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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
Speech argues that commission government reduces political patronage and ties merit to bonds for officials. It claims bonded officials pay for neglect, shifting burden from taxpayers. Voters are urged to decide if the city should attract homeseekers or office seekers with this governance change.
Des Moines commissioners John MacVicar and Wesley Ash visit Kansas City to explain the commission plan that elected Des Moines officials two months ago. They report efficiency gains, removal of red tape, and larger street work progress. Packed meetings with packinghouse workers show growing interest and ongoing noon sessions leading to the June election.
John MacVicar of Des Moines will speak on The Commission Government in Des Moines at a luncheon tomorrow at 12 30 PM. He serves as treasurer of the League of Politics and as a member of the Des Moines commission. The event is a City Club luncheon at the Sex hotel.
George M. Filsworth, a contractor, sued Frank M. Lowe seeking $1,100 for legal fees in a divorce matter. The circuit court awarded $100 to Lowe, with the judge denying further compensation.
The Presbyterian assembly adopted a temperance measure to bar liquor revenues from government use and approved a $35000 fund to continue anti liquor work. It debated executive commissions and rejected centralized one man power, aiming for broader participation by 15 commissioners and wary of paid board officers.
Delegates discuss expanding the Inter-church conference and its influence on public opinion to curb divorce. The assembly approves continuing the committee into 1909 and considers fewer general assemblies to cut costs while welcoming visitors to Leavenworth.
A Kansas City commissioner, visiting from New York, lauds Kansas City as busy yet beautiful with ample air and lawns. The piece covers temperance mass meetings in Convention hall, remarks by Rev J C Ray Ewing on English in India, and notes on church mission funding and leadership.
A Camden New Jersey ship carpenter named Ole Oleson, visiting Kansas City, discusses exclusion views and warship work on the Washington and Kansas. Clergy and commissioners from Topeka and Webb City attend lectures on moral and civic topics, while dairy quality and milk inspections surface as a regional concern.
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