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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1911)
GOING AT COST! Ladies' Waists, Gowns, Corset Covers, UnderwV, Gingham Petticoats. Noth ing in this line reserved. Winter is Coming but Our Wool Blank ets Will Keep You Worm. Thoy Go AT COST also. Real Bargains for You. IIAKOAIN COUNTI2K. Shoes at Cost every pair to jjo ut the Hitf Hediiclion. E. A. SATHER The Old Iteliiihle. Ilvncl. Oregon. NO MORIS will handle all railroad. The freight at Opal City for the old Sliitniko Mixxiy Ware house system will he employed. Merchants will fjet their floods promptly and without inconvenience. Have your freight consigned in care of JONES Address communications to Hend. O'DONNELL BROTHERS UNION MARKET CMU OF ALL KINDS Irrigating Lath and House Lath A Specialty The IIimIht Mr rut from I (lie licit In tliccoun try, mill Ah inilea olliral ol (lend. Pine Forest Lumber Com'y BEND, OREQON The Pioneer Wood Yard Has on hand fine dry Kt-inch mill wood (al ready .split for the stove), at $11.50 per cord, delivered. Also dry block wood at $4.50 per cord delivered, leave orders or telephone O'Donnell Bros. Market. W. P. DOWNING, Proprietor. If you core for tho BEST GOODS at tho BEST PRICES trado with H. J. Eggleston Manufacturer of Harness and Saddles Dealer in Wagons, Busies, Farm Implements Hay and Grain for sale. Freight Troubles The Oregon Trunk Ilailway is open for busi ness to Opal City, just north of Crooked river. The Jones Warehouse Company OIJOKOI! A. JONIJS of Ikntl. MnnnKcr 1 LUMBER The Story of the Short Ballot Cities A Scrica of Articles on the New Commission Form of Municipal Government By RICHARD 5. CHILDS A peaceful rvolullonl City after city aweeplng away board" a of aldarman, mayor and a hoat of minor offlelala and tatting up niw munlolpal governmanta on a brand'new planl A hundrad oltlaa hava votad for tha tchamai alxty-alght hava oblalnad It. Tha whole nation looka on with amatad enthuilaim at towna that not only gat good government, but keep It, tlaotlon aftar alaotlonl Thara It probably not a alngla city which haa not Ita group of man who ara anthuilattleally organlilng aoma tndeavor to tacura tha oommlnlon form of govtrnmant for thtlr town. N O hutu form of KQwrnrncnt w'" iiutoiiiiillc'illy proiliico vovtl finiTiiini'iit. Hut forum con lie dovlvd Hint will ntiloiiitit Irnlly kIvj ;m;iu'ir K" (Turnout. Tile hoiIu'n ttlll cum lx' Imlllfil or fnrlll tnli-d hy l hi' furiii of KiiviTiiini'iit Tin iM-oplia work in iliu hiIIm run bi inndc olmcurc. complex inn) illlllriill. or It enn Imj liinili' rliwir, Mliiiplc nml winy Under tlm coiiiiiiImIoii plnn. with It tliorl Inillot. tin ifoili'n work I very cli-nr, vitjt nlitifile. ttry may Ami that l nil tlio utt-rut tliiTu li to tho alien of tlio plan. In theory eltlretinlilp It tli IhihIiicm of otvry rltlrcn Hut In otir old atylu city uotiTliliii'iita enVctho e-lt l7intilp li ono of tlii learned profii'luti. To oin Intelligently n cltlreti tnut "k Into Killtk'" That tniiini work, nud tliu uviTnci' mini ain't tiffon) to do much unpaid work. Ko H)llllrt ! come dominated by n few ini'ii, ami tho peopln nt InrKO helpleatly li-nvu tho hulk of tho tlrki't to l In- party (mil tlc'lnim to do ii they plerine nllli. Ill our old fnahlolied rlly kovitii ini'iiin. u-h Imut couiuilttiil two itI oui error I'lrat. i Intro rn ttcrl Urn towcre of government mnonK no many ptty ottlclnle Hint It la qultn Impoaallilc for the peoplo to watch nml control them all Bo-ond. mo tiaro autMlvlded tlio rtowiT In aiirh email fmemenia Hint tin ' aliicli' ptirt In rtttllj worth untrhlni; I A Ilii'inluT of tin city roiiurll, for In f ! titmice, under tin? old form of Korern- nioiit. Una no little (Hiuer that It It really not wort., whllo for the people of the town to Ix-cnme ncltntiil oer the Ui'tliiti of who ahull p't the Job Tho tjplral old atjlo city potern incut of thl country ronalat of a major, with fairly large hwit. u at ring of minor ndiulnNtmilre oll rlnla nUo rhotcn l) H)pulnr Mite, nml n council uhlch MimetluiiMi coiilm of two IcKlnlatlvo Ixnlleit The finturo of thl plan U the dlittrlliutlon of (miwit. IhiiiiiI on our nuclcnt fear of k I list We hnrc nltraya had n UxTnttloui drend of kMiInu to utiy clcoit-d ninclnl potter etioucb to do niiythliiK for tin without cetllui; the rotmcut of acvcrnl ntlient We have nrcrlookcd the fact thnt to tnnke the former olllrlnl otey our wIhIich we had l to exert alinub tHiiinu rompiiMou over the latter, whooe roiucnt he m-eded. nml that Hipulnr enn i nd Im-ohihc tlma nnythltu hill the lmple tlinttrr It oucht to be. The MilltlrluiiK can nlwnya cct their oh n wny If they tnnke the council large enouch A council of fifteen men ' mlcht iM'cnlonnll feid ieronally the ' pniHiurc of putillc opinion., but triple ' the w of the council, nud the Individ ual member become no InnlcuHlcHtit I nml publicity ho aiihdlvldcd thnt each ! member It aafely "lout In the itliilllle- I Thorn who promotctl the Idea of bar- Iiik a hot of elivtlre ollli IhIh In the (.'oiernmcut have iilwn.vn taken It for pmniiil thnt there waa Mimethlm: deinocnitlo hImiui iIiIm priH'eilure lie tniHTney. lneer. doe not connli.t In dating everybody, but III conlfoHlny cviTjlKMly The mnyor'a otllce loy. for ItiMMifc, mny Ih nppolntel by the limor, or elivled by )pulnr vote. He - la a public Kcrwilll. but there U notti liiK ilenmcriitlo In elevtlni; him when he enn Jut ii well tx appolutiM The rltul ttiltu: It thnt he attittll be con trol Uil by the M-ople. nnd If ho wilt ! under better control tlinnipli np , iMilntmcnt thnn tliroiiKh cltvtlon. It h , more dctiiocmtlc to npinilnt him The rmiiiiilaaliHi plnn of coviTtiment la lmel on no fnlao Ideit tlmt the peo ple wnnt to idivt everylxuly It Klvea the power to live men. who thereby become conplcuouly reHHnlbli be fore nil the iHiiple of the cliy Kncti one of them I Importniit emnii:h to mnke It worth while for the citizens to hiiiulre ronci'rnlni: Ilia record nud J iliiliiie It la n abort Hint i".Ty r-ltl-I rcn kiiowa wlint he la doluu nml In not I rolylnj,' on n Hiriy Inbei or on the i KilM'ili'oof n hiIIIMhiiI The "nfrnKit i mini." "the mini In the at reel." or the "plnln peotile," ulmtcvcr you climni) to cnll them, nre III complete control of tho got eminent. Tho abort ballot linn left no work for tho politician to do; tlio pimple. nrrnriKo tho whole mnt- ter directly with tho cniidldntu with- out tho H)lllcntiN' help I The poiltlclnn la n tjieclnllat In clt , Izenahlp, nml In tho commlaalon rut , erni'd cltlea cltlwnalilp la a almple . that thero la uotlilni; to bo n npeclnlltt I in Tho moat mnrked phenomenon of commlaalon government hna been tho lucreiiaeil Intereat of tho mmlo In Tinning and Plumbing OAS FITTING HOT AIR, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATINO HOOFING, aUTTflRINC, SfOUTINa, COKNICG AND SKYLIGHT WORK. Repair Work Given Prompt Attention. MacCloskey & Parker Tourlh Street and Hawthorne Avenue NOTICE FOR I'UHMCATIO.V i- Iltlmriil f Thf tnlrrlut. ft MimI (JlfKt at The Imllr O'rcon. lulr iMh. tin Tliffea II Irrm. Nirfk Uh.f.l.v irirtn (hit nrM tKilt-frrjr ailrlrriM ! ntfwl. IHtmiM. did. on th it day uf JHiury, 1911 6lr In Ihl.olVtr wofn lairnttu ami ptlclln Ho. owAAn urrhaw- Ihr 11 w nw'( xlloii 7, lowmhlp 10 -mlh, ranr 11 ra.l WII1amrtt X'fMUn. ami Ihf llHlr Ihrrrnn. utviet Ihi? r.rnI.UiiiB nflh Ml of June 1 ij, aixt acta aiflrtHlatofjr, known aathr-'TlnoVr an't Alonr Jw at inch ralue aa ml(lit tr Dnl by appraiarmrnl. anil that. iwnu.nl 10 ich application, Iht UikI ami Urn lr IhfMin liavr l.rii appralv! altliywlhr lliHtir r.tlmalril yl wlmtil ft at yi nt nfter moiitli without Interruption. Tho ncta of tho commlaalon nre tho I topic of converantlon for tho atreet ' cur nnd tho biiHlucaa men'a luncheon. I Critlclam la plentiful, mid-better yet knuwIoilKu of tho fnctn la wide- j aprciid Tho people of tho city over- m-o the Koveriiuietit. Tho fon-o of public opinion linn been ri'tx-iitcilly lllnatrnti-d In tho commla alon KovCrned cltlea. Tow men. Rood or hud, would hnvo tho ntrctigtti to re-' atit Mipulnr demnnd when It la ao in 1 tenalu-ly coiicentrnteU uiion thf m. , Knch commlaNloiier known hla rvainm. . alblllty for what la tlono. nnd know a that cverylxMly clao lu town known It ' too rolltli-lillia of tho uvcmku Mjrt lime txi-ii clccleil to oitlro muiiy time lu cuiumlaalou Koterncil cltlea, but 1 their connplcuoua rvnpoiMlblllty hua brought nlxiut a remarkable rcupom altcueaa to the opinion of tlio peoplo. Tho lulthitlio. refon-ndiim nna re cull nre conalderel ImiKirtuut feMturva of the plan by uiHiiy people, but (Jnl teuton nud lloualon mailo n nucevta of tho commluilou plan bvforo uny of thene fcHturi- were thotisht of ami their clmrtern to this day do not pro vide for them, furthermore, thews cltlea do not feci the ueetl of tbeai delci nnd thero la no demand for their Introduction. A Chanea For Mlttaktt. A few HUKRitlou for the improve ment of tlio plan hnvo been mudu rath er MrxMtcutly, buaed uot ukiu nny dlt aiter that ban hupK'iinl In the pat. but rather on tho fear that thero tnlcht Ik- trouble In tho future It haa bt-eu noted, for example, that tho city clerk ' lu Oca Moltie-J, who puaten uion the! rorret'luixia of vct!tlona for the rtvall of comtiibuiloueni, la liluiaelf n crcnturol of tho commhtalou nud that lu thin work ho ought to bo ludvivundent. It 1 I 11 1 ho pointed out thnt there U no In- j dependent uudltltiK of tho city's ac count. Tho commlieilon audita Ita own I book. In both cnaea It ban beeu bur- COMtcd thnt tluwo otllcoi bo tilled by IKipular tote In the laneuace of tbiMo i w Iki pniptwe thene cliuiiKOd, "have them ' liHli'pcinlcnlly elected by tlw iHHipIo1 ami rifiHinilblo to the HipU." Till familiar argument Involve an error, i the nvoldatico of which constitute tho irrent 11luo of the cotumbwlon plnn. It I cany enouch to create a new utllco nud mnke It elective by popular vote, but It U not no easy to "have" nuch an otllcer "responsible to the eople" lie will nut be roripou-ilbto to the eopk If he In electiM In obscurity with mi lime lleht dlrectiM uu hU otllce. To be aure, he may be legally riRnlblo and tho rt"iKiusblllty In lnw may bo very clear ly 1-ntabllnlHHl, but tho people cannot aud will uot hold him to account un it he ntnnd out conspicuously before them. An otllcer whoso function are purely executive nml uot ot great tin-' (Hirtuuce cuutiut Kislbly lu- cousptcu ou. If the city clerk or city auditor, were made elective lu Do Motile It I would be a little uftlce. uverhddowed I by tho rv of the ticket, down at the, bottom of the ballot. Thero would bo 1 very llttlo mibllcltr rccardlmr the can- chirnrler. i:acb cnndldute for the of dldntes, very llttlo of the purifying' flee enn attract n crmvd to hear blm limelight which 1 tvponlble for tho Mak, wheren an old time couticllumn present good political annltatlon In ttioi mgner oitic, ana any group or acnem ,, ,. ,,. ... ' " IM aniUht laii-l mai that uM apnUcant thi-lr city government All eye hnvo ' win ,nr Anal pffrm auuponorhiaappilntioti been foruai-d on tho city hnll month !?,Vl;;r'0,,,Vf !?d.,,of,',',",,r ..... ... ..i .i.i ... .. I.'" '" ' l I'llia I' CommlMioncrat hi. olfnc at IK-lil Otr.on Anjrprraxn I. at liUrly lo ptotrtt Ihla pttr th l-li,ir tnlry or Initiate a rontr.t at any llmr Ufoit tfnU.u. hy filing a corrohoratn airxlavll Inlhl.ofGcr. alIr(lnK(actawhkh!would ilf feat lh miry C W MOO HI' Hrcl.tcr BMBMnMMatjatEBBajaaHTBBijaBHaBaB IWTHO DOES I YOXJZ& Put Your Duds In. Our Suds."1 Telephone us and we'll call for your bundle and deliver it. Bend Steam .Laundry 11KNI), OH EG ON' The Buckley Express Co. "''"'aaaaaaaalaaaaaaaaaaa DAILY SERVICE between railway points and Hend. Careful atten tion given to Stape, Ex press and Fast Froijjht Busi ness. Iiond aKents Wenandy Livery Co, DAILY STAGE SCHEDULE Arrive Hend 10 a.m. Leave Bend 12 m. NO STOPS I .J The. WHITE IS KING would lime been utterly unable to get a hearing beforv the people There nre not u tunny of these otllclnls but whnt every citizen can tlmt out about nil of them and vote Intelligently on era might put through n nucceful con aplnicy to capture the Job. Tho desirability of an Independent audit nnd nn Independent Judgment on ' election day Then- are not o many j rivall petition I nevertheless obvious, an to ciiunc n cmr.cn io (icpcnii upon ticket put together for him by (Hillt leal specialist, l.'aeb citizen cnu and doe mnke up hi own ticket, and the function of the profcssloniil ticket milking imichlne 1 thereby entirely disposed of. If tho commission were composed of ten men Inxteml of tlvo the list of tinmen would be longer than the aver age citizen would be likely to remem ber for himself, nud we should nee a natural grouping of candidates nud their election by group Instead of singly. Botue "good guvvruinmit asso ciation" or Home partyt machine, even on a nonpartisan ballot' would be au.'e to advertise ticket for the guidance of the tutor, nnd lu accepting these tick cts the people would bo sharing their power with the ticket milker. Tha Short Dallot. The commission plan succeed there fore because It put the power where tho iveople can toe It. Tho vital fea ture 1 not the method of organization, but the method o popular control. It la the billot ou election day which b Bhag5rl- 'aaalfTrr1 I Mill H JSP? 3jjn52f aaaaaw 'Sii vnaaBBBBaaVl'-VI iiaaWi'WTl BPaaaarfaail raaaaxXffS3f3's2p)" -naBm. win It should, however, be necured lu aotne other wnv than bv nttenmilin; to mnko the HopU chiMi.se the otllcer. Tho A Biiuie eueci can oe nutuineu uy liaviug. the state assume these duties, Let nn appointee of the governor be charged lilt til f tlit itlltl f l Itil t ttdr tli.m liA,l-u a0 a ll it- IMIIJ Ut fiMWIIIUti III" LAIllPin Ul ' -- . .r a . nn ih.. ..in.. in ti... Mini.. ..in, n, bewmir iMiiclnne tnat can right to prescribe a uniform' method of produced. Made in both RO-! Ki-epuiK ineiii, i iiere i mi tiiuicuiiy ill - -,,, letting koiiiu state otllcer, such as tho secretary of stnte, pass upon the gen- -The BEST all-round Family be iilueuess nud validity of recall pel I tlons. Tho remoteness of such an otll cer from tho disputants mnke It reasonably certain that his position will be fair. If all false "Improvements" can be voided tho future of the tommlssiou plan will continue to be full of suc cess, and It fundamental principle, when once understood, will be extend ed to state nnd counties. Already a national association, culled the Hlio'rt Ilallot Organization, with Woodrow Wilson ut It head, 1 In the Held. We nre on the eve of vwt and wbola omo chaug'.ii! TARY & VIBRATOR stvles. ---The rotavy makes both Lock and Chain stitch. The latest up to the minute steel attachments with each ma-j chine. Sold on easy payments. Send name and address for r.111. Iw.illlf (Till U I ,. t ti lrrvitk - Wit. U.llllVtlUI III A. VitkdiUllV tree. White Sewing Machine Co. 1400 Market Street San Francisco, California. Hat Knglne For Sale, A two-horse power Fair-banka-Morsc frasoline engine for Kile at a bargain. la In first class shape, dooa good work and has given no trouble whatever. Has Inicn in light service for one year. Desire to replace with an electric motor, to lower insurance and because greater power is wanted. THE BEND BULLETIN. G. U. Janata The Tailor. First Class Workmanship Correct Styles Best Material. Fitting, Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing. Wall street, Bend, Ore. Photographic Portraits That Please at the Seward & Robideau Studio Bend, Oregon, $295 BUYS THIS HOUSE EVERrnilKO NEEDED I aupplkj at tbU Urnln prW-all Um buUiUI re quired tor the coutruction of thU mod ern eooJ-looVlnc anj cmorUbl cotU. W ara liklrtwikjent dUr not In anr tnut or auocUtlon. At IhU ramarkablr law quota lion i Include all lumber, sun and doora, ndllwork, alJInf, cdlln. floorIn-, nail, aulr work. OaUhlnf lumber, wtnjoir frarau. door frarnfa, buIUlna- paper, eavea trough and pipe, hardware, auh weUrhta, pain tin mater ial , rwflcB. plaaUr boerd. wall tint, ate. The houM, which U of aolU. doableon atructioo throuabout. I SVafCaSW ft. In dimension, and U aurprUlaarlr roomy and well arranged. Archlteeta plan. tpcctflraUon and full detail about comtruction are auppUed. Our fra folder, which U1U jrou all about UOJ booaa U waiting f or rou. Aak f or Folder K. "OilUila Dealer" 2230 WeatUVo Are. SEATTLE, U 8. A. STEVENS Tfie JTEVENS ffo. 335 vouDit Tiarrtl llammerltjs Sftolgait'ls ttmngul whero oilier Kun nro vmIhI. The Unr rvli and lura arc droji-forKitl In ono iilot'o of high iirvssuru steel, I'lioko borvd for nltro jiowder vrltli nmtU-d rib. rick up thli aun and tot the Uibnre of It - ojaiuiiio the wurLinr turta cloMlr and ae the line curoaml nnUli of UeUil )tiu Hill nay It' a wiHarr, It IUU at only 130.00 and trill be cinrciuol imiuiddlrcvt from the factory In tat vou omXof ucvrt V. I II (Aravea a ataltr. & I tf iV f Vi I VlViJl V VS K jtWifii ' KmLhx ttk t wm WAV? .jyJrSiflmJ&x Sa4 ft mw Ail C.uUv l - iie M vwui Wall tivii rnwpiNr . " : t;u,aojnM CUr.au FaUa