. , . f i ''.. .... . " ' . ,.--. ...".. .,.''',.. . .. i .',..:. . . . '...,.'..' . , , ! . . ' OEAL ESTATE For Sale? Bus!- ' MniC' m Iniirnnl ttrcu.ntion ness For Sale? Advertise In The Journal Journal Ads Pay Best The weather Fair tonight nd Wednesday easterly,, winds. VOL. VI.'; Hp; 200. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1807.-SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. J2fiviBc"t s mi km ro niRinn . Anr Ml 1 l liHb r-Tr M , BOB 11- I uiiuu niiL t f PRE! FOR : .. : Highwaymen Ilang About Banks Watching Those Who Withdraw Their De posits Numerous Bur glaries Likely to Result HANDY WITH PISTOL , Money Safer in Banks Than in Homes Where Thugs Know of Its Presence- Only a Few Depositors Check Out Funds Today. There wm a noticeable-decrease to day in the number of withdrawal from the Portland banks. Depositors In the various Institutions who Saturday ana yesterday showed somo disposition to withdraw tholr accounts have today completely -recovered confidence In the banks. They are evidently appreciating tho fact that their money is much safer In the vaults of the banks than hidden sway In their own homes. Most of those seeking to obtain their money are poor people who have become needlessly aiarmeii over me secimiy o their funds. Unmindful of the dancers of taking their money home and hiding It In stocking or chimney, tney nave shown a disposition to withdraw It from the banks, where It Is perfectly safe. and either carry it arouno. witn tnem at the mercy of highwaymen or secrete it in seme-equally aangerous way m their own homes, where It would fall an easy prey to thieves. For the past two months Portland has been overrun with hoboes, yeggmen and former convicts, most of them lawless and ready to resort to robbery If there Is the least chance of getting money. The present crisis has come to these me,n as an unequaled opportunity, and there Is no doubt but that they are planning many rich hauls during the present scare. Numbers of hard characters were ob served yesterday and today hanging around the banks watching the crowds and It Is believed that they were look ing for opportunities for robbery. It would be a very easy matter for these men to trace a depositor who has just (Continued on Page Two.) ..- - K ' 'y . ' f, I l ,''" I , ,t J , ; y ' ' , (J " ' " ' ' ' I 1 1 IS A - A D BATTLE IK STREET 1LLI01S TO RELIEIf E COUNTRY TAKES INTENSE INTEREST IN ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT STATES (S VOTE LIGHT Steamer Arrives With Con signment of Gold From Europe-Mother Shipments of Coin Will Follow Con fidence Fast Returning. W Attacked and thrown to the pave ment by H. vBurkard, , an Intoxicated commercial traveler, whom he., had placed under arrest for disorderly con duct In pursuing a woman. Patrolman N. H. Suitter, was compelled this morn ing to draw his revolver In self do. fense and shoot his assailant before (the fellow would desist. Burkard sus tained a flesh wound below the right shoulder and Is now confined at St Vincent's hospital. rne sensational arrray occurred at 6:25 a, m. at the corner of Tenth and Morrison streets and caused great ex citement In the neighborhood. The po liceman llred tnree snots in an, two (Continued on Page Two.) SHORT DELAY SAVE! Sub-Treasury Can Only Loan Money on Bonds as Gov ernment Must Keep Up Its Reserve Funds for Current Expenses. Cleveland and San Francisco Elections Attract Much Attention Balloting Is Slow Despite Favorable Weather. (Unltfd Proas Leiied Wire.) Nw York. Nov. 5. Eight millions of thirty million In gold engaged In Eu rope By New York banks arrived today on the steamer Kron Princess Cecelia. In her wake the Lulstanla will bring 110,000,000 more and the rest ""of the thirty million is expected within a week. More gold Is being engaged constant ly. Financiers say the yellow flood will not stop short of $50,000,000. With the arrival of the money today bankers be lieve a point, has been reached where the tide mav be counted on to turn, x feeling of confidence 1b fast returning among aeposuors. LEITER FEELS GLOOMY. (Cnltfd Prpoi Leased Wire.) New York. Nov. 5. Greater New York is today the scene of the quietest election in years, despite the great in terest In the contest for sheriff of New York county. The balloting this morning was slow, despite favorable weather. The Indications are that a light vot. will be cast. Tammany and the fusloniats are both claiming . victories. Aside from its own election. New York In evincing the greatest Interest In the outcome of the Ban Francisco election. Bulletins from the coast are belni? prominently displayed in the newspaper windows and are being read with avidity by crowds. In Wall street the liopn is expressed mat uayior win be elected. The election m cieveiana is also at tracting much attention, as the defeat of Congressman Burton by Mayor Tom jonnson will oe a airect Diow to pres ident Hoosevelt. who has been giving Burton s canoiuacy all the support at Ills command. Early returns from Massachusetts and New Jersey indicate the usual Re publican majorities. Khode island leturna are coming In slowly. A fairly even vote is being polled, witn a sngnt snaae in favor of the KepUDllcans. Two thousand warrants have been is sued for persons accused of Illegal reg istration Hnd numerous arrests have been made. Murphy, the Tammany lender, claims 75,000 Democratic plu rality, while Parson, the Independent league-Republican leader, claims 30.000 for tho fusion ticket. TWO CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OF CLEVELAND. TODAY'S ELEC TION IN THAT CITY IS ATTRACTING . NATIONAL ATT EN ION. Thinks President Is to Blame for liocent Financial Flurry. (United Won Leaied Wire.) Chicago. Nov. 6. JoseDh Lelter. who nas jusi returned rrom Kurope. says mere is no Question tnat tne tln.inclal flurry has hurt American securities In European markets and that it will bo long time before American bonds will find a sale abroad. esDeclallv In France, where investors were turning to American Investments In tireferenre to Russian because of the unsettled con- mDDOr OTTQ TTT. dltion In Russia. Wiuoii ouu ui , 'The blame for the Dresent condi tions," says Lelter, "Is placed upon Kooaevelt. This applies ch eflv to France. In England President Roose velt has many strong suoDorters. who Insist he Is doing the American nation a splendid service. Other foreigners look upon Roosevelt as a reformer with good intentions, but with wrong meth ods." MINISTER FAINTS; PALLBEARERS RUN TOKI JOHNSON 13 . FIGHTING; HARD Indications Are That Anti- High Car Fare Candid date Will Win. NW Forcible Illustration of heedlessness of Panic Shown in Experience of Lincoln Trust Company of New York Rumors Start Run. (Special Dispatch to Tbt Journal.) New York, Nov. 6. By the narrow margin of four minutes one of New York's great financial Institutions was aved from ruin. The facts, which have Just come to light. Illustrate forci bly the needlessness of the panic which has prevailed during the past fortnight and the real soundness of the banks. The failure of the Knickerbocker Trust company precipitated runs on several other banks, among them tlv? Lincoln Trust company, whose deposits ran far up into the millions., The run began on Thursday, October 24, and grew in proportions as the day wore on. A long line of anxious depositors formed after the bank closed for the day and they camped on the sidewalk, prepared to stay there for the night, so as to be on hand as soon as the doors opened the next morning. During the cvenlnK the rumor spread in financial circles that the trust comr pany would not reopen. A member of one of the clearing house committees, "himself a director of another large bank, was deputed to -call upon the Lin coln Trust directors and Insist that they open their doors as usual. Arriv ing Bt 9 o'clock Friday morning, he found the directors In conference with their attorneys. They had just , passed a resolution to the effect that the bank must suspend payment and would not reopen. To the protests and entreaties of the clearing house representative they replied only that' they .could not change their decision unless he could give them a guarantee of immediate assistance. ? 1 Less than an hour remained before the time for opening. The clearing house representative telephoned to George W. Perkins, . J. P. Morgan's partner, stating tne situation and re ceived the rdply that under no circum stances must the bank suspend, but that It would be Impossible to give the de sired aid. Hurried appeals byx tele phone to other wealthy men met with the same response.. The directors of the Lincoln Trust persisted in their resolution that their doors could not be opened unless they were promised assistance and only a few minutes re mained before the minute hand of the clock would point to the hour. Finally, at four minutes before 10 o'clock, the clearing - house representative tele phoned once more to George W. Per kins, stating the situation. There was a moment's hesitation and then Per kins 4-eplled: "I will guarantee half a million in cash, to be delivered at once." The"8ay was saved. Hastily recon vening the directors rescinded their former action and a moment later the doors swung, open to admit , the vwaiting throng of depositors. A ringing cheer bespoke their relief. While the amount of cash supplied by Perkins was not largo, as such things are reckoned In metropolitan banking circles, it sufficed to meet the emergency and before the day was over arrangements had been made for fur ther, large sums. The run on the Lincoln-Trust company continued for more than a week, but every demand has j been met and the crisis is now past. The clearing-house banks have de termined to stand by the trust com pany and to give It all needed aid and a careful examination of its assets has shown that it is not only solvent, but that there will be a large surplus after providing for all claims and the capital stock. , INCREASE CIRCULATION. Minor Bonds May Bo Deposited With Sub-Treasury in All Likelihood. (Washington Bureau of Th Journal.) Washington, D. C, Nov. 5. Acting Secretary ct the Treasury Qdwwds said today: "Tho treasury department cannot In crease deposits in banks at this time but- will aid so far as possible by sub stituting other than government bonds for bank issues now out in order to enable banks to increase their circula tion." The subtreasury at New York last night telegraphed $500,000 to San Fran cisco and New Orleans. It Is understood at the treasury de partment that the government Is In a disposition to 6 more than assist in Increasing the banks' circulation by sub stituting what Is called "minor bonds." The statement of the department last night showed only $12,600,000 on hand as a working balance, which balance Is usually kept at $50,000,000 or more. (Continued on Page Two.) t (United Press Leased Wire.) Monterey, Mexico, Nov. 5. While a minister was pronounc ing services over the supposed lifeless body of Mrs. Fred Harz zell, tho latter stirred, sighed and then sat up. The minister faint ed, the pallbearers fled ard only the husband remained to assist his wife from the casket. Four days ago the woman fainted and was pronounced dead. IRATE FARMER HAS SURVEYORS ARRESTED (United Press Leased Wire.) Bclllngham, Wash., Nov. B. Six Ca nadian Pacific surveyors have been ar rested near Deming, at the Instigation of a rancher, through whose farm they were running the lines for the proposed extension to Seattle. The rancher re fuses to allow his rich land to be oc cupied by a rallroatl and wtU take the matter Into tho courts. (United Tress Lenaed Wire.) Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 5 Bluff Tom Johnson's followers were out "early to vote." but not "ofteu." They left that to the opposition repeaters. The John son men claimed that they scented a plot to "ring in" stuffers and "tomb stones" and watchers were cautioned to look out for fraud. Burton had the machine with him, and It was worked overtime, the machinemen being at every precinct with strong arguments for their candidate. Ideal election weather prevails and votes are being cast at the rate of one a minute. There are 244 precincts and the total registration was 94,000, and from present procpects nearly this num ber of ballots will have been cast before the polls are closed. Mayor Johnson issued a statement this afternoon declaring that he would be the winner by a majority of 18,000. G1PAIG FMJILPOINIS Pittsburg, Louisville, Salt Lake and Cincinnati Vot ers Out in Force. (United Proa Leased Wire.) , Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. C. Election day dawned cloudy In Pittsburg. There is no unusual Interest, John Sheatz, Re publican, and John Herman, being the only candidates for a state office, the treasurership. It looks like a victory for Sheatz. GRAFT OR II GRAF San Francisco Votes on Is sues of Serious Moment to City Labor Vote Not Early at Polls Heavy Balloting North of Market Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 5. Early ad vices from various points indicate that great Interest Is being taken In the state election. In Louisville a heavy vote was cast early for state and county of ficials. The weather is fair and cool. STAY OF EXECUTION FOR HERMAN BILLEK (United Pre Leased Wire.) Chicago, Nov. 6. Judge Barnes to day agreed to sign a bill of exceptions for a stay of execution for Herman Billek. who is sentenced to hang Fri day for tho murder of six members of the Vrzal family. Billek will get a stav until January. A new element of mystery entered Into the case and brought about tho stay of execution, when William Nlo man, the husband of Mrs. Vrzal Nlo man, whose testimony convicted Bil lek, died suddenly yesterday. Mrs. Nlo man was a daughter of Mrs. Vrzal, trHJ committed suicide. The latter is-said to have conspired with Billek to poison ner own children and her husband In order to get the life Insurance money. It Is not known whether Nieman was also a victim of poison. Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 5. Cincinnati voters were greeted by cool and cloudy weatner wnen tney went to tne polls mis morning, a neavy vote was cast eariy. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. B. An extraor dinarily heavy vote is being cast here, of the 89,000 registered 15,000 having oeen cast up to ociock. t. A. Bond, Republican, and T. J. Duncan, Democrat, are the mayoralty candidates. The chances ravor Bond. Gn MBUNG HOUSE CAUSES A HMGE 0VET0C BOUNDARY FRANCE TO DECLARE TARIFF WAR AGAINST ' - . THE UNITED STATES (Catted Press Leased Wire.) Paris, Noy. 6. Indications point to an early irawjuratlon of a tariff war botweejn France a"nd the United States, The negotiations opened last summer for an arrangment on a basis giving -France the benefit of a 20per cent re duction In wines in return for prefer ential rates upon a list of about 100 articles. Including shoes, tools, machin ery, etc., have thus far been barren of results,, and the action of the French government in virtually promising not to conclude any. further commercial 'ar rangements until parliament passes up on the proposed revision of the tariff seems to preclude any chance of agree ment , - - i , Despairing of ever being able to com pel the present officers of Clackamas county to enforce the laws against gambling in the notorious Mllwaukle club citizens of Mllwaukle, Oak Grove and other suburbs south of Portland are agitating that the northern portion of Clackamas County. Including that territory between the present county line and the CKickamas river be cedod to Multnomah.' county. Everything possible lias bees done by tho law-abiding residents of Mllwaukle and. ok Grove to compel the county officers. Sheriff Beatle and District Attorney Hedges of Clackamas county to close flown the Z&lwaukle club which Is bains; operated. In open defiance of tns laws., .But so potent Is the Influ ence of the gamblers over the, sheriff and the district attorney that the law and the demands of the people have been merely laughed at. Goaded into action by the continued w4nkng af crime the county of ficers they have now decided that their only hope Is in being ceded to Mult nomah county where the anti-gambling laws ,: are enforced and some protec tion is given against the law?breaktng element. ... Soads la Bad Shape. Other good reasons are being advanced by residents of .Mllwaukle and Qa Grove why the country north of the Clackamas should be ceded to, Multno mah county. At present the roads are in a disgracerui, condition and the coun. ty commissioners of Clackamas county will not appropriate money to repair them. Roads leading to Oregon City are kept In reasonably good condition, it is said, while tne residents of tho north em half of the county who do- their trading In Portland are compelled to maice tneir way me Dest tney can. Most of the residents of Oak Grove are Portland business men who com mute daily. They are all anxious, It is said, to have the change in boundary made. The farmers living in the ns trict and who sell their products in Portland are also working to have the change made. B. Lee Paget, secretary of the Port land Trust company and president of tne cax urove improvement associa tion, has called a meeting of the resi dents of the northern part of Clacxamas countv to be held in the Oak Grove Bchoolhouse Thursday evening, when the question of changing the boundary will be discussed. No sides have been taken by the Improvement association; the meeting- is to- be held so that the pro and con of the question can be dls cussed, and the sentiments of those in terested be ascertained. Mr. Paget has received several let ters from residents bearing on the pro nosed change. H. W. Inahall. president of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Relief as sociation, declares that he Is in favor of the change. Representative O. W. ProBser of Oregon City haswrlttn Mr. Paget a letter saying that while he recognized the justice of the claims of tne MilwauKio and uaK urove people, yet he thinks the rest of Clackamas county cannot afford to lose the north ern portion. Blssrnsted With Officials. "I recognize that the people living in the northern portion of Claclcamns coun ty would ha oetter served by changing tne boundary," he writes, "and later, when Clackamas county Is out of debt I might bring it before the legislature, but at present Clackamas needs the people in the north to pay its taxes." Tjat the sentiment of those people is that they . are merely being kept to help out in taxes la testifed to by the following letter from F. A. Baumann of Gresham: "Clackamas river la the natural bound ary. How a sane person could have es tablished a different line between the two counties it is difficult to imagine. Not only would a change of boundary be of great benefit in many ways, but es pecially It would assist us by giving us road improvements. It would also be a decided advantage to the school system, as It would leave the school district in much better shape. I "1'ernaps uregon uuy is doing the best it can under- the circumstances, for we could. har4tjB-epe--them to improve the roads tributary - to Portland when1 they derive no benefit from doing so. Our only hope Is to have the boundary changed so that the line will come on the south bank of the Clackamas river, thus throwing the burden of expense of bridge construction on Multnomah county.. If that be done perhaps . we can work the Improvement.' , . Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 5. Rrisk and early vouni? murKea tne opening or election day in Toledo. The weather was clear and cold. The election of Brand Whtt lock. tho Independent candidate for mayor and Incumbent, is "conceded by both old line parties. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 5. Partinl re turns from the larger cities indicate that Fort. Republican candidate for Kovernor, will have a good tvjurallty over Katzenbaeh, Democrat. The Sun day closing law is -quite an element In tho election. Baltimore. Md., Nov. 5. The fight in Maryland promises to be a close one, with the chances favorable to the elec tion of Crothers. Democrat, to the gov ernorship. A spirited contest Is on for (Continued on Page Two.) (United Press Leased Wire.) V Son Francisco, Nov." 6. Election dr in San Francisco dawned bright and crisp, the weather being Ideal for the) , casting of a heavy vote. The party workers were up early and laboring with unrelaxed vigor, despite the heart breaking three weeks of campaigning. The usual early labor vote was not . cast, thousands of the building trades worker! taRirig advanuuc Drtnrorder""" issued by McCarthy, who, as president of the building trades council, called for a suspension of work on election day, and remaining in bed late. In the big districts the early vote wa light, the Thirty-sixth, one of the most populous in the city, showing only it -votes cast up to 8:30. At the various headquarters confU dence was expressed over the outcome , The Taylor people accepted the light early vote as an Indication that tiie worklngmen were not over enthusiastic about McCarthy, and In due time would cast their votes for Taylor. The McCarthy people, on tha other hand, took the light vote as on Indica tion that the worklngman was entirely sure of his ground and could be relied, upon to cast a straight union labor vota at the right time. Ryan and his managers were appar ently jubilant over the outlook, express Ing greater confidence than at any time I Tien tha ramnalrn oriened. Thev are claiming the greater portion of the labor vote that was expected to oe cast lor Tavlor. The voting became much livelier fla ttie morning advanced, and by 9 o'clock long lines of voters were formed at the polling places In the unburned districts. The district south of Market, which is as yet only sparsely settled, showed a light vote, In marked contrast to tha -heavy poll before the fire. In the fashionable district unusual Interest was displayed, bankers and merchants being out early to cast their votes. - ''''..'.''-' Perry Newberry, secretary bf the Re publican county committee, at 10 o'cloctt . announced that the voting had become heavy throughout the city, and that in most cases straight tickets were being voted. Newberry is optimistic, and stat ed that a large labor vote is being polled for Ryan. . .-- , - The voting-in ' tha western addition became heavy after the early hour, 1.051 votes having been cast up to 10 -o'clock, the Ninth precinct of tha Thirty-eighth district alone showing 761 votes.. .'. In the Thirty-seventh district the bal loting was particularly heavy, over ons -half of the total registration having voted before 10 o clock. Th. Thlrtv seventh district is one of tha Repub lican strongholds. Langdon remained In hls.c.fflce tha greater portion of the morniflg, reeelv lng returns. The- district attorney is absolutely confident of reelection and expects to poll about 40,000 votes.; , Between 8:30 and 11 o'clock-a rwr. feet avalanche of votes was poured into the ballot boxes, sevesal precincts show, lng a poll of almost the entire regis- trntlon. ' . ... The party managers were unceasing fn their efforts to bring out tha voters' and they were more - than substantially re- warded. The . general belief is 'that a vote falling verv little short of the full reristration win oe cast. The indications are that tha labor (Continued on Pago Two.) ISSUES IN TODAY'S ELECT101IS' New York--County ticket to b elected, Tammany opposes the fusion ticket ( Republican and Hearst. Independent league) and there is a bitter fight on. The news . Indicates that Tam many will win, although the fuslonlsts are making, a strong re sistance. The Btate ticket la for two judges ot the appellate court. -v ..' t 5 Cleveland, Ohlo-r-FIght is conceatrated on the office' of mayor, Tom Johnson being opposed by Theo'dore Burton. The la sue is the cutting of fares on street car - lines. - Johnson has fought the public service corporations and they are ' making strenuous efforts to defeat him. " . ', ' , San FrancIsco-VThe Issue Is decency Versus graft. McCarthy, an alleged Union Labor man, is leading the forces that on'0 supported Eugene Schmlttf. The better element of onion men are against him. Taylor, good "government": and Democratic' candidate, and Langdon, for district attorney, on the Democratic and Republican tickets, are the choice of the reapertable la ment. Ryan, Republican, for mayor is the choice of the Harst people and a faction of the Republican machine. Ryan la not, however,-an Independent Jeague candidate. ! X o ev . - Salt Lake MorWonism versus all else. '.Cify elation. citing contest. which is bringing out strong vota Mormon w o fighting hard, but the opposition claims to fcavtf the h t ? l? battle. - v:v- v; . vHWWWwWwl