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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-09-06

eyes. Then she looked another way.
/ did not forget the lesson; after
that I avoided her more sedulously
than before. We lay that night at
Auch and I gave M. de Cocheforet the
utmost liberty; ven permitting him
to go out and return at his will. In
the morning, believing that On the
farther side Of Auch we ran less risk
of attack, I dismissed the two dra-
goons and an hour after sunrise we
set out again. The day was dry and
and cold, the weather more promising.
/ planned to go by the way Of Lee
toure, crossing the Garonne at Agen;
and | thought with roads. continually
improving as we moved northwards,
we should be able to make good pro-
gress before night My two men rode
first; l came last by myself.
Our way lay for some hours down
the valley Of the Gers, under poplars
and by long rows Of willows; and pres
emily the sun came out and warmed us.
Unfortunately, the rain Of the day be-
fore had swollen the brooks which
crossed our path and W. more than
once had q difficulty in fording them.
Noon, therefore. found us little more
than halfway to Lectoure, and Twas
growing each minute more impatient
when our road, which had for a little
while left the river bank, dropped
down to 1t again and I saw before us
another crossing, half ford, hail
slough. My men tried 1t gingerly and
gave back and tried 1t again In another
place: and finally. Just al mademoiselle
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Suffers Terrible Death,

Pittsburg, Nov. 17.-Louis w Kirk
land, 33 years old, employed in Penn
sylvania avenue confectionery store,
had his skull ground off by being
caught in the spokes of a fy-wheel
last night and died almost instantly.
Kirkland, with several other employees,
was trying to start gas engine in
the ice cream manufacturing depart
ment Of the establishment, and Kirk
land took hold of the fly-wheel to
throw 1t over. His head was between
the spokes of the wheel when the en-
CINE started suddenly, crushing his
skull. He fell with a choking moan,
and was being dragged further into the
machinery when Il was stopped.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Michigan Veterans There.

Toledo, o., Nov. 21.-Severar hun
dred veterans of the civil war, met
iere last night and participated in
ran old time camp fire, given under
the auspices of Forsyth Post, r.. A. r.
his had been planned for all veterans
in northwestern Ohio, but resonsid-
Grafton of this plan brought forth
large delegations from Michigan and
.AdriarH The purpose of last nights
meeting was to get civil war veterans,
who are not members, of a Grand
Army posts, interested in the organi-
zation. This was the Fortietn ami
versary of the birth of the order
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
PEARY SHORT OF coALl
Finds II Difficult to Proceed hPapIdIy
towards Home.

Sydney. y. s.. Nov. 81 "A cable dis
patch to the Associated Press from
ST. Georges Bay, New FouDdland,
dated Tuesday, says:
Commander Peary's Arctic steamer
Roosevelt, which arrived here short of
coal Saturday, was still anchored in
st. George Bay at dusk tonight, but
ready to sail for Port au Basque, at
the first favorable change in tbe
weather.
Tonight the weather is stormy, and
a stiff moth by northwest wind has
kicked up 6 heavy sea.
"The Roosevelt sought to renew her
coal supply here sufficiently to carry
her across the Gulf Of st. Lawrence to
Sydney, o distance of 230 miles. The
expedition party, however, WAS able
to secure only eight tons OF coal here,
and will REQUIRE additional fuel before
attempting the passage Of the gulf.
Peary has decided to make Port au
Basque ct the first opportunity. The
distance is lao miles, and it is hoped
that the weather will moderate and
so permit an early start. Wednesday,"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
HOW TO SHOW A PROFIT.
Tricky Bookkeeping Puts Losses on
the Profit Side.

the Front Side.
The printed report of a municipal
electric light plant in Indiana has just
been received. 1t shows profit. There
Is no question about 1t. 1t shows Il
large profit The figures are there in
black and white. and they show a
profit equivalent to 80 per cent of the
gross Income and IS per cent on the
capital Invested. That is what we call
profitable business.
How was this plant able to make so
good a showing? In q way so simple
that any municipal plant could adopt
1t with success If its superintendent
were good at figures. And the best Of
1t is that it makes competition by pri-
vate plants impossible because-well,
stockholders are too inquisitive.
In the first place the fixed charges
for interest on the capital invested and
for depreciation were entirely ignored
Then no allowance was made for taxes
lost by having municipal instead Of
private ownership. Next, while full
charge was made against the water de-
partment and the city offices for lights
and supplies, the superintendent con-
veniently forgot to charge the lighting
plant with the water used in its boil
ers and condensers or with its share Of
the salaries in the city accounting de-
partment. Insurance was also over
looked. Finally, to make assurance of
profit doubly sure, a number of items
NIL n
were charged to new construction"
AT the same time the charge for street
and public building lights was quite as
high as in surrounding cities served
by private companies, which had some
how or other to provide for all these
omitted items.
1t is perhaps needless to add that ex-
cept for the judicious way in which the
superintendent prepared his report a
considerable deficit would have appear
cd instead of the gratifying profits. OF
course the taxpayers will have to pro-
vide the money to make good these pa
per profits, but they may not for some
years see the connection between their
profitable plant and the higher tax
rate, and meanwhile are happy in the
contemplation of its profits and will
doubtless testify enthusiastically to the
benefits of municipal ownership.
From the above we may deduce the
following rule for showing profit:
First, omit all items Of expense that
can without too much danger Of de-
lection be saddled upon the general
tax list or other departments; second,
charge in as vague way as possible
to new construction as many items OF
maintenance as may be necessary to
show large profit. On. B.-The profit
must be large to provide for the con-
tlngency of some carping critic discov-
ering one or more Of the concealed
items of expense and ruthlessly draw
ing them forth from their hiding
places.)
If the above rule is scrupulously fol-
lowed there seems to be no reason
why every municipal plant should not
show a proft.-"Concerning Municipal
Ownership"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
THE GREAT TRANSITION.
Public Property Wasted Because at
Costs Nothing, You Know"

Public Property Wasted Because at
Costs Nothing, You Know"
"Helloy' said l. "What's that?" And
stopped to pick it up.
"That?" replied the boy who happen
ed to be passing through the school
yard with me. "That is nothing but
lead pencil"
But it is whole one," said 1, "and
with rubber on the end.''
Il know it," said the boy.
"What! Do you mean to tell me that
you have seen this here beforeT
Yes, everybody's seen it,
GAIL the children in your school have
seen this lying here day after day and
not one boy has picked it up?
"Of course. What should we pick
it up for? There's plenty in the school
house. The town buys EN-"
And / had been given a text for a
long meditation. Not pick up whole
new lead pencil? And q pencil with a
rubber on it,
When l was a boy we priced even
slate pencils. A boy who hooked any
body's slate pencil was bated until he
gave 1t up, but lead pencil-we fought
for lead pencils as the Greeks and
Trojans fought for Helen. We secured
the countryside for old horseshoes to
sell to the blacksmith for money enough
to buy a lead pencil, and, having it,
we cut our private mark on it, guarded
it, kept it as our last resource in>trade.
Many a time a precious two inch lead
pencil has turned an important jack
knife trade one way or the other. 1
never had but one lead pencil at time
and very often hardly that untilI was
fifteen years old. And these ten-year-
olds scorn to pick UP n whole one with
a rubber! Think of it! The best
eraser l had was piece of rubber
boot heel.--Henry L. Bailey in Journal
Of Education.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Sarnia Honors Dead PuqiIist.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 2O.--In
Sarnia Monday morning was held the
funeral OF Mike Ward, the pUgilist
killed in fight in Grand Rapids Rev
FIR. Kennedy preached the funeral ser.
mon. The crowd was so large that
not half could get into the hurch
IT is estimated that 1000 people Wis
tied the home Sunday afternoon
There were two rooms full or flowers
sent by friends. Business houses were
closed during the funeral. Many Port
Huron AMI Detroit peop'e attended.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
All Right In Theory, but Breaks Down
In Practice

Theoretically there is so much in
municipal ownership of public utilities
that the practical carrying out of its
attractive features appears simple and
Of no serious moment. and for mu-
nicipality to take over and run water,
lights, sewerage and even transporta-
ton appeals to taxpayers, and the
trade is made without the first assur-
ance that the conduct of these proper
ties will be along practical and bust
ness lines.
1t is the failure to assure the prac-
teal that works the evil, for municipal
ownership is general ownership, and
general ownership results too easily
in its being no special business OF any
citizen or taxpayer to look into or in
quire after the conduct of the proper
ties under control This leaves the
management to a few, who soon find
that they have only themselves to ac-
count to, that people are too busy to
demand accountings and taxpayers
accept any kind of report, just
so there is the appearance of all being
iiSHb ilShl, hOiNl, oCNSldSc, VIC,
are given.
1t is this Indifference and neglect on
the part of taxpayers to take note of
municipal affairs which make munic-
fpal ownership of public utilities n
hazardous and expensive matter. The
theory of municipal ownership, with
its great saving to each taxpayer, the
extra service given and the great prof
its resulting, can all be placed in fig
ures beforehand, but it is failure I'M
less the taxpayers shall give earnest
and serious heed to the conduct Of
these public utilities, for unless this is
done they will wake up some day with
broken down properties and big bond
issue to make good.-Newbern Week
ly Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
CsreIeccnece. Not Graft.

-, AT Il local government board inquiry
held at West Ham. London, to sanction
the borrowing by the corporation OF
10000 for electricity extensions it was
stated that the electrical undertaking.
up to the present had resulted in a los
CT f7,206, which had been charged g.
The rates. The inspector pointed out
that loans of some thousands of pounds
lad been sanctioned by the board for
purchasing various machines. and lie
found the council again asking for
money to buy machinery for which
they had already received the cash.
Morning Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Eaults Enouah as Il Is.

The political machine that dominates
New York city is strong because large
powers are delegated to it, and the ex-
penditure of $1OO,00O,00O is given alb
solutely into it's keeping. We have
faults enough without municipal own
ership in most of the cities of this
country, and the ordinary business
man fails to see the wisdom of making
the situation more complex and dubl-
Gus than it is by adding the problem
of municipal ownership with all that It
implies Binghamton Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
EIGHT LIVES WERE LOST.
Great Is Dsmage Done by Storm in
the South.

the South.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 19.-Eight
persons are known to have lost their
lives and scores of others were in.
jured, while property and crops suffer.
ed great damage. as a result of wind
and rain Storm. The. storm, which
originated on the gulf Saturday night,
swept northeastward through portions
of Alabama, northern Mississippi and
western Tennessee, razing scores of
buildings, partly demolishing hundreds
of others, demoralizing railroad traffic
and cutting telegraphic communica.
ton.
Cotton in the fields, blown down by
the wind, was beaten into the ground.
Besides the loss Of life and property
reported, number of points directly
in the pathway of the storm cannot be
communicated with, and the loss to
both life and property may be greatly
increased by later news.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Millions Sunk In Unsuccessful Munich
pal Lighting Plants.

pal Lighting Plants.
During the past few years at least
sixty cities and towns in the United
States have sold, leased or abandoned
their lighting plants. In a few cases
they still retain their distributing sys-
tenn, buying the current from some
company, but in most instances they
have gone out of the business entirely.
A number of other places have made
unsuccessful efforts to dispose of their
plants.
AS with few exceptions %.aunicipal
lighting plants have been in operation
but a short time this is a remarkable
showing of failure and one, it need
hardly be said, that is sedulou5ly avoid
ed by those who for ends Of their own
are urging other cities to make similar
experiments.
AS it usually takes some years for
a city to realize how great burden
it Is carrying in its lighting plant, 1t
is probable that the number Of admit
ted failures will increase rapidly from
now on, for, as an eminent electrical
engineer recently said, "There are al
ready indications that considerable
number of these municipalities which
have engaged in improper undertake
ings are entering upon period of
financial difficulty"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Or. Crapsey BRANDED Hereilc.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 20.--Dr. Alger-
ron S. Crapsey, Of st. Andrews pro.
testant episcopal church, Rochester, is
condemned to suspension from the
church as 1t result of tie decision of
the ecclesiastical court Of review,
which was made public Monday The
court Of review sustains the decision
Of the lowe" court, which was that DR..
Crapsey should be suspended for he.
retical teachings.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23

Municipal ownership" remarks tho
Winnipeg Free Press, should not be
discredited because Of its tendency to
increase municipal debt, provided the
new enterprises are made to be fully
self sustaining" Neither is dynamite
dangerous if carefully handled. 1t Is
just about as safe to intrust the man
agement of municipalized service to
the average municipal council as 1t
would be to engage seven-year-old
boy to handle dynamite.-Montrea Ga
zette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Poisoned Eating wild parsnlps.

Washington, Pa, Nov. 21.-Two for.
: eigners are dead and SO are violently
hi, several of whom will die a. Mills.
Loro, Pa, from eating wild parsnips
Tuesday. The men lived at board
ing house and the parsnips were pre-.
pared for the evening meal and the
s6 boarders became Ill after pnrtiking
cf them. Physicians we're summoned,
4 Tut before their arrival two oil them
died. TBree others are expected to die
ard al the others are still seriously
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Who Would Fine the city7

An exchange notes the fact that a
city council recently fined a water
company $1,000 for supplying impure
and unwholesome water That is right.
But il the watcrworks had been owned
by the city
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
ACCEPTED REBATES.
American Sugar Refining Company Is
Found Guilty.

New York, Nov. 21.-The Am, rican
Sugar r ,fning Co. was found guilty
by a jury in the United States circuit
court Tuesday of accepting rebates
amounting to $4,000 from the New
York Ceatral road. The New York
Central road was recently found guilty
of giving rebates to the American
Sugar Refining Co., and fined $685.
900.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
KILLED IN new YORK
"Tom" Cooper, Famous RIcycIIst, and
Michigan Boy, Is Dead.
HIS AUTOMOBILE IN COLLISION
Three Others In Party Injured, One
Perhaps FatalIy-Accident Occurs
in Central Park--5ody VIII BE
Wrought to Detroit For Burial.

New York, Nov. 20.-~Tom" ooper
of Detroit well known as a bicyclist
and automobilist, was instantly killed
N an automobile accident in CentraI
Park late last night Three compan.
ions were seriously injured, and one OF
them it is believed will die. The four
were riding in Cooper's auton. obile
when the machine collided with an.
other automobile on tho drive Cooper
was hurried twenty feet and struck
upon his head. He was lifeless when
picked no. A man named Daniel Bar.
allow, a cotton broker, with his home
N Paterson, N. j., was also thrown
from the machine and sustained frac.
tured skull At the hospital 1t was
said he would probably die.
Miss Virginia Vernon, of Jersey City,
and Miss Helen Hall, of this city, the
other occupants of The automobile,
suffered severe injuries. All were re.
moved to Roosevelt hospital. The &C.
cupants of the car with which Coop.
cr's machine collided, were taken to
the police station under arrest.
AT the hospital it was found that
Miss Vernon had fractured leg and
many cuts and bruises. Miss Hall
had a fractured skull and otLer in.
juries.
The occupants Of the automobile
which Cooper ran into with bis ma
chine, were the owner, Richard A.
Strong, of this city, his chauffeur.
louis Caldwell, Thomas Dunn and
Frank Howell.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23

The movement for municipal owner
ship in this country Is hunt by the
demagogue for q new issue to catch
votes.-Melvin o. Adams.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and ProStra-
ton from overwOrk and other
causes. Humphreys Honeo-
pathic Specific No. %, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, $5.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid on receipt of price,
Humphreys Med. Co., William & John Sts, MY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 2O-"Tom'
killed in New York last night, is a
Michigan boy, having been born in
birmingham, north of Detroit, thirty.
two years ago.
AT the age of 20 Cooper came to De
troit and entered the employ of the
Michigan Drug Co., and it was there he
made the acquaintance of James E.
Davis, who is identified with the drug
firm, as manager. Davis was also in.
terested at that time in the Detroit
agency of the Rambler" bicycle, and
seeing in young Cooper the possibil.
tiles of sreedy bicyclist, induced him
TO train for racing.
Thus began the career of the great.
est bicycl.st the world las ever known
After carrying off all the honcrs in
this county, Cooper went to Paris in
900, during the worlds fair in that
city, and challenged all corners, but
never me- defeat.
j. M. CO;Cquhoun. of this city, who
was for FEARS Cooper's manager while
the latter rode the wheel, was Inform.
ed last night of Cooper's tragic death
by telegram. He conveyed tic sad
news to Cooper's parents, here, on
'-fSrSd av oaue. and then caught an early
ffain f0rS><ew York to look af or the
remains The bedys--Ft'iillIl be brought
back here for burial. 49,
tom" Cooper, besides a father aid
mother, leaves three married sisters,
two residing in Detroit and a third in
Pontiac.
tom" was in the employ of the
Matherson Automobile Co., 1919 Broad.
way, New York, when killed.
Mr.. ColoQuhoun, last night, after
having hoard the details of accident as
given in the above dispatch, said he
believed the young woman giving her
name as Helen Hall was no other than
Miss Helen Sanborn, of Boston, Tom"
Cooper's sweetheart.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23
Careless Romark Caused Banks Run

Chillicothe, o., Nov. 20.-A careless
remark made by some citizln un.
known to the police, started run on
the savings bank here Monday. It be.
gan at noon and continued until late
last evening. The officers or the banl.
say that they have not estimated the
amoutn Of Withdrawals, but it is re-
ported that these will reach from S10,-
600 to $4,000.
Mutiny In Odessa Prison. =
Odessa, Nov. ia serious mutiny
has broken out at the prison here.
Because of the hardships inflicted
upon them. the politicaI prisoners
made plans to escape by digging tun.
rel under the walls. A treacnerous
prisoner revealed this plot 70 the au-
thorities, whereupon $40 prisoners
rose In revolt and killed the Inrormer.
The prison is now surrounded by
troops.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23

acknowledgements, trustworthy
man or woman to work in Michigan
representing large manufacturing com
pany. Salary $50 to 800 per month paid
weekly; expenses advanced. j. ii.
Moore, 1877 Plymouth. Chicago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-23

WANTED-To rent few acres of
land with dwelling house about May
first. 1 would also like to buy a few
first class cows. Call or address G. FL.
Lawrence, 215 Comstock street. Owosso,
Mich.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-01-31
RUSSIAN
GENERAL
is KILLED

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. al
General Griarnoff. chief Of ata6 Of
tho ylcefoy ~ the Caucasus. was
killed by a bomb yesterday. The
assassin evidently had studied the
habits OF hls victim and lay In wait
ms behind a Way Of the Alexander
sarden, opposite tho entrance Of
tho palace where a carriage was
drawn up to take the general for
hia daily drive
A. the general stepped into the
carriage the assassin uprang ON the
wall, swung the can by a cord aud
the bomb Was thrown from sling
with marvellous apecd. straight to
the mark. aud struck the general In
the neck.
A flash 81 fire and a terrific ex-
plosiou followed. and Griaznaff was
literally blown out Of the carriage.
and. with bis coachman. his Cos
sack orderly and the lnttern horse.
vas Instantly killed A woman who
Was passing nj the time Of the 81.
plesion vas moFtally wounded.
Tho assassin was captured and
beaten into insenalhilily hy the IN.
turiRtei soldiers. and after he4nE
loaded into a drusky Was carried of
To the ancient fortress above the
city. where. aa Tiflis. n under mar.
tial law. no will probably be exc.
euted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-01-31

ruasy / by J W Draper frelsh,
and passenger agent % tho Rad n,
racoma
Thomas E McMullen AGO N.ld.o
av, reports the loas ~ a vataahl,
Newfoundland doc by p0laoninr
Yesterday aflefaoon the rareaaa a.
found ia The alley ia the rear 81 NJ
Mulien's home Complaint has boan
made 10 the humane officer.
Mr. aud Mra q. NJ Crapnex will
entertain the members az seattis
union NJ ~ order Of Waahtarton
and their friends, at their residence
2a3 faifytew ay., tomorrow even
ina
n 0hnick. II the Oriental Rant
Ing company. 4 the first Iananoss
10 register tor the coming city cleo
ton lie h resident of the Finh
precinct 81 the Eighth ward
On February the advanced pric,
% loga as recently decided anon
by the Washington Logging A
brokerage company, Will ~ into
effect