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Vol. II. No
PORTLAND, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 14,1912
Price 5 Cents
IS COMMISSION
SLOVER-COFFEY COMBINE
th r ees s alo o n s
FORM OF RULE
ACHIEVES ITS PURPOSE;
F 0 s L ° pn re isdeepw 0 e T s t HE first time I
MODERN PLAN?
met Sam starts to speak about, he is sure
The M
Man on the to wind up somewhere in the gen Why Should Portland Return to
CAPT. BAILEY IS OUSTED Governor SURPRISE
EST in Corner,
Finds One W
Point
T Hill,” "was said several
years ago eral vicinity of good roads.
Crusade Where Real Re­
Government at
when he was taking Highway “ Good roads mean more to Sam Bureaucratic
When the police committee ol lieve that the charges against Bai­
form
Is
Possible.
This
Day?
Commissioner MacDonald, of Con­ Hill than good eats. He would
the Executive Board met on Fri­ ley were “ framed,” why did he
day, one of the early happenings accept the withdrawal of the at­ Governor West seems to have necticut, up to Bellingham rather go to a good roads meet­ Rumblings of more or less au­
Wash., to tell the people of that ing than to a banquet, and when thority come to the front from
was the reading of a communica­ tack made by Slover?
discovered something after all. interesting
community how to he does go to a banquet he does time to time to the effect that
tion from Captain Slover, Acting Of course, these questions are As with -many other discoveries
Chief of Police, in which the tit­ useless. Everybody familiar with that the State Executive has build good roads. There wras con­ all that he can to turn it into a sometime
in the very near future
ular head of the department said the case knows that the whole fu thought he made, he put the siderable fun on the jaunt, which good roads meeting. His chiei Portland voters
will be asked to
he wished to withdraw the char­ the case knows that the whole wrong interpretation upon it at was being made on one of Jim delight is in laying out good express their opinion
tc
ges he had placed against Capt. Bailey fuss was politics from start first; but a'fter the smoke of his Hill’s trains. In those days the roads, and there is a globe in his the commission form in of regard
govern­
George II. Bailey, and which had to finish, and that the “ exoner­ wordy battle with C. K. Henry road was operated under the A office that is all streaked over ment. A number of charters have
caused Bailey’s suspension from ation” came as a compromise if cleared away, there still remained B. C. block system, and every with marks that he made to in­ been prepared, providing this
time the train would stop for or dicate good roads that he has met form of rule for the Rose City
the department some months be­ Bailey would quit the depart'- something of his discovery.
ment. But the skullduggery of The Governor found three sa­ ders, Sam Hill and Mr. MacDon- or that he thinks ought to be and
fore.
the electorate will be asked
Commissioner Coffey at once the committee proceeding was loons in the Jefferson-St. depot of
to
adopt
at least one of these.
arose, when the communication necessary to save the faces of the the Oregon Electric Railway Co.
Why?
had been read, and "moved that commissioners, who had been Probably if the good Governor
Oregon is the home of true rep­
the committee approve it, and forced by some weird power to had made careful measurements,
resentative
government. What
that the charges be considered obey the mandates from “ higher he would have discovered that be­
is
known
as
“ the Oregon Sys­
dropped. Thus was Captain Bai­ up .
tween 60 and 75 per cent of the
tem”
is
the
last
word in plac­
The
case
in
reality
has
but
few
ley freed of the stigma placed
floor space of the depot in ques­
ing
legislation
directly
in the
against him by Slover; thus was interpretations. If Captain Bai­ tion was given over to saloon oc­
hands
of
the
citizens.
Under
its
he exonerated of the charges oi ley was guilty of the charges cupancy. As it was, Ills Excel­
varied
provisions
the
people
of
“ \
accepting money fcom fallen made against him, and if the lency discovered enough to make
Oregon
can
pass
such
laws
as
acting
chief
and
Mr.
Coffey
women, of the use of profane Ian,
him righteously indignant; and
they
desire,
can
nullify
other
thought
the
charges
could
be
sub­
guage while on duty, and of gen­
now’ a number of quite excellent
statutes, can recall officers and
eral conduct unbecoming to ar. stantiated, both Coffey and Slover people are trying to explain the
1
can amend the constitution. Ore­
were not doing their duty when rhyme and reason of this multi­
officer.
gon has been proud of her gov­
they
allowed
the
charges
to
be
After this matter had been set withdrawn. If, on the other hand, plicity of booze emporiums in one
ernmental
system, and has
tied and closed, another communi Bailey was innocent, and Coffey small office.
worked constantly to enlarge and
cation was read to the Executive and Slover had strong suspicions Travel may be conducive to
perfect it in all its democracy.
Board members, this one iron that he was innocent, they were thirst, especially since a wise and
Why, then, this movement in
Capt. Bailey, in which he stated both doing wrong in entertaining benign legislature has ordained
the
chief city of the State to re­
that it was his desire to resign the charges and in suspending that it is sinful for a public
verse
this proceeding, and to take
VA
service corporation to maintain
from the police department. Com* Bailey.
away
from the people their coun-
missioner Coffey again arose to Either way the matter is public drinking cups in its ve­
eilmen,
who are directly responsi­
his feet, and moved that the com­ viewed, there is no credit in it hicles and w’aiting rooms. But
ble
to
the
voters? Why attempt
mittee accept his resignation. for Police Commisisoner John B. even at that, it seems to be over­
to
foist
upon
the free citizens of
This was done andBailey officially Coffey or for Captain Slover doing it a bit to have a trio of
Portland
a
bureaucratic
rule that
saloons all under one roof.
ceased to be a member of the Acting Chief of Police.
will
stifle
public
expression,
and
y
Portland Police Department, and
There are cases on record
that
will
place
a
mere
handful
of
ceased officially cleansed of the HOSPITAL IGNORES
where saloons have had two
men
in
absolute
control
of
the
mud that had previously been
doors, one on one street and one
public affairs?
CITY LAW CALLING
hurled at him.
upon
another,
and
that
at
such
aid
would
go
out
on
the
rear
laid out. Good roads, according Are there only five honest men
FOR POLICE REPORT place customers have sometimes
What a travesty on justice
platform and address the multi to Sam, make it easier for people in Portland, or seven, as the case
there occurred! What a miserable There is a city ordinance that gone unsteadily out of one door tudes on good roads. Once they to he gregarious, and ho is the may he, that they must lie chosen
light the whole thing places the requires all hospitals to report to walked around the corner and spoke to two section men and a
administer the public affairs?
plunged into the other door, mule, but they were so enthusi­ chief exponent of modern times to Is there
police Commission in. And how the
police
all
accident
cases
and
going to he any greater
sadly does 1t reveal the “ friend­ all deaths due to violent or crim­ thinking that a new oasis in a dry astic upon their subject that it on this same ideul of gregarious safeguarding
of the public af­
ship” for Capt. Bailey that Mr. inal causes. This ordinance is world had been found. But just didn’t make any difference.
ness.
fairs
when
but
five or seven men
Coffey has so often professed. observed largely in the breach think of the tangles into which “ Sam Hill, who in these day* “ lie has done a lot to bring run, the city business
than then
Capt. Bailey was accused of thereof. Just why the hospitals a man might get in trying to of seriousness, is a shining light good ro;|ls into the Northwest is now when a majority
serious crimes. Several times a are not forced to make these re­ make his was from the labyrinth in Independent telephone circles And he is hoping to do a lot more in the council can run the of city nine it
date was set for hearing of the ports seems to be a matter of of saloons in the Jefferson-St. de­ The Independent phone system too, before he stops, for he be they will? Is it better to have
pot.
charges made against him. Al­
according to him. is but an appli­ lievcs in good roads. Good roads a clique of three or live dictat­
mystery.
ways the date was postponed, and considerable
One saloon to a depot ought not cation of the good roads idea, in­ make it easy for the farmer to ing to the people at large than
Oftentimes
as
a
result
of
this
now these charges are blithely failure to “ report such matters 1 to be objectionable to anybody, asmuch as it is designed to givi bring his produce to the railways it is to have a cliqu e of nine?
brushed askft by a letter from | to the police authorities, cases j unless to a prohibition exhorter. better communication between for one thing; and for family rea­ Fudge and pooh-pooh. Likewise
the acting chief in which he says which should be investigated byM*l,t two. or three, thirst-quench- points than some other services sons.
Mr. Hill as a deep interest
(Continued on page 4.)
he wishes to drop the entire case the Coroner are allowed to drift j •»« parlors in one building is go- No matter what Sam Hill is do­ in railroads,
too.
But
he
does
so
Does the proceeding reflect credit into innocuous desuetude simply | 'n8 a bit strong. The matter ing. he always has this good roads much good work for good roads and declared that a legitimati
upon anybody concerned — save becaues there is nobody who can becomes still more interesting idea down in the base of his that
I guess we can forgive him business was being carried on.
perhaps Bailey? Does it show take official action upon them. when these three saloons are all brain, and no matter what he for this
Manager Stein, in a statement
same family interest.”
sincerity on Slover’s part, or doe- More often perhaps, confusion is rented by the same owner, and are,
issued from the offices of (tie firm
it reflect the miserable intrigu caused by keeping police anil supplied with their stock in trad* might, be well for him to forget
local interests that estab­ in the Swetland building, declares
that has been rampant in the po countv records correct in such from the same source. Considered his plan of setting the state's ini selfish
lished these three traps for weak that the unfortunate notoriety the
lice department throughout th. c.asPS
from every angle. Governor West 1 it in. upon the express companies menfolk, so that the utmost toll firm recently received was due to
present administration of its af j p or instance, it would be in- is probably quite right in think- and instead specialize upon the of niekles, dimes and two-bit the combination oT a crooked
*a'rs’
teresting td learn w’hy the death ing that this is perhaps a little removal of about two of these sa pieces could be gouged from the solicitor and to a misunderstand­
loons from the'depot in question departing and arriving guests ol ing on the part of a few people
Did Slover believe the charge- of Ida Lauren, at the Good Sam­ too much.
A
stranger
coming
to
our
fail
To
remove all three of them from the city who may enter our port as to the manner in which the
aritan
hospital,
on
September
6,
when he made them, or did In
city
and
seeing
the
Jefferson
de-
the
place would be asking tor als via the Jefferson-St. gateway firm advertised. The fact that
was
not
reported
to
the
police.
make them for ulterior motives?
And in withdrawing them, why There are other interesting things pot. with its nice decorations of much, and migth interfere with It is not nice to think thatlgooc suits are given to pronii-
did he not say that he was unable in eonnectiim with the death of golden signs proclaiming that | election returns at some future Portalnd business men are assist |nent women in different sections
to substantiate them, and so at j this unfortunate woman, but it is good brews are to be had within day; tint nobody of real broad | ing in the unfortunate campaign I of the city as an advertisement
least add a little saving grace to sufficient to take up one detail might well wonder1 what sort ot uiind would say the Executive jagainst the fair name of the city of the firm’s workmanship caused
".n establishment he was gazing was going too far if he Carrie which is now beingAvaged in eer ¡the impression to prevail that the
at a time.
the proceeding?
When the charges were first City ordinances are presumably | upon. It is quite possible that Nationed a couple of these places tain jealous eastern communities ¡business was similar to the old-
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fashioned “ clothing club” or to
preferred—when it was gossip enacted to be enforced. When he might think he was being One saloon could probably care
a lottery.
all through the city that “ some­ they are not enforced in explicit “ joshed” when, upon inquiry, hi for the trade that the three now TAILORS COMBINE
body was going to get Bailey’s instances, there is always a sus­ was told that the place was i divide.
investigators who have looked
GIVEN CLEAN BILL
goat”—Commissioner Coffey de­ picion that there is something ir­ depot. It might seem to him that Eastern papers have already
into
the firm’s affairs however,
OF HEALTH HERE say that
the Great Northern Tail­
clared that he was going to stand regular going on somewhere, to there was a waste of space, a dis printed the Governor’s allegation
by the captain through thick and IPn* it mildly. Many mysteries regard of the fitness of things, to that Portland was a sinkhole ol
ors’ Combine is conducting a
thin. Why did Coffey change his I which baffle police investigation, force a poor and innocent depot iniquity. They have also doubt After careful investigation by straightforward and simple instal­
mind? Why. after the withdrawal, an,l which lead to the escape of into the interstices between the less mentioned the fact that His the detective bureau of the police ment tailoring business. The
of the charges, did he not move tniiltv parties from the penalty various nose-paint and throat- Excellency has found three sa department, ari official clean bill proprietors declare they have
loons in one depot. This will aid of health has been given the come to Portland to stay, and add
th«.t Captain Bailey be re-instat­ which they should pay the law wash headquarters.
ed? That would have been the are caused by such simple things If the good Governor wants to in spreading the unfavorable im Great Northern Tailors’ Combine, that they expect to build up a
action of a friend, that should as the ignoring of city, county redeem his campaign against pression of Portland abroad—only of which mention has been made patronage by turning out only
have been the action of any man or state statutes. If everybody Portland’s sinfulness from the in this last ease Governor West in these columns recently. Detec­ first-class work. Inquiries as to
who believed in Bailey’s inno­ heeded the law this would be a somewhat ridiculous anti-climax will not be to blame; the fault tive Royle went over the hook* huiness methods frill he answered
cence. And if Coffey did not be- much simpler world for all of us ¡that it has so far attained, it will lie with the grasping and and business methods of the firm at the firm's address.
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