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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY -JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. -EVENING, ' SEPTEMBER 16.'; 1008. 3 DES MOINES WITH ITS SATISFIED ATHLETES DINED CHARTER RULE fiK PDRTUIID LIEU carded th old truah itpn " QnA I.. T tha Editor of Th Journal Aa ehalrpHan of th committee on municipal affair of tha chamber of commerce, J hava davotad much tlma during tha Ui ir I chlaa. raUlrln tha oompany upply tar of municipal , government, and m war for cje,)n, pUrpoae. Tha thla and aent for and aacured a ,eopy I plan praoticallr eliminate (ba eipen- bn adopted. Our depart mart haa dl carded tha old bruali awater and doln- all cleaning with water fluablnv marninee aupplemented by hand oruii work, and la I hue taking advantage of a jJTlircQ' Hundred Citizens claua in tha water company fran- mcrcialOub Hall., of tha charter of Oalvaaton, Tesaa, and of tha general law now In forca In tha atata of Iowa, and under which tha city of Dea. afolnca la governed,' but which law ia equally applicable to all citlee In Jewa having tl.000 r mora Inhabltanta, iney aea lit to adopt lta proyiaiona. Hot Thaa Kara (keletoa. In addition to obtaining a copy of aucn charter ' and law, I hav corr anonded with different nereona. real' denta of tha city , of Oalveaton and of jjae Moinea, Iowa, ana I muii cpnieae that after obtaining tha Information I now ao have, that I waa afforded much amuaement by reading the artlole aa fmbllahed September 4, which purported o give the view of a number of thoae appointed aa a committee to conalder th matter of amending tha preaent charter of the city of Portland, or of adopting a new charter. Among the opinion ao publlahad aa having been xpreaaed by one member of aucn com mittee, la that tha law of Iowa undor . which the city of Pea Molnea la gov erned la "a mora skeleton to which muat ba given muacle and tha glow of life." - -a .-, , Aa to i that opinion, whllat everyone haa the right to criticise, one cannot help but think that Inaamuch aa there are at leaat a rew lawyer in .the atata of Iowa, who, no doubt, had aomethlng to do with the foundation and paaaage vi eucn taw, ana aa the aupreme court alva rartlna awav or refua. aa moat of it la now fluahed through the aewer. "We are aallaflod wa are getting bet ter paving, aewar and curb work; that there la iruKr efflnlennv In the Dollce departmentthe flra department haa al- waya oeen erriclent oetier etreet Clean In:, a more aatiaractnrv administration of our park ayatem affalra, more work for our ninnev In tha street drnartment. oeiter aervica in the leaai aeuertmrui and an absoiut knowledge that wa can piace our ringer right on tha fallow wno ia responsible for anvtbinar wa may not Jim or approve or." . . . Hot Sxpertmeat la jCralvastoa. .. What haa bean or ran ha aald aa to the Iowa law mlanamed tha Pea Molnea plan belna In an experimental condition, cannot Be truthfully aald of the commlaelon Dlan under which tha city of Oalveaton la being- governed, aa inn city naa oeen governed oy tna com- mission of five persons for near aeven years.' and which cltv la eubdlvlded into tour aepartmenta aa follows; 1., Finance and revenue. ' ' 2, , W'aterworka and sewerage. S. Streets and publlo property. i. roiice ana lire. , . - And the mavnr-nreililnnf ! the aiecu tlva head Of all auch denartmenta. In view of tha oonatant wrancllna of our city ornciai ana the aeemingiy tn Three, hundred men from every walk of Ufa In Portland attended tha banque at tha Commercial club hat night to ahow their eateem for Forrest Smlthaon, Alfred Gilbert and Pan Kelly, tha three famoua Oregon champion In tha Lon don Olympic game. For four hour tha athlete were feasted and toaated and cheered. Every mention of their grand accompllahment In competition with tha heat-trained athletea In tha world waa the signal for an outburat And tha rafter of the handsome ban quet room reeenoed with the "tan; ran raha" ao apontaneoualy uttered by tha Banqueters. The beat vlntase of Portland'a ora tory waa uncorked and eloquence flowed freely aa did the wlnea of ancient Oreec In celebration of an Olympic, vlo- runiio men ana private citiaena tory. vied with each other in lauding the three young athletea who brought auch v menta. Governor 'Chamberlain, attention to the atate by long and unneceaaary transaction of lta business, to tha great delaya in detriment of the people of the city aa a of Iowa ha auatalned the .validity of S,110 ."P'lm ,M.Vl.Vlr that lew. that w m-f h. thin Oalveaton, I will quote from a corn- mere akeletnn without ...h..n. thnrh munjcsiion py Ki. rt. jneeaetqrougn, It la true the law doea not -direct each and every step that each man. muat take wno works at making an excavation on the atreeta, or otherwise, the law pro vide aa to who ahall supervise and direct the work of eaoh branch of the city government and leavea the details for the particular member of the board who haa charge of auch branch, to. work w. mm rorry inn) erieri, budjoci, now ever, to the say ao of the entire board, and subject further to the will of the people. Prodnoea Oood Basalt. Another of said committee ia report er io nave -opposea it ror the reason that Dr. Chapman favored' it and that it wa experimental. "' - It Is true that, In a sense, It Is exper imental, as the city of Dea Moines haa only been governed by the provision of said .law for-considerably less than one year, but I have In my possession a letter from a member of the Commer cial club of Pes Moines. In which he states, among other things: "In a general way we are seeing good results from the new plan. In every business, whether that of a private cor poration, or the administration of the nirairs or a municipality, a prime requi 'III qui E. R- of the City club of Oalveaton, who haa Tor yeara been a cloae atudent or mu nicloal affalra and who aava aa follow "The cltv charter reaulrea that the board ahall meet In regular aeaslon at least once every week. These meetings taae Dlace Thursday afternoon at a o clock. These meeting are conducted In a dignified, buslneaslili are free-from wranrllna confuaion. The commissioners ait around a directors' table, the mayor pre siding. The city attorney and the heada or the various department are required dv tna city charter to attend ail meet- inars of the board. But little speech maklna la .lndulred in and the oresence or idle spectators is an exception ratner man ine ruie. , Business ia transacted their achlove trlaln. Mayor Lane, Oeneral Charles F. lieeje, the toastmaater; Blshon C'harlea Hcaddlng, who aaw and described .JlnMtliaon a hurdling, OUbert'a vaulting and the memorable Marathon race: Colonel Jamea Jackson, President Ferrln of Pa- ciflo university. 13. K. Irvine of tha board of resents of the Orecon Agri cultural college, and Dr. A. A. Morrison. or unusual interest were the speeches Of the three athletea themselves. As usual Bmlthaon'a effort waa confined to the ahortest apace possible. He made record of 16 seconds over the hurdles and hla speech-making lasted scarcely lonaer. Pan Kelly's response waa allantlv longer and OUbert'a of con siderable length. Gilbert told an Inter esting storv of the Karnes in London and the part "Yankee pluck" played In winning lor the Americans. The committee spent much time in POLITICS STIRS Ilill'JMII ISLES Natives Fear rower Will Be Taken From Them by Government, . , 1 (Called rrea Lstsed Wlra.t Honolulu, Sept H. Tha coming alec tlon for delegate to qongres la rapidly developing Into a racial quarrel between the home role party, aided by tha labor party and tha eo-called .American par ty, and It la feared here today tint before the Id of November aJr the provlncea in th Hawaiian Island will ba In a turmoil. W. C. Aohl, founder of th labor par ty and Charles Notley, leader of tha horn rule party, arc touring the Isl ands, speaking; to the natlvea and Urg ing them to vote on strictly racial line thla fall,' . . . - Motley wanta to go to waaningtou i a delegate and considerable bitter- neaa haa been injected Into -thv riant by his - friends, who declare that the proposed plan of governing Hawaii by a commission similar to tne one tnat coverna tha District of Columbia la simply a plan to take the government or tne laianaa away irora tne natives. , The acbema to allow soldlera to vote ia looked at askance by tha natlvea. who declare that tha administration can garrison the forte with - eoldlere. and thua carry any election in iiawan. A proposed amendment to tha lmml gratlon law allowing planters to as sist Eurooean immlcranta la being on posed by the natlvea who point to the nnux oi japaneee inai roiiowea ilmilar amendment, with reference to oriental immigranta Plrat annual Pact fie ' National' Live- i . . n i m . a iidck Dnow ana I DCU 1. o, 24, 25, 16, at tha Portland Country Club grounds. Oilnes (tmmlaalnnrrs, tUalug Fnaa Leased WUe.l Ban rranciaoo, . Sept. ll. Chang . Po Ling and U Ching Halang. imperial commissioner to the flsherlea congreaa hat la tn be bald at Waahlnaton 8ep tember 22, are hare today, vlaltlng tha ii oca) Chlneaa eolonyi before departing for th east They arrived from China on.'th new turbine Tanya Maru yes terday afternoon. After th fisheries eonareaa haa adjourned they will travel through the eaat eludylng school eon dltlone and return to China by way of Europe. . All Imnortant matters are discussed an differencea adlusted in conference. The city attorney haa great influence with tne commissioners, ana ma aavice is freely sought. Simplicity Oreat Testnpe. " Too many eooka spoil the broth' la an oia aaying, wnicn can wen oft appnea to a Doard of iz or le aldermen, in uai veaton It has been clearly proved that iDalltv. a nrlme renul- 1 1"". " 1'"" "ri-.r; VL.T. I -m Hit. I. th. n.ln .oWlv,in. presiaeni can iriiaci wi uueinene ui . ' ..... . . ...w...-. ........ - i ' - IR o M.rmai. av. m mavni and tn ft hof. n.n t dignified, buslneasllka manner, and I decorating the larae banquet room and efrom-wrangling, disputes and I tnelr WOrk showeS in the pretty ar rangement of things. The menu pro vided by the committee under the di rection of General Beebe was all that could be desired. The menu card con tained the pictures of the three victors In their track aults and made a valuable souvenir of the occasion. With the singing . of "America the banquet ended. A brief Informal recep tion waa held afterward so that many who had come late could meet the boys. Today the athletes are guests at luncheon of United States Senator Jona than Bourne at the Portland. Senator Bourne waa unable to be present at the banquet last night. Horrxxr xo2. Are you lust barely getting around by the aid of crutches or a cane? Unleaa you have loat a limb or Jiav a de formity if your trouble ia rheumatism, lumbago, sprain, stiff Joints or anything of Ilk nature uaa Bailard's Snow Lini ment and In no time you can throw away your crutches and b aa well aa Sold by anv one. Price 26c, 80c and 11.00. Skidmore Drug company. Selz Shoes are honestly made ot leather You'll find lots of shoes made nowa days that . arc cheap ened in little ways you can't see hemlock instead of oak-tanned soles ; composition instead of leather heels ; pieced counters instead of good solid sole leather. We're strong for Selz Royal Blue Shoe because we don't have to watch that sort of thing; they're honest leather all through. Fall styles are here. Selz Royal Blue Shoes $3.50, $4, $5 Seventh and Washington. yvvvwvvvvvvyvvvvvVvVvVV i i I i Journals Fall Fashion Numbeitl jj; WILL BB ISSUED K WITH THE JOURNAL j j Sunday promptly, but without any undue haste. no mu J . L . . . boird of public work. W7.nT0 & nd wlth r vnrnum council oommiiiees, it waa im possible to fix responsibility. Author ity wi harmonv. "The strongest feature or tne commis- raa vested in a T7nder the new plan, respbnsHillity for everything in the particular department rests with the one alderman, who, by me pian, oecomea neaa or that depart ment." "In the public works department, the sisnnarn or erriciency or the Inspection department has been wonderfully im proved and practical and scientific meth- otis or testing materials have been In troduced. - AS S result there has heen more rejections of materials offered for . paving ana public work in three months than in any three years previous to th limns anopieo. un one 300 or IS blocks of vitrified block paving, over one-sixth of the blocks offered were rejected. On two block of creosoted block paving, all th block offered waa subjected to the test required in the specification and resulted in lta rejection. Benefit All Aronnd.' "It ! waa .formerly the. practice for, workmen In the afreets and sidewalks! nepartment to snow up at the city hall at a. m. for work, and to-take from 20 m nutf i .to an hour of time, paid for by the city, in going to their work. Now the, men are required to show up on the work at 8 m m. ' rc "In thetreet cleaning department, there i haa probably been the most marked improvement. We are getting clean streets now and at no greater out V lay than formerly, when there was scarcely any noticeable result of work done. The flxinar of responsibility lias resulted In this for better methods have K.ie '" i'an of city government ia its per- vJ..J??3ii?2 fot Simplicity. Its directness, and in limiting, the number of those directly charged with the management of the city's affalra and In fixing in -tha cen tralisation or responsibility. "Under this plan the mismanage ment of a department is promptly law at the door of the neglectful commis sioner, not only by the general public but by the mayor-president and the other members of the board. The knowledge of personal responslbilit: watcniuineaa cause eacn commit to take a oersonal interest and to special pride in the .proper management of his department, realizing as he must that the merit as well as defects are easily recognised by his associates, aa well as bv the publlo generally. "The Galveston commission itovem- ment began September 18. 1901. At that time the cltv was practically bankrupt: its taxable values were greatly reduced; it owed a heavy floating debt in sha of sorlnt Issued for current bills; the crade. Galveston county has also just Issued 600,000 bonds for Its share of the coat of $1,400,000 causeway to connect the Island with the mainland. Elghty-flve per cent of tne taxaoie valuea of Galveston county are located In the city of Oalveaton, hence the en tire burden of taxation falls largely upon the city proper. ine tax rate ror cuy purposes in 1907 waa $1.60 and atate and county purpose f 1.61 ft. valuations ror as sessing purposes arc quite reasonable. and notwithstanding Galveston's experi ence and accomplishments, its taxes are lower than any targe city in lexas. "All departments of the city are work ins: in perfect harmony and render ef ficient aervlce. "It is true that the commission plan Htvan simplifies cltv government and centrai- laaloner responalbllity. Under this plan the o feel a aearchllght of public opinion playa upon i..m.M the work of each commissioner. If a department la badly managed tne com missioner in charee cannot escape cen sure or blame. Bids must be advertised Two Skirts With Every Suit One Skin Free To introduce our Suit De partment to new Customers, we offer this week with every suit sold an 1 ape the city hall, water works station, and some of the Are enarina houses were In ruin and the street paving In wretched con dition. One of the first acts of the board waa to secure the services of three emi nent engineers. Messrs. Noble. Robert and Ripley, for the preparation of plana ror tne protection 01 ine cuy iron calamitous overflow. Taxes Hot High, "Their report called for a seawall to cost $1,000,000 and the raising of the grade of the city $2,000,000. The county built the seawall and the city haa raised Miss Roylsioi. Tells of Her Good Fortune Miss Eva Roylston, a Prominent Youngs Lady of Dayton,, Tenn,, Who Was So Run Down From Indigestion and Stomach Trouble That She Could Not Eat Anything, Feels So Over joyed to Think That She Is Now in Robust Health That She Wants to Tell Everybody About It. Miss Roylston says that she was . all run down, had indigestion and stomach trouble so badly that she could not eat or retain anything on her stomach, but now she is happy to state that these troubles are things of the past. Today she can eat any thing and it agrees with her, she is robust and strong and is anxious to tell anybody who is sick and needs a tonic about her wonderful recovery. j s Jr ' j'V far In everv Instance where the ex Den dlture exceeds $500 and no bonds can be isvued without a favorable vote of tha taxpayera." All Speak ravorably. I also quote from a letter dated July 13. 1908. which I received from the secretary of the chamber of commerce Of Galveston and which will explain itself and which Is as follows: "Your letter of June 80. It affords me great pleasure to say that the com-I mission form of government aa adopted by Galveston and carried out 1 by our competent mayor-president and four commissioners has so commended Itself 1 to the people of Galveston that I io not believe there would be 10 votea in favor of going back to the old proposition, If it were submitted. 'The commission form has a great many advantages, to mv mind the great est is that the four commissioner are able to Judge more easily and grasp a condition or situation than the former council of 17 members. Then again in selecting but five men you do not run the risk of ward polltlca being intro duced and public members being secured from some certain locality. Commia- aloners are elected bv a vote of all the 1 people in the city, and In any Intelligent community there are alwaya enough well-meaning citizens to control. This I have found to be the case in Galves ton." Improve over present rorm. From all the Information at hand, I therefore conclude as It would seem any reasonable man must, who haa knowl edge of the conditions prevailing In the city of Portland, arid who really haa the welfare of the citv at heart, that either the so-called Des Moines plan under the Seneral law 01 jowa or in so-cauea alveston plan, would be a great Im provement over that now prevailing in this cltv. as in either case the business of the city is transacted promptly and in a DUSineaMi me wy, nu iiviict: i tractors for navlna our atreeta or doing other work would know the particular person with whom they would have to deal and that when their services are cnmnleted there would not be months 1 of delay in securing their pay and Ba a result hundreds of thousands of dollars of charges exacted by them in excess of the reasonable values on account of auch delay, would be saved to the peo ple of our city, and it waa owing to the Knowledge of the great and unnecessary to tne people 01 our cuy in ni' Investigate this extra liberal off ef; you'll find it to be worth while and just what it says two skirts for price of one. Ladies Suits She says nothing seemed to help her I tng its street, eewer and other work QUDB anU UtV biiuvbi cvuwiiuim uaitri- Ing and bickering, and ahall I aay it. dickering between th mayor and mem bers of our city council, and which al moat invariably, wbere auch a course la pursued by any executive and. legla latlva bnrfv. operates to the rreat Injury of the cltv through Increased cost and expense to the taxpayers, that induced the committee on .Municipal affalra of tha, xhatnher of commerce to aome months aim prepare and make thai recommendation it did to the chamber I of -commerce, that a committee should be appointed to conalder the matter and I prepare a charter a ions; ine lines or until the took Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey at prescribed by her doctor and it worked like magic. Miss Roy I ston requests to have the story of her good fortune published, that it may be the means of showing the thousands who suffer as she did the quick sure way to complete recov MISS EVA ROTUBTOX. he wifl take pleasure in answering any questions and telling how she was restored to health. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is an absolutely pure distillation of malted grain; great care being used to have every kernel thoroughly matted, thus destroying the germ and pro ducing a predigested liquid food in the form of a malt essence, which is the most effective tonic stimulant and invigorator known to science; soft tried by wtrmlh and moisture its palatabibty and freedom from injurious Substances render it so that it can be retained by the most sensitive stomach. If you wtah to kcrp young, strong and vigorous and have on your cheeks the glow ef perfect health, take Duffy s Tare Xfalt Whiskey regu larly, ffkeeor ding to 'directions.' It tones and strengthens the heirt action m . . at. .. a m ana pannes uc entire system, it is recognuea as toe wnrws leading snedicine everywhere. ery and health Thnae h rA thi'a r t Uhrt-m I somewhat similar to that of Oalveaton, inose wno read this are at liberty I Texll. or that prevailing in the atat to. write this young lady who says pf Iowa nd known a, or .called, th to the people 01 roruino ior aanniion. 8. H. GRUBER. MIXING MAMS ACCUSED OF THEFT The horrie of Full-Fashioned Suits, the best the eastern markets afford, for it is our aim to deal only in standard goods as to material and style. In fact, these we are now show ing are Standard Style Suits. We sell, too, on a lower margin of profit than the regular dealer. We can well afford to do so, seeing that there is no extra burden of rent, light and fuel to be taxed against our Suit De partment. On top of low prices we place liberal credit. Small payir.cnt is all that's asked then you may, if you choose, Pay $1.00 a Week Prices Range From $15.00 to ?45.00 Gift Sept 20th: CONTAINS THE LATEST DE SIGNS FOR WOMEN DISECT FROM PARIS AND NEWYOSX -Twelv to Fourteen Pagtt -of Beautiful Photographic Rep rod action Qatharvd by The Journal' Corrc spondents at heavy expense Page 1 An Exquisite Paris ian Evening Gown. Page 2 A iVariety of Win ter Hats. Page 3 Parisian Gown for Autumn tWear; Neckwear of Lace. , ' . Page 4 N e w Lines in French Evening Gowns ; Winter Fashions in Hair-' dressing. Page 6--Peignoirs and Neg- ligees from Paris. Page 6 Afternoon and Re ception Gowns from Paris. Page 7 The New Carlier Capuchons. . Page 8 Theatre Wraps ' from Fans. - Page 9 What Paris Says About Vv inter Furs. Page 10 American Adapta tions of French Ideas.' Page 11 What American Children Vill Wear This Autumn and Winter. Page 12 Tailored Suits for Winter; The Latest in Belts. , Page 13 New Styles in Men's 'Clothes and .Hats. 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