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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-02-04
STUART.

Rev. Neil McQuarrie left last week
for Tampa and other west coast points.
He expects to be gone several months
visiting the Congregational churches
of West Florida.
J. c. Hancock, of Jacksonville, was
here Friday. He came down to see
about leasing his residence here to Mr.
Hardison and family, of Nashville,
Tenn. who will occupy it for time.
M. r. Johns and Chas. A Parker
left Monday with their boats for two
months cruise among the Keys and up
the west coast. They have with them
party of railroad officers from
Georgia
A. II. James who came home last
week from the hospital at st. Angus
tine where he had undergone an opera
ton for appendicitis suffered IA relapse
Friday night and died Saturday after
noon. The Woodmen of the World, of
which lodge he was member, held
funeral services in the hall Sunday
night, Rev. Mr.. Bartlett preaching
the sermon. The body was taken to
his old home in Waycross, Ca, for in
terment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

Elloins has always dispensed patroniz-
ing hospitality TO the people of that
state. Even Mrs. Nathan Bay Scott
she does not consider her social equal
Her companions are the rich New York
set
Personal Mention.
We are looking forward now to the
dance which Mrs Taft is giving for
Miss Helen and Robert Taft at the
White House on Easter Monday night.
Both will have number Of school
friends home with them, and the White
House will see no eud of merrjmeut
during Easter week.
Mrs. Daniel Manning. widow Of the
former secretary of the treasury and
former president general of the Ma
tional Society of The Daughters of the
American Revolution, will 60 TO Eu-
rope this month and spend some time
III Russia
Madame Won Livonius, wife Of the
military attachc OF the German EN-"
bassy, will sail for Germany on the
10th of next month to spend the sum
mer in her own country. Major Won
Livoniu5 will Join her there later IN
the season.
Mrs. John Jacob Dickinson, wife of
the secretary of war, will entertain at
luncheon on Wednesday complimentary
TO Mrs. James Scboolcraft Sherman,
wife of the vice-presideut.
Before going abroad, Baron Belgel-
muller, the Austro-Hungarian embas-
sador, and the baroness decided TO spend
the summer at Lenuox, In the Massa-
chusetts Berkshires, instead of going
TO Bar Harbor. Me.
Miss Alma Myers of California is
the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. Needham,
wife of Representative Needham.
Mrs. Wickersbam, wife OF the attor-
ncy- general. is in Hot Spring, Va. She
will return to Washington next week.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff will entertain with a
dance al the embassy on March 20.
Mrs. Benchau Cameron Of Raleigh.
y. c., is visiting friends among the
cabinet set.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

steep levce- What n uew strange sight
meets our gaze, Is it Il giant anthil
with battalions OF those active little
workers 10 whom the slugsard was ad-
Yiacd by wise King Solomon To 20 for
an example? No, this is a ievce carnp
OF Louisiana prisoners working on that
important ccnstructlonal work thar Eocps
the great Mississippi Within boundg Here
arc the mighty earth-worlss being I-,.,{,
and from base TO summit. long num-
berless plank walks supported by q acat-
folding-hke structure. Along these plank,
move with the precision and order OF 3.
drilled army corps, several hundred men
dressed In striped clothing. wheeling full
and empty wheelbarrows. X Is an active
scene, but In moment ut the word
OF command il is halted and changed!
Whcelbarrows and other implements are
abandoned. The men quickly conyrt-
gate, and az they perch themselves on
the trestles and planks We take our po-
sition below them and look up at a wall
Of beaning faces. We receive a right
royal welcome from the league ut the
levee camp. and IL appears that almost
every man is wearing the little button
OF mernberahip. Sorgs and prayers ana
heart-to-heart talk in the good free
air by the banks OF the great river thai
CLEANS silver In the sunshine, forms q
pleasing contrast 20 the meetings within
the shadow of prison walls
Copyright. 1910, by Joseph 3. Bo~lcs.o
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
By Maud BalIinptOn Booth
The Little Mother of the Prisons

Is the badge Of the Volunteer Prison
league. and hanging on the wall their
name cmblazoned on certificate OF
membership. that proves that they are
bound together In league OF ,self-help
and earnest living. even though so wholly
separated by prison barriers.
Once more let me take you through
the heavy iron doors OF prison. This
time we are In Richmond. Va. Pre-
pare for surprise. AS the doors clang
behind you. look In front OF you and
around you. Fifteen hundred men are
gathered III the prison yard and in the
galleries that surround ii on all sides.
A vast throng OF striped humanity!
Above US is the clear blue sky. and a
CLEAN of sunlight shining down upon the
uptuIned faces 1t is the opening OF
the Volunteer prison work in this old
prison-a prison planned by Jefferson
himself and standing today as IL stood
IN the old days when Aaron Burr was
confined in one OF its cells.
But time presses. we must travel far
and fast on this last journey. and find
ourselves at length In beautiful LouIsl-
ana The sun shines down warmly upon
us, Friendly, inquistive mocking birds
watch us from the bushes. Cray trailing
moss wreathes the iine live oak trees.
We have taken the road that runs from
Baton Rouge TO the river bank. Arrived
at last at our destination. we leave the
carriage and climb 10 the top OF the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
society Women Who Made Names for Themselves

amiable Young woman, Miss Blech S
exit will not suspend affairs of state.
Mrs. Taft is determined to keep society
and clerical duties in separate spheres,
and the possibility OF social secre-
tsrv starring on her own account ended
with Miss Hagner. If Mrs. Taft fol-
lows the lead of Mrs. Theodore Roose~
velt. she may in a way reward Miss
Blcch. The retiring secretary hopes
something for her brother when she lays
down the role Of bread winning for
an invalid mother. Mrs. Roosevelt did
splendidly by all the Hagners Just be.
cause DR.. Eagucr was her one-timc
physician and she Taught Miss Isabel
in st. Johu's Sunday school
Must Look to Athletic Laurcls.
Mrs. Longworth had better look to
her athletic laurels if she doesn L want
to have them taken away bv the Wis
countess Beuoist day. wife of the
naval attachc Of the French embassy.
The viscountess is a noted sportswo-
man. She cntcrtains stable of
6looded horses and is the most accom-
plished woman skater in Washington.
Recently she took her skis and went
into Rock Creek park for 6v9-mile
swing over the snow, but it WASH I
deep enough But she was determined
to use those skis. so she went TO Otta-
wa Canada. 10 visit Canadian govern.
ment friends, and she took her skis
with her.
Will 1.-Two in Manila.
The army circle is interested in the
coming nuptials late this month of
Colonel Lincoln Karmany. now in the
Philippines. and Mrs. Georeiana Cook
of San Francisco. The wedding will
take place IN Yokohama and the bride
and groom will live in Manila. where
the colonel is stationed. Mrs. Cook is
the daughter of the late Mrs. A. II.
Buffers. in whose will was the proviso
that. if she married. again. she would
forfeit her share in the Buffers estate
Love for the colonel finally won. so
Mrs Cook will lose her dollars. but
gains colonel Her daughter Miss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

10 an audience OF the
about my boys within
often wish could show
Is ! have witnessed in
prison throughout the
18th of our country. The
nest faces that look up
|8e vast audiences would
s1e and often plead their
a better than my words
for them. The public at
~ ignorant OF that great
hin the walls, that they
speak OF it with fair
lions which concern the
ondition, his needs. his
disadvanLagcs-m he
Allied about from many
ere is the standpoint of
Tho bench, OF the pulpit.
NJ the study, hut there is
cell From the very first
that the great problem.
,rners of the shadows,
{air1y felt, sympathizcd d
Iood from the standpoint
re suffering the penalty.
something OF the sad,
an gauge the difficulties
uncertain failure.
urtcen. years that j have
with our country'S pris-
NIGHT to learn and under
oio question from their
We tried TO place myself
/ have kept my mind
prcjudice. and have re-
ia have no right to judge
srsonal experience Of life.
como close enough TO
La many broken hearts.
the surface, TO feel with
outsidcr. but as one OF
Z. Perhaps this is why
rue the sacred namc OF
and why ] have. since
|ed them my boys. and
1o new prisons TO which
.-ovu a loving and loyal
mons the many | have
q who have heard from
ffifude toward them and
Ia understand that which
my readers an. insight
ID have learned from the
hoys" In these years OF
cain it, they would have
idreds and thousands OF
received. They would
|ners at the hundreds of
eHs with individuals Of
4. and they would have
heir lives by visits to
zIves. Above all. they
latch them month after
|<er year. and sec the
nd stcadfast endurance
no have determined To
|nst overwhelming trials
Then they would have
1fh me In countless long
,hout the country and
almost every town, those
:es / recognize. and who
e good message: "All Is
herr" the many who are
the new life of freedom.
3 you just a glimpse OF
mes that / havo looked
ook upon almost every
en- say begin at the
you shall see my verv
lence. 1t is III far-c(f
sun is shining on Z flow
the blue waters OF the
& the still more brilliant
I. while the tiny ripples
le shore CLEAN and glis-
It's OF countless precious
mt mountains are shad-
|e haze. The near foot
green. save where they
dcred with the gold of
les. Meadow larks rise
rs VIC pass. with clear
king of the glad life OF
EeRgulls rise and fall on
for an eager dash into
from which they scatter
diamonds. The air is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
Palmo Tablets

transform weak, broken down. nervous
wrecks into magnificent types of physi-
cal perfection They restore the nerves
and kidneys to their normal conditions
and make you look and feel years
younger. Guaranteed. so cents. Book
Free. The S. r. Fell Co.. Cleveland, 0.
F. J. Hill Drug Co, so ". Second So.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune
WASHINGTON. March l2.-In look
ing over the ranks of Washington So
ciety one is struck by the talents pos
sessed by lis members. Had the fairy
godmother. who prcsides ot the christen
iugs of baby girls been bit less gen
erous at the naming OF some of the
prominent women in Washington after
eudowing them with a rare degree Of
beauty, charm and talent. the worli-a-
day world might have been greatly
enriched. They arc only brought into
play as a means of providing pleasure
for friends. The most notable exam
pic of woman of leisure who has made
name for herself is Miss Mabel
Boardman, When Miss Bcardmau be
gan several years oqo society looked
on indolcutlv. Miss Boardman did not
tire. but labored amazingly. Her nm.
failing enthusiasm and the hard work
she put into the affairs Of the organi-
cation shamcd many useless ones into
devotion for the organization. Mrs.
Elsie Clews Parsons. wife of Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons of New York,
is q sociologist. Bred amid all the
luxurles of u. millionaire household,
nevertheless Mrs. Parsons astounds her
girl friends by her devotion to the
F'dry" study. Mrs. Parsons has writ
ten a number of books. some OF which
arc used as text books in colleges. Mrs.
Paul PeaTsall, who as Miss Martha
Hicbborn, was ono of Washington 8 ia
nous beauties. is skillful designer
Mrs. Pearsall Sot only designs her own
gowns. but her advice is sought con
stantly by her friends. Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge, wife of the senior senator
from Massachusetts, is an excellent
cook. Indeed Mrs. Lodge could write
a very good cook book from the recipes
she carries in her head. Mrs. Met
calf, wife of former secretary of the
navy, is a clever dressmakcr.
New Social Secretary
Miss Mary D. Spiers the new social
secretary 10 Mrs. Taft. is being coached
into her duties bv Miss Alicc Bloch
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

Lucille Cook. is accompanying her moth.
er to the orient from California,
To Wed Naval Officer.
An engagement at San Francisco
which has attracted much local atten-
tion is that OF Mrs William McClung,
widow of the late Major McClung. TO
Captain }. M. Orchard, Z. S. n. who
will soon be made rear admiral. Major
McClung was a southcTrer aud was
shot TO death in tragic manner by
Alexander Garpett, another soutberner,
in the apartments of Mrs. Lille Hitch.
cock Colt, in the Palace hotel in San
Francisco. Mrs. Colt fled following the
shooting, and the mystery surrounding
the affair has never been cleaned up.
Mrs. McClung's wedding day is set for
DR.. Beverley Cole of San Francisco.
Sutherland Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Edith Suther-
land, daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Sutherland Of Utah. TO A. Robert Ell
more of New York will be an ostenta-
tious event. and after a wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore will live IN New
York. Some people nave been so un-
kind as to whisper that the Sutherlands
are not wealthy enough 10 make grand
splurge, although In the official circles
here she is conceded TO be remarka-
bic woman. The Sutherlsnds reside in
an ornate apartment house and enter
tain extensively aud often Strange 10
say, Mrs. Sutherland is . bookish WON
an and cares very little for society her
self.
Forget Native State.
Quite often now | hear that the Elk
ins family is encounteriuG a feeling Of
hostility in WpsY NiruiOia Stove Eli
ms, Jr., never freduents the state at
all any more. and Miss Katherine shows
signs of boredom whom its name is men
toned. Somehow West Virginia seems
20 feel that the Elkius family has
climbed above il Notwithstanding that
the senator made his millions in the
wild and woolly commonwealth Mrs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

hind them there are eager listeners. and
II VIC cannot see their faces we can, at
least, reach their hearts that await the
touch OF love. Nine times we must en-
ter Just such corridors. speaking each
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
New Social Secretary

Miss Mary D. Spiers the new social
secretary 10 Mrs. Taft. is being coached
into her duties by Miss Alice Bech,
tho departing secretary. Although an
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25
Der MartBrer.
gh.aterbamU, este BON aarl gauIi.

8iele bdbsn Der 8unIt eeniibt!
Ran9s baben ibr Opfer sebra9t!
@inise iinb fir iie seitorbsn! Oas
iit Diel, uber i9 babe msbr sstban,
i9 babe fir Iie bitterIi5 seIitttn! Sd
mub INNER laden, ipenn i9 bore,
ipie iie ii4 riibmen!
@efpiB, mdn9e S6atsn bieier
Rubmrebisen iinb riibmenspertb.
aber eroB, nein. sroB iino fis niat!
Oaseger mas i9 getban, TT srob,
1T erbdben!
@s mar in 4merifa. Wan
gleube ni9t, i9 perlsse Den Sdaus
pldb Der Sonblung abii9tli9 in pss
niger lei9t su fontroIIirenoe 2anb>
itreder. Gs mar ipirtIi9 in amsrita.
i'm Sabre ddtSebnbunOert unb einise
neunais. Sn Rem Rep gort mar
es, eiles MOntas absnOs nad Der
8oriteiIuns. mir, bier &oIIssen unb
oipei aollssinnen, iteben sdna barns
los plduoernb nit Dem 0irettor por
Der Sbiir bes Sbeuters. 9fuf einmal
tommen bier ppIiSeibsumte auf uns
gu, unb elmer pfIanst iid por benz Die
rettpr auf.
Sd, Der i6 dls greiibe perpfIidtet
bin, Die poliaei gu ahten. iie gu ebz
rem, 5u lieben uub ibr gu bertrauen,
ppllte mid eben beineI6lotterno bdz
bon I9lei4en. als Der Direttor, Der
nit Dem 8eamten geIprD9en bate,
uuf mid seists unb faste: Der.
Damn berbofte i9 Sis!" faste Der
poli5simdnn unb legte feline Sano
uuf meine S9ulter.
,Wa = ma - lpds q" Sd bes
lam peiter tein WDrt berdus. bic
Stimme bsrfugte mir. Der gals mar
mir pie 5ussianiirt. Die poIi3si>
manner padten mid am grm, unS
fort sine's. @obin9 39 pubte
ss nibt! Sd tOnnte :s nidt pifen.
Die beiben PoliSeimGnner batten
einen Sdritt am 2eibs. Der fiirdters
lid mar! limb ipie oas INNER 70
1T, ionit traf i9 in Relp gOrt ME
einen 8efdnnten, ME! 9lber beute
itanotn natiirIi6 an jeber StraBsns
ede 5ebn, unb ale orei S9ritt lam
mir elmer entgegen. 3uerft Densel
9lbulf, Der nit mir aus einem Srt
mar, oblpobI 6as tpegen Der gerinaen
@inippbner5abI meinsr 8atsritdot isbr
i9nisrig 1T. Ulorgen farsibt Der
3erl Iiher na9 Sauie. batte id9, er
babe mid auf bsm Mtae sum Hi9ts
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

2iae DfFn.t. bic Sbiir, Elm 2Gua
fer bonn S9IoB bate na9 MaOaz
me Deftsn6ola ssfrast; er brudts
time guffOrberung bts Sofmars
idaIs, am anOern Gage gu elmer
llnterreouns au Seiner SObsit 5u
tpmmen.
Was tonnte er bon ibr polIen9
gr bate DeItenbolo einen ebrenpols
len Rudruf gspibmet. bate iRm
Wsin uno @rfrif9unsen gefdidt,
nun muBte er feline Ste[Ie anoeripsis
tig psrg.ben. Das 1T 10 Der 2duf
Der WsIt. sic bate tetnen anz
beren @e6anfen, als iie am nG9z
fen Saee in ibrer fhli9ten Srduers
tleioung DOr Dem siitissn Siiritsn
fanb.
Oieier rei6te i6r Die Sano. n@e>
F.nbols 1T mir nnerieblid = i9
beoau.re iein S6eiosn tisf : abtr
ni9t nur nm meinetipilIen, du9 i'm
Sinblid auf sic uno Sbre 8inbsr..
glber i9 babe sic fenner gelernt
lals cine tupfsr. Grau. uno besbaIb
I Frae. i9 Sic: DolIen sic Der Ha9z
Folger S6rss Mannes peroen aIs
ber5oelibcr &apellmeiiter = unter
OenIelbsn 9soingunsen tpie Weitens
bOIs =, 70 fOIl ulles bIsibsn, mi, ss
Wearie ppllte ettpas ertpiosrn, aber
Der Sersos fubr fort: ~2e'ber tdnn
i1 nur auf cine 8eoinsung ni9t
perSihten = 70 f9per es Shn.n au9
ip.rosn mag : auf Die Mdnnsrtleia
oungl @b.r nun fino sic nidt nur
Nutter bon feds ainOern. fOnoern
@ittpe = unb oieIe beioen Diirosn
tuerOen Sbnsn SduB f.in in Oi.iem
8eruf, ipel9.n Sruuen nod ME aus
fiillten. Dollsn sic 8soenfSeit bas
ben oo.r t0nnsn Sit- mir slei9 9lnt>
mort seben9"
va Tdste Marie @eitenboIs feit
uno fi9er: sd 6ante @uer Sobeit
fir oas @ertrauen unb i9 nebme Die
Stelluns aIs bsrSoglider aapsllmsi'
fter an"
lls6.r fiinfunb5pansis Sabre bat
Marie @eItenboIS, ftets in Mdnners
fleibuns, als Sersosli4. bonn Suhr.
1916 an dls @roB6eraosli9 Wtedlens
bursii9er 8apsnmeiitsr am Sbsatsr
su 2uoipi5sluit seipirtt. lie bat audi
Die neuen Spern, 3. 3. Webers
.Srsi19iib", einitubirt unb bright.
grft als ibre &inber, Die lie Dpr5iig>
li1 er5osen bate. unb Die bohs,a9tets
Stsllunssn einnabmen. erpa9ien tpaz
rem, 5Og fis fih 8uriid. INNER nod
Bis on ibr Gebenssnbe tpmpOnireno,
Der Muiit l.beno.
Obne grob. @orte bon 6ruuens
re9t bat Mtdlen6urs gu aIlererit cine
Srau am Oirigentenpult Der Sper
| gei,ben, ip.nn au6, Dem Sinne Der
3eit por bunoert Sabren entiprez
9.no, i'm Wdnnertlcio. 9as grobe
Selbilb Der I65nen 5rau, i'm aa>
pellmeiitersepano, ben Sattitpd in
Der feingli.oeriesn sfiinItlerbanb,
bGngt in Der Wobnung ibrer llrentel
in einem itilI.n gdbduIe Der Saupts
uno ReiiOsn5faot S9p.rin.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25
Der ltnaufriebrus.

mar a anal Iebi',
9u bat mir mas s'feit,
Dos bab 7 bann raustriast
S6On ituo nit Der 3sit.
Dos mar bait a Weiberl,
Mit bem 7 germ f9nab -
Seut' BATS in mein' SGuierI
S9o' lang iein.n pIdb.
Subt feblt mir ipds unbsrs;
s fud9 alIpeil qua
limb tanu's nimm.r finben -.
SaBt feblt mir mel Rudb!
5einri9 Sdser.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

: 8egriinoet. a.: rDsss
baIb 1T benn Der &dufmann S6ulS
in's @aFer s.sunsen2" g.; r@eiI
.r poIftanbig uuf bsm arOdenen
fab"
-QGnbli9 fittli4. 9aft:
n60ren Sie mai, Ssrr Dtrtb. bas
Bier Ii.bt ia merpiirbis triib' aus!"
Wirtb: sd nu, Iea if4t nur, neil
3 6las br.dis iI9t!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25
SaIf9e gtuffaffung.

2lnton: ~Du. Gmil, basos fbun dmaf
d OObbslton5erO ssfdb'n2" = GmiI:
,@ebeero - pillsOe iuobl iagen. Sd,
ods buipip' i9." - @nton: rMir
tGm's br'bei norr uff iGb'n m. .
mub bod, ipssbboIe. Su idban's fein,
penn gsnsr uff 5ipee 8oiaunsn hdSS
oosr uff atpse Rum6elb6ftn id1b."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

-Rafdtr Stimmunsss
peafsl. rSsrr 6reier faste mir
nod por adt Sug.n. Jpn brddten
feline bier Sdien auf's Stanb.sumt.1
Limb bsuteg" .Sbat bies elm -
@dns6en i'm auto."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

grinneruns. .Seben
sic. nit bieiem Stod bab' id alles
NAL mel 9llte bur9gepriigelt; g is
bod q f9Dne grinneruns - 70 oft
id N f.b. fommsn mer be Sbrdnen
in bic 4ugen."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

n@aste i'd Dir nidt sl.id. @tbas
ftian, Su, fOGIt.it i'm Wirtbsbuus Die
gummifdube ntdt aus5i.ben; i.Bt
bait 9u fe nutiirIid iteben IaFen!"
Profeffor: Rein. itebsn lafs
fen babe id iis ni9t = Tin Die Said.
greifenb) aber einseitsdt babe i'd iie!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

rRuni, 2uOe, Oh fdeinit ia fiir4s
terlide 2eibT9merSen gu bdben!"
Limb OBJ! Deebte, i'd bin ndmli9
beute Mittag ir 'nsr 9o9iauls abis'
Ipeiit poro'n!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-08-25

Chef Gum gomtorifen): rM.isr,
sic itnb pirtIi9 elm fdredIiaer
Wenfd! gu alien miifen sic laden!
Sd CLAUDE, tpenn nal Sbre S9pies
sermuttsr itirbt, bu laden Sic audi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04

way, Light and Power company. With out discussing the question as to whether or not these plants can be profitably en- iarged the question should now be whether or not they can be operated with out detriment to the whole city while serving only part of the people,
 I believe every fair-minded man will agree with me that benefits and privileges should not be taken from some simply because they cannot be enjoyed by all. The citizens of North Birmingham are now enjoying the benefit of their opera ton by receiving their water for about one-half the price the same service is charged for by the Water Works con- pany, and their lights at a lower cost than charged by the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company. Is it not the duty of the city as a whole to see that these rates are maintained if possible, and if not, 10 see that the lowest rates pos sible consistent with good service are given to as many people as these plants will supply7 If the city Is now losing money by the operation of these plants is 1t not the duty of the city authorities to first see if the operating expense cannot be reduced: if this cannot be done so as to meet the deficiency, then is it not their duty to raise the rates just enough to overcome the loss? This could be done and the rates still be lower than charged by the water company. Another thing is to be considered, and that Is the fact that our city voted in favor of the commis- sion form of government. We all hope and believe that with politics eliminated from municipal affairs that its business can be more economically administered; and I am sure this is true when applied to these particular plants I do not hes- tate to say that these plants in the hands of business men could be operated at a profit at the prices now charged consum- CTS When on the eve of placing all mu- nicipal affairs on a business basis, Is 1t thS time to get rid of these plants, and thus deny to the people of the whole city the benefits of trial of municipal ownership under favorable conditions commission government? Municipal own ershIp has been a success in every in- stance called to my attention, when d. vorced from politics; and no argument ad- vanced by those favoring the sale de- tracts one iota from this statement. Take these plants out of politics, operate them for year on the same principles that the good business men of this district employ in the management of their affairs and if a loss to the city Is the result, there will be no one more willing than the writer to see them sold. Respectfully,
 JAMES l.. COLE.
 North Birmingham, September 3, 1o10