann Ffr.t . i . n.
choice, 878; total of all choices, 439.
Dleck First rhnlm M- tl
second choices, 338; total of' all choices.
Brewster In Fifth Place.
The next two candidates in order
were W. L. Brewster- pi.ritv r-nm.
missloner. with a total on all choices
of 862, and K. K, Kubli. whose total
on all three choices was 252.
In detail the vote for Brewster
First choice. 245; first and second, 833;
tuiai or an Choices, 362.
i-or Kubll First choice. 152: first
and second choices, 219; total of all
choices, 252.
"Free Jitneys" Losing.
Judging from early returns, the Jit
ney free-streets measure win be over
whelmingly defeated. Figures avail
able at 11 o'clock showed a majority
or 507 votes against it out of 1855
cast.
The two-platoon measure la also run
ning behind. With a total count of
1944 votes, the majority against It was
394.
The antl-plcketing measure Is run
ning close on early returns. The ma
jority against it, out of 1995 votes
cast, was 47. ,
Grain Elevators Winning.
The $3,000,000 bond Issue for build
ing grain elevators will carry, based
on early returns. - Of 1871 votes cast
the affirmaitve majority for the bonds
was 897.
Count Is Slow. i
The late hour at which the polls
closed and the long" ballot, which con
tained 18 city measures, and was
further complicated by the fact that
there were first, second and third
choice votes to tabulate, made count
ing of the returns very slow.
Under directions from City Auditor
Barbur, the election officials will make
every effort, however, to complete the
count by 7 o'clock this morning, at
which time the polling places will be
opened for registration of men be
tween the ages of 21 and 30 years. In
clusive, under the war census regula
tions. In most cases, it will hardly be pos
sible for the night boards to finish the
count by that time. Arrangements
have been made for the officials of the
day board to count at the same time
that registrations are being recorded.
Vote Comparatively Heavy.
Though yesterday's vote was con
siderably lighter than that cast t the
general election last November 7, it
was far heavier than that of the state
primary election last 'June.
The Importance of the Issues In
volved and the vigor and heat of the
campaign brought out a vote that will
run about 60 per cent of the registra
tion.
At the general election in November.
votes were cast for President of the
United States and for various state of
ficials. It was the heaviest ever cast
In Oregon, running up to between 80
and 85 per cent of the registration.
But all things considered yesterday's
vote should be classed as a heavy one.
Sixty per cent of the 93,611 registered
voters in the city approximates about
56.000 ballots. Yesterday's vote will be
close to that figure when all returns
are In.
Interest Is Keen.
Comparison of the vote yesterday In
Individual precincts with that" cast at
the 1916 primary showsclearly that in
terest was keen in the result of the
city election.
In precinct 35. on Twenty-third
street between Washington and Ever
ett, for example. 93 votes were cast
last June to 135 yesterday. At the
Presidential election, when Interest is
always greatest, there were 223 votes.
In Precinct 71. in Jefferson between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. 51 votes
were cast yesterday to only 33 last
June.
Laurelhurst voted heavily yesterday.
Precinct 198, in East Laurelhurst, cast
323 votes yesterday to 183 last June.
In fact, yesterday's vote there was al
most as large as the Presidential vote,
which totaled 356.
Late Hour Tote Heavy.
In Precinct 202, West Laurelhurst.
the vote was 330 yesterday to 240 last
June. This is the home precinct of
Ferdinand E. Reed, president of the
Laurelhurst Club.
As usual the heaviest vote of the day
was cast between the hours of 5 and 8
o'clock in the evening. Prior to that
voting had been extraordinarily light
in many parts of the city. In some pre
cincts not 25 per cent of the registered
voters had cast their ballots up to 6
o'clock, but after that the rush was
heavy.
The women for the most part voted
prior to the noon hour, or shortly aft
erward The heavy vote in the evening
was made up principally of men re
turned from their work downtown.
The election was orderly and vir
tually no violations of the corrupt
practices act were reported. One or
two minor infractions were reported to
the police, but there were no arrests.
Election officials said that a large
majority of the voters apparently were
exercising their privilege under the
preferential voting system of casting
votes for three choices. Only in a few
instances were voters so confused by
the preferential system with its first,
second and third choices that they had
to ask for help In making out their
ballots.
Under the election laws. In such
cases the chairman of the board may
assist the voter who asks for help In
marking his or her ballots
Road Bonds of Inter.
Aside from the contest for Mayor
and Commissioner, greatest interest in
the election apparently attached to the
$6,000,000 road-bonds measure.
This was one of seven measures sub
mitted to the seoDla hv th it
lature and printed on a inlg l haiint
So far as could be learned when the
pons closed last night, the road-bonds
meaaurA w d cmr. w
..... i. v . a. Duurittuii a,
majority in Multnomah County.
Other State Measures Vp.
Though C.l.rJ., .v
,v.,w., n aa iua regular
date for the Portland city election, a
special nta.tt-wri An
held in every county of Oregon.
na purpose or this special election
Was to VOte On the Revn man,,,.. .1-
ready referred tr th.t c i . .
to the people for their approval or re
jection by the last Legislature.
xr-ieny summed up. these seven
measures were as follows:
The road bond measure, providing
for a bond Issue totaling $6,000,000 to
be expended in- hard-surfacing roads
In Ortrnn unrier rilmfMAn r v. . c . .
Highway Commission, the bonds to be
retired in 25 years without increasing
taxation through doubling of the au
tomobile license fees, and from the
present quarter-mill state highway tax.
Authorising ports to create limited
Indebtedness to encourage water trans
portation. Limiting number of bills to be Intro
duced by Individual' Legislatures, and
total number of bills to be introduced
at any session of the Legislature, and
increasing pay of members of the Leg
islature to $6 per day.
Declaration against implied repeal of
provisions of the state constitution by
amendments thereto.
Constitutional amendment providing
for uniform tax classification;
Requiring that elections for city,
county and state officers be held at
the same time.
Authorizing Board of Control to ac
quire site for and to erect new state
penitentiary at a cost not to exceed
$400,000, for which $100,000 a year is
authorixed to be levied in th tt
taxes.
Measures.
Yes.
Two platoon.. -..1258
Bonding Jitneys 1233
No.
1694
983
1770
1490
436 against
262 for
792 against
2 against
Jitney free sts.'. 978
Antl-picketing .1488
FEW MEASURES ARE VOTED OX
Coos County Electors Seem to Fa
vor Road Bonds.
MARSH FIELDr" Or, June 4. (Spe
cial.) Indications throughout' the
county are that probably a 30 per cent
vote has been cast, and not ftiore than
35 at the outside. Marsh field's vote
was less than 30 per cent and North
Bend was about the same. The cen
ters of population were expected to
cast the largest votes. The only topic
of common decision was on the bond
ing issue, and all other measures were
lost sight of. Many failed to vote
for more than two to three measures,
and some only voted on the bond ques
tion. One 'polling place in Marshfleld had
clerks and Judges who had been well
posted on the attitude of the electors
on the bonding issue, and declared that
in 59 votes only 8 were against the
bonds. 'Returns should be coming in
early excepting from the isolated pre
cincts, and they are always from one
to three days late.
Fourteen precincts complete out of a
total of 68 precincts in Coos County
and three precincts Incomplete give the
road bonds: Yes 688, no 317.
CLACKAMAS AGAEVST BONDS
Prison Tax Measure Also Is Badly
Behind on Early Returns.
OREGON CITY. Or.. June 4. (Spe
cial.) Fourteen out of 81 precincts in
Clackamas, County, complete, tonight
showed overwhelming opposition to
the road bonds and to the Penitentiary
tax levy. The vote on road bonds was
740 to 424 and on the Penitentiary. 761
to 366.
Only about '40 per cent of .the
vote in Clackamas County was cast at
the election today. Almost as little In
terest was .displayed in the city as in
the country districts.
Benton la 6 00 Against Roads. .
CORVALLIS, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Benton County tonight was expected
to give about 600 majority against the
road bonds, the early returns being
1436 no to 853 yes. The county also
voted against the proposed prison tax
measure by 1011 to 212.
ESPIONAGE BILL AGREED
Adoption In Both Senate and House
Expressed With Little Debate.
WASHINGTON. June 4. Striking out
the newspaper censorship clause re
jected by the House, the conferees on
the espionage bill today reached a fi
nal complete agreement Their report,
with a slight change In another sec
tion of the measure, will be presented
to the House Wednesday.
Adoption by both Senate and House
is expected with little debate.
Besides eliminating the censorship
provision, the only change made by
the conferees was to make the section
punshlng Interference with foreign
commerce operative in peace as well
as war.
The conferees' action is accepted as
ending the Administration efforts for
press censorship for the time being,
but a new and separate censorship bill,
drafted after consultation with pub
lishers, may be presented later.
WOODBURN CLAIMS HONOR
Women Are Active In Relief Work
for Soldiers' Families.
WOODBURN. Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Woodburn's Honor Guard, the first
organization of this character outside
of Portland, held Its second annual
election tonight in the Public Library.
choosing Miss Gladys Adams, president;
Mrs. c. . JKent, vice-president; Mrs.
Aletha Bitney, recording secretary;
Mrs. Jessie iicks, corresponding sec-1
retary; Mrs. J. Hay Mclvinney, treas
urer. The Honor Guard has been active In
relief work for soldiers' families and
has had a series of lectures on first
aid. It has a splendid force of 75 mem
bers.
Meetings are held Monday evenings
In the lecture room of the Public
Library.
Lebanon Votes for Good Roads.
LEBANON. Or.. June 4. (Special.)
Out of S06 registration, only 400 votes
were cast. The following- measures re
ceived majorities: Road bonds. 95;
water transportation, 74; tax classifica
tion. 87; consolidated elections. 127. All
other measures were defeated
FIVE STATES PLAII
RED CROSS DRIVE
Workers Lay Plans for Cir
paign June 18-25 to Rare
$600,000 in Crego;;.
SACRIFICE TO BE NEEDED
Cheers Punctuate Addresses When
It Is Declared That American
Spirit Must Be Shown to Its
Fullest Extent In" Crisis.
n.Fii . B.?te,s of the Northwest, en
i.r.!!?An "e-hthood of a Red Cross
crusade laid plans in Portland yes
ff.iT, ?or ,their Participation ' in the
financial drive of June 18 to 25. when
America will raise $100,000,000 for the
Ked Cross.
The share of the states west of the
Mississippi River Is $15,000,000. Ore
gon must raise $600,000. Washington
la to raise $1,000,000.
The states which met In conference
at the Hotel Portland were Idaho.
Washington. Montana, Utah and Ore
gon, and those who visited the city
under the scarlet banner of merc'
numbered more than 300.
rartfte Coast Officers Attend.
Members of the National War Coun
cil and organisers of the Western di
vision of the Red Cross were present
and directed the work. Lyman L.
Pierce, of San Francisco. Western ev
ecutlve secretary; John L. Clymer, of
San Francisco, executive director of
the Western division, and John B.
Williams, of Los Angeles, chairman of
the finances of the Western division,
directed the organization meetings.
Inspiring In the deepest sense of
the term was the morning assembly,
when the need of the Red Cross was
outlined and when able and fiery
speakers drove home the necessity of
American spirit being manifested by
an unselfish and liberal support of the
organization.
Cheering Punctuates Address
Such was the address of Mr. Clvmer.
and such the address of Mr. Williams.
which drew responsive cherlnir ariln
and again.
Briefly, but with a mastery of detail
and Its importance. Mr. Pierce sketched
the plan of organization and the big
drive which is' to divert millions in
money to the Red Cross work during
the week of June 18-25.
The morning meeting was presided
over by Henry L.. Corbett, of Port
land, a leader In the Red Cross work
and member of the war council.
Mayor Albee welcomed the members of
the convention.
At the afternoon meeting Professor
Henry Suzzallo, of the University of
Washington, literally set fire to his
hundreds of hearers by the purposeful
eloquence of his appeal.
Crisis Must Be Emphasised.
The most Important task before
America, said Professor Suzzallo. is a
realization of the seriousness of the sit
uation, while another task is the trans
mission to all the public by spiritual
contagion, a grasp, of the fact that
America and all the . world is facing
the greatest crisis in history.
America must bear the burden of
weakened Russia, and bear It in de
mocracy's name, declared the speaker,
until that nation shall have recovered
her strength, as one of the many sac
rifices of the American Nation. As for
the part of the Red Cross:
'It remains for the American Red
Cross to express the great mercy" of the
American people." Sustained applause
answered him.
Sacrifice Must Be Tanaht
And the impression of sacrifice, for
those who may not go to the trenches,
must be received in terms of money,
urfred the speaker.
"We must begin at once to Inure our
people to the constant sacrifice of giv
ing," he exclaimed. "The blessings that
we have received, each one of us. must
now be returned in terms of sacrifice
a universal service on the part of
every man, woman and child In the Na
tion. "It means tying the Nation together
with a strong sense of solidarity that
will persist against all danger."
W orkers Must Xot Give I p.
As for the funds of the American Red
Cross, huge as they might seem, thev
were but a tithe of the sacrifical exac
tion. "Go to work in every community In
this great Northwest with a feeling
that you are under marching orders,
as strict as those that dominate the
Army." he counselled. There might
well be moments of despair, when the
burden grew almost intolerable. Yet
those were but opportunities for the
highest grade of courage.
Think of the men at the front
hungry, fatigued and beset. They can
not quit under fire. There should be
the same feeling in the less dramatic
events of this campaign for money.
And if you tend to lag in your ener
gies, think of the pitiful broken hearts
of the ambulance staffs, the surgeons
at the base hospitals.
AH Must Be Cared For.
"It will be a stain upon American
history if a single American soldier
finds himself without the proper care
because of our neglect or our lack of
energy."
And the hundreds that sat before
him men and women of wide vision
and prominence in the affairs of their
states and the Nation give him cheer
after cheer.
"I plead with you to regard your
selves as captains, to subject your
selves to the rigid military discipline
of the Red Cross, because, if it repre
sents anything in our lives, that work
represents the great heart of the
American republic."
Campaign Managers Named.
Members of the National War Coun
cil and of the campaign committees
who participated In the meeting were:
John B. Miller, Los Angeles: Lyman H.
Pierce, San Francisco; Henry L. Cor
bett, Portland; Charles E. Peabody,
Seattle; Lawrence C. Phlpps. Denver.
H. W. Stone is campaign manager.
The campaign managers for four
states are: Washington, Frank V.
Moran; Oregon, L. G. Nichols, with
Henry L. Corbett as chairman; Idaho.
Herman E. Writham; Montana. Charles
E. Puehler.
Spokane Raises Municipal Flag.
SPOKANE, Wash.. June 4. A munici
pal flag-raising here this evening In
augurated the registration under the
selective draft law tomorrow. Several
thousand Spokane people crowded In
a downtown park to wlmess the cere
mony, at which brief speeches were
made by city officials. The firing of
cannon tomorrow morning .will an
nounce the beginning of registration.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 60&5.