The herald., 1895-02-20
THE HISTORY OF A SINGLE DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SAN BERNARDINO MATTERS
Sunday Closing Ordinance a Factor in
Politics
The Vice-President of the United States as
a Plaintiff---Changes in
Newspaper

San Bernardino, Feb. 19.-Mun cipai
politics are doing lot of bubbling just
now, and if the campaign continues TO
grow warmer from now until election time
a somewhat torrid condition may be pre-
dicted at that season. Both the Citizens
Union and the Mercantile Campaign Club
met last night, and each was largely at
tended. The latter organization, which is
an outgrowth of the Mercantile Associa-
tion has only one object in view, the re-
peal of ordinance 157, the famous Sunday
closing law, over which so many bloodess
battles have been fought. The club fin
shed its organization last night by the
election of Robert Poffett first vice -presi
dent, J. +. Keller secretary and C. F. Ri
ley treasurer. The following executive
committee was selected:
First Ward-M. f. Cropley, J. I. Starke
and John J. Mcttler.
Second Ward-G. Moore, Charles Rouse
and Louis Paine.
Third Ward-J. C. Mcguire, T. J. Cluse
and j. X. Miller.
Fourth Ward-A. y. Gregory remainder
to be supplied
Fifth Ward-H. w. Nisbet, A. S. David
son and Alvin Hancock.
On account OF the Importance OF the
election in the Third and Fifth wards,
the committee was empowered to increase
the number of representatives from these
wards to five.
High license will be the slogan of the
Citizens Union in the coming campaign.
rms is the principal plank in their plat
form, and they want the license for sa-
looms increased from 5000 to $1200 a year
Ihey take middle ground on ordinance
l51, and are in favor of reduction in
business licenses in general.
They hava ~ ;oI.n ~ II, 1
as yet, but another meeting OF the union
IS called, when that will be considered.
Judge Campbell yesterday disposed OF
the auctioneers' license ordinance in very
short order. He characterized it as a
most unreasonable bit of legislation, and
dismissed the case in which the matter
was brought before him.
The papers in an important Injunction
suit were filed in the County Clerks office
| today. Interest in the suit is increased
not only by the fact that a large amount
OF property is involved, but also that Vice
PRESIDENT Stevenson and some members
OF his family are plaintiffs. The suit is
brought to restrain Howard T. Hayes,
| collector for the East Riverside Irrigation
| district, from delivering deeds to certain
| property in the district which was sold Il
| year ago as delinquent in the payment OF
an assessment levied by the district.
lhe title OF this particular suit is Ro-
2Shu cpcNcHSOilj auHle M. DulllS, george
| b. Pickett and A. L. Stevenson VS. How
ard 7. Hayes. collector for the East Riv-
erside Irrigation District, and r. W. A.
Godfrey, the purchaser OF the property
| The assessment was levied in February,
| 1893, and the property was sold in Feb
ruary, 1894, and there remain but few
| days i'll which to prevent the final trans
| fer OF the property. The value OF all the
| land involved in the delinquent sale is
| over $50, 900, and the amount Of the tax is
| about $4,000.
The ground for asking the Injunction is
| that the levy was Is per cent in excess of
that authorized by law: also that the prop
erty was not properly listed and de-
scribed in the assessment, and that the
tax was voted at an illegally called meet
ing. Byron Waters, C. {. Haskell and ii
W. Nisbet are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
A 'shakeup" is on in the Times Index
office in this city. Colonel W. l.. Vestal.
who has been editor and manager re-
tires, while j. A. Whtmore, formerly
city editor, becomes editor-n- chief. The
business Office will also go under different
management, f. w. Richardson taking
| full control OF that department. A meet,
| ing OF the stockholders in the company is
| called for tonight, when it is expected
| that these changes will be ratified