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The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
SOCIETY

Mrs.. Al. Nehls announces the ap'
nroaching marriage OF her daughter
MIS- Edith Louise Nehls. to Herbert
Whalley Acason. the ceremony TO take
place Wednesday, Sept. a.
The marriage OF Miss Julie Du'
y charme. of Crosse Pointe Farms, 10
the Duke del Monte, OF italy, VIII
4 take place Sept 10 instead or sept
Ia. as originally announced. -
Mr.. and Mrs. James ID. Standisn, NO
~ Alfred-st., announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Miss Jane
Standish. 10 Courtlandt Van Voorhis'
OF Brookline. Mass.
All OF the Masonic lodges or the city
will Join In an outing to Bois biauc
Wednesday, Aug. 81. A long pro-
gram OF sports and games has been
arranged
Miss Susie Hubbell and Harold
Hubbel. OF Rayenna, o., have returned
TO their home after two weeks Visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Brown, NO.
u s7h Twelfth-st. The young people
were much entertained during their
stay In the city.
1 The engagement is announced OF
Miss Alberta Hayes, daughter or Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Hayes, No. 90 Atkin-
son-aye., TO Harry +. Postal. son OF
II Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Postal. No. so
gChandler-ave.
Herr Paul Stoye. OF Eisleben, sax
ony. who has been the guest or his
uncle. A. Stoye, No. II Grandale-ave.,
for several weeks past. has gone TO
Chicago. where he will make mis- fu-
ture home. Herr Stoye Is we'll
known pianist and while studying
music In the Royal conservatory in
Ielpsic was an assistant professor In
the university I'm that city. He will
open a studio In Chicago.
o.
The annual festival held in the Ger
man Protestant Home for Orphans and
Old People, West Grand-blvd.. Sunday
afternoon and evening, attracted
gathering OF about 1900 visitors and
neted $3.50 for the benefit OF the home.
Addresses were made by visiting
clergy. and musical program, in
which the children in the home par
licipated. was much enjoyed.
A fashionable wedding OF interest
TO Detroit society will be celebrated
In the Church OF Our Lady of Lourdes,
New York city, Wednesday morning.
Aug 81, when Miss Catharine Adele
LeCompte, daughter OF Mrs. Howard
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
TO THE PUBLIC
GREETING:


day o the public t
1t hthed
from in t
Michigan
by o
outside on in
in 20 in
nsmg % deponors o.
DETROIT
o nand is
% eel mpl
m AZ homthe OF it
,verydo of which is pure
bank
dollars is
DEPOSITS
bankin
recurring ninety days notice for the withdrawal
6r ssinde
los nnwhat taken into
o ~ thousand hundred
a to connected with its
was beIed abroad m
Eter directors
nauguei
ans
W nanksw
unab division
>drpsnor
II the progressive approval
land seek absolutely depository
invite THE DETROIT
will
Eef our business under increasingly satisfactory - -
BANKING MAIL.
Address
FRANK B. President
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30

3. w. Bends. Of Coal City, Ala. says
he struck Z perfect mine Of health In
DIR. Kings New Life Pills for they
cured him OF Liver and Kidney
They are the best pills on earth for
Constipation, Malaria, Headache,
Dyspepsia, Debility. At Il. G.. K.nsel
Central Drug Co., Gray 4 Worcester
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
DAILY VIA d. & c. LINE

from August 20 to September 10
you can leave Detroit for the
great Toronto Fair. Steamer
leaves week days at 500 p. m.
and Sundays at 4 90 p. m.
Fare, $5.o5 round trip. This is
an ideal time for a vacation trip,
Make your arrangements today.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
NOTICE-STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT.
BOARD OF ,AssEssoRs' OFFICE.
Detroit. Aug. rs. 1910.
Paving Notice No. IO33.
m
WATERLOO STREET.


To Lothrop Estate Co. Ltd. Theresa
Rolshoven. r.. w. Schroeder. and to all
other persons owning. occupying. or
and premises fronting on waterloo
street. Ia said City of Detroit, within
the limits hereinafter mentioned.
The Common Council OF the City OF
Detroit, having ordered so much OF
Waterloo street. from the west line of
Helen avenue to the west line OF
Boulevard, to be graded and paved. no.
tice 10 hereby given that an assessment
has been made upon all the lots. and
premises fronting on said Waterloo
street, and liable to be assessed for
said Improvement under the provisions
OF the City Charter. and that a roll OF
said assessment Is now completed, and
will remain at the Assessors Ofnce, in
the City OF Detroit. from the date here
OF until Sept 10. 1910. for the inspec-
ton OF all persons concerned therein.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS,
600 BY JOHN c. NAGEL.
President
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
A Slashino Hit.

Miss Van Bullion cut a big figure
I'm society abroad, didn't she?'
Eyes; about twelve million, | should
say"
The Detroit times., 1910-08-30
Az EMU e.

The Brigadiers. a burlesque organ
ization OF sprightly maidens and
funny comedians, opened weeks
engagement In the Avenue theater
Sunday afternoon.
While both musical comedy offerings
are good, the olio. sandwiched by
these two affairs. is Of unusual merit.
The whole performance is one pleas
ing to the eye and the musical num-
bers work with spirit and dash.
The number which stands out
strongest in the olio is that OF Chick
and Chicklets," presenting a rafting
good bicycle act. Chick Is an attenu-
ated person whose antics prove him a
veritable wizard of the wheel. The
chicklets are his two Woodworking
youngsters. who are very. clever.
One OF the chicklets appears later in
singing act with his mother. Ger
trude Fiske. The boy sings from
among the audience.
ALI and Anna Meek Bonner have a
clever lot OF talk and some good song
numbers. The woman is good to look
upon and is grace personified. Sandy
McGregor gives representations OF
Harry Lauder
The engagement Is for the entire
week, with the usual matinees.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

been accomplished in any state. the state will be admitted to what is known as the registration area"
 But Arizona hopes before long to be numbered among the states in the registration area. The last legisia- ture passed law governing the reg istration of births. deaths. etc. which if efficiently carried out would en- title Arizona to enter that area. Ad- ministration of that law is under the direction of Dr. F.. s. Godfrey. superintendent of public health. and he has been engaged ever since the law was passed. in systematic work for it's effective use. It is pleasing to say he is getting along nicely. though at first it was hard to get the local registrars to give the matter the attention it demands. Reports in recent months have been quite satis- factory and each month they are q little more complete.
 pr. Godfrey is. now informed that the census bureau will undertake to check his work during the present year and that if the results are sat- is factory. Arizona will be admitted to the registration area. He has therefore issued the following letter to all local registrars in the territory Arizona Territorial Board Of Health,
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
PERSONAL MENTION

Guests at the Hotel Adams are: Thomas J. Lynch. Pittsburg; Philip B. Drake, Denver; L. V. Cummins, San Francisco: G. s. Mackenzie. Chi cago; H. R. Liebman, Columbus. O.; D. l.. Brumback, Jr., Van Vert, O.; B. w. Martin. Chicago; Arthur Meyer. New York: F. J. Hillebrand, Los An geles; l.. F'itzjarrel. Los Angeles; R. E. Porter, San Francisco: C. w. Hustmann, san Francisco; w. H. Colby, Tucson; w. H. Constable. Los Angeles; H McKinnie. Glendale; Dan Van Wagener Los Angeles; x. A. Jones, San Francisco; A. G. Barker. Soldier, Idaho; c. H. Ruggles. Kel
 win; J. Huber. Los Angeles; T. c. Norris. Detroit: Arthur Wagoner. San Francisco: Mrs. NJ. Kearney. Grand Rapids: Mir and Mrs. L $. Fitzgib- bons. Grand Rapids; A. L. White.
 At the Ford are: H. S. Hale. Dem yer; D. F. Ryan and wife, Wayne. Neb.; E. E. Forsdale, Los Angeles;
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
Bureau of Vital Statistics. Office of the Registrar.
 Phoenix, February 10. 1910.

Dear Sir-I am informed by Dr. Greasy l.. Wilbur chief statistician. division of vital statistics, bureau of the census. that upon my request he will ask that the director of the cen sus make a test of the efficiency of the death registration of this terri tory This test will be applied with a view to determining whether or not the registration of deaths is sufficient ly accurate to admit Arizona to the registration area of the United States The states constituting this area will be found in the November number of the bulletin of this board. It constitutes those states and cities whose death registration includes 90 per cent or more of all deaths oc- curing in them.
 Believing that the law has been in force long enough for the local reg istrars ohave become familiar with istrars to have become familiar with test be made during the early part of the current year. l am therefore writing to all local registrars that they be unusually careful to see that all deaths occurring within their re- spective jurisdictions be registered; that they report promptly each month on the cards provided for. that pur- pose, the number of certificates re- turned by them to the county regis trars; that in the event of no deaths or no births having occurred during month they report that fact on the cards provided for that purpose. These report cards are forwarded by the county registrars to this office
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

and are necessary in order to be cer- tain that all certificates returned by local registrars are received here.
 It is to be hoped that the impor- tance of this territory's being admit ted to the registration area will be appreciated by the local registrars and that they will give to this work the attention which it so truly de- serves. 1 sincerely trust that you will be in accord with the aim indi- cated above. and that your hearty cooperation will be forthcoming in attaining it.
 Yours very truly.
 EDWARD s. GODFREY. JR.,
 Registrar.
 The value of effective registration is not appreciated as it should be by majority of the people. The cen sus bureau has issued much litera- ture on this subject that is well worth perusal. but it may be stated that some of the reasons for regis tration of births and deaths are that the keeping of such records often prevents or reveals crime; often is of great value in establishing property rights. iil administering estates. set ting lawsuits. etc. It is also the basis of investigation as to the prog ress made in sanitation and the pro- lection of the public health: the study of the treatment of disease. as well as it's causes. the influence of condi- tions for health or disease. etc These are only few of the important things in the work of the present-day civil ization which depend largely on the accuracy of statistics which can be procured only by registration sys- tems And if statistics are to be
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

Sioux Falls s. D.-The city installed an expensive electric plant i'll 1901. In 1907 the city auditor wrote: Generating plant shut down and contract for current let to private company about two years ago. Reasons, bad management and politics made cost of running very high. Cost per light could never be figured out on account of bad bookkeeping and failure to separate operation and construction"
 Galena, Ill-This city went into the electric business in 1898 and went out of it few years ago, selling a badly broken down plant to a private company. The plant made no profit, although it had no competition. When the mayor and council decided to sell it, citizens held a iubia- tiOn meeting.
 Toledo, O-Installed a natural gas sup ply system in 1895, issuing $1,500,000 city bonds. In 1903 the local distributing sys- tenn was leased to a private company, and the supply mains outside the city were sold for $102000. Toledo still has $1,000,O00 of the gas bonds outstanding, although it has no gas plant.
 Elgin, II.-This city installed a munich pal electric plant in 1888. It leased it to private utility company in 1904, after sus- taining heavy losses in operation.
 Findlay, O.-Ths city owned a gas plant which it sold to a private company in 1899 the plant being at that time $60,000 in debt The former superintendent of the munich pal plant said: ''When the city owned the plant unnecessary expenditures were con stantly being made, while, in many cases, necessary Improvements were ignored. The pipe line some of which was thirty years old or more, was in very bad shape. A large amount would have been necessary to put the plant into shape, by the city. It was therefore sold NO CITY CAN OWN AND PROPERLY OPERATE A GAS PLANT"
 La Grange, nl.-Bought electric plant in 1901 and sold it in 1905, the reason being, as given by city officials, that municipal ownership and operation were not sue cesstul
 Lakewood, O-Lakewood owned and op- erated street lighting and commercial eiectric plant for seven and One-half years, selling the property to private company March 21, 1907. The people twice voted down a proposition to issue 0OO bonds fOr Improvements. Service was poor and expert accountants found the cost of street lighting to be $12956 per lamp per year.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
SOME MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP FAILURES

Boston, MasS.-BOstOn has eXperimented with municipal ownership in ferries, print ing and ice plants. All have been failures The municipal ferries have been a financial burden, while private ferry companies, Op- erating in competition have paid dividends The deficit in ferry operation for the years 1906-7 was $2O2, ,775. The ice and printing plants were failures of the most pro- nOunced type, all three institutions having been made the dumping ground for pOliti- cians.
 Beverly, O.-Beverly sold its electric plant to private parties May l, 1907. Change was made in the interests of econ- oIny and better service, according to city officials.
 Fulda, Minn.-The mayor of this city gave the following explanation of the fail ure of municipal ownership there: Our plant was not sold, but GIVEN AWAY ill 1902. but the deed was not executed until five years later, as according to contract the present owner was to run 1t for five years (n payment) for it. The reason for giving 1t away was that 1t ran about $l.000 behind every year,
 English, Ind.-The municipal electric plant was sold ill 1907 for 8 per cent of it's cost. The mayor said the deal was made ''because of the financial loss to the city"
 Fort William, Ontario-FOrt William in- stalled an electric plant ill 1898. In 1907 the generating plant was shut down and contract for service made with a private company.
 Casselton, N. D.-A leading citizen gave the following reasons for the abandonment of the municipal electric plant:
 "First-The plant was installed by a city council who were entirely ignorant of what was consequently poor equipment.
 'Second-The employment of cheap men, thereby getting poor and inefficient men, and consequently giving poor and rln- reliable service, with frequent shut-downs for repairs.
 'Third-Starting out with very low rate, which resulted in large deficit every year, which had to be made up by general tax.
 'Fourth-The tendency of each incom- ing council to reverse the policy of the last council, without much regard as to whether it would improve the service or not.
 ''The result was that the plant was sold for about twO-ffths of the original cost, to say nothing of what had been apprOpri-
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

s. l.. Cohoon, San Francisco; Ralph Jefferson, Chicago: Fred Breymann: O. A. Johnson. Michigan: " H. Cooley. wife and child. Denver: F.. M. Zimmerman. Van Wirt. O.: F.. H. Jones: A. F. Hazleton. Kelvin: R. B. Flouroy. Ray; O. c. Wright, Los An geles; w. D. O'Neil.
 At the Commercial are: Walter Horner. Cave Creek F. J. Roberts. Prescott: Thomas S. Waring. Chi cago: w. F. Dowd and three chill dren, Buckeye: F. D. Rice, Ocean Park, Cal
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
ARIZONA AND THE
 REGISTRATION AREA CENSUS DEPARTMENT WILL CHECK UP BIRTH AND
 DEATH RECORDS.
Importance Of Every State Keeping Up An Effective Registration.

It may be surprising to some peO- ple to know that of all the states them is there an effective registration of the number of deaths occurring, and Arizona is not among the six teen. The above statement is made on the figures of the census bureau which is doing it's utmost to encOur- age effective registration by the set
 eral states and as fast as that has
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

Up to this time the Pacific Gas and Flee tric Company has said little about the nu- merouS examples of municipal ownership failures to be found throughout the coun- try.
 The sale or lease of a\municipal plant is conclusive evidence of its failure But there are hundreds of municipal ownership enterprises which are practical failures whose true operating results are concealed from the taxpayers.
 So notoriously incomplete and incom- potent are the official reports of most mu- nicipal ownership enterprises, that the United States Census Bureau and other authorities have frequently alluded to the fact, and pointed out that the majority of municipal plant accountings are utterly un- reliable
 We shall present for your consideration few of the many failures. of municipal ownership of which there is no possible doubt or question. The cities mentioned are of all sizes, from the largest in the country to mere villages.
 New York, N. Y.-In 1905 the city built combined electrical plant and refuse in- cinerator. It was proposed to illuminate the Williamsburg Bridge and to save at least $10,000 annually in lighting bills by reason of the inexpensive fuel Early in 1907 the city permanently abandoned the electrical plant, because it was estimated the bridge lighting cost $50,00O year, whereas the New York Edison Company's regular rate gave the same lighting for $25,0O0. This company now has the con tract
 Philadelphia, Pa.-The city bought the gas plant in 1S4l, still owns it and operated it until 1897. when it leased it to the United Gas Improvement Company for thirty years, terminable at the end of ten years at the option of the city. THIS OPTION WAS NOT EXERCISED IN 1907. During the last few years of mu- nicipal operation the plant lost $245,39S annually. Municipal operation was ham pered by grating politics and consequent waste, extravaganza and mismanagement. The service was unsatisfactory and the plant inefficiently maintained.
 Muncie, Ind.-The city built an electric plant in 1892 and abandoned 1t in 1906. A street lighting contract with a private com pany now saves the city about 5000 year Municipal ownership was thorough ly tried out and politics ascribed as cause for failure.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19

ated to make the repairs and general de- tclency of revenue under expenses
 Chrlstlanburg, Va.-Installed electric plant in 1900 and sold 1t to private com pany Tn 1908, in order to better the city financially.
 Berkeley, Cal.-Berkeley installed an electric plant in 1889. Ten years later it leased what remained of it to a private company
 Alexandria, Va.-Built electric plant in 1889; sold 1t in 1906 for small proportion of the total cost
 Attalla, Ala-The city bonded itself in 1902 for $50,OOO to establish an electric plant. 1t was not success and was leased to private management in a few years Later 1t was sold for less than half what 1t cost
 Brunswick, Mo.-The mayor of Bruns- wick wrote i'll 1906: Brunswick about twelve years ago built an electric plant and waterworks, and about a year and half ago was very happy to be able to sell the same for about 8 cents on the dollar of cost, taking the pay in light and water service. The ownership of the plant ran the city in debt very much and the service was not nearly so satisfactory as it is now under private ownership; nor was it any cheaper. ..Our city is now beginning to crawl out of debt, made by owning the light and water plant. You could not give Brunswick such a plant under the con- ditiOn that the city should run the busi- ness"
 These are only few of the hundreds of municipal ownership failures of electric and gas plants They have been picked out at random simply to drive home the fact that municipal ownership and opera tion is distinctly an experiment with the chances largely against its success.
 Analysed to the last details a munich pality can do but one thing more advan- tageously than private company. This is borrowing money at lower interest rates BY MORTGAGING THE ENTIRE RE- SOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY.
 On the other hand this apparent saving is overcome several times by the superior eff ficiency of private management over pO- litical control. Even the United States PostOffice, it will be noted Is run at tre-' mendous annual deficit.
 Why should any community try the mu- nicipal ownership experiment when 1t can obtain a square deal from a private cOm- pany?
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
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had at all they must of course be quite complete to be of any value. A census bulletin recently issued says: Modern sanitation itself is a child of vital statistics. and the beginning of registration of births and deaths in England in 1886 marked the com mencement of the sanitary era in which we live and which is yearly witnessing greater triumphs in the conquest of disease
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
ORIGINAL.

She's original. anyway.
 Why so?"
 II was forced to offer her my left hand to shake yesterday and she didn't say: The left hands nearest the heart. Detroit Free Press. .s
Arizona republican., 1910-02-19
A QUIET TIP.

The man who thinks he knows it all From his lofty perch may get falt: But he who is at times in doubt 1' May find his weakness helps him out.
 Chicago Neu-s..
The Washington times., 1910-09-08
MANAGERIAL BERTH
FOR BOB UNGLAUB
Rumor Says He'll Head
WilliamSport Tri-State
Team.

NILLIAMSPORT. Pa. Sept S-There
IS hope for yViuiamsport Yet
Run2r mas it that Bob UugIaub viii
ne the manager Of the BuIies next year.
If there IS anyone on the face Of the
globe who can inject come back virus
into the hookkosn-anIicted Fans Of
This in and out baseball bUrr it is
Bob UHCIaub is ore OF Us He fell
dead n love with the place when he
pIayed here a few years azo and late-
bought a home here where ne spends
his tine when ne is not playing ball
with the washington American League
team.
Bob is crazy to Dlay on the Williams
port team. bat has been hedged about
By league rules Now It is said that an
effort viii be made 20 purchase his re-
lease and nut hiZn in charge Of the VII
Transport team This BY no means re-
fleets discrsdit uDon BIZ CoughIiII-
There isn't a better third baseuap in
the league and as a manager he is one
of the hardest workers IL the business
PUt something has &c be done TO reju-
venate the same here, and IL Bob ing
Iaub cannot revive Il no one can.
The Washington times., 1910-09-08
GEN. GRANTS PLAN
FAVORED IN CAPITAL
Washington Motorists Ap-
prove Proposed Auxiliary
Automobile Corps.
By HARRY WARD.

Was; .ngton motorists are greatly in
terest-5 IN the suggestion Of MAJ Gen
Frederick D. Grant for an army auto
mobile service
General Grant, in his latest report,
suggests a national law author iziuy the
Federal Government to commander for
the transportation OF troops in times Of
war all private automobiles holding
four or more persons.
With the Improvement OF roads and
the perfection OF automobile locomo-
ZION, General Grant foresees the time
when troops VIII be transported long
distances almost exclusively in motor
cars. and his suggested method OF
reQuiSitiOn with reimbursement OF own
ers would provide the army with SUI
fcient transportation on short notice
The proposition. however, is not a
D5w ore, as the members OF the Quaker
City Motor Club. as long ago as two
years offered their cars TO the Govern
ment as 2 ready means OF transDOrta-
ton II war should ever be declared.
The Quaker City motorists at that
time formed the first volunteer motor
Corps ever organized in this country
and this corps is believed TO be still in
existence Washington motorists think
General Grants plan is a good one. and