TriT. MOTIXG OREfiOMAX, 3IOXDAT, MARCH 18, 1912. 14 TAFT REPORTED TO BE GAINING DAILY 'Activity of Roosevelt and La Follette Men Causes Not Slightest Uneasiness. T. R. SAID TO EE LOSING prclic art, anil tlie opinion of lhi of fr tn that camlid&tra for I'onrrraa from Multmrrh rounlr may hv llictr mrf-u-m-nt rtntl In'lhe voters' priiMt If Uttr .lir-tly w Ith th Jrrrt.vry of Mf. or If thry file with the Count t'lTk of .tuilminh iiuntv. mid he their nom titatin itinom ca'rllfli-il by the County l Irrk In the sh rotary of State. V. It. Arrr, Chairman r Portland Taft Committee. Urtlurc-. People of Otrcon Srp rnfalrnr of tilonrr Ma nil. AetiTttr nn ttie irt if Kooaarrli and La r'ollotto itiii-nrtr tn Oregon ): not ttf.ror.rert-l Ihe followers of ITrswirnt Taft. i NnrMirr.t l . new that Senator 1.4 Knllrtte personally will i.tri,. to tlx Maf rarly next month ant lelivrr a numlwr of ad trr!i arl the r-iri thnt II. I'. H'mI non. of Chirac. r'irontlni; the Na t:on:ll RnnnrVrll rommlttrc. wouM this wrpk hol.1 a conference with K. V. Mulkey. the rx-rrrillrnt'a manager In orftnit, 1M not cause a ripple of ciritrmiMit at Taft read-tuartcrs yej- Irnlay. I 'iM-ti.vmlr.K the ikolttt'nl ltuatlon tn Oregon aM i relate to the contest for thi lrt.t-ntlul omtet within the Ilrpubllian party. V. It. Arr. chalr , nan of the rrllanl Taft committor, yesterday sat!: Taft Belle-zed lo Bo f.alalas. "Four Wfi-ki from r.oxt Krllay the prlmarloa will bo ho I.I tn thla state ami 1 fool mat the ieople aro considering t ho ur In the Presidential ront -st with Croat rare. They aro welching the iiuoxtiona Involved and I fully hc Jlere that President Taft la gaining ptrencth earn, .lay. Hi." sincerity ami ioairo to serve the people of the coun try are being appreciated. "Mr. K.mwotoII'h camlhiary la losing In strength, aa the Importance of U Is lieinit rcallo.l. It Is not only the duration of his violating all precedents In hia amu.tion to serve for a third term. lut the strange spectacle of his turning against the man ho selected as his u'Tfjnor, without giving any .adequate reason for his conduct. He has never explained why his feelings changed from a warm, personnl frleml rhlp to active hostility, and the people ot thla country are dat by day becom ing more convinced of the unfatrnoea ft the treatment he la according: Pres ident Taft. The Americans" love of fair play will prove an unsurmountable obstacle to his aspirations. Another point which has a great 1ral of weight with many of the voters ) the custom of extending to the ro ll rl n c ITraUlmt the nomination for a second term. PrvsMenl Taffs record of efforts and achievements certainly entitles him to renomtnatlon. and 1 be lieve without doubt that he w ill he the standard -bearer of the Republican party, and that In the November elec tion he will command the full party Tote as no other candidate could." Rraarti All Kaoosrajclox. H-pcclaily encouraging reports reached the Taft headnuarters yester ttay from I'rlnevllle. McMinnvllle. Hood lUver and Pendleton. From through nut Kaatem CrcKon comes the assur ance that Taft will carry that section pf the state by a flattering marsln. Hotter reports are belns; received from other districts In which at the bejrln r.lns of the campaign Tresldent Taft was not stronc. Numerous requests have reached headnuarters In the ScllInK buikllns from Taft committees In various coun ties for supplies of lithographs and campaign buttons for distribution. Mr. Ayer saw! yesterday the committee ex pected In a few days to receive from the National Taft headnuarters S'00 large llthocraphs of the ka-sldent. The first delivery of an order for SS.000 Taft button, which are belns: manu factured In this city, will also be made this week, so that orders from the out aide rountlrs will be filled within few days. ' n.wvixiKii j-rrrri-Fs rrzzLK lropT Vl.u or ming Ptlitton 1 Willi Secretary, lie- .. Attorne ; -General t'rawford has set at rest the unonslness about the propeJ" plac e for fillnir petitions for candidates from the Third ConarressionaJ district. V hlch embraces Multnomah County alone. In a lotier to Judse tJantenbeln. nn of the candidates for the. Repub lican nomination, he declares the law amblsuous. but says that lllveral con traction is enjoined In a Keneral paraKraj'h. Accepting 4hls Injunction of the lawmakers. the Attorney-Oon-oral declares filing with ttvo. Socretary f state is evidently Intended, but that petitions filed with the Coonty Clerk will suffice, as the. law would deem such films and later certification to tho Secretary of St.ito tantamount to direct films; with the state official. Judge t'lantenbetn noticed that tit J.iw specifically required candidates for offices confined to one county alone, to file with the County Clock. Hut at the same time the general pur pose of the law seemed to be to re quire district candidates, and especial ly those like, candidates for Congress, lo file Jtt the State Capital. In vlrw of the conflict. Judge Oan-t-nbeln had two separate petitions prepared, each sufficient !n numbers, and flied one with the Secretary of State and the other with the County Clerk, lioorse S. Shepherd filed only with the County Clerk, while A. ". Ijifferty and Italph Clyde filed with the Secretary of State. fiantenbein was safe whichever construction might be placed, but felt that a ruling should r-o had to settle all doubt. In answer to that Inquiry Attorney - tieneral Crawford wrote the following letter several days ago. which confirm a fll rns at either office: .Answering yours of March . as to the neoowtty of candidate for Congress from the Third Conirreaalonal District, the same being Xlultnomah County, filing their nom inating petitions with the Onnty Oerk. wnald aay that the law la somewhat am blcuous as to whether the same shall be fliod with the l.'eunty Clerk or the fciecre tarr ef State. However, the direct pn Trary aot cotitalna a provision to the ef -tmrt that It shall be liberally construed, and acting theeaundee. we have advised th 5ecrtary of Plate that the flllnc t candidatea from t-ie Third Conrresalonal TMstnct. whether the petltlmis are filed directly with the Secretary of ftate or with the County Clerk and by him certified t the Secretary of State, should be ret-ttfled by the Secretary of fctate. and are entitled to be placed In the voters" pamphlet. It was a"t the Intent of the corrupt prac tices act In providing that all candidates rtltnr thetr nominating petitions with the Socretary of State wuhtn a certain period of tlrr.e. should be entitled te have argo ments printed la the voters pamphlet, to rielode any candidate for office from any particular district, but to permit all thoe hn rotnpl ra with the law as It a as lit o:te at thl lime, to file their irmm'ntl in t ho p-tm;hlct. The net making Mult nomah County a third Congressional dis trict waa cassed ubaecjusal te the corrupt ill tij:i: wants iuak sky law tamlitlnlc for St-iinlor Alx Is Op- lutM-tl to Music Tax. " I atn not only opposed to single tax. but. If elcctMi." I will support some measure similar to the "Hltio Sky' law of Kansas, for the prevention of tne operations of "wild rat' corporations, -aid IL 11. IHitler. of The Hallos. He- publican candidate for State Senator from Wasco and Hood Klvor counties, at the Innerlal Yesterday. .Mr. ISutler formerly was Circuit Judire for the distric t embracing till Ham. Sherman and Wheeler counties, and filed formal announcement of his Candida, v a week sc in tlie Socre tary of stato's office at Snlem In tlmo to take space In the official pampnici to be published and distributed by the state to registered voters. Mr. Itutler lias asked that the fol lowing words l.e printed on the ballot .W. W. ARE DEFIANT Speakers Challenge Anybody to Any Kind of Fight. VETERANS HELD COWARDS with a carco of cement, arrived yes terday from San Francisco. She had the schooner Meteor in tow from the Bay City. The stcum schooner Nehalpm sailed from San Francisco for the Columbia River late on Saturday fiisht. The steamer Roanoke arrived last nisht from California ports with freight and passengers after an un eventful passage. o-nrKR l io will, tin li tm v lTl;RK!TS Ji i (UIHII TK. A. II. Ua. T i f Co-operation between the dairy men and the consumer along all lines of the dairy Industry Is one of the most important features advocated by A. 11. I.ea, of Port land, candidate for the office of State Hairy and Food Commis sioner to succeed J. W. Kailey. l rejrard co-operation between tlve dairymen and the consumers as one of the most important things there Is In the business.-' said .Mr. lawi yesterday. "I have always advocated this and am now standing for it In my cam paign. 1 believe In lining every thing possible to assist tjie dairy men In putting out a c!rUn. pure product and in making possible, the delivery of the product to the consumer In clean form. I am opposed to the sale IJt Kastern butter under Oregon orand. and all such frauds, and will work to stop tills if nominated and elect ed to the position of Hairy and Food Commissioner. I regard the dairying Industry as Oregon"s greatest asset and believe Jt can .be built up and made a great business." Aside from the subjects alroaily re- l . I t..tn I. hia nlatfA-m irimi n. ..ii. i.iai o i' says no ton imiuiuitj 1-1 a.i 10 duties of Joint Senator "to the best of my ability, a win launiuny eupi'oii. . I ca Vo 1 n A Hime to !HJ""l aaoia aii'iii'iu . .- rnactel by the people and do all In my power to promote the Interests of my district and the State of Orcnon.". SI MILK TAX NOT IX FAVOR Eastern ami Central Orcifon .Farm er Link ld- Willi Itourne. "The people of Kastern and Central Oregon a re overwhelmingly opposed to single tax. which they connect with Senator Bourne and his Oregon repre sentative. W. S. IVRen." aald J. D. Stevens, who returned yesterday from two weeks" visit through those sec tions of the state. "If the single tax advocates expect to receive the support of the agricultural classes In enacting their proposed hill they will be fooled. In a general tour of the state east of the Cascades I rarely found a farmer who is In favor of single tax. 'As to the political situation In F-atern Oregon, as It exists today. Hen Selling, for Vnlted States Senator, has more strength than bis three oppon ents combined. Tho non-residence of Hourne. his support of the Aldrtch tariff bill and other measures In Congress, have provrd big factors In detracting from the support of the senior Senator In that section of the state." Malheur County Folk Want No More Bourne. Kas t era Oregoalana liars Had - Kaowgh ef Net blag but Promlaea Helatlve te Matters ml Vital In- (iiyttLllKl'n County people are as a 1 I rule not knockers, but they are out now, regardless of parly affiliation, playlnR the anvil chorus against Jona than Hourne." said It. P. re Armand. of Ontario, and the largest dealer In stock In that county, at the Oregon. "I am a Pemocrat and for Champ Clark, as all the Hemocrats In Kastern Oregon are -with the Republicans calling them selves 'progressives' and were talking for La Follctte but now they are up a tree and don't know for whom they stand. One thing is certain and that we are all against any more Bourne In the Senate, and 1 don't believe he could get sufficient signers to his peti tion In the county for the reason he has thrown down every Interest that we have In the face of his former prom ise to aid our wool, stock and Irrigation propositions that are vital to us." see iV K STEAK of Kansas City as the YV center of Southern Mlddlewest ern states." said K. W. Curtis, general manager of the John Peere I'low Com pany, at the Multnomah. "There has been a crimp put In Its general business during the past year, but politics fo ments faster than ever. Missouri. Kan sas and Oklahoma are solidly for Champ Clark as far as the Pemocrats are con cerned, and we believe he has a fight ing chance for the nomination for the Presidency. I am a Republican, taking little active Interest In politics, but It Is laughable the differences In the party. That "progressive" bug has bit ten Ihem and they are looking for a cure before having the disease diag nosed. As a matter of fact they would vote for Bryan if he had 'progressive' written on his back and then ask one another w hy thry did 1C. Member of Swut VoutiR Camp Are Scored .lonr With Ollior Per sons Who llr.agroc With Inflammatory Ideal. Slenibers of the Industrial Workers of the World are willing to take on for any kind of a fight the police de partment, the Scout Voting Camp of Spanish-American War Veterans, tho Realty Hoard, "and all other orKiinlsn tlons that are opposed to free speech." This was the declaration yesterday of I. W. W. speakers at a' mass meeting held In front of the County Courthouse, at which anarchistic songs weare suns snd the usual defamatory talks were made. There was no Interference on tho part of the polioe. "The most of us aro men who are willing to give our Uvea for our cause." said one speaker. "We have no home, no families and nothing to live for ex cepting our cause. If we have not enough men here lo hnndle a fight, we can bring more here from other cities In Orejron. If that won't suffice, wo can get more from surrounding states. If they are used up. we can call help from Kastern States, and we can aucr ment that number by calling for help from Kurope If necessary." Mode of Klahtlag Told. As a peeludo to his speech he In formed his followers to be ready for trouble, and Instructed them In the proper procedure If anybody "started" anything. "If only a few come to break up the meeting." he said, "don't use violence; Just escort them out. If they come In force. Just go to It anil floor them as fast as you can. T think we nre a pretty good class of fighters, and I'm sure all will do o"- best." Great ap plause followed and spurred tlio speak er Into more fiery words. "Where's the Scout Young Camp?" he asked. "They were going to be here. They cnlled us cowards. Who are the cowards? We are here ready for them, and they are hiding out. They are the cowards. "If there are members of the Scout Young Camp In the crowd I wish to Inform them that we are here, ready for anything they want to start. And wo will be on this very spot every Sun day afternoon until we are victorious In our fight." Plague Fropoaed aa Itemrdy. Another speaker suggested that one method of ridding the world of the capitalist -lass was to Introduce tUe bubonic plague. The only thing that looked like trouble during the meet ing came when someone said at this remark of the speaker, that, from the appearance of the bunch assembled around him they would have no trouble in starting any kind of a plague. The Intruder was passing down the street and disappeared around a corner be fore the full purport of what he said dawned on the crowd. Other speakers at the meeting ex tended the usual form of talk during the afternoon. The newspapers, the pulpit, the law. the police and capital were tlonounccd as a part of a great tyrannical system, array-ed against the working classes. Movements of Voj-cIs. ASTOItlA. Or. March 17. Condition at the mouth of the river at 5 V. M., rough; wind southwest, otj miles. Weather, raiiiins. Arrived at fl and left up at 7 A. M. Stnior Breakwater, from coos Bay. Balled at 7 A. M. Steamer Go. W. Elder, for San Krancls-o; stvamer Alliance, for Conn Hay and Kureka. Arrived at 8:15 A. M. and left u at ll::i(l A. M. Sleamer Hoanoke. from Sun llieico and wsv ports. Arrived at 10:l'l A. M. Steamer Pnisy Gartsby, from San Francisco. Arrived al J1:4U A. M. Schoon er J. H. Lunsmann. from Santa Hotalia. Arrived at noon Steamer F. II- tegKett. with schooner Meteor In tow. from San Fninclarn. Sallotl at U A. M. Stofluier Car- los. for San Pedro; steamer Klamath, for ?an ljieiro. i;ii up at - i . i. ii. I.OFK-lt. San Francisco. March 17. Sailed at - A. M. Slcamer St. Helens, for Portland. Salh'd last night steamer Nehaleni. for Columbia Itiver. Port San Iuls. March 1G. Arrived Steamer Oleum, from Portland. San Francisco. March 17. Sailed Isthmi an, taovrrnor. Seattle; Ikalis (Hr. l. Nanalmo; I'lfv nt liicl.tn VlKinrlu- Anuiirinn. Port A a - I gelee. Sailed Col. K. I,. Drake, towlnc nnrec Charles Nelson. Va.-p. Seattle; llaisv Free man. Grays Harbor; S.t. Helens, Astoria. SHIPS WILL BE ALTERED Windjammers to Be Fitted Willi Aoxlllary Kngincs Soon. It is announced that the steel sailing vessel. Pirlgo, of the Sewell fleet, will be fitted with auxiliary engines upon her arrival on Pugct Sound from the Kast and It Is presumed that auxiliary machinery will be Installed In the other steel square-richer of this fleet. This means that for some time longer these latest and finest examples of American ships win stilt be afloat In active service. It had been supposed that the Pan ama Canal would deal another and final blow to the sailing vessels which have found their last employment In the coast-to-coast trade around Cape Horn. Hut the wide belt of calms at the west ern terminus of the canal can be defied by the use of auxiliary engines, al ready successfully Introduced Into great French and German square-riggers. The auxiliary engines will not only enable them to make good headway through the fickle winds of the canal approaches, but will be of Important assistance In making and leaving the American ports. At the same time there Is no reason why some of the large schooners of the Pacific and At lantic should not be similarly equipped and which would be particularly well adapted for the coal and lumber trades. rVI.ITZEU TO CO TO DKY DOCK Pilot Schooner Will Not Bo in Com- iiUKSton Vntil Next J'fell. ASTORIA, Or, March 17- (Special.) The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer arrived this morning from her station at tho mouth of the river and will leave for Portland tomorrow morning to go on the drydock. The schooner will not be In commission again be fore next Full, excepting while one' of the tugs Is laid up for a general over hauling. H La. Peck, wireless operator on the Pulitxer, will be transferred to the Columbia River Packers' Association ship Rence. of the Alaskan cannery fleet, which has been equipped w-ith wireless apparatus. IsCHOONER 1.VXSMAX IS SAFE Craft Pelayet by Contrary tYroils Now In Kivcr. The schooner J. H. Lunsmann. con cerning which considerable alarm has been felt on account of her long trip from Santa Rosalia, arrived In the river yesterday and from the Informa tion received last night she was de layed by light and contrary winds and had been In no danger. A passage of 47 days from Santa Rosalia to the Columbia would not. as a rule, be considered long but, a vessel that sailed from there after the Lunsmann has been in port some time and the schooner waa known to be a quick sailer. She Is under charter to load lumber at the mill of the Ham mond Lumber Company for Valparaiso. Marine Note.. The steamer Breakwater arrived yesterday from Coor Bay ports with freight and passengers after a pleasant passage. The steam schooner Talsy Gadsby arrived yesterday from San Francisco ar.d is tinder charter to load lumber for a return. . Xha teaoisr Francis. II. Lesgult, Tides at Astoria .Monday. HlEh. Low. 0:41 A. M S I feet .".I A. M 1.7 feet 0:4Ti P. M 2 fft "-ill P. M 0.7 fort CHIEFS LAUD SUFFRAGE Jl'llGK ;.TKXS. WTMj K. KlXti AM) .1. JI. STEVKXSOX &FEAK. l'owerftil Arjriiiiionts Voiced at Ko ruin Hold ly Men's Organiza tion Siipixii ling Campaign. Circuit Judge Gatens and John 11. Stevenson were speakers at the, equal suffrage forum. In the auditorium of Olds, Wortman & King's store Satur day night, hold under the auspices of the Sign's Kqual Suffrage Club, and additional strength was lent to the ar ray of argument presented by nn ad dress by Will R. King, who until re cently was Supremo Justico of the Ore gon Supreme Court, lie was among the auditors, and was called upon for a speech. "There is an argument in favor of woman's suffrage that always has 1m pressed me most forcibly but that I have never yet heard advanced," said Mr. King. "That argument is this.- If the women could vote, every home Would have at least two votes and in many cases more, and the balance of power would be In the home. Under our present system, which allows a vote only to men, the home is improperly represented, and the balance of power Is with the "floaters' and the irrespon sible element which often acts from ulterior motives, and at least without Intelligence." Judge (iatens spoke of suffrage from the standpoint of his experience as Judge of the Juvenile Court. "The bal lot in the hands of the women," he said, "would he an effective weapon with which to fight the conditions that bring about what we call the so cial evil. From my experience with of fenders among the children I have be come firmly convinced that the In fluence of women, as exercised in the ballot. Is greatly needed In our polit ical system. Mr. Stevenson pointed out the injus tice of denying to women the right of exercising their influence in the pollt leal world, and directing tho affairs of their children. "Surely." he said, "not even the most rabid anti-suffragist can deny that granting the ballot to women will have an element of wliolesomeness In It and will have greatly beneficial Influence upon conditions." ItAII.Y .MKTKOKOIjOGICAIa ItErOKT. PUKTI.AVD. March 17. Maximum tem perature. 't'J decrees; minimum. 42 degrees. Blver reading, H A. M., 4.11 feet; chanpe in last 24 hours. .6 foot rise. Total rainfall 3 P. M. to 3 I'. M.l. .02 inch; total rainfall since September 1. 1911. l:S.4fl Inches; nor mal since September 1. 34.t.; Inches; defi ciency of rainfall since September V. 1 : 1 1 , 11.11 Inches. Total sunshine, 1 hour 10 min utes; possible sunshine. 11 hours itt minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea lolvel) at 5 P. M, inches. THB WEATHER. s "i c - tTATIONS 3 ! a 5 r 1 State ef Weather Bolso Boston I aljurv ....... Clltrair Denver les Moinea .. . . Dill tit H ........ Kureka ........ Galveston Helena Jackaor.villo ... Kan. as City ... Marshfleld .... Montreal New Orleans New York North Jle.d ... North Yakima Phoenix ....... Pocatello ...... Portland ...... Kosebur . . . Sacramento ... St. I .or. I a St. paul Salt Uk San IHeso San Francisco . Spokane Tacoma Tatooah Island W alla W alla . . Washington .... WmnlreK 44 . ; .".HA. 42 U. I . ! foo. 42 0. :t4 o. I Mil. 1 CI 4oo 7in VI o on 12 s 'clear no n nw Pt. cloudy .nn 24 W jclear Oo 4 K Clear Oil; 4 SW K'lcar 2S30W (Cloudy :4 4 NB -t. cloudy laU ialOBO oo ssw 'cloudy lO' K VIT. IFin on 12 N'W Clear 12 o. 01 rtSW rClourly 400.00 2ISV Cloud: 720.01) 4 N E (Clear .Ml n. on 22 SB Cloudy 41 o.o- 3ii sv Rain r.Ko.oo in sw ipt. cloudy 71 O.m'i rt N W'ciear 42 O.OO 14 SW ISnow .-2 il. 14 in-sW Pt. cloudy e4 O.OS lo w Clear 62O.0U; 4SE M'loudy t;4 1 2 N V Cles r o.m Id W ciear 4 O.OO: 4 S Clear 2 ll.ll"! II xtv'clear 12t.tsi 4'NW'cloudy 44 O.O110 SW -Pt. cloudy 44 O.101S S1V Cloudy 44 O. 14 :io W jKam r2o.oo2o-.sw -cloudy OS O.OOI S.SK Clear so o.oO 4 B ciuoyd WEATHEIt CONDITIONS. A moderate disturbance, with barometer reading below 21.iu. is moving eaitward over Alberta, and a moderate high-pressure field Is central at sea off the en eKon-Call-fornia coast. There lias accordingly re sulted high winds Aver -WeMcrn Oregon and Western Washinelon. velocities of 44 milea. southwest having occurred at both. North Head and Tatoosh Island during the afternoon. L.ight precipitation has ulo occurred In Northern California, Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Western Montana. A secondary disturbance is central over interior Southeastern Canada, and light pre cipitation has occurred In Minnesota and the Northern Lake Region. Heavy rains have fallen In Florida. Moderately high pressure obtains over the southern portion of tho United States, and hlsh pressure over tho Atlantic Slope; in these sections the weather has been generally fair durlns the last 24 hours. The weather Is slluhtly cooler in Northwestern Oregon and in Wash ington except in tbe southeastern portion; also In Kansas. Western Missouri, Iowa. Kastern North Dakota snd on the Middle Atlantic Coast aud warmer weather ob tains In other sections, especially in In terior Western Canada. In the Northern Plains States, the Lower Mississippi, Ohio and St. l.arcnce Valleys and Lake Region. Kxcept on the North Pacific Slope tempera tures, generally, are above normal through out the country. (Southwest storm warn ings are displayed at all Coast stations In Oregon and Washington. Tho conditions are favorable for con tinued un-ettled weather Monday in this district with showers and southwost winds, high along the coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers, south westerly winds. Oregon and Washington Showers, south westerly winds, brisk to high along the coast. adaho Showers or snow flurries. THEODORE F. DliAKK. Acting District Forecaster. The forest area of Canada, which a p- uroxtmatcs l.B.'.7.no.O')0 acres. Is more than I double, that of the whulo ef urupa. I (&. LET THE DO YOUR WORK Gold Dust is a blessing to tired housewives. It relieves tnem of all of the hard part of housework, pro duces spick and span homes, and gives them more leisure for personal enjoyment. If you are trying to keep house without Gold Bust, you are not taking advantage of modern methods. Get some system into your work, but let Gold Dust do all the hard part of the task. All you need to do is to direct it. There are'millions of women in America today who wouldn't give up the use of Gold Dust for anything. Are these women all wrong? If you want to get right, buy a 'package of Gold Dust today and join the million of happy housewives who "Let the Gold Dust Twins do their work?' Use Gold Dust for washing clothes and dishes, scrubbing floors, cleaning wood work, oilcloth, silverware and tinware, polishing brasswork, cleaning bathroom pipes, refrigerators, etc., softening hard water and making the finest soft soap. Do not use soap, naphtha, borax, soda, ammonia or kerosene with Gold Dust. Gold Dust has all desirable cleansing qualities in a perfectly, harmless and lasting form. ; Made byTHE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. Chicago Makers of Fairy Soap (the oval cake) JURY PEERS IT POLICE IXQl-IRY AS TO COXDITIOXS IS SAII TO BE SEAR. - .Mayor Talks With Grand- Jury, It Is Ast-orlctl. and Admits Inability to Cojie With Force. Official admissions that the March grand Jury had been follow-lnsr the precedent and taking a look into po lice affairs, was mado yesterday. It is said that Mayor Ilushlipht lias dis cussed tho condition- of the city with the members of tlio grand Jury, and has made frank admission that he can do nothing with the police force aa constituted at present. After lettlnu this Information leak In a. moment of heat, the official who pave it became silent and would add nothing to his statements. Around the police department Is to center much activity in the near fu ture, accordinfr to all Indications. Chief of Pollen Slover thinks so. and is outspoken In saying that it is unfair to make his department the "goat." Ho asserts that his men are doing their best to keep the city clean, and are not supported properly by the prosecutors and the petty and upper courts. All observations agree that there has been a noticeable increase in the num ber of disorderly persons frequenting the city, while prosecutions of them are at a minimum. While sporadic cases arc brougrht to trial in the Municipal Court. and though the passage of a new vagrancy statute has strengthened the hand of the District Attorney, there has been no general sweep of the tenderloin districts In many months. This condition was reflected upon recently by the District Attorney when he went to Chief Slover and warned him that comment on the city's condi tion was general, and that if his men did not take the job in hand, others would. At the same time ex-Sheriff Word made statements that gambling and illicit liquor selling were going on unchecked, and even showed by arrests made on his initiative that his charges were In some degree correct. Spurred by these warnings, -Chief Slover caused a general round-up of parasites last week, with the admitted purpose of giving District Attorney Cameron and the courts an opportunity to show that they would do their part. These cases are set for tomorrow, and their outcome Is being watched with general interest. Officials of the Dis trict Attorney's office already- aro s;iy ing that the police have supplied them with no evidence, and plainly are dis counting a probable failure to obtain convictions. When asked yesterday for an ex plicit statement whether the grand jury had been delving into police af fairs. District Attorney Cameron re fused to say that such was tho cape. He was no more inclined to deny that the matter had been up. Ho admitted that Mayor Rushlight had conferred with the jurors, but refused to say in what relation. Hose City. Decorated. Sails. Dressed in her finest attire with all her signal and other flas flowing in the breeze, the steamer Hose City, Cap tain Mason, sailed at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon for San Francisco with a full freight but with one of the lightest passenger lists of the year. The decoration of the vessel was at tributed by many to the fact that It was St. Patrick's day, but it was real ly in honor of Mayor Rushlight and Councilmen Burgard and Monks and George Kelly, passengers. Town and Country 'TPHE City and the Country are A linked together by the Bell Telephone Service. The city man when away can keep in touch with his office and business interests In a like manner, the man from the country who is visiting in the city, can telephone his home and find out how things are This is possible all over the country because the Bell Telephone service is universal The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. 6