The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-19
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Tn. story ~ Ed~on- sarlv struggles
In. b.,en told often before here " has
his aCuIu"-s.u,,' 10 - sub-t actual cor
,,.ctn.-- In he account q; h.s success
siN. discoveries IN" aut hors do rst always
,,ak, ~ .l,a- wu.'rh her Edi-oh ~a- the
oriElna! inventor ~ only IN" improN-r
and practical .,dapr"r they tell M tull,
however and ia an interesting manner.
the story of Zach ut hI- rpmarkablA APP
plication- gG r''ct"icIty the stock ticker.
multiple '"lr-raphV. tn" micrnph"n-,
the phonrgranu the in,'an'i'~r"n' lamp,
tn. elective railway motion pictures
the storage hl'r"rv. rh.' experiments IA
ore milling and WIN Purtlaud cement
In the ap,r"udlN Win h" found "A scientific
description of hl- various invent ions and
lists of hl- many pa'-niS II - an ~.
traortinary and fa~cIult,ug story
Economics AMI social Questions.
The commas ION form ~ city govern
ment IL IN some respects a return 10 early
American practice II ~ lIk. the old city
council in that 1t concentrates all local
powers, administrative and Legislative.
in one authority The chief difference
between the modern commission and
election ~ office The members Of
the modern commission are elected at
large, a fact which It il said. eliminates
the Objectionable features incident &"
ward politics. The American commission
form OF government originated at Calves
ton about ten wears ago. IL has since
been adopted with or without modification
in sixty-seven cities. Its rapid spread
In one Of the most remarkable develop
ments Of tn. movement for city reform
in America An important modification
of the Galveston commission plan origi-
mated in Dies Mon.s IN 1907. The Dies
Moines system provides FOR double
election: a primary election at which any
one NAV he "A candidate and "A tinal cleo
ton when the two candidates for each
of the five commls-lonershIps who led IN
the primary voting are up for the de-
termining ballot. An account Of the
commission system with particular refer
ence TO DeS Molnes - given 10y John j.
Hamilton in The DethTonement Of the
City Boss Dunk 4 Wagnalls CO... MIR
Hamilton was identified with the reform
movement IN Des Moines and 50 far as
that town j. concerned writes from first
hand knowledge. The book contains
among other appendices the full text of
the D-- Moincs charter.
Oscar T. Crosby iii Strikes When TO
STRIKE. How to STRIKE 90. y. Putnam =
Sons, deals With tn" subject Of industrial
contests from the ethical point oil view.
The true evil 81 such contests, h. saws.
arises from violence. wing and hate.
His pirpr-.. - :" show how this evIl may
h. diminished IA III" sid" Of organized
Inbor. one Of ms suggestions - that IN"
unions should provid. larger oppor-
tunitiaS Tor constructive work on the
mart nT their leaders - taking mp CO.
oparhriy" enterprises For "Aampl"
every strong union m'gn' Cnnduct CO.
operative h.IhiilG and loan society
with substantial profit to ~ members
Their. - no reason why w"Tkingm-n IN
larg.. number. should not own each a
SUBURBAN dwelling nr an apartment IN a
cnnperlttv" '"lem-nt hpu~". \ union
engaged ~ work at th,- sort would II"
impalleG To- Chon-. hruaimIn6ed. cool
headed l-a.lcrs Of good business jIdg-
mon, Strikes would then. Mr.. crosby
thinks becoTnN an OCCASIONAL rs.Snu " IN
stead of u mere I1rId"ni nf union leader
sn,p. A. In" sam" tim" a strike Of HON"
owners who had no "NCcs~Iv" rents 10
pay C,Ili h.. Il tormIiabI" thing to "I.i-
ployer.
Tho I.arwIf lectures II DR. Charles
W Ehpt. y-,--id-nt emeritus Of Harvard.
read AZ * .rsuu college ~ October last
year. appear NOW ~ r"'E form Tnri"r IN"
title Of -rho Fu,ur" e Trades CniorI-m
and Capitalism IN democracy 20. p
Putnam SOM. tn" lectures. two IN
number w"-" - extensively reported ~
the tinc thny- were gwen a. To- leave no
4 - Ff4p a sal
dnctrIn" II vas Tint IN. hnal court
az apr..,l III a democracy - public opinion
and .ha, rr"-r If our industrial rll- could
be cured ny d"vIsInE ef"ctIv" means ~
publicity Wherever IA" full truth II
known public ointment can b." trusted
To JutG" wisely and :" enforc" IT. JudE
mcnt
The excavation wori, involved III build
ing and operating railroads - dealt
with in Railroad tdmIuistra ron Apple
tons by Raw Morris IL tn" Railway Ago
,;rz6's IN" book ~ a survey of the
problems Il ra'ir3ahinE ~ they apoear
20 IN" general manager From this
point II Wow th"v are largely dIss )cia' ed
from technical de-; ais and max. inter
esting reading Timely chap' .rss ar" de
voted 30 government uvnsrship abroad
and m. public r"lai ions Il our Amer
lean railway and rher. - vslIabl.
dl-cission 81 ~" Typographical and
pathological conditions rhl' favor or
hinder railroad Development IN various
sections II h" t'nIir NJ arcs
Prof John i sullivan ~ n" InIv"r-
s.-y = Pennsylvania has produced IN
american Corporations" 'Nrpl"'puSi a
book which though ur"pl rcd ~ tn"
form Il = Tow boz. wrn QUESTIONS
af'"- go ,har'"r. ~hpyId b" a handy
work ~ r..f"r.nc" for TIA" ay.rag" bust
u..-= man n -'ai''- TN" legal rules gov
..ruing cufprTai organization and man
a.amru' and contains - prpfI~irn Of
a.prpg.- forms -'pck o"r' I!cI'.-. no
tIc..s 'r -'urhhrld"~- and IA" III"
tnn,h.- r"v' hoo. published hy tn"
hrui.'runs - ,prpurI'Iun Finance. hy
idwIr,. = Mad" ur h" uIrr rn school ~
fIGau, and VfuI.I,..l.s. 30 hpl riyrrSI'v e