The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26

edeeted and seemed ilI at ease. as 81
they were not thoroughly familiar
with the lines OF their new parts.
What made Il awkward was the at
tempt OF the boodlers TO act the parts
of good Indians" which had been cast
Tor tbeu and wear the tragic mask Of
the dauntless villain still They all
wanted to be sc bad as the new drama
would possibly permit, and the red light
sputtered occasionally where the ac-
fion was supposed TO call for nothing
more lurid than the benign atmosphere
of pastoral comedy.
Boodler Gallagher (s26. .25o) made the
first break. He became entangled with
the word moral" and nearly upset the
whole scene.
The awarding Of the public printing
contract TO the Evening Post which
has been distributed recently as hand
bill for Boodler Ruef CD, was
under consideration. Attorney Porter
Ashe was voicing the protest OF the
journal OF Commerce.
There is not only legal side TO this.
there is a moral argument which ] am
sure you will gladly hear" he said.
I'VE are always glad to hear any
thing on the -" but the word moral
stuck In Gallagher's throat and he took
g new start-"that is, we are always
glad to hear what you have TO say on
the moral side"
aGoOD INDIANS" VERY BAD
Thomas Garrett, who had put In the
bid IN question, came early and before
the curtain was rung up he was ao-
nlitted to the secret council room OF
the boodlers, where they have been
comparing confessions for the last few
weeks. Garrett had accompanied his
bid with an affidavit stating that his
rfrCTriz a.
ton required by law and that II had
been published daily for the last two
wears. AS the fact was that there had
been a considerable period just before
his paper reappeared as q booolers
handbin for free distribution when pub
lication had been suspended, and as ne
was unwilling 10 produce his books In
standardization OF the claim of 5000 cir
culation acquired since, il became q
question OF interest-tO the public and
10 the bOodlers-what was TO be done
1t was MT a large question, but II was
significant II was destined to show
Just how good an Indian good In
dian Il. And IL did.
To make the revelation more COM
plete The Call, the Bulletin and the
Journal OF Commerce had filed pro-
tests and were each represented by
counsel when the matter came Up fol
final passage. II would have meant g
financial loss TO a paper Of ordinary
circulation TO have been awarded the
contract at the rate which Garrett was
able TO bid. The protests were filed tc
get the news rather than the con-
tract and the news is that the good
Indians" will bear watching still
Attorneys Albert Johnson for The
Call, Thomas Hickey for the Bulletin
and Porter Ashe for the Journal OF
Commerce were permitted to address
the Supervisors when the award OF
the printing contract to the Post came
Up The burden of their arguments
was for a full hearing, either In COM
mittee or before a special session OF
the board. Supervisor Tveitmoe OF the
printing committee said he hoped the
board and not the committee would
conduct the examination. Attorney
Devote. for the Post, objected TO any
hearing. The protests Of the three
papers were not statements made on
oath, whereas the circulation afidavii
of Garrett had been fully verified and
was conclusive evidence as far as the
Supervisors were concerned
GARRETT Is NOT PRODUCED
Boodler Phillips CsIs,750) Justify
supported the Post and Devote. He
could see no need for any hearing
Gallagher. too. was for awarding the
contract, suggesting that the courts
were the place for the protestants.
Attorney Hickey explained that the
evidence OF the Posts lack OF the re-
ouired 5000 bona foe circulation could
be quickly obtained from Garrett un-
der oath and from the books and ac-
counts OF his publication. Devote was
protesting against this and demanding
that the Supervisors take his clients
word. Attorney Johnson replied
This board may think so, but, thank
God, the courts are at hand"
The allusion to the courts was too