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TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TJITTRSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1909.
PROVIDE 5287,745
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FO
POLICE WORK
Councilmen Decide to Erec
East Side Station to
Cost $25,000.
ESTIMATE MAY BE PRUNED
Ways and Means Commltlre Fa
ior Addition of CO Patrolmen
and Cuts I)onn Salary of
Woman Superintendent.
RECOMMENDED FOR I'OUCE DE
PARTMENT. T--ta! fund for th year. $27.745.
Woman Auxiliary to be continued,
but -tlry of Fuprintend'nt reduced
frrm $l.o to $11.1 a month.
EaM S(d tatDn to co $25,OO0.
liwatd at Union avenue And Han
cork tret.
Twenty additional patrolmen nd
thrf more detectives
One new patrol wagon and . four
hor5es.
One auMmoMI runabout, cost not
t- excred K.iX).
T equip river launch for patrol
service on waterfront.
I'ortland's Folir Department fared well
at th hands of the CounHI committee
m ways and mean!, which met yester
day and made up its report as to the
appropriations for operating and addi
tions in this branch of the municipal
Ikovernmcnt. The most Important rec
ommendation Is for an East Side station,
for which an allowance of $C5,0mO is
made. Twenty additional patrolmen,
three more detectives, one new patrol
wasron. one automobile runabout and the
equipment of the harbor launch for a
river patrol-boat for the department were
Included. The women's auxiliary Is to
be continued, but the salary of the su
perintendent is to be cut, according to
the action taken yesterday, which Is sub
)r ;-t to chanRes by the City Council. The
totM sum apportioned Is $267,745.
Much .i.re time was consumed In de
rvtir.j? the subject of the woman's auxi!
arv than was given to the entire remain-Irj-
roition o' the Police Department.
Cr-unrilmau Riiyhljght. chairman of the
c..T.iittee. was inclined to object to the
manner In which tho new branch of the
poiice force was operated during Its first
niiie months of existence. He told Mrs.
Lola (5. Baldwin, the superintendent that
he did not approve of the way in, which ,
she had treated the Council.
Mr. Rushlight was particularly Indig
pant because, as he said, she had not
kept her promise, made to him. to re
. port each month to the Council as to th
details of her work. He also declared
that he thought she had made a biff mis
take in failirfg to (rive Councilman Baker,
and the other members, certain data
about some saloons, against which she
bad made strong charges several month:
ago. but acainst which she did not file
formal charges with the Council.
Says Liquor-Dealers Oppose.
Mrs. Baldwin first read a statemen
of the work done by the department over
which she has supervision, and alleged
tha t the saloon interests have become
active In opposing the work and that,
ht said, they had also opposed her as
Its superintendent. This was denied by
the members of the committee, composed
of Councilmen Rushlight. Cottel, Dunning
and Vaughn. They said that they had
not been asked to oppose the work by
any saloon man or anyone connected
ith the liquor Interests. Mrs. Baldwin
explained that she had made daily re
port of her work to Chief tlrltxmacher.
and supposed that her duty ended there
'hat she always acted under his Instruc
tions and believed that this was all she
could well be expected to do.
There seemed very little opposition In
the committee to the continuance of the
work, but there was manifest -err
Mrongly the belief that Mrs. Baldwin's
salary should be placed the same as the
siaff detectives, her rank being that of
detective. Cpon motion of Councilman
Vauzhn. the decrease was unanimously
voted. She formerly received $150 i
month, the same rate of pay given cap
tains. She believes this does her an In
justice, as she says her work ts far su
perior and much more trying, difficult
and delicate than that of other detec
tives. Chief Gritxmacher corroborated
her In this respect.
Chief Gritxmacher was Invited by the
members of the committee to be present,
and he explained the various requests he
had made for more men and other feature
of his estimate. He particularly urged
the committee to recommend the Kast
Side station, saying that it will be of
great benefit to the city and that It will
relieve the congestion of the central sta
tion. He asked for 60 additional patrol
men, but the committee granted him only
20. With the ten who were added last
year for the purpose of purifying the
North End. this gives the department 30
extra patrolmen over the estimate for
1 !'. and Chief Gritzmacher Is greatly
plra-sed with the action taken. It is
likely, however, that there will be strong
opposition to this Increase In the Council
next Wednesday. The committee grant
ed ten detectives, an Increase of three
over the present quota.
TVlthln one minute a suspect was under
arrest.
Berlin The Deutsche Bank ha sold
$4.0tMi,oo worh of bonds of th Western
Maryland Railroad Company to a syndicate
hea.ird by Blair A Co.. the New York
bankers.
Constantinople The government ha
Issued instructions to the customs authori
ties to take measures to suppress the ex
isting boycott on Austrian and Bulgarian
goods.
Houston. Tex. Having fallen five stories
Tuesday while superintending the construc
tion of a ten -story building in this city.
Jack Kois. formerly of Louisville. Ky., dltd
early Wednesday.
Boston The board of overseers of Har
vard College "Wednesday confirmed the
nomination of professor Abbott Iawrence
Jewell as rrsfdnt of Harvard University.
to succeed harles W. Eliot. I
Washington OfTlrla! notice has reached
the apostolic delegate, Mnnslnnor Falconlo,
DfieiTinw nr uncc )
I UJIIIUII Ul IIUI I
ATTACKED BY LINN
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Flrtcher I.inn. Retiring: Prml- I
dent of Manufacturer' Anao- I
elation. I
President of . Manufacturers
Says Labor Commissioner
Sounds Discordant Note.
YEAR'S WORK IS REVIEWED
Kcport Shows That Association Has
Gained for Portland Industries
Representing Investment of
More Than Million.
WEIX
that Monsipnor Jean Baptlste Pitaval has
been namd A roh bishop of Fanta. Fe to suc
ceed the laie Rlitht Rev. Peter Bourgade.
Ifanila Pope Is to, the leader of a band
of fanatical la drones which Inng dominated
large section of the country, who was
sentenced to be hanged next Friday, has
been reprieve by ;nv-rnor-neral Smltn
UNMASKED THUGS EE! SGI
HOLT CP II. Ii. DENVER'S SA
LOON ON SIXTH STREET.
Chief to Hare Automobile.
One patrol wajron and four horses for
the East Side station were recommended.
and the committee also allowed $1600 for
a runalxMit for the department. Council
man Wallace asked the committee to
make an appropriation of J25HO for the
purpose of placing a new engine in the
launch used by Harbormaster Speier. It
Is the purpose to equip the launch so that
it will be used by the Tolice Department
as a waterfront patrol-boat, and will be
in operation all the time. It is thought
this will itreatly facilitate the work of
the police In dealing with criminals along
the river.
City Attorney KavanauRh asked and
was pranted by the committee J1X00 for
the employment of additional emergency
help In his office. It is left to him
to whether he will engage one deputy
for the entire year or two for six months,
at 1150 a month each. The work in his
department has increased so rapidly that
It has crown beyond the capacity of tiie
regular staff to hamlle.
The committee will meet again this
afternoon to make up its recommenda
tions on other departments. Including the
parks and health. It seems apparent at
this time that the committee will recom
mend the continuance of tho school in
spection, but there may be a revision
of wage scales in the health office, and
It Is rumored that the salary of Dr. E.
C. Pohl. Health Officer, will be reduced
and that It will be distributed mon?
subordinates. Her salary is IJiO. and the
highest received br any assistant Is 11-5.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
Chloin Vlto Unbrello, an Italian, was
hot ded In an alley early Wdneda.
Jlob Proprietor as He Is Counting
Day's Receipt. Recent Murder
Occurred In Same Place.
Two unmasked men held up and robbed
the saloon of H. I Denver. Sixth and
Ankeny streets, at 11:45 o'clock last night
securing: about H0 In money from the pro
prietor. The men made their escape. The
saloon was formerly conducted by Harry
Kenny, who was murdered there a few
weeks ago by Harry Daly, his ex-bar
tender.
Denver was alone in the saloon at the
time of the holdup. He had just been
ountinz the cash in the register and
placed it in the money drawer of the
safe which was open. The thugs entered,
one of them sauntering up to the bar
while the other one leisurely strolled to
the washroom in the rear.
"Give us two drinks of whisky," said
Die man at the bar.
The saloon man placed the drawer con
tainlng the money on the counter behind
the bar. When he refaced the bar he
found himself looking: Into the muzzle of
a revolver.
"Hand me that money," said the rob
ber. Denver did as he was commanded
and the robber called out: "Here. Jim,
I've cot it." The other man then entered
and put the money in his poeket. The
robbers went out by the rear of the saloon
and through an alleyway which leads to
Pine street. The bewildered saloonkeeper
followed the men to the street and saw
tliem run east on Pine street and then
turn north on Fifth street. Denver then
ran Into Erlckson's saloon. Sixth and
Pine streets, and asked them to telephone
to "the police station.
Captain Slover dispatched Sergeant
Kienlen, Detectives Price and Tennant and
Patrolmen Robson, Inskeep and Runey
to the scene. They obtained a description
of the robbers, and instituted Immediate
search for them. It Is believed that the
men hid in some North End rooming
house. The man who held the revolver was of
rough appearance. He had dark com
plexion, a full, dark brown mustache,
wore dark clothes and a dark soft hat,
was about 4) years of age, weighed about
ISO pounds and was about 6 feet 10 inches
tall. His confederate was of better ap
pearance. His clothing was of finer
grado and he had Just been freshly
shaven. This man was about 5 feet 8
inches tall, wore a dark suit of clothes
and a black derby hat. had a dark com
plexion, with rosy cheeks. Patroman
Inskeep was standing but a short dis
tance from the place at the time of the
robbery.
CITY DM; GARS STOPPED
ELECTRIC SERVICE CCT OFF BY
BURNED CABLE.
Accident Occurs at Busy Time
Portland Is Paralyzed for
Half an Hour.
i nd
Electric service for Portland was out
of commission for about half an hour
yesterday afternoon. At 5:03 o'clock a
cable at the Cazadero generating plant
burned out, and as a consequence the
current was grounded, and no power was
transmitted to this city. Lights went out
in streets and buildings and trolley-cars
came to a standstill. As soon as possi
ble the steam plant on Twenty-first street
North was called into service, lights
flashed and cars moved as usual.
The break In the light service came at
a time when clerks In offices were busily
engaged In closing up their day's ac
counts, and In most cases no other than
electric lights were available, so that the
old-time tallow candle was dug out from
almost forgotten comers in grocery stores
and put into requisition.
Some places were provided with both
electricity and gas for Illuminating pur
poses, and these were the envy of their
less fortunate neighbors. Among other
Inconveniences suffered ty the public was
the stoppage of machinery equipped with
electric motors, for the manufactories
lost a half hour in having the machinery
idle.
Precaution to prevent shoplifting was
taken at downtown stores when the
lights went out. The stores were in total
darkness, and as most of them were
crowded, the management feared cvil-
dlsposed persons might take advantage
of the circumstances to purloin goods.
Doors were closed and locked until light
was restored.
The report from the lighting and power
partment of the Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company last night was
that the repairs at Cazadero probably
would be made by this evening and the
customary service be In working order.
OPPOSE PENDING BILLS.
Several measures now before the
Oregon Legislature will be opposed
by the Manufacturers' Association.
At the session last night President
l.lnn appointed a committee on leg
islation consisting of A. C. Allan,
A. H. Devers and George Lawrence.
.Jr. This committee will go to Salem
ifor the purpose of presenting the po
sition of the manufacturers on the
4 employers liability act. the eight-
hour-day act and other measures.
Criticism of O. P. Hoff, State Labor
Commissioner, was made, by Fle.tche
Linn, the retiring president of the Manu
facturers' Association at the annual meet
ting of .that organization last night in
Alisky Hall. Mr. LJnn, In his annual re
port to the manufacturers, called particu
lar attention to the recent statement of
Mr. Hoff that "the only effective arbl
tration is tho strike or lockout," and
scored the state official for taking such a
stand.
"A public official who sets up this prin
ciple." said Mr. Linn in his address, "is
a public official whom we as manufac
turers help to support, yet who would
close our shops and destroy our business
to adjust some difference or dispute,
which could be settled peacefully and
without disturbance. He is, an official of
the people, employer and employe, and
to set forth such a doctrine as he did In
his recent report is an Injury to peaceful
industry.
Out of Tune With Progress.
"I regret this assertion of our Labor
Commissioner, for I have high regard for
him personally, but he is. simply out of
tune with the progress of industry and
is sounding again the discordant note
that the whole industrial world today is
trying to avoid.
Progress made by the association dur
ing the past year was reviewed by Presi
dent Linn, who, after holding the posi
tion for three years, declines to act
longer. His report showed that during
me past three years the association has
secured the establishment of factories
in Portland that represent an investment
of over JuO.OOO, and which are doing an
annual business of over 500,OCPO. In the
past ten years President Linn said the
association ha brought industries here
representing an investment of over
J1.O00.UX).
President Linn expressed his thanks
to the board of directors, the secretary
and members of the association for their
liberal support during the time he has
been at the head of the association. Ha
urged the united support of the business
men of the city for the organization In
future.
New Directors Are Named..
After the reports of President Linn.
Secretary Vincent and Treasurer Mc-
Monles had been received and placed on
file, the nominating committee reported
the following names for directors for
three years: Dan Kellaher. T. 3. Mann.
Kred Tonsing," W. H. McMonies. John
Montas. f. L. Knight, D. M. Dunne and
W. C. Slevers. They were unanimously
elected. Officers to serve for the coming
year will be elected by the directors on
the first Tuesday In February.
J. Teal was the first speaker of
the evening and he was introduced bv
President Linn. Mr. Teal spoke on rail
road rates as an Important question
manufacturers have to meet and de
nounced distributive rates out of Port
land. He said none could possibly be
more directly concerned in transporta
tion here than the manufacturers.
Transporfalion itself is a function
of the state." he said. "The railroads
must have the attribute of the sover
eign to operate and charge fares and
freight rates. -The railways were orig
inally operated as toll roads or canals
The original charter of the Baltimore
& Ohio allowed anyone to operate loco
motives over it.
Railroads Their Own Enemy.
The railroad people today, by their
own acts, are creating a sentiment
that will react against them until
they will be either rigidly controlled
or owned by the Government. As pro
hibition sentiment was created by the
saloonkeepers themselveSj where none
existed before, so the railroads are cre
ating a sentiment against themselves.
"Distributive rates here are nearly
100 per cent higher than they are out
of St. Paul. They are so outrageously
high here as to be absolutely Inde
fensible. The rates from the East have
been raised and rates to the East have
been raised in man cases, while the
distributive rates here have not been
reduced. This fiaht is not a grocers'
nor a Jobbers' fight, but a manufactur
ers' fight."
W. Wynn Johnson spoke on "Civic
Sanitation," and gave an interesting dis
cussion of what ha been done In Cuba,
the Canal Zone, Pittsburg and other
places for more healthful conditions, and
he made recommendations of what should
be done in Portland, particularly In a
better method of disposing of the city's
garbage.
Although this was the last of the set
speeches of the evening. General C. F.
Beebe, Colonel D. M. Dunne, Herman
Wittenberg and A. H. Devers were called
upon and responded with short talks on
better manufacturing conditions here In
future and lite need of co-operation
among all business men.
An appetizing lunch, composed entirely
of Oregon products, was served at the
conclusion of the meeting and was highly
enjoyed.
serious sallies. Bishop Hughes has not
only been a boy himself, but he remem
bers it.
His admonitions and pleadings to fath
ers to locate themselves at the ages their
boys are, in order to understand the boys,
was argued out with metaphor and simile,
with rhyme and reason, with symbol and
story, and the result was one of the most
delightful "talks" Imaginable.
The speaker became eloquent in his ap
peal to parents to remember their own
childhood,, and not seek to deprive their
children of the normal period of boyhood
and girlhood.
If Bishop Hughes did not draw on his
own experiences as a boy for many of
the entertaining stories he told and pic
tures he drew, his audience did not be
lieve him, for they laughed with him at
this (auto) "biography of a boy," which
was as funny as "Tom Sawyer" in many
Instances, and as serious as a boy's trage
dies necessarily are, In others.
You could see the boy grow and expand
as the speaker went on, and many a man
there doubtless rehearsed his own boy
hood, as tho familiar incidents of the av
erage boy's experiences unfolded them
selves. The crime of child-labor was
touched on briefly, hut with deep feeling,
and the instant and universal applause
showed that a kindred chord had been
touched.
The ease of raising boys "by proxy" was
shown in the fact that any one who never
had a boy could raise one with no trouble
at all. But to really raise boys in the
"concrete," instead of the "abstract," as
the lecturer put it, that was indeed the
test, and the true one. The speaker plead
ed for good books, good companions, good
influence, and. above ' all, there ran
through the entire discourse the need of
a discriminative sympathy with the boy
as a hoy.
Bishop Hughes dwelt long' and lovingly
on a boy's peculiar make-up, and showed
himself a man who. by the lessons his
own boy taught him, was ready to fol
low, as well as lead, in bringing up
hoy. Boys will be boys, and they need
adroit training and discerning care,
said he.
GALE SWEEPS OVER GIT
SOUTH WESTER TAKES VELOCI
TY OP HURRICANE.
New York Oty rankt high as a lover of
.r. The vales of does for tha laat year
amounted to about f'U.OOO.
BISHOP HUGHES ON "BOYS"
Lecture Mnch Enjoyed' by Large Au
dience at Taylor-Street Church.
The lecture on "A Biography of a Boy,"
delivered by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes at
the Taylor-Street Methodist Church last
night, was listened to with high apprecia
tion by an audience that filled every seat
in the edifice.
Taking the boy In his stages of develop
ment froiu the "unconscious" stage, when
lie is Just a raw urchin, up to the "self
conscious." "man-conscious" and "God
conscious" stages, the speaker had his
bearers applauding both his witty and' his
Log Raft in River Breaks Up and
Logs Are Scattered by Current
Houseboat Breaks Adrift.
A wind storm, which at times almost
reached the velocity of a hurricane, one
of the worst since the terrific wind storm
of January 10, 1880, which blew giant
trees down and wrecked houses, swooped
down upon Portland last night. Out of
the southwest it came, fresh with the
fragrance of' Spring on its breath, but
with a savage ferocity that was bent
upon vicious mischief and destruction. It
might have been the south seas' resent
ment of the cruel cast wind that had
brought its snow and frost, hurling back
the cold wind, after it had been thorough
ly warmed. If this was so, then the
south seas' anger must have been great.
for at times the squalls reached a velocity
of between GO and 90 miles an hour.
On it came, whooping and whirling
ana sweeping tnrougn tiie streets
making the deadly electric wires danue
ghostly can-can. It grappled with
signs and made them groan in deadlv
ony at their fastenings and shook
the large buildings until they con
vulsed and shuddered. And yet, so far
as is known, but little damage was
done. This was undoubtedly because
the wind was high up in the heavens
and because the pressure above was not
of sufficient density to give it the low
raking effect that carries in its wake
great destruction. When the wind
began tho heavens were hidden in som
ber clouds, but by 10 o'clock the wind
had swept the sky clear and blinking
stars came out.
Makes Trouble on River.
Down on the river the wind made
trouble. House-boats struggled at
their moorings, but so far as is known
only one was blown adrift. The ruins
of this one drifted past the city and
under the bridges shortly before mid
night. Somewhere along the river a
huge log ratt was ripped and torn to
pieces. This was reported by Police
man Kones, who was stationed on the
Steel Bridge. At 9:30 he first noticed
he logs running in the river. At
first there were only a few, but as the
wind grew in Its intensity the river
became covered with logs, and at times
said there were as many as 20 or
30 in a bunch.
Watchmen stationed on the Steel
bridge, the Burnside-street bridge and
the watchman at the Portland drydoek
reported that the wind shook the struc
tures as a terrier would a rat. It was
Impossible for them to keep the lights
lit. The watchman at the drydoek stated
that the steamer Geo. W. Elder, which
Is on the dock, was safe, although one
squall, which seemed the worst of the
storm, blew out the windows In his
house, and he feared for the safety of
the boat.
In spite of the high velocity of the
wind, very little trouble was reported
by the telephone and telegraph compa
nies. The Western Union reported trou
ble with Its wires in Yamhill County and
south of Ashland. Both telephone com
panies reported trouble on their lines
south of the city, but none right i.the
home district.
At 9:5 the telephone on the Madison
street bridge went out of commission,
but' beyond the wind making the old
structure dance like a drunken Indian,
no damage was done to the bridge. The
electric company was the most severely
affected by the storm, for the wind
wrecked a number of poles and the en
tire repair force was ordered out. The
heaviest damage was done on the East
Side and about 10 o'clock that part of
the city was plunged In darkness by a
pole at the corner of East Tenth and
East Clay streets being blown down.
Sad Night for Umbrellas.
It was a sad night for umbrellas and
for revolving signs. Theatergoers, be
cause tie wind was blowing and howling
its ghostly gibberish, thought it must be
raining and they attempted to hoist their
rain shelters. The wind had a different
notion lor the time and use of the um
brella, for It swooped underneath and In
a twinkling of an eye the umbrella was
turned inside out and wrecked in a dozert
different" places at once. Derby hats were
offensive to the wind and many a one
was swept from its dome anchorage and
gathered up the filth of the street as it
went bowling merrily along the pave
ment. As for the revolving signs, they
worked, and worked hard, for the wind
seemed to drive them into making a
thousand revolutions a second.
One freak of the wind took place on' the
top of the new Meier & Frank building.
High up on top, the rivetheater had, on
quitting work last night, banked his fire,
so that it would be ready for this morn
ing's toll. But here the wind had Its
say, for it soon fanned the red embers
into a vivid flame and for fully an hour
a bright fire, like' a beacon, burned from
the forge.
EXTRA SPECIAL-LEATHER GOODS SALE
HANDBAGS AT ONE-HALF PRICE
$2.50
All our fancy Handbags, Card Cases, Opera Bags, Vanity Bags, pigskin,
patent leather, seal and alligator Hags, in our window, HAhr PRICE.
Black Seal Bags, leather-lined, with parse, riveted frame,
new stitched handle; regular $3.00, special
Swell Pigskin Bags, leather-lined, fitted with pnrse and 0 Qft
inside pockets, tipped corners; regular $5.75, special P&aOO
Handsome Bags, fitted complete with purse and card case, ff
all shades; regular $12.00, now pJ.JJ
Swell Handbags, with blue and gold mounts, fitted with card case, purse,
vanity case and purse, beautifully lined; reg. price $25, sp'l. .$13.50
Fine Vanity Bags of London smoke, pin seal, violet lining, fitted with
memo boo:, card case, purse and mirror; regular $22.50, now.. $11. 23
Baers in new shades and leathers, regular $3.00, now ....SI. 50
New Tulip Bags, all shades, regular $1.25; special 65
Ladies' fancy novelty Card Cases, dainty shades, from $1.00 to $5.00 ALL ONE-HALF OFF
Our complete stock of Leather Goods, except Mark Cross London leathers, Vi OFF REGULAR PRICES
This sale includes trunks, suitcases, handbags,
collar bags, purses with back strap, muff purses,
jewel bags, fancy bags, flasks, letter and bill
books, cigar and cigarette cases, card cases,
beaded bags, traveling cases, fitted and empty;
coin purses, bill rolls, pass books, music rolls,
music bags, cellar cases. Values from 25c to
$75.00 ALL AT ONE-FOURTH OFF
COMPLETE LINE OF BELTS in Persian, elas
tic, leather and silk Belts, from 50c to $5.00 all
shades to match costume at ONE-HALF OFF
BELT BUCKLES OF ALL KINDS V2 OFF
UMBRELLAS, 98c to $28, at OFF
"We guarantee our Leather Goods.
Great Sale of Brushes Prices the Lowest
PORTLAND'S GRAND PICTURE SALE
OUR ENTIRE STOCK AT V4 OFF EQUAL TO V OFF ELSEWHERE
Our entire stock of Pictures, both framed and nnframed, in
cluding choice assortment of carbons, platinums, pastels, genuine
etchings, plain and colored; photogravures and many exclusive de
signs and subjects. Every picture to go on sale at one-fourth off.
(Pictures under $1.00 excepted.)
Twenty-five per cent discount from our prices is better than 50
per cent given by others. All pictures marked in plain figures.
Just take off one-fourth and you have the price.
See window df imported
Carbons, $5.00 values,
reduced in price to ... .
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ARTISTIC
PICTURE
FRAMING
EYES
TESTED,
GLASSES
FITTED
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HEARING IS DENIED
Vehicle Tax Law Cannot Now
Be Enforced.
RULING IS IMPORTANT ONE
More Common City Ordinances Will
So Longer Be Delayed by Refer
endum, According to Deci
sion of Supreme Court.
City Attorney Kavanaugh received from
the State Supreme Court yesterday morn
ing notlca that there will bo no rehearing
in the case of George Long against the
city, in the recent decision on ine venicie
tax, but there is a great modification of
the ruling in respect to the application of
the referendum, which is gladly received
bv municipal lawmakers. It Is held that
the more common ordinances do not have
to He over 30 days to await application
of the referendum, neither Is it necessary
o attach an emergncy clause to them to
make them effective. This means much
to the City Council, to the City At
torney and to the public of Portland.
The denial of a rehearing means that
the vehicle tax law. which was passed by
the Council some months ago, and upon
which State Senator Kellaher and others
applied the referendum, ig non-effective
and must be held in abeyance until next
June, when the elections will have the
first opportunity to vote upon the ques
tion. In the meantime, the old vehicle
law is In force and the City Auditor
must collect under its provisions.
According to the statement of Mr.
Kavanaugh, there will now be nny ordi
nances which will not have to be held
up for the application of the referendum,
and to which it will be unnecessary to
attach an emergency clause. Among these
are street improvement ordinances of
which there are a large number at every
Council session, and these may now be
passed by a simple majority vote, signed
by the Mayor and will then become ef
fective. There are other ordinances, not
of a general nature, and yet to be defined
by Mr. Kavanaugh, which will be in this
class, so that a great saving of time and
labor will result from the modified ruling
or supplemental explanation by the Su
preme Court.
"The rehearing Is denied," said Mr.
Kavanaugh, "but the court's ruling on
the application of the referendum is
modified to such an extent that it greatly
facilitates the business of the Council on
certain ordinances."
The history of the vehicle-tax ordinance
is a long one, but the main point In
volved is that, according to certain per
sons concerned, including Mr. Kellaher,
wiio was a member of the Council when
the measure .passed, it is unjust to mer
chants who have free delivery systems.
It was a bitter struggle to put it through
the Council; it was then vetoed and wa
passed over the veto of the Mayor, and
it was supposed It had become a law.
Mr. Kellaher and others, among them
George Long, an East Side liveryman,
circulated a referendum petition and filed
it. They contended that the act of filing
the petition suspended operation of the
law, but Mr. Kavanaugh held the oppo
site, and the matter was carried to the
Supreme Court. There it was held that
tho referendum may be applied to an or
dinance within 30 days after final pass
age, unless an emergency Is declared by
the Council. In case of emergency, it is
required that 12 Councilmen shall vote In
the affirmative and that the Mayor must
sign before an ordinance is n effect.
When this decision was received "and
put Into effect. It was found that it madn
matters decidedly difficult at Council
meetings. Every ordinanca had to bn
passed with an emergency clause or it
was void for 30 days, and it was possible
for a small number of Councilmen to hold
up important legislation for that length
of time by opposing whatever they dis
like. It Is a very unpopular regulation In
the Council, and lias caused much annoyance.
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