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EGON 'CITY ENTERPRISE Hat your ubicrl' plredT Loo v,v1 You v X t ,ac mber. 0" - ' ' - OREGON CITY, OREGON, KIM DAY, OCTOBER 27, 1911. ESTABLISHED IBM FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No, . OR TAX LEVY URGED TO RESIDENTS OF MOUNT PLEA6ANT DISTRICT HOLD ENTHU SIASTIC MEETING. DIMICK CALLS ATTENTION TO WASTE Speaker Suggest Improvement Of Thoroughfare To Markets Land Value Certain To Advance. Moid limit 100 residents of Ilia Momil Pleiwunt neighborhood at a meeting held Friday ulght under the auspices of the East Hlilo Capital Highway Association voted for a res oluiloii providing for a special tax levy to bo used In building rouila. There was hot a dissolving volte, aa hurt lii the iiiHti In other sections of I lie county. Tim stti-ndunce wbh one of t ho larg est ut any of Hie meetings hold by the uhhocIiiIIoii, and all present were en IhiiHliiMllo over tho prospect of the county anon havhiK much butter thoroughfares. Addresses were made by (i. E. Iiltnlck. member of the Capi tal Highway ( '( in IhhIoii ; Cordon E. Hayes, J. F. Kerlchum, George Iji zellu, Tom IJndsey. C. Thomas. 8. ). Illllmun, W. K. Young. J. M. Warliock, Crant ('rlteser, lu Phlemer and WU Hit in Hedges. People Muit Do Work. Judge Dlmlck declared thiit the best roiuU In the coutily were In the Hprlngwater district, where the money hud boon raised by uHBiHHlneiit. lie inserted that those roads should fur iiIhI) un example for the rent of the county. 'The people must depend up" their own rcaourres In building roads," laid the speaker. "You cannot expect the county to aHHlHt, except to give Its district Hit proportion of the general levy, (ioiid rouda bring tho market doner and enhance the value of the Innd. The only way to build them is to mine the money and go to work. At least one-third of tho money has been waited In building roads In many dlHtrlct because of Inexperience. The dirt road should be built high In the center with the beat poHKlble drain uie. Too much pain cannot be taken In building the macadam roadn. The common farm travel doe not hurt the thoroughfare. It I known I hut wood wagon In one dlHtrlct did lo.ti()0 nulli ng" In a nhorl period. We s'lould bear In nilnd thut Hpeculutori and Hi-ltler buv where there are good roudH, good schools mid the people are properou. We should work for the Improvement of the ihoroughfuies to the market center"." Judge Hayes declare thut tho way to Improve land vulue was to Im prove the land and the road. He sub? that Cliickumua county vlrtuiilly was In It Infancy and It could bo built up only through thrift, IndiiHtry and efficient management. Hayei Laudi Farmere. "The farmer are the backbone of the country," declared the Hpeiiker, and lunch of the work reals with them, (iood public schools nnd good road will make thl one of the great et count lei In any state. Persons who own ten or twenty ucre farm within twenty mile of I'ortlund have fortune In tholr hind. All that I necessary for success I energy Intelli gently given." . J. F. Kertchem declared that good ronda wa tho moat Important matter before the people. Ho auld that tho averugu coat of hauling ono ton a mile with one team wu twenty cents, anil that by rail the coat wuh two cents. Mr. Kertchem explained that prison era would do tho beat work In tho communities where the people allowed the moat Interest. The automobiles used to take the crowd from this city to Mount Pleas ant were donated by Chnrles Rlaloy and Wuldron & Company. Mr. Ulalcy has donated his machine for use at every meeting, nnd Is aiding the move ment for Rood roads In every way possible. AUTO RACER KILLED. SlOirX CITY. Ia. Oct. 19. Hilly I'narcn. nutoliiobilo driver, wns In- Btnntly killed today miiiiniohllo craHhcd hnn his ColllV Into the fence ling at Woodland while ho was speed! track. Penrce waa practicing for the race meet which opens tomorrow. His home la said to be In Indiana. EAST HOT READY FOR NORTHWEST WHEAT A special meeting sent to one of the leading grain houses of Minneapolis by a local party disposes of tho report that the East Is ready to purchase remaining supplies of Oregon-Wash-IngtonlJuho wheat. According to the message the wheat grown In the Pacific northwest Is too soft for UHe there at the prices quot ed for Eastern hard wheats, therefore the value of tho Eastern product can not be Judged with the Eastern stock. The talk of heavy shipments to the East originated by the receipt here of two messages from two houses of Minneapolis, who wanted to purchase 5.(100 bushels of the locul product. Practically every dealer In this sec tion received the same Inquiries. One large operator here offered the Minn eapolis people several hundred thous and bushels on the local price basis but the Eastern Interests came back with an offer several cents Ies9. That disposed of the Eastern business. BUILD ROADS PRIZE EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY HERE Secretary IjizoIIh, of the Publicity Department of the Oregon City Com mercial Club, Is buay re arranging tho exhibit rooms. Tho exhibit which won second prize at tho State Fair ha been Installed In the building. All of the product of the county urn ahown from the hopi to the wheut thut yields fifty bushel an acre. Be Hide the many sample of grains and grasses, vegetables and fruit, a large display of preserved fruits and vege tables In Jars are on display. The processing wu done by (. IS. Kreytug who ts one of the best "llooston" In the city. A pumpkin, weighing one , hundred pounds, Is running much comment and the grower, Jumes Llndaoy, will bring In another pumpkin next week that will weigh 150 pounds. A. J. Lewis ha an applo display that Is a credit to any suction and showi how perfect Clackumai county apples are In the way of uniformity and color. The building Is decorated with grain designs and all Oregon City resident!! should pay a vllt to the Promotion office. MINISTER JAILED AS GIRL'S SLAYER YOUNG CAMBRIDGE DIVINE AC CUSED OF POISONING FORM. ER FIANCEE. EVIDENCE THATJEJOUCHT DRUC Police Keep All-Night Vigil At Place Where Aecuied Boards Engaged To Marry Another. BOSTON. Oct. 20. A nurrow cell In Churles Street Jail tonight holds the Ilev. Clarence Virgil Thompson Klche son, the young pustor of the Emmon uel IJaptlst Church, Cambridge, who was arrested today for the alloged murder of Avis Unuull. of Hoyannls, Mass., to whom he had been engaged. His commitment to Jail this after noon on a charge of first degree mur der marked a temporury end to a chain of circumstances which police detectives have followed since the death of Miss IJnnell last Saturday by cyanide of potassium poisoning. Miss Llnnoll, who was nineteen yeurs old and a student at the Conser vatory of Music, was found dead In the bathroom of the Young Women" Christian Association home here. At first the police believed that she hud committed suicide but later de velopments Indicated that she nad un knowingly taken cyanide of pottasium sent her by some othei person, in the belief thut It- would romedy her em bniTaasIng physical condition. For several days tho police Inquiry made III tie progress, but Information received lute yesterday that Mr. Klche son had bought cyanide of potussluin at a drugstoro In Newton led the ot tlcluls to decide upon his arrest. A dozen officers, headed bv Superinten dent Watts, were forced to maintain an all-night vigil outside the fashion bio home In Ilrookllne of Grant Ed munds where tho clergyman hud been stuylng during tho lust week before Klrheson wns taken Into custody. Frequent pulls at tho doorbells, rap pings and shouts fulled to bring any reaponse from those within the houae, and tho police, who were without a warrant, were unwilling to mnke a forcible entrance. Mr. Edmunda Is the father of Miss Violet Edmands for whoso marriage to Mr. Klchnson. on October 31, cards hnd been Issutd. These Invitntions were recalled today. OF SOLDJ ONE DAY Friday wns n record-breaking dny f..r ihn nrciion hon market. The vol- umo of business done on the Coast was the largest for a single uay in the history of the world's hop trado. Purchases of more than li.OOO bales were made In the three states, and more than half of these were made In Oregon. The day's sales amounted to $800,000. Forty cents is onereu. HOP GROWERS HOLD OUT FOR ADVANCE The activity reported In the hop market Friday was repealed on a smaller scale Snturday, but thus far prices have not advanced beyond 41 to 41 l-2c for special lots, while the general market remains at 40c. Further purchases of 10-day options at 45c are reported but growers, frightened by the sharp advance in price, are holding tight. The activity here Is similar to that sihn'vn In both California and Wash ington, although locally it was more pronounced than at other coast points. Foreign markets are better all around, even Germany showing a steady tone. English market Is so firm thnt prices are advancing more rapidly than ever before. American brewers have Jumped into the market, hut so far as known arc not offering more than 40c for any thing tond therefore the greater por tion of the coast crops continue to g to England. CHINESE REBEL! RAISE $700,000 AMERICAN ORIENTALS RALLYING FAST TO SUPPORT OF INSURRECTION SAN FRANCISCO HEADS MOVEMENT New York and Other Cities Give As sistance To Plan That Would Shatter Power of Dynasty SAN FKANC18CO. Oct. 21, 8poe lull. Working like beavers for the success of the revolt against the Ma rich ii dynusty, Chinese revolution ary lender here huve, they declure, collected more than $700,000 In the United States, with which to aid their brothers throw off the yoke of the alien Tartar bouse which for cent uries ha ruled In Peking. "We have riot only raised money." suld Tong King Chung, secretary of the revolutionary committee In the United States, toduy, "but many of tho guns now roaring for freedom along the Yungtse Klang were bought with American dollars contributed by the Chinese In Sun Francisco and puld right Into headquarters In "Spof Tord Alley." In all San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Boston and other American cltle nearly $700,000 has been raised. -For years the Chinese In America have seen freedom. They want freedom In China. They are glv lug their money and If It becomes necessary, they will cross the Pacif ic themselves to shoulder a gun." From secret sources to the revolu tionary commltte are coming daily dispatches which will repay the con tributor to the (natlonal fund for freedom. At the start of the revolu tion doubts of success were freely einressed but today all Is confidence In Chinatown and In It narrow alleys crowds throng to read the queer twist ed characters, chutter delightedly as he Manchu straits. and even, occassional, break Into what Is very nearly an American cheer. There probably Is more animated Interested In the Chinese revolution by the people of San Francisco than nil v whpr else In the United States. Estimate! of the number of Chinese h..re varv from 8000 to 15.000. Pict uresque Chinatown, wlih Its singular temple bells, quaint priests, peculiar marts of oriental trades people, Its imntnlooned. smull-footed women and shy, gaudily dressed children, Is all aglow over tho news or the Dame. China's civil war has aroused the Aaiiitics from sluKclsh. sleepy-eyed quietude to rabid. Occidental excite ment. ' TWO HIT AS AUTO A serious accident occurred on Sun day evening about 8 o'clock when Henry Prandt hnd Albert Mauti were driving down Seventh street, when the Estes store by an automobile, which was filled with passengers, who were bound for Mo-hiit.-i where the owner of the machine resides. The automobile, it seems, una nn thn wroiiir side of the road, and as the horse driven by the two men was turned to seep cieur oi me ont.umiMln which was fast bearing on them the machine ran into the horse and buggy. The buggy wneeis troi i ho himiM of the machine. badly damaging one, and demolishing the buggy. The tires were lorn iookc ti.,imi'7v whnels. the dash board demolished and tho buggy presenting a sad lool.ntg unair. ine muso, soon Btruck by tne nutoiuoiiuc, run away and near the foot of the hill aiim.oii unit fell, but whs cnucht and taken to the Nash livery barn and It wns found to be badly bruiaea. Mailt and Itrandt were thrown from tho buggy, tho former having his knee H the latter sustained an injury to his hip and ankle. After tho accident the man driving the au tnmni.iip naked if anyone was hurt, but did not take long to get aut of the way. hilt Mautj! has tne numner oi me Lino for future reference. Mr. P.randt was unable to attend to his duties at the Jack & Alhriuht store Monday on account of his injuries, and It will be several days before he will be able to bo out. There nre large signs on Seventh street, which can be plainly seen ny d.r,aa in utitnmnhllea. telling W hictl road to take, and it seems that the man In charge of the car failed to see the sign which was installed eariy In the season. MRS. BROWN TO VISIT OLD HOME Mrs. A. S. Brown and youngest son Ccary. of Clackamas Heights, left Tuesday for Grinnell, Iowa, where they will visit her mother and sister, whom f he haJ not seen for more than twenty-five years. - Mrs. Brown and hiT son will remain for some time in the East. The little boy, who has been drummer boy at the Parkplare school for the past four years, will be misled by his assolates when the time comes to take up bis duties aa drummer. DAKOTA MAN BUYS FARM. W. C. Elliott, formerly of South Hakota, has purchased a farm near Willamette. His family arrived here a few days ago. and Monday he pur chased furniture for his home at a big Oregon City honse-furnishlng establishment. FOR BIG APPLE SHOW Tlio Publicity Committee of the Commercial Club at a meeting Mon day afternoon discussed plans for an exhibit at the Spokane Apple Show. No decision was reached, but It I probable that an exhibit will be ar ranged. The display of Clackamas County at the exhibition lust year wai one of the features. The committee also Is thinking of having a display at the Portland Apple Show. It was de cided (o keep the Promotion Build ing lighted at nlgbt for several weeks. and It Is probable that Secretary La- r.ello will be present in the evenings to explain the exhibits to visitors. OFFICES ENLARGED AND BIG AD DITION IS BEING ERECT ED IN REAR. BOTH COURTROOMS ON SECOND FLOOR Tower Repaired Xnd Partitions Have Been Changed Sheriff To Have Much Larger Office. The work of remodeling and build ing an addition to the Clackamas county court house In progressing rapidly, and Clarence Simmons, who Is In charge, sayi It will be completed by January 1. New partitions have been made on the second floor so as to give additional space to all the de partments. The old circuit court room space has been utilized for offices, and the new court room will be on the second floor of the addition. The county court room which has been moved to the second floor will be used by the circuit court until the new building Is ready. County Judge Beetle will have a private and public office adjoining the court room. The county surveyor, will have two rooms, a new grand jury room will be provided and the district attorney and circuit Judges will have private offices. The sheriff'! office on the ground floor will occupy the space formerly used by this department and the coun ty clerk, and tho county clerk's of fice will be where the old county court room and the county Judge's office were. There will be no change In the treasurer's and assessor's of fices. The recorder will have the present oiftce and a part of the ground floor of the addition. A large vault for use by the recorder and county clerk is being built In the addition. The sheriff will use the old vault It Is estimated that the work will cost about $14,000. Most of the plast ering has been done on the second f.oor of the old building, and all of the exterior has been painted. WILLAMETTE VALLEY The "live wires" of the four great Willamette Valley counties: Benton, Marlon, Linn and Lane, through the co-operative efforts of the county courts and commercial clubs In Cor vallls, Salem, Albany and Eugene, will have what Is thought to be one of the best exhibits of varied commercial products of the Willamette Valley that has ever ben assembled, at the Oma ha Law! Show which opened Tuesday. The officlnls of the Southern Pacific system have taken a very active in terest In this enterprise and already the exhibit has been sent to omuna. The car Is pucked with a really re markable collection of horticultural and agricultural exhibits. The ex hibits Include fruits, preserved and fresh; cereals, hops, wool and the iiiiinufaL'tured articles. One space, 48 feet In length and 13 feet In width, on a prominent aisle of the great Coliseum at Omaha, will be packed with exhibits from Benton, Unn and Iane counties. Supplement ing this will be an annex devoted to .Marion county, which will occupy a separate space' about forty feet In vidih r.r.d In which will be displayed the animated panorama that was shown at the State Fair. This panorama, which attracted a great deal of attention at the State Fair, Is the work of George L. Schry ver, who will be in charge of this sec tion. With three assistants, he Is at work Installing this panorama at the land show. W. F. Groves, of Corvallis, whose clever arrangement of the displays of Benton rounty at tho State Fair won m.n.v encomiums. Is designing and consolidating the exhibits of the coun ties. These will be surmounted by a large sign reading "Famous Willa mette Valley, Oregon," and followed by the names of the counties repre sented. Lectures, Illustrated by illum ined transparencies and pictures, will be gve:i twire dally in the lecture dor mitory on the wonders and beauties of the Willamette Valley and the op poMiuiiiits for homesecl-;ers will be exploited. The work is In charge of p. C. Freeman, manager of the Eugene Commercial Club, who worked up the consolidated exhibit plan, and J. C. Holbrook. of Albany. Towards the expenses of the exhibit A. F. Hofer, secretary of the Salera Board of Trade, succeeded in getting the county court of Marlon county to make an appropriation. Tho Linn county cort appropriated a substan tial sv.m, as did the Lane county court COURTHOUSETOBE LIKE NEW BUILDING BIRDMAN ELY DIES IN RECKLESS DIP "LOST CONTROL," HE GA8P8 AS HE IS TAKEN FROM WRECK ED MACHINE. TO OF CROWD END 111 CLOOM Fir it Aviator To Land On Warship Is Victim Of Attempt To Thrill Audience Fall Only Fifty Feet. MACON. Gr., Oct. 19. Eugene Ely, aviator, met death at the 8tate Fair Grounds today when the machine fail ed to rise from a sensational dip and plunged with him fifty feet to the ground. He fell In the field of tne race tracx, after almost clearing the machine by a desperate leap when he realized bis peril. Bones were broken In a score of places. Ely died a few minutes later, regain ing consciousness just before the end long enough to mutter: "I lost con trol. I know I am going to die." Ely made a flight this morning, ascending 3,100 feet. At 2:45 o'clock he began bis second flight, rising gracefully from the track enclosure, which he circled at the rate of thirty miles an hour. As he was completing the circles he made a dip, seemingly to startle the thousands beneath him The machine shot down with tremend ous velocity, and the crowd applaud ed, thinking the aviator would rise, as he had done many times before, but Ely seemed to lose his grip on the lever and the machine continued Its downward plunge. He attempted to rise from his seat. Releasing the lever altogether, he half jumped, barely clearing the mono plane as It crashed to the ground. The machine was demolished, and Ely struck with terrific force. He died shortly after reaching the hospital. Ely, a native of Iowa, left his wife in New York two weeks ago to come to Macon to give a series of flights for the State Fair. He had been giv ing spectacular flights here for eight days, going up on one occasion In a rain storm. Ely offered today to make a flight by night, painting big craft with phos phorus "so as to startle the natives,? he told the fair directors. The offer was declined . because he wanted $1,000.- Ely was the first flyer to land on a warship. NEW YORK CITY GIRL E Whilo Postmaster Randall does not consider himself a marriage bureau he Is willing to do all he can to help out Dan Cupid. The postmaster made public a letter Monday which ha had received from a girl in New York City, who Is tired of single life, and thinks there may be a man in Oregon City tired of the same thing. Her letter follows: "I am a young lady of twenty-one, with fair complexion. Am looking for a nice young mnn. Would be glad to hear from him soon. I am, "MARGUERITE BRITT, "1524 Madison Ave., New York ICty." Molalla Couple Married Here. Miss Rova.Beck. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beck, well known and high ly cRteemeil residents of Molalla. ana John Comer, of Molalla, were married In this city Sunday at the court House, Judge Beatie officiating. After the marriage the young couple left for their home at Molalla. CARL 6URG0YNE IS SHOT WHILE HUNTING Carl Burgoyne. son of John Bur goyne, of New Era, and brother of Herman ' Burgoyne, of this city, was shot and seriously wounded while hunting with three companions near New Era Friday afternoon. The young men were sitting on a log when Bur giiyiie's gun was discharged, the shot tearing the muscles of his left shoul der. He was taken to the home of Joseph Hoffman, where he was at tended by Dr. Mount His father, brothers and sister joined him soon after the accident The young man is employed In the Southern Pacific railroad office In Portland. SUES FRIDAY; IS Martha L. Weismandel filed suit for divorce Friday, through Attorneys lrownell and Stone, from John . Welttmandel, and was granted the de cree Saturday morning. They were n.arrioH lnne 1 j. 1004. in Oregon City. i the plaintiff alleged that her husband threatened her me anu was cruei 10 her on various occasions. . Her maid en name, Martha U Rider, was re stored to her. Three Couples Granted Licensee. Marriage licenses were Issued Sat urday to Maude Matthews and Emll Carlson: Edna Mabel Rogers and Franklin J. Beamer and Ethel Card and Frank Magel. AUTOMOBILE BIG AID l.lnvi Williams. Edward Rechner and Charles Ely, of this city, went to Molalla Wednesday evening, and from there they accompanied W. O. Vaughan and Sim unasey, oi ianoy. In the Vaughan automobile on a rab bit hunt. These men have a now scheme In chasing the rabbits, and do nn lima tha AS ! rilStomSrV. Thfl 111., i J "J ."1 v. -' o light' of the automobile are used ai a means of putting tno men on me track. When the rabbits e the glar ing nrhf nf tho machine they run across the road In front and tho men shoot them. Sim Ltndsey wai me champion of the evening, and shot more rabbits than the rest. Although the party remained out but a tew hours thev shot fourteen Jack rabbits and one Cotton Tall rabbit A movement U on foot now to or ganize a rabbit club and has started with five charter momberi. Those wishing to bcome members may com munlcata with Sim Llndsey, Canby, care of the racetrack. There hai been some complaint In the way the rabbits have multiplied within the past few years at Molalla, and It is planned to have them thinned out. MAN WHO THINKS TIMES BUILD ' ING DESTROYED BY EXPLO SIVE RETAINED. DEFENSE LOSES IMPORTANT POINT Judge Holds That Juror Can Be Fair, Despite Belief Five Tales men Excused In Los Anglei Case. LOS ANGELES, Oct 23. Legal ma chinery In the . McNamara murder trial revolved to Buch effect today that at the close of court a problem which had bothered everybody con cerned since the first day ol the trial nA 'antvofY " In iha rtnlnlnn nf rntinsel and five talesmen were excused for i-3rlr.nu roaanna TtiA inrv hox was filled up aagin and only ten men of the original venire oi l.'o were ieu outside. By denying a challenge of the de fense against Talesman George w. McKee, based on the ground that while McKee had no prejudice against James B. McNamara, the talesman be lieved the Los Angeles Times was Mown nn hv dynamite. Judge Bordwell upset a cherished contention by the defense. The rnllne was based on the court's belief that in spite of McKee's opin Ion he could and would be a iair ana impartial Juror. Of this the court Is the sole Judge. It was the position of the defense under Attorney Clarence S. Darrow that an opinion such as McKee held was in Itself evidence that hetcould not be impartial In hearing evidence concerning McNamara, who Is on trial for the murder of Charles J. Haggerty, a machinist killed in the limes aisas ter. Whether other Jurors of McKee'i frame of mind would be disqualified depended, the court pointed out, upon the individual instances and not upon any general ruling. The derense held tnai unaer us cou lontlnn that the Times exclosltion was caused by gas, a man ought to believe that theory or none at an to ne an Impartial Juror, and after the court had onnounced his ruling, McNa mara's counsel still argued earnestly against it Judge Bordwell's ruling, essentially, was as follows: "Juror McKee testified that he had a rlefinltA opinion as to the cause of the explosion and that it would re quire evidence to remove that opinion. He has, however, stated positively that nntu.it ht:i inline that oninlon. which, as he explained, was formed entirely from reading statements m tne puunc tinrn.-iiu nd nnblic rumor anil no toriety, he could act as n juror In this case impartially and rainy upon me matters to be submitted to htm. "I do not think the conn Is bound by the mere statement of a prospec tive juror that he could so act. It Is a question of fact for the court to de termine. But if the court is satisfied either from the juror's statement of the circumstances which are available that he can act thus fairly and Im partially, the court has no discretion, but must allow that the Juror Is quali fied." SEASON ENDS WITH T Portland closed Its schedule for the year by taking a double defeat at the hands of the seals. In the first game the Beavers were swamped by a score of 10 to 1. The second game was a farcical affair, though It was played in record time, one hour and eight minutes. Young, a California busher, hurled for the Beavers In the second game, and though he allowed 11 hits, he would have won If his teammates hadn't made nine errors behind him. DYNAMITE THEORY NOT JUROR BAN W. U P.C. Portland 112 79 :5H!) Vernon US 8S .572 Oakland Ill 39 -528 nHcramento 93 109 .4to San Francisco 93 112 .459 Los Angeles 82 127 .392 COMMITTEE NAMED TOREVISECHARTER MAYOR BROWNELL UPHELD IN PLAN TO TRY COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Stlpp, Stevens, Schuebel, Harding, Andreten, Holman And Tooie Named Meet Next Thursday. The city council, at a meeting Fri day night, by a unanimous vote adopt ed the suggestion of .Mayor Brownell that a committee of seven be appoint ed to revise the city charter to pro Tide for a commission form of govern ment. The following men suggested for membership b- the mayor were unanimously approved by the council: Llvy Stlpp, H. C. Stevens, C. Schua i.l j K Holman. P. J. Tooze. George A. Harding and William Andresen. A meeting of the commission has been called for next Thursday evening at the office of Mr. Stlpp when an or ganlzation will be effected and the work started. A reaiur-e oi m miini, no tho unanimity Of 111 v 1 1 o ' - sentiment regarding giving the pro posed change a trial among me mem bers of the council and the citizens present. Mayor Outlines Plan. In bringing the matter before the council Mayor Brownell Bald that there had been more or less dissatis faction with the present charter ana if hi believed that with a commla- slon form of government better re sults could be oDiainea. ne uwiw had been successful wherever It had been tried, and he waa confident It would be so in this city, xi.wi. Prnwnell waa one of the first ..1 UJ 1 . V - to suggest a commission form of gov ernment here, ana ne naa Deen ai.uo In getting the matter before the pub- lic. . "I feel confident that the commis sion form wouM be a success here," said George Randall who was Invited to give his views. "While the govern ment Is satisfactory at present we should rt overlook an opportunity to Improve It." "The charter has many excellent feature now," said F. J- Tooze, "but Improvements can be made. Other cities find the commission form of gov ernment satisfactory, and I think it would prove so here. We should pro vide a means of saving every dollar possible to the taxpayers. Everything that Is good in the old charter should be retained in the revised one. The people should have a chance to study the charter before they are called upon to vote upon It." Stevens Favora Change. H. C. Stevens said that he favored the commission form of government and that the charter should be re vised as soon as possible. He opposed a plan Buggestea Dy vouul-uiuou Michels that the the matter of naming a committee to revise the charter be voted upon at the coming election, declaring that it would be confusing. J. W. Moffatt said that the water board and county court furnished an Illustration of what could be expected of a commission government. He thought the present government a good one, but was willing that the other be tried. V. A. Shewman sug gested that one man be put In charge and held responsible! His Idea was to provide a government similar to the boards of directors of corpora tions, to make the chairman of the board, so to speak, the responsible head. After the names had been submitted and approved Mayor Brownell said that mass meetings could be held, and the proposed charter thoroughly dis cussed before the special election which will be called to vote upon it. The mayor also promised that the revised Instrument would be published in the newspapers so the voters could make a study of it. The motions that the suggestion of the mayor be adopt ed and the names submitted by him be approved were made by Council man Meyer. The following memoers of the board were present: Burke, Roake, Andresen, Meyer, Michels, Pope and Holman. The absentees were Strickland and Hall, both of whom. It Is understood, are favorable to giving the commission form a trial. Best Men Named. Mayor Brownell said after the meet ing that he was delighted that the council had passed upon his sugges tion unanimously and had taken so kindly to the plan. It was generally agreed that he could not have named better men on the commission. A remonstrance, which it was said was signed by eighty per cent of the taxpayers on Monroe street, against Improving Uie street from Third to Fourteenth at the present time was received. It was held that the remon strance should have been presented earlier and before the contract for the work was let. H. E. Cross spoke against building the street, this win- ' ter and F. J. Tooze urged that the work be started at once. Mr. Cros gave notice that he would fight to the i.,, thn tnklne of earth from the street In front of his property for use In building up tne graue eisewnere. He said he would need the earth to fill several lots. Mr. Tooze said that he had been misrepresented by per sons wanting the work delayed. He declared that the city would be liable for damages to the contractor If the contract were broken. Mr. Tooze called attention to many of the prop erty owners who had not signed the remonstrance, and questioned the statement that eighty per cent had signed It. He and Mr. Cross had sev eral verbal tilts, but the best of feel ing was maintained by both. The council approved an eight mill levy, the same as lait year, for tne street Improvement fund. An ordin ance providing for the improvement of Fourteenth street between Main and Washington, was paad. COUNCIL UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORT J