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PUCES S4.B00.00B
UNDER EACH PLATE
Steel King Gives Novel
Dinner Party.
FOUR CHILDREN HIS GUESTS
W. H. Singer, of Pittsburg,
Celebrates Golden Wedding.
ADOPTS LOCKHART POLICY
Carries Out Promise to Begin Dis
tributing: His Ftortune Among ;
"Youngsters In Tim to Do
Them Some Good."
PITTSBTjUG, Pa.. Sept. 16. (Special.)
At the golden -wedding supper recently
given by him and bus wife. W. H. Singer,
one of the Pittsburg- steel magnates, dis
tributed $16,000,000 among his four chil
dren, each child getting $4,000,000.
Through the filing of certain papers in
the Allegheny County Courthouse today
this fact came out. and was later ad
mitted by the Singer family, which is
one of ths best and oldest In Pittsburg.
The millionaire Invited his children to
assist In celebrating his golden wedding
anniversary on May 27. The children
were the only guests, and each found
by his or her plate a small "dinner fa
vor" consisting of checks, bonds and
deeds amounting to $4,000,000.
One Son Is an Artist.
The Singer children who received
$4,000,000 each are:
William Henry Singer, Jr., landscape
painter, now In Norway.
George Singer, iron manufacturer,
Pittsburg, now In the White Moun
tains on his vacation.
. Mrs. William Ross proctor, wife of
a Philadelphia architect.
Marguerite Singer, younger daugh
ter, now living wltK her parents. -
Mr. Singer made his fortune In Iron
as a member of the famous Iron firm
of Singer. Nlmlck & Company. He also
Is connected with many banking Insti
tutions in Pittsburg and is considered
one of the very rich men of the coun
try, his remaining fortune, after giv
ing his children their share, being
probably $1J.000,00.-
Glvts Wife Realty.
Mrs. Singer, who has a fortune of
her own, made through Investments by
her husband, received several pieces of
valuable real estate as her golden
wedding present.
A peculiar feature of the case was
made known late today. .William
Henry Singer, the son, who chose an
artistic career rather than the Iron
business as his life's work, will scarce
ly be able to enjoy his millions in
America, owing to the. great fear his
wife bears for the "Black Hand." She
received a threatening letter at her
home In Sewickley and it frightened
her into hysterics. Her husband was
finally compelled to take her abroad. It
is said they will remain permanently In
Norway, as Mr. Singer expects, in spite
of his wealthy to spend all his time in
painting.
Adopts Lockhart Policy.
Mr. Singer is following the policy
laid down by his lifelong friend,
Charles Lockhart, of the Standard Oil
Company, who some years before his
death, invited all his children to a din
ner party, at which, under each plate,
was found $1,000,000. Lockhart and
Singer many years .ago promised each
other that they would begin to dis
tribute their wealth among their chil
dren "in time to do the youngsters some
good."
CROOKED BANKERS WEEP
Beg for Reduced Bail and Shed
Tears at Mention of Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. In Judge
Dunne's court today, when A. F. Mar
tel, president of the Market Street
Bank, now in the hands of a receiver,
W. B. Nash, cashier, and I. A. Haven,
rx-cashler of the same Institution, ap
peared for arraignment, Martel and
Haven broke down and cried. Pleading
for a reduction of ball, Martel's at
torney brought tears to his client's
eyes at the mention, of hl home, and
Haven wept as .the indictment was
being read-. Nash remained unmoved.
The men were given until tomorrow
to plead, and the question of reducing
their bail will then be decided. They
were granted permission to visit their
homes before being returned to jail.
EXCITEMENT KILLS HIM
Baptist Moderator Dies When Son
Is Accused of Liquor Selling.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 16. Rev. J.
W. Hawkins, retiring moderator of the
Baptist General Association of Ken
tucky, one of. the most noted negroes
In the state, died today of heart dis
ease as the result of excitement grow
ing out of an attempt made last night
by a, atate guardsman to arrest Haw
kins' son, accused of selling liquor.
BRYAN'S ADMIRERS
SEEK JOINT DEBATE
MAY CHALLENGE TAFT TO MEET
OPPONENT OX STUMP,
Illinois Man, Inspired by Memories
of Lincoln and Douglas Cam
paign, Fathers Plan.
CHICAGO," Sept. 16. (Special.) A
Joint debate, or a series of Joint dis
cussions, between William H. Taft and
William J. Bryan as a fitting climax
to the celebrations marking the fif
tieth anniversary sol the great oratori
cal struggle between Lincoln and
Douglas was proposed today. The
proposition grew out of the attempt of
George Shumway, of Galesburg, 111., to
get both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft to
take part in the ceremonies at the un
veiling of a Lincoln-Douglas tablet in
that city October 7. . Mr. Taft today
agreed to - attend the celebration at
Galesburg on October 7.
It was suggested that one debate be
held In Chicago, another in New York,
a third In St. Paul or Minneapolis, and
a fourth in the South or farther West.
Up to the present time the proposal for
a Joint debate is discussed only by
Democratic leaders. No Republican has
been found who will Indorse the Idea.
CAN'T LIMIT SKYSCRAPER
High Building Commission Favors
, . Provision for Light and Air.
NEW YORK,- Sept. 16.-The commis
sion appointed about a year ago to In
vestigate high buildings in New York
City, and particularly on Manhattan
Island, Is ready to submit the printed
record of Its work. It Is said the re
port points out that it is impossible
to hold the height of buildings down
to the present public Ore protection
service, because, it Is argued, that
would limit buildings to about 100 feet
In height.
The best course in this respect, it is
suggested, is the elimination of low
wooden buildings to be supplanted by
buildings of the Iron cage variety. It
might reasonably be expected that re
strictions could be made in the interest
of light and air restrictions providing
for the stopping of buildings back
above a certain height, so that a suit
able angle of light would be admitted
to 'the street below.
LOCAL ISSUES PREVAILED
Borah Says Maine Democrats
' Shunned Talking of Bryan.
NEW YORK, Sept. Mi. Among the
callers at the headquarters of the Re
publican National Committee today was
Senator W. E. Borah, of Idaho, a mem
ber of the executive committee who has
just returned from participation in the
Maine campaign.-
"Local issues were paramount in the
Maine campaign," said Mr. Borah. "The
word had gone out that Bryanism was
not to be defended at the Democratic
meetings. Scores of Democrats who
were going to vote the state ticket told
me they did not Intend to vote for Bryan
in November."
WORRIES FRENCH EDITORS
Harsh German Criticism of Franco
Spanish Note Unpalatable.
PARIS, Sept. 16. The French press is
jt.ni.vini, mnrh Ir-ritntlnn nvpr vfnlpnt
criticisms of the Franco-Spanish note re
garding Morocco that are appearing in
the newspapers of Germany, but the gov
ernment Is content with the assurances
received yesterday from Herr Stemrich.
acting Foreign Secretary for Germany,
that the note would be studied in an
amicable spirit.
If this is done, the Foreign Office can
not understand how Germany will be
able to disassociate herself from the
other chancellories of Europe.
BURN OUT CAMP MEETING
Slarylanders Take Revenge for De
nunciation by Irvinites.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16. Thirty men
descended early today on the camping
ground of the Irvinites, a religious
sect which Is holding a convention at
Brooklyn, Anne Arundel County, and
set fire to two large tents. Both were
destroyed, and a house In. which was
stored a quantity of provisions, was
partly burned. The Irvinites had, in
their preaching, denounced the people
of the town.
STALE FISHTS IN STOCK
Booth's Warehouse Inspected by
Chicago Health Officers.
CHICAGO. Sept. 16. An inspection of
fish in the Booth warehouse was maae oy
officials of the city health department be
cause of reports that some of the stock
,h stored for years. Samples were
taken for the purpose of making a bac
teriological test. Dr. J. F. Biehn said he
found fish that had been stored for IS
months.
PUNISH CONGO OUTLAWS
French Defeat Oudai Tribesmen
With Great Slaughter.
PARIS. Sept. 16. Dispatches to the
r;,.. i-nment from the Governor-General
of the French Congo say that a force of
1600 French troops, under Captain Jultix.
have routed the Oudai tribe, whose terri
tory is in the center of the trade in slaves
and contraband arms.
The tribesmen losses numbered 1000.
TUFT WILL IKE
THREE BIG TOURS
Starts Through iMiddle
.West Sept. 23.
THEN STUMPS BORDER STATES
Final Tour Will Be in Atlantic
States and Ohio,
WILL WASTE AO ENERGY
Hitchcock Reserving Fire Till Octo
ber, When It Will Be Heavy and
Well-Aimed ; Great Bat
tery of Orators.
CINCINNATI, Sept. - 16. W. H. Taft
will make three campaign tours. His
first will begin here September 23, and
end October 7 at Galesburg, 111. ' This
trip will take0 him through Wisconsin,
Minnesota. North and South Dakota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and
Missouri. He will make one or more
speeches iq. each of these states, and will
make numerous short addresses from
the rear platform of his special train.
The second will take him into Kentucky,
Tennessee and possibly North Carolina.
The last trip will be In the East. New
York will be visited and a speech made
In the northern part of the Empire
State. New England will not be in
cluded in this trip, 'but speeches will be
made in Maryland, Pennsylvania.' West
Virginia and Ohio, which will bring the
candidate back to his native city for
the election.
Conference of Leaders.
This plan of campaign for the Republi
can Presidential candidate was decided on
today after a conference between Mr.
Taft. .Chairman Hitchcock, Senator Dixon,
of Montana, director of the Western
speakers' bureau: Charles Nagle, National
committeeman from Missouri and in
charge of the Chicago Republican head
quarters: Robert A. Ballinger, member
from Washington of the advisory com
mittee, and A. I. Vorys.
The exact itinerary of the first trip,
which has been worked out by Mr. Dixon,
was made public by the Senator. It Is as
follows:
Itinerary of First Trip.
"Mr. Taft will start on his Western trip,
leaving Cincinnati on the morning of
September 26, speaking at Brook, Ind., at
George Ade's farm, at noon; the night
of September 24. at Milwaukee; at Madi
son, September 23; St. Paul and Minneap
olis, September 26. Sunday, September 27,
he will rest at Minneapolis.
"He will leave Minneapolis Monday
morning, September 28, have a daylight
run through Minnesota, speaking at
Fargo, N. D., that night. September 29
he will be in South Dakota, speaking at
the Corn Palace Fair at Mitchell In the
afternoon. September 30 he will speak
at Fort Dodge, Iowa, at noon, and at
Omaha at night. October 1 he will have
a daylight western rip through Ne
braska, speaking at Denver on the
night of October 2. October 3. there
will be an eastbound trip through Kan
sas, Mr. Taft speaking at Topeka that
night. Sunday, October 4, -he will rest
at Kansas City. October 5 there will
be a daylight trip through Missouri,
with a speech at noon at St. Joseph. He
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COLLIE DOG FED ,
BY LOVING MATE
IX BOTTOM OF WELL FOR 24
" DAYS.
Remarkable Sagacity and Affection
' Shown Pet, Who Leads Mas--ter
to Rescue.
. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept 16. (Special.)
Thomas Jones, who owns a big ranch
on San Juan Island, is also the owner
of a pair of" collies, male and female,
which no money can buy. About a
month ago the female disappeared and
for several days a search was kept up
for her, but without avail. He came to
the conclusion that she had been poi
soned or stolen.
Last week Mr. Jones killed a sheep
and tossed a large bone to the other
collie. Instead of gnawing it he picked
Lewis Stuyvesant Cnanler, Demo
cratic Nominee, for Governor of
Nrw York.
it up and started for the woods, look
ing back, apparently to see if he was
followed.
Mr. Jones decided to follow him. The
dog trotted along for about a mile, and
stopped at. the mouth of an abandoned
welL Dropping the bone, he barked
and a muffled bark was heard In reply.
Then the dog picked up the bone and
dropped it over the edge Into the well.
Mr. Jones got a ladder and climbing
down into the well found the lost col
lie at the bottom, enjoying the meal
her mate had just brought her. .
There was-only a couple of Inches of
water In the well, but the lost dog
would certainly have' starved to death
had it not been for the other dog, which
had brought-her -twt for 24 days, the
length of time she had been missing.
As It was,' She' was In good condition,
considering her long confinement.
DESERTS AMERICAN WIFE
But Prince de' Broglie Says He Will
Not Ask Divorce. . .
PARIS. Sept. 16. It is understood that
Prince Robert de Broglie, while admit
ting that he has-left his wife, denies the
intention attributed to him of suing her
for divorce. He said today that he would
not oppose a divorce suit brought by the
Princess.
The Princess de Broglie is an American
woman. Her maiden name was Estelle
Alexander and she lived in San Francisco.
Later she married Sydney B. Velt, in
Chicago, from whom she was divorced.
NEGRO DEAD,WHITE LIVES'
-. i
Black Man Lynched, -Though Man
He Shot Will Recover.
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 16. A dis
patch from Batchelor, La.eays a negro
named John Miles was lynched there
last night for shooting a white man.
The white man was not seriously hurt.
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY!
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BRVAX HAVK YOU HEARD ABOUT MAINE t
TAFT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT HUGHES
CHANLER PITTED
AGAINST HUGHES
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New York. Democrats
Adopt. Slate.
NAME TICKET BY ACCLAMATION
Only Exception " Is. MarTMc
Carren Dislikes.
PARKER MAKES , SPEECH
Devotes Principal Attention to
Sherman. Whom He Accuses or
Levying Toll on Trusts in
Campaign for Congress.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 16. With
the speed marking the progress of a
newly-launched ship down weTl-greased
skids, the Democratic state convention
of New York today nominated a state
ticket, pre-arranged, with Lewis Stuy
vesant Cnanler, the present Lieutenant
Governor., for. Governor. . .
The nomination was given Mr.
Cnanler by acclamation after a night
spent by the leaders in conference.
William F. Sheehan, of New York,
made an effort to secure the selection
of D. Cady Herrick, of New York, for
Governor, and held numerous confer
ences with county leaders. Meanwhile
Mr. Murphy and the Tammany leaders
talked of one candidathe and then an
other, but gave no Indication of com
mitting themselves to any man. State
Chairman Conners Insisted that Lieutenant-Governor
Cnanler should be
named, and declared the majority of
the delegates were for him. When It
was practically decided to place Mr.
Chanler at the head of the ticket, the
rest of the ticket was quickly drafted.
Ticket as on Slate. '
The rest of the ticket follows:
For Lieutenant-Governor. John A.
Dlx. Washington County. -
For Secretary pf State,.- John S.
Whalen, Monroe, renominated..
For Controller, Martin H. Glynn, Al
bany, renominated.
Treasurer, Julius Hauser. Suffolk, re
nominated. Attorney-General, George M. Palmer,
Schoharie.
' For . state Engineer and Surveyor,
Philip N. Farley, Kings.
For Associate Justice of Court of
Appeals, Albert Haight, Erie, who Is
also the Republican nominee.
The ticket decided upon by the lead
ers, with one exception, seemed to
meet the approval of all the delegates
and the nominations were made with
great enthusiasm until - the office of
State Engineer and Surveyor was
reached. The conference candidate for
this office, was Philip H.. Farley, of
Brooklyn, an anti-McCarren man, Sen
ator McCarren, amid the cheers of his
supporters, took the platform to "re
sent an insult." He declared the nom
ination of Farley was agreed to with
out any regard to the Kings County
delegates and was Intended to em
barrass them. He declared he would
-always support Democratic nominees,
but he would not hold himself respon
sible for the action of people who felt
themselves insulted. Farley won a
roll call, but a motion to make the
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WALKS 350 MILES
TO SEE GRAVE
AGED WIDOW PAYS TOtCHIXG
TRIBUTE TO HER DEAD.
Faints With Weakness and Emotion
at Husband's Tomb When Long
Pilgrimage I Ended.
CHICAGO, Sept 16. (Special.) Pen
niless, bid and without friends or rela
tives, Mrs. Anna Cunningham arrived
at Calvary Cemetery, in Evanston, early
today, after having walked 350 miles
from Red Wing. Minn., to see. probably
for the last time, the grave of her hus
band. When she arrived at the grave
Mrs. Cunningham fell on the little green
mound, unconscious.
"I left Red Wing in the middle of
June," said Mrs. Cunningham, when she
had recovered sufficiently to talk.. "I
wanted to see,the grave of, my husband,
who was buried in Calvary Cemetery
five years ago. I was going to get money
from relatives, but the last one of them
died four months ago. I then decided to
walk.
"I never knew there were so many
good people in the world," she added.
"All along the road I was received with
kindness, and many people spoke of me
as a feminine Weston. At different times
I was offered money to pay my railroad
fare, but I always refused it."
WOODRUFF WILL RESIGN
Parsons to Become State Chairman
In Xew York.
NEW YORK, Seot. 16. Rumors that,
Timothy I Woodruff soon will resign
from the chairmanship of the Republican
State Committee and will be succeeded
by Herbert Parsons, chairman of the
New York County Committee, were heard
in political circles here today.
The statement of Mr. Woodruff at
Saratoga that the renomlnation of
Hughes would cause a stump In the Re
publican vote of the state, it was con
tended, indicated that Mr. Woodruff
would resign and that, as Mr. Parsons
was conspicuous in lining up delegates
for Hughes' renomlnation, he would "be
the logical successor.
WILL PRESS ALL CHARGES
Prosecution Reveals Plans in Ford
and Calhoun Cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. A number
of talesmen were examined today in the
Ruef trial, but no addition was made to
the Jury, today being a fruitless one.
It was Incidentally brought out in the
examination that it was the intention of
the prosecution to try Tire y L- Ford and
Patrick Calhoun on every indictment re
turned against them.
GUARD FOR FORT STEVENS
Company of Coast Artillery Ordered
From Presidio.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 16.-Spe-clal.)
The Sixteenth Company of the
Coast Artillery will be relieved from duty
at the Presidio, -San Francisco, and will
proceed to' Fort Stevens, Oregon, for sta
tion about November 1. The Sixty-third
company. Coast Artillery, will be relieved
from duty at Fort Casey, Washington,
and will proceed to Fort Worden, Wash
ington, for station about December 1.
Chicago Has 1,924,060 People.
CHICAGO. Sept. 16. Chicago's popu
lation was placed at 1,924,060 by the offi
cial school census, completed today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 65.T
degree; minimum, 45.3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Wilbur Wright makes long aeroplane flight
at Lemans. Page 2.
Commander of Turkish mutineers flees to
Austria. .Page 2.
National.
Govmment report on wages and cost of
living In 1907. Page 2.
Fleet's festivities at Albany, Australia.
Page 6.
Roosevelt to give reception to all Oyster
Bay. Page 5.
Politic.
Taft's itinerary on Western tour; will travel
through East and border states. Page 1.
Bryan makes vigorous attack on Taft and
Roosevelt at Rochester. Pago 4.
Chanler nominated for Governor by New
York Democrats. Page 1.
Democrats propose Joint debate between
Bryan and Taft. Page 1.
Hearst's attacks on Bryan help Taft. Page 3.
Cannon has - hard fight for re-election.
Page 2
Dome4ic. 1
Pittsburg steel king gives away $16,000,000
to children at rolden wedding. Page 1.
Old woman walks 350 miles -to husband's
grave. Page 1.
Frank Murphy, attorney involved in Ruef
jury bribing, disappears. Page 10.
Great Northern employes celebrate J. J.
Hill's 70th birthday. Page 5.
Redmond comes to speak on Ireland and
predicts home rule. Page 5.
Los Angeles woman, engaged to banker,
elopes with another man. Page 3.
Sports,
Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 1,
San Francisco 0; Los Angeles 8, Oak
land 4. Page 7.
Burns and Jack Johnson matched. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Official count In Washington shows odd re
sults. Pago .
Record-breaking day at Oregon State Fair.
Page 6.
Commercial and Marine. :
Local fruit market badly overstocked.
Page 15.
Sharp advance in wheat at Chicago. Page IS.
Reaction in the stock market. Page 15.
Sound firms combine to gouge owners of
wrecked steamer. Page lfl.
Portland and Vicinity.
Commission votes to draft new charter
along lines of present one. Page 1.
Dr. Coe again attacks Coffey faction in-pub-
lication. Page 10.
Ill-health forces Chairman Cake to give up
campaign work. Page 4.
Traveling passenger agents in Portland to
day. Page 14.
Governor on stand in Circuit Court eaae.
page 14.
BOARD TO FOLLOW
PRESENT CHARTER
Des Moines Plan Fails!
of Adoption. '
LOSES BY TEN TO FIVE VOTES
Promise Is Made to Include
Certain Features.
SHARP FIGHT ON ISSUE-
Gcarin, for Majority, Declares Sys
' tern May Be Simplified, Mi
nority Hcport Probable If
This Is Xot Done.
By a vote of five to ten, the Portland)
Charter Commission last night decided i
to proceed with the construction of
city charter along the lines of the pres.
ent one. The effort to secure the adop.
tion of the Des Moines plan or to offer)
both systems of municipal government
to the people for an expression of their
choice, met defeat.
There was held out to those favorable
to the Des Moines plan, by ex-United
States Senator Gearin, and others who
opposed the system, the promlee that
its best features will be incorporated
in the charter to be drafted by the
commission, but Dr. C. H. Chapman,
the leader in advocating the Des
Moines plan, expressed grave doubt as
to the likelihood of this being 'done.
Whether it will be, the result remains
to be seen, but if It is not fulfilled. It
seems at this time safe to say that
there will be a minority report favor
tng the Des Moines plan. . -
Vote on Two Motions.
The motion to construct a charter along
the lines of the present one. was mada
by Frederick V. Holman, B. W. Montagus
substituted a motion.. calling for the sub.
mission of both plans of municipal organi
sation. The vote on the amendment re
suited as follows: Yeas-Chapman. Eliot,
Logan, McGinn, Montague, Kitan, Selling.
Nays Beach, Gearin, Grutze, Holman,
Kavanaugh, Newhall, Hynerson, Wilcox.
The amendment being lost, the. vote on
the original motion was taken with ths
following result: Teas Beach, Eliot.
Gearin, Grutze, Holman, Kavanaugh,
Logan, Newhall, Rltan, Wilcox. Nays
Chapman, McGinn, Montague, Rynerson,
Selling. .
Dr. Chapman endeavored to secure
the incorporation of a promise in the
Holman motion, guaranteeing the
grafting of the "desirable features" of
the plan into the charter to be drafted
by the commission, but this effort
also failed. It caused Dr. Chapman's
question whether these features would
appear at all in the new charter.
Correspond With Old Board.
Immediately after the vote on the
Holman motion, Mr. Montague moved
that President McGinn appoint com
mittees to correspond with thosa
named to compile the present charter.
'Is this an exhibition of the cloven
hoof?" queried Dr. Chapman, arising and
addressing the question to Mr. Montague.
"What do you mean, sir, by that "clovea
hoof remark?" asked Mr. Montague, evi
dently much displeased. "Please explain
yourself."
"I meant it as a witticism," replied Dr.
Chapman. "I had some suspicions that
the members who talked favorably of the
Des Moines plan's desirable features
might not carry out their scheme; I Just
wondered if my disappointment at the
rejection of the plan by the adoption
of Mr. Holman's motion was thus early
to be made keener."
Mr. Montague replied that, so far as ha
was concerned, his motion to .have com
n.itte. nnmfil meant that. It must be
done if any business is to be transacted
by the commission. The motion cameo.
Changes That Are Proposed.
The radical changes promised to be in.
corporated into the new charter, as stated
by Senator Gearin, are the reduction of
the number of city councllmen; the elim
ination of the Mayor's office as at pres
ent existing, and making the Mayor a
member of the council; the abolishing of
the executive board, now consisting of
ten members; of the many commissions
and boards, such as the .Water Board,
Park Board, Health Board and others,
and the merging of the city government
into one body. These are the principal
features of the Des Moines plan. It
would amount to an absolute revolution
of the administration of the city business.
Declare People Want Change.
Several members of the commission, in
cluding Dr. Chapman, John F. Logan,
Ben Selling and R. M. Rynerson, -uttered
a strong warning to the commission that
there is a positive demand upon the part
of the public for radical changes in the
charter. They said the people would not
tolerate anything short of a revolutionary
plan, which shall fix definite responsibili
ties for the various city .officers, and put
an end to the wrangling and shifting o
responsibility from one to another, as Is
now often done. If the commission fail
to submit such a charter. It was declared,
the people will themselves prepare one
and pass It by the initiative in the mut
ter. . , .
This argument was seized upon by Mr.
Montague, who explained to the com
mission that, in his Judgment, it would
be the wisest thing to draft two charters,
one on the present pisn and one on the
Concluded on Pace