ROOSEVELT'S LEAD
POIHTSTOGOHTRQL
Former President Claims 206
Now: Taft 125 Delegates
in Washington.
355 ARE REQUIRED TO WIN
Rac In Srcoml District I Close,
With Fxwntlvc Loatllnjr by Small
Margin: fonloMa Hitrdly Suf
ficient for Nation' Cliicf.
SrOKASE, Walk. May 10. i Special.)
With only four counties In the state
vet to select delegate to the Republl
rn state convention ami with pri
maries hiTing already tieen heM In
thoe four counties Indicating the
nrobable result. there seems little
.loubt but that the Roosevelt forces
will control a aood majority of the
uncontested delrcates In the Stat con
vention, which meets at Aberdeen next
Wednesday.
Of the d-lepates actually selected
the result for the state follows:
Roosevelt S. Taft 115. La Follett
. doubtful ls.
All but elsrht of the doubtful dele
gates are contested. The eleht are
from routrls County, which probably
stand a majority for Taft.
tloae fMtMt tm Ukaalf.
The four counties that have not se
lected delegates are lewls. Pierce,
Skarlt and Snohomish, l'lerce and
Fnohomlsh are practically assured to
Roosevelt, I. wis will In all probabil
ity (to to Taft. while in SkaRit the
contest Is so close that no safe fore
cast can be made. IncludlnK these
counties In the returns on the basis
glv-n the result Is:
Roosevelt 300. Taft HI. La Follette
t. doubtful tl.
To control the convention requires
SIS delegates and with the Roosevelt
forces havlna- the control of the un
contested delrcates they have a good
chance of seating their delegations In
the contests cases, thoua-h this ad
vantage will be somewhat offset by
the fact that B. W. Coiner, state chair
man, who Is a Taft man. will preside
over th convention at the critical
period.
Rooeevelt Mran Im Tklrri.
Taken by districts, the Third Is the
only one that has elected delegates,
and there Is no shadow of a doubt but
that Roosevelt has this district and
will a-et these two National delegates.
If the Teft men Itet all the contests
In the Third district they would atlll
be behind.
In the Second district the race la
close, with Taft men apparently in
rontroL It shows Itoosevelt 3. Taft
100. doubtful .
In the First district practically
- everything Is In the doubtful column,
most of the delegations having- con
tests, but as the contests are decided
bv the convention as a whole the
l:oosevelt men seem to have the best
of It.
The figures are: Roosevelt 45. Taft
9. contested and doubtful 181.
i-KATTl.K HITS INSIKGKXCY
JKx-l'nltcd Mate Senator Predict
Two Meetings at Abcrd-en.
SEATTLE. Wash May 10. (Special.)
Following speeches, in which vet
erans of many Republican party
battles warned those present of the
danger to the Government of the pres
ent so-called Insurgency, declaring it
"another cloak for Socialism, Populism
and anarchy." the Kind County dele
gation to the Republican state conven
tion, at a meetinjr at Evergreen Hall
today, organised, adopted the unit rnle
and made plans ts take their seats at
Aberdeen.
John L. Wilson. ex-United States
Senator, sounded a warning of the di
rection In which, what he termed the
Insurgent or "populist" movement waa
tending, and cautioned the delegates to
keep together while at Aberdeen.
-Don't get scattered." he said. "We
are In a fight for the supremacy of the
Republican party, and there should be
no adjusting with those who came
Into the party to destroy It. That we
will have two conventions at Aberdeen
I have no doubt. How can we avoid
It? What sacrifices can we make? No
party can win that repudiates Itself.
"Is there anything in the Administra
tion of President Taft that Is wrong?
Theodore Roosevelt selected his sue
cesser.
-Keep out the recall of Judges, for
that measure Is a two-edged sword and
will not give the people more power.
J ran take two newspapers and the Se
attle Electric Company and recall any
Judge who ever sat on the bench In
tnls county.
I shall not vote for any candjdate
for the Legislature who will not pfedge'
Mmself to amend the primary law In
thla way: That the voter, when cast
ing his ballot, be compelled to declare
his politics. No man should object to
that. 1 shall work against Government
by impulse, but I am for representa
tive government. I do not know what
a 'Progressive or a 'Standpatter Is, but
1 know what a 'Republican la."
BANKER CONLEY IS BACK
Wheat King' Girl Kscapade of
108 Is Recalled.
A. H. Conley. for many years known
as tbe wheat king of Eastern Ore
gon." and a wealthy La Grande bank
er, who disappeared under a cloud, fol
lowing a girl escapade In November.
101. that resulted In an Indictment
against him. and whose whereabouts
has been a mystery since, returned to
I.a Grande yesterday.
District Attorney Cameron said last
night that for several days he has been
aware that Conley was about to return.
He waa Informed to that effect several
days ago by Leroy Lomaz. who is st
torney for Conley. Mr. Cameron would
riot say whether Conley would be prose
cuted, but said tbere was a warrant In
the hands of the Sheriff, and that
-something would have to be done with
It"
The girl In the case was Gertrude
Williams, aged 1C years at the time.
hoM home wss at Springbrook. Or.
tn the nlsht of November IS. 10S. Mrs.
l.nU 5- Baldwin took the girl In cus
tody Just as both were about to board
a train at the Union Depot for Los An--rrles.
Conley was permitted to go. but
shortly after a warrant was Issued for
him. Captain Moore at once teie
craDhed to the Albany officers to
search the train and to hold Conley. At
Woodburn. however. Conley Baa
flighted, and the Albany officers found
his berth empty. That was the last
b'ard of him until yesterday.
According to the confession of the
girl. Conley had been supporting her
several weeks in La Grande, having
met her in a restaurant, where she was
employed as a waitress. When she lost
her position, he proposed the clan
destine trip. He had been living here
a week with her. she said, after leav
ing La Grande. The Indictment charges j
mm wiin cuninuuunic i no uiiih
quency of a minor. Mr. Cameron said
last night he understands that the girl
has since been married.
Conley is widely known In the Grand
Rondo Valley, and was reputed to be
the wealthiest man In fnion County.
He has a wife, and a family of grown
children. The girl said that his inter
est In her at La Grande had been of a
fatherly nature, and when he Invited
her on the trip to California, she con
sented without suspicion.
U'REN WOULD CURE EVILS
Amendment of People's Power
League Declared to Be "Remedy.
Admitting that the Oregon system
was not without defects. W. S. U'Ren.
addressing an audience of Socialists at
their hall. S2 Second street. Thursday
night said the amendment, proposed by
the People's Power League and sug
gesting a general revision of the state
constitution, would correct the evils
complained of.
As evils of the present system. Mr.
IT Ken mentioned the method by which
members of the Legislature and other
state officials are elected, the blanket
ballot and the absence of fixed respons
ibility In the executive and administra
tive departmenta of the state govern
ment. He proposed to Improve the method
of electing public servants, especially
members of the Legislative Assembly,
by Introducing the proxy plan of pro
portional representation.
The preferential system of voting
waa recommended as a remedy for the
blanket ballot and the substitution of
a Cabinet plan of administering the
affairs of the state was indorsed for
overcoming the objections to the pres
ent plan. All of these innovations are
Included In the amendment proposed
by the People's Power League slid to
which Mr. L"Ren last night directed
his remarks.
"There was not a man In Oregon
who In the recent primary election
voted intelligently when he undertook
to mark hia ballot," said Mr. U'Ren.
discussing the blanket-line Danoi u
Inst month. "There were too many
candidates and It waa Impossible for
him to know every man and his quali
fications. This condition would be re
lieved entirely by the short ballot,
which is provided In the suggested
amendment to the constitution."
Mr. ITRen quoted Governor Vet to
the effect that If the proposed amend
ment vera adoDted It would bring
about an annual saving to the state of
$.'00,000. The speaker ssja uoira'
West had Indorsed the measure even
though, should It be adopted. It would
cut off one year of the term for which
the present Executive waa elected.
Referring to the multiplicity of meas
ures which appeared on the ballot In
the last general election and the pros
pect of a greater number In the elec
tion In November, Mr. U'Ren declared
this condition was due to the incom
petency of the State Legislature. Un
der the new order of things, as con
temnla.td In the amendment under dis
cussion. Mr. U'Ren made the prediction
that the necessity for employing ino
lnlttatlve and referendum would be
greatly minimised.
"Under the present system. ex
plained Mr. U'Ren. "It la Impossible for
the Socialists and the Prohibitionists
to gain representation In the State
Legislature. The "Republicans, with a
UtUo better than one-half of the votes
In the state, elect as many as 68 of
the 60 members of the House of Rep
resentatives. This Is not right. Neltb
er Is It fair and truly representative
government.
"The amendment proposes the abol
ishment of the Senate as a useless and
unnecessary expense. It vests the leg
islative function of state government
In a Legislative Assembly, consisting
of to members, chosen under the proxy
svstem of proportlanal representation.
Under this plan virtually the same rep
resentative districts are retained.
-Multnomah County Is allotted 17
Representatives. but the Individual
elector la allowed to vote for only one.
The 17 candidates receiving the great
est number of votes will be elected
and as members of the Assembly each
will cast on every rollcall as many
votes as he received In the election. A
majority of the total vote cast In the
state for Representatives will be re
quired In the Assembly for the enact
ment of any measure.
"Under the proposed plan the Gov
ernor la made cx-offlcio member of the
Legislative Assembly and he will cast
on every rollcall the total vote that
waa cast In the election for those mem
bers of his party who were not elected
to the Assembly. The unsuccessful
candidates for Governor on the Demo
cratic. Prohibitionist and Socialist
tickets also become ex-officlo members
of the Assembly and represent their
constituency In like capacity. In other
words, each member of the Assembly
has nower In that body In proportion
as be la strong with the people, as It
Is reflected by the vote ne receives.
Membera of the Legislative Assem
bly, explained Mr. U'Ren, are eiected
for terms of four years, with annual
sesslona of the lawmaking body. One
provision of the amendment ia that
every measure Introduced before the
Assembly, unless adopted or rejected,
shall remain on the calendar during
tbe life of the Assembly before which
It waa presented, or four years.
The amendment vests In the Governor
the sole power of Introducing appro
priation bills, making the executive
personally responsioie lor me rarai-
um of appropriation, ine amount, in
any bill may Da increasea or mo
sembly with the Governor's consent
only, but may be reduced at the pleas
ure of tbe members. In tbe operation
of this plan, Mr. U'Ren argued the
practice of log-rolling In the matter of
appropriation bills would be termin
ated.
"We also have provided for the Spo-kane-Orand
Junction preference plan
of voting. said Mr. U'Ren. "This
gives to the voter a first and second
and additional choices. He expresses
a first choice for each office, also a
second choice and as many additional
choices from the remaining candidates
aa he desires. If any candidate falls
to receive a majority of tbe first choice
votes, then the second choice votes are
added to the first choice votes of each
candidate. If no candidate has then
received a majority of the total votes
cast, the additional choice votes of each
candidate are added to the total of his
first and second choice votes and the
candidate receiving the highest num
ber of votes Is elected."
Answering questions, Mr. U'Ren
Indorsed the bill proposed by the State
Federation of Labor providing a mini
mum wage and a maximum hour work
day for working men and women in
this state. The speaker said be as
sisted In drafting this measure.
I Khlng on the Ark.
Christian Commonwealth.
A Scotch class waa examined In
Scripture. "Can any boy or girl here
tell me how Noah would be likely to
use his time while on the ark?" asked
the inspector. One boy timidly showed
his hand and replied. "Please, sir, he
wad fish." "Well. yes. he might," ad
mitted Ahe Inspector. Another little
fellow waved his hand excitedly and
said. "Please, he couldn't fish vera
larg." "What makes you think so, my
little man?" "Because there were only
two worms in the ark."
HILL PLANS SHAPE
AS TRAIN SPEEDS
Retiring Chief to Devote Time
. to Colonization, So He
Announces.
VAST WORK MAPPED OUT
Portland Men Plan Farewell to Mr.
Gray; Reception to Mr. Young.
I.. W. Hill and Associates Start
on Tour of Inspection.
On the Groat Northern private car
"A ::,' attached to the fast North Bank
train running between Spokane and
Portland, plans for the future conduct
of the Hill railroads In the Northwest
were worked out Thursday by Louis
i W. Hill, the retiring president of the
.'Great Northern; Car.-R. Gray, retiring
president of the North Bank and fu
ture president of the Great Northern,
and Joseph H. Young, future president
of the North Bank. H. A. Jackson, as
sistant traffic manager of the Great
Northern, accompanied them.
The party arrived In Portland late
last night. Mr. Toung leaving a few
hours later for Seattle. Mr. Gray n
immediately to his home and passed
the last evening with his family as
president of the North Bank Road.
.Mr. Hill passed the evening In con
ference with W. P. Davidson, president
of the Oregon & Western Colonization
Company, in which he also Is heavily
Interested and In the development of
which he is expected to devote a great
portion of his time after retiring from
the presidency of the Great Northern
on his 40th birthday. May 19.
Chance Effective Star IS.
Although Mr. Young will not become
president of the North Bank until next
Wednesday. May 15, Mr. Gray vir
tually has relinquished his official
connection with that road. He will
pass the greater portion of the day
In conference with Mr. Hill in Portland,
but the subject of their discussion will
be relative to Great Northern business
rather than that of the North Bank.
Mr. Hill and Mr. Gray will leave to
night for a week's Inspection trip of
the Great Northern lines In Washing
ton and probably will return to Port
land next Friday. Their Itinerary on
this trip has not been determined.
"We have been busy all day going
over routine affairs." said Mr. Gray
upon arrival of the party In Portland
last night, "We did not take up quet
details that must be disposed of first.
It was decided, though, that Mr. Young
shall succeed me here next Wednesday.
He will be here by that time to take
up his work and will remain perma
nently In Portland.
I expect to be back In Portland late
next week and hope to remain a few
days. After thlt I suppose I'll be in
St. Paul most of the time."
F.lder Hill May Not Retire.
Mr. Hill was In his usual pleasant
mood when he arrived In town last
night. At the conclusion of the trip
he seemed to forget the cares of the
railroad and Immediately sought Mr.
Davidson at the Multnomah Hotel. Tho
two then attended the. Multnomah Club
smoker. Mr. Hill said that the con
templated changes do not mean, neces
sarily, the retirement of his father,
James J. HIU, from active connection
with the system of railroads that bear
his name. Although the younger Mr.
Hill has not expressed his Intentions
for the future. It Is almost certain that
much of his time will be devoted to the
development of Central Oregon, In
which he takes a deep, personal Inter
est. His connection with the Oregon
& Western Colonisation Company alone
would give him ample opportunity to
exercise his seeming Insatiable desire
for work. The company controls 800,
000 acres of land between the Cas
cades and the Idaho line and much of
this can be developed Into valuable ag
ricultural property. Whether he auc
ceeds his father as chairman .pf the
board of directors of the Great North
ern or whether he relinquishes his title
of office entirely. It Is predicted that
he will give much of his time to de
velopment work In the territory trib
utary to the Hill lines.
"I will be able to give Just as much
attention to Oregon from my office In
St. Paul as I could were I to locate
right here In Portland," said Mr. Hill.
"The work of developing the. North
west will go on. The changes we are
making will be of great benefit to all
the territory that we serve."
Mr. HIU has not determined whether
he will return to Portland with Mr.
Gray next week. He will be asked by
members of the Commercial Club to
come here and be a guest at a banquet
that Is to be given complimentary to
Mr. Gray and Mr. Young. A call has
been Issued for a farewell banquet to
Mr. Gray in honor of the valuable de
velopment work that he has accom
plished for the city and state In the
year that he has been here. It will
serve also to Introduce Mr. Young to
the people of Portland. Mr. Young
said lart night that he will resign as
early as convenient the presidency of
the Alaska Steamship Company, the
Northwestern Commercial Company and
the offices that he holds in the various
other concerns of the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate. He will move his
family from Seattle to Portland within
tbe next few weeks.
James T. Mlddlemaa. who has been
Mr. Gray's secretary for tbe last six
years and who served with him when
he was senior vice-president of the
Frisco system before coming to Port
land, will remain here aa secretary to
Mr. Young. He expects eventually to
Join Mr. Gray at Su Paul, however.
Vigorous Developsaeat Expected.
A vigorous policy of development and
exploitation will be pursued by the
Great Northern, as well as the North
Bank and the lines In Oregon, as soon
as the new organization becomes ad
justed. Tbla was the Impression given
by utterance! of Mr. Hill, Mr. Gray and
Mr. Young at various places yesterday
and after their arrival In Portland last
night.
The East Side invasion which hsa
been planned In detail by Mr. Gray will
be given Into the hands of Mr. Young
for further prosecution. As the Great
Northern Is vitally Interested In this
project Mr. Gray will remain in close
touch with the situation and will give
Mr. Young all the assistance possible
In getting the necessary franchises
through the Council and in carrying on
the construction work. Petitions urg
ing the Council to hasty action in
granting the franchises sought by the
Hill interests now are being circulated
among the people of the East Side and
are being filled with signatures rapidly.
This task, probably, is the most stu
pendous that confronts Mr. Young In
hia new position, but he will have other
details to demand bis attention for a
time at least. The electric lines under
his Jurisdiction now are being extended
throughout the territory adjacent to
Portland, the expenditures incidental
thereto aggregating J6.000.000.
Mr. Young waa highly pleased last
night over the prospects of becoming
Mr. Gray's successor and of becoming
a resident of Portland. '
"I'm going to Seattle now to close up
my affairs there," he said. "I think
I'll like my new Job. although I have
a hard task ahead of me to maintain
the record set by my illustrious prede
cessor." When Mr. Gray leaves Portland to
night he still will be president of the
North Bank. When he returns next
week Mr. Young will be in his place.
FINE CLOTHES HER FAULT
roller Young Woman Dresses Too
Extravagantly, Is Verdict.
SPOKANE, Wash.. May 10. (Spe
cial.) "Apparel show In their exhislts
of attractive and high-priced goods. Is
among the things encouraging extrav
agance among young women, that we
have to combat for their welfare," said
Miss Frances Gage. Northwest Field
secretary, at the Y. W. C. A. today.
"We were compelled to persuade a
young woman to relinquish a $35 hat.
"Tiie opportunity to buy clothing on
the weekly credit basis Is pernicious,
because it induces the young woman to
buv what ahe cannot afford."
That there is a distinct Inclination
on the part of the present-day young
women school teachers to dress a little
"flashy" was the comment of Superin
tendent F. V. Yeager, as he sat at his
desk lookins over the heads of 175 ap
plicants for teachers certificates at
the Masonic Temple, where the county
teachers' examinations were begun
this morning. "Yet, I believe that I
would rather see them flashy in their
dress than slovenly." the superintend
ent commented. "But I admit they
don't set very good example for wo
manhood when placed at the head of
a class of young girls Just budding into
womanhood."
OREGON HISTORY IS TOPIC
Hlmes Tells Where Stale Got Nick
name of Wcbfoot.
George H. Hlmes, secretary of the
Oregon Historical Society, was the only
speaker at the regular luncheon of
the Progressive Business Men's Club,
held In the Multnomah Hotel Thurs
day. Instead of an oral rollcall cards
were left at each plate to be filled out.
In his speech Mr. Hlmes stated that
he had kept a diary since 185S without
missing a day and therefore he waa
well prepared to speak on Oregon and
Portland.
He advocated calling Oregon the
Beaver state, saying that Callfornians
had given this state the name of Web
foot 40 years ago. In return Oregonlans
called the Callfornians Tar Heads. Mr.
Hlmes told of the early Introduction of
fruit Into the state and of the first
timber that was cut. He said that the
man who discovered gold in California
went from Oregon and that the first
man who Introduced the English
language Into Japan was an Oregonlan.
LEWIS ASKS LENIENCY
Patrolman Fined, for Theft Knowl
edge Says Parents Need Help.
On the plea that he must support not
only himself but his father and mother
as well, and that he draws but 80
a month salary. Policeman Lewis yes
terday asked and was granted permis
sion to pay a fine of $150 in instal
ments. Lewis was fined for having guilty
knowledge of the theft of a revolver
from a Chinese establishment during a
raid. Patrolman Peterson was' dis
missed from the service for taking It,
as declared by the committee.
Lewis said that he would have to go
back to stone cutting if his request
were denied and that the doctors said
he would not live more than two years
if he did, as the dust troubled his
lungs.
BERGS DRIFT FAR SOUTH
Wireless Messages Tell of Ice 130
Miles From Scene of Disaster.
NEW YORK, May 10. Wireless mes
sages received late last night from the
Amerlka, of the Hamburg-American
line, due here today, reported that
she sighted four Icebergs farther south
than in many years. The position of
the four Icebergs given by the Amerlka
was one in latitude 89.02 N, longitude
47 W. Two others were seen In latitude
39.12 N. and longitude 47 W. A fourth
was sighted In latitude 89.03 N. and
longitude 47.18 W.
The Titanic sank after striking an
Iceberg In latitude 41.18 N. and longi
tude 60.14 W. That Is approximately
130 miles farther north and 180 miles
west of the position of the Icebergs
reported by the Amerlka,
LEVEE GR0WING WEAKER
Warning: Issued by Rescue Corps to
Flee Front Town at Once.
NEW ROADS, La., May 10. A sand
boll developed yesterday In the Irwin
vllle levee, on the Mississippi, six
miles from this place. The Torras water
Is rising against the hastily constructed
protection levee about the town. Lieu
tenant Weeks, In charge of the rescue
corps here, has warned the people that
they must get out at once. .
There are approximately 15.000 per
sons In what la known as the New
Roads district. Lieutenant Weeks haa
decided upon Cook's Landing, a short
distance south, as the point of concen
tration in the event of trouble and a
fleet of steamers and barges haa been
ordered to report there early tomor
row. E
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You Want It
You Are Seeking It
You Will Have It
If You Find It Where You Want It You Will Buy It
Here It Is See It Judge for Yourself
In the near future Portland's wealth will envy (and buy if they can) your home location.
Why?
Hew XOrE, unicago, .r-maueiuiiia, owvuu aiiu. wu ii.uus " " " - - i V. l
interurban service, denying them the comforts of an ideal suburban home, away from the annoyance of the
struggling masses confined within the limits of crowded streetcar traffic.
Conveniences, as mentioned above, insure a home of contentment for mothers and their children, sur
rounded by congenial neighbors, in a refined, moral community as found in the ideal home city ot
- GRESIIAM, only five miles east of Mount Tabor, adjoining the
CLEVELAND MEADOW ACRES
Subdivided in one, two, three, five and ten-acre tracts.
EVERY ACRE EQUALLY DESIRABLE, level as a floor, all cleared, no rock, no stumps, no gulches,
no hills.
EASY TERMS 10 per cent down and 2 per cent per month.
Fathers, mothers, and all other friends of "back-to-the-soil" movement, join our excursion party of
suburban jomeseekers nest Sunday.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO GRESIIAM
Mt. Hood Railway Sunday, May 12
ROUND-TRIP TICKET, 25 CENTS Loaves Yamhill, between Second and Third streets, at 12:45 P. M.,
or Montavilla Junction at 1:30 P. M. Refreshments and lunches served on ground.
CLARK CANNON CO.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
FACE RECALL
Offhand Opinion on Obligations
of Oregon Delegates Causes
Political Stir.
LAW STRAINED IS CLAIMED
Official Interpretation on Majority
Clause and Duty of Electors Will
Be Asked Before Instru
ment Is Invoked.
If Attorney-General rawford ad
heres .to a recent off-awid opinion In
which he held that Inasmuch as Theo
dore Roosevelt. In the recent Presi
dential preference primary In this state,
did not receive a clear majority of the
Republican votes cast in the election,
and the Taft members of the delegation
elected at that time were not obligated
to support the ex-President in the Chi
cago convention, he may find himself
confronted by a recall election.
Shortly after the recent primary elec
tion, the Attorney-General volunteered
the opinion that Roosevelt could not
expect tbe unanimous support of the
10 delegates elected from this state be
cause he received only a plurality and
not a majority of the votes cast in the
election by the Republican voters. Tha
ruling was not made officially, but It
was given by the Attorney-General fol
lowing the suggestion that at least
three or four members of the delega
tion elected were supporters of Presi
dent Taft.
DelrR-atrs Stand Together.
This construction of the Presidential
preference law. however, was not con
curred. In by the ten delegates elected.
They have all gone on record as being
(Irmly against any such Interpretation
of the statute. Each has announced
that he will follow out the expressed
wishes of the Republican voters of the
state and support Roosevelt in the con
vention as long as the ex-President
has a chance to win the party nomina
tion. At the time it was given, the sup
porters of Roosevelt in this state took
exception to the ruling of the Attorney-General.
According to active
partisans of the ex-President, the same
feeling exists throughout the state.
It culminated a day or two ago when
a group of Roosevelt supporters met
informally in this city and considered
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MAY
SUBURBAN
REAGE HO
Your soil is the Oest; your scenery the grandest; adjoining the city limits o?
Multnpmah's prettiest suburban villa, with Portland's conveniences, viz.
High grade schools, churches, banks, amusements, electric lights and Bull RurJ
water. Two internrban rapid-transit lines will carry you to and fro with com-1
forts of chair cars, observation cars and smoking -parlor. You will forget
the crowded, strap-hanging annoyance of all commercial cities' streetcar
- service.
the advisability of initiating a recall
against Mr. Crawford.
Precipitate action was discouraged as
a result of this conference, although it
was decided to address a letter to the
Attorney-General and request from him
a legal construction of the law and the
extent to which the delegates elected
are obligated. Such a letter is being
prepared by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe and
other of Roosevelt's friends In this city.
"I am preparing a request of the Attorney-General
for an opinion concern
ing the law as to delegates to the Na
tional convention," said Dr. Coe last
night, "and will forward it to Salem in
a day or two. If the Attorney-General
adheres to his original opinion and
holds that Taft members of the dele
gation are absolved from any obligation
to support Roosevelt In the conventlon.
there is more than a probability that
steps will be taken towards invoking
the recall on that official. Such a rul
ing as he has made is entirely incon
sistent with the meaning ajid intent of
the law. and is vigorously repudiated
by the great majority of the Republican
Low
Rates
Rock Island Lines
Certain Dates in
May, June, July, August, September
Return Limit, October 31, 1912
We operate the famous ROCKY MOUN
TAIN and GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
most up-to-date trains in the world.
Choice of routes going and returning.
Special stop-over privileges granted on
Rock Island Lines on Going Trip.
For full. particulars address
ROCK ISLAND OFFICE
140 Third Street
MARTIN J. GEARY, Gen'I Agent Pawenger Dept.
Telephones, A-2666, Main 334
r
$205 in Cash
Prizes for
Wage-Earners
Full Details in
Sunday's Papers
ME
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voters of the state, regardless of their
personal choice for President."
HONESTY REWARD 25 CENTS
Boy Gets Quarter for Return of Stock
Valued at $510,000.
NEW YORK. May 10. As a reward
for his honesty in returning stock cer
tificates valued at $510,000, which lie
found yesterday in Exchange Place.
James Dowd, a messenger boy. 15 years
old. who is employed by a Well-street
news agency, was given 25 cents.
The certificates were the property
of a Broad-street brokerage firm.
A Kansas woman who wants a husbanfi
who In "a tower ot strength, enfirsretic nM
irenerous. very loving, very tender, very kind
anad rourteous always," ' falls ' to specify
what he is to receive in exrhanse for thif
list of virtues. Her own qualifications might
be more attractive bait than a statement ot
what ahe wants. New fork Tribune.
VIA
Portland, Oregon
East