Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-11-07

covered last week. With the gcneral shakcup among the force before the election Gin the interest of purity in politics) Officer Geissler, who formerly twirlcd his club and his Inoustachc in graceful nonchalance in the fashionable Tenderloin. where he upheld the maj csty of the law by assisting silk deeked shoppers to cross Broadway, was cxiled to the Concy Island precinct "a somewhat nnfashionablc district. in comparison. When bedtime arrived. the other officers who slept in the sta tion house were Paralyzcd to see Geiss- Ter extract from his suit ease erea. ,ion of blue silk, trimmed with lace. and decorated with embroidered mono. gram on the breast. As soon as he was asleep hurried conference was held in. the interest of the morals of the force, and as n result the offender was aroused and sent forth on a bogus call. When h. returned it was to find the silk nightie rent to ribbons. while the whole room snorcd peacefully in darkness. Hut from a dim and distant corner came n voice, "Say, don | youse ring in no more O thcm moll dresses. They may go in the Tcnderloin. but they don't go h~r'. Stick to the kind your mother used Co make. See,'
 The coming election promises to bring forth certain new features. which, while they are undoubtedly step in the right direction, do not ap- penl 10 certain political" citizens of the East Side. In the place of the former watcher at the polls, who no, infrequenily know whom not to watch. students of Columbia and Yale Univer sities. of whom there are large mum bers in the city, have in many cases been called upon to all these positions The ready acceptance of the offer shows a gratifying interest in the gov ernment of the city on tho part of stu dents and graduates who are 90 often apathctic in such matters, but 1t has entirely failed 10 please the promin ent East Side citizens and members of "De Ate,' before referred to. "IIalf Soles' Merrigan voiced the disgust of many of his fellows over what he chose to call the "noive of them stoodents in taking away n poor man 's job. In eidentally Mir. Merrigan characterizes the campaign as the worst ever, stating that II is too ladylike, and bcwailing the fact that campaign funds are as rare m his part of the city as grass. "lt's the .ong whiskcrcd yaps up state that's getting the stuff" re marked MT. Mcrigan gloomily. his hand thrust in his empty pockets. The campaign has had one striking peeuli arity in that it seems to center around the names of Hughes and Hearst en. tirciy. Non. of the candidates for other offices receive any attention, and it IS probable that ant one man out of ''e'' "'HhtNH Hiii iUt NHNlts any ticket
 The boot black trust has received a staggering blow in the decision of Magistrate Fineiite to the effect that live cents is enough for any shine and that ten cents Is robbery. While th. decision IS not likely to create asy riots similar Co those occasioued by n recent one concerning tho proper far. to concy Island, A great many people who have been held up for ten cents and more in the past will joyfull, agree with the magistrate. One If. I Reynolds, however, is the roal hero in the reform, since in spite of boot blacks threats he siuhbornly refused Co pay inc dime demanded. Tn. alter. cation became so heree that both land ed before Magistrate finelitc. who promptly gave forth his decision s- stated and fined the boothlack s3.
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