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4' 12 Tlin OREGON DAILY TOURrJAUrORTLAND. WEDNESDAY KVENIMG. SKPTEMnHR T, 1003. XECUT1VE POWER. IB HANDS OF COUNCIUlEfJ Charter Hoard JJecommcnds .That Each of ..Seven 3rem- hers I5e J lead of a City Depart men t With tho ; Tower to Transfer Given fo Mayor , - ' want food government st any coat. Fay pood salaries nt KonoraU In other ways If you'wAi, but don't , in in c irotirt sovernment out of meliorrs -officials. Cut out? the consideration of post In ra- a -ard to thla auertlon of salaries 4 and tti men whom you hire will ' 4 , mv miim tlmea their aalary to. tha rliv In aood admlnlstra- 4 tion.".S-Ren Sell OK.- ' 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thesa remarks" ot Bn fcelllnf made daring th s"slon rjf ths charter board liat night Judicata Ihs trnl of public opinion with regard to ths new cliarter. That Mavor, Lans vies fortunats In riiklnir men to revlsa.-tha ' charter Is f.rrornlnir more and' mora evident at a. h -meetinir. . Th ioaref ul. pulrmtaklne; n1 laborious efforts witn wnien inc darter hoard la volna Into the work of rentorln ordrr out of confualon, find efficlecy where formerly nothing but chana huldf'sway, ara commanding . thn arimlrnttoii of everyone 'Who hue iiiirniiM ih YK-ettnim. - The anlrit With which I'ortlimiVa. conservative bualnemi men aro wttaxkina their task la one of progrf a. ........ v , r.6oQtiTa rowar la Council. TWe executive power of tha city of IWUand shall be vested Jn a mayor .,-wnrl eonni'll. m consist of fvn mem f bera and no more, which mayor and council ara to be elected . by tha quail fled voters at large." . . Thi rliii nf tha renort of tha fx erutlve committee, wan unanimously adnnted ti was the following: "Tha niHvnr shall have no veto MW er but shall have a vote with the mem- hera of the council on all measures coming up before tha mayor and coun cil, five affirmative votea to be necea- erj tnen.who recelvs tha highest number uf .votea be devlurrd elrctwl jna Hint ruch voter allowed to vote ror only on man. Jn thla way-aanh liilureel In tha city could elect at lenat one repremematlv. .This la practically wjjnra jian. ... 1 ll m Boards Withheld. Tha' suction of tha commit tea reports which favored the abolition of all boards and commissions waa not adopted luat night, it being thought that the board should study Die matter carefully be- tore coming to a nocmion. This waa. In tha opinion of. some of the members, nttceaaury action Inasmuch aa tha li brary board Is self-perpetuating- and eannpt be abolished except at a. treat cost, to the city. , i ..In. ths discussion of the aeven-and- orin idea aome of the membera thought ine number in the governing body should - be odd. else a tie vote might result and business be blockaded. It waa pointed out, however, that the aec- fted In this r I t' t the city en i llli-t-r 1 1 is N O ill I r t t I ;i I . , nli lial im'rti tun i ( i it the proiiiiiiei i ( til I. K it etiMlntit-r la Wis unW limn cuino luilK what a flint In, ro vi loenl, for liim.ince, aliall lie. Jlo kmni the topo graphy uf (lie It y and .the other 1'1'P' rlial chararierlatlts. It la contended that a property-owner should have notl. Ing la aay about the Improvement ex cept that, of course, the properly-own-ara flxt the enaliieur who la aubje! to removal for cauae at any time. Any graft width might threaten could be litppet tn the bud by the mayor who foul, I dlsi'hargti lha rnclnrer at a mo ment a iiutUe. ' Kollowlng are the aertlona of the re port of the executive s end ' legislative Committee --whit U ware Jlaeusaed Ust Olght: I grrea Devartmaata. ' "That aectlon IIS of the present char ter of tha rltv of Portland ba amended by atrlklng out evert thing in the pres ent set (Ion 122 which relatea to board ot cominlsalona, providing In the place inereut tnai ooarua ana oiimmiasion mmm for her 0IM.ll com 3frs. Holden Falls on Knees (; 'and Jes Kx-llnshand . - for Child. I' 1 i ! I t J ,1 Kneeling on the floor of the juvenile courtroom and crying pitifully, the mother of little Thelma liolden pleaded with. her husband that aha ba allowed to care tot the child. The father and r are a 1 ab..lahd. and that all power of called Into vourt to tell their respective a. leg ulallve or administrative kind be atorlee to Judge Oantenbeln, and it waa t M en siH all suits placed In the hands of the mayor and council, who are to transact ail the business of the city. The committee recommends that the management of thtt cltva arfalra be di vided into, aeven departments and that the mayor appoint rac member of the Council, rlialrmen of a ctinmlttee con sisting of the chairman and two other count ilmen. to have entire charge of that branch of the city's affairs; re serving to- the mayor the rlaht to change the personnel of any committee at any time without notice, and to the different committee the right to change tha personnel of their depsrtmenta .at any time, without being called upon to assign any res sun therefor. s aiso tne judgment or mis com- 1 1 . .. tlon reported by the committee requires I ,h.f rn,iJinn.hni,i,i ha mad. In 'r'.i tlX:.i?,J'V" "y ..mfjr"r!. " the . charter for the removal of the ' ' . .III VWJDVVIVV TT K 11 I ui ported. Mayor wm Kara alary. These aeven departments are to be made Interchangeable at the will of the mayor who has general supervision, un der the suggested plan, over all depart ments, and lie may transfer the head of one department to,, the charge 'Of an other at any time. home members thought the mavor would not earn his salary unlesa he also had a department to care for aa well aa the "Councllmen. T. B. Wilcog showed to the satisfaction- of everybody ijiat . the chief executive would certainly be i kept busy" enough looking after the af- (airs or an trie departments. The clause- recommending the aboli tion of parties in civic elections was heartily favored by nearly all the mem bera. ' It was the general opinion that the names of two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for an elective office other than councilman in the primaries should be placed upon the ballot. The Question of salaries for the oiricers was pasnea over unui tne next meeting as waa that of the recall.1 Tho mayor and council by the electors Quali fied to vote for the auccesaor of auch Incumbent. The procedure to effect auch removal should be contained In the charter and be similar to the recall pro vided by the state law with i reference to state officers, and should provide that upon a written petition signed oy za per cent of the voters voting at the last preceding general municipal election, asking therefor a special election should be called for the purpose of electing a successor to the mavor or councilman aougnt to oe removed, i r ( - As to Primaries, : . .. 'While the committee. does not under take to nay In Just what form It should beexpresHCd. it la the Judgment of the committee, libwever. that all party designation upon th4 primary ballot, or unon the eleutlan ballot In the city elections, be abolished and that the two persons receiving the highest number of votes in tne primary election oe n can didates In the general election to fol low the primary elootlon. and that In the general election there be no party designation upon the ticket, and that Just after the court had decided that the father should be given the custody of in cnuti limi Aire, nose lloitien sank to her knot-a before her husband and cried, out, "Oh, Jim. listen to ma this once, Just this once; let me have my baby."', If olden turned away ' and re plied sternly that he had already lis tened once too often. The case wea'firat wrought into court a little over one year ago on the com plaint of nelghbora. ' Who allnaed that the child waa not receiving proper care rrom its motner. judge rraxer oeciaed that the father should take charge of the child, and he left It at the home of his aunt, a Mrs. Hopkins, In Be II wood, but ' about one-wek ago M re. llolden took the child away and the caee was once more brought Into ccfurt for settle ment. . Mrs. Kolden alleged in court vaster day afternoon that the father's relatives had refused to allow her to vlait the child alone and had even told the little one not to cars for its mother, '"iney refused to allow her to wear even the hair ribbons that I sent her, said the mother. - This was denied by Mr. Hold en's mother. . i SPPRTSr.lEfl TO fJKf TUESDAY eary to pass any law or do any act lor I board adopted a , resolution, declaring tha rltv Itew Department Beads. The legislative committee's report corresponded almost in detail with that or tne executive ana it waa bimo ii"i't ed by the board. Both committees after careful consideration determined that seven councllmen and a mayor were the least number that, a city the size of Portland needs. It Is the Idea to make each councilman the head of a department. The. original report rec ommends that two other counolimon should be appointed to assist the head of each deiJftrtment, , but .' -this " was stricken out and the' one 'man super vision idea retained before the report was adopted. . rr. c. H. nhanman and others nolnf' ed out that unless one man was hold "For" the 'purpose of discussing' flsb and fame legislation, which will be pre sented to tho Btato. legislature; at the those Disced unon the election ballot for I next session, a meeting of the Oregon rouncilmen be the 14 persons receiving J jgj, A (jama association bas been the highest vote In the' primary .elec- called to meet in the Chamber of Com- lion aeven Deing me numuur vk V"u- merce hall next Tueaday. October 6, cilmen to be chosen. -J :'.mtim at 7:20 p, m. It is the plan of the as- "The committee alro recommends that I. nnUtlon tn have a renreaentatlva In Before adjournment R' W. Montague I"?. Si ..riV-ij -.k Salem. ".'"upn0!11.1 tpe coming session, made a motion, which was carried, that 1, " e tha nnnntdL elected at larara as i.a " a . 11 . ,..nl" aUryw 10 very the board Instruct Its committees to PS?.0' ,t,h9.5ou.it",!ied.'' ItlfS 55 Pleco of legislation which might by an bring m reports on the ouestlon. of ".V.T th- avV. P218,?"ity "" . 1 - Pfotection ot Ilsi whether the cltv officers shall be elect- I ' VII. "l -"CTT"1 " to. that It was the sense of the board that a provision for the recall be made In the proposed charter. Elective or Appointive? hi the eouncllmen should devote such time nmrtiiAm n ' wA ?V .h to the city's business ss is necessary trwCt-oces'mYy'bJ Proper conduct , of the city's af- ed for the same term or for different terms, say, for six rears, as creative on the Part of the governing body and what may be elective," propor tionate representation and the recall.' One or tne suggestions last night that will be put into effect immediately was that all persons interested In the making of the new charter be allowed Low Colonists Ratps Via the , Canadian Pacific. During' September, and October the Though the members of the associa tion believe It was done Inadvertently I yet-they saV it Is a f act that all their I worn ror- tne protection of trout and deer was nullified two years ago by one I Din' wnose true contents tne legislators 1 aid not understand oerore it was passed. a u ' invitation to ait sportsmen to at tend' next Tuesday s meeting Is ex tender by tne association.1 colonist rates from . eastern points to I Portland. Tickets- can be prepaid, and delivery arranged oy teiegrapn. f or rates and full particulars apply st lo cal office or address F. R. Johnson, O, A. P. D.. Portland. C03IPANARI COXCEET a, . A 3IUSICAL TREAT . 9-A t. I i I 'Pi Y 'v: . ' it c ) : V- ,7 mjm ' - . - a ' ' a J Noth inrr NEAR AS . GOOD; can ' V? Uti tinA of n frrtt cfnen df C"fl .' You can TAKE OURM0RD Jt m iit ) "W T aff 44vM . f M S ." aSA "Sa M ' iui una. Muanvays uaui up uurn m statements with; the 'goods J No exaggerations in any of our ads f tl QUI llldl Hill C. T3 Uinil "on ' J I Pioniiia v. .a.v aau it . u a . . i - w wiau w JV4 , , " V l M, i t I . responsible for each division of the I to appear before the board and talk forlCanadian Paoifip Jnas on sale verylow city s work. The same - Old circieiany particular iaea iney : migni wisn which is being traveled now wouia we incorporated in . tne cnaner, proviaea placed In the city's path again.' I each person who wishes to do this shall Block to Party Control. V " I have first submitted the plan In wrlt- which VaT'acepted bV fhTboir i'lved already bffird ' .rrm , " Campansri. .the. great baritone, who 'cal history, on account of its novelty. to the metnod or cnoomng coun-1 , th) ad thev will be ex-I r i : T" 'KeHili Rtnrlrvr1 i;'? i comes to-tne nemg meat re, Wednesday Never oerore has Portland -had a quar- cllmen He said hs bellevedjhat no Xined .om. meetln in th. nwr ' To Qur tMaTJWU. , evening, October?, with three other tet from the opera company and these political party or cnque anouia nave a hiture it la nronnaed to ant anart cer- 1 i ' "T auia a "uriuii.i - meuiueia vi nie meiropoiuan upera com-1 singers were secured ; oy tne , manage- chance to grain control of the govern- f ""-venlnss PrP Subllo discission0 o ?,em,' Or-v Sept. ( SOThe Oregon pany, Js weir knownf here for his re- ment by arranging an early tour In ment. as any, party having a majority J i?L '1"'nRS ,or pww,e o1"0"8"10" iRallroad & Navigation company . has markable vocal gtfts. The concert will order to permit them to spend "four of the votes of ihe city would un- 1 1 . Enirlnaei- ' Ipromlsed to Improve end -repairj.the mark the opening of the . Lois Steers-1 weeks in concerts and yet return them Jess some plan were advanced to orrs-eti : " "I .'vi - iirarmujn uiaum t m remmi wynntoman series oi suoscription con-1 to Idew xork in time ror tne opening re this. Dr. Chapman suggested that the I One of thethlngs that will be sug-1 possible date. : certs and will be an event in the mu-1 hearsals of the opera. -The concert will WHEN YOU SEE-IT , T im mm An it's n '.. lit V V a W X A KJ J ; 3rd and Oak AOL U11U ,1 Ullllllll be at the Helllg, Ootober 7," under -the direction of Lois Steers-Wynn Coman, and the i sale of seats will be Monday evening,: October S. ,; Kotarleg Commissioned. (Salesi Bproaa ot The Journal.) . 8alem. Or.,. Sept.- o. Commissions aa. notaries, havo been .issued .to -Ld Fluhrer, Ma"-er; E. C, Roberts, Myrtf Point; W. A. Wood. Gold Beach; Krait G. " MIeelll, Roseburg; s Z. ' H Dlmmliv yagiand; jn;rrett Hicks, Canyon- nt; John M. Parry, Moro; James P." Neij vreewaier; u. ate, -tj. . jarrin ion, v . m. urigsoy, f oriiana. . life mm -: QJJ ,,r ' fen fcW(II)!Il!ftt si. Warranted for 15 Years The Quiekest-BakirigRange Built i , . 11: t i IS jj j .'' ')' " " ...i-f A . . -t i f- s f I m v w v - 7 i II tO. 1 i m w i .aV. A, Steel Range" is nit bouglit . every day, and it is therefore worth your while to look around and make an investigation before buying. ; The BAKING QUALITY is the main ' thing. 'Does it" bake . quickly "in, Other, points to be considered are: How much fuel . does it require? Is any, part of it liable to give out; to crack, break or warp? Does it heat up the kitchen, or isall the - heat put to use "in cooking and taking? Will ltj-wear well? v - V' . yr The "Gcvarlz" Steel Range . Meets all the requirements in a steel range and we. can point you to thousands of tes- . ' timonials; from Portland users. There t are several sizes of "Gevurtz" Ranges made, and prices are governed accordingly. OJJ : j No other dealer; in this state camsell.you the splendid 4 E c 1 i p's e " line" of Stoves and Ranges, as for fifteen; years we have had i the exclusive" agencyi. They are made in J Ohio; and -are built on, honor.'' The manufacturer warrants them, and we stand back .'of every sale as well. You can make no mistake by taking an article bearing this name plate. .Anl Too Are Asked lo fay Only i . mm M," -V ! Do You Burn Wood ? " You don't want '"to be buying wood heater evervwear or ' two". You' want a stove that will last eight orten years. .. . . Theh you . want a stove built-of . steel. A good, strorlgstove with a body made of rolled sheet steel (not sheet" iron) that is reinforced with lining made ot tne Dest gray iron and cast, in sections, so that it will not "warp. or. buckle! And you want the .body and lining strongly bolted together, and with a heavy cast gray; iron bottom, so .riveted that it is airtight. ' You'll want it,' too with a large door, ' so - that, you "'-may: burn the blocks or chunks, if you choso aa well as' chips. . 'f s 'You'll i want? all '. the castings; about it- made of the best pig iron,- for it is just as weft to have the best easterrf make, fof it. will cost you no more. . . You'lh want a lid in top, so that, should occasion require, you may. boil water 'or keep warm a kettle. -You'll want the dampers and draft easy of regulation.' and the'nickel work neat and not too profuse. -- , - . . ;. - - You'll want a stove that the manufacturers and dealers will warrant to keep in repair (if it needs such) fof at least five years. In' short-rand to the point . . r You'U Vanl fhe "Prize" It has all the above goo points - f ' V ' - It doesn't cot a fortune, arid will be delivered to you and put up without extra charge. It is not necessary to pay Aht entire cost down, for liberal credit is allowed. " . ; . . , . t - i.iae- Is It Coal and Wood ? .There are times 'when you prefer toburn coal, .and you need a combination, v . That's the word- combina tion.' , - - ' . . - One of those stoves that, by a simple twist , of the wrist, converts it from a Wood Stove to a Coal Stove. s Well, we've got it , . Mighty handy to have when there is a little sickness in the family,. Shut up dampers and keep fire all jiight. . In this mild climate you don't need" one . of those, big' cast-ifon affairs. , We . don t have any Chicago weather here. You don't want one of those sheetjiron affairs,' either. . You want a stove that has some life to it that'll last scveralgyears. The' "Novel", is warranted for, five years. ' . Mi's the "Wovel" You i Want -The body of it is built of heavy rolled sheet steel The construction is of the very latest. Inside cast ring or fire-brfx of gray iron protects joints at base of steel body and prevents buckling. Tight-fitting bujt and ashpit door. Perfect smoke curtain over large door.. Quick-acting screw draft. It presents a very handsome abearance, as well as being thoroughly reliable. . , Prices From G R' 6 Tay Sl.CD a IVccIi hp First and r Yamhill Second an'! Yamhill IT? I Wnnd linpH ;fmp hnhni with rv - heater sold this week '' V
