rORTLAND. WEDNESDAYf EVENINO. SEPTEMDER 23, 1008,
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NEW CHARTER WILL CUT
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OUT EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Member of tha charter rsvlslon com-
- mission at mwtlnt; In His cUy hall
last tilfh decided ly vols of to
that tha saoutlva board as an lustltu-
(Ion In city ,ovsrnment nun oa m
gated to tha paat with Ita other atro
phia! an4 cumbersome forma of'ctvlo
rula, Tho commission adopad a reaolu
' tlon declarinc It to ba tha aanaa of that
body, that tha comralttaa on axacutlva
and legislative provisions ba Inatructad
that It la tha wlah of the charter re
vision board entirely to eliminate the
fiwutlri board In drawing up new
amendment!. l
rninnai iTnlman wee the only mem
bar who actively aupported the plan of
having legislative ana executive iunc-
lons separate unaer ne new cimner.
, 14 w ontirelv alone, however. In ad-
vocatlng his ideas, aa there were none
of tha other member who spoke who
did not (eke occasion to refer to the
present unsatisfactory condition of af
faire. Opinion Change.
Tt was algnlflcant of tha epeeehes that
they showed a marked change of opin
ion from those of the same persona
. when tha commlaalon met aome time
ago and decided not to .adopt the Dei
Moines plan of charter. It It thought
now by the enthusiasts for the Iowa
ayatem that the majority of the com
mlaalon will finally decide on drawing
up charter which shall embody the
principle of the Ds Moines charter in
principle t not In form.
Tha veering of aentiment In this 01-
' rent Ion wu shown by the almost unan
Imoua vota of the members present on a
resolution directing the executive ana
, legislative committee to report a plan
providing for tha elaiiOn at large by
ilha people of a governing body to be
composed or not more man-seven men.
Including the mayor.
If these resolutions are both embodied
In the proposed new charter others of
slrilJar nature will accompany them,
and the effect will be to make the new
form of government In. practice the samo
as that of Ps .Moines. John Logan,
who introduced .the . resolution calling
for the abolition of the executive board,
at first Including In -his resolution all
other hoards and commissions, but the
resolution was a manned to include only
the executive board -for the reason that
STEARNS' DEATH TAKES
AWAY GOOD CITIZEN
' The following tribute by a lifelong
, :, friend has been paid to the late Willis
a G. . Stearns: r . -
The audden death of Willis O. Steafns
, of this city is deeply regretted by those
his rugged and Independent nature ad
mitted to Jils friendship.- Few knew his
. scholarly . tastes and ' wide reading: lie
ifiorougniy siuaiea nuxiey, uarwm,
Spencer, and other scientists, and after
reading every avauaoie woric on astron
omy for love- of -it,- declared that- he
, must men relieve in a, Divine . Creater,
and the Immortality of the soul.
In his passing the .city lose a busi
ness man or nign oraer, who In his ex
tensive operations in .. timber Interests,
demonstrated that honesty was his re-
fnioat of the commlaalon were not sure
that some or the ooartis rniim n "
necessary, owing to a aiaie prowsimi
establishing thrtn.
Work Unsatisfactory.
In speaking for the abolition of the
executive board. R. W. Montague ealil
that the work of thia department of the
cltv'e executive force was ao unsatis
factory and Insurncient mat several
namlnri nt the Dresent board had told
him personally that tha executive board
should be done away with under the
new charter.
It !a a mere arm of the tnayor"e."
said Mr. Montague, speaking of tha
board, "and was originally Intended aa
a aort of cabinet or advisory staff. It
is of no practical benefit, for It divides
the responsibility without Increasing
the efficiency."
A resolution was unanimously adopted
directing the executive and legislative
committee to report their plan In an
outline at the next meeting 01 the char
ter commission.
The commission voted to have tha ex
ecutive committee assume the duties of
tha leclslatlve as welL and the commit
tee on streets take up the taaka former
ly required of that on publlo works.
The following new committeemen
were appointed:
Executive Henry K. McGinn. John
M. Qearln and T. B. WIIoox.
Boundaries, wards, precincts and elec
tions John T. Logan. II. IL Newhall
and J. M. Ryneraon.
Finance reveneje and taxes Ben Sell
ing, 8. Orutxe and J. P. Kavanaugh.
Public library and health a. Orutaa.
C. II. Chapman and Rev. W. O. Eliot Jr. i
of a new one cieany aerimng
Itlng Its privilege way be the result
the moellng of the special franchise
imlttee which met wl.lt Mayor tue
Revocation ef the blanket franchise
now held by the rortlana Kauwey
Light ft Power company ana the grant
ing of a new one clearly defining and
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.n.i i'hw ltinriiv Ivavanauali in City
Engineer Taylor office yesterday after.
""The Immediate reault of the meeting
h rh aa tialil to consular a l"iir
from the street railway corporation in-
. I .. tli. .juini. flial II W (111 111 nni
iui inula i . vwm.... -.-- - - - t -. i
pay for improvementa on Ita right or
way unleas the material used was the
same aa that put Into the rest of the
treet along which Ita iracus run, was
hat mandamus proceedings will pe
commenced by the city to compel the
corporation to pay for Ita ahare of the
street work recently finished on union
avenue north and for work done on
the Front etreet fill In Marquam fU'cn.
The railway company formerly com
plied with the demands of the council
to pave It portion of the atreeta with
certain materiala not uaed In other por
tion a. Thl consists mostly of Ilelglan
blocks. Now the company Informa the
oouncll In the letter that herearter It
will only pave with material uaed In tha
atreeta In which improvement are made.
The city engineer told the committee
that the railway 'people had refused to
pay for improvements now being mad
on Union avenue -north. He, therefore,
lnteded to put in Belgian blocks him
self vnd then tart ault to collect the
cost a from the corporation. It wae de
cided, however, by the committee after
a -consultation, with the eJty attorney
that the better procedure would be to
Institute mandamus proceeding.
10 Casta to . Stock Snow. .
'The ran, meeting and livestock show
at the Country club, September 21 to
29 will be reached by special- train on
.the t R. & N. Tram will leave union
depot at 1 p. m., returning, leave Coun
ty try club at 6:30 p. in. Fare, 10 cent one
. way; 80 -cents round trip. Tickets at
Third and Washington atreeta and union
depot. , . t ' . . . . ;
Any doctor'a prescription to be filled -with the very bet. muat con
tain Squlbb'a goods. All physician and pharmacist acknowledge
this fact. Our store Is an out and out Squibb store. No other
chemicals In stock. . f -
Malt Tonics, are everywhere
prescribed by physicians at one
of .the. most powerful restora
tives and system builders known
to medicine. Millions of bottles
of -Prima Tonic," "Pabst's
Tonic,- "Hoffa Tonic," "Malt
Nutrine," "Digesto," and hosts
of others are drank annually.
We bought a bargain, and are
going to give you the benefit.
You've alwavs -raid 25c a Dint
or .50 per nosen tor "jfrima Tonic" (unquestionably the king of
all the malt tonics) but for this week we offer
25c Bottles of
PRIMA MALT TONIC
9c Each or 90c pef Dozen
Just think, vc offer at a price of less than half its regular whole
sale cost, say nothing of its regular retail value. STOCK UP NOW.
BARGAINS IN WHISK BROOMS TOO
500.25c WHISK BROOMS, each. 10
200 35c WHISK BROOMS, each .....20
100 40c WHISK BROOMS, each 25f
100 50c WHISK BROOMS, each 35
The Perkins Hotel Pharmacy
We
deliver quick
Free
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Always Seven Owl or
Export Cigars 25
Agt. Lowney's Candies
Phone us
Main 8624
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statements with the goods -No
exaggerations in any of our ads.
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'With Every Steel Range Sold This Week
Get in your order before Friday night Mail orders accepted if; mailed by the
27th inst. Prices of the Range remain the same
$35.00, $40.00, 0, $50.00
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AND THIS $IO KITCHEN CABINET FREE. $I.OO A WEEK WILL PAY FOR THIS RANGE
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The Best Stoves
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Coal or Wood
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The "Novel" Coal
The' "Prize" Wood
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A Great Rug and Carpet
Sale
Bigelow's Axminsters, several patterns in the lot, in
cluding verdure, floral and mottled green; colors tan,
green and the latest mottled browns, worth 1 CO
reg. $2.20. Sold at this sale this week, yard ... lad
Hartford Extra Velvets, also Smith's Extra Velvets,
five patterns from which to choose; sewed, C
.lines and laid free in all cases; $1.85 val., yd.. llaaW
Best Ten-Wire Brussels, and also Smith's and Hiins'
Brussels, in IS different patterns, regular 1 1A
$1.50 grades. Special, the yard-.'..; ,.0llU
Best Tapestry Brussels, a large, number of QC
colorings and patterns, reg. 2s "values, only...JC
Hofi Fiber Matting, manv colors, rerular 75c 4t -
grade, for only, yard . . ,"UC
See Onr New Fall Sails In Clothing Dept. Yon do not Need Much
Money to Trade Here Under Onr Easy Payment System
QEVURTZ SELLS IT FOR LESS
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Second and Yamhill
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$1.00 Down, 50fe a Week
Size 9x12, made up of Brussels Carpet Remnants, neatly
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Patterns very neat and attractive, and you are guaran
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A Brussels Rug at Less Price
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