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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1911)
1 HOPE THE SECOND HAND MAN HOUSEHOLD GOODS BOUGHT AND SOLD. The Story of the Short Ballot Cities A Scries of Articles on the New Commission Form of Municipal Government By RICHARD S. CHILDS p i I ll ll v- ct-rer II. The Success of the Commission Plan Jend JYJachine hop All Khtds of Saw Mill and Farming R-E-P-A-I-R-S We Carry a Large Stock of Auto Repairs and Supplies Wall St., next to Opera House If you care for the BEST GOODS at the BEST PRICES trade with H. J. Eggleston Manufacturer of Harness anil Saddles Dealer in Wagons, Buggies, Farm Implements Hay and Grain for sale. LUMBER OF ALL KINDS Irrigating Lath and House Lath A Specialty The Umber we cut from U the best in thecoun try, mill Ah mile southeast of Bend. Pine Forest Lumber Com'y BEND, OREGON i' M Bargain Period November 8 to December 20, 1911 THE BEND BULLETIN and PORTLAND DAILY TELEGRAM Entire Year of 1912 Rest of 1911 Free. Regular Rates $6.50 for Both Papers. J 1H IT Is m istsy imiiior ti proo ron ludoly ll .lit In tru silonttlh flllllOII llmt iim oil) Is hotter gov erned than illiol her Nevertheless, despite tlio difficulty of making runt pnrlsotis, there Is iut lilutc more cortnln tliuii tlu fiict Unit. whether tlio com mission form of i:ot vriittu'iit Is (lip Ideal form or not. It Is lienor itinn ilio form of government which preceded It In the various cities. The I it ill lint of cities which now hnvo tlio commission form of govern ment numbers sixty-right. .Mnny oth era hove oted In favor u It nml nn uniting for legislative notion Of those sixty-eight, however, many nro of very mm 11 slio. Some of them. In fnct. nr more Hinges nml do not present tlio problems ttuit a oil does. Adopting ".".(HM iw n mlnlmiim iHipuliuioti for u Into city, the list run ns follows: Massachusetts UUiticodtcr, Haver hill. Tennessee Memphis. lown - lliirllugtoti. Cedar Itnplds. Des Moines, sioiu City, Kansas l.cmouworih, Wichita. To peka Mlssnurl-Sl. Joseph. Toxns-Atistln. Dalits. Port Worth. Galveston. Houitun. Waco. Of those M'U'iitocn cities nine have hnd the plnn In iu'IiihI operation so short n tlino-n ytr or loss-Unit no curat" couiHirson of the results of the new regime no cominircd with the olil Is not jet possible All rellMhlu testimony regarding the commlsUu plnn must therefore bo Iwscd on the remaining eight cities llrlef ns the trl.il litis been, the evb tletiee nevertheless Is stitrtllng In every one of these cities thorn had Urn waste. Home lorruptlnn and murli Inottlcleney. In nil of them iwr t) machines Imil been In coiuptoto con trol nml hail Iteoti maintained In run Hint; unler Ht t;n public expense through Hilltlcnl favoritism In the making of appointments How timeti the pines" cost the cities wns reveal oil when the govcrnim-nt tassed Into the hands of men who. having obtain ed ntlloc without the help of the "gaugs." coulil afford t Ignore them (inhesion's cxricucv bus already bts-u iliwerllxsl. (llolicester CommUshiu plan In ef fect ltKKt. The tlmt jewr" reurt ahowisl nil bills plil hihI h risliicilun In the city itebt of fIS.CU). It l clnliuisl tlmt the roflils iuu I roots hne U'on liettvr kepi Ht Jiloiii less nnmml exMuse. The city bookkeeping hns Ix-cn roforuuil. ami the iiiuiiiiIm ulniicrs pulut to :i risliictlon In the ex- pome of curing for public property. It U mill too early to iIoiiihiiiI much In the wuy of tniiKlble results Ilincrhltl-l'ommlsslon plnn In efrrrt In 1WH1 The tlrst jettr'a remrt tin dor the new plan allow oil n khvIiii; of tU'.U) In runtilng oi'iisi-h when the commission took hold the IIiihiiiIhI Ntittus of the city was tory Imd It had rcHclu-d both Its debt limit mid tnx rate limit nml was steadily fall IriK behind In Its mj inoni. App.-nls were Ix-lne made to the k-Klslnture for an extension of the ihi rate limit, but (Ida extension has now Ix-como uiiiiih' ! essnry. In addition the city lm rolisl no license, the revenue from the sn ! loons belnc no Ioukit needed The romuilsslon has Ik-oii tlghtliiK a hlK I battle ncnlnst the pis und elex'trle I llcht inonoix)lleN to obtiiln lower rules i for the city urn) for prhnte onsunient, 1 and hns ohtulncd from the people pur I nilMlon to resort to mtinlclpni owner j'shlp If noteHary There wus tierce political opposition to the comtnlshlon i nt the expiration of Its first term, hut I It wna re-elected I'arty llnea In lluv I erhlll, which wua formerly a lie public an city, hare Ix-en completely broken The communion conalsta of two Dem ocrats, two Ilepubllcuns and a Ho clalUt. Cedar Ilnplds, In. Commission plan In effect In 1103. The commlxlou hua reduced the tax rate and the debt, while maklntr certain blK Improve ments, audi na the acquirement of a big Island Ui the river, out of current rxpenaes Instead of bond Issues The Island la for munlclpul tmlldliiKs In a handsome park aettlne. In accordance with a "city beautiful" plan devised by an export, The police and (Ire department forces hove been enlarged despite the reduced lax rate. Den Molnea, In. Commission plan In effect In 1007. In Hh first yeur the 4om'mUslon saved 118-ts'Xj In ninnlnn Vxpensca, oa compared with the pre ious yeur under the old government. 3t made better bargains fdr the city Ih lecrlc llfcht charcs. obtained Inter rut on city dcosiH for the tint time, cleaned vtreeta and alleys better, (the alleya had formerly not been cleaned at , all) and wiped out the "red light dls trlct." the effect of which hns since been ahown In reduced crime. A ays .tern of periodical linen which were practically licenses levied In this dls trlct formerly brought In u huge your ly revenue and the financial results above noted were obtained despite the ceasing of this Illegal Income- Leavenworth, Kan, - Commission plan In effect In 1IXJM- The commission tag reduced the bonded Indebtedness by $112,0f0, while the tux rule hua rev jqalned stationary. Kansas U a prohb bltldti iitate, but Leavenworth had at- wnys dolled the Inw nud nllnwisl the I Slllootls to ovist, NllbJlS't to porliHllcnl i tluos whli b brought In $SO,(hvi n jour I The couiliilsslou closed the saloons nnd ' tllsposisl of this lllegnl reelilln with out disturbing the tnx rnte. Uer J'.'ihi,- (Xsj wns sient In special Improveliieiits DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. MIs mien n 0. IHplrjr tmN bc-n r eltvlfil iisslsliint auperlnieiHliMit of the Ilosloii public schools, Miss llheii MrCormlrk nnd Mrs. I!vn Wilder liitxi' been nppolnleil HHH'elnrs In Ihe bureau of weights nml mciismes In New York. Mrs. Unity, wife of nu American btiiln speclullst prnetiolug in .Inpiin. hns unilcrtiiUen ii tilp hi Ihe wilds of Afrlni wlljtmit n while est ml. Wie likes iiihoiiliiro. Mrs Annie ,1 Ciltinoll h been se lls tnl to hiineed Mrs Wtilicluilmt t'h'tnluu ns the hend of tin iiseaich bureiill of llnrwinl lllilversliy Tlnee )ents ngn, while nsslsilug Mrs. I'loin lug. Mrs. Cannon dlseownsl ilirce new NllllS. j Miss (ihodscn Khittmum t- alil to i be the llrst I'erslnn woruiii to come , to this country to bo oiluoniod I'ntll she left her nntlve hoine n few weeks iSFSft1rfpP'3gtag'Tsti. Palace Restaurant Rooms for Rent Confectionery, I'nill I'lcnlc Suppllc.H, ClKrn J. 1:, Taggarl & Co. tin tlrnt yx iih nciiliMt nil nwruco of ... " , , . '" i Pill' irii imt mum iiuiur n n Tn- 4iW In preUous yeur In the llrst I , n, , , tll..,tlX f tlio I'ershin-Ainrrlcnii Kducniiomil ho cloty no man had err w lirr fnce. Miss Khnnoum will cuter the Unheo ally of Chlciigo this full. two years under the new system six miles of street were pitted ns ngnlnst twelve miles In the preceding twenty five j ears Dallas, Tex. Commission plnn In ef fect 11H)7. In Its llrst two years the ciimmlsslott wiped out n deficiency of f'-'OO.OOO mid established it credit tml mice. At tlio expiration of the llrst term of the commission, n petition sign ed by :i.7ts wtten was clreiltnlnl miild mnch eiiihiisbism nskliig the comuils sinners nil to run for re-olis-tlou The chnuiber of commerce mUertlses Ihe eommlsslou goernmeu( ns n desirable fentnre of tlio city to attract new In diistrles Houston, Tex Commission plnn In effivt III HKi,"i The commission nslili" cd the tut rate in per cent mid estnb llsheil ii policy of so regulating exs'ii ill tit res ns to further ri'duce tin rule 10 Hr cent tsich )ear. until the tnx W couus one half what It wus under Ihe old government A (touting debt of fUHi.UH) wns pnld off nml In llK the cush on linnd wns J:,ih The city hits Isiught n wnlerworks nnd miiilo enormous pitting nildltlnns twhleh are not assessed on proert In Houston! bus HClllrcd new sirks and deepetiisl the ship channel Instistd of languishing III the hov of n foiloral siitislily The price of gas bus been forced down from Sl.ft) to Jt I." per thonsiiiiil In aiher tlslng herself to nttmct new Industries, Houston states "her city hall Is n blisl nesx house, she tins no wards, no wnrd , Istlltli'lans Hint no graft " More remnrknlile than the fact Hint , oery one of these cltlis tins bettered Its lltmnclHl condltloii-tbe surest proof of eillclency-ts the fuel that In none of the whole sixty eight hits thorn yet iM-en rcMrtcd n single serious nl I legation of graft. Any Instance of graft, whether proved or merely nl legisl, would have been seized Umiu triumphantly by the enemies of this t)p f goterntiietit nnd mngiillbsl nnd exploited to the utmost, bill thus fnr the objections hnio perforce Ix-eu mainly thcorcilcnl. A t)pe of these theoretical objoe tlous has hei n the fristieut stntement that the commission plan Is "un Amor Icnu." Ves. thank Heaven" A city government In which graft Is not eten usptcd Is decidedly un Amerlenti It looks like the splendidly ndmlnls lered cities of Klirope The sisiuer we can Atiierlcnnlxo this un Amorlrmi thing the bolter! The phenomenon flf the comiutssliiii plnn of goiertiineiit which glios the most sntlsfaeiliiu to ninny pi-nplo is ihe complete dlsflpperancu from In tlttetice of the lyplcnl ward polllloUn The whole Held of "xnnilt Hilltles' seems to bate disappeared In (Jul lesion, for example, the nomination, which nre recognized ns eutunalliig from the totltlcliius who formerly con trolled the town, gel only kl) r cent of the voles In nil the cities It Is claimed Hint Ihe city service hns been put on n nonpartisan basis, with n grent Incrense In efficiency Certain It ' Is that uuder the commission plnn. ! 'tilidldules hnve reiH-nlcdly Iteen elect I ed without the help of isjlltlcnl inn chinos, while the voters are casting their bnllots without relying ukhi tlio guidance of the mnchlnea either. L'niler tie typical old style city gov ernment with lis multiplicity of pet ty ehs-llve olllces, clntturnto political machines nre ticcenry. The govern ment cannot (to on without them They hare supplied n renl deficiency In our governmental plan, tilling n gap between the (tcople and their public iicrvanta which hnd to lie filled some how We hnve no right to curse the politicians, for they hnvo been highly useful to us Itnthcr wo should pity them! The politician tins one of the J hardest Jobs In the world. In return ) for hi serrlre In applying the ticcrs- i vary cobtstton to our ramshackle gor-1 ernment nnd keeping our Impractical form of democracy from collapsing at together, we have forced him to make n ratch-aa-cntch-cau living, giving him small, Insecure others In the govern ment, nud bouncing him without cere mony or Justice wllh every change of administration, We have put him In n position where he could acquire ' wealth by having tin easy conscience nil coulil mm nothing but defent mid I discourtesy If be were honest. Con sidering the power he has had to do evil without gelling caught at It, It Is astonishing thai he baa served us no worse. fJoodby, old friend! You hnve cop. trlhutisl to our Amir lean life a unhiue type, tinknowu elsewhere In tlio world -genial, plclurif iite, human mid use-fill-but the people nre beginning to learn how to do without you, und In days to come, they will arrange their business directly with the candidates without your friendly Intermediation! The sqund short ballot theory upon which the auccess of tlio commission liiibased,,lri opwison to certain of our pet (Ktiiiicoi sunersiuions, win or aeun with Ui the next ouper. I Fly Catches. I Pitcher Lew Ultchle. the former 1 Qllnkcr. Is pitching the best ball of his 1 career this hciisou for the Cul, rilcher Cnldwell of the llighlMiiilers tins nil the isirmnrks of beleg h gissl pitcher, nml, besides Ills nblbiy In this , respect, he Is n good hlltn and nil round tstll phijcr. i lliwtoii fans nre satlstlcd U,.it I'resl dent llussell has nicked UP two renl Will plajor In Oiitllebler Jwkoii mid i lllllebler McDolinld lllld )0llng fellows ! who will come nlotig even fhter mi i other ystr i Jih Agler. the tlrst tseinu Niught I from Newark by the Cut- t not I twenty jtsirs old lie bus absorbed nil the big lengue ndxlce llmt Joe Me Jluiiltr could ghentul Is going to tin prove boenliso ln Is wllllni. to learn more. Ths Fir Houss Plot The famous u.ve House plot t assns sliiate the CiikIIsIi king In i'-vi mis carried from the merest acrid, m 'the house In wlib It Charles II s stii) lug hitppetiliig to catell tire lie was obllgisl i bstie for New mark, i a little ' sooner than he had Intended HIGH CLASS BUILDING OF AM. KINDS. llNtltiintcs I'urnlslicU tin Inrgo nr Hitinll I'liittiat'lH, fur cur Mntrinir itlom. or Inehiillii"; arch itecture, plumlt Imk. iHilntlnK, etc J.W.Dimick New PALACE MARKET Charles lto)d, Crop. MEATS Vegetables, etc. 00 YGAHB CXPCIHENCE Dril. Ilnsiil Is said to Iihvp liern tlrst in tnslured by Cl.ltlK Noiing. wt taught Chinamen the art of nuking it about they Mr MH II a DsrUy. Ilnrley Is the most widely n.ltlvntcd of nil cvrisils. llSEIE Tnsoc Mna Dinant CorvmaMTa Ac. Was Candlts. When wax I'HtidhM Ins nine .' olornl through keeping lhe iim Ih- restored by being nibbed oer with clean tlHIlllel idlghtly dlptsl In i .rlts of wlno An. r.-i1! .kl-hst tdr"rt! . .i, ti t frl' i.at 1 1. 1 ' 1 1 '' 'A.J ";j" ..III-Hi Ilia !!: HISOSuQt lllfslsnU ,. iii.. i I..I ... ?i ; u,i si ' I'.I.Ml. I.t.'l 11,1 U.ll U' A I. Ilf r utttMut. " "it .!''. In lb SciciUific American. A ! irif ttfiirl1 fcf if(rth f I ssj if muf ( Hi )V irtit. htt.Alf, MUNN&Co'0,0'",""NewYork J... U. ,.... V WmMwiwi l I. O'DONNELL BROTHERS UNION MARKET A Bargain in Lumber! OUH FIHST ANNUAL CLKAHANCE SALE For thirty tluys wc will .sell our rouh luinbur nt $10 per tliousiind. Wc have contracted to move a million feet of tim- lier by Nov. 1st ami must luivo nsiin. Nut tlio milv luinbor yiitil just tv llrst class place to obtain u bill of lumber. Our motto holds gissl: "A little better lutnlMir for u little less money." BEND LUMBER CO. Star Restaurant Watch for our ANNOUNCEMENT next week. ' t . ft: MRS. NELLIE WRIGHT BOND STREET, BEND, OREGON K ik c i ! 4 , i i i b i I 4 4ji I't? lf. k.- N, .W,-',V,-i'.-.'V .i-V( -."-f.-V- K "- ' .UMVfWl-MM-., -I (it.,-.. .-.....,, j