Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-07

to hear from the chairman of the
ponce commi'tee'
Probe Is Promised.
Il believe the police committee
has found where it can cut down
on expenses Of the police car"
Mr.. Thompson replied. Il think
we know what, at least, we
thought we bought the car for. 1t
was for the police only, and our
instructions to the chief were
along that line. Wen investigate
and see what we can do"
Most Of the large amount of
business having to do with the
operation of local stage and taxi
men which faces the council, was
referred to the special franchise
committee which is to hold a spe-
1,ai meeting IN .ne Guy nan next
raas.N, u p-o
IT, y, ~ eiS 80
ahat,,I 80 80 9' ne ~ "n w. 80
~ ,a|'r asa.H a,a De - le"en' AZ
'
Taxi Men Protest.
Local taxi-cab drivers, 1t be-
came apparent last night, are
somewhat apprehensiye concern
ing the attitude assumed by their
fellow workers, the stage pilots
Uc nrt ah
that the stage men wished to us-
sumo the title OF taxi drivers in
order to beat the franchise ordi-
nance which requires them to
have certain terminals. Last
night a protest, asking that the
aldermen not allow the stage men
to do a taxi-cab business, was
,oueeu lug win tne Council py 'ne
ioaar dri,,ouu S 81" "eu ~ -
Petitions Accepted.
Another communication which |
proved somewhat of surprise,
came from occupants of offices in
the Oregon building, at the cor
ner OF State and High streets.
Threatened leglslations by the
council, which would prohibit the
taxi men from parking their cars
In front of the building, was re-
sponsible for the statemenE which |
was signed by II residents OF the
building, and which announced
that those who had signed had no
objection to the taxi men parking
their cars in the future as they
have in the past.
Several petitions of stages, op-
Grating In an out of the city, for
iio.nses' were reierred 10 the spe-
' - WV y" A'"i'' ni'eS'
Woman Gets 500.
Twenty dollars Is all that Mrs.
G. 0. Branson of this city will re-
ceive from the council as balm for
injuries received on city walk,
IL action taken by the aldermen
last night is final. City Attorney
Ray Smith, to whom the matter
had been referred, held that the
irregularity in the walk, said to
have caused Mrs. Branson to fall, /
was not sufficiently pronounced to
be dangerous to one exercising
ordinary care. Consequently, he
explained, he believed Mrs. Bran
SON was not entitled to recover
more than the actual expenses to
which she was put In treating her
injuries. The accident was said
to have occurred on Chemeketa
street on the night of December
IS, 1921.
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r,unioation iost n,aS. " I,. IN
~ tho oovno,, hv NJ ehn,.Isan G ST. SIa ,1u
automohile was seized by tba ca
,or, no,,oo Co., os,,
was aIIon,od 90 r"n,"tn e.S o,,. "So' ,,' ssn. "n
90 no1Ioo hoo5a,'antoa o"' " ,uhm ,
tbera bo ouaeos 49, n,n,ou snnno
a. ~ roaIoton 80 -
n,ant,y n,t 70 ao,,,a orna,"a w. ~ ~,
bavinr his machine ronoira1 tIis
rannaet that 49, onrno,i -, a.,,,,t,,,naS W. ,
ht,,, ,,oa no,onw.s - a. -. IT,. =, ~
tornow " 'e '''' q"
poI,an,,nr oo,nt 80 ..,,.
,catton sron, tho a,uo.,ona 80 ~. w.
ca,on, Cnw,noroio, n,~h ,s, -
tha ci,v wos ossona5 snoa -
chorso tho oorinnant -, 49, 49,
oan,n srovnds nrn,.i1,nn ~ ait1
olects 70 hry tba grorn5s :, NO.