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. f ! Tonight and to morrow, fair! colder tonight; northerly.' windX Humidity, .75. TroYt nmr rT?Mre ok n Aim ikd kiwi VOL. XV. NO. 209. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES. JTIWWC . vw ,JUiSA0 STANDS FIVI CEVTS nr n rnnnM Uh hi 11 I II 1111 ML LLLUIIUh PIMPUCn DV UINUIILU Ul BEAR SINE California Gives President . Wilson Sufficient Votes to Return Him to White House . for Another Term; Lead Is ' Maintained. CHIEF OF NATION IS GIVEN BIG OVATION Successful Candidate and Mrs. Wilson Make Trip on V Board Presidential Yacht ' Mayflower Up the Hudson River. ;- Rhlnecllff. N. T., Nov. 10 (U. P.) President Wilson was greeted as "ths next president" when he came ashore from ths yacht Mayflower today, en routo to WllUamstown, Mass. Ablgcsowd greeted tlic president and Mrs. Wilson und cheered botli. The president was looking fine and wore a happy smile as he responded to the greeting. He had been kept Informed of California's vots count by wireless during the night. ' Th Mayflower mads the Journey up the Hudson by easy stages and arrived here early in the morning. The presi dent and Mrs. Wilson came ashore shortly before 10 o'clock and lmme- diataly boarded a opeclal train iorr70,000. Home rule apparently was Willlamslovvn, Mrxs. ' J beaten by between 90.000 .and 100.000 i J3y Perry Arnold. New York, Nov. 10. (U. P.) Amer lea has chosen Woodrow Wilson presi dent and Thomas U. Marshall vies president for four years more on the face of returns available early today. There was only the barest possibility that recounts' and possible court con- , tests predicted by unyielding Repub llcsns'would change the situation.', California's entire vote bad not been f ounled up to 8 o'clock today, but Wll son's lead was so commanding that It j ' appeared that no matter what ths re V suit in the few remaining precincts he would have a clear plurality over Hughes. There remained, however, the possibility of a division of the state's , electoral vote of 13. Wilson Votes Placed at 969. Counting California's entire vote for :Wllson, his total In the electoral col legedisregarding states in which there still- remained a doubt as to the outcome appeared today to reach 269 (Concluded on rage Two, Column Three Hughes and Willcox Make No Concession New York. Nov. 10. (U. P.)-Oiarles . Kvans Hughes took latest returns to day with complete outward calmness, despite the terrific strain since Tues day. Hs Blept late. At 9:30 he had .Ot ordered breakfast sent to his pri vate dining room at the Hotel Astor When he appeared he was smiling and cxchanged pleasantries In his old way "With personal and political frlendB, Vho caiieo. : Early this forenoon Hughes had sent -no message of congratulation to Presi dent Wilson. This was taken in some Quarters as indicating that he and Chairman Willcox, with one or two others, may delay their usual ex changs until the official count is com plete in all close states. Willcox and Hughes have not yet conceded defeat Liq iquor Traffic to Face Government Seattle. Wash.. Nov. 10. (P. N. S.) Determined to bring to a sudden halt the alleged illicit liquor traffio - between Vancouver. B. C, and Seattle, now declared to amount to .many thou--,. sands of dollars a week, by the most drastic action possible, ths federal government henceforth will charge persons caught in this trade with a lanaoie oy a rin or 15000 or imprison ment in the penitentiary for two years, or both. Signaling the beginning of this prosecution U. S. District Attorney Clay Allen today filed a complaint charging Tom Gilbert, a barber on the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Victoria, with smuggling whiskey into Seattle from Vancouver, .j'-f Hiram Johnson for ..President Proposed - San Francisco, Nov. 10. (U. P.) A boom fo Hiram Johnson for the Re- , publican., nomination for president In 112) wii started this afternoon by the San Francisco Bulletin' as the re sult of the returns showing Johnsoa's overwhelming victory for . ths ( United Btatea senatorshlp. V ; . "Four years from now Johnson will ... be the logical candidate of the Re publican i party for president," said the Bulletin, , . Germany's Killed in ': War, 1,000,000 Men London,' Nov.; 10. (UL IP.) Ger many's count of her dead for the war numbers nearly a million men, accord Wig to ths official casualty ' list , re vived hers today, ' 1 - BULLETINS Austrian- Drive Progresses. Berlin. Nov. 10. (I. N.- S.) (Via Bayville) -Austro-Oerman forces, battling- with the Roumanians in the Tpansylvanian Alps and in the wooded Carpathians, made further important progress In their efforts toward an invasion en masse of northwestern Roumanla. Tite war office announced this arfternoon the recapture of almost all of the ground lost to the Rou manians on November 4 In the Cay gerevle mountains and new progress In the Predeal sector. Ope hundred and eighty prisoners were captured on both sides of the Alt river, the state ment said. Germany for Peace league. Washington, Nov. 10. (U. P.) Ger man Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl-weg's declaration for the principle of a league to enforce peace was a direct answer to the American league's re quest to the German government for an expression of opinion, it was learned today. Hriftlng Barges Nought. Galveston, Teyas, Nov. 10. (U. P.) The United States coast guard cut ter Comanche left here this afternoon to search for -two barges which br.e adrift from the tug Buchaneer in the gulf during a stiff wind last night. Ten men are believed to be on the barges. The tow left Galveston for Kan Pedro Wednesday. Vote Fraud Evidence Sought. Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 10. (I. N. S.) Sixteen, Democratic attorneys were dispatched post haste through the state today to gather affidavits of all alleged vote frauds. Bernard Koerlby, Democratic state chairman, declared: "We may show the Republicans what a contest means." Attempt on Bridgehead Fails. Bucharest, Nov. 10. (U. P.) "An enemy monitor and small advance guard which attempted to approach the Ramadan bridgehead were obliged to retire by our artillery," the war office announced today. Michigan Dry Majority Big. Detroit, Mich.. Novi 10. (U. P.) With returns practically complete, in dications were today that Michigan's dry majority will fall Bllghtly under votes. Highway Bonds Get Big Vote. Dos Angeles, Nov. 10. (P. N. S.) The total city and county vote on the state highway bonds, announced late today, gives a majority of 85,865 for the bonds. The vote stood 125,623 -o 39,758. To Relax Censorship. Vienna, Nov. 10. (I. N. S. It is officially announced that Premier Von Koerber will shortly relax the Aus- tro-Hungarlan censorship of the press, E MAY HINGE ON VOTES OF CIVILIAN SOLDERS Democrats Claim Lead Will Be So Low Men of Border Will Control. St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 10. (U. P.l With 32 precincts missing the Hughes lead is down to 487 in Minnesota. St. Paul. Minn.. Nov. 10. (U. P.) Secretary of Stats Julius Schmahl re ceived word today that the Minnesota election commissioners would arrive In St.-Paul from Llano Grande, Texas. with the votes of the guardsmen at 9:45 tomorrow morning.- According to Schmahl the count of the vote will be gin at once and the result should bo known ehortly after noon. It is be litved this count will definitely settle the result In the state. Ten of the 20 missing precincts from Koochiching county, on the Ca nadian border, gave Wilson 1018 and Hughes 447, reducing the Hughes lead to 1 19. with 59 precincts missing. Democrats claim the soldier vote will go to Wilson two to one and will enable him to carry the state. Hughes Lead But 107 Votes. Concord. N. H., Nov. 10. (U. P.) Official returns from New Hampshire at 2 o'clock this afternoon with eight towns missing give: Hughes 42,723. Wilson 42.616. The latest figures show Hughes leading by 107 votes but the Demo crats claim their vote In Keen, ward 2, and Dover, ward 2, will give the Demo crats the plurality. The clerks of both districts have filed affidavits to the eflect that no Democratic votes were received by them in these wards. New Mexico Practically Sure. Santa Fe, N. M., Nov. 10. (1 N. S.) Prebldent Wilson has carried New Mexico, unless the 99 precincts to be heard from vote almost solidly for Hughes. Wilson had a lead of 1410 at 8 a. m., and although Democratic leaders ex pected this plurality to be cut down slightly In the final returns, they were confident the missing 99 precincts can make no material change in the result. The figures on 639 precincts out of 638 were: Wilson 82,406, Hughes, 30,996. Hughes Lends In West Virginia. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 10. (U. P.) With 131 precincts of 1718 missinK, Hughes was leading Wilson by 3149. The count was Hughes 133.280; Wil son 130,131. ' 'Cornwall, Democrat, for governor, is again leading Koblnson, Republican, by 1358 votes with 135 precincts miss ing. Southern and western oountles have sprung many surprises. ' - Wllon IiAada Yvm i ttt. Bismarck, 'N. D., Nov. 10. (U. P.) J Al l p. m., isas precincts out or i78 in North Dakota gave Wilson 64,031. Hughes -62,843. or ' a Wilson . lead of 1188. Many Republicans are talking of demanding a recount - . , MINNESOTA OUTCOW CALIFORNIA IN WILSON COLUMN Few Precincts Remain to Be Counted and It Is Con ' ceded That Count Will Not Change General Result. HUGHES SUPPORTERS HAVE BUT LITTLE HOPE Federal Officials Take Charge of Ballot Boxes in Ala meda County. San Francisco, Nov. 10. (U. P.) Returns from 5847 out of 6866 pre cincts gave Wilson 465,516 and Hughes 461,262. Lead for Wilson 4254 San Francisco, Nov. 10. (U. P.) Complete returns from 5840 out of 5566 precincts in California at 1:20 today gave Wilson 465.325 and Hughes 461,181, a lead for Wilson of 4144. The reduction in the total vote for Wilson was caused by a correction made by County Clerk Kay of Hum boldt county, which showed Wilson had previously been erroneously credit ed with 1000 votes. In sending re turns to the- United Press from 74 pre cincts, Kay gave these figures: Hughes 5670, Wilson 6011. He de clared this morning that Wilson's total should have been 4 014. Two ad ditional precincts in Humboldt county brought Wilson's total to 4049 and Hughes' to 5732. An additional pre cinct from San Bernardino county gave Wilson 415 and Hughes 152. This leaves only 20 precincts in California to be heard from. The re vision of the Humboldt county vote will not change the general result in California. In an extra edition this morning the San Francisco Chronicle, one of the staunchest Hughes supporters In the west, conceded California to Wilson by a plurality: of about 8000 and de clared ths president . - had been re elected. The Los Angeles papers made similar concessions. Cnester RoWell, republican state chairman, however, was hot.'. filling earlj Jbday to con cede tne state to the president without qualification. He admitted that Cali fornia had apparently gone Democratic on the face of almost complete re- (Conclnded on Pace Nine, Column Three) AWAITING RESULT OF TUESDAY'S ELECTION Changeable Reports Leave Doubt and Final Official Returns Are Desired, By Ed. L. Keen. London. Nov. 10. (U. P.) London is in doubt. London is still withhold ing judgment on who won the Amer ican presidential election and is wait ing anxiously for final official re turns. London thought It knew Wednesday morning when Reuter's flashed un qualifiedly that Hughes had been elected. But today Reuter's flashed unqualifiedly, that Wilson had been reelected. - So the Evening News, to be perfectly fair, reproduced both Reuter flashes, under the head: "Reu ter says both elected." The Exchange Telegraph, getting United Press reports, did not announce the election of Hughes. When the news that Hughes had been elected was turned loose Presi dent Wilson drew a few hot editorial shots. One was "spineless idealist.' Now that things are doubtful editorial opinion is suspended. No crowd has flocked around the bulletin boards since Tuesday. Before the election all English news papers, officials and plain citizens were interested to an almost unbe lievable degree, but held aloof. There seemed to be a gentlemen's agreement not to take sides even in the domes tic affairs of the United States. "It Isn't our affair. We have trou bles enough of oar own without mix ing with America's problems," seemed expressive of the public state of mind. Rolling Mill, May Be Established Here The Northwest Steel company may establisn a roiling mill in conection with its shipbuilding plant in South Portland. " According to J. R. Bowles, president of the concern, cost of transportating steel from the Atlantic coast has ad vanced not hat It really will be cheaper to manufacture here. . ' The prospect of Iron ore available in Alaska and China la also thought of by steel men as being an incentive to manufacture on -this coast. The plant, if constructed, would add materially to the payroll of the city, L. H. S.-G. U. Without Score in First Half - , In . this- afternoon's' game en Mult nomah field Lincoln 'lu g.i and Colum bia unlversMy played without scoring in the firs r hair. :?-ix,-.r.-. .wj LONDON S ANXOUSLY I'l'ftj.UJWJ.'''" vf yf?j" ;y - yrX:yK y n:vh- -;.vi V ;v-: 4 'J0 " si- fl h"S? :yiKiyY?yy:- ;yyy; r-vtvA r-r- -:v, &(.y.J n Ks&vsw-sxi' 'r'-x'yyy tnXx" : ;J - .vSr": j ( i ' , " & -v- r-i xz:' rsy y'-A'i''- k-'' cy v! u-r ov; ? U vy -yyJ yy -y r J v-v:- s.-s yv :y rr-y 4 t- -y wsAs'si -t . v yrs h ASy s Nj-, vi A yPy-i - yy-y v&& i y A 1 xv y fh: 'Kl ! rMrL'V'-' ;''ir f'V- . 1 S v.-'y, '! ' L'f , t yc: v - 'J i - ( ss X 1 r Vlrt. Ijii. (yy-' ' K h? I L Xr;, fl it i - AIYIIDON IS JAILED IN AN OLD ACTION FOR He Spent Two Hours In Jail and Then Paid His Fine, Which Was $25. E. L. Amidon was committed to the county jail at rtbon today on a charge' of contempt of court. He spent two hcurs In jail and then paid his fine. On May 16 last Amidon was fined (25 by Circuit Judge Gat ens for con tempt of court. The contempt con sisted or an assault maae oy Ainiaon upon R. P. Hutton during the trial or the latter on a charge of slander pre ferred by Congressman McArthur. The case erew out of the primary election. It was alleged oy Amioon mat tiut ton had defamed the character of Ami- don's wife by accusing her of the tbeft of some papers, and while court - In nARsInn ),n y.trt'r!: Tlnftnn The fine has never been paid. Ami- J don claiming that it was not a ques tion of money but of principle. Today a bench warrant was Issued for him and he was brought before Judge Gate-is. who insisted that the fine should be paid. Rather than do this Amidon went to Jail. Wilson Celebration Will Be Patriotic Woodrow Wilson's reelection as president of the United States is to be ratified In Portland Saturday night. A celebration with parade, red fire, speaking and -other details, Is being arranged by a committee, headed by Dr. C. J. Smith, G. Y. Harry apd G. F. Alexander, - The celebration ,is to be patriotic:, not partisan. All citizens are invited to take part, regardless of party affili ations or preferences. " ' ' . Ths route of the parade. Its partici pants in part and other details will be announced as goon as possible. . ,, . i . . - Jitney Injures IaUl Girl.- ,; Jcan - McGowan, ' the little . daughter of A. H. McGowan, business manager for Reed college, was injured at Ban croft and Certxrtt streets about se this morning, whan she was run down by a Jltneyr-automoblle... , - - CONTEMPT OF COURT THE PRESIDENT Ft r i 5 . t ? A if ' ; Wdyy :yyy B g.ffireggissmrerc? - Snub Cost Election of Hughes k k it mi-n ' 'Hog-Tied' West a Boomerang Wt K K at at K California Wiped Out Insult By F. - W. Kellogg. Publlisier of the San Francis Call. San Francisco, Nov. 10.--(P-N. S.) Why did California go 'to. Wilson? Why did Utah go Democratic for the first time In years? Why is It that in the east, whero Wilson expected his strength, he showed weakness, and In the west, where he feared defeat, be won a victory? There are those hero in California today who think they can give the an swer to those questions, and give them in good plain English. Theso people sajr that California was alienated from tho Republican party when the Repub lican state central committee of Cali fornia Ignored Johnson and Rowell and spent their time not In cordially wel ccmlng the Progressive-Republicans BALANCE OF POWER IN HOUSE RESTS WITH FIVE INDEPENDENTS Republicans Have Lead of -Two Over Democrats; Lack Two of Majority. Washington, Nov. 10. (WASHING TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL.) Official count in a dozen congressional districts will be requirsd to decide the control, of the lower house. Districts In North Carolina. Louisiana. Pennsyl vania and certain western states will turn on a handful of votes. Ballots of soldiers on the border not yet counted will in some . eases Jeclde. - Previous forecast tht the speakership may de pend otfthree orfoilr members elected as independents and Progressives holds gi-od. Careful computation of the popular- vots Indicate that Wilson will (Concluded oi Fi(i Its, Cphuaa Four.) tack into the Republican fold, but in humiliating and discrediting the Pro gressive leaders. "Prodigal Son" Forgotten. There was not an Intimate gather ing of the leaders of the Republican and Progressive parties prior to the convention in Chicago that the parable of the prodigal son was not mentioned, and invariably the sweet the soothing lesson of that story em phasized the tact that the great Re publican party was wl'ling to forgive and forget and let bygones be by gones, but somehow, with the cam paign started, the story of the prodi gal son was forgotten, except in th ststes of New York and Illinois. In fact, the story of the prodigal (Concluded on Pig fire. Column One) MAY WHEAT REACHES RECORD OF $2.00 1-8 L T Wildest Scenes Mark Event; Durum Goes to $2.08, High Mark of History. Minneapolis. Minn.. Nov. 10. (V. P.) May wheat went to the record mark of $2.00 in the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce this morning at 11:45, amid the wildest scenes ever witnessed in the history of wheat trad ing here. Durum went to $2.08, high mark of history. , - wsssssss m Exportation Is Protested. Los Anreles, Nov. J0iP. N, S.) The Southern California Retail .Gro cers'! association I tcday ' on record with a telegraphed protest to Presi dent Wilson against ths spotting- of wheat, flour,', sugar, canned milk and other canned goods to Europe. -, . - ' ,f -'. ' IN MINNEAPO IS MAR ft. &Sdft.MiMl&0& - 8k 'IT' ACCOROING TO PRESENT INDICATION "Drys" Charge Ballot Box Stuffing; Prepare to De mand Federal Investigation San Francisco, Nov. 10. (U. T.) California will apparently remain wet. Majorities against the prohibition measures indicated In today's tabula tions show that, with tho exception of some southern California sections, where the vote was largely "dry,' prohibition was generally a losing measure. Absolute prohibition is run nlng behind approximately HO.OOtt and partial prohibition approximately 40, 000 In figures announced today, Tb prohibitionists declsre their de feat is due to illegalities and they are preparing to make this the basis for a demand Tor a reoerai invsstlga Uon. They reiterate their charges of ballot box stuffing, and are showing photographs of a tally sheet from a San Francisco precinct snowing no as ths- total vote cast, and the vots lit to 37 against prohibition. Registrar Zemanaky. whose atten tion has been called to the Charges today declared both ths "wets" and the "drys made charges of Irregular lties, and that his investigations found them all groundless. San Francisco went wet by from 75,000 to $5,000. .Throughout the state, the prohlbl tlonlsts stationed watchers at the polls, Their reports will be used as a basis if the demand is mads for a federal Investigation. " m 'S "Dries" Claim Partial Victory. San Francisco. Nov. 10. (P. N. s,) . Partial pro ibition bas carried in Cal ifornia, according to announcement from "dry" headquarters here today. Franklin liichborn, campaign man ager for the drys, declared that private reports from reiiaoie sources indicate adoption or amendment no. z by a ma Jority of-about 8000 votes despite pub lished siEiemenis mis morning givin a, majority of 40.000- against ths amendment. - Hlchbom asserted tbtt reports on 4he vote In Los Angeles and the San Joaquin valley absolutely upset the : wets' claim, and that the- amend ment hat carried ; by, a comfortable margin.' - ' r CALIFORNIA REMAINS THIS SITE IQ DDflDflDI V i lUIIIUUMULI "STONE or i.5 Complete Returns From 17 Counties and Incomplete Returns From Rest Leave but 123 of Multnomah's Majority. ACT IN EFFECT S00N AS GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS Users of Liquid Refreshments Have About Three Weeks Left to Replenish Cellar ettes, According to Latest Decision. HOW THE VOTE STANDS. ' Tne vote on the prohibition amend ment, by counties, so far as now re ported, with the complete repot t marked by a star Is as follows: Counties. ' For. Against Baker S.S33 1.817 Penton . -. 1.948 Clackamas 4.897 Clatsop 1.R44 Columbia 1,415 Coos 2.178 1.109 , 6.I4S i.m -i 1.442 , MM 53 190 1,748 , 293 tfflft 143 -1.027 , 8.295 67t " 1.3KO 1.3 $.324 363 3.47 , $.094 34$ . 40.757 697 ' 1.037 i 3.101. V, 2.110 995 i M40 ' 2.81$ "Ma' 1 123 1 Crook 46 Curry 237 Douglas 2,294 Gilliam" 24$ Grant - 063 Harney- X20 Hood River 1.280 Jackson 3,929 Jefferson 724 Josephine 1.737 Klamath 1.145 Lane M62 Lincoln 353 Linn 4.61? Marlon 6.9 Morrow 73 Multnomah 41,2X3 Polk 1.29 Sherman , 665 Tillamook 1.SB7 Umatilla 8.79 Union Z.8R0 Wallowa 1.072 Wasco . 1.930 Washington :,911 Yamhill 4,101 Totals "m.W .Majority against . .. , f According to returns from 1$ conn ties complete, together with incom- plete returns from ths remainder. Ore gefn is only 123 votes from being a 1 bone dry otate. Ths late figures on (Concluded on Pie Five Column Coor) OF OREGON STATE GIVE HUGHES A PLURALITY SXTEEN UNTS With Remaining Incomplete ; Returns They Give Loser 7259 Votes Over Wison, The complete count from 18 counties of the state, together with incomplete j returns from the remainder, give t. Hughes a plurality of 72C9 v tcs over I . Wilson in Oregon. The total vote so T far computed is: Hughes 121,291. and I Wilson 114.032. "I The vote ran very close in some of i the cotinties which are normally strong I Republican counties, Josephine, for in- t stance, giving Hughes a plurality of . only 7 votes. Multnomah county gave Hughes his ' biggest lead, with a plurality of 5673 votes. The total vots in Multnomah 1 county, complete, la: Hughes 41,411 : and Wilson 35.739. Presidential Tots la Oregon. Counties. Hughes. Wilson. Laker 2.418 3.7 1 7 Benton 2.811 2.353 Clackamas 6,129 5,163 ' Clatsop 2,432 2,261 Columbia 2,029 ,41 ' Coos 1.972 2,182 Crook 1.580 2,550 Curry 496 383' Douglas 3,786 1.614 ' Gilliam 367 491 Orant 871 1,015. Harney 272 368 ' Hood River 1,314 1,148 Jackson 3.567 4.916 Jefferson 649 sou - 1 Josephine 1,657 1,650 ' Klamath 1,406 1,680 ' Lake 453 - 300 Lane 7,059 6,699 ' - Lincoln 799 601 Linn - 4.685 4,660 Malheur 1.34$ 1,59$ , Marion 8.283 6,6-94 , ' Morrow . . 659 90 . Multnomah 41,411 6.733 , Polk 2,912 2,84$ Sherman 730 716 Tillamook 1.647 1,175 , Umatilla 3.680 4.612 Union 2.263 3.091 Wallowa 1.160 l,9Ji Wasco 2.26 2,148 Washington ........ 3.976 2.7SI.. - Wheeler 640 564 Yamhill 3.967 Mil - Totals , 121 t IU.012 Hughes' plurality... 7.259 . - i . f Complete ' . 1 t GRANT .. - 1 Canyon City, Or.. Nov. 10. Eighteen precincts. out of 23 give Hughes 871, Wilson 1045. Thirteen precincts "out of 22 give, full rental land t tax 289 yes, 904 no; Pendleton normal $71 ys," 658 no; Sunday closing 639:yeS, 637 no; brewers' amendment 303 yes,. 1043 no; prohibition 603 ycs05 no. .. , ; W. W. Howell lsv elected sheriff over.J, W, Ambrose, Republican, by," 280. ' Phil Ashford, Repuhllcsn. sd ' i (Concluded a fast Fourteen, Colama Tbrev) . - I .1 . J