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1? 0EfEU VOL. XXL SALEM. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1911. NO. S8. i Lffl f.f f II Cli'S EWEROR OUTSIDE RULERS PANIC STRICKEN FLEEIII6 FOR THEIR LIVES IMPERIAL TROOPS DESERT Whole Corps of the Army Goes Over to the Revolutionists Fu Ken, One of the Big Southeastern States Join the Reb els, and City After City Declares for Them There Is Now No Doubt But That the Rule of the Manchus in China Is at an End Forever A Republi c Will Be Proclaimed. UNITED PBES8 LSASID WIBB.l San Francisco. Oct. 26. In a pan ic at the unmistakable signs of an outbreak the Manchu royal princess, with the child emperor, and many high government officials are In flight from the capital to the town of Ylt Haw, 150 miles away, according to a dispatch received by the Chinese Free Press from Its Hong Hong corre spondent today. The plot to assassinate General Yen Chang, whose force of 20,000 men was badly defeated by the reb els Jfiesday, Is reported to be grow ing among the soldiers of his com mand, which made a feeble resistance to the rebels, and is apparently hon eycombed with revolutionary senti ment. A large body of Imperial troops 'n the province of Qui Chow have mu tinied to a man, and, by casting their strength with the revolutionists, 'of HIS LOVE TOOLED I SOME $.1000 WORTH, tCNiTiD fbkss lbu) wiM.l I jimmy McGilchrist Is having his Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 26. Corinne faith ln humanity .pretty severely Johnson, 30, of Seattle, started suit tested and somewhat shaken. In his today for $5,000 damages for breach business, he is somewhat of an of promise against Fred Grimm, aged eleemosynary institution, having 40, a well-to-do Puyallup rancher. i more requests for aid from the hun They met last summer and he pro- gry and needy than anyone. Jimmy posed In November, but by March l8 good natured and also good heart thls year his love had cooled, or so ed and wnen a stranger applied to the complaint alleges. him yesterday for something to eat. Pitcher OmmiiIm Hurt. (TTNITBD F1ESS LEASED WIR1 New York, Oct. 6 Pitcher Jack Cnnmho la uartniinlv 111 horn tnrinv from Injuries received ln yesterday's game in New York. Doctors are in tnoo t tk. ewtv. inir. Coombs' cleats caught In a hole in the pitcher's box, and when he delivered the ball he fell and received a ter rific jar. Despite his pain, the "Iron man" continued pitching until tne tenth inning when Trainer Chadwick .rtvioorf hfm tr, n.ilt Phvaiflnna av and nneration is unnecessary. i o- thpr T'lllliwl Sib.el. Washlngton, Oct. 26. An attack nnr ntho T'nitnrl Stntpfl atfpl corilor. ation, denounced by reformers as the parent trust of the United States, was begun today under the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law. The Vnited States government, through th .i.nim.nt f Huoto filprt suit at Trenton. N. J., to dissolve the trust customed contact with soap and wa whioh (a i-nrnrirntinn evistlne under ter, is not known. Anyway, the re- the laws of New Jersey. o "A POPULAR WIFE" ' AT THE GRAND TWO MIGHTS HAY BEING. VIGOROUSLY RE HEARSED, AND WILL BE PRE SENTED 41 Y THE BEST LOCAL TALENT, NOVEMBER 1 AND 2. The biggest society even of the season la to be given the 1st and 2nd of November, when local talent will produce "A Popular Wife" at The Grand Opera House. The daily re hearsals are now in full swing and from the looks of the large choruses, the show will be the best ever pro duced in Salem by amateurs. The cast includes Miss Eunane Craig, Mrs. Ethel Cotter, Mr. Lloyd M'itt, Mr. Thos. Williams. Mr. Chas Krskine, Mr. J. A. Farrington, and others, and the title role will be played by Gretchen S Knorr, who is conducting the rehearsal. The Spanish dance In the second act by Misses Zoe Olmsted and Pris cilla Fleming is the most beautiful Oriental dance ever given to ama teurs by Mrs. Knorr and the young ladles will give you a big surprise ln the "Espanita" Waltz. Mrs. Knorr will sing "Any Girl Looks Good in Summer," this num ber will be old to some, but not to all. Mrs. Knorr gave this number, also her Idea of bow she wanted it, staged to a lady who later said It WnnM h. ).... J v. 1 har tn tipln 1 so she worked It up and staged it at one of the local picture shows. If you gee It in "A Popular Wife", you see the original There will be other specialties nientloned later. -' - -: .:: .'. ", . SEEKS SAFETY TRE CAPITAL CITY OF says another cable, the latter have gained the ascendency. It is reported that Fu Ken, one of the southeastern states, is in the hands of the rebels. The cities of Slan Fu and Fu Chow, In Slan Si province, are report ed captured by the rebels. The re ported surrender of additional gun boats operating on the Yang Tse Kl ang, Is confirmed by cables received by local Chinese papers. March on Capital. Shanghai, Oct. 26. It is reported here that Gen. Li Yuen Hung and his rebel army is preparing for an Im mediate advance on Pekin. The road to the capital was opened when the revolutionists overwhelmingly de feated Geri. Yen Tschang's Imperial forces, and Gen. Yuen Hung has practically easy access to the walls capital- FOOD WAS ALL RIGHT BUT THE SOAP AND WATEM I jimmy ioiu uuu mere was piemy n he was willing to put up a quir pro quo", as the supreme court would put it; that Is, would do some work. The hungry one, while evidently not hunt ng work, was Impelled by the insistent demands of his stomach that he put padding enough in it to keep his backbone from punching a hole in it, consented even to doing a little work. On this agreement, Jimmy gave him a seat at the lunch cunter' and weat7, on? Pr0(-eed ed to fill up. When this pleasant ex erclae waa completed. Jimmy took him upstairs, provided him with a bucket of water, cloths and soap, and pointed out to him that the wood work would be much improved by the application of the water and soap, an(I the llse of some muscle. Then he left him. Now whether it was the Innate cussedness and depravity of human nature that moved him, or the unac- coat and some other clothing that belonged to a roomer, and having seen the soap and water and so imagining he had had a bath, he thought it was time to change his clothes and so skipped with the gar ments. He was missed shortly, and an officer sent after him, on the city's two-wheeled streak of light ning and picked up In South Salem. Jimmy still has faith and will feed the next one though this advertise ment of that fact Is not for the pur pose of bringing him more of that class of trade. o CHARGED WITH TAKING GRANDMOTHER'S MONEY tUNITED PRESS LEASED WIP.E.l Tacoma, Wash.. Oct. 20. Mary Bly, IS, buxom and pretty, was ar rested toilay charged with taking $200 ln gold from her grandmother at Milton. The money was kept in a trunk. The girl protested her in nocence. o Probably mi Oivnoii (ilrl. lU!lTn mEH LEASE! WIRE 1 Orange. N. J., Oct. 26. The per feet wife Is found. Phe Is Mrs. Al fred A. Wright. .16. who has neither uttered a cross word nor proved one. She Is the mother of eight children, and hubby Is the press agent. o BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST THE STEEL TRl'ST frVITID FIK91 LCA9EP WIRE Washington, Oct. 26. The depart ment of justice this afternoon filed suit against the steel trust at Tren ton, N. J. The suit Is brought under terms of Sherman Act to dissolve the trust, Eliminate Many Papas. fUHITED PBE8I LEASED IBI San Francisco. Oct 26. There Is a :lue to Identy of a lost boy here, now in the possession of police. The baby's vocabulary is limited to two ' 'ords "Papa works" and the po- lice are following up that ilender lead. j - .'-o May Recall Cumeroii. . Vi Portland, Ore.. Oct. 26. A nioenient for the recall of DIs- trict Attorney Cameron, of Multnomah county, has been started, and recall petitions will be circulated in three days. The petition, it was said, would al- lege malfeasance in office. Re- cently Cameron was bitterly at- tacked by several city council- men, the ministerial assocla- ttoii and Judge G.ens for his alleged disinclination to prose- cute certain officials involved in the tenderloin graft arandal. 1 AUSTRALIAN BOYS COMING TO VISIT SALEM Lieut. Cecil Jeffrey, of the Aus tralian army, gave an Interesting ad dress to the students of the Salem high school this morning. Mr. Jeff rey is the advance agent of 45 boys who are making an extensive tour of this country. These boys were chosen from the various states of Australia to take this remarkable trip, and the ex penses of each Is borne by the re spective states. The object of the trip is to bring the boys in closer con tact with the world and teach them the lessons which only travel Is ca pable of teaching. The party landed in San Francisco on the 14th of September, and, after spending two Weeks.ht.that city, went over to Stanford, where the boyg are teaching the men to play Australian football, and the women to play cricket. They will leave soon for Santa Rosa, and, after a short stay there, will take a northern trip, and visit many of the towns of Califor nia and Oregon. They will be In Sa lem on the 25th and 26th )' Decem ber, when Mr. Jeffrey promises they will give) an exhibition of Australian football before the crowd here to witness the Salem-Albanv game. While ln the city the boys will be the guests of honor of individual members of the school. Already a keen rivalry has sprung up among the students as to shall have the hon or of having one of Australia's future politicians as a personal guest. The boys are splendid entertainers. They have a full brass band and an eight- piece orchestra, as well as accom pllshed speakers and singers. It will be a treat, Indeed, for the Salem boys and girls to meet them. o LEADER OF BAND UNHAPPILY MARRIED UNITED PBESS LEASEP WIRE.l Alameda, Calif., Oct. 26 While showing views of Dante's Inferno, on a moving picture screen here, dis cord was created when the pianist played 'Home, Sweet Home. o THE COW BEAT THE PRESIDENT HOME I UNITED PBESS LEASED WIBI.1 Washington, Oct. 26. Pauline Wayne, the white house cow, has re turned from an extended western dairy tour on which she refused to discuss the failure of reciprocity or the tariff issues. POST OFFICE . EMPLOYES ORGANIZE The employes of the Salem post of fice met last Tuesday evening In the civil service room of the fed'jnl building and formed an organization having for its object the improve ment of the local service and also for the mutual advantage of Its m mii bers along social and other lln"s. 8. E. Howard was chosen temporary chairman and V. W. Henderson act ed as secretary. A motion to make liie oi-nmization permanent was unanimously carried and a committee on by-law wan ap pointed to report at the next meet ing when the permanent orgpnlzation will be completed. W. P. I'.iiigle F. A. Daker and W. II. Oquier consti tute the committee on by-law. Prominent among the objects of tlie new organization Is the advance ment of the work of the Owl Service Retirement League, which . ha for its object the improvement of all branches of the service, by retiring old employes at an adequate com pensation, and aiHjintlng younger men and women who are naturally capable of doing better wort. A meeting will be held on November 11th at which representative of th various branches of th civil 'vl..e in the ylcinity of Salem will be pres ent and It Is also expected thai FreJ P. Holm, of Portland, will attend- SHOUT WEIGHTS IX ALL FOOD STIFFS UNITD rial LIASED Willi Tacoma. Oct.. 26. Following ex posures that loaves of bread were weighing as low as eight ounces; that there were short weights and measures in practically every com modity, the city council has drawn up an iron-clad weights and meas ures ordinance, which will be passed soon. It provides stiff penalties tor merchants found to be guilty of short weights. MYSTERY DEEPENS Murdered Woman Had Made Many Enemies by Her Blunt Ways, But This Not Thought to Be the Cause of Killing. MURDERER LEFT NO CLUES Her Heal Was Nearly Severed From Her Ilody and It NVas One of the Most Itriital Murders Ever Coin. initted In the State Her Cousin Filed I til 1 in Probate, Showing Doctor Owed Her Large Sums. f UNITED I'BESa LEASED WinE Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 26. Ef forts of the police to fathom the mys tery of the death of Dr. Helen Knabe, former state bacteriologist and path ologist, who was found almost nude In her room with her throat cut, are centered today upon her private life. "The case is an extraordinary one, and every detail of her private life will be probed," said Detectle Captain Holt. "This apparently one of the most brutal murders in the hlsjry of Indi ana.' Dr. Knabe In recent years had of fended many persons, It is said, by her erratic temperament and blunt manner. The ski 1 with which her throat was cut and the completeness of the slayer's precautions to cover all traces, Indicate that he was a per son of superior Intelligence. Augusta Knabe, a cousin of the dead physician, late yesterday filed a bill In the probate court, disclosing that all the doctor's possessions are ln her cousin's name. Financial rea sons are given. "I loaned my cousin OF MURDER a large amount of money, the exact I Prof. Walsh, teacher of modern Inn sum of which I do not care to state " I guages, and Professor Patterson, the said Augusta Knabe. I well-known Instructor of political scl- she said she would repay me whenever she found herself able.' Varying theories as to the motive are held by police, embodying crim inal assault, robbery, revenge, quar rels and jealousy. Coroner Durham will complete the autopsy over the remains tomorrow. M'X.VMAISA CASK (iOES OVKK FOIl l.V I'lHIM .MKTTT l")l.t 1)IT,I"1 Hall of Records. I,os Angeles, Cal., Oct. 26. Because the original venire called lrt the McNamara murder rase has been exhausted, and there was a question of the legality of "borrow ing" veniremen from otht-r depart ments of the superior court, the trial was suddenly interrupted this morn ing, and an adjournment taken until 2 o'clock tomorrow. Judge Bordwell finally decided to call a venire of only 40 men, and have them report In court at 2 o'clock tomorrow. He said he would not borrow nny men from other depnrtnients because some of them had been in service u long time, and if would bp an Injus tice to them to make them stay long er. Judge I!oidwp;i also said he called a small venire to lessen the sheriff's work and because he found 't un advl.suble to have ko large a venire a was called in the first Instance around the court room. Convict Bark Athletics, Howard (Jaffney, an honor man at the state school for deaf muti's, has shown his sporting blood since be ing allowed outside the penitentiary walls. During his time as an honor man he has saved a few dollars from lil-t 25 cents a day allowance. He was formerly a resident of Philadelphia, and Is an ardent bm-eball fan. As a rsult he has placed all of his little savings to back Philadelphia in Hie world's baseball sere,i. and bis maten are congratulating him on having his wager almost won. KTAItT WOItK OX EXPOSITION' 111 11,1)1 N(i f rxinn nr.nn !.nn wil Ran Diego. Cal.. Oct. 26. The building and grounds committee of the Panama Californ'a International exposition has approved plans and estimates for the amin s'rat'on building, and construction will be gin November 5 The contract rails for ifs completion by April 10. Plans for the California state bolldlng will be ready January 1. ATHLETICS PARALYZE LATTER PLAY LIKE Polling Hid Vote. H Fine weather is bringing ont a big vote on the commission char- ter. At noon 128 votes were cast ln the second ward. If thero Is a very large vote on the charter Indications are that it will be defeated in Its present form. The attack on minor ds- tails betame very bitter towards the close of the campaign. If there should be a light vote, It might carry. Some of Its opponents are freely predicting Its defeat by a two-to-one vote, but Indications are that the election will be close. , MONEY III THE GAMES WOULD NOT PERMIT IT Philadelphia, Oct. 26. "Sure I touched the plate," declared Larry Doyle, of New York Giants, on his arrival here today for the sixth bat tle of championship series with the Athletics. "I had Murphy's throw. beaten a mile, and there was no question auoui my geuing mere uriit or touching the plate,' either." Doyle was emphatic In his denial of report credited to Umpire Klein that he did not touch the home plate when he slid In with winning run on Merkle's sacrlflce fly to right Held. Several writers today quoted Klem saying that he saw Doyle slldo over the plate without touching It. "If the Athletics had protested, he would have been compelled to call Doyle out." o TRVOIT AT W. U. TO SKU-XT SPKAKFJtS A very Interesting tryout was held by the Websterlan debating society of Willamette University last evening to secure two Bpenkerg' to represent them before the Business Men's League on the quostlyi of parcels poBt. The places were hotly contest ed for by Robert Mlnton, Hary Sav adge, Paul Smith and Mr. Boyd. Af ter careful consideration by the judges, Paul Smith was chosen as leader of the team, Harry Savadge as second and Robert Mlnton as alter, nate. The judges were Professor Blddle of the Kngllfth department; i ence. TO FISH WITH BRASS HAND ACCOMPANIMENT 1 IIMITRD I-RKHS I.EAKKI) Willi 1 Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 26. Flauer men of the future will be successful when they use a brass band or a symphony, according to Prof. O. II. Parker, of Harvard, who says fish have line ears, and like music. o He In Cooked. CNITtU I-BKRR IXAHE1) Wild Alturas. Calif., Oct. 20. Once more a man's heart lias been won by first winning his stomach. County Super visor John Dawson, tired and hun gry, wlille automolilllng, app-alcd for food at a farm house. Two days later lie married the cook. o SALEM GRANGE WILL RESUME ITS MEETINGS Salem firino will resume Its reg ular monthly meetings on Saturday next, when Hg usual social gathering nnd basket dinner will take place at the Hurst hall on Stale street. An InteifstlnK program baH bf-cn arranged for the afternoon nnetlng. which will he open to the public. County Judge ISushey will speak on the subject "Goud Uoads." and Miss Cornelia Marvin. Iwad of the Stale Library Commission, will dis cuss an Interesting topic In domes tic economy. Other Interesting numbers will be rendered In connection with the usu al features of singing and reciting by the young folks and free-for-all dls ciiss'otis by all those Inclined to talk These monthly Orange meetings fiirntX a timely and vijuable form of exchange of ar.y and all Ideas for the mutual uplift and members who fall to attend are missing much, All are urged to a'teiid and not to for get their baskets. o ArrnuntM fur Kltorre. (rxiTtD rim" lbimd wins Washington. Oct. 26. Forty per cent ol all divorces result from runa way marriages, and 20 per cent fro n marriages wherein one of person i la under 21, according to district court statistics. FINAL SCORE IS 13 TO 2 GIANTS HOT III SAME GLASS WITH THEIR OPPONENTS New York. Makes One in the First, and Philadelphia One in the Third, Four in the Fourth, One in the Sixth and Winds Up With Seven in the Seventh, Making a Total of 13 A De cidedly Unlucky Number for the Giants, Who Scratched a Run in the Ninth Or Perhaps Were Presented With It by the Athletics. . UNITED MISS LIAIID WIRI. Phlladephla. Oct. 26. The Phila delphia Athletics are again world's champions. By a score of 13 to 2 the men defeated the New York Glunts, after a game tn which the Na tional league leaders were simply slaughtered." All the craft of AmeB, Wtltae and Marqunrd failed to stay the fierce bat. ting of the Athletics, while big Chief Bender, although they scored in the flrst lunlng, held the Giants In the hollow of his hand until the last half of the ninth. Lord's double scored Thnas for tho first Athletic run. In the fourth, Baker, the trouble-maker, rapped out a single, which started a rally, and before it was over four runs had put the game on Ice. No score was made in the fifth, but In the sixth the Mack men added anoth er tally. Then came the lucky seventh, but It was not lucky for New York. Big Chief Bender held McOraw'B men hit less, fanning two of them. Then the fireworks started. Bender died to Doyle; then Lord singled. Snodgrass, who achieved fame as the prlie bonohead of the game, misjudged Oldring's fly, and 1-ord took third. Then came the squeeze play. Merkle dropped Wlltze'a throw of Collin's grounder, and Lord came home. Then Baker singled, and Old ring crossed the pan. Murphy singled, and Col lins scored. Davis walloped It, and Baker came home- Then Barry doubled .scoring Murphy. Ames was yanked, nnd Marquard came In. Ills flrst effort wns a wild pitch, six feet to Meyers' right, and both Davis nnd Barry romped across the pan. Con fused by the procesulon. Meyers ar gued with Umpire Connelly that throe men were out. and was fired from the game. Finally Bender fnnned and the slaughter was done. There was no score In the eighth. In the ninth Oldring's fumble and a wild pitch put Herzog on, and he scored on Fletcher's out. The marvel of the game wbb the way the New Yorkers wnt to pieces in the first, of the seventh Inning When the big batters of the Athletics began to swing, the New Yorkers played buHh league bnll. They were all over the shop, making wild pitches and rugged playB, which were inex disable- New York: Ames and Meyers. Philadelphia: Bender and Thomas, empires Behind bat, Connolly; on bases, Ilrennan; right field, Dl- neen; left field, Klem. First Inning New York: Devore out, Ilender to Davis; Doyle doubled to right: Snodgrass filed to Uird. Murphy dropped Murray's liner Doyle scored; Murray caught nap ping off first. Bender to DavlH. One run. Philadelphia: Lord out. Doyle to Merkle; Oldrlng and Collins fanned. No runs. I Second Inning New York: Barry: rumbled Herzog 'H liner mid Herzog' was safe, lie stole second. Harry turned his ankle In taking Thomas' throw: time was called but Harry soon resinned playing. Fletcher fanned. Meyers out, Collins to Da- vIh. No runs. Philadelphia: Baker lined to De vore; Murphy singled to Devore; ! Davis sacrificed, Ames to Merkle. Harry fanned. No runs. I Third Inning New York: Ames i Hinl-d to left; Devore forced Ames Bender to liarry; loyle fouled to linker; Devore out stealing, Thomas to Collins. No runs. Philadelphia: Thomas Bender sacrificed, l-'letcher walked; to Mer- kle- Lord doubled Into the right. field: Oldrlng out, Fletcher to Mer- kle; Lord took I bird on the out. Collins lined to Devore. One run. Fourth inning New York: Snod- grass tiled to Oldring; Murray II led to Murphy; Merkle out, Collins to liavls. No runs. Philadelphia: Baker singled to center: Murphy singled to center, Bnkur colng to third; Davis hit to Doyle, who.tjirew to home too late to catch linker, who scored. Barry laid dow n a neat bunt Ames throw to first hit Harry In the back and the ball rolled Into right field, Murphy scoring; Murray threw to second to get Harry, but the ball rolled to left field and Davis scored; Devore recovered ball but Barry beat Devore's throw to plate, with the fourth run. Thomas fanned.- Bender out. Doyle to Merkle. Lord tiled to Devore. Four runs. THE GIANTS POOR AMATEURS Fifth Inning New York: Herzog fanned; Fletcher out, Bender to Da vis; Meyers singled to center; Cran dall batting for Ames, walked; De vore fanned. No runs. Philadelphia: Wlltze rep Hoed Ames for New York; Oldrlng filed to Devore; Collins out, Wlltze to Mer kle; Baker out, Merkle unassisted. No runB. Sixth Inning New York: Doyle fouled to Buker; Snodgrass filed to Oldrlng; Murray walked; Merkle forced Murray, Baker to Collins. No runs. Philadelphia: Snodgrass missed Murphy's fly which went for a dou ble. Davis out, Doyle to Merkle, Murphy taking third. Barry filed ta Devore, Murphy scoring; Thomas fanned. One run. Seventh Inning New York: Barry tumbled Herzog's grounder; Fletch er fouled to Davis; Meyers and Wllti funned. No runs, Philadelphia: Bender filed to Doyle; Lord singled through pitcher; Snodgrass missed Oldring's fly, which fell In front of him and Lord took third. The Athletics worked the squeeze play successfully, Merkle dropping Wlltze's throw of Collins' grounder, Lord scoring. Colling safe at flrst; Baker singled to center; Oldrlng scoring; Collins took third, Bnker held at second; Davis singled to center, scoring Baker, Murphy reaching third; Barry doubled to right Meld, scoring Murphy. Wild pitch allowed Davis and Barry to score. Marquard threw ball six feet to Meyer's right. Meyers, disgusted, took his . time getting the ball. Thomas singled to right; Thomas out stealing, Meyers to Fletcher; Meyers tired from game, argued with umpire Connelly, Insisting that three were out. Bender fnnned. Seven hits, seven runs this inning, i ' Kighth Inning New York: Devore out, Barry to Davis; Doyle out, Da vis to Bender; Snodgrass safe on Burry's fumble; Murray out, Collins to Davis. Wilson catching for New York. No runs. Philadelphia: Wilson replaced by Meyers; Iord doubled to left; Old- Continued on Pave 6.1 . o DEMOCRATS IN MAJORITY , IN ARIZONA I'ltKSIDENT TAFT'S POSITION OX THE KEI'AU NO DOUBT HAD Ml ( II TO BO WITH THIS FN EX. PITTED ItESlI.T. fCNiTED I'ttr.N i.KAsru wins. Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 2(i On the face of Hie returns Hiiillclently com plete to make the result virtually certain, Oeorge Hie Democratic W. P. Hunt will be nominee lor gover nor against Kdward It. Wells, of Prescott, Republican, in the first state election, December 12. Wells experienced slight opposition in the primaries yesterday from George W. Young, territorial secretary. But Hunt, who served ns president of the constitutional convuntlon lust year, defeated Thomas F. Weedln, of Flor- ence. In spite of the opposition of nearly every Democratic paper lu the new state. J The Democrats polled by far the j heavier vote In the primary yester- duy, owing to the large number of contests for party honors In the sentorlui contest, pre-election fore- ! casts evidently have been set awry by Henry F. Ashurst, who polled so heavy a vote In the northern counties that Indications point to his nomina tion with .Mark Smith as Democratic nominee for I'nlted States senator. Before the election, politicians be lieved that the nominees would be Smith and Kugene S. Ives, of Tuc son, Ralph Cameron, of Flagstaff, and lloval A. Smith, of Illshee, are the Republican oppoue-ts. Edward M. Doe, one of the three Republican nominees for the state supreme court, announced just prior to the primary that be could not serve. Another nominee will be sub stituted for him befort the general election.