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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
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signment of Gold From
Europe-Mother Shipments
of Coin Will Follow Con
fidence Fast Returning.
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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
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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
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Indications Are That Anti-
High Car Fare Candid
date Will Win.
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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.
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(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.
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MBUNG HOUSE CAUSES A
HMGE
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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; .
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