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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
1.-THE IDIOT on N. 0.
a Suppressed Chapter Of @coffee
and Repartee" by J. K. Bangs.

Glorious Times Coming. When Each
Passenger VIII Be Paid For Riding
on the Street cars-Morris Chairs.
Desks and Carnegie Libraries to Be
PrOvised-Ths City to Pay the Bill.
II see" said the idiot as he folded up
the morning paper and sat on 1t so that
his fellow boarders might not come
into possession, 'ithat the municipal
marshmallow and peanut brittle plant
at Hohokus has been sold to the candy
trust, and the dream of comparatively
free and absolutely pure marshmal-
lows and peanut brittle under the con.
troll Of the city fathers has turned ont
to be mere bit OF bankrupted rides.
cence."
TITS all iridescence-the whole mu.
nlclpal ownership scheme" said Mr..
Brief, the lawyer. "Its bubble with.
out even the soap"
''oh, 1 don't think that" said the
idiot Seems to me it's pretty good
scheme only they ought to make 1t
comprehensive. What 1 want to see
is the day when the municipality owns
everything that now fills the lndlyid-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
PhlIadeIphla,s WaterMork,.

The Philadelphia Public Ledger pre-.
diets a general shakeup In the water
department as the result of recent In.
spection of the pumping stations. II
states that evidence of neglect and in
efficiency was found on every hand.
This Is not surprising in view of the
fact that some Of the engineers In
charge of pumping stations were orig.
inally appointed as coal beavers and
owe to political influence their promo.
ton to their present responsible posi-
tons. The officials admit that the con.
dition is serious, as much oe the ma
chinery is so worn as to be incapable
Of performing anything like It's full
duty. 1t is also admitted that much Of
the material received for repairs. etc,
Is defective and not in accordance with
specifications. This condition has been
known to members of the council for
years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17


ssem to lake the cost of these thlnxs
into csnsideration.-
WHO pays for the parks, the police.
the Ere Department. asked the IDIOT
II win an come ont Of the pockets OF
the city, Of course. All the city has to
90 e 20 establish a municipal printing
establishment and publish few
bonds whenever the sinking fund gets
below the water line. Say they need
hundred million to start with. That
means only a hundred thousand bonds
OF a par value OF $1,000. Or they
might get 'em out IN smaller demon
nations Of 500 each, SO that the PEG
pie could buy them and thus put lot
OF US In possession OF certificate Of
ownership. They'd look mighty pret-
" framed and hung on the wall. The
best way to do. however. would be to
send them over to England and sen
'em there. for II is an established fact
that there Is always somebody In Eng
land somewhere that viii buy any.
thing"
THAT remains to be proved" said
Mr.. Brief.
well. all have to say is that IL
you'll pay my expenses to London and
back. guarantee me immunity from
prosecution and provide me with the
certificates I'll have Boston Common
Incorporated at 100000 tomorrow
and sell the whole issue at IS before
the first day of next April" said the
idiot. "rll make the late G. whitaker
Wright look like 80 cents"
'That may be, but they'd prosecute
You just the same. They landed
Wright and they landed HooIey for
very much the same sort OF thing.
And after awhile they'd do the same
with the city IL It put it's privately
printed bonds for municipal ownership
Of the trolley on the market" persisted
Mr.. Brief. Cant you see thatr
"Yes," said the idiot. ''But that's
the biggest point for the municipality
in the whole business. You can't send
a whole city to jail, you know"
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
unfair pIstribution . co.t.

A special dispatch from Klrkwood.
Mo-, to the Chicago Tribune states
that the municipal electric light plant
Of that city has proved failure. The
generating plant will be shut down.
and electricity will be purchased from
a private company at one-third Of what
It has cost the city to make 1t. The
city win sell to It's customers at a
price high enough to enable 1t to light
the streets without cost to the tax.
payers. This is typical Of municipal
ownership inequlty-to force the users
Of electricity to pay Tor an the street
lighting. although they are not bene.
fited any more than the citizens who
use gas or oil
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
LOSS $4,000 A WEEK.
Cost Of Municipal Ownership to English
Wage Farmers.

During the years 19O1-05 the rate
Of wages paid In Great Britain declined
to such an extent that at the end Of
that period the workers were getting
$50, 600 less week than in 1900. The
total loss in wages for the Ave years
compared with the wage scale Of 1900
was more than $100O00,000. The par.
hamentary report from which these fig-
ures are taken records a reaction dur
ing the first half OF last year, but the
increase Is but a bagatelle compared
with the enormous loss recorded above.
As England is the country where gov
eminent and municipal ownership is
most general. these figures show that
public ownership does not raise wages
In general, but raises the wages OF the
few at the expense of the many.
This tremendous reduction in wages
Is due largely to increased taxation
caused by the losses Of the government
and municipal industries. for higher
taxes mean higher rents and a general
increase In the cost of production,
which must be offset In some way II
England Is to maintain her trade In the
face Of the worlds competition. The
easiest way to economtze Is to cut
wages, and so the wage Garner has
had to pay for municipal experiments
both in lower wages and higher rents.
When the wage Garner Is asked to
vote for municipal ownership he should
bear In mind that at the same time he
would vote for all that goes with it,
higher living expenses and lower
wages, perhaps no wages at ALL Who
benehtsT The politician who gets
new popular issue, the politicians close
friends who are put on municipal Jobs
and the large consumer who gets his
service for less than cost. Where does
the wage Garner come in2 he pays
the bills.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
aIANNERs 11Kr 4 cHrsrrnp1r1.n.

the commissioner Of parks. Beautiful
hedges Of japanese japonica win con.
ceal the tracks from public gaze. AT
each street corner will be flower beds,
in which the number Of the street is
set forth in growing plants. Trailing
arbutus and Virginia creeper or wis
TARA vines viii cover the trolley poles.
and in time. when these have had q
chance to grow, the whole trolley line
viii look like a beautiful fioral and
green arbor, and people, living along
the line. instead OF looking out upon an
ugly highway OF steel and iron and
wire. will gaze upon what appears to
be a stretch of Eden running through
their midst. Now. what could be bet.
terr'
cit seems perfectly lovely" said Mrs.
Pedagog. the idiots Iandlady, enthusI.
asticaIly.
Who's going 70 pay Cor all thls7.,
asked Mr.. Brief. "You people don't
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17

THE DOOIOR'S BlLL
Doesn't worry the insured mas
who meets with IN accident Ht
knows that his policy WIN provide
him with sufficient money to Ok thai
up and more. But
THE UNINSURED NAN
How Is Il With hint Ills income
cut on during HIS disability, HIS say.
ings depleted BY doctor hilis and Nv.
ing expenses. The very thougn
ought to induce ipon 70 have us wTit1
ron an acciden insurance policy =
once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17

THREE INSERTIONS FOR s5c
payment in every case, in I'd.
vance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
Failur. q Munieipal asksrl.,

The failure Of the municipal bak.
cries at Catania. Italy. Is reported by
Mr.. Churchill. the British consul at
Palermo There was a 10000 deficit
b the balance sheet. and the request
Eoyernlng a loan OF $4,000 was re-
fused by a royal commission. In CON
leuuenee the, institution has been
tlosed. = United States Consular BE.
9orts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
Have You? and Do You?

Have you house for rent?
Have you a furnished or unfurni1.
ed room for rent?
Have you anything for saleY
Have you money to loanf
Have you had anything stolenP
Have you lost anything2
Have you found anythingS
Have you horses or cows strayed
from your premises7
Do you want to rent a house?
Do you want to rent furnished OF
unfurnished roomf
DO you want to borrow money?
Do you want to buy anything?
Do you want to sell anythingP
Do you want help?
Do you want a girl?
DO you want boy?
If so use the.
want Column"
of The Telegram
THREE INSERTIONS FOR Csc
payment in every case. in al
vance.
IF YOU WANT A POSITION
an advertisement viii be inserted
in the Telegram WANTED
COLUMN six times without any
charge.
Is: Telegram
is!the Medium scr Won, Ads
REMEMBER THIS.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
Gertrude Ewing

The Dallas (Texas) Times Herald
says: "The Gertrude Ewing COM
pany presented In the Shadow of the
Car to a large audience at the OPP
era house last night. The play is a
story of Russian intrigue with love as
a dominating influence, and furnished
plenty of excitement of the melodra-
matte kind and keeps the interest of
the audience well distributed through
out its four acts. Miss Ewings role
was that of French actress who is
called upon to FIJI another's cup OF
happiness to the brim while draining
her own to the bitterest dregs. 1t
gave her opportunity to display her
emotional talent and she utilized the
opportunity to splendid advantage,
giving an Interpretation of the rode
that was finished and artistic end
beautifully dressed. She has surround
ed herself with a very capable sup
porting company, and the vaudeville
numbers between acts are in some re-
spects refreshing departure from
the established standard"
Miss Ewing and her clever COM
pany will be the attraction at The
Kentucky theater for one week COM
mencing Monday March 4, with mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28

A case is known to us of young
man, residing near an army post.
who had studied for the West Point
examination, but failed OF appoint
ment owing to adverse political In
|fluence brought to bear on his Con-
gresham. as he believed. Much de
pressed he told his troubles to the
Icommandant at Fort Thomas. who
advised him to enlist and fight his
way up. His father and older broth
Ter were clergymen, another brother
held a good place in the civil ser
vice. and all were opposed to the
suggestion, but he persisted. Within
"a year he was corporal; little
skirmish in the Philippines gave him
another lift: and he received his COM
mission as second lieutenant in less
time than If he had gone through
West Point. OF the forty-one men
who we're commissioned second lieu-
tenant on January 81, after having
risen from the ranks, many might
tell much the same story. Such facts
seem likely to make the work OF our
recruiting officers less dishearten-
ng.-From Golfers for February %,
1907.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
WHERE DID J. D. DROP CASH
Boston News Bureau Cannot Figure
Where Wealth Has Gone.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-The Boston
News Bureau saysi 1.-THE apparently
official statement for John, d.. Rookie
Teller that he owns only 20 per cent
|of Standard OIL that ne is worth less
than 5000, 100000. and that his in
come could not exceed 500 900, 600 in
his most prosperous year. raises the
natural inquiry as to what has be-
come Of Mr.. Rockefeller's money. It
is we'll known that he has been at
times a heavy speculator, and it is
generally known that this plan does
not pay.
1--WE know that Mr.. Rockefeller
ought to be worth more than $1,000
100000 at the present time if state
ments made by his own family a few
years ago as to the amount of his
wealth had any basis of truth.
MT. Rockefeller has not given
way enough money to reduce his for
tune to 100000. and the ques-
ton naturally arises as to where be
lost his money. He publicly an
nounnced that, he did not originally
invest in amalgamated.
Then where did he lose ft?''
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
MANY OFFERS FOR
PADUCAH PLAYERS
Dick Brahic Wanted by Two
Big Clubs
Former Kitty Lacquer and Manages
of Teire Haute Team In City
Talks.
SAYS rADucAH IS GOOD TOWN.

Jacksonville. Fla. In the South At
lantic, and jackson, Miss. in the
Cotton States league want Dick Bra
hic, the "headiest" Indian, twirler but
he has not made up his mind to att
tach his John Henry to the contract.
Dick is thinl1ing-like he used to on
the ball fieldand win not Jump in
before he. knows where he is at. as
he puts 1t.
yes, l have letters from both
teams and they want me to sign but
l have not made up my mind" Brahic
said. 81 have letters from other
places but Will not consider them,
One is from Charleston, H., last
year in the Nation combination in
the Kitty The league it belongs to
does not amount to much. but / APP
Ipreciate the compliment because
there is where received good treat
ment and feel gratified that my work
was appreciated .ss
Harry Cooper. now railroading. IS
also being sought after, but has not
signed. Cooper fell down in hitting
hast season, but has been keeping
good" this winter and win be in the
pink of condition.
McAndrews Here. 49,
Pat McAndrews, formerly short
stop for the Hopkinsville Kitty lea
que team and last year manager Of
the Keokuk, Iowa, team, was in Pa
ducah yesterday on business. He is
travelling out of Indianapolis and will
leave the road in two weeks for his
training out with the Terre Haute
team. The Terre Haute team bought
him last season because of his phe-
nomenal work.
81 had Bobbie Barlow with me last
season for a few weeks, but he fel
down." McAndrews stated. "Bobbie
was AN in and just nike a kid away
from home for the first time. His
sensational fielding seen with Padu-
cab and Hopkinsville in the Kitty,
was painfully absent in my team and
had to send him home"
McAndrews is in good trim and
his many Paducah friends will be
pleased to learn that he has secured
a good berth in faster company.
"Padueah will be in league next
year." McAndrews declared. "You
can't keep her out. Paducah is good
baseball town.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
Chrls McNIahon Back.

Chris Mcmahon, double bass and
tuba player with the Donnelly & Hat
field Ministries, has returned home.
having quit the road" and will. be
heard again in The Kentucky orches-
ira. He tired of the south, and hav-
ing urgent business at home decided
to return. He was a success, but the
management failed to prevail upon
him to remain. However. he will be
seen in the parade with the company
when 1t reaches here March II.
The Donnelly & Hatfield MINISTRIES
are excellent. Press notices from all
over the south pronounce them high
class.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
Dream of Flight.

Soon shall the frequent bicycles
And roaring motor car
Be quite as rare as icicles
In summer solstice are.
Yes! They'll be dead as Pharaoh
plain
It seems to me indeed
When all prefer the aeroplane
For comfort rest and speed.
Yet nervous folk will, caviling
At the mode, find full soon
The safest way of travelling
By steerable balloon.
For ecstasy then singing out
To learn at least she can,
Will Mary Jane go winging out
With her discreet young man?
Then quite intent on gaining it,
And one in heart and mind,
When we go aeroplaning It,
'Tis heaven, my own, we'll find
While well agreed between us is
This plan we cherish still
Well honeymoon where Venus is
BY Jupiter, we will.
London Chronicle
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
"James Boys in Missouri"

Those who are fond Of dramatic
situations and thrilling climaxes will
be furnished treat when "The
James Boys in Missouri is put on here
Saturday matinee and night. This
melo-dramatic production is said to
be the most vivid of the kind ever
put on the stage. The company is
large and brings with it a complete
setting for every act.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28

Scarcely more than a third as
Imuon rain fell in February as was
recorded for January. The rainfall
for the month was 1884 inches and
with "A small snow fall of three inch
es February this year corresponds.
in many ways with the same month
last year. The river rose OF in the
last "a hours. bringing the stage up
to 201. February 2S, last year, the
stage was 1872 ana rising. Business
at the wharf is anead Of this time
last year. FAX. l
Boiler repairs delayed thenarrival
of the Joe Wheeler, which came in
yesterday afternoon from Chattanoo-
ga. After unloading at Joppa the
Wneeler returned here and will leave
late this afternoon for the long run
to Chattanooga. lt5t
y. An unwonted trip was forced on
1.-THE, Fannie Wallace yesterday when
word was received from Cairo that
1.-THE coal supply on the Harvester had
run out. The Fannie Wallace left for
Cairo with barge of coal in tow to
lh,l the bunkers OF the Harvester,
which. with 3S barges in tow, is eat
ling up more coal than anticipated.
H.. c. Stroud, marine engineer
from Henderson, is in the city look
ing over the field. He mas his MEM
bership with the locai association.
While t. Fannie Wallace is at
Cairo, the Harth is handling the
barges of the West Kentucky Coal
company around the river front.
The Mountaineer on the dry docks
has decided to go on F. Gents show
boat. where he will manipulate the
moving picture show. The showboat
will leave in May.
Thursday usually is a big day for
the Evansville packets and the Joe
Fowler came in late from that point
this afternoon.
Business was big for the Buttorff
yesterday in the Cumberland rivei
trade. Business is big for all the
through and short line packets. The
packets and towboats are doing as
much to develop the resources of
the territory drained by the rivers as
any other factor. They are bringing
out the timber and produce of the
farmers and leaving Uncle Sans
hard coin in their place.
The Dick Fowler had various in
Iteresting items among the shipments
this morning, one being last nights
theater company
The Kentucky will arrive tonight
from the Tennessee river.
Harry Stanley has taken job as
assistant engineer on the Condor to
help repair the machinery and boil
ers on that boat while being repaired
on the ways.
Official Forecasts. w
The Ohio at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon will continue rising during
the next several days. At Paducah
and Cairo will continue rising dur
ling the next four days. A stage OF
about 20 feet will be reached at
Cairo by Friday morning.
The Tennessee from Florence to
the mouth will continue rising during
the next "a to SO hours.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis to Chester. win fall tonight,
and Thursday; from Cape Girardeau
to Cairo will continue rising during
the next "a hours.
The Wabash at Nj CARMEL no ma
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA
FROM COLDS.

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy re-
moves cause. Call for full name
Look for signature E. w. GROVE
25c,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28

There is talk in Germany of wild
ening the Baltic Canal. The traffic
last year on the canal reached to-
tai OF 34,150 vessels.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28
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4 THEATRICAL NOTES \
Ar THE KENTUCKY.

Saturday Matinee and Night--"James
Boys in Missouri"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-28

About $50 whales are captured
yearly Each whale average 1000
gallons Of oil. a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16
TWO PROMINENT
 YOUNG MEN DEAD
G. Hawkins Norton Is Killed By
 Accidental Discharge of Gun
WALTER GRIMA BROWNS
Both Men Who Were Prominent in Social and Business Circles in New Orleans We're Members of a
 Hunting Party.

New Orleans, December 15.-G. Hawkins Norton. customs agent for the Illinois Central railroad, and Walter Grima, prominent young cotton broker, both lost their lives in a tragic manner today while members of hunting party at the Rigolets, 25 miles from New Orleans on the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad
 Norton lost his life as a result of a gunshot wound in the side, and Grima was drowned by the ovepturning of a boat
 Both men were prominent in the club and social life of New Orleans.
 Norton was in a blind with Harry S. Buckner, commercial agent of the Big Four railway, waiting for a shot at some wild ducks. Buckner says that in some unaccountable manner his gun was discharged, blowing off the top of Norton's head
 Grima, in company with Audley M Post, commercial agent of the South ern Pacific railroad, started across the Rigolets, when they were carried out into deep water, where their skiff cap sized. They battled for almost an hour finally washed exhausted into marsh whe ere both lay unconscious. Grima was washed back out into deep water where his body sank.
 The bodies of both Grima and Norton were brought to New Orleans on a train which arrived here about mid night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16
LOUISIANA FIGHT
 ON LOAN TAX LAW
Papers Down There Are Demanding Repeal of Measure Similar to That
 of Alabama.

Louisiana doesn't think any more of the tax on foreign loan companies than Ala bama does, according to New Orleans pa pers. A very strong protest against 1t is being made through the columns of these papers, the New Orleans Item coming out Saturday afternoon in great headlines to the effect that Twenty to Thirty Million Are Barred Out by Mortgage Tax" and in a long story, covering several columns demanding that the act creating this tax be repealed.
 The following words, inclosed in box, are printed at the top of the page:
 From $2O,OO0,00O to $50, 900 900 has been barred from the state because of the mortgage tax.
 Insurance companies formerly evaded the law by smuggling funds into the state, but were obliged to discontinue this practice when their books were examined during the recent insurance investigations
 Repeal the law; let's forget it ever existed, is the general sentiment"
 According to the story in the Item the insurance companies had been in the habit of smuggling money Into New Or leans. sending money to New Orleans financers, who loaned the money out as their own money. This habit was broken up by the insurance scandals, which brought to light the fact that huge sums of money had thus been sent to New Or leans. Since then, according to the Item, a sort of stagnation has. set in, and it is practically impossible to borrow money for the construction of small dwellings, much less large office buildings.
 Many of the men who were for the passage of the act some time ago are now opposed to 1t, and it will undoubtedly go the same back route which the Alabama bill took.