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; I- I -.V' i ,s i ' V 1 ?' 5 r i 4 I --i 2 . '.'.'V":--':'";i-;. ' ' '' . r ' ' "" ' si ; THE CHABIXm .:S: i. . - wm - M mm &;P ma rri u mm- 14. Mm femNoKAeyerypne!::LasitheS:oppdrtun ts in 01 . Oiir ctock of Cafoet s ; and Rus Cat tnis time is unsurpassed ih? varifetv tioW values at this.. ti19e-ih.aU grades: - " : ( l..'. . , , r; V :r; .'.'V' .vliWj. ill lmain Ooen SatiiirdaWWi il I il l - ; JUUlitVt f OHAETER FORM (Continued . Fronj. Page On.) ; .j gaged, Colonel PWfer,:" as stated, pre siding oyer the sessions .o the: execu- tlve board.; II1 Vxabt Sentiments on 'the f eomhiissioh , totm Jxave ; no( been ''secured )siTect: -Z"! V, '." v Vi 'As to the' general tenor of the coun ter proposition' bVicli the remainder.-, of the( epmmittee- 4will . present, ' lowever.Jthe dllbwihg ; lyiacts HTiave been dearly intimated: , ' : - ' ., First Tbe. throwing of the -' city into four districts embracing the four ; old wards "and all hew territory added beyond these and within the city'lim ;itsv; " ' :Vv "::-f;--:.': Pecond The elimination: of the -: ecutive board very-probably and the plscinsj of all of the functions and du f: tlea of this board In the hands' of; a board; of aldermen. W; J-k Third The election of 2 aldermen . ; ,'as, at., present, 5 irpm .Ward 1 and the "' section included within the city lim '. its -beyond it; .4- from Ward 2 includ lng Dilworth;' 3 aldermen each from Wards 4 and : 4 and the territory be yond them and lying within the city ' Another suggeWtfed plan if to cut the ;. number of' aldermen to 15 instead' of 0 2 1, thif beig a matter of some doubts ..however.' j;-; " :' ' k' S FouTth-lhe retention "of the water nMLrd and school board, with possibly spmf ' limitaiJons 'placed thereon,. ; 'p vlt.ls quite apparent, from the above that the executive board is the ; pe- oullkr object of irritatioa ' to a ; part " of the aidermanicibody and the seyer . Ingr of this .body -from .the city. -gov-; ernment' seems to be a; fond' dream W) of hot few aidermenl The reasons .ivfn for this attitude have;5beea in ; part ine at; abqveKThere are not '. ft fw; aldermen who are "cohtinually ' restless uhder :the very i existence ', vt , ,the' executive board; 'and - that- these aidermeh; itav'etlloidUtnlnate this ;; board would-be 4u; th'norraal i , workings of human '-nature its ia ;';' tricate niachinery? should these de v . ?Qand the iabolttion of ;'the " executive iiJvTpnds on . A.!.iermanic Attitude. ;;5Thexoutcomehthereh :;.4?"on3'tl?YPte; tea favors the commission zorm ox gbvernrnent, these being' Jlessra! E,fl Mason,'; W. Thompson, J.. FranK WUkesyViRobert F. Stokes and W. 'A. WatsorMr", JWatson was not present last night but he declared today that he was heartily in favor of the com misslpn: formof government, and ex pected 'to stand with the majority of the cornmittee on this issue) y This leaves three members of the commit-, tee, who were not in regular attend ance last night, and who are opposed, it is - understood," to the commission form of government In . the sense Jn which that term 'is : nsually accepted. Those not present last night were Al dermen. Austin Austin and Stephens, and W; - Wi. Phif er, who : presided at the executive . board meeting : last nighi - Colonel Fhifer does hot' favor the straight ont commission: form of government,' nor! do Aldermen Ste phens and Austin. These dissenting members off er able ? arguments i for their positions, but they ae hopeless ly apart from the majority of the committee on charter revision and it la 'expected that they will submit a minority report for they will not sup port the adm'ratTe report which the committor outlined at lt session iait nighr,' ' " N i ' 1 '"'', . j' .'; I'H': Good Tbtnga for Charlottab ; 'Every ifriend.1 of y the i g commission form will rejoice at the work which is being . done by the revision: commit tee The oommittee V last c night an nounoed that they would submit a draft of the proposed charter 'changes at the ' aldermanio ' session fixed for next Monday,; pecember The form proposed for "Charlotte "4s based to a" considerable ;' extent on ' the Birmiag ham, Ala., form of commission gov ernment, though amendments, have been made wherever, local conditions render such more promising; of rood results in ; this city. ' 'In the form outlined' last night by the committee is included j the ; initia tive, and referendum," and recall and likewise the election 6f oOcials,' after a' recali requiring ; at least one-fourth of the signatures ; of the qualifled vo ters; of the ctty, while no'offlcial may be recalled until he has been in ofllce for a period of ne year. ' The Char-; lotte plan proposes ia isalary ot 3,(JQ6 a year f6t tl5Cy?r year fr ;wp i?;ubmltiid :frdmft'speci UUir WJ51I1K uttr, S ; v .jmuv. kct v. -t-w . j: ... , v-. .- f.-r. '-(. ' ' T '?'. S.li?.; A- lffiil , Anir manio board be t disposed to, fall in Una and ilet ; , tha.,. proposition go throueht;' ; tWle" such t would be highly "desirable it is seriously doubt ed by those who know and understnad the workings of the minds of the men who do not favor the . .: commission form. ; Some of these have been : en gaged in 'the almost continual fight ing on the. board for now nearly, two years and some of them will show no compromise, holding thai they cannot see the wis.dom of the new- planv pro posed. ' Further, the -question which it is said will come before ! the board of the recognition of the three aditionai members of 'the revision committee, who' have not . yet been given places oh the .committee, will : bestir pne of the hottest .fights. . .the board . has known since, it was sworn in, so it-is predicted. ''- On the ; outcome of. this fight will depend largeiy the success, of ;.. the commission .form . unless it should be - found possible to 'submit the issue direct to the people in- an election for. and against the commis sion i form, . a . ; proposition - on which Mayor ' Bland t has . expressed himself very clearlyvsayinr J without directly committing himself to . either move ment that he believes the people have a 'right HoJVpte; if theyf wiahj, on the been recogniied aa; displaying a ; fine the chief executive of ' the - eity .has been ,recogniged;,as displaying a" " fine faith in the : people, and .W 'a recog nition, well expressed, ..of their right to say what form of government they shall have-Wt'ti?,; -Q-iSQ ';. The i biggest and most momentohs thing, in the political history, of the city 1s now bef orej tha ucity i fathers and the people of Charlotte and every move made, every expression of opin ion" heard, ' and every "sigh ttat .will aid ; in directing iie obseryr. to-the probable 'outcome, wOl be conscien tiously watched: : j- Hi yk: :: .. The above, summary is Jin bo wise' a critioism; of ' municipal heads' and officers ''but a ainiple reflection of, the true'7 situatiort:5aM: If'lBijgaftered, through interMews:' with 5 mahyi. pity bfflclalv ahd,1 searchf jfter the- real trend, of the epoch-making wave, now sweeping this -prosperous city. i .s 4 V NEVADA GQYim&OTL RICHMOND.Va., Dec. B.-Conted fhgV;that;;NevadaMdUTing: the Isatfour ;4' the commissiph forni thia aiready be iris ' assured, and a second ' report fa voring the abpllshingvof the Executive board , anir.the' btstowal of ail these . powers on a, new board of , aldermen " . of 1 5 of 21 members vthe great fight . in :he r recess i of . evolution of the "r' commissi bn prnf . in Charlotte will be h ' precipUa e'd f$NM Z A" majority of the original commit- constant ;jttehdance business, ietb. vfwith ; the-Woni ;baPkinV'hi5h the commission form will have with -the people of Chsjlotte sd the; question has been . aply laieed. WU1 the anti-commission form of government members of the , alder- On!y 0e- ' uJjmO SUIPCNS," 'that is , ' . mtL m ' V in behalf .'of liumah happiness . aivi pub .lief 'morals g by maWngi-dlvprces easily. optainaJiielBh laddie tpdaye discussion ;of fiihi fprm; marrjagfi and JivbrPe laws at th QveTipre'onfel?;4t OoVenior pddieslsted ; "at dip yorces granted - by thp Nevada" courts formed only, a negligible percentage of the "divorces 'sfvenyin thp ; country: as a wheio UES .1 j 7- WM DLmiilMl TO-I.1EN Judge James-Webb l turned aside from. thevusual detiberationa of "crim inal conn this morning, to renew, hfs warning to : the mep Who along :With unfortunate crpatures. whose; ; names are oh the books ai 1 defendant in this court," have been' and are now- r ftspoh . elblel for thp; fcej in pertain segments of the city; The oases against a eoore;"or more . women ; were disposed of T; upTnlsions entered thoughjf theiir Attorneys ;f or : rhnning houses of Hi-fame ctheir'f ecognisance being takeh" . Jn "all and; their bonds 0' I i 0 0 renewed; ntiij the rh" term 'oif the : icouri'At that time.".! Judge Webb, 'I; will --dljippsej of i theso';' oaspe someWayor pther;;I liaVe- eenglx lng a good deal of study , to te ques tion and Ihardly know what is best azid wisei-gfp;: .v'This is a vice In wnich the Chris tian world should Co-operate with,the legal ; procedures to stamp 6uVi:V The new mayor, of Philadelphia is making a special study of the question and he presents some . interesting views on "the proposition. He has ahput come to the conclusion thit remedial efforts . rath er: than drastic punishment ' is j the proper form of procedure Boston haa established a rescue home, a place wherp employment, can.he offered. where the' flame of friendship Ithat 1 oeen exunguisnea in those unrpr tunate women,, can , be rekindled i and here;; ; eypant get :.aay.' from Jthe consciousness thatn they 4r outcasts. ThearPhile seems iofbe a wise ref ormer has ;tiaken;,thia ' i?.: ofthe mati erj and is working tdj reduce; rather than "to stamp-ouvthe . - . t, ' , bejieve that the ofilcerf have hot been vigilant; 1 kn.ow indeed ,that thp po lioemen iave jtriedVtb do their, duty but ;their efforts isp flen 6niyiUp4 on one-half of the underworld. There is another; class whbr muet, hpdealt blame; for the c6nlihuVd'rooWaoir of tHesee-plaa;! is noting but the utjryf the ; lavypne should Jb measured by .the same yardstick that is applied to the other.",. PUJO COI.IMISSION - VILL ,MK;IH DEGN next ed ; and that is the men. t want to charge ttepfflcxs" renew their vigilance andi bring, bei .iorateaif.Cf any,- me&i- who arjsJ'jreBp onsl W e,nany yay t o; thpnnatotenaniy f .these places ;;jBdt4f r shdeSo&r.creai- tures to the r jails, i, want sendVto theroeat he; same time. theimeii whbmusf; Bate' their -propottlon4te - 7T irpnK,)pwZ 5eprwehta tiyep of the , Pujo .commission "are at wdrkJ. in this "city preparing for, the resumption of the investigation of the "moner trust in - Washington Mondayvf SeHn ;e The latest phase of the eommlttee'a activityVjrelates to the .operations v or the New -York stop exchange The lnvestigatipn, ; which had Just begun when : thp commission suspended its sessions here last Spring. Companies acting as transfer ;;:? agentaj for " large porporatipns whose shares are heavily dealt n on the exchange, have been viritediitt:the"Ust;;few.dayt by :? of the' commission's -statisticians ', i quest ; of figures : showing theumbe of shares of such corporations actuate ly transferred - within given periods. The ! evident V purposeis to pompare the number of shares transferred with the number dealt in bn the stock ex change. , It is well known , thai ,h amount of stock of some of the inar ket 'leaders.traded in within a. yeav is ' much larger.' than their total ' eap4 talisation, so that on the' face of the returns .the; ownejship. of 'all their; shares : changes hands several times' during that pericd. '; Crttips of the ex-' phange maintain that 'the greater part pf r: this traffic is e purely speculative tiiis year, for instance, 8 l,28,00O shares ot United States Steel common were sold,, although' the entire nam ber outstanding war only 5,085,006.';. Hi ' ' " ' :V; THINKS lUEIFOicrBRS WOTJIiD - : make: good dettectitves. CLEVELAND 0,, . f: i Deo. : t 5.TrC6n pernihg a. proposal, of Safety. Director Stage that 510,000 be appropriated In the fijsst half of next, year to,organlae sad 'maintain a separate detective de partment. Chief of Police Kohler to day said :. ri-'T:. think-, newspaper re porters would male good deteotives. They " are :"aecustomed 'vto. be ' on : the alert; their Twits - are ; sharpened 5 by mstant search for news r they realize the .'value of time because - the Offloe expects them to be in at a pertain time. A WitK our .men it7;is different. They take theiry own 'time J "VOTES FOE- WOMEN-! WiU Have Prominent Place in mao gurai Parade if Suffragists Pin JvOarry.l.; f ,; ? ,': '' :" ' -vSHINCrrON,: Pec: 6. Banoeri demanding fvotes for.women' will be conspicuous in the inaugural parade Match '4,'-! for the ' suffragettes todtr will begin , their campaign f or a i place in?the ,line along with political cluba roriginal ; ' WUsoaM organixationa prancing O ivernors staffs, weary loot miitia, r regular troops ; and other marching males of ail degrees. Del egations of suffragettes from other States, especially from those which have given women the ballot, prob ably7 will be invited to fill the feminine division if tho permission to march la given... Piahs for i bringing prewure tp ' bear on the inauguration day com' mittee were laid last night at a meet ihg of theexeoutive eommittee of the 3quar Buffrage League. Members of the - committee ;today : declared they could nof tee how the permiseion ooald i be withheld and that prepare- tions for a great showing would rp forward, -r-'..f..; ".V" . -?: - v -. " tm II I'll AI.MiuWl.'Di -TrTTT IT) TS XH Xnjdi Vi' JL JCji.1 XUXV JL "I'M x ., i,ri7lf THE CHRONTCIjB THE OFTEN IT WJXIi BE SEEN, AND THE MOIURl TTTTTTiATl YOTJ "ARE-Tn MORE TRADE .YOU GET. ililw ;r v '-'.-'v;- v ' vV Ify 12 cxid 16 Gaugai -Vl..,;. , ' V"'- ';' :"'-'i-" i " sipicimpl 'in ccjnc thai cay; otheiv wider iti ! xise, supe- no lA v- a j. niT , 1 link. 1 - - . . t , - .-. ; -- 1 ? ItibUVU V .MUlg: w i . licyttiacmijn f ia ftul f measure crig con xjet ncthinrj .better, vwmcnesicr feepcatineS
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