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THE OREGON DAILY. ?OURtfA, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY H.
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city council and It li believed that a i , 1 f'
favorable report will be made upon an w- 1 IVwl
orainance appropriating the necessary . J !" -i
funds for the purchase of the booths. 1' Ls j i sw sT
BRIGHT PROSPEGT MJ W W PV
FOR FIST FIGHT b H ivu u
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ft VP.
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Attend BARGAIN SALES, CLEARANCE SALES
, . '..',;V". ,' ; '. ' ' ,. J;" '"' V
SHAM or any other SALES when you can buy
nRST7iAss.surrs for "w
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' City Auditor A. I Barbur and County
. Clerk T, 8. Fields hare been lnveitiat-
Ina the proposition of the city and
county Jointly purchaslnj portable
. election booths to be used In coming
, . elections, and the above cuts show the
booths which they have finally decided
to recommend. Inasmuch as the city
, and county each spent $75 for rent for
' rooms In which voters could cast their
ballots last year, and because the booths
' . selected by the officials could be sup
; plied In each of the tS precincts for
about 15,800, the officials believe that
the booths would soon pay lor inem
- selves bv savin r rent money.
The booth shown In the cut
made by the Willamette Tent ft Awning
company on plans prepared oj nr. nur
bur and Mr. Field and costs, Jncludina
chairs, flooring, tables and lamps, about
$60, The booth Is 12 bf 18 feet and
contains sine voting- boxes.
- They can be erected In the street and
require but about half an hour to erect.
" 'When not In use they can be folded in
' a small bundle and stored until re-
quired again. In speaking of the ad
; vantages of the booth, Mr. Barbur said
' today; -: -: -
"One advantage of the booths Is that
' they can be erected In the street or
any place for the convenience of the
voters. ' At present we have to take
any place we can secure ana it is oiien
In the - most inconvenient place that
could be selected for the voters.
"Anotier reason for securing the
' booths Is that they will save the city
a great expense each year. At our es
timate the booths will be paid Sot in
two yeara."
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There are dozens of styles to choose from every wan
cu ob -cuiu avu ui mwif iouiiwoi wviim w uicsb tucxi
tlcal fabrics and patterns are shown in uptown store
at $20.00.
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
Mr. Barbur favors the purchase of
60 booths at the present time and the
balance next year, providing ths experi
ment proves successful He will re
port the resuit of his Investigation to
PROTECTION FOR
GRAFTERS' LAW
Jleney and Others File Peti
tion to Set A$ide Eecent
; Infamous Findings.
, San - Francisco, ' Feb. 14. What U
probably one of the most remarkable
papers ever addressed to a California
court was filed by the graft prosecu
tion In the Ban Francisco bribery-graft
- cases yesterday with the supreme court
It Is a petition for a rehearing of the de
cision of the court of appeals In which
ex-Mayor Eugene Schmits and the for-
' mer political boss, Abraham Ruef, were
' virtually held to be guiltless of extor
tion, the conviction of the former re
versed an the plea of guilty by Ruef
practically nullified. .. -.
The petition says: 1
"The learned district court of appeals
has decided that levying blackmail upon
V licensed businesses by threatening to
. prevent the issuance of licenses and so
' ruin the business, unless money be paid
as the price of Immunity Iron) attack,
does not constitute the crime of ex tor-
- tlon under the law.
' v "It Is, we hope, entirely respectful to
-. the honorable district court of appeals
to say that no opinion rendered by an
appellate tribunal In California has ever
. met with such universal and severe
reprobation by the reputable organs of
publio opinion, not only in California,
but throughout the United States, as
' fcaa the present decision that the facts
" alleged do not 'constitute the crime of
' -extortion. - We will not say , that the
' animadversion la directed at the learned
court which pronounced the decision.
We shall assume that the feeling Is
expressed merely at such a barbaric and
chaotic condition f the law; but we
rest secure In the conviction that
if an ' opportunity be presented for
a full discussion,, it will be found
and decided by this court that
levying blackmail upon licensed bus
iness by the mayor and the political
boss of a metropolitan community is a
crime unaer tne law or caiiiornia ana
li
and
0a
3d
1st and Yamhif
'fft1ffJ!!J)iiacon and Vausrhn Both
nas oeen aiiraciea 10 mis aeciuiun in f,, TT .
such a wav and under such circum
stances that the soundest public policy.
utterly Irrespective of every other con-j
sideration, imperiously requires ine I
Question should not be considered set
tled until the highest court in the state,
after a full discussion and thorough
consideration, has said the final word.
If such be law, no honest man will
ralnsar that the coventor should forth
with call the legislature in eitraordl
nanr session -and 'hasten to wipe the
abortive statute from the books and
substitute some plainer words that will
not be susceptible of a construction that
makes the blackmailer secure in his pi
ratlcal trade."
The appeal is aimed by Attorney'
General U. S. Webb. Francis J. Heney.
William H. Langqpn, Charles W. Cobb
ana Joseph uwyer. xne petition save:
we aaic zor a renearmg. Decause the
decision, with the greatest respect to
the court that rendered it and to this
court is:
"1. Fallacious In Its logic
"2. Devoid of reason to suDnort it.
S. UnsuDDorted bv the authnrUloa
cicea.
4. Diametrically ODnosed to hlrh an
woriues, wnicn
Meeting.
Despite the protests of large mer
cantile firms as well as those from
other sources,, the city council yester
day - afternoon passed the vehicle tax
ordinance after a hot debate in which
Councilman Drlscoll served further 410-
tlce on Councilman Vaughn that their
physical encounter was Just a trifle
nearer than on the previous day, when
Councilman Drlscoll served notice on
his large opponent that his slurring re
marks referring to Drlscoll must cease.
In fact the approaching contest Is ex
citing more Interest than any act of
legislation the council has . before it
The members realize that what has
heretofore been considered a joke has
become a Stern reality and the spec
tacle of two belligerent councilman
we cited in our brief I sauarrlna- off and "swatting" one an-
but which are unnoticed by the opto- other in various parts of their re spec
"Ornatiu ( Bonttas"
ion."
.The petition contains 78 printed pages.
New O. A. C. Instructor.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Corvallia Feb. 14. Rons C Flnlav la
tne new instructor in English at th
Oregon Agricultural college. He is a
frraauaie 01 uregon Agricultural col
ege in the class of 1894 and has Just
roiurneu irum xaano wnero ne nas be
employed several years as an assayer.
B
ett
er
Chang
When you discover that the use of coffee
as a beverage is undermining. your health.
: " ManyT persons who suspect that palpita
tion of the heart with av"smothery" sensation
J is caused by. coffee, don't seem to know how
to break the fetters forged upon them by caf
feine the drug in coffee.
They want a hot beverage for breakfast
and may have "tried Postum" (weakly made
by simply steeping k in hot water or "letting
it come to a boil'') arid ;did not -relish it.
No wonder! Boil Postum 15 minutes as
.per directions on pkg, add good cream and
then try, it.: In 10 days you may safely exr
pect a decided change for the better. Keep it
,.up and 'you . will discover
'HherelslalReason"
(of
tlve anatomies is an event looked for
In the near future. That Driscoll la
sore at Vaughn, and that Vaughn
does not care Is all too apparent
Kick Tour Head Off.
After Vaughn's amendment to in
crease the tax of the draymen from $10
to 20 was voted down, Vaughn sold:
"Well. Mr. Drlscoll. your tax ia lust
cut down one half."
Driscoll replied that he knew it and
was satisfied.
t in, n imv ate jivu mv.ius .uvuli
inquired Vaughn,
I'll come over there and kick your
head off," exploded Driscoll, glaring at
his laughing opponent as his face went
white in anger.
"Mayor Lane called the men to order
and an encounter was averted for the
time, although it Is believed that the
men will "get together" In the future.
It is figured out that the encounter will
not occUr in council, but at some com.
mlttee meeting when the men are seated
nearer one another and will strike out
when In the first flush of anger.
Altnougn tne Drlscoll-VauKhn enlsnda
was the center of interest the members
managed to thresh out the vehicle tar
ordinance to the satisfaction of tha ma
jority. The measure passed as really
a substitute ordinance lntror)urBrf h.
Councilman Menefee instead of the one
offered bv the committee.
The only vehicles not taTad hr th
new measure are those coming under
the class of "for nleasure nnlv " Toom
are taxed JS a year and single vehicles
$2.60. Drays, hacks, coupes, auto
mobiles are to be taxed Slu. Rinvia
vehicles used for hire will be assessed
rasa oyer Mayor's veto.
Whether Mayor Lane vetoes the ordi
nance or not it Is believed that it will
become a law. The vote yesterday was
9 to 6. and if Mayor Lane vetoes it
another vote will be necessary to pass
it over his veto. "It is believed by ad
herents of the act that another vote
can be secured, although if Mayor Lane
refuses to sign the ordinance it is ex
pected that a strict party vote of the
Big Ten will be ordered and the ordi
nance passed.- His veto, if he does veto
the ordinance, will be the signal for a
"line up" and it is firmly believed that
the Big Ten will do this in order to
down lAne. -
HILL FAY0KST LOCAL
BOARD OF TRADE
In a letter to, the Portland board of
trade regarding its plan of establishing
a produce trading room in ? its new
quarters. James J. 'Hill - of tha Great
Northern, indorsed the plan and urged
that it Is through' such organisations
and through their efforts In the direc
tion" Of accurate information that their
supporting business will be kept on
right lines. He said- of . . tha recent
panic: -. w
- "The country at large la Just emerg
ing from a panio which occurred at a
time- whan no serious menace threat
ened, any branch, of tha general com
merce oi tha country."
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