Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-21
council HAS SCRAP
SVER Police MATRON
Ward Defends Incumbent
Motion to Indefinitely Pest
pOne Defeated

That the affsmpi Of COmsiiman Tn
rab 70 fsbral .fhs ordnance authorizing
the offiee o. police matrgn Eas whol-
ly hHeslled for asd that il vas aimed
% get llTs = J. Darsey, incumbent,
cut of The poEitlOp and put Yrs. Myra
shank, f0fner matE0H. back into the
offiee azain were statements made tins
morning b. Councilman Ward. who
fought The measure when il came up for
final passage last night az the special
meeting u thc council
Councilman Ward also said that the
statement Of Councilman Unruh regard
ing the work Of Mrs Dorsey, in thar she
did no work after 6 o'clock and said
she v0gld DO no work after that hour.
were utterly without foundation and
ridiculous 70 any one acquainted with
the facts.
When the matter was proposed to be
laid on the table last night, Councilman
Ward objected because he thought that
it would give an opportunity to have it
brought up again when the cards were
stacked against the measure and its
friends were absent.
The motion Of Councilman Wilson to
have the measure indefinitely postponed
was lost when COuncilmen Buehner,
johnson. Nelson. Millet. Roberts and
EHuh voted agaiHsr Il. Those voting
20 Indefinitely postpone, and so finally
dispose Of the matter at that time were
Elliott. Hoover. RigdOn, Ward and Viii
son.
Says Uuruh Fooled Them.
/ Councilman Ward said this morning
/ that some Of the eOuncilmen were fool
ed by Councilman Unruh S talk about
the police matron not doing any work
50 that they consented to vote no on
I indefinite postponement. \ bill TO table
( the measure vas vote down after Mayor
! Keyes had stated that he was not in ia
vor OF holding the ordinance to repea
as a club over the head of Mrs. Dorsey
Councilman Unruh declared that ht
had accomplished what he intended t.
/ do in that Councilman Ward should no
/ indefinitely postpone the bill. Aftc
stating that he was a personal friend O.
Mrs. Dorsey and was raised in the com
I munity in which she lived. he movet
that the bill come to a final vote an,
not passed. The bill was defeated.
/ Councilman Ward stated that Coun
Gilman Unruh is also a personal frienl
of Mrs. Shank and that they often wal
home together. He also said that h
knew that Councilman Unruh supporte
Mrs. Shank for police matron in jar
uary and that both were bitterly disaI
pointed when Mrs Shank was not eleet
cd. He also said that statements to tn
effect that Wen get Mrs Dorsey bc
fore the year IS out, were known t
have been made by them
In his attack on Mrs Dorsey La
night. C0uEeilmauCnTu declared
Since the bill was introduced Mr.
Dorsey has been On the street as late {
II O'Clock at night, and at times hj
done considerable amount of goo
work. Prior to that time she nevt
, worked after O'Clock and said 81
didn't intend to, and didn' t think
was necessary. l think il is a goC
] thing to have this bin on the table as
club SO that the matron may know 81
has to work.
, Says Methods a Joke.
, To these statements CouneilmG
Ward replied: Mr.. Unruh 5 metho,
in this affair have been a joke from Il
| start. Mrs Dorsey has the records
: her office to show what she has don
= His idea that club has 10 be held ov