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HIE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21,' dimes K OF REPORT OF HMD JURY, SAY 3 M Rushlight, Stevens, Slover Worry But Little Oyer Ac cusations Something Is ft esjka A wrong, iney ay. "If the members of rthe m-and Jury i have any evidence of graft. gambling or regular police duty and their ab or other violation, of the la, and ordi- from the city In case- of nances they should at once, if good citizens, submit such evidence to the proper authorities and I will aid them in any way possible In the performance of their duty." Mayor Rushlight. "I am too busy to talk politics or to grease anybody's political wheel. I may have more to say later," Sheriff Stev ens. - "I do -not believe that there Is any graft going on in the police depart ment at present. -The grand Jury seems bent on destroying what evidence has already been collected in the graft rases now pending. My record as chief shows that I am not too small a man for the Job." Chief of Police Slover. The denunciation of Mayor Rushlight, Sheriff Stevens- and Chief of Police Slover In the report of the March grand . jury returned yesterday is charged by these &ree officials to politics. Not one of taem took the matter to heart as' far a. their personal feelings were con cerned, but all felt that there was a "nigger in the woodpile. In the report According to the report they are guilty of dereliction of duty and Mayor Rush light and Sheriff Stevens, the Jurors say, would be indicted were there a law un der which an indictment might be re turned. Chief Slover, according ,to the report, Is "too small for Ills position." The report" states '.that gambling, prostitution and graft' are carried on to an alarming extent, that the officials are negligent about enforcing the Iswb, that the police officers are being held back In the discharge of their duty, that liquor Is being sold in road houses re gardless of permit and to young girls and men, and that obscene dancing Is Indulged In without Interference, Stevens Too Busy to Talk. Sheriff 8tevena had been so wrapped up in the hunt for the perpetrators of the murder of the two youths, George Hastings and Donald Stewart, in the automobile last Friday night that he has had no time to lead the report or to think about It, he says. He htis gone without feleep since the murder was re' ponea una wouiun l uiipvubb hi, rcyun at length. Chief Slpver was also out at the scene of the crime yesterday. Mayor Rushlight was very busy with work which had plied tip during his absence in California, but read the : article thoroughly and smiled broadly when be had completed It. Bu.hUgfct Would Aid Jury. -It ts the duty of all good eitbsensr of the city to submit any - evidence of graft,: gambling or other violation of the laws and ordinances to proper an ihoriUes," said Mayor Rushlight, yes terday, "and if the members of the grand Jury have any such evidence they should submit it at once. "I will be glad to do anything I can to aid them ihperfortntng their duty and the promise that I made to the last ;rand Jury that they could have the services of any officers of the city to aid them In their Investigations holds tood now and in the future. "There Is somebody behind the scenes who is attempting to spirit witnesses necessary to the prosecution of graft cases now in, progress from the city in order to hold up the .cases. These wit-' neM.es I do not wish driven out and 1- will not allow anyone to use official influence to get rid of them, "The administration has done much toward bettering the moral conditions of the city and will do much more. When the evidence is gathered it will be -used. I want anyone having any evidence that will aid In cleaning the city to submit it at once.". ' ;' "I am too busy to talk politics or to prease anybody's political wheel,", said Sheriff Stevens, last night "I may have more to say later." Hot Too Small for Job. ; "The records of the police department nine I took charge, will show whether I am too small for 'the position of chief." said Chief of Police Slover last night. "There have' been fewer hold ups and burglaries in the last eight months than at any time previous In the past IS years. Does this look as If I were too small for the position) " " "The assertion was made that 40 drunks had been seen on the street on one Sunday, I do not believe that even A Real"Wonder"lnstrument Woncjerful in that it brings the world's best music direct into .your home. Wonderful in that such an instrument can be bought for so little as $15. ;.A genuine Victor-Victrola Come in and 'see it hear it. We'll gladly play any music you wish to hear. Other styles of the Victor-Victrola, $25 to $200." Sold on easy payments. '.. : ; , . ' r ,J Pianos and Player Pianos. MORRISON; STREET AT SEVENTH. KOQUIAM ASKS FOR 20 PATROLMEN ULIII An urgent long distance telephone message was received hy Chief of Police Slover from the chief of police at o quiam, Wash., where the strike situa tion hast almost resulted,. In martial law belli established, asking that 20 uniformed men from the Portland po lice department be tent there at once to assist In quelling the riots. Chief 0.' Police Slover at first de clined to a ad the men on the, grounds that they would not be citlaen. of the state of Washington, but was assured that that d.fflculty could be overcome. Chief Slovrr then declared that be could not spare 20 men from the department at this time, as they were needed Here fRTinot se wny an appeal was not made to Seattle or Tacoma," said the chief last night, -both cities are nearer there than Portland, and the difficul ties attending the cltiaenshlp would pot arise. Then again wo may have trouble here at any time and we need all the men we have." CONFESSES ROBBERY OF BAY CITY POSTOFFICE Harry G. Durand. United States post- office Inspector, and Deputy United States Marshall Griffith returned yes terdav afternoon' from Tillamook with George Ross, self confessed postof fice robber, in custody, ana tne man was at once placed in the county Jail to await the action of the rederai grana jury under $3000 bonds, which he was. unable to furnish. Ross made a written confession to the federal officers Fri day that one year ago on that date he had broken into the postofflca at Bay City, bout seven miles from TUlamor, and taken (150 in, rash ana, a una amount In stamps. The cash no nat soent but the stamps he had cached away ahd they were found by the of ficers and are Oeing neia as eviaence. Robs was taken into custody by the local authorities On a charge of blow ing a safe in a-store in Tillamook and was being held on that charge when he confessed to the postoffice robbery. The local authorities turned him over to the federal authorities for prosecu tion. - v.,- : ' . M . - "BUTCHERS MUST PAY," SAYS SLAIN BOY'S SIRE Omaha, Neb., March SO. -Sarpy coun ty is satisfied with the verdict which the coronet's jury returned Friday nia-ht holding Chief of Police John Brlggs of South Omaha, John Trouton- of Omaha, and Sheriff Myers or Lincoln responsible for the death of Roy Blunt, farmer, - killed in the man hunt two weeks ago Monday, v James Blunt, father of the boy, who, since his death, has been obsessed with a desire for vengeance, is satisfied. "The "butchers must pay," he says. v DIXIE, WASH., BOY FALLS INTO DRY CREEK. DROWNS Walla Walla. Wash., March 80. Playing in the barnyard of the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George cocn fan of Dixie, 2-year-old Isadore Cochran was drowned in Dry creek today. The stream, ,in-summer as dry as its name indicates, is now a raging torrent, wun melting snoVs and recent rains, and In some way the" little tot fell into it Half an hour after he was missed tho Doay was discovered half a mile downstream. on a holiday 40 drunks could be found In the North' End or that anybody could 'count 40 drunks on the' streets on any Sunday. Liquor Is being sold on Sun day, but hot openly and we are watch ing every place that, looks suspicious. Gambling is not going. on openly In the city and every effort is being made to stamp It out .' . "When I took charge of the depart ment It was in a chaotic condition and there was graft but I oo not believe any is going on at present. A When I find any grafting in the department I will go after the grafter and. go after him hard. It must stop. It Is hard to get any direct evidence and the greater number of complaints are vague and with no one to back them up. "The grand Jury seems bent on- de stroying what- evid:nce 1 has been col lected In the graft eases now pending. Even Deputy District Attorney 1-age charged the grand jury with doing this to their faces: I am not a politician and do hot intend to mix in politics. Portland's moral conditions are better than, in any other city in the northwest, yet there have been three strikes in ..ie city during my time." The members of the grand Jury were H. V. Bamford, Manuel Hallock, E. W. Wallace. M. C; Banfleld. H. B. Walker, E. D. Hamilton and A. G, Lambert. HY ft L USER NEXT CANDIDATE F0RANAN1ASCLUB Quartette of Roosevelt Men J, Wire Dan Kellaher Lengthy i -Statement; To Which Mc ; Cusker Replies. . A choice seat in the Inner circle of the Ananias club Is awarded to Walter L. Houser, La Follette's campaign man ager, in a statement sent from Wash ington to Dan Kellaher hy Glfford Pin chot his brother, Amos Pinchot. Con gressman William Kent of California, and Medill McCormick of Chicago. Claiming to speak from first-hand knowledge, the Roosevelt quartette de clares mat Houser on January 29 and before that date talked about with drawing La Follette Tor Roosevelt be cause that was the only way to prevent the renomlnatlon of Taft. After that, they assert. Houser exhibited a state ment releasing La Follette's support ers from their, allegiance. ' 1 nomas McCusker.' manager tnr la Follette In Oregon, last night declared the statements of the Pinchotn. want and McCormick are Inconsistent with facts in his possession, which show that Houser and La Follette were vigorous ly prosecuting his campaign both be fore and after January 29, and that La Follette was giving Taft a scare even In Ohio at that -date. Content of Message. The letter to Keflaher. aimed h tha two Plnchots, Kent and La Follette. says: ' Walter L. Houser. manner pr of ator La Follette's campaign, cdntlnues to cnarge that Colonel Roosevelt urged Senator La Follette to heroma a An. dldate for the presidency and promised iu uppon mm. This Is not true. So far as we know every message or com munication sent from Senator La Fol lette's headquarters to Colonel Roose velt, or carried from Colonel Roosevelt to Senator La Follette's headquarters was made to Mr. Gilson Gardner (who na aireaay in. a widely published let ter pointed out that Mr: Houser's es timates are not in accordance with the fact) or to one of us, or In our presence. On every occasion Colonel Roosevelt stated clearly and explicitly that he would not indorse any candidate for the presidency; furthermore Colonel Roosevelt has at all times made it per fectly clear that he would not bind himself to refuse the nomination if it were offered to him. These statements were correctly repeated by us to Mr. Houser at the La Follette headquarters and there was no possibility t.t misun derstanding Mr. Roosevelt's position. i "Mr. Houser has wandered so far from the facts that he appears to have forgotten that among Senator La Fol lette 'suppotrsrevbgkqjetao eta etaoln lettes supporters and advisors he was one of the first to urge that In the interest of the progressive movement Senator La Follette should withdraw in favor of Colonel Roosevelt; this he did .ourBwuijr m me presence or many ".iubbbb. un me night when Sena tor La Follette was starting for his ..u-winier western trip, . Mr. Houser . .UIlam Ker)v Gifford Pinchot, Amps Pinchot and Medill McCormick at the letter's apartment in- Washington. He then stated that In bis opinion, the only way to keep the progressives to gether and prevent Tart's nominati. was for La Follette to abandon his own candidacy and ihm ti ii j , i T , ' iniiuriiL-, BI1U organization to Colonel Roosevelt, -if the Colonel would consent to become a uMiuiuai-. Mr. Houser said that Sena , r lleu8 could not go to the Chicago convention with , mom -.than . corporal's guard of delegates and that he doubted sincerely whether he could wuoie Wisconsin delegation. - Repeated Statements. - On Monday, January 29, at a confer ence at the La Follette headquarters Mr. Houser repeated these statements in the presence of the undersigned and others. Mr. Houser maintained this at- wuae until after the Periodical Pub lisher's dinner at Philadelphia on Fri day, February 2: on the next da wMnh was Punday at a-conference of Senator u.' f0!16"4' .'rlends and . supporters which Included Senators Bourne, Brls tow, Clapp, Representative Lenroot and Mr. Fackler, the La Follette manager In Ohio, Mr. Houaer agreed with all those who were present that Senator La toilette must withdraw immediate, y. On Monday, February 5, Mr. Houser in his capacity an campaign manager and Colonel John Hanner, private sec retary to Senator La Follette, showed to Mr. Gardener and Other friends of Senator La Follette a typewritten an nouncement In which Senator La Fol lette not only withdrew from the race, but specifically released his friends and advised them to go to any candU date through whom in their Judgment the progressiva cause would best be ad vanced, . . . ' ri "The only reason given by Mr. Houser for delaying the publication of the announcement was, as he explained, to give a little time for private mes sages to be sent to the La Follette managers so as to give them an op portunity to transfer their organization, to Colonel Roosevelt Mr. JUou.ec ald the statement would be made publio in the morning papers; the same evening George L. Record in New Jersey re ceived a long distance telephone mes sage , from - .Mr. Houser - stating - that 8enator La Follette had released his friends; and Mr. Record made an an nouncement to this effect at a public meeting where h was presiding. The typewritten announcement exhibited at La Follette's headquarter, during the afternoon was not in fact made public; but another; announcement waa substi tuted which Mr. Houser told Senator La Follette's friend, should be inter, preted as a release. ' During all .this period Mr. Houser made no secret of his opinion that Senator La Follette was entirely out of 'the race, and that Roosevelt wa. the only candidate who could advance the progressive caus. It was after La Follette's friends had been thus assured by Mr. Houser that they Joined In the movement to secure the nomination and election of Colonel Roosevelt." , f STo' Telsgrau of Withdrawal Bant ' McCusker, commenting on this stater ment last night, said: 1 -January 29 and thereabout iJa Fol lette's campaign wa. at its zenith of popularity. At, that time La FolLette was campaigning through Michigan and Ohio, and seemed likely to sweep all before him in those states. Taft was so worried that he postponed his su preme court dinner to visit Ohio and make speeches. . r "At this time, also, La Follette had Michigan, despite the treason of Oover- ruary . s at I'hiladelplila. . On that day t receive-! a telegtkm from Houser, says. Ing t.iit because of the serious Illness of La Follette he might withdraw. He said this would depend on. conferences to h held. In two or thxe dsy. Hou- " H ;.: " ' - r . -r,, : , the race. "At no time was word Fen that La Follette would , ithdra said oy the Pinchots and the others that Houses was asking managers in the different Mates whether or not La Fol lette should withdraw. No such tele gram was sent to me. "It Is Inconsistent to say that lJt Fol lotte t-lked of withdrawing when he wis at his senlth. The purpose of all this is manifest Roosevelt Is on the wane In Oregon, and an effort la being made to bolster him up. It la too Iste. La Follette' will carry Oregon, as hv carried North Dakota, and as he will carry all the western direct- primary states. . .. '.''-.. "People realize that La Follette Is the foremost progressive and the ablest' of the progressive statesmen. Reports coming in are most encouraging. Even central Oregon is sending in a call, ask ing if . arrangements can 'possibly be made to haVe La Follette speak at Bend. I have no doubt at all that La Follette will win Oregon.". V .,-'... . authorities seek blonde man, age 35, 1 as Murder suspect V (Continued From Page One.) not carry a shotgun loaded with buck shot" ' Additional evidence tending to uphold this viewpoint of the case was given by James Tice, an employe of the Home Telephone company, who, with a party of friends, was startled when a man answering the description of the one now sought, stepped from the brush in the vcinity where the shooting later occurred; and scrutinised the party. This same man was seen later by Tloe, when he was returning to Portland, attempt lng to ascertain the number of another machine bound toward Oregon City. " . Richard Everdlng likewise noticed on the road a man who, examined his ma chine in the earn way. . , Beek Two Convtcts. v While the officer, .uspect , that the light complexloned stranger may know somethlria- of the double murder they are atemptlng to find trace of George Beeson and William Smith, , convicts who escaped from the penitentiary at Salem. Thursday, and were reported headed toward Portland. Although there Is no evidence to connect 'thom witn the crime, the police, knowing their rec ords, are anxious to know their where abouts. . . : - ,' : Beeson was. serving tlmo lor robbery committed in Baker county and 8mlth for a "stick-up" Job committed la Mal heur county. A determined hunt ha. been in prog ress since the young men. telephoned in the story of the tragedy from the home of Judge Carey, on Riverside drive where they stopped after escaping the murderer. " Testerday Sheriff Mass and Deputy Sheriff Mile, of Oregon City, Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Ar chie Leonard and two aides and Captain Keller of the local police department and five, picked men thoroughly ex amined, every Inch of territory near the scene of the crime and ran down num bers of clues. ; Today Sheriff Mass and Stevens ana a taif oozen oepuues win renew mo hunt in Portland and Clackamas coun ty. . - -' - Class rail rial. ' fine of. he most promising ' clue. which fell flat like the other developed late yesterday afternoon when a rar mer reported that he" had Been two men sleeping In a cabin near Oswego late in the forenoon and had seen a shot gun Just Inside the window. The of ficer hurried to the house and foun3 the shotgun, but the men were absent It was a 12 bore" ahd thtf gunf wads found previously fitted It. The officer, waited and -finally the men appeared. Tbey were not arrested, however, as they proved that they had attended a party and remained there several hours after the time the double murder had been committed. At Oregon City, two young nen who arrived at the Willamette hotel at 5 in the morning were detained for a while. They were released when they explained that they had "beat" their way from Salem on a freight train. Beport to Be Investigated. Another report which is not given much credence, but which will be Inves tigated, wa. that a contractor residing at Oswego overheard a conversation to the effect that the assassin wa. waiting for an automobile containing two prom inent member, of the Portland , Elks, and that, he made a mistake and tried to stop tne wrong car. Preparatory . to making a careful search for the criminal In : Portland, Sheriff Stevens, Chief of Police Slover, Deputy Sheriffs Archie Leonard and Bob Philips, police captains K.eiier ana Riley and Detectives Coleman and Snow , held a long conference last night.- It Is understood that the north, end and waterfront lodging houses wiljl be' combed in an effort to ascertain whether i the man lived in Portland. . ; . ..J Although it has not been definitely j determined, the Phi Chi high school fra-! ternlty of which the two murdered young ' men were members is considering of fering a reward of $1000 for the arrest and conviction of the assassin. Judge , Caey la also considering offering a re ward and it is probable that other cltl iens may subscribe, should it be deemed advisable to put a price on the mur derer', head.', r. !,' ".'; The inquest on the bodies of Hastlnra and Stewart will be held Monday. Stew art's funeral will be held at. 2 o'clock this afternoon at the family residence 238 East Third street north. The pall bearer, will be Bruce Stewart, Ormle Dowllng, Robert McMufray, Denton Cap lln, Jack Day and H. L. Tabb. .The body will be Interred at Rlvervlew cemetery. The Hasting, funeral la set for Mon day. .'The body will be burled at Rlver vlew also. (L'nlted Preaa teaart Wire.) , Grants Pass, Or., March 30. Suit was filed In the circuit court here today by George Sorenson, receiver of the Chi ca go-Rogue River company, owner of a big irrigation enterprise here, to recover $32,248 from C. M. Leonard of the Leonard; Construction company, of Chi cago and Portland; P. Phillips, a banker of Chicago, and R. B. Slaughter, of ths firm of A. O, Slaughter & Co., bankers, of Chicago. The sum sued for Is al leged to oe owing to the irrigation com pany under a contract with defendants, whereby the latter were to finance the company .to the extent of $76,000. After paying In . $7000, the defendant, de- l faulted, it is claimed. The property has aeois oi aDout izv.vvo, ' , 84th In Aria, 19th In Assessment. i (Special to Tha Journal.) .. Hood .River, Or., March 30. Hood River county, smallest In a state of 84 uMesMktJeltsenthnoink awseHHed valuation with $9,000,000. The tax levy amounted to $200,000 and at the closfe of business Saturday evening $150,000) had been paid In taxes. The county and state levy this year, amount ed to 10.8 mills .-, ; : , r j . ; cr wired that I.a Follette was HON RECEIVER SUES CHICAGO BACKERS (Lu;:ois is 10 hold in iiinl rmii D1EII SIS BILL Governor; Puts " 0. K." on : Presidential Choice Meas iire Which Voters Will Take Advantage of April 9. (By the International News Sei-tle.) Springfield, VU March SO. Illinois voters .will have the . privilege of ex pressing their choice of the presidential candidates as the nominee of their re spective parties at the general primar ies to be held throughout the state on April . , ." The presidential preferential primary bill, which passed the senate yesterday was passed by the house today and signed by Governor Deheea- late this aft ernoon, f The bill provides for a preferential vote by congressional district, for dis trict delegates to national convention, and a state wide preference for dele gates at large. In the next Democratic and Republican national convention Illi nois will have 50 district delegates and eight delegate, at large. President Taft's supporters were the first to file their petition and his name will be first on the ballot Petitions are in circulation for Theo dore Roosevelt and Senator La Follette. Republicans, and Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson, Democrats. The new law will break up the unit rule that the Democratlo party always has invoked for Illinois that 1.,' the rule whereby the entire delegation was voted the way the majority wished or the state convention instructed. LA FOLLETTE MANAGER PREDICTS LANDSLIDE, 3 TO. 1, AGAINST TAFT ' ' (Unite PreM Lmm4 Win. Milwaukee, March 80. With Wiscon sin's first statewide presidential pref erence primaries election but two day. in advance; State Senator John J. Blaine, La Follette's campaign manager, to night .predicted the progressive leader would sweep - the state In Tuesday, voting with a plurality of 3 to 1 over the Taft candidacy In the race for the Republican - presidential nomination. Roosarclt, U out of the contest In La Follette's home elate. Emmanuel L, Phillip, Taft campaign manager in Wisconsin, tonight declined to make any definite pre-election state ment ; He, however, stated that reports received by . htm wlfliln the ' past few days indicated Taft sentiment had been rapidly . growing and he looked for a close result in the First to' Ninth dis tricts. ; Both supporters of Governor Wilson and Champ Clark in the Democratlo contest, predict victory in Tuesday's primary. Senator Gore of Oklahoma 1. stump ing -the state for Wilson. , OHIO COMMITTEE IS STRONG FOR TAFT; PLANS 2 CONVENTIONS (By the International - News Service.) ' ' Columbus, Ohio, March 30. By a vote of 15 to 6, the Republican state com mittee this afternoon Indorsed President Taft for renomlnatlon and, decided to hold two state conventions, one in Co- RASTER, "'GILL'S EASTER, GILL'S I at mm nn m a iii i 11 i Easter Novelties, Cards What- a wide variety of Easter novelH-s awaita your inspection in our Social Sta tionery Department!. . Cards, Postals, Booklets, Chicks Ducks, Bunnies, Etc. Special Easter Stationery in handsomely decorated boxes ' and a most4 attractive and pleasing display of decora" live material for table and house, such alT' Easter Seals. Crepe Paper, Cord, Bells, Festoons, Doilies, Lunch Sets.'Etc. Verily, anything and everything for the 'occasion I Note this partial list: Easter Cards fr om 3c up Easter Postals, from. lc up Easter Booklets, from..,......,,.... 3c-up Easter Chicks, from 5c up Easter Ducks, from... ..........5c up Easter Rabbits; from; 5c up Easter Stationery, from $1.25. up Easter Seals, package. 10c Easter. Crepe Paper, package. ........ 15c Easter Bells, frora.T. ..........5c up . Easter t Festoons, "each. . . ........... . . 15c ' Easter Doilies,' dozen 10c Easter Lunch Sets, each. 35c' Hand Bags Onr showing of Ladies' Hand Bags is unique in that it represents the very newest, styles. We are devoting extra efforts to this line and our buyer has selected some charming creations. We invite you to call and see them. The prices are as pleasing as the designs. Special Prices in Quantity to 1 - SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS , 'On All Lines of Easter Goods. A A V i iLJ?S "00n Stationery Store The X KGlll Co., 8d and Alder ,' EASTER. OIL'B EASTER, GILL'S , . . S L1DALEIIA PURELY m;m base (United Pru LetteS W'-. I ' Washington, March SO. "That there may be some truth" In the report ca bled from Tokto today that Japan has secured concessions at Magdalena bay, Mexico, was the tacit admission of state department officials tonight. But it was Insisted that If such a station were secured It was purely a "commercial base,' according to the department Mexico ha. recently pub lished that she will grant all nations equal mercantile coal privileges at her ports., ' . While the state department officially denied having any . Information from Tokto on -the report that Japan had ob tained the long coveted station in this hemisphere, It., was admitted by. officials- that perhaps big Japanese steam ship lines had taken advantage of . the Mexican government's tender ot equal coal privileges for all nations. HERBERT HANL0N TO GO TO PRISON, 2-15 YEARS (Bptelal to The Journal. I Seattle, Wash., March 30. Herbert T. Hanlon, erstwhile newspaper corre spondent, who wrote scathing articles last fall on members from this city In Secretary Fisher's Alaska party, today was sentenced to the state reformatory at Monroe for 24 to IS years, Hanlon waa convicted of stealing evening wear ing apparel from the office of J. F. Douglas, i and . although his younger brother confessed, the jury found him guilty. - . lumbus, June I and 4, to select, alx dele gate, at large to the Republican national convention, and another later to name a state ticket The holding of two con vention. Is a concession to .the Roose velters. ' The election of ir candidate for governor will depend very largely on whomT'is nominated for president Primaries will be held in each of the 21 districts for the purpose of selecting district delegate, to the Chicago con vention. LOOKS AS THOUGH TAFT HAS EVEN RUN TO TAKE IOWA ; FROM ' CUMMINS (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) ;' De. Moinea, Iowa, March 80. -With the Taft men victorlou. In Scott coun ty today, capturing SS delegate, from a progre.slve stronghold and Instruct ing them for the president It begin, to look as though Taft had an even chance t take Iowa away from Senator, A, B. Cummin,": , ' '' v-.- -4..i. ., Clinton and Muacatlne counties will hold convention, next week and there will be a hard fight If they go for Taft the state convention la his. The action of Scott county today - insure, the Second district to Taft with It. two delegates. The following counties gave Taft (4 delegates today:. '-' Scott 35, Dubuque 15, Delaware 18. Crawford 11. Following for Cummins, Howard 9, Plymouth 12, Wright 13, Black Hawk 28, Hancock 10, Buchanan 14. , . , ... . ,. Idaho Sways to Roosevelt, - ' (United Preii Leased Wire.) . Boise, Idaho, March 80. The Ada county Republican convention held here today instructed Ita 31 delegate, to the state convention at Lewlston to vote for a Roosevelt . delegation to Chicago. Roosevelt ha. a majority of the dele gates elected thus far to the Lewlston convention. . Journal Want Ads bring result. EASTER, GILL'S EASTER, GILL'S aster Portland s Popular Office Supplied And Furniture EASTER, !ILL'3 EASTER. OILL'B-J-EASTER. WIG! iE TOTALS 257,490, SAYS DIRECTOR! Greater Portland Has. Added 50,000 People to Its List of Residents Since the Gov ernment Census of 1910. Portland has seml-offlcially passed the 250,000 ranrk in population, and It's "till growing. To be explicit, Just 251, 490 men, women and children now make their homes in Greater Portland, which Includes Lents, Milwaukee, Llnnton and St Johns, as estimated In R. L. Polk & Co.'. directory, for J912, which will make Its appearance next Tuesday. In joining the 250,000 club among the cities. Oregon's metropolis ha. added al most exactly 50,000 folk to its family circle .lnce the government censu. tak- ers decided In 1910 that 207,214 was enough for such a lusty young western town. The census men originally ave us 222,957 that same year, but chopped down the figures later without a qualm. This makes the present showing all the more remarkable. , Moreover, the estimate Of 257,490 Is most conservative, say. Harold T. Hutchinson, who had charge of com piling the directory, for the Polk peo ple., After deducting the names of minors, ana marnea wumcn engngea in mercantile and professional pursuits, the 114,440 names in the big book were multiplied by 2)4 to attain the total.. Mr. Hutchinson declares thl. multiple la very conservative Indeed, and- Is more likely to underestimate than give too many. . ' In gathering names for the directory, arbitrary boundary lines were dlsre garded, all territory being included that is contiguous to an really a part of the city proper. m Some other interesting things about Portland are told ia the directory. Jut for instance, did you know that there are more than 400 ohurchev and church societies In the city? That, there are 823 miles of paved streets and 371.58 miles of sewers and that the bonded in debtedness Is $11,994,500, compared to $8,218,500 for the year before? You know, of course, that the tax rate for 1913 Is 34.4 mills, compared to S3 mills In 1911, and that Just 787, 772 volumes were taken out of the pub no library In 1911; but had you real ized that this year there are 53 school buildings to 45 In 1911, 768 teachers to 750, and 28,363 school pupil, enrolled to 26,000 13 months ago?, Little matters like that are some criterion of a city's growth. The directory Is probably the largest ever printed In the northwest MOTORCYCLE SPEEDERS , UNDER BAN IN SEATTtE (BprelaT to Toe Jonrnal.) ' . Seattle, WastL, March SO. The poll and the courts are determined to end the evil of speeding on motorcycles. The speeders have given the police the laugh, but Chief Bannlck will place another motorcycle In his squad and man It night and day to catch the offenders. Police Judge Gordon has announced his policy of assessing speeder. $1 per mile. Officers of the Motorcycle club say the offenders are not members. Mayor William J. 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