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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1916
VOL. XV. NO. 83
THE
SPRINGFIELD
NEWS OFFICE IS SOURCE OF
RETURNS DURING 46 HOURS
California Bogins Official Count
Today With Republicans
arid Democrats Closely
Watching Results
VOTE FROM EACH PRECINCT
WOULD PUT HUGHES AHEAD
Control of House of Representative
-Is Stlll'ln Doubt Leading Parties..
Each Have 215 Members
Already Seated
For two days and two nights, with
only a llttlo tlmo out for moals and
sleep, nioinbora of tho Springfield
News forco poatod bulletins, gathered
election returns and answered hun
dreds of tolophono calls In order to
keep Jho peoplo of this community
nccurotoly posted on tho latest elec
tion returns, During this tlmo there
was always a crowd at tho Nows of
fice eager to loam tho latesL
Tho members of the High 8chool
Press Club gave valuablo assistance In
gathering local returns from, six
Springfield precincts and performed
ninny duties up to midnight Tuesday In
the office
Tho first returns roclovcd conceded
the election of Charles B. Hughes by a
largo majority. When tho returns
from the mlddlo west and coast states
wore first hoard from nt nearly mid
night tho raco hocamo closer, although
tho Ilopubllcan candldnto was still In
tho lead, By daylight Wednesday tho
Democrats began to make claims fo
the election of tholr candidate Wed
nesday noon many of Uio eastern
ctntcs, tho southern statos and a few
wCHtcrn states had sottlcd In either
the Republican or In tho Democratic
columns.
California, Now Hampshire Now
Mexico, Wyoming. Washington. Ore
gon, Minnesota, South Dakota nnd
Wost Virginia remained In tho halnnro
most of Wednesday night. Only threo
Htntos rcmalnod uncertain at noon
Thursday. Tlioy wore California,
Mlnnosota nnd Now Hampshire. Soon
the Hunt dorlslon rested with Californ
ia. For tho first tlmo In American his
tory tho Pacific coast figured strong
' ly In tho election of tho president. At
8;30 Thursday night California was
pronounced Democratic.
Th: .lection was sottlcd, at loaBt so
'r.r ar tho newcyaper was concornod,
Fcr n .Ittlo whllo later a tired, worn,
croup of peoplo turned out tho lights
and sought somo rest
During this long alcgq .somo sup
porters, on both sides .of tho party fence
accused the News of doctoring Ha re
ports. Thla paper had remained out
'oTtbo national "political Tight amTTiad
no political ax to grind. When It gath
ered authenticated reports that had
boon gathered by non-polltlcal agencies
they wore given to the public exclu
sively for their news value.
l.os Angeles, Nov. 12. With tin
official California returns showing Wil
son leading Hughes by about 3021
votes, both Democratic and Ilopubllcan
commutes perfected their checking organizations-
today and nt every county
soat when the supervisors begin tho
ofllclal canvass of tho vote, attorneys
and watchers from both parties will
bo present.
This action, according to tho local
party lenders, Is taken with tho know
ledge that a change In tho voto for
Hughos averaging only' ono to tho
precinct In California wljll add 13
electoral votes for Hughes,
, Heney to Act for Democrats.
Isadoro D. Dockwollor, Democratic
.national coniiiiittcomnn, has during
tho lost two dnys perfected the Dem
ocratic organization for chocking tho
oinclul count In every county of
southern California, nnd tho Stato or
ganization at San Francisco will do
llkowlso north of tho Tolmchapl. In
most caseB tho representatives of tho
Democrats and Itopubllcans will In
cludo two or three attorneys,
For tho Doniocrats In Los Angeles,
Franols J. Honey, Ooorgo J. Denis
and Milton K.v Young 'huvo been re
tained, by Mr. Dockwollor to' watoh
the count that begins tomorrow at tho
hall of records,
Predicts Only Slight Change,
Registrar ofyotora Thomna McAluor
iho1 nnlnfori today that Loi
:AhgoleB county will show on' sllht
changes In tho ofllclal figures. Thus
far there Is a difference of only two
or threo hundred votes for tho ontlra
list of Democratic presidential oloc
tors.
"Wo realize fully that with iyi ap
parent lead of more than 3000 for
Wilson, there Is need to watch tho
official count closely," said Commit
tooman Dockwcllor today. "An av
erage ch'anga of less than ono volo to
Uio precinct would put tile Hughes
count well ahoad. All wo want for
Wilson In ' California now is a square
dear, and wo propose to get Just that
square deal n a business-like and dig
nified way." .
WaSKInton: Nov. 11. Control of ths
houso of representatives rests with
threo or four districts, whoro tile result '
Is uncertain, or may bo overturned by1
tho official count.
If tho balance swings to the four
members elected outsldo the two old
parties, It Is possible that neither
Champ Clark nor James 11. Mann may
bo speaker. Tho choice then may go
to soma niombor of tho Progressive-lie-publican
group, like Coopor, of Wiscon
sin. Champ Clark might win with the
aid of Martin, of Louisiana, Progres
sive, and Loudon, Socialist, who are
generally Inclined to support tho ad
ministration in prcfcrcnco to tho stand
patters. In four or five districts tho success
ful candldato has a lead of less than
20 votes. Tho official count may eas
ily make changes. Several contests
aro nlroady In sight, which the houso
will settlo after It organizes.
Corrected returns show Loudon, So
cialist, oloctod In Now York. Hlllqult,
Socialist, claims defeat by fraud In the
Twentieth Now York district, where
only a few votes soparato him from
tho two other candidates. I-nto re
turns Indlcato tho following results:
Democrats 215, Republicans 215, Pro
gressives 2, Socialist 1, Independent 1,
doubtful 1.
In the list which follows the namos
of both congressional candidates In
Now Mexico are given, as tho result Is
still In doubt. Only ono congressman
Is to bo eluctud.
No Prominent Leader Defeated
No prominent lender of either party
has boon defeated An unusually
largo number of members have been
re elected, so tho houso will chaugo to
a lessor extent noxt March than for
many tonus. Among the best known
men defeated nro Iloborts of Massa
chusetts, and Bonnet of Now York,
Republicans; and Dully of Pennsyl
vania and Cut lop ot Indiana, Democrats.
FATHER OF CITIZEN DIES
IN OHIO VERY SUDDENLY
A. Mlddletdn Is Besieged With Many
Trials Before Going East to
Attend Funeral
A Mlddleton recleved a telegram at
ten o'clock' Saturday night Btatlng that
his father, A. W. Mlddleton of Lan
caster, Ohio, had died suddenly. Mi'.
Mlddloton left on tho midnight train
for Ohio to attend the funeral Ho
will nrrlvo about Wednosday and ox
poets to be gono a month. Mr. Middle
ton's fathor was 75 years old and was
apparently porfoctly well until tho
tlmo of Ills death.
Just preceding tho arrival ot tho
telegram Mr. Mlddleton had Just shot
ono of his horses which had fallen
j through nn old bridge In tho pasture
1 and was so badly hurt that It could not
live
Ed. Levulett Injured In Woods
Kd. Lovulett was brought to tho
SprlugDold hospital Friday night suf
. . I....... .i ...
I luring irgiu u cumiiiiiiuiuu rm;imu ui
I tho right forearm nnd a fracture of
tho right polvls bono, besides Humor
ous bad bruises. Mr. Lovulett was In
jured by thn Demi's woodsaw, operat
ing In tho woods nbovo Goshen, late
Friday ivftornoon.
Professor R. L. Kirk Is On Program
Among tho speakers scheduled for
tho annual county teachers' Institute
to ho hold In Eugene on Novombor.
37. 28 and 20, Is Professor R. L. Kirk,
superintendent of V tho Springfield
bcUooIb. Mr. Kirk will glvo an addrosu
on "History and Civics In Advanced,
drados" at 9:50 A. M, on Tuesday,
November 28. This year's Institute J.
plnmied to ho tho best in tbo history ot
tn,o county, ,t tho matter of speakers'
iimt'mueto,
ELECTORIAL COLLEGE
WIlBon Is sure of 273 clec-
torlnl votes, not including Mln-
ncsotn which Is still doubtful,
Recount of figures has been
started In a few states whore
Iho majorities on cither sido
wore small. Tho states are
listed now as follows.
For Wilson .
Alabama 12
Arizona ....... 3
Arkansas - ... 9
California , . .13 . )
Colorado 6 '
Florida 6 i
Georgia ........ 14 j
Idaho ....; ... 4
Kansas . . 10 '
Kentucky ....... , 13 j
Loulsana ', i. ......10
Maryland 8 '
Mlsslppl ..... 10 9
Missouri ..... 18-
Montana 4
Nebraska
Nevada
Now Hampshire ...
North Carolina .
North Dakota ......
Ohio
Oklahoma . ..
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CIRCUS COLLECTS
983 NICKEL!
WHILE
SPRINGFIELD
Groat High School Amusements
Fill One Saturday Njght
With Ripling Laughter
STREET PARADE AMUSING
YOUNG COUPLE OUTWIT
WOULD-BE KIDNAPPERS
No
Freaks Ever Heard of In Real
Circus Were Ommltted From
Students' Attractions
Buffalo Illll, himself, and all th.)
attractions ot his circus would have a
hard time to arouso more enthusiasm
and create a greater Interest than th
real High School Circus, with its
8
3
4
12
5
24 nf thn free shows thrown In. The
10 1 Opera Houso was so crowded Saturday
MIo Vena Allen and Artie R. Sneetl
"Put One Over" On Bride's Bro
thers and Friends
To escape kidnapping and a chlvarl
which had been promised by th
bride's brothers, Miss Vena Allen and
Artie Ilutus Snecd didn't mind chang
ing their plans a bit, so they were mar
ried by the Roverend Chris. H. Jensen
at the tatter's home on Fourth and B
streets at 3:15 Saturday afternoon, In
stead of in the evening at Miss Allen's
homo as -bad been planned.
Immediately after the ceremony; tho
young folks were whisked off to Junc
tion City, by Mrs. Addle Woolridge, at
whoso homo they were guests over
that evening and yesterday. They
returned to Springfield last evening.
However, Mr. Sneed seems to feel
that the danger has only been avertel
for ho said "I suppose well get It to
night, anyway."
The bride was lovely Saturday af
ternoon In a cream serge suit and ac
cessories to match. She carried a
shower of carnations.
Mrs. Snccd is the daughter of Mr.
, grand street parade, lta main show, its I nnd Mrs. J. L. Allen ot this city, and
pink lemonade, Its side shows .and all
i
South Carolina- 9
Tenncssoo ...... .....12
Texas 20
Utah r 4
Virginia 12
Washington
Wyoming
Total
7
..3
.273
For Hughes
Connecticut 7
Dolewaro 3
llllonls 29
Indiana
Iowa 13
Maine ...... C.
Massachusetts 18
Michigan .. 15
Now Jersey ... 14
New Mexico - 3
Now York --45
Oregon i,.,,,', Tr 5
Pennsylvania 38
Rhode Island , 5
South Dakota 5
Vermont 4
West Virginia u 8
Wisconsin . 13
Total 24G
; night that oven tho "fat lady" did not
have a single chance to tako her usual
''exercise Financially, this greatest of
4- nil great attractions collected 983
nicklcs from the merry crowd that on
all occasions recleved more than their
4 money's worth.
J Promptly at- 7:45 the grand street
parade headed by the celebrated drum
major, Herr Karl von Nixonsteln,
made a circuit of Springfield's main
streets. Tho crowds that saw Uncte
Joe and Topsy, and the caged Hon
Mr. Sneed Is the son of Mrs.B. V.
Sneed, and a member of the grocery
firm of Mrs. E. V. Sneed and sons. Tbo
bride is a member of tbe class ot 1916
of the S. H. S. Both are prominent
in Springfield and each has a host of
friends who wish them happiness.
Those present at the ceremony were
Mrs. Delbert Bucknum, -Mrs. Addle
Woolridge of Junction City, Miss Bert
tie Bruce. Miss Sadie Allen, and Rev
erend and Mrs. Chris. H. Jensen.
The young couple will make their
homo In the Larson house In Stew
art Addition.
15 !from Poland, and the big black bear ! JYJJVIE. SHUMANN-HEINK
from South Amercla, was so large that
i tbe side walks would not hold them
all. The band that followed the mo-
Hons of tho drum major's pole rivaled
tho boys of 7C In creating a patriotic
" spirit among the peoplo who wanted
to see what was on the Inside of the
great circus amphitheatre. .Did you
sec the smallest baby elephant in cap-
WILL GIVE CONCERT
LAST OF NOVEMBER
German Singer Is American Citizen
With Notable Record for
Public Career
HUGHES lift
S
OREGON
ELEGTORALVOTEBY
PLURALITY0F72B2
With Nearly All of State's Vote
In, Republican Has t
Small Margin
HIS COUNT. TOTALS 123, 802
President' Supporter Who Cast Bat
Iota 'Numbered 116,540, According
to Latest Figures 1
With complete returns from all coun
ties ot the state except Benton, Coos,
Crook, (Grant, Harney, Lake and 'Mai.
heur, and incomplete returns from
them, Charles E. Hughes has a"'iea4
of 7262 votes over President W.Hson,
in Oregon. . The total voto for Hughes
was 123,802 and for Wilson 116,5401
votes. The full tabulation' of the'vota?
by countles'Is as follows:
County Hughes
Baker .
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Crook
Curry
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River
Jackson
Jefferson
Josephine .
Klamath .
Lake
Lane-
Lincoln
Linn..
, tivlty that actually kept step to the ,
i No singer who ever visited America
music?
; has approached closer to our hearts
than Mme. Schumann-Helnk. A su-
I, . , . uiau mine. ouuuiuuiiu-ricuiY. au
When he parade was over, and the j & persona,itJ.t a
Malheur
Marion ....
Morrow
Doubtful
Mlnnosota
...12
SHE FISHES IN GUTTER
BECAUSE WOODROW WON
Another Miss Must Do a Peanut and
Toothpick Stunt; Moral: "Don't
Bet on Election"
Among thoso who didn't hail with
Joy tho re-oloctlon of President "Wood
row Wilson, was Miss E. P-, a prom
inent young lady of this city, who Ash
ed all one noon hour from a gutter at
tho coruor ot Seventh and C streets,
as tho result of nn election bet.
In spite of the fact that an appctlr
Ing rotten. lemon was used as bait,
nothing was caught, although tho Jub
ilant' winner ot tho bet declared there
was "a suckor on tho other find."
cages all set in the managerlo, and
' when the actors and actresses were all
; properly rigged up, tho main show be- t
' gnn. Chief announcer, Scnor McKay-1
' ski, brought forth marvel after marvel
! on his submarine stage. Tbe trained
Sluslaw seals perrormcu iricKs un
. heard of to man, including swallowing
llvo rattlo snakes' and balancing on
one ear.
Then the crowd stood motionless
for behold, there on the very highest
plnnaclo of the great stadium stood
Jamaca Lewlgont, with his life In hlj
hands, ready to tako another of his
wonderful "dives ot death." Ho stood,
ho looked, he smiled, he poised, he,
balanced, ho dove not a heart dared
beat and then lighted gracefully InJ
the net below.
Tumult was king. Six criers were
giving six free showB at once and each
tried his utmost to get tho most nlclc
les. The four "baby dolls," Imported
from Pnrls, was tho Mecca of tha
boys. Many a Jitney was lavished for
three hoops that might ring a smile
from a coveted doll. This was too
tamo for the girls. They sought thrf
generous and whole souled woman.
this most phenomenal ot contraltos
2.442
2,811
6,182
2,568
2,029
2.864
1,580
. 542
.3,907
558
1 871
- 272
1,314
3,567
549
1,657
1,406
453
7,253
l,i67
.4585
'1.346
.'. 8',283
961
41,411
2,912
730
Had Hughes won out, ono of the city's
lately elected officials might have been nigger and with many an accurate
noticed In a vain ondeavor o catch
a "whopper" from the same puddle.
Another Springfield Miss who Isn't
singing peons to Woodrow Is tho ono
shot "soaked him on tho bean" with
a ball nnd then had their choice of
cither a cigar or of chewing gum.
Look! There Is Cleopatra, herself,
who has yet to propel a peanut by a.nnd with an Hawaiian lover. And they
toothpick ten blocks or so somo flno are singing love songs In that ago old
Egyptian tongue to get more nicKies.
morning soon. But tho lady tn this
case contends that tho election isn't
settled yet, and tho young man In tho
enso growls, "Yes, I 'sposo sho'll have
to wait for an official count."
Those folks who made money bets
con bo readily distinguished. They
Of course ono would have to go and
seo what the whole thing was about.
Jerrtngo VanValracca, tho Hawaiian,
In his woolngs of tho fair "Queen ot
tho Nile" used many of the beautiful
nlrs Inherited from his fathers. Wll-
Multnomah
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook 1.547
Umatilla. 3.6G4
Union 2,253
Wallowa 1,160
Wasco 2,285
Washington .. 4,140
, Wheeler .. 566
Yamhill 3,967
hnvo either a profound lovo for tiio,holma Machenitz, ns Cleopatra,
world In general as evidenced by tholr sracofully performed her "lovo danco"
radiant good humor, or they are quite ' for jorringo.
tho other way, refusing to speak to
tholr best friends or ovon tholr wlfo,
stands alone In the concert annals pt
this country.
It was- In 1898 that Schumann-Helnk
first appeared In the United States,
singing Ortud with the Metropolitaa
Opera company in Chicago. She was
at that time under a ten year contract
with tho Berlin Royal Opera with a
four year leave of absence to accept
an offer from Maurice Grau of the Met
ropolitan, In New York. Following her
American triumph she forfeited 10,000
marks to tho Berlin company for a two
year extension and again In 1903 so
phenomlnal was her success In this
country that she paid 25,000 marks for:
the cancellation of the contract. J
Such In brief Is tho record of tho
early career In this country of tho
greatest living grand opera nrtlst. J
Since 1S98 Mme. Schumann-Helnk has
Totals
Hughes' majority
Incomplete.
.. 123,802
Wllsori
3,861
,2,353
5,280
2,239
1,451
2,971
2,550
. 511
3.67S
870
1,045
- 36$
1,183
4,916
800
1,650
1,580
390
5,880
915
4,675
1,595
5,694
S3Q
35,733
2.846
741
1,173
4.606
3,091
1,925
2,348 '
2,876
635
3,311
. 7,262
This great spectacle was not without uooa an American Idol; practically all
its freaks which had boon brought ) nQr timo has been taken up with opor-
frnm nil pnrnnrn nf thn Plirtll. Thcro ntln .mil nmirnrl work lmrn wllli tho
PHILATHIAS OUTLINE PLANS' vaB Dlrty Dora, socured nt g'roat ox- exception of. annual spring and sum-
M.mh. n AH SllnJponso from the highlands of tho Andes, mer engagements nt Bayreuth and
. . mJ , who would rather eat Amazon mud Covent Qarden .London
w""u '-.. l,nn ronl nlinrolntn middlne. Leonora
Tho Phllathla class of tho Methodist I
..1 1 1. M. , pilHUMirilH .... ..........
Mrs. R. G. Van VaUah, class teacher,
on Monday nftornoon, Novombor P.
The constitution and by-laws wore
read and adopted by the members, and
plans for tho winter's work wore out
lined. Another mooting will be held some
tifne the, first of nqxt, week. All mem
bers, aro requested . to bo present at
Sunday school next Sunday, as some
thing special Is promised. j"Brlng a
friend with.' you who might bo luteroat
ud In tbo class."
or, liked tho Boas and Pythons so well
that sho oven kissed them. "Seven
ages of Boauty" was all that man
could ask for. Whoro on. earth (oxcopt
Sprlngneld)n could Jhe, manager ever
have socured sitcjj a group of exquis
itely fair teminlnes.
Undo Joo ami Aunt Dinah with
their large family of colored singers
and dancers brought tho old time
spirit of "Maraa'a plantation" right
into thole tent, Many a tear was soen
5oaToTpBO Ttfd)
Schumann-Hoink has been nn Ameri
can citizen Blnco 1905; her real estate
holdings Include a ranch In N. Dakota,
a big California estate, a flno resldonco
In Chicago and a summer home In New
Jersey. Her remarkable public career
has not Interfered with the bringing
up of a large family, nor the detailed
management of her property.
.Tho. Janltpr at the. Eugene high
school baa.' hoard Madam Stiiimann
Hel'nk at' least (wolvo times and ;b?
was ,(lV first ono to sign (or ono c-t
the $2 Boata at y,e concort la bo given
at tho Eugene armory November 3.
County Vote on Dry Amendment
County ' Yes -No.
Baker 3,074 2,57.1
Benton j. 3,153 4.873
Clackamas 6,018 . j5,364
Clatsop 2.031 2.143
Columbia ; T.615 "1.443
Coos ., 3.109 2.210
Crook . 1,974 a,627
Curry '488 419
Douglas 3,846 2.945
Gilliam 646 1 523
Grant 919 J 900
Harney 320 - 243
Hood River v. 1,280 1.207
Jackson 1.588 90S
Jefferson 724 567
Josephine , 1,737 1.38!)
Klamath 1,429 1,337
Lake : 694 800
Lane 6,694 5,696
Lincoln 925 907
Linn 4,612 3,475
Malheur .. 1,294 763
Marion 6,696 6,094
Morrow . 889 51tt
Multnomah 31,282 40,757
Polk 2,928 2,361
Sherman 665 597"
Tlllamook 1,357 1,037
Umatilla 3,879 3,101
Union 2,850 2.110
Wallowa - 1.072 995
Wasco. . 2,002 2,113
Wheeler 594 383
Washington -..v. 3,311 3,505
Yamhill 41,38 2.91S
Totals 108,833 105,731
Majority for '. 3,093 .
Incomplete
I
State Vote on Special Measures '
The .vote on tho Initiative and refer
endum amendments; wJth.ost of th
counties, complete,. plAojji.wjti ia
complete, returns from the remainder!
is "as follows: ,
Single Item Vets
Yi ............... ........ 187,233
(ConMiutd s fHfr Tirol g