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I DAILY EDIITION VOl VIL, No. 4T. (HUNTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, .VbVKMKKH 10, lOlaV ( WHOLE NUMBER lflMw ' , ' Xo Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. ' : 2 sloe m E IU lIONAi Decscratic Candidates Sea fee cf f,hj:rity b Eke tenl Celiac, Regardless cf fa Ddrtfel States a KLHfTOHAL COLLEGE AS INDICATED TODAY Wilson Alabama, 12; Arl iona J; Arkansas 8; California, IS; Colorado, do ; Florida, ; Georgia, 14; Idaho, 4; Kansas, 10; Ken tucky, IS; Louisiana, 10; Miry- land, ; Mississippi. 10; Mia- 4 aourl, IS; Montana, 4; Nebraa- 4 ka, S; Nevada, S; North Caro-' 4 Una. 12; North Dakota, 5: Ohio, 24; Oklahoma, 10; South Carolina, I; Twain, II; Texas. 30; Utah, 4; Virginia. IS; Waahlngton, 7; Wyoming, 8. Total. 381. . Hughes' Connecticut, 7; Del aware, 3; llllnola, I; Indiana, 15; Iowa, IS; Maine, ; Mssta chusetts. 18; Michigan, 15; New Jersey, 14; New York. 46; Oregon, 6; Pennaylvanta, 18; Rhode Inland, 5; South Dakota, I; Vermont, 4; Weat Virginia, I; Wlicomln. 13. Total. 243. Doubtful Minnesota, 12; New Mexico, 3; New Hampshire, 4. Total. 1. . , New York, Nov. 10. Taking the noffieial count at Ita face value, there was no doubt thli afternoon (hat Woodrow Wllaon and Thomas K. Marshall had been re-elected pre Ident and vice-president. The republican national committee, however, did not view that unofficial -couat aa cloilng what hhi been In many reapecti the moit bewllderlngly complex election in the hlitory of the Mtlnn, A conference of O. 0, P, chleftalni who gathered at the headquarters shortly before noon wai atlll In ses alon at 1:30 p. m presumably mai ping out the itatea In which the party Inteodi to Inatitute proceedlngi for .a recount, or poiilttle court proceed ings. X formal-atatement, issued by thera with the approval of Governor Hughea, declared the remit of the lecton could not he conaldered final until the official count la completed. The pointed out thai many of the re turn ao far tabulated are unofficial and already many mlatakea having Important bearing on the results'had been found. They aatd they felt they "owed It to the American people" to aw that an abiolutely accurate and 'honest count li made. The leaden expected the official ount to be completed next Monday. Those In the conference Included: Chairman Wlllcox, Oeorge W. Per kins, Oeorge W. Wlokeraham, Frank II. Hitchcock, Travla H. Whitney, Herbert Panoni, Cornellui N. BUM, Jr. At democrats headquarter! Chair man MoCormlck aald "good-by" and prepared, he laid, to live the ilmple life again at Harrliburg, Pa, Head quarter! were being dlimantled thli afternoon. McOormlck laid be olanlfled si "doubtful" all thoie atatei from which complete retnrni bad not yet been made, but that even with theie out Preildent Wilion'i vote Wai far above the 200 votei needed to elect, California iltowed Wllion leading jy 4,244 votoi. Preildent Wllion received till flnt greeting from the public as "the next president" 'at BhlneollfT, N. Y.', when he landed today from the yacht Mny- priiTnior All t WELL William A. Newell, former deputy postmaater at Grant! Pai, waa flood 1581,84 and sentenced to tlx montba in the county jail by Federal Judge Wolverton at Portland today, after having pleaded guilty to embetsllng government fundi from the OranU Paaa offlce. Newell confessed that hta amall enibexilement totalled 1681. 84, and he waa fined that aum. He aald hla theft covered a period of three yeara. The money, he declared, waa taken to buy medical aid for bla ion, who recently died of tuberculoid. The jail term wai suspended. AGGIES PLAY THE 1 OF J I iuii Scattle, Nov. 10. The gun Aggloa arrived today for Satur day'! big football game with the Unl verilty of Waahlngton tomorrow. Waihlngton'a rhancei of winning received a acvere aetback when It be came known that Captain Seegravee, who Injured aeveral tendoni In the IT. of O. game lait Saturday, would not be In condition to play. In addi tion to thli. Ben Mayfleld, whom Dobl waa figuring on using In the coming atruggle, wai hurt In a scrim mage recently and Doble la looking for another' man for Ma poiltlon. Krnest Murphy, another Doble atar, la on the sick Hit, but will play. Ai a result of the different mlihapi on the vanity squad, a new right Ide of the line will have to be devel oped. Wirt will In all probability take Sea gravea' place at guard; Don Able will bold down left-end, and It Murphy la shifted to the-barkfleld. Calkin will be seen at right tackle. In direct con trait to thla li the line-up the Agglea are going to play. The two foremost players on the farmer aquad are Captain Bluett at half and Newman at full. Coach Plpal'i aquad la lomewhat weakened by tha freihman conference rule, which keepi out three of tils iter players Conn at half, Busch and Walker at guard. TEN GERMANS LOSE IN Alll BATTLES WITH FRENCH Parla, Nov, 10. Frenoh aviator were engaged In aeventy-ieven air flghti yesterday, In whloh 10 Ger ms ni were brought down, the. war offlce announced today. Otherwise activity wai confined 40 Intermittent cannonading and skirmishes at vari ous points. . LAKE STEAMER AND 11 OF CREW LOST Calumet, Mich., Nov. 10. In a blinding snowstorm that awept Lake Superior last night, the steamer Csi tllla went down oS Manltou Island, with a loss of 82 member of her crew of 13 The lone survivor, a sailor named Edward laundry, dung to a life belt and reached shore. He brought the news ot the dissster to the Ragle Harbor coast guard and search was Immediately started; tor possible mrvlvoM. . The psitllla was a small steel ore carrying steamer, owned by th Brown Shipping company, ot Fair- port, Ohio. She loft Dulufh Tuesday for Aihtabula. Ohio, for ore. flower and took n train for Williams town, Mass, - ' There he will he present at the christening ot his grandchild, Governor 'Hughei remained at the Astor hotel, M ML FINE FOR IIP TflMnDDM IUIIIIU1 SI fill SpTiriFrciifaS:! PtrtcffaY&yWiaAr. Are Eipsdd to Cce The Sugar Beet special, bringing the people from the upper parts or the valley to Inspect the factory and lee Rogue valley beets transformed Into sugar, and to partake of the hospitality of Grants Psss. will ar rive at nine o'clock tomorrow morn ing. The people from the north are expected to arrive bn the train to night, as the morning train comes OVjhrough Oakland and 8utberlln at uvu variy nours tnat It would not be convenient. About 50 growers from the 8utherlln and other north ern district! are exected. From the south It la probable that the special train will bring from 400 to S00 people. A committee of local cHlseni went to Ashland and the towna en route Thursday, and Invited the people of those communities to come to OranU Pass. , The farmers of the entire valley are given especial In vitations, and all will be the guests of the city. The committee distri buted numerous free tickets for the Sugar Beet special, and atates that considerable enthusiasm was noted, Indicating that there will be a large crowd here. Another committee will go to Ash land tonight to return In the morn ing upon the special. Thla commit tee will be provided with badges for sll the visitors, and will act it a re ception committee. Upon the arrival of the special In the city, waiting au tomobile! will ' take the vliltors to the sugar factory, where they will be piloted through the great plant and all detalla or the manufacture of ugar will be explained and demon strated. After the vlilt to the fac tory the visitors will be returned to town and given dinner, the ladles of four of the church organisations are preparing the meals. Tickets good for these meals are being distributed with the free railroad transportation. The afternoon program will Include a public meeting at the Tabernacle building, where beet , culture and problems that have been found thli year will be' discussed. The special train for the south will leave at about 4:30 o'clock. DELIQCRATS LOSE THE LOIR New York, Nov. 10. The political complexion ot the oomlng house of reprtf entatives today remained In doubt with Indications that the low er body might find Itaelt with the bulnnce ot power in the handi of several membera from .without the major parties socialist!, an Inde pendent, a progressive; and a pro tectionist. Us one certain novelty will be the first skirted legislator ever In either national house Miss Jeannette Ran kin ot Missoula, Mon. She now seems to have a commanding lead ovor Harry B. Mitchell, her democratic opponent. ' . . One estimate ot th standing of parties In the home la, republicans, 217; democrats, 813; all others, five, From that.it swings to squarely the opposite republicans, 213; demo crats, J lit and all others five. "Uncle .toe" Cnnnon, the Danville, Illinois, unite of the long cigars, good -- , Z Li:r Frcia fa : J-Y Beta kiliitlltzxj Portland, Nor. 10. With 30,000 votes to be counted, the Oregon "bone dry" amendment was only 03S be hind at noon today, and gaining steadily. It seems certain that liquor will be absolutely prohibited In the state, chopping oil the big revenue gained by California establishments shipping wet goods here. Portland. Nov. 10. Thirty thous and votea were atill untabulated In Oregon thla afternoon, but from the returns on hand, it waa evident that three constitutional amendments had been beaten, two were still ;n doubt. and the republicans had awept the itate. Latest figures ahowed Hughes T.259 ahead of Wilson, with 121.281 to the president's 114,032. In the First congressional district. Hawley, republican, beat Weather ford, democrat, B7.183 to 36,125 on the face of present returns. -Slnnott, republican, bad a land slide in the Second district, leading Barclay, democrat, 17,880 to 4,010. The Third district, Portland and vicinity-, found .McArthur ahead ot Utterly 35.788 to 37,233.. Hawley, Slnnott and McArthur all arevpresent incumbents. Of the constitutional amendments, the "bone dry" and "aatl-vacclna-ton" measures were still doubtful. On the former, at 13:80 p. m., the vote wss 80.225 to 37,100, with many strong prohibition districts yet un counted. The single Item veto is running ahead 104.048 to 38,(39. Ship tax exemption apparently carried, 84,358 to 40,075. Rural credits and state wide tax limitation are safely carried. The Sunday closing-"blue law" ap pear to have been repealed. 'Pendleton's normal school proposi tion teem beaten, 88.430 to 83.322. The brewers' amendment and full rental land tax proposals were snow ed under. Paul Lorens returned thla after noon from Spokane, where he spent the past two months working. C0IIT10F OF stories, parlor and otherwise, will be on hand aa usual. Q. O. P. Leader Mann vanquished his democratic opponent. Nick long worth, aon-tn-law ot ColoneK Roose velt, triumphed. Speaker Clark and Claud Kltchln have been returned. The bobbing Adam's apple ot "Cy clone" Davis of Texas will not re turn. Davis was eliminated In the primaries. Clyde Tavennet of Illi nois, associated with Henry Vord In the campaign against military pre paredness, Is behind In his district. W. P. Martin, protectionist, Lou- lilana; Meyer London, socialist, New York; Thomas V. Schall, progressive, Minnesota; A. J, Fuller, Independ ent, Massachtisetts. Randall hai had a rather hybrid political career. He 'has been a re-pulillcan,-"Trogreit8tve and a demo crat. He ran on a prohibition ticket Tuesday with the democratic endorse- ( Continued on page ) HOUSE CONGRESS OF L mm nSl'IIIG STATE St. Paul, , Nov. 10. Secretary of State ScbmaM received word tod? mm me Minnesota, eiecuoa commis sioners would arrive in St Paul from Lano Llano Orabde.. Texas, with the votes of the guardsmen, at 8:45 a. . tomorrow. According to ' Schmahl, the count of the vote will begin at once and the results should be known shortly after noon. It Is believed this count will definitely settle U result ia the state. . , With . 32 precincts missing, the Hughei lead Is down to 487 In Minne sota. HUGHES CALM AS bad fiEivs co:.:es New. York, Nor. 10. Charles E. Hughes took latest returns today with complete outward - calmness. despite the terrific strain since Tues day. He slept late. At 8:80 be had not ordered breakfast sent to hla private dining room at the Hotel Aator. . When he appeared later he was smiling and exchanged pleasan tries in bla old way with personal and political friends who called. Hughes, however, plainly ahowed the effects ot the conflicting emotions of the past four daya. This and lack ot sufficient sleep, together with the most strenuous campaign aver made by a presidential , candidate, had slightly drawn hla features and his step had not the awing ia It that It bad last July before he started hta campaign. Early thla forenoon Hughes hid sent no message of congratulation to President Wilson. . Thla was tak en In some quarters as Indicating that Chairman Wlllcox,' with on or fwo others, may delay their usual ex change until the official count Is com plete In all close states. Wlllcox and Hughe bar not yet conceded defeat. . Another, factor la tkli connection Is exactly what actios the republican national ""committee Intenda taking In regard to the pro posed re-counts.. " Hughes attended th theatre last night with Mr. Hughea and a party of friends, to see William Collier In "Nothing but the Truth." Mrs Hughes apparently forgot all about th election in her Interest In the bow, but she . showed platnly the effect of the atrain. Mr. and Mrs. Hughe walked the two or three block to and from the theatre. Few recognised them on the streets, buy they were accorded n explosive ovation In the building. START IMtKHIDKXTIAL DOOM FOR HI JOHNSON San Francisco, Nov. 10. A boom tor Hiram W. Johnson for the repub lican nomination tor president In 1820 was started this afternoon by the San Francisco Bulletin, as the re sult of the returns showing John son's overwhelming victory for the IJnlted States aenatorshlp. "Four yean from now Johnson will be the logical candidate ot the repub lican party for president," said the Bulletin. ' WILSON 8T1LL SWEARS BY THE NVMBKR 13 New York, Nov. 10. Thirteen ia till Wilson's lucky number. Super stttlously Inclined saw another In stance ot Wilson's belief In his good luck In the hoodoo number IS today. Apparently Wilson won the presi dency with California's 13 votea. Hughes, hla opponent, voted ballot No. 13 Tuesday. Louisville, Nov. ; 10. The Louli vtlle k Nashville railroad filed stilt today In th federal court her to test the Adamion eight-hour law. SIDE trr7C ct Cci,tcrj Jl The "North Sid District Improve- ' ment Company" 1 the nam uader which the water user living oa tae north side of the river will go after Irrigation for next season. At a meet- . Ing of the water users from the north sfce, held ia the Commercial club rooms Thursday night, the machinery for the organisation of the company was set in' motion, and there seem no doubt about the successful out come of the project -- C. H. Demaray, who has bees la charge of the organisation, tor ta formation of an Irrigation district oa the south, side, was mad chairman of tb meeting; with R. K. Hackett sec retary. iMr. Demaray stated tnat th plaa was for. th taking ot such no tion as wouli-enable the landowner under the . present north aid ditch to have water .tor the coming season. . The ditch, he Stated would wRhoat doubt be available for the use of tha company wltbontarther proceeding. After considerable discussion regard ing waya and mean, a board of direc tors for th proposed Improvement company was elected by a ballot, th five so selected being C. H. Demaray, i U Churchill, P. B. Herman. C. O. Gillette and J. U Chrlatllei. : Ttis board was elected to serve tor ' on Tear, they to be th Incorporators at the new company. The irrigation district will be formed under th state law, and will include land un der the present north side ditch. Th land owners who were present at th meeting 'signed up for their land, and th lists will be circulated to give . all an opportunity to com Into the organisation. For th expenses of th preliminary organisation an assess ment ot SS cants waa made. L'EW QlliHE STILL FOR HIS Concord, N. H., Nor. 10. Official ' .1 : fl-f! return from New Hampshire at S p. m., with .eight towns missing, giva Hughea 42,723; Wilson, 42,1. Th latest figures show Hughes leading by 107 votes, but the democrats claim" th vote In Keene ward two and Dover ward two will give th damo crats tho.plurallty. Th clerks ot both districts have Bled affidavits to the effect that ao democratic votes, wer received by thera in these wards; DEMOCRATS TS THE : SADDLE IX IDAHO Boise, Idaho, Nor. 10. Democrat! ' will control all branches ot th Idaho stat government next year, according to practically complete re turn! today. Governor Alexander hai been reelected by a plurality of leu than 1.000. All other state of fices are democratic except state treasurer! mine inspector and super intendent ot publlo Instruction. Both branches of the legislature ar demo cratic. Th republican!, however, elected both representatives In eon gress, Addison Smith and Burtcn 1.. French. They ran far ahead of t'te republlcan ticket.' Wilson's plurality In Idaho la close to 15,000. Mrs. Sam Ness mad a trip to Gold Hill on business today. ,