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The Boss Rule Has Been
Made Impossible By The
New Rule Which Has
Been Adopted in More Than
300 American Cities.
This. the third edition of The Hiar f»
h«e-k>t on (’fimniloluii < bMwrnmotit, w
t«*u#d hern him of the continued <f#ranrtd
for information on the (üb)ei if food*
«rn rounh d>*l fnv«rnmeut Two b ri"»r
rdition* of th# bnofclH hove heen *\-
hmi»tc«l by request» for c |>if» that hove
Com® (him t»At*ry Mute tfi the • • i »n.
Effort in m*d* herein to i*r* »*-nt in lb*
CIiWPHt manner poMibh, tin- lilf.’WtM •
lietween the new rule *n«l the old
form of government. When Tb* HI- r
Issued the firm edition of thin boMi*#! h»
19®f, there mere hut thirteen t tiler out
eide of Texts* that hod ad Wed the n* v
rule, and mi of thee* were In Kanea*
and three in tow n Now mo*v than three
hundred <itle* have tittup'cd iN
Govtrmtitet HI tie cwnpleto form, or in
fu»tiie modified form, b * hiding the city
manage? plan In « number of <'itios.
The Star te reproducing the U*»kJH t*»
meet ihe demand for n coitelee eTale
nient of thl* character, but the m.ttei
cun!ainrd herein 1* only an epitome of
article* that have appeared from time
to time In The Htar during the fwtst #**
leare It »* publlahed in thl* oondeaaed
form mereiy for the piirpos# of adding
whatever help it may prove to he to the
campaign of edu«atlon which The Ht »r
la making every day for good govern
ment for tie illy, the county, the stats
mid the Nation
Commission Government and Ward
Rote.—The Difference.
»N'Me Whiff aped fir provlalons *»f
the law are gi\* a. the* «ri* taken from
the Kansas Enabling Act.)
Com mission tlovenimerit la the appli
cation of modern bualnea* methfHia to
the conduct of inutile jwl affair# It con
centrate* responsibility In the city gov
ernment and cgMcta *« countability from i
thus* elected b administer the public |
bualneae. thereby making efficiency the
principal requirement In civic rule.
It aboUahe* the old ward representa
tion plan which provide a for a mayor
and one or two aldermen from each
ward, and eub»titutea therefor a mayo
and board of «o*j mission#** elected by
all the people
Uftdcr Commission Govprmnfnt ih** I
business of the city l* dlvldfil Into
erxl department pi, and each cowmlllion
rr la »pe«*ifl« ally for Ho* work
of one depHrtinrm, aubjtct to the K»n
rral aupervaion of the entire commis
sion.
Voder the old e.trd plan there is mil
specific responsibility on the patrt of sn> ,
member of the council for any particular I
branch of the city's bualncas
Vndar the new rule the mayor and
commie*) oner* are elected without refer
cnc«* to pollth.il aiigiinunt or factional
division*
Vmii the old rule the mayor and coun
ci’men are elected a* representative* «»f
a political party, or as re present I nil some
particular faction among the ulllxens.
Commission < lover nme nt establishes i
standard In municipal affair*. It re
ijurr* the commissioner* to do certain
th ns* or forfeit their office.
Ward Government requrs* nothing In
particular esmbllatiea no order of proce
dure and exact* no accountability for
fa ilure to do what the people demand.
It F.xes Definite Re*pon*iblbty.
Cummloeh n tiovrinmcnt requlias that
one con»nii*son«*r Shall be responsible so»
* tifstcins the law* and ‘itniln taint tig an
t fticient fire depax fmenl, of anotbei
commissioner tbat 111 keep the Street*
clean and In good repair; of another tliat
he ooilecl the t*xe* and supervise the
revenue*, etc. If them Is failure in «hy
department the cotimilsslotiei n* spoil si
b e for that department « inn- t sa.v that
It wa* ctu itshuied au»« the other
commissioners were negligent in their
departments, or that he was forced t*»
enipidy Incompetent assistant*. Neithei
can hr offer any «»f the excuses so com
moti under the old regime. That depart
ment is under bis exclusive manage
ment, the authority to employ
ent help or to discharge incompetent
help if his. If there is failure the fail
ure 1* his, amt every eltisen of the
inunclpslity knows where to place the
blame
Ward Government prove! e* that "th**
mayor and council" shall perform the
general services mentioned In the *ta
tutes. Nowhere is there provision for
individual obligation. The enforcement
of the law Vests wth “the mayor and
council. '* the street* ate In « barg«* of
“the mayor and council;** the collec
tion of taxes and the supervision of
revenues are entrusted to "the mayoi
and council." The best and most cap
able man In the council can render n<»
greater service to the city than the most
incompetent, because there is no provls
von made for the capable man to do
more than the Incompetent will permit
him to do. And where there t* failure
no eitixen of the munh Ipadty l* able to
place the blana anywhere except upon
••the mayor and council."
Substitutes Efficiency for Red Tape.
The Commission pian compels the
mayor and commissioners to devote their
entire time to the public service—-a gov -
eminent at work every day in the year.
If an emergency arises the municipality
can meet it; if thtte is a ••inplalut on
the part of a citiien anywhere it can In*
answered and corrected the same day;
If there is a street to repair; a defective
catch basin that overflows; a sidewalk
to mend u telephone call to the city
hall is all that t* necessary to bring the
workmen st once to remedy the com
plaint
Under the old ward plan the council
meets perhaps om etai l! week—at night.
The munkipal g»»\ ** iiimmt Is actually
at work two or iht»»- hours every seven
days If h oil sen lot* a omtpliilnt
about a street. for instance, he must
visit the council at night. hi* comp! tint
Is referred to » committee. the commit
tee metis in anotlu*r week and refers
Vt»t complaint to the superlntcndnt of
streets, who refers It to u ftftriimn, who
takes bis time to investigate the trou
ble and refers it back to the street *u
perlnendent The superinteitient re
fer* it back to the council committee
and the council committee refers it buck
to the council, where It goes over un
der the bead of ''Unfinished Business
for another meeting
The contrast* afforded In the fore
going provision* of the wan! represen
tation plan slid the Commission Form of]
Government fair y illustrate the dial Inc- j
tion between the old rule and the new,
and clearly show* the advantages of
'commission rule over the present system
of wavd government.
Objections Urged Against the New Rule.
The objections most seriously urged
against commission Government ere,
FSjs!, That It place* too much power in
the hands of a few* men. tfecottd, Tbat
it is a radical departure from the old
established prlncip e of repiesenuit 'V#
government. Third* That the expense
involved in paying the salaries of the
commissiomr* would entail * burden
too great for the taxpayer* to bear.
Not one of these objection* wtH bear
Investig tion.
Fit st The first objection arse* from
a complete misapprehensktj of wbat
Commission Government provides. It
does n*t increase pow«r—it ncreaaet
responsibility. The commissioner* «v<
t-s a mater of fact, prevented shun the
exorcise of such harmful powers «*
granting important franchises; barter
ing public privileges that belong to the
people, or filling the public service w th
1 oiliest friend* to pay poltcal debts at
public aifpenst by the amp;** safeguards
cf the referendum and civil service. The
power of a d shorn s official to remain
In office or one who use* hi* position In
any way to oppose the t*est interests of
♦.he municipality, is also taken away by
WHAT COMMISSI GOVERNMENT IS
IT SUBSTITUTES EFFICIENCY FOR RED TAPE
Rsproduet.oa of tho K.nu. City Star's R.vl.sd Bookl.t on Comm,oo,on Gov.rnmont-Third Edition.
th, «t„ ynvWMi of th, rocolt. The
power .if Hi, commlgalnnvr* to il,fy the
li. Mi. sentiment by refusing to en.H or
dinance* such «, tti, fii-i.p *' demand, io
entlrel) euminstsd lc the initiative,
\i, tin ~ yet power and auti.ofty to
it,i ~!| Hu*. hlriKK vested
In Hi, movie :,nd council „n<t,r th, <>l<l
w.iid p-m. In,l they ~rr ,i«erc,o,d to th,
detriment „f riskl government and at
ih, miMftr't , at.
,'omission Government restore* ,» th,
pri.pl, II), right to vot, upon all public
grunts; to recall Incompetent or 'llslkiO
,,l «.fft. lot* and to puna, by popular
vote am ordlnani, desired by th, pub*
li. rnid while !, ivm, tbl* addition*!
pi.wr, it doe. oot take from the people *
•ingle privilege which they have under
the old ward rule
Th, rmi'miration of reaponalb llty
should not I, confused a* meaning in
rrr.irr of p wer. Commission Oovarn
n.ent simply r, enad* th, old afiitut,*
governing munh Ipallt ■„ and designates
til, individual responsibility for admin*
laterinc them
I* Provide* Real Repreaentartlve
Government. •
Second It I* not a departure from
tli, Amerlomi principle of vepren,illative
government On ih, .ontrary, It la n
i,turn to that prlnrTple In munlrlpal
government Every cltlaen a represent*
ril by every member of th, commission,
li, hue a v< i* In their nomination »nd
election. Under the ward plan evtvy
rn in, vein for ih, mayor and the
member, of the council from Ida ward.
In Kanaa*. for Instance. lb,re may be
two cnunrilmen from rich Ward, and. In
eorne of th, cities. six wnrda That
inrada tw, ve <-oun>‘llmen Every voter
, *t, ballot for netwelfth of ttie
I total memlierablp on,e ea> h year, and
imViv baa a voice or vot, In the nnml*
nation or election of but two of them.
What ulMiiii the other ten? They l,|Cla
late for the mtire city . appropriate
fund* for the entire elty; levy taxer
upon every cltlaen. Hut 'he oltlaen duea
not liave the opportunity to vote even
f.,r h majority of them. Whatever th,
Intent mlaht have liern In the dlvlalon
of oltle* Into wnrda It certainly reaolt
,,l lo an effectual bar to repreaentutlve
RoveriiTlient for the people
t'ommlaalon tJovernment ramedlea that
,-vll influence in municipal rule. It
oldlerntea ward liner entirely and mnkea
tin- I I.mndaalnnera the re|aeaerit«tlvee of
the whole ellt Kvery voter hna :in
r.pMil part In eleetlna them and no wiua!
. n in iii«in their aervleea Ilia Inflii-
IM. . an fur na the vital feature of the
I,allot ta eoneoriied. la juat alx timer
in ie powerful#ln municipal electlona
itinn it la where twelve councilman are
ele, led under the wnrd |dan.
II muat be apparent that n aeheme of
,lv|. ml, whhh enlarnea the exerclaa
I.r frnneldae for every cltlaen cannot be
.•haineterlaed n« n departure from the
eptr 1 or the letter of repreeentatlve
aovernment.
The Best Kind of an Investment.
Third The objection of Increased cost
In Commission Government f#ompt* the
Inquiry as to what the people of any
municipality can afford to pay for good
government, Th** old ward plan with Its
reckless waste of funds: Its neglect of
public business; Its irresponsible, hug
hum nl system, which proverbially,
spends iik ney for the wrong thing and
leave* nothing to spend for the right
thing is the most expensive Institution
in (he municipality, although the soun
dmen receive but nominal salares. The
people rrre taxed to the limit, but there
is never a surplus In the treasury. No
business man in any city woukl permit
his private affairs to be conducted for
n moment as municipal business Is con
ducted tunlci tlie old ward plan. It
would be entirely too expensive.
Commission Government provides that
ample salaries sl«*ll he paid the inaviS*
and commissioners, In order to Insure
the election of capable men. Hut the
host answer to the objection thfct the
commission plan would entail « finan
cial burden Is found In the results of th*
now rule In every city where It ha*
been thoroughly tested Practically every
city In which It has been in operation,
bus found It to Is* a dividend paying
Investment. It I twis added to the es
floleto \ of tbe public service without
increasing the cost and In almost every
city It lias reduced the operating ex
pc uses of th*‘ city.
The Proof of Efficiency.
The enemies of Commission Govern
ment persist In denouncing It ns a fail
ure. and usmtlh menton some parts'll-
Inr ciffy tn which It has 'Tailed" Hut
the best proof of its efficiency and It*
advantage* over the old ward plan Is In
the fact that tin ctv having tried Com
mission Government has voted to return
to the old ward plan. In only four or
five cities, up to the present time, has
there been any effort made to abandon
Commission Government, and in every
Instance the people have voted to re
tain the new rule.
The people who live In the Commission
Government cities ought to be the most
competent judges a* to its efficiency.
The fact that they have refused to con
sider the question of going back to ward
rule Is the best evidence as to the suc
cessful operation of the new rule.
The Origin of the New Rule.
After the flood which wrecked Galves
ton in UMHt. the citlsens of that town
undertook the work of rebuilding the
city The difficulty they encountered
was not n th* lack of confidence on the
part of the people that the work could
b«- accomplished or that the undertaking
was feasible Neither was It In the un
wlUlngne** of the property owner* and
business men to provide the means for
rebuilding the city The obstacle tbat
blocked Galveston's progress was its city
gtn eminent.
Galveston f und that the old system of
municipal rule composed of a mayor an*!
.-i number of aldermen, without respon
* NMty on snv member of the govern
ment to perform any specific dttfv. with
the city “divided against Itself' Into
representative districts and each district
controlled bv selfish Interests to oppose
ev*rv other district; with no authority
on the part of anvone to do anything.
W'** an effective harrier to the great
work of city building
S<* Ga'veetnn appealed to the leglalri
ture for the abortion of Ita w»rd urov
. rntnent ;>nd naked for a eomratealon at
the hand* of the ntnte to dlreet Its af
fair* pending the rebuilding of tbo oily.
\fter !■(')> atent effort It avoided such a
hoard rind afer a year of trial Galveston
adopted the plan .in tt* permanent form
of government
The new rule wan no nneceaaftil and
met with etieh popular favor that It at
tracted the attention of Oalveeton’s
neighboring dt'. Houston. The latter
eltv anon adopted it. The commission
r n proved even mm-e successful In
Houston "ith Itn greater population and
'••rue municipal Interest* than it had n
OahN*M on. and from Mount n It npread
10 other Tsmar eltlea now practically
every eltv of mports nee in Texas in
operating under Com ml nn lon Govern
ment
The Growth of Commission Government.
Wnee Galveston created the plan in
1901, Covnm■•»:« on <: n ««rnment ha* he*
come a Nation wide municipal move
ment. More than 3MN* cities In thirty*
e'frht at a ten have adopted it Ament
the larger cdtlen that have abolinhed the
old want rule for thin modern business
government are:
Cities Population
New Orleans ............... JM'» nun
Jersev City 2<t? Ohfl
St Paul .....214 W
iJenver ...... ... ' .00S
Porfiniwf ?? 7, 22
OuklHnd 2
M rnilimhßrn .... ... ... .....13*
Ms rn phi*
l nn nl in
f/ Wfll ....I^.ooo
Hpokan#*
Han Anoinki ... ... •J.o^o
lmih»* ......... *2
1 n»* Moinci ......
Ka*i*sa City, K/*n * H2."»oo
Th# following dtl## in th* v»rt>u
at at m have adopted the n«w ml**;
Alabama.
Otic* Population
nimslngham ... ... 132 <**>
('ordivH ... ... ..•»••• I."***
HuntgvlHo 7.000
... ... *i ''*•»
Mnblla . ..... ... MOH
Montgomery ........ ........ S'.oJJj
Hhcffldd 4 ' K *
Tniladrga
Tuacnlooaa ........
Arirona.
Phoaiilg ... »*C
Arkansas.
Fort Smith . . .
California.
Oh kin rid
rurkHev to. t*K>
iloftrutu ... ... ... f. ■'•C
Mmilercv ... ... ... ........ 1.900
I*i unilen t ...... 30 '"0
Hi»crnm#rito ... ... ... ...... 41 **.oo
Han I>l#go *'• V*
Han l.ula Obiipo 100
H«n <*r«»* .... 31.
Hint kton
Vallejo H hA
Colorado.
rolorado F‘ty I V 0
<*<h»nido Spring* ... -'MOO
I *#r»v#r .213. -» 0
bitrangn « MOO
Fort Follln* ... ... ... .... * 210
Grand .function 7.703
Montrose .... 3,252
Florida.
Orlando 3.1 v »
Penanced* 22 0*)0
Ht. Pftersburg • 2 7CO
Gaorgla.
ratrrsvWl# ..... 4,000
Idaho
Polar 17.300
Lewiston .. fi.(kk)
l‘lt«t*ia.
Cslro ... 14,r»oo
Citrborida!® ... 8.44 M)
Fllnton ....... ... 5.100
Decatur ........... .... ...... 31.100
Dixon ••• 7,200
Elgin 25.000
Forest Dark 0.500
IllliuiUlon 1.000
Harrisburg 5.200
Harvey ... .... 7.200
lllltsNiro 3,400
Jacksonville 15.300
Waukegan 10 OQO
Krw.mec 9.300
Marseille* ... * 3,200
Molltn* 24.100
Murphysboro 7 4K5
Ottawa .11,100
Picture Puzzle:
~ JD "
IHt AUUUSIA HtRALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
Pekin >.M-0
ItfM'hr !r ~.. ... ... ...... 2.700
fpwk Island ... 24,300
Springfield ... ... ... 51000
Hpring Valley 7,<DO
lowa.
HurJlnglon ........... ... .... 34.300
« . 11r flapldg 33.50 n
I»ep Mnlnea ... ... .... ..... A 0.300
Kurt Dodge ...... 15.500
Keokuk 14.000
Marshalltown ... 13,300
Mason City ...... 11.20 ft
Ottumwa ... ... ... ......... 22 o<»ft
Sioux City 47.300
Kansas,
Abilene 4.100
Anthony .. ... ..... 2.000
Arkansas City 7.SCO
cidwell 2.y*o
Clmnute . ... ... 9.200
Cherevvale 4 300
Cfiffev vjlb* 12.^00
Council Grove 2.500
Hedge City 3 ?oft
Fmpnrla ... 0,000
Eureka 2.300
Garden City .... 3.D0
Girard 2.^0
Garnet ‘ 2 200
Great Pend ... 4.000
IMawalbs 2 000
Iblton 2 900
Hutchinson 19.000
Independence 10,400
lo'a 900
Junction City 5 500
Kansus City. Kas 92 000
Kingman ... ... 2 500
Da wren oe 12,300
I raven worth 19 3 »0
Manhattan 5.700
Marlon 1.900
McPherson 3.500
Neodesbn 2.900
Newton 7.900
Olathe 3.200
Ottawa 7.700
Parsons 12.400
Pittsburg 14 70ft
Pratt 3.30 ft
Topeka 43,00 ft
Wellington 7.000
Wichita 52 400
Kentucky.
Covington 53.200
Lexington .... 34.000
Newport 30.00
Padu-ah 22.700
Louisiana.
Alexandria 11.200
Ha ton Rouge 14,800
DontildsvlUe 4,300
lbtnim«»nd 2.900
Hammond 2,900
Jennngs 4,000
This reproduction of the th r 1 edition of The Star's booklet on Com
mission Government (firs' issued In 1909 and used as a text book n
every city where cutpmißSlon govern ment has been adopted) may I>' ob
tained In book form at the buslne's office of The Star. It is free, The
Star s contribution to the cause of city good government.
A Commission Form Gives
the People New Powers and
Does Not Take From Them
a Sinqle Privileqe They Have
Under the Old Ward Rule.
i
l. ke <,'har!». 11,W0
Ifocb*. 2,50#
New Iberia 7.4U0
New Orlaana 339.,.Ml
Hhr.veport
Main*.
Qertllncr 3,300
Maryland
Cumherloml 21.904
M..i„chu.«tL.
CJlouve.ter 24,300
Ifaverhlll 44. too
l.awrenec ... 55.500
1,., well 10«,000
l.ynn , 89,300
Salem ... 43,000
Tuunton 34,000
Michigan.
Hattie Creek 25,200
Cadillac v.ioj
Ciemont 2,0,)0
Mill or llearh l.aoO
Manistee 12,300
Marquette ... . . 11,500
Monvoe 8,800
< ,w' ran 9.800
Pontiac ...... ... 14,500
Port Huron 18,800
Saginaw 50,.510
Traverse CHy 12,100
Wyandotte 8.200
Minnesota.
Duluth .... ...... 78,400
hive eth 7.038
Km.’, bault 19,104
Mankato 10.300
M'rri. 1,685
Hi. Paul 214.000
Mia.iaaippl.
Chirkailale 4,000
Culfport 8..; o
Hattiesburg 11,740
Jackson 21,200
leiurel 8,440
Meridian 23 200
Vicksburg 20,800
Missouri.
Joplin 32.000
Munsit ... 5,500
West Plains 3.UOC
Montana.
Missoula 12,804
Neprasks.
Beatrice 9,300
l.lneoln 43,900
Nebraska City 6,400
Omaha 124,000
New Jersey.
lAlantie City 46,100
Beverly 3,000
Hordentnwn 2.904
Hawthorne 2.900
Haddonfield 4.100
Jersey City 267.0p0
l.onß HVanch 13,200
Millville 12,400
Which Will Be the "Live One" Ten
Years From Now?
Nutley ... ... ... ... ...... *ooo
Ocean City ....... 1.9,0)
Passaic 54.700
I*hlUt|ist,urg 13,904
lthlgewood ... ... .... 5,404
Trenton 98.540
Vineland ... 5,240
New Mexico,
lets Vagus ——
Wulllngtui) ... ... 2,700
Hu. well ... 6.100
New York.
Henron 2,700
North Carolina.
flreenslioro 15.800
Hickory ... ■———
High Point ... ... -
Morguntown .... - -
Itnleigh 19.200
Wilmington 25,700
North Dakota.
Mlsmarck 5
Devil's bake 5,100
Fargo ... 14,300
Mandnn .... 3,800
Minot 8.100
Willlston
Ohio.
Dayton 116,000
(City Manager Plan.)
Middleton 5 300
Springfield 46 904
(City Manager Plan.)
Oklahoma.
Ada 4.300
Ardmore 8.600
lArtleev lie 6,000
Collinsville
Duncan 2,400
Kl Reno 7,300
Enid 13.700
Guthrie 7.800
Holdenville 2.200
l aw ten 7.7''0
McAlister 12,500
Miami ... 2.900
Muskogee 26.200
Oklahoma City ... 04.200
Okmulgee : 4,100
Purcell 2.700
Sapnlpa 2 800
Tulsa 18,1 Of
Wagoner 4.0)0
Oregon.
Baker 8.600
l.a Oramle
Portland 207,040
Pennsylvania.
Allentown 51,900
A It (Kina 52.100
Heaver Falls 12.100
Bradford 14,100
Carbondale 17,000
Chester 38,000
Connellsville 12,800
Curry 5,900
Easton 28,500
Erie ... ..... 86,500
Franklin 9.700
Harrisburg 84.100
llazelton 25 400
Johnstown 55,400
Lehanon 19,200
Lock Haven T.T44
McKeesport 42,800
Meadvllle 12,700
New Castle 36.200
O'l City 15,600
• Pottsville 20,200
Pitlston .... 16,200
Reading 96,000
South eßihlehem 19.900
Titusville 8.500
Wilkesburre 67,000
Williamsport 31.900
York 44,700
South Carolina
Columbia 26.300
Florence 7.00
Orangeburg 17,500
Sumter 8,100
(City Manager Plan.)
_.‘NDAY. MAHCH 29.
South Dakota.
Abavdeen 16 780
Canton 2.160
Chamberlain .... .... 1,204
Del! Rapid 1.300
HurnP ... 5,700
I*Sd 8,300
Madison 3.100
Pierre ....... .... 3.600
llaph! City 5.800
Rapid City 3,800
hloux F ils 14.40
Vtrmlllinn 2,100
Watertown 7 000
Yankton 3,700
Tsnnei.es.
Bristol 0 7 1 rn*
(Tmttanouga 44,600
Knoxville 86,300
Lebanon 3,600
Memphis 131 (TI
Nashville 110.000
Springfield
Texas.
Amnrlllo 9.000
Arnnsnx Poxs 1100
Austin 29,800
Corpus Christ! ... 8.200
Dr,llo* 92.600
Denison 15 (VO
F rt Worth 73 00
Galveston 36,900
hi nvllls 5.844
Houston 78,840
Kennedy 1 100
Markle Falls 1000
Marshall 11 100
McKinney 4.700
Palestine 10 200
Pr.vt Arthur 7SOU
Port Lavaca 1.600
Terrell 7.000
Sun Antonio 96,000
Utah.
logon 7.500
Murray 4.060
Ogden 25.500
Provo 8,900
Salt Lake- City 92,706
Washington.
C-ntrnl'a 7.300
Chchnll. 4.500
Everett 24,8090
Hoon'an 8.100
Vo r th Yakima 1.400
Spok ne 104.000
Tecomn 83 700
Walla Walk, 19,300
West Virginia.
Pluefle'd 11,100
Fairrrount 9.700
Craftcn 7.500
Huntington 31.10(1
Parkersburg 17,800
Wisconsin.
Apnleton 16,700
Ashland 11,540
Eau Claire 18,300
Janesville 13,800
Ladyysmlth 2.300
Menomonie 5.000
Oshkosh 33.060
Portage 5.140
Rice Lake 3,900
Superior j 40.300
Wyoming.
Cheyenne 11.300
Sheridan 8.400
A NIGHT AND A
DAY IN PARIS
London. —We Londoners, sob-. - mid
dignified an wo are. often hava been se
verely criticised by the French and Am
ericans, who say we are lacking in the
frivolities which make life really worth
while. In particular they hav* de
plored the night life whicn has made
Paris and New' York famous. And now
we are being held tip as the example ofl
pletv after nightfall by Herr Von Jagow,
head of the Berlin police, who is con
ducting a campaign to make the Ber
man capital a place of peace and quiet,
after the shades of night nave descend
ed on ITnter den Linden.
“Look at London." says Herr Von Ji
gow. “there the cases and dining room
of the hotels dose at 1 o’clock In the
morning.”
As far as he went the stern and er
ecting head of theßerlin minions of the
law was correct, but he has evidently
not seen the real London. True, there
Is no drinking and dancing in the hotels
and cases after the omirfious hour of one
In the morning, but I can vouch that tha
tippling and dancing do not cease at
that hour. We Knglish love to take
our pleasuree as we do everything else,
In a dignified way. far from the gazn
of an a.dmlring throng. The night club,
the rendevous of the social elect, is the
place to see I.ondon at its play. These
clubs are becoming so popular that they
are heglnnlng to lose some of their ex
clusiveness and of late several "'club of
ficers" have been hauled into court for
conducting places which were a trifle
beyond the pale of social decorum.
Bit Frivolous.
Another Instance which shows that
London is still a bit frivolous came to
light the other day through an automo
bile accident. At 5 o’clock in the morn
ing a motor car was seen to dash around
a comer and Into a milk cart. Th*
cart was overturned and the occupants
of the machine thrown out. Witnesses
said that the accident was the result of
the driver of the cart attempting to ob
tain a light for hts cigarette from the
coal of the cigarette daintily held be
tween the lps of his passenger. Both
were In evening dress and said they
were coming from an evening at a night
club. We are frivolous In spite of the
accusations of the Parisians. Americans
and Stern old Herr Von Jagow.
BURGLARS DISCARD LOOT
TO LIGHTEN THE BURDEN
Rome.—Although they left a trail of
nearly a mile littered with gold and
checks, the burglars who broke Into
the Castle of Piomblno, the residence
of Count Vanni Desideri, and carried
a safe weighing 300 pounds Into an
adjoining park before blowing it open
have not been apprehended.
After spending several hours in
drilling the safe and blowing it open,
thev started off w-lth $15,000 In bold
coin. SIO,OO in bank notes and checks
and a rare collection of ancient Etrus
can art. They left about $3,000 in gold
coin in the safe, being unable to carry
it. Evidently they found their burden
too heavy, as their path for a mile was
strewn with gold coin and checks,
which they either dropped or threw
away.
STATE FAITH IN GERMANY
IS NOW FAST DECREASING
Berlin.— That there is a movement
away from the state faith in Ger
many is show-n by statistics gathered
in 78 churches of Berlin and Cbar
lottenburg last Sunday.
These churches have a seating ca
pacity of 12.000 and serve a popula
tion of 2.060.000,
Last Sunday there were but 36.000
persons present at the two services,
or about 2 per cent of the popula'
tion Of these more than three-quar
ters were women and children.
i«'ist year in Germany more .nan
12.000 persons severed their connec
tion with the State Church, in com
parison to 6 000 in the previous yea*
and 3,000 the year before.