Show SUPERVISORS GRANT BIG fiGHT PERMIT SAN FRA FRANCISCO June 1 With t. With but butto two to dissenting vot votes s. s and without preliminary pro pre discussion the permit poa for or the round forty battle battlo on July 4 between Jeffries and Johnson was granted late lato yesterday afternoon by tho the board of su su- su- su ors Tho The board room was as crowded with representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of at various church and civic organizations who came primed with protests but they did not get a n chance chanco to voice them as the permit was advanced advanced advanced ad ad- on tho the boards board's calendar and passed before they realized what had taken place When they learned that the p permit had been beep granted they protested protested protested pro pro- tested indignantly and left the tho room In fn Ina ina a body By their action yesterday tho the board of or supervisors removed remo the last obstacle in fn inthe inthe the way vay of ot the promoters who may now proceed with the erection of ot the arona arena with little tear fear of ot interference as District District District Dis Dis- Attorney Fickert has already announced announced announced an an- that he ho wilt will not seek seck to pro- pro vent the contest I When the board assembled the room was crowded with partisans of ot both sides Besides the tho representatives of or state and city church federations a a. number number number num num- ber of women were vero present in behalf of clubs and reform organizations Rising quietly John L. L Herget chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of or tho the police poUce committee which recommended the granting of tho the permit moved that on account of ot the tle large number of ot bids which w were re to be opened by the board the matter of or the tho permit bo be advanced on the calendar and taken up Immediately In making the tho motion he ho said that he was led 00 to take this step steptor for tor or the convenience of ot tho the large number number num nurn- ber of ot people who had bad gathered t to a J discus discuss discuss dis dis- cus cuss the matter In the buzz of or excitement which followed fol tol- oh- oh lowed his motion this part of his utterance utterance utter utter- ance anco seemed to be lost on the protestants protest- protest ants and the motion was put and carried car car- nod ried before the tha dazed representatives of ot reform realized that they had lost their chance chanco to be heard In protest They filed tiled out of at the room voicing Indignant comments on the action of tho the board Supervisors Murdock and Cutten holdover holdover holdover hold hold- holdI I over members cast the tho two negative I votes ote |