East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-05
Only Bill in Doubt is Sterilization
Measure Which Has Lead of u
Out of Nearly 1000 Votes Cast.
WORKINGMEk'S BILL IS
OVERWHELMINGLY ADOPTED

With complete returns in from 81
cut Of IL precincts and those still out
having but a small vote, Indications
are that Umatila county voted a
straight Yes" on the ballot at the
referendum election yesterday. There
ia no question but that the univefs,Sy
appropriations and the workingmen's
compensation act were endorsed by
good round majorities and but little
question that the county attorney bill
was passed. The only real doubt
hangs over the sterilization bill. The
vote has been close on that measure
with the Yes vote having only a lead
of % out Of nearly 1000 votes.
The university appropriations were
endorsed in Umatilla county by al
most a two to one vote. Pendleton.
Hermiston, Stanfield, Umatilla. Mea-
cham. Weston and Freewater all
taking a strong stand for supporting
the institution. Milton was the only
large precinct to return an adverse
vote and in that she has been con-
sistent with past actions.
The workingmen's compensation
act received an even stronger en-
dorsement than did the university
bills. Only few precincts of those
from whom returns have been re-
ceived have failed to go on record in
favor of it. The county attorney bill
was hit. hard in some precincts but
made such gains In others that it still
has a good majority here. The vote
was more even on the sterilization act
in all precincts than any other.
Pendleton gave a Yes majority to
every measure and the vote for the
university bills and the compensation
act was almost three TO one vote.
Milton Ferndale and Helix returned
majority negative votes on all meas
ures while Pilot Rock was about
evenly divided.
The vote cast was a very light one
all over the county. In fact no elec-
tion at all was held in Gibbon. Gill;
land. North Reservation and Cotton
wood precincts, no voters showing up
at the polls.
The following is the complete vote
received from % of the "A precincts:
University Repair Fund. Yes 1272,
No 103: University Building Fund,
Yes l240 No 73s; Sterilization, Yes
ss7. No s65; County Attorney. Yes
1919, No s44; workingmens COM
pensation. Yes 1903, No $40.
Frecwater Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes a., No
rs; University Building Fund. Yes as.
No 90; Sterilization. Yes IS. No 81;
County Attorney. Yes SO. No a.:
workman's Compensation, Yes Al:
No ~.
\. Milton Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes so.
No 81; University Building Fund. Yes
40. No 90; Sterilization. Yes So. No
rs: County Attorney. Yes 40. No As:
Workman's Compensation. Yes ss.
No ~
Meacham Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes Il. No
o: University Building Fund. Yes IS.
No /. sterilization. Yes 9. No 5: Coun.
ty Attorney, Yes :, No I: workman's
compensation. Yes II, No 0.
=. Milton Precinct.
University Repair Fund Yes So,
No 81; University Building Fund. Yes
SO, No 90; Sterilization. Yes 60. No
81; County Attorney Yes So: No 80;
Workmans Compensation. Yes II.
No %.
Fcrndale Precinct
University Repair Fund. Yes 40, No
A.: University Building Fund. Yes 25.
No 81; Sterilization. Yes 20, No 50.
County Attorney Yes IS. No 81:
Workman's Compensation. Yes. 81.
No a.
Weston Precincts.
University Repair Fund. Yes 9s. No
II; University Building Fund. Yes
l0A No 13; sterilization. Yes AZ. No
55 County Attorney Yes SO, No So;
Workman's Compensation. Yes 7s. No
-.
Fast Weston Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes 20. No
:; University Building Fund Yes %,
No 6; Sterilization. Yes 10, No 20;
County Attorney. Yes II. No 90:
Workmen's Compensation. Yes Zg. No
.9.
IIerInistOu Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes SO. No
25; University Building Fund Yes 70.
No 35; sterilization. Yes 81. No 40.
County Attorney. Yes so. No IS. Work.
mems Compensation. Yes 80, No II.
Y. Athena Precinct.
University Repair Fund. Yes i3. Nn
27: University Building Fund. Yes ~.
/ No 81, Sterilization Yes 80, No 40.
County Attorney Yes 3s. 80 35. Work.
mems Compensation. Yes 90 80 20.
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