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Party Is Making a Good Fight In Wash
ington Lane Looks Like a Win
ner in California;
Fair Weather Favors the Forces of Coler in New
York, and Leaders Think That
He Stands
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Two rival candidate pummelling each other out
side' an election booth In the Bowery lent a little more lurid color to an 9
election which has so far been as spirited as any ever held In Gotham.
They fought a rough and tumble fight In the gutter and were only sep
arated by the police after a fierce tussle. Carl Schmltz, a well known -German
grocer, who usually votes the Republican ticket, was so pleased
with the Democratic candidate's pugllistlo ability that he openly an
nounced his Intention of voting for him.
One hundred and forty arrests were made .up to noon tdday for fraud
ulent voting. The frauds are about evenly divided between the parties with
the Republicans a little In the lead. At one booth In the Bowery a free-for-all
fight occurred In which several college athletes were badly beaten, by a
number of saloon rounders. V
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OYSTER BAT, Nov. 4. President
Roosevelt voted at 11 o'clock this morn
lug. He said he wasn't worrying over
the election, and proposed to spend the
day quietly at home. The President took
an exceptionally long time to prepare his
ballot and on emerging from the booth,
a bystander remarked to lilm that he
must have scratched the ticket as he
took so long to prepare It. The Presi
dent laughed but made no reply, and
went driving with Mrs. Roosevelt after
ward. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Voting In the city
Is . very heavy. The election was quiet
in the early morning, but minor dis
turbances are now commencing to be re
ported. Police Commissioner Partridge
transferred WOO policemen to other beats,
changing . the entire force In two pre
ifacts for the day. The two precincts
thifa signalized were those In which Mur
phyHhe leader of Tammany, and Dev
ery, tfte "easy boss," live. This move
wss made to quiet all rumors of Illegal
Influence being brought to bear on the
policemen. There seems to be little split
ting of the tickets In this district.
ARE READY FOR TROUBLE.
NEW YORK, .Nov. 4. One hundred
undergraduates of Columbia University
are serving as watchers for the Republi
cans at the polls today. The young men
are all athletes and have been stationed
In the roughest parts of the city, many
of them In parts of the Bowery district
where trouble Is anticipated.
REMARKABLE POLITICIANS.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Nov. 4 The
vote here la heavy and neither side Is
claiming a victory.
BOTH SCARED.
CLEVELAND. Nov. 4 -Both sides are
uncertain here. The vote is much larger
than usual.
L.
IOWA NOT INTERESTED.
DE8 MOINES, Nov. 4-There la great
apathy .here except In the Second Con
gresslonal district.
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT.
BALTIMORE, Md.. Nor. 4. -The vote
here Is light and the Democrats are very
confident or a sweeping victory.
QUAKER VOTE IS AVERAGE.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4. There will
be a medium vote here and Pennypecker
seems certain of election. ,
HILL 13 HOPEFUL.
ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 4.-Votlng ere
began unusually early and a very heavy
poll will be cast. David B. Hill la hope
ful of Coler's election, although the fair
weather favors the Republicans.
LIGHT VOTE IN VIRGINIA. '
VTHEELING, W. Va., Nov. 4. The vote
her is very light, notwithstanding con
stant efforts to get the faithful Into line.
The Republicans claim they will elect
five Congressmen.
APATHETIC IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 4.-The Indications
at noon show an exceptlonaly light vote
In this district The voters are apathetic
and there are bo' disturbances.
HEAVY VOTE IN EAST.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. The weather
East of the Mississippi is generally fair,
with local rains in the Missouri River
states. The Indications at noon point to
a heavy vote In the Far East, with a
lighter poll to the "Westward.
TACOMA. VOTE HEAVY.
TACOMA, Nov. 4--The Weather hers is
clear and the vote In the city will be
large. Reports from throughout the
state Indicate that the vote there will be
lighter than It was two years ago. The
Republicans claim ' three Congressmen
and one Supreme Judge.
FRAUDULENT REPUBLICANS.
PITTSBURG. Nov. t-j-The poll here la
very heavy. Several arrests were made
this morning for fraudulent voting on the
part of the Republicans. , ,
WILKESBARRE ACTIVE.
WILKESBAHItE. Nov. 4. There Is a
heavy vote here, but the dial strike Is
not having such an adverse, effect on the
Republican ticket as was expected.
L LARGE CLAIM.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 4. The Republicans
claim that ttey will sweep thefstate.
DEMOCRATIC GAIN. '
COLUMBUS, Nov. 4. It Is praotloeily
THE
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Good Chance
certain that the eDemocrats will
one congressional seat from Ohio.
gain
CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4. Reports from state
points show a heavy vote. BojAi sides
are claiming victory In this city, where
the vote waa early and strong. Chicago
Is probably Democratic.
TELLER BATTLING.
DENVER. Nov. f-Senator Teller is
having the battle of his life here today.
The voting le -becoming heavy and the
outcome la uncertain.
REPUBLICAN FACTS.
TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 4. Factional
fights are complicating the Republican
chances of Success, which were never
very bright, prohibition Is a big Issue In
many sections;
GOVERNOR IS DEMOCRATIC.
BOISE. Ida., Nov. 4. The vote has been
heavy -throughout the state. Hunt, the
Democratic candidate for governor, is
running ahead of his ticket. Che results t
are doubtful, and will be badly mixed.
AVERAGE VOTE IN LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. The vote here
has been average and one third was cast
by noon. The Republicans are conceded
the county by 1,200. Everything has
been quiet.
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LIGHT VOTE IN SPOKANE.
SPOKANE, Nov. 4. There is a little
snow on the ground here and the voting
up to noon haa been light.
NEBRASKA QUIET.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 4. State reports
show a light vote- and little Interest.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Walla Walla Will Go Democratic
Republicans Colonizing Voters.
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 4.-The outlook
for the success of the Democratic legis
lative and county ticket in Walla Walla,
Franklin and Columbia Counties was
never brighter. The Republican registra
tion was several hundred short. The Re
publican organs vlllifled and cartooned the
best men In the party who were antagon
istic to the election of Levi Ankeny as
United States Senator. As a result, many
hundred Republicans bolted the ticket.
The colonisation of homesteaders In
Franklin County, who realde in this
county, is going on. A special train out
of Walla Walla tonight carried nearly
100 for ConnelL Another from the coun
try districts bound for Fish Hook Ferry
carried 75. The Democratic leaders In
Franklin County have Issued' warning
that they will contesUthe votes.
At 11:30 this nVrnlng it waa estimated
that 20 per cent, of the registered vote
of the city had been cast. It la too early
for returns from the country regions,
where little interest has been taken.
SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. This Is the
quietest election day that has ever been
known here. The saloons are all closed
and th streets are more like those of a
Sunday than a -week day. Although all
la quiet on the surface the vote Is heavy.
The voters showed up strong In the early
morning hours, the labor people turning
out stroag. The surprise at the day waa
the euDDorting of Dr. Pardee for the gov
ernorship by the Examiner. Heretofore
the paper has been non-committal; it is
also supporting Reeves for Treasurer.
When Lane was-nominated the Exam
iner announced that It would not support
him, on account of his having been backed
by a politician nonieu uivm MCixab,
whom the paper has long opposed. The
public expected It te attack Lane, but
during the campaign no particular effort
was pul forward to defeat Lane. This
left the voters in doubt as to the prob
able course of the paper. -However, it
was not expected that Pardee would se
cure the. Indorsement of the big Demo
cratic dally. s
In -the Fourth Congressional District
fight. Llvernash." Democratic and Union
Labor, Is hard after Julius Kahn, Repub
lics. This is the liveliest fight of the
campaign and U very close.
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The second trial of Roland B. Mollneux for the polsotilng of Mrs. Adams la arousing aa much Interest through
out the country as did the first trial of the famous NaS(r York aoclaty man. whloh took place four years ago, and
resulted in his conviction ,of murder In the first degree): Judge Lambert who . presides over the present prosecution.
Is famous for ttie rapidity with which he disposes of evidence. 'His' Arm and impartial rulings promise a rapid dis
position of the present trial. Harry-Cornish, Molmeux' bitter enemy, Is again the star wltneas of the prosecution.
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux, wife of the prisoner. Is a wttnast. Assistant, pistriet Attorney Osborne conducts the
iwosecutlon. Ea-Governor Black appears for the defence. .
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President Mitchell's Re
port Made Public
Says That the Wages Should Be
Sufficient to Prevent Child
Labor.
HAZLETON. Pa., Nov. 4. The anthra
cite strike commission made public Pres
ident Mitchell's report this mornings Tna
miners' demands are the same as were
formulated by the Shamokln convention
in March, but ench clause Is elaborated
by a number of statements, which ex
plain why the demand is made and why
It should In fairness be granted.
As a reason for demanding an Increase
of 20 per cent, in the wage scale, the re
port says that the annual earnings of
the mine workers are altogether insuffi
cient to maintain a reasonable or Amer
ican standard of living, and are, more
over, much less than the scale which is
paid fn the bituminous fields. The de
mand for a 20 per cent, reduction of the
hours of labor Is backed by the statement
that a 10-hour day Is detrimental to the
REASONS FOR THE SPECIAL
SESSION GIVEN BY LEAGUE
The Welfare of Portland and Interests of the Entire State Are Involved
in the Demand That Legislation Favorable to the '
Fair Be Enacted
(Staff Correspondence.)
SALEM, Ore.. Nov. 4. The effect of
the petitions received from the Portland
Taxpayers' League and the city officials
for the special session is interpreted here
as meaning that the major portlonof the
influence Of Portland goes for the gover
nor calling the Legislature some time In
December. Tlje Taxpayers' League's pe
tition recited reasons for the session baised
upon general consideration of the state's
interests. The petition of the oUy Offielftli
AIEL ST4TES,
OF MOLINEUX, ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
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health, life, safety, well-being and effi
ciency of the miner. The report makes a
vigorous appeal for a wage siifnctent to
prevent the premature forcing of young
children into the breakers, and points out
that the head of a family should be able
to earn sufficient to keep his children
from being compelled to labor at a ten
der ag.
The report asks that an agreement be
made between the miners and the oper
ators whereby some method. O0 Adjusting
future grievances may be agreed on, thus
obviating strikes and lockouts.
OPERATORS SHOULD ORGANIZE.
The report recommends that the oper
ators should organize, and instead of
signing individual contracts with the
men, should act collectively and make
their agreements with the Miners' Union,
which would save time and obviate in
dividual disputes.
"Experience shows," says the report,
"that trade agreements are the only ef
fective method for regulating questions
between employers and employes."
Copies of the miners' demands have,
been mailed by the commission to each
operatos who signed the arbitration
agreement, and they are given until Sat
urday to answer to Commissioner Wright
who will be in Washington on that day.
Mitchell's report will not be sent to the
Individual operators unless they are
wanted to appear and give evidence.
The commlKflon will spend today at
Shamokln. and left for that point this
morning. They will later visit Panther
Creek, where alleged discriminations
against union men are being made, on
which account another strike is threat
ened. WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
An Important meeting of the Manufac
turers' Association wfll be held this ev
ening In the office of the secretary, 308
Chamber of Commerce Building. Officers
for the ensuing year will be elected and
various committees appointed.
went Into the needs of the city and alao
by Inference Indorsed the general argu
ments advanced by- the Taxpayers'
League. The clause from which such
Inference is to be drawn Is:
"The welfare of Portland is of Interest
to the entire state and with every pro
gressive movement becomes , more so.
Thar are ' other questions of general In
terest to the state demanding legislative
action t this time, and with all ef which
jrou art tamUlarj but It thsr wsrs no
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Police Arrest "Jack the
Slugger"
Alan G. Mason, a Wealthy Club
nun, Is Alleged to Be the
Cclprit.
BOSTON. Nov. 4. Alan G. Mason, a
member of the' big piano house of Ma
son & Havlln, was arrested here this
morning and charged with being "Jack,
the Slugger," at whose door two recent
murder and nine murderous assaults
have ben laid.
Mason Is a well-known and wealthy
club man. a graduate of Harvard Uni
versity and a member of an old and
haughty family of the Back Bay district.
All day yesterday a rumor was afloat
coupling his name with these crimes,
and this morning his arrest followed.
VICTIMS BEATEN TO DEATH.
The last victim of this Insane and
mysterious murderer was Miss Clara
Morton, who was) beaten to a pulp with
a piece of gas pipe. Her murder
other reasona we believe that a matter so
vital to this city should receive your care
ful attention and influence your judgment
In determining the necessity of calling the
Legislature of the state together In spe
cial session.
"We therefore respectfully petition you
to call the members, of the Legislature In
special session for ine enactment of a
charter for this city that has been ap-
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City Shows That Its Affairs Are :
Wisely Administered
Examination of City's Position Compares Most
Favorably With Seattle and Other Cities
of Like Size the Country Over
Baals In . , Ratetax...
riTTB-a practice Assessed vul- ,j ouu Total tax
CITIES. ( ( ( uation of " (or )ty rate per
value. property. purposeii. l.Kfl.OO
St. Josenn. Mo I 60 $S.34ti,74v,.ui) 1 15.00 JL'9 . 54
Omaha. Neb 40 3,374,J8i.OOI :'7.60 68.E8
Los Angeles. Cal 60 73,S77.30.0O 1.60 26.60
Seranton. Penn 33 23.36-UHt; on 13.40 37.40
Albany. N. Y li0 69,4ti.238.0u) 14. 0 21.00
Richmond Va 100 71.117.ti07.U0 . 14.00 18.00
Seattle. Wash a tiO 4a,S8O.'.'4.00 "ll-OO 31.00
Portland; Or .'....:.........'.. Vr '3.36dr.54i'.0t)n"" T.60 " 2.oo ' "
l l'ersonal; real. 75 ner cent.
old limits; new limits. $10 and $30,
Including Library and Park tax.
Councilman Bentley has been going
over the city's finances and has complied
a Btutement which will be of Interest
to every taxpayer In Portland and every
one Interested In the welfare of the city.
The array of figures which he has com
piled shows the expenses of the city for
various purposes. " There is a great deal
of talk about what becomes of the city's
money, and It was to answer this ques
tion that Mr. Bentley prepared the state
ment which follows:
BENTLEY'B STATEMENT.
"Where-dees-t'hn people's montiy go?
"1 have, been asked the above question
many times within the past few months.
Evidently a great many people are not
aware what it costs to run a city of
Portland's siie. Portland is no longer
a country village, but a city of 120,000
people, it must maintain a good fire
and police department, light Its streets
and pay Interest on outstanding obliga
tions. The amount that the Flr Depart
ment is allowed from taxes is not suffi
cient to maintain, .this, .department. It
becomes necessary, therefore, to transfer
money from the General Fund to help
defray the expenses of this department.
Portland's annual. Interest charge Is a
large one: too large, but we And It and
must take care of It. The city pays
annually on outstanding bonds, not in
cluding interest on water bonds, over
$138,000: this Itself is over three mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
taxable property.
"The running 'expenses of the city dur
ing the year 1908. as furnished by the
Auditor, will be approximately as fol
lows: GENERAL CITY EXPENSES.
General fund
Salary of Mayor f 3,000.00
Salary of Auditor's Department 10,800.00
Salary of City Attorney's De
partment 6,420.00
Salary of City Treasurer's De
partment 3.900.00
General expenses. City Engi
neer's Department S6.SOO.00
Improvement of streets in front
of public property 3,680.00
pay ot viewers on street open
ings Salary Municipal Judge and
deputy
Salary Plumbing Inspector and
1,000.00
8,000.00
deputy 2,100.00
Salary City Physician 1,600.00
salary Heaitn commissioners
Department
Expense contagious and Infec
tious diseases
Expenses Pound Department....
Salary Harbor Master ...........
1.990.00
8.300.00
3.000.00
1.200.00
Expense operating Garbage
Crematory 6.100.00
Expense City Hall including
occurred only a few days after the dead
body of another woman, Agnes McPhee,
had been found lying in a dark and
little-used alley In the slums. Previous
to these murders other women bad been
attacked and beaten by an unknown
man, and although their Injuries did not
result fatally, the method of attack
showed conclusively that they were
al the work of some one person. The
murderer would first engage a woman
In conversation and then as they walked
.toward the victim's room, would sud
denly strike her oh the head with a
club or piece of lead pipe.
The arrest, which has created a furore
of excitement in this city, was made
by state officials who hajre for some
time b-en running down clews which
all pointed to Mason, as the insane per
petrator of the crimes. Mason waa at
one time sn Inmate of the Waverly
Asylum, and has been afflicted with mel
ancholia. Ma sort' claims he can prove an alibi,
but tl;e police say they can prove that
he was absent from home at the time
Miss Norton was murdered, and also
where he got the gas pipe with which
the deed was committed.
Mason was eating breakfast when the
officers entered. He said at once: "1
suppose you have come to arrest me
for this slugger business." -
The murders were committed bv a
left-handed man. Mason is a brilliant
left-handed golf player and an ath
lete and musician of considerable note.
He graduated from Harvard in '86, and
waa president of his class Glee Club.
He is a cousin of John Mason, the
actor, and grandson of the late Lowell
Mason, a famous composer of organ
music In the last century. The police be
lieve It to be a typical Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde case. . .
MORE PENSIONS, ;v ; . .ii
Legislation enacted by the last 'Con
gress will result la at Isast 10, W0 new
rRICE FIVE CENTS.
RESULT
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the Finances of the .
respectively.
Janitors, fuel, etc) t.650.0f
Expense advertising municipal
notices 10,609.0ft
Cost of stationery and blanks
for all departments 37O0.0O
Expense of insurance S25.0U)
Expense of operating Street
Cleaning and Sprinkling De
partment 60.408.00
Relief of certain persons 2,600.09
Expense of Free Museum 1, 000.00)
Expense of tiugatlon 2,550.00)
Repairs to sidewalks 409.01 .
Expense of working prisoners.. 750.00
Expense of Charter Board 1,606.61
Miscellaneous expenses 1,700.00)
Cost of license tags .., 26J.7J
('out - of iMMam road roller...,'.. 3.600.69
Cost of new sidewalks on Park
block - ,-i.r . 1,000.6(1
Totat " , $177,735.38)
General expenses Of the Fire
partment 3106,900.00)
General expenses of the Police .
- Department , 70,000.0(1
Interest on bonded Indebtedness 138,300.04 v
Lighting streets 64.000.00 ,
Repairing streets and bridges.. 36.700.001,
Total .. ..$671,716,331
"The city will receive from taxes. Bet.
this year about $291,000 and from license '
about $192,000, a total of $483,008. : Th(
balance Is from miscellaneous receipts.
"That the City of Portland Is being eco-
nomically governed & there can be i nm
question. I have examined the statMtca)
of cities, published at Washington, D. C.
which is the best authority that (SJS b
obtained on the subject, and have pre- ,
pared the following table, which shows)
that the tax rate of Portland is less tbasa
that of other cities of the sen
CITY WELL- GOTERKHD.
"Taking the tabTsT pubUsheA
as a basis and comparing Portland)
with Seattle, we and that - Pari
land's assessed valuation would bet
$86,721,074, instead of on bale that
amount, as It now Is. nd apstly tng 8et-
tie's lowest tax levy of 10 mills, Port
land's Income from taxes would be $347,
210. in lieu of $123,523.
'The City of Portland pays annually a
Interest on City Hall, and bridge aadf
ferry bonds, the sum ef $71,160. Seattle)
has no charge for such purposes. Seat .
tie's bonded and floating debt Is greater
than Portland's, yet it has very, little) .
to show for it, the debt being mainly' for
the ordinary running expenses of thai
city. Again, Portland has a great many;
elevated roadways and bridges, whlclk
are a constant drain on the. general fund,
while Seattle has very few of such stmo
tures. To the careful reader I think it .
will plainly appear that Portland is be
ing as economically governed, if sot merm
so, than any other city of its area and
population in the country.'
THINK LAND GRAB
- IS IN PROGRESS
Special Agent May Be Caned Upon
to Make Investigation
- SHANIKO. Nov. 4. What may proVe te)
be a gigantic scheme to secure valuable
timberlands for persons residing In Mlobn
igan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will prob
ably be exposed on the arrival at Prlme
vllle of an ageat of the Land Office s4
Washington. News is received from
Shaniko that letters have been sent ts
Washington calling attention to the pe
culiar action of locators who have re
cently filed hundreds) of claims b ttsTabex
in that section. - r .
Within the past six months severs
hundred locations have been filed. Bomsv
of the locaters who have passed through)
Shaniko have alleged that they vart aeng
out under pay, but cone of the repre
sentatives of the land efflce ta this Vi
cinity have made special Investigation of
the cases. Persons who had become ns
picious wrote to Washington telling of
the action of soma of the looaters and
the affair will be looked iaa by-tba- l
retary of the Interior.
A FINE INVESTMENT
There, Is no expense connected Wtrtf
carrying one of the new policies of the) -Equitable.,
Life. It Is a savtugs deposit.
The dividend returned at maturity buys
many comforts darinf the tnmr's fife
time and leaves the pulley paid up for the)
protection of the family. pividenda
paid In any event "whthf $& tusureaT ,
JtUvas os Ola. ,
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