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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-04
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27

The charge. as has been heretofore
noted, was publicly made during the
recent telephone discussion. that the
new ordinance unanimously granted
the Peoples Power company Feb. 1!
had been smuggled through the com
Gil without a word of comment or
the part of the press without excep
ton. In view of this assertion, The
Argus for its own part at the time eN
planned that the ordinance had beer
put upon its passage and was adopted
the night il was introduced. admitting
Of no opportunity for discussion IL
advance. but that it was described in
The Argus the day following its adop
tion. IL was subsequently, approved b,
the mayor The Argus has already
published exclusively the ordinance il
full. At the same time speaking of the
fdct that the identical ordinance
had been presented in Moline
laid over Il week. and ultimately
adopted with the rate sections stricken
but that Mayor Olson had vetoed il on
the ground that the council had no
right. expressed or implied. to grant
IN ordinance for extensions beyond
the confines of the city. and further
that the ordinance did not provide for
compensation to the city.
There has been so much discussion
of The ordinance since it's publication
in The Argus. and SO varied has been
the opinion as TO what il provided, and
whether or not il either permitted or
future extortions. or precluded the pos
;7.bility of the city acquiring 90-cent, or
even dollar gas. that the appended
unbiased discussion of the ordinance
which is furnished The Argus for pub
LEGATION, will be read with much interest
The writer. enc fully competent 10 do
so. has not only canyaSsed the legal
phases of the new franchise and to
that end has consulted many OF the
best attorneys at the Rock Island coun-
~ bar. but has gained the advantage or
the views of electrical experts as To
the effect of the change from the am
pere to the kilowatt system of meas
urement:
History of the Ordinance.
Rock Island. March &c. - Editor
Argus: On the 10Th day of last Febru
airy the city council, without n dissent
ing vote, granted to the Peoples Power
company n franchise TO use the streets.
alleys, avenues and public grounds Of
this city for an indefinite pariod OF
time. Since that time / have made
some investigation OF the matter and
find that the people generally are I'M
able TO agree upon the exact effect Of
the ordinance. Electricians are some
what 1T variance upon the technical
difference between the two systems OF
measurement ard lawyers are as far
apart On the legal aspect OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
The Largest Civilized Nation.

The United States is by far the larS
est of all civilized nations. except Rus
STA. which has about 130,000.00O inhabf
itants, but owing to the rapid growth
of the United States, the English Ian
guage is now being spoken by more
persons than use any other civilized
tongue Owing to the wonderful ab1l-
ity of Hostetter'S Stomach Bitters TO
make people well and keep them so, IL
is recognized everywhere as the best
medicine before the public to cure in
digestion. dyspepsia, constipation, bill
iousness, Akidney and liver troubles,
spring fever. impure blood, bloating.
vomiting, heartburn, female ills, colds
and grip. Try bottle this spring and
let it convince you of its wonderful
merit Your druggist will supply you
with the genuine with our private
stamp over the neck. Get it today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
THE NEW LIGHT FRANCHISE AND ITS PROVISIONS

ally granted and now in the latest or
dinance the city council undertakes to
grant other rights and privileges in adj
dition to those contained in the former
grants and specifies no time during
which these rights and privileges shall
be enjoyed Is this then to be in the
nature of perpetual franchise or is
it intended TO be concurrent, in point
of time, with the original grant? Some
take the former view and others hold
that the two ordinances will expire on
the date specified in the former I'm
der a like statement of facts the SUI
preme court of this state, within the
last three years. decided that the time
specified in the original ordinance
would control The following is an ex-
tract from the opinion in the. case:
A Significant Ruling.
at is conceded by counsel that the
doctrine is well established that a
grant from the public is to be con
sIrued most strictly against the gran
tee, and in case of ambiguity nothing
can be presumed in favor of the
grantee. If there is any doubt as to
the time for which these rights were
granted it arises from the fact that
the ordinance of 1887 expressly pur-
ports TO grant rights additional to
those granted by the ordinance of 1881.
and then fails to ordain anything in
regard to the time limited in the old
ordinance, which contains the express
provision that the rights granted shall
extend to July l, 1901, at which time
II he
further extended The doubt, if any
there be, must be resolved in favor of
the public and the second ordinance
therefore. expires with the first
The exact effect of the franchise is
about as clear to the average mind
as the proverbial Chinese puzzle and
as before stated II is a question upon
which few men agree, yet the city
council passed it without dissenting
vote and Mayor McCaskrin gave it his
endorsement. A like ordinance was
passed by the Moline city council, but
Mayor Olson attached his veto and as
a result of his foresight the citizens
of that city have been afforded an OPP
portunity to give the matter thorough
Investigation.
If it is Il fair measure it Will I'M
doubtedly be passed and if it is other
wise, it is safe to predict that il VIII
go no further. In either case the de
Law will do no harm.
In the meantime a perusal of the
various ordinances under which the
Peoples Power company is doing bust
ness in Rock Island will be of inter
est j. Al.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27

\ change. | am informed that the Substi
ution OF the watt system for tho
I'D ampere system was made some
ears ago and that the passage of the
ate ordinance was little more than 8
atification of the system under which
he company has in fact been operat-
ng.
The old ordinance provided that the
ompany should furnish ''incandescent
lights at the rate of ] cent per am
Jere," whereas under the new ordin-
ince the same kind of light is 10 be
furnished ut the rate of 20 cents pei
thousand watts. The two systems of
measurement are entirely different and
L is most difficult to compare them
n the aInpere method it is necessary
o ascertain the voltage while in the
watt system il is not. in other words
4 1G-candie power lamp consumes &c
watts Of current per hour at any volt
ige, therefore under the new Ordin
lnce at the rate of 20 cents per thous
and watts dollar will buy a trifle less
han 80 hours of such light. On the
other hand a 1G-candle power lamp At
% volts Will consume one ampere OF
electricity Consequently, at the rate
IF our cent per ampere, one dollar will
purchase 100 hours of light.
There is then a slight difference, IL
the company's favor, between the two
systems of measurement 1t is true
that under the new ordinance the dis
counts for prompt payment are more
liberal, but il is also true that under
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lowed the minimum price of which is
determined and no maximum price spe
cited We are told that this meter
rent includes a certain amount of cur
rent. This may or may not be so, but
1t is not so provided in the ordinance.
Matter of Discussion.
While speaking of discounts ii
might be well 20 note that. in this re
spect, substantial Improvement could
have been made AS an instance: on
bills of So or under a discount of So Is
per cent. and an additional discount OF
10 per cent for prompt payment is al
lowed. therefore the net cost of 25,009
watts is S. On bills between 50 and
$50 discount of 80 per cent with an
additional 10 per cent for prompt pay
ment is allowed. consequently. the nel
cost of 10000 watts is, S2.34. 1t is
therefore, apparent that this is not
fair scale Of discount We are further
informed that the company recently
changed the voltage from 80 10 10 and
that the service is better by reason of
the change We are also told that at
a 10 voltage 16candle power lamp
of electricity per hour
Without knowing the reason for the
reduction of amperes consumed in pro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
Torture Rv Saxanes.

Speaking of the torture to which
some OF the savage tribes in the Philip
pines subject their captives. reminds
me of the intense suffering / endured
for three months from Inflammation
of the Kidneys" says w. M. Sherman,
of Gushing, Me- Nothing helped me
until tried Electric Bitters. three bot
ties of which completely cured me-"
Cures Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Blood disorders and Malaria; and re-
stores the weak and nervous to robust
health. Guaranteed by Hartz & Ulle-
meyer, druggists. Price soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27

Lowell, Mass, by whom it was rec
commended and from whom it derived
its name. this old family remedy has
never failed to do all that is claimed
for it. 1t cures colds, grip, and all
throat and lung troubles; builds up
the body prevents pneumonia and con-
sumption. 1t is not a patent medicine,
and we again call your attention to it's
freedom from poisonous, nerye-deaden-
ing drugs or weakening stimulants,
upon which the majority of patent
medicines and so-called cough cures"
and "balsams' depend for their effect,
and which are dangerous-we warn
you against them.
Father Johns Medicine is for sale
by T. III. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
Canes with Lights

Illuminated walking sticks are among
the latest applications of electricity. A
small incandescent lamp is concealed In
the head of the cane and can be ignited
by a spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
BY AN EMINENT
AUTHORITY
by a spring

The e minen t
S Ource fro II
which the pre-
scription for Fa-
Their Johns Med
icine originated
is 4 sufficient
guarantee of its
value.
In the so years
since it was pre-
scribed for the
late Rev. Father
John O'Brien OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27

Continued on Page scven.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
THE PEOPLE
APPRECIATE ADVICE
The vegetable Prescription" as Ap.
peared in This Reader, Filled Many
Times in Two Weeks.
DID YOU MIX SOME?
No Sufferer of Kidney or Bladder
Troubles or Rheumatism Should
Leave Il Untried.

That the people Invariably appre-
ciate advice when given in good
faith is plainly demonstrated by the
fact that one well-known local phar-
macy filed the vegetable prescription"
nany times within the past two weeks.
Most of these folks naturally bought
the ingredients only and mixed them at
home. The announcement of this sim
pie, harmless mixture HAS certainly &C
complished much in reducing the great
many cases of kidney complaint and
rheumatism here relieving pain and
misery, especially among the Older
population. who are always suffering
more or less with bladder and urinary
troubles, backache and particularly
rheumatism.
Another well-known druggist asks
to continue the announcement Of
the prescription. 1t is doing SO much
real good here, he continues, that it
would be "a. crime not to do so. 1t
can not be repeated too often, anI
further states many cases OF remark
aple cures wrought.
THE following is the prescription, all
vegetable ingredients, making harm
less inexpensive compound, which any
person can prepare by shaking well in
q bottle: Fluid Extract DandeMon,
one half ounce; Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla,
three ownces. All flrst-class drug
store will sell this small amount Of
each Ingredient, and the dose for adults
Isl one teaspoorfful to be taken after
each meal and again at bedtime. There
A enough here tn last for one week. IL
taken according to directions. Good re-
suits will be apparent from the first
dose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
OBITUARY..
Adair.


Mrs. Addie May Affair." aged SO years.
wife of c. B. Adair, principal of the
LeGrand schools, died at her home in
LeGrand Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock of abscess Of the liver. Mrs.
Adair had been sick for a little more
than eight weeks. Addie Helfenstine
Adair was born March 2S, 1870, in Tay-
lor township. She was the daughter of
David and Sarah Helfenstine, now de-
ceased. Before her marriage at New
ton, August IS, 1900. to c. B. Adair
Mrs. Adair taught the primary depart
ment Of the LeGrand schools for four
years. She also taught in the county
schools for three years. Mrs. Adair
was member of the Christian church,
to which she belonged for a number of
years. Besides the husband she leaves
two brothers, W. F. and l. L. Helfen-
slime, of Liscomb and Taylor town
ships. respectively. The funeral will
be held from the LeGrand Christian
church Friday morning at II o'clock
Rev E. Kerr. officiating. The burial
will be in the Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
WILL WORK FORL, LOCO
NAMES ON PETITION
Committee Will Not Be Satisfied
With Bare Majority to Call
Election
NOW HAVE ABOUT 700 NAMES
Work Of Checking Over the Names
of Petition Returned to Headquarters
Progressing NiceIy-owners Of Small
Homes Enthusiastic in Af,ixins Sig
natures-committee Meets.

The general committee of the Mar
shalltown Retail Merchants Associa-
ton, which is looking after the secur'
ing of names to the election petition
to vote a 8 per cent tax aid to the
Marshalltown Electric, Street and In
terurban Railway Company, will not be
satisfied with less than 1000 names to
the petition.
Zone thousand" Is the cry of the
committee, and all the members of the
SUBJ committees are working with that
aim in view. The committee does not
wish to call an election by bare ma
jority Of the resident free holders, and
will attempt to secure a sufficient num-
Der of names to show that practically
all the taxpayers in Marshalltown want
the interurban.
The work Of checking over the lists
and making corrections is progressing
satisfactorily. Only about half the
lists are in, and from reports Of the
different sub committees it is believed
that 700 is a conservative estimate as
to the number of signatures now APP
pended to the different lists.
A revised list of the resident free
holders is being prepared, and will be
used for the final comparison. The list
that the committee has been using
was made two years ago. and there are
many new property owners to add since
the last list was made.
One matter of revision that is oc-
cupying considerable time is the fact
that on the many lists are names Of
men who, when the tax list is consult
ed, are not free holders in the true
sense of the word, because their prop
erty is in their wives names. In these
cases the names Of the wives have to
be secured instead of the husbands
One point that is gratifying to the
committee lies in the fact that among
the most enthusiastic of the interurban
signers are laboring men who own
small homes in the suburbs. The least
of the opposition comes from the poor
err classes, while the most comes from
men who have vast property holdings,
and who would therefore receive the
most benefit from a line of interurban
railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
THE WoMEN'S CLUB.
C. n. Van Law Addresses Members on
"The Business Woman"

C. n. Van Law Addresses Members on
"The Business Woman"
The program for the meeting Of the
day afternoon. was in charge of the
business department., Mrs. Benjamin
Packer, chairman The first number
on the program was piano solo, a
Russian selection, given by Miss
Katharine Armbruster, who interpreted
the piece before playing 1t. Respond
ing to an encore, she gave Failing
Waters
The feature of the afternoon was Mr..
G. III. Van Laws address on "The
Business Woman" He stated, in brief,
that altho the business woman in
America Is conundrum, 1t was not his
thought to criticise her and her ca
pacity. He treated the subject largely
from a domestic standpoint, emphasiz-
ing the necessity of businesslike
management In maintaining happy
home. He proved that American house,
wives control the nations wealth, in
one way or another, and submitted to
his audience the need of business
woman in the American home. Nota-
standard Of living seems to be out
reaching the income and it was point
ed out as duty of the housewife that
she keep the expenditures from ex-
ceeding the husbands income, of which
she should therefore be Informed. The
speaker said that there is one sad neg
lect in a business sense-that of open
ing up to American womanhood chan
nels Of experience in business. Influ-
ence of women in municipal affairs was
also touched upon, which brought up
the subject Of voting on the interurban
project. At the conclusion of his adj
dress, Mr.. Van Law answered or dis
cussed number of questions, princi-
pally on the latter subject. A vote Of
thanks was rendered the speaker for
his interesting and instructive talk.
The program closed with another de-
lightful number, a reading, Death
Bridge Of the Fay" (Will Carlton), by
Mrs. H. T. Mairs. Responding to an
encore, she gave short, humorous
sketch. The attendance at the meeting
was very fair, considering the weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
Official Action Is to Follow In
vestigation Which Is Now
Being Made
FRATERNITIEs o:MoRALIzING
Board Is Unanimous That High School
Is No Place For cIiques and Secret
Societies-Results Of limitations and
Late Hour. Noticeable In School
Work.

The school board proposes to put
its foot. figuratively speaking. on the
neck of school fraternities, secret or
CARNATIONS among the pupils, and
stamp them out before they establish
foothold in the schools, especially the
high school. One such fraternity has
already been organized by high school
boys, and this frat" is the cause Of
the investigation which Is now under
way, and on which the boards action
is to be based.
The board would Danish this frat
from the school before others are form
ed and the system is perm Gated with
Juvenile secret societies, which school
authorities are unanimous are detri-
mental to school work and discipline
and to the frat members themselves.
The subject was preached at the
monthly meeting of the board Wednes-
day night by Superintendent Coffeen.
who. as he expressed 1t. wished 10
"clear the atmosphere" before Superin-
tendent-elect A. Palmer took charge.
The board unanimously expressed its
disapproyal of fraternities and in
structed Mr.. Coffeen to investigate and
report at special meeting, when ac-
ton will be taken.
Just how the board expects to COM
bat this fraternity evil" as the board
is pleased to call H. was not outlined in
detail. altho it was intimated that the
board could make it All object to pu-
pills not to belong by debarring the
members from taking any active part
in school functions, or from participant
ing in any way in representing the
school,
Superintendent Coffeen is much OPP
posed to school fraternities, land of the
two. foot ball or fraternities." he said,
II much prefer foot ball" 1t is the
claim of teachers that already the eff
fects Of fraternity influence have
been felt In the school work and in the
classes, and 1t is not the purpose OF
Superintendent Coffeen to allow fra
ternities to secure the foothold they
have in other schools.
The claim against "frats" is that
their influence is detrimental and Of
ten vicious. that they divide the school
into cliques; that they hurt the MEM
bers and cause a decline in school in
terest and school work, and often
cause members to drop out of school,
and that they inject politics into the
schools, which constitutes source of
danger to the schools welfare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
coFFEEN RESIGNS.
Superintendent Of Schools Formally
Tenders Resignation and Successor Is

Superintendent Of Schools Formally
Tenders Resignation and Successor is
Elected.
The formal resignation of Superin-
tendant e. L. Coffeen was accepted and
Aaron Palmer of Maquoketa, his sue
cessor, was elected at the Wednesday
night meeting of the school board.
President Click was authorized by the
board to enter into "a contract with Mr..
Palmer for period of three years at a
salary OF $1,000, $4,000 and $1,000 for
the first, second and third years, re-
spectively. The CONTRACT is now in Mr.
Palmer's hands, altho his formal ac-
ceptance has not been made to the
board.
The board accepted Mr.. Coffeen's
resignation with regret, and in res2
olution 1t adopted, endorsed most high
ly his administration here, and wished
him we'll in his new work.
The industrial school is to be given
the use of one of the rooms Of the man
ual training building for its class each
Saturday during the fall, winter and
spring, provided the buildings and
grounds committee finds no serious OBJ
lection to giving it. The request for
room was made by Mrs. T. j. Fletcher,
who, in her communication, said the
east court room was often unavailable
because of conflicting meetings. This
binders the work A room in the south
east corner of the manual training
building will probably be loaned to the
Industrial school, which is to pay for
the janitor's work necessary to getting
it ready each Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
WEATHER CHANGE WELCOME.

Colder Temperature Suddenly Follows
Damp and Fogsy Weather.
The sudden change in the weather
Wednesday night was a welcome one,
after the damp and foggy weather Of
Wednesday, While the mercury did
not make much OF a d<op. a high wind
from the northwest made the temper
ature appear much colder.
Thirty-nine and % were Wednes-
days extremes. against as and % for
the day preceding, az and IS a year
ago, and 80 and 10 two years ago. AT
1880 this morning % was registered, as
against 80 for the corresponding hour
Wednesday morning, 10 year ago. and
IS two years ago. The precipitation
for the past twenty-four hours, ending
at 1880, was .09 of an inch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
Who Is Fav Shelton?

Dubuque papers are paying consid-
cradle attention to a police court case
In which Miss Fay Shelton, who claim
ed to have just reached Dubuque from
Marshalltown. where she had been Wis
iting for some time, caused the arrest
of three men for robbing her of $50 in
Dubuque saloon. Miss Shelton claims
that she stepped into saloon to usa
a telephone, early Sunday morning,
and was invited by some men to have
a bottle of beer She accepted the in
vitation, and alleges that she quit the
saloon minus half hundred. In Iowa
saloons are supposed to be closed on
Sunday, according to law. but in the
state OF Dubuque it seems that they are
open Sundays as we'll as week days.
Real Estate Transfers.
n. A. Stone and wife to John F. Ma
Grill, land in Albion. $500.