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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
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--C. s. McNew Real Estate. Rents esss Loans, 1O6 Pine street. 10-9-tf'
 Do not build, repair, move your ssrsss or put up with leaking bu1ld- sAm until you get our estimate. The Nyvss Construction Co. D. w. Boyce, srs.@, fo6 Pine st.
 We dry clean ladies skirts ana rassaas. Give us trial. American- tggrsssior Ldy. Go.
 A large shipment of porch ana xxn furniture just received by Ted asseom Fur Go. 4-o-ti'
 Bargain Sale Prices CONTINUE at aEKTREO and MOON this week. Two ys.asMy for the price of one.
 --tg,r. Grandy and ODaniel use ,msmnoform viitalized air for painless sehract;ng. 211 1-2 Main. 4-19-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
LOT c 79 CENTS.

Your choice of four highly trim med Undergarments made from fine soft muslin and nainsook, val sleus from 79e to $1.25 each; all at the one price for this week, 79c garment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
SHOES

Men usually do their shopping On Saturday. Our shoe room is showing the latest styles. Banister's have been medal winners wherever they were put on exhibition. Price, $500.
 DunmOre-Our own make-anJ thousands have been sold in Fina Bluff. Prices, s3.5O and $4.0O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
BAZAAR AT RECTORY.

The ladies of Trinity Church As sociation will give a bazaar at the rectory, Tuesday afternoon. at 2| o'clock. There will be on sale fam oy articles and stencil work.
 .5-20-4t)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
FURNISHING GOODS

Here again We have handled and dc handle only garments that we can stand behind, as we feel that with every dollars worth of goods we sell, if satisfactory, our past record ls strengthened.
 Manhattan Shirt Company are mak- ing shirts now that are warranted ab- selutely fast cOlOrS. We are sole agents here. Prices range from $l.50 upwards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
UNDERWEAR

We are sole agents for the Ameri. can Hosiery Co.'s Underwear and the White Cat Underwear these are high. est in their respective sphere. Thn American Hosiery Co.,, make an exclu. siye line of high class Underwear, while the White Cat Manufacturers make popular price garment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-21
LOT B 59 CENTS

Ladies Slip-Over Gowns, neatly cry trimmed pants, full length muslin Underskirts, values from 59c to $1.00 each, all at the one price, this week, 59c each.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-22


The Denver Union Water Company
has submitted to you in detail facts
concerning the extent, adequacy and
value of its plant compared with like
systems and properties in other sec
tions of the United States 1t will now
present for your further consideration
series of communications discussing
the water rates in Denver compared
with those in other cities, and the
revenue of The Denver Union Water
Company upon the quantity of water
furnished, and upon the appraised val
uation of its plant compared with sim
liar revenues of water plants in other
cities. These comparisons, like all
that have been made in previous COM
munications, will be based on relia-
BILE information supplied either by the
reports of the United States Census
Bureau, or by the printed official re-
ports of water systems in other cities.
The question of water rates is one
of the most thoroughly misunderstood
subjects that interests the people of
Denver, and the rates charged by
The Denver Union Water Company
since it began to supply water probab-
ly have been the subject of more mis-
representation, abuse and vilification
than any other item that has occupied
the attention of the people.
The Misrepresentation and criti-
cisms have emanated mostly from
self-interested politicians, who are de
termined to make political capital for
themselves at any hazard, and harass
the water company, regardless of the
harm they do the City of Denver, or
the needless expense they foist upon
the taxpayers.
1t is not strange that as a result of
the continued agitation many citizens
of Denver have almost come to ac-
cept the misrepresentation as facts.
The misstatements concerning the
rates have not been answered by the
water company in the past for the
reason that, during ten years of the
fifteen of its existence, the questions
involved were pending for adjudica-
tion in the courts, and for two more
years, until last spring, before a board
of supervisors.
Had the company attempted to dis
cuss publicly the questions involved
in either case its critics would have
accused it of trying to influence the
courts, or men, before whom the
questions were pending.
Both of the tribunals mentioned
have completed their consideration of
the matter of rates, so far as the pres
ent term of the company's contract
with the city is concerned. The con-
ditions to govern the future relations
between the company and the city are
to be determined by the taxpayers of
the city. Therefore, the interests of
the people of Denver and the interests
of the company demand fair and
thorough discussion of the rate ques-
tion. to the end that the citizens,
when they are called upon to decide
any matters submitted, may do so
without the bias and prejudice born of
misrepresentation and abuse.
The water rates charged in Denver
have been characterized as extortion.
ate, and the highest charged in any
city in the United States.
Such statements are not founded on
facts. On the contrary, the rates
charged in Denver are, and for years
have been. lower for similar service
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-22
cago, St. Louis and Cincinnati for the
same SERVICE"

The present company is not il
formed as to the reasons for the insel
tion of this proviso. but one of tw
| things is certain, either this provis
was drawn in dense ignorance of tn
real conditions in Chicago, St. Loui
and Cincinnati, and of the impracticf
billty of an average for these thre
cities, or with the deliberate intention
that this proviso should be ineffective
At the time of the formation of tn
present company, 1894, the time wa
near at hand when the proviso abov
referred to was to be put in force,
ever, and the matter was taken up be
tween the officers of the city and tn
company. Upon investigation it ap
peared Immediately that an ascertain
ment of the average water rates TO
the three cities of Chicago, st. Loui
and Cincinnati was an impracticabl'
task, if not legal impossibility, ow
ing to the different methods of fixin,
the water rates prevailing in thes,
three cities.
Chicago rates were based on front
age and fixtures used.
Cincinnati rates were based on foo
area and fixtures used.
st. Louis rates were based upon 10
cation of property, number of room!
and fixtures used.
The three methods could not be rec
onciled nor averaged, as was judicial
.ly decided by the Supreme Court o.
- State of Colorado. (City of Den
yer VS.. Denver Union Water Com
pany, Al Colorado, ~
The best approximation which tht
officers of this company were able II
make was that Schedule A was abou
eight per cent. higher than the aver
age of the three cities mentioned, Il
being at all times maintained that the
ascertainment Of an exact average
was impossible. The company there
after offered, in compliance with tn,
proviso, so far as 1t was possible. sue
cessiye reductions Of 10 per cent, Ii
per cent. and 90 per cent. from SEIZED
ule A for general service, and 40 pc
cent. for irrigation. These offers wer,
made not as concedng in any wa,
the obligation to do so. but for tht
purpose of effecting compromise
preventing litigation and annoyanc,
and loss, both to the company and tc
the consumers.
Under the administration OF Mayor
McMurray, these efforts to compro
mise upon this provision were inef
fectual, and the company voluntaril,
put in effect the Leahet Schedul,
(No. y, which was not less than a q
per cent. reduction from Schedule 4
for general service and 45 per cent
for irrigation. and this schedule re
mained in effect until the spring O
1898. In May. 1897. on the instigatioI
of Mayor McMurray, suit was insti
tuted In the District Court for tn,
County of Arapahoe, to secure a com
pliance with the legally impossibl,
proviso of Ordinance A of 1890. Near
ly one year was consumed In the tria
Of this case. and after most ex
haustive examination of the facts pre-
vailing in the three cities-Chicago
st. Louis and Cincinnati-Judge lie
Fevre rendered a decision. which pu
into effect the Court Schedule (No
-, which was materially higher thar
the Leailet Schedule then in effect, o.
than any Of the various offers Of com
promise which had been made by thu
company and rejected by Mayor Nc
Murray.
In this opinion the court called at
faptinn IN tho i'm prn nj loo hilify of tb,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-22
WATER QUESTION
A Discussion of Rates of Service
Under the Different Schedules

than the rates charged in at least two
thirds of all of the largest and best
known cities in the country.
This is true, without taking into
consideration the great difficulty pre-
sented in securing a water supply for
great city in an arid country, and
without making any allowance for the
fact that only few large cities supply
filtered water, or for the fact that the
Denver plant supplies twice as much
water per capita as the average of all
the large plants in the country.
The Denver rates are, and for years
have been, lower for similar service
than the rates charged in So per cent
of the larger cities in the country that
supply filtered water. This is true
without taking into consideration the
fact that the Denver plant supplies
more than twice as much water per
capita as the average of the larger
plants that supply filtered water.
The detailed facts in support of the
above statements will be hereafter
presented.
When we have presented these
facts we will leave the justice of the
claims to the citizens for their deci-
sion.
Under Ordinance A. 1S90-the pres
ent franchise-and since April 10,
1890, there have been several different
sets of rates for water service to pri-
yate consumers. to-wit
o. Schedule A;
(2) Leafet Schedule;
(3) Court Schedule;
(4) Appraisers Schedule (Same
as leafiet, with the exception of irriga-
tion and meter rates. which were fixed
by the Court)
There have been some slight modi-
fications in each of the above sched-
ules, but not of sufficient Importance
to be further noted
A short history of each OF these
schedules and the circumstances un-
der which they were fixed will not
only be interesting to the consumers,
but will disclose the real animus of a
large part of the present attack by
certain newspapers against the com
pany. Practically the same charge
items have been retained in each Of
the above schedules, mainly for the
reason that the consumers might un-
derstand each change of schedule as
it applied to him individually
Schedule A was incorporated bodily
into Ordinance A of 1890. and, with
the exception of voluntary reduction
by the water company of the charge
for irrigation from $1,000 per lot to
$3.50 per lot, remained in effect until
May l. 1895.
The present franchise. Ordinance
A, 1890, was granted to The Denver
Water company four years before the
present company was formed, and that
company was represented by former
Senator T. NJ. Patterson as its attor-
ney in the preparation Of this fran
chise and its passage by the City
Council. Whatever dissatisfaction or
grief there may have been in this or
dinance. either to the public or to the
company, was in no way the seeking
or handiwork of the present company,
There was contained in this ordinance
proviso in Section 5 thereof which
is as follows:
"Provided. however, that at any
time after five years from date, the
City Council may require said CON-
pany to fix schedule rates for private
consumers equivalent to the average
rate prevailing in the cities Of Chi.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-22
each party from 400 to 1000 pages

The substance of the decision was
to legally and definitely decide that
the proviso contained in Section 5. "a
dinance A of 1890, which had been
the bone of contention for u years,
was legal impossibility. totally void
and Intellectual.
The court, in the course of its opin-
ion, in speaking of the rates which
had been established by the company,
pending the litigation, stated:
"The whole burden Of the defend
ants (the water company brief and
argument is to the effect tht the COM
pany, having adopted the schedule Of
rates. which was LESS THAN THE
CONTRACT CALLED FOR. had kept
not only the letter but the spirit Of the
contract. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
CONTENTION OF THE DEFEND
ANT is AMPLY BSTANTIATED
BY THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE,
but, under the issue presented by the
pleadings, such contention can not
avail, for the reason that there was
no question Of justice, fairness or rea.
sonableness Of the schedzie Of rates
adopted by the company in 1895 pre-
sented to the court below.
"The sole question was a dete rmina.
tion Of schedule Of rates which
should be equivalent to the average
rate prevailing in the three cities men.
toned for the same service"
Thus the result OF ~ years OF l;.iga-
tion between the city and the COM
pany was to hold Intellectual the pro-
viso for the reduction OF rates. and to
demonstrate that the offers OF compro.
mise made voluntarily by the company
would have been Of benefit to the con-
sumers. The company has. at every
stage OF these contentious. sought to
avoid litigation, and voluntarily sur.
rendered many Of It's rights for that
purpose. For instance, II has been ad.
vised that since the proviso Of Sec. S,
Of Ordinance "a, Of 1890, has been de.
clared invalid by the Supreme court
Of this state. Schedule A Of Ordinance
~ Of 1890 has been at all times In ef-
feet, and charges could have been
made for water service hereunder,
which, Of course, was the highest
schedule Of rates which. under this
franchise, has ever been collected.
The company. however has preferred
not to avail itself OF the legal right.
Immediately after this decision by
the Supreme court, negotiations were
again entered into with the city.
which resulted In Ordinance 16i OF
1907. and an agreement by the com.
pany. pending the appraisement there
under. to reduce the Lea1et Schedule
10 per cent excepting irrigation and
meter rates as fixed by the court, and
this reduction was In effect from No
yember l, 1907. until May /. 1909.
There was submitted to the apprais-
ers the question as to whether reason
able rates to be charged by the water
company should consist OF
ta) Leafet Schedule. except as to
irrigation and meter rates;
Oh Leahet Schedule less 10 per
cent:
(c) Leafet Schedule less 20 per
cent.
and after thorough examination OF
the manner by the Board OF Apprais-
ers. that board declared that the Leaf
let Schedule, with the meter and irri.
cation rates as fixed by the court. was
proper and reasonable charge. and
since that time this has been the
schedule OF rates in effect.
The result OF the foregoing condi-
tiong NAV he summed I'm in the state
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
70 MEET At ELKINS
Executive Board Of Humane
Society Will Hold a Ses-
sion at E1kins.

A meeting of the executive board
of the West Virginia Humane So
ciety will be held at Elkins July %
for the purpose of completing the
letting of the contract for the build
ing of the state home in that city.
The contract for the home was lei,
at meeting of the board held Mt
Charleston last Saturday subject to
the settlement of one or two minor
details regarding the title 10 thel
land on which the structure is to bel
erected. This will be settled at the
coming meeting and the exact loca-
ton of the building will also be de-
termined. arrangements having been
made to have an engineer present
at the meeting on the grounds 10
run the lines Tor the foundations.
Actual work on the construction Of
the building viii be begun by not
later than August /.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
NO HAVGINGS
Are TO Take Place the Re
mainder of Summer at
the Penitentiary.

There will not be any moro hang,
ings at the state penitentiary this
summer. The next one on the sched-
ule is on the blotter for September.
Both Columbus Belchcr, from Min
go, and John Medley, colored, from
Mercer. were to have been hanged
soon, but through actions of the
courts both have been postponed.
Medley's case will go before the Unit
ed States supreme court. He was
convicted of killing Neeley Shannon
at a dance in Mingo county and the
date for his execution has been set
three times A few weeks ago he got
a stay of execution through the gov
ernor, giving his lawyers time to APP
peal to the highest court OF the
country.
Belcher was convicted of killing
Kirt Carter in Mingo county, but his
case will be heard again.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
Mr.. Tetrick Praises Delta
And Describes Country

There are more automobiles in the
town Of Delta, Mr.. Tctrick thinks,
than in any other town OF the size
in the United States. There were
flfty-six the first of May and more
coming Immediately in Delta. Many
ranchmen travel in automobiles in
looking after their ranches.
Harrison and Marion counties are
well represented there as we'll as is
every other part OF West Virginia.
Many Maryland and Kentucky peo-
pie are there to.
Fine Live Stock.
Horses there are getting to be Of
the highest grade as many are be-
ing imported, among them driving
and draft horses. Cecil w. Cum
bingham and his partner, Mr.. Gale,
have some very fine driving
horses for breeding purposes. The
cattle are mostly Short Horns, Here
fords and ,Holsteins. The Short
Horns prccomrnate. No male ami
NAL is allowed to run loose on the
range without being a thoroughbred
and registered. One can keep one
Of less grade than that but 1t must
be kept in an enclosure, So, All th6
young stock is at least three-quarter
grade.
Speaking Of the climate, Mr..
Tetrick believes 1T Is the best in the
world and especially for those az
fected with pulmanory trouble. The
climate is very light and dry and
not subject to the sudden changes
West Virginia has. All in all, Mr..
Tetrick thinks it is grand country
with great future.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THE
BOBBS-r1ERRILL COMPANY

them close.
my robberg she whispered. Are
you stowaway? Are you escap-
mgr
I'm glad! And you are we'll
Mrs. Sbayne called Virginia. please
come in" said she. Its wet out
there"
Mr.. Carson gave Virginia his arm,
and she swept into the cabin.
Uncle Finley" said she. ~ don't
know how he happens to be aboard.
but this is-this is my
eve know" said Mr.. shayne. I'VE
picked up your deliverer down in the
woods. Virginia" 4e
"oh. said she. Then r.
''You were the only one. 1t seems,
in ignorance of Mr.. Theodore's pres
ence. We have some business to talk
over. What's up. willett:"
WiIlett, the pilot. appeared at the
door with salute. I'VE seem TO be
breaking records" said Willett. 1.-THE
distance gauge shows ST. Louis near
est, with low variation for Roadway.
indianapolis Is weak. right around
hundred and fifty miles. and we're
getting indistinct registry that's either
Nashville or Chicago. depending on
whether 1t falls Off or Increases"
81 want TO see you minute" growl-
ed Sllberberg and drew Shayne out
upon the deck.
WilIett went back to his work: Mrs.
Shayne bowed grandly to the empty
air which her gaze indicated as occu-
plying Carson's position; Virginia. beg.
ging his pardon with her eyes. excused
herself and followed her aunt. and
Carson was alone.
Sllberberg was making 1t unpleasant
for Shayne again. This fellow. he said,
has been taking liberties with Miss
Suarez, and he tsilberbergl would not
stand it.
81 tell you. shayne." he urged hotly
"he must be put OFF! He must be paid
and put off. II he isn't
"If he isn't" smiled Shayne, at
MoulNl be SellOuS ludlteT, WUulu III
MAXI?
"Ycs." spluttercd silberberg. ne
insulted me! tell you. it's all over
between Federated Metals and Aero.
static Power If I'm forced to take
things like this"
shayne laughed heartily. but he
needed. Mr.. Shaync saw renl danger
of breach TO which no obligation to
Carson could have forced him and
grasped silberberg's hand warmly.
Max. old man." said he. you're
quite right. We can't go down in this
wind TO let him land. but we can send
him aft"
Theodore was examining his para
chute as the pair entered the cabin.
Il have decided" said shayne, that
Sour aeronef doesn't interest me-"
Very WE'LL" replied Theodore. you
are the sole judge of that, of course"
"And you may consider the negotia-
tions off,"~went on Shayne
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
CHAPTER v.
the FALL THAT FOLLOWED PRIDE


NUDDENLY Theodore barst from
&M the floor of the cloud like a
N meteorite and saw long pro-
cession of white and violet
lights speeding past and away into the
distance. the arc lights of town set
into apparent flight by the speed of his
headlong career before the wind. Far
or in the glare of a locomotive fire.
box he could see devilish black fire.
man, weirdly stocking!
The town fed away. The roar of the
wind rose about him. He was whip.
ped stingingly by the branches of
tall tree: then lower one bowed him
through its dense top. he laid hold
of slim birch. and, as 1t bent like
fishing rod under his weight. he let go
the sheets of bis parachute, the wind
spilled from the silken leach. and he
tumbled heavily into a mattress-like
bridal wreath bush. over an asphalted
walk. and. eased down by the shrub
berry, he rose unhurt, so far as he
could feel, to find himself by rustic
seat near dry fountain. On his left
he could make out a long building
three or four stories high.
A high wall running back from each
end of this structure seemed to him to
hound the EpFaen. for a garden he
guessed 1t 10 be. Back in some crepus-
cular jungle he heard the throp:y bel
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21
sAvED ! CENTS Am ,osr u, 4

a big mill-owner spartansburs. s
c.. wanted 5000 gallons Of bs,st
and bought by price; paid Gems
less than Deyoes got "iead.Spl.
zinc" paint; hut the lead was sui.
phate of lead, not carbonate. Sui.
phate costs about half; and cover,
about half.
That paint was adulterated abou,
six times as much as the ceo,,
paid for. He saved cents; and
1t cost him 80.
oh no; 1t cost him moro than hat,
we forgot the labor. Can't worry /,
out exactly; don't know how long !,
Twin wear.
short-measure besides; that alone
was twice as much as his saving )
cents.
1t was thin, too; some loss there;
don't know how much.
There was too much dryer in Il
The maker made something on that;
he didn't.
Taking IT altogether, he didn't
make much by that 5 cents.
Go by the name: and tho name i
Devoe lead-and-zinc.
10 HoLDEN-BARNES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-21

ding you Goodby.s
"GOtng?" said she. Have we de.
scendedl"
Keep away from that man..
screamed Silberberg. "He struck me.
and he knocked your uncle's money
all over the ship"
Carson stood aside for her. and they
went out upon the mile high deck.
She halted. aghast to note that they
were still high among the clouds of
the storm, blowing on through wild
waste Of tossing yapor. while the
hoarse growl from the earth was so
distant as to admonish her of the gid
dy height from the ground. Beyond
the illumination Of the lights it was
absolutely dark. x
"You must be going aft7" said she
lnterrogatiyely. "I'll go with you"
mo-" said he. 81 shall never see
you again. but shall never forget
you. Goodby. Psyche! Goodby"
That instantaneous leave taking the
trembling girl never forgot. Pressing
her hands. he started forward as IL to
clasp her in his arms, He turned from
the embrace already half begun. step
ped upon the rail and dropped of into
that black abyss of night and tenn
pest Like stone he fell, lost in the
mists.
The parachute. so far as she could
see, had not opened in the least when
he vanished, and with pallid face she
stood there peering over into the nm
peopled space. her soul filled with hor-
rible visions.