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TIE WEATHER ; " TEMPERATURES TODAY Boston,! ft. iu. ;. an; Portland, a Lu II Kew Tork- .. , .44. s.attie " ..4a Wash'tOtt - , ,43 Bola - - ..44 Charleston - . .6Blsn rrau. , .,50 Chicago, 7 ft. J. ,48'KoMbnrr " ..64 Xan. City , , .6aMrshIUld " '" ,.5J Bt. Paul ..40! Spokane , .4 a Portland humidity, A . m. at - Rain tonight and tomorrow; ' brisk souther ly winds. VOL. XI. N0. 207. PORTLAND," .OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1912. TWENTY PAGES.- price , vNo?cBm&3sirMrzszi '1 iv Early Ilepoil Fall of Cons to Before the Bulgariari to j m m ! - mm r I Sunny Weather Calls: Out Easterners Oft Vo&s Flock to the Polls Early Showers DoNot Daunt Oregon Citizens SSE a : UJMSLIBE Heaviest Early Balloting in V ' Hfctnrv nf P.ftiintrv fihefirs IIIVIVI i, WVSJSIi J . Democrats; Dixon Satisfied With Second Place, Jte Says si Yete on Electors Maes 1888. iTaar. -Total Vote.-1 Dem.- Hll.,,.ll.81.408 8,840,06 18S....l!.044,60a- 1,664,414 ,ms...U.818,24S .467,94 !l800... .15,984,618 6,36871 1)804.... 13,558,619 6,084,191 Il9qg....l4.887y18 ,408,10 -; Democrat-Populist' M44.JS7 ' 6,190.802 T. 085,638 7,219,630 7,828,834 7,679,008 v, 4 (United Press ti! Wlr. Boston, JToy. B. The Democrats, bat lag thai fironi os small urn report, declare Wilson has carried .Massachu setts y 30,000 plnrallty, claiming, that tht BepubUoan toU wag pll tttwten Koosevelt and Taft v It U claimed Ion has been reelected governor bT . 38,000 plurality. J' (United Press Leased Wire.) v Nm Tork, Nov. B. "It look Ilka tha rraateat landslide In the history of tlx country," aald 'WllHam P. McGomba, chtirmaa of 7 tha Democrats " natl,onal committee,' t Wilson fceaflquartera here at noon , today. Advicee from avery whera, h Indloatel that WOaon was waaslna' every state. . - "Our aispat-aaa.jiooV. al4 ' ihow our predictions of gionmia vie tory for WlIaon are helng borna out Th early vote everywhere J tha heav Jest In the history of the country." Up to nooii today CbaHts D. HHIes, chairman of the - Republican national committee, had not appeared at Re publican headquarters here.- There were but few workers there, and theaa would make no predictions concerning vlo tory for President Taft, ."Even If tha Progressiva national ticket loses, tha party wins, because we are rare to be second, making us tha dominant party." This was tha atate- ' iaenr made by Penator Joseph M. Dlron of Montana at Progressive headquarters at noon. Dtton said ha had no rason to ehanga his prediction -of a Roosevelt Tlctory.hWt.aalA, he had received no word as to how the voting throughout "tht country was going. - r--t J.rrtl tod Piaaa-la..wlwlhiii- ""Pittsburgh Nov, . l.-.j'aanaylvanla ,11 t 4ottbtfuUTha weather Is ideaL ant an :immenMlyot3Iete0olleI- IV I Close IUce in Connecticut. , w Haven. Conn.. Nov. 8. Karly re- -porta-f rom-tha yrlao4paV cities aiid towns In tjonneotioui inajcaieu m w -between the threa principal candidates will ba extremely ciose,vXUe TJemocratle and Republican managers both claimed tha state by 15,000 plurality. Jv Kmw Tork 'feather Fine. , rfTnt4 Pmh T.rnMri Wtr.l ' Cfew Tork. Nov. 5. With that weather briaht and aunny, a big eariy vote was polled -la New ir today, anera is apparently little scratching of ballots. (Continued on Page Slac.) GIVES TO GOV. WILSON. BIG PERCENTAGE GAIN -V. i" saMM'" "' V; "v. AcushnetJ Mass., "'Puts. Roose r ' velt Third' m : its : Choo'sin'g in Today's Election. (United PreM Leaned Wire. " Acufihnet, Mass., Nov. 6,Acushnejt gave Wilson a 230 per cent , gain over the Bryan vote of four years-ago. The vote, unofficial, today, was: - . Taft, J04; Wilson, 62 i Roosevelt. 80. In J908 Acuslinet gave Taft 118," Bryan 12. " - 1 - , This town Is always the first to send In returns. , A . Norwpll, Mass., Nov."B. The vote here today etood; Roosefelt, 104; Taft, 97; Wilson, 78. - 1 For governors-Walker . (Rep.), Bird (I'rog.), 8?; Foss (Dem.),(73.- fCalt'4 Prew Lru4 Wr. Kingston, Mass Nov.-6. The vote of Kingston for the presidential candi dates follows: .i s. " Colonel Roosevelt 98, Taft 128, Wll- 85. In 1908 Klnirton cave Taft l39,""Bryan"f!,jniigcn IT, - , v' (TTnltM Vrwtt fi'H Wlre.. New Bedford, Mass., l$qv, 6. Five out of 25 precincts In New Bedford g'.ve: Wilson i680, Roosevelt 467, Taft 1238. . The total vote In Nnw Bedford four years ago gave f aft 5055; Bryan 27D9. UrUIDAND SUFFRAGE GET BIG IT Different - Candidates ; Appear Jo Lead in Different Sections of City - With One Third of Ballots in at Noon. :JL, 'Voting Is particularity heavy In all parts of tha-dty. In. jnost placts the SI yotajjp to noon being at least ona-thlrdlntta-na -.tprm of esrty-monrtng me enure-. reKira-(ion.'" ueiween hours "of 8 and o'clock this morning, the first hour, the polling places were filled, and the stream of voters con tinued all morning. It Is expected that there will be at least a 76 per cent vote and possibly mora than that If the weather continues to be as mild as during the morning hours. . , Sentiment throughout tha city is very much divided on all candidates and measures,!. On ,tha east- side.wmu tha exception of tha Alblna districts, the sentiment seems to favor Wilson for president, Word for . sheriff, and wo man's suffrage. In the'Albina district, Roosevelt and. Fitzgerald are favorite candidates. In tha dlatrlot along tha Twenty-third street car ltn the sentiment Is strong iur nvunvoii. jnany wiiaon men are expressing ; surprise at the Roosevel t aentlment shown. The woman's suf frage amendment la running very atrong and Word Is favored for sheriff In most Of these district!. - t. : ; On Portland Weights, Roosevelt is (Continued on Paga Two.) ELECTION RETURNS TONIGHT -. f.iih : - . ! JS , J V -v V -,j - f !J"A S r W V-0! rl Li - u1 1 v c'i , i J '''' m HHMaaawaHMaaapJ Tower of THE JOURNAL Building Arrows point to colored lights which have been installed to flash news of-thfe presidential , election tonight. -- ' v ' ' : ;t , - The" crown of the tower will be illuminated so that you can lscafe THE JOURNAL building from afar. Then watch for the colored lights. Remember these signals: , RED LIGHTS will indicate that -WILSON' LEADS. . , GREEN LIGHTS will mean a LEAD FOR ROOSEVELT. , v AMBER LIGHTS will show that TAFTMS AHEAD, ' BY COUNCIL CREST SEARCHLIGHT. The searchlight tower at Council Crest Amusement Park will be in direct - telephonic communication with" THE JOURNAL. Important news on the presidential election will be communicated by this powerful light over an arc of 1000 square miles by the, following signals: A horizontal 'sweep of the great 'light will indicate news favorable to Wilson. -, i - '. ; - A vertical sweep will mean news favorable lo Roosevelt i' -Aiteadytay in any direction of one minutes duration will mean thSt Taffejeads.. . ,;' : -' -' . '"- . " ", " 'd vl . , . RETURNS BY,STEREOPTICON. More detailed returns from the national and state election-will be snowrirstereopircohipon-sferfrs acrbss Seventh street, frorn THE JOURNAL building, anl the other npott the Yamhill street sidr of the .Portland Hotel. f;:-r Tonight REMARKABLE VOTE IS CAST DESPITE RAIN OVER STATE Downpour 'otf DrizzJe ; Greets Election Day: in Nearly AH Oregon Counties bflt Turn - out Is Recordbreaker. From all over Oregon comes a unani mous - story, of .rain but-heavy voting. -are-deterring few men in the county districts from exercising the franchise. The towns report alt booths crowded. While, the' presidential Interest Is keen, the amendments have received careful consideration In most Oregon homes and are believed to ba as great a factor as anything In drawing, tha big vote, Of tha state registration of 169,160, It Is believed 135,000 to 148,000 votes will be cak . xr Ilce6rd Voto Expectad In i Polk. : taneclal I Tbt Journal. 1 Dallas, Or., Nov. 6. At noon, cloudy weather had succeeded tha rainfall In Folk ..county. The vote Is very strong and the booths have been filled since 8 o'clock. A record vote for Polk county Is looked for. Grants Pass Is Wrought t7p. iPneclal to Th JournalA Grants Pass, Or., ffov. I, A heavy rain falling throughout Josephine coun ty will causa a light country vota to day. Tha town vote will ba heavy as (CoatlBttecrvn Paga Two.) Tonight "WHAT Director Frederick H, . Newell : Says Fictitious High Prices Keep Settlers Off Land, Upon the elimination of the land speculator hinges the success of the futura of government and private rec lamation proJectsjajtUcularly . in The northwest, said Frederick H. Newell, dlrctor..pf the government reclamation servtoa-whei ha arrtvef4rfrtland thlg) morning . for a day's stay. 6et tlen;. wllLjcon tJnue. keeping away from the northwest, said he, and con tinue going to the south and Canada so long as men who sit in offices expect tomaki money .byhp.lding-.tho.land.for sale at boom figures based not in the slightest degree on the productive c paclty of the iand." Director-JNeweU revealed a startling present condition of affairs, lie said that government and private agencies have reclaimed and have got ready for use between 4.000,000 and ' 6,i)00,000 acres of land, but, that less than 30 per cent of this land la In ue. This not because there are not thousands of fam ilies anxious to settle on It. but be cause speculators have got control of it and put prices out of reach. "Until money is made from irrigated land by crops ' and not by speculators who keep It Idle waiting for prices to advance, the millions, of dollars spent under the Carey act and under govern ment appropriation will not benefit the country, the reclaimed, land ' population will not Increase and incalculable dam- (Continued on. Page Two.)- PERSONS WHO SOLICIT ' FOR VOTES TODAY ARE LIABLE TO $1QQFINE 4 If you ask anybody to vote for a) a or against any candidate today a you violate the law, and you are m jii8 a ciia a iix r you talk A ior or asainsi: any or tne 40 odd measures on the ballotr For do ing this you may be fined 15 to $100, yor sent to Jail for from five to 30 daya for a second of fense. ' , Section 84 of tha corrupt prac tices act feada as fortowj: 7 . ""It shall ba unlawful for any person a t any place on the day of any election to ask, solicit or ii any manner try to induce or persuade any voter on such elec tion day to vote for or refrain . :' " e ' from voting for any candidate, or 4 . the candidates or ticket of any political pairTr T organization, or any mtaaura submitted to the people, and "upon conviction thereof he shall be punished by fins of not less than $5 nor mora than' $100 for the first offense, and for the second and each sub sequent offense occurring on the ' same or different election days. ' A affsnariT)tmtffied-ar-arbre-" said, or by Imprisonment In the a) county JaU for not less than, five- a nor mora than SO days, or by a a both such rina ,, and : imprison- X 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 v;;: -i.Wi'i, IhilM if h 127 J 1 : I dUsavM . ' pwssftfefla -mn - -Mt wm wr k rr SPECULATORS GOBBLE iWILSONUPBRlGHTAND R00OTP0LL - UP BENERTS OF U. S: EARLYCASTS VOTE NO. THIS MORNING; MARKS RECLAMATION SERVICE " WILD 1.1 ,1 11 iirW I ilTr-'-Jaar 11 2; GETS RABBIT FOOT Finds Democratic Electors Well Concealed on Ballots Will Hear Returns Tonight. (Doited Frets Leased Wire.) Princeton, N. j., Nov. 5. At 10:81 o'clock- this morning WoodrOw Wilson, Democratic nominee for president, cast ballot No. 112 at the fire engine house hejelAa i.h.waa emergingfiomthe bothWtlgOfrtatdr "Whoever arranged that ballot made the Democratic electors"! hard to find as possible. They are almost con cealed." , -y---. Photographers took snapshots 'of the governor" aahe "Was" entering tha alec tion booth, and also when ha left. . Aa;WHson stepped from the booth Mrs. Wade Mountfortt of New Tork stepped up and banded the Democratic nominee a rabbit s foot, which ha smll lngly accepted. . Governor Wilson's original plans not to receive the election returns at his home have been changed. Preparations are now under way for an election party tonight. "- - - Taft Votes In Cincinnati. . (United PrM LraiN4 Wire.) Cincinnati, Nov. 6. At 12 o'clock to day President Taft cast his vote In fhe Third ward, precinct M, here, after auto- moblllng from the home of his brother, Charles P. Taft An unknown man ap peared at the home of Charles P. Taft this morning and when the maid an swered the doorbell, tried to push palt her but failed. "I served in the Civil war and was never mustered out," the man exclaimed. "President Taft can muster me out." Tha man was finally ejected by a police- mart The president slept late and partook of a hearty breakrast-. He seemed un concerned regarding the election. .The returns will bA received by the president over a' private wire- In his brother's home here. Marshall Early at Polls. (Iloiteo Prn laaaed Wtre. Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Election frauds are charged here and at Terre Haute after heavy eariy voting. Progressives are working diligently investigating the mattery Political sharps refuse to make prediction as to the result in Indiana. Governor Thomas R. Marshall, Demo crats nominee for vice president, voted early and then went to the state house to. resume his duties. Dobs DM Not Register. " - - (United fn Leased Wire.) , Terra Haute), Ind., Nov. 6 As he failed to register, Eugene V." Debs, So cialist candidate for president, was un able to vote todayr: His failingto reg ister was due to being away every time when registration was possible. Cbarin Votes at Booth 18. - (United I'rrns Lwised Wire.) Tucson. Arts., Nov. 6. Eugna Chafln, pliroMttOnantftdate-TcWhrrrestWnlT.t went to the poua nere eariy toaay He voted , at polling booth No. IS, In hla home precinct " Chafln closed" the 100th day of hit campaign last night, having made 648 speeches In all, which ha maintain li record, r, '; ' V .y No Progressive Party .Last "Spring When Members of Other 'Parties Registered,. (United Preta Tawd Wire.) Oyster Bay, N. Nov. 5. Colonel Roosevelt, . Progressive candidate fur president, voted here for the Roosevelt and Johnson electors at exactly 12:08 o'clock this afternoon. Robert Duvall. an attof nerrwho met the coIdneTat' the entrance to the booth.-aakedT"-""'-"'" i?CalaneL-4a yoa think you know how to vote the Bull Moose ticket T' "1 think I do,'1, responded the colonel. with a grin, but he carefully inspected hla ballQt.Just .tha sama.-Tae number of the former president's ballot was 205, and he remained in the booth Just four minutes. Emerging, tha colonel, at the request of the newspapermen, posed for a photo graph. A crowd- followed tha Progres siva leader to his automobile, where he waited for the other members of his household to vote. (Continued on Page Two.) E PUBLIC AUDITORIUM COMMISSION VIL AT N IRK UPON Passage of Amendment of Zclgler Act Enables Council to Vacate Streets at Market Block Site; Condemnation Suits lo Bo Brought Against Private Owners for More Land; Adverse Vote on Bond Issue Will Not Cripple lroJect; Civic Pride to Bo Aptealed - to "for Extra Money. ' " ''f''"'" X"r:X-iQUi VlMirt of the $200,000 bond Issue for tha purchase of a public auditorium site to carry at Saturday's special election haa not Crippled the auditorium project. On the contrary the audtonum commis sion will proceed at once to -erect aJ building on the market block, this site having been made available by the pas sage of an amendment to the Zelgler act giving the city the right to vacate streets for public purposes within the 2000 foot limit of the harbor line. Such is the decision arrived St. by threa mem bers of the auditorium commission now in the city, after an informal discus sion of the matter yesterday. 1 ' - Tha first etep ' to be taken by the commission will be to request the city council at its next meeting to vacate 200 feet either on Market street or on Clay street atuttlng the Market block. ; v Will Condemn asd. . Thla will give a space 260 by 200 feet and the commission will condemn pri vate property adjoining the street va cated to provide for another, strip of land 60x100 feet in area. The adoption of this ptan' wllt provide a slte'-sie feet' long by 200 feet wide on which to erect a commodious structure, s- : i. , , It is believed that tne private property secured by condemnation will not tout more than $100,000, thus leaving $500,000 of the bond lue of $00,00o, already available, for the cost 'of . construcing BULBARS CUr OFF t CONSTANTINOPLE Invading Army Captures Su burb of, Capital, and Sur-. - rounds Part of .Turk Foce Defending Entrance to City. SULTAN BEGS' POWERS ' TO SEND MORE SHIPS Ottoman Government Admits Inability to Protect Foreigners. . ". (United Press Leased Wire.) - V - Sofia, Nov.' i. Tha Bulgarians are la -possession of tne Turkish town of ' Dercos, and have cut off tha water sup ply of Constantinople. The Bulgartai s also hava surrounded $, large Turkish, force between Tchoriu and Tchatalja. " (United Press Ussed Wlre. 8ofla,.Nov. 6. The Imperial Turkish harems and the city -archives were transferred today from Constantinople to Brussa, in Asia Minor, evidently with the expectation that the "capital would fall before the advance Of tha allied armies, according to a message ' Just received here. Sofia, Nov. 8. Reports received here 3 say that tha i Bulgarian ... army- before Constantinople la on the verge of carry -tng the forts at Tchatalja. Latest ac--counts from Adrianopla ar that a ter rific bombardment of that city Is in progress.-- ;- -s-.-- ( United Press Tossed Wire.) Vienna, No vr 8. Three Austrian' bat tleahlps, a cruiser and two destroyers left Pola today en route to Turkish . waters. The vessels are under orders . to report to the Austrian ambassador at Constantinople Paris, Nov. 8. Turkey, in a collective -not , theiv,d wars, ' today asked that each send an addltlorlaj warship to Con- stantinople to prevent ; an- outbreak -against the Christian- population. Report Greeks Defeated. r - (United Pnwe Leased Wre.) , Constantinople, Nov. 6. That the ad vanca of the Greek forcea toward Mnn. astir has been checked 20 miles south of that place Is announced by the Turk1 ' (Continued on Paga Six.) ' (United .Prrsa. Usd W tr. - - Vienna, Nov. 8. Trouble among tha JJL Balkan allies with the almost sura ac--t companlment of European war is ex- ' pected as-sTTesult or a message" re- J celved here today from Sofia which sava that "after , Turkey is conquered Czar Ferdinand or Bulgaria will nroclaim himself emperor of the Balkan fedora- - A federation of the Balkan kinsrdoms I has long been contemplated but is re garded aa uiillke;y, aa each of the allied states wants Its own ruler as emperor. Austria, it is believed here, will opposo any such confederation by force Of arms. , . . . " ..--.---,- L ED the auditorium building and architects fees. - ' : If this plan is carried out tha matter' of furnishing the edifice will still be a problem to solve, but the commission have enough clvlo pride to vote a bond Deueves tnat the peopl of the city will Issue of $t0,000 or $80,00 )Q0 for that pur- pose, u tney do not the council will be asked to appropriate ' tha necessary muvuut uui iii ma general rund. 1 1 . To Adopt Plan olon. "It Is a significant fact" declared Hugh Jlumi. of the auditorium commis sion, today., "that the charter amend ment providing for $200,000 for an" audi torium site received only 80 fewer votes than the amendment providing for the Issuance oi : $2,000.000 . of park bond. This latter issue received the almost unanlmo'is indorsement of all clvtd bod tea of the city, as Wei) as that of the park board and the city administration. On the contrary, the auditorium Issue was bitter) fought by the same people who advocated tha park bonds. - I am of thebellef that If we had mad any kind of a campaign for the anditorinm projsertr wtoKT tiavrsiT!t.,"'-'- ' , The three members of the auditorium commission who ara in the city at rc1 ent are I'hll Metsnhan Jr.. linen and Theodore B. Wilcox, They will nr.u a nie'-ting In Vg tiour f.' it p tho ihin of t1""'-'! e ' . in the forf;l'l.ig l;nr'-- NOW PROPOS STRUG TRE