0 V BALLOTS IE
COUNTED Oil
eta, I
Successful Candidate Must Be
Passed on. Favorably by
--Majority of Persons Voting,
by Preferential System.
The Intent of the preferential system
of voting: which win be used In elect
Jug; a mayor, four commissioners and
auditor under the commission charter
June 2, Is that .each candidate to be
elected td office must be passed on fa v.
orably by a majority of the voters vot
ing. '.."..:." ":
If 40,000 people vote in the June
election, at least 20,001 of them must
say by first choice votes, or first and
econd choice votes added, or first, sec
ond and third choice votes added, thoir
willingness that any riven candidate re
ceive the office.
The expression, a majority of the vo
ters voting, is used rather than the usual
term, majority of the votes cast, be
cause under the preferential system,
each voter has three votes for each of
fice to be filled and if 40.000 vote In
June thin means that 120,000 votes will
be cast, and of this number 60,001
would be required as a majority,
limitations Asa Placed.
Each voter has three votes for mayor,
three for each of the four commlsslon
erships or 13 altogether, and three for
auditor. Two Votes cannot be cast for
the same candidate. If someone tries
to vote first and second choice for the
same candidate, only the first choice
vote will be counted. The other will
be thrown out. '
The fear that the candidates, especial
ly far the conunlsslonerships, might be
so numerous and the vote so divided
that no candidate would have a majori
ty, even after adding the first, second
. and third choice votes, thus making an
other election necessary, la dispelled by
section S3 (f) of the charter, which
provides that after first, second and
third choice votes for each candidate
have been added, the candidates equal
In number to the number of offices to
be filled, who receive the highest num
ber of votes, shall be elected.
Vo Party Designations.
2 will receive a ballot on which names
of candidates are printed without any
party designations. There will be three
columns for first, second and third
choice votes, respectively. The voter
will vote first choice for mayor, four
commissioners and auditor. He will
vote second choice for other candidates
for the same offices whom he is willing
to see elected If bis first choice candi
dates should not receive a majority. He
will vote third choice for a third list of
candidates whom ha is willing to have
elected if neither first nor second
choice candidates receive a majority.
How Ballots Are Counted.
As soon as the polls are closed the
precinct election officers are to open
the ballot boies. First they will count
the first choice votes. If any candidate
for mayor, say, receives a majority-of
If no candidate receives a majority of
first choice votes, the first and second
choice votes for each candidate will be
added, and If thls results In majority
the count will stop, otherwise the third
choice votes will be added to the first
and second choice votes of each candi
date, and regardless of whether there
Is a majority or not. the candidate for
mayor getting the highest number of
first, second and third choice votes
. added will be declared elected; the four
candidates for commissioner getting the
highest number of first, second and
third choice votes added will be declared
elected, and the candidate for auditor
receiving the highest number of first,
second and third choice votes added will
, be declared elected. .
Expresses Will of Ualorttw.
The plan of primary and general elec
tion gives each voter a first and sec
ond choice at different times. The pref
erential system thus becomes, In effect,
an eliminating primary, because thoBe
who were not wanted by the people
either as first, second or third choice.
are speedily weeded out The result of
n
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DER
1 M
Before- You Sign
An Application
For Life Insurance
Do as Other Discriminating Buyers Do
Examine the Lower Premium Rates
and
VZT" Superior Policy Contracts
of
Oroilffc
Does
Only in Healthful Oregon
That's Why Superior Results
to Policyholders v '
Home Office, Corbett
' . riftb and
MILLS, " : L. SAMUEL,
A.L.
Piesidenf"T - Genera! Manarer- Assistant Manaeer
I'lEFIEDJl! JOfllESW
HOPELESSLY SPLITi OF CAHDIDATES
. I T , ,
Members Ask Dismissal" but
Court Orders Them Back for
Further Deliberation.
There is nolposslbillty that the jury
In the Wallet leld case will reach an
agreement Such at least was the state
ment made this morning by one of the
The Jury had asked for further In
structions, after being out S hours, and
was Informed by the court that there
were no further .instructions than thoss
originally. given. , W'
would like to r." added. W. IL
Bond, foreman, "without being, con
sulted by the others, that we would
like very much to be excused because
there is no probability of our ever agree.
Ing on tba basis that you have indi
cated." ' - ''' . "
There Is no probability aboul It"
said another Juror, "there is not a pos
sibility that we shall ever agree."
Being advised to continue their de
liberations, the Jurymen filed back to
their chamber, evidently tired of their
work and not at all In good humor.
The Jury stands five to five, with
two Jurors wavering, and has so stood
Since the first ballot. Nine concurrent
votes are necessary for a verdict
In asking for further Instructions, the
Jury inquired If it were possible to
arrive at a verdict without deciding
whether or not tha contract between
the city and the Wakefield company had
been abrogated. The court answered
that the case could be decided In no
other way, aa, set forth in the original
instructions. - .
The Robert "Wakefield company,
plaintiff in the case, sued for $408,000
for construction work andjnaterlals on
the Mount Tabor reservoirs, Nos. and
6, near Wount Tabor. Tne city main
tained that deducting penalties for fail
ure to complete the work on time, the
company was over paid and filed a
counter claim for 171,000.
Nearly three months wers occupied
in the hearing of the case.
PORTLAND POLICE
r PAID HUSH MONEY
BY BUNKO GANG
(Continued From Page' One.) I
that I will be protected, but I don't
want to say anything now."
This was the retort of Oallo, made in
the presence of District Attorney Flck
ert, his chief assistant, James Brennen,
Chief of Police White and Chief of Po
lice Petersen and Captain of Detectives
Lou Agnew of Oakland, here late yes
terday after the officials hsd sought
to secure Information from him Impli
cating members of the Oakland police
department in the Italian bunco scandal,
lawyer Gets Busy.
Something new was sprung on th
San Francisco police commission tort a
in conneotlon with the hearing heiv
tomorrow, Of charges against eight po
licemen and detectives, accused of com
plicity with a ring of bunko men who
are said to have cleaned up $300,000 by
frauds.
Attorney Thomas O'Connor sprung
the coup when he demanded that the
commissioners themselves subpena the
witnesses on whose stories the detec
tives are to be tried These witnesses,
some of them victims of the bunko men,
are practically the whole case for the
prosecution. They include Caesar
Ronchl, the well known Barbary Coast
resort keeper; Mike Gallo, Frank Du
bois, Frank Corrigan and Maurice De
Martini, the last named already con
victed bunko men.
the election by the preferential system
is to put Into office the candidates for
whom the greatest possible number of
voters expressed favor.
Infant Prodigy.
(United Frets tAtft Wire.
Taft, Cal., May T. Frank Gillespie,
aged 11 months, weighs 42& pounds.
His father offers to match him on the
scales with any baby of his age In
California, . .. :
It Is widely suspected that there was
a good deal of humbug about the Taft
i aeai
board.
tarirr
Businesi
Building, Portland
Xorrlson
v CLARENCE S. SAMUEL. -
THE OREGON DAILY
JOURNAL,
Organization to Get Daily Re
ports; All .Welcome to At
tend Meetings.
An organization without name, of
ficers, constitution or by-laws, with but
a single object the study of the quali
fications, of .candidates held ita first
meeting at noon today In the auditor
ium of The Journal building.1
Meetings will, be held every, day here
after until the election June 2, from 12
to 13:30 p. m. Any voter, man or wom
an, Is welcome. No candidates will be
endorsed, No candidate will be allowed
to make speeches. Verified reports on
the qualifications of candidates for the
offices 'of mayor, four commissioner
ships and auditor will be received from
committees appointed to obtain Informa
tion. Publio reports on facts found
will be regularly made. , v
Chief interest will center in the can
didates for commissioner. Although
exhaustive effort will be made to learn
about the qualifications of candidates
for mayor and auditor, greatest atten
tion will be given to the candidates for
the commissioners Ipe, because there
are so many of them.
A different chairman will be ap
pointed each day to serve the following
day. It was ruled at today's meeting
that there should be no waits on lag
gards, but that, meetings would com
mence on 'time and end promptly, so
that there will still be left half of the
noon hour for lunch.
The plan for the dally meetings was
made by a number of business men.
Those who first discussed the project
agreed,' each, to invite one other to at
tend, that one Inviting another and so
on. It Is repeated that all who desire
to have part In the study of candidates
may come. The purpose is to guide
those who study and those' who receive
the reports by frankly stating the rec
ords of candidates, their present posi
tions and expressions In relation to
their efficiency if elected. The com
mission charter makes a non-partisan
study of candidates possible, because
It eliminates all party designations and
requires candidates to come out on a
merit basis. This is one of the expres
sions of the citizens' desire to see good
men elected to office under commission
government .
NEW POSTMASTER
ARRIVES; PROBABLY
ASSUME DUTIES TODAY
(Continued From Page One.)
ever, Mr. Williamson has not entirely
recovered from his Illness and it Is pos
sible that he may secure another leave
of absence and Mr. Shellenbarger will
remain as assistant. .
paying Off Clerks.
With the exception of between 200 and
S(J0 rural routa carriers of the entire
state, and the railway postofflce clerks
working out of Portland, every one
connected with the postal service in
Portland will be paid off tomorrow or
next day for the first seven days of the
month. In addition every light tele
phone, rental, lease, and in fact every
account that is usually paid for by the
month or quarter, is to be settled before
Mr. Myers takes office. A postal statute
nrovidea that the new nostmaster must
Phave no accounts left over from tha
old administration,
A telegram was received this morning
from Washington making the railway-
mall clerks and rural carriers exceptions
and they will receive their pay at the
regular time.
The new postmaster Is under a bond
of $135,000. That is $10,000 more than
Mr. Williamson was under and a higher
bond was assigned because the receipts
of the ofitce have largely Increased in
the last two years. Mr. Myers' home Is
at 615 Hancock street.
BELL PHONE'S EAR
ALWAYS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS, IS TOLD
(Continued From Page One.)
8. specifying that he wanted it put
through over the Northwestern lines be
cause she lived at the home of J. M.
Lockhart, who had an Independent tele
phone. '
Can't Oet Her on Home Phone.
""After some delay I was told that
Lockhart did not have an Independent
telephone," said Slddell, "and that I
would have to put my call in over the
Pacific States line and arrange to have
Miss Qilmour answer at the nearest pay
station."
He was followed on the stand by
Miss Gllmour herself, who told how she
had been forced to go four blocks from
home to answer this call. She said the
operator had mlstated the fact to Sld
dell, for not only was there an Inde
pendent telephone In Lockhard's house
but it was listed in tne directory.
Miss Georgia Stacy testified that 'she
was a chief Operator for the Northwest
ern company at Tacoraa and that be
fore the Independent company here was
absorbed, she handled 150 long distance
calls a day from Seattle. Since then
she handled only 10, she said, while
business from Tacoma to Seattle re
mained at the normal amount of-about
75 calls a day. " . -
JUDGE MOVES COURT;
COULDN'T STAND NOISE
Constant hammering by workmen
cleaning the outside of the courthouse
near his courtroom got on the nerves
of Circuit Judge McGinn this morning.
"Go downstairs and find out if our
old rooms are still occupied by the
Janitors," he directed Bailiff Jimmy
Noonan.
Meantime Judge4; McGinn discovered
that Judge Kavanaugh had left his
courtroom unoccupied while away at
Hillsboro. Deeding-the van of a small
army of Jurors, attorneys, parties to the
Suit in progress, the court moved. Clerk
Seth Smith brought up the rear loaded
with 'paraphernalia.
The 'case on trial is a damage suit
against the Portland Railway, Light A
Power company brought by John Y.
Richardson, administrator of the estate
of Benjamin S. Screven, to recover $(600
on account of Screven's death last Aug
ust Screven was run Over by a Haw
thorne avenue car which he was at
tempting to board. The company claims
he was swinging on a moving car while
I Richardson Alleges the carmen started
the car before he had secured hold.
avi'sUeg,-asutff(LJiswas
badly mangled, dying within a short
time of the accident.: . . ,
Aviator's Wife Sues.
T7nn Ttfuv.. Maw 7 Avl.tnr Ilarrv M
Atwood is ths defendant In a suit for
divorce niea nere toaay oy Mrs. garan
Aiwnnit. Khi- rha.ra-ia rtrtlnn fcnrt
iauks fof'Xhe custody, of jhelrchUd,i-
PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 7,
ROSE FESTIVAL IS
THEIR MAGNET
Vancouver and Victoria, B. C,
Out ta Win In Display
Here In June.
A competition that is of direct Inter
est toPprtland has grown up between
Victoria and VancouverBritish Colum
bia. It will result In each city sending
a tralnload of people to the Rose Fes
tival, Juno 8-1. Victoria has the Water
Carnival In August. Vancouver lies the
Midsummer Carnival In August. The of
ficials of both carnivals believe they
will find a most profitable advertising
field among the crowds that , will at
tend the Hosa Festival In June!
Victoria started the contest with a
suggestion that It Would be a good idea
to nend a commltteq of five to the Rose
Festival." Vancouver people learned of
the project and immediately decided to
send a committee of 10 to advertise the
Midsummer Carnival.
Business Xea Unlisted.
Not to be outdone the management of
the Victoria water Carnival Immedi
ately called for volunteers and enlisted
!!5 business men to come to. the Rose
Festival In June-to show that "there is
only one British Columbia city Ttfally On
the map." Vancouver retorted with a
declaration that a tralnload of Van
couyer people would i come to FortlanM
and with brilliancy or equipment anj
startling advertising stunts ' entirely
outshine Victoria.. A letter from the
Water Carnival officials of Victoria
was received this morning by the Rose
Festival management declaring that tho
Victoria train load had been made up
and adding that the suggestion that
ths two competing cities shoulj make
up a single big party had been rejected
with scorn.
large Attendance Expected.
It wlll'be the first time in history
that either British Columbia city has
ever sent a formal delegation to Port
land. Headquarters will be taken in
the leading hotels and keen competition
each to outdo the other will be sus
tained throughout Rose Festival week.
i
F YOU haven't done so al
ready, it's time too slid
your headpiece into one of
those crisp, breezy, airy
Rob mson
" Straw
See the modish saw-edge
Sennits, in high crowns and
narrow brims the very new
est in Straw Hat-dom!
Robinson Special, $3
Blum y Hock. $4
Dunlaps, $4 and $5
"Where YOU Get the Best"
Yeon Bldg.
Corner Fif thv and Alder
In addition to the popular hot luncheon,
Phil Metschan is providing delicious cold
meats and cooling ices for those who
.prefer a cold luncheon. It' is" but "one
example of the constant effort of the
Imperial Grill to satisfy and please.
Luncheon fifty cents.
You can easily visit the San
Francisco Exposition in
1913 and take your entire
family. Watch for the
rra6llbyy6llaf'laSr "
With announcemrnts from all .'direc
tions that big parties are coming; thai
organizations have decided upon Port
land as the place of their annual con
ventions In ordor to be here during Roh
Festival week,, the festival management
Is Inclined to Increase its prediction
that 60,000 more people will attend the
festival than lust year and say that the
crowd will he 75,000 larger than ever be
fore. Problems of entertainment, how
ever,' are less difficult thun last year
because of the Increase lu the number
and capacity of the hotels.
Engaged Talr Drown,
On1tl freu Leimed Wlra.t ' "
Cumberland, Wis., May 7. John Lair,
22, and MIhs Kate Den how, 20, are dead
AMUSEMENTS
H F 1 1 I CI IHSATgE
rbonn MnIii t, A-WO
T0NIOHTl:ll
JOHN DREW
''.In -the Comedr 8noeew
"TKB PEBPUIXBD HTTSBAWD"
KXCKI.Lfc.Vr HUfl'ORTINU CAST
Prlrf 82. l.fiO.' II..T-V. w.
BEATS HOW
SELtlNO '
: Etlllf Theatre.
3 ggS. TOMORROW
Special TrW Matinee Saturday.
Henry B. Harris Eatate Presents ,
ROSE STAE
' In the Cnmedr
t "KAOOIK PEPFE"
'C. 'Klein's Prpartmeot 8tnr Romance.
Krenlnfa: Lower floor, 14 rowa, S2.00;
S rowa, ll.BO. Baloony II. Oo,. Te, 60c.
Saturday matinee, 11.80, 11.00. TSc, B0c.
BAKER
THEATSI :
Mais t, A-IIM,
Gee. L. Baker, Kit,
Tonight All Week Mat. Saturday.
The Wulir bkER I I.AVEHS la the faneus
comedy
"MSB. WIOOS Of THE OAMAGI PATCH"
iir.mitlu-d from tbtr widely read norel of
Allee H'lan Biee. lwnienne caat and produe
Uon. A screen vl laughter irom aiert
"ETenlnsa 28e. 85e. WV. All Mats KSc.
Neit week "Kat ' l.ynne."
to
LYRIC
ENTIEE HEW COXrAJTT , .
Ooealnf with a matinee today, offering the
upewi ..KOyilI, NABOB''
A eomle opera acream In tabloid form. All
new faoae, all new produetlona. The mualeal
treat of tha aeaaon. Athletic conteat Tnetday
night. Chorus f Irla' conteat Krldaf night.
Price, nlyhta 15p, 8ne Matlneea lfte.
WEEK MAT 6 "Twenty Mrootee la China
town"; Joaepn uauanan, uariano ana hoi
lleon. Bob Albright, Madle Pe Long, Elele
Kramer Trio. Pantafeecope. Popular prlcea,
matinee dallr. Boxes and flret row bal
cony reeeryea. Box office open from 10
am. to 10 p. m. Pbonea A -2238, Mala 3.
Cortain 2:IK, 7:15 and S. ,
TODAY i
Is the Great Day at the
Peoples Theatre
West Park and Alder.
: ' Opening of
4-Reel Sensation.
BASEBALL!
RECREATION PARK .
Corner Vaughn and 24th Sts.
SEATTLE
vs.
PORTLAND
H . 7. 8. 8. 10. 11.
Gamesnegln week days 3:00 p. m. Bua-
UIIJB, MW If M. ..i ....
LADIES' DAY FRIDAY
Bovs under 12 free to bleach
ers Wednesday.
Commencing tomorrow in
Robinson & Co.' old stand,
291 Washington St., starts
the greatest Shoe Slaughter
ever known on the Pacific
coast. Turn to Page 13.
1313.
hnre today, meeting death by (downing
whnn their boat capsized in Lake Mont
gomery. Lair and Miss Dcnhew had
been engaged for a week.
Charles Chambers Extradited.
(Salem Burpiu of The Jourmt.l '
Salem, Or.,' May 7. Requisition was
Derby Desks
Main 587
OREGON HOTELS
4
1 'A V'
THE Uft UILTNORMM
iliui Jl
r .
' '1,
N 'l' It'
EffEW;WTEL :
JvJ lid TME HEART. OF THE CITY
NOTE OUR RATESj
Room with Bath Privileg ........ -SI-JO UP
Two Periona , . $1.50 ur.
Room With Private Bath ".4?H-'
Two Penpm , $20 UP
L. Q. 8WETLAKD. MOR.
Permanent Rates on Appt. cation)
n
" Af ! aT .
M.K.C1ARXB
NOTE
L CORNELIUS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We wish to announce to the public that DR. C. W. CORNELIUS la ajraln
operating; the Hotel Corneltua with H. E. Fletcher as manager. Wo wish to
assure our old patrons that tha Saras high-class service will prevail as
under our previous management.
CORNELIUS HOTEL COMPANY
C. W. Cornelius, Proprietor. . H. E. Fletcher, Manager.
.TIUl
niEi mm
InJ
MODERN FIREPROOF FIRST CLASS
ISO" RoomsRates Reasonable Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Make this
your headquarters when in Portland. Your patronage will be appreciated.
CHARLES R0WLEYi: ManageT:':':::":r
Formerly with tha New Imperial Bowers, Nortonia
63 J
lliS! out bath, 75c
CLACKAMAS HOTEL
AND HEALTH RESORT
g"1'-- - ,..,.,.,j'
NOW
ChJekee, Chfckee.
Doa't rev.err. -Yra'U
be a sreiier.
ttleaad.bjre.-.,
FOR THE
Wft1ifil'crewrfcadyiMrva4beviamou
' Equipped with new garage to store automobiles 2A miles
from Gladstone station, on' O." W. P., 12 miles from Port
land, 4 miles from Oregon City. Good fishing and spooning
. in tha' beautiful Clackamas river.
Phone, Oregon City, Mala 3051
Issued today by Governor West on tli
governor of Muho for Charles Cham
bers, who Is wanted In Portland on a
Statutory charge. The complaining wit
ness is his step-daughter. Chambers U
tinw nnilnr orient at Shoshona,
Journal Want Ads bring results.
1,000,000
in uso
Salei Agent
E. B. Haley Desk Co.
208-210 Broadway V..
, Bet Taylor and Salmon
OREGON HOTELS
ABSOLUTELY , FIRB-PROOf
PORTLAND'S
OKANDR3T
HOI
100 room$.. $1.50 per day
200 rooms, with bath $2.00 per day
. a . a A S
IW roomi, will) bam per oay
Add $100 per day to above prices
when two occupy one room.
trenv a TM A rTf VTr. PRTf.ES
FOR PERMANENT GUESTS
IL C BOWER SL Manasr.
GAINER THIOPEN, Asst. Ma
. -
TUB PRIDE OF BROADWAY."
HOTEL OREGON
Absolutely Element Proof,
Portland's Latest and Most Magnificent Hostelry
Opened March 4, 1913.
800 sumptuously furnished rooms, nesrly sll with
privets baths; 100 specially eaulpped sample
. rooms for the commercial trade.
WRIGHT DICKIKSON HOTEL COMPANY,
When In Seattle Stop at the Hotel Seattle.
Wright Dickinson Hotel Company.
mum
Fourteenth and WashlnaTton Sta,
FIREPROOF BUILDING
QUIET AND SECLUDED
-RoomV$l, with Private Bath $1.50
Special Rates for Permanent Quests
(Portlancl'f famous Hotel
Noted (or the Excellence
tof i k Gui5 inc. European plan
PARK AND ALDER
STREETS,
PORTLAND. ORE.
TWELFTH AND
-WASHINGTON.
Charles H. Rowley,
Manager,
EL VL AS ALL
TENTH AND BURNSIDE
APCnT.TTTF.T.Y FIRKPRDDF. Rnnm with-
and up. With bath $1.00 and up.
OPCCia.1 raica iu pciniauciii. gucsis.
M. E. PUTNAM, Manager.
Marshall 4049. .
OPEN
ChMse, cbekeei
Don't yo wtt
Yen ll bo a brsOei;
. Bye asd bre.
SEASON
AUG. ERICSSON, Manager