The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-05

Mems association at its regular monthly
meeting last evening. and he gave a most
interesting talk on the subject OF Public
Ownership for Public Utilities"
The meeting was presided over by
President william p. Dempsey and on the
platform besides the guest OF the evening
was former Governor Garvin.
Professor White is a most interesting
speaker He is forceful and earnest In
his statements and he has the faculty OF
telling story TO illustrate his remarks
in such a way as 20 make his argument
especially strong.
In beginning he stated that the reports
sn some newspapers that public owner
ship In Chicago was failure were sbso-
lutely wrong. He declared that II is win
ming converts ell the time and that in
those places where II had been tried II
had proved a complete success.
He declared that some people felt that
Ahe principal OF public ownership is tend
ang toward socialism, but this is not true,
said he. II do not believe In the govern
'ment interfering IN those affairs that the
individual can carry on better, but in
whose things which relate TO the public
welfare there Is a distinguishing charac-
iter"
He believed that fear that the increase
m the number OF public emHoyes would
lgreatly increase the power OF the party
(which had the patronage is due to ignor-
lance OF the merits OF the main question.
\ He spoke of the difference between the
lprivate corporations and those of a public
fcharacter. and declared that the rights of
the latter rested entirely in the law and
That without the rights given by the law
fthere would be no value in them. He as
'Herted that the majority of the people
who In this country are the sovereign
power could do anything. The only place
was In the making OF laws which would
change so-called contracts. which the con-
otitution declared cannot be broken. The
supreme court had declared That certain
privileges granted to corporations are
contracts In the meaning OF the law He
believed that I'm this decision Is the only
trouble. and the only remedy Is for the
- supreme court TO say that these so-eallea-
contracts are licenses. and that Is with
in the power OF the people to amend them
and change them.
He declared that according TO the re-
ports, the average value OF the railroad
properties In this country is $685. per
mile, and that engineers would say that
the actual average cost was $4,000 per
mile. so that the difference was the value
OF the land.
Said he: There are three classes OF
fares In European countries. The first
Is three cents per mile, and this is paid
by the aristocracy; the second is from one
and a half to two cents per mile. paid for
by the middle class, and the third Is less
than one cent per mile. and is paid by the
poorer class
In this country there are also thrSb
classes The first is the rich who pay
nothing; the second are the commercial
urummers, who pay two cents a mile and
the rest OF the people make up the third
class, who pay from three to four cents
= mile.
The speaker gave some interesting fig
ures showing the experiences OF certain
countries which have adopted the public
ownership idea, and he declared there is
always lessening of ooct to the public
and at the same time there is a reason
able earning shown.
During the course OF his remarks he
referred several times to the disclosures
just made public regarding the beef trust
OF which he said there was nothing
meaner In the world. and yet he said the
people are to blame because these things
had been made possible by the granting
or special privileges TO railroads which
should have remained In their own hands
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY MEETuNG.
There was meeting last evening of the
Darlington Improvement society at which
time tiSere was a discussion regarding the
poor police protection in that part of the
city which permitted rowdyism and
thieving.
MISSING FROM HOME
The police have been notified that
James Barrett is missing from the home
OF his father in Pleasant street.
MARRIED AT LOS ANGELES.
DR. Edgar Il. HefZer or this city and
Miss Louise Koelbe OF Georgetown. O..
were privately married Sunday morning
by Rev. Albert ]. Burdette at Los An
Eeles Cal DIR. Heizer went to Los An
mi ha Ghrlr
surprised to meet Miss Koelble. who Is
spending the winter In southern Califor-
MIA, and an old friendship was renewed
between the young couple.
Dr. Edgar f. Heizer Is wel-known
dentist here. where he has been living for
several years. He Is native OF Ohio
and his BRIDES home is In Springfield. O..
although she has been spending the
winter at Los Angeles. where they we're
married
DR. Heller is a prominent Mason being
. member OF Union lodge. No. 10. OF Paw
tucket, OF Pawtucket Royal Arch chan
ter. Pawtucket Council. r. and s. NJ, and
OF Holy Sepulchre Commandery. No. s.
X. t. He is also a member OF Palestine
Temple, A. A. o. n. O. T. NJ S. OF this
city, and had planned 10 make the trim
west with the Shriners from this state.
He has been In California for several
weeks and is not expected to return until
next month
WILL MEET HERE.
The grand board OF officers OF the Man
chester Unity. along with representatives
from all the lodges in the district. will
hold a meeting on Friday. June \ in tho
lodge rooms OF s. s. colyer lodge. Paw
tucket, for the purpose OF arranging for
the annual excursion OF the dlstrlc.
TO ENTERTAIN JUNE :.
May Temple OF the Rathbone Sisters
OF Pawtucket appointed committee Al
Its last session TO arrange for an enter
tainment June Z. The Ladies' Minstrel
company OF Lucretia temple will take
part In the program OF the evening.
BIG RD0lsTRATIoN.
The Democratic forces I'm the Pleasant
View section were out I'm force lest even
ing and when City Clark Rowe closed his
registration books at the Fountain street
ward room there had been Si7 names
added 20 the list, a large proportIon of