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Show ju REPUBLICAN IS ELECTED MAYOR Portland, Oregon, June G. Although complete returns from yesterday's municpal election have not been received, re-ceived, It Is evident that'the plurality of A C. Rushlight, regular Republican nominee for mayor, over Jos. Simon, Independent Republican, his nearcBt opponent, will be between 3,000 and 3,500 votes. Most of the thirteen Initiative and referendum measures voted on were defeated. Tho vote on measures providing pro-viding a tax of 3 per cent on tho gross earnings of gas nnd electric companies compan-ies nnd for a public service commission commis-sion was very close and tho fate of these measures still is In doubt. |