VOL. LIX XO. 18.702 Enteral at Portland (Orejoo)
J-v. -I J, Potofflee n Second -CIa;-s Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
UP
BEST VOTE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR COAST
ITS
REPORTED COX TIDE
CALLED MOONSHINE
BETTING HEAVY, WITH
BIG ODDS ON HARDING
WAGERS OF $1,000,000 AT
' SEW TORK ESTIMATED.
COX ESTIMATE GUT
T0 174 ELECTORS
CLOSING OF CAMPAIGN
IN OHIO IS BITTER
L RACE
TO
sjury
BIG OREGON ISSUE
RAIX IX TESTERS SECTIOS OF
WASHIXGTOX PREDICTED.
REPUBLICAS SWEEP OF WEST
ASD XORTH FORECAST.
ABOUT 2,000,000 VOTERS WAIT
TO GO TO POLLS.
DECISION
now
HARDING
W
SEWATORIA
NAT ON
Issues of 1920 Campaign
Rest With Voters.
PARTY HEADQUARTERS CLOSE
Weather Counted Important
Election Day Factor., .
BIG VOTE HELD ASSURED
With Women Participating:, Task
or Ballot-Counters Promise to
Be Bigger Than Ever Before.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The seven presiden
- tial candidates of 1920 tonight had
y submitted their case to the Jury ana
r anraffflH inmnrrmxr t i o vrlicr of the
electorate. The bustle of months end
ed tonight at national headquarters,
where campaign strategists rested,
their summing up completed.
The candidates retired to seclusion
to receive, the decision of the Amer
ican people. With the people rested
the task of bringing down the cur
tain on the national drama of elect
ing' a leader for the next four years.
With the voters, rested also the
duty of deciding which party should
control the senate and which party
should control the house of represe: t
atives With the electorate of many
states rested the duty of choosing
governors and legislatures.
Weather Reports Studied.
Party leaders, who week' after week
had been directing the destinies of
their candidates and focusing th- -attention
on the league of nations, the
chief issue of the campaign, pulled
down Xhelr desk tops, put on their
hats and went home. Before they left
their headquarters they had scanned
last-minute reports from state chair
men, but. almost as closely they had
studied the reports of the govern
ment weather bureau.
The state of the weather on elec
tion day was considered most Impor
tant, particularly in isolated sections
of the country, where heavy rains
might upset the best-laid plans for
transporting voters to the polls.
There are many precincts faced by
streams which when flooded cannot
be crossed, and In certain states where
the contest is close every ballot plays
' Its part.
Some States Get Bala.
In general this is what the weather
man had to say of a disturbance which
appeared today over Iowa and of the
prospects tomorrow all over the coun
try: "'The western disturbance will ad
vance east-northeastward and be at
tended by unsettled weather and rains
Tuesday, election day, in the Atlantic
states, upper Ohio valley and the re
gion of tho Great lakes, with come
probability of snow in northern Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The
weather will be clearing end much
cooler Tuesday in the gulf states,
Tennessee and. in the lower Ohio and
central Mississippi valleys. Fair, cool
"eather will prevail Tuesday over the
plains states, the Rocky mountain
states and all far-western states."
Big Vote Counted Sure.
With the addition of women to those
wio choose the electoral college, par-
tv leArlem. nf onuraA. f-rn ir t -vnftt
greatly swollen over that of 1916.
Should the skies open, the downpour
could hardly discouragerenough vot-
cia iu uviu iuc ioiai oeiow mat OI
four years ago. And the ballot count
ers are not expecting a smaller, but a
much larger task so large Indeed
that the count may possibly not be
known until much later than in other
presidential years.
Senator Harding of Ohio, standard
bearer of the republican party, re
tired to his home in Marlon to await
the decision of his countrymen. To
his party managers he left detailed
forecast of the vote, and from Chair
man Hays of the republican national
committee there was forthcoming to
night reiteration of confidence In a
republican victory. Mr. Hays, how
ever, issued no formal statement,
announcing that he choee to remain
"mute" until the ballots had been
counted.
Governor Cox, also- Ohio's native
son, selected by the democratic party
as its choice "or the White House,
tonight delivered his final campaign
address in Toledo. Conviction that
he will be elected was expressed In
a final statement today by .Chairman
White of the democratic national
committee.
Harding? at Home Today.
Senator Harding and Governor Cox,
fellow newspaper proprietors, have
chosen different ways to receive
campaign results. With Mrs. Hard
ing, the senator will receive at their
home bulletins compiled by the
Assoc:ated Press, keeping them ad
vised of the latest totals.
Governor Cox, on the other hand,
will receive election returns at the
office of the Dayton Daily News, a
member of tho Associated Press;
where special telegraph instruments.
L Including a re:t;i v i usru in me
V Cleveland campaign of more than a
quarter of a century ago, nave Deen
set up.
Chairmen Hays and , White, to
gether with other republican and
democratic leaders, will gather at
.(Continued on Page 8. Column l.i
Low Pressure Area Over Kodiak
and Sitka, Alaska, May Keep
Many Voters Home.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1. It Is go
ing to be "record-vote" 'weather on
the Pacific coast tomorrow, with the
exception of a section in western
Washington, where J. Pluvius is ex
pected to cast a single damp ballot
tnat will be unofficially tabulated by
the crop interests, the United States
weather bureau announced here today.
A low-pressure area over Kodiak
and Sitka, Alaska, may keep some of
the voters in the territory at home.
Th remainder of the coast territory
Is due for a moderately cool morning
and a moderately warm day, the bu
reau said.
"It looks like the precipitation will
be confined mostly to ballots," said
Edward A. Beals. forecaster.
SOOTJX; FALLS, S. D., Nov. 1. Win
ter, by a premature visit to South Da
kota, has upset the calculations of
politicians. A snow etorm following
30 days of the mildest October weath
er which South Dakota has known- in
50 years, began early Sunday and
reached its height this afternoon.
Democratic leaders said they wel
comed the storm while republican
managers said the inclement weather
made no difference.
CHETENNE, Wyo., Nov. 1. The
vote tomorrow in Fremo?; county,
Wyoming, will be materially cut
down, political leaders fear, as a re
sult of a 2Ji-inch snowfall in that
vicinity, between Friday and Sunday
evenings. . The tall Is said to have
been the heaviest ever recorded there.
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 1. With fair
weather probable In- western and
central Montana and snow possible in
the extreme eastern end; it is ad
mitted that the result of tomorow's
election in this state, if close, will
hinge largely on the amount of snow-
Hall In the eastern section.
The- strength of 'the Non-partisan
league lies largely in that section, in
which the vote would be heavily cut
by a" bad storm. There was some
snow in that section early today, it
is reported.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 Rains on
election day in the Atlantic states,
the upper Ohio valley and the re
gion of the Great Lakes, with some
probability of snow in northern Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, were
forecast today by the weather bureau.
.Bttir aiKi cuui weaLiier was pi util
ised over the plains states, the Rocky
mountain states and all far western
states, and clearing and much cooler
for the gulf states.
HONOR PAID TO HARDING
Tiny Book of Tribute Is Received
by Senator and Wife.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1. Ferdinand W.
Peck, Chicago's oldest native-born
citizen, who served In the foreign
diplomatic service under Presidents
Harrison and McKinley, tonight made
public a book of tribute to "President
and Mrs. Harding," which has Just
been delivered to them at Marion.
The tiny volume contains expres
sions of praise by Senator Medill Mc
Cormick, "Uncle Joe" Cannon, for
mer speaker of the hose; former
Congressman George Edmund Foss
and Mr. Peck.
"Senator Harding Is the "George
Washington' of the' hour, the savior
of our constitution and our country;
the man big enough to apply the
match that will wipe out American
participation in that gigantic piece
of international sophistry the league
of nations covenant," said Mr. Peck.
CHURCH GETS $369,762
Priest Shown to Have Misapplied
Funds Owned by Archdiocese.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. A claim for
$369,762 against the estate of Rev.
John H. Strzelecki, who at the time of
his death in December, 1918, was
rector of St. Stanislaus Roman Catho
lic church here, was awarded the
Roman Catholic archdiocese of New
York m a referee's finding filed to
day in the surrogate court.
John F. Brennan of Yonkers,
referee, reported that testimony of
expert accountants showed that the
priest had misappropriated funds be
longing to the church.
GREEKS MAY VOTE KING
Venizelos Willing to Submit Return
of Constantlne to People.
ATHENS. Nov. 1. Premier Venize
los declared at a public meeting today
that he was willing that the return of
King Constantlne to the throne of
Greece be made one of the issues for
the Greek people to decide in the com
ing elections.
PARIS, Nov. 1. The throne of
Greece may be offered to Prince
Charles, count of Flanders, the second
son of King Albert, according to the
Petit Parislen. v
SUGAR DROPS HALF CENT
Fine Granulated Product Goes to
$10.50 Basis in Sew Tork.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. Arbuckle
Bros, today announced a further re
duction of half a cent a pound in the
price of fine granulated sugar to the
basis of 10.50 cents, making a new
low record for the season.'
The decline was brought1! about by
further reduction la. . raw sugar.
NATION'S VERDICT
Demeanor Confident, but
No Prediction Made.
CAMPAIGN CARES FORGOTTEN
Day Spent Hearing Reports
and in Chatting.
NOMINEE'S HEALTH GOOD
Today's Schedule Will Include
Voting, Drive, Playing Goir
and Then Getting Returns.
MARION, O., Nov. 1. Senator
Harding, putting the stress and wor
ries of his campaign behind him,
awaited calmly tonight the decision
of his fellow countrymen on his can
didacy for the nation's highest office.
He made no prediction of the out
come, but his quiet demeanor and
smiling face carried every outward
sign of satisfaction and confidence.
"I can .only say," he replied to a
request for his opinion, "that we have
made the best fight we knew how to
make and await the result with, com
placency." Surrounded by his family and per
sonal friends, he spent election eve
at home. It was an evening very dif
ferent from most of those he has ex.
perienced since his nomination. In
may ways It was very like the even
ings of bygone years before he be
came the leader of a great political
party.
Most of -Day Spent Chatting;.
Throughout the day he let down
from the strain of the campaign, -declined
to concern himself with the
routine of his headquarters and spent
most of his time chatting of every
thing but politics with friends and
neighbors. In the afternoon he
talked in a jovial vein for. an hour
with the newspaper correspondents
and he dined quietly at home.
Tomorrow he expects to vote early
in the forenoon and then motor to a
golf course 40 miles away to tramp
over the links while the story of the
ballots is telling itself throughout the
nation. He will be back at home in
time to hear the earliest returns.
Virtually the only attention given
to politics was in telephone confer
ences with Will H. Hays, republican
national chairman, and Harry M.
Daugherty, his pre-convention mana
ger. Mr. Hays in New York " and Mr.
Daugherty in Columbus gave him de
tailed -reports of the outlook, which
he described as decidedly encourag
ing. From Indiana, New Jersey, Illinois
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.)
National Vice -Chairman Declares
Outlook Growing More Fa
vorable as Vote Xears..
CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. 1. (Special.)
John T. Adams, vice-chairman of the
republican national committee In
charge of western headquarters, made
this final election prediction here
today:
"The latest reports that we are re
ceiving are the best. I personally
expect, every northern and. every
western state to go for the republican
national ticket.
"The democratic claims of an 11th
hour tide In Governor Cox's favor
are mere moonshine. There is no
such tide. On the contrary, without
exception in the last three days the
dispatches from the men In the field
have grown more favorable almost
from hour to hour. At the close of
the campaign these 35 states, with
392 electoral votes, must be listed as
sure for Harding and Coolidge: Cal
ifornia 13, Colorado 6, Connecticut 7,
Delaware 3. Idaho 4, Illinois 29, Indi
ana 15, Iowa 13, Kansas 10, Ken
tucky 13, Maine 6, Maryland 8, Mas
sachusetts 18, Michigan 15, Minne
sota 12, Missouri 18, Montana 4, Ne
braska . 8, Nevada 3, New Hampshire
4. New Jersey 14, New Mexico 3, New
York 45, North Dakota 5, Ohio 24.
Oregon 5, Pennsylvania 38, Rhode
Island 5, South Dakota 3, Utah 4,
Vermont 4, Washington 7, West Vir
ginia 8, Wisconsin 13, Wyoming 3.
Total 392.
"The sure Co states are ten In the
solid south, with a total of 114 elec
toral votes.
"The only states left to be consid
ered, then, are Tennessee, Arizona
and Oklahoma. Governor Cox prob
ably 'will carry Tennessee with its
12 electoral votes. In Arizona and
Oklahoma his chances are even, no
better. If he were to carry all three
he would add only 25 to his solid
south and have a total of 139. That
is the Cox and Roosevelt high-water
mark, and I do not expect to see
them reach it.
"Harding and Coolidge will have
392 electoral votes out of the E31,
and they may pass 400."
EVADER REPORTED HELD
Grover Bergdoll Said to Have
Been Arrested "in Germany.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. A statement
today that he had caused the arrest
near Coblenz, Germany, of Grover C.
Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia escaped
draft evader, was made here today by
a passenger on the steamship Rot
terdam, who 3 a. id he was J. W. Hart
man of Philadelphia, Hartman told
customs officials he had once been
employed near the Bergdoll home and
when, several weeks ago. he was
In the Coblenz area, his attention
was called to a- young man who had
just bought a motor car. He recog
nized him as Bergdoll.
Declaring the American army offi
cers at Coblenz could confirm his
statements, Hartman added:
"Of course they would not tell you
anything about it yet."
ALL SET FOR . THE FINAL ACT.
i vi i h " It
r J1MMIE 1 J n FRVouS . ,
Great Part of Money Offered by
Republican Supporters Is Said
to Be Uncovered.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. (Special.)
Eleventh hour betting in Wall street
on the election ran into big figures
today, although the odds were heav
ily In favor of Senator Harding, aid
a great part of the money offered
by the republican supporters went
uncovered.
It ws estimated late In the day
that In the neighborhood of 1,000,000
had been wagered in the betting
crowd on the curb and elsewhere in
the financial district.
While this figure may have been
exaggerated, betting experts said
that the activity in the betting mar
ket was the greatest In years.
Odds on the republican national
standard bearer lengthened today.
After starting early at 7 to 1 on
Senator Harding., they had reached
12 to 1 when business ceased. Old
time Wall street men could not re
call any other presidential year when
the odds had run so heavily against
a presidential candidate.
A syndicate of Wall-street men was
reported late In the day to have raised
$200,000 to place on Harding at 10
to 1 on an "all or none" basis but
could find no one to cover their propo
sition. At the close of business W. L.
Darnell & Co. was offering $50,000
that Senator Harding would win at
10-to-l odds, but there were no tak
ers. The same company was offering
even money that Senator Harding
would have 325 electoral votes when
the smoke of the battle of ballots has
cleared. Even money was to be had
today that Harding would carry Ke J
York by 350,000, while 9 to 5 was of
fered that he would carry Greater
New York and even money that his
plurality in the city will be at least
75,000. Bets were made on a small
scale on an even basis that Harding
would carry the borough of Manhat
tan. On the result in Ohio, Harding
closed a strong 2-to-l favorite.
Even money was quoted on the re
publican candidate to .win in both
Kings an'd Queens counties. It was
even money that Harding would carry
Pennsylvania by 300,000 and even
monf y that Cox would carry the state
of Kentucky.
BATTLE FOUGHT ON LINER
Crew Finally Overpowered and
Quantity of Liquor Found.
BOSTON, Nov. -1 Customs "of fleers
who raided the White Star liner
Cretic today for contraband liquor
were set upon by the crew and
beaten back with crowbars and other
weapons. Police boats and a detail
of patrolmen responded on a riot call
and a request was made on the navy
yard for marines.
With the aid of sailors armed with
bayoneted r'fles, the officials over
powered the crew, some of whom at
tempted to resist with knives, and
found 400 bottles of cognac under the
floor of the engine room, where 600
bottles were removed yesterday. A
quantity of drugs secreted in garlic
-also was rtund.
HAVE
VMtVtNOT 6oNN
UKt THIS .
A TAU- ja
FUNtRM.
Republican Gains in West
Virginia Noted.
NEVADA CHANGE IS SEEN
New Forecast Is Made by
Switching Two States.
SENATECONTROLGRANTED
Margin of Eight Seats Over Bour
bons Expected Xow Influences
for Cox Are Reported.
I
BY MARK. SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New Tork Kvenlng
Post, Inc. Published by Arrangement.) .
NEW YORK. Nov. 2. (Special.) I
said on Saturday that the democrats
will be like'y to carry' every one of
the southern states and in addition,
four of the border stater1, namely,
Oklahoma, Maryland, Kentucky and
West Virginia. Outside of the south
ern and border states, I said the dem
ocrats would likely carry Utah, Ari
zona, Montana and New Mexico. The
total electoral votes of these states
would be 179 out of a total of 531.
The only changes I would make to
day would be these:
-1 think that during the last few
days West Virginia has become a
little more secure for the republicans.
Also, I think, that developments of
the last few days have made it prob
able that Nevada will go democratic
rather than republican. The net re
sult of changing these two states
from the list S3 I had it on Saturday
would be to give Cox 174 electoral
votes.
Strong Influences Noted.
And yet there can be no doubt
whatever that three strong influences
have be'en working in Cox' favor
for the past three or four days; for
that matter, several .of these influ
ences have been working in Cox'
favor for fully four weeks.' The In
fluences which have been working in
behalf of Cox for four weeks, and
which have been working nore
strongly during the past few aays,
than at any time before, are the race
issue in those states and communi
ties where there are large numbers
of negroes and where this issue
counts; the league of nations issue,
and certain influences which - have
been tending to modify the rather
implacable opposition which voters of
Irish descent have had toward the
democratic party throughout the
campaign until recently.
As a result of these influences,
there can be.no question whatever
that Cox has been making rapid
gains during the past few days, and
it is difficult Xo calculate how much
progress he has made.
Three S'atu Made Doubtful.
The effect of these changes. In my
Judgment, has made the following
three large rtates genuinely doubtful:
Missouri, with 18 electoral votes; In
diana with 15 electoral votes, and
Ohio, with 24 electoral votes. Two
weeks ago, these states seemed safely
republican, today they are doubtful,
and it is in these three states today
that probably the most intense fight
ing will take place.
As to ' the control of the United
States senate, I said on Saturday that
it leemed likely that the republicans
would control the new-senate by 52
to 44. I still think that is approxi
mately correct.
Cummins May Lose Seat.
The senatorial seats now held by
the republicans, which they are in
grave danger of losing are Cummins
in Iowa, I enroot in Wisconsin, Smoot
in Utah ana Brandegee in. Connecti
cut. All four of these republican
senators are In danger. Cummins, es
pecially, is in graver danger than
most of the republican p'oliticians
realize. Without predicting that the
republicans will lose all of these
states, I think it is likely that among
the four they will lose two.
Of the seats now held by the demo
crats which the republicans have a
chance to win, the most likely are
the seats of Thomas of Colorado.
Nugent of Idaho, Breckham of Ken
tucky, Johnson of South Dekota and
Chamberlain of Oregon. Among these
seats, the republicans are practically
certain of winning in Colorado and
Idaho.'
South Dakota Is Changed. '
The republicans would be reason
ably certain of winning' in South
Dakota, except that Just recently an
important independent candidacy has
developed there. In Oregon, al
though the state Is strongly republi
can as regards Harding, the republi
cans would have no chance of win
ning the senatorship except that the
Wilson democrats have recently put
forward a candidate of their own to
take votes away from Senator Cham
berlain. In Kentucky the republican
candidate for senator, Er.'st, will" win
even though the state should go for
Cox.
The republicans also have hopes of
winning a senatorship in California.
It is undoubtedly true that California
will go for Harding by a large ma
jority, but It is also true that the
democratic senator, James D. Phelan,
who is running to succeed himself, is
much more popular in California than
Cox is. If the republican majority
for Harding is less than 100,000.
Phelan will probably win. ,
Effect of Circulating Stories of
Private Lives of Candidates
.Is Principal Topic.
COLUMBUS, O. Nov. 1. Approxi
mately 2,000,000 voters, nearly 700,000
of them estimated to be women, were
waiting tonight to cast , their ballots
tomorrow for president. United States
senator and state officials, from
governor down.
Probably never before in the state's
history has there been a more de
termined or bitter political struggle.
Much of the national campaign has
centered In Ohio, as both the republi
can and democratic nominees are
from Ohio. The closing days of the
campaign have been fraught with a
bitterness probably , never paralleled,
occasioned by the circulation of
stories concerning the private lives
of the presidential candidates.
What effect these stories will have
on the result of the election was the
principal topic of Ohio voters.
While Governor Cox was closing his
campaign with a speech at Toledo to
night Senator Harding remained at
Marion, where he will celebrate his
55th birthday tomorrow.
BALLOT HAS TWO BLANKS
Voters in Two Instances Will Both
Nominate and Elect.
On the ballot that will be handed
to Voters at the polls today are two
spaces where it will be necessary to
write in the names of nominees as
the vacancies occurred too late for
the nominating election. In other
words, voters will nominate their own
candidates for justice of the state
supreme court and for state attorney-general
and then proceed to vote
for him.
To make the nomination all that
is necessary Is to write Jn the name
of the voter's choice on the blank
provided for that purpose, then in
voting to mark a cross In front of
the name in the same manner as for
any other candidate. In other words,
to vote for the candidate you prefer,
either for justice of the supreme
court or for attorney-general, do not
fail to mark a cross in front of the
name after writing it in. Otherwise
it will not count.
RADIUM IS THROWN AWAY
Workmen Dig Up Sewers to Find
Mineral Worth $13,00 0.
UTICA, N. Y., Nov. 1. In an effort
to locate a milligram of radium val
ued at $13,000, carelessly dropped by
a woman patient in the Faxton hos
pital today, workmen began to dig
up the sewers near the hospital.
The mineral was the property of
Dr. George M. Fisher and was used
on the woman's breast in the hope of
curing cancer.
Because it irritated her, the wom
an, who did not appreciate the value
of the radium, went to a bathroom,
took the bandage off and threw it
away.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54
degrees; minimum. 34 dearee.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
foreijfn.
Germany wfll not turn bolshevlst, declare
Chancellor Fehrenbach. Page 2.
General Wrang-eTs array hard hit by reds
in southern Russia. Page 5.
More deatha occur in Irish clashes. Page
16.
Eight are killed in election clashes in ,
Cuba. Page 17.
National. j
State department declares alien land legfs- I
latlon is up to United States. Page 2.
Delay in awarding war decorations at end.
Page 4.
Domestic.
American export trade . recovers slightly.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
"'Million-dollar booze ring" alleged to ex
ist in Spokane. Page S.
Folitirs.
Cox estimate cut to 174 electors. Page. 1.
Senatorial race of chief interest in Oregon.
Page 1.
Issues of 1920 campaign now up to elec
torate of nation. Page 1.
Verdict of nation calmly awaited by Hard
ing. Page 1.
Reported turn in tide for Cox Is called
moonshine. Page 1.
Arguments for league are summarized by
Cox. Page 4.
Stanfield victory Marlon county forecast.
, Page 9.
Washington votes on soldier bonus bill
today. Page 8.
Chairman White urges republicans to sup
port league Instead of party. Page 17.
Probably bitterest campaign in Ohio's his
tory endsVwith election today. Page 1.
Wall street betting is heavy with big odds
on Harding Page 1.
Best election weather on coast forecast.
Page 1.
United States throws guard around city
polls. Page 12.
Three-mill tax nervy urged for city's wel
fare. Page 6.
Three million in New Tork prepare for
trip to polls. Page 7.
Stanfield election in Marlon county fore
cast. Page .
Public generally resents last-mfnut
libelous charges against Harding.
Page 6. ,
Sports.
Bed-hot contest expected at Milwaukie by
boxing fans. Page 15.
American schooner Esperanto wins fisher
men's race. Page 15.
Columbia defeats Lincoln at football, 49
to 21. Page 14.
Harry Vardon declares best golf courses
are oi eastern slope. Page 15.
Three games played in soccer league.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Portland butter prices lower, but markets
elsewhere strong. Page 23.
Moderate advance in Chicago wheat mar
ket. Page 23.
Standard stocks advance in Wall street.
Page 23.
Port gets bigger ships. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Raids on alleged radicals here upheld by
federal court. Page 16.
Joseph N. Tal to get full backing on
new shipping board. Page 13,
Straight Vote Expected
to Beat Chamberlain.
VOTERS GO TO POLLS TODAY
Public Apathy Dispelled In
Last Two Weeks.
MAYOR TO BE CHOSEN
State and County Measures and
Offices Also to Be on Ballot;
Fair "Weather Forecast.
PRESIDEX'TIAU CONfiRBS.
SIOXAI, STATU, COUNTY
A.VU CITY ELECTION
TOO AY.
Polls open at 8 A. M. and
close at 8 P. M.
Banks will be closed,
hall will be open.
City
List of polling places In all
city and county precincts was
published in The Oregonlan
Sunday and Monday.
In addition to candidates,
there are 11 state measures and
seven city measures on the bal
lot. All registered voters are urged
to go to the polls.
Weather forecast Fair.
Oregon will march to the polls
today and express its preference
for a republican or a democratic
president.
There was displayed but little in
terest in the campaign until the last
two weeks, when the electorate grad
ually became aroused from its
apathy and began to sit up and take
notice. Political forecasters expect
that about 80 per cent of the regis
tered vote will be cast.
Managers of the respective party
campaigns express confidence, but
the indications all point to Harding
and Coolidge carrying Oregon by an
exceptionally large vote. Oregon is
a rock-ribbed republican state and
nothing has developed in this cam
paign to cause a suspicion that it
will change its political complexion.
Voters do not vote for Harding or
Cox direct, but vote for the repub
lican or democratic presidential elec
tors, of which there are five each.
(Concluded on Page 8, Column 2.)
ELECTION RETURNS TO BE
Fl'LLV COVERED BY THE
OKIXOMAN BtLLETIN
SERVICE.
All election returns, both local
and national, as rapidly as they
are received and compiled by a
large election staff, will be giv
en to the public by The Orego
nlan tonight through its Sixth
and Alder-streets bulletin serv
ice. This service will parallel that
given by The Oregonian In oth
er elections. Not only the na
tional tickets, but state, city
and county candidates and
measures, will be flashed ac
cording to their varying suc
cess, on the huge street screen.
Associated Press reports from
all states will afford a superior
national service, while the com
prehensive local bulletin system
of The Oregonian will keep pace
with the tide of returns on
other candidates. The screen
service will be varied by motion
pictures of topical character.
Promptly at 5 o'clock this
afternoon, or as soon thereafter
as darkness will permit, the
street screen service will begin.
Lights to Signal Result.
Through special arrangement
by The Oregonian, the result
of the presidential, contest will
be announced over the resi
dence lighting system of the
Portland Railway, Light &
Power company, by signal code
for the territory comprising
Portland, Oregon City, Vancou
ver and Salem, according to the
following plan:
Time of signal As soon as
definite returns are compiled,
or at lo o'clock. In case the
signal is given earlier, it will
be repeated at 10 o'clock.
Method of signaling By
turning out the electric lights
in territory designated.
Code to be utilized:
Two dashes (two successive
five-second intervals of dark
ness) will Indicate that Hardins
has won. ,
Three dashes (three succes
sive five-second intervals of
darkness) will Indicate that Cox
has won.
Four dashes (four successive
five-second intervals of dark
ness) will indicate that the
election is in doubt.
Watch for the signal and
count the dashes.