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iu w 1 1 ii mmmmmmmmmm MERRIAM CHALLENGES MAYOR TO DEBATE ON RECORDS Aid. Merriam opened fire on Mayor Thompson at council meeting last night After listing thejsonstructive measures fostered by thtTtouncil and the obstructive measures pushed for ward by the administration he went into the record of the city council since the mayor has taken office. He gave the mayor credit for appoint ing the gas litigation committee, but then stated that the work of the com mittee had been greatly hampered by Corporation Counsel Ettelson. When the mayor made no reply, Merriam asked him to think it over, and then to publicly discuss in the 7th ward, or any other ward, his con structive measures. In quick succession Aid. McCor mick and Aid. Nance both invited the mayor to public debate, Aid. Nance stating that he believed it would bring him a thousand extra votes in his ward. Aid. Michaelson accused Merriam of playing politics and further at tempting to embarrass the adminis tration. "Since the mayor has taken office an attempt has been made to build a powerful political machine by estab lishing the spoils system in place of civil service," Merriam continued. "The council has fought this at tempt "But, bigger than personalities and above partisan politics, Mr. Mayor, is the welfare of this great city with which we are intrusted. My investi gation into your record and the re cord of this council convinces me that the charge you have placed against us is not well founded. We have co operated in the past and are willing to co-operate in the future on con structive measures." "Some indictment," said Aid. Ker ner, his voice sounding loud in the stillness. "What is the plea?" The order was passed by general consent Afte.adjournment the mayor was asked if he would debate with Aid. -f Merriam. "When I go into Mr. Merriam's ward it will be to talk on what I want to, not on what Aid. Merriam wants me to," he replied. "I will ask the people of the Seventh ward about the $25,000 the aldermen spent in for mulating the report of the crime commission." Aid. Merriam said the mayor had vetoed ordinance forfeiting Automat ic Phone Co., ordinance requiring fenders for auto trucks and ordinance creating board of standards and ap portionment to find out how city de partments were spending money. The council is given credit for street car, building trades and garment workers' strike arbitration commit tees, new Terminal for L C, lake front settlement between I. C. South Park Board and city, creation of po lice strike bureau to get fairness in policing strikes, harbor board to man age municipal operation of garbage plant, com'n to study municipal oper ation of public utilities, use of Tor rens system of real estate registra tion in such transactions by city. o o "THE RIGHT TO LIVE" NOT YET PASSED BY CENSOR "The Right To Live" still remains a paramount issue at the City Hall and although the censors have had it in their possession since Feb. 4, no decision has as yet been rendered. It may be given today. One of the morning papers of the 10th stated that Chief Healey had issued a per mit for this United Photo-Plays Co.'s production. It is now up to Corpora tion Counsel Ettelson, Chief Healey wanting legal advice. o o MINERS AND OPERATORS IN.JAM Mobile, Ala., Feb. 15. Coal miners and operators conferring here are deadlocked. Hope of satisfactory set jj tlement of wage and hours of labor -dispute is being rapidly lost today and rf it is feared conference will adjourn,!: without decisJonu, f i S-. f ? z j'