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22 THE UXECiON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1008. V; PEgOF People Indignantly Refuse to .Sigii Anti-Statement No. 1 Paper -Lone Solici- ' tor Invited to.Learc Many Offices and Tires of Job. The Journal Chimes Ring Out i the Hours in Sweetest Tones '''", .antf-Statement N"o. . 1 petitions, for mulated by the advisers of the Fulton opposition, prumulgnted by the Sellwood and the Onion Republican clubs and 'taken up by "tho gimtlemen who have V teen entruatea wiin uie ioiii". having a wearing time of It In their . .1 Journey. They have traveled far, found Tow signatures ana ine num-n ui nc become attached to them are not, gen lifraiiy speaking, of the sort that would ! Influence legislators, or any one e se. to violate a nled.e or break a promise. For some time there has been a great deal of speculation as to wnat aaa oe (om of the petitions which, It was I widely heralded, would sweep over the : i elate and Rather up a large majority of 'the people's signatures commendatory ,cf the plan to break down the State--rnent No. 1 majority, and advising- mem ber of the assembly to violate their .pledges given to the people last.. April ' and ratified at the general olection In June. When the petitions were started It was prophesied by the starters that 'the great demand -of the people had railed them forth and thatTt would be itut a few days until they would be re turned laden down with signatures. :' raw Signature Obtained. The peitions went out, and apparent ly vanished. Nothing was heard of them for some time and then it was announced that the petitions had not been abandonedbut work on them had been suBpended. This work would.be taken up later In an organised manner, . It was promised, and qnlck dispatch - would be made of the whole business. The fact of the matter is that the peo ple of the state will not sign the peti tions. Outside of a few old line poli ticians, and those beholden to them for favors past, voters do not want to go on record as advising any man to break bis word of honor, solemnly and volun- i tartly given. Only those who contend, .like Secretary Max Cohen of the Union club and Jimmy. Kertchem, his running mate, that they , are "party men," have shown any enthusiasm in the master, . and as a result the petitions are having Blow sledding wherever they have ap-: ieared. . I'p in Marlon county the cause has beeii recognised as" hopeieBS.. Senator J.- N. 8mith.,,the Pulton manager Wor that Iron bound and copper riveted par tisan county, is reported to be com plaining that "The people do not show any enthusiasm." In other parts of the state the same condition prevails. Here in ; Portland, Frank' Mlddleton, who needs no introduction, politically , opeaking. is about the sole survivor of the petition circulating class. He i not having an easy time. In fact, his experience to date is making him cau tious uuoui picxing out ine men to whom he offers his petition for signa ture, lie nas grown cautious because ; he has been invited to leave offices and business bouses bv irate professional : and business men. has been lectured and in soma instances has been compelled to . listen to' epithets not at all complimen tary to him, his petition' and his cause, from the lips of men. who considered it not atall a nice thing to be asked to ,1oin in an. effort to induce perjury and fraud. Frank is somewhat disheart ened. - So are the men who are back of him and who are discouraged because the wild fire spread of theJr handiwork did not come up to expectations. The petition business is a failure. The ort of men wanted on those-petitions cannot be had. . A few of the old ring men are willing to boost the game, but - ven the higher-tips in that class, those who have professed more or less earnest repentance in the recent past, do not r - ' - i I y f - 'f J ' f Js 1 1 : 4 : , - i' 5 I '' . ' ,- ' iff fV! ' " . ' t j vh ' , -t$g0 i i - . , j ! V 1 S ' . v . - (w : t - . i . : ; : :i ' ! r ' ' iiiiimi"- in "-'-"--I? J In cash. It Is alleged, the ;', conductor lorced her to leave the car, again de claring in a loud voice, so that all the uu passengers couia near, that he would not , carry any Mopplckpra. She then walked back to Chumekata; ' two miles away, .and spent the. night in an old sna. For tne rrignt, exposure and hu miliation . she , suffered she ' asks dam age of J5000. - FIFTH STREET BUYEES' , XAMES ATOOUNCED 5Final Daoers In the transfer of the lot on Fifth street between pine and An keny, which was sold two weeks ago by Ru swell A Blvth - to a svndlcata of wealthv lumbermen were alaned todav and the deal closed. The property was purchased bv Jacob H. Cook. F. E. Wheeler and the Dant- Russell company, all of whom are large the north- RECOD E DS inn GIL LICENSES Liquor License ( Committee Also Rescinds Resolution Revoking Licenses. purchased Blyth for holders of timber lands in west, for 176.000. It was five years ago by Russell & tlS.000. The lot is across Fifth street from the Crawford bulldln, under construc tion, and Is opposite the NeuBtadter building on Ankeny street. It is report ed that the purchasers are having plana prepared for a handsome office bulldina of eight stories, which will be erected on the site. The first' free-for-all race for airships. rresoectlve of class or method of nro- Rulsion or elevation, will be held over a ve-mlle course at New York on the afternoon of election day. Recommendation that the applfcatlons of. aeven restaurants. Including the lead- l!!. TPm ot tne iltZ- r renewal of their liquor licenses be granted, was the result of a special meeting of the liquor license committee of the council with City Attorney Kavanaugh yesterday afternoon. The committee voted aa well to rescind its resolution that all saloon men fined In the municipal court ap pear before the committee to show cause why their licenses should not be re voked. Before the committee took action In these two cases Councilman Driscol! moved that all the licenses now held by restaurants be revoked. His motion was defeated. The action of the committee may not have much effect on the coun cil as a whole which at the last council meeting had a majority of votes-agalnst the granting of the licenses asked for. Councilman Rushlight takes the standi he does because he thinks every restau rant In the city, no matter how small, should be allowed the same privileges as the large grills and dining rooms. Rushlight is supported by those coun cilmen who fought . the Cellars ordi nance. , ' Paul wesslnger, - representing the weinhara brewery interests, was glvun the privilege of the floor to tell why he as me councu nnouia srr There Is one point, grant the res. thinks the council should taurant license he said, "on which nobody has yet touched. That is the convenience of the public- Sale of liquor In grills is a necessary : evil., Why . do we do it? Simply because, the publlo demands drink with its meals. , --- "I think the city of Portland haa singular distinction in respect to thu strange laws it has adopted excluding women rrom saloons. And the strict construction of the law with regard to grills would make it necessary for a wom&n4o swallow a hot meal in order to cool her thirst on a hot day by .sip-, ping a little claret. "The breweries are not posing aa re formers, but we think that the most Im portant question with regard to liquor selling saloons and restaurants is not what people eat or drink, but how the places are conducted. ' We are opposed to dives and we will do all we can to make the saloons clean, but we do think that .the council should give us all a square deal." T , V Get a free box of candy by paying for a want ad for next Sunday's Journal COIITRACTOeS TOLD 10 HURRY The .street , committee of the city executive board held the customary tedious session yesterday afternoon. Of the usual list of petitions for extensions of time only a comparatively few were granted. It is apparently the determi nation of the committee to discourage ny: inclination on ; the . part of con- ' tractors to be slow with their work. Several fines were levied for faiium to complete .street within the time limit.' C. R Pnltara - n- 1.1- .1 for being behind time on a contract that the city engineer' assistant had caught h m putting In poor rock and had made him get 'the kind demanded in the speci fications. Pnttjura amalA , k . kind of rock was accepted by another n-ijviir in a airrerent part of the cltv. Isaac Swett lnnlceri IninnuiAj . ,ki statement hut hn rit -i, It. ,If the statement - made hv PnhS . is correct the inference is that one of the two Inspectoral , is incompetent or discriminative nr that ha nv- .1 material that was not up to apecifics- Journal Cliimes Just Installed at Fifth and Yamhill bu-eets. The Journal's new Westminster chimes suspended from the" corner of its building at Fifth and Yamhill, are shown in the accompanying cut. This novel and intricate piece of mechanism was manufactured by the McCllntOck Loomis company of Minneapolis, and was installed by w. E. Hushaw. an ex pert in such work, who is going to a number of other Pacific coast cities where chimes are to be put up. The chimes are operated by an electric clock in the basement of The Journal build ing. Under the contract which The Journal has with the McClliUoct-L.oomis com pany, no other chimes manufactured by this concern can be installed in Port land, the policy of the manufacturers being to sell but one In each city. Ban Francisco, Los Angeles and Oak land each have one of theae sweet toned chimes, while thA fortunate, cities in Washington are Seattle, Spokane and Everett. These, together with the one just put tip for The Journal make but seven on the entire Pacific coast. The following is the language of The Journal chimes: At Quarter past the hour, four strokes, Westminster. At half past the hour, eight strokes, cathedral peal. At three quarters past the hour, 12 strokes, reveille. At the full hour, 16 strokes, followed oy tne striking or tne lull hour. want to go on paper. They contend that they can have more influence by work ing quietly and personally than by get ting onto any petition. The anti-pledge petition business is on the bum.i TAKE IIP FRANCHISE CHARTER SECTION The charter commission will meet to night In special session to consider the public utilities and franchises section of the new charter. The importance of the subject makes it desirable that a full attendance be present and Chairman McGinn hopes that no member of the commission will be absent. SUES ELECTRIC ROAD FOR NIGHT IN SHED That she was made to get off an Ore gon Electric car by an officious conduc tor and then had to walk twa. miles In the dark, finally spending the night in an old shed. Is the charge contained In a owmplalnt filed in the circuit court by Mary E. O'Brien. The only reason for this treatment, she says, is that she was, last September, a hoDPicker. She says she boarded the car at Chemekata trie nignt of September 17. and that when she tendered her check the con ductor in a loud tone of voice announced that he would not carry a hoppicker. 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Very nobby coats, priced at $2.75 to 37.2S See our new arrivals in Silk Raincoats. You are welcome to credit here. ichloss Bros.' -SSSaS Suits : a Give the wearer an air of distinction not to be had in other clothes. They have that perfect "tai lored" look about them, and perfect "tailored" they are, because they are made by as good tai lors as money can hire. We call special attention to our Suits gild Overcoats at f50 AND None but; the highest priced custom " tailors can turn out clothes to compare with, these Suits and Overcoats. - We deliver one of these mas sive quartersawed oak, hand rubbed and polished sideboards for this small first -payment. And at the sametime give you Don't fail to secure an Friends" Wednesday invitation to our reception, evening, December 9. Pri given away. An Evening With Our zes to; amouirtof $200 ., i .. . i . ... . . -, i .... r , , , . i Pay a Small Deposit, Then ''"- od Overcoats mm, A $68 Sideboard for Rrst and Yamhill -E Second and Yamhill Open Till 10 P.M. Saturday " I . a ' If
