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' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNALS FbRTL'AND. WEDNESDAY EVENINQ. AUGUST S3. 1008 14 DES MOINES PLAN USED I mil JIJLM e? a? -ft o a NOW IN MULTNOMAH is sin J.hn V I,"i-n, n nirmlrr of tin- rhnr tor rvlsliin rum ! 1 1 -. f.M TCMtrlay !. S'-irju .I al I In iippiircut iKi'r sn.r ..f tin' 1- ll. I " - J -1 to !' 1 Molnra jiliin, wlK'U u.i a nmtlrr cf fart nnr-h n (.'i-t.'ii. li is been In vugim 1" .I iiHminiuh m:nly for v.:ir "V h). tuir (.unity t!m ' ri'tin-nt Is n. t li lllK I IJ t II Ilill 1-IlNll.ir t' III": 1'fS .Mi'll.M vMriii," Jic Mil't. "r liil llirre c.uin iv i-iinm1tinliirra who utteinl Id iiI. "f llir- IlilMIlrSa of llic roulity. 'I h "SO tl.r- rmij linve thfi power nr Inms InillrlniKS. Im'K'-t Hindu hi;. I .i prciit r ..iiiilnliou Hint Hi' riw K"M'ri.m ill ln j nrrt one nrv.r l, a . ,:.). lntnU Mlili olii-iiioiin tl.it fv i oi.t i i. ii. 1 1 1 arMnu ..l.ol.i , 1 1 V fiffi.li"- T.' .int romililh I h.ornrn l.u vo oontrol of lie r-oiir I l.ous.. 1 I'o poor fin in. t e iiimorj, loan.-. toliIe urn1 .ire nlilo to Ifvy n tax or pii mills If n.'OPS.iai'i', wlinran tho city couhl not rathe n. l y fxfdinp S mills. Power Almost Unlimited. 'The possibilities fr r-xp. ndltur un der the county comnilwioiiers In 10 tlmt-a greater than umlrr tlio rliy. luit w never heard any romplnlnl iibout the administration of tliu county airmrs Si IT the clt it mm "This la all the Des Moines plan amounts to and should not b a buga boo to frighten the people. Ily plao(ii(t the power In the hands of thrvee or five men the people would unrloubtNlUiJjave closer and hotter manaKement of lis af fairs than It could have with the pr-s-ent system of government or one sim ilar to It. There could be no shirking or put ting Off of responsibility on the part of any of the commissioners under the commission form of government. These men would be held accountable to the people and a taxpayer could go to them on anv Question and receive a reply that would end the business In a tew minutes. At present a man ran spend months trying to have a small piece of business transacted that should not re quire 15 minutes. Why It should !h necessary when a plan could be formed which would relieve the citizens of such conditions Is something I do not under stand." Little was done at yesterday's meet ing of the charter board other than tn organize and set a date for the first meeting of thi members, which will be juch In my opinion would be the case e cltv were to auopi a commission small number of men Friday nlpht lit o'clock. All meet ings ( r the committee "l l' I'1'' ln tin- council chamber. JihIkc Moiilnn was el. . -f I i ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 mini n nil (V K Wlegand .lop ily ctl an lltor, WHS elected mecre- t 4 I I The commit lee voted to request the I i m, n i'oi mi uni'i oi.i hit Ion fur sur fo lent mor.y w !th which til employ ! .. .services of ii ii expert reporter lo take ilowri the minutes of the meeting It was 01 it tie iurstlon of asking for inonev th-t tl.n real spirit of tho com nilltie as shown A debate arose us I to the uron ietv of calling for money ut the hrnt meeting but the members I .lerlile.i that inasmuch as the money Is ii Hsnry for mi expert reporter and that tlie tune of the committer Is short the iiiiiicst would hae to be male. Make Two Xeports. All suggestions will be gratefully re ceive. by the committee but It was decided that all should be written and sent to thb committee. Heads of de partments and cltliens In general are urged lo pnsent any objection they may know of In regard to the charter and ii 11 the committee In every way. That much time would be lost by hav ing citizens appear before the board niiil make oral objections was the opin ion of the members nnj i, Iionnl (,til to notify citizens through the newspapers that all suggestions mils' be murie In writing. At the sunset of yesterday's meeting a committee was appointed with power to draw up an order of business under which the members will proeoed and Forests Aloncr Deschutes and in Paulina 3Iountnins Sustain Only Slight Dam age From LYcrnt Fires ftejwrts Exaggerated. also with authority to appoint stib-ooul mittees for the various branches otMn government. Two other comrninees were voted for One will review ani rennrf on a cltv BOvernment with mayor and council while the other com mittee will report on the commission form of government similar to the lie Moines plan, copies of which will be procured for the members. Tho advisory committee which was appointed by the 1'nlted Kast Ride I'ush clubs met last nlcht and orean Izcd by electing I K. Hice chalrmari..' No other business was transacted sa'e to discuss the future action of the ad visory committee. YV. L. Holse ad dressed the commjttee stating that the best work" of the advisory committee should be to study and consider propo sitions and amendments that have a special Interest to the east side. i ' "' "" ' M - psMsssasa m ii i 1 m r m w m & v JZSK&m GRO CER Kxaggerated reports regnrdlng forest fires ln Crook county, particularly In tho I'oulln.i mountains unA along the Ieschutes river, have given rise to the Impression that a large area has been burned and much valuable timber de stroyed, according to A. V. Ponohue who returned to I'ortland today from a visit to the upoer lleschutes region. where ho watched the progress of the flames for several days, or until tno flro was under control. The fire In the Paulina mountains burned over nine sections of land,'' said Mr. lionohue. "The pine needles, with which the ground Is heavily matted, were the first to be attacked. There Is no underbrush In tho country, so the flames were confined largely to the fallen timber and grass and needles. I doubt If ln the nine sections hurried over there has been In excess of 6 per cent of tho live timber destroyed. "Along the Deschutes river the loss has been considerably less. I think t'i will cover the entire loss of pine ln the section burned along the Deschutes." The fact that the timber belt In the Deschutes region is free of underbrush of any kind is largely responsible for the small loss accruing to timber own ers and lumber companies in tho district where the tires have been fought by the! forest rancers. The flames have run through the needles and grass, created a heavy volume of smoke, attacked t he fallen timber and ln spots run into the live timber and destroyed It. but tho loss Is Insignificant, nnd corroborates Hie as sertion often made that the timber belt of the Deschutes is one of the few in the country where a forest tire ln reality can do but little damage. 500 PAIRS OF MEN'S PANTS Every pair worth $2.50 to $3.00on-sale all this week- Have You Rheumatism? You will never find a quicker remedy for rheumatism than Bark Tonic, the medicine that drives all Impurities from the system. It Is the best known bowel, liver, kidney and blood cleanser. Price 75c per bottle. All drug stores. or address the J. A. ("lemenson Drug Co.. corner Second and Yamhill sis., Portland, Or. Sale nee If you need pants buy them now It will pay you WHEN YOU SEE TT IN OUR AD ITS SO Building rormits. J. Frabel, erect dwelling. Fast Sixty- seventh between Base Dine .road and Pine, $1,200; F. .1. Payne, erect dwell ing. East Thirty-second between Front and Harrison. $1,000; Mrs. I). J. Ltrown, erect dwelling. Franklin between East Twenty-eighth and Fast Twenty-ninth. I1.UU0; J. e. wertz, erect dwelling. Franklin . between East Twenty-Kighth and East Twenty-Ninth. $1,800: F. O. Vorptahl, erect dwelling. East Flftv- nrst Detween i niamooK and Hancock, $2,000; E. W. Heder. erect dwelling. Main between Fast Thirtieth and East Thirty-first, $1H0Q; Julius Kramer, erect dwelling, head of Marshall and Cornell road, $6,500. MOY R Third and Oak 1st and Yamhill POSTPONE DBAWINO OF PONY AND CART Ordinary kln ctmnfcfl to satin by Satlu skin cream and Satla tkla powder. 25c. Owing to the weather Manager Free man of the Oaks has decided to post pone the awarding of the pony and cart' which was to have taken place to day, until the weather moderates and becomes more ipropitlous. Thousands of children had prepared to visit the great amusement park with their tickets, but Manager Freeman wanted them to come on a day when thev could romn and play and have a good time without fear of catching cold or having their day spoiled by dis agreeable weather. Furthermore the postponement will give tho children added opportunity to secure coupons enabling them to Im prove their chances for winning the b jeautlful pony and cart. Now Tork and Philadelphia. cannot be more pleasantly or conveni ently reached than by the Grand Trunk Dehlgh Valley double track route via Niagara falls. Solid through trains of coaches and sleeping cars. Magnifi cent scenery. For descriptive literature apply t- C.eorge W. Vaux, A. O. & T. A., (irand Trunk Railway System., 135 Adams street, Chicago. , MaU-Carrters, Attention. Before ordering your uniform see Chaa. Coopey & Son, tailors. 309 Oak street. G.S.L0N6&CO. LADIES' SHIRTWAISTS J r Formerly $1.25 and $1.50. . . .aC SILK JUMPER SUITS- fr- Worth up to $15.00. OO.SJ SILK UNDERSKIRTS Ar) ftr VVorth up to $5.00 bZ.D SILK UNDERSKIRTS A o fC Worth up to $fi.00'. . 33.7i) For the Past Ten Years hMtk,4 Opposite nuw iuj ii in u 147 SIXTH STREET Baker Theatre MS '"''"'- -' sjilil-fll Wi..mxiJ"I.mil BU iwiwf . wjmw. IJ" wf w.-.w ww mo1-1 m. w. wngHj' . W!i,.i'...imu.l. .fP v,mmmm.mmmmm, io - Jmi. lliwliuiriiiw A. lowm ginJra .11 h astaoE D THE VANGUARD OF THE FALL MODELS HAS ARRIVED AT THE BIG EASTSIDE STORE ame Fashions Latest Creations Are now here and ready for your inspection. The autumn novelties are interesting to advance dressers who delight in being first. Ours is a remarkably interesting display. It marks the highest stage of de velopment in the production of ready-to-wear apparel. Style and quality go hand in hand here. Not only do we show the best that' New York can give, but the latest Parisian effects as well. Among others we show snappy models in 36-inch Coat Suits, sweeping French Cutaways, and Long and Semi-Fitted "Hip less" Coat Suits the very latest models. 1 Style and Fit New style points that are findinf favor in New York are most promi nent in this great showing. The cloth is of a superior gratfe and the cut and workmanship show the hand of the expert tailor. Being all new styles, none of them have ever been on sale before. Conse quently you get the season's latest production, and we say most em phatically, that their superior is not found in Portland today. A visit to the Big Eastside Store will be one of mutual pleasure and profit Come early and make your selections. The Fabrics: The ModdS! Long sweeping coat effects, latest French cutaways, variously modified new slashed coats with short waist lines and conserva tively plain tailored effects. An unlimited and indescribable variety of the novelty weave chevron cloths, finest broadcloths, new shadow-striped cheviots and hard-twisted serges in self-colored and two-tone effects. The ColorS! BIack new bIue Londonsmoke, gray, wine, green, brown, garffet everything desirable in the fall color card. Credit if Desired Big Xj ylu swe GEVUR'KZ BROS. Don't Mistake the Place! E. Burnside and Union Ave. Store