Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-26
EXPOSITION FIGHT
UP TO THE HOUSE
Contest Between New Orleans
and San Francisco Will Be
Decided by Open Call
of the Roll.

Washington. Jan. 26.--It will be left
to the full membership of the House
OF Representatives to determine wheth-
er San Francisco or New orleans shall
have the right of way in the cXposi-
tion fight now raging before congress.
The House committee on rules after
hearing Il sharp tilt between the rival
interests and spending AN hour in ex-
ecutive consideration of the problem.
decided to authorize the calling of the
roll of the House members next Tues
day
The committee on foreign affairs has
reached the Kahn resolution. inviting
the nations of the world to partici-
pate in the exposition at San Francisco
in 1915. and the committee on indus
trial arts and eNpositions yesterday
reported the Ilstopinal bill authoriz-
ing the holding of AN exposition at
New orleans Both measures are pend
ing in the House.
Row In the Committee.
Sharp words passed between Repre-
sentative Kahn. of california. and Rep
resentatve Rodenberg, of Illinois.
when the exposition fight opened be
fore the rules committee.
Mr.. denberg. as chairman of the
committee on industrial arts and expo
sitions, declared Representative Kahn
Ildu lSIOIttl MS GOIllIllllet anu llGu put
in u San Francisco resolution with in
structions to have it sent to the COM
nlittee on foreign affairs.
We never attempted to treat his
committee discourteously. said Mr..
Kahn II called his attention to the
resolution before it was introduced in
the House.
rupted Mr.. Rodenberg. II have no rec
objection of your having called it to
my attention and | don't believe YOU
did,
THAT statement is in keeping with
some of the others you have made in
this controversies retoined MIR. Kahn.
Boosting Commission Plan.
John MacNicar, of the Des Mones
commission, who is i'm Washington for
a day or two, after visiting a number
of eastern cities, declares he finds the
eastern cities hungry for relief from
the old form of city government.
"'rhey are literally falling over them
selves to adopt the Des Moines plan
of government" said Mr. MacVicar. Mr.
MacNicar is besieged with requests To
visit eastern cities and cities In the
middle west. as Well, to explain the
commission form of government. Yes
terday he was at Trenton. N j.. where
he met representatives of about 20
leading cities of the state anxious to
get the legislature to take action this
winter favorable to the commission
form of government. With the assist
ance of Governor Wilson this will prob
ably be done.
NO state needs 1t so badly or seems
to desire 80 strongly at New jersey
said Mr. MaeVicar. who has made
speeches i'm 10 New Jersey cities
Monday MacNicar spoke to the Har-
ward classes at Boston. He has spoken
in New York state. and will address
meetings ut Buffalo. Rochester and
Erie. Buffalo is confident of getting
permission from the legislature to
adopt the plan and Pittsburg is work
ing for ii. Pennsylvania is making
a hard fight and the governor has come
out for It,
There are now % states which have
given permission for the adoption OF
the plan and ll2 cities that have adopt
ed it, said Mr. MacNicar