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( TTIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1900. - i OH SEN TO MINORITY REPORT Dissents From Commission Plan and Will Fight It Before Council. WORK OF BOARD IS ENDED Fourteen Members Concur In Pro posed City Laws That "Will I Submitted Today and Later Parsed On by Electors. Frederick V. Hotaw, chief counsel for the Portland Railway. Light Powcr Company and member of the Charter Board, yesterday alternoon declined to sign the majority report of the commis sion and announced that he will ubmit to the CountU today a minority report in which he will attack the centralized or commission plan of city Sve: which is the foundation of PW new charter that will be laid before the Council this morning. ' h The other 14 members have eljfned the majority report, and a letter of trans mission, setting forth the chief atu3 thereof, will bo communicated to the Council also. The proposed charter ana the letter will be officially turned over by President H. E, McGinn and other members of the loard. the last meeting of which wa. held at 2 P. yesterday. When the work of the Board had been completed. President MoGinn asked each member If there were anything further to be suggested, and If each would sign the report. All save Mr. Holman replied that they were willing to sign It, but Mr. Holman declined to do so. "Will Sign Minority Report. Aa I do not believe in the commission form of city government." said Mr. Hol man, "I will not sign the majority re port, and will submit a minority re- P-Then you dissent?" Inquired President McGinn. , , "Well. I do not favor the commission plan." was the reply, "and will so state in my minority report; you may call It dissenting, if you desire. There are many weak points about the plan, which I see, and I therefore will not support the ma jority report." Resolutions of praise for the work of Secretary Welgand and Head Janitor Simmons were t lopted by unanimous vote, and the letter of transmission was approved, and with copies of the pro posed charter, will be turned over to the City Council this morning. The fact that Mr. Holman will submit a minority report did not become known until yesterday afternoon, and consider able Interest attaches to bis forthcom ing statements regarding It. Through out the sessions of the Board, he throw his Influence against the commission plan, contending that it is dangerous to place so much power In the hands of six Councllmen and the Mayor, and declaring that it will furnish ample opportunity for the upbuilding of a huge political ma chine, and he repeatedly designated it as "the sacred obligarcny of seven." AskJ for Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway, represent ing the State Federation of Women's Clubs, was present to urge the Board to insert, if possible, a section granting to tazpaylng women the right to vote in city affairs. The matter was discussed by the members, and the decision reached that no such section could legally be Incorporated, as the constitution of the state sets forth the rights of fran chise, and that the Board had nothing to do with it. It was declared that the only means of securing an amendment on this is to submit it by initiative peti tion. The letter of transmission sets forth the labors of the Board, and strongly commends the results to the Mayor and Council. It is understood that the 14 members who signed the majority report will take the stump to urge tne adoption of the proposed charter before the spe cial election at which the matter will be decided by the people. The letter fol lows: letter to City Council. PORTLAND, Or.. Feb. 9. to the Honor able the Mayor and Council. Gentlemen: Your committee appointed to propose such changes in the city charter a It deemed advisable, begs to submit herewith the re sult of its efforts. Tour committee has presented its report in the form of specific amendments to the charter or 1903. -and since both on account of the considerable amount of amendments and their intimate connection with the ex isting charter, a rather careful examination of the work is required to ascertain the precise effect, we beg to Indicate briefly the most Important changes. The moat pronounced change Is in the adoption of the general features of what is known as the "commission plan," whereby the executive and legislative powers of gov ernment are vested in a City Council, six in number besides the Mayor and elected at large, who also perform the adminis trative duties which are now devolved upon the Executive Board and the Water Board, and who in general have charge of the ad ministrative detalla of the city's work. Kach member of the Council Is the head of one bureau, and among these bureaus is distributed the entire executive work of the city. This Council Is adequately paid and the members aro required to devote their entire time to the business of the city. The payment of reasonable salaries in propor tion to the work done and the ability re quired from municipal officers has been found, wherever tried, to result In an im mense savlne in money as well as im provement In the character of work done. It la believed that a single small body of this kind -can act with so much more promptness and certainty than the various boards and bodies composing the present city government that nearly all the objee tlona on the acore of delay and Inconven ience and uncertain location of responsi bility will be avoided. Following the plan in successful oper ation elsewhere, this Council is chosen at a non-partisan primary, followed by a non partisan election. Councllmen serve for four years, as at present, and aa at present are divided Into two ciases. one of which retires each two years, so that it becomes a continuous body and ail times experi enced men are In office. A material change Is made In the sections relating to street improvements In that bids may be called for upon all different kinds of Improvements deemed suitable, and the right of remonstrance la given after the bids are all In, ao that the citizen may act intelligently, and if no remonstrance la filed the Council may be sure that the public is aware of the exact nature and cost of the improvement to be mad 4 Many other changea In detail have been made t Improve the operation of the matter of street Improvements, which it would be too long here to enumerate. The civil service provisions have been altered in such a way aa to make the re moval of unsatisfactory employes relatively easy, while the employes are still secure against removals for political or religious reasons, or from removals not made In good faith with the intention to improve the aervlce. As Indicated above, the Executive Board and the Water Board are abolished and their duties are transferred to the Council or to the Councilman In charge of the re spective bureaus. . The Park Board and Health Board hae been retained as being rather technical or aesthetic in their functions and as not interfering with the business proper of the cltv. VoUowinf the very ueceesful example of Eastern cities an Art Commission is pro vided, whlri haa no power except a veto upon 111 conceived or badly executed works of art, monuments and the like. Step Forward for City. We have devoted to the task Imposed upon ns our very best and most earnest efforts. There must needs be disagreement among persons of various opinions as to the ad visability of the changes we propose. We are, however, firmly convinced that upon the whole, the adoption of this amended charter would be a long step forward In the municipal progress of the City of Port land, and with the awakening public opin ion which wo firmly believe would result from the agitation preceding Its adoption, and the operatlDn of Its provisions. Port land would speedily be placed among the best-governed communities In the country. To this end we have ungrudgingly given our time and efforts. If It shall be attained we shall esteem ourselves fortunate. In any event, we submit the matter to your earnest consideration as the representatives of the well-being of the City of Portland and the chosen agents of Its people. Re spectfully submitted, Henry E. McGinn, president; T. B. Wilcox. F. E. Beach. R. w. Montague. John F. Logan. J. P. Kavanaugh. Sigel GruUe. H. H. Newhall. W G. Eliot. Jr.. C. M. Rynerson, -C. H- Chapman. O. A. Kuan. J. M. Gearin, Ben Selling. CHARTER IS HOTLY OPPOSED George B. Frank Criticise Board Be fore Alberta Push Club. For half ai hour Monday night be fore the North Alblna Push Club George B. Frank poured hot shot into the new charter, declaring it "conceived In Ini quity and born in sin." Mr. Frank ia president of the Alberta Push Club, which has been organized to fight the adoption of the new charter, and his address before the Albina club was a sweeping arraignment of the entire In strument, ile declared that It was filled with "Jokers" for- the betrayal of the interests of the people. Mr. Frank pointed out that when Dr. C H. Chapman wanted to insert a pro vision in the new charter regulating the charges for electrlo lights, car fare, telephones, and other untillties using the streets, Richard Montague and Fred V. Holman, attorneys for public-service corporations. Jumped on the suggestion, as hard as they could, declaring that such a thing was preposterous. Mr. Frank declared that this single Inci dent demonstrated that the charter- makers were mere to protect in puu- llc-servlce corporations, ana not to frame an Instrument for the benefit of the people. There was no reply to Mr. Frank, al though he spoke contrary to the views of many of the members. The North Alblna Push Club was among the first to support and put forward the Des Moines plan. Tomorrow night, however, the other side will be presented to the people of that section by Dr. C. H. Chapman and others. At this meeting a resolution was adopted declaring it to be the sentiment of the club that that district should have the 20 acres of the W. K. Smith tract for a public park. It was report ed by J. H. Nolta that the rarK Boara favored the selection, of only ten acres of the Smith tract, which he said was too small for that district. The club decided to send a large delegation to the next meeting of the Park Board to insist on its securing the full 20 acres of the Smith tract. CLUB VOTES TO BUY KING TRACT WOMEX ASK FOR THE BALLOT Want Clause In City Charter Grant ing Them Suffrage. The executive committee of the Ore gon State Equal Suffrage Association met yesterday at the home of the presi dent and held a spirited session. Word having been received from F. B. Beach that some action would be taken on a taxpaylng citizens' suffrage article at the next meeting of the Charter Com mission, if presented by authority of the Equal Suffrage Association, tne toiiow ing preamble and resolution was unan imously adopted: whereas. An unanswerable appeal for mu nicipal suffrage was recently made before the Charter commission or vur ,imiuu. Mrs Abigail Scott Dunlway: and, whereas. This appeal was followed by a vote of thanks from the Charter Commission, and haa been favorably receivea Dy ini pres. by many leading voters, and by many leading Justice-loving men; therefore. Resolved, That we feel encouraged to go before the Charter Commisslo and re spectfully requeat said commission to accept nnd propose, as a part of the new charter the following article: It is hereby provided that no resident, tax-paying citizen of the Municipality of Portland shall be denied the right to vote on account of sex. The unanimous vote of the executive : committee of the Suffrage Association present was cast by the following mem bers: Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway. Mrs. Viola M. Coe. Mrs. Charlotte Moffett Cartwright, Mrs. Phoebe A. Breyman, Mrs. Augusta McRobert, Mrs. Jane G. Buckman. Mrs. Sarah H. Evans, Misses Wiltla and Elma Buckman, Mrs. Martha A. Dalton, Mrs. F. Eggert. Miss Myrtle E. Pease. Mrs. W. E. Potter, Mrs. L. Hathaway and Mrs. E. B. O'Bryen. The chair explained that it tne com mittee had had two hours' notice a large number of taxpaying members outside of the executive committee would have been invited to attend. Let ters of approval of taxpaylng suffrage for women were submitted from leading suffragists of New York. California. Il linois, Washington and Idaho. President Dunlway was appointed to carry the official report of the proceed ings in person to Commissioner Beach, and these were presented to the Char ter Board yesterday afternoon, but no action was taken. Elects Frank, Watkins, Pratt, Allen and McDonell as Directors. TWO MEMBERS HONORED Edgar Frank Given Honorary Life Membership, and E. Plowden Stott Life Card Addition to Mean $60,000 Expense. BY W. J. RETRAIN. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club last night voted unanimously to recom mend the purchase of the King tract south of the clubhouse, for 160,000. Then It elected as directors five athletes, each of whom has won renown in the track, field, gridiron, or gymnasium competi tions for hie club. The directors chosen were: Edgar B. Frank, who received the highest number of votes; Frank El Watkins, Martin Pratt, Charles El Mc Donell and A. H. Allen. There was a fellowship of cordiality and club spirit displayed throughout all the discussions of the evening. From the time that President George W. Mc Millan, who. much to the regret of the entire club, retires from the head of the organization after a two-year term, read his report of the fine condition of the finances of the club, there was no question of the attitude of the mem bership on the proposed purchase of the additional property. The report of the president showed that the club had cleared 117,000 over expenses during the past year. Charles F. Swigert, one of the orig inal founders of the club, which is rec ognized today as one of the foremost amateur athletic organizations in Amer ica, followed President McMillan with a few remarks calculated to explain the advantages to Multnomah in the acquisition of the additional space. When Mr. Swigert had concluded, the applause left no doubt as to the decision of the club. John F. Logan, A. B. Mc Alpln, Judge Rohert G. Morrow and Harry Montgomery followed, seconding the proposition. A vote was then called and without a dissenting voice the members of the club indorsed the pur chase of 'the property and Instructed the board of trustees to close the deal on the terms offered by the owners. Two Members Honored. With the King tract proposition dis posed of, the election of trustees fol lowed. Before this matter was taken up, how ever, under the order of business enti tled communications, Edgar E. Frank was called before the president and pre Eented with an honorary life member- shlp card by the Board of Trustees. When he modestly thanked the clubmen for the altogether unexpected honor, his voice was husky and he could hardly articulate so greatly was he moved by the action of the club. E. Plowden Stott was similarly honored, although in his case he was tendered a life mem bership, which Is second only In impor tance to the honorary membership. The election of trustees was then taken up. Because of a mistake on the part of the printer, the name of one of the candidates was left off the ballots. Be fore these were passed out it was an nounced by chairman H. E." Judge, of the nominating committee, that the name of Walter B. Honeyman should have been placed on the ballot. This unfor tunate mistake probably resulted in Mr. Honeyman's defeat, for he was only three votes behind the lowest number received by the five members elected. Edgar E. Frank, who received the highest vote of all the candidates, has been a most Indefatigable worker for the club since he has been a member of the organization. Frank E. Watkins, who received the second highest number of votes, is a member of the Multnomah Club whose performance on field apde-track in his day were rated on a pjf" the ability Ol rUllCBl pilllltJOVII . 1 Martin T. Pratt, pi Se greatest nlhntl nlavor evetntf t JEli at the Multnomah Club, is the t sf d member football player ever , .l... nawlvWlll trilKtwfi. Hft hdS proved himself worthy of the confidence expressed by the clubmen In voting him a member of the board. Charles E. McDonell, who Is also Colo nel of the Third Regiment, O. N. G., has been a member of the Multnomah Club since he was a boy. He has served the club in more capacities as an athlete than probably any of the other men se lected last night. A. H. Allen, the youngest member of the board, was chosen last night by the younger set, who practically voted unani mously for him. He is amply qualified to officiate In the capacity to which he has been chosen, for he Is cool-headed, orainy, and has the interest of the Mult nomah Club solely at heart. Membership Gain Is 532. The reports of the membership com mittee show that the club Increased Its roll over that of a year ago by 632 names, which means a net Increase over the losses caused by removals from the city, resignations, suspensions and other causes of withdrawal, xnis increase is an especially good showing in view of the fact that a financial stringency was prevalent during the early months of last year. In fact, this showing indi cates that Multnomah is to be self-supporting in the future. Chairman Edgar E. Frank, of the In door athletic committee, who was ten dered an honorary membership, re a. .a Vila Hpimrtmpnt was able to show a net gain of $3434.08 as the result of the boxing, wrestling ana otner in door gymnastic games held during the year. In his report Chairman Frank also commends the progress being made in basketball, and expresses considera ble satisfaction at the showing of this branch of sports during the past year. The increased public interest In this sport means that it will be self-supporting in a few years. Manager Colin V. Dyment reported a slight deficiency in the association foot ball season, but explained that the big games yet to be played by the club may change the deficit into a gain. Football Yields $3000 Surplus. Manager Martin Pratt, of the football team, reported an excess In the football receipts over the expenditures of over $3000. This department would have shown a much larger gain had It not been for the disappointments accruing from the failure of the Notre Dame and Olympic Club teams to keep their sched uled dates. Miss Frances Jeffery, president of the women's annex, reported that there are now 144 senior members and 279 Junior members in this branch of the club. In her report Miss Jeffery explains the ob jects of the women's annex and the great good it has accomplished. In con clusion she thanked the club and Presi dent McMillan for the courtesies and attention extended to this department in the past two years. The report of the billiard and pool committee again shows that this de partment of the club Is a source of profit. This committee consists of W. B. Streeter. W. C. Dunlway and R. W. Mersereau. M. B. James, chairman of the outdoor athletic committee, reported a surplus of $892.26 as the profits of the field and track meets held at the club last Sum mer. This department is expected to make a much better showing than ever before this year,, for several big meets will be held. M . Following is a statement made by Treasurer Rasch: Receipts to February 1, 1909. Billiard 2'?Pm Bowling iS So agarnaS '.1? . IwM Ser?lor7. .'.15.820.50 Junior 1.5S0.00 Ladle, H? rjlrls 772.00 Intermediit 97.00- 19,324.50 Game . Baseball -,22"? Basketball n S?2 on Football B'2?S2 Handball " -J Soccer football Tennis , Track and field r1,? iEESSKr ??S:- Low Jinks -IJS'Sn Membership fees J'Siaon Multnomah Field 2 ?? ?? Towels S".St? Turkish baths n'Art Loan. 6-28-08 S-SSSnS Loan. 7-13-08 7,000.00 Total receipts 63.135.20 Balance on hand Feb- ruary 1. 1908 1 248 18 $04,378.38 Disbursements. Billiard room Account salaries f 840 OO Account sundries 824.72 W " Bowling alley Account salartee $ ?? SU Account sundries 15I 5? Account Improvement.. 67.76 Bond account . , 5?'rt Cigar's wre,tllD-- deo!? ?ureeim",''i'"!a!T.:::::: Furniture and' fixtures. 837.W Games iv2l Baseball iSTOO Basketball .. liaiS Football " ?o2 Handball - ,S', Tennis Track and field " Soccer football General house . .u-iA Gymnasium Account salarie $ 2.OTI.S0 Account sundries 181.19 B.isz ea Insurance , S-I Interest on mortgage. . J,i;Cl Interest on Held loan. . Bi...o Janitors' salaries .... 1.665.00 i!ffihtta": ::::::: .- Lockers, account refund ,,S SX Low Jinks 4SZ.J0 Multnomah Field Acceunt salaries t 1,020 00 Account sundries !??"22 on Account improvements. S3.236.77 24,890.80 Office Account salaries $ 8,661.66 Account sundries 24)0.63 8,862. 4U Social rooms ' Account salaries $ 170 00 Account sundries 311.60 1J Swimming instructor. 706.00 OOHH ft 71 C2 Prt rTTfl ffcn WISH AN OLD DEBT PAID Indian War Veteran' Claim for Eorses Is Urged. ROSEEURO. Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) As n i.i.n war veteran I wish to speak of the bill now pending before the Legis lature In regard to payment for the services of our horses in the campaign against the . , ... .. . V. . . .h. itntn Indians, it is no use m does not Jua-.ly owe the debt, for It was paused as a bill in the territorial Legislature in 1855-66. and haa been on our atatute books ever since. The first and tne only nonoraom wj ,3 pay the appropriation bill and settle It ac cording to law uu . " " way Is to repeal the law, erase it from our statute boons ana lei mo wurm -"-the state known as the great state of Ore gon refuses to keep faith with the men who fought her battles and made It pos sible for her to become a great state. It Is now 64 years that we havo been waiting, asking ourselves If Oregon would ever pay us. We are now old and enfeebled men. nearly all who In their youth and prime went out Into the Indians' country to give them battle, to prevent them from coming Into the settlements and waging war on our fathers, mothers, sisters and little brothers. We see that our legislators are creating new offices and making ap propriations without any thought of the hardships It will entail on the poor tax payer But let the measure come up to pay the boys who made It possible for a Fort land, a Seattle and Tacoma to become great cities, and Oregon and Washington to be come great stales, often the cry is raised, "Oh, the poor taxpayer can never stand so much taxi" But when It comes to creating new offices, with fat salaries, and Increasing the pay of officials already in office, nothing Is said about the poor tax- PSThe Indian War veteran In 'B8 and '67 was given Oral place. He was feted and the citizens seemed to think he was all right. But now. If he asks for what the state Justly owes him. this Is said: "He is nothing but one of the old pioneer In dian fighters. Don't pay any attention to them They will be all dead soon, and the state will be rid of them." The state of Oregon has grown to be a mighty state, and she could well afford to give a good peulon to all the surviving veteran soldiers of her state to help them down the stream of life, but we don't ask that of the people. All we want is what la Justly due us. 4 A. H. GARRISON. M 11 1L 11 1L But Use a Little Common Sense A Doctor recently announced the belief, and issued a certificate to the effect, that a death was due to cancer caused largely by the excessive use of coffee. f The cause of cancer is not definitely settled in the medical pro fession, albeit the disease is on the increase. Without attempting to decide a question so peculiarly within the special domain of medical science, it is suggested that the SAFE WAY to be free from that and other diseases is to avoid coffee and drink M which contains no coffee nor other harmful substance, being made of clean, hard wheat, including the outer coat which contains the phos phate of potash grown in wheat, for rebuilding brain and nerve cells. "There's a Reason" for POSTUM Read "The Road to Wellville" in pkgs. This Fact that in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you are con fiding your private ills to a woman a woman whose ex perience with women's diseases covers twenty-five years. The present Mrs. Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, was for years under her direction, and has ever since her decease continued to advise women. Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad to worse, knowing well that they ought to have immediate assistance, but a natural modesty causes them to shrink from exposing themselves to the questions and probable examinations of even their family physician. Such ques tioning and examination is unnecessary. Without cost you can consult a woman whose knowledge from actual experience is great. MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING INVITATION: J Women suffering from any form of female weakness are in vited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women. A woman .can freely talk of her private illness to a woman; thus has been established this confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken. Never has she published a testi monial or used a letter without the written consent of the writer, and never has the company allowed these confi dential letters to get out of their possession, as the hun dreds of thousands of them in their files will attest Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs. Pink hw has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge needed in jour case. She asks nothing in return except your good will; and her advice has helped thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, should be glad to take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Pinkham, care of Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Towels Turkish baths Account salaries $ Account, sundries ..... Water rent Account clubhouse Account shower bath.. 532.70 801.88 223.37 1,023.01 192.00 300.99 Acc't swimming pool... Total disbursements. . Balance on hand Feb ruary 1. 190t S05.S6 887.B5 J5S.39S.73 5.6,-9.8S 4 SS7 8 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Ladd Tilton Bank February 5, 1909 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts - ' 4,7??'?i! S'aT Overdrafts a oJ?sSll Bonds and Stocks 75 000 00 Bank Premises . 07 000 09 Cash on Hand and Due from Banks z.aji.aja.ja Total -...12.739,26H . LIABILITIES Capital Stock Fully Paid. sitISS'oB Surplus and Undivided Profits 617,508.65 Demand Deposits. . 808 .Sd6 95 Time and Savings Deposits , 1 5.41,8ii5.5J jj 221 692 6 Total v. $12.739.261.1 ' OFFICERS W M LADD. President R- S. HOWARD. Jr.. Asst. Cashier. EDWARD COOKINGHAM, Vice-Pres. J. W. LADD. Asst. Cashier W. H. DCNCKLEY. Cashier WALTER M. COOK. Asst. Cashier. You'll laugh at Harry Lauder on the Victor You can't help but enjoy the amusing songs which made this great Scotch comedian so popular in America. May Irwin, Vesta Victoria and Eddie Morton are among the other leading vaudeville favorites you can hear on the Victor. 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