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VOL. LXI NO. 19,33G Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postoffice as Second-clap Matt-. PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1922 30 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Tf "PROGRESSIVE BLOC" Ull BIGELOW AND PIER DILL'S LEAD IS 5126 OVER P01NDEXTER ELECTION ' OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS INDICATED. L ONE WOMAN OF NINE WINS FOR CONGRESS VOTE TO CONTROL SENATE PRESIDENT AND PARTY IiOSE WINNERS IN CITY SI 3115 TO BE BETA BY PIERCE ALL MEASURES BUT ONE MRS. WINIFRED HCCK TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM. BALANCE OF POWER. GET GOOD MAJORITY. PIERCE I OH DEMOCRATS HOUS flirm MOLTHU IB S WON AH but Nine Counties , Carried by Democrat. SCHOOL BILL LEAD IS 13,647 Largest Favorable Vote Is j Given in Multnomah. FAIR MEASURE IS BEHIND Adverse Returns From Tpstate 'jliow 1927 Tax Amendment Is Defeated by 6390. With the count on governor com plete with all precincts counted in Multnomah county and 207 precincts scattered about the state. Walter M. Pierce, democrat, has a majority over Ben W. Olcott of over 31,000. The receipt of outstanding returns yesterday also boosted the majority In favor of the public school bill up to 13,647 and definitely told the defeat of the exposition enabling amendment. The latter has a pres ent negative majority of 6390. Olcott Carries Nine Counties. In the race for governor, Olcott carried only nine of the 36 counties. They are Benton, Gilliam, Hood Riv er, Curry, Klamath, Lake, Malheur. Sherman and Wheeler. In some of the eastern Oregon counties Olcott's majority was strong in proportion to the size of the small total vote in those counties. Large communities, including Portland and Multnomah county, were carried by Pierce. The totals now stand: Olcott 93,910 Pierce 125,605 Pierce's lead 31.695. School Bill Lead 13.G47. The majority in favor of the school bill did not run so strong in the upstate counties as in Multno mah. In the upstate counties the lead for the measure is slightly less than 6000. Multnomah county gave It an affirmative majority of about S0O0. There are twice as many votes outside of Multnomah county as within the county. The total vote on the measure stands: Tes 106,996 No .' 93.349 Lead for the bill, 13,647. Sinnott's Majority 6433. The majorities for republican can didates other than Olcott showed largely Increased leads over the ear lier returns. In the second congres sional district N. J. Sinnott has a present majority over James Har vey Graham of 6423, with 403 of the 497 precincts in the district report ed. The vote on the two. candidates stands: Sinnott 20,983 Graham ...........14,560 Sinnott's lead, 6423. In the up-state counties, with ap proximately 300 out of 1303 pre cincts still out, O. P. Hoff has a lead for treasurer of 42,349. Churchill, for school superintend ent, 40,534; Campbell, for public service commissioner, 41,711; Gram, for labor commissioner, 46,757. These figures do not include, Multnomah county. Vote on State Officials Given. The vote on state officials. In cluding Multnomah county, follows: For treasurer: Hoff 135,410 Tou Velle 49,881 Hoff's lead, 85,529. For school superintendent: Churchill .. 118,534' George 64,459 Churchill's lead, 54,075. For labor commissioner: Gram 116,586 Hansen 48,604 Gram's lead, 67,982. For public service commissioner: Campbell 98,174 Erickson 38.933 Kerrigan 35,913 Campbell's lead, 59241. Single Tax Beaten 3 to 1, The single tax measure has been defeated by a vote in excess of three to one on the face .of incomplete returns. The total i for upstate counties and Multnon.kh are: Yes 111,563 To 36,855 Lead against measure, 74,708. The income tax amendment was defeated by a vote of two to one. The totals so far as compiled for all counties including Multnomah are as follows: Yes , 92.569 I'o 46,976 Lead against mea are 45,593. Two measures permitting Linn and Benton counties to pay out standing warrants were carried by large majorities. Vote Is Ai'alnst Fair Bill. Belated returns yesterday toon a etrong trend against the amendment enabling Portland to vote a tax for the 1927 exposition. These adverse returns were from up-state, and with the compilations made showed e. majority against the bill on the Incomplete figures outside of Mult nomah of 18,724. The majority in Multnomah county for the bill, with the count complete, is over 12,000. The present totals on the com ' (Concluded on Page 9, Column 1.) Westerners and Radicals Group Counted On to Block Poli cies of Administration. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) . WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 8. President Harding as a result of yesterdays election w'll oe unable to control the legislative branch of the government after March 4 next. Although, on the face of the re turns, the republicans will be able to organize the 68th congress, It is the conviction of political leaders here that the balance of power in both branches will be held by a group of western progressives and radicals who will have it within their power to block any legislative programme which the administra tion may undertake during the next two years of President Harding's ferm. On the face of the latest returns, democratic leaders here were be ginning to put forth claims of con trol of the house and predictions that the republican majority of 24 in the senate would be cut to about six. Even If these claims are proven excessive, the radical balance " of power will exist Just the sante. Senators LaFollette, Wisconsin! Borah, Idaho; Johnson, California; Norris, Nebraska; Norbeck, South, Dakota, strengthened by the elec tion of Colonel Smith Brookhart In Iowa, Dr. Hendrik Shipstead in Minnesota and R. B. Howell In Ne braska, will form a "progressive bloc" which will stand as a deciding factor in practically every issue which comes before the senate after March 4. With four or five others of slight ly less pronounced. progressive views always possible allies, they appear to be in a position to exert a more powerful influence on the legisla. tive affairs of the country than' at any time since insurgency days prior to 1912. The situation In the bouse is sim ilar. Even if the republicans suc ceed in retaining perfunctory con trol of the lower house organization they will find it next to impossible to carry out administration policies because they will be constantly blocked by insurgents holding the balance. of power. KELSO APPEARS VICTOR -- . . County Seat Seems to .Have Been Won From Kaluina. KELSO, Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) After a lapse of nearly - 50 years Kelso is-apparently once again possessor of the Cowlitz county seat In 1873 Kalama won "the county seat from Montlcello, near here, and dur ing the last 16 years Kelso has tried five times to regain the courthouse. Victory seemed within Kelso's grasp tonight, for complete returns from 22 precincts gave a vote of 2349 in favor of removingthe coun ty seat here with 1146 against. Kelso tonight was jubilant with a two-to-one majority apparently safe in its favor. It requires a three fifths vote to change a county seat location in the state of Washing ton, r ' AUTO SPILL KILLS VOTER Rancher Near Maupin in Wreck After Drive to Polls. THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) Returning by automobile over roads made slippery by hard rains, James Doran, a prominent rancher living near Maupin, was killed last night when his car skidded off the grade, overturned, and crushed him beneath it. Doran had been to Maupin to vote and had not started for home until after dark. The accident occurred at about 9 o'clock. The body will be brought- to The Dalles, Coroner C. N. Burget, who investigated the accident, said this afternoon. An inquest will be held. Doran was un married, and his only relatives re side in Ireland, it was said. CLACKAMAS SOLON SUED Wife of G. G. Randall Asks Di vorce on Religious Grounds. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 8. (Specii.1.) G e o r g e G. Randall, elected representative to the legis lature from Clackamas county by a plurality of 600 over his nearest competitor, was today sued for di vorce by Kathryn Randall. Religious differences were made the basis for the suit. The plaintiff alleged that her life has been made painful and burden some through actions resulting from the divergence of their re ligious beliefs. No specific charges were made in the su.it. The Ran dalls werer married December 9. 1908. CHINESE CITY TERRIFIED Amoy Thrown Into Panic by At tack of Military Party. AMOY. China, Nov. 8. (By the As sociated Press.) A sudden attack last night by the military faction headed by Chang Tse-Peng against Li Hou-Chi, who has the support of the Pekin government, threw the city into a panic. Li took refuge in flight after Chang had seized his headquarters. All the native schools are closed, business is paralyzed, the foreign settlement is congested with Chinese refugees from the native quarter and American and British gunobats. lying close In shore, are protecting foreign interests. 10 IN LEGISLATURE Two Senate Seats and 8 in House Won. E. D. CUSiCK IS DEFEATED S. M. Garland Is Winner in Linn County Race. REPUBLICANS ADD TWO Two Independents Are Elected on G. O: P. Ticket; J. S. Ma gladry Succeeds Jones. Based on complete or Incomplete returns from every county, the dem ocrats in Tuesday's election appar ently made a gain of eight members of the house in the state legislature which convenes next January. The minority party also gainvd two seats in the senate through the defeat of E. D. Cusick of Linn by Fred Fisk of Lane, for joint senator from those counties, . and the defeat by S. M. Garland, democrat and x-state sen ator from Linn county, of U M. Curl of Linn for senator from that county. Early returns gave Curl a good lead, but the complete unof ficial returns yesterday showed that Garland had won by a margin of 623. The vote was: Curl 3493, Garland 4116. W. H. Strayer, veteran demo cratic senator from. Baker, has been re-elected without opposition, giving the democrats three of the 30 mem bers of that body. Republicans Gain Two. At the same time the republicans virtually gain two In the upper house through the re-election of Senator A. M. LaFollett of Marion, who served at the last session as an in dependent, and the election of J. S. Magladry of Lane as successor to ex-Senator Walter B. Jones of that county, who was also classed as an independent. The completed count from Tues day's election may still Increase the democratic representation in the senate.. The. contest between Colon R. Eberhard, republican member ol the last senate, and H. J. Taylor, his democratic opponent from Morrow, Umatilla and Union, is close. The count from 72 of 116 precincts gives Eberhard 6018, Taylor 5081. Contest lincomfortably Close. Early returns also Indicated an uncomfortably close contest between Roy W. Ritner, republican, and pres ident of the last state senate, and It. A. Reineman, independent, for senator from Umatilla county. Rit ner, how-ever, has a lead of 936 Based on the count from 62 of 64 precincts and it is not l'kely that his opponent will be able to overcome that ad vantage In the vote remaining to le counted. So far as counted the vcte: Ritner 3827, Reineman 2S91. The two democratic members of (Concluded on Page 8, Column 5.) I CAME Provision for Second Municipal Court Is Turned Down" by Voters in Local Election. Charles A. Bigelow, commissioner of public affairs, was re-elected, and Stanhope S. Pier was elected, according to complete unofficial re turns from all city precincts, for city'' commissioner, thus filling the two vacancies that occur in the city council July 1, 1923. . Commissioner Bigelow lead the ticket on all choice votes, while Mr. Pier was second with a vote that was far greater than that of George B. Thomas, third man In the race. The final results verified yester day's early report in every particu lar. Of the Important measures, the exposition tax (as far. as the city is concerned), the three-mill levy and the provision for issuing re funding bonds for the water bureau were in the successful column. Commissioner Bigelow received 28,018 votes on first choice, which. incidentally, was not sufficient under the preferential system to elect. Under this system the sue cessful candidates must have a ma jority of all votes cast, which it this election totaled 59,483. On second choice Commissioner Bigelow received 3882 votes and an other 800 votes on the third choice, giving him a total of 32,700 votes. Mr. Pier received 21,011 on first choice, 3821 on second and 1327 on third, giving him a grand total of 26,159. This candidate is a son of S. C. Pier, commissioner of finance. His election came as a surprise after it was . found that the compulsory education bill had been successful in tne city, lor one ol his main planks of his platform was opposi tion to this bill, as well as the decla ration that religion has no place in politics. Third place honors were won by George B. Thomas, member of the school board, who with City Com missioner Bigelow bore the banner of the federated patriotic societies. The Ku Klux Klan and the fed eration could not agree on city can didates and as a result the two or ganizations presented two candi dates each and a spirited contest between the members of the two or ganizations resulted. George B. Cellars, who had the in dorsement of the klan, was not far behind Mr. Thomas, however, for his total vote was 18,292. The second klan candidate, A'.va Lee Stephens, known as "Big Steve," was next in the race with '16,018 votes in all. Dan Kellaher, formerly city com missioner, state senator and unsuc cessful candidate for the mayoralty, finished sixth in the municipal cam paign with a total vote of 14,763. While Fred A. Rasch, examiner engineer for the public service com mission, was not a winner in the race for city commissioner, he did make a record in obtaining second and third choice votes. In fact, he received more second choice votes than he did first and his second choice votes, totalling 4957, beat sec ond choice votes of any other can didate. His first ohoice votes totaled 4644, while his third choice votes were 1128. The remainder of the candidates for city commissioner followed in the order named: Otto D. Drain. Dr. T. L. Perkins, Dr. J. D. Duback, W. P. Wagnon, Mrs. Josephine M. (Concluded on Page 10. Column 1.) THROUGH WITHOUT A SCRATCH. Republican Senator's Supporters Plan to Challenge Results in Two Counties. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 9 The election of C. C. Dill, democrat, to the United States senate over Sen ator Miles , P indexter, republican incumbent, was indicated early to day when it was unofficially stated at "the office of the auditor of King county that a re-check of unofficial returns from the county would probably show a gain of "about 1200 votes for Poindexter." This gain, it was admitted, would not overcome the lead obtained by Dill on the ba sis of late returns from all but a few scattering precincts of the state. .While Republican State Chairman Charles Hebberd would not concede Dill's election, he told the Asso ciated Press it did not appear that Senator Poindexter would be able to overcome Dill's lead, .which is 5126 votes.- Democrats admitted that a re check of, returns in Pierce county would show a further loss for Dill, but maintained that this loss would not amount to more than 600 to 700 votes. ; Returns from 2141 precincts of the state, tabulated shortly after mid night, gave Dill . a lead of 5153 votes. The count stood: Dill 123,511, Poin dexter 118.385. . The missing precincts, in almost every instance, were small and in remote districts of the state. These figures Include disputed totals from King and Pierce coun ties where Poindexter . followers charged discrepancies in the count ing of ballots. Returns from the first, second, third and fourth congressional dis tricts showed the return of repre sentative in congress John F. Miller, Lindley H. Hadley, Albert Johnson and John W. Summers, respectively, all republicans. In the fifth dis trict, Representative J. Stanley Webster, republican Incumbejit, had increased his lead over Sam B. Hill, democrat, to 2341 votes. "I do not see how they can beat me now," said Clarence C. Dill, dem ocratic nominee for United States senator, last night a returns from Tuesday's voting continued -to give him a. lead over Miles Poindexter, republican Incumbent. "I believe that I shall not only hold my present lead, but probably increase it as the final figures come in. I have carried) every county In my old congressional district except Chelan and will lead Poindexter by more than 4000, just about the same margin of victory I was given in the great campaign for congress in 1916. Poindexter's congressional running mate, Webster, has seem ingly carried the district by -2000. "1 figure that I will have be tween 3000 and 4000 over Poindex ter in all eastern Washington and 7000 in King county, will .pick up perhaps a 1500 lead in the north west and possibly will do a little better than break even in Pierce. That leaves me 11,000 to 13,000 to spare over the southwest, which, of course, I will lose. My estimated loss here is pot. to exceed 6000, Farmer-laborites coalescing with democrats captured one senate and five house seats from Pierce county (Concluded on Page 5, Column 4.) Republicans Win Neces sary 218 Seats. DEMOCRATS GET BUT 205 Montana District Gives Last Needful Place. (MICHIGAN ONE SURPRISE First Democrat Elected to Senate in 7 0 Years Wins Over Town send ; Mondeli Is Beaten. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Republican control pf the house of representa tives of the 68th congress was de termined finally by announcement of the election of R. Scott Leavitt, second Montana district, at 2:44 A- M. today, giving the republicans the necessary 218 for a majority. At this hour the democrats had 205, the socialists 1, farmer-labor 1 and independent 1, with nine dis tricts still unreported. Republican Losses Grow. Republican casualties, which broke with the first returns Tuesday, defeating Governor Miller and Sena tor Calder of New York, continued with somewhat lessened force yester day as returns dribbled in. They told of further republican losses in the senate and house, and governors and state legislators, although the belated congressional results were somewhat more favorable to the re publicans. Among the additional republican stalwarts who went down to de feat definitely on additional re turns were Senators Kellogg of Minnesota, beaten by Dr. Henrik Shipstead, . farmer-laborlte; and Senator Townsend of Michigan, the latter losing to former Governor Woodbridge F. Ferris, the first democratic senator to be elected from Michigan in 70 years. Also definitely defeated by Senator Kendrick, democrat, was Repre sentative Mondeli of Wyoming, re publican floor leader, who aspired to the senate. Western Reports Missing. Delay in the house result, because of the keen contest, has not been paralleled since 1916. A number of missing districts' are in far western states. In others received the early announcements were changed. The democrats continued their gains totaling 67 seats at latest figures, principally from . New York, Ohio, Missouri, New Jersey and Oklahoma. As against this democratic sweep, the republicans failed to upset a single democrat. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, it finally turned out, had a plural ity of 8425 over his democratic op ponent. Colonel Gaston, instead of the meager 1945 reported early in the day. Through a transposition of figures in the Associated Press tabulation. Senator Lodge's plural ity was shown as being reduced to 1945 and other news distributing agencies in some manner arrived at the same figures. Senate Still Held. Loss of control of the senate by the republicans was not threatened, although they suffered a net loss of six. Eight republican senators were defeated, but this the party countered by defeating two demo cratic senators, Hitchcock of Ne braska and Pomerene of Ohio. The republicans had carried 11 and dem ocrats 19 of the 35 senatorial con tests. Of the five still in the bal ance, democrats were leading In all Montana, Utah, New Mexico, West Virginia and Washington. In the latter, the race between Senator Poindexter, republican, and ex-Rep resentative Dill was so close that it was thought an official count would be heeded to fix the outcome. Another recount forecast was in Texas, where republicans an nounced they would contest the election of Earle B. Mayfield, dem ocrat, who had Ku Klux Klan in dorsement, but this would be based on a claim of a defective nomina tion rather than a question of the count of votes. ILLINOIS IS - . REPUBLICAN Two Seats Thought Lost to Dem ocrats Are Saved. CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Illinois will send seven democrats and 20 repub licans to the next congress as a re sult of yesterday's election, a net loss of four seats for the repub licans. Early indications that two other republicans had been defeated were reversed when later returns saved the seats of E. W. Sproul in the third and E. E. Miller in the 22d.' j The vote in the 23d was close, but j Arnold, detnocrat, defeated E. B. Brooks, incumbent. The .republican state ticket went over by big majorities, despite the democratic victory which swept j Cook county. . The legislature is safely repub-; lican in both houses with 14 repub- Ucans and five democrats apparently : (Concluded on Page 8, Column 3.) I Chicago Mother of Four Children and Miss Robertson of Okla homa to Sit in House. CHICAGO, Nqv. 8. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The first mother has been elected representative in con gress, returns from the election yes terday showed today. She is Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck, elected to fill the unexpired term of her late father. William E. Mason, representative-at-large from Illinois. She led a band of nine women from middle western states seeking places !n congress and she alcne was suc cessful. Until' March 1, however, two women Instead of one will sit in the house of representatives. Mrs. Huck, republican, and Miss Alice Robertson, republican, Oklahoma, will be the representatives'. "Miss Alice," as the little spinster from '.he southwest, the only woman in con gress, has been known, was de feated for re-election by the man, a democrat, she conquered two years ago by a slender margin. There was a.-, possibility that the number of women in congress may be increased to three. On the latest available returns Miss Kathleen O'Keefe, democrat, was leading Rep resentative Andrew J. Hickey of the 13th Indiana district. Mrs. Huck, who lives in Chicago, is the mother of four children. "When complete returns confirm my victory," Mrs, 'Huck said early today, "I am going to take my chil dren to Washington and get busy. I am for world peace, but against entangling alliances, and I want to see the soldiers get a bonus." Among the women who made prominent contests were Mrs. Anna Dickey Olesen, democrat, Minnesota; Mrs. Jack Hooper, independent, Wisconsin, who ran for United States senator, although beaten. Mrs. Oleson made a long and spir ited campaign. She discussed all the issues, but, handicapped by funds and a three-cornered contest, she ran third. Mrs. Hooper made a gallant battle against hopeless odds in her contest with Robert M. La Follette, republican, Wisconsin. Un able to run on a democratic ticket, which was barred for lack of suf ficient votes, she ran as an inde pendent. ' ''"'" " '' " " ' A poor third was Mrs. Greene's best In Ohio, where the hard fight between two men gave little chance to make a showing. Other women candidates for the house were Mrs. St. Claire Moss, republican, who ran second to her male opponent in the Missouri eighth district; Mrs. E. Lusla Bar ton, prohibition, first Nebraska; Martha Riley, independent democrat, third Wisconsin, and Miss Esther Kathleen O'Keefe, democrat, who led for a time and then fell behind Representative Andrew J. Hickey, 13th Indiana district. Miss Florence Allen, independent, Cleveland, on latest returns was second among candidates for the Ohiosupreme court and made a fine showing. Mrs. Edward T. Smith, republican, Missouri, was elected state repre sentative. ' INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature. 53 degrees; lowest, 42; rain. TODAY'S Rain; easterly winds. Election. Dill is ahead of Poindexter. Page 1. Wets make gains In four states. Page 2. "Progressive bloc" to control senate Page 1. Oregon democrats gain ten seats In leg islature. Page 1. C C. Moore elected governor of Idaho Page 8. One woman of nine wins for csngress Page 1. Election results in surprises in Clarke county. Washington. Page 5. Contest for seats in house is neck and neck. Page 3. Republican msrgln in senate now about 12. Page 3. Oregon towns bold elections. Pag 8. Democrat wins Colorado governorship Page 2. Bigelow and Pier win in city. Page 1. Pierce carries Multnomah. Page 1. Pierce's majority in state grows. Page 1. State officials expect shakeup. Page 6. Republicans face real crisis. Page 6. Elections dismay republican chiefs. Page 4. f Republicans retain control of house Page 1. Foreign. Turks warned by Britain. Page 17. Domestic. Chicago, reception to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle amazes spiritist. Page 21. Bootleggers bag kale in New York Page 22. Pacific Northwest. Oregon expecting 200 at homecoming Page 19. Sports. Harper-Davis bout is on for tonight at armory. Page 19. Dick Smith ex-star of football world Page 18. Thye has battle In throwing Jack Dod Page 19. - Commercial and Marine. English market for American apples la stronger. Page 28. Industrial and utility bonds advance, others weaker. Page 23. New York market keeps on up-grade. Page -'. Work on channel ends for season. 4. Ofl" J " Wheat market unchanged and corn shows advance. Page 28. Increase in coats of living- forecast for winter and spring. Page 29. Portland and Vicinity. Outlaws robbing rum runnera' cara Page 15. Roosevelt statue taken to park. Page 30. Sawmills trade declared stifled. Page 22. Penniless Filipino permitted to take high school course. Page 4. Red cross in year spends $65,172. Page 10. Horse Show crowd Is refcord - breaker. Page Jl. Democrat Gets 43,668 to Olcott's 35,496. SCHOOL BILL IS CARRIED Hewett Beats Gatens in Neck-and-Neck Race.. McARTHUR IS BEATEN Emphatic No Is Given to Single Tax Proposal; Income Tax Also Is Swamped. With the 79.164 votes cast for gov ernor in Multnomah county final ly tabulated, the result gives this important county to Walter M. Pierce, democrat, by a lead of 8172. It was Multnomah county that the supporters of Ben W. Olcott, re publican incumbent, looked to to overcome the Pierce up-state ma jority. Complete unofficial returns from the 425 precincts in the county give: Olcott 35,496 Pierce 43,668 There are 112,668 voters registered in the county. Watkins Beats McArthur. Elton Watkins, democrat, has de feated C. N. McArthur for repre sentative in congress by 1083. Wat kins will be the first democrat to serve as a congressional representa tive from Oregon since 1879. The vote for the congressional candi dates of the democratic and republi can parties remained close through out the count, but Watkins took the lead and held it toward the last of the tabulation. The vote: McArthur .35,690 Watkins 36,773 The one neck-and-neck race was for judge of department No. 5, be tween W. N. Gatens, democratic in cumbent, and L. P. Hewitt, republi can. - Hewitt crept up to GatenS, tied and finally passed him and the final returns show Hewitt the win ner by a margin of 722. The vote: Gatens 36,976 Hewitt 37,698 Compulsory Hill Wins. Multnomah has approved the com pulsory school bill, the pivot around which mgst of the state and county elections centered. Pierce received 2418 more votes than were cast for the bill and 4717 more people voted on the governorship than on the school bill, but Pierce's majority over Olcott is ony 119 more than the majority by which the bill car ried. The vote: Yes 41,250 No 33,197 The exposition tax carried big in Multnomah, although a heavy vote was east against it. It carried by 12,334. The vote: Yes 38,901 No 26,567 Tnx Measures Voted Down, Both the single tax and the in come tax were unpopular and were snowed under. There were 39,421 people opposed to the income tax. but the measure has 18.097 advo cates. It was beaten by 21,324. On the single tax there were 40,159 ad verse votes and 18,872 favorable. The majority against it is 21,287. Linn and Benton county warrant measures were approved. The last precinct to be counted was No. 198, on East Davis street. The counting board proceeded leisurely,, and as the election was not close as in the primaries last June, it was not spurred into greater speed. Republicans Go to Sennte. Republicans elected their candi dates to the state senate. These are M. R. Klepper, Harry L. Corbett and W. J. H. Clark, defeating, re spectively, John H. Stevenson, D Chambers and E. T. Hedlund, demo crats. These democratic candidates, while vanquished, rolled up a greater vote than it has been the custom of democratic nominees to do in the legislative field. Judge Stevenson ran ahead pf his party ticket in this division. With a single exception all of the house representatives elected are re publicans. Those who have been se lected are L. H. Adams, C. G. Brown ell, E. H. Campbell," Herbert Gordon, T. H. Hurjburt, O. B. Huston, It. J. Kirkwood, K. K. Kubli. Louis Keuhn, TJ. C. Lewis, Mrs. C. B. Simmons, W. F. Woodward and George A. uovejoy. All except Lovejoy are re publicans. Walter G. Lynn is the cue republican candidate defeated. Mr. Gordon, as in the primaries, was elected without tha support of the yellow ticket and despite the oppo sition of the' forces behind that ticket. Messrs. Adams, Brownell, rGordon, Kubli, Keuhn and Lewis have had experience in the legist ture in the past. Fred J. Meindl, republican, is elected representative for the Joint district of Multnomah and Clack amas. J. H. Kankin and Dnw V. Walker republicans, are elected county commissioners.- O. L. Baker, democrat, was the runner up, but received less than half as many votes as Rankin or Walker. Stanley Myers, republican, has (Concluded on Page 8. Column 4.)