?AQ"3 Ft' Via
CHARTER WILL BE
TALKED OVER FIRST
appointive 'office,' " said one of the
Tl
PROBE OF METHOD
charter framers today.
"The efect of this system is to elim
inate the entire official aristocracy
AS GOOD AS DEAD
IS USED IN DEBATING
BY CAPITAL AND LADOR
usually connected with municipal gov
.DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.
ernment and make them simply 'em
ployes.' Responsibility Fixed.
Commission Will Not Report to Council
Until People Have Expressed
Themselves Begarding It.
WORK OP DRAFTING NEW
CHARTER 18 COMPLETE
Leading Features of Form of Govern
ment Salem May Decide to Adopt
Before Year Passes.
The commission appointed some tipi
ago to frame a commission form of
government charter for submission to
the people of Saleme has completed its
work. Copies of the charter are now
being engrosseed and will be published
and it is not 'unlikely that the com
mission will report the draft as now
prepared to the council. If serious ob
jections should be made to ;ome of the
provisions of the charter, it is likely
that changes will be made, but the
members of the commission do not an
ticipate any difficulty. The present
officers shall hold until January 1.
1913, in any event, it is planned.
The latest system of the manager
system of commission government has
been followed in drafting the charter
and the following gives a brief sum
mary of the provisions:
Proposed Charter.
The elective ofifces of the city, as
provided in the proposed charter, arc
an auditor (who is exoft'icio police
judge and clerk of the commisison) and
seve n commissioners. Commissioners
are nominated from the seven wards
by a non-political primary and are elect
ed anually. The commissioners receiv
ing the highest number of votes is vice
mayor for the first year and mayor for
the 2nd year of his term. The com
mission has legislative and general reg
ulative powers only. The mayor is
president of the commision, has an add
itional vote in case of a tie and has a
suspensory veto power. Aside from his
duties as president of the commission,
the mayor is the ceremonial head of
the city.
City Manager's Duties.
The commision elects a city manager
for an indefinite term. The city man
ager is not only the executive and ad
ministrative head of the city as is
provided in most "managerial" sys
tems, but ho succeeds to all the duties
and powers of ever officer, board or
committee . heretofore, existing, except
the duties of the commissioner and the
auditor.
This in effect abolishes every office,
board and department and brings the
entire management of the city into one
office. He is at the same time chiof of
police and patrolman, city engineer and
chainman, chief of tho fire department
and hoseman, city treasurer, city attor
ney, health officer, tnnitary inspector,
electrical inspector, purchasing agent,
park board, civil service commissioner,
street commissioner and foreman of all
public improvements dono by contract.
Will Get Able Assistants.
Tho city manager is not expected to
do the work of any of these branches
personally but is to gather about him
such assistants in every department as
are most qualified for the serviee'to be
performed. He may consider a certain
one to bo in charge of a certain de
partment between himself and that de
partment, but between the manager
and the peoplo he alono is responsible,
not for the men employed but for the
work of every mnn in the city's employ,
lie is responsible for everything from
the drafting of the most technical legal
papers and the plying of the proper
stream of the fire engine to the proper
part of a fire to the sweeping of the
streets and tho currying of the city's
horses. This is in extremo contrast
with tho usual method of appointing
numerous useless high salaried officials,
titles, boards and chiefs of departments
in cities under 25,000 population, draw
ing big salaries and doing littlo work,
according to a member of the commis
sion. Office Called Handicap.
There is no question but that the
same man employed ns a clerk of fore
man would perform better work in a
certain line and more of it for the mon
ey thnn ho would if he was appointed
to an "office," it is farther claimed.
"The city manager can secure moro
satisfactory seer-vice and more com
petent employes in this manner for the
reason that he could trnnsfer or dis
miss a clerk or a foreman for the good
of the service without having publicly
questioned his ability or integrity,
whic h public, opinion would not permit
if tho same man doing the same work
was the possessor of the title to some
Don't Put Off
seeking- relief from the illnesses
caused by defective action of the or
gans of digestion. Most serious sick
nesses get their start In troubles of
the stomadi, livnr, bowels-troubles
quicUly, t-.ely, tartly relieved Ly
BEECH
SoU prirrwlitra. la kux, 10 IS.
"Responsibility is the weak point in
our usual form of government and un
der this system it all rests on one man
and no side-stepping is possible. The
manager is constantly under the sup
ervision of the commission and is not
authorized to expend any money for
mirpose except as first appropri
ated or authorized by the budget com
mission.
"The right of initiative, referendum
and recall are reserved to the people."
ORDINANCE NO. 1317.
Be it ordianed by the Common Coun
cil of the City of Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. (Supplying tobacco to
minors). It shall be unlawful within
the city of Salem, to sell, give, or in
any manner furnish to any minor under
the age of eighteen years, tobacco in
any form, or any substance of which to
bacco is a component part.
Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall, upou conviction
therefor, be fined in any sum not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars; or by imprisonment of not less
than five or more than twenty days in
the city jail; or by both Buch fine and
imprisonment.
Section 2. (Use or possesison of to
bacco by minors). It shall be unlawful
for any minor under the age of eigh
teen years to smoke, chew or use tobac
co in any manner or form, or any sub
stance of which tobacco is a compo
nent part, in or upon any public high
way, street, park, place or resort within
the city Salem; or to have on or about
his person any such tobacco or sub
stance. Any minor violating any of the pro
visions of this section shall, upon his
first conviction therefor, be publicly
admonished and reprimanded by the re
corder; and for each subsequent con
viction, shall be fined in any sum not
less than two dollars nor more than
twenty dollars, or by imprisonment of
not less than one or more than ten
days in the city jail.
In effect February 5, 1914.
"THE ROSARY"
Every woman thinks she knows how
to keep alive the love of her husband.
Wonder if the girls in this city kn.iw
that artf Sometimes it is said they
don't. At any rate, they will know
after they witness a performance ' of
"The Rosary," which is coming to the
Grand Opera House next Thursday,
In "Tho Rosary" there are three
distinct love stories. The principal love
affair is that of Bruce and Vera Wil
ton. This husband and wife love each
other with their whole hearts. Sho is
a devout woman, but he is a born
atheist. Being a man of much business
interests, Mr. Wilton neglects his home
and A'orn resorts to tho green-eyed mon
ster to bring her husband back to her.
She begins a flirtation with a mnn
named Konward Wright. Circumstances
bring Wright into the Wilton home,
where ho falls in love with Vera's sis
ter, Aliro. One night, when he and
Alice had arranged for a secret elope
ment, Vera, entering the room ns the
couple are leaving through an open
window, isdiscoVered by her husband.
Tho result is two broken hearts; there
foro jealousy is an evil, and not an
advisable way of keeping a man in
terested. The second lovo story is between
Kathleen O'Connor and Charley Har
row. Kathleen is a littlo Irish girl,
who believes that the man she will
marry ' must ' know the Irish history
thoroughly. Charley knows nothing of
Irish history, so Kathleen attempts to
toach him. To keep Charley interested
Kathleen uses tho simplest of language,
dress and actions. Charley is attracted
by her simpleness, so it is shown that
t!tf s'mplcst truth attracts the man of
rue world and keeps him interested.
In tho love story between Lesuro and
M refers, the audience finds that op
position to a man's vanity mako him
only the more Interested in tho pursuit
of tin one thing upon which he prides
himself greater than all else. During
I he scenes Hkeeters is very proud of
his nbility to tell stories, but it isn't
iMilil after an original system is em.
i ,. that Skccters succeeds in get
ting I.csura to laugh.
AH of this love is In "The llosary,"
ai d with a competent cast presenting
It, vbe play Is worth attending.
BATTLE OF CLOUDS TO BE
STAGED BY FIVE AIRMEN
UNITED rUT.'H LEASED wins
Pomona, Cal., Feb. 4. March 3 rfVid
4 aro the new dates for Aviator (llenn
Martin's "battln of the clouds," in
which five noted birdmen are to partic
ipate, and in which the warfare of ten
years hence will be demonstrated.
The meet, to take place on the site of
the Pomona spee.Iwny, was postpone. 1
at the request of tho 8unta Monica
race committee.
The event Is sanctioned by army cir
cles and Company T) of the California
National Guard will rrnn the forts on
Irnd to withstand a siege by airships.
UNITED I-HESB LEASED WIBE.l
Washington, Pet. 4. Anouucomont
that the suffrage constitutional amend
ment is dead, so far as the Democratic
party is concerned, was made here today
by Representative Oscar Underwood, of
Alabama, leader of the house majority.
He declared the house judiciary com
mittee was empowered to report out a
suffrage amendment, but that he re
fused to lend his influence toward a
favorable report.
"I do not favor the amendment,"
said Underwood. "My party stands for
local self-government, and we believe
that the right of suffrage: should be
governed by state, and not by the na
tional government."
With but one contagious disease re
ported to the city health officer dur
ing the Month of January, Salom is now
on the map for sure, when it comes to
healthy communities. This is a record
better than has ever been made by the
Capital City, and City Health Officer
Miles predicts that sickness will be
practically a thing of tho past within
a short time, in the event the weathor
remains as favorable as it has been
during the next few months.
Climatic conditions, which have been
ideal, and cleanliness all over the city
has had a great tendency to prevent
sickness of late, and the city health of
ficer hopes to make the sanitary condi
tion of Salem so perfect that a person
can't get sick, if they want to.
T
TO
Erroneous reports have been circu
lated regarding the qualifications of
signers of candidates' potitions, Sec
retary of State Olcott has announced.
He says the law made it cloar they
must be registered voters of the party
with which the candidates are affili
ated. It is further required that the
signers must fie registered for the elec
tion when votes aro to bo east for tho
candidates, or, in the case of the elec
tion next November, must have been
registered after tho first Monday of
Jnnuary this year.
Signers of petitions to initiate and
refer measures must not necessarily be
registered voters but they must be
legal voters, as provided by law. Sev
eral newspapers have published articles
to the effect that sig.iors of candidates'
petitions must not bo registered voters,
and, ns n result, there has been much
confusion.
VENERABLE PATRIOT
(Continued from pago ono.)
of the old hero is placed under tho soil
of his well-loved Oregon.
How He Saved Oregon.
Aurora, Or., Feb. 4. Francis Xavier
Matthieu, tho man whoso vote at the
historic convention at Champoeg, Or.,
May 3, 1813, saved the United States
the territory then known as the Ore
gon country, died today on his farm
near hero, at the ago of 90.
The convention was called to decide
whother tho Oregon territory, which
included all of what is now Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and a part of
Wyoming, should bo under British or
American rule. Ono hundred and two
settlers attended.
Tho question was discussed and a
vote called for. Immediately two lines
formed, one for tho British and ono for
tho United States, and when the count
was made there wero Gl on each side.
For many minutes tho two lines of stern
faced men glared at each other, and
thero was not a word spoken. Sud
denly, to tho surprise all, Matthieu, a
Frenchman, born and raised under the
British flag, stepped out of the British
line and walked slowly to tho American
line, and Oregon wbs saved to the
United States.
BOTH AMERICANS ALIVE.
UNITED FRESH LEASED Willi. 1
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 4, In a telegram
received yestonlny by the Oakland En
quirer from United States Consul Claud
Ouyant at Knscnada, that official says
Hubert W. Karwood and Mortimer Mil
ler, two Americans who wore under
arrest thero, have been liberated. The
two men will leave Kiisiuiada tonight
for Snn Ilicgo via steamer.
ROBS BENEFACTOR,
t'NITEI rHr.SS LEASED Willi.)
Kan Francisco, Feb. 4. Mrs. A. Cm
fell took a friendless, destitute, woman
into hi r homo n few days ago, and fed,
clother on. I cared for her. Today the
woman disappeared, and took jewelry
worth t.'i.i, Tho jwllco were notified.
UNITED MESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Feb. 4. The short and
ugly word passed today during the de
bate on the Burnett-Dillingham immi
gration bill in the house.
Representative Burnett, one ofs the
authors ofthe bill, was characterized
by Representative Manahan of Min
neapolis as a coward for hurrying the
debate on the measure. Burnett re
sponded by denouncing Manahan as a
"liar." The house was in a turmoil
for a few minutes but finally both
members apologized ,and the debate
was resumed.
The bill originally provided that mil
itants and anarchists were subjoct to
deportation if it was shown within
throe years after landing that they had
taught or practiced the unlawful des
truction of property. The house this
afternoon amended the bill jso as to
make deportation possible within a
perriod of five years.
Burnett praised American women,
"because they did not receive Mrs. Em
molino Pankhurst with open arms,"
during her recent visit here.
An amendment also was adopted mak
ing it possible to admit refugees driven
from other countries as a result of po
litical persecution.
FEW IMPORT
IN STOCK MARKET
UNITED riUJSS LEASED WIRE.
New York, Feb. 4. Only a few im
portant price changes occurred in early
stock markot dealings today. Tho tone
was easy after a few moments' brisk
trading at the start. Rock Island, St.
Paul and Western Maryland dropped
one each. General motors fell 4. A
modorate robound came when the vari
ous specialties moved up, General mo
tors gaining more than all of its earlier
loss. Now Haven sagged IVi. Bonds
wero firm. The market closed Bteady.
UNITED PRESS Llliri WttUB.l
Panama, Feb. 4. Tho Ecuadorenn
robots aro prepnring to proclaim a new
government, aeording to mail advices
received today from Guayaquil. It was
said their campaign had made immense
progress nnd that they demanding the
resignation of President Leonidiis Plaza
whom they blame for the lynching of
President Eloy Alfaro at Quito iu 1912
UP
IN SENATE
tl'NITFI) IMIRRS LEAKED WIIIE.l
Washington, Feb. 4. A constitution
el amendment forbidding absolute dl
vorco with tho privilege of re marrying
was introduced in the senate today t
Srnator Ransdell. He said the mear.ure
was aimed to check, the alarming in
crcsso of tho divorce evil.
"In 11)11," sail Ransdell, "Enghnl
planted but CSS divorces ono and ono
half per hundred thousand population.
In 1000 Amorican allowed 72,002 or
80 t'lvorces per hundred per thousaii I."'
LORD MAYOR PRESIDED.
ftlNITED rilSSR LEASED WIIIE.l
London, Fob. 4. The Lord Mayor of
London, presided and Premier Asqnith
was the principal seaker today at a
meeting held at the mansion houso hero
to promote a celebrntiun of the 100th
year of pence between the United
States and Great Britinn.
Americnu and Jiipnnese Ambassadors
Pago and Inoiiyc, .fumes llryre, Kng
land's ex -ambassador to Washington;
tho Duke of Teck and the archbishop
of Canterbury were among those who
took part in tho discussion of plain'. A
mnssogo was received from Secretary
of State Bryan, saying President Vil -son
and his cabinet members spprovo of
tho celebration. .
"Kngland," rnid Premier Asqnith,
"takes a pride equal with America's
In the achievement of men liko George
Washington and Abrnhnm Lincoln, as
great illuminators of Britirh tin.H
lions." How many did well through January
by bujing only Oregon-made products'
February being .i bulilnili'd month,
people need to hustle n little more vigorously.
IN WAR PL
united pbess uaseo wins.
Washington, Feb. 4. A deep and
widespread investigation into the meth
ods used by employers and employes
in labor struggles throughout the coun
try was predicted today by national
lawmakers here as a result of Secretary
of Labor Wilson's recommendation in
his first annual report, just filed, of
legislation "to regulate this business
in the interest of public peace and or
der."
A congressional inquiry would be
necessary preliminary to legislation of
this sort, it was said, and this was what
it was predicted would be the next
step. Various government departments
have vast masses of statistics concern
ing the relations between capital and
labor but detailed information concern
ing their methods of carrying on actual
physical campaigns is not so readily
available.
It was generally agreed, however,
that Secretary Wilson had made out a
strong case. "The use of firearms in
a species of private warfares in con
nection with labor strikers calls for
serious consideration," said his report.
"Groups of men on both sidos, without
military or police authority, have used
firearms with fatal effect," Especial
reference was made to the Colorado
and Michigan mine strikes.
It was suggested that congross more
clearly define the labor department's
functions as a mediator in labor dis
putes and supply it with money for the
work.
Attention was called totho fact that
the immigration bureau is so swamped
with work as to render effective sup
ervision of arrivals imposible, to the
fact that, "dospite the existing agree
ment with Japan, out of 6,8fl9 Japanese
who applied for admission last 'year,
only 88 were excluded, and to the con
stant smuggling of contraband Chinese
across both the northern and southern
bordors. ,
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A delightful time was spent at tho
Marion Inst evening by tho members of
the oawfc in the play "Tho Band from
Amsterdam."
It has been the custom of tho Elks'
lodgo, after it has presented its annual
play, to entertain the members of tho
cast at a box party or In some similar
manner. This year tho committee do
cided to vary tho rulo and invited the
ones who helped make tho show ft suc
cess to a banquet and dnneo ot the
hotel.
Nearly GO persons were present, and,
after a splendid supper, they wero ro
guled by a musical program of more
than usual merit, and then followed an
informal dance, that was enjoyed to the
stmost by all present.
TALKS TO UNEMPLOYED.
UNITEO I'llEHS LHAHFJD WIIIE.l
San Francisco, Feb. 4. Charles W.
Kelly, a lieutenant in "Coxey's army"
and a division commander in "Kelly's
army," a little later, began today a se
ries of open-air speeches, to tho unem
ployed hero, with ft view to a still
longor cross-country hike to Washing
ton, to lay thoir grievances before tho
president and congross.
GETS LIFE IN AN ASYLUM.
f UNITED MESS LEASED WIIIB.
Heilbronn, German, Fob. 4. A. Wag
ner, the school master who murdered
his wifo and four children at Muolil
hansen September 5, sett firo to tho vil
lage, shot and killed ten of its inhabi
tants and wounded 11 more, was sen
tenced today to life imprisonment In a
hospital for tho criminal Insano.
KILLED ACCIDENTALLY.
UNITED I'llEHS LEAKED Willi.
Gold Beach, Or., Feb. 4. Believed to
havo been accidental, Oeorgo Myers
shot and instantly killed J. W. Iven-
hart Monday night in tho woods about
12 miles from Brookings. A coroner's
jury was drawa today to InvestigntA
liciiiuse of the remoteness of tho coun
try in which tho shouting occurred,
particulars are delayed, Ivenhart
leaves a widow and sovcrul children.
When a woman makes up her mind
sho does it in such ft way that she can
easily make it up over again,
It somotimes happens Unit tho spin
ster who says she's "glad of It" Is
able to make everybody believe it but
herself.
Most of the spankings we get am
wasted on us before wo ore old enough
to distinguish between right and wrong.
Before an American heirci who mnr
ries a fo.eivn nobleman Liar" him on
eihibltioii, she removes tho prico mark,
Journal "Want Ads" bring results
These are our regular $15.00 Suits of the
. , best quality. Made of the Oregon
Cashmere. Come in and see them.
SALEM
WOOLEN MILLS
STORE
OPEN FORUM.
OFFOSES ROAD BONDS.
Editor Capital Journal: Since you
have been generous enough to offer
space in your paper for the discussion
of the bonding question, I hope your
offer will be accepted, and that Borne
one who is competent to do so will take
it up and put it before the people in
its true light. If it is a good plan,
then certainly the promoters ought not
hesitate to do this, while, on the other
hand, if it is not, then the taxpayers
should know it. When an individual
gets so deeply In debt that he can rev
or pay out he is considorod ft bankrupt.
I see no reason why the same rule
should not apply to ft municipality.
Our efficient state treasurer, Mr. Kay,
is quoted as saying, "pay as you go,
and avoid debt is as good policy for the
state as for the individual.''' He and
I are agreed on that point, and this is
tho policy that has kept the pioneers of
this state on thoir foet, and the young
er goneration would do woll to profit
by thoir example. It is said that the
first bridge that spanned the Willam
otte river at this place, which was built
nearly 30 years ago, and went out with
tho high water in 1890, is not yet paid
for, neither is the one we now have,
which is koeping Bob Hendricks awake
nights listening to hear it fall.
It is further said that tho bonded
indebtedness of this littlo town !b al
most, if not quite, $1,000,000. With
itsK.IO.OnO for roads and a now bridgo it
will bring it up to the $2,000,000 mark,
for future generations to pay taxes on.
I don't beliove tho child is yet born
that will livo to sec these bonds paid
off.
According to tho reports sent In by
tho youthful booster. who is traveling
ovor tho county in tho Interests of tho
promoters of tho bonding schemo, and
which aro published in tho morning pa
per, public sentiment is practically
unanimous in favor of tho plan, and
all, that is necessary now is to cull an
election vote tho bonds, sell them, get
tho money nnd proceed t.o scatter it in
tho mudholcs between the Columbia
river and the California stato lino.
That somobody is going to get badly
fooled is tho prophecy of
, A TAPAYER.
BISHOP'S DAUGHTER VERY
LOW AS RESULT CANCER
(UNITED rilKKS LEASED WIHB
Chicago Feb. 4. The condition of
Miss Margaret Quaylo daughter of
Hishop William Alfred Quaylo, of St.
Paul, who is in a hospital here, is criti
cal tonight, aeording to Dr. Dudley
Jackson, the attending physician. I)r.
Jackson said that if physicians, after
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a consultation, thought it possible Miss
Quaylo would be sent to her home in
St. Taul Friday or Saturday.
Miss Quaylo was taken to a hospital
hore for a rest after her return fronl
Baltimore, where she was treated with
radium for cancer of the knee.
Tho radium treatment, physician
said, was successful in its effect, buft
i left Miss Qnayle in a condition of ner
' vous collapse. ,
HOUSE CALENDER BADLY
, MUSSED UP DUBINO DAY
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
Washington, Feb. 4. Xhe house cal
endar was all mussed up today to ex
pedite action on' the Alaskan railroad1
and the Burnett-Dillingham immigra
tion bills. An agreement was reached
by which the calendar day of Wednes
day does not arrive until Thursday and
Thursday and Friday will be combined,
into ''calendar Wednesday."
The juggling of dates was neceesary
boeauRO the Alaska bill has the right of
way on Wednesday. The house decid
ed to pass the immigration bill today
instead, and officially declared Thurs
day and Friday to be "calendar 'Wed
nesday." BIO DIRIGIBLE AT FAIR.
UNITED rilESS LEASED Willi..
San Francisco, Feb. 4. The conces
sions department of the 1913 exposi
tion closed 8n arrangement today with
the Paresval company, of Hamburg, to
have a $230,000 dirigible at the fair. It
will be 410 feet long, and will make 00
mllo trips out from the ground, carry
ing passengers at $25 each.
"BUTCH" UNABLE TO GET
STATUTE IN HALL OF FAME'
UNITED I'SESS LEASED WIIIE.l
Washington, Feb. 4. "Butch'" Mc
Dovitt, of Wilkesburro, Ta., failed to
day to got his statute into the hull of
fnmo, Tho custodians of the hall hav
ing refused to accept it, McDovitt
asked to see Speaker Clark, His re
quost was denied. Then he turned to
address the populace. The police inter
fered. McDovitt was very angry. "I'm a
well entitled to a statute as a good
mnny other that get into the hall,"
ho said. However, ho admitted defeat,
and said he would take the statute back
with him to Wilkesbarre.
Except for post experiences, farmer
would employ many of tho idle men.,
But they have been bilkod too ofton.
Many a man punctures his'tire ou the
rood to wealth.
Weather strips are now classified as
long folt wants.
None but the brave observe the fair.
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