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Evening journal., 1911-09-29
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

A S REGARDS our Public Utilities a question
that has been forciby thrust upon us by the
action of the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac
tlon Company when the strip tickets we're with
drawn, the people of Wilmington are evidently
feeling their way" Many of them don't know
the best thing to be done They are disposed TO
proceed cautiously.
Until the creation of the Public Utilities Com
mission the city had no definite plan of dealing
with public utilities People with influence secur-
ed franchises. rival electric lighting and power
company was started with the end-merging
and monopoly. The result of this kind of dealing
with public utilities is apparent TO every one. 1t
is that the are forced to pay on an enor-
nous capitalization which is the consequence Of
various manipulations Of public utilities
There are several methods on dealing with the
question. The ideal method no doubt is public
ownership of public utilities This, TO be success
ful, must assume that the people are competent or
are sufficiently interested TO see that publicly own
cd utilities would be properly managed Many ar
guments could be made for such proposition and
against It. If community regarded a public
utility in the light it should be regarded and if a
community had shown that il insisted on a very
high standard of municipal administration public
ownership would be the best thing, for the profits
that could be made out of municipality owned pub
lie utilities properly managed, would be Of tre-
mendous advantage to the city
Another plan is for city to own public utili-
ties and lease them to private persons who would
operate them. This is a scheme Favored by very
many authorities public utilities Some cities
have already adopted this plan.
Another method is public control Of public SER
vice corporations by means of Public Utilities
Commissions. This is the method that is being
adopted by most cities and states. We afe trying
that now, and we shall soon know just where We
stand whether our commission has any real au-
thorty TO regulate public service corporations
The other method is so-called competition which
is to permit any group of men TO secure franchises
and compete with another group for the control
Of business This is the method that has been
tried in Wilmington with the result Of merging,
and higher rates in the end despite all fair prom
ises to the contrary
The Journal thinks that before granting of any
more franchises is seriously considered the people
should see what their rights are in regulating the
present concerns
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
STRIP TICKETs.
President Crosby Advised TO Restore
Them. The CHARGES In indianapolis.

President Crosby Advised 10 Restore
Them. The Charges in indianapolis.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The article in THE EVENING
JOURNAL of September %, entitled
"Six for Quarter Rides in indianapolis
shows conclusively that the people of
Wilmington are the victims of a cor
poration which snaps its fingers at our
Public Utilities Commission and
laughs at the idea of paying 500 fine
day for contempt of the law
My article in the Sunday Star Of
August 27. advocating eight tickets for
quarter was probably laughed at
but here is a man living in Whining
ton, praising the street railways of III
dianapolis and why? Because the
company sells six tickets for a quar-
ter
Now II the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company would give the people
a rate Of fare that was reasonable, II
would advertise the company as well
as the city. and would do more good
than the Board of Trade could among
strangers, just as you see Mr.. Chairs
talking about what he saw while
away. Strangers to Wilmington would
tell about us in a similar manner If
the railway company gave the public
consideration on this fare question.
Mr.. Crosby says we have legal
right to charge cents and We are go
ing to get it, but does it pay to make
such a stand against the people?
I suppose the indianapolis Railway
Company has the same right, but they
are using better Judgment, and are
making money and friends, whereas
the Wilmington City Railway Company
is losing money and making enemies
and should the court uphold the com
pany in the right to charge 5 cents
the people will resent IL by refusing
10 ride. and the company will be the
loser Think it over MIR. Crosby. Re
store the strip tickets and then re.
ccive the goose Isl is laying the
golden egg. Respectfully,
r. IA. Schwatlo.
! Wilmington, Sept 27.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

Is located, the largest city in the state the organ
izatlons of both parties had everything their own
way. The Smith Democratic organization, headed
by James Nugent, who was deposed as Democratic
state chairman for insulting Governor Wilson,
swept the decks, and solid snti-Wilson delega-
tion was named.
The organization Republicans also carried the
day in their nominations and probably each polit-
ical machine helped the other against the common
enemy-the so-called reformers and the people
who want a change No matter which party wins
at the election, Newark will be represented in the
Legislature by who in politics for what
it is worth and to whom party labels are merely
a convenience.
In Camden the organizations won and also in
Atlantic City. The organization at Atlantic City
has long been considered one of the most corrupt
in New Jersey. Conditions there favor corrup-
ton.
In Trenton, good tickets seem to have been NOM
mated. Princeton professor for the Legislature
poed the highest vote on the Democratic ticket
and another professor in Trenton poled the high
est vote on the Republican ticket.
In the state at large the members of the Legis.
lature who supported Governor Wilson
nominated with one exception. This shows that
the Governor is holding his grip the party des-
pite the dsaffection in Newark
On the whole the primaries in New Jersey make
clear that the people get about what they want
and that direct primaries do not mean the end OF
the rule OF bosses as some have seemed TO think
Even without direct primaries, and under the pres
ent method, the people can find way 10 express
their opinions. Mere change in the machinery of
nominations cannot make up for lack of interest
in good government. But it is well to have the
best kind of political machinery, and direct primar-
les are regarded as the best method of securing
popular government.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
FRIDAY. SEPT. 20, 1911
DELINQUENT TAXES.

IT HE JOURNAL does not see how City Council
4 can do otherwise than insist that the taxes
owing the city shall be paid. Council intends to
begin with those who have owed the city money
for taxes for the longest period and then to
come down the line
It is said that Council will give the delinquents
reasonable length of time in which TO meet their
obligations, and this is we'll. Council does not
wish tQswork hardship on any one, and, perhaps
if the delinquents in the largest amount would
arrange TO pay promptly by instaments such an
arrangement might be made If any of the de-
linquents suffer hardship, such suffering will be
because the city has permitted taxes remain out
standing for al almost indefinite period
If property owners knew that there was GER
tain definite limit at which time taxes must be
paid, much trouble would be avoided. In many
respects there seems to have been free and easy
sort Of practice in regard to tax collections and
this method should be abandoned forthwith. 1t
leads to trouble and to hardship. The city finds
itself cramped for money and the delinquenss are
soon burdened with great an amount which they
owe the city that it is almost impossible for many
of them TO extricate themselves from the debt that
has been almost unconsciously piled up against
them
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

The late Jay Gould was one of the
most reticent Of men. Boasting, was
entirely foreign to his nature. He was
satisfied TO let his achievements speak
for themselves, and even when he was
misrepresented he maintained his re-
serve, scorning TO make explanations.
He took great pride in his business
successes, but he was a man without
trace of vanity. He was the last
man in the world to make a yaunt Of
his power and resources.
But there was one occasion when he
showed his hand. 1t was on the 18th OF
March, 1882.
He had then achieved many OF his
most brilliant uccesses-successe
from which he was known TO have
gained a colossal fortune; but he had
recently, also, embarked on new ven
lures of vast scope, and, as many pre-
fessed to believe, of very doubtful is
sue He was working on the railroad
deals in the West from which he was
to build up the Missouri Pacific sys-
TEN, and he was becoming interested
in New York city elevated railroads
and telegraph lines, among other
things. His enemies for some time had
been circulating stories to the effect
that he was spread out very thin,
and had been insinuating that if the
truth were known It would be found
that he owed more than he owned
Mr.. Gould was entirely Indifferent
in a merely personal and sentimental
sense, to these stories. But they be-
gan to effect his credit and hamper
him In the conduct of his enterprises
That is the only explanation of the ex-
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
:: Personal and Pertinent =:

The first night Walter Kelly, known to vaudeville
as the Virginia Judge walked up the Strand he
complained to his English companion that the most
famous street in London dark at 9 o'clock
why" he said lat this hour Broadway is bright
day There is sign alone The Chariot Race
in which there $4,000 electric lights"
But I say old top, said his English friend,
wouldn't that be rather consplcuous?"
Mrs Amelia Shyrigh one of Champaign countys
few remaining pioneers, passed away at tho home
of her daughter, Mrs Frank Redmond She was born
on farm in the vicinity of Worthwhile March 49,
1925 and had resided in Urbana since she was II
years of age. Mrs. Shyrgh held the unique dstinc-
tion OF never having been ON railroad train or an
electric While she had seen the trains and been
in good health, she had never felt it necessary to
board one.-Sprngheld. o.. sun.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
OuR CITY ADMINISTRATION.

TT is interesting to note that the Republican
4 administration of the city is working harmon
ously as was shown by the conference the other
evening between the members of Council and
Mayor Howell. 1t is said that many questions were
considered which pertain to the welfare of the
city.
Frequent conferences of this kind should be
held, and the Republican administration should
work solely for the best interests of the city
Partisan administration of city affairs is under
suspicion in most cities, as it is in Wilmington, aud
it is plain that the Republican, administration has
before it task of proving TO the people that
partisan administration can be Of benefit.
The one thing to be kept in mind is that the
methods of strict business should be applied to
the affairs of the city. The old time conception
that municipal government means merely provid-
ing jobs for as many people to draw living from
the city treasury as possible, is passing away.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
:: With the Paragraphers ::


The Hon Joseph Weldon Bailey may as well make
his mind up to have his hair when he laws aside
the toga. Tossing his out Of his eyes will not
have the convincing effect New York judges that
It has had on the Senators.-Cleyeland Leader
From the evidence in the Coatesvle inquiry into
the lynchng of that helpless negro seems that near
ly everybody in the borough at home and in bed
when the lynching took place--Chester Times
Thanks 10 a Danish composer, Dr. Cook is made the
leading character in a musical comedy There Is no
limit TO the abuse heaped upon the almost discover
er" of the North Pole-Brldgeport Post
A mere brown bear chased Jeffres. the former
champion pugist, two miles Has the whiom white
hope not yet got over his little upset of last year?
New York World
Uncle Jim Wilson accused Dr. Wiley of talking
through his hat" II might be we'll for Uncle Jim to
borrow that hat and do little talking through it him
self.-Cleyeland Leader.
Poet Harry Kemp has not worn hat for twenty
nye years. Moral; Always wear a hat-Toledo
Blade
Mrs O. II. Piedmont is a bright woman but she
blundered when she tried run her suffrage farm
without botter.-Toledo Blade
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
NEW Jersey PRIMARIES

NTEw JERSEY had its first experience with di-
rect primaries for the nomination Of can
didates for office on Tuesday. About Hfty per
cent. OF the total vote polled, the political
organizations in almost every instance getting
out nearly their full strength while the so-called
'"good citizens to have been backward in per-
forming their political duties.
In Hudson county the Democratic organization
routed, bur the man who did II and was nom-
mated for Mayor of Jersey City is himself an ex-
perienced political leader 1t was fight between
leaders
In Essex county, in which the city of Newark
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
NE w NE WS
OF VEST RDAY
WIEN JAY GOULD STOOD PAT ON A FUEL MANp
BY
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traordinary proceeding he resorted to
on that 18th Of March 1882.
Mr.. Gould invited the late Russell
Sage and several other eminent fnaD-
ciers to met him in his office on that
day. When the gentlemen were dis
posed about the room, Mr. Gould gave
signal, at which several of his en-
ployes appeared. carrying trunks. by
his direction the men set the trunks
down in the middle of the room and
retired
Il have asked you gentlemen TO
come here" Mr.. Gould said. address,
ing his guests, because / want you To
inspect the contents of these trunks
| hope you can spare time to look az
all of them and see just what l have
here"
Then he opened the trunks.
They were full of ecurities-bonds
and certificates Of stock. Kneeling on
the floor before the trunks. Mr. Gould
removed the bundles of securities and
handed them to his guests, who eA-
amined them in turn. They found that
they were made out in Mr.. Gould's
name, and were all good, and they
verified an inventory of the whole lOt.
"You see" said Mr. Gould, when
they had examined all the contents
of the trunks, that there are securi-
ties here to the value of fifty-two mii-
lion dollars There are some more
trunks In the other room. They con-
! tain twenty millions more in securi-
ties If you would like to examine
them, / will have them brought in"
81 think we have seen enough >
said Mr.. Sage. drily. I'VE have been
| greatly interested in looking at these
| securities, but don't think you ought
to put yourself to any further
! trouble"
Mr. Sage and his companions sill
emily and expressively withdrew. They
did not publish from the hOusetops
what they had seen in Mr.. Gould's Of
| fee. Nevertheless, it became known
within twenty-four hours that jay
Gould had shown his hand to group
of responsible financiers, and that
when they saw il they realized that IL
was a full hand, fOr they had counted
fifty-two millions OF securities and
been invited TO count twenty millions
more which Mr. Gould owned. Mr..
Gould's credit was never attacked al
ter that
Copyright, 1911, by +. J. Edwards. All
rights reseryed)
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
SALVATION CHIEF
VISITED LOCAL ARMY

The Industrial Home of the Saliva
ton Army was visited yesterday by
Major Watt, secretary of the Salvation
Army Prison Gate Department and
chaplain OF the Industrial Home.
Most Of the officers of this section
attended the meeting last night aud
enjoyed Major Watts speech. He
spoke on the subject, "Subjection, "
which was followed by cornet solo
by Captain King. of the Chester Home,
and short address by Cadet Robin
son, of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
GUNPeWDER AND KID

This column is the palladium OF
Reform We desire at all times to
point ways and means for the re-
formation of the unregenerate. and
today we wish to call especial atten-
ton to a new and improved method
in the amendment Of the habits Of
husbands. The story comes from New
York, more particularly from No. 499
West 135th street, though the locality
might easily be changed without ma
terially altering the reformatory
qualities of the tale.
AT the address above noted, there
dwelt a couple of the name Of Eagle
king of birds and his consort. It
appears that Mr.. and Mrs. Eagle fell
to quarrelling the other day and Mr..
Eagle, being a peaceful person, de-
sired his wife to desist her sharpness
OF tone, saying that if she didn't he'd
go away from there Pursuant OF
these peace-seel1ing devices, he re-
paired to his bedroom and then and
there sought quiet in sleep. for was
he not going out into the cold. cold
world? Indeed he was. So he slept
for a space.
Meanwhile Mrs. Eagle went out 10
a neighboring shop and purchased a
clothes line. Returning to her apart
ments she first locked the door OF
her husbands room and then, tying
one end of the clothes line around
the knob. she carried the other end
to the front room, tied it firmly
around the leg of the sofa, and sat
down, carolling merrily the while.
Directly Mr.. Eagle walked he packed
his grip and was about to go from
there to some other place when he
found the door firmly fastened from
the outside. In no uncertain tones he
demanded egress. but according "a
Mrs Eagle, who conversed with him
from the hallway, it was the closed
season for egresses, ana she informed
him there was nothing doing as to
an immediate exodus.
All that night Mr.. Eagle moaned
piteously in Duranceville, as Philip
J Hale used to say, and at intervals a
small amount Of nourishment was
conveyed to him by way Of the tran
som. In the morning Mrs. Eagle
heard the king OF the mountain say
ing with much insistence that he was
about to take his life; that he would
be ding-busted if he was going tC
have any plain Mrs. Eagle, nor YET
l'Aiglon, keep him tied up with a
clothes line in what was to all in
tents and purposes his own aerie
Not SOS anyone would notice it,-or
words to that effect.
So what does Mrs. Eagle do but
romp out to the nearest drug shor
and telephone to, the police. A husky
roundsman, being temporarily Olsen.
gagged from a more recent pinoehls
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
RECITAL AT C0nkMAN

An excellent musical and literary
program was given az Cookman NJ. r.
Church last evening. Melvin b.
Wright pleased all by his fine recita-
tons and readings. Others who took
part were: Delaware Lodge, /. o.
o. f. orchestra; Miss Frances Stats
and Miss Mildred Jenness. Samuel Ap-
pleby. Paul Thompson, Miss Hannah
Andrew Raymond Rawleigh, Miss
Firth, and Mr.. Carver
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
LIGHTING RATES.

II HE Public Utilities Light Heat and Power
i Company is making some very auring prom
ises. If granted charter, the company is willing
to make the rate for electricity low that it can
be used by rich and poor alike "All Wilmington
will be blaze of glory. The poor will be able to
cook with electric current thing undreamed of
before"
All of which suggests the thought, has been
suggested before, that our Public Utilities Com
mission might conduct an investigation to find
out why the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company is not able to turn Wilmington into
blaze of glory with cheap rates when new COM
pany thinks it would beso easy to do it.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

The St. Louis baseball fans are said to be heart
lily for the denomination of Taft If so, the Pres-
dent should not dsapoint them by striking out
His critics already think that the President has
had two strikes, but he may surprise them by max
ing another home run to the White House on the
third strike
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

The Hoyoke correspondence which The Journal
printed the other day showed what one city is
doing, and it brings TO mind how unmindful of
the interests Of the public have been officials
in dealing with the public utilities.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

game, came around to the house and
asked how about it. Mrs. Eagle
pointed to the clothes line, and the
policeman, following with the keen
scent of the detective the trail from
the leg of the sofa 10 the bedroom
door, pulled his trusty bowie and
severed the line. thus releasing Mr..
Eagle.
While explanations were being
made. Mr.. Eagle eluded his consort,
and exc the minion of the law. He,
briefly, fed. Going away from there,
as he had threatened, he ran through
byways and hedges and escaped. Be
ing interviewed by a reporter, Mrs
Eagle refused to talk.
The moral of this little story is
that reformation isn't always to the
reformer, and that if the lady had
shut up in the first place the happy
little home in the Bronx would have
still been mOggin' along as usual.
Which goes to show, as we have
constantly averred, that women have
no sense of humor.
r. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
VIII reach your individual case # you
have any form of kidney and bladder
trouble or urinary irregularities. Try
them. n. B. Danforth, Second and
Market.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
"When Hartman Stood ON the Brink
OF Despair"
Evening journal., 1911-09-29

So what does Mrs. Eagle do but
romp out to the nearest drug shop
and telephone to, the police. A husky
roundsman, being temporarily. .disen-
gagged from a more recent pinoohle
The Delta independent., 1911-04-07
HELPFUL WORDS.
From a Delta Citizen.

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The Delta independent., 1911-04-07
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Inerior, United
States Land Office at Montrose,
Colorado, March 8, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Perry
Robinson, of Austin, Colorado. who,
on July 9th, 1910, made Pre-Emp-
ton Declaratory Statement, No.
05330, Ute, for Northwest Quarter
of Southeast Quarter. Northeast
Quarter of Southwest Quarter and
South Half of Northeast Quarter,
Section "a, Township IA South,
Range "a West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make Final re-Emption
Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before Milton
h. Welch, U. S. Commissioner, at
Delta, Colorado, on the 18th day
of April. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Walter II. Smith, of Delta, Colo
rado: Genevieve Hartig, of Delta.
Colorado; Robert B. Ward, of Wei
come. Colorado; Ernest L. Hughes,
of Austin. Colorado.
b. p. BLAIR Register.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-07
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